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White River (IN) at Old U.S. Highway 41 located at Hazleton

Highest listed crest 29.83 ftFlood stage 16.0 ft63 crests since 2010

The White River (IN) at Old U.S. Highway 41 located at Hazleton crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 63 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2010 to 2026. The highest, 29.83 ft on April 12, 2025, was major flooding, 13.83 feet above flood stage. 21 other gauges on the White River (IN) crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
29.83 ft
April 12, 2025; 142,430 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
16.0 ft
Major flooding from 28.0 ft
Crests at major
2
67th of 206 gauges in Indiana
Most recent flood crest
August 23, 2026
17.89 ft, minor flooding
Location
Gibson County
Near Vincennes (13.1 mi)

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 Old U.S. Highway 41 located at Hazleton
Action stage12.03Jun 28, 2018The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)16.044Aug 23, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage24.014Mar 13, 2026Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage28.02Apr 12, 2025Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

63 crests from 2010 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the White River (IN) at Old U.S. Highway 41 located at Hazleton, 2010 to 2026 1015202530ft Flood stage 16.0 ftMajor 28.0 ft Jun 24, 2010: 18.54 ft, minor floodingJul 1, 2010: 18.91 ft, minor floodingMar 12, 2011: 25.32 ft, moderate floodingMay 4, 2011: 29.54 ft, major flooding; 138,000 cubic feet per secondJan 21, 2013: 24.27 ft, moderate floodingApr 26, 2013: 24.70 ft, moderate floodingDec 29, 2013: 25.01 ft, moderate floodingApr 11, 2014: 25.67 ft, moderate floodingDec 10, 2014: 17.93 ft, minor floodingJan 7, 2015: 17.17 ft, minor floodingMar 19, 2015: 24.02 ft, moderate floodingApr 16, 2015: 20.67 ft, minor floodingJun 24, 2015: 20.99 ft, minor floodingJul 22, 2015: 23.40 ft, minor floodingJan 5, 2016: 24.48 ft, moderate floodingMar 2, 2016: 19.78 ft, minor floodingMar 19, 2016: 19.69 ft, minor floodingApr 4, 2016: 16.51 ft, minor floodingApr 18, 2016: 19.40 ft, minor floodingMay 5, 2016: 17.26 ft, minor floodingAug 19, 2016: 17.23 ft, minor floodingJan 28, 2017: 20.99 ft, minor floodingMar 10, 2017: 18.23 ft, minor floodingMay 12, 2017: 26.55 ft, moderate flooding; 96,200 cubic feet per secondJun 1, 2017: 15.96 ft, action stageJul 19, 2017: 18.30 ft, minor floodingMar 3, 2018: 26.19 ft, moderate floodingApr 10, 2018: 26.64 ft, moderate flooding; 97,300 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2018: 13.91 ft, action stageJun 28, 2018: 13.90 ft, action stageSep 17, 2018: 17.00 ft, minor floodingNov 9, 2018: 18.35 ft, minor floodingDec 19, 2018: 17.63 ft, minor flooding; 32,146 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 2019: 21.49 ft, minor flooding; 47,887 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 2019: 26.80 ft, moderate flooding; 99,300 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 2019: 20.67 ft, minor flooding; 43,651 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2019: 23.28 ft, minor flooding; 61,641 cubic feet per secondJun 25, 2019: 26.09 ft, moderate flooding; 90,687 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 2019: 16.98 ft, minor flooding; 30,954 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 2020: 25.53 ft, moderate flooding; 84,259 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 2020: 20.85 ft, minor flooding; 47,407 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 2020: 23.53 ft, minor flooding; 65,009 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2020: 18.70 ft, minor flooding; 37,657 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2021: 21.56 ft, minor flooding; 53,439 cubic feet per secondJun 26, 2021: 18.58 ft, minor flooding; 38,914 cubic feet per secondJul 23, 2021: 18.86 ft, minor flooding; 40,036 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 2021: 16.39 ft, minor flooding; 30,931 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 2022: 19.50 ft, minor flooding; 42,715 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 2022: 23.96 ft, minor flooding; 69,758 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2022: 20.11 ft, minor flooding; 45,333 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2022: 17.84 ft, minor flooding; 35,987 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 2022: 17.88 ft, minor flooding; 36,142 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 2023: 23.95 ft, minor flooding; 69,695 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2024: 22.02 ft, minor flooding; 56,832 cubic feet per secondMay 22, 2024: 16.32 ft, minor flooding; 31,437 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 2025: 17.63 ft, minor flooding; 35,178 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 2025: 29.83 ft, major flooding; 142,430 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2025: 16.83 ft, minor flooding; 32,733 cubic feet per secondJun 13, 2025: 16.37 ft, minor flooding; 31,546 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2026: 25.22 ft, moderate flooding; 82,276 cubic feet per secondMay 25, 2026: 22.49 ft, minor flooding; 60,446 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 2026: 19.39 ft, minor flooding; 42,251 cubic feet per secondAug 23, 2026: 17.89 ft, minor flooding; 36,079 cubic feet per second Highest, 29.83 ft, Apr 12, 2025 2010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, White River (IN) at Old U.S. Highway 41 located at Hazleton 2010s: 36 36 2020s: 24 2010s2020s
  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 63 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, White River (IN) at Old U.S. Highway 41 located at Hazleton
1Apr 12, 202529.83+13.83Major142,430
2May 4, 201129.54+13.54Major138,000
3Feb 15, 201926.80+10.80Moderate99,300
4Apr 10, 201826.64+10.64Moderate97,300
5May 12, 201726.55+10.55Moderate96,200
6Mar 3, 201826.19+10.19Moderate—
7Jun 25, 201926.09+10.09Moderate90,687
8Apr 11, 201425.67+9.67Moderate—
9Jan 19, 202025.53+9.53Moderate84,259
10Mar 12, 201125.32+9.32Moderate—
11Mar 13, 202625.22+9.22Moderate82,276
12Dec 29, 201325.01+9.01Moderate—
13Apr 26, 201324.70+8.70Moderate—
14Jan 5, 201624.48+8.48Moderate—
15Jan 21, 201324.27+8.27Moderate—
16Mar 19, 201524.02+8.02Moderate—
17Feb 27, 202223.96+7.96Minor69,758
18Apr 2, 202323.95+7.95Minor69,695
19Mar 27, 202023.53+7.53Minor65,009
20Jul 22, 201523.40+7.40Minor—
21Apr 30, 201923.28+7.28Minor61,641
22May 25, 202622.49+6.49Minor60,446
23Apr 20, 202422.02+6.02Minor56,832
24Mar 6, 202121.56+5.56Minor53,439
25Jan 31, 201921.49+5.49Minor47,887
26Jun 24, 201520.99+4.99Minor—
27Jan 28, 201720.99+4.99Minor—
28Feb 18, 202020.85+4.85Minor47,407
29Apr 16, 201520.67+4.67Minor—
30Mar 17, 201920.67+4.67Minor43,651
31Mar 29, 202220.11+4.11Minor45,333
32Mar 2, 201619.78+3.78Minor—
33Mar 19, 201619.69+3.69Minor—
34Jan 6, 202219.50+3.50Minor42,715
35Apr 18, 201619.40+3.40Minor—
36Jun 28, 202619.39+3.39Minor42,251
37Jul 1, 201018.91+2.91Minor—
38Jul 23, 202118.86+2.86Minor40,036
39May 25, 202018.70+2.70Minor37,657
40Jun 26, 202118.58+2.58Minor38,914
41Jun 24, 201018.54+2.54Minor—
42Nov 9, 201818.35+2.35Minor—
43Jul 19, 201718.30+2.30Minor—
44Mar 10, 201718.23+2.23Minor—
45Dec 10, 201417.93+1.93Minor—
46Aug 23, 202617.89+1.89Minor36,079
47May 23, 202217.88+1.88Minor36,142
48Apr 18, 202217.84+1.84Minor35,987
49Dec 19, 201817.63+1.63Minor32,146
50Feb 19, 202517.63+1.63Minor35,178

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.

April 12, 2025: 29.83 ft here, major flooding

  • HazletonIN · Apr 12, 2025 · 30.00 ft · Major
  • EllistonIN · Apr 8, 2025 · 29.29 ft · Major
  • PetersburgIN · Apr 11, 2025 · 28.71 ft · Major
  • PetersburgIN · Apr 11, 2025 · 27.66 ft · Major
  • EdwardsportIN · Apr 9, 2025 · 26.86 ft · Major
  • EdwardsportIN · Apr 9, 2025 · 26.84 ft · Major
  • SpencerIN · Apr 7, 2025 · 24.41 ft · Major
  • NewberryIN · Apr 8, 2025 · 24.08 ft · Major
  • AndersonIN · Apr 6, 2025 · 17.57 ft · Moderate
  • CentertonIN · Apr 6, 2025 · 17.46 ft · Moderate

May 4, 2011: 29.54 ft here, major flooding

  • HazletonIN · May 4, 2011 · 29.80 ft · Major
  • PetersburgIN · May 3, 2011 · 27.85 ft · Major
  • PetersburgIN · May 3, 2011 · 26.88 ft · Major
  • CentertonIN · Apr 28, 2011 · 15.23 ft · Minor

February 15, 2019: 26.80 ft here, moderate 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
EdwardsportIN15.029.40 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 Hazleton this gaugeIN16.029.83 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 Gibson County

Flood gauges in Gibson County
Princeton18.024.89 ft, May 4, 20118
Hazleton16.031.70 ft, Jan 22, 193713

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HZNI3, 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.