Ohio River at Pike Island Lock and Dam, WV
River level and flood forecast · Ohio County
Normal16.4 ftas of Mon 4:15 PM
The river is 20.6 ft below flood stage (37 ft).
Forecast to rise to 17.6 ft Mon 2 PM, below the 37 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 | 43 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 39 ft |
| Flood stage | 37 ft |
| Action stage | 26.4 ft |
| Record crest (March 11, 1964) | 47.7 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 45 ftLock walls overtopped.
- 39 ftThe well house and pump are flooded at the Fairway River Links Golf Course in Rayland Ohio.
- 38 ftNavigation suspended, lock out of service.
- 37 ftLow lying areas of Wheeling Island begin to flood.
- 34 ftOr 13.0 feet on the upper gage, water begins to flood golf course near Tiltonsville.
- 22 ftWater reaches the fishing pier on right downstream bank
Highest crests on record
- 47.7 ft — March 11, 1964
- 47.5 ft — June 25, 1972
- 46.3 ft — September 19, 2004
- 46 ft — January 21, 1996
- 43.04 ft — January 7, 2005
Recent crests: 38.38 ft (April 13, 2024) · 42.21 ft (April 4, 2024) · 39.34 ft (September 11, 2018) · 39.79 ft (February 18, 2018) · 38.05 ft (March 12, 2011)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (WHLW2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.