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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 State Highway 66 at New Harmony, at Indiana-Illinois state line, and at mile 51.5.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 29,234 mi2.

PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
 

DISCHARGE: October 1938 to September 1947.

 

STAGE: August 1988 to current year.

SURFACE-WATER QUALITY
 

CHEMICAL: October 1974 to 1986, 1997 to current water year. Data collected water years 1997 and 1998 were published in the Kentucky Water Resources Data reports, and are stored in the Indiana NWIS/QW data base.

 

SEDIMENT: Partial record station--October 1974 to 1985.

 

SPECIFIC CONDUCTANCE: October 1974 to September 1980.

 

WATER TEMPERATURE: October 1974 to September 1980.


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.-- For sediment analysis, water discharge obtained from station Wabash River at Mount Carmel, IL. (03377500).

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: 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.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Flood of March 1913 reached a stage of 27.7 ft. Flood of Jan. 31, 1937, reached a stage of 24.4 ft.
GAGE HEIGHT, FEET, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1999 TO SEPTEMBER 2000
DAILY OBSERVATION AT 2400 HOURS
DAYOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEP
 
1.74.74.68.85.798.253.854.097.0511.063.253.14
2.75.69.69.91.757.543.613.797.1310.593.232.79
3.87.70.691.58.757.123.323.546.589.133.112.58
4.96.71.692.09.756.543.093.355.867.333.292.33
5.97.70.733.04.805.832.973.155.036.753.652.01
 
6.95.75.713.62.815.142.853.074.348.223.411.81
7.93.82.703.67.814.592.973.013.838.653.101.91
81.09.81.693.61.804.223.982.993.478.945.172.01
91.25.79.793.55.783.805.913.083.228.899.332.05
101.22.78.883.50.823.497.413.313.298.679.851.97
 
111.22.78.953.36.793.317.543.233.588.178.772.97
121.23.811.023.19.793.147.393.333.539.116.874.55
131.18.821.072.911.053.027.233.953.269.735.524.57
141.18.811.212.631.412.957.314.183.179.314.744.57
151.17.811.392.301.932.917.414.213.098.224.134.30
 
161.15.811.442.102.103.067.114.253.016.953.653.45
171.03.801.391.972.513.216.224.006.135.493.233.09
18.93.781.371.824.073.365.353.719.624.612.863.01
19.87.771.391.716.713.395.233.5111.334.472.672.81
20.83.731.411.617.774.495.613.5111.675.552.672.55
 
21.82.671.411.537.895.635.853.4511.215.593.172.32
22.77.671.401.497.656.255.873.7910.714.733.492.25
23.74.701.331.417.496.255.893.9910.863.963.472.13
24.75.691.201.338.076.155.853.9112.513.536.662.07
25.81.691.131.218.386.256.123.9013.023.216.572.50
 
26.81.691.021.148.746.416.593.8512.812.935.065.03
27.77.69.951.099.676.296.473.6312.452.675.697.71
28.75.69.87.919.795.715.874.3912.072.466.428.87
29.75.69.87.879.195.025.155.3511.652.395.368.82
30.74.68.83.81---4.474.535.7911.372.524.337.50
 
31.73---.81.82---4.09---6.42---2.953.57---

MEAN.93.741.022.023.934.905.493.867.566.354.723.59
MAX1.25.821.443.679.798.257.546.4213.0211.069.858.87
MIN.73.67.68.81.752.912.852.993.012.392.671.81


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Introduction

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Surface-Water Data

Ground-Water Data

Meteorological Data

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