River Forecast
Issued by NWS Ohio RFC
Issued by NWS Ohio RFC
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River Flow and Velocity Forecasts
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington, OH
10:31AM EDT Thursday, September 10, 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 10 Sep 11 Sep 12 Sep 13
Forecast Point... Flow Vel Flow Vel Flow Vel Flow Vel
Allegheny River...
C.W. Bill Young Lock and 15.3 0.7 15.4 0.7 15.7 0.7 16.4 0.8
Monongahela River...
Braddock 6.9 0.5 6.0 0.4 6.0 0.4 5.4 0.4
Beaver River...
Beaver Falls 3.7 0.5 3.0 0.5 2.4 0.4 2.1 0.3
Ohio River...
Dashields Lock and Dam 34.4 0.9 23.6 0.7 23.0 0.6 22.8 0.6
Montgomery Lock and Dam 35.0 0.9 29.1 0.7 26.7 0.7 25.9 0.6
Wheeling 47.1 1.9 39.4 1.6 32.3 1.3 29.4 1.2
Moundsville 47.4 1.1 39.7 1.0 32.5 0.8 29.7 0.7
Willow Island Lock and Da 52.3 1.8 42.9 1.5 33.9 1.2 30.4 1.1
Parkersburg 66.2 1.4 61.3 1.3 49.8 1.1 42.6 0.9
Racine Lock and Dam 71.0 1.5 74.5 1.5 55.4 1.2 45.1 1.0
R C Byrd Dam 91.5 1.7 90.2 1.6 68.3 1.3 55.5 1.1
Huntington 50.6 1.0 110.3 1.9 74.4 1.4 58.3 1.1
Lloyd Greenup Dam 37.8 0.6 126.4 1.9 82.9 1.3 62.8 1.0
Meldahl Dam 42.0 1.8 63.7 2.0 128.3 2.5 92.5 2.3
Cincinnati 46.0 1.0 58.2 1.2 115.0 2.1 109.5 2.1
Markland Dam 52.1 1.6 52.6 1.6 107.8 2.2 121.4 2.3
McAlpine Upper 55.7 0.6 49.5 0.6 77.4 0.9 126.4 1.3
McAlpine Lower 55.7 1.9 49.5 1.7 77.4 2.1 126.3 2.3
Cannelton Dam 52.0 1.8 50.0 1.7 60.5 2.0 108.5 2.2
Evansville 53.0 0.9 51.4 0.9 54.3 0.9 100.4 1.6
J T Myers Dam 75.3 0.7 72.3 0.6 69.9 0.6 105.2 0.9
Shawneetown 75.3 1.4 72.4 1.3 70.0 1.3 105.3 1.6
Golconda 76.3 0.5 73.7 0.5 70.8 0.5 91.8 0.6
Smithland Lock and Dam 76.4 0.5 73.8 0.5 70.9 0.5 91.9 0.6
Muskingum River...
McConnelsville 6.3 0.6 5.6 0.6 5.3 0.5 4.6 0.5
Kanawha River...
Kanawha Falls 2.3 0.9 3.8 1.2 3.8 1.2 4.0 1.2
Big Sandy River...
Fullers Station 0.7 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.8 0.3 0.8 0.3
Scioto River...
Piketon 13.6 2.5 14.7 2.5 9.3 2.0 5.2 2.1
Little Miami River...
Milford 0.5 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.5 1.1 0.8 0.7
Licking River...
Catawba 0.2 0.3 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.5
Kentucky River...
Frankfort 0.8 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.8 0.4 1.3 0.6
Green River...
Spottsville 0.8 0.1 0.8 0.1 0.8 0.1 1.0 0.2
Wabash River...
New Harmony 20.1 1.3 18.6 1.3 18.3 1.2 17.9 1.2
.BR TIR 20260910 Z DH12/DC202609101431/DUE/DQG/QRIFF/QFIFF/DRH+06/QRIFF/QFIFF
.B1 DRH+12/QRIFF/QFIFF/DRH+18/QRIFF/QFIFF
ACMP1 15.3/0.7 / 15.4/0.7 / 15.7/0.7 / 16.4/0.8
BDDP1 6.9/0.5 / 6.0/0.4 / 6.0/0.4 / 5.4/0.4
BEAP1 3.7/0.5 / 3.0/0.5 / 2.4/0.4 / 2.1/0.3
DSHP1 34.4/0.9 / 23.6/0.7 / 23.0/0.6 / 22.8/0.6
MGYP1 35.0/0.9 / 29.1/0.7 / 26.7/0.7 / 25.9/0.6
WLGW2 47.1/1.9 / 39.4/1.6 / 32.3/1.3 / 29.4/1.2
MOUW2 47.4/1.1 / 39.7/1.0 / 32.5/0.8 / 29.7/0.7
RNOO1 52.3/1.8 / 42.9/1.5 / 33.9/1.2 / 30.4/1.1
PARW2 66.2/1.4 / 61.3/1.3 / 49.8/1.1 / 42.6/0.9
RACW2 71.0/1.5 / 74.5/1.5 / 55.4/1.2 / 45.1/1.0
GALW2 91.5/1.7 / 90.2/1.6 / 68.3/1.3 / 55.5/1.1
HNTW2 50.6/1.0 /110.3/1.9 / 74.4/1.4 / 58.3/1.1
GNUK2 37.8/0.6 /126.4/1.9 / 82.9/1.3 / 62.8/1.0
MELO1 42.0/1.8 / 63.7/2.0 /128.3/2.5 / 92.5/2.3
CCNO1 46.0/1.0 / 58.2/1.2 /115.0/2.1 /109.5/2.1
MKLK2 52.1/1.6 / 52.6/1.6 /107.8/2.2 /121.4/2.3
MLUK2 55.7/0.6 / 49.5/0.6 / 77.4/0.9 /126.4/1.3
MLPK2 55.7/1.9 / 49.5/1.7 / 77.4/2.1 /126.3/2.3
CNNI3 52.0/1.8 / 50.0/1.7 / 60.5/2.0 /108.5/2.2
EVVI3 53.0/0.9 / 51.4/0.9 / 54.3/0.9 /100.4/1.6
UNWK2 75.3/0.7 / 72.3/0.6 / 69.9/0.6 /105.2/0.9
SHNI2 75.3/1.4 / 72.4/1.3 / 70.0/1.3 /105.3/1.6
GOLI2 76.3/0.5 / 73.7/0.5 / 70.8/0.5 / 91.8/0.6
SMLI2 76.4/0.5 / 73.8/0.5 / 70.9/0.5 / 91.9/0.6
MCCO1 6.3/0.6 / 5.6/0.6 / 5.3/0.5 / 4.6/0.5
KANW2 2.3/0.9 / 3.8/1.2 / 3.8/1.2 / 4.0/1.2
FLRK2 0.7/0.3 / 0.7/0.3 / 0.8/0.3 / 0.8/0.3
PKTO1 13.6/2.5 / 14.7/2.5 / 9.3/2.0 / 5.2/2.1
MLGO1 0.5/1.0 / 1.0/0.8 / 0.5/1.1 / 0.8/0.7
CATK2 0.2/0.3 / 0.9/0.6 / 0.7/0.5 / 0.7/0.5
FFTK2 0.8/0.4 / 0.6/0.3 / 0.8/0.4 / 1.3/0.6
SPTK2 0.8/0.1 / 0.8/0.1 / 0.8/0.1 / 1.0/0.2
NHRI3 20.1/1.3 / 18.6/1.3 / 18.3/1.2 / 17.9/1.2
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