Buck Creek (IN) at Acton

1. 22.80 ftFloat of gage near or at the instrument shelf. No further readings possible.
2. 20.90 ftLow steel of the Mc Gregor Road Bridge near the gaging site.
3. 19.89 ftTop of still well of gaging site.
4. 19.00 ftHighest flood level since May 28, 1956. A disastrous flood possible along Buck Creek affecting residential areas. Roads and bridges may be washed out.
5. 18.00 ftA major flood in progress along Buck Creek. Flood levels are the highest since May 1956. Flooding of residential areas likely. Local roads flooded by several feet.
6. 15.00 ftBuck Creek at a level not seen in the Acton area since the July 1969 flood. Several local roads extensively flooded. Flooding of residential areas possible.
7. 14.00 ftSignificant flooding along Buck Creek in southeast Marion and northwest Shelby counties. Shelby CR 700N is flooded extensively just a short distance east of Shelby CR 875W. Extensive flooding of agricultural and recreational areas in the Acton area. Some residential flooding is possible.
8. 12.00 ftExtensive lowland flooding along Buck Creek in southeast Marion and northwest Shelby Counties. Flooding affects agricultural and recreational areas. Flooding may affect some residential areas. Shelby CR 700N one quarter of a mile east of Shelby CR 875 is flooded by more than one foot of water especially if Sugar Creek at New Palestine is 8 feet or higher.
9. 9.50 ftFlooding in progress along Buck Creek in southeast Marion and northwest Shelby Counties. Flooding primarily affects agricultural land and some recreational areas. Flooding of Shelby CR 700N one quarter of a mile east of Shelby CR 875W may begin at this level especially if Sugar Creek at New Palestine is 7 feet or higher.
10. 6.40 ftBuck Creek approaching bankfull levels in southeast Marion and northwest Shelby counties. Buck Creek is quite noticeable along Shelby CR 700N one quarter of a mile east of Shelby CR 875W. Sugar Creek at New Palestine had crest of 6.7 feet on July 21, 2010.

Most recent crests

• April 5, 2025: 11.99 ft
• March 25, 2023: 10.19 ft
• July 16, 2021: 9.69 ft
• June 19, 2021: 10.50 ft
• March 19, 2021: 9.79 ft
• June 16, 2019: 12.65 ft
• April 26, 2019: 10.28 ft
• February 8, 2019: 9.84 ft
• November 2, 2018: 9.47 ft
• September 9, 2018: 10.57 ft

• DownstreamSugar Creek (central) at Boggstown
• Sugar Creek (central) at New Palestine
• Lick Creek (IN) at Beech Grove
• Retention Pond in Marion County Indiana at Homecroft
• Brandywine Creek
• Pleasant Run at Arlington Avenue in Indianapolis
• Retention Pond in Marion County Indiana at Garfield Park in Indianapolis
• Pogues Run at Dam near I-70 in Eastern Marion County

Forecasts by the Ohio River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available. Stage may be affected by ice.

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.