USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
03373980 WHITE RIVER ABOVE PETERSBURG, IN
LOCATION - Lat 38°31'42", long 87°15'14" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in NE 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.12, T.1 N., R.8 W., Pike County, IN, Hydrologic Unit 05120202, on left bank 300 ft upstream from intake structure of Indianapolis Power and Light Company's generating plant, 1.5 mi downstream from East Fork White River, 2.2 mi upstream from State Highway 61, 2.9 mi northeast of Petersburg, and at mile 48.0.
DRAINAGE AREA - 11,123 mi². drainage area derived from the "Drainage Areas of Indiana Streams" publication
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1976 to current year. Discharges below 1500 ft³/s only, published 1980 to 1993, and 1995 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 400.70 feet above the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 or 401.52 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: September 1988 to current year.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 34.7°C, Aug. 9, 2007; minimum, -0.4°C, Dec. 16, 21, 1989; Jan. 1, 2, 1990; Jan. 15, 16, 18, 19, 1994.