Wildcat Creek (IN) at Owasco, IN

River level and flood forecast · Carroll County

Normal1.9 ftas of Mon 4:15 PM

The river is 7.1 ft below flood stage (9 ft).

Flow: 54 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

02.557.51012.5TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 7 ftFlood 9 ftModerate 11 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 ft
Flood stage9 ft
Action stage7 ft
Record crest (July 6, 2003)16.22 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 12.5 ftState Road 26 near Edna Mills in Clinton County on the Middle Fork of Wildcat Creek floods when this site is around this level and higher.

Highest crests on record

  1. 16.22 ft — July 6, 2003
  2. 16 ft — March 28, 1913
  3. 14 ft — May 18, 1943
  4. 13.94 ft — April 20, 2013
  5. 13.3 ft — January 5, 1950

Recent crests: 11.09 ft (August 15, 2026) · 6.71 ft (November 3, 2018) · 6.94 ft (September 9, 2018) · 7.19 ft (April 5, 2018) · 7.13 ft (February 22, 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 (OWCI3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.