TidalMapOhio River at Paducah, KY Water Level Today
NWS river forecast
| When | Stage | Flow |
|---|
Forecast from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service. Issued a few times a day and only while a forecast is active. Not for navigation.
Last 30 days
About this gauge
USGS gauge 03611000 sits on the Ohio River and reads everything draining 202,800 square miles of the Lower Tennessee basin. Its datum sits 285 feet above sea level NAVD88.
Flood stages and record crests
The Ohio River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 39 feet. NWS starts watching it at 32 feet. The highest crest on record is 60.6 feet, in February 1937.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 32 ft |
| Minor flooding | 39 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 43 ft |
| Major flooding | 52 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| February 1937 | 60.6 ft |
| May 2011 | 55 ft |
| April 1913 | 54.3 ft |
| February 1884 | 54.3 ft |
| February 1950 | 53.3 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PAHK2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
TVA dams near this gauge
TVA's Kentucky Dam is 19 miles from this gauge on the Tennessee system. Planned generation, lake level and tailwater elevation for it load below when TVA has published them.
- Kentucky Dam 19 miles
- Barkley Dam 21 miles
Nearby river gauges
- Massac Creek near Paducah, KY
- Mayfield Creek at Lovelaceville, KY
- Clarks River at Almo, KY
- Obion Creek near Arlington, KY
- Bayou De Chien near Clinton, KY
- North Fork Obion River near Martin, TN (Ce)
- Ohio River at Old Shawneetown, Il-Ky
- Tradewater River near Providence, KY
- Tradewater River at Olney, KY
- Ohio River at Uniontown Dam, KY
- Reelfoot Creek near Samburg, TN
- South Fork Obion River near Greenfield, TN
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 03611000. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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