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Ohio River at Evansville

Critical Stages
24' - Action
42' - Flood
48' - Moderate
52' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 12:00 PM CST 12/6/25

Status: No Flooding

Stage: 14.69 ft

Flow: 62.9 kcfs

Forecast

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
6 PM 12/6 14.7 63.1
12 AM 12/7 14.7 63.1
6 AM 12/7 14.7 63.1
12 PM 12/7 14.7 63.1
6 PM 12/7 14.6 60.9
12 AM 12/8 14.6 60.9
6 AM 12/8 14.6 60.9
12 PM 12/8 14.6 60.9
6 PM 12/8 14.6 60.9
12 AM 12/9 14.6 60.9
6 AM 12/9 14.6 60.9
12 PM 12/9 14.6 60.9
6 PM 12/9 14.6 60.9
12 AM 12/10 14.6 60.9
6 AM 12/10 14.6 60.9
12 PM 12/10 14.6 60.9
6 PM 12/10 14.6 60.9
12 AM 12/11 14.5 58.7
6 AM 12/11 14.5 58.7
12 PM 12/11 14.5 58.7
6 PM 12/11 14.5 58.7
12 AM 12/12 14.5 58.7
6 AM 12/12 14.5 58.7
12 PM 12/12 14.5 58.7
6 PM 12/12 14.5 58.7
12 AM 12/13 14.4 56.2
6 AM 12/13 14.4 56.2
12 PM 12/13 14.4 56.2
6 PM 12/13 14.3 53.8
12 AM 12/14 14.3 53.8
6 AM 12/14 14.3 53.8
12 PM 12/14 14.2 51.4
6 PM 12/14 14.2 51.4
12 AM 12/15 14.2 51.4
6 AM 12/15 14.1 49.2
12 PM 12/15 14.1 49.2
6 PM 12/15 14 47
12 AM 12/16 14 47
6 AM 12/16 13.9 44.6
TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
12:00 PM 12/6 14.69 62.9
11:45 AM 12/6 14.71 63.4
11:30 AM 12/6 14.66 62.2
11:15 AM 12/6 14.68 62.7
11:00 AM 12/6 14.68 62.7
10:45 AM 12/6 14.67 62.5
10:30 AM 12/6 14.63 61.6
10:15 AM 12/6 14.67 62.5
10:00 AM 12/6 14.66 62.2
9:45 AM 12/6 14.65 62
9:30 AM 12/6 14.65 62
9:15 AM 12/6 14.73 63.8
9:00 AM 12/6 14.68 62.7
8:45 AM 12/6 14.69 62.9
8:30 AM 12/6 14.67 62.5
8:15 AM 12/6 14.67 62.5
8:00 AM 12/6 14.66 62.2
7:45 AM 12/6 14.66 62.2
7:30 AM 12/6 14.68 62.7
7:15 AM 12/6 14.68 62.7
7:00 AM 12/6 14.66 62.2
6:45 AM 12/6 14.65 62
6:30 AM 12/6 14.66 62.2
6:15 AM 12/6 14.67 62.5
6:00 AM 12/6 14.66 62.2
5:45 AM 12/6 14.65 62
5:30 AM 12/6 14.63 61.6
5:15 AM 12/6 14.66 62.2
5:00 AM 12/6 14.67 62.5
4:45 AM 12/6 14.7 63.1
Hydrograph for Ohio River at Evansville
53.8' - This flood will exceed the highest stage on record.
52' - Major flooding occurs. Several highways are closed and at this level parts of the airport begin to flood.
45' - Many county roads are flooded and some are impassable.
42' - The river is 3300 feet wide.
40' - Basements along the riverfront begin to fill. Flooding begins along Pigeon Creek.
38' - Most of the bottomland is covered and farmers should move livestock and equipment to higher ground.
36' - Agricultural bottomeland begins to flood and the levee authority is operating several pumping stations.
26' - The levee authority closes the flood gates downtown.
DateStage (ft)
Jan 31, 1937 53.75
Feb 19, 1884 48.82
Feb 19, 1883 48.6
Apr 5, 1913 48.4
Mar 11, 1945 48.28
Mar 16, 1964 47.72
Apr 12, 2025 47.67
Mar 10, 1997 47.52
Mar 1, 2018 46.87
May 5, 2011 46.78
Jan 1, 1832 46.29
Jan 24, 1907 46.2
Jan 25, 1907 46.2
Feb 9, 1950 45.84
Apr 21, 1948 45.6
Mar 18, 2015 45.21
Mar 26, 1943 45.2
Mar 27, 1933 45.2
Mar 7, 1962 45
Feb 24, 1882 44.9

Data provided by the National Weather Service.