West Fork White Lick Creek at Danville water level

Name: West Fork White Lick Creek at Danville water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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River gauge, West Fork White Lick Creek, Indiana, United States

Directions

Low for mid-October

Water level

4.26ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 05:45 AM CDT (44 min ago)

Flow: 0.3 cfs

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

At 4.26 ft, West Fork White Lick Creek at Danville is below normal for mid-October.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 4.26 ft and 4.32 ft.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

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

Key numbers

Highest on record: 12.66 ftMarch 7, 2022

What the stage means on the water

Low water means more dragging on shallow riffles and slower floats. Fish crowd into the deeper runs, and warm, low water stresses them, so play and release them quickly.

Highest crests on record

Rank	Level	Date
1	12.66 ft	March 7, 2022
2	10.40 ft	January 11, 2020
3	10.36 ft	April 2, 2024
4	9.58 ft	March 3, 2023
5	9.26 ft	March 18, 2021

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.12 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 55° 37° – Wind 15 mph

18 Sun 61° 37° – Wind 10 mph

19 Mon 67° 38° – Wind 5 mph

20 Tue 69° 48° – Wind 6 mph

21 Wed 69° 48° – Wind 6 mph

22 Thu 70° 49° – Wind 5 mph

23 Fri 70° 49° – Wind 9 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:02 AM Sunset 06:01 PM Daylight 10 hr, 59 min First quarter 68%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
School Branch at Cr750n at BrownsburgRiver gauge, School Branch	0.0 cfs	Low	±0	11 mi
Plum Creek near BainbridgeRiver gauge, Plum Creek	1.64 ft	Below flood stage	±0	11 mi
Eagle Creek at ClermontRiver gauge, Eagle Creek	1.36 ft	Below flood stage	−0.01 ft	12 mi
Eagle Creek below Reservoir at IndianapolisRiver gauge, Eagle Creek	13.6 cfs	Normal	−0.4 cfs	12 mi
Eagle Creek Reservoir near IndianapolisReservoir, Eagle Creek Reservoir	788.45 ft	Below flood stage	+0.01 ft	12 mi
East Fork White Lick Creek at MooresvilleRiver gauge, East Fork White Lick Creek	3.63 ft	Below flood stage	−0.02 ft	13 mi
White Lick Creek at MooresvilleRiver gauge, White Lick Creek	6.75 ft	Below flood stage	−0.01 ft	13 mi
Big Walnut Creek near RoachdaleRiver gauge, Big Walnut Creek	4.95 ft	Below flood stage	+0.23 ft	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 West Fork White Lick Creek at Danville today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 05:45 AM CDT, the water level was 4.26 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is West Fork White Lick Creek at Danville rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of West Fork White Lick Creek at Danville normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at West Fork White Lick Creek at Danville?

The highest level on record is 12.66 ft on March 7, 2022.

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:03353700 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 39.76414, -86.51597 (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	4.26 ft	2026-10-20 10:45	Provisional
Flow	0.3 cfs	2026-10-20 10:45	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: West Fork White Lick Creek at Danville (usgs:03353700). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/indiana/west-fork-white-lick-creek-at-danville

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