Downtown Louisville, Kentucky during the Great Flood of 1937.
The Great Flood of 1937 devastated the region with damages stretching across the length of the Ohio River, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Cairo, Illinois, leaving 385 people dead and more than 70 percent of Louisville under water.
Since then, the Louisville District’s mission has expanded to include flood risk management, resulting in the construction of a system of floodwalls, levees and reservoirs that have helped to prevent more than $3.9 billion in flood damages and protect lives.
(USACE Historical Photo) (Photo Credit: Courtesy)
| Date Taken: | 06.18.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 06.18.2025 09:27 |
| Photo ID: | 9120817 |
| VIRIN: | 061325-A-A1409-8889 |
| Resolution: | 5656x4439 |
| Size: | 3.83 MB |
| Location: | LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, US |
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