Rivers in Ohio

Ohio River at Ironton

Lawrence County, OhioNWS IROO1USGS 03216070South Charleston office

Below flood stage
35.71ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 21, 10:00 PM EDT

Flood stage
52.00 ft
Record crest
54.67 ft2018

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood60.00 ft
Moderate flood56.00 ft
Minor flood52.00 ft
Action50.00 ft
  1. 60.00 ftSeveral low areas along the Ohio River outside the Ironton flood wall, on both sides of the river, are flooded. Several roads along the Ohio River are flooded on both sides of the river. Several streams that flow into the Ohio River are backed up and flooded.
  2. 56.00 ftStorms Creek areas are flooded in Ohio. Some low areas outside the flood wall of Ironton start to flood, especially near the Hanging Rock area. Some low areas along the Ohio River in Kentucky start to flood.
  3. 52.00 ftLow areas along Storms Creek in Ohio are flooded.

Crest history

7 crests on NOAA’s list since 2015.

#DateStage
1February 19, 201854.67 ft
2March 4, 202154.10 ft
3February 18, 202553.01 ft
4February 14, 202052.60 ft
5February 15, 202052.05 ft
6December 24, 201849.97 ft
7October 20, 201534.69 ft

Most recent crests

  • February 18, 2025: 53.01 ft
  • March 4, 2021: 54.10 ft
  • February 15, 2020: 52.05 ft
  • February 14, 2020: 52.60 ft
  • December 24, 2018: 49.97 ft
  • February 19, 2018: 54.67 ft
  • October 20, 2015: 34.69 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Ohio River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.

Sources

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.