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Mississinewa River at Marion

Highest listed crest 19.20 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft91 crests since 1913

The Mississinewa River at Marion crested at major flood stage 5 times among the 91 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1913 to 2021. The highest, 19.20 ft on March 27, 1913, was major flooding, 7.20 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
19.20 ft
March 27, 1913
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 16.0 ft
Crests at major
5
34th of 206 gauges in Indiana
Most recent flood crest
April 27, 2019
12.57 ft, minor flooding
Location
Grant County
Near Marion (1.8 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Mississinewa River at Marion
Action stage10.019May 10, 2021The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.013Apr 27, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage13.028May 5, 2017Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage16.05Aug 5, 1998Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

91 crests from 1913 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Mississinewa River at Marion, 1913 to 2021 05101520ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 16.0 ft Mar 27, 1913: 19.20 ft, major floodingMar 29, 1924: 12.80 ft, minor flooding; 14,700 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 1924: 13.60 ft, moderate flooding; 16,200 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1926: 13.70 ft, moderate flooding; 16,500 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1927: 17.40 ft, major flooding; 25,000 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1927: 16.80 ft, major flooding; 23,500 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1928: 10.80 ft, action stage; 11,100 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1929: 10.60 ft, action stage; 10,800 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 1930: 15.00 ft, moderate flooding; 19,200 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1931: 5.40 ft, below flood stage; 3,370 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 1932: 9.29 ft, below flood stage; 9,120 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1933: 15.50 ft, moderate flooding; 20,400 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1933: 15.59 ft, moderate flooding; 20,600 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1934: 5.71 ft, below flood stage; 3,880 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1935: 8.38 ft, below flood stage; 7,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1936: 11.25 ft, action stage; 12,500 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 1937: 14.64 ft, moderate flooding; 18,700 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1938: 12.88 ft, minor flooding; 15,800 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1939: 13.47 ft, moderate flooding; 16,800 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1940: 8.31 ft, below flood stage; 7,900 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1941: 4.70 ft, below flood stage; 2,600 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1942: 8.05 ft, below flood stage; 7,130 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1943: 15.13 ft, moderate flooding; 20,900 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1944: 12.12 ft, minor flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1945: 9.94 ft, below flood stage; 9,760 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1947: 9.46 ft, below flood stage; 9,120 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1948: 10.69 ft, action stage; 11,000 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1949: 10.14 ft, action stage; 10,000 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 1950: 13.15 ft, moderate flooding; 15,200 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1953: 8.68 ft, below flood stage; 7,920 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1954: 4.50 ft, below flood stage; 2,690 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 1955: 8.65 ft, below flood stage; 7,770 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 1957: 14.70 ft, moderate flooding; 19,700 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1958: 16.88 ft, major flooding; 24,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1959: 12.73 ft, minor flooding; 14,500 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 1960: 7.60 ft, below flood stage; 6,540 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1961: 9.35 ft, below flood stage; 9,110 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 1962: 13.71 ft, moderate flooding; 16,500 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1963: 12.83 ft, minor flooding; 14,700 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1964: 14.30 ft, moderate flooding; 17,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1968: 10.64 ft, action stage; 10,200 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 1969: 10.41 ft, action stage; 9,490 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 1970: 9.50 ft, below flood stage; 7,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1971: 10.61 ft, action stage; 9,860 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1972: 11.32 ft, action stage; 11,200 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1974: 12.10 ft, minor flooding; 12,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1975: 11.60 ft, action stage; 11,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1976: 12.55 ft, minor flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1978: 11.09 ft, action stage; 10,800 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1979: 12.02 ft, minor flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1980: 13.77 ft, moderate flooding; 16,200 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1981: 10.82 ft, action stage; 10,200 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1982: 12.29 ft, minor flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1983: 9.04 ft, below flood stage; 7,160 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1984: 9.19 ft, below flood stage; 7,970 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1985: 15.16 ft, moderate flooding; 19,400 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1986: 9.19 ft, below flood stage; 7,400 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1987: 7.38 ft, below flood stage; 4,860 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1988: 7.57 ft, below flood stage; 5,550 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1989: 13.97 ft, moderate flooding; 16,900 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1990: 15.64 ft, moderate flooding; 20,700 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1991: 8.88 ft, below flood stage; 7,550 cubic feet per secondJul 15, 1992: 15.16 ft, moderate flooding; 19,600 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 1993: 13.31 ft, moderate flooding; 15,500 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1994: 9.63 ft, below flood stageMay 20, 1995: 8.63 ft, below flood stage; 7,180 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1996: 11.95 ft, action stage; 12,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1997: 13.08 ft, moderate flooding; 15,000 cubic feet per secondAug 5, 1998: 16.00 ft, major flooding; 21,500 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1999: 15.42 ft, moderate flooding; 20,200 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 2000: 8.00 ft, below flood stage; 6,280 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2001: 9.19 ft, below flood stage; 8,270 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2002: 11.78 ft, action stage; 12,800 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 2003: 14.25 ft, moderate flooding; 17,700 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 2004: 11.21 ft, action stage; 11,700 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 2005: 15.84 ft, moderate flooding; 21,300 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 2007: 12.37 ft, minor flooding; 13,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2008: 13.80 ft, moderate flooding; 16,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 2009: 12.30 ft, minor flooding; 13,700 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2010: 10.60 ft, action stage; 10,600 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2011: 14.63 ft, moderate flooding; 18,700 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2013: 15.35 ft, moderate flooding; 20,200 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 2013: 14.17 ft, moderate flooding; 17,800 cubic feet per secondAug 23, 2014: 12.34 ft, minor flooding; 14,300 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2015: 13.23 ft, moderate flooding; 16,000 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2016: 7.70 ft, below flood stageMay 5, 2017: 13.00 ft, moderate flooding; 15,500 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2018: 11.07 ft, action stage; 12,000 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2019: 12.57 ft, minor flooding; 14,700 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 2020: 11.53 ft, action stage; 12,800 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 2021: 11.09 ft, action stage; 12,000 cubic feet per second Highest, 19.20 ft, Mar 27, 1913 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Mississinewa River at Marion 1910s: 1 1920s: 5 1930s: 6 1940s: 2 1950s: 4 1960s: 3 1970s: 3 1980s: 4 1990s: 6 2000s: 5 2010s: 7 7 2020s: 0 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 91 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Mississinewa River at Marion
1Mar 27, 191319.20+7.20Major—
2Mar 21, 192717.40+5.40Major25,000
3Jun 11, 195816.88+4.88Major24,300
4May 19, 192716.80+4.80Major23,500
5Aug 5, 199816.00+4.00Major21,500
6Jan 13, 200515.84+3.84Moderate21,300
7Dec 31, 199015.64+3.64Moderate20,700
8May 12, 193315.59+3.59Moderate20,600
9Mar 20, 193315.50+3.50Moderate20,400
10Jan 23, 199915.42+3.42Moderate20,200
11Apr 19, 201315.35+3.35Moderate20,200
12Feb 24, 198515.16+3.16Moderate19,400
13Jul 15, 199215.16+3.16Moderate19,600
14May 18, 194315.13+3.13Moderate20,900
15Jan 14, 193015.00+3.00Moderate19,200
16Jun 30, 195714.70+2.70Moderate19,700
17Jan 15, 193714.64+2.64Moderate18,700
18Mar 11, 201114.63+2.63Moderate18,700
19Apr 22, 196414.30+2.30Moderate17,600
20Jul 10, 200314.25+2.25Moderate17,700
21Dec 23, 201314.17+2.17Moderate17,800
22May 26, 198913.97+1.97Moderate16,900
23Feb 7, 200813.80+1.80Moderate16,800
24Jun 4, 198013.77+1.77Moderate16,200
25Jul 21, 196213.71+1.71Moderate16,500
26Apr 8, 192613.70+1.70Moderate16,500
27Dec 19, 192413.60+1.60Moderate16,200
28Mar 12, 193913.47+1.47Moderate16,800
29Jul 3, 199313.31+1.31Moderate15,500
30Jun 27, 201513.23+1.23Moderate16,000
31Jan 4, 195013.15+1.15Moderate15,200
32Feb 27, 199713.08+1.08Moderate15,000
33May 5, 201713.00+1.00Moderate15,500
34Mar 31, 193812.88+0.88Minor15,800
35Mar 6, 196312.83+0.83Minor14,700
36Mar 29, 192412.80+0.80Minor14,700
37Feb 10, 195912.73+0.73Minor14,500
38Apr 27, 201912.57+0.57Minor14,700
39Feb 17, 197612.55+0.55Minor13,500
40Mar 24, 200712.37+0.37Minor13,900
41Aug 23, 201412.34+0.34Minor14,300
42Feb 12, 200912.30+0.30Minor13,700
43Mar 11, 198212.29+0.29Minor13,100
44Apr 12, 194412.12+0.12Minor13,500
45Jan 20, 197412.10+0.10Minor12,700
46Mar 4, 197912.02+0.02Minor12,500
47Jan 19, 199611.95−0.05Action12,800
48May 14, 200211.78−0.22Action12,800
49Feb 24, 197511.60−0.40Action11,200
50Jan 12, 202011.53−0.47Action12,800

The worst floods along the Mississinewa River

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

June 11, 1958: 16.88 ft here, major flooding

  • PeoriaIN · Jun 11, 1958 · 19.26 ft · Major · its highest
  • RidgevilleIN · Jun 10, 1958 · 16.25 ft · Major · its highest

Gauges on the Mississinewa River

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

Flood gauges on the Mississinewa River
Marion this gaugeIN12.019.20 ft, Mar 27, 19135
PeoriaIN11.019.26 ft, Jun 11, 19582
RidgevilleIN10.014.66 ft, Apr 26, 20190
RidgevilleIN11.016.25 ft, Jun 10, 19588

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MROI3, 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.