Big Raccoon Creek at Ferndale, IN

River level and flood forecast · Parke County

Normal5.8 ftas of Mon 3:30 PM

The last 7 days and the forecast

5.75.75.85.85.85.96.0TueWedThuFriSatSunMonNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

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

Highest crests on record

  1. 19.87 ft — June 28, 1957
  2. 12.91 ft — December 20, 1957
  3. 9.27 ft — December 29, 1967
  4. 9.04 ft — June 23, 1960
  5. 8.6 ft — July 14, 1962

Recent crests: 8.08 ft (February 10, 1974) · 8.03 ft (January 12, 1973) · 9.27 ft (December 29, 1967) · 7.63 ft (February 18, 1965) · 8.22 ft (March 21, 1964)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (FRNI3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.