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Kokomo Creek near Kokomo

Highest listed crest 11.85 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft52 crests since 1960

The Kokomo Creek near Kokomo crested above flood stage 17 times among the 52 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1960 to 2011. The highest, 11.85 ft on July 5, 2003, was moderate flooding, 3.85 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
11.85 ft
July 5, 2003; 2,950 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
8.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
17 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
July 5, 2003
11.85 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Howard County
Near Kokomo (2.6 mi)
Identifiers
NWS KCKI3
Out of service

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Kokomo Creek near Kokomo
Action stage6.522Apr 28, 2011The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.015Jan 23, 1999Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage9.52Jul 5, 2003Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream

Every listed crest

52 crests from 1960 to 2011. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Kokomo Creek near Kokomo, 1960 to 2011 24681012ft Flood stage 8.0 ft Mar 28, 1960: 4.29 ft, below flood stage; 232 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1961: 7.39 ft, action stage; 433 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1962: 8.05 ft, minor flooding; 487 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1963: 7.35 ft, action stage; 513 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1964: 9.88 ft, moderate flooding; 1,040 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1965: 5.77 ft, below flood stage; 335 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1966: 3.36 ft, below flood stage; 112 cubic feet per secondDec 8, 1966: 7.19 ft, action stage; 483 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1968: 7.71 ft, action stage; 472 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1969: 7.51 ft, action stage; 456 cubic feet per secondOct 12, 1969: 8.30 ft, minor flooding; 632 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 1971: 5.76 ft, below flood stage; 310 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1972: 8.43 ft, minor flooding; 586 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 1973: 7.04 ft, action stage; 412 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1974: 7.90 ft, action stage; 500 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1975: 6.52 ft, action stage; 370 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1976: 8.41 ft, minor flooding; 758 cubic feet per secondSep 14, 1977: 4.79 ft, below flood stage; 290 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1978: 6.86 ft, action stage; 544 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1979: 6.52 ft, action stage; 501 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1980: 9.45 ft, minor flooding; 959 cubic feet per secondSep 14, 1981: 6.12 ft, below flood stage; 451 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1982: 8.08 ft, minor flooding; 710 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1983: 7.97 ft, action stage; 644 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1984: 5.08 ft, below flood stage; 331 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1985: 8.73 ft, minor flooding; 732 cubic feet per secondNov 20, 1985: 7.23 ft, action stage; 561 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1987: 2.90 ft, below flood stage; 85 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1988: 6.92 ft, action stage; 527 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 1989: 8.75 ft, minor flooding; 734 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1990: 8.53 ft, minor flooding; 708 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 1990: 9.17 ft, minor flooding; 783 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 1992: 8.22 ft, minor flooding; 560 cubic feet per secondNov 12, 1992: 8.33 ft, minor flooding; 685 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1994: 7.57 ft, action stage; 599 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1995: 5.74 ft, below flood stage; 400 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 1996: 7.85 ft, action stage; 631 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1997: 9.05 ft, minor flooding; 759 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 1998: 9.25 ft, minor flooding; 785 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1999: 9.26 ft, minor flooding; 786 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 2000: 5.42 ft, below flood stage; 326 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 2001: 6.25 ft, below flood stage; 425 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2002: 6.76 ft, action stage; 483 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 2003: 11.85 ft, moderate flooding; 2,950 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2004: 7.26 ft, action stageJan 15, 2007: 7.28 ft, action stageFeb 6, 2008: 7.71 ft, action stageFeb 11, 2009: 7.67 ft, action stageMar 8, 2009: 5.05 ft, below flood stageJun 22, 2010: 5.50 ft, below flood stageFeb 28, 2011: 6.79 ft, action stageApr 28, 2011: 7.54 ft, action stage Highest, 11.85 ft, Jul 5, 2003 196019701980199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Kokomo Creek near Kokomo 1960s: 3 1970s: 2 1980s: 4 1990s: 7 7 2000s: 1 2010s: 0 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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 52 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Kokomo Creek near Kokomo
1Jul 5, 200311.85+3.85Moderate2,950
2Apr 20, 19649.88+1.88Moderate1,040
3Jun 2, 19809.45+1.45Minor959
4Jan 23, 19999.26+1.26Minor786
5Jul 22, 19989.25+1.25Minor785
6Dec 30, 19909.17+1.17Minor783
7Feb 27, 19979.05+1.05Minor759
8Sep 1, 19898.75+0.75Minor734
9Feb 23, 19858.73+0.73Minor732
10May 16, 19908.53+0.53Minor708
11Apr 20, 19728.43+0.43Minor586
12Feb 17, 19768.41+0.41Minor758
13Nov 12, 19928.33+0.33Minor685
14Oct 12, 19698.30+0.30Minor632
15Jul 13, 19928.22+0.22Minor560
16Mar 11, 19828.08+0.08Minor710
17Jan 26, 19628.05+0.05Minor487
18May 2, 19837.97−0.03Action644
19Jan 20, 19747.90−0.10Action500
20Jul 18, 19967.85−0.15Action631
21Feb 2, 19687.71−0.29Action472
22Feb 6, 20087.71−0.29Action—
23Feb 11, 20097.67−0.33Action—
24Apr 12, 19947.57−0.43Action599
25Apr 28, 20117.54−0.46Action—
26Jan 30, 19697.51−0.49Action456
27Apr 25, 19617.39−0.61Action433
28Mar 4, 19637.35−0.65Action513
29Jan 15, 20077.28−0.72Action—
30Jun 11, 20047.26−0.74Action—
31Nov 20, 19857.23−0.77Action561
32Dec 8, 19667.19−0.81Action483
33Aug 14, 19737.04−0.96Action412
34Apr 7, 19886.92−1.08Action527
35Mar 21, 19786.86−1.14Action544
36Feb 28, 20116.79−1.21Action—
37May 13, 20026.76−1.24Action483
38Feb 23, 19756.52−1.48Action370
39Feb 23, 19796.52−1.48Action501
40Feb 10, 20016.25−1.75Below flood stage425
41Sep 14, 19816.12−1.88Below flood stage451
42Apr 8, 19655.77−2.23Below flood stage335
43Feb 5, 19715.76−2.24Below flood stage310
44May 14, 19955.74−2.26Below flood stage400
45Jun 22, 20105.50−2.50Below flood stage—
46May 28, 20005.42−2.58Below flood stage326
47Mar 20, 19845.08−2.92Below flood stage331
48Mar 8, 20095.05−2.95Below flood stage—
49Sep 14, 19774.79−3.21Below flood stage290
50Mar 28, 19604.29−3.71Below flood stage232

Other gauges in Howard County

Flood gauges in Howard County
Kokomo10.018.69 ft, Apr 19, 20131
Jerome9.018.00 ft, Mar 24, 19132

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge KCKI3, 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.