Suddenly the great river rose, surprising many in the small towns and villages up and downstream from Cincinnati last weekend. Normally in Cincinnati the river stage is 26 feet. Rising to flood stage of 52 feet in little more than one day is unexpected. It's at 62 feet and rising on Tuesday, March 4, headed toward nearly 65 feet Wednesday night. More than 30 years have passed since the river was that high.
We posted these for our friends who have asked how we were doing. Our factory is about ten miles from the flood water and perhaps 400 feet higher. So we are doing fine, but a lot of people need help. If you'd like to help call your local Red Cross and ask.
[Note: While the flood was many months ago, we have left the pictures on the site as people are still interested. Our orginal plan was to remove them after about a month. Please take a moment and e-mail your comments about the flood pictures to . All messages will be answered.]
These 6 pictures were taken Tuesday, March 4 from the top of the Carew Tower in downtown Cincinnati. Across the Ohio river you see the shore of the State of Kentucky. The small river you see entering the Ohio is the Licking river; a few miles up the Licking river the town of Falmouth was hit hard by the deepest flood on record. Reports in the newspapers suggest 1 in 5 buildings in Falmouth will be repairable.
The blue suspension bridge was built in the 1860's by Roebling who built the Brooklyn bridge after this one didn't fall down. This bridge was the only crossing of the Ohio river for hundreds of miles during the great flood of 1937 when the river rose to 80 feet. The bridge piers mark the usual river banks.
Take a walk with me over the suspension bridge (the Roebling bridge, above).
River Front stadium is in the foreground. Notice the water underneath.
Looking downstream.
A closer view of the above. The Brent Spence bridge, farthest bridge, carries interstate 75 and 71 traffic.
Looking upstream, the Coliseum is surrounded by water. The northern Kentucky city of Newport is protected by a flood wall to nearly 80 feet. The smaller towns without flood walls are hardest hit.
Farther upstream, the Daniel Carter Beard bridge, named after the founder of the Boy Scouts, carries interstate 71 traffic. The white objects before the bridge are the roofs of an amphitheater in a river front park.
While our mailing address is in Cincinnati, Ohio, we are really located in the beautiful city of Blue Ash, Ohio, about 14 miles north of the Ohio river just off Interstate 71 at the Cross County Highway.
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