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Ohio River at Wellsburg Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)WELW2(plotting HGIRZ) Graph Created (8:48AM Mar 20, 2023)Flood Stage is 36 ft
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Datum: NAVD88
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NOTE: The above river forecast includes future rainfall/snowmelt. Forecast stages may be different if the actual rainfall/snowmelt is different than the forecast rainfall/snowmelt.

NOTE: Stage may be affected by ice.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Ohio River at Wellsburg are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Upstream Gauge - at Steubenville Upstream Gauge Downstream Gauge Downstream Gauge - at Pike Island Lock and Dam
Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 41
Moderate Flood Stage: 39
Flood Stage: 36
Action Stage: 28.2
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 54.60 ft on 03/19/1936
(2) 46.20 ft on 03/11/1964
(3) 46.20 ft on 01/20/1996
(4) 45.10 ft on 09/19/2004
(5) 44.40 ft on 10/17/1954
(6) 42.90 ft on 04/15/1948
(7) 42.40 ft on 01/23/1959
(8) 42.20 ft on 01/07/2005
(9) 37.80 ft on 03/07/1964
(10) 37.10 ft on 03/12/2011
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 37.10 ft on 03/12/2011
(2) 42.20 ft on 01/07/2005
(3) 45.10 ft on 09/19/2004
(4) 35.90 ft on 01/06/2004
(5) 46.20 ft on 01/20/1996
(6) 46.20 ft on 03/11/1964
(7) 37.80 ft on 03/07/1964
(8) 42.40 ft on 01/23/1959
(9) 44.40 ft on 10/17/1954
(10) 42.90 ft on 04/15/1948
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 0.00 ft on 01/01/1980

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47.2 Business district floods.
41.5 Newspaper office floods.
38.6 Several homes between 12th and 15th streets west of Main street flooded.
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Latitude: 40.275000° N, Longitude: 80.613611° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 36 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 618.024 ft 654.024 ft Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 618.63 ft 654.63 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  
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Note: Use the official hydrograph at the top of this web page for river levels within the next 72 hours.

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