Lost River (IN) near Prospect, IN
River level and flood forecast · Orange County
Normal8.0 ftas of Mon 2:15 PM
Flow: 40 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.
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 30 ftRoadway on bridge floods.
- 25 ftUS 150 closes between Prospect and Paoli.
Highest crests on record
- 28.5 ft — March 1, 1964
- 28.3 ft — March 1, 2008
- 28 ft — January 1, 1959
- 27.2 ft — March 1, 2006
- 27 ft — April 1, 1996
Recent crests: 24.32 ft (March 1, 2021) · 25.82 ft (February 25, 2018) · 24.34 ft (July 24, 2017) · 25.07 ft (April 30, 2017) · 24.11 ft (April 4, 2015)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (PSPI3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.