Highest listed crest 34.00 ft March 27, 1913; 230,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage 14.0 ft Major flooding from 31.0 ft
Crests at major 5 34th of 206 gauges in Indiana
Most recent flood crest August 18, 2026 26.44 ft, moderate flooding Listed crests at the Wabash River at Montezuma, 1913 to 2026 0 10 20 30 40 ft Flood stage 14.0 ft Major 31.0 ft Mar 27, 1913: 34.00 ft, major flooding; 230,000 cubic feet per second Mar 17, 1925: 23.98 ft, minor flooding; 69,200 cubic feet per second Sep 10, 1926: 24.78 ft, moderate flooding; 77,600 cubic feet per second Mar 24, 1927: 24.16 ft, moderate flooding; 71,200 cubic feet per second Dec 4, 1927: 24.85 ft, moderate flooding; 74,800 cubic feet per second Feb 8, 1928: 16.40 ft, minor flooding; 33,400 cubic feet per second Feb 18, 1928: 16.40 ft, minor flooding; 33,400 cubic feet per second Jul 6, 1928: 17.80 ft, minor flooding; 38,300 cubic feet per second Jan 25, 1929: 19.90 ft, minor flooding; 46,600 cubic feet per second Apr 5, 1929: 17.90 ft, minor flooding; 38,600 cubic feet per second Apr 11, 1929: 17.50 ft, minor flooding; 37,200 cubic feet per second May 19, 1929: 22.35 ft, minor flooding; 58,700 cubic feet per second Jun 14, 1929: 15.50 ft, minor flooding; 30,700 cubic feet per second Jul 8, 1929: 17.90 ft, minor flooding; 38,600 cubic feet per second Dec 19, 1929: 19.10 ft, minor flooding; 43,400 cubic feet per second Jan 16, 1930: 27.00 ft, moderate flooding; 100,000 cubic feet per second Feb 28, 1930: 18.00 ft, minor flooding; 41,800 cubic feet per second Apr 23, 1930: 15.40 ft, minor flooding; 30,400 cubic feet per second Sep 18, 1931: 7.65 ft, below flood stage; 10,900 cubic feet per second Jan 22, 1932: 19.48 ft, minor flooding; 43,300 cubic feet per second Dec 29, 1932: 17.50 ft, minor flooding; 35,800 cubic feet per second Mar 24, 1933: 23.70 ft, minor flooding; 65,900 cubic feet per second Apr 21, 1933: 17.30 ft, minor flooding; 35,100 cubic feet per second May 14, 1933: 28.19 ft, moderate flooding; 101,000 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 1934: 12.52 ft, action stage; 21,800 cubic feet per second May 7, 1935: 21.77 ft, minor flooding; 52,900 cubic feet per second Feb 29, 1936: 27.60 ft, moderate flooding; 95,800 cubic feet per second May 6, 1936: 18.10 ft, minor flooding; 36,400 cubic feet per second Nov 6, 1936: 22.20 ft, minor flooding; 55,300 cubic feet per second Jan 4, 1937: 17.70 ft, minor flooding; 35,100 cubic feet per second Jan 16, 1937: 24.15 ft, moderate flooding; 68,700 cubic feet per second Feb 24, 1937: 16.40 ft, minor flooding; 31,200 cubic feet per second Apr 9, 1937: 19.20 ft, minor flooding; 40,400 cubic feet per second May 1, 1937: 17.60 ft, minor flooding; 34,800 cubic feet per second Dec 18, 1937: 16.20 ft, minor flooding; 30,700 cubic feet per second Feb 24, 1938: 17.90 ft, minor flooding; 35,700 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 1938: 20.80 ft, minor flooding; 47,600 cubic feet per second Mar 27, 1938: 17.00 ft, minor flooding; 33,000 cubic feet per second Apr 12, 1938: 24.62 ft, moderate flooding; 71,900 cubic feet per second Jul 4, 1938: 24.30 ft, moderate flooding; 69,500 cubic feet per second Feb 24, 1939: 19.70 ft, minor flooding; 41,200 cubic feet per second Mar 6, 1939: 18.00 ft, minor flooding; 33,900 cubic feet per second Mar 15, 1939: 27.52 ft, moderate flooding; 97,500 cubic feet per second Apr 20, 1939: 24.80 ft, moderate flooding; 73,500 cubic feet per second Jul 19, 1939: 17.20 ft, minor flooding; 31,200 cubic feet per second Mar 7, 1940: 15.22 ft, minor flooding; 25,900 cubic feet per second Jun 16, 1941: 10.36 ft, action stage; 15,500 cubic feet per second Feb 10, 1942: 22.41 ft, minor flooding; 53,600 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 1942: 18.60 ft, minor flooding; 34,600 cubic feet per second Apr 14, 1942: 20.10 ft, minor flooding; 41,100 cubic feet per second Jan 1, 1943: 18.90 ft, minor flooding; 35,800 cubic feet per second Mar 22, 1943: 18.70 ft, minor flooding; 35,000 cubic feet per second May 20, 1943: 32.83 ft, major flooding; 184,000 cubic feet per second Apr 15, 1944: 26.17 ft, moderate flooding; 82,800 cubic feet per second Apr 25, 1944: 22.70 ft, minor flooding; 54,400 cubic feet per second Apr 5, 1945: 22.50 ft, minor flooding; 52,000 cubic feet per second May 20, 1945: 22.62 ft, minor flooding; 53,800 cubic feet per second Jun 18, 1945: 18.80 ft, minor flooding; 35,400 cubic feet per second Oct 6, 1945: 17.90 ft, minor flooding; 32,100 cubic feet per second Jan 8, 1946: 18.50 ft, minor flooding; 34,200 cubic feet per second Feb 15, 1946: 19.04 ft, minor flooding; 36,200 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 1946: 18.10 ft, minor flooding; 32,800 cubic feet per second Jun 20, 1946: 18.20 ft, minor flooding; 33,100 cubic feet per second May 4, 1947: 21.30 ft, minor flooding; 46,200 cubic feet per second Jun 8, 1947: 22.82 ft, minor flooding; 52,700 cubic feet per second Mar 3, 1948: 18.30 ft, minor flooding; 36,300 cubic feet per second Mar 28, 1948: 24.18 ft, moderate flooding; 59,000 cubic feet per second Apr 8, 1948: 22.30 ft, minor flooding; 48,800 cubic feet per second Jan 11, 1949: 20.10 ft, minor flooding; 41,000 cubic feet per second Jan 23, 1949: 24.57 ft, moderate flooding; 64,400 cubic feet per second Feb 19, 1949: 23.90 ft, minor flooding; 59,800 cubic feet per second Dec 27, 1949: 21.20 ft, minor flooding; 46,000 cubic feet per second Jan 7, 1950: 29.57 ft, moderate flooding; 110,000 cubic feet per second Jan 16, 1950: 29.10 ft, moderate flooding; 107,000 cubic feet per second Jan 29, 1950: 24.40 ft, moderate flooding; 65,000 cubic feet per second Feb 18, 1950: 25.70 ft, moderate flooding; 75,700 cubic feet per second Apr 7, 1950: 24.40 ft, moderate flooding; 65,000 cubic feet per second Apr 28, 1950: 18.50 ft, minor flooding; 35,100 cubic feet per second Jun 26, 1950: 17.20 ft, minor flooding; 31,200 cubic feet per second Sep 3, 1950: 17.03 ft, minor flooding; 30,800 cubic feet per second Sep 23, 1950: 18.43 ft, minor flooding; 34,800 cubic feet per second Dec 9, 1950: 19.64 ft, minor flooding; 39,000 cubic feet per second Jan 7, 1951: 19.32 ft, minor flooding; 37,800 cubic feet per second Feb 22, 1951: 27.06 ft, moderate flooding; 89,000 cubic feet per second Apr 15, 1951: 19.07 ft, minor flooding; 37,000 cubic feet per second Jul 12, 1951: 20.48 ft, minor flooding; 42,600 cubic feet per second Jan 5, 1952: 18.60 ft, minor flooding; 35,400 cubic feet per second Feb 8, 1952: 20.31 ft, minor flooding; 41,800 cubic feet per second Mar 16, 1952: 20.62 ft, minor flooding; 43,000 cubic feet per second Apr 17, 1952: 18.68 ft, minor flooding; 35,700 cubic feet per second Apr 28, 1952: 20.00 ft, minor flooding; 40,600 cubic feet per second May 29, 1952: 20.29 ft, minor flooding; 41,800 cubic feet per second Jun 16, 1952: 20.66 ft, minor flooding; 43,500 cubic feet per second Jun 23, 1952: 18.70 ft, minor flooding; 35,700 cubic feet per second Mar 9, 1953: 17.25 ft, minor flooding; 31,200 cubic feet per second Mar 19, 1953: 19.26 ft, minor flooding; 37,800 cubic feet per second Jul 7, 1953: 16.91 ft, minor flooding; 30,500 cubic feet per second Apr 14, 1954: 11.65 ft, action stage; 18,800 cubic feet per second Mar 8, 1955: 16.89 ft, minor flooding; 30,500 cubic feet per second May 30, 1956: 20.04 ft, minor flooding; 37,600 cubic feet per second Apr 11, 1957: 24.03 ft, moderate flooding; 69,200 cubic feet per second Apr 24, 1957: 21.04 ft, minor flooding; 41,700 cubic feet per second May 23, 1957: 17.00 ft, minor flooding; 30,400 cubic feet per second Jun 29, 1957: 26.11 ft, moderate flooding; 77,100 cubic feet per second Dec 23, 1957: 24.12 ft, moderate flooding; 59,700 cubic feet per second Jun 15, 1958: 32.06 ft, major flooding; 132,000 cubic feet per second Jul 19, 1958: 22.00 ft, minor flooding; 46,600 cubic feet per second Aug 4, 1958: 19.65 ft, minor flooding; 36,400 cubic feet per second Feb 14, 1959: 29.31 ft, moderate flooding; 105,000 cubic feet per second May 2, 1959: 24.88 ft, moderate flooding; 76,700 cubic feet per second Feb 15, 1960: 19.00 ft, minor flooding; 38,400 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 1960: 20.75 ft, minor flooding; 44,800 cubic feet per second Jun 24, 1960: 22.64 ft, minor flooding; 56,600 cubic feet per second Mar 19, 1961: 18.03 ft, minor flooding; 35,400 cubic feet per second Apr 26, 1961: 25.65 ft, moderate flooding; 86,900 cubic feet per second May 10, 1961: 21.04 ft, minor flooding; 45,700 cubic feet per second Jan 31, 1962: 24.68 ft, moderate flooding; 48,000 cubic feet per second Feb 25, 1962: 23.08 ft, minor flooding; 60,800 cubic feet per second Mar 3, 1962: 18.87 ft, minor flooding; 38,100 cubic feet per second Mar 16, 1962: 18.96 ft, minor flooding; 38,400 cubic feet per second Mar 25, 1962: 23.08 ft, minor flooding; 60,800 cubic feet per second Mar 8, 1963: 25.48 ft, moderate flooding; 69,800 cubic feet per second Apr 8, 1964: 17.63 ft, minor flooding; 30,400 cubic feet per second Apr 24, 1964: 26.43 ft, moderate flooding; 76,700 cubic feet per second Feb 15, 1965: 16.63 ft, minor flooding; 31,200 cubic feet per second Apr 13, 1965: 20.89 ft, minor flooding; 45,300 cubic feet per second Apr 28, 1965: 17.22 ft, minor flooding; 33,000 cubic feet per second Jan 4, 1966: 11.29 ft, action stage; 17,700 cubic feet per second Dec 12, 1966: 25.74 ft, moderate flooding; 60,200 cubic feet per second Dec 26, 1967: 24.60 ft, moderate flooding; 63,200 cubic feet per second Feb 4, 1968: 28.30 ft, moderate flooding; 93,400 cubic feet per second Apr 8, 1968: 17.45 ft, minor flooding; 30,000 cubic feet per second May 25, 1968: 20.76 ft, minor flooding; 40,600 cubic feet per second Feb 1, 1969: 28.99 ft, moderate flooding; 101,000 cubic feet per second Apr 25, 1970: 24.62 ft, moderate flooding; 63,300 cubic feet per second Feb 23, 1971: 20.51 ft, minor flooding; 40,500 cubic feet per second Apr 23, 1972: 24.21 ft, moderate flooding; 60,500 cubic feet per second Jan 1, 1973: 23.64 ft, minor flooding; 56,500 cubic feet per second Jan 24, 1974: 27.52 ft, moderate flooding; 82,200 cubic feet per second Feb 26, 1975: 21.87 ft, minor flooding; 46,400 cubic feet per second Feb 19, 1976: 24.03 ft, moderate flooding; 59,200 cubic feet per second Sep 16, 1977: 15.75 ft, minor flooding; 27,100 cubic feet per second Mar 25, 1978: 25.77 ft, moderate flooding; 71,900 cubic feet per second Mar 7, 1979: 27.06 ft, moderate flooding; 76,600 cubic feet per second Jun 5, 1980: 23.54 ft, minor flooding; 56,100 cubic feet per second May 19, 1981: 24.50 ft, moderate flooding; 62,500 cubic feet per second Mar 17, 1982: 26.68 ft, moderate flooding; 79,200 cubic feet per second May 5, 1983: 27.37 ft, moderate flooding; 78,700 cubic feet per second Mar 28, 1984: 22.75 ft, minor flooding; 51,500 cubic feet per second Feb 26, 1985: 30.89 ft, moderate flooding; 115,000 cubic feet per second Dec 13, 1985: 23.89 ft, minor flooding; 58,000 cubic feet per second Jun 3, 1987: 13.23 ft, action stage; 20,000 cubic feet per second Apr 11, 1988: 19.01 ft, minor flooding; 33,800 cubic feet per second May 28, 1989: 22.82 ft, minor flooding; 51,400 cubic feet per second Mar 13, 1990: 26.28 ft, moderate flooding; 72,900 cubic feet per second Jan 1, 1991: 29.98 ft, moderate flooding; 104,000 cubic feet per second Aug 1, 1992: 19.71 ft, minor flooding; 36,400 cubic feet per second Nov 5, 1992: 21.30 ft, minor flooding Nov 14, 1992: 25.90 ft, moderate flooding Nov 25, 1992: 19.00 ft, minor flooding Dec 19, 1992: 14.50 ft, minor flooding Jan 8, 1993: 27.41 ft, moderate flooding; 81,300 cubic feet per second Jan 26, 1993: 22.12 ft, minor flooding Mar 9, 1993: 21.04 ft, minor flooding Mar 26, 1993: 18.40 ft, minor flooding Apr 5, 1993: 18.32 ft, minor flooding Apr 17, 1993: 20.16 ft, minor flooding Apr 28, 1993: 20.81 ft, minor flooding Jul 4, 1993: 22.13 ft, minor flooding Jul 12, 1993: 17.74 ft, minor flooding Jul 17, 1993: 15.63 ft, minor flooding Sep 4, 1993: 13.00 ft, action stage Sep 17, 1993: 15.50 ft, minor flooding Oct 20, 1993: 18.00 ft, minor flooding Nov 18, 1993: 22.50 ft, minor flooding Nov 28, 1993: 17.80 ft, minor flooding Dec 6, 1993: 17.28 ft, minor flooding Jan 30, 1994: 20.36 ft, minor flooding Mar 9, 1994: 14.66 ft, minor flooding Apr 15, 1994: 29.81 ft, moderate flooding; 102,000 cubic feet per second May 2, 1994: 16.82 ft, minor flooding May 8, 1994: 14.03 ft, minor flooding Jun 16, 1994: 11.40 ft, action stage Jun 28, 1994: 11.09 ft, action stage Jul 8, 1994: 11.40 ft, action stage Jan 23, 1995: 13.76 ft, action stage Mar 9, 1995: 19.02 ft, minor flooding Apr 14, 1995: 15.42 ft, minor flooding May 19, 1995: 20.40 ft, minor flooding; 39,300 cubic feet per second May 29, 1995: 19.61 ft, minor flooding Jul 1, 1995: 13.31 ft, action stage Jan 20, 1996: 13.00 ft, action stage Apr 24, 1996: 12.34 ft, action stage Apr 30, 1996: 19.14 ft, minor flooding May 6, 1996: 16.58 ft, minor flooding May 12, 1996: 23.81 ft, minor flooding; 56,900 cubic feet per second May 25, 1996: 15.74 ft, minor flooding May 29, 1996: 21.89 ft, minor flooding Jun 12, 1996: 19.15 ft, minor flooding Jun 18, 1996: 15.41 ft, minor flooding Jun 25, 1996: 16.03 ft, minor flooding Jul 24, 1996: 17.20 ft, minor flooding Dec 15, 1996: 13.79 ft, action stage Dec 27, 1996: 15.80 ft, minor flooding Jan 7, 1997: 12.90 ft, action stage Jan 23, 1997: 15.72 ft, minor flooding Feb 8, 1997: 16.10 ft, minor flooding Feb 25, 1997: 20.53 ft, minor flooding Mar 1, 1997: 26.00 ft, moderate flooding Mar 11, 1997: 18.20 ft, minor flooding Mar 15, 1997: 22.20 ft, minor flooding May 5, 1997: 12.30 ft, action stage May 28, 1997: 15.57 ft, minor flooding Jun 5, 1997: 15.53 ft, minor flooding Jun 10, 1997: 16.96 ft, minor flooding Jun 16, 1997: 20.60 ft, minor flooding Jan 12, 1998: 17.10 ft, minor flooding Feb 23, 1998: 10.60 ft, action stage Mar 13, 1998: 16.54 ft, minor flooding Mar 23, 1998: 22.28 ft, minor flooding Mar 30, 1998: 21.55 ft, minor flooding Apr 14, 1998: 18.90 ft, minor flooding May 1, 1998: 14.56 ft, minor flooding May 5, 1998: 19.47 ft, minor flooding May 11, 1998: 20.77 ft, minor flooding May 21, 1998: 14.14 ft, minor flooding Jun 16, 1998: 27.80 ft, moderate flooding; 84,400 cubic feet per second Jan 26, 1999: 26.30 ft, moderate flooding; 73,100 cubic feet per second Jun 26, 2000: 17.79 ft, minor flooding; 30,100 cubic feet per second Feb 28, 2001: 19.95 ft, minor flooding; 37,300 cubic feet per second May 14, 2002: 27.15 ft, moderate flooding Aug 20, 2002: 15.68 ft, minor flooding Aug 24, 2002: 14.73 ft, minor flooding Jul 12, 2003: 30.43 ft, moderate flooding; 109,000 cubic feet per second Jan 6, 2004: 23.25 ft, minor flooding Jun 16, 2004: 27.27 ft, moderate flooding Jan 7, 2005: 26.74 ft, moderate flooding Jan 15, 2005: 31.97 ft, major flooding; 130,000 cubic feet per second Dec 4, 2006: 20.37 ft, minor flooding Jan 17, 2007: 25.99 ft, moderate flooding Jan 12, 2008: 25.85 ft, moderate flooding Feb 9, 2008: 29.99 ft, moderate flooding; 104,000 cubic feet per second Jun 9, 2008: 27.33 ft, moderate flooding Feb 13, 2009: 23.90 ft, minor flooding Mar 14, 2009: 24.69 ft, moderate flooding Jun 24, 2010: 24.33 ft, moderate flooding Mar 6, 2011: 22.24 ft, minor flooding Apr 29, 2011: 29.25 ft, moderate flooding Jan 14, 2013: 20.09 ft, minor flooding Apr 21, 2013: 31.90 ft, major flooding; 129,000 cubic feet per second Apr 8, 2014: 20.70 ft, minor flooding Nov 28, 2014: 16.10 ft, minor flooding; 26,118 cubic feet per second Mar 15, 2015: 17.86 ft, minor flooding; 30,245 cubic feet per second Apr 10, 2015: 15.18 ft, minor flooding; 24,257 cubic feet per second Jun 22, 2015: 26.63 ft, moderate flooding Dec 31, 2015: 30.10 ft, moderate flooding; 105,000 cubic feet per second Mar 17, 2016: 17.12 ft, minor flooding Apr 2, 2016: 18.86 ft, minor flooding Apr 12, 2016: 16.24 ft, minor flooding Jan 23, 2017: 22.82 ft, minor flooding Apr 9, 2017: 20.24 ft, minor flooding May 6, 2017: 26.58 ft, moderate flooding May 25, 2017: 20.13 ft, minor flooding Jun 17, 2017: 16.06 ft, minor flooding Jun 25, 2017: 14.60 ft, minor flooding Jul 4, 2017: 16.75 ft, minor flooding Jul 15, 2017: 19.82 ft, minor flooding Jul 25, 2017: 15.94 ft, minor flooding Nov 22, 2017: 19.62 ft, minor flooding Feb 24, 2018: 29.72 ft, moderate flooding Apr 4, 2018: 23.50 ft, minor flooding Jun 12, 2018: 17.59 ft, minor flooding Jun 24, 2018: 17.20 ft, minor flooding Sep 26, 2018: 14.92 ft, minor flooding Oct 8, 2018: 14.76 ft, minor flooding Nov 4, 2018: 16.62 ft, minor flooding Dec 4, 2018: 16.55 ft, minor flooding; 27,051 cubic feet per second Jan 3, 2019: 20.33 ft, minor flooding; 38,958 cubic feet per second Feb 8, 2019: 21.89 ft, minor flooding; 46,464 cubic feet per second Mar 16, 2019: 17.99 ft, minor flooding; 30,618 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 2019: 21.19 ft, minor flooding; 42,935 cubic feet per second May 5, 2019: 21.59 ft, minor flooding; 44,931 cubic feet per second Jun 1, 2019: 19.34 ft, minor flooding; 35,034 cubic feet per second Jun 7, 2019: 15.98 ft, minor flooding; 25,801 cubic feet per second Jan 13, 2020: 22.67 ft, minor flooding; 50,576 cubic feet per second Feb 19, 2020: 16.36 ft, minor flooding; 26,613 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 2020: 19.43 ft, minor flooding; 35,365 cubic feet per second May 1, 2020: 14.81 ft, minor flooding; 23,238 cubic feet per second May 21, 2020: 19.67 ft, minor flooding; 36,259 cubic feet per second Mar 1, 2021: 18.81 ft, minor flooding; 33,108 cubic feet per second Mar 29, 2021: 19.05 ft, minor flooding; 33,975 cubic feet per second May 13, 2021: 18.72 ft, minor flooding; 32,786 cubic feet per second Jul 1, 2021: 19.95 ft, minor flooding; 37,314 cubic feet per second Oct 29, 2021: 21.28 ft, minor flooding; 43,380 cubic feet per second Jan 3, 2022: 19.05 ft, minor flooding; 33,975 cubic feet per second Mar 8, 2022: 19.61 ft, minor flooding; 36,034 cubic feet per second Apr 1, 2022: 17.56 ft, minor flooding; 29,463 cubic feet per second May 9, 2022: 17.62 ft, minor flooding; 29,624 cubic feet per second Mar 5, 2023: 23.28 ft, minor flooding; 53,926 cubic feet per second Mar 28, 2023: 19.63 ft, minor flooding; 36,108 cubic feet per second Jan 30, 2024: 22.49 ft, minor flooding; 49,609 cubic feet per second Apr 16, 2024: 20.72 ft, minor flooding; 40,716 cubic feet per second May 1, 2024: 16.13 ft, minor flooding; 26,183 cubic feet per second Jul 13, 2024: 16.12 ft, minor flooding; 26,069 cubic feet per second Jan 2, 2025: 14.66 ft, minor flooding; 23,094 cubic feet per second Apr 7, 2025: 23.32 ft, minor flooding; 54,149 cubic feet per second Jun 9, 2025: 15.57 ft, minor flooding; 24,894 cubic feet per second Apr 6, 2026: 20.99 ft, minor flooding; 41,959 cubic feet per second Apr 30, 2026: 17.52 ft, minor flooding; 29,356 cubic feet per second May 7, 2026: 14.55 ft, minor flooding; 22,916 cubic feet per second Jun 20, 2026: 19.04 ft, minor flooding; 33,938 cubic feet per second Aug 18, 2026: 26.44 ft, moderate flooding; 74,079 cubic feet per second Highest, 34.00 ft, Mar 27, 1913 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Crests at or above flood stage, by decade Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Wabash River at Montezuma 1910s: 1 1920s: 14 1930s: 28 1940s: 26 1950s: 37 1960s: 23 1970s: 10 1980s: 9 1990s: 62 62 2000s: 17 2010s: 39 2020s: 28 1910s 1920s 1930s 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. March 27, 1913: 34.00 ft here, major flooding Covington IN · Mar 27, 1913 · 35.10 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 Lafayette IN · Mar 26, 1913 · 32.90 ft · Major · its highest 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 May 20, 1943: 32.83 ft here, major flooding 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 Lafayette IN · May 19, 1943 · 28.47 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 June 15, 1958: 32.06 ft here, major flooding Clinton IN · Jun 15, 1958 · 31.50 ft · Major Covington IN · Jun 14, 1958 · 30.27 ft · Major Hutsonville IL · Jun 17, 1958 · 29.30 ft · Major Lafayette IN · Jun 14, 1958 · 26.28 ft · Major Terre Haute...US Hwy 150 Eastbound IN · Jun 16, 1958 · 29.25 ft · Moderate Terre Haute Legacy Site IN · Jun 16, 1958 · 27.60 ft · Moderate Vincennes IN · Jun 21, 1958 · 27.11 ft · Moderate Riverton IN · Jun 18, 1958 · 25.83 ft · Moderate Peru IN · Jun 12, 1958 · 22.65 ft · Moderate Wabash IN · Jun 13, 1958 · 22.46 ft · Moderate 07 Other gauges in Parke County Parke County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Indiana
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MTZI3, 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.