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Datum: NAVD88

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NOTE: Graphical forecasts are not available for the Sugar Creek (central) at New Palestine. During times of high water, forecast crest information can be found in the text products.

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Flood Categories (in feet)

Major Flood Stage:	11
Moderate Flood Stage:	10
Flood Stage:	8
Action Stage:	6.5
Low Flow (in CFS):	3.5

Historic Crests
(1) 11.58 ft on 12/22/2013
(2) 10.80 ft on 01/06/2005
(3) 10.34 ft on 02/23/1979
(4) 10.31 ft on 12/30/1990
(5) 10.08 ft on 11/14/1993
(6) 9.68 ft on 01/13/2005
(7) 9.50 ft on 10/04/1986
(8) 9.50 ft on 04/03/2018
(9) 9.47 ft on 06/18/1992
(10) 9.47 ft on 06/15/1998
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 8.09 ft on 01/12/2020
(2) 9.47 ft on 06/16/2019
(3) 8.08 ft on 04/26/2019
(4) 9.15 ft on 02/08/2019
(5) 7.78 ft on 11/02/2018
(6) 7.84 ft on 09/09/2018
(7) 9.50 ft on 04/03/2018
(8) 7.74 ft on 02/25/2018 (P)
(9) 8.32 ft on 07/12/2017 (P)
(10) 7.18 ft on 06/24/2017 (P)
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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Flood Impacts & Photos

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11.5	Extensive flooding occurred along Sugar Creek during December 2013. Local road to the Waste Water Treatment Plant and a few other roads nearby closed by high water. Water 8 inches below the bridge deck on US Hwy 52 on the east side of New Palestine. Flooding of at least one home downstream in Johnson County. This was the highest level for this site since establishment in October 1967.
11	Major flood in progress. Flooding of a few homes in the New Palestine area begins. Sugar Creek is extensively flooding. Some local river roads flooded by a few feet of water. Shelby CR 700N may be flooded east of the bridge over Sugar Creek especially if Buck Creek at Acton is 13 feet or higher. Several homes possibly damaged in western Shelby County.
9.5	Extensive lowland flooding in progress along Sugar Creek in New Palestine area. Local river roads closed by high water. Flooding of some residential property and backyards begins.
9	Extensive flooding along Sugar Creek in southern Hancock and western Shelby Counties. After reaching this level, and when the Big Blue River was near 16.5 feet, one day later several homes along the creek west of Shelbyville were evacuated.
8	Lowland flooding in progress along Sugar Creek in New Palestine area. Some local roads may be affected by high water.
7.5	Lowland flooding south in Johnson County along the creek.
6.5	Lowest areas along Sugar Creek begin to flood in New Palestine area.
Photos (1) Sugar Creek north of CR 400 S January 2010. (2) Sugar Creek south of CR 400 S January 2010. (3) Sugar Creek north of US 52 January 2010. (4) Sugar Creek south of US 52 January 2010. (5) Sugar Creek east of CR 450 W January 2010. (6) North View of low relatively low area near CR 450 W. (7) Sugar Creek southwest of CR 450 W January 2010. (8) Sugar Creek from New Palestine Cemetery January 2010. (9) Sugar Creek north of CR 600 S January 2010. (10) Sugar Creek south of CR 600 S January 2010.

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Latitude: 39.714167° N, Longitude: 85.885556° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage Reference Frame	Gauge Height	Flood Stage	Uses
NWS stage	0 ft	8 ft	Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum	Elevation (gauge height = 0)	Elevation (gauge height = flood stage)	Elevation information source
NAVD88	785.61 ft	793.61 ft	Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29	786 ft	794 ft	Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL	Not Available	Not Available	Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other	Not Available	Not Available

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