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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
.END
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