Cicero Creek at Morse Reservoir, 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.

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 811.5 ftMorse Reservoir at an usually high level. This typically occurs following extensive flooding of Cicero Creek.
• 810.5 ftMorse Reservoir after after typical flooding of Cicero Creek.
• 810 ftTypical level of Morse Reservoir during periods of normal streamflow and rainfall.
• 809.5 ftMorse Reservoir is considered full. When level is falling the outlet valve may be opened at any time. When level is rising outlet valve will likely be closed.
• 806.5 ftLake sections north of 236th Street in Cicero average 2 to 3 deep and maybe limited for use except by pontoons and small fishing boats. Submerged points or sandbars are 2 to 5 feet deep. This depth extends up to several hundred feet offshore. Boats during the Summer 2007 got caught on these shallow areas. Several boats received propeller damage.
• 806.4 ftLake sections between 236th Street and Carrigan Road are navigable. The point on the east side of the lake at 216th Street just north of the marina has 2-3 foot water extending several hundred feet out into the lake. The first point south of 236th Street on the west side of the lake extends well out into the lake at normal pool of 810 feet. Normal 5 foot depths a few hundred feet offshore are now 2 feet deep and pose a buoy marked boating hazard.
• 806.3 ftThe south end of the lake south of Carrigan Road to the dam is all navigable. However, a sandbar on the main body near the first point on the east side of the lake extends over 500 feet out into the lake. This bar averages 5 to 6 foot deep when the lake is 810 feet. Now this sandbar is only 2-3 feet deep and is an unmarked navigation hazard. The "party island" bay in this same lake section averages at best 5 feet deep in many areas. The channel on the west side of the island averages 2-3 feet.
• 806.2 ftThe "party island" bay in the southeast end of the lake averages at best 5 feet deep in many areas. The channel on the west side of the island averages 2-3 feet deep and is likely a navigation hazard.
• 803.5 ftRecord low level for so early in the year and the month of July. This level reached during Drought of 2012 on July 17, 2012 and 47 days of record to near low rainfall and near record to record temperatures from June 28-July 8. Level has been adjusted down by 0.5 ft due to subsequent datum change.

Up and down the river, and nearby

• UpstreamCicero Creek at Arcadia, IN
• DownstreamWhite River (IN) at 146th Street near Noblesville, IN
• Cicero Creek at Noblesville, IN
• White River (IN) at Noblesville, IN
• Stony Creek (IN) near Noblesville, IN
• White River (IN) near Strawtown, IN
• William Locke Drain near Durbin, IN
• Sand Creek (IN) at Fishers, IN