Search
Menu

Explore

Hazards

Analysis

Rankings

Reference

Little River near Huntington

Highest listed crest 20.00 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft57 crests since 1949

The Little River near Huntington crested at major flood stage 4 times among the 57 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1949 to 2021. The highest, 20.00 ft on January 4, 1950, was major flooding, 5.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
20.00 ft
January 4, 1950; 5,990 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
15.0 ft
Major flooding from 19.0 ft
Crests at major
4
40th of 206 gauges in Indiana
Most recent flood crest
February 21, 2018
15.04 ft, minor flooding
Location
Huntington County
Near Huntington (5.0 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Little River near Huntington
Action stage12.011May 9, 2021The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.017Feb 21, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.025May 5, 2017Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage19.04Apr 19, 2013Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

57 crests from 1949 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Little River near Huntington, 1949 to 2021 1214161820ft Flood stage 15.0 ftMajor 19.0 ft Jan 19, 1949: 16.66 ft, moderate flooding; 3,340 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 1949: 15.50 ft, minor flooding; 2,920 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 1950: 20.00 ft, major flooding; 5,990 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1955: 15.68 ft, minor flooding; 4,640 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1957: 16.27 ft, moderate flooding; 3,940 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1958: 15.30 ft, minor flooding; 3,540 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1959: 18.43 ft, moderate flooding; 4,740 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1959: 15.43 ft, minor flooding; 3,450 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1959: 16.90 ft, moderate flooding; 4,040 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1963: 14.89 ft, action stage; 2,200 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1964: 13.29 ft, action stage; 2,620 cubic feet per secondDec 9, 1966: 18.07 ft, moderate flooding; 4,400 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 1967: 15.92 ft, minor flooding; 3,420 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1968: 15.65 ft, minor flooding; 3,310 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1968: 15.04 ft, minor flooding; 3,070 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 1969: 18.01 ft, moderate flooding; 4,250 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1971: 13.60 ft, action stage; 2,560 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1972: 13.48 ft, action stage; 2,650 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1974: 16.41 ft, moderate flooding; 3,730 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1975: 13.16 ft, action stage; 2,530 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1976: 13.75 ft, action stage; 2,740 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1978: 16.04 ft, moderate flooding; 4,080 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1979: 15.96 ft, minor flooding; 4,050 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1980: 15.75 ft, minor flooding; 3,950 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1981: 15.63 ft, minor flooding; 3,900 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1982: 19.39 ft, major flooding; 5,700 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1983: 15.00 ft, minor flooding; 3,620 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1985: 19.50 ft, major flooding; 5,750 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1989: 17.83 ft, moderate flooding; 4,920 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1990: 16.96 ft, moderate flooding; 4,340 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1990: 18.98 ft, moderate flooding; 5,230 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1991: 17.86 ft, moderate flooding; 4,740 cubic feet per secondNov 13, 1992: 15.40 ft, minor floodingJan 5, 1993: 16.89 ft, moderate floodingApr 13, 1994: 16.26 ft, moderate floodingJul 17, 1996: 18.77 ft, moderate floodingApr 10, 1998: 16.66 ft, moderate floodingJan 24, 1999: 18.18 ft, moderate floodingJun 25, 2000: 15.09 ft, minor floodingMay 10, 2003: 15.93 ft, minor floodingJun 14, 2004: 16.92 ft, moderate floodingJan 14, 2005: 17.44 ft, moderate floodingApr 17, 2006: 13.26 ft, action stage; 2,810 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 2007: 15.10 ft, minor floodingFeb 7, 2008: 18.91 ft, moderate floodingMar 11, 2009: 17.12 ft, moderate flooding; 4,360 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2010: 14.93 ft, action stage; 3,450 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2011: 17.76 ft, moderate flooding; 4,649 cubic feet per secondNov 30, 2011: 16.60 ft, moderate flooding; 4,140 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2013: 19.83 ft, major flooding; 5,620 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2014: 15.42 ft, minor flooding; 3,640 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2015: 18.38 ft, moderate flooding; 4,930 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2017: 16.06 ft, moderate flooding; 3,910 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 2018: 15.04 ft, minor flooding; 3,476 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2019: 13.36 ft, action stage; 2,960 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 2020: 14.55 ft, action stage; 3,400 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 2021: 13.84 ft, action stage; 3,140 cubic feet per second Highest, 20.00 ft, Jan 4, 1950 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Little River near Huntington 1940s: 2 1950s: 7 1960s: 5 1970s: 3 1980s: 6 1990s: 9 9 2000s: 7 2010s: 7 2020s: 0 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 57 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Little River near Huntington
1Jan 4, 195020.00+5.00Major5,990
2Apr 19, 201319.83+4.83Major5,620
3Feb 25, 198519.50+4.50Major5,750
4Mar 14, 198219.39+4.39Major5,700
5Dec 31, 199018.98+3.98Moderate5,230
6Feb 7, 200818.91+3.91Moderate—
7Jul 17, 199618.77+3.77Moderate—
8Feb 11, 195918.43+3.43Moderate4,740
9Jun 17, 201518.38+3.38Moderate4,930
10Jan 24, 199918.18+3.18Moderate—
11Dec 9, 196618.07+3.07Moderate4,400
12Jan 31, 196918.01+3.01Moderate4,250
13Jun 1, 199117.86+2.86Moderate4,740
14Jun 4, 198917.83+2.83Moderate4,920
15May 27, 201117.76+2.76Moderate4,649
16Jan 14, 200517.44+2.44Moderate—
17Mar 11, 200917.12+2.12Moderate4,360
18Feb 23, 199016.96+1.96Moderate4,340
19Jun 14, 200416.92+1.92Moderate—
20Apr 29, 195916.90+1.90Moderate4,040
21Jan 5, 199316.89+1.89Moderate—
22Jan 19, 194916.66+1.66Moderate3,340
23Apr 10, 199816.66+1.66Moderate—
24Nov 30, 201116.60+1.60Moderate4,140
25Jan 22, 197416.41+1.41Moderate3,730
26Apr 5, 195716.27+1.27Moderate3,940
27Apr 13, 199416.26+1.26Moderate—
28May 5, 201716.06+1.06Moderate3,910
29Mar 22, 197816.04+1.04Moderate4,080
30Mar 5, 197915.96+0.96Minor4,050
31May 10, 200315.93+0.93Minor—
32Dec 22, 196715.92+0.92Minor3,420
33Jun 3, 198015.75+0.75Minor3,950
34Mar 4, 195515.68+0.68Minor4,640
35Feb 2, 196815.65+0.65Minor3,310
36Jun 14, 198115.63+0.63Minor3,900
37Feb 15, 194915.50+0.50Minor2,920
38Apr 2, 195915.43+0.43Minor3,450
39Apr 4, 201415.42+0.42Minor3,640
40Nov 13, 199215.40+0.40Minor—
41Jun 14, 195815.30+0.30Minor3,540
42Jan 16, 200715.10+0.10Minor—
43Jun 25, 200015.09+0.09Minor—
44May 16, 196815.04+0.04Minor3,070
45Feb 21, 201815.04+0.04Minor3,476
46May 2, 198315.000.00Minor3,620
47May 22, 201014.93−0.07Action3,450
48Mar 6, 196314.89−0.11Action2,200
49Jan 12, 202014.55−0.45Action3,400
50May 9, 202113.84−1.16Action3,140

Other gauges in Huntington County

Flood gauges in Huntington County
Warren12.016.94 ft, Mar 6, 19630
Huntington20.023.20 ft, Feb 10, 19591

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LRHI3, 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.