Looking NNE from Brownsboro Road (U.S. Highway 42) at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beargrass_Creek_(Kentucky)" class="extiw" title="w:Beargrass Creek (Kentucky)">Beargrass Creek</a>, an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_River" class="extiw" title="w:Ohio River">Ohio River</a> tributary.
<p>Beargrass Creek pumping station, operated by <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://louisvillemsd.org/what-we-do/flood-protection">Louisville/Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD)</a>
When Ohio River floods, gates are closed to keep flood waters from backing up into creek. River is thus at higher level than creek. Discharge from creek cannot flow normally into river and must be raised to level of river by large pumps inside this building.
</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky" class="extiw" title="w:Louisville, Kentucky">Louisville, Kentucky</a>
28-Jul-2004.
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file # a4g008
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/70020260@N04">William Alden</a> from Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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