Crooked Creek (IN) at Indianapolis, IN

River level and flood forecast · Marion County

Normal2.7 ftas of Mon 4:15 PM

The river is 5.3 ft below flood stage (8 ft).

Flow: 1 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

024681012TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 6 ftFlood 8 ftModerate 10 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

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

Flood stages

Moderate flood stage10 ft
Flood stage8 ft
Action stage6 ft
Record crest (June 26, 1978)13.31 ft

Highest crests on record

  1. 13.31 ft — June 26, 1978
  2. 11.9 ft — September 1, 2003
  3. 11 ft — April 19, 2013
  4. 10.42 ft — June 20, 2011
  5. 10.15 ft — February 28, 2011

Recent crests: 8.61 ft (April 5, 2025) · 8.49 ft (April 3, 2018) · 8.42 ft (July 14, 2017) · 7.34 ft (June 23, 2017) · 7.78 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 (CCII3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.