Gauge Description:

There is a USGS gauge for Banklick, but we've never used it. You can drive along most of the last three miles. If it looks good, it is.

Gauge Information

Name

Range

Difficulty

Updated

Level

usgs-03254550

300 - 1500 cfs

II-III

00h38m

16 cfs (rc= -0.9 )

Almost certainly too low for decent whitewater run. (We welcome your input if you differ with this characterization.)

Range	Water Level	Difficulty	Comment
0 - 200 cfs	extremely Low-somewhat Low	II-III	Almost certainly too low for decent whitewater run. (We welcome your input if you differ with this characterization.)
200 - 300 cfs	somewhat Low-barely Low	II-III	Likely marginal . . . low flow scrape may be possible. (We welcome your input if you differ with this characterization.)
300 - 600 cfs	barely runnable-med runnable	II-III	Likely low, but boatable. (We welcome your input if you differ with this characterization.)
600 -1000 cfs	med runnable-a bit pushy runnable	II-III	Likely moderate flows. (We welcome your input if you differ with this characterization.)
1000 -1500 cfs	a bit pushy runnable-high runnable	II-III	Likely high flows. (We welcome your input if you differ with this characterization.)
1500 -2100 cfs	somewhat High-somewhat High	II-III	Unusually high flows. (Likely annual high.) Caution is advised.
2100 -5000 cfs	somewhat High-extremely High	II-III	Record high flows. Extreme caution urged.

Reports give the public a chance to report on river conditions throughout the country as well as log the history of a river.

When	River/Gauge	Subject	Level	Reporter
237d16h59m	/Banklick Creek-Independence Station Road to Doe Run confluence [KY]	Strainers are an issue	n/a	Chris Shively
237d17h02m	/Banklick Creek-Independence Station Road to Doe Run confluence [KY]	1st drop @ 260 CFS	n/a	Chris Shively
237d17h03m	/Banklick Creek-Independence Station Road to Doe Run confluence [KY]	1st rapid	n/a	Chris Shively
237d17h10m	/Banklick Creek-Independence Station Road to Doe Run confluence [KY]	Above 1st rapid	n/a	Chris Shively
1y208d07h39m	/Banklick Creek-Independence Station Road to Doe Run confluence [KY]	ideal level 750 cfs	750 cfs	Chris Shively
1y287d13h47m	/Banklick Creek-Independence Station Road to Doe Run confluence [KY]	5-2-10 @ 5pm 900cfs level high class III+ at this level	900 cfs	Chris Shively
2y105d14h21m	Banklick Creek KY [KY]	Creek @ 567 and falling level was good ideal level 800-1200 CFS	567 cfs	n/a
2y200d15h38m	Independence [KY]	River Runs @ 350 CFS but no lower	350 cfs	Chris Shively