USGS Water-Year Summary 2022
03275000 WHITEWATER RIVER NEAR ALPINE, IN
LOCATION - Lat 39°34'27.6", long 85°09'21.2" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.14, T.13 N., R.12 E., Fayette County, IN, Hydrologic Unit 05080003, on West County Road 480 South bridge, 900ft downstream of Wilson Creek, 4.6 mi. upstream from Bear Creek, 1.75 mi. northeast of Alpine. and at mile 54.3
DRAINAGE AREA - 529 mi². drainage area derived from the "Drainage Areas of Indiana Streams" publication.
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1143: 1943-44(M), 1947 (M). WSP 1335: 1929-30, 1932(M), 1938, 1946-47(m), 1949-50. WSP 1505: 1942(P). WSP 1908: 1937(M), 1944, 1949(M), drainage area. WDR IN-79-1: 1975 (P).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1928 to current year. Prior to October 1936, published as West Fork Whitewater River near Alpine.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 749.80 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988 and 750.19 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Oct. 1, 1928 to Sept. 30, 1982, and Jun. 30, 1993 to Oct. 27, 1998, at site 0.5 mi downstream at same datum. Oct. 1, 1982 to June 29, 1993, at same site and datum. Oct. 27, 1998 to June 3, 2020 at site 0.5 mi upstream at same datum.