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Ohio River at Newburgh Lock and Dam

Critical Stages
35' - Action
38' - Flood
48' - Moderate
56' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 12:00 PM CST 12/17/25

Status: No Flooding

Stage: 14.75 ft

Flow: 55.4 kcfs

Forecast

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
6 PM 12/17 15 59
12 AM 12/18 14.9 57.5
6 AM 12/18 14.8 56.1
12 PM 12/18 14.6 53.3
6 PM 12/18 14.6 53.3
12 AM 12/19 14.7 54.7
6 AM 12/19 15 59
12 PM 12/19 15.6 67.5
6 PM 12/19 16.1 75.2
12 AM 12/20 16.6 82.7
6 AM 12/20 17 89
12 PM 12/20 17.5 96.8
6 PM 12/20 18 105
12 AM 12/21 18.7 112
6 AM 12/21 19 115
12 PM 12/21 19.2 117
6 PM 12/21 19.5 121
12 AM 12/22 19.8 124
6 AM 12/22 20.2 128
12 PM 12/22 20.7 133
6 PM 12/22 21.1 137
12 AM 12/23 21.6 143
6 AM 12/23 22 147
12 PM 12/23 22.4 151
6 PM 12/23 22.5 152
12 AM 12/24 22.5 152
6 AM 12/24 22.3 150
12 PM 12/24 22 147
6 PM 12/24 21.6 143
12 AM 12/25 21.1 137
6 AM 12/25 20.6 132
12 PM 12/25 20 126
6 PM 12/25 19.3 118
12 AM 12/26 18.6 111
6 AM 12/26 17.9 103
12 PM 12/26 17.5 96.8
6 PM 12/26 17.2 92.1
12 AM 12/27 16.9 87.4
6 AM 12/27 16.6 82.7
TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
12:00 PM 12/17 14.75 55.4
11:45 AM 12/17 14.75 55.4
11:30 AM 12/17 14.76 55.6
11:15 AM 12/17 14.74 55.3
11:00 AM 12/17 14.75 55.4
10:45 AM 12/17 14.76 55.6
10:30 AM 12/17 14.74 55.3
10:15 AM 12/17 14.78 55.8
10:00 AM 12/17 14.88 57.3
9:45 AM 12/17 14.71 54.9
9:30 AM 12/17 14.73 55.1
9:15 AM 12/17 14.72 55
9:00 AM 12/17 14.69 54.6
8:45 AM 12/17 14.69 54.6
8:30 AM 12/17 14.68 54.4
8:15 AM 12/17 14.66 54.2
8:00 AM 12/17 14.68 54.4
7:45 AM 12/17 14.66 54.2
7:30 AM 12/17 14.67 54.3
7:15 AM 12/17 14.7 54.7
7:00 AM 12/17 14.71 54.9
6:45 AM 12/17 14.69 54.6
6:30 AM 12/17 14.69 54.6
6:15 AM 12/17 14.7 54.7
6:00 AM 12/17 14.68 54.4
5:45 AM 12/17 14.66 54.2
5:30 AM 12/17 14.67 54.3
5:15 AM 12/17 14.69 54.6
5:00 AM 12/17 14.69 54.6
4:45 AM 12/17 14.71 54.9
Hydrograph for Ohio River at Newburgh Lock and Dam
56.6' - This flood will exceed the highest stage on record. Evacuations of homes and businesses becomes necessary. Many roads are water covered and impassable.
48' - Water approaches part of IN 66 about 1 mile downstream from the lock and dam.
46' - Highway 662 near the old Lock and Dam 47 begins to flood. This is approximately 1/2 mile downstream from the current lock and dam.
38' - Minor flooding occurs. The river is 2500 feet wide and begins covering agricultural land on the Kentucky side.
35' - Sloughs between the Ohio and Green Rivers on the Kentucky side begin to fill.
DateStage (ft)
Jan 31, 1937 56.6
Mar 12, 1945 50.9
Apr 1, 1913 50.7
Mar 9, 1997 50.53
Mar 16, 1964 50.4
Jan 1, 1884 50.2
Feb 28, 2018 50.12
Apr 29, 2011 49.08
Apr 21, 1948 48.1
Oct 14, 1952 48.1
Mar 18, 2015 48.07
Feb 22, 2025 47.9
Dec 15, 1978 47.9
Jan 17, 1950 47.8
Mar 25, 1943 47.7
Mar 26, 1933 47.6
Mar 7, 1962 47.5
Jan 6, 1991 47.5
Feb 16, 2019 47.39
Feb 18, 1990 47.3

Data provided by the National Weather Service.