Ohio River at Metropolis Water Level & Fishing Conditions

OHIO RIVER AT METROPOLIS, IL · USGS 03611500 · Illinois · 37.1476, -88.7409

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Source: USGS station 03611500 · page generated Nov 15, 11:51 PM UTC. USGS real-time data are provisional and may be revised.

About This Gauge

USGS 03611500 is a public stream gauge on Ohio River in Illinois. Waderly uses this page as the canonical landing page for flow, water level, and fishing-condition checks on this water. There are 4 same-waterway gauges nearby for upstream and downstream comparison.

How Ohio River Runs Through the Year

Across 87 years of USGS daily records, Ohio River here runs highest in March (typically about 483,020 cfs) and lowest in September (about 85,610 cfs). High water comes with spring rain and thaw, then the stream drops through summer; the peak month carries about 6 times the flow of September.

Typical flow is the average of the USGS daily median for each day of the month at this gauge.

Ohio River Flood and Flow Records

The highest flow USGS has recorded at this gauge is 1,850,000 cfs, on February 1, 1937. The highest water level on record is 61.71 ft, on May 5, 2011. Annual peak records here run from 1913 to 2014.

Gauges Along Ohio River

USGS runs 47 gauges on Ohio River, listed here from upstream to downstream. This gauge measures runoff from 203,000 square miles of watershed.

1. Ohio River at Emsworth Dam Upper Pool @ Emsworth · drains 19,500 sq mi
2. Ohio River at Emsworth Dam Lower Pool @ Emsworth · drains 19,500 sq mi
3. Ohio River at Sewickley, PA · drains 19,500 sq mi
4. Ohio River (lower pool) at Sewickley, PA
5. Ohio R ab Montgomery Dam & Locks at Ohioview, PA · drains 21,714 sq mi
6. Ohio River at Montgomery Lock & Dam, Lower Pool · drains 22,960 sq mi
7. OHIO R AT NEW CUMBERLAND LOCK & DAM (LOWER), OH · drains 23,820 sq mi
8. OHIO R AT NEW CUMBERLAND LOCK & DAM (UPPER), OH · drains 23,820 sq mi
9. OHIO R AT PIKE ISLAND DAM NR WHEELING (UPPER), WV · drains 24,570 sq mi
10. OHIO R AT PIKE ISLAND LOCK & DAM (LOWER), WV · drains 24,574 sq mi
11. OHIO RIVER AT WHEELING, WV · drains 25,004 sq mi
12. OHIO RIVER AT HANNIBAL LOCK AND DAM (UPPER), OH · drains 25,930 sq mi
13. OHIO RIVER AT HANNIBAL LOCK AND DAM (LOWER), OH · drains 25,930 sq mi
14. OHIO RIVER ABOVE SARDIS, OH · drains 26,188 sq mi
15. OHIO RIVER AT MARIETTA, OH · drains 35,590 sq mi
16. OHIO RIVER AT PARKERSBURG, WV · drains 35,625 sq mi
17. OHIO RIVER AT POINT PLEASANT, WV · drains 52,796 sq mi
18. OHIO RIVER AT HUNTINGTON, WV · drains 55,906 sq mi
19. OHIO RIVER AT ASHLAND, KY · drains 60,750 sq mi
20. OHIO RIVER AT IRONTON, OH · drains 60,825 sq mi
21. OHIO RIVER AT GREENUP DAM NEAR GREENUP, KY · drains 62,000 sq mi
22. OHIO RIVER AT PORTSMOUTH, OH · drains 62,800 sq mi
23. OHIO RIVER AT MAYSVILLE, KY · drains 70,130 sq mi
24. OHIO RIVER AT CINCINNATI, OH · drains 76,580 sq mi
25. OHIO RIVER AT MARKLAND DAM NEAR WARSAW, KY · drains 83,170 sq mi
26. OHIO RIVER AT MADISON, IN · drains 90,580 sq mi
27. OHIO RIVER AT WATER TOWER AT LOUISVILLE, KY · drains 91,048 sq mi
28. OHIO RIVER AT BIG FOUR BRIDGE AT LOUISVILLE, KY
29. OHIO RIVER AT KENNEDY BRIDGE AT LOUISVILLE, KY
30. OHIO RIVER AT 2ND STREET BRIDGE AT LOUISVILLE, KY
31. OHIO R US OF MCALPINE DAM @ RRB AT LOUISVILLE, KY
32. OHIO RIVER AT LOUISVILLE, KY · drains 91,170 sq mi
33. OHIO RIVER BELOW RIVERVIEW PK NR LOUISVILLE, KY · drains 91,193 sq mi
34. OHIO RIVER AT KOSMOSDALE, KY · drains 91,200 sq mi
35. OHIO RIVER AT CANNELTON DAM AT CANNELTON, IN · drains 97,000 sq mi
36. OHIO RIVER AT RIVERPORT AT OWENSBORO, KY · drains 97,200 sq mi
37. OHIO RIVER AT NEWBURGH LOCK AND DAM, IN · drains 100,000 sq mi
38. OHIO RIVER AT EVANSVILLE, IN
39. OHIO RIVER AT HENDERSON, KY
40. OHIO RIVER AT UNIONTOWN DAM, KY · drains 108,000 sq mi
41. OHIO RIVER AT OLD SHAWNEETOWN, IL-KY · drains 141,000 sq mi
42. OHIO RIVER AT DAM 51 AT GOLCONDA, IL · drains 143,900 sq mi
43. OHIO RIVER AT SMITHLAND DAM, SMITHLAND, KY · drains 144,000 sq mi
44. OHIO RIVER AT PADUCAH, KY · drains 202,800 sq mi
45. OHIO RIVER AT METROPOLIS, IL · this gauge · drains 203,000 sq mi
46. OHIO RIVER AT OLMSTED, IL · drains 203,000 sq mi
47. OHIO RIVER AT CAIRO, IL (CORPS)

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Waderly combines real-time USGS stream gauges with weather, barometric pressure trends, and solunar activity so you know what the water is doing before you go. The "typical" comparison above is an approximation based on the historical daily median flow for this date at this gauge.

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