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East Arm Little Calumet River at Porter

Highest listed crest 11.30 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft86 crests since 1945

The East Arm Little Calumet River at Porter crested above flood stage 60 times among the 86 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1945 to 2021. The highest, 11.30 ft on September 15, 2008, was moderate flooding, 3.30 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
11.30 ft
September 15, 2008; 5,320 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
8.0 ft
Major flooding from 12.0 ft
Crests at major
0
60 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 24, 2020
9.44 ft, minor flooding
Location
Porter County
Near Chesterton (2.3 mi), Portage (5.3 mi), Lake Station (9.1 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, East Arm Little Calumet River at Porter
Action stage7.018Nov 1, 2019The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.056May 24, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage10.54Feb 21, 2018Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage12.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

86 crests from 1945 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the East Arm Little Calumet River at Porter, 1945 to 2021 4681012ft Flood stage 8.0 ftMajor 12.0 ft Jun 28, 1945: 9.88 ft, minor flooding; 2,440 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1946: 6.99 ft, below flood stage; 715 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1947: 9.42 ft, minor flooding; 2,140 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1948: 9.10 ft, minor flooding; 1,960 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1949: 6.88 ft, below flood stage; 690 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 1949: 8.72 ft, minor flooding; 1,720 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1951: 8.11 ft, minor flooding; 1,360 cubic feet per secondNov 14, 1951: 7.92 ft, action stage; 1,060 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1953: 6.64 ft, below flood stage; 521 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1954: 8.32 ft, minor flooding; 1,170 cubic feet per secondOct 10, 1954: 10.96 ft, moderate flooding; 3,110 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1956: 8.67 ft, minor flooding; 1,370 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1957: 7.65 ft, action stage; 848 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1958: 6.82 ft, below flood stage; 490 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1959: 8.80 ft, minor flooding; 1,420 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1960: 8.18 ft, minor flooding; 1,120 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1961: 8.02 ft, minor flooding; 1,020 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1962: 7.28 ft, action stage; 710 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 1963: 6.57 ft, below flood stage; 460 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1964: 5.82 ft, below flood stage; 282 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1965: 7.44 ft, action stage; 680 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 1965: 9.92 ft, minor flooding; 1,990 cubic feet per secondDec 8, 1966: 7.92 ft, action stage; 890 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1968: 8.72 ft, minor flooding; 1,290 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 1968: 7.24 ft, action stage; 616 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1970: 8.07 ft, minor flooding; 965 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 1971: 7.62 ft, action stage; 708 cubic feet per secondSep 15, 1972: 8.83 ft, minor flooding; 1,300 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1973: 8.91 ft, minor flooding; 1,400 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1974: 7.87 ft, action stage; 752 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 1975: 8.32 ft, minor flooding; 1,080 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1976: 8.66 ft, minor flooding; 1,250 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1977: 6.76 ft, below flood stage; 453 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1978: 8.12 ft, minor flooding; 986 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1979: 9.50 ft, minor flooding; 1,680 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1980: 7.49 ft, action stage; 707 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1981: 9.99 ft, minor flooding; 2,410 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1982: 9.57 ft, minor flooding; 2,030 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1983: 8.61 ft, minor flooding; 1,300 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1984: 8.14 ft, minor flooding; 1,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1985: 9.36 ft, minor flooding; 1,840 cubic feet per secondNov 18, 1985: 9.31 ft, minor flooding; 1,800 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 1986: 8.08 ft, minor flooding; 900 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1988: 8.05 ft, minor flooding; 883 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1989: 9.63 ft, minor flooding; 2,270 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1990: 10.21 ft, minor flooding; 3,220 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 1990: 10.53 ft, moderate flooding; 3,880 cubic feet per secondSep 10, 1992: 7.50 ft, action stage; 631 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1993: 9.73 ft, minor flooding; 2,220 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1994: 8.44 ft, minor flooding; 1,120 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 1995: 7.82 ft, action stage; 773 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1996: 10.33 ft, minor flooding; 3,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1997: 8.70 ft, minor flooding; 1,300 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1998: 8.12 ft, minor flooding; 928 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1999: 8.06 ft, minor flooding; 896 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2000: 8.72 ft, minor flooding; 1,310 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 2001: 8.56 ft, minor flooding; 1,200 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2002: 8.36 ft, minor flooding; 1,130 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 2003: 7.86 ft, action stage; 793 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2004: 7.75 ft, action stage; 740 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 2005: 9.19 ft, minor flooding; 1,690 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2006: 7.81 ft, action stage; 881 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 2007: 8.63 ft, minor flooding; 1,370 cubic feet per secondSep 15, 2008: 11.30 ft, moderate flooding; 5,320 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2008: 9.08 ft, minor flooding; 1,620 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 2009: 9.30 ft, minor flooding; 1,800 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 2011: 10.06 ft, minor flooding; 2,520 cubic feet per secondOct 21, 2011: 7.49 ft, action stage; 633 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2013: 8.36 ft, minor flooding; 1,040 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2014: 8.10 ft, minor flooding; 906 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 2016: 8.02 ft, minor flooding; 861 cubic feet per secondNov 3, 2016: 8.39 ft, minor flooding; 1,060 cubic feet per secondOct 16, 2017: 8.14 ft, minor flooding; 930 cubic feet per secondOct 24, 2017: 8.28 ft, minor flooding; 998 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 2018: 10.60 ft, moderate flooding; 3,090 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2018: 7.30 ft, action stage; 605 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2019: 9.02 ft, minor flooding; 1,460 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2019: 8.20 ft, minor flooding; 957 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2019: 8.01 ft, minor flooding; 867 cubic feet per secondSep 29, 2019: 7.81 ft, action stage; 774 cubic feet per secondNov 1, 2019: 7.80 ft, action stage; 770 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 2020: 9.31 ft, minor flooding; 1,690 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2020: 8.22 ft, minor flooding; 967 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2020: 8.74 ft, minor flooding; 1,270 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2020: 9.44 ft, minor flooding; 1,800 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 2021: 6.93 ft, below flood stage; 453 cubic feet per second Highest, 11.30 ft, Sep 15, 2008 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, East Arm Little Calumet River at Porter 1940s: 4 1950s: 5 1960s: 4 1970s: 7 1980s: 9 1990s: 8 2000s: 8 2010s: 11 11 2020s: 4 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 86 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, East Arm Little Calumet River at Porter
1Sep 15, 200811.30+3.30Moderate5,320
2Oct 10, 195410.96+2.96Moderate3,110
3Feb 21, 201810.60+2.60Moderate3,090
4Nov 28, 199010.53+2.53Moderate3,880
5May 10, 199610.33+2.33Minor3,400
6Apr 18, 199010.21+2.21Minor3,220
7Jul 2, 201110.06+2.06Minor2,520
8Jun 14, 19819.99+1.99Minor2,410
9Dec 25, 19659.92+1.92Minor1,990
10Jun 28, 19459.88+1.88Minor2,440
11Jun 9, 19939.73+1.73Minor2,220
12Jun 2, 19899.63+1.63Minor2,270
13Mar 13, 19829.57+1.57Minor2,030
14Mar 4, 19799.50+1.50Minor1,680
15May 24, 20209.44+1.44Minor1,800
16Apr 5, 19479.42+1.42Minor2,140
17Feb 24, 19859.36+1.36Minor1,840
18Nov 18, 19859.31+1.31Minor1,800
19Jan 12, 20209.31+1.31Minor1,690
20Oct 31, 20099.30+1.30Minor1,800
21Jan 14, 20059.19+1.19Minor1,690
22May 11, 19489.10+1.10Minor1,960
23Dec 28, 20089.08+1.08Minor1,620
24May 1, 20199.02+1.02Minor1,460
25Apr 22, 19738.91+0.91Minor1,400
26Sep 15, 19728.83+0.83Minor1,300
27Apr 28, 19598.80+0.80Minor1,420
28May 16, 20208.74+0.74Minor1,270
29Dec 22, 19498.72+0.72Minor1,720
30Feb 2, 19688.72+0.72Minor1,290
31Jun 25, 20008.72+0.72Minor1,310
32Feb 22, 19978.70+0.70Minor1,300
33Apr 29, 19568.67+0.67Minor1,370
34Mar 5, 19768.66+0.66Minor1,250
35Apr 26, 20078.63+0.63Minor1,370
36May 2, 19838.61+0.61Minor1,300
37Feb 10, 20018.56+0.56Minor1,200
38Jun 14, 19948.44+0.44Minor1,120
39Nov 3, 20168.39+0.39Minor1,060
40May 12, 20028.36+0.36Minor1,130
41Jun 27, 20138.36+0.36Minor1,040
42Apr 26, 19548.32+0.32Minor1,170
43Jan 11, 19758.32+0.32Minor1,080
44Oct 24, 20178.28+0.28Minor998
45Apr 30, 20208.22+0.22Minor967
46May 29, 20198.20+0.20Minor957
47Feb 11, 19608.18+0.18Minor1,120
48Mar 16, 19848.14+0.14Minor1,000
49Oct 16, 20178.14+0.14Minor930
50Mar 21, 19788.12+0.12Minor986

Other gauges in Porter County

Flood gauges in Porter County
Dunns Bridge10.013.65 ft, Feb 26, 20186
Valparaiso8.08.48 ft, Feb 21, 20180

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PRTI3, 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.