USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
04094400 SALT CREEK AT VALPARAISO, IN
LOCATION - Lat 41°27'53", long 87°04'14" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in SE 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.23, T.35 N., R.6 W., Porter County, IN, Hydrologic Unit 04040001, on downstream side of Factory Street Bridge, .4 mi upstream from southeast corner of treatment plant property, 0.4 mi from mouth of Sagers Lake Outlet, 14.1 mi east of Merrillville and at river mile 18.4.
DRAINAGE AREA - 16.1 mi². drainage area derived from the "Drainage Areas of Indiana Streams" publication also known as the Hogget maps. Streamstats was also used to determine the difference between the old location and the new one.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - March 13, 2009 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 673.87 above North American Vertical Datum of 1988.
From March 13, 2009 to Aug. 8, 2012, at site 0.37 mi downstream behind treatment plant property at datum 2.85 ft lower, at 16.5 square mile drainage area.