Ohio River at Point Pleasant, WV
River level and flood forecast · Mason County
Normal26.1 ftas of Mon 4 PM
The river is 13.9 ft below flood stage (40 ft).
Forecast to fall to 24.6 ft by Sat, Oct 17, 8 AM.
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 10:44 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 48 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 44 ft |
| Flood stage | 40 ft |
| Action stage | 38 ft |
| Record crest (March 30, 1913) | 62.8 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 60 ftMost of the entire river valley from one-half to one mile back from the river is flooded.
- 59.5 ftTurkey Run Road in Ohio is flooded.
- 56 ftThe Gallipolis Water Works is affected.
- 55 ftThe railroad tracks at Crooked Creek are flooded.
- 51 ftRoute 35 at the bridge over Crooked Creek is flooded.
- 50.6 ftRoutes 2 and 62 near the flood wall gate start to flood.
- 50.5 ftThe towns of Leon and Grimms Landing experience water problems.
- 50 ftThe railroad north and south of Point Pleasant is flooded. Route 62, near Wye and Three Mile Creek just north of Point Pleasant, is flooded.
- 49 ftRoush Lane Road in Ohio is flooded and closed.
- 48 ftThe Route 62 gate at the Point Pleasant flood wall is closed. The railroad tracks 8 miles east of Point Pleasant are inundated.
- 47.7 ftOhio Route 7 at Leading Creek is flooded.
- 47 ftThe railroad tracks opposite Point Pleasant are flooded. Most sections of Henderson start to flood. Huntington Road at Mud Run Road starts to flood.
- 46 ftRoute 35, 10 miles east of Point Pleasant is flooded. Locust Road in Henderson is flooded.
- 45.2 ftRoute 2 below Henderson and Salt Creek is flooded.
- 45 ftWest Virginia Routes 2 and 17 south of Point Pleasant are flooded.
- 44.3 ftOld Route 35 above Henderson is flooded.
- 44 ftHomes at the end of 2nd Street outside the flood wall in Point Pleasant are flooded. Little Kyger Gravel Hill Road at Kyger Creek is flooded.
- 43.8 ftWater crosses Route 21 and 6 at Eight Mile Creek above Ambrosia.
- 43.75 ftRoute 30 and 62 near Rockcastle Creek, and Ambrosia is flooded.
- 43.5 ftRoute 33 at West Creek and Brinker Run between Vanadium and Letart is flooded. Sand Hill Road near Letart is flooded.
- 43 ftOhio Route 7 at Kyger Creek and Addison is flooded.
- 42 ftThe Little Kyger Road in Ohio is flooded.
- 41 ftThe Addison, Blaville Road in Ohio is flooded and low lying areas surrounding Point Pleasant and vicinity are flooded due to backwater.
- 40 ftLow-lying areas surrounding Point Pleasant and vicinity are flooded due to backwater. Also, the ampitheater lower pier is flooded and half way up the steps. Salt Creek Road, Hannan Trace Road, Huntington Road at Boggs Run Road and Mason Eighty Road start to flood.
Highest crests on record
- 62.8 ft — March 30, 1913
- 62.7 ft — January 27, 1937
- 60.7 ft — February 11, 1884
- 55 ft — April 16, 1948
- 54.8 ft — March 18, 1907
Recent crests: 42.58 ft (February 18, 2025) · 43.76 ft (April 15, 2024) · 44.69 ft (April 6, 2024) · 40.7 ft (May 9, 2022) · 40.47 ft (February 27, 2022)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (POPW2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.