About this river
Licking River is a 12.6 mile river near Hooked Up Guide Service in Ohio. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Licking River at Hwy 536 near Alexandria, KY (site 03254520). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2007 to 2026
Licking River typically runs highest in February, at a median 7,780 cfs, and lowest in September, at 325 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 77,800 cfs, in 2025.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5,480 | 2,940 to 9,840 | |
| February | 7,780 | 4,390 to 15,100 | |
| March | 7,730 | 5,710 to 12,800 | |
| April | 6,730 | 2,810 to 10,500 | |
| May | 4,700 | 2,450 to 7,490 | |
| June | 1,445 | 752 to 4,980 | |
| July | 1,250 | 412 to 3,840 | |
| August | 744 | 302 to 2,210 | |
| September | 325 | 132 to 1,355 | |
| October | 527 | 183 to 1,910 | |
| November | 1,455 | 590 to 3,410 | |
| December | 4,740 | 1,650 to 8,790 |
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 17 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Licking River at Hwy 536 near Alexandria, KY (site 03254520). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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