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Ohio River at Cairo

Critical Stages
32' - Action
40' - Flood
47' - Moderate
53' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 10:00 PM CST 12/14/25

Status: Low Threshold

Stage: 9.76 ft

Flow: 167 kcfs

Forecast

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
12 AM 12/15 9.1 158
6 AM 12/15 9.3 161
12 PM 12/15 9.4 162
6 PM 12/15 9.5 164
12 AM 12/16 9.6 165
6 AM 12/16 9.8 167
12 PM 12/16 9.9 169
6 PM 12/16 9.9 169
12 AM 12/17 9.7 166
6 AM 12/17 9.3 161
12 PM 12/17 9.1 158
6 PM 12/17 8.8 155
12 AM 12/18 8.6 152
6 AM 12/18 8.5 151
12 PM 12/18 8.4 149
6 PM 12/18 8.2 147
12 AM 12/19 8 144
6 AM 12/19 7.8 142
12 PM 12/19 7.8 142
6 PM 12/19 7.7 141
12 AM 12/20 7.7 141
6 AM 12/20 7.8 142
12 PM 12/20 7.9 143
6 PM 12/20 8 144
12 AM 12/21 8.1 145
6 AM 12/21 8.2 147
12 PM 12/21 8.3 148
6 PM 12/21 8.4 149
12 AM 12/22 8.5 151
6 AM 12/22 8.6 152
12 PM 12/22 8.7 153
6 PM 12/22 8.7 153
12 AM 12/23 8.7 153
6 AM 12/23 8.7 153
12 PM 12/23 8.7 153
6 PM 12/23 8.7 153
12 AM 12/24 8.7 153
6 AM 12/24 8.7 153
12 PM 12/24 8.7 153
6 PM 12/24 8.7 153
12 AM 12/25 8.6 152
6 AM 12/25 8.6 152
12 PM 12/25 8.5 151
6 PM 12/25 8.4 149
12 AM 12/26 8.4 149
6 AM 12/26 8.3 148
12 PM 12/26 8.2 147
6 PM 12/26 8.1 145
12 AM 12/27 8 144
6 AM 12/27 8 144
12 PM 12/27 7.9 143
6 PM 12/27 7.8 142
12 AM 12/28 7.8 142
6 AM 12/28 7.7 141
12 PM 12/28 7.7 141
6 PM 12/28 7.7 141
12 AM 12/29 7.7 141
6 AM 12/29 7.6 140
12 PM 12/29 7.6 140
6 PM 12/29 7.6 140
12 AM 12/30 7.5 139
6 AM 12/30 7.5 139
12 PM 12/30 7.5 139
6 PM 12/30 7.5 139
12 AM 12/31 7.4 138
6 AM 12/31 7.4 138
12 PM 12/31 7.4 138
6 PM 12/31 7.3 137
12 AM 1/1 7.3 137
6 AM 1/1 7.3 137
12 PM 1/1 7.3 137
6 PM 1/1 7.3 137
12 AM 1/2 7.2 136
6 AM 1/2 7.2 136
12 PM 1/2 7.2 136
6 PM 1/2 7.1 135
12 AM 1/3 7.1 135
6 AM 1/3 7.1 135
12 PM 1/3 7.1 135
6 PM 1/3 7 134
12 AM 1/4 7 134
6 AM 1/4 7 134
12 PM 1/4 7 134
6 PM 1/4 6.9 133
12 AM 1/5 6.9 133
6 AM 1/5 6.9 133
12 PM 1/5 6.8 132
6 PM 1/5 6.8 132
12 AM 1/6 6.8 132
6 AM 1/6 6.8 132
12 PM 1/6 6.7 131
6 PM 1/6 6.7 131
12 AM 1/7 6.7 131
6 AM 1/7 6.6 130
12 PM 1/7 6.6 130
6 PM 1/7 6.6 130
12 AM 1/8 6.6 130
6 AM 1/8 6.5 129
12 PM 1/8 6.5 129
6 PM 1/8 6.5 129
12 AM 1/9 6.4 128
6 AM 1/9 6.4 128
12 PM 1/9 6.4 128
6 PM 1/9 6.4 128
12 AM 1/10 6.3 127
6 AM 1/10 6.3 127
12 PM 1/10 6.3 127
6 PM 1/10 6.2 126
12 AM 1/11 6.2 126
6 AM 1/11 6.2 126
TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
10:00 PM 12/14 9.76 167
9:00 PM 12/14 9.63 165
8:00 PM 12/14 9.51 164
7:00 PM 12/14 9.44 163
6:00 PM 12/14 9.34 162
5:00 PM 12/14 9.24 160
4:00 PM 12/14 9.14 159
3:00 PM 12/14 9.05 158
2:00 PM 12/14 8.97 157
1:00 PM 12/14 8.84 155
12:00 PM 12/14 8.76 154
11:00 AM 12/14 8.69 153
10:00 AM 12/14 8.6 152
9:00 AM 12/14 8.54 151
8:00 AM 12/14 8.47 150
7:00 AM 12/14 8.41 149
6:00 AM 12/14 8.41 149
5:00 AM 12/14 8.46 150
4:00 AM 12/14 8.52 151
3:00 AM 12/14 8.58 152
2:00 AM 12/14 8.64 152
1:00 AM 12/14 8.7 153
12:00 AM 12/14 8.78 154
11:00 PM 12/13 8.86 155
10:00 PM 12/13 8.94 156
9:00 PM 12/13 8.87 155
8:00 PM 12/13 8.84 155
7:00 PM 12/13 8.8 155
6:00 PM 12/13 8.74 154
5:00 PM 12/13 8.67 153
Hydrograph for Ohio River at Cairo
65' - The river will reach the top of the protection at Mounds and Mound City.
64' - The river will reach the top of the protection of Cairo.
61.72' - This flood will exceed the highest stage on record.
56' - U.S. Highway 51 near Wickliffe is flooded.
50' - The first gate is closed at Cairo.
40' - Minor flooding occurs affecting mainly agricultural bottomland and low lying areas.
32' - Cairo begins pumping operations.
DateStage (ft)
May 2, 2011 61.72
Feb 3, 1937 59.5
Mar 1, 2019 56.51
Apr 3, 1975 56.5
Apr 20, 1927 56.4
Mar 11, 1997 56.2
Jan 4, 2016 56.14
Feb 15, 1950 55.9
May 28, 1995 55.7
May 19, 2002 54.95
Mar 3, 2018 54.8
Apr 4, 1913 54.7
Apr 17, 1994 54.2
May 16, 1984 54
Mar 11, 1945 53.9
Mar 25, 2008 53.89
May 18, 1996 53.5
Jan 17, 2005 53.2
May 30, 1943 53
Mar 31, 2020 52.64

Data provided by the National Weather Service.