Wildcat Creek (IN) at Kokomo, 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.

• 18.5 ftIn April 2013, nearly 400 homes in Howard County affected by flooding. More than 5 were destroyed, and greater than 150 suffered major damage. A neighborhood near Park Road and Washington Street flooded extensively. Foster Park was almost completely underwater north of Wildcat Creek. Every bridge approach over Wildcat Creek in Kokomo was flooded. Only 3 north to south routes across Wildcat Creek were semi-passable...U.S. Hwy 31, Apperson Way and Dixon Road, according to the Kokomo Fire Dept.
• 17.7 ftFlooding of residential and commercial areas along Wildcat Creek in Kokomo. This occurred following up to 13 inches of rain on the early morning of July 5, 2003.
• 16.8 ftIn late December 1990, 60 homes flooded in the Kokomo area. The Hillcrest area had one to three feet of water.
• 14 ftSignificant flooding along Wildcat Creek. Flooding of parks and city roads near the creek.
• 12 ftWildcat Creek overflowing in parks in the Kokomo area. Flooding of agricultural land possible outside of Kokomo.
• 10 ftWater begins to overflow in local parks.

Highest crests on record

1. 18.69 ft — April 19, 2013
2. 17.75 ft — July 5, 2003
3. 17 ft — February 10, 1959
4. 16.95 ft — December 30, 1990
5. 16.89 ft — January 23, 1999

Recent crests: 13.38 ft (August 13, 2026) · 11.5 ft (April 6, 2025) · 9.85 ft (May 10, 2021) · 9.77 ft (January 12, 2020) · 9.83 ft (May 28, 2019)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• UpstreamWildcat Creek (IN) near Jerome, IN
• DownstreamWildcat Creek (IN) at Owasco, IN
• Cicero Creek near State Road 19 in Tipton, IN
• Wabash River at Peru, IN
• Mississinewa River at Peoria, IN
• Big Duck Creek at Elwood, IN
• Eel River (IN) near Logansport (Adamsboro), IN
• Wabash River at Logansport, IN
• Cicero Creek at Arcadia, IN