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Buck Creek (IN) at Acton Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 2.18 ft at 8:00PM Mar 13, 2023Observed: 2.18 ft at 9:00PM Mar 13, 2023Observed: 2.17 ft at 10:00PM Mar 13, 2023Observed: 2.17 ft at 11:00PM Mar 13, 2023Observed: 2.17 ft at 12:00AM Mar 14, 2023Observed: 2.16 ft at 1:00AM Mar 14, 2023Observed: 2.16 ft at 2:00AM Mar 14, 2023Observed: 2.16 ft at 3:00AM Mar 14, 2023Observed: 2.16 ft at 4:00AM Mar 14, 2023Observed: 2.15 ft at 5:00AM Mar 14, 2023Observed: 2.15 ft at 6:00AM Mar 14, 2023Observed: 2.15 ft at 7:00AM Mar 14, 2023Observed: 2.14 ft at 8:00AM Mar 14, 2023Observed: 2.14 ft at 9:00AM Mar 14, 2023Observed: 2.14 ft at 10:00AM Mar 14, 2023Observed: 2.14 ft at 11:00AM Mar 14, 2023Observed: 2.14 ft at 12:00PM Mar 14, 2023Observed: 2.13 ft at 1:00PM Mar 14, 2023Observed: 2.13 ft at 2:00PM Mar 14, 2023Observed: 2.13 ft at 3:00PM Mar 14, 2023Observed: 2.12 ft at 4:00PM Mar 14, 2023Observed: 2.12 ft at 5:00PM Mar 14, 2023Observed: 2.12 ft at 6:00PM Mar 14, 2023Observed: 2.11 ft at 7:00PM Mar 14, 2023Observed: 2.11 ft at 8:00PM Mar 14, 2023Observed: 2.11 ft at 9:00PM Mar 14, 2023Observed: 2.11 ft at 10:00PM Mar 14, 2023Observed: 2.1 ft at 11:00PM Mar 14, 2023Observed: 2.1 ft at 12:00AM Mar 15, 2023Observed: 2.1 ft at 1:00AM Mar 15, 2023Observed: 2.1 ft at 2:00AM Mar 15, 2023Observed: 2.1 ft at 3:00AM Mar 15, 2023Observed: 2.1 ft at 4:00AM Mar 15, 2023Observed: 2.09 ft at 5:00AM Mar 15, 2023Observed: 2.09 ft at 6:00AM Mar 15, 2023Observed: 2.09 ft at 7:00AM Mar 15, 2023Observed: 2.08 ft at 8:00AM Mar 15, 2023Observed: 2.08 ft at 11:00AM Mar 15, 2023Observed: 2.08 ft at 12:00PM Mar 15, 2023Observed: 2.08 ft at 1:00PM Mar 15, 2023Observed: 2.08 ft at 2:00PM Mar 15, 2023Observed: 2.08 ft at 3:00PM Mar 15, 2023Observed: 2.08 ft at 4:00PM Mar 15, 2023Observed: 2.08 ft at 5:00PM Mar 15, 2023Observed: 2.07 ft at 6:00PM Mar 15, 2023Observed: 2.07 ft at 7:00PM Mar 15, 2023Observed: 2.07 ft at 8:00PM Mar 15, 2023Observed: 2.06 ft at 9:00PM Mar 15, 2023Observed: 2.06 ft at 10:00PM Mar 15, 2023Observed: 2.06 ft at 11:00PM Mar 15, 2023Observed: 2.06 ft at 12:00AM Mar 16, 2023Observed: 2.06 ft at 1:00AM Mar 16, 2023Observed: 2.06 ft at 2:00AM Mar 16, 2023Observed: 2.05 ft at 3:00AM Mar 16, 2023Observed: 2.05 ft at 4:00AM Mar 16, 2023Observed: 2.05 ft at 5:00AM Mar 16, 2023Observed: 2.05 ft at 6:00AM Mar 16, 2023Observed: 2.05 ft at 7:00AM Mar 16, 2023Observed: 2.05 ft at 8:00AM Mar 16, 2023Observed: 2.04 ft at 9:00AM Mar 16, 2023Observed: 2.04 ft at 10:00AM Mar 16, 2023Observed: 2.04 ft at 11:00AM Mar 16, 2023Observed: 2.04 ft at 12:00PM Mar 16, 2023Observed: 2.04 ft at 1:00PM Mar 16, 2023Observed: 2.04 ft at 2:00PM Mar 16, 2023Observed: 2.04 ft at 3:00PM Mar 16, 2023Observed: 2.04 ft at 4:00PM Mar 16, 2023Observed: 2.04 ft at 5:00PM Mar 16, 2023Observed: 2.04 ft at 6:00PM Mar 16, 2023Observed: 2.05 ft at 7:00PM Mar 16, 2023Observed: 2.05 ft at 8:00PM Mar 16, 2023Observed: 2.05 ft at 9:00PM Mar 16, 2023Observed: 2.06 ft at 10:00PM Mar 16, 2023Observed: 2.06 ft at 11:00PM Mar 16, 2023Observed: 2.06 ft at 12:00AM Mar 17, 2023Observed: 2.06 ft at 1:00AM Mar 17, 2023Observed: 2.07 ft at 2:00AM Mar 17, 2023Observed: 2.07 ft at 3:00AM Mar 17, 2023Observed: 2.08 ft at 4:00AM Mar 17, 2023Observed: 2.09 ft at 5:00AM Mar 17, 2023Observed: 2.1 ft at 6:00AM Mar 17, 2023Observed: 2.11 ft at 7:00AM Mar 17, 2023Observed: 2.12 ft at 8:00AM Mar 17, 2023Observed: 2.14 ft at 9:00AM Mar 17, 2023Observed: 2.15 ft at 10:00AM Mar 17, 2023Observed: 2.16 ft at 11:00AM Mar 17, 2023Observed: 2.16 ft at 12:00PM Mar 17, 2023Observed: 2.17 ft at 1:00PM Mar 17, 2023Observed: 2.18 ft at 2:00PM Mar 17, 2023Observed: 2.19 ft at 3:00PM Mar 17, 2023Observed: 2.19 ft at 4:00PM Mar 17, 2023Highest Observation: 2.2 ft at 5:00PM Mar 17, 2023Highest Observation: 2.2 ft at 6:00PM Mar 17, 2023Highest Observation: 2.2 ft at 7:00PM Mar 17, 2023Highest Observation: 2.2 ft at 8:00PM Mar 17, 2023Highest Observation: 2.2 ft at 9:00PM Mar 17, 2023Highest Observation: 2.2 ft at 10:00PM Mar 17, 2023Highest Observation: 2.2 ft at 11:00PM Mar 17, 2023Highest Observation: 2.2 ft at 12:00AM Mar 18, 2023Highest Observation: 2.2 ft at 1:00AM Mar 18, 2023Highest Observation: 2.2 ft at 2:00AM Mar 18, 2023Highest Observation: 2.2 ft at 3:00AM Mar 18, 2023Highest Observation: 2.2 ft at 4:00AM Mar 18, 2023Highest Observation: 2.2 ft at 5:00AM Mar 18, 2023Highest Observation: 2.2 ft at 6:00AM Mar 18, 2023Highest Observation: 2.2 ft at 7:00AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 2.19 ft at 8:00AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 2.19 ft at 9:00AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 2.18 ft at 10:00AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 2.18 ft at 11:00AM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 2.17 ft at 12:00PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 2.17 ft at 1:00PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 2.17 ft at 2:00PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 2.16 ft at 3:00PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 2.16 ft at 4:00PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 2.15 ft at 5:00PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 2.14 ft at 6:00PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 2.14 ft at 7:00PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 2.13 ft at 8:00PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 2.12 ft at 9:00PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 2.12 ft at 10:00PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 2.11 ft at 11:00PM Mar 18, 2023Observed: 2.11 ft at 12:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 2.1 ft at 1:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 2.1 ft at 2:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 2.09 ft at 3:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 2.09 ft at 4:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 2.08 ft at 5:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 2.08 ft at 6:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 2.07 ft at 7:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 2.07 ft at 8:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 2.07 ft at 9:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 2.06 ft at 10:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 2.06 ft at 11:00AM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 2.06 ft at 12:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 2.06 ft at 1:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 2.06 ft at 2:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 2.05 ft at 3:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 2.05 ft at 4:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 2.05 ft at 5:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 2.05 ft at 6:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 2.04 ft at 7:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 2.04 ft at 8:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 2.04 ft at 9:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 2.03 ft at 10:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 2.03 ft at 11:00PM Mar 19, 2023Observed: 2.02 ft at 12:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.02 ft at 1:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.02 ft at 2:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.02 ft at 3:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.01 ft at 4:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.01 ft at 5:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.01 ft at 6:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2.01 ft at 7:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2 ft at 8:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2 ft at 9:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2 ft at 10:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2 ft at 11:00AM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2 ft at 12:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2 ft at 1:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2 ft at 2:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2 ft at 3:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2 ft at 4:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2 ft at 5:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2 ft at 6:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 2 ft at 7:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 8:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 9:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 10:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 11:00PM Mar 20, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 12:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 1:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 1.99 ft at 2:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 1.98 ft at 3:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 1.98 ft at 4:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 1.98 ft at 5:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 1.98 ft at 6:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 1.98 ft at 7:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 1.97 ft at 8:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 1.97 ft at 9:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 1.97 ft at 10:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 1.97 ft at 11:00AM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 1.97 ft at 12:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 1.97 ft at 1:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 1.97 ft at 2:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 1.96 ft at 3:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 1.96 ft at 4:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 1.96 ft at 5:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 1.96 ft at 6:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 1.96 ft at 7:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 1.96 ft at 8:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 1.96 ft at 9:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 1.96 ft at 10:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 1.96 ft at 11:00PM Mar 21, 2023Observed: 1.96 ft at 12:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 1.96 ft at 1:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 1.96 ft at 2:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 1.96 ft at 3:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 1.96 ft at 4:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 1.96 ft at 5:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 1.96 ft at 6:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 1.96 ft at 7:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 1.96 ft at 8:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 1.96 ft at 9:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 1.96 ft at 10:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 1.96 ft at 11:00AM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 1.95 ft at 12:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 1.95 ft at 1:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 1.95 ft at 2:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 1.96 ft at 3:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 1.96 ft at 4:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 1.96 ft at 5:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 1.96 ft at 6:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 1.97 ft at 7:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 1.97 ft at 8:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 1.97 ft at 9:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 1.97 ft at 10:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 1.97 ft at 11:00PM Mar 22, 2023Observed: 1.97 ft at 12:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 1.98 ft at 1:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 1.98 ft at 2:00AM Mar 23, 2023Observed: 1.98 ft at 3:00AM Mar 23, 2023USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesACTI3(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (3:52AM Mar 23, 2023)ObservedLatest observed value: 1.98 ft at 3:00 AM EDT 23-Mar-2023. Flood Stage is 9 ft
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NOTE: Graphical forecasts are not available for the Buck Creek (IN) at Acton. 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: 18
Moderate Flood Stage: 14
Flood Stage: 9
Action Stage: 7
Low Flow (in CFS): 2.2

Historic Crests
(1) 14.99 ft on 07/20/1969
(2) 14.44 ft on 11/14/1993
(3) 14.01 ft on 12/22/2013
(4) 13.72 ft on 06/20/2011
(5) 13.28 ft on 12/30/1990
(6) 12.65 ft on 06/16/2019
(7) 12.58 ft on 01/06/2005
(8) 12.47 ft on 06/26/1978
(9) 12.43 ft on 06/22/2010
(10) 12.39 ft on 04/20/2011
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 9.69 ft on 07/16/2021 (P)
(2) 10.50 ft on 06/19/2021 (P)
(3) 9.79 ft on 03/19/2021 (P)
(4) 12.65 ft on 06/16/2019
(5) 10.28 ft on 04/26/2019
(6) 9.84 ft on 02/08/2019
(7) 9.47 ft on 11/02/2018
(8) 10.57 ft on 09/09/2018
(9) 12.00 ft on 04/03/2018 (P)
(10) 9.86 ft on 02/25/2018 (P)
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 1.36 ft on 09/07/2013

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22.8 Float of gage near or at the instrument shelf. No further readings possible.
20.9 Low steel of the Mc Gregor Road Bridge near the gaging site.
19.89 Top of still well of gaging site.
19 Highest flood level since May 28, 1956. A disastrous flood possible along Buck Creek affecting residential areas. Roads and bridges may be washed out.
18 A major flood in progress along Buck Creek. Flood levels are the highest since May 1956. Flooding of residential areas likely. Local roads flooded by several feet.
15 Buck Creek at a level not seen in the Acton area since the July 1969 flood. Several local roads extensively flooded. Flooding of residential areas possible.
14 Significant flooding along Buck Creek in southeast Marion and northwest Shelby counties. Shelby CR 700N is flooded extensively just a short distance east of Shelby CR 875W. Extensive flooding of agricultural and recreational areas in the Acton area. Some residential flooding is possible.
12 Extensive lowland flooding along Buck Creek in southeast Marion and northwest Shelby Counties. Flooding affects agricultural and recreational areas. Flooding may affect some residential areas. Shelby CR 700N one quarter of a mile east of Shelby CR 875 is flooded by more than one foot of water especially if Sugar Creek at New Palestine is 8 feet or higher.
9.5 Flooding in progress along Buck Creek in southeast Marion and northwest Shelby Counties. Flooding primarily affects agricultural land and some recreational areas. Flooding of Shelby CR 700N one quarter of a mile east of Shelby CR 875W may begin at this level especially if Sugar Creek at New Palestine is 7 feet or higher.
6.4 Buck Creek approaching bankfull levels in southeast Marion and northwest Shelby counties. Buck Creek is quite noticeable along Shelby CR 700N one quarter of a mile east of Shelby CR 875W. Sugar Creek at New Palestine had crest of 6.7 feet on July 21, 2010.
Photos
(1) South View from McGregor Rd Bridge over Buck Creek.
(2) Northwest View from McGregor Rd Bridge of the low bank of Buck Creek.
(3) North View from McGregor Rd Bridge over Buck Creek.
(4) Northeast View from McGregor Rd Bridge of the high bank of Buck Creek.
(5) West View along McGregor Rd Bridge over Buck Creek.
(6) South View from Maze Rd Bridge over Buck Creek.
(7) Northeast View from Maze Rd of Buck Creek flood plain.
(8) North Northwest View from Maze Rd Bridge over Buck Creek.
(9) Southeast View from Maze Rd of Buck Creek flood plain.
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Latitude: 39.656944° N, Longitude: 85.957500° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 9 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 756.76 ft 765.76 ft Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 757 ft 766 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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