Ohio River at McAlpine Upper, KY
River level and flood forecast · Jefferson County
Normal13.2 ftas of Mon 3 PM
The river is 9.8 ft below flood stage (23 ft).
Forecast to rise to 15.3 ft Wed 2 PM, below the 23 ft flood stage.
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 11:13 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 38 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 30 ft |
| Flood stage | 23 ft |
| Action stage | 21 ft |
| Record crest (January 27, 1937) | 52.15 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 55.2 ftWater reaches top of floodwall.
- 53 ftSandbagging of low areas of Louisville floodwall begin.
- 52 ftFlooding begins in Jeffersonville city limits. Shelby Street in Louisville is closed at floodgate.
- 50 ftJackson Strret, Schoeffel Alley, Hancock Street, Preston Street and 13th Street are closed at floodgates.
- 48 ftFranklin, 18th, and 26th Streets are closed at floodgates.
- 47 ftClay Street, Letterle Avenue, and Washington Street are closed at floodgates.
- 44 ftCampbell, 12th, Franklin, Wenzel, and Adams Streets are closed at floodgates.
- 42 ftBuchanan and Cabel Streets are closed at floodgate.
- 40 ftMellwood Avenue, Webster Street, and Rowan Street are closed at floodgate.
- 38 ftRowan and 7th Streets floodgates are closed. US 42 floods at Harrods Creek.
- 37 ft6th and 8th Street floodgates are closed. Ali Center and 2nd Street bridge floodgates are closed.
- 36 ft11th Street is closed at floodgates.
- 34 ftBingham Way is closed at floodgate. Water floods East Riverside Road near Fisherman's Wharf in Jeffersonville.
- 32 ft2nd Street floodgate is closed.
- 30 ftUtica Pike floods at Duffy's Landing in Jeffersonville.
- 29 ftParts of Utica IN flood. Third Street ramp off of I-64 closes. 10th Streets is closed at floodgate.
- 28 ftMore sections of River Road floods. Beachland Beach area is cut off. Lime Kiln Lane floods south of River Road.
- 27 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.
- 26 ftMockingbird Valley Rd. floods south of Mellwood Ave.
- 24.5 ftWaldoah Beach and Transylvania Beach areas are cut off. River Road near Indian Hills Trail floods. Adams St. and Witherspoon Rd. closes.
- 23 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.
Highest crests on record
- 52.15 ft — January 27, 1937
- 42.1 ft — March 8, 1945
- 41.7 ft — February 16, 1884
- 41.2 ft — March 12, 1964
- 39.5 ft — February 16, 1883
Recent crests: 36.63 ft (April 9, 2025) · 28.31 ft (February 20, 2025) · 28.83 ft (March 6, 2021) · 26.06 ft (February 27, 2019) · 28.68 ft (February 14, 2019)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamOhio River at Louisville Water Tower, KY
- DownstreamOhio River at McAlpine Lower, KY
- Beargrass Creek at Mellwood, KY
- Middle Fork Beargrass Creek near Clifton, KY
- South Fork Beargrass Creek near Audubon Park, KY
- Middle Fork Beargrass Creek near St. Matthews, KY
- Silver Creek (IN) at Sellersburg, IN
- Mill Creek (KY) near Pleasure Ridge Park, KY
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (MLUK2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.