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Indian River at Indian Lake

Highest listed crest 1,656.71 ftFlood stage 1,652.5 ft6 crests since 1913

The Indian River at Indian Lake crested above flood stage 4 times among the 6 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1913 to 2011. The highest, 1,656.71 ft on March 28, 1913, was minor flooding, 4.21 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
1,656.71 ft
March 28, 1913; 3,460 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
1,652.5 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
4 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
April 29, 2011
1,655.09 ft, minor flooding
Location
Hamilton County
New York

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Indian River at Indian Lake
Action stage1,651.02Apr 6, 2000The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)1,652.54Apr 29, 2011Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

6 crests from 1913 to 2011. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Indian River at Indian Lake, 1913 to 2011 165216531654165516561657ft Flood stage 1,652.5 ft Mar 28, 1913: 1,656.71 ft, minor flooding; 3,460 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1998: 1,652.27 ft, action stage; 773 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2000: 1,652.46 ft, action stage; 1,200 cubic feet per secondMay 26, 2004: 1,653.48 ft, minor floodingApr 25, 2008: 1,652.65 ft, minor floodingApr 29, 2011: 1,655.09 ft, minor flooding Highest, 1,656.71 ft, Mar 28, 1913 19201940196019802000

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Indian River at Indian Lake 1910s: 1 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 2 2 2010s: 1 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

Highest listed crests, Indian River at Indian Lake
1Mar 28, 19131,656.71+4.21Minor3,460
2Apr 29, 20111,655.09+2.59Minor—
3May 26, 20041,653.48+0.98Minor—
4Apr 25, 20081,652.65+0.15Minor—
5Apr 6, 20001,652.46−0.04Action1,200
6Apr 5, 19981,652.27−0.23Action773

The worst floods along the Indian River

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

April 29, 2011: 1,655.09 ft here, minor flooding

  • Indian LakeNY · Apr 29, 2011 · 7.81 ft · Minor · its highest

Gauges on the Indian River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Indian River
Indian Lake this gaugeNY1,652.51,656.71 ft, Mar 28, 19130
Indian LakeNY5.57.81 ft, Apr 29, 20110

Other gauges in Hamilton County

Flood gauges in Hamilton County
Indian Lake5.57.81 ft, Apr 29, 20110
Hope7.012.26 ft, Nov 1, 20195

Hamilton County: every hazard · River floods across the country · New York

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge INDN6, 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.