White River (IN) near Centerton, IN
River level and flood forecast · Morgan County
Normal0.8 ftas of Mon 4 PM
The river is 11.2 ft below flood stage (12 ft).
Forecast to hold near 0.8 ft through Sat, Oct 17, 8 AM.
Flow: 764 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 10:09 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 19 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 16 ft |
| Flood stage | 12 ft |
| Action stage | 9 ft |
| Record crest (March 26, 1913) | 21.9 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 22.1 ftWater is at the top of levee protecting homes on the north and west sides of Martinsville.
- 21.9 ftWater is at estimated height of the March 1913 flood crest or record flood level.
- 20 ftMajor flood in progress. Martinsville Wastewater Treatment Plant isolated by high water.
- 19 ftMajor flood in progress. SR 37 closed by local flooding. SR 67 flooded north and south of Paragon, isolating the town.
- 18.3 ftHomes in an area on the right bank of the White River between Martinsville and Paragon flood.
- 17.8 ftFlood waters cover the flood plain along SR 39 connecting SRs 37 and 67 just southwest of Martinsville. Flooding causes the evacuation of a few homes and damages Blue Bluff Road near IPL Power Plant. Local river roads are impassable.
- 15.3 ftExtensive flooding of agricultural lands. Blue Bluff and Paragon Roads are impassable. Flood waters affect a park in Waverly.
- 12.4 ftRoad just north of Blue Bluff Bridge has about six inches of water on it.
- 11.8 ftLow agricultural fields begin to flood.
- 10.9 ftCrops begin to flood.
Highest crests on record
- 21.9 ft — March 26, 1913
- 20.04 ft — September 2, 2003
- 19.87 ft — June 7, 2008
- 19.13 ft — January 6, 2005
- 18.38 ft — December 31, 1990
Recent crests: 17.68 ft (August 17, 2026) · 17.46 ft (April 6, 2025) · 15.01 ft (April 12, 2024) · 12.87 ft (March 4, 2023) · 14.51 ft (March 8, 2022)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamWhite River at Southport Rd, IN
- White Lick Creek at Mooresville, IN
- East Fork White Lick Creek near Mooresville, IN
- Little Buck Creek at Tibbs Ave near Indianapolis, IN
- White River (IN) at Stout Power Plant, IN
- West Fork White Lick Creek at Danville, IN
- Mill Creek (IN) near Cataract, IN
- Retention Pond in Marion County Indiana near Homecroft, IN
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (CNTI3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.