USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
03290080 KENTUCKY RIVER AT LOCK 3 AT GEST, KY
LOCATION - Lat 38°25'00", long 84°52'51" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Henry County, KY, Hydrologic Unit 05100205, on left bank 200 ft landward from Lock 3 at Gestville, 0.2 mile upstream from Cedar Creek, 2.0 miles downstream from Balls Branch, and at mile 42.
DRAINAGE AREA - 5,983 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - September 2012 to current.
GAGE - Fixed weir dam with water-stage recorder, and crest stage gage. Datum is 445.29 feet above NAVD of 1988 and 445.70 ft above NGVD of 1929.
COOPERATION - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District and the Kentucky River Authority.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD -
Maximum discharge 97,600 ft^3/s on Mar 5, 2021 (Estimated). Maximum Gage Height 39.61 feet, Mar 5, 2021.
Minimum discharge 105 ft^3/s on Oct 6, 2019.