Highest listed crest 20.50 ft March 27, 1913
Flood stage 6.0 ft Major flooding from 13.0 ft
Crests at major 2 67th of 206 gauges in Indiana
Most recent flood crest August 14, 2026 10.30 ft, moderate flooding Listed crests at the Flatrock River at St. Paul, 1913 to 2026 0 5 10 15 20 25 ft Flood stage 6.0 ft Major 13.0 ft Mar 27, 1913: 20.50 ft, major flooding Dec 13, 1931: 6.90 ft, minor flooding; 4,420 cubic feet per second Jan 17, 1932: 6.60 ft, minor flooding; 3,880 cubic feet per second Jan 22, 1932: 6.20 ft, minor flooding; 3,270 cubic feet per second Jun 27, 1932: 6.50 ft, minor flooding; 3,720 cubic feet per second Jul 4, 1932: 7.80 ft, minor flooding; 6,700 cubic feet per second Dec 31, 1932: 9.04 ft, minor flooding; 8,620 cubic feet per second Jan 22, 1933: 7.00 ft, minor flooding; 4,620 cubic feet per second Mar 18, 1933: 7.80 ft, minor flooding; 6,220 cubic feet per second Apr 17, 1933: 7.50 ft, minor flooding; 5,620 cubic feet per second May 14, 1933: 9.85 ft, minor flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per second Jul 1, 1933: 5.70 ft, action stage; 3,090 cubic feet per second Dec 17, 1933: 6.43 ft, minor flooding; 4,080 cubic feet per second Feb 14, 1936: 6.10 ft, minor flooding; 3,640 cubic feet per second Feb 26, 1936: 6.35 ft, minor flooding; 4,080 cubic feet per second Apr 6, 1936: 5.40 ft, action stage; 2,710 cubic feet per second Oct 9, 1936: 6.80 ft, minor flooding; 4,710 cubic feet per second Nov 3, 1936: 7.00 ft, minor flooding; 5,040 cubic feet per second Jan 10, 1937: 8.25 ft, minor flooding; 7,170 cubic feet per second Jan 15, 1937: 13.00 ft, major flooding; 16,600 cubic feet per second Jan 21, 1937: 11.05 ft, moderate flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per second Jan 25, 1937: 7.67 ft, minor flooding; 6,710 cubic feet per second Feb 10, 1937: 5.00 ft, action stage; 2,600 cubic feet per second Oct 20, 1937: 6.90 ft, minor flooding; 5,400 cubic feet per second Dec 18, 1937: 6.80 ft, minor flooding; 5,240 cubic feet per second Feb 19, 1938: 5.50 ft, action stage; 3,270 cubic feet per second Mar 5, 1938: 5.10 ft, action stage; 2,730 cubic feet per second Mar 16, 1938: 7.82 ft, minor flooding; 6,880 cubic feet per second Mar 31, 1938: 5.10 ft, action stage; 2,730 cubic feet per second Apr 8, 1938: 7.40 ft, minor flooding; 6,200 cubic feet per second Jun 2, 1938: 6.10 ft, minor flooding; 4,150 cubic feet per second Jun 26, 1938: 5.60 ft, action stage; 3,410 cubic feet per second Jul 4, 1938: 6.20 ft, minor flooding; 4,300 cubic feet per second Mar 13, 1939: 4.81 ft, action stage; 3,460 cubic feet per second Apr 16, 1939: 8.61 ft, minor flooding; 9,350 cubic feet per second Feb 18, 1940: 5.17 ft, action stage; 4,020 cubic feet per second Apr 20, 1940: 7.69 ft, minor flooding; 7,860 cubic feet per second May 30, 1940: 4.34 ft, action stage; 2,880 cubic feet per second Feb 7, 1942: 6.07 ft, minor flooding; 4,680 cubic feet per second Feb 17, 1942: 5.26 ft, action stage; 3,650 cubic feet per second Apr 10, 1942: 4.67 ft, action stage; 2,960 cubic feet per second Jun 20, 1942: 5.31 ft, action stage; 3,650 cubic feet per second Nov 18, 1942: 6.43 ft, minor flooding; 5,100 cubic feet per second Mar 19, 1943: 9.37 ft, minor flooding; 10,000 cubic feet per second May 25, 1943: 5.38 ft, action stage; 3,750 cubic feet per second Apr 12, 1944: 8.91 ft, minor flooding; 9,340 cubic feet per second Mar 6, 1945: 7.87 ft, minor flooding; 7,640 cubic feet per second Mar 19, 1945: 4.89 ft, action stage; 3,410 cubic feet per second Apr 4, 1945: 4.85 ft, action stage; 3,300 cubic feet per second Apr 17, 1945: 4.65 ft, action stage; 3,080 cubic feet per second Jun 18, 1945: 6.80 ft, minor flooding; 5,870 cubic feet per second Sep 29, 1945: 4.15 ft, action stage; 2,590 cubic feet per second Feb 14, 1946: 4.44 ft, action stage; 2,860 cubic feet per second Jan 31, 1947: 4.22 ft, action stage; 2,750 cubic feet per second Apr 25, 1947: 5.60 ft, action stage; 4,220 cubic feet per second May 2, 1947: 7.09 ft, minor flooding; 6,170 cubic feet per second May 18, 1947: 5.01 ft, action stage; 3,300 cubic feet per second Jun 3, 1947: 8.45 ft, minor flooding; 8,490 cubic feet per second Jul 14, 1947: 8.80 ft, minor flooding; 9,170 cubic feet per second Feb 14, 1948: 6.20 ft, minor flooding; 6,200 cubic feet per second Mar 27, 1948: 6.55 ft, minor flooding; 7,000 cubic feet per second Apr 7, 1948: 6.11 ft, minor flooding; 6,000 cubic feet per second Apr 13, 1948: 4.07 ft, action stage; 2,580 cubic feet per second Jul 22, 1948: 4.67 ft, action stage; 3,480 cubic feet per second Nov 19, 1948: 4.23 ft, action stage; 2,880 cubic feet per second Jan 5, 1949: 10.60 ft, moderate flooding; 18,500 cubic feet per second Jan 19, 1949: 6.35 ft, minor flooding; 6,600 cubic feet per second Jan 24, 1949: 5.67 ft, action stage; 5,200 cubic feet per second Jan 28, 1949: 5.77 ft, action stage; 5,400 cubic feet per second Feb 15, 1949: 7.74 ft, minor flooding; 9,450 cubic feet per second Mar 27, 1949: 6.04 ft, minor flooding; 5,000 cubic feet per second Sep 18, 1949: 4.09 ft, action stage; 2,650 cubic feet per second Jan 4, 1950: 8.43 ft, minor flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per second Jan 10, 1950: 7.81 ft, minor flooding; 9,700 cubic feet per second Jan 16, 1950: 8.01 ft, minor flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per second Jan 26, 1950: 6.08 ft, minor flooding; 6,000 cubic feet per second Feb 9, 1950: 5.17 ft, action stage; 4,300 cubic feet per second Feb 14, 1950: 9.50 ft, minor flooding; 14,500 cubic feet per second Mar 27, 1950: 5.17 ft, action stage; 4,300 cubic feet per second Apr 4, 1950: 6.17 ft, minor flooding; 6,200 cubic feet per second Sep 22, 1950: 4.86 ft, action stage; 3,780 cubic feet per second Nov 20, 1950: 6.62 ft, minor flooding; 7,000 cubic feet per second Dec 3, 1950: 5.80 ft, action stage; 5,400 cubic feet per second Dec 7, 1950: 4.39 ft, action stage; 3,100 cubic feet per second Jan 14, 1951: 5.45 ft, action stage; 4,700 cubic feet per second Feb 12, 1951: 4.41 ft, action stage; 3,100 cubic feet per second Feb 21, 1951: 7.26 ft, minor flooding; 8,400 cubic feet per second Apr 13, 1951: 4.01 ft, action stage; 2,500 cubic feet per second Dec 9, 1951: 6.02 ft, minor flooding; 5,800 cubic feet per second Jan 27, 1952: 9.98 ft, minor flooding; 15,600 cubic feet per second Feb 3, 1952: 4.17 ft, action stage; 2,720 cubic feet per second Mar 22, 1952: 5.75 ft, action stage; 5,400 cubic feet per second Jul 9, 1955: 4.72 ft, action stage; 3,550 cubic feet per second Nov 16, 1955: 8.45 ft, minor flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per second Feb 27, 1956: 4.08 ft, action stage; 2,650 cubic feet per second Apr 4, 1956: 6.59 ft, minor flooding; 7,000 cubic feet per second May 28, 1956: 6.05 ft, minor flooding; 5,800 cubic feet per second Jul 5, 1956: 4.40 ft, action stage; 3,100 cubic feet per second Apr 4, 1957: 5.17 ft, action stage; 3,700 cubic feet per second May 22, 1957: 7.03 ft, minor flooding; 6,400 cubic feet per second Jun 17, 1957: 4.23 ft, action stage; 2,560 cubic feet per second Jun 28, 1957: 6.58 ft, minor flooding; 6,140 cubic feet per second Jul 5, 1957: 5.30 ft, action stage; 3,840 cubic feet per second Dec 20, 1957: 6.69 ft, minor flooding; 7,100 cubic feet per second Dec 26, 1957: 4.25 ft, action stage; 2,560 cubic feet per second Jun 14, 1958: 6.48 ft, minor flooding; 5,600 cubic feet per second Jul 20, 1958: 5.36 ft, action stage; 3,960 cubic feet per second Jul 31, 1958: 5.26 ft, action stage; 3,830 cubic feet per second Jan 21, 1959: 11.34 ft, moderate flooding; 14,500 cubic feet per second Feb 11, 1959: 6.44 ft, minor flooding; 5,440 cubic feet per second Jun 23, 1960: 6.90 ft, minor flooding; 6,240 cubic feet per second Jul 3, 1960: 4.93 ft, action stage; 3,320 cubic feet per second Mar 6, 1961: 5.25 ft, action stage; 4,380 cubic feet per second Mar 13, 1961: 6.04 ft, minor flooding; 5,600 cubic feet per second Apr 26, 1961: 7.54 ft, minor flooding; 7,200 cubic feet per second May 8, 1961: 9.60 ft, minor flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per second Jan 15, 1962: 4.21 ft, action stage; 2,560 cubic feet per second Feb 28, 1962: 5.18 ft, action stage; 3,700 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 1962: 4.40 ft, action stage; 2,760 cubic feet per second Mar 5, 1963: 12.17 ft, moderate flooding; 17,100 cubic feet per second Mar 10, 1964: 7.37 ft, minor flooding; 7,040 cubic feet per second Apr 3, 1964: 5.27 ft, action stage; 3,830 cubic feet per second Apr 20, 1964: 8.66 ft, minor flooding; 9,260 cubic feet per second Feb 10, 1965: 7.07 ft, minor flooding; 6,560 cubic feet per second Apr 25, 1965: 5.67 ft, action stage; 4,380 cubic feet per second Dec 10, 1966: 7.19 ft, minor flooding; 6,700 cubic feet per second May 7, 1967: 4.66 ft, action stage; 3,050 cubic feet per second Dec 22, 1967: 5.37 ft, action stage; 3,920 cubic feet per second Jan 30, 1968: 4.88 ft, action stage; 3,300 cubic feet per second May 24, 1968: 12.37 ft, moderate flooding; 17,600 cubic feet per second Jun 24, 1968: 6.58 ft, minor flooding; 5,730 cubic feet per second Jul 25, 1968: 4.53 ft, action stage; 2,790 cubic feet per second Aug 1, 1968: 6.53 ft, minor flooding; 5,650 cubic feet per second Jan 18, 1969: 6.35 ft, minor flooding; 5,360 cubic feet per second Jan 30, 1969: 6.82 ft, minor flooding; 6,110 cubic feet per second May 19, 1969: 6.31 ft, minor flooding; 5,300 cubic feet per second Jul 20, 1969: 6.20 ft, minor flooding; 5,120 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 1970: 5.32 ft, action stage; 3,860 cubic feet per second Apr 24, 1970: 5.27 ft, action stage; 3,790 cubic feet per second Apr 29, 1970: 5.96 ft, action stage; 4,740 cubic feet per second Feb 5, 1971: 4.74 ft, action stage; 3,130 cubic feet per second Feb 17, 1971: 5.07 ft, action stage; 3,530 cubic feet per second Feb 22, 1971: 5.87 ft, action stage; 4,620 cubic feet per second Apr 16, 1972: 4.10 ft, action stage; 2,560 cubic feet per second Nov 14, 1972: 4.49 ft, action stage; 2,860 cubic feet per second Mar 11, 1973: 6.10 ft, minor flooding; 4,960 cubic feet per second Jan 21, 1974: 4.23 ft, action stage; 2,590 cubic feet per second Apr 8, 1974: 4.19 ft, action stage; 2,550 cubic feet per second May 17, 1974: 5.77 ft, action stage; 4,480 cubic feet per second Jun 24, 1974: 6.93 ft, minor flooding; 6,260 cubic feet per second Aug 31, 1974: 4.26 ft, action stage; 2,620 cubic feet per second Feb 24, 1975: 9.06 ft, minor flooding; 9,930 cubic feet per second Mar 12, 1975: 5.05 ft, action stage; 3,630 cubic feet per second Jan 26, 1976: 5.08 ft, action stage; 3,540 cubic feet per second Feb 24, 1977: 4.20 ft, action stage; 2,550 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 1977: 4.90 ft, action stage; 3,320 cubic feet per second May 7, 1977: 4.29 ft, action stage; 2,650 cubic feet per second Dec 14, 1977: 5.89 ft, action stage; 4,640 cubic feet per second Mar 14, 1978: 7.20 ft, minor flooding; 6,640 cubic feet per second Feb 23, 1979: 7.99 ft, minor flooding; 7,980 cubic feet per second Mar 4, 1979: 6.32 ft, minor flooding; 5,260 cubic feet per second Jun 21, 1979: 5.59 ft, action stage; 4,220 cubic feet per second Jul 4, 1979: 4.74 ft, action stage; 3,130 cubic feet per second Jul 28, 1979: 5.77 ft, action stage; 4,470 cubic feet per second Nov 28, 1979: 5.08 ft, action stage; 3,540 cubic feet per second Dec 24, 1979: 5.12 ft, action stage; 3,590 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 1980: 5.04 ft, action stage; 3,490 cubic feet per second Aug 19, 1980: 5.45 ft, action stage; 4,030 cubic feet per second Apr 23, 1981: 5.72 ft, action stage; 4,400 cubic feet per second May 27, 1981: 5.15 ft, action stage; 3,630 cubic feet per second Jan 23, 1982: 5.84 ft, action stage; 4,570 cubic feet per second Jan 31, 1982: 8.44 ft, minor flooding; 8,770 cubic feet per second Feb 18, 1982: 7.52 ft, minor flooding; 7,170 cubic feet per second May 1, 1983: 10.12 ft, moderate flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per second Dec 12, 1983: 4.23 ft, action stage; 2,580 cubic feet per second Apr 22, 1984: 5.33 ft, action stage; 3,870 cubic feet per second Dec 30, 1984: 5.10 ft, action stage; 3,570 cubic feet per second Feb 24, 1985: 6.35 ft, minor flooding; 5,310 cubic feet per second Apr 1, 1985: 5.44 ft, action stage; 4,010 cubic feet per second May 2, 1985: 5.69 ft, action stage; 4,360 cubic feet per second Nov 28, 1985: 5.75 ft, action stage; 4,440 cubic feet per second Dec 13, 1985: 4.56 ft, action stage; 2,940 cubic feet per second Feb 4, 1986: 5.14 ft, action stage; 3,620 cubic feet per second Aug 3, 1987: 7.98 ft, minor flooding; 7,960 cubic feet per second Feb 2, 1988: 5.99 ft, action stage; 4,790 cubic feet per second Mar 30, 1988: 5.07 ft, action stage; 3,530 cubic feet per second Mar 30, 1989: 5.07 ft, action stage; 3,530 cubic feet per second Apr 4, 1989: 5.01 ft, action stage; 3,450 cubic feet per second Apr 29, 1989: 5.01 ft, action stage; 3,450 cubic feet per second May 26, 1989: 8.39 ft, minor flooding; 8,680 cubic feet per second Feb 4, 1990: 4.87 ft, action stage; 3,290 cubic feet per second Feb 17, 1990: 5.37 ft, action stage; 3,920 cubic feet per second Mar 11, 1990: 4.49 ft, action stage; 2,860 cubic feet per second May 5, 1990: 4.86 ft, action stage; 3,280 cubic feet per second May 17, 1990: 6.69 ft, minor flooding; 5,820 cubic feet per second Dec 18, 1990: 5.74 ft, action stage; 4,430 cubic feet per second Dec 30, 1990: 11.14 ft, moderate flooding; 14,100 cubic feet per second Mar 14, 1991: 4.25 ft, action stage; 2,600 cubic feet per second Mar 23, 1991: 4.67 ft, action stage; 3,060 cubic feet per second Apr 20, 1992: 4.68 ft, action stage; 3,070 cubic feet per second Jul 17, 1992: 5.58 ft, action stage; 4,200 cubic feet per second Jul 31, 1992: 4.75 ft, action stage; 3,150 cubic feet per second Apr 13, 1997: 3.90 ft, action stage Jun 1, 1997: 10.50 ft, moderate flooding Apr 10, 1998: 7.90 ft, minor flooding Apr 16, 1998: 6.50 ft, minor flooding Jun 13, 2004: 4.24 ft, action stage Jun 18, 2004: 4.55 ft, action stage Jan 6, 2005: 12.87 ft, moderate flooding; 16,500 cubic feet per second Jan 15, 2007: 7.73 ft, minor flooding Jan 10, 2008: 6.35 ft, minor flooding Feb 7, 2008: 6.96 ft, minor flooding Mar 19, 2008: 8.23 ft, minor flooding Jun 7, 2008: 12.82 ft, moderate flooding; 16,400 cubic feet per second Feb 11, 2009: 4.45 ft, action stage Aug 5, 2009: 8.72 ft, minor flooding Jun 13, 2010: 8.26 ft, minor flooding Mar 6, 2011: 7.58 ft, minor flooding Apr 20, 2011: 10.21 ft, moderate flooding Jan 13, 2013: 5.80 ft, action stage Dec 22, 2013: 11.40 ft, moderate flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per second Apr 4, 2014: 6.69 ft, minor flooding Jun 20, 2015: 4.29 ft, action stage Jul 12, 2015: 4.34 ft, action stage Dec 29, 2015: 7.00 ft, minor flooding Mar 15, 2016: 5.49 ft, action stage Apr 12, 2016: 4.96 ft, action stage Sep 9, 2016: 4.80 ft, action stage Jan 20, 2017: 5.13 ft, action stage May 6, 2017: 6.82 ft, minor flooding May 27, 2017: 2.89 ft, below flood stage Jun 15, 2017: 4.23 ft, action stage Jun 25, 2017: 3.48 ft, action stage Jul 12, 2017: 5.00 ft, action stage Nov 7, 2017: 5.79 ft, action stage Nov 19, 2017: 3.66 ft, action stage Jan 12, 2018: 3.96 ft, action stage Mar 1, 2018: 3.31 ft, action stage Apr 4, 2018: 10.07 ft, moderate flooding Sep 10, 2018: 5.84 ft, action stage Nov 3, 2018: 6.57 ft, minor flooding Jan 24, 2019: 6.55 ft, minor flooding; 5,421 cubic feet per second Feb 8, 2019: 11.15 ft, moderate flooding; 13,000 cubic feet per second Apr 21, 2019: 6.18 ft, minor flooding; 4,927 cubic feet per second Jun 18, 2019: 7.32 ft, minor flooding; 6,508 cubic feet per second Mar 20, 2020: 10.78 ft, moderate flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per second Jun 19, 2021: 8.73 ft, minor flooding; 8,694 cubic feet per second Jul 17, 2021: 6.98 ft, minor flooding; 6,019 cubic feet per second Apr 6, 2025: 10.73 ft, moderate flooding; 13,149 cubic feet per second Aug 14, 2026: 10.30 ft, moderate flooding; 12,052 cubic feet per second Highest, 20.50 ft, Mar 27, 1913 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Crests at or above flood stage, by decade Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Flatrock River at St. Paul 1910s: 1 1920s: 0 1930s: 26 26 1940s: 17 1950s: 19 1960s: 16 1970s: 6 1980s: 6 1990s: 5 2000s: 7 2010s: 13 2020s: 5 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. January 6, 2005: 12.87 ft here, moderate flooding Columbus IN · Jan 7, 2005 · 16.45 ft · Moderate June 7, 2008: 12.82 ft here, moderate flooding Columbus IN · Jun 7, 2008 · 19.94 ft · Major · its highest 07 Other gauges in Shelby County Shelby County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Indiana
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge STPI3, 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.