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Wabash River at New Harmony, IN Active

By Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center July 15, 2019

A Super Gage is a conventional streamflow gage equipped with continuous water-quality monitors. Super gages provide real-time data specifically designed to improved our understanding of watershed processes and to address specific water-resource issues such as climate and land-use effects, water-related human health issues, floods and droughts, or hazardous substance spills. Our ability to model estimates of continuous data (sediment surrogates) and continuous nitrate data help improve estimates of loads to downstream critical areas such as the Gulf of Mexico and the Great Lakes.

Available Data

Wabash River at New Harmony IN - flooding at musuem

Stream Data: Gage height, stream velocity, discharge

Water-Quality Data: Dissolved oxygen, nitrate + nitrite, pH, specific conductance at 25°C, water temperature

Atmospheric Data: None

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Station Description

Wabash River at New Harmony IN - boat at gage

Latitude: 38°07'55"

Longitude: 87°56'25"

Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC):05120113

Datum: 353.07 ft (1929 NGVD)

Drainage Area: 29,234 square miles

County in which site is located: Posey County (Indiana)

Site managed by: Louisville District Office

Station Funding

Wabash River at New Harmony IN - view of museum

This station is operated in cooperation with U.S. Corp of Engineers, Louisville Kentucky

Station ID: 03378500

 

Hydrologic Conditions

Wabash River at New Harmony IN - boat ramp
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.

 

Sample Collection and Use

 

Wabash River at New Harmony IN - far view from boat
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.

Why Continuous Monitoring is Important

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Wabash River at New Harmony IN - far view from boat
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Wabash River at New Harmony IN - boat launch
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Wabash River at New Harmony IN - museum
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Wabash River at New Harmony IN - flooding at musuem
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Wabash River at New Harmony IN - bridge view
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Wabash River at New Harmony IN - boat at gage
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Wabash River at New Harmony IN - boat measurement
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Wabash River at New Harmony IN - 2016 flooding
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Real-time, continuous water-quality monitoring in Indiana and Kentucky

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Guidelines and Procedures for Computing Time-Series Suspended-Sediment Concentrations and Loads from In-Stream Turbidity-Sensor and Streamflow Data

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National Field Manual for the Collection of Water-Quality Data. U.S. Geological Survey Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations, Book 9

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Below are partners associated with this project.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers