River Forecast
Issued by NWS Ohio RFC
Issued by NWS Ohio RFC
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RVFTIR
River Flow and Velocity Forecasts
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington, OH
11:35AM EDT Friday, September 11, 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 11 Sep 12 Sep 13 Sep 14
Forecast Point... Flow Vel Flow Vel Flow Vel Flow Vel
Allegheny River...
C.W. Bill Young Lock and 12.7 0.6 14.3 0.7 14.2 0.7 13.1 0.6
Monongahela River...
Braddock 6.0 0.4 7.4 0.5 10.3 0.7 13.9 0.9
Beaver River...
Beaver Falls 2.6 0.4 2.1 0.3 2.1 0.3 1.8 0.3
Ohio River...
Dashields Lock and Dam 20.8 0.6 23.0 0.6 26.3 0.7 28.4 0.8
Montgomery Lock and Dam 25.4 0.6 25.9 0.6 28.2 0.7 31.0 0.8
Wheeling 33.3 1.4 29.3 1.2 30.4 1.3 33.2 1.4
Moundsville 33.5 0.8 29.6 0.7 30.9 0.7 33.6 0.8
Willow Island Lock and Da 34.1 1.2 31.8 1.2 34.6 1.3 36.2 1.3
Parkersburg 53.0 1.2 60.6 1.3 68.2 1.4 56.1 1.2
Racine Lock and Dam 66.9 1.4 69.6 1.4 76.5 1.6 64.5 1.4
R C Byrd Dam 103.4 1.8 80.2 1.5 89.7 1.6 79.4 1.5
Huntington 122.5 2.1 81.3 1.5 90.7 1.6 87.3 1.6
Lloyd Greenup Dam 122.8 1.8 85.8 1.3 87.9 1.3 94.4 1.4
Meldahl Dam 115.9 2.4 118.4 2.5 96.7 2.3 101.9 2.4
Cincinnati 105.0 2.0 126.5 2.3 102.6 1.9 101.7 1.9
Markland Dam 91.1 2.1 130.9 2.4 111.0 2.2 104.0 2.2
McAlpine Upper 52.4 0.6 118.2 1.3 125.3 1.3 107.9 1.2
McAlpine Lower 52.4 1.8 118.2 2.3 125.3 2.3 107.9 2.2
Cannelton Dam 50.5 1.7 100.0 2.2 122.4 2.3 111.6 2.3
Evansville 49.1 0.8 91.4 1.5 121.0 1.7 117.0 1.7
J T Myers Dam 69.9 0.6 97.0 0.9 134.3 1.2 138.5 1.2
Shawneetown 70.0 1.3 97.1 1.5 134.4 1.7 138.6 1.8
Golconda 74.4 0.5 85.0 0.6 120.5 0.8 140.5 0.9
Smithland Lock and Dam 80.1 0.5 86.1 0.6 120.6 0.8 140.6 0.9
Muskingum River...
McConnelsville 7.4 0.7 6.7 0.7 6.3 0.6 5.6 0.6
Kanawha River...
Kanawha Falls 3.1 1.1 3.5 1.2 4.2 1.3 4.8 1.4
Big Sandy River...
Fullers Station 0.7 0.3 0.9 0.4 0.9 0.4 0.9 0.4
Scioto River...
Piketon 10.5 2.1 11.2 2.2 7.6 2.2 8.7 2.1
Little Miami River...
Milford 1.8 1.1 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.4 1.3
Licking River...
Catawba 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.4
Kentucky River...
Frankfort 0.4 0.2 1.1 0.5 1.4 0.6 1.3 0.6
Green River...
Spottsville 0.8 0.1 0.8 0.1 1.0 0.2 1.3 0.2
Wabash River...
New Harmony 18.6 1.3 18.5 1.3 17.5 1.2 17.2 1.2
.BR TIR 20260911 Z DH12/DC202609111535/DUE/DQG/QRIFF/QFIFF/DRH+06/QRIFF/QFIFF
.B1 DRH+12/QRIFF/QFIFF/DRH+18/QRIFF/QFIFF
ACMP1 12.7/0.6 / 14.3/0.7 / 14.2/0.7 / 13.1/0.6
BDDP1 6.0/0.4 / 7.4/0.5 / 10.3/0.7 / 13.9/0.9
BEAP1 2.6/0.4 / 2.1/0.3 / 2.1/0.3 / 1.8/0.3
DSHP1 20.8/0.6 / 23.0/0.6 / 26.3/0.7 / 28.4/0.8
MGYP1 25.4/0.6 / 25.9/0.6 / 28.2/0.7 / 31.0/0.8
WLGW2 33.3/1.4 / 29.3/1.2 / 30.4/1.3 / 33.2/1.4
MOUW2 33.5/0.8 / 29.6/0.7 / 30.9/0.7 / 33.6/0.8
RNOO1 34.1/1.2 / 31.8/1.2 / 34.6/1.3 / 36.2/1.3
PARW2 53.0/1.2 / 60.6/1.3 / 68.2/1.4 / 56.1/1.2
RACW2 66.9/1.4 / 69.6/1.4 / 76.5/1.6 / 64.5/1.4
GALW2 103.4/1.8 / 80.2/1.5 / 89.7/1.6 / 79.4/1.5
HNTW2 122.5/2.1 / 81.3/1.5 / 90.7/1.6 / 87.3/1.6
GNUK2 122.8/1.8 / 85.8/1.3 / 87.9/1.3 / 94.4/1.4
MELO1 115.9/2.4 /118.4/2.5 / 96.7/2.3 /101.9/2.4
CCNO1 105.0/2.0 /126.5/2.3 /102.6/1.9 /101.7/1.9
MKLK2 91.1/2.1 /130.9/2.4 /111.0/2.2 /104.0/2.2
MLUK2 52.4/0.6 /118.2/1.3 /125.3/1.3 /107.9/1.2
MLPK2 52.4/1.8 /118.2/2.3 /125.3/2.3 /107.9/2.2
CNNI3 50.5/1.7 /100.0/2.2 /122.4/2.3 /111.6/2.3
EVVI3 49.1/0.8 / 91.4/1.5 /121.0/1.7 /117.0/1.7
UNWK2 69.9/0.6 / 97.0/0.9 /134.3/1.2 /138.5/1.2
SHNI2 70.0/1.3 / 97.1/1.5 /134.4/1.7 /138.6/1.8
GOLI2 74.4/0.5 / 85.0/0.6 /120.5/0.8 /140.5/0.9
SMLI2 80.1/0.5 / 86.1/0.6 /120.6/0.8 /140.6/0.9
MCCO1 7.4/0.7 / 6.7/0.7 / 6.3/0.6 / 5.6/0.6
KANW2 3.1/1.1 / 3.5/1.2 / 4.2/1.3 / 4.8/1.4
FLRK2 0.7/0.3 / 0.9/0.4 / 0.9/0.4 / 0.9/0.4
PKTO1 10.5/2.1 / 11.2/2.2 / 7.6/2.2 / 8.7/2.1
MLGO1 1.8/1.1 / 0.8/0.7 / 0.6/0.8 / 0.4/1.3
CATK2 0.5/0.4 / 0.6/0.5 / 0.7/0.5 / 0.6/0.4
FFTK2 0.4/0.2 / 1.1/0.5 / 1.4/0.6 / 1.3/0.6
SPTK2 0.8/0.1 / 0.8/0.1 / 1.0/0.2 / 1.3/0.2
NHRI3 18.6/1.3 / 18.5/1.3 / 17.5/1.2 / 17.2/1.2
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