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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 31 min ago

FLOW RATE

40,600cfs

GAUGE HT

13.42ft

AIR TEMP

73°F

WIND

4mph S

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

40,600cfs 35.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 45,645–61,755 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

73,700cfs

PERIOD LOW

30,500cfs

RUNNABLE

66%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

13.42ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

88°

72°

SUN

87°

75°

MON

83°

69°

TUE

83°

65°

WED

89°

67°

THU

81°

70°

FRI

84°

69°

TIME

SAT

NOW

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

76°

mild

76°

79°

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83°

86°

88°

89°

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82°

80°

78°

76°

74°

73°

72°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph SW

G 9 mph

SSW

WSW

SSE

WSW

G13

WSW

G14

G12

G10

G11

WSW

G14

G16

WNW

G18

G16

G14

G12

G10

G11

G10

G11

NNW

G10

NNW

G10

NNW

G10

NNW

G10

G11

G17

G18

G16

G17

G14

G13

G10

NNW

G10

G11

NNW

G10

NNE

G10

NNW

G12

NNW

G11

G10

NNE

G11

ENE

ESE

ENE

NNE

NNW

NNE

ENE

WSW

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

11%

13%

15%

11%

13%

14%

11%

17%

16%

15%

20%

13%

14%

15%

14%

15%

55%

17%

18%

55%

33%

22%

29%

10%

14%

34%

11%

18%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

79%

74%

10%

100%

29%

22%

91%

100%

27%

76%

100%

37%

100%

78%

70%

77%

82%

81%

87%

50%

100%

93%

87%

77%

34%

13%

19%

100%

19%

15%

100%

77%

100%

70%

76%

77%

38%

95%

87%

24%

47%

61%

33%

50%

19%

27%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1004

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:24 AM

SUNSET

09:09 PM

14H 45M OF DAYLIGHT12H 38M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

80% illuminated

Station Location

38.2812, -85.7022

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-04 08:31 UTC

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