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Big Raccoon Creek near Fincastle

Highest listed crest 19.10 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft148 crests since 1957

The Big Raccoon Creek near Fincastle crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 148 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1957 to 2025. The highest, 19.10 ft on June 28, 1957, was major flooding, 8.10 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Big Raccoon Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
19.10 ft
June 28, 1957; 39,900 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 18.0 ft
Crests at major
1
96th of 206 gauges in Indiana
Most recent flood crest
April 5, 2025
11.76 ft, minor flooding
Location
Putnam County
Indiana

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Big Raccoon Creek near Fincastle
Action stage8.079Mar 28, 2021The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.049Apr 5, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.017Jun 19, 2015Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage18.01Jun 28, 1957Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

148 crests from 1957 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Big Raccoon Creek near Fincastle, 1957 to 2025 5101520ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 18.0 ft Jun 28, 1957: 19.10 ft, major flooding; 39,900 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 1957: 12.17 ft, minor flooding; 5,320 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 1957: 10.39 ft, action stage; 2,830 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1958: 11.87 ft, minor flooding; 4,480 cubic feet per secondJul 20, 1958: 8.23 ft, action stage; 1,900 cubic feet per secondAug 1, 1958: 8.70 ft, action stage; 2,170 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1959: 13.30 ft, minor flooding; 7,780 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1959: 12.64 ft, minor flooding; 6,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1960: 8.82 ft, action stage; 2,080 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1960: 11.46 ft, minor flooding; 3,780 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1961: 9.34 ft, action stage; 2,330 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1961: 11.50 ft, minor flooding; 3,780 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1961: 11.96 ft, minor flooding; 4,680 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1962: 15.42 ft, moderate flooding; 15,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1962: 8.90 ft, action stage; 2,300 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1962: 12.66 ft, minor flooding; 6,200 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 1962: 11.61 ft, minor flooding; 3,940 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1963: 14.03 ft, moderate flooding; 9,820 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1964: 13.68 ft, minor flooding; 6,900 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1964: 15.15 ft, moderate flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1965: 10.12 ft, action stage; 2,730 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1965: 10.63 ft, action stage; 2,990 cubic feet per secondDec 9, 1966: 10.32 ft, action stage; 2,840 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1967: 9.17 ft, action stage; 2,260 cubic feet per secondDec 3, 1967: 9.37 ft, action stage; 2,360 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 1967: 14.75 ft, moderate flooding; 9,880 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1968: 10.51 ft, action stage; 2,940 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1968: 10.81 ft, action stage; 3,120 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1968: 11.42 ft, minor flooding; 3,620 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 1968: 9.61 ft, action stage; 2,480 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 1969: 11.18 ft, minor flooding; 3,380 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1969: 11.47 ft, minor flooding; 3,670 cubic feet per secondOct 13, 1969: 11.73 ft, minor flooding; 3,930 cubic feet per secondNov 19, 1969: 8.83 ft, action stage; 2,100 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1970: 9.37 ft, action stage; 2,360 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 1971: 9.38 ft, action stage; 2,370 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1971: 10.31 ft, action stage; 2,840 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1971: 11.66 ft, minor flooding; 3,840 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 1971: 10.92 ft, action stage; 3,190 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1972: 11.16 ft, minor flooding; 3,370 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1972: 9.78 ft, action stage; 2,570 cubic feet per secondNov 2, 1972: 12.29 ft, minor flooding; 4,550 cubic feet per secondNov 14, 1972: 9.17 ft, action stage; 2,260 cubic feet per secondDec 13, 1972: 10.73 ft, action stage; 3,070 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1972: 9.54 ft, action stage; 2,450 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1973: 8.77 ft, action stage; 2,060 cubic feet per secondNov 25, 1973: 10.68 ft, action stage; 3,170 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 1973: 11.56 ft, minor flooding; 3,860 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1974: 10.65 ft, action stage; 3,150 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1974: 9.65 ft, action stage; 2,500 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1974: 9.11 ft, action stage; 2,210 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1974: 12.92 ft, minor flooding; 5,490 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1974: 10.58 ft, action stage; 3,100 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1974: 14.13 ft, moderate flooding; 7,760 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 1975: 9.61 ft, action stage; 2,480 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1975: 11.91 ft, minor flooding; 4,210 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1975: 9.89 ft, action stage; 2,640 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1975: 10.41 ft, action stage; 2,980 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1975: 10.59 ft, action stage; 3,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1976: 9.04 ft, action stage; 2,170 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1976: 12.18 ft, minor flooding; 4,520 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1976: 9.84 ft, action stage; 2,610 cubic feet per secondOct 2, 1977: 12.79 ft, minor flooding; 5,310 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 1977: 10.96 ft, action stage; 3,400 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1978: 11.58 ft, minor flooding; 3,920 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1978: 10.31 ft, action stage; 2,920 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1978: 11.04 ft, minor flooding; 3,470 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 1978: 11.08 ft, minor flooding; 3,230 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1979: 8.93 ft, action stage; 2,120 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1979: 11.67 ft, minor flooding; 4,000 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1979: 13.36 ft, minor flooding; 6,170 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 1979: 8.94 ft, action stage; 1,960 cubic feet per secondJul 29, 1979: 11.93 ft, minor flooding; 3,950 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1980: 9.39 ft, action stage; 2,180 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1980: 8.94 ft, action stage; 1,960 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1981: 9.07 ft, action stage; 2,020 cubic feet per secondJul 15, 1981: 9.53 ft, action stage; 2,250 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 1982: 8.94 ft, action stage; 1,960 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1982: 11.29 ft, minor flooding; 3,410 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1982: 10.45 ft, action stage; 2,780 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1982: 9.85 ft, action stage; 2,420 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1982: 10.40 ft, action stage; 2,750 cubic feet per secondAug 5, 1982: 11.76 ft, minor flooding; 3,860 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 1982: 11.22 ft, minor flooding; 3,350 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1983: 9.81 ft, action stage; 2,840 cubic feet per secondDec 12, 1983: 8.71 ft, action stage; 2,220 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1984: 10.17 ft, action stage; 3,100 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1984: 10.20 ft, action stage; 3,120 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1985: 8.76 ft, action stage; 2,170 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1985: 13.65 ft, minor flooding; 7,350 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1985: 9.32 ft, action stage; 2,460 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1985: 9.34 ft, action stage; 2,470 cubic feet per secondNov 20, 1985: 14.22 ft, moderate flooding; 8,710 cubic feet per secondNov 27, 1985: 9.98 ft, action stage; 2,820 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 1985: 14.89 ft, moderate flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1986: 10.15 ft, action stage; 2,930 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 1986: 10.22 ft, action stage; 2,980 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1988: 10.26 ft, action stage; 3,010 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1989: 9.93 ft, action stage; 2,810 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1989: 15.48 ft, moderate flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 1989: 14.95 ft, moderate flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per secondSep 10, 1989: 9.35 ft, action stage; 2,470 cubic feet per secondSep 15, 1989: 12.55 ft, minor flooding; 5,380 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 1990: 10.54 ft, action stage; 3,210 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1990: 12.49 ft, minor flooding; 5,290 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1990: 11.55 ft, minor flooding; 4,060 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 1990: 8.23 ft, action stage; 1,920 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 1990: 16.10 ft, moderate flooding; 16,000 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1992: 9.82 ft, action stage; 2,710 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 1992: 11.11 ft, minor flooding; 3,780 cubic feet per secondNov 3, 1992: 10.50 ft, action stageNov 13, 1992: 15.34 ft, moderate flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 1993: 12.77 ft, minor floodingMar 5, 1993: 9.14 ft, action stageNov 15, 1993: 14.59 ft, moderate floodingJan 28, 1994: 9.47 ft, action stageJun 13, 1994: 8.77 ft, action stageMar 8, 1995: 11.09 ft, minor floodingMay 19, 1995: 10.94 ft, action stageApr 29, 1996: 11.64 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 1996: 12.92 ft, minor floodingMay 27, 1996: 10.24 ft, action stageJan 22, 1997: 9.09 ft, action stageFeb 4, 1997: 5.82 ft, below flood stageFeb 27, 1997: 14.70 ft, moderate floodingMar 14, 1997: 10.70 ft, action stageMar 20, 1998: 8.99 ft, action stageJan 15, 2007: 11.69 ft, minor floodingFeb 6, 2008: 12.09 ft, minor floodingJun 7, 2008: 16.08 ft, moderate flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 2009: 13.99 ft, minor floodingJun 22, 2010: 10.03 ft, action stageFeb 28, 2011: 16.45 ft, moderate flooding; 23,300 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 2013: 13.72 ft, minor floodingApr 19, 2013: 17.24 ft, moderate flooding; 23,900 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2014: 11.17 ft, minor floodingJun 19, 2015: 14.98 ft, moderate flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 2015: 13.41 ft, minor floodingJan 20, 2017: 8.95 ft, action stageMay 5, 2017: 12.56 ft, minor floodingJul 12, 2017: 9.17 ft, action stageFeb 24, 2018: 7.81 ft, below flood stageApr 3, 2018: 12.73 ft, minor floodingSep 26, 2018: 10.81 ft, action stageFeb 7, 2019: 9.68 ft, action stage; 3,560 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 2020: 9.59 ft, action stage; 3,480 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 2021: 8.58 ft, action stage; 2,760 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2025: 11.76 ft, minor flooding; 5,197 cubic feet per second Highest, 19.10 ft, Jun 28, 1957 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Big Raccoon Creek near Fincastle 1950s: 5 1960s: 14 1970s: 15 15 1980s: 9 1990s: 11 2000s: 4 2010s: 8 2020s: 1 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 148 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Big Raccoon Creek near Fincastle
1Jun 28, 195719.10+8.10Major39,900
2Apr 19, 201317.24+6.24Moderate23,900
3Feb 28, 201116.45+5.45Moderate23,300
4Dec 30, 199016.10+5.10Moderate16,000
5Jun 7, 200816.08+5.08Moderate10,300
6May 26, 198915.48+4.48Moderate12,900
7Jan 26, 196215.42+4.42Moderate15,100
8Nov 13, 199215.34+4.34Moderate12,300
9Apr 21, 196415.15+4.15Moderate11,600
10Jun 19, 201514.98+3.98Moderate11,800
11Jul 21, 198914.95+3.95Moderate10,600
12Dec 11, 198514.89+3.89Moderate10,400
13Dec 22, 196714.75+3.75Moderate9,880
14Feb 27, 199714.70+3.70Moderate—
15Nov 15, 199314.59+3.59Moderate—
16Nov 20, 198514.22+3.22Moderate8,710
17Jun 23, 197414.13+3.13Moderate7,760
18Mar 5, 196314.03+3.03Moderate9,820
19Feb 12, 200913.99+2.99Minor—
20Jan 13, 201313.72+2.72Minor—
21Mar 9, 196413.68+2.68Minor6,900
22Feb 23, 198513.65+2.65Minor7,350
23Dec 27, 201513.41+2.41Minor—
24Mar 4, 197913.36+2.36Minor6,170
25Jan 21, 195913.30+2.30Minor7,780
26May 18, 197412.92+1.92Minor5,490
27May 9, 199612.92+1.92Minor—
28Oct 2, 197712.79+1.79Minor5,310
29Jan 5, 199312.77+1.77Minor—
30Apr 3, 201812.73+1.73Minor—
31Mar 21, 196212.66+1.66Minor6,200
32Feb 10, 195912.64+1.64Minor6,200
33May 5, 201712.56+1.56Minor—
34Sep 15, 198912.55+1.55Minor5,380
35Mar 11, 199012.49+1.49Minor5,290
36Nov 2, 197212.29+1.29Minor4,550
37Feb 17, 197612.18+1.18Minor4,520
38Dec 20, 195712.17+1.17Minor5,320
39Feb 6, 200812.09+1.09Minor—
40May 8, 196111.96+0.96Minor4,680
41Jul 29, 197911.93+0.93Minor3,950
42Feb 23, 197511.91+0.91Minor4,210
43Jun 11, 195811.87+0.87Minor4,480
44Aug 5, 198211.76+0.76Minor3,860
45Apr 5, 202511.76+0.76Minor5,197
46Oct 13, 196911.73+0.73Minor3,930
47Jan 15, 200711.69+0.69Minor—
48Feb 24, 197911.67+0.67Minor4,000
49Jun 12, 197111.66+0.66Minor3,840
50Apr 29, 199611.64+0.64Minor—

The worst floods along the Big Raccoon Creek

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

June 28, 1957: 19.10 ft here, major flooding

  • CoxvilleIN · Jun 28, 1957 · 21.23 ft · Major · its highest

February 28, 2011: 16.45 ft here, moderate flooding

  • CoxvilleIN · Feb 28, 2011 · 15.14 ft · Minor

June 7, 2008: 16.08 ft here, moderate flooding

  • CoxvilleIN · Jun 7, 2008 · 16.49 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Big Raccoon Creek

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Big Raccoon Creek
Fincastle this gaugeIN11.019.10 ft, Jun 28, 19571
Cecil M. Harden LakeIN690.0690.08 ft, Jul 21, 20151
CoxvilleIN14.021.23 ft, Jun 28, 19571

Other gauges in Putnam County

Flood gauges in Putnam County
Reelsville12.018.63 ft, Jun 28, 19572
Roachdale12.021.42 ft, Apr 19, 20130
Cagles Mill14.021.00 ft, Aug 1, 18750
Groveland4.07.15 ft, Jun 4, 20080

Putnam County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Indiana

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FINI3, 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.