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Article: RIVER LEVEL FLOODS OUT DUCKS RACE, OTHER EVENTS
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- Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current)
- Article date:
- August 7, 2009
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A surge in the Ohio River level at Evansville, which was caused
by the seven inches of rain upstream that drenched the Louisville,
Ky., area on Tuesday, will last just long enough to disrupt some
weekend events.
The 15th annual Ducks on the Ohio race will use a different
"racing" format on Saturday.
While people adopting the ducks still will gather at Dress Plaza
at 2:02 p.m., instead of deploying the little yellow racers in the
river, Goodwill Industries, the sponsor, will conduct the race
through a computerized random selection program at its headquarters.
The change is being made because of the swift current of the
river from the high water. Also, portions of
Dress Plaza are under water, ...