Beaver Creek (IN) near Shoals, IN

The last 7 days and the forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 10.1 ftMany local roads flood. This is the level reached in March 2008 that prompted Martin County to declare a local emergency because of the local roads that flooded.
• 9 ftFlooding along Beaver Creek in the SR 150 area nears the top of the highway grade. Extensive flooding by several feet of water to surrounding residential and commercial area that is substantially lower than the highway. An estimated level that backwater would reach if the March 1913 flood at Shoals returned.
• 7.3 ftLocal roads may flood when this level is reached.
• 5.2 ftDuring the March 2008 flood, backwater from the East Fork White River reached this level. The crest on the East Fork White at Shoals was around 30 feet, and the backwater from it caused flooding along Beaver Creek in and around SR 150.

Highest crests on record

1. 10.13 ft — March 19, 2008
2. 9.94 ft — July 23, 2017
3. 9.79 ft — June 26, 2011
4. 9.59 ft — December 22, 2013
5. 9.56 ft — July 17, 2021

Recent crests: 8.95 ft (April 6, 2025) · 9.06 ft (March 4, 2023) · 7.35 ft (January 2, 2022) · 7.21 ft (December 6, 2021) · 9.56 ft (July 17, 2021)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• DownstreamWhite River (IN) above Petersburg, IN
• East Fork White River at Shoals, IN
• Lost River (IN) near Prospect, IN
• Patoka River near Cuzco, IN
• Lick Creek at Paoli, IN
• Patoka River near Jasper, IN
• East Fork White River at Rivervale, IN
• Smothers Creek (IN) near Plainville, IN
• White River (IN) at Newberry, IN