Mississinewa River at Ridgeville
Flood Warning
Flood Watch
Future / Actual / Minor
OWP 2.0 WWA Modal Title
01/11/2021, 10:04 PM UTC through 01/11/2021, 10:04 PM UTC
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Observed (OBS) 04/04/2025 1:00 PM EDTOfficial Forecast (FCST) 04/04/2025 12:29 PM EDTCATEGORY STAGE 
Major Flooding 15 ft Moderate Flooding 12 ft Minor Flooding 10 ft Action 7 ft Reliability of the Forecast:
NOTE: Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.
National Water Model Hydrograph
Official NWS streamflow forecasts are produced by NWS hydrologic forecasters for river gauge locations using hydrologic models which are calibrated to that location. This process considers additional guidance and information, including local expertise and experience, to produce the best forecast possible. The NWM output provides supplemental guidance to NWS forecasters and should not be considered an official NWS river forecast.
Flood Impacts
- 18 - Nearly two feet above the June 1958 flood. Flood waters are nearing the bottom of the gaging station located just north of SR 28. State Road 28 is impassable east of Ridgeville. Residential flooding occurs in Ridgeville, Albany and Eaton. A disastrous flood as many local and state roads are severely flooded. The Mississinewa River is more than one-half of a mile wide.
- 17 - A record flood in progress. Much of SR 28 east of Ridgeville is flooded. Both approaches to CR 100 W and local river roads are extensively flooded. Residential flooding in Ridgeville, Albany and Eaton.
- 16.3 - Record flooding in progress as flood waters overflow both banks and likely flood the approaches to CR 100 W bridge. Portions of SR 28 between Ridgeville and Deerfield are flooded. SR 1 south of SR 28 and local river roads are flooded by more than two feet of water. The river may be one-half of a mile wide. Residential flooding in Ridgeville, Albany and Eaton.
Gauge Info
| Coordinates | 40.2831, -85.0283 |
| RFC | OHRFC |
| State | IN |
| WFO | IND |
| County | Randolph |
| Data Provider(s) | |
| US Geological Survey | USGS--Water Resources of the United States |
| USGS | 03325519 |
Gauge Location
Recent Crests
| 1. | 11.48 ft | on 01-01-2025 | (P) |
| 2. | 14.19 ft | on 04-02-2024 | (P) |
| 3. | 12.46 ft | on 03-09-2024 | (P) |
| 4. | 12.49 ft | on 05-13-2023 | (P) |
| 5. | 13.81 ft | on 03-04-2023 | (P) |
Recent Crests
| 1. | 11.48 ft | on 01-01-2025 | (P) |
| 2. | 14.19 ft | on 04-02-2024 | (P) |
| 3. | 12.46 ft | on 03-09-2024 | (P) |
| 4. | 12.49 ft | on 05-13-2023 | (P) |
| 5. | 13.81 ft | on 03-04-2023 | (P) |
| 6. | 13.50 ft | on 07-18-2022 | (P) |
| 7. | 12.58 ft | on 12-26-2021 | (P) |
| 8. | 13.68 ft | on 10-25-2021 | |
| 9. | 14.12 ft | on 05-10-2021 | |
| 10. | 13.11 ft | on 03-19-2021 | (P) |
| 11. | 11.87 ft | on 03-01-2021 | (P) |
| 12. | 12.55 ft | on 05-19-2020 | (P) |
| 13. | 14.32 ft | on 03-29-2020 | |
| 14. | 12.37 ft | on 02-10-2020 | (P) |
| 15. | 12.08 ft | on 12-30-2019 | (P) |
| 16. | 14.34 ft | on 06-16-2019 | |
| 17. | 12.98 ft | on 05-28-2019 | |
| 18. | 14.66 ft | on 04-26-2019 | |
| 19. | 12.42 ft | on 03-10-2019 | |
| 20. | 13.28 ft | on 02-08-2019 | |
| 21. | 13.17 ft | on 01-01-2019 | |
| 22. | 13.17 ft | on 01-01-2019 | |
| 23. | 11.83 ft | on 12-02-2018 | |
| 24. | 13.70 ft | on 11-02-2018 | |
| 25. | 11.85 ft | on 09-09-2018 | |
| 26. | 14.25 ft | on 04-03-2018 | |
| 27. | 12.90 ft | on 03-01-2018 | (P) |
| 28. | 12.39 ft | on 02-25-2018 | (P) |
| 29. | 10.55 ft | on 01-12-2018 | (P) |
| 30. | 13.93 ft | on 11-19-2017 | |
| 31. | 11.24 ft | on 11-06-2017 | (P) |
| 32. | 10.76 ft | on 07-08-2017 | (P) |
| 33. | 12.57 ft | on 07-01-2017 | (P) |
| 34. | 13.19 ft | on 06-23-2017 |
Historic Crests
| 1. | 14.66 ft | on 04-26-2019 | |
| 2. | 14.34 ft | on 06-16-2019 | |
| 3. | 14.32 ft | on 03-29-2020 | |
| 4. | 14.25 ft | on 04-03-2018 | |
| 5. | 14.19 ft | on 04-02-2024 | (P) |
Historic Crests
| 1. | 14.66 ft | on 04-26-2019 | |
| 2. | 14.34 ft | on 06-16-2019 | |
| 3. | 14.32 ft | on 03-29-2020 | |
| 4. | 14.25 ft | on 04-03-2018 | |
| 5. | 14.19 ft | on 04-02-2024 | (P) |
| 6. | 14.12 ft | on 05-10-2021 | |
| 7. | 13.93 ft | on 11-19-2017 | |
| 8. | 13.81 ft | on 03-04-2023 | (P) |
| 9. | 13.70 ft | on 11-02-2018 | |
| 10. | 13.68 ft | on 10-25-2021 | |
| 11. | 13.50 ft | on 07-18-2022 | (P) |
| 12. | 13.28 ft | on 02-08-2019 | |
| 13. | 13.19 ft | on 06-23-2017 | |
| 14. | 13.17 ft | on 01-01-2019 | |
| 15. | 13.17 ft | on 01-01-2019 | |
| 16. | 13.11 ft | on 03-19-2021 | (P) |
| 17. | 12.98 ft | on 05-28-2019 | |
| 18. | 12.90 ft | on 03-01-2018 | (P) |
| 19. | 12.58 ft | on 12-26-2021 | (P) |
| 20. | 12.57 ft | on 07-01-2017 | (P) |
| 21. | 12.55 ft | on 05-19-2020 | (P) |
| 22. | 12.49 ft | on 05-13-2023 | (P) |
| 23. | 12.46 ft | on 03-09-2024 | (P) |
| 24. | 12.42 ft | on 03-10-2019 | |
| 25. | 12.39 ft | on 02-25-2018 | (P) |
| 26. | 12.37 ft | on 02-10-2020 | (P) |
| 27. | 12.08 ft | on 12-30-2019 | (P) |
| 28. | 11.87 ft | on 03-01-2021 | (P) |
| 29. | 11.85 ft | on 09-09-2018 | |
| 30. | 11.83 ft | on 12-02-2018 | |
| 31. | 11.48 ft | on 01-01-2025 | (P) |
| 32. | 11.24 ft | on 11-06-2017 | (P) |
| 33. | 10.76 ft | on 07-08-2017 | (P) |
| 34. | 10.55 ft | on 01-12-2018 | (P) |
Low Water Records
Low Water Records
Vertical Datum Table
| type | NAVD88 |
|---|---|
| major Flooding | 971.29 ft |
| moderate Flooding | 968.29 ft |
| minor Flooding | 966.29 ft |
| action | 963.29 ft |
| Latest Value | 964.43 ft |
| Gauge Zero | 956.29 ft |
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Probability Information
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Collaborative Agencies
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Resources
Hydrologic Resource Links
- River Forecast Centers
- Text Products
- Forecast Precipitation
- US Geological Survey Surface Water
- How to Use US Geological Survey Water Alert Feature
- Water Resources Outlook
- Wabash River Conservation Area
- Water flow from Norway and Oakdale Dams
- Indianapolis Reservoir Levels
- Midwest Region U.S. Drought Monitor
- Indianapolis Museum of Art: FLOW Can You See the River?
- The Flood of 1913 - Remembered
- Friends of the White River
Additional Resource Links
- NWS Precipitation and River Forecasting
- Area Hydrographs
- Zoomable RFC Hourly Precipitation Maps
- Zoomable Snowfall Maps
- Indiana State Climate Office
- Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network in Indiana
- Snow Information
- Midwestern Regional Climate Center
- Indiana Precipitation Frequencies
- Drainage Areas of Indiana Streams
- Ensemble River Forecasts
- Ohio River Forecast Center