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Pigeon Creek near Angola

Highest listed crest 14.95 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft74 crests since 1947

The Pigeon Creek near Angola crested at major flood stage 9 times among the 74 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1947 to 2020. The highest, 14.95 ft on April 8, 1950, was major flooding, 3.95 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
14.95 ft
April 8, 1950; 744 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 13.0 ft
Crests at major
9
12th of 206 gauges in Indiana
Most recent flood crest
January 2, 1991
11.20 ft, minor flooding
Location
Steuben County
Indiana

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Pigeon Creek near Angola
Action stage10.017Feb 25, 2018The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.013Jan 2, 1991Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.09Mar 27, 1978Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage13.09Mar 22, 1982Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

74 crests from 1947 to 2020. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Pigeon Creek near Angola, 1947 to 2020 6810121416ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 13.0 ft Apr 24, 1947: 10.71 ft, action stage; 458 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 1948: 11.79 ft, minor flooding; 355 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1949: 11.93 ft, minor flooding; 366 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1950: 14.95 ft, major flooding; 744 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1951: 12.50 ft, moderate flooding; 448 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1952: 11.85 ft, minor flooding; 370 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1953: 9.30 ft, below flood stage; 122 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1954: 11.31 ft, minor flooding; 317 cubic feet per secondOct 17, 1954: 11.54 ft, minor flooding; 339 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1956: 13.39 ft, major flooding; 548 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1957: 11.29 ft, minor flooding; 317 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 1958: 11.04 ft, minor flooding; 274 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1959: 12.41 ft, moderate flooding; 442 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 1960: 11.70 ft, minor flooding; 339 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1961: 13.16 ft, major flooding; 502 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1962: 12.46 ft, moderate flooding; 411 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1963: 11.64 ft, minor flooding; 267 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1964: 10.49 ft, action stage; 92 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1965: 12.92 ft, moderate flooding; 241 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 1966: 13.61 ft, major flooding; 300 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 1966: 13.30 ft, major flooding; 276 cubic feet per secondFeb 6, 1968: 14.00 ft, major flooding; 395 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 1969: 14.45 ft, major flooding; 422 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1970: 12.20 ft, moderate flooding; 231 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1971: 12.71 ft, moderate flooding; 274 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1972: 11.35 ft, minor flooding; 164 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1973: 12.42 ft, moderate flooding; 262 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1974: 13.43 ft, major flooding; 339 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1975: 10.58 ft, action stage; 326 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1976: 12.18 ft, moderate flooding; 579 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1977: 10.73 ft, action stage; 328 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1978: 12.50 ft, moderate flooding; 700 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1979: 11.06 ft, minor flooding; 398 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1980: 10.87 ft, action stage; 371 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1981: 10.92 ft, action stage; 425 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1982: 13.90 ft, major flooding; 795 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1983: 10.49 ft, action stage; 344 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1984: 9.79 ft, below flood stage; 369 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1985: 11.52 ft, minor flooding; 699 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1986: 9.48 ft, below flood stage; 325 cubic feet per secondOct 6, 1986: 9.03 ft, below flood stage; 264 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 1987: 8.94 ft, below flood stage; 252 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1989: 10.31 ft, action stage; 445 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1990: 10.81 ft, action stage; 522 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 1991: 11.20 ft, minor flooding; 584 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 1992: 7.35 ft, below flood stage; 252 cubic feet per secondJan 7, 1993: 10.21 ft, action stage; 784 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1994: 7.89 ft, below flood stage; 346 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1995: 7.78 ft, below flood stage; 314 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1996: 10.92 ft, action stage; 1,000 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1997: 9.05 ft, below flood stage; 540 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 1998: 9.55 ft, below flood stage; 643 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1999: 9.77 ft, below flood stage; 560 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 2000: 8.12 ft, below flood stage; 283 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2001: 9.85 ft, below flood stage; 715 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2002: 10.08 ft, action stage; 648 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2003: 8.67 ft, below flood stage; 408 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2004: 9.76 ft, below flood stage; 492 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 2005: 7.83 ft, below flood stageJan 16, 2005: 9.89 ft, below flood stage; 512 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2006: 8.65 ft, below flood stage; 332 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 2007: 10.31 ft, action stage; 497 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 2008: 10.39 ft, action stage; 625 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2009: 10.82 ft, action stage; 671 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2010: 8.71 ft, below flood stage; 371 cubic feet per secondDec 5, 2011: 10.22 ft, action stage; 597 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2013: 9.98 ft, below flood stage; 527 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 2014: 9.41 ft, below flood stage; 438 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 2015: 8.27 ft, below flood stage; 284 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 2016: 7.93 ft, below flood stage; 243 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 2017: 9.20 ft, below flood stage; 399 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2018: 10.92 ft, action stage; 687 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 2019: 9.60 ft, below flood stage; 460 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 2020: 9.41 ft, below flood stage; 442 cubic feet per second Highest, 14.95 ft, Apr 8, 1950 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Pigeon Creek near Angola 1940s: 2 1950s: 9 9 1960s: 9 1970s: 8 1980s: 2 1990s: 1 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 2020s: 0 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 74 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Pigeon Creek near Angola
1Apr 8, 195014.95+3.95Major744
2Feb 3, 196914.45+3.45Major422
3Feb 6, 196814.00+3.00Major395
4Mar 22, 198213.90+2.90Major795
5Jan 2, 196613.61+2.61Major300
6Jan 30, 197413.43+2.43Major339
7May 4, 195613.39+2.39Major548
8Dec 14, 196613.30+2.30Major276
9Apr 29, 196113.16+2.16Major502
10Mar 10, 196512.92+1.92Moderate241
11Feb 25, 197112.71+1.71Moderate274
12Feb 24, 195112.50+1.50Moderate448
13Mar 27, 197812.50+1.50Moderate700
14Mar 24, 196212.46+1.46Moderate411
15Mar 28, 197312.42+1.42Moderate262
16Feb 17, 195912.41+1.41Moderate442
17Apr 25, 197012.20+1.20Moderate231
18Mar 8, 197612.18+1.18Moderate579
19Feb 19, 194911.93+0.93Minor366
20Jan 21, 195211.85+0.85Minor370
21Mar 2, 194811.79+0.79Minor355
22Jan 18, 196011.70+0.70Minor339
23Mar 21, 196311.64+0.64Minor267
24Oct 17, 195411.54+0.54Minor339
25Mar 1, 198511.52+0.52Minor699
26Mar 21, 197211.35+0.35Minor164
27Mar 30, 195411.31+0.31Minor317
28Apr 14, 195711.29+0.29Minor317
29Jan 2, 199111.20+0.20Minor584
30Mar 8, 197911.06+0.06Minor398
31Sep 21, 195811.04+0.04Minor274
32Jun 17, 198110.92−0.08Action425
33May 21, 199610.92−0.08Action1,000
34Feb 25, 201810.92−0.08Action687
35Mar 23, 198010.87−0.13Action371
36Mar 14, 200910.82−0.18Action671
37Feb 26, 199010.81−0.19Action522
38Mar 8, 197710.73−0.27Action328
39Apr 24, 194710.71−0.29Action458
40Jun 6, 197510.58−0.42Action326
41May 2, 196410.49−0.51Action92
42May 6, 198310.49−0.51Action344
43Feb 9, 200810.39−0.61Action625
44Jun 5, 198910.31−0.69Action445
45Aug 26, 200710.31−0.69Action497
46Dec 5, 201110.22−0.78Action597
47Jan 7, 199310.21−0.79Action784
48May 16, 200210.08−0.92Action648
49Apr 25, 20139.98−1.02Below flood stage527
50Jan 16, 20059.89−1.11Below flood stage512

Other gauges in Steuben County

Flood gauges in Steuben County
Hamilton9.014.49 ft, May 17, 19960

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge AQPI3, 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.