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Wabash River near Hutsonville

Highest listed crest 29.80 ftFlood stage 16.0 ft141 crests since 1913

The Wabash River near Hutsonville crested at major flood stage 9 times among the 141 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1913 to 2017. The highest, 29.80 ft on March 30, 1913, was major flooding, 13.80 feet above flood stage. 14 other gauges on the Wabash River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 10 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
29.80 ft
March 30, 1913
Flood stage
16.0 ft
Major flooding from 28.0 ft
Crests at major
9
30th of 177 gauges in Illinois
Most recent flood crest
January 26, 2017
21.60 ft, minor flooding
Location
Crawford County
Illinois

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Wabash River near Hutsonville
Action stage12.014May 7, 1997The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)16.085Jan 26, 2017Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage24.032Jun 26, 2015Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage28.09Apr 25, 2013Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

141 crests from 1913 to 2017. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Wabash River near Hutsonville, 1913 to 2017 1015202530ft Flood stage 16.0 ftMajor 28.0 ft Mar 30, 1913: 29.80 ft, major floodingJan 17, 1930: 27.00 ft, moderate floodingMar 17, 1939: 27.00 ft, moderate floodingMay 22, 1943: 28.60 ft, major floodingJun 23, 1946: 17.20 ft, minor floodingJun 12, 1947: 22.00 ft, minor floodingMar 29, 1948: 24.40 ft, moderate floodingJan 25, 1949: 24.50 ft, moderate floodingJan 9, 1950: 28.40 ft, major floodingFeb 25, 1951: 24.70 ft, moderate floodingFeb 4, 1952: 21.20 ft, minor floodingMar 23, 1953: 19.90 ft, minor floodingApr 15, 1954: 12.30 ft, action stageMar 10, 1955: 17.10 ft, minor floodingJun 3, 1956: 19.50 ft, minor floodingJul 2, 1957: 25.30 ft, moderate floodingJun 17, 1958: 29.30 ft, major floodingFeb 16, 1959: 27.90 ft, moderate floodingJun 27, 1960: 20.90 ft, minor floodingApr 30, 1961: 24.50 ft, moderate floodingMar 27, 1962: 22.60 ft, minor floodingMar 11, 1963: 23.80 ft, minor floodingApr 27, 1964: 25.30 ft, moderate floodingApr 16, 1965: 20.80 ft, minor floodingDec 14, 1966: 24.20 ft, moderate floodingMar 29, 1967: 18.90 ft, minor floodingDec 28, 1967: 23.30 ft, minor floodingFeb 7, 1968: 26.20 ft, moderate floodingFeb 4, 1969: 26.20 ft, moderate floodingApr 26, 1970: 23.90 ft, minor floodingFeb 27, 1971: 21.00 ft, minor floodingApr 26, 1972: 23.10 ft, minor floodingJan 5, 1973: 22.80 ft, minor floodingJan 27, 1974: 25.40 ft, moderate floodingMar 1, 1975: 21.90 ft, minor floodingFeb 22, 1976: 23.40 ft, minor floodingOct 6, 1977: 18.50 ft, minor floodingDec 23, 1977: 21.50 ft, minor floodingMar 26, 1978: 25.00 ft, moderate floodingMar 10, 1979: 25.00 ft, moderate floodingJul 30, 1979: 20.60 ft, minor floodingJun 10, 1980: 21.90 ft, minor floodingMay 21, 1981: 24.10 ft, moderate floodingMar 20, 1982: 25.60 ft, moderate floodingMay 8, 1983: 24.80 ft, moderate floodingMar 29, 1984: 22.70 ft, minor floodingMar 1, 1985: 28.70 ft, major floodingNov 25, 1985: 22.90 ft, minor floodingDec 16, 1985: 23.10 ft, minor floodingJun 13, 1986: 19.80 ft, minor floodingJul 7, 1987: 16.40 ft, minor floodingDec 26, 1987: 18.20 ft, minor floodingApr 13, 1988: 19.00 ft, minor floodingMay 31, 1989: 21.40 ft, minor floodingSep 16, 1989: 20.20 ft, minor floodingMar 17, 1990: 23.70 ft, minor floodingMay 21, 1990: 23.00 ft, minor floodingOct 17, 1990: 19.20 ft, minor floodingJan 4, 1991: 28.00 ft, major floodingNov 9, 1992: 20.20 ft, minor floodingNov 17, 1992: 24.30 ft, moderate floodingDec 20, 1992: 15.50 ft, action stageJan 10, 1993: 25.10 ft, moderate floodingJan 29, 1993: 21.90 ft, minor floodingMar 12, 1993: 20.90 ft, minor floodingMar 29, 1993: 18.60 ft, minor floodingApr 7, 1993: 18.40 ft, minor floodingApr 20, 1993: 20.30 ft, minor floodingMay 2, 1993: 20.20 ft, minor floodingJul 7, 1993: 21.00 ft, minor floodingJul 15, 1993: 18.20 ft, minor floodingAug 19, 1993: 15.00 ft, action stageSep 5, 1993: 15.20 ft, action stageSep 18, 1993: 16.00 ft, minor floodingOct 23, 1993: 18.60 ft, minor floodingNov 21, 1993: 22.40 ft, minor floodingDec 6, 1993: 19.00 ft, minor floodingFeb 3, 1994: 19.90 ft, minor floodingMar 11, 1994: 15.20 ft, action stageApr 18, 1994: 26.50 ft, moderate floodingMay 4, 1994: 18.10 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 1994: 16.20 ft, minor floodingJun 17, 1994: 12.30 ft, action stageJun 30, 1994: 11.80 ft, below flood stageJul 9, 1994: 12.20 ft, action stageJan 24, 1995: 14.60 ft, action stageMar 13, 1995: 19.30 ft, minor floodingApr 16, 1995: 15.90 ft, action stageMay 23, 1995: 20.10 ft, minor floodingJun 1, 1995: 19.60 ft, minor floodingJul 2, 1995: 14.00 ft, action stageJan 24, 1996: 15.10 ft, action stageApr 24, 1996: 16.00 ft, minor floodingMay 15, 1996: 22.80 ft, minor floodingMay 31, 1996: 21.70 ft, minor floodingJun 16, 1996: 19.10 ft, minor floodingJun 26, 1996: 16.60 ft, minor floodingJul 25, 1996: 17.00 ft, minor floodingDec 16, 1996: 14.30 ft, action stageDec 28, 1996: 16.20 ft, minor floodingJan 8, 1997: 13.70 ft, action stageJan 24, 1997: 16.60 ft, minor floodingFeb 7, 1997: 17.00 ft, minor floodingMar 5, 1997: 24.40 ft, moderate floodingMar 19, 1997: 22.30 ft, minor floodingMay 7, 1997: 13.00 ft, action stageMay 30, 1997: 16.10 ft, minor floodingJun 6, 1997: 16.50 ft, minor floodingJun 13, 1997: 18.50 ft, minor floodingJun 19, 1997: 20.10 ft, minor floodingJan 15, 1998: 17.10 ft, minor floodingMar 14, 1998: 16.70 ft, minor floodingMar 26, 1998: 21.80 ft, minor floodingApr 3, 1998: 21.50 ft, minor floodingApr 17, 1998: 20.00 ft, minor floodingMay 8, 1998: 20.50 ft, minor floodingMay 13, 1998: 20.80 ft, minor floodingJun 19, 1998: 25.80 ft, moderate floodingJan 29, 1999: 24.50 ft, moderate floodingJun 29, 2000: 18.00 ft, minor floodingOct 25, 2001: 21.20 ft, minor floodingMay 16, 2002: 25.30 ft, moderate floodingJul 17, 2003: 25.90 ft, moderate floodingJan 9, 2004: 22.30 ft, minor floodingJun 20, 2004: 24.50 ft, moderate floodingJan 10, 2005: 25.20 ft, moderate floodingJan 17, 2005: 29.45 ft, major floodingDec 7, 2006: 20.20 ft, minor floodingJan 20, 2007: 24.40 ft, moderate floodingJan 15, 2008: 23.10 ft, minor floodingFeb 12, 2008: 26.50 ft, moderate floodingMar 22, 2008: 21.70 ft, minor floodingJun 10, 2008: 28.40 ft, major floodingFeb 18, 2009: 22.90 ft, minor floodingJun 28, 2010: 23.50 ft, minor floodingMar 7, 2011: 22.80 ft, minor floodingMay 2, 2011: 27.40 ft, moderate floodingJan 17, 2013: 19.10 ft, minor floodingApr 25, 2013: 29.20 ft, major floodingJun 26, 2015: 24.10 ft, moderate floodingJan 26, 2017: 21.60 ft, minor flooding Highest, 29.80 ft, Mar 30, 1913 19201940196019802000

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Wabash River near Hutsonville 1910s: 1 1920s: 0 1930s: 2 1940s: 5 1950s: 9 1960s: 11 1970s: 12 1980s: 14 1990s: 50 50 2000s: 15 2010s: 7 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  1. 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.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

The 50 highest of 141 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Wabash River near Hutsonville
1Mar 30, 191329.80+13.80Major—
2Jan 17, 200529.45+13.45Major—
3Jun 17, 195829.30+13.30Major—
4Apr 25, 201329.20+13.20Major—
5Mar 1, 198528.70+12.70Major—
6May 22, 194328.60+12.60Major—
7Jan 9, 195028.40+12.40Major—
8Jun 10, 200828.40+12.40Major—
9Jan 4, 199128.00+12.00Major—
10Feb 16, 195927.90+11.90Moderate—
11May 2, 201127.40+11.40Moderate—
12Jan 17, 193027.00+11.00Moderate—
13Mar 17, 193927.00+11.00Moderate—
14Apr 18, 199426.50+10.50Moderate—
15Feb 12, 200826.50+10.50Moderate—
16Feb 7, 196826.20+10.20Moderate—
17Feb 4, 196926.20+10.20Moderate—
18Jul 17, 200325.90+9.90Moderate—
19Jun 19, 199825.80+9.80Moderate—
20Mar 20, 198225.60+9.60Moderate—
21Jan 27, 197425.40+9.40Moderate—
22Jul 2, 195725.30+9.30Moderate—
23Apr 27, 196425.30+9.30Moderate—
24May 16, 200225.30+9.30Moderate—
25Jan 10, 200525.20+9.20Moderate—
26Jan 10, 199325.10+9.10Moderate—
27Mar 26, 197825.00+9.00Moderate—
28Mar 10, 197925.00+9.00Moderate—
29May 8, 198324.80+8.80Moderate—
30Feb 25, 195124.70+8.70Moderate—
31Jan 25, 194924.50+8.50Moderate—
32Apr 30, 196124.50+8.50Moderate—
33Jan 29, 199924.50+8.50Moderate—
34Jun 20, 200424.50+8.50Moderate—
35Mar 29, 194824.40+8.40Moderate—
36Mar 5, 199724.40+8.40Moderate—
37Jan 20, 200724.40+8.40Moderate—
38Nov 17, 199224.30+8.30Moderate—
39Dec 14, 196624.20+8.20Moderate—
40May 21, 198124.10+8.10Moderate—
41Jun 26, 201524.10+8.10Moderate—
42Apr 26, 197023.90+7.90Minor—
43Mar 11, 196323.80+7.80Minor—
44Mar 17, 199023.70+7.70Minor—
45Jun 28, 201023.50+7.50Minor—
46Feb 22, 197623.40+7.40Minor—
47Dec 28, 196723.30+7.30Minor—
48Apr 26, 197223.10+7.10Minor—
49Dec 16, 198523.10+7.10Minor—
50Jan 15, 200823.10+7.10Minor—

The worst floods along the Wabash River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Wabash River that crested above flood stage within a week.

March 30, 1913: 29.80 ft here, major flooding

  • CovingtonIN · Mar 27, 1913 · 35.10 ft · Major · its highest
  • MontezumaIN · Mar 27, 1913 · 34.00 ft · Major · its highest
  • Terre Haute...US Hwy 150 EastboundIN · Mar 27, 1913 · 33.25 ft · Major · its highest
  • Mount CarmelIL · Mar 30, 1913 · 33.00 ft · Major
  • LafayetteIN · Mar 26, 1913 · 32.90 ft · Major · its highest
  • ClintonIN · Mar 27, 1913 · 32.10 ft · Major · its highest
  • Terre Haute Legacy SiteIN · Mar 27, 1913 · 31.10 ft · Major
  • WabashIN · Mar 26, 1913 · 28.70 ft · Major · its highest
  • PeruIN · Mar 26, 1913 · 28.10 ft · Major · its highest
  • New HarmonyIN · Mar 31, 1913 · 27.70 ft · Major · its highest

January 17, 2005: 29.45 ft here, major flooding

June 17, 1958: 29.30 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Wabash River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Wabash River
AmericusIN11.023.79 ft, Apr 20, 20130
BlufftonIN10.021.00 ft, Mar 25, 19132
ClintonIN18.032.10 ft, Mar 27, 19136
CovingtonIN16.035.10 ft, Mar 27, 19133
HuntingtonIN20.023.20 ft, Feb 10, 19591
LafayetteIN11.032.90 ft, Mar 26, 19136
Linn GroveIN11.014.76 ft, Jul 8, 20030
LogansportIN15.025.30 ft, Mar 26, 19132
MontezumaIN14.034.00 ft, Mar 27, 19135
Mount CarmelIL19.034.02 ft, May 3, 20115
New HarmonyIN15.027.70 ft, Mar 31, 19136
PeruIN20.028.10 ft, Mar 26, 19132
RivertonIN15.029.36 ft, May 21, 19435
Terre Haute Legacy SiteIN14.038.00 ft, Jan 1, 17504
Terre Haute...US Hwy 150 EastboundIN16.533.25 ft, Mar 27, 19131
VincennesIN16.029.33 ft, May 23, 19432
WabashIN14.028.70 ft, Mar 26, 19134
BattlegroundIN11.026.14 ft, Apr 20, 20131
Hutsonville this gaugeIL16.029.80 ft, Mar 30, 19139

Other gauges in Crawford County

Flood gauges in Crawford County
Oblong19.026.26 ft, Jun 7, 20080

Crawford County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Illinois

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HUTI2, 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.