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Salamonie River near Warren

Highest listed crest 16.94 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft84 crests since 1957

The Salamonie River near Warren crested above flood stage 81 times among the 84 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1957 to 2021. The highest, 16.94 ft on March 6, 1963, was moderate flooding, 4.94 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
16.94 ft
March 6, 1963; 6,500 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 17.0 ft
Crests at major
0
81 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 10, 2021
13.02 ft, minor flooding
Location
Huntington County
Near Huntington (11.9 mi), Bluffton (14.9 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Salamonie River near Warren
Action stage10.02Apr 4, 2018The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.073May 10, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage15.08Jan 12, 2005Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage17.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

84 crests from 1957 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Salamonie River near Warren, 1957 to 2021 81012141618ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 17.0 ft Dec 20, 1957: 12.32 ft, minor flooding; 5,690 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1958: 16.13 ft, moderate flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 1959: 13.20 ft, minor flooding; 6,880 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1959: 13.85 ft, minor flooding; 7,720 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1961: 13.50 ft, minor flooding; 7,280 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 1962: 13.16 ft, minor flooding; 6,900 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1963: 16.94 ft, moderate flooding; 6,500 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1964: 12.44 ft, minor flooding; 5,980 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1964: 12.30 ft, minor flooding; 5,880 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1964: 14.18 ft, minor flooding; 8,300 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 1966: 13.59 ft, minor flooding; 7,410 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 1967: 12.25 ft, minor flooding; 5,750 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1968: 12.94 ft, minor flooding; 6,530 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 1969: 13.16 ft, minor flooding; 4,500 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1969: 13.02 ft, minor flooding; 6,620 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1970: 13.44 ft, minor flooding; 7,130 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1972: 13.80 ft, minor flooding; 7,560 cubic feet per secondNov 14, 1972: 12.01 ft, minor flooding; 5,410 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 1973: 12.68 ft, minor flooding; 6,210 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1974: 14.20 ft, minor flooding; 8,090 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1974: 12.23 ft, minor flooding; 5,680 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1975: 12.51 ft, minor flooding; 6,060 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1976: 12.89 ft, minor flooding; 6,460 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1976: 14.54 ft, minor flooding; 8,590 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1978: 16.21 ft, moderate flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1978: 12.95 ft, minor flooding; 6,530 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1979: 14.51 ft, minor flooding; 9,480 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1980: 12.06 ft, minor flooding; 5,480 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 1980: 13.14 ft, minor flooding; 6,760 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1981: 12.18 ft, minor flooding; 5,660 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1982: 12.26 ft, minor flooding; 5,710 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1982: 14.96 ft, minor flooding; 9,240 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1985: 15.35 ft, moderate flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1987: 13.68 ft, minor flooding; 8,190 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1989: 14.60 ft, minor flooding; 9,420 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 1990: 16.21 ft, moderate flooding; 11,700 cubic feet per secondNov 13, 1992: 13.30 ft, minor floodingJul 3, 1993: 13.15 ft, minor floodingNov 17, 1993: 12.26 ft, minor floodingJan 28, 1994: 14.16 ft, minor floodingApr 12, 1994: 12.79 ft, minor floodingJan 18, 1996: 12.79 ft, minor floodingJan 22, 1997: 12.78 ft, minor floodingFeb 27, 1997: 14.50 ft, minor floodingJun 2, 1997: 12.10 ft, minor floodingApr 10, 1998: 12.00 ft, minor floodingJul 23, 1998: 12.70 ft, minor floodingAug 5, 1998: 16.82 ft, moderate flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1999: 15.49 ft, moderate floodingJun 15, 2000: 9.43 ft, below flood stage; 2,770 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 2001: 14.11 ft, minor floodingApr 12, 2001: 12.46 ft, minor floodingMar 31, 2002: 12.35 ft, minor floodingMar 12, 2003: 13.73 ft, minor floodingMay 11, 2003: 12.58 ft, minor floodingJul 8, 2003: 14.96 ft, minor floodingJan 5, 2004: 12.77 ft, minor floodingFeb 20, 2004: 12.86 ft, minor floodingJan 6, 2005: 13.25 ft, minor floodingJan 12, 2005: 15.16 ft, moderate floodingDec 26, 2005: 12.16 ft, minor floodingJan 16, 2007: 12.80 ft, minor floodingMar 1, 2007: 12.97 ft, minor floodingMar 24, 2007: 12.53 ft, minor floodingFeb 6, 2008: 14.86 ft, minor floodingFeb 12, 2009: 13.83 ft, minor flooding; 8,690 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 2009: 12.39 ft, minor flooding; 6,600 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2009: 12.49 ft, minor flooding; 6,740 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2010: 11.80 ft, action stage; 5,790 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 2011: 12.12 ft, minor flooding; 6,230 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 2011: 13.17 ft, minor flooding; 7,720 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 2013: 14.99 ft, minor flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2013: 14.22 ft, minor flooding; 9,290 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 2013: 14.55 ft, minor flooding; 9,790 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 2013: 12.78 ft, minor flooding; 7,158 cubic feet per secondAug 23, 2014: 13.54 ft, minor flooding; 8,260 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2015: 14.67 ft, minor flooding; 9,980 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 2015: 14.51 ft, minor flooding; 9,730 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2015: 13.64 ft, minor flooding; 8,410 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2017: 13.92 ft, minor flooding; 8,830 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2018: 11.78 ft, action stage; 5,770 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2019: 14.40 ft, minor flooding; 9,560 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 2020: 13.38 ft, minor flooding; 8,030 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 2021: 13.02 ft, minor flooding; 7,501 cubic feet per second Highest, 16.94 ft, Mar 6, 1963 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Salamonie River near Warren 1950s: 4 1960s: 11 1970s: 12 1980s: 8 1990s: 14 2000s: 18 18 2010s: 12 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 84 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Salamonie River near Warren
1Mar 6, 196316.94+4.94Moderate6,500
2Aug 5, 199816.82+4.82Moderate13,500
3Mar 18, 197816.21+4.21Moderate11,400
4Dec 30, 199016.21+4.21Moderate11,700
5Jun 11, 195816.13+4.13Moderate11,300
6Jan 23, 199915.49+3.49Moderate—
7Feb 24, 198515.35+3.35Moderate10,800
8Jan 12, 200515.16+3.16Moderate—
9Jan 13, 201314.99+2.99Minor10,500
10Mar 13, 198214.96+2.96Minor9,240
11Jul 8, 200314.96+2.96Minor—
12Feb 6, 200814.86+2.86Minor—
13Jun 16, 201514.67+2.67Minor9,980
14May 26, 198914.60+2.60Minor9,420
15Apr 19, 201314.55+2.55Minor9,790
16Feb 17, 197614.54+2.54Minor8,590
17Mar 4, 197914.51+2.51Minor9,480
18Jun 28, 201514.51+2.51Minor9,730
19Feb 27, 199714.50+2.50Minor—
20May 27, 201914.40+2.40Minor9,560
21Apr 11, 201314.22+2.22Minor9,290
22Jan 21, 197414.20+2.20Minor8,090
23Apr 21, 196414.18+2.18Minor8,300
24Jan 28, 199414.16+2.16Minor—
25Jan 30, 200114.11+2.11Minor—
26May 5, 201713.92+1.92Minor8,830
27Apr 28, 195913.85+1.85Minor7,720
28Feb 12, 200913.83+1.83Minor8,690
29Apr 20, 197213.80+1.80Minor7,560
30Mar 12, 200313.73+1.73Minor—
31May 21, 198713.68+1.68Minor8,190
32Dec 29, 201513.64+1.64Minor8,410
33Dec 11, 196613.59+1.59Minor7,410
34Aug 23, 201413.54+1.54Minor8,260
35Apr 24, 196113.50+1.50Minor7,280
36Jan 30, 197013.44+1.44Minor7,130
37Jan 12, 202013.38+1.38Minor8,030
38Nov 13, 199213.30+1.30Minor—
39Jan 6, 200513.25+1.25Minor—
40Jan 24, 195913.20+1.20Minor6,880
41Mar 1, 201113.17+1.17Minor7,720
42Jan 29, 196213.16+1.16Minor6,900
43Jan 18, 196913.16+1.16Minor4,500
44Jul 3, 199313.15+1.15Minor—
45Jul 28, 198013.14+1.14Minor6,760
46Jan 30, 196913.02+1.02Minor6,620
47May 10, 202113.02+1.02Minor7,501
48Mar 1, 200712.97+0.97Minor—
49Mar 23, 197812.95+0.95Minor6,530
50Feb 2, 196812.94+0.94Minor6,530

Gauges on the Salamonie River

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

Flood gauges on the Salamonie River
PortlandIN11.016.76 ft, Jul 14, 20153
Warren this gaugeIN12.016.94 ft, Mar 6, 19630
DoraIN11.011.74 ft, Jun 29, 20150

Other gauges in Huntington County

Flood gauges in Huntington County
Huntington15.020.00 ft, Jan 4, 19504
Huntington20.023.20 ft, Feb 10, 19591

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WRNI3, 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.