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Hart Ditch at Munster

Highest listed crest 10.93 ftFlood stage 6.0 ft60 crests since 1943

The Hart Ditch at Munster crested at major flood stage 9 times among the 60 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1943 to 2021. The highest, 10.93 ft on February 20, 2018, was major flooding, 4.93 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Hart Ditch crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
10.93 ft
February 20, 2018; 1,590 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
6.0 ft
Major flooding from 8.5 ft
Crests at major
9
12th of 206 gauges in Indiana
Most recent flood crest
October 25, 2021
7.88 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Lake County
Near Highland (1.6 mi), Munster (1.6 mi), Lansing (3.4 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Hart Ditch at Munster
Action stage5.014Jul 19, 2020The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)6.019Apr 30, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage7.518Oct 25, 2021Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage8.59May 17, 2020Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

60 crests from 1943 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Hart Ditch at Munster, 1943 to 2021 4681012ft Flood stage 6.0 ftMajor 8.5 ft Mar 16, 1943: 6.95 ft, minor flooding; 2,280 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1944: 7.23 ft, minor flooding; 2,420 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1947: 6.17 ft, minor flooding; 2,490 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1948: 5.60 ft, action stage; 1,950 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1951: 5.01 ft, action stage; 1,430 cubic feet per secondNov 11, 1954: 7.83 ft, moderate flooding; 2,600 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1956: 5.27 ft, action stage; 1,550 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 1957: 7.60 ft, moderate flooding; 2,060 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1959: 7.61 ft, moderate flooding; 2,670 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 1965: 7.30 ft, minor flooding; 2,500 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 1968: 5.77 ft, action stage; 1,250 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1970: 5.24 ft, action stage; 1,050 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1972: 6.60 ft, minor flooding; 1,500 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1974: 5.59 ft, action stage; 1,540 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 1975: 6.17 ft, minor flooding; 1,450 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1976: 5.60 ft, action stage; 1,270 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1979: 6.66 ft, minor flooding; 1,390 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1980: 6.92 ft, minor flooding; 1,380 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1981: 8.04 ft, moderate flooding; 1,850 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1982: 6.42 ft, minor flooding; 1,880 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 1982: 8.20 ft, moderate flooding; 2,110 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1984: 5.65 ft, action stage; 1,560 cubic feet per secondAug 17, 1987: 5.46 ft, action stage; 1,640 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1989: 8.10 ft, moderate flooding; 2,100 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 1990: 6.77 ft, minor flooding; 2,170 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 1990: 8.72 ft, major flooding; 3,010 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 1992: 5.21 ft, action stage; 1,540 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1993: 7.23 ft, minor flooding; 2,360 cubic feet per secondOct 17, 1993: 7.52 ft, moderate flooding; 2,490 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 1995: 5.34 ft, action stage; 1,590 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 1996: 8.03 ft, moderate flooding; 2,710 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1997: 8.00 ft, moderate flooding; 2,700 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1998: 7.24 ft, minor flooding; 2,370 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 1999: 7.47 ft, minor flooding; 2,470 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2000: 7.23 ft, minor flooding; 1,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 2001: 7.28 ft, minor flooding; 1,250 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2002: 7.84 ft, moderate flooding; 2,500 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 2003: 7.32 ft, minor flooding; 2,400 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 2005: 7.94 ft, moderate flooding; 2,670 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 2006: 8.58 ft, major flooding; 3,260 cubic feet per secondAug 24, 2007: 9.22 ft, major flooding; 3,060 cubic feet per secondSep 14, 2008: 9.94 ft, major flooding; 3,840 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2008: 9.06 ft, major flooding; 3,160 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 2010: 7.62 ft, moderate flooding; 1,410 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2011: 9.20 ft, major flooding; 3,220 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 2017: 5.37 ft, action stage; 665 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2017: 5.96 ft, action stage; 679 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2017: 6.03 ft, minor flooding; 764 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 2017: 6.87 ft, minor flooding; 897 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 2018: 10.93 ft, major flooding; 1,590 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 2018: 7.79 ft, moderate flooding; 1,420 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2019: 8.26 ft, moderate flooding; 1,710 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2019: 8.33 ft, moderate flooding; 1,700 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 2019: 8.86 ft, major flooding; 1,930 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 2020: 7.68 ft, moderate flooding; 1,810 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2020: 7.42 ft, minor flooding; 1,710 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2020: 9.09 ft, major flooding; 2,800 cubic feet per secondJul 19, 2020: 5.90 ft, action stage; 1,070 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 2021: 7.68 ft, moderate flooding; 1,680 cubic feet per secondOct 25, 2021: 7.88 ft, moderate flooding; 2,100 cubic feet per second Highest, 10.93 ft, Feb 20, 2018 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Hart Ditch at Munster 1940s: 3 1950s: 3 1960s: 1 1970s: 3 1980s: 5 1990s: 8 2000s: 9 9 2010s: 9 2020s: 5 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 60 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Hart Ditch at Munster
1Feb 20, 201810.93+4.93Major1,590
2Sep 14, 20089.94+3.94Major3,840
3Aug 24, 20079.22+3.22Major3,060
4Jun 10, 20119.20+3.20Major3,220
5May 17, 20209.09+3.09Major2,800
6Dec 28, 20089.06+3.06Major3,160
7Sep 28, 20198.86+2.86Major1,930
8Nov 28, 19908.72+2.72Major3,010
9Sep 13, 20068.58+2.58Major3,260
10Jun 27, 20198.33+2.33Moderate1,700
11May 1, 20198.26+2.26Moderate1,710
12Dec 4, 19828.20+2.20Moderate2,110
13Jun 1, 19898.10+2.10Moderate2,100
14Jun 14, 19818.04+2.04Moderate1,850
15Jul 18, 19968.03+2.03Moderate2,710
16Feb 21, 19978.00+2.00Moderate2,700
17Jan 13, 20057.94+1.94Moderate2,670
18Oct 25, 20217.88+1.88Moderate2,100
19May 12, 20027.84+1.84Moderate2,500
20Nov 11, 19547.83+1.83Moderate2,600
21Jul 5, 20187.79+1.79Moderate1,420
22Jan 11, 20207.68+1.68Moderate1,810
23Jun 26, 20217.68+1.68Moderate1,680
24Aug 4, 20107.62+1.62Moderate1,410
25Apr 28, 19597.61+1.61Moderate2,670
26Jul 14, 19577.60+1.60Moderate2,060
27Oct 17, 19937.52+1.52Moderate2,490
28Jan 24, 19997.47+1.47Minor2,470
29Apr 30, 20207.42+1.42Minor1,710
30Jul 21, 20037.32+1.32Minor2,400
31Dec 25, 19657.30+1.30Minor2,500
32Feb 10, 20017.28+1.28Minor1,250
33May 8, 19987.24+1.24Minor2,370
34Mar 15, 19447.23+1.23Minor2,420
35Jun 8, 19937.23+1.23Minor2,360
36Jun 25, 20007.23+1.23Minor1,700
37Mar 16, 19436.95+0.95Minor2,280
38Jun 2, 19806.92+0.92Minor1,380
39Jul 22, 20176.87+0.87Minor897
40Aug 18, 19906.77+0.77Minor2,170
41Mar 5, 19796.66+0.66Minor1,390
42Dec 31, 19726.60+0.60Minor1,500
43May 22, 19826.42+0.42Minor1,880
44Apr 6, 19476.17+0.17Minor2,490
45Jan 11, 19756.17+0.17Minor1,450
46Apr 6, 20176.03+0.03Minor764
47Mar 30, 20175.96−0.04Action679
48Jul 19, 20205.90−0.10Action1,070
49Aug 18, 19685.77−0.23Action1,250
50May 23, 19845.65−0.35Action1,560

The worst floods along the Hart Ditch

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Hart Ditch that crested above flood stage within a week.

February 20, 2018: 10.93 ft here, major flooding

  • DyerIN · Feb 20, 2018 · 14.92 ft · Major

September 14, 2008: 9.94 ft here, major flooding

  • DyerIN · Sep 14, 2008 · 16.76 ft · Major · its highest

August 24, 2007: 9.22 ft here, major flooding

  • DyerIN · Aug 24, 2007 · 15.66 ft · Major

Gauges on the Hart Ditch

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

Flood gauges on the Hart Ditch
DyerIN12.016.76 ft, Sep 14, 20084
Munster this gaugeIN6.010.93 ft, Feb 20, 20189

Other gauges in Lake County

Flood gauges in Lake County
Hobart13.022.18 ft, Sep 15, 20081
Liverpool17.523.00 ft, Sep 14, 20081
Merrillville8.511.80 ft, Feb 21, 20180
Dyer12.016.76 ft, Sep 14, 20084
East Chicago (Lake Michigan outlet)13.014.35 ft, Apr 30, 20200
Shelby10.513.04 ft, Sep 18, 20084
Gary (Burr Street)11.014.50 ft, Sep 14, 20080
Gary (Grant St)11.016.00 ft, Sep 14, 20080
Hammond (Indianapolis Boulevard)14.015.50 ft, Sep 14, 20080
Highland (Kennedy Avenue)15.017.50 ft, Sep 14, 20080
Munster12.017.29 ft, Sep 14, 20082
Munster (Northcote Avenue)18.020.00 ft, Sep 14, 20080
Lake Station13.017.50 ft, Sep 14, 20081
Merrillville11.017.50 ft, Sep 14, 20081
Schererville7.511.00 ft, Sep 14, 20081

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MNTI3, 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.