Rivers in Indiana

Flatrock River near Raleigh

Rush County, IndianaNWS RALI3USGS 03363220Indianapolis office

Below flood stage
4.41ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 2:45 AM EDT

Flood stage
7.00 ft
Record crest
11.40 ft2026

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood10.00 ft
Moderate flood9.00 ft
Minor flood7.00 ft
Action5.00 ft
  1. 11.37 ftWater went over the bridge at E 800 N where the gage is located in August 2026 flood. Uncertain if it went over lower than this crest, but it definitely was going over the bridge at crest according to the highway department.
  2. 10.00 ftApproaching low steel of CR 800N bridge. CR 800N east of bridge and CR 450E area flooded. According to local Rush County fire personnel, at levels just above this, Rushville will experience severe flooding from Flatrock River similar to the flooding of late December 1990 and early January 1991 or January 2005 or possibly June 2008.
  3. 8.75 ftFlooding of the agricultural land east of the Flatrock River closes CR 800N and 450E.
  4. 7.00 ftThe east side of the Flatrock River begins or is overflowing into agricultural land at CR 800N and CR 450E area.
  5. 6.00 ftLow approaches to CR 150N and CR 300N begin to flood.

Crest history

41 crests on NOAA’s list since 2013.

#DateStage
1August 13, 202611.40 ft
2December 22, 201310.83 ft
3April 6, 202510.77 ft
4February 8, 20199.86 ft
5June 17, 20199.79 ft
6April 4, 20189.61 ft
7June 27, 20159.55 ft
8July 6, 20179.54 ft
9September 9, 20189.43 ft
10November 2, 20189.41 ft
11June 24, 20179.24 ft
12February 25, 20189.14 ft
13November 5, 20179.01 ft
14January 24, 20198.96 ft
15January 13, 20138.78 ft
16December 28, 20158.77 ft
17March 25, 20238.71 ft
18May 19, 20208.30 ft
19April 4, 20148.21 ft
20February 10, 20208.19 ft
21January 1, 20198.14 ft
22December 29, 20218.10 ft
23July 17, 20218.07 ft
24May 5, 20178.05 ft
25January 20, 20178.03 ft

Most recent crests

  • August 13, 2026: 11.40 ft
  • April 6, 2025: 10.77 ft
  • January 1, 2025: 7.71 ft
  • March 25, 2023: 8.71 ft
  • December 29, 2021: 8.10 ft
  • October 25, 2021: 7.23 ft
  • July 17, 2021: 8.07 ft
  • March 1, 2021: 7.56 ft
  • May 19, 2020: 8.30 ft
  • March 20, 2020: 7.98 ft

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. 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.