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Weather Forecast Office Louisville, KY Ohio River Forecast Center

This probabilistic forecast is issued by the Ohio River Forecast Center.
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NOTE: River forecasts for this location take into account past precipitation and the precipitation amounts expected approximately 48 hours into the future from the forecast issuance time.

Forecasts for the Ohio River at McAlpine Upper are issued routinely year-round.

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Upstream Gauge - at Clifty Creek Upstream Gauge Downstream Gauge Downstream Gauge - at McAlpine Lock and Dam

Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:38
Moderate Flood Stage:30
Flood Stage:23
Action Stage:21

Historical Crests
(1) 52.15 ft on 01/27/1937
(2) 42.10 ft on 03/08/1945
(3) 41.70 ft on 02/16/1884
(4) 41.20 ft on 03/12/1964
(5) 39.50 ft on 02/16/1883
(6) 39.40 ft on 04/02/1913
(7) 38.76 ft on 03/07/1997
(8) 36.40 ft on 01/22/1907
(9) 36.00 ft on 04/19/1948
(10) 34.10 ft on 03/23/1933
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Low Water Records
(1) -3.30 ft on 10/10/1881
(2) 3.90 ft on 12/22/1917
(3) 6.00 ft on 02/05/1936
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Gauge Location
Disclaimer
Latitude/Longitude Disclaimer: The gauge location shown in the above map is the approximate location based on the latitude/longitude coordinates provided to the NWS by the gauge owner.
Flood Impacts & Photos Collapse
55.2 Water reaches top of floodwall.
53 Sandbagging of low areas of Louisville floodwall begin.
52 Flooding begins in Jeffersonville city limits. Shelby Street in Louisville is closed at floodgate.
50 Jackson Strret, Schoeffel Alley, Hancock Street, Preston Street and 13th Street and closed at floodgates.
48 Franklin, 18th, and 26th Streets are closed at floodgates.
47 Clay Street, Letterle Avenue, and Washington Street are closed at floodgates.
44 Campbell, 12th, Franklin, Wenzel, and Adams Streets are closed at floodgates.
42 Buchanan and Cabel Streets are closed at floodgate.
40 Mellwood Avenue, Webster Street, and Rowan Street are closed at floodgate.
38 6th, 7th and 8th Streets are closed at floodgates. US 42 floods at Harrods Creek.
36 11th Street is closed at floodgates.
29 Parts of Utica IN flood. Third Street ramp off of I-64 closes. 10th and 27th Streets are closed at floodgates.
28 More sections of River Road floods. Beachland Beach area is cut off. Lime Kiln Lane floods south of River Road.
27 River Road floods at many locations from 3rd St. to Glenview. Blankenbaker Lane closes south of River Road. River Dell Rd. floods at Mellwood Ave. Riverside Dr. floods at many locations.
26 Mockingbird Valley Rd. floods south of Mellwood Ave.
24.5 Waldoah Beach and Transylvania Beach areas are cut off. River Road near Indian Hills Trail floods. Adams St. and Witherspoon Rd. closes.
23 Some sections of River Road are closed from 3rd St. to 8th St. Eifler Beach and Juniper Beach areas are cut off. Parts of Campbell St., Frankfort Ave., and Mockingbird Valley Rd. close. Right turns onto River Rd. from the I-64 ramp are prohibited.
Photos
(1) Gage House
(2) Another View of Gage House
(3) Upper Pool Staff Gage on Lock Wall
(4) Looking Upstream from Lock
(5) Looking Upstream from Bridge
(6) Looking Downstream Kentucky Side from Bridge
(7) Looking Downstream Indiana Side from Bridge
(8) Looking Downstream at Navigation Channel
(9) Louisville Skyline
(10) Louisville Landing Area
(11) Louisville Great Lawn Area
(12) Jeffersonville Shoreline
(13) Ohio Greenway Indiana Side
(14) Ashland Park

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Louisville, KY 40229
(502) 969-8842
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