River Forecast
Issued by NWS Ohio RFC
Issued by NWS Ohio RFC
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FGUS51 KTIR 181523
RVFTIR
River Flow and Velocity Forecasts
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington, OH
11:21AM EDT Saturday, October 18, 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
Oct 18 Oct 19 Oct 20 Oct 21
Forecast Point... Flow Vel Flow Vel Flow Vel Flow Vel
Allegheny River...
C.W. Bill Young Lock and 4.5 0.2 4.1 0.2 4.1 0.2 4.8 0.2
Monongahela River...
Braddock 1.8 0.1 2.5 0.2 2.3 0.2 2.9 0.2
Beaver River...
Beaver Falls 0.7 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.8 0.1 1.2 0.2
Ohio River...
Dashields Lock and Dam 5.0 0.2 6.7 0.3 6.8 0.3 7.9 0.3
Montgomery Lock and Dam 5.3 0.1 7.4 0.2 7.5 0.2 9.2 0.2
Wheeling 5.4 0.1 7.7 0.2 7.8 0.2 9.4 0.3
Moundsville 5.4 0.1 7.8 0.2 7.9 0.2 9.4 0.2
Willow Island Lock and Da 5.1 0.2 8.0 0.3 8.2 0.3 9.8 0.4
Parkersburg 6.7 0.1 9.4 0.2 9.8 0.2 12.3 0.3
Racine Lock and Dam 7.3 0.2 9.7 0.2 10.8 0.2 13.3 0.3
R C Byrd Dam 9.6 0.2 13.4 0.3 14.5 0.3 16.2 0.3
Huntington 10.6 0.2 12.3 0.3 14.1 0.3 16.8 0.3
Lloyd Greenup Dam 12.5 0.2 13.0 0.2 14.8 0.2 18.3 0.3
Meldahl Dam 10.1 1.0 11.4 1.1 15.0 1.2 16.1 1.2
Cincinnati 16.8 0.4 12.0 0.3 15.5 0.3 17.1 0.4
Markland Dam 21.4 0.8 12.6 0.5 17.2 0.6 20.2 0.8
McAlpine Upper 26.3 0.3 17.2 0.2 18.1 0.2 22.8 0.3
McAlpine Lower 24.3 1.0 17.2 0.7 18.0 0.7 22.6 0.9
Cannelton Dam 32.9 1.2 20.9 0.8 22.1 0.9 24.5 1.0
Evansville 26.0 0.4 27.9 0.5 29.6 0.5 28.8 0.5
J T Myers Dam 26.7 0.2 32.0 0.3 35.0 0.3 36.5 0.3
Shawneetown 26.8 0.6 32.1 0.7 35.2 0.8 36.6 0.8
Golconda 24.2 0.2 37.8 0.3 35.9 0.2 38.0 0.3
Smithland Lock and Dam 19.6 0.1 33.7 0.2 36.0 0.2 38.1 0.3
Muskingum River...
McConnelsville 1.0 0.1 1.0 0.1 1.0 0.1 1.3 0.1
Kanawha River...
Kanawha Falls 2.2 0.9 2.5 1.0 2.2 0.9 2.2 0.9
Big Sandy River...
Fullers Station 0.6 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.9 0.4 1.0 0.4
Scioto River...
Piketon 0.9 1.6 0.8 2.0 0.9 1.5 1.4 1.1
Little Miami River...
Milford 0.2 1.2 0.2 1.2 0.7 0.6 0.4 1.4
Licking River...
Catawba 3.7 1.6 1.8 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.5
Kentucky River...
Frankfort 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.7 0.3 1.0 0.4
Green River...
Spottsville 2.1 0.3 2.8 0.4 4.5 0.6 3.8 0.6
Wabash River...
New Harmony 4.0 0.5 4.1 0.5 6.2 0.6 9.3 0.8
.BR TIR 20251018 Z DH12/DC202510181521/DUE/DQG/QRIFF/QFIFF/DRH+06/QRIFF/QFIFF
.B1 DRH+12/QRIFF/QFIFF/DRH+18/QRIFF/QFIFF
ACMP1 4.5/0.2 / 4.1/0.2 / 4.1/0.2 / 4.8/0.2
BDDP1 1.8/0.1 / 2.5/0.2 / 2.3/0.2 / 2.9/0.2
BEAP1 0.7/0.1 / 0.7/0.1 / 0.8/0.1 / 1.2/0.2
DSHP1 5.0/0.2 / 6.7/0.3 / 6.8/0.3 / 7.9/0.3
MGYP1 5.3/0.1 / 7.4/0.2 / 7.5/0.2 / 9.2/0.2
WLGW2 5.4/0.1 / 7.7/0.2 / 7.8/0.2 / 9.4/0.3
MOUW2 5.4/0.1 / 7.8/0.2 / 7.9/0.2 / 9.4/0.2
RNOO1 5.1/0.2 / 8.0/0.3 / 8.2/0.3 / 9.8/0.4
PARW2 6.7/0.1 / 9.4/0.2 / 9.8/0.2 / 12.3/0.3
RACW2 7.3/0.2 / 9.7/0.2 / 10.8/0.2 / 13.3/0.3
GALW2 9.6/0.2 / 13.4/0.3 / 14.5/0.3 / 16.2/0.3
HNTW2 10.6/0.2 / 12.3/0.3 / 14.1/0.3 / 16.8/0.3
GNUK2 12.5/0.2 / 13.0/0.2 / 14.8/0.2 / 18.3/0.3
MELO1 10.1/1.0 / 11.4/1.1 / 15.0/1.2 / 16.1/1.2
CCNO1 16.8/0.4 / 12.0/0.3 / 15.5/0.3 / 17.1/0.4
MKLK2 21.4/0.8 / 12.6/0.5 / 17.2/0.6 / 20.2/0.8
MLUK2 26.3/0.3 / 17.2/0.2 / 18.1/0.2 / 22.8/0.3
MLPK2 24.3/1.0 / 17.2/0.7 / 18.0/0.7 / 22.6/0.9
CNNI3 32.9/1.2 / 20.9/0.8 / 22.1/0.9 / 24.5/1.0
EVVI3 26.0/0.4 / 27.9/0.5 / 29.6/0.5 / 28.8/0.5
UNWK2 26.7/0.2 / 32.0/0.3 / 35.0/0.3 / 36.5/0.3
SHNI2 26.8/0.6 / 32.1/0.7 / 35.2/0.8 / 36.6/0.8
GOLI2 24.2/0.2 / 37.8/0.3 / 35.9/0.2 / 38.0/0.3
SMLI2 19.6/0.1 / 33.7/0.2 / 36.0/0.2 / 38.1/0.3
MCCO1 1.0/0.1 / 1.0/0.1 / 1.0/0.1 / 1.3/0.1
KANW2 2.2/0.9 / 2.5/1.0 / 2.2/0.9 / 2.2/0.9
FLRK2 0.6/0.3 / 0.7/0.3 / 0.9/0.4 / 1.0/0.4
PKTO1 0.9/1.6 / 0.8/2.0 / 0.9/1.5 / 1.4/1.1
MLGO1 0.2/1.2 / 0.2/1.2 / 0.7/0.6 / 0.4/1.4
CATK2 3.7/1.6 / 1.8/1.0 / 0.8/0.6 / 0.7/0.5
FFTK2 0.4/0.2 / 0.5/0.2 / 0.7/0.3 / 1.0/0.4
SPTK2 2.1/0.3 / 2.8/0.4 / 4.5/0.6 / 3.8/0.6
NHRI3 4.0/0.5 / 4.1/0.5 / 6.2/0.6 / 9.3/0.8
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