Louisville Falls Fountain

Purported to be the tallest floating fountain in the world, it spouted 15,800 gallons of water per minute upward in the shape of a fleur-de-lis.

[3] The octagonally-shaped, computer-controlled fountain was located near the mooring of the Belle of Louisville, just west of the George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge.

[1] On September 27, 1998, the fountain's central pump exploded leading to a total breakdown, as reported by then-Mayor Jerry Abramson a few days later.

[6] Due to the expenses involved in repairing the fountain, the city decided to keep it shut down and subsequently sold it for scrap.

[5][6][2] As of 2019[update], the fountain was still floating and tethered to a barge on the Ohio River adjacent to New Albany, Indiana, yet to be dismantled.