Licking River at Highway 60 at Farmers water level

Name: Licking River at Highway 60 at Farmers water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
License: https://www.usgs.gov/information-policies-and-instructions/copyrights-and-credits

River gauge, Licking River, Kentucky, United States

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Latest reading

Water level

2.45ft Down 0.09 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 11:15 AM EDT (1 hour ago)

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

The latest river stage reported for Licking River at Highway 60 at Farmers is 2.45 ft. The agency publishes no normal range or warning level for this river yet, so there is nothing to judge the number against.

The level is falling, down 0.09 ft over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 2.40 ft and 2.67 ft.

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: 0.03 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

20 Tue 70° 40° – Wind 6 mph

21 Wed 72° 41° – Wind 5 mph

22 Thu 71° 44° – Wind 5 mph

23 Fri 71° 44° – Wind 6 mph

24 Sat 73° 46° – Wind 4 mph

25 Sun 74° 48° – Wind 3 mph

26 Mon 74° 51° – Wind 6 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:48 AM Sunset 06:51 PM Daylight 11 hr, 3 min Waxing gibbous 70%

Map

Other gauges on the Licking River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Licking River near Newark OHRiver gauge, Licking River	3.22 ft	Below flood stage	−0.02 ft	148 mi
Licking River below Dillon Dam near Dillon Falls OHRiver gauge, Licking River	4.26 ft	High	+0.13 ft	150 mi
Licking River below Mason Fork near SalyersvilleRiver gauge, Licking River	4.80 ft	Below flood stage	−0.07 ft	39 mi
Licking River at FarmersRiver gauge, Licking River	8.68 ft	No reference yet	+0.01 ft	1.9 mi
Licking River at Blue Lick SpringsRiver gauge, Licking River	4.78 ft	Below flood stage	−0.33 ft	31 mi
Licking River at McKinneysburgRiver gauge, Licking River	4.84 ft	Below flood stage	−0.40 ft	50 mi
Licking River at CatawbaRiver gauge, Licking River	443 cfs	Normal	−175.0 cfs	57 mi
Licking River at Highway 536 near AlexandriaRiver gauge, Licking River	416 cfs	Normal	−279.0 cfs	72 mi

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	2.1 mi
North Fork Triplett Creek near MoreheadRiver gauge, North Fork Triplett Creek	19.8 cfs	Normal	±0	5.8 mi
Rock Lick Creek at State Highway 158 near Sharkey, Ky Station DRiver gauge, Rock Lick Creek	0.1 cfs	Low	±0	8 mi
Slate Creek at Highway 713 near Mount SterlingRiver gauge, Slate Creek	15.4 cfs	Normal	−2.7 cfs	17 mi
Tygarts Creek at Lawton Road at Olive HillRiver gauge, Tygarts Creek	1.08 ft	Below flood stage	−0.03 ft	22 mi
Red River near Hazel GreenRiver gauge, Red River	5.0 cfs	Normal	−1.5 cfs	23 mi
Red River at Clay CityRiver gauge, Red River	2.82 ft	Below flood stage	−0.11 ft	28 mi
Hinkston Creek near CarlisleRiver gauge, Hinkston Creek	7.4 cfs	Normal	−3.5 cfs	28 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 Licking River at Highway 60 at Farmers today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 11:15 AM EDT, the water level was 2.45 ft. Down 0.09 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Licking River at Highway 60 at Farmers rising or falling?

Down 0.09 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Licking River at Highway 60 at Farmers 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:03249505 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 38.14008, -83.55713 (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	2.45 ft	2026-10-20 15:15	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Licking River at Highway 60 at Farmers (usgs:03249505). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/kentucky/licking-river-at-highway-60-at-farmers

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