Sugar Creek (central) near Edinburgh, IN
River level and flood forecast · Johnson County
Normal3.7 ftas of Mon 4 PM
The river is 6.3 ft below flood stage (10 ft).
Flow: 67 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 | 18 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 14 ft |
| Flood stage | 10 ft |
| Action stage | 8 ft |
| Record crest (June 7, 2008) | 19.23 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 25 ftWater is at the bottom of bridge over Sugar Creek leading into Camp Atterbury. Extreme flooding in progress with great damage to residences, businesses, state and local roads.
- 19.2 ftJune 2008 record flood. Atterbury public access site area extensively flooded with water more than a foot deep over nearby county road. During June 2008 extensive damaged occurred to numerous local Johnson county roads. Water was more than two feet deep on nearby US 31. Some local river cabins destroyed. Residential flooding in and near Edinburgh. SR 252 upstream on Youngs Creek flooded by 2 ft or more of water.
- 18 ftNear record flood is in progress. U.S. Hwy 31 is impassable with at least one foot of water. Extensive damage to several river cabins and residences near Edinburgh occurs.
- 16 ftExtensive flooding along Sugar Creek affecting several river cabins and local roads. Flooding of U.S. Highway 31 near Edinburgh is very likely. Several local roads along Sugar Creek from Indiana 44 downstream to gage site are flooded.
- 14 ftFlood waters in at least one cabin and is about to enter several more near Sugar Creek. Extensive flooding of Sugar Creek in Atterbury Fish and Wildlife Area. Water approaching and possibly on portions of River Road north of Old Hospital Road and CR 650S. Flooding of agricultural land near SR 252 along a small tributary to Sugar Creek and of some county roads upstream of CR 650S.
- 13 ftAt least one cabin begins to flood with several more threatened by flood waters. Extensive flooding of a few county roads near Sugar Creek.
- 12 ftFlooding of Sugar Creek in Atterbury Fish and Wildlife Area in southern Johnson County. River Road north of Old Hospital Road and CR 650S that run through the wildlife area are not flooded...but many of the side roads from these roads are flooded. Water extends to SR 252 along a small tributary to Sugar Creek.
- 11 ftIn Johnson county, CR 400 S east of US 31, CR 725 E north of CR 400 S and Greensburg Road from CR 700 E to CR 800 E are closed by flood waters. Low agricultural land is flooded. A few homes and outbuildings surrounded by high water.
- 10.5 ftLowland flooding along Sugar Creek.
- 9 ftFlooding along portions of Sugar Creek is in progress.
Highest crests on record
- 19.23 ft — June 7, 2008
- 18.38 ft — May 29, 1956
- 17.05 ft — November 15, 1993
- 16.98 ft — May 24, 1968
- 16.95 ft — January 6, 2005
Recent crests: 16.51 ft (April 6, 2025) · 13.03 ft (March 26, 2023) · 12.63 ft (July 18, 2021) · 11.17 ft (June 21, 2021) · 10.95 ft (March 19, 2021)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamSugar Creek (central) near Boggstown, IN
- DownstreamDriftwood River near Edinburgh, IN
- Youngs Creek at Amity, IN
- Flatrock River at Columbus, IN
- Haw Creek (IN) near Clifford, IN
- East Fork White River at Columbus, IN
- Haw Creek (IN) at East Columbus, IN
- Haw Creek (IN) at Hope, IN
- Clifty Creek near Columbus, IN
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (EDNI3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.