Highest listed crest 20.51 ft August 16, 2026; 46,264 cubic feet per second
Flood stage 16.0 ft Major flooding from 25.0 ft
Crests at major 0 27 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest August 16, 2026 20.51 ft, moderate flooding Listed crests at the White River (IN) at Raymond Street in Indianapolis, 1931 to 2026 0 5 10 15 20 25 ft Flood stage 16.0 ft Major 25.0 ft Apr 4, 1931: 4.30 ft, below flood stage; 3,510 cubic feet per second Dec 9, 1932: 12.22 ft, action stage; 8,760 cubic feet per second Dec 26, 1932: 13.20 ft, action stage; 10,600 cubic feet per second Dec 31, 1932: 15.90 ft, action stage; 16,100 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 1933: 17.29 ft, minor flooding; 19,600 cubic feet per second Mar 27, 1933: 12.44 ft, action stage; 9,120 cubic feet per second Apr 19, 1933: 13.01 ft, action stage; 10,200 cubic feet per second Mar 28, 1934: 10.00 ft, action stage; 5,850 cubic feet per second May 4, 1935: 13.67 ft, action stage; 11,000 cubic feet per second May 8, 1935: 12.21 ft, action stage; 8,500 cubic feet per second Feb 27, 1936: 16.30 ft, minor flooding; 16,900 cubic feet per second Dec 31, 1936: 12.55 ft, action stage; 9,660 cubic feet per second Jan 10, 1937: 12.60 ft, action stage; 9,660 cubic feet per second Jan 22, 1937: 14.90 ft, action stage; 13,700 cubic feet per second Feb 1, 1937: 12.08 ft, action stage; 8,860 cubic feet per second Feb 10, 1937: 11.86 ft, action stage; 8,550 cubic feet per second Apr 6, 1937: 13.96 ft, action stage; 12,000 cubic feet per second Dec 18, 1937: 16.95 ft, minor flooding; 18,400 cubic feet per second Feb 14, 1938: 11.89 ft, action stage; 8,550 cubic feet per second Feb 20, 1938: 12.65 ft, action stage; 9,660 cubic feet per second Mar 7, 1938: 11.96 ft, action stage; 8,550 cubic feet per second Mar 17, 1938: 13.94 ft, action stage; 11,500 cubic feet per second Mar 25, 1938: 12.50 ft, action stage; 9,340 cubic feet per second Apr 9, 1938: 17.91 ft, minor flooding; 20,900 cubic feet per second Jun 28, 1938: 14.23 ft, action stage; 12,300 cubic feet per second Jul 2, 1938: 15.41 ft, action stage; 14,700 cubic feet per second Jan 31, 1939: 13.23 ft, action stage; 10,600 cubic feet per second Mar 2, 1939: 12.11 ft, action stage; 8,860 cubic feet per second Mar 14, 1939: 16.87 ft, minor flooding; 19,800 cubic feet per second Apr 17, 1939: 18.28 ft, minor flooding; 23,700 cubic feet per second Apr 21, 1940: 12.85 ft, action stage; 10,600 cubic feet per second Jun 14, 1941: 7.07 ft, below flood stage; 3,300 cubic feet per second Feb 7, 1942: 12.73 ft, action stage; 12,600 cubic feet per second Mar 10, 1942: 10.56 ft, action stage; 8,620 cubic feet per second Mar 18, 1942: 11.87 ft, action stage; 11,000 cubic feet per second Apr 11, 1942: 11.84 ft, action stage; 10,800 cubic feet per second Mar 19, 1943: 11.28 ft, action stage; 9,880 cubic feet per second May 12, 1943: 15.62 ft, action stage; 19,500 cubic feet per second Apr 12, 1944: 17.25 ft, minor flooding; 24,700 cubic feet per second Apr 25, 1944: 11.16 ft, action stage; 10,800 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 1945: 13.47 ft, action stage; 14,400 cubic feet per second May 17, 1945: 10.38 ft, action stage; 9,030 cubic feet per second Jun 18, 1945: 13.37 ft, action stage; 14,200 cubic feet per second Oct 3, 1945: 10.84 ft, action stage; 9,530 cubic feet per second Dec 31, 1945: 11.05 ft, action stage; 9,870 cubic feet per second Mar 18, 1946: 10.75 ft, action stage; 9,530 cubic feet per second Feb 1, 1947: 10.31 ft, action stage; 9,570 cubic feet per second Apr 27, 1947: 9.82 ft, below flood stage; 8,620 cubic feet per second May 2, 1947: 11.11 ft, action stage; 11,200 cubic feet per second Jun 4, 1947: 10.57 ft, action stage; 10,200 cubic feet per second Jan 3, 1948: 11.74 ft, action stage; 11,400 cubic feet per second Mar 27, 1948: 15.04 ft, action stage; 18,000 cubic feet per second Apr 6, 1948: 15.76 ft, action stage; 20,000 cubic feet per second Apr 14, 1948: 14.04 ft, action stage; 16,000 cubic feet per second Jan 19, 1949: 14.49 ft, action stage; 17,000 cubic feet per second Jan 28, 1949: 12.04 ft, action stage; 12,000 cubic feet per second Feb 17, 1949: 11.95 ft, action stage; 12,000 cubic feet per second Jan 5, 1950: 18.65 ft, minor flooding; 27,600 cubic feet per second Jan 16, 1950: 15.55 ft, action stage; 20,200 cubic feet per second Jan 26, 1950: 15.44 ft, action stage; 19,800 cubic feet per second Feb 16, 1950: 16.80 ft, minor flooding; 22,600 cubic feet per second Mar 29, 1950: 12.13 ft, action stage; 13,200 cubic feet per second Apr 6, 1950: 10.37 ft, action stage; 9,800 cubic feet per second Dec 6, 1950: 11.03 ft, action stage; 11,000 cubic feet per second Feb 13, 1951: 9.95 ft, below flood stage; 9,040 cubic feet per second Feb 23, 1951: 14.07 ft, action stage; 17,200 cubic feet per second Jan 29, 1952: 13.16 ft, action stage; 15,400 cubic feet per second Feb 5, 1952: 11.22 ft, action stage; 11,400 cubic feet per second Mar 4, 1953: 11.43 ft, action stage; 11,800 cubic feet per second May 25, 1953: 10.73 ft, action stage; 10,400 cubic feet per second Jul 7, 1953: 10.94 ft, action stage; 10,800 cubic feet per second Apr 6, 1954: 8.54 ft, below flood stage; 6,340 cubic feet per second Jan 8, 1955: 10.35 ft, action stage; 9,800 cubic feet per second Nov 19, 1955: 10.83 ft, action stage; 10,300 cubic feet per second Feb 25, 1956: 11.43 ft, action stage; 11,400 cubic feet per second Apr 6, 1957: 14.28 ft, action stage; 17,100 cubic feet per second May 22, 1957: 11.38 ft, action stage; 11,400 cubic feet per second Jun 17, 1957: 10.13 ft, action stage; 9,030 cubic feet per second Dec 20, 1957: 14.83 ft, action stage; 18,100 cubic feet per second Dec 27, 1957: 10.60 ft, action stage; 9,940 cubic feet per second Jun 11, 1958: 17.52 ft, minor flooding; 25,800 cubic feet per second Jun 15, 1958: 18.87 ft, minor flooding; 30,500 cubic feet per second Aug 3, 1958: 13.24 ft, action stage; 15,400 cubic feet per second Jan 22, 1959: 14.43 ft, action stage; 17,800 cubic feet per second Feb 10, 1959: 13.81 ft, action stage; 16,600 cubic feet per second Apr 30, 1959: 11.55 ft, action stage; 12,200 cubic feet per second Feb 11, 1960: 10.48 ft, action stage; 10,000 cubic feet per second Mar 15, 1961: 11.42 ft, action stage; 12,500 cubic feet per second Apr 25, 1961: 15.77 ft, action stage; 21,300 cubic feet per second May 10, 1961: 10.46 ft, action stage; 10,700 cubic feet per second Jan 28, 1962: 15.60 ft, action stage; 22,500 cubic feet per second Feb 28, 1962: 11.64 ft, action stage; 13,000 cubic feet per second Mar 22, 1962: 10.81 ft, action stage; 11,300 cubic feet per second Mar 6, 1963: 17.55 ft, minor flooding; 28,000 cubic feet per second Mar 19, 1963: 11.43 ft, action stage; 12,500 cubic feet per second Mar 11, 1964: 13.46 ft, action stage; 17,200 cubic feet per second Feb 11, 1965: 11.21 ft, action stage; 11,600 cubic feet per second Apr 9, 1965: 11.60 ft, action stage; 12,500 cubic feet per second Feb 12, 1966: 7.59 ft, below flood stage; 4,760 cubic feet per second Dec 10, 1966: 14.30 ft, action stage; 18,800 cubic feet per second Dec 22, 1967: 11.38 ft, action stage; 11,500 cubic feet per second Feb 3, 1968: 13.79 ft, action stage; 17,400 cubic feet per second Dec 29, 1968: 9.89 ft, below flood stage; 8,500 cubic feet per second Jan 19, 1969: 12.22 ft, action stage; 13,400 cubic feet per second Jan 30, 1969: 15.00 ft, action stage; 20,600 cubic feet per second Apr 20, 1969: 10.88 ft, action stage; 10,500 cubic feet per second Nov 20, 1969: 11.10 ft, action stage; 10,900 cubic feet per second Jan 30, 1970: 11.02 ft, action stage; 10,700 cubic feet per second Apr 25, 1970: 11.00 ft, action stage; 10,700 cubic feet per second Feb 6, 1971: 9.99 ft, below flood stage; 9,130 cubic feet per second Feb 20, 1971: 12.30 ft, action stage; 13,800 cubic feet per second Dec 16, 1971: 11.04 ft, action stage; 11,200 cubic feet per second Apr 22, 1972: 13.94 ft, action stage; 17,300 cubic feet per second Nov 4, 1972: 10.92 ft, action stage; 10,200 cubic feet per second Nov 16, 1972: 12.04 ft, action stage; 12,600 cubic feet per second Mar 12, 1973: 10.21 ft, action stage; 8,790 cubic feet per second Mar 27, 1973: 11.26 ft, action stage; 10,900 cubic feet per second Apr 24, 1973: 10.12 ft, action stage; 8,630 cubic feet per second Jun 7, 1973: 10.30 ft, action stage; 8,950 cubic feet per second Aug 15, 1973: 10.26 ft, action stage; 8,880 cubic feet per second Dec 28, 1973: 13.25 ft, action stage; 15,400 cubic feet per second Jan 21, 1974: 13.46 ft, action stage; 15,000 cubic feet per second Jan 29, 1974: 10.62 ft, action stage; 9,580 cubic feet per second Mar 31, 1974: 10.70 ft, action stage; 9,740 cubic feet per second Apr 5, 1974: 11.25 ft, action stage; 10,900 cubic feet per second Jun 23, 1974: 12.69 ft, action stage; 14,000 cubic feet per second Jan 11, 1975: 10.32 ft, action stage; 9,000 cubic feet per second Feb 25, 1975: 14.60 ft, action stage; 19,000 cubic feet per second Mar 30, 1975: 10.39 ft, action stage; 9,140 cubic feet per second Apr 25, 1975: 10.90 ft, action stage; 10,100 cubic feet per second Apr 29, 1975: 10.54 ft, action stage; 9,430 cubic feet per second Feb 12, 1976: 11.86 ft, action stage; 12,100 cubic feet per second Feb 17, 1976: 13.50 ft, action stage; 16,000 cubic feet per second Mar 6, 1976: 11.61 ft, action stage; 11,600 cubic feet per second Feb 27, 1977: 8.78 ft, below flood stage; 6,370 cubic feet per second Dec 17, 1977: 12.34 ft, action stage; 13,200 cubic feet per second Mar 17, 1978: 14.65 ft, action stage; 19,200 cubic feet per second Mar 23, 1978: 13.20 ft, action stage; 15,300 cubic feet per second Apr 8, 1978: 10.20 ft, action stage; 8,780 cubic feet per second Jun 26, 1978: 13.93 ft, action stage; 9,840 cubic feet per second Aug 28, 1978: 10.85 ft, action stage; 10,000 cubic feet per second Feb 24, 1979: 14.06 ft, action stage; 17,500 cubic feet per second Mar 4, 1979: 14.75 ft, action stage; 19,500 cubic feet per second Apr 13, 1979: 10.12 ft, action stage; 8,630 cubic feet per second Jul 28, 1979: 14.97 ft, action stage; 18,900 cubic feet per second Aug 1, 1979: 11.58 ft, action stage; 11,600 cubic feet per second Mar 10, 1980: 10.83 ft, action stage; 10,000 cubic feet per second Jun 5, 1980: 15.48 ft, action stage; 21,700 cubic feet per second May 29, 1981: 11.15 ft, action stage; 10,600 cubic feet per second Jan 5, 1982: 10.13 ft, action stage; 8,650 cubic feet per second Jan 31, 1982: 10.60 ft, action stage; 9,540 cubic feet per second Feb 23, 1982: 12.23 ft, action stage; 13,000 cubic feet per second Mar 13, 1982: 13.12 ft, action stage; 15,100 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 1982: 10.83 ft, action stage; 10,000 cubic feet per second May 4, 1983: 11.60 ft, action stage; 11,600 cubic feet per second Dec 13, 1983: 10.73 ft, action stage; 9,800 cubic feet per second Mar 17, 1984: 11.91 ft, action stage; 12,400 cubic feet per second Mar 22, 1984: 11.49 ft, action stage; 11,400 cubic feet per second Apr 24, 1984: 10.38 ft, action stage; 9,120 cubic feet per second Jan 2, 1985: 10.28 ft, action stage; 8,800 cubic feet per second Feb 25, 1985: 17.49 ft, minor flooding; 27,700 cubic feet per second Mar 13, 1985: 10.86 ft, action stage; 10,100 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 1985: 11.73 ft, action stage; 11,900 cubic feet per second Apr 7, 1985: 10.13 ft, action stage; 8,650 cubic feet per second Nov 19, 1985: 12.33 ft, action stage; 13,200 cubic feet per second Nov 28, 1985: 12.43 ft, action stage; 13,400 cubic feet per second Dec 12, 1985: 14.69 ft, action stage; 19,300 cubic feet per second Feb 6, 1986: 10.29 ft, action stage; 8,950 cubic feet per second Mar 14, 1986: 10.28 ft, action stage; 8,930 cubic feet per second Mar 20, 1986: 11.88 ft, action stage; 12,200 cubic feet per second Oct 4, 1986: 12.80 ft, action stage; 14,300 cubic feet per second Apr 7, 1988: 11.87 ft, action stage; 11,700 cubic feet per second Apr 6, 1989: 11.85 ft, action stage; 11,600 cubic feet per second May 28, 1989: 13.39 ft, action stage; 15,900 cubic feet per second Sep 4, 1989: 13.68 ft, action stage; 16,600 cubic feet per second Sep 14, 1989: 12.32 ft, action stage; 12,900 cubic feet per second Feb 4, 1990: 10.03 ft, action stage; 8,780 cubic feet per second Feb 17, 1990: 12.93 ft, action stage; 14,800 cubic feet per second Mar 12, 1990: 12.76 ft, action stage; 14,400 cubic feet per second May 16, 1990: 12.96 ft, action stage; 14,800 cubic feet per second Jun 11, 1990: 12.80 ft, action stage; 14,500 cubic feet per second Dec 23, 1990: 10.00 ft, action stage; 8,720 cubic feet per second Mar 14, 1991: 10.36 ft, action stage; 9,390 cubic feet per second Mar 19, 1991: 10.12 ft, action stage; 8,940 cubic feet per second Mar 24, 1991: 9.95 ft, below flood stage; 8,630 cubic feet per second Apr 20, 1992: 12.04 ft, action stage; 12,800 cubic feet per second Jun 21, 1992: 14.40 ft, action stage Jul 15, 1992: 11.77 ft, action stage; 12,200 cubic feet per second Jul 26, 1992: 10.11 ft, action stage; 8,920 cubic feet per second Nov 3, 1992: 11.20 ft, action stage Nov 14, 1992: 14.70 ft, action stage Nov 24, 1992: 11.50 ft, action stage Jul 4, 1993: 10.93 ft, action stage Nov 17, 1993: 18.60 ft, minor flooding Jan 29, 1994: 13.03 ft, action stage Apr 13, 1994: 12.54 ft, action stage Mar 9, 1995: 10.02 ft, action stage May 20, 1995: 11.82 ft, action stage; 12,300 cubic feet per second Jan 20, 1996: 10.60 ft, action stage Apr 25, 1996: 10.33 ft, action stage May 9, 1996: 12.24 ft, action stage; 13,200 cubic feet per second Dec 25, 1996: 11.70 ft, action stage Jan 24, 1997: 11.19 ft, action stage Feb 6, 1997: 9.50 ft, below flood stage Mar 1, 1997: 14.51 ft, action stage; 18,700 cubic feet per second Mar 15, 1997: 11.50 ft, action stage Jun 3, 1997: 11.27 ft, action stage Mar 11, 1998: 8.10 ft, below flood stage Mar 21, 1998: 11.29 ft, action stage Apr 11, 1998: 11.75 ft, action stage May 9, 1998: 10.90 ft, action stage Jun 15, 1998: 16.43 ft, minor flooding; 24,200 cubic feet per second Jan 24, 1999: 16.61 ft, minor flooding; 24,600 cubic feet per second Jun 16, 2000: 7.25 ft, below flood stage; 4,380 cubic feet per second Feb 11, 2001: 9.12 ft, below flood stage May 14, 2002: 16.63 ft, minor flooding; 26,200 cubic feet per second Jul 7, 2003: 14.79 ft, action stage Jul 11, 2003: 17.19 ft, minor flooding Sep 1, 2003: 19.65 ft, minor flooding; 42,500 cubic feet per second Jan 6, 2004: 13.22 ft, action stage Jun 12, 2004: 12.77 ft, action stage Jun 16, 2004: 11.64 ft, action stage Jan 6, 2005: 18.53 ft, minor flooding Jan 14, 2005: 18.43 ft, minor flooding Dec 3, 2006: 12.60 ft, action stage Jan 16, 2007: 14.13 ft, action stage Mar 25, 2007: 16.63 ft, minor flooding Jan 10, 2008: 11.00 ft, action stage Feb 7, 2008: 15.35 ft, action stage Feb 13, 2009: 12.36 ft, action stage Jun 23, 2010: 14.63 ft, action stage Mar 1, 2011: 16.42 ft, minor flooding Jan 15, 2013: 16.23 ft, minor flooding Apr 20, 2013: 17.97 ft, minor flooding Dec 23, 2013: 14.86 ft, action stage Apr 4, 2014: 13.98 ft, action stage Jun 29, 2015: 14.48 ft, action stage Dec 29, 2015: 13.68 ft, action stage Jan 21, 2017: 11.56 ft, action stage May 5, 2017: 16.26 ft, minor flooding Jul 9, 2017: 12.64 ft, action stage Nov 20, 2017: 11.09 ft, action stage Feb 25, 2018: 12.01 ft, action stage Apr 5, 2018: 14.96 ft, action stage Sep 10, 2018: 11.48 ft, action stage Nov 3, 2018: 10.52 ft, action stage Aug 16, 2026: 20.51 ft, moderate flooding; 46,264 cubic feet per second Highest, 20.51 ft, Aug 16, 2026 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Crests at or above flood stage, by decade Crests at or above flood stage per decade, White River (IN) at Raymond Street in Indianapolis 1930s: 6 6 1940s: 1 1950s: 4 1960s: 1 1970s: 0 1980s: 1 1990s: 3 2000s: 6 2010s: 4 2020s: 1 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 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. 13 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 24.00 ft on Mar 27, 1904; 30.00 ft on Mar 26, 1913; 24.00 ft on Feb 1, 1916; 23.00 ft on Mar 21, 1927; 20.50 ft on Jan 15, 1930; 21.28 ft on May 13, 1933; and more. August 16, 2026: 20.51 ft here, moderate flooding Anderson IN · Aug 14, 2026 · 24.93 ft · Major · its highest Noblesville IN · Aug 15, 2026 · 24.60 ft · Major · its highest Raible Avenue in Anderson IN · Aug 14, 2026 · 21.60 ft · Major 82nd Street Bridge near Nora IN · Aug 15, 2026 · 21.18 ft · Major Muncie IN · Aug 13, 2026 · 18.64 ft · Major Rocky Ripple IN · Aug 16, 2026 · 17.10 ft · Major Ravenswood IN · Aug 15, 2026 · 16.88 ft · Major · its highest Spencer IN · Aug 20, 2026 · 20.96 ft · Moderate Broad Ripple Dam IN · Aug 15, 2026 · 20.59 ft · Moderate · its highest Indianapolis Museum of Art IN · Aug 16, 2026 · 20.02 ft · Moderate September 1, 2003: 19.65 ft here, minor flooding Eagle Valley Power Plant IN · Sep 3, 2003 · 611.70 ft · Major Centerton IN · Sep 2, 2003 · 20.04 ft · Major Anderson IN · Sep 3, 2003 · 19.48 ft · Major Elliston IN · Sep 6, 2003 · 28.10 ft · Moderate Edwardsport IN · Sep 7, 2003 · 23.30 ft · Moderate Spencer IN · Sep 4, 2003 · 23.30 ft · Moderate Newberry IN · Sep 6, 2003 · 22.93 ft · Moderate Noblesville IN · Sep 4, 2003 · 19.99 ft · Moderate Raible Avenue in Anderson IN · Sep 3, 2003 · 17.24 ft · Moderate Stout Power Plant IN · Sep 1, 2003 · 15.42 ft · Moderate June 15, 1958: 18.87 ft here, minor flooding Anderson IN · Jun 14, 1958 · 19.96 ft · Major Ravenswood IN · Jun 15, 1958 · 12.30 ft · Major Spencer IN · Jun 14, 1958 · 21.40 ft · Moderate Newberry IN · Jun 16, 1958 · 21.00 ft · Moderate Noblesville IN · Jun 15, 1958 · 20.55 ft · Moderate Indianapolis Museum of Art IN · Jun 15, 1958 · 18.30 ft · Moderate 82nd Street Bridge near Nora IN · Jun 15, 1958 · 17.96 ft · Moderate Muncie IN · Jun 14, 1958 · 14.85 ft · Moderate Rocky Ripple IN · Jun 15, 1958 · 14.15 ft · Moderate Centerton IN · Jun 15, 1958 · 15.36 ft · Minor 07 Other gauges in Marion County Marion County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Indiana
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge INDI3, 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.