The Swope Art Museum features more than 2,500 works of art by American artists, housed in a historic building dating to 1901. Terre Haute, Ind., Feb. 23 -- The west span of the "Big Four" railroad bridge across the Wabash River in this city gave way this afternoon just as east-bound Freight Train No. 96 was crossing, and Engine No. Available data for this site Click to hide station-specific text This streamgage supports a set of flood inundation map (FIM) libraries for this area. Located along the Wabash River, Terre Haute is the capital of the Wabash Valley. With winds exceeding 100 miles an hour, a multi-funneled tornado struck the east bank of the Wabash River southwest of Terre Haute shortly before 11 p.m., Easter Sunday, March 23, 1913. The Wabash River between Terre Haute and the Ohio River was navigable by large ships during much of the 19th century, and was a regular stop for steamships. Get In Touch With Us. South Lake becomes part of the wetland project. According to the 2010 census, Terre Haute has a total area of 35.272 square miles (91.35 km 2), of which 34.54 square miles (89.46 km 2) (or 97.92%) is land and 0.732 square miles (1.90 km 2) (or 2.08%) is water. The much smaller town of West Terre Haute, on the western bank, had a popula-tion of 2,240 in 2010 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2010b). Terre Haute (/ ˌ t ɛr ə ˈ h oʊ t / TERR-ə HOHT) is a city in and the county seat of Vigo County, Indiana, United States, near the state's western border with Illinois.As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 60,785 and its metropolitan area had a population of 170,943.. All of the area on the west side of the Wabash River is flooded from Sugar Creek to U.S. 40 and I-70. banks east of the Wabash River and elevations mostly greater than 490 NAVD88 so that it has not been severely affected by floodwaters from the Wabash River except at the northwest corner of the city around Maple Avenue. In fact, it is still listed as the "Port of Terre Haute" in the Army Corp of Engineers archives. THIRTY-ONE BIG FOUR FREIGHT CARS FALL INTO THE WABASH RIVER -- ONE MAN KILLED, ANOTHER DYING. Weather Bureau (USWB) Observer: "Early Sunday, March 23 the Wabash River at Terre Haute was at the 7-foot level" which is relatively normal for March. 18.5: The Wabash River extends to Interstate 70 Mile Marker Number 4 from its west bank in the Terre Haute and West Terre Haute area. WABASH RIVER CONSERVATION AREA • • Indianapolis LOCATION MAP 41 63 163 Clinton 36 Montezuma 150 71 402 401 301 41 63 163 abash River INDIANA 403 ILLINOIS Wabashiki 70 63 150 70 To West Wabash River Terre Haute CONSERVATION AREA This program receives federal aid in fish and/or wildlife restoration. Downtown Terre Haute, just minutes from the Wabash River, is home to great restaurants, museums, shops, and historic architecture. Terre Haute, IN ... Brendan Kearns and Arthur Foulkes attempt to locate a wrecked locomotive under the bridge because the water levels of the Wabash River are so low.---- From “Flood on the Wabash River in March 1913” by W.R. Cade, U.S.
It continues its course south, picking up drainage from the Embarras River south of Vincennes, Indiana. Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1954 USGS 03341500 WABASH RIVER AT TERRE HAUTE, IN. Geography. floodwaters from the Wabash River except at the northwest corner of the city around Maple Avenue.