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FGUS51 KTIR 051653
RVFTIR
River Flow and Velocity Forecasts
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington, OH
12:41PM EDT Saturday, September 05, 2026

Note: All forecasts include expected precipitation through the first 48 hours.

All values are instantaneous model-simulated projections at 7am EST or 8am EDT.
Flows are units of kCFS.  Velocity units are mph.   * = HEC-RAS estimations

                               Sep 05       Sep 06       Sep 07       Sep 08
Forecast Point...            Flow  Vel    Flow  Vel    Flow  Vel    Flow  Vel

Allegheny River...
  C.W. Bill Young Lock and   31.3  1.3    28.1  1.2    25.4  1.1    21.3  1.0

Monongahela River...
  Braddock                   12.3  0.8    10.3  0.7    10.2  0.7     8.5  0.6

Beaver River...
  Beaver Falls                7.7  1.0     5.3  0.7     3.8  0.6     3.4  0.5

Ohio River...
  Dashields Lock and Dam     47.1  1.2    39.8  1.0    36.8  1.0    30.7  0.8
  Montgomery Lock and Dam    59.6  1.5    46.8  1.2    42.0  1.1    35.2  0.9
  Wheeling                   70.5  2.6    51.3  2.1    45.4  1.8    38.1  1.6
  Moundsville                70.9  1.6    51.7  1.2    45.7  1.1    38.4  0.9
  Willow Island Lock and Da  78.0  2.3    54.4  1.8    46.8  1.6    39.0  1.4
  Parkersburg                83.1  1.7    62.7  1.3    55.8  1.2    45.5  1.0
  Racine Lock and Dam        84.1  1.7    65.5  1.4    58.2  1.2    47.2  1.0
  R C Byrd Dam               99.0  1.8    69.4  1.3    62.6  1.2    51.2  1.0
  Huntington                 99.7  1.8    69.7  1.3    66.2  1.2    54.3  1.1
  Lloyd Greenup Dam          89.2  1.4    75.2  1.2    69.4  1.1    58.1  0.9
  Meldahl Dam                88.7  2.3    87.4  2.3    76.4  2.2    71.0  2.1
  Cincinnati                 82.9  1.6    85.9  1.7    84.5  1.7    71.9  1.4
  Markland Dam               73.0  1.9    88.1  2.0    95.8  2.1    78.2  1.9
  McAlpine Upper             46.0  0.5    90.6  1.0    95.6  1.1    86.5  1.0
  McAlpine Lower             46.0  1.6    90.6  2.1    95.6  2.2    86.5  2.1
  Cannelton Dam              45.7  1.6    81.8  2.1    89.0  2.1    89.6  2.1
  Evansville                 38.5  0.6    75.3  1.3    88.9  1.5    93.9  1.5
  J T Myers Dam              71.1  0.6    95.0  0.8   115.6  1.0   120.1  1.1
  Shawneetown                71.2  1.3    95.0  1.5   115.6  1.6   120.1  1.7
  Golconda                   73.4  0.5    88.5  0.6   114.5  0.8   116.8  0.8
  Smithland Lock and Dam     73.4  0.5    88.5  0.6   114.5  0.8   116.9  0.8

Muskingum River...
  McConnelsville              3.9  0.4     5.9  0.6     4.7  0.5     4.0  0.4

Kanawha River...
  Kanawha Falls               2.2  0.9     2.2  0.9     2.4  1.0     2.4  1.0

Big Sandy River...
  Fullers Station             0.7  0.3     0.8  0.3     0.8  0.3     0.9  0.4

Scioto River...
  Piketon                     1.5  1.1     1.7  1.2     3.4  1.7     4.3  2.0

Little Miami River...
  Milford                     0.3  1.5     0.4  1.4     0.3  1.5     0.3  1.6

Licking River...
  Catawba                     0.2  0.3     0.2  0.3     0.3  0.2     0.3  0.2

Kentucky River...
  Frankfort                   0.7  0.3     0.7  0.3     0.8  0.4     1.1  0.5

Green River...
  Spottsville                 0.7  0.1     0.7  0.1     0.7  0.1     0.8  0.1

Wabash River...
  New Harmony                28.1  1.5    26.6  1.5    25.5  1.5    24.1  1.5

.BR TIR 20260905 Z DH12/DC202609051641/DUE/DQG/QRIFF/QFIFF/DRH+06/QRIFF/QFIFF
.B1 DRH+12/QRIFF/QFIFF/DRH+18/QRIFF/QFIFF
ACMP1  31.3/1.3  / 28.1/1.2  / 25.4/1.1  / 21.3/1.0
BDDP1  12.3/0.8  / 10.3/0.7  / 10.2/0.7  /  8.5/0.6
BEAP1   7.7/1.0  /  5.3/0.7  /  3.8/0.6  /  3.4/0.5
DSHP1  47.1/1.2  / 39.8/1.0  / 36.8/1.0  / 30.7/0.8
MGYP1  59.6/1.5  / 46.8/1.2  / 42.0/1.1  / 35.2/0.9
WLGW2  70.5/2.6  / 51.3/2.1  / 45.4/1.8  / 38.1/1.6
MOUW2  70.9/1.6  / 51.7/1.2  / 45.7/1.1  / 38.4/0.9
RNOO1  78.0/2.3  / 54.4/1.8  / 46.8/1.6  / 39.0/1.4
PARW2  83.1/1.7  / 62.7/1.3  / 55.8/1.2  / 45.5/1.0
RACW2  84.1/1.7  / 65.5/1.4  / 58.2/1.2  / 47.2/1.0
GALW2  99.0/1.8  / 69.4/1.3  / 62.6/1.2  / 51.2/1.0
HNTW2  99.7/1.8  / 69.7/1.3  / 66.2/1.2  / 54.3/1.1
GNUK2  89.2/1.4  / 75.2/1.2  / 69.4/1.1  / 58.1/0.9
MELO1  88.7/2.3  / 87.4/2.3  / 76.4/2.2  / 71.0/2.1
CCNO1  82.9/1.6  / 85.9/1.7  / 84.5/1.7  / 71.9/1.4
MKLK2  73.0/1.9  / 88.1/2.0  / 95.8/2.1  / 78.2/1.9
MLUK2  46.0/0.5  / 90.6/1.0  / 95.6/1.1  / 86.5/1.0
MLPK2  46.0/1.6  / 90.6/2.1  / 95.6/2.2  / 86.5/2.1
CNNI3  45.7/1.6  / 81.8/2.1  / 89.0/2.1  / 89.6/2.1
EVVI3  38.5/0.6  / 75.3/1.3  / 88.9/1.5  / 93.9/1.5
UNWK2  71.1/0.6  / 95.0/0.8  /115.6/1.0  /120.1/1.1
SHNI2  71.2/1.3  / 95.0/1.5  /115.6/1.6  /120.1/1.7
GOLI2  73.4/0.5  / 88.5/0.6  /114.5/0.8  /116.8/0.8
SMLI2  73.4/0.5  / 88.5/0.6  /114.5/0.8  /116.9/0.8
MCCO1   3.9/0.4  /  5.9/0.6  /  4.7/0.5  /  4.0/0.4
KANW2   2.2/0.9  /  2.2/0.9  /  2.4/1.0  /  2.4/1.0
FLRK2   0.7/0.3  /  0.8/0.3  /  0.8/0.3  /  0.9/0.4
PKTO1   1.5/1.1  /  1.7/1.2  /  3.4/1.7  /  4.3/2.0
MLGO1   0.3/1.5  /  0.4/1.4  /  0.3/1.5  /  0.3/1.6
CATK2   0.2/0.3  /  0.2/0.3  /  0.3/0.2  /  0.3/0.2
FFTK2   0.7/0.3  /  0.7/0.3  /  0.8/0.4  /  1.1/0.5
SPTK2   0.7/0.1  /  0.7/0.1  /  0.7/0.1  /  0.8/0.1
NHRI3  28.1/1.5  / 26.6/1.5  / 25.5/1.5  / 24.1/1.5
.END
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