Ohio River at Evansville, IN
River level and flood forecast · Vanderburgh County
Normal14.1 ftas of Mon 3 PM
The river is 27.9 ft below flood stage (42 ft).
Forecast to rise to 18.0 ft Thu 7 AM, below the 42 ft flood stage.
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 10:17 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 52 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 48 ft |
| Flood stage | 42 ft |
| Action stage | 24 ft |
| Record crest (January 31, 1937) | 53.75 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 53.8 ftThis flood will exceed the highest stage on record.
- 52 ftMajor flooding occurs. Several highways are closed and at this level parts of the airport begin to flood.
- 45 ftMany county roads are flooded and some are impassable.
- 42 ftThe river is 3300 feet wide.
- 40 ftBasements along the riverfront begin to fill. Flooding begins along Pigeon Creek.
- 38 ftMost of the bottomland is covered and farmers should move livestock and equipment to higher ground.
- 36 ftAgricultural bottomeland begins to flood and the levee authority is operating several pumping stations.
- 26 ftThe levee authority closes the flood gates downtown.
Highest crests on record
- 53.75 ft — January 31, 1937
- 48.82 ft — February 19, 1884
- 48.6 ft — February 19, 1883
- 48.4 ft — April 5, 1913
- 48.28 ft — March 11, 1945
Recent crests: 47.67 ft (April 12, 2025) · 44.52 ft (February 22, 2025) · 42.03 ft (March 2, 2022) · 44.19 ft (March 8, 2021) · 43.49 ft (February 18, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (EVVI3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.