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Whitewater River in Indiana

River62.1 mi

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Around Whitewater River

West Fork of Mill Creek Lake16.3 miBrookville Lake18.8 mi10 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Whitewater River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Whitewater River at Brookville, IN (site 03276500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1916 to 2026

Whitewater River typically runs highest in March, at a median 1,640 cfs, and lowest in September, at 213 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 55,000 cfs, in 1959.

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Typical flow by month at Whitewater River at Brookville, IN, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January960490 to 2,250
February1,270692 to 2,470
March1,640922 to 2,900
April1,420855 to 2,480
May1,110665 to 2,030
June740448 to 1,535
July420286 to 783
August274204 to 405
September213162 to 380
October299184 to 516
November598292 to 1,105
December650336 to 1,620

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 105 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Whitewater River at Brookville, IN (site 03276500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Whitewater River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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