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River Forecast
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington, OH
9:12pm EDT Thursday, April 3, 2025

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:
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: Worthington - Olentangy River - ILN
: Zero Datum 743.2 ft (Vertical Datum Unknown)
: Franklin County, OH
: Record River Stage     15.7 ft
: Major River Stage      16.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   13.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      11.0 ft
: Action River Stage      8.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
.AR WRTO1 20250406 Z DC202504040112/DUE/DQG/DH06/HGIFFX :crest: 9.5
: Crest near 9.5 ft around 2AM EDT on Sun, Apr 6
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 02           /   3.5 /   3.4 /   3.4
:     Apr 03   /   3.0 /   3.2 /   5.1 /   4.3
:     Apr 04   /   4.9
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 5.0 ft at 845pm EDT on Thu, Apr 3
:
.ER WRTO1 20250404 Z DC202504040112/DUE/DQG/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 04 :         /   5.9 /   6.0 /   6.0
.E2 : Apr 05 : /   6.0 /   6.0 /   6.7 /   7.0
.E3 : Apr 06 : /   7.4 /   9.5 /   7.3 /   4.5
.E4 : Apr 07 : /   3.9 /   3.8 /   3.7 /   3.6
.E5 : Apr 08 : /   3.5 /   3.4 /   3.4 /   3.4
.E6 : Apr 09 : /   3.3
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 01           /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 02   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.07
:     Apr 03   /  0.00 /  0.56 /  0.27 /  0.00
:     Apr 04   /  0.06
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (60 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 04           /  0.33 /  0.23 /  0.04
:     Apr 05   /  0.12 /  0.17 /  0.44 /  0.18
:     Apr 06   /  0.55 /  0.51 /  0.27
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (132 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 01           /   4.8 /   3.5 /   4.9
:     Apr 02   /   9.1 /   6.4 /   5.4 /  11.7
:     Apr 03   /  24.3 /  23.1 /  17.3 /  18.5
:     Apr 04   /  17.5 /  11.9 /   9.0 /  10.5
:     Apr 05   /  13.1 /  12.3 /  14.6 /  19.0
:     Apr 06   /  15.5 /   9.8 /   6.2
:____________________________________________________________________

: Columbus - Scioto River - ILN
: Zero Datum 680.0 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Franklin County, OH
: Record River Stage     27.2 ft
: Major River Stage      27.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   25.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      24.0 ft
: Action River Stage     16.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
.AR COLO1 20250406 Z DC202504040112/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFFX :crest: 23.7
: Crest near 23.7 ft around 2PM EDT on Sun, Apr 6
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 02           /   9.3 /   9.2 /   9.2
:     Apr 03   /   9.1 /   8.8 /  10.6 /  11.8
:     Apr 04   /  12.2
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 12.2 ft at 845pm EDT on Thu, Apr 3
:
.ER COLO1 20250404 Z DC202504040112/DUE/DQG/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 04 :         /  13.2 /  14.5 /  14.8
.E2 : Apr 05 : /  14.6 /  15.1 /  15.9 /  17.5
.E3 : Apr 06 : /  18.6 /  20.6 /  23.5 /  23.7
.E4 : Apr 07 : /  22.6 /  20.4 /  18.6 /  17.8
.E5 : Apr 08 : /  17.6 /  17.2 /  16.7 /  16.5
.E6 : Apr 09 : /  16.1
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 01           /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 02   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.13
:     Apr 03   /  0.00 /  0.47 /  0.38 /  0.00
:     Apr 04   /  0.06
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (60 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 04           /  0.39 /  0.26 /  0.05
:     Apr 05   /  0.11 /  0.20 /  0.37 /  0.17
:     Apr 06   /  0.65 /  0.56 /  0.33
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (132 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 01           /   5.0 /   4.0 /   5.6
:     Apr 02   /  10.0 /   7.7 /   6.2 /  13.0
:     Apr 03   /  25.3 /  23.4 /  17.6 /  18.8
:     Apr 04   /  17.8 /  12.5 /   9.9 /  11.1
:     Apr 05   /  13.5 /  13.0 /  15.2 /  19.9
:     Apr 06   /  16.8 /  10.6 /   7.1
:____________________________________________________________________

: Darbyville - Big Darby Creek - ILN
: Zero Datum 713.69 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Pickaway County, OH
: Record River Stage   MISSING
: Major River Stage      20.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   17.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      12.0 ft
: Action River Stage     10.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
.AR DBVO1 20250407 Z DC202504040112/DUE/DQG/DH06/HGIFFX :crest: 11.2
: Crest near 11.2 ft around 2AM EDT on Mon, Apr 7
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 02           /   4.1 /   3.9 /   3.8
:     Apr 03   /   3.7 /   3.6 /   3.9 /   5.0
:     Apr 04   /   6.0
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 6.0 ft at 800pm EDT on Thu, Apr 3
:
.ER DBVO1 20250404 Z DC202504040112/DUE/DQG/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 04 :         /   6.6 /   7.0 /   7.3
.E2 : Apr 05 : /   7.5 /   7.7 /   7.9 /   8.1
.E3 : Apr 06 : /   8.4 /   8.8 /   9.7 /  10.6
.E4 : Apr 07 : /  11.1 /  11.2 /  11.0 /  10.6
.E5 : Apr 08 : /  10.0 /   9.5 /   9.0 /   8.6
.E6 : Apr 09 : /   8.2
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 01           /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 02   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.10
:     Apr 03   /  0.00 /  0.69 /  0.20 /  0.00
:     Apr 04   /  0.08
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (60 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 04           /  0.39 /  0.27 /  0.04
:     Apr 05   /  0.13 /  0.20 /  0.41 /  0.16
:     Apr 06   /  0.59 /  0.53 /  0.30
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (132 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 01           /   4.4 /   3.3 /   4.8
:     Apr 02   /   9.4 /   6.7 /   5.6 /  12.7
:     Apr 03   /  24.7 /  22.2 /  17.3 /  18.2
:     Apr 04   /  16.9 /  11.7 /   9.2 /  10.5
:     Apr 05   /  12.9 /  12.2 /  14.8 /  19.1
:     Apr 06   /  15.5 /   9.7 /   6.4
:____________________________________________________________________

: Circleville - Scioto River - ILN
: Zero Datum 643.03 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Pickaway County, OH
: Record River Stage     28.2 ft
: Major River Stage      26.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   20.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      15.0 ft
: Action River Stage     13.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
: Rise above flood river stage around 12AM EDT on Sat, Apr 5
.AR CRCO1 20250407 Z DC202504040112/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFFX :crest: 19.8
: Crest near 19.8 ft around 2PM EDT on Mon, Apr 7
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 02           /   6.3 /   6.6 /   6.7
:     Apr 03   /   6.6 /   6.7 /   7.1 /   8.6
:     Apr 04   /  10.3
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 10.4 ft at 830pm EDT on Thu, Apr 3
:
.ER CRCO1 20250404 Z DC202504040112/DUE/DQG/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 04 :         /  11.7 /  13.1 /  14.2
.E2 : Apr 05 : /  14.8 /  15.1 /  15.5 /  15.8
.E3 : Apr 06 : /  16.4 /  17.2 /  18.1 /  18.6
.E4 : Apr 07 : /  19.1 /  19.5 /  19.7 /  19.8
.E5 : Apr 08 : /  19.8 /  19.6 /  19.4 /  18.7
.E6 : Apr 09 : /  18.0
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 01           /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 02   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.08
:     Apr 03   /  0.00 /  0.16 /  0.69 /  0.00
:     Apr 04   /  0.19
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (60 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 04           /  0.44 /  0.36 /  0.03
:     Apr 05   /  0.12 /  0.15 /  0.26 /  0.08
:     Apr 06   /  0.73 /  0.65 /  0.44
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (132 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 01           /   5.7 /   4.7 /   7.0
:     Apr 02   /  11.2 /   7.6 /   6.1 /  15.0
:     Apr 03   /  26.1 /  23.8 /  18.0 /  19.0
:     Apr 04   /  16.8 /  12.9 /  10.9 /  11.6
:     Apr 05   /  14.1 /  13.6 /  16.0 /  20.9
:     Apr 06   /  18.5 /  11.8 /   8.3
:____________________________________________________________________

: Chillicothe - Scioto River - ILN
: Zero Datum 594.05 ft (USGS)
: Ross County, OH
: Record River Stage     39.8 ft
: Major River Stage      31.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   22.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      16.0 ft
: Action River Stage     14.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
: Rise above flood river stage around 6PM EDT on Sun, Apr 6
.AR CHCO1 20250407 Z DC202504040112/DUE/DQG/DH18/HGIFFX :crest: 17.1
: Crest near 17.1 ft around 2PM EDT on Mon, Apr 7
: Fall below flood level around 4PM EDT on Tue, Apr 8
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 02           /   5.8 /   5.9 /   6.0
:     Apr 03   /   6.1 /   6.1 /   6.4 /   7.5
:     Apr 04   /   7.9
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 8.0 ft at 900pm EDT on Thu, Apr 3
:
.ER CHCO1 20250404 Z DC202504040112/DUE/DQG/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 04 :         /   8.9 /  10.0 /  11.1
.E2 : Apr 05 : /  11.9 /  12.4 /  12.8 /  13.1
.E3 : Apr 06 : /  13.3 /  13.9 /  14.8 /  15.6
.E4 : Apr 07 : /  16.2 /  16.7 /  16.9 /  17.1
.E5 : Apr 08 : /  17.1 /  17.1 /  17.0 /  16.3
.E6 : Apr 09 : /  15.6
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 01           /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 02   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.02
:     Apr 03   /  0.00 /  0.14 /  0.75 /  0.00
:     Apr 04   /  0.27
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (60 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 04           /  0.44 /  0.37 /  0.04
:     Apr 05   /  0.14 /  0.13 /  0.24 /  0.08
:     Apr 06   /  0.73 /  0.70 /  0.50
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (132 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 01           /   5.4 /   4.4 /   6.7
:     Apr 02   /  11.2 /   7.3 /   5.8 /  15.2
:     Apr 03   /  26.4 /  24.3 /  18.1 /  18.8
:     Apr 04   /  16.4 /  12.9 /  11.0 /  11.6
:     Apr 05   /  14.1 /  13.9 /  16.2 /  21.1
:     Apr 06   /  19.0 /  12.3 /   8.6
:____________________________________________________________________

: Bourneville - Paint Creek - ILN
: Zero Datum 665.56 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Ross County, OH
: Record River Stage     20.5 ft
: Major River Stage      19.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   15.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      12.0 ft
: Action River Stage      9.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
.AR BVLO1 20250406 Z DC202504032112/DUE/DQG/DH14/HGIFFX :crest: 10.8
: Crest near 10.8 ft around 2PM EDT on Sun, Apr 6
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 02           /   4.3 /   4.3 /   3.9
:     Apr 03   /   3.7 /   4.5 /   7.5 /   8.7
:     Apr 04   /   7.8
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 7.7 ft at 845pm EDT on Thu, Apr 3
:
.ER BVLO1 20250404 Z DC202504040112/DUE/DQG/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 04 :         /   9.6 /  10.2 /  10.2
.E2 : Apr 05 : /   9.9 /   9.6 /   9.2 /   9.0
.E3 : Apr 06 : /   8.8 /   8.9 /  10.3 /  10.8
.E4 : Apr 07 : /  10.6 /   9.9 /   8.8 /   7.7
.E5 : Apr 08 : /   6.7 /   6.0 /   5.6 /   5.3
.E6 : Apr 09 : /   5.1
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 01           /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 02   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.01
:     Apr 03   /  0.00 /  0.33 /  1.25 /  0.03
:     Apr 04   /  0.42
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (60 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 04           /  0.48 /  0.36 /  0.07
:     Apr 05   /  0.17 /  0.11 /  0.21 /  0.09
:     Apr 06   /  0.75 /  0.78 /  0.59
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (132 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 01           /   4.6 /   3.7 /   5.8
:     Apr 02   /  10.7 /   7.6 /   5.9 /  15.7
:     Apr 03   /  26.0 /  24.4 /  17.9 /  18.0
:     Apr 04   /  15.6 /  13.2 /  11.4 /  11.7
:     Apr 05   /  14.2 /  14.9 /  17.5 /  20.8
:     Apr 06   /  19.4 /  13.2 /   9.0
:____________________________________________________________________

: Piketon - Scioto River - ILN
: Zero Datum 531.39 ft (NGVD 1929)
: Pike County, OH
: Record River Stage     37.2 ft
: Major River Stage      36.0 ft
: Moderate River Stage   24.0 ft
: Flood River Stage      20.0 ft
: Action River Stage     17.0 ft
:
: Time series data are in 6-hour increments.
:
: Rise above flood river stage around 11AM EDT on Fri, Apr 4
.AR PKTO1 20250407 Z DC202504040112/DUE/DQG/DH12/HGIFFX :crest: 26.5
: Crest near 26.5 ft around 8AM EDT on Mon, Apr 7
:  Obsv Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 02           /   8.4 /   8.0 /   7.9
:     Apr 03   /   7.9 /   7.9 /   9.0 /  12.6
:     Apr 04   /  15.4
:
: Latest Observed River Stage 15.4 ft at 800pm EDT on Thu, Apr 3
:
.ER PKTO1 20250404 Z DC202504040112/DUE/DQG/DH06/HGIFF/DIH6
:
:  Fcst Valid  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
.E1 : Apr 04 :         /  16.8 /  18.9 /  20.9
.E2 : Apr 05 : /  21.9 /  22.4 /  22.8 /  23.2
.E3 : Apr 06 : /  23.5 /  23.9 /  24.4 /  25.2
.E4 : Apr 07 : /  25.9 /  26.1 /  26.5 /  26.5
.E5 : Apr 08 : /  26.5 /  26.5 /  26.5 /  25.7
.E6 : Apr 09 : /  24.9
:
: Local observed 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (72 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 01           /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 02   /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00 /  0.00
:     Apr 03   /  0.00 /  0.04 /  1.03 /  0.02
:     Apr 04   /  0.38
:
: Local forecast 6-hr basin-averaged precip [MAPX] (60 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 04           /  0.59 /  0.49 /  0.09
:     Apr 05   /  0.14 /  0.08 /  0.10 /  0.10
:     Apr 06   /  0.63 /  1.02 /  0.69
:
: Local 6-hr basin-averaged temperatures (C) [MAT] (132 hours):
: Valid Times  /   00Z /   06Z /   12Z /   18Z
:     Apr 01           /   5.5 /   4.7 /   6.7
:     Apr 02   /  11.2 /   7.5 /   6.1 /  16.3
:     Apr 03   /  27.7 /  25.9 /  18.8 /  18.9
:     Apr 04   /  17.2 /  13.9 /  11.8 /  12.6
:     Apr 05   /  15.3 /  15.1 /  16.9 /  22.2
:     Apr 06   /  21.5 /  14.8 /   9.8
:____________________________________________________________________
$$
: De Rosa
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