Snowmelt, the single biggest predictor of the river's spring flood risk, won't play a big role this year as there wasn't much snow to begin with across the river basin.

Moderate flood stage is 56 feet. As the river reaches 55 feet ... in and have everything turned around in a couple days," Tim Jordan, owner of Riverfront Live, said in a statement.

The Ohio River is expected to continue rising until Wednesday night when it is predicted to crest at 55.4 feet in Cincinnati, just below the moderate flood stage. Cincinnati weather: Ohio River ...

Right now, the river is in minor flood stage at 53 feet and crests around ... and have everything turned around in a couple days," Tim Jordan, owner of Riverfront Live, said in a statement.