Big Raccoon Creek at Coxville, IN
River level and flood forecast · Parke County
Normal4.8 ftas of Mon 3:45 PM
The river is 9.2 ft below flood stage (14 ft).
Flow: 104 cubic feet per second (USGS).
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
| Major flood stage | 18 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 16 ft |
| Flood stage | 14 ft |
| Action stage | 11 ft |
| Record crest (June 28, 1957) | 21.23 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 21 ftThis water level is near a record flood.
- 18 ftThis level has not been exceeded since Cecil Hardin Reservoir went into operation on December 6, 1960.
- 15 ftExtensive flooding of lowlands occurs. Numerous county roads flood.
- 11 ftCounty road near gage begins to flood.
Highest crests on record
- 21.23 ft — June 28, 1957
- 17.76 ft — December 22, 1967
- 16.49 ft — June 7, 2008
- 15.85 ft — March 4, 1963
- 15.76 ft — April 3, 2018
Recent crests: 14.62 ft (April 5, 2025) · 14.13 ft (March 4, 2023) · 14.24 ft (February 8, 2019) · 11.56 ft (September 9, 2018) · 13.52 ft (June 22, 2018)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamBig Raccoon Creek at Ferndale, IN
- Wabash River at Montezuma, IN
- Wabash River at Terre Haute...US Hwy 150 Eastbound, IN
- Sugar Creek at West Terre Haute, IN, IN
- Big Walnut Creek (IN) near Reelsville, IN
- Big Raccoon Creek near Fincastle, IN
- Mill Creek (IN) at Cagles Mill, IN
- Eel River at Bowling Green, IN
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (COXI3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.