Turkey Creek (IN) at Schererville

Highest listed crest 11.00 ftFlood stage 7.5 ft4 crests since 2008

The Turkey Creek (IN) at Schererville crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 4 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2008 to 2020. The highest, 11.00 ft on September 14, 2008, was major flooding, 3.50 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Turkey Creek (IN) crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 11.00 ft; September 14, 2008
Flood stage: 7.5 ft; Major flooding from 9.5 ft
Crests at major: 1; 96th of 206 gauges in Indiana
Most recent flood crest: May 17, 2020; 8.19 ft, minor flooding
Location: Lake County; Near Schererville (0.7 mi), Griffith (2.5 mi), St. John (3.9 mi)
Identifiers: NWS TCSI3; USGS 04092964

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Turkey Creek (IN) at Schererville

Action stage	7.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	7.5	2	May 17, 2020	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	8.5	1	Feb 20, 2018	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	9.5	1	Sep 14, 2008	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

4 crests from 2008 to 2020. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

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.
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, Turkey Creek (IN) at Schererville

1	Sep 14, 2008	11.00	+3.50	Major	—
2	Feb 20, 2018	8.72	+1.22	Moderate	—
3	May 1, 2019	8.23	+0.73	Minor	—
4	May 17, 2020	8.19	+0.69	Minor	—

The worst floods along the Turkey Creek (IN)

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

September 14, 2008: 11.00 ft here, major flooding

MerrillvilleIN · Sep 14, 2008 · 17.50 ft · Major · its highest

May 1, 2019: 8.23 ft here, minor flooding

MerrillvilleIN · May 1, 2019 · 13.03 ft · Minor

May 17, 2020: 8.19 ft here, minor flooding

MerrillvilleIN · May 18, 2020 · 12.95 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Turkey Creek (IN)

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

Flood gauges on the Turkey Creek (IN)

Schererville this gauge	IN	7.5	11.00 ft, Sep 14, 2008	1
Merrillville	IN	11.0	17.50 ft, Sep 14, 2008	1

Other gauges in Lake County

Flood gauges in Lake County

Hobart	13.0	22.18 ft, Sep 15, 2008	1
Liverpool	17.5	23.00 ft, Sep 14, 2008	1
Merrillville	8.5	11.80 ft, Feb 21, 2018	0
Dyer	12.0	16.76 ft, Sep 14, 2008	4
Munster	6.0	10.93 ft, Feb 20, 2018	9
East Chicago (Lake Michigan outlet)	13.0	14.35 ft, Apr 30, 2020	0
Shelby	10.5	13.04 ft, Sep 18, 2008	4
Gary (Burr Street)	11.0	14.50 ft, Sep 14, 2008	0
Gary (Grant St)	11.0	16.00 ft, Sep 14, 2008	0
Hammond (Indianapolis Boulevard)	14.0	15.50 ft, Sep 14, 2008	0
Highland (Kennedy Avenue)	15.0	17.50 ft, Sep 14, 2008	0
Munster	12.0	17.29 ft, Sep 14, 2008	2
Munster (Northcote Avenue)	18.0	20.00 ft, Sep 14, 2008	0
Lake Station	13.0	17.50 ft, Sep 14, 2008	1
Merrillville	11.0	17.50 ft, Sep 14, 2008	1

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TCSI3, 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.