Pipe Creek at Frankton, IN
River level and flood forecast · Madison County
Normal3.3 ftas of Mon 3:30 PM
The river is 6.7 ft below flood stage (10 ft).
Flow: 18 cubic feet per second (USGS).
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 | 15 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 13 ft |
| Flood stage | 10 ft |
| Action stage | 8 ft |
| Record crest (June 10, 1958) | 15.5 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 21.5 ftThis is highest possible reading.
- 20 ftFlood waters are at bottom of County Bridge near gage site.
- 17 ftFlood waters overtop crude agricultural levee in vicinity of gage.
- 16 ftFlooding is at a record level.
- 15 ftExtensive agricultural flooding is in progress. County Road just north of gage most likely floods.
- 10 ftLowland flooding is in progress.
- 10 ftLowland flooding is in progress.
Highest crests on record
- 15.5 ft — June 10, 1958
- 15 ft — July 13, 1992
- 14.78 ft — June 3, 1980
- 14.71 ft — September 2, 1989
- 14.38 ft — December 30, 1990
Recent crests: 13.08 ft (August 13, 2026) · 11.5 ft (April 6, 2025) · 12.17 ft (July 18, 2022) · 9.8 ft (November 2, 2018) · 10.17 ft (September 10, 2018)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (FTNI3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.