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White River (IN) at Muncie

Critical Stages
7' - Action
9' - Flood
12' - Moderate
15' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 12:30 AM EST 12/6/25

Status: No Flooding

Stage: 4.07 ft

Flow: 0.0205 kcfs

Forecast

Forecast not available for this location.

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
12:30 AM 12/6 4.07 0.0205
12:15 AM 12/6 4.07 0.0205
12:00 AM 12/6 4.07 0.0205
11:45 PM 12/5 4.07 0.0205
11:30 PM 12/5 4.07 0.0205
11:15 PM 12/5 4.07 0.0205
11:00 PM 12/5 4.08 0.022
10:45 PM 12/5 4.07 0.0205
10:30 PM 12/5 4.07 0.0205
10:15 PM 12/5 4.07 0.0205
10:00 PM 12/5 4.07 0.0205
9:45 PM 12/5 4.07 0.0205
9:30 PM 12/5 4.06 0.0192
9:15 PM 12/5 4.07 0.0205
9:00 PM 12/5 4.06 0.0192
8:45 PM 12/5 4.06 0.0192
8:30 PM 12/5 4.05 0.0179
8:15 PM 12/5 4.05 0.0179
8:00 PM 12/5 4.05 0.0179
7:45 PM 12/5 4.04 0.0167
7:30 PM 12/5 4.04 0.0167
7:15 PM 12/5 4.03 0.0156
7:00 PM 12/5 4.03 0.0156
6:45 PM 12/5 4.02 0.0145
6:30 PM 12/5 4.02 0.0145
6:15 PM 12/5 4.01 0.0136
6:00 PM 12/5 4.01 0.0136
5:45 PM 12/5 4.02 0.0145
5:30 PM 12/5 4.01 0.0136
5:15 PM 12/5 4.01 0.0136
Hydrograph for White River (IN) at Muncie
22.3' - Disastrous flooding in rural Delaware County and major flooding in Muncie if flood protection fails. Maximum recordable stage as of 2012.
21' - Water is at critical level for main levee system in city of Muncie. This is an unbelievable flood with serious damage for Muncie and Delaware County.
17.5' - Record flooding is in progress for rural areas of Delaware County along the White River. Many rural roads impassable with flooding of homes in flood plain areas of the White River. Water is at the level of approximate record flood flow. Major modifications to White River at Muncie from 1940 to 1950 has lowered the March 1913 flood level in the city of Muncie.
16' - Erection of flood gate at abandoned municipal swimming pool behind 1706 E. Main Street is necessary. The flood gate protects Muncie's downtown business district. October 2002...this site had a mobile home residence and a chain link gate in the opening. The resident lived on the riverward side of the protection. The mailbox had 1700 on it and the road sign said East Washington.
15' - Evacuations may be necessary of residents east of Burlington Street and south of 12th Street. State Road 32 east of Muncie floods.
14' - Area roads flood. Residences in southeast sections of Muncie flood. Some evacuations may be necessary.
13.5' - Erection of closure at the former Indiana Wire and Steel plant on Bunch Blvd just north of SR 32. The plant grounds lie abandoned in 2007. During Summer of 2009 the former plant was being demolished.
12.5' - Sandbagging is necessary to protect the Muncie Water Treatment Plant.
12' - Flooding begins in four to five block area of southeast Muncie near 16th St and S Burlington Dr and in Smithfield. County roads and farmland flood. Water level reaches critical stage for levees protecting the Muncie Water Treatment Plant.
10' - Riverview and McCulloch Parks, including park roads, begin to flood. Backyards of houses in Yorktown along Buck Creek begin to flood. Backyards of houses and outbuildings along White River in Muncie begin to flood.
9.5' - Flooding of lowlands across Delaware County outside of the city of Muncie. Only high levels in the city of Muncie.
9' - Some farmlands and county roads flood. Small park near Daleville floods.
8' - Lowland flooding begins in city parks and residential backyards.
6' - River is bankfull.
DateStage (ft)
Mar 25, 1913 22.6
Jan 15, 1937 21.07
May 14, 1933 20.61
Mar 20, 1927 20
Jun 8, 1924 19.7
Mar 1, 1904 19.6
Sep 9, 1926 18.3
Apr 16, 1939 17.67
Jan 22, 1937 17.67
Mar 29, 1924 17.5
May 19, 1927 17.4
Feb 26, 1929 17.2
Sep 5, 1926 17
Jan 19, 1929 17
Apr 7, 1938 16.56
Dec 18, 1937 16.56
Nov 13, 1925 16.2
Jun 26, 1928 16.2
Jun 26, 1938 16
Sep 11, 1927 16

Data provided by the National Weather Service.