Wabash River near Battleground

Highest listed crest 26.14 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft9 crests since 2013

The Wabash River near Battleground crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 9 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2013 to 2015. The highest, 26.14 ft on April 20, 2013, was major flooding, 15.14 feet above flood stage. 10 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: 26.14 ft; April 20, 2013
Flood stage: 11.0 ft; Major flooding from 26.0 ft
Crests at major: 1; 96th of 206 gauges in Indiana
Most recent flood crest: June 18, 2015; 24.55 ft, moderate flooding
Location: Tippecanoe County; Near West Lafayette (6.4 mi), Lafayette (6.9 mi)
Identifiers: NWS BGDI3; Out of service

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Wabash River near Battleground

Action stage	8.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	11.0	7	Apr 11, 2015	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	20.0	1	Jun 18, 2015	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	26.0	1	Apr 20, 2013	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

9 crests from 2013 to 2015. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

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.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Wabash River near Battleground

1	Apr 20, 2013	26.14	+15.14	Major	—
2	Jun 18, 2015	24.55	+13.55	Moderate	—
3	Apr 4, 2014	17.04	+6.04	Minor	—
4	Jan 14, 2013	15.13	+4.13	Minor	—
5	Nov 25, 2014	14.77	+3.77	Minor	—
6	Jan 31, 2013	13.37	+2.37	Minor	—
7	Apr 11, 2015	12.78	+1.78	Minor	—
8	Jan 6, 2015	12.49	+1.49	Minor	—
9	Dec 26, 2014	11.90	+0.90	Minor	—

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.

April 20, 2013: 26.14 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
RivertonIN · Apr 26, 2013 · 27.20 ft · Major
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
WabashIN · Apr 19, 2013 · 20.68 ft · Moderate

June 18, 2015: 24.55 ft here, moderate flooding

MontezumaIN · Jun 22, 2015 · 26.63 ft · Moderate
ClintonIN · Jun 22, 2015 · 26.50 ft · Moderate
CovingtonIN · Jun 20, 2015 · 26.20 ft · Moderate
Terre Haute Legacy SiteIN · Jun 22, 2015 · 23.36 ft · Moderate
AmericusIN · Jun 17, 2015 · 22.90 ft · Moderate
LafayetteIN · Jun 18, 2015 · 22.81 ft · Moderate
BlufftonIN · Jun 19, 2015 · 16.74 ft · Moderate
Linn GroveIN · Jun 19, 2015 · 14.42 ft · Moderate

April 4, 2014: 17.04 ft here, minor flooding

Mount CarmelIL · Apr 11, 2014 · 27.14 ft · Moderate
LafayetteIN · Apr 5, 2014 · 20.04 ft · Moderate
CovingtonIN · Apr 6, 2014 · 21.36 ft · Minor
MontezumaIN · Apr 8, 2014 · 20.70 ft · Minor
Terre Haute Legacy SiteIN · Apr 9, 2014 · 19.05 ft · Minor
VincennesIN · Apr 8, 2014 · 18.52 ft · Minor
WabashIN · Apr 3, 2014 · 15.06 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

Americus	IN	11.0	23.79 ft, Apr 20, 2013	0
Bluffton	IN	10.0	21.00 ft, Mar 25, 1913	2
Clinton	IN	18.0	32.10 ft, Mar 27, 1913	6
Covington	IN	16.0	35.10 ft, Mar 27, 1913	3
Huntington	IN	20.0	23.20 ft, Feb 10, 1959	1
Lafayette	IN	11.0	32.90 ft, Mar 26, 1913	6
Linn Grove	IN	11.0	14.76 ft, Jul 8, 2003	0
Logansport	IN	15.0	25.30 ft, Mar 26, 1913	2
Montezuma	IN	14.0	34.00 ft, Mar 27, 1913	5
Mount Carmel	IL	19.0	34.02 ft, May 3, 2011	5
New Harmony	IN	15.0	27.70 ft, Mar 31, 1913	6
Peru	IN	20.0	28.10 ft, Mar 26, 1913	2
Riverton	IN	15.0	29.36 ft, May 21, 1943	5
Terre Haute Legacy Site	IN	14.0	38.00 ft, Jan 1, 1750	4
Terre Haute...US Hwy 150 Eastbound	IN	16.5	33.25 ft, Mar 27, 1913	1
Vincennes	IN	16.0	29.33 ft, May 23, 1943	2
Wabash	IN	14.0	28.70 ft, Mar 26, 1913	4
Battleground this gauge	IN	11.0	26.14 ft, Apr 20, 2013	1
Hutsonville	IL	16.0	29.80 ft, Mar 30, 1913	9

Other gauges in Tippecanoe County

Flood gauges in Tippecanoe County

Elston	6.0	6.54 ft, Jun 22, 2010	0
Montmorenci	8.0	9.15 ft, Jun 22, 2010	0
South Raub	9.0	11.55 ft, Apr 18, 2013	0
Lafayette	10.0	16.80 ft, May 18, 1943	5
Americus	15.0	21.05 ft, Apr 20, 2013	0
Americus	11.0	23.79 ft, Apr 20, 2013	0
Lafayette	11.0	32.90 ft, Mar 26, 1913	6
Lafayette	10.0	25.40 ft, Mar 28, 1913	8

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BGDI3, 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.