What did the 1913 flood mean for Loveland?
The local account describes the March 1913 flood putting the business district five to ten feet under water and reaching about a quarter of the residential area. The Little Miami's flood of record at Milford, downstream, is the same March 1913 crest. Floods in 1959 and 1964 went higher at some points on the river, so the 1913 mark is a floor for planning, not a ceiling.
A building whose lowest floor sits below the 1913 line is in a place a serious flood can still reach. Write that height down with the house papers, and note whether the mechanical room, the water heater and the electrical panel are below it.
A checklist for the first hour of a river loss
Start with what can be seen, then what can be measured. The crew will start from the same list on every call in Loveland.
Why does water come back to the same streets?
Local television and radio reports describe Kemper Road closed by high water, and a canoe and kayak shop owner quoted in one report said water had come in four times in a single year. The years are not shown in the results, so the pattern is recorded here without a date.
Repeat flooding on the same low streets is the pattern to plan for. A house that took water once is more likely to take it again, so the drying plan should check the subfloor and the wall cavities for hidden moisture, not only the visible carpet.
Which towns sit closest to Loveland?
Loveland is about 0.0 km from the Loveland anchor, on ZIP 45140 in Hamilton County. The three nearest other towns in the service list are Miamiville (4.9 km), Camp Dennison (6.0 km) and Maineville (8.2 km), and a call about Loveland is passed to whichever crew is free nearest.
A homeowner in Loveland can ask the crew to note the same readings and marks it would record anywhere else in the service area, so any later comparison is like for like.
