Lick Creek (IN) near Beech Grove, IN
River level and flood forecast · Marion County
Normal1.2 ftas of Mon 3 PM
The river is 5.8 ft below flood stage (7 ft).
Flow: 4 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 14.5 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 10 ft |
| Flood stage | 7 ft |
| Action stage | 6 ft |
| Record crest (June 20, 2011) | 10.35 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 17.5 ftApproximate low steel of Sherman Drive Bridge over Lick Creek.
- 14.5 ftPossible residential flooding. Flooding of mobile home park downstream and on south side of I-465.
- 10.35 ftAt this level on June 20, 2011 water at a period of record level. Backyard flooding at a few homes on Trail Drive near Sherman Drive. Based on June 2010 report...extensive flooding downstream of gage site likely in Harding Street Area. Nothing was seen in the media during June 2011 flood.
- 8.19 ftAccording to the Indianapolis Star...on June 22, 2010 overflowing Lick Creek blocked Harding Street on the Southside between Hanna Avenue and Interstate 465.
- 0.55 ftBottom of Lick Creek channel directly below the wire weight gage on Sherman Drive.
Highest crests on record
- 10.35 ft — June 20, 2011
- 9.84 ft — June 7, 2008
- 9.61 ft — June 25, 1978
- 9.38 ft — November 14, 1993
- 9.07 ft — July 5, 1992
Recent crests: 7.18 ft (April 5, 2025) · 7.75 ft (May 23, 2020) · 8.95 ft (June 16, 2019) · 8.55 ft (April 3, 2018) · 7.13 ft (September 18, 2017)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamWhite River (IN) near Centerton, IN
- Retention Pond in Marion County Indiana near Homecroft, IN
- Germania Creek at West Street (Retention pond), IN
- White River (IN) at Raymond Street in Indianapolis, IN
- Pogues Run at Vermont Street in Indianapolis, IN
- White River (IN) at Stout Power Plant, IN
- Pleasant Run at Arlington Avenue in Indianapolis, IN
- Eagle Creek (IN) at Raymond Street in Indianapolis, IN
- Pogues Run above Dam near I-70 in Eastern Marion County, IN
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (LCII3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.