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FGUS51 KTIR 121349
RVFTIR
River Flow and Velocity Forecasts
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington, OH
09:48AM EDT Saturday, September 12, 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 12       Sep 13       Sep 14       Sep 15
Forecast Point...            Flow  Vel    Flow  Vel    Flow  Vel    Flow  Vel

Allegheny River...
  C.W. Bill Young Lock and   14.0  0.7    26.6  1.2    37.5  1.6    30.0  1.3

Monongahela River...
  Braddock                    6.7  0.5    13.4  0.9    26.2  1.5    20.0  1.2

Beaver River...
  Beaver Falls                2.0  0.3     2.7  0.4     3.5  0.5     2.5  0.4

Ohio River...
  Dashields Lock and Dam     22.0  0.6    43.8  1.1    66.4  1.6    52.2  1.3
  Montgomery Lock and Dam    24.8  0.6    40.7  1.0    68.7  1.7    59.3  1.5
  Wheeling                   28.7  1.2    40.2  1.6    71.2  2.6    66.0  2.5
  Moundsville                29.0  0.7    40.8  1.0    71.7  1.6    66.3  1.5
  Willow Island Lock and Da  31.5  1.2    45.9  1.6    75.1  2.2    68.9  2.1
  Parkersburg                58.5  1.3    67.8  1.4    97.9  1.9    87.1  1.7
  Racine Lock and Dam        65.8  1.4    73.7  1.5   103.3  2.0    90.6  1.8
  R C Byrd Dam               74.4  1.4    84.3  1.5   114.6  2.0   102.2  1.8
  Huntington                 79.5  1.5    76.5  1.4   113.8  2.0   111.6  2.0
  Lloyd Greenup Dam          73.4  1.1    78.0  1.2   108.9  1.6   116.8  1.7
  Meldahl Dam               105.2  2.4    81.6  2.2    96.8  2.3   115.7  2.4
  Cincinnati                122.8  2.2    86.3  1.7    93.3  1.8   111.8  2.1
  Markland Dam              133.6  2.4    94.1  2.1    94.4  2.1   113.0  2.2
  McAlpine Upper            131.6  1.4   115.3  1.2    94.2  1.0   105.6  1.2
  McAlpine Lower            126.7  2.3   115.3  2.3    94.2  2.2   105.6  2.2
  Cannelton Dam             110.4  2.2   124.4  2.3    96.6  2.2    97.0  2.2
  Evansville                 91.8  1.5   128.0  1.8   105.1  1.6    95.8  1.5
  J T Myers Dam              88.5  0.8   144.3  1.3   131.2  1.2   112.0  1.0
  Shawneetown                89.0  1.5   144.8  1.8   131.4  1.7   112.1  1.6
  Golconda                   71.3  0.5   128.1  0.9   144.1  1.0   119.4  0.8
  Smithland Lock and Dam    103.7  0.7   135.3  0.9   144.2  1.0   119.5  0.8

Muskingum River...
  McConnelsville              6.4  0.6     6.5  0.6     6.1  0.6     5.3  0.5

Kanawha River...
  Kanawha Falls               3.1  1.1     3.8  1.2     3.7  1.2     2.7  1.0

Big Sandy River...
  Fullers Station             0.8  0.3     0.8  0.3     0.8  0.3     0.7  0.3

Scioto River...
  Piketon                    10.6  2.1     6.5  2.3     6.7  2.3     6.0  2.3

Little Miami River...
  Milford                     1.6  1.1     1.8  1.1     1.3  0.9     0.6  0.7

Licking River...
  Catawba                     0.5  0.4     0.7  0.5     0.5  0.4     0.4  0.3

Kentucky River...
  Frankfort                   1.4  0.6     0.9  0.4     0.7  0.3     0.6  0.2

Green River...
  Spottsville                 0.8  0.1     1.0  0.2     1.3  0.2     1.6  0.2

Wabash River...
  New Harmony                18.5  1.3    17.5  1.2    17.4  1.2    15.9  1.1

.BR TIR 20260912 Z DH12/DC202609121348/DUE/DQG/QRIFF/QFIFF/DRH+06/QRIFF/QFIFF
.B1 DRH+12/QRIFF/QFIFF/DRH+18/QRIFF/QFIFF
ACMP1  14.0/0.7  / 26.6/1.2  / 37.5/1.6  / 30.0/1.3
BDDP1   6.7/0.5  / 13.4/0.9  / 26.2/1.5  / 20.0/1.2
BEAP1   2.0/0.3  /  2.7/0.4  /  3.5/0.5  /  2.5/0.4
DSHP1  22.0/0.6  / 43.8/1.1  / 66.4/1.6  / 52.2/1.3
MGYP1  24.8/0.6  / 40.7/1.0  / 68.7/1.7  / 59.3/1.5
WLGW2  28.7/1.2  / 40.2/1.6  / 71.2/2.6  / 66.0/2.5
MOUW2  29.0/0.7  / 40.8/1.0  / 71.7/1.6  / 66.3/1.5
RNOO1  31.5/1.2  / 45.9/1.6  / 75.1/2.2  / 68.9/2.1
PARW2  58.5/1.3  / 67.8/1.4  / 97.9/1.9  / 87.1/1.7
RACW2  65.8/1.4  / 73.7/1.5  /103.3/2.0  / 90.6/1.8
GALW2  74.4/1.4  / 84.3/1.5  /114.6/2.0  /102.2/1.8
HNTW2  79.5/1.5  / 76.5/1.4  /113.8/2.0  /111.6/2.0
GNUK2  73.4/1.1  / 78.0/1.2  /108.9/1.6  /116.8/1.7
MELO1 105.2/2.4  / 81.6/2.2  / 96.8/2.3  /115.7/2.4
CCNO1 122.8/2.2  / 86.3/1.7  / 93.3/1.8  /111.8/2.1
MKLK2 133.6/2.4  / 94.1/2.1  / 94.4/2.1  /113.0/2.2
MLUK2 131.6/1.4  /115.3/1.2  / 94.2/1.0  /105.6/1.2
MLPK2 126.7/2.3  /115.3/2.3  / 94.2/2.2  /105.6/2.2
CNNI3 110.4/2.2  /124.4/2.3  / 96.6/2.2  / 97.0/2.2
EVVI3  91.8/1.5  /128.0/1.8  /105.1/1.6  / 95.8/1.5
UNWK2  88.5/0.8  /144.3/1.3  /131.2/1.2  /112.0/1.0
SHNI2  89.0/1.5  /144.8/1.8  /131.4/1.7  /112.1/1.6
GOLI2  71.3/0.5  /128.1/0.9  /144.1/1.0  /119.4/0.8
SMLI2 103.7/0.7  /135.3/0.9  /144.2/1.0  /119.5/0.8
MCCO1   6.4/0.6  /  6.5/0.6  /  6.1/0.6  /  5.3/0.5
KANW2   3.1/1.1  /  3.8/1.2  /  3.7/1.2  /  2.7/1.0
FLRK2   0.8/0.3  /  0.8/0.3  /  0.8/0.3  /  0.7/0.3
PKTO1  10.6/2.1  /  6.5/2.3  /  6.7/2.3  /  6.0/2.3
MLGO1   1.6/1.1  /  1.8/1.1  /  1.3/0.9  /  0.6/0.7
CATK2   0.5/0.4  /  0.7/0.5  /  0.5/0.4  /  0.4/0.3
FFTK2   1.4/0.6  /  0.9/0.4  /  0.7/0.3  /  0.6/0.2
SPTK2   0.8/0.1  /  1.0/0.2  /  1.3/0.2  /  1.6/0.2
NHRI3  18.5/1.3  / 17.5/1.2  / 17.4/1.2  / 15.9/1.1
.END
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