White River (IN) below Broad Ripple Dam, IN
River level and flood forecast · Marion County
Normal1.4 ftas of Mon 4:15 PM
The river is 7.1 ft below flood stage (8.5 ft).
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
| Moderate flood stage | 14 ft |
| Flood stage | 8.5 ft |
| Action stage | 5.5 ft |
| Record crest (August 15, 2026) | 20.59 ft |
Highest crests on record
- 20.59 ft — August 15, 2026
- 16.51 ft — April 20, 2013
- 15.24 ft — March 25, 2007
- 14.62 ft — January 15, 2013
- 14.58 ft — March 2, 2011
Recent crests: 20.59 ft (August 15, 2026) · 13.37 ft (April 7, 2025) · 9.53 ft (October 27, 2021) · 9.19 ft (March 20, 2021) · 10.25 ft (March 31, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamWhite River (IN) at Broad Ripple, IN
- White River (IN) near Ravenswood, IN
- White River (IN) at 82nd Street Bridge near Nora, IN
- Fall Creek (IN) at Millersville, IN
- White River (IN) at Indianapolis Museum of Art, IN
- Williams Creek at 96th Street on the Hamilton-Marion County Line, IN
- Crooked Creek (IN) at Indianapolis, IN
- Pogues Run above Dam near I-70 in Eastern Marion County, IN
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BBDI3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.