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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
  
2026-03-18  2026-07-16
2013-11-28  2026-07-16
2013-11-13  2026-07-16
2013-11-28  2026-07-16
2026-03-18  2026-07-16







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Temperature, water, degrees Fahrenheit
Most recent instantaneous value: 85.4 07-16-2026   20:00 EDT
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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 33900 07-16-2026   20:00 EDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Jul 16 based on 11 water years of record more
Min
(2024)		 25th
percen-
tile		 Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Jul 16		 Median Mean 75th
percen-
tile		 Max
(2015)
14200 30900 33900 70900 92600 93600 416000

Gage height, feet, [(2)]
Most recent instantaneous value: 13.14 07-16-2026   20:00 EDT
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Mean water velocity for discharge computation, feet per second, [X velocity]
Most recent instantaneous value: 0.43 07-16-2026   20:00 EDT
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Mean water velocity for discharge computation, miles per hour
Most recent instantaneous value: 0.293 07-16-2026   20:00 EDT
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