Deer Creek (IN) near Delphi, IN
River level and flood forecast · Carroll County
Normal1.8 ftas of Mon 3:30 PM
The river is 9.2 ft below flood stage (11 ft).
Flow: 32 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
| Major flood stage | 18.5 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 14 ft |
| Flood stage | 11 ft |
| Action stage | 7 ft |
| Record crest (May 17, 1943) | 19.8 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 27.5 ftThis is the estimated maximum reading from this site. Level at least six feet above any known flood.
- 24 ftEstimated low steel of abandoned bridge at gage site. Level at least three feet above any previously known flood.
- 18.5 ftRecord to near record local flooding in the vicinity of Delphi.
- 12 ftDelphi parks flooded extensively.
- 10 ftLeft bank is low at gage site. Flooding begins at this level.
Highest crests on record
- 19.8 ft — May 17, 1943
- 18.64 ft — July 5, 2003
- 18.26 ft — June 10, 1958
- 16.72 ft — February 10, 1959
- 15.71 ft — July 11, 2017
Recent crests: 7.04 ft (May 18, 2020) · 6.9 ft (January 24, 2019) · 8.33 ft (February 21, 2018) · 10.16 ft (November 19, 2017) · 15.71 ft (July 11, 2017)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamWabash River at Lafayette, IN
- Wabash River above Wabash River at Delphi, IN
- Tippecanoe River near Delphi, IN
- Tippecanoe River below Oakdale Dam, IN
- Wildcat Creek (IN) at Owasco, IN
- South Fork Wildcat Creek near Lafayette, IN
- Tippecanoe River at Norway, IN
- Wildcat Creek (IN) near Lafayette, IN
- Wabash River at Logansport, IN
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (DCDI3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.