L ouisville received fifteen inches of rain in only 12 days, from the 13th to the 24th of January. Elev. A new year begins with the hope that the city is leaving behind the desperate days of the Depression -- until a record flood forces two-thirds of its citizens from their homes.

1937 Flood Timeline. Official reading of … No one living on the banks of the Ohio River had seen anything like it. 1930s Louisville.

The inspiration behind the book. To link to the entire object, paste this link in email, IM or document To embed the entire object, paste this HTML in website To link to this page, paste this link in email, IM or document To embed this page, paste this HTML in website. Rain pounded from January 12th to January 23rd, 1937, and along a 650-mile swath reaching from Pittsburgh to Cairo, Ill., the river overflowed its banks. Nearly 400 people died.

14News takes a look back at the 1937 floods. Crest of flood January 27, 1937. Reference URL Add tags Comment Rate. Mar 16, 2013 - Louisville Flood Map : Showing Flooded Area of Louisville, Kentucky. More. A t Louisville, the crest of the 1937 flood is still a full ten feet higher than the second highest crest (set in 1945)! Kentucky Maps; Add or remove collections Home Kentucky Maps Louisville's Flood Area. 460.4. January 1937. :: Kentucky Maps An extensive timeline of the events of the 1937 flood in Louisville, KY, with photographs. For more video like this plus breaking news and weather, go to: www.14wfie.com. In January 1937, LIFE magazine staff photographer Margaret Bourke-White heard the news of a devastating flood along the banks of the Ohio River and boarded the earliest possible plane to Louisville, Kentucky, where she photographed the aftermath of the disaster from makeshift rafts. Home . Blog. Story Map.

At McAlpine Lock, the 1937 flood crested at 85.4 feet. Overflowed by a lot. By way of comparison, flood stage is 55 feet. Official reading of crest at Sixth and Main Sts. Flood map of Louisville, KY. Crest of flood January 27, 1937.