USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
03437500 SOUTH FORK LITTLE RIVER AT HOPKINSVILLE, KY
LOCATION - Lat 36°50'22", long 87°28'53" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Christian County, KY, Hydrologic Unit 05130205, on downstream handrail of bridge on Highway 41A, 1.0 mile south of Hopkinsville and 6.0 miles upstream from North Fork.
DRAINAGE AREA - 46.5 mi².
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - September 2012 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder with telemetry. Datum of gage is 499.50 feet above the North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Formerly 499.71 feet above NGVD29.
COOPERATION - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water temperature and turbidity: June 2013 to January 2015.
COOPERATION - The Little River Water Quality Consortium.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD -
WATER TEMPERATURES: Maximum recorded, 25.2°C, September 20, 2013; minimum recorded, 17.7°C, June 7 and September 23, 2013.
TURBIDITY: Maximum recorded, 500 FNU, July 22, 2013; minimum recorded, <2.0 FNU, August 30-31, and September 3-10, 30, 2013.