Rivers in Indiana

Tippecanoe River at Norway Dam

White County, IndianaNWS NWYI3Syracuse office

Below flood stage
1.24ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 27, 2:45 AM EDT

Flood stage
13.00 ft

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood23.00 ft
Moderate flood20.00 ft
Minor flood13.00 ft
  1. 22.00 ft...Flood Emergency... Communities to be evacuated include Norway, Monticello, East Monticello, Upper Sunset Park, Gingrich Addition, Richey Park, Sandy Beach, Horse Shoe Bend, Tippecanoe Estates, Tecumseh Bend and unincorporated areas of Carroll, White and Tippecanoe Counties.
  2. 19.89 ft...Major flooding with areas flooded including, Norway, Monticello, East Monticello, Upper Sunset Park, Gingrich Addition, Richey Park, Sunset Beach and Camp Tecumseh. Flooded roads include U.S. Route 421 and 24 and State Route 39 along with several county and municipal roads.
  3. 17.00 ftMajor flooding continues. Evacuations from areas downstream of Norway Dam become necessary. Communities needing to be evacuated include Norway, Monticello, East Monticello, Upper Sunset Park, Gingrich Addition, Richey Park, Sandy Beach, Horse Shoe Bend, Tippecanoe Estates, Tecumseh Bend and unincorporated areas of Carroll and White counties.
  4. 15.50 ftExtensive flooding. Many evacuations possible and some property damange.
  5. 12.00 ftModerate flooding continues with extensive lowland flooding and flooding of local roads.
  6. 11.00 ftModerate flooding of areas, including local roads along the Tippecanoe River downstream of Norway Dam. This includes lowland areas in southeast White and western Carroll counties when flows from Norway Dam exceed 11000 CFS.
  7. 9.00 ftFlood Watch Stage. Discharges from Norway Dam reach 9000 CFS. This flow will cause minor flooding of areas nearest the river downstream of Norway Dam.

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Ohio River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point. Gauge reading affected by power generation.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service.