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Kankakee River at Dunns Bridge

Highest listed crest 13.65 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft64 crests since 1949

The Kankakee River at Dunns Bridge crested at major flood stage 6 times among the 64 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1949 to 2020. The highest, 13.65 ft on February 26, 2018, was major flooding, 3.65 feet above flood stage. 4 other gauges on the Kankakee River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
13.65 ft
February 26, 2018; 5,840 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 13.0 ft
Crests at major
6
26th of 206 gauges in Indiana
Most recent flood crest
January 17, 2020
10.02 ft, minor flooding
Location
Porter County
Indiana

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Kankakee River at Dunns Bridge
Action stage9.52Nov 24, 1985The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.034Jan 17, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.014Apr 24, 2013Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage13.06Feb 26, 2018Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

64 crests from 1949 to 2020. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Kankakee River at Dunns Bridge, 1949 to 2020 91011121314ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 13.0 ft Feb 21, 1949: 10.02 ft, minor flooding; 2,980 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1950: 13.08 ft, major flooding; 5,200 cubic feet per secondJul 16, 1951: 10.50 ft, minor flooding; 3,230 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1952: 10.68 ft, minor flooding; 3,380 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1954: 10.24 ft, minor flooding; 3,100 cubic feet per secondOct 22, 1954: 13.20 ft, major flooding; 5,300 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1956: 11.36 ft, minor flooding; 3,800 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1957: 10.22 ft, minor flooding; 3,100 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 1957: 9.40 ft, below flood stage; 2,730 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1960: 10.88 ft, minor flooding; 3,660 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1961: 11.52 ft, minor flooding; 3,950 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1962: 11.36 ft, minor flooding; 3,900 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1963: 9.29 ft, below flood stage; 2,910 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1965: 10.01 ft, minor flooding; 3,000 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 1966: 11.07 ft, minor flooding; 3,360 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1967: 11.26 ft, minor flooding; 3,610 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 1968: 12.03 ft, moderate flooding; 4,120 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1970: 11.00 ft, minor flooding; 3,450 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1971: 9.15 ft, below flood stage; 2,590 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1972: 10.24 ft, minor flooding; 3,140 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 1973: 11.30 ft, minor flooding; 3,720 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1974: 10.97 ft, minor flooding; 3,530 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1975: 10.78 ft, minor flooding; 3,510 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1976: 11.89 ft, minor flooding; 4,310 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1977: 10.94 ft, minor flooding; 3,670 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1978: 12.14 ft, moderate flooding; 4,540 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1979: 12.20 ft, moderate flooding; 4,550 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1980: 9.81 ft, action stage; 3,170 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1981: 12.59 ft, moderate flooding; 4,890 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1982: 13.38 ft, major flooding; 5,870 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1983: 12.06 ft, moderate flooding; 4,480 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1984: 10.16 ft, minor flooding; 3,320 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1985: 13.18 ft, major flooding; 5,370 cubic feet per secondNov 24, 1985: 9.66 ft, action stage; 3,190 cubic feet per secondOct 7, 1986: 10.50 ft, minor flooding; 3,530 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1988: 10.20 ft, minor flooding; 3,390 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1989: 10.34 ft, minor flooding; 3,450 cubic feet per secondAug 23, 1990: 11.77 ft, minor flooding; 4,250 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 1993: 12.94 ft, moderate floodingOct 23, 1993: 12.13 ft, moderate flooding; 4,310 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1994: 9.37 ft, below flood stageApr 15, 1995: 10.54 ft, minor flooding; 3,550 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 1996: 12.89 ft, moderate flooding; 4,700 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1997: 12.50 ft, moderate flooding; 4,500 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 1998: 12.23 ft, moderate flooding; 4,360 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1999: 11.79 ft, minor flooding; 4,140 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2000: 10.02 ft, minor flooding; 3,310 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 2001: 11.34 ft, minor flooding; 3,920 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 2002: 11.87 ft, minor flooding; 4,180 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2003: 9.18 ft, below flood stage; 2,950 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2004: 9.20 ft, below flood stage; 2,960 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2004: 9.20 ft, below flood stage; 2,960 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 2005: 12.12 ft, moderate flooding; 4,520 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 2008: 12.02 ft, moderate flooding; 4,830 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2009: 13.14 ft, major flooding; 5,510 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 2010: 9.32 ft, below flood stage; 3,360 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 2011: 12.31 ft, moderate flooding; 5,000 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 2011: 10.07 ft, minor flooding; 3,700 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 2013: 12.15 ft, moderate flooding; 4,900 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2015: 11.87 ft, minor flooding; 4,740 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2017: 10.18 ft, minor flooding; 3,760 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 2018: 13.65 ft, major flooding; 5,840 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2019: 11.49 ft, minor flooding; 4,510 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 2020: 10.02 ft, minor flooding; 1,690 cubic feet per second Highest, 13.65 ft, Feb 26, 2018 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Kankakee River at Dunns Bridge 1940s: 1 1950s: 7 1960s: 7 1970s: 9 9 1980s: 8 1990s: 8 2000s: 6 2010s: 7 2020s: 1 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 64 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Kankakee River at Dunns Bridge
1Feb 26, 201813.65+3.65Major5,840
2Mar 20, 198213.38+3.38Major5,870
3Oct 22, 195413.20+3.20Major5,300
4Mar 4, 198513.18+3.18Major5,370
5Mar 14, 200913.14+3.14Major5,510
6Apr 12, 195013.08+3.08Major5,200
7Jan 10, 199312.94+2.94Moderate—
8Jul 25, 199612.89+2.89Moderate4,700
9Jun 18, 198112.59+2.59Moderate4,890
10Mar 1, 199712.50+2.50Moderate4,500
11May 3, 201112.31+2.31Moderate5,000
12Jan 12, 199812.23+2.23Moderate4,360
13Mar 11, 197912.20+2.20Moderate4,550
14Apr 24, 201312.15+2.15Moderate4,900
15Apr 12, 197812.14+2.14Moderate4,540
16Oct 23, 199312.13+2.13Moderate4,310
17Jan 17, 200512.12+2.12Moderate4,520
18May 6, 198312.06+2.06Moderate4,480
19Feb 8, 196812.03+2.03Moderate4,120
20Sep 18, 200812.02+2.02Moderate4,830
21Mar 7, 197611.89+1.89Minor4,310
22May 19, 200211.87+1.87Minor4,180
23Jun 21, 201511.87+1.87Minor4,740
24Apr 29, 199911.79+1.79Minor4,140
25Aug 23, 199011.77+1.77Minor4,250
26Apr 30, 196111.52+1.52Minor3,950
27May 6, 201911.49+1.49Minor4,510
28May 17, 195611.36+1.36Minor3,800
29Mar 25, 196211.36+1.36Minor3,900
30Feb 16, 200111.34+1.34Minor3,920
31Jan 6, 197311.30+1.30Minor3,720
32Apr 7, 196711.26+1.26Minor3,610
33Jan 2, 196611.07+1.07Minor3,360
34Apr 27, 197011.00+1.00Minor3,450
35Mar 13, 197410.97+0.97Minor3,530
36Apr 4, 197710.94+0.94Minor3,670
37Apr 4, 196010.88+0.88Minor3,660
38Jun 19, 197510.78+0.78Minor3,510
39Jan 23, 195210.68+0.68Minor3,380
40Apr 15, 199510.54+0.54Minor3,550
41Jul 16, 195110.50+0.50Minor3,230
42Oct 7, 198610.50+0.50Minor3,530
43Jun 8, 198910.34+0.34Minor3,450
44May 2, 195410.24+0.24Minor3,100
45Apr 24, 197210.24+0.24Minor3,140
46Apr 29, 195710.22+0.22Minor3,100
47Apr 12, 198810.20+0.20Minor3,390
48Apr 10, 201710.18+0.18Minor3,760
49Feb 19, 198410.16+0.16Minor3,320
50Dec 20, 201110.07+0.07Minor3,700

The worst floods along the Kankakee River

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

February 26, 2018: 13.65 ft here, major flooding

  • KoutsIN · Feb 26, 2018 · 14.46 ft · Major
  • DavisIN · Feb 21, 2018 · 12.98 ft · Moderate
  • WilmingtonIL · Feb 21, 2018 · 9.10 ft · Moderate
  • MomenceIL · Feb 21, 2018 · 7.19 ft · Moderate

March 20, 1982: 13.38 ft here, major flooding

  • KoutsIN · Mar 24, 1982 · 14.52 ft · Major · its highest
  • ShelbyIN · Mar 24, 1982 · 12.98 ft · Major
  • WilmingtonIL · Mar 16, 1982 · 7.09 ft · Minor
  • MomenceIL · Mar 20, 1982 · 6.03 ft · Minor

October 22, 1954: 13.20 ft here, major flooding

  • DavisIN · Oct 17, 1954 · 11.76 ft · Minor
  • ShelbyIN · Oct 27, 1954 · 10.60 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Kankakee River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Kankakee River
DavisIN10.013.80 ft, Mar 11, 20099
Dunns Bridge this gaugeIN10.013.65 ft, Feb 26, 20186
KoutsIN11.014.52 ft, Mar 24, 19823
ShelbyIN10.513.04 ft, Sep 18, 20084
MomenceIL5.010.51 ft, Mar 6, 19792
WilmingtonIL6.516.70 ft, Feb 5, 188317
LorenzoIL508.0508.54 ft, May 18, 20200

Other gauges in Porter County

Flood gauges in Porter County
Porter8.011.30 ft, Sep 15, 20080
Valparaiso8.08.48 ft, Feb 21, 20180

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DBRI3, 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.