| 28.0 | Most of New Harmony is flooded. | | 27.2 | This flood will exceed the highest stage on record. Large amounts of property damage can be expected. Evacuation of many businesses and homes becomes necessary. | | 24.0 | Flood waters enter city street in New Harmony. | | 21.0 | The river is 3 miles wide at I-64. | | 20.0 | Parts of northern New Harmony begin to flood and sandbagging becomes necessary in town. | | 19.0 | Surrounding bottomland is flooded. Harmonie State Park is closed. | | 15.0 | The river overflows low ground on the Illinois side. | | 10.0 | Some stripper oil wells begin to flood along the river from New Harmony to Mt. Vernon Indiana. |
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1) 27.70 ft on 03/31/1913
2) 24.40 ft on 01/31/1937
3) 23.84 ft on 05/26/1943
4) 23.40 ft on 01/14/1950
5) 23.14 ft on 01/13/2005
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1) 0.70 ft on 02/03/2000
2) 1.29 ft on 09/20/2005
3) 1.59 ft on 08/05/2005
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