White River (IN) at Stout Power Plant, IN

River level and flood forecast · Marion County

Normal1.4 ftas of Mon 3:45 PM

The river is 8.6 ft below flood stage (10 ft).

Flow: 264 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

051015TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 7 ftFlood 10 ftModerate 11.5 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

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

Flood stages

Moderate flood stage11.5 ft
Flood stage10 ft
Action stage7 ft
Record crest (March 26, 1913)28.9 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 11.5 ftCentenary Road in Morgan County south of SR 144 floods between Watson and Kitchen Roads.

Highest crests on record

  1. 28.9 ft — March 26, 1913
  2. 15.42 ft — September 1, 2003
  3. 14.47 ft — August 16, 2026
  4. 13.27 ft — April 19, 2013
  5. 13.22 ft — November 17, 1993

Recent crests: 14.47 ft (August 16, 2026) · 11.1 ft (April 6, 2025) · 10.21 ft (February 8, 2019) · 7.45 ft (November 3, 2018) · 8.26 ft (September 9, 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 (STTI3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.