Levee behind Executive Inn

April 17 - At sunset we drove down by the river and this photo shows how far the river has dropped - compare it to the photo I took on Tuesday.

Schultz Park - Ohio River continues to drop

It's April 17 and the water in the Ohio River continues to drop. Check our my bench in Schultz Park today.

Levee Behind the Executive Inn

April 15 -- taxes are done and sent off today.

Here is another photos of the earthen levee behind the Executive Inn, showing how the water levels of the Ohio River are dropping.

We begin judging the quilts on Saturday, in preparation for the AQS Quilt Show next week. It's going to be a realllllllyyyy gooooood show.

See y'all here in Paducah.

Water Level Going Down - April 15....tax day

Today is April 15...and you can see that the water level is going down around the bench in Schultz Park. It looks to have dropped a couple of feet since my last photo of the bench.

Rumors continue to circulate that Paducah is flooded. They are just that - rumors. Paducah is dry and the flood gates have not needed to be installed at all this year.

Did you know that Paducah has 12 miles of flood walls to protect the city from flood waters? The city watches the water levels very carefully so the gates can be installed in necessary. Thankfully, this year they have not been needed.

See you all at the quilt show next week.

Paducah Riverfront - April 12

A family from Murray was down on the riverfront checking out the water levels when I was there. These girls were interested in the water... As you can see the Wilson Stage is still covered with water. Hopefully the Ohio River will start dropping -- we plan to use that stage for the Christian Music Concert on the last day of the quilt show.

Levee Behind the Executive Inn

This is the view behind the Executive Inn. You can see that the water would have to raise several feet to create any havoc here. We've had calls in the office that the Executive Inn is flooded - NOT TRUE. There has been no water around the Executive Inn.

The city has not had to install the flood gates in the flood wall that surrounds Paducah to protect it from the Ohio and Tennessee Rivers.

April 12 - Schultz Park Bench

With all of the rain we've had this week, the Ohio River is up a little bit - see my bench mark (no pun intended) in Schultz Park. It is up half way on the legs of the bench again. Still no worry about flooding in Paducah.

Ohio River Water Level Falling

Saturday, April 5Even though we had 4.5 inches of rain overnight Thursday through Friday, the water level of the Ohio River is falling. Check out the bench in Schultz Park in the photo above - it has been totally surrounded by water. That's a Coast Guard cutter that you see patrolling the water. There were a lot of barges out in the river today.

Schultz Park Covered by Flood Waters

Schultz park is the small city park along the Ohio River in Paducah. Today it is covered with flood waters. See the park benches surrounded by the water?

We often drive down along the river at this park. Officials have asked the barge companies to reduce the number of barges they are carrying to give them better control in the high water. This one was pushing 15 barges loaded with coal.

High Water in Paducah - March 21, 2008

I shot this photo yesterday evening on the Paducah riverfront. The band stage is completely covered except for the tops of the posts of the railing around it. Both roads and the boat ramp area on the riverfront are under water. The Ohio River is expected to crest on Tuesday or Wednesday of this next week. City officials are watching it closely, but right now they don't think they will need to install the flood gates.