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Little Wea Creek at South Raub

Highest listed crest 11.55 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft13 crests since 2009

The Little Wea Creek at South Raub crested above flood stage 9 times among the 13 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2009 to 2021. The highest, 11.55 ft on April 18, 2013, was moderate flooding, 2.55 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
11.55 ft
April 18, 2013
Flood stage
9.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
9 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 9, 2021
9.71 ft, minor flooding
Location
Tippecanoe County
Near Lafayette (7.5 mi), West Lafayette (9.8 mi)
Identifiers
NWS LWCI3
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, Little Wea Creek at South Raub
Action stage7.04Jul 12, 2017The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.07Jun 9, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage11.02Apr 18, 2013Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream

Every listed crest

13 crests from 2009 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Little Wea Creek at South Raub, 2009 to 2021 789101112ft Flood stage 9.0 ft May 1, 2009: 9.16 ft, minor floodingMay 16, 2009: 11.03 ft, moderate floodingJun 22, 2010: 7.93 ft, action stageApr 28, 2011: 9.62 ft, minor floodingJun 20, 2011: 7.71 ft, action stageApr 18, 2013: 11.55 ft, moderate floodingJul 12, 2015: 9.08 ft, minor floodingSep 10, 2016: 7.65 ft, action stageMay 4, 2017: 9.13 ft, minor floodingJul 12, 2017: 7.04 ft, action stageJul 22, 2017: 9.41 ft, minor floodingApr 8, 2020: 9.85 ft, minor floodingJun 9, 2021: 9.71 ft, minor flooding Highest, 11.55 ft, Apr 18, 2013 201020152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Little Wea Creek at South Raub 2000s: 2 2010s: 5 5 2020s: 2 2000s2010s2020s
  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

Highest listed crests, Little Wea Creek at South Raub
1Apr 18, 201311.55+2.55Moderate—
2May 16, 200911.03+2.03Moderate—
3Apr 8, 20209.85+0.85Minor—
4Jun 9, 20219.71+0.71Minor—
5Apr 28, 20119.62+0.62Minor—
6Jul 22, 20179.41+0.41Minor—
7May 1, 20099.16+0.16Minor—
8May 4, 20179.13+0.13Minor—
9Jul 12, 20159.08+0.08Minor—
10Jun 22, 20107.93−1.07Action—
11Jun 20, 20117.71−1.29Action—
12Sep 10, 20167.65−1.35Action—
13Jul 12, 20177.04−1.96Action—

Other gauges in Tippecanoe County

Flood gauges in Tippecanoe County
Elston6.06.54 ft, Jun 22, 20100
Montmorenci8.09.15 ft, Jun 22, 20100
Lafayette10.016.80 ft, May 18, 19435
Americus15.021.05 ft, Apr 20, 20130
Americus11.023.79 ft, Apr 20, 20130
Lafayette11.032.90 ft, Mar 26, 19136
Battleground11.026.14 ft, Apr 20, 20131
Lafayette10.025.40 ft, Mar 28, 19138

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LWCI3, 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.