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Eel River (IN) at North Manchester

Highest listed crest 16.46 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft13 crests since 1967

The Eel River (IN) at North Manchester crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 13 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1967 to 2021. The highest, 16.46 ft on April 19, 2013, was major flooding, 5.46 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Eel River (IN) crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
16.46 ft
April 19, 2013; 8,590 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 16.0 ft
Crests at major
1
96th of 206 gauges in Indiana
Most recent flood crest
May 9, 2021
11.22 ft, minor flooding
Location
Wabash County
Near Wabash (13.5 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Eel River (IN) at North Manchester
Action stage9.02May 12, 2002The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.05May 9, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.04Feb 21, 2018Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage16.01Apr 19, 2013Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

13 crests from 1967 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Eel River (IN) at North Manchester, 1967 to 2021 81012141618ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 16.0 ft Dec 22, 1967: 15.55 ft, moderate flooding; 7,940 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1997: 11.78 ft, minor floodingJan 24, 1999: 12.26 ft, minor flooding; 6,340 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2000: 8.33 ft, below flood stage; 3,260 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 2001: 10.38 ft, action stage; 4,720 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2002: 10.05 ft, action stage; 4,150 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2013: 16.46 ft, major flooding; 8,590 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 2014: 11.89 ft, minor flooding; 3,990 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2015: 15.51 ft, moderate flooding; 7,560 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 2017: 15.44 ft, moderate flooding; 5,613 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 2018: 14.47 ft, moderate flooding; 6,910 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2019: 11.71 ft, minor flooding; 4,100 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 2021: 11.22 ft, minor flooding; 3,760 cubic feet per second Highest, 16.46 ft, Apr 19, 2013 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Eel River (IN) at North Manchester 1960s: 1 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 2 2000s: 0 2010s: 6 6 2020s: 1 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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.
  3. 122 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 17.50 ft on Mar 27, 1913; 11.50 ft on Mar 29, 1924; 13.60 ft on Mar 14, 1925; 12.00 ft on Apr 8, 1926; 14.20 ft on Nov 30, 1927; 14.00 ft on Aug 3, 1929; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Eel River (IN) at North Manchester
1Apr 19, 201316.46+5.46Major8,590
2Dec 22, 196715.55+4.55Moderate7,940
3Jun 16, 201515.51+4.51Moderate7,560
4Jul 8, 201715.44+4.44Moderate5,613
5Feb 21, 201814.47+3.47Moderate6,910
6Jan 24, 199912.26+1.26Minor6,340
7Feb 21, 201411.89+0.89Minor3,990
8Mar 14, 199711.78+0.78Minor—
9May 1, 201911.71+0.71Minor4,100
10May 9, 202111.22+0.22Minor3,760
11Feb 10, 200110.38−0.62Action4,720
12May 12, 200210.05−0.95Action4,150
13Jun 6, 20008.33−2.67Below flood stage3,260

The worst floods along the Eel River (IN)

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

April 19, 2013: 16.46 ft here, major flooding

June 16, 2015: 15.51 ft here, moderate flooding

February 21, 2018: 14.47 ft here, moderate flooding

Gauges on the Eel River (IN)

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

Flood gauges on the Eel River (IN)
North Manchester this gaugeIN11.016.46 ft, Apr 19, 20131
Logansport (Adamsboro)IN9.013.20 ft, May 18, 19432

Other gauges in Wabash County

Flood gauges in Wabash County
Dora11.011.74 ft, Jun 29, 20150
Wabash14.028.70 ft, Mar 26, 19134

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NMCI3, 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.