Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - gage house
Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY
High Water Mark
41 feet on March 23, 2003
Water-quality “super” gages (also known as “sentry” gages) provide real-time, continuous measurements of the physical and chemical characteristics of stream water at or near selected U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) streamgages in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. A super gage includes streamflow and water-quality instrumentation and representative stream sample collection for laboratory analysis. USGS scientists can use statistical surrogate models to relate instrument values to analyzed chemical concentrations at a super gage. Real-time, continuous and laboratory-analyzed concentration and load data are publicly accessible on USGS Web pages.
Available Data
![Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - gage house](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/info_block/public/thumbnails/image/kentucky_river_lock2_gage_house.jpg?itok=9GV7kNzj)
USGS Station ID: 03290500
Stream Data: Gage height, discharge
Water-Quality Data: Water temperature, specific conductance, pH, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, nitrate plus nitrite
Atmospheric Data: Precipitation
Station Description
Latitude: 38°26'20"
Longitude: 84°57'48"
Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC): 05100205
Datum: 433.36 feet above NGVD29
Drainage Area: 6,180.0 square miles
County: Henry County (Kentucky)
Site managed by: Louisville Office
Station Funding
![Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - upper gates](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/info_block/public/thumbnails/image/kentucky_river_lock2_upper_gates.jpg?itok=yZDADCNb)
This station is operated and maintained in cooperation with the Kentucky River Authority, United States Army Corp of Engineers - Louisville District, and the Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program.
Hydrologic Conditions
Sample Collection and Use
why Continuous Monitoring is Important
Below are multimedia items associated with this project.
![Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - gage house](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/image/kentucky_river_lock2_gage_house.jpg?itok=Vce2vVnQ)
Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - gage house
Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - pier at gage
Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - pier at gage
Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - USGS staff running gage levels
Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - USGS staff running gage levels
![Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - high water mark at 41 feet on March 23 2002](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/image/kentucky_river_lock2_HWM_41_feet_032302.jpg?itok=SpU_CRee)
Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - high water mark
Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - high water mark
Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - catwalk
Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - catwalk
![Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - downstream view of the gage](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/image/kentucky_river_lock2_downstream.jpg?itok=vaqdt5Qb)
Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - downstream view of the gage
Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - downstream view of the gage
![Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - upper gates](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/image/kentucky_river_lock2_upper_gates.jpg?itok=rgAX4v7A)
Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - uppre gates
Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - uppre gates
![Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - upstream view of the gage](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/image/kentucky_river_lock2_upstream.jpg?itok=PoUxjrBX)
Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - upstream view of the gage
Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - upstream view of the gage
Below are publications associated with this project.
Real-time, continuous water-quality monitoring in Indiana and Kentucky
Plastic debris in 29 Great Lakes tributaries: Relations to watershed attributes and hydrology
Sediment acoustic index method for computing continuous suspended-sediment concentrations
Organic contaminants in Great Lakes tributaries: Prevalence and potential aquatic toxicity
National Field Manual for the Collection of Water-Quality Data. U.S. Geological Survey Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations, Book 9
Optical techniques for the determination of nitrate in environmental waters: Guidelines for instrument selection, operation, deployment, maintenance, quality assurance, and data reporting
Precipitation-runoff relations and water-quality characteristics at edge-of-field stations, Discovery Farms and Pioneer Farm, Wisconsin, 2003-8
Guidelines and Procedures for Computing Time-Series Suspended-Sediment Concentrations and Loads from In-Stream Turbidity-Sensor and Streamflow Data
Guidelines and standard procedures for continuous water-quality monitors: Station operation, record computation, and data reporting
Water-quality “super” gages (also known as “sentry” gages) provide real-time, continuous measurements of the physical and chemical characteristics of stream water at or near selected U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) streamgages in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. A super gage includes streamflow and water-quality instrumentation and representative stream sample collection for laboratory analysis. USGS scientists can use statistical surrogate models to relate instrument values to analyzed chemical concentrations at a super gage. Real-time, continuous and laboratory-analyzed concentration and load data are publicly accessible on USGS Web pages.
Available Data
![Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - gage house](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/info_block/public/thumbnails/image/kentucky_river_lock2_gage_house.jpg?itok=9GV7kNzj)
USGS Station ID: 03290500
Stream Data: Gage height, discharge
Water-Quality Data: Water temperature, specific conductance, pH, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, nitrate plus nitrite
Atmospheric Data: Precipitation
Station Description
Latitude: 38°26'20"
Longitude: 84°57'48"
Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC): 05100205
Datum: 433.36 feet above NGVD29
Drainage Area: 6,180.0 square miles
County: Henry County (Kentucky)
Site managed by: Louisville Office
Station Funding
![Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - upper gates](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/info_block/public/thumbnails/image/kentucky_river_lock2_upper_gates.jpg?itok=yZDADCNb)
This station is operated and maintained in cooperation with the Kentucky River Authority, United States Army Corp of Engineers - Louisville District, and the Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program.
Hydrologic Conditions
Sample Collection and Use
why Continuous Monitoring is Important
Below are multimedia items associated with this project.
![Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - gage house](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/image/kentucky_river_lock2_gage_house.jpg?itok=Vce2vVnQ)
Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - gage house
Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - gage house
Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - pier at gage
Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - pier at gage
Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - USGS staff running gage levels
Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - USGS staff running gage levels
![Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - high water mark at 41 feet on March 23 2002](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/image/kentucky_river_lock2_HWM_41_feet_032302.jpg?itok=SpU_CRee)
Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - high water mark
Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - high water mark
Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - catwalk
Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - catwalk
![Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - downstream view of the gage](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/image/kentucky_river_lock2_downstream.jpg?itok=vaqdt5Qb)
Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - downstream view of the gage
Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - downstream view of the gage
![Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - upper gates](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/image/kentucky_river_lock2_upper_gates.jpg?itok=rgAX4v7A)
Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - uppre gates
Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - uppre gates
![Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - upstream view of the gage](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/masonry/public/thumbnails/image/kentucky_river_lock2_upstream.jpg?itok=PoUxjrBX)
Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - upstream view of the gage
Kentucky River at Lock 2 at Lockport KY - upstream view of the gage
Below are publications associated with this project.