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Plum Creek (IN) at Groveland

Highest listed crest 7.15 ftFlood stage 4.0 ft62 crests since 1970

The Plum Creek (IN) at Groveland crested above flood stage 40 times among the 62 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1970 to 2025. The highest, 7.15 ft on June 4, 2008, was moderate flooding, 3.15 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
7.15 ft
June 4, 2008; 1,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
4.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
40 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
April 5, 2025
4.98 ft, minor flooding
Location
Putnam County
Near Danville (12.4 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Plum Creek (IN) at Groveland
Action stage3.511Oct 4, 2018The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)4.027Apr 5, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage5.013Jul 12, 2015Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream

Every listed crest

62 crests from 1970 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Plum Creek (IN) at Groveland, 1970 to 2025 345678ft Flood stage 4.0 ft Apr 24, 1970: 3.34 ft, below flood stage; 235 cubic feet per secondJul 24, 1971: 5.29 ft, moderate flooding; 632 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 1971: 4.17 ft, minor flooding; 384 cubic feet per secondNov 2, 1972: 4.15 ft, minor flooding; 380 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1974: 3.44 ft, below flood stage; 219 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1975: 3.61 ft, action stage; 272 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 1976: 3.28 ft, below flood stage; 169 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 1977: 5.75 ft, moderate flooding; 744 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1978: 4.52 ft, minor flooding; 455 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 1979: 4.25 ft, minor flooding; 449 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1980: 3.13 ft, below flood stage; 131 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1981: 3.60 ft, action stage; 270 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 1982: 4.45 ft, minor flooding; 441 cubic feet per secondDec 3, 1982: 3.52 ft, action stage; 300 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1984: 3.24 ft, below flood stage; 224 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1985: 3.76 ft, action stage; 315 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 1985: 4.55 ft, minor flooding; 470 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 1986: 3.90 ft, action stage; 341 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1988: 3.47 ft, below flood stage; 245 cubic feet per secondSep 14, 1989: 6.50 ft, moderate flooding; 940 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1990: 5.11 ft, moderate flooding; 593 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 1990: 4.06 ft, minor flooding; 343 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1992: 3.48 ft, below flood stage; 191 cubic feet per secondNov 12, 1992: 4.67 ft, minor flooding; 494 cubic feet per secondNov 14, 1993: 4.46 ft, minor flooding; 438 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1995: 3.39 ft, below flood stage; 172 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1996: 3.84 ft, action stage; 293 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1997: 5.62 ft, moderate flooding; 721 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1998: 5.34 ft, moderate flooding; 656 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1999: 4.64 ft, minor flooding; 498 cubic feet per secondAug 17, 2000: 3.51 ft, action stage; 744 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 2001: 5.72 ft, moderate flooding; 744 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2002: 5.77 ft, moderate flooding; 735 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 2003: 4.58 ft, minor flooding; 456 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 2004: 3.74 ft, action stage; 257 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2005: 4.99 ft, minor flooding; 552 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2006: 4.49 ft, minor flooding; 440 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2007: 4.58 ft, minor flooding; 460 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 2008: 4.30 ft, minor floodingJun 4, 2008: 7.15 ft, moderate flooding; 1,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 2009: 4.80 ft, minor floodingJun 22, 2010: 3.87 ft, action stageFeb 28, 2011: 6.35 ft, moderate floodingApr 20, 2011: 4.94 ft, minor floodingJan 13, 2013: 5.72 ft, moderate floodingApr 18, 2013: 6.21 ft, moderate floodingDec 21, 2013: 4.22 ft, minor floodingApr 3, 2014: 4.67 ft, minor floodingJun 21, 2015: 3.74 ft, action stageJul 12, 2015: 6.43 ft, moderate floodingDec 27, 2015: 4.32 ft, minor floodingSep 10, 2016: 3.20 ft, below flood stageJan 20, 2017: 3.34 ft, below flood stageApr 30, 2017: 4.69 ft, minor floodingJun 15, 2017: 4.69 ft, minor floodingJul 7, 2017: 4.78 ft, minor floodingFeb 24, 2018: 3.29 ft, below flood stageApr 3, 2018: 4.83 ft, minor floodingJun 21, 2018: 4.55 ft, minor floodingSep 25, 2018: 4.91 ft, minor floodingOct 4, 2018: 3.56 ft, action stageApr 5, 2025: 4.98 ft, minor flooding; 514 cubic feet per second Highest, 7.15 ft, Jun 4, 2008 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Plum Creek (IN) at Groveland 1970s: 6 1980s: 3 1990s: 7 2000s: 9 2010s: 14 14 2020s: 1 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 62 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Plum Creek (IN) at Groveland
1Jun 4, 20087.15+3.15Moderate1,000
2Sep 14, 19896.50+2.50Moderate940
3Jul 12, 20156.43+2.43Moderate—
4Feb 28, 20116.35+2.35Moderate—
5Apr 18, 20136.21+2.21Moderate—
6May 7, 20025.77+1.77Moderate735
7Jun 30, 19775.75+1.75Moderate744
8Jun 6, 20015.72+1.72Moderate744
9Jan 13, 20135.72+1.72Moderate—
10Feb 27, 19975.62+1.62Moderate721
11Jun 14, 19985.34+1.34Moderate656
12Jul 24, 19715.29+1.29Moderate632
13May 15, 19905.11+1.11Moderate593
14May 11, 20054.99+0.99Minor552
15Apr 5, 20254.98+0.98Minor514
16Apr 20, 20114.94+0.94Minor—
17Sep 25, 20184.91+0.91Minor—
18Apr 3, 20184.83+0.83Minor—
19Feb 11, 20094.80+0.80Minor—
20Jul 7, 20174.78+0.78Minor—
21Apr 30, 20174.69+0.69Minor—
22Jun 15, 20174.69+0.69Minor—
23Nov 12, 19924.67+0.67Minor494
24Apr 3, 20144.67+0.67Minor—
25Jan 22, 19994.64+0.64Minor498
26Jul 5, 20034.58+0.58Minor456
27Apr 3, 20074.58+0.58Minor460
28Dec 11, 19854.55+0.55Minor470
29Jun 21, 20184.55+0.55Minor—
30Mar 14, 19784.52+0.52Minor455
31Apr 17, 20064.49+0.49Minor440
32Nov 14, 19934.46+0.46Minor438
33Feb 5, 19824.45+0.45Minor441
34Dec 27, 20154.32+0.32Minor—
35Feb 5, 20084.30+0.30Minor—
36Jul 28, 19794.25+0.25Minor449
37Dec 21, 20134.22+0.22Minor—
38Dec 14, 19714.17+0.17Minor384
39Nov 2, 19724.15+0.15Minor380
40Dec 29, 19904.06+0.06Minor343
41Oct 4, 19863.90−0.10Action341
42Jun 22, 20103.87−0.13Action—
43May 27, 19963.84−0.16Action293
44Feb 22, 19853.76−0.24Action315
45Jan 4, 20043.74−0.26Action257
46Jun 21, 20153.74−0.26Action—
47Apr 24, 19753.61−0.39Action272
48May 18, 19813.60−0.40Action270
49Oct 4, 20183.56−0.44Action—
50Dec 3, 19823.52−0.48Action300

Other gauges in Putnam County

Flood gauges in Putnam County
Fincastle11.019.10 ft, Jun 28, 19571
Reelsville12.018.63 ft, Jun 28, 19572
Roachdale12.021.42 ft, Apr 19, 20130
Cagles Mill14.021.00 ft, Aug 1, 18750

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PCBI3, 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.