Lick Creek at Paoli, IN

River level and flood forecast · Orange County

Normal0.3 ftas of Mon 3:30 PM

Flow: 3 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

0.10.20.30.40.5TueWedThuFriSatSunMonNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 16 ftSurface of Elm Street bridge floods.

Highest crests on record

  1. 18 ft — January 1, 1996
  2. 12.62 ft — May 2, 2011
  3. 12.18 ft — June 26, 2013
  4. 12.06 ft — February 28, 2021
  5. 10.75 ft — April 7, 2015

Recent crests: 12.06 ft (February 28, 2021) · 10.75 ft (April 7, 2015) · 12.18 ft (June 26, 2013) · 9.59 ft (December 5, 2011) · 12.62 ft (May 2, 2011)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (POLI3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.