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Fall Creek (IN) near Fortville

Highest listed crest 12.00 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft93 crests since 1913

The Fall Creek (IN) near Fortville crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 93 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1913 to 2026. The highest, 12.00 ft on March 26, 1913, was major flooding, 4.00 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
12.00 ft
March 26, 1913
Flood stage
8.0 ft
Major flooding from 10.0 ft
Crests at major
3
56th of 206 gauges in Indiana
Most recent flood crest
August 14, 2026
10.73 ft, major flooding
Location
Hamilton County
Near McCordsville (4.8 mi), Fishers (5.4 mi), Lawrence (8.9 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) near Fortville
Action stage6.044Mar 19, 2021The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.028Apr 27, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage9.012Apr 6, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage10.03Aug 14, 2026Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

93 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) near Fortville, 1913 to 2026 4681012ft Flood stage 8.0 ftMajor 10.0 ft Mar 26, 1913: 12.00 ft, major floodingMar 17, 1942: 7.39 ft, action stage; 2,460 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1943: 9.77 ft, moderate flooding; 8,240 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1944: 8.79 ft, minor flooding; 5,000 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1945: 6.86 ft, action stage; 1,840 cubic feet per secondOct 2, 1945: 6.87 ft, action stage; 1,840 cubic feet per secondJul 15, 1947: 7.25 ft, action stage; 2,250 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1948: 7.97 ft, action stage; 3,500 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1949: 7.19 ft, action stage; 2,350 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 1950: 8.85 ft, minor flooding; 5,150 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1951: 8.36 ft, minor flooding; 4,250 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1952: 6.85 ft, action stage; 2,000 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 1953: 8.14 ft, minor flooding; 3,850 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1954: 5.50 ft, below flood stage; 1,140 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 1955: 5.76 ft, below flood stage; 1,260 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1956: 7.93 ft, action stage; 3,130 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1957: 8.12 ft, minor flooding; 3,430 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1958: 8.82 ft, minor flooding; 5,040 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1959: 7.75 ft, action stage; 3,850 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1960: 6.72 ft, action stage; 1,790 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1961: 8.89 ft, minor flooding; 5,310 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1962: 7.58 ft, action stage; 2,710 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1963: 9.99 ft, moderate flooding; 5,500 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1964: 9.88 ft, moderate flooding; 8,750 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1965: 6.83 ft, action stage; 1,880 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1966: 4.58 ft, below flood stage; 773 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 1966: 7.30 ft, action stage; 2,270 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1968: 7.98 ft, action stage; 3,300 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1969: 7.52 ft, action stage; 2,620 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1970: 6.86 ft, action stage; 2,010 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 1971: 7.42 ft, action stage; 2,520 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 1971: 7.20 ft, action stage; 2,340 cubic feet per secondNov 15, 1972: 6.93 ft, action stage; 2,060 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1974: 7.12 ft, action stage; 2,240 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1975: 8.51 ft, minor flooding; 4,370 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 1976: 6.63 ft, action stage; 1,850 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1977: 5.92 ft, below flood stage; 1,410 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1978: 7.85 ft, action stage; 3,120 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1979: 8.14 ft, minor flooding; 3,410 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1980: 7.49 ft, action stage; 2,770 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1981: 7.59 ft, action stage; 2,340 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 1982: 7.17 ft, action stage; 2,430 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1983: 7.19 ft, action stage; 2,230 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1984: 6.43 ft, action stage; 1,670 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1985: 8.11 ft, minor flooding; 3,550 cubic feet per secondDec 12, 1985: 8.16 ft, minor flooding; 3,640 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 1986: 7.78 ft, action stage; 3,030 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1988: 5.68 ft, below flood stage; 1,290 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1989: 8.52 ft, minor flooding; 4,050 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1990: 7.37 ft, action stage; 2,510 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1990: 9.83 ft, moderate flooding; 8,450 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1992: 8.41 ft, minor flooding; 4,150 cubic feet per secondNov 13, 1992: 7.21 ft, action stage; 2,160 cubic feet per secondNov 15, 1993: 9.44 ft, moderate flooding; 7,020 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1995: 8.02 ft, minor flooding; 3,420 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1996: 8.27 ft, minor flooding; 3,860 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1997: 7.37 ft, action stage; 2,620 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1998: 8.57 ft, minor flooding; 4,520 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1999: 7.76 ft, action stage; 3,020 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2000: 5.22 ft, below flood stage; 1,210 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 2001: 6.65 ft, action stage; 1,870 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2002: 8.95 ft, minor flooding; 5,460 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 2003: 9.83 ft, moderate flooding; 8,450 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2004: 8.82 ft, minor floodingJun 17, 2004: 7.33 ft, action stageJan 16, 2007: 7.87 ft, action stageFeb 7, 2008: 8.12 ft, minor floodingJun 5, 2008: 9.38 ft, moderate flooding; 6,210 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 2009: 7.29 ft, action stageJun 23, 2010: 8.93 ft, minor floodingMar 1, 2011: 8.50 ft, minor floodingMar 6, 2011: 8.54 ft, minor floodingJan 14, 2013: 9.00 ft, moderate floodingDec 22, 2013: 10.39 ft, major flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 2015: 8.67 ft, minor floodingDec 28, 2015: 7.29 ft, action stageJan 21, 2017: 7.64 ft, action stageMay 5, 2017: 8.43 ft, minor floodingJun 16, 2017: 6.73 ft, action stageJun 24, 2017: 8.75 ft, minor floodingJul 2, 2017: 8.31 ft, minor floodingJul 8, 2017: 9.13 ft, moderate flooding; 5,990 cubic feet per secondNov 19, 2017: 6.98 ft, action stageFeb 25, 2018: 7.52 ft, action stageApr 4, 2018: 8.91 ft, minor floodingSep 10, 2018: 6.62 ft, action stageApr 27, 2019: 8.73 ft, minor flooding; 4,897 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2019: 9.03 ft, moderate flooding; 4,660 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 2020: 7.92 ft, action stage; 2,590 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2021: 7.34 ft, action stage; 2,110 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 2024: 9.14 ft, moderate flooding; 5,158 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2025: 9.34 ft, moderate flooding; 6,048 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 2026: 10.73 ft, major flooding; 21,630 cubic feet per second Highest, 12.00 ft, Mar 26, 1913 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Fall Creek (IN) near Fortville 1910s: 1 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 2 1950s: 5 1960s: 3 1970s: 2 1980s: 3 1990s: 6 2000s: 5 2010s: 13 13 2020s: 3 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 93 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Fall Creek (IN) near Fortville
1Mar 26, 191312.00+4.00Major—
2Aug 14, 202610.73+2.73Major21,630
3Dec 22, 201310.39+2.39Major10,900
4Mar 5, 19639.99+1.99Moderate5,500
5Apr 21, 19649.88+1.88Moderate8,750
6Dec 31, 19909.83+1.83Moderate8,450
7Sep 2, 20039.83+1.83Moderate8,450
8May 18, 19439.77+1.77Moderate8,240
9Nov 15, 19939.44+1.44Moderate7,020
10Jun 5, 20089.38+1.38Moderate6,210
11Apr 6, 20259.34+1.34Moderate6,048
12Apr 12, 20249.14+1.14Moderate5,158
13Jul 8, 20179.13+1.13Moderate5,990
14Jun 17, 20199.03+1.03Moderate4,660
15Jan 14, 20139.00+1.00Moderate—
16May 13, 20028.95+0.95Minor5,460
17Jun 23, 20108.93+0.93Minor—
18Apr 4, 20188.91+0.91Minor—
19Apr 26, 19618.89+0.89Minor5,310
20Jan 4, 19508.85+0.85Minor5,150
21Jun 14, 19588.82+0.82Minor5,040
22Jun 12, 20048.82+0.82Minor—
23Apr 12, 19448.79+0.79Minor5,000
24Jun 24, 20178.75+0.75Minor—
25Apr 27, 20198.73+0.73Minor4,897
26Jun 28, 20158.67+0.67Minor—
27Jun 13, 19988.57+0.57Minor4,520
28Mar 6, 20118.54+0.54Minor—
29May 27, 19898.52+0.52Minor4,050
30Feb 24, 19758.51+0.51Minor4,370
31Mar 1, 20118.50+0.50Minor—
32May 5, 20178.43+0.43Minor—
33Jun 19, 19928.41+0.41Minor4,150
34Feb 22, 19518.36+0.36Minor4,250
35Jul 2, 20178.31+0.31Minor—
36May 9, 19968.27+0.27Minor3,860
37Dec 12, 19858.16+0.16Minor3,640
38Jul 6, 19538.14+0.14Minor3,850
39Feb 24, 19798.14+0.14Minor3,410
40Jun 29, 19578.12+0.12Minor3,430
41Feb 7, 20088.12+0.12Minor—
42Feb 24, 19858.11+0.11Minor3,550
43May 20, 19958.02+0.02Minor3,420
44Feb 2, 19687.98−0.02Action3,300
45Mar 24, 19487.97−0.03Action3,500
46May 28, 19567.93−0.07Action3,130
47Jan 12, 20207.92−0.08Action2,590
48Jan 16, 20077.87−0.13Action—
49Mar 15, 19787.85−0.15Action3,120
50Oct 5, 19867.78−0.22Action3,030

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: 12.00 ft here, major flooding

  • MillersvilleIN · Mar 26, 1913 · 16.30 ft · Moderate · its highest

August 14, 2026: 10.73 ft here, major flooding

December 22, 2013: 10.39 ft here, major flooding

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)
Fortville this gaugeIN8.012.00 ft, Mar 26, 19133
MillersvilleIN10.016.30 ft, Mar 26, 19130
16th Street in IndianapolisIN12.016.63 ft, Aug 16, 20260

Other gauges in Hamilton County

Flood gauges in Hamilton County
Arcadia9.014.03 ft, Apr 20, 20132
Fishers7.09.21 ft, Jun 24, 20170
Fishers5.57.44 ft, Apr 3, 20140
Fishersburg8.09.06 ft, Feb 28, 20110
Noblesville6.09.21 ft, Dec 30, 19900
146th Street near Noblesville13.020.98 ft, Apr 19, 20130
Noblesville14.024.60 ft, Aug 15, 20262
Strawtown12.018.25 ft, Aug 14, 20260
Durbin12.013.69 ft, Jun 22, 20100
96th Street on the Hamilton-Marion County Line9.010.60 ft, Apr 19, 20130

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FCFI3, 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.