Spring 2024: Flooding on the Ohio River

Pittsburgh

Feb 1, 2024:

0:42 video
Pittsburgh's 3 rivers at 23' in height engulfs the fountain at Point State Park

Dashields Locks & Dams on Ohio River

Apr 4, 2024: USACE, Pittsburgh District posted five photos with the comment: "After two days of higher than normal precipitation in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District area, the work is just beginning at Dashields Lock and Dam on the Ohio River where the water levels crested at 26.8 ft. Once the high water recedes, the team starts the process of getting the lock ready to receive commercial traffic. This means debris removal, damage inspections, machinery cleanup and more importantly making sure that facility employees and barge crews can navigate the lock safely."

Dennis DeBruler: If you had a gated dam instead of a fixed crest dam, would you have been able to avoid flooding the lock?

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District: Dennis DeBruler These locks and dams facilities are designed for ensure we have a navigation channel all year round, they are not flood reduction facilities. There are 16 flood reduction reservoirs throughout the Pittburgh District and the operated as designed. Without these reservoirs the Point of Pittsburgh would have had been almost 6 feet higher, the Allegheny River almost 4 feet higher, the Mon almost 2 feet higher and the Ohio River would have been almost 5 feet higher.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District: We will have an update video shortly. [3:08 video]

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Marietta, OH

Apr 5, 2024:

Marietta College posted
Photo by Nathan Reich, Marietta College.
Ron Bishop shared

Another capture from the above posted 360-degree view

There is a contour line between the buildings of Marietta College and the rivers. But that is not true for the buildings in the downtown area. The college used the floodplain for their soccer field, softball field and stadium.

1960 Marietta Quad @ 24,000

I couldn't find Pike Street on Google Maps. At least when they rebuild, they first put a mound of dirt under the building.

Harmar Village - Marietta, Ohio added

Aerial photo showing the ten inch Skelp mill white roof . The 14 inch rolling mill t-shaped building . J&L Aliquippa PA

The mill across the Ohio River in Ambridge is the A.M. Byers company .

Barbara Buskirk: MOV Drone Workz is the photographer. It was nice of them to put their drone up so people can see just how high the water reached.

Jessica Merritts: Gotta find humor in the insurance company's property is dry as a bone!

Ron Bishop shared

George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge over Ohio River at Louisville, IL

Apr 4, 2024:

Ian Crawford posted, cropped
High water at Louisville (4/4/24).
[Buildings are in water in Marietta, OH.]

The first level of the historic wharf was also under water.

Ian Crawford posted, cropped
High water at Louisville (4/4/24).

Street View, Sep 2020