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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
03212500 LEVISA FORK AT PAINTSVILLE, KY
LOCATION - Lat 37°48'55", long 82°47'30" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Johnson County, KY, Hydrologic Unit 05070203, on the bridge on State Highway 40 at Paintsville, 900 feet downstream from Paint Creek, and at mile 65.2.
DRAINAGE AREA - 2,144 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY -
WSP 953: Drainage area.
Revisions: Discharge measurement 740, collected on Mar. 10, 2015, was revised from 23,644 cfs to 20,214 cfs.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - June 1915 to September 1916, October 1916 to November 1920 (gage heights only), and October 1928 to current year. Monthly discharge only for October to December 1928, published in WSP 1305. Published (as "at Thelma" prior to 1928).
GAGE - Water stage recorder. Datum is 566.18 feet above NAVD of 1988, and 566.84 ft above NGVD of 1929. Water-stage recorder with telemetry. June 1, 1915 to November 9, 1920, nonrecording gage at site 3.4 miles downstream at different datum. December 22, 1928 to April 5, 1940 nonrecording gage, April 6, 1940 to October 23, 1953, water-stage recorder, and October 24, 1953 to October 19, 1954. Sept. 9, 2013 stage/discharge gage relocated to bridge 400 feet upstream still utilizing exisiting datum.
COOPERATION - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District and National Stream Information Program.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Flood of 1862 reached a stage of 46.6 feet, from levels to floodmark by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
