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Ohio River at Smithland Lock and Dam Tailwater (ft)Observed: 14.84 ft at 10:30PM May 21, 2023Observed: 14.82 ft at 10:45PM May 21, 2023Observed: 14.82 ft at 11:00PM May 21, 2023Observed: 14.8 ft at 11:15PM May 21, 2023Observed: 14.81 ft at 11:30PM May 21, 2023Observed: 14.79 ft at 11:45PM May 21, 2023Observed: 14.79 ft at 12:00AM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.8 ft at 12:15AM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.79 ft at 12:30AM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.79 ft at 12:45AM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.76 ft at 1:00AM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.75 ft at 1:15AM May 22, 2023Highest Observation: 14.85 ft at 1:30AM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.83 ft at 1:45AM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.76 ft at 2:00AM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.73 ft at 2:15AM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.71 ft at 2:30AM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.73 ft at 2:45AM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.69 ft at 3:00AM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.71 ft at 3:15AM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.7 ft at 3:30AM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.67 ft at 3:45AM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.67 ft at 4:00AM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.68 ft at 4:15AM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.65 ft at 4:30AM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.64 ft at 4:45AM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.66 ft at 5:00AM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.65 ft at 5:15AM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.63 ft at 5:30AM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.63 ft at 5:45AM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.61 ft at 6:00AM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.61 ft at 6:15AM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.64 ft at 6:30AM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.58 ft at 6:45AM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.55 ft at 7:00AM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.5 ft at 7:15AM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.55 ft at 7:30AM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.56 ft at 7:45AM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.67 ft at 8:00AM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.62 ft at 8:15AM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.55 ft at 8:30AM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.66 ft at 8:45AM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.56 ft at 9:00AM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.5 ft at 9:15AM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.59 ft at 9:30AM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.63 ft at 9:45AM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.64 ft at 10:00AM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.64 ft at 10:15AM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.56 ft at 10:30AM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.54 ft at 10:45AM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.54 ft at 11:00AM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.6 ft at 11:15AM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.51 ft at 11:30AM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.49 ft at 11:45AM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.52 ft at 12:00PM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.35 ft at 12:15PM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.5 ft at 12:30PM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.46 ft at 12:45PM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.39 ft at 1:00PM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.42 ft at 1:15PM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.45 ft at 1:30PM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.46 ft at 1:45PM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.36 ft at 2:00PM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.34 ft at 2:15PM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.32 ft at 2:30PM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.33 ft at 2:45PM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.32 ft at 3:00PM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.33 ft at 3:15PM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.29 ft at 3:30PM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.31 ft at 3:45PM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.27 ft at 4:00PM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.28 ft at 4:15PM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.25 ft at 4:30PM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.29 ft at 4:45PM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.27 ft at 5:00PM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.27 ft at 5:15PM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.28 ft at 5:30PM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.29 ft at 5:45PM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.28 ft at 6:00PM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.27 ft at 6:15PM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.29 ft at 6:30PM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.41 ft at 6:45PM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.39 ft at 7:00PM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.47 ft at 7:15PM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.22 ft at 7:30PM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.15 ft at 7:45PM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.16 ft at 8:00PM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.16 ft at 8:15PM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.17 ft at 8:30PM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.16 ft at 8:45PM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.15 ft at 9:00PM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.18 ft at 9:15PM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.17 ft at 9:30PM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.14 ft at 9:45PM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.16 ft at 10:00PM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.19 ft at 10:15PM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.16 ft at 10:30PM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.17 ft at 10:45PM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.1 ft at 11:00PM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.17 ft at 11:15PM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.12 ft at 11:30PM May 22, 2023Observed: 14.01 ft at 11:45PM May 22, 2023Observed: 13.92 ft at 12:00AM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.94 ft at 12:15AM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.95 ft at 12:30AM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.94 ft at 12:45AM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.93 ft at 1:00AM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.91 ft at 1:15AM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.9 ft at 1:30AM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.92 ft at 1:45AM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.87 ft at 2:00AM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.83 ft at 2:15AM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.79 ft at 2:30AM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.81 ft at 2:45AM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.8 ft at 3:00AM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.8 ft at 3:15AM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.75 ft at 3:30AM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.74 ft at 3:45AM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.72 ft at 4:00AM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.7 ft at 4:15AM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.66 ft at 4:30AM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.61 ft at 4:45AM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.61 ft at 5:00AM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.58 ft at 5:15AM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.58 ft at 5:30AM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.55 ft at 5:45AM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.55 ft at 6:00AM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.54 ft at 6:15AM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.51 ft at 6:30AM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.49 ft at 6:45AM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.48 ft at 7:00AM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.52 ft at 7:15AM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.58 ft at 7:30AM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.45 ft at 7:45AM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.41 ft at 8:00AM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.4 ft at 8:15AM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.4 ft at 8:30AM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.38 ft at 8:45AM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.38 ft at 9:00AM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.43 ft at 9:15AM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.4 ft at 9:30AM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.29 ft at 9:45AM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.31 ft at 10:00AM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.31 ft at 10:15AM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.3 ft at 10:30AM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.34 ft at 10:45AM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.32 ft at 11:00AM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.32 ft at 11:15AM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.41 ft at 11:30AM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.4 ft at 11:45AM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.31 ft at 12:00PM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.3 ft at 12:15PM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.3 ft at 12:30PM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.27 ft at 12:45PM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.26 ft at 1:00PM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.28 ft at 1:15PM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.33 ft at 1:30PM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.39 ft at 1:45PM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.25 ft at 2:00PM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.27 ft at 2:15PM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.24 ft at 2:30PM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.23 ft at 2:45PM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.25 ft at 3:00PM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.2 ft at 3:15PM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.2 ft at 3:30PM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.21 ft at 3:45PM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.28 ft at 4:00PM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.3 ft at 4:15PM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.2 ft at 4:30PM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.19 ft at 4:45PM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.23 ft at 5:00PM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.24 ft at 5:15PM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.27 ft at 5:30PM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.24 ft at 5:45PM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.26 ft at 6:00PM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.3 ft at 7:15PM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.26 ft at 7:30PM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.25 ft at 7:45PM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.26 ft at 8:00PM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.23 ft at 8:15PM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.27 ft at 8:30PM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.26 ft at 8:45PM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.26 ft at 9:00PM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.27 ft at 9:15PM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.3 ft at 9:30PM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.28 ft at 9:45PM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.28 ft at 10:00PM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.27 ft at 10:15PM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.31 ft at 10:30PM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.3 ft at 10:45PM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.32 ft at 11:00PM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.27 ft at 11:15PM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.34 ft at 11:30PM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.24 ft at 11:45PM May 23, 2023Observed: 13.24 ft at 12:00AM May 24, 2023Observed: 13.24 ft at 12:15AM May 24, 2023Observed: 13.24 ft at 12:30AM May 24, 2023Observed: 13.25 ft at 12:45AM May 24, 2023Observed: 13.25 ft at 1:00AM May 24, 2023Observed: 13.19 ft at 1:15AM May 24, 2023Observed: 13.16 ft at 1:30AM May 24, 2023Observed: 13.13 ft at 1:45AM May 24, 2023Observed: 13.14 ft at 2:00AM May 24, 2023Observed: 13.15 ft at 2:15AM May 24, 2023Observed: 13.14 ft at 2:30AM May 24, 2023Observed: 13.08 ft at 2:45AM May 24, 2023Observed: 13.08 ft at 3:00AM May 24, 2023Observed: 13.12 ft at 3:15AM May 24, 2023Observed: 13.13 ft at 3:30AM May 24, 2023Observed: 13.12 ft at 3:45AM May 24, 2023Observed: 13.32 ft at 4:00AM May 24, 2023Observed: 13.19 ft at 4:15AM May 24, 2023Observed: 13.16 ft at 4:30AM May 24, 2023Observed: 13.03 ft at 4:45AM May 24, 2023Observed: 13.01 ft at 5:00AM May 24, 2023Observed: 13.03 ft at 5:15AM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.91 ft at 5:30AM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.96 ft at 5:45AM May 24, 2023Observed: 13 ft at 6:00AM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.97 ft at 6:15AM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.97 ft at 6:30AM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.93 ft at 6:45AM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.98 ft at 7:00AM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.98 ft at 7:15AM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.96 ft at 7:30AM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.95 ft at 7:45AM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.94 ft at 8:00AM May 24, 2023Observed: 13.09 ft at 8:15AM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.96 ft at 8:30AM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.86 ft at 8:45AM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.91 ft at 9:00AM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.86 ft at 9:15AM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.88 ft at 9:30AM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.83 ft at 9:45AM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.84 ft at 10:00AM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.84 ft at 10:15AM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.84 ft at 10:30AM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.84 ft at 10:45AM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.83 ft at 11:00AM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.83 ft at 11:15AM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.8 ft at 11:30AM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.8 ft at 11:45AM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.73 ft at 12:00PM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.76 ft at 12:15PM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.76 ft at 12:30PM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.57 ft at 12:45PM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.74 ft at 1:00PM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.7 ft at 1:15PM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.71 ft at 1:30PM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.75 ft at 1:45PM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.76 ft at 2:00PM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.67 ft at 2:15PM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.76 ft at 2:30PM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.65 ft at 2:45PM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.65 ft at 3:00PM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.66 ft at 3:15PM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.72 ft at 3:30PM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.71 ft at 3:45PM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.71 ft at 4:00PM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.69 ft at 4:15PM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.7 ft at 4:30PM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.74 ft at 4:45PM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.73 ft at 5:00PM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.7 ft at 5:15PM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.7 ft at 5:30PM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.71 ft at 5:45PM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.76 ft at 6:00PM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.74 ft at 6:15PM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.72 ft at 6:30PM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.67 ft at 6:45PM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.71 ft at 7:00PM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.74 ft at 7:15PM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.7 ft at 7:30PM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.67 ft at 7:45PM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.67 ft at 8:00PM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.67 ft at 8:15PM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.65 ft at 8:30PM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.65 ft at 8:45PM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.67 ft at 9:00PM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.63 ft at 9:15PM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.64 ft at 9:30PM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.59 ft at 9:45PM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.67 ft at 10:00PM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.64 ft at 10:15PM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.63 ft at 10:30PM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.67 ft at 10:45PM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.66 ft at 11:00PM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.64 ft at 11:15PM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.55 ft at 11:30PM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.66 ft at 11:45PM May 24, 2023Observed: 12.65 ft at 12:00AM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.5 ft at 12:15AM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.5 ft at 12:30AM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.51 ft at 12:45AM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.48 ft at 1:00AM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.57 ft at 1:15AM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.56 ft at 1:30AM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.53 ft at 1:45AM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.46 ft at 2:00AM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.49 ft at 2:15AM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.48 ft at 2:30AM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.5 ft at 2:45AM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.64 ft at 3:00AM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.55 ft at 3:15AM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.51 ft at 3:30AM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.52 ft at 3:45AM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.48 ft at 4:00AM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.51 ft at 4:15AM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.53 ft at 4:30AM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.52 ft at 4:45AM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.73 ft at 5:00AM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.75 ft at 5:15AM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.83 ft at 5:30AM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.81 ft at 5:45AM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.48 ft at 6:00AM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.82 ft at 6:15AM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.86 ft at 6:30AM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.85 ft at 6:45AM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.83 ft at 7:00AM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.9 ft at 7:15AM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.85 ft at 7:30AM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.88 ft at 7:45AM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.89 ft at 8:00AM May 25, 2023Observed: 13.02 ft at 8:15AM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.91 ft at 8:30AM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.89 ft at 8:45AM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.91 ft at 9:00AM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.92 ft at 9:15AM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.94 ft at 9:30AM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.94 ft at 9:45AM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.95 ft at 10:00AM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.96 ft at 10:15AM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.96 ft at 10:30AM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.98 ft at 10:45AM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.94 ft at 11:00AM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.97 ft at 12:15PM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.99 ft at 12:30PM May 25, 2023Observed: 13.01 ft at 12:45PM May 25, 2023Observed: 13 ft at 1:00PM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.95 ft at 1:15PM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.93 ft at 1:30PM May 25, 2023Observed: 13.02 ft at 1:45PM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.94 ft at 2:00PM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.96 ft at 2:15PM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.93 ft at 2:30PM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.95 ft at 2:45PM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.97 ft at 3:00PM May 25, 2023Observed: 13 ft at 3:15PM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.99 ft at 3:30PM May 25, 2023Observed: 13.07 ft at 3:45PM May 25, 2023Observed: 13 ft at 4:00PM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.95 ft at 4:15PM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.89 ft at 4:30PM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.86 ft at 4:45PM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.85 ft at 5:00PM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.75 ft at 5:15PM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.76 ft at 5:30PM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.75 ft at 5:45PM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.76 ft at 6:00PM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.84 ft at 6:15PM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.8 ft at 6:30PM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.78 ft at 6:45PM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.83 ft at 7:00PM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.8 ft at 7:15PM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.76 ft at 7:30PM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.79 ft at 7:45PM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.72 ft at 8:00PM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.72 ft at 8:15PM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.74 ft at 8:30PM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.73 ft at 8:45PM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.71 ft at 9:00PM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.72 ft at 9:15PM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.74 ft at 9:30PM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.71 ft at 9:45PM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.83 ft at 10:00PM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.77 ft at 10:15PM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.77 ft at 10:30PM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.75 ft at 10:45PM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.83 ft at 11:00PM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.74 ft at 11:15PM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.71 ft at 11:30PM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.69 ft at 11:45PM May 25, 2023Observed: 12.7 ft at 12:00AM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.72 ft at 12:15AM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.69 ft at 12:30AM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.61 ft at 12:45AM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.61 ft at 1:00AM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.55 ft at 1:15AM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.67 ft at 1:30AM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.64 ft at 1:45AM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.71 ft at 2:00AM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.68 ft at 2:15AM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.68 ft at 2:30AM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.62 ft at 2:45AM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.65 ft at 3:00AM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.63 ft at 3:15AM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.62 ft at 3:30AM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.64 ft at 3:45AM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.6 ft at 4:00AM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.65 ft at 4:15AM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.58 ft at 4:30AM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.6 ft at 4:45AM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.6 ft at 5:00AM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.6 ft at 5:15AM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.6 ft at 5:30AM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.6 ft at 5:45AM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.61 ft at 6:00AM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.63 ft at 6:15AM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.62 ft at 6:30AM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.62 ft at 6:45AM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.63 ft at 7:00AM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.62 ft at 7:15AM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.63 ft at 7:30AM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.61 ft at 7:45AM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.61 ft at 8:00AM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.67 ft at 8:15AM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.63 ft at 8:30AM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.68 ft at 8:45AM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.7 ft at 9:00AM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.69 ft at 9:15AM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.63 ft at 9:30AM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.71 ft at 9:45AM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.65 ft at 10:00AM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.67 ft at 10:15AM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.71 ft at 10:30AM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.58 ft at 10:45AM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.35 ft at 11:00AM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.57 ft at 11:15AM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.57 ft at 11:30AM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.47 ft at 11:45AM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.48 ft at 12:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.46 ft at 12:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.39 ft at 12:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.38 ft at 12:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.37 ft at 1:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.43 ft at 1:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.4 ft at 1:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.41 ft at 1:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.43 ft at 2:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.45 ft at 2:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.45 ft at 2:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.48 ft at 2:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.5 ft at 3:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.53 ft at 3:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.52 ft at 3:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.54 ft at 3:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.56 ft at 4:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.53 ft at 4:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.51 ft at 4:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.7 ft at 4:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.69 ft at 5:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.53 ft at 5:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.58 ft at 5:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.59 ft at 5:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.63 ft at 6:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.7 ft at 6:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.57 ft at 6:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.76 ft at 6:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.67 ft at 7:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.73 ft at 7:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.79 ft at 7:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.75 ft at 7:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.71 ft at 8:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.74 ft at 8:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.86 ft at 8:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.79 ft at 8:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.74 ft at 9:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.69 ft at 9:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.71 ft at 9:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.77 ft at 9:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.74 ft at 10:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.83 ft at 10:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.75 ft at 10:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.77 ft at 10:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.75 ft at 11:00PM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.71 ft at 11:15PM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.73 ft at 11:30PM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.74 ft at 11:45PM May 26, 2023Observed: 12.71 ft at 12:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.69 ft at 12:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.69 ft at 12:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.67 ft at 12:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.65 ft at 1:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.67 ft at 1:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.66 ft at 1:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.65 ft at 1:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.64 ft at 2:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.63 ft at 2:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.68 ft at 2:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.65 ft at 2:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.64 ft at 3:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.62 ft at 3:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.62 ft at 3:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.62 ft at 3:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.62 ft at 4:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.64 ft at 4:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.65 ft at 4:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.66 ft at 4:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.64 ft at 5:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.63 ft at 5:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.71 ft at 5:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.54 ft at 5:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.59 ft at 6:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.6 ft at 6:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.63 ft at 6:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.72 ft at 6:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.56 ft at 7:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.57 ft at 7:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.61 ft at 7:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.62 ft at 7:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.61 ft at 8:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.66 ft at 8:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.61 ft at 8:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.59 ft at 8:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.46 ft at 9:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.54 ft at 9:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.55 ft at 9:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.56 ft at 9:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.57 ft at 10:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.57 ft at 10:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.58 ft at 10:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.67 ft at 10:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.61 ft at 11:00AM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.6 ft at 11:15AM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.65 ft at 11:30AM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.66 ft at 11:45AM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.61 ft at 12:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.62 ft at 12:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.64 ft at 12:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.65 ft at 12:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.64 ft at 1:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.65 ft at 1:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.64 ft at 1:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.65 ft at 1:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.64 ft at 2:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.66 ft at 2:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.67 ft at 2:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.66 ft at 2:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.7 ft at 3:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.44 ft at 3:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.64 ft at 3:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.92 ft at 3:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.65 ft at 4:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.73 ft at 4:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.76 ft at 4:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.93 ft at 4:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.86 ft at 5:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.86 ft at 5:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.93 ft at 5:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.87 ft at 5:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.88 ft at 6:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.95 ft at 6:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.93 ft at 6:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.87 ft at 6:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.93 ft at 7:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 13 ft at 7:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.93 ft at 7:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.95 ft at 7:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 13.06 ft at 8:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.99 ft at 8:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.95 ft at 8:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.94 ft at 8:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.91 ft at 9:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.93 ft at 9:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.88 ft at 9:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.98 ft at 9:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.89 ft at 10:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.88 ft at 10:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.89 ft at 10:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.93 ft at 10:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.91 ft at 11:00PM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.94 ft at 11:15PM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.93 ft at 11:30PM May 27, 2023Observed: 12.92 ft at 11:45PM May 27, 2023Observed: 13 ft at 12:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.89 ft at 12:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.91 ft at 12:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 13.08 ft at 12:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 13.03 ft at 1:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.93 ft at 1:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.93 ft at 1:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.94 ft at 1:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.9 ft at 2:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.94 ft at 2:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 13.07 ft at 2:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.94 ft at 2:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.85 ft at 3:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.95 ft at 3:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.91 ft at 3:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.94 ft at 3:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.94 ft at 4:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.97 ft at 4:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.7 ft at 4:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 13.06 ft at 4:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 13.03 ft at 5:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 13.08 ft at 5:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 13.08 ft at 5:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.94 ft at 5:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.88 ft at 6:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.92 ft at 6:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.9 ft at 6:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.95 ft at 6:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.91 ft at 7:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.99 ft at 7:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.89 ft at 7:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.96 ft at 7:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.91 ft at 8:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.99 ft at 8:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.94 ft at 8:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.92 ft at 8:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.89 ft at 9:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.89 ft at 9:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.93 ft at 9:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.92 ft at 9:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.89 ft at 10:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.88 ft at 10:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.87 ft at 10:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.88 ft at 10:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.89 ft at 11:00AM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.88 ft at 11:15AM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.86 ft at 11:30AM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.93 ft at 11:45AM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.91 ft at 12:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.89 ft at 12:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.87 ft at 12:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.85 ft at 12:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.85 ft at 1:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.84 ft at 1:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.82 ft at 1:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.84 ft at 1:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.83 ft at 2:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.84 ft at 2:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.85 ft at 2:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.86 ft at 2:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.86 ft at 3:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.85 ft at 3:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.85 ft at 3:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.85 ft at 3:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.85 ft at 4:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.86 ft at 4:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.85 ft at 4:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.88 ft at 4:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.85 ft at 5:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.88 ft at 5:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.89 ft at 5:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.89 ft at 5:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.91 ft at 6:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.89 ft at 6:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.91 ft at 6:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.94 ft at 6:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.79 ft at 7:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.92 ft at 7:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.88 ft at 7:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.91 ft at 7:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 13.01 ft at 8:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.86 ft at 8:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.89 ft at 8:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.95 ft at 8:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.96 ft at 9:00PM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.94 ft at 9:15PM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.92 ft at 9:30PM May 28, 2023Observed: 13 ft at 9:45PM May 28, 2023Observed: 12.98 ft at 10:00PM May 28, 2023Highest Forecast: 12.8 ft 1:00AM May 29, 2023Highest Forecast: 12.8 ft 7:00AM May 29, 2023Highest Forecast: 12.8 ft 1:00PM May 29, 2023Highest Forecast: 12.8 ft 7:00PM May 29, 2023Highest Forecast: 12.8 ft 1:00AM May 30, 2023Highest Forecast: 12.8 ft 7:00AM May 30, 2023Highest Forecast: 12.8 ft 1:00PM May 30, 2023Highest Forecast: 12.8 ft 7:00PM May 30, 2023Highest Forecast: 12.8 ft 1:00AM May 31, 2023Highest Forecast: 12.8 ft 7:00AM May 31, 2023Highest Forecast: 12.8 ft 1:00PM May 31, 2023Highest Forecast: 12.8 ft 7:00PM May 31, 2023Highest Forecast: 12.8 ft 1:00AM Jun 01, 2023Highest Forecast: 12.8 ft 7:00AM Jun 01, 2023Forecast: 12.7 ft 1:00PM Jun 01, 2023Forecast: 12.7 ft 7:00PM Jun 01, 2023Forecast: 12.7 ft 1:00AM Jun 02, 2023Forecast: 12.7 ft 7:00AM Jun 02, 2023Forecast: 12.7 ft 1:00PM Jun 02, 2023Forecast: 12.7 ft 7:00PM Jun 02, 2023Forecast: 12.7 ft 1:00AM Jun 03, 2023Forecast: 12.7 ft 7:00AM Jun 03, 2023Forecast: 12.7 ft 1:00PM Jun 03, 2023Forecast: 12.7 ft 7:00PM Jun 03, 2023Forecast: 12.7 ft 1:00AM Jun 04, 2023Forecast: 12.7 ft 7:00AM Jun 04, 2023Forecast: 12.7 ft 1:00PM Jun 04, 2023Forecast: 12.7 ft 7:00PM Jun 04, 2023Forecast: 12.7 ft 1:00AM Jun 05, 2023Forecast: 12.7 ft 7:00AM Jun 05, 2023Forecast: 12.7 ft 1:00PM Jun 05, 2023Forecast: 12.7 ft 7:00PM Jun 05, 2023Forecast: 12.6 ft 1:00AM Jun 06, 2023Forecast: 12.6 ft 7:00AM Jun 06, 2023Forecast: 12.6 ft 1:00PM Jun 06, 2023Forecast: 12.6 ft 7:00PM Jun 06, 2023Forecast: 12.6 ft 1:00AM Jun 07, 2023Forecast: 12.6 ft 7:00AM Jun 07, 2023Forecast: 12.6 ft 1:00PM Jun 07, 2023Forecast: 12.6 ft 7:00PM Jun 07, 2023Forecast: 12.6 ft 1:00AM Jun 08, 2023Forecast: 12.6 ft 7:00AM Jun 08, 2023Forecast: 12.6 ft 1:00PM Jun 08, 2023Forecast: 12.6 ft 7:00PM Jun 08, 2023Forecast: 12.6 ft 1:00AM Jun 09, 2023Forecast: 12.6 ft 7:00AM Jun 09, 2023Forecast: 12.6 ft 1:00PM Jun 09, 2023Forecast: 12.6 ft 7:00PM Jun 09, 2023Forecast: 12.6 ft 1:00AM Jun 10, 2023Forecast: 12.6 ft 7:00AM Jun 10, 2023Forecast: 12.6 ft 1:00PM Jun 10, 2023Forecast: 12.6 ft 7:00PM Jun 10, 2023Forecast: 12.5 ft 1:00AM Jun 11, 2023Forecast: 12.5 ft 7:00AM Jun 11, 2023Forecast: 12.5 ft 1:00PM Jun 11, 2023Forecast: 12.5 ft 7:00PM Jun 11, 2023USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesSMLI2(plotting HTIRG) Graph Created (10:17PM May 28, 2023)ObservedForecast (issued 9:58AM May 28)Latest observed value: 12.98 ft at 10:00 PM CDT 28-May-2023. Flood Stage is 40 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Ohio River at Smithland Lock and Dam are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 50
Moderate Flood Stage: 48
Flood Stage: 40
Action Stage: 35
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 54.83 ft on 05/06/2011
(2) 51.83 ft on 02/25/2019
(3) 51.44 ft on 03/12/1997
(4) 50.14 ft on 03/02/2018
(5) 49.80 ft on 01/08/1991
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 44.04 ft on 03/02/2022 (P)
(2) 42.37 ft on 03/10/2021
(3) 46.59 ft on 02/20/2020
(4) 51.83 ft on 02/25/2019
(5) 50.14 ft on 03/02/2018
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 10.85 ft on 06/10/2012
(2) 11.20 ft on 08/07/2006
(3) 11.30 ft on 01/31/2000
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51 Large amounts of property damage can be expected. Evacuation of many homes and businesses becomes necessary. Highway 60 in Smithland closes.
40 Minor flooding occurs affecting mainly bottomland and surrounding and low lying areas.
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(1) Smithland Lock and Dam
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Latitude: 37.158333° N, Longitude: 88.426111° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 40 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)		 Elevation information source
NAVD88 289.10 ft 229.1 ft Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 289.29 ft 229.29 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other 290 ft 330 ft Ohio River Datum

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