Praire Creek (IN) near Lebanon, IN

River level and flood forecast · Boone County

Normal5.0 ftas of Mon 4:15 PM

The river is 4.0 ft below flood stage (9 ft).

Flow: 9 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

4681012TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 7 ftFlood 9 ftModerate 11 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Moderate flood stage11 ft
Flood stage9 ft
Action stage7 ft
Record crest (April 19, 2013)15.71 ft

Highest crests on record

  1. 15.71 ft — April 19, 2013
  2. 14.82 ft — February 28, 2011
  3. 13.99 ft — March 11, 1990
  4. 13.65 ft — December 30, 1990
  5. 13.5 ft — May 4, 2017

Recent crests: 11.2 ft (April 5, 2025) · 11.02 ft (May 15, 2024) · 10.52 ft (March 4, 2023) · 9.22 ft (December 11, 2021) · 9.07 ft (March 19, 2021)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (PCLI3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.