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St. Joseph River (OH/IN) at Montpelier

Critical Stages
9' - Action
12' - Flood
13' - Moderate
16' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 7:03 PM LMT 12/31/00

Status: Obs Not Current

Stage: -999 ft

Flow: -999 kcfs

Forecast

Forecast not available for this location.

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
10:00 AM 12/3 4.1 0.084
10:00 AM 11/26 4.19 0.0876
8:30 AM 11/24 4.05 0.0804
9:00 AM 11/21 4.05 0.0804
10:00 AM 11/17 4.08 0.0826
9:00 AM 11/12 4.03 0.0791
10:00 AM 11/10 4.04 0.0797
Hydrograph for St. Joseph River (OH/IN) at Montpelier
18.5' - This is a very dangerous situation. The entire village of Montpelier can expect 2 to 3 feet of water. Areas outside Montpelier will be totally inundated.
18' - Montpelier is flooded by 1 to 2 feet of water and outlying farm buildings are totally inundated.
17.5' - Flood waters will overtop the dikes in Montpelier. Homes and businesses along Opdyke, Moore, and Madison will be affected.
16.5' - Flood waters will approach the top of the Montpelier Dikes with several roads becoming impassible. Water begins to hit the bottom of the bridge at the gage site.
15' - Several roadways are closed including County Road 10 at County Road K.
14' - County Road K, one mile southwest of Montpelier is flooded. Flood waters affect the southeast side of Pioneer and cover large areas of low land and agricultural land near the river.
13' - County Road K, one mile southwest of Montpelier begins to flood. Some flooding begins to affect the village of Pioneer. Significant low land and agricultural flooding occurs near the river.
12' - Flooding of low land and agricultural land begins near the river.
DateStage (ft)
Feb 25, 1985 17.4
Dec 31, 1990 17
Feb 2, 1982 16.2
Jan 1, 1991 16.1
Apr 5, 1950 16
Jun 2, 1989 16
Feb 22, 2018 15.9
May 23, 2010 15.53
Dec 1, 2011 15.51
May 20, 2020 15.45
Mar 12, 2009 15.14
May 13, 2002 15.13
Feb 15, 1984 15.1
May 3, 2019 14.76
Feb 11, 2001 14.61
Jan 25, 1999 14.61
Jan 10, 2008 14.5
Jul 11, 1951 14.5
Feb 7, 2008 14.41
May 18, 1945 14.3

Data provided by the National Weather Service.