Junk Ditch at Fort Wayne water level

Name: Junk Ditch at Fort Wayne water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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Canal gauge, Junk Ditch, Indiana, United States

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

3.16ft Down 0.10 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 08:15 AM EDT (54 min ago)

Flow: 1.4 cfs

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Junk Ditch at Fort Wayne, where the gauge shows 3.16 ft.

It is still going down, by 0.10 ft over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 3.16 ft – 3.37 ft.

Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Highest on record: 7.29 ftJune 24, 2015

Highest crests on record

Rank	Level	Date
1	7.29 ft	June 24, 2015
2	7.08 ft	August 23, 2014
3	7.06 ft	June 2, 2013
4	6.82 ft	May 11, 2016
5	6.39 ft	May 31, 2017
6	6.34 ft	May 3, 2019
7	5.26 ft	August 18, 2018

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.03 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 64° 38° – Wind 5 mph

20 Tue 66° 40° – Wind 6 mph

21 Wed 68° 49° – Wind 6 mph

22 Thu 69° 50° – Wind 3 mph

23 Fri 69° 53° – Wind 7 mph

24 Sat 70° 52° – Wind 8 mph

25 Sun 65° 53° – Wind 11 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:57 AM Sunset 06:56 PM Daylight 10 hr, 58 min First quarter 59%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
St. Marys River at Main St. at Fort WayneRiver gauge, St. Marys River	99.8 cfs	Normal	+11.1 cfs	2.0 mi
Spy Run Creek near Park Drive at Fort WayneRiver gauge, Spy Run Creek	5.86 ft	Below flood stage	−0.01 ft	3.4 mi
Maumee River at Fort WayneRiver gauge, Maumee River	2.08 ft	Below flood stage	+0.02 ft	4.0 mi
St. Marys River near Fort WayneRiver gauge, St. Marys River	1.17 ft	Below flood stage	−0.03 ft	6 mi
Maumee River at New HavenRiver gauge, Maumee River	3.43 ft	Below flood stage	+0.06 ft	9 mi
St. Joseph River near Fort WayneRiver gauge, St. Joseph River	2.96 ft	Below flood stage	−0.01 ft	9 mi
Cedar Creek near CedarvilleRiver gauge, Cedar Creek	1.50 ft	Below flood stage	−0.05 ft	12 mi
Little River near HuntingtonRiver gauge, Little River	2.04 ft	Below flood stage	−0.06 ft	16 mi

Questions and answers

Is gage height the same as water depth?

No. Gage height is measured from a fixed reference point chosen by the agency, so a reading of 10 ft does not mean the river is 10 ft deep.

What is the water level of Junk Ditch at Fort Wayne today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 08:15 AM EDT, the water level was 3.16 ft. Down 0.10 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Junk Ditch at Fort Wayne rising or falling?

Down 0.10 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Junk Ditch at Fort Wayne normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Junk Ditch at Fort Wayne?

The highest level on record is 7.29 ft on June 24, 2015.

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the U.S. Geological Survey, the official operator of this gauge, and are in the public domain. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:04182755 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 41.06028, -85.18528 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NAVD88
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	3.16 ft	2026-10-19 12:15	Provisional
Flow	1.4 cfs	2026-10-19 09:15	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Junk Ditch at Fort Wayne (usgs:04182755). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/indiana/junk-ditch-at-fort-wayne

How we check values

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer