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Around Ohio River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US · Forest roads: USDA Forest Service MVUM · BLM routes and areas: Bureau of Land Management (simplified for web display)
About this river
Ohio River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Ohio River at Water Tower at Louisville, KY (site 03292494). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 9. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2014 to 2025
Ohio River typically runs highest in March, at a median 202,000 cfs, and lowest in September, at 30,400 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 679,000 cfs, in 2018.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 171,000 | 101,000 to 250,000 |
| February | 183,000 | 123,000 to 402,000 |
| March | 202,000 | 145,000 to 262,000 |
| April | 185,500 | 113,000 to 294,000 |
| May | 141,000 | 103,000 to 207,000 |
| June | 84,200 | 50,850 to 126,000 |
| July | 62,800 | 40,900 to 95,200 |
| August | 45,000 | 31,800 to 60,000 |
| September | 30,400 | 20,850 to 47,100 |
| October | 34,200 | 23,700 to 59,800 |
| November | 66,750 | 43,100 to 100,150 |
| December | 107,000 | 68,200 to 185,000 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 11 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Ohio River at Water Tower at Louisville, KY (site 03292494). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Ohio River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Taylorsville Lake TailwaterSalt River - Taylorsville LakePublic
- Taylorsville CitySalt RiverPublic
- Settlers TraceBeech Creek - Taylorsville LakePublic
- Possum RidgeBeech Creek - Taylorsville LakePublic
- Fint'sKentucky RiverPublic
- CliftonKentucky RiverPublic
- McNeelyPennsylvania Run - McNeely LakePublic
- GreenwoodOhio RiverPublic
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