| 45.0 | Near or a record flood is in progress. Entire county flood plain is under water. County bridge where river gage is located is underwater. | | 40.0 | County Bridge where river gage is located is threatened. Flood waters threaten river automated river readings and gage site. | | 37.7 | January 2005 is the highest level for the period of record of this gage site. Portions of nearly 60 county and private roads are impassable...some by several feet of water. Numerous evacuations of local river communities. Many residents of these areas must park on high ground and boat out. January 2005 flood was the highest flood for Lawrence County since January 1937. | | 36.0 | Major flood is in progress. Many evacuations from residential areas in flood plain are necessary. Portions of nearly 60 county and private roads are impassable...many by several feet of water. Many local river residents must park on high ground and boat out. Extensive damage occurs to local roads. | | 35.0 | Unusual flood is in progress with possibly a few local evacuations needed. | | 32.0 | Some evacuations in the Fort Ritner area are necessary. Flooding of low areas in Fort Ritner is in progress. Backwater floods county roads at some distance from river. | | 30.0 | Some evacuations may occur at this level from river cabins. Water surrounds but does not flood rural agricultural families. This includes the Fort Ritner, Lawrenceport, Bono and Buddha areas. River bridge cannot be seen from northside approach to site. | | 29.9 | During the March 2008 flood, the Bedford Times reported the following roads remained closed: Peerless Road, Lawrenceport Tunnelton Road, Pumphouse Road, State Road 450, Stumphole Bridge Road, Mill Creek Road, Earl Road, Dillon Road, River Road and Rager Road. | | 28.0 | Residential areas near the river begin to flood. The county bridge locally known as the Buddha bypass bridge becomes inaccessible. Additional and more extensive flooding of county roads is in progress. | | 25.0 | All county roads across or located in the East Fork of White River flood plain flood. Flooding of agricultural land becomes extensive. The county road on northside of gage floods and gage may be inaccessible except by boat. Local residents in nearby river cabins must park on higher grounds. | | 25.0 | During the late March 2008 flood, the Bedford Times reported the following County Roads still under water; River Road, entire Road; Bartlettsville Road, by the bridge and in the bottoms; Judah-Logan Road, by the bridge; Logan Bottoms, the gravel part; Donica Church Road, between Logan Bottom and the hill; Peerless Road, by Mica Metals; Little Salt Creek Run; Stumphole Bridge Road, near Indiana State Road 450; Huron-Williams Road; Lawrenceport Road; Rivervale Road and Earl Road. | | 22.0 | A few local county roads begin to flood and are impassable. These include Buddha Road south of the gage and Lawrenceport Road. All local roads across the East Fork of the White River are threatened by high water, and some are closed. Flooding of agricultural lands in Lawrence County is in progress. | | 20.5 | Lawrenceport Road just east of Lawrenceport and on the south side of river begins to flood around this level. By 22 feet this road is impassable. During typical floods in this area...this portion of the road can be flooded by 5 to more than 10 feet of water. During the January 2005 flood...this area would have been near the bottom of the river...underwater by nearly 17 feet. In the great March 1913 flood...more than 25 feet of water would have covered this location. | | 20.0 | Lowest agricultural lands begin to flood near Rivervale. | | 17.5 | White River Road south of Fort Ritner may be passable by high clearance vehicles. Driving through flood waters is not recommended. | | 13.0 | Lowland flooding possible in eastern Lawrence County. Portions of White River Road south of Fort Ritner may begin to flood. | | 10.0 | Banks begin to overflow. |
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1) 47.60 ft on 03/29/1913
2) 38.00 ft on 01/24/1937
3) 37.84 ft on 01/09/2005
4) 36.32 ft on 05/02/1996
5) 35.97 ft on 05/11/1961
6) 35.22 ft on 03/12/1964
7) 35.22 ft on 03/13/1964
8) 34.87 ft on 01/25/1959
9) 34.62 ft on 03/22/2008
10) 34.45 ft on 06/10/2008
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