Highest listed crest 38.00 ft January 1, 1750
Flood stage 14.0 ft Major flooding from 28.0 ft
Crests at major 4 40th of 206 gauges in Indiana
Most recent flood crest February 25, 2018 25.00 ft, moderate flooding Listed crests at the Wabash River at Terre Haute Legacy Site, 1750 to 2018 0 10 20 30 40 ft Flood stage 14.0 ft Major 28.0 ft Jan 1, 1750: 38.00 ft, major flooding Mar 15, 1828: 28.00 ft, major flooding; 159,000 cubic feet per second Jan 15, 1847: 25.00 ft, moderate flooding Jun 15, 1856: 25.00 ft, moderate flooding Apr 15, 1858: 26.60 ft, moderate flooding; 138,000 cubic feet per second Sep 5, 1866: 22.00 ft, moderate flooding Feb 21, 1867: 25.30 ft, moderate flooding; 123,000 cubic feet per second Aug 3, 1875: 26.70 ft, moderate flooding; 139,000 cubic feet per second Feb 18, 1883: 27.70 ft, moderate flooding; 151,000 cubic feet per second Apr 9, 1892: 21.20 ft, minor flooding; 76,500 cubic feet per second Jun 5, 1892: 20.60 ft, minor flooding; 70,900 cubic feet per second Mar 2, 1895: 6.80 ft, below flood stage; 12,700 cubic feet per second Mar 11, 1897: 18.40 ft, minor flooding; 53,300 cubic feet per second Jul 4, 1902: 19.20 ft, minor flooding; 59,300 cubic feet per second Apr 17, 1903: 20.10 ft, minor flooding; 66,400 cubic feet per second Jan 26, 1904: 20.60 ft, minor flooding; 70,900 cubic feet per second Mar 27, 1904: 25.70 ft, moderate flooding; 127,000 cubic feet per second Mar 5, 1905: 15.10 ft, minor flooding; 39,500 cubic feet per second May 17, 1905: 17.00 ft, minor flooding; 48,100 cubic feet per second Jan 26, 1906: 17.40 ft, minor flooding; 49,800 cubic feet per second Apr 1, 1906: 19.80 ft, minor flooding; 61,200 cubic feet per second Apr 13, 1906: 15.40 ft, minor flooding; 41,200 cubic feet per second Jan 23, 1907: 24.70 ft, moderate flooding; 115,000 cubic feet per second Mar 10, 1908: 23.30 ft, moderate flooding; 98,600 cubic feet per second Apr 9, 1908: 20.97 ft, minor flooding; 49,500 cubic feet per second May 17, 1908: 17.82 ft, minor flooding; 32,200 cubic feet per second Feb 28, 1909: 17.90 ft, minor flooding; 49,700 cubic feet per second Jan 22, 1910: 19.40 ft, minor flooding; 60,800 cubic feet per second Feb 1, 1911: 13.80 ft, action stage; 28,100 cubic feet per second Apr 3, 1912: 19.90 ft, minor flooding; 64,700 cubic feet per second Jan 25, 1913: 21.20 ft, minor flooding; 76,500 cubic feet per second Mar 27, 1913: 31.10 ft, major flooding; 245,000 cubic feet per second Apr 12, 1914: 17.10 ft, minor flooding; 44,300 cubic feet per second Jul 9, 1915: 14.80 ft, minor flooding; 31,900 cubic feet per second Feb 2, 1916: 23.00 ft, moderate flooding; 95,200 cubic feet per second Mar 19, 1917: 15.40 ft, minor flooding; 34,500 cubic feet per second Feb 17, 1918: 19.50 ft, minor flooding; 61,600 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 1919: 22.40 ft, moderate flooding; 88,600 cubic feet per second Apr 24, 1920: 21.50 ft, minor flooding; 79,500 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 1921: 17.50 ft, minor flooding; 46,900 cubic feet per second Apr 4, 1922: 21.50 ft, minor flooding; 79,500 cubic feet per second Apr 19, 1922: 24.40 ft, moderate flooding; 112,000 cubic feet per second Mar 20, 1923: 19.70 ft, minor flooding; 63,100 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 1924: 20.00 ft, minor flooding; 65,500 cubic feet per second Mar 19, 1925: 20.90 ft, minor flooding; 73,600 cubic feet per second Apr 12, 1926: 20.40 ft, minor flooding; 69,100 cubic feet per second Sep 12, 1926: 20.70 ft, minor flooding; 71,800 cubic feet per second May 30, 1927: 20.90 ft, minor flooding; 73,600 cubic feet per second Dec 5, 1927: 21.20 ft, minor flooding; 78,600 cubic feet per second Feb 9, 1928: 15.00 ft, minor flooding; 34,600 cubic feet per second Feb 20, 1928: 14.90 ft, minor flooding; 34,100 cubic feet per second Jul 7, 1928: 14.90 ft, minor flooding; 34,100 cubic feet per second Jan 26, 1929: 17.60 ft, minor flooding; 44,900 cubic feet per second Apr 6, 1929: 15.30 ft, minor flooding; 34,600 cubic feet per second Apr 11, 1929: 16.00 ft, minor flooding; 38,000 cubic feet per second May 20, 1929: 19.30 ft, minor flooding; 58,800 cubic feet per second Jul 10, 1929: 15.60 ft, minor flooding; 36,000 cubic feet per second Dec 20, 1929: 16.80 ft, minor flooding; 42,700 cubic feet per second Jan 16, 1930: 24.00 ft, moderate flooding; 104,000 cubic feet per second Mar 2, 1930: 16.40 ft, minor flooding; 40,300 cubic feet per second Sep 16, 1931: 10.10 ft, action stage; 19,400 cubic feet per second Jan 23, 1932: 17.60 ft, minor flooding; 47,200 cubic feet per second Dec 31, 1932: 15.70 ft, minor flooding; 36,500 cubic feet per second Mar 25, 1933: 20.10 ft, minor flooding; 64,000 cubic feet per second Apr 22, 1933: 15.10 ft, minor flooding; 34,000 cubic feet per second May 15, 1933: 25.10 ft, moderate flooding; 106,000 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 1934: 10.70 ft, action stage; 20,700 cubic feet per second May 8, 1935: 18.10 ft, minor flooding; 49,400 cubic feet per second Mar 1, 1936: 23.70 ft, moderate flooding; 95,600 cubic feet per second May 7, 1936: 15.10 ft, minor flooding; 32,800 cubic feet per second Nov 8, 1936: 18.20 ft, minor flooding; 50,200 cubic feet per second Jan 16, 1937: 21.30 ft, minor flooding; 74,400 cubic feet per second Apr 11, 1937: 16.30 ft, minor flooding; 38,800 cubic feet per second May 3, 1937: 15.80 ft, minor flooding; 36,200 cubic feet per second Feb 25, 1938: 15.70 ft, minor flooding; 34,700 cubic feet per second Mar 22, 1938: 17.50 ft, minor flooding; 45,100 cubic feet per second Apr 13, 1938: 21.70 ft, minor flooding; 77,400 cubic feet per second Jul 4, 1938: 20.90 ft, minor flooding; 69,400 cubic feet per second Feb 25, 1939: 16.60 ft, minor flooding; 38,800 cubic feet per second Mar 16, 1939: 24.80 ft, moderate flooding; 107,000 cubic feet per second Apr 20, 1939: 22.00 ft, moderate flooding; 80,400 cubic feet per second Mar 8, 1940: 13.20 ft, action stage; 26,200 cubic feet per second Jun 16, 1941: 9.20 ft, action stage; 16,700 cubic feet per second Feb 11, 1942: 18.50 ft, minor flooding; 50,900 cubic feet per second Mar 22, 1942: 15.90 ft, minor flooding; 35,400 cubic feet per second Apr 15, 1942: 16.90 ft, minor flooding; 40,200 cubic feet per second Jan 3, 1943: 15.90 ft, minor flooding; 38,500 cubic feet per second Mar 24, 1943: 16.00 ft, minor flooding; 38,500 cubic feet per second May 20, 1943: 30.50 ft, major flooding; 189,000 cubic feet per second Apr 16, 1944: 21.60 ft, minor flooding; 83,000 cubic feet per second Apr 26, 1944: 19.00 ft, minor flooding; 57,900 cubic feet per second Apr 7, 1945: 18.40 ft, minor flooding; 53,100 cubic feet per second May 21, 1945: 18.30 ft, minor flooding; 52,300 cubic feet per second Jun 19, 1945: 16.00 ft, minor flooding; 38,400 cubic feet per second Oct 7, 1945: 15.40 ft, minor flooding; 34,900 cubic feet per second Jan 9, 1946: 16.10 ft, minor flooding; 38,900 cubic feet per second Feb 19, 1946: 16.10 ft, minor flooding; 38,900 cubic feet per second Mar 22, 1946: 14.80 ft, minor flooding; 32,400 cubic feet per second Jun 21, 1946: 15.20 ft, minor flooding; 33,400 cubic feet per second May 5, 1947: 17.80 ft, minor flooding; 46,700 cubic feet per second Jun 9, 1947: 18.90 ft, minor flooding; 54,700 cubic feet per second Mar 4, 1948: 15.50 ft, minor flooding; 35,000 cubic feet per second Mar 28, 1948: 21.20 ft, minor flooding; 72,500 cubic feet per second Jan 12, 1949: 17.10 ft, minor flooding; 42,000 cubic feet per second Jan 24, 1949: 20.60 ft, minor flooding; 66,900 cubic feet per second Feb 20, 1949: 19.80 ft, minor flooding; 60,400 cubic feet per second Dec 27, 1949: 17.80 ft, minor flooding; 46,900 cubic feet per second Jan 8, 1950: 25.20 ft, moderate flooding; 115,000 cubic feet per second Jan 16, 1950: 25.70 ft, moderate flooding; 122,000 cubic feet per second Jan 30, 1950: 20.50 ft, minor flooding; 72,100 cubic feet per second Feb 19, 1950: 21.90 ft, minor flooding; 84,200 cubic feet per second Apr 8, 1950: 20.30 ft, minor flooding; 70,000 cubic feet per second Apr 29, 1950: 15.70 ft, minor flooding; 36,000 cubic feet per second Sep 24, 1950: 15.80 ft, minor flooding; 36,500 cubic feet per second Dec 11, 1950: 16.90 ft, minor flooding; 42,400 cubic feet per second Jan 8, 1951: 16.40 ft, minor flooding; 39,400 cubic feet per second Feb 23, 1951: 22.80 ft, moderate flooding; 91,900 cubic feet per second Apr 17, 1951: 16.20 ft, minor flooding; 38,200 cubic feet per second Jul 13, 1951: 17.30 ft, minor flooding; 43,700 cubic feet per second Jan 6, 1952: 15.90 ft, minor flooding; 36,500 cubic feet per second Feb 2, 1952: 17.30 ft, minor flooding; 43,700 cubic feet per second Mar 17, 1952: 17.30 ft, minor flooding; 43,700 cubic feet per second Apr 18, 1952: 16.00 ft, minor flooding; 37,600 cubic feet per second Apr 29, 1952: 16.50 ft, minor flooding; 40,600 cubic feet per second May 30, 1952: 16.80 ft, minor flooding; 40,600 cubic feet per second Jun 18, 1952: 16.80 ft, minor flooding; 41,800 cubic feet per second Jun 24, 1952: 16.00 ft, minor flooding; 37,600 cubic feet per second Mar 10, 1953: 15.20 ft, minor flooding; 32,600 cubic feet per second Mar 20, 1953: 16.30 ft, minor flooding; 38,800 cubic feet per second Apr 14, 1954: 9.80 ft, action stage; 18,900 cubic feet per second Jan 11, 1955: 14.20 ft, minor flooding; 31,100 cubic feet per second Mar 9, 1955: 14.70 ft, minor flooding Feb 27, 1956: 15.50 ft, minor flooding; 35,100 cubic feet per second Jun 1, 1956: 16.70 ft, minor flooding; 39,100 cubic feet per second Apr 12, 1957: 19.70 ft, minor flooding; 53,900 cubic feet per second Apr 25, 1957: 17.60 ft, minor flooding; 40,500 cubic feet per second May 24, 1957: 15.40 ft, minor flooding; 32,700 cubic feet per second Jun 30, 1957: 23.00 ft, moderate flooding; 82,000 cubic feet per second Dec 24, 1957: 19.80 ft, minor flooding; 59,100 cubic feet per second Jun 16, 1958: 27.60 ft, moderate flooding; 125,000 cubic feet per second Jul 20, 1958: 18.30 ft, minor flooding; 44,300 cubic feet per second Aug 5, 1958: 16.60 ft, minor flooding; 36,600 cubic feet per second Feb 15, 1959: 24.90 ft, moderate flooding; 109,000 cubic feet per second Apr 7, 1959: 14.90 ft, minor flooding; 32,700 cubic feet per second May 3, 1959: 20.60 ft, minor flooding; 69,200 cubic feet per second Feb 15, 1960: 16.50 ft, minor flooding; 38,300 cubic feet per second Apr 3, 1960: 17.30 ft, minor flooding; 43,400 cubic feet per second Jun 25, 1960: 18.70 ft, minor flooding; 47,900 cubic feet per second Mar 24, 1961: 15.90 ft, minor flooding; 37,200 cubic feet per second Apr 28, 1961: 21.30 ft, minor flooding; 74,200 cubic feet per second May 9, 1961: 19.40 ft, minor flooding; 59,400 cubic feet per second Feb 2, 1962: 17.60 ft, minor flooding; 43,100 cubic feet per second Mar 3, 1962: 16.50 ft, minor flooding; 37,500 cubic feet per second Mar 17, 1962: 16.40 ft, minor flooding; 37,000 cubic feet per second Mar 26, 1962: 19.20 ft, minor flooding; 53,300 cubic feet per second Jul 16, 1962: 16.60 ft, minor flooding; 38,000 cubic feet per second Mar 10, 1963: 20.60 ft, minor flooding; 65,900 cubic feet per second Apr 9, 1964: 15.60 ft, minor flooding; 36,000 cubic feet per second Apr 25, 1964: 22.30 ft, moderate flooding; 82,400 cubic feet per second Apr 13, 1965: 17.50 ft, minor flooding; 43,100 cubic feet per second Apr 29, 1965: 15.40 ft, minor flooding; 32,900 cubic feet per second May 1, 1966: 10.80 ft, action stage; 20,400 cubic feet per second Dec 13, 1966: 21.00 ft, minor flooding; 68,100 cubic feet per second Mar 28, 1967: 15.80 ft, minor flooding; 34,500 cubic feet per second Dec 27, 1967: 20.30 ft, minor flooding; 64,800 cubic feet per second Feb 5, 1968: 23.00 ft, moderate flooding; 86,500 cubic feet per second Apr 9, 1968: 15.20 ft, minor flooding; 32,000 cubic feet per second May 21, 1968: 16.80 ft, minor flooding; 40,800 cubic feet per second Feb 2, 1969: 23.50 ft, moderate flooding; 92,500 cubic feet per second Apr 25, 1970: 21.10 ft, minor flooding; 71,200 cubic feet per second Feb 24, 1971: 18.00 ft, minor flooding; 47,700 cubic feet per second Apr 24, 1972: 20.20 ft, minor flooding; 58,900 cubic feet per second Jan 4, 1973: 20.00 ft, minor flooding; 57,100 cubic feet per second Jan 25, 1974: 22.80 ft, moderate flooding; 84,600 cubic feet per second Feb 27, 1975: 19.00 ft, minor flooding; 50,000 cubic feet per second Feb 21, 1976: 20.40 ft, minor flooding; 56,600 cubic feet per second Sep 17, 1977: 13.40 ft, action stage; 27,100 cubic feet per second Mar 25, 1978: 21.90 ft, minor flooding; 67,500 cubic feet per second Mar 8, 1979: 22.70 ft, moderate flooding; 75,600 cubic feet per second Jun 7, 1980: 20.00 ft, minor flooding; 52,900 cubic feet per second May 19, 1981: 21.70 ft, minor flooding; 67,400 cubic feet per second Mar 18, 1982: 22.30 ft, moderate flooding; 73,400 cubic feet per second May 6, 1983: 22.90 ft, moderate flooding; 79,000 cubic feet per second Mar 27, 1984: 19.80 ft, minor flooding; 49,600 cubic feet per second Feb 26, 1985: 26.60 ft, moderate flooding; 114,000 cubic feet per second Dec 13, 1985: 21.12 ft, minor flooding; 60,400 cubic feet per second Jul 7, 1987: 12.31 ft, action stage; 21,600 cubic feet per second Apr 12, 1988: 16.70 ft, minor flooding; 35,400 cubic feet per second May 29, 1989: 19.78 ft, minor flooding; 53,500 cubic feet per second Mar 14, 1990: 22.01 ft, moderate flooding; 68,900 cubic feet per second Jan 2, 1991: 26.08 ft, moderate flooding; 108,000 cubic feet per second Apr 20, 1992: 17.91 ft, minor flooding; 40,400 cubic feet per second Nov 6, 1992: 18.60 ft, minor flooding Nov 14, 1992: 22.60 ft, moderate flooding Nov 25, 1992: 17.40 ft, minor flooding Dec 19, 1992: 13.00 ft, action stage Jan 9, 1993: 23.32 ft, moderate flooding; 79,300 cubic feet per second Jan 26, 1993: 19.40 ft, minor flooding Mar 9, 1993: 18.44 ft, minor flooding Mar 27, 1993: 16.33 ft, minor flooding Apr 6, 1993: 16.20 ft, minor flooding Apr 17, 1993: 17.84 ft, minor flooding Apr 29, 1993: 17.87 ft, minor flooding May 3, 1993: 21.40 ft, minor flooding; 78,500 cubic feet per second Jul 5, 1993: 19.00 ft, minor flooding Jul 13, 1993: 15.55 ft, minor flooding Jul 17, 1993: 14.16 ft, minor flooding Aug 18, 1993: 13.89 ft, action stage Sep 4, 1993: 13.00 ft, action stage Sep 17, 1993: 13.84 ft, action stage Oct 20, 1993: 16.38 ft, minor flooding Nov 19, 1993: 20.20 ft, minor flooding Nov 29, 1993: 16.20 ft, minor flooding Dec 5, 1993: 16.01 ft, minor flooding Jan 31, 1994: 17.90 ft, minor flooding Mar 9, 1994: 13.50 ft, action stage; 27,000 cubic feet per second Apr 15, 1994: 24.82 ft, moderate flooding; 109,000 cubic feet per second May 2, 1994: 14.99 ft, minor flooding May 8, 1994: 12.63 ft, action stage Jun 16, 1994: 8.94 ft, below flood stage Jun 29, 1994: 8.71 ft, below flood stage Jul 9, 1994: 8.97 ft, below flood stage Jan 23, 1995: 11.90 ft, action stage Mar 10, 1995: 17.19 ft, minor flooding Apr 15, 1995: 13.45 ft, action stage May 21, 1995: 18.01 ft, minor flooding; 39,100 cubic feet per second May 30, 1995: 17.49 ft, minor flooding Jul 1, 1995: 11.41 ft, action stage Jan 21, 1996: 11.13 ft, action stage Apr 24, 1996: 12.46 ft, action stage May 1, 1996: 18.40 ft, minor flooding May 5, 1996: 15.33 ft, minor flooding May 13, 1996: 20.60 ft, minor flooding; 56,200 cubic feet per second May 29, 1996: 19.75 ft, minor flooding Jun 13, 1996: 17.03 ft, minor flooding Jun 18, 1996: 14.96 ft, minor flooding Jun 25, 1996: 14.31 ft, minor flooding Jul 24, 1996: 14.99 ft, minor flooding Aug 1, 1996: 17.20 ft, minor flooding; 44,900 cubic feet per second Dec 15, 1996: 11.60 ft, action stage Dec 27, 1996: 13.80 ft, action stage Jan 8, 1997: 10.90 ft, action stage Jan 24, 1997: 14.08 ft, minor flooding Feb 6, 1997: 14.30 ft, minor flooding Feb 26, 1997: 17.93 ft, minor flooding Mar 2, 1997: 21.90 ft, minor flooding; 66,500 cubic feet per second Mar 15, 1997: 19.70 ft, minor flooding May 6, 1997: 10.30 ft, action stage May 29, 1997: 13.81 ft, action stage Jun 5, 1997: 13.90 ft, action stage Jun 11, 1997: 15.40 ft, minor flooding Jun 17, 1997: 17.95 ft, minor flooding Jan 12, 1998: 14.95 ft, minor flooding Feb 23, 1998: 8.80 ft, below flood stage Mar 13, 1998: 14.37 ft, minor flooding Mar 24, 1998: 19.57 ft, minor flooding Apr 1, 1998: 19.07 ft, minor flooding Apr 15, 1998: 16.80 ft, minor flooding May 2, 1998: 13.36 ft, action stage May 6, 1998: 17.49 ft, minor flooding May 11, 1998: 18.42 ft, minor flooding May 21, 1998: 14.16 ft, minor flooding Jun 17, 1998: 23.89 ft, moderate flooding; 84,600 cubic feet per second Jan 27, 1999: 22.42 ft, moderate flooding; 71,000 cubic feet per second Jun 27, 2000: 15.68 ft, minor flooding; 30,300 cubic feet per second Feb 17, 2001: 17.67 ft, minor flooding; 37,300 cubic feet per second May 15, 2002: 23.26 ft, moderate flooding; 78,500 cubic feet per second Aug 21, 2002: 12.85 ft, action stage Jul 13, 2003: 25.03 ft, moderate flooding; 96,200 cubic feet per second Jan 6, 2004: 20.40 ft, minor flooding Jun 18, 2004: 22.98 ft, moderate flooding; 70,500 cubic feet per second Jan 8, 2005: 22.84 ft, moderate flooding Jan 16, 2005: 27.38 ft, moderate flooding; 123,000 cubic feet per second Mar 15, 2006: 17.24 ft, minor flooding; 35,600 cubic feet per second Dec 5, 2006: 17.95 ft, minor flooding Jan 18, 2007: 22.16 ft, moderate flooding; 62,800 cubic feet per second Jan 13, 2008: 21.70 ft, minor flooding Feb 10, 2008: 25.14 ft, moderate flooding Mar 20, 2008: 18.92 ft, minor flooding Jun 8, 2008: 25.02 ft, moderate flooding; 92,400 cubic feet per second Feb 14, 2009: 20.78 ft, minor flooding Mar 15, 2009: 20.94 ft, minor flooding May 19, 2009: 22.08 ft, moderate flooding; 62,100 cubic feet per second Jun 25, 2010: 21.07 ft, minor flooding; 55,400 cubic feet per second Mar 6, 2011: 20.03 ft, minor flooding May 1, 2011: 24.73 ft, moderate flooding; 89,100 cubic feet per second Jan 29, 2012: 19.00 ft, minor flooding; 44,300 cubic feet per second Jan 15, 2013: 17.36 ft, minor flooding Apr 22, 2013: 27.27 ft, moderate flooding; 122,000 cubic feet per second Feb 25, 2014: 20.40 ft, minor flooding; 51,400 cubic feet per second Apr 9, 2014: 19.05 ft, minor flooding Nov 28, 2014: 14.37 ft, minor flooding; 26,224 cubic feet per second Mar 16, 2015: 16.33 ft, minor flooding; 32,258 cubic feet per second Apr 11, 2015: 14.39 ft, minor flooding; 26,280 cubic feet per second Jun 22, 2015: 23.36 ft, moderate flooding; 74,300 cubic feet per second Dec 31, 2015: 25.84 ft, moderate flooding; 102,000 cubic feet per second Mar 1, 2016: 12.21 ft, action stage Mar 17, 2016: 15.38 ft, minor flooding Apr 3, 2016: 16.71 ft, minor flooding Apr 12, 2016: 15.60 ft, minor flooding Jan 24, 2017: 19.94 ft, minor flooding Apr 10, 2017: 17.84 ft, minor flooding May 6, 2017: 23.37 ft, moderate flooding; 74,400 cubic feet per second May 25, 2017: 18.00 ft, minor flooding Jun 20, 2017: 14.29 ft, minor flooding Jul 4, 2017: 14.84 ft, minor flooding Jul 15, 2017: 17.58 ft, minor flooding Jul 25, 2017: 14.20 ft, minor flooding Nov 23, 2017: 17.29 ft, minor flooding Feb 25, 2018: 25.00 ft, moderate flooding Highest, 38.00 ft, Jan 1, 1750 1760 1800 1840 1880 1920 1960 2000 Crests at or above flood stage, by decade Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Wabash River at Terre Haute Legacy Site 1750s: 1 1760s: 0 1770s: 0 1780s: 0 1790s: 0 1800s: 0 1810s: 0 1820s: 1 1830s: 0 1840s: 1 1850s: 2 1860s: 2 1870s: 1 1880s: 1 1890s: 3 1900s: 14 1910s: 10 1920s: 20 1930s: 21 1940s: 24 1950s: 37 1960s: 23 1970s: 9 1980s: 9 1990s: 53 53 2000s: 18 2010s: 26 1750s 1770s 1790s 1810s 1830s 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. March 27, 1913: 31.10 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 Lafayette IN · Mar 26, 1913 · 32.90 ft · Major · its highest Clinton IN · Mar 27, 1913 · 32.10 ft · Major · its highest 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: 30.50 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 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 07 Other gauges in Vigo County Vigo County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Indiana
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HUFI3, 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.