Ohio River at McAlpine Upper

1. 55.20 ftWater reaches top of floodwall.
2. 53.00 ftSandbagging of low areas of Louisville floodwall begin.
3. 52.00 ftFlooding begins in Jeffersonville city limits. Shelby Street in Louisville is closed at floodgate.
4. 50.00 ftJackson Strret, Schoeffel Alley, Hancock Street, Preston Street and 13th Street are closed at floodgates.
5. 48.00 ftFranklin, 18th, and 26th Streets are closed at floodgates.
6. 47.00 ftClay Street, Letterle Avenue, and Washington Street are closed at floodgates.
7. 44.00 ftCampbell, 12th, Franklin, Wenzel, and Adams Streets are closed at floodgates.
8. 42.00 ftBuchanan and Cabel Streets are closed at floodgate.
9. 40.00 ftMellwood Avenue, Webster Street, and Rowan Street are closed at floodgate.
10. 38.00 ftRowan and 7th Streets floodgates are closed. US 42 floods at Harrods Creek.
11. 37.00 ft6th and 8th Street floodgates are closed. Ali Center and 2nd Street bridge floodgates are closed.
12. 36.00 ft11th Street is closed at floodgates.
13. 34.00 ftBingham Way is closed at floodgate. Water floods East Riverside Road near Fisherman's Wharf in Jeffersonville.
14. 32.00 ft2nd Street floodgate is closed.
15. 30.00 ftUtica Pike floods at Duffy's Landing in Jeffersonville.
16. 29.00 ftParts of Utica IN flood. Third Street ramp off of I-64 closes. 10th Streets is closed at floodgate.
17. 28.00 ftMore sections of River Road floods. Beachland Beach area is cut off. Lime Kiln Lane floods south of River Road.
18. 27.00 ftRiver Road floods at many locations from 3rd St. to Glenview. Blankenbaker Lane closes south of River Road. River Dell Rd. floods at Mellwood Ave. Riverside Dr. floods at many locations.
19. 26.00 ftMockingbird Valley Rd. floods south of Mellwood Ave.
20. 24.50 ftWaldoah Beach and Transylvania Beach areas are cut off. River Road near Indian Hills Trail floods. Adams St. and Witherspoon Rd. closes.
21. 23.00 ftSome sections of River Road are closed from 3rd St. to 8th St. Eifler Beach and Juniper Beach areas are cut off. Parts of Campbell St., Frankfort Ave., and Mockingbird Valley Rd. close. Right turns onto River Rd. from the I-64 ramp are prohibited.

Chance of flooding, September to November

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued September 15, 2026.

Most recent crests

• April 9, 2025: 36.63 ft
• February 20, 2025: 28.31 ft
• March 6, 2021: 28.83 ft
• February 27, 2019: 26.06 ft
• February 14, 2019: 28.68 ft
• February 26, 2018: 35.72 ft
• March 16, 2015: 29.77 ft
• April 27, 2011: 31.13 ft
• March 12, 2011: 26.63 ft
• March 21, 2008: 26.09 ft

• UpstreamOhio River at Louisville Water Tower
• DownstreamOhio River at McAlpine Lower
• Beargrass Creek at Mellwood
• Middle Fork Beargrass Creek at Clifton
• South Fork Beargrass Creek at Audubon Park
• Middle Fork Beargrass Creek at St. Matthews
• Silver Creek (IN) at Sellersburg
• Mill Creek (KY) at Pleasure Ridge Park

Forecasts by the Ohio River Forecast Center. 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.

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.