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St. Joseph River (OH/IN) near Fort Wayne

Highest listed crest 22.00 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft63 crests since 1913

The St. Joseph River (OH/IN) near Fort Wayne crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 63 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1913 to 2021. The highest, 22.00 ft on March 26, 1913, was major flooding, 10.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
22.00 ft
March 26, 1913; 16,500 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 20.0 ft
Crests at major
2
67th of 206 gauges in Indiana
Most recent flood crest
February 22, 2018
14.24 ft, minor flooding
Location
Allen County
Near Huntertown (5.7 mi), Fort Wayne (6.5 mi), New Haven (7.5 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, St. Joseph River (OH/IN) near Fort Wayne
Action stage10.08Jan 12, 2020The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.048Feb 22, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage18.01May 19, 1996Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.02Mar 12, 2009Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

63 crests from 1913 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the St. Joseph River (OH/IN) near Fort Wayne, 1913 to 2021 -100102030ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 20.0 ft Mar 26, 1913: 22.00 ft, major flooding; 16,500 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1943: 16.70 ft, minor flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1944: 16.18 ft, minor flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1945: 16.07 ft, minor flooding; 10,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1949: 14.20 ft, minor flooding; 8,620 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1950: 17.90 ft, minor flooding; 12,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1951: 14.37 ft, minor flooding; 8,700 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1953: 9.55 ft, below flood stage; 4,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1985: 17.79 ft, minor flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per secondOct 5, 1986: 13.36 ft, minor flooding; 8,290 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 1989: 17.86 ft, minor flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1990: 15.08 ft, minor flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1990: 17.51 ft, minor flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per secondOct 27, 1991: 10.28 ft, action stage; 5,310 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 1993: 17.15 ft, minor floodingApr 13, 1994: -1.00 ft, below flood stageApr 10, 1995: 13.19 ft, minor flooding; 8,120 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1996: 18.10 ft, moderate flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1997: 14.09 ft, minor flooding; 8,860 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1998: 14.03 ft, minor flooding; 8,800 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 1999: 15.71 ft, minor floodingApr 24, 1999: 13.44 ft, minor floodingSep 13, 2000: 8.12 ft, below flood stage; 3,560 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 2001: 13.31 ft, minor floodingFeb 15, 2001: 12.51 ft, minor floodingFeb 26, 2001: 10.42 ft, action stageOct 17, 2001: 12.20 ft, minor floodingFeb 1, 2002: 12.53 ft, minor floodingMar 31, 2002: 10.36 ft, action stageMay 13, 2002: 10.91 ft, action stageMay 17, 2002: 12.53 ft, minor floodingMay 10, 2003: 12.07 ft, minor floodingMay 31, 2004: 12.41 ft, minor floodingJun 14, 2004: 14.06 ft, minor floodingJan 14, 2005: 14.41 ft, minor floodingFeb 15, 2005: 12.40 ft, minor floodingMar 14, 2006: 12.05 ft, minor floodingDec 2, 2006: 12.11 ft, minor floodingJan 16, 2007: 12.47 ft, minor floodingApr 28, 2007: 11.97 ft, action stageDec 12, 2007: 12.00 ft, minor floodingDec 23, 2007: 12.11 ft, minor floodingJan 9, 2008: 16.38 ft, minor floodingFeb 7, 2008: 17.37 ft, minor floodingDec 28, 2008: 12.84 ft, minor floodingFeb 12, 2009: 13.97 ft, minor flooding; 8,600 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2009: 20.38 ft, major flooding; 15,800 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2009: 13.62 ft, minor flooding; 8,250 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2010: 14.88 ft, minor flooding; 9,310 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2011: 12.68 ft, minor flooding; 7,350 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 2011: 12.16 ft, minor flooding; 6,870 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2011: 14.48 ft, minor flooding; 8,880 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 2011: 17.67 ft, minor flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2013: 16.01 ft, minor flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2013: 13.12 ft, minor flooding; 7,770 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2014: 13.97 ft, minor flooding; 8,360 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2015: 13.38 ft, minor flooding; 11,900 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 2015: 13.35 ft, minor flooding; 8,100 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2017: 11.48 ft, action stage; 6,560 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2018: 14.24 ft, minor flooding; 9,050 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2019: 11.23 ft, action stage; 6,780 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 2020: 11.44 ft, action stage; 6,940 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 2021: 8.65 ft, below flood stage; 4,900 cubic feet per second Highest, 22.00 ft, Mar 26, 1913 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, St. Joseph River (OH/IN) near Fort Wayne 1910s: 1 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 4 1950s: 2 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 3 1990s: 9 2000s: 21 21 2010s: 11 2020s: 0 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 63 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, St. Joseph River (OH/IN) near Fort Wayne
1Mar 26, 191322.00+10.00Major16,500
2Mar 12, 200920.38+8.38Major15,800
3May 19, 199618.10+6.10Moderate13,100
4Apr 7, 195017.90+5.90Minor12,200
5Jun 5, 198917.86+5.86Minor13,200
6Feb 26, 198517.79+5.79Minor13,200
7Dec 1, 201117.67+5.67Minor12,500
8Dec 31, 199017.51+5.51Minor12,800
9Feb 7, 200817.37+5.37Minor—
10Jan 5, 199317.15+5.15Minor—
11May 18, 194316.70+4.70Minor10,600
12Jan 9, 200816.38+4.38Minor—
13Apr 12, 194416.18+4.18Minor10,100
14May 20, 194516.07+4.07Minor10,000
15Apr 20, 201316.01+4.01Minor10,700
16Jan 25, 199915.71+3.71Minor—
17Feb 24, 199015.08+3.08Minor10,100
18May 22, 201014.88+2.88Minor9,310
19May 27, 201114.48+2.48Minor8,880
20Jan 14, 200514.41+2.41Minor—
21Feb 23, 195114.37+2.37Minor8,700
22Feb 22, 201814.24+2.24Minor9,050
23Feb 16, 194914.20+2.20Minor8,620
24Feb 27, 199714.09+2.09Minor8,860
25Jun 14, 200414.06+2.06Minor—
26Jan 9, 199814.03+2.03Minor8,800
27Feb 12, 200913.97+1.97Minor8,600
28Apr 4, 201413.97+1.97Minor8,360
29Apr 7, 200913.62+1.62Minor8,250
30Apr 24, 199913.44+1.44Minor—
31Jun 18, 201513.38+1.38Minor11,900
32Oct 5, 198613.36+1.36Minor8,290
33Jun 28, 201513.35+1.35Minor8,100
34Feb 11, 200113.31+1.31Minor—
35Apr 10, 199513.19+1.19Minor8,120
36Jun 1, 201313.12+1.12Minor7,770
37Dec 28, 200812.84+0.84Minor—
38Mar 6, 201112.68+0.68Minor7,350
39Feb 1, 200212.53+0.53Minor—
40May 17, 200212.53+0.53Minor—
41Feb 15, 200112.51+0.51Minor—
42Jan 16, 200712.47+0.47Minor—
43May 31, 200412.41+0.41Minor—
44Feb 15, 200512.40+0.40Minor—
45Oct 17, 200112.20+0.20Minor—
46Apr 23, 201112.16+0.16Minor6,870
47Dec 2, 200612.11+0.11Minor—
48Dec 23, 200712.11+0.11Minor—
49May 10, 200312.07+0.07Minor—
50Mar 14, 200612.05+0.05Minor—

The worst floods along the St. Joseph River (OH/IN)

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the St. Joseph River (OH/IN) that crested above flood stage within a week.

March 12, 2009: 20.38 ft here, major flooding

  • NewvilleOH · Mar 12, 2009 · 17.98 ft · Major · its highest
  • MontpelierOH · Mar 12, 2009 · 15.14 ft · Moderate

May 19, 1996: 18.10 ft here, moderate flooding

  • NewvilleOH · May 18, 1996 · 17.78 ft · Major

April 7, 1950: 17.90 ft here, minor flooding

  • NewvilleOH · Apr 6, 1950 · 17.05 ft · Major
  • MontpelierOH · Apr 5, 1950 · 16.00 ft · Major

Gauges on the St. Joseph River (OH/IN)

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the St. Joseph River (OH/IN)
MontpelierOH12.017.40 ft, Feb 25, 19855
Fort Wayne this gaugeIN12.022.00 ft, Mar 26, 19132
NewvilleOH12.017.98 ft, Mar 12, 20095

Other gauges in Allen County

Flood gauges in Allen County
Coliseum Blvd In Fort Wayne17.023.72 ft, Mar 13, 20090
Fort Wayne17.026.10 ft, Mar 26, 19131
New Haven17.025.49 ft, Mar 17, 19821
Ft. Wayne Childrens Zoo11.014.58 ft, Jun 1, 20133
Fort Wayne14.021.20 ft, Jul 9, 20034

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ROOI3, 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.