Ohio River

States: Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois Length: 981 miles HUC Basin: 05 20 active gauges

Live and historical streamflow for every active USGS gauge on the Ohio River — current discharge (CFS), gage height, and how today's flow ranks against the long-term record for this date. Latest reading .

1 gauge on the Ohio River is currently at or above flood stage.

Station Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft) Condition Flood Stage (ft)
Ohio River Above Sardis, OH
OH
104,000 18.96 Very High
Ohio River at Ashland, KY
KY
38.77 Unknown
Ohio River at Cannelton Dam at Cannelton, IN
IN
266,000 32.54 High 42.0 ft
Ohio River at Dam 51 at Golconda, IL
IL
34.51 Unknown 40.0 ft
Ohio River at Evansville, IN
IN
33.62 Unknown 42.0 ft
Ohio River at Greenup Dam Near Greenup, KY
KY
236,000 38.52 Very High 54.0 ft
Ohio River at Huntington, WV
WV
34.30 Unknown 50.0 ft
Ohio River at Ironton, OH
OH
231,000 37.27 Very High 52.0 ft
Ohio River at Louisville, KY
KY
348,000 40.45 Very High 55.0 ft
Ohio River at Markland Dam Near Warsaw, KY
KY
322,000 37.56 Very High 51.0 ft
Ohio River at Maysville, KY
KY
39.62 Unknown 50.0 ft
Ohio River at Metropolis, IL
IL
162,276 33.00 Normal 38.0 ft
Ohio River at Old Shawneetown, IL-KY FLOOD
KY
33.48 Unknown 33.0 ft
Ohio River at Olmsted, IL
IL
515,000 31.03 Very High 36.0 ft
Ohio River at Parkersburg, WV
WV
26.75 Unknown 36.0 ft
Ohio River at Point Pleasant, WV
WV
28.55 Unknown 40.0 ft
Ohio River at Sewickley, PA
PA
82,600 17.58 Very High 25.0 ft
Ohio River at Smithland Dam, Smithland, KY
IL
316,000 12.50 High 40.0 ft
Ohio River at Uniontown Dam, KY
KY
35.55 Unknown
Ohio River at Water Tower at Louisville, KY
KY
351,000 18.22 Very High

About the Ohio River

The Ohio River is monitored by 20 active USGS stream gauges across Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois. The river runs approximately 981 miles. 1 of 20 gauges are at or above flood stage right now. The strongest flow on the river right now is at Ohio River at Olmsted, IL (515,000 cfs).

See the glossary for how percentile rank and flow conditions are calculated from the long-term USGS record.

Data source: USGS National Water Information System