Brashears Creek in Kentucky
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Around Brashears Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Brashears Creek is a 25.7 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Brashears Creek at Taylorsville, KY (site 03295890). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1981 to 2026
Brashears Creek typically runs highest in February, at a median 371 cfs, and lowest in September, at 7.6 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 39,600 cfs, in 1997.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 281 | 149 to 648 |
| February | 371 | 199 to 736 |
| March | 347 | 189 to 760 |
| April | 262 | 148 to 545 |
| May | 178 | 69 to 439 |
| June | 78 | 25 to 262 |
| July | 35 | 9.4 to 121 |
| August | 13 | 2.6 to 39 |
| September | 7.6 | 1.7 to 27 |
| October | 11 | 1.3 to 75 |
| November | 67 | 16 to 238 |
| December | 242 | 79 to 552 |
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 44 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Brashears Creek at Taylorsville, KY (site 03295890). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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