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Sugar Creek (central) near Edinburgh

Highest listed crest 19.23 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft223 crests since 1943

The Sugar Creek (central) near Edinburgh crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 223 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1943 to 2025. The highest, 19.23 ft on June 7, 2008, was major flooding, 9.23 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
19.23 ft
June 7, 2008; 39,900 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 18.0 ft
Crests at major
2
67th of 206 gauges in Indiana
Most recent flood crest
April 6, 2025
16.51 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Johnson County
Near Franklin (9.7 mi), Columbus (11.4 mi)

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) near Edinburgh
Action stage8.024Jun 25, 2017The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.0159Mar 26, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.037Apr 6, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage18.02Jun 7, 2008Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

223 crests from 1943 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Sugar Creek (central) near Edinburgh, 1943 to 2025 5101520ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 18.0 ft Mar 20, 1943: 13.08 ft, minor flooding; 7,780 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1943: 11.80 ft, minor flooding; 5,600 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1943: 12.90 ft, minor flooding; 7,400 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1944: 11.40 ft, minor flooding; 5,110 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1944: 14.57 ft, moderate flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1945: 12.60 ft, minor flooding; 6,820 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1945: 11.40 ft, minor flooding; 5,110 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1945: 10.90 ft, minor flooding; 4,580 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1946: 11.30 ft, minor flooding; 5,000 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1946: 11.44 ft, minor flooding; 5,110 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 1947: 12.80 ft, minor flooding; 7,340 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1947: 10.60 ft, minor flooding; 4,290 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1947: 12.00 ft, minor flooding; 5,870 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1947: 13.80 ft, minor flooding; 9,710 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1947: 10.70 ft, minor flooding; 4,380 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 1948: 11.30 ft, minor flooding; 5,000 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1948: 12.47 ft, minor flooding; 6,710 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1948: 11.30 ft, minor flooding; 5,000 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 1949: 15.00 ft, moderate flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1949: 12.20 ft, minor flooding; 6,180 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1949: 11.20 ft, minor flooding; 4,890 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1949: 12.90 ft, minor flooding; 7,480 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1949: 13.40 ft, minor flooding; 8,520 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 1950: 15.50 ft, moderate flooding; 13,800 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 1950: 14.00 ft, moderate flooding; 9,920 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 1950: 13.00 ft, minor flooding; 7,680 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1950: 14.20 ft, moderate flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1950: 15.00 ft, moderate flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1950: 12.60 ft, minor flooding; 6,900 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1950: 11.10 ft, minor flooding; 4,780 cubic feet per secondNov 21, 1950: 11.60 ft, minor flooding; 5,350 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 1950: 10.60 ft, minor flooding; 4,280 cubic feet per secondDec 9, 1950: 10.80 ft, minor flooding; 4,480 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 1951: 12.90 ft, minor flooding; 7,480 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1951: 13.20 ft, minor flooding; 8,080 cubic feet per secondDec 7, 1951: 10.80 ft, minor flooding; 4,480 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1952: 16.03 ft, moderate flooding; 15,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 1952: 11.00 ft, minor flooding; 4,680 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1952: 10.90 ft, minor flooding; 4,580 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1952: 10.60 ft, minor flooding; 4,280 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1953: 12.98 ft, minor flooding; 7,680 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1954: 8.77 ft, action stage; 2,550 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1955: 8.36 ft, action stage; 2,260 cubic feet per secondNov 17, 1955: 16.58 ft, moderate flooding; 18,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1956: 11.38 ft, minor flooding; 5,110 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1956: 10.84 ft, minor flooding; 4,480 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1956: 18.38 ft, major flooding; 27,600 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1957: 13.64 ft, minor flooding; 8,960 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1957: 13.90 ft, minor flooding; 9,680 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1957: 10.82 ft, minor flooding; 4,480 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 1957: 13.09 ft, minor flooding; 7,880 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 1957: 13.00 ft, minor flooding; 7,680 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 1957: 11.23 ft, minor flooding; 4,890 cubic feet per secondJun 11, 1958: 11.59 ft, minor flooding; 5,350 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1958: 11.47 ft, minor flooding; 5,230 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1958: 11.21 ft, minor flooding; 4,890 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 1958: 11.21 ft, minor flooding; 4,890 cubic feet per secondAug 2, 1958: 12.98 ft, minor flooding; 7,680 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1959: 14.59 ft, moderate flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1959: 12.37 ft, minor flooding; 6,530 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1960: 11.90 ft, minor flooding; 5,730 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1960: 12.40 ft, minor flooding; 6,530 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1961: 11.63 ft, minor flooding; 5,350 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1961: 13.33 ft, minor flooding; 8,300 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1961: 14.58 ft, moderate flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1961: 16.12 ft, moderate flooding; 16,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1962: 10.88 ft, minor flooding; 4,980 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1962: 11.39 ft, minor flooding; 5,620 cubic feet per secondJul 16, 1962: 10.87 ft, minor flooding; 4,980 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1963: 16.43 ft, moderate flooding; 17,300 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1963: 10.98 ft, minor flooding; 5,100 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1964: 14.73 ft, moderate flooding; 11,700 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1964: 14.83 ft, moderate flooding; 11,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1965: 12.73 ft, minor flooding; 7,090 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1966: 9.23 ft, action stage; 3,120 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 1966: 12.52 ft, minor flooding; 6,750 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 1966: 13.85 ft, minor flooding; 9,560 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 1968: 14.27 ft, moderate flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1968: 16.98 ft, moderate flooding; 19,900 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1969: 11.94 ft, minor flooding; 5,790 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 1969: 14.19 ft, moderate flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 1969: 16.84 ft, moderate flooding; 19,300 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1970: 10.55 ft, minor flooding; 4,620 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 1971: 10.40 ft, minor flooding; 4,490 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1971: 12.31 ft, minor flooding; 6,620 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1972: 10.64 ft, minor flooding; 4,810 cubic feet per secondNov 15, 1972: 11.94 ft, minor flooding; 6,060 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1973: 10.52 ft, minor flooding; 4,600 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1973: 10.51 ft, minor flooding; 4,590 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1973: 10.88 ft, minor flooding; 4,920 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 1973: 11.14 ft, minor flooding; 5,180 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1974: 10.45 ft, minor flooding; 4,510 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1974: 12.20 ft, minor flooding; 6,470 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1975: 14.46 ft, moderate flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1976: 9.98 ft, action stage; 4,090 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 1977: 9.07 ft, action stage; 3,330 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 1977: 12.13 ft, minor flooding; 6,370 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1978: 13.69 ft, minor flooding; 8,950 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1978: 13.10 ft, minor flooding; 7,790 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 1978: 10.16 ft, minor flooding; 4,250 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 1979: 11.19 ft, minor flooding; 5,240 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1979: 13.46 ft, minor flooding; 8,490 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1979: 14.58 ft, moderate flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1979: 10.79 ft, minor flooding; 4,820 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 1979: 13.30 ft, minor flooding; 8,170 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 1979: 12.36 ft, minor flooding; 6,690 cubic feet per secondAug 3, 1979: 12.76 ft, minor flooding; 7,250 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 1979: 10.13 ft, minor flooding; 4,220 cubic feet per secondAug 21, 1980: 10.36 ft, minor flooding; 4,430 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1981: 13.68 ft, minor flooding; 8,930 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 1982: 10.29 ft, minor flooding; 4,370 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 1982: 13.66 ft, minor flooding; 8,890 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1982: 12.58 ft, minor flooding; 7,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1982: 10.23 ft, minor flooding; 4,320 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1982: 10.54 ft, minor flooding; 4,600 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1983: 10.70 ft, minor flooding; 4,740 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1984: 12.87 ft, minor flooding; 7,410 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1984: 10.81 ft, minor flooding; 4,840 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1985: 13.41 ft, minor flooding; 8,390 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1985: 14.01 ft, moderate flooding; 9,630 cubic feet per secondNov 20, 1985: 10.80 ft, minor flooding; 4,830 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 1985: 12.87 ft, minor flooding; 7,410 cubic feet per secondDec 13, 1985: 12.12 ft, minor flooding; 6,360 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 1986: 10.95 ft, minor flooding; 4,970 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1986: 10.52 ft, minor flooding; 4,580 cubic feet per secondOct 6, 1986: 11.86 ft, minor flooding; 6,030 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 1988: 11.22 ft, minor flooding; 5,270 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1988: 11.30 ft, minor flooding; 5,360 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1989: 11.85 ft, minor flooding; 6,020 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1989: 11.23 ft, minor flooding; 5,280 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1989: 12.08 ft, minor flooding; 6,310 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 1989: 11.13 ft, minor flooding; 5,170 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1990: 12.20 ft, minor flooding; 6,470 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1990: 10.84 ft, minor flooding; 4,890 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1990: 14.38 ft, moderate flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1990: 16.27 ft, moderate flooding; 17,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 1991: 10.95 ft, minor flooding; 4,970 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1991: 11.18 ft, minor flooding; 5,230 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1991: 12.18 ft, minor flooding; 6,440 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1992: 11.57 ft, minor flooding; 5,680 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1992: 9.90 ft, action stageNov 13, 1992: 10.70 ft, minor floodingNov 23, 1992: 9.40 ft, action stageJan 5, 1993: 9.70 ft, action stageMar 5, 1993: 11.17 ft, minor floodingApr 10, 1993: 9.56 ft, action stageSep 4, 1993: 9.52 ft, action stageOct 2, 1993: 8.12 ft, action stageOct 21, 1993: 9.19 ft, action stageNov 15, 1993: 17.05 ft, moderate flooding; 20,500 cubic feet per secondDec 5, 1993: 9.32 ft, action stageJan 29, 1994: 12.78 ft, minor floodingApr 12, 1994: 13.16 ft, minor floodingMar 8, 1995: 10.37 ft, minor floodingApr 21, 1995: 9.02 ft, action stageMay 15, 1995: 10.31 ft, minor floodingMay 19, 1995: 13.33 ft, minor floodingMay 29, 1995: 9.57 ft, action stageJan 19, 1996: 11.29 ft, minor floodingApr 24, 1996: 11.09 ft, minor floodingApr 30, 1996: 15.16 ft, moderate floodingMay 5, 1996: 14.06 ft, moderate floodingMay 17, 1996: 11.30 ft, minor floodingMay 28, 1996: 11.59 ft, minor floodingNov 9, 1996: 11.39 ft, minor floodingNov 26, 1996: 9.23 ft, action stageDec 25, 1996: 11.60 ft, minor floodingJan 4, 1997: 9.00 ft, action stageJan 23, 1997: 11.30 ft, minor floodingFeb 5, 1997: 9.60 ft, action stageMar 2, 1997: 9.63 ft, action stageMar 15, 1997: 8.99 ft, action stageJun 1, 1997: 14.91 ft, moderate floodingMar 10, 1998: 8.09 ft, action stageMar 21, 1998: 9.99 ft, action stageApr 11, 1998: 10.49 ft, minor floodingApr 17, 1998: 10.70 ft, minor floodingMay 2, 1998: 7.60 ft, below flood stageMay 9, 1998: 10.25 ft, minor floodingJun 18, 2004: 12.34 ft, minor floodingJan 6, 2005: 16.95 ft, moderate flooding; 20,100 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2006: 13.66 ft, minor floodingDec 2, 2006: 14.17 ft, moderate floodingJan 16, 2007: 13.16 ft, minor floodingJan 10, 2008: 11.83 ft, minor floodingFeb 7, 2008: 12.23 ft, minor floodingMar 20, 2008: 13.62 ft, minor floodingJun 7, 2008: 19.23 ft, major flooding; 39,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 2009: 11.40 ft, minor floodingAug 5, 2009: 13.22 ft, minor floodingJun 24, 2010: 13.54 ft, minor floodingMar 6, 2011: 14.37 ft, moderate floodingApr 21, 2011: 15.37 ft, moderate floodingJun 21, 2011: 14.96 ft, moderate floodingJan 14, 2013: 14.58 ft, moderate floodingDec 23, 2013: 16.83 ft, moderate flooding; 20,600 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2015: 10.63 ft, minor flooding; 4,927 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 2015: 10.86 ft, minor floodingJul 15, 2015: 12.61 ft, minor floodingDec 29, 2015: 12.94 ft, minor floodingFeb 25, 2016: 10.49 ft, minor floodingApr 12, 2016: 10.39 ft, minor floodingJan 21, 2017: 10.49 ft, minor floodingMay 6, 2017: 13.42 ft, minor floodingJun 16, 2017: 9.17 ft, action stageJun 25, 2017: 9.18 ft, action stageJul 12, 2017: 13.97 ft, minor floodingNov 7, 2017: 11.41 ft, minor floodingFeb 26, 2018: 12.98 ft, minor floodingApr 4, 2018: 15.42 ft, moderate floodingSep 11, 2018: 10.58 ft, minor floodingNov 3, 2018: 11.02 ft, minor floodingJan 24, 2019: 10.40 ft, minor flooding; 4,649 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 2019: 14.38 ft, moderate flooding; 10,483 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 2019: 11.41 ft, minor flooding; 5,888 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 2019: 13.03 ft, minor flooding; 8,284 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 2020: 10.05 ft, minor flooding; 4,725 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2020: 12.73 ft, minor flooding; 7,874 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2021: 10.95 ft, minor flooding; 5,700 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2021: 11.17 ft, minor flooding; 5,950 cubic feet per secondJul 18, 2021: 12.63 ft, minor flooding; 7,743 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 2023: 13.03 ft, minor flooding; 8,282 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2025: 16.51 ft, moderate flooding; 17,085 cubic feet per second Highest, 19.23 ft, Jun 7, 2008 1960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Sugar Creek (central) near Edinburgh 1940s: 23 1950s: 35 35 1960s: 21 1970s: 24 1980s: 24 1990s: 29 2000s: 11 2010s: 24 2020s: 7 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 223 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Sugar Creek (central) near Edinburgh
1Jun 7, 200819.23+9.23Major39,900
2May 29, 195618.38+8.38Major27,600
3Nov 15, 199317.05+7.05Moderate20,500
4May 24, 196816.98+6.98Moderate19,900
5Jan 6, 200516.95+6.95Moderate20,100
6Jul 21, 196916.84+6.84Moderate19,300
7Dec 23, 201316.83+6.83Moderate20,600
8Nov 17, 195516.58+6.58Moderate18,200
9Apr 6, 202516.51+6.51Moderate17,085
10Mar 5, 196316.43+6.43Moderate17,300
11Dec 31, 199016.27+6.27Moderate17,100
12May 9, 196116.12+6.12Moderate16,100
13Jan 27, 195216.03+6.03Moderate15,700
14Jan 5, 195015.50+5.50Moderate13,800
15Apr 4, 201815.42+5.42Moderate—
16Apr 21, 201115.37+5.37Moderate—
17Apr 30, 199615.16+5.16Moderate—
18Jan 5, 194915.00+5.00Moderate12,500
19Feb 14, 195015.00+5.00Moderate12,500
20Jun 21, 201114.96+4.96Moderate—
21Jun 1, 199714.91+4.91Moderate—
22Apr 21, 196414.83+4.83Moderate11,900
23Mar 11, 196414.73+4.73Moderate11,700
24Jan 22, 195914.59+4.59Moderate11,400
25Apr 27, 196114.58+4.58Moderate11,400
26Mar 5, 197914.58+4.58Moderate11,200
27Jan 14, 201314.58+4.58Moderate—
28Apr 12, 194414.57+4.57Moderate11,000
29Feb 24, 197514.46+4.46Moderate10,900
30May 17, 199014.38+4.38Moderate10,600
31Feb 8, 201914.38+4.38Moderate10,483
32Mar 6, 201114.37+4.37Moderate—
33Feb 3, 196814.27+4.27Moderate10,600
34Jan 27, 195014.20+4.20Moderate10,400
35Jan 31, 196914.19+4.19Moderate10,400
36Dec 2, 200614.17+4.17Moderate—
37May 5, 199614.06+4.06Moderate—
38Apr 1, 198514.01+4.01Moderate9,630
39Jan 11, 195014.00+4.00Moderate9,920
40Jul 12, 201713.97+3.97Minor—
41May 23, 195713.90+3.90Minor9,680
42Dec 11, 196613.85+3.85Minor9,560
43Jun 3, 194713.80+3.80Minor9,710
44Mar 16, 197813.69+3.69Minor8,950
45May 28, 198113.68+3.68Minor8,930
46Jan 31, 198213.66+3.66Minor8,890
47Mar 13, 200613.66+3.66Minor—
48Apr 5, 195713.64+3.64Minor8,960
49Mar 20, 200813.62+3.62Minor—
50Jun 24, 201013.54+3.54Minor—

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.

November 15, 1993: 17.05 ft here, moderate flooding

January 6, 2005: 16.95 ft here, moderate flooding

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)
EdenIN6.07.53 ft, Jun 23, 20100
EdenIN7.08.83 ft, Jun 23, 20100
New PalestineIN8.011.58 ft, Dec 22, 20131
Edinburgh this gaugeIN10.019.23 ft, Jun 7, 20082

Other gauges in Johnson County

Flood gauges in Johnson County
Amity7.015.67 ft, Jun 7, 20081

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge EDNI3, 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.