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Ohio River at Point Pleasant Observed crest: 25.95 ft at 2:00am Mar 12 Observed: 24.52 ft at 3:00am Mar 5 Observed: 24.44 ft at 4:00am Mar 5 Observed: 24.41 ft at 5:00am Mar 5 Observed: 24.39 ft at 6:00am Mar 5 Observed: 24.34 ft at 7:00am Mar 5 Observed: 24.42 ft at 8:00am Mar 5 Observed: 24.45 ft at 9:00am Mar 5 Observed: 24.53 ft at 10:00am Mar 5 Observed: 24.6 ft at 11:00am Mar 5 Observed: 24.7 ft at 12:00pm Mar 5 Observed: 24.73 ft at 1:00pm Mar 5 Observed: 24.74 ft at 2:00pm Mar 5 Observed: 24.77 ft at 3:00pm Mar 5 Observed: 24.8 ft at 4:00pm Mar 5 Observed: 24.75 ft at 5:00pm Mar 5 Observed: 24.72 ft at 6:00pm Mar 5 Observed: 24.71 ft at 7:00pm Mar 5 Observed: 24.68 ft at 8:00pm Mar 5 Observed: 24.66 ft at 9:00pm Mar 5 Observed: 24.63 ft at 10:00pm Mar 5 Observed: 24.62 ft at 11:00pm Mar 5 Observed: 24.61 ft at 12:00am Mar 6 Observed: 24.58 ft at 1:00am Mar 6 Observed: 24.55 ft at 2:00am Mar 6 Observed: 24.38 ft at 3:00am Mar 6 Observed: 24.49 ft at 4:00am Mar 6 Observed: 24.35 ft at 5:00am Mar 6 Observed: 24.5 ft at 6:00am Mar 6 Observed: 24.46 ft at 7:00am Mar 6 Observed: 24.5 ft at 8:00am Mar 6 Observed: 24.51 ft at 9:00am Mar 6 Observed: 24.56 ft at 10:00am Mar 6 Observed: 24.58 ft at 11:00am Mar 6 Observed: 24.61 ft at 12:00pm Mar 6 Observed: 24.4 ft at 1:00pm Mar 6 Observed: 24.62 ft at 2:00pm Mar 6 Observed: 24.52 ft at 3:00pm Mar 6 Observed: 24.78 ft at 4:00pm Mar 6 Observed: 24.81 ft at 5:00pm Mar 6 Observed: 24.82 ft at 6:00pm Mar 6 Observed: 24.81 ft at 7:00pm Mar 6 Observed: 24.73 ft at 8:00pm Mar 6 Observed: 24.81 ft at 9:00pm Mar 6 Observed: 24.79 ft at 10:00pm Mar 6 Observed: 24.75 ft at 11:00pm Mar 6 Observed: 24.79 ft at 12:00am Mar 7 Observed: 24.73 ft at 1:00am Mar 7 Observed: 24.67 ft at 2:00am Mar 7 Observed: 24.6 ft at 3:00am Mar 7 Observed: 24.51 ft at 4:00am Mar 7 Observed: 24.46 ft at 5:00am Mar 7 Observed: 24.39 ft at 6:00am Mar 7 Observed: 24.31 ft at 7:00am Mar 7 Observed: 24.38 ft at 8:00am Mar 7 Observed: 24.36 ft at 9:00am Mar 7 Observed: 24.36 ft at 10:00am Mar 7 Observed: 24.35 ft at 11:00am Mar 7 Observed: 24.36 ft at 12:00pm Mar 7 Observed: 24.28 ft at 1:00pm Mar 7 Observed: 24.27 ft at 2:00pm Mar 7 Observed: 24.36 ft at 3:00pm Mar 7 Observed: 24.36 ft at 4:00pm Mar 7 Observed: 24.46 ft at 5:00pm Mar 7 Observed: 24.45 ft at 6:00pm Mar 7 Observed: 24.5 ft at 7:00pm Mar 7 Observed: 24.55 ft at 8:00pm Mar 7 Observed: 24.6 ft at 9:00pm Mar 7 Observed: 24.68 ft at 10:00pm Mar 7 Observed: 24.79 ft at 11:00pm Mar 7 Observed: 24.83 ft at 12:00am Mar 8 Observed: 24.83 ft at 1:00am Mar 8 Observed: 24.95 ft at 2:00am Mar 8 Observed: 24.96 ft at 3:00am Mar 8 Observed: 24.94 ft at 4:00am Mar 8 Observed: 24.92 ft at 5:00am Mar 8 Observed: 24.86 ft at 6:00am Mar 8 Observed: 24.77 ft at 7:00am Mar 8 Observed: 24.64 ft at 8:00am Mar 8 Observed: 24.64 ft at 9:00am Mar 8 Observed: 24.56 ft at 10:00am Mar 8 Observed: 24.45 ft at 11:00am Mar 8 Observed: 24.4 ft at 12:00pm Mar 8 Observed: 24.31 ft at 1:00pm Mar 8 Observed: 24.16 ft at 2:00pm Mar 8 Observed: 24.18 ft at 3:00pm Mar 8 Observed: 24.33 ft at 4:00pm Mar 8 Observed: 24.34 ft at 5:00pm Mar 8 Observed: 24.23 ft at 6:00pm Mar 8 Observed: 24.42 ft at 7:00pm Mar 8 Observed: 24.43 ft at 8:00pm Mar 8 Observed: 24.39 ft at 9:00pm Mar 8 Observed: 24.49 ft at 10:00pm Mar 8 Observed: 24.46 ft at 11:00pm Mar 8 Observed: 24.48 ft at 12:00am Mar 9 Observed: 24.55 ft at 1:00am Mar 9 Observed: 24.57 ft at 2:00am Mar 9 Observed: 24.59 ft at 3:00am Mar 9 Observed: 24.71 ft at 4:00am Mar 9 Observed: 24.61 ft at 5:00am Mar 9 Observed: 24.72 ft at 6:00am Mar 9 Observed: 24.8 ft at 7:00am Mar 9 Observed: 24.64 ft at 8:00am Mar 9 Observed: 24.71 ft at 9:00am Mar 9 Observed: 24.72 ft at 10:00am Mar 9 Observed: 24.67 ft at 11:00am Mar 9 Observed: 24.68 ft at 12:00pm Mar 9 Observed: 24.67 ft at 1:00pm Mar 9 Observed: 24.59 ft at 2:00pm Mar 9 Observed: 24.62 ft at 3:00pm Mar 9 Observed: 24.69 ft at 4:00pm Mar 9 Observed: 24.77 ft at 5:00pm Mar 9 Observed: 24.84 ft at 6:00pm Mar 9 Observed: 24.86 ft at 7:00pm Mar 9 Observed: 25.04 ft at 8:00pm Mar 9 Observed: 25.09 ft at 9:00pm Mar 9 Observed: 25.16 ft at 10:00pm Mar 9 Observed: 25.15 ft at 11:00pm Mar 9 Observed: 25.26 ft at 12:00am Mar 10 Observed: 25.22 ft at 1:00am Mar 10 Observed: 25.22 ft at 2:00am Mar 10 Observed: 25.25 ft at 3:00am Mar 10 Observed: 25.17 ft at 4:00am Mar 10 Observed: 25.21 ft at 5:00am Mar 10 Observed: 25.22 ft at 6:00am Mar 10 Observed: 25.28 ft at 7:00am Mar 10 Observed: 25.36 ft at 8:00am Mar 10 Observed: 25.58 ft at 9:00am Mar 10 Observed: 25.49 ft at 10:00am Mar 10 Observed: 25.57 ft at 11:00am Mar 10 Observed: 25.63 ft at 12:00pm Mar 10 Observed: 25.72 ft at 1:00pm Mar 10 Observed: 25.73 ft at 2:00pm Mar 10 Observed: 25.71 ft at 3:00pm Mar 10 Observed: 25.73 ft at 4:00pm Mar 10 Observed: 25.73 ft at 5:00pm Mar 10 Observed: 25.76 ft at 6:00pm Mar 10 Observed: 25.94 ft at 7:00pm Mar 10 Observed: 25.91 ft at 8:00pm Mar 10 Observed: 25.96 ft at 9:00pm Mar 10 Observed: 25.93 ft at 10:00pm Mar 10 Observed: 25.98 ft at 11:00pm Mar 10 Observed: 26.04 ft at 12:00am Mar 11 Observed: 26.08 ft at 1:00am Mar 11 Observed: 26.14 ft at 2:00am Mar 11 Observed: 26.19 ft at 3:00am Mar 11 Observed: 26.21 ft at 4:00am Mar 11 Observed: 26.2 ft at 5:00am Mar 11 Observed: 26 ft at 6:00am Mar 11 Observed: 26.27 ft at 7:00am Mar 11 Observed: 26.26 ft at 8:00am Mar 11 Observed: 26.28 ft at 9:00am Mar 11 Observed: 26.27 ft at 10:00am Mar 11 Observed: 26.25 ft at 11:00am Mar 11 Observed: 26.26 ft at 12:00pm Mar 11 Observed: 26.26 ft at 1:00pm Mar 11 Observed: 26.3 ft at 2:00pm Mar 11 Observed: 26.32 ft at 3:00pm Mar 11 Observed: 26.36 ft at 4:00pm Mar 11 Observed: 26.34 ft at 5:00pm Mar 11 Observed: 26.33 ft at 6:00pm Mar 11 Observed: 26.3 ft at 7:00pm Mar 11 Observed: 26.26 ft at 8:00pm Mar 11 Observed: 26.24 ft at 9:00pm Mar 11 Observed: 26.16 ft at 10:00pm Mar 11 Observed: 26.1 ft at 11:00pm Mar 11 Observed: 26.04 ft at 12:00am Mar 12 Observed: 25.98 ft at 1:00am Mar 12 Observed: 25.95 ft at 2:00am Mar 12 Observed: 25.91 ft at 3:00am Mar 12 Observed: 25.82 ft at 4:00am Mar 12 Observed: 25.78 ft at 5:00am Mar 12 Observed: 25.76 ft at 6:00am Mar 12 Observed: 25.76 ft at 7:00am Mar 12 Observed: 25.77 ft at 8:00am Mar 12 Observed: 25.73 ft at 9:00am Mar 12 Observed: 25.68 ft at 10:00am Mar 12 Observed: 25.64 ft at 11:00am Mar 12 Observed: 25.6 ft at 12:00pm Mar 12 Observed: 25.56 ft at 1:00pm Mar 12 Observed: 25.63 ft at 2:00pm Mar 12 Observed: 25.64 ft at 3:00pm Mar 12 Observed: 25.63 ft at 4:00pm Mar 12 Observed: 25.61 ft at 5:00pm Mar 12 Observed: 25.59 ft at 6:00pm Mar 12 Observed: 25.56 ft at 7:00pm Mar 12 Observed: 25.51 ft at 8:00pm Mar 12 Observed: 25.47 ft at 9:00pm Mar 12 Observed: 25.42 ft at 10:00pm Mar 12 Observed: 25.4 ft at 11:00pm Mar 12 Observed: 25.4 ft at 12:00am Mar 13 Observed: 25.4 ft at 1:00am Mar 13 Observed: 25.33 ft at 2:00am Mar 13 Observed: 25.3 ft at 3:00am Mar 13 Observed: 25.26 ft at 4:00am Mar 13 Observed: 25.21 ft at 5:00am Mar 13 Observed: 25.27 ft at 6:00am Mar 13 Observed: 25.25 ft at 7:00am Mar 13 Observed: 25.29 ft at 8:00am Mar 13 Observed: 25.26 ft at 9:00am Mar 13 Observed: 25.26 ft at 10:00am Mar 13 Observed: 25.26 ft at 11:00am Mar 13 Observed: 25.26 ft at 12:00pm Mar 13 Observed: 25.29 ft at 1:00pm Mar 13 Observed: 25.26 ft at 2:00pm Mar 13 Observed: 25.29 ft at 3:00pm Mar 13 Observed: 25.29 ft at 4:00pm Mar 13 Observed: 25.28 ft at 5:00pm Mar 13 Observed: 25.28 ft at 6:00pm Mar 13 Observed: 25.3 ft at 7:00pm Mar 13 Observed: 25.31 ft at 8:00pm Mar 13 Observed: 25.31 ft at 9:00pm Mar 13 Observed: 25.3 ft at 10:00pm Mar 13 Observed: 25.28 ft at 11:00pm Mar 13 Observed: 25.28 ft at 12:00am Mar 14 Observed: 25.29 ft at 1:00am Mar 14 Observed: 25.3 ft at 2:00am Mar 14 Observed: 25.32 ft at 3:00am Mar 14 Observed: 25.34 ft at 4:00am Mar 14 Observed: 25.33 ft at 5:00am Mar 14 Observed: 25.44 ft at 6:00am Mar 14 Observed: 25.46 ft at 7:00am Mar 14 Observed: 25.45 ft at 8:00am Mar 14 Observed: 25.43 ft at 9:00am Mar 14 Observed: 25.46 ft at 10:00am Mar 14 Observed: 25.47 ft at 11:00am Mar 14 Observed: 25.45 ft at 12:00pm Mar 14 Observed: 25.49 ft at 1:00pm Mar 14 Observed: 25.49 ft at 2:00pm Mar 14 Observed: 25.49 ft at 3:00pm Mar 14 Observed: 25.41 ft at 4:00pm Mar 14 Observed: 25.37 ft at 5:00pm Mar 14 Observed: 25.31 ft at 6:00pm Mar 14 Observed: 25.28 ft at 7:00pm Mar 14 Observed: 25.21 ft at 8:00pm Mar 14 Observed: 25.22 ft at 9:00pm Mar 14 Observed: 25.22 ft at 10:00pm Mar 14 Forecast: 25.4 ft at 2:00pm Mar 14 Forecast: 25.4 ft at 8:00pm Mar 14 Forecast: 25.4 ft at 2:00am Mar 15 Forecast: 25.4 ft at 8:00am Mar 15 Forecast: 25.4 ft at 2:00pm Mar 15 Forecast: 25.4 ft at 8:00pm Mar 15 Forecast: 25.4 ft at 2:00am Mar 16 Forecast: 25.4 ft at 8:00am Mar 16 Forecast: 25.4 ft at 2:00pm Mar 16 Forecast: 25.3 ft at 8:00pm Mar 16 Forecast: 25.3 ft at 2:00am Mar 17 Forecast: 25.3 ft at 8:00am Mar 17 Forecast: 25.2 ft at 2:00pm Mar 17 Forecast: 25.2 ft at 8:00pm Mar 17 Forecast: 25.2 ft at 2:00am Mar 18 Forecast: 25.1 ft at 8:00am Mar 18 Forecast: 25 ft at 2:00pm Mar 18 Forecast: 25 ft at 8:00pm Mar 18 Forecast: 24.9 ft at 2:00am Mar 19 Forecast: 24.9 ft at 8:00am Mar 19 Graph Created (2:31am Mar 15, 2009) Observed Forecast (issued 10:28am Mar 14) USGS--Water Resources of the United States POPW2 (plotting HGIRG) Gage 0 Datum: 514.10 Latest observed value: 25.22 ft at 10:00 PM EDT 14-Mar-2009. Flood Stage is 40.0 ft. Forecast data shown here are official public river forecasts. Stage (ft)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Ohio River at Point Pleasant are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:48
Moderate Flood Stage:44
Flood Stage:40
Action Stage:38

Historical Crests
(1) 62.80 ft on 03/30/1913
(2) 62.70 ft on 01/27/1937
(3) 60.70 ft on 02/11/1884
(4) 55.00 ft on 04/16/1948
(5) 54.80 ft on 03/18/1907
(6) 54.70 ft on 01/02/1943
(7) 54.40 ft on 03/22/1936
(8) 54.38 ft on 01/01/1943
(9) 53.00 ft on 04/24/1901
(10) 52.78 ft on 03/09/1945

Low Water Records
(1) 0.0 ft on 10/09/1914
(1) 0.0 ft on 08/01/1911
(3) 22.5 ft on 09/10/1956
(4) 22.7 ft on 06/28/1940
(5) 22.8 ft on 12/01/1963

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Latitude: 38.840300° N, Longitude: 82.141700° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 40 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)		 Elevation information source
NAVD88 N/A N/A Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 N/A N/A Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL N/A N/A Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other 514.100 ft 554.100 ft Sandy Hook Datum

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