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Maumee River at Fort Wayne

Highest listed crest 26.10 ftFlood stage 17.0 ft117 crests since 1907

The Maumee River at Fort Wayne crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 117 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1907 to 2021. The highest, 26.10 ft on March 26, 1913, was major flooding, 9.10 feet above flood stage. 3 other gauges on the Maumee River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
26.10 ft
March 26, 1913
Flood stage
17.0 ft
Major flooding from 26.0 ft
Crests at major
1
96th of 206 gauges in Indiana
Most recent flood crest
January 12, 2020
18.40 ft, minor flooding
Location
Allen County
Near Fort Wayne (1.5 mi), New Haven (5.3 mi), Huntertown (9.6 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Maumee River at Fort Wayne
Action stage9.64May 10, 2021The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)17.071Jan 12, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage20.041Jun 28, 2015Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage26.01Mar 26, 1913Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

117 crests from 1907 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Maumee River at Fort Wayne, 1907 to 2021 1015202530ft Flood stage 17.0 ftMajor 26.0 ft Dec 30, 1907: 18.80 ft, minor floodingMar 8, 1908: 22.50 ft, moderate floodingFeb 25, 1909: 19.70 ft, minor floodingMar 4, 1910: 17.50 ft, minor floodingMar 26, 1913: 26.10 ft, major floodingMay 13, 1914: 18.70 ft, minor floodingJan 6, 1916: 20.60 ft, moderate floodingApr 6, 1917: 18.60 ft, minor floodingFeb 15, 1918: 20.50 ft, moderate floodingMar 18, 1919: 21.70 ft, moderate floodingApr 23, 1920: 21.50 ft, moderate floodingApr 1, 1922: 19.40 ft, minor floodingMar 17, 1923: 19.30 ft, minor floodingMar 31, 1924: 19.20 ft, minor floodingMar 15, 1925: 19.70 ft, minor floodingApr 9, 1926: 20.00 ft, moderate floodingDec 3, 1927: 17.80 ft, minor floodingJan 15, 1930: 22.40 ft, moderate floodingMay 12, 1933: 17.20 ft, minor floodingFeb 27, 1936: 21.00 ft, moderate floodingJan 18, 1937: 17.80 ft, minor floodingApr 11, 1938: 18.58 ft, minor floodingMar 14, 1939: 18.10 ft, minor floodingMay 19, 1943: 22.24 ft, moderate floodingApr 12, 1944: 20.82 ft, moderate floodingMay 18, 1945: 17.40 ft, minor floodingJun 4, 1947: 17.00 ft, minor floodingMar 23, 1948: 17.30 ft, minor floodingFeb 17, 1949: 18.30 ft, minor floodingJan 5, 1950: 20.85 ft, moderate floodingJan 16, 1950: 19.07 ft, minor floodingJan 27, 1950: 18.50 ft, minor floodingFeb 16, 1950: 21.15 ft, moderate floodingMar 29, 1950: 17.35 ft, minor floodingApr 6, 1950: 18.95 ft, minor floodingDec 8, 1950: 18.20 ft, minor floodingFeb 24, 1951: 19.10 ft, minor floodingJan 20, 1952: 17.50 ft, minor floodingJan 28, 1952: 18.20 ft, minor floodingMar 13, 1952: 17.15 ft, minor floodingMay 25, 1952: 17.50 ft, minor floodingMar 6, 1955: 18.00 ft, minor floodingMay 3, 1956: 17.50 ft, minor floodingApr 11, 1957: 19.20 ft, minor floodingFeb 12, 1959: 21.30 ft, moderate floodingApr 29, 1959: 18.90 ft, minor floodingFeb 11, 1960: 17.20 ft, minor floodingApr 28, 1961: 18.58 ft, minor floodingMar 9, 1963: 15.86 ft, action stageDec 10, 1966: 21.23 ft, moderate floodingDec 22, 1967: 20.40 ft, moderate floodingFeb 4, 1968: 21.10 ft, moderate floodingDec 29, 1968: 17.21 ft, minor floodingJan 31, 1969: 21.18 ft, moderate floodingApr 24, 1972: 17.23 ft, minor floodingJan 23, 1974: 20.85 ft, moderate floodingFeb 20, 1976: 21.43 ft, moderate floodingMar 7, 1976: 18.33 ft, minor floodingDec 21, 1977: 18.34 ft, minor floodingMar 24, 1978: 23.76 ft, moderate floodingApr 8, 1978: 17.87 ft, minor floodingMar 5, 1979: 20.48 ft, moderate floodingJun 14, 1981: 20.89 ft, moderate floodingMar 17, 1982: 25.93 ft, moderate floodingMay 3, 1983: 18.65 ft, minor floodingFeb 14, 1984: 18.10 ft, minor floodingMar 17, 1984: 17.77 ft, minor floodingMar 22, 1984: 17.46 ft, minor floodingJan 2, 1985: 17.51 ft, minor floodingFeb 27, 1985: 24.55 ft, moderate floodingApr 2, 1985: 19.41 ft, minor floodingJul 17, 1986: 18.60 ft, minor floodingApr 7, 1988: 17.20 ft, minor floodingJun 5, 1989: 20.90 ft, moderate floodingFeb 24, 1990: 20.50 ft, moderate floodingMay 18, 1990: 17.70 ft, minor floodingJan 1, 1991: 23.90 ft, moderate floodingMay 31, 1991: 20.30 ft, moderate floodingNov 13, 1992: 17.50 ft, minor floodingJan 6, 1993: 21.00 ft, moderate floodingApr 12, 1994: 18.13 ft, minor floodingApr 11, 1995: 17.25 ft, minor floodingJan 9, 1998: 18.00 ft, minor floodingApr 10, 1998: 18.95 ft, minor floodingJan 25, 1999: 20.97 ft, moderate floodingFeb 10, 2001: 17.46 ft, minor floodingFeb 1, 2002: 17.61 ft, minor floodingMay 11, 2003: 18.80 ft, minor floodingJul 10, 2003: 21.24 ft, moderate floodingJun 14, 2004: 20.68 ft, moderate floodingJan 6, 2005: 17.10 ft, minor floodingJan 14, 2005: 22.44 ft, moderate floodingFeb 15, 2005: 17.15 ft, minor floodingJan 16, 2007: 18.71 ft, minor floodingJan 10, 2008: 18.93 ft, minor floodingFeb 8, 2008: 22.93 ft, moderate floodingDec 28, 2008: 17.36 ft, minor floodingFeb 12, 2009: 20.39 ft, moderate flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2009: 23.58 ft, moderate flooding; 19,800 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2009: 18.39 ft, minor flooding; 12,700 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2010: 19.74 ft, minor flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2011: 19.41 ft, minor flooding; 13,700 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2011: 18.69 ft, minor flooding; 13,000 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2011: 21.11 ft, moderate flooding; 15,878 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 2011: 22.15 ft, moderate flooding; 17,400 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 2012: 15.25 ft, action stage; 9,890 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2013: 20.64 ft, moderate flooding; 15,200 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2014: 18.68 ft, minor flooding; 13,900 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2015: 20.01 ft, moderate flooding; 14,300 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 2015: 21.48 ft, moderate flooding; 16,400 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 2015: 17.99 ft, minor flooding; 12,289 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2016: 13.19 ft, action stage; 7,700 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2017: 19.04 ft, minor flooding; 14,149 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2018: 19.94 ft, minor flooding; 15,215 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2019: 18.21 ft, minor flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 2020: 18.40 ft, minor flooding; 13,300 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 2021: 15.65 ft, action stage Highest, 26.10 ft, Mar 26, 1913 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Maumee River at Fort Wayne 1900s: 3 1910s: 7 1920s: 7 1930s: 6 1940s: 6 1950s: 17 17 1960s: 7 1970s: 8 1980s: 12 1990s: 11 2000s: 15 2010s: 13 2020s: 1 1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 117 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Maumee River at Fort Wayne
1Mar 26, 191326.10+9.10Major—
2Mar 17, 198225.93+8.93Moderate—
3Feb 27, 198524.55+7.55Moderate—
4Jan 1, 199123.90+6.90Moderate—
5Mar 24, 197823.76+6.76Moderate—
6Mar 13, 200923.58+6.58Moderate19,800
7Feb 8, 200822.93+5.93Moderate—
8Mar 8, 190822.50+5.50Moderate—
9Jan 14, 200522.44+5.44Moderate—
10Jan 15, 193022.40+5.40Moderate—
11May 19, 194322.24+5.24Moderate—
12Dec 1, 201122.15+5.15Moderate17,400
13Mar 18, 191921.70+4.70Moderate—
14Apr 23, 192021.50+4.50Moderate—
15Jun 28, 201521.48+4.48Moderate16,400
16Feb 20, 197621.43+4.43Moderate—
17Feb 12, 195921.30+4.30Moderate—
18Jul 10, 200321.24+4.24Moderate—
19Dec 10, 196621.23+4.23Moderate—
20Jan 31, 196921.18+4.18Moderate—
21Feb 16, 195021.15+4.15Moderate—
22May 27, 201121.11+4.11Moderate15,878
23Feb 4, 196821.10+4.10Moderate—
24Feb 27, 193621.00+4.00Moderate—
25Jan 6, 199321.00+4.00Moderate—
26Jan 25, 199920.97+3.97Moderate—
27Jun 5, 198920.90+3.90Moderate—
28Jun 14, 198120.89+3.89Moderate—
29Jan 5, 195020.85+3.85Moderate—
30Jan 23, 197420.85+3.85Moderate—
31Apr 12, 194420.82+3.82Moderate—
32Jun 14, 200420.68+3.68Moderate—
33Apr 19, 201320.64+3.64Moderate15,200
34Jan 6, 191620.60+3.60Moderate—
35Feb 15, 191820.50+3.50Moderate—
36Feb 24, 199020.50+3.50Moderate—
37Mar 5, 197920.48+3.48Moderate—
38Dec 22, 196720.40+3.40Moderate—
39Feb 12, 200920.39+3.39Moderate14,800
40May 31, 199120.30+3.30Moderate—
41Jun 18, 201520.01+3.01Moderate14,300
42Apr 9, 192620.00+3.00Moderate—
43Feb 22, 201819.94+2.94Minor15,215
44May 22, 201019.74+2.74Minor14,000
45Feb 25, 190919.70+2.70Minor—
46Mar 15, 192519.70+2.70Minor—
47Apr 2, 198519.41+2.41Minor—
48Mar 6, 201119.41+2.41Minor13,700
49Apr 1, 192219.40+2.40Minor—
50Mar 17, 192319.30+2.30Minor—

The worst floods along the Maumee River

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

March 26, 1913: 26.10 ft here, major flooding

  • NapoleonOH · Mar 27, 1913 · 25.00 ft · Major · its highest
  • Grand RapidsOH · Mar 26, 1913 · 23.50 ft · Major
  • WatervilleOH · Mar 28, 1913 · 19.90 ft · Major · its highest

March 17, 1982: 25.93 ft here, moderate flooding

February 27, 1985: 24.55 ft here, moderate flooding

Gauges on the Maumee River

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

Flood gauges on the Maumee River
Coliseum Blvd In Fort WayneIN17.023.72 ft, Mar 13, 20090
Fort Wayne this gaugeIN17.026.10 ft, Mar 26, 19131
Grand RapidsOH17.525.00 ft, Mar 7, 19048
NapoleonOH12.025.00 ft, Mar 27, 19137
New HavenIN17.025.49 ft, Mar 17, 19821
WatervilleOH11.019.90 ft, Mar 28, 19132
DefianceOH10.020.50 ft, Mar 15, 19821
Defiance (Independence Dam)OH14.015.87 ft, Mar 15, 19821

Other gauges in Allen County

Flood gauges in Allen County
Coliseum Blvd In Fort Wayne17.023.72 ft, Mar 13, 20090
New Haven17.025.49 ft, Mar 17, 19821
Ft. Wayne Childrens Zoo11.014.58 ft, Jun 1, 20133
Fort Wayne12.022.00 ft, Mar 26, 19132
Fort Wayne14.021.20 ft, Jul 9, 20034

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FTWI3, 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.