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FGUS51 KTIR 301616
RVFTIR
River Flow and Velocity Forecasts
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington, OH
11:14AM EST Tuesday, December 30, 2025

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

                               Dec 30       Dec 31       Jan 01       Jan 02
Forecast Point...            Flow  Vel    Flow  Vel    Flow  Vel    Flow  Vel

Allegheny River...
  C.W. Bill Young Lock and   47.1  1.9    52.2  2.1    43.2  1.8    36.6  1.6

Monongahela River...
  Braddock                   13.5  0.9    13.1  0.9    10.9  0.7     9.4  0.6

Beaver River...
  Beaver Falls                6.4  0.9     4.7  0.7     4.1  0.6     3.6  0.5

Ohio River...
  Dashields Lock and Dam     55.0  1.4    60.7  1.5    54.9  1.4    46.7  1.2
  Montgomery Lock and Dam    54.5  1.4    66.7  1.6    60.3  1.5    51.5  1.3
  Wheeling                   52.3  2.2    68.9  2.6    63.8  2.5    54.8  2.3
  Moundsville                53.3  1.3    69.6  1.6    64.3  1.5    55.3  1.3
  Willow Island Lock and Da  56.6  1.8    71.6  2.2    65.8  2.0    56.5  1.8
  Parkersburg                63.4  1.3    79.2  1.6    73.2  1.5    63.4  1.3
  Racine Lock and Dam        61.4  1.3    82.0  1.7    75.3  1.5    65.3  1.4
  R C Byrd Dam               80.0  1.5   100.9  1.8    90.0  1.6    77.8  1.4
  Huntington                 78.1  1.4   105.7  1.9    95.4  1.7    82.5  1.5
  Lloyd Greenup Dam          74.1  1.1   101.7  1.5   101.9  1.5    88.0  1.3
  Meldahl Dam                87.1  2.3    83.0  2.2    99.2  2.3   101.9  2.4
  Cincinnati                 93.9  1.8    88.8  1.7    97.7  1.9   106.6  2.0
  Markland Dam              100.6  2.2    93.3  2.1    94.7  2.1   108.4  2.2
  McAlpine Upper            109.3  1.2   104.0  1.1    96.5  1.1   107.7  1.2
  McAlpine Lower            109.1  2.2   103.6  2.2    96.2  2.2   107.6  2.2
  Cannelton Dam             111.7  2.3   107.4  2.2    98.2  2.2   101.6  2.2
  Evansville                120.5  1.7   118.4  1.7   109.9  1.6   105.9  1.6
  J T Myers Dam             127.9  1.1   128.7  1.1   122.1  1.1   113.7  1.0
  Shawneetown               128.2  1.7   128.9  1.7   122.2  1.7   113.8  1.6
  Golconda                  122.7  0.8   131.3  0.9   128.0  0.9   118.1  0.8
  Smithland Lock and Dam    122.8  0.8   131.4  0.9   128.0  0.9   118.1  0.8

Muskingum River...
  McConnelsville              5.8  0.6     6.6  0.7     6.7  0.7     5.7  0.6

Kanawha River...
  Kanawha Falls              10.2  2.1     8.1  1.9     7.6  1.8     6.9  1.7

Big Sandy River...
  Fullers Station             1.5  0.6     1.9  0.7     1.5  0.6     1.3  0.5

Scioto River...
  Piketon                     3.1  1.6     4.7  2.0     3.5  1.7     2.9  1.5

Little Miami River...
  Milford                     1.9  1.2     1.1  0.9     0.9  0.8     0.8  0.7

Licking River...
  Catawba                     2.6  1.3     2.5  1.2     2.0  1.1     1.7  1.0

Kentucky River...
  Frankfort                   4.0  1.5     2.9  1.2     2.4  1.0     1.8  0.8

Green River...
  Spottsville                 7.6  1.0     8.0  1.0     7.9  1.0     6.7  0.9

Wabash River...
  New Harmony                 8.2  0.8     8.6  0.8     8.2  0.8     8.1  0.7

.BR TIR 20251230 Z DH12/DC202512301614/DUE/DQG/QRIFF/QFIFF/DRH+06/QRIFF/QFIFF
.B1 DRH+12/QRIFF/QFIFF/DRH+18/QRIFF/QFIFF
ACMP1  47.1/1.9  / 52.2/2.1  / 43.2/1.8  / 36.6/1.6
BDDP1  13.5/0.9  / 13.1/0.9  / 10.9/0.7  /  9.4/0.6
BEAP1   6.4/0.9  /  4.7/0.7  /  4.1/0.6  /  3.6/0.5
DSHP1  55.0/1.4  / 60.7/1.5  / 54.9/1.4  / 46.7/1.2
MGYP1  54.5/1.4  / 66.7/1.6  / 60.3/1.5  / 51.5/1.3
WLGW2  52.3/2.2  / 68.9/2.6  / 63.8/2.5  / 54.8/2.3
MOUW2  53.3/1.3  / 69.6/1.6  / 64.3/1.5  / 55.3/1.3
RNOO1  56.6/1.8  / 71.6/2.2  / 65.8/2.0  / 56.5/1.8
PARW2  63.4/1.3  / 79.2/1.6  / 73.2/1.5  / 63.4/1.3
RACW2  61.4/1.3  / 82.0/1.7  / 75.3/1.5  / 65.3/1.4
GALW2  80.0/1.5  /100.9/1.8  / 90.0/1.6  / 77.8/1.4
HNTW2  78.1/1.4  /105.7/1.9  / 95.4/1.7  / 82.5/1.5
GNUK2  74.1/1.1  /101.7/1.5  /101.9/1.5  / 88.0/1.3
MELO1  87.1/2.3  / 83.0/2.2  / 99.2/2.3  /101.9/2.4
CCNO1  93.9/1.8  / 88.8/1.7  / 97.7/1.9  /106.6/2.0
MKLK2 100.6/2.2  / 93.3/2.1  / 94.7/2.1  /108.4/2.2
MLUK2 109.3/1.2  /104.0/1.1  / 96.5/1.1  /107.7/1.2
MLPK2 109.1/2.2  /103.6/2.2  / 96.2/2.2  /107.6/2.2
CNNI3 111.7/2.3  /107.4/2.2  / 98.2/2.2  /101.6/2.2
EVVI3 120.5/1.7  /118.4/1.7  /109.9/1.6  /105.9/1.6
UNWK2 127.9/1.1  /128.7/1.1  /122.1/1.1  /113.7/1.0
SHNI2 128.2/1.7  /128.9/1.7  /122.2/1.7  /113.8/1.6
GOLI2 122.7/0.8  /131.3/0.9  /128.0/0.9  /118.1/0.8
SMLI2 122.8/0.8  /131.4/0.9  /128.0/0.9  /118.1/0.8
MCCO1   5.8/0.6  /  6.6/0.7  /  6.7/0.7  /  5.7/0.6
KANW2  10.2/2.1  /  8.1/1.9  /  7.6/1.8  /  6.9/1.7
FLRK2   1.5/0.6  /  1.9/0.7  /  1.5/0.6  /  1.3/0.5
PKTO1   3.1/1.6  /  4.7/2.0  /  3.5/1.7  /  2.9/1.5
MLGO1   1.9/1.2  /  1.1/0.9  /  0.9/0.8  /  0.8/0.7
CATK2   2.6/1.3  /  2.5/1.2  /  2.0/1.1  /  1.7/1.0
FFTK2   4.0/1.5  /  2.9/1.2  /  2.4/1.0  /  1.8/0.8
SPTK2   7.6/1.0  /  8.0/1.0  /  7.9/1.0  /  6.7/0.9
NHRI3   8.2/0.8  /  8.6/0.8  /  8.2/0.8  /  8.1/0.7
.END
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