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FGUS51 KTIR 061521
RVFTIR
River Flow and Velocity Forecasts
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington, OH
11:18AM EDT Sunday, September 06, 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

                               Sep 06       Sep 07       Sep 08       Sep 09
Forecast Point...            Flow  Vel    Flow  Vel    Flow  Vel    Flow  Vel

Allegheny River...
  C.W. Bill Young Lock and   27.4  1.2    22.1  1.0    18.4  0.8    14.2  0.7

Monongahela River...
  Braddock                   11.2  0.7    10.8  0.7     8.1  0.6     5.6  0.4

Beaver River...
  Beaver Falls                4.5  0.6     3.5  0.5     3.1  0.5     2.2  0.3

Ohio River...
  Dashields Lock and Dam     41.5  1.1    34.0  0.9    27.4  0.8    20.6  0.6
  Montgomery Lock and Dam    44.4  1.1    39.5  1.0    31.6  0.8    24.2  0.6
  Wheeling                   47.2  1.9    42.9  1.7    34.4  1.4    27.2  1.1
  Moundsville                47.6  1.1    43.2  1.0    34.7  0.8    27.5  0.7
  Willow Island Lock and Da  52.7  1.8    44.3  1.5    35.3  1.3    28.0  1.0
  Parkersburg                60.1  1.3    51.0  1.1    41.5  0.9    33.2  0.8
  Racine Lock and Dam        61.4  1.3    52.5  1.1    42.7  0.9    34.2  0.7
  R C Byrd Dam               65.2  1.2    56.4  1.1    46.5  0.9    37.7  0.8
  Huntington                 68.9  1.3    59.9  1.1    49.3  1.0    41.1  0.8
  Lloyd Greenup Dam          71.9  1.1    64.7  1.0    53.0  0.8    44.3  0.7
  Meldahl Dam               101.5  2.3    73.1  2.1    65.9  2.1    54.5  1.9
  Cincinnati                 99.1  1.9    80.9  1.6    68.7  1.4    57.4  1.2
  Markland Dam               95.8  2.1    91.6  2.1    76.2  1.9    64.0  1.8
  McAlpine Upper             89.2  1.0    97.8  1.1    82.3  0.9    71.7  0.8
  McAlpine Lower             89.2  2.1    97.8  2.2    82.3  2.1    71.7  2.1
  Cannelton Dam              76.7  2.1    93.7  2.2    85.4  2.1    73.0  2.1
  Evansville                 65.3  1.1    93.1  1.5    91.0  1.5    76.3  1.3
  J T Myers Dam              88.2  0.8   116.9  1.0   119.7  1.1   102.7  0.9
  Shawneetown                88.3  1.5   117.0  1.6   119.8  1.7   102.8  1.6
  Golconda                   89.3  0.6   112.5  0.7   120.5  0.8   107.4  0.7
  Smithland Lock and Dam    109.3  0.7   110.0  0.7   112.9  0.8   107.5  0.7

Muskingum River...
  McConnelsville              5.3  0.5     4.8  0.5     4.2  0.4     3.5  0.3

Kanawha River...
  Kanawha Falls               2.2  0.9     2.6  1.0     2.2  0.9     2.1  0.9

Big Sandy River...
  Fullers Station             0.8  0.3     1.0  0.4     0.9  0.4     0.8  0.3

Scioto River...
  Piketon                     2.2  1.3     5.6  2.2     3.7  1.8     3.3  1.7

Little Miami River...
  Milford                     0.5  0.9     0.3  1.5     0.3  1.6     0.3  1.5

Licking River...
  Catawba                     0.2  0.2     0.2  0.3     0.2  0.3     0.2  0.3

Kentucky River...
  Frankfort                   0.4  0.2     0.4  0.2     0.5  0.2     0.5  0.2

Green River...
  Spottsville                 0.7  0.1     0.7  0.1     0.8  0.1     0.8  0.1

Wabash River...
  New Harmony                26.6  1.5    25.4  1.5    24.0  1.5    22.2  1.4

.BR TIR 20260906 Z DH12/DC202609061518/DUE/DQG/QRIFF/QFIFF/DRH+06/QRIFF/QFIFF
.B1 DRH+12/QRIFF/QFIFF/DRH+18/QRIFF/QFIFF
ACMP1  27.4/1.2  / 22.1/1.0  / 18.4/0.8  / 14.2/0.7
BDDP1  11.2/0.7  / 10.8/0.7  /  8.1/0.6  /  5.6/0.4
BEAP1   4.5/0.6  /  3.5/0.5  /  3.1/0.5  /  2.2/0.3
DSHP1  41.5/1.1  / 34.0/0.9  / 27.4/0.8  / 20.6/0.6
MGYP1  44.4/1.1  / 39.5/1.0  / 31.6/0.8  / 24.2/0.6
WLGW2  47.2/1.9  / 42.9/1.7  / 34.4/1.4  / 27.2/1.1
MOUW2  47.6/1.1  / 43.2/1.0  / 34.7/0.8  / 27.5/0.7
RNOO1  52.7/1.8  / 44.3/1.5  / 35.3/1.3  / 28.0/1.0
PARW2  60.1/1.3  / 51.0/1.1  / 41.5/0.9  / 33.2/0.8
RACW2  61.4/1.3  / 52.5/1.1  / 42.7/0.9  / 34.2/0.7
GALW2  65.2/1.2  / 56.4/1.1  / 46.5/0.9  / 37.7/0.8
HNTW2  68.9/1.3  / 59.9/1.1  / 49.3/1.0  / 41.1/0.8
GNUK2  71.9/1.1  / 64.7/1.0  / 53.0/0.8  / 44.3/0.7
MELO1 101.5/2.3  / 73.1/2.1  / 65.9/2.1  / 54.5/1.9
CCNO1  99.1/1.9  / 80.9/1.6  / 68.7/1.4  / 57.4/1.2
MKLK2  95.8/2.1  / 91.6/2.1  / 76.2/1.9  / 64.0/1.8
MLUK2  89.2/1.0  / 97.8/1.1  / 82.3/0.9  / 71.7/0.8
MLPK2  89.2/2.1  / 97.8/2.2  / 82.3/2.1  / 71.7/2.1
CNNI3  76.7/2.1  / 93.7/2.2  / 85.4/2.1  / 73.0/2.1
EVVI3  65.3/1.1  / 93.1/1.5  / 91.0/1.5  / 76.3/1.3
UNWK2  88.2/0.8  /116.9/1.0  /119.7/1.1  /102.7/0.9
SHNI2  88.3/1.5  /117.0/1.6  /119.8/1.7  /102.8/1.6
GOLI2  89.3/0.6  /112.5/0.7  /120.5/0.8  /107.4/0.7
SMLI2 109.3/0.7  /110.0/0.7  /112.9/0.8  /107.5/0.7
MCCO1   5.3/0.5  /  4.8/0.5  /  4.2/0.4  /  3.5/0.3
KANW2   2.2/0.9  /  2.6/1.0  /  2.2/0.9  /  2.1/0.9
FLRK2   0.8/0.3  /  1.0/0.4  /  0.9/0.4  /  0.8/0.3
PKTO1   2.2/1.3  /  5.6/2.2  /  3.7/1.8  /  3.3/1.7
MLGO1   0.5/0.9  /  0.3/1.5  /  0.3/1.6  /  0.3/1.5
CATK2   0.2/0.2  /  0.2/0.3  /  0.2/0.3  /  0.2/0.3
FFTK2   0.4/0.2  /  0.4/0.2  /  0.5/0.2  /  0.5/0.2
SPTK2   0.7/0.1  /  0.7/0.1  /  0.8/0.1  /  0.8/0.1
NHRI3  26.6/1.5  / 25.4/1.5  / 24.0/1.5  / 22.2/1.4
.END
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