Muscatatuck River at Deputy, IN
River level and flood forecast · Jefferson County
Normal3.1 ftas of Mon 4:30 PM
The river is 21.9 ft below flood stage (25 ft).
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 | 32 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 28 ft |
| Flood stage | 25 ft |
| Action stage | 23 ft |
| Record crest (January 21, 1959) | 34.3 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 41 ftDixon Ford bridge floods.
- 25 ftCounty roads are underwater.
Highest crests on record
- 34.3 ft — January 21, 1959
- 32.28 ft — July 14, 2015
- 31.7 ft — August 8, 1992
- 30.51 ft — March 19, 2008
- 29.89 ft — August 5, 2009
Recent crests: 27.34 ft (February 16, 2025) · 24.85 ft (March 1, 2021) · 25.9 ft (June 17, 2019) · 25.09 ft (April 20, 2019) · 25.71 ft (September 9, 2018)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamEast Fork White River at Rivervale, IN
- Vernon Fork Muscatatuck River near Vernon, IN
- East Fork White River near Seymour, IN
- Brush Creek (IN) near Nebraska, IN
- Indian-Kentuck Creek near Canaan, IN
- West Fork Blue River at Salem, IN
- Clifty Creek near Columbus, IN
- Silver Creek (IN) at Sellersburg, IN
- Haw Creek (IN) at East Columbus, IN
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (DEPI3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.