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USGS 03292494 OHIO RIVER AT WATER TOWER AT LOUISVILLE, KY

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

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United States Army Corps of Engineers - Louisville District

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Louisville Water Company

Metropolitan Sewer District

Gage Datums:
407.18 ft (1929 NGVD)
406.88 ft (1988 NAVD)

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This station managed by the Louisville District Office.

Available Parameters Available Period
  
2026-01-27  2026-05-28
2013-11-28  2026-05-28
2013-11-13  2026-05-28
2013-11-28  2026-05-28
2026-01-27  2026-05-28







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Temperature, water, degrees Fahrenheit
Most recent instantaneous value: 67.2 05-28-2026   01:00 EDT
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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 308000 05-28-2026   01:00 EDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for May 28 based on 11 water years of record more
Min
(2023)		 25th
percen-
tile		 Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile		 Max
(2020)		 Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value May 28
36200 53500 109000 121000 155000 266000 308000

Gage height, feet, [(2)]
Most recent instantaneous value: 17.40 05-28-2026   01:00 EDT
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Mean water velocity for discharge computation, feet per second, [X velocity]
Most recent instantaneous value: 3.52 05-28-2026   01:00 EDT
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Mean water velocity for discharge computation, miles per hour
Most recent instantaneous value: 2.40 05-28-2026   01:00 EDT
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