USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
03262001 WOOLPER CREEK AT WOOLPER CREEK ROAD NEAR BURLINGTON, KY
LOCATION - Lat 39°01'48", long 84°48'15" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Boone County, KY, Hydrologic Unit 05090203, at bridge on Woolper Road, 1.0 mile upstream from Ashby Fork, 1.1 miles downstream from Double Lick Creek, 4.3 miles west of Burlington, and at mile 4.8.
DRAINAGE AREA - 24.2 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - December 2000 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 490.67 feet NGVD of 1929.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 6,640 ft³/s, July 18, 2001, gage height, 12.17 ft.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - December 2000 to 2014 WY.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 4,220 microsiemens, December 23-24, 2010; minimum recorded, 4 microsiemens, August 23, 2007.
pH: Maximum recorded, 9.2 units, March 20, 2007; minimum recorded, 6.4 units, October 16-17, 2010.
WATER TEMPERATURES: Maximum recorded, 33.2°C, July 21, 2011; minimum recorded, -0.4°C, February 13, 2007, and January 2, 2010.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum recorded, 20.0 mg/L, December 4, 6, 2000; minimum recorded, 0.5 mg/L, August 17, 2007, and October 26, 2010.
TURBIDITY: Maximum recorded, >3,000 FNU, December 13, 2007, February 7, 27, October 26, 2009, March 25, April 26-28, May 1-2, August 14, 2010, January 17, 2012, and August 8-9, 2013; minimum recorded, <2.0 FNU, April 10, 22-24, November 19, 21-24, 26-27, 2001, January 17-19, April 10-13, July 7-9, September 20, November 3-4, 2002, April 15, November 4-6, 8-11, 2003, February 1, 2, June 8-9, 20-21, July 1, 2004, February 25-27, March 4, 6, 9-19, 21-22, April 10, 12-13, 15-18, May 3-5, October 12, 30, November 15, 20-21, 2005, and many days during the 2008-2013 Water Years.