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Big Walnut Creek (IN) near Roachdale

Highest listed crest 21.42 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft28 crests since 2002

The Big Walnut Creek (IN) near Roachdale crested above flood stage 25 times among the 28 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2002 to 2025. The highest, 21.42 ft on April 19, 2013, was moderate flooding, 9.42 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Big Walnut Creek (IN) crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
21.42 ft
April 19, 2013; 18,600 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
25 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
April 5, 2025
14.12 ft, minor flooding
Location
Putnam County
Near Danville (14.3 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Big Walnut Creek (IN) near Roachdale
Action stage10.03Sep 8, 2018The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.013Apr 5, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage15.012May 15, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream

Every listed crest

28 crests from 2002 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Big Walnut Creek (IN) near Roachdale, 2002 to 2025 10121416182022ft Flood stage 12.0 ft May 13, 2002: 15.58 ft, moderate flooding; 6,360 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 2003: 19.86 ft, moderate flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 2007: 13.04 ft, minor floodingFeb 6, 2008: 12.76 ft, minor floodingJun 4, 2008: 18.67 ft, moderate floodingFeb 11, 2009: 15.74 ft, moderate floodingJun 22, 2010: 14.73 ft, minor floodingFeb 28, 2011: 16.77 ft, moderate floodingApr 20, 2011: 16.02 ft, moderate floodingJan 13, 2013: 13.34 ft, minor floodingApr 19, 2013: 21.42 ft, moderate flooding; 18,600 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 2013: 13.06 ft, minor floodingApr 3, 2014: 13.57 ft, minor floodingJun 19, 2015: 13.81 ft, minor floodingJul 12, 2015: 15.32 ft, moderate floodingDec 27, 2015: 14.97 ft, minor floodingJan 20, 2017: 10.95 ft, action stageMay 4, 2017: 15.02 ft, moderate floodingJul 11, 2017: 15.32 ft, moderate floodingFeb 25, 2018: 10.51 ft, action stageApr 3, 2018: 15.85 ft, moderate flooding; 6,980 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 2018: 10.62 ft, action stageSep 26, 2018: 13.13 ft, minor floodingJan 23, 2019: 12.50 ft, minor floodingFeb 8, 2019: 12.52 ft, minor floodingJun 16, 2019: 12.72 ft, minor floodingMay 15, 2024: 15.82 ft, moderate floodingApr 5, 2025: 14.12 ft, minor flooding Highest, 21.42 ft, Apr 19, 2013 20052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Big Walnut Creek (IN) near Roachdale 2000s: 6 2010s: 17 17 2020s: 2 2000s2010s2020s
  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

Highest listed crests, Big Walnut Creek (IN) near Roachdale
1Apr 19, 201321.42+9.42Moderate18,600
2Sep 1, 200319.86+7.86Moderate11,300
3Jun 4, 200818.67+6.67Moderate—
4Feb 28, 201116.77+4.77Moderate—
5Apr 20, 201116.02+4.02Moderate—
6Apr 3, 201815.85+3.85Moderate6,980
7May 15, 202415.82+3.82Moderate—
8Feb 11, 200915.74+3.74Moderate—
9May 13, 200215.58+3.58Moderate6,360
10Jul 12, 201515.32+3.32Moderate—
11Jul 11, 201715.32+3.32Moderate—
12May 4, 201715.02+3.02Moderate—
13Dec 27, 201514.97+2.97Minor—
14Jun 22, 201014.73+2.73Minor—
15Apr 5, 202514.12+2.12Minor—
16Jun 19, 201513.81+1.81Minor—
17Apr 3, 201413.57+1.57Minor—
18Jan 13, 201313.34+1.34Minor—
19Sep 26, 201813.13+1.13Minor—
20Dec 22, 201313.06+1.06Minor—
21Jan 15, 200713.04+1.04Minor—
22Feb 6, 200812.76+0.76Minor—
23Jun 16, 201912.72+0.72Minor—
24Feb 8, 201912.52+0.52Minor—
25Jan 23, 201912.50+0.50Minor—
26Jan 20, 201710.95−1.05Action—
27Sep 8, 201810.62−1.38Action—
28Feb 25, 201810.51−1.49Action—

The worst floods along the Big Walnut Creek (IN)

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

April 19, 2013: 21.42 ft here, moderate flooding

  • ReelsvilleIN · Apr 19, 2013 · 17.38 ft · Moderate

June 4, 2008: 18.67 ft here, moderate flooding

  • ReelsvilleIN · Jun 7, 2008 · 16.79 ft · Moderate

February 28, 2011: 16.77 ft here, moderate flooding

  • ReelsvilleIN · Mar 5, 2011 · 15.81 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Big Walnut Creek (IN)

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

Flood gauges on the Big Walnut Creek (IN)
Roachdale this gaugeIN12.021.42 ft, Apr 19, 20130
ReelsvilleIN12.018.63 ft, Jun 28, 19572

Other gauges in Putnam County

Flood gauges in Putnam County
Fincastle11.019.10 ft, Jun 28, 19571
Reelsville12.018.63 ft, Jun 28, 19572
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 RCHI3, 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.