Buck Creek at Yorktown water level

Name: Buck Creek at Yorktown 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, Buck Creek, Indiana, United States

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Latest reading

Water level

4.25ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 01:15 PM EDT (53 min ago)

Flow: 31.5 cfs

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

Buck Creek at Yorktown reads 4.25 ft as of Oct 20, 2026, 01:15 PM EDT. 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 4.25 ft and 4.53 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 Buck Creek at Yorktown

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 67° 37° – Wind 7 mph

21 Wed 69° 39° – Wind 6 mph

22 Thu 69° 49° – Wind 5 mph

23 Fri 70° 49° – Wind 8 mph

24 Sat 71° 49° – Wind 8 mph

25 Sun 71° 52° – Wind 11 mph

26 Mon 71° 54° – Wind 15 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:58 AM Sunset 06:56 PM Daylight 10 hr, 58 min Waxing gibbous 70%

Map

Other gauges on Buck Creek

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Buck Creek below CJ Brown Reservoir near Springfield OHRiver gauge, Buck Creek	1.04 ft	Normal	±0	93 mi
Buck Creek near New MiddletownRiver gauge, Buck Creek	7.0 cfs	Normal	±0	145 mi
Buck Creek at ActonRiver gauge, Buck Creek	1.77 ft	Below flood stage	−0.12 ft	43 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
White River at MuncieRiver gauge, White River	4.08 ft	Below flood stage	−0.02 ft	5.8 mi
White River at AndersonRiver gauge, White River	4.34 ft	Below flood stage	−0.02 ft	11 mi
White River at Raible Avenue at AndersonRiver gauge, White River	2.42 ft	Below flood stage	−0.03 ft	13 mi
Pipe Creek at FranktonRiver gauge, Pipe Creek	3.30 ft	Below flood stage	+0.01 ft	15 mi
Big Duck Creek at 14th Street Park at ElwoodRiver gauge, Big Duck Creek	3.77 ft	Below flood stage	+0.01 ft	20 mi
Stony Creek at FishersburgRiver gauge, Stony Creek	3.51 ft	Below flood stage	−0.01 ft	21 mi
Whitewater River near EconomyRiver gauge, Whitewater River	0.1 cfs	Very low	±0	23 mi
William Lock Ditch near DurbinCanal gauge, William Lock Ditch	6.00 ft	Below flood stage	+0.01 ft	24 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 Buck Creek at Yorktown today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 01:15 PM EDT, the water level was 4.25 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Buck Creek at Yorktown rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Buck Creek at Yorktown 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:03347598 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 40.17019, -85.48724 (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	4.25 ft	2026-10-20 17:15	Provisional
Flow	31.5 cfs	2026-10-20 17:15	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Buck Creek at Yorktown (usgs:03347598). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/indiana/buck-creek-at-yorktown

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