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OHIO RIVER

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OHIO RIVER AT WATER TOWER AT LOUISVILLE, KY

LOUISVILLE, KY38.2812°N, -85.7022°W Updated 47 min ago

FLOW RATE

51,200cfs

GAUGE HT

13.18ft

AIR TEMP

75°F

WIND

6mph SSE

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

51,200cfs 34.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 46,920–63,480 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

73,700cfs

PERIOD LOW

33,200cfs

RUNNABLE

74%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

13.18ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

87°

72°

SUN

87°

73°

MON

91°

75°

TUE

86°

72°

WED

90°

71°

THU

91°

72°

FRI

93°

72°

TIME

SAT

NOW

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

72°

mild

72°

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76°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph SSW

G 8 mph

SSW

G11

SSW

WSW

SSE

WSW

G13

WSW

G14

G12

G10

G11

WSW

G12

G10

NNW

SSE

SSW

WSW

WNW

G11

G14

G11

NNW

G15

NNW

G10

NNW

G12

NNW

NNE

NNW

NNE

G12

NNE

G16

G15

G13

G10

NNE

ENE

NNW

NNE

NNW

WNW

PRECIP

chance %

13%

14%

17%

16%

13%

16%

21%

14%

16%

13%

17%

16%

19%

55%

17%

18%

55%

33%

22%

29%

10%

14%

34%

11%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

10%

62%

100%

22%

91%

100%

27%

76%

100%

37%

100%

78%

70%

77%

82%

81%

87%

50%

100%

93%

87%

77%

34%

19%

16%

21%

100%

93%

98%

100%

79%

100%

87%

25%

36%

37%

46%

79%

10%

63%

34%

100%

94%

100%

17%

45%

81%

100%

88%

58%

33%

17%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1003

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:24 AM

SUNSET

09:09 PM

14H 45M OF DAYLIGHT15H 22M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

81% illuminated

Station Location

38.2812, -85.7022

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-04 05:47 UTC

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