Whitewater River near Alpine, IN

Fayette County, Indiana · USGS 03275000

Latest observation

What this gauge represents: This gauge measures conditions on Whitewater River at its USGS monitoring location in Fayette County; conditions elsewhere on the waterway may differ.

How to read these numbers
Streamflow (ft³/s or CFS)

How much water moves past the gauge each second. Higher numbers mean more water is moving downstream.

Gauge height (ft)

The water-surface height at this gauge. It is useful for tracking rises, falls and flood thresholds, but it is not the river's total depth.

24-hour change

How much the latest reading has risen or fallen compared with roughly 24 hours earlier.

Historical median

The typical streamflow for this date based on USGS historical statistics. A multiple such as 3× means current flow is about three times the historical median.

River Pulse

Get Water Data's plain-language summary of current flow, historical context and recent direction.

NOAA flood stage

Official action and flood thresholds where available. These levels are specific to each gauge location.

Gauge height and flood stage are station-specific. A 12-foot reading at one gauge should not be directly compared with 12 feet at another.

RIVER PULSE

Above historical median · Falling

Flow vs typicalVery high

Streamflow is currently 919 ft³/s, 7.5× the historical median for this date. Flow has fallen 25 CFS over the past 24 hours.

USGS-reported historical daily median for 09-27: 123 ft³/s · Based on USGS day-of-year statistics

How trends & context are calculated →
NOAA flood-stage status:Below action stage
Current 6.4 ft · 3.6 ft below action stage · Flood stage 14 ft
RECENT STREAMFLOW

Streamflow trend

Daily mean streamflow · Aug 28–Sep 25 · dates shown in UTC · 29 observations

Look at the data (29 rows)
Displayed USGS daily mean streamflow observations
Date (UTC)Daily mean
Aug 28, 2026, 12:00 AM1,220 CFS
Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM1,180 CFS
Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM1,150 CFS
Aug 31, 2026, 12:00 AM1,120 CFS
Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM1,090 CFS
Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM1,060 CFS
Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM1,030 CFS
Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM1,010 CFS
Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM994 CFS
Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM979 CFS
Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM964 CFS
Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM950 CFS
Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM938 CFS
Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM1,010 CFS
Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM949 CFS
Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM955 CFS
Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM946 CFS
Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM918 CFS
Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM904 CFS
Sep 16, 2026, 12:00 AM913 CFS
Sep 17, 2026, 12:00 AM962 CFS
Sep 18, 2026, 12:00 AM945 CFS
Sep 19, 2026, 12:00 AM920 CFS
Sep 20, 2026, 12:00 AM915 CFS
Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM1,120 CFS
Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM1,130 CFS
Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM1,040 CFS
Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM990 CFS
Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM958 CFS
STATION DETAILS

About this gauge

Site type: Stream
County: Fayette County
Drainage area: 529 mi²
Current measurements: 2
DATA SOURCE

Official USGS station

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LIVE RIVER CONDITIONS
Whitewater River near Alpine, INUSGS 03275000
STREAMFLOW919 ft³/s
GAUGE HEIGHT6.43 ft