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Ohio River at R C Byrd Lock Tailwater (ft)Observed: 15.99 ft at 9:00AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 16.03 ft at 10:00AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 16.05 ft at 11:00AM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 16.06 ft at 12:00PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 16.02 ft at 1:00PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 16.09 ft at 2:00PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 16.13 ft at 3:00PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 16.24 ft at 4:00PM Jan 17, 2021Highest Observation: 16.26 ft at 5:00PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 16.19 ft at 6:00PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 16.03 ft at 7:00PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 16.04 ft at 8:00PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 16.09 ft at 9:00PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 16.05 ft at 10:00PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 16.01 ft at 11:00PM Jan 17, 2021Observed: 15.96 ft at 12:00AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 15.83 ft at 1:00AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 15.56 ft at 2:00AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 15.39 ft at 3:00AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 15.35 ft at 4:00AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 15.3 ft at 5:00AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 15.2 ft at 6:00AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 15.16 ft at 7:00AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 15.18 ft at 8:00AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 15.12 ft at 9:00AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 15.14 ft at 10:00AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 15.18 ft at 11:00AM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 15.15 ft at 12:00PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 15.12 ft at 1:00PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 15.22 ft at 1:30PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 15.31 ft at 2:00PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 15.25 ft at 3:00PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 15.31 ft at 4:00PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 15.34 ft at 5:00PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 15.59 ft at 6:00PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 15.53 ft at 7:00PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 15.63 ft at 8:00PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 15.58 ft at 9:00PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 15.63 ft at 10:00PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 15.65 ft at 11:00PM Jan 18, 2021Observed: 15.62 ft at 12:00AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 15.46 ft at 1:00AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 15.43 ft at 2:00AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 15.34 ft at 3:00AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 15.36 ft at 4:00AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 15.31 ft at 5:00AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 15.35 ft at 6:00AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 15.29 ft at 7:00AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 15.16 ft at 8:00AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 15.1 ft at 9:00AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 15.13 ft at 10:00AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 15.08 ft at 11:00AM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 15.07 ft at 12:00PM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 15.06 ft at 1:00PM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 15.03 ft at 2:00PM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 14.98 ft at 3:00PM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 15.01 ft at 4:00PM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 14.97 ft at 5:00PM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 14.96 ft at 6:00PM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 14.93 ft at 7:00PM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 14.94 ft at 8:00PM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 14.95 ft at 9:00PM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 14.93 ft at 10:00PM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 14.93 ft at 11:00PM Jan 19, 2021Observed: 14.93 ft at 12:00AM Jan 20, 2021Observed: 14.91 ft at 1:00AM Jan 20, 2021Observed: 14.87 ft at 2:00AM Jan 20, 2021Observed: 14.95 ft at 3:00AM Jan 20, 2021Observed: 14.89 ft at 4:00AM Jan 20, 2021Observed: 14.93 ft at 5:00AM Jan 20, 2021Observed: 14.93 ft at 6:00AM Jan 20, 2021Highest Forecast: 15 ft 1:00PM Jan 20, 2021Forecast: 14.9 ft 7:00PM Jan 20, 2021Forecast: 14.8 ft 1:00AM Jan 21, 2021Forecast: 14.7 ft 7:00AM Jan 21, 2021Forecast: 14.7 ft 1:00PM Jan 21, 2021Forecast: 14.6 ft 7:00PM Jan 21, 2021Forecast: 14.6 ft 1:00AM Jan 22, 2021Forecast: 14.5 ft 7:00AM Jan 22, 2021Forecast: 14.5 ft 1:00PM Jan 22, 2021Forecast: 14.5 ft 7:00PM Jan 22, 2021Forecast: 14.5 ft 1:00AM Jan 23, 2021Forecast: 14.4 ft 7:00AM Jan 23, 2021Forecast: 14.3 ft 1:00PM Jan 23, 2021Forecast: 14.2 ft 7:00PM Jan 23, 2021Forecast: 14.2 ft 1:00AM Jan 24, 2021Forecast: 14.1 ft 7:00AM Jan 24, 2021GALW2(plotting HTIRZ) Graph Created (8:11AM Jan 20, 2021)ObservedForecast (issued 10:15AM Jan 19)Latest observed value: 14.93 ft at 6:00 AM EST 20-Jan-2021. Flood Stage is 50 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Ohio River at R C Byrd Lock are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 56
Moderate Flood Stage: 52
Flood Stage: 50
Action Stage: 48
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 69.60 ft on 01/27/1937
(2) 67.90 ft on 03/30/1913
(3) 65.50 ft on 02/11/1884
(4) 61.10 ft on 04/16/1948
(5) 60.45 ft on 03/23/1936
(6) 60.40 ft on 01/02/1943
(7) 59.25 ft on 03/10/1945
(8) 57.50 ft on 03/08/1955
(9) 57.10 ft on 04/23/1940
(10) 56.40 ft on 03/22/1933
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 51.52 ft on 02/20/2018
(2) 50.42 ft on 02/20/2018
(3) 52.10 ft on 02/19/2018
(4) 49.11 ft on 03/06/2015
(5) 51.31 ft on 03/13/2011
(6) 50.31 ft on 01/09/2005
(7) 51.01 ft on 09/20/2004
(8) 46.96 ft on 02/25/2003
(9) 55.00 ft on 03/04/1997
(10) 51.60 ft on 01/21/1996
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 2.10 ft on 01/01/1906
(2) 12.37 ft on 06/13/1999

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67.9 In Gallipolis, all of Front Street, Second, Third and Fourth Avenues are flooded.
56 The City of Gallipolis is surrounded by water.
52 Cultivated lands and low sections along the West Virginia side of the river are flooded.
50 Sections of Route 7 and portions of Gallipolis along the immediate river will flood. Also, bottom lands on the Ohio side of the river are flooded.
49 Sections of Route 7 in Ohio at Teens Run, Chickamauga Creek, Kyger Creek, Clay Chapel, Clay School and just above Route 218 start to flood. Also, sections of Route 2 in West Virginia at Jerry's Run, the old Coast Guard Station and Glenwood start to flood.
41 The Spruce Street Chickamauga Creek bridge is closed due to flooding of low areas around the bridge.
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Latitude: 38.680278° N, Longitude: 82.187500° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 50 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 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other 503.000 ft 553.000 ft  
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Normal upper pool elevation 538.0' m.s.l., upper pool length is 41.7 miles to Racine Dam on Ohio River and 44.6 miles to Winfield Dam on the Kanawha River. Normal upper pool surface area 12,600 acres, normal lower pool elevation 515.0' m.s.l., (upper pool of Greenup Dam), and normal lift 23.0'
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