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Mississinewa Rivernear Ridgeville, IN (Gauge RGVI3)
Observation History | Stage Impacts/Record Events
Stages:
Normal
Action
Flood
Moderate Flood
Major Flood
River Stage Data for Gauge RGVI3
Normal Stage: 2.82 ft
Flow: -999 kcfs*
(impacts and historical events)
Action Stages:
8': Action
11': Flood
13': Moderate Flood
15': Major Flood
Gauge RGVI3 History chart | graph
Stage Date CST Stage ft Flow kcfs
CURRENT 02/16/2012 04:30 am 2.82 -999.000
  02/16/2012 04:15 am 2.81 -999.000
  02/16/2012 04:00 am 2.79 -999.000
  02/16/2012 03:45 am 2.80 -999.000
  02/16/2012 03:30 am 2.80 -999.000
  02/16/2012 03:15 am 2.78 -999.000
  02/16/2012 03:00 am 2.78 -999.000
  02/16/2012 02:45 am 2.79 -999.000
  02/16/2012 02:30 am 2.81 -999.000
  02/16/2012 02:15 am 2.76 -999.000
  02/16/2012 02:00 am 2.76 -999.000
  02/16/2012 01:45 am 2.74 -999.000
  02/16/2012 01:30 am 2.77 -999.000
  02/16/2012 01:15 am 2.74 -999.000
  02/16/2012 01:00 am 2.75 -999.000
  02/16/2012 12:45 am 2.72 -999.000
  02/16/2012 12:30 am 2.73 -999.000
  02/16/2012 12:15 am 2.71 -999.000
  02/16/2012 12:00 am 2.72 -999.000
  02/15/2012 11:45 pm 2.71 -999.000
  02/15/2012 11:30 pm 2.74 -999.000
  02/15/2012 11:15 pm 2.69 -999.000
  02/15/2012 11:00 pm 2.71 -999.000
  02/15/2012 10:45 pm 2.70 -999.000
  02/15/2012 10:30 pm 2.69 -999.000
  02/15/2012 10:15 pm 2.72 -999.000
  02/15/2012 10:00 pm 2.72 -999.000
  02/15/2012 09:45 pm 2.67 -999.000
  02/15/2012 09:30 pm 2.68 -999.000
  02/15/2012 09:15 pm 2.70 -999.000
  02/15/2012 09:00 pm 2.67 -999.000
Flood Impacts and Historical Events
Stage Impacts
18.0Nearly 2 feet above the June 1958 flood. Flood waters are nearing the bottom of the gaging station located just north of SR 28. SR 28 is impassable east of Ridgeville. Residential flooding occurs in Ridgeville...Albany and Eaton. A disastrous flood...many local and state roads are severely flooded. The Mississinewa River is more than one half of a mile wide.
17.0A record flood in progress. Much of SR 28 east of Ridgeville is flooded. Both approaches to CR 100 W and local river roads are extensively flooded. Residential flooding in Ridgeville...Albany and Eaton.
16.2Modern day flood of record reached on June 10 1958. Record flooding in progress as flood waters overflows both banks and likely floods the approaches to CR 100 W bridge. Portions of SR 28 between Ridgeville and Deerfield are flooded. SR 1...south of SR 28...and local river roads are flooded by more than 2 feet of water. The river may be one half of a mile wide. Residential flooding in Ridgeville...Albany and Eaton.
15.5The highest level since the January 2005 flood. Only the June 1958 flood crested at a higher level since October 1 1946. Major flooding continues impacting local river roads...SR 1...porltions of SR 28 easst of Ridgeville and some residential areas in Ridgeville...Albany and Eaton. The river begins to spread out in northern Randolph county.
15.0Major flooding is in progress. Extensive flooding of agricultural lands...SR 1 south of SR 28 and local county roads running along the Mississinewa River. Some low lying residential areas may be affected in Albany and Eaton.
14.0State Road 1 south of the intersection with State Road 28 in western Randolph County is impassable. Extensive agricultural flooding in progress. At least a few county roads flooded inclluding West CR 825 east of SR 1 and West River Road west of SR 1.
13.0Significant flooding of Mississinewa River in northern Randolph county. Water is likely on SR 1 just south of SR 28. West CR 825 N east of SR 1 and West River Road west of SR 1 and possibly other county roads are flooded. Little League Field in Ridgeville is flooded. Noticeable agricultural flooding in progress.
11.5Water on the shoulder and edge of State Road 1 south of the junction with State Road 28 in western Randolph county. The top of the crest stage recorder pipe near the higher staff gage.
11.0Lowland agricultural flooding along CR 100 W just north of the river. High water affecting a small portion of River Road just east of SR 1 and north of the river. Water is within a few feet vertically of the approaches to SR 1 bridge in western Randolph county.
10.0Mississinewa River banks about 1 mile east of Ridgeville and in other areas begin to overflow at this level.
6.8A staff gage located on a tree and very near the crest stage recorder begins at this level and continues to 11 feet.
4.8A low staff gage begins at this level and continues to 7.4 feet.
Historical Crests Record Lows
1) 16.25 ft on 06/10/1958
2) 15.51 ft on 01/12/2005
3) 15.43 ft on 07/13/1992
4) 15.35 ft on 11/14/1993
5) 15.14 ft on 12/30/1990
6) 14.77 ft on 09/02/2003
7) 14.70 ft on 01/09/2008
8) 14.70 ft on 01/21/1959
9) 14.57 ft on 06/28/1957
10) 14.48 ft on 03/02/2007
Low water records are unavailable.

Data provided by NOAA Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

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