USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
03357000 WHITE RIVER AT SPENCER, IN
LOCATION - Lat 39°16'52", long 86°45'44" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.29, T.10 N., R.3 W., Owen County, IN, Hydrologic Unit 05120202, on right bank at upstream side of county road bridge at the south edge of Spencer, 3.3 mi upstream from McBrides Creek, 14 mi northwest of Bloomington, and at mile 165.9.
DRAINAGE AREA - 2,988 mi². drainage area derived from the "Drainage Areas of Indiana Streams" publication
REVISIONS HISTORY - WDR IN-95-1: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1987 to September 30, 2019 gage height only. July 1925 to September 1971 and October 1, 2019 to present (discharge).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 525.52 ft. above the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 or 526.04 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Prior to Dec. 26, 1940, non-recording gage at same site and datum.
EXTREMES OUTSIDE PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum stage known, 28.5 ft Mar. 26, 1913, from flood marks.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - Maximum gage height, 26.84 ft June 8, 2008; minimum gage height, 0.88 ft Sept. 25, 30, and Oct. 1, 1941.