| Flood Impacts |
| 42.0 | Record or near record flood is in progress. Severe damage occurs to home, businesses, roads, bridges and railroads in the flood plain. Some houses flood above the second story. U.S. Highway 50 is open, but there is water on each side of road. Anything on left bank 3 feet or lower of U.S. Highway 50 is flooded. Many evacuations are necessary. |
| 37.0 | A very unusual flood is in progress. January 1937 is the last time a level was greater than 37 feet. |
| 35.0 | Major flood is in progress. Residential, agricultural and business areas in flood plain of Shoals and rural Martin County severely flood. All islands in the flood plain completely flood. Flooding threatens county bridges and railroad. Many evacuations are necessary. |
| 30.0 | A major flood is in progress. Commercial and residential areas begin to flood. Sawmill operation just east of Shoals begins to flood. Water covers Second, Eighth, and High Streets in Shoals. Several evacuations are necessary. People located on islands are isolated by high water and/or flooded. All local river roads are submerged by several feet. |
| 28.0 | Flood levels get the attention of much of Martin county. Water flows over 2nd Street. Grain elevator begins to flood along Spout Spring Road. Residents along Low Street flood. Residents of several mobile homes must move or evacuate. Flood waters are several feet deep on local river roads. This level and higher creates major land transportation problems downstream of Shoals where Lost River enters East Fork White River. School closes if in session. |
| 26.0 | High water affects low residential areas on left bank at Shoals. Some evacuations or moving of mobile homes is necessary. Local roads flood more extensively. Rural residents move livestock and equipment to high ground. State Road 550 floods on right bank and also between Trinity and Dover Hill. |
| 24.0 | Roads that flood include, East and West River Road, Spout Spring Road, State Road 550 in two places, a county road near Beech Creek, Chicken Farm Road and Cemetery Road. High water forms at least one island. Two families must walk or take boats to leave. |
| 22.0 | Lowland flooding affects all local roads in the flood plain. Farmers must move some livestock to higher ground. State Road 550 floods on left bank. Roads that flood include West River, Spout Spring, Cemetery, East River, Chicken Farm and a few other side roads near the river. East Fork White River forms at least one island. Two families are nearly isolated. Significant agricultural flooding is in progress. |
| 20.0 | Significant flooding of agricultural lands begins. Livestock in low bottoms must be moved to higher ground. Cemetery road, East River road, and State Road 550 near Hindostan Church, and State Road 257 south of Washington begins to flood. |
| 15.0 | Lowest agricultural lands begin to flood. Parking area on left bank at Hindostan Falls begins to flood. State Road 257 south of Washington may flood. |
| 10.0 | Lowest agricultural areas along the East Fork White River begin to flood, particularly downstream of Shoals. |
