River Forecast
Issued by NWS Ohio RFC
Issued by NWS Ohio RFC
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FGUS51 KTIR 191532
RVFTIR
River Flow and Velocity Forecasts
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington, OH
11:30AM EDT Saturday, September 19, 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 19 Sep 20 Sep 21 Sep 22
Forecast Point... Flow Vel Flow Vel Flow Vel Flow Vel
Allegheny River...
C.W. Bill Young Lock and 22.3 1.0 18.8 0.9 24.3 1.1 28.1 1.2
Monongahela River...
Braddock 10.0 0.7 7.1 0.5 8.5 0.6 11.8 0.8
Beaver River...
Beaver Falls 2.3 0.3 2.0 0.3 3.8 0.6 3.5 0.5
Ohio River...
Dashields Lock and Dam 33.2 0.9 26.8 0.7 34.8 0.9 41.4 1.1
Montgomery Lock and Dam 36.7 0.9 29.8 0.7 36.5 0.9 46.0 1.2
Wheeling 39.4 1.6 32.5 1.4 39.5 1.6 50.0 2.0
Moundsville 39.6 1.0 32.7 0.8 40.2 1.0 50.6 1.2
Willow Island Lock and Da 45.3 1.6 33.2 1.2 41.5 1.5 53.1 1.8
Parkersburg 55.7 1.2 42.8 1.0 52.3 1.1 69.4 1.5
Racine Lock and Dam 58.2 1.2 45.1 1.0 54.6 1.2 75.0 1.5
R C Byrd Dam 65.0 1.2 51.5 1.0 60.8 1.2 81.1 1.5
Huntington 65.2 1.2 54.1 1.1 54.0 1.1 79.9 1.5
Lloyd Greenup Dam 69.7 1.1 57.9 0.9 52.1 0.8 78.1 1.2
Meldahl Dam 71.5 2.1 73.6 2.1 60.4 2.0 81.3 2.2
Cincinnati 62.6 1.3 74.5 1.5 65.2 1.3 76.5 1.5
Markland Dam 63.0 1.8 80.2 2.0 78.5 1.9 85.5 2.0
McAlpine Upper 69.6 0.8 75.8 0.8 83.6 0.9 79.1 0.9
McAlpine Lower 69.6 2.0 75.8 2.1 83.6 2.1 79.0 2.1
Cannelton Dam 71.0 2.0 67.6 2.0 80.3 2.1 76.4 2.1
Evansville 72.2 1.2 66.0 1.1 79.5 1.3 79.2 1.3
J T Myers Dam 90.0 0.8 77.2 0.7 87.9 0.8 92.6 0.8
Shawneetown 90.1 1.5 77.3 1.4 88.0 1.5 92.7 1.5
Golconda 97.4 0.6 79.5 0.5 85.0 0.6 94.1 0.6
Smithland Lock and Dam 97.5 0.6 79.6 0.5 85.0 0.6 94.1 0.6
Muskingum River...
McConnelsville 6.5 0.6 5.5 0.5 7.7 0.7 9.5 0.9
Kanawha River...
Kanawha Falls 2.7 1.0 3.4 1.1 3.3 1.1 2.5 1.0
Big Sandy River...
Fullers Station 0.7 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.6 0.3
Scioto River...
Piketon 6.6 2.3 5.4 2.2 9.5 2.0 15.5 2.5
Little Miami River...
Milford 0.9 0.7 1.3 0.9 2.0 1.2 2.9 1.5
Licking River...
Catawba 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.5
Kentucky River...
Frankfort 0.9 0.4 0.7 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.8 0.4
Green River...
Spottsville 1.3 0.2 1.2 0.2 1.1 0.2 1.0 0.2
Wabash River...
New Harmony 11.2 0.9 10.7 0.9 11.1 0.9 15.8 1.1
.BR TIR 20260919 Z DH12/DC202609191530/DUE/DQG/QRIFF/QFIFF/DRH+06/QRIFF/QFIFF
.B1 DRH+12/QRIFF/QFIFF/DRH+18/QRIFF/QFIFF
ACMP1 22.3/1.0 / 18.8/0.9 / 24.3/1.1 / 28.1/1.2
BDDP1 10.0/0.7 / 7.1/0.5 / 8.5/0.6 / 11.8/0.8
BEAP1 2.3/0.3 / 2.0/0.3 / 3.8/0.6 / 3.5/0.5
DSHP1 33.2/0.9 / 26.8/0.7 / 34.8/0.9 / 41.4/1.1
MGYP1 36.7/0.9 / 29.8/0.7 / 36.5/0.9 / 46.0/1.2
WLGW2 39.4/1.6 / 32.5/1.4 / 39.5/1.6 / 50.0/2.0
MOUW2 39.6/1.0 / 32.7/0.8 / 40.2/1.0 / 50.6/1.2
RNOO1 45.3/1.6 / 33.2/1.2 / 41.5/1.5 / 53.1/1.8
PARW2 55.7/1.2 / 42.8/1.0 / 52.3/1.1 / 69.4/1.5
RACW2 58.2/1.2 / 45.1/1.0 / 54.6/1.2 / 75.0/1.5
GALW2 65.0/1.2 / 51.5/1.0 / 60.8/1.2 / 81.1/1.5
HNTW2 65.2/1.2 / 54.1/1.1 / 54.0/1.1 / 79.9/1.5
GNUK2 69.7/1.1 / 57.9/0.9 / 52.1/0.8 / 78.1/1.2
MELO1 71.5/2.1 / 73.6/2.1 / 60.4/2.0 / 81.3/2.2
CCNO1 62.6/1.3 / 74.5/1.5 / 65.2/1.3 / 76.5/1.5
MKLK2 63.0/1.8 / 80.2/2.0 / 78.5/1.9 / 85.5/2.0
MLUK2 69.6/0.8 / 75.8/0.8 / 83.6/0.9 / 79.1/0.9
MLPK2 69.6/2.0 / 75.8/2.1 / 83.6/2.1 / 79.0/2.1
CNNI3 71.0/2.0 / 67.6/2.0 / 80.3/2.1 / 76.4/2.1
EVVI3 72.2/1.2 / 66.0/1.1 / 79.5/1.3 / 79.2/1.3
UNWK2 90.0/0.8 / 77.2/0.7 / 87.9/0.8 / 92.6/0.8
SHNI2 90.1/1.5 / 77.3/1.4 / 88.0/1.5 / 92.7/1.5
GOLI2 97.4/0.6 / 79.5/0.5 / 85.0/0.6 / 94.1/0.6
SMLI2 97.5/0.6 / 79.6/0.5 / 85.0/0.6 / 94.1/0.6
MCCO1 6.5/0.6 / 5.5/0.5 / 7.7/0.7 / 9.5/0.9
KANW2 2.7/1.0 / 3.4/1.1 / 3.3/1.1 / 2.5/1.0
FLRK2 0.7/0.3 / 0.6/0.3 / 0.6/0.3 / 0.6/0.3
PKTO1 6.6/2.3 / 5.4/2.2 / 9.5/2.0 / 15.5/2.5
MLGO1 0.9/0.7 / 1.3/0.9 / 2.0/1.2 / 2.9/1.5
CATK2 0.3/0.2 / 0.4/0.3 / 0.8/0.5 / 0.6/0.5
FFTK2 0.9/0.4 / 0.7/0.3 / 0.7/0.3 / 0.8/0.4
SPTK2 1.3/0.2 / 1.2/0.2 / 1.1/0.2 / 1.0/0.2
NHRI3 11.2/0.9 / 10.7/0.9 / 11.1/0.9 / 15.8/1.1
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