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OHIO RIVER

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OHIO RIVER AT WATER TOWER AT LOUISVILLE, KY

KENTUCKY38.2812°N, -85.7022°W Updated 58 min ago

FLOW RATE

49,900cfs

GAUGE HT

13.30ft

AIR TEMP

74°F

WIND

5mph SSE

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

49,900cfs 34.9% vs avg

Optimal band: 46,410–62,790 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

73,700cfs

PERIOD LOW

33,200cfs

RUNNABLE

73%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

13.30ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

88°

72°

SUN

85°

73°

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

73°

mild

73°

74°

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82°

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79°

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80°

83°

86°

88°

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85°

82°

80°

78°

76°

74°

73°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph SSW

G 9 mph

SSW

WSW

SSE

WSW

G13

WSW

G14

G12

G10

G11

WSW

G12

G10

WNW

NNW

G11

G14

G11

G15

G10

G12

NNW

NNE

NNW

G12

NNW

G16

G15

NNE

G13

G10

ENE

ESE

ENE

NNE

NNW

NNE

ENE

WSW

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

12%

15%

11%

14%

16%

10%

11%

19%

20%

14%

16%

13%

17%

16%

13%

19%

55%

17%

18%

55%

33%

22%

29%

10%

14%

34%

11%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

77%

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

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

06:24 AM

SUNSET

09:09 PM

14H 45M OF DAYLIGHT14H 11M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

81% illuminated

Station Location

38.2812, -85.7022

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-04 06:58 UTC

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