Mill Creek (IN) at Cagles Mill, IN

River level and flood forecast · Putnam County

Normal8.1 ftas of Mon 3:15 PM

The river is 5.9 ft below flood stage (14 ft).

The last 7 days and the forecast

57.51012.51517.5TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 12 ftFlood 14 ftModerate 16 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

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

Flood stages

Moderate flood stage16 ft
Flood stage14 ft
Action stage12 ft
Record crest (August 1, 1875)21 ft

Highest crests on record

  1. 21 ft — August 1, 1875
  2. 18.38 ft — January 5, 1950
  3. 15.78 ft — June 7, 2008
  4. 15.68 ft — April 19, 2013
  5. 14.91 ft — April 3, 2018

Recent crests: 14.65 ft (April 5, 2025) · 14.91 ft (April 3, 2018) · 10.5 ft (February 25, 2018) · 12.96 ft (May 4, 2017) · 13.04 ft (December 27, 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 (MANI3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.