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Salt Creek (IN) near Harrodsburg

Highest listed crest 40.20 ftFlood stage 20.0 ft66 crests since 1913

The Salt Creek (IN) near Harrodsburg crested at major flood stage 4 times among the 66 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1913 to 2025. The highest, 40.20 ft on March 27, 1913, was major flooding, 20.20 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
40.20 ft
March 27, 1913
Flood stage
20.0 ft
Major flooding from 31.0 ft
Crests at major
4
40th of 206 gauges in Indiana
Most recent flood crest
April 5, 2025
25.95 ft, minor flooding
Location
Monroe County
Near Bedford (10.1 mi), Bloomington (11.0 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) near Harrodsburg
Action stage17.010Nov 1, 2018The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)20.037Apr 5, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage26.014Jun 19, 2021Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage31.04May 9, 1961Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

66 crests from 1913 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Salt Creek (IN) near Harrodsburg, 1913 to 2025 1020304050ft Flood stage 20.0 ftMajor 31.0 ft Mar 27, 1913: 40.20 ft, major floodingMay 30, 1956: 26.00 ft, moderate flooding; 5,900 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1957: 28.58 ft, moderate flooding; 8,640 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1957: 29.34 ft, moderate flooding; 9,680 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 1957: 28.10 ft, moderate flooding; 7,940 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 1957: 24.29 ft, minor flooding; 4,840 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1958: 26.46 ft, moderate flooding; 6,300 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1959: 31.88 ft, major flooding; 17,900 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1960: 32.76 ft, major flooding; 22,000 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1961: 35.35 ft, major flooding; 20,200 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1962: 26.98 ft, moderate flooding; 5,200 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1963: 29.83 ft, moderate flooding; 9,400 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1963: 29.45 ft, moderate flooding; 8,640 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1964: 28.40 ft, moderate flooding; 8,000 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1996: 21.40 ft, minor floodingApr 29, 1996: 25.77 ft, minor floodingMay 4, 1996: 21.80 ft, minor floodingMay 11, 1996: 23.24 ft, minor floodingMay 20, 1996: 18.69 ft, action stageApr 16, 1998: 26.66 ft, moderate floodingApr 30, 1998: 21.57 ft, minor floodingJan 5, 2004: 26.21 ft, moderate floodingJan 9, 2004: 17.37 ft, action stageJun 16, 2004: 19.27 ft, action stageDec 1, 2006: 21.44 ft, minor floodingJan 15, 2007: 21.30 ft, minor floodingFeb 6, 2008: 22.21 ft, minor floodingMar 19, 2008: 24.61 ft, minor floodingFeb 11, 2009: 18.02 ft, action stageJun 19, 2010: 18.60 ft, action stageMar 5, 2011: 21.01 ft, minor floodingMay 4, 2011: 25.52 ft, minor floodingJan 13, 2013: 23.24 ft, minor floodingDec 22, 2013: 26.85 ft, moderate floodingApr 4, 2014: 23.44 ft, minor floodingDec 6, 2014: 21.31 ft, minor floodingMar 14, 2015: 20.63 ft, minor floodingJun 20, 2015: 20.89 ft, minor floodingDec 29, 2015: 17.42 ft, action stageFeb 24, 2016: 21.03 ft, minor floodingApr 11, 2016: 20.07 ft, minor floodingApr 28, 2016: 20.00 ft, minor floodingAug 16, 2016: 20.95 ft, minor floodingSep 9, 2016: 19.65 ft, action stageJan 20, 2017: 17.88 ft, action stageMay 5, 2017: 21.48 ft, minor floodingJun 15, 2017: 18.45 ft, action stageFeb 25, 2018: 23.23 ft, minor floodingApr 3, 2018: 21.12 ft, minor floodingApr 8, 2018: 16.30 ft, below flood stageSep 9, 2018: 21.26 ft, minor floodingNov 1, 2018: 18.30 ft, action stageDec 16, 2018: 21.21 ft, minor floodingJan 1, 2019: 20.60 ft, minor floodingFeb 8, 2019: 27.80 ft, moderate floodingMar 10, 2019: 21.77 ft, minor floodingApr 14, 2019: 21.05 ft, minor floodingJun 16, 2019: 24.91 ft, minor floodingJul 4, 2019: 20.31 ft, minor floodingFeb 10, 2020: 21.23 ft, minor floodingMar 20, 2020: 24.46 ft, minor floodingMar 1, 2021: 22.26 ft, minor floodingJun 19, 2021: 26.64 ft, moderate floodingJul 17, 2021: 20.87 ft, minor floodingMar 25, 2023: 23.48 ft, minor floodingApr 5, 2025: 25.95 ft, minor flooding Highest, 40.20 ft, Mar 27, 1913 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Salt Creek (IN) near Harrodsburg 1910s: 1 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 0 1950s: 7 1960s: 6 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 6 2000s: 5 2010s: 23 23 2020s: 7 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 66 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Salt Creek (IN) near Harrodsburg
1Mar 27, 191340.20+20.20Major—
2May 9, 196135.35+15.35Major20,200
3Jun 25, 196032.76+12.76Major22,000
4Jan 23, 195931.88+11.88Major17,900
5Mar 7, 196329.83+9.83Moderate9,400
6Mar 19, 196329.45+9.45Moderate8,640
7May 24, 195729.34+9.34Moderate9,680
8Apr 6, 195728.58+8.58Moderate8,640
9Mar 10, 196428.40+8.40Moderate8,000
10Dec 22, 195728.10+8.10Moderate7,940
11Feb 8, 201927.80+7.80Moderate—
12Mar 1, 196226.98+6.98Moderate5,200
13Dec 22, 201326.85+6.85Moderate—
14Apr 16, 199826.66+6.66Moderate—
15Jun 19, 202126.64+6.64Moderate—
16May 8, 195826.46+6.46Moderate6,300
17Jan 5, 200426.21+6.21Moderate—
18May 30, 195626.00+6.00Moderate5,900
19Apr 5, 202525.95+5.95Minor—
20Apr 29, 199625.77+5.77Minor—
21May 4, 201125.52+5.52Minor—
22Jun 16, 201924.91+4.91Minor—
23Mar 19, 200824.61+4.61Minor—
24Mar 20, 202024.46+4.46Minor—
25Dec 28, 195724.29+4.29Minor4,840
26Mar 25, 202323.48+3.48Minor—
27Apr 4, 201423.44+3.44Minor—
28May 11, 199623.24+3.24Minor—
29Jan 13, 201323.24+3.24Minor—
30Feb 25, 201823.23+3.23Minor—
31Mar 1, 202122.26+2.26Minor—
32Feb 6, 200822.21+2.21Minor—
33May 4, 199621.80+1.80Minor—
34Mar 10, 201921.77+1.77Minor—
35Apr 30, 199821.57+1.57Minor—
36May 5, 201721.48+1.48Minor—
37Dec 1, 200621.44+1.44Minor—
38Apr 23, 199621.40+1.40Minor—
39Dec 6, 201421.31+1.31Minor—
40Jan 15, 200721.30+1.30Minor—
41Sep 9, 201821.26+1.26Minor—
42Feb 10, 202021.23+1.23Minor—
43Dec 16, 201821.21+1.21Minor—
44Apr 3, 201821.12+1.12Minor—
45Apr 14, 201921.05+1.05Minor—
46Feb 24, 201621.03+1.03Minor—
47Mar 5, 201121.01+1.01Minor—
48Aug 16, 201620.95+0.95Minor—
49Jun 20, 201520.89+0.89Minor—
50Jul 17, 202120.87+0.87Minor—

Gauges on the Salt Creek (IN)

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

Flood gauges on the Salt Creek (IN)
Monroe LakeIN556.0557.28 ft, May 4, 20112
Harrodsburg this gaugeIN20.040.20 ft, Mar 27, 19134

Other gauges in Monroe County

Flood gauges in Monroe County
Monroe Lake556.0557.28 ft, May 4, 20112

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HDBI3, 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.