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Cedar Creek at 18Th Street at Auburn, IN

DeKalb County, Indiana · USGS gauge 04179520 · NWS ABBI3 · Cedar Creek flood status · Indiana river levels

Is Cedar Creek at 18Th Street at Auburn, IN flooding right now?

Cedar Creek at 18Th Street at Auburn, IN measured 3.06 ft on 2026-09-22 21:00:00 UTC. That observation was 5.9 ft below its 9 ft flood stage. This is the latest available reading, not a guarantee of current conditions.

Gauge height
3.06 ft
as of 62 min ago
Streamflow
57 cfs
data refreshed 15 min ago

Minor flooding here begins at 9 ft, with major flooding at 12 ft. The highest crest on record was 12.3 ft on Wed, Mar 11, 2009.

Streamflow outlook

NOAA National Water Model forecast, issued 10 hours ago. The NWM models discharge for every river reach in the country, including the many gauges the National Weather Service does not forecast individually. It is a model, not an official NWS river forecast, and it predicts flow rather than water level.

Flood stages at this gauge

CategoryStageCurrent distance
Action6 ft2.9 ft below
Minor flood9 ft5.9 ft below
Moderate flood10 ft6.9 ft below
Major flood12 ft8.9 ft below

New to these numbers? What does flood stage mean? · How to read a river gauge · Why is the river rising?

Highest crests on record

StageDate
12.3 ft2009-03-11
11.25 ft2008-02-06
10.09 ft2011-11-30
10.08 ft2013-04-19
9.96 ft2015-06-28

Nearby gauges

GaugeDistanceCounty
Cedar Creek near Cedarville, IN9.8 miAllen County
St Joseph River near Newville IN12.9 miDefiance County
St. Joseph River near Fort Wayne, IN13.4 miAllen County
Fish Creek at Hamilton, IN14.1 miSteuben County
Fish Creek near Artic, IN14.2 miDeKalb County
Provisional data: Real-time readings are provisional and subject to revision by the USGS — sensors can be affected by ice, debris, or equipment malfunction. Do not rely on this site for decisions involving personal safety; follow official guidance from the National Weather Service and local authorities.

Sources: USGS monitoring location · NWS gauge & forecast