Great Ohio River Flood of 1937

[@trevorzane272]

I love watching old footage!!!

[@thesloans3099]

At that time, Louisville, Jefferson, and Clarksville was completely flooded. That's why they have a wall circling over from Jeffersonville to Clarksville

[@paullebon323]

My old man lived through this as a teen in a rural town just outside of Paducah, Kentucky.

[@exodus6996]

My great grandma, who was born in 37, was telling me about the stories her parents told her. Couldn’t imagine witnessing it

[@ShawnC.T.]

It's amazing to see that view atop Carew Tower from 1937, that I've seen from it 7 decades...

[@easyenetwork2023]

I believe this flood nearly destroyed Portsmouth, Ohio as well.

[@EpicConspiracy]

damn it got all the way to union terminal, how did it navigate all the construction?

[@dontcallmemackenzie2400]

Glad I wasn't alive bro 😔✌️

[@the_oneshotkidd_1899]

I can't believe It destroyed my town in Huntington WV my Great grandfather was just conceived it crazy to think that if he would have died I wouldn't exist

[@fhuber7507]

And nobody learned a damn thing.. they kept building in the foodplain

[@JulieReizner]

Not true. The Banks project all along the Cincinnati side of the river is largely TO prevent damage from flooding. Parks are great ways to give the river space to go, while all the soil (as opposed to the concrete that used to be there) absorbs floodwaters. People and property are out of harm's way, and instead of houses and businesses being under water (since those have been moved to higher ground), water just spreads out over an expanse of grass, only leaving some debris behind. Even the structures that are there - like the bathrooms - are able to be picked up and moved. 1937 also taught us how to build better floodwalls and floodgates, but its intelligently planning what goes on a floodplain that is working the best. Seriously, go down to Smale Park, or Friendship Park near the Boathouse, and see what some of the best flood mitigation in the country is all about. /geologist

[@easyenetwork2023]

@@JulieReizner And what is worse, people from the Netherlands suggested this in New Jersey and nowhere else hardly thinks about that really.

[@jarianslade6396]

@@JulieReiznergotta live it to know it. Cincy all day baby

[@clarkewi]

That's the problem with rivers....they flood.

[@arlenisrodriguez5776]

ok

[@tomlehr861]

Most polluted river in usa, henderson ,ky didnt flood

[@brodylynch6158]

I'm at the Ohio River right now

[@HeresNegan16]

What is it like? Im Canadian.

[@future_me_6067]

@@HeresNegan16The water is dirty, barges traverse it, lots of trash on the banks from floods and littering, as well as dumping before they knew better. But I love mudlarking the bank when the water is low. Rocks and fossils, pre and historic artifacts, etc.