03343000 DATA: Stage Tables, 1999

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WABASH RIVER BASIN

03343000 WABASH RIVER AT VINCENNES, IN

LOCATION.--Lat 38°42'19", long 87°31'14", T.3 N., R.10 W., Lawrence County, IL, Hydrologic Unit 05120111, on right bank 30 ft east of Illinois State Highway 33, 300 ft upstream from Kelso Creek, 570 ft downstream from U.S. Highway 50 bridge, 5.1 mi downstream from Maria Creek, 7.5 mi upstream from Embarras River and at mile 129.6.

DRAINAGE AREA.--13,706 mi².

PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1929 to September 1994 (discharge), October 1994 to current year (stage-only). Prior to December 1929 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1305. Gage-height records for flood peaks in 1867 and 1883, intermittent records 1887-1904, and continuous since November 1904, collected at site 1.8 mi downstream, are contained in reports of National Weather Service.

REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1173: 1943 (maximum gage height only). WSP 1335: 1930-31, 1933, 1936. WSP 1909: l955. WDR IN-73-1: Drainage area.

GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 394.43 ft above sea level. Oct. 1, 1968, to June 19, 1979, recording gage at site 570 ft upstream at same datum. Oct. l, l960, to September 30, 1968, nonrecording gage at site 1.8 mi downstream at same datum. Oct. 1, 1960, to Sept. 30, 1968, auxiliary water-stage recorder at site 2.8 mi upstream from base gage at datum 0.80 ft lower. See WSP 1725 for history of changes prior to Oct. 1, 1960.

REMARKS.--Flow partially regulated by upstream reservoirs.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of Mar. 29, 1913, reached a stage of 26.3 ft, at former site 1.8 mi downstream and at present datum, from floodmarks, determined by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, discharge, 255,000 ft³/s.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--Maximum gage height, 29.33 ft, May 22, 1943; minimum gage height unknown prior to 1988, since 1998 minimum gage height, 3.92 ft, Sept. 4, 1988.

EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--Maximum gage height, 24.09 ft, Jan. 29, 30; minimum gage height, 4.07 ft, Sept. 15, 16.

GAGE HEIGHT, FEET, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999 DAILY OBSERVATION AT 2400 HOURS
DAY	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP

1	4.94	5.76	5.65	5.04	23.03	11.97	8.09	15.43	8.02	---	4.71	4.36
2	4.92	5.80	5.62	5.00	22.23	12.54	7.92	14.92	13.40	---	4.66	4.32
3	4.90	6.37	5.61	4.69	21.30	13.31	8.24	14.36	14.77	---	4.59	4.30
4	4.87	6.43	5.56	5.57	20.38	13.56	8.90	13.18	15.00	---	4.55	4.26
5	4.85	6.08	5.56	5.77	19.37	13.94	8.63	12.12	15.15	---	4.55	4.25

6	5.34	5.91	5.55	5.14	18.49	15.13	9.23	12.01	14.84	---	4.50	4.22
7	6.68	5.87	5.53	5.07	19.44	15.38	8.82	11.32	14.02	5.93	4.48	4.20
8	6.60	5.78	5.69	5.22	20.06	15.35	8.19	10.46	12.88	5.76	4.47	4.17
9	6.15	5.73	5.73	5.45	20.34	16.17	8.62	9.97	11.16	6.23	4.43	4.14
10	6.12	6.01	5.63	5.70	20.69	16.33	8.54	9.49	9.52	5.96	4.44	4.11

11	6.79	7.23	5.53	5.70	21.15	16.15	8.35	8.95	8.73	5.53	4.41	4.11
12	7.03	7.76	5.48	5.96	21.18	15.80	8.09	8.64	8.40	5.32	4.43	4.10
13	6.75	8.08	5.41	6.33	20.76	15.03	8.44	8.77	8.64	5.20	4.61	4.09
14	6.51	8.46	5.33	6.06	20.24	13.95	9.06	9.18	9.14	5.12	4.48	4.08
15	6.20	8.23	5.29	5.89	19.72	12.77	9.31	9.35	9.15	5.04	4.46	4.08

16	5.91	7.75	5.24	5.87	19.05	12.14	9.45	9.78	9.15	4.98	4.62	4.10
17	5.67	7.29	5.19	6.78	18.30	11.39	11.38	9.65	8.78	4.92	4.80	4.16
18	5.51	6.86	5.18	10.29	17.56	11.00	13.57	9.19	8.24	5.00	4.66	4.21
19	5.48	6.51	5.16	12.40	16.75	11.69	14.40	8.74	7.70	5.07	4.55	4.33
20	5.55	6.32	5.14	12.92	15.84	12.51	14.95	8.41	7.30	5.18	4.49	4.38

21	5.58	6.07	5.41	13.53	14.85	12.97	15.49	8.46	6.95	5.76	4.42	4.40
22	5.55	5.88	5.44	17.37	13.87	13.07	16.01	9.35	6.69	5.89	4.37	4.41
23	5.49	5.80	5.29	19.37	12.78	12.89	16.44	8.85	6.55	5.38	4.37	4.43
24	5.43	5.60	---	20.94	12.01	12.19	16.73	9.03	7.17	5.36	4.38	4.43
25	5.36	5.69	5.10	22.34	11.35	11.14	16.80	8.98	7.49	5.25	4.34	4.40

26	5.37	5.75	5.01	22.87	10.76	10.02	16.51	8.89	6.98	5.11	4.33	4.37
27	5.32	5.72	4.93	23.39	10.82	9.36	16.10	9.09	7.06	4.99	4.34	4.36
28	5.33	5.73	5.01	23.84	11.35	8.95	16.30	9.30	7.38	4.97	4.32	4.36
29	5.32	5.76	5.09	24.09	---	8.62	16.35	8.91	6.86	4.86	4.33	4.39
30	5.31	5.70	5.17	23.95	---	8.48	16.08	8.40	---	4.79	4.35	4.45

31	5.51	---	5.17	23.65	---	8.33	---	8.00	---	4.73	4.41	---

MEAN	5.69	6.40	---	11.81	17.63	12.65	11.83	10.04	---	---	4.48	4.27
MAX	7.03	8.46	---	24.09	23.03	16.33	16.80	15.43	---	---	4.80	4.45
MIN	4.85	5.60	---	4.69	10.76	8.33	7.92	8.00	---	---	4.32	4.08