Editing Bellevue, Kentucky (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Bellevue Gateway Donnermeyer Drive foto by andy hemmer cincinnati.jpg|thumb|The Bellevue Gateway on Donnermeyer Drive.]]
Bellevue is located in the extreme northern portion of Kentucky, directly across the [[Ohio River]] from the [[Mount Adams, Ohio|Mount Adams]] neighborhood of [[Cincinnati]], [[Ohio]]. The city is bordered by [[Newport, Kentucky|Newport]] to the west, [[Dayton, Kentucky|Dayton]] to the east, [[Fort Thomas, Kentucky|Fort Thomas]] to the south, and the Ohio River and Cincinnati to the north. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.9|sqmi|km2}}, virtually all land.

Bellevue is on a gentle slope that rises toward the Kentucky Highlands region south of the city.<ref name="bellevue-page8" /> Topographically, Bellevue is higher in elevation than its neighboring cities.<ref name="bellevue-page8" /> When the Ohio River would rise, homes in Dayton and Newport would flood while homes in Bellevue (with the exception of homes in proximity to the riverbank) remained safe from rising water.<ref name="bellevue-page8" /> For this reason, Bellevue is not protected by a [[levee]], whereas Dayton and Newport are.