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Wabash River at New Harmony

Critical Stages
10' - Action
15' - Flood
20' - Moderate
23' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 2:30 AM CST 12/16/25

Status: Low Threshold

Stage: 1.38 ft

Flow: 5.92 kcfs

Forecast

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
6 AM 12/16 1.5 6.34
12 PM 12/16 1.4 5.99
6 PM 12/16 1.4 5.99
12 AM 12/17 1.4 5.99
6 AM 12/17 1.5 6.34
12 PM 12/17 1.5 6.34
6 PM 12/17 1.5 6.34
12 AM 12/18 1.5 6.34
6 AM 12/18 1.5 6.34
12 PM 12/18 1.5 6.34
6 PM 12/18 1.5 6.34
12 AM 12/19 1.5 6.34
6 AM 12/19 1.5 6.34
12 PM 12/19 1.5 6.34
6 PM 12/19 1.5 6.34
12 AM 12/20 1.6 6.71
6 AM 12/20 1.6 6.71
12 PM 12/20 1.6 6.71
6 PM 12/20 1.7 7.07
12 AM 12/21 1.8 7.43
6 AM 12/21 1.9 7.79
12 PM 12/21 1.9 7.79
6 PM 12/21 1.8 7.43
12 AM 12/22 1.8 7.43
6 AM 12/22 1.8 7.43
12 PM 12/22 1.8 7.43
6 PM 12/22 1.8 7.43
12 AM 12/23 1.7 7.07
6 AM 12/23 1.7 7.07
12 PM 12/23 1.7 7.07
6 PM 12/23 1.7 7.07
12 AM 12/24 1.7 7.07
6 AM 12/24 1.8 7.43
12 PM 12/24 1.8 7.43
6 PM 12/24 1.8 7.43
12 AM 12/25 1.8 7.43
6 AM 12/25 1.7 7.07
TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
2:30 AM 12/16 1.38 5.92
2:15 AM 12/16 1.38 5.92
2:00 AM 12/16 1.37 5.89
1:45 AM 12/16 1.37 5.89
1:30 AM 12/16 1.36 5.86
1:15 AM 12/16 1.37 5.89
1:00 AM 12/16 1.36 5.86
12:45 AM 12/16 1.36 5.86
12:30 AM 12/16 1.35 5.82
12:15 AM 12/16 1.35 5.82
12:00 AM 12/16 1.36 5.86
11:45 PM 12/15 1.36 5.86
11:30 PM 12/15 1.36 5.86
11:15 PM 12/15 1.35 5.82
11:00 PM 12/15 1.36 5.86
10:45 PM 12/15 1.35 5.82
10:30 PM 12/15 1.38 5.92
10:15 PM 12/15 1.38 5.92
10:00 PM 12/15 1.37 5.89
9:45 PM 12/15 1.35 5.82
9:30 PM 12/15 1.35 5.82
9:15 PM 12/15 1.36 5.86
9:00 PM 12/15 1.37 5.89
8:45 PM 12/15 1.37 5.89
8:30 PM 12/15 1.37 5.89
8:15 PM 12/15 1.37 5.89
8:00 PM 12/15 1.37 5.89
7:45 PM 12/15 1.37 5.89
7:30 PM 12/15 1.37 5.89
7:15 PM 12/15 1.36 5.86
Hydrograph for Wabash River at New Harmony
28' - Most of New Harmony is flooded.
27.2' - This flood will exceed the highest stage on record. Large amounts of property damage can be expected. Evacuation of many businesses and homes becomes necessary.
24' - Flood waters enter city street in New Harmony.
21' - The river is 3 miles wide at I-64.
20' - Parts of northern New Harmony begin to flood and sandbagging becomes necessary in town.
19' - Harmonie State Park is closed. Surrounding bottomland is flooded.
15' - The river overflows low ground on the Illinois side.
10' - Some stripper oil wells begin to flood along the river from New Harmony to Mt. Vernon Indiana.
DateStage (ft)
Mar 31, 1913 27.7
Jan 31, 1937 24.4
May 26, 1943 23.84
May 4, 2011 23.67
Jan 14, 1950 23.4
Jan 13, 2005 23.14
Jun 15, 2008 22.45
May 15, 1961 22.2
May 18, 2002 21.79
May 12, 2017 21.68
Jan 8, 1991 21.6
Mar 4, 2018 21.21
Nov 23, 1993 21.2
Apr 29, 2013 20.94
May 7, 1996 20.9
Mar 28, 2008 20.87
Jan 7, 2016 20.69
Feb 16, 2019 20.41
Jan 31, 1999 20.19
Jan 21, 2020 20.17

Data provided by the National Weather Service.