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Eagle Creek (IN) at Speedway

Highest listed crest 18.18 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft165 crests since 1913

The Eagle Creek (IN) at Speedway crested above flood stage 70 times among the 165 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1913 to 2025. The highest, 18.18 ft on April 19, 2013, was moderate flooding, 9.18 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Eagle Creek (IN) crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
18.18 ft
April 19, 2013; 14,600 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
9.0 ft
Major flooding from 24.0 ft
Crests at major
0
70 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
March 19, 2021
9.91 ft, minor flooding
Location
Marion County
Near Speedway (1.1 mi), Indianapolis (5.5 mi), Avon (7.7 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Eagle Creek (IN) at Speedway
Action stage6.080Apr 5, 2025The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.064Mar 19, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage15.06Apr 19, 2013Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage24.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

165 crests from 1913 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Eagle Creek (IN) at Speedway, 1913 to 2025 0510152025ft Flood stage 9.0 ftMajor 24.0 ft Mar 25, 1913: 16.00 ft, moderate flooding; 19,000 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1938: 14.50 ft, minor floodingJan 30, 1939: 8.45 ft, action stage; 3,790 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1939: 7.40 ft, action stage; 2,810 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1939: 7.20 ft, action stage; 2,600 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1939: 10.60 ft, minor flooding; 6,610 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1939: 9.74 ft, minor flooding; 5,340 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1940: 6.30 ft, action stage; 1,860 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1941: 5.77 ft, below flood stage; 1,470 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 1942: 8.66 ft, action stage; 4,120 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1942: 6.82 ft, action stage; 2,330 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1942: 7.42 ft, action stage; 2,820 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1943: 12.17 ft, minor flooding; 9,660 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1943: 12.08 ft, minor flooding; 9,200 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1944: 6.53 ft, action stage; 2,110 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1944: 10.61 ft, minor flooding; 6,610 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1944: 9.20 ft, minor flooding; 4,710 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1945: 8.80 ft, action stage; 4,230 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1945: 7.35 ft, action stage; 2,820 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1945: 8.33 ft, action stage; 3,680 cubic feet per secondOct 2, 1945: 7.36 ft, action stage; 2,500 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 1945: 6.67 ft, action stage; 2,080 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1946: 7.42 ft, action stage; 2,500 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1946: 7.20 ft, action stage; 2,380 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1946: 8.99 ft, action stage; 3,860 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1947: 8.47 ft, action stage; 3,370 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1947: 6.68 ft, action stage; 2,080 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 1948: 7.75 ft, action stage; 2,780 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1948: 6.68 ft, action stage; 2,080 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1948: 6.75 ft, action stage; 2,140 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1948: 10.95 ft, minor flooding; 6,220 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1948: 12.26 ft, minor flooding; 9,550 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1948: 8.60 ft, action stage; 3,460 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 1948: 6.59 ft, action stage; 2,020 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 1948: 7.13 ft, action stage; 2,320 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 1949: 8.70 ft, action stage; 3,550 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1949: 11.86 ft, minor flooding; 7,250 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1949: 8.55 ft, action stage; 3,460 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 1949: 9.60 ft, minor flooding; 4,500 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 1950: 13.03 ft, minor flooding; 8,670 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 1950: 9.35 ft, minor flooding; 4,280 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 1950: 10.60 ft, minor flooding; 5,690 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1950: 10.60 ft, minor flooding; 5,690 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1950: 10.30 ft, minor flooding; 5,330 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1950: 7.92 ft, action stage; 2,860 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1950: 7.25 ft, action stage; 2,380 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 1950: 7.78 ft, action stage; 2,780 cubic feet per secondNov 20, 1950: 7.33 ft, action stage; 2,590 cubic feet per secondDec 3, 1950: 7.30 ft, action stage; 2,590 cubic feet per secondDec 7, 1950: 6.69 ft, action stage; 2,120 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 1951: 6.62 ft, action stage; 2,050 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 1951: 6.73 ft, action stage; 2,120 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1951: 8.47 ft, action stage; 3,950 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1952: 9.88 ft, minor flooding; 5,520 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 1952: 7.00 ft, action stage; 2,740 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1952: 9.50 ft, minor flooding; 5,120 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1952: 6.82 ft, action stage; 2,560 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1953: 9.34 ft, minor flooding; 4,920 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1953: 6.67 ft, action stage; 2,560 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1954: 6.41 ft, action stage; 2,250 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 1955: 6.19 ft, action stage; 2,090 cubic feet per secondJul 16, 1955: 6.91 ft, action stage; 2,650 cubic feet per secondNov 16, 1955: 7.34 ft, action stage; 3,140 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1956: 8.26 ft, action stage; 4,040 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1956: 13.52 ft, minor flooding; 9,920 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1957: 6.22 ft, action stage; 2,220 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1957: 9.06 ft, minor flooding; 4,840 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1957: 6.08 ft, action stage; 2,270 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1957: 6.47 ft, action stage; 2,600 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1957: 16.38 ft, moderate flooding; 28,800 cubic feet per secondNov 15, 1957: 10.34 ft, minor flooding; 2,580 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 1957: 12.90 ft, minor flooding; 5,030 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 1957: 10.58 ft, minor flooding; 2,830 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1958: 15.33 ft, moderate flooding; 7,780 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1958: 16.38 ft, moderate floodingAug 3, 1958: 10.24 ft, minor flooding; 8,560 cubic feet per secondAug 16, 1958: 6.30 ft, action stage; 2,880 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1959: 8.94 ft, action stage; 6,290 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1959: 8.41 ft, action stage; 5,620 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1960: 4.77 ft, below flood stage; 1,870 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1961: 5.56 ft, below flood stage; 3,800 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1961: 7.80 ft, action stage; 7,110 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1961: 4.43 ft, below flood stage; 2,500 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1962: 9.46 ft, minor flooding; 9,550 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1962: 4.74 ft, below flood stage; 2,800 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1962: 6.26 ft, action stage; 4,660 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1963: 9.25 ft, minor flooding; 8,840 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1963: 4.86 ft, below flood stage; 2,850 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1963: 4.40 ft, below flood stage; 2,360 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1963: 5.00 ft, below flood stage; 2,950 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1964: 7.25 ft, action stage; 5,680 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1964: 11.05 ft, minor flooding; 14,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1965: 4.77 ft, below flood stage; 3,680 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1965: 6.10 ft, action stage; 5,230 cubic feet per secondDec 9, 1966: 1.10 ft, below flood stage; 4,910 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1967: 0.10 ft, below flood stage; 3,800 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 1967: 8.16 ft, action stage; 5,380 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1968: 7.53 ft, action stage; 4,320 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1968: 7.30 ft, action stage; 3,980 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1968: 6.79 ft, action stage; 3,220 cubic feet per secondNov 19, 1969: 8.58 ft, action stage; 6,150 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1971: 6.95 ft, action stage; 3,460 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1972: 7.07 ft, action stage; 3,740 cubic feet per secondNov 2, 1972: 7.58 ft, action stage; 4,400 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1974: 8.86 ft, action stage; 6,670 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1975: 7.64 ft, action stage; 4,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1976: 9.03 ft, minor flooding; 7,700 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1977: 4.99 ft, below flood stage; 2,350 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1978: 11.37 ft, minor flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondJul 29, 1979: 9.43 ft, minor flooding; 6,800 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1980: 6.28 ft, action stage; 2,800 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 1981: 7.24 ft, action stage; 5,200 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1982: 6.69 ft, action stage; 4,640 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 1982: 6.37 ft, action stage; 4,170 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1984: 7.49 ft, action stage; 6,220 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1985: 9.13 ft, minor flooding; 9,110 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 1985: 10.13 ft, minor flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 1986: 5.49 ft, below flood stage; 3,340 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1988: 7.57 ft, action stage; 6,350 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1989: 9.48 ft, minor flooding; 9,760 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1990: 9.52 ft, minor flooding; 9,840 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 1990: 11.23 ft, minor flooding; 13,400 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1992: 8.33 ft, action stage; 4,450 cubic feet per secondNov 12, 1992: 10.56 ft, minor flooding; 6,250 cubic feet per secondNov 15, 1993: 12.39 ft, minor flooding; 8,700 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1995: 8.58 ft, action stage; 4,020 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1996: 9.29 ft, minor flooding; 4,770 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1997: 11.52 ft, minor flooding; 7,490 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1998: 10.01 ft, minor flooding; 5,580 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1999: 11.64 ft, minor flooding; 7,650 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2000: 5.59 ft, below flood stage; 1,240 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 2001: 5.87 ft, below flood stage; 1,680 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2002: 12.98 ft, minor flooding; 9,560 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 2003: 16.57 ft, moderate flooding; 15,900 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 2004: 8.54 ft, action stage; 3,970 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2004: 7.92 ft, action stageJun 16, 2004: 6.16 ft, action stageJan 5, 2005: 11.12 ft, minor flooding; 6,960 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2006: 7.05 ft, action stage; 2,590 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 2007: 8.22 ft, action stageMar 23, 2007: 9.45 ft, minor flooding; 4,940 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 2008: 10.06 ft, minor floodingJun 4, 2008: 11.36 ft, minor flooding; 7,270 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 2009: 11.09 ft, minor flooding; 6,920 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2010: 9.35 ft, minor flooding; 4,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 2011: 11.77 ft, minor flooding; 7,820 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2012: 7.87 ft, action stage; 3,320 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 2013: 12.60 ft, minor floodingApr 19, 2013: 18.18 ft, moderate flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2014: 11.22 ft, minor flooding; 7,190 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2015: 10.31 ft, minor floodingJul 14, 2015: 11.26 ft, minor floodingDec 27, 2015: 10.93 ft, minor floodingMay 4, 2017: 12.59 ft, minor floodingJul 12, 2017: 9.00 ft, minor floodingFeb 25, 2018: 8.34 ft, action stageApr 3, 2018: 11.46 ft, minor floodingSep 8, 2018: 8.68 ft, action stageMar 31, 2019: 9.55 ft, minor flooding; 5,537 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2019: 9.37 ft, minor flooding; 5,380 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2019: 9.81 ft, minor flooding; 5,765 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2019: 10.93 ft, minor flooding; 6,784 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2020: 11.24 ft, minor flooding; 7,201 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2021: 9.91 ft, minor flooding; 5,940 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2025: 8.93 ft, action stage; 4,917 cubic feet per second Highest, 18.18 ft, Apr 19, 2013 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Eagle Creek (IN) at Speedway 1910s: 1 1920s: 0 1930s: 3 1940s: 8 1950s: 17 17 1960s: 3 1970s: 3 1980s: 3 1990s: 8 2000s: 7 2010s: 15 2020s: 2 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 165 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Eagle Creek (IN) at Speedway
1Apr 19, 201318.18+9.18Moderate14,600
2Sep 1, 200316.57+7.57Moderate15,900
3Jun 28, 195716.38+7.38Moderate28,800
4Jun 28, 195816.38+7.38Moderate—
5Mar 25, 191316.00+7.00Moderate19,000
6Jun 11, 195815.33+6.33Moderate7,780
7Apr 1, 193814.50+5.50Minor—
8May 28, 195613.52+4.52Minor9,920
9Jan 4, 195013.03+4.03Minor8,670
10May 13, 200212.98+3.98Minor9,560
11Dec 20, 195712.90+3.90Minor5,030
12Jan 13, 201312.60+3.60Minor—
13May 4, 201712.59+3.59Minor—
14Nov 15, 199312.39+3.39Minor8,700
15Apr 6, 194812.26+3.26Minor9,550
16May 11, 194312.17+3.17Minor9,660
17May 17, 194312.08+3.08Minor9,200
18Jan 19, 194911.86+2.86Minor7,250
19Feb 28, 201111.77+2.77Minor7,820
20Jan 22, 199911.64+2.64Minor7,650
21Feb 27, 199711.52+2.52Minor7,490
22Apr 3, 201811.46+2.46Minor—
23Jun 26, 197811.37+2.37Minor10,500
24Jun 4, 200811.36+2.36Minor7,270
25Jul 14, 201511.26+2.26Minor—
26Mar 29, 202011.24+2.24Minor7,201
27Dec 30, 199011.23+2.23Minor13,400
28Apr 4, 201411.22+2.22Minor7,190
29Jan 5, 200511.12+2.12Minor6,960
30Feb 12, 200911.09+2.09Minor6,920
31Apr 21, 196411.05+2.05Minor14,700
32Mar 27, 194810.95+1.95Minor6,220
33Dec 27, 201510.93+1.93Minor—
34Jun 16, 201910.93+1.93Minor6,784
35Apr 11, 194410.61+1.61Minor6,610
36Mar 12, 193910.60+1.60Minor6,610
37Jan 16, 195010.60+1.60Minor5,690
38Jan 26, 195010.60+1.60Minor5,690
39Dec 26, 195710.58+1.58Minor2,830
40Nov 12, 199210.56+1.56Minor6,250
41Nov 15, 195710.34+1.34Minor2,580
42Jun 19, 201510.31+1.31Minor—
43Feb 13, 195010.30+1.30Minor5,330
44Aug 3, 195810.24+1.24Minor8,560
45Dec 11, 198510.13+1.13Minor11,000
46Feb 6, 200810.06+1.06Minor—
47Jun 12, 199810.01+1.01Minor5,580
48Mar 19, 20219.91+0.91Minor5,940
49Jan 27, 19529.88+0.88Minor5,520
50May 31, 20199.81+0.81Minor5,765

The worst floods along the Eagle Creek (IN)

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

April 19, 2013: 18.18 ft here, moderate flooding

  • ZionsvilleIN · Apr 19, 2013 · 15.98 ft · Major · its highest
  • ClermontIN · Apr 19, 2013 · 15.84 ft · Moderate · its highest

September 1, 2003: 16.57 ft here, moderate flooding

  • ZionsvilleIN · Sep 1, 2003 · 12.34 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Eagle Creek (IN)

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

Flood gauges on the Eagle Creek (IN)
ZionsvilleIN9.015.98 ft, Apr 19, 20131
Traders PointIN11.513.23 ft, Jul 14, 20150
ClermontIN9.015.84 ft, Apr 19, 20130
Speedway this gaugeIN9.018.18 ft, Apr 19, 20130
Raymond Street in IndianapolisIN14.015.79 ft, May 5, 20170

Other gauges in Marion County

Flood gauges in Marion County
Acton9.014.99 ft, Jul 20, 19690
Indianapolis8.013.31 ft, Jun 26, 19780
Clermont9.015.84 ft, Apr 19, 20130
Raymond Street in Indianapolis14.015.79 ft, May 5, 20170
Traders Point11.513.23 ft, Jul 14, 20150
Bridgeport6.016.00 ft, Sep 1, 20031
16th Street in Indianapolis12.016.63 ft, Aug 16, 20260
Millersville10.016.30 ft, Mar 26, 19130
Beech Grove7.010.35 ft, Jun 20, 20110
Indianapolis10.013.21 ft, Jun 7, 20080
Speedway6.012.79 ft, Sep 1, 20030
Arlington Avenue in Indianapolis8.016.00 ft, May 28, 19562
Dam near I-70 in Eastern Marion County19.519.78 ft, Jun 20, 20110
Farleys Addition in Indianapolis7.38.32 ft, Jun 19, 20190
82nd Street Bridge near Nora11.022.40 ft, Mar 26, 19133
Broad Ripple6.014.00 ft, Mar 26, 19130
Indianapolis Museum of Art12.025.90 ft, Mar 26, 19131
Michigan Street in Indianapolis16.030.00 ft, Mar 26, 19131
Ravenswood6.016.00 ft, Mar 26, 19137
Raymond Street in Indianapolis16.020.51 ft, Aug 16, 20260
Rocky Ripple7.020.45 ft, Mar 25, 19132
Stout Power Plant10.028.90 ft, Mar 26, 19130
Broad Ripple Dam8.520.59 ft, Aug 15, 20260
Ravenswood9.016.88 ft, Aug 15, 20261

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge INSI3, 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.