Licking HUC8 05100101
A 7,196 km² sub-basin of the Ohio region in KY. Drought coverage is from the US Drought Monitor (map of 2026-09-01); streamflow classes place each USGS gauge's latest reading against its own day-of-year record.
Health score
83
Healthy
Drought index
0
None
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
9%
of 11 reporting
Median flow
109%
p50 of record
Water assets
5,912
45 springs · 1,805 wells
USGS gauges (12)
- BANKLICK CREEK @ HIGHWAY 1829 NR ERLANGER, KY032545500 cfsp14 · below normal
- LICKING RIVER AT MCKINNEYSBURG, KY03251500154 cfsp28 · normal
- LICKING RIVER AT BLUE LICK SPRINGS, KY03250500124 cfsp32 · normal
- LICKING RIVER AT CATAWBA, KY03253500173 cfsp33 · normal
- ROCK LICK CR AT STATE HWY 158 NR SHARKEY, KY STA D032503220 cfsp41 · normal
- LICKING RIVER AT HWY 536 NEAR ALEXANDRIA, KY03254520380 cfsp50 · normal
- NORTH FORK LICKING RIVER NEAR MT OLIVET, KY032512004 cfsp51 · normal
- NORTH FORK TRIPLETT CREEK NEAR MOREHEAD, KY032501007 cfsp58 · normal
- LICKING RIVER BELOW MASON FORK NR SALYERSVILLE, KY0324830026 cfsp61 · normal
- SLATE CREEK AT HIGHWAY 713 NR MT. STERLING, KY0325019040 cfsp78 · above normal
- THREEMILE CREEK AT THREE MILE ROAD AT COVINGTON,KY032546931 cfsp82 · above normal
- LICKING RIVER AT FARMERS, KY03249500800 cfsno long-term record
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | 0 | 0 | 1/11 | p50 |
Top water assets
- 65Licking River At Catawba, Kyriver
- 65Townsend Branchriver
- 65Licking River At Hwy 536 Near Alexandria, Kyriver
- 65Blackwater Creekriver
- 65Licking Riverriver
- 65Devils Forkriver
- 65Slate Creek At Highway 713 Nr Mt. Sterling, Kyriver
- 65Burning Forkriver
- 65Bullock Pen Creekriver
- 65North Fork Triplett Creek Near Morehead, Kyriver