River Forecast
Issued by NWS Ohio RFC
Issued by NWS Ohio RFC
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FGUS51 KTIR 141508
RVFTIR
River Flow and Velocity Forecasts
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington, OH
11:07AM EDT Monday, September 14, 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 14 Sep 15 Sep 16 Sep 17
Forecast Point... Flow Vel Flow Vel Flow Vel Flow Vel
Allegheny River...
C.W. Bill Young Lock and 38.7 1.6 28.3 1.2 23.2 1.1 21.9 1.0
Monongahela River...
Braddock 17.7 1.1 18.6 1.1 14.2 0.9 10.9 0.7
Beaver River...
Beaver Falls 6.4 0.9 4.4 0.6 2.9 0.4 2.5 0.4
Ohio River...
Dashields Lock and Dam 59.9 1.5 49.0 1.3 38.8 1.0 33.9 0.9
Montgomery Lock and Dam 67.9 1.7 56.3 1.4 43.9 1.1 37.4 0.9
Wheeling 69.9 2.6 61.9 2.4 48.7 2.0 40.7 1.7
Moundsville 70.5 1.6 62.6 1.5 48.9 1.2 40.9 1.0
Willow Island Lock and Da 71.4 2.2 64.3 2.0 50.1 1.7 41.7 1.5
Parkersburg 94.0 1.9 89.8 1.8 67.8 1.4 54.2 1.2
Racine Lock and Dam 101.3 2.0 96.5 1.9 72.2 1.5 57.1 1.2
R C Byrd Dam 110.0 1.9 109.3 1.9 82.3 1.5 65.2 1.2
Huntington 94.0 1.7 117.6 2.1 89.7 1.6 68.2 1.3
Lloyd Greenup Dam 99.6 1.5 121.7 1.8 98.8 1.5 72.5 1.1
Meldahl Dam 115.1 2.4 127.3 2.5 109.1 2.4 75.6 2.1
Cincinnati 115.3 2.1 123.2 2.2 119.2 2.2 83.7 1.6
Markland Dam 116.0 2.3 122.1 2.3 126.8 2.3 94.8 2.1
McAlpine Upper 106.9 1.2 119.8 1.3 129.0 1.4 115.0 1.2
McAlpine Lower 106.9 2.2 119.8 2.3 129.0 2.3 115.0 2.3
Cannelton Dam 99.5 2.2 111.8 2.3 119.8 2.3 120.5 2.3
Evansville 102.2 1.6 111.2 1.6 119.6 1.7 124.8 1.7
J T Myers Dam 124.8 1.1 125.3 1.1 133.7 1.2 140.0 1.2
Shawneetown 125.0 1.7 125.4 1.7 133.9 1.7 140.1 1.8
Golconda 136.3 0.9 121.7 0.8 130.5 0.9 137.4 0.9
Smithland Lock and Dam 145.2 1.0 121.8 0.8 130.6 0.9 137.4 0.9
Muskingum River...
McConnelsville 8.7 0.8 7.9 0.8 5.8 0.6 4.4 0.4
Kanawha River...
Kanawha Falls 3.3 1.1 3.1 1.1 2.7 1.0 2.7 1.0
Big Sandy River...
Fullers Station 0.7 0.3 0.8 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.6 0.3
Scioto River...
Piketon 14.2 2.5 10.7 2.1 6.8 2.2 4.8 2.1
Little Miami River...
Milford 1.8 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.5 1.0
Licking River...
Catawba 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3
Kentucky River...
Frankfort 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.1
Green River...
Spottsville 1.5 0.2 2.0 0.3 2.0 0.3 1.8 0.3
Wabash River...
New Harmony 17.3 1.2 16.0 1.1 14.3 1.1 13.1 1.0
.BR TIR 20260914 Z DH12/DC202609141507/DUE/DQG/QRIFF/QFIFF/DRH+06/QRIFF/QFIFF
.B1 DRH+12/QRIFF/QFIFF/DRH+18/QRIFF/QFIFF
ACMP1 38.7/1.6 / 28.3/1.2 / 23.2/1.1 / 21.9/1.0
BDDP1 17.7/1.1 / 18.6/1.1 / 14.2/0.9 / 10.9/0.7
BEAP1 6.4/0.9 / 4.4/0.6 / 2.9/0.4 / 2.5/0.4
DSHP1 59.9/1.5 / 49.0/1.3 / 38.8/1.0 / 33.9/0.9
MGYP1 67.9/1.7 / 56.3/1.4 / 43.9/1.1 / 37.4/0.9
WLGW2 69.9/2.6 / 61.9/2.4 / 48.7/2.0 / 40.7/1.7
MOUW2 70.5/1.6 / 62.6/1.5 / 48.9/1.2 / 40.9/1.0
RNOO1 71.4/2.2 / 64.3/2.0 / 50.1/1.7 / 41.7/1.5
PARW2 94.0/1.9 / 89.8/1.8 / 67.8/1.4 / 54.2/1.2
RACW2 101.3/2.0 / 96.5/1.9 / 72.2/1.5 / 57.1/1.2
GALW2 110.0/1.9 /109.3/1.9 / 82.3/1.5 / 65.2/1.2
HNTW2 94.0/1.7 /117.6/2.1 / 89.7/1.6 / 68.2/1.3
GNUK2 99.6/1.5 /121.7/1.8 / 98.8/1.5 / 72.5/1.1
MELO1 115.1/2.4 /127.3/2.5 /109.1/2.4 / 75.6/2.1
CCNO1 115.3/2.1 /123.2/2.2 /119.2/2.2 / 83.7/1.6
MKLK2 116.0/2.3 /122.1/2.3 /126.8/2.3 / 94.8/2.1
MLUK2 106.9/1.2 /119.8/1.3 /129.0/1.4 /115.0/1.2
MLPK2 106.9/2.2 /119.8/2.3 /129.0/2.3 /115.0/2.3
CNNI3 99.5/2.2 /111.8/2.3 /119.8/2.3 /120.5/2.3
EVVI3 102.2/1.6 /111.2/1.6 /119.6/1.7 /124.8/1.7
UNWK2 124.8/1.1 /125.3/1.1 /133.7/1.2 /140.0/1.2
SHNI2 125.0/1.7 /125.4/1.7 /133.9/1.7 /140.1/1.8
GOLI2 136.3/0.9 /121.7/0.8 /130.5/0.9 /137.4/0.9
SMLI2 145.2/1.0 /121.8/0.8 /130.6/0.9 /137.4/0.9
MCCO1 8.7/0.8 / 7.9/0.8 / 5.8/0.6 / 4.4/0.4
KANW2 3.3/1.1 / 3.1/1.1 / 2.7/1.0 / 2.7/1.0
FLRK2 0.7/0.3 / 0.8/0.3 / 0.7/0.3 / 0.6/0.3
PKTO1 14.2/2.5 / 10.7/2.1 / 6.8/2.2 / 4.8/2.1
MLGO1 1.8/1.1 / 0.8/0.7 / 0.6/0.8 / 0.5/1.0
CATK2 0.7/0.5 / 0.6/0.4 / 0.5/0.4 / 0.4/0.3
FFTK2 0.5/0.2 / 0.5/0.2 / 0.4/0.2 / 0.4/0.1
SPTK2 1.5/0.2 / 2.0/0.3 / 2.0/0.3 / 1.8/0.3
NHRI3 17.3/1.2 / 16.0/1.1 / 14.3/1.1 / 13.1/1.0
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