White River (IN) at Petersburg

Last updated: Apr 5, 2025, 12:08 AM UTC
Flood Warning

Flood Impacts 🅘

  • 40 - Estimated low steel height of the SR 61 Bridge over the White River, a level more than 6 feet higher than any known flood.
  • 30 - Record flood is in progress. Possible concern about the former IPL Power Plant even though it is located above the 100 year flood plain. Immense flood destruction to roads, agricultural lands, oil fields and river cabins. Flood waters overtop any remaining agricultural levees. Evacuation is necessary of people and livestock. This is just above the estimated height of the March 1913 flood.
  • 27 - A near record flood is in progress. Water level is at a height approached in June 2008 and exceeded in January 2005. Evacuations are necessary. River cabins are destroyed. Great damage occurs to rural county road system. SR 56 begins to flood in the Bowman area. Flooding may damage railroads. Flood waters overtop almost all levees in the Petersburg area.

Gauge Info

Coordinates 38.5109, -87.2895
RFC OHRFC
State IN
WFO IND
County Pike
Data Provider(s)
US Geological Survey USGS--Water Resources of the United States
USGS 03374000

Gauge Location

Recent Crests

1. 18.24 ft on 02-18-2025 (P)
2. 16.83 ft on 05-21-2024 (P)
3. 22.31 ft on 04-19-2024 (P)
4. 23.85 ft on 03-31-2023 (P)
5. 23.85 ft on 03-31-2023 (P)

Historic Crests

1. 29.50 ft on 03-29-1913
2. 28.30 ft on 01-22-1937
3. 27.64 ft on 01-11-2005
4. 26.96 ft on 06-12-2008
5. 26.88 ft on 05-03-2011

Vertical Datum Table

type NAVD88
major Flooding 425.38 ft
moderate Flooding 422.88 ft
minor Flooding 415.38 ft
action 411.38 ft
Latest Value 418.76 ft
Gauge Zero 399.38 ft

Gauge Photos

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Downstream left bank view of White River from SR 61 bridge on Dec. 4, 2015. Level is 7.3 feet.

Probability Information

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Unique Local Info

Potential River Levels - Used to

Potential River Levels
Used to Estimate the Chance of Flooding and the Range of Possible River Levels
10 Day (HEFS) 10 Day (NAEFS) 10 Day (GEFS)
HEFS Ensemble NAEFS Ensemble GEFS Ensemble

Note: Use the official hydrograph at the top of this web page for river levels within the next 72 hours.

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WFO Information

Weather Forecast Office
Indianapolis
6900 West Hanna Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46241
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