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OHIO RIVER AT OLMSTED, IL

BALLARD COUNTY, KY37.1792°N, -89.0584°W Updated 37 min ago
FLOW RATE
323,000cfs
GAUGE HT
25.63ft
WATER TEMP
27°F
AIR TEMP
75°F
WIND
4mph SSE
FISH INDEX
69SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
323,000cfs 36.2% vs avg
Optimal band: 301,750408,250 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
387,000cfs
PERIOD LOW
323,000cfs
RUNNABLE
100%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

25.63ft

Water Temperature

26.7°F

Water Turbidity

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

22.8in

≈ normal

22.76 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 25.7 in).

YTD Total

22.8in

This year so far

Normal to Date

25.7in

30-yr average

Typical Range

20.0–31.3in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-11%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 1.49" · normal 3.74" (1.6–5.6)
Jan
Feb: 0.79" · normal 3.60" (1.6–5.8)
Feb
Mar: 4.47" · normal 4.67" (2.9–7.0)
Mar
Apr: 4.29" · normal 5.36" (2.6–8.7)
Apr
May: 5.62" · normal 4.63" (2.7–6.3)
May
Jun: 5.87" · normal 3.32" (1.6–5.5)
Jun
Jul: 0.24" (so far)· normal 3.12" (1.4–4.9)
Jul
Aug: normal 2.70" (0.6–4.7)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.16" (0.8–6.2)
Sep
Oct: normal 3.79" (1.4–7.1)
Oct
Nov: normal 4.08" (2.1–7.3)
Nov
Dec: normal 3.95" (2.0–6.0)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo04:37 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
94°
72°
SAT
94°
73°
SUN
89°
69°
MON
90°
68°
TUE
86°
71°
WED
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THU
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TEMP
hourly forecast
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WIND
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PRECIP
chance %
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CLOUDS
cover %
14%
few
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0%
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
1007
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
69
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:40 AM
SUNSET
08:20 PM
14H 40M OF DAYLIGHT15H 43M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated

Station Location

37.1792, -89.0584
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-04 04:37 UTC
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