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River Forecast
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington OH
932 PM EDT Mon Aug 17 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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: Scioto River - La Rue, OH - CLE
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: Action Stage         8.0 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 - 9.5 FT at 900 PM EDT on Aug 17
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:Crest near 10.5 FT around 2PM EDT on Tue, Aug 18
.ER LARO1 20260818 Z DC202608180132/DH06/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0817 :                           /   9.9
.E2    : 0818 :   /  10.3 /  10.5 /  10.5 /  10.5
.E3    : 0819 :   /  10.3 /  10.0 /   9.5 /   8.9
.E4    : 0820 :   /   8.4 /   7.9 /   7.4 /   6.9
.E5    : 0821 :   /   6.5 /   6.1 /   5.8 /   5.4
.E6    : 0822 :   /   5.1 /   4.9 /   4.6
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
:   0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.04/ 0.04/ 0.02/
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: Scioto River - Prospect, OH - CLE
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: Action Stage         8.0 ft
: Flood Stage          12.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 13.5 ft
: Major Flood Stage    15.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 9.8 FT at 900 PM EDT on Aug 17
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:Crest near 8.7 FT around 8PM EDT on Wed, Aug 19
.ER PRGO1 20260818 Z DC202608180132/DH06/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0817 :                           /   9.6
.E2    : 0818 :   /   9.3 /   8.9 /   8.7 /   8.5
.E3    : 0819 :   /   8.5 /   8.6 /   8.7 /   8.7
.E4    : 0820 :   /   8.7 /   8.6 /   8.5 /   8.3
.E5    : 0821 :   /   8.0 /   7.6 /   7.2 /   6.8
.E6    : 0822 :   /   6.5 /   6.1 /   5.8
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
:   0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.01/ 0.02/ 0.04/
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: Olentangy River - Worthington, OH - ILN
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: Action Stage         8.0 ft
: Flood Stage          11.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 13.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    16.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 5.6 FT at 915 PM EDT on Aug 17
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.ER WRTO1 20260818 Z DC202608180132/DH06/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0817 :                           /   3.9
.E2    : 0818 :   /   4.6 /   4.4 /   4.2 /   4.1
.E3    : 0819 :   /   4.0 /   3.9 /   3.9 /   3.8
.E4    : 0820 :   /   3.8 /   3.7 /   3.7 /   3.7
.E5    : 0821 :   /   3.6 /   3.6 /   3.6 /   3.6
.E6    : 0822 :   /   3.5 /   3.5 /   2.5
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
:   0.01/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.10/
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: Scioto River - Columbus, OH - ILN
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: Action Stage         16.0 ft
: Flood Stage          24.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 25.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    27.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 14.1 FT at 845 PM EDT on Aug 17
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.ER COLO1 20260818 Z DC202608180132/DH06/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0817 :                           /  15.8
.E2    : 0818 :   /  15.9 /  15.4 /  15.1 /  14.2
.E3    : 0819 :   /  13.6 /  13.2 /  12.9 /  12.6
.E4    : 0820 :   /  12.4 /  12.2 /  12.1 /  12.0
.E5    : 0821 :   /  11.8 /  11.6 /  11.4 /  11.1
.E6    : 0822 :   /  10.9 /  10.6 /  10.3
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
:   0.01/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.13/
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: Scioto River - Circleville, OH - ILN
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: Action Stage         13.0 ft
: Flood Stage          15.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 20.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    26.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 14.4 FT at 830 PM EDT on Aug 17
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:Crest near 14.8 FT around 8PM EDT on Tue, Aug 18
.ER CRCO1 20260818 Z DC202608180132/DH06/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0817 :                           /  14.7
.E2    : 0818 :   /  14.7 /  14.7 /  14.8 /  14.8
.E3    : 0819 :   /  14.8 /  14.5 /  14.0 /  13.5
.E4    : 0820 :   /  12.8 /  12.2 /  11.6 /  11.1
.E5    : 0821 :   /  10.6 /  10.2 /   9.8 /   9.5
.E6    : 0822 :   /   9.2 /   8.9 /   8.6
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
:   0.01/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.12/
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: Scioto River - Piketon, OH - ILN
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: Action Stage         17.0 ft
: Flood Stage          20.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 24.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    36.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 13.0 FT at 900 PM EDT on Aug 17
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.ER PKTO1 20260818 Z DC202608180132/DH06/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0817 :                           /  13.6
.E2    : 0818 :   /  14.4 /  14.8 /  15.0 /  14.9
.E3    : 0819 :   /  14.6 /  14.3 /  14.1 /  13.9
.E4    : 0820 :   /  13.7 /  13.2 /  12.7 /  12.2
.E5    : 0821 :   /  11.6 /  11.0 /  10.5 /  10.0
.E6    : 0822 :   /   9.6 /   9.1 /   8.7
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
:   0.02/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/
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