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DESCRIPTION:

Latitude 37°15'50",   Longitude 86°58'40"   NAD27

Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, Hydrologic Unit 05110003

Drainage area: 6,183.0 square miles

Contributing drainage area: 4,978.0 square miles,

Datum of gage: 362.79 feet above   NAVD88.

AVAILABLE DATA:

Data Type	Begin Date	End Date	Count
Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)	1991-07-04	2026-01-20
Daily Data
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1939-10-01	2026-01-19	24642
Gage height, feet	1999-09-30	2026-01-19	9437
Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter	1980-10-01	1981-09-29	265
Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day	1980-10-01	1981-09-29	364
Daily Statistics
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1939-10-01	2025-07-01	24442
Gage height, feet	1999-09-30	2025-07-01	9237
Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter	1980-10-01	1981-09-29	265
Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day	1980-10-01	1981-09-29	364
Monthly Statistics
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1939-10	2025-07
Gage height, feet	1999-09	2025-07
Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter	1980-10	1981-09
Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day	1980-10	1981-09
Annual Statistics
Discharge, cubic feet per second	1940	2025
Gage height, feet	1999	2025
Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter	1981	1981
Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day	1981	1981
Peak streamflow	1940-04-22	2018-02-26	59
Field measurements	1959-10-16	2026-01-16	355
Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP)	1977-10-03	1995-05-23	56
Water-Year Summary	2006	2024	19
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