Flood Impacts |
17.5 | Record flooding. Business and homes flooded. Numerous roads underwater. Water enters Crawfordsville Power Plant. |
16.0 | Near record flooding is in progress. |
14.0 | Major flooding is in progress. Evacuations necessary along SR 234 just east of Shades State Park. Buildings at Crawfordsville Power Plant flood. Business and residence just north of Sugar Creek along US 231 flood. Wellhouse at Crawfordsville Power Plant washes away, but gun shelter remains. |
13.0 | Mobile homes extensively flood in a camping area about 1/2 mile upstream of U.S. Highway 136 in the Crawfordsville area. |
12.0 | Residences and SR 234 in northeast Parke County begin to flood. Extensive flooding north of Sugar Creek near US 231 is in progress. Flooding begins on Crawfordsville Power Plant grounds. Extensive agricultural flooding is in progress. Extensive flooding of low areas of Shades and Turkey Run State Parks. |
11.5 | A mobile home park at Darlington may flood extensively and a few evacuations may be necessary. |
10.0 | Flooding is in progress along Sugar Creek. Montgomery county Road 175 E, Rock Ridge river road and other roads are impassable. Flooding begins north of Sugar Creek along US 231. |
8.0 | Montgomery County Road 175 E, Rock Ridge river road and other county roads begin to flood. Higher campgrounds begin to flood. Agricultural flooding is in progress. |
6.0 | Bankfull level is reached. Agricultural flooding begins. Low campgrounds flood. Trails in Shades and Turkey Run State Park near Sugar Creek begin to flood. |
3.0 | Sugar Creek too high for canoeing. Canoes are not rented at this level or higher. |
2.7 | Sugar Creek at an elevated level...canoe rentals only to experienced canoeists only up to a level of 3.0 feet. |
2.0 | This is normal river level at Crawfordsville. |