Rivers in Indiana

Deep River (IN) near Merrillville

Lake County, IndianaNWS MDRI3USGS 04092944Romeoville office

Below flood stage
5.74ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 5:15 AM CDT

Flood stage
8.50 ft
Record crest
11.80 ft2018

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood13.50 ft
Moderate flood10.50 ft
Minor flood8.50 ft
Action7.50 ft
  1. 14.50 ftAinsworth Road threatened near Hobart.
  2. 13.50 ftUS-30 threatened in Merrillville.
  3. 13.00 ftLincoln Highway threatened near Merrillville.
  4. 12.50 ftGrand Boulevard threatened near Merrillville.
  5. 12.00 ftLake Park Avenue (IN-51) threatened near Hobart. Clay Street threatened near Merrillville.
  6. 11.50 ft101st Avenue threatened south of Merrillville. 61st Avenue threatened in Hobart.
  7. 11.00 ftA few residential structures threatened along Colorado Street near Merrillville. Residential structure threatened along 61st Street in Merrillville. Colorado Street is threatened. Residential property threatened along Lake Park Avenue (IN-59) near Hobart.
  8. 10.50 ftLow-lying portions of Indian Ridge Golf Course inundated near Hobart.
  9. 8.50 ftParking lots threatened at Deep River County Park.
  10. 8.00 ftLow-lying agricultural land is inundated in and near Merrillville.
  11. 6.00 ftLow-lying forest land threatened in and near Merrillville.

Crest history

12 crests on NOAA’s list since 2018.

#DateStage
1February 21, 201811.80 ft
2May 1, 201911.36 ft
3September 28, 201911.21 ft
4May 24, 202011.09 ft
5January 11, 202011.08 ft
6May 15, 202011.07 ft
7April 30, 202010.73 ft
8June 20, 201910.73 ft
9May 9, 20219.89 ft
10October 31, 20199.44 ft
11January 1, 20199.02 ft
12November 26, 20188.84 ft

Most recent crests

  • May 9, 2021: 9.89 ft
  • May 24, 2020: 11.09 ft
  • May 15, 2020: 11.07 ft
  • April 30, 2020: 10.73 ft
  • January 11, 2020: 11.08 ft
  • October 31, 2019: 9.44 ft
  • September 28, 2019: 11.21 ft
  • June 20, 2019: 10.73 ft
  • May 1, 2019: 11.36 ft
  • January 1, 2019: 9.02 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the North Central River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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.