TidalMapOhio River at Water Tower at Louisville, 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 03292494 sits on the Ohio River and reads everything draining 91,048 square miles of the Silver-Little Kentucky basin. Its datum sits 407 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2014, 11 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
No gauged site sits above this one on the mainstem, so this is the first published reading on the river. Downstream the next reading comes from Ohio River at Louisville, KY at 91,170 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 100% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Ohio River below Riverview Pk near Louisville, KY.
Normal flows here
The Ohio River runs a median of 96,050 cfs at this gauge across 11 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 202,000 cfs, and September the leanest at 30,400 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 679,000 cfs in 2018, and the lowest is 4,710 cfs in 2024.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 171,000 cfs | 178% |
| Feb | 183,000 cfs | 191% |
| Mar | 202,000 cfs | 210% |
| Apr | 185,500 cfs | 193% |
| May | 141,000 cfs | 147% |
| Jun | 84,200 cfs | 88% |
| Jul | 62,800 cfs | 65% |
| Aug | 45,000 cfs | 47% |
| Sep | 30,400 cfs | 32% |
| Oct | 34,200 cfs | 36% |
| Nov | 66,750 cfs | 69% |
| Dec | 107,000 cfs | 111% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2014 to 2025. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The highest crest on record is 37.5 feet, in April 2025.
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| April 2025 | 37.5 ft |
| February 2018 | 34.6 ft |
| March 2015 | 31 ft |
| March 2021 | 30 ft |
| February 2019 | 29.6 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MLXK2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 03292494. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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