Deep River (IN) at Liverpool, IN

River level and flood forecast · Lake County

Normal5.9 ftas of Mon 2:15 PM

The river is 11.6 ft below flood stage (17.5 ft).

The last 7 days and the forecast

0510152025TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 14 ftFlood 17.5 ftModerate 18.5 ftMajor 21 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Major flood stage21 ft
Moderate flood stage18.5 ft
Flood stage17.5 ft
Action stage14 ft
Record crest (September 14, 2008)23 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 23.5 ftI-80/I-94 threatened near I-65 interchange in Lake Station. A few structures threatened along Riverside Drive in Lake Station. Liverpool Road threatened at Riverside Drive in Lake Station.
  • 21.5 ftA few industrial structures are threatened along US-6 south of the creek in Lake Station.
  • 20.5 ftUS-6 (Randolph Street) threatened south of creek in and south of Lake Station.
  • 20 ftA few residences are threatened near East 29th Avenue and Utah Street in Lake Station. A few structures are threatened off Dakota Street near Three Rivers County Park.
  • 19 ftA few residences are threatened along Wyoming Street in Lake Station. Parking lots threatened at Three Rivers County Park.
  • 18 ftNumerous minor roadways are threatened east of the creek in Lake Station.
  • 17.5 ftNumerous sections of Bicentennial Park inundated in Lake Station.
  • 14 ftWater overtops low-lying banks at Bicentennial Park in Lake Station.
  • 13 ftWater overtops low-lying banks near the gauge in Lake Station.

Highest crests on record

  1. 23 ft — September 14, 2008
  2. 19.81 ft — February 22, 2018
  3. 18.27 ft — May 2, 2019
  4. 17.23 ft — May 19, 2020
  5. 15.93 ft — September 30, 2019

Recent crests: 17.23 ft (May 19, 2020) · 15.77 ft (May 1, 2020) · 15.89 ft (January 13, 2020) · 15.93 ft (September 30, 2019) · 18.27 ft (May 2, 2019)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (LIVI3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.