| Flood Impacts |
| 30.5 | Record flood is in progress. The City of Vincennes is threatened. A levee failure at this stage would flood Vincennes with several feet of water. In the flood of 1913 the Wabash was 7 miles wide and stretched from Vincennes to Lawrenceville, Illinois. |
| 30.0 | Disastrous flooding in unprotected area of northside of Vincennes along Old Terre Haute Road and Kelso Creek. Lawrence County Illinois floods to Lawrenceville, Illinois. US Highway 41 has water on both sides as southern Knox County is underwater. |
| 29.3 | Water is a flood height of record of the March 1913 flood, but does not have the magnitude of flood. Serious flooding in much of Lawrence County Illinois and Knox County Indiana. Many evacuations necessary. Disruptions to much of the land transportation routes. |
| 28.0 | A major flood is in progress. Water is at critical stage for levee beginning just south of Vincennes. If levees fail, thousands of acres of acres in rural Knox County flood. Levees overtop in Lawrence County Illinois flooding much of Lawrence County. Extensive flooding in unprotected northside area of Vincennes along Old Terre Haute Roads and Kelso Creek. |
| 27.0 | Water is very close to the top of the levee on the Illinois side. Evacuations are necessary in Old Terre Haute area. Sawmill floods. Kelso Creek fills with backwater. Levees are patrolled. Water at critical stage for Niblack levee. |
| 26.0 | Flood fighting becomes serious. Rural levees are near or above critical stage. Extensive flooding along Old Terre Haute Road. Many river cabins flood. Water is 3 to 4 feet deep at Vincennes Boat Club. Numerous local roads flood. |
| 25.0 | Water is at critical stage for England Pond Levee on Illinois side. Pearl City extensively floods. Installation of flood Gates is required for the city of Vincennes. Flooding occurs in Old Vincennes area. Extensive agricultural flooding continues. |
| 24.5 | On the northside of Vincennes near Old Terre Haute Road, sawmill extensively floods including the concrete structures. Flood waters surround about 5 to 10 houses just west of road near the Executive Inn. Kelso Creek has extensive backwater. Wabash River is within a few inches of closing Oliphant Drive at Kelso Creek. A heavy local rain would cause severe flooding to shopping center near Kelso Creek. Fort Knox Roads floods at Snapp Creek. Park located on Fort Knox Road also floods. |
| 24.3 | The rural route between St. Francesville, Illinois and Vincennes, Indiana floods by several feet at the Embarras River. Flood water from the Wabash River affect the Embarras River upstream to Lawrenceville, Illinois. Fort Knox Road and Kimmell Park extensively floods. Backwater for the Wabash River causes extensive agricultural flooding along the Embarras River in Lawrence County Illinois. |
| 24.0 | Water is at critical stage for portions of the Brevoort Levee and Russell-Allison Levees. Seep water becomes a problem in rural areas protected by levees. Commercial and a few residential areas flood along Old Vincennes Road. Extensive agricultural flooding is in progress. |
| 23.0 | Extensive flooding is in progress on the northside of Vincennes along Old Terre Haute Road. Flooding affects local sawmill. At least 1 family may move from their home. The river is more than a mile wide at the Red Skelton Bridge. |
| 22.0 | Almost all unprotected areas flood. River cabins are surrounded by high water. Oil fields in lowland areas are inaccessible by land vehicles. Most local river roads flood. |
| 20.0 | Kimmell Park at Vincennes and river cabins begin to flood. Extensive lowland flooding occurs in unprotected areas. |
| 18.0 | Low agricultural lands and some oil fields flood. |
| 17.0 | Considerable agricultural flooding extends from just north of the junction of Illinois 33 with Business 50 to the St. Francesville, Illinois area. Several local roads are impassable in Lawrence County. Extensive seep water forms behind Illinois levees extending from Russellville to U.S. Highway 50. Flooding of agricultural land begins in Knox County Indiana west of the railroad extending for the Oaktown area to the northside of Vincennes. Extensive flooding of Small Creek. |
| 16.0 | Formerly unprotected agricultural lands would begin flooding. |
| 14.0 | Agricultural flooding begins on Illinois side. |
| 10.0 | Pumping of drainage ditch begins. |
