Iroquois River near Foresman, IN

River level and flood forecast · Newton County

Normal5.6 ftas of Mon 2:45 PM

The river is 12.4 ft below flood stage (18 ft).

Flow: 134 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

0510152025TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 15 ftFlood 18 ftModerate 22 ftMajor 24 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 stage24 ft
Moderate flood stage22 ft
Flood stage18 ft
Action stage15 ft
Record crest (July 11, 2003)24.87 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 31 ftUS-41 threatened north of Kentland.
  • 26 ftStructures threatened in Foresman. Structures threatened in Brook.
  • 24 ftIN-16 threatened east of Brook.
  • 22 ftGeorge Ade Memorial Healthcare property threatened along IN-16.
  • 21.5 ftIN-55 threatened north of Foresman.
  • 20.5 ft50 West Road threatened southwest of Brook.
  • 18.5 ft1000 South Road threatened north of the river near Brook.
  • 18 ftWidespread inundation of low-lying agricultural areas.
  • 15 ftLow-lying agricultural areas inundated along the river.

Highest crests on record

  1. 24.87 ft — July 11, 2003
  2. 24.42 ft — June 14, 1958
  3. 24.39 ft — February 22, 2018
  4. 24.16 ft — January 10, 2008
  5. 23.71 ft — June 19, 2015

Recent crests: 18.6 ft (June 29, 2020) · 16.36 ft (May 20, 2020) · 18.34 ft (January 13, 2020) · 18.89 ft (May 3, 2019) · 24.39 ft (February 22, 2018)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (FSMI3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.