USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
03325000 WABASH RIVER AT WABASH, IN
LOCATION - Lat 40°47'27", long 85°49'13" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.14, T.27 N., R.6 E., Wabash County, IN, Hydrologic Unit 05120101, on right bank 200 ft downstream of Wabash Street bridge in Wabash, 500 ft north of intersection of State Highway 15 and Columbus Street, 0.5 mi downstream from railroad bridge, 7 mi downstream from Salamonie River, 12 mi upstream from Mississinewa River, and at mi 387.2.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1,768 mi². drainage area derived from the "Drainage Areas of Indiana Streams" publication
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1275: 1931-37(M), 1938-39, 1940(M). WSP 1385: 1942. WSP 1505: 1955. WSP 2109: Drainage area. WDR IN-84-1: 1983.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - August 1923 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 642.15 feet above the North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Formerly 642.66 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Prior to Sept. 30, 1954, nonrecording gage at same site and datum.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum stage known, 28.7 ft Mar. 26, 1913, from floodmark, determined by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, discharge, 90,000 ft³/s, from rating curve extended above 49,000 ft³/s.
