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River Forecast
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington OH
950 AM EDT Tue Aug 18 2026

This is a NWS guidance product from the Ohio River Forecast Center.
Public forecasts and warnings are issued only by local NWS offices.
Statistical uncertainties can be viewed from our ensemble pages at:
http://weather.gov/erh/mmefs


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: Wabash River - Linn Grove, IN - IWX
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: Action Stage         9.0 ft
: Flood Stage          11.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 14.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    17.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 12.0 FT at 845 AM EDT on Aug 18
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:Fall below flood stage around 5AM EDT on Wed, Aug 19
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.ER LYNI3 20260818 Z DC202608181350/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0818 :           /  11.9 /  11.6 /  11.2
.E2    : 0819 :   /  10.9 /  10.7 /  10.5 /  10.2
.E3    : 0820 :   /   9.8 /   9.5 /   9.2 /   8.9
.E4    : 0821 :   /   8.6 /   8.3 /   8.1 /   7.9
.E5    : 0822 :   /   7.7 /   7.5 /   7.3 /   7.1
.E6    : 0823 :   /   7.0
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
: 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.04/ 0.04/ 0.00/ 0.04/ 0.00/
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: Wabash River - Wabash River at Bluffton, IN - IWX
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: Action Stage         7.0 ft
: Flood Stage          10.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 14.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    18.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 10.6 FT at 845 AM EDT on Aug 18
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:Fall below flood stage around 11PM EDT on Tue, Aug 18
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.ER BLFI3 20260818 Z DC202608181351/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0818 :           /  10.4 /  10.2 /   9.9
.E2    : 0819 :   /   9.6 /   9.2 /   8.7 /   8.4
.E3    : 0820 :   /   7.9 /   7.6 /   7.3 /   6.9
.E4    : 0821 :   /   6.6 /   6.3 /   6.0 /   5.7
.E5    : 0822 :   /   5.4 /   5.2 /   5.0 /   4.8
.E6    : 0823 :   /   4.6
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
: 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.04/ 0.03/ 0.00/ 0.01/ 0.00/
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: Salamonie River - Portland, IN - IWX
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: Action Stage         9.0 ft
: Flood Stage          11.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 14.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    16.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 5.3 FT at 845 AM EDT on Aug 18
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.ER PORI3 20260818 Z DC202608181351/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0818 :           /   4.8 /   4.4 /   4.2
.E2    : 0819 :   /   4.1 /   4.0 /   3.9 /   3.8
.E3    : 0820 :   /   3.7 /   3.7 /   3.6 /   3.6
.E4    : 0821 :   /   3.6 /   3.5 /   3.5 /   3.4
.E5    : 0822 :   /   3.4 /   3.4 /   3.3 /   3.3
.E6    : 0823 :   /   3.3
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
: 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.03/ 0.05/ 0.00/ 0.06/ 0.00/
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: Tippecanoe River - Ora, IN - IWX
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: Action Stage         9.0 ft
: Flood Stage          12.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 13.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    14.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 9.6 FT at 845 AM EDT on Aug 18
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.ER ORAI3 20260818 Z DC202608181351/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0818 :           /   9.5 /   9.4 /   9.3
.E2    : 0819 :   /   9.2 /   9.1 /   9.1 /   9.0
.E3    : 0820 :   /   8.9 /   8.9 /   8.8 /   8.7
.E4    : 0821 :   /   8.7 /   8.6 /   8.6 /   8.5
.E5    : 0822 :   /   8.4 /   8.2 /   8.0 /   7.8
.E6    : 0823 :   /   7.7
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
: 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.02/ 0.04/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/
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: Tippecanoe River - Lake Freeman, IN - IND
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: Action Flow         9000.0 cfs
: Flood Flow          13000.0 cfs
: Moderate Flood Flow 18000.0 cfs
: Major Flood Flow    22000.0 cfs
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:Latest Observed Value - 5.9 KCFS at 915 AM EDT on Aug 18
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.ER MCXI3 20260818 Z DC202608181351/DH18/QTIFFZZ/DIH6
:FLOW FCST        /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0818 :           /   5.4 /   4.9 /   4.6
.E2    : 0819 :   /   4.4 /   4.2 /   4.0 /   3.8
.E3    : 0820 :   /   3.7 /   3.5 /   3.4 /   3.3
.E4    : 0821 :   /   3.1 /   3.0 /   2.9 /   2.8
.E5    : 0822 :   /   2.7 /   2.6 /   2.5 /   2.5
.E6    : 0823 :   /   2.4
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: Tippecanoe River - Tippecanoe River near Delphi, IN - IND
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: Action Stage         6.0 ft
: Flood Stage          8.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 12.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    15.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 5.9 FT at 845 AM EDT on Aug 18
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.ER DLPI3 20260818 Z DC202608181351/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0818 :           /   5.7 /   5.4 /   5.3
.E2    : 0819 :   /   5.1 /   5.0 /   4.9 /   4.9
.E3    : 0820 :   /   4.8 /   4.7 /   4.6 /   4.6
.E4    : 0821 :   /   4.5 /   4.5 /   4.4 /   4.3
.E5    : 0822 :   /   4.2 /   4.2 /   4.1 /   4.0
.E6    : 0823 :   /   4.0
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
: 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.05/ 0.01/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/
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: Wildcat Creek - Lafayette, IN - IND
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: Action Stage         6.0 ft
: Flood Stage          10.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 15.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    19.5 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 11.3 FT at 945 AM EDT on Aug 18
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:Fall below flood stage around 11PM EDT on Tue, Aug 18
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.ER LYTI3 20260818 Z DC202608181351/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0818 :           /  11.0 /  10.4 /   9.8
.E2    : 0819 :   /   9.3 /   8.8 /   8.4 /   7.9
.E3    : 0820 :   /   7.6 /   7.2 /   6.9 /   6.6
.E4    : 0821 :   /   6.4 /   6.2 /   6.0 /   5.9
.E5    : 0822 :   /   5.8 /   5.6 /   5.5 /   5.4
.E6    : 0823 :   /   5.3
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
: 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.01/ 0.02/ 0.01/ 0.00/ 0.01/ 0.00/
:Gage reading not trusted, ignored.


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: Wabash River - West Lafayette, IN - IND
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: Action Stage         7.0 ft
: Flood Stage          11.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 18.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    26.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 15.4 FT at 930 AM EDT on Aug 18
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:Fall below flood stage around 5PM EDT on Wed, Aug 19
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.ER LAFI3 20260818 Z DC202608181351/DH18/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0818 :           /  14.8 /  13.9 /  12.8
.E2    : 0819 :   /  11.8 /  11.1 /  10.6 /  10.2
.E3    : 0820 :   /   9.7 /   9.3 /   8.9 /   8.5
.E4    : 0821 :   /   8.2 /   7.9 /   7.7 /   7.5
.E5    : 0822 :   /   7.3 /   7.1 /   6.9 /   6.8
.E6    : 0823 :   /   6.6
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
: 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.02/ 0.01/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/
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