Highest listed crest 32.90 ft March 26, 1913; 190,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage 11.0 ft Major flooding from 26.0 ft
Crests at major 6 26th of 206 gauges in Indiana
Most recent flood crest August 16, 2026 19.51 ft, moderate flooding Listed crests at the Wabash River at Lafayette, 1858 to 2026 0 10 20 30 40 ft Flood stage 11.0 ft Major 26.0 ft Jun 11, 1858: 28.00 ft, major flooding Aug 3, 1875: 29.50 ft, major flooding Aug 5, 1878: 28.00 ft, major flooding Mar 27, 1904: 22.50 ft, moderate flooding; 70,000 cubic feet per second Mar 15, 1907: 18.60 ft, moderate flooding; 41,500 cubic feet per second Mar 7, 1908: 21.00 ft, moderate flooding; 57,000 cubic feet per second Feb 25, 1909: 18.90 ft, moderate flooding; 44,000 cubic feet per second Jan 19, 1910: 20.10 ft, moderate flooding; 49,000 cubic feet per second Jan 29, 1911: 16.00 ft, minor flooding; 31,000 cubic feet per second Mar 20, 1912: 21.30 ft, moderate flooding; 45,900 cubic feet per second Mar 26, 1913: 32.90 ft, major flooding; 190,000 cubic feet per second Apr 9, 1914: 18.20 ft, moderate flooding; 41,100 cubic feet per second Feb 7, 1915: 17.20 ft, minor flooding; 37,300 cubic feet per second Feb 1, 1916: 23.50 ft, moderate flooding; 76,000 cubic feet per second Apr 7, 1917: 15.90 ft, minor flooding; 33,200 cubic feet per second Feb 14, 1918: 21.60 ft, moderate flooding; 61,200 cubic feet per second Mar 18, 1919: 23.50 ft, moderate flooding; 76,000 cubic feet per second Apr 22, 1920: 21.40 ft, moderate flooding; 59,800 cubic feet per second Mar 29, 1921: 18.90 ft, moderate flooding; 44,400 cubic feet per second Apr 1, 1922: 21.20 ft, moderate flooding; 58,400 cubic feet per second Mar 18, 1923: 20.50 ft, moderate flooding; 53,600 cubic feet per second Dec 7, 1923: 15.30 ft, minor flooding; 31,600 cubic feet per second Dec 15, 1923: 17.50 ft, minor flooding; 38,400 cubic feet per second Dec 24, 1923: 14.80 ft, minor flooding; 30,400 cubic feet per second Feb 1, 1924: 23.70 ft, moderate flooding; 40,000 cubic feet per second Mar 30, 1924: 21.35 ft, moderate flooding; 59,800 cubic feet per second Jun 11, 1924: 18.60 ft, moderate flooding; 42,900 cubic feet per second Dec 21, 1924: 21.20 ft, moderate flooding; 58,400 cubic feet per second Mar 15, 1925: 21.90 ft, moderate flooding; 63,300 cubic feet per second Feb 27, 1926: 16.20 ft, minor flooding; 34,100 cubic feet per second Apr 10, 1926: 21.10 ft, moderate flooding; 57,700 cubic feet per second Sep 7, 1926: 16.10 ft, minor flooding; 33,800 cubic feet per second Oct 5, 1926: 18.60 ft, moderate flooding; 42,900 cubic feet per second Jan 31, 1927: 22.00 ft, moderate flooding; 64,000 cubic feet per second Feb 6, 1927: 18.80 ft, moderate flooding; 43,900 cubic feet per second Mar 22, 1927: 21.00 ft, moderate flooding; 57,000 cubic feet per second Apr 3, 1927: 15.40 ft, minor flooding; 31,900 cubic feet per second Apr 20, 1927: 16.40 ft, minor flooding; 34,700 cubic feet per second May 20, 1927: 20.20 ft, moderate flooding; 51,800 cubic feet per second May 26, 1927: 18.10 ft, moderate flooding; 40,700 cubic feet per second Dec 2, 1927: 21.90 ft, moderate flooding; 63,500 cubic feet per second Dec 8, 1927: 17.40 ft, minor flooding; 42,300 cubic feet per second Dec 15, 1927: 18.80 ft, moderate flooding; 48,600 cubic feet per second Feb 16, 1928: 15.90 ft, minor flooding; 36,100 cubic feet per second Jan 20, 1929: 16.60 ft, minor flooding; 35,300 cubic feet per second Jan 24, 1929: 16.20 ft, minor flooding; 34,100 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 1929: 17.45 ft, minor flooding; 38,000 cubic feet per second May 16, 1929: 16.70 ft, minor flooding; 35,600 cubic feet per second Dec 19, 1929: 16.80 ft, minor flooding; 39,700 cubic feet per second Jan 3, 1930: 20.50 ft, moderate flooding; 56,500 cubic feet per second Jan 10, 1930: 19.70 ft, moderate flooding; 52,600 cubic feet per second Jan 16, 1930: 24.07 ft, moderate flooding; 74,600 cubic feet per second Feb 27, 1930: 15.40 ft, minor flooding; 34,100 cubic feet per second Apr 5, 1931: 7.78 ft, action stage; 13,100 cubic feet per second Jan 19, 1932: 17.28 ft, minor flooding; 37,600 cubic feet per second Dec 9, 1932: 14.70 ft, minor flooding; 31,600 cubic feet per second Dec 26, 1932: 17.00 ft, minor flooding; 40,500 cubic feet per second Jan 2, 1933: 16.40 ft, minor flooding; 38,100 cubic feet per second Mar 22, 1933: 21.50 ft, moderate flooding; 61,500 cubic feet per second Mar 28, 1933: 15.20 ft, minor flooding; 33,400 cubic feet per second Apr 19, 1933: 15.20 ft, minor flooding; 33,400 cubic feet per second May 14, 1933: 22.70 ft, moderate flooding; 67,500 cubic feet per second Mar 31, 1934: 11.57 ft, minor flooding; 21,700 cubic feet per second May 5, 1935: 17.01 ft, minor flooding; 37,000 cubic feet per second Feb 27, 1936: 25.50 ft, moderate flooding; 93,500 cubic feet per second May 4, 1936: 15.38 ft, minor flooding; 31,800 cubic feet per second Nov 4, 1936: 19.72 ft, moderate flooding; 46,900 cubic feet per second Jan 1, 1937: 15.54 ft, minor flooding; 32,800 cubic feet per second Jan 10, 1937: 18.99 ft, moderate flooding; 47,400 cubic feet per second Jan 17, 1937: 21.28 ft, moderate flooding; 58,500 cubic feet per second Feb 22, 1937: 15.22 ft, minor flooding; 32,500 cubic feet per second Apr 7, 1937: 16.99 ft, minor flooding; 39,000 cubic feet per second Apr 29, 1937: 15.68 ft, minor flooding; 34,200 cubic feet per second Feb 21, 1938: 15.88 ft, minor flooding; 33,200 cubic feet per second Mar 18, 1938: 18.88 ft, moderate flooding; 44,400 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 1938: 20.00 ft, moderate flooding; 50,600 cubic feet per second Apr 10, 1938: 21.90 ft, moderate flooding; 63,300 cubic feet per second Jun 29, 1938: 19.01 ft, moderate flooding; 44,900 cubic feet per second Jul 3, 1938: 16.98 ft, minor flooding; 36,600 cubic feet per second Feb 22, 1939: 17.86 ft, minor flooding; 39,900 cubic feet per second Mar 2, 1939: 15.13 ft, minor flooding; 30,900 cubic feet per second Mar 14, 1939: 23.33 ft, moderate flooding; 74,400 cubic feet per second Apr 18, 1939: 21.26 ft, moderate flooding; 59,100 cubic feet per second Mar 5, 1940: 16.33 ft, minor flooding; 34,200 cubic feet per second Jun 15, 1941: 9.33 ft, action stage; 14,600 cubic feet per second Feb 8, 1942: 18.90 ft, moderate flooding; 44,200 cubic feet per second Mar 12, 1942: 17.55 ft, minor flooding; 37,000 cubic feet per second Mar 19, 1942: 16.10 ft, minor flooding; 31,400 cubic feet per second Dec 29, 1942: 17.20 ft, minor flooding; 39,600 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 1943: 16.42 ft, minor flooding; 35,800 cubic feet per second May 13, 1943: 21.30 ft, moderate flooding; 67,000 cubic feet per second May 19, 1943: 28.47 ft, major flooding; 131,000 cubic feet per second Apr 13, 1944: 22.75 ft, moderate flooding; 73,300 cubic feet per second Apr 25, 1944: 19.02 ft, moderate flooding; 44,800 cubic feet per second Apr 3, 1945: 18.48 ft, moderate flooding; 41,800 cubic feet per second May 18, 1945: 19.33 ft, moderate flooding; 46,600 cubic feet per second Oct 3, 1945: 18.08 ft, moderate flooding; 39,400 cubic feet per second Jan 1, 1946: 16.58 ft, minor flooding; 32,400 cubic feet per second Feb 15, 1946: 17.50 ft, minor flooding; 36,400 cubic feet per second May 2, 1947: 18.00 ft, moderate flooding; 38,900 cubic feet per second Jun 4, 1947: 18.39 ft, moderate flooding; 41,200 cubic feet per second Jun 9, 1947: 17.20 ft, minor flooding; 35,200 cubic feet per second Mar 1, 1948: 16.95 ft, minor flooding; 34,200 cubic feet per second Mar 24, 1948: 18.55 ft, moderate flooding; 41,300 cubic feet per second Mar 29, 1948: 17.64 ft, minor flooding; 36,500 cubic feet per second Apr 9, 1948: 16.12 ft, minor flooding; 31,000 cubic feet per second Apr 15, 1948: 16.94 ft, minor flooding; 33,800 cubic feet per second Jan 7, 1949: 18.50 ft, moderate flooding; 40,700 cubic feet per second Jan 21, 1949: 21.63 ft, moderate flooding; 62,000 cubic feet per second Jan 30, 1949: 19.40 ft, moderate flooding; 46,100 cubic feet per second Feb 17, 1949: 20.46 ft, moderate flooding; 53,500 cubic feet per second Dec 23, 1949: 17.42 ft, minor flooding; 34,600 cubic feet per second Jan 6, 1950: 25.35 ft, moderate flooding; 90,000 cubic feet per second Jan 16, 1950: 21.45 ft, moderate flooding; 57,600 cubic feet per second Jan 27, 1950: 20.56 ft, moderate flooding; 51,300 cubic feet per second Feb 16, 1950: 22.43 ft, moderate flooding; 64,200 cubic feet per second Mar 29, 1950: 18.50 ft, moderate flooding; 39,500 cubic feet per second Apr 6, 1950: 20.75 ft, moderate flooding; 52,700 cubic feet per second Apr 12, 1950: 17.17 ft, minor flooding; 33,800 cubic feet per second Dec 6, 1950: 18.40 ft, moderate flooding; 40,700 cubic feet per second Jan 5, 1951: 17.05 ft, minor flooding; 35,600 cubic feet per second Feb 22, 1951: 20.48 ft, moderate flooding; 50,600 cubic feet per second Jan 2, 1952: 17.60 ft, minor flooding; 37,000 cubic feet per second Jan 21, 1952: 16.10 ft, minor flooding; 31,800 cubic feet per second Jan 29, 1952: 18.85 ft, moderate flooding; 41,500 cubic feet per second Feb 6, 1952: 18.00 ft, moderate flooding; 37,800 cubic feet per second Mar 14, 1952: 18.90 ft, moderate flooding; 41,900 cubic feet per second Apr 15, 1952: 16.40 ft, minor flooding; 32,800 cubic feet per second Apr 25, 1952: 18.20 ft, moderate flooding; 39,200 cubic feet per second May 26, 1952: 18.87 ft, moderate flooding; 41,900 cubic feet per second Jun 15, 1952: 15.89 ft, minor flooding; 31,100 cubic feet per second Mar 6, 1953: 16.97 ft, minor flooding; 35,000 cubic feet per second Apr 13, 1954: 10.64 ft, action stage; 16,500 cubic feet per second Jan 8, 1955: 16.60 ft, minor flooding; 33,600 cubic feet per second Mar 6, 1955: 17.10 ft, minor flooding; 35,300 cubic feet per second Feb 27, 1956: 16.78 ft, minor flooding; 30,000 cubic feet per second Apr 8, 1957: 20.30 ft, moderate flooding; 52,600 cubic feet per second Apr 21, 1957: 18.35 ft, moderate flooding; 42,500 cubic feet per second Jul 1, 1957: 18.18 ft, moderate flooding; 41,500 cubic feet per second Dec 21, 1957: 19.95 ft, moderate flooding; 47,000 cubic feet per second Jun 14, 1958: 26.28 ft, major flooding; 99,000 cubic feet per second Jul 17, 1958: 18.36 ft, moderate flooding; 39,100 cubic feet per second Aug 16, 1958: 17.20 ft, minor flooding; 33,900 cubic feet per second Jan 25, 1959: 18.42 ft, moderate flooding; 34,000 cubic feet per second Feb 1, 1959: 16.82 ft, minor flooding; 32,200 cubic feet per second Feb 11, 1959: 25.30 ft, moderate flooding; 89,000 cubic feet per second Apr 3, 1959: 16.79 ft, minor flooding; 32,200 cubic feet per second Apr 30, 1959: 22.28 ft, moderate flooding; 71,200 cubic feet per second Feb 12, 1960: 18.04 ft, moderate flooding; 37,600 cubic feet per second Mar 30, 1960: 18.35 ft, moderate flooding; 39,500 cubic feet per second Mar 15, 1961: 16.78 ft, minor flooding; 34,000 cubic feet per second Apr 20, 1961: 17.09 ft, minor flooding; 35,300 cubic feet per second Apr 26, 1961: 20.55 ft, moderate flooding; 55,400 cubic feet per second May 11, 1961: 17.12 ft, minor flooding; 35,300 cubic feet per second Jan 29, 1962: 21.39 ft, moderate flooding; 46,000 cubic feet per second Feb 28, 1962: 18.12 ft, moderate flooding; 40,100 cubic feet per second Mar 13, 1962: 17.67 ft, minor flooding; 38,100 cubic feet per second Mar 23, 1962: 19.11 ft, moderate flooding; 45,600 cubic feet per second Mar 6, 1963: 22.62 ft, moderate flooding; 63,000 cubic feet per second Apr 23, 1964: 20.89 ft, moderate flooding; 58,300 cubic feet per second Feb 12, 1965: 16.78 ft, minor flooding; 35,200 cubic feet per second Apr 10, 1965: 17.06 ft, minor flooding; 36,500 cubic feet per second Feb 13, 1966: 9.82 ft, action stage; 14,600 cubic feet per second Dec 10, 1966: 21.81 ft, moderate flooding; 64,900 cubic feet per second Mar 22, 1967: 16.38 ft, minor flooding; 33,600 cubic feet per second Feb 3, 1968: 22.25 ft, moderate flooding; 68,500 cubic feet per second Jan 30, 1969: 22.92 ft, moderate flooding; 69,100 cubic feet per second Apr 21, 1970: 18.71 ft, moderate flooding; 42,600 cubic feet per second Feb 20, 1971: 16.01 ft, minor flooding; 31,000 cubic feet per second Apr 23, 1972: 18.07 ft, moderate flooding; 39,400 cubic feet per second Jan 1, 1973: 18.34 ft, moderate flooding; 40,700 cubic feet per second Jan 22, 1974: 20.70 ft, moderate flooding; 53,400 cubic feet per second Feb 24, 1975: 17.25 ft, minor flooding; 36,000 cubic feet per second Feb 18, 1976: 18.98 ft, moderate flooding; 43,900 cubic feet per second Mar 30, 1977: 13.30 ft, minor flooding; 23,600 cubic feet per second Mar 22, 1978: 20.31 ft, moderate flooding; 50,500 cubic feet per second Mar 5, 1979: 20.19 ft, moderate flooding; 49,700 cubic feet per second Jun 3, 1980: 19.82 ft, moderate flooding; 48,100 cubic feet per second May 16, 1981: 19.11 ft, moderate flooding; 44,500 cubic feet per second Mar 14, 1982: 21.15 ft, moderate flooding; 56,400 cubic feet per second May 3, 1983: 21.79 ft, moderate flooding; 60,800 cubic feet per second Feb 14, 1984: 18.30 ft, moderate flooding; 40,400 cubic feet per second Feb 25, 1985: 24.32 ft, moderate flooding; 80,400 cubic feet per second Dec 12, 1985: 18.52 ft, moderate flooding; 41,600 cubic feet per second May 20, 1987: 9.68 ft, action stage; 14,700 cubic feet per second Apr 8, 1988: 16.85 ft, minor flooding; 33,300 cubic feet per second Jun 5, 1989: 18.36 ft, moderate flooding; 40,700 cubic feet per second Sep 2, 1989: 18.00 ft, moderate flooding Feb 24, 1990: 20.68 ft, moderate flooding; 53,300 cubic feet per second Dec 31, 1990: 23.96 ft, moderate flooding; 77,400 cubic feet per second Feb 21, 1991: 11.50 ft, minor flooding Mar 20, 1991: 16.90 ft, minor flooding Mar 27, 1991: 13.80 ft, minor flooding Jun 2, 1991: 12.70 ft, minor flooding Jul 16, 1992: 16.85 ft, minor flooding; 33,300 cubic feet per second Nov 4, 1992: 17.30 ft, minor flooding Nov 14, 1992: 20.90 ft, moderate flooding Nov 24, 1992: 14.30 ft, minor flooding Dec 17, 1992: 11.10 ft, minor flooding Jan 1, 1993: 13.79 ft, minor flooding Jan 6, 1993: 22.01 ft, moderate flooding; 62,500 cubic feet per second Jan 23, 1993: 17.09 ft, minor flooding Mar 9, 1993: 15.69 ft, minor flooding Mar 24, 1993: 14.57 ft, minor flooding Apr 2, 1993: 15.73 ft, minor flooding Apr 16, 1993: 10.96 ft, action stage Apr 26, 1993: 16.01 ft, minor flooding Jun 10, 1993: 12.32 ft, minor flooding Jul 2, 1993: 14.79 ft, minor flooding Jul 12, 1993: 11.24 ft, minor flooding Oct 18, 1993: 11.30 ft, minor flooding Nov 19, 1993: 15.45 ft, minor flooding Nov 28, 1993: 12.53 ft, minor flooding Dec 5, 1993: 11.55 ft, minor flooding Jan 29, 1994: 16.98 ft, minor flooding Mar 8, 1994: 11.08 ft, minor flooding Apr 13, 1994: 22.29 ft, moderate flooding; 65,600 cubic feet per second Jun 15, 1994: 10.07 ft, action stage Jun 27, 1994: 9.83 ft, action stage Jul 7, 1994: 10.47 ft, action stage Jan 22, 1995: 12.57 ft, minor flooding Mar 8, 1995: 16.27 ft, minor flooding; 30,800 cubic feet per second Apr 11, 1995: 14.08 ft, minor flooding May 20, 1995: 10.11 ft, action stage May 25, 1995: 14.47 ft, minor flooding May 30, 1995: 12.50 ft, minor flooding Jun 29, 1995: 11.67 ft, minor flooding Jan 21, 1996: 10.19 ft, action stage May 11, 1996: 14.69 ft, minor flooding May 29, 1996: 13.75 ft, minor flooding Jun 12, 1996: 12.91 ft, minor flooding Jun 19, 1996: 10.12 ft, action stage Jun 24, 1996: 11.19 ft, minor flooding Jul 20, 1996: 17.30 ft, minor flooding; 35,400 cubic feet per second Dec 2, 1996: 10.84 ft, action stage Dec 13, 1996: 13.18 ft, minor flooding Dec 25, 1996: 15.50 ft, minor flooding Jan 6, 1997: 11.12 ft, minor flooding Jan 23, 1997: 18.93 ft, moderate flooding Feb 6, 1997: 19.30 ft, moderate flooding Feb 22, 1997: 17.20 ft, minor flooding Feb 28, 1997: 20.91 ft, moderate flooding; 54,800 cubic feet per second Mar 15, 1997: 18.50 ft, moderate flooding May 4, 1997: 9.10 ft, action stage May 26, 1997: 13.80 ft, minor flooding Jun 3, 1997: 13.71 ft, minor flooding Jun 9, 1997: 12.95 ft, minor flooding Jun 13, 1997: 18.64 ft, moderate flooding Jul 26, 1997: 9.95 ft, action stage Jan 9, 1998: 16.40 ft, minor flooding Feb 22, 1998: 9.30 ft, action stage Mar 10, 1998: 15.50 ft, minor flooding Mar 22, 1998: 17.18 ft, minor flooding Mar 29, 1998: 16.71 ft, minor flooding Apr 2, 1998: 11.28 ft, minor flooding Apr 11, 1998: 15.95 ft, minor flooding Apr 17, 1998: 13.85 ft, minor flooding May 5, 1998: 10.14 ft, action stage May 9, 1998: 14.85 ft, minor flooding Jul 24, 1998: 20.69 ft, moderate flooding; 54,500 cubic feet per second Jan 24, 1999: 21.83 ft, moderate flooding; 61,100 cubic feet per second Jun 26, 2000: 16.14 ft, minor flooding; 31,000 cubic feet per second Feb 11, 2001: 17.18 ft, minor flooding; 34,800 cubic feet per second Feb 2, 2002: 18.43 ft, moderate flooding; 40,700 cubic feet per second May 14, 2002: 17.67 ft, minor flooding May 10, 2003: 17.93 ft, minor flooding Jul 10, 2003: 25.05 ft, moderate flooding; 80,000 cubic feet per second Jan 6, 2004: 17.91 ft, minor flooding Jun 13, 2004: 21.70 ft, moderate flooding; 58,300 cubic feet per second Jan 6, 2005: 19.87 ft, moderate flooding Jan 14, 2005: 25.04 ft, moderate flooding; 80,000 cubic feet per second Apr 18, 2006: 15.88 ft, minor flooding; 30,100 cubic feet per second Dec 2, 2006: 17.25 ft, minor flooding Jan 16, 2007: 20.40 ft, moderate flooding; 50,800 cubic feet per second Jan 10, 2008: 22.16 ft, moderate flooding Feb 7, 2008: 23.94 ft, moderate flooding; 72,400 cubic feet per second Jun 1, 2008: 13.90 ft, minor flooding Feb 13, 2009: 20.55 ft, moderate flooding Mar 12, 2009: 21.85 ft, moderate flooding; 59,200 cubic feet per second Jun 23, 2010: 19.17 ft, moderate flooding; 44,300 cubic feet per second Mar 1, 2011: 16.46 ft, minor flooding Apr 29, 2011: 21.73 ft, moderate flooding; 58,400 cubic feet per second Dec 16, 2011: 19.46 ft, moderate flooding; 45,800 cubic feet per second Jan 14, 2013: 15.92 ft, minor flooding Apr 20, 2013: 25.36 ft, moderate flooding; 85,700 cubic feet per second Feb 24, 2014: 20.51 ft, moderate flooding; 51,500 cubic feet per second Apr 5, 2014: 20.04 ft, moderate flooding Nov 25, 2014: 15.44 ft, minor flooding; 28,747 cubic feet per second Mar 13, 2015: 14.71 ft, minor flooding; 26,577 cubic feet per second Apr 12, 2015: 11.63 ft, minor flooding; 18,739 cubic feet per second Jun 18, 2015: 22.81 ft, moderate flooding Dec 29, 2015: 21.11 ft, moderate flooding Feb 29, 2016: 11.08 ft, minor flooding Mar 15, 2016: 14.96 ft, minor flooding Apr 1, 2016: 14.47 ft, minor flooding Apr 8, 2016: 11.60 ft, minor flooding Jan 21, 2017: 18.61 ft, moderate flooding Apr 7, 2017: 17.19 ft, minor flooding May 6, 2017: 19.82 ft, moderate flooding May 22, 2017: 18.54 ft, moderate flooding Jun 19, 2017: 13.57 ft, minor flooding Jun 24, 2017: 13.79 ft, minor flooding Jul 2, 2017: 16.32 ft, minor flooding Jul 12, 2017: 18.66 ft, moderate flooding Jul 23, 2017: 14.61 ft, minor flooding Nov 20, 2017: 18.41 ft, moderate flooding Jan 24, 2018: 11.13 ft, minor flooding Feb 22, 2018: 23.01 ft, moderate flooding Apr 5, 2018: 15.55 ft, minor flooding Jun 24, 2018: 14.10 ft, minor flooding Aug 22, 2018: 11.28 ft, minor flooding Aug 26, 2018: 13.03 ft, minor flooding Oct 7, 2018: 12.52 ft, minor flooding Nov 3, 2018: 14.72 ft, minor flooding Dec 3, 2018: 13.34 ft, minor flooding; 22,821 cubic feet per second Jan 2, 2019: 15.80 ft, minor flooding; 29,812 cubic feet per second Feb 8, 2019: 17.55 ft, minor flooding; 36,487 cubic feet per second Mar 15, 2019: 14.11 ft, minor flooding; 24,877 cubic feet per second Apr 1, 2019: 16.19 ft, minor flooding; 31,147 cubic feet per second May 2, 2019: 17.95 ft, minor flooding; 38,353 cubic feet per second Jan 1, 2020: 11.50 ft, minor flooding; 18,378 cubic feet per second Jan 13, 2020: 17.64 ft, minor flooding; 36,902 cubic feet per second Feb 12, 2020: 12.40 ft, minor flooding; 20,510 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 2020: 14.55 ft, minor flooding; 26,097 cubic feet per second May 20, 2020: 15.92 ft, minor flooding; 30,219 cubic feet per second Mar 2, 2021: 15.39 ft, minor flooding; 28,485 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 2021: 13.58 ft, minor flooding; 23,437 cubic feet per second Oct 27, 2021: 16.68 ft, minor flooding; 32,862 cubic feet per second Dec 30, 2021: 16.09 ft, minor flooding; 30,802 cubic feet per second Mar 25, 2022: 16.48 ft, minor flooding; 32,157 cubic feet per second May 8, 2022: 15.22 ft, minor flooding; 27,995 cubic feet per second Mar 5, 2023: 18.68 ft, moderate flooding; 41,888 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 2023: 13.60 ft, minor flooding; 23,491 cubic feet per second Jan 26, 2024: 18.12 ft, moderate flooding; 39,162 cubic feet per second Mar 16, 2024: 11.97 ft, minor flooding; 19,481 cubic feet per second Apr 13, 2024: 17.81 ft, minor flooding; 37,694 cubic feet per second Jul 11, 2024: 13.72 ft, minor flooding; 23,814 cubic feet per second Apr 6, 2025: 16.51 ft, minor flooding; 32,262 cubic feet per second Jun 17, 2025: 12.02 ft, minor flooding; 19,600 cubic feet per second Apr 4, 2026: 15.59 ft, minor flooding; 29,104 cubic feet per second Aug 16, 2026: 19.51 ft, moderate flooding; 46,093 cubic feet per second Highest, 32.90 ft, Mar 26, 1913 1880 1920 1960 2000 Crests at or above flood stage, by decade Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Wabash River at Lafayette 1850s: 1 1860s: 0 1870s: 2 1880s: 0 1890s: 0 1900s: 4 1910s: 10 1920s: 32 1930s: 33 1940s: 28 1950s: 35 1960s: 18 1970s: 10 1980s: 10 1990s: 61 61 2000s: 18 2010s: 41 2020s: 21 1850s 1870s 1890s 1910s 1930s 1950s 1970s 1990s 2010s 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. 3 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 31.10 ft on Feb 17, 1883; 17.22 ft on Mar 12, 1901; 17.85 ft on Jul 1, 1902. March 26, 1913: 32.90 ft here, major flooding Covington IN · Mar 27, 1913 · 35.10 ft · Major · its highest Montezuma IN · Mar 27, 1913 · 34.00 ft · Major · its highest Terre Haute...US Hwy 150 Eastbound IN · Mar 27, 1913 · 33.25 ft · Major · its highest Mount Carmel IL · Mar 30, 1913 · 33.00 ft · Major Clinton IN · Mar 27, 1913 · 32.10 ft · Major · its highest Terre Haute Legacy Site IN · Mar 27, 1913 · 31.10 ft · Major Hutsonville IL · Mar 30, 1913 · 29.80 ft · Major · its highest Wabash IN · Mar 26, 1913 · 28.70 ft · Major · its highest Peru IN · Mar 26, 1913 · 28.10 ft · Major · its highest New Harmony IN · Mar 31, 1913 · 27.70 ft · Major · its highest August 3, 1875: 29.50 ft here, major flooding May 19, 1943: 28.47 ft here, major flooding Montezuma IN · May 20, 1943 · 32.83 ft · Major Covington IN · May 20, 1943 · 32.44 ft · Major Clinton IN · May 20, 1943 · 32.04 ft · Major Terre Haute Legacy Site IN · May 20, 1943 · 30.50 ft · Major Riverton IN · May 21, 1943 · 29.36 ft · Major · its highest Vincennes IN · May 23, 1943 · 29.33 ft · Major · its highest Hutsonville IL · May 22, 1943 · 28.60 ft · Major Peru IN · May 18, 1943 · 24.46 ft · Major Wabash IN · May 18, 1943 · 24.22 ft · Major New Harmony IN · May 26, 1943 · 23.84 ft · Major 07 Other gauges in Tippecanoe County Tippecanoe County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Indiana
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LAFI3, 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.