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River Forecast
NWS Ohio River Forecast Center, Wilmington OH
1012 PM EDT Thu Aug 20 2026

This is a NWS guidance product from the Ohio River Forecast Center.
Public forecasts and warnings are issued only by local NWS offices.
Statistical uncertainties can be viewed from our ensemble pages at:
http://weather.gov/erh/mmefs


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: Wabash River - Linn Grove, IN - IWX
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: Action Stage         9.0 ft
: Flood Stage          11.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 14.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    17.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 11.4 FT at 945 PM EDT on Aug 20
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:Fall below flood stage around 11AM EDT on Sat, Aug 22
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.ER LYNI3 20260821 Z DC202608210212/DH06/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0820 :                           /  11.2
.E2    : 0821 :   /  11.1 /  11.2 /  11.2 /  11.2
.E3    : 0822 :   /  11.1 /  10.9 /  10.8 /  10.5
.E4    : 0823 :   /  10.3 /  10.1 /   9.8 /   9.6
.E5    : 0824 :   /   9.4 /   9.2 /   8.9 /   8.7
.E6    : 0825 :   /   8.4 /   8.2 /   7.9
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
:   0.04/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.01/ 0.00/ 0.01/ 0.04/ 0.00/
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: Wabash River - Wabash River at Bluffton, IN - IWX
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: Action Stage         7.0 ft
: Flood Stage          10.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 14.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    18.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 9.9 FT at 945 PM EDT on Aug 20
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.ER BLFI3 20260821 Z DC202608210212/DH06/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0820 :                           /   9.7
.E2    : 0821 :   /   9.4 /   9.2 /   9.0 /   8.8
.E3    : 0822 :   /   8.7 /   8.6 /   8.4 /   8.3
.E4    : 0823 :   /   8.1 /   7.9 /   7.7 /   7.5
.E5    : 0824 :   /   7.3 /   7.1 /   6.8 /   6.6
.E6    : 0825 :   /   6.4 /   6.1 /   5.9
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
:   0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.01/ 0.03/ 0.00/
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: Salamonie River - Portland, IN - IWX
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: Action Stage         9.0 ft
: Flood Stage          11.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 14.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    16.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 3.2 FT at 945 PM EDT on Aug 20
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.ER PORI3 20260821 Z DC202608210212/DH06/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0820 :                           /   3.0
.E2    : 0821 :   /   2.8 /   2.7 /   2.6 /   2.6
.E3    : 0822 :   /   2.6 /   2.5 /   2.5 /   2.4
.E4    : 0823 :   /   2.4 /   2.4 /   2.4 /   2.3
.E5    : 0824 :   /   2.3 /   2.3 /   2.2 /   2.2
.E6    : 0825 :   /   2.2 /   2.2 /   2.2
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
:   0.06/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.01/ 0.00/ 0.01/ 0.03/ 0.00/
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: Tippecanoe River - Lake Freeman, IN - IND
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: Action Flow         9000.0 cfs
: Flood Flow          13000.0 cfs
: Moderate Flood Flow 18000.0 cfs
: Major Flood Flow    22000.0 cfs
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:Latest Observed Value - 3.3 KCFS at 945 PM EDT on Aug 20
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.ER MCXI3 20260821 Z DC202608210212/DH06/QTIFFZZ/DIH6
:FLOW FCST        /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0820 :                           /   3.7
.E2    : 0821 :   /   3.6 /   3.4 /   3.3 /   3.1
.E3    : 0822 :   /   3.0 /   2.9 /   2.8 /   2.7
.E4    : 0823 :   /   2.6 /   2.5 /   2.4 /   2.3
.E5    : 0824 :   /   2.2 /   2.1 /   2.0 /   1.9
.E6    : 0825 :   /   1.9 /   1.8 /   1.7
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: Wildcat Creek - Lafayette, IN - IND
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: Action Stage         6.0 ft
: Flood Stage          10.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 15.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    19.5 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 11.8 FT at 945 PM EDT on Aug 20
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:Fall below flood stage around 11AM EDT on Fri, Aug 21
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.ER LYTI3 20260821 Z DC202608210212/DH06/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0820 :                           /  11.2
.E2    : 0821 :   /  10.4 /   9.7 /   9.1 /   8.6
.E3    : 0822 :   /   8.3 /   8.1 /   7.9 /   7.8
.E4    : 0823 :   /   7.5 /   7.3 /   7.1 /   6.8
.E5    : 0824 :   /   6.7 /   6.5 /   6.3 /   6.2
.E6    : 0825 :   /   6.1 /   5.9 /   5.8
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
:   0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.05/ 0.03/ 0.00/
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: Wabash River - West Lafayette, IN - IND
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: Action Stage         7.0 ft
: Flood Stage          11.0 ft
: Moderate Flood Stage 18.0 ft
: Major Flood Stage    26.0 ft
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:Latest Observed Value - 12.9 FT at 930 PM EDT on Aug 20
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:Crest near 13.0 FT around 2AM EDT on Fri, Aug 21
:Fall below flood stage around 11AM EDT on Sat, Aug 22
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.ER LAFI3 20260821 Z DC202608210212/DH06/HGIFFZZ/DIH6
:STAGE FCST       /   12Z /   18Z /   00Z /   06Z
.E1    : 0820 :                           /  13.0
.E2    : 0821 :   /  12.7 /  12.2 /  11.9 /  11.5
.E3    : 0822 :   /  11.1 /  10.7 /  10.3 /  10.0
.E4    : 0823 :   /   9.8 /   9.6 /   9.4 /   9.2
.E5    : 0824 :   /   8.9 /   8.5 /   8.1 /   7.9
.E6    : 0825 :   /   7.7 /   7.6 /   7.4
: Local Basin QPF - 6 hr timestep
:   0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.00/ 0.04/ 0.05/ 0.00/
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