Kankakee River at Dunns Bridge, IN

The last 7 days and the forecast

NWS forecast issued Mon, Sep 21, 6:18 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 16 ftSchahfer Generation Station property is threatened. Numerous structures and roads are inundated in northwest sections of De Motte.
• 15 ftWidespread inundation of the floodplain reaches up to 4 miles from the river.
• 14 ftIN-49 threatened south of the river. US-231 threatened north of the river. Widespread inundation of the floodplain reaches up to 3 miles from the river.
• 13.5 ftStructures threatened along 500 East Road near the river in Dunns Bridge. Residences threatened along 125 West Road/Baums Bridge Road near the river.
• 13 ftStructures threatened along 625 West Road and 700 West Road near the river. Structures threatened near 400 West Road and 250 West Road and the river. A few structures threatened northwest of De Motte.
• 12.5 ft125 West Road/Baums Bridge Road threatened near the river.
• 12 ftStructures threatened near IN-49 and the river. Backwater on a drainage canal threatens 1200 South Road east of IN-49.
• 10 ftLow-lying agricultural land is inundated near the river.
• 9 ftWater overflows low-lying banks along the river.

Highest crests on record

1. 13.65 ft — February 26, 2018
2. 13.38 ft — March 20, 1982
3. 13.2 ft — October 22, 1954
4. 13.18 ft — March 4, 1985
5. 13.14 ft — March 14, 2009

Recent crests: 10.02 ft (January 17, 2020) · 11.49 ft (May 6, 2019) · 13.65 ft (February 26, 2018) · 10.18 ft (April 10, 2017) · 11.87 ft (June 21, 2015)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• UpstreamKankakee River at Davis, IN
• DownstreamKankakee River near Kouts, IN
• Salt Creek (IN) at Valparaiso, IN
• Yellow River at Knox, IN
• Kankakee River at Shelby, IN
• Iroquois River at Rensselaer, IN
• Tippecanoe River near Ora, IN
• Deep River (IN) near Merrillville, IN