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

7.77.87.988.18.2TueWedThuFriSatSunMonNowObserved (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.

  • 30 ftRoadway on bridge floods.
  • 25 ftUS 150 closes between Prospect and Paoli.

Highest crests on record

  1. 28.5 ft — March 1, 1964
  2. 28.3 ft — March 1, 2008
  3. 28 ft — January 1, 1959
  4. 27.2 ft — March 1, 2006
  5. 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.