USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
04180500 ST. JOSEPH RIVER NEAR FORT WAYNE, IN
LOCATION - Lat 41°10'02.6", long 85°04'26.7" referenced to North American Datum of 1983, in NW 1/4 NE 1/4 sec.03, T.31 N., R.13 E., Allen County, IN, Hydrologic Unit 04100003, on upstream side of left abutment of Mayhew Road bridge, 2.1 mi downstream from Ely Run, 6.7 mi northeast of the Fort Wayne Court House, and at mile 9.41.
DRAINAGE AREA - 1,060 mi². Drainage area derived from the "Drainage Areas of Indiana Streams" publication
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1983 to current year. October 1, 1983 to March 31, 2015, gage located 1.3 mi upstream of the Ely Bridge (Mayhew Rd).
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 752.99 NAVD 1988 from 07/24/2014 to present. Prior to 07/24/2014 datum is 754.00 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (levels by State of Indiana). August 8, 1941 to September 20, 1955, recording gage at site 1.3 mi downstream at datum 2.58 lower.