Flood Impacts |
40.0 | Total failure of Norway and Oakdale Dams. Run! Total devastation in Tippecanoe River flood plain including this gage and State Road 18. |
24.6 | Check bar reading of wire weight gage on State Road 18. At this level flood waters would be going over State Road 18. |
20.0 | Flood waters closed State Road 18. Record flooding in progress. |
17.8 | Record flood on January 8, 2008 along the Tippecanoe River. Hundreds of people were forced from their homes in Monticello, Blue Water Beach and Diamond Point located in White County. In Carroll County a couple hundred homes might have been flooded, but many were unoccupied summer homes. Some homes had more than 5 feet of water in them. Tremendous amount of debris flowing down the river. Numerous roads flooded...many be more than 1 foot of water. State of Emergency declared in White County. |
14.0 | Extensive flooding in progress. Near record flow discharge from Oakdale Dam. |
8.0 | Lowland flooding in progress along the Tippecanoe River. |
6.0 | Near bankfull conditions along the Tippecanoe River. |