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Ohio River
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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
76°F
WIND
3mph NW
FISH INDEX
75SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY
cfs
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 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo04:41 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
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SUN
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TEMP
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PRECIP
chance %
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CLOUDS
cover %
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clear
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50%
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
1000
10009999979969969969949949969969979981000999100010001002999997996
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
75
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Stable
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
06:17 AM
SUNSET
09:05 PM
14H 48M OF DAYLIGHT12H 35M REMAINING
MOON PHASE
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated

Station Location

38.7971, -84.1711
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-04 08:30 UTC
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