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Around Wabash and Erie Canal
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Wabash and Erie Canal is a 12.4 mile canal. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Wabash River at Terre Haute, IN (site 03341500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1928 to 2026
Wabash and Erie Canal typically runs highest in April, at a median 15,200 cfs, and lowest in September, at 2,750 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 186,000 cfs, in 1943.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 8,360 | 4,000 to 19,100 |
| February | 10,200 | 4,650 to 21,200 |
| March | 15,000 | 8,640 to 26,600 |
| April | 15,200 | 8,475 to 28,300 |
| May | 11,100 | 7,090 to 20,500 |
| June | 9,015 | 5,750 to 16,600 |
| July | 5,730 | 3,740 to 10,200 |
| August | 3,510 | 2,550 to 5,250 |
| September | 2,750 | 1,950 to 4,185 |
| October | 3,010 | 2,230 to 4,900 |
| November | 4,810 | 2,960 to 7,090 |
| December | 5,600 | 3,110 to 12,400 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 99 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Wabash River at Terre Haute, IN (site 03341500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Wabash and Erie Canal, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Hawthorn ParkMaple Avenue LakePublic
- J.I. Case MarshJ.I. Case MarshPublic
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