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Flood Level

 
 
Flood Level Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 3, 2022
1. Flood Level Marker
Inscription.
March 25, 1913
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Flood Level

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: DisastersWaterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is March 25, 1913.
 
Location. 39° 24.038′ N, 84° 33.889′ W. Marker is in Hamilton, Ohio, in Butler County. It is on South Monument Avenue south of Main Street (Ohio Route 129), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 S Monument Ave, Hamilton OH 45011, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cincinnati and in the Miami Valley. It is also in the American Midwest. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Soldiers, Sailors, and Pioneers Monument (a few steps from this marker); Fort Hamilton (a few steps from this marker); Founding of Fort Hamilton (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Fort Hamilton (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Log Building (within shouting distance of this marker); William Dean Howells (within shouting distance of this marker); The Old Well (within shouting distance of this marker); A Pioneer Family (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hamilton.
 
Additional commentary.
1. Elevation 1913 Flood
Using an altimeter app on my phone, measured 591 feet from
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sea level at the high water marker on Memorial Building, High St. Hamilton, Oh

Editor's note: And what do you measure on the riverbank with the app?
    — Submitted July 12, 2023, by Raymond Niehoff of Hamilton, Ohio.
 
Flood Level Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 3, 2022
2. Flood Level Marker
Flood Level Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 3, 2022
3. Flood Level Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 6, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 424 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on June 6, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 19, 2026