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Around Levisa Fork
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US · Forest roads: USDA Forest Service MVUM · BLM routes and areas: Bureau of Land Management (simplified for web display)
About this river
Levisa Fork is a 62.1 mile river near Legendary Tours in West Virginia. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Levisa Fork at Prestonsburg, KY (site 03209800). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1964 to 2024
Levisa Fork typically runs highest in March, at a median 2,700 cfs, and lowest in September, at 345 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 41,700 cfs, in 2021.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 2,010 | 1,110 to 4,770 |
| February | 2,340 | 1,630 to 4,160 |
| March | 2,700 | 1,670 to 5,910 |
| April | 2,010 | 1,185 to 3,500 |
| May | 1,420 | 799 to 2,680 |
| June | 633 | 344 to 1,300 |
| July | 487 | 309 to 901 |
| August | 439 | 281 to 828 |
| September | 345 | 212 to 588 |
| October | 521 | 265 to 956 |
| November | 811 | 434 to 1,495 |
| December | 1,420 | 570 to 2,870 |
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 24 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Levisa Fork at Prestonsburg, KY (site 03209800). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Levisa Fork, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Lick CreekLevisa Fork - Fishtrap LakePublic
- GrapevineLevisa Fork - Fishtrap LakePublic
- DamUpper Pompey Branch - Fishtrap LakePublic
- Pikeville City LakeLevisa Fork - Pikeville City LakePublic
- Thompson RoadLevisa Fork Big Sandy RiverPublic
- PrestonsburgLevisa Fork of Big Sandy RiverPublic
- German BridgeDewey LakePublic
- Jenny Wiley State Park MarinaJohns Creek - Dewey LakePublic
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