Ohio River at McAlpine Upper
Jefferson County, Kentucky
The past week
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What floods at each level
- 55.2 ft
Water reaches top of floodwall.
- 53 ft
Sandbagging of low areas of Louisville floodwall begin.
- 52 ft
Flooding begins in Jeffersonville city limits. Shelby Street in Louisville is closed at floodgate.
- 50 ft
Jackson Strret, Schoeffel Alley, Hancock Street, Preston Street and 13th Street are closed at floodgates.
- 48 ft
Franklin, 18th, and 26th Streets are closed at floodgates.
- 47 ft
Clay Street, Letterle Avenue, and Washington Street are closed at floodgates.
- 44 ft
Campbell, 12th, Franklin, Wenzel, and Adams Streets are closed at floodgates.
- 42 ft
Buchanan and Cabel Streets are closed at floodgate.
- 40 ft
Mellwood Avenue, Webster Street, and Rowan Street are closed at floodgate.
- 38 ft
Rowan and 7th Streets floodgates are closed. US 42 floods at Harrods Creek.
- 37 ft
6th and 8th Street floodgates are closed. Ali Center and 2nd Street bridge floodgates are closed.
- 36 ft
11th Street is closed at floodgates.
- 34 ft
Bingham Way is closed at floodgate. Water floods East Riverside Road near Fisherman's Wharf in Jeffersonville.
- 32 ft
2nd Street floodgate is closed.
- 30 ft
Utica Pike floods at Duffy's Landing in Jeffersonville.
- 29 ft
Parts of Utica IN flood. Third Street ramp off of I-64 closes. 10th Streets is closed at floodgate.
- 28 ft
More sections of River Road floods. Beachland Beach area is cut off. Lime Kiln Lane floods south of River Road.
- 27 ft
River Road floods at many locations from 3rd St. to Glenview. Blankenbaker Lane closes south of River Road. River Dell Rd. floods at Mellwood Ave. Riverside Dr. floods at many locations.
- 26 ft
Mockingbird Valley Rd. floods south of Mellwood Ave.
- 24.5 ft
Waldoah Beach and Transylvania Beach areas are cut off. River Road near Indian Hills Trail floods. Adams St. and Witherspoon Rd. closes.
- 23 ft
Some sections of River Road are closed from 3rd St. to 8th St. Eifler Beach and Juniper Beach areas are cut off. Parts of Campbell St., Frankfort Ave., and Mockingbird Valley Rd. close. Right turns onto River Rd. from the I-64 ramp are prohibited.
Highest crests on record
| Date | Level | Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 1937 | 52.15 ft | — |
| Mar 8, 1945 | 42.1 ft | — |
| Feb 15, 1884 | 41.7 ft | — |
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