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St. Joseph River Mi/Innear South Bend, IN (Gauge SBNI3)
Observation History | Stage Impacts/Record Events
Stages:
Normal
Action
Flood
Moderate Flood
Major Flood
River Stage Data for Gauge SBNI3
Normal Stage: 2.3 ft
Flow: 5.31 kcfs*
(impacts and historical events)
Action Stages:
4.5': Action
5.5': Flood
8': Moderate Flood
9': Major Flood
Gauge SBNI3 History chart | graph
Stage Date CST Stage ft Flow kcfs
CURRENT 02/16/2012 05:00 am 2.30 5.310
  02/15/2012 05:00 am 2.40 5.440
  02/14/2012 06:29 am 2.40 5.440
  02/13/2012 05:29 am 2.40 5.440
  02/12/2012 05:10 am 2.40 5.440
  02/11/2012 05:00 am 2.70 5.820
  02/10/2012 05:00 am 2.80 5.950
  02/09/2012 05:00 am 2.90 6.070
  02/08/2012 07:00 am 3.10 6.350
  02/07/2012 06:20 am 3.30 6.670
Flood Impacts and Historical Events
Stage Impacts
11.1The river is at the 100 year flood level.
11.0Flooding exceeds the record flood of 10.9 feet. Business areas near Indiana University at South Bend campus are flooded. Residents in River Commons...near Keller Park...north of Northshore Drive between Angela Blvd and Lafayette Streets are flooded. Record flood will be in progress in western portions of Mishawaka and South Bend. Flooding closes portions of Northshore Drive and Northside Blvd. Evacuations are necessary and the wastewater treatment plant will be completely flooded.
10.0A near record flood is in progress. Flooding affects commercial areas near Indiana University at South Bend campus along Northside Blvd.
9.0Moderate flooding is in progress. Flooding almost completely submerges parks and floods local streets near the St. Joseph River.
8.0Flood waters begin to affect river parks and roads and may affect portions of Northside Blvd...Riverside and North Shore Drive. High water may cause flooding of basements and interfere with some commercial activities.
7.0Flooding is confined to park land and park roads. Some backyard flooding may occur in residential areas near the river.
6.0Flooding is confined to mostly park land and golf courses. Northshore Drive...Leeper Park and Petro golf courses begin to flood.
5.5The river reaches flood stage with the lowest residential areas beginning to flood.
Historical Crests Record Lows
1) 10.90 ft on 01/06/1993
2) 10.90 ft on 03/15/1982
3) 10.70 ft on 02/24/1985
4) 9.60 ft on 01/09/2008
5) 9.00 ft on 03/12/2009
1) 0.07 ft on 11/29/2008
2) 1.00 ft on 10/05/2008

Data provided by NOAA Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service

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