White River (IN) above Petersburg

Last updated: Apr 4, 2025, 7:27 PM UTC

Flood Warning

Flood Watch

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No secondary data available. Transformations for Flow data and a secondary Y axis cannot be made at this time.

US Geological Survey
Observations courtesy of U.S. Geological Survey

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Observed (OBS) 04/04/2025 2:30 PM EDT

Record: 29.3 ft

Low Threshold: 0.91 ft

CATEGORY STAGE

Major Flooding 27 ft

Moderate Flooding 23 ft

Minor Flooding 16 ft

Action 12 ft

Reliability of the Forecast:

NOTE: Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.
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	CATEGORY	STAGE
	Major Flooding	27 ft
	Moderate Flooding	23 ft
	Minor Flooding	16 ft
	Action	12 ft

Flood Impacts 🅘

27 - Major flooding in progress. Major agricultural damage. Dodge City clears out when this level is approached.

Gauge Info

Coordinates	38.5283, -87.2539
RFC	OHRFC
State	IN
WFO	IND
County	Pike
Data Provider(s)
US Geological Survey	USGS--Water Resources of the United States
USGS	03373980

Gauge Location

Recent Crests

1.	16.51 ft	on 12-22-2021	(P)
2.	19.27 ft	on 07-22-2021	(P)
3.	18.85 ft	on 03-25-2021	(P)
4.	21.63 ft	on 03-05-2021	(P)
5.	18.77 ft	on 05-24-2020	(P)

Historic Crests

1.	29.30 ft	on 01-10-2005
2.	28.80 ft	on 03-29-1913
3.	28.02 ft	on 06-12-2008
4.	27.85 ft	on 05-03-2011
5.	27.66 ft	on 04-27-2011

Vertical Datum Table

type	NAVD88
major Flooding	427.70 ft
moderate Flooding	423.70 ft
minor Flooding	416.70 ft
action	412.70 ft
Latest Value	419.52 ft
Gauge Zero	400.70 ft

Gauge Photos

Photo 1 of 3

Close up view of White River downstream of Power Plant on Dec 4, 2015. Level around 7.3 feet at SR

Probability Information

No Images Available

Unique Local Info

Water Temperature/Water Quality

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1.	16.51 ft	on 12-22-2021	(P)
2.	19.27 ft	on 07-22-2021	(P)
3.	18.85 ft	on 03-25-2021	(P)
4.	21.63 ft	on 03-05-2021	(P)
5.	18.77 ft	on 05-24-2020	(P)
6.	23.31 ft	on 03-25-2020	(P)
7.	21.02 ft	on 02-17-2020	(P)
8.	17.25 ft	on 12-03-2019	(P)
9.	25.35 ft	on 06-24-2019
10.	22.81 ft	on 04-29-2019
11.	20.71 ft	on 03-16-2019
12.	26.04 ft	on 02-14-2019
13.	17.88 ft	on 12-18-2018
14.	18.76 ft	on 11-08-2018
15.	18.42 ft	on 09-16-2018
16.	13.30 ft	on 06-28-2018
17.	25.79 ft	on 04-09-2018
18.	25.32 ft	on 03-02-2018
19.	18.87 ft	on 07-19-2017
20.	15.72 ft	on 05-31-2017
21.	25.63 ft	on 05-11-2017
22.	18.50 ft	on 03-09-2017
23.	21.01 ft	on 01-26-2017
24.	17.52 ft	on 08-19-2016
25.	17.08 ft	on 05-04-2016
26.	19.43 ft	on 04-17-2016
27.	16.13 ft	on 04-04-2016
28.	19.59 ft	on 03-18-2016
29.	19.67 ft	on 03-01-2016
30.	23.82 ft	on 01-04-2016
31.	23.11 ft	on 07-21-2015
32.	20.52 ft	on 06-27-2015
33.	18.01 ft	on 04-24-2015
34.	20.69 ft	on 04-16-2015
35.	23.60 ft	on 03-17-2015
36.	17.17 ft	on 01-06-2015
37.	18.08 ft	on 12-09-2014
38.	24.94 ft	on 04-10-2014
39.	24.38 ft	on 12-28-2013
40.	24.25 ft	on 04-25-2013
41.	23.90 ft	on 01-20-2013
42.	27.85 ft	on 05-03-2011
43.	27.66 ft	on 04-27-2011
44.	24.79 ft	on 03-11-2011
45.	21.03 ft	on 06-30-2010
46.	20.78 ft	on 06-22-2010
47.	16.00 ft	on 08-13-2009
48.	21.63 ft	on 02-18-2009
49.	28.02 ft	on 06-12-2008
50.	26.43 ft	on 03-25-2008
51.	23.46 ft	on 02-13-2008
52.	19.49 ft	on 01-15-2008
53.	25.40 ft	on 01-21-2007
54.	21.90 ft	on 12-08-2006
55.	26.41 ft	on 03-18-2006
56.	29.30 ft	on 01-10-2005
57.	18.08 ft	on 06-23-2004
58.	20.31 ft	on 05-09-1998
59.	20.46 ft	on 05-03-1998
60.	23.68 ft	on 04-19-1998
61.	18.50 ft	on 03-26-1998
62.	16.10 ft	on 06-24-1997
63.	16.80 ft	on 06-20-1997
64.	22.83 ft	on 06-09-1997
65.	15.40 ft	on 05-09-1997
66.	14.61 ft	on 05-06-1997
67.	20.99 ft	on 03-20-1997
68.	22.60 ft	on 03-06-1997
69.	18.93 ft	on 02-10-1997
70.	21.63 ft	on 01-30-1997
71.	20.53 ft	on 06-15-1996
72.	18.97 ft	on 06-07-1996
73.	21.55 ft	on 06-02-1996
74.	25.74 ft	on 05-11-1996
75.	26.23 ft	on 05-09-1996
76.	26.75 ft	on 05-05-1996
77.	23.94 ft	on 05-25-1995
78.	26.72 ft	on 11-21-1993
79.	15.00 ft	on 05-09-1990
80.	17.20 ft	on 03-18-1990
81.	22.60 ft	on 02-23-1990
82.	24.00 ft	on 04-08-1989
83.	22.07 ft	on 02-08-1988
84.	15.38 ft	on 07-09-1987
85.	23.52 ft	on 12-04-1985
86.	24.72 ft	on 04-06-1985
87.	23.04 ft	on 04-28-1984
88.	24.56 ft	on 05-08-1983
89.	24.21 ft	on 02-05-1982
90.	22.76 ft	on 06-02-1981
91.	21.96 ft	on 12-02-1979
92.	24.30 ft	on 03-04-1979
93.	24.34 ft	on 03-22-1978
94.	17.70 ft	on 03-31-1977
95.	20.63 ft	on 02-25-1976
96.	23.80 ft	on 03-02-1975
97.	22.08 ft	on 01-27-1974
98.	22.15 ft	on 04-26-1973
99.	22.70 ft	on 04-22-1972
100.	23.13 ft	on 02-28-1971
101.	21.51 ft	on 04-30-1970
102.	24.84 ft	on 02-04-1969
103.	24.93 ft	on 05-31-1968
104.	20.55 ft	on 04-10-1968
105.	22.66 ft	on 02-07-1968
106.	19.33 ft	on 05-17-1967
107.	16.87 ft	on 03-12-1967
108.	22.87 ft	on 12-16-1966
109.	16.67 ft	on 05-03-1966
110.	16.30 ft	on 02-16-1966
111.	16.42 ft	on 05-01-1965
112.	17.88 ft	on 04-15-1965
113.	17.20 ft	on 03-08-1965
114.	20.37 ft	on 02-17-1965
115.	23.70 ft	on 04-28-1964
116.	18.47 ft	on 04-10-1964
117.	25.13 ft	on 03-16-1964
118.	16.27 ft	on 04-06-1963
119.	22.47 ft	on 03-24-1963
120.	24.04 ft	on 03-12-1963
121.	20.13 ft	on 03-27-1962
122.	21.72 ft	on 03-05-1962
123.	18.13 ft	on 01-25-1962
124.	26.14 ft	on 05-13-1961
125.	22.14 ft	on 06-30-1960
126.	24.75 ft	on 01-28-1959
127.	24.17 ft	on 12-26-1957
128.	22.16 ft	on 07-06-1957
129.	23.54 ft	on 05-28-1957
130.	23.53 ft	on 04-11-1957
131.	21.90 ft	on 06-05-1956
132.	18.96 ft	on 04-10-1956
133.	20.69 ft	on 03-03-1956
134.	19.98 ft	on 11-24-1955
135.	19.07 ft	on 03-24-1955
136.	20.20 ft	on 03-07-1955
137.	8.02 ft	on 04-11-1954
138.	19.38 ft	on 03-10-1953
139.	18.38 ft	on 04-10-1952
140.	21.35 ft	on 03-25-1952
141.	21.54 ft	on 03-18-1952
142.	23.20 ft	on 02-04-1952
143.	18.24 ft	on 01-06-1952
144.	19.87 ft	on 12-12-1951
145.	19.87 ft	on 12-11-1951
146.	18.70 ft	on 04-18-1951
147.	18.48 ft	on 03-24-1951
148.	22.69 ft	on 02-28-1951
149.	21.86 ft	on 01-21-1951
150.	21.84 ft	on 12-12-1950
151.	20.86 ft	on 11-27-1950
152.	24.82 ft	on 02-20-1950
153.	26.27 ft	on 01-11-1950
154.	22.48 ft	on 04-02-1949
155.	17.29 ft	on 03-14-1949
156.	22.50 ft	on 02-22-1949
157.	25.34 ft	on 01-26-1949
158.	24.70 ft	on 01-12-1949
159.	17.07 ft	on 12-21-1948
160.	22.93 ft	on 04-15-1948
161.	23.10 ft	on 04-02-1948
162.	21.96 ft	on 06-12-1947
163.	19.20 ft	on 05-24-1947
164.	21.69 ft	on 05-03-1947
165.	18.78 ft	on 04-15-1947
166.	18.07 ft	on 02-06-1947
167.	18.41 ft	on 03-23-1946
168.	19.88 ft	on 02-20-1946
169.	18.07 ft	on 02-06-1946
170.	17.33 ft	on 01-02-1946
171.	23.43 ft	on 06-24-1945
172.	18.16 ft	on 04-20-1945
173.	22.37 ft	on 04-08-1945
174.	20.44 ft	on 03-26-1945
175.	24.79 ft	on 03-09-1945
176.	21.30 ft	on 04-29-1944
177.	23.82 ft	on 04-17-1944
178.	24.15 ft	on 05-23-1943
179.	24.13 ft	on 03-25-1943
180.	16.40 ft	on 06-23-1942
181.	22.11 ft	on 04-16-1942
182.	18.74 ft	on 03-16-1942
183.	17.03 ft	on 02-22-1942
184.	18.60 ft	on 02-14-1942
185.	12.42 ft	on 06-13-1941
186.	23.27 ft	on 04-26-1940
187.	24.87 ft	on 04-23-1939
188.	23.32 ft	on 03-18-1939
189.	21.00 ft	on 02-06-1939
190.	28.80 ft	on 03-29-1913

1.	29.30 ft	on 01-10-2005
2.	28.80 ft	on 03-29-1913
3.	28.02 ft	on 06-12-2008
4.	27.85 ft	on 05-03-2011
5.	27.66 ft	on 04-27-2011
6.	26.75 ft	on 05-05-1996
7.	26.72 ft	on 11-21-1993
8.	26.43 ft	on 03-25-2008
9.	26.41 ft	on 03-18-2006
10.	26.27 ft	on 01-11-1950
11.	26.23 ft	on 05-09-1996
12.	26.14 ft	on 05-13-1961
13.	26.04 ft	on 02-14-2019
14.	25.79 ft	on 04-09-2018
15.	25.74 ft	on 05-11-1996
16.	25.63 ft	on 05-11-2017
17.	25.40 ft	on 01-21-2007
18.	25.35 ft	on 06-24-2019
19.	25.34 ft	on 01-26-1949
20.	25.32 ft	on 03-02-2018
21.	25.13 ft	on 03-16-1964
22.	24.94 ft	on 04-10-2014
23.	24.93 ft	on 05-31-1968
24.	24.87 ft	on 04-23-1939
25.	24.84 ft	on 02-04-1969
26.	24.82 ft	on 02-20-1950
27.	24.79 ft	on 03-11-2011
28.	24.79 ft	on 03-09-1945
29.	24.75 ft	on 01-28-1959
30.	24.72 ft	on 04-06-1985
31.	24.70 ft	on 01-12-1949
32.	24.56 ft	on 05-08-1983
33.	24.38 ft	on 12-28-2013
34.	24.34 ft	on 03-22-1978
35.	24.30 ft	on 03-04-1979
36.	24.25 ft	on 04-25-2013
37.	24.21 ft	on 02-05-1982
38.	24.17 ft	on 12-26-1957
39.	24.15 ft	on 05-23-1943
40.	24.13 ft	on 03-25-1943
41.	24.04 ft	on 03-12-1963
42.	24.00 ft	on 04-08-1989
43.	23.94 ft	on 05-25-1995
44.	23.90 ft	on 01-20-2013
45.	23.82 ft	on 04-17-1944
46.	23.82 ft	on 01-04-2016
47.	23.80 ft	on 03-02-1975
48.	23.70 ft	on 04-28-1964
49.	23.68 ft	on 04-19-1998
50.	23.60 ft	on 03-17-2015
51.	23.54 ft	on 05-28-1957
52.	23.53 ft	on 04-11-1957
53.	23.52 ft	on 12-04-1985
54.	23.46 ft	on 02-13-2008
55.	23.43 ft	on 06-24-1945
56.	23.32 ft	on 03-18-1939
57.	23.31 ft	on 03-25-2020	(P)
58.	23.27 ft	on 04-26-1940
59.	23.20 ft	on 02-04-1952
60.	23.13 ft	on 02-28-1971
61.	23.11 ft	on 07-21-2015
62.	23.10 ft	on 04-02-1948
63.	23.04 ft	on 04-28-1984
64.	22.93 ft	on 04-15-1948
65.	22.87 ft	on 12-16-1966
66.	22.83 ft	on 06-09-1997
67.	22.81 ft	on 04-29-2019
68.	22.76 ft	on 06-02-1981
69.	22.70 ft	on 04-22-1972
70.	22.69 ft	on 02-28-1951
71.	22.66 ft	on 02-07-1968
72.	22.60 ft	on 03-06-1997
73.	22.60 ft	on 02-23-1990
74.	22.50 ft	on 02-22-1949
75.	22.48 ft	on 04-02-1949
76.	22.47 ft	on 03-24-1963
77.	22.37 ft	on 04-08-1945
78.	22.16 ft	on 07-06-1957
79.	22.15 ft	on 04-26-1973
80.	22.14 ft	on 06-30-1960
81.	22.11 ft	on 04-16-1942
82.	22.08 ft	on 01-27-1974
83.	22.07 ft	on 02-08-1988
84.	21.96 ft	on 12-02-1979
85.	21.96 ft	on 06-12-1947
86.	21.90 ft	on 06-05-1956
87.	21.90 ft	on 12-08-2006
88.	21.86 ft	on 01-21-1951
89.	21.84 ft	on 12-12-1950
90.	21.72 ft	on 03-05-1962
91.	21.69 ft	on 05-03-1947
92.	21.63 ft	on 01-30-1997
93.	21.63 ft	on 02-18-2009
94.	21.63 ft	on 03-05-2021	(P)
95.	21.55 ft	on 06-02-1996
96.	21.54 ft	on 03-18-1952
97.	21.51 ft	on 04-30-1970
98.	21.35 ft	on 03-25-1952
99.	21.30 ft	on 04-29-1944
100.	21.03 ft	on 06-30-2010
101.	21.02 ft	on 02-17-2020	(P)
102.	21.01 ft	on 01-26-2017
103.	21.00 ft	on 02-06-1939
104.	20.99 ft	on 03-20-1997
105.	20.86 ft	on 11-27-1950
106.	20.78 ft	on 06-22-2010
107.	20.71 ft	on 03-16-2019
108.	20.69 ft	on 04-16-2015
109.	20.69 ft	on 03-03-1956
110.	20.63 ft	on 02-25-1976
111.	20.55 ft	on 04-10-1968
112.	20.53 ft	on 06-15-1996
113.	20.52 ft	on 06-27-2015
114.	20.46 ft	on 05-03-1998
115.	20.44 ft	on 03-26-1945
116.	20.37 ft	on 02-17-1965
117.	20.31 ft	on 05-09-1998
118.	20.20 ft	on 03-07-1955
119.	20.13 ft	on 03-27-1962
120.	19.98 ft	on 11-24-1955
121.	19.88 ft	on 02-20-1946
122.	19.87 ft	on 12-12-1951
123.	19.87 ft	on 12-11-1951
124.	19.67 ft	on 03-01-2016
125.	19.59 ft	on 03-18-2016
126.	19.49 ft	on 01-15-2008
127.	19.43 ft	on 04-17-2016
128.	19.38 ft	on 03-10-1953
129.	19.33 ft	on 05-17-1967
130.	19.27 ft	on 07-22-2021	(P)
131.	19.20 ft	on 05-24-1947
132.	19.07 ft	on 03-24-1955
133.	18.97 ft	on 06-07-1996
134.	18.96 ft	on 04-10-1956
135.	18.93 ft	on 02-10-1997
136.	18.87 ft	on 07-19-2017
137.	18.85 ft	on 03-25-2021	(P)
138.	18.78 ft	on 04-15-1947
139.	18.77 ft	on 05-24-2020	(P)
140.	18.76 ft	on 11-08-2018
141.	18.74 ft	on 03-16-1942
142.	18.70 ft	on 04-18-1951
143.	18.60 ft	on 02-14-1942
144.	18.50 ft	on 03-09-2017
145.	18.50 ft	on 03-26-1998
146.	18.48 ft	on 03-24-1951
147.	18.47 ft	on 04-10-1964
148.	18.42 ft	on 09-16-2018
149.	18.41 ft	on 03-23-1946
150.	18.38 ft	on 04-10-1952
151.	18.24 ft	on 01-06-1952
152.	18.16 ft	on 04-20-1945
153.	18.13 ft	on 01-25-1962
154.	18.08 ft	on 12-09-2014
155.	18.08 ft	on 06-23-2004
156.	18.07 ft	on 02-06-1947
157.	18.07 ft	on 02-06-1946
158.	18.01 ft	on 04-24-2015
159.	17.88 ft	on 12-18-2018
160.	17.88 ft	on 04-15-1965
161.	17.70 ft	on 03-31-1977
162.	17.52 ft	on 08-19-2016
163.	17.33 ft	on 01-02-1946
164.	17.29 ft	on 03-14-1949
165.	17.25 ft	on 12-03-2019	(P)
166.	17.20 ft	on 03-08-1965
167.	17.20 ft	on 03-18-1990
168.	17.17 ft	on 01-06-2015
169.	17.08 ft	on 05-04-2016
170.	17.07 ft	on 12-21-1948
171.	17.03 ft	on 02-22-1942
172.	16.87 ft	on 03-12-1967
173.	16.80 ft	on 06-20-1997
174.	16.67 ft	on 05-03-1966
175.	16.51 ft	on 12-22-2021	(P)
176.	16.42 ft	on 05-01-1965
177.	16.40 ft	on 06-23-1942
178.	16.30 ft	on 02-16-1966
179.	16.27 ft	on 04-06-1963
180.	16.13 ft	on 04-04-2016
181.	16.10 ft	on 06-24-1997
182.	16.00 ft	on 08-13-2009
183.	15.72 ft	on 05-31-2017
184.	15.40 ft	on 05-09-1997
185.	15.38 ft	on 07-09-1987
186.	15.00 ft	on 05-09-1990
187.	14.61 ft	on 05-06-1997
188.	13.30 ft	on 06-28-2018
189.	12.42 ft	on 06-13-1941
190.	8.02 ft	on 04-11-1954