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Indiana Water Temperature

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#1 ·
This could be a useful thread if everyone that had the ability would post the water temperature they encountered. It won't be long before the temps start to rise and at some point the fish will begin heavy feeding. Of course you should list the lake or river where the temperature reading was from, or at least the general area of the state and the approximate size of the body of water.

If we also list what our catch was, we might be able to determine at what temperature each species becomes active In our state's waters.

Just a though.
 
#62 · (Edited)
We're turning the corner slowly. Still cold for this time of year. Nighttime air temps still dipping into the low 30's, USGS water temps as follows...

50 degrees on the White River in Indy.
52 degrees at Markland Dam, on the Ohio.
50 degrees at Huntington, on the Wabash.
48 degrees on the East Fork of the Whitewater at Brookville.
50 degrees on the Patoka, near Cuzco.

Surprisingly, the trees aren't budding yet in my new backyard though. Water levels are down to normal levels though...

Natural landscape Body of water Water Water resources Bank
 
#72 ·
I don't do much in the Centerton area. The water there tends to be shallow. I was wondering because they have said they were going to knock the low head dam down just below Centerton, what that would do with the level at the Henderson Ford ramp. May turn it into beach front property. They say the low head dam is a danger but I figure it is only a danger to an idiot. They could put a big bright colored sign upriver 200 yards saying that there was a $1000 fine for floating past that point ad endorse it. That would fix 99% of the problem.
 
#77 ·
Tom-

Yeah, I heard the same. However, this is the only gauge site on the White where I can find temperature. Other places I could use my sonar while in the boat. This will help me track trends. When I get my little Jon boat, I'll be hitting the river from Spencer gauge up to Centerton in search of big Flathead/Channel Cats!

Matt
 
#78 ·
USGS WaterAlert! Email or Text subscriptions!

Found this while dinking around looking at water temps(from NWS) and flow data for the rivers/lakes by me. I am sure some of you might already know or use the feature, but I feel like I hit the jackpot.

WaterAlert Main Map
https://maps.waterdata.usgs.gov/mapper/wateralert/

All you need to do is find the gauge station of interest, click on it, and subscribe. It will have a choice of parameters and if you are lucky enough to find one with temp, it is in Celsius. I picked it to send me an email whenever the temp gets above 8 degrees C/or 45 degrees F.

Map Text Line Ecoregion Parallel



What comes in email. I am pointing out the programmable conditions:

Text Line Font Parallel Number


I did notice that some gauges were not on the USGS site, but were on the National Weather Service site, and vise versa. I've signed up for multiple alerts so I can start to compile a years worth of data to compare to my fishing days this season. This is something the CaptBraid has turned me onto by reading his books.

This is nice, especially if you have a mobile phone with email because you can check the data before you go out fishing. Or, since I am waiting until 10C/50F water temps, I don't have to work so hard on the innerwebs.

There is plenty of data for the Ohio River too. Check it out!

Matt
 
#81 ·
Understand. So you wanted to know less than (x) and greater than (y), but nothing in between.

Some of the gauges only have flow rate, but others have flow and temp. I’ll just figure that if the rivers is 40 a few miles from where I am fishing that it will be within a few degrees.
 
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