03346500 DATA: Discharge Tables, 2003

Station list Available data
WABASH RIVER BASIN


LOCATION.-- Lat 38°43'25", long 87°39'52" (NAD of 1983), in NE1/4SW1/4 sec. 5,T. 3 N., R. 11 W., Lawrence County, Hydrologic Unit 05120112, on left bank at downstream side of U.S. Business Route 50 bridge in Lawrenceville, 6.7 miles upstream from mouth of Wabash River.

DRAINAGE AREA.-- 2,333 mi².

PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE
	DISCHARGE: March 1930 to November 1933, October 2001 to current year.
	STAGE: October 2001 to current year.

GAGE.-- Water-stage recorder, phone telemeter, crest-stage gage, and acoustical-velocity meter. Datum of gage is 382.24 ft above NGVD of 1988. March 1930 to November 1933 at datum 399.20 ft above NGVD of 1929.

EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD.--
SURFACE-WATER DISCHARGE AND STAGE: Maximum discharge, 46,300 ft³/s, May 15, 2002, gage height, 41.57 ft; maximum gage height, 41.61 ft, May 16, 2002, discharge, 39,300 ft³/s; minimum daily discharge, 30 ft³/s, Nov. 28, 29, 1930.

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

Discharge, cubic feet per second, WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003 DAILY MEAN VALUES
DAY	OCT	NOV	DEC	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP

1	64	139	70	2490	e90	e1000	623	601	439	350	369	2010
2	62	105	65	1470	e105	e960	567	427	407	399	295	5880
3	60	90	e61	944	134	e1050	524	364	391	396	234	7980
4	66	82	e59	682	202	e1150	503	331	364	320	640	7750
5	65	85	e57	547	179	2550	809	3990	335	299	1120	4430

6	61	88	e56	519	163	2380	708	7880	345	288	641	2570
7	58	82	e56	439	146	1660	590	4950	312	284	484	2180
8	55	70	60	357	123	1270	571	4080	282	e280	435	1620
9	54	66	59	317	136	1060	533	7450	261	e380	363	1040
10	54	129	62	282	149	855	491	8630	249	e3000	317	787

11	54	258	65	241	161	746	466	9250	2120	7280	291	645
12	55	189	66	e180	163	741	442	e10500	4220	6500	273	575
13	54	137	74	e165	e142	957	424	e10000	4660	3350	266	504
14	52	102	105	e155	e145	1230	403	e9800	2240	2130	257	358
15	53	121	119	e145	e400	e940	388	e9700	2450	2010	269	243

16	e52	126	100	e135	e900	e840	376	7650	1860	1690	241	172
17	e50	109	88	e125	e950	e790	389	4330	1430	1180	218	162
18	e50	96	93	e115	e900	e760	419	2580	1310	896	208	140
19	e49	92	1120	e110	808	e1000	404	1890	1030	874	200	124
20	e55	87	1910	e103	814	2540	502	1580	837	792	196	131

21	e60	87	1010	e95	2530	2140	1110	1330	715	802	193	123
22	e58	86	478	e90	5270	1950	661	1140	643	722	186	140
23	57	81	312	e85	7110	1430	516	1000	585	714	178	130
24	56	78	243	e80	6180	1100	473	849	532	696	172	117
25	86	77	e200	e75	3080	908	1080	804	486	612	109	112

26	107	75	e165	e70	1740	1130	3170	811	449	525	115	130
27	91	74	e145	e66	e1230	1290	1500	753	420	496	99	749
28	78	73	e130	e67	e1100	1010	934	683	397	457	107	1360
29	228	72	e150	e70	---	965	1430	599	376	432	104	1370
30	321	74	e300	e75	---	799	1250	523	359	632	103	698

31	198	---	1060	e80	---	678	---	470	---	465	1360	---

e Estimated

STATISTICS OF MONTHLY MEAN DATA FOR WATER YEARS 1930 - 2003, BY WATER YEAR (WY)
MEAN	960	1083	2437	2878	2090	2896	2334	5676	949	452	252	732
MAX	3659	2705	5701	7934	4025	6031	6079	19430	2270	1266	508	1744
(WY)	2002	1932	2002	1932	2002	1933	1933	2002	2002	2003	1933	1931
MIN	45.0	37.5	56.6	40.0	128	704	303	339	182	113	49.5	80.9
(WY)	1931	1931	1931	1931	1931	1931	1931	1931	1930	1930	1930	2002

SUMMARY STATISTICS	FOR 2002 CALENDAR YEAR		FOR 2003 WATER YEAR		WATER YEARS 1930 - 2003
ANNUAL TOTAL	1173669		358563
ANNUAL MEAN	3216		982		2052
HIGHEST ANNUAL MEAN					4072	2002
LOWEST ANNUAL MEAN					330	1931
HIGHEST DAILY MEAN	39900	May 16	10500 A	May 12	39900	May 16 2002
LOWEST DAILY MEAN	49 B	Oct 19	49 B	Oct 19	30	C
ANNUAL SEVEN-DAY MINIMUM	51	Oct 13	51	Oct 13	34	Nov 2 1930
MAXIMUM PEAK FLOW			11400 D	May 12	46300 E	May 15 2002
MAXIMUM PEAK STAGE			32.55 F	May 12	41.61 G	May 16 2002
ANNUAL RUNOFF (CFSM)	1.38		0.42		0.88
ANNUAL RUNOFF (INCHES)	18.71		5.72		11.95
10 PERCENT EXCEEDS	9320		2300		6800
50 PERCENT EXCEEDS	601		388		524
90 PERCENT EXCEEDS	63		66		64

	A - Estimated.
	B - Estimated, but may have been less during period of estimated discharges in October.
	C - Nov. 28, 29, 1930.
	D - Gage height, 32.53 ft.
	E - Gage height, 41.57 ft.
	F - Discharge 10,800 ft³/s.
	G - Discharge, 39,300 ft³/s.