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Muscatatuck River at Deputy

Highest listed crest 34.30 ftFlood stage 25.0 ft112 crests since 1948

The Muscatatuck River at Deputy crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 112 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1948 to 2025. The highest, 34.30 ft on January 21, 1959, was major flooding, 9.30 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Muscatatuck River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
34.30 ft
January 21, 1959; 52,200 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
25.0 ft
Major flooding from 32.0 ft
Crests at major
2
67th of 206 gauges in Indiana
Most recent flood crest
February 16, 2025
27.34 ft, minor flooding
Location
Jefferson County
Indiana

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Muscatatuck River at Deputy
Action stage23.032Mar 1, 2021The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)25.023Feb 16, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage28.07Aug 5, 2009Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage32.02Jul 14, 2015Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

112 crests from 1948 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Muscatatuck River at Deputy, 1948 to 2025 20253035ft Flood stage 25.0 ftMajor 32.0 ft Apr 12, 1948: 22.50 ft, below flood stage; 14,000 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 1948: 21.80 ft, below flood stage; 12,800 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 1949: 27.70 ft, minor flooding; 28,000 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1949: 23.00 ft, action stage; 15,200 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 1950: 23.40 ft, action stage; 16,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1950: 23.20 ft, action stage; 15,600 cubic feet per secondNov 20, 1950: 22.30 ft, below flood stage; 13,800 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 1951: 22.00 ft, below flood stage; 13,200 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1951: 21.60 ft, below flood stage; 12,400 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1952: 22.90 ft, below flood stage; 15,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1955: 21.60 ft, below flood stage; 12,400 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1957: 22.07 ft, below flood stage; 13,400 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 1957: 25.80 ft, minor flooding; 22,100 cubic feet per secondJul 23, 1958: 21.93 ft, below flood stage; 13,600 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1959: 34.30 ft, major flooding; 52,200 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1960: 28.57 ft, moderate flooding; 31,800 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1961: 24.36 ft, action stage; 24,300 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1962: 22.04 ft, below flood stage; 14,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1962: 21.84 ft, below flood stage; 14,400 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1963: 25.08 ft, minor flooding; 21,800 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1964: 28.54 ft, moderate flooding; 31,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1966: 21.69 ft, below flood stage; 12,700 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1968: 27.05 ft, minor flooding; 26,300 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1969: 22.35 ft, below flood stage; 14,200 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1970: 22.54 ft, below flood stage; 14,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1971: 23.35 ft, action stage; 16,400 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1972: 23.06 ft, action stage; 15,700 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1972: 21.35 ft, below flood stage; 12,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1975: 23.58 ft, action stage; 16,100 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1975: 21.57 ft, below flood stage; 11,800 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 1977: 22.70 ft, below flood stage; 14,100 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1978: 23.03 ft, action stage; 14,800 cubic feet per secondDec 9, 1978: 22.59 ft, below flood stage; 13,900 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1979: 21.81 ft, below flood stage; 12,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1979: 22.02 ft, below flood stage; 12,700 cubic feet per secondAug 2, 1979: 22.49 ft, below flood stage; 13,600 cubic feet per secondNov 26, 1979: 22.92 ft, below flood stage; 14,600 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 1980: 21.27 ft, below flood stage; 11,200 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 1982: 25.25 ft, minor flooding; 20,500 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 1982: 21.43 ft, below flood stage; 9,610 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1983: 21.12 ft, below flood stage; 9,110 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1983: 24.58 ft, action stage; 15,800 cubic feet per secondOct 21, 1983: 21.81 ft, below flood stage; 10,200 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1984: 22.44 ft, below flood stage; 11,400 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 1984: 23.52 ft, action stage; 13,800 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1985: 24.99 ft, action stage; 17,100 cubic feet per secondNov 16, 1985: 23.74 ft, action stage; 13,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1988: 24.38 ft, action stage; 15,400 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1988: 23.41 ft, action stage; 13,200 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1989: 22.83 ft, below flood stage; 12,100 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1989: 21.90 ft, below flood stage; 10,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1990: 25.56 ft, minor flooding; 18,200 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1990: 29.26 ft, moderate flooding; 29,600 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 1990: 25.06 ft, minor flooding; 17,000 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1991: 21.00 ft, below flood stage; 8,900 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1992: 21.65 ft, below flood stage; 8,730 cubic feet per secondAug 8, 1992: 31.70 ft, moderate flooding; 27,000 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1993: 21.15 ft, below flood stage; 9,210 cubic feet per secondNov 15, 1993: 24.94 ft, action stage; 16,600 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1994: 21.58 ft, below flood stageMay 19, 1995: 23.32 ft, action stage; 13,000 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1996: 21.10 ft, below flood stageApr 1, 1996: 21.20 ft, below flood stageApr 29, 1996: 28.47 ft, moderate flooding; 30,700 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1996: 23.70 ft, action stageJul 8, 1996: 24.60 ft, action stageDec 17, 1996: 21.50 ft, below flood stageMar 2, 1997: 23.40 ft, action stageMay 3, 1997: 23.40 ft, action stageJun 1, 1997: 23.49 ft, action stage; 13,800 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1998: 25.10 ft, minor flooding; 17,800 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1999: 23.50 ft, action stage; 13,800 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 2000: 24.78 ft, action stageFeb 19, 2000: 25.39 ft, minor flooding; 18,600 cubic feet per secondDec 17, 2000: 22.87 ft, below flood stage; 12,400 cubic feet per secondOct 25, 2001: 23.92 ft, action stageNov 29, 2001: 21.19 ft, below flood stageDec 17, 2001: 25.60 ft, minor flooding; 19,200 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2002: 22.29 ft, below flood stageMay 8, 2002: 25.51 ft, minor floodingSep 27, 2002: 22.55 ft, below flood stageFeb 23, 2003: 21.52 ft, below flood stageMay 5, 2003: 23.07 ft, action stage; 12,800 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 2003: 22.76 ft, below flood stage; 12,195 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 2004: 25.82 ft, minor flooding; 19,900 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 2004: 21.06 ft, below flood stage; 8,999 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 2005: 24.03 ft, action stage; 15,000 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 2005: 22.88 ft, below flood stage; 12,437 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2006: 25.82 ft, minor flooding; 19,900 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 2006: 23.83 ft, action stage; 14,600 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 2007: 23.19 ft, action stageFeb 6, 2008: 23.38 ft, action stageMar 19, 2008: 30.51 ft, moderate flooding; 36,600 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2008: 21.45 ft, below flood stageMay 16, 2008: 22.33 ft, below flood stage; 11,297 cubic feet per secondAug 5, 2009: 29.89 ft, moderate flooding; 34,200 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 2009: 23.34 ft, action stage; 13,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2011: 22.84 ft, below flood stage; 12,335 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2011: 25.74 ft, minor flooding; 19,600 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2011: 24.57 ft, action stage; 16,384 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 2011: 25.28 ft, minor flooding; 18,297 cubic feet per secondDec 6, 2011: 25.25 ft, minor flooding; 18,300 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 2012: 21.72 ft, below flood stageApr 3, 2015: 25.64 ft, minor flooding; 19,400 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 2015: 32.28 ft, major flooding; 40,200 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 2017: 26.16 ft, minor flooding; 19,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2018: 26.61 ft, minor flooding; 20,200 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 2018: 25.71 ft, minor flooding; 17,900 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2019: 25.09 ft, minor flooding; 16,500 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2019: 25.90 ft, minor flooding; 18,400 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 2021: 24.85 ft, action stageFeb 16, 2025: 27.34 ft, minor flooding; 22,000 cubic feet per second Highest, 34.30 ft, Jan 21, 1959 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Muscatatuck River at Deputy 1940s: 1 1950s: 2 1960s: 4 1970s: 0 1980s: 1 1990s: 6 2000s: 7 2010s: 10 10 2020s: 1 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 112 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Muscatatuck River at Deputy
1Jan 21, 195934.30+9.30Major52,200
2Jul 14, 201532.28+7.28Major40,200
3Aug 8, 199231.70+6.70Moderate27,000
4Mar 19, 200830.51+5.51Moderate36,600
5Aug 5, 200929.89+4.89Moderate34,200
6May 17, 199029.26+4.26Moderate29,600
7Jun 23, 196028.57+3.57Moderate31,800
8Mar 10, 196428.54+3.54Moderate31,400
9Apr 29, 199628.47+3.47Moderate30,700
10Jan 24, 194927.70+2.70Minor28,000
11Feb 16, 202527.34+2.34Minor22,000
12May 24, 196827.05+2.05Minor26,300
13Feb 25, 201826.61+1.61Minor20,200
14Mar 1, 201726.16+1.16Minor19,100
15Jun 17, 201925.90+0.90Minor18,400
16Jan 5, 200425.82+0.82Minor19,900
17Mar 12, 200625.82+0.82Minor19,900
18Jul 5, 195725.80+0.80Minor22,100
19Apr 19, 201125.74+0.74Minor19,600
20Sep 9, 201825.71+0.71Minor17,900
21Apr 3, 201525.64+0.64Minor19,400
22Dec 17, 200125.60+0.60Minor19,200
23Feb 16, 199025.56+0.56Minor18,200
24May 8, 200225.51+0.51Minor—
25Feb 19, 200025.39+0.39Minor18,600
26Jun 26, 201125.28+0.28Minor18,297
27Jan 31, 198225.25+0.25Minor20,500
28Dec 6, 201125.25+0.25Minor18,300
29Apr 16, 199825.10+0.10Minor17,800
30Apr 20, 201925.09+0.09Minor16,500
31Mar 5, 196325.08+0.08Minor21,800
32Dec 18, 199025.06+0.06Minor17,000
33Mar 30, 198524.99−0.01Action17,100
34Nov 15, 199324.94−0.06Action16,600
35Mar 1, 202124.85−0.15Action—
36Jan 4, 200024.78−0.22Action—
37Jul 8, 199624.60−0.40Action—
38May 3, 198324.58−0.42Action15,800
39May 2, 201124.57−0.43Action16,384
40Feb 2, 198824.38−0.62Action15,400
41May 8, 196124.36−0.64Action24,300
42Jan 6, 200524.03−0.97Action15,000
43Oct 25, 200123.92−1.08Action—
44Dec 1, 200623.83−1.17Action14,600
45Nov 16, 198523.74−1.26Action13,900
46May 11, 199623.70−1.30Action—
47Feb 24, 197523.58−1.42Action16,100
48Dec 22, 198423.52−1.48Action13,800
49Jan 23, 199923.50−1.50Action13,800
50Jun 1, 199723.49−1.51Action13,800

The worst floods along the Muscatatuck River

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

January 21, 1959: 34.30 ft here, major flooding

July 14, 2015: 32.28 ft here, major flooding

March 19, 2008: 30.51 ft here, moderate flooding

Gauges on the Muscatatuck River

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

Flood gauges on the Muscatatuck River
Deputy this gaugeIN25.034.30 ft, Jan 21, 19592
Wheeler HollowIN18.032.00 ft, Mar 28, 19134

Other gauges in Jefferson County

Flood gauges in Jefferson County
Clifty Creek451.0475.90 ft, Jan 27, 19371

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DEPI3, 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.