Ohio River at Evansville

Last updated: Jun 21, 2025, 7:30 PM UTC

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Observed (OBS) 06/21/2025 2:00 PM CDT

Official Forecast (FCST) 06/21/2025 10:59 AM CDT

Record: 53.8 ft

Low Threshold: 13 ft

CATEGORY STAGE

Major Flooding 52 ft

Moderate Flooding 48 ft

Minor Flooding 42 ft

Action 24 ft

Reliability of the Forecast:

NOTE: Forecasts are issued routinely year-round.

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.
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	CATEGORY	STAGE
	Major Flooding	52 ft
	Moderate Flooding	48 ft
	Minor Flooding	42 ft
	Action	24 ft

Flood Impacts 🅘

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.

Gauge Info

Coordinates	37.9722, -87.5764
RFC	OHRFC
State	IN
WFO	PAH
County	Vanderburgh
Data Provider(s)
US Geological Survey	USGS--Water Resources of the United States
USGS	03322000

Gauge Location

Recent Crests

1.	42.03 ft	on 03-02-2022
2.	44.19 ft	on 03-08-2021
3.	43.49 ft	on 02-18-2020
4.	44.39 ft	on 02-17-2019
5.	46.87 ft	on 03-01-2018

Historic Crests

1.	53.75 ft	on 01-31-1937
2.	48.82 ft	on 02-19-1884
3.	48.60 ft	on 02-19-1883
4.	48.40 ft	on 04-05-1913
5.	48.28 ft	on 03-11-1945

Vertical Datum Table

type	NAVD88	NGVD29
major Flooding	380.38 ft	380.70 ft
moderate Flooding	376.38 ft	376.70 ft
minor Flooding	370.38 ft	370.70 ft
action	352.38 ft	352.70 ft
Latest Value	356.54 ft	356.86 ft
Gauge Zero	328.38 ft	328.70 ft

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WFO Information

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1.	42.03 ft	on 03-02-2022
2.	44.19 ft	on 03-08-2021
3.	43.49 ft	on 02-18-2020
4.	44.39 ft	on 02-17-2019
5.	46.87 ft	on 03-01-2018
6.	42.29 ft	on 01-01-2016
7.	45.21 ft	on 03-18-2015
8.	46.78 ft	on 05-05-2011
9.	39.12 ft	on 05-14-2009
10.	43.65 ft	on 03-23-2008
11.	44.14 ft	on 01-15-2005
12.	42.11 ft	on 01-11-2004
13.	42.02 ft	on 03-26-2002
14.	42.52 ft	on 02-24-2000
15.	47.52 ft	on 03-10-1997
16.	42.40 ft	on 05-13-1996
17.	42.50 ft	on 02-03-1994
18.	40.48 ft	on 03-11-1993
19.	44.60 ft	on 01-06-1991
20.	42.54 ft	on 02-18-1990
21.	43.76 ft	on 02-21-1989
22.	41.20 ft	on 12-04-1985
23.	41.17 ft	on 05-13-1984
24.	44.84 ft	on 12-16-1978
25.	40.52 ft	on 02-26-1971
26.	39.91 ft	on 04-02-1965
27.	47.72 ft	on 03-16-1964
28.	45.00 ft	on 03-07-1962
29.	44.38 ft	on 05-13-1961
30.	42.88 ft	on 01-28-1959
31.	42.95 ft	on 05-14-1958
32.	42.24 ft	on 04-14-1957
33.	42.76 ft	on 03-21-1956
34.	44.48 ft	on 03-13-1955
35.	43.72 ft	on 02-05-1952
36.	45.84 ft	on 02-09-1950
37.	43.10 ft	on 01-31-1949
38.	45.60 ft	on 04-21-1948
39.	48.28 ft	on 03-11-1945
40.	40.10 ft	on 04-19-1944
41.	45.20 ft	on 03-26-1943
42.	43.81 ft	on 04-28-1940
43.	44.81 ft	on 02-12-1939
44.	53.75 ft	on 01-31-1937
45.	44.40 ft	on 04-01-1936
46.	42.90 ft	on 03-20-1935
47.	45.20 ft	on 03-27-1933
48.	43.20 ft	on 02-07-1932
49.	39.90 ft	on 01-18-1930
50.	42.10 ft	on 03-11-1929
51.	44.80 ft	on 01-29-1927
52.	43.50 ft	on 01-11-1924
53.	42.20 ft	on 02-08-1923
54.	43.10 ft	on 12-30-1921
55.	42.80 ft	on 03-25-1920
56.	40.90 ft	on 01-09-1919
57.	39.80 ft	on 02-17-1918
58.	42.90 ft	on 03-22-1917
59.	43.60 ft	on 01-18-1916
60.	42.60 ft	on 02-11-1915
61.	48.40 ft	on 04-05-1913
62.	42.60 ft	on 03-31-1912
63.	39.70 ft	on 03-10-1910
64.	43.20 ft	on 03-02-1909
65.	42.20 ft	on 04-09-1908
66.	46.20 ft	on 01-25-1907
67.	46.20 ft	on 01-24-1907
68.	41.10 ft	on 04-06-1906
69.	39.80 ft	on 04-04-1904
70.	42.40 ft	on 03-11-1903
71.	40.00 ft	on 03-11-1902
72.	41.80 ft	on 05-01-1901
73.	42.80 ft	on 03-12-1899
74.	44.80 ft	on 04-03-1898
75.	43.60 ft	on 03-03-1897
76.	41.80 ft	on 02-24-1893
77.	42.80 ft	on 03-02-1891
78.	44.40 ft	on 03-31-1890
79.	43.20 ft	on 02-09-1887
80.	43.40 ft	on 04-14-1886
81.	48.82 ft	on 02-19-1884
82.	48.60 ft	on 02-19-1883
83.	44.90 ft	on 02-24-1882
84.	42.10 ft	on 02-21-1880
85.	41.70 ft	on 01-25-1877
86.	43.30 ft	on 01-31-1876
87.	41.90 ft	on 08-10-1875
88.	39.30 ft	on 02-28-1874
89.	46.29 ft	on 01-01-1832

1.	53.75 ft	on 01-31-1937
2.	48.82 ft	on 02-19-1884
3.	48.60 ft	on 02-19-1883
4.	48.40 ft	on 04-05-1913
5.	48.28 ft	on 03-11-1945
6.	47.72 ft	on 03-16-1964
7.	47.52 ft	on 03-10-1997
8.	46.87 ft	on 03-01-2018
9.	46.78 ft	on 05-05-2011
10.	46.29 ft	on 01-01-1832
11.	46.20 ft	on 01-24-1907
12.	46.20 ft	on 01-25-1907
13.	45.84 ft	on 02-09-1950
14.	45.60 ft	on 04-21-1948
15.	45.21 ft	on 03-18-2015
16.	45.20 ft	on 03-26-1943
17.	45.20 ft	on 03-27-1933
18.	45.00 ft	on 03-07-1962
19.	44.90 ft	on 02-24-1882
20.	44.84 ft	on 12-16-1978
21.	44.81 ft	on 02-12-1939
22.	44.80 ft	on 04-03-1898
23.	44.80 ft	on 01-29-1927
24.	44.60 ft	on 01-06-1991
25.	44.48 ft	on 03-13-1955
26.	44.40 ft	on 03-31-1890
27.	44.40 ft	on 04-01-1936
28.	44.39 ft	on 02-17-2019
29.	44.38 ft	on 05-13-1961
30.	44.19 ft	on 03-08-2021
31.	44.14 ft	on 01-15-2005
32.	43.81 ft	on 04-28-1940
33.	43.76 ft	on 02-21-1989
34.	43.72 ft	on 02-05-1952
35.	43.65 ft	on 03-23-2008
36.	43.60 ft	on 03-03-1897
37.	43.60 ft	on 01-18-1916
38.	43.50 ft	on 01-11-1924
39.	43.49 ft	on 02-18-2020
40.	43.40 ft	on 04-14-1886
41.	43.30 ft	on 01-31-1876
42.	43.20 ft	on 02-07-1932
43.	43.20 ft	on 03-02-1909
44.	43.20 ft	on 02-09-1887
45.	43.10 ft	on 12-30-1921
46.	43.10 ft	on 01-31-1949
47.	42.95 ft	on 05-14-1958
48.	42.90 ft	on 03-22-1917
49.	42.90 ft	on 03-20-1935
50.	42.88 ft	on 01-28-1959
51.	42.80 ft	on 03-12-1899
52.	42.80 ft	on 03-02-1891
53.	42.80 ft	on 03-25-1920
54.	42.76 ft	on 03-21-1956
55.	42.60 ft	on 02-11-1915
56.	42.60 ft	on 03-31-1912
57.	42.54 ft	on 02-18-1990
58.	42.52 ft	on 02-24-2000
59.	42.50 ft	on 02-03-1994
60.	42.40 ft	on 05-13-1996
61.	42.40 ft	on 03-11-1903
62.	42.29 ft	on 01-01-2016
63.	42.24 ft	on 04-14-1957
64.	42.20 ft	on 02-08-1923
65.	42.20 ft	on 04-09-1908
66.	42.11 ft	on 01-11-2004
67.	42.10 ft	on 02-21-1880
68.	42.10 ft	on 03-11-1929
69.	42.03 ft	on 03-02-2022
70.	42.02 ft	on 03-26-2002
71.	41.90 ft	on 08-10-1875
72.	41.80 ft	on 05-01-1901
73.	41.80 ft	on 02-24-1893
74.	41.70 ft	on 01-25-1877
75.	41.20 ft	on 12-04-1985
76.	41.17 ft	on 05-13-1984
77.	41.10 ft	on 04-06-1906
78.	40.90 ft	on 01-09-1919
79.	40.52 ft	on 02-26-1971
80.	40.48 ft	on 03-11-1993
81.	40.10 ft	on 04-19-1944
82.	40.00 ft	on 03-11-1902
83.	39.91 ft	on 04-02-1965
84.	39.90 ft	on 01-18-1930
85.	39.80 ft	on 04-04-1904
86.	39.80 ft	on 02-17-1918
87.	39.70 ft	on 03-10-1910
88.	39.30 ft	on 02-28-1874
89.	39.12 ft	on 05-14-2009