Ohio River at Hannibal Lock and Dam, OH
River level and flood forecast · Monroe County
Normal15.0 ftas of Mon 3:45 PM
The river is 20.0 ft below flood stage (35 ft).
Forecast to rise to 15.8 ft Mon 2 PM, below the 35 ft flood stage.
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 10:12 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 40 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 37 ft |
| Flood stage | 35 ft |
| Action stage | 24.8 ft |
| Record crest (June 25, 1972) | 41.9 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 43 ftLock walls overtopped.
- 42.5 ftMaple Avenue is flooded near the railroad in New Martinsville.
- 41.9 ftFlooding reaches areas flooded after Hurricane Agnes.
- 40 ftFlooding extends to portions of Route 2 in New Martinsville WV.
- 38 ftFlooding reaches McEld Avenue in New Martinsville WV.
- 37 ftNavigation suspended, lock out of service.
- 36 ftThe lower end of Dueer Street in New Martinsville WV is flooded.
- 35 ftFlooding begins in New Martinsville WV on North Main Street near Virginia Street.
Highest crests on record
- 41.9 ft — June 25, 1972
- 41.1 ft — September 19, 2004
- 39.4 ft — January 21, 1996
- 38.3 ft — January 7, 2005
- 37.51 ft — April 5, 2024
Recent crests: 37.51 ft (April 5, 2024) · 35.61 ft (February 18, 2018) · 27.66 ft (March 24, 2007) · 29.95 ft (March 17, 2007) · 38.3 ft (January 7, 2005)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamOhio River above Sardis, OH
- Middle Island Creek near Middlebourne, WV
- Middle Island Creek at Little, WV
- Captina Creek at S.R. 148 at Armstrong Mills, OH
- Little Muskingum at Bloomfield, OH
- Price Run above Smithfield, WV
- East Fork Duck Creek below Harriettsville, OH
- Wheeling Creek OH below Blaine, OH
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (HANO1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.