The Ohio River at 1 foot, 11 inches.
The all time record low water mark. More on
this picture is here.
Covington, looking north from the Licking
The Ferry Boat Kenton
January, 1977
Covington Mansions from the Licking, circa 1880
Covington Riverfront
looking through the C & O Bridge
The Covington River Front
The John W. Hubbard
You more likely know it as the Mike Fink Restaurant
Covington Riverfront, from Cincinnati
Covington from the Ohio River, c. 1964
The Covington Riverfront,
from the Marmet Coal Yards in Cincinnati
The Sultana Burns
Mark Twain Excursion Boat
| In the days of steamboats, floods weren't the major problem, ice was. Before today's dams created larger pools, which freeze less often, ice dams were a huge danger. When one gave way, it produced a torrent of ice flows which tore the bejeezus out of anything in front of it. 1918, the date of the above pics, was one of the worst to hit this area. Note the old Covington Court House in the background in the left image. That's Cincinnati in the right hand pic. |
More info on the old and new Ohio River Locks and Dams is here.
A page of steamboat links can be found
here.
