Ohio River at Wheeling, WV
River level and flood forecast · Ohio County
Normal17.7 ftas of Mon 2:30 PM
The river is 18.3 ft below flood stage (36 ft).
Forecast to rise to 18.5 ft Mon 2 PM, below the 36 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 | 42 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 40 ft |
| Flood stage | 36 ft |
| Action stage | 26.7 ft |
| Record crest (January 20, 1996) | 45.4 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 47.7 ftMany areas of Warwood West Virginia are flooded.
- 46.7 ftAll major streets in business district flood.
- 42.7 ftMuch of southern half of Wheeling Island is flooded and up to Erie Street on the northern half of the island. Low lying sections of South Wheeling are flooded.
- 42 ftFlooding reaches the intersection of 39th and McColloch Streets and the intersection of Georgia and North Front Streets in Wheeling.
- 41 ftWater street in Wheeling is flooded near the intersctions with 12th, 21st, 45th, and 48th Streets.
- 40 ftBackwater flooding begins to affect Main Street near the water treatment plant in Wheeling.
- 39 ftThe southern tip of Wheeling Island including Wheeling Downs Racetrack and Gaming and Wheeling Stadium are flooded.
- 38 ftPortions of Jacob and Wood Streets, south of 43rd Street begin to flood. Wheeling island Casino has to be closed.
- 37.7 ftBasement flooding begins in businesses along Main Street.
- 36.6 ftWheeling Downs Racetrack on Wheeling Island floods.
- 36 ftFlooding begins in the vicinity or 25th and Market Streets, 34th and Market Streets, 36th and Chapline Streets in Wheeling. Water covers the lower parking lot at the Wheeling Island Casino.
- 34 ftSewers begin to back up in the lower end of Wheeling Island.
Highest crests on record
- 45.4 ft — January 20, 1996
- 45.3 ft — September 19, 2004
- 42.17 ft — January 7, 2005
- 41.49 ft — April 5, 2024
- 39.3 ft — January 1, 1991
Recent crests: 37.8 ft (April 13, 2024) · 41.49 ft (April 5, 2024) · 38.34 ft (September 11, 2018) · 38.93 ft (February 18, 2018) · 37.22 ft (March 12, 2011)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamOhio River at Pike Island Lock and Dam, WV
- Wheeling Creek WV at Elm Grove, WV
- Wheeling Creek OH below Blaine, OH
- Short Creek near Dillonvale, OH
- Captina Creek at S.R. 148 at Armstrong Mills, OH
- Brushy Fork above Clendening Lake, OH
- Stillwater Creek at Piedmont Dam Tailwater, OH
- Ohio River at Hannibal Lock and Dam, OH
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (WLGW2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.