Wabash River at Markle water level

Name: Wabash River at Markle water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
License: https://www.usgs.gov/information-policies-and-instructions/copyrights-and-credits

River gauge, Wabash River, Indiana, United States

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Latest reading

Water level

62.51ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 08:15 AM EDT (21 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

The latest river stage reported for Wabash River at Markle is 62.51 ft. The agency publishes no normal range or warning level for this river yet, so there is nothing to judge the number against.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 62.51 ft and 62.53 ft.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

What the stage means on the water

With no published normal range, paddlers and anglers should go by the trend: a rising river usually means muddier, faster water.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.17 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 60° 32° – Wind 11 mph

19 Mon 63° 36° – Wind 6 mph

20 Tue 66° 47° – Wind 7 mph

21 Wed 66° 45° – Wind 7 mph

22 Thu 66° 47° – Wind 4 mph

23 Fri 68° 52° – Wind 8 mph

24 Sat 69° 50° – Wind 11 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:56 AM Sunset 06:58 PM Daylight 11 hr, 2 min First quarter 49%

Map

Other gauges on the Wabash River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Wabash River at Linn GroveRiver gauge, Wabash River	4.96 ft	Below flood stage	−0.11 ft	21 mi
Wabash River at BlufftonRiver gauge, Wabash River	1.83 ft	Below flood stage	−0.14 ft	11 mi
Wabash River at HuntingtonRiver gauge, Wabash River	10.38 ft	Below flood stage	±0	8 mi
Wabash River at AndrewsRiver gauge, Wabash River	5.35 ft	No reference yet	±0	14 mi
Wabash River near LagroRiver gauge, Wabash River	5.22 ft	No reference yet	+0.01 ft	16 mi
Wabash River at WabashRiver gauge, Wabash River	3.60 ft	Below flood stage	−0.02 ft	25 mi
Wabash River at PeruRiver gauge, Wabash River	5.71 ft	Below flood stage	−0.16 ft	38 mi
Wabash River at LogansportRiver gauge, Wabash River	3.65 ft	Below flood stage	−0.35 ft	54 mi
Wabash River at DelphiRiver gauge, Wabash River	3.17 ft	No reference yet	−1.15 ft	73 mi
Wabash River at LafayetteRiver gauge, Wabash River	3.30 ft	Below flood stage	−0.64 ft	86 mi
Wabash River at IndependenceRiver gauge, Wabash River	6.80 ft	No reference yet	−0.29 ft	101 mi
Wabash River at CovingtonRiver gauge, Wabash River	7.35 ft	Below flood stage	−0.06 ft	118 mi

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Little River near HuntingtonRiver gauge, Little River	2.10 ft	Below flood stage	−0.06 ft	6 mi
Salamonie River near WarrenRiver gauge, Salamonie River	6.61 ft	Below flood stage	+0.01 ft	9 mi
St. Marys River near Fort WayneRiver gauge, St. Marys River	1.20 ft	Below flood stage	−0.04 ft	17 mi
Salamonie River at DoraRiver gauge, Salamonie River	2.97 ft	Below flood stage	±0	18 mi
Junk Ditch at Fort WayneCanal gauge, Junk Ditch	3.5 cfs	High	+3.3 cfs	19 mi
St. Marys River at Main St. at Fort WayneRiver gauge, St. Marys River	78.1 cfs	Normal	−33.9 cfs	20 mi
St. Marys River at DecaturRiver gauge, St. Marys River	3.28 ft	Below flood stage	−0.05 ft	21 mi

Questions and answers

Is gage height the same as water depth?

No. Gage height is measured from a fixed reference point chosen by the agency, so a reading of 10 ft does not mean the river is 10 ft deep.

What is the water level of Wabash River at Markle today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 08:15 AM EDT, the water level was 62.51 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Wabash River at Markle rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Wabash River at Markle normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the U.S. Geological Survey, the official operator of this gauge, and are in the public domain. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:03323090 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 40.82197, -85.34711 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NAVD88
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	62.51 ft	2026-10-18 12:15	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Wabash River at Markle (usgs:03323090). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/indiana/wabash-river-at-markle

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer