Mill Creek (IN) at Cagles Mill Lake, IN
River level and flood forecast · Putnam County
The river is 66.4 ft below flood stage (704 ft).
Forecast to hold near 637.6 ft through Fri, Nov 6, 5 AM.
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Tue, Nov 3, 9:43 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 704 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 704 ft |
| Flood stage | 704 ft |
| Near flood stage | 704 ft |
| Record crest (June 18, 2008) | 692.07 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 730 ftTop of Dam.
- 705 ftDam Entrance Road closed at spillway.
- 704 ftFlood Pool - Spillway Crest. Flood Pool covers 4,840 acres and extends for 11 miles. There is a 1% annual chance of occurrence of this level.
- 695 ftREMC power lines along SR 42 are dangerously close to the lake water surface.
- 692 ftREMC power lines along SR 42 barely high enough for boats to pass safely under especially those equipped with radio antennas.
- 684 ftState Road 42 closed at Cunot Bridge. There is a 10% annual chance of occurrence of this level.
- 676.6 ftState Road 42 closed at Doe Creek Bridge.
- 675 ftRiver Road near Cataract Falls closed. Camp Otto Road just east of Mill Creek and downstream of Upper Falls flooded at this elevation or slightly higher.
- 672 ftJib Crane underwater. Cunot Boat Club and Lakeshore Hill licensed areas inaccessible. Pit toilet at DNR marina pumped out. There is a 20% annual chance of occurrence of this level.
- 660 ftMeridian Line County Road (Doe Creek) closed. Lakeside Yacht Club licensed area inaccessbile. There is a 100% annual chance of occurrence of this level.
- 656.5 ftStored emergency gate underwater.
- 655 ftIndiana Gear Works, Cataract Yacht Club, Forest Cove, Cataract Highlands and Hidden Hollow licensed areas inaccessible.
- 652 ftIvanwald licensed area probably inaccessible.
- 651 ftLieber Recreation Area boat ramp underwater. Haltom Heights inaccessbile.
- 650 ftLieber Recreation Area Marina parking lot closed. Countryside Estates, Croy Crest, Minkler and Highland Lakeview licensed areas inaccessible.
- 647.5 ftCunot Boat Ramp inaccessible. Launching from the roadway begins.
- 644 ftEmergency gate entrance slots underwater.
- 643.5 ftLieber Recreation Area beach closed.
- 640.5 ftBeach road closed.
- 639.5 ftSummer Pool Elevation. Summer Pool covers an estimated 1,600 acres and extends about 10.3 miles.
- 636 ftWinter pool elevation. Winter pool covers 1,400 acres and extends 10 miles.
- 631 ftCunot launch ramp becomes totally exposed.
- 629.9 ftControl tower gage becomes unusable.
- 629 ftBeach area and IDNR launch ramp are totally exposed. The bottom of the staff gage is exposed. Three lead connections of the Cathodic Protection field become exposed.
- 628 ftOld Cunot launch ramp is totally exposed.
Highest crests on record
- 692.07 ft — June 18, 2008
- 691.18 ft — May 6, 2011
- 690.36 ft — June 14, 1996
- 689.6 ft — August 30, 1979
- 686.16 ft — May 17, 2002
Recent crests: 680.51 ft (April 11, 2018) · 675.44 ft (May 14, 2017) · 654.99 ft (January 25, 2017) · 657.06 ft (January 4, 2016) · 674.06 ft (July 24, 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 (CAGI3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.