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River Forecast
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington OH
942 AM EDT Wed Apr 29 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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: Scioto River - La Rue, OH - CLE
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: Action Stage         8.0 ft
: Flood Stage          12.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 13.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    14.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 7.8 FT at 900 AM EDT on Apr 29
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.ER LARO1 20260429 Z DC202604291342/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0429 :           /   7.6 /   7.4 /   7.5
.E2    : 0430 :   /   7.7 /   7.7 /   7.4 /   7.0
.E3    : 0501 :   /   6.6 /   6.3 /   5.9 /   5.6
.E4    : 0502 :   /   5.4 /   5.1 /   4.8 /   4.5
.E5    : 0503 :   /   4.3 /   4.0 /   3.7 /   3.5
.E6    : 0504 :   /   3.3
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
: 0.25/ 0.05/ 0.01/ 0.01/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.01/
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: Olentangy River - Worthington, OH - ILN
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: Action Stage         8.0 ft
: Flood Stage          11.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 13.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    16.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 3.5 FT at 915 AM EDT on Apr 29
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.ER WRTO1 20260429 Z DC202604291342/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0429 :           /   3.8 /   3.4 /   3.3
.E2    : 0430 :   /   3.3 /   3.3 /   3.1 /   3.1
.E3    : 0501 :   /   3.0 /   3.0 /   3.0 /   2.8
.E4    : 0502 :   /   2.8 /   2.7 /   2.7 /   2.6
.E5    : 0503 :   /   2.6 /   2.5 /   2.5 /   2.5
.E6    : 0504 :   /   2.5
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
: 0.33/ 0.02/ 0.02/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.01/
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: Scioto River - Columbus, OH - ILN
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: Action Stage         16.0 ft
: Flood Stage          24.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 25.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    27.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 8.9 FT at 845 AM EDT on Apr 29
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.ER COLO1 20260429 Z DC202604291342/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0429 :           /   9.0 /   9.2 /   8.9
.E2    : 0430 :   /   9.1 /   9.1 /   9.2 /   9.2
.E3    : 0501 :   /   9.2 /   9.1 /   8.9 /   8.8
.E4    : 0502 :   /   8.6 /   8.5 /   8.4 /   8.3
.E5    : 0503 :   /   8.1 /   8.0 /   7.9 /   7.8
.E6    : 0504 :   /   7.7
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
: 0.32/ 0.03/ 0.01/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.01/
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: Scioto River - Piketon, OH - ILN
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: Action Stage         17.0 ft
: Flood Stage          20.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 24.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    36.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 8.4 FT at 900 AM EDT on Apr 29
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.ER PKTO1 20260429 Z DC202604291342/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0429 :           /   9.3 /   9.4 /   9.1
.E2    : 0430 :   /   8.8 /   8.6 /   8.8 /   8.8
.E3    : 0501 :   /   8.5 /   8.0 /   7.6 /   7.1
.E4    : 0502 :   /   6.4 /   5.8 /   5.3 /   4.9
.E5    : 0503 :   /   4.5 /   4.0 /   3.6 /   3.4
.E6    : 0504 :   /   3.1
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
: 0.21/ 0.06/ 0.01/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/
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