River Forecast
Issued by NWS Ohio RFC
Issued by NWS Ohio RFC
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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
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