Busseron Creek near Carlisle, IN
River level and flood forecast · Sullivan County
Normal1.5 ftas of Mon 3 PM
The river is 14.5 ft below flood stage (16 ft).
Flow: 5 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
| Moderate flood stage | 18 ft |
| Flood stage | 16 ft |
| Action stage | 14 ft |
| Record crest (May 9, 1961) | 20.3 ft |
Highest crests on record
- 20.3 ft — May 9, 1961
- 20.05 ft — January 5, 1950
- 20 ft — January 5, 2005
- 19.35 ft — June 9, 2008
- 19.01 ft — July 30, 1979
Recent crests: 17.85 ft (April 7, 2025) · 11.44 ft (September 9, 2018) · 12.36 ft (March 30, 2018) · 12.32 ft (February 25, 2018) · 12.66 ft (May 4, 2017)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (CRLI3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.