03342000 DATA: Discharge Tables, 2002

Station list Available data
WABASH RIVER BASIN

03342000 WABASH RIVER AT RIVERTON, IN


LOCATION.-- Lat 39°01'13", long 87°34'07" (NAD of 1927), in NE1/4SW1/4 sec.30, T.7 N., R.10 W., Sullivan County, Hydrologic Unit 05120111, (MEROM, IN-IL. quadrangle), 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.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
	DISCHARGE: October 1938 to current year. Prior to April 1939 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1305.
	STAGE: June 1911 to December 1914 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 NGVD of 1929. Prior to July 17, 1951, nonrecording gage at same site and datum.

REMARKS.-- Flow partially regulated by upstream reservoirs.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 201,000 ft³/s, May 21, 1943, gage height 29.36 ft; minimum daily discharge, 858 ft³/s, September 27, 1941.

EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: 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.

REMARKS FOR CURRENT YEAR.-- Records fair 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	3810	44100	15700	12200	20200	17700	28400	40400	23700	9960	4340	5250
2	3590	41300	18300	10900	28500	16100	30000	45400	23100	9510	4320	4670
3	3470	34200	22200	10200	30700	16800	31900	47100	21800	8950	4510	4350
4	3450	27000	24100	9740	33300	20000	33800	46900	19600	8350	4470	4060
5	3290	23000	24600	9490	36300	23100	35500	45400	17100	7770	4810	3770

6	3090	20500	23900	9600	39700	24800	36900	44700	15400	7130	4660	3570
7	2920	18800	21000	9660	42900	25500	37600	45800	16400	6660	4220	3390
8	3140	17500	17400	9330	44700	25000	37500	48900	19000	6080	3750	3280
9	4110	16600	14800	8880	44400	26000	35400	52000	19300	e5580	3320	3200
10	5960	16000	13200	8460	42200	28800	32000	53900	17800	e5230	3140	3040

11	7230	15500	11900	8230	36800	29200	30700	53700	16100	5250	3080	2860
12	9600	15000	10500	7900	29000	30200	30400	51800	15700	5710	2880	2780
13	13700	14600	10300	7610	24100	30800	31300	61600	18100	5960	2730	2700
14	25400	14300	12100	7480	20500	30800	32600	68700	18600	5500	2670	2660
15	30100	13600	16300	7350	17700	29300	34100	72700	19500	5110	2630	2610

16	31700	12200	17600	7270	15400	27800	35700	80300	19900	4730	2600	2520
17	33900	10900	26500	7050	13800	25700	37000	85600	18500	4480	2700	2470
18	36700	10100	32500	6840	12800	22700	37500	84500	16000	4540	2830	2500
19	39900	9330	34800	6600	12000	20000	37000	79100	13900	4340	2970	2470
20	42900	9000	36800	6450	12900	18800	34400	72300	12200	4280	5370	2540

21	45300	9000	38900	6270	20000	17800	30400	65500	11200	4190	19100	2630
22	46700	8940	40500	6210	26500	16400	31500	59000	10600	4250	20200	2710
23	47100	9070	41800	6170	28500	15000	31900	53300	9970	4250	14900	2960
24	48100	9370	42100	6160	29700	13800	29700	48300	9500	4670	13800	3460
25	49100	9680	41400	6030	30500	16500	28100	43000	9220	4740	20200	3440

26	48600	9700	38800	5960	29100	21300	27000	37300	8870	5160	18700	3180
27	47400	9570	32100	5890	25000	20500	25400	31300	8940	4920	14800	3100
28	46700	9540	25800	5790	20700	19600	30100	27900	11400	4220	11500	3020
29	46300	9970	21600	5720	---	19900	33900	26600	11900	3940	8570	2970
30	46100	13300	18000	5820	---	22200	36800	24300	11000	4110	7030	2950

31	45500	---	14700	7130	---	26200	---	23100	---	4490	6090	---

TOTAL	824860	481670	760200	238390	767900	698300	984500	1620400	464300	174060	226890	95110
MEAN	26610	16060	24520	7690	27420	22530	32820	52270	15480	5615	7319	3170
MAX	49100	44100	42100	12200	44700	30800	37600	85600	23700	9960	20200	5250
MIN	2920	8940	10300	5720	12000	13800	25400	23100	8870	3940	2600	2470
CFSM	2.02	1.22	1.86	0.58	2.08	1.71	2.49	3.97	1.18	0.43	0.56	0.24
IN.	2.33	1.36	2.15	0.67	2.17	1.97	2.78	4.58	1.31	0.49	0.64	0.27

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1940 - 2002, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN	5234	7403	10910	13690	17310	20830	21160	17680	14040	9195	5825	4547
MAX	26560	39340	39250	80210	54530	60520	41840	68010	45640	36240	23680	25370
(WY)	2002	1993	1986	1950	1950	1982	1957	1943	1958	1957	1958	1989
MIN	1382	1437	1213	1318	2058	2763	5623	3435	2601	1968	1215	1261
(WY)	1957	1954	1964	1977	1963	1941	2000	1941	1977	1988	1941	1940

SUMMARY STATISTICS	FOR 2001 CALENDAR YEAR		FOR 2002 WATER YEAR		WATER YEARS 1940 - 2002
ANNUAL TOTAL	5042140		7336580
ANNUAL MEAN	13810		20100		12290
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN					24340	1950
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN					3206	1941
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN	49100	Oct 25	85600	May 17	200000	May 21 1943
LOWEST DAILY MEAN	2430	Aug 18	2470	Sep 17	858	Sep 27 1941
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM	2560	Aug 13	2530	Sep 15	870	Sep 25 1941
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW			86400	May 17	201000	May 21 1943
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE			22.81	May 17	29.36	May 21 1943
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)	1.05		1.53		0.93
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)	14.25		20.74		12.68
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS	33900		44200		30000
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS	9570		16000		7220
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS	3860		3360		2260