Patoka River
| Patoka River | ||
 Course of the river and catchment area of the Patoka River |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 451316 | |
| location | Indiana (USA) | |
| River system | Mississippi River | |
| Drain over | Wabash → Ohio → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico | |
| source | in Orange County 38 ° 29 ′ 6 ″ N , 86 ° 20 ′ 27 ″ W. |
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| muzzle |
Wabash River Coordinates: 38 ° 24 ′ 2 " N , 87 ° 45 ′ 1" W 38 ° 24 ′ 2 " N , 87 ° 45 ′ 1" W |
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| Mouth height |
114 m
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| length | 260 km | |
| Catchment area | 2230 km² | |
| Discharge at Princeton A Eo gauge : 2128 km² Location: 35 km above the estuary |
MQ 1935/2015 Mq 1935/2015 |
30 m³ / s 14.1 l / (s km²) |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Patoka Lake | |
| Small towns | Jasper | |
| Communities | Patoka , Winslow | |
 Patoka Lake |
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The Patoka River is a left tributary of the Wabash River in the US state of Indiana . The river is 260 km long. Its catchment area covers 2230 km². At the Princeton gauge, about 35 km above the estuary, the mean discharge is 30 m³ / s.
The Patoka River has its source in Orange County , southern Indiana. It flows in a predominantly westerly direction and has a strongly meandering behavior. At the headwaters it is dammed up to Patoka Lake . This is used to regulate the discharge. The Patoka River passes the small town of Jasper and the village of Winslow . North of Oakland City , Columbia Mine Preserve is on the south bank of the river. The river has been channeled and straightened in places. The Patoka River passes the village of Patoka and finally flows into the Wabash River opposite the small town of Mount Carmel . The confluence of the White River with the Wabash River is only 2 km upstream. Established in 1994, the Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge and Management Area consists of several protected areas that lie along the course of the Patoka River.
Hydrometry
Mean monthly discharge of the Patoka River (in m³ / s) at the Princeton gauge
measured from 1935–2013
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Patoka River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- ↑ Patoka River Watershed Restoration Action Strategy (PDF 511 KB) Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM). Retrieved July 31, 2017.
- ↑ a b Patoka Watershed - 12 Digit HUCs (PDF 760 KB) USDA - NRCS. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
- ↑ USGS 03376500 PATOKA RIVER NEAR PRINCETON, IN
- ↑ Water-Data Report 2013 03376500 PATOKA RIVER NEAR PRINCETON, IN (PDF 109 KB) USGS. Retrieved July 31, 2017.