Highest listed crest 28.50 ft March 26, 1913; 100,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage 14.0 ft Major flooding from 24.0 ft
Crests at major 4 40th of 206 gauges in Indiana
Most recent flood crest August 20, 2026 20.96 ft, moderate flooding Listed crests at the White River (IN) at Spencer, 1913 to 2026 5 10 15 20 25 30 ft Flood stage 14.0 ft Major 24.0 ft Mar 26, 1913: 28.50 ft, major flooding; 100,000 cubic feet per second Nov 9, 1925: 12.90 ft, action stage; 12,200 cubic feet per second Nov 17, 1925: 16.70 ft, minor flooding; 21,200 cubic feet per second Jan 19, 1926: 12.40 ft, action stage; 11,700 cubic feet per second Feb 27, 1926: 12.20 ft, action stage; 11,400 cubic feet per second Apr 11, 1926: 18.50 ft, minor flooding; 25,800 cubic feet per second Sep 11, 1926: 22.48 ft, moderate flooding; 52,400 cubic feet per second Sep 29, 1926: 14.90 ft, minor flooding; 16,400 cubic feet per second Oct 4, 1926: 14.80 ft, minor flooding; 16,200 cubic feet per second Jan 24, 1927: 13.75 ft, action stage; 13,600 cubic feet per second Feb 3, 1927: 15.20 ft, minor flooding; 17,200 cubic feet per second Feb 8, 1927: 14.70 ft, minor flooding; 15,900 cubic feet per second Mar 22, 1927: 22.20 ft, moderate flooding; 49,700 cubic feet per second Apr 7, 1927: 16.50 ft, minor flooding; 20,600 cubic feet per second May 23, 1927: 19.30 ft, minor flooding; 27,900 cubic feet per second Dec 4, 1927: 14.50 ft, minor flooding; 15,800 cubic feet per second Dec 16, 1927: 14.40 ft, minor flooding; 15,700 cubic feet per second Feb 6, 1928: 14.40 ft, minor flooding; 15,700 cubic feet per second Feb 17, 1928: 12.80 ft, action stage; 12,900 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 1928: 12.80 ft, action stage; 12,900 cubic feet per second Apr 22, 1928: 13.20 ft, action stage; 13,600 cubic feet per second Jun 10, 1928: 14.52 ft, minor flooding; 15,800 cubic feet per second Jun 23, 1928: 13.10 ft, action stage; 13,400 cubic feet per second Jul 6, 1928: 13.60 ft, action stage; 14,200 cubic feet per second Jan 21, 1929: 17.50 ft, minor flooding; 22,500 cubic feet per second Feb 28, 1929: 16.40 ft, minor flooding; 19,800 cubic feet per second Apr 11, 1929: 15.70 ft, minor flooding; 18,200 cubic feet per second May 5, 1929: 12.40 ft, action stage; 12,300 cubic feet per second May 16, 1929: 16.60 ft, minor flooding; 20,200 cubic feet per second May 20, 1929: 17.80 ft, minor flooding; 23,200 cubic feet per second Jul 5, 1929: 16.00 ft, minor flooding; 18,800 cubic feet per second Jul 9, 1929: 14.00 ft, minor flooding; 14,900 cubic feet per second Dec 20, 1929: 17.10 ft, minor flooding; 21,500 cubic feet per second Jan 4, 1930: 16.70 ft, minor flooding; 20,500 cubic feet per second Jan 11, 1930: 21.40 ft, moderate flooding; 42,900 cubic feet per second Jan 15, 1930: 22.30 ft, moderate flooding; 50,600 cubic feet per second Feb 13, 1930: 12.30 ft, action stage; 11,800 cubic feet per second Feb 28, 1930: 16.60 ft, minor flooding; 20,200 cubic feet per second Jul 4, 1931: 9.90 ft, action stage; 8,420 cubic feet per second Dec 13, 1931: 15.00 ft, minor flooding; 16,800 cubic feet per second Jan 19, 1932: 18.22 ft, minor flooding; 24,400 cubic feet per second Jun 28, 1932: 12.10 ft, action stage; 11,300 cubic feet per second Dec 10, 1932: 14.20 ft, minor flooding; 14,700 cubic feet per second Dec 26, 1932: 14.90 ft, minor flooding; 16,000 cubic feet per second Jan 2, 1933: 18.90 ft, minor flooding; 27,100 cubic feet per second Jan 23, 1933: 15.10 ft, minor flooding; 16,300 cubic feet per second Mar 22, 1933: 19.10 ft, minor flooding; 28,000 cubic feet per second Apr 7, 1933: 11.90 ft, action stage; 11,000 cubic feet per second Apr 20, 1933: 17.10 ft, minor flooding; 20,700 cubic feet per second May 15, 1933: 23.20 ft, moderate flooding; 59,400 cubic feet per second May 22, 1933: 13.10 ft, action stage; 12,900 cubic feet per second Mar 28, 1934: 10.69 ft, action stage; 9,260 cubic feet per second May 7, 1935: 16.21 ft, minor flooding; 18,600 cubic feet per second May 15, 1935: 13.50 ft, action stage; 13,500 cubic feet per second Feb 29, 1936: 17.29 ft, minor flooding; 21,200 cubic feet per second Nov 5, 1936: 14.50 ft, minor flooding; 15,200 cubic feet per second Jan 1, 1937: 15.00 ft, minor flooding; 16,100 cubic feet per second Jan 11, 1937: 16.60 ft, minor flooding; 19,500 cubic feet per second Jan 16, 1937: 23.20 ft, moderate flooding; 59,400 cubic feet per second Jan 22, 1937: 20.00 ft, moderate flooding; 32,300 cubic feet per second Feb 2, 1937: 14.00 ft, minor flooding; 11,900 cubic feet per second Feb 10, 1937: 14.10 ft, minor flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per second Apr 8, 1937: 15.40 ft, minor flooding; 14,300 cubic feet per second Dec 20, 1937: 18.30 ft, minor flooding; 24,400 cubic feet per second Feb 21, 1938: 15.60 ft, minor flooding; 14,700 cubic feet per second Mar 7, 1938: 14.40 ft, minor flooding; 12,400 cubic feet per second Mar 17, 1938: 17.50 ft, minor flooding; 21,100 cubic feet per second Mar 27, 1938: 15.80 ft, minor flooding; 15,300 cubic feet per second Apr 3, 1938: 20.60 ft, moderate flooding; 35,400 cubic feet per second Apr 10, 1938: 19.70 ft, minor flooding; 30,800 cubic feet per second Jun 30, 1938: 14.10 ft, minor flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per second Jul 5, 1938: 20.50 ft, moderate flooding; 34,800 cubic feet per second Feb 1, 1939: 17.40 ft, minor flooding; 20,700 cubic feet per second Mar 1, 1939: 14.40 ft, minor flooding; 12,400 cubic feet per second Mar 13, 1939: 18.90 ft, minor flooding; 27,000 cubic feet per second Apr 19, 1939: 20.50 ft, moderate flooding; 34,800 cubic feet per second Apr 21, 1940: 17.89 ft, minor flooding; 22,700 cubic feet per second Jun 13, 1941: 7.72 ft, below flood stage; 4,750 cubic feet per second Feb 9, 1942: 16.60 ft, minor flooding; 17,700 cubic feet per second Feb 18, 1942: 13.49 ft, action stage; 11,400 cubic feet per second Mar 12, 1942: 13.71 ft, action stage; 11,800 cubic feet per second Mar 19, 1942: 14.55 ft, minor flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per second Apr 11, 1942: 17.71 ft, minor flooding; 21,700 cubic feet per second Jun 15, 1942: 13.97 ft, action stage; 12,200 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 1943: 18.02 ft, minor flooding; 22,900 cubic feet per second May 13, 1943: 19.40 ft, minor flooding; 29,600 cubic feet per second May 20, 1943: 22.96 ft, moderate flooding; 57,000 cubic feet per second Mar 8, 1944: 15.02 ft, minor flooding; 13,800 cubic feet per second Apr 13, 1944: 21.45 ft, moderate flooding; 42,900 cubic feet per second Apr 25, 1944: 16.94 ft, minor flooding; 18,700 cubic feet per second Mar 8, 1945: 16.66 ft, minor flooding; 18,000 cubic feet per second Apr 4, 1945: 18.48 ft, minor flooding; 25,100 cubic feet per second May 19, 1945: 14.82 ft, minor flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per second Jun 19, 1945: 19.80 ft, minor flooding; 31,900 cubic feet per second Oct 3, 1945: 13.96 ft, action stage; 12,200 cubic feet per second Jan 2, 1946: 13.62 ft, action stage; 11,600 cubic feet per second Feb 15, 1946: 13.73 ft, action stage; 11,800 cubic feet per second Mar 20, 1946: 15.84 ft, minor flooding; 15,400 cubic feet per second May 19, 1946: 15.19 ft, minor flooding; 14,200 cubic feet per second Feb 1, 1947: 15.46 ft, minor flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per second Apr 12, 1947: 13.79 ft, action stage; 11,600 cubic feet per second Apr 27, 1947: 15.30 ft, minor flooding; 14,200 cubic feet per second May 3, 1947: 15.92 ft, minor flooding; 15,500 cubic feet per second Jun 3, 1947: 19.07 ft, minor flooding; 28,000 cubic feet per second Jun 8, 1947: 16.44 ft, minor flooding; 16,900 cubic feet per second Jan 6, 1948: 14.33 ft, minor flooding; 12,400 cubic feet per second Mar 29, 1948: 19.93 ft, minor flooding; 30,800 cubic feet per second Apr 9, 1948: 19.04 ft, minor flooding; 25,100 cubic feet per second Apr 16, 1948: 17.97 ft, minor flooding; 20,100 cubic feet per second Jan 6, 1949: 19.87 ft, minor flooding; 30,900 cubic feet per second Jan 21, 1949: 19.61 ft, minor flooding; 29,100 cubic feet per second Jan 29, 1949: 18.23 ft, minor flooding; 22,000 cubic feet per second Feb 17, 1949: 18.38 ft, minor flooding; 22,900 cubic feet per second Mar 28, 1949: 17.73 ft, minor flooding; 19,900 cubic feet per second Jan 6, 1950: 22.43 ft, moderate flooding; 51,400 cubic feet per second Jan 17, 1950: 21.00 ft, moderate flooding; 39,000 cubic feet per second Jan 28, 1950: 20.74 ft, moderate flooding; 36,600 cubic feet per second Feb 15, 1950: 21.00 ft, moderate flooding; 39,000 cubic feet per second Feb 23, 1950: 15.69 ft, minor flooding; 14,100 cubic feet per second Mar 29, 1950: 17.50 ft, minor flooding; 19,100 cubic feet per second Apr 6, 1950: 16.94 ft, minor flooding; 17,100 cubic feet per second Nov 22, 1950: 16.31 ft, minor flooding; 15,400 cubic feet per second Dec 9, 1950: 17.73 ft, minor flooding; 19,900 cubic feet per second Jan 16, 1951: 16.08 ft, minor flooding; 15,000 cubic feet per second Feb 23, 1951: 18.56 ft, minor flooding; 23,900 cubic feet per second Apr 15, 1951: 14.16 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per second Dec 10, 1951: 13.84 ft, action stage; 11,200 cubic feet per second Jan 28, 1952: 19.09 ft, minor flooding; 26,400 cubic feet per second Feb 5, 1952: 16.88 ft, minor flooding; 17,100 cubic feet per second Mar 14, 1952: 17.21 ft, minor flooding; 18,100 cubic feet per second Mar 24, 1952: 15.28 ft, minor flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per second Apr 6, 1952: 14.69 ft, minor flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per second Apr 15, 1952: 14.69 ft, minor flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per second Jun 23, 1952: 16.42 ft, minor flooding; 15,600 cubic feet per second Mar 5, 1953: 17.37 ft, minor flooding; 18,800 cubic feet per second May 26, 1953: 13.92 ft, action stage; 11,400 cubic feet per second Apr 8, 1954: 11.66 ft, action stage; 8,650 cubic feet per second Jan 10, 1955: 12.78 ft, action stage; 9,880 cubic feet per second Nov 18, 1955: 19.21 ft, minor flooding; 24,400 cubic feet per second Feb 27, 1956: 17.76 ft, minor flooding; 20,300 cubic feet per second Apr 4, 1956: 14.78 ft, minor flooding; 12,700 cubic feet per second May 31, 1956: 21.37 ft, moderate flooding; 37,400 cubic feet per second Apr 6, 1957: 20.52 ft, moderate flooding; 30,400 cubic feet per second May 24, 1957: 20.33 ft, moderate flooding; 29,200 cubic feet per second Jun 12, 1957: 14.18 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per second Jul 1, 1957: 21.50 ft, moderate flooding; 37,700 cubic feet per second Jul 6, 1957: 18.43 ft, minor flooding; 21,500 cubic feet per second Dec 22, 1957: 20.80 ft, moderate flooding; 32,600 cubic feet per second Dec 27, 1957: 18.03 ft, minor flooding; 20,200 cubic feet per second May 7, 1958: 14.75 ft, minor flooding; 12,700 cubic feet per second Jun 14, 1958: 21.40 ft, moderate flooding; 37,000 cubic feet per second Aug 6, 1958: 17.55 ft, minor flooding; 19,000 cubic feet per second Jan 23, 1959: 21.06 ft, moderate flooding; 27,000 cubic feet per second Feb 12, 1959: 19.39 ft, minor flooding; 25,000 cubic feet per second May 2, 1959: 15.20 ft, minor flooding; 13,400 cubic feet per second Feb 12, 1960: 16.59 ft, minor flooding; 16,200 cubic feet per second Jun 25, 1960: 21.01 ft, moderate flooding; 34,000 cubic feet per second Mar 7, 1961: 16.04 ft, minor flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per second Mar 15, 1961: 18.95 ft, minor flooding; 49,500 cubic feet per second Mar 22, 1961: 16.04 ft, minor flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per second Apr 27, 1961: 21.33 ft, moderate flooding; 36,200 cubic feet per second May 9, 1961: 23.06 ft, moderate flooding; 49,500 cubic feet per second Jan 30, 1962: 19.45 ft, minor flooding; 25,000 cubic feet per second Mar 1, 1962: 16.91 ft, minor flooding; 17,000 cubic feet per second Mar 13, 1962: 13.65 ft, action stage; 11,000 cubic feet per second Mar 23, 1962: 18.29 ft, minor flooding; 21,200 cubic feet per second Jul 17, 1962: 17.34 ft, minor flooding; 18,100 cubic feet per second Mar 6, 1963: 22.53 ft, moderate flooding; 42,200 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 1963: 18.78 ft, minor flooding; 22,800 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 1963: 15.26 ft, minor flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per second Mar 12, 1964: 21.12 ft, moderate flooding; 33,300 cubic feet per second Apr 7, 1964: 15.16 ft, minor flooding; 13,400 cubic feet per second Apr 23, 1964: 23.33 ft, moderate flooding; 48,900 cubic feet per second Feb 12, 1965: 17.79 ft, minor flooding; 19,600 cubic feet per second Mar 5, 1965: 14.73 ft, minor flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per second Apr 11, 1965: 15.98 ft, minor flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per second Apr 27, 1965: 14.15 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per second Feb 11, 1966: 13.05 ft, action stage; 10,200 cubic feet per second Nov 27, 1966: 14.08 ft, minor flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per second Dec 11, 1966: 21.57 ft, moderate flooding; 36,100 cubic feet per second Feb 4, 1967: 14.27 ft, minor flooding; 11,900 cubic feet per second May 9, 1967: 14.59 ft, minor flooding; 12,400 cubic feet per second Dec 25, 1967: 15.83 ft, minor flooding; 14,500 cubic feet per second Feb 4, 1968: 21.11 ft, moderate flooding; 33,400 cubic feet per second Apr 6, 1968: 17.77 ft, minor flooding; 19,500 cubic feet per second May 25, 1968: 23.09 ft, moderate flooding; 42,000 cubic feet per second Jan 19, 1969: 16.77 ft, minor flooding; 15,800 cubic feet per second Jan 25, 1969: 15.27 ft, minor flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per second Jan 31, 1969: 22.64 ft, moderate flooding; 41,900 cubic feet per second Feb 10, 1969: 14.64 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per second Apr 20, 1969: 16.25 ft, minor flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per second Jul 23, 1969: 17.35 ft, minor flooding; 17,000 cubic feet per second Nov 22, 1969: 16.07 ft, minor flooding; 15,000 cubic feet per second Feb 2, 1970: 14.67 ft, minor flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per second Apr 26, 1970: 18.25 ft, minor flooding; 21,000 cubic feet per second Feb 6, 1971: 15.23 ft, minor flooding; 13,400 cubic feet per second Feb 23, 1971: 20.18 ft, moderate flooding; 28,400 cubic feet per second Jul 15, 1979: 21.80 ft, moderate flooding Jul 31, 1979: 21.50 ft, moderate flooding Apr 9, 1988: 18.27 ft, minor flooding Jan 1, 1991: 23.95 ft, moderate flooding Jun 23, 1992: 16.10 ft, minor flooding Jul 19, 1992: 17.50 ft, minor flooding Nov 5, 1992: 15.00 ft, minor flooding Nov 15, 1992: 20.10 ft, moderate flooding Nov 25, 1992: 16.60 ft, minor flooding Jan 7, 1993: 18.00 ft, minor flooding Mar 6, 1993: 17.36 ft, minor flooding Mar 11, 1993: 14.51 ft, minor flooding Mar 25, 1993: 12.31 ft, action stage Apr 2, 1993: 12.03 ft, action stage Apr 11, 1993: 14.67 ft, minor flooding Apr 17, 1993: 17.47 ft, minor flooding Jul 6, 1993: 13.58 ft, action stage Aug 18, 1993: 19.15 ft, minor flooding Sep 5, 1993: 15.70 ft, minor flooding Oct 2, 1993: 10.83 ft, action stage Nov 16, 1993: 23.82 ft, moderate flooding Dec 5, 1993: 14.91 ft, minor flooding Jan 29, 1994: 19.36 ft, minor flooding Apr 13, 1994: 20.35 ft, moderate flooding Mar 9, 1995: 15.20 ft, minor flooding Apr 22, 1995: 12.44 ft, action stage May 20, 1995: 20.62 ft, moderate flooding Aug 7, 1995: 12.20 ft, action stage Jan 20, 1996: 14.65 ft, minor flooding Jan 25, 1996: 14.29 ft, minor flooding Mar 25, 1996: 11.67 ft, action stage Apr 25, 1996: 17.82 ft, minor flooding Apr 30, 1996: 21.72 ft, moderate flooding May 6, 1996: 19.72 ft, minor flooding May 12, 1996: 19.08 ft, minor flooding May 17, 1996: 16.42 ft, minor flooding May 29, 1996: 18.96 ft, minor flooding Jun 8, 1996: 12.84 ft, action stage Jun 12, 1996: 13.46 ft, action stage Nov 9, 1996: 15.10 ft, minor flooding Dec 26, 1996: 16.90 ft, minor flooding Jan 24, 1997: 17.59 ft, minor flooding Feb 5, 1997: 14.60 ft, minor flooding Mar 3, 1997: 19.80 ft, minor flooding Mar 16, 1997: 16.80 ft, minor flooding Jun 4, 1997: 15.80 ft, minor flooding Jun 8, 1997: 12.05 ft, action stage Mar 22, 1998: 17.36 ft, minor flooding Apr 13, 1998: 15.60 ft, minor flooding Apr 17, 1998: 15.24 ft, minor flooding May 3, 1998: 12.75 ft, action stage May 10, 1998: 16.47 ft, minor flooding Jun 17, 1998: 22.38 ft, moderate flooding Jan 24, 1999: 22.33 ft, moderate flooding Oct 7, 2000: 16.88 ft, minor flooding Oct 27, 2001: 16.94 ft, minor flooding Dec 19, 2001: 19.13 ft, minor flooding May 15, 2002: 22.85 ft, moderate flooding May 14, 2003: 20.03 ft, moderate flooding Jul 13, 2003: 21.56 ft, moderate flooding Sep 4, 2003: 23.30 ft, moderate flooding Jan 6, 2004: 22.22 ft, moderate flooding Jun 18, 2004: 18.91 ft, minor flooding Jan 7, 2005: 25.08 ft, major flooding Jan 15, 2005: 22.84 ft, moderate flooding Mar 14, 2006: 21.40 ft, moderate flooding Dec 3, 2006: 19.27 ft, minor flooding Jan 17, 2007: 22.10 ft, moderate flooding Jan 10, 2008: 15.72 ft, minor flooding Feb 8, 2008: 21.37 ft, moderate flooding Mar 21, 2008: 21.68 ft, moderate flooding Jun 8, 2008: 26.84 ft, major flooding Feb 13, 2009: 19.65 ft, minor flooding Jun 26, 2010: 19.47 ft, minor flooding Mar 7, 2011: 21.81 ft, moderate flooding Apr 21, 2011: 21.18 ft, moderate flooding Dec 24, 2011: 15.83 ft, minor flooding Jan 15, 2013: 22.27 ft, moderate flooding Apr 21, 2013: 23.08 ft, moderate flooding Dec 23, 2013: 22.22 ft, moderate flooding Apr 5, 2014: 21.14 ft, moderate flooding Mar 15, 2015: 14.33 ft, minor flooding; 12,049 cubic feet per second Apr 11, 2015: 17.43 ft, minor flooding; 18,642 cubic feet per second Jul 1, 2015: 18.95 ft, minor flooding Jul 16, 2015: 21.24 ft, moderate flooding Dec 30, 2015: 20.22 ft, moderate flooding Apr 13, 2016: 15.55 ft, minor flooding Jan 22, 2017: 16.90 ft, minor flooding May 6, 2017: 23.22 ft, moderate flooding Jun 27, 2017: 14.19 ft, minor flooding Jul 13, 2017: 20.77 ft, moderate flooding Feb 26, 2018: 20.48 ft, moderate flooding Apr 5, 2018: 22.70 ft, moderate flooding Sep 11, 2018: 16.32 ft, minor flooding Nov 3, 2018: 13.70 ft, action stage Jan 26, 2019: 16.23 ft, minor flooding; 15,510 cubic feet per second Feb 9, 2019: 22.10 ft, moderate flooding; 36,613 cubic feet per second Apr 30, 2019: 18.29 ft, minor flooding; 21,347 cubic feet per second Jun 21, 2019: 19.04 ft, minor flooding; 23,947 cubic feet per second Jan 13, 2020: 21.40 ft, moderate flooding; 33,410 cubic feet per second Feb 13, 2020: 16.63 ft, minor flooding; 16,471 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 2020: 18.28 ft, minor flooding; 21,313 cubic feet per second Apr 1, 2020: 16.98 ft, minor flooding; 17,342 cubic feet per second May 19, 2020: 15.28 ft, minor flooding; 13,590 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 2021: 16.42 ft, minor flooding; 15,962 cubic feet per second Jun 20, 2021: 15.73 ft, minor flooding; 18,456 cubic feet per second Jul 18, 2021: 15.34 ft, minor flooding; 17,574 cubic feet per second Oct 29, 2021: 14.22 ft, minor flooding; 15,663 cubic feet per second Mar 9, 2022: 18.60 ft, minor flooding; 25,028 cubic feet per second Mar 26, 2023: 18.69 ft, minor flooding; 25,085 cubic feet per second Apr 13, 2024: 20.33 ft, moderate flooding; 30,775 cubic feet per second May 18, 2024: 15.48 ft, minor flooding; 18,040 cubic feet per second Apr 7, 2025: 24.41 ft, major flooding; 50,446 cubic feet per second Mar 6, 2026: 19.27 ft, minor flooding; 28,577 cubic feet per second May 21, 2026: 15.33 ft, minor flooding; 18,481 cubic feet per second Aug 20, 2026: 20.96 ft, moderate flooding; 34,505 cubic feet per second Highest, 28.50 ft, Mar 26, 1913 1920 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 Spencer 1910s: 1 1920s: 22 1930s: 36 1940s: 30 1950s: 37 1960s: 36 1970s: 6 1980s: 1 1990s: 40 40 2000s: 19 2010s: 25 2020s: 17 1910s 1920s 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. March 26, 1913: 28.50 ft here, major flooding Eagle Valley Power Plant IN · Mar 25, 1913 · 613.50 ft · Major · its highest Elliston IN · Mar 27, 1913 · 31.70 ft · Major Michigan Street in Indianapolis IN · Mar 26, 1913 · 30.00 ft · Major · its highest Hazleton IN · Mar 29, 1913 · 29.60 ft · Major Petersburg IN · Mar 29, 1913 · 29.50 ft · Major · its highest Petersburg IN · Mar 29, 1913 · 28.80 ft · Major Newberry IN · Mar 27, 1913 · 27.50 ft · Major Indianapolis Museum of Art IN · Mar 26, 1913 · 25.90 ft · Major · its highest Noblesville IN · Mar 25, 1913 · 23.80 ft · Major Anderson IN · Mar 25, 1913 · 23.60 ft · Major June 8, 2008: 26.84 ft here, major flooding Eagle Valley Power Plant IN · Jun 7, 2008 · 612.20 ft · Major Elliston IN · Jun 9, 2008 · 32.95 ft · Major Worthington IN · Jun 9, 2008 · 30.37 ft · Major · its highest Hazleton IN · Jun 12, 2008 · 29.70 ft · Major Edwardsport IN · Jun 10, 2008 · 29.40 ft · Major · its highest Edwardsport IN · Jun 10, 2008 · 29.24 ft · Major · its highest Newberry IN · Jun 9, 2008 · 28.59 ft · Major Petersburg IN · Jun 12, 2008 · 28.02 ft · Major Petersburg IN · Jun 12, 2008 · 26.96 ft · Major Centerton IN · Jun 7, 2008 · 19.87 ft · Major January 7, 2005: 25.08 ft here, major flooding Eagle Valley Power Plant IN · Jan 6, 2005 · 611.70 ft · Major Hazleton IN · Jan 12, 2005 · 31.50 ft · Major Elliston IN · Jan 8, 2005 · 30.73 ft · Major Petersburg IN · Jan 10, 2005 · 29.30 ft · Major · its highest Edwardsport IN · Jan 9, 2005 · 27.65 ft · Major Petersburg IN · Jan 11, 2005 · 27.64 ft · Major Newberry IN · Jan 8, 2005 · 26.89 ft · Major Centerton IN · Jan 6, 2005 · 19.13 ft · Major Noblesville IN · Jan 13, 2005 · 21.00 ft · Moderate Michigan Street in Indianapolis IN · Jan 6, 2005 · 20.40 ft · Moderate 07 Other gauges in Owen County Owen County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Indiana
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SPNI3, 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.