Tippecanoe River near Delphi

Last updated: Jun 16, 2025, 2:56 PM UTC

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Observed (OBS) 06/16/2025 9:45 AM EDT

Record: 17.8 ft

Low Threshold: 0.178 kcfs

CATEGORY STAGE

Major Flooding 15 ft

Moderate Flooding 12 ft

Minor Flooding 8 ft

Action 6 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	15 ft
	Moderate Flooding	12 ft
	Minor Flooding	8 ft
	Action	6 ft

Flood Impacts 🅘

40 - Probable Maximum Flood. Total devastation in Tippecanoe River flood plain. River gage, homes, and all roads, including SR 18 across the Tippecanoe River from just south of Oakdale Dam to Americus, have been swept away before this level is reached.
26.48 - An unbelievable flood. Water is entirely over SR 18. The bridge might be swept away. The gaging site has been destroyed.
24.73 - Water going over SR 18 by more than 2 feet. Water at the State of Indiana highway right-of-way marker located 50 feet shoreward from the gage house.

Gauge Info

Coordinates	40.5939, -86.7703
RFC	OHRFC
State	IN
WFO	IND
County	Carroll
Data Provider(s)
US Geological Survey	USGS--Water Resources of the United States
USGS	03333050

Gauge Location

Recent Crests

1.	10.84 ft	on 07-11-2024	(P)
2.	8.04 ft	on 04-03-2024	(P)
3.	8.04 ft	on 01-26-2024	(P)
4.	9.33 ft	on 03-04-2023	(P)
5.	8.25 ft	on 02-23-2023	(P)

Historic Crests

1.	17.83 ft	on 01-08-2008
2.	15.48 ft	on 02-21-2018
3.	15.10 ft	on 02-10-1959
4.	14.89 ft	on 02-06-2008
5.	14.86 ft	on 02-24-1985

Vertical Datum Table

type	NAVD88
major Flooding	549.56 ft
moderate Flooding	546.56 ft
minor Flooding	542.56 ft
action	540.56 ft
Latest Value	537.50 ft
Gauge Zero	534.56 ft

Gauge Photos

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View north from SR 18 at river level 7.4 feet.

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)

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Total Precipitation near Delphi

Collaborative Agencies

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1.	10.84 ft	on 07-11-2024	(P)
2.	8.04 ft	on 04-03-2024	(P)
3.	8.04 ft	on 01-26-2024	(P)
4.	9.33 ft	on 03-04-2023	(P)
5.	8.25 ft	on 02-23-2023	(P)
6.	9.22 ft	on 01-12-2020	(P)
7.	8.61 ft	on 05-01-2019
8.	15.48 ft	on 02-21-2018
9.	7.87 ft	on 11-19-2017	(P)
10.	6.21 ft	on 07-12-2017	(P)
11.	6.25 ft	on 07-01-2017	(P)
12.	8.71 ft	on 05-21-2017	(P)
13.	7.60 ft	on 05-05-2017	(P)
14.	9.60 ft	on 04-06-2017	(P)
15.	9.00 ft	on 01-20-2017	(P)
16.	11.43 ft	on 12-29-2015	(P)
17.	13.07 ft	on 06-16-2015
18.	7.31 ft	on 04-04-2014
19.	11.39 ft	on 04-19-2013
20.	7.68 ft	on 01-30-2013
21.	11.78 ft	on 04-28-2011
22.	7.47 ft	on 03-06-2011
23.	7.58 ft	on 06-22-2010
24.	14.40 ft	on 03-11-2009
25.	8.84 ft	on 02-12-2009
26.	14.89 ft	on 02-06-2008
27.	17.83 ft	on 01-08-2008
28.	10.01 ft	on 01-15-2007
29.	8.47 ft	on 12-01-2006
30.	8.61 ft	on 06-12-2004
31.	10.10 ft	on 05-08-1998
32.	6.25 ft	on 05-04-1998
33.	6.90 ft	on 04-16-1998
34.	6.70 ft	on 04-10-1998
35.	8.73 ft	on 03-29-1998
36.	8.35 ft	on 03-21-1998
37.	8.07 ft	on 03-18-1998
38.	8.91 ft	on 03-09-1998
39.	9.45 ft	on 01-09-1998
40.	7.00 ft	on 01-04-1998
41.	4.95 ft	on 07-26-1997
42.	8.90 ft	on 06-12-1997
43.	8.10 ft	on 03-14-1997
44.	11.00 ft	on 02-27-1997
45.	9.56 ft	on 02-22-1997
46.	6.30 ft	on 02-05-1997
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48.	6.10 ft	on 12-24-1996
49.	5.79 ft	on 12-12-1996
50.	8.51 ft	on 07-22-1996
51.	7.57 ft	on 07-19-1996
52.	7.09 ft	on 06-18-1996
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55.	6.13 ft	on 05-30-1996
56.	6.31 ft	on 05-28-1996
57.	7.68 ft	on 05-28-1995
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60.	7.49 ft	on 04-11-1995
61.	7.16 ft	on 03-07-1995
62.	5.57 ft	on 01-20-1995
63.	6.21 ft	on 07-09-1994
64.	7.56 ft	on 07-07-1994
65.	13.72 ft	on 04-12-1994
66.	12.95 ft	on 01-05-1993
67.	5.77 ft	on 04-19-1992
68.	12.87 ft	on 12-30-1990
69.	10.04 ft	on 09-01-1989
70.	7.19 ft	on 12-21-1987
71.	8.43 ft	on 05-19-1987
72.	9.99 ft	on 12-11-1985
73.	14.86 ft	on 02-24-1985
74.	11.86 ft	on 05-26-1984
75.	12.30 ft	on 05-02-1983
76.	12.89 ft	on 03-16-1982
77.	13.85 ft	on 05-15-1981
78.	11.34 ft	on 06-02-1980
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80.	11.37 ft	on 03-21-1978
81.	8.48 ft	on 09-13-1977
82.	11.03 ft	on 02-18-1976
83.	11.79 ft	on 06-15-1975
84.	11.80 ft	on 01-21-1974
85.	11.81 ft	on 12-31-1972
86.	10.08 ft	on 12-15-1971
87.	9.22 ft	on 02-05-1971
88.	11.97 ft	on 04-20-1970
89.	11.98 ft	on 01-30-1969
90.	14.36 ft	on 02-02-1968
91.	10.83 ft	on 12-08-1966
92.	10.69 ft	on 12-25-1965
93.	8.14 ft	on 04-06-1965
94.	6.78 ft	on 04-21-1964
95.	12.43 ft	on 03-04-1963
96.	11.25 ft	on 03-21-1962
97.	10.26 ft	on 04-22-1961
98.	11.79 ft	on 04-18-1960
99.	15.10 ft	on 02-10-1959
100.	14.72 ft	on 06-10-1958
101.	14.08 ft	on 07-17-1957
102.	10.23 ft	on 04-29-1956
103.	7.59 ft	on 01-06-1955
104.	8.29 ft	on 06-11-1953
105.	11.15 ft	on 06-14-1952
106.	12.36 ft	on 02-21-1951
107.	13.43 ft	on 04-04-1950
108.	11.03 ft	on 01-19-1949
109.	9.04 ft	on 05-13-1948
110.	9.20 ft	on 06-02-1947
111.	8.82 ft	on 10-02-1945
112.	9.78 ft	on 05-17-1945
113.	12.16 ft	on 04-11-1944
114.	13.24 ft	on 05-18-1943
115.	11.47 ft	on 03-17-1942
116.	5.26 ft	on 04-20-1941
117.	7.88 ft	on 05-02-1940
118.	13.50 ft	on 11-03-1936

1.	17.83 ft	on 01-08-2008
2.	15.48 ft	on 02-21-2018
3.	15.10 ft	on 02-10-1959
4.	14.89 ft	on 02-06-2008
5.	14.86 ft	on 02-24-1985
6.	14.72 ft	on 06-10-1958
7.	14.40 ft	on 03-11-2009
8.	14.36 ft	on 02-02-1968
9.	14.08 ft	on 07-17-1957
10.	13.85 ft	on 05-15-1981
11.	13.72 ft	on 04-12-1994
12.	13.50 ft	on 11-03-1936
13.	13.43 ft	on 04-04-1950
14.	13.24 ft	on 05-18-1943
15.	13.19 ft	on 03-04-1979
16.	13.07 ft	on 06-16-2015
17.	12.95 ft	on 01-05-1993
18.	12.89 ft	on 03-16-1982
19.	12.87 ft	on 12-30-1990
20.	12.43 ft	on 03-04-1963
21.	12.36 ft	on 02-21-1951
22.	12.30 ft	on 05-02-1983
23.	12.16 ft	on 04-11-1944
24.	11.98 ft	on 01-30-1969
25.	11.97 ft	on 04-20-1970
26.	11.86 ft	on 05-26-1984
27.	11.81 ft	on 12-31-1972
28.	11.80 ft	on 01-21-1974
29.	11.79 ft	on 04-18-1960
30.	11.79 ft	on 06-15-1975
31.	11.78 ft	on 04-28-2011
32.	11.47 ft	on 03-17-1942
33.	11.43 ft	on 12-29-2015	(P)
34.	11.39 ft	on 04-19-2013
35.	11.37 ft	on 03-21-1978
36.	11.34 ft	on 06-02-1980
37.	11.25 ft	on 03-21-1962
38.	11.15 ft	on 06-14-1952
39.	11.03 ft	on 01-19-1949
40.	11.03 ft	on 02-18-1976
41.	11.00 ft	on 02-27-1997
42.	10.84 ft	on 07-11-2024	(P)
43.	10.83 ft	on 12-08-1966
44.	10.69 ft	on 12-25-1965
45.	10.26 ft	on 04-22-1961
46.	10.23 ft	on 04-29-1956
47.	10.10 ft	on 05-08-1998
48.	10.08 ft	on 12-15-1971
49.	10.04 ft	on 09-01-1989
50.	10.01 ft	on 01-15-2007
51.	9.99 ft	on 12-11-1985
52.	9.78 ft	on 05-17-1945
53.	9.60 ft	on 04-06-2017	(P)
54.	9.56 ft	on 02-22-1997
55.	9.45 ft	on 01-09-1998
56.	9.33 ft	on 03-04-2023	(P)
57.	9.22 ft	on 01-12-2020	(P)
58.	9.22 ft	on 02-05-1971
59.	9.20 ft	on 06-02-1947
60.	9.04 ft	on 05-13-1948
61.	9.00 ft	on 01-20-2017	(P)
62.	8.91 ft	on 03-09-1998
63.	8.90 ft	on 06-12-1997
64.	8.84 ft	on 02-12-2009
65.	8.82 ft	on 10-02-1945
66.	8.73 ft	on 03-29-1998
67.	8.71 ft	on 05-21-2017	(P)
68.	8.61 ft	on 05-01-2019
69.	8.61 ft	on 06-12-2004
70.	8.51 ft	on 07-22-1996
71.	8.48 ft	on 09-13-1977
72.	8.47 ft	on 12-01-2006
73.	8.43 ft	on 05-19-1987
74.	8.35 ft	on 03-21-1998
75.	8.29 ft	on 06-11-1953
76.	8.25 ft	on 02-23-2023	(P)
77.	8.14 ft	on 04-06-1965
78.	8.10 ft	on 03-14-1997
79.	8.07 ft	on 03-18-1998
80.	8.04 ft	on 04-03-2024	(P)
81.	8.04 ft	on 01-26-2024	(P)
82.	7.88 ft	on 05-02-1940
83.	7.87 ft	on 11-19-2017	(P)
84.	7.80 ft	on 05-25-1995
85.	7.68 ft	on 05-28-1995
86.	7.68 ft	on 01-30-2013
87.	7.60 ft	on 05-05-2017	(P)
88.	7.59 ft	on 01-06-1955
89.	7.58 ft	on 06-22-2010
90.	7.57 ft	on 07-19-1996
91.	7.56 ft	on 07-07-1994
92.	7.49 ft	on 04-11-1995
93.	7.47 ft	on 03-06-2011
94.	7.31 ft	on 04-04-2014
95.	7.19 ft	on 12-21-1987
96.	7.16 ft	on 03-07-1995
97.	7.09 ft	on 06-18-1996
98.	7.01 ft	on 04-12-1995
99.	7.00 ft	on 01-04-1998
100.	6.90 ft	on 04-16-1998
101.	6.78 ft	on 04-21-1964
102.	6.76 ft	on 06-12-1996
103.	6.70 ft	on 04-10-1998
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105.	6.38 ft	on 01-23-1997
106.	6.31 ft	on 05-28-1996
107.	6.30 ft	on 02-05-1997
108.	6.25 ft	on 07-01-2017	(P)
109.	6.25 ft	on 05-04-1998
110.	6.21 ft	on 07-12-2017	(P)
111.	6.21 ft	on 07-09-1994
112.	6.13 ft	on 05-30-1996
113.	6.10 ft	on 12-24-1996
114.	5.79 ft	on 12-12-1996
115.	5.77 ft	on 04-19-1992
116.	5.57 ft	on 01-20-1995
117.	5.26 ft	on 04-20-1941
118.	4.95 ft	on 07-26-1997