Tippecanoe River at Oswego, IN
River level and flood forecast · Kosciusko County
Normal5.4 ftas of Mon 3:45 PM
The river is 2.1 ft below flood stage (7.5 ft).
Flow: 38 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 | 9 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 8 ft |
| Flood stage | 7.5 ft |
| Action stage | 7 ft |
| Record crest (May 21, 1943) | 9.4 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 9 ftFlood water begins to innundate structures downstream of Lake Tippecanoe along the river.
- 8 ftFlood water begins to impact roads near the river downstream from Lake Tippecanoe.
- 7.5 ftLowland flooding begins near the gauge downstream of Lake Tippecanoe.
Highest crests on record
- 9.4 ft — May 21, 1943
- 9.25 ft — March 21, 1982
- 8.96 ft — March 15, 2009
- 8.89 ft — March 4, 1985
- 8.79 ft — February 27, 2018
Recent crests: 8.31 ft (May 23, 2020) · 8.06 ft (May 5, 2019) · 8.79 ft (February 27, 2018) · 7.82 ft (May 31, 2017) · 6.98 ft (May 17, 2016)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamTippecanoe River at North Webster, IN
- DownstreamTippecanoe River near Ora, IN
- Northern Indiana Lakes at Pike Lake at Warsaw, IN
- Elkhart River at Goshen, IN
- North Branch Elkhart River at Cosperville, IN
- Eel River (IN) at North Manchester, IN
- North Branch Elkhart River at Sylvan Lake, IN
- Yellow River at Plymouth, IN
- St. Joseph River (MI/IN) at Elkhart, IN
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (OWGI3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.