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USGS 03216070 OHIO RIVER AT IRONTON, OH

PROVISIONAL DATA SUBJECT TO REVISION

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This site is operated in cooperation with the

Kentucky Governor's Office of Agricultural Policy

Gage Datums:
481.03 feet (1929 NGVD)
480.41 feet (1988 NGVD)

Boating safety tips


This station managed by the Louisville District Office.

Available Parameters Available Period
  
2015-09-03  2026-08-15
2015-09-03  2026-08-15
2015-09-02  2026-08-15
2015-09-03  2026-08-15
2015-09-03  2026-08-15
2015-09-03  2026-08-15
2020-07-20  2022-10-26
2020-07-20  2024-03-11
2020-07-20  2024-03-11
2020-07-20  2024-03-11
2015-09-03  2026-08-15
2026-04-17  2026-08-15
2015-09-03  2026-08-15
2020-02-13  2026-08-15







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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius
Most recent instantaneous value: 24.5 08-15-2026   12:00 EDT
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Discharge, cubic feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 108000 08-15-2026   12:00 EDT
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Daily discharge, cubic feet per second -- statistics for Aug 15 based on 10 water years of record more
Min
(2025)		 25th
percen-
tile		 Mean Median 75th
percen-
tile		 Max
(2023)		 Most Recent
Instantaneous
Value Aug 15
11800 18300 30000 31400 38700 53200 108000

Gage height, feet
Most recent instantaneous value: 34.98 08-15-2026   12:00 EDT
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Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25 degrees Celsius
Most recent instantaneous value: 262 08-15-2026   12:00 EDT
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Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, milligrams per liter
Most recent instantaneous value: 5.4 08-15-2026   12:00 EDT
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pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units
Most recent instantaneous value: 7.5 08-15-2026   12:00 EDT
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Chlorophyll relative fluorescence (fChl), water, in situ, relative fluorescence units (RFU)
 
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Chlorophyll fluorescence (fChl), water, in situ, concentration estimated from reference material, micrograms per liter as chlorophyll
 
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Phycocyanin fluorescence (fPC), water, in situ, concentration estimated from reference material, micrograms per liter as phycocyanin
 
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Phycocyanin relative fluorescence (fPC), water, in situ, relative fluorescence units (RFU)
 
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Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 +-2.5 degrees, formazin nephelometric units (FNU)
Most recent instantaneous value: 81.0 08-15-2026   12:00 EDT
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Water velocity reading from field sensor, feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 2.44 08-15-2026   12:00 EDT
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Mean water velocity for discharge computation, feet per second
Most recent instantaneous value: 2.33 08-15-2026   12:00 EDT
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Nitrate plus nitrite, water, in situ, milligrams per liter as nitrogen
Most recent instantaneous value: 0.68 08-15-2026   12:00 EDT
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