Highest listed crest 26.67 ft January 5, 1950; 47,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage 18.0 ft Major flooding from 25.0 ft
Crests at major 8 35th of 177 gauges in Illinois
Most recent flood crest June 28, 2026 21.49 ft, minor flooding Listed crests at the Little Wabash River below Clay City, 1915 to 2026 10 15 20 25 30 ft Flood stage 18.0 ft Major 25.0 ft Aug 22, 1915: 26.30 ft, major flooding; 43,900 cubic feet per second Jan 31, 1916: 25.10 ft, major flooding; 35,500 cubic feet per second Jun 7, 1917: 22.26 ft, moderate flooding; 16,200 cubic feet per second Apr 23, 1918: 22.81 ft, moderate flooding; 19,400 cubic feet per second Dec 15, 1918: 21.72 ft, minor flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per second Oct 31, 1919: 21.51 ft, minor flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per second Mar 30, 1921: 20.60 ft, minor flooding; 7,920 cubic feet per second Mar 16, 1922: 23.80 ft, moderate flooding; 26,400 cubic feet per second Mar 17, 1923: 22.48 ft, moderate flooding; 17,400 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 1924: 20.00 ft, minor flooding; 6,000 cubic feet per second Dec 25, 1924: 19.98 ft, minor flooding; 6,000 cubic feet per second Apr 8, 1926: 22.25 ft, moderate flooding; 15,600 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 1927: 24.00 ft, moderate flooding; 27,800 cubic feet per second Feb 8, 1928: 21.78 ft, minor flooding; 13,600 cubic feet per second May 20, 1929: 23.04 ft, moderate flooding; 20,800 cubic feet per second Jan 15, 1930: 23.44 ft, moderate flooding; 23,600 cubic feet per second Sep 4, 1931: 19.69 ft, minor flooding; 5,350 cubic feet per second Jan 23, 1932: 21.55 ft, minor flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per second May 16, 1933: 22.40 ft, moderate flooding; 16,800 cubic feet per second Jul 16, 1934: 16.74 ft, action stage; 2,920 cubic feet per second May 5, 1935: 21.94 ft, minor flooding; 14,100 cubic feet per second Feb 28, 1936: 19.13 ft, minor flooding; 4,630 cubic feet per second Jan 15, 1937: 21.80 ft, minor flooding; 13,400 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 1938: 23.57 ft, moderate flooding; 25,100 cubic feet per second Apr 19, 1939: 22.22 ft, moderate flooding; 15,800 cubic feet per second Apr 21, 1940: 19.90 ft, minor flooding; 5,260 cubic feet per second Jun 12, 1941: 18.20 ft, minor flooding; 3,220 cubic feet per second Apr 11, 1942: 20.60 ft, minor flooding; 7,600 cubic feet per second May 20, 1943: 25.80 ft, major flooding; 40,500 cubic feet per second Apr 24, 1944: 21.50 ft, minor flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 1945: 23.35 ft, moderate flooding; 23,800 cubic feet per second May 4, 1946: 23.00 ft, moderate flooding; 20,800 cubic feet per second Feb 1, 1947: 20.31 ft, minor flooding; 7,150 cubic feet per second Mar 29, 1948: 21.55 ft, minor flooding; 12,700 cubic feet per second Jan 20, 1949: 22.07 ft, moderate flooding; 15,100 cubic feet per second Jan 5, 1950: 26.67 ft, major flooding; 47,000 cubic feet per second Feb 22, 1951: 22.03 ft, moderate flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per second Apr 6, 1952: 20.66 ft, minor flooding; 8,120 cubic feet per second Mar 6, 1953: 19.36 ft, minor flooding; 4,810 cubic feet per second Sep 21, 1954: 13.05 ft, below flood stage; 1,440 cubic feet per second Apr 25, 1955: 19.33 ft, minor flooding; 4,650 cubic feet per second Feb 27, 1956: 20.21 ft, minor flooding; 6,520 cubic feet per second Jun 17, 1957: 23.94 ft, moderate flooding; 27,100 cubic feet per second Dec 21, 1957: 23.87 ft, moderate flooding; 27,100 cubic feet per second Feb 13, 1959: 21.90 ft, minor flooding; 14,100 cubic feet per second Jul 2, 1960: 20.61 ft, minor flooding; 7,920 cubic feet per second May 10, 1961: 26.61 ft, major flooding; 46,200 cubic feet per second Mar 24, 1962: 21.92 ft, minor flooding; 14,100 cubic feet per second Mar 7, 1963: 20.71 ft, minor flooding; 8,320 cubic feet per second Mar 11, 1964: 20.65 ft, minor flooding; 7,920 cubic feet per second Feb 11, 1965: 19.05 ft, minor flooding; 4,430 cubic feet per second Apr 29, 1966: 19.86 ft, minor flooding; 5,690 cubic feet per second Dec 11, 1966: 20.34 ft, minor flooding; 6,980 cubic feet per second Dec 23, 1967: 24.91 ft, moderate flooding; 34,200 cubic feet per second Feb 1, 1969: 24.06 ft, moderate flooding; 28,200 cubic feet per second Apr 25, 1970: 22.45 ft, moderate flooding; 17,100 cubic feet per second Feb 24, 1971: 20.29 ft, minor flooding; 6,810 cubic feet per second Apr 23, 1972: 21.36 ft, minor flooding; 8,160 cubic feet per second Mar 13, 1973: 22.03 ft, moderate flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per second Dec 28, 1973: 22.30 ft, moderate flooding; 16,200 cubic feet per second Feb 26, 1975: 22.80 ft, moderate flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per second Mar 8, 1976: 20.82 ft, minor flooding; 6,140 cubic feet per second Mar 29, 1977: 21.90 ft, minor flooding; 9,420 cubic feet per second Mar 15, 1978: 22.32 ft, moderate flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per second Mar 6, 1979: 23.07 ft, moderate flooding; 20,400 cubic feet per second Apr 1, 1980: 20.98 ft, minor flooding; 8,220 cubic feet per second Aug 30, 1981: 20.09 ft, minor flooding; 5,430 cubic feet per second Feb 23, 1982: 22.91 ft, moderate flooding; 19,200 cubic feet per second Dec 28, 1982: 23.54 ft, moderate flooding; 23,700 cubic feet per second Apr 23, 1984: 24.42 ft, moderate flooding; 30,100 cubic feet per second Feb 25, 1985: 24.17 ft, moderate flooding; 28,500 cubic feet per second Nov 20, 1985: 24.22 ft, moderate flooding; 28,800 cubic feet per second Nov 20, 1986: 24.22 ft, moderate flooding Jul 14, 1987: 19.58 ft, minor flooding; 5,610 cubic feet per second Feb 3, 1988: 23.57 ft, moderate flooding; 24,100 cubic feet per second Apr 4, 1989: 21.33 ft, minor flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per second May 17, 1990: 24.76 ft, moderate flooding; 32,300 cubic feet per second Apr 21, 1992: 19.91 ft, minor flooding; 5,350 cubic feet per second Jan 7, 1993: 22.61 ft, moderate flooding; 17,700 cubic feet per second Nov 17, 1993: 24.06 ft, moderate flooding; 25,600 cubic feet per second Apr 13, 1994: 22.68 ft, moderate flooding May 19, 1995: 26.19 ft, major flooding; 43,700 cubic feet per second Apr 24, 1996: 21.23 ft, minor flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per second May 1, 1996: 23.06 ft, moderate flooding; 23,300 cubic feet per second May 11, 1996: 22.75 ft, moderate flooding; 20,700 cubic feet per second Jun 11, 1996: 21.41 ft, minor flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per second Jan 24, 1997: 20.43 ft, minor flooding; 7,690 cubic feet per second Feb 5, 1997: 19.14 ft, minor flooding Feb 24, 1997: 17.87 ft, action stage Mar 2, 1997: 22.10 ft, moderate flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per second Jan 9, 1998: 17.30 ft, action stage Feb 19, 1998: 18.11 ft, minor flooding Mar 1, 1998: 17.14 ft, action stage Mar 22, 1998: 20.25 ft, minor flooding Apr 2, 1998: 19.63 ft, minor flooding Apr 6, 1998: 17.74 ft, action stage Apr 18, 1998: 19.97 ft, minor flooding May 5, 1998: 20.31 ft, minor flooding May 9, 1998: 20.83 ft, minor flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per second May 24, 1998: 19.90 ft, minor flooding Jun 10, 1998: 17.49 ft, action stage Jun 15, 1998: 19.85 ft, minor flooding Jun 23, 1998: 18.82 ft, minor flooding Jul 9, 1998: 20.16 ft, minor flooding Jul 26, 1998: 18.42 ft, minor flooding Jul 31, 1998: 19.32 ft, minor flooding Aug 6, 1998: 19.20 ft, minor flooding Jan 14, 1999: 17.37 ft, action stage Jan 19, 1999: 20.50 ft, minor flooding Jan 24, 1999: 23.74 ft, moderate flooding; 24,600 cubic feet per second Feb 2, 1999: 20.31 ft, minor flooding Feb 9, 1999: 22.14 ft, moderate flooding Mar 1, 1999: 18.40 ft, minor flooding Mar 10, 1999: 18.96 ft, minor flooding Apr 5, 1999: 19.73 ft, minor flooding Apr 11, 1999: 17.71 ft, action stage Apr 30, 1999: 18.57 ft, minor flooding May 7, 1999: 19.58 ft, minor flooding Jun 3, 1999: 19.77 ft, minor flooding Jun 15, 1999: 19.12 ft, minor flooding Jun 28, 1999: 18.88 ft, minor flooding Jul 3, 1999: 18.45 ft, minor flooding Feb 27, 2000: 16.10 ft, action stage; 2,880 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 2000: 18.47 ft, minor flooding; 4,670 cubic feet per second Apr 9, 2000: 16.57 ft, action stage; 3,150 cubic feet per second May 29, 2000: 19.17 ft, minor flooding; 5,480 cubic feet per second Jun 19, 2000: 19.45 ft, minor flooding; 5,880 cubic feet per second Jun 29, 2000: 20.70 ft, minor flooding; 8,810 cubic feet per second Jul 7, 2000: 23.86 ft, moderate flooding; 28,900 cubic feet per second Aug 9, 2000: 19.30 ft, minor flooding; 5,660 cubic feet per second Aug 29, 2000: 19.49 ft, minor flooding; 5,890 cubic feet per second Feb 14, 2001: 20.26 ft, minor flooding; 7,830 cubic feet per second May 15, 2002: 24.66 ft, moderate flooding; 35,900 cubic feet per second Feb 23, 2003: 20.04 ft, minor flooding; 7,040 cubic feet per second Apr 26, 2003: 17.20 ft, action stage; 3,060 cubic feet per second May 11, 2003: 20.50 ft, minor flooding; 8,700 cubic feet per second Jun 13, 2003: 19.45 ft, minor flooding; 5,600 cubic feet per second Jul 12, 2003: 18.64 ft, minor flooding; 4,130 cubic feet per second Sep 3, 2003: 18.32 ft, minor flooding; 3,780 cubic feet per second Nov 25, 2003: 19.00 ft, minor flooding; 3,290 cubic feet per second Dec 26, 2003: 18.03 ft, minor flooding; 3,550 cubic feet per second Dec 31, 2003: 18.81 ft, minor flooding; 4,490 cubic feet per second Jan 7, 2004: 21.94 ft, minor flooding; 16,300 cubic feet per second Mar 6, 2004: 19.20 ft, minor flooding; 4,110 cubic feet per second May 29, 2004: 21.40 ft, minor flooding; 13,000 cubic feet per second Aug 30, 2004: 18.20 ft, minor flooding; 2,840 cubic feet per second Oct 20, 2004: 18.10 ft, minor flooding; 3,710 cubic feet per second Oct 27, 2004: 16.50 ft, action stage; 2,850 cubic feet per second Nov 3, 2004: 18.60 ft, minor flooding; 4,100 cubic feet per second Nov 13, 2004: 17.93 ft, action stage; 3,510 cubic feet per second Nov 26, 2004: 19.08 ft, minor flooding; 4,950 cubic feet per second Dec 2, 2004: 19.36 ft, minor flooding; 5,430 cubic feet per second Dec 9, 2004: 18.86 ft, minor flooding; 4,780 cubic feet per second Jan 7, 2005: 25.45 ft, major flooding; 38,300 cubic feet per second Jan 14, 2005: 21.77 ft, minor flooding Feb 10, 2005: 18.60 ft, minor flooding; 4,100 cubic feet per second Feb 16, 2005: 19.50 ft, minor flooding; 5,710 cubic feet per second Mar 13, 2006: 21.53 ft, minor flooding; 13,600 cubic feet per second Jan 16, 2007: 22.10 ft, moderate flooding; 17,300 cubic feet per second Jan 11, 2008: 20.00 ft, minor flooding; 4,850 cubic feet per second Feb 7, 2008: 21.22 ft, minor flooding; 11,909 cubic feet per second Feb 19, 2008: 18.59 ft, minor flooding; 3,160 cubic feet per second Mar 5, 2008: 19.97 ft, minor flooding; 4,780 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 2008: 23.61 ft, moderate flooding; 25,100 cubic feet per second Dec 21, 2008: 18.17 ft, minor flooding; 2,930 cubic feet per second Dec 30, 2008: 20.17 ft, minor flooding; 5,190 cubic feet per second Feb 14, 2009: 22.69 ft, moderate flooding; 18,200 cubic feet per second Apr 11, 2009: 20.96 ft, minor flooding Apr 21, 2009: 19.62 ft, minor flooding; 4,050 cubic feet per second May 9, 2009: 18.04 ft, minor flooding; 2,860 cubic feet per second May 16, 2009: 21.36 ft, minor flooding; 9,330 cubic feet per second May 28, 2009: 18.28 ft, minor flooding; 2,980 cubic feet per second Jun 13, 2009: 19.52 ft, minor flooding; 3,900 cubic feet per second Jun 17, 2009: 16.92 ft, action stage; 2,410 cubic feet per second Jun 22, 2009: 19.38 ft, minor flooding; 3,750 cubic feet per second Oct 10, 2009: 18.66 ft, minor flooding; 4,210 cubic feet per second Oct 25, 2009: 17.88 ft, action stage; 3,460 cubic feet per second Nov 3, 2009: 18.24 ft, minor flooding; 3,720 cubic feet per second Nov 20, 2009: 16.99 ft, action stage; 3,000 cubic feet per second Dec 4, 2009: 16.74 ft, action stage; 2,900 cubic feet per second Dec 14, 2009: 19.72 ft, minor flooding; 6,230 cubic feet per second Dec 28, 2009: 21.47 ft, minor flooding; 13,300 cubic feet per second Jan 25, 2010: 19.45 ft, minor flooding; 5,600 cubic feet per second Feb 23, 2010: 18.61 ft, minor flooding; 4,100 cubic feet per second Mar 14, 2010: 18.23 ft, minor flooding; 3,690 cubic feet per second Mar 27, 2010: 19.15 ft, minor flooding; 5,070 cubic feet per second Apr 10, 2010: 19.56 ft, minor flooding; 5,830 cubic feet per second Apr 28, 2010: 18.19 ft, minor flooding; 3,680 cubic feet per second May 3, 2010: 19.31 ft, minor flooding; 5,350 cubic feet per second May 21, 2010: 18.30 ft, minor flooding; 3,770 cubic feet per second Jun 4, 2010: 17.34 ft, action stage; 3,170 cubic feet per second Jun 20, 2010: 18.80 ft, minor flooding; 4,450 cubic feet per second Jul 1, 2010: 17.38 ft, action stage; 3,190 cubic feet per second Jul 22, 2010: 20.70 ft, minor flooding; 9,490 cubic feet per second Nov 27, 2010: 18.92 ft, minor flooding; 4,670 cubic feet per second Jan 2, 2011: 18.17 ft, minor flooding; 3,660 cubic feet per second Feb 26, 2011: 19.85 ft, minor flooding; 4,560 cubic feet per second Mar 6, 2011: 21.10 ft, minor flooding; 8,150 cubic feet per second Mar 16, 2011: 19.46 ft, minor flooding; 4,130 cubic feet per second Apr 12, 2011: 18.12 ft, minor flooding; 3,620 cubic feet per second Apr 29, 2011: 24.40 ft, moderate flooding; 31,700 cubic feet per second May 28, 2011: 17.59 ft, action stage; 3,300 cubic feet per second Jun 22, 2011: 21.93 ft, minor flooding; 16,200 cubic feet per second Jul 9, 2011: 18.27 ft, minor flooding; 3,750 cubic feet per second Dec 1, 2011: 20.49 ft, minor flooding; 7,660 cubic feet per second Dec 7, 2011: 19.69 ft, minor flooding; 5,080 cubic feet per second Dec 17, 2011: 20.13 ft, minor flooding; 6,390 cubic feet per second Jan 18, 2012: 18.92 ft, minor flooding; 3,790 cubic feet per second Jan 27, 2012: 20.64 ft, minor flooding; 8,250 cubic feet per second Feb 7, 2012: 17.82 ft, action stage; 3,130 cubic feet per second May 3, 2012: 16.63 ft, action stage; 2,620 cubic feet per second May 8, 2012: 18.80 ft, minor flooding; 3,710 cubic feet per second Sep 3, 2012: 18.54 ft, minor flooding; 3,530 cubic feet per second Sep 9, 2012: 17.78 ft, action stage; 3,140 cubic feet per second Sep 27, 2012: 17.12 ft, action stage; 2,860 cubic feet per second Dec 22, 2012: 16.43 ft, action stage; 2,600 cubic feet per second Jan 14, 2013: 21.74 ft, minor flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per second Jan 31, 2013: 20.45 ft, minor flooding; 7,510 cubic feet per second Feb 28, 2013: 19.85 ft, minor flooding; 5,530 cubic feet per second Mar 19, 2013: 20.26 ft, minor flooding; 6,820 cubic feet per second Mar 28, 2013: 18.07 ft, minor flooding; 3,280 cubic feet per second Apr 21, 2013: 22.76 ft, moderate flooding; 21,500 cubic feet per second May 7, 2013: 20.06 ft, minor flooding; 6,160 cubic feet per second Jun 4, 2013: 21.35 ft, minor flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per second Jun 25, 2013: 21.94 ft, minor flooding Jul 3, 2013: 21.52 ft, minor flooding Dec 23, 2013: 21.18 ft, minor flooding Jan 13, 2014: 19.28 ft, minor flooding; 4,260 cubic feet per second Feb 26, 2014: 19.56 ft, minor flooding; 4,750 cubic feet per second Apr 5, 2014: 23.18 ft, moderate flooding; 24,400 cubic feet per second May 2, 2014: 20.21 ft, minor flooding; 7,890 cubic feet per second May 17, 2014: 19.71 ft, minor flooding; 6,190 cubic feet per second Sep 4, 2014: 20.02 ft, minor flooding; 6,040 cubic feet per second Sep 13, 2014: 18.93 ft, minor flooding; 3,800 cubic feet per second Oct 5, 2014: 20.90 ft, minor flooding; 6,930 cubic feet per second Dec 7, 2014: 20.80 ft, minor flooding; 7,590 cubic feet per second Dec 25, 2014: 18.81 ft, minor flooding; 3,440 cubic feet per second Jan 5, 2015: 18.79 ft, minor flooding; 3,420 cubic feet per second Mar 15, 2015: 21.58 ft, minor flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per second Mar 27, 2015: 18.82 ft, minor flooding; 3,440 cubic feet per second Apr 4, 2015: 18.75 ft, minor flooding; 3,400 cubic feet per second Apr 11, 2015: 19.77 ft, minor flooding; 4,430 cubic feet per second May 13, 2015: 18.45 ft, minor flooding; 3,460 cubic feet per second Jun 20, 2015: 23.41 ft, moderate flooding; 25,700 cubic feet per second Jul 11, 2015: 18.61 ft, minor flooding; 3,580 cubic feet per second Nov 19, 2015: 19.68 ft, minor flooding; 5,060 cubic feet per second Nov 29, 2015: 19.90 ft, minor flooding; 5,670 cubic feet per second Dec 30, 2015: 25.97 ft, major flooding; 37,900 cubic feet per second Feb 25, 2016: 20.66 ft, minor flooding; 8,930 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 2016: 19.47 ft, minor flooding; 4,550 cubic feet per second Apr 13, 2016: 20.46 ft, minor flooding; 7,550 cubic feet per second Apr 22, 2016: 19.05 ft, minor flooding; 3,920 cubic feet per second May 2, 2016: 18.94 ft, minor flooding; 3,810 cubic feet per second May 13, 2016: 18.58 ft, minor flooding; 3,550 cubic feet per second Jul 15, 2016: 18.04 ft, minor flooding; 3,260 cubic feet per second Aug 18, 2016: 21.91 ft, minor flooding; 15,100 cubic feet per second Sep 18, 2016: 19.05 ft, minor flooding; 3,920 cubic feet per second Oct 22, 2016: 19.02 ft, minor flooding; 3,880 cubic feet per second Dec 1, 2016: 18.15 ft, minor flooding; 3,320 cubic feet per second Jan 21, 2017: 20.40 ft, minor flooding; 7,320 cubic feet per second Apr 7, 2017: 19.67 ft, minor flooding; 5,040 cubic feet per second May 2, 2017: 23.69 ft, moderate flooding; 24,800 cubic feet per second May 25, 2017: 18.81 ft, minor flooding; 3,710 cubic feet per second Feb 26, 2018: 21.74 ft, minor flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per second Mar 30, 2018: 22.88 ft, moderate flooding; 22,400 cubic feet per second Jun 14, 2018: 20.72 ft, minor flooding; 8,580 cubic feet per second Aug 27, 2018: 16.90 ft, action stage; 2,600 cubic feet per second Sep 10, 2018: 22.29 ft, moderate flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per second Dec 3, 2018: 18.02 ft, minor flooding; 2,840 cubic feet per second Dec 17, 2018: 21.43 ft, minor flooding; 9,950 cubic feet per second Jan 2, 2019: 20.12 ft, minor flooding; 4,610 cubic feet per second Jan 25, 2019: 21.17 ft, minor flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per second Feb 8, 2019: 22.06 ft, moderate flooding; 16,200 cubic feet per second Feb 22, 2019: 16.23 ft, action stage; 2,530 cubic feet per second Mar 18, 2019: 20.38 ft, minor flooding; 7,260 cubic feet per second Mar 25, 2019: 16.30 ft, action stage; 2,560 cubic feet per second Apr 4, 2019: 20.32 ft, minor flooding; 7,030 cubic feet per second Apr 27, 2019: 19.96 ft, minor flooding; 5,840 cubic feet per second May 5, 2019: 19.23 ft, minor flooding; 4,180 cubic feet per second May 28, 2019: 20.68 ft, minor flooding; 8,400 cubic feet per second Jun 3, 2019: 18.42 ft, minor flooding; 3,460 cubic feet per second Jun 23, 2019: 21.35 ft, minor flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per second Jul 5, 2019: 18.86 ft, minor flooding; 3,750 cubic feet per second Aug 23, 2019: 18.57 ft, minor flooding; 3,550 cubic feet per second Oct 12, 2019: 15.63 ft, action stage; 2,130 cubic feet per second Oct 28, 2019: 19.35 ft, minor flooding; 4,360 cubic feet per second Nov 28, 2019: 19.19 ft, minor flooding; 4,120 cubic feet per second Dec 2, 2019: 21.35 ft, minor flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per second Dec 31, 2019: 19.74 ft, minor flooding; 5,220 cubic feet per second Jan 13, 2020: 24.18 ft, moderate flooding; 26,600 cubic feet per second Feb 11, 2020: 20.28 ft, minor flooding; 6,900 cubic feet per second Feb 27, 2020: 18.32 ft, minor flooding; 3,380 cubic feet per second Mar 4, 2020: 19.78 ft, minor flooding; 5,330 cubic feet per second Mar 11, 2020: 18.29 ft, minor flooding; 3,360 cubic feet per second Mar 15, 2020: 18.09 ft, minor flooding; 3,220 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 2020: 21.15 ft, minor flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per second Mar 29, 2020: 18.71 ft, minor flooding; 3,640 cubic feet per second May 1, 2020: 20.19 ft, minor flooding; 6,580 cubic feet per second May 21, 2020: 19.08 ft, minor flooding; 3,960 cubic feet per second May 30, 2020: 16.30 ft, action stage; 2,320 cubic feet per second Jul 24, 2020: 20.44 ft, minor flooding; 7,470 cubic feet per second Aug 7, 2020: 20.09 ft, minor flooding; 6,260 cubic feet per second Nov 26, 2020: 20.64 ft, minor flooding; 8,250 cubic feet per second Jan 27, 2021: 15.65 ft, action stage; 2,130 cubic feet per second Feb 2, 2021: 20.67 ft, minor flooding; 6,570 cubic feet per second Feb 25, 2021: 19.47 ft, minor flooding; 3,950 cubic feet per second Mar 2, 2021: 20.85 ft, minor flooding; 7,230 cubic feet per second Mar 13, 2021: 18.77 ft, minor flooding; 3,690 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 2021: 21.63 ft, minor flooding; 13,300 cubic feet per second Mar 28, 2021: 18.68 ft, minor flooding; 3,620 cubic feet per second Apr 30, 2021: 17.22 ft, action stage; 2,680 cubic feet per second May 21, 2021: 15.92 ft, action stage; 2,210 cubic feet per second May 29, 2021: 16.67 ft, action stage; 2,430 cubic feet per second Jul 18, 2021: 21.00 ft, minor flooding; 9,850 cubic feet per second Aug 11, 2021: 21.38 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per second Aug 31, 2021: 16.24 ft, action stage; 2,310 cubic feet per second Dec 20, 2021: 20.09 ft, minor flooding; 4,500 cubic feet per second Jan 3, 2022: 20.19 ft, minor flooding; 6,580 cubic feet per second Feb 13, 2022: 17.38 ft, action stage; 2,770 cubic feet per second Feb 20, 2022: 22.19 ft, moderate flooding; 17,200 cubic feet per second Mar 9, 2022: 20.91 ft, minor flooding; 9,420 cubic feet per second Mar 24, 2022: 19.41 ft, minor flooding; 4,460 cubic feet per second Apr 4, 2022: 20.86 ft, minor flooding; 9,190 cubic feet per second Apr 14, 2022: 18.22 ft, minor flooding; 3,310 cubic feet per second May 8, 2022: 17.10 ft, action stage; 2,610 cubic feet per second May 23, 2022: 19.58 ft, minor flooding; 4,800 cubic feet per second Jun 21, 2022: 18.02 ft, minor flooding; 3,170 cubic feet per second Jul 11, 2022: 18.96 ft, minor flooding; 3,800 cubic feet per second Jul 19, 2022: 21.64 ft, minor flooding; 12,400 cubic feet per second Jul 28, 2022: 20.65 ft, minor flooding; 7,850 cubic feet per second Aug 4, 2022: 22.64 ft, moderate flooding; 19,500 cubic feet per second Jan 5, 2023: 17.02 ft, action stage; 2,570 cubic feet per second Jan 14, 2023: 15.62 ft, action stage; 2,120 cubic feet per second Jan 20, 2023: 19.53 ft, minor flooding; 4,670 cubic feet per second Jan 27, 2023: 16.75 ft, action stage; 2,460 cubic feet per second Feb 10, 2023: 17.91 ft, action stage; 3,110 cubic feet per second Mar 5, 2023: 21.43 ft, minor flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per second Mar 28, 2023: 22.20 ft, moderate flooding; 15,000 cubic feet per second Apr 3, 2023: 16.25 ft, action stage; 2,310 cubic feet per second May 9, 2023: 16.73 ft, action stage; 2,450 cubic feet per second May 16, 2023: 19.64 ft, minor flooding; 4,960 cubic feet per second Aug 8, 2023: 18.25 ft, minor flooding; 3,330 cubic feet per second Jan 13, 2024: 16.55 ft, action stage; 2,400 cubic feet per second Jan 29, 2024: 20.35 ft, minor flooding; 7,140 cubic feet per second Mar 16, 2024: 16.69 ft, action stage; 2,440 cubic feet per second Apr 4, 2024: 20.23 ft, minor flooding; 6,720 cubic feet per second Apr 12, 2024: 19.95 ft, minor flooding; 5,820 cubic feet per second May 2, 2024: 19.18 ft, minor flooding; 4,110 cubic feet per second May 10, 2024: 15.32 ft, action stage; 2,040 cubic feet per second May 18, 2024: 15.57 ft, action stage; 2,110 cubic feet per second May 29, 2024: 19.62 ft, minor flooding; 4,900 cubic feet per second Jul 5, 2024: 15.75 ft, action stage; 2,160 cubic feet per second Jul 12, 2024: 19.68 ft, minor flooding; 5,060 cubic feet per second Jul 19, 2024: 19.45 ft, minor flooding; 4,520 cubic feet per second Aug 2, 2024: 18.03 ft, minor flooding; 3,180 cubic feet per second Nov 6, 2024: 17.88 ft, action stage; 3,080 cubic feet per second Dec 31, 2024: 19.77 ft, minor flooding; 5,300 cubic feet per second Jan 20, 2025: 16.72 ft, action stage; 2,450 cubic feet per second Feb 2, 2025: 15.15 ft, action stage; 1,990 cubic feet per second Feb 17, 2025: 19.90 ft, minor flooding; 5,690 cubic feet per second Mar 24, 2025: 18.81 ft, minor flooding; 3,710 cubic feet per second Apr 1, 2025: 18.40 ft, minor flooding; 3,430 cubic feet per second Apr 7, 2025: 24.74 ft, moderate flooding; 33,800 cubic feet per second Apr 22, 2025: 20.08 ft, minor flooding; 6,220 cubic feet per second Apr 30, 2025: 19.58 ft, minor flooding; 4,810 cubic feet per second May 6, 2025: 20.15 ft, minor flooding; 6,440 cubic feet per second Jun 18, 2025: 19.59 ft, minor flooding; 4,830 cubic feet per second Jul 3, 2025: 15.86 ft, action stage; 2,200 cubic feet per second Jul 16, 2025: 16.48 ft, action stage; 2,380 cubic feet per second Jul 23, 2025: 21.01 ft, minor flooding; 9,880 cubic feet per second Feb 16, 2026: 15.93 ft, action stage; 2,220 cubic feet per second Mar 7, 2026: 21.42 ft, minor flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per second May 2, 2026: 21.51 ft, minor flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per second May 20, 2026: 22.59 ft, moderate flooding; 20,300 cubic feet per second Jun 12, 2026: 17.64 ft, action stage; 2,930 cubic feet per second Jun 28, 2026: 21.49 ft, minor flooding; 12,400 cubic feet per second Jul 30, 2026: 17.35 ft, action stage; 2,760 cubic feet per second Highest, 26.67 ft, Jan 5, 1950 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Crests at or above flood stage, by decade Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Little Wabash River below Clay City 1910s: 6 1920s: 9 1930s: 9 1940s: 10 1950s: 9 1960s: 10 1970s: 10 1980s: 11 1990s: 39 2000s: 51 2010s: 95 95 2020s: 61 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable. May 10, 1961: 26.61 ft here, major flooding Carmi IL · May 12, 1961 · 38.44 ft · Major · its highest December 30, 2015: 25.97 ft here, major flooding Carmi IL · Jan 4, 2016 · 35.74 ft · Major Effingham IL · Dec 27, 2015 · 21.06 ft · Moderate Richland County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Illinois
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CLAI2, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.