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Sugar Creek (central) near Edinburgh

Critical Stages
8' - Action
10' - Flood
14' - Moderate
18' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 3:00 PM EST 12/6/25

Status: No Flooding

Stage: 4.08 ft

Flow: 0.144 kcfs

Forecast

Forecast not available for this location.

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
3:00 PM 12/6 4.08 0.144
2:45 PM 12/6 4.08 0.144
2:30 PM 12/6 4.08 0.144
2:15 PM 12/6 4.08 0.144
2:00 PM 12/6 4.08 0.144
1:45 PM 12/6 4.08 0.144
1:30 PM 12/6 4.08 0.144
1:15 PM 12/6 4.08 0.144
1:00 PM 12/6 4.08 0.144
12:45 PM 12/6 4.08 0.144
12:30 PM 12/6 4.09 0.146
12:15 PM 12/6 4.09 0.146
12:00 PM 12/6 4.08 0.144
11:45 AM 12/6 4.09 0.146
11:30 AM 12/6 4.09 0.146
11:15 AM 12/6 4.05 0.137
11:00 AM 12/6 4.09 0.146
10:45 AM 12/6 4.08 0.144
10:30 AM 12/6 4.09 0.146
10:15 AM 12/6 4.09 0.146
10:00 AM 12/6 4.09 0.146
9:45 AM 12/6 4.09 0.146
9:30 AM 12/6 4.09 0.146
9:15 AM 12/6 4.09 0.146
9:00 AM 12/6 4.09 0.146
8:45 AM 12/6 4.09 0.146
8:30 AM 12/6 4.09 0.146
8:15 AM 12/6 4.09 0.146
8:00 AM 12/6 4.09 0.146
7:45 AM 12/6 4.09 0.146
Hydrograph for Sugar Creek (central) near Edinburgh
25' - Water is at the bottom of bridge over Sugar Creek leading into Camp Atterbury. Extreme flooding in progress with great damage to residences, businesses, state and local roads.
19.2' - June 2008 record flood. Atterbury public access site area extensively flooded with water more than a foot deep over nearby county road. During June 2008 extensive damaged occurred to numerous local Johnson county roads. Water was more than two feet deep on nearby US 31. Some local river cabins destroyed. Residential flooding in and near Edinburgh. SR 252 upstream on Youngs Creek flooded by 2 ft or more of water.
18' - Near record flood is in progress. U.S. Hwy 31 is impassable with at least one foot of water. Extensive damage to several river cabins and residences near Edinburgh occurs.
16' - Extensive flooding along Sugar Creek affecting several river cabins and local roads. Flooding of U.S. Highway 31 near Edinburgh is very likely. Several local roads along Sugar Creek from Indiana 44 downstream to gage site are flooded.
14' - Flood waters in at least one cabin and is about to enter several more near Sugar Creek. Extensive flooding of Sugar Creek in Atterbury Fish and Wildlife Area. Water approaching and possibly on portions of River Road north of Old Hospital Road and CR 650S. Flooding of agricultural land near SR 252 along a small tributary to Sugar Creek and of some county roads upstream of CR 650S.
13' - At least one cabin begins to flood with several more threatened by flood waters. Extensive flooding of a few county roads near Sugar Creek.
12' - Flooding of Sugar Creek in Atterbury Fish and Wildlife Area in southern Johnson County. River Road north of Old Hospital Road and CR 650S that run through the wildlife area are not flooded...but many of the side roads from these roads are flooded. Water extends to SR 252 along a small tributary to Sugar Creek.
11' - In Johnson county, CR 400 S east of US 31, CR 725 E north of CR 400 S and Greensburg Road from CR 700 E to CR 800 E are closed by flood waters. Low agricultural land is flooded. A few homes and outbuildings surrounded by high water.
10.5' - Lowland flooding along Sugar Creek.
9' - Flooding along portions of Sugar Creek is in progress.
DateStage (ft)
Jun 7, 2008 19.23
May 29, 1956 18.38
Nov 15, 1993 17.05
May 24, 1968 16.98
Jan 6, 2005 16.95
Jul 21, 1969 16.84
Dec 23, 2013 16.83
Nov 17, 1955 16.58
Apr 6, 2025 16.51
Mar 5, 1963 16.43
Dec 31, 1990 16.27
May 9, 1961 16.12
Jan 27, 1952 16.03
Jan 5, 1950 15.5
Apr 4, 2018 15.42
Apr 21, 2011 15.37
Apr 30, 1996 15.16
Jan 5, 1949 15
Feb 14, 1950 15
Jun 21, 2011 14.96

Data provided by the National Weather Service.