Illinois · Unknown Co.

Wabash River

· 200 mi · Class
Optimal: 7300–21900 CFS · USGS #03343010
14,572 avg
14,000CFS
8.11 ft gauge height
Optimal
↓Falling slowly (-100 cfs/hr)(-200 in 3h)
⚡Flow data is live from USGS·Rapid classifications and CFS ranges need community verification·Know this river?
Avg flow: 14,572 cfsHist. median: 0 cfsUSGS #03343010
State

The Wabash River originates near Fort Recovery, Ohio. It flows southwest for 500 miles through Indiana and forms the boundary between Indiana and Illinois until it meets the Ohio River above Old Shawneetown, Illinois. It has a total drainage of 33,000 square miles, of which about two-thirds is agricultural. Approximately one-fourth of its drainage comes from Illinois. The Wabash is one of the largest free-flowing rivers east of the Mississippi River. It flows unimpeded for over 400 miles from the Huntington Dam in Indiana to its confluence with the Ohio. The Wabash does not have commercial nav

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