Ohio River near Huntington, WV
River level and flood forecast · Cabell County
Normal29.4 ftas of Mon 4 PM
The river is 20.6 ft below flood stage (50 ft).
Forecast to rise to 29.9 ft Mon 2 PM, below the 50 ft flood stage.
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 | 59 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 55 ft |
| Flood stage | 50 ft |
| Action stage | 48 ft |
| Record crest (March 5, 1997) | 57.52 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 66.5 ftWV Route 60 West near the Big Sandy flood gate floods. The C&O railroad, near 31st Street (OH section), flood gate, is closed at 67.5 feet.
- 65 ftBetween 65 and 66 feet, WV Route 10 at Salt Rock and Sarah, flood. The C&O railroad, at Hite Street, and 5th Street Bridge Crossing (Guyadotte section) flood gates are closed.
- 63 ftBetween 63 and 64.5 feet, WV Route 152 near Lavalette, floods. Sunset Drive, WV American Water Plant (OH section), and C&O railroad at 6th Street (Guyandotte section) flood gates are closed.
- 62 ftWV Route 75 between Kenova and Wayne flood. WV Route 60 West near the James River bridge floods.
- 60 ft3rd Avenue (OH section) floods at 60.7 feet and C&O railroad west floods at 62.7 feet, and the flood gates are closed.
- 59 ftOH Route 7 near Chesapeake and at Proctorville flood between 59 and 60 feet. The 5th Avenue, Piedmont Road, Waverly Road (Route 60), 20th Street East (OH Section), 3rd Avenue, Main Street, and Altizer Avenue (Guyandotte section) flood gates are closed.
- 57 ftOH Route 52 near Chesapeake floods. OH Route 52 in South Point, 5 miles west of the bridge at 6th Street, floods.
- 56 ftWV Route 60 West floods near the Old Lock 1 barge tieoff on the Big Sandy River. The 1st Street at Taylor's Scrap Metal, 18th Street East at Steel of WV (Ohio Section), and the B&O railroad at 40th Street (Guyandotte Section) flood gates are closed.
- 55 ftBetween 55 and 56 feet, WV Route 2 at the Huntington flood wall gate floods. WV Route 60 East, between Barboursville and Milton, at the railroad overpass floods. KY Route 3 in Catlettsburg, near Old Dam 29, floods due to backwater. WV Route 60 East, at Eastern Heights, floods. The Riverside Drive (Guyandotte Section) flood gate is closed.
- 53.5 ftBetween 53.5 and 55 feet, WV Route 60 West, near the Catlettsburg west gate flood wall, near the Ceredo flood gate, and near the Roby Road flood gate flood. West Gate Special Metals, Buffington Street, 9th Avenue, East Gate Special Metals, 5th Avenue, and WV State Route 2 (Guyandotte section) flood gates are closed.
- 52 ftBetween 52 and 53 feet, WV Route 60 East, above the Roby Road bridge, and Riverside Drive flood. The 12th Street East and the 10th Street East flood gates are closed.
- 51 ftWV Route 60 East, Main Street, and above Pats Branch flood.
- 50 ftWV Route 2 at Glenwood floods. Many low lying sections near the river flood due to backwater.
Highest crests on record
- 57.52 ft — March 5, 1997
- 54.79 ft — March 13, 1964
- 54.24 ft — February 27, 1979
- 54 ft — December 11, 1978
- 53.99 ft — March 3, 2021
Recent crests: 51.01 ft (February 18, 2025) · 53.99 ft (March 3, 2021) · 50.48 ft (February 14, 2020) · 48.54 ft (December 24, 2018) · 49.47 ft (March 14, 2015)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (HNTW2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.