USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
03277130 MUD LICK CREEK AT HIGHWAY 42 NEAR BEAVERLICK, KY
LOCATION - Lat 38°50'42", long 84°43'15" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Boone County, KY, Hydrologic Unit 05090203, at bridge at intersection of Highway 42 and Highway 14, 2.8 miles southwest of Beaverlick, 3.0 miles downstream from the confluence of Fullers Creek and McCoys Fork, and 2.9 miles upstream from the mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 36.4 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - December 2000 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder and crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 487.731 feet above NGVD of 1929.
COOPERATION - Northern Kentucky Sanitation District No. 1.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum Discharge, 14,400 ft³s, July 6, 2013, gage height, 12.21 ft.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: December 2000 to September 2008. October 2009 to September 2011. October 2014 to September 2015.
pH: December 2000 to September 2008. October 2009 to September 2011. October 2014 to September 2015.
WATER TEMPERATURES: December 2000 to September 2008. October 2009 to September 2011. October 2014 to September 2015.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: December 2000 to September 2008. October 2009 to September 2011. October 2014 to September 2015.
TURBIDITY: December 2000 to September 2008. October 2009 to September 2011. October 2014 to September 2015.
COOPERATION - Northern Kentucky Sanitation District No. 1.
INSTRUMENTATION - 5 parameter Data Sonde 5X Water-Quality monitor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded, 2,200 microsiemens, December 24, 2010; minimum recorded, 58 microsiemens, March 28, 2005.
pH: Maximum recorded, 9.3 units, November 12, 2005; minimum recorded, 6.2 units, July 1, 2005.
WATER TEMPERATURES: Maximum recorded, 35.9°C, July 28, 2011; minimum recorded, -0.4°C, December 17, 29-30, 2009, and February 4, 7-20, 2010.
DISSOLVED OXYGEN: Maximum recorded, 20.8 mg/L, November 15, 2014; minimum recorded, 0.6 mg/L, May 28, 2007.
TURBIDITY: Maximum recorded, >3,000 FNU, December 15-16, March 27, April 4, May 15, 2008, May 27-28, June 4-5, August 11-12, November 24-25, 2010, March 3, 13-14, and April 3, 2015; minimum recorded, <2.0 FNU, several days each water year 2002 to 2008, 2010-2011, and 2015.