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Salt Creek (IN) at Valparaiso

Highest listed crest 8.48 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft8 crests since 2011

The Salt Creek (IN) at Valparaiso crested above flood stage 2 times among the 8 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2011 to 2020. The highest, 8.48 ft on February 21, 2018, was minor flooding, 0.48 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
8.48 ft
February 21, 2018; 639 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
8.0 ft
Major flooding from 12.5 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
February 21, 2018
8.48 ft, minor flooding
Location
Porter County
Near Valparaiso (1.5 mi), Chesterton (9.3 mi), Portage (10.0 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Salt Creek (IN) at Valparaiso
Action stage7.04May 15, 2020The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.02Feb 21, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage11.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage12.50—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

8 crests from 2011 to 2020. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Salt Creek (IN) at Valparaiso, 2011 to 2020 68101214ft Flood stage 8.0 ftMajor 12.5 ft Jul 29, 2011: 7.26 ft, action stage; 400 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 2013: 6.94 ft, below flood stage; 362 cubic feet per secondAug 22, 2014: 8.25 ft, minor flooding; 488 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 2015: 7.05 ft, action stage; 381 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 2016: 6.77 ft, below flood stage; 356 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 2018: 8.48 ft, minor flooding; 639 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 2019: 7.36 ft, action stage; 477 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 2020: 7.20 ft, action stage; 441 cubic feet per second Highest, 8.48 ft, Feb 21, 2018 20152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Salt Creek (IN) at Valparaiso 2010s: 2 2 2020s: 0 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, Salt Creek (IN) at Valparaiso
1Feb 21, 20188.48+0.48Minor639
2Aug 22, 20148.25+0.25Minor488
3Sep 27, 20197.36−0.64Action477
4Jul 29, 20117.26−0.74Action400
5May 15, 20207.20−0.80Action441
6Aug 18, 20157.05−0.95Action381
7Jun 26, 20136.94−1.06Below flood stage362
8Aug 15, 20166.77−1.23Below flood stage356

Other gauges in Porter County

Flood gauges in Porter County
Porter8.011.30 ft, Sep 15, 20080
Dunns Bridge10.013.65 ft, Feb 26, 20186

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SCRI3, 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.