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Indian River below Indian Lake

Highest listed crest 7.81 ftFlood stage 5.5 ft11 crests since 1913

The Indian River below Indian Lake crested above flood stage 6 times among the 11 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1913 to 2011. The highest, 7.81 ft on April 29, 2011, was minor flooding, 2.31 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Indian River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
7.81 ft
April 29, 2011; 3,600 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
5.5 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
6 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
April 29, 2011
7.81 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 below Indian Lake
Action stage5.01Apr 27, 1993The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)5.56Apr 29, 2011Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

11 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 below Indian Lake, 1913 to 2011 2468ft Flood stage 5.5 ft Mar 18, 1913: 7.80 ft, minor flooding; 3,460 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 1943: 7.05 ft, minor flooding; 2,880 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1947: 6.05 ft, minor flooding; 2,180 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1952: 6.42 ft, minor flooding; 2,440 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1972: 5.60 ft, minor flooding; 1,890 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1993: 5.07 ft, action stage; 1,570 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1998: 3.52 ft, below flood stage; 773 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1999: 2.61 ft, below flood stage; 421 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2000: 4.40 ft, below flood stage; 1,200 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 2001: 3.51 ft, below flood stage; 769 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2011: 7.81 ft, minor flooding; 3,600 cubic feet per second Highest, 7.81 ft, Apr 29, 2011 19201940196019802000

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Indian River below Indian Lake 1910s: 1 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 2 2 1950s: 1 1960s: 0 1970s: 1 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 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 below Indian Lake
1Apr 29, 20117.81+2.31Minor3,600
2Mar 18, 19137.80+2.30Minor3,460
3May 13, 19437.05+1.55Minor2,880
4Apr 21, 19526.42+0.92Minor2,440
5Jun 4, 19476.05+0.55Minor2,180
6Jun 24, 19725.60+0.10Minor1,890
7Apr 27, 19935.07−0.43Action1,570
8Apr 6, 20004.40−1.10Below flood stage1,200
9Apr 5, 19983.52−1.98Below flood stage773
10May 2, 20013.51−1.99Below flood stage769
11Apr 28, 19992.61−2.89Below flood stage421

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: 7.81 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Indian River

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

Flood gauges on the Indian River
Indian LakeNY1,652.51,656.71 ft, Mar 28, 19130
Indian Lake this gaugeNY5.57.81 ft, Apr 29, 20110

Other gauges in Hamilton County

Flood gauges in Hamilton County
Indian Lake1,652.51,656.71 ft, Mar 28, 19130
Hope7.012.26 ft, Nov 1, 20195

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge INRN6, 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.