Sugar Creek at West Terre Haute water level

Name: Sugar Creek at West Terre Haute 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, Sugar Creek, Indiana, United States

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Latest reading

Water level

1.45ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 21, 2026, 03:45 AM CDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 2.9 cfs

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

Sugar Creek at West Terre Haute reads 1.45 ft as of Oct 21, 2026, 03:45 AM CDT. The agency publishes no normal range or warning level for this river yet, so there is nothing to judge the number against.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 1.43 ft and 1.60 ft.

Over the past seven days the change adds up to +0.02 ft.

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

Floating and fishing near Sugar Creek at West Terre Haute

Use the recent trend as your guide, and ask locally which gage height makes for a good float.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 70° 41° – Wind 6 mph

21 Wed 71° 44° – Wind 5 mph

22 Thu 75° 45° – Wind 7 mph

23 Fri 74° 51° – Wind 7 mph

24 Sat 74° 50° – Wind 8 mph

25 Sun 76° 53° – Wind 8 mph

26 Mon 76° 56° – Wind 10 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:07 AM Sunset 06:04 PM Daylight 10 hr, 57 min Waxing gibbous 76%

Map

Other gauges on Sugar Creek

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Sugar Creek near ThorntownRiver gauge, Sugar Creek	23.9 cfs	Normal	+1.1 cfs	62 mi
Sugar Creek at CrawfordsvilleRiver gauge, Sugar Creek	3.01 ft	Very high	+0.01 ft	50 mi
Sugar Creek at New PalestineRiver gauge, Sugar Creek	2.80 ft	Below flood stage	−0.06 ft	86 mi
Sugar Creek near BoggstownRiver gauge, Sugar Creek	66.7 cfs	Normal	−12.1 cfs	82 mi
Sugar Creek near EdinburghRiver gauge, Sugar Creek	3.98 ft	Below flood stage	−0.08 ft	78 mi
Sugar Creek at MilfordRiver gauge, Sugar Creek	2.79 ft	Low	−0.04 ft	82 mi
Sugar Creek at Covered Bridge Road near ChathamRiver gauge, Sugar Creek	17.43 ft	No reference yet	+0.01 ft	118 mi
Sugar Creek near SpringfieldRiver gauge, Sugar Creek	9.77 ft	Very low	−0.01 ft	116 mi
Sugar Creek near BloomingtonRiver gauge, Sugar Creek	1.01 ft	Normal	±0	108 mi
Sugar Creek near AvistonRiver gauge, Sugar Creek	2.37 ft	No reference yet	−0.04 ft	130 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Wabash River at Terre HauteRiver gauge, Wabash River	5.39 ft	Below flood stage	−0.20 ft	2.3 mi
Big Raccoon Creek at CoxvilleRiver gauge, Big Raccoon Creek	7.22 ft	Below flood stage	+0.66 ft	16 mi
Wabash River at MontezumaRiver gauge, Wabash River	4.96 ft	Below flood stage	−0.12 ft	23 mi
Eel River at Bowling GreenRiver gauge, Eel River	3.59 ft	Below flood stage	+0.05 ft	24 mi
Big Walnut Creek near ReelsvilleRiver gauge, Big Walnut Creek	0.80 ft	Below flood stage	±0	26 mi
Cecil M. Harden Lake at FerndaleLake, Cecil M. Harden Lake	660.87 ft	Below flood stage	−0.57 ft	27 mi
Mill Creek near ManhattanRiver gauge, Mill Creek	8.80 ft	Below flood stage	±0	29 mi
Cagles Mill Lake near ManhattanLake, Cagles Mill Lake	638.52 ft	Below flood stage	−0.34 ft	29 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 Sugar Creek at West Terre Haute today?

On Oct 21, 2026, 03:45 AM CDT, the water level was 1.45 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Sugar Creek at West Terre Haute rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Sugar Creek at West Terre Haute normal?

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

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:03341558 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 39.46123, -87.46182 (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	1.45 ft	2026-10-21 08:45	Provisional
Flow	2.9 cfs	2026-10-21 08:45	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Sugar Creek at West Terre Haute (usgs:03341558). Accessed October 21, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/indiana/sugar-creek-at-west-terre-haute

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