Thursday, February 17, 2000
Rivers on the rise, but not too much
BY JEFF CARLTON
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Snow runoff and heavy rains earlier this week have pushed the Ohio River to its highest level in more than a year.
The Ohio measured 44.7 feet at noon Thursday at the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge. It is expected to crest at 45.9 feet by 7 p.m. today, said Don Hughes, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Wilmington. Flood level is 52 feet.
Rain expected to begin fall ing tonight will not cause the river to rise above flood level, Mr. Hughes said.
“You've got to put up with (rising river levels) every spring,” said Howard Davidson Jr., who lives in the East End. “It's the price you pay for living here.”
Even with additional rain forecast, Mr. Hughes said the Ohio's water level is expected to drop to 38.9 feet by Saturday.
AccuWeather forecaster Mark Tobin predicted that the Tristate will receive 1 inch of rain beginning tonight.
“Typically there is a lag of a day or two between rainfall and a corresponding rise in the river,” Mr. Hughes said.
And that rise is not expected to exceed today's levels.
The last time the Ohio reached this level was Jan. 27, 1999 (45.8 feet).
The last time the Ohio went above flood level was March 5, 1997 (64.7 feet).
The Ohio River Forecast Center reported other area rivers are well below flood levels.
In New Richmond, 27 miles east of Cincinnati, the river has crept halfway up the boat ramps, said retired fire chief Fred Herbert.
“It would take another 8 to 10 feet to put the water up on the streets,” he said.
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