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WABASH RIVER BASIN
03342000 WABASH RIVER AT RIVERTON, IN
LOCATION.--Lat 39°01'l3", long 87°34'07", in NE1/4SW1/4 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 fair except for estimated daily discharges, which are poor. 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 1998 TO SEPTEMBER 1999
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 | 3740 | 5310 | 5170 | 4220 | 63500 | 18200 | 9890 | 28200 | 9690 | 6010 | 2960 | 2200
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2 | 3580 | 5370 | 5100 | 3870 | 57200 | 20600 | 9520 | 27600 | 18700 | 5980 | 2850 | 2120
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3 | 3610 | 6270 | 5080 | 2990 | 51200 | 23500 | 9470 | 25900 | 25900 | 5720 | 2690 | 2050
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4 | 3480 | 6370 | 5090 | 2200 | 46500 | 24600 | 10200 | 22700 | 24900 | 5560 | 2620 | 1970
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5 | 3430 | 5800 | 4980 | e2170 | 42300 | 25400 | 9890 | 19500 | 25500 | 5490 | 2620 | 1940
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6 | 4230 | 5470 | 4860 | e2150 | 38800 | 27100 | 10100 | 18300 | 24400 | 5260 | 2510 | 1880
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7 | 5840 | 5390 | 4990 | e2140 | 41400 | 28200 | 10200 | 16800 | 21800 | 5110 | 2490 | 1840
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8 | 6590 | 5230 | 5340 | e2130 | 46500 | 28700 | 9490 | 15000 | 18400 | 4840 | 2440 | 1780
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9 | 6040 | 5150 | 5440 | e2120 | 46700 | 29900 | 10300 | 14000 | 14600 | 4590 | 2380 | 1730
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10 | 6130 | 5500 | 5270 | e2120 | 47500 | 30900 | 9850 | 13000 | 12100 | 4440 | 2380 | 1670
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11 | 7630 | 8050 | 5020 | e2120 | 48800 | 30900 | 9840 | 11900 | 10600 | 4220 | 2360 | 1620
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12 | 7940 | 9270 | 4940 | e2130 | 49300 | 29500 | 9670 | 11000 | 10100 | 3910 | e2350 | 1570
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13 | 7460 | 10300 | 4840 | e2200 | 48400 | 26800 | 10500 | 11000 | 9960 | 3730 | e2340 | 1540
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14 | 6910 | 11300 | 4640 | e2300 | 46500 | 24000 | 12200 | 12400 | 10800 | 3570 | e2330 | 1510
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15 | 6160 | 10700 | 4540 | e2500 | 44000 | 21100 | 12500 | 12900 | 11700 | 3450 | e2400 | 1480
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16 | 5490 | 9520 | 4510 | e3000 | 41300 | 18600 | 12900 | 14200 | 12200 | 3350 | e3060 | 1450
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17 | 4970 | 8510 | 4500 | e4500 | 38200 | 17000 | 18200 | 13300 | 11400 | 3240 | 3250 | 1440
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18 | 4590 | 7530 | 4380 | e6000 | 34600 | 16700 | 25500 | 12500 | 10100 | 3370 | 2910 | 1910
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19 | 4680 | 6720 | 4270 | e9000 | 31000 | 18800 | 27600 | 11500 | 9030 | 3550 | 2690 | 2150
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20 | 4880 | 6330 | 4290 | e13000 | 27800 | 21600 | 29100 | 10700 | 8180 | 3650 | 2540 | 2260
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21 | 4960 | 5920 | 4190 | e19000 | 25300 | 23100 | 31600 | 10400 | 7470 | 5090 | 2420 | 2300
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22 | 4790 | 5630 | 4420 | 33100 | 22600 | 23200 | 34500 | 11100 | 6940 | 5220 | 2300 | 2310
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23 | 4680 | 5430 | 4430 | 43800 | 19900 | 22200 | 37100 | 10900 | 6560 | 4240 | 2280 | 2350
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24 | 4680 | 5200 | 4300 | 48500 | 18200 | 20100 | 37800 | 11800 | 7360 | 4150 | 2270 | 2320
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25 | 4570 | 5090 | 4220 | 53300 | 17000 | 17100 | 36000 | 12000 | 8060 | 4000 | 2190 | 2240
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26 | 4520 | 5140 | 3950 | 59600 | 15800 | 14500 | 33100 | 11700 | 6750 | 3680 | 2170 | 2160
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27 | 4420 | 5170 | 3890 | 66200 | 14100 | 12900 | 31000 | 12300 | 6610 | 3540 | 2170 | 2130
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28 | 4440 | 5240 | 4070 | 71900 | 16100 | 11900 | 30900 | 12900 | 6440 | 3450 | 2140 | 2150
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29 | 4410 | 5350 | 4240 | 74700 | --- | 11100 | 30600 | 12000 | 6340 | 3210 | 2150 | 2220
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30 | 4460 | 5280 | 4350 | 73100 | --- | 10800 | 29100 | 10700 | 6240 | 3060 | 2190 | 2350
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31 | 4880 | --- | 4390 | 68400 | --- | 10400 | --- | 9760 | --- | 2970 | 2300 | ---
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TOTAL | 158190 | 197540 | 143700 | 684460 | 1040500 | 659400 | 598620 | 447960 | 368830 | 131650 | 76750 | 58640
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MEAN | 5103 | 6585 | 4635 | 22080 | 37160 | 21270 | 19950 | 14450 | 12290 | 4247 | 2476 | 1955
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MAX | 7940 | 11300 | 5440 | 74700 | 63500 | 30900 | 37800 | 28200 | 25900 | 6010 | 3250 | 2350
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MIN | 3430 | 5090 | 3890 | 2120 | 14100 | 10400 | 9470 | 9760 | 6240 | 2970 | 2140 | 1440
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CFSM | .39 | .50 | .35 | 1.68 | 2.82 | 1.62 | 1.52 | 1.10 | .93 | .32 | .19 | .15
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IN. | .45 | .56 | .41 | 1.93 | 2.94 | 1.86 | 1.69 | 1.27 | 1.04 | .37 | .22 | .17
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e Estimated
STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1940 - 1999, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
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MEAN | 4902 | 7377 | 10910 | 14110 | 17200 | 21150 | 21360 | 17430 | 13950 | 9218 | 5856 | 4583
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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 1998 CALENDAR YEAR | FOR 1999 WATER YEAR | WATER YEARS 1940 - 1999 |
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ANNUAL TOTAL | 6696560 | | 4566240 | | |
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ANNUAL MEAN | 18350 | | 12510 | | 12310 |
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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 | 90100 | Jun 20 | 74700 | Jan 29 | 200000 | May 21 1943
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LOWEST DAILY MEAN | 3430 | Oct 5 | 1440 | Sep 17 | 858 | Sep 27 1941
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ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM | 3690 | Sep 29 | 1520 | Sep 11 | 870 | Sep 25 1941
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INSTANTANEOUS PEAK FLOW | | | 75100 | Jan 29 | 201000 | May 21 1943
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INSTANTANEOUS PEAK STAGE | | | 21.89 | Jan 29 | 29.36 | May 21 1943
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ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM) | 1.39 | | .95 | | .94 |
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ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES) | 18.93 | | 12.91 | | 12.70 |
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10 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 39400 | | 30900 | | 30000 |
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50 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 10700 | | 6040 | | 7240 |
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90 PERCENT EXCEEDS | 4510 | | 2200 | | 2200 |
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