Salt Creek (IN) at Monroe Lake, IN

The last 7 days and the forecast

NWS forecast issued Tue, Nov 3, 9:43 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 574 ftTop of Dam.
• 566 ftTop of Stored Emergency Gage.
• 556.7 ftOn May 3, 2011 WISH-TV toured the the lake and found submerged beaches, parking lot, hiking paths and boat slips nearly inaccessible. At the Four Winds Resort walkways were flooded and only the roof of the wedding tiki hut above water.
• 556.6 ftValley Mission Road is closed at this level or slightly higher because of water going through the emergency spillway.
• 556 ftFlood Pool Elevation. South Dam access road closed. North Fork of Cleve Butcher Road floods. Flood Pool covers 18,450 acres and stretchs for 44 miles. There is a 3.3% annual chance of occurrence of this level.
• 555 ftLake Monroe Sailing Association, visitor parking lot, service road to Area D, campsites in Area B, Area C and Area H at Paynetown flooded. Brummett Creek Road and Old State Road 46 begin to flood. Brummett Creek Road often flooded by Salt Creek and not the dam. There is a 6.7% annual chance of occurrence of this level.
• 554 ftPlayground at Paynetown campground flooded. There is a 10% annual chance of occurrence of this level.
• 553.25 ftFour campsites in Area A of Paynetown Campground flooded. Boom for multi-level jib crane under water.
• 552 ftBrummett Creek Road flooded. Pit toilet flooded in Paynetown Campground.
• 551.7 ftAllen's Creek SRA Road floods. Approach road to Hardin Ridge Beach closed. IDNR storage building at Crooked Creek, boat storage at Lake Monroe Sailing Association, Pine Grove ramp access road and Crooked Creek ramp flooded. Cutright highwater gravel access ramp begins to flood. There is about a 20% annual chance of occurrence of this level. Public report on April 6, 2018 indicated this road was open at 550.7 feet and estimated the road would flood near 552 feet rather than at 550 feet.
• 551.5 ftCutright access road goes underwater near the main boat ramp. Access to ramp, picnic areas and Pleasure Craft Marina is unavailable by vehicle.
• 551 ftLower end of Moore's Creek Road flooded.
• 549 ftNorth fork of Cleve Butcher Road flooded.
• 548 ftApproach road to Paynetown docks flooded.
• 547 ftEmergency bypass bulkhead under water.
• 546 ftFairfax, Paynetown and Cutright ramps flooded.
• 545 ftFairfax and Hardin Ridge beaches closed. There is a 50% annual chance of occurrence of this level.
• 544 ftFriendship, Stipp, and upper end of Moores Creek roads closed.
• 543 ftPaynetown beach and McGowan road to Northfork flooded. Water covers back platform of tower including emergency gate and bypass bulkhead slots. There is a 100% annual chance of occurrence of this level.
• 541 ftDrainage for marshes stopped. Many crop lease fields flooded.
• 540 ftLake Monroe Sailing Association jib cranes flooded.
• 538 ftYear Round Pool Elevation. Normal Pool covers 10,750 acres and stretches for 37 miles.
• 537 ftCourtesy Dock adjusted.
• 536 ftCrooked Creek ramp closed.
• 535 ftUpper end of lake and east of causeway difficult to use.

Highest crests on record

1. 557.28 ft — May 4, 2011
2. 556.25 ft — May 15, 2002
3. 555.03 ft — April 13, 2008
4. 554.95 ft — May 16, 1996
5. 553.1 ft — February 26, 2019

Recent crests: 552.83 ft (June 30, 2019) · 553.1 ft (February 26, 2019) · 551.01 ft (April 16, 2018) · 545.76 ft (May 20, 2017) · 542.27 ft (January 29, 2017)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• UpstreamNorth Fork Salt Creek (IN) at Nashville, IN
• DownstreamSalt Creek (IN) near Harrodsburg, IN
• South Fork Salt Creek at Kurtz, IN
• East Fork White River at Rivervale, IN
• White River (IN) at Spencer, IN
• Beaver Creek (IN) near Shoals, IN
• White River (IN) at Newberry, IN
• East Fork White River at Shoals, IN