Station list
03342000 WABASH RIVER AT RIVERTON, IN
LOCATION.--Lat 39°01'13", long 87°34'07", in NE¼SW¼ sec.30, T.7 N., R.10 W., Sullivan County, Hydrologic Unit 05120111, on
left bank at downstream side of Illinois Central Railroad bridge at Riverton, 0.5 mi downstream from Turtle Creek, and at
mile 162.0.
DRAINAGE AREA.--13,161 mi2.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--October 1938 to current year. Prior to April 1939 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1305. June 1911 to
December 1914 (gage heights only) available in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers office, Louisville, Ky.
REVISED RECORDS.--WSP 1335: 1939, 1950. WDR IN-73-1: Drainage area.
GAGE.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 414.65 ft above sea level. Prior to July 17, 1951, nonrecording gage at same site
and datum.
REMARKS.--Records good. Flow partially regulated by upstream reservoirs.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--Flood of March 28, 1913, reached a stage of 26.4 ft, from graph based on once-daily readings
by Illinois Central Railroad Co., discharge, 250,000 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 | 3710 | 3390 | 3590 | 6580 | 8520 | 8430 | 45400 | 26400 | 13400 | 31900 | 28400 | 9690 |
2 | 3440 | 3460 | 5470 | 5970 | 8960 | 7770 | 47600 | 27300 | 12000 | 30800 | 23100 | 9520 |
3 | 3250 | 3370 | 6940 | 5550 | 8740 | 7730 | 48800 | 28500 | 10600 | 29700 | 19900 | 9350 |
4 | 3070 | 3490 | 6590 | 5250 | 8250 | 7560 | 48700 | 31100 | 9660 | 28300 | 18300 | 9280 |
5 | 2910 | 3530 | 5850 | 5020 | 7800 | 6890 | 46700 | 32400 | 9290 | 26300 | 23100 | 9150 |
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6 | 2830 | 3530 | 5200 | 5260 | 7360 | 6400 | 43300 | 33700 | 9100 | 25700 | 27800 | 9110 |
7 | 2860 | 3690 | 4680 | 10000 | 6950 | 6060 | 39200 | 37100 | 8660 | 27700 | 27800 | 9860 |
8 | 2930 | 3740 | 4460 | 17900 | 6560 | 5980 | 34400 | 42900 | 8050 | 31500 | 28300 | 8500 |
9 | 3000 | 3650 | 4550 | 22400 | 6260 | 6650 | 30500 | 43800 | 8880 | 33600 | 29200 | 6840 |
10 | 2930 | 3580 | 4470 | 24100 | 6030 | 9260 | 29000 | 43200 | 11300 | 34900 | 30400 | 6160 |
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11 | 2850 | 3430 | 4410 | 25200 | 5770 | 17300 | 28900 | 42900 | 11500 | 36000 | 31000 | 5950 |
12 | 2780 | 3360 | 4290 | 26200 | 5610 | 23400 | 29300 | 43600 | 17200 | 36500 | 30600 | 6520 |
13 | 2800 | 3320 | 4410 | 27100 | 5480 | 25500 | 30200 | 44600 | 27300 | 36200 | 28400 | 7390 |
14 | 2830 | 3320 | 4610 | 27400 | 5580 | 26400 | 31600 | 44600 | 31500 | 34000 | 26000 | 7150 |
15 | 2820 | 3380 | 4790 | 26600 | 6140 | 26400 | 33200 | 42700 | 39200 | 29200 | 23400 | 6250 |
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16 | 2730 | 3320 | 4850 | 23500 | 6410 | 24700 | 38400 | 37600 | 49500 | 25300 | 21500 | 5290 |
17 | 2780 | 3260 | 4690 | 19700 | 6820 | 22600 | 40800 | 28500 | 60900 | 22700 | 20300 | 4810 |
18 | 2710 | 3270 | 4590 | 17000 | 7550 | 24000 | 39600 | 21700 | 75600 | 21000 | 19100 | 4620 |
19 | 2710 | 3320 | 4390 | 14800 | 7060 | 27000 | 37400 | 16700 | 87000 | 19600 | 18000 | 4500 |
20 | 2890 | 3300 | 4200 | 12300 | 7630 | 29100 | 34700 | 15300 | 90100 | 18000 | 16800 | 4430 |
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21 | 3280 | 3310 | 4220 | 10700 | 9680 | 31900 | 31400 | 22100 | 88400 | 17000 | 14900 | 4310 |
22 | 3300 | 3240 | 4280 | 9630 | 12600 | 35000 | 28000 | 25400 | 83200 | 13700 | 13000 | 4500 |
23 | 3390 | 3260 | 4240 | 9100 | 14300 | 39200 | 26000 | 24200 | 75700 | 14700 | 12000 | 4710 |
24 | 3260 | 3170 | 4250 | 8570 | 15100 | 44100 | 24600 | 25500 | 66600 | 18100 | 11400 | 4270 |
25 | 3190 | 3220 | 4410 | 8150 | 14800 | 48000 | 23500 | 26500 | 58100 | 24200 | 11000 | 4090 |
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26 | 3180 | 3400 | 4750 | 7900 | 13300 | 49900 | 22600 | 26500 | 51100 | 26300 | 10500 | 4090 |
27 | 3250 | 3750 | 5810 | 7840 | 11400 | 49300 | 21800 | 25300 | 45100 | 27600 | 10400 | 4030 |
28 | 3450 | 3760 | 7480 | 7650 | 9640 | 48900 | 19900 | 21200 | 39000 | 29400 | 10300 | 4060 |
29 | 3580 | 3550 | 8660 | 7420 | --- | 46700 | 18200 | 17000 | 33300 | 32100 | 10100 | 4090 |
30 | 3560 | 3500 | 8110 | 7340 | --- | 44300 | 21800 | 14400 | 32000 | 34600 | 9870 | 3870 |
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31 | 3440 | --- | 7170 | 7750 | --- | 43700 | --- | 13700 | --- | 34000 | 9820 | --- |
TOTAL | 95710 | 102870 | 160410 | 419880 | 240300 | 800130 | 995500 | 926400 | 1163240 | 850600 | 614690 | 186390
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MEAN | 3087 | 3429 | 5175 | 13540 | 8582 | 25810 | 33180 | 29880 | 38770 | 27440 | 19830 | 6213
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MAX | 3710 | 3760 | 8660 | 27400 | 15100 | 49900 | 48800 | 44600 | 90100 | 36500 | 31000 | 9860
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MIN | 2710 | 3170 | 3590 | 5020 | 5480 | 5980 | 18200 | 13700 | 8050 | 13700 | 9820 | 3870
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CFSM | .23 | .26 | .39 | 1.03 | .65 | 1.96 | 2.52 | 2.27 | 2.95 | 2.08 | 1.51 | .47
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IN. | .27 | .29 | .45 | 1.19 | .68 | 2.26 | 2.81 | 2.62 | 3.29 | 2.40 | 1.74 | .53
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STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1940 - 1998, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
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MEAN | 4898 | 7390 | 11010 | 13980 | 16860 | 21150 | 21390 | 17480 | 13980 | 9303 | 5914 | 4627
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MAX | 18350 | 39340 | 39250 | 80210 | 54530 | 60520 | 41840 | 68010 | 45640 | 36240 | 23680 | 25370
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(WY) | 1991 | 1993 | 1986 | 1950 | 1950 | 1982 | 1957 | 1943 | 1958 | 1957 | 1958 | 1989
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MIN | 1382 | 1437 | 1213 | 1318 | 2058 | 2763 | 6363 | 3435 | 2601 | 1968 | 1215 | 1261
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(WY) | 1957 | 1954 | 1964 | 1977 | 1963 | 1941 | 1941 | 1941 | 1977 | 1988 | 1941 | 1940
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SUMMARY STATISTICS | FOR 1997 CALENDAR YEAR | FOR 1998 WATER YEAR | WATER YEARS 1940 - 1998 |
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ANNUAL TOTAL | 5069820 | | 6556120 | | |
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ANNUAL MEAN | 13890 | | 17960 | | 12300 |
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HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN | | | | | 24340 | 1950
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LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN | | | | | 3206 | 1941
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HIGHEST DAILY MEAN | 72200 | Mar 5 | 90100 | Jun 20 | 200000 | May 21 1943
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LOWEST DAILY MEAN | 2710 | Oct 18 | 2710 | Oct 18 | 858 | Sep 27 1941
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ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM | 2770 | Oct 13 | 2770 | Oct 13 | 870 | Sep 25 1941
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INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW | | | 90300 | Jun 20 | 201000 | May 21 1943
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INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE | | | 23.11 | Jun 20 | 29.36 | May 21 1943
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ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) | 1.06 | | 1.36 | | .93 |
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ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) | 14.33 | | 18.53 | | 12.70 |
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10 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 30700 | | 39400 | | 29900 |
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50 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 7910 | | 10500 | | 7250 |
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90 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 3310 | | 3340 | | 2200 |
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