River Forecast
Issued by NWS Ohio RFC
Issued by NWS Ohio RFC
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FGUS51 KTIR 181601
RVFTIR
River Flow and Velocity Forecasts
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington, OH
12:01PM EDT Saturday, July 18, 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
Jul 18 Jul 19 Jul 20 Jul 21
Forecast Point... Flow Vel Flow Vel Flow Vel Flow Vel
Allegheny River...
C.W. Bill Young Lock and 6.2 0.3 12.6 0.6 11.6 0.6 9.0 0.4
Monongahela River...
Braddock 4.9 0.3 5.3 0.4 7.7 0.5 6.0 0.4
Beaver River...
Beaver Falls 1.1 0.2 2.0 0.3 1.7 0.2 1.5 0.2
Ohio River...
Dashields Lock and Dam 11.3 0.4 18.8 0.5 19.9 0.6 15.4 0.5
Montgomery Lock and Dam 11.8 0.3 18.0 0.4 22.8 0.6 17.2 0.4
Wheeling 12.4 0.5 16.8 0.7 24.3 1.0 18.3 0.7
Moundsville 12.5 0.3 17.0 0.4 24.5 0.6 18.4 0.4
Willow Island Lock and Da 14.0 0.5 18.8 0.7 25.5 0.9 18.9 0.7
Parkersburg 17.7 0.4 22.6 0.5 29.5 0.7 22.6 0.5
Racine Lock and Dam 20.0 0.4 23.2 0.5 30.2 0.7 23.2 0.5
R C Byrd Dam 26.8 0.5 28.6 0.6 35.7 0.7 28.0 0.6
Huntington 31.6 0.6 27.2 0.5 37.6 0.8 30.2 0.6
Lloyd Greenup Dam 28.0 0.4 28.4 0.4 38.8 0.6 33.8 0.5
Meldahl Dam 28.3 1.5 28.5 1.5 32.4 1.6 37.6 1.7
Cincinnati 34.2 0.8 31.3 0.7 32.4 0.7 38.9 0.9
Markland Dam 41.3 1.4 34.1 1.2 34.2 1.2 41.0 1.4
McAlpine Upper 47.0 0.5 41.0 0.5 38.4 0.4 41.1 0.5
McAlpine Lower 46.4 1.6 40.6 1.4 38.2 1.4 40.9 1.5
Cannelton Dam 44.5 1.6 44.2 1.5 40.0 1.4 39.9 1.4
Evansville 67.6 1.1 62.9 1.0 55.2 0.9 50.9 0.8
J T Myers Dam 93.9 0.8 86.0 0.8 77.3 0.7 70.2 0.6
Shawneetown 94.1 1.5 86.2 1.5 77.4 1.4 70.3 1.3
Golconda 101.7 0.7 94.1 0.6 83.9 0.6 73.9 0.5
Smithland Lock and Dam 109.4 0.7 94.8 0.6 84.5 0.6 74.4 0.5
Muskingum River...
McConnelsville 2.8 0.3 2.7 0.3 2.5 0.2 2.3 0.2
Kanawha River...
Kanawha Falls 4.5 1.3 3.9 1.2 3.8 1.2 3.0 1.1
Big Sandy River...
Fullers Station 1.7 0.6 1.4 0.5 1.3 0.5 1.2 0.5
Scioto River...
Piketon 1.4 1.1 1.6 1.1 1.6 1.1 1.4 1.1
Little Miami River...
Milford 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.4 1.5 0.3 1.4
Licking River...
Catawba 1.9 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4
Kentucky River...
Frankfort 3.8 1.5 4.0 1.5 3.5 1.4 3.1 1.2
Green River...
Spottsville 20.1 1.9 17.5 1.8 14.2 1.5 11.5 1.3
Wabash River...
New Harmony 20.8 1.4 19.5 1.3 18.1 1.2 16.9 1.2
.BR TIR 20260718 Z DH12/DC202607181601/DUE/DQG/QRIFF/QFIFF/DRH+06/QRIFF/QFIFF
.B1 DRH+12/QRIFF/QFIFF/DRH+18/QRIFF/QFIFF
ACMP1 6.2/0.3 / 12.6/0.6 / 11.6/0.6 / 9.0/0.4
BDDP1 4.9/0.3 / 5.3/0.4 / 7.7/0.5 / 6.0/0.4
BEAP1 1.1/0.2 / 2.0/0.3 / 1.7/0.2 / 1.5/0.2
DSHP1 11.3/0.4 / 18.8/0.5 / 19.9/0.6 / 15.4/0.5
MGYP1 11.8/0.3 / 18.0/0.4 / 22.8/0.6 / 17.2/0.4
WLGW2 12.4/0.5 / 16.8/0.7 / 24.3/1.0 / 18.3/0.7
MOUW2 12.5/0.3 / 17.0/0.4 / 24.5/0.6 / 18.4/0.4
RNOO1 14.0/0.5 / 18.8/0.7 / 25.5/0.9 / 18.9/0.7
PARW2 17.7/0.4 / 22.6/0.5 / 29.5/0.7 / 22.6/0.5
RACW2 20.0/0.4 / 23.2/0.5 / 30.2/0.7 / 23.2/0.5
GALW2 26.8/0.5 / 28.6/0.6 / 35.7/0.7 / 28.0/0.6
HNTW2 31.6/0.6 / 27.2/0.5 / 37.6/0.8 / 30.2/0.6
GNUK2 28.0/0.4 / 28.4/0.4 / 38.8/0.6 / 33.8/0.5
MELO1 28.3/1.5 / 28.5/1.5 / 32.4/1.6 / 37.6/1.7
CCNO1 34.2/0.8 / 31.3/0.7 / 32.4/0.7 / 38.9/0.9
MKLK2 41.3/1.4 / 34.1/1.2 / 34.2/1.2 / 41.0/1.4
MLUK2 47.0/0.5 / 41.0/0.5 / 38.4/0.4 / 41.1/0.5
MLPK2 46.4/1.6 / 40.6/1.4 / 38.2/1.4 / 40.9/1.5
CNNI3 44.5/1.6 / 44.2/1.5 / 40.0/1.4 / 39.9/1.4
EVVI3 67.6/1.1 / 62.9/1.0 / 55.2/0.9 / 50.9/0.8
UNWK2 93.9/0.8 / 86.0/0.8 / 77.3/0.7 / 70.2/0.6
SHNI2 94.1/1.5 / 86.2/1.5 / 77.4/1.4 / 70.3/1.3
GOLI2 101.7/0.7 / 94.1/0.6 / 83.9/0.6 / 73.9/0.5
SMLI2 109.4/0.7 / 94.8/0.6 / 84.5/0.6 / 74.4/0.5
MCCO1 2.8/0.3 / 2.7/0.3 / 2.5/0.2 / 2.3/0.2
KANW2 4.5/1.3 / 3.9/1.2 / 3.8/1.2 / 3.0/1.1
FLRK2 1.7/0.6 / 1.4/0.5 / 1.3/0.5 / 1.2/0.5
PKTO1 1.4/1.1 / 1.6/1.1 / 1.6/1.1 / 1.4/1.1
MLGO1 0.9/0.8 / 0.7/0.6 / 0.4/1.5 / 0.3/1.4
CATK2 1.9/1.0 / 1.0/0.7 / 0.6/0.5 / 0.5/0.4
FFTK2 3.8/1.5 / 4.0/1.5 / 3.5/1.4 / 3.1/1.2
SPTK2 20.1/1.9 / 17.5/1.8 / 14.2/1.5 / 11.5/1.3
NHRI3 20.8/1.4 / 19.5/1.3 / 18.1/1.2 / 16.9/1.2
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