Carr Fork near Sassafras water level

Name: Carr Fork near Sassafras water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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River gauge, Carr Fork, Kentucky, United States

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Latest reading

Water level

8.31ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 11:00 PM EDT (1 hour ago)

Water temperature: 71 °F

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

Carr Fork near Sassafras reads 8.31 ft as of Oct 18, 2026, 11:00 PM EDT. 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. In the last month it has stayed between 8.30 ft and 8.32 ft.

The sensor also reports a water temperature of 71 °F.

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

Floating and fishing near Carr Fork near Sassafras

Use the recent trend as your guide, and ask locally which gage height makes for a good float.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.46 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 61° 34° – Wind 7 mph

19 Mon 64° 42° – Wind 5 mph

20 Tue 66° 41° – Wind 7 mph

21 Wed 68° 42° – Wind 4 mph

22 Thu 67° 43° – Wind 5 mph

23 Fri 68° 44° – Wind 7 mph

24 Sat 71° 45° – Wind 4 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:44 AM Sunset 06:51 PM Daylight 11 hr, 7 min First quarter 55%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
North Fork Kentucky River at HazardRiver gauge, North Fork Kentucky River	4.46 ft	Below flood stage	−0.04 ft	8 mi
North Fork Kentucky River at WhitesburgRiver gauge, North Fork Kentucky River	1.44 ft	Below flood stage	−0.12 ft	14 mi
Cutshin Creek at WootonRiver gauge, Cutshin Creek	16.6 cfs	Normal	−6.0 cfs	16 mi
Poor Fork at CumberlandRiver gauge, Poor Fork	3.55 ft	Below flood stage	−0.05 ft	18 mi
Middle Fork Kentucky River at Hwy28 near BuckhornRiver gauge, Middle Fork Kentucky River	4.16 ft	Normal	±0	24 mi
Buckhorn Lake at BuckhornLake, Buckhorn Lake	782.21 ft	Below flood stage	−0.13 ft	25 mi
Powell River at Big Stone GapRiver gauge, Powell River	51.6 cfs	Normal	−5.5 cfs	29 mi
North Fork Kentucky River at JacksonRiver gauge, North Fork Kentucky River	1.88 ft	Below flood stage	−0.22 ft	29 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 Carr Fork near Sassafras today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 11:00 PM EDT, the water level was 8.31 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Carr Fork near Sassafras rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Carr Fork near Sassafras 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:03277450 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 37.23332, -83.03376 (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	8.31 ft	2026-10-19 03:00	Provisional
Water temperature	71 °F	2026-10-19 03:00	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Carr Fork near Sassafras (usgs:03277450). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/kentucky/carr-fork-near-sassafras

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