Wabash River at Montezuma water level

Name: Wabash River at Montezuma water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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River gauge, Wabash River, Indiana, United States

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Below flood stage

Water level

5.61ft Down 0.07 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 08:45 PM CDT (31 min ago)

Flow: 5,010 cfs

History

7 days

Water level Minor flood stage

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Wabash River at Montezuma, where the gauge shows 5.61 ft.

It is 8.39 ft below the flood stage of 14.00 ft.

It is still going down, by 0.07 ft over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 5.61 ft – 5.96 ft.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

Judged against the official flood stage for this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Highest on record: 34.00 ftMarch 27, 1913

Paddling and fishing conditions

Most paddlers and anglers will find the river in good shape at this stage.

For reference, flood stage is 14.00 ft.

What happens at each level

34.00 ft: A record flood is in progress. Many evacuations in southern Montezuma are necessary. High water in southern Montezuma is 4 to 6 feet deep. Flood waters are at the edge of Hillsdale.
31.00 ft: Major flooding is in progress. Extensive flooding in southern portion of Montezuma. The town of Mecca is cut into two parts by backwater from the Wabash River up Raccoon Creek.
30.50 ft: A dangerous flood is in progress. Water backs in old Wabash-Erie canal and begins to flood southeast part of Montezuma. Residents on Water Street must evacuate. Streets near park begin to flood.
29.00 ft: Extensive flooding is in progress. Sandbagging begins in the town of Montezuma.
28.00 ft: Flooding affects residential and commercial property in lowest areas along Water Street and in southern Montezuma. County Road 725 south of Hillsdale begins to flood.
27.00 ft: Extensive agricultural flooding is in progress. State Road 234 near Lodi may have as much as one foot of water on it. Several county roads extensively flooded in Vermillion...Fountain and Parke Counties.
26.00 ft: Extensive lowland flooding in progress. Flood waters at the edge of SR 234 near Lodi just west of the bridge over the Wabash River. Several county roads in Fountain, Parke and Vermillion counties are flooded, some by more than 2 feet of water.
25.50 ft: Extensive lowland flooding in progress. The eastern most part of Vermillion CR 600 S impassable just north of U.S. 36. The lowest portions of Wabash Road west of Parke CR 600 W begin to flood. Montezuma Public Access Site and low portions of Montezuma Park under water.
24.00 ft: Floodwater is near the top of all agricultural levees. Some county roads are impassable. High water isolates a few rural residents. Basement flooding begins along Water Street in Montezuma. Medusa Aggregates Company Plant Number 9 begins to flood.
20.00 ft: Park in southern Montezuma begins to flood. Higher bottomlands begin to flood. Water backs up most local tributaries. River water is at the top of some private levees. Lowest county roads begin to flood. Parke CR 75 W begins to flood.
18.00 ft: Montezuma agricultural levee is overtopped. Fourteen hundred acres of low bottomlands flood.
14.00 ft: Several hundred acres of bottomlands along the right bank from the mouth of Sugar Creek to northern edge of Montezuma begin to flood.
5.61 ft: Right now

Impact statements from the U.S. National Weather Service.

Highest crests on record

Chance of at least minor flooding in October to December: 77 %.

Rank	Level	Date
1	34.00 ft	March 27, 1913
2	32.83 ft	May 20, 1943
3	32.06 ft	June 15, 1958
4	31.97 ft	January 15, 2005
5	31.90 ft	April 21, 2013
6	30.89 ft	February 26, 1985
7	30.43 ft	July 12, 2003
8	30.10 ft	December 31, 2015
9	29.99 ft	February 9, 2008
10	29.98 ft	January 1, 1991

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.09 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 60° 34° – Wind 11 mph

19 Mon 67° 39° – Wind 4 mph

20 Tue 72° 47° – Wind 7 mph

21 Wed 73° 48° – Wind 6 mph

22 Thu 74° 49° – Wind 6 mph

23 Fri 76° 50° – Wind 8 mph

24 Sat 76° 53° – Wind 13 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:04 AM Sunset 06:06 PM Daylight 11 hr, 1 min First quarter 55%

Map

Other gauges on the Wabash River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Wabash River near LagroRiver gauge, Wabash River	5.21 ft	No reference yet	−0.02 ft	116 mi
Wabash River at WabashRiver gauge, Wabash River	3.59 ft	Below flood stage	−0.02 ft	107 mi
Wabash River at PeruRiver gauge, Wabash River	5.66 ft	Below flood stage	−0.05 ft	96 mi
Wabash River at LogansportRiver gauge, Wabash River	3.64 ft	Below flood stage	−0.04 ft	84 mi
Wabash River at DelphiRiver gauge, Wabash River	3.04 ft	No reference yet	−0.59 ft	66 mi
Wabash River at LafayetteRiver gauge, Wabash River	2.92 ft	Below flood stage	−0.72 ft	50 mi
Wabash River at IndependenceRiver gauge, Wabash River	6.30 ft	No reference yet	−0.73 ft	39 mi
Wabash River at CovingtonRiver gauge, Wabash River	7.02 ft	Below flood stage	−0.38 ft	24 mi
Wabash River at Terre HauteRiver gauge, Wabash River	5.92 ft	Below flood stage	−0.04 ft	23 mi
Wabash River at RivertonRiver gauge, Wabash River	5.30 ft	Below flood stage	−0.20 ft	54 mi
Wabash River at Memorial Bridge at VincennesRiver gauge, Wabash River	4.76 ft	Below flood stage	−0.19 ft	77 mi
Wabash River at Mount CarmelRiver gauge, Wabash River	4.08 ft	Normal	−0.07 ft	98 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Big Raccoon Creek at CoxvilleRiver gauge, Big Raccoon Creek	4.78 ft	Below flood stage	±0	11 mi
Cecil M. Harden Lake at FerndaleLake, Cecil M. Harden Lake	661.79 ft	Below flood stage	−0.02 ft	17 mi
Big Raccoon Creek near FincastleRiver gauge, Big Raccoon Creek	1.82 ft	Below flood stage	+0.01 ft	22 mi
Vermilion River near DanvilleRiver gauge, Vermilion River	2.76 ft	Normal	−0.02 ft	24 mi
Big Walnut Creek near ReelsvilleRiver gauge, Big Walnut Creek	0.80 ft	Below flood stage	−0.01 ft	28 mi
Sugar Creek at CrawfordsvilleRiver gauge, Sugar Creek	3.01 ft	Very high	−0.04 ft	30 mi
Middle Fork Vermilion River above OakwoodRiver gauge, Middle Fork Vermilion River	0.85 ft	Low	−0.01 ft	31 mi
Mill Creek near ManhattanRiver gauge, Mill Creek	8.09 ft	Below flood stage	±0	32 mi

Questions and answers

What is flood stage for the Wabash River at Montezuma?

The official flood stage is 14.00 ft. The level is currently 8.39 ft below it.

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 Wabash River at Montezuma today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 08:45 PM CDT, the water level was 5.61 ft. Down 0.07 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Wabash River at Montezuma rising or falling?

Down 0.07 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Wabash River at Montezuma normal?

Below flood stage. Judged against the official flood stage for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Wabash River at Montezuma?

The highest level on record is 34.00 ft on March 27, 1913.

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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:03340500 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 39.79254, -87.37390 (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	5.61 ft	2026-10-19 01:45	Provisional
Flow	5,010 cfs	2026-10-19 01:45	Provisional

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