Little Eagle Creek at Speedway, IN
River level and flood forecast · Marion County
Normal-0.3 ftas of Mon 3:15 PM
The river is 6.3 ft below flood stage (6 ft).
Flow: 3 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 | 15.2 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 8 ft |
| Flood stage | 6 ft |
| Action stage | 4 ft |
| Record crest (September 1, 2003) | 12.79 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 15.2 ftApproximate low steel of 16th Street Bridge over Little Eagle Creek at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Extensive flooding along Little Eagle Creek possibly affecting residental and commerical areas.
- 10 ftWater starts to spill out of the lowest areas of the creek near the putting green at the Speedway Golf Course.
- 0.11 ftBottom of channel underneath wire weight gage on upstream side of 16th Street Bridge over Little Eagle Creek.
Highest crests on record
- 12.79 ft — September 1, 2003
- 12.13 ft — July 28, 1979
- 12.13 ft — June 26, 1978
- 12 ft — April 19, 2013
- 10.8 ft — June 4, 2008
Recent crests: 7.32 ft (April 5, 2025) · 6.2 ft (August 10, 2023) · 7.69 ft (March 7, 2022) · 6.29 ft (July 1, 2021) · 6.61 ft (March 18, 2021)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamEagle Creek (IN) at Raymond Street in Indianapolis, IN
- Eagle Creek (IN) at Speedway, IN
- White River (IN) at 16th Street in Indianapolis, IN
- White River (IN) at Michigan Street in Indianapolis, IN
- Fall Creek (IN) at 16th Street in Indianapolis, IN
- Crooked Creek (IN) at Indianapolis, IN
- White River (IN) at Indianapolis Museum of Art, IN
- Eagle Creek (IN) at Clermont, IN
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (SPEI3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.