East Fork White River near Bedford

Last updated: Jun 15, 2025, 8:36 PM UTC

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CATEGORY STAGE

Major Flooding 32 ft

Moderate Flooding 27 ft

Minor Flooding 20 ft

Action 13 ft

Reliability of the Forecast: Based on current and forecast river, weather and reservoir conditions

NOTE: Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

Gauge reading only in high-water situations.
Stage measured manually and reported by river observer. No automated gauge on-site.
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	CATEGORY	STAGE
	Major Flooding	32 ft
	Moderate Flooding	27 ft
	Minor Flooding	20 ft
	Action	13 ft

Flood Impacts 🅘

47.5 - Approximate elevation of the March 1913 flood. Water is at the ceiling in the Bedford Boat Club. Unbelievable destruction in Lawrence County to residences, bridges and roads. This flood level may impact the Bedford Water Pumping Station. Bedford Wastewater Plant remains safe.
40 - The greatest flood since March 1913. Although the number of people directly affected is small, they lose everything.
38 - Flood waters begin to enter the Bedford Boat Club. Only the flood of March 1913 higher than this flood. Many rural areas suffer extensive flood damage.

Gauge Info

Coordinates	38.8361, -86.5214
RFC	OHRFC
State	IN
WFO	IND
County	Lawrence

Gauge Location

Recent Crests

1.	25.70 ft	on 03-30-2023	(P)
2.	21.80 ft	on 03-05-2021	(P)
3.	26.30 ft	on 03-24-2020	(P)
4.	28.60 ft	on 06-22-2019
5.	23.50 ft	on 04-25-2019

Historic Crests

1.	47.50 ft	on 03-29-1913
2.	37.20 ft	on 01-24-1937
3.	34.65 ft	on 01-09-2005
4.	34.60 ft	on 05-11-1961
5.	33.75 ft	on 03-09-1945

Vertical Datum Table

type	NGVD29
major Flooding	501.20 ft
moderate Flooding	496.20 ft
minor Flooding	489.20 ft
action	482.20 ft
Latest Value	N/A
Gauge Zero	469.20 ft

Gauge Photos

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March 15 2006 Bedford WWTP area. Credit Ed Yess

Probability Information

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Potential River Levels - Used to

Potential River Levels Used to Estimate the Chance of Flooding and the Range of Possible River Levels
10 Day (HEFS)	10 Day (NAEFS)	10 Day (GEFS)

Note: Use the official hydrograph at the top of this web page for river levels within the next 72 hours.

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Current river trends are available at the Rivervale site located upstream of the Bedford Boat Club Gage.
This river site is operated solely by the National Weather Service at Indianapolis.

Detailed stream discharges and gage heights as archived by the U.S. Geological Survey are not available. Much of the data that is available is displayed on this web page.

If you have questions please call the National Weather Service at 317ââ‚¬â€œ856ââ‚¬â€œ0360 or eââ‚¬â€œmail us at nws.indianapolis@noaa.gov.

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WFO Information

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Indianapolis

6900 West Hanna Ave.

Indianapolis, IN 46241

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1.	25.70 ft	on 03-30-2023	(P)
2.	21.80 ft	on 03-05-2021	(P)
3.	26.30 ft	on 03-24-2020	(P)
4.	28.60 ft	on 06-22-2019
5.	23.50 ft	on 04-25-2019
6.	29.00 ft	on 02-12-2019
7.	19.40 ft	on 11-07-2018
8.	18.50 ft	on 09-15-2018
9.	27.50 ft	on 04-07-2018
10.	28.60 ft	on 02-28-2018
11.	17.30 ft	on 06-19-2017
12.	25.00 ft	on 05-10-2017
13.	18.00 ft	on 03-06-2017
14.	20.00 ft	on 01-25-2017
15.	15.40 ft	on 08-21-2016
16.	21.00 ft	on 03-18-2016
17.	21.00 ft	on 02-29-2016
18.	25.50 ft	on 01-01-2016
19.	28.40 ft	on 07-18-2015
20.	16.20 ft	on 06-24-2015
21.	25.00 ft	on 03-17-2015
22.	27.22 ft	on 04-08-2014
23.	27.60 ft	on 12-27-2013
24.	21.50 ft	on 01-18-2013
25.	30.85 ft	on 04-25-2011
26.	25.80 ft	on 03-10-2011
27.	21.55 ft	on 06-20-2010
28.	22.79 ft	on 08-10-2009
29.	17.75 ft	on 02-16-2009
30.	30.45 ft	on 06-10-2008
31.	31.29 ft	on 03-22-2008
32.	24.27 ft	on 03-09-2008
33.	23.38 ft	on 02-11-2008
34.	27.01 ft	on 01-19-2007
35.	22.00 ft	on 12-07-2006
36.	30.90 ft	on 03-16-2006
37.	24.50 ft	on 01-17-2005
38.	34.65 ft	on 01-09-2005
39.	29.20 ft	on 01-08-2004
40.	17.30 ft	on 07-14-2003
41.	19.60 ft	on 05-11-2003
42.	17.30 ft	on 01-06-2003
43.	29.20 ft	on 05-14-2002
44.	27.00 ft	on 12-21-2001
45.	19.70 ft	on 10-29-2001
46.	17.40 ft	on 04-13-2000
47.	24.50 ft	on 01-27-1999
48.	26.20 ft	on 04-19-1998
49.	22.00 ft	on 04-17-1998
50.	27.30 ft	on 06-05-1997
51.	21.80 ft	on 03-06-1997
52.	19.00 ft	on 01-28-1997
53.	20.00 ft	on 06-13-1996
54.	19.90 ft	on 06-01-1996
55.	25.40 ft	on 05-14-1996
56.	27.00 ft	on 05-09-1996
57.	32.45 ft	on 05-03-1996
58.	20.90 ft	on 04-28-1996
59.	18.20 ft	on 04-24-1996
60.	17.20 ft	on 03-28-1996
61.	17.00 ft	on 03-26-1996
62.	21.40 ft	on 01-24-1996
63.	13.90 ft	on 08-11-1995
64.	24.80 ft	on 05-23-1995
65.	20.70 ft	on 05-19-1995
66.	18.20 ft	on 04-26-1995
67.	14.60 ft	on 05-11-1994
68.	17.00 ft	on 05-04-1994
69.	17.00 ft	on 05-01-1994
70.	23.70 ft	on 04-16-1994
71.	22.00 ft	on 02-01-1994
72.	29.10 ft	on 11-21-1993
73.	16.40 ft	on 04-15-1993
74.	20.00 ft	on 03-09-1993
75.	19.40 ft	on 02-11-1991
76.	29.00 ft	on 01-03-1991
77.	29.00 ft	on 05-20-1990
78.	21.00 ft	on 02-21-1990
79.	25.00 ft	on 04-04-1989
80.	19.30 ft	on 04-11-1988
81.	22.30 ft	on 02-06-1988
82.	19.90 ft	on 02-10-1986
83.	20.30 ft	on 11-20-1985
84.	19.70 ft	on 11-17-1985
85.	25.00 ft	on 04-04-1985
86.	22.60 ft	on 04-27-1984
87.	28.70 ft	on 05-06-1983
88.	20.70 ft	on 02-22-1982
89.	28.60 ft	on 02-04-1982
90.	22.40 ft	on 11-30-1979
91.	22.00 ft	on 08-07-1979
92.	22.00 ft	on 08-07-1979
93.	27.30 ft	on 02-28-1979
94.	27.50 ft	on 03-19-1978
95.	30.60 ft	on 05-29-1968
96.	32.30 ft	on 03-13-1964
97.	34.60 ft	on 05-11-1961
98.	32.90 ft	on 01-25-1959
99.	18.87 ft	on 07-09-1957
100.	15.70 ft	on 07-04-1957
101.	27.63 ft	on 05-26-1957
102.	26.25 ft	on 04-09-1957
103.	13.70 ft	on 06-26-1956
104.	24.05 ft	on 06-02-1956
105.	19.30 ft	on 04-08-1956
106.	17.62 ft	on 03-02-1956
107.	17.08 ft	on 02-06-1956
108.	19.73 ft	on 11-22-1955
109.	18.23 ft	on 03-25-1955
110.	20.20 ft	on 03-05-1955
111.	7.49 ft	on 04-11-1954
112.	16.32 ft	on 05-21-1953
113.	15.48 ft	on 03-08-1953
114.	13.38 ft	on 04-16-1952
115.	14.70 ft	on 04-08-1952
116.	21.19 ft	on 03-26-1952
117.	19.92 ft	on 03-15-1952
118.	26.16 ft	on 01-31-1952
119.	16.13 ft	on 01-06-1952
120.	18.90 ft	on 12-14-1951
121.	16.18 ft	on 04-16-1951
122.	17.57 ft	on 03-22-1951
123.	25.92 ft	on 02-25-1951
124.	21.50 ft	on 01-20-1951
125.	17.10 ft	on 01-08-1951
126.	21.90 ft	on 12-08-1950
127.	19.90 ft	on 11-25-1950
128.	24.43 ft	on 04-08-1950
129.	21.12 ft	on 03-31-1950
130.	32.02 ft	on 02-17-1950
131.	25.29 ft	on 01-30-1950
132.	33.08 ft	on 01-08-1950
133.	25.70 ft	on 03-31-1949
134.	16.47 ft	on 03-14-1949
135.	24.85 ft	on 02-19-1949
136.	30.52 ft	on 01-27-1949
137.	32.90 ft	on 01-08-1949
138.	17.34 ft	on 12-20-1948
139.	24.20 ft	on 04-16-1948
140.	22.99 ft	on 03-31-1948
141.	15.00 ft	on 02-19-1948
142.	26.14 ft	on 06-07-1947
143.	18.91 ft	on 05-22-1947
144.	22.24 ft	on 05-05-1947
145.	16.05 ft	on 02-04-1947
146.	18.93 ft	on 02-18-1946
147.	15.70 ft	on 12-31-1945
148.	22.81 ft	on 06-23-1945
149.	16.06 ft	on 05-21-1945
150.	17.51 ft	on 04-20-1945
151.	21.53 ft	on 04-07-1945
152.	23.48 ft	on 03-24-1945
153.	15.48 ft	on 03-19-1945
154.	33.75 ft	on 03-09-1945
155.	16.08 ft	on 04-27-1944
156.	28.72 ft	on 04-15-1944
157.	17.42 ft	on 05-23-1943
158.	32.18 ft	on 03-22-1943
159.	20.20 ft	on 04-14-1942
160.	16.21 ft	on 03-15-1942
161.	15.00 ft	on 02-21-1942
162.	15.45 ft	on 02-12-1942
163.	10.00 ft	on 06-12-1941
164.	29.90 ft	on 04-23-1940
165.	37.20 ft	on 01-24-1937
166.	47.50 ft	on 03-29-1913

1.	47.50 ft	on 03-29-1913
2.	37.20 ft	on 01-24-1937
3.	34.65 ft	on 01-09-2005
4.	34.60 ft	on 05-11-1961
5.	33.75 ft	on 03-09-1945
6.	33.08 ft	on 01-08-1950
7.	32.90 ft	on 01-25-1959
8.	32.90 ft	on 01-08-1949
9.	32.45 ft	on 05-03-1996
10.	32.30 ft	on 03-13-1964
11.	32.18 ft	on 03-22-1943
12.	32.02 ft	on 02-17-1950
13.	31.29 ft	on 03-22-2008
14.	30.90 ft	on 03-16-2006
15.	30.85 ft	on 04-25-2011
16.	30.60 ft	on 05-29-1968
17.	30.52 ft	on 01-27-1949
18.	30.45 ft	on 06-10-2008
19.	29.90 ft	on 04-23-1940
20.	29.20 ft	on 01-08-2004
21.	29.20 ft	on 05-14-2002
22.	29.10 ft	on 11-21-1993
23.	29.00 ft	on 05-20-1990
24.	29.00 ft	on 02-12-2019
25.	29.00 ft	on 01-03-1991
26.	28.72 ft	on 04-15-1944
27.	28.70 ft	on 05-06-1983
28.	28.60 ft	on 02-28-2018
29.	28.60 ft	on 02-04-1982
30.	28.60 ft	on 06-22-2019
31.	28.40 ft	on 07-18-2015
32.	27.63 ft	on 05-26-1957
33.	27.60 ft	on 12-27-2013
34.	27.50 ft	on 04-07-2018
35.	27.50 ft	on 03-19-1978
36.	27.30 ft	on 06-05-1997
37.	27.30 ft	on 02-28-1979
38.	27.22 ft	on 04-08-2014
39.	27.01 ft	on 01-19-2007
40.	27.00 ft	on 05-09-1996
41.	27.00 ft	on 12-21-2001
42.	26.30 ft	on 03-24-2020	(P)
43.	26.25 ft	on 04-09-1957
44.	26.20 ft	on 04-19-1998
45.	26.16 ft	on 01-31-1952
46.	26.14 ft	on 06-07-1947
47.	25.92 ft	on 02-25-1951
48.	25.80 ft	on 03-10-2011
49.	25.70 ft	on 03-31-1949
50.	25.70 ft	on 03-30-2023	(P)
51.	25.50 ft	on 01-01-2016
52.	25.40 ft	on 05-14-1996
53.	25.29 ft	on 01-30-1950
54.	25.00 ft	on 04-04-1985
55.	25.00 ft	on 05-10-2017
56.	25.00 ft	on 04-04-1989
57.	25.00 ft	on 03-17-2015
58.	24.85 ft	on 02-19-1949
59.	24.80 ft	on 05-23-1995
60.	24.50 ft	on 01-17-2005
61.	24.50 ft	on 01-27-1999
62.	24.43 ft	on 04-08-1950
63.	24.27 ft	on 03-09-2008
64.	24.20 ft	on 04-16-1948
65.	24.05 ft	on 06-02-1956
66.	23.70 ft	on 04-16-1994
67.	23.50 ft	on 04-25-2019
68.	23.48 ft	on 03-24-1945
69.	23.38 ft	on 02-11-2008
70.	22.99 ft	on 03-31-1948
71.	22.81 ft	on 06-23-1945
72.	22.79 ft	on 08-10-2009
73.	22.60 ft	on 04-27-1984
74.	22.40 ft	on 11-30-1979
75.	22.30 ft	on 02-06-1988
76.	22.24 ft	on 05-05-1947
77.	22.00 ft	on 08-07-1979
78.	22.00 ft	on 04-17-1998
79.	22.00 ft	on 02-01-1994
80.	22.00 ft	on 08-07-1979
81.	22.00 ft	on 12-07-2006
82.	21.90 ft	on 12-08-1950
83.	21.80 ft	on 03-06-1997
84.	21.80 ft	on 03-05-2021	(P)
85.	21.55 ft	on 06-20-2010
86.	21.53 ft	on 04-07-1945
87.	21.50 ft	on 01-18-2013
88.	21.50 ft	on 01-20-1951
89.	21.40 ft	on 01-24-1996
90.	21.19 ft	on 03-26-1952
91.	21.12 ft	on 03-31-1950
92.	21.00 ft	on 02-29-2016
93.	21.00 ft	on 02-21-1990
94.	21.00 ft	on 03-18-2016
95.	20.90 ft	on 04-28-1996
96.	20.70 ft	on 05-19-1995
97.	20.70 ft	on 02-22-1982
98.	20.30 ft	on 11-20-1985
99.	20.20 ft	on 04-14-1942
100.	20.20 ft	on 03-05-1955
101.	20.00 ft	on 01-25-2017
102.	20.00 ft	on 06-13-1996
103.	20.00 ft	on 03-09-1993
104.	19.92 ft	on 03-15-1952
105.	19.90 ft	on 02-10-1986
106.	19.90 ft	on 06-01-1996
107.	19.90 ft	on 11-25-1950
108.	19.73 ft	on 11-22-1955
109.	19.70 ft	on 11-17-1985
110.	19.70 ft	on 10-29-2001
111.	19.60 ft	on 05-11-2003
112.	19.40 ft	on 02-11-1991
113.	19.40 ft	on 11-07-2018
114.	19.30 ft	on 04-11-1988
115.	19.30 ft	on 04-08-1956
116.	19.00 ft	on 01-28-1997
117.	18.93 ft	on 02-18-1946
118.	18.91 ft	on 05-22-1947
119.	18.90 ft	on 12-14-1951
120.	18.87 ft	on 07-09-1957
121.	18.50 ft	on 09-15-2018
122.	18.23 ft	on 03-25-1955
123.	18.20 ft	on 04-24-1996
124.	18.20 ft	on 04-26-1995
125.	18.00 ft	on 03-06-2017
126.	17.75 ft	on 02-16-2009
127.	17.62 ft	on 03-02-1956
128.	17.57 ft	on 03-22-1951
129.	17.51 ft	on 04-20-1945
130.	17.42 ft	on 05-23-1943
131.	17.40 ft	on 04-13-2000
132.	17.34 ft	on 12-20-1948
133.	17.30 ft	on 07-14-2003
134.	17.30 ft	on 06-19-2017
135.	17.30 ft	on 01-06-2003
136.	17.20 ft	on 03-28-1996
137.	17.10 ft	on 01-08-1951
138.	17.08 ft	on 02-06-1956
139.	17.00 ft	on 05-04-1994
140.	17.00 ft	on 05-01-1994
141.	17.00 ft	on 03-26-1996
142.	16.47 ft	on 03-14-1949
143.	16.40 ft	on 04-15-1993
144.	16.32 ft	on 05-21-1953
145.	16.21 ft	on 03-15-1942
146.	16.20 ft	on 06-24-2015
147.	16.18 ft	on 04-16-1951
148.	16.13 ft	on 01-06-1952
149.	16.08 ft	on 04-27-1944
150.	16.06 ft	on 05-21-1945
151.	16.05 ft	on 02-04-1947
152.	15.70 ft	on 12-31-1945
153.	15.70 ft	on 07-04-1957
154.	15.48 ft	on 03-19-1945
155.	15.48 ft	on 03-08-1953
156.	15.45 ft	on 02-12-1942
157.	15.40 ft	on 08-21-2016
158.	15.00 ft	on 02-21-1942
159.	15.00 ft	on 02-19-1948
160.	14.70 ft	on 04-08-1952
161.	14.60 ft	on 05-11-1994
162.	13.90 ft	on 08-11-1995
163.	13.70 ft	on 06-26-1956
164.	13.38 ft	on 04-16-1952
165.	10.00 ft	on 06-12-1941
166.	7.49 ft	on 04-11-1954