USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
03327000 MISSISSINEWA RIVER AT PEORIA, IN
LOCATION - Lat 40°43'24", long 85°57'27" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, in SW 1/4 SW 1/4 sec.03, T.26 N., R.5 E., Miami County, IN, Hydrologic Unit 05120103, on right bank at Peoria, 0.6 mi downstream from Mississinewa Lake, 6.5 mi southeast of Peru, and 6.7 mi upstream from mouth.
DRAINAGE AREA - 808 mi². drainage area derived from the "Drainage Areas of Indiana Streams" publication
REVISIONS HISTORY - WSP 1335: 1953. WSP 2109: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1952 to September 1976 (discharge). October 1976 to September 2001 (discharge provided by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). October 2001 to current year (gage height only).
GAGE -
Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 659.54 ft above North American Vertical Datum of 1988 and 660.00 ft above National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929. Oct. 1, 1962, to Sept. 30, 1974, water-stage recorder site described in "LOCATION" paragraph. Prior to Oct. 7, 1954, non-recording gage and crest-stage gage on highway bridge 2,500 ft upstream, and Oct. 7, 1954, to Sept. 30, 1962, water-stage recorder on right bank at site 2,500 ft upstream at same datum.
COOPERATION - Records of daily discharge provided by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers October 1976 to September 2001.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF RECORD - (October 2001 to current year) maximum gage height, 9.23 ft, July 10, 2003; minimum gage height, -0.53 ft, Nov. 21, 2002. (October 1952 to September 1976) maximum discharge, 28,000 ft³/s, June 11, 1958; maximum gage height, 19.26 ft, June 11, 1958 site then in use; minimum discharge, zero flow, Sept. 11 to Oct. 2, 1985, Oct. 21 to Nov. 22, 1992.
WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - Water Temperature: October 1987 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION - Temperature sensor.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 30.8 C, July 9, 2012; minimum, -0.3°C, Jan. 27-31, 1996.