Falls of the Ohio - Falls of Ohio SP, Indiana
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Crazy4horses
N 38° 16.507 W 085° 46.168
16S E 607634 N 4237056
Located in the Falls of the Ohio State Park. While the State Park is Indiana the actual falls is in Kentucky.
Waymark Code: WMTQK3
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 12/30/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
Views: 6

This is the only visible occurrence of a waterfall along the entire 981 mile length of the Ohio River. The limestone ledge and waterfall roughly halfway down the 'Falls Of The Ohio's' 2.5 mile length. The majority of the 26 foot drop in elevation occurs here.

The Falls is where the river dropped 26 feet (7.9 m) in a stretch of about 2 miles (3.2 km). In this area, the river flowed over hard, fossil-rich beds of limestone.
Type: Cascade

Parking Coordinates: N 38° 16.628 W 085° 45.821

Watercourse: Ohio River

Waterfall Height: 26

Seasonality: Perennial

Seasons of Best Flow: From: 07/01/2017 To: 09/01/2017

Viewpoint: Bottom

Path Up and Down: Partial

Walk Behind: Not at all

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