USGS Water-Year Summary 2023
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 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 recorder.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD - WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 30.8 C, July 9, 2012; minimum, -0.3°C, Jan. 27-31, 1996.