About this river
South Fork Licking River is a 2.8 mile stream near Ohio Fly Fishing Guides in Ohio. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge South Fork Licking River at Kirkersville OH (site 03144816). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2008 to 2026
South Fork Licking River typically runs highest in March, at a median 52 cfs, and lowest in October, at 2.4 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,040 cfs, in 2020.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 16 to 83 | |
| February | 35 | 16 to 111 | |
| March | 52 | 25 to 139 | |
| April | 42 | 21 to 105 | |
| May | 27 | 16 to 79 | |
| June | 14 | 6.0 to 42 | |
| July | 11 | 4.0 to 38 | |
| August | 4.3 | 1.5 to 8.9 | |
| September | 2.6 | 0.7 to 7.3 | |
| October | 2.4 | 0.4 to 13 | |
| November | 7.7 | 1.6 to 26 | |
| December | 32 | 15 to 86 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 18 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for South Fork Licking River at Kirkersville OH (site 03144816). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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