Turkey Creek (IN) at Merrillville, IN

The last 7 days and the forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 6 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 24 ftHarrison Street (Madison Street) may be threatened.
• 22 ftBroadway (IN-53) threatened.
• 21.5 ftStructures threatened along Broadway (IN-53). 61st Avenue threatened.
• 19.5 ftI-65 threatened.
• 17.5 ftTaft Street (IN-55) threatened. Low-lying portions of Hidden Lake Park are inundated.
• 17 ftCarolyn Drive threatened at Hidden Lake Park.
• 15 ftA few low-lying structures threatened along Vermont Street. Parking lots threatened along Broadway (IN-53).
• 14 ftVermont Street threatened.
• 12.5 ftHendricks Street threatened.
• 8 ftWater overtops low-lying banks at Turkey Creek Golf Course and Innsbrook Country Club.

Highest crests on record

1. 17.5 ft — September 14, 2008
2. 13.03 ft — May 1, 2019
3. 12.95 ft — May 18, 2020
4. 12.36 ft — September 28, 2019
5. 12.04 ft — January 11, 2020

Recent crests: 11.32 ft (May 9, 2021) · 9.89 ft (March 1, 2021) · 10.2 ft (June 28, 2020) · 12.95 ft (May 18, 2020) · 11.71 ft (April 30, 2020)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• UpstreamTurkey Creek (IN) at Schererville, IN
• DownstreamDeep River (IN) at Hobart, IN
• Little Calumet River at Gary (Grant St), IN
• Deep River (IN) at Liverpool, IN
• Little Calumet River near Lake Station, IN
• Deep River (IN) near Merrillville, IN
• Little Calumet River at Gary (Burr Street), IN
• Little Calumet River at Highland (Kennedy Avenue), IN