River Forecast
Issued by NWS Ohio RFC
Issued by NWS Ohio RFC
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FGUS51 KTIR 281559
RVFTIR
River Flow and Velocity Forecasts
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington, OH
11:59AM EDT Tuesday, July 28, 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
Jul 28 Jul 29 Jul 30 Jul 31
Forecast Point... Flow Vel Flow Vel Flow Vel Flow Vel
Allegheny River...
C.W. Bill Young Lock and 7.0 0.3 6.4 0.3 6.7 0.3 7.1 0.3
Monongahela River...
Braddock 16.3 1.0 10.9 0.7 6.4 0.4 5.1 0.3
Beaver River...
Beaver Falls 1.2 0.2 1.2 0.2 1.2 0.2 1.2 0.2
Ohio River...
Dashields Lock and Dam 23.6 0.7 17.5 0.5 13.4 0.4 12.4 0.4
Montgomery Lock and Dam 25.5 0.6 19.5 0.5 14.9 0.4 13.8 0.3
Wheeling 27.0 1.1 21.0 0.8 16.0 0.6 14.5 0.6
Moundsville 27.1 0.7 21.2 0.5 16.1 0.4 14.6 0.4
Willow Island Lock and Da 26.0 1.0 21.6 0.8 16.5 0.6 15.0 0.6
Parkersburg 30.9 0.7 25.9 0.6 20.9 0.5 19.2 0.4
Racine Lock and Dam 40.5 0.9 29.2 0.6 21.5 0.5 19.7 0.4
R C Byrd Dam 52.6 1.0 39.4 0.8 32.3 0.6 27.7 0.6
Huntington 53.4 1.0 43.6 0.9 34.5 0.7 29.0 0.6
Lloyd Greenup Dam 48.2 0.7 48.7 0.8 37.8 0.6 31.4 0.5
Meldahl Dam 49.7 1.9 52.4 1.9 44.8 1.8 38.0 1.7
Cincinnati 51.3 1.1 52.7 1.1 48.0 1.1 41.2 0.9
Markland Dam 57.0 1.7 53.5 1.6 52.1 1.6 45.2 1.5
McAlpine Upper 60.7 0.7 58.8 0.7 58.2 0.7 51.2 0.6
McAlpine Lower 67.2 2.0 58.6 2.0 58.1 1.9 51.1 1.7
Cannelton Dam 64.9 2.0 61.1 2.0 57.9 1.9 53.1 1.8
Evansville 73.2 1.2 74.0 1.2 65.8 1.1 62.2 1.0
J T Myers Dam 92.3 0.8 93.4 0.8 85.4 0.8 81.1 0.7
Shawneetown 94.7 1.5 94.1 1.5 85.7 1.5 81.3 1.4
Golconda 102.8 0.7 100.9 0.7 93.8 0.6 84.5 0.6
Smithland Lock and Dam 104.8 0.7 101.2 0.7 94.0 0.6 84.7 0.6
Muskingum River...
McConnelsville 3.4 0.3 3.5 0.3 3.3 0.3 3.0 0.3
Kanawha River...
Kanawha Falls 4.6 1.4 7.3 1.8 6.7 1.7 5.0 1.4
Big Sandy River...
Fullers Station 1.1 0.4 1.0 0.4 1.0 0.4 1.1 0.4
Scioto River...
Piketon 1.3 1.1 3.4 1.7 5.6 2.2 2.3 1.3
Little Miami River...
Milford 0.2 1.2 0.2 1.2 0.2 1.1 0.2 1.1
Licking River...
Catawba 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4
Kentucky River...
Frankfort 3.5 1.4 2.7 1.1 2.5 1.0 2.1 0.9
Green River...
Spottsville 14.4 1.6 10.6 1.3 7.4 0.9 6.7 0.9
Wabash River...
New Harmony 13.4 1.0 13.7 1.0 13.8 1.0 13.8 1.0
.BR TIR 20260728 Z DH12/DC202607281559/DUE/DQG/QRIFF/QFIFF/DRH+06/QRIFF/QFIFF
.B1 DRH+12/QRIFF/QFIFF/DRH+18/QRIFF/QFIFF
ACMP1 7.0/0.3 / 6.4/0.3 / 6.7/0.3 / 7.1/0.3
BDDP1 16.3/1.0 / 10.9/0.7 / 6.4/0.4 / 5.1/0.3
BEAP1 1.2/0.2 / 1.2/0.2 / 1.2/0.2 / 1.2/0.2
DSHP1 23.6/0.7 / 17.5/0.5 / 13.4/0.4 / 12.4/0.4
MGYP1 25.5/0.6 / 19.5/0.5 / 14.9/0.4 / 13.8/0.3
WLGW2 27.0/1.1 / 21.0/0.8 / 16.0/0.6 / 14.5/0.6
MOUW2 27.1/0.7 / 21.2/0.5 / 16.1/0.4 / 14.6/0.4
RNOO1 26.0/1.0 / 21.6/0.8 / 16.5/0.6 / 15.0/0.6
PARW2 30.9/0.7 / 25.9/0.6 / 20.9/0.5 / 19.2/0.4
RACW2 40.5/0.9 / 29.2/0.6 / 21.5/0.5 / 19.7/0.4
GALW2 52.6/1.0 / 39.4/0.8 / 32.3/0.6 / 27.7/0.6
HNTW2 53.4/1.0 / 43.6/0.9 / 34.5/0.7 / 29.0/0.6
GNUK2 48.2/0.7 / 48.7/0.8 / 37.8/0.6 / 31.4/0.5
MELO1 49.7/1.9 / 52.4/1.9 / 44.8/1.8 / 38.0/1.7
CCNO1 51.3/1.1 / 52.7/1.1 / 48.0/1.1 / 41.2/0.9
MKLK2 57.0/1.7 / 53.5/1.6 / 52.1/1.6 / 45.2/1.5
MLUK2 60.7/0.7 / 58.8/0.7 / 58.2/0.7 / 51.2/0.6
MLPK2 67.2/2.0 / 58.6/2.0 / 58.1/1.9 / 51.1/1.7
CNNI3 64.9/2.0 / 61.1/2.0 / 57.9/1.9 / 53.1/1.8
EVVI3 73.2/1.2 / 74.0/1.2 / 65.8/1.1 / 62.2/1.0
UNWK2 92.3/0.8 / 93.4/0.8 / 85.4/0.8 / 81.1/0.7
SHNI2 94.7/1.5 / 94.1/1.5 / 85.7/1.5 / 81.3/1.4
GOLI2 102.8/0.7 /100.9/0.7 / 93.8/0.6 / 84.5/0.6
SMLI2 104.8/0.7 /101.2/0.7 / 94.0/0.6 / 84.7/0.6
MCCO1 3.4/0.3 / 3.5/0.3 / 3.3/0.3 / 3.0/0.3
KANW2 4.6/1.4 / 7.3/1.8 / 6.7/1.7 / 5.0/1.4
FLRK2 1.1/0.4 / 1.0/0.4 / 1.0/0.4 / 1.1/0.4
PKTO1 1.3/1.1 / 3.4/1.7 / 5.6/2.2 / 2.3/1.3
MLGO1 0.2/1.2 / 0.2/1.2 / 0.2/1.1 / 0.2/1.1
CATK2 0.5/0.4 / 0.5/0.4 / 0.5/0.4 / 0.4/0.4
FFTK2 3.5/1.4 / 2.7/1.1 / 2.5/1.0 / 2.1/0.9
SPTK2 14.4/1.6 / 10.6/1.3 / 7.4/0.9 / 6.7/0.9
NHRI3 13.4/1.0 / 13.7/1.0 / 13.8/1.0 / 13.8/1.0
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