03341500 DATA: Discharge Tables, 2002

Station list Available data
WABASH RIVER BASIN

03341500 WABASH RIVER AT TERRE HAUTE, IN


LOCATION.-- Lat 39°28'33", long 87°25'07" (NAD of 1927), in NE1/4NW1/4 sec.21, T.12 N., R.9 W., Vigo County, Hydrologic Unit 05120111, (TERRE HAUTE, IN. quadrangle), 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.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
	DISCHARGE: February 1905 to July 1906, October 1927 to current year.
	STAGE: August 1902 to December 1903. 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 NGVD of 1929. 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.-- Flow partially regulated by upstream reservoirs.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 189,000 ft³/s, May 20, 1943, gage height 30.50 ft; minimum daily discharge, 701 ft³/s, August 3, 1934.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Flood of March 27, 1913, reached a stage of about 31.2 present site and datum, discharge, 245,000 ft³/s.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records good except those for estimated daily discharges, which are poor.

DISCHARGE, in CFS, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2001 TO SEPTEMBER 2002 DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP

1	3460	28600	16000	10400	26100	14900	30900	e42500	20500	9150	4160	4270
2	3310	23600	20800	9850	33300	14400	32400	e41000	19500	8620	4110	3990
3	3330	20600	23800	9440	38400	17100	34400	e38000	17700	7890	4030	3700
4	3020	19000	24200	9190	42600	22100	35800	e34000	15300	7270	4690	3380
5	2690	17900	23500	9290	44500	24200	35400	e30000	13500	6530	4600	3160

6	2590	17200	20800	9510	43500	25100	33400	e27800	13900	6110	4110	2980
7	2920	16400	17100	9310	39700	24300	31000	e31000	17400	5450	3550	2890
8	4050	15900	14500	8850	34900	22900	27000	e43200	18600	4950	3050	2820
9	5970	15500	13000	8360	30200	23300	25200	44200	17000	4720	2890	2620
10	7450	15100	11900	8050	25200	27500	27400	38700	15100	4730	2890	2510

11	7500	14700	10500	7780	21300	29300	28300	34300	13500	5250	2590	2400
12	10700	14500	9360	7430	19200	29500	28800	34000	16000	5760	2400	2360
13	15100	14200	9100	7340	17800	28900	30900	51100	17200	5230	2390	2340
14	29400	13700	10100	7230	16300	26500	33800	72200	18000	4840	2350	2200
15	35100	12500	14400	7210	14500	23200	35300	77500	19100	4400	2340	2190

16	39800	11000	18000	6970	13200	21800	34300	72500	17900	4100	2440	2140
17	44200	10100	27700	6820	12400	20000	32800	65200	15300	3990	2510	2190
18	46000	9420	34800	6470	11700	18000	30700	58400	13000	3930	2520	2140
19	45600	8970	38600	6360	11100	16500	27200	52700	11200	3890	2730	2190
20	44400	9110	39000	6180	14500	15700	23400	47500	10200	3830	18500	2320

21	42400	9090	38400	6110	26600	15100	e22300	42500	9580	4000	23100	2490
22	39000	9200	37800	6080	29900	14100	e26800	37300	9080	3660	17000	3030
23	34200	9430	35800	6030	30700	13000	e26000	31800	8560	4010	12000	3450
24	34000	9410	32500	5860	30000	12200	e24800	27900	8220	4390	21500	3430
25	37800	9640	28200	5840	26300	14200	e23200	25300	7870	4980	20900	3060

26	39300	9470	23100	5800	21700	17200	e22300	23100	7670	4840	16000	2860
27	39800	9520	19900	5680	18600	15600	e22600	20800	10400	3980	12300	2910
28	39800	9540	18000	5590	16400	16000	e31000	20000	12000	3670	8720	2880
29	39100	9960	16100	5590	---	17300	e40400	19600	10900	3800	6900	2870
30	36900	12100	13900	5910	---	23800	e43000	19300	9720	4440	5900	2980

31	33000	---	11600	8860	---	29300	---	19900	---	4190	4920	---

TOTAL	771890	405360	672460	229390	710600	633000	900800	1223300	413900	156600	228090	84750
MEAN	24900	13510	21690	7400	25380	20420	30030	39460	13800	5052	7358	2825
MAX	46000	28600	39000	10400	44500	29500	43000	77500	20500	9150	23100	4270
MIN	2590	8970	9100	5590	11100	12200	22300	19300	7670	3660	2340	2140
CFSM	2.03	1.10	1.77	0.60	2.07	1.67	2.45	3.22	1.13	0.41	0.60	0.23
IN.	2.34	1.23	2.04	0.70	2.16	1.92	2.73	3.71	1.26	0.48	0.69	0.26

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1928 - 2002, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN	4871	6780	10280	13650	15750	18710	19140	15710	12080	8147	5038	4009
MAX	24900	40220	44490	77540	47990	51250	41940	64810	44130	27840	21330	21440
(WY)	2002	1993	1928	1950	1950	1982	1938	1943	1958	1957	1958	1989
MIN	1103	1405	1145	1216	1998	2645	5250	2405	1492	1292	1002	966
(WY)	1957	1954	1964	1977	1963	1941	1931	1934	1934	1936	1941	1941

SUMMARY STATISTICS	FOR 2001 CALENDAR YEAR		FOR 2002 WATER YEAR		WATER YEARS 1928 - 2002
ANNUAL TOTAL	4588150		6430140
ANNUAL MEAN	12570		17620		11150
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN					22800	1950
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN					2864	1931
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN	46000	Oct 18	77500	May 15	186000	May 20 1943
LOWEST DAILY MEAN	1830	Aug 17	2140	Sep 16	701	Aug 3 1934
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM	2020	Aug 12	2200	Sep 14	732	Sep 24 1941
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW			78500	May 15	189000	May 20 1943
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE			23.26	May 15	30.50	May 20 1943
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)	1.03		1.44		0.91
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)	13.92		19.51		12.36
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS	31700		37900		27600
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS	9100		14500		6450
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS	3560		3030		2000