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River Forecast
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington OH
1027 AM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026

This is a NWS guidance product from the Ohio River Forecast Center.
Public forecasts and warnings are issued only by local NWS offices.
Statistical uncertainties can be viewed from our ensemble pages at:
http://weather.gov/erh/mmefs


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: Ohio River - Markland Dam, KY - ILN
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: Action Stage         49.0 ft
: Flood Stage          51.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 62.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    74.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 21.5 FT at 1000 AM EDT on Sep 15
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.ER MKLK2 20260915 Z DC202609151427/DH18/HTIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0915 :           /  21.7 /  22.1 /  22.2
.E2    : 0916 :   /  22.2 /  22.1 /  21.9 /  21.3
.E3    : 0917 :   /  20.5 /  19.3 /  18.4 /  17.8
.E4    : 0918 :   /  17.4 /  17.2 /  17.0 /  16.8
.E5    : 0919 :   /  16.7 /  16.6 /  16.5 /  16.3
.E6    : 0920 :   /  16.1
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
: 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.03/ 0.06/ 0.05/
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: Ohio River - Clifty Creek, IN - LMK
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: Action Stage         449.0 ft
: Flood Stage          451.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 457.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    470.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 424.8 FT at 900 AM EDT on Sep 15
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.ER CLFI3 20260915 Z DC202609151427/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0915 :           / 424.8 / 424.8 / 424.9
.E2    : 0916 :   / 425.0 / 425.0 / 424.9 / 424.8
.E3    : 0917 :   / 424.5 / 424.2 / 423.8 / 423.4
.E4    : 0918 :   / 423.1 / 422.9 / 422.8 / 422.7
.E5    : 0919 :   / 422.7 / 422.6 / 422.6 / 422.6
.E6    : 0920 :   / 422.6
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
: 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.01/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.01/ 0.00/
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: Ohio River - McAlpine Upper, KY - LMK
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: Action Stage         21.0 ft
: Flood Stage          23.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 30.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    38.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 13.1 FT at 1000 AM EDT on Sep 15
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.ER MLUK2 20260915 Z DC202609151427/DH18/HPIFFZZ/DIH6
:POOL FCST        /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0915 :           /  13.1 /  13.2 /  13.2
.E2    : 0916 :   /  13.2 /  13.2 /  13.1 /  13.0
.E3    : 0917 :   /  13.0 /  13.0 /  12.9 /  12.9
.E4    : 0918 :   /  12.9 /  12.9 /  12.8 /  12.8
.E5    : 0919 :   /  12.8 /  12.8 /  12.8 /  12.8
.E6    : 0920 :   /  12.8
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
: 0.00/ 0.01/ 0.00/ 0.01/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/
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: Ohio River - McAlpine Lower, KY - LMK
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: Action Stage         53.0 ft
: Flood Stage          55.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 65.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    73.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 19.9 FT at 1000 AM EDT on Sep 15
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.ER MLPK2 20260915 Z DC202609151427/DH18/HTIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0915 :           /  20.0 /  20.2 /  20.5
.E2    : 0916 :   /  20.9 /  21.1 /  21.1 /  20.9
.E3    : 0917 :   /  20.5 /  19.8 /  19.0 /  18.0
.E4    : 0918 :   /  17.0 /  16.2 /  15.6 /  15.3
.E5    : 0919 :   /  15.0 /  14.8 /  14.7 /  14.6
.E6    : 0920 :   /  14.5
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
: 0.00/ 0.01/ 0.00/ 0.01/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/
:Automated gage not reporting, using manual readings.


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: Ohio River - Cannelton Dam, IN - LMK
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: Action Stage         40.0 ft
: Flood Stage          42.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 46.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    50.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 15.4 FT at 1000 AM EDT on Sep 15
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.ER CNNI3 20260915 Z DC202609151427/DH18/HTIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0915 :           /  15.6 /  15.7 /  15.9
.E2    : 0916 :   /  16.1 /  16.3 /  16.5 /  16.7
.E3    : 0917 :   /  16.8 /  16.8 /  16.5 /  16.1
.E4    : 0918 :   /  15.5 /  14.8 /  14.2 /  13.9
.E5    : 0919 :   /  13.7 /  13.5 /  13.4 /  13.3
.E6    : 0920 :   /  13.2
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
: 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/
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: Fliehman
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