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USGS 03399800 OHIO RIVER AT SMITHLAND DAM, SMITHLAND, KY

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United States Army Corps of Engineers - Louisville District and the

Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program

Gage Datums:
Headwater - 311.22 feet (1929 NGVD)
Tailwater - 289.28 feet (1929 NGVD)

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This station managed by the Murray Field Office.

Available Parameters Available Period
  
2007-12-16  2008-06-18
2007-12-19  2025-09-28
2007-10-01  2025-09-28
2007-10-01  2025-09-28







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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 76300 09-28-2025   14:00 CDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Sep 28 based on 30 water years of record more
Min
(1999)		 25th
percen-
tile		 Median Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Sep 28		 Mean 75th
percen-
tile		 Max
(2004)
10500 28400 42100 76300 89100 151000 351000

Discharge, cubic feet per second, [(2)]
 
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Gage height, feet, HEADWATER
Most recent instantaneous value: 12.72 09-28-2025   16:00 CDT
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Gage height, feet, STAGE - TAILWATER, [Tailwater]
Most recent instantaneous value: 13.17 09-28-2025   16:00 CDT
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