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Indiana river levels, right now

Live gage height and streamflow for rivers around Seymour and south-central Indiana — including the East Fork White River, which runs through town and floods. Straight from USGS gauges, with a short-term rising/falling read.

Why watch the river

Seymour sits near the East Fork White River, and low-lying Jackson County has a long history of flooding. Gage height is how many feet of water is in the channel at a gauge; a fast rise after heavy rain upstream is the early warning that low roads and bottoms may go under. This is the same USGS data the National Weather Service builds its flood forecasts from — shown plainly, with the recent trend.

For official flood warnings and forecasts, always check the NWS Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service and local emergency alerts. This page is informational, not a flood-warning system.

Gauges nearest Seymour

46 active USGS gauges in the area · nearest first · trend is the last 6 hours.

River / locationGage heightTrend (6h)Streamflow~mi
EAST FORK WHITE RIVER at SEYMOUR 4.28 ft ▲ +0.13 ft 881 cfs 1.7
VERNON FORK MUSCATATUCK RIVER at VERNON 2.45 ft ▬ +0.05 ft 24 cfs 14.6
CLIFTY CREEK near COLUMBUS 4.48 ft ▬ -0.03 ft 38 cfs 15.6
MUSCATATUCK RIVER near DEPUTY 3.25 ft ▬ 0 ft 15 cfs 15.8
EAST FORK WHITE RIVER at COLUMBUS -1.74 ft ▲ +0.06 ft 424 cfs 16.7
HAW CREEK at EAST COLUMBUS 2.65 ft ▬ +0.01 ft — 16.7
SOUTH FORK SALT CREEK at KURTZ 3.09 ft ▬ -0.01 ft 0 cfs 16.8
FLATROCK RIVER at COLUMBUS 3.02 ft ▬ +0.03 ft 121 cfs 19.2
HAW CREEK near CLIFFORD 2.63 ft ▬ -0.01 ft 10 cfs 21.4
BRUSH CREEK near NEBRASKA 2.21 ft ▼ -0.08 ft 7 cfs 23
CLIFTY CREEK at HARTSVILLE 0.66 ft ▬ +0.04 ft 9 cfs 24
HAW CREEK at HOPE 1.97 ft ▬ 0 ft 1 cfs 24.6
NORTH FORK SALT CREEK at NASHVILLE 4.79 ft ▬ -0.01 ft 8 cfs 25.4
WEST FORK BLUE RIVER at SALEM 3.29 ft ▬ 0 ft 3 cfs 26.8
DRIFTWOOD RIVER near EDINBURGH 2.69 ft ▲ +0.46 ft 594 cfs 26.8
SUGAR CREEK near EDINBURGH 4.41 ft ▲ +0.21 ft 206 cfs 28.4

“cfs” = cubic feet per second (streamflow). A rising trend after upstream rain is the signal to watch.

Source: USGS Water Services (real-time) · updated Jul 28, 2026, 10:27 AM. For flood warnings see NWS AHPS.