Wabash River at Lafayette, IN

USGS Site No: 03335500Wabash River • Tippecanoe County, IN

Wabash River at Lafayette, IN on the Wabash River is currently at 3,750 cfs (Normal — 37th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 3.71 ft.

Reading from

3,750
CFS Discharge
3.71
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
Normal
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 2,170
25th Low threshold 3,000
50th (Median) Normal (median) 4,580 Today: 3,750 cfs
75th High threshold 10,000
95th Very High threshold 20,900

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

40k 20k 0 cfs Apr 6 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 4,520
May 27, 2026 5,140
May 26, 2026 5,610
May 25, 2026 6,570
May 24, 2026 5,620
May 23, 2026 6,750
May 22, 2026 7,550
May 21, 2026 6,790
May 20, 2026 6,080
May 19, 2026 4,480
May 18, 2026 4,030
May 17, 2026 4,180
May 16, 2026 4,520
May 15, 2026 4,610
Apr 21, 2026 9,980
Apr 20, 2026 12,200
Apr 19, 2026 12,100
Apr 18, 2026 10,800
Apr 17, 2026 9,070
Apr 16, 2026 7,720
Apr 15, 2026 7,730
Apr 14, 2026 9,110
Apr 13, 2026 10,000
Apr 12, 2026 10,700
Apr 11, 2026 12,400
Apr 10, 2026 15,500
Apr 9, 2026 19,600
Apr 8, 2026 21,600
Apr 7, 2026 20,000
Apr 6, 2026 24,300

Station Information

USGS Site No
03335500
State
IN
Coordinates
40.4219, -86.8969
Drainage Area
7,267 mi²
Datum (ft)
503.8
HUC Code
05120108
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
7.0 ft
Flood Stage
11.0 ft
Moderate Flood
18.0 ft
Major Flood
26.0 ft

Currently 7.29 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
28,400 cfs
Apr 3, 2026
Min discharge
817 cfs
Dec 15, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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