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Sugar Creek (central) at Eden

Highest listed crest 7.53 ftFlood stage 6.0 ft3 crests since 2008

The Sugar Creek (central) at Eden crested above flood stage 2 times among the 3 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2008 to 2010. The highest, 7.53 ft on June 23, 2010, was moderate flooding, 1.53 feet above flood stage. 3 other gauges on the Sugar Creek (central) crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
7.53 ft
June 23, 2010
Flood stage
6.0 ft
Major flooding from 13.0 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 23, 2010
7.53 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Hancock County
Near Greenfield (7.9 mi), McCordsville (8.0 mi), Fishers (11.3 mi)
Identifiers
NWS SCEI3
USGS 03361630; out of service

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Sugar Creek (central) at Eden
Action stage4.51Feb 12, 2009The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)6.01Feb 6, 2008Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage7.51Jun 23, 2010Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage13.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

3 crests from 2008 to 2010. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Sugar Creek (central) at Eden, 2008 to 2010 468101214ft Flood stage 6.0 ftMajor 13.0 ft Feb 6, 2008: 7.24 ft, minor floodingFeb 12, 2009: 5.91 ft, action stageJun 23, 2010: 7.53 ft, moderate flooding Highest, 7.53 ft, Jun 23, 2010 20102015

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Sugar Creek (central) at Eden 2000s: 1 1 2010s: 1 2000s2010s
  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, Sugar Creek (central) at Eden
1Jun 23, 20107.53+1.53Moderate—
2Feb 6, 20087.24+1.24Minor—
3Feb 12, 20095.91−0.09Action—

The worst floods along the Sugar Creek (central)

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

June 23, 2010: 7.53 ft here, moderate flooding

  • EdenIN · Jun 23, 2010 · 8.83 ft · Moderate · its highest
  • EdinburghIN · Jun 24, 2010 · 13.54 ft · Minor
  • New PalestineIN · Jun 24, 2010 · 8.42 ft · Minor

February 6, 2008: 7.24 ft here, minor flooding

  • EdinburghIN · Feb 7, 2008 · 12.23 ft · Minor
  • New PalestineIN · Feb 7, 2008 · 8.26 ft · Minor
  • EdenIN · Feb 7, 2008 · 8.11 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Sugar Creek (central)

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

Flood gauges on the Sugar Creek (central)
Eden this gaugeIN6.07.53 ft, Jun 23, 20100
EdenIN7.08.83 ft, Jun 23, 20100
New PalestineIN8.011.58 ft, Dec 22, 20131
EdinburghIN10.019.23 ft, Jun 7, 20082

Other gauges in Hancock County

Flood gauges in Hancock County
Greenfield9.011.18 ft, Apr 6, 20250
Mohawk5.57.31 ft, Dec 21, 20130
Stringtown5.07.10 ft, Jan 8, 20080
New Palestine8.011.58 ft, Dec 22, 20131
Eden7.08.83 ft, Jun 23, 20100

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SCEI3, 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.