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White Lick Creek at Mooresville

Highest listed crest 23.80 ftFlood stage 17.0 ft173 crests since 1950

The White Lick Creek at Mooresville crested at major flood stage 4 times among the 173 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1950 to 2025. The highest, 23.80 ft on June 7, 2008, was major flooding, 6.80 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
23.80 ft
June 7, 2008; 22,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
17.0 ft
Major flooding from 23.0 ft
Crests at major
4
40th of 206 gauges in Indiana
Most recent flood crest
April 5, 2025
20.17 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Morgan County
Near Mooresville (0.8 mi), Plainfield (5.8 mi), Avon (10.5 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, White Lick Creek at Mooresville
Action stage13.059Mar 18, 2021The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)17.071Jan 11, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage20.035Apr 5, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage23.04Apr 19, 2013Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

173 crests from 1950 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the White Lick Creek at Mooresville, 1950 to 2025 10152025ft Flood stage 17.0 ftMajor 23.0 ft Jan 14, 1950: 21.80 ft, moderate flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 1957: 22.50 ft, moderate flooding; 13,400 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 1957: 19.61 ft, minor flooding; 7,580 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 1959: 21.71 ft, moderate flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1959: 19.96 ft, minor flooding; 9,200 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1959: 15.67 ft, action stage; 3,510 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 1959: 15.93 ft, action stage; 3,670 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1960: 16.80 ft, action stage; 4,500 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1960: 21.21 ft, moderate flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1961: 19.58 ft, minor flooding; 9,600 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1961: 21.00 ft, moderate flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 1961: 21.56 ft, moderate flooding; 14,100 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1961: 17.33 ft, minor flooding; 6,100 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1962: 18.78 ft, minor flooding; 8,230 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1962: 16.14 ft, action stage; 4,580 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1962: 19.17 ft, minor flooding; 8,880 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 1962: 20.47 ft, moderate flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per secondSep 4, 1962: 15.81 ft, action stage; 4,220 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1963: 22.95 ft, moderate flooding; 18,000 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1964: 18.90 ft, minor flooding; 5,420 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1964: 14.76 ft, action stage; 3,210 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1964: 20.94 ft, moderate flooding; 13,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1965: 18.60 ft, minor flooding; 5,620 cubic feet per secondFeb 10, 1966: 14.18 ft, action stage; 2,670 cubic feet per secondDec 8, 1966: 19.32 ft, minor flooding; 6,250 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 1967: 15.65 ft, action stage; 3,520 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 1967: 18.13 ft, minor flooding; 5,360 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1968: 19.05 ft, minor flooding; 6,420 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1968: 19.96 ft, minor flooding; 8,110 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1968: 21.16 ft, moderate flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 1968: 18.59 ft, minor flooding; 5,850 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 1969: 17.82 ft, minor flooding; 5,080 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1969: 20.56 ft, moderate flooding; 9,450 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 1969: 15.81 ft, action stage; 3,670 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1969: 16.02 ft, action stage; 3,810 cubic feet per secondJul 20, 1969: 21.51 ft, moderate flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per secondNov 19, 1969: 19.06 ft, minor flooding; 6,060 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 1970: 18.61 ft, minor flooding; 5,650 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1970: 15.93 ft, action stage; 3,550 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1970: 19.58 ft, minor flooding; 6,590 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 1971: 20.21 ft, moderate flooding; 7,320 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1971: 16.08 ft, action stage; 3,660 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1971: 20.09 ft, moderate flooding; 7,060 cubic feet per secondDec 15, 1971: 18.34 ft, minor flooding; 5,410 cubic feet per secondMar 2, 1972: 17.75 ft, minor flooding; 4,900 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1972: 17.65 ft, minor flooding; 4,820 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1972: 18.38 ft, minor flooding; 5,440 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1972: 16.46 ft, action stage; 3,920 cubic feet per secondNov 2, 1972: 20.81 ft, moderate flooding; 8,250 cubic feet per secondNov 14, 1972: 19.96 ft, minor flooding; 7,010 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 1973: 17.10 ft, minor flooding; 4,380 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 1973: 17.24 ft, minor flooding; 4,490 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 1973: 19.10 ft, minor flooding; 3,160 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1974: 17.21 ft, minor flooding; 3,620 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 1974: 16.96 ft, action stage; 3,430 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 1974: 17.85 ft, minor flooding; 4,100 cubic feet per secondJun 8, 1974: 16.38 ft, action stage; 3,060 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1974: 19.59 ft, minor flooding; 5,660 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 1975: 18.46 ft, minor flooding; 4,470 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1975: 21.31 ft, moderate flooding; 8,440 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1975: 19.28 ft, minor flooding; 5,290 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1975: 19.11 ft, minor flooding; 5,110 cubic feet per secondNov 30, 1975: 15.33 ft, action stage; 3,310 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 1976: 16.48 ft, action stage; 4,110 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1976: 16.68 ft, action stage; 4,260 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1976: 16.23 ft, action stage; 3,930 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1976: 16.14 ft, action stage; 3,870 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1977: 18.75 ft, minor flooding; 5,150 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 1977: 19.06 ft, minor flooding; 5,440 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 1977: 19.58 ft, minor flooding; 6,150 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1978: 21.82 ft, moderate flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1978: 16.76 ft, action stage; 3,890 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 1978: 16.33 ft, action stage; 3,450 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 1978: 18.24 ft, minor flooding; 4,700 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1979: 16.60 ft, action stage; 3,520 cubic feet per secondFeb 23, 1979: 20.01 ft, moderate flooding; 6,660 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1979: 20.64 ft, moderate flooding; 7,880 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1979: 18.55 ft, minor flooding; 5,120 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 1979: 23.31 ft, major flooding; 19,000 cubic feet per secondJul 29, 1979: 21.86 ft, moderate flooding; 9,330 cubic feet per secondAug 2, 1979: 21.64 ft, moderate flooding; 8,780 cubic feet per secondAug 21, 1979: 16.45 ft, action stage; 3,110 cubic feet per secondNov 26, 1979: 18.95 ft, minor flooding; 5,330 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1980: 16.11 ft, action stage; 3,210 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 1980: 17.21 ft, minor flooding; 3,930 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1981: 18.28 ft, minor flooding; 4,740 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 1981: 19.78 ft, minor flooding; 6,310 cubic feet per secondJul 27, 1981: 16.55 ft, action stage; 3,480 cubic feet per secondJan 4, 1982: 16.60 ft, action stage; 3,410 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1982: 16.17 ft, action stage; 3,180 cubic feet per secondJan 30, 1982: 18.40 ft, minor flooding; 4,440 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1982: 17.38 ft, minor flooding; 3,850 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 1982: 18.20 ft, minor flooding; 4,320 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1984: 18.69 ft, minor flooding; 4,780 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1984: 16.97 ft, action stage; 3,680 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1985: 19.16 ft, minor flooding; 6,550 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1985: 19.92 ft, minor flooding; 7,810 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1985: 15.62 ft, action stage; 3,600 cubic feet per secondNov 19, 1985: 20.51 ft, moderate flooding; 9,240 cubic feet per secondNov 27, 1985: 16.53 ft, action stage; 4,230 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 1985: 20.61 ft, moderate flooding; 9,520 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1986: 17.99 ft, minor flooding; 5,370 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1986: 18.58 ft, minor flooding; 5,950 cubic feet per secondOct 4, 1986: 19.93 ft, minor flooding; 9,480 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 1987: 15.43 ft, action stage; 3,410 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1988: 14.76 ft, action stage; 3,440 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1988: 18.34 ft, minor flooding; 6,630 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1989: 16.03 ft, action stage; 4,380 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 1989: 17.67 ft, minor flooding; 5,880 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 1989: 14.60 ft, action stage; 3,330 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 1989: 17.00 ft, minor flooding; 5,160 cubic feet per secondSep 14, 1989: 20.55 ft, moderate flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 1990: 19.04 ft, minor flooding; 7,650 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1990: 20.43 ft, moderate flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1990: 19.03 ft, minor flooding; 7,630 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 1990: 22.15 ft, moderate flooding; 15,800 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1991: 15.11 ft, action stage; 3,690 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1991: 15.00 ft, action stage; 3,610 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1992: 17.66 ft, minor flooding; 6,560 cubic feet per secondJul 31, 1992: 13.87 ft, action stage; 3,100 cubic feet per secondNov 12, 1992: 18.30 ft, minor floodingJan 5, 1993: 17.64 ft, minor floodingMar 4, 1993: 15.25 ft, action stageSep 3, 1993: 13.32 ft, action stageNov 14, 1993: 22.27 ft, moderate flooding; 16,400 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1994: 15.94 ft, action stageMar 8, 1995: 14.35 ft, action stageJan 19, 1996: 11.90 ft, below flood stageApr 23, 1996: 15.66 ft, action stageApr 29, 1996: 17.24 ft, minor floodingMay 4, 1996: 15.08 ft, action stageMay 9, 1996: 14.67 ft, action stageMay 27, 1996: 16.17 ft, action stageDec 24, 1996: 15.30 ft, action stageJan 22, 1997: 16.12 ft, action stageFeb 4, 1997: 12.30 ft, below flood stageFeb 27, 1997: 19.35 ft, minor floodingMar 14, 1997: 16.00 ft, action stageApr 10, 1998: 12.05 ft, below flood stageApr 16, 1998: 11.40 ft, below flood stageMay 7, 1998: 13.15 ft, action stageSep 2, 2003: 23.28 ft, major flooding; 19,900 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2004: 16.44 ft, action stageDec 1, 2006: 18.21 ft, minor floodingJan 15, 2007: 18.21 ft, minor floodingFeb 6, 2008: 16.75 ft, action stageJun 7, 2008: 23.80 ft, major flooding; 22,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 2009: 19.82 ft, minor floodingAug 4, 2009: 15.15 ft, action stageJun 22, 2010: 20.78 ft, moderate floodingFeb 28, 2011: 20.53 ft, moderate floodingMar 5, 2011: 19.32 ft, minor floodingApr 20, 2011: 20.75 ft, moderate floodingJan 13, 2013: 21.11 ft, moderate floodingApr 19, 2013: 23.65 ft, major flooding; 21,400 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 2013: 18.55 ft, minor floodingApr 3, 2014: 17.20 ft, minor floodingJul 7, 2015: 19.33 ft, minor floodingJul 12, 2015: 20.32 ft, moderate floodingDec 27, 2015: 18.42 ft, minor floodingJun 16, 2016: 13.25 ft, action stageJan 20, 2017: 14.62 ft, action stageMay 4, 2017: 19.63 ft, minor floodingJun 23, 2017: 15.70 ft, action stageJul 11, 2017: 20.45 ft, moderate floodingFeb 25, 2018: 15.48 ft, action stageApr 3, 2018: 20.79 ft, moderate floodingSep 9, 2018: 13.59 ft, action stageFeb 8, 2019: 17.68 ft, minor flooding; 8,222 cubic feet per secondJun 16, 2019: 17.45 ft, minor flooding; 8,329 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 2020: 17.77 ft, minor flooding; 8,730 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 2021: 14.99 ft, action stage; 5,550 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2025: 20.17 ft, moderate flooding; 11,880 cubic feet per second Highest, 23.80 ft, Jun 7, 2008 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, White Lick Creek at Mooresville 1950s: 5 1960s: 22 1970s: 32 32 1980s: 18 1990s: 10 2000s: 5 2010s: 16 2020s: 2 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 173 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, White Lick Creek at Mooresville
1Jun 7, 200823.80+6.80Major22,000
2Apr 19, 201323.65+6.65Major21,400
3Jul 13, 197923.31+6.31Major19,000
4Sep 2, 200323.28+6.28Major19,900
5Mar 4, 196322.95+5.95Moderate18,000
6Jun 28, 195722.50+5.50Moderate13,400
7Nov 14, 199322.27+5.27Moderate16,400
8Dec 30, 199022.15+5.15Moderate15,800
9Jul 29, 197921.86+4.86Moderate9,330
10Mar 14, 197821.82+4.82Moderate10,600
11Jan 14, 195021.80+4.80Moderate12,000
12Jan 21, 195921.71+4.71Moderate11,400
13Aug 2, 197921.64+4.64Moderate8,780
14May 8, 196121.56+4.56Moderate14,100
15Jul 20, 196921.51+4.51Moderate12,000
16Feb 23, 197521.31+4.31Moderate8,440
17Jun 23, 196021.21+4.21Moderate11,400
18May 24, 196821.16+4.16Moderate11,000
19Jan 13, 201321.11+4.11Moderate—
20Apr 25, 196121.00+4.00Moderate12,600
21Apr 20, 196420.94+3.94Moderate13,600
22Nov 2, 197220.81+3.81Moderate8,250
23Apr 3, 201820.79+3.79Moderate—
24Jun 22, 201020.78+3.78Moderate—
25Apr 20, 201120.75+3.75Moderate—
26Mar 4, 197920.64+3.64Moderate7,880
27Dec 11, 198520.61+3.61Moderate9,520
28Jan 30, 196920.56+3.56Moderate9,450
29Sep 14, 198920.55+3.55Moderate11,000
30Feb 28, 201120.53+3.53Moderate—
31Nov 19, 198520.51+3.51Moderate9,240
32Jul 14, 196220.47+3.47Moderate11,500
33Jul 11, 201720.45+3.45Moderate—
34Mar 11, 199020.43+3.43Moderate10,700
35Jul 12, 201520.32+3.32Moderate—
36Feb 4, 197120.21+3.21Moderate7,320
37Apr 5, 202520.17+3.17Moderate11,880
38Feb 22, 197120.09+3.09Moderate7,060
39Feb 23, 197920.01+3.01Moderate6,660
40Feb 10, 195919.96+2.96Minor9,200
41Apr 4, 196819.96+2.96Minor8,110
42Nov 14, 197219.96+2.96Minor7,010
43Oct 4, 198619.93+2.93Minor9,480
44Mar 31, 198519.92+2.92Minor7,810
45Feb 12, 200919.82+2.82Minor—
46May 27, 198119.78+2.78Minor6,310
47May 4, 201719.63+2.63Minor—
48Dec 20, 195719.61+2.61Minor7,580
49Jun 23, 197419.59+2.59Minor5,660
50Mar 13, 196119.58+2.58Minor9,600

Gauges on the White Lick Creek

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the White Lick Creek
BrownsburgIN9.012.40 ft, Apr 3, 20180
Mooresville this gaugeIN17.023.80 ft, Jun 7, 20084

Other gauges in Morgan County

Flood gauges in Morgan County
Mooresville10.013.30 ft, Apr 19, 20130
Eagle Valley Power Plant603.0613.50 ft, Mar 25, 19138
Centerton12.021.90 ft, Mar 26, 19134

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MOOI3, 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.