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Ohio River at Louisville Water Tower Stage (ft)Observed: 13.06 ft at 1:45PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 13 ft at 2:00PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 12.94 ft at 2:15PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 12.92 ft at 2:30PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 13.01 ft at 2:45PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 12.93 ft at 3:00PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 12.93 ft at 3:15PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 12.94 ft at 3:30PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 12.92 ft at 3:45PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 12.96 ft at 4:00PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 12.91 ft at 4:15PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 12.98 ft at 4:30PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 12.98 ft at 4:45PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 13.04 ft at 5:00PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 13.02 ft at 5:15PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 13.01 ft at 5:30PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 12.97 ft at 5:45PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 12.98 ft at 6:00PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 12.96 ft at 6:15PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 13 ft at 6:30PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 12.93 ft at 6:45PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 12.98 ft at 7:00PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 12.98 ft at 7:15PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 13 ft at 7:30PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 12.96 ft at 7:45PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 13.02 ft at 8:00PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 13 ft at 8:15PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 13.02 ft at 8:30PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 12.99 ft at 8:45PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 12.99 ft at 9:00PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 13 ft at 9:15PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 12.96 ft at 9:30PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 12.87 ft at 9:45PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 13.06 ft at 10:00PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 12.9 ft at 10:15PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 12.97 ft at 10:30PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 12.91 ft at 10:45PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 12.96 ft at 11:00PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 12.92 ft at 11:15PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 12.91 ft at 11:30PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 12.95 ft at 11:45PM Sep 28, 2023Observed: 12.87 ft at 12:00AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.03 ft at 12:15AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 12.88 ft at 12:30AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 12.98 ft at 12:45AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 12.92 ft at 1:00AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 12.98 ft at 1:15AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 12.93 ft at 1:30AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 12.9 ft at 1:45AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 12.92 ft at 2:00AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.01 ft at 2:15AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 12.94 ft at 2:30AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 12.94 ft at 2:45AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 12.97 ft at 3:00AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 12.99 ft at 3:15AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 12.95 ft at 3:30AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 12.96 ft at 3:45AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 12.93 ft at 4:00AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 12.98 ft at 4:15AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 12.95 ft at 4:30AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13 ft at 4:45AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 12.97 ft at 5:00AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 12.88 ft at 5:15AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.1 ft at 5:30AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 12.97 ft at 5:45AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.04 ft at 6:00AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 12.98 ft at 6:15AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13 ft at 6:30AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.03 ft at 6:45AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.03 ft at 7:00AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.04 ft at 7:15AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.04 ft at 7:30AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.06 ft at 7:45AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.02 ft at 8:00AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.05 ft at 8:15AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.03 ft at 8:30AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13 ft at 8:45AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 12.97 ft at 9:00AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.11 ft at 9:15AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.04 ft at 9:30AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.1 ft at 9:45AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.05 ft at 10:00AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.1 ft at 10:15AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.1 ft at 10:30AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.09 ft at 10:45AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.07 ft at 11:00AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.14 ft at 11:15AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.1 ft at 11:30AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.14 ft at 11:45AM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.11 ft at 12:00PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.16 ft at 12:15PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.12 ft at 12:30PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.18 ft at 12:45PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.1 ft at 1:00PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.18 ft at 1:15PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.15 ft at 1:30PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.1 ft at 1:45PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.29 ft at 2:00PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.1 ft at 2:15PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.25 ft at 2:30PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.17 ft at 2:45PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.25 ft at 3:00PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.09 ft at 3:15PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.23 ft at 3:30PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.21 ft at 3:45PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.29 ft at 4:00PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.25 ft at 4:15PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.26 ft at 4:30PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.26 ft at 4:45PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.27 ft at 5:00PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.25 ft at 5:15PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.28 ft at 5:30PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.26 ft at 5:45PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.27 ft at 6:00PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.26 ft at 6:15PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.28 ft at 6:30PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.27 ft at 6:45PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.25 ft at 7:00PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.26 ft at 7:15PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.17 ft at 7:30PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.12 ft at 7:45PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.16 ft at 8:00PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.1 ft at 8:15PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.16 ft at 8:30PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.12 ft at 8:45PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.12 ft at 9:00PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.12 ft at 9:15PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.18 ft at 9:30PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.19 ft at 9:45PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.18 ft at 10:00PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.14 ft at 10:15PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.1 ft at 10:30PM Sep 29, 2023Highest Observation: 13.3 ft at 10:45PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.13 ft at 11:00PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.26 ft at 11:15PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.14 ft at 11:30PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.24 ft at 11:45PM Sep 29, 2023Observed: 13.21 ft at 12:00AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 13.18 ft at 12:15AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 13.22 ft at 12:30AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 13.17 ft at 12:45AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 13.18 ft at 1:00AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 13.19 ft at 1:15AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 13.17 ft at 1:30AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 13.2 ft at 1:45AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 13.09 ft at 2:00AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 13.18 ft at 2:15AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 13.12 ft at 2:30AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 13.13 ft at 2:45AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 13.13 ft at 3:00AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 13.11 ft at 3:15AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 13.15 ft at 3:30AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 13.15 ft at 3:45AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 13.12 ft at 4:00AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 13.09 ft at 4:15AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 13.08 ft at 4:30AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 13.1 ft at 4:45AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 13.08 ft at 5:00AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 13 ft at 5:15AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 13.12 ft at 5:30AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 13.04 ft at 5:45AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 13.07 ft at 6:00AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.97 ft at 6:15AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.92 ft at 6:30AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.89 ft at 6:45AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.91 ft at 7:00AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.93 ft at 7:15AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.91 ft at 7:30AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.88 ft at 7:45AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.88 ft at 8:00AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.86 ft at 8:15AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.78 ft at 8:30AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.83 ft at 8:45AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.97 ft at 9:00AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.83 ft at 9:15AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.9 ft at 9:30AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.8 ft at 9:45AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.95 ft at 10:00AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.88 ft at 10:15AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.93 ft at 10:30AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.93 ft at 10:45AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.86 ft at 11:00AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.85 ft at 11:15AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.96 ft at 11:30AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.87 ft at 11:45AM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.88 ft at 12:00PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.86 ft at 12:15PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.86 ft at 12:30PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.85 ft at 12:45PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.84 ft at 1:00PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.94 ft at 1:15PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.89 ft at 1:30PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.91 ft at 1:45PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.85 ft at 2:00PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.94 ft at 2:15PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.86 ft at 2:30PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.89 ft at 2:45PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.81 ft at 3:00PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.83 ft at 3:15PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.78 ft at 3:30PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.9 ft at 3:45PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.86 ft at 4:00PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.94 ft at 4:15PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.81 ft at 4:30PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.87 ft at 4:45PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.7 ft at 5:00PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.86 ft at 5:15PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.9 ft at 5:30PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.81 ft at 5:45PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.87 ft at 6:00PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.79 ft at 6:15PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.88 ft at 6:30PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.89 ft at 6:45PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.88 ft at 7:00PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.98 ft at 7:15PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.88 ft at 7:30PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 13.01 ft at 7:45PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.82 ft at 8:00PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 13.04 ft at 8:15PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.89 ft at 8:30PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.87 ft at 8:45PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 13.02 ft at 9:00PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.88 ft at 9:15PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.94 ft at 9:30PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.81 ft at 9:45PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.92 ft at 10:00PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.97 ft at 10:15PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.95 ft at 10:30PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.92 ft at 10:45PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 13.01 ft at 11:00PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.98 ft at 11:15PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.88 ft at 11:30PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.97 ft at 11:45PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 12.95 ft at 12:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 13.01 ft at 12:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 13 ft at 12:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 13 ft at 12:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 13.01 ft at 1:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 13.02 ft at 1:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 13.02 ft at 1:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 13.03 ft at 1:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 13.08 ft at 2:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 13.08 ft at 2:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 13.09 ft at 2:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 12.97 ft at 2:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 13.06 ft at 3:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 13.13 ft at 3:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 13.1 ft at 3:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 13.12 ft at 3:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 13.09 ft at 4:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 12.98 ft at 4:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 13.22 ft at 4:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 13.11 ft at 4:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 13.18 ft at 5:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 13.16 ft at 5:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 13.11 ft at 5:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 13.16 ft at 5:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 12.97 ft at 6:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 13.21 ft at 6:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 13.12 ft at 6:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 13.17 ft at 6:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 13.15 ft at 7:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 13.15 ft at 7:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 13.17 ft at 7:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 13.13 ft at 7:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 13.15 ft at 8:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 13.06 ft at 8:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 13.13 ft at 8:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 13.08 ft at 8:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 13.09 ft at 9:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 13.06 ft at 9:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 13.07 ft at 9:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 13.11 ft at 9:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 12.99 ft at 10:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 13.21 ft at 10:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 13.03 ft at 10:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 13.11 ft at 10:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 12.97 ft at 11:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 13.23 ft at 11:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 13.09 ft at 11:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 13.14 ft at 11:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 13.07 ft at 12:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 13.07 ft at 12:15PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 13.05 ft at 12:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 13.01 ft at 12:45PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 13.13 ft at 1:00PM Oct 01, 2023USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesMLXK2(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (1:40PM Oct 1, 2023)ObservedLatest observed value: 13.13 ft at 1:00 PM EDT 1-Oct-2023.
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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.

NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Ohio River at Louisville Water Tower. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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(1) Gage House with Microwave Gage
(2) Wireweight Gage
(3) Catwalk Leading to Gage
(4) Building in Front of Gage
(5) Looking Upstream from Gage
(6) Looking Downstream from Gage
(7) Louisville Skyline from Gage
(8) Water Tower Complex from River
(9) Water Tower Complex Showing 1937 Floodmark
(10) Shipyard on Indiana Side
(11) Arctic Springs Neighborhood on Indiana Side
(12) Water Tower Museum
(13) Water Tower Base
(14) Plaque on Water Tower Base
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Latitude: 38.281111° N, Longitude: 85.702222° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

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Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft Not Available 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 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 407.18 Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
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