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Wildcat Creek (IN) near Lafayette Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 2.6 ft at 11:15PM Sep 18, 2023Highest Observation: 2.6 ft at 11:30PM Sep 18, 2023Highest Observation: 2.6 ft at 11:45PM Sep 18, 2023Highest Observation: 2.6 ft at 12:00AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 12:15AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 12:30AM Sep 19, 2023Highest Observation: 2.6 ft at 12:45AM Sep 19, 2023Highest Observation: 2.6 ft at 1:00AM Sep 19, 2023Highest Observation: 2.6 ft at 1:15AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 1:30AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 1:45AM Sep 19, 2023Highest Observation: 2.6 ft at 2:00AM Sep 19, 2023Highest Observation: 2.6 ft at 2:15AM Sep 19, 2023Highest Observation: 2.6 ft at 2:30AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 2:45AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 3:00AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 3:15AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 3:30AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 3:45AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 4:00AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 4:15AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 4:30AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 4:45AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 5:00AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 5:15AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 5:30AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 5:45AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 6:00AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 6:15AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 6:30AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 6:45AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 7:00AM Sep 19, 2023Highest Observation: 2.6 ft at 7:15AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 7:30AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 7:45AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 8:00AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 8:15AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 8:30AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 8:45AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 9:00AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 9:15AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 9:30AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 9:45AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 10:00AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 10:15AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 10:30AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 10:45AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 11:00AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 11:15AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 11:30AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 11:45AM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 12:00PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 12:15PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 12:30PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 12:45PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 1:00PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 1:15PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 1:30PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 1:45PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 2:00PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 2:15PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 2:30PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 2:45PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 3:00PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 3:15PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 3:30PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 3:45PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 4:00PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 4:15PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 4:30PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 4:45PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 5:00PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 5:15PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 5:30PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 5:45PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 6:15PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 6:30PM Sep 19, 2023Highest Observation: 2.6 ft at 6:45PM Sep 19, 2023Highest Observation: 2.6 ft at 7:00PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 7:15PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 7:30PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 7:45PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 8:00PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 8:15PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 8:30PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 8:45PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 9:00PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 9:15PM Sep 19, 2023Highest Observation: 2.6 ft at 9:30PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 9:45PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 10:00PM Sep 19, 2023Highest Observation: 2.6 ft at 10:15PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 10:30PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 10:45PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 11:00PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 11:15PM Sep 19, 2023Highest Observation: 2.6 ft at 11:30PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 11:45PM Sep 19, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 12:00AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 12:15AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 12:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 12:45AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 1:00AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 1:15AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 1:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 1:45AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 2:00AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 2:15AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 2:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 2:45AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 3:00AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 3:15AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 3:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 3:45AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 4:00AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 4:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 4:45AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 5:15AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 5:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 5:45AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 6:00AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 6:15AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 6:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 6:45AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 7:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 7:45AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 8:15AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 8:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 8:45AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 9:00AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 9:15AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 9:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 9:45AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 10:15AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 10:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 11:15AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 11:30AM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 2:00PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 2:15PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 2:30PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 3:15PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 5:00PM Sep 20, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 4:00AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 4:15AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 4:30AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 5:15AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 6:00AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 6:30AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 6:45AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 7:15AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 7:30AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 7:45AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 8:00AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 8:15AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 8:30AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 8:45AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 9:00AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 9:15AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 9:30AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 9:45AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 10:00AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 10:15AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 10:30AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 10:45AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 11:00AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 11:15AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 11:30AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 11:45AM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 12:00PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 12:15PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 12:45PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 1:00PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 3:00PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 3:30PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 4:00PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 4:30PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 5:00PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 5:45PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 6:00PM Sep 21, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 9:30AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 10:00AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 10:30AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 11:00AM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 12:00PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 12:15PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 12:30PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 12:45PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 1:00PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 1:15PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 1:30PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 1:45PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 2:15PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 2:45PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 3:30PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 3:45PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 4:00PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 5:00PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 5:30PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 5:45PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 8:15PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 9:00PM Sep 22, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 9:15AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 9:30AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 10:45AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 11:45AM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 12:00PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 12:30PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 1:30PM Sep 23, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 1:45PM Sep 23, 2023Forecast: 2.5 ft 2:00AM Sep 26, 2023Forecast: 2.5 ft 8:00AM Sep 26, 2023Forecast: 2.5 ft 2:00PM Sep 26, 2023Forecast: 2.5 ft 8:00PM Sep 26, 2023Forecast: 2.5 ft 2:00AM Sep 27, 2023Forecast: 2.5 ft 8:00AM Sep 27, 2023Forecast: 2.5 ft 2:00PM Sep 27, 2023Forecast: 2.5 ft 8:00PM Sep 27, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.6 ft 2:00AM Sep 28, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.6 ft 8:00AM Sep 28, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.6 ft 2:00PM Sep 28, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.6 ft 8:00PM Sep 28, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.6 ft 2:00AM Sep 29, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.6 ft 8:00AM Sep 29, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.6 ft 2:00PM Sep 29, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.6 ft 8:00PM Sep 29, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.6 ft 2:00AM Sep 30, 2023Highest Forecast: 2.6 ft 8:00AM Sep 30, 2023USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesLYTI3(plotting HGIR2) Graph Created (11:08PM Sep 25, 2023)ObservedForecast (issued 9:39AM Sep 25)Latest observed value: 2.58 ft at 1:45 PM EDT 23-Sep-2023. Flood Stage is 10 ft
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Datum: NAVD88
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Reliability of the Forecast: Based on current and forecast river, weather and reservoir conditions

NOTE: Forecasts for the Wildcat Creek (IN) near Lafayette are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 19.5
Moderate Flood Stage: 15
Flood Stage: 10
Action Stage: 6
Low Flow (in KCFS): 0.06

Historic Crests
(1) 25.40 ft on 03/28/1913
(2) 23.64 ft on 07/07/2003
(3) 22.91 ft on 04/20/2013
(4) 21.52 ft on 06/10/1958
(5) 20.70 ft on 05/26/1989
(6) 20.59 ft on 05/02/1983
(7) 20.27 ft on 01/14/2005
(8) 19.77 ft on 06/13/1958
(9) 19.60 ft on 02/21/2014
(10) 19.36 ft on 02/10/1959
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 14.58 ft on 03/04/2023 (P)
(2) 10.14 ft on 02/23/2023 (P)
(3) 11.13 ft on 03/08/2022 (P)
(4) 12.52 ft on 10/26/2021 (P)
(5) 13.11 ft on 05/10/2021 (P)
(6) 10.46 ft on 03/19/2021 (P)
(7) 10.47 ft on 03/01/2021 (P)
(8) 13.65 ft on 05/19/2020 (P)
(9) 10.51 ft on 03/20/2020 (P)
(10) 12.92 ft on 01/12/2020 (P)
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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Currently none available.

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22.9 In April 2013, flood damage occurred from Wildcat Creek in the Lafayette area.
16.5 On April 28, 2011, a lane located on the west and south side of Wildcat Creek just north of Eisenhower Bridge began to flood. Another foot or two and some homes would have been flooded along this lane.
15 Flooding of Wildcat Creek Park and possible residential areas in the vicinity of Eisenhower Rd.
10 Flooding of lowland areas in progress in portions of Tippecanoe County.
6 Near bankfull conditions.
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(1) Looking west at Eisenhower Rd. over Wildcat Cr. River stage 11.3 feet.
(2) Looking southwest at Wildcat Cr. from Eisenhower Rd. River stage 11.3 feet.
(3) Looking south at Wildcat Cr. from Eisenhower Rd. River stage 11.3 feet.
(4) Looking north at Wildcat Cr. from Eisenhower Rd. River stage 11.3 feet.
(5) Looking NNW at Wildcat Cr. from Eisenhower Rd. River stage 11.3 feet.
(6) Looking north at Wildcat Cr. from SR 25. Wabash River 18.4 feet.
(7) Looking north at BeachBarton Rd. North of sharp curve sign floods.
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Latitude: 40.440556° N, Longitude: 86.829167° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 10 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 527.04 ft 537.04 ft Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 527.66 ft 537.66 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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