St. Joseph River at Parnell Av at Fort Wayne water level

Name: St. Joseph River at Parnell Av at Fort Wayne water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
License: https://www.usgs.gov/information-policies-and-instructions/copyrights-and-credits

River gauge, St. Joseph River, Indiana, United States

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Latest reading

Water level

7.10ft Down 0.07 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 05:45 PM EDT (41 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

The latest river stage reported for St. Joseph River at Parnell Av at Fort Wayne is 7.10 ft. The agency publishes no normal range or warning level for this river yet, so there is nothing to judge the number against.

The level is falling, down 0.07 ft over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 6.98 ft and 7.49 ft.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

Key numbers

Highest on record: 18.95 ftJune 28, 2015

What the stage means on the water

With no published normal range, paddlers and anglers should go by the trend: a rising river usually means muddier, faster water.

Highest crests on record

Rank	Level	Date
1	18.95 ft	June 28, 2015
2	18.25 ft	February 22, 2018
3	16.62 ft	January 12, 2020
4	16.54 ft	May 25, 2017
5	16.05 ft	May 2, 2019
6	15.31 ft	October 26, 2021
7	12.52 ft	December 27, 2016
8	11.43 ft	November 24, 2014

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.23 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 53° 36° – Wind 12 mph

18 Sun 59° 35° – Wind 10 mph

19 Mon 66° 36° – Wind 4 mph

20 Tue 66° 47° – Wind 6 mph

21 Wed 66° 46° – Wind 6 mph

22 Thu 67° 46° – Wind 4 mph

23 Fri 68° 49° – Wind 6 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:58 AM Sunset 06:54 PM Daylight 10 hr, 56 min Waxing gibbous 72%

Map

Other gauges on the St. Joseph River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
St. Joseph River at BurlingtonRiver gauge, St. Joseph River	3.38 ft	Below flood stage	−0.02 ft	69 mi
St. Joseph River at Three RiversRiver gauge, St. Joseph River	3.25 ft	Below flood stage	−0.01 ft	63 mi
St. Joseph River at MottvilleRiver gauge, St. Joseph River	2.95 ft	Below flood stage	+0.02 ft	58 mi
St. Joseph River at ElkhartRiver gauge, St. Joseph River	18.98 ft	Below flood stage	−0.06 ft	60 mi
St. Joseph River at South BendRiver gauge, St. Joseph River	0.91 ft	Below flood stage	+0.23 ft	73 mi
St. Joseph River at BertrandRiver gauge, St. Joseph River	9.44 ft	No reference yet	+0.28 ft	75 mi
St. Joseph River at NilesRiver gauge, St. Joseph River	5.52 ft	Below flood stage	+0.27 ft	77 mi
St. Joseph River near Fort WayneRiver gauge, St. Joseph River	2.81 ft	Below flood stage	−0.13 ft	4.9 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Spy Run Creek near Park Drive at Fort WayneRiver gauge, Spy Run Creek	5.79 ft	Below flood stage	−0.04 ft	1.7 mi
Maumee River at Fort WayneRiver gauge, Maumee River	2.01 ft	Below flood stage	−0.12 ft	1.9 mi
St. Marys River at Main St. at Fort WayneRiver gauge, St. Marys River	109 cfs	Normal	+40.1 cfs	2.6 mi
Junk Ditch at Fort WayneCanal gauge, Junk Ditch	0.2 cfs	Normal	−0.4 cfs	4.6 mi
Maumee River at New HavenRiver gauge, Maumee River	3.46 ft	Below flood stage	−0.18 ft	5.6 mi
Cedar Creek near CedarvilleRiver gauge, Cedar Creek	1.45 ft	Below flood stage	−0.04 ft	8 mi
St. Marys River near Fort WayneRiver gauge, St. Marys River	1.15 ft	Below flood stage	±0	8 mi
Drain Tile East of Bull Rapids Road near HarlanRiver gauge, Drain Tile East of Bull Rapids Road	0.0 cfs	Normal	±0	13 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 St. Joseph River at Parnell Av at Fort Wayne today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 05:45 PM EDT, the water level was 7.10 ft. Down 0.07 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is St. Joseph River at Parnell Av at Fort Wayne rising or falling?

Down 0.07 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of St. Joseph River at Parnell Av at Fort Wayne normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at St. Joseph River at Parnell Av at Fort Wayne?

The highest level on record is 18.95 ft on June 28, 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:04180610 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 41.10889, -85.12564 (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	7.10 ft	2026-10-20 21:45	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: St. Joseph River at Parnell Av at Fort Wayne (usgs:04180610). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/indiana/st-joseph-river-at-parnell-av-at-fort-wayne

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

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