Kankakee River at Davis, IN
River level and flood forecast · Starke County
Normal6.4 ftas of Mon 1 PM
The river is 3.6 ft below flood stage (10 ft).
Flow: 578 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Tue, Sep 22, 8:47 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 13 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 12 ft |
| Flood stage | 10 ft |
| Action stage | 9 ft |
| Record crest (March 11, 2009) | 13.8 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 13 ftExtensive agricultural flooding is in progress.
- 11 ftFlooding of secondary roads near the river begins.
- 10 ftFlooding of low lying agricultural areas begins.
Highest crests on record
- 13.8 ft — March 11, 2009
- 13.79 ft — July 19, 1996
- 13.74 ft — September 15, 2008
- 13.52 ft — March 5, 1985
- 13.5 ft — February 28, 1997
Recent crests: 10.79 ft (June 28, 2021) · 11.07 ft (January 12, 2020) · 11.31 ft (May 2, 2019) · 12.98 ft (February 21, 2018) · 10.05 ft (July 8, 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 (DAVI3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.