USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
03331500 TIPPECANOE RIVER NEAR ORA, IN
LOCATION - Lat 41°09'26", long 86°33'49" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SE 1/4 SE 1/4 sec.06, T.31 N., R.1 W., Pulaski County, IN, Hydrologic Unit 05120106, on outside of downstream handrail of bridge on County Road N. 200 East, 1.0 mi upstream from Bartee Ditch, 2.5 mi downstream from House Ditch. 1.3 mi southwest of Ora, and at mile 78.5.
DRAINAGE AREA - 856 mi². drainage area derived from the "Drainage Areas of Indiana Streams" publication
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1335: 1944(M). WSP 1505: 1949-50(P). WSP 2109: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - September 1943 to current year. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305.
GAGE -
Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 692.51 ft. above North American Vertical Datum of 1988 and 692.91 ft. above NGVD 1929.
Prior to July 30, 1956, non-recording gage on upstream side of old highway bridge, 120 ft downstream. July 30, 1956, to Dec. 20, 1964, water-stage recorder on right bank at downstream side of old highway bridge, and Dec. 21, 1964, to Aug. 19, 1965, non-recording gage on right bank 500 ft downstream. All gages at same datum until at least 2012 when new datum was obtained.