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This page contains pictures of flooding and high water.

(Click here for pictures of flash flooding in Cass and Miami counties in Indiana from July 4-6, 2003)
and for pictures of river flooding in Decatur, Pleasant Mills, Geneva and Willshire from July 4-6, 2003

(Click here for pictures of the Defiance/Paulding Flood of June 17, 2003)

(Click here for pictures of flooding along the Elkhart River in Goshen May 16, 2002)

Flash flooding in Woodburn, Indiana August 1, 2003.  Photo courtesy Ryan Chandler.
Flooding of Paw Paw Creek near Roann, Indiana. Flooding of Paw Paw Creek at 600W (near Roann) July 5, 2003, in Wabash County, Indiana.  Photo courtesy Doug Duell.
Blanchard River flooding in Ottawa, Ohio, on May 10, 2003 Blanchard River flooding in Ottawa, Ohio, on May 10, 2003, at 9:30am.  Photo courtesy Chad Wright.
Northern edge of the local storm system responsible for the phenomenal flash 
flooding in Fort Wayne on June 26, 2002. Northern edge of the local storm system responsible for the phenomenal flash flooding in Fort Wayne on June 26, 2002.
Northern edge of the local storm system responsible for the phenomenal flash 
flooding in Fort Wayne on June 26, 2002. Northern edge of the local storm system responsible for the phenomenal flash flooding in Fort Wayne on June 26, 2002.
precipitation accumulation map Map showing radar-estimated rainfall totals from the June 26, 2002 flash flood in Fort Wayne.  It is easy to see how the storms repeatedly regenerated directly over the city and did not move much.  While downtown and the west side received as much as eight inches of rain, the southwest corner of Allen County got almost nothing.
hydrograph Graph showing how the Spy Run Creek water level shot up from around 3 feet to a new record crest of 12.3 feet in eight hours.  (Old record was 10.7 feet).  June 26, 2002 in Fort Wayne.
Flooding near Liberty Mills, Indiana, July 24, 1997. Flooding near Liberty Mills, Indiana July 24, 1997
Indiana 105 under water in Whitley County, July 1997. Highway 105 under water in Whitley County July, 1997
Eel River at Collamer Dam in Whitley County January 1998. Eel River at Collamer dam in Whitley County. January, 1998
Eel River, June 1998. Eel River, June 1998
Eel River, June 1998. Eel River, June 1998
Eel River, June 1998. Eel River, June 1998.
Eel River, June 1998. Eel River, June 1998.
Flooding near Roann, Indiana, in June 1998. Flooding near Roann, Indiana in June 1998.
Wabash River in Geneva, Indiana, July 1998. Wabash River in Geneva, Indiana, July 1998
Wabash River in Bluffton, Indiana, July 1998. Wabash River in Bluffton, Indiana, July 1998
Fish Creek near Hamilton Lake, February 2001. Fish Creek near Hamilton Lake, February 2001
St. Joseph River flooding near Newville, Indiana, February 2001. St. Joseph River flooding near Newville, Indiana, February 2001
The St. Mary's River in Fort Wayne at the corner of Tillman and Lower Huntington roads during the near-record flooding in March 1982. The Saint Mary's River in Fort Wayne at the corner of Tillman and Lower Huntington roads during the record flooding in March 1982.

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