High Water 62 Feet - 1907 - Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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stinger503
N 39° 06.012 W 084° 29.981
16S E 716215 N 4330872
Flood line along the Ohio River
Waymark Code: WM16G99
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 07/26/2022
Views: 5
This High Level Mark is located along the Ohio River Trail in Cincinnati, Ohio. A plaque placed by the Land and Water Conservation Fund was placed along side it on July 4, 1976, the American Bi-Centennial. The water line indicates a 38' above pool level.
PLAQUE TEXT:
"THE WATER LINE INDICATES AN
ELEVATION OF 491', MARKING
A 62' FLOOD STAGE, 38'
ABOVE POOL. THIS
FLOOD HAS OCCURRED
HISTORICALLY
ONCE EVERY
8 1/2 YEARS.
LAND
AND
WATER
CONSERVATION
FUND
A COOPERATIVE PROJECT
FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION
OHIO DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES- CITY OF CINCINNATTI
BUREAU OF OUTDOOR RECREATION-DEPT. OF THE INTERIOR
DEDICATED JULY 4, 1976"
Natural or man made event?: Natural
What type of marker?: wall plaque
When did this occur?: 1907
Website related to the event..: Not listed
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A picture showing the level along with any markers telling of what had occurred can be used. Better yet would be a picture of you or someone standing next to the high level mark, that would show if you would have been just wading or completely submersed.
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