Ohio River at Ironton, OH

USGS Site No: 03216070 • Ohio River • Lawrence County, OH

Ohio River at Ironton, OH on the Ohio River is currently at 231,000 cfs (Very High — 95th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 37.27 ft.

Reading from

↑ Upstream on Ohio River
Ohio River at Ashland, KY
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Ohio River at Greenup Dam Near Greenup, KY
231,000
CFS Discharge
37.27
Gage Height (ft)
Very High
Flow Condition
Normal
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 9,870
25th Low threshold 30,200
50th (Median) Normal (median) 54,500
75th High threshold 84,100
95th Very High threshold 0

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

244k 122k 0 cfs Apr 6 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 226,000 37.08
May 27, 2026 204,000 36.57
May 26, 2026 190,000 36.13
May 25, 2026 169,000 35.74
May 24, 2026 137,000 35.31
May 23, 2026 99,900 34.83
May 22, 2026 53,400 34.47
May 21, 2026 40,900 34.17
May 20, 2026 41,100 34.34
May 19, 2026 36,000 34.17
May 18, 2026 48,500 34.34
May 17, 2026 50,700 34.42
May 16, 2026 54,700 34.38
May 15, 2026 60,800 34.37
Apr 21, 2026 80,200 34.37
Apr 20, 2026 78,100 34.37
Apr 19, 2026 82,300 34.35
Apr 18, 2026 87,600 34.50
Apr 17, 2026 77,000 34.40
Apr 16, 2026 82,400 34.62
Apr 15, 2026 86,200 34.65
Apr 14, 2026 86,500 34.63
Apr 13, 2026 102,000 34.72
Apr 12, 2026 116,000 34.93
Apr 11, 2026 127,000 35.45
Apr 10, 2026 136,000 35.45
Apr 9, 2026 155,000 35.59
Apr 8, 2026 181,000 36.11
Apr 7, 2026 196,000 36.30
Apr 6, 2026 181,000 35.99

Station Information

USGS Site No
03216070
State
OH
County
Lawrence County
Coordinates
38.5321, -82.6859
Drainage Area
60,825 mi²
Datum (ft)
480.4
HUC Code
05090103
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
50.0 ft
Flood Stage
52.0 ft
Moderate Flood
56.0 ft
Major Flood
60.0 ft

Currently 14.73 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
282,000 cfs
Feb 22, 2026
Min discharge
2,790 cfs
Aug 29, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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