Highest listed crest 32.83 ft January 21, 1959; 56,800 cubic feet per second
Flood stage 17.0 ft Major flooding from 32.0 ft
Crests at major 1 96th of 206 gauges in Indiana
Most recent flood crest August 12, 2026 24.44 ft, minor flooding Listed crests at the Vernon Fork Muscatatuck River near Vernon, 1940 to 2026 0 10 20 30 40 ft Flood stage 17.0 ft Major 32.0 ft Feb 18, 1940: 11.65 ft, below flood stage; 6,280 cubic feet per second Apr 19, 1940: 20.72 ft, minor flooding; 17,700 cubic feet per second Apr 9, 1942: 12.00 ft, action stage; 6,600 cubic feet per second Feb 4, 1943: 11.36 ft, below flood stage; 6,060 cubic feet per second Mar 19, 1943: 23.23 ft, minor flooding; 21,900 cubic feet per second Feb 22, 1944: 12.22 ft, action stage; 6,800 cubic feet per second Apr 11, 1944: 14.93 ft, action stage; 9,620 cubic feet per second Feb 26, 1945: 18.90 ft, minor flooding; 14,900 cubic feet per second Mar 6, 1945: 26.28 ft, minor flooding; 27,700 cubic feet per second Mar 20, 1945: 15.59 ft, action stage; 10,400 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 1945: 11.82 ft, below flood stage; 6,420 cubic feet per second Apr 17, 1945: 13.58 ft, action stage; 8,200 cubic feet per second Jun 17, 1945: 12.14 ft, action stage; 6,700 cubic feet per second Dec 26, 1945: 12.26 ft, action stage; 6,900 cubic feet per second Feb 14, 1946: 19.19 ft, minor flooding; 15,400 cubic feet per second Jan 30, 1947: 13.20 ft, action stage; 7,800 cubic feet per second Mar 27, 1947: 15.57 ft, action stage; 10,200 cubic feet per second Apr 12, 1947: 14.80 ft, action stage; 9,280 cubic feet per second May 21, 1947: 12.15 ft, action stage; 6,510 cubic feet per second Jun 2, 1947: 18.60 ft, minor flooding; 14,400 cubic feet per second Feb 14, 1948: 18.17 ft, minor flooding; 13,800 cubic feet per second Mar 27, 1948: 15.57 ft, action stage; 10,200 cubic feet per second Apr 12, 1948: 14.80 ft, action stage; 9,280 cubic feet per second Nov 19, 1948: 15.42 ft, action stage; 9,990 cubic feet per second Dec 15, 1948: 17.96 ft, minor flooding; 13,600 cubic feet per second Jan 4, 1949: 23.72 ft, minor flooding; 23,200 cubic feet per second Jan 19, 1949: 12.28 ft, action stage; 6,700 cubic feet per second Jan 24, 1949: 24.36 ft, minor flooding; 25,000 cubic feet per second Feb 15, 1949: 17.45 ft, minor flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per second Mar 10, 1949: 11.82 ft, below flood stage; 6,240 cubic feet per second Mar 22, 1949: 12.08 ft, action stage; 6,510 cubic feet per second Mar 27, 1949: 13.42 ft, action stage; 7,800 cubic feet per second Dec 26, 1949: 13.44 ft, action stage; 7,800 cubic feet per second Jan 4, 1950: 24.30 ft, minor flooding; 24,800 cubic feet per second Jan 10, 1950: 13.33 ft, action stage; 7,700 cubic feet per second Jan 16, 1950: 15.64 ft, action stage; 10,200 cubic feet per second Jan 26, 1950: 14.76 ft, action stage; 9,280 cubic feet per second Feb 9, 1950: 15.64 ft, action stage; 10,200 cubic feet per second Feb 14, 1950: 17.55 ft, minor flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per second Mar 20, 1950: 11.58 ft, below flood stage; 6,060 cubic feet per second Mar 27, 1950: 13.13 ft, action stage; 7,700 cubic feet per second Apr 4, 1950: 15.03 ft, action stage; 9,510 cubic feet per second Nov 20, 1950: 19.12 ft, minor flooding; 15,200 cubic feet per second Dec 3, 1950: 16.55 ft, action stage; 11,500 cubic feet per second Jan 4, 1951: 13.85 ft, action stage; 8,200 cubic feet per second Jan 14, 1951: 17.32 ft, minor flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per second Feb 21, 1951: 14.33 ft, action stage; 8,730 cubic feet per second Mar 18, 1951: 12.07 ft, action stage; 6,510 cubic feet per second Jan 27, 1952: 12.70 ft, action stage; 7,100 cubic feet per second Feb 2, 1952: 12.15 ft, action stage; 6,600 cubic feet per second Mar 11, 1952: 14.05 ft, action stage; 8,400 cubic feet per second Jan 5, 1955: 11.63 ft, below flood stage; 6,020 cubic feet per second Feb 21, 1955: 13.12 ft, action stage; 7,500 cubic feet per second Feb 27, 1955: 15.72 ft, action stage; 10,100 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 1955: 13.95 ft, action stage; 8,400 cubic feet per second Feb 2, 1956: 13.23 ft, action stage; 7,600 cubic feet per second Feb 25, 1956: 12.93 ft, action stage; 7,300 cubic feet per second Apr 4, 1956: 12.54 ft, action stage; 6,900 cubic feet per second May 28, 1956: 19.30 ft, minor flooding; 15,500 cubic feet per second Apr 4, 1957: 18.67 ft, minor flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per second May 22, 1957: 20.02 ft, minor flooding; 16,600 cubic feet per second Jun 28, 1957: 13.58 ft, action stage; 8,000 cubic feet per second Jul 5, 1957: 21.68 ft, minor flooding; 19,300 cubic feet per second Dec 20, 1957: 14.01 ft, action stage; 8,400 cubic feet per second Dec 26, 1957: 13.16 ft, action stage; 7,600 cubic feet per second May 5, 1958: 14.58 ft, action stage; 9,060 cubic feet per second Jun 14, 1958: 11.96 ft, below flood stage; 6,400 cubic feet per second Jul 22, 1958: 20.78 ft, minor flooding; 17,800 cubic feet per second Jan 21, 1959: 32.83 ft, major flooding; 56,800 cubic feet per second Jan 15, 1960: 13.37 ft, action stage; 7,800 cubic feet per second Feb 6, 1960: 11.77 ft, below flood stage; 6,200 cubic feet per second Jun 23, 1960: 28.13 ft, moderate flooding; 35,300 cubic feet per second Jul 3, 1960: 14.20 ft, action stage; 8,620 cubic feet per second Mar 5, 1961: 14.42 ft, action stage; 8,840 cubic feet per second Mar 13, 1961: 14.50 ft, action stage; 8,950 cubic feet per second May 7, 1961: 22.43 ft, minor flooding; 20,600 cubic feet per second Jan 22, 1962: 16.07 ft, action stage; 10,900 cubic feet per second Feb 26, 1962: 16.47 ft, action stage; 11,400 cubic feet per second Jul 15, 1962: 18.37 ft, minor flooding; 14,200 cubic feet per second Mar 5, 1963: 24.16 ft, minor flooding; 24,500 cubic feet per second Mar 16, 1963: 17.96 ft, minor flooding; 13,600 cubic feet per second Mar 5, 1964: 13.07 ft, action stage; 7,500 cubic feet per second Mar 9, 1964: 22.66 ft, minor flooding; 21,100 cubic feet per second Jan 2, 1966: 12.53 ft, action stage; 6,930 cubic feet per second Feb 10, 1966: 13.23 ft, action stage; 7,630 cubic feet per second Dec 10, 1966: 11.94 ft, below flood stage; 6,340 cubic feet per second Apr 22, 1967: 12.90 ft, action stage; 7,300 cubic feet per second May 2, 1967: 12.83 ft, action stage; 7,230 cubic feet per second May 15, 1967: 12.75 ft, action stage; 7,150 cubic feet per second Apr 1, 1968: 13.66 ft, action stage; 8,060 cubic feet per second May 11, 1968: 12.32 ft, action stage; 6,720 cubic feet per second May 24, 1968: 29.46 ft, moderate flooding; 40,600 cubic feet per second Jan 30, 1969: 17.73 ft, minor flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 1970: 16.83 ft, action stage; 11,800 cubic feet per second Apr 24, 1970: 16.04 ft, action stage; 10,800 cubic feet per second Apr 30, 1970: 15.44 ft, action stage; 10,000 cubic feet per second Feb 22, 1971: 16.43 ft, action stage; 11,400 cubic feet per second Mar 2, 1972: 11.80 ft, below flood stage; 6,200 cubic feet per second Apr 8, 1972: 13.21 ft, action stage; 7,610 cubic feet per second Apr 16, 1972: 16.74 ft, action stage; 11,700 cubic feet per second Dec 6, 1972: 12.43 ft, action stage; 6,830 cubic feet per second Mar 11, 1973: 13.61 ft, action stage; 8,010 cubic feet per second Mar 15, 1973: 11.67 ft, below flood stage; 6,070 cubic feet per second Apr 18, 1973: 11.87 ft, below flood stage; 6,290 cubic feet per second Jun 27, 1973: 14.07 ft, action stage; 8,460 cubic feet per second Jul 21, 1973: 12.39 ft, action stage; 6,790 cubic feet per second Jul 25, 1973: 15.06 ft, action stage; 9,580 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 1974: 11.82 ft, below flood stage; 6,150 cubic feet per second Apr 8, 1974: 12.87 ft, action stage; 7,260 cubic feet per second Nov 4, 1974: 12.71 ft, action stage; 7,080 cubic feet per second Jan 11, 1975: 13.10 ft, action stage; 7,510 cubic feet per second Feb 24, 1975: 19.83 ft, minor flooding; 16,300 cubic feet per second Mar 12, 1975: 16.93 ft, action stage; 12,100 cubic feet per second Mar 28, 1975: 12.78 ft, action stage; 7,160 cubic feet per second Jan 14, 1976: 12.92 ft, action stage; 7,310 cubic feet per second Jan 26, 1976: 14.20 ft, action stage; 8,730 cubic feet per second Feb 18, 1976: 12.25 ft, action stage; 6,590 cubic feet per second Mar 4, 1977: 12.82 ft, action stage; 7,200 cubic feet per second Mar 14, 1978: 17.94 ft, minor flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per second Aug 18, 1978: 15.28 ft, action stage; 10,000 cubic feet per second Aug 30, 1978: 12.43 ft, action stage; 6,780 cubic feet per second Dec 4, 1978: 13.26 ft, action stage; 7,680 cubic feet per second Dec 8, 1978: 12.92 ft, action stage; 7,310 cubic feet per second Jan 1, 1979: 12.98 ft, action stage; 7,380 cubic feet per second Feb 23, 1979: 16.24 ft, action stage; 11,200 cubic feet per second Aug 1, 1979: 19.81 ft, minor flooding; 16,300 cubic feet per second Nov 25, 1979: 12.99 ft, action stage; 7,390 cubic feet per second Dec 24, 1979: 12.30 ft, action stage; 6,640 cubic feet per second Jan 11, 1980: 13.22 ft, action stage; 7,640 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 1980: 12.72 ft, action stage; 7,090 cubic feet per second Apr 18, 1981: 16.14 ft, action stage; 11,100 cubic feet per second Apr 23, 1981: 11.79 ft, below flood stage; 6,120 cubic feet per second Jun 10, 1981: 22.72 ft, minor flooding; 21,200 cubic feet per second Jan 23, 1982: 17.94 ft, minor flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per second Jan 31, 1982: 18.17 ft, minor flooding; 13,900 cubic feet per second Dec 27, 1982: 17.19 ft, minor flooding; 9,540 cubic feet per second May 3, 1983: 15.98 ft, action stage; 8,140 cubic feet per second Nov 23, 1983: 13.51 ft, action stage; 6,500 cubic feet per second Dec 12, 1983: 14.06 ft, action stage; 7,020 cubic feet per second Apr 22, 1984: 14.11 ft, action stage; 7,070 cubic feet per second Dec 21, 1984: 14.73 ft, action stage; 7,680 cubic feet per second Dec 30, 1984: 14.70 ft, action stage; 7,650 cubic feet per second Feb 22, 1985: 14.13 ft, action stage; 7,090 cubic feet per second Mar 30, 1985: 15.81 ft, action stage; 8,790 cubic feet per second Nov 16, 1985: 19.32 ft, minor flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per second Nov 27, 1985: 16.48 ft, action stage; 9,500 cubic feet per second Dec 11, 1985: 15.43 ft, action stage; 8,390 cubic feet per second Nov 26, 1986: 14.86 ft, action stage; 7,790 cubic feet per second Feb 2, 1988: 17.71 ft, minor flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per second Apr 7, 1988: 15.06 ft, action stage; 8,010 cubic feet per second Jan 8, 1989: 15.56 ft, action stage; 8,530 cubic feet per second Mar 20, 1989: 15.63 ft, action stage; 8,600 cubic feet per second Mar 30, 1989: 18.69 ft, minor flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per second Apr 4, 1989: 16.03 ft, action stage; 9,020 cubic feet per second Apr 29, 1989: 14.89 ft, action stage; 7,840 cubic feet per second May 23, 1989: 13.38 ft, action stage; 6,380 cubic feet per second Feb 15, 1990: 16.23 ft, action stage; 9,230 cubic feet per second Apr 10, 1990: 14.44 ft, action stage; 7,390 cubic feet per second May 4, 1990: 14.84 ft, action stage; 7,790 cubic feet per second May 16, 1990: 21.03 ft, minor flooding; 14,900 cubic feet per second Dec 18, 1990: 15.31 ft, action stage; 8,120 cubic feet per second Dec 30, 1990: 18.35 ft, minor flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per second Feb 7, 1991: 13.30 ft, action stage; 6,110 cubic feet per second Mar 26, 1991: 14.16 ft, action stage; 6,940 cubic feet per second Jun 18, 1992: 12.50 ft, action stage Jul 17, 1992: 16.49 ft, action stage; 9,400 cubic feet per second Feb 22, 1993: 12.70 ft, action stage Mar 4, 1993: 13.42 ft, action stage Apr 1, 1993: 8.67 ft, below flood stage Apr 10, 1993: 10.18 ft, below flood stage Apr 14, 1993: 9.83 ft, below flood stage May 13, 1993: 9.29 ft, below flood stage Aug 17, 1993: 14.72 ft, action stage Oct 21, 1993: 10.78 ft, below flood stage Dec 5, 1993: 13.25 ft, action stage Jan 27, 1994: 11.89 ft, below flood stage Apr 10, 1994: 19.68 ft, minor flooding; 15,980 cubic feet per second Apr 30, 1994: 14.30 ft, action stage; 7,080 cubic feet per second May 7, 1994: 12.13 ft, action stage Feb 16, 1995: 13.67 ft, action stage Mar 8, 1995: 13.08 ft, action stage Apr 21, 1995: 15.52 ft, action stage May 9, 1995: 14.79 ft, action stage May 18, 1995: 22.17 ft, minor flooding; 20,400 cubic feet per second May 29, 1995: 14.44 ft, action stage Aug 9, 1995: 20.97 ft, minor flooding Dec 19, 1995: 13.28 ft, action stage Jan 19, 1996: 14.89 ft, action stage Apr 1, 1996: 13.07 ft, action stage Apr 23, 1996: 15.11 ft, action stage Apr 29, 1996: 26.29 ft, minor flooding; 31,200 cubic feet per second May 11, 1996: 16.00 ft, action stage May 15, 1996: 16.10 ft, action stage May 29, 1996: 14.59 ft, action stage Jun 9, 1996: 16.89 ft, action stage Apr 16, 1998: 26.93 ft, minor flooding; 28,400 cubic feet per second Feb 7, 1999: 17.24 ft, minor flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per second Apr 8, 2000: 17.50 ft, minor flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per second Dec 16, 2000: 15.31 ft, action stage; 8,820 cubic feet per second Oct 24, 2001: 23.37 ft, minor flooding; 21,400 cubic feet per second Jul 10, 2003: 25.59 ft, minor flooding; 26,600 cubic feet per second Sep 2, 2003: 8.27 ft, below flood stage Jan 4, 2004: 17.99 ft, minor flooding; 11,700 cubic feet per second Jun 15, 2004: 15.93 ft, action stage Jun 22, 2004: 9.97 ft, below flood stage Jan 5, 2005: 18.05 ft, minor flooding; 14,400 cubic feet per second Mar 12, 2006: 19.79 ft, minor flooding; 16,900 cubic feet per second Dec 1, 2006: 17.61 ft, minor flooding; 13,700 cubic feet per second Jan 15, 2007: 15.04 ft, action stage Feb 6, 2008: 15.88 ft, action stage Mar 19, 2008: 26.00 ft, minor flooding; 27,800 cubic feet per second Jun 5, 2008: 19.01 ft, minor flooding Feb 8, 2009: 10.51 ft, below flood stage Aug 4, 2009: 25.45 ft, minor flooding; 26,700 cubic feet per second Jun 21, 2010: 13.15 ft, action stage; 7,490 cubic feet per second Feb 22, 2011: 14.67 ft, action stage Apr 27, 2011: 17.42 ft, minor flooding; 13,400 cubic feet per second Jan 17, 2012: 19.80 ft, minor flooding; 17,000 cubic feet per second Jan 14, 2013: 10.11 ft, below flood stage Mar 18, 2013: 14.08 ft, action stage; 8,650 cubic feet per second Dec 22, 2013: 17.11 ft, minor flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per second Apr 4, 2014: 16.38 ft, action stage Jun 20, 2015: 11.52 ft, below flood stage Jul 14, 2015: 19.72 ft, minor flooding Jul 18, 2015: 21.06 ft, minor flooding; 19,000 cubic feet per second Dec 24, 2015: 12.62 ft, action stage Feb 3, 2016: 14.17 ft, action stage Feb 21, 2016: 16.93 ft, action stage Mar 11, 2016: 13.43 ft, action stage Apr 11, 2016: 13.47 ft, action stage Jul 26, 2016: 12.42 ft, action stage Aug 17, 2016: 15.54 ft, action stage Sep 9, 2016: 15.96 ft, action stage Jan 20, 2017: 13.93 ft, action stage Mar 1, 2017: 18.74 ft, minor flooding Apr 29, 2017: 19.29 ft, minor flooding May 25, 2017: 12.09 ft, action stage Jun 15, 2017: 17.06 ft, minor flooding Jun 23, 2017: 9.87 ft, below flood stage Nov 6, 2017: 20.72 ft, minor flooding Feb 25, 2018: 17.97 ft, minor flooding Mar 29, 2018: 13.39 ft, action stage Apr 15, 2018: 11.19 ft, below flood stage Sep 9, 2018: 19.80 ft, minor flooding Nov 1, 2018: 13.35 ft, action stage Apr 20, 2019: 17.09 ft, minor flooding; 12,893 cubic feet per second Jun 16, 2019: 22.00 ft, minor flooding; 20,537 cubic feet per second Jun 19, 2021: 23.86 ft, minor flooding; 22,800 cubic feet per second Jul 17, 2021: 17.69 ft, minor flooding; 12,893 cubic feet per second Dec 6, 2021: 17.67 ft, minor flooding; 12,865 cubic feet per second Mar 25, 2023: 18.60 ft, minor flooding; 14,196 cubic feet per second Feb 16, 2025: 20.27 ft, minor flooding; 16,731 cubic feet per second Mar 5, 2026: 18.92 ft, minor flooding; 14,667 cubic feet per second Aug 12, 2026: 24.44 ft, minor flooding; 23,858 cubic feet per second Highest, 32.83 ft, Jan 21, 1959 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Crests at or above flood stage, by decade Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Vernon Fork Muscatatuck River near Vernon 1940s: 11 1950s: 10 1960s: 8 1970s: 3 1980s: 7 1990s: 8 2000s: 10 2010s: 13 13 2020s: 7 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 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. 05 Other gauges in Jennings County Jennings County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Indiana
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge VRNI3, 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.