USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
03380000 LITTLE WABASH RIVER NEAR GOLDEN GATE, IL
LOCATION - Lat 38°22'19", long 88°13'59" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NE 1/4 NE 1/4 NW 1/4 sec.8, T.2 S., R.9 E., Wayne County, IL, Hydrologic Unit 05120114, on right bank at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 15, 1.5 mi below Elm River, 2 mi northwest of Golden Gate, 6.5 mi east of Fairfield, and at mile 81.7.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1,792 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - Revisions: Gage datum was revised to 357.61 ft NAVD88 on June 14, 2022, as determined by a GNSS Level II survey. Gage datum was previously published in error November 2015 to June 2022, as 358.49 ft NGVD29 from levels (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers).
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD -
SURFACE-WATER STAGE: October 1972 to September 1980. November 2015 to current.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 357.61 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988. Prior to October 1980, at same site but datum 0.45 ft higher.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - SURFACE-WATER STAGE: Maximum, 29.34 ft, January 1, 2016; minimum, 1.51 ft Oct. 21, 22, 1972.