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Pleasant Run at Arlington Avenue in Indianapolis

Highest listed crest 16.00 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft71 crests since 1956

The Pleasant Run at Arlington Avenue in Indianapolis crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 71 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1956 to 2026. The highest, 16.00 ft on May 28, 1956, was major flooding, 8.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
16.00 ft
May 28, 1956
Flood stage
8.0 ft
Major flooding from 13.0 ft
Crests at major
2
67th of 206 gauges in Indiana
Most recent flood crest
August 1, 2026
9.62 ft, minor flooding
Location
Marion County
Near Beech Grove (4.3 mi), Indianapolis (4.4 mi), Lawrence (7.4 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Pleasant Run at Arlington Avenue in Indianapolis
Action stage6.030Sep 8, 2018The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.023Aug 1, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage10.013Aug 26, 2016Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage13.02Jun 25, 1978Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

71 crests from 1956 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Pleasant Run at Arlington Avenue in Indianapolis, 1956 to 2026 46810121416ft Flood stage 8.0 ftMajor 13.0 ft May 28, 1956: 16.00 ft, major floodingJul 13, 1960: 6.48 ft, action stage; 535 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1961: 9.49 ft, minor flooding; 1,360 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1962: 6.86 ft, action stage; 650 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1963: 10.32 ft, moderate flooding; 1,610 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 1965: 6.69 ft, action stage; 700 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1966: 4.95 ft, below flood stage; 262 cubic feet per secondDec 8, 1966: 6.36 ft, action stage; 590 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1968: 9.36 ft, minor flooding; 1,360 cubic feet per secondJul 20, 1969: 9.44 ft, minor flooding; 1,370 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1970: 6.58 ft, action stage; 645 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 1971: 7.06 ft, action stage; 785 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1972: 7.43 ft, action stage; 858 cubic feet per secondNov 2, 1972: 8.08 ft, minor flooding; 1,020 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 1974: 8.40 ft, minor flooding; 1,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1975: 7.77 ft, action stage; 942 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1976: 9.17 ft, minor flooding; 1,310 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1977: 8.27 ft, minor flooding; 1,010 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1978: 13.86 ft, major flooding; 2,600 cubic feet per secondAug 1, 1979: 10.34 ft, moderate flooding; 1,590 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 1980: 6.23 ft, action stage; 521 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1981: 7.38 ft, action stage; 785 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1982: 6.54 ft, action stage; 589 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 1983: 5.83 ft, below flood stage; 343 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 1984: 8.60 ft, minor flooding; 1,100 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1985: 6.86 ft, action stage; 662 cubic feet per secondNov 19, 1985: 7.52 ft, action stage; 834 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 1986: 11.48 ft, moderate flooding; 1,990 cubic feet per secondAug 3, 1988: 8.04 ft, minor flooding; 968 cubic feet per secondSep 14, 1989: 10.44 ft, moderate flooding; 1,650 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1990: 8.39 ft, minor flooding; 1,060 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 1990: 7.51 ft, action stage; 832 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1992: 10.87 ft, moderate flooding; 1,790 cubic feet per secondNov 12, 1992: 7.32 ft, action stage; 784 cubic feet per secondNov 14, 1993: 9.99 ft, minor flooding; 1,520 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 1995: 9.88 ft, minor flooding; 1,490 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1996: 10.72 ft, moderate flooding; 1,750 cubic feet per secondNov 7, 1996: 7.90 ft, action stage; 931 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1998: 10.76 ft, moderate flooding; 1,750 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1999: 6.11 ft, action stage; 504 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2000: 6.59 ft, action stage; 609 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 2001: 8.18 ft, minor flooding; 1,000 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2002: 7.47 ft, action stage; 819 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 2003: 11.25 ft, moderate flooding; 1,940 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 2004: 6.34 ft, action stageJun 16, 2004: 10.49 ft, moderate flooding; 1,730 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 2006: 6.72 ft, action stageFeb 6, 2008: 8.03 ft, minor floodingFeb 11, 2009: 5.43 ft, below flood stageAug 4, 2009: 7.67 ft, action stageJun 22, 2010: 9.11 ft, minor flooding; 1,310 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 2011: 8.05 ft, minor floodingMar 5, 2011: 7.60 ft, action stageJun 20, 2011: 12.37 ft, moderate flooding; 2,180 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 2013: 7.24 ft, action stageDec 21, 2013: 8.64 ft, minor floodingJun 26, 2015: 9.78 ft, minor floodingJul 7, 2015: 11.26 ft, moderate floodingJul 26, 2015: 11.33 ft, moderate floodingDec 27, 2015: 7.39 ft, action stageJun 15, 2016: 8.02 ft, minor floodingAug 26, 2016: 10.20 ft, moderate floodingApr 30, 2017: 6.87 ft, action stageJun 23, 2017: 7.28 ft, action stageJun 30, 2017: 6.86 ft, action stageJul 11, 2017: 8.46 ft, minor floodingFeb 24, 2018: 6.01 ft, action stageApr 3, 2018: 8.72 ft, minor floodingSep 8, 2018: 7.60 ft, action stageApr 5, 2025: 8.38 ft, minor flooding; 1,138 cubic feet per secondAug 1, 2026: 9.62 ft, minor flooding; 1,449 cubic feet per second Highest, 16.00 ft, May 28, 1956 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Pleasant Run at Arlington Avenue in Indianapolis 1950s: 1 1960s: 4 1970s: 6 1980s: 4 1990s: 6 2000s: 4 2010s: 11 11 2020s: 2 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 71 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Pleasant Run at Arlington Avenue in Indianapolis
1May 28, 195616.00+8.00Major—
2Jun 25, 197813.86+5.86Major2,600
3Jun 20, 201112.37+4.37Moderate2,180
4Oct 4, 198611.48+3.48Moderate1,990
5Jul 26, 201511.33+3.33Moderate—
6Jul 7, 201511.26+3.26Moderate—
7Sep 1, 200311.25+3.25Moderate1,940
8Jun 18, 199210.87+2.87Moderate1,790
9Jun 14, 199810.76+2.76Moderate1,750
10May 15, 199610.72+2.72Moderate1,750
11Jun 16, 200410.49+2.49Moderate1,730
12Sep 14, 198910.44+2.44Moderate1,650
13Aug 1, 197910.34+2.34Moderate1,590
14Mar 4, 196310.32+2.32Moderate1,610
15Aug 26, 201610.20+2.20Moderate—
16Nov 14, 19939.99+1.99Minor1,520
17May 14, 19959.88+1.88Minor1,490
18Jun 26, 20159.78+1.78Minor—
19Aug 1, 20269.62+1.62Minor1,449
20Apr 25, 19619.49+1.49Minor1,360
21Jul 20, 19699.44+1.44Minor1,370
22Apr 4, 19689.36+1.36Minor1,360
23Jul 2, 19769.17+1.17Minor1,310
24Jun 22, 20109.11+1.11Minor1,310
25Apr 3, 20188.72+0.72Minor—
26Dec 21, 20138.64+0.64Minor—
27Jul 5, 19848.60+0.60Minor1,100
28Jul 11, 20178.46+0.46Minor—
29Jul 22, 19748.40+0.40Minor1,100
30Mar 11, 19908.39+0.39Minor1,060
31Apr 5, 20258.38+0.38Minor1,138
32Feb 26, 19778.27+0.27Minor1,010
33Jul 18, 20018.18+0.18Minor1,000
34Nov 2, 19728.08+0.08Minor1,020
35Feb 28, 20118.05+0.05Minor—
36Aug 3, 19888.04+0.04Minor968
37Feb 6, 20088.03+0.03Minor—
38Jun 15, 20168.02+0.02Minor—
39Nov 7, 19967.90−0.10Action931
40Feb 23, 19757.77−0.23Action942
41Aug 4, 20097.67−0.33Action—
42Mar 5, 20117.60−0.40Action—
43Sep 8, 20187.60−0.40Action—
44Nov 19, 19857.52−0.48Action834
45Dec 30, 19907.51−0.49Action832
46Jun 27, 20027.47−0.53Action819
47Apr 7, 19727.43−0.57Action858
48Dec 27, 20157.39−0.61Action—
49May 24, 19817.38−0.62Action785
50Nov 12, 19927.32−0.68Action784

Other gauges in Marion County

Flood gauges in Marion County
Acton9.014.99 ft, Jul 20, 19690
Indianapolis8.013.31 ft, Jun 26, 19780
Clermont9.015.84 ft, Apr 19, 20130
Raymond Street in Indianapolis14.015.79 ft, May 5, 20170
Speedway9.018.18 ft, Apr 19, 20130
Traders Point11.513.23 ft, Jul 14, 20150
Bridgeport6.016.00 ft, Sep 1, 20031
16th Street in Indianapolis12.016.63 ft, Aug 16, 20260
Millersville10.016.30 ft, Mar 26, 19130
Beech Grove7.010.35 ft, Jun 20, 20110
Indianapolis10.013.21 ft, Jun 7, 20080
Speedway6.012.79 ft, Sep 1, 20030
Dam near I-70 in Eastern Marion County19.519.78 ft, Jun 20, 20110
Farleys Addition in Indianapolis7.38.32 ft, Jun 19, 20190
82nd Street Bridge near Nora11.022.40 ft, Mar 26, 19133
Broad Ripple6.014.00 ft, Mar 26, 19130
Indianapolis Museum of Art12.025.90 ft, Mar 26, 19131
Michigan Street in Indianapolis16.030.00 ft, Mar 26, 19131
Ravenswood6.016.00 ft, Mar 26, 19137
Raymond Street in Indianapolis16.020.51 ft, Aug 16, 20260
Rocky Ripple7.020.45 ft, Mar 25, 19132
Stout Power Plant10.028.90 ft, Mar 26, 19130
Broad Ripple Dam8.520.59 ft, Aug 15, 20260
Ravenswood9.016.88 ft, Aug 15, 20261

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PRII3, 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.