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.

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.

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.