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Fall Creek (IN) at Millersville

Highest listed crest 16.30 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft196 crests since 1913

The Fall Creek (IN) at Millersville crested above flood stage 54 times among the 196 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1913 to 2026. The highest, 16.30 ft on March 26, 1913, was moderate flooding, 6.30 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Fall Creek (IN) crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
16.30 ft
March 26, 1913; 22,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
54 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
August 14, 2026
12.99 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Marion County
Near Lawrence (5.3 mi), Indianapolis (6.1 mi), Carmel (8.5 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Fall Creek (IN) at Millersville
Action stage7.0104Sep 9, 2018The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.040Jan 12, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.014Aug 14, 2026Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream

Every listed crest

196 crests from 1913 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Fall Creek (IN) at Millersville, 1913 to 2026 05101520ft Flood stage 10.0 ft Mar 26, 1913: 16.30 ft, moderate flooding; 22,000 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 1926: 10.80 ft, minor flooding; 5,600 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 1929: 7.00 ft, action stage; 2,010 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 1929: 7.73 ft, action stage; 2,450 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 1930: 8.22 ft, action stage; 2,830 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 1930: 10.71 ft, minor flooding; 5,480 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 1930: 11.14 ft, minor flooding; 6,170 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1930: 8.47 ft, action stage; 3,090 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1931: 3.62 ft, below flood stage; 520 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 1931: 7.40 ft, action stage; 2,220 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 1932: 8.63 ft, action stage; 3,170 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 1932: 7.40 ft, action stage; 2,310 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1933: 8.72 ft, action stage; 3,360 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1933: 10.04 ft, minor flooding; 4,760 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1933: 7.45 ft, action stage; 2,310 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1933: 11.77 ft, minor flooding; 6,900 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1934: 5.08 ft, below flood stage; 1,000 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 1935: 9.46 ft, action stage; 3,820 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1936: 7.53 ft, action stage; 2,180 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 1937: 8.28 ft, action stage; 2,760 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 1937: 11.33 ft, minor flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1937: 7.83 ft, action stage; 3,420 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1937: 7.10 ft, action stage; 2,370 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 1937: 9.04 ft, action stage; 4,930 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1938: 6.73 ft, below flood stage; 2,060 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1938: 6.93 ft, below flood stage; 2,320 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1938: 7.08 ft, action stage; 2,510 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1938: 9.37 ft, action stage; 5,600 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1938: 8.60 ft, action stage; 4,310 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 1938: 7.70 ft, action stage; 3,260 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1939: 5.83 ft, below flood stage; 2,560 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1939: 6.54 ft, below flood stage; 3,290 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1939: 7.23 ft, action stage; 4,180 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1940: 5.53 ft, below flood stage; 2,290 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1941: 2.62 ft, below flood stage; 394 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 1942: 6.00 ft, below flood stage; 2,600 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1942: 6.65 ft, below flood stage; 3,250 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1942: 5.58 ft, below flood stage; 2,230 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1943: 7.35 ft, action stage; 3,870 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1943: 11.34 ft, minor flooding; 11,100 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1944: 9.94 ft, action stage; 7,900 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1945: 6.80 ft, below flood stage; 2,840 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1945: 7.51 ft, action stage; 3,700 cubic feet per secondOct 2, 1945: 6.70 ft, below flood stage; 2,240 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1946: 6.49 ft, below flood stage; 2,450 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1946: 6.75 ft, below flood stage; 2,660 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1947: 6.42 ft, below flood stage; 2,240 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 1948: 7.16 ft, action stage; 2,960 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1948: 9.00 ft, action stage; 4,690 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1948: 10.45 ft, minor flooding; 6,770 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1948: 8.28 ft, action stage; 3,950 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 1949: 7.10 ft, action stage; 2,830 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1949: 8.27 ft, action stage; 3,850 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1949: 6.89 ft, below flood stage; 2,670 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1949: 6.92 ft, below flood stage; 2,670 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1949: 6.51 ft, below flood stage; 2,350 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1949: 6.82 ft, below flood stage; 2,590 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 1950: 10.85 ft, minor flooding; 7,400 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 1950: 8.24 ft, action stage; 3,750 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 1950: 9.38 ft, action stage; 5,300 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1950: 9.28 ft, action stage; 5,150 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1950: 9.98 ft, action stage; 6,200 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1950: 7.67 ft, action stage; 3,310 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1950: 6.27 ft, below flood stage; 2,200 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 1950: 6.21 ft, below flood stage; 2,140 cubic feet per secondNov 20, 1950: 6.66 ft, below flood stage; 2,510 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 1950: 6.10 ft, below flood stage; 2,070 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1951: 9.26 ft, action stage; 5,150 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1952: 7.90 ft, action stage; 3,020 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 1952: 6.63 ft, below flood stage; 2,090 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1952: 7.34 ft, action stage; 2,560 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1953: 7.01 ft, action stage; 2,350 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 1953: 10.73 ft, minor flooding; 5,130 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1954: 7.53 ft, action stage; 2,550 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 1955: 5.52 ft, below flood stage; 1,300 cubic feet per secondNov 18, 1955: 7.44 ft, action stage; 2,480 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1956: 9.58 ft, action stage; 4,250 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1956: 6.94 ft, below flood stage; 2,140 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1956: 13.53 ft, moderate flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1957: 8.83 ft, action stage; 3,540 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1957: 7.15 ft, action stage; 2,340 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1957: 7.40 ft, action stage; 2,480 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1957: 7.17 ft, action stage; 2,280 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1957: 7.49 ft, action stage; 2,520 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 1957: 9.91 ft, action stage; 4,590 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 1957: 9.23 ft, action stage; 3,880 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 1957: 7.62 ft, action stage; 2,680 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1958: 11.56 ft, minor flooding; 7,450 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 1958: 7.14 ft, action stage; 2,330 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 1958: 9.82 ft, action stage; 4,480 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1959: 10.82 ft, minor flooding; 5,770 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1959: 9.91 ft, action stage; 4,590 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1960: 7.28 ft, action stage; 2,470 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1961: 6.95 ft, below flood stage; 2,160 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1961: 7.89 ft, action stage; 2,720 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1961: 11.01 ft, minor flooding; 6,050 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1961: 7.82 ft, action stage; 2,650 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1961: 6.86 ft, below flood stage; 2,100 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1962: 8.86 ft, action stage; 3,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1962: 7.63 ft, action stage; 2,480 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1962: 7.15 ft, action stage; 2,200 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1963: 12.32 ft, moderate flooding; 9,020 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1963: 8.42 ft, action stage; 3,450 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1963: 7.40 ft, action stage; 2,600 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1964: 10.49 ft, minor flooding; 5,860 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1964: 12.78 ft, moderate flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1965: 8.23 ft, action stage; 3,060 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1965: 8.32 ft, action stage; 3,140 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1966: 4.45 ft, below flood stage; 768 cubic feet per secondDec 10, 1966: 8.62 ft, action stage; 3,370 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1968: 8.14 ft, action stage; 2,930 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 1968: 9.53 ft, action stage; 4,390 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1968: 7.30 ft, action stage; 2,330 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 1968: 6.98 ft, below flood stage; 2,060 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 1968: 6.98 ft, below flood stage; 2,060 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1969: 10.16 ft, minor flooding; 5,230 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1969: 7.62 ft, action stage; 2,550 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 1969: 8.29 ft, action stage; 3,250 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1970: 7.69 ft, action stage; 2,550 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1971: 8.76 ft, action stage; 3,510 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 1971: 8.50 ft, action stage; 3,250 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1973: 8.43 ft, action stage; 3,190 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1974: 9.49 ft, action stage; 4,340 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1975: 10.87 ft, minor flooding; 5,740 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1976: 7.40 ft, action stage; 2,370 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1977: 5.75 ft, below flood stage; 1,250 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1978: 10.17 ft, minor flooding; 4,810 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1979: 10.53 ft, minor flooding; 5,020 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1980: 8.47 ft, action stage; 3,380 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1981: 9.55 ft, action stage; 4,030 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1982: 8.07 ft, action stage; 2,870 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1983: 8.33 ft, action stage; 3,010 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1984: 7.54 ft, action stage; 2,510 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1985: 10.75 ft, minor flooding; 5,870 cubic feet per secondDec 12, 1985: 10.68 ft, minor flooding; 5,430 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 1986: 10.23 ft, minor flooding; 4,530 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1988: 8.38 ft, action stage; 3,050 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1989: 10.10 ft, minor flooding; 4,200 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1990: 9.69 ft, action stage; 3,940 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1990: 13.36 ft, moderate flooding; 7,550 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 1991: 7.28 ft, action stage; 2,130 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1991: 8.17 ft, action stage; 2,730 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1991: 7.12 ft, action stage; 2,030 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1992: 7.47 ft, action stage; 2,250 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1992: 9.44 ft, action stage; 3,720 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 1992: 7.45 ft, action stage; 2,240 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 1992: 7.94 ft, action stage; 2,570 cubic feet per secondNov 23, 1992: 7.80 ft, action stageNov 15, 1993: 12.20 ft, moderate flooding; 6,590 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 1994: 8.98 ft, action stageMar 8, 1995: 6.81 ft, below flood stageMay 19, 1995: 9.97 ft, action stageMay 9, 1996: 10.16 ft, minor floodingDec 24, 1996: 8.70 ft, action stageJan 22, 1997: 8.50 ft, action stageFeb 5, 1997: 6.20 ft, below flood stageFeb 28, 1997: 9.50 ft, action stageMar 15, 1997: 6.85 ft, below flood stageJun 2, 1997: 7.95 ft, action stageMar 20, 1998: 8.15 ft, action stageApr 10, 1998: 8.10 ft, action stageMay 8, 1998: 8.00 ft, action stageSep 2, 2003: 15.68 ft, moderate flooding; 11,900 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2004: 11.06 ft, minor floodingJun 17, 2004: 10.61 ft, minor floodingJan 6, 2005: 13.71 ft, moderate flooding; 8,710 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 2006: 10.19 ft, minor floodingJan 15, 2007: 10.30 ft, minor floodingFeb 6, 2008: 11.09 ft, minor floodingJun 5, 2008: 11.81 ft, minor flooding; 6,140 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2009: 8.63 ft, action stageMar 1, 2011: 12.85 ft, moderate flooding; 7,480 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2011: 10.33 ft, minor floodingJan 14, 2013: 12.09 ft, moderate flooding; 6,490 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 2013: 14.34 ft, moderate flooding; 9,670 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 2015: 10.15 ft, minor floodingJul 12, 2015: 10.19 ft, minor floodingDec 29, 2015: 9.70 ft, action stageAug 24, 2016: 6.95 ft, below flood stageJan 21, 2017: 8.64 ft, action stageMay 5, 2017: 11.56 ft, minor flooding; 5,840 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2017: 6.58 ft, below flood stageJun 25, 2017: 10.42 ft, minor floodingJul 2, 2017: 8.93 ft, action stageJul 9, 2017: 10.65 ft, minor floodingNov 20, 2017: 7.27 ft, action stageFeb 25, 2018: 9.10 ft, action stageApr 4, 2018: 11.38 ft, minor flooding; 5,630 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 2018: 8.94 ft, action stageFeb 8, 2019: 10.28 ft, minor flooding; 4,434 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2019: 10.96 ft, minor flooding; 5,153 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2019: 11.47 ft, minor flooding; 5,734 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 2020: 10.64 ft, minor flooding; 4,580 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 2024: 12.04 ft, moderate flooding; 5,915 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2025: 12.73 ft, moderate flooding; 6,738 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 2026: 12.99 ft, moderate flooding; 7,073 cubic feet per second Highest, 16.30 ft, Mar 26, 1913 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Fall Creek (IN) at Millersville 1910s: 1 1920s: 1 1930s: 5 1940s: 2 1950s: 5 1960s: 5 1970s: 3 1980s: 4 1990s: 3 2000s: 8 2010s: 13 13 2020s: 4 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 196 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Fall Creek (IN) at Millersville
1Mar 26, 191316.30+6.30Moderate22,000
2Sep 2, 200315.68+5.68Moderate11,900
3Dec 23, 201314.34+4.34Moderate9,670
4Jan 6, 200513.71+3.71Moderate8,710
5May 28, 195613.53+3.53Moderate12,900
6Dec 31, 199013.36+3.36Moderate7,550
7Aug 14, 202612.99+2.99Moderate7,073
8Mar 1, 201112.85+2.85Moderate7,480
9Apr 21, 196412.78+2.78Moderate10,100
10Apr 6, 202512.73+2.73Moderate6,738
11Mar 6, 196312.32+2.32Moderate9,020
12Nov 15, 199312.20+2.20Moderate6,590
13Jan 14, 201312.09+2.09Moderate6,490
14Apr 13, 202412.04+2.04Moderate5,915
15Jun 5, 200811.81+1.81Minor6,140
16May 14, 193311.77+1.77Minor6,900
17Jun 11, 195811.56+1.56Minor7,450
18May 5, 201711.56+1.56Minor5,840
19Jun 17, 201911.47+1.47Minor5,734
20Apr 4, 201811.38+1.38Minor5,630
21May 18, 194311.34+1.34Minor11,100
22Jan 15, 193711.33+1.33Minor10,300
23Jan 14, 193011.14+1.14Minor6,170
24Feb 6, 200811.09+1.09Minor—
25Jun 13, 200411.06+1.06Minor—
26Apr 25, 196111.01+1.01Minor6,050
27Apr 27, 201910.96+0.96Minor5,153
28Feb 24, 197510.87+0.87Minor5,740
29Jan 5, 195010.85+0.85Minor7,400
30Jan 22, 195910.82+0.82Minor5,770
31Sep 9, 192610.80+0.80Minor5,600
32Feb 24, 198510.75+0.75Minor5,870
33Jul 7, 195310.73+0.73Minor5,130
34Jan 10, 193010.71+0.71Minor5,480
35Dec 12, 198510.68+0.68Minor5,430
36Jul 9, 201710.65+0.65Minor—
37Jan 12, 202010.64+0.64Minor4,580
38Jun 17, 200410.61+0.61Minor—
39Feb 24, 197910.53+0.53Minor5,020
40Mar 10, 196410.49+0.49Minor5,860
41Apr 6, 194810.45+0.45Minor6,770
42Jun 25, 201710.42+0.42Minor—
43Jun 20, 201110.33+0.33Minor—
44Jan 15, 200710.30+0.30Minor—
45Feb 8, 201910.28+0.28Minor4,434
46Oct 4, 198610.23+0.23Minor4,530
47Dec 2, 200610.19+0.19Minor—
48Jul 12, 201510.19+0.19Minor—
49Mar 16, 197810.17+0.17Minor4,810
50Jan 30, 196910.16+0.16Minor5,230

The worst floods along the Fall Creek (IN)

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

March 26, 1913: 16.30 ft here, moderate flooding

  • FortvilleIN · Mar 26, 1913 · 12.00 ft · Major · its highest

September 2, 2003: 15.68 ft here, moderate flooding

  • FortvilleIN · Sep 2, 2003 · 9.83 ft · Moderate

December 23, 2013: 14.34 ft here, moderate flooding

  • FortvilleIN · Dec 22, 2013 · 10.39 ft · Major

Gauges on the Fall Creek (IN)

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

Flood gauges on the Fall Creek (IN)
FortvilleIN8.012.00 ft, Mar 26, 19133
Millersville this gaugeIN10.016.30 ft, Mar 26, 19130
16th Street in IndianapolisIN12.016.63 ft, Aug 16, 20260

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
Speedway9.018.18 ft, Apr 19, 20130
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
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 MLRI3, 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.