White River at 16th Street at Indianapolis, IN

USGS Site No: 03351350White River • Marion County, IN

White River at 16th Street at Indianapolis, IN on the White River is currently at 2,820 cfs (Very High — 95th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 8.17 ft.

Reading from

2,820
CFS Discharge
8.17
Gage Height (ft)
Very High
Flow Condition
Normal
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 0
25th Low threshold 293
50th (Median) Normal (median) 655
75th High threshold 1,650
95th Very High threshold 0

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

3.7k 1.8k 0 cfs Apr 7 May 29
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 29, 2026 3,400
May 28, 2026 3,170
May 27, 2026 1,650
May 26, 2026 1,220
May 25, 2026 1,530
May 24, 2026 1,380
May 23, 2026 1,560
May 22, 2026 1,980
May 21, 2026 2,870
May 20, 2026 2,850
May 19, 2026 1,440
May 18, 2026 855
May 17, 2026 750
May 16, 2026 790
May 15, 2026 808
Apr 21, 2026 327
Apr 20, 2026 401
Apr 19, 2026 449
Apr 18, 2026 422
Apr 17, 2026 483
Apr 16, 2026 582
Apr 15, 2026 533
Apr 14, 2026 509
Apr 13, 2026 541
Apr 12, 2026 602
Apr 11, 2026 690
Apr 10, 2026 772
Apr 9, 2026 892
Apr 8, 2026 1,090
Apr 7, 2026 1,440

Station Information

USGS Site No
03351350
State
IN
County
Marion County
Coordinates
39.7887, -86.1981
Drainage Area
1,293 mi²
Datum (ft)
675.9
HUC Code
05120201
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
14.0 ft
Flood Stage
17.0 ft
Moderate Flood
20.0 ft

Currently 8.83 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
8,430 cfs
Jun 15, 2025
Min discharge
37 cfs
Oct 2, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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