White River (IN) at Muncie, IN

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

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 22.3 ftDisastrous flooding in rural Delaware County and major flooding in Muncie if flood protection fails. Maximum recordable stage as of 2012.
• 21 ftWater is at critical level for main levee system in city of Muncie. This is an unbelievable flood with serious damage for Muncie and Delaware County.
• 17.5 ftRecord flooding is in progress for rural areas of Delaware County along the White River. Many rural roads impassable with flooding of homes in flood plain areas of the White River. Water is at the level of approximate record flood flow. Major modifications to White River at Muncie from 1940 to 1950 has lowered the March 1913 flood level in the city of Muncie.
• 16 ftErection of flood gate at abandoned municipal swimming pool behind 1706 E. Main Street is necessary. The flood gate protects Muncie's downtown business district. October 2002...this site had a mobile home residence and a chain link gate in the opening. The resident lived on the riverward side of the protection. The mailbox had 1700 on it and the road sign said East Washington.
• 15 ftEvacuations may be necessary of residents east of Burlington Street and south of 12th Street. State Road 32 east of Muncie floods.
• 14 ftArea roads flood. Residences in southeast sections of Muncie flood. Some evacuations may be necessary.
• 13.5 ftErection of closure at the former Indiana Wire and Steel plant on Bunch Blvd just north of SR 32. The plant grounds lie abandoned in 2007. During Summer of 2009 the former plant was being demolished.
• 12.5 ftSandbagging is necessary to protect the Muncie Water Treatment Plant.
• 12 ftFlooding begins in four to five block area of southeast Muncie near 16th St and S Burlington Dr and in Smithfield. County roads and farmland flood. Water level reaches critical stage for levees protecting the Muncie Water Treatment Plant.
• 10 ftRiverview and McCulloch Parks, including park roads, begin to flood. Backyards of houses in Yorktown along Buck Creek begin to flood. Backyards of houses and outbuildings along White River in Muncie begin to flood.
• 9.5 ftFlooding of lowlands across Delaware County outside of the city of Muncie. Only high levels in the city of Muncie.
• 9 ftSome farmlands and county roads flood. Small park near Daleville floods.
• 8 ftLowland flooding begins in city parks and residential backyards.
• 6 ftRiver is bankfull.

Highest crests on record

1. 22.6 ft — March 25, 1913
2. 21.07 ft — January 15, 1937
3. 20.61 ft — May 14, 1933
4. 20 ft — March 20, 1927
5. 19.7 ft — June 8, 1924

Recent crests: 18.64 ft (August 13, 2026) · 12.88 ft (April 6, 2025) · 10.83 ft (April 12, 2024) · 9.41 ft (March 5, 2023) · 11.08 ft (March 8, 2022)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• DownstreamWhite River (IN) at Anderson, IN
• White River (IN) at Raible Avenue in Anderson, IN
• Mississinewa River at Ridgeville, IN
• Whitewater River near Economy, IN
• Pipe Creek at Frankton, IN
• Salamonie River at Portland, IN
• Big Duck Creek at Elwood, IN
• Stony Creek (IN) at Fishersburg, IN