Kankakee River at Shelby, IN
River level and flood forecast · Newton County
Normal6.3 ftas of Mon 2:45 PM
The river is 4.2 ft below flood stage (10.5 ft).
Flow: 1,730 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Tue, Sep 22, 9:58 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 12.5 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 11.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 10.5 ft |
| Action stage | 9.5 ft |
| Record crest (September 18, 2008) | 13.04 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 14 ftUS-41 southbound is threatened south of the river.
- 13.5 ftShelby levee overtops leading to potential inundation of numerous structures and roads. Widespread inundation of the floodplain may reach up to 4 miles from the river.
- 13 ftWater reaches the top of the levees in Sumava Resorts. Water reaches the top of levees near Shelby.
- 12.5 ftUS-41 northbound is inundated south of the river. Multiple residences are threatened along Westwood Drive and Island Boulevard near Shelby.
- 12 ftIN-55 is threatened south of the river. County Road 1200W/Range Line Road is threatened north of the river. County Road 1150N is threatened at Sumava Resorts.
- 11.5 ftLow-lying residences are threatened along Bluegrass Road east of Sumava Resorts and along Westwood Drive and Island Boulevard near Shelby.
- 10.5 ftWater overflows low-lying river banks along Bluegrass Road east of Sumava Resorts and along Westwood Drive and Island Boulevard near Shelby. Water begins to be diverted through the Blackberry Marsh Spillway to reduce flood impacts.
- 10 ftStateline Road is threatened near the river west of Schneider.
- 9 ftLow-lying agricultural land is inundated.
- 7.5 ftWater overtops low-lying banks in forest land near the Illinois/Indiana state line.
Highest crests on record
- 13.04 ft — September 18, 2008
- 12.98 ft — March 24, 1982
- 12.9 ft — June 16, 2015
- 12.63 ft — March 11, 2009
- 12.32 ft — January 14, 2005
Recent crests: 11.93 ft (May 3, 2019) · 12.04 ft (February 6, 2019) · 10.4 ft (January 21, 2018) · 9.54 ft (November 23, 2017) · 9.69 ft (July 24, 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 (SLBI3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.