River Forecast
Issued by NWS Ohio RFC
Issued by NWS Ohio RFC
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FGUS51 KTIR 151441
RVFTIR
River Flow and Velocity Forecasts
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington, OH
10:40AM EDT Tuesday, September 15, 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 15 Sep 16 Sep 17 Sep 18
Forecast Point... Flow Vel Flow Vel Flow Vel Flow Vel
Allegheny River...
C.W. Bill Young Lock and 30.7 1.3 23.3 1.1 19.7 0.9 19.7 0.9
Monongahela River...
Braddock 17.0 1.1 12.2 0.8 10.5 0.7 9.1 0.6
Beaver River...
Beaver Falls 3.8 0.6 2.8 0.4 2.7 0.4 2.6 0.4
Ohio River...
Dashields Lock and Dam 45.9 1.2 36.7 1.0 31.4 0.8 29.8 0.8
Montgomery Lock and Dam 45.4 1.1 41.4 1.0 35.0 0.9 32.9 0.8
Wheeling 51.0 2.1 45.2 1.8 38.3 1.6 36.0 1.5
Moundsville 51.7 1.2 45.5 1.1 38.6 0.9 36.4 0.9
Willow Island Lock and Da 59.0 1.9 46.7 1.6 39.4 1.4 37.2 1.3
Parkersburg 83.4 1.7 62.7 1.3 52.2 1.1 49.1 1.1
Racine Lock and Dam 91.4 1.8 66.8 1.4 55.1 1.2 52.0 1.1
R C Byrd Dam 106.5 1.9 84.6 1.5 63.7 1.2 58.5 1.1
Huntington 102.0 1.8 94.0 1.7 68.2 1.3 61.2 1.2
Lloyd Greenup Dam 112.5 1.7 108.2 1.6 73.2 1.1 64.0 1.0
Meldahl Dam 121.9 2.5 119.2 2.5 81.5 2.2 65.7 2.0
Cincinnati 119.2 2.2 123.3 2.2 94.1 1.8 70.4 1.4
Markland Dam 117.9 2.3 127.4 2.4 109.2 2.2 79.7 1.9
McAlpine Upper 116.8 1.3 126.5 1.3 123.4 1.3 91.0 1.0
McAlpine Lower 116.8 2.3 126.5 2.3 123.4 2.3 91.0 2.1
Cannelton Dam 104.3 2.2 112.2 2.3 121.3 2.3 103.5 2.2
Evansville 105.7 1.6 111.9 1.6 122.4 1.7 113.8 1.7
J T Myers Dam 122.2 1.1 125.4 1.1 134.3 1.2 132.8 1.2
Shawneetown 122.4 1.7 125.5 1.7 134.4 1.7 132.9 1.7
Golconda 122.5 0.8 124.0 0.8 129.7 0.9 137.1 0.9
Smithland Lock and Dam 141.6 0.9 138.7 0.9 137.5 0.9 137.1 0.9
Muskingum River...
McConnelsville 7.8 0.8 6.4 0.6 6.9 0.7 5.5 0.5
Kanawha River...
Kanawha Falls 2.9 1.1 2.2 0.9 2.3 0.9 2.7 1.0
Big Sandy River...
Fullers Station 0.9 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.7 0.3
Scioto River...
Piketon 10.3 2.0 6.3 2.3 4.3 2.0 5.6 2.2
Little Miami River...
Milford 1.6 1.1 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.7 1.7 1.1
Licking River...
Catawba 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2
Kentucky River...
Frankfort 0.6 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.6 0.3 0.6 0.2
Green River...
Spottsville 2.0 0.3 2.1 0.3 1.8 0.3 1.6 0.2
Wabash River...
New Harmony 16.0 1.1 14.2 1.1 13.1 1.0 11.9 0.9
.BR TIR 20260915 Z DH12/DC202609151440/DUE/DQG/QRIFF/QFIFF/DRH+06/QRIFF/QFIFF
.B1 DRH+12/QRIFF/QFIFF/DRH+18/QRIFF/QFIFF
ACMP1 30.7/1.3 / 23.3/1.1 / 19.7/0.9 / 19.7/0.9
BDDP1 17.0/1.1 / 12.2/0.8 / 10.5/0.7 / 9.1/0.6
BEAP1 3.8/0.6 / 2.8/0.4 / 2.7/0.4 / 2.6/0.4
DSHP1 45.9/1.2 / 36.7/1.0 / 31.4/0.8 / 29.8/0.8
MGYP1 45.4/1.1 / 41.4/1.0 / 35.0/0.9 / 32.9/0.8
WLGW2 51.0/2.1 / 45.2/1.8 / 38.3/1.6 / 36.0/1.5
MOUW2 51.7/1.2 / 45.5/1.1 / 38.6/0.9 / 36.4/0.9
RNOO1 59.0/1.9 / 46.7/1.6 / 39.4/1.4 / 37.2/1.3
PARW2 83.4/1.7 / 62.7/1.3 / 52.2/1.1 / 49.1/1.1
RACW2 91.4/1.8 / 66.8/1.4 / 55.1/1.2 / 52.0/1.1
GALW2 106.5/1.9 / 84.6/1.5 / 63.7/1.2 / 58.5/1.1
HNTW2 102.0/1.8 / 94.0/1.7 / 68.2/1.3 / 61.2/1.2
GNUK2 112.5/1.7 /108.2/1.6 / 73.2/1.1 / 64.0/1.0
MELO1 121.9/2.5 /119.2/2.5 / 81.5/2.2 / 65.7/2.0
CCNO1 119.2/2.2 /123.3/2.2 / 94.1/1.8 / 70.4/1.4
MKLK2 117.9/2.3 /127.4/2.4 /109.2/2.2 / 79.7/1.9
MLUK2 116.8/1.3 /126.5/1.3 /123.4/1.3 / 91.0/1.0
MLPK2 116.8/2.3 /126.5/2.3 /123.4/2.3 / 91.0/2.1
CNNI3 104.3/2.2 /112.2/2.3 /121.3/2.3 /103.5/2.2
EVVI3 105.7/1.6 /111.9/1.6 /122.4/1.7 /113.8/1.7
UNWK2 122.2/1.1 /125.4/1.1 /134.3/1.2 /132.8/1.2
SHNI2 122.4/1.7 /125.5/1.7 /134.4/1.7 /132.9/1.7
GOLI2 122.5/0.8 /124.0/0.8 /129.7/0.9 /137.1/0.9
SMLI2 141.6/0.9 /138.7/0.9 /137.5/0.9 /137.1/0.9
MCCO1 7.8/0.8 / 6.4/0.6 / 6.9/0.7 / 5.5/0.5
KANW2 2.9/1.1 / 2.2/0.9 / 2.3/0.9 / 2.7/1.0
FLRK2 0.9/0.3 / 0.7/0.3 / 0.7/0.3 / 0.7/0.3
PKTO1 10.3/2.0 / 6.3/2.3 / 4.3/2.0 / 5.6/2.2
MLGO1 1.6/1.1 / 0.7/0.6 / 0.6/0.7 / 1.7/1.1
CATK2 0.4/0.4 / 0.4/0.3 / 0.3/0.3 / 0.3/0.2
FFTK2 0.6/0.2 / 0.6/0.2 / 0.6/0.3 / 0.6/0.2
SPTK2 2.0/0.3 / 2.1/0.3 / 1.8/0.3 / 1.6/0.2
NHRI3 16.0/1.1 / 14.2/1.1 / 13.1/1.0 / 11.9/0.9
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