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WABASH RIVER BASIN


03378500                         WABASH RIVER AT NEW HARMONY, IN



LOCATION.--Lat 38°07'55", long 87°56'25"in SE1/4SE1/4 sec.35, T.4 S., R.14 W., Posey County, Hydrologic Unit 05120113, at bridge on U.S. Highway 66 at New Harmony, at Indiana-Illinois state line, and at mile 51.5.

DRAINAGE AREA.--29,234 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--August 1988 to current year. Water discharge published October 1938 to September 1947.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 353.20 ft above sea level. (Furnished by National Weather Service). (Prior to October 1992, erroneously published as 353.30 ft above sea level).

REMARKS.--Water-quality data collected October 1974 to September 1986.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum gage height, 23.84 ft. May 26, 1943. Beginning August 1988, minimum gage height 0.46 ft. Oct. 12, 1988.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of March 1913 reached a stage of 27.7 ft. Flood of Jan. 31, 1937, reached a stage of 24.4 ft.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum gage height, 19.81 ft. June 25; minimum gage height, 1.14 ft., Oct. 21, 22.
GAGE HEIGHT, FEET, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 1998
DAILY OBSERVATION AT 2400 HOURS
DAY OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP
 
1 1.66 1.41 1.56 3.01 3.50 4.81 13.87 13.93 10.43 15.99 10.71 3.33
2 1.56 1.40 1.76 2.80 3.55 4.39 13.85 14.93 9.29 15.21 9.99 3.29
3 1.47 1.38 2.11 2.62 3.57 4.11 14.11 15.50 8.25 14.65 8.63 3.22
4 1.40 1.38 2.54 --- 3.49 3.97 14.28 16.09 7.82 14.25 7.53 3.16
5 1.36 1.40 2.60 --- 3.43 3.86 14.35 16.27 7.33 13.59 6.96 3.12
 
6 1.28 1.45 2.50 --- 3.29 3.66 14.33 16.35 6.94 12.19 8.19 3.08
7 1.24 1.46 2.39 --- 3.17 3.51 14.15 16.71 6.47 11.66 10.54 3.02
8 1.22 1.48 2.28 --- 3.10 3.44 13.79 16.82 6.07 13.63 12.56 3.12
9 1.24 1.52 2.20 --- 3.06 3.57 13.29 17.14 5.91 14.64 12.56 2.89
10 1.24 1.48 2.19 --- 3.02 4.11 12.87 17.32 7.30 14.96 12.37 2.54
 
11 1.24 1.42 2.20 --- 3.20 5.26 12.67 17.47 8.59 14.66 12.38 2.33
12 1.18 1.37 2.16 --- 3.68 7.56 12.68 17.31 9.32 13.94 12.32 2.24
13 1.22 1.35 2.10 9.65 3.82 9.09 12.81 17.17 10.49 13.42 11.82 2.28
14 1.20 1.32 2.08 9.82 4.16 9.77 13.11 16.87 11.79 12.95 10.90 2.48
15 1.20 1.30 2.14 9.71 4.64 10.15 13.76 16.59 12.81 12.18 9.81 2.46
 
16 1.20 1.34 2.22 9.19 4.93 10.10 15.65 16.14 13.55 11.33 8.70 2.30
17 1.16 1.34 2.26 8.20 5.33 9.58 16.42 15.28 14.25 10.22 7.80 2.10
18 1.15 1.34 2.24 7.07 5.97 9.36 16.90 13.87 14.90 9.11 7.18 1.94
19 1.15 1.32 2.16 6.24 6.65 9.80 17.36 11.74 15.79 8.26 6.70 1.86
20 1.15 1.35 2.08 5.60 6.53 10.89 17.68 9.62 16.71 7.60 6.30 1.83
 
21 1.14 1.36 2.04 4.97 6.31 12.27 17.75 8.55 17.43 7.07 5.93 1.84
22 1.21 1.34 2.00 4.49 6.43 13.14 17.70 9.59 18.15 6.73 5.47 1.79
23 1.26 1.32 2.00 4.21 6.81 13.71 17.35 11.07 18.85 6.75 4.98 1.75
24 1.34 1.34 2.08 4.26 6.99 14.22 16.88 11.87 19.51 7.87 4.59 1.80
25 1.31 1.32 2.16 4.03 6.89 14.67 16.35 12.78 19.81 9.57 4.25 1.80
 
26 1.30 1.31 2.26 3.85 6.59 15.14 15.68 13.39 19.62 10.57 3.99 1.77
27 1.26 1.36 2.30 3.76 6.09 15.47 14.72 13.66 19.08 10.56 3.78 1.71
28 1.28 1.44 2.56 3.73 5.41 15.64 13.13 13.69 18.49 10.35 3.65 1.67
29 1.29 1.50 2.98 3.67 --- 15.32 11.55 13.35 17.73 10.13 3.59 1.64
30 1.36 1.56 3.32 3.59 --- 14.61 12.14 12.91 16.97 10.05 3.49 1.62
 
31 1.38 --- 3.22 3.49 --- 14.10 --- 11.95 --- 10.84 3.41 ---

MEAN 1.28 1.39 2.28 --- 4.77 9.33 14.71 14.38 12.99 11.45 7.78 2.33
MAX 1.66 1.56 3.32 --- 6.99 15.64 17.75 17.47 19.81 15.99 12.56 3.33
MIN 1.14 1.30 1.56 --- 3.02 3.44 11.55 8.55 5.91 6.73 3.41 1.62



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