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Mississinewa River near Ridgeville

Critical Stages
8' - Action
11' - Flood
13' - Moderate
15' - Major

Latest Observation

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

Status: Out Of Service

Stage: -999 ft

Flow: -999 kcfs

Forecast

Forecast not available for this location.

Observation history not available.

Hydrograph for Mississinewa River near Ridgeville
18' - Nearly two feet above the June 1958 flood. Flood waters are nearing the bottom of the gaging station located just north of SR 28. State Road 28 is impassable east of Ridgeville. Residential flooding occurs in Ridgeville, Albany and Eaton. A disastrous flood as many local and state roads are severely flooded. The Mississinewa River is more than one-half of a mile wide.
17' - A record flood in progress. Much of SR 28 east of Ridgeville is flooded. Both approaches to CR 100 W and local river roads are extensively flooded. Residential flooding in Ridgeville, Albany and Eaton.
16.25' - Record flooding in progress as flood waters overflow both banks and likely flood the approaches to CR 100 W bridge. Portions of SR 28 between Ridgeville and Deerfield are flooded. State Road 1 south of SR 28 and local river roads are flooded by more than two feet of water. The river may be one-half of a mile wide. Residential flooding in Ridgeville, Albany and Eaton.
15.5' - Major flooding continues to impact local river roads, SR 1, portions of SR 28 east of Ridgeville and some residential areas in Ridgeville, Albany and Eaton. The river begins to spread out in northern Randolph County.
15' - Major flooding is in progress. Extensive flooding of agricultural lands, SR 1 south of SR 28 and local county roads running along the Mississinewa River. Some low lying residential areas may be affected in Albany and Eaton.
14' - State Road 1 south of the intersection with SR 28 in western Randolph County is impassable. Extensive agricultural flooding in progress. At least a few county roads flooded including West CR 825 east of SR 1 and West River Road west of SR 1.
13' - Significant flooding of Mississinewa River in northern Randolph County. Water is likely on SR 1 just south of SR 28. West CR 825 N east of SR 1 and West River Road west of SR 1 and possibly other county roads are flooded. Little League field in Ridgeville is flooded. Noticeable agricultural flooding in progress.
11.5' - Water on the shoulder and edge of SR 1 south of the junction with SR 28 in western Randolph County.
11' - Lowland agricultural flooding along CR 100 W just north of the river. High water affecting a small portion of River Road just east of SR 1 and north of the river. Water is within a few feet vertically of the approaches to SR 1 bridge in western Randolph county.
10' - Mississinewa River banks about one mile east of Ridgeville and in other areas begin to overflow at this level.
DateStage (ft)
Jun 10, 1958 16.25
Feb 28, 2011 16.14
Jun 27, 2015 15.65
Jan 12, 2005 15.51
Dec 22, 2013 15.46
Jul 13, 1992 15.43
Nov 14, 1993 15.35
Dec 30, 1990 15.14
Mar 5, 2011 14.98
Sep 2, 2003 14.77
Dec 1, 2006 14.73
Jan 9, 2008 14.7
Jan 21, 1959 14.7
Jun 28, 1957 14.57
Mar 2, 2007 14.48
Feb 6, 2008 14.47
Apr 9, 1998 14.35
Apr 3, 2014 14.31
Apr 20, 1964 14.28
May 5, 2017 14.2

Data provided by the National Weather Service.