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Protecting two billion dollars in property and infrastructure value, along with the many people who work and sleep behind the protection of the levee wall.

06/03/2026

LCD celebrated America’s 250th with the rest of Lawrenceburg at the annual Lawrenceburg Community Picnic on Saturday April 25. We had a booth near Lawrenceburg Civil Park with our prominent blue gauge. It indicates floodwater levels for certain years at that exact spot in town.
We love coming to these events to meet people and answer questions, to share our passion on the importance of the levee system.
Be sure to stop by to say hi at the next event, pick up a gift and learn about the ways the levee has been serving this community for over 80 years!
You can see our book on the history of the levee on our website at lcdlevee.com. If you want one of the hardcopies we were giving out, please feel free to stop by the office.

05/11/2026

The devastation from the flood of 1937 set the standard for the construction of a new and improved levee system in Lawrenceburg. Planning to rebuild the levee began in September of 1937 and featured a system of pumps and relief wells to keep as much water out as possible and to manage and remove the water that did get into the city from rain or seepage. Federal funding was applied for in 1937 and in June of 1939, $900,000 of federal funding was approved.
Along the way, three men lost their lives; ten houses were moved; several houses and barns were demolished to accommodate the new levee; the fairgrounds and the old city cemetery were moved; Tanners Creek was realigned to provide protection for Seagram’s Distillery; and nearly two and a half million cubic yards of earth were moved.
See more information on our website https://lcdlevee.com/ and many more ihstorical photos on our interactive GIS map at https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/95a4c4d3e7ba42f6839d99842d3ca84b

04/28/2026

He may though, by kind assistance
Help the sufferers to 'rise,
And by liberal consistance,
Aid them to their former lives.
Excerpted from THE FLOOD
Poem by M.O. Whitney

When the floodwaters of 1937 began to recede, the community came together to serve and support each other. AD Cook and Old Quaker Bottling provided temporary facilities for a hospital and dispensary, housing, places to worship, places for meals, and office space for the post office and Lawrenceburg Roller Mills. The Coast Guard provided rescue and the Red Cross provided tents and an eating place. See much more from The Ghost City at https://usgenwebsites.org/INDearborn/Pages/flood.shtml.

04/17/2026

The LCD is grateful for the support of the City of Lawrenceburg, the City of Greendale and Dearborn County by joining us in committing funds toward a grant match! They are demonstrating their commitment to protect the people, property and businesses behind the levees as LCD pursues a grant for necessary updates to the levee systems.

04/13/2026

1937 set the standard for the 500-year flood, to which USACE determined the Lawrenceburg levee must meet. There is a 0.2% chance per year of river levels reaching that height.
The Greendale levee is required by FEMA to meet the 100-year flood level. There is a 1% chance per year of river levels reaching that height.

These photos, from THE GHOST CITY, Story of the LAWRENCEBURG 1937 FLOOD with pictures, By M. O. Whitney, were taken in Lawrenceburg during the 1937 Flood, while the water was still pretty high.

Find more history and photos on our website LCDLevee.com and Dearborn County Historical Society.

In the next couple of weeks, we’ll share the community that came together to support each other and to rebuild.

04/06/2026

Prior to the current levee system serving Lawrenceburg, Indiana for flood protection, the B&O railroad embankment was in place between the city of Lawrenceburg and the Ohio River. During the 1937 flood, the highest flood on record for the area, the waters reached 82.6 feet! And the railroad embankment failed. In the following photos from The Ghost CIty, Story of the Lawrenceburg 1937 Flood with pictures, By M. O. Whitney, you can see the railroad embankment that wasn’t up to the task in 1937. More photos and information are available on our website lcdlevee.com, including a book on the history of the levee system and more from The Ghost City at https://usgenwebsites.org/INDearborn/Pages/flood.shtml

03/27/2026

According to NOAA NWS Weather Prediction Center, the highest Ohio River levels (at Cincinnati) on record are
1/26/1937 @ 80’, 2/14/1884 @ 71.1’, 4/1/1913 @ 69.9’, 3/7/1945 @ 69.2’, 2/15/1883 @ 66.3’
The most recent historical crests are
2/19/2025 @ 55.46’, 4/16/2024 @ 51.26’, 4/7/2024 @ 51.69’, 3/4/2021 @ 56.86’, 5/15/2020 @ 54.42’
With rare exception, the historical crests of the Ohio River in our area are in late winter to early spring.
You can find more on river levels and historical crests at LCDLevee.com/river-levels/
In the photos, you can see some of the impact of the 1913 flood on Lawrenceburg, IN. The levee at that time lifted from its base and failed, filling Lawrenceburg with water for a week. Find more in our ebook and History @ LCDLevee.com.
In the next few weeks, we will be sharing more history that led to the construction of Lawrenceburg’s robust levee that has been keeping the river back from Lawrenceburg since its completion in 1943.

03/25/2026

LCD superintendent Paul Seymour was honored to present at the recent United States Army Corps of Engineers Levee Safety Conference in Louisville. USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Headquarters Louisville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers requested he speak on the topic of gaining levee support from local officials. He tied these in to educating the public about levees and the LCD’s current pursuit of a grant. Many of the LCD board members and staff attended the conference, as well as Mundell & Associates, LCD’s trusted engineers for all the required testing, analysis and certification projects for the Lawrenceburg levee and Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, for the Greendale levee.
Banning Engineering (can tag on FB or website) presented the GIS mapping project they created for LCD, mapping the Lawrenceburg Levee and its many components. This mapping is used by LCD to locate components of the levee system and store manuals, procedures, diagrams and maintenance history, including documents, photos and videos, for everyday operations and emergency response.

03/18/2026

Coming soon.... LCD on FB and IG!!!

Address

225 E Eads Pkwy
Lawrenceburg, IN
47025

Website

http://LCDLevee.com/

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