USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
03310400 BACON CREEK NEAR PRICEVILLE, KY
LOCATION - Lat 37°21'07", long 85°57'58" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, Hart County, KY, Hydrologic Unit 05110001, on downstream side of bridge on Hwy 1140, 2.0 miles south of Priceville, and at mile 9.7.
DRAINAGE AREA - 85.4 mi² of which 31 mi² probably is noncontributing. Old gage location-- 85.4 sq mi., of which about 31 sq mi does not contribute directly to surface runoff. Determined from 1:24,000 scale maps using FIARBC procedures. New gage location--75.16 sq. mi.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1959 to September 1994. October 2010 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum is 580.39 feet above NAVD of 1988. Prior to October 1994 at location 2.5 stream miles downstream at Datum of 568.13 feet above NGVD of 1929.
COOPERATION - Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 6800 ft³/s, May 7, 1984, gage height 20.11 ft, site and datum then in use, 568.13 feet above NGVD of 1929.