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Mississinewa River near Ridgeville

Highest listed crest 16.25 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft90 crests since 1947

The Mississinewa River near Ridgeville crested at major flood stage 8 times among the 90 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1947 to 2017. The highest, 16.25 ft on June 10, 1958, was major flooding, 5.25 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Mississinewa River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
16.25 ft
June 10, 1958; 13,900 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 15.0 ft
Crests at major
8
17th of 206 gauges in Indiana
Most recent flood crest
June 23, 2017
13.54 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Randolph County
Indiana
Identifiers
NWS RGVI3
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, Mississinewa River near Ridgeville
Action stage8.08Jun 28, 2010The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.034May 25, 2017Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage13.039Jun 23, 2017Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage15.08Jun 27, 2015Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

90 crests from 1947 to 2017. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Mississinewa River near Ridgeville, 1947 to 2017 681012141618ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 15.0 ft Jan 30, 1947: 11.16 ft, minor flooding; 2,490 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1948: 12.20 ft, minor flooding; 3,480 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 1949: 13.10 ft, moderate flooding; 4,560 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1950: 13.40 ft, moderate flooding; 4,920 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1951: 12.75 ft, minor flooding; 4,200 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1952: 11.99 ft, minor flooding; 3,250 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1953: 12.00 ft, minor flooding; 3,250 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1954: 7.80 ft, below flood stage; 1,020 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 1955: 11.16 ft, minor flooding; 2,490 cubic feet per secondNov 16, 1955: 12.79 ft, minor flooding; 4,200 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1957: 14.57 ft, moderate flooding; 8,830 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1958: 16.25 ft, major flooding; 13,900 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1959: 14.70 ft, moderate flooding; 9,120 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1960: 10.89 ft, action stage; 2,280 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1961: 11.70 ft, minor flooding; 3,070 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1962: 13.50 ft, moderate flooding; 5,800 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1963: 14.02 ft, moderate flooding; 6,000 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1964: 14.28 ft, moderate flooding; 7,960 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1965: 11.87 ft, minor flooding; 3,150 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1966: 8.29 ft, action stage; 1,220 cubic feet per secondDec 10, 1966: 11.89 ft, minor flooding; 3,510 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1968: 11.18 ft, minor flooding; 2,480 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1969: 11.00 ft, minor flooding; 2,350 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 1970: 12.03 ft, minor flooding; 3,320 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1971: 10.54 ft, action stage; 2,070 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1972: 12.27 ft, minor flooding; 3,600 cubic feet per secondNov 2, 1972: 12.38 ft, minor flooding; 3,740 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1974: 12.01 ft, minor flooding; 3,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1975: 12.84 ft, minor flooding; 4,460 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1976: 12.41 ft, minor flooding; 3,790 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1977: 8.01 ft, action stage; 1,180 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1978: 12.38 ft, minor flooding; 3,750 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 1979: 12.72 ft, minor flooding; 4,260 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1980: 13.69 ft, moderate flooding; 6,280 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1981: 12.81 ft, minor flooding; 3,930 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1982: 11.67 ft, minor flooding; 2,940 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1983: 11.35 ft, minor flooding; 2,490 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1984: 10.97 ft, action stage; 2,270 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1985: 13.00 ft, moderate flooding; 4,640 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 1986: 13.87 ft, moderate flooding; 6,400 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1987: 13.92 ft, moderate flooding; 6,510 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1988: 9.34 ft, action stage; 1,530 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 1989: 13.17 ft, moderate flooding; 4,960 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1990: 13.61 ft, moderate flooding; 5,650 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 1990: 15.14 ft, major flooding; 9,420 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 1992: 15.43 ft, major flooding; 5,580 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1993: 14.04 ft, moderate flooding; 6,540 cubic feet per secondNov 14, 1993: 15.35 ft, major flooding; 10,000 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1995: 14.18 ft, moderate flooding; 4,150 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 1996: 13.92 ft, moderate flooding; 4,000 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1997: 14.15 ft, moderate flooding; 4,130 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1998: 14.35 ft, moderate flooding; 4,250 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1999: 13.94 ft, moderate flooding; 4,020 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2000: 12.74 ft, minor flooding; 3,400 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2000: 13.95 ft, moderate flooding; 4,030 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2001: 11.09 ft, minor flooding; 2,600 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2002: 13.95 ft, moderate flooding; 4,030 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 2003: 14.77 ft, moderate flooding; 4,600 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2004: 10.80 ft, action stageJan 12, 2005: 15.51 ft, major flooding; 5,090 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2006: 13.30 ft, moderate flooding; 3,700 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 2006: 14.73 ft, moderate flooding; 4,580 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 2007: 13.41 ft, moderate floodingMar 2, 2007: 14.48 ft, moderate floodingMar 15, 2007: 13.52 ft, moderate floodingApr 27, 2007: 13.26 ft, moderate floodingJan 9, 2008: 14.70 ft, moderate floodingFeb 6, 2008: 14.47 ft, moderate floodingJun 4, 2008: 13.13 ft, moderate floodingFeb 11, 2009: 12.55 ft, minor floodingMar 13, 2010: 13.00 ft, moderate flooding; 3,530 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 2010: 11.43 ft, minor floodingJun 28, 2010: 10.70 ft, action stageFeb 28, 2011: 16.14 ft, major floodingMar 5, 2011: 14.98 ft, moderate floodingDec 6, 2011: 12.61 ft, minor flooding; 3,330 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 2013: 14.06 ft, moderate floodingDec 22, 2013: 15.46 ft, major floodingApr 3, 2014: 14.31 ft, moderate floodingJun 19, 2014: 14.09 ft, moderate floodingMar 14, 2015: 11.37 ft, minor flooding; 2,726 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2015: 15.65 ft, major floodingDec 27, 2015: 13.91 ft, moderate floodingFeb 24, 2016: 11.76 ft, minor floodingMar 11, 2016: 11.08 ft, minor floodingJan 20, 2017: 12.94 ft, minor floodingMar 21, 2017: 12.31 ft, minor floodingMay 5, 2017: 14.20 ft, moderate floodingMay 25, 2017: 12.04 ft, minor floodingJun 23, 2017: 13.54 ft, moderate flooding Highest, 16.25 ft, Jun 10, 1958 1950196019701980199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Mississinewa River near Ridgeville 1940s: 3 1950s: 9 1960s: 8 1970s: 8 1980s: 8 1990s: 10 2000s: 16 2010s: 19 19 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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 90 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Mississinewa River near Ridgeville
1Jun 10, 195816.25+5.25Major13,900
2Feb 28, 201116.14+5.14Major—
3Jun 27, 201515.65+4.65Major—
4Jan 12, 200515.51+4.51Major5,090
5Dec 22, 201315.46+4.46Major—
6Jul 13, 199215.43+4.43Major5,580
7Nov 14, 199315.35+4.35Major10,000
8Dec 30, 199015.14+4.14Major9,420
9Mar 5, 201114.98+3.98Moderate—
10Sep 2, 200314.77+3.77Moderate4,600
11Dec 1, 200614.73+3.73Moderate4,580
12Jan 21, 195914.70+3.70Moderate9,120
13Jan 9, 200814.70+3.70Moderate—
14Jun 28, 195714.57+3.57Moderate8,830
15Mar 2, 200714.48+3.48Moderate—
16Feb 6, 200814.47+3.47Moderate—
17Apr 9, 199814.35+3.35Moderate4,250
18Apr 3, 201414.31+3.31Moderate—
19Apr 20, 196414.28+3.28Moderate7,960
20May 5, 201714.20+3.20Moderate—
21May 19, 199514.18+3.18Moderate4,150
22Jun 1, 199714.15+3.15Moderate4,130
23Jun 19, 201414.09+3.09Moderate—
24Jan 13, 201314.06+3.06Moderate—
25Jul 2, 199314.04+3.04Moderate6,540
26Mar 5, 196314.02+3.02Moderate6,000
27May 13, 200013.95+2.95Moderate4,030
28May 13, 200213.95+2.95Moderate4,030
29Jan 22, 199913.94+2.94Moderate4,020
30Jun 3, 198713.92+2.92Moderate6,510
31Jan 18, 199613.92+2.92Moderate4,000
32Dec 27, 201513.91+2.91Moderate—
33Jul 12, 198613.87+2.87Moderate6,400
34Jun 29, 198013.69+2.69Moderate6,280
35Jun 8, 199013.61+2.61Moderate5,650
36Jun 23, 201713.54+2.54Moderate—
37Mar 15, 200713.52+2.52Moderate—
38Jan 26, 196213.50+2.50Moderate5,800
39Jan 15, 200713.41+2.41Moderate—
40Feb 14, 195013.40+2.40Moderate4,920
41Mar 12, 200613.30+2.30Moderate3,700
42Apr 27, 200713.26+2.26Moderate—
43Sep 1, 198913.17+2.17Moderate4,960
44Jun 4, 200813.13+2.13Moderate—
45Jan 5, 194913.10+2.10Moderate4,560
46Feb 23, 198513.00+2.00Moderate4,640
47Mar 13, 201013.00+2.00Moderate3,530
48Jan 20, 201712.94+1.94Minor—
49Feb 23, 197512.84+1.84Minor4,460
50Jun 6, 198112.81+1.81Minor3,930

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 10, 1958: 16.25 ft here, major flooding

  • PeoriaIN · Jun 11, 1958 · 19.26 ft · Major · its highest
  • MarionIN · Jun 11, 1958 · 16.88 ft · Major

June 27, 2015: 15.65 ft here, major flooding

  • MarionIN · Jun 27, 2015 · 13.23 ft · Moderate

January 12, 2005: 15.51 ft here, major flooding

  • MarionIN · Jan 13, 2005 · 15.84 ft · Moderate

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
MarionIN12.019.20 ft, Mar 27, 19135
PeoriaIN11.019.26 ft, Jun 11, 19582
RidgevilleIN10.014.66 ft, Apr 26, 20190
Ridgeville this gaugeIN11.016.25 ft, Jun 10, 19588

Other gauges in Randolph County

Flood gauges in Randolph County
Ridgeville10.014.66 ft, Apr 26, 20190

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RGVI3, 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.