Yellow River at Plymouth, 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.

• 17 ftThere are extensive flooding problems throughout Plymouth.
• 16 ftResidential areas and high school property flood. Water from 1 to 3 feet deep affects southern and eastern sections of the city.
• 15 ftFlooding begins of commercial property along Laporte and Garro Streets.
• 14.5 ftThe parking lot on Laporte Street begins to flood.
• 14 ftA small trailer park near the Jefferson Street bridge begins to flood.
• 13.5 ftSome residential and commercial properties near the Jefferson Street Bridge begin to flood.
• 13 ftThe right bank of the Yellow River overflows with some city streets...low lying county roads and back yards along Laporte Street in Plymouth flooding. Low lying agricultural areas flood as well.

Highest crests on record

1. 17.73 ft — February 22, 2018
2. 17.13 ft — October 12, 1954
3. 16.37 ft — March 16, 1982
4. 15.68 ft — February 26, 1985
5. 15.3 ft — January 1, 1991

Recent crests: 13.01 ft (June 28, 2021) · 11.94 ft (January 13, 2020) · 13.53 ft (May 2, 2019) · 17.73 ft (February 22, 2018) · 10.36 ft (November 20, 2017)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• DownstreamYellow River near Oak Grove, IN
• Northern Indiana Lakes at Lake Maxinkuckee at Culver, IN
• Yellow River at Knox, IN
• Tippecanoe River near Ora, IN
• Kankakee River at Davis, IN
• Northern Indiana Lakes at Pike Lake at Warsaw, IN
• Tippecanoe River at Winamac, IN
• St. Joseph River (MI/IN) at South Bend, IN