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USGS 03287500 KENTUCKY RIVER AT LOCK 4 AT FRANKFORT, KY

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 38°12'40.8",   Longitude 84°52'26.8"   NAD83
Franklin County, Kentucky, Hydrologic Unit 05100205
Drainage area: 5,411.0 square miles
Contributing drainage area: 5,292.00 square miles,
Datum of gage: 461.58 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Daily Data
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2001-06-23  2025-10-23  14172 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1925-10-01  2025-10-23  35999 
    Gage height, feet  1989-08-04  2025-10-23  12530 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2001-06-23  2006-09-29  5499 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2001-06-23  2006-09-29  4824 
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  2001-06-23  2006-09-29  5589 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1952-10-03  1973-09-29  7264 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1952-10-01  1973-09-29  7596 
 Daily Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2001-06-23  2013-09-29 3638 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1925-10-01  2024-09-11 35592 
    Gage height, feet  1989-08-04  2024-09-11 12123 
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2001-06-23  2006-09-29 1833 
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2001-06-23  2006-09-29 1608 
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  2001-06-23  2006-09-29 1863 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1952-10-03  1973-09-29 7264 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1952-10-01  1973-09-29 7596 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2001-06  2013-09  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1925-10  2024-09  
    Gage height, feet  1989-08  2024-09  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2001-06  2006-09  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2001-06  2006-09  
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  2001-06  2006-09  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1952-10  1973-09  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1952-10  1973-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Temperature, water, degrees Celsius  2001  2013  
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1926  2024  
    Gage height, feet  1989  2024  
    Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius  2001  2006  
    Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter  2001  2006  
    pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units  2001  2006  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1953  1973  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1953  1973  
 Peak streamflow 1817  2020-02-14  130 
 Field measurements 1926-01-25  2025-07-23  800 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1951-10-01  1995-07-18  820 
 Water-Year Summary 2006  2023  18 
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