Rivers in Indiana

Fall Creek (IN) at Millersville

Marion County, IndianaNWS MLRI3USGS 03352500Indianapolis office

Below flood stage
2.19ftStage

Observed Thu, Sep 24, 10:45 AM EDT

Flood stage
10.00 ft
Record crest
16.30 ft1913

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Moderate flood12.00 ft
Minor flood10.00 ft
Action7.00 ft
  1. 15.58 ftNear record flooding along Fall Creek. On September 2, 2003 one motorist drowned because rescuers could not reach her because of the swift water.
  2. 14.00 ftExtensive flooding in the Emerson and 56th Street area along Fall Creek. 56th Street closed due to high water.
  3. 13.00 ftExtensive flooding along Fall Creek. Local roads are flooded. Building northeast of gaging site can be flooded by a few feet of water if flood protection fails.
  4. 10.00 ftParking lot of commercial district area at 5440 Fall Creek Parkway North Drive just northeast of gaging site begins to flood.
  5. 8.50 ftBankfull level. Walking trail along Fall Creek is flooded.

Crest history

201 crests on NOAA’s list since 1913.

#DateStage
1March 26, 191316.30 ft
2September 2, 200315.68 ft
3December 23, 201314.34 ft
4January 6, 200513.71 ft
5May 28, 195613.53 ft
6December 31, 199013.36 ft
7August 14, 202612.99 ft
8March 1, 201112.85 ft
9April 21, 196412.78 ft
10April 6, 202512.73 ft
11March 6, 196312.32 ft
12November 15, 199312.20 ft
13January 14, 201312.09 ft
14April 13, 202412.04 ft
15June 5, 200811.81 ft
16May 14, 193311.77 ft
17June 11, 195811.56 ft
18May 5, 201711.56 ft
19June 17, 201911.47 ft
20April 4, 201811.38 ft
21May 18, 194311.34 ft
22January 15, 193711.33 ft
23June 14, 195811.15 ft
24January 14, 193011.14 ft
25February 6, 200811.09 ft

Most recent crests

  • August 14, 2026: 12.99 ft
  • April 6, 2025: 12.73 ft
  • April 13, 2024: 12.04 ft
  • January 12, 2020: 10.64 ft
  • June 17, 2019: 11.47 ft
  • April 27, 2019: 10.96 ft
  • February 8, 2019: 10.28 ft
  • September 9, 2018: 8.94 ft
  • April 4, 2018: 11.38 ft
  • February 25, 2018: 9.10 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

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.

Sources

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.