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Ohio River at J.T. Myers Lock and Dam

Highest listed crest 64.40 ftFlood stage 37.0 ft72 crests since 1913

The Ohio River at J.T. Myers Lock and Dam crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 72 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1913 to 2025. The highest, 64.40 ft on February 1, 1937, was major flooding, 27.40 feet above flood stage. 24 other gauges on the Ohio River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 17 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
64.40 ft
February 1, 1937
Flood stage
37.0 ft
Major flooding from 60.0 ft
Crests at major
1
51st of 72 gauges in Kentucky
Most recent flood crest
April 14, 2025
54.09 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Union County
Kentucky

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Ohio River at J.T. Myers Lock and Dam
Action stage33.01Jan 27, 1947The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)37.056Feb 24, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage49.014Apr 14, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage60.01Feb 1, 1937Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

72 crests from 1913 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Ohio River at J.T. Myers Lock and Dam, 1913 to 2025 3040506070ft Flood stage 37.0 ftMajor 60.0 ft Apr 5, 1913: 57.80 ft, moderate floodingFeb 1, 1937: 64.40 ft, major floodingMay 1, 1940: 46.40 ft, minor floodingMar 29, 1943: 48.80 ft, minor floodingApr 22, 1944: 42.10 ft, minor floodingMar 14, 1945: 54.60 ft, moderate floodingJan 18, 1946: 39.10 ft, minor floodingJan 27, 1947: 35.30 ft, action stageApr 23, 1948: 49.60 ft, moderate floodingFeb 4, 1949: 48.30 ft, minor floodingJan 19, 1950: 54.00 ft, moderate floodingMar 1, 1951: 43.40 ft, minor floodingFeb 9, 1952: 46.40 ft, minor floodingMar 14, 1955: 46.80 ft, minor floodingFeb 27, 1956: 44.50 ft, minor floodingApr 17, 1957: 45.00 ft, minor floodingMay 16, 1958: 44.50 ft, minor floodingFeb 1, 1959: 44.80 ft, minor floodingMay 15, 1961: 51.42 ft, moderate floodingMar 9, 1962: 48.80 ft, minor floodingMar 22, 1963: 49.70 ft, moderate floodingMar 20, 1964: 53.50 ft, moderate floodingApr 3, 1965: 38.60 ft, minor floodingMay 8, 1966: 41.60 ft, minor floodingMar 18, 1967: 45.70 ft, minor floodingJun 5, 1968: 46.20 ft, minor floodingFeb 7, 1969: 42.10 ft, minor floodingMar 2, 1971: 42.60 ft, minor floodingJun 14, 1981: 38.30 ft, minor floodingMar 26, 1982: 43.00 ft, minor floodingDec 7, 1985: 43.40 ft, minor floodingFeb 14, 1986: 40.70 ft, minor floodingFeb 9, 1988: 38.50 ft, minor floodingFeb 24, 1989: 45.12 ft, minor flooding; 583,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1990: 44.77 ft, minor flooding; 572,000 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1991: 51.54 ft, moderate flooding; 720,000 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1993: 41.41 ft, minor flooding; 468,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 1994: 44.40 ft, minor floodingMar 18, 1994: 41.70 ft, minor floodingApr 22, 1994: 44.80 ft, minor floodingMay 15, 1996: 47.90 ft, minor floodingMar 12, 1997: 53.84 ft, moderate floodingApr 27, 1998: 41.50 ft, minor floodingFeb 1, 1999: 43.85 ft, minor floodingFeb 26, 2000: 42.20 ft, minor floodingMay 23, 2002: 45.36 ft, minor floodingMar 2, 2003: 42.67 ft, minor floodingJan 14, 2004: 44.45 ft, minor floodingJan 17, 2005: 51.21 ft, moderate floodingMar 19, 2006: 39.62 ft, minor floodingJan 23, 2007: 43.34 ft, minor floodingMar 26, 2008: 48.95 ft, minor flooding; 798,152 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2009: 40.80 ft, minor flooding; 539,533 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 2010: 40.72 ft, minor flooding; 537,359 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2011: 56.92 ft, moderate flooding; 1,226,791 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 2013: 40.49 ft, minor flooding; 531,135 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2014: 42.51 ft, minor flooding; 587,074 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 2015: 49.40 ft, moderate flooding; 820,604 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 2016: 44.51 ft, minor flooding; 645,299 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2017: 40.40 ft, minor flooding; 528,709 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 2018: 52.92 ft, moderate flooding; 1,020,230 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2019: 41.44 ft, minor flooding; 557,085 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 2020: 45.36 ft, minor flooding; 671,985 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2021: 46.42 ft, minor flooding; 707,981 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 2022: 41.16 ft, minor flooding; 549,371 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 2022: 37.77 ft, minor flooding; 469,905 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 2022: 45.53 ft, minor flooding; 677,687 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 2023: 38.99 ft, minor flooding; 495,978 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 2024: 38.61 ft, minor flooding; 487,795 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 2024: 41.63 ft, minor flooding; 562,352 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 2025: 45.99 ft, minor flooding; 693,251 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 2025: 54.09 ft, moderate flooding; 1,080,709 cubic feet per second Highest, 64.40 ft, Feb 1, 1937 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Ohio River at J.T. Myers Lock and Dam 1910s: 1 1920s: 0 1930s: 1 1940s: 7 1950s: 8 1960s: 9 1970s: 1 1980s: 6 1990s: 10 10 2000s: 9 2010s: 9 2020s: 10 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 72 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Ohio River at J.T. Myers Lock and Dam
1Feb 1, 193764.40+27.40Major—
2Apr 5, 191357.80+20.80Moderate—
3May 6, 201156.92+19.92Moderate1,226,791
4Mar 14, 194554.60+17.60Moderate—
5Apr 14, 202554.09+17.09Moderate1,080,709
6Jan 19, 195054.00+17.00Moderate—
7Mar 12, 199753.84+16.84Moderate—
8Mar 20, 196453.50+16.50Moderate—
9Mar 4, 201852.92+15.92Moderate1,020,230
10Jan 9, 199151.54+14.54Moderate720,000
11May 15, 196151.42+14.42Moderate—
12Jan 17, 200551.21+14.21Moderate—
13Mar 22, 196349.70+12.70Moderate—
14Apr 23, 194849.60+12.60Moderate—
15Mar 20, 201549.40+12.40Moderate820,604
16Mar 26, 200848.95+11.95Minor798,152
17Mar 29, 194348.80+11.80Minor—
18Mar 9, 196248.80+11.80Minor—
19Feb 4, 194948.30+11.30Minor—
20May 15, 199647.90+10.90Minor—
21Mar 14, 195546.80+9.80Minor—
22Mar 10, 202146.42+9.42Minor707,981
23May 1, 194046.40+9.40Minor—
24Feb 9, 195246.40+9.40Minor—
25Jun 5, 196846.20+9.20Minor—
26Feb 24, 202545.99+8.99Minor693,251
27Mar 18, 196745.70+8.70Minor—
28Mar 4, 202245.53+8.53Minor677,687
29May 23, 200245.36+8.36Minor—
30Feb 20, 202045.36+8.36Minor671,985
31Feb 24, 198945.12+8.12Minor583,000
32Apr 17, 195745.00+8.00Minor—
33Feb 1, 195944.80+7.80Minor—
34Apr 22, 199444.80+7.80Minor—
35Feb 20, 199044.77+7.77Minor572,000
36Jan 3, 201644.51+7.51Minor645,299
37Feb 27, 195644.50+7.50Minor—
38May 16, 195844.50+7.50Minor—
39Jan 14, 200444.45+7.45Minor—
40Feb 5, 199444.40+7.40Minor—
41Feb 1, 199943.85+6.85Minor—
42Mar 1, 195143.40+6.40Minor—
43Dec 7, 198543.40+6.40Minor—
44Jan 23, 200743.34+6.34Minor—
45Mar 26, 198243.00+6.00Minor—
46Mar 2, 200342.67+5.67Minor—
47Mar 2, 197142.60+5.60Minor—
48Apr 11, 201442.51+5.51Minor587,074
49Feb 26, 200042.20+5.20Minor—
50Apr 22, 194442.10+5.10Minor—

The worst floods along the Ohio River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Ohio River that crested above flood stage within a week.

February 1, 1937: 64.40 ft here, major flooding

  • Clifty CreekIN · Jan 27, 1937 · 475.90 ft · Major · its highest
  • McAlpine LowerKY · Jan 27, 1937 · 85.44 ft · Major · its highest
  • Markland LowerKY · Jan 26, 1937 · 76.10 ft · Major · its highest
  • Meldahl DamOH · Jan 26, 1937 · 76.00 ft · Major · its highest
  • MaysvilleKY · Jan 27, 1937 · 75.60 ft · Major · its highest
  • AshlandKY · Jan 27, 1937 · 74.21 ft · Major · its highest
  • R C Byrd LockWV · Jan 27, 1937 · 69.60 ft · Major · its highest
  • PomeroyOH · Jan 26, 1937 · 67.80 ft · Major
  • ShawneetownKY · Jan 30, 1937 · 65.64 ft · Major · its highest
  • Point PleasantWV · Jan 27, 1937 · 62.70 ft · Major

April 5, 1913: 57.80 ft here, moderate flooding

  • AshlandKY · Mar 31, 1913 · 70.60 ft · Major
  • MaysvilleKY · Mar 31, 1913 · 68.80 ft · Major
  • PomeroyOH · Apr 1, 1913 · 68.80 ft · Major · its highest
  • Meldahl DamOH · Mar 31, 1913 · 67.00 ft · Major
  • Lloyd Greenup LockKY · Mar 31, 1913 · 64.50 ft · Major · its highest
  • Point PleasantWV · Mar 30, 1913 · 62.80 ft · Major · its highest
  • Belleville LockWV · Mar 29, 1913 · 61.80 ft · Major · its highest
  • Marietta PumphouseOH · Mar 29, 1913 · 58.30 ft · Major · its highest
  • GolcondaIL · Apr 6, 1913 · 56.80 ft · Major
  • CairoIL · Apr 4, 1913 · 54.70 ft · Major

May 6, 2011: 56.92 ft here, moderate flooding

Gauges on the Ohio River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Ohio River
AshlandKY52.074.21 ft, Jan 27, 19374
Belleville LockWV35.061.80 ft, Mar 29, 191315
CairoIL40.061.72 ft, May 2, 201119
Cannelton Lock and DamKY42.060.80 ft, Jan 27, 19378
CincinnatiOH52.066.20 ft, Mar 11, 19641
Clifty CreekIN451.0475.90 ft, Jan 27, 19371
Dashields Lock and DamPA25.042.80 ft, Mar 18, 19365
East LiverpoolWV14.029.90 ft, Mar 19, 193611
EvansvilleIN42.053.75 ft, Jan 31, 19371
GolcondaIL40.062.60 ft, Feb 2, 19373
Hannibal Lock and DamOH35.041.90 ft, Jun 25, 19722
HendersonKY36.043.08 ft, Apr 12, 20250
IrontonOH52.054.67 ft, Feb 19, 20180
J.T. Myers Lock and Dam this gaugeKY37.064.40 ft, Feb 1, 19371
Lloyd Greenup LockKY54.064.50 ft, Mar 31, 19133
Marietta PumphouseOH35.058.30 ft, Mar 29, 19133
Markland LowerKY51.076.10 ft, Jan 26, 19371
MaysvilleKY50.075.60 ft, Jan 27, 19372
McAlpine LowerKY55.085.44 ft, Jan 27, 19374
McAlpine UpperKY23.052.15 ft, Jan 27, 19377
Meldahl DamOH51.076.00 ft, Jan 26, 19373
Montgomery Lock and DamPA33.055.00 ft, Mar 18, 193610
MoundsvilleWV37.057.90 ft, Mar 19, 19363
Mount VernonIN35.059.21 ft, Feb 1, 19372
New Cumberland Lock and DamOH36.050.20 ft, Dec 31, 194215
Newburgh Lock and DamKY38.056.60 ft, Jan 31, 19371
Olmsted Lock and Dam HeadwaterKY36.048.20 ft, Feb 21, 20201
OwensboroKY40.054.80 ft, Jan 29, 19375
PaducahKY39.060.60 ft, Feb 2, 19377
ParkersburgWV36.045.20 ft, Mar 12, 19645
Pike Island Lock and DamWV37.047.70 ft, Mar 11, 19645
PittsburghPA22.046.00 ft, Mar 18, 193622
Point PleasantWV40.062.80 ft, Mar 30, 191325
PomeroyOH46.068.80 ft, Apr 1, 191334
PortsmouthOH50.053.78 ft, Apr 7, 20250
Powhatan PointOH37.053.30 ft, Mar 19, 19365
R C Byrd LockWV50.069.60 ft, Jan 27, 19379
Racine LockWV41.050.23 ft, Sep 20, 20043
ShawneetownKY33.065.64 ft, Jan 30, 19377
Smithland Lock and DamKY40.054.83 ft, May 6, 20114
SteubenvilleOH36.044.00 ft, Jan 20, 19961
Tell CityIN38.056.95 ft, Jan 29, 19376
WellsburgWV36.054.60 ft, Mar 19, 19369
WellsvilleOH11.020.90 ft, Jan 20, 19963
WheelingWV36.045.40 ft, Jan 20, 19963
Willow Island LockWV37.044.78 ft, Sep 19, 20042
HuntingtonOH50.057.52 ft, Mar 5, 19970

Other gauges in Union County

Flood gauges in Union County
Shawneetown33.065.64 ft, Jan 30, 19377

Union County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Kentucky

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge UNWK2, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.