About this river
Indian Creek is a 2.6 mile river near White River Canoe Company in Indiana. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Fall Creek at 79TH ST at Indianapolis, IN (site 03351710). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2022 to 2026
Indian Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 289 cfs, and lowest in November, at 39 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,040 cfs, in 2025.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 112 | 65 to 226 | |
| February | 156 | 96 to 363 | |
| March | 254 | 150 to 676 | |
| April | 289 | 180 to 604 | |
| May | 192 | 144 to 273 | |
| June | 113 | 67 to 183 | |
| July | 74 | 49 to 164 | |
| August | 87 | 50 to 127 | |
| September | 61 | 49 to 74 | |
| October | 42 | 40 to 50 | |
| November | 39 | 35 to 50 | |
| December | 51 | 36 to 242 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 4 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Fall Creek at 79TH ST at Indianapolis, IN (site 03351710). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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