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Wabash River at Terre Haute...US Hwy 150 Eastbound

Highest listed crest 33.25 ftFlood stage 16.5 ft185 crests since 1913

The Wabash River at Terre Haute...US Hwy 150 Eastbound crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 185 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1913 to 2026. The highest, 33.25 ft on March 27, 1913, was major flooding, 16.75 feet above flood stage. 14 other gauges on the Wabash River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 10 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
33.25 ft
March 27, 1913; 245,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
16.5 ft
Major flooding from 30.0 ft
Crests at major
1
96th of 206 gauges in Indiana
Most recent flood crest
August 21, 2026
24.70 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Vigo County
Near Terre Haute (2.3 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 Terre Haute...US Hwy 150 Eastbound
Action stage11.59Sep 26, 2018The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)16.5156Jun 20, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage24.519Aug 21, 2026Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage30.01Mar 27, 1913Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

185 crests from 1913 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Wabash River at Terre Haute...US Hwy 150 Eastbound, 1913 to 2026 101520253035ft Flood stage 16.5 ftMajor 30.0 ft Mar 27, 1913: 33.25 ft, major flooding; 245,000 cubic feet per secondDec 5, 1927: 23.90 ft, minor flooding; 78,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 9, 1928: 17.70 ft, minor flooding; 34,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1928: 17.60 ft, minor flooding; 34,100 cubic feet per secondJul 7, 1928: 17.60 ft, minor flooding; 34,100 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1929: 19.60 ft, minor flooding; 44,900 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1929: 17.70 ft, minor flooding; 34,600 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1929: 18.40 ft, minor flooding; 38,000 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1929: 21.63 ft, minor flooding; 58,800 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 1929: 18.00 ft, minor flooding; 36,000 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 1929: 19.40 ft, minor flooding; 42,700 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 1930: 25.63 ft, moderate flooding; 104,000 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 1930: 19.03 ft, minor flooding; 40,300 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 1931: 12.94 ft, action stage; 19,400 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1932: 20.08 ft, minor flooding; 47,200 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1932: 18.32 ft, minor flooding; 36,500 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1933: 22.30 ft, minor flooding; 64,000 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1933: 17.83 ft, minor flooding; 34,000 cubic feet per secondMay 15, 1933: 26.53 ft, moderate flooding; 106,000 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1934: 13.47 ft, action stage; 20,700 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1935: 20.70 ft, minor flooding; 49,400 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1936: 25.56 ft, moderate flooding; 95,600 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1936: 17.92 ft, minor flooding; 32,800 cubic feet per secondNov 8, 1936: 20.78 ft, minor flooding; 50,200 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 1937: 23.53 ft, minor flooding; 74,400 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1937: 19.06 ft, minor flooding; 38,800 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1937: 18.57 ft, minor flooding; 36,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1938: 18.30 ft, minor flooding; 34,700 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1938: 20.08 ft, minor flooding; 45,100 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1938: 23.75 ft, minor flooding; 77,400 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 1938: 23.05 ft, minor flooding; 69,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1939: 19.08 ft, minor flooding; 38,800 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1939: 26.48 ft, moderate flooding; 107,000 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1939: 24.14 ft, minor flooding; 80,400 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1940: 15.88 ft, action stage; 26,200 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1941: 11.70 ft, action stage; 16,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1942: 21.07 ft, minor flooding; 50,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1942: 18.00 ft, minor flooding; 33,400 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1942: 18.54 ft, minor flooding; 35,400 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1942: 19.52 ft, minor flooding; 40,200 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 1943: 18.58 ft, minor flooding; 38,500 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1943: 18.58 ft, minor flooding; 38,500 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1944: 24.12 ft, minor flooding; 83,000 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1944: 21.59 ft, minor flooding; 57,900 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1945: 20.97 ft, minor flooding; 53,100 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1945: 20.92 ft, minor flooding; 52,300 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 1945: 18.72 ft, minor flooding; 38,400 cubic feet per secondOct 7, 1945: 17.99 ft, minor flooding; 34,900 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1946: 18.79 ft, minor flooding; 38,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1946: 18.83 ft, minor flooding; 38,900 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1946: 17.48 ft, minor flooding; 32,400 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 1946: 17.66 ft, minor flooding; 33,400 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1947: 20.12 ft, minor flooding; 46,700 cubic feet per secondJun 9, 1947: 21.24 ft, minor flooding; 54,700 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1948: 18.00 ft, minor flooding; 35,000 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1948: 23.32 ft, minor flooding; 72,500 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 1949: 19.67 ft, minor flooding; 42,000 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 1949: 22.87 ft, minor flooding; 66,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1949: 22.12 ft, minor flooding; 60,400 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 1949: 20.43 ft, minor flooding; 46,900 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1950: 27.13 ft, moderate flooding; 115,000 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1950: 23.11 ft, minor flooding; 72,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1950: 24.23 ft, minor flooding; 84,200 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1950: 22.92 ft, minor flooding; 70,000 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1950: 18.46 ft, minor flooding; 36,000 cubic feet per secondSep 24, 1950: 18.58 ft, minor flooding; 36,500 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 1950: 19.56 ft, minor flooding; 42,400 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1951: 19.10 ft, minor flooding; 39,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1951: 24.90 ft, moderate flooding; 91,900 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1951: 18.87 ft, minor flooding; 38,200 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 1951: 19.79 ft, minor flooding; 43,700 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 1952: 18.56 ft, minor flooding; 36,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1952: 19.83 ft, minor flooding; 43,700 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1952: 19.80 ft, minor flooding; 43,700 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1952: 18.80 ft, minor flooding; 37,600 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1952: 19.30 ft, minor flooding; 40,600 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1952: 19.30 ft, minor flooding; 40,600 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1952: 19.50 ft, minor flooding; 41,800 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1952: 18.80 ft, minor flooding; 37,600 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1953: 17.80 ft, minor flooding; 32,600 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1953: 18.97 ft, minor flooding; 38,800 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1954: 12.32 ft, action stage; 18,900 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 1955: 16.96 ft, minor flooding; 31,100 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1955: 17.29 ft, minor floodingFeb 27, 1956: 18.04 ft, minor flooding; 35,100 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 1956: 19.03 ft, minor flooding; 39,100 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1957: 21.98 ft, minor flooding; 53,900 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1957: 19.92 ft, minor flooding; 40,500 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1957: 18.08 ft, minor flooding; 32,700 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 1957: 25.04 ft, moderate flooding; 82,000 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 1957: 22.15 ft, minor flooding; 59,100 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 1958: 29.25 ft, moderate flooding; 125,000 cubic feet per secondJul 20, 1958: 20.74 ft, minor flooding; 44,300 cubic feet per secondAug 5, 1958: 19.32 ft, minor flooding; 36,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 1959: 26.90 ft, moderate flooding; 109,000 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1959: 17.57 ft, minor flooding; 32,700 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1959: 22.99 ft, minor flooding; 69,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 1960: 19.30 ft, minor flooding; 38,300 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1960: 20.07 ft, minor flooding; 43,400 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 1960: 21.26 ft, minor flooding; 47,900 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1961: 18.60 ft, minor flooding; 37,200 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1961: 23.54 ft, minor flooding; 74,200 cubic feet per secondMay 9, 1961: 21.92 ft, minor flooding; 59,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1962: 20.12 ft, minor flooding; 43,100 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1962: 19.12 ft, minor flooding; 37,500 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1962: 19.04 ft, minor flooding; 37,000 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1962: 21.64 ft, minor flooding; 53,300 cubic feet per secondJul 16, 1962: 19.17 ft, minor flooding; 38,000 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1963: 22.92 ft, minor flooding; 65,900 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1964: 18.22 ft, minor flooding; 36,000 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1964: 24.39 ft, minor flooding; 82,400 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1965: 20.15 ft, minor flooding; 43,100 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 1965: 18.08 ft, minor flooding; 32,900 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1966: 13.58 ft, action stage; 20,400 cubic feet per secondDec 13, 1966: 23.41 ft, minor flooding; 68,100 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1967: 18.52 ft, minor flooding; 34,500 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 1967: 22.76 ft, minor flooding; 64,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 1968: 24.98 ft, moderate flooding; 86,500 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1968: 17.83 ft, minor flooding; 32,000 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1968: 19.48 ft, minor flooding; 40,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1969: 25.57 ft, moderate flooding; 92,500 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1970: 23.45 ft, minor flooding; 71,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1971: 20.54 ft, minor flooding; 47,700 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1972: 22.53 ft, minor flooding; 58,900 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 1973: 22.34 ft, minor flooding; 57,100 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 1974: 24.91 ft, moderate flooding; 84,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1975: 21.52 ft, minor flooding; 50,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1976: 22.89 ft, minor flooding; 56,600 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 1977: 15.84 ft, action stage; 27,100 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1978: 24.16 ft, minor flooding; 67,500 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1979: 24.96 ft, moderate flooding; 75,600 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1980: 22.59 ft, minor flooding; 52,900 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1981: 24.15 ft, minor flooding; 67,400 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1982: 24.76 ft, moderate flooding; 73,400 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1983: 25.26 ft, moderate flooding; 79,000 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1984: 22.24 ft, minor flooding; 49,600 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 2005: 29.00 ft, moderate floodingMar 1, 2016: 14.78 ft, action stageMar 17, 2016: 17.98 ft, minor floodingApr 3, 2016: 19.30 ft, minor floodingApr 12, 2016: 18.23 ft, minor floodingJan 24, 2017: 22.31 ft, minor floodingApr 10, 2017: 20.31 ft, minor floodingMay 6, 2017: 25.44 ft, moderate flooding; 74,400 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2017: 20.40 ft, minor floodingJun 20, 2017: 16.84 ft, minor floodingJul 4, 2017: 17.40 ft, minor floodingJul 15, 2017: 20.06 ft, minor floodingJul 25, 2017: 16.74 ft, minor floodingNov 23, 2017: 19.54 ft, minor floodingFeb 25, 2018: 27.12 ft, moderate flooding; 88,900 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2018: 23.64 ft, minor floodingJun 12, 2018: 18.30 ft, minor floodingJun 25, 2018: 17.68 ft, minor floodingSep 26, 2018: 15.69 ft, action stageNov 4, 2018: 17.32 ft, minor floodingDec 4, 2018: 17.26 ft, minor flooding; 27,600 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 2019: 20.43 ft, minor flooding; 39,150 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 2019: 21.75 ft, minor flooding; 45,722 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2019: 18.86 ft, minor flooding; 32,592 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2019: 20.99 ft, minor flooding; 41,913 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2019: 21.26 ft, minor flooding; 43,304 cubic feet per secondJun 2, 2019: 19.46 ft, minor flooding; 34,766 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 2020: 22.21 ft, minor flooding; 48,027 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 2020: 17.21 ft, minor flooding; 27,462 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2020: 19.78 ft, minor flooding; 36,178 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2020: 19.88 ft, minor flooding; 36,625 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 2021: 19.02 ft, minor flooding; 33,153 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 2021: 19.28 ft, minor flooding; 34,015 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2021: 18.71 ft, minor flooding; 32,070 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 2021: 20.46 ft, minor flooding; 39,295 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 2021: 20.83 ft, minor flooding; 41,112 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 2022: 19.29 ft, minor flooding; 34,043 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 2022: 20.11 ft, minor flooding; 37,668 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 2022: 18.36 ft, minor flooding; 30,868 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 2022: 18.04 ft, minor flooding; 29,909 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 2023: 22.48 ft, minor flooding; 49,471 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2023: 20.15 ft, minor flooding; 37,850 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2024: 20.79 ft, minor flooding; 40,913 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2024: 16.63 ft, minor flooding; 25,836 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2025: 22.95 ft, minor flooding; 52,255 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2026: 20.38 ft, minor flooding; 38,909 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2026: 17.85 ft, minor flooding; 29,338 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2026: 19.19 ft, minor flooding; 33,754 cubic feet per secondAug 21, 2026: 24.70 ft, moderate flooding; 64,103 cubic feet per second Highest, 33.25 ft, Mar 27, 1913 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Wabash River at Terre Haute...US Hwy 150 Eastbound 1910s: 1 1920s: 10 1930s: 21 1940s: 24 1950s: 36 36 1960s: 23 1970s: 9 1980s: 5 1990s: 0 2000s: 1 2010s: 24 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 185 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Wabash River at Terre Haute...US Hwy 150 Eastbound
1Mar 27, 191333.25+16.75Major245,000
2Jun 16, 195829.25+12.75Moderate125,000
3Jan 16, 200529.00+12.50Moderate—
4Jan 8, 195027.13+10.63Moderate115,000
5Feb 25, 201827.12+10.62Moderate88,900
6Feb 15, 195926.90+10.40Moderate109,000
7May 15, 193326.53+10.03Moderate106,000
8Mar 16, 193926.48+9.98Moderate107,000
9Jan 16, 193025.63+9.13Moderate104,000
10Feb 2, 196925.57+9.07Moderate92,500
11Mar 1, 193625.56+9.06Moderate95,600
12May 6, 201725.44+8.94Moderate74,400
13May 6, 198325.26+8.76Moderate79,000
14Jun 30, 195725.04+8.54Moderate82,000
15Feb 5, 196824.98+8.48Moderate86,500
16Mar 8, 197924.96+8.46Moderate75,600
17Jan 25, 197424.91+8.41Moderate84,600
18Feb 23, 195124.90+8.40Moderate91,900
19Mar 18, 198224.76+8.26Moderate73,400
20Aug 21, 202624.70+8.20Moderate64,103
21Apr 25, 196424.39+7.89Minor82,400
22Feb 19, 195024.23+7.73Minor84,200
23Mar 25, 197824.16+7.66Minor67,500
24May 19, 198124.15+7.65Minor67,400
25Apr 20, 193924.14+7.64Minor80,400
26Apr 16, 194424.12+7.62Minor83,000
27Dec 5, 192723.90+7.40Minor78,600
28Apr 13, 193823.75+7.25Minor77,400
29Apr 5, 201823.64+7.14Minor—
30Apr 28, 196123.54+7.04Minor74,200
31Jan 16, 193723.53+7.03Minor74,400
32Apr 25, 197023.45+6.95Minor71,200
33Dec 13, 196623.41+6.91Minor68,100
34Mar 28, 194823.32+6.82Minor72,500
35Jan 30, 195023.11+6.61Minor72,100
36Jul 4, 193823.05+6.55Minor69,400
37May 3, 195922.99+6.49Minor69,200
38Apr 7, 202522.95+6.45Minor52,255
39Apr 8, 195022.92+6.42Minor70,000
40Mar 10, 196322.92+6.42Minor65,900
41Feb 21, 197622.89+6.39Minor56,600
42Jan 24, 194922.87+6.37Minor66,900
43Dec 27, 196722.76+6.26Minor64,800
44Jun 7, 198022.59+6.09Minor52,900
45Apr 24, 197222.53+6.03Minor58,900
46Mar 7, 202322.48+5.98Minor49,471
47Jan 4, 197322.34+5.84Minor57,100
48Jan 24, 201722.31+5.81Minor—
49Mar 25, 193322.30+5.80Minor64,000
50Mar 27, 198422.24+5.74Minor49,600

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.

March 27, 1913: 33.25 ft here, major flooding

  • CovingtonIN · Mar 27, 1913 · 35.10 ft · Major · its highest
  • MontezumaIN · Mar 27, 1913 · 34.00 ft · Major · its highest
  • Mount CarmelIL · Mar 30, 1913 · 33.00 ft · Major
  • LafayetteIN · Mar 26, 1913 · 32.90 ft · Major · its highest
  • ClintonIN · Mar 27, 1913 · 32.10 ft · Major · its highest
  • Terre Haute Legacy SiteIN · Mar 27, 1913 · 31.10 ft · Major
  • HutsonvilleIL · Mar 30, 1913 · 29.80 ft · Major · its highest
  • WabashIN · Mar 26, 1913 · 28.70 ft · Major · its highest
  • PeruIN · Mar 26, 1913 · 28.10 ft · Major · its highest
  • New HarmonyIN · Mar 31, 1913 · 27.70 ft · Major · its highest

June 16, 1958: 29.25 ft here, moderate flooding

  • MontezumaIN · Jun 15, 1958 · 32.06 ft · Major
  • ClintonIN · Jun 15, 1958 · 31.50 ft · Major
  • CovingtonIN · Jun 14, 1958 · 30.27 ft · Major
  • HutsonvilleIL · Jun 17, 1958 · 29.30 ft · Major
  • LafayetteIN · Jun 14, 1958 · 26.28 ft · Major
  • Terre Haute Legacy SiteIN · Jun 16, 1958 · 27.60 ft · Moderate
  • VincennesIN · Jun 21, 1958 · 27.11 ft · Moderate
  • RivertonIN · Jun 18, 1958 · 25.83 ft · Moderate
  • PeruIN · Jun 12, 1958 · 22.65 ft · Moderate
  • WabashIN · Jun 13, 1958 · 22.46 ft · Moderate

January 16, 2005: 29.00 ft here, moderate 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
RivertonIN15.029.36 ft, May 21, 19435
Terre Haute Legacy SiteIN14.038.00 ft, Jan 1, 17504
Terre Haute...US Hwy 150 Eastbound this gaugeIN16.533.25 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 Vigo County

Flood gauges in Vigo County
Terre Haute Legacy Site14.038.00 ft, Jan 1, 17504

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TERI3, 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.