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Little Eagle Creek at Speedway

Highest listed crest 12.79 ftFlood stage 6.0 ft76 crests since 1960

The Little Eagle Creek at Speedway crested above flood stage 59 times among the 76 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1960 to 2025. The highest, 12.79 ft on September 1, 2003, was moderate flooding, 6.79 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
12.79 ft
September 1, 2003; 3,870 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
6.0 ft
Major flooding from 15.2 ft
Crests at major
0
59 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
April 5, 2025
7.32 ft, minor flooding
Location
Marion County
Near Speedway (1.1 mi), Indianapolis (4.4 mi), Brownsburg (9.0 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Little Eagle Creek at Speedway
Action stage4.015Sep 8, 2018The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)6.036Apr 5, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage8.023Apr 3, 2018Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage15.20—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

76 crests from 1960 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Little Eagle Creek at Speedway, 1960 to 2025 05101520ft Flood stage 6.0 ftMajor 15.2 ft Jun 23, 1960: 3.95 ft, below flood stage; 460 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1961: 7.44 ft, minor flooding; 1,940 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1962: 5.45 ft, action stage; 992 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1963: 7.21 ft, minor flooding; 1,830 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1965: 5.85 ft, action stage; 1,160 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1966: 3.52 ft, below flood stage; 361 cubic feet per secondDec 8, 1966: 5.24 ft, action stage; 1,390 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1968: 5.27 ft, action stage; 1,060 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 1969: 5.82 ft, action stage; 1,240 cubic feet per secondNov 19, 1969: 4.71 ft, action stage; 893 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 1971: 4.72 ft, action stage; 896 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 1971: 4.13 ft, action stage; 761 cubic feet per secondNov 2, 1972: 4.84 ft, action stage; 932 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1974: 4.82 ft, action stage; 910 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1975: 6.12 ft, minor flooding; 1,290 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 1976: 7.18 ft, minor flooding; 931 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 1977: 7.05 ft, minor flooding; 877 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1978: 12.13 ft, moderate flooding; 3,250 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 1979: 12.13 ft, moderate flooding; 3,330 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1981: 7.29 ft, minor flooding; 1,270 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1982: 8.22 ft, moderate flooding; 1,650 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1983: 5.67 ft, action stage; 657 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1984: 7.04 ft, minor flooding; 1,150 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1985: 7.73 ft, minor flooding; 1,600 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1986: 8.53 ft, moderate flooding; 1,820 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 1986: 10.18 ft, moderate flooding; 2,590 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1988: 6.41 ft, minor flooding; 956 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 1989: 9.61 ft, moderate flooding; 2,420 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1990: 8.06 ft, moderate flooding; 1,780 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 1990: 8.49 ft, moderate flooding; 1,880 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1992: 8.07 ft, moderate flooding; 1,690 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1993: 8.12 ft, moderate flooding; 1,710 cubic feet per secondNov 14, 1993: 9.95 ft, moderate flooding; 2,580 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1995: 7.36 ft, minor flooding; 1,390 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 1996: 8.71 ft, moderate flooding; 1,980 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1997: 8.09 ft, moderate flooding; 1,760 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1998: 7.53 ft, minor flooding; 1,550 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1999: 6.83 ft, minor flooding; 1,290 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2000: 7.82 ft, minor flooding; 1,660 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 2001: 5.96 ft, action stage; 991 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2002: 6.95 ft, minor flooding; 1,330 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 2003: 12.79 ft, moderate flooding; 3,870 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 2004: 7.31 ft, minor flooding; 1,880 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 2004: 6.47 ft, minor flooding; 1,170 cubic feet per secondJul 16, 2005: 7.75 ft, minor flooding; 1,630 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 2006: 8.34 ft, moderate flooding; 1,860 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2007: 7.49 ft, minor flooding; 1,530 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 2008: 5.27 ft, action stageJun 4, 2008: 10.80 ft, moderate flooding; 2,920 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 2009: 7.53 ft, minor floodingAug 4, 2009: 7.90 ft, minor flooding; 1,690 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2010: 7.21 ft, minor flooding; 1,430 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2010: 6.34 ft, minor floodingFeb 28, 2011: 10.67 ft, moderate flooding; 2,860 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 2012: 7.23 ft, minor flooding; 1,420 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 2013: 9.04 ft, moderate floodingApr 19, 2013: 12.00 ft, moderate flooding; 3,460 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2014: 8.81 ft, moderate flooding; 2,020 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 2015: 6.37 ft, minor floodingJul 14, 2015: 9.05 ft, moderate floodingDec 27, 2015: 7.76 ft, minor floodingJun 15, 2016: 10.58 ft, moderate floodingJul 18, 2016: 6.14 ft, minor floodingAug 26, 2016: 6.06 ft, minor floodingMay 4, 2017: 6.58 ft, minor floodingJun 23, 2017: 6.41 ft, minor floodingJul 11, 2017: 7.48 ft, minor floodingApr 3, 2018: 8.57 ft, moderate floodingJun 26, 2018: 4.97 ft, action stageSep 8, 2018: 5.44 ft, action stageMar 29, 2020: 7.03 ft, minor flooding; 1,351 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 2021: 6.61 ft, minor flooding; 1,206 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 2021: 6.29 ft, minor flooding; 1,097 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 2022: 7.69 ft, minor flooding; 1,591 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 2023: 6.20 ft, minor flooding; 1,066 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2025: 7.32 ft, minor flooding; 1,454 cubic feet per second Highest, 12.79 ft, Sep 1, 2003 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Little Eagle Creek at Speedway 1960s: 2 1970s: 5 1980s: 8 1990s: 10 2000s: 11 2010s: 17 17 2020s: 6 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 76 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Little Eagle Creek at Speedway
1Sep 1, 200312.79+6.79Moderate3,870
2Jun 26, 197812.13+6.13Moderate3,250
3Jul 28, 197912.13+6.13Moderate3,330
4Apr 19, 201312.00+6.00Moderate3,460
5Jun 4, 200810.80+4.80Moderate2,920
6Feb 28, 201110.67+4.67Moderate2,860
7Jun 15, 201610.58+4.58Moderate—
8Oct 1, 198610.18+4.18Moderate2,590
9Nov 14, 19939.95+3.95Moderate2,580
10Sep 9, 19899.61+3.61Moderate2,420
11Jul 14, 20159.05+3.05Moderate—
12Jan 13, 20139.04+3.04Moderate—
13Apr 3, 20148.81+2.81Moderate2,020
14Jul 18, 19968.71+2.71Moderate1,980
15Apr 3, 20188.57+2.57Moderate—
16Apr 30, 19868.53+2.53Moderate1,820
17Dec 30, 19908.49+2.49Moderate1,880
18Apr 14, 20068.34+2.34Moderate1,860
19Jan 30, 19828.22+2.22Moderate1,650
20Jun 14, 19938.12+2.12Moderate1,710
21Feb 27, 19978.09+2.09Moderate1,760
22Apr 17, 19928.07+2.07Moderate1,690
23May 16, 19908.06+2.06Moderate1,780
24Aug 4, 20097.90+1.90Minor1,690
25Jun 16, 20007.82+1.82Minor1,660
26Dec 27, 20157.76+1.76Minor—
27Jul 16, 20057.75+1.75Minor1,630
28Mar 31, 19857.73+1.73Minor1,600
29Mar 7, 20227.69+1.69Minor1,591
30Jun 11, 19987.53+1.53Minor1,550
31Feb 11, 20097.53+1.53Minor—
32Mar 15, 20077.49+1.49Minor1,530
33Jul 11, 20177.48+1.48Minor—
34Apr 25, 19617.44+1.44Minor1,940
35May 17, 19957.36+1.36Minor1,390
36Apr 5, 20257.32+1.32Minor1,454
37Apr 21, 20047.31+1.31Minor1,880
38May 27, 19817.29+1.29Minor1,270
39Sep 7, 20127.23+1.23Minor1,420
40Mar 4, 19637.21+1.21Minor1,830
41Jun 22, 20107.21+1.21Minor1,430
42Aug 14, 19767.18+1.18Minor931
43Jun 30, 19777.05+1.05Minor877
44Mar 16, 19847.04+1.04Minor1,150
45Mar 29, 20207.03+1.03Minor1,351
46May 13, 20026.95+0.95Minor1,330
47Jan 22, 19996.83+0.83Minor1,290
48Mar 18, 20216.61+0.61Minor1,206
49May 4, 20176.58+0.58Minor—
50Jun 15, 20046.47+0.47Minor1,170

Other gauges in Marion County

Flood gauges in Marion County
Acton9.014.99 ft, Jul 20, 19690
Indianapolis8.013.31 ft, Jun 26, 19780
Clermont9.015.84 ft, Apr 19, 20130
Raymond Street in Indianapolis14.015.79 ft, May 5, 20170
Speedway9.018.18 ft, Apr 19, 20130
Traders Point11.513.23 ft, Jul 14, 20150
Bridgeport6.016.00 ft, Sep 1, 20031
16th Street in Indianapolis12.016.63 ft, Aug 16, 20260
Millersville10.016.30 ft, Mar 26, 19130
Beech Grove7.010.35 ft, Jun 20, 20110
Indianapolis10.013.21 ft, Jun 7, 20080
Arlington Avenue in Indianapolis8.016.00 ft, May 28, 19562
Dam near I-70 in Eastern Marion County19.519.78 ft, Jun 20, 20110
Farleys Addition in Indianapolis7.38.32 ft, Jun 19, 20190
82nd Street Bridge near Nora11.022.40 ft, Mar 26, 19133
Broad Ripple6.014.00 ft, Mar 26, 19130
Indianapolis Museum of Art12.025.90 ft, Mar 26, 19131
Michigan Street in Indianapolis16.030.00 ft, Mar 26, 19131
Ravenswood6.016.00 ft, Mar 26, 19137
Raymond Street in Indianapolis16.020.51 ft, Aug 16, 20260
Rocky Ripple7.020.45 ft, Mar 25, 19132
Stout Power Plant10.028.90 ft, Mar 26, 19130
Broad Ripple Dam8.520.59 ft, Aug 15, 20260
Ravenswood9.016.88 ft, Aug 15, 20261

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SPEI3, 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.