USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
03437480 S FK LITTLE RIVER AT HWY 68/80 NR HOPKINSVILLE, KY
LOCATION - Lat 36°50'59", long 87°21'08" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Christian County, KY, Hydrologic Unit 05130205, on downstream side of middle of east-bound bridge, 4,200 feet downstream of Warrens Fork and 7.6 miles east of Hopkinsville.
DRAINAGE AREA - 18.76 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 2009 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with telemetry with crest-stage gage. Datum of gage is 545.00 feet above NAVD of 1988.
COOPERATION - Hopkinsville Surface and Stormwater Utility.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum discharge, 9450 ft³/s, gage-height, 18.19 feet, Jun 16, 2010; minimum discharge, 0.00 ft³/s, gage-height, 4.11 feet, October 21, 2010.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: January 17, 2013 to September 30, 2014.
TEMPERTURES: January 17, 2013 to September 30, 2014.
TURBIDITY: January 17, 2013 to September 30, 2014.
COOPERATION - Hopkinsville Surface and Stormwater Utility.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: Maximum recorded: 615 microsiemens, August 3, 2013; minimum recorded: 116 microsiemens, July 21, 2013.
TEMPERATURE: Maximum recorded: 28.4°C, August 4, 2013; minimum recorded: 3.4°C, January 23, 2013.
TURBIDITY: Maximum recorded: 1,340 FNU, June 2, 2013; minimum recorded: <2.0 FNU, many days during the 2013 water year.