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Wabash River at Riverton

Highest listed crest 29.36 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft275 crests since 1912

The Wabash River at Riverton crested at major flood stage 5 times among the 275 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1912 to 2026. The highest, 29.36 ft on May 21, 1943, was major flooding, 14.36 feet above flood stage. 13 other gauges on the Wabash River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
29.36 ft
May 21, 1943; 201,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
15.0 ft
Major flooding from 26.0 ft
Crests at major
5
34th of 206 gauges in Indiana
Most recent flood crest
August 24, 2026
21.32 ft, minor flooding
Location
Sullivan County
Indiana

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 Riverton
Action stage10.038Aug 22, 2002The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.0202Aug 24, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage22.029Feb 28, 2018Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage26.05Apr 26, 2013Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

275 crests from 1912 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Wabash River at Riverton, 1912 to 2026 51015202530ft Flood stage 15.0 ftMajor 26.0 ft Apr 5, 1912: 21.00 ft, minor flooding; 69,000 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1913: 26.40 ft, major flooding; 250,000 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1914: 18.50 ft, minor flooding; 44,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 1939: 15.40 ft, minor flooding; 29,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1939: 15.60 ft, minor flooding; 30,000 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1939: 24.00 ft, moderate flooding; 110,000 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1939: 22.30 ft, moderate flooding; 86,000 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 1939: 14.20 ft, action stage; 25,900 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1940: 14.56 ft, action stage; 26,200 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1940: 14.20 ft, action stage; 25,300 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 1941: 9.94 ft, below flood stage; 16,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 1942: 19.15 ft, minor flooding; 51,400 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1942: 17.40 ft, minor flooding; 36,300 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1942: 18.20 ft, minor flooding; 42,500 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 1943: 16.40 ft, minor flooding; 31,600 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1943: 17.00 ft, minor flooding; 34,400 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1943: 29.36 ft, major flooding; 201,000 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1944: 14.20 ft, action stage; 25,900 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1944: 21.72 ft, minor flooding; 77,800 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1944: 15.20 ft, minor flooding; 27,900 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1945: 14.80 ft, action stage; 26,700 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1945: 19.54 ft, minor flooding; 53,200 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1945: 19.00 ft, minor flooding; 48,800 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1945: 17.60 ft, minor flooding; 38,200 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 1945: 15.50 ft, minor flooding; 28,800 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 1946: 17.56 ft, minor flooding; 38,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1946: 17.50 ft, minor flooding; 37,500 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1946: 15.60 ft, minor flooding; 29,100 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1946: 15.40 ft, minor flooding; 28,500 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1946: 14.20 ft, action stage; 25,000 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1946: 15.60 ft, minor flooding; 29,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 1947: 15.20 ft, minor flooding; 27,900 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1947: 18.90 ft, minor flooding; 48,000 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1947: 15.20 ft, minor flooding; 27,900 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 1947: 19.87 ft, minor flooding; 57,000 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1948: 16.10 ft, minor flooding; 31,400 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1948: 21.78 ft, minor flooding; 73,900 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1948: 19.60 ft, minor flooding; 51,300 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1948: 16.30 ft, minor flooding; 32,200 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1949: 21.90 ft, minor flooding; 73,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1949: 20.50 ft, minor flooding; 59,000 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1949: 14.50 ft, action stage; 25,900 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1949: 15.40 ft, minor flooding; 28,800 cubic feet per secondOct 15, 1949: 14.90 ft, action stage; 27,100 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 1950: 25.20 ft, moderate flooding; 121,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1950: 21.10 ft, minor flooding; 70,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1950: 22.50 ft, moderate flooding; 87,400 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1950: 20.90 ft, minor flooding; 67,800 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1950: 16.60 ft, minor flooding; 34,000 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1950: 15.70 ft, minor flooding; 30,000 cubic feet per secondSep 5, 1950: 14.60 ft, action stage; 26,200 cubic feet per secondSep 25, 1950: 15.60 ft, minor flooding; 29,600 cubic feet per secondNov 25, 1950: 14.30 ft, action stage; 25,300 cubic feet per secondDec 13, 1950: 17.30 ft, minor flooding; 37,800 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 1951: 17.20 ft, minor flooding; 37,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1951: 22.52 ft, moderate flooding; 101,000 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1951: 15.20 ft, minor flooding; 30,600 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1951: 17.20 ft, minor flooding; 40,500 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1951: 14.80 ft, action stage; 29,100 cubic feet per secondJul 16, 1951: 17.50 ft, minor flooding; 42,500 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1952: 16.66 ft, minor flooding; 34,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 1952: 18.61 ft, minor flooding; 46,200 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1952: 18.66 ft, minor flooding; 46,900 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1952: 17.29 ft, minor flooding; 37,800 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1952: 17.38 ft, minor flooding; 38,400 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1952: 17.22 ft, minor flooding; 37,200 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 1952: 17.12 ft, minor flooding; 36,600 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1952: 16.87 ft, minor flooding; 35,500 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1953: 16.15 ft, minor flooding; 32,100 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1953: 17.79 ft, minor flooding; 40,800 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1953: 14.92 ft, action stage; 27,100 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 1953: 14.53 ft, action stage; 25,900 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1954: 10.48 ft, action stage; 17,400 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 1955: 15.01 ft, minor flooding; 29,000 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1955: 15.43 ft, minor flooding; 29,100 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1956: 16.55 ft, minor flooding; 34,100 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1956: 17.40 ft, minor flooding; 38,400 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1957: 20.33 ft, minor flooding; 61,100 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1957: 17.60 ft, minor flooding; 39,600 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1957: 15.27 ft, minor flooding; 28,800 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 1957: 22.00 ft, moderate flooding; 81,800 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 1957: 21.22 ft, minor flooding; 71,900 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1958: 25.83 ft, moderate flooding; 128,000 cubic feet per secondJul 23, 1958: 18.95 ft, minor flooding; 47,500 cubic feet per secondAug 7, 1958: 17.35 ft, minor flooding; 37,200 cubic feet per secondAug 22, 1958: 15.60 ft, minor flooding; 29,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1959: 15.43 ft, minor flooding; 30,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1959: 23.78 ft, moderate flooding; 108,000 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1959: 15.53 ft, minor flooding; 30,600 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1959: 15.63 ft, minor flooding; 31,000 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1959: 20.38 ft, minor flooding; 62,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 1960: 17.29 ft, minor flooding; 38,500 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1960: 18.01 ft, minor flooding; 42,500 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1960: 18.52 ft, minor flooding; 45,500 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1961: 17.19 ft, minor flooding; 36,100 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1961: 21.35 ft, minor flooding; 69,800 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1961: 20.34 ft, minor flooding; 58,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 1962: 18.37 ft, minor flooding; 43,400 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1962: 17.55 ft, minor flooding; 39,000 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1962: 20.01 ft, minor flooding; 55,500 cubic feet per secondJul 19, 1962: 16.25 ft, minor flooding; 32,800 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1963: 21.19 ft, minor flooding; 67,800 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1963: 13.97 ft, action stage; 25,500 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1964: 15.61 ft, minor flooding; 30,400 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1964: 16.44 ft, minor flooding; 33,600 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1964: 22.20 ft, moderate flooding; 78,400 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1965: 18.61 ft, minor flooding; 42,200 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1966: 13.32 ft, action stage; 24,000 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 1966: 21.69 ft, minor flooding; 77,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 1968: 22.82 ft, moderate flooding; 93,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 1969: 23.10 ft, moderate flooding; 97,500 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1970: 21.34 ft, minor flooding; 73,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1971: 18.70 ft, minor flooding; 47,600 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1972: 20.30 ft, minor flooding; 61,700 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 1973: 20.39 ft, minor flooding; 62,600 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1974: 22.15 ft, moderate flooding; 83,900 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1975: 19.55 ft, minor flooding; 55,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1976: 20.77 ft, minor flooding; 67,300 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1977: 14.47 ft, action stage; 24,900 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1978: 21.81 ft, minor flooding; 79,800 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1979: 21.55 ft, minor flooding; 76,500 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 1980: 19.30 ft, minor flooding; 52,600 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1981: 21.08 ft, minor flooding; 70,900 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1982: 22.10 ft, moderate flooding; 83,500 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1983: 21.60 ft, minor flooding; 77,100 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1984: 20.07 ft, minor flooding; 59,700 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1985: 24.46 ft, moderate flooding; 118,000 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 1985: 20.47 ft, minor flooding; 58,800 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 1987: 14.83 ft, action stage; 24,400 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1988: 17.40 ft, minor flooding; 34,500 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 1989: 19.07 ft, minor flooding; 46,300 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1990: 20.91 ft, minor flooding; 63,500 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 1991: 23.92 ft, moderate flooding; 101,000 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1992: 18.25 ft, minor flooding; 40,100 cubic feet per secondNov 10, 1992: 18.30 ft, minor floodingNov 18, 1992: 21.60 ft, minor floodingDec 20, 1992: 14.10 ft, action stageJan 11, 1993: 22.04 ft, moderate flooding; 69,500 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 1993: 19.47 ft, minor floodingMar 13, 1993: 18.88 ft, minor floodingMar 29, 1993: 17.01 ft, minor floodingApr 7, 1993: 16.78 ft, minor floodingApr 21, 1993: 18.42 ft, minor floodingMay 3, 1993: 18.18 ft, minor floodingJul 7, 1993: 18.26 ft, minor floodingJul 16, 1993: 16.69 ft, minor floodingAug 19, 1993: 14.04 ft, action stageSep 5, 1993: 13.79 ft, action stageSep 19, 1993: 14.53 ft, action stageOct 24, 1993: 16.91 ft, minor floodingNov 21, 1993: 20.21 ft, minor floodingDec 5, 1993: 17.66 ft, minor floodingFeb 3, 1994: 18.17 ft, minor floodingMar 11, 1994: 14.03 ft, action stageApr 18, 1994: 23.13 ft, moderate flooding; 90,600 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1994: 16.65 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 1994: 14.86 ft, action stageJun 17, 1994: 10.49 ft, action stageJun 30, 1994: 10.42 ft, action stageJul 9, 1994: 10.70 ft, action stageJan 24, 1995: 13.10 ft, action stageMar 14, 1995: 17.62 ft, minor floodingApr 16, 1995: 14.34 ft, action stageMay 22, 1995: 18.40 ft, minor flooding; 44,100 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1995: 17.87 ft, minor floodingJul 2, 1995: 12.72 ft, action stageJan 25, 1996: 14.27 ft, action stageApr 24, 1996: 15.01 ft, minor floodingMay 2, 1996: 18.56 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 1996: 18.73 ft, minor floodingMay 15, 1996: 20.41 ft, minor flooding; 58,200 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1996: 19.47 ft, minor floodingJun 16, 1996: 17.47 ft, minor floodingJun 27, 1996: 15.29 ft, minor floodingJul 26, 1996: 15.55 ft, minor floodingDec 16, 1996: 12.97 ft, action stageDec 28, 1996: 14.90 ft, action stageJan 9, 1997: 12.42 ft, action stageJan 25, 1997: 15.35 ft, minor floodingFeb 7, 1997: 15.70 ft, minor floodingMar 5, 1997: 21.68 ft, minor flooding; 72,500 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1997: 19.96 ft, minor floodingMay 7, 1997: 11.50 ft, action stageMay 31, 1997: 14.71 ft, action stageJun 6, 1997: 15.10 ft, minor floodingJun 13, 1997: 17.00 ft, minor floodingJun 19, 1997: 18.30 ft, minor floodingJan 14, 1998: 15.85 ft, minor floodingFeb 24, 1998: 10.20 ft, action stageMar 15, 1998: 15.32 ft, minor floodingMar 26, 1998: 19.55 ft, minor floodingApr 3, 1998: 19.43 ft, minor floodingApr 17, 1998: 18.40 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 1998: 18.79 ft, minor floodingMay 14, 1998: 18.90 ft, minor floodingJun 20, 1998: 23.11 ft, moderate flooding; 90,300 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 1999: 21.89 ft, minor flooding; 75,100 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 2000: 16.50 ft, minor flooding; 33,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 2001: 18.21 ft, minor flooding; 39,800 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2002: 22.81 ft, moderate flooding; 86,400 cubic feet per secondAug 22, 2002: 12.99 ft, action stageJul 17, 2003: 23.61 ft, moderate flooding; 97,100 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 2004: 20.17 ft, minor floodingJun 21, 2004: 22.30 ft, moderate flooding; 80,100 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 2005: 23.09 ft, moderate floodingJan 17, 2005: 26.11 ft, major flooding; 94,000 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 2006: 18.11 ft, minor flooding; 37,500 cubic feet per secondDec 8, 2006: 18.47 ft, minor floodingJan 21, 2007: 22.39 ft, moderate flooding; 63,900 cubic feet per secondJan 17, 2008: 21.21 ft, minor floodingFeb 12, 2008: 24.16 ft, moderate floodingMar 22, 2008: 19.99 ft, minor floodingJun 10, 2008: 26.56 ft, major flooding; 98,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 2009: 20.91 ft, minor floodingMay 22, 2009: 21.77 ft, minor flooding; 58,700 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 2010: 21.89 ft, minor flooding; 59,600 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2011: 21.29 ft, minor floodingMay 3, 2011: 25.78 ft, moderate flooding; 91,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 2012: 19.63 ft, minor flooding; 44,900 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 2013: 17.83 ft, minor floodingApr 26, 2013: 27.20 ft, major flooding; 104,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 2014: 19.72 ft, minor flooding; 45,500 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 2014: 19.55 ft, minor floodingNov 30, 2014: 15.63 ft, minor flooding; 26,443 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2015: 17.82 ft, minor flooding; 34,966 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2015: 16.46 ft, minor flooding; 28,928 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2015: 23.40 ft, moderate floodingJan 3, 2016: 24.97 ft, moderate flooding; 83,800 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2016: 16.57 ft, minor floodingApr 6, 2016: 17.43 ft, minor floodingApr 13, 2016: 17.37 ft, minor floodingJan 27, 2017: 20.02 ft, minor floodingApr 13, 2017: 18.33 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 2017: 23.57 ft, moderate floodingMay 28, 2017: 18.43 ft, minor floodingJun 21, 2017: 15.61 ft, minor floodingJul 5, 2017: 15.84 ft, minor floodingJul 17, 2017: 17.83 ft, minor floodingJul 26, 2017: 15.41 ft, minor floodingNov 26, 2017: 17.25 ft, minor floodingFeb 28, 2018: 24.31 ft, moderate flooding; 78,100 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2018: 21.31 ft, minor floodingJun 13, 2018: 17.56 ft, minor floodingJun 27, 2018: 16.68 ft, minor floodingSep 9, 2018: 15.86 ft, minor floodingNov 7, 2018: 16.38 ft, minor floodingDec 6, 2018: 16.10 ft, minor flooding; 27,577 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 2019: 18.53 ft, minor flooding; 38,677 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 2019: 20.43 ft, minor flooding; 49,806 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2019: 17.72 ft, minor flooding; 34,448 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2019: 18.84 ft, minor flooding; 40,376 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 2019: 19.33 ft, minor flooding; 43,153 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 2019: 17.49 ft, minor flooding; 33,301 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 2020: 20.80 ft, minor flooding; 52,177 cubic feet per secondFeb 14, 2020: 16.31 ft, minor flooding; 28,149 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 2020: 18.32 ft, minor flooding; 37,552 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2020: 18.18 ft, minor flooding; 36,813 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2021: 17.68 ft, minor flooding; 34,247 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2021: 16.85 ft, minor flooding; 30,236 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 2021: 18.01 ft, minor flooding; 35,927 cubic feet per secondNov 3, 2021: 18.38 ft, minor flooding; 37,871 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 2022: 17.95 ft, minor flooding; 35,618 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2022: 18.04 ft, minor flooding; 36,083 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2022: 16.95 ft, minor flooding; 30,703 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2023: 20.27 ft, minor flooding; 48,801 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2023: 18.84 ft, minor flooding; 40,376 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 2024: 19.12 ft, minor flooding; 41,949 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2024: 19.04 ft, minor flooding; 41,495 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2024: 15.67 ft, minor flooding; 26,566 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2025: 20.53 ft, minor flooding; 50,440 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2025: 15.48 ft, minor flooding; 26,088 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2026: 18.09 ft, minor flooding; 36,342 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2026: 16.61 ft, minor flooding; 29,237 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 2026: 18.39 ft, minor flooding; 37,924 cubic feet per secondAug 24, 2026: 21.32 ft, minor flooding; 55,623 cubic feet per second Highest, 29.36 ft, May 21, 1943 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Wabash River at Riverton 1910s: 3 1920s: 0 1930s: 4 1940s: 28 1950s: 41 1960s: 18 1970s: 9 1980s: 9 1990s: 47 47 2000s: 17 2010s: 38 2020s: 22 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 275 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Wabash River at Riverton
1May 21, 194329.36+14.36Major201,000
2Apr 26, 201327.20+12.20Major104,000
3Jun 10, 200826.56+11.56Major98,100
4Mar 28, 191326.40+11.40Major250,000
5Jan 17, 200526.11+11.11Major94,000
6Jun 18, 195825.83+10.83Moderate128,000
7May 3, 201125.78+10.78Moderate91,000
8Jan 18, 195025.20+10.20Moderate121,000
9Jan 3, 201624.97+9.97Moderate83,800
10Mar 1, 198524.46+9.46Moderate118,000
11Feb 28, 201824.31+9.31Moderate78,100
12Feb 12, 200824.16+9.16Moderate—
13Mar 17, 193924.00+9.00Moderate110,000
14Jan 5, 199123.92+8.92Moderate101,000
15Feb 17, 195923.78+8.78Moderate108,000
16Jul 17, 200323.61+8.61Moderate97,100
17May 9, 201723.57+8.57Moderate—
18Jun 27, 201523.40+8.40Moderate—
19Apr 18, 199423.13+8.13Moderate90,600
20Jun 20, 199823.11+8.11Moderate90,300
21Feb 4, 196923.10+8.10Moderate97,500
22Jan 11, 200523.09+8.09Moderate—
23Feb 7, 196822.82+7.82Moderate93,300
24May 17, 200222.81+7.81Moderate86,400
25Feb 26, 195122.52+7.52Moderate101,000
26Feb 22, 195022.50+7.50Moderate87,400
27Jan 21, 200722.39+7.39Moderate63,900
28Apr 23, 193922.30+7.30Moderate86,000
29Jun 21, 200422.30+7.30Moderate80,100
30Apr 27, 196422.20+7.20Moderate78,400
31Jan 27, 197422.15+7.15Moderate83,900
32Mar 20, 198222.10+7.10Moderate83,500
33Jan 11, 199322.04+7.04Moderate69,500
34Jul 2, 195722.00+7.00Moderate81,800
35Jan 26, 194921.90+6.90Minor73,800
36Jan 29, 199921.89+6.89Minor75,100
37Jun 28, 201021.89+6.89Minor59,600
38Mar 27, 197821.81+6.81Minor79,800
39Mar 30, 194821.78+6.78Minor73,900
40May 22, 200921.77+6.77Minor58,700
41Apr 18, 194421.72+6.72Minor77,800
42Dec 15, 196621.69+6.69Minor77,800
43Mar 5, 199721.68+6.68Minor72,500
44May 8, 198321.60+6.60Minor77,100
45Nov 18, 199221.60+6.60Minor—
46Mar 10, 197921.55+6.55Minor76,500
47Apr 30, 196121.35+6.35Minor69,800
48Apr 28, 197021.34+6.34Minor73,100
49Aug 24, 202621.32+6.32Minor55,623
50Apr 7, 201821.31+6.31Minor—

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.

May 21, 1943: 29.36 ft here, major flooding

  • MontezumaIN · May 20, 1943 · 32.83 ft · Major
  • CovingtonIN · May 20, 1943 · 32.44 ft · Major
  • ClintonIN · May 20, 1943 · 32.04 ft · Major
  • Terre Haute Legacy SiteIN · May 20, 1943 · 30.50 ft · Major
  • VincennesIN · May 23, 1943 · 29.33 ft · Major · its highest
  • HutsonvilleIL · May 22, 1943 · 28.60 ft · Major
  • LafayetteIN · May 19, 1943 · 28.47 ft · Major
  • PeruIN · May 18, 1943 · 24.46 ft · Major
  • WabashIN · May 18, 1943 · 24.22 ft · Major
  • New HarmonyIN · May 26, 1943 · 23.84 ft · Major

April 26, 2013: 27.20 ft here, major flooding

  • MontezumaIN · Apr 21, 2013 · 31.90 ft · Major
  • ClintonIN · Apr 21, 2013 · 31.00 ft · Major
  • HutsonvilleIL · Apr 25, 2013 · 29.20 ft · Major
  • BattlegroundIN · Apr 20, 2013 · 26.14 ft · Major · its highest
  • Mount CarmelIL · Apr 28, 2013 · 30.24 ft · Moderate
  • CovingtonIN · Apr 21, 2013 · 28.92 ft · Moderate
  • VincennesIN · Apr 27, 2013 · 27.72 ft · Moderate
  • Terre Haute Legacy SiteIN · Apr 22, 2013 · 27.27 ft · Moderate
  • LafayetteIN · Apr 20, 2013 · 25.36 ft · Moderate
  • AmericusIN · Apr 20, 2013 · 23.79 ft · Moderate · its highest

June 10, 2008: 26.56 ft here, major flooding

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 GroveIN11.014.76 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
Riverton this gaugeIN15.029.36 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 Sullivan County

Flood gauges in Sullivan County
Carlisle16.020.30 ft, May 9, 19610

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RVTI3, 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.