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White River (IN) at Edwardsport

Highest listed crest 29.40 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft144 crests since 1913

The White River (IN) at Edwardsport crested at major flood stage 10 times among the 144 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1913 to 2026. The highest, 29.40 ft on June 10, 2008, was major flooding, 14.40 feet above flood stage. 13 other gauges on the White River (IN) crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
29.40 ft
June 10, 2008
Flood stage
15.0 ft
Major flooding from 25.0 ft
Crests at major
10
8th of 206 gauges in Indiana
Most recent flood crest
August 24, 2026
20.45 ft, minor flooding
Location
Knox County
Near Washington (11.2 mi)
Identifiers
NWS FREI3
No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, White River (IN) at Edwardsport
Action stage12.015Jun 13, 2018The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.086Aug 24, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage22.032Mar 9, 2026Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage25.010Apr 9, 2025Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

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

Listed crests at the White River (IN) at Edwardsport, 1913 to 2026 1015202530ft Flood stage 15.0 ftMajor 25.0 ft Mar 28, 1913: 24.00 ft, moderate floodingMay 22, 1943: 25.00 ft, major floodingJan 8, 1950: 26.25 ft, major floodingJul 19, 1979: 22.10 ft, moderate floodingAug 3, 1979: 24.00 ft, moderate floodingMay 21, 1990: 24.10 ft, moderate floodingJan 3, 1991: 26.15 ft, major floodingJun 24, 1992: 13.60 ft, action stageNov 6, 1992: 14.40 ft, action stageNov 18, 1992: 21.70 ft, minor floodingNov 27, 1992: 17.50 ft, minor floodingJan 10, 1993: 20.10 ft, minor floodingJan 26, 1993: 16.50 ft, minor floodingMar 9, 1993: 19.30 ft, minor floodingMar 26, 1993: 14.20 ft, action stageApr 3, 1993: 14.40 ft, action stageApr 12, 1993: 17.00 ft, minor floodingApr 19, 1993: 19.00 ft, minor floodingMay 6, 1993: 15.65 ft, minor floodingJul 7, 1993: 13.20 ft, action stageAug 22, 1993: 18.40 ft, minor floodingSep 6, 1993: 17.00 ft, minor floodingSep 28, 1993: 14.70 ft, action stageOct 3, 1993: 14.80 ft, action stageOct 21, 1993: 14.10 ft, action stageNov 19, 1993: 26.90 ft, major floodingDec 7, 1993: 18.10 ft, minor floodingFeb 1, 1994: 20.80 ft, minor floodingApr 15, 1994: 22.20 ft, moderate floodingMay 2, 1994: 14.00 ft, action stageMay 9, 1994: 14.10 ft, action stageMar 11, 1995: 17.50 ft, minor floodingApr 25, 1995: 14.90 ft, action stageMay 23, 1995: 22.00 ft, moderate floodingMay 30, 1995: 16.60 ft, minor floodingAug 10, 1995: 11.60 ft, below flood stageJan 27, 1996: 16.70 ft, minor floodingMar 27, 1996: 16.60 ft, minor floodingApr 27, 1996: 19.80 ft, minor floodingMay 3, 1996: 23.65 ft, moderate floodingMay 8, 1996: 22.20 ft, moderate floodingMay 12, 1996: 22.50 ft, moderate floodingMay 19, 1996: 17.20 ft, minor floodingJun 1, 1996: 20.90 ft, minor floodingJun 14, 1996: 16.80 ft, minor floodingNov 10, 1996: 13.80 ft, action stageDec 28, 1996: 17.60 ft, minor floodingJan 7, 1997: 14.90 ft, action stageJan 27, 1997: 20.20 ft, minor floodingFeb 7, 1997: 17.00 ft, minor floodingMar 4, 1997: 21.70 ft, minor floodingMar 12, 1997: 15.20 ft, minor floodingMar 19, 1997: 20.00 ft, minor floodingJun 8, 1997: 17.90 ft, minor floodingJun 19, 1997: 16.60 ft, minor floodingJun 23, 1997: 14.20 ft, action stageMar 25, 1998: 18.60 ft, minor floodingApr 17, 1998: 20.90 ft, minor floodingMay 2, 1998: 18.00 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 1998: 18.70 ft, minor floodingJun 20, 1998: 23.60 ft, moderate floodingJan 27, 1999: 24.60 ft, moderate floodingOct 9, 2000: 20.50 ft, minor floodingOct 19, 2001: 18.50 ft, minor floodingDec 19, 2001: 20.90 ft, minor floodingMay 17, 2002: 25.20 ft, major floodingMay 17, 2003: 20.80 ft, minor floodingJul 17, 2003: 22.00 ft, moderate floodingSep 7, 2003: 23.30 ft, moderate floodingJan 9, 2004: 23.50 ft, moderate floodingJan 9, 2005: 27.65 ft, major floodingMar 14, 2006: 23.80 ft, moderate floodingDec 6, 2006: 20.50 ft, minor floodingJan 19, 2007: 23.60 ft, moderate floodingJan 13, 2008: 18.10 ft, minor floodingFeb 11, 2008: 22.40 ft, moderate floodingMar 23, 2008: 23.40 ft, moderate floodingJun 10, 2008: 29.40 ft, major floodingFeb 16, 2009: 21.50 ft, minor floodingJun 29, 2010: 20.35 ft, minor floodingMar 9, 2011: 23.75 ft, moderate floodingApr 25, 2011: 24.30 ft, moderate floodingJan 18, 2013: 23.65 ft, moderate floodingApr 24, 2013: 25.30 ft, major floodingDec 26, 2013: 23.30 ft, moderate floodingApr 9, 2014: 23.04 ft, moderate floodingDec 8, 2014: 17.56 ft, minor flooding; 20,410 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2015: 20.11 ft, minor flooding; 29,424 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2015: 16.77 ft, minor flooding; 17,906 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 2015: 20.13 ft, minor flooding; 29,502 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 2015: 18.50 ft, minor flooding; 23,709 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2015: 19.44 ft, minor floodingJul 4, 2015: 20.21 ft, minor floodingJul 19, 2015: 21.74 ft, minor floodingJan 2, 2016: 22.42 ft, moderate floodingFeb 27, 2016: 17.49 ft, minor floodingApr 3, 2016: 15.10 ft, minor floodingApr 16, 2016: 19.12 ft, minor floodingMay 3, 2016: 15.41 ft, minor floodingAug 17, 2016: 17.88 ft, minor floodingJan 25, 2017: 20.21 ft, minor floodingMay 9, 2017: 25.10 ft, major floodingMay 31, 2017: 15.00 ft, minor floodingJun 28, 2017: 15.33 ft, minor floodingJul 17, 2017: 20.77 ft, minor floodingFeb 28, 2018: 22.68 ft, moderate floodingApr 8, 2018: 24.77 ft, moderate floodingJun 13, 2018: 13.20 ft, action stageSep 13, 2018: 18.92 ft, minor floodingNov 5, 2018: 17.56 ft, minor floodingDec 17, 2018: 16.12 ft, minor flooding; 15,790 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 2019: 19.45 ft, minor flooding; 26,338 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 2019: 24.25 ft, moderate flooding; 50,839 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 2019: 18.71 ft, minor flooding; 23,452 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2019: 20.38 ft, minor flooding; 30,292 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2019: 17.30 ft, minor flooding; 18,872 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 2019: 22.41 ft, moderate flooding; 39,506 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 2019: 15.98 ft, minor flooding; 15,461 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 2020: 16.77 ft, minor flooding; 17,408 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 2020: 23.78 ft, moderate flooding; 47,216 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 2020: 20.44 ft, minor flooding; 30,548 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2020: 21.77 ft, minor flooding; 36,437 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2020: 19.01 ft, minor flooding; 24,543 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2020: 19.84 ft, minor flooding; 28,001 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 2021: 19.91 ft, minor flooding; 28,307 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 2021: 19.83 ft, minor flooding; 27,958 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 2021: 20.63 ft, minor flooding; 31,368 cubic feet per secondJul 20, 2021: 18.78 ft, minor flooding; 23,703 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 2021: 16.00 ft, minor flooding; 15,502 cubic feet per secondJan 3, 2022: 19.04 ft, minor flooding; 24,663 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2022: 21.38 ft, minor flooding; 34,671 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2022: 17.09 ft, minor flooding; 18,260 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 2022: 16.77 ft, minor flooding; 17,408 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2023: 22.19 ft, moderate flooding; 38,423 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2023: 16.81 ft, minor flooding; 17,510 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 2024: 15.07 ft, minor flooding; 13,637 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2024: 22.33 ft, moderate flooding; 39,110 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 2025: 26.86 ft, major flooding; 75,503 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2025: 18.20 ft, minor flooding; 21,675 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 2025: 16.00 ft, minor flooding; 15,502 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 2026: 22.54 ft, moderate flooding; 40,155 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2026: 21.48 ft, minor flooding; 35,118 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2026: 15.69 ft, minor flooding; 14,866 cubic feet per secondAug 24, 2026: 20.45 ft, minor flooding; 30,591 cubic feet per second Highest, 29.40 ft, Jun 10, 2008 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, White River (IN) at Edwardsport 1910s: 1 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 1 1950s: 1 1960s: 0 1970s: 2 1980s: 0 1990s: 42 42 2000s: 17 2010s: 38 2020s: 26 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 144 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, White River (IN) at Edwardsport
1Jun 10, 200829.40+14.40Major—
2Jan 9, 200527.65+12.65Major—
3Nov 19, 199326.90+11.90Major—
4Apr 9, 202526.86+11.86Major75,503
5Jan 8, 195026.25+11.25Major—
6Jan 3, 199126.15+11.15Major—
7Apr 24, 201325.30+10.30Major—
8May 17, 200225.20+10.20Major—
9May 9, 201725.10+10.10Major—
10May 22, 194325.00+10.00Major—
11Apr 8, 201824.77+9.77Moderate—
12Jan 27, 199924.60+9.60Moderate—
13Apr 25, 201124.30+9.30Moderate—
14Feb 12, 201924.25+9.25Moderate50,839
15May 21, 199024.10+9.10Moderate—
16Mar 28, 191324.00+9.00Moderate—
17Aug 3, 197924.00+9.00Moderate—
18Mar 14, 200623.80+8.80Moderate—
19Jan 16, 202023.78+8.78Moderate47,216
20Mar 9, 201123.75+8.75Moderate—
21May 3, 199623.65+8.65Moderate—
22Jan 18, 201323.65+8.65Moderate—
23Jun 20, 199823.60+8.60Moderate—
24Jan 19, 200723.60+8.60Moderate—
25Jan 9, 200423.50+8.50Moderate—
26Mar 23, 200823.40+8.40Moderate—
27Sep 7, 200323.30+8.30Moderate—
28Dec 26, 201323.30+8.30Moderate—
29Apr 9, 201423.04+8.04Moderate—
30Feb 28, 201822.68+7.68Moderate—
31Mar 9, 202622.54+7.54Moderate40,155
32May 12, 199622.50+7.50Moderate—
33Jan 2, 201622.42+7.42Moderate—
34Jun 23, 201922.41+7.41Moderate39,506
35Feb 11, 200822.40+7.40Moderate—
36Apr 16, 202422.33+7.33Moderate39,110
37Apr 15, 199422.20+7.20Moderate—
38May 8, 199622.20+7.20Moderate—
39Mar 29, 202322.19+7.19Moderate38,423
40Jul 19, 197922.10+7.10Moderate—
41May 23, 199522.00+7.00Moderate—
42Jul 17, 200322.00+7.00Moderate—
43Mar 22, 202021.77+6.77Minor36,437
44Jul 19, 201521.74+6.74Minor—
45Nov 18, 199221.70+6.70Minor—
46Mar 4, 199721.70+6.70Minor—
47Feb 16, 200921.50+6.50Minor—
48May 22, 202621.48+6.48Minor35,118
49Mar 12, 202221.38+6.38Minor34,671
50Jun 1, 199620.90+5.90Minor—

The worst floods along the White River (IN)

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the White River (IN) that crested above flood stage within a week.

June 10, 2008: 29.40 ft here, major flooding

January 9, 2005: 27.65 ft here, major flooding

November 19, 1993: 26.90 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the White River (IN)

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the White River (IN)
PetersburgIN16.029.30 ft, Jan 10, 20056
146th Street near NoblesvilleIN13.020.98 ft, Apr 19, 20130
82nd Street Bridge near NoraIN11.022.40 ft, Mar 26, 19133
AndersonIN10.024.93 ft, Aug 14, 20266
Broad RippleIN6.014.00 ft, Mar 26, 19130
Eagle Valley Power PlantIN603.0613.50 ft, Mar 25, 19138
Edwardsport this gaugeIN15.029.40 ft, Jun 10, 200810
EllistonIN18.033.50 ft, Aug 1, 187510
HazletonIN16.031.70 ft, Jan 22, 193713
Indianapolis Museum of ArtIN12.025.90 ft, Mar 26, 19131
Michigan Street in IndianapolisIN16.030.00 ft, Mar 26, 19131
MuncieIN9.022.60 ft, Mar 25, 191336
NewberryIN13.029.75 ft, Aug 3, 187510
NoblesvilleIN14.024.60 ft, Aug 15, 20262
Old U.S. Highway 41 located at HazletonIN16.029.83 ft, Apr 12, 20252
PetersburgIN16.029.50 ft, Mar 29, 19139
Raible Avenue in AndersonIN10.023.00 ft, Mar 25, 19132
RavenswoodIN6.016.00 ft, Mar 26, 19137
Raymond Street in IndianapolisIN16.020.51 ft, Aug 16, 20260
Rocky RippleIN7.020.45 ft, Mar 25, 19132
SpencerIN14.028.50 ft, Mar 26, 19134
Stout Power PlantIN10.028.90 ft, Mar 26, 19130
Broad Ripple DamIN8.520.59 ft, Aug 15, 20260
CentertonIN12.021.90 ft, Mar 26, 19134
EdwardsportIN15.029.24 ft, Jun 10, 20084
RavenswoodIN9.016.88 ft, Aug 15, 20261
StrawtownIN12.018.25 ft, Aug 14, 20260
WorthingtonIN18.030.37 ft, Jun 9, 20081

Other gauges in Knox County

Flood gauges in Knox County
Vincennes16.029.33 ft, May 23, 19432
Edwardsport15.029.24 ft, Jun 10, 20084

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FREI3, 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.