With little significant woodland in its valley, the creek can rise quickly when heavy rains fall.

Numerous small creeks rise and flow into the Kentucky River.

The creek rises in the hills west of the town of Fairfax.

The creek rose to one of its highest levels ever, flooding dozens of homes well beyond what was considered the 100-year flood plain.

But now the creek behind the restaurant had risen a little more, and begun flowing around the new wall.

It seemed impossible that the creek could ever rise high enough to escape.

"And the creeks don't rise," Rick muttered absently to himself.

"If the creek don't rise, somewhere between January and April they'll be ready," he concluded.

"We'll be back tomorrow if the creek don't rise."

It's no good going down to fetch the truck the way these creeks are rising.