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USGS 03404500 CUMBERLAND RIVER AT CUMBERLAND FALLS, KY

  Stream Site

DESCRIPTION:
Latitude 36°50'14",   Longitude 84°20'36"   NAD27
Mccreary County, Kentucky, Hydrologic Unit 05130101
Drainage area: 1,977 square miles
Datum of gage: 824.71 feet above   NAVD88.
AVAILABLE DATA:
Data Type Begin Date End Date Count
 Current / Historical Observations     (availability statement)    2010-10-01  2026-01-18  
 Daily Data
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1907-08-15  2026-01-17  36799 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1981-04-01  1990-09-29  3281 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1981-04-01  1990-09-29  3469 
 Daily Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1907-08-15  2024-02-01 36083 
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1981-04-01  1990-09-29 3281 
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1981-04-01  1990-09-29 3469 
 Monthly Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1907-08  2024-02  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1981-04  1990-09  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1981-04  1990-09  
 Annual Statistics 
    Discharge, cubic feet per second  1907  2024  
    Suspended sediment concentration, milligrams per liter  1981  1990  
    Suspended sediment discharge, short tons per day  1981  1990  
 Peak streamflow 1908  2023-02-17  98 
 Field measurements 1915-04-03  2025-12-01  739 
 Field/Lab water-quality samples (Legacy QW is frozen as of March 2024, newer data may be found on MLP) 1970-10-07  1994-08-19  127 
 Water-Year Summary 2011  2023  13 
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OPERATION:
Record for this site is maintained by the USGS Kentucky Water Science Center
Email questions about this site to Kentucky Water Science Center Water-Data Inquiries