The Ohio River reached a record high of 80 feet on Jan. 26, 1937, in Cincinnati, according to data from the U.S. Weather Bureau. The record set prior to 1937 was when the river logged a crest of ...

A 2019 economic development study highlighted the Ohio River's annual economic impact of approximately $5 billion, surpassing Lake Erie's $3.5 billion due to the river's year-round capabilities.

"There are seven locks and dams in our area on the Ohio River, some of them they have the dam portion that goes across the river and if it gets too high the barge can't actually go over, but this ...

Fueled by historic rainfall across the region, the Ohio River crested near downtown Louisville at 36.63 feet Wednesday — the highest river level since the infamous March 1997 flood, and ranking ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A stranded cabin cruiser is left bobbing in the flooded Ohio River, swept under I-64 by historic river levels. A large, floating reminder of what's to come once the river ...

After ’37, local officials and the U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers spent seven decades and almost $60 million surrounding Evansville with a massive levee system. Circling the Ohio River and Pigeon ...