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Wabash River at Linn Grove

Highest listed crest 14.76 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft96 crests since 1964

The Wabash River at Linn Grove crested above flood stage 92 times among the 96 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1964 to 2021. The highest, 14.76 ft on July 8, 2003, was moderate flooding, 3.76 feet above flood stage. 7 other gauges on the Wabash River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
14.76 ft
July 8, 2003; 14,500 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 17.0 ft
Crests at major
0
92 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 11, 2021
13.81 ft, minor flooding
Location
Adams County
Near Bluffton (10.1 mi), Decatur (13.9 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Wabash River at Linn Grove
Action stage9.03Mar 15, 2016The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.090May 11, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.02Jun 19, 2015Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage17.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

96 crests from 1964 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Wabash River at Linn Grove, 1964 to 2021 81012141618ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 17.0 ft Apr 21, 1964: 13.13 ft, minor flooding; 6,900 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 1966: 13.01 ft, minor flooding; 6,620 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1967: 11.67 ft, minor flooding; 3,840 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 1968: 12.15 ft, minor flooding; 4,560 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1968: 11.08 ft, minor flooding; 3,070 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1969: 12.32 ft, minor flooding; 4,970 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 1969: 12.50 ft, minor flooding; 5,500 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 1970: 12.82 ft, minor flooding; 6,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1971: 11.27 ft, minor flooding; 3,870 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1972: 11.38 ft, minor flooding; 3,990 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1972: 11.11 ft, minor flooding; 3,710 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1972: 12.78 ft, minor flooding; 6,210 cubic feet per secondNov 4, 1972: 11.69 ft, minor flooding; 4,330 cubic feet per secondNov 15, 1972: 12.33 ft, minor flooding; 5,190 cubic feet per secondDec 8, 1972: 11.46 ft, minor flooding; 4,080 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 1973: 11.80 ft, minor flooding; 4,470 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1974: 12.73 ft, minor flooding; 6,040 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1975: 12.71 ft, minor flooding; 6,000 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1976: 11.92 ft, minor flooding; 4,610 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1976: 12.66 ft, minor flooding; 5,840 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1976: 11.88 ft, minor flooding; 4,570 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 1977: 12.33 ft, minor flooding; 5,220 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1978: 13.87 ft, minor flooding; 9,560 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1978: 12.70 ft, minor flooding; 5,920 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1978: 11.79 ft, minor flooding; 4,460 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1979: 12.72 ft, minor flooding; 5,970 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1980: 12.22 ft, minor flooding; 5,050 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1980: 12.05 ft, minor flooding; 4,780 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1981: 12.57 ft, minor flooding; 5,640 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1981: 11.72 ft, minor flooding; 4,380 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1982: 12.63 ft, minor flooding; 5,770 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1984: 11.73 ft, minor flooding; 4,510 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1984: 11.37 ft, minor flooding; 4,170 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1985: 13.23 ft, minor flooding; 7,820 cubic feet per secondDec 13, 1985: 11.54 ft, minor flooding; 4,340 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1989: 11.62 ft, minor flooding; 4,410 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1989: 12.75 ft, minor flooding; 6,030 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1990: 11.83 ft, minor flooding; 4,600 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1990: 13.38 ft, minor flooding; 7,650 cubic feet per secondJul 17, 1992: 11.55 ft, minor flooding; 4,350 cubic feet per secondNov 14, 1992: 12.10 ft, minor floodingJul 3, 1993: 13.79 ft, minor flooding; 9,380 cubic feet per secondNov 19, 1993: 11.82 ft, minor floodingJan 29, 1994: 12.48 ft, minor floodingAug 11, 1995: 13.11 ft, minor floodingJan 19, 1996: 13.20 ft, minor floodingFeb 28, 1997: 12.60 ft, minor floodingJun 2, 1997: 12.49 ft, minor floodingJul 24, 1998: 13.60 ft, minor floodingAug 6, 1998: 12.91 ft, minor floodingJan 24, 1999: 13.29 ft, minor floodingApr 10, 2000: 8.79 ft, below flood stage; 2,230 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 2001: 10.68 ft, action stage; 3,570 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 2002: 11.89 ft, minor floodingMar 31, 2002: 11.94 ft, minor floodingMay 15, 2002: 11.31 ft, minor floodingMay 12, 2003: 11.45 ft, minor floodingJul 8, 2003: 14.76 ft, moderate flooding; 14,500 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 2003: 12.11 ft, minor floodingSep 3, 2003: 11.35 ft, minor floodingJan 6, 2004: 12.22 ft, minor floodingJan 6, 2005: 12.73 ft, minor floodingJan 13, 2005: 13.73 ft, minor flooding; 9,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 2005: 11.05 ft, minor floodingDec 31, 2005: 11.07 ft, minor floodingDec 3, 2006: 12.23 ft, minor floodingJan 7, 2007: 11.83 ft, minor floodingJan 16, 2007: 12.42 ft, minor floodingMar 3, 2007: 12.38 ft, minor floodingMar 16, 2007: 12.14 ft, minor floodingMar 25, 2007: 12.22 ft, minor floodingJan 11, 2008: 11.23 ft, minor floodingFeb 7, 2008: 13.54 ft, minor floodingMar 5, 2008: 12.01 ft, minor floodingMar 20, 2008: 12.18 ft, minor floodingFeb 13, 2009: 11.93 ft, minor flooding; 5,130 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2010: 11.55 ft, minor flooding; 4,740 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 2011: 12.05 ft, minor flooding; 5,260 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 2011: 13.49 ft, minor flooding; 8,330 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2011: 12.39 ft, minor flooding; 5,670 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 2011: 11.49 ft, minor flooding; 4,690 cubic feet per secondDec 7, 2011: 11.60 ft, minor flooding; 4,790 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 2012: 9.94 ft, action stage; 3,010 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 2013: 13.06 ft, minor flooding; 6,800 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 2013: 12.72 ft, minor flooding; 6,140 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 2013: 12.72 ft, minor flooding; 6,140 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 2014: 13.07 ft, minor flooding; 6,780 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2015: 14.42 ft, moderate flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 2015: 12.58 ft, minor flooding; 5,930 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 2015: 12.36 ft, minor flooding; 5,320 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2016: 10.78 ft, action stage; 3,640 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2017: 12.71 ft, minor flooding; 5,940 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2018: 12.34 ft, minor flooding; 5,300 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2019: 13.06 ft, minor flooding; 6,760 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 2020: 13.69 ft, minor flooding; 4,480 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 2021: 13.81 ft, minor flooding; 4,603 cubic feet per second Highest, 14.76 ft, Jul 8, 2003 197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Wabash River at Linn Grove 1960s: 7 1970s: 19 1980s: 11 1990s: 14 2000s: 23 23 2010s: 16 2020s: 2 1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 96 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Wabash River at Linn Grove
1Jul 8, 200314.76+3.76Moderate14,500
2Jun 19, 201514.42+3.42Moderate13,100
3Mar 17, 197813.87+2.87Minor9,560
4May 11, 202113.81+2.81Minor4,603
5Jul 3, 199313.79+2.79Minor9,380
6Jan 13, 200513.73+2.73Minor9,300
7Jan 13, 202013.69+2.69Minor4,480
8Jul 24, 199813.60+2.60Minor—
9Feb 7, 200813.54+2.54Minor—
10Mar 2, 201113.49+2.49Minor8,330
11Dec 31, 199013.38+2.38Minor7,650
12Jan 24, 199913.29+2.29Minor—
13Feb 24, 198513.23+2.23Minor7,820
14Jan 19, 199613.20+2.20Minor—
15Apr 21, 196413.13+2.13Minor6,900
16Aug 11, 199513.11+2.11Minor—
17Feb 22, 201413.07+2.07Minor6,780
18Jan 14, 201313.06+2.06Minor6,800
19Apr 28, 201913.06+2.06Minor6,760
20Dec 11, 196613.01+2.01Minor6,620
21Aug 6, 199812.91+1.91Minor—
22Jan 31, 197012.82+1.82Minor6,200
23Apr 22, 197212.78+1.78Minor6,210
24May 27, 198912.75+1.75Minor6,030
25Jan 20, 197412.73+1.73Minor6,040
26Jan 6, 200512.73+1.73Minor—
27Mar 5, 197912.72+1.72Minor5,970
28Apr 12, 201312.72+1.72Minor6,140
29Dec 24, 201312.72+1.72Minor6,140
30Feb 24, 197512.71+1.71Minor6,000
31May 6, 201712.71+1.71Minor5,940
32Mar 22, 197812.70+1.70Minor5,920
33Feb 18, 197612.66+1.66Minor5,840
34Mar 13, 198212.63+1.63Minor5,770
35Feb 28, 199712.60+1.60Minor—
36Jun 28, 201512.58+1.58Minor5,930
37Jun 15, 198112.57+1.57Minor5,640
38Jan 31, 196912.50+1.50Minor5,500
39Jun 2, 199712.49+1.49Minor—
40Jan 29, 199412.48+1.48Minor—
41Jan 16, 200712.42+1.42Minor—
42Apr 28, 201112.39+1.39Minor5,670
43Mar 3, 200712.38+1.38Minor—
44Dec 29, 201512.36+1.36Minor5,320
45Apr 5, 201812.34+1.34Minor5,300
46Nov 15, 197212.33+1.33Minor5,190
47Dec 19, 197712.33+1.33Minor5,220
48Jan 19, 196912.32+1.32Minor4,970
49Dec 3, 200612.23+1.23Minor—
50Mar 9, 198012.22+1.22Minor5,050

The worst floods along the Wabash River

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

July 8, 2003: 14.76 ft here, moderate flooding

  • BlufftonIN · Jul 9, 2003 · 18.43 ft · Major
  • MontezumaIN · Jul 12, 2003 · 30.43 ft · Moderate
  • ClintonIN · Jul 13, 2003 · 29.50 ft · Moderate
  • CovingtonIN · Jul 11, 2003 · 28.90 ft · Moderate
  • LafayetteIN · Jul 10, 2003 · 25.05 ft · Moderate
  • Terre Haute Legacy SiteIN · Jul 13, 2003 · 25.03 ft · Moderate
  • WabashIN · Jul 7, 2003 · 16.59 ft · Minor

June 19, 2015: 14.42 ft here, moderate flooding

March 17, 1978: 13.87 ft here, minor flooding

  • CovingtonIN · Mar 23, 1978 · 24.65 ft · Moderate
  • LafayetteIN · Mar 22, 1978 · 20.31 ft · Moderate
  • BlufftonIN · Mar 18, 1978 · 14.70 ft · Moderate
  • WabashIN · Mar 21, 1978 · 15.96 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Wabash River

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

Flood gauges on the Wabash River
AmericusIN11.023.79 ft, Apr 20, 20130
BlufftonIN10.021.00 ft, Mar 25, 19132
ClintonIN18.032.10 ft, Mar 27, 19136
CovingtonIN16.035.10 ft, Mar 27, 19133
HuntingtonIN20.023.20 ft, Feb 10, 19591
LafayetteIN11.032.90 ft, Mar 26, 19136
Linn Grove this gaugeIN11.014.76 ft, Jul 8, 20030
LogansportIN15.025.30 ft, Mar 26, 19132
MontezumaIN14.034.00 ft, Mar 27, 19135
Mount CarmelIL19.034.02 ft, May 3, 20115
New HarmonyIN15.027.70 ft, Mar 31, 19136
PeruIN20.028.10 ft, Mar 26, 19132
RivertonIN15.029.36 ft, May 21, 19435
Terre Haute Legacy SiteIN14.038.00 ft, Jan 1, 17504
Terre Haute...US Hwy 150 EastboundIN16.533.25 ft, Mar 27, 19131
VincennesIN16.029.33 ft, May 23, 19432
WabashIN14.028.70 ft, Mar 26, 19134
BattlegroundIN11.026.14 ft, Apr 20, 20131
HutsonvilleIL16.029.80 ft, Mar 30, 19139

Other gauges in Adams County

Flood gauges in Adams County
Decatur17.026.92 ft, Jul 9, 20037

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LYNI3, 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.