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North Fork Nolin River in Kentucky

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Visitor Center at Abraham Lincoln Bi…3.5 mi1 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Source: National Park Service. No claim to original U.S. Government works. · Public land: USGS PAD-US · Forest roads: USDA Forest Service MVUM · BLM routes and areas: Bureau of Land Management (simplified for web display)

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North Fork Nolin River is a 6.9 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge North Fork Nolin River at Hodgenville, KY (site 03310000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2011 to 2026

North Fork Nolin River typically runs highest in February, at a median 60 cfs, and lowest in October, at 3.9 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,470 cfs, in 2025.

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Typical flow by month at North Fork Nolin River at Hodgenville, KY, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January4117 to 89
February6030 to 134
March5741 to 108
April3819 to 77
May3115 to 58
June126.3 to 38
July107.1 to 23
August4.92.7 to 12
September4.01.9 to 7.5
October3.90.8 to 9.1
November7.53.9 to 22
December359.1 to 75

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 16 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for North Fork Nolin River at Hodgenville, KY (site 03310000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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