Highest listed crest 42.20 ft March 28, 1913; 160,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage 20.0 ft Major flooding from 30.0 ft
Crests at major 19 3rd of 206 gauges in Indiana
Most recent flood crest May 26, 2026 20.20 ft, minor flooding Listed crests at the East Fork White River at Shoals, 1897 to 2026 0 10 20 30 40 50 ft Flood stage 20.0 ft Major 30.0 ft Mar 8, 1897: 35.30 ft, major flooding; 87,800 cubic feet per second Jan 25, 1904: 15.20 ft, action stage; 23,300 cubic feet per second Feb 11, 1904: 16.00 ft, action stage; 24,500 cubic feet per second Mar 30, 1904: 34.20 ft, major flooding; 79,600 cubic feet per second May 17, 1905: 15.20 ft, action stage; 23,300 cubic feet per second Jan 4, 1906: 15.40 ft, action stage; 23,600 cubic feet per second Apr 4, 1906: 27.00 ft, moderate flooding; 41,000 cubic feet per second Mar 17, 1907: 35.00 ft, major flooding; 86,600 cubic feet per second May 11, 1908: 27.20 ft, moderate flooding; 44,100 cubic feet per second Mar 1, 1909: 14.70 ft, action stage; 22,600 cubic feet per second Mar 14, 1909: 17.20 ft, action stage; 26,300 cubic feet per second Jan 22, 1910: 18.00 ft, action stage; 27,500 cubic feet per second Mar 6, 1910: 22.30 ft, minor flooding; 34,000 cubic feet per second Oct 13, 1910: 23.80 ft, minor flooding; 36,500 cubic feet per second Feb 2, 1911: 13.00 ft, action stage; 20,000 cubic feet per second Apr 9, 1911: 17.20 ft, action stage; 26,300 cubic feet per second Apr 19, 1911: 19.10 ft, action stage; 29,200 cubic feet per second Jan 25, 1912: 14.00 ft, action stage; 21,500 cubic feet per second Mar 3, 1912: 23.70 ft, minor flooding; 36,300 cubic feet per second Apr 4, 1912: 21.00 ft, minor flooding; 32,000 cubic feet per second May 1, 1912: 17.30 ft, action stage; 26,400 cubic feet per second May 13, 1912: 15.20 ft, action stage; 23,300 cubic feet per second Jan 24, 1913: 26.40 ft, moderate flooding; 42,000 cubic feet per second Mar 28, 1913: 42.20 ft, major flooding; 160,000 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 1914: 16.50 ft, action stage; 25,200 cubic feet per second Feb 7, 1915: 18.00 ft, action stage; 27,500 cubic feet per second Jul 12, 1915: 14.00 ft, action stage; 21,500 cubic feet per second Dec 22, 1915: 14.70 ft, action stage; 22,600 cubic feet per second Jan 6, 1916: 18.90 ft, action stage; 28,800 cubic feet per second Jan 18, 1916: 24.50 ft, minor flooding; 37,800 cubic feet per second Jan 26, 1916: 13.40 ft, action stage; 20,600 cubic feet per second Feb 4, 1916: 32.00 ft, major flooding; 59,600 cubic feet per second Apr 25, 1916: 13.40 ft, action stage; 20,600 cubic feet per second Jun 10, 1917: 23.00 ft, minor flooding; 35,100 cubic feet per second May 17, 1918: 23.20 ft, minor flooding; 35,400 cubic feet per second Mar 22, 1919: 26.20 ft, moderate flooding; 41,500 cubic feet per second Apr 25, 1920: 28.60 ft, moderate flooding; 48,600 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 1921: 22.20 ft, minor flooding; 33,800 cubic feet per second Dec 29, 1921: 27.90 ft, moderate flooding; 46,200 cubic feet per second Feb 4, 1923: 12.20 ft, action stage; 18,300 cubic feet per second Dec 18, 1923: 17.30 ft, action stage; 26,400 cubic feet per second Dec 27, 1923: 18.00 ft, action stage; 27,500 cubic feet per second Jan 17, 1924: 14.50 ft, action stage; 22,200 cubic feet per second Apr 3, 1924: 13.30 ft, action stage; 20,400 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 1925: 8.10 ft, below flood stage; 11,900 cubic feet per second Nov 16, 1925: 14.50 ft, action stage; 22,200 cubic feet per second Feb 19, 1926: 18.30 ft, action stage; 28,000 cubic feet per second Mar 27, 1926: 14.50 ft, action stage; 22,200 cubic feet per second Apr 13, 1926: 19.20 ft, action stage; 29,300 cubic feet per second Jan 27, 1927: 26.70 ft, moderate flooding; 42,800 cubic feet per second Mar 26, 1927: 26.40 ft, moderate flooding; 42,000 cubic feet per second Apr 6, 1927: 13.80 ft, action stage; 20,900 cubic feet per second May 14, 1927: 16.20 ft, action stage; 24,700 cubic feet per second May 29, 1927: 16.80 ft, action stage; 25,700 cubic feet per second Dec 6, 1927: 20.30 ft, minor flooding; 30,900 cubic feet per second Dec 19, 1927: 21.15 ft, minor flooding; 32,300 cubic feet per second Feb 11, 1928: 18.82 ft, action stage; 28,500 cubic feet per second Apr 27, 1928: 18.43 ft, action stage; 27,800 cubic feet per second Jan 26, 1929: 26.45 ft, moderate flooding; 41,800 cubic feet per second Mar 4, 1929: 26.10 ft, moderate flooding; 41,000 cubic feet per second Apr 15, 1929: 16.68 ft, action stage; 25,100 cubic feet per second May 9, 1929: 14.18 ft, action stage; 21,100 cubic feet per second May 20, 1929: 21.54 ft, minor flooding; 32,800 cubic feet per second Dec 24, 1929: 15.20 ft, action stage; 22,700 cubic feet per second Jan 15, 1930: 32.60 ft, major flooding; 68,100 cubic feet per second Feb 17, 1930: 15.20 ft, action stage; 22,700 cubic feet per second Mar 2, 1930: 13.80 ft, action stage; 20,500 cubic feet per second Apr 6, 1931: 9.72 ft, below flood stage; 13,700 cubic feet per second Dec 14, 1931: 14.20 ft, action stage; 21,100 cubic feet per second Jan 23, 1932: 25.33 ft, moderate flooding; 39,200 cubic feet per second Jan 6, 1933: 25.96 ft, moderate flooding; 40,800 cubic feet per second Jan 28, 1933: 25.08 ft, moderate flooding; 39,000 cubic feet per second Mar 25, 1933: 27.05 ft, moderate flooding; 43,500 cubic feet per second Apr 23, 1933: 23.66 ft, minor flooding; 36,300 cubic feet per second May 19, 1933: 29.47 ft, moderate flooding; 52,000 cubic feet per second Mar 31, 1934: 10.56 ft, action stage; 15,600 cubic feet per second Mar 26, 1935: 17.07 ft, action stage; 25,200 cubic feet per second Mar 28, 1936: 14.56 ft, action stage; 21,700 cubic feet per second Apr 11, 1936: 13.66 ft, action stage; 20,200 cubic feet per second Nov 10, 1936: 14.68 ft, action stage; 22,300 cubic feet per second Jan 25, 1937: 37.02 ft, major flooding; 99,800 cubic feet per second May 4, 1937: 15.47 ft, action stage; 23,600 cubic feet per second Dec 23, 1937: 15.52 ft, action stage; 24,300 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 1938: 21.72 ft, minor flooding; 33,700 cubic feet per second Apr 5, 1938: 17.95 ft, action stage; 28,200 cubic feet per second Apr 13, 1938: 16.03 ft, action stage; 25,100 cubic feet per second Mar 6, 1939: 19.20 ft, action stage; 27,200 cubic feet per second Mar 17, 1939: 24.91 ft, minor flooding; 38,700 cubic feet per second Apr 21, 1939: 29.47 ft, moderate flooding; 56,400 cubic feet per second Apr 25, 1940: 28.97 ft, moderate flooding; 52,400 cubic feet per second Jun 12, 1941: 8.81 ft, below flood stage; 11,700 cubic feet per second Mar 15, 1942: 14.25 ft, action stage; 20,400 cubic feet per second Apr 15, 1942: 19.97 ft, action stage; 28,400 cubic feet per second Mar 23, 1943: 31.17 ft, major flooding; 63,500 cubic feet per second May 16, 1943: 15.80 ft, action stage; 22,800 cubic feet per second Apr 16, 1944: 27.71 ft, moderate flooding; 47,400 cubic feet per second Mar 10, 1945: 32.88 ft, major flooding; 74,100 cubic feet per second Mar 25, 1945: 22.03 ft, minor flooding; 31,400 cubic feet per second Apr 8, 1945: 20.25 ft, minor flooding; 27,900 cubic feet per second Apr 20, 1945: 14.66 ft, action stage; 20,900 cubic feet per second Jun 23, 1945: 22.31 ft, minor flooding; 32,000 cubic feet per second Feb 18, 1946: 16.48 ft, action stage; 23,500 cubic feet per second Apr 12, 1947: 14.02 ft, action stage; 20,200 cubic feet per second May 6, 1947: 20.74 ft, minor flooding; 30,900 cubic feet per second May 22, 1947: 17.29 ft, action stage; 25,600 cubic feet per second Jun 8, 1947: 24.20 ft, minor flooding; 40,800 cubic feet per second Apr 1, 1948: 21.16 ft, minor flooding; 32,600 cubic feet per second Apr 17, 1948: 22.94 ft, minor flooding; 36,900 cubic feet per second Dec 20, 1948: 14.74 ft, action stage; 21,500 cubic feet per second Jan 10, 1949: 31.05 ft, major flooding; 63,200 cubic feet per second Jan 28, 1949: 30.38 ft, major flooding; 60,200 cubic feet per second Feb 20, 1949: 23.07 ft, minor flooding; 33,900 cubic feet per second Mar 14, 1949: 14.14 ft, action stage; 20,600 cubic feet per second Apr 1, 1949: 24.53 ft, minor flooding; 37,300 cubic feet per second Nov 26, 1950: 17.61 ft, action stage; 27,100 cubic feet per second Dec 11, 1950: 20.69 ft, minor flooding; 33,000 cubic feet per second Jan 8, 1951: 13.87 ft, action stage; 20,600 cubic feet per second Jan 20, 1951: 22.64 ft, minor flooding; 37,200 cubic feet per second Feb 26, 1951: 24.60 ft, minor flooding; 42,700 cubic feet per second Mar 22, 1951: 15.23 ft, action stage; 22,800 cubic feet per second Apr 16, 1951: 13.54 ft, action stage; 20,000 cubic feet per second Dec 14, 1951: 17.90 ft, action stage; 27,700 cubic feet per second Feb 2, 1952: 24.02 ft, minor flooding; 41,500 cubic feet per second Mar 16, 1952: 17.82 ft, action stage; 27,500 cubic feet per second Mar 27, 1952: 18.98 ft, action stage; 29,700 cubic feet per second May 21, 1953: 13.30 ft, action stage; 19,900 cubic feet per second Apr 12, 1954: 5.51 ft, below flood stage; 5,580 cubic feet per second Mar 6, 1955: 19.52 ft, action stage; 30,600 cubic feet per second Mar 22, 1955: 15.97 ft, action stage; 24,300 cubic feet per second Nov 23, 1955: 16.72 ft, action stage; 25,500 cubic feet per second Feb 7, 1956: 14.18 ft, action stage; 20,100 cubic feet per second Feb 26, 1956: 15.03 ft, action stage; 21,400 cubic feet per second Apr 8, 1956: 16.33 ft, action stage; 23,600 cubic feet per second Jun 4, 1956: 21.36 ft, minor flooding; 34,200 cubic feet per second Apr 11, 1957: 25.27 ft, moderate flooding; 41,400 cubic feet per second May 28, 1957: 26.79 ft, moderate flooding; 45,800 cubic feet per second Jul 10, 1957: 14.79 ft, action stage; 20,000 cubic feet per second Dec 27, 1957: 25.14 ft, moderate flooding; 40,900 cubic feet per second May 12, 1958: 22.68 ft, minor flooding; 34,900 cubic feet per second Jun 18, 1958: 15.81 ft, action stage; 21,400 cubic feet per second Jul 24, 1958: 18.57 ft, action stage; 26,100 cubic feet per second Jan 27, 1959: 32.07 ft, major flooding; 68,200 cubic feet per second Feb 16, 1959: 20.07 ft, minor flooding; 29,000 cubic feet per second Jun 29, 1960: 25.14 ft, moderate flooding; 40,900 cubic feet per second Mar 11, 1961: 22.90 ft, minor flooding; 35,400 cubic feet per second May 5, 1961: 15.50 ft, action stage; 22,500 cubic feet per second May 13, 1961: 33.53 ft, major flooding; 76,800 cubic feet per second Jan 23, 1962: 15.44 ft, action stage; 22,400 cubic feet per second Feb 5, 1962: 23.21 ft, minor flooding; 36,100 cubic feet per second Mar 11, 1963: 26.70 ft, moderate flooding; 45,500 cubic feet per second Mar 23, 1963: 21.87 ft, minor flooding; 33,200 cubic feet per second Mar 15, 1964: 31.02 ft, major flooding; 62,300 cubic feet per second Apr 28, 1964: 20.80 ft, minor flooding; 31,000 cubic feet per second Feb 11, 1965: 17.68 ft, action stage; 25,800 cubic feet per second Feb 16, 1965: 17.60 ft, action stage; 25,600 cubic feet per second Feb 17, 1966: 13.32 ft, action stage; 19,600 cubic feet per second Dec 16, 1966: 19.16 ft, action stage; 29,300 cubic feet per second May 16, 1967: 13.91 ft, action stage; 20,400 cubic feet per second Feb 3, 1968: 15.25 ft, action stage; 22,400 cubic feet per second Apr 5, 1968: 14.56 ft, action stage; 21,300 cubic feet per second May 30, 1968: 29.44 ft, moderate flooding; 58,800 cubic feet per second Jan 24, 1969: 15.94 ft, action stage; 23,400 cubic feet per second Feb 5, 1969: 26.42 ft, moderate flooding; 47,300 cubic feet per second Apr 19, 1969: 14.68 ft, action stage; 21,500 cubic feet per second Jul 28, 1969: 12.84 ft, action stage; 20,300 cubic feet per second Apr 7, 1970: 15.31 ft, action stage; 22,500 cubic feet per second Apr 29, 1970: 15.00 ft, action stage; 22,000 cubic feet per second Feb 27, 1971: 22.00 ft, minor flooding; 35,000 cubic feet per second Apr 17, 1972: 22.01 ft, minor flooding; 35,000 cubic feet per second Apr 22, 1972: 22.46 ft, minor flooding; 35,900 cubic feet per second Mar 18, 1973: 20.02 ft, minor flooding; 31,000 cubic feet per second Apr 24, 1973: 18.29 ft, action stage; 27,600 cubic feet per second Jul 22, 1973: 15.74 ft, action stage; 23,100 cubic feet per second Jan 27, 1974: 15.08 ft, action stage; 22,200 cubic feet per second Apr 9, 1974: 16.45 ft, action stage; 24,300 cubic feet per second Jun 1, 1974: 14.70 ft, action stage; 21,600 cubic feet per second Mar 2, 1975: 25.19 ft, moderate flooding; 43,500 cubic feet per second Mar 24, 1975: 16.85 ft, action stage; 24,900 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 1975: 16.86 ft, action stage; 24,900 cubic feet per second Apr 30, 1975: 13.81 ft, action stage; 20,200 cubic feet per second Jan 31, 1976: 14.73 ft, action stage; 21,600 cubic feet per second Feb 23, 1976: 15.37 ft, action stage; 22,600 cubic feet per second Mar 5, 1977: 11.91 ft, action stage; 17,400 cubic feet per second Dec 15, 1977: 15.49 ft, action stage; 22,800 cubic feet per second Dec 21, 1977: 17.37 ft, action stage; 25,700 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 1978: 26.84 ft, moderate flooding; 48,800 cubic feet per second Dec 9, 1978: 15.19 ft, action stage; 22,300 cubic feet per second Dec 14, 1978: 14.03 ft, action stage; 20,600 cubic feet per second Jan 2, 1979: 13.65 ft, action stage; 20,000 cubic feet per second Jan 7, 1979: 14.98 ft, action stage; 22,000 cubic feet per second Mar 2, 1979: 26.77 ft, moderate flooding; 48,900 cubic feet per second Apr 5, 1979: 13.98 ft, action stage; 20,500 cubic feet per second Jul 29, 1979: 15.02 ft, action stage; 22,100 cubic feet per second Aug 3, 1979: 19.26 ft, action stage; 29,500 cubic feet per second Aug 8, 1979: 20.60 ft, minor flooding Dec 1, 1979: 20.86 ft, minor flooding; 32,700 cubic feet per second Dec 29, 1979: 17.72 ft, action stage; 26,400 cubic feet per second Mar 26, 1980: 15.86 ft, action stage; 23,100 cubic feet per second Jun 2, 1981: 16.38 ft, action stage; 24,200 cubic feet per second Jan 24, 1982: 17.45 ft, action stage; 25,900 cubic feet per second Feb 6, 1982: 26.86 ft, moderate flooding; 48,900 cubic feet per second Feb 22, 1982: 17.68 ft, action stage; 26,300 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 1982: 16.83 ft, action stage; 24,900 cubic feet per second Apr 15, 1983: 16.93 ft, action stage; 22,400 cubic feet per second May 7, 1983: 27.77 ft, moderate flooding; 49,700 cubic feet per second Apr 28, 1984: 20.29 ft, minor flooding; 27,900 cubic feet per second Jan 6, 1985: 17.95 ft, action stage; 26,900 cubic feet per second Feb 23, 1985: 14.91 ft, action stage; 21,900 cubic feet per second Mar 1, 1985: 19.74 ft, action stage; 30,500 cubic feet per second Apr 6, 1985: 23.69 ft, minor flooding; 39,100 cubic feet per second Nov 17, 1985: 18.82 ft, action stage; 28,600 cubic feet per second Dec 3, 1985: 20.29 ft, minor flooding; 31,600 cubic feet per second Dec 18, 1985: 14.97 ft, action stage; 22,000 cubic feet per second Feb 11, 1986: 16.43 ft, action stage; 24,200 cubic feet per second Apr 19, 1987: 9.00 ft, below flood stage; 13,500 cubic feet per second Feb 3, 1988: 16.73 ft, action stage; 24,700 cubic feet per second Feb 7, 1988: 19.37 ft, action stage; 29,700 cubic feet per second Apr 12, 1988: 15.50 ft, action stage; 22,800 cubic feet per second Mar 22, 1989: 14.68 ft, action stage; 21,900 cubic feet per second Apr 1, 1989: 19.90 ft, action stage Apr 5, 1989: 24.14 ft, minor flooding; 40,400 cubic feet per second May 3, 1989: 13.47 ft, action stage; 20,500 cubic feet per second Jun 1, 1989: 14.62 ft, action stage; 21,900 cubic feet per second Feb 10, 1990: 14.40 ft, action stage; 22,000 cubic feet per second Feb 21, 1990: 17.65 ft, action stage; 26,800 cubic feet per second May 22, 1990: 28.03 ft, moderate flooding; 48,000 cubic feet per second Dec 24, 1990: 17.56 ft, action stage; 26,900 cubic feet per second Jan 5, 1991: 27.28 ft, moderate flooding; 50,400 cubic feet per second Feb 12, 1991: 15.49 ft, action stage; 23,600 cubic feet per second Mar 28, 1991: 17.04 ft, action stage; 26,100 cubic feet per second Nov 18, 1992: 6.70 ft, below flood stage Jan 10, 1993: 9.93 ft, below flood stage Jan 25, 1993: 9.10 ft, below flood stage Mar 10, 1993: 16.03 ft, action stage Apr 15, 1993: 14.08 ft, action stage Aug 20, 1993: 5.40 ft, below flood stage Nov 22, 1993: 27.15 ft, moderate flooding Dec 5, 1993: 11.76 ft, action stage Dec 10, 1993: 13.33 ft, action stage Feb 2, 1994: 18.39 ft, action stage Apr 11, 1994: 12.56 ft, action stage Apr 17, 1994: 20.59 ft, minor flooding May 1, 1994: 13.71 ft, action stage May 8, 1994: 12.65 ft, action stage May 12, 1994: 10.08 ft, action stage Mar 13, 1995: 10.46 ft, action stage Apr 22, 1995: 15.45 ft, action stage Apr 26, 1995: 14.62 ft, action stage May 20, 1995: 22.22 ft, minor flooding May 24, 1995: 22.63 ft, minor flooding Mar 26, 1996: 15.27 ft, action stage Apr 24, 1996: 16.70 ft, action stage Apr 28, 1996: 17.46 ft, action stage May 4, 1996: 31.25 ft, major flooding; 66,700 cubic feet per second May 10, 1996: 27.06 ft, moderate flooding May 15, 1996: 24.59 ft, minor flooding May 20, 1996: 18.15 ft, action stage Jun 2, 1996: 15.81 ft, action stage Jun 14, 1996: 16.57 ft, action stage Dec 25, 1996: 12.10 ft, action stage Dec 29, 1996: 13.00 ft, action stage Jan 29, 1997: 16.73 ft, action stage Feb 5, 1997: 11.50 ft, action stage Feb 9, 1997: 13.20 ft, action stage Mar 3, 1997: 15.90 ft, action stage Mar 7, 1997: 18.50 ft, action stage Mar 15, 1997: 11.20 ft, action stage Mar 19, 1997: 12.80 ft, action stage May 7, 1997: 10.50 ft, action stage Jun 7, 1997: 25.37 ft, moderate flooding; 44,000 cubic feet per second Feb 14, 1998: 6.00 ft, below flood stage Mar 14, 1998: 8.32 ft, below flood stage Mar 25, 1998: 10.62 ft, action stage Apr 15, 1998: 13.53 ft, action stage Apr 20, 1998: 24.72 ft, minor flooding; 42,100 cubic feet per second May 1, 1998: 16.47 ft, action stage May 8, 1998: 13.87 ft, action stage May 13, 1998: 11.70 ft, action stage Jun 21, 1998: 21.21 ft, minor flooding Jan 28, 1999: 21.19 ft, minor flooding; 33,200 cubic feet per second Jun 19, 2000: 14.04 ft, action stage; 20,700 cubic feet per second Dec 17, 2000: 12.77 ft, action stage; 19,000 cubic feet per second Dec 23, 2001: 25.68 ft, moderate flooding May 14, 2002: 28.52 ft, moderate flooding May 18, 2002: 28.41 ft, moderate flooding Jan 6, 2003: 13.14 ft, action stage May 11, 2003: 18.91 ft, action stage Jul 15, 2003: 12.49 ft, action stage Sep 8, 2003: 8.83 ft, below flood stage Jan 10, 2004: 27.84 ft, moderate flooding Jun 17, 2004: 10.14 ft, action stage Jun 23, 2004: 10.50 ft, action stage Jan 11, 2005: 33.22 ft, major flooding; 76,600 cubic feet per second Mar 17, 2006: 29.68 ft, moderate flooding Dec 7, 2006: 18.39 ft, action stage Jan 20, 2007: 25.68 ft, moderate flooding Jan 15, 2008: 14.52 ft, action stage Feb 12, 2008: 20.24 ft, minor flooding Mar 10, 2008: 21.61 ft, minor flooding Mar 24, 2008: 30.13 ft, major flooding Jun 12, 2008: 28.14 ft, moderate flooding Feb 12, 2009: 12.94 ft, action stage Aug 11, 2009: 18.80 ft, action stage Jun 20, 2010: 18.19 ft, action stage Mar 11, 2011: 23.89 ft, minor flooding Apr 26, 2011: 30.65 ft, major flooding Jan 19, 2013: 17.56 ft, action stage Dec 28, 2013: 25.22 ft, moderate flooding Apr 9, 2014: 25.98 ft, moderate flooding Mar 16, 2015: 23.53 ft, minor flooding; 38,804 cubic feet per second Jun 21, 2015: 15.12 ft, action stage Jul 20, 2015: 24.29 ft, minor flooding Jan 3, 2016: 22.86 ft, minor flooding Feb 29, 2016: 16.75 ft, action stage Mar 18, 2016: 17.26 ft, action stage Aug 18, 2016: 10.60 ft, action stage Jan 25, 2017: 15.63 ft, action stage Mar 8, 2017: 15.27 ft, action stage May 11, 2017: 22.99 ft, minor flooding Jun 19, 2017: 11.99 ft, action stage Jul 18, 2017: 9.56 ft, below flood stage Nov 12, 2017: 11.21 ft, action stage Mar 2, 2018: 27.30 ft, moderate flooding Apr 9, 2018: 26.26 ft, moderate flooding Jun 17, 2018: 9.05 ft, below flood stage Jun 27, 2018: 10.18 ft, action stage Sep 16, 2018: 13.06 ft, action stage Nov 8, 2018: 15.07 ft, action stage Feb 13, 2019: 28.45 ft, moderate flooding; 54,845 cubic feet per second Apr 27, 2019: 22.01 ft, minor flooding; 35,025 cubic feet per second Jun 23, 2019: 27.26 ft, moderate flooding; 50,355 cubic feet per second Jan 17, 2020: 23.20 ft, minor flooding; 37,677 cubic feet per second Mar 25, 2020: 23.84 ft, minor flooding; 39,535 cubic feet per second Mar 31, 2023: 22.83 ft, minor flooding; 36,745 cubic feet per second Apr 11, 2025: 31.43 ft, major flooding; 67,592 cubic feet per second Mar 11, 2026: 27.55 ft, moderate flooding; 51,425 cubic feet per second May 26, 2026: 20.20 ft, minor flooding; 31,401 cubic feet per second Highest, 42.20 ft, Mar 28, 1913 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Crests at or above flood stage, by decade Crests at or above flood stage per decade, East Fork White River at Shoals 1890s: 1 1900s: 4 1910s: 11 1920s: 10 1930s: 11 1940s: 15 15 1950s: 11 1960s: 10 1970s: 9 1980s: 6 1990s: 13 2000s: 11 2010s: 13 2020s: 6 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 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. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable. March 28, 1913: 42.20 ft here, major flooding Rivervale IN · Mar 29, 1913 · 47.60 ft · Major · its highest Bedford IN · Mar 29, 1913 · 47.50 ft · Major · its highest Sparksville IN · Mar 28, 1913 · 41.72 ft · Major · its highest Williams IN · Mar 27, 1913 · 31.00 ft · Major · its highest Seymour IN · Mar 26, 1913 · 21.00 ft · Major · its highest Columbus IN · Mar 27, 1913 · 17.90 ft · Major January 25, 1937: 37.02 ft here, major flooding Rivervale IN · Jan 24, 1937 · 38.00 ft · Major Bedford IN · Jan 24, 1937 · 37.20 ft · Major Williams IN · Jan 25, 1937 · 25.00 ft · Major Seymour IN · Jan 22, 1937 · 19.02 ft · Major 07 Other gauges in Martin County Martin County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Indiana
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SHLI3, 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.