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OHIO RIVER

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Ohio River at Meldahl Dam near Chilo, OH

BRACKEN COUNTY, KY38.7971°N, -84.1711°W

AIR TEMP

77°F

WIND

0mph SW

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

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No flow data available

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

25.8in

≈ normal

25.8 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 25.46 in).

YTD Total

25.8in

This year so far

Normal to Date

25.5in

30-yr average

Typical Range

19.3–32.0in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+1%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 2.27" · normal 3.45" (2.0–4.7)

Jan

Feb: 1.46" · normal 3.39" (1.8–5.4)

Feb

Mar: 5.22" · normal 4.25" (2.5–6.5)

Mar

Apr: 3.30" · normal 4.69" (2.5–6.6)

Apr

May: 6.36" · normal 5.06" (2.2–7.8)

May

Jun: 7.04" · normal 4.16" (2.4–6.3)

Jun

Jul: 0.15" (so far)· normal 3.71" (1.9–5.2)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.01" (1.3–4.7)

Aug

Sep: normal 2.83" (0.9–5.3)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.17" (1.3–4.8)

Oct

Nov: normal 3.30" (2.0–4.9)

Nov

Dec: normal 3.72" (2.0–5.0)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo04:41 AM

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Station Location

38.7971, -84.1711

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