Eagle Creek (IN) at Speedway, IN
River level and flood forecast · Marion County
Normal1.0 ftas of Mon 2:45 PM
The river is 8.0 ft below flood stage (9 ft).
Flow: 15 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 | 24 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 15 ft |
| Flood stage | 9 ft |
| Action stage | 6 ft |
| Record crest (April 19, 2013) | 18.18 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 30 ftBased on Google Earth Pro...water is at the top of the levee at 30 feet. Failure results in water at the intersection of 10th street and Lynhurst is approximately 10 feet deep. Several businesses and a shopping mall on the south side of 10th street flood extensively.
- 24 ftBased on Google Earth Pro...water is 4 to 5 feet from top of local area levee...but likely at a record flood flow. Possbile major flood issues downstream of the Speedway gage.
- 23.6 ftFlood waters reaches record flood level.
- 12 ftParking lot floods at Raymond and Kentucky. Levee ends in this area.
- 11 ftPossible flooding at agricultural coop begins.
- 10 ftFlooding begin along unprotected portions of Eagle Creek.
Highest crests on record
- 18.18 ft — April 19, 2013
- 16.57 ft — September 1, 2003
- 16.38 ft — June 28, 1957
- 16.38 ft — June 28, 1958
- 16 ft — March 25, 1913
Recent crests: 8.93 ft (April 5, 2025) · 9.91 ft (March 19, 2021) · 11.24 ft (March 29, 2020) · 10.93 ft (June 16, 2019) · 9.81 ft (May 31, 2019)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamEagle Creek (IN) at Clermont, IN
- DownstreamEagle Creek (IN) at Raymond Street in Indianapolis, IN
- Little Eagle Creek at Speedway, IN
- White River (IN) at 16th Street in Indianapolis, IN
- White River (IN) at Michigan Street in Indianapolis, IN
- Fall Creek (IN) at 16th Street in Indianapolis, IN
- Crooked Creek (IN) at Indianapolis, IN
- White River (IN) at Indianapolis Museum of Art, IN
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (INSI3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.