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Stony Creek (IN) near Noblesville

Highest listed crest 9.21 ftFlood stage 6.0 ft74 crests since 1968

The Stony Creek (IN) near Noblesville crested above flood stage 50 times among the 74 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1968 to 2026. The highest, 9.21 ft on December 30, 1990, was moderate flooding, 3.21 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
9.21 ft
December 30, 1990; 2,090 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
6.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
50 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
August 15, 2026
8.39 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Hamilton County
Near Noblesville (0.7 mi), Fishers (4.9 mi), Westfield (8.3 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Stony Creek (IN) near Noblesville
Action stage4.020Sep 8, 2018The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)6.045Apr 5, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage8.05Aug 15, 2026Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream

Every listed crest

74 crests from 1968 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Stony Creek (IN) near Noblesville, 1968 to 2026 246810ft Flood stage 6.0 ft Feb 2, 1968: 6.64 ft, minor flooding; 1,010 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1969: 5.87 ft, action stage; 848 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 1970: 5.19 ft, action stage; 665 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 1971: 5.71 ft, action stage; 813 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1972: 5.54 ft, action stage; 763 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 1973: 5.50 ft, action stage; 730 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1974: 6.59 ft, minor flooding; 1,140 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1975: 7.08 ft, minor flooding; 1,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1976: 7.35 ft, minor flooding; 1,560 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1977: 3.85 ft, below flood stage; 302 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1978: 5.83 ft, action stage; 830 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1979: 7.47 ft, minor flooding; 1,640 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1980: 5.73 ft, action stage; 852 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1981: 6.20 ft, minor flooding; 783 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1982: 7.60 ft, minor flooding; 1,190 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1983: 4.24 ft, action stage; 351 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1984: 6.09 ft, minor flooding; 755 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1985: 6.67 ft, minor flooding; 908 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 1985: 7.67 ft, minor flooding; 1,210 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 1986: 4.08 ft, action stage; 338 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1988: 5.97 ft, action stage; 733 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1989: 6.23 ft, minor flooding; 1,010 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1990: 6.78 ft, minor flooding; 1,230 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 1990: 9.21 ft, moderate flooding; 2,090 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1992: 7.32 ft, minor flooding; 1,160 cubic feet per secondNov 12, 1992: 6.77 ft, minor flooding; 1,170 cubic feet per secondNov 14, 1993: 7.58 ft, minor flooding; 1,450 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1995: 5.70 ft, action stage; 804 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1996: 6.56 ft, minor flooding; 1,070 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1997: 7.39 ft, minor flooding; 1,470 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1998: 7.10 ft, minor flooding; 1,290 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1999: 7.06 ft, minor flooding; 1,280 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 2000: 3.68 ft, below flood stage; 212 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 2001: 4.60 ft, action stage; 435 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2002: 7.47 ft, minor flooding; 1,480 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 2003: 7.17 ft, minor flooding; 1,347 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 2003: 7.17 ft, minor flooding; 1,343 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 2003: 9.01 ft, moderate flooding; 2,260 cubic feet per secondNov 18, 2003: 2.15 ft, below flood stage; 25 cubic feet per secondNov 24, 2003: 3.44 ft, below flood stage; 204 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 2004: 6.18 ft, minor floodingJun 11, 2004: 7.64 ft, minor floodingJun 16, 2004: 4.42 ft, action stageJan 15, 2007: 6.47 ft, minor floodingJan 9, 2008: 4.47 ft, action stageFeb 6, 2008: 6.62 ft, minor floodingFeb 12, 2009: 6.22 ft, minor floodingJun 22, 2010: 7.38 ft, minor floodingFeb 28, 2011: 8.93 ft, moderate flooding; 2,680 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 2013: 7.67 ft, minor floodingApr 19, 2013: 7.91 ft, minor floodingDec 22, 2013: 6.82 ft, minor floodingApr 3, 2014: 8.24 ft, moderate floodingJun 27, 2015: 6.91 ft, minor floodingDec 27, 2015: 6.58 ft, minor floodingMar 31, 2017: 4.68 ft, action stageMay 5, 2017: 7.65 ft, minor floodingJun 18, 2017: 5.74 ft, action stageJun 23, 2017: 6.79 ft, minor floodingJul 1, 2017: 5.22 ft, action stageJul 11, 2017: 7.27 ft, minor floodingNov 6, 2017: 5.76 ft, action stageNov 19, 2017: 6.36 ft, minor floodingFeb 25, 2018: 5.93 ft, action stageApr 3, 2018: 6.91 ft, minor floodingSep 8, 2018: 5.90 ft, action stageFeb 8, 2019: 6.24 ft, minor flooding; 1,173 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 2019: 6.33 ft, minor flooding; 1,213 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2019: 6.43 ft, minor flooding; 1,258 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2020: 7.66 ft, minor flooding; 1,890 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2021: 6.84 ft, minor flooding; 1,457 cubic feet per secondOct 25, 2021: 6.49 ft, minor flooding; 1,285 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2025: 6.68 ft, minor flooding; 1,377 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 2026: 8.39 ft, moderate flooding; 2,325 cubic feet per second Highest, 9.21 ft, Dec 30, 1990 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Stony Creek (IN) near Noblesville 1960s: 1 1970s: 4 1980s: 6 1990s: 9 2000s: 9 2010s: 16 16 2020s: 5 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 74 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Stony Creek (IN) near Noblesville
1Dec 30, 19909.21+3.21Moderate2,090
2Sep 1, 20039.01+3.01Moderate2,260
3Feb 28, 20118.93+2.93Moderate2,680
4Aug 15, 20268.39+2.39Moderate2,325
5Apr 3, 20148.24+2.24Moderate—
6Apr 19, 20137.91+1.91Minor—
7Dec 11, 19857.67+1.67Minor1,210
8Jan 13, 20137.67+1.67Minor—
9Mar 29, 20207.66+1.66Minor1,890
10May 5, 20177.65+1.65Minor—
11Jun 11, 20047.64+1.64Minor—
12Jan 30, 19827.60+1.60Minor1,190
13Nov 14, 19937.58+1.58Minor1,450
14Feb 23, 19797.47+1.47Minor1,640
15May 13, 20027.47+1.47Minor1,480
16Feb 27, 19977.39+1.39Minor1,470
17Jun 22, 20107.38+1.38Minor—
18Feb 17, 19767.35+1.35Minor1,560
19Jun 18, 19927.32+1.32Minor1,160
20Jul 11, 20177.27+1.27Minor—
21May 10, 20037.17+1.17Minor1,347
22Jul 9, 20037.17+1.17Minor1,343
23Jun 12, 19987.10+1.10Minor1,290
24Feb 23, 19757.08+1.08Minor1,400
25Jan 22, 19997.06+1.06Minor1,280
26Jun 27, 20156.91+0.91Minor—
27Apr 3, 20186.91+0.91Minor—
28Mar 19, 20216.84+0.84Minor1,457
29Dec 22, 20136.82+0.82Minor—
30Jun 23, 20176.79+0.79Minor—
31Mar 11, 19906.78+0.78Minor1,230
32Nov 12, 19926.77+0.77Minor1,170
33Apr 5, 20256.68+0.68Minor1,377
34Feb 23, 19856.67+0.67Minor908
35Feb 2, 19686.64+0.64Minor1,010
36Feb 6, 20086.62+0.62Minor—
37Jun 23, 19746.59+0.59Minor1,140
38Dec 27, 20156.58+0.58Minor—
39May 8, 19966.56+0.56Minor1,070
40Oct 25, 20216.49+0.49Minor1,285
41Jan 15, 20076.47+0.47Minor—
42Jun 17, 20196.43+0.43Minor1,258
43Nov 19, 20176.36+0.36Minor—
44Apr 26, 20196.33+0.33Minor1,213
45Feb 8, 20196.24+0.24Minor1,173
46May 26, 19896.23+0.23Minor1,010
47Feb 12, 20096.22+0.22Minor—
48May 27, 19816.20+0.20Minor783
49Jan 4, 20046.18+0.18Minor—
50Mar 16, 19846.09+0.09Minor755

The worst floods along the Stony Creek (IN)

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Stony Creek (IN) that crested above flood stage within a week.

February 28, 2011: 8.93 ft here, moderate flooding

  • FishersburgIN · Feb 28, 2011 · 9.06 ft · Minor · its highest

April 3, 2014: 8.24 ft here, moderate flooding

Gauges on the Stony Creek (IN)

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

Flood gauges on the Stony Creek (IN)
FishersburgIN8.09.06 ft, Feb 28, 20110
Noblesville this gaugeIN6.09.21 ft, Dec 30, 19900

Other gauges in Hamilton County

Flood gauges in Hamilton County
Arcadia9.014.03 ft, Apr 20, 20132
Fortville8.012.00 ft, Mar 26, 19133
Fishers7.09.21 ft, Jun 24, 20170
Fishers5.57.44 ft, Apr 3, 20140
Fishersburg8.09.06 ft, Feb 28, 20110
146th Street near Noblesville13.020.98 ft, Apr 19, 20130
Noblesville14.024.60 ft, Aug 15, 20262
Strawtown12.018.25 ft, Aug 14, 20260
Durbin12.013.69 ft, Jun 22, 20100
96th Street on the Hamilton-Marion County Line9.010.60 ft, Apr 19, 20130

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SCNI3, 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.