Station list
03341500 WABASH RIVER AT TERRE HAUTE, IN
LOCATION.--Lat 39°28'33", long 87°25'07", in NE¼NW¼ sec.21, T.12 N., R.9 W., Vigo County, Hydrologic Unit 05120111, on left
bank at Indiana America Water Company, Inc., lst and Elm Streets in Terre Haute, 3.0 mi upstream from Sugar Creek, and 3.6 mi
downstream from Lost Creek and at mile 215.
DRAINAGE AREA.--12,263 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--August 1902 to December 1903 (gage height only), February 1905 to July 1906, October 1927 to current year.
Gage-height records collected at site 100 ft downstream June 1891 to June 1897 and since December 1904 are contained in
reports of National Weather Service.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 205: 1905. WSP 1335: 1944. WDR IN-73-1: Drainage area. WDR IN-84-1: 1983. WDR IN-86 1: 1913 (Gage height).
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 445.78 ft above sea level. Prior to Oct. 17, 1984, water-stage recorder at Wabash
Avenue bridge 3,400 ft downstream at datum 2.88 ft lower. See WSP 1725 for history of changes prior to Oct. 27, 1928.
REMARKS.--Records good except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. Flow partially regulated by upstream reservoirs.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of March 27, 1913, reached a stage of about 31.2 ft, present site and datum,
discharge, 245,000 ft3/s.
DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 1997 TO SEPTEMBER 1998
DAILY MEAN VALUES
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DAY | OCT | NOV | DEC | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP
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1 | 3010 | 3300 | 5300 | 6290 | 9150 | 7640 | 45000 | 21800 | 12200 | e24000 | 19300 | 8810 |
2 | 2830 | 3180 | 7370 | 5720 | 8940 | 7630 | 41800 | 25000 | 10700 | e23000 | 17600 | 8630 |
3 | 2640 | 3370 | 7000 | 5410 | 8400 | 7620 | 36300 | 25600 | 9770 | e22500 | 17000 | 8570 |
4 | 2480 | 3390 | 6130 | 5030 | 7950 | 6850 | 32900 | 30200 | 9290 | e22000 | 17300 | 8460 |
5 | 2400 | 3320 | 5370 | 4850 | 7490 | 6310 | 30700 | 33700 | 9070 | e21000 | 21800 | 8250 |
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6 | 2450 | 3520 | 4760 | 8390 | 7080 | 5960 | 28400 | 36000 | 8870 | e20000 | 24400 | 9360 |
7 | 2530 | 3610 | 4450 | 16700 | 6670 | 5720 | 24900 | 35200 | 8250 | e30000 | 26600 | 8140 |
8 | 2630 | 3490 | 4620 | 22000 | 6330 | 5760 | e23000 | 34000 | 7550 | 33600 | 27500 | 5890 |
9 | 2510 | 3450 | 4470 | 24800 | 6100 | 7270 | e25000 | 36000 | 8880 | 34500 | 28800 | 5080 |
10 | 2470 | 3270 | 4470 | 26300 | 5740 | 14800 | 27400 | 38600 | 10700 | 33800 | 29900 | 4890 |
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11 | 2370 | 3210 | 4300 | 27500 | 5580 | e22000 | 29100 | 40800 | 11500 | 33300 | 28400 | 5420 |
12 | 2410 | 3150 | 4450 | 28500 | 5440 | e26500 | 29900 | 39800 | 27600 | 31800 | 25800 | 6710 |
13 | 2440 | 3130 | 4700 | e28600 | 5520 | 27400 | 31300 | 35400 | 43500 | 28200 | 23200 | 6500 |
14 | 2470 | 3270 | 4890 | e26200 | 6220 | 26900 | 32900 | 31100 | 58000 | 24000 | 21200 | 5500 |
15 | 2360 | 3200 | 5010 | 22500 | 6520 | 24100 | 33300 | 25800 | 66600 | 21300 | 19800 | 4310 |
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16 | 2440 | 3120 | 4820 | 19000 | 6560 | 21600 | 32700 | 20200 | 76500 | 19900 | 19200 | 3780 |
17 | 2350 | 3170 | 4710 | 16900 | 6370 | 20700 | 31000 | 16600 | 83300 | 19200 | 18300 | 3590 |
18 | 2400 | 3230 | 4500 | 14900 | 6450 | 24900 | 29600 | 14300 | 79600 | 18300 | 17300 | 3550 |
19 | 2630 | 3170 | 4250 | 12300 | 7110 | 29500 | 28500 | 13000 | 74700 | 17100 | 16300 | 3470 |
20 | 3110 | 3170 | 4330 | 10600 | 8970 | 32300 | 25700 | 19300 | 71100 | 14800 | 14500 | 3360 |
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21 | 3050 | 3090 | 4360 | 9570 | 12200 | 39600 | 23300 | 26200 | 61200 | 11900 | 12200 | 3550 |
22 | 3190 | 3160 | 4350 | 8690 | 14200 | 46900 | 22600 | 21400 | 52300 | 10300 | 11200 | 3900 |
23 | 2990 | 3030 | 4280 | 8140 | 15200 | 48300 | 22200 | 19900 | 45100 | 12800 | 10400 | 3390 |
24 | 2930 | 3110 | 4330 | 7920 | 15200 | 48300 | 21600 | 23900 | 39100 | 23800 | 10100 | 3220 |
25 | 2900 | 3340 | 4690 | 7750 | 13700 | 46500 | 21000 | 25100 | 33700 | 27700 | 9680 | 3270 |
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26 | 3010 | 3760 | 5930 | 7770 | 11700 | 42100 | 20200 | 24100 | 30300 | 30700 | 9480 | 3220 |
27 | 3300 | 3720 | 7560 | 7600 | 9780 | 37000 | 18600 | 19700 | 27200 | 34500 | 9500 | 3270 |
28 | 3440 | 3460 | 9300 | 7370 | 8370 | 33400 | 16700 | 16200 | 25000 | 36800 | 9290 | 3300 |
29 | 3410 | 3320 | 8780 | 7280 | --- | 36200 | 15400 | 13800 | 25200 | 34000 | 9080 | 3050 |
30 | 3260 | 3330 | 7620 | 7680 | --- | 41900 | 15900 | 12800 | e24600 | 28400 | 9070 | 2970 |
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31 | 3180 | --- | 6930 | 8570 | --- | 44800 | --- | 12900 | --- | 22500 | 8960 | --- |
TOTAL | 85590 | 99040 | 168030 | 420830 | 238940 | 796460 | 816900 | 788400 | 1051380 | 765700 | 543160 | 155410
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MEAN | 2761 | 3301 | 5420 | 13580 | 8534 | 25690 | 27230 | 25430 | 35050 | 24700 | 17520 | 5180
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MAX | 3440 | 3760 | 9300 | 28600 | 15200 | 48300 | 45000 | 40800 | 83300 | 36800 | 29900 | 9360
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MIN | 2350 | 3030 | 4250 | 4850 | 5440 | 5720 | 15400 | 12800 | 7550 | 10300 | 8960 | 2970
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CFSM | .23 | .27 | .44 | 1.11 | .70 | 2.10 | 2.22 | 2.07 | 2.86 | 2.01 | 1.43 | .42
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IN. | .26 | .30 | .51 | 1.28 | .72 | 2.42 | 2.48 | 2.39 | 3.19 | 2.32 | 1.65 | .47
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e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1928 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
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MEAN | 4639 | 6789 | 10380 | 13920 | 15450 | 18930 | 19280 | 15640 | 12030 | 8267 | 5091 | 4073
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MAX | 18880 | 40220 | 44490 | 77540 | 47990 | 51250 | 41940 | 64810 | 44130 | 27840 | 21330 | 21440
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(WY) | 1991 | 1993 | 1928 | 1950 | 1950 | 1982 | 1938 | 1943 | 1958 | 1957 | 1958 | 1989
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MIN | 1103 | 1405 | 1145 | 1216 | 1998 | 2645 | 5250 | 2405 | 1492 | 1292 | 1002 | 966
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(WY) | 1957 | 1954 | 1964 | 1977 | 1963 | 1941 | 1931 | 1934 | 1934 | 1936 | 1941 | 1941
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SUMMARY STATISTICS | FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR | FOR 1998 WATER YEAR | WATER YEARS 1928 - 1998 |
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ANNUAL TOTAL | 4646510 | | 5929840 | | |
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ANNUAL MEAN | 12730 | | 16250 | | 11180 |
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HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN | | | | | 22800 | 1950
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LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN | | | | | 2864 | 1931
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HIGHEST DAILY MEAN | 65800 | Mar 3 | 83300 | Jun 17 | 186000 | May 20 1943
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LOWEST DAILY MEAN | 2350 | Oct 17 | 2350 | Oct 17 | 701 | Aug 3 1934
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ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM | 2410 | Oct 11 | 2410 | Oct 11 | 732 | Sep 24 1941
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INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW | | | 84600 | Jun 17 | 189000 | May 20 1943
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INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE | | | 23.89 | Jun 17 | 30.50 | May 20 1943
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ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) | 1.04 | | 1.32 | | .91 |
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ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) | 14.10 | | 17.99 | | 12.39 |
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10 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 29300 | | 34000 | | 27600 |
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50 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 7310 | | 9770 | | 6470 |
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90 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 3020 | | 3170 | | 1990 |
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