The Ohio Valley in the Louisville Area: Minor sentence improvements.← Previous revisionRevision as of 05:51, 5 November 2026 Line 11: Line 11: ==The Ohio Valley in the Louisville Area== ==The Ohio Valley in the Louisville Area== The Ohio Valley changes dramatically around Louisville, as for the first time heading downstream there are no bluffs overlooking the river. The river itself gets much wider and shallower, from 4/10 of a mile wide to over 9/10 a mile wide at the canal entrance, then narrows to less than 3/10 of a mile downstream of the falls as it approaches the [[Falls of the Ohio]], the only natural obstacle along the entire river. The falls were created by very hard [[coral]] rock, which the river hasn't been able to erode. The coral contains many visible [[fossil]]s. The Ohio Valley changes dramatically around Louisville, for the first time heading downstream there are no bluffs overlooking the river. The river itself gets much wider and shallower, from 4/10 of a mile wide to over 9/10 a mile wide at the canal entrance, then narrows to less than 3/10 of a mile downstream of the falls as it approaches the [[Falls of the Ohio]], the only natural obstacle along the entire river. The falls were created by very hard [[coral]] rock, which the river hasn't been able to erode. The coral contains many visible [[fossil]]s. The flood plain through this stretch is very wide and flat, extending {{Convert|10|mi|km}} out on the Kentucky side and four miles (6 km) on the Indiana side, both east of the [[Muldraugh Escarpment]]. Also known as [[Muldraugh Hill]], it divides the [[Bluegrass region|Bluegrass]] and [[Pennyroyal Plateau]] Regions in Kentucky, and the "karst plateau" in Indiana. The {{Convert|400|ft|m}} tall hill is very visible in most parts of Louisville and provides a scenic backdrop for the city. The flood plain through this stretch is very wide and flat, extending {{Convert|10|mi|km}} out on the Kentucky side and four miles (6 km) on the Indiana side, both east of the [[Muldraugh Escarpment]]. Also known as [[Muldraugh Hill]], it divides the [[Bluegrass region|Bluegrass]] and [[Pennyroyal Plateau]] Regions in Kentucky, and the "karst plateau" in Indiana. The {{Convert|400|ft|m}} tall hill can be very visible in most parts of Louisville and provides a scenic backdrop for the city. ==From Muldraugh Hill to Owensboro== ==From Muldraugh Hill to Owensboro==