Salt Lick at Highway 60 at Salt Lick water level

Name: Salt Lick at Highway 60 at Salt Lick water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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River gauge, Salt Lick, Kentucky, United States

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Latest reading

Water level

3.20ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 10, 2026, 02:20 PM EDT (10 days ago)

This gauge last reported 10 days ago. The value may be out of date; check the agency page before you rely on it.

History

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What this means

The latest river stage reported for Salt Lick at Highway 60 at Salt Lick is 3.20 ft. That reading is from Oct 10, 2026, 02:20 PM EDT, so the gauge may be offline or reporting late. The agency publishes no normal range or warning level for this river yet, so there is nothing to judge the number against.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

What the stage means on the water

With no published normal range, paddlers and anglers should go by the trend: a rising river usually means muddier, faster water.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.09 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 70° 41° – Wind 5 mph

21 Wed 72° 41° – Wind 6 mph

22 Thu 71° 45° – Wind 6 mph

23 Fri 71° 43° – Wind 7 mph

24 Sat 74° 45° – Wind 4 mph

25 Sun 74° 48° – Wind 4 mph

26 Mon 74° 51° – Wind 8 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:49 AM Sunset 06:51 PM Daylight 11 hr, 3 min Waxing gibbous 71%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Cave Run Lake near FarmersLake, Cave Run Lake	730.02 ft	Below flood stage	−0.01 ft	4.6 mi
Rock Lick Creek at State Highway 158 near Sharkey, Ky Station DRiver gauge, Rock Lick Creek	0.1 cfs	Low	±0	9 mi
North Fork Triplett Creek near MoreheadRiver gauge, North Fork Triplett Creek	18.5 cfs	Normal	±0	9 mi
Slate Creek at Highway 713 near Mount SterlingRiver gauge, Slate Creek	14.5 cfs	Normal	−2.9 cfs	14 mi
Red River near Hazel GreenRiver gauge, Red River	4.7 cfs	Normal	−0.7 cfs	23 mi
Red River at Clay CityRiver gauge, Red River	2.80 ft	Below flood stage	−0.10 ft	25 mi
Hinkston Creek near CarlisleRiver gauge, Hinkston Creek	7.4 cfs	Normal	−2.9 cfs	25 mi
Tygarts Creek at Lawton Road at Olive HillRiver gauge, Tygarts Creek	1.08 ft	Below flood stage	−0.02 ft	26 mi

Questions and answers

Is gage height the same as water depth?

No. Gage height is measured from a fixed reference point chosen by the agency, so a reading of 10 ft does not mean the river is 10 ft deep.

What is the water level of Salt Lick at Highway 60 at Salt Lick today?

On Oct 10, 2026, 02:20 PM EDT, the water level was 3.20 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Salt Lick at Highway 60 at Salt Lick rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Salt Lick at Highway 60 at Salt Lick normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the U.S. Geological Survey, the official operator of this gauge, and are in the public domain. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:380717083365701 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 38.12136, -83.61597 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NAVD88
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	3.20 ft	2026-10-10 18:20	Provisional

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How to cite

U.S. Geological Survey: Salt Lick at Highway 60 at Salt Lick (usgs:380717083365701). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/kentucky/salt-lick-at-highway-60-at-salt-lick

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer