Ohio River Barge Watch

A Working Stretch of the Ohio River

This camera looks out over a wide bend of the Ohio River, one of America's great commercial waterways connecting the industrial Midwest to the Mississippi. The slow, steady current here has carried river traffic for over two centuries.

Barge and Boat Traffic

The pan-tilt-zoom lens follows towboats pushing long barge strings, recreational craft, and the occasional paddle boat as they move along the channel — a live window into the working life of the river.

Rolling Riverside Terrain

Wooded bluffs and rolling hills line both banks, typical of this stretch of the Ohio Valley where Indiana and Kentucky face each other across the water — a landscape that stays lush and green through the growing season.