McCracken County, Kentucky · USGS 03611000
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What this gauge represents: This gauge measures conditions on Ohio River at its USGS monitoring location in McCracken County; conditions elsewhere on the waterway may differ.
How much water moves past the gauge each second. Higher numbers mean more water is moving downstream.
The water-surface height at this gauge. It is useful for tracking rises, falls and flood thresholds, but it is not the river's total depth.
How much the latest reading has risen or fallen compared with roughly 24 hours earlier.
The typical streamflow for this date based on USGS historical statistics. A multiple such as 3× means current flow is about three times the historical median.
Get Water Data's plain-language summary of current flow, historical context and recent direction.
Official action and flood thresholds where available. These levels are specific to each gauge location.
Gauge height and flood stage are station-specific. A 12-foot reading at one gauge should not be directly compared with 12 feet at another.
Connect this monitoring-location reading with verified places and official visitor information. A gauge describes conditions only at its location; it is not itself a public access point.
Explore the Ohio RiverA chain of protected islands and mainland tracts along the upper Ohio with fishing, wildlife viewing and canoe/kayak access.
Visit the official Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge resourceRiverfront state park at Clarksville featuring the Falls, Devonian fossil beds, fishing, trails and Ohio River access.
Visit the official Falls of the Ohio State Park resourceAt Cairo, Illinois, the Ohio completes its 981-mile journey where it joins the Mississippi River.
Visit the official Ohio–Mississippi Confluence resourcePaved public ramp off U.S. 52 at Neville, Ohio, listed for trailerable recreational boats.
Visit the official Neville Ramp resourceGet Water Data organizes provisional public monitoring data from the U.S. Geological Survey.
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