Kentucky · Unknown Co.

Buck Creek

· 25 mi · Class
Optimal: 140–425 CFS · USGS #03407500
284 avg
11.9CFS
1.51 ft gauge height
Below Optimal
Stable
Flow data is live from USGS·Rapid classifications and CFS ranges need community verification·Know this river?
Avg flow: 284 cfsHist. median: 0 cfsUSGS #03407500
Designated Water Trail · State

No other stream in Kentucky has caves that flow cold air and fog over the water, springs that gurgle fresh water along the bank and rugged beauty that rivals the Red River Gorge. Nothing else resembles Buck Creek in Pulaski County; it even has a tributary that appears from one cave, flows aquamarine for less than a football field before disappearing into another cave. A series of floats on this remarkable resource immerses the paddler into the power of water in a karst environment and its ability to carve a steep gorge into the Cumberland Plateau through the millennia. The Buck Cr

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