River Forecast
Issued by NWS Ohio RFC
Issued by NWS Ohio RFC
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868 FGUS51 KTIR 021617 RVFTIR River Flow and Velocity Forecasts NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington, OH 12:17PM EDT Friday, October 02, 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 Oct 02 Oct 03 Oct 04 Oct 05 Forecast Point... Flow Vel Flow Vel Flow Vel Flow Vel Allegheny River... C.W. Bill Young Lock and 8.6 0.4 8.0 0.4 9.4 0.5 9.4 0.5 Monongahela River... Braddock 12.1 0.8 9.4 0.6 7.4 0.5 6.3 0.4 Beaver River... Beaver Falls 1.5 0.2 1.4 0.2 1.3 0.2 1.3 0.2 Ohio River... Dashields Lock and Dam 21.1 0.6 17.9 0.5 17.3 0.5 16.0 0.5 Montgomery Lock and Dam 22.9 0.6 19.7 0.5 19.0 0.5 17.6 0.4 Wheeling 24.4 1.0 21.5 0.9 20.4 0.8 18.8 0.8 Moundsville 24.7 0.6 21.8 0.5 20.7 0.5 19.0 0.5 Willow Island Lock and Da 16.8 0.6 22.4 0.8 21.3 0.8 19.6 0.7 Parkersburg 24.3 0.6 28.7 0.7 27.0 0.6 25.0 0.6 Racine Lock and Dam 33.2 0.7 30.7 0.7 28.9 0.6 26.7 0.6 R C Byrd Dam 41.1 0.8 25.4 0.5 25.4 0.5 25.3 0.5 Huntington 45.8 0.9 26.0 0.5 25.9 0.5 25.8 0.5 Lloyd Greenup Dam 39.5 0.6 26.7 0.4 26.6 0.4 26.6 0.4 Meldahl Dam 45.2 1.8 41.5 1.8 29.4 1.6 28.7 1.5 Cincinnati 52.1 1.1 43.5 1.0 30.6 0.7 29.5 0.7 Markland Dam 58.6 1.7 48.3 1.5 35.7 1.3 32.7 1.2 McAlpine Upper 52.7 0.6 51.4 0.6 44.4 0.5 34.7 0.4 McAlpine Lower 69.3 2.0 51.4 1.7 44.4 1.6 34.7 1.3 Cannelton Dam 65.9 2.0 55.3 1.9 46.9 1.6 35.4 1.3 Evansville 70.6 1.2 60.9 1.0 49.4 0.8 38.8 0.6 J T Myers Dam 88.1 0.8 79.9 0.7 65.3 0.6 56.5 0.5 Shawneetown 88.2 1.5 80.0 1.4 65.4 1.3 56.5 1.2 Golconda 93.4 0.6 85.4 0.6 67.0 0.4 60.8 0.4 Smithland Lock and Dam 93.4 0.6 85.6 0.6 67.1 0.4 60.9 0.4 Muskingum River... McConnelsville 3.5 0.4 3.3 0.3 3.1 0.3 3.0 0.3 Kanawha River... Kanawha Falls 3.9 1.2 4.9 1.4 5.1 1.4 5.7 1.6 Big Sandy River... Fullers Station 0.6 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.7 0.3 Scioto River... Piketon 3.3 1.6 3.0 1.5 2.9 1.5 2.6 1.4 Little Miami River... Milford 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.9 0.4 1.2 Licking River... Catawba 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 Kentucky River... Frankfort 0.9 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.7 0.3 1.0 0.4 Green River... Spottsville 0.9 0.2 0.9 0.1 1.0 0.2 1.0 0.2 Wabash River... New Harmony 15.3 1.1 14.6 1.1 14.2 1.1 13.9 1.0 .BR TIR 20261002 Z DH12/DC202610021617/DUE/DQG/QRIFF/QFIFF/DRH+06/QRIFF/QFIFF .B1 DRH+12/QRIFF/QFIFF/DRH+18/QRIFF/QFIFF ACMP1 8.6/0.4 / 8.0/0.4 / 9.4/0.5 / 9.4/0.5 BDDP1 12.1/0.8 / 9.4/0.6 / 7.4/0.5 / 6.3/0.4 BEAP1 1.5/0.2 / 1.4/0.2 / 1.3/0.2 / 1.3/0.2 DSHP1 21.1/0.6 / 17.9/0.5 / 17.3/0.5 / 16.0/0.5 MGYP1 22.9/0.6 / 19.7/0.5 / 19.0/0.5 / 17.6/0.4 WLGW2 24.4/1.0 / 21.5/0.9 / 20.4/0.8 / 18.8/0.8 MOUW2 24.7/0.6 / 21.8/0.5 / 20.7/0.5 / 19.0/0.5 RNOO1 16.8/0.6 / 22.4/0.8 / 21.3/0.8 / 19.6/0.7 PARW2 24.3/0.6 / 28.7/0.7 / 27.0/0.6 / 25.0/0.6 RACW2 33.2/0.7 / 30.7/0.7 / 28.9/0.6 / 26.7/0.6 GALW2 41.1/0.8 / 25.4/0.5 / 25.4/0.5 / 25.3/0.5 HNTW2 45.8/0.9 / 26.0/0.5 / 25.9/0.5 / 25.8/0.5 GNUK2 39.5/0.6 / 26.7/0.4 / 26.6/0.4 / 26.6/0.4 MELO1 45.2/1.8 / 41.5/1.8 / 29.4/1.6 / 28.7/1.5 CCNO1 52.1/1.1 / 43.5/1.0 / 30.6/0.7 / 29.5/0.7 MKLK2 58.6/1.7 / 48.3/1.5 / 35.7/1.3 / 32.7/1.2 MLUK2 52.7/0.6 / 51.4/0.6 / 44.4/0.5 / 34.7/0.4 MLPK2 69.3/2.0 / 51.4/1.7 / 44.4/1.6 / 34.7/1.3 CNNI3 65.9/2.0 / 55.3/1.9 / 46.9/1.6 / 35.4/1.3 EVVI3 70.6/1.2 / 60.9/1.0 / 49.4/0.8 / 38.8/0.6 UNWK2 88.1/0.8 / 79.9/0.7 / 65.3/0.6 / 56.5/0.5 SHNI2 88.2/1.5 / 80.0/1.4 / 65.4/1.3 / 56.5/1.2 GOLI2 93.4/0.6 / 85.4/0.6 / 67.0/0.4 / 60.8/0.4 SMLI2 93.4/0.6 / 85.6/0.6 / 67.1/0.4 / 60.9/0.4 MCCO1 3.5/0.4 / 3.3/0.3 / 3.1/0.3 / 3.0/0.3 KANW2 3.9/1.2 / 4.9/1.4 / 5.1/1.4 / 5.7/1.6 FLRK2 0.6/0.3 / 0.6/0.3 / 0.6/0.3 / 0.7/0.3 PKTO1 3.3/1.6 / 3.0/1.5 / 2.9/1.5 / 2.6/1.4 MLGO1 0.8/0.7 / 0.6/0.7 / 0.5/0.9 / 0.4/1.2 CATK2 0.2/0.4 / 0.2/0.3 / 0.2/0.3 / 0.2/0.3 FFTK2 0.9/0.4 / 0.6/0.3 / 0.7/0.3 / 1.0/0.4 SPTK2 0.9/0.2 / 0.9/0.1 / 1.0/0.2 / 1.0/0.2 NHRI3 15.3/1.1 / 14.6/1.1 / 14.2/1.1 / 13.9/1.0 .END $$ ...END of MESSAGE...