Patoka River near Jasper, IN

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.

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 21.5 ftRoadway on bridge floods.
• 18 ftIntersection of 4th and Main streets floods.
• 16 ftIN 164 closes from 3rd Avenue to US 231.

Highest crests on record

1. 21.2 ft — March 11, 1964
2. 20.62 ft — May 10, 1961
3. 19.04 ft — January 23, 1959
4. 17.87 ft — May 25, 1957
5. 17.83 ft — March 19, 2008

Recent crests: 16.04 ft (April 6, 2025) · 15.08 ft (March 2, 2021) · 17.33 ft (April 30, 2017) · 16.19 ft (April 4, 2014) · 16.68 ft (May 3, 2011)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• UpstreamPatoka River near Cuzco, IN
• DownstreamPatoka River above Winslow, IN
• East Fork White River at Shoals, IN
• Lost River (IN) near Prospect, IN
• Beaver Creek (IN) near Shoals, IN
• Middle Fork Anderson River at Bristow, IN
• White River (IN) above Petersburg, IN
• White River (IN) at Petersburg, IN