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White River (IN) at Ravenswood

Highest listed crest 16.00 ftFlood stage 6.0 ft86 crests since 1913

The White River (IN) at Ravenswood crested at major flood stage 7 times among the 86 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1913 to 2018. The highest, 16.00 ft on March 26, 1913, was major flooding, 10.00 feet above flood stage. 19 other gauges on the White River (IN) crested above flood stage within a week of it, 12 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
16.00 ft
March 26, 1913
Flood stage
6.0 ft
Major flooding from 12.0 ft
Crests at major
7
21st of 206 gauges in Indiana
Most recent flood crest
April 5, 2018
8.75 ft, minor flooding
Location
Marion County
Near Carmel (5.1 mi), Lawrence (7.6 mi), Indianapolis (8.1 mi)
Identifiers
NWS RVNI3
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 Ravenswood
Action stage4.08Nov 24, 1992The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)6.060Apr 5, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage10.011Apr 20, 2013Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage12.07Jan 1, 1991Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

86 crests from 1913 to 2018. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the White River (IN) at Ravenswood, 1913 to 2018 46810121416ft Flood stage 6.0 ftMajor 12.0 ft Mar 26, 1913: 16.00 ft, major floodingJan 16, 1937: 12.00 ft, major floodingMay 19, 1943: 13.30 ft, major floodingApr 15, 1948: 8.50 ft, minor floodingJun 30, 1957: 12.60 ft, major floodingJun 15, 1958: 12.30 ft, major floodingJan 24, 1959: 8.90 ft, minor floodingFeb 12, 1959: 8.04 ft, minor floodingApr 30, 1959: 7.50 ft, minor floodingMar 15, 1961: 6.62 ft, minor floodingApr 27, 1961: 7.50 ft, minor floodingJan 28, 1962: 10.00 ft, moderate floodingFeb 28, 1962: 6.55 ft, minor floodingMar 23, 1962: 5.95 ft, action stageMar 7, 1963: 10.70 ft, moderate floodingMar 12, 1964: 6.80 ft, minor floodingApr 23, 1964: 12.90 ft, major floodingDec 11, 1966: 7.90 ft, minor floodingJan 31, 1969: 8.10 ft, minor floodingFeb 21, 1971: 6.50 ft, minor floodingApr 22, 1972: 7.50 ft, minor floodingNov 16, 1972: 6.50 ft, minor floodingDec 28, 1973: 7.10 ft, minor floodingJan 21, 1974: 7.30 ft, minor floodingFeb 25, 1975: 7.80 ft, minor floodingDec 17, 1977: 6.20 ft, minor floodingMar 17, 1978: 7.90 ft, minor floodingMar 23, 1978: 7.60 ft, minor floodingFeb 25, 1979: 6.70 ft, minor floodingMar 5, 1979: 8.00 ft, minor floodingJun 4, 1980: 9.70 ft, minor floodingJan 5, 1982: 4.50 ft, action stageJan 31, 1983: 5.80 ft, action stageMar 18, 1984: 6.40 ft, minor floodingFeb 25, 1985: 10.90 ft, moderate floodingApr 2, 1985: 6.00 ft, minor floodingNov 28, 1985: 6.10 ft, minor floodingDec 13, 1985: 8.00 ft, minor floodingMar 20, 1986: 6.00 ft, minor floodingApr 8, 1988: 6.50 ft, minor floodingApr 6, 1989: 5.90 ft, action stageMay 28, 1989: 7.50 ft, minor floodingSep 3, 1989: 8.40 ft, minor floodingSep 11, 1989: 5.40 ft, action stageSep 16, 1989: 5.30 ft, action stageFeb 17, 1990: 7.00 ft, minor floodingMar 12, 1990: 7.00 ft, minor floodingMay 17, 1990: 5.80 ft, action stageJun 11, 1990: 7.60 ft, minor floodingJan 1, 1991: 12.50 ft, major floodingApr 19, 1992: 7.20 ft, minor floodingJun 20, 1992: 9.00 ft, minor floodingNov 3, 1992: 6.00 ft, minor floodingNov 14, 1992: 8.50 ft, minor floodingNov 24, 1992: 5.90 ft, action stageJan 5, 1993: 7.00 ft, minor floodingNov 17, 1993: 9.90 ft, minor floodingJan 30, 1994: 7.10 ft, minor floodingApr 13, 1994: 7.00 ft, minor floodingApr 30, 1996: 7.00 ft, minor floodingMar 1, 1997: 8.50 ft, minor floodingMar 15, 1997: 7.00 ft, minor floodingJan 24, 1999: 10.80 ft, moderate floodingMay 14, 2002: 10.30 ft, moderate floodingJul 7, 2003: 8.50 ft, minor floodingJul 11, 2003: 11.30 ft, moderate floodingSep 4, 2003: 9.50 ft, minor floodingJan 6, 2004: 7.90 ft, minor floodingJun 12, 2004: 6.80 ft, minor floodingJan 7, 2005: 10.60 ft, moderate floodingJan 14, 2005: 11.80 ft, moderate floodingDec 3, 2006: 8.20 ft, minor floodingJan 16, 2007: 8.00 ft, minor floodingMar 25, 2007: 10.60 ft, moderate floodingFeb 7, 2008: 9.40 ft, minor floodingFeb 13, 2009: 7.55 ft, minor floodingJun 24, 2010: 8.10 ft, minor floodingMar 2, 2011: 10.20 ft, moderate floodingJan 15, 2013: 9.95 ft, minor floodingApr 20, 2013: 11.50 ft, moderate floodingDec 24, 2013: 9.10 ft, minor floodingApr 5, 2014: 8.50 ft, minor floodingJun 29, 2015: 9.10 ft, minor floodingDec 29, 2015: 7.56 ft, minor floodingMay 6, 2017: 9.90 ft, minor floodingApr 5, 2018: 8.75 ft, minor flooding Highest, 16.00 ft, Mar 26, 1913 19201940196019802000

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, White River (IN) at Ravenswood 1910s: 1 1920s: 0 1930s: 1 1940s: 2 1950s: 5 1960s: 9 1970s: 11 1980s: 10 1990s: 16 16 2000s: 13 2010s: 10 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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 86 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, White River (IN) at Ravenswood
1Mar 26, 191316.00+10.00Major—
2May 19, 194313.30+7.30Major—
3Apr 23, 196412.90+6.90Major—
4Jun 30, 195712.60+6.60Major—
5Jan 1, 199112.50+6.50Major—
6Jun 15, 195812.30+6.30Major—
7Jan 16, 193712.00+6.00Major—
8Jan 14, 200511.80+5.80Moderate—
9Apr 20, 201311.50+5.50Moderate—
10Jul 11, 200311.30+5.30Moderate—
11Feb 25, 198510.90+4.90Moderate—
12Jan 24, 199910.80+4.80Moderate—
13Mar 7, 196310.70+4.70Moderate—
14Jan 7, 200510.60+4.60Moderate—
15Mar 25, 200710.60+4.60Moderate—
16May 14, 200210.30+4.30Moderate—
17Mar 2, 201110.20+4.20Moderate—
18Jan 28, 196210.00+4.00Moderate—
19Jan 15, 20139.95+3.95Minor—
20Nov 17, 19939.90+3.90Minor—
21May 6, 20179.90+3.90Minor—
22Jun 4, 19809.70+3.70Minor—
23Sep 4, 20039.50+3.50Minor—
24Feb 7, 20089.40+3.40Minor—
25Dec 24, 20139.10+3.10Minor—
26Jun 29, 20159.10+3.10Minor—
27Jun 20, 19929.00+3.00Minor—
28Jan 24, 19598.90+2.90Minor—
29Apr 5, 20188.75+2.75Minor—
30Apr 15, 19488.50+2.50Minor—
31Nov 14, 19928.50+2.50Minor—
32Mar 1, 19978.50+2.50Minor—
33Jul 7, 20038.50+2.50Minor—
34Apr 5, 20148.50+2.50Minor—
35Sep 3, 19898.40+2.40Minor—
36Dec 3, 20068.20+2.20Minor—
37Jan 31, 19698.10+2.10Minor—
38Jun 24, 20108.10+2.10Minor—
39Feb 12, 19598.04+2.04Minor—
40Mar 5, 19798.00+2.00Minor—
41Dec 13, 19858.00+2.00Minor—
42Jan 16, 20078.00+2.00Minor—
43Dec 11, 19667.90+1.90Minor—
44Mar 17, 19787.90+1.90Minor—
45Jan 6, 20047.90+1.90Minor—
46Feb 25, 19757.80+1.80Minor—
47Mar 23, 19787.60+1.60Minor—
48Jun 11, 19907.60+1.60Minor—
49Dec 29, 20157.56+1.56Minor—
50Feb 13, 20097.55+1.55Minor—

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.

March 26, 1913: 16.00 ft here, major flooding

May 19, 1943: 13.30 ft here, major flooding

April 23, 1964: 12.90 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
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 HazletonIN16.029.83 ft, Apr 12, 20252
PetersburgIN16.029.50 ft, Mar 29, 19139
Raible Avenue in AndersonIN10.023.00 ft, Mar 25, 19132
Ravenswood this gaugeIN6.016.00 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 Marion County

Flood gauges in Marion County
Acton9.014.99 ft, Jul 20, 19690
Indianapolis8.013.31 ft, Jun 26, 19780
Clermont9.015.84 ft, Apr 19, 20130
Raymond Street in Indianapolis14.015.79 ft, May 5, 20170
Speedway9.018.18 ft, Apr 19, 20130
Traders Point11.513.23 ft, Jul 14, 20150
Bridgeport6.016.00 ft, Sep 1, 20031
16th Street in Indianapolis12.016.63 ft, Aug 16, 20260
Millersville10.016.30 ft, Mar 26, 19130
Beech Grove7.010.35 ft, Jun 20, 20110
Indianapolis10.013.21 ft, Jun 7, 20080
Speedway6.012.79 ft, Sep 1, 20030
Arlington Avenue in Indianapolis8.016.00 ft, May 28, 19562
Dam near I-70 in Eastern Marion County19.519.78 ft, Jun 20, 20110
Farleys Addition in Indianapolis7.38.32 ft, Jun 19, 20190
82nd Street Bridge near Nora11.022.40 ft, Mar 26, 19133
Broad Ripple6.014.00 ft, Mar 26, 19130
Indianapolis Museum of Art12.025.90 ft, Mar 26, 19131
Michigan Street in Indianapolis16.030.00 ft, Mar 26, 19131
Raymond Street in Indianapolis16.020.51 ft, Aug 16, 20260
Rocky Ripple7.020.45 ft, Mar 25, 19132
Stout Power Plant10.028.90 ft, Mar 26, 19130
Broad Ripple Dam8.520.59 ft, Aug 15, 20260
Ravenswood9.016.88 ft, Aug 15, 20261

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge RVNI3, 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.