River Forecast
Issued by NWS Ohio RFC
Issued by NWS Ohio RFC
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FGUS51 KTIR 121349
RVFTIR
River Flow and Velocity Forecasts
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington, OH
09:48AM EDT Saturday, September 12, 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 12 Sep 13 Sep 14 Sep 15
Forecast Point... Flow Vel Flow Vel Flow Vel Flow Vel
Allegheny River...
C.W. Bill Young Lock and 14.0 0.7 26.6 1.2 37.5 1.6 30.0 1.3
Monongahela River...
Braddock 6.7 0.5 13.4 0.9 26.2 1.5 20.0 1.2
Beaver River...
Beaver Falls 2.0 0.3 2.7 0.4 3.5 0.5 2.5 0.4
Ohio River...
Dashields Lock and Dam 22.0 0.6 43.8 1.1 66.4 1.6 52.2 1.3
Montgomery Lock and Dam 24.8 0.6 40.7 1.0 68.7 1.7 59.3 1.5
Wheeling 28.7 1.2 40.2 1.6 71.2 2.6 66.0 2.5
Moundsville 29.0 0.7 40.8 1.0 71.7 1.6 66.3 1.5
Willow Island Lock and Da 31.5 1.2 45.9 1.6 75.1 2.2 68.9 2.1
Parkersburg 58.5 1.3 67.8 1.4 97.9 1.9 87.1 1.7
Racine Lock and Dam 65.8 1.4 73.7 1.5 103.3 2.0 90.6 1.8
R C Byrd Dam 74.4 1.4 84.3 1.5 114.6 2.0 102.2 1.8
Huntington 79.5 1.5 76.5 1.4 113.8 2.0 111.6 2.0
Lloyd Greenup Dam 73.4 1.1 78.0 1.2 108.9 1.6 116.8 1.7
Meldahl Dam 105.2 2.4 81.6 2.2 96.8 2.3 115.7 2.4
Cincinnati 122.8 2.2 86.3 1.7 93.3 1.8 111.8 2.1
Markland Dam 133.6 2.4 94.1 2.1 94.4 2.1 113.0 2.2
McAlpine Upper 131.6 1.4 115.3 1.2 94.2 1.0 105.6 1.2
McAlpine Lower 126.7 2.3 115.3 2.3 94.2 2.2 105.6 2.2
Cannelton Dam 110.4 2.2 124.4 2.3 96.6 2.2 97.0 2.2
Evansville 91.8 1.5 128.0 1.8 105.1 1.6 95.8 1.5
J T Myers Dam 88.5 0.8 144.3 1.3 131.2 1.2 112.0 1.0
Shawneetown 89.0 1.5 144.8 1.8 131.4 1.7 112.1 1.6
Golconda 71.3 0.5 128.1 0.9 144.1 1.0 119.4 0.8
Smithland Lock and Dam 103.7 0.7 135.3 0.9 144.2 1.0 119.5 0.8
Muskingum River...
McConnelsville 6.4 0.6 6.5 0.6 6.1 0.6 5.3 0.5
Kanawha River...
Kanawha Falls 3.1 1.1 3.8 1.2 3.7 1.2 2.7 1.0
Big Sandy River...
Fullers Station 0.8 0.3 0.8 0.3 0.8 0.3 0.7 0.3
Scioto River...
Piketon 10.6 2.1 6.5 2.3 6.7 2.3 6.0 2.3
Little Miami River...
Milford 1.6 1.1 1.8 1.1 1.3 0.9 0.6 0.7
Licking River...
Catawba 0.5 0.4 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3
Kentucky River...
Frankfort 1.4 0.6 0.9 0.4 0.7 0.3 0.6 0.2
Green River...
Spottsville 0.8 0.1 1.0 0.2 1.3 0.2 1.6 0.2
Wabash River...
New Harmony 18.5 1.3 17.5 1.2 17.4 1.2 15.9 1.1
.BR TIR 20260912 Z DH12/DC202609121348/DUE/DQG/QRIFF/QFIFF/DRH+06/QRIFF/QFIFF
.B1 DRH+12/QRIFF/QFIFF/DRH+18/QRIFF/QFIFF
ACMP1 14.0/0.7 / 26.6/1.2 / 37.5/1.6 / 30.0/1.3
BDDP1 6.7/0.5 / 13.4/0.9 / 26.2/1.5 / 20.0/1.2
BEAP1 2.0/0.3 / 2.7/0.4 / 3.5/0.5 / 2.5/0.4
DSHP1 22.0/0.6 / 43.8/1.1 / 66.4/1.6 / 52.2/1.3
MGYP1 24.8/0.6 / 40.7/1.0 / 68.7/1.7 / 59.3/1.5
WLGW2 28.7/1.2 / 40.2/1.6 / 71.2/2.6 / 66.0/2.5
MOUW2 29.0/0.7 / 40.8/1.0 / 71.7/1.6 / 66.3/1.5
RNOO1 31.5/1.2 / 45.9/1.6 / 75.1/2.2 / 68.9/2.1
PARW2 58.5/1.3 / 67.8/1.4 / 97.9/1.9 / 87.1/1.7
RACW2 65.8/1.4 / 73.7/1.5 /103.3/2.0 / 90.6/1.8
GALW2 74.4/1.4 / 84.3/1.5 /114.6/2.0 /102.2/1.8
HNTW2 79.5/1.5 / 76.5/1.4 /113.8/2.0 /111.6/2.0
GNUK2 73.4/1.1 / 78.0/1.2 /108.9/1.6 /116.8/1.7
MELO1 105.2/2.4 / 81.6/2.2 / 96.8/2.3 /115.7/2.4
CCNO1 122.8/2.2 / 86.3/1.7 / 93.3/1.8 /111.8/2.1
MKLK2 133.6/2.4 / 94.1/2.1 / 94.4/2.1 /113.0/2.2
MLUK2 131.6/1.4 /115.3/1.2 / 94.2/1.0 /105.6/1.2
MLPK2 126.7/2.3 /115.3/2.3 / 94.2/2.2 /105.6/2.2
CNNI3 110.4/2.2 /124.4/2.3 / 96.6/2.2 / 97.0/2.2
EVVI3 91.8/1.5 /128.0/1.8 /105.1/1.6 / 95.8/1.5
UNWK2 88.5/0.8 /144.3/1.3 /131.2/1.2 /112.0/1.0
SHNI2 89.0/1.5 /144.8/1.8 /131.4/1.7 /112.1/1.6
GOLI2 71.3/0.5 /128.1/0.9 /144.1/1.0 /119.4/0.8
SMLI2 103.7/0.7 /135.3/0.9 /144.2/1.0 /119.5/0.8
MCCO1 6.4/0.6 / 6.5/0.6 / 6.1/0.6 / 5.3/0.5
KANW2 3.1/1.1 / 3.8/1.2 / 3.7/1.2 / 2.7/1.0
FLRK2 0.8/0.3 / 0.8/0.3 / 0.8/0.3 / 0.7/0.3
PKTO1 10.6/2.1 / 6.5/2.3 / 6.7/2.3 / 6.0/2.3
MLGO1 1.6/1.1 / 1.8/1.1 / 1.3/0.9 / 0.6/0.7
CATK2 0.5/0.4 / 0.7/0.5 / 0.5/0.4 / 0.4/0.3
FFTK2 1.4/0.6 / 0.9/0.4 / 0.7/0.3 / 0.6/0.2
SPTK2 0.8/0.1 / 1.0/0.2 / 1.3/0.2 / 1.6/0.2
NHRI3 18.5/1.3 / 17.5/1.2 / 17.4/1.2 / 15.9/1.1
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