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Tippecanoe River near Americus

Highest listed crest 21.05 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft3 crests since 2013

The Tippecanoe River near Americus crested above flood stage 1 time among the 3 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2013 to 2014. The highest, 21.05 ft on April 20, 2013, was moderate flooding, 6.05 feet above flood stage. 7 other gauges on the Tippecanoe River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
21.05 ft
April 20, 2013
Flood stage
15.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
April 20, 2013
21.05 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Tippecanoe County
Near West Lafayette (10.8 mi), Lafayette (11.1 mi)
Identifiers
NWS TRAI3
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, Tippecanoe River near Americus
Action stage12.51Apr 4, 2014The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.00—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage20.01Apr 20, 2013Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream

Every listed crest

3 crests from 2013 to 2014. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Tippecanoe River near Americus, 2013 to 2014 121416182022ft Flood stage 15.0 ft Jan 30, 2013: 12.21 ft, below flood stageApr 20, 2013: 21.05 ft, moderate floodingApr 4, 2014: 14.23 ft, action stage Highest, 21.05 ft, Apr 20, 2013 20152020
  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, Tippecanoe River near Americus
1Apr 20, 201321.05+6.05Moderate—
2Apr 4, 201414.23−0.77Action—
3Jan 30, 201312.21−2.79Below flood stage—

The worst floods along the Tippecanoe River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Tippecanoe River that crested above flood stage within a week.

April 20, 2013: 21.05 ft here, moderate flooding

  • OraIN · Apr 21, 2013 · 14.37 ft · Major
  • WinamacIN · Apr 22, 2013 · 12.21 ft · Moderate
  • OswegoIN · Apr 26, 2013 · 8.69 ft · Moderate
  • North WebsterIN · Apr 21, 2013 · 6.55 ft · Moderate
  • Oakdale DamIN · Apr 19, 2013 · 15.32 ft · Minor
  • Oakdale DamIN · Apr 19, 2013 · 15.32 ft · Minor
  • DelphiIN · Apr 19, 2013 · 11.39 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Tippecanoe River

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

Flood gauges on the Tippecanoe River
North WebsterIN6.07.12 ft, Feb 22, 20181
OswegoIN7.59.40 ft, May 21, 19432
WinamacIN10.015.69 ft, Mar 14, 20093
Oakdale DamIN14.021.75 ft, Jan 8, 20083
Oakdale DamIN14.021.75 ft, Jan 8, 20083
Americus this gaugeIN15.021.05 ft, Apr 20, 20130
DelphiIN8.017.83 ft, Jan 8, 20083
OraIN12.015.72 ft, Mar 13, 200924

Other gauges in Tippecanoe County

Flood gauges in Tippecanoe County
Elston6.06.54 ft, Jun 22, 20100
Montmorenci8.09.15 ft, Jun 22, 20100
South Raub9.011.55 ft, Apr 18, 20130
Lafayette10.016.80 ft, May 18, 19435
Americus11.023.79 ft, Apr 20, 20130
Lafayette11.032.90 ft, Mar 26, 19136
Battleground11.026.14 ft, Apr 20, 20131
Lafayette10.025.40 ft, Mar 28, 19138

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TRAI3, 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.