Ohio River at Covington and Cincinnati
1883 Flood - Ohio River Crested at 66 Feet 4 Inches
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[Newspaper] Publication: The Daily Commonwealth Covington, KY, United States |
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THE OHIO Has Declined Three Feet Two Inches But a Rise is Expected Tonight. The decline in the Ohio at this point is marked by the following figures: Thursday, 15th, highest point: 66 ft 4 in. Friday 1 a.m. ...... 65 ft 2 1/2 in 12 a.m. .............. 64 ft 4 1/2 in 3 p.m. .............. 64 ft 1/2 in 6 p.m. .............. 63 ft 9 1/2 in 12 midnight ........... 63 ft 3 in Saturday 1 a.m. .... 63 ft 2 in Showing a fall of 3 feet 2 inches. Some alarm is created by the announcement that the river will probably commence rising to-night. This is based on the rain last night and reports from above. At Pittsburgh last night stationary but a rise expected. Rising at Wheeling, Marietta, Parkersburg, Charleston, and Pomeroy.
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