Smothers Creek (IN) near Plainville, IN

River level and flood forecast · Daviess County

Normal6.0 ftas of Mon 3:45 PM

The river is 10.0 ft below flood stage (16 ft).

The last 7 days and the forecast

05101520TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 14 ftFlood 16 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

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

Flood stages

Flood stage16 ft
Action stage14 ft
Record crest (February 8, 2019)17.23 ft

Highest crests on record

  1. 17.23 ft — February 8, 2019
  2. 17.1 ft — April 6, 2025
  3. 16.72 ft — June 16, 2016
  4. 16.62 ft — March 25, 2023
  5. 16.53 ft — May 4, 2017

Recent crests: 17.1 ft (April 6, 2025) · 16.62 ft (March 25, 2023) · 16.27 ft (February 28, 2021) · 17.23 ft (February 8, 2019) · 14.94 ft (November 1, 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 (SCPI3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.