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Salamonie River at Portland

Highest listed crest 16.76 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft10 crests since 2015

The Salamonie River at Portland crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 10 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2015 to 2021. The highest, 16.76 ft on July 14, 2015, was major flooding, 5.76 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
16.76 ft
July 14, 2015
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 16.0 ft
Crests at major
3
56th of 206 gauges in Indiana
Most recent flood crest
May 10, 2021
14.59 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Jay County
Indiana

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Salamonie River at Portland
Action stage9.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.04Mar 19, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.03May 10, 2021Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage16.03Apr 26, 2019Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

10 crests from 2015 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Salamonie River at Portland, 2015 to 2021 1012141618ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 16.0 ft Jun 18, 2015: 15.12 ft, moderate floodingJun 27, 2015: 16.10 ft, major floodingJul 14, 2015: 16.76 ft, major floodingMar 28, 2016: 13.07 ft, minor floodingMay 5, 2017: 13.34 ft, minor floodingApr 4, 2018: 14.44 ft, moderate floodingApr 26, 2019: 16.26 ft, major floodingMar 29, 2020: 13.36 ft, minor flooding; 2,980 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2021: 11.70 ft, minor floodingMay 10, 2021: 14.59 ft, moderate flooding Highest, 16.76 ft, Jul 14, 2015 201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Salamonie River at Portland 2010s: 7 7 2020s: 3 2010s2020s
  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

Highest listed crests, Salamonie River at Portland
1Jul 14, 201516.76+5.76Major—
2Apr 26, 201916.26+5.26Major—
3Jun 27, 201516.10+5.10Major—
4Jun 18, 201515.12+4.12Moderate—
5May 10, 202114.59+3.59Moderate—
6Apr 4, 201814.44+3.44Moderate—
7Mar 29, 202013.36+2.36Minor2,980
8May 5, 201713.34+2.34Minor—
9Mar 28, 201613.07+2.07Minor—
10Mar 19, 202111.70+0.70Minor—

The worst floods along the Salamonie River

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

June 27, 2015: 16.10 ft here, major flooding

  • WarrenIN · Jun 28, 2015 · 14.51 ft · Minor
  • DoraIN · Jun 29, 2015 · 11.74 ft · Minor · its highest

June 18, 2015: 15.12 ft here, moderate flooding

  • WarrenIN · Jun 16, 2015 · 14.67 ft · Minor

May 10, 2021: 14.59 ft here, moderate flooding

  • WarrenIN · May 10, 2021 · 13.02 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Salamonie River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Salamonie River
Portland this gaugeIN11.016.76 ft, Jul 14, 20153
WarrenIN12.016.94 ft, Mar 6, 19630
DoraIN11.011.74 ft, Jun 29, 20150

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PORI3, 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.