Formidable flood puts a damper on Newport High School sports - Story

 

Its almost a lake down at the Stadium. The football turf will be effected greatly and the baseball field is completely under water as well. Not sure when this will be drained as we will have to wait until the river level goes down.

What does the river level have to do with it? That water couldn't have come from the Ohio River flooding.

And now I will explain how when the river rises, the stadium gets water back up. The pipes run to a creek, which leads to the river. When the river rises, the creek rises. When the creek rises, the water backs up needing somewhere to go. Therefore, it backs up onto the baseball and football fields. This is not the first time this has happened, however this is the worst it has happened. So yes, this is from the river.

And now I will explain how when the river rises, the stadium gets water back up. The pipes run to a creek, which leads to the river. When the river rises, the creek rises. When the creek rises, the water backs up needing somewhere to go. Therefore, it backs up onto the baseball and football fields. This is not the first time this has happened, however this is the worst it has happened. So yes, this is from the river.

 

Gotcha....so why hasn't Bellevue's field flooded?

It happens a lot more often than people realize. It's just never been this bad. Once the water recedes and it starts draining out, it will take another week or so to dry out the baseball field. Gonna be a rough next couple weeks.

What does the river level have to do with it? That water couldn't have come from the Ohio River flooding.

 

 

I'm not familiar with the area around the stadium, but if there are tributaries near by that flow into the Ohio, they are likely in much worse shape than the Ohio due to the Ohio not allowing them to flow. Again I don't know the area so its just a theory.

Man I'm a slow typer lol.

Gotcha....so why hasn't Bellevue's field flooded?

 

Bellevue's field sits up higher than the creek. Newport's stadium is pretty much in a hole.

Bellevue's field sits up higher than the creek. Newport's stadium is pretty much in a hole.

 

Looks like Newport's stadium could be as much as 30 feet lower than Bellevue's stadium depending on exactly where they fall in this topographic plat...

 

Bellevue's field sits up higher than the creek. Newport's stadium is pretty much in a hole.

 

In '97, the creek rose up to the field goal posts on Bellevue's field.

Kudos to Bellevue for stepping up w/ assistance.

I'm pretty sure this is what Boone County's field looked like in the late 80s...

Looks like Newport's stadium could be as much as 30 feet lower than Bellevue's stadium depending on exactly where they fall in this topographic plat...

 

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Wow, if that's true, I never would've guessed that.

Wow, if that's true, I never would've guessed that.

 

...it's true. That's a certified United States Geological Survey map published only 2 years ago.

Wow, if that's true, I never would've guessed that.

 

I was going to say it has to be true because CWB is never wrong. Very recently, I have changed my stance on this issue.:lol: