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Floods Along the Ohio River
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Floods Along the Ohio River

Heavy rain and snow swelled the rivers of Indiana, Illinois, and Kentucky, pushing many past flood stage during the first two weeks of January 2005. The flooding occurred after several days of rain and snow fell on the already saturated ground of the U.S. Midwest. Since the water could not be absorbed into the soaked ground, it ran off as flood water. The storms were followed by warm temperatures, which melted the snow and produced further flooding. By January 17, some of the flooding had started to recede, but large tracts of land along the Ohio and Wabash Rivers were still under water.

Published Jan 19, 2005

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Floods in the Ohio River Valley
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Floods in the Ohio River Valley

Published Jan 12, 2005

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Floodwaters at the Confluence of the Wabash and Ohio Rivers
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Floodwaters at the Confluence of the Wabash and Ohio Rivers

What happens downriver can be largely affected by what happens upriver in the floodplains of major rivers.

Published Mar 15, 2018

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Floods in the U.S. Midwest
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Floods in the U.S. Midwest

Published Jan 15, 2008

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Confluence of Ohio and Mississippi Rivers at Cairo, IL
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Confluence of Ohio and Mississippi Rivers at Cairo, IL

The Ohio River becomes a tributary of the Mississippi River directly south of Cairo, Illinois, a small city on the spit of land where the rivers converge. Brown, sediment-laden water flowing generally northeast to south from the Ohio River is distinct from the green and relatively sediment-poor water of the Mississippi River (flowing northwest to south). The color of the rivers in this image is reversed from the usual condition of a green Ohio and a brown Mississippi.

Published Feb 6, 2006

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Floods in the Ohio River Valley
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Floods in the Ohio River Valley

Published Jan 24, 2005

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