Sugar Creek (central) at New Palestine

Last updated: Apr 1, 2025, 1:23 PM UTC

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Observed (OBS) 04/01/2025 8:30 AM EDT

Record: 11.6 ft

Low Threshold: 3.5 cfs

CATEGORY STAGE

Major Flooding 11 ft

Moderate Flooding 10 ft

Minor Flooding 8 ft

Action 6.5 ft

Reliability of the Forecast:

NOTE: Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.
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	CATEGORY	STAGE
	Major Flooding	11 ft
	Moderate Flooding	10 ft
	Minor Flooding	8 ft
	Action	6.5 ft

Flood Impacts 🅘

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.

Gauge Info

Coordinates	39.7142, -85.8856
RFC	OHRFC
State	IN
WFO	IND
County	Hancock
Data Provider(s)
US Geological Survey	USGS--Water Resources of the United States
USGS	03361650

Gauge Location

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

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

Vertical Datum Table

type	NAVD88
major Flooding	796.61 ft
moderate Flooding	795.61 ft
minor Flooding	793.61 ft
action	792.11 ft
Latest Value	790.29 ft
Gauge Zero	785.61 ft

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Sugar Creek north of CR 400 S January 2010.

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