FLOOD DATA

 

Fig 2. The Proposed Structures, the 1937 Flood, and the BFE

 

 

 

Table 1. Highest Ohio River Levels in Each Year for the Past 100 Years

 

Access to the development area is begins to disappear at the officially designated Flood Stage of 23.00’ on the upper gauge / 431’ EL. Access is begins to totally disappear above 27.00’ upper gauge / 435 EL.

 

NO	EVENT	GAUGE	EL FT		ACTION
		55.20	463.20		Water reaches top of floodwall.
1	1937	52.20	460.20		RECORD FLOOD STAGE – Progressive from 42.00 till all floodgates closed
2	1945	42.10	450.10		Buchanan and Cabel St closed at floodgate. (Actual 42, 450)
3	1964	41.20	449.20		Mellwood Ave, Webster St, and Rowan St closed at floodgate. (Actual 40. 448)
4	1913	39.40	447.40
5	1997	38.80	446.80		MAJOR FLOOD STAGE -
6	1907	36.40	444.40		6th, 7th and 8th St closed at floodgates (actual 38, 446)
7	1948	36.00	444.00		11th Street closed at floodgates.
8	1913	34.50	442.50
9	1933	34.10	442.10
10	1962	33.40	441.40
11	1943	33.00	441.00
12	1978	32.00	440.00
13	1955	31.80	439.80
14	1936	31.60	439.60
15	1967	31.50	439.50
16	1963	31.50	439.50
17	1950	31.40	439.40
18	1907	31.00	439.00
19	1943	30.70	438.70
20	1927	30.60	438.60
21	1939	30.10	438.10
22	1961	30.00	438.00
23	1940	30.00	438.00
24	1979	30.00	438.00		MODERATE FLOOD STAGE
25	1991	29.00	437.00		Third St ramp is closed. 10th and 27th Streets are closed at floodgates
26	1939	28.60	436.60
27	1958	28.30	436.30
28	1996	28.10	436.10
29	1909	28.00	436.00
30	1968	28.00	436.00
31	2005	28.00	436.00		River Road at Goose Creek is flooded. Beachland Beach is cut off.
32	1924	27.90	435.90
33	1950	27.60	435.60
34	1921	27.30	435.30
35	1972	27.30	435.30
36	1978	27.00	435.00		River Road at Zorn Avenue is flooded.
37	1989	27.00	435.00
38	1972	26.90	434.90
39	1948	26.70	434.70
40	1936	26.60	434.60
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