1997 Flood Mark -- Falls of the Ohio SP, Clarksville IN
N 38° 16.615 W 085° 45.831
16S E 608123 N 4237262
The 2nd of 3 separate sets of flood high water marks on the sidewalk east of the Interpretive center gives the visitor a mental picture of what all was under water here in the 1997 flood.
Waymark Code: WM15TAK
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 02/22/2022
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This high water mark is located on the sidewalk down to the fossil beds east of the Interpretive Center. It gives a stark visual reminder of how high the Ohio River got during the flood of 1997.
Natural or man made event?: Natural
What type of marker?: Painted line
When did this occur?: 1997
Website related to the event..: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:
A picture showing the level along with any markers telling of what had occurred can be used. Better yet would be a picture of you or someone standing next to the high level mark, that would show if you would have been just wading or completely submersed.