Ohio River highest since 1937

The Ohio River is at its highest since the Great Flood of 1937. According to the National Weather Service and NOAA, the river was at 55.94 feet this morning. That's 22.94 feet above flood stage and 9.7 feet below where it crested in 1937 at 65.64.

This is the worst flooding since installation of the modern dam systems on local rivers.

As of Wednesday, the Ohio River had exceeded its projected crest of 55.8 feet as measured at Shawneetown, Ill. Below are historic high crests of the river at Shawneetown:

1. 65.64 ft. on Jan. 30, 1937

2. 55.94 ft. at 6 a.m., Wednesday*

3. 55.60 ft. on March 14, 1945

4. 55.30 ft. on Jan. 19, 1950

5. 54.60 ft. on March 20, 1964

6. 54.40 ft. on March 12, 1997

*Note: The river has likely not reached its crest