Rivers in Indiana
Deep River (IN) near Merrillville
Below flood stage
5.74ftStage
Observed Tue, Sep 22, 5:15 AM CDT
- Flood stage
- 8.50 ft
- Record crest
- 11.80 ft2018
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 13.50 ft |
| Moderate flood | 10.50 ft |
| Minor flood | 8.50 ft |
| Action | 7.50 ft |
- 14.50 ftAinsworth Road threatened near Hobart.
- 13.50 ftUS-30 threatened in Merrillville.
- 13.00 ftLincoln Highway threatened near Merrillville.
- 12.50 ftGrand Boulevard threatened near Merrillville.
- 12.00 ftLake Park Avenue (IN-51) threatened near Hobart. Clay Street threatened near Merrillville.
- 11.50 ft101st Avenue threatened south of Merrillville. 61st Avenue threatened in Hobart.
- 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.
- 10.50 ftLow-lying portions of Indian Ridge Golf Course inundated near Hobart.
- 8.50 ftParking lots threatened at Deep River County Park.
- 8.00 ftLow-lying agricultural land is inundated in and near Merrillville.
- 6.00 ftLow-lying forest land threatened in and near Merrillville.
Crest history
12 crests on NOAA’s list since 2018.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | February 21, 2018 | 11.80 ft |
| 2 | May 1, 2019 | 11.36 ft |
| 3 | September 28, 2019 | 11.21 ft |
| 4 | May 24, 2020 | 11.09 ft |
| 5 | January 11, 2020 | 11.08 ft |
| 6 | May 15, 2020 | 11.07 ft |
| 7 | April 30, 2020 | 10.73 ft |
| 8 | June 20, 2019 | 10.73 ft |
| 9 | May 9, 2021 | 9.89 ft |
| 10 | October 31, 2019 | 9.44 ft |
| 11 | January 1, 2019 | 9.02 ft |
| 12 | November 26, 2018 | 8.84 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.