River stage
Montezuma, Wabash River
- River level
- 6.24 ft
- Status
- Below flood stage
- 7-day change
- -1.71 ft
- Recent high
- 26.37 ft
- Recent low
- 4.27 ft
Last reported 2026-10-13 | NWS MTZI3
- 30-day change
- -0.09 ft
- Average
- 9.54 ft
- Readings
- 122
- Data span
- 122 days
- Record crest
- 34.00 ft
In brief
The Wabash River at Montezuma, IN read 6.24 ft on Oct 13, 2026, 3.76 ft below action stage. That is 0.09 ft lower than 30 days earlier.
Source: National Weather Service gauge MTZI3
River level timeline
Stage threshold profile
Highest crests on record
| Rank | Crest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 34.00 ft | 1913-03-27 |
| 2 | 32.83 ft | 1943-05-20 |
| 3 | 32.06 ft | 1958-06-15 |
| 4 | 31.97 ft | 2005-01-15 |
| 5 | 31.90 ft | 2013-04-21 |
| 6 | 30.89 ft | 1985-02-26 |
| 7 | 30.43 ft | 2003-07-12 |
| 8 | 30.10 ft | 2015-12-31 |
Flood crests recorded at this gauge by the National Weather Service.
What happens at each level
- 10.00 ft
Water level prevents bottomlands protected by levees from draining.
- 14.00 ft
Several hundred acres of bottomlands along the right bank from the mouth of Sugar Creek to northern edge of Montezuma begin to flood.
- 18.00 ft
Montezuma agricultural levee is overtopped. Fourteen hundred acres of low bottomlands flood.
- 20.00 ft
Park in southern Montezuma begins to flood. Higher bottomlands begin to flood. Water backs up most local tributaries. River water is at the top of some private levees. Lowest county roads begin to flood. Parke CR 75 W begins to flood.
- 24.00 ft
Floodwater is near the top of all agricultural levees. Some county roads are impassable. High water isolates a few rural residents. Basement flooding begins along Water Street in Montezuma. Medusa Aggregates Company Plant Number 9 begins to flood.
- 25.50 ft
Extensive lowland flooding in progress. The eastern most part of Vermillion CR 600 S impassable just north of U.S. 36. The lowest portions of Wabash Road west of Parke CR 600 W begin to flood. Montezuma Public Access Site and low portions of Montezuma Park under water.
- 26.00 ft
Extensive lowland flooding in progress. Flood waters at the edge of SR 234 near Lodi just west of the bridge over the Wabash River. Several county roads in Fountain, Parke and Vermillion counties are flooded, some by more than 2 feet of water.
- 27.00 ft
Extensive agricultural flooding is in progress. State Road 234 near Lodi may have as much as one foot of water on it. Several county roads extensively flooded in Vermillion...Fountain and Parke Counties.
- 28.00 ft
Flooding affects residential and commercial property in lowest areas along Water Street and in southern Montezuma. County Road 725 south of Hillsdale begins to flood.
- 29.00 ft
Extensive flooding is in progress. Sandbagging begins in the town of Montezuma.
Written by the local National Weather Service forecast office for this exact gauge.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Wabash River flooding at Montezuma?
No. The Wabash River at Montezuma is at 6.24 ft, 3.76 ft below action stage.
What is the flood stage at Montezuma?
The National Weather Service sets action stage 10 ft, minor flooding 14 ft, moderate flooding 24 ft and major flooding 31 ft.
What is the highest the Wabash River has been at Montezuma?
The highest crest on record is 34.0 ft, on 1913-03-27.
Is the Wabash River high or low right now at Montezuma?
At 6.24 ft it is higher than 25% of readings over the last 122 days.
Stage and flood information from the NOAA National Weather Service (gauge MTZI3); daily history from the U.S. Geological Survey (site 03340500). Last reading 2026-10-13. For flood safety decisions always follow official National Weather Service warnings.