FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN 

SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

Report prepared jointly by the U.S. Geological Survey 

and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 998
FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN 

SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES
Chattanooga

Municipal

Airport

Inundated area along South Chickamauga Creek in Chattanooga, Tenn., March 18, 1973. Photograph courtesy of Tennessee Valley Authority.
FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN 

SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

By GEORGE W. EDELEN, JR., of the U.S. Geological Survey and

JOHN F. MILLER, of the National Weather Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 998

Report prepared jointly by the U.S. Geological Survey 

and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1976
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

THOMAS S. KLEPPE, Secretary FREDERICK B. DENT, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

V. E. McKelvey, Director Robert M. White, Administrator

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

Edelen, George W

Floods of March-April 1973 in Southeastern United States.

(Geological Survey professional paper ; 998)

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FOREWORD

The U.S. Geological Survey and the National Weather Service have a long history of 

cooperation in monitoring and describing the Nation's water cycle the movement of water as atmospheric moisture, as precipitation, as runoff, as streamflow, as ground water, 

and finally, through evaporation, its return to the atmosphere to begin the cycle over again. 

The cooperative effort has been a natural blending of technical talent and responsibility. 

The National Weather Service is the Federal agency responsible for monitoring and predicting atmospheric moisture and precipitation, for forecasting riverflow, and for issuing 

warnings of destructive weather events. The U.S. Geological Survey is the primary agency for monitoring the quantity and quality of the earthbound water resources, including 

both ground water and surface water.

This report represents another step in the growth of our cooperative efforts. In some 

ways, this closer working arrangement has been spurred by six major flood disasters that 

have struck the Nation in the last 5 years. In August 1969, the remnants of Hurricane 

Camille caused flooding of the James River and other streams in central Virginia that 

left 152 people dead or missing. In February 1972, the failure of a coal-waste dam sent a 

flood wave down the Buffalo Creek Valley of West Virginia, leaving 118 people dead or 

missing. On June 9, 1972, extremely heavy rains over the eastern Black Hills of South 

Dakota produced record-breaking floods on Rapid Creek and other streams, leaving 237 

dead and 8 missing. Beginning on June 18, 1972, the remains of Hurricane Agnes produced floods in the Eastern United States from Virginia to New York that killed 117 people in what has been called the worst natural disaster in American history. In March 1973, 

torrential rains in seven States in the Southeastern United States resulted in severe flooding in nine major river basins, including the Tennessee River basin. Seven lives were lost, 

hundreds were made homeless, and heavy damages occurred in urban and industrial areas. 

Most recently, the spring 1973 floods on the Mississippi River produced a record 89 days 

of floodflow at Vicksburg, Miss., and 78 days at St. Louis, Mo., and inundated more than 

11 million acres of land. More than 30,000 homes were damaged during the flood.

These disasters emphasize the need to know more about and respect the force and 

flow of floodwater. Hopefully, the documentation of floods in the Southeastern States during March-April 1973 will aid the understanding of such flood disasters and will 

help improve human preparedness for coping with future floods of similar catastrophic magnitudes,

JOSEPH S. CRAGWALL, JR. GEORGE P. CRESSMAN

Chief Hydrologist Director

U.S. Geological Survey National Weather Service

Department of the Interior Department of Commerce

CONTENTS

	Page

Foreword ______________________________ V

Glossary _____________________________ VIII

Abstract ________________________ 1

Introduction ______________________________ 1

Acknowledgments ___-_____-________ 2

Conversion of English units to International System of Units ______________________ 2 

Meteorological situation for the storm of March 14-

18, 1973, in Southeastern United States ___ 3

Chronology of events ______________________ 3

Prior to storm March 10-13 _____________ 3

The storm period March 14-18 _________ 3

Pertinent characteristics ___________________ 10

Rainfall ___________________________ 10

General description of floods ____________________ 10

Magnitude of flood __________________ 12

Flood damage _______________ ._____ 13

Flood frequency ____________________ 16

Reservoirs _________________________ 16

Major river basins ________________________ 16

Mobile River basin ___________________ 16

Tombigbee River basin ________________ 16

Pearl River basin ____________________ 18

Ohio River basin ________________ 18

Cumberland River basin ___________ 18

Tennessee River basin ________________ 18

Tennessee River upstream from Watts Bar

Dam ________________________ 18

French Broad River basin ________ 19

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Major river basins Continued 

Ohio river basin Continued

Tennessee River upstream from Watts Bar 

Dam Continued

Holston River basin ________________ _ 19

Left bank tributaries to Fort Loudoun

Lake and Watts Bar Lake _____ 20

Clinch River basin ___________ 20

Tennessee River, between Wheeler Dam and 

Watts Bar Dam __________________ 20 

Hiwassee River basin ______________ 21

Sequatchie River basin ___________ 21

Wheeler Lake tributaries ______________ 21

Paint Rock River and Flint River__ 21

Elk River basin _____________ 21

Wheeler Lake and Wilson Lake ____ ____ 25

Pickwick Lake and tributaries _____ ______ 25

Kentucky Lake tributaries ____________ 25

Duck River basin _____ ____ _ 25

Kentucky Lake __________________ 25

Flood damage in Tennessee River basin _______ 26

Lower Mississippi River basin _______________ 26

Hatchie River basin _______________________ 26

Yazoo River basin ____________________ 26 

Big Black River basin ____________ 27

Flood-crest stages ____________________ 27

Flood hydrograph data _______________ 27

Aerial photography ___________________________ 27

Selected references ___________________ 29

ILLUSTRATIONS

FRONTISPIECE. Photograph showing inundated area along South Chickamauga Creek, Chattanooga, Tenn.

Page

FIGURES 1-5. Surface weather chart and 500-mb chart for 0700 EST:

1. March 13, 1973 _________________________________________________ 4

2. March 14, 1973 ________________________________________________ 5

3. March 15, 1973 ______________________________________________ 7

4. March 16, 1973 ________________________________________________ 8

5. March 17, 1973 ________________________________________________ 9 

6. Isohyetal map of total rainfall for March 14-17, 1973________________________-__ 11 

7, 8. Mass curves of rainfall:

7. Ripley, Miss., Epps 6W, La., and Murfreesboro 5N., Tenn __________________ 12

8. Hamilton 3S, Ala.; Cagle, Chattanooga WSO, and Knoxville WSO, Tenn ____________ 12 

9. Map showing area affected by floods on the Cumberland, Hatchie, Mobile, and Tennessee Rivers and

their tributaries in March-April 1973 _____________________________________ 13 

10. Map of flood area showing location of flood determination sites _________________________ 14

VII
VIII CONTENTS

Page

FIGURE 11. Comparison of March-April 1973 peak discharges to maximum known flood peaks within the area

covered by this report _____________ 17

12. Hydrographs of discharge of the Buttahatchee River, March 14-24, 1973, at gaging stations near

Sulligent, Ala., and near Aberdeen, Miss ____ 18

13. Hydrographs of discharge, mass rainfall, and mass runoff, March 15-18, 1973, Little Chickamauga

Creek tributary near Ringgold, Ga ________ 20

14. Hydrographs of discharge, March 15-19, 1973, at selected gaging stations on small water-sheds in the

Tennessee River basin in southeastern Tennessee____________ _ _ 21

15,16. Photograph showing 

15. Apartment development in flooded area along Spring Creek Road in East Ridge (suburb of

Chattanooga), Tenn., March 17, 1973 ________________________________ 22

16. Overflow from Huntsville Spring Branch and Pinhook Creek, Huntsville, Ala., March 16,

1973 ____________________________________________________ 23

17. Hydrographs of discharge, March 14-31, 1973, at selected gaging stations on the Elk River in Tennessee _______________________________________________________ 24

18. Hydrographs of discharge, March 14-24, 1973, at selected gaging stations on the Duck River in Tennessee _______________________________________________________ 25

19. Map showing location of flight lines along streams where aerial photography was obtained at or near

crest of flood, March 18-22, 1973 _______________________________________ 28

TABLES

TABLE 1. Maximum 6-, 12-, 24-, 48-, and 72-hour rainfall (inches) March 14-18, for some stations having 

amounts with recurrence intervals greater than 100 years _____________________ __

2. Maximum 1, 2, and 3 observation day rainfall (inches) March 14-18, for stations having amounts 

with recurrence intervals greater than 100 years - 

3. Summary of flood stages and discharges ________________________-____-__ --

4. Summary of stages and contents of storage reservoirs located in the Tombigbee, Cumberland, Tennesee, and Yazoo River basins _____________________________-__

5. Reduction in stages and discharges at selected points on the Cumberland River, resulting from flood 

control operations ________________________________________________

6. Reduction in stages at selected points on the Tennessee River and its tributaries, Watauga River, 

South Fork Holston River, and Elk River, resulting from flood control operations ___________

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34

58

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7. Flood crest stages, Cumberland and Big Black River basins __ __________________ __ 103

8. Streams in the Tennessee River basin where profiles of the flood of March-April 1973 have been obtained by the Tennessee Valley Authority ____ _______________________-___ 110

9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 ________________ 114 

10. Aerial photograhs obtained at or near crest of flood, March 18-22, 1973 _________________ 281

GLOSSARY

Acre-foot (acre-ft). The quantity of water required to cover 

1 acre to a depth of 1 foot. It equals 43,560 ft? (cubic feet), 

325,851 gal (gallons), or 1,233 m3 (cubic metres).

Contents. The volume of water in a reservoir or lake. Content is computed on the basis of a level pool or reservoir 

backwater profile and does not include bank storage.

Convective cloud. A cloud which owes its vertical development, and possibly its origin, to convection.

Cubic feet per second (cfs or ftVs). A rate of discharge. One 

cubic foot per second is equal to the discharge of a stream 

of rectangular cross section 1 foot wide and 1 foot deep, 

flowing at an average velocity of 1 foot per second. It 

equals 28.32 1/s (litres per second) or 0.02832 mVs (cubic 

metres per second).

Cfs-day (ft3/s-day). The volume of water represented by a 

flow of 1 cubic foot per second for 24 hours. It equals 

86,400 ft3, 1.98 acre-feet, or 2,447 m3.

Cubic feet per second per square mile (cfsm or ft3/s/mi2).

The average number of cubic feet per second flowing from 

each square mile of area drained by a stream, assuming 

that the runoff is distributed uniformly in time and area. 

One cfsm is equivalent to 0.0733 m3 /s/km2 (cubic metres per 

second per square kilometre).

Crest-stage station. A gaging site where information on flood 

peaks is collected systematically.

Depression. An area of low pressure.
CONTENTS IX

Drainage area of a stream at a specific location. The area, 

measured in a horizontal plane, which is enclosed by a topographic divide. Drainage area is given in square miles. One 

square mile is equivalent to 2.590 km2 (square kilometres).

Extratropical low (extratropical cyclone). Any cyclone scale 

storm that is not a tropical cyclone, usually referring only 

to the migratory frontal cyclones of middle and high latitudes.

Flood. Any abnormally high streamflow that overtops natural 

or artificial banks of a stream.

Flood-hydrograph station. A gaging site where a record of 

the flood hydrograph is collected systematically.

Gage height. The water-surface elevation referred to some 

arbitrary gage datum.

Gaging station. A particular site on a stream, canal, lake, or 

reservoir where systematic observations of gage height or 

discharge are obtained.

Gust. A sudden brief increase in the speed of the wind.

Hurricane. A severe tropical cyclone (windspeed 64 knots or 

higher) in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf 

of Mexico, and in the Eastern North Pacific of the west 

coast of Mexico.

Instability. Areas of instability as referred to in this report 

are areas where the lifted index is less than four.

Lifted index. The difference in degrees Celsius between the 

observed 500-mb (millibar) temperature and the computed 

temperature, which a parcel characterized by the mean 

temperature and dew point of the 50-mb-thick surface layer 

would have if it were lifted from 25 mb above the surface 

to 500 mb.

Mean low water. The average level of low water at a place 

over a 19-year period.

Mean sea level. The annual mean sea level is the average of 

hourly heights of the tide from a calendar year of tidal 

record. Mean sea level datum of 1929 is used in this report.

Millibar (mb). A unit of pressure equal to 1,000 dynes per 

square centimetre.

Miscellaneous site. A site where data pertaining to a specific 

hydrologic event are obtained.

Precipitable water. The total atmospheric water vapor contained in a vertical column of unit cross-sectional area extending between any two specified surfaces: In this report, 

from the surface up to the 500-mb level.

Recurrence interval. As applied to flood events, recurrence interval is the average number of years within which a given 

flood peak will be exceeded once.

Runoff. That part of the precipitation that appears in surface streams.

Sounding. A single complete radiosonde observation of the 

upper atmosphere.

Stage-discharge relation. The relation between gage height 

and the amount of water flowing in a stream channel.

Time of day is expressed in 24-hour time. For example, 12:30 

a.m. is 0030 hours, 1:00 p.m. is 1300 hours.

Tropical storm. Tropical cyclone with winds 34 to 63 knots.

Troposphere. The lowermost layer of the atmosphere which 

extends 6 to 12 miles outward from the Earth's surface. It 

is characterized by decreasing temperature with increasing height. Most of the atmospheric moisture clouds and 

precipitation are within the troposphere.

Trough. An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric 

pressure.

FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

By GEORGE W. EDELEN, JR., of the U.S. Geological Survey, and JOHN F. MILLER, of the National Weather

Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

ABSTRACT

The weather system that caused major flooding in the 

Tennessee, Cumberland, Tombigbee, and adjacent river basins 

in March 1973, originated over the intermountain region of 

Western United States. The low system that developed 

moved slowly across the Great Plains. The associated cold 

front slowed and became almost stationary across the Southeastern States for nearly 3 days, resulting in rainfall in excess of 9 inches over much of northern Mississippi, Alabama, 

and central and southern Tennessee during March 14-18. Observed point 1- and 2-day rainfall amounts exceeded the 100- 

year recurrence interval over a large area. Some of the 

heaviest rains fell in areas located downstream from flood 

control dams.

Floods during March-April 1973 were the greatest of record on many streams in nine major river basins in seven 

Southeastern States. The major thrust of the flood extended 

throughout the central part of the Tennessee River basin 

and into adjacent basins. Recurrence intervals of peak discharges exceeded 100 years at 28 streamflow gaging stations.

Major flooding occurred both on streams with flood-control 

reservoirs and on those which had none. Substantial reductions in peak stages and discharges in the Cumberland and 

Tennessee River basins, attained as a result of reservoir 

storage regulation, were reported by the U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers and the Tennessee Valley Authority.

Seven lives were lost and total damage reportedly exceeded 

$60 million.

The report presents an analysis of the storm and rainfall 

distribution; summaries of flood stages and discharges at 

490 streamflow gaging stations, stages and contents of 45 

reservoirs, flood crest stages, and hydrograph data consisting of gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff at 

selected times at 92 gaging stations. The availability of aerial 

photographs obtained during the flood is summarized and 

flood damages are discussed.

INTRODUCTION

Torrential rains falling within 48 hours or less, 

March 14-16, 1973, caused severe flooding in the 

Cumberland, Hatchie, Mobile, and Tennessee River 

basins in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Moderate flooding occurred in upstream 

reaches of the Big Black and Yazoo River basins in

western Mississippi. Although the storm extended 

into the upper parts of the Cumberland River basin 

in Kentucky and the Tennessee River basin in North 

Carolina and Virginia, flooding there was not severe.

The greatest amounts of rain fell along an axis 

extending from the northeastern corner of Louisiana 

through northern Mississippi and Alabama into 

south-central Tennessee. Some of the heaviest rains 

fell in areas located downstream from the Tennessee 

Valley Authority's (TVA) large tributary storage 

reservoirs located on the Clinch, French Broad, Hiwassee, Holston, and Little Tennessee Rivers.

Peak flows at more than 100 streamflow gaging 

stations were greater than maximum discharges previously recorded. Discharge of the Tennessee River 

at Pickwick Landing Dam (site 412) on March 17 

was the greatest since at least 1867.

Recurrence intervals of peak discharges exceeded 

100 years at 28 streamflow gaging stations and exceeded 50 years at 25 other gages. Peak discharges 

were greater than twice those of the 100-year flood 

on Elk River near Pelham, Tenn., and on Flint River 

near Chase, Ala. Discharges at both stations were 

natural flows not subject to regulation by floodcontrol reservoirs.

Major flooding occurred both on streams with 

flood-control reservoirs and on those which had none. 

The area along the Tennessee River between Knoxville and Chattanooga was the hardest hit. The most 

severe flooding took place in the city of Chattanooga. 

The Tennessee River upstream from Chattanooga 

drains 21,400 mi2 , Streamflow from about two-thirds 

of this area is regulated by 10 major TVA storage 

reservoirs on tributary streams and by 3 reservoirs 

on the Tennessee River main stem. The Chattanooga 

flood resulted from rainfall on the one-third of the 

drainage area located between Knoxville and Chattanooga, which has only limited flood protection from 

three main (Tennessee) river reservoirs.
FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

The purpose of this report is to present hydrologic 

data in more detail than those published regularly in 

annual reports. Included are analyses of the meteorological aspects of the storm, stages, discharges, and 

accumulated runoff of the flood, stages, and contents 

of reservoirs, flood-crest elevations to define watersurface profiles, magnitude and frequency of peak 

discharges for comparison with previous large floods, 

and a summary of flood damage.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The meteorological analyses provided in this report are based upon observations taken and collected 

by the National Weather Service and utilize analysis 

produced by the National Weather Service National Meteorological Center. The Tennessee Valley Authority provided a total storm isohyetal map for the 

Tennessee Valley. This map was incorporated into 

the map of this report and the cooperation in making 

it available is gratefully acknowledged. Supplemental precipitation values used to more completely define isohyetal patterns throughout Mississippi were 

obtained from the Mississippi Forestry Commission.

Discharge records and other flood data appearing 

in this report were obtained as part of cooperative 

programs between the U.S. Geological Survey and 

the States of Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia; 

county and municipal agencies within these States; 

and agencies of the Federal government.

The cooperation of the Tennessee Valley Authority 

and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in providing 

information on streamflow and reservoir operation 

is gratefully acknowledged. Other Federal and State 

agencies, municipalities, universities, corporations, 

and individuals assisted financially or otherwise, in 

the data collection effort. Credit for this assistance 

is given in the appropriate places in the text.

Hydrologists in the following district offices of the 

U.S. Geological Survey prepared descriptions and 

data tables of the flood and provided general textual 

material: C. 0. Ming, Alabama; McGlone Price, 

Georgia; E. J. Tharpe, Mississippi; V. J. May, 

Tennessee.

CONVERSION OF ENGLISH UNITS TO 

INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS

Most units of measure used in this report are English Units. The following factors may be used to 

convert English Units to the International System 

of Units (SI).

Multiply English units By

Length

Inches (in.) ___ 25-4

.0254

Feet (ft) ___ .£048 

Miles (mi) __ 1.609 

Miles (nautical) 1,853

Area

Acres _____ 4,047

Square miles 

(mi2 ) ___.

.004047

2.590

Volume

Cubic feet (ft3 ) 28.32

.02832

Acre-feet

(acre-ft) _ 1,233

1.233X10 

1.233X10

Cubic feet per 

second-day 

(cfs-day or 

ft3 /s-day) __ 2,447

Feet per second 

(ft/s) ______

Miles per hour 

(mph) _____

Knots

Velocity

.3048

1.609

1.853

Flow rate

Cubic feet per 

second (cfs or 

ft3 /s) ____ 28,32

28,32

.02832

To obtain SI units

Millimetres

(mm). 

Metres (m). 

Metres (m). 

Kilometres (km). 

Kilometres (km).

Square metres 

(m2 ).

Square kilometres (km2 ).

Square kilometres (km2 ).

Cubic decimetres

(dm3 ). 

Cubic metres

(m3 ).

Cubic metres 

(ms ).

Cubic hectometres (hm3 ).

Cubic kilometres 

(km3 ).

Cubic metres 

(m3 ).

Metres per second (m/s).

Kilometres per 

hour (km/hr),

Kilometres per 

hour (km/hr)

Litres per second

d/s). 

Cubic decimetres:

per second

(dms/s). 

Cubic metres per

second (m3 /s).
METEOROLOGICAL SITUATION FOR THE STORM OF MARCH 14-18, 1973

Multiply English units

Cubic feet per 

second per 

square mile 

(cfsm or

ft3 /s/mi2 ) _

To obtain SI units

Flow rate

.01093 Cubic metres per' 

second per 

square 

kilometre

(m3 /s/km2 ).

METEOROLOGICAL SITUATION FOR THE 

STORM OF MARCH 14-18, 1973, IN 

SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS 

PRIOR TO STORM MARCH 10-13

The weather system that caused major flooding 

through the Tennessee, Yazoo, and Tombigbee 

Rivers and other rivers of Southeastern United 

States in the middle of March 1973 originated as a 

weak low-pressure system over the intermountain 

region of Western United States on March 11. On 

the 10th, a weather system crossed the British Columbia Coast, with the surface Low decreasing in 

intensity as it continued moving eastward across 

Canada. The cold front trailed southward through 

the Northwestern States; and on the morning of the 

llth, it crossed central Montana, northwestern Wyoming, the southeastern tip of Idaho, the northwestern tip of Utah, Nevada, and California. The 500-mb 

trough associated with this system moved slowly 

eastward during the 10th. By the morning of the 

llth, the upper-air trough had split, with the northern part continuing to move at a fairly rapid rate 

eastward. The closed circulation at 500 mb associated with the surface center that entered the British 

Columbia coast moved in a more southerly direction, 

with the center located over central Oregon at 0700 

EST on the llth. A trough extended southward from 

this Low across northern California, with the axis 

crossing the coast at approximately San Francisco. 

At the surface associated with this southern part of 

the trough, a weak Low formed over eastern Nevada 

on the morning of the llth.

During the 10th and llth, another system that had 

formed over northern Mexico moved northeastward 

through the Great Plains region and across the Great 

Lakes. The cold front extending southward from this 

low-pressure system and the associated squall lines 

ahead of the cold front caused moderate rainfall over 

Southeastern United States on the 10th and llth.

The rainfall from this system provided high soil 

moisture conditions and thus possibly increased runoff from the subsequent storm.

The surface Low that had formed over eastern 

Nevada on the llth moved to the central ArizonaUtah border by the morning of the 12th. The associated 500-mb circulation continued to drift almost due 

southward to a position along the southern California coast.

By the morning of the 13th, the low-pressure system at the surface had a large, though not well organized, circulation along the eastern slopes of the 

Rocky Mountains (fig. 1A). From this Low, a warm 

front extended east-southeastward across the northern Texas plains and the Louisiana-Arkansas border, through Mississippi and Alabama, and off the 

east coast. Aloft, the 500-mb trough associated with 

this system extended southward from British Columbia, along the Washington-Idaho border, through 

eastern Nevada and western Utah, and into Arizona 

and New Mexico. Although not well defined, a center 

was present in the southern Utah region. The flow 

pattern over Eastern United States was still dominated by a ridge that extended northward from the 

Gulf of Mexico (fig. IB). The region where the precipitable water in the column from the surface to 

500 mb was over 0.5 inch was restricted generally to 

just near the frontal system and northward east of 

the surface Low (fig. IB). Little precipitation was 

occurring, except in a narrow band right near the 

gulf, where instability was also present. The instability associated with the surface circulation is present over eastern New Mexico and Texas, (fig. 1A).

The measure of instability used in this study was 

the lifted index. This is defined as the difference, in 

degrees Celsius, between the observed 500-mb temperature and the computed temperature that a parcel 

characterized by the mean temperature and dew 

point of the 50-mb-thick surface layer would have 

if it were lifted from 25 mb above the surface to 500 

mb. This is one measure of the effectiveness of the 

atmosphere in lifting air thus causing condensation 

and precipitation.

THE STORM PERIOD MARCH 14-18

By the morning of the 14th, the Low had moved 

from the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains, become more intense (the central pressure had dropped 20 mb), and was located in central Nebraska 

(fig. 2A). The frontal system, well ahead of the Low, 

lay along the mid-Mississippi Valley, from southern 

Illinois southward across the Louisiana-Arkansas
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EXPLANATION

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A SURFACE WEATHER CHART-MARCH 14,1973 B. 500-MB CHART-MARCH 14, 19

FIGURE 2. Surface weather chart (A) and 500-mb chart (B) for 0700 EST for March 14,1973.
FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

border, and then more southwestward to the Texas 

gulf coast. At 500 mb, the trough that had been extending south and southeastward split into two separate Lows. One, directly associated with the surface 

system, was located over central Nebraska (fig. 25). 

A second circulation had developed at 500 mb over 

the California-Nevada-Arizona border. The second 

Low, as it moved eastward, induced a surface circulation over southern Arkansas toward the end of the 

week, prolonging the precipitation. The formation of 

this second upper circulation and its slow movement 

eastward indicates that the long-wave circulation 

was changing slowly. This was a primary factor in 

the quasi-stationary character of the circulation that 

was important in prolonging rain in one location.

The circulation around the Low generally induced 

southerly flow through the entire troposphere over 

the southern half of the Eastern States on the 13th 

and 14th. The flow in the lowest levels was primarily 

from the south and south-southwest, becoming more 

southwesterly with increasing height. This southerly 

flow from the Gulf of Mexico resulted in a tongue of 

high moisture through the Mississippi Valley by the 

morning of the 14th (fig. 25). The highest precipitable water amounts were centered through Louisiana, 

eastern Mississippi, Tennessee, and Kentucky. The 

observed precipitable water on the 14th was about 

twice as large as the average for March (Reitan, 

1960) over this part of the region. There were two 

regions of maximum instability. One extended along 

the cold front northwestward from the Gulf of Mexico to southern Tennessee, across Iowa, Wisconsin, 

and the Dakotas. The second was around the northern side of the Low. The wind shear mentioned above 

was important in maintaining instability over this 

region. Without continuing instability over the region, the rainfall amounts would have been less. 

Precipitation began on the 14th in Louisiana, northwestern Mississippi, and western Tennessee and 

spread through the entire Tennessee Valley and the 

Mississippi-Alabama region.

The low-pressure system that had been centered 

over Nebraska on the morning of the 14th continued 

to move northeastward to over the central Great 

Lakes by the morning of the 15th; the associated 

cold front moved eastward much more slowly (fig. 

3A). On the morning of the 15th, the front still extended across central Kentucky, eastern Tennessee, 

northeastern Mississippi, and northern Louisiana 

and into the Texas gulf coast region. As the Low 

moved from the long-wave trough, it filled 20 mb 

during this 24-hour period. At 500 mb, the Low center that had developed over the California-ArizonaNevada border on the 14th moved eastward to just 

west of the Continental Divide. This slow movement 

of the major trough position was an important factor in the prolonged rains over Southeastern United 

States. The position of this trough caused continued 

southerly flow across the Southern States from the 

surface up through the 500-mb level in advance of 

this system and brought a continued supply of moisture through Southeastern United States. The axis 

of maximum precipitable water on the morning of 

the 15th stretched from the Louisiana coast northeastward across the Tennessee Valley. This moisture 

tongue, in combination with the instability in advance of the cold front, caused continued rain in a 

wide band nearly parallel to the front. The maximum 

region of instability remained over Louisiana, but 

instability did increase over a large region extending 

northeastward into Tennessee, North Carolina, and 

southern Virginia.

During the evening of the 15th, a secondary Low 

developed over Louisiana along the front that extended from the Great Lakes across the Southeastern 

States. By the morning of the 16th, it was centered 

in central Kentucky. Another Low developed along 

the front in Mississippi (fig. 4A). East and south of 

this nearly stationary frontal system across the 

Southeastern States, a continuing southwesterly flow 

through depth maintained high precipitable water 

and instability across the Tennessee Valley, Yazoo, 

and Tombigbee River Basins. Rainfall continued 

during the 15th and until late on the 16th over most 

of Southeastern United States.

On the 16th, the two Lows that had formed over 

the Lower Mississippi River Valley combined and 

continued to intensify and moved to the northeast 

and by the morning of the 17th was centered over 

Lake Erie (fig. 5A). At 500 mb, the trough that had 

been through the central Great Plains region the day 

before moved over the Mississippi Valley and develdped a new closed circulation centered over the 

Indiana-Kentucky border. The consistently southerly component to the flow over the Great Plains for 

the preceding several days shifted to northerly, 

bringing cold air in behind the system. This cold 

stable dry air is evident from the moisture and instability patterns on the maps of figure 5. The region 

of high precipitabl© water was restricted to the 

eastern seaboard. Unstable areas were present only 

over Maryland and southern Florida. The northerly 

flow brought an end to the general precipitation late 

on the 16th, although at a few stations light showers 

occurred on Saturday, the 17th.
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PERTINENT CHARACTERISTICS

There are three significant characteristics of this 

storm:

1. The surface front remained nearly stationary for 

3 days with some waves of varying intensity.

2. There was a south to south-southwesterly flow in 

the lowest levels and a southwesterly flow aloft 

that remained fairly constant during this 3-day 

period.

3. There was considerable shower and thunderstorm 

activity throughout the rain period.

The first two items are related to the broad-scale 

features of the atmosphere. It is impossible to have 

major rainfall floods over large basins unless these 

broad-scale features of the circulation are favorable. 

In this part of the United States, past studies of 

major storms in the Ohio (Schwarz, 1961) and 

Mississippi River Valley (Lott and Myers, 1956) and 

an investigation of the rainfall potential over the 

Tennessee River Valley (Schwarz, 1965) have shown 

this particular combination of events to be critical 

for this region.

RAINFALL

Precipitation from this storm covered nearly the 

entire Southeastern United States. Over 1 inch of 

rainfall during this storm period occurred over all 

of Tennessee, Kentucky, and West Virginia and 

large parts of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, the Carolinas, and Virginia (fig. 

6). The band of heaviest precipitation (over 8 

inches) extended from northeastern Louisiana across 

northern Mississippi and Alabama into south-central 

Tennessee and covered approximately 14,000 mi 2 . 

The largest storm totals were reported in northern 

Mississippi, Alabama, and southern Tennessee, with 

over 70 stations reporting storm totals in excess of 9 

inches. The largest amount reported was 12.11 inches 

at Glens in northeastern Mississippi.

The axis of largest rainfall amounts generally 

paralleled the orientation of the frontal system and 

the axis of highest moisture and instability. The rain 

started earliest at stations closest to the frontal system. Figure 7 shows mass curves of rainfall for 

Ripley, Miss., Epps 6W, La., and Murfreesboro 5N, 

Tenn. Rainfall at these stations began on the afternoon of the 14th, as the cold front approached from 

the west-northwest. At Hamilton 3S, Ala., and Cagle, 

Chattanooga WSO, and Knoxville WSO, Tenn., rainfall did not begin until the morning of the 15th (fig. 

8), as the front continued to move southeastward.

Rain continued generally until the afternoon of the 

16th.

One indication of the magnitude of the rainstorm 

is a comparison of observed rainfall amounts with 

rainfall values for the 100-year return period. Table 

1 (at end of report) shows this comparison for the 

6-, 12-, 24-, 48-, and 72-hour durations. Values for the 

100-year return period were obtained from Weather 

Bureau Technical Papers No. 40, "Rainfall Frequency Atlas of the United States," (Hershfield, 

1961) and No. 49, "Two- to Ten-Day Precipitation 

for Return Periods of 2 to 100 Years in the Contiguous United States" (Miller, 1964). Recurrence intervals of rainfall in this storm for durations less than 

24 hours are generally less than 100 years. Table 2 

(at end of report) shows similar data for nonrecording gage stations. The observed data of table 2 are 

for fixed observation intervals (observation day) 

and are not necessarily the maximum 24-, 48-, or 72- 

hour amounts. This should be remembered when examining the data. It is apparent, however, that over 

a relatively large area many stations received 1-, 

2-, and 3-day amounts with recurrence intervals 

greater than 100 years.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF FLOODS

The area affected by the March-April 1973 flood, 

encompassing most of Tennessee and parts of adjacent States, is shown in figure 9.

Streams throughout the flood area were flowing 

heavily at the beginning of March due to rainfall and 

runoff that had exceeded normal ranges over most of 

the area during four of the five preceding months. 

Soils and ground cover were well saturated at the 

beginning of the storm period, a factor which contributed substantially to rapidly rising streams and 

high runoff yields.

Maximum discharge rates at more than half the 

streamflow gaging stations occurred on March 16, 

and by midnight on March 17 streams were falling 

at nearly three-fourths of the stations. In contrast, 

floodflows temporarily held in storage in reservoirs 

to reduce stages and discharges and their corresponding flood-damage potential downstream, delayed 

peak flows until after March 20 at more than 40 

gaging stations some until early in April.

Data at 490 gaging sites are presented in table 3 

(at end of report). The first column in table 3 lists 

a number assigned to each site, for use only in this 

report. For convenience, these site numbers are used 

throughout this report in illustrations, tables, and 

discussions.
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Flood data in table 3 are presented in the downstream order used in the annual water resources data 

reports. Gaging station records are listed in a 

downstream direction along the main stream, and 

stations on tributaries are listed between stations on 

the main stream in the order in which those tributaries enter the main stream. Stations on tributaries 

entering above ail mainstream stations are listed 

before the first mainstream station. Stations on 

tributaries to tributaries are listed in a similar 

manner.,

Each gaging station has been assigned a permanent station number (column 2) conforming to the 

downstream order. The complete 8-digit number for 

each station, such as 03433500, which appears just to 

the left of the station name includes the 2-digit part 

number "03" plus the 6-digit downstream order 

number "433500." In this report, the records are 

listed in downstream order by parts. The part number refers to an area whose boundaries coincide with 

certain natural drainage lines. Records in this report 

are in Part 2 (South Atlantic slope and Eastern 

Gulf of Mexico basins), Part 3 (Ohio River basin), 

and Part 7 (Lower Mississippi River basin).

Datum of gage above mean sea level, is the elevation of the "zero" reading of the gage, above mean 

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The location of each site is shown in figure 10. 

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MAGNITUDE OF FLOOD

Peak discharges at about 20 percent of the streamflow stations were the greatest recorded since the 

stations were established. However, maximum discharge rates attained during some earlier great 

floods were greater than the highest of those recorded during March-April 1973. Figure 11, which 

relates flood-discharge rates in cubic feet per second 

per square mile to corresponding drainage areas, 

provides a comparison of flood discharges in 1973 

with those of the greatest floods known in the area. 

Enveloping curves A and B, defined by the greatest 

discharges known, and by those of March-April 

1973, respectively, indicate that floods generally 

about 25 percent greater than the highest of those in 

1973, had occurred previously. The discharge of the 

Tennessee River near Paducah, Ky., in 1948 (site 

445) the greatest since 1889, and also the discharge 

in 1973, fall on curves A and B respectively. Both 

floods were affected by regulation from many lakes 

in the basin upstream (drainage area 40,200 mi2 ).

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FIGURE 8. Mass curves of rainfall: Hamilton 3S, Ala. 

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FLOOD DAMAGE

A comparison of flood damage provides one measure of the relative magnitude of floods. It is generally not feasible to determine the exact amounts of 

flood damage for a flood extending over such a wide 

area and the figures necessarily are estimates. The 

amounts shown generally are limited to those for 

communities where flood damages were especially 

great, and they are included later with discussions of 

flood conditions in the major river basins.

Estimates of flood damage in the Tennessee River 

basin were obtained from the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and those for the Cumberland and 

Tombigbee River basins were furnished by the U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers. Flood damages in the 

Huntsville, Ala., area in the Tennessee River basin 

were estimated by the Huntsville-Madison County, 

Ala., Civil Defense Office. More detailed information 

pertaining to flood damages may be obtained from 

those agencies.

Although several communities within the flood 

area were eligible for Federally subsidized flood insurance under the National Flood Insurance Program administered by the Flood Insurance Administration of the Department of Housing and Urban 

Development (FIA-HUD), few people living in 

flood-prone areas in these communities had obtained 

flood insurance.

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FLOOD FREQUENCY

Information on the magnitude and probable frequency of recurrence of floodflows is needed in the 

design and location of structures situated on the 

flood plain to minimize flood losses and to provide a 

technical basis on which to make flood-plain management decisions.

Frequency of flooding was derived from a statistical evaluation of historical records of floodflows from 

a network of streamflow gaging stations distributed 

throughout the flood area (fig. 10). The method 

generally used to determine the flood-flow frequencies is described by the U.S. Water Resources Council (1967). Recurrence intervals at sites with short 

flood records were determined from regional floodfrequency relations described in U.S. Geological Survey reports on magnitude and frequency of floods in 

the United States (Barnes and Golden, 1966; Patterson, 1964; Speer and Gamble, 1964). Recurrence intervals are not shown at sites on streams materially 

affected by regulation or diversion.

Recurrence interval, as applied to flood events, is 

the average number of years within which a given 

flood peak will be exceeded once. Frequencies of flood 

flows may also be stated in terms of their probabilities of occurrence, which are virtually the reciprocals of the recurrence intervals for large floods. 

Thus, a flood with a 25-year recurrence interval 

would have a 4 percent chance of being exceeded in 

any given year, or a flood with a 50-year recurrence 

interval would have a 2 percent chance of being exceeded in any given year. Recurrence intervals are 

average figures the average number of years that 

will lapse between occurrences of floods that exceed 

a given magnitude. The occurrence of a major flood 

in one year does not reduce the probability of that 

flood being exceeded in the next year.

In the area of this report, the lengths of available 

streamflow records are adequate to define reliable 

flood-frequency relations for recurrence intervals up 

to 100 years. At some streamflow stations in the 

Tombigbee River basin in Mississippi, however, recurrence intervals are defined only to about 50 years. 

Where recurrence intervals of the March-April 1973 

flood exceed defined flood-frequency relations, the 

ratio of the flood discharge to that of a 100-year or 

50-year flood is shown in table 3.

RESERVOIRS

Many storage reservoirs on both main stem and 

tributary streams are located in the Tombigbee, 

Cumberland, Tennessee, and Yazoo River basins.

Substantial reductions in peak stages in the Cumberland and Tennessee River basins, obtained as a 

result of reservoir storage regulation, were reported 

by the Corps of Engineers and the Tennessee Valley 

Authority, respectively.

A summary of stages and contents of storage reservoirs located in the Tombigbee, Cumberland, Tennessee, and Yazoo River basins is presented in table 

4 (at end of report).

MAJOR RIVER BASINS

MOBILE RIVER BASIN

TOMBIGBEE RIVER BASIN

Severe flooding occurred all along the Tombigbee 

River upstream from Demopolis lock and dam near 

Coatopa, Ala., (site 71). In the reach between 

Amory, Miss, (site 31), and Gainesville, Ala. (site 

65), the flood was the greatest since 1892 (table 3). 

Recurrence intervals ranged from more than 50 

years at Bigbee, Miss, (site 20), in the upper part of 

the basin, to more than 100 years at Gainesville, Ala. 

(site 65). Downstream from Demopolis lock and 

dam (site 71), recurrence intervals were only slightly more than 10 years.

The Buttahatchee River, a major left bank tributary flowing into the Tombigbee River downstream 

from Aberdeen, Miss., recorded peak discharges generally greater than 100-year floods, whereas 20- to 

80-year floods occurred on other larger tributaries. 

On the smaller streams, recurrence intervals of peak 

discharges generally were less than 20 years.

Hydrographs of discharge of the Buttahatchee 

River March 14-24, at gaging stations near Sulligent, Ala. (site 39), and near Aberdeen, Miss, (site 

40), are shown in figure 12.

The Lewis Smith Reservoir (site 68) located on 

Sipsey Fork of Mulberry Fork of Black Warrior 

River regulates flow from 944 mi2 or about 20 percent of the drainage basin of Black Warrior River at 

Tuscaloosa, Ala., (site 70). The regulated area represents only about 6 percent of the drainage area of 

the Tombigbee River at Demopolis lock and dam 

near Coatopa, Ala. The storage increase in Lewis 

Smith Reservoir (site 68) March 15-18, about 

132,000 cfs-days, is considered to have had only a 

minor effect on the peak flow of Tombigbee River.

Flood damage in the Tombigbee River basin in 

Mississippi was concentrated largely in the reach 

extending downstream from Fulton through Columbus, in Itawamba, Monroe, and Lowndes Counties. 

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Engineers, Mobile, Ala., at more than $15 million. 

About three-fourths of the flood damage occurred in 

urban areas. Flood damages in the city of Columbus, 

Miss., excluding the Columbus Air Force Base, were 

estimated at more than $6 million.

PEARL RIVER BASIN

Moderate flooding occurred in the upper part of 

the Pearl River basin, but record-breaking discharges were not approached. The discharge of the 

Yockanookany River at Kosciusko, Miss, (site 83), a 

25-year flood, was exceeded in 1951. Elsewhere in the 

basin flooding was not significant.

OHIO RIVER BASIN

CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

The central part of the Cumberland River basin 

received the heaviest rains and the most severe flooding. In contrast, only moderate stages occurred in 

the upper part of the basin in Kentucky and flooding 

there was not significant. From Nashville, Tenn. 

(Davidson County), east to Jamestown (Fentress 

County) precipitation ranged from 3 to 8 inches. 

The heaviest rainfall amounts in this area fell in the 

southern part around McMinnville (Warren County), Sparta (White County), and Woodbury (Cannon County).

On the Collins River near McMinnville, Tenn. (site 

117), a tributary of Caney Fork upstream from 

Center Hill Lake, the peak discharge, a 50-year flood, 

was second to that in 1929. The flood in 1929 had 

reached approximately the same stage as that in 

1854.

Floods of 50-year recurrence intervals occurred on 

both East Fork and West Fork Stones River upstream from J. Percy Priest Reservoir. Peak discharges on East Fork at both Woodbury (site 130) 

and Lascassas, Tenn. (site 132), were the greatest 

since 1902. The storm produced two significant peaks 

about 24 hours apart, March 15 and 16, on both 

forks, the highest peak occurring on March 15. The 

difference in stage of the two peaks, at the Lacassas 

gage, was less than one-tenth of a foot.

Only minor overflows of low-lying flood plains occurred in metropolitan Nashville and Davidson 

County, Tenn. Rainfall in this area totalled only 3 to 

5 inches (fig. 6), and major floods did not develop. 

Recurrence intervals on the four larger tributaries 

in the vicinity of Nashville did not exceed 5 years.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District, reported that major flooding from the Cumberland River, which flows through Nashville, was 

abated by storage in five major flood-control reservoirs upstream. At the gaging station on the Cumberland River below Old Hickory (site 129), located 

11 miles upstream from Nashville, the stage and 

discharge of the March-April 1973 flood has been 

exceeded seven times since closure of the Old Hickory 

Dam in 1954. Data in table 5, furnished by Corps of 

Engineers, shows the reduction in stages and discharges at selected points along the Cumberland 

River resulting from flood-control operations. At 

Carthage, Tenn. (site 123), a potential flood peak of 

60.2 feet was reduced more than 28 feet, to an actual 

flood crest of 31.8 feet (table 5).

Property damage in the Cumberland River basin, 

largely from overflows of tributary streams, was 

estimated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at 

less than one-quarter of a million dollars.

Murf reesboro, located along the West Fork Stones 

River in Rutherford County, Tenn., was the most, 

severely damaged urban area in the basin. The old 

sewage disposal plant on the Nashville Highway and 

some settling basins in the Central Water Plant were 

inundated. The new sewage plant, the Joe W. 

Lovell Water Pollution Control Facility, was not 

threatened.

TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

The flood of March-April 1973 in the Tennessee 

River valley was characterized by heavy rainfall and 

high runoff yields. The combination of high antecedent streamflow, saturated soils, and intense rainfall quickly produced widespread flooding.

The central part of the basin received from 5 to

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TABLE 5. Reduction in stages and discharges at selected points on the Cumberland River, resulting from flood-control operations during flood of March-April 1973. Data furnished by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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159 ___ .

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. _ Clarksville, Tenn

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10 inches of rain generally, and greater amounts 

locally, within 48 hours, March 15-17. Runoff yields 

exceeded 8 inches over some smaller basins. At 

streamflow gaging stations Shoal Creek at Lawrenceburg, Tenn. (site 397), drainage area 55.4 mi2 , 

and Chisholm Creek at Westpoint, Tenn. (site 398), 

drainage area 43.0 mi2 , runoff during the period 

March 14-18, 1973, was 8.7 and 9.8 inches, 

respectively.

High runoff yields are illustrated in figure 13 

showing hydrographs of floodflow, mass rainfall, 

and mass runoff at gaging station on Little Chickamauga Creek tributary near Ringgold, Ga., (site 

330, drainage area 3.36 mi2 ).

The total runoff at the station represents an average runoff of 7.75 inches over the basin, 98 percent 

of the total point rainfall catch of 7.94 inches. Representative basin rainfall may be somewhat greater 

than the measured point rainfall, with a corresponding reduction in percentage of runoff.

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) operates 

a complex system of hydropower-flood control dams 

and reservoirs in the Tennessee River basin. Reduction in peak stages at selected points on the Tennessee River and its tributaries, Watauga River, South

Fork Holston River, and Elk River, resulting from 

flood control operations during the March-April 

1973 flood are reported by TVA in table 6 (Tennessee Valley Authority, 1974).

Detailed information pertaining to the operation 

of the reservoir system may be obtained from the 

Tennessee Valley Authority.

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FRENCH BROAD RIVER BASIN

In the French Broad River basin, outstanding 

floods were confined mostly to the Pigeon River and 

its tributaries in Tennessee. The peak flow of Pigeon 

River at Newport (site 184) was the greatest since 

the larger flood of 1902, and the flow on West Prong 

Little Pigeon River near Pigeon Forge (site 196) 

was the greatest since records began in 1946. At both 

sites, recurrence intervals of the flood were about 

80 years.

HOLSTON RIVER BASIN

Maximum peak flows previously recorded in the 

Holston River basin were not approached in March

TABLE 6. Reduction in stages at selected points, on the Tennessee River and its tributaries, Watauga River, South Fork 

Holston River, and Elk River, resulting from flood control operations during flood of March 1973. Data furnished by 

Tennessee Valley Authority

Site 

No.

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217 _ _.

384 ____ _.

232 ____ .

334 _ _ _.

349 ___ __.

Location

Tributaries to the Tennessee River

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. _ South Fork Holston River at Kingsport, Tenn

.__ Elk River at Fayetteville, Tenn _ __ ___ _ _

Tennessee River main stem

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. _ Whitesburg, Ala _ _ _ _ __ _ _

Redstone, Ala __ ___ ___ ______ _

Decatur, Ala _ _ _ ____ __ _ _

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562

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5.26

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1973

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1973 and flooding generally was limited to minor 

overflows, both on uncontrolled streams and on those 

affected by flood control reservoirs.

LEFT BANK TRIBUTARIES TO FORT LOUDOUN LAKE AND 

WATTS BAR LAKE

Flood magnitudes on left bank tributaries flowing 

into Fort Loudoun Lake and Watts Bar Lake were 

the greatest of record at some streamflow gaging 

stations in unregulated upstream reaches near the 

North Carolina border. Peak discharges on Little 

River above Townsend, Tenn. (site 233), and Sweetwater Creek near Loudoun, Tenn. (site 262), were 

the greatest since records began in 1964 and 1954, 

respectively. Recurrence intervals of peaks at both 

sites exceeded 100 years. Peak flow of Tellico River 

at Tellico Plains, Tenn. (site 254), tributary of 

Little Tennessee River, was greatest since records 

began in 1926 and was the second greatest known 

since the historic flood of May 1840. Recurrence interval of the discharge at Tellico Plains was 85 

years. Elsewhere in the area, recurrence intervals 

generally were less than 15 years.

i r

EXPLANATION 

Discharge 

. Rainfall

_ _ _ _ Runoff

:3.36 squa

FIGURE 13. Hydrographs of discharge, mass rainfall, and 

mass runoff, March 15-18, 1973. Little Chiickamauga Creek 

tributary near Ringgold, Ga., (site 330).

CLINCH RIVER BASIN

Substantial floods occurred on some unregulated 

reaches of Clinch River and its tributaries but, in 

general, discharges were less than those in March 

1963. Upstream from Norris Lake, the peak flow of 

Clinch River above Tazewell, Tenn. (site 271), recurrence interval 40-years, had been exceeded in both 

1862 and 1963. Norris Lake stored all flow during 

the period March 14-19 (Tennessee Valley Authority, 1974). The discharge on Bullrun Creek near Halls 

Crossroads, Tenn. (site 281), a tributary entering 

Clinch River downstream from Norris Dam, was 

double that of the previous record flood in March 

1963.

TENNESSEE RIVER, BETWEEN WHEELER DAM AND 

WATTS BAR DAM

Although outstanding floodflows occurred on some 

tributary streams in the upstream part of the Tennessee River basin, the major flood thrust extended 

throughout the central part of the basin, downstream from Watts Bar Lake.

Peak flows and stages on many tributaries to 

streams entering Chickamauga Lake downstream 

from the Hiwassee River were the greatest ever recorded, and recurrence intervals exceeded 100 years 

at many gaging stations.

Chickamauga Lake near Chattanooga, Tenn. (site 

327), reached a stage of 686.10 feet on March 18, 

0.73 foot higher than the previous maximum in 

1950.

Maximum discharges on Wolftever Creek near 

Ooltewah, Tenn. (site 326), and on North and South 

Chickamauga Creeks (sites 328-331) located southeast of Chattanooga, Tenn., near Ringgold, Ga., 

ranged from 1.7 to 4 times those previously recorded. 

Recurrence interval on Little Chickamauga Creek 

(site 329) was 50 years. At the other stations, peak 

discharges ranged from 1.3 to 1.8 times those of 

100-year floods.

Discharge hydrographs for the period March 15- 

19, 1973, on Oostanaula Creek (site 323), Wolftever 

Creek (site 326), and Sugar Creek (site 328), are 

shown in figure 14.

Much destruction and extensive inundation occurred along the Tennessee River and its tributaries in 

the vicinity of Chattanooga, Tenn. (fig. 15). The 

peak stage of 38.98 feet at the gaging station (site 

334) was the maximum since 1939 when the gage 

was moved to its present location. At the Walnut 

Street Bridge, located 3.5 miles downstream from 

site 334, the stage on March 11, 1867, was 57.9 feet,
MAJOR RIVER BASINS 21

about 21 feet higher than that in March 1973. The 

unregulated peak discharge in 1867 was 1.7 times the 

regulated peak flow in 1973. Storage in flood control 

reservoirs is credited with a reduction of 15.5 feet 

(table 6) in the stage of the Tennessee River at 

Chattanooga (Tennessee Valley Authority, 1974).

The maximum level of Nickajack Lake on Tennessee River at Nickajack Dam near Jasper, Tenn. (site 

336), located 46 miles downstream from Chickamauga Dam, was a foot lower than the maximum 

stage in 1969.

HIWASSEE RIVER BASIN

Several reservoirs regulate flow of the Hiwassee 

River and its tributaries, Nottely, Toccoa, and Ocoee Rivers. Upstream from McFarland, Tenn. (site 

313), only moderate discharges occurred on the 

Hiwassee River. Below McFarland, however, heavy 

rains resulted in maximum flows of record on Hiwassee River, South Chestuee Creek, and Oostanaula 

Creek.

Above Charleston, Tenn. (site 321), where the 

flow is subject to regulation by six reservoirs in the 

basin upstream, the stage was 4.81 feet higher than 

and the discharge 1.7 times that of the previous 

record flood. The peak flow on South Chestuee Creek 

near Benton, Tenn. (site 322), recurrence interval 

65 years, was 2.9 times that of the 1961 record flood. 

On Oostanaula Creek near Sanford, Tenn. (site 323),

10,000

0-0 0-0- WOLFTEVER CREEK NEAR OOLTEWA, TENN. (SITE 326) 

SUGAR CREEK NEAR RINGGOLD, GA. (SITE 326)

FIGURE 14. Hydrographs of discharge, March 15-19, 1973, 

at selected gaging stations on small watersheds in the Tennessee River basin in southeastern Tennessee.

and Brymer Creek near McDonald, Tenn. (site 325), 

peak discharges were the greatest since records began in 1955. Recurrence intervals of peak discharges 

were 95 years and 80 years, respectively.

SEQUATCHIE RIVER BASIN

The flood on the Sequatchie River near Whitwell, 

Tenn. (site 338), was the greatest since records began in 1921, but the stage was about 1 foot lower 

than that reached in March 1867. Peak discharges in 

March 1973 at other gages in the basin Little 

Brush Creek near Dunlap, Tenn. (site 337), and 

Brown Spring Branch near Sequatchie, Tenn., (site 

339) exceeded those of the previous record flood in 

March 1963.

WHEELER LAKE TRIBUTARIES 

PAINT ROCK RIVER AND FLINT RIVER

The floods on Paint Rock River near Woodville, 

Ala. (site 343), and Flint River near Chase, Ala. 

(site 348), right bank tributaries to Wheeler Lake, 

were the greatest recorded since at least 1935 and 

1929, respectively. At both stations, peak stages were 

about 2 feet higher than those on March 12, 1963. 

Maximum discharge on Paint Rock River was 1.32 

times and on Flint River 2.09 times the discharge of 

a 100-year flood.

Severe flooding occurred on tributaries entering 

Wheeler Lake from the right bank in the reach between Flint and Elk Rivers. Recurrence intervals of 

peak flows were well over 100 years. Discharges on 

Huntsville Spring Branch and its tributaries, particularly Pinhook Creek (sites 354, 358, 360), draining about 50 mi3 in the vicinity of Huntsville, Ala., 

ranged up to 1.52 times that of a 100-year flood. Peak 

flows on Indian Creek near Madison, Ala. (site 369), 

and Limestone Creek near Athens, Ala. (site 371), 

were nearly twice those of previous record floods 

(fig. 16).

ELK RIVER BASIN

The magnitude of the March 1973 flood in the Elk 

River basin was among the greatest in the storm 

area, and record peak discharges occurred at most 

gaging stations on the Elk River. At four long-term 

gaging stations, Elk River near Pelham, Tenn. (site 

377), unregulated flow, and Elk River near Estill 

Springs (site 380), above Fayetteville (site 384) 

and near Prospect, Tenn. (site 390), regulated flow, 

the ratio of the peak discharge to that of an unregulated 100-year flood, ranged from 1 to 2. The highest 

ratio (2.04) occurred at the Pelharri gage located upstream from Woods and Tims Ford reservoirs. Hydrographs of discharge at gaging stations on the 

Elk River are shown in figure 17.
22 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

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FIGURE 16. Overflow from Huntsville Spring Branch below confluence of Broglan Branch and Pinhook Creek, Huntsville, Ala., March 16, 1973. Photograph

by Dudley Campbell, Huntsville Times. to

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24 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

At Fayetteville (site 384) the peak discharge exceeded all previous floods known. The discharge, 

41,600 ft3/s was 12 percent greater and the stage 1.1 

foot higher than the previous record flood in 1842.

The Tennessee Valley Authority (1974) indicated 

that the flood on Elk River would have been greater 

had it not been for flood storage in Woods and Tims 

Ford reservoirs, and they reported that flood storage

in Tims Ford reservoir reduced the peak stage at 

Fayetteville 5.5 feet (table 6). For nearly 24 hours 

prior to the peak at Fayetteville, there were no releases from Tims Ford dam, located about 40 miles 

upstream. Tims Ford reservoir regulates flow from 

about two-thirds of the drainage area upstream from 

Fayetteville, and the runoff which caused the record 

peak discharge at Fayetteville originated mostly

1,000,000 I I I I I I 

EXPLANATION 

Elk River gaging stations, in downstream order

 Near Pelham (site 377)

 Near Estill Springs* (site 380)

 Below Tims Ford Dam** (site 382) 

.......... Above Fayetteville** (site 384)

 - Near Prospect** (site 390)

 Regulated by Woods Reservoir 

**Regulated by Tims Ford Dam and Woods Reservoir 100,000

tr 10,000

LU 

CL

100

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

10

FIGURE 17. Hydrographs of discharge March 14-31, 1973, at selected streamflow gaging stations in the Elk River basin

in Tennessee.
MAJOR RIVER BASINS 25

within the 298-mi 2 drainage area downstream from 

Tims Ford dam.

WHEELER LAKE AND WILSON LAKE

Wheeler Lake (site 393) and Wilson Lake (site 

400) on the Tennessee River in Alabama, were filled 

to elevations of 555.94 feet and 508.00 feet, respectivly, slightly lower than their previous maximum 

stages. Discharge of the Tennessee River at Florence, 

Ala. (site 401), consisting almost entirely of releases 

from Wilson Dam located 2.7 miles upstream, was 

530,000 fts/s, 20 percent greater than the historic 

unregulated flood of record in 1897, and 26 percent 

greater than that in 1867.

PICKWICK LAKE AND TRIBUTIARIES

Discharges on almost all tributaries entering Pickwick Lake were the greatest of record and their recurrence intervals exceeded 100 years at many gaging stations. Peak flow of Cedar Creek near Pleasant 

Site, Ala. (site 409), was more than double, and that 

on Little Bear Creek near Halltown, Ala. (site 410), 

nearly triple the previous record flows in 1969.

Pickwick Lake at Pickwick Landing Dam, Tenn. 

(site 412), was filled to an elevation of 418.48 feet, 1 

foot lower than the maximum of record in 1944. Peak 

discharge release through Pickwick Landing Dam, 

(site 413) reported by TVA, was 585,000 ft3 /s, 1.3 

times the maximum (unregulated) discharge of 

record in 1897. Although the discharge at Savannah 

was greatest in 1973, the peak stage was 5.1 feet 

lower than that in 1897. The gage house standing on 

top of the downstream end of the lock wall at the 

dam was partially submerged during the flood.

KENTUCKY LAKE TRIBUTARIES 

DUCK RIVER BASIN

The Duck River, which originates in the vicinity 

of Manchester, Tenn., in an area adjacent to the Elk 

River basin, was not subject to flood control 

regulation.

The areal distribution and timing of intense rainfall and tributary floodflows occurred in a pattern 

which resulted in the greatest flood discharge at 

Columbia, Tenn. (site 427), since 1847. A flood in 

1948 reached a stage 2.44 feet higher than that in 

1973, but the discharge in 1948 was slightly less. The

Duck River began rising March 14 at Columbia, and 

the discharge remained greater than the mean annual flood of 24,800 ft3/s, for 6 days. Hydrographs 

of discharge, March 14-24, 1973, at selected gaging 

stations on the Duck River are shown in figure 18.

Recurrence interval of the peak discharge was 

about 100 years at Columbia but less than 50 years 

at gaging stations elsewhere along the Duck River. 

Peak flows on Weakly Creek near Rover, Tenn. (site 

424), and on Big Bigby Creek at Sandy Hook, Tenn. 

(site 429), were nearly double those of 100-year 

floods. In general, floods in 1955 and 1967 were 

greater than those in 1973 on the smaller 

tributaries.

Floodflows along Buffalo River (sites 434 and 

440), a major tributary to Duck River, did not approach previous record discharges.

KENTUCKY LAKE

Kentucky Lake at Gilbertsville, Ky. (site 444), 

was filled to an elevation of 369.01 feet, the highest 

stage of record since storage began in 1944. The 

discharge of the Tennessee River near Paducah, Ky. 

(site 445), consisting entirely of releases from Kentucky Dam, located less than a mile upstream, was 

359,000 ft3 /s, 72 percent of the maximum discharge 

of record in 1948.

FIGURE 18. Hydrographs of discharge, March 14-24, 1973, 

at selected gaging stations on the Duck River in Tennessee.
26 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

FLOOD DAMAGE IN TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

In the Tennessee River basin, areas in Hamilton, 

Marion, Lincoln, and Maury Counties in Tennessee 

and Madison County in Alabama suffered the most 

destruction. Seven lives were lost. Damage was severe and widespread, affecting homes, schools, industries, railroads, and highways. Although many 

agricultural lands were flooded, crop damage was 

minor due to the earliness of the season. Property 

damage in the basin was estimated at more than $50 

million by the Tennessee Valley Authority.

The reach along the Tennessee River between 

Knoxville and Chattanooga, Tenn., suffered the most 

heavily in property damage and personal losses.

The Tennessee Valley Authority (1974) reported 

that the most extensive flooding and flood damage 

along any Tennessee River tributary stream during 

March 1973 occurred in the watershed of South 

Chickamauga Creek.

Upstream from the Tennessee-Georgia State line, 

flood damage in South Chickamauga Creek and adjacent basins in Dade, Walker, Catoosa, Whitfield, 

and neighboring counties in northwestern Georgia, 

was estimated by the Georgia State Department of 

Civil Defense at nearly $6 million.

In Chattanooga and surrounding Hamilton County, property damage was estimated by the TVA at 

$35 million of which $23 million was caused by overflow from the Tennessee River and $12 million from 

South Chickamauga Creek. The Chattanooga Municipal Airport (Lovell Field) was inundated and 

damaged to the extent of more than $1.25 million, 

when levees were overtopped. Eastgate Shopping 

Center and Brainerd High School were two other 

large installations inundated in the Chattanooga 

area. About 11,000 acres within the City of Chattanooga, 21 percent of the city's total area, were 

flooded, together with 2,000 acres in the nearby 

urban area. Interstate Highways 24 and 75 were 

flooded, along with motels, utilities, 524 businesses, 

and 2,400 homes. In the Tennessee River valley between Chattanooga and Knoxville, an estimated 

8,000 people were evacuated and as many as 2,000 

people in Chattanooga were temporarily out of work.

In northwestern Alabama, flood damage in the 

Tennessee River basin was extensive in Colbert, 

Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, and Morgan Counties. Much of the downtown 

business district in Huntsville, in Madison County, 

was flooded and long segments of Memorial Parkway, the main north-south traffic artery, were inundated. Overflow of Huntsville Spring Branch and its 

tributaries resulted in damages estimated by the 

Huntsville-Madison County Civil Defense Office at 

about $4.6 million to businesses in the City of Huntsville and about $3.5 million to Madison County 

homes.

Farther downstream in the Tennessee River basin, 

Fayetteville, in Lincoln County, Tenn., located along 

the Elk River, suffered damage estimated by TVA at 

more than $1 million.

In the city of Columbia, in Maury County, Tenn., 

estimates of flood damage along the Duck River were 

made by the Tennessee Valley Authority, and estimates of flood damage along Little Bigbee Creek, a 

tributary flowing through the Valewood subdivision 

of Columbia, made by the Soil Conservation Service 

(SCS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, approached $1 million. Damages were divided about 

equally between the areas inundated by each stream.

LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN

HATCHIE RIVER BASIN

Streams tributary to the Mississippi River in 

western Tennessee were flowing at relatively high 

levels all spring, but the floods in March-April 1973 

resulted in a record flood only on the Hatchie River 

at Bolivar, Tenn., (site 447). The peak discharge of 

61,600 ft3/s was the greatest recorded since records 

began in 1930. Much of the water contributing to the 

Hatchie River flow came from headwater tributaries 

in Mississippi which drain areas that received 6 

to 8 inches of rain within 24 holurs.

YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Moderate flooding occurred over much of the 

Yazoo River basin in Mississippi. Peak discharges on 

Yalobusha River south of Calhoun City, Miss, (site 

466), and on Big Sunflower River northwest of Sunflower, Miss, (site 480), however, were the greatest 

since 1948 and 1918, respectively. Corps of Engineers flood-control reservoirs on Little Tallahatchie, 

Yocona, Coldwater, and Yalobusha Rivers, tribu-
FLOOD-CREST STAGES 27

taries to the Yazoo River in northern Mississippi, 

were filled to their highest levels since storage began, to minimize flooding downstream.

Total runoff of Tallahatchie, Yocona, and Yalobusha Rivers below the Corps of Engineers flood 

control dams, Sardis (site 457), Enid (site 460), 

and Grenada (site 470), during the period March 13 

to April 14, 1973, was 10.12, 11.48, and 10.07 inches, 

respectively. Of these total amounts, only 4.06 inches 

passed Sardis Dam and 3.15 inches passed Enid 

Dam. Similarly, only 1.73 inches passed Grenada 

Dam, and most of this flow was via the emergency 

spillway.

Runoff of Coldwater River at Arkabutla Dam 

(site 463) during March 13 to April 14, 1973, was 

only about 4 inches, much less than the runoff from 

the other reservoirs.

BIG BLACK RIVER BASIN

Peak flows on the main stem of the Big Black 

River in Mississippi were the greatest since records 

began in 1936 but had been exceeded by earlier 

floods. At Pickens, Miss, (site 487), stages in 1926 

and 1930 were nearly a foot higher than that in 

1973. Flood discharges on tributary streams in Big 

Black River basin generally were not outstanding.

FLOOD-CREST STAGES

Flood-crest stages at points not gaged by the U.S. 

Geological Survey were obtained by the Tennessee 

Valley Authority and by the U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers. Flood-crest stages provide a means to 

determine the extent of overflows. They are particularly useful in locating future construction above the 

flood levels of March 1973 and in land-use management of flood plains.

Records of flood-crest stages in the Cumberland 

River basin and in the Big Black River basin, collected at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, are presented in table 7, at end of report. More detailed information may be obtained directly from the Corps 

of Engineers. Points of measurement are referred 

to the distance in miles upstream from mouth of 

stream and the corresponding elevation in feet above 

mean sea level.

Flood-crest elevations at U.S. Geological Survey 

gaging stations may be determined from information shown in table 3, "Summary of flood stages and 

discharges," by adding the gage height of the flood 

to the datum of gage above mean sea level, where 

the datum is known.

The Tennessee River Valley Authority has obtained crest stages along the main stem of the Tennessee River and along many of its tributaries. The 

streams are listed in table 8, at end of report, together with the location of the ends of each reach identified by their distances upstream from the mouth. 

Flood-crest elevations and other detailed information may be obtained directly from the TVA.

FLOOD HYDROGRAPH DATA

Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff at 

selected times during the flood at 92 gaging stations 

are shown in table 9, at end of report. The period 

covered begins prior to the start of the major rise 

and extends to the end of the gaged records or to an 

arbitrary cutoff point on the recession, when the discharge approaches that of the antecedent flow. The 

intervals selected for presenting momentary stage 

and discharge information provide sufficient detail 

to reliably define the flood hydrograph. Depth of runoff is expressed in inches over the drainage area.

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY

Aerial photographs were taken at or near the 

crest of the flood on several streams in the Tombigbee, Cumberland, and Tennessee River basins during 

the period March 18-22, 1973. The photographs are 

useful in the identification of inundated areas.

Flight lines along streams where aerial photographs were obtained are listed in table 10, at the 

end of the report, together with their flight heights 

and types of film used (black and white, color, or 

color infrared film). The approximate locations of 

the flight lines described in table 10 are shown in 

figure 19.

Photographs along the Tennessee River between 

Guntersville and Florence, Ala., (line 41-42) and 

along Paint Rock River, Flint River, and Indian
28 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

Creek (line 43-44) were obtained by the National 

Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). 

Elsewhere, the photographs were obtained by the

U.S. Geological Survey. The photographs are on file 

in the field office of the U.S. Geological Survey, 

Huntsville, Ala.

89° 88° 87° 86° 85°

EXPLANATION 

46) Flight lines

Numbers correspond to those in table 10. 33°

FIGURE 19. Flight map showing location of flight lines along streams where aerial photographs were obtained at or near crest of flood, March 18-22, 1973.
SELECTED REFERENCES 29

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Hershfield, David M., 1961, Rainfall frequency atlas of the 

United States for durations from 30 minutes to 24 hours 

and return periods from 1 to 100 years: U.S. Weather 

Bur. Tech. Paper No. 40, 115 p.

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TABLES 1-4 and 7-10
32 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 1. Maximum 6-, 12-, 24-, 48-, and 72-hour rainfall (inches) March 14-18, for some stations having amounts with recurrence intervals greater than 100 years.

Duration

Station

Lat

N.

Long 

W.

6-hour 12-hour 24-hour 48-hour 72-hour

Ob- 100-

served year

amount value

Ob- 100-

served year

amount value

Ob- 100-

served year

amount value

Ob- 100- Ob- 100-

served year served year

amount value amount value

Alabama

Hamilton 3S __. 

Huntsville WSO

AP _______. 

Paint Rock 2N __. 

Moulton ______. 

Toney ____.

34 06 87 59

34 42

34 42

34 29

34 54

86 35

86 20

87 17

86 44

4.4

3.65

3.92

3.05

3.75

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.4

6.6

4.95

5.10

5.35

6.50

6.9

6.5 

6.5 

6.7 

6.4

10.3

7.70

7.66

7.67

8.22

8.0

7.5 

7.4 

7.7 

7.4

10.6

8.26

8.27

8.15

9.01

9.8

8.9 

8.9 

9.2 

8.9

10.6

8.27

8.27

8.15

9.01

11.0

9.9

9.9

10.1

9.9

Mississippi

Ripley ________ 34 44 88 57 3.7 5.6 5.9 7.2 10.2 9.5 10.4

Tennessee

10.8

Belvidere ________

Lewisburg Experiment Station __. 

Victory ______.

35 08

35 27

35 06

86 11

86 48

87 51

3.40

2.7 

3.75

5.3

5.2

5.4

5.60

4.6 

5.60

6.3

6.2 

6.4

7.36

5.2 

6.48

7.1

7.0 

7.3

8.82 8.7

9.8

10.36

8.4 

8.9

10.0

10.58

9.3 

10.1

TABLE 2. Maximum 1-, 2-, and 3-observation day rainfall (inches) March 14-18, for stations having amounts with recurrence

intervals greater than 100 years

Station

Lat

N.

Long 

W.

dumber of observation days 

-

Observed 

amount

100-year 

value x

Observed 

amount

100-year 

value :

Observed 

amount

100-year 

value x

Alabama

Above Station XF-1 ________ 34 26 87 31 8.12 7.8 8.86 9.5 9.15 10.8

Athens __________________ 34 48 86 58 7.97 7.5 8.85 9.0 9.32 10.1

Athens 2W _______________ 34 48 86 59 8.22 7.5 9.07 9.0 9.59 10.1

At Old Union Church ________ 34 16 87 40 8.40 7.9 9.15 9.8 9.38 11.1

Bavstown Bridge nr ________ 3420 8740 8.15 7.9 9.28 9.7 9.41 11.0

Belle Mina 2N _____________ 34 42 86 53 7.86 7.5 8.83 9.0 8.92 10.1

Bridgeport _______________ 34 56 85 43 7.10 7.2 9.34 8.8 9.77 9.8

Central Tower _____________ 34 21 87 20 9.77 7.8 10.15 9.6 10.25 10.8

Decatur No. 4 _____________ 34 37 86 59 7.76 7.6 9.22 9.2 9.63 10.3

Double Springs ____________ 34 10 87 24 8.30 7.9 8.50 9.7 8.50 10.9

Haleyville ________________ 34 14 87 37 8.27 7.9 9.23 9.5 9.4 10.9

Hamilton 3S _____________ 34 06 87 59 9.06 8.0 10.11 9.8 10.17 11.0

Hodges nr _______________ 34 22 R7 56 8.70 7.9 9.69 9.7 9.95 11.0

Hytop Radio ______________ 34 54 86 06 6.20 7.3 9.30 8.8 9.30 9.8

Pebble nr _______________ 34 18 87 33 8.40 7.9 9.15 9.7 9.48 11.0

Pleasant Hill Church nr ______ 34 25 87 48 8.15 7.9 9.15 9.8 9.34 11.0

Russelville 2 _____________ 34 31 87 44 8.40 7.7 10.54 9.5 10.54 10.7

Shoemaker Springs __________ 34 51 87 11 8.10 7.3 8.99 8.9 9.49 10.1

Toney __________________ 34 54 86 44 7.75 7.4 8.60 8.9 9.01 9.9

Windows Creek Steam Plant ___ 34 53 85 46 6.25 7.3 9.00 8.8 9.00 9.8

Youngs Store nr __________ 34 59 87 58 6.50 7.4 10.30 9.0 11.21 10.2

Ringgold ________________ 34 55 85 07 5.01 7.3 9.09 8.8 9.09 9.8

Corinth 5WSW ____________ 34 55 88 36 3.94 7.6 7.49 9.3 10.82 10.5

Fulton 3W ______________ 34 16 88 27 9.15 7.9 10.57 9.7 10.57 11.0

Glens __________________ 34 54 88 26 7.37 7.6 11.57 9.3 12.11 10.5

luka ___________________ 34 49 88 14 5.62 7.6 9.27 9.3 9.96 10.5

Lafayette Springs __________ 34 19 89 16 5.80 8.1 9.90 9.8 10.20 11.1

New Albany ______________ 34 29 89 01 5.70 7.9 9.70 9.7 9.90 11.0

Ripley __________________ 34 44 88 57 6.92 7.8 9.96 9.5 10.44 10.8

Winona 5E ______________ 33 29 89 38 9.07 8.5 10.12 10.4 10.55_____11.7

Tennessee

Athens __________________ 35 26 84 35 5.46 6.9 8.47 8.3 8.54 9.3

Beech Grove nr ____________ 35 38 86 14 4.79 6.8 8.76 8.2 10.08 9.1

Campbellsville nr ___________ 35 24 87 09 5.39 7.1 9.46 8.5 9.95 9.6

Chapel Hill _______________ 35 38 86 41 6.15 6.8 9.71 8.2 10.83 9.2

Cleveland Sewage Plant _______ 35 12 84 51 6.38 7.1 9.18 8.7 9.18 9.7

Georgia

Mississippi
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TABLE 2. Maximum 1~, 2-, and 3-observation day rainfall (inches) March H-18, for stations having amounts with recurrence

intervals greater than 100 years Continued

Station

Lat

N.

Long 

W.

Observed 

amount

Number of observation days_________

2

100-year Observed 100-year Observed

value l amount value amount

100-year 

value l

Cleveland substation ________ 35 11 84 49 5.30 7.1 9.10 8.7 9.10 9.7

Cleveland 6NNE ___________ 35 14 84 50 6.28 7.0 9.18 8.6 9.18 9.7

Culleoka ________________ 35 29 86 58 6.27 7.0 10.29 8.5 10.95 9.5

Double Springs ____________ 35 21 84 38 4.90 7.0 8.66 8.5 8.71 9.5

Ethridge ________________ 35 21 87 17 5.32 7.0 8.53 8.5 9.28 9.6

Fayetteville (TVA 58A) ____ 35 08 86 34 7.50 7.2 8.57 8.6 9.25 9.7

Lawrenceburg Filter Plant ____ 35 15 87 21 4.58 7.1 8.85 8.7 8.96 9.8

Lewisburg Experiment Station __ 35 27 86 48 4.60 7.0 8.80 8.4 9.58 9.3

Lynnville nr ______________ 35 19 86 58 4.51 7.0 8.90 8.5 9.81 9.5

Newfound Gap ____________ 35 36 83 26 4.30 6.9 8.30 8.1 8.60 9.1

Nickajack Dam ____________ 35 02 85 36 6.81 7.2 9.26 8.7 9.26 9.7

Ovilla __________________ 33 18 87 34 5.85 7.1 9.40 8.6 10.38 9.7

Palmetto ________________ 35 29 86 35 4.77 6.9 9.12 8.4 9.42 9.4

Pollards Mill _____________ 35 03 88 06 7.53 7.4 11.09 9.0 11.59 10.2

Smithtown _______________ 35 06 85 45 7.62 7.1 9.16 8.6 9.62 9.6

Victory _________________ 35 06 87 51 6.25 7.3 9.59 8.9 10.58 10.1

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tional day(s).

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32

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35

36

37

38

39

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Stream and place of determination

MOBILE RIVER BASIN--Continued

Cow Pike Pass at U.S. Highway 78, 5.5 miles east

of Tupelo, Miss.

Clear Branch at U.S. Highway 78, 1.3 miles east

of Tupelo, Miss .

Coonewah Creek at U.S. Highway 45, 1 mile north

of Shannon, Miss .

Cotton Gin Branch at State Highway 6, 7.5 miles

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Shell Creek at State Highway 6, 6.6 miles west of

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Chiwapa Creek at U.S. Highway 45W at Shannon,

Miss .

Town Creek at U.S. Highway 45, 2.1 miles south of

Nettleton, Miss.

Tombigbee River at State Highway 41, 3.5 miles

west of Amory, Miss.

Mattubby Creek at U.S. Highway 45, 4 miles northwest of Aberdeen, Miss.

Torobigbee River at U.S. Highway 45, 1.5 miles

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Nichols Creek tributary at U.S. Highway 278,

1.0 mile southeast of Quincy, Miss.

James Creek on State Highway 25, 0.4 mile southwest of Aberdeen, Miss .

Barn Creek near Hackleburg, Ala. ..................

Buttahatchee River below Hamilton, Ala. ...........

Buttahatchee River near Henson Springs, Ala.......

Buttahatchee River near Sulligent, Ala. ...........

Buttahatchee River at county highway, 13 miles

southeast of Aberdeen, Miss.

Cowbell Creek at State Highway 15, 1.75 miles

north of Houlka, Miss.

Chuquatonchee Creek at State Highway 32, 7.5 miles

west of Okolona, Miss.

Chuquatonchee Creek at State Highway 8, 4.5 miles

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1955-72

1955-72

1953-72

1955-72

1955-72

1951-72

1939-72

1892,

1926,

1937-72

1937,

1952-72

1892,

1928-72

1967-72

1964-72

1959-72

1950-72

1967

1939-72

1966-72

1955-72

1963-72

1950-72

Maximum previously known

Date

Aug. 15, 1961

Apr. 11, 1962

Apr. 11, 1962

Apr. 4, 1957

June 4, 1957

Mar. 21, 1955

Mar. 22, 1955

April 1892

December 1926

Mar. 22, 1955

January 1937

Feb. 21, 1961

Apr. 20, 1892

Mar. 23, 1955

Dec. 18, 1967

July 9, 1967

Apr. 11, 1962

Dec. 18, 1967

Dec. 19, 1967

Jan. 8, 1946

Dec. 20, 1967

Apr. 12, 1955

Apr. 13, 1969

Mar. 21, 1955

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height 

(ft)

10.47

8.23

19.57

5.95

7.53

f!6.35

33.88

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34.47

96.4

95.12

42.4

42.9

5.70

15.69

13.39

28.33

349.5

16.40

20.47

7.67

15.68

16.23

Discharge 

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284

472

22,400

266

273

35,500

151,000

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126,000

15,500

13,200

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106,000

213

4,430

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27,900

22,400

33 , 000

36,300

380

8,700

28,300

Maximum during 

Date

Mar. 16

Mar. 16

Mar. 16

Mar. 16

Mar. 16

Mar . 16

Mar. 16

Mar. 17

Mar. 16

Mar. 18

Mar. 16

Mar. 16

Mar . 16

Mar. 16

Mar. 17

Mar. 17

Mar. 17

Mar. 16

Mar. 16

Mar. 16

Gage 

height 

(ft)

5.91

6.08

18.57

4.41

4.74

13.60

32.73

34.65

94.41

45.02

7.03

15.70

14.76

35.49

352.3

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7.09

16.93

16.61

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63

64

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66

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70

71

72

73

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02453900

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02482000

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02482310

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MOBILE RIVER BASIN--Continued

Noxubee River at U.S. Highway 45 at Macon, Miss ..

Noxubee River near Geiger , Ala ...................

Flat Scooba Creek tributary at U.S. Highway 45,

0.8 mile north of Scooba, Miss.

Sipsey Fork near Grayson, Ala ....................

Lewis Smith Reservoir near Jasper, Ala ...........

Tombigbee River at Detnopolis lock and dam near

Coatopa, Ala.

Hamilton Branch at State Highway 16, 4.2 miles

northeast of DeKalb, Miss.

Little Okatuppa Creek at State Highway 18,

17.6 miles east of Quitman, Miss.

Tombigbee River at Coffeeville lock and dam near

Coffeeville, Ala.

PEARL RIVER BASIN

Coonshuck Creek tributary at State Highway 19,

2.3 miles northwest of House, Miss.

Pearl River at State Highway 16, at Edinburg,

Miss .

Indian Branch at State Highway 16, 5.4 miles west

of Edinburg, Miss.

Lobutcha Creek tributary at State Highway 19,

0.3 mile west of Wamba, Miss.

Pearl River at State Highway 35, 1.5 miles south

of Carthage, Miss.

Tallabogue Creek tributary at State Highway 35,

2.8 miles north of Harperville, Miss,

Drainage 

area

(sq mi)

812

1,140

.44

8,700

13.0

91.3

944

4.77

4,828

15,400

.97

4.35

18,500

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1.92

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1,347

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142.38

86.08

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83.35

56.00

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341.67

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of 

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1892

1928-32

1938-72

1939-40

1944-72

1967-72

1938-55,

1960-72

1958-72

1966-72

1960-72

1967-72

1889-1905,

1928-72

1928-72

1965-72

1966-72

1961-72

1965-72

1902,

1909-72

1965-72

1964-72

1902,

1962-72

1965-72

Maximum previously known

Date

July 1892

Mar. 30, 1951

Mar. 31, 1951

Apr. 28, 1968

Jan. 11, 1949

Dec. 23, 1961

Apr. 13, 1964

Dec. 18, 1967

Apr. 16, 1964

Jan. 10, 1968

Apr. 18, 1900

Feb. 21, 1961

Feb. 28, 1961

Dec. 11, 1967

Mar. U, 1968

Jan. 9, 1972

Mar. 4, 1961

Mar. 7, 1961

Dec. 6, 1971

March 1902

Feb. 24, 1961

Mar. 8, 1935

Sept. 11, 1965

Dec. 2, 1967

March 1902

Dec. 20, 1961

Apr. 17, 1969

Gage 

height 

(ft)

c 34

32.97

42.7

5.58

53.99

10.02

38.29

520.78

6.36

67.7

35.66

5.95

6.31

6.90

65.39

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4.67

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K 26.73

26.20

4.38

8.97

c ,m

27

25.4

5.54

Discharge 

(cfs)

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52,000

37,600

155

168,000

2,850

14,200

j 826.4

540

224,000

250,000

410

-

1,220

-

153,000

137

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31,400

499

677

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31,900

100

Maximum during 

Date

Mar. 18

Mar. 21

Mar. 16

Mar. 23

Mar. 16

Mar. 16

Mar. 18

Mar. 16

Mar. 31

Mar. 27

Mar. 16

Mar. 16

Apr. 1

Mar. 30

Mar. 19

Mar. 16

Mar. 16

Mar. 18

Mar. 31

Gage 

height 

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31.07

38.61

4.62

54.21

8.37

44.27

521.3

7.40

52.71

29.14

7.29

5.39

59.96

4.55

24.78

2.81

7.78

23.14

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100

101

102 

103

104 

105 

106

107 

108

109 

110 

111 

112 

113 

114 

115

116 

117

118 

119 

120 

121 

122 

123 

124

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No.

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03414500

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03415700 

03416000

03416500 

03417500

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03418000 

03418400 

03420360 

03420380 

03420400 

03420500

03420600 

03421000

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03421200 

03422000 

03422500 

03424000 

03425000 

03425500

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Lake Cumberland (Wolf Creek Reservoir) near 

Jamestown, Ky.

Dale Hollow Lake near Celina (at Dale Hollow 

Dam) , Tenn .

Mathews Branch tributary near Livingston, Tenn....

Cordell Hull Reservoir at Carthage, Tenn .......... 

Mud Creek tributary No. 2 near Sumroitville, Tenn.. 

Mud Creek tributary near Suraraitville, Tenn........

Charles Creek near McMinnville, Tenn. .............

Soring Creek near Lebanon , Tenn . ..................

Drainage 

area

(sq mi)

43.4 

5,789

5,790 

202

15.5 

7.98 

106

936 

7,307

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78.7 

8,095 

2.28 

1.03 

7.30 

126

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640

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31.1 

1,677 

1,678 

2,174 

10,690 

35.3

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mean sea 

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680.30

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489.00

0.00

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647.09 

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556.32

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1946 

1968-72

1950-72

1939-72

1929, 

1943-72

1955-72 

1955-72

1929, 

1943-72

1943-72

1793-1972 

1923-72

1955-72 

1932-72

1968-72 

1968-72 

1968-72

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1933-72

1955-72

1854, 

1925-72

1955-72 

1955-72 

1917-72 

1912-72 

1948-72 

1793-1972 

1955-72

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1946 

Dec. 22, 1970

Apr. 15, 1962

Jan. 9, 1946

March 1929 

Mar". 12, 1963

Mar. 21, 1955 

Feb. 27, 1962

March 1929 

Jan. 29, 1957

Mar. 1, 1962

March 1826 

Dec. 29, 1926

June 23, 1969 

Mar. 17, 1963

Dec. 23, 1970 

Dec. 29, 1969 

Dec. 29, 1969

Mar. 24, 1929 

Feb. 13, 1948

Mar. 21, 1955

Mar. 23, 1929 

Aug. 31, 1961 

Mar. 12, 1963 

Mar. 23, 1929 

Mar. 23, 1929 

Feb. 10, 1950 

Dec. 30, 1926 

Mar. 16, 1963

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height 

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10.80 

5.46

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64.82

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26.71

11.38 

6.23

10.8 

10.84

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57.25

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12.98

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16.99

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2,450 

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162,000 

30,800

1,170

22,600 

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145,000 

9,770

440 

390 

1,440

27,500 

32,000

2,860

75,300 

520 

10,800

210,000 

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210,000 

9,330

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Date

Mar. 15 

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Mar. 17 

Mar. 16

Mar. 16 

Mar. 16 

Mar. 16

Mar. 25 

Mar. 18

Mar. 16 

Mar. 16 

Mar. 18 

Mar. 16 

Mar. 16 

Mar. 16 

Mar. 16

Mar. 16 

Mar. 16

Mar. 16 

Mar. 16 

Mar. 16 

Mar . 16 

Mar. 18 

Mar. 16 

Mar. 15

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23.21

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26.60

2.95 

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36.30

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Site 

No.

147

148 

149 

150 

151 

152

153

154 

155

156 

157

158 

159

160

161 

162

163

164 

165

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station

No.

03435000

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03435600

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03436100 

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03438190

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CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN--Continued

Sulphur Fork Red River tributary near White 

House, Term.

Sulphur Fork Red River near Adams, Tenn. .........

Little River at Cadiz, Ky. .......................

Barkley-Kentucky Canal near Grand Rivers , Ky. ....

Cumberland River near Grand Rivers, Ky ...........

TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

Little River above High Falls near Cedar 

Mountain, N. C.

South Fork Mills River at The Pink Beds, N. C.... 

Mills River near Mills River, N. C. ..............

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

14,163

1.13 

9.32 

15.1 

2.37 

3.50

186 

935 

124 

244

17,598 

17,598

67.9

40.4 

26.8

296 

9.99 

66.7

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mean sea 

level 

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350.00

680.74

q 424.36 

376.55 

390.13

391.45 

300.00

0.00 

300.00

2,173.83

2,115.13 

2,513.27

2,060.32 

3,138.38 

2,088.47

Period 

of 

known 

floods

1793-1972

1927-72 

1955-72

1967-72 

1967-72 

1967-72 

1967-72 

1966-72

1928-72 

1939-72

1913-72 

1961-72

1958-72 

1958-72

1940-72 

1966-72

1964-72 

1939-72

1907-8, 

1916, 

1935-72

1920-72 

1962-72

1916, 

1920-72

1925-49, 

1965-72

1924-26, 

1933-72

Maximum previously known

Date

Jan. 24, 1937 

Jan. 25, 1937 

Jan. 1, 1927 

Mar. 1, 1962

June 1, 1968 

June 23, 1969 

June 23, 1969 

Sept. 27, 1972 

Jan. 14, 1971

June 1934 

Feb. 27, 1962

Jan. 23, 1937 

Feb. 27, 1962

Feb. 27, 1962 

Dec. 9, 1972

Jan. 14, 1951

May 22, 1969 

June 3, 1968

May 7, 1970

1937 

Feb. 13, 1950 

Feb. 18, 1950

Oct. 4, 1964

Aug. 15, 1928 

Oct. 4, 1964

July 16, 1916 

Oct. 5, 1964

Aug. 15, 1928 

Aug. 30, 1940

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height 

(ft)

m ~ 

53.5

51.7 

48.39

5.56 

11.46 

12.38 

5.84 

5.34

25.1 

23.2

n44.4 

43.18

14.4 

14.90

21.00

m 

366.74

"60.30 

43.10

14.95

11.8 

7.30

u 

27.1 

25.50

8.0 

13.62

Discharge 

(cfs)

C

200,000

205,000 

176,000

5,920 

4,460

13,700

43,500

8,190 

7,640

14,200 

bk 

+34,000

-So, 200 

j S98.2

201, COO

13,500

8,400 

5,600

30,000 

2,220

13,400

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Date

Mar. 16 

Mar. 18

Mar. 15 

Mar. 15 

Mar. 15 

Mar. 7 

Mar. 15

Mar. 16 

Mar. 17 

Mar. 16

Mar. 17

Mar. 22 

Mar. 30

Mar. 28

Mar. 17 

Mar. 25

Mar. 16

Mar. 16 

Mar. 17

Mar. 17 

Mar. 17 

Mar. 17

Gage 

height 

(ft)

37.71

4.40 

6.17 

7.63 

4.67 

3.93

13.55 

31.58 

12.75 

10.91

369.10 

39.72

10.16

6.37 

3.95

19.60 

5.32 

8.07

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13

1

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3

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4

3

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No.

184

185

186

187

188

189

190

191

192

193

194

195

196

197

198

199

200

201

202

203

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03463300

03465000

03465500

03465800

03466500

03467500

03468500

03469000

03469110

03469130

03469160

03469500

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03471500

03472500

03473000

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03473800

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TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN--Continued

Pigeon River at Newport, Tenn. ...................

South Toe River near Celo, N. C. .................

North Indian Creek near Unicoi , Tenn .............

Nolichucky River at Embreeville, Tenn ............

Nolichucky River below Nolichucky Dam, Tenn......

Nolichucky River near Morristown, Tenn ...........

French Broad River below Douglas Dam, Tenn.......

Ramsey Creek near Pitman Center , Tenn . ...........

Little Pigeon River near Sevierville, Tenn.......

East Fork Little Pigeon River near Sevierville,

Tenn.

West Prong Little Pigeon River near Pigeon Forge,

Tenn.

Little Pigeon River at Sevierville, Tenn. ........

French Broad River near Knoxville, Tenn. .........

South Fork Holston River near Chilhowie, Va ......

Beaver dam Creek at Damascus , Va ..................

South Fork Holston River at Vestal, Va ...........

Middle Fork Holston River at Groseclose, Va ......

Stalev Creek near Marion, Va. ....................

Drainage 

area

(sq mi)

666

43.4

15.9

805

9.86

1,184

1,679

4,541

4,543

2.18

110

64.1

76.2

353

5,101

76.1

56.0

301

7.39

8.33

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gage above 

mean sea 

level 

(ft)

1,038.76

2,658

2,209.56

1,519.30

1,173.46

1,015.78

0.00

865.70

-

928.21

-

965.23

879.45

0.00

2,106.77

1,946.66

1,792.30

2,442.86

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Period 

of 

known 

floods

1901-29,

1945-46,

1949-72

1957-72

1945-57,

1959-72

1901

1920-72

1955-72

1901-72

1940

1903-9,

1919-25,

1946-72

L791-1972

1921-57,

1959-72

1943-72

1867

1875

1919-72

1967-72

1954-72

1954-72

1946-49,

1954-72

1875,

1921-72

1867,

1946-72

1920-31

1942-72

1901,

1948-72

1931-72

1948-72

1951-72

Maximum previously known

Date

Feb. 28, 1902

June 20, 1972

Mar. 26, 1965

May 21, 1901

Aug. 13, 1940

July 4, 1962

May 1901

Aug. 14, 1940

Jan. 23, 1906

May 1901

Aug. 14, 1940

Mar. 13, 1963

July 25, 1949

March 1867

February 1875

Aug. 31, 1940

July 12, 1971

Feb. 13, 1966

Mar. 12, 1963

July 19, 1971

Feb. 25, 1875

Mar. 26, 1965

March 1867

Mar. 12, 1963

June 12, 1923

May 1901

Jan. 29, 1957

Jan. 29, 1957

July 3, 1953

Dec. 7, 1950

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height 

(ft)

U 21.4

9.87

4.77

24

18.57

6.51

u 38

r 19.3

U 26

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23.05

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1,001.79

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20.93

5.69

17.48

19.28

12.38

U 18

r 16.09

U855.0

832.20

9.0

6.5

5.75

15.35

7.42

4.3

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U50,000

13,900

650

u

120,000

82,500

_

73,500

73,500

85 , 000

61,900

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15,800

7,950

9,700

55,000

41,000

160,000

*64,300

6,000

5,400

4,200

15,100

813

410

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Mar. 17

Mar . 16

Mar . 16

Mar. 17

Mar. 16

Mar. 17

Mar. 17

Mar. 23

Mar. 29

Mar. 16

Mar. 16

Mar . 16

Mar. 16

Mar. 16

Mar. 16

Mar. 17

Mar. 17

Mar. 17

Mar. 16

Mar. 16

Gage 

height 

(ft)

20.05

4.85

4.70

10.01

5.78

18.15

22.85

u

988.86

10.52

6.06

17.69

18.83

13.16

13.88

30.15

5.65

4.37

10.94

3.45

3.00

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Site 

No.

226

227 

228

229 

230 

231

232

233 

234

235 

236

237 

238

239 

240

241 

242 

243 

244 

245 

246

247

Permanent 

station

No.

03491000

03491200 

03491300

03493500 

03494000 

03495500

03497000

03497300 

03498500

03493700 

03499500

03500000 

03500240

03501760 

03503000

03504000 

03504500 

03505500 

03507500 

03508000 

03509000

03510500

Stream and place of determination

TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN--Continued

Big Creek tributary near Rogersville, Term.......

Cherokee Lake near Jefferson City, Tenn .......... 

Holston River near Jefferson City, Tenn. .........

Nails Creek near Knoxville, Tenn .................

Little Tennessee River near Prentiss, N. C....... 

Cartoogechaye Creek near Franklin, N. C..........

Little Tennessee River at Needmore, N, C......... 

Nantahala River near Rainbow Springs, N. C.......

Scott Creek above Sylva, N . C ....................

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

47.3

'..00 

47.0

3,429 

3,429 

3,747

8,934

106 

269

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9,550

140 

57.1

1.60 

436

51.9 

91.0 

144 

36.7 

143 

50.7

347

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gage above 

mean sea 

level 

(ft)

1,128.9

1,107.83

0.00 

900.00 

815.84

797.38

1,106.92 

850.00

0.00 

2,008.39 

2,017.18

1,761.19

3,072.97 

122.16 

1,894.68 

391.75 

2,125.16 

2,056.42

1,950.15

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of 

known 

floods

1942-49, 

1955-72

1955-72

1963-72 

1966-72

1941-72 

1937-72

1791-1972 

1931-72

1791-1972

1900-1972 

1964-72

1875, 

1952-72

1955-72 

1943-72

1898, 

1943-72

1949, 

1961-72

1958-72

1898, 

1940 

1943-72

1940-72 

1942-72 

1942-72 

1941-72 

1934-72

1940, 

1941-72

1840, 

1928-72

Maximum previously known

Date

Mar. 12, 1963

Apr. 27, 1970

Mar. 12, 1963 

Dec. 10, 1972

May 11, 1944 

Aug. 15, 1940

March 1867 

Mar. 28, 1935

Mar. 8, 1867 

Mar. 1, 1902

Mar. 26, 1965

Feb. 25, 1875 

Mar. 12, 1963

July 29, 1967

Sept. 11, 1943 

May 14, 1945

Oct. 4, 1964

June 1949 | 

Oct. 4, 1964

Oct. 4, 1964 

Oct. 5, 1964

June 16, 1949 

Apr. 12, 1957 

Feb. 10, 1946 

Mar. 13, 19501 

Aug. 30, 1940 

Aug. 30, 1940

Aug. 30, 1940

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height 

(ft)

9.40

7.78

14.6 

12.70 

u 

1,074.47

41.82

> 

20.20

r ,u 

r 45.0 

36.4

11.65

U 31 

24.20

5.67

U815.00 

U815.00

17.30

U 15.6 

12.96

5.75 

13.06

9.70 

u 

2,890.55

8.15 

u 

3,100.01

21.1 

8.6

21.96

Discharge 

(cfs)

5,760 

810

2,990 

j 779.4 

58,700

62,900

290,000 

195,000

14,300

50,000 

32,200

191

12,200

7,000 

4,720

256 

22,100

6,300 

J 70. <: 

7,510 

J 35.7 

40,800 

: 3,200

52,600

Maximum during 

Date

Mar. 16

Mar. 16 

Mar. 16

1 Mar. 31

Apr. 4 

Mar. 16

Mar. 16

Mar. 16 

Mar. 16

Mar. 16

Mar. 16 

Mar. 17

Mar. 17 

Mar. 17

Mar. 17 

Mar. 17

Mar. 16 

Mar. 24 

Mar. 16 

iMar. 21 

,Mar. 17 

Mar. 16

Mar. 17

Gage 

height 

(ft)

8.77

6.05 

12.60

u 

L,058.24

28.98 

10.45

23.39

12.30 

22.84

4.36

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8.87

9.12

5.50 

8.06

5.39 

u 

2,889.95

5.34 

a 

3,098.84

8.23 

7.57

10.01

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Site 

No.

271

272 

273

274 

275 

276

277 

278

279

280

281 

282 

283 

284 

285 

286 

287 

288 

289 

290 

291

292 

293 

294 

295

See

Permanent 

station 

No.

03528000

03529500 

03530000

03530500 

03531500 

03532000

03532500 

03533000

03534000

03534500

03535000 

03535140 

03535160 

03535180 

03535900 

03538130 

03538200 

03538225 

03533250 

03538275 

03538500

03538600 

03538900 

03538950 

03539100

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Stream and place of determination

TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN--Continued

North Fork Powell River at Pennington Gap, Va....

Bullrun Creek near Halls Crossroads, Tenn........

Willow Fork near Halls Crossroads, Tenn. .........

Poplar Creek near Oliver Springs, Tenn ...........

at end of table.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

1,474

112 

C 40

C 70 

319 

685

2,912 

2,913

24.5

9.92

68.5 

1.23 

14.1 

3.23 

3,343 

3.32 

55.9 

82.5 

19.5 

7.15 

83.2

12.0 

3.80 

8.58 

1.10

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gage above 

mean sea 

level 

(ft)

I,0o0.7 

1,459.07

1,259.08 

1,043.84

.11 

819.11

842.91

901.71 

854.91

0.00

743.50 

754.16 

753.92 

1,003.06

Period 

of 

known 

floods

1862, 

1919-72

1945-72

1945-47 

1951-72

1945-72 

1931-72

1826, 

1918-72

1935-72

1826, 

1904-72

1929, 

1933, 

1955-72

1948-50, 

1955-72

1958-72 

1967-72 

1967-72 

1967-72 

1962-72 

1962-72 

1954-72 

1961-72 

1961-72 

1960-72

1929, 

1935-72

1955-72 

1968-72 

1967-72 

1967-72

Maximum previously known

Date

February 1862 

Mar. 13, 1963

Mar. 12, 1963 

Mar. 12, 1963

Mar. 12, 1963 

Mar. 12, 1963

March 1826 

Jan. 9, 1946

Feb. 11, 1937

Mar. 11, 1826 

Mar. 5, 1917

Mar. 23, 1929 

Dec. 30, 1969

Feb. 16, 1964

Mar. 12, 1963 

Apr. 12, 1972 

Dec. 10, 1972 

Dec. 10, 1972 

Mar. 7, 1967 

Dec. 10, 1972 

Dec. 10, 1972 

Dec. 31, 1969 

Dec. 10, 1972 

Dec. 10, 1972

Mar. 23, 1929 

Feb. 3, 1939

Dec. 10, 1972 

Dec. 30, 1969 

Dec. 30, 1969 

Dec. 10, 1972

Gage 

height 

(ft)

24 

22.27

13.72 

9.94

13.65 

33.36

29.5 

29.2

u »y

1,301.21

C 43.5 

r 38.5

17.5 

7.97

10.07

11.08 

5.26 

9.51 

7.45 

U795.94 

7.81 

18.54 

24.91 

13.25 

6.97

U 32 

25.62

9.60 

6.02 

12.56 

10.68

Discharge 

(cfs)

66,000 

56,700

23,700 

4,800

13,100 

31,100

34,000 

33,000

j 1,236.7

130,000 

87,000

U 8,400 

6,120

1,460

6,200 

514 

2,780 

658 

j 63.3 

1,930 

7,000 

8,590 

2,950

30,000 

18,700

523 

1,070 

201

Maximum durin

Date

Mar. 17

Mar. 16 

Mar. 16

Mar. 16 

Mar. 17 

Mar. 18

Mar. 21 

Mar. 21

Mar . 16

Mar. 16

Mar. 16 

Mar. 16 

Mar . 16 

Mar. 16 

Mar. 16 

Mar. 16 

Mar. 16 

Mar. 16 

Mar. 16 

Mar. 16 

Mar. 16

Mar. 16 

Mar. 16 

Mar. 16 

Mar. 16

Gage 

height 

(ft)

21.02

7.83 

7.85

10.82 

26.75 

26.38

l'oi6.7f 

8.75

7.19

8.15

11.78 

4.95 

9.44 

8.03 

U 796.45 

7.33 

18.03 

24.34 

12.74 

6.86 

14.95

8.84 

6.12 

11.64 

11.00
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Stream and place of determination

TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN--Continued

Ocoee (Parks vi lie) Lake at Parksville, Tenn......

Hiwassee River above Charleston, Tenn ............

Oostanaula Creek near Sanford, Tenn. .............

Little Chickamauga Creek near Ringgold, Ga.......

Little Chickatnauga Creek tributary near Ringgold, 

Ga.

West Chickatnauga Creek near Kensington, Ga ....... 

South Chickamauga Creek near Chickamauga, Tenn...

Brown Spring Branch near Sequatchie, Tenn........ 

at end of table.

Drainage 

area

(sq mi)

524 

595 

595

2,001

31.8 

57.0 

2,298

9.68 

18.8 

20,790

4.44 

35.5 

3.3S

169 

73.0 

428 

21,400

50.6 

21,870

15.4 

402

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gage above 

mean sea 

level

(ft)

837.88 

6.89 

716.96

682.86

712.14 

716.51 

665.56

755.08 

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a 780 

a 790

728.40 

a 760 

651.12 

621.12

649 . 18 

0.00

632.73

Period 

of 

known 

floods

L840-1972 

1913-72

1914-72

1840-1972 

1912-16, 

1922-72

1954-72

1958-72 

1955-72

1886, 

L886-1903, 

1920-39, 

1963-72

1955-72 

1964-72 

1939-72

1966-72 

1964-72 

1964-72

1949-72 

1950-72 

1929-72

1867, 

1875-1972

1951-72 

1967-72

1959-72

1867, 

1921-72

1955-72

Maximum previously known

Date

Nov. 19, 1906 

July 10, 1916

July 9, 1916 

Feb. 10, 1946

Nov. 19, 1906 

Mar. 29, 1951

May 13, 1963 

Apr. 7, 1964

Dec. 18, 1961 

Mar. 12, 1963

Mar. 31, 1886 

Dec. 29, 1932

Dec. 18, 1961 

Apr. 7, 1964 

Hay 20, 1950

Dec. 18, 1967 

Mar. 4, 1966 

June 29, 1971

Mar. 29, 1951 

Mar. 29, 1951 

Mar. 30, 1951

Mar. 11, 1867 

Mar. 1, 1875

Feb. 23, 1962 

Apr. 19, 1969

Mar. 12, 1963

March 1867 

Mar. 12, 1963

Mar. 12, 1963

Gage 

height 

(ft)

13.7 

y 840.2 

20.22 

25.72

9.09 

12.62

34.0 

28.58

6.5C 

8.32 

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5.36 

8.52 

4.12

25.3 

18.5

20.73 

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53.8

13.48 

U 634.99

9.62

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17.11

8.56

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(cfs)

U62,000 

29,400

J.an, 53J

U 65,000 

ba 

21,700

35,300 

4,140 

6,840

70,000 

55,800

1,220 

3,210

674 

3,120 

592

19,400 

11,000 

27,600

i59,000 

ilO,000

6,140

3,070

25,700 

165

Maximum during 

Date

Mar. 16 

Mar. 16 

Mar. 17

Mar . 17

Mar. 16 

Mar. 16 

Mar. 17

Mar. 16 

Mar. 16

Mar . 17 

Mar. 18

Mar . 16 

Mar. 16 

Mar . 16

Mar. 17 

Mar. 16 

Mar. 17 

Mar. 18

Mar. 17

Mar. 13 

Mar. 17

Mar . 16 

Mar. 16

Mar. 16

Gage

height 

(ft)

9.58

u .y

830.20 

15.72

30.53

12.11 

13.43 

29.39

9.32 

9.75

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7.77 

10.19 

9.13

27.2

17.50

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23.75

38.98

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03575940

03575950

03575974

03575976

03575983

03576100 

03576148 

03576250 

03576280

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03576403 

03576500 

03577000

03578000 

03578500 

03579000

03579100 

03580740 

03580750 

03581500 

03582000

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Stream and place of determination

TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN--Continued

Huntsville Spring Branch at Drake Avenue at 

Huntsville, Ala.

Huntsville Spring Branch at Huntsville, Ala......

McDonald Creek at Technology Drive at Huntsville, 

Ala.

Unnamed tributary to McDonnell Creek 200 feet 

below Wynn Drive at Huntsville, Ala.

McDonnell Creek 500 feet above Centaur Boulevard 

at Huntsville, Ala.

Indian Creek near Madison, Ala.. .................

Cotaco Creek at Florette, Ala ....................

Limestone Creek at State Highway 20 near Mooresville, Ala.

Johns on Branch near Athens , Ala ..................

Flint Creek near Falkville, Ala ..................

West Flint Creek near Oakville, Ala ..............

Elk River near Pelham, Term. .....................

Bradley Creek near Prairie Plains, Tenn. .........

Woods Reservoir at Elk River Dam, near Estill 

Springs, Tenn.

Elk River near Estill Springs , Tenn. .............

Tims Ford Lake near Winchester, Tenn. ............ 

Elk River below Tims Ford Dam, Tenn ..............

West Fork Mulberry Creek at Mulberry, Tenn....... 

Elk River above Fayetteville, Tenn. ..............

Norris Creek tributary near Belleville, Tenn.....

Norris Creek near Fayetteville, Tenn. ............ 

Chicken Creek at McBur g , Tenn ....................

at end of table .

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

8.87 

37.3

41.8

2.05

3.01

10.1

49.0 

136 

119 

142

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5.06 

86.3 

87.6

65.6 

41.3 

263

275 

529 

534 

41.2 

827

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42.6 

7.66

Datum of 

gage above 

mean sea 

level 

(ft)

-

589.77

-

-

-

a 600 

626.34

572.59 

576.59

981.62 

968.13 

0.00

886.43 

0.00 

700.00 

687.72 

650.58

666.27

Period 

of 

known 

floods

1971-72

1967-68, 

1971-72

-

-

-

1959-72 

1965-72 

1939-72

1971-72 

1971-72 

1952-72 

1952-72

1952-72 

1952-72 

1952-72

1921-72 

1970-72 

1967-72 

1954-72

1842, 

1935-72

1955-72

1954-72 

1955-72

Maximum previously known

Date

Oct. 14, 1972

Feb. 18, 1967

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-

-

Dec. 18, 1967 

Feb. 27, 1971 

Mar. 12, 1963

Jan. 4, 1972 

July 1, 1972 

Feb. 22, 1961 

Dec. 18, 1967

Mar. 12, 1963 

Mar. 12, 1963 

Apr. 21, 22, 1956

Mar. 23, 1929 

July 9, 1971 

Jan. 1, 1970 

May 12, 1967

March 1842 

Jan. 5, 1949

May 13, 1967

Nov. 17, 1957 

Mar. 11, 1963

Gage 

height 

(ft)

8.20

11.20

-

-

-

10.90 

14.45 

15.50

3.33 

2.85 

15.77 

23.32

13.17 

13.63 

960.98

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U888.12 

60.14 

15.25

U 27.5 

27.14

6.24

12.2 

7.19

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,630

8,350

-

-

-

8,650 

6,480 

29,000

73 

110 

12,200 

5,120

7,240 

4,950 

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22,900 

j '267.9 

15,400 

14,200

37,000

-

14,300 

4,510

Maximum during 

Date

Mar. 16 

Mar. 16

Mar. 16

Mar. 16

Mar. 16

Mar. 16

Mar. 16 

Mar. 16 

Mar. 16 

Mar. 16

Mar . 16 

Mar. 16 

Mar. 16 

Mar. 16

Mar. 16 

Mar. 17 

Mar. 16

Mar . 16 

Mar. 17 

Mar. 18 

Mar . 17 

Mar . 16

Mar. 16

Mar. 16 

Mar. 16

Gage 

height 

(ft)

12.55

12.5

-

-

-

12.70 

16.36 

17.28

10.61 

10.05 

15.85 

26.94

14.08

14.46

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411

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TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN--Continued

Eagle Creek near Clifton Junction, Term.. .........

Little Flat Creek tributary near Rally Hill, Tenn.

Drainage 

area

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667

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107

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1.86 

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782.65 

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683.51

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1867-1972 

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1955-72

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1926-72

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Date

Dec. 26, 1926 

Mar. 22, 1955

Mar. 30, 1944

Mar. 21, 1897 

Feb. 6, 1957

Mar. 21,. 1955

March 1902 

Mar. 23, 1929 

Feb. 13, 1948 

Dec. 30, 1969

Mar. 23, 1929

Mar. 21, 1955 

Apr. 26, 1970 

July 28, 1972 

Apr. 22, 1970 

Mar. 21, 1955 

May 13, 1967

Mar. 29, 1902 

Feb. 13, 1948

Mar. 21, 1955

March 1902 

Dec. 9, 1966

Mar. 21, 1955

Feb. 14, 1948 

Feb. 14, 1948

Mar. 22, 1955 

Mar. 21, 1955 

May 13, 1967

March 1897 

Dec. 21, 1926

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51.75 

51.75

24.38 

11.22 

9.81

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37,000

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4,810

50,000 

30,000 

30,000

60,000

25,300 

2,900 

3,760 

568 

8,240 

870

87,000 

62,900

2,330

372

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61,100

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2,680

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32,500

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Mar. 17

Mar. 17 

Mar. 18

Mar. 17 

Mar. 20

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Mar. 16

Mar. 16

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Mar. 15 

Mar. 15 

Mar. 15 

Mar. 15 

Mar. 16 

Mar. 16

Mar. 15 

Mar. 16

Mar. 16 

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5.22 

17.78

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3.49 

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35.88

6.24 

13.95

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Site 

No.

450

451

452

453

454

455

456

457 

458

459

460 

461

462

463 

464

465

466

467

468

Permanent 

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07267200

07268000

07268500

07269000

07271000

07272000 

07274000

07274250

07274500 

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07281000

07282000

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Stream and place of determination

YAZOO RIVER BASIN--Continued

Hell Creek at U.S. Highway 78, 3 miles northwest 

of New Albany, Miss.

Jones Creek tributary at State Highway 15, 

3.4 miles south of New Albany, Miss.

Cracker ditch at State Highway 6, 11 miles west 

of Pontotoc, Miss.

Little Tallahatchie River at State Highway 30, at 

Etta, Miss.

Cypress Creek at State Highway 30, 4.5 miles 

southwest of Etta, Miss.

North Tippah Creek at State Highway 4, 5.5 miles 

west of Ripley, Miss.

Clear Creek at State Highway 6, 8.3 miles west of 

Oxford, Miss.

Sardis Lake near Sardis , Miss ....................

Yocona River at State Highway 7, 6 miles south of 

Oxford, Miss .

Otuckalofa Creek at State Highway 7, at Water 

Valley, Miss .

Enid Lake near Enid, Miss. ........................

Long Creek at U.S. Highway 51 near Courtland, 

Miss.

James Wolf Creek at State Highway 4, 1.2 miles 

north of Looxahoma, Miss.

Arkabutla Lake near Arkabutla, Miss ...............

Tallahatchie River at county road, 4 miles southeast of Lambert, Miss.

Tallahatchie River at county road, 1 mile southeast of Swan Lake, Miss.

Yalobusha River at State Highway 9, 1.2 miles 

south of Calhoun City, Miss.

Sabougla Creek tributary at State Highway 8, 

0.5 mile south of Sabougla, Miss.

Skuna River at State Highway 9, 1 mile south of 

Bruce, Miss.

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area 

(sq mi)

27.3

.34

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526

28.5

20.0

10.3

1,545 

262

84.1

560 

66.2

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1,980

5,130

305

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254

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mean sea 

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0.00 

272.20

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113.38

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1939, 

1941-43, 

1951-72

1965-72

1955-72

1938-72

1939-42, 

1952-72

1939-42, 

1952-72

1939-41, 

1950-72

1939-72 

1946-72

1952-72

1951-72

1940-43, 

1952-72

1964-72

1941-72

1932, 

1936-72

1904-72

1948-72

1966-72

1948-72

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Date

June 17, 1939 

Mar. 21, 1955 

Apr. 26, 1970

July 9, 1967

Apr. 11, 1962

Mar. 22, 1955

Nov. 28, 1968

July 21, 1953

Apr. 29, 1963

May 14, 1970 

Mar. 21, 1955

Mar. 21, 1955

May 13, 1970 

May 28, 1954

Apr. 17, 1969 

May 11, 1970

May 21, 1953

January 1932 

Jan. 30, 1937

Jan. 15, 1932 

Apr. 9, 1933

Mar. 29, 1951 

Dec. 30, 1969

Mar. 19, 1970

Mar. 21, 1955

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height 

(ft)

16.73 

17.32 

16.66

6.75

7.08

29.32

19.16

23.63

14.34

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23.72

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25.02

6.86 

6.86

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35.54

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35.2

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6.51

24.11

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3,600 

3,210 

4,800

238

213

79,000

8,800

6,180

6,500

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44,100

21,000

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38,300

448 

448

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30,000 

49,200

23,000 

29,300

281

61,400

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Mar. 15

Mar. 15

Mar. 15

Mar. 15

Mar. 15

Mar. 15

Mar. 14

Mar. 20 

Mar. 15

Mar. 15

Apr. 2 

Mar. 15

Mar. 15

Apr. 3 

Mar. 17

Mar. 18

Mar . 16

Mar. 15

Mar. 16

Gage 

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16.60

6.03

6.06

27.54

16.33

20.34

13.66

m284.38 

27.51

26.84

m269.58 

20.15

3.70

m236.72 

m 32.53

m31.59

24.82

6.16

30.47

j 

j 

j 

11 

"

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 3. Summary of flood stages and discharges Continued

Site 

No.

469

470

471

472

473

474

475

476

477

478

479

480

481

482

483

484

485

486

Permanent 

station

No.

07283490

07284500 

07285100

07285700

07286010

07286520

07287000

07287050

07287140

07287165

07287170

07288500

07289100

07289225

07289268

07289350

07289395

07289470

Stream and place of determination

YAZOO RIVER BASIN --Continued

Caney Creek at State Highway 330, 4.25 miles east 

of Coffeeville, Miss .

Tie Plant Branch at U.S. Highway 51, 3.3 miles 

south of Grenada, Miss.

Long Creek at county highway, 1.1 miles east of 

Cascilla, Miss.

Brushy Creek tributary at State Highway 35, 

4.5 miles north of Oxberry, Miss.

Big Sand Creek tributary on county highway, 

2.4 miles east of North Carrollton, Miss.

Yazoo River at U.S. Highway 82, in Greenwood, 

Miss.

Palusha Creek tributary at State Highway 17, 

3.4 miles south of Carrollton, Miss.

Martin Lake tributary at U.S. Highway 49E , 

3.1 miles north of Sidon, Miss.

Mosquito Lake tributary No. 1 at State Highway 7, 

0.5 mile south of Itta Bena, Miss.

Mosquito Lake tributary No. 2 at State Highway 7, 

0.75 mile south of Itta Bena, Miss.

Big Sunflower River on county road, 0.5 mile 

northwest of Sunflower, Miss.

BIG BLACK RIVER BASIN

Big Black River tributary at U.S. Highway 82, 

1.8 miles southwest of Eupora, Miss.

Downing Branch at State Highway 413, 2.0 miles 

north of French Camp, Miss.

Hays Creek tributary at State Highway 35, 

4.3 miles northwest of Vaiden, Miss.

Big Black River at State Highway 19 at West, Miss.

Sharkey Creek tributary at State Highway 19, 

4.7 miles southeast of West, Miss.

Tacketts Creek tributary at State Highway 17, 

3.6 miles north of Pickens, Miss.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

1.97

Cl,320 

.13

1.64

1.49

.09

7,450

.43

.26

.11

.13

767

2.29

1.74

.40

985

.30

.15

Datum of 

gage above 

mean sea 

level

(ft)

-

0.00

-

-

-

92.07

-

-

-

-

92.95

-

-

-

2k9.jk

-

-

Period 

of 

known 

floods

1955-72

1953-72 

1955-72

1965-72

1965-72

1964-72

1882, 

1904-72

1964-72

1966-72

1965-72

1965-72

1918-72

1965-72

1965-72

1965-72

1936-72

1966-72

1964-72

Maximum previously known

Date

July 1, 1957 

Sept. 20, 1958

Apr. 15, 16, 1962 

Apr. 1, 1970

Aug. 8, 1965

Feb. 21, 1971

Dec. 30, 1969

1882 

Jan. 19, 1932

Aug. 16, 1964

Oct. 13, 1970

July 26, 1969

July 26, 1969

May 5, 1958 

Apr. 28, 1964

Mar. 19, 1970

Feb. 11, 1965

Apr. 26, 1966

Mar. 30, 1951

Apr. 26, 1970

Jan. 4, 1972

Gage 

height 

(ft)

10.00 

10.21

m 228.62 

5.12

11.58

7.99

7.25

41.2 

40.10

6.24

5.78

5.28

4.56

28.31 

25.45

7.79

8.95

9.54

24.09

7.67

6.84

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,560 

854

3599.9 

128

1,580

1,230

68

72,900

228

163

76

96

9,300 

11,700

1,100

709

681

47,000

218

206

Maximum during 

Date

Mar. 15

Apr. 9 

Mar. 15

Mar . 15

Mar. 15

Mar. 15

Mar. 21

Mar. 15

Mar. 17

Mar. 15

Mar. 15

Mar. 18

Mar. 16

Mar. 16

Mar. 16

Mar. 16

Mar. 16

Mar . 16

Gage 

height 

(ft)

8.24

233.0 

5.07

4.87

5.67

4.73

m 38.37

3.64

6.49

5.02

4.23

28.37

6.70

8.11

7.97

ai25.11

5.98

5.92

i' 

^

See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 3. Summary of flood stages and discharges Continued

Site 

No.

487

488

489

490

Permanent 

station

No.

07289500

07289600

07289640

07289641

Stream and place of determination

BIG BLACK RIVER BASIN--Continued

Big Black River at Old U.S. Highway 51, 0.5 mile 

southeast of Plckens, Miss.

Tilda Bogue at U.S. Highway 51, 3 miles north of 

Canton, Miss .

Panther Creek at State Highway 22, 8 miles northeast of Flora, Miss.

Panther Creek tributary at State Highway 22, 

8.3 miles northeast of Flora, Miss.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

1,460

24.4

.26

.07

Datum of 

gage above 

mean sea 

level 

(ft)

196.26

C 208

-

-

Period 

of 

known 

floods

1926, 

1930, 

1936-72

1948-72

1964-72

1964-72

Maximum previously known

Date

Dec. 29, 1926 

May 1930 

Mar. 28, 1951

Apr. 29, 1953

Mar. 2, 1972

Mar. 2, 1972

Gage 

height 

(ft)

23.7 

° 23.5 

22.20

19.0

6.78

6.56

Discharge 

(cfs)

49,400

8,800

225

123

Maximum durin

Date

Mar . 18

Mar . 16

Mar . 14

Mar. 15

Gage 

height 

(ft)

22.74

18.17

2.89

4.58

a Altitude from Topographic map.

b Less than 2 years .

c Approximately.

d Ratio of peak discharge to that of 50-year flood.

e Mississippi State Highway Department datum.

f Gage height 15.72 ft in gage well.

g Ratio of peak discharge to that of 100-year flood.

h Observed.

i Elevation 173,0 ft above mean sea level at site 1,100 ft upstream.

j Contents in thousand cfs-days. One cfs-day is equivalent to 1.9835 acre-feet.

k Gage height 26.41 ft in gage well.

m From information furnished by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

n Former site, from floodmark.

p Former site, 4.5 miles upstream.

q Sandy Hook datum; ranges from 0.2 ft higher to 0.9 ft lower than datum of 

1929, in different localities.

r Former site and datum.

s Regulated by Lake Cumberland.

t Regulated by Lake Cumberland and Dale Hollow Reservoir .

u From information furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.

v Regulated by Great Falls Lake.

w Regulated by Lake Cumberland and other reservoirs in basin upstream.

x Affected by backwater.

y Gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level.

z Regulated by Old Hickory Lake and other reservoirs in basin upstream, 

aa Regulated by Cheatham Lake and other reservoirs in basin upstream, 

ab Regulated by Lake Barkley and other reservoirs in basin upstream, 

ac Regulated by Lake Logan. 

ad Several days each year. 

ae Regulated by Douglas Lake, 

af Regulated by South Holston Lake. 

ag Regulated by Watauga Lake. 

ah Regulated by Fort Patrick Henry Lake and other reservoirs in basin upstream.

ai From floodmark,

aj Regulated by Cherokee Lake and other reservoirs i

ak Regulated by many lakes in basin upstream.

am Maximum contents at 2400 hours, c.s.t.

an Regulated by Nantahala Lake and Queens Lake.

ap Regulated by Thorpe Reservoir and other reservoir

aq Regulated by Chilhowee Lake and other reservoirs 

ar At site 400 ft upstream at datum about 1 ft higher

National Weather Service.

as Regulated by Norris Lake.

at Upstream gage,

au Affected by storage upstream caused by railroad f

av Regulated by Chatuge Lake. No flow through turbin

discharge.

aw Regulated by Chatuge Lake.

ax Regulated by Hiwassee Lake and other reservoirs i

ay Tennessee Electric Fower Company datum.

az Regulated by Blue Ridge Lake and by powerplant up

ba Regulated by Blue Ridge Lake and Lake Ocoee.

bb Regulated by six reservoirs in basin upstream.

be Discharge measurement at miscellaneous site.

bd From information furnished by U.S. Air Force.

be Regulated by Woods Reservoir.

bf Regulated by Tims Ford Lake and Woods Reservoir.

bg Defined by frequency relation based on unregulate

bh Peak release'through Pickwick Dam, from informati

Tennessee Valley Authority.

bi Maximum contents at 0800 hours, c.s.t. Prelimina

furnished by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

bj Affected by breaks in levees upstream.

bk Maximum daily discharge Kentucky Lake to Lake Bar

bm Maximum daily discharge Lake Barkley to Kentucky 
58 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 4. Summary of stages and contents 

A.t 2400 hours, c.s.t., 02451950, Lewis Smith Reservoir near Jasper, Ala. (site 68).

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

March

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

. . .

. . .

...

. . .

510.35

510. "8

510.17

509.92

511.15

518.34

520.64

521.17

521.00

520.55

520.00

519.37

518.69

518.17

518.26

517.90

517.39

516.76

516.19

515.54

517.97

Contents 

(cfs-days)*

...

. . .

. . .

...

...

. . .

. . .

704,540

704,870

702,610

699,930

713,210

796,230

824,850

831,590

829,420

823,710

816,780

808,920

800,520

794,160

795,250

790,870

784,710

777,170

770,400

762,770

791,720

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

...

...

...

 

 

...

. . .

...

+8,550

+330

-2,260

-2,680

+13,280

+83,020

+28,620

+6,740

-2,170

-5,710

-6,930

-7,860

-8,400

-6,360

+1,090

-4,380

-6,160

-7,540

-6,770

-7,360

+28,950

April

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

518.59

518.27

517.76

517.19

516.69

516.37

516.14

515.60

514.55

513.89

513.15

512.82

512.44

512.02

511.63

511.24

. . .

. . .

...

...

. . .

...

. .

Contents 

(cfs-days)*

799,290

795,380

789,180

782,310

776,330

772,530

769,810

763,470

751,290

743,730

735,360

731,650

727,410

722,750

718,460

714,190

. . .

...

...

...

. . .

. . .

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

+7,570

-3,910

-6,200

-6,870

-5,980

-3,300

-2,720

-6,340

-12,180

-7,560

-8,370

-3,710

-4,240

-4,660

-4,290

-4,270

. . .

...

. . .

...

. . .

. . .

. . .

*One cfs-day is equivalent to 1.9835 acre-feet.

Note: No flow over spillway. Maximum discharge through turbines, 10,200 cfs,

Mar. 29. Records furnished by Alabama Power Co.
THE FLOODS 59

TABLE 4. Summary of stages and contents Continued

At 2400 hours, c.s.t., 03413500, Lake Cumberland (Wolf Creek Reservoir) near 

Jamestown, Ky. (site 101).

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

March

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

711.29

711.14

711.12

711.17

711.30

711.60

711.81

712.25

712.70

712.94

712.96

713.20

713.35

713.60

716.59

720.48

724.28

726.00

727.14

728.38

729.72

730.60

731.02

731.08

730.91

730.74

730.48

730.10

729.78

729.52

729.20

Contents 

(cfs-days)*

1,727,900

1,724,400

1,723,900

1,725,100

1,728,200

1,735,200

1,740,200

1,750,600

1,761,200

1,766,900

1,767,400

1,773,100

1,776,700

1,782,700

1,854,700

1,950,500

2,046,400

2,090,500

2,120,100

2,152,400

2,187,700

2,211,000

2,222,200

2,223,800

2,219,300

2,214,800

2,207,800

2,197,800

2,189,300

2,182,400

2,174,000

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

-10,100

-3,500

-500

+1,200

+3,100

+7,000

+5 , 000

+10,400

+10,600

+5,700

+500

+5,700

+3,600

+6,000

+72,000

+95,800

+95,900

+44,100

+29,600

+32,300

+35,300

+23,300

+11,200

+1 , 600

-4,500

-4,500

-7,000

-10,000

-8,500

-6,900

-8,400

April

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

728.80

728.30

727.66

727.42

727.28"

727.04

726.75

726.86

726.80

726.61

726.16

725.59

724.93

724.18

723.55

722.90

722.45

722.15

721.80

721.65

721.53

721.59

721.48

721.40

721.85

722.20

723.54

725.34

726.45

727.28

Contents 

(cfs-days)*

2,163,400

2,150,300

2,133,600

2,127,300

2,123,700

2,117,500

2,109,900

2,112,800

2,111,200

2,106,300

2,094,700

2,080,000

2,063,000

2,043,900

2,027,800

2,011,300

2,000,000

1,992,400

1,983,600

1,979,800

1,976,800

1,978,300

1,975,600

1,973,600

1,984,900

1,993,700

2,027,600

2,073,600

2,102,200

2,123,700

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

-10,600

-13,100

-16,700

-6,300

-3,600

-6,200

-7,600

+2,900

-1,600

-4,900

-11,600

-14,700

-17,000

-19,100

-16,200

-16,500

-11,300

-7,600

-8,800

-3,800

-3,000

+1,500

-2,700

-2,000

+11,300

+8 , 800

+33,900

+46,000

+28,600

+21,500

*One cfs-day is equivalent to 1.9835 acre-feet.

Note: Maximum outflow discharge, 29,200 cfs, Mar. 17. Records furnished by

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
60 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 4. Summary of stages and contents Continued

At 2400 hours, c.s.t., 03416500, Dale Hollow Lake near Celina (at Dale Hollow Dam), 

Term, (site 107).

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

March

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

647.69

647.56

647.62

647.75

647.81

647.89

648.09

648.32

648.40

648.48

648.50

648.55

648.59

648.62

650.58

653.28

654.63

655.08

655.20

655.60

656.02

656.17

656.20

656.20

656.20

656.18

656.03

655.78

655.68

655.36

655.14

Contents 

(cfs-day s)*

636,800

635,100

635,900

637,700

638,500

639,500

642,300

645,400

646,500

647,500

647,800

648,500

649,000

649,500

676,500

714,500

733,900

740,400

742,200

748,000

754,200

756,400

756,800

756,800

756,800

756,500

754,300

750,600

749,200

744,500

741,300

Change in storage 

(cfs-day s)*

-2,200

-1,700

+800

+1,800

+800

+1,000

+2,800

+3,100

+1,100

+1,000

+300

+700

+600

+500

+27,000

+38,000

+18,400

+6,500

+1,800

+5,800

+6,200

+2,200

+400

0

0

-300

-2,200

-3,700

-1,400

-4,700

-3,200

April

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

654.84

654.55

654,24

654.13

653.98

653.80

653.69

653.79

653.74

653.60

653.36

653.07

652.80

652.52

652.24

651.96

651.70

651.42

651.20

651.02

650.94

650.86

650.80

650.86

650.97

651.07

651.68

652.06

652.26

652.34

Contents 

(cfs-day s)*

737,000

732,800

728,300

726,700

724,500

722,000

720,400

721,800

721,100

719,100

715,600

711,500

707,700

703,700

699,700

695,800

692,100

688,200

685,100

682,600

681,500

680,400

679,500

680,400

681,900

683,300

691,900

697,200

700,000

701,100

Change in storage 

(cfs-day s)*

-4,300

-4,200

-4,500

-1,600

-2,200

-2,500

-1,600

+1,400

-700

-2,000

-3,500

-4,100

-3,800

-4,000

-4,000

-3,900

-3,700

-3,900

-3,100

-2,500

-1,100

-1,100

-900

+900

+1,500

+1,500

+8,600

+5,300

+2,800

+1,100

*One cfs-day is equivalent to 1.9835 acre-feet.

Note: Maximum outflow discharge, 6,469 cfs, Mar. 8. Records furnished by

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
THE FLOODS 61

TABLE 4. Summary of stages and contents Continued 

At 2400 hours, c.s.t., 03418400, Cordell Hull Reservoir at Carthage, Tenn. (site 111)

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

March

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

489.13

488.36

490.75

492.70

493.34

493.57

493.80

493.62

494.56

495.77

497.12

498.49

499.10

499.40

501.50

504.41

505.36

505.45

504.51

503.08

502.73

501.12

500.28

499.36

498.33

498.70

500.02

503.10

501.48

500.29

499.18

Contents 

(cfs-day s)*

63,500

61,200

68,800

75,800

78,300

79,200

80,100

79,400

83,100

88,300

94,300

100,800

103,800

105,300

116,300

133,100

139,100

139,700

133,800

125,200

123,200

114,200

109,800

105,100

100,000

101,800

108,400

125,300

116,200

109,800

104,200

Change in storage 

(cfs-day s)*

+9,700

-2,300

+7,600

+7,000

+2,500

+1,100

+900

-700

+3,700

+5,300

+6,000

+6,500

+3,000

+1,500

+11,000

+16,800

+6,000

+600

-5,900

-8,600

-2,000

-9,000

-4,400

-4,700

-5,100

+1,800

+6,600

+16,900

-9,100

-6,400

-5,600

April

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

498.93

498.94

498.49

503.34

503.64

502.60

501.06

500.48

499.80

498.80

502.95

503.61

503.89

504.02

504.05

502.96

502.34

504.36

503.76

504.10

503.45

502.58

502.57

503.43

504.69

503.77

504.04

503.88

503.57

503.95

. . .

Contents 

(cfs-day s)*

102,900

103,000

100,800

126,700

128,500

122,400

113,900

110,800

107,300

102,300

124,400

128,300

130,000

130,800

130,900

124,500

120,900

132,800

129,200

131,300

127,300

122,300

122,200

]27,200

134,900

129,300

130,900

129,900

128,100

130,300

 t

Change in storage 

(cfs-day s)*

-1,200

+100

-2,200

+25,000

+1,800

-6,100

+1,500

-3,100

-3,500

-5,000

+22,100

+3,900

+1,700

+800

+100

-6,400

-3,600

+11,900

-3,600

+2,100

-4,000

-5,000

-100

-5,000

+7,700

-5,600

+1,600

-1,000

-1,800

+2,200

. . .

*One cfs-day is equivalent to 1.9835 acre-feet.

Note: Maximum outflow discharge, 43,970 cfs, Mar. 29. Records furnished by

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
62 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 4. Summary of stages and contents Continued 

At 2400 hours, c.s.t., 03422000, Great Falls Lake near Rock Island, Tenn. (site 120)

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

March

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

. . .

. . .

. . .

 

805.59

805.72

805.82

804.60

808.35

804.00

805.20

805.15

805.39

805.68

805.70

805.48

805.51

805.63

805.68

805.60

805.70

805.39

805.69

805.89

Contents 

(cfs-days)*

...

...

26,200

26,300

26,400

25,100

29,400

24,500

25,800

25,700

26,000

26,300

26,300

26,100

26,100

26,200

26,300

26,200

26,300

26,000

26,300

26,500

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

. . .

...

-100

+100

+100

-1,300

+4,300

-4,900

+1,300

-100

+300

+300

0

-200

0

+100

+100

-100

+100

-300

+300

+200

April

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

 

...

...

 9 

. . .

 

. 

Contents 

(cfs-days)*

...

...

. . .

. . .

 

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

...

. . .

. « .

...

. * .

...

*One cfs-day is equivalent to 1.9835 acre-feet.

Note: Maximum outflow discharge, 121,258 cfs, Mar. 16. Records furnished by

Tennessee Valley Authority.
THE FLOODS 63

TABLE 4. Summary of stages and contents Continued 

At 2400 hours, c.s.t., 03424000, Center Hill Lake near Smithville, Tenn. (site 122).

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

March

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

635.92

636.20

636.68

637.12

637.55

637.96

638.76

639.18

639.80

640.40

640.86

641.55

641.75

641.85

647.88

661.25

670.10

671.60

670.65

669.49

668.70

667.16

665.70

664.52

663.25

661.50

659.27

656.98

654.70

652.80

651.50

Contents 

(cfs-day s)*

563,800

566,200

570,300

574,000

577,700

581,200

588,100

591,700

597,000

602,300

606,300

612,300

614,100

615,000

669,200

797,800

889,300

905,300

895,100

882,800

874,500

858,300

843,200

831,000

818,000

800,300

778,000

755,500

733,300

715,100

702,800

Change in storage 

(cfs-day s)*

+200

+2,400

+4,100

+3,700

+3,700

+3,500

+6,900

+3,600

+5,300

+5,300

+4,000

+6,000

+1,800

+900

+54,200

+128,600

+91,500

+16,000

-10,200

-12,300

-8,300

-16,200

-15,100

-12,200

-13,000

-17,700

-22,300

-22,500

-22,200

-18,200

-12,300

April

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

650.60

649.80

648.80

648.36

647.88

647.54

647.40

647.52

647.67

647.57

647.02

646.70

646.48

646.30

646.38

646.25

646.10

645.84

645.72

645.96

646.17

646.40

646.63

646.93

647.33

647.88

650.34

651.85

652.80

653.22

Contents 

(cfs-day s)*

694,400

686,900

677,600

673,600

669,200

666,100

664,800

665,900

667,300

666,300

661,300

658,400

656,400

654,800

655,500

654,300

652,900

650,600

649,500

651,700

653,600

655,700

657,800

660,500

664,100

669,200

692,000

706,100

715,100

719,100

Change in storage 

(cfs-day s)*

-8,400

-7,500

-9,300

-4,000

-4,400

-3,100

-1,300

+1,100

+1,400

-1,000

-5,000

-2,900

-2,000

-1,600

+700

-1,200

-1,400

-2,300

-1,100

+2,200

+1,900

+2,100

+2,100

+2,700

+3,600

+4,900

+22,800

+14,100

+9,000

+4,000

*One cfs-day is equivalent to 1.9835 acre-feet.

Note: Maximum outflow discharge, 30,260 cfs, Mar. 27. Records furnished by

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
64 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 4. Summary of stages and contents Continued 

At 2400 hours, c.s.t., 03426300, Old Hickoy Lake near Hendersonville, Tenn. (site 128)

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

March

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

443.90

444.86

444.63

444.53

444.48

444.53

444.74

444.68

444.48

443.78

443.20

443.00

443.20

443.65

444.67

446.39

447.18

446.51

445.83

445.77

445.40

445.05

444.78

443.40

443.24

443.21

443.86

443.36

443.24

444.40

444.98

Contents 

(cfs-days)*

199,400

210,000

207,400

206,300

205,800

206,300

208,700

208,000

205,800

198,100

192,000

189,900

192,000

196,800

207,900

227,900

237,500

229,300

221,200

220,500

216,200

212,200

209,100

194,100

192,400

192,100

199,000

193,700

192,400

204,900

211,400

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

-9,700

+10,600

-2,600

-1,100

-500

+500

+2,400

-700

-2,200

-7,700

-6,100

-2,100

+2,100

+4,800

+11,100

+20,000

+10,400

-8,200

-8,100

-700

-4,300

-4,000

-3,100

-15,000

-1,700

-300

+6,900

-5,300

-1,300

+12,500

+6,500

April

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

444.67

444.82

445.19

444.72

444.23

444.15

444.96

445.18

444.65

444.75

444.30

444.18

444.42

444.62

444.87

444.56

444.80

443.80

444.66

444.65

444.92

444.93

444.81

444.42

444.10

444.34

445.00

443.73

442.81

443.19

Contents 

(cfs-days)*

207,900

209,600

213,800

208,400

203,000

202,100

211,200

213,700

207,700

208,800

203,800

202,500

205,100

207,300

210,100

206,700

209,300

198,400

207,800

207,700

210,700

210,800

209,500

205,100

201,600

204,200

211,600

197,600

188,000

191,900

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

-3,500

+1,700

+4,200

-5,400

-5,400

-900

+9 , 200

+2,600

-6,000

+1,100

-5,000

-1,300

+2,600

+2,200

+2,800

-3,400

+2,600

-10,900

+9,400

-100

+3,000

+100

-1,300

-4,400

-3,500

+2,600

+7,400

-14,000

-9,600

+3,900

"One cfs-day is equivalent to 1.9835 acre-feet.

Note: Maximum outflow discharge, 85,000 cfs, Mar. 19. Records furnished by

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
THE FLOODS 65

TABLE 4. Summary of stages and contents Continued 

At 2400 hours, c.s.t., 03430050, J. Percy Priest Reservoir near Donelson, Tenn. (site 138)

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

March

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

481.65

481.90

482.58

482.56

482.70

482.68

483.92

484.15

483.93

483.58

484.14

484.17

483.84

483.54

488.73

495.08

497.81

498.14

498.13

498.23

498.45

498.34

498.12

497.93

497.80

496.91

495.44

493.81

492.14

490.98

490.70

Contents 

(cfs-day s)*

144,300

145,800

149,800

149,600

150,500

150,400

157,800

159,200

157,800

155,700

159,100

159,300

157,300

155,500

188,600

236,500

260,000

263,100

263,000

263,900

265,900

264,900

262,900

261,100

260,000

252,000

239,500

226,300

213,400

204,800

202,700

Change in storage 

(cfs-day s)*

-200

+1,500

+4,000

-200

+900

-100

+7,400

+1,400

-1,400

-2,100

+3,400

+200

-2,000

-1,800

+33,100

+47,900

+23,500

+3,100

-100

+900

+2,000

-1,000

-2,000

-1,800

-1,100

-8,000

-12,500

-13,200

-12,900

-8,600

-2,100

April

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

490.23

489.77

489.31

489.28

489,12

488.90

488.96

489.40

489.31

489.04

488.64

488.67

488.64

488.67

488.86

488.84

488.88

488.97

489.46

491.24

491.56

491.65

491.86

492.14

492.81

493.62

494.80

495.04

495.11

495.00

. . .

Contents 

(cfs-days)*

199,300

196,000

192,700

192,500

191,400

189,800

190,300

193,300

192,700

190,800

188,000

188,200

188,000

188,200

189,500

189,400

189,700

190,300

193,800

206,700

209,100

209,800

211,300

213,400

218,500

224,800

234,200

236,200

236,800

235,900

. . .

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

-3,700

-3,300

-3,300

-200

-1,100

-1,600

+500

+3,000

-600

-1,900

-2,800

+200

-200

+200

+1,300

-100

+300

+600

+3,500

+12,900

+2,400

+700

+1,500

+2,100

+5,100

+6 , 300

+9,400

+2,000

+600

-700

...

"One cfs-day is equivalent to 1.9835 acre-feet.

Note: Maximum outflow discharge, 16,400 cfs, Mar. 15. Records furnished by

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
66 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 4. Summary of stages and contents Continued 

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second

03438190 Barkley-Kentucky Canal near Grand Rivers, Ky. (site 157)

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Mean monthly discharge 

Maximum daily discharge 

Maximum daily discharge

March

-11,100

-7,830

-10,500

-21,400

-28,600

-33,000

-32,100

-20,400

-13,900

-18,800

-20,400

-11,500

-18,200

-22,600

-20,800

-8,640 

+15,100 

+17,800

-2,320

-27,700

-34,800

-38,000

-28,900

-19,000

-5,530

+5,470 

+3,480 

+12,300 

+22,100 

+33,900 

+22,700

-10,420

-38,000 

+33,900

April

+24,900 

+23,900 

+15,600

-1,980

-4,410

+4,530

+9,740

+320

+1,130

+17,900

+8,730 

+6,850

-3,990

+430

+1,750

+720

+510

+2,320

+2,750

+8,010

+31,100 

+11,300

-10,400

-6,060

-12,300

-12,900

-12,900

-25,000

-24,000

-19,600

+1,298 

-25,000 

+31,100

Note. Discharges shown as minus are flow from Kentucky Lake to Lake Barkley; 

plus flow from Lake Barkley to Kentucky Lake.
THE FLOODS 67

TABLE 4. Summary of stages and contents Continued 

At 2400 hours, c.s.t., 03438210, Lake Barkley near Grand Rivers, Ky, (site 158).

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

March

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

354.34

354.34

354.18

354.25

354.18

354.07

354.36

354.96

354.93

355.21

355.10

355.09

354.92

355.07

355.65

356.40

357.29

358.53

360.48

362.47

364.53

366.37

367.60

368.41

368.80

368.92

369.07

368.97

368.74

368.27

367.93

Contents 

(cfs-day s)*

326,500

326,400

330,100

324,300

317,100

317,100

335,200

351,600

348,500

349,300

368,000

363,000

345,500

346,200

407,400

511,300

562,400

585,000

602,700

638,300

691,800

743,700

779,900

805,900

816,500

816,000

822,400

820,300

817,600

803,200

786,400

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

+10,000

-100

+3,700

-5,800

-7,200

0

+18,100

+16,400

-3,100

+800

+18,700

-5,000

-17,500

+700

+61,200

+103,900

+51,100

+22,600

+17,700

+35,600

+53,500

+51,900

+36,200

+26,000

+10,600

-500

+6,400

-2,100

-2,700

-14,400

-16,800

April

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

367.59

367.29

366.98

366,87

366.63

366.14

365.58

365.56

365.53

365.38

365.34

364.70

364.32

363.72

363.12

362.49

361.85

361.35

361.85

363.08

364.03

364.40

364.52

364.23

363.97

364.01

364.70

365.64

366.37

366.65

Contents 

(cfs-days)*

771,300

755,200

735,600

724,800

716,600

699,900

682,500

688,400

692,100

685,800

667,900

645,900

629,000

609,700

588,900

569,500

549,000

532,500

548,700

629,800

635,700

624,000

633,800

623,200

614,000

625,800

643,800

678,600

700,500

703,000

. . .

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

-15,100

-16,100

-19,600

-10,800

-8,200

-16,700

-17,400

+5,900

+3,700

-6,300

-17,900

-22,000

-16,900

-19,300

-20,800

-19,400

-20,500

-16,500

- +16,200

+81,100

+5,900

-11,700

+9,800

-10,600

-9,200

+11,800

+18,000

+34,800

+21,900

+2,500

. . .

"One cfs-day is equivalent to 1.9835 acre-feet.

Note: Maximum outflow discharge, 126,000 cfs, Mar. 25. Records furnished by

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
68 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 4. Summary of stages and contents Continued 

At 2400 hours, c.s.t., 03460242, Lake Walters near Mount Sterling, N. C. (site 180)

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

March

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

...

...

...

. . .

...

. . .

...

2,247.2

2,246.3

2,243.4

2,247.0

2,258.6

2,258.6

2,258.6

2,258.6

2,258.6

2,258.6

2,258.1

2,257.1

2,255.5

2,253.3

2,251.6

2,248.5

2,244.6

2,240.5

2,236.4

2,233.0

Contents 

(cfs-day s)*

...

...

...

...

...

. . .

. . .

...

11,020

10,880

10,430

10,990

12,840

12,840

12,840

12,840

12,840

12,840

12,760

12,600

12,340

11,980

11,710

11,220

10,620

9,990

9,370

8,860

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

...

...

...

...

...

. . .

. . .

. . .

...

+140

-140

-450

+560

+1,850

0

0

0

0

0

-80

-160

-260

-360

-270

-490

-600

-630

-620

-510

April

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

...

...

. . .

...

...

...

. . .

. . .

...

. i .

. . .

< . .

...

 t 

...

...

. . .

. . .

...

. 0 »

Contents 

(cfs-days)*

...

...

...

 . 

...

...

...

 

, . .

...

. 

. . .

. . .

. . .

 t

...

. . .

 . .

« .

...

. . .

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

...

. . .

...

...

...

. . .

« 

...

 t 

 t

t . .

. . 

» . .

...

. . .

. . .

...

 » 

*One cfs-day is equivalent to 1.9835 acre-feet. 

Note: Maximum daily outflow discharge, 11,719 cfs, Mar. 17. Records furnished

by Tennessee Valley Authority.
THE FLOODS 69

TABLE 4. Summary of stages and contents Continued 

At 2400 hours, c.s.t., 03468500, Douglas Lake near Sevierville, Tenn. (site 191),

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

March

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

. . .

. . .

...

958.71

959.52

960.15

961.24

969.85

981.08

985.89

987.43

988.13

988.58

988.82

988.83

988.70

988.44

987.94

987.17

986.28

985.41

984.60

984.04

Contents 

(cfs-day s)*

. . .

. . .

 

235,700

242,500

247,800

257,100

335,800

456,700

515,100

534,600

543,700

549,500

552,600

552,800

551,100

547,700

541,200

531,300

520,000

509,100

499,100

492,200

Change in storage 

(cfs-day s)*

...

 

. . .

* 

+7,600

+6,800

+5,300

+9,300

+78,700

+120,900

+58,400

+19,500

+9,100

+5,800

+3,100

+200

-1,700

-3,400

-6,500

-9,900

-11,300

-10,900

-10,000

-6,800

April

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

. . .

...

...

. . 

...

...

. . .

. . .

. . .

...

...

. . .

. . .

 » .

...

. . .

. . .

. . .

Contents 

(cfs-day s)*

t . .

 . .

 . .

. . .

...

. i

. . .

. . .

. . .

...

 . 

. . .

...

. . 

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

. . .

t »

. . .

. . .

> .

. . .

. . .

...

. . .

. . .

. . .

...

 

 

. . .

"One cfs-day is equivalent to 1.9835 acre-feet.

Note: Maximum outflow discharge, 25,107 cfs, Mar. 29. Records furnished by

Tennessee Valley Authority.
70 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 4. Summary of stages and contents Continued 

At 2400 hours, c.s.t., 03476000, South Holston Lake at South Holston Dam, Tenn. (site 205)

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

March

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

...

...

...

1,711.42

1,711.77

1,712.09

1,712.56

1,716.01

1,719.60

1,721.14

1,722.06

1,722.87

1,723.62

1,724.40

1,724.66

1,724.94

1,725.20

1,725.53

1,725.82

1,725.97

1,725.92

1,725.97

1,726.15

Contents 

(cfs-days)*

. . .

 * *

...

...

269,000

270,100

271,200

272,800

284,500

297,000

302,500

305,700

308,600

311,300

314,100

315,000

316,000

317,000

318,200

319,200

319,800

319,600

319,800

320,500

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

...

. . 

...

...

+1,200

+1,100

+1,100

+1,600

+11,700

+12,500

+5,500

+3,200

+2,900

+2,700

+2,800

+900

+1,000

+1,000

+1,200

+1,000

+600

-200

+200

+700

April

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

. . .

. » »

. . .

...

...

. . .

...

. . .

...

. . .

Contents 

(cfs-days)*

. . t

. . .

...

...

 

. . .

. t .

...

...

...

 

 

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

. . .

. . .

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. . .

...

« t

...

. . .

. 

. « .

...

"One cfs-day is equivalent to 1.9835 acre-feet.

Note: Maximum outflow discharge, 2,820 cfs, Mar. 23. Records furnished by

Tennessee Valley Authority.
THE FLOODS 71

TABLE 4. Summary of stages and contents Continued 

At 2400 hours, c.s.t., 03483500, Watauga Lake near Elizabethton, Tenn. (site 211).

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

March

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

...

. . .

...

1,946.83

1,947.08

1,947.39

1,947.82

1,951.25

1,954.94

1,956.15

1,956.95

1,957.58

1,958.15

1,958.74

1,958.94

1,959.23

1,959.42

1,959.62

1,959.72

1,959.78

1,959.46

1,959.32

1,959.37

Contents 

(cfs-days)*

...

. . .

...

248,600

249,300

250,300

251,500

262,000

273,700

277,600

280,200

282,200

284,000

285,900

286,500

287,400

288,000

288,700

289,000

289,200

288,200

287,700

287,900

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

. . .

...

. . .

...

+800

+700

+1,000

+1,200

+10,500

+11,700

+3,900

+2,600

+2,000

+1,800

+1,900

+600

+900

+600

+700

+300

+200

-1,000

-500

+200

April

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

. . .

t 

...

...

...

. . .

...

...

...

...

...

...

. . .

. . .

 

. . .

. . .

. . .

. . .

Contents 

(cfs-days)*

. . .

...

...

. . .

. . .

. . .

...

. . .

 « 

. . .

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. . .

. . .

. . .

 . .

. . »

. . .

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

. . .

. .

...

. . .

...

...

. . .

...

. . .

...

. . .

...

...

...

*One cfs-day is equivalent to 1.9835 acre-feet.

Note: Maximum outflow discharge, 2,834 cfs, Mar. 16. Records furnished by

Tennessee Valley Authority.
72 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 4. Summary of stages and contents Continued 

At 2400 hours, c.s.t., 03486800, Boone Lake at Boone Dam, Tenn. (site 215)

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

3

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

March

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

...

i 

...

. . .

. . .

...

1,366.37

1,366.64

1,366.86

1,367.42

1,375.19

1,377.74

1,376.11

1,375.90

1,375.75

1,376.45

1,375.43

1,375.75

1,375.95

1,375.23

1,375.14

1,374.82

1,374.87

1,375.20

1,375.36

1,375.71

Contents 

(cfs-days)*

...

» 

 

...

...

. . .

 * .

 

...

62,800

63,200

63,500

64,400

77,700

82,400

79,400

79,000

78,700

80,000

78,100

78,700

79,100

77,800

77,600

77,000

77,100

77,700

78,000

78,600

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

. . .

. . .

« »

 .

...

« « .

. . .

. , .

...

+500

+400

+300

+900

+13,300

+4 , 700

-3,000

-400

-300

+1,300

-1,900

+600

+400

-1,300

-200

-600

+100

+600

+300

+600

April

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

...

t .

 t

? . .

...

 t 

 9 

...

...

...

...

...

* 

...

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. . .

. . .

.,.

. t «

. . .

 * 

 

. . .

. . .

 . .

Contents 

(cfs-days)*

. . .

t » 

. . .

t « 

...

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 f *

 » .

...

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...

 t .

. . .

. . .

...

. . .

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...

 » .

. . .

...

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...

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

t 

. . .

 t

...

...

...

. t .

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. t .

. * .

...

...

 § 

...

...

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. « .

. * .

. . .

. . .

« . 

» « «

. . .

*One cfs-day is equivalent to 1.9835 acre-feet.

Note: Maximum outflow discharge, 11,495 cfs* Mar, 12, Records furnished by

Tennessee Valley Authority.
THE FLOODS 73

TABLE 4. Summary of stages and contents Continued 

At 2400 hours, c.s.t., 03487000, Fort Patrick Henry Lake near Kingsport, Tenn. (site 216)

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

March

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

1,260.43

1,260.60

1,260.24

1,260.64

1,259.66

1,259.82

1,259.80

1,258.50

1,259.25

1,260.25

1,261.69

1,260.52

1,259.56

1,261.11

1,260.90

1,261.82

1,261.35

1,261.81

1,261.28

1,260.14

Contents 

(cfs-day s)*

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

12,400

12,500

12,400

12,500

12,100

12,200

12,200

11,600

12,000

12,500

13,000

12,500

12,100

12,700

12,600

13,000

12,800

13,000

12,800

12,300

Change in storage 

(cfs-day s)*

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

-100

+100

-100

+100

-400

+100

0

-600

+400

+500

+500

-500

-400

+600

-100

+400

-200

+200

-200

-500

April

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

...

. , .

...

...

. , .

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

. . .

...

...

...

. . .

...

...

...

» . .

. . .

. . .

Contents 

(cfs-days)*

...

...

...

...

 .

...

...

...

...

. . .

...

. . .

. . .

. . .

...

. . .

. . .

...

...

. . .

. . .

. . .

. . .

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

« .

 » 

...

 

...

...

. , .

...

...

. . .

...

. . .

. . .

...

...

. . 

. . .

...

...

. . .

. . .

. . .

. . .

. . .

"One cfs-day is equivalent to 1.9835 acre-feet.

Note: Maximum outflow discharge, 9,750 cfs, Mar. 16. Records furnished by

Tennessee Valley Authority.
74 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 4. Summary of stages and contents Continued 

At 2400 hours, c.s.t., 03493500, Cherokee Lake near Jefferson City, Tenn. (site 229)

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

March

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

...

...

...

. . .

...

...

...

 

1,037.59

1,037.94

1,038.24

1,038.95

1,043.52

1,048.79

1,051.96

1,053.18

1,053.71

1,054.48

1,055.03

1,055.54

1,055.97

1,056.25

1,057.57

1,056.81

1,057.15

1,057.57

1,058.06

1,058.16

Contents 

(cfs-days)*

...

...

...

...

...

. . .

...

. . .

...

329,600

332,600

335,300

341,500

383,400

437,000

472,000

485,900

492,100

501,100

507,600

513,700

518,800

522,200

526,100

529,000

533,200

538,300

544,400

545,600

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

...

...

...

...

. . .

...

...

...

+3,100

+3,000

+2,700

+6,200

+41,900

+53,600

+35,000

+13,900

+6,200

+9,000

+6,500

+6,100

+5 , 100

+3,400

+3,900

+2,900

+4,200

+5,100

+6,100

+1,200

April

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

...

...

...

...

...

« « t

...

..,

...

. . .

. . .

. . .

...

...

...

. . .

...

...

...

. » .

« .

. » «

 

...

...

 

Contents 

(cfs-days)*

. . 

...

...

...

« « 

...

...

. . ,

. 

. . .

. . .

. . .

« .

...

. . .

. . .

 

. . .

 

. . .

...

...

. . .

. . .

. * .

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

...

...

...

 «

^ ^

...

...

...

...

. . .

. .

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...

. . .

...

. . .

. . .

. . .

 

. . .

. . .

 

*One cfs-day is equivalent to 1.9835 acre-feet.

Note: Maximum outflow discharge, 14,306 cfs, Mar. 31. Records furnished by

Tennessee Valley Authority.
THE FLOODS 75

TABLE 4. Summary of stages and contents Continued 

At 2400 hours, c.s.t., 03499500, Fort Loudoun Lake near Lenoir City, Tenn. (site 236)

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

March

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

. . .

...

...

...

 

 * .

 * 

 * 

 

...

807.99

807.86

807.60

808.48

813.50

813.20

811.68

811.37

811.10

810.41

810.04

809.56

808.93

808.29

807.97

808.37

808.39

808.29

807.96

807.85

Contents 

(cfs-day s)*

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

. . .

148,000

148,000

146,000

152,000

191,000

185,000

174,000

172,000

170,000

165,000

163,000

160,000

156,000

151,000

150,000

152,000

152,000

152,000

149,000

149,000

Change in storage 

(cfs-day s)*

...

...

...

...

...

 *

 .

 

+2,000

0

-2,000

+6,000

+39,000

-6,000

-11,000

-2,000

-2,000

-5,000

-2,000

-3,000

-4,000

-5,000

-1,000

+2,000

0

0

-3,000

0

April

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

 « »

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

 

 

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. . .

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

. . .

...

...

Contents 

(cfs-day s)*

...

...

...

...

...

...

. . ,

...

. . .

...

. . .

...

. t .

. . .

. . .

. . .

...

. . .

. . .

...

...

...

. . .

. . .

. . .

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

...

...

...

...

...

...

. . ,

...

. . .

...

. . .

...

. . .

...

. . .

...

. . .

. . .

. « .

...

...

. . .

. . .

*One cfs-day is equivalent to 1.9835 acre-feet.

Note: Maximum outflow discharge, 91,900 cfs, Mar, 16. Records furnished by

Tennessee Valley Authority.
76 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 4. Summary of stages and contents Continued 

At 2400 hours, c.s.t., 03504500, Nantahala Lake near Topton, N. C. (site 242).

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

March

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

...

...

. . .

. . .

...

. . .

. . .

. . .

 

2,885.27

2,885.46

2,885.52

2,885.95

2,887.58

2,889.00

2,889.47

2,889.80

2,889.82

2,889.79

2,889.91

2,889.94

2,889.89

2,889.77

2,889.78

2,889.74

2,889.63

2,889.57

2,889.51

2,889.62

Contents 

(cfs-day s)*

...

...

...

. . .

...

. . .

. . .

. . .

 

65,500

65,700

65,700

66,000

67,300

68,400

68,800

69,000

69,000

69,000

69,100

69,100

69,100

69,000

69,000

69,000

68,900

68,800

68,800

68,900

Change in storage 

(cfs-day s)*

 . 

...

. . 

...

...

...

, . .

...

...

+200

+200

0

+300

+1 , 300

+1,100

+400

+200

0

0

+100

0

0

-100

0

0

-100

-100

0

+100

April

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

 *

 *

 t 

» 

...

...

. .

. . .

...

...

...

...

 

 

 

. * t

...

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...

...

...

...

...

...

. .

Contents 

(cfs-day s)*

« « 

...

...

...

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...

t . .

...

. . .

...

...

t . 

. . .

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...

. . .

...

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...

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...

...

...

...

. . .

. . .

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. . .

. . .

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(cfs-days)*

 

 

 

 

 

...

 

 

...

...

. . 

« .

...

...

. . .

 

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...

...

. . i

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...

...

...

. . .

. . .

. . .

. . .

"One cfs-day is equivalent to 1.9835 acre-feet.

Note: Maximum outflow discharge, 955 cfs, Mar. 19, 20. Records furnished by

Tennessee Valley Authority.
THE FLOODS 77

TABLE 4. Summary of stages and contents Continued 

At 2400 hours, c.s.t., 03507500, Thorpe Reservoir at Glenville, N. C. (site 244).

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

March

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

. . .

...

3,095.90

3,096.00

3,096.09

3,096.53

3,097.65

3,098.36

3,098.59

3,098.73

3,098.80

3,098.84

3,098.84

3,098.78

3,098.72

3,098.83

3,098.84

3,098.79

3,098.71

3,098.65

3,098.58

3,098.63

Contents 

(cfs-day s)*

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

. . .

...

32,600

32,700

32,700

33,000

33,800

34,400

34,500

34,600

34,700

34,700

34,700

34,700

34,600

34,700

34,700

34,700

34,600

34,600

34,500

34,500

Change in storage 

(cfs-day s)*

...

...

...

...

 

 * 

 f 

. . .

 

...

+200

+100

0

+300

+800

+600

+100

+100

+100

0

0

0

-100

+100

0

0

-100

0

-100

0

April

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

...

...

...

...

...

» » «

« » «

. . .

 . .

...

. . .

. . .

. t 

...

...

. . .

 

 

. . .

. . .

...

. . .

. . .

...

Contents 

(cfs-days)*

* . 

...

...

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. t .

. . .

...

. . .

« « .

...

 

...

 

...

. t .

...

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(cfs-days)*

 

...

. . .

. . .

...

. . .

. » .

...

. . .

» t «

...

» t «

...

...

...

*One cfs-day is equivalent to 1.9835 acre-feet.

Note: Maximum outflow discharge, 257 cfs, continuous through most of period,

Mar. 12-31. Records furnished by Tennessee Valley Authority.
78 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

At

TABLE 4. Summary of stages and contents Continued 

2400 hours, c.s.t., 03514500, Fontana Lake at Fontana Dam, N. C. (site 250).

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

March

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

...

1,646.90 

1,647.48 

1,648.04 

1,649.18

1,658.49 

1,667.19 

1,671.46 

1,673.39 

1,674.40

1,674.91 

1,675.09 

1,675.10 

1,674.99 

1,674.93

1,674.81 

1,674.56 

1,674.20 

1,673.83 

1,673.46 

1,673.80

Contents 

(cfs-days)*

...

...

443,600 

445,700 

447,800 

452,100

489,500 

524,800 

542,700 

550,900 

555,200

557,400 

558,200 

558,200 

557,700 

557,500

557,000 

555,900 

554,300 

552,800 

551,200 

552,600

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

...

+3,900 

+2 , 100 

+2,100 

+4,300

+37,400 

+35,300 

+17,900 

+8,200 

+4,300

+2,200 

+800 

0 

-500 

-200

-500 

-1,100 

-1,600 

-1,500 

-1,600 

+1,400

April

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

...

...

,..

Contents 

(cfs-days)*

...

...

...

...

 *

 9 

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

...

...

...

 *

 t

 9 

*One cfs-day is equivalent to 1.9835 acre-feet.

Note: Maximum outflow discharge, 8,098 cfs, Mar. 26. Records furnished by 

Tennessee Valley Authority.
THE FLOODS 79

TABLE 4. Summary of stages and contents Continued 

At 2400 hours, c.s.t., 03516500, Santeetlah Lake near Robbinsville, N. C. (site 251)

Day

1

2

3

A

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

March

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

...

1,811.87

1,811.91

1,811.85

1,813.00

1,816.68

1,817.01

1,816.99

1,817.04

1,816.88

1,817.00

1,816.91

1,816.97

1,817.03

1,816.97

1,816.96

1,816.95

1,816.87

1,816.83

1,816.75

1,816.84

Contents 

(cfs-day s)*

 

 

...

71,700

71,800

71,700

73,300

78,400

78,800

78,800

78,800

78,600

78,800

78,700

78,800

78,800

78,800

78,800

78,700

78,600

78,600

78,500

78,600

Change in storage 

(cfs-day s)*

...

+100

+100

-100

+1,600

+5,100

+400

0

0

-200

+200

-100

+100

0

0

0

-100

-100

0

-100

+100

April

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

. . .

...

...

. . .

...

. . .

. . .

...

...

...

. . .

. . .

. . .

...

...

. . .

 

...

Contents 

(cfs-day s)*

. . .

. . .

« « t

...

...

...

...

Change in storage 

(cfs-day s)*

. . .

. . .

...

...

...

 * 

 * 

...

 

 

"One cfs-day is equivalent to 1.9835 acre-feet.

Note: Maximum outflow discharge, 6,680 cfs, Mar. 16, 17. Records furnished by

Tennessee Valley Authority.
80 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 4. Summary of stages and contents Continued 

At 2400 hours, c.s.t., 03518200, Chilhowee Lake near Chilhowee, Tenn. (site 252).

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

March

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

...

...

...

...

...

. . .

 

871.55

871.50

871.99

873.55

874.05

873.91

872.68

873.49

873.86

873.69

873.96

873.91

873.57

873.52

873.29

873.62

873.52

873.54

873.37

872.98

Contents 

(cfs-days)*

...

...

. . .

...

...

...

. . .

 

22,700

22,700

23,100

24,400

24,900

24,800

23,700

24,400

24,700

24,600

24,800

24,800

24,400

24,400

24,200

24,500

24,400

24,400

24,300

23,900

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

...

...

. . 

...

...

...

 . .

...

-800

0

+400

+1 , 300

+500

-100

-1,100

+700

+300

-100

+200

0

-400

0

-200

+300

-100

0

-100

-400

April

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

...

. . .

. . .

 

 * 

 # 

. . .

...

...

...

. . .

...

 

. . .

 

 * *

. . .

...

...

...

. . .

. . .

Contents 

(cfs-days)*

...

. . t

 *

..,

...

. . .

 . .

. . .

...

. . .

...

. . .

 

 

. 

. . .

...

...

. . .

...

...

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

 «

 

. . .

. . .

 » 

 » 

...

. . .

. . .

 

 

 

. . .

. . .

...

...

. . .

. . .

...

. . .

. . .

...

...

 * 

"One cfs-day is equivalent to 1.9835 acre-feet.

Note: Maximum outflow discharge, 29,317 cfs, Mar. 16. Records furnished by

Tennessee Valley Authority.
THE FLOODS 81

TABLE 4. Summary of stages and contents Continued 

At 2400 hours, c.s.t., 03532500, Norris Lake at Norris Dam, Tenn. (site 277).

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

March

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

. . .

...

996.69

997.12

997.47

998.36

1,003.74

1,009.66

1,014.20

1,016.14

1,016.63

1,016.65

1,016.33

1,015.91

1,015.38

1,014.79

1,014.21

1,013.57

1,012.87

1,012.26

1,011.78

1,011.49

Contents 

(cfs-days)*

. . .

...

 * 

682,200

687,800

692,300

703,800

776,600

862,500

932,900

964,100

972,100

972,500

967,200

960,400

951,800

942,300

933,000

922,900

911,900

902,300

894,900

890,400

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

...

. . .

. . .

. . .

...

...

+4,900

+5,600

+4,500

+11,500

+72,800

+85,900

+70,400

+31,200

+8,000

+400

-5,300

-6,800

-8,600

-9,500

-9,300

-10,100

-11,000

-9,600

-7,400

-4,500

April

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

...

. . .

...

. . .

...

. . .

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

. . .

. . .

...

...

. . .

. . .

...

Contents 

(cfs-days)*

...

. t .

. . .

...

. . .

...

...

...

...

...

...

. . .

. . .

...

. . .

. . .

. . .

...

. . .

. . .

. . .

. . .

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

...

. . .

. . .

. . .

...

 

. . .

...

...

...

...

...

...

. . .

. . .

...

...

. . .

. . .

. . .

...

...

. . .

. . .

. . .

"One cfs-day is equivalent to 1.9835 acre-feet.

Note: Maximum outflow discharge, 17,060 cfs, Mar. 23. Records furnished by

Tennessee Valley Authority.
82 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 4. Summary of stages and contents Continued 

At 2400 hours, c.s.t., 03535900, Melton Hill Lake near Oak Ridge, Tenn. (site 285)

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

March

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

 

 

. . .

...

 

 

793.59

794.00

793.88

794.73

795.58

794.25

793.15

793.13

793.94

793.23

794.21

794.15

793.40

793.00

793.27

793.50

793.50

793.55

793.47

793.33

Contents 

(cfs-days)*

 

 

. . .

...

...

 

 

...

56,500

57,600

57,300

59,700

62,200

58,300

55,300

55,300

57,500

55,500

58,200

58,000

56,000

54,900

55,600

56,300

56,300

56,400

56,200

55,800

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

...

...

...

. . .

...

. . .

 

...

+400

+1,100

-300

+2,400

+2,500

-3,900

-3,000

0

+2,200

-2,000

+2,700

-200

-2,000

-1,100

+700

+700

0

+100

-200

-400

April

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

 

 

. . .

. . .

...

 * 

...

 

 

...

. . «

...

. . .

. . .

 

 

 

* * 

 

 

 

...

 

Contents 

(cfs-days)*

...

...

. . .

...

. . .

 

 

 

 

. . .

...

 *

 

 

* . .

 

 

. . .

...

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

. . .

 

 f 

 P 

 

 

 

 

...

...

...

...

. . .

 

 * 

 

 

 

*One cfs-day is equivalent to 1.9835 acre-feet.

Note: Maximum outflow discharge, 43,430 cfs, Mar. 16. Records furnished by

Tennessee Valley Authority.
THE FLOODS 83

TABLE 4. Summary of stages and contents Continued 

At 2400 hours, c.s.t., 03543000, Watts Bar Lake near Spring City, Tenn. (site 303).

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

March

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

 

* 

* 

...

736.18

736.51

736.62

737.21

742.75

745.40

743.35

741.61

740.25

740.15

739.85

739.54

739.14

738.92

738.74

738.30

737.75

737.30

736.99

737.20

Contents 

(cfs-day s)*

. . .

* 

 

...

424,000

427,000

430,000

446,000

576,000

613,000

562,000

527,000

501,000

499,000

494,000

488,000

480,000

476,000

473,000

465,000

456,000

448,000

443,000

445,000

Change in storage 

(cfs-day s)*

. . .

 

 

+11,000

+3,000

+3,000

+16,000

+130,000

+37,000

-51,000

-35,000

-26,000

-2,000

-5,000

-6,000

-8,000

-4,000

-3,000

-8,000

-9,000

-8,000

-5,000

+2,000

April

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

 *

. . .

...

...

...

...

...

. . .

...

Contents 

(cfs-day s)*

 

t 

 

 

 

* 

...

...

...

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

 

 

 

. . .

...

 

. . .

 

...

"One cfs-day is equivalent to 1.9835 acre-feet.

Note: Maximum outflow discharge, 184,000 cfs, Mar. 17. Records furnished by

Tennessee Valley Authority.
84 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 4. Summary of stages and contents Continued 

At 2400 hours, c.s.t., 03546500, Chatuge Lake near Hayesville, N. C. (site 306).

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

March

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

...

 *

 * *

 

1,916.28

1,916.33

1,916.31

1,916.50

1,917.59

1,918.51

1,919.00

1,919.22

1,919.38

1,919.54

1,919.62

1,919.70

1,919.75

1,919.88

1,920.00

1,920.05

1,920.02

1,920.02

1,920.04

1,920.42

Contents 

(cfs-day s)*

 

 

 

 

 .

85,300

85,500

85,400

85,900

88,800

91,200

92,500

93,100

93,600

94,000

94,300

94,500

94,600

95,000

95,300

95,500

95,400

95,400

95,400

96,500

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

 * 

 

...

...

...

+200

+200

-100

+500

+2,900

+2,400

+1,300

+600

+500

+400

+300

+200

+100

+400

+300

+200

-100

0

0

+1,100

April

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

 

 

 

...

...

. . .

 

. . .

...

. . .

. . .

...

 

 

...

...

...

...

 

Contents 

(cfs-days)*

 

 

...

 

...

 

* 

...

. . .

. . .

. . .

 

 

 

 

. . .

 

. . .

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

 

 

...

...

. . .

...

...

. . .

 

 

 

 

. . .

...

 

...

*One cfs-day is equivalent to 1.9835 acre-feet.

Note: Maximum outflow discharge, 1,540 cfs, Mar. 29. Records furnished by

Tennessee Valley Authority.
THE FLOODS 85

At

TABLE 4. Summary of stages and contents Continued 

2400 hours, c.s.t., 03553000, Nottely Lake near Ivylog, Ga. (site 310).

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

March

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

...

...

1,755.53

1,755.62

1,755.67

1,755.99

1,758.35

1,760.09

1,760.93

1,761.57

1,761.99

1,762.30

1,762.55

1,762.75

1,762.95

1,763.25

1,763.48

1,763.65

1,763.70

1,763.70

1,763.75

1,764.42

Contents 

(cfs-days)*

^. ^

...

...

48,600

48,700

48,800

49,100

52,000

54,300

55,400

56,300

56,800

57,300

57,600

57,900

58,200

58,600

58,900

59,100

59,200

59,200

59,300

60,300

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

...

...

+200

+100

+100

+300

+2,900

+2 , 300

+1,100

+900

+500

+500

+300

+300

+300

+400

+300

+200

+100

0

+100

+1,000

April

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

. . 

...

...

. . .

...

. . .

. . .

Contents 

(cfs-days)*

...

 * *

. . .

...

...

. . .

 

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

. . .

...

...

 

 

...

. . .

...

"One cfs-day is equivalent to 1.9835 acre-feet.

Note: Maximum outflow discharge, 1,757 cfs, Mar. 15. Records furnished by

Tennessee Valley Authority.
86 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 4. Summary of stages and contents Continued 

At 2400 hours, c.s.t., 03554500, Hiwassee Lake at Hiwassee Dam, N. C. (site 311).

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

March

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

 

 

. . .

 

 

. . .

1,479.54

1,480.74

1,481.90

1,483.45

1,487.35

1,491.25

1,492.03

1,492.27

1,492.52

1,492.86

1,493.02

1,493.36

1,493.36

1,493.58

1,493.70

1,493.88

1,493.90

1,494.00

1,494.24

1,494.40

Contents 

(cfs-day s)*

. . .

...

105,600

107,700

109,700

112,400

119,400

127,000

128,600

129,100

129,700

130,400

130,700

131,400

131,400

131,900

132,200

132,500

132,600

132,800

133,300

133,700

Change in storage 

(cfs-day s)*

. . .

. . .

...

+2,400

+2,100

+2,000

+2,700

+7,000

+7,600

+1,600

+500

+600

+700

+300

+700

0

+500

+300

+300

+100

+200

+500

+400

April

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

« »

. . .

 

...

 

...

...

 . .

. . .

# 

 

 

* 

 

...

. . .

...

Contents 

(cfs-days)*

. < .

. . .

 

. . .

 

...

...

. . .

 

 

 

...

...

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

 

. . .

. . .

...

. . .

 *

...

* 

...

 

"One cfs-day is equivalent to 1.9835 acre-feet.

Note: Maximum outflow discharge, 8,404 cfs, Mar. 20. Records furnished by

Tennessee Valley Authority.
THE FLOODS 87

TABLE 4. Summary of stages and contents Continued 

At 2400 hours, c.s.t., 03555500, Apalachia Lake at Apalachia Dam, N. C. (site 312).

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

March

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

...

. . .

. . .

. . .

...

...

1,277.34

1,276.76

1,276.09

1,276.48

1,276.95

1,274.55

1,274.65

1,275.55

1,276.20

1,276.80

1,276.81

1,276.30

1,276.60

1,276.25

1,276.10

1,275.90

1,275.85

1,276.06

1,275.80

1,275.85

Contents 

(cfs-days)*

...

...

. . .

...

. . .

. . .

 

27,600

27,300

26,900

27,100

27,400

26,000

26,100

26,600

27,000

27,300

27,300

27,000

27,200

27,000

26,900

26,800

26,800

26,900

26,700

26,800

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

...

. . .

...

...

...

. . .

. . .

. . .

 

+200

-300

-400

+200

+300

-1,400

+100

+500

+400

+300

0

-300

+200

-200

-100

-100

0

+100

-200

+100

April

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

...

. . .

. . .

. . .

...

. . .

. . .

...

. . .

...

...

. . .

. . .

. . .

 

# 

...

. . .

 

 

. . .

. . .

. . .

Contents 

(cfs-days)*

...

...

...

 

...

. . .

. . .

...

. . .

...

. . .

. . .

...

...

. . .

. . .

 * 

 *

. . .

. . .

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

...

...

. . .

. . .

...

. . .

...

...

. . .

. 

 

. . .

 

. . .

 

 *

 *

...

"One cfs-day is equivalent to 1.9835 acre-feet.

Note: Maximum outflow discharge, 2,780 cfs, Mar. 17, 18. Records furnished by

Tennessee Valley Authority
88 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 4. Summary of stages and contents Continued 

At 2400 hours, c.s.t., 03558500, Blue Ridge Lake near Blue Ridge, Ga. (site 314).

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

March

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

1,680.56

1,680.79

1,681.18

1,681.72

1,682.56

1,683.56

1,683.65

1,683.55

1,683.60

1,683.65

1,683.56

1,683.50

1,683.48

1,683.66

1,683.75

1,683.82

1,685.81

1,683.88

1,683.97

1,684.22

Contents 

(cfs-day s)*

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

82,000

82,400

83,000

83,900

85,200

86,900

87,000

86,900

87,000

87,000

86,900

86,800

86,800

87,100

87,200

87,300

87,300

87,400

87,600

88,000

Change in storage 

(cfs-day s)*

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

+600

+400

+600

+900

+1,300

+1,700

+100

-100

+100

0

-100

-100

0

+300

+100

+100

0

+100

+200

+400

April

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

...

...

. . .

. . .

 *

 

...

...

...

 

 

 

...

 

 *

. . .

 

 

* 

. . .

...

...

...

. . .

. . .

. . .

. . .

Contents 

(cfs-day s)*

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

. . .

 *

...

. . .

...

...

...

...

. . .

 

Change in storage 

(cfs-day s)*

...

...

. . .

 

 

 *

 .

 

 

 

. . .

 

. . .

 *

...

 

 

...

...

 

 

"One cfs-day is equivalent to 1.9835 acre-feet.

Note: Maximum outflow discharge, 1,860 cfs, Mar. 16. Records furnished by

Tennessee Valley Authority.
THE FLOODS 89

TABLE 4. Summary of stages and contents Continued

At 2400 hours, c.s.t., 03564000, Ocoee (Parksville) Lake at Parksville, Tenn. 

(site 319).

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

March

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

...

 

823.90

823.80

823.40

823.70

832.20

829.60

828.60

828.50

828.40

828.10

827.90

827.50

826.80

826.50

825.60

825.00

824.70

824.00

824.30

824.70

Contents 

(cfs-day s)*

 

...

. . .

 

 

37,100

37,000

36,600

36,900

45,100

42,500

41,500

41,400

41,300

41,000

40,800

40,400

39,800

39,500

38,600

38,100

37,800

37,200

37,400

37,800

Change in storage 

(cfs-day s)*

 

...

...

* 

+500

-100

-400

+300

+8,200

-2,600

-1,000

-100

-100

-300

-200

-400

-600

-300

-900

-500

-300

-600

+200

+400

April

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

 

...

 

...

. . .

. . .

 

...

...

...

...

. . .

...

...

. . .

. . .

Contents 

(cfs-day s)*

 

...

...

...

. . .

...

...

. . .

...

...

...

...

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

...

...

. . .

. . .

 t «

...

. . .

...

. . .

...

. . .

"One cfs-day is equivalent to 1.9835 acre-feet.

Note: Maximum outflow discharge, 13,866 cfs, Mar. 16. Records furnished by

Tennessee Valley Authority.
90 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 4. Summary of stages and contents Continued 

At 2400 hours, c.s.t., 03566500, Chickamauga Lake near Chattanooga, Tenn. (site 327)

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

March

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

. . .

. . .

. . .

 

676.60

676.70

676.66

677.39

683.20

686.04

685.20

681.95

680.37

680.10

679.52

678.82

678.18

677.81

677.50

677.41

677.26

677.20

677.15

677.30

Contents 

(cfs-day s)*

 

. 

 

 

. . .

 * 

219,000

221,000

221,000

238,000

379,000

435,000

390,000

323,000

294,000

286,000

276,000

265,000

257,000

250,000

246,000

245,000

243,000

242,000

239,000

238,000

Change in storage 

(cfs-day s)*

...

...

. . .

. . .

...

+4,000

+2,000

0

+17,000

+141,000

+56,000

-45,000

-67,000

-29,000

-8,000

-10,000

-11,000

-8,000

-7,000

-4,000

-1,000

-2,000

-1,000

-3,000

-1,000

1 

April

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

. >

 

 

...

 

. . .

...

. . .

. . .

...

...

. . .

. . .

 

 

 

 

Contents 

(cfs-day s)*

. . .

...

 

. . .

. . .

...

. . .

. . .

...

...

...

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

...

...

 

 

 

 *

 

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

*One cfs-day is equivalent to 1.9835 acre-feet.

Note: Maximum outflow discharge, 230,800 cfs, Mar. 17. Records furnished by

Tennessee Valley Authority.
THE FLOODS 91

TABLE 4. Summary of stages and contents Continued 

At 2400 hours, c.s.t., 03570520, Nickajack Lake near Jasper, Tenn. (site 336).

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

March

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

 

 

 

...

. . .

...

633.61

633.70

633.74

633.55

632.35

632.10

632.20

632.08

632.06

632.25

632.13

632.31

632.29

632.29

632.24

632.34

632.37

632.21

632.19

632.17

Contents 

(cfs-day s)*

...

...

. . .

. . .

 

123,000

122,000

123,000

126,000

164,000

199,000

188,000

159,000

137,000

129,000

128,000

129,000

128,000

127,000

126,000

126,000

126,000

125,000

123,000

121,000

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

...

. . .

 

0

-1,000

+1,000

+3,000

+38,000

+35,000

-11,000

-29,000

-22,000

-8,000

-1,000

+1,000

-1,000

-1,000

-1,000

0

0

-1,000

-2,000

-2,000

April

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

. . .

 

 

 

...

. . .

. . .

 

. . 

. . .

. . .

 

...

...

. . .

...

...

...

 

...

...

. . .

 

. . .

Contents 

(cfs-days)*

 

. . .

. , .

. . .

...

...

. . .

...

 

 

. . .

...

...

...

. . .

. . .

...

 *

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

. . .

...

« .

. . .

. . .

...

. . .

...

. . .

...

. . .

...

. . .

...

...

. . .

...

. t «

. . .

*One cfs-day is equivalent to 1.9835 acre-feet.

Note: Maximum outflow discharge, 252,900 cfs, Mar. 17. Records furnished by

Tennessee Valley Authority.
92 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 4. Summary of stages and contents Continued 

At 2400 hours, c.s.t., 03574000, Guntersville Lake near Guntersville, Ala. (site 342)

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

March

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

 

 * 

 

...

 

...

...

...

...

...

594.16

594.27

593.79

594.06

594.00

595.40

595.42

594.95

594.48

594.62

594.24

594.12

594.00

593.74

593.76

593.80

593.62

593.50

593.40

593.48

Contents 

(cfs-days)*

...

...

...

...

...

 

 

 

 

 

494,000

494,000

481,000

500,000

638,000

756,000

762,000

703,000

610,000

563,000

537,000

527,000

521,000

511,000

508,000

505,000

499,000

495,000

489,000

488,000

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

+18,000

0

-13,000

+19,000

+138,000

+118,000

+6,000

-59,000

-93,000

-47,000

-26,000

-10,000

-6,000

-10,000

-3,000

-3,000

-6,000

-4,000

-6,000

-1,000

April

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

. . .

 « 

...

...

 

...

...

...

...

...

...

. . .

. . .

...

...

. . .

...

...

. . .

. . .

 

 

* 

...

 

Contents 

(cfs-days)*

...

...

...

...

 

...

...

 « 

...

...

. . .

. . .

...

...

* 

. . .

 

 

...

 

 

 

. . .

. . .

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

* 

. . .

...

...

 

...

...

...

...

...

 

. . .

. . .

...

...

. . .

 

...

* 

 

. . .

"One cfs-day is equivalent to 1.9835 acre-feet.

Note: Maximum outflow discharge, 314,200 cfs, Mar. 18. Records furnished by

Tennessee Valley Authority.
THE FLOODS 93

TABLE 4. Summary of stages and contents Continued

At 2400 hours, c.s.t., 03579000, Woods Reservoir at Elk River Dam, near Estill 

Springs, Tenn. (site 379).

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

March

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

958.07

958.22

958.24

958.22

958.18

958.27

958.45

958.60

958.85

958.84

958.94

958.83

958.76

958.67

959.47

960.48

959.97

959.88

959.59

959.58

959.28

959.14

959.04

958.98

959.16

959.36

959.40

959.40

959.45

959.48

959.60

Contents 

(cfs-day s)*

36,500

36,800

36,800

36,800

36,700

36,900

37,200

37,500

38,000

38,000

38,200

38,000

37,800

37,700

39,200

41,200

40,200

40,000

39,500

39,400

38,800

38,600

38,400

38,300

38,600

39,000

39,100

39,100

39,200

39,200

39,500

Change in storage 

(cfs-day s)*

+100

+300

0

0

-100

+200

+300

+300

+500

0

+200

-200

-200

-100

+1,500

+2,000

-1,000

-200

-500

-100

-600

-200

-200

-100

+300

+400

+100

0

+100

0

+300

April

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

959.59

959.51

959.49

959.53

959.52

959.52

959.56

959.58

959.53

959.52

959.55

959.56

959.52

959.52

959.53

959.47

959.48

959.47

959.52

959.55

959.52

959.50

959.44

...

. . .

. . .

. . .

Contents 

(cfs-days)*

39,500

39,300

39 , 300

39,300

39,300

39,300

39,400

39,400

39,300

39,300

39,400

39,400

39,300

39 , 300

39,300

39,200

39,200

39,200

39,300

39,400

39 , 300

39,300

39,200

...

. . .

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

0

-200

0

0

0

0

+100

0

-100

0

+100

0

-100

0

0

-100

0

0

+100

+100

-100

0

-100

...

...

*One cfs-day is equivalent to 1.9835 acre-feet.

Note: Maximum outflow discharge, 34,400 cfs, Mar. 16. Records furnished by

U.S. Air Force.
94 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 4. Summary of stages and contents Continued 

At 2400 hours, c.s.t., 03580740, Tims Ford Lake near Winchester, Tenn. (site 381).

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

March

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

...

...

. . .

 

 

 

. . .

. . .

 

879.92

880.02

880.15

881.72

891.40

893.03

891.47

889.78

888.65

888.11

887.25

886.55

886.05

886,32

885.77

885.24

884.72

884.18

883.70

883.59

Contents 

(cfs-days)*

. . .

. . .

. . .

...

...

. . .

 

 

 *

226,500

227,000

227,600

235,100

285,800

295,000

286,200

276,800

270,700

267,800

263,200

259,500

256,900

258,300

255,500

252,700

250,100

247,300

244,900

244,400

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

 

...

 

 

 

 

 

+1,800

+500

+600

+7,500

+50,700

+9,200

-8,800

-9,400

-6,100

-2,900

-4,600

-3,700

-2,600

+1,400

-2,800

-2,800

-2,600

-2,800

-2,400

-500

April

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

...

...

...

 . .

...

...

...

 

 

 

 

. . .

 

. .

...

Contents 

(cfs-days)*

 

 

 

. . .

 

 

* 

 

* 

 *

* 

...

 

 

 

 

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

...

...

« .

. . .

 

 

 

 

. . »

* 

 

 

* * *

"One cfs-day is equivalent to 1.9835 acre-feet.

Note: Maximum outflow discharge, 16,000 cfs, Mar. 17. Records furnished by

Tennessee Valley Authority.
THE FLOODS 95

TABLE 4. Summary of stages and contents Continued 

At 2400 hours, c.s.t., 03586000, Wheeler Lake at Wheeler Dam, Ala. (site 393).

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

March

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

. . .

. . .

 

. . .

...

 

552.20

552.65

552.40

553.37

555.16

555.46

555.55

555.16

554.86

555.54

555.01

554.20

553.53

552.34

552.41

552.52

552.63

552.76

552.96

553.65

Contents 

(cfs-day s)*

...

. . .

. . .

...

. . .

. . .

 

425,000

436,000

433,000

468,000

643,000

735,000

763,000

768,000

729,000

670,000

594,000

537,000

504,000

471,000

466,000

460,000

462,000

464,000

469,000

494,000

Change in storage 

(cfs-day s)*

...

. . .

. . .

...

. . .

. . .

 

+13,000

+11,000

-3,000

+35,000

+175,000

+92,000

+28,000

+5,000

-39,000

-59,000

-76,000

-57,000

-33,000

-33,000

-5,000

-6,000

+2,000

+2,000

+5,000

+25,000

April

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

...

. . .

. . .

. . .

...

. . .

. . .

...

. . .

. . .

 

...

...

...

...

...

. . .

. . .

...

 

...

. . .

 

 

Contents 

(cfs-day s)*

...

. . .

. . .

. . .

...

. . .

. . .

...

...

. . .

. . .

...

. . .

. . .

 

...

...

...

...

...

...

. . .

 

...

 

Change in storage 

(cfs-day s)*

...

...

. . .

. . .

_ __ 

 

. . .

. . .

...

. . .

. . .

...

. . .

. . .

. . .

...

...

. . .

. . .

 

. . .

. . .

. . .

"One cfs-day is equivalent to 1.9835 acre-feet.

Note: Maximum outflow discharge, 411,900 cfs, Mar. 18. Records furnished by

Tennessee Valley Authority.
96 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

At

TABLE 4. Summary of stages and contents Continued 

2400 hours, c.s.t., 03589000, Wilson Lake near Florence, Ala. (site 400).

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

March

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

...

...

...

...

. . .

...

...

...

505.78

505.80

505.78

506.55

507.50

507.68

507.57

507.72

507.54

507.71

507.61

506.79

506.78

506.50

506.97

506.97

506.79

507.16

506.78

506.59

Contents 

(cfs-day s)*

...

...

...

...

...

. . .

. . .

. . .

305,500

305,700

305,500

312,300

320,000

321,500

320,600

321,800

320,400

321,800

320,900

314,200

314,100

311,800

315,700

315,700

314,200

317,300

314,100

312,600

Change in storage 

(cfs-day s)*

...

...

. . .

. . .

...

...

...

. . .

-400

+200

-200

+6,800

+7,700

+1,500

-900

+1,200

-1,400

+1,400

-900

-6,700

-100

-2,300

+3,900

0

-1,500

+3,100

-3,200

-1,500

April

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

 

. . .

. . .

. . .

 

 

. . .

...

 

. . .

...

...

. .

...

...

...

...

. . .

...

...

. . .

. . .

...

...

Contents 

(cfs-day s)*

...

...

...

...

...

. . .

. . .

. . .

...

...

 

. . .

...

 

. . .

. . .

. . .

...

. . .

. . .

...

. . .

 

. . »

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

 

 » 

 

 » 

 

. . .

. . .

 

 

 f 

 

...

« 

...

. . .

 

 

 .

...

*One cfs-day is equivalent to 1.9835 acre-feet.

Note: Maximum outflow discharge, 504,500 cfs, Mar. 17. Records furnished by

Tennessee Valley Authority.
THE FLOODS 97

TABLE 4. Summary of stages and contents Continued 

At 2400 hours, c.s.t., 03593000, Pickwick Lake at Pickwick Landing Dam, Tenn. (site 412)

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

March

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

. . .

...

. . .

...

410.28

410.45

410.63

414.09

418.40

418.43

418.38

417.91

417.04

416.61

416.40

416.56

415.95

415.45

414.78

414.06

413.57

413.09

413.21

413.79

1

Contents 

(cfs-days)*

. . .

...

. . .

. . .

...

. . .

...

399,000

401,000

406,000

495,000

625,000

625,000

620,000

605,000

581,000

559,000

550,000

543,000

527,000

515,000

496,000

480,000

468,000

458,000

461,000

474,000

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

. . .

...

. . .

. . .

. . .

. . .

...

+13,000

+2,000

+5,000

+89,000

+130,000

0

-5,000

-15,000

-24,000

-22,000

-9,000

-7,000

-16,000

-12,000

-19,000

-16,000

-12,000

-10,000

+3,000

+13,000

April

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

...

. . .

. . .

. . .

...

. . .

...

...

. . .

. . .

...

...

...

. . .

...

. . .

...

...

...

...

. . .

. . .

. . .

Contents 

(cfs-days)*

 

. . .

. . .

...

...

...

 

...

. . .

. . .

...

...

. . .

. . .

...

. . .

. . .

...

...

...

. . .

. . .

. . .

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

...

...

...

...

. . .

. . .

. . .

...

. . .

. . .

...

...

. . .

. . .

...

. . .

. . .

...

*One cfs-day is equivalent to 1.9835 acre-feet.

Note: Maximum outflow discharge, 585,000 cfs, Mar. 17. Records furnished by

Tennessee Valley Authority.
98 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 4. Summary of stages and contents Continued 

At 2400 hours, c.s.t., 03609000, Kentucky Lake at Gilbertsville, Ky. (site 444).

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

March

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

...

...

...

...

 

 

 

...

...

355.15

355.17

355.24

355.74

356.30

357.03

358.31

360.42

362.56

364.68

366.38

367.53

368.36

368.70

368.83

368.98

368.87

368.59

368.13

367.75

Contents 

(cfs-day s)*

...

...

...

...

 

 * *

 

 * 

 

...

121,700

120,800

122,700

139,800

177,900

224,100

248,800

268,300

283,700

293,200

295,500

292,200

286,700

280,700

273,700

266,100

257,900

250,800

244,500

240,000

Change in storage 

(cfs-day s)*

 

 

 

 

...

...

...

...

+500

-900

+1,900

+17,100

+38,100

+46,200

+24,700

+19,500

+15,400

+9,500

+2,300

-3,300

-5,500

-6,000

-7,000

-7,600

-8,200

-7,100

-6,300

-4,500

April

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

. . .

...

...

...

...

...

. . .

...

...

...

. . .

Contents 

(cfs-day s)*

 

 

 

 

 * 

 

 * 

...

...

 

 

...

...

...

...

...

...

. . .

...

...

. . .

...

. . .

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

...

...

 

 

...

...

...

...

...

. . .

...

. . .

. . .

 

"One cfs-day is equivalent to 1.9835 acre-feet.

Note: Maximum outflow discharge, 359,000 cfs, Mar. 19. Records furnished by

Tennessee Valley Authority.
THE FLOODS 99

TABLE 4. Summary of stages and contents Continued 

At 0800 hours, c.s.t., 07272000, Sardis Lake near Sardis, Miss, (site 457).

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

March

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

...

. . .

. . .

...

. . .

...

274.4

274.9

275.2

276.1

279.3

282.4

284.0

284.2

284.2

284.2

284.2

284.1

284.1

284.1

284.2

284.3

284.2

284.2

284.1

284.2

Contents 

(cfs-day s)*

...

. . .

. . .

. . .

...

. . .

. . .

...

...

599,500

613,600

620,500

644,500

730,100

821,900

868,000

876,900

877,200

876,500

875,300

873,700

871,500

873,700

876,900

878,100

876,900

874,300

873,700

876,500

Change in storage 

(cfs-day s)*

...

. . .

...

. . .

. . .

. . .

 

-

+14,100

+6,900

+24,000

+85,600

+91,800

+46,100

+8,900

+300

-700

-1,200

-1,600

-2,200

+2,200

+3,200

+1,200

-1,200

-2,600

-600

+2 , 800

April

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

284.4

284.4

284.3

284.2

284.1

284.0

283.9

283.9

284.0

283.9

283.8

283.7

283.6

283.5

283,4

...

. . .

...

...

...

. . .

...

. . .

...

. . .

. . .

. . .

Contents 

(cfs-days)*

881,000

881,600

880,000

876,900

873,400

870,500

867,700

867,400

868,300

865,500

864,300

861,200

858,400

855,000

851,300

...

. . .

. . .

 

 

. . .

 

 

 

. . .

. . .

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

+4,500

+600

-1,600

-3,100

-3,500

-2,900

-2,800

-300

+900

-2,800

-1,200

-3,100

-2,800

-3,400

-3,700

 

. . .

. . .

. . .

...

...

. . .

 

 

 

 

"One cfs-day is equivalent to 1.9835 acre-feet.

Note: Maximum measured discharge, 11,800 cfs, Apr. 27, 28. Preliminary records,

subject to revision, furnished by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
100 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 4. Summary of stages and contents Continued 

At 0800 hours, c.s.t., 07274500, Enid Lake near Enid, Miss, (site 460).

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

March

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

...

. . .

 * 

 

* 

 »

* »

* * 

 » 

258.5

258.7

258.7

261.0

264.4

266.7

267.7

268.0

268.1

268.2

268.3

268.4

268.5

268.9

269.0

269.2

269.2

269.2

269.3

269.5

Contents 

(cfs-days)*

 * 

 

...

...

. .

...

. . .

. . .

. . .

 

215,600

217,700

218,100

242,900

284,200

314,500

328,800

332,200

334,300

336,000

337,400

338,600

339,300

345,300

347,700

349,200

350,000

350,700

351,300

355,000

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

 

. . .

...

 

 

...

...

. . .

. . .

* 

 *

-

+2,100

+400

+24,800

+41,300

+30,300

+14,300

+3,400

+2,100

+1,700

+1,400

+1,200

+700

+6,000

+2,400

+1,500

+800

+700

+600

+3,700

April

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

269.6

269.6

269.5

269.4

269.3

269.2

269.2

262.2

269.1

269.1

269.0

268.9

268.8

268.7

268.6

 

 

 

. . .

 *

...

. . .

...

...

...

. . .

. . .

...

...

Contents 

(cfs-days)*

355,100

355,500

355,000

353,400

351,900

350,300

350,000

350,400

348,800

348,100

347,500

345,400

344,500

342,500

340,600

 

 

. * .

 *

 

 *

 

 

. . .

 

 

 * 

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

+100

+400

-500

-1,600

-1,500

-1,600

-300

+400

-1,600

-700

-600

-2,100

-900

-2,000

-1,900

...

...

. . .

 

* 

...

. . .

...

 

 

 

. . .

*One cfs-day is equivalent to 1.9835 acre-feet.

Note: Maximum measured discharge, 4,510 cfs, Apr. 27. Preliminary records,

subject to revision, furnished by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
THE FLOODS 101

TABLE 4. Summary of stages and contents Continued 

At 0800 hours, c.s.t., 07278000, Arkabutla Lake near Arkabutla, Miss (site 463).

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

March

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

* 

 

 *

 

* 

...

...

...

...

231.2

231.1

231.0

231.5

233.1

234.4

234.9

235.2

235.3

235.4

235.5

235.5

235.6

236.0

236.1

236.2

236.3

236.3

236.4

236.5

Contents 

(cfs-days)*

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

162,800

162,100

160,400

166,500

187,100

205,000

211,600

215,800

218,200

219,500

220,400

221,000

221,600

227,400

230,200

231,500

232,500

233,300

234,400

236,200

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

...

...

...

 

 

...

...

...

...

...

-

-1,700

-1,700

+6,100

+20,600

+17,900

+6,600

+4,200

+2,400

+1,300

+900

+600

+600

+5,800

+2,800

+1,300

+1,000

+800

+1,100

+1,800

April

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

236.7

236.7

236.7

236.7

236.6

236.6

236.5

236.6

236.6

236.5

236.5

236.4

236.3

236.2

236.0

...

 

 

...

* * *

. . .

Contents 

(cfs-days)*

238,800

239,200

239,400

238,800

237,800

236,900

236,200

236,800

236,800

236,200

235,900

234,400

233,000

230,800

228,300

...

...

. . .

...

...

Change in storage 

(cfs-days)*

+2,600

+400

+200

-600

-1,000

-900

-700

+600

0

-600

-300

-1,500

-1,400

-2,200

-2,500

. . .

* 

 

 *

 

"One cfs-day is equivalent to 1.9835 acre-feet.

Note: Maximum measured discharge, 10,200 cfs, Apr. 25. Preliminary records,

subject to revision, furnished by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
102 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 4. Summary of stages and contents Continued 

At 0800 hours, c.s.t., 07284500, Grenada Lake near Grenada, Miss, (site 470).

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

March

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

. 

 

 

 

...

...

 

 

 

222.2

222.6

222.7

223.3

226.4

230.3

231.3

231.4

231.5

231.6

231.6

231.6

231.7

232.1

232.4

232.5

232.5

232.6

232.7

232.8

Contents 

(cfs-day s)*

...

...

...

 

...

...

...

 

 

428,300

436,200

439,800

453,800

534,100

652,700

684,500

688,800

691,100

692,700

694,400

694,700

696,400

711,100

721,400

724,800

725,400

726,800

730,200

735,400

Change in storage 

(cfs-day s)*

...

...

. . .

...

 

 

...

 

...

 

-

+7,900

+3,600

+1,400

+80,300

+118,600

+31,800

+4,300

+2,300

+1,600

+1,700

+300

+1,700

+14,700

+10,300

+3,400

+600

+1,400

+3,400

+5,200

April

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

232.9

233.0

232.9

232,9

232.8

232.7

232.8

233.0

233.0

233.0

232.9

232.8

232.7

232.6

232.5

...

...

 

. . .

. . .

...

Contents 

(cfs-day s)*

738,100

740,600

739,200

736,800

734,400

731,900

733,700

740,900

741,600

740,900

737,500

733,400

731,900

728,200

724,400

 * *

...

...

...

...

. . .

 

...

Change in storage 

(cfs-day s)*

+2,700

+2,500

-1,400

-2,400

-2,400

-2,500

+1,800

+7,200

+700

-700

-3,400

-4,100

-1,500

-3,700

-3,800

 

 

 

* 

 

 

 

. . .

 

 *

"One cfs-day is equivalent to 1.9835 acre-feet.

Note: Maximum measured discharge, 4,900 cfs, Apr. 28. Preliminary records,

subject to revision, furnished by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
THE FLOODS 

TABLE 7. Flood-crest stages

[Data furnished by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers except those at U.S. Geological Survey gaging stations]

103

Stream and location

CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

Miles

upstream

from

mouth

Cumberland River, U.S. Geological Survey 

gaging station: 

Near Harlan, Ky., left bank 10 ft

downstream from bridge on State

Highway 840 (site 88)....................... 691.9

At Pineville, Ky., downstream side

near center of bridge on

U.S. Highway 25 E (site 90)................. 647.2

At Barbourville, Ky., downstream

side of bridge on State Highway 11 (site 91)............................ 635.2

At Williamsburg, Ky., left bank,

10 ft downstream from bridge

on U.S. Highway 25 E (alternate)

(site 93)................................... 590.2

At Cumberland Falls, Ky., left bank

700 ft downstream from bridge

on State Highway 90 (site 94)............... 562.4

Near Jamestown, Ky., in pylon at

Wolf Creek dam (site 101)................... 460.9

Near Rowena, Ky., right bank,

1.5 miles downstream from Wolf

Creek Dam (site 102) ........................ 459. 4

At Celina, Tenn., right bank at

bridge on State Highway 52

(site 108).................................. 380.8

At Carthage, Tenn., at Cordell

Hull dam (site 111)......................... 313.5

At Carthage, Tenn., on left

pier of bridge on State Highway 25 (site 123)........................... 308.2

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

1,158.80

1,000.70

928.28

919.80

836.95

731.10

563.00

515.60

505.65

469.33
104 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES 

TABLE 7. Flood-crest stages Continued

Miles

upstream

from

Stream and location mouth

CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN Continued

Cumberland River, U.S. Geological Survey 

gaging station: Continued

Near Hendersonville, Tenn., at

Old Hickory dam (site 128).................. 216.2

Below Old Hickory, Tenn., left

bank on downstream end of pier

on State Highway 45 (site 129).............. 212.1

Below Cheatham Dam, Tenn., on

downstream end of lower

lock wall at Cheatham Dam

(site 147).................................. 148.4

Near Grand Rivers, Ky., right bank

in powerhouse at Barkley Dam

(site 158).................................. 30. 6

Near Grand Rivers, Ky., right

bank in powerhouse at Barkley

Dam (site 159).............................. 30.6

At Smithland, Ky., downstream side

near center of bridge on

U.S. Highway 60............................. 2.8

Cumberland River tributary streams

Poor Fork (head of Cumberland

River) at Cumberland, Ky.,

U.S. Geological Survey gage,

left bank, downstream side of

Second Street bridge (site 86).............. 24.6

Martins Fork near Smith, Ky.,

(tributary to Clover Fork and

Poor Fork) U.S. Geological

Survey gage, left bank 30 ft

upstream from bridge on State

Highway 987 (site 87)....................... 15.3

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

447.18

414.93

387.71

369.10

339.72

335.81

1,422.11

1,272.88
THE FLOODS 

TABLE 7. Flood-crest stages Continued

105

Miles

upstream

from

Stream and location mouth

CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN Continued 

Cumberland River tributary streams Continued

Clear Fork at Saxton, Ky.,

U.S. Geological Survey gage,

right bank, upstream side of

bridge on State Highway 471 (site 92)......... 14.2

Laurel River at Corbin, Ky.,

U.S. Geological Survey gage,

left bank, 200 ft downstream1

from bridge on State Highway 312

(site 95)..................................... 20.3

Rockcastle River at Billows, Ky.,

U.S. Geological Survey gage,

left bank, 200 ft upstream

from bridge on State Highway 80

(site 96)..................................... 24.4

South Fork Cumberland River

near Stearns, Ky., U.S. Geological

Survey gage, right bank, at mouth

of Bear Creek (site 99)....................... 49.6

Collins River, Tarlton to McMinnville, 

Tenn. (tributary to Caney Fork)

Mark, 3.9 ft lower than 1928 floodmark........... 53.1

Right bank, 1 ft below porch floor of

house, 500 ft downstream from

State Highway 56.............................. 52.05

Mark, 1.5 ft higher than 1928

floodmark..................................... 50.0

Front porch of John Walker house................. 48.8

Bridge, 1.4 ft below benchmark................... 48.1

Mark, 1.2 ft higher than 1948

floodmark..................................... 46.8

U.S. Geological Survey, gage on

left bank, on downstream side of

bridge on U.S. Highway 70S, near

McMinnville, Tenn (site 117).................. 19.5

Elevation above

mean sea level

(feet)

954.97

967.84

818.36

799.39

958.17

938.98

916.9

916.8

918.36

909.0

862.08
106 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 7. Flood-crest stages Continued

Miles

upstream Elevation above 

from mean sea level 

Stream and location mouth (feet)

CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN Continued 

Cumberland River tributary streams Continued

East Fork Stones River, Woodbury to 

Walterhill Dam, Tenn.

Right bank, 400 ft downstream

from bridge on State Highway 53........... 48.12 719.23

Right bank, 150 ft upstream from

bridge on county road..................... 47.61 713.65

Right bank, 390 ft downstream

from road crossing stream................. 46.93 702.89

Left bank, barn with twin

silos, 150 ft downstream

from road crossing stream................. 46.35 698.80

Left bank, waterworks plant,

Woodbury, Tenn............................ 45.87 697.63

Left bank, concrete slaughter

house, Woodbury, Tenn..................... 45.76 695.71

U.S. Geological Survey gage on center

pier, downstream side of bridge

on U.S. Highway 70S at Woodbury,

Tenn.(site 130)........................... 45.6 692.98

Right bank, Woodbury Cleaners,

Woodbury, Tenn............................ 45.48 690.67

Right bank, 35 ft upstream from

road, 75 ft south of small

barn...................................... 44,28 680.20

Left bank, 50 ft downstream from

road...................................... 42.35 659.05

Left bank, 30 ft upstream from

U.S. Highway 70S.......................... 41.03 648.97

Right bank, 150 ft downstream

from Bradyville-Bargen bridge............. 38.4 628.20

Left bank, 100 ft upstream from

small stream, 100 ft downstream

from ford................................. 37.7 623.31

Right bank, Readyville Mill, main

building, Readyville, Tenn................ 35.8 621.98

Left bank, 20 ft upstream from

centerline of county road................. 34,6 613.88
THE FLOODS

TABLE 7. Flood-crest stages Continued

107

Miles

upstream

from

Stream and location mouth

CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN Continued 

Cumberland River tributary streams Continued

East Fork Stones River, Woodbury

to Walterhill Dam, Tenn. Continued

Right bank, 50 ft upstream from

centerline of Milton Porter

Field road, 100 ft from right

end of bridge............................. 32.3

Left bank, tool shed 50 ft from

centerline of Milton Porter

Field road...........'..................... 30.9

Right bank, 100 ft downstream from

small creek............................... 28.66

Right bank, floodmark........................ 25.6

Left bank, 100 ft downstream from

county road bridge........................ 24.2

Right bank, Browns Mill, 2.18 ft

lower than 1948 floodmark................. 21.9

Right bank, floodmark, 15 ft

downstream from old road bed.............. 20.1

Right bank, floodmark, 180 ft

upstream from bridge on State

Highway 96................................ 18.8

Right bank, floodmark, 25 ft

downstream from small rock bluff.......... 17,07

U.S. Geological Survey gage

near right bank on downstream

side of highway bridge,

2.5 miles southwest of

Lascassas, Tenn.(site 132)................ 15.4

Left bank, floodmark, 15 ft

downstream from small barn -

shaped vacation house..................... 15.3

Left bank, floodmark in root

of 48-inch diameter Buckeye

tree, 60 ft downstream from

drain..................................... 12.7

Elevation above 

mean sea level 

(feet)

602.34

599.01

588.02

578.32

572.97

566.01

560.22

555.20

548.9

542.35

542.03

534.12
108 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 7. Flood-crest stages Continued

Miles

upstream Elevation above 

from mean sea level 

Stream and location mouth (feet)

CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN Continued 

Cumberland River tributary streams Continued

West Fork Stones river in

vicinity of Murfreesboro, Tenn.

Left bank, 200 ft upstream

from State Highway 99...................... 21 587.02

Right bank, upstream side of

bridge on State Highway 96................. 18.3 576.21

Right bank, opposite dam at

sportsman ? s club........................... 16.1 565.82

Right bank, 80 ft upstream

from fence corner at sewage

treatment plant............................ 15.3 560.40

Right bank at intersection

of Aron Road and River View

Drive...................................... 14.0 555.10

Left bank, 100 ft from end of

bridge on new road leading

to Joe W. Lovell Water

Quality Control Center..................... 11.5 543.91

Right bank, 100 ft from

Sulphur Springs road....................... 11.2 542.23

U.S. Geological Survey gage

on left bank at Murfreesboro

waste treatment plant outfall (site 135)... 10.7 538.18 

Right bank, at end of road.................... 9,8 534.52

Right bank, 75 ft from sharp bend

in Shacklett Road.......................... 8.2 528.15

U.S. Geological Survey gage near

right bank at bridge on

Sulphur Springs road, 400 ft

upstream from Nice's Mill

dam, southeast of Smyrna,

Tenn.(site 136)............................ 6.4 517.39
THE FLOODS 109 

TABLE 7. Flood-crest stages Continued

Miles

upstream Elevation above 

from mean sea level 

Stream and location mouth (feet)

BIG BLACK RIVER BASIN 

Big Black River, Europa to Goodman, Miss.

At State Highway 9 near Europa, Miss.

Left abutment, downstream.................... 270.3 360.97

At county road at Stewart, Miss.

Downstream................................... 258.5 330.0

At State Highway 413 near Kilmichael, Miss.

Left bank, downstream........................ 250.9 313.0

Right bank downstream........................ 250.9 312.5

At State Highway 407 at Powells Ferry, Miss.

Left bank.................................... 242.2 303.00

At State Highway 35 near Vaiden, Miss.

Upstream..................................... 225.2 287.8

Downstream................................... 225.2 286.6

U.S. Geological Survey gage on downstream

side of bridge on State Highway 19,

at West Miss.(site 484)...................... 209.0 274.85

At State Highway 12 at Durant, Miss.

Left bank.................................... 190.8 251.83

At State Highway 14 at Goodman, Miss.

Left bank downstream......................... 175.2 234.4

Right bank downstream........................ 175.2 234.3
110 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 8. Streams in the Tennessee River basin where profiles of the flood of March-April 1973 have been obtained by the

Tennessee Valley Authority

Reach

Miles upstream 

from mouth

Stream and location From To

Tennessee River, main stem............................... 22 497

Tennessee River, vicinity Watts Bar nuclear plant

site, Tenn............................................ 527.56 529.92

French Broad River basin

Sinking Creek, Newport, Tenn.......................... 0.89 4.43

Pigeon River, Newport, Tenn........................... 4.10 12.49

North Indian Creek, Erwin, Tenn....................... 1.21 9.19

South Indian Creek, Erwin, Tenn....................... 0.33 4.20

Lick Creek, Green County, Tenn........................ 0 50

Webb Branch, Cocke County, Tenn....................... 0 1.05

Greenbrier Creek, Cocke County, Tenn.................. 0 1.04

West Prong Little Pigeon River, Gatlinburg, Tenn...... 17.065 18.89

West Prong Little Pigeon River, Sevierville, Tenn..... 0.02 11.89

Little Pigion River, Sevierville, Tenn................ .35 7.43

South Fork Holston River basin

Little Creek (Mumpower), Bristol, Va.................. 0.22 0.69

Beaver Creek, Bristol, Va.-Tenn....................... 15.03 15.56

Horse Creek, Kingsport, Tenn.......................... 2.50 3.14

Reedy Creek, Kingsport, Tenn.......................... 1.08 10.49

Fort Loudon Lake

First Creek, Knoxville, Tenn.......................... 1.89 7.22

Second Creek, Knoxville, Tenn......................... 1.09 3.005

Third Creek, Knoxville, Tenn.......................... 0.92 6.46

Fourth Creek, Knoxville, Tenn......................... .72 2.79

Tennessee River, Knoxville, Tenn...................... 637.3 648.35

Duncan Branch, Maryville, Tenn........................ 0 0.55

Brown Creek, Maryville, Tenn.......................... 0.06 2.37

Culton Creek, Maryville, Tenn......................... 0.06 0.81

Springfield Branch, Maryville, Tenn................... 0.29 1.42

Pistol Creek, Maryville, Tenn......................... 1.86 10.1

Little River, Wildwood to Townsend, Tenn.............. 17.32 35.3
THE FLOODS 111

TABLE 8. Streams in the Tennessee River basin where profiles of the flood of March-April 1973 have been obtained by the

Tennessee Valley Authority Continued

Reach

Miles upstream 

from mouth

Stream and location From

Watts Bar Lake

Ten Mile Creek, Knox County, Tenn,.................... 0

Sinking Creek, Knox County, Tenn,..................... 0

Little Tennessee River, Chilhowee, Tenn,.............. 0.4

Sweetwater Creek, Sweetwater, Tenn.................... 20.17

Sweetwater Creek, Loudon-Philadelphia, Tenn........... 9.98

Little Toms Creek, Coeburn, Va........................ 0.24

Toms Creek, Coeburn, Va............................... 0.70

Guest River, Coeburn to Norton, Va.................... 6,35

Stock Creek, Clinchport, Va........................... 2.05

Big Creek, LaFollette, Tenn...........................

Coal Creek, Lake City-Briceville, Tenn................ 4.65

Hinds Creek, Anderson County, Tenn.................... 8.25

Bullrun Creek, Anderson-Knox County, Tenn............. 7.30

Beaver Creek, Knox County, Tenn....................... 15.34

Indian Creek, Oliver Springs, Tenn.................... 3.20

Poplar Creek, Oliver Springs, Tenn....................

Clinch River, Speers Ferry to Richland, Va............ 211.04

Clinch River, Sneedville and vicinity, Tenn........... 175.88

Clinch River, near Kingston, Tenn..................... 14.56

Middle Fork Black Creek, Rockwood, Tenn............... 0,01

Town Creek, Spring City, Tenn......................... 1.99

Piney River, Spring City, Tenn........................ 5.82

Chickamauga Lake

Little Richland Creek, Dayton, Tenn................... 1.21

Richland Creek, Dayton, Tenn.......................... 4.06

Cane Creek, Etowah, Tenn.............................. 0

Conasauga Creek, Etowah, Tenn......................... 6.12

Little Chestuee Creek, Englewood, Tenn................ 0

Middle Creek, Englewood, Tenn......................... 0

Chestuee Creek, Englewood, Tenn....................... 36.60

Oostanaula Creek, Athens, Tenn........................ 30.60

South Mouse Creek, Cleveland, Tenn.................... 11.39

North Mouse Creek, Athens, Tenn....................... 24.64

Apison Fork, Cleveland, Tenn.......................... 0

Brymer Creek, Cleveland, Tenn......................... 0

Black Fox Creek, Cleveland, Tenn...................... 0

Harris Creek, Cleveland, Tenn......................... 0

Runner Branch, Cleveland, Tenn........................ 0

Bigsby Creek, Cleveland, Tenn......................... 0

To

4.7

2.3

33.05

23.96

17.62

0.94

1.34

19.89

2.08

19.33

8.62

11.22

21.80

37.06

4.66

18.31

320.98

180.76

17.83

0.88

2.25

7.89

2.42

5.46

6.52

15.93

2.31

6.34

46.15

36.16

18.48

26.59

58

02

77

05

96

3.94
112 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 8. Streams in the Tennessee River basin where profiles of the flood of March-April 1973 have been obtained by the

Tennessee Valley Authority Continued

Reach

Miles upstream 

from mouth

Stream and location

Chickamauga Lake Continued

Candies Creek, Bradley County, Tenn.................

Shoal Creek, McMinn County, Tenn....................

Rock Creek, McMinn County, Tenn.....................

Brush Creek, McMinn County, Tenn....................

Short Creek, McMinn County, Tenn....................

Possomtrot Creek, McMinn County, Tenn...............

Rogers Creek, McMinn County, Tenn...................

Roaring Creek, Graysville, Tenn.....................

Hickman Branch, Graysville, Tenn....................

McGill Branch, Graysville, Tenn.....................

Sale Creek, Graysville, Tenn........................

Chestnut Creek, Collegedale, Tenn...................

Wilkerson Branch, Collegedale, Tenn.................

Wolftever Creek, Collegedale, Tenn..................

Nickajack Lake

East Chickamauga Creek, Ringgold, Ga................

Little Chickamauga Creek, Ringgold, Ga..............

Peavine Creek, Catoosa County, Ga...................

Mill Creek, Kensington, Ga..........................

Spring Creek, East Ridge, Tenn......................

West Chickamauga Creek, Kensington, Ga..............

West Chickamauga Creek, Chattanooga, Tenn.,

Fort Oglethorpe and Chickamauga, Ga..............

South Chickamauga Creek, Ringgold, Ga...............

South Chickamauga Creek, Chattanooga, Tenn..........

Dry Creek, Chattanooga, Tenn........................

Chattanooga Creek, Chattanooga, Tenn................

Lookout Creek, Chattanooga, Tenn...................

Guntersville Lake

Stringers Branch Drainage Ditch, Chattanooga, Tenn., 

Stringers Branch, Red Bank-White Oak, Tenn..........

Mountain Creek, Chattanooga, Tenn...................

West Fork Standifer-Pryor Cove Branch, Jasper, Tenn,

Standifer-Pryor Cove Branch, Jasper, Tenn...........

Town Creek, Jasper, Tenn............................

Sequatchie River, mouth to Whitewell, Tenn..........

Big Fierry Gizzard Creek, South Pittsburg, Tenn....,

From

3.05

0

0

0

0

0

2.54

0

0.06

0.06

8.4

0

0

7.17

0

0

0

0

0

39.94

0

27.21

0

0

0

0

4.24

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

To

34.95

3.01

2.96

2.90

1.92

4.11

21.13

2.62

0.56

0.90

11.2

2.80

1.76

19.76

10.36

9.17

6.05

0.95

3.11

41.31

24.87

34.85

20.06

1.54

15.81

22.98

5.45

4.24

3.96

0.38

3.84

3.06

106.0

5.0
THE FLOODS 113

TABLE 8. Streams in the Tennessee River basin where profiles of the flood of March-April 1973 have been obtained by the

Tennessee Valley Authority Continued

Reach

Miles upstream 

from mouth

Stream and location

Guntersville Lake Continued

Battle Creek, South Pittsburg, Tenn........

Wheeler Lake

Paint Rock River, Woodville, Ala...........

Flint River, Chase, Ala....................

Indian Creek, Huntsville, Ala..............

Aldridge Creek, Huntsville, Ala............

Broglan Branch, Huntsville, Ala............

Fagan Creek, Huntsville, Ala...............

Dallas Branch, Huntsville, Ala.............

Spring Branch, Huntsville, Ala.............

Town Branch, Hartselle, Ala................

Shoal Creek, Hartselle, Ala................

East Fork Mulberry Creek, Lynchburg, Tenn.. 

Elk River, Pelham, Tenn....................

Elk River, mouth to Tims Ford Dam, Tenn....

Wilson Lake

Almon Branch, Moulton, Ala.................

Crow Branch, Moulton, Ala..................

Eddy Creek, Moulton, Ala...................

Big Nance Creek, Courtland, Ala............

Shoal Creek, Lawrenceburg, Tenn............

Pickwick Lake

Pond Creek, Florence, Ala..................

Spring Creek, Tuscumbia, Ala...............

Cedar Creek, Pleasant, Ala.................

Little Bear Creek, Halltown, Ala...........

Bear Creek, Posey Mill, Ala................

Yellow Creek, Burnsville, Miss.............

Kentucky Lake

Unnamed tributary (south) McCutcheon Creek,

Spring Hill, Tenn.......................

Unnamed tributary (north) McCutcheon Creek,

Spring Hill, Tenn.......................

McCutcheon Creek, Spring Hill, Tenn........

Green River, Waynesboro, Tenn..............

Little Duck River, Manchester, Tenn........

Duck River, mouth to Normandy, Tenn........

From To

21.0

0

0

12.8

0

0

0

0

9.8

0

2.1

10.8

185.7

0

0

1.1

0

0

55.7

1.36

2.5

0

0

0

16

49.2

36.2

17.6

9.0

2.5

1.9

2.0

18.2

1.0

5.6

14.2

194.2

133.3

2.2

4.2

4.2

24.0

57.5

6.23

7.9

30

50

130

27

2.0

1.6

4.5

17

6.7

276
114 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973

[Gage height, in feet; discharge, in cubic feet per second; and accumulated runoff, in inches, at indicated time, 1973]

02430000 MACKEYS CREEK NEAR DENNIS, MISS.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-12

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

TIME

2400

500

1445

2400

1930

2045

2215

2330

2400

200

800

900

915

1145

1745

2400

515

1415

1530

1815

1845

1945

2145

2200

2330

2400

30

345

915

1015

1530

1545

1700

1715

1800

1915

2115

2145

2200

2315

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

3.79

3.41

3.10

2.99

2.89

2.94

3.13

3.56

3.79

4.62

6.84

7.55

9.00

13.17

16.32

17.45

19.24

22.77

22.83

22.51

22.41

22.13

21.49

21.41

20.82

20.60

20.39

18.86

16.00

15.47

12.54

12.40

11.64

11.49

11.04

10.31

9.25

9.04

8.93

8.52

8.28

DISCHARGE

302

233

178

159

143

151

183

261

305

405

609

697

906

1670

2480

2880

3930

6970

7030

6680

6570

6270

5650

5580

5100

4920

4750

3670

2380

2220

1550

1520

1370

1340

1250

1120

946

912

895

833

799

ACCUMRUNOFF

.00

.03

.07

.11

.18

.18

.19

.19

.20

.21

.28

.30

.30

.38

.67

1.06

1.47

2.61

2.81

3.25

3.33

3.47

3.75

3.78

3.97

4.03

4.08

4.40

4.79

4.84

5.07

5.08

5.12

5.13

5.15

5.18

5.23

5.24

5.25

5.27

5.29

DATE

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-22

3-23

3-23

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-26

3-26

TIME

30

200

245

315

345

730

800

1230

1245

1330

2400

15

2400

100

1515

2400

2300

2400

1815

2400

115

2400

1930

2045

2145

2330

2400

30

45

515

1115

1615

2200

2330

2400

15

730

GAGE 

HEIGHT

8.14

7.75

7.58

7.47

7.35

6.61

6.52

5.77

5.73

5.62

4.51

4.49

3.46

3.43

3.24

3.26

2.95

2.94

2.85

2.84

2.84

2.77

2.77

2.89

3.16

4.13

4.41

4.68

4.81

5.71

6.62

7.49

7.56

7.27

7.09

7.00

4.60

DISCHARGE

780

725

701

686

670

581

572

501

498

488

398

396

242

255

238

261

204

202

186

185

185

173

173

193

242

391

412

430

442

514

594

689

698

660

639

628

411

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

5.30

5.32

5.34

5.34

5.35

5.41

5.41

5.47

5.47

5.48

5.59

5.59

5.77

5.77

5.85

5.90

6.03

6.03

6.12

6.14

6.15

6.24

6.32

6.32

6.33

6.34

6.35

6.35

6.35

6.40

6.48

6.55

6.65

6.67

6.68

6.68

6.77
THE FLOODS 115

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

02430000 MACKEYS CREEK NEAR DENNIS, MISS.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-28

3-28

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

4- 1

4- 1

4- 2

4- 2

TIME

1800

2200

2400

500

1900

2400

115

2400

915

1845

1930

2400

615

1400

1900

2100

2115

2130

2215

2230

2245

2300

2315

2400

30

130

1215

1230

1315

1715

1830

1845

1945

2000

2030

2100

2400

1315

2400

15

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

3.69

3.54

3.46

3.30

3.06

3.02

3.01

2.89

2.92

3.40

3.43

3.59

3.48

3.14

3.13

3.29

3.36

3.41

3.62

3.71

3.80

3.89

3.97

4.18

4.29

4.45

5.61

5.64

5.71

5.87

5.81

5.79

5.69

5.66

5.59

5.51

4.96

3.45

3.13

3.13

2.93

DISCHARGE

323

314

300

269

224

217

215

193

199

289

294

323

303

238

233

267

281

291

328

342

355

366

375

387

388

393

487

490

496

510

505

503

494

491

485

478

429

259

218

218

183

ACCUMRUNOFF

6.86

6.89

6.90

6.94

7.02

7.04

7.05

7.16

7.20

7.25

7.26

7.29

7.33

7.38

7.41

7.42

7.42

7.42

7.43

7.43

7.43

7.44

7.44

7.44

7.45

7.46

7.57

7.57

7.58

7.63

7.64

7.64

7.66

7.66

7.66

7.67

7.70

7.81

7.87

7.87

7.98

DATE

4- 3

4- 3

4- 4

4- 4

4- 5

4- 5

4- 6

4- 6

4- 6

4- 6

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

4- 8

4- 8

4- 8

4- 8

4- 9

4- 9

4- 9

4-10

4-10

4-11

4-11

4-12

4-12

4-13

4-13

4-14

4-14

4-15

4-15

TIME

200

2400

1245

2400

15

2400

100

315

2200

2400

630

1100

1115

1630

2400

345

1000

1930

2400

945

2245

2400

.1930

2400

130

2400

115

2400

300

2400

500

2400

1200

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

2.92

2.85

2.96

2.87

2.87

2.76

2.75

2.74

2.71

2.71

2.77

3.06

3.09

3.86

4.60

4.71

4.17

3.25

3.11

3.04

3.18

3.17

2.89

2.86

2.85

2.78

2.77

2.74

2.74

2.70

2.68

2.67

2.65

2.64

DISCHARGE

181

169

188

173

173

155

153

151

147

147

156

206

211

349

417

425

386

240

215

202

227

226

176

171

170

158

156

151

151

145

142

140

137

135

ACCUM, 

RUNOFF

7.99

8.08

8.13

8.18

8.18

8.27

8.27

8.28

8.34

8.35

8.37

8.39

8.39

8.43

8.49

8.53

8.59

8.66

8.68

8.73

8.79

8.80

8.89

8.91

8.92

9.00

9.01

9.09

9.10

9.17

9.19

9.25

9.29

9.32
116 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

02431000 TOMBIGBEE RIVER NEAR FULTON, MISS.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-12

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-22

3-23

3-23

TIME

2400

0200

2400

0100

2100

2400

0600

2000

2400

1500

2400

0100

1900

2400

0100

1800

2400

0100

2400

0100

2400

0100

2400

0100

2400

0100

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

16.64

16.63

16.34

16.34

15.91

15.92

15.97

17.94

18.65

21.83

22.93

23.00

20.10

19.15

19.00

17.36

17.06

17.02

16.39

16.37

15.84

15.83

15.39

15.38

14.93

14.91

14.43

DISCHARGE

6

6

5

5

3

3

3

15

20

46

56

56

31

24

23

11

9

9

5

5

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

,790

,730

,020

,020

,140

,170

,350

,600

,600

,200

,100

,700

,500

,100

,000

,500

,440

,180

,300

,190

,920

,890

,910

,900

,530

,520

,320

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

1.

2.

3.

3.

5.

6.

6.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

00

03

36

38

58

60

65

99

17

54

74

88

96

30

36

05

20

22

63

64

86

87

01

01

11

11

20

DATE

3-24

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-26

3-26

3-27

3-27

3-28

3-28

3-29

3-29

3-30

3-30

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-02

4-02

4-03

4-03

TIME

2400

0900

1100

1600

2100

2400

0100

2400

0100

2400

0100

2400

0100

2400

1900

2400

0900

1600

1900

2400

0100

2300

2400

0100

2400

0100

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

14. 72

15.28

15.69

16.40

16.46

16.42

16.41

16.24

16.24

15.98

15.96

15.48

15.46

15.11

15.34

15.47

15.71

16.56

16.57

16.46

16.43

15.97

15.95

15.94

15.59

15.58

15.17

DISCHARGE

1,440

1,780

2,500

5,350

5,710

5,470

5,410

4,500

4,500

3,380

3,310

2,050

2,020

1,630

1,850

2,030

2,550

6,310

6,370

5,710

5,530

3,350

3,280

3,240

2,260

2,240

1,680

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

8.27

8.31

8.32

8.38

8.45

8.49

8.50

8.79

8.80

9.03

9.04

9.19

9.20

9.30

9.38

9.40

9.45

9.54

9.59

9.66

9.68

9.91

9.92

9.93

10.08

10.09

10.20

3-24 2200 14.46 1,330 8.27 4-04 0100 15.14 1,650 10.20
THE FLOODS 117

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

02431000 TOMBIGBEE RIVER NEAR FULTON, MISS.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE TIME GAGE DISCHARGE

HEIGHT

4-04

4-05

4-05

4-06

4-06

4-07

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-09

4-09

2400

0100

2400

0100

2400

2400

0600

1400

2400

0100

2400

14

14

13

13

13

14

15

15

15

15

15

.58

.55

.91

.88

.40

.64

.50

.87

.74

.73

.60

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

3

2

2

2

,380

,370

,160

,150

,050

,410

,080

,010

,630

,600

,280

ACCUM. DATE TIME

RUNOFF

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

.29

.30

.37

.37

.44

.51

.53

.59

.66

.67

.81

4-10

4-10

4-11

4-11

4-12

4-12

4-13

4-13

4-14

4-14

4-15

4-15

0300

2400

0100

2400

0100

2400

0100

2400

0100

2400

0100

2400

GAGE DISCHARGE

HEIGHT

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

.59

.40

.38

.84

.82

.22

.18

.55

.53

.93

.90

.45

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

,260

,920

,900

,490

,480

,260

,240

,080

,080

967

962

888

ACCUM.

RUNOFF

10.82

10.94

10.94

11.04

11.04

11.12

11.12

11.19

11.19

11.25

11.26

11.31
118 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES 

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

02433000 BULL MOUNTAIN CREEK NEAR SMITHVILLE, MISS.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE TIME GAGE DISCHARGE

HEIGHT

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-22

0100

2230

2400

0030

2400

1500

2000

2400

0400

0930

1300

1500

1900

2130

2400

0030

1800

2300

2400 __

0030

1130

2400

0030

2400

0030

2400

0030

2400

0030

2400

9.17

10.03

10.02

10.01

8.76

7.85

9.06

10.54

11.82

13.75

14.72

15.85

18.16

18.26

18.10

18.06

14.66

13.74

13.59

13.51

12.23

11.38

11.36

10.38

10.37

9.60

9.59

8.73

8.71

7.86

1,890

2,380

2,380

2,370

1,680

1,280

1,830

2,800

4,730

13,300

18,900

24,400

43,400

44,400

42,800

42,400

18,700

13,200

11,400

11,000

5,890

3,810

3,780

2,660

2,660

2,120

2,110

1,670

1,660

1,2'80

ACCUM. DATE TIME

RUNOFF

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

2

2

3

3

5

6

6

6

6

6

6

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

.22

.24

.25

.47

.57

.60

.65

.71

.94

.22

.42

.10

.61

.12

.21

.62

.00

.06

.08

.48

.75

.76

.10

.10

.36

.36

.57

.57

.73

3-23

3-23

3-24

3-24

3-25

3-25

3-26

3-27

3-27

3-28

3-28

3-29

3-29

3-30

3-30

3-31

3-31

3-31

4-01

4-02

4-02

4-03

4-03

4-04

4-04

0030

2400

2100

2400

0500

2400

2400

1500

2400

0030

2400

0030

2400

2230

2400

1330

1800

2400

2400

2000

2400

0030

2400

0030

2400

GAGE

HEIGHT

7.85

7.12

7.13

7.96

8.90

8.70

9.52

9.96

9.76

9.74

8.39

8.37

7.56

7.60

7.80

8.47

8.42

8.34

8.58

8.87

8.83

8.82

7.78

7.77

7.00

DISCHARGE

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

,280

,020

,020

,320

,750

,650

,070

,340

,220

,200

,500

,490

,160

,180

,260

,540

,510

,480

,590

,470

,720

,710

,250

,250

980

ACCUM .

RUNOFF

7.73

7.85

7.95

7.96

8.00

8.14

8.35

8.50

8.60

8.60

8.80

8.81

8.95

9.06

9.07

9.16

9.19

9.23

9.40

9.55

9.59

9.59

9.75

9.75

9.87
THE FLOODS 119

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

02433000 BULL MOUNTAIN CREEK NEAR SMITHVILLE, MISS.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME 1973

DATE

4-05 

4-05

4-06 

4-06

4-07 

4-07

4-08

4-09 

4-09

4-10

TIME

0100 

2400

0030 

2400

1630 

2400

2400

1700 

2400

0030

GAGE 

HEIGHT

6.99 

6.80

6.79 

6.37

7.03 

7.20

7.54

7.84 

7.71

7.70

DISCHARGE

977 

920

917 

800

989 

1,040

1,160

1,280 

1,220

1,220

AC CUM. 

RUNOFF

9. 

9.

9. 

10.

10. 

10.

10.

10. 

10.

10.

88 

98

98

07

14

17

29

39 

43

43

DATE

4-10

4-11 

4-11

4-12 

4-12

4-13 

4-13

4-14 

4-14

4-15 

4-15

TIME

2400

0100 

2400

0030 

2400

0100 

2400

0030 

2400

0030 

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

7

7 

6

6 

6

6 

6

6

5

5 

5

.03

.02 

.56

.55 

.25

.25 

.06

.06 

.83

.83

.67

DISCHARGE

989

986 

853

850 

766

766

716

716 

656

656 

615

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

10.55

10.55 

10.65

10.65 

10.74

10.74 

10.82

10.82 

10.90

10.90 

10.97
120 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued 

02433500 TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT BIGBEE, MISS.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-12

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

TIME

2400

600

1200

2400

1200

2000

2400

400

800

1200

1600

2000

2400

400

800

1200

1600

2000

2400

400

800

1000

1200

1600

2000

2400

400

800

1200

1600

2000

2400

400

800

1200

1600

2000

2400

600

1200

GAGE 

HEIGHT

13.24

13.26

13.48

13.90

13.96

13.78

13.70

13.92

14.20

14.30

14.40

14.80

15.70

17.10

18.92

21.15

23.00

24.50

26.00

27.20

27.60

27.64

27.60

27.46

27.16

26.72

26.10

25.52

25.00

24.38

23.74

23.08

22.38

21.64

20.90

20.20

19.54

18.94

18.28

17.50

DISCHARGE

7120

7910

8380

8880

8950

8740

8640

8570

8490

8200

7950

8300

9860

12300

16100

23300

36300

53800

79100

104000

110000

112000

109000

106000

99500

91100

79500

70400

64100

57100

50700

45000

38900

32500

27800

24300

21600

19800

18400

16000

ACCUMRUNOFF

.00

.05

.11

.24

.38

.47

.51

.56

.60

.64

.68

.72

.77

.83

.90

1.00

1.15

1.38

1.71

2.17

2.72

3.00

3.28

3.82

4.34

4.82

5.25

5.63

5.97

6.28

6.55

6.79

7.00

7.18

7.34

7.47

7.58

7.69

7.83

7.96

DATE

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-28

3-28

3-29

3-29

TIME

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

400

800

1200

1600

2000

2400

400

800

1200

1600

2000

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

1200

2400

1400

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

16.78

16.00

15.26

15.54

13.90

13.35

12.82

12.38

11.98

11.62

11.26

10.90

10.55

10.27

9.97

9.65

9.43

10.02

11.45

12.65

13.20

13.35

13.27

13.02

12.73

12.40

12.22

12.00

11.86

11.84

11.98

12.22

12.50

12.70

12.68

12.26

11.58

11.30

DISCHARGE

14100

12400

11000

12500

8880

8100

7380

6900

6450

6110

5740

5370

5040

4850

4610

4340

4160

3790

4780

5970

6360

6410

6250

6000

5820

5720

5900

5880

5980

6270

6780

7020

7300

7500

7480

7060

6380

6080

ACCUM* 

RUNOFF

8.08

8.18

8.27

8.36

8.44

8.50

8.56

8.61

8.67

8.71

8.76

8.80

8.84

8.88

8.91

8.95

8.98

9.01

9.03

9.06

9.09

9.12

9.15

9.18

9.21

9.24

9.27

9.30

9.33

9.36

9.41

9.47

9.52

9.58

9.69

9.80

9.92

10.00
THE FLOODS 121

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

02433500 TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT BIGBEE, MISS.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

4- 1

4- 1

4- 1

4- 1

4- 2

4- 2

4- 2

4- 3

4- 3

4- 4

4- 4

4- 5

4- 5

4- 6

4- 6

4- 7

TIME

1200

1800

2100

2400

600

1200

1600

2000

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1800

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

GAGE 

HEIGHT

10.80

10.50

10.45

10.65

11.67

12.24

12.24

12.13

11.97

11.67

11.35

11.26

11.18

11.42

11.82

11.84

11.56

11.05

10.40

9.34

9.38

9.02

8.68

8.32

8.24

DISCHARGE

5620

5290

5090

4960

5760

6270

6160

6000

6030

6100

6020

6060

5980

6220

6620

6640

6360

5850

5260

4760

4340

4020

3740

3460

3110

ACCUMRUNOFF

10.09

10.13

10.15

10.17

10.21

10.25

10.28

10.31

10.34

10.39

10.44

10.48

10.53

10.57

10.67

10.72

10.82

10.91

11.00

11.07

11.14

11.21

11.26

11.32

11.37

DATE

4- 7

4- 8

4- 8

4- 9

4- 9

4-10

4-10

4-11

4-11

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-15

4-15

4-15

4-15

TIME

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

10.00

9.90

9.08

8.82

9.00

9.08

9.08

9.06

9.00

8.90

8.80

8.73

8.64

8.52

8.40

8.28

8.15

8.00

7.85

7.73

7.58

7.40

7.27

7.13

6.98

DISCHARGE

3760

3820

3600

3720

4000

4070

4070

4050

4000

3920

3840

3780

3710

3620

3520

3420

3320

3200

3100

3010

2910

2780

2690

2590

2490

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

11.42

11.48

11.53

11.59

11.65

11.71

11.77

11.83

11.89

11.92

11.95

11.98

12.01

12.04

12.07

12.09

12.12

12.14

12.17

12.19

12.21

12.23

12.25

12.27

12.29
122 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued 

02435020 TOWN CREEK AT TUPELO, MISS.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-12

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-22

3-23

3-23

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-25

3-25

 *-?R

TIME

2400

2400

1815

2100

2130

2400

445

1930

1945

2400

2400

800

815

2200

2400

15

515

1915

2400

15

2400

15

2400

15

2400

30

2400

115

2400

1900

2030

2400

545

645

1A1R

GAGE 

HEIGHT

7.22

5.86

5.59

9.16

10.29

17.69

22.86

25.09

25.20

25.89

26.52

25.14

25.07

19.35

17.64

17.44

14.36

11.43

10.87

10.84

8.40

8.39

7.39

7.38

6.59

6.59

6.08

6.08

5.62

5.39

7.58

15.24

21.03

21.14

1R flS

DISCHARGE

686

505

468

1000

1250

4080

10200

14800

15100

17300

19800

14900

14700

5470

4050

3910

2350

1520

1390

1380

864

862

710

708

602

602

535

535

472

440

737

2700

7340

7500

K090

ACCUMRUNOFF

.00

.09

.15

.16

.17

.21

.44

1.68

1.71

2.17

5.17

6.11

6.13

7.07

7.13

7.14

7.24

7.43

7.47

7.47

7.65

7.66

7.78

7.78

7.89

7.89

7.98

7.98

8.06

8.12

8.13

8.17

8.36

8.41

n 7-5

DATE

3-25

3-25

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-27

3-27

3-28

3-28

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

4- 1

4- 1

4- 1

4- 2

4- 2

4- 3

4- 3

4- 4

4- 4

4- 5

4- 5

TIME

2045

2400

15

530

2400

15

2400

15

2400

845

1600

2115

2200

2400

15

1015

1930

2400

215

830

1045

1500

2400

15

615

2400

15

2400

15

2400

15

2400

100

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

13.71

11.14

10.91

8.57

6.79

6.76

5.56

5.55

4.91

5.11

7.48

9.51

9.48

9.10

9.03

6.30

5.87

8.05

9.17

16.96

17.20

16.02

10.04

9.91

7.54

5.75

5.74

4.86

4.86

4.48

4.48

4.20

4.19

3.88

DISCHARGE

2150

1450

1400

893

628

624

463

462

372

400

722

1070

1070

990

976

564

507

808

1000

3580

3740

3060

1190

1160

731

490

489

364

364

305

305

260

258

209

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

8.88

8.92

8.93

8.97

9.06

9.06

9.15

9.15

9.22

9.24

9.27

9.30

9.30

9.32

9.32

9.37

9.40

9.42

9.44

9.53

9.59

9.69

9.82

9.82

9.86

9.93

9.93

10.00

10.00

10.05

10.05

10.10

10.10

10.14
THE FLOODS 123

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

02435020 TOWN CREEK AT TUPELO, MISS.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

4- 6

4- 6

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

4- 8

4- 8

4- 8

4- 8

4- 9

4- 9

4- 9

TIME

2215

2400

600

915

1245

1945

2130

2400

15

1145

1915

2400

1530

2030

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

3.91

3.87

4.24

5.81

8.43

16.05

16.37

15.99

15.92

9.13

6.98

6.39

6.12

6.46

6.27

DISCHARGE

214

207

266

498

869

3080

3240

3050

3010

996

65?

576

541

585

560

ACCUMRUNOFF

10.17

10.17

10.18

10.19

10.20

10.30

10.33

10.39

10.39

10.55

10.59

10.61

10.67

10.69

10.70

DATE

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-11

4-11

4-12

4-12

4-13

4-13

4-14

4-14

4-15

4-15

TIME

15

2030

2400

15

2400

30

2400

15

2400

400

2400

430

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

6.25

4.77

4.65

4.64

4.18

4.18

4.02

4.01

3.63

3.64

3.56

3.56

3.53

DISCHARGE

558

351

332

330

257

257

231

230

165

167

152

152

146

ACCUM, 

RUNOFF

10.70

10.76

10.77

10.77

10.82

10.82

10.86

10.86

10.89

10.89

10.92

10.92

10.94
124 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued 

02436500 TOWN CREEK NEAR NETTLETON, MISS.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-12

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

TIME

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1700

1900

2100

2200

2400

200

415

600

800

1100

1300

1500

1600

1800

2000

2200

2400

200

400

500

700

800

1000

1200

1315

1400

1600

1800

2000

2200

2400

300

600

900

1200

GAGE 

HEIGHT

12.99

11.48

10.88

10.32

9.99

9.73

9.50

9.34

10.13

12.38

16.90

21.85

24.09

24.75

24.46

24.12

23.95

24.01

24.59

25.07

26.20

27.29

27.80

28.17

28.96

29.92

30.16

31.19

31.77

32.34

32.62

32.73

32.57

32.48

32.20

31.84

31.39

30.97

30.27

29.64

29.13

28.70

DISCHARGE

2600

2030

1810

1590

1470

1370

1290

1230

1590

2370

4160

7080

9040

10200

9620

9080

8850

8920

9880

11000

14400

18800

21300

23600

29800

39000

41400

52500

59400

67200

71100

72600

70400

69100

65200

60000

54900

49800

42500

36200

31400

27600

ACCUMRUrftJFF

.00

.03

.06

.08

.11

.13

.15

.16

.17

.18

.19

.22

.26

.31

.36

.40

.47

.52

.56

.59

.65

.74

.84

.95

1.08

1.26

1.36

1.59

1.73

2.05

2.40

2.62

2.76

3.11

3.45

3.76

4.05

4.31

4.66

4.96

5.21

5.43

DATE

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-26

3-26

TIME

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

900

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

GAGE 

HEIGHT

27.85

26.96

25.63

23.11

20.92

19.32

18.09

17.02

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

DISCHARGE

21600

17100

12800

8090

6390

5390

4750

4210

3700

3400

3200

2900

2700

2500

2300

2200

2100

1900

1800

1700

1600

1600

1500

1400

1300

1300

1200

1150

1100

5000

13000

15000

14000

6900

3500

2600

2000

ACCUM; 

RUNOFF

5.80

6.10

6.32

6.48

6.59

6.68

6.75

6.82

6.88

6.93

6.98

7.03

7.07

7.11

7.15

7.18

7.21

7.24

7.27

7.30

7.32

7.35

7.37

7.39

7.41

7.43

7.45

7.47

7.49

7.53

7.67

7.77

7.88

8.04

8.12

8.16

8.20

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations
THE FLOODS 125

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued 

02436500 TOWN CREEK NEAR NETTLETON, MISS.-- Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3- 26

3-26

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

TIME

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1400

1600

1700

1900

2100

2200

2400

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1500

1800

1900

2100

2200

2300

2400

100

300

500

700

900

1200

1400

1600

1800

2000

2200

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

9.01

9.75

11.27

11.81

12.34

12.51

12.52

12.39

12.12

11.76

11.34

10.88

10.45

10.10

9.70

9.46

9.45

10.19

11.23

12.64

14.37

15.78

17.12

17.46

17.72

18.13

18.56

18.43

18.09

17.49

16.71

15.79

14.75

DISCHARGE

1800

1600

1500

1400

1300

1200

1100

1050

1000

950

920

1110

1380

1950

2160

2360

2410

2420

2380

2270

2140

1980

1810

1640

1510

1360

1270

1270

1540

1940

2460

3150

3710

4260

4430

4560

4760

4980

4920

4750

4450

4080

3720

3300

ACCUMRUNOFF

8.23

8.25

8.28

8.30

8.32

8.34

8.35

8.37

8.39

8.40

8.41

8.43

8.44

8.44

8.45

8.46

8.47

8.48

8.49

8.50

8.51

8.52

8.53

8.54

8.55

8.56

8.57

8.57

8.58

8.59

8.59

8.60

8.61

8.63

8.65

8.67

8.69

8.73

8.76

8.78

8.80

8.83

8.84

8.86

DATE

4- 1

4- 1

4- 1

4- 1

4- 1

4- 1

4- 1

4- 2

4- 2

4- 2

4- 2

4- 3

4- 3

4- 4

4- 4

4- 5

4- 5

4- 6

4- 6

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

4- 8

4- 8

4- 8

4- 8

4- 8

4- 8

4- 8

4- 8

4- 8

4- 8

4- 8

TIME

300

600

900

1200

1500

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

600

800

900

1000

1100

1300

1400

1600

1800

2000

2200

2400

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

1800

2100

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

13.20

11.90

10.95

10.34

9.95

9.67

9.24

8.90

8.68

8.51

8.34

8.13

8.00

7.85

7.71

7.52

7.39

7.30

7.30

7.46

7.92

8.25

8.94

10.28

13. 9K

15.45

17.22

18.21

18.70

18.80

18.55

18.05

17.39

16.61

15.72

14.78

13.78

12.85

12.01

11.34

10.62

10.15

DISCHARGE

2680

2190

1830

1600

1450

1350

1200

1070

1000

934

872

797

750

696

646

579

535

504

504

558

721

840

1090

1580

2990

3580

4310

4800

5050

5100

4980

4720

4400

4040

3690

3310

2910

2540

2230

1980

1700

1530

ACCUM, 

RUNOFF

8.88

8.90

8.92

8.93

8.94

8.95

8.97

8.99

9.01

9.02

9.03

9.06

9.08

9.10

9.12

9.14

9.16

9.17

9.19

9.20

9.20

9.20

9.21

9.21

9.22

9.23

9.25

9.27

9.30

9.32

9.35

9.37

9.39

9.42

9.43

9.45

9.47

9.48

9.49

9.50

9.52

9.53

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations
126 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued 

02436500 TOWN CREEK NEAR NETTLETON, MISS.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

4- 9 

4- 9

4-10 

4-10

4-11 

4-11

4-12 

4-12

TIME

1200 

2400

1200 

2400

1200 

2400

1200 

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

9.42 

9.60

8.73 

8.22

7.90 

7.75

7.60 

7.53

DISCHARGE

1260 

1330

1010 

829

714

660

606 

582

ACCUMRUNOFF

9.57 

9.61

9.65 

9.67

9.70 

9.72

9.74 

9.76

DATE

4-13 

4-13

4-14 

4-14

4-15 

4-15

TIME

1200 

2400

1200 

2400

1200 

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

7.51 

7.31

7.19 

7.13

7.05 

7.01

DISCHARGE

575 

507

467 

448

422

409

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

9.77 

9.79

9.80 

9.82

9.83 

9.84
THE FLOODS 127

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued 

02437000 TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT AMORY, MISS.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-12

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

TIME

2400

600

1200

2400

1200

2000

2400

400

800

1200

1600

2000

2400

400

800

1200

1600

2000

2400

400

800

1200

1600

2000

2400

400

800

1200

1600

2000

2400

400

800

1200

1600

2000

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

21.31

20.53

20.15

19.86

19.79

19.72

20.54

21.44

22.12

22.57

22.95

23.44

24.11

25.53

27.66

30.06

31.80

32.76

33.48

34.10

34.53

34.65

34.59

34.38

34.08

33.68

33.22

32.68

32.02

31.31

30.50

29.64

28.93

28.22

27.53

26.82

26.18

DISCHARGE

12000

10700

10100

9730

9650

9560

10700

12200

13500

14400

15200

16400

18100

25900

36000

53200

74800

96500

117000

1 38000

156000

162000

159000

149000

137000

123000

109000

94400

78800

68000

58000

49300

43600

39300

35200

31600

28500

ACCUMRUNOFF

.00

.05

.10

.20

.29

.35

.38

.42

.46

.51

.55

.61

.66

.73

.83

.98

1.18

1.46

1.80

2.21

2.69

3.20

3.72

4.21

4.67

5.09

5.46

5.79

6.07

6.31

6.51

6.68

6.83

6.97

7.09

7.19

7.29

DATE

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-27

TIME

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

400

800

1200

1600

2000

2400

400

800

1200

1600

2000

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

25.27

24.47

23.71

22.98

22.27

21.67

21.08

20.54

20.00

19.47

19.01

18.53

18.07

17.65

17.22

16.72

16.24

15.77

15.42

18.13

20.00

21.20

21.96

22.22

22.20

21.92

21.52

20.94

20.50

19.8*

19.36

18.90

18.48

18.30

18.26

18.30

DISCHARGE

24900

21700

19400

17500

15700

14400

13200

12200

11400

10800

10200

9640

9080

8650

8220

7750

7320

6920

6640

9160

11400

13400

15100

15600

15600

15000

14100

12900

12100

11200

10600

10100

9580

9360

9310

9360

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

7.42

7.53

7.63

7.72

7.80

7.87

7.94

8.00

8.06

8.11

8.16

8.21

8.26

8.30

8.34

8.38

8.42

8.45

8.48

8.52

8.55

8.59

8.64

8.69

8.74

8.79

8.84

8.88

8.92

8.96

8.99

9.03

9.07

9.12

9.16

9.21
128 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued 

02437000 TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT AMORY, MISS.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-28

3-28

3-29

3-29

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

4- 1

4- 1

4- 1

4- 1

4- 2

4- 2

4- 2

4- 3

4- 3

4- 4

4- 4

4- 5

4- 5

TIME

1200

2400

1400

2400

1200

1800

2100

2400

600

1200

1600

2000

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1800

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

18.22

17.82

17.20

17.62

16.86

16.54

16.78

17.66

19.18

19.94

20.07

20.00

19.58

18.68

17.87

17.28

16.92

16.79

16.85

16.84

16.52

15.96

15.21

14.39

13.65

13.03

DISCHARGE

9260

8820

8200

8620

7870

7590

7800

8660

10400

11300

11500

11400

10900

9820

8870

8280

7930

7810

7860

7860

7570

7070

6470

5870

5390

5020

ACCUMRUNOFF

9.30

9.39

9.48

9.55

9.63

9.67

9.69

9.71

9.75

9.80

9.84

9.88

9.91

9.96

10.01

10.05

10.09

10.13

10.20

10.24

10.32

10.39

10.45

10.51

10.57

10.62

DATE

4- 6

4- 6

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

4- 8

4- 8

4- 8

4- 8

4- 9

4- 9

4-10

4-10

4-11

4-11

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-13

4-13

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-15

4-15

TIME

1200

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

1800

2400

1200

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

1200

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

12.45

12.04

12.03

14.00

16.90

18.12

18.34

17.75

16.65

15.65

14.27

14.10

13.82

13.42

13.16

12.96

12.67

12.56

12.43

12.18

11.83

11.60

11.38

11.18

11.00

10.63

10.30

DISCHARGE

4670

4420

4420

5600

7910

9140

9410

8750

7680

6820

5790

5670

5490

5250

5100

4980

4800

4740

4660

4510

4300

4160

4030

3910

3800

3600

3420

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

10.66

10.71

10.73

10.75

10.78

10.83

10.87

10.91

10.95

10.99

11.05

11.11

11.16

11.21

11.26

11.31

11.36

11.38

11.40

11.45

11.49

11.51

11.53

11.55

11.57

11.60

11.64
THE FLOODS 129

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued 

02437500 TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT ABERDEEN, MISS.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-12

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

TIME

2400

600

1100

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

300

600

900

1200

1500

1800

2100

2400

300

600

900

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

30.68

31.11

31.25

31.20

31.09

30.93

30.63

30.40

30.17

29.95

29.81

30.03

31.07

33.19

36.08

38.63

40.60

41.78

42.40

42.64

42.98

43.56

43.92

44.35

44.36

44.76

44.81

44.92

44.95

44.82

44.61

44.21

43.70

42.98

42.31

41.63

40.96

40.36

39.53

39.04

DISCHARGE

13300

13700

13800

13800

13700

13500

13200

13000

12800

12600

12400

12600

13700

15800

208UU

31200

46200

62500

72400

76500

82600

93200

100000

109000

109000

118000

119000

121000

122000

1 1 9000

114000

106000

96000

82600

71000

60100

50500

43600

36200

33200

ACCUMRUNOFF

.00

.05

.10

.11

.17

.23

.29

.34

.40

.45

.51

.56

.62

.68

.76

.87

1.03

1.27

1.41

1.57

1.74

1.93

2.14

2.36

2.60

2.84

3.09

3.35

3.61

3.87

4.37

4.84

5.27

5.65

5.98

6.27

6.50

6.70

6.87

7.02

DATE

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-27

3-27

3-28

3-28

3-29

3-29

3-30

3-30

3-31

3-31

4- 1

4- 1

TIME

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1400

1800

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

38.52

37.96

37.34

36.76

35.95

35.23

34.52

33.75

33.00

32.29

31.60

30.92

29.62

29.03

29.15

29.05

30.13

30.89

31.48

31.70

31.92

32.00

31.97

31.81

31.03

30.13

29.33

28.67

28.04

27.42

26.87

26.68

27.26

27.68

27.97

27.80

DISCHARGE

30600

27800

25400

23000

20500

19100

17700

16600

15600

14900

14200

13500

12300

11700

11800

11700

12700

13500

14100

14300

14500

14600

14600

14400

13600

12700

12000

11400

10800

10300

9910

9780

10200

10500

10800

10600

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

7.16

7.29

7.40

7.50

7.60

7.68

7.76

7.83

7.90

7.97

8.03

8.09

8.20

8.25

8.30

8.35

8.40

8.46

8.52

8.58

8.64

8.66

8.71

8.77

8.89

9.00

9.11

9.21

9.30

9.39

9.48

9.56

9.65

9.74

9.83

9.92
130 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued 

02437500 TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT ABERDEEN, MISS--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

4- 2

4- 2

4- 3

4- 3

4- 4

4- 4

4- 5

4- 5

4- 6

4- 6

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

4- 8

4- 8

4- 8

4- 8

4- 8

4- 8

TIME

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

800

1200

1500

1800

2100

2400

300

600

900

1200

1800

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

27.10

26.34

25.65

25.04

24.35

23.59

22.57

21.27

19.65

17.97

17.31

17.55

18.35

19.50

20.56

21.35

21.93

22.38

22.69

22.94

23.33

23.61

DISCHARGE

10100

9540

9060

8630

8210

7750

7180

6540

5720

4880

4580

4680

5080

5650

6180

6580

6860

7090

7240

7370

7600

7770

ACCUMRUNOFF

10.01

10.09

10.17

10.25

10.32

10.39

10.45

10.51

10.56

10.61

10.64

10.65

10.66

10.67

10.69

10.70

10.71

10.73

10.74

10.76

10.79

10.82

DATE

4- 9

4- 9

4- 9

4- 9

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-12

4-12

4-13

4-13

4-14

4-14

4-15

4-15

TIME

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

23.65

23.44

23.04

22.61

22.08

21.55

21.01

20.48

19.93

19.40

18.94

18.54

17.88

17.30

16.78

16.27

15.68

15.02

14.40

13.78

DISCHARGE

7490

7660

7420

7200

6940

6680

6400

6140

5860

5600

5370

5170

4840

4580

4370

4170

3930

3670

3430

3200

ACCUM, 

RUNOFF

10.86

10.89

10.92

10.95

10.98

11.01

11.04

11.07

11.09

11.12

11.14

11.16

11.21

11.25

11.29

11.32

11.36

11.39

11.42

11.45
THE FLOODS 131

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

02439000 BUTTAHATCHEE RIVER NEAR SULLIGENT, ALA.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-12

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

TIME

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1600

1800

2000

2200

2400

0400

0800

1000

1200

1400

1600

1800

2000

2200

2400

0100

0200

0300

0400

0500

0600

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

13-81

13. 24

12.55

11.89

11.37

10.93

10.62

10.33

10.28

9.93

9-77

9.68

10.10

11.77

13.16

14.35

14.78

15.34

15.34

15.25

15.44

15.88

16.32

16.58

16.80

17.02

17.12

17.20

17.26

17-31

17-30

17.28

17.22

17.10

16.72

16.35

16.02

DISCHARGE

3,230

2,570

2,010

1,720

1,540

1,430

1,340

1,290

1,280

1,200

1,160

1,170

1,310

2,140

2,860

4,010

5,350

12,000

13,900

17,200

22,900

29,300

38,000

48,700

53,200

56,100

57,700

60,100

60,100

56,000

55,000

52,600

48,800

40,100

32,200

27,200

23,300

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

0

0.05

0.09

0.12

0.15

0.18

0.21

0.23

0.26

0.28

0.31

0.32

0.33

0.34

0.36

0.39

0.46

0.62

0.71

0.82

0.97

1.16

1.41

1.73

2.08

2.45

2.64

2.84

3.04

3.22

3.40

3-57

3.89

4.42

4.84

5.20

5.50

DATE

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-22

3-23

3-23

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

TIME

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

15.68

15-38

15.14

15.01

14.95

14.93

14.88

14.80

14.71

14.61

14.41

14.20

13.77

13.25

12.63

12.09

11.64

11.26

10.93

10.82

12.01

""*

13-25

14.28

14.52

14.68

14.76

14.73

14.64

14.46

DISCHARGE

19,400

15,600

12,100

9,470

7,820

6,920

6,030

5,300

4,780

4,340

3,720

3,270

2,730

2,280

1,960

1,760

1,610

1,500

1,420

1,390

1,760

2,290

3,170

3,610

4,280

4,950

4,920

4,440

3,880

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

5-76

5-96

6.12

6.25

6.35

6.44

6.56

6.66

6.76

6.84

6.99

7.12

7.23

7-32

7.39

7.46

7.53

7.59

7.64

7.67

7-70

7.75

7.8l

7.88

7-97

8.06

8.16

8.25

8.32
132 FLOODS OP MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

02439000 BUTTAHATCHEE RIVER NEAR SULLIGENT, ALA.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-04

4-04

TIME

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

1200

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

14.23

13.90

13-51

13.13

12.77

12.44

12.15

11.89

11.65

11. 45

11.32

11.27

11.30

11.28

11.19

11.37

12. 44

13.85

14.39

14.64

14.82

14.88

14.85

14.77

14.63

14.44

14.16

13.76

13-34

12.94

12.60

12.30

11.83

11.40

DISCHARGE

3,400

2,920

2,470

2,210

2,020

1,880

1,770

1,690

1,610

1,540

1,510

1,500

1,500

1,490

1,470

1,530

1,890

2,730

3,290

3,990

4,930

5,510

5,380

4,910

4,300

3,870

3,260

2,720

2,320

2,090

1,940

1,820

1,650

1,530

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

8.39

8.45

8.50

8.54

8.58

8.62

8.65

8.69

8.72

8.75

8.78

8.81

8.84

8.87

8.90

8.93

8.96

9.02

9.08

9.16

9.26

9-37

9-47

9-57

9.65

9-73

9-79

9.85

9-89

9-93

9-97

10.01

10.07

10.13

DATE

4-05

4-05

4-06

4-06

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-10

4-10

4-11

4-11

4-12

4-12

4-13

4-13

4-14

4-14

4-15

4-15

TIME

1200

2400

1200

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

10.94

10.55

10.24

9-98

10.02

10.57

11.53

12.70

13-33

13-47

13.23

12.80

12.36

11.99

11.73

11.59

11.17

10.69

10.31

10.00

9.80

9.66

9-52

9-30

9.08

8.90

8.76

8.67

DISCHARGE

1,410

1,330

1,260

1,210

1,210

1,340

1,560

1,960

2,270

2,380

2,280

2,100

1,900

1,750

1,650

1,590

1,470

1,360

1,280

1,210

1,170

1,150

1,110

1,070

1,020

986

960

944

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

10.19

10.24

10.29

10.34

10.36

10.39

10.42

10. 46

10.50

10.55

10.59

10.64

10.67

10.71

10.74

10.77

10.83

10.88

10.93

10.98

11.03

11.07

11.12

11.16

11.20

11.24

11.28

11.31
THE FLOODS 133

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued 

02439400 BUTTAHATCHEE RIVER NEAR ABERDEEN, MISS.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-12

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-22

3-23

3-23

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-25

3-26

TIME

2400

2400

1400

2400

1600

2400

700

1800

2300

2400

800

1000

1200

1800

2tJO

100

2300

2400

100

1800

2400

100

2400

100

2400

100

2400

100

2400

100

2300

2400

2400

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

11.56

12.42

12.82

12.57

12.12

13.81

15.03

17.46

19.31

19.81

22.98

a23.34

a23.48

22.96

22.18

22.02

18.71

18.55

18.41

16.12

15.60

15.56

14.56

14.52

13.60

13.57

12.80

12.77

12.01

11.97

11.83

11.92

12.29

13.36

DISCHARGE

2700

3360

3760

3510

3100

5160

7570

16600

27200

30800

70200

77200

80000

69900

56500

54100

23400

22400

21600

10800

9100

8980

6520

6440

4820

4780

3740

3710

3010

2980

2880

2940

3240

4480

ACCUMRUNOFF

.00

.14

.24

.31

.41

.48

.56

.83

1.04

1.10

1.89

2.18

2.49

3.38

4.13

4.24

5.91

5.96

6.00

6.54

6.66

6.68

7.03

7.04

7.30

7.31

7.50

7.51

7.66

7.67

7.79

7.80

7.95

8.13

DATE

3-27

3-27

3-28

3-28

3-29

3-29

3-30

3-30

3-31

3-31

4- 1

4- 2

4- 3

4- 3

4- 4

4- 4

4- 5

4- 5

4- 6

4- 6

4- 7

4- 7

4- 8

4- 9

4-10

4-10

4-11

4-11

4-12

4-12

4-13

4-14

4-15

TIME

2200

2400

200

2400

100

2400

100

2400

1400

2400

2400

2400

200

2400

100

2400

100

2400

100

2400

2300

2400

2400

2400

600

2400

100

2400

100

2400

2400

2400

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

14.34

14.33

14.27

13.24

13.17

12.12

12.11

11.47

11.69

11.66

12.58

14.38

14.39

13.50

13.44

12.31

12.28

11.36

11.36

10.63

10.83

10.82

11.38

11.95

12.01

11.72

11.69

10.95

10.92

10.16

9.71

9.34

8.98

DISCHARGE

6080

6060

5950

4320

4220

3100

3090

2640

2780

2760

3520

6160

6180

4680

4600

3260

3230

2580

2580

2220

2320

2310

2590

2970

3010

2800

2780

2380

2360

1980

1800

1660

1510

ACCUM, 

RUNOFF

8.36

8.38

8.40

8.63

8.63

8.80

8.81

8.94

9.01

9.07

9.21

9.44

9.47

9.70

9.71

9.89

9.90

10.03

10.03

10.14

10.24

10.25

10.36

10.50

10.53

10.63

10.64

10.76

10.76

10.86

10.95

11.03

11.10

a Obtained from reconstructed stage graph,
134 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued 

02440000 CHUQUATONCHEE CREEK NEAR EGYPT, MISS.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-12

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

TIME

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

100

1200

1800

1900

2000

2100

2200

2300

2400

400

500

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

1800

2000

2200

2400

200

600

900

1100

1200

1300

1400

1500

1700

1900

2200

2400

400

800

1200

1600

GAGE 

HEIGHT

7.58

7.03

6.85

6.65

6.60

6.52

6.32

6.28

6.29

6.40

7.87

9.10

9.54

10.06

10.75

11.11

11.36

11.65

11.73

11.96

12.20

12.42

12.61

12.76

13.05

13.38

13.62

14.61

15.59

16.43

16.56

16.61

16.50

16.33

15.91

15.34

14.63

14.17

13.53

13.20

12.96

12.78

DISCHARGE

446

345

318

288

280

268

239

233

235

250

508

830

962

1120

1400

1540

1560

1840

1900

2060

2230

2400

2680

3250

5280

7750

9660

17600

26300

34500

35800

36300

35200

33500

29300

24100

17700

14100

8940

6400

4600

3350

ACCUMRUNOFF

.00

.02

.03

.05

.07

.07

.09

.11

.11

.11

.12

.12

.13

.14

.19

.20

.21

.24

.28

.31

.35

.40

.44

.50

.57

.69

.85

1.35

1.95

2.50

2.82

3.15

3.48

3.79

4.36

4.85

5.42

5.71

6.13

6.41

6.61

6.76

DATE

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-24

3-24

TIME

2000

2400

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

1800

2000

2200

2400

200

400

800

1200

1600

2000

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

400

800

GAGE 

HEIGHT

12.58

12.37

12.05

11.78

11.42

11.08

10.88

10.46

10.08

9.75

9.24

8.80

8.50

8.31

8.18

8.04

7.87

7.80

7.65

7.64

7.48

7.42

7.38

7.25

7.19

7.17

7.07

6.97

6.85

6.80

6.72

6.63

6.58

6.55

6.48

6.41

6.34

6.28

6.30

DISCHARGE

2620

2360

2120

1940

1690

1530

1450

1280

1130

1020

872

740

665

618

585

550

508

490

460

458

416

385

378

351

342

338

320

306

284

277

268

250

243

239

228

218

209

200

202

ACCUM, 

RUNOFF

6.86

6.96

7.00

7.03

7.07

7.10

7.12

7.15

7.17

7.19

7.21

7.22

7.23

7.25

7.26

7.27

7.29

7.30

7.32

7.34

7.35

7.38

7.40

7.42

7.44

7.45

7.47

7.49

7.51

7.52

7.54

7.55

7.56

7.58

7.59

7.60

7.61

7.62

7.63
THE FLOODS 135

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued 

02440000 CHUQUATONCHEE CREEK NEAR EGYPT, MISS.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AMD ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-29

3-29

TIME

1200

1600

1900

2000

2100

2200

2300

2400

100

200

300

500

700

900

1200

1400

1800

2400

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1300

1400

1500

1600

2000

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

GAGE 

HEIGHT

6.28

6.26

6.44

6.79

8.75

10.35

10.59

10.85

11.28

11.99

12.54

12.84

12.67

12.53

12.63

12.69

12.63

12.36

12.11

11.71

11.20

10.49

10.10

9.35

8.76

8.45

8.24

8.03

7.56

7.32

7.10

6.92

6.80

6.97

6.76

6.64

6.53

6.42

6.33

6.56

DISCHARGE

200

197

222

276

722

1240

1340

1440

1620

2080

2550

3730

2860

2530

2740

2920

2740

2350

2170

1890

1580

1300

1140

905

725

640

580

522

412

365

326

296

277

306

271

253

236

219

208

240

ACCUMRUNOFF

7.64

7.64

7.65

7.65

7.66

7.66

7.68

7.69

7.70

7.72

7.74

7.80

7.86

7.91

7.98

8.03

8.13

8.27

8.31

8.35

8.38

8.41

8.43

8.45

8.46

8.46

8.47

8.47

8.49

8.51

8.52

8.54

8.56

8.57

8.59

8.60

8.62

8.63

8.64

8.65

DATE

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

4- 1

4- 1

4- 1

4- 1

4- 1

4- 1

4- 1

4- 1

4- 1

TIME

1400

1500

1600

1700

1800

1900

2000

2100

2300

2400

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

1800

2000

2200

2300

2400

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

1800

2000

2200

2400

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1600

2000

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

6.86

7.18

7.78

8.16

8.40

8.58

8.66

8.60

8.48

8.38

8.12

7.78

7.62

7.38

7.23

7.12

7.06

6.94

6.88

6.86

7.26

8.70

9.15

9.68

9.95

10.23

10.50

10.68

10.81

10.81

10.83

10.74

10.48

10.1)3

9.46

8.79

8.21

7.86

7.60

7.42

7.35

7.12

6.89

6.74

DISCHARGE

288

340

460

558

625

675

698

680

648

618

548

460

426

376

348

330

320

300

290

288

353

708

845

1000

1080

1190

1300

1370

1420

1420

1430

1400

1290

1110

938

732

572

478

422

387

370

330

292

268

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

8.66

8.66

8.66

8.67

8.67

8.68

8.69

8.69

8.71

8.71

8.72

8.73

8.74

8.75

8.75

8.76

8.76

8.77

8.78

8.78

8.79

8.79

8.80

8.82

8.83

8.86

8.88

8.90

8.93

8.95

8.98

9.01

9.03

9.05

9.07

9.09

9.10

9.11

9.12

9.12

9.13

9.14

9.15

9.16
136 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued 

02440000 CHUQUATONCHEE CREEK NEAR EGYPT, MISS .--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

4- 2

4- 2

4- 2

4- 2

4- 3

4- 3

4- 3

4- 3

4- 4

4- 4

4- 4

4- 4

4- 5

4- 5

4- 5

4- 5

4- 6

4- 6

4- 6

4- 6

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

TIME

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1000

1100

1200

1400

1800

2200

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

6.56

6.44

6.32

6.25

6.18

6.12

6.02

5.99

5.91

5.89

5.82

5.72

5.68

5.63

5.58

5.58

5.55

5.52

5.50

5.53

5.65

6.26

7.25

9.09

10.49

10.94

11.07

11.26

DISCHARGE

240

222

206

196

187

178

166

163

153

149

142

129

125

120

115

115

112

109

107

110

122

197

351

827

1300

1480

1530

1610

ACCUMRUNOFF

9.18

9.19

9.20

9.21

9.22

9.23

9.24

9.25

9.26

9.27

9.28

9.28

9.29

9.30

9.30

9.31

9.32

9.32

9.33

9.33

9.34

9.35

9.35

9.35

9.37

9.42

9.48

9.51

DATE

4- 8

4- 8

4- 8

4- 8

4- 8

4- 8

4- 8

4- 8

4- 9

4- 9

4- 9

4- 9

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-11

4-11

4-12

4-12

4-13

4-13

4-14

4-14

4-15

4-15

4-15

TIME

400

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

2000

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

1800

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

11.18

10.96

10.34

9.51

8.72

8.08

7.46

7.08

6.81

6.75

6.98

6.71

6.43

6.27

6.12

5.99

5.84

5.77

5.70

5.64

5.62

5.54

5.49

5.45

5.40

5.41

5.46

DISCHARGE

1570

1480

1240

953

712

535

392

324

280

270

307

264

221

197

179

163

144

136

127

121

119

111

105

101

97

98

102

ACCUM? 

RUNOFF

9.57

9.62

9.65

9.67

9.68

9.69

9.71

9.72

9.74

9.75

9.77

9.79

9.80

9.81

9.82

9.83

9.85

9.86

9.88

9.89

9.90

9.92

9.93

9.94

9.95

9.96

9.96
THE FLOODS 137

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued 

02440500 CHUQUATONCHEE CREEK NEAR WEST POINT, MISS.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-12

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

TIME

2400

600

1800

2400

1200

1800

2400

900

1500

1800

2000

2200

2400

300

500

1100

1600

1800

2000

2200

2400

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

1800

2000

2200

2400

200

400

600

900

1200

1800

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

14.78

15.68

16.30

16.10

15.14

14.51

13.82

12.80

12.34

13.20

13.94

14.88

15.62

16.32

17.08

18.72

20.26

21.00

21.66

22.50

23.40

24.05

24.42

24.58

24.58

24.40

24.15

23.82

23.46

23.04

22.60

22.18

21.75

21.30

20.85

20.40

19.80

19.28

18.35

17.70

DISCHARGE

3770

5280

6520

6100

4340

3410

2710

1910

1660

2180

2820

3930

5180

6560

8640

14700

22600

27200

31800

38000

45600

51700

55400

57100

57100

55200

52700

49400

46100

42400

38800

35500

32400

29300

26200

23400

20000

17400

13200

10600

ACCUMRUNOFF

.00

.08

.29

.40

.59

.66

.72

.78

.81

.83

.85

.87

.89

.95

.99

1.20

1.48

1.63

1.81

2.02

2.28

2.57

2.89

3.23

3.57

3.91

4.24

4.55

4.83

5.10

5.35

5.57

5.77

5.96

6.13

6.28

6.47

6.64

6.92

7.14

DATE

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-22

3-23

3-23

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

TIME

1200

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

1700

1900

2000

2100

2200

2300

2400

600

1200

2400

800

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

16.62

15.60

14.98

14.28

13.60

12.92

11.48

10.08

9.00

8.12

7.50

7.00

6.66

6.56

7.10

8.60

10.30

11.34

12.00

12.50

13.62

14.02

14.54

15.12

15.48

16.05

16.40

16.50

16.37

16.04

15.54

14.92

14.28

13.60

12.98

DISCHARGE

7290

5140

4090

3160

2510

1980

1370

1070

870

729

640

570

529

517

584

806

1110

1340

1520

1740

2530

2900

3450

4310

4920

6000

6740

6980

6670

5980

5030

3990

3160

2510

2030

ACCUM* 

RUNOFF

7.46

7.68

7.77

7.83

7.88

7.92

7.99

8.03

8.06

8.09

8.12

8.14

8.16

8.17

8.17

8.17

8.18

8.18

8.18

8.19

8.23

8.28

8.39

8.48

8.54

8.64

8.75

8.88

9.00

9.12

9.22

9.30

9.36

9.41

9.45
138 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued 

02440500 CHUQUATONCHEE CREEK NEAR WEST POINT, MISS.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-31

3-31

3-31

4- 1

4- 1

4- 1

4- 1

4- 2

4- 2

4- 2

4- 2

4- 3

4- 3

4- 3

4- 3

4- 4

4- 4

4- 4

4- 4

4- 5

4- 5

4- 5

4- 5

4- 6

4- 6

4- 6

4- 6

4- 7

4- 7

TIME

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1600

2000

2400

600

1200

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1000

GAGE 

HEIGHT

12.22

11.30

10.28

9.47

9.40

9.65

9.68

10.16

11.14

12.10

12.46

12.66

12.71

12.77

12.83

12.93

12.91

12.73

12.44

12.11

11.74

11.25

10.55

9.58

8.54

7.67

7.05

6.65

6.31

6.05

5.81

5.61

5.45

5.31

5.19

5.08

5.31

8.04

DISCHARGE

1610

1320

1110

955

942

987

992

1080

1280

1560

1720

1830

1860

1890

1930

1990

1980

1870

1710

1560

1440

1310

1160

974

796

664

577

528

487

456

427

403

384

367

353

340

367

716

ACCUMRUNOFF

9.49

9.51

9.54

9.55

9.57

9.59

9.60

9.61

9.63

9.65

9.68

9.75

9.78

9.81

9.85

9.88

9.92

9.96

9.99

10.02

10.04

10.07

10.09

10.11

10.13

10.14

10.15

10.16

10.17

10.18

10.19

10.19

10.20

10.21

10.22

10.22

10.23

10.23

DATE

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

4- 8

4- 8

4- 8

4- 8

4- 9

4- 9

4- 9

4- 9

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-15

4-15

4-15

4-15

TIME

1200

1400

1600

2000

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

9.83

10.94

11.57

12.15

12.33

12.45

12.61

12.76

12.95

13.17

13.35

13.39

13.31

13.11

12.86

12.49

11.97

11.15

10.13

9.05

8.05

7.25

6.70

6.35

6.07

5.83

5.64

5.47

5.32

5.20

5.08

4.95

4.83

4.75

4.68

4.60

4.54

DISCHARGE

1020

1240

1390

1580

1660

1720

1800

1890

2000

2160

2300

2330

2270

2120

1950

1740

1510

1290

1080

879

718

605

534

492

458

430

407

386

368

354

340

324

310

300

292

282

275

ACCUM, 

RUNOFF

10.24

10.25

10.25

10.27

10.29

10.32

10.35

10.39

10.42

10.46

10.50

10.54

10.58

10.62

10.66

10.69

10.72

10.75

10.77

10.79

10.80

10.81

10.82

10.82

10.83

10.84

10.85

10.86

10.87

10.87

10.88

10.89

10.89

10.90

10.90

10.91

10.91
THE FLOODS 139

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued 

02441000 TIBBEE CREEK NEAR TIBBEE, MISS.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-12

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

TIME

2400

600

1200

1600

2000

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1600

1800

1900

2000

2100

2200

2300

2400

200

400

600

800

1000

1100

1200

1300

1400

1600

1800

2000

2200

2400

300

600

900

1030

1200

1500

1800

2100

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

17.41

17.79

18.15

18.61

19.05

19.50

19.93

20.70

21.66

22.f>5

23.36

24.01

24.40

24.88

25.51

26.19

27.31

28.21

29.02

29.70

30.31

31.16

31.83

32.21

32.26

32.24

32.01

31.65

31.21

30.74

DISCHARGE

4500

6100

7500

8300

9000

8800

7800

7000

6200

5200

4600

4000

3800

4600

4800

4980

5200

5430

5700

5960

6420

7080

8350

9820

12000

13600

15500

18600

22600

30500

38400

46200

53000

59400

68800

76500

81 000

81600

81400

78600

74300

69300

64100

ACCUMRUNOFF

.00

.05

.12

.17

.23

.29

.37

.44

.51

.57

.62

.66

.68

.70

.71

.71

.72

.73

.74

.75

.77

.79

.32

.85

.89

.91

.93

.96

1.00

1.08

1.20

1.34

1.51

1.69

2.01

2.38

2.77

2.98

3.18

3.58

3.96

4.32

4.66

DATE

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

TIME

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2100

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

29.71

28.71

27.87

27.10

26.42

25.80

25.20

24.63

24.08

23.51

22.87

22.17

21.43

20.67

19.86

19.04

18.23

17.46

16.70

15.95

15.20

14.40

13.59

12.70

11.77

10.78

9.82

11.09

13.21

15.05

16.11

17.91

20.26

22.22

23.05

23.44

23.53

DISCHARGE

53100

43100

35300

28800

24000

20300

17000

14500

12300

10200

8750

b 7200

b 6000

b 4600

b 3700

b 3100

b 2650

b 2300

b 2000

b 1800

b 1600

b 1480

b 1380

b 1300

b 1220

b 1150

b 1100

2230

2860

3520

3960

4860

6160

7650

9100

10000

10300

ACCUM, 

RUNOFF

5.25

5.73

6.12

6.44

6.71

6.93

7.11

7.27

7.41

7.52

7.61

7.69

7.76

7.81

7.86

7.89

7.92

7.94

7.96

7.98

8.00

8.02

8.03

8.04

8.06

8.07

8.08

8.09

8.10

8.13

8.17

8.21

8.27

8.34

8.42

8.52

8.62

a No gage height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations 

b Affected by backwater from Tombigbee River.
140 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued 

02441000 TIBBEE CREEK NEAR TIBBEE, MISS.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

4- 1

4- 1

4- 1

4- 1

4- 1

4- 2

4- 2

4- 2

4- 2

4- 3

4- 3

4- 3

4- 3

4- 4

4- 4

4- 4

4- 4

TIME

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

1900

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

900

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

23.48

23.35

23:19

22.92

22.50

21.83

20.93

19.84

18.59

17.22

15.64

13.63

11.33

9.10

8.05

8.00

9.62

10.88

11.38

11.89

12.34

12.69

12.88

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

DISCHARGE

10100

9790

9400

8840

8080

b7000

b6000

b5200

b4300

b3600

b2800

b2300

b!900

b!600

1360

1350

1800

2160

2310

2470

2600

2710

2760

2800

2900

2900

2900

2850

2800

2650

2500

2400

2200

2050

1850

1550

1350

1150

ACCUMRUNOFF

8.72

8.82

8.92

9.01

9.09

9.17

9.23

9.29

9.34

9.38

9.41

9.44

9.46

9.47

9.49

9.49

9.50

9.52

9.55

9.57

9.60

9.62

9.64

9.65

9.68

9.71

9.74

9.77

9.79

9.82

9.85

9.87

9.89

9.92

9.94

9.95

9.97

9.98

DATE

4- 5

4- 5

4- 6

4- 6

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

4- 8

4- 8

4- 8

4- 8

4- 9

4- 9

4- 9

4- 9

4-10

4-10

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-14

4-14

4-15

4-15

TIME

1200

2400

1200

2400

600

800

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

1200

2400

600

1200

1500

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

11.21

10.37

8.50

7.07

6.32

5.90

5.63

5.43

5.27

5.13

5.00

4.82

4.64

4.49

4.39

DISCHARGE

920

780

700

640

620

610

1300

1750

2000

2100

2300

2400

2600

2800

3000

3300

3400

3400

3200

2900

2600

2260

2010

1490

1090

880

762

686

632

590

554

520

477

435

402

380

ACCUM, 

RUNOFF

10.00

10.02

10.03

10.04

10.04

10.04

10.05

10.07

10.08

10.11

10.13

10.15

10.18

10.20

10.23

10.26

10.30

10.37

10.43

10.46

10.49

10.50

10.51

10.53

10.54

10.55

10.56

10.57

10.57

10.58

10.59

10.59

10.60

10.61

10.62

10.63

a No gage height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations 

b Affected by backwater from Tombigbee River.
THE FLOODS 141

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued 

02441500 TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT COLUMBUS, MISS

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-12

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

TIME

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

400

800

1200

1600

2000

2400

400

800

1200

1600

2000

2400

600

1200

GAGE 

HEIGHT

18.08

18.30

18.48

18.65

18.85

19.02

19.15

19.31

19.42

19.58

19.72

20.00

21.08

22.52

24.56

26.52

28.50

31.22

33.72

35.66

37.33

38.85

40.20

41.47

41.98

42.18

42.22

42.19

42.08

41.86

41.62

41.29

40.95

40.58

40.20

39.75

39.30

38.63

37.90

DISCHARGE

20500

20900

21200

21500

21900

22200

22500

22800

23000

23400

23600

24200

26600

30200

35300

40600

46500

54900

65800

85200

110000

135000

1 58000

180000

190000

193000

194000

193000

191000

188000

183000

177000

171000

165000

1 58000

151000

143000

1 32000

119000

ACCUMRUNOFF

.00

.04

.08

.13

.17

.22

.26

.31

.36

.40

.45

.50

.56

.61

.68

.76

.85

.96

1.08

1.24

1.44

1.69

2.00

2.35

2.73

2.99

3.26

3.53

3.79

4.05

4.31

4.56

4.80

5.03

5.25

5.47

5.67

5.96

6.22

DATE

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

TIME

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

37.26

36.65

36.05

35.40

34.76

34.12

33.43

32.74

31.95

31.12

30.24

29.32

28.37

27.83

27.31

26.86

26.57

26.15

25.76

25.51

25.31

25.10

24.95

24.78

54.61

24.47

24.31

24.09

23.85

23.60

23.24

22.84

22.40

21.86

21.22

20.35

19.47

19.06

DISCHARGE

109000

99800

90800

81700

74000

68300

64200

61000

57800

54500

51700

49000

46100

44500

42900

41600

40500

39400

38300

37700

37200

36600

36300

35800

35400

35100

34700

34100

33500

32900

32000

31000

29900

28600

27000

24900

23100

22300

ACCUM, 

RUNOFF

6.45

6.67

6.86

7.04

7.20

7.35

7.49

7.62

7.74

7.86

7.97

8.07

8.17

8.26

8.35

8.44

8.53

8.61

8.69

8.77

8.85

8.92

9.00

9.07

9.15

9.22

9.29

9.36

9.43

9.50

9.57

9.63

9.70

9.76

9.82

9.87

9.92

9.97
142 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued 

02441500 TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT COLUMBUS, MISS.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

4- 1

4- 1

4- 1

4- 1

4- 2

4- 2

4- 2

4- 2

4- 3

4- 3

4- 3

4- 3

4- 4

4- 4

4- 4

4- 4

4- 5

4- 5

4- 5

4- 5

4- 6

4- 6

4- 6

4- 6

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

TIME

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

800

1200

1800

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

19.49

19.94

20.10

20.20

20.28

20.22

20.15

20.12

20.08

19.92

19.68

19.31

18.88

18.43

17.98

17.55

17.30

16.88

16.51

16.08

15.50

15.00

14.55

14.04

13.57

12.97

12.44

11.90

11.52

11.50

11.88

13.10

14.03

DISCHARGE

23200

24100

24400

24600

24800

24600

24500

24400

24400

24000

23600

22800

22000

21100

20300

19500

19100

18400

17900

17300

16500

15800

15100

14400

13800

12900

12200

11400

10900

10900

11400

13100

14400

ACCUMRUNOFF

10.01

10.06

10.11

10.16

10.21

10.27

10.32

10.37

10.42

10.47

10.52

10.57

10.61

10.66

10.70

10.74

10.78

10.82

10.86

10.89

10.93

10.96

10.99

11.02

11.05

11.08

11.11

11.13

11.15

11.16

11.18

11.20

11.23

DATE

4- 8

4- 8

4- 8

4- 8

4- 9

4- 9

4- 9

4- 9

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-15

4-15

4-15

4-15

TIME

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

14.48

14.74

14.85

15.00

15.17

15.29

15.34

15.33

15.28

15.13

14.97

14.72

14.38

13.94

13.45

12.88

12.27

11.64

11.13

10.70

10.34

10.03

9.80

9.56

9.33

9.10

8.91

8.73

8.53

8.3fi

8.17

8.01

DISCHARGE

15000

15400

15600

15800

16000

16200

16200

16200

16200

15900

15700

15400

14900

14300

13600

12800

11900

moo

10300

9740

9240

8800

8520

8230

7960

7680

7450

7240

7000

6790

6560

6370

ACCUM, 

RUNOFF

11.26

11.29

11.32

11.36

11.39

11.42

11.46

11.49

11.52

11.56

11.59

11.62

11.65

11.68

11.71

11.74

11.77

11.79

11.81

11.83

11.85

11.87

11.89

11.91

11.92

11.94

11.95

11.97

11.98

12.00

12.01

12.03
THE FLOODS 143

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

02443000 LUXAPALLILA CREEK AT STEENS, MISS.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-12

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

TIME

2400

400

800

1200

1600

2000

2400

400

800

1200

1600

1800

2400

400

800

1200

1600

1800

2000

2200

2400

400

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

1800

2000

2200

2400

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

1800

2000

2200

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

11.76

10.94

10.20

9.56

9.06

8.71

8.42

8.18

7.98

7.81

7.67

7.59

7.38

7.27

7.15

7.04

7.14

7.41

8.01

8.55

8.91

9.60

10.96

12.26

13.77

15.20

16.30

16.99

17.37

17.53

17.63

17.80

17.85

17.88

17.92

17.94

17.95

17.93

17.92

17.88

17.86

17.83

DISCHARGE

2280

1980

1760

1580

1440

1340

1260

1190

1130

1090

1050

1020

969

940

909

880

906

977

1140

1290

1400

1590

1990

2500

3270

4370

5850

7030

7960

8440

8740

9300

9500

9620

9780

9860

9900

9820

9780

9620

9540

9420

ACCUMRUNOFF

.00

.04

.08

.11

.14

.17

.19

.22

.24

.26

.28

.29

.32

.34

.36

.38

.40

.41

.42

.43

.44

.47

.51

.53

.56

.60

.65

.72

.79

.87

.96

1.14

1.23

1.33

1.43

1.53

1.63

1.72

1.82

1.92

2.02

2.11

DATE

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-23

TIME

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

1800

2000

2200

2400

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

1800

2000

2200

2400

400

800

1200

1600

2000

2400

400

800

1200

1600

2000

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

GAGE 

HEIGHT

17.82

17.82

17.87

17.98

18.13

18.26

18.39

18.50

18.59

18.59

18.58

18.54

18.45

18.36

18.24

18.09

17.89

17.68

17.40

17.08

16.61

16.06

15.48

14.92

13.85

12.76

11.77

10.90

10.20

9.63

9.22

8.84

8.68

8.48

8.32

8.19

7.93

7.78

7.62

7.44

7.29

DISCHARGE

9380

9380

9580

10000

10600

11400

12100

12800

13300

13300

13300

13000

12500

12000

11200

10500

9660

8890

8050

7210

6350

5480

4680

4120

3320

2750

2290

1970

1760

1600

1480

1380

1330

1270

1230

1190

1130

1080

1030

984

945

ACCUM, 

RUNOFF

2.20

2.30

2.39

2.49

2.60

2.71

2.82

2.95

3.08

3.21

3.35

3.48

3.61

3.73

3.85

3.95

4.06

4.15

4.23

4.31

4.38

4.44

4.49

4.53

4.61

4.67

4.72

4.76

4.80

4.83

4.86

4.89

4.92

4.94

4.97

4.99

5.03

5.06

5.09

5.12

5.15
144 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued 

02443000 LUXAPALLILA CREEK AT STEENS, MISS.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

TIME

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2000

2200

2400

400

600

1000

1200

1600

2000

2200

2400

400

800

1200

1600

2000

2400

400

800

1200

1600

2000

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

7.17

7.07

6.95

6.07

6.79

6.73

6.05

7.22

7.79

8.62

8.76

8.84

8.92

9.36

11.16

12.41

13.33

14.33

14.69

14.62

14.14

13.46

12.63

11.81

11.06

10.53

10.11

9.74

9.40

8.94

8.64

8.31

8.03

7.82

7.64

7.49

7.36

7.23

7.12

7.05

7.46

DISCHARGE

914

888

857

836

815

800

831

927

1080

1310

1350

1300

1400

1520

2050

2580

3040

3640

3920

3870

3510

3100

2630

2300

2020

1860

1730

1630

1530

1400

1320

1230

1150

1090

1040

997

964

930

902

883

990

ACCUHRUNOFF

5.18

5.21

5.23

5.26

5.28

5.31

5.31

5.32

5.33

5.36

5.37

5.40

5.41

5.44

5.48

5.50

5.53

5.60

5.67

5.75

5.82

5.89

5.95

6.00

6.04

6.08

6.12

6.15

6.18

6.23

6.27

6.30

6.34

6.37

6.41

6.44

6.47

6.50

6.52

6.55

6.58

DATE

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

4- 1

4- 1

4- 1

4- 1

4- 1

4- 1

4- 2

4- 2

4- 2

4- 2

4- 3

4- 3

4- 3

4- 3

4- 4

4- 4

4- 4

4- 4

4- 5

4- 5

4- 5

4- 5

4- 6

4- 6

4- 6

4- 6

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

4- 8

4- 8

4- 8

4- 8

4- 8

TIME

600

1200

1800

2000

2200

2400

400

800

1200

1600

2000

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2000

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

8.48

9.30

10.60

12.10

13.28

14.14

15.14

15.70

16.01

16.12

15.98

15.54

14.44

13.15

11.86

10.71

9.86

9.13

8.76

8.48

8.19

7.96

7.78

7.63

7.47

7.35

7.23

7.11

6.99

6.90

6.82

6.74

6.76

7.23

7.37

7.40

7.56

8.78

9.61

9.66

9.48

DISCHARGE

1270

1500

1880

2420

3010

3510

4320

4950

5390

5560

5340

4750

3720

2940

2320

1910

1660

1460

1350

1270

1190

1130

1080

1040

992

961

930

899

867

844

824

803

808

930

966

974

1020

1360

1590

1600

1550

ACCUM-. 

RUNOFF

6.61

6.65

6.70

6.73

6.75

6.79

6.86

6.96

7.06

7.17

7.28

7.38

7.51

7.61

7.69

7.75

7.81

7.85

7.89

7.93

7.97

8.01

8.04

8.07

8.10

8.13

8.16

8.19

8.21

8.24

8.26

8.29

8.31

8.34

8.37

8.40

8.43

8.46

8.51

8.52

8.55
THE FLOODS 145

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued 

02443000 LUXAPALLILA CREEK AT STEENS, MISS.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

4- 9

4- 9

4- 9

4- 9

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-11

TIME

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

8.93

8.56

8.16

7.83

7.56

7.37

7.24

7.11

7.01

6.86

6.80

6.69

DISCHARGE

1400

1300

1180

1090

1020

966

932

899

873

834

818

739

ACCUMRUMOFF

8.60

8.64

8.68

8.71

8.74

8.77

8.80

8.83

8.86

8.88

8.91

8.93

DATE

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-13

4-13

4-14

4-14

4-15

4-15

TIME

600

1200

1800

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

6.61

6.53

6.45

6.38

6.29

6.21

6.12

6.05

5.97

5.88

DISCHARGE

769

748

727

709

685

665

641

623

602

579

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

8.95

8.98

9.00

9.02

9.06

9.10

9.14

9.18

9.22

9.25
146 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

02444500 TOMBIGBEE RIVER NEAR COCHRAN, ALA.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-12

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

TIME

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

GAGE 

HEIGHT

22.32

22.47

22.60

22.65

22.74

22.80

22.82

22.88

22.92

22.96

23.00

23.03

23-05

23.07

23.14

23-17

23-19

23.21

23.23

23-31

23.45

24.10

24.90

26.00

27.00

27.85

28.48

29.10

29.71

30.33

31.00

31.62

32.25

DISCHARGE

24

25

24

24

24

24

24

25

25

25

25

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

27

27

29

30

33

35

36

37

38

39

41

43

45

47

,800

,000

,900

,700

,900

,900

,900

,400

,400

,800

,900

,000

,000

,300

,400

,800

,800

,800

,900

,300

,900

,300

,700

,000

,200

,600

,500

,200

,900

,400

,200

,200

,100

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

0

0.03

0.05

0.08

0.10

0.13

0.15

0.18

0.21

0.23

0.26

0.29

0.31

0.34

0.37

0.40

0.42

0.45

0.48

0.51

0.54

0.57

0.60

0.63

0.67

0.71

0.75

0.79

0.83

0.87

0.91

0.96

1.01

DATE

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-23

TIME

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2200

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

32.90

33-50

34.10

34.75

35.45

35.95

36.85

37.90

39.15

40.55

42.03

43.40

44.30

45.03

45.69

46.13

46.52

46.85

47.10

47-30

47.35

47-37

47.35

47.31

47.17

47.03

46.83

46.62

46.39

46.15

45.84

45.55

45.25

44.95

44.65

DISCHARGE

49

51

53

55

58

60

64

71

81

96

113

134

145

154

158

160

164

165

166

166

162

163

160

155

151

145

139

136

130

126

118

112

107

103

99

,100

,200

,300

,600

,300

,400

,700

,800

,600

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,400

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

1.06

1.11

1.17

1.23

1.29

1.35

1.42

1.49

1.58

1.67

1.79

1.93

2.08

2.24

2.40

2.57

2.74

2.91

3.08

3-25

3.42

3-50

3.59

3.75

3.90

4.05

4.20

4.34

4.47

4.60

4.73

4.84

4.95

5.06

5.16
THE FLOODS 147

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

02444500 TOMBIGBEE RIVER NEAR COCHRAN, ALA.-'Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

TIME

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

44.35

44.06

43-75

43.47

43.28

43.10

42.85

42.63

42.37

42.10

41.77

41.48

41.17

40.86

40.58

40.25

40.05

39-75

39-50

39-25

39-00

38.75

38.55

38.35

38.10

37.90

37.70

37-49

37-30

37-10

36.90

36.70

36.50

36.30

36.10

35.83

DISCHARGE

92

90

84

83

81

78

76

74

70

68

64

62

60

57

54

53

52

50

49

48

47

45

45

44

43

42

41

40

40

40

39

38

38

38

38

37

,800

,900

,900

,800

,300

,700

,300

,400

,700

,300

,800

,000

,200

,200

,800

,100

,100

,000

,000

,000

,000

,200

,200

,500

,500

,000

,400

,700

,000

,100

,500

,900

,300

,400

,500

,000

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

5-25

5-35

5.44

5-52

5.61

5.69

5-77

5.84

5-92

5-99

6.06

6.12

6.18

6.24

6.30

6.35

6.41

6.46

6. 51

6.56

6.61

6.65

6.70

6.75

6.79

6.84

6.88

6.92

6.97

7.00

7.04

7.08

7.12

7.16

7-20

7.24

DATE

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

TIME

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

35.60

35.40

35.15

34.95

34.78

34.87

35-02

35.30

35.45

35.45

35-28

35.12

34.98

34.87

34.77

34.72

34.68

34.66

34.62

34.51

34.46

34.42

34.20

34.04

33.85

33-63

33.46

33.23

32.97

32.70

32.43

32.10

31.78

31.45

31.00

30.67

DISCHARGE

36

36

36

36

35

37

37

40

41

40

39

38

37

37

36

36

36

36

36

35

35

35

35

34

34

33

33

32

32

32

31

31

30

30

29

29

,50.0

,700

,000

,100

,700

,100

,500

,100

,200

,600

,400

,400

,400

,100

,300

,200

,700

,600

,000

,800

,600

,400

,000

,800

,100

,900

,000

,800

,500

,000

,400

,000

,500

,000

,600

,000

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

7.28

7.32

7-36

7.39

7-43

7.47

7-51

7-55

7.59

7.63

7.67

7-71

7-75

7-79

7-83

7.86

7.90

7.94

7.98

8.01

8.05

8.09

8.12

8.16

8.20

8.23

8.26

8.30

8.33

8.36

8.40

8.43

8.46

8.49

8.52

8.55
148 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

02444500 TOMBIGBEE RIVER NEAR COCHRAN, ALA.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-10

4-10

4-10

TIME

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

GAGE 

HEIGHT

30.28

29.87

29-45

29. oo

28.53

28.06

27.53

26.98

26.38

25.82

25.15

24.44

23.75

23.33

22.94

22.62

22.35

22.06

21.82

21.64

21.52

21.46

21. 44

21.39

21.35

21.30

21.25

21.20

21.12

21.00

20.90

20.81

20. 71

DISCHARGE

28

28

27

27

26

25

24

23

22

21

20

20

19

20

20

21

22

23

23

24

24

24

25

25

24

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

,800

,400

,700

,000

,100

,300

,500

,500

,500

,800

,800

,000

,700

,000

,800

,500

,300

,000

,700

,300

,600

,800

,000

,000

,800

,600

,500

,400

,000

,800

,700

,300

,000

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

8.58

8.61

8.64

8.67

8.70

8.72

8.75

8.77

8.79

8.82

8.84

8.86

8.88

8.90

8.92

8.94

8.97

8.99

9. 02

9.04

9-07

9-09

9.12

9.14

9-17

9.20

9.22

9.25

9-27

9-29

9.32

9.34

9.37

DATE

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-15

4-15

4-15

4-15

4-15

4-15

TIME

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

20.61

20.49

20.33

20.15

19.98

19-74

19-50

19-24

18.92

18.59

18.20

17-77

17.30

16.80

16.27

15-77

15-29

14.81

14.39

14.01

13.68

13.42

13-18

12.96

12.75

12.57

12.39

12.23

12.10

11.96

11.82

11.68

11.57

DISCHARGE

22

22

21

21

20

20

19

19

18

18

17

17

16

16

15

15

15

14

14

13

13

12

12

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

9

9

9

,700

,100

,600

,300

,900

,000

,600

,000

,400

,000

,600

,100

,800

,200

,700

,400

,000

,400

,000

,400

,000

,800

,300

,800

,400

,200

,900

,500

,200

,000

,800

,600

,500

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

9-39

9.41

9.44

9.46

9.48

9-50

9-52

9-54

9-56

9.58

9.60

9.61

9.63

9-65

9.66

9.68

9.70

9.71

9.73

9-74

9-75

9.77

9-78

9.79

9.81

9.82

9.83

9.84

9.85

9.86

9.87

9.88

9.89
THE FLOODS 149

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1978 Continued

02449000 TOMBIGBEE RIVER NEAR GAINSVILLE, ALA.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-12

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

TIME

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

30.26

30.37

30.44

30.46

30.46

30.46

30.43

30. 40

30.34

30.28

30.23

30.16

30.07

29.94

29.85

29-77

29.69

29.60

29-53

29.45

29.38

30.08

31.54

33-08

34.05

34.74

35-32

35-72

36.08

36.41

36.74

37-05

37-36

37-63

37-93

38.20

38.50

DISCHARGE

35,800

35,900

35,600

35,600

35,600

35,600

35,600

35,600

35,100

35,000

34,600

34,500

34,400

34,300

34,100

33,700

33,600

33,500

33,400

33,300

33,200

34,000

35,700

38,300

40,300

42,000

44,100

45,000

46,000

46,400

47,300

47,700

48,600

48,900

49,800

50,200

51,100

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

1.

0

03

05

08

10

13

15

18

20

23

25

28

30

33

35

37

40

42

45

47

49

52

54

57

60

63

66

69

72

76

79

83

86

89

93

97

00

DATE

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

TIME

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1300

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

38.82

39.15

39-50

39-88

40.37

40.80

41.30

41.86

42.47

43.12

43.87

44.64

45.45

46.30

47-21

48.16

49.08

50.00

50.86

51.62

52.26

52.78

53-20

53-56

53-79

53-92

54.07

54.12

54.14

54.19

54.19

54.14

54.05

53.95

53-84

53-82

53-77

DISCHARGE

51

52

53

54

55

56

57

60

61

64

66

69

72

77

84

93

103

117

130

144

154

161

166

169

170

170

171

172

169

169

166

162

158

154

3.1*9

148

144

,600

,500

,000

,100

,300

,500

,900

,000

,600

,100

,900

,600

,800

,400

,500

,800

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

ACCUM.

RUNOFF

1.04

1.08

1.11

1.15

1.19

1.23

1.27 1.32

1.36

1.41

1.45

1.50

1.56

1.61

1.67

1.74

1.81

1.89

1.99

2.09

2.20

2.31

2.43

2.55

2.67

2.79

2.92

3.04

3.16

3.28

3.40

3.51

3.62

3.73

3.84

3.94

4 .05
150 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

02449000 TOMBIGBEE RIVER NEAR GAINSVILLE, ALA.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

TIME

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

53-69

53.63

53-52

53-35

53.19

52.98

52.81

52.61

52.39

52.19

51.95

51.73

51.49

51.28

51.04

50.77

50.53

50.33

50.09

49.85

49.58

49.37

49.16

48.91

48.69

48.48

48.26

48.05

47.83

47.58

47.38

47-10

46.88

46.62

46.41

46.38

DISCHARGE

143

141

138

134

130

126

125

122

118

114

110

108

106

103

98

95

92

90

88

86

83

81

79

77

76

75

73

72

70

69

68

66

65

64

63

63

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,700

,500

,700

,300

,800

,100

,500

,500

,800

,600

,800

,200

,500

,000

,900

,300

,100

,400

,200

,200

,400

,600

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

4.15

4.25

4.35

4.44

4.53

4.62

4.71

4.80

4.88

4.96

5.04

5.12

5.20

5.27

5.34

5.41

5.47

5.54

5.60

5.66

5.72

5.78

5.84

5.89

5.95

6.00

6.05

6.10

6.15

6.20

6.25

6.30

6.34

6.39

6.44

6.48

DATE

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

TIME

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

GAGE

HEIGHT

46.35

46.40

46.39

46.37

46.37

46.33

46.28

46.22

46.15

46.08

45.98

45.92

45-82

45-73

45.58

45.46

45.36

45.23

45.05

44.91

44.77

44.57

44.45

44.22

44.02

43.81

43-55

43-30

43.04

42.74

42.45

42.11

41.77

41.39

40.99

40.55

DISCHARGE

63

63

63

64

64

65

65

65

65

65

65

65

64

64

64

63

63

63

62

61

61

60

60

59

58

58

57

56

55

54

54

53

52

51

50

49

,200

,400

,900

,200

,600

,100

,500

,500

,500

,400

,000

,000

,800

,700

,100

,800

,500

,100

,400

,900

,500

,900

,500

.700

,900

,200

,500

,400

,900

,800

,300

,200

,500

,500

,400

,300

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

6.53

6.57

6.62

6.66

6.71

6.75

6.80

6.85

6.89

6.94

6.99

7.03

7.08

7.13

7.17

7.22

7.26

7.31

7.35

7.40

7.44

7.48

7.53

7.57

7.61

7.65

7.69

7.73

7.77

7.81

7.85

7.89

7.93

7.96

8.00

8.03
THE FLOODS 151

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

02449000 TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT GAINSVILLE, ALA.- -Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-10

TIME

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

40.07

39.52

38.95

38.31

37.63

36.92

36.22

35.96

36.03

36.19

36.11

35-92

35.60

35.25

34.84

34.45

34.12

33.77

33.43

33-07

32.71

32.33

31.94

31.56

31.21

30.85

30.49

30.15

29.81

29.45

DISCHARGE

48

46

45

44

42

41

39

39

38

39

39

39

39

39

39

38

38

38

37

37

36

36

35

34

34

33

33

32

32

31

,100

,900

,700

,000

,600

,300

,800

,300

,900

,500

,600

,900

,800

,400

,000

,500

,400

,100

,600

,100

,600

,100

,500

,800

,200

,700

,300

,700

,000

,400

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

8.07

8.10

8.13

8.17

8.20

8.22

8.25

8.28

8.31

8 . 34

8.37

8.39

8. 42

8.45

8.48

8.51

8.53

8.56

8.59

8.6l

8.64

8.66

8.69

8.71

8.74

8.76

8.79

8.81

8.83

8.86

DATE

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-15

4-15

4-15

4-15

4-15

4-15

TIME

04QO

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

29.10

28.77

28.44

28.11

27.79

27.44

27.10

26.74

26.37

25-99

25.57

25.13

24.63

24.12

23.60

23.09

22.56

22.06

21.58

21.14

20.72

20.35

19-99

19.66

19.35

19.04

18.78

18.52

18.27

18.06

DISCHARGE

30

30

29

29

28

28

27

27

26

26

25

24

23

22

21

21

20

19

18

18

17

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

13

13

,900

,300

,700

,200

,900

,200

,800

,100

,700

,000

,300

,500

,700

,700

,900

,000

,000

,400

,600

,100

,500

,900

,300

,800

,200

,700

,400

,200

,700

,400

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

8.88

8.90

8.92

8.94

8.96

8.98

9.00

9.02

9.04

9.06

9.08

9-09

9.11

9.13

9.16

9.17

9-19

9.20

9.21

9.22

9.24

9-25

9.26

9.27

9.28

9.29

9.30

9.31

9-32
152 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

02450250 SIPSEY FORK NEAR GRAYSON, ALA.

GAGE HEIGHT* IN FEET; DISCHARGE* IN CUBIC FEET PEW

AT INblCATEU ri'^

CONDI AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES*

i9?3

DATE

3-12

3-12

3-12

3-12

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

TIME

0030

0015

1445

2400

0015

2400

0030

2400

1545

1715

1815

2000

2400

0530

1215

1300

2400

0015

0900

1200

2115

2400

0015

2400

0015

2400

0045

2315

2400

0200

2400

GAGE

HEIGHT

10.02

10.02

7.47

fo.86

6.72

5.59

5.59

4.97

5.04

5.56

6.95

12.24

24.42

33.96

44.19

44.27

33.20

32.79

16.02

12.13

9.61

9.23

9.18

7.04

7.00

5.96

5.96

5.75

5.88

5.90

5.11

DISCHARGE

1,390

1,390

824

702

674

448

44d

334

346

442

72U

1,970

6*640

12,100

20,200

20,300

11,700

11,400

3,240

1,940

1,290

1,200

1,180

738

730

522

522

480

506

510

359

ACCOM. 

RUNOFF

0.01

0.26

0.3H

0.38

0.60

0.60

0.76

0 . 84

0.85

0.86

0.90

1.21

2.06

4.06

4.32

7.^3

7.47

8.50

8.62

8.86

H.92

y.92

9.29

9.30

9.55

9.55

9.74

9.74

9.76

9.92

DATE

3-22

3-22

3-23

3-23

3-24

3-24

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-26

3-26

3-27

3-27

3-28

3-28

3-29

3-29

3-30

3-30

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

4-01

4-01

4-01

TI^F

0030

2400

0015

2400

2130

2400

024S

Ob30

0730

2400

0015

2400

0045

24f,0

0015

2400

0145

2400

2loo

2400

0215

0515

0930

1000

2215

2400

0015

1830

2400

GAGE

HEIGHT

5.11

4.71

4.71

4.45

4.41

5.05

6.9?

11.12

11.22

7.89

7.89

6.29

6.27

5.45

5.44

4.98

t.98

4.89

4.70

5.36

7.05

12.09

15.77

15.79

10.35

9.86

9.86

7.27

6.85

DISCHARGE

359

287

287

242

236

348

714

1*670

1*700

908

908

588

584

421

419

335

335

319

285

404

740

1*930

3.140

3*150

1*470

1,350

1,350

784

700

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

9.92

10.05

10.05

10.15

10.24

10.25

10.27

10.35

10.38

lu.73

10.73

11.02

11.03

11.22

11.22

11.37

11.38

11.50

11.61

11.62

11.65

11.71

11.91

11.94

12.39

12.43

1^.44

12.75

12.82
THE FLOODS 153

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

02450250 SIPSEY FORK NEAR GRAYSON, ALA.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

4-02

4-02

4-03

4-03

4-04

4-04

4-05

4-05

4-06

4-06

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-08

4-08

TIME

0015

2400

0030

2400

0330

2400

0045

2400

0015

2400

0745

1245

2000

2115

2400

0030

2400

GAGE DISCHARGE 

HEIGHT

6.79

5.69

5.69

5.18

5.24

4.72

4.71

4.22

4.27

4.00

4.21

4.98

6.74

6.74

6.59

6.57

5.63

688

468

468

371

382

289

287

207

215

174

206

335

678

678

648

644

456

ACCUM , 

RUNOFF

12.

13.

13.

13.

13.

13.

13.

13.

13.

13.

13.

13.

13.

13.

13.

13.

13.

82

05

06

22

24

36

36

46

46

54

56

58

65

66

69

70

91

DATE

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

-09

-09

-09

-09

-09

-09

-10

-10

-11

-11

-12

-12

-13

-13

-14

-14

-15

-15

TIME

0015

1330

1345

1500

1530

2400

0045

2400

0045

2400

0115

2400

0100

2400

0145

2400

0245

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

63

42

01

01

38

13

11

62

62

32

32

15

15

85

85

70

70

59

DISCHARGE

456

415

341

341

407

362

359

271

271

222

222

197

197

156

156

138

138

125

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

13.92

14.01

14.01

14.02

14.02

14.08

14.08

14.21

14.21

14.31

14.31

14.39

14.39

14.46

14.47

14.52

14.53

14.57
154 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

02465000 BLACK WARRIOR RIVER AT TUSCALOOSA, ALA.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-12

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-18

TIME

2400

0600

0700

1100

1530

1700

1830

2400

0030

0500

0730

1330

1400

1500

1730

2200

2400

0230

0500

0800

1000

1130

1430

1800

2130

2400

0300

0500

1200

1300

1600

1930

2330

2400

0830

1400

2400

0830

GAGE 

HEIGHT

44.40

45.32

45.05

43.03

42.69

43.47

44.62

45.08

44.99

43.57

42.69

42.83

43-19

42.89

42.80

43.39

43.01

42.94

43.68

43-89

43.75

42.95

42.65

42.83

42.89

42.98

43-36

43.55

44.44

45.63

49.02

49.94

49.44

49.44

49.97

49.17

48.45

48.49

DISCHARGE

25

32

30

14

12

18

27

30

30

18

12

13

16

13

13

17

14

14

19

21

20

14

12

13

13

14

17

18

25

35

68

77

72

72

78

69

62

62

,500

,900

,700

,800

,400

,100

,300

,900

,200

,900

,400

,400

,000

,800

,200

,500

,700

,200

,700

,400

,300

,300

,200

,400

,800

,500

,300

,700

,800

,400

,100

,800

,300

,300

,200

,600

,400

,800

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

0

0.05

0.06

0.09

0.11

0.12

0.13

0.18

0.19

0.23

0.24

0.26

0.26

0.27

0.28

0.30

0.31

0.32

0.34

0.36

0.37

0.38

0.39

0.41

0. 42

0.43

0.45

0.46

0.51

0.52

0.58

0.66

0.76

0.77

0.97

1.10

1.31

1.48

DATE

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-23

TIME

2200

2400

0030

1000

1400

1800

2400

0300

0430

0830

0930

1130

1630

2000

2400

0430

0900

1300

1600

1630

1730

1830

2100

2130

2330

2400

0400

0600

1200

1400

1900

2130

2400

0300

0630

0800

0830

0900

1930

2230

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

47.35

47.30

47.21

45.66

45.43

44.43

45.15

46.12

45-95

43.99

44.15

45.88

45-02

45-39

43.91

44.41

44.89

44.24

46.12

46.36

46.30

45.25

44.36

43.57

42.88

42.78

42.59

44.13

44.59

44.17

44.74

44.51

43.67

42.77

42.61

43.18

44.03

43-42

44.95

43.11

42.70

DISCHARGE

51

50

50

35

33

25

31

39

38

22

23

37

30

33

21

25

29

24

39

41

41

32

25

18

13

13

11

23

27

23

28

26

19

13

11

16

22

17

29

15

12

,400

,900

,000

,600

,700

,700

,500

,600

,100

,200

,500

,500

,500

,400

,600

,600

,400

,200

,600

,700

,200

,300

,200

,900

,800

,100

,800

,300

,000

,700

,200

,400

,700

,000

,900

,000

,500

,800

,900

,400

,500

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

1.74

1.77

1.78

1.90

1.95

1.98

2.04

2.08

2.09

2.13

2.14

2.16

2.22

2.25

2.29

2.32

2.36

2.39

2.43

2.43

2.45

2.46

2.48

2.48

2.49

2.50

2.51

2.52

2.57

2.59

2.63

2.65

2.67

2.68

2.70

2.70

2.71

2.71

2.79

2.81

2.82
THE FLOODS 155

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

02465000 BLACK WARRIOR RIVER AT TUSCALOOSA, ALA ^-Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

TIME

0100

0130

0200

0600

0730

0900

1100

1500

1630

1800

1900

1930

2100

2300

2400

0500

1400

1930

2000

2200

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

42.60

42.85

42.56

42.82

42.94

42.99

43-79

44.22

43.94

42.95

42.68

42.89

42.62

43.94

44.54

46.40

46.86

47-56

47-40

45-87

45.88

DISCHARGE

11

13

11

13

14

14

20

24

21

14

12

13

12

21

26

42

46

53

51

37

37

,900

,600

,600

,300

,200

,500

,600

,100

,800

,300

,400

,800

,000

,800

,600

,100

,500

,500

,900

,400

,500

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

2.82

2.83

2.83

2.85

2.85

2.86

2.87

2.90

2.91

2.92

2.92

2.92

2.93

2.94

2.95

3.01

3.14

3.23

3.24

3.26

3.29

DATE

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-30

3-30

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

4-01

4-01

4-01

TIME

0030

0800

0930

1430

1730

2400

1730

2400

0130

0330

0630

1500

2400

0030

2000

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

44.49

44.42

43.57

43.32

43.44

43.97

44.00

43.84

44.04

45.74

50.67

51.22

52.71

52.66

49.22

49.54

DISCHARGE

26

25

18

17

17

22

22

21

22

36

86

89

97

97

63

67

,200

,700

,900

,000

,900

,100

,300

,000

,600

,300

,500

,700

,900

,400

,500

,300

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

3.96

4.02

4.03

4.06

4.07

4.12

4.24

4-. 28

4.29

4.31

4.38

4.62

4.91

4.92

5.32

5.40

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

0400

0530

0930

1630

2400

46.53

46.16

45.09

45.86

45.21

43,300

39,900

31,000

37,300

32,000

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-27

1230

1430

1800

1830

2100

2330

2400

44.24

43.12

45-37

45.56

45.05

43.99

43.94

24,200

15,500

33,300

34,800

30,700

22,200

21,800

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

0200

0230

0700

0930

1000

1100

1630

1730

1830

2400

43.80

44.12

43.74

43.88

44.64

44.07

44.02

44.77

44.22

44.48

20,700

23,300

20,200

21,300

27,400

22,900

22,500

28,500

24,100

26,100

34

36

40

49

3.57

3.68

3.69 

3-72 

3.73 

76 

78

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-02

0100

0630

0830

0930

1400

1830

2130

2400

49.57

48.13

45.58

45.00

46.11

47.27

45.32

45.18

68,000

53,000

32,100

29,900

39,500

50,600

32,900

31,700

3. 

3. 

3-78

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

0800

0830

1430

2400

45.00

45.71

44.90

44.86

30,300

36,000

29,500

29,200

79

80

83

84

85

86

91

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

0400

1700

2030

2300

2400

44.96

44.66

42.99

42.65

42.98

30,000

27,600

14,500

12,200

14,500

3.95

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

0100

0500

1100

2330

2400

43.35

44.61

43.79

43.98

44.17

17,200

27,200

20,600

22,100

23,700

5.43

5.52

54

55

60

67

70

5.73

5.81

5.81

5.87

5.96

6.00

6.11

6.14

6.15

6.15

6.16

6.19

6.23

6.31

6.32
156 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

02465000 BLACK WARRIOR RIVER AT TUSCALOOSA, ALA.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-10'

4-10

4-10

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

TIME

1130

1200

1630

1830

2030

2330

2400

0630

1000

1500

1800

2400

0030

0700

2400

1030

1300

1600

2400

1200

1330

1600

1800

2130

2400

0130

0700

1500

1930

2400

0130

0200

0230

1400

1430

1500

1530

2000

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

43.98

44.15

43.56

42,80

42.94

43.87

43.92

43.88

44.34

45.10

47.06

45-51

45-59

45.09

45.12

45.24

44.78

43.91

44.87

44.41

44.88

43.36

43.03

43-37

44.46

44.48

43.56

43.84

44.05

43.62

43-56

43.89

43.69

43.54

43.08

43.24

42.84

42.53

42.55

DISCHARGE

22,100

23,500

18,800

13,200

14,200

21,300

21,700

21,300

25,000

31,100

48,500

34,400

35,000

31,000

31,300

32,200

28,500

21,600

29,300

25,600

29,300

17,300

14,800

17,400

26,000

26,100

18,800

21,000

22,700

19,300

18,800

21,400

19,800

18,700

15,200

16, 400

13,500

11,400

11,500

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

7-

7-

7-

7.

7-

7-

7-

7-

7.

7-

7-

7-

7-

7-

7-

7.

7.

7-

7.

7.

7.

7-

7-

7.

40

40

43

44

45

47

47

52

54

59

63

71

72

78

95

06

08

11

17

27

29

30

31

33

35

36

40

45

48

51

52

52

53

60

60

60

61

62

64

DATE

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-15

4-15

4-15

4-15

4-15

4-15

4-15

4-15

4-15

4-15

4-15

4-15

4-15

4-15

4-15

4-15

4-15

4-15

4-15

TIME

0530

0830

0900

0930

1030

1130

1530

1600

1630

1700

2000

2400

0500

0700

0930

1000

1100

1200

1230

1300

1400

1430

1600

1900

1930

2000

2200

2230

2300

2400

0200

0230

0300

0430

0730

0800

0930

1000

1030

1130

1200

1230

1330

1400

1500

1700

1730

1830

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

42.

42.

42.

42.

42.

42.

42.

42.

43-

42.

42.

42.

43.

42.

42.

42.

42.

42.

42.

42.

42.

42.

42.

42.

42.

42.

42.

42.

42.

42.

42.

42.

42.

42.

42.

42.

42.

42.

42.

42.

42.

42.

42.

42.

42.

42.

42.

42.

42.

74

70

96

68

91

80

96

72

10

68

61

74

25

55

53

93

61

53

92

53

50

78

50

51

90

55

39

76

36

31

26

48

28

37

28

60

32

61

36

40

73

26

32

66

29

62

21

32

31

DISCHARGE

12,800

12,500

14,300

12,400

14,000

13,200

14,300

12,600

15,400

12,400

11,900

12,800

16,500

11,500

11,400

14,100

11,900

11,400

14,000

11,400

11,200

13,100

11,200

11,300

13,900

11,500

10,500

12,900

10,300

10,000

9,740

11,100

9,860

10,400

9,860

11,900

10,100

11,900

10,300

10,600

12,700

9,740

10,100

12,200

9,920

12,000

9,440

10,100

10,000

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

7.66

7.67

7.67

7.68

7.68

7.68

7.70

7.70

7.71

7-71

7-72

7-74

7-76

7-77

7-78

7-78

7-78

7-79

7-79

7-79

7.80

7-80

7.80

7.81

7.82

7.82

7.83

7-83

7-83

7.83

7.84

7.84

7.84

7.85

7.86

7.86

7.86

7-87

7-87

7-87

7-87

7-87

7.88

7.88

7.88

7-89

7-89

7.89

7-91
THE FLOODS 157

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

02467QOO TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT DEMOPOLIS LOCK & DAM, NR COATOPA, ALA.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-12

3-13

3-14 

3-14

3-15 

3-15

3-16 

3-16

3-17

3-18

3-19

3-20

3-21

3-22 

3-22

3-23

3-24

3-25

3-26

3-27

3-28 

3-28

TIME

2400

2400

0700 

2400

0200 

2400

1700 

2400

2400

2400

2400

2400

2400

2200 

2400

2400

2400

2400

2400

2400

0500 

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

21.84

22.04

22.08 

22.04

22.05 

21.80

22.12 

22.40

23.04

23.51

23-79

24.04

24.30

24.52 

24.51

24.93

26.22

27.88

28.82

29.14

29.13

28.89

DISCHARGE

60

63

64 

63

64 

59

65 

70

82

92

97

103

109

113

113

122

151

177

175

181

178 

175

,100

,800

,500 

,800

,000 

,400

,300 

,600

,800

,200

,800

,000

,000

,000 

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000 

,000

AC CUM. 

RUNOFF

0

0.15

0.19 

0.30

0.31 

0.45

0.55 

0.60

0.79

1.00

1.23

1.47

1.73

1.97 

2.00

2.28

2.64

3.07

3-49

3.93

4.02 

4.35

DATE

3-29

3-30

3-31

4-01 

4-02

4-03

4-04

4-05

4-06

4-07

4-08

4-09

4-10

4-11

4-12

4-13

4-14

4-15

TIME

2400

2400

2400

2400 

2400

2400

2400

2400

2400

2400

2400

2400

2400

2400

2400

2400

2400

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

28.15

27.17

27.04

26.70 

26.40

26.19

25.88

25.43

24.50

23.98

23-51

23.06

22.75

22.30

21.77

21.16

20.63

20.20

DISCHARGE

164

149

156

148 

145

146

142

129

112

102

92

83

77

68

58

47

38

31

,000

,000

,000

,000 

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,200

,200

,300

,700

,900

,900

,600

,800

AC CUM. 

RUNOFF

4.75

5-11

5.48

5.84 

6.19

6.54

6.80

7.20

7-47

7-72

7.94

8.14

8.33

8.49

8.63

8.75

8.84

8.92
158 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

02469761 TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT JACKSON LOCK & DAM, NEAR COFFEEVILLE, ALA.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-12

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-l*»

3-1^

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

TIME

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

43-59

43-85

44.07

44.25

44.37

44.49

44.58

44.69

44.77

44.83

44.88

44.92

44.92

44.90

44.95

45.58

45.91

46.15

46.43

46.72

47-02

47.30

47.62

47.93

48.19

48.41

48.63

48.81

49.00

49.16

49-37

49.56

49.74

DISCHARGE

60

60

63

63

63

64

64

64

65

65

64

63

62

62

61

68

70

71

72

75

71

75

78

80

73

83

84

87

77

87

89

89

91

,200

,100

,000

,400

,600

,300

,100

,500

,300

,700

,300

,400

,700

,300

,700

,900

,400

,000

,800

,900

,100

,200

,700

,800

,100

,700

,800

,400

,300

,400

,600

,100

,500

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

0.03

0.06

0.09

0.12

0.16

0.19

0.22

0.25

0.29

0.32

0.35

0.39

0.41

0.45

0.48

0.51

0.55

0.58

0.62

0.66

0.69

0.73

0.77

0.81

0.85

0.89

0.93

0.98

1.02

1.06

1.10

1.15

1.19

DATE

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

TIME

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

50.04

50.20

50.34

50.49

50.61

50.76

50.91

51.03

51.14

51.28

51.40

51-52

51.64

51.79

52.28

52.76

53.04

53.28

53.49

53-73

53.98

54.21

54.40

54.65

54.94

55.25

55.54

55.87

56.14

56.44

56.77

57.08

57.35

57.59

57.77

DISCHARGE

93

94

94

95

94

96

96

96

96

96

94

99

101

102

110

117

122

124

125

127

130

130

131

134

136

139

143

148

145

149

153

157

159

160

160

,600

,700

,700

,100

,800

,100

,500

,200

,800

,900

,600

,100

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

1.29

1.34

1.38

1.43

1.48

1.53

1.58

1.62

1.67

1.72

1.77

1.82

1.87

1.92

1.98

2.03

2.10

2.16

2.22

2.29

2.35

2.42

2.48

2.55

2.62

2.69

2.76

2.83

2.91

2.98

3.06

3.14

3.22

3.30

3-38

3-21 0600 49.90 92,500 1.24
THE FLOODS 159

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

02469761 TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT JACKSON LOCK & DAM, NEAR COFFEEVILLE, ALA. --Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND, AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-07

4-07

TIME

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

GAGE 

HEIGHT

57-95

58.23

58.44

58.70

59-02

59-26

59-39

59-57

59-71

59.86

59.96

59-94

59-97

59-99

60.00

59.97

59-90

59.84

59-78

59.68

59.58

59.43

59-29

59.06

58.89

58.77

58.57

58.40

58.25

58.07

57-93

57-78

57.77

57-85

DISCHARGE

160

164

164

168

184

186

177

183

184

186

189

188

187

186

185

185

183

180

181

181

183

179

178

173

170

167

164

162

160

154

152

152

151

153

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

3.

3.

3.

3-

3.

3.

3.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

46

54

62

71

80

89

98

07

17

26

36

45

54

64

73

82

92

01

10

19

28

37

46

55

63

72

80

88

96

04

11

19

27

34

DATE

4-07

4-07

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-15

4-15

4-15

4-15

TIME

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

57.85

57.82

57.79

57-74

57.66

57.54

57-43

57.36

57.20

57.04

56.86

56.70

56.48

56.21

55.96

55.74

55.49

55.20

54.96

54.74

54.47

54.19

53-92

53.64

53.33

53-01

52.65

52.23

51.77

51.24

50.62

49.94

49.20

48.36

DISCHARGE

155,000

155,000

155,000

158,000

157,000

150,000

151,000

151,000

150,000

150,000

149,000

145,000

144,000

140,000

139,000

135,000

131,000

129,000

126,000

124,000

123,000

122,000

117,000

114,000

113,000

113,000

111,000

106,000

98,900

95,400

90,700

83,800

81,100

79,200

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

6.42

6.50

6.58

6.66

6.73

6.81

6.89

6.96

7.04

7.H

7-19

7.26

7-33

7.40

7-^7

7-54

7.61

7-67

7-73

7.80

7.86

7.92

7-98

8.04

8.09

8.15

8.21

8.26

8.31

8.36

8.40

8.44

8.48

8.52
160 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03404500 CUMBERLAND RIVER AT CUMBERLAND FALLS, KY.

GAGE HEIGHT* IN FEET; DISCHARGE* IN cueic FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-22

3-23

3-23

3-24

TIME

0200

0300

2400

0100

2400

0600

0700

1100

1600

2400

1900

2300

2400

0900

2400

0300

2400

0700

2400

0100

2400

1100

2400

0200

2400

0100

2400

0100

GAGE 

HEIGHT

4.92

4.92

4.59

4.57

4.18

4.49

4.97

8.85

9.35

9.18

10.97

11.60

11.53

11.67

11.06

11.06

10.64

10.80

10.17

10.20

9.81

10.09

9.23

9.11

7.72

7.70

6.20

6.14

DISCHARGE

7,890

7,890

6,870

6,810

5,630

6,560

8,050

22,800

25,200

24,400

33,900

37,700

37,300

38,200

34,500

34,500

32,000

33,000

29,400

29,600

27,500

29,000

24,600

24,000

18,000

17,900

12,000

11,800

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

0.02

0.14

0.15

0.26

0.28

0.29

n.35

0.44

0.59

1.02

1.14

1.17

1.43

1.84

1.92

2.47

2.65

3.06

3.08

3.59

3.83

4.10

4.14

4.50

4.51

4.78

4.79

DATE

3-24

3-25

3-25

3-26

3-27

3-28

3-28

3-29

3-29

3-30

3-31

3-31

4-01

4-01

4-02

4-02

4-03

4-03

4-04

4-04

4-05

4-05

4-06

4-06

TIME

2400

0100

2400

24 no

2400

0200

2400

0100

2400

2400

1500

2400

0100

2400

0100

2400

0100

2400

1600

2400

0900

2400

0100

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

4.93

4.91

4.46

4.67

4.83

4.82

4.60

4.59

4.47

4.71

4.72

4.66

4.66

4.45

4.44

4.14

4.13

3.87

4.16

4.39

4.42

4.31

4.30

4.02

DISCHARGE

7,920

7.860

6,470

7,120

7,610

7,5ao

6,900

6,870

6,500

7,240

7,270

7,090

7,090

6,440

^.410

5,510

5,480

4,710

5,570

6,260

6,350

6,020

5,990

5,150

ACCIH.

RUNOFF

4.96

4.97

5.09

5.22

5.36

5.37

5.50

5.50

5.62

5.75

5.84

5.A9

5.89

6.01

6.02

6.13

6.13

6.22

6.?P

6.32

6.37

6.44

6.44

6.54
THE FLOODS 161

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03405000 LAUREL RIVER AT CORBIN, KY.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEFT; DISCHARGE* IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFFt IN INCHES*

AT INDICATED TlMEt 1973

DATE

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-16

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-22

TIME

0100

2400

0100

23CO

2400

0200

0300

0400

0500

0600

1200

1800

2400

2100

2400

0100

2400

0100

2400

0100

1600

2400

1500

2000

2400

1300

1500

2400

0100

2400

GAGE

HFIGHT

3.69

3.43

3.43

3.38

3.42

3.66

4.04

4.66

6.07

6.19

11.14

11.94

11.79

12.00

11.80

11.71

8.78

6.67

6.28

6.17

5.12

4.82

4.49

4.66

5.29

6.45

6.49

6.20

6.15

5.05

DISCHARGE

427

339

333

318

330

416

556

830

1,540

It6l0

5,660

6,630

6,440

6,710

6,450

6,340

3,280

3,200

1,670

1,600

1,060

905

706

782

1,100

1,770

1,790

1,620

1,590

1,030

ACCUM.

RUNOFF

0.00

0.07

0.07

n.12

0.13

0.13

U.14

0.14

0.16

0.17

0.36

0.65

0.95

1.99

2.14

2.19

3.02

3.04

3.46

3.47

3.62

3.6d

3.76

3.79

3. 82

3.98

4.01

4.13

4.14

4.36

DATE

3-23

3-23

3-24

3-24

3-25

3-25

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-27

3-27

3-28

3-28

3-29

3-29

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-31

3-31

4-01

4-01

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-02

TIME

0100

2400

0100

2400

22no

2400

1900

2300

2400

0100

2400

0100

2400

1500

2400

0700

0900

2400

0100

2400

0100

2400

1500

1600

1700

2400

GAGE

HEIGHT

5.01

4.34

4.32

3.95

4.32

4.55

4.97

5.0?

5.01

5.00

4.43

4.41

4.00

3.R7

4.89

5.37

5.35

4.95

4.92

4.52

4.49

4.02

3.83

4.16

3.87

3.74

DISCHARGE

955

638

616

472

616

719

940

965

960

950

679

661

493

444

880

1,160

1,150

945

910

719

697

500

430

552

444

399

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

4.17

4.51

4.51

4.60

4.69

4.70

4.83

4.86

4.87

4.88

5.02

5.03

5.13

5.18

5.22

5.28

5.30

5.42

5.43

5.57

5.57

5.68

5.73

5.74

5.74

b.76
162 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1978 Continued

03406500 ROCKCASTLE CREEK AT BILLOWS, KY.

GAGE HEIGHT* IN FEET; DISCHARGE* IN cuaic FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF* IN INCHFS,

AT INDICATED TIME* 1973

DATE

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-22

3-23

3-23

3-24

3-24

TIME

0100

2400

0100

2400

0600

0800

2400

0600

1300

2400

1400

2000

2400

0100

2400

0100

2400

0100

2400

2300

2400

0100

2400

0100

2400

0100

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

4.13

3.80

3.80

3.68

3.99

4.53

14.53

15.46

14.62

13.90

15.33

14.70

13.97

13.79

10.12

9.98

7.84

7.77

7.11

9.55

9.53

9.50

7.89

7.83

6.66

6.62

5.84

DISCHARGE

769

630

630

582

706

949

6,600

7,300

6,670

6,150

7,200

6,730

6,200

6,070

3,650

3,570

2,480

2,450

2,120

3,340

3,330

3,310

2,510

2,480

1,910

1,890

1,540

ACCU*.

RUNOFF

0.00

0.04

0.04

0.08

0.09

0.09

0.25

0.36

0.49

0.66

0.91

1.01

1.08

1.09

1.37

1.38

1.55

1.56

1.69

1.85

1.86

1.87

2.04

2.05

2.17

2.18

2.28

DATE

3-25

3-26

3-27

3-27

3-28

3-2«

3-29

3-29

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-31

3-31

4-01

4-01

4-02

4-02

4-03

4-03

4-04

4-04

4-05

4-05

TIME

2400

2400

0300

2400

0100

2400

0100

2400

1600

2000

2400

0100

2400

0100

2400

0100

2400

0100

2400

1300

2400

0300

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

b.9?

7.57

7.59

6.83

6.80

6.13

6.11

5.96

7.14

6.98

6.81

6.78

6.42

6.41

5.85

5.83

5.20

5.17

4.69

5.28

7.50

7.67

6.31

DISCHARGE

1,570

?,350

?, 360

1,980

1,970

1,670

1,660

1,590

2,130

P.050

1,970

1,960

1,800

1,790

1,540

1,530

1,250

1,240

1,020

1,290

?,310

2,400

1,750

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

2.37

2.49

2. SI

^.63

2.63

?.74

2.74

2.^3

2.91

2.93

2.95

2.96

3.07

3.07

3.17

3.17

3.26

3.26

3.32

3.36

3.41

3.43

3.54
THE FLOODS 163

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03410500 SOUTH FORK CUMBERLAND RIVER NEAR STEARNS, KY.

GAGE HEIGHT* IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-22

3-23

3-23

TI^E

0100

2400

0100

2400

0500

0700

1200

2400

0900

2400

0100

1600

2300

2400

0100

1600

2400

0100

2400

2100

2400

1700

1900

2400

0100

2400

01 00

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

8.95

7.51

7.47

b.73

7.54

10.98

17.77

21.71

23.52

34.58

3H.53

26.20

19.10

18.45

17.95

12.68

11.71

11.58

V.32

8.83

9.40

12.40

12.35

11.88

11.75

9.68

9.61

8.19

DISCHARGE

4,500

3,210

3,180

2,580

3,230

6,580

16,400

23,600

27,400

56,300

56,200

33,700

IB, 700

17,600

16,700

8,680

7,450

7,300

4,850

4,390

4,930

8,320

8,260

7,660

7,500

5,200

5,130

3,780

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

0.01

0.15

0.15

0.?6

0.28

0.30

0.41

0.82

1.19

2.30

2.39

3.53

3.80

3.83

3.86

4.19

4.26

4.28

4.49

4.64

4.66

4.85

4.88

4.94

4.95

5.18

5.19

5.36

DATE

3-24

3-24

3-25

3-25

3-26

3-27

3-27

3-28

3-26

3-29

3-29

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-31

3-31

4-01

4-01

4-02

4-02

4-03

4-03

4-04

4-05

4-05

4-05

TIME

0100

2400

0100

2400

2400

0300

2400

oino

2400

2300

2400

1500

2100

2400

0100

2400

0300

2400

0100

2400

0100

2400

2400

0600

2000

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

8.14

7.21

7.19

7.00

7.75

7.78

7.60

7.58

7.13

7.34

7.39

8.47

8.36

8.24

8.?0

7.81

7.82

7.25

7.22

6.54

6.51

6.01

7.65

8.01

7.36

7.23

DISCHARGE

3,730

?,970

2»950

2,800

3,400

3,420

3,280

3,260

2,900

3,070

3,110

4,050

3,940

3,830

3,790

3,450

3,460

3,000

2,980

2,430

2.410

2.030

3,320

3,610

3,090

2,980

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

5.36

5.49

5.49

5.60

5.72

5.73

5.85

5.85

5.97

6.07

6.08

6.17

6.21

6.?3

6.?3

6.37

6.38

6.49

6.50

6.60

6.60

6.68

6.79

6.82

6.90

6.92
164 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03414000 CUMBERLAND RIVER NEAR ROWENA, KY.

GAGE HEIGHT* IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

TIME

0030

0200

0330

0500

0515

0530

0615

0815

0830

0930

1145

1545

1800

1945

2200

2345

2400

0115

0245

0415

0600

oeoo

0945

1000

1015

1100

1515

1915

1930

2136

2245

2345

2400

0145

0345

0500

0645

0745

1015

1030

1745

1930

2130

2245

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

7.07

4.88

3.65

2.80

2.91

3.97

6.10

7.10

7.59

11.99

15.15

14.00

11.33

14.16

11.56

10.25

9.25

6.53

4.75

3.56

2.62

2.02

1.73

2.26

4.64

12.68

11.22

13.92

13.56

13.10

12.21

8.69

8.16

5.82

4.34

5.92

6.86

11.04

14.98

14.96

13.52

14.13

11.16

b.22

6.58

DISCHARGE

4,240

1,750

810

430

469

1,010

3,060

4,280

4,930

11,600

16,300

14,800

10,500

15,100

10,900

8,800

7,280

3,580

1,640

760

371

206

Ib3

264

1,540

12,700

10,400

14,700

14,100

13,400

11,900

6,470

5,720

2,730

1,280

2,840

3,970

10,100

16,500

16,400

14,000

15,000

10,300

5,810

3,640

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.01

0.01

0.02

0.03

0.04

0.05

0.05

0.06

0.06

0.06

0.06

0.06

0.06

0.06

0.06

0.06

0.06

0.07

0.08

0.09

0.09

0.10

0.10

0.11

0.11

0.11

0.11

0.11

0.11

0.11

0.12

0.12

0.15

0.16

0.17

0.17

0.17

DATE

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

TIME

0015

0045

0115

0315

0415

0545

0615

0830

1315

24QO

1330

2400

0145

2400

0615

1545

2145

2400

0145

0515

1145

1830

2000

2400

0915

1030

1645

1930

2230

2400

05^5

1800

2100

2400

GAGE

HEIGHT

6.32

6.82

6.49

7.43

7.99

8.43

9.02

16.98

18.99

21.92

22.40

21.09

21.29

20.47

20.63

17.95

15.93

15.83

13.80

14.99

17.23

19.18

Id. 39

17.32

19.59

16.53

17.01

18.30

16.98

16.60

15.98

18.26

17.42

16.28

DISCHARGE

3,320

3,920

3,530

4,710

5,490

6,100

6,930

19,900

23,300

28,400

29,200

26,900

27,200

25,800

2*, 100

21,500

IB, 100

17,900

14,500

16,500

20,300

23,600

22,300

?0,400

24,300

??,500

19.900

??.100

19,900

19,200

18,200

2?, 000

20,600

IS, 700

ACCUfi. 

RUNOFF

0.17

0.17

0.17

0.18

O.lfl

0.18

0.16

0.19

0.22

0.?9

0.40

0.48

0.49

0.64

0.69

0.75

0.78

0.79

O.*0

0.81

0.84

0.88

0.39

0.91

0.97

0.9R

1.01

1.03

1.04

1.05

1.08

1.14

1.16

1.18

3-23 0?30 16.91 19,700 1.19
THE FLOODS 165

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03414000 CUMBERLAND RIVER NEAR ROWENA, KY.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEETi DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND? AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-27

3-27

3-28

3-28

3-29

3-29

3-30

3-30

TIME

Ob30

0645

1315

1515

1730

1930

2200

2400

0545

1330

1700

1930

2200

22*5

2400

0130

0500

0730

1015

2215

2300

2400

0945

2230

2400

2000

2400

2000

2400

1800

2400

0415

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

18.71

17.55

16.97

16.65

14.48

15.58

15.45

14.56

17.48

15.50

16.80

16.69

18.47

17.58

14.64

15.63

14.25

lb.81

17.75

19.84

19.08

19.18

20.40

16.77

19.00

21.29

21.20

21.24

21.18

21.33

21.31

21.41

21.35

DISCHARGE

22,800

20,800

19,800

19,300

15,600

17,500

17,300

15,800

20,700

17,400

19,600

19,400

22,400

20,900

15,900

17,600

15,200

19,600

21,200

24,700

23,400

23,600

25,700

22,900

23,300

27,200

27,100

27,100

27,000

27,300

27,300

27,400

27,300

ACCUM.

RUNOFF

1.21

1.21

1.25

1.26

1.27

1.28

1.29

1.30

1.33

1.37

1.39

1.40

1.41

1.42

1.42

1.43

1.45

1.46

1.47

1.55

1.55

1.56

1.63

1.71

1.72

1.86

1.89

2.04

2.06

2.19

2.24

2.27

2.41

DATE

3-31

4-01

4-01

4-02

4-02

4-03

4-03

4-04

4-Q4

4-Ob

4-05

4-05

4-Ob

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

TIME

2400

1830

2400

1100

2400

01^5

2400

1015

2400

0345

1000

1400

2400

0515

1415

1830

2345

2400

0615

1215

2245

2400

0015

2300

2400

0145

0500

1945

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

P1.41

21.56

21.54

21.61

21.47

21.50

21.42

21.66

18.80

16.55

19.43

19.18

16.33

17.40

19.43

19.00

16.52

15.82

14.47

19.29

20.09

19.95

19.77

17.69

16.14

15.44

18.98

20.14

19.88

DISCHARGE

27,400

27,700

27,700

27,HOO

27,500

27,600

27,500

27,900

23,000

19,100

24,000

23,600

19,800

20,600

24,000

23,300

19,100

17,900

15,600

23,800

25,200

24,900

24,600

21,100

18,400

17,200

23,300

25,200

24,800

ACCU1*. 

RUNOFF

2.59

2.73

2.77

2.85

2.94

2.96

3.12

3.20

3.29

3.31

3.35

3.37

3.43

3.46

3.51

3.54

3.57

3.57

3.60

3.63

3.70

3.71

3.71

3.85

3.86

3.87

3.89

3.98

4.01

3-31 2245 21.42 27,500 2.58 4-10 1730 20.27 25,500 4.13
166 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03414000 CUMBERLAND RIVER NEAR ROWENA, KY.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AMD ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES*

AT INDICATED Tlf^F, 1973

DATE

4-10

4-11

4-11

4-12

4-12

4-13

4-13

4-14

4-14

4-15

4-15

4-15

4-15

4-16

4-16

TI^E

2400

1830

2400

1600

2400

1630

2400

2115

2400

0115

0845

2345

2400

2145

2400

GAGE

HFIGHT

19.87

21.73

21.66

21.96

21.88

21.92

21.86

22.05

22.02

22.03

20.55

19.32

16.89

19.44

18.71

DISCHARGE

24,800

28,000

27,900

28,400

28,300

28,400

28,200

28,600

28,500

28,600

25,900

23,800

23,100

24,000

22,800

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

4.17

4.31

4.35

4.47

4.53

4.65

4.71

4.87

4.89

4.90

4.95

5.06

5.06

5.20

5.21

DATE

4-17

4-17

4-17

4-17

4-17

4-16

4-18

4-18

4-18

4-18

4-18

4-ld

4-18

4-l«

4-19

4-19

4-19

4-19

4-19

4-19

4-19

TIME

0415

0600

0830

2215

2400

0015

0145

0330

0545

0645

0730

1345

2245

2400

0215

0430

0545

0600

0630

0730

1045

GAGE

HEIGHT

12.75

12.93

17.20

18.50

17.86

17.54

14.31

9.55

6.38

9.54

13.42

17.01

17.12

11.58

7.4?

4.94

3.96

4.04

6.93

13.38

16.84

DISCHARGE

12,800

13,100

?0,<?00

2?, 500

21,400

20,800

15,300

7,730

3,400

7,710

13,900

19,900

20,100

10,900

4,700

1,810

1,000

1,060

4,120

11*800

19,600

ACCUv. 

RUMOFF

5.23

5.24

5.25

5.33

5.34

5.14

5.15

5.15

5.36

5.36

5.36

5.39

5.44

5.44

5.45

5.45

5.45

5.45

5.45

5.45

5.47
THE FLOODS 167

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03414000 CUMBERLAND RIVER NEAR ROWENA, KY.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT. IK FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CURIC FEET PEW SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED PUNOFF, IN INCHES*

AT INDICATED TIME* 1973

DATE

4-19

4-19

4-19

4-19

4-20

4-20

4-20

4-20

4-20

4-20

4-20

4-20

4-20

4-20

4-20

4-2C

4-21

4-21

4-21

4-21

4-21

4-21

4-21

TIME

1800

2145

2300

2400

0300

0515

0530

0630

0645

0730

0815

0915

1545

1745

2215

2400

0115

0300

0430

0615

0815

Ob30

0845

GAGE 

HEIGHT

16.24

17.01

16.28

11.91

6.98

4.68

b.98

4.53

4.5tt

7.35

6.37

13.17

13.68

12.83

12.87

9.73

6.90

4.76

3.56

2.62

1.99

2.40

3.29

DISCHARGE

22,000

19,900

1«,700

11,500

4,120

1,570

2,920

1,440

1,480

4,610

6,020

13,500

14,300

12,900

13,000

8,000

4,020

1,640

760

371

200

305

626

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

5.51

5.53

5.54

5.54

5.55

5.55

5.55

5.55

5.55

5.55

5.55

5.55

5.58

5.58

5.60

5.61

5.61

5.61

5.61

5.61

5.61

5.61

5.61

DATE

4-21

4-21

4-21

4-21

4-21

4-21

4-22

4-22

4-22

4-22

4-22

4-22

4-22

4-22

4-22

4-22

4-22

4-22

4-22

4-22

4-22

4-22

4-22

4-22

4-22

TI^E

0900

0945

1245

1815

2200

2400

0145

0315

0445

0645

0800

0815

0845

0945

1045

1230

1415

I63n

173n

1845

2000

213H

22no

2345

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

4.56

9.47

12.67

13.79

13.62

8.15

5.54

4.11

3.10

2.26

1.97

2.36

3.74

6.13

6.69

6.47

7.70

6.72

6.97

7.09

9.49

10.09

9.89

7.15

6.52

DISCHARGE

1,460

7,610

1?,700

14,500

14,200

5,710

2,420

1,110

540

264

196

293

864

3,100

3,770

3,500

5,080

3,800

4,110

4,270

7,640

*,54n

8,240

4,350

3,560

ACCUM. 

PUNOFF

5.61

5.61

b.62

5.64

5.65

5.66

5.66

5.66

5.66

5.66

5.66

5.66

5.66

5.66

5.66

5.66

5.67

5.67

5.67

5.67

5.67

5.68

5.68

5.68

5.68
168 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03414500 EAST FORK OBEY RIVER NEAR JAMESTOWN, TENN.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

GAGE TIME

3-13 0015 

3-13 2400

3-14 0030 

3-14 2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

DISCHARGE

3.45

3.18

3.18

3.10

683

552

552

520

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

0.00

0.11

0.11

0.21

DATE TIME

3-15 2400

3-16 0515

3-16 1030

3-16 1100

3-16 2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

11.19

15.63

23.19

23.21

14.67

DISCHARGE

6,490

11,600

23,600

23,700

10,400

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

1.70

2.05

2.81

2.90

4.52

3-15 

3-15 

3-15 

3-15 

3-15 

3-15 

3-15

0200

0245

0600

1015

1130

1530

2130

3.62

4.42

10.67

17.56

17.81

15.25

10.96

776

1,240

5,970

14,100

14,500

11,100

6,260

0.22

0.22

0.31

0.67

0.80

1.21

1.58

3-17 0015

3-17 1000

3-17 2400

3-18 0015 

3-18 2400

14.38

10.25

7.45

7.42

5.36

10,100

5,580

3,240

3,220

1,820

4.54

5.09

5.54

5.55

5.99
THE FLOODS 169

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03416000 WOLF RIVER NEAR BYRDSTOWN, TENN.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-14

TIME

0030

0100

2400

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

2.

2.

2.

2.

33

33

27

30

DISCHARGE

183

183

168

175

AC CUM. 

RUNOFF

0

0

0

.00

.06

.12

DATE

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

TIME

2400

1245

1315

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

5.34

7.27

7.24

6.12

DISCHARGE

2

6

6

4

,840

,570

,490

,110

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

1.51

2.41

2.46

3.26

3-15 

3-15 

3-15 

3-15 

3-15 

3-15 

3-15 

3-15 

3-15

0230

0330

0400

0515

0945

1115

1315

1815

2300

2.51

2.80

3.26

4.25

7.75

89

51

80

7, 

7 

5, 

5.24

234

340

530

1,360

7,970

8,420

7,240

3,560

2,690

0.13

0.13

0.13

0.15

0.48

0.66

0.89

1.26

1.47

3-17 0015

3-17 2045

3-17 2400

3-18 0030

3-18 2045

3-18 2400

6.10

4.62

4.46

4.45

3.75

3.70

4,070

1,830

1,620

1,610

880

840

3.28

4.11

4.19

4.20

4.54

4.58
170 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03418000 ROARING RIVER NEAR HILHAM, TENN.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-13 

3-13 

3-13

TIME

0030 

0200 

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

1.78 

1.78

1.72

DISCHARGE

115 

115 

105

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

0 

0

.00 

.05

DATE

3-15 

3-15

TIME

2345 

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

5.76 

5.79

DISCHARGE

2 

2

,080 

,100

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

1.12 

1.13

3-14 

3-14

3-15 

3-15 

3-15 

3-15 

3-15 

3-15 

3-15 

3-15 

3-15 

3-15 

3-15

2000

2400

0015

0100

0145

0215

0245

0315

0515

1100

1215

1545

2000

1.69

1.79

1.88

1.96

2.22

2.53

21

62

58

02

06

6.63

5.85

99

117

135

153

215

299

575

765

1,930

3,190

3,220

2,840

2,150

0.09

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.11

0.11

0.11

0.12

0.18

0.48

0.56

0.77

0.97

3-16 

3-16 

3-16 

3-16

3-17 

3-17 

3-17 

3-17

3-18 

3-18 

3-18

0515

1230

1400

2400

0015

0745

2000

2400

0015

1400

2400

6.62

7.74

7.75

6.97

6.86

5.86

4.68

4.38

4.35

3.61

3.21

2,830

3,900

3,910

3,140

3,040

2,160

1,340

1,160

1,150

760

575

1.38

1.88

1.99

2.69

2.71

3.09

3.49

3.59

3.60

3.85

3.98
THE FLOODS 171

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03421000 COLLINS RIVER NEAR McMINNVILLE, TENN.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

TIME

0030

2400

0030

2400

0330

0500

0600

0800

0930

1500

2000

2400

0600

1300

2100

2400

0030

1500

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

7.85

6.47

6.44

5.60

5.68

6.61

7.61

10.60

13.42

16.02

20.63

22.03

24.36

29.52

35.72

36.30

36.20

30.24

25.46

DISCHARGE

3,900

2,740

2,710

2,110

2,170

2,850

3,680

6,760

9,900

13,000

19,200

21,400

25,500

39,300

61,800

64,100

63,700

41,700

27,700

ACCUM . 

RUNOFF

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

1.

1.

2.

3.

3.

5.

6.

00

19

19

33

35

36

36

39

42

57

78

98

31

86

88

34

42

29

02

DATE

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-22

3-23

3-23

TIME

0030

1430

2400

0030

1230

2400

0030

1930

2400

0500

1500

1930

2400

0030

2400

0030

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

25.15

19.00

14.94

14.72

10.71

8.83

8.77

7.66

7.76

8.44

9.77

9.83

9.67

9.67

8.06

8.04

6.87

DISCHARGE

27

16

11

11

6

4

4

3

3

4

5

5

5

5

4

4

3

,100

,900

,700

,500

,880

,840

,780

,720

,810

,450

,850

,910

,740

,740

,080

,070

,060

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

6.06

6.78

7.10

7.12

7.37

7.53

7.54

7.73

7.77

7.82

7.95

8.01

8.07

8.08

8.36

8.36

8.56
172 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03422500 CANEY FORK NEAR ROCK ISLAND, TENN.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

TIME

0015

0715

0730

2400

0045

0745

0815

2400

0315

0330

0400

0430

0500

GAGE

HEIGHT

13.39

13.27

11.76

11.82

11.81

11.69

10.48

10.69

11.25

14.76

14.98

17.65

17.68

DISCHARGE AC CUM. DATE TIME

RUNOFF

10,000

9,750

6,790

6,890

6,880

6,670

5,030

5,280

6,000

13,500

14,200

22,900

23,000

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

00

07

07

17

18

22

22

30

31

32

32

33

34

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

0545

0930

1030

1145

1215

2245

2315

2330

2400

0300

0500

2145

2400

GAGE

HEIGHT

18.59

18.51

20.55

20.69

22.30

23.57

25.23

24.16

24.89

25.53

26.99

32.04 ' 31.77

DISCHARGE

26

26

34

35

44

52

63

63

61

66

77

123

121

,400

,100

,800

,500

,300

,200

,800

,300

,200

,200

,900

,000

,000

ACCUM.

RUNOFF

0.36

0.45

0.48

0.52

0.54

0.99

1.02

1.03

1.06

1.23

1.37

3.02

3.28
THE FLOODS 173

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03426800 EAST FORK STONES RIVER AT WOODBURY, TENN.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

TIME

0030

0215

2400

1845

2030

2100

2115

2145

2245

2400

0015

0030

0145

0245

0415

0515

0630

0815

1000

1400

1800

1915

GAGE 

HEIGHT

3.37

3.37

3.29

3.24

3.41

3.58

3.76

4.56

4.80

4.66

4.96

5.46

9.46

13.65

16.75

16.08

14.15

12.60

10.38

7.89

6.76

7.05

DISCHARGE

2

5

13

11

6

4

2

1

1

1

111

111

98

91

118

151

187

393

465

423

528

714

,310

,680

,200

,200

,600

,200

,710

,690

,230

,350

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

1.

1.

2.

2.

2.

2.

3.

3.

01

10

17

18

18

18

19

21

23

23

24

32

49

10

58

00

35

58

91

13

20

DATE

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

3-18

TIME

2015

2200

2400

0100

0215

0315

0345

0645

1200

1500

2000

2400

0015

0145

1030

2400

0015

1630

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

8.53

11.59

11.15

11.74

13.15

14.40

14.50

13.83

11.33

10.54

8.45

7.59

7.33

7.04

5.73

4.81

4.79

4.22

4.07

DISCHARGE

1,940

3,350

3,090

3,440

4,930

7,100

7,300

5,960

3,200

2,780

1,910

1,570

1,460

1,350

822

483

477

306

263

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

3.26

3.46

3.72

3.85

4.06

4.31

4.45

5.24

6.17

6.53

6.98

7.25

7.26

7.35

7.71

8.05

8.06

8.30

8.39
174 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03427500 EAST FORK STONES RIVER NEAR LASCASSAS, TENN.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

TIME

0100

2400

2000

2200

2300

2400

0200

0600

1500

1600

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

6.24

5.56

5.31

5.84

6.24

7.91

13.42

26.78

34.47

34.44

29.21

DISCHARGE

1

4

15

22

22

17

849

611

524

709

849

,460

,430

,100

,700

,700

,500

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

2

.00

.10

.17

.17

.18

.19

.23

.51

.60

.73

.68

DATE

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

3-18

TIME

0900

1600

2000

2400

0100

1300

2000

2400

0100

2100

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

31.01

34.42

33.14

30.13

29.26

15.98

13.00

11.87

11.62

8.68

8.42

DISCHARGE

19,300

22,700

21,400

18,400

17,500

6,920

4,140

3,430

3,280

1,780

1,670

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

3.63

4.54

5.06

5.53

5.63

6.43

6.64

6.73

6.75

7.03

7.06
THE FLOODS 175

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03428200 WEST FORK STONES RIVER AT MURFREESBORO, TENN.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

TIME

0015

2400

2100

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

3.81

3.49

3.39

3.86

DISCHARGE

625

465

415

650

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

0

0

0

0

.00

.11

.19

.20

DATE

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

TIME

0930

1545

1630

1730

2100

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

19.93

22.10

22.06

21.47

20.77

18.38

DISCHARGE

14

22

22

19

17

11

,900

,400

,200

,900

,300

,800

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

3.71

4.78

4.93

5.12

5.72

6.09

3-15 

3-15 

3-15 

3-15 

3-15

0145

0330

0815

1615

2400

3-16 0230

4.70

6.89

16.15

23.23

15.54

14.60

1,070

2,170

8,230

27,600

7,540

6,600

0.22

0.24

0.45

1.74

2.93

3.08

3-17 0015

3-17 0345

3-17 1630

3-17 2400

3-18 0015 

3-18 2400

18.12

14.48

8.32

6.74

6.73

4.64

11,200

6,480

2,880

2,090

2,090

1,040

6.12

6.37

6.86

7.02

7.03

7.33
176 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03428500 WEST FORK STONES RIVER NEAR SMYRNA, TENN.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-13

3-13

3-14

TIME

0100

2400

2000

GAGE 

HEIGHT

5.69

5.42

5.28

DISCHARGE

1,160

888

762

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

0

0

0

.00

.16

.26

DATE

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

TIME

0300

1000

1700

1800

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

10.58

14.47

16.67

16.65

14.04

DISCHARGE

9

16

28

27

15

,980

,900

,000

,800

,500

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

3.20

3.80

4.89

5.08

5.92

3-14 2400

3-15 

3-15 

3-15 

3-15 

3-15 

3-15 

3-15

0100

0300

0700

1200

1800

2300

2400

5.90

6.08

7.01

10.33

14.64

17.39

13.65

12.36

1,400

1,650

3,330

9,660

17,600

36,800

14,700

12,400

0.29

0.30

0.34

0.54

0.99

2.16

2.92

3.00

3-17 

3-17 

3-17 

3-17

3-18 

3-18

0100

0600

2100

2400

0100

2400

13.19

9.24

7.22

7.06

7.00

6.32

13,800

8,110

3,850

3,450

3,300

2,020

6.01

6.33

6.88

6.95

6.97

7.35
THE FLOODS 177

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03434500 HARPETH RIVER NEAR KINGSTON SPRINGS, TENN.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

TIME

0015

2400

2030

2400

0245

0645

0745

1530

2330

2400

1130

1300

2400

1345

2400

0015

1700

GAGE 

HEIGHT

6.92

5.33

5.07

6.02

7.54

11.16

13.34

16.69

16.66

16.89

21.81

21.68

21.43

22.14

21.03

20.99

15.19

DISCHARGE

3

2

2

3

4

7

9

14

14

14

22

21

21

22

20

20

11

,790

,510

,310

,070

,310

,540

,710

,000

,000

,300

,000

,700

,300

,700

,600

,500

,900

AC CUM . 

RUNOFF

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

1.

1.

1.

2.

3.

3.

3.

00

16

27

29

32

37

39

62

86

88

37

45

98

67

18

19

84

DATE

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-22

3-23

3-23

3-24

3-24

TIME

2245

2400

0015

2400

2245

2400

1615

2045

2400

0015

2400

0015

2400

0030

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

9.65

9.19

9.12

6.80

7.14

7.34

8.29

7.86

7.28

7.24

5.60

5.60

4.93

4.93

4.59

DISCHARGE

6

5

5

3

3

4

4

4

4

4

2

2

2

2

1

,190

,770

,710

,690

,970

,140

,960

,580

,090

,050

,730

,730

,200

,200

,940

AC CUM. 

RUNOFF

3.95

3.97

3.97

4.21

4.40

4.41

4.58

4.63

4.66

4.66

4.84

4.84

4.97

4.97

5.08
178 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03436100 RED RIVER AT PORT ROYAL, TENN.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PEP SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES.

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-13 

3-13

3-14 

3-14 

3-14

3-15 

3-15

3-16

3-17 

3-17 

3-17

T I v,e

1500

?4oo

0100 

2300 

2400

1400 

2400

2400

1200 

2300 

2400

bAGE 

Hr IGHT

10.41

9.90

9.67 

9.68 

9.d6

17.21 

19.6?

30.08

31. 5R

30. OB 

29. e5

DISCHARGE

3,390 

3,130

3,060 

.?,960 

3,050

7,160

fl, 750

16,700

1*,4CO 

16,700 

16,400

ACCU".

*U""OFF

O.OQ 

0.05

0.06 

0.16 

0.17

0.29 

0.42

0.92

1.23

1.60 

1.63

DATE

3-18 

3-ltt

3-19 

3-19

3-20 

3-20

3-21 

3-21 

3-21

J-22 

3-22

TIME

Clon

24 on

0100 

2400

0100

2400

11 .0

1600 

240Q

0100 

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

29.53 

19.97

19.61

14.90

14.80 

14.29

15.88 

15.4? 

14.02

13.98 

11.9Q

DISCHARGE

16,100 

6,730

«, 500

5.670

5.610 

5,300

6,260 

5,980 

5,140

5,060 

3,980

ACCUM. 

PU^OFF

1.65 

2.11

2.12

2.38

2.39 

2.59

2.70 

2.75 

2.82

2.93 

3.00
THE FLOODS 179

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1978 Continued

03438220 CUMBERLAND RIVER NEAR GRAND RIVERS, KY.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

TIME

0100

2400

0800

1600

2400

1200

1600

2400

0600

1200

1600

2200

2400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

1200

2400

2400

1200

2400

2400

0400

0800

1000

1200

1600

1800

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

28.62

29.28

29.46

26.83

26.57

26.36

28.67

28.92

29.17

30.25

32.34

33.53

33.75

34.35

35.10

36.14

36.73

36.97

37.54

38.21

38.99

39.48

39.11

38.60

38.70

38.82

38.84

38.95

38.25

38.34

38.33

DISCHARGE

82,400

81,200

81,000

52,700

52,700

52,900

78,600

74,800

73,000

87,500

103,000

106,000

105,000

104,000

112,000

120,000

125,000

126,000

122,000

120,000

122,000

121,000

112,000

100,000

101,000

103,000

104,000

103,000

89,200

87,000

91,900

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

0.01

0.17

0.23

0.28

0.31

0.37

0.39

0.45

0.49

0.53

0.56

0.62

0.64

0.71

0.75

0.79

0.83

0.88

1.01

1.13

1.39

1.52

1.64

1.87

1.90

1.94

1.96

1.97

2.01

2.02

2.07

DATE

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-28

3-29

3-29

3-30

3-30

3-31

3-31

3-31

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

TIME

0400

1200

2400

1200

1600

2400

0615

1200

2400

0800

1400

2000

2400

0800

1600

2000

2400

2400

1200

2400

1600

2400

0400

1200

2400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

38.31

38.52

38.84

39.08

39.26

39.33

39.72

39.05

38.51

38.65

38.55

38.59

38.56

38.57

38.53

38.53

38.54

38.31

38.23

38.07

38.38

38.49

38.43

38.52

38.39

38.26

37.88

37.61

37.45

37.35

DISCHARGE

89,500

91,700

92,300

92,600

95,400

91,800

94,000

77,300

73,900

71,400

70,000

72,800

71,300

70,600

73,700

71,700

73,200

72,900

73,600

72,500

83,000

86,000

86,700

83,900

83,500

83,000

74,200

71,500

73,900

73,600

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

2.10

2.17

2.26

2.36

2.39

2.46

2.51

2.55

2.63

2.69

2.72

2.76

2.79

2.84

2.89

2.91

2.94

3.09

3.17

3.25

3.36

3.42

3.45

3.51

3.60

3.65

3.68

3.71

3.73

3.76
180 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03438220 CUMBERLAND RIVER NEAR GRAND RIVERS, KY.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

4-02

4-02

4-03

4-03

4-04

4-04

4-05

4-06

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-09

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-11

4-12

4-12

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-13

TIME

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

2400

2400

0800

1600

2400

0400

1200

2400

2400

0400

1200

2000

2400

2400

1200

2400

0800

1200

2000

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

36.86

36.49

36.18

35.74

35.45

35.13

34.36

33.71

33.55

33.52

33.43

33.35

33.70

33.26

33.50

33.59

33.92

33.42

33.43

33.18

33.17

33.10

32.97

32.88

32.87

32.78

DISCHARGE

70,500

70,100

70,200

67,800

68,000

67,700

69,600

68,400

70,700

67,800

69,500

70,000

67,900

69,200

66,600

68,900

67,300

69,100

67,900

68,700

67,600

69,200

68,400

67,100

68,600

68,000

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

3.

3.

3.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

83

91

98

06

13

20

34

49

54

59

64

66

71

78

93

95

00

05

07

21

29

36

41

43

48

50

DATE

4-14

4-15

4-15

4-16

4-16

4-17

4-17

4-18

4-18

4-19

4-19

4-19

4-20

4-20

4-20

4-21

4-22

4-23

4-23

4-23

4-24

4-25

TIME

2400

0800

2400

1200

2400

1600

2400

2000

2400

1200

2000

2400

1600

2000

2400

2400

2400

1200

1600

2400

2400

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

32.63

32.72

32.53

32.49

32.27

32.20

31.96

31.93

32.03

31.49

30.73

30.87

30.24

30.11

29.88

29.34

29.76

30.65

31.81

32.32

32.59

32.85

DISCHARGE

69,

71,

70,

72,

70,

72,

71,

71,

74,

69,

55,

53,

55,

56,

55,

54,

55,

58,

72,

73,

71,

69,

000

400

100

000

900

500

100

900

700

500

100

300

800

700

000

200

400

000

000

200

100

100

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

5.65

5.70

5.80

5.87

5.95

6.05

6.10

6.22

6.25

6.33

6.37

6.39

6.47

6.49

6.51

6.62

6.74

6.80

6.82

6.87

7.02

7.17
THE FLOODS 181

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03455000 FRENCH BROAD RIVER NEAR NEWPORT, TENN.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE* IN CUBIC FEET PLK SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED PUNOFF, IM INCHES.

AT INDICATED Tl^E, 1973

DATE TIME GAGE

HEIGHT

DISCHARGE ACCU'-. 

HUNOFF

DATE TI^F GAGE

HEIGHT

DISCHARGE ACCU-'. 

RUNOFF

3-17 2400 11.85 000 1.99

3-13 

3-13

1230

2400

4.48

4.30

7,040

6,560

0.00

0.07 3-18 0030 

3-1* 2400

11.82

9.04

31,900 

?0,500

2.00

2.49

3-14

0030

2400

4.29

3.86

6,530

5,420

0.07

0.19 3-19 0100 

3-19 2400

8.99

7.35

20,400

15,200

2.51

2.85

3-15 

3-15

2200

2400

4.05

4.39

5,910

6,790

0.28

0.29 3-20 0030 

3-20 2400

7.33

6.17

15,100

11,800

2.86

3.12

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

0300

0530

1000

1200

1630

2130

2400

5.56

8.68

15.26

15.66

14.07

13.93

15.44

10,100

19,300

51,100

53,600

43,600

42,800

52,200

0.32 

n.35 

0.49 

0.58 

0.76 

0.93 

1.03

3-21 0030 

3-21 240n

3-22 0100 

3-22 2400

6.18

5.54

5.5? 

4.96

10,000

9,960 

«,390

3.12

3.33

3.34

3.52

3-17 0500 17.60 66,000

3-17 0630 17.26 63,900

3-17 1800 12.75 36,400

1.29

1.37

1.82

3-23 003n 

3-23 2400

4.95

4.61

£,360 

7,410

3.5? 

3.67
182 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03461200 COSBY CREEK ABOVE COSBY, TENN.

GAGE HEIGHT* i*- FEET; DISCHARGE, IM CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF* IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TI'"'E, 1973

JATE

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-lb

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

TI"'E

0010

0530

U640

1710

2400

0420

0540

2400

0845

0935

1055

1105

1400

1625

Ibl5

1S>55

2045

2230

2300

2305

2310

2340

2350

2355

2400

0025

0030

0040

0100

0105

0110

0115

0130

0140

0145

0220

0225

0245

0335

0410

0500

0515

0600

0605

GAGE

rlt IGHT

0.^8

0.87

0.88

0.66

0.85

0.35

0.«6

O.H3

0.83

O.a7

0.90

0.91

0.93

n.95

1.00

1.04

1.07

1.18

1.25

1.28

1.25

1.41

1.45

1.51

1.49

1.66

1.64

1.84

1.94

2.04

2.03

2.17

2.32

2.29

2.40

2.36

2.48

£.55

2.67

2.74

2.63

?,69

2.54

2.59

DISCHARGE

23

23

23

22

21

21

22

20

20

23

2S

25

27

29

33

37

40

52

61

64

61

85

93

104

100

140

135

190

223

258

254

310

375

362

413

394

453

489

554

592

532

565

4fa4

510

ACCU . 

RU )OFF

ft. 02

0.02

0.06

O.Ob

n.io

o.io

0.16

0.1H

0.19

0.19

0.19

O.?0

0.21

0.22

0.23

0.?4

n.25

0.25

0.25

0.25

0.26

0.26

0.26

0.26

0.?7

0.27

0.2ft

0.29

0.29

0.30

0.30

0.31

n.32

0.33

-.36

0.37

r.39

0.46

. n.51

0.58

0.60

0.66

0.67

DATE

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-lfa

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-lo

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-lb

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

TIVE

Obl5

0740

0745

0755

0800

0640

0855

0910

i>915

U9?5

0935

0940

0950

09^5

1010

1020

1035

1045

1055

llln

11?5

1135

1140

1150

1155

120ft

12ns

1210

1245

1250

1255

1305

1325

1335

1340

1345

13-5

141^

141S

1425

1435

1455

1520

1545

1550

1615

1620

1630

1645

1700

GAGE

HEIGHT

2.50

2.24

2.32

2.25

2.32

2.29

2.30

2.39

2.32

2.33

2.45

2.39

2.4H

2.41

2.45

2.26

2.27

2.20

2.24

2.11

2.21

2.07

2.12

2.05

2.15

2.07

2.13

2.06

2.07

1.96

2.06

2.01

2.00

2.0?

2.05

1.98

2.02

1.97

2.04

2.08

2.04

2.11

2.15

2.35

2.30

2.52

2.64

2.72

2.89

3.11

DISCHARGE

463

340

375

344

375

362

366

408

375

380

438

408

453

418

438

34b

353

322

340

285

326

270

289

?62

302

270

293

266

270

229

?66

247

243

251

262

236

251

233

258

273

258

285

302

390

366

473

537

581

679

817

ACCU*". 

RUNOFF

0.68

0.77

0.77

0.7B

0.79

0.«2

0.84

0.85

0.86

0.87

n.68

0.88

0.89

0.90

0.9?

0.92

0.94

0.95

0.96

0.97

0.98

0.99

0.99

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.01

1.01

1.03

1.04

1.04

1.05

1.06

1..T6

1.07

1.07

1.08

1.09

1.09

l.in

1.10

1.12

1.14

1.16

1.16

1.19

1.2C

1.21

1.24

l.?6
THE FLOODS 183

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03461200 COSBY CREEK ABOVE COSBY, TENN. - -Continued

GAGE HEIGHT* IN FEET; DISCHARGE, N CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED °UMOFF, IN

AT INDICATED TI^Et 1973

DATE

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

TIME

1705

1710

1715

1730

1745

1750

1755

1820

1840

1845

1855

1900

1915

1930

1940

2020

2035

2055

2100

2105

2110

2120

2130

2200

2205

2215

2220

2225

2235

2300

2315

2335

2345

2400

0010

0015

0030

0040

0045

0100

0105

0110

GAGE

Hr IGHT

3.09

3.33

3.26

3.58

3.65

3.56

3.8o

3.75

4.11

3.91

3.90

3.76

3.83

3.70

3.79

3.54

3.39

3.2R

3.45

3.28

3.29

3.04

3.14

2.80

2.88

2.81

2.81

2.64

2.70

2.56

2.54

2.54

2.46

2.48

2.40

2.47

2.4Q

2.45

2.33

2.34

2.25

2.29

DISCHARGE

804

974

922

1,180

1,250

1,160

1,390

1,340

1,720

1,500

1.490

1,350

1,420

1,290

1,380

1,150

1,020

936

1,070

936

943

771

838

625

673

631

631

537

570

494

484

48*

443

453

413

4*8

413

438

380

385

344

362

ACCU 1. 

RUNOFF

1.28

1.29

1.30

1.34

1.39

1.40

1.42

1.51

1.59

1.60

1.64

1.66

1.71

1.76

1.80

1.93

1.97

2. it 1

2.03

2.04

2.05

2.07

2.09

2.15

2.16

2.17

2.18

2.19

2.20

2.23

2.25

2.28

2.29

2.31

2.32

2.32

2.34

2.35

2.35

2.37

2.37

2.38

DATt

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3- It

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

TI.'f

0120

0140

0145

0220

0235

024f,

0250

0315

0320

0335

0350

0450

0455

0 i30

0545

0550

0555

0605

0635

0645

0700

0710

0730

0735

0805

08 10

1000

1055

13f)5

1340

1440

1520

1525

16o5

1730

1855

1905

1915

2000

2020

2315

2330

2400

GAGF 

HEIGHT

2.24

2.17

2.21

2.12

2.12

2.18

2.12

2.08

2.13

2.07

2.07

1.94

1.99

1.93

1.93

1.87

1.90

1.86

1.9o

1.8*

1.82

1.84

1.84

1.80

1.81

1.77

1.74

1.69

1.62

1.60

1.57

1.55

1.52

1.52

1.49

1.44

1.45

1.44

1.48

1.46

1.40

1.38

1.38

DI^CHAJGE

3^0

310

326

2P9

289

314

289

273

293

27o

270

223

240

219

219

200

209

197

209

190

1H4

190

190

178

ibi

170

161

148

130

125

118

114

107

107

100

91

93

91

98

94

83

80

80

ACCD"1 . 

KU iCFF

2.3d

2.40

2.^1

^.43

^.44

2.45

?.45

^.47

} 4- M

j jr. Q

2.50

2.53

2.54

2.56

2.57

2.57

2.57

2.58

2.59

2.60

2.60

2.61

2.62

2.62

2.63

2.64

2.68

2.70

2.75

2.76

2.78

2.79

2.79

2.80

2.82

2.84

2. 85

2.85

2.86

2.86

2.90

2.91

2.91
184 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03461500 PIGEON RIVER AT NEWPORT, TENN.

GAGE HEIGHT* i!v FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUHIC FEET pep SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF* IN INCHES,

AT INDICATE^ TIME, 1973

DATE

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

Tl-t

1015

1145

2000

2100

2330

2400

0415

0645

0900

1115

Ib30

2400

0245

0545

0900

1030

1045

1100

1130

2330

GAGE

HF- IbHT

4.93

4.93

3.^1

4.23

4.89

4.39

4.68

4.21

4.55

4. VI

t.92

4.90

4.53

3.63

3.21

3.19

3.55

4.43

4.88

5.37

DISCHARGE

2,410

?,410

1,290

1,600

2,360

2,3bO

2,100

i,beo

1,950

2,3tiO

2,400

2,37C

1,920

1,040

718

703

980

1,810

2,340

3,040

ACCUf-.

RUNOFF

0

n

0

n

-J

0

r>

0

^

0

01

0

0

0

0

fl

0

0

0

. 0 P

.01

.04

.05

.06

.06

.06

.09

.10

.12

. if

.19

.20

.21

.?.?.

.22

.22

.22

.22

.30

DATt

3-15

3-16

3-1 1>

3-16

3-l!^

3-16

3-16

J-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3- It

3-l«

3-ie

3-18

3-19

3-19

MtlGHT

24(>0

0215

0400

0715

1045

1715

2015

2400

01 no

0400

1715

2400

0015

16no

2400

0200

2400

5.

6.

d.

13.

15.

12.

14.

19.

20.

17.

10.

9.

9.

7.

6.

6.

6.

49

60

4?

25

95

25

16

4 *

05

96

49

14

14

41

97

98

18

3.220

S.200

9,180

2?, 800

3?. 400

IQ.hOO

25,900

46,000

48,700

40,100

14.500

I0,9no

10.9QO

6,880

5,950

5,970

4,410

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

0.30

o .32

M . 35

0.48

0 . 72

I.n9

1.24

1 .^8

1.69

2.00

2.80

3.00

3.01

3.32

3.45

3.47

3.74
THE FLOODS 185

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03470000 LITTLE PIGEON RIVER AT SEVIERVILLE, TENN.

GAGE HEIGHT* IN- FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CURTC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TI<;E, 1973

OATE

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

TP-E

0100

2400

0100

2400

0830

1200

2030

2200

2330

2400

0400

0600

1230

GAGE

Hf: IGHT

2.12

1.99

1.99

1.91

1.93

2.38

?.75

3.00

3.79

4.19

7.36

12.62

12.14

DISCHARGE

604

494

494

434

449

868

1,360

1,760

3,390

4,2*0

11,900

31,500

29,100

aCCU".

RUNOFF

0.00

0.06

0.06

0.11

0.12

0.13

0.17

0.1H

0.20

0.21

0.36

0.77

1.41

DATE

3-16

3-lb

3-lb

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

3-lt

3-19

3-19

TI'-'E

1830

22CO

2330

2400

0030

0900

1700

2400

0030

1830

2400

0030

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

10.77

13.23

13. 88

13.78

13.60

8.64

5.77

4.67

4.61

3.55

3.40

3.38

2.95

DISCHARGE

23,000

34,700

38,200

37,700

36,700

15,500

8,000

5,390

5,250

?,860

?,540

2,500

1,680

AC CUM. 

RUNOFF

2.05

2.46

2.73

2.81

2.89

3.79

4.17

4.36

4.38

4.68

4.74

4.75

4.95
186 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03470500 FRENCH BROAD RIVER NEAR KNOXVILLE, TENN.

GAGE HEIGHT. IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED PlINOFF, IN

AT INDICATED TI^E, 1973

DATE

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

TIME

0100

0400

0800

1130

1630

1700

2200

2400

0500

0600

1100

1400

1830

24QO

0500

0830

1230

1730

2400

0800

1700

1800

2400

0530

0900

1700

2100

2400

1300

1400

1630

2400

0830

2400

0030

2400

GAGE 

HMGHT

16.45

18.25

17.53

17.92

18.73

18.71

17.88

18.64

18.94

18.80

17.65

17.91

16.81

18.86

18.43

17.78

18.37

19.47

20.10

22.59

29.97

30.15

28.81

29.22

28.04

22.62

20.08

19.34

17.95

18.19

21.10

21.89

22.55

22.43

22.43

22.36

DISCHARGE

6,840

6,290

4,490

5,430

7,620

7,570

5,330

7,370

8,240

7,820

4,780

5,410

7,850

a, ooo

6,780

5,090

6,620

9,840

11,900

20,700

53,100

54,000

47,500

49,500

43,900

20,800

11,800

9,440

5,510

6,130

15,200

18,100

20,500

20,100

20,100

19,800

ACCUM. 

HUNOFF

0.01

0.01

0.02

0.03

0.03

0.04

0.04

0.06

0.06

0.07

0.07

0.08

0.10

0.11

o.ll

0.12

0.13

0.16

0.19

0.30

0.32

0.41

0.49

0.54

0.62

0.64

0.65

0.68

0.68

0.69

0.73

0.78

0.87

O.H8

1.02

DATE

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-22

3-23

3-23

3-24

3-24

3-25

3-25

3-26

3-26

3-27

3-27

3-2b

3-2b

3-29

3-29

3-30

3-30

3-31

3-31

3-31

4-01

4-01

TIME

2330

2400

00 3')

2400

0030

2400

0830

24AQ

1330

2400

1630

2400

0930

2400

0130

2400

1000

2400

0030

2400

1600

2000

2400

0900

2400

GAGE

HEIGHT

22.65

22.64

22.64

22.43

22.42

22.26

22.25

22.15

22.17

22.09

22.71

23.77

23.63

23.78

23.78

23.71

23. bl

23.50

23.51

23.03

23.13

22.46

22.19

22.21

22.12

20.900

20,900

20.900

20.100

20.000

19,400

19.400

1 -UOOO

19,100

18,800

21,100

25,300

25,600

25,300

25,300

25,000

25,400

?4,200

24,200

22,300

22,700

20*200

19,100

19,200

1^,900

ACCU-*.

WU\>OFF

i.ift

1.16

1.17

1.31

1.32

1 .46

1.51

1.60

1.67

1.73

1.83

l.«8

1.96

2.07

2.08

2.25

2.33

2.43

2.44

2.61

2.72

2.74

2.7t>

2.«2

2.90
THE FLOODS 187

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03470500 FRENCH BROAD RIVER NEAR KNOXVILLE, TENN.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT* IN FEET; DISCHARGE, I>x CUBIC FEET P£K SECOND? AND ACCUMULATED PUNOFF, IN INCHES*

AT INDICATED TI^E, 1973

DATE

4-02

4-02

4-03

4-03

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-06

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

TI- E

1000

2400

OH30

2400

1700

2100

2400

1100

1400

2400

0100

0600

0930

1400

2400

0400

0600

1130

1300

15J6

1630

1800

2100

2300

2400

0200

0500

0730

1000

1930

2400

0730

1200

1630

1730

GAGE

HtlGHT

22.16

2?. 10

22.13

22.07

22.23

21.61

21.38

22.12

?1.76

21.41

21.44

20.51

19.37

21.13

20.48

20.60

18.46

18.11

18.92

21.28

21.47

20.67

18.56

18.00

lb.69

20.86

19.55

18.45

19.14

21.51

21.27

19.50

19.87

21.62

21.65

DISCHARGE

19,000

18, BOO

18,900

18,700

19,300

17,100

16,200

18,900

17,600

16,300

16,400

13,200

9,530

15,300

13,100

13,500

6,870

5,930

8,180

15,900

16,600

13,800

7,150

5,640

7,510

14,400

10,100

6,340

8,840

16,700

15,600

9,940

11,100

17,100

17,200

ACCU ; '. 

WUNOFF

2.96

3.04

3.09

3.1b

3.28

3.30

3.31

3.37

3.39

3.44

3.44

3.47

3.48

3.49

3.54

3.55

3.57

3.57

3.58

3.59

3.59

1.60

3.61

3.61

3.61

3.62

3.63

3.64

3.64

1.68

3.7d

3.73

3.75

3.77

3.77

DATE

4-09

4-09

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-14

TI"E

2230

2400

0230

0600

1000

1130

1200

1400

2400

0530

0900

lino

1130

12^0

1400

1730

1830

2400

0100

0530

0900

1130

123n

1500

2400

0430

0830

1230

1430

1500

1600

1700

1730

223n

2400

0200

0300

0430

0500

1030

GAGE

HEIGHT

20.99

21.44

21.69

21.17

18.03

17.43

17.69

20.63

21.31

20.55

18.02

17.18

17.16

17.58

20.6?

21.70

21.65

21.60

21.65

20.81

18.51

18.07

18.67

21.05

19.39

18.94

17.12

16.25

16.17

16.98

19.81

20.55

20.51

17.67

17.10

16.77

17.50

18.94

18.98

16.83

DISCHARGE

14,900

16,400

17,300

15,500

5,720

4,270

4,380

13,600

16,000

13,400

5,690

3,720

1,680

4,610

13,600

17,400

17,200

17,000

17,200

14,300

7,010

5,820

7,460

15,100

9,590

8,240

3,600

2,070

1,960

1,320

10,900

13,400

13,200

4,830

3,560

?,930

4,420

8,240

8,360

3,030

A CCU*. 

RUMOFF

3.80

3.80

3.82

3.83

3.85

3.85

3.85

3.86

3.90

3.93

3.94

3.94

3.94

3.94

3.95

3.97

3.97

4.00

4.00

4.03

4.04

4.04

4.04

4.05

4.09

4.10

4.11

4.11

4.11

4.11

4.11

4.12

4.12

4.13

4.13

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.14

4.15
188 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03470500 FRENCH BROAD RIVER NEAR KNOXVILLE, TENN.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHTt IN FEET? DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEtT PfcR SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED -?UNOFFt

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-14

TIME

1430

1500

1700

2000

2400

GAGE 

HtlGHT

lb.18

16.37

18.53

18.03

16.72

DISCHARGE

1,970

2,250

7,06o

5,720

2,840

ACCOM. 

HU.MOFF

4.

4.

4.

4.

^.

15

15

16

16

17

DATE

4-15

4-15

4-15

4-15

4-15

4-15

4-lb

TI^F

0300

0530

1400

17nn

1«30

2030

24ro

GAGE

HEIGHT

16.35

17.06

15.87

15.81

16.61

17. If

16.61

DISCHARGE

2

1

1

1

?

3

?

.220

,46o

,560

,490

,640

,6^0

.640

ACCUV. 

KUNOFF

4.17

4.17

4. IP

<*.!«*

4.18

4.18

4.19
THE FLOODS 189

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03473000 SOUTH FORK HOLSTON RIVER AT VESTAL, VA.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PE* SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED PUNOFF, IN

AT INDICATED TI*E, 1973

DATE

3-07

3-07

3-07

3-08

3-08

3-09

3-09

3-10

3-10

3-11

3-11

3-11

3-12

3-12

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

TI*E

0100

0600

2400

1700

2400

0100

2400

0530

2400

1830

2330

2400

0030

2400

0930

2400

0330

2400

1400

1900

2136

2400

0336

0536

1136

2000

2400

0236

1230

2400

6AGE 

HEIGHT

3.76

3.76

3.72

3.93

3.84

3.83

3.78

3.79

3.76

3.86

4.28

4.27

4.25

4.01

4.02

3.96

3.96

3.86

3.98

4.18

4.10

4.12

4.64

5.65

9.07

9.25

10.70

10.94

9.45

7.73

DISCHARGE

542

542

524

620

578

574

551

556

542

587

804

799

788

660

665

635

635

587

645

749

705

716

1*020

1,680

4,900

5,150

7,160

7,520

5,430

3,390

ACCUM. 

PUNOFF

0.04

0.15

0.26

0.31

0.32

0.47

0.50

0.62

0.74

0.78

0.79

0.79

0.98

1.05

1.16

1.19

1.34

1.43

1.48

1.50

1.52

1.55

I.b8

1.84

2.34

2.64

2.85

3.62

4.19

DATE

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-22

3-23

3-23

3-24

3-24

3-25

3-25

3-26

3-26

J-27

3-27

3-28

3-28

3-29

3-30

TIME

0030

2400

0030

2400

0030

2400

2030

2400

0100

2400

0100

2400

0100

2400

0100

2400

1200

2400

0130

2400

0100

2400

2400

0230

GAGE 

HEIGHT

7.67

6.11

6.09

5.37

5.36

5.07

5.38

5.33

5.32

5.15

5.14

4.86

4.85

4.60

4.60

4.4R

4.49

4.43

4.43

4.21

4.20

4.07

4.20

4.20

DISCHARGE

3,330

2,030

2,010

l,4dO

1,470

1,280

1,490

1,450

1,440

1,330

1,320

1,150

1,150

995

995

923

9?9

893

893

766

760

690

760

760

ACOJM. 

RUNiOFF

<t.?l

4.91

4.Q?

5.. 19

5.40

5.76

6.10

6.16

6.17

6.55

6.56

6.90

6.91

7.?0

7.21

7.47

7.60

7.73

7.74

7.96

7.97

8.16

8.3h

8.38
190 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03473000 SOUTH FORK HOLSTON RIVER AT VESTAL, VA.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT* IN FEET; DISCHARGE* IN CUBIC FEET PErt SECOND* AND ACCUMULATED SUMOFF, IN INCHES*

AT INDICATED TI*E» 1973

DATE

3-30

3-31 

3-31

4-01 

4-01

4-02 

4-02

TIME

2400

1800 

2400

1100 

2400

1730

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

f.02

4.08 

4.04

4.29 

4.43

4.51 

4.47

DISCHAWGE

665

f95 

675

81P 

893

941 

917

ACCU^. 

RUNOFF

rt.56

8. 70 

8.75

H.84 

8.97

9.16 

9.23

DATE

4-03 

4-03

4-04 

4-04 

4-04

4-05 

4-05

TI«E

0130 

2400

1530 

2100 

2400

0100 

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

4.47 

4.29

4.50 

4.37 

4.31

4.30 

4.09

DISCHARGE

917

dlO

935 

857 

321

315

700

ACCl'M.

WIHOFF

9.25 

9.4*

y.63

9.69 

9.72

9.73 

9.93
THE FLOODS 191

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03474000 MIDDLE FORK HOLSTON RIVER AT SEVENMILE FORD, VA.

GAGE HEIGHT, i\ FEET; DISCHARGE, i^ CUBIC FEET PE« SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-08

3-08

3-08

3-09

3-09

3-10

3-10

3-11

3-11

3-11

3-11

3-12

3-12

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

TI^E

0100

1500

2400

0400

2400

0500

2400

1900

2130

2230

2400

0400

2400

1400

2400

1130

2400

1200

1900

2400

0300

0500

0900

1230

1930

2400

0300

0530

1230

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

1.70

1.73

1.71

1.71

1.70

1.70

1.68

1.72

1.80

1.79

1.79

1.79

1.74

1.74

1.73

1.73

1.71

1.75

1.87

1.91

2.10

2.45

3.47

3.99

3.63

4.30

4.51

4.34

3.51

2.89

DISCHARGE

185

199

190

190

185

185

177

194

230

226

226

226

203

203

199

199

190

208

269

292

420

730

1,360

2,840

2,110

3,480

3,860

3,550

1,920

1,170

ACCUV'.

RUNOFF

0.01

0.02

0.03

0.05

0.05

0.07

0.09

0.09

0.09

0.09

0.10

0.12

0.13

0.14

0.16

0.17

0.18

0.19

0.20

0.20

0.21

0.23

0.28

0.37

0.43

0.49

0.54

0.63

0.72

DATE

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-22

3-22

3-23

3-23

3-24

3-24

3-25

3-25

3-26

3-26

3-27

3-27

3-28

3-28

3-29

3-29

3-30

3-30

TI-f

0030

2400

0030

2400

0030

2400

2400

0300

2400

0130

2400

0300

2400

0930

2400

1200

2400

0400

2400

0430

2400

2200

2400

090Q

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

2.88

2.38

2.37

2.16

2.16

2.05

2.19

2.19

2.12

2.12

2.02

2.02

1.95

1.98

1.93

1.94

1.9Q

1.89

1.83

1.82

1.78

1.81

1.84

1.86

1.83

DISCHARGE

1,160

662

653

468

468

385

492

492

436

436

364

364

318

337

305

311

285

260

247

241

221

236

252

263

247

RUNOFF

0.72

0.82

0.82

0.89

0.89

0.94

1.00

1.00

1.05

1.06

1.10

1.11

1.15

1.16

1.19

1.20

1.22

1.23

1.25

1.26

1.28

1.31

1.31

1.32

1.34
192 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03474000 MIDDLE FORK HOLSTON RIVER AT SEVENMILE FORD, VA.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES*

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-31

4-01 

4-01

4-02 

4-02

TIME

240Q

1600

1430 

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

1.85

1.91 

1.90

1.91 

1.89

DISCHARGE

258

292 

285

292

280

ACCUr". 

RUMOFF

1.37

1.39 

1.41

1.43 

l.<*4

DATE

4-03 

4-03

4-04 

4-04 

4-04

4-05 

4-Ob

TI'-'iE

0030 

2400

1230 

1730

2400

0030 

2400

GAGE 

HtlGHT

K83

K93 

1.88

1.88 

1.P2

DISCHARGE

2HO 

247

2*0 

305 

274

274 

241

ACC'JW. 

RUNOFF

1.44 

1.47

1.49 

1.50 

1.51

1.51 

1.54
THE FLOODS 193

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03490500 HOLSTON RIVER AT SURGOINSVILLE, TENN.

GAGE HEIGHT* IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PE^ SECOND? AND ACCUMULATED »UNOFF, INI INCHFS,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

TIME

IbOO

2200

2400

0130

2400

1200

2300

2400

0530 '

1630

2400

GAGE 

HtlGHT

2.33

2.34

2.33

2.34

2.26

2.40

3.12

3.30

4.89

9.73

13.04

DISCHARGE

1,920

1,940

1 , 920

1,940

1,800

2,040

3,480

3,890

8,120

24,900

39,200

ACOM. 

RUNOFF

n

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.00

.01

.01

.01

.03

.05

.06

.06

.08

.18

.31

DATE

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-ie

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

TU'F

loon

2330

24 00

oo3n

240Q

0030

0630

1200

mo

24HO

1030

1330

1700

2330

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

13.7?

12.50

12.42

12.35

7.77

7.71

6.35

5.71

6.83

5.04

4.?3

3.*3

5.46

4.49

4.48

DISCHARGE

4?

3ft

36

36

17

17

12

10

14

8

6

S

9

6

6

.300

.800

,400

,100

.400

.200

,600

,600

,200

,560

,?4n

,160

,600

,970

,940

ACCU^. 

KUNOFF

0.54

0.83

0 . & 4

O.HS

1.17

1.18

l.?4

l.?6

1.30

1.34

1.33

1.39

1.41

1.44

1.44
194 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued 

03491000 BIG CREEK NEAR ROGERSVILLE, TENN.

GAGE HEIGHT, If' FEET; DISCHARGE. IN CUBIC FEET PEP SECOND! AND ACCUMULATED PUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED Tl'-'t, 1973

DATE

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

Tl! E

1130

1300

24no

0200

2400

0715

1045

1300

1330

1345

1400

1500

1615

1845

1900

2345

2400

0130

0230

0345

1000

OAGE

Hc.IGHT

2.27

2.27

2.22

2.22

2.16

2.17

2.25

2.38

2.46

2.t>4

2.67

3.34

3.bl

3.69

3.68

3.51

3.51

3.63

3.95

4. SO

7.69

DISCHARGE

60

60

54

54

48

49

5P

73

83

V5

118

31d

456

504

498

401

401

498

675

1,090

4,050

ACCU-.

^Uf 'OFF

0.00

0.00

0.02

0.03

0.06

0.08

0.08

0.09

n.09

0.09

0.09

n.io

n.ll

0.15

0.16

n.23

0.23

0.25

0.27

0.31

0.86

DATE

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-1B

3-lo

3-lB

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-20

Tp-F

1345

1745

1930

2245

2330

24no

0015

0215

0400

0645

1315

2000

2400

0015

1215

2400

0030

2400

0115

2000

24on

GAGE

HEIGHT

7.9h

6.51

6.89

8.71

6.77

8.69

8.58

7.35

6.06

5.25

4.34

3.91

3.76

3.75

3.45

3.26

3.26

3.04

3.04

2.96

2.99

DISCHAKGE

4,320

2,970

3,250

5,070

5,130

5,050

4,940

3,710

2,450

1,730

962

647

546

540

370

284

284

207

207

1H4

192

ACCU'vi. 

RUNOFF

1.39

1.85

2.02

2.48

2.61

2.69

2.73

3.02

3.19

3.37

3.64

3.82

3.89

3.90

4.07

4.19

4.20

4.38

4.39

4.51

4.53
THE FLOODS

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued 

03497300 LITTLE RIVER ABOVE TOWNSEND, TENN.

GAGE HEIGHTf IN FEET; DISCHARGE* IN CUBIC FELT PER SECOMD; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF* IN

AT INDICATED Tl'^E, 1973

195

DATE

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

TIME

0030

0145

2400

0130

2400

0930

1300

1515

1715

2000

2245

2330

2400

0100

0145

0300

0400

0500

0545

0630

0645

0715

0945

GAGE 

HFIGHT

2.48

2.48

2.40

2.40

2.33

2.36

2.53

2.69

2.82

3.07

3.50

3.78

4.06

4.93

5.92

7.38

9.39

10.79

12.28

12.30

11.97

10.56

8.73

DISCHARGE

342

342

308

308

281

293

365

442

506

644

920

1,130

1,360

2,210

3,410

5,570

9,240

12,300

15,900

16,000

15,100

11,700

7,950

ACCU*1 . 

RUNOFF

0.01

0.11

0.12

0.22

0.26

0.27

0.29

0.30

0.32

0.36

0.37

0.38

0.40

0.44

0.52

0.64

0.80

0.96

1.14

1.19

1.28

1.63

DATt

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-lB

3-18

3-lti

3-19

3-19

3-19

TIME

1315

1330

1345

1615

1715

1845

1930

1945

2030

2ino

2245

24no

0015

0815

1500

2300

2400

0015

1415

2400

0045

1800

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

7.82

7.77

7.69

7.52

8.31

10.59

11.23

11.76

11.68

11. 10

10.07

9.23

9.26

6.82

5.74

4.89

4.79

4.rtO

4.08

3.80

3. Ml

3.43

3.36

DISCHARGE

6,300

6 ,.220

*»0«0

5,790

7,170

11,800

13,300

14,600

14,400

13,000

10,700

8,9?0

9,180

4,840

3,300

3,280

2,170

2,1*0

1,470

1,230

1,240

941

69?

ACCUM . 

RUNOFF

1.9Q

2.02

2.03

2.24

2.34

2.55

2.69

2.74

2.90

3.00

3.30

3.47

3.51

4.30

4.69

5.01

5.04

5.05

5.41

b.60

5.62

5.88

5.96
196 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued 

03518300 LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVER BELOW CHILHOWEE DAM, TENN.

GAGE HEIGHT* I*1 FtFT; DISCHARGE, IM CUBIC FEET PhR SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TI**E, 1973

DATE

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-1S

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

TIME

0030

0100

ul!5

0130

0215

!»315

0445

0915

0930

1015

1300

1530

2345

2400

0030

0045

0115

0800

0*15

0845

1000

1300

2315

2345

?4oo

0030

0415

0545

1015

1030

1100

1345

1445

1615

2400

0230

0445

05.15

1030

1345

1700

2ul5

2130

GAGE

Hr IGHT

9.75

7.99

7.43

7.13

6.91

6.96

7.03

7.08

7.16

9.36

9,d6

9.78

9.78

9.46

7.76

7.34

7.05

6.96

7.45

9.24

9.79

9.91

9.56

7.93

7.41

7.04

6.97

7.03

7.03

7.44

6.86

9.23

9.34

9.82

10.04

10.41

13.30

12.69

14.25

13.69

12.91

IS, 04

15.39

DISCHARGE

7,240

3,160

?,070

1,560

1,230

1,300

1,410

1,480

1,610

6,230

7,550

7,320

7,320

6.440

2,700

1,910

1,<+40

1,300

?,110

5,890

7,350

7,700

6,700

3,040

2,040

1,420

1,320

1,410

1,410

2,090

5,020

5,860

6,130

7,440

8,090

9,250

20,200

17,700

24,500

21,900

1^,600

28,500

30,300

ACCUM, 

RUNOFF

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.01

0.01

0.01

o.ol

0.01

A. 01

o.o?

0.03

0.05

O.Q9

0.09

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

o.io

0.11

0.11

0.13

0.19

0.19

0.19

0.19

0.19

0.19

0.20

0.20

0.20

0.21

0.22

0.23

0.27

0.29

0.32

0.32

0.42

0.48

0.53

0.59

0.62

DATE

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-16

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-22

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-2*

3-2*

3-25

3-25

TIME

2400

0015

0315

0400

0845

0945

1145

151S

1715

2400

1730

1845

20*5

2145

2400

0900

240Q

1900

2215

2330

2400

1100

2400

l?*s

2400

0345

0830

2400

1700

2400

1000

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

15.33

15.30

14.98

13.50

13.2?

12.18

10.06

9.58

9.04

9.23

9.33

8.87

9.03

9.62

9.78

9.89

9.74

10.03

10.38

11.01

11.00

11. OP

10.75

10.80

10.76

11.12

10.88

10.47

10.78

10.75

11.06

10.72

DISCHARGE

30,000

29,900

?8,?00

21,100

19,900

15,600

8,150

6,760

5,420

5,860

6,110

5.040

5,400

6,870

7.320

7,640

7,210

8,060

9,160

11,300

11,300

11,500

10,400

10,600

10,400

11,700

10,800

9,450

10,500

10, 400

11,500

10,300

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

U.68

0,69

0 . 75

0.77

0.84

0.86

ft. 87

0.89

0.^0

0.93

1.02

1.02

1.03

1.04

1.05

1.10

1.19

1.30

1.32

1.33

1.33

1.43

1.55

1.65

1.74

1.78

1.82

1.94

2.07

2.13

2.21

2.32
THE FLOODS

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued 

03518300 LITTLE TENNESSEE RIVER BELOW CHILHOWEE DAM, TENN. - -Continued

197

GAGE HEIGHT, IM FEET? DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PE^ SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED PUNOFF, IN

AT INDICATED TT*E, 1973

DATE

3-26 

3-26

3-27 

3-27 

3-27

3-28 

3-28

TI"E

0300 

2400

0400 

2100 

2400

0745 

2045

C7AGE 

HEIGHT

10.76 

10.48

10.52 

10.16 

10.38

10.67 

10.83

DISCHARGE

10,400 

9,4tiO

9,620 

8,460 

9,160

10,100 

10,700

Acctr".

RUMOFF

2 

?

2 

2

?

2 

2

.35 

.51

.54 

.67 

.69

.74

.85

GATE

3-2»

3-29 

3-29

3-30 

3-30

3-31 

3-31

TI''F

2400

0230 

2400

0500 

2400

0315

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

10.66

10.68 

10.50

10.53 

10.50

10.52 

9.94

DISCHARGE

10,

10, 

9,

9, 

Q«

9, 

7,

100

200 

550

650 

550

620 

790

ACCL.M. 

PUvlOFF

2.86

?.89 

3.06

3.n9 

3.24

3.26

3.40
198 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03518500 TELLICO RIVER AT TELLICO PLAINS, TENN.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE* IN CUBIC FEET PLK SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TME, 1973

DATE

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

TIME

0015

2^00

0045

1630

2400

0845

1100

1315

1415

1630

1745

2145

2330

2400

0130

0345

GAGE 

HtlGHT

2.54

2.33

2.33

2.28

2.21

2.19

2.32

2.58

2.94

4.37

5.83

6.23

7.03

7.78

9.91

10.71

DISCHARGE

488

397

397

377

349

341

393

506

675

1,430

2,300

2,550

3,090

3,710

6,850

8,610

RUNOFF

0.00

0.14

0.14

0.22

0.26

0.30

0.31

0.32

0.33

0.36

0.39

0.52

0.5fe

0.60

0.72

0.95

DATE

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

3-18

TIMF

0715

0930

1130

1400

1615

1630

1645

1800

1915

2000

2200

2215

2400

0015

0345

0900

1800

2400

0015

1645

2400

GAGF 

HEIGHT

9.43

9.82

10.61

11.64

11.61

11.73

12.03

13.59

14.18

13.72

11.94

11.71

10.48

10.34

8.92

7.45

5.96

5.28

5.25

4.19

3.95

DISCHARGE

5,940

6,670

8,370

11,100

11,000

11,300

12,200

17,600

19,900

18 , 100

12,000

11,300

8,070

7,760

5,110

3,420

2,380

1,970

1,950

1,330

1,200

ACCUH. 

RUNOFF

1.28

1.46

1.66

1.99

2.31

2.35

2.44

2.68

2.99

3.18

3.58

3.62

3.84

3.86

4.15

4.43

4.76

4.93

4.94

5.28

5.40
THE FLOODS 199

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03519640 BAKER CREEK NEAR GREENBACK, TENN.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

TIME

0010

0100

2400

0155

2400

0830

0935

1010

1055

1315

1850

2205

2400

0130

0405

0615

1115

GAGE 

HEIGHT

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

4

4

5

5

5

5

6

6

7

7

.27

.27

.13

.13

.06

.11

.72

.16

.70

.18

.24

.20

.57

.12

.94

.49

.51

DISCHARGE

41

41

37

37

36

37

55

72

105

150

157

152

200

305

560

844

856

ACCUM . 

RUNOFF

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

1.

00

09

10

18

21

21

21

22

25

34

38

41

45

56

71

13

DATE

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

TIME

1325

1515

1630

1805

2010

2045

2400

0005

0250

0455

0915

1555

2400

0030

2400

0045

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

7.40

7.70

8.29

8.80

9.00

8.93

7.80

7.77

6.89

6.43

5.97

5.68

5.51

5.50

5.24

5.23

5.03

DISCHARGE

790

970

1,410

1,900

2,100

2,030

1,030

1,010

536

383

274

217

191

190

157

156

133

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

1.30

1.45

1.59

1.86

2.26

2.38

2.86

2.87

3.07

3.15

3.29

3.44

3.60

3.61

4.00

4.01

4.33
200 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03528000 CLINCH RIVER ABOVE TAZEWELL, TENN.

GAGE HEIGHT* IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IM CURIC FEET PEK SECOND? AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF* IN INCHES

AT INDICATED TI^E, 1973

DATE

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

TIME

0100

1300

2400

0200

2400

1300

2400

0400

0900

2400

GAGE 

HFIGHT

2.«8

2.94

2.90

2.90

2. 78

3.04

4.18

b.til

9.77

18.23

j.

2,

1,

1,

1,

2,

HA^uF

940

000

960

960

830

110

3,550

6,

14,

40,

130

100

000

ACCU

0.

0.

0.

0.

u.

0.

0.

r< .

0.

"1 .

03

05

05

10

\c

16

18

23

66

DATE

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-ld

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

TIME

1630

2230

2400

0030

2400

0030

1830

2400

0030

2400

GAGE

HEIGHT

21.02

20.77

20.63

20. 5h

15.62

15.43

9.26

8.11

8.04

6.13

DISCHARGE

51,200

50,100

49,500

49.300

30.800

30,200

12,900

10,500

10,300

6,680

ACCU^. 

RUNOFF

1.48

1 . 8Q

1.88

'.90

2.92

2.93

3.31

3.38

3.39

3.58
THE FLOODS 201

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03532000 POWELL RIVER NEAR ARTHUR, TENN.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

TIME

0100

1100

2400

0030

2400

0830

1130

1300

1600

2000

2400

0230

0400

0630

0830

1000

1100

1230

1930

GAGE 

HEIGHT

5.27

5.48

5.24

5.22

4.86

4.82

4.97

5.36

6.14

6.56

6.58

6.94

7.41

8.94

10.84

12.71

13.78

15.56

20.45

DISCHARGE

1,740

1,870

1,720

1,710

1,500

1,470

1,560

1,800

2,330

2,650

2,660

2 ,950

3,370

4,750

6,460

8,310

9,380

11,300

17,800

AC CUM. 

RUNOFF

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

4.

0.

00

04

09

09

18

21

22

23

24

26

28

30

31

32

34

37

41

43

66

DATE

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-20

TIME

2330

2400

0630

2400

0330

0900

1600

2400

0030

0400

0900

1530

2400

0030

1230

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

22.86

23.02

24.39

26.20

26.38

25.94

23.40

17.83

17.46

15.21

12.85

11.02

9.69

9.57

8.47

7.92

DISCHARGE

21

21

24

27

27

26

22

14

13

10

8

6

5

5

4

3

,500

,700

,100

,300

,600

,800

,300

,100

,600

,900

,450

,620

,420

,310

,320

,830

AC CUM. 

RUNOFF

0.84

0.86

1.10

2.10

2.32

2.66

3.05

3.38

3.40

3.50

3.61

3.72

3.88

3.89

4.02

4.13
202 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03565500 OOSTANAULA CREEK NEAR SANFORD, TENN.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

TIME

0015

0845

2400

0115

2400

0915

1215

2045

2215

2400

0300

0700

0900

GAGE 

HEIGHT

4.13

3.70

3.55

3.55

3.44

3.46

3.65

4.41

5.18

5.85

6.48

8.22

9.57

DISCHARGE

324

224

194

194

172

176

214

419

728

913

1,070

1,660

2,880

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.00

.06

.15

.15

.27

.31

.32

.39

.42

.46

.53

.68

.81

DATE

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

TIME

1330

1600

2015

2315

2400

0245

1300

2400

0015

0700

2400

0015

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

10.87

12.59

13.43

13.12

13.28

13.36

12.28

8.71

8.64

7.17

5.67

5.66

4.77

DISCHARGE

4

6

8

7

7

7

6

1

1

1

,560

,800

,000

,530

,770

,890

,390

,970

,920

,240

863

865

558

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

1.25

1.67

2.53

3.15

3.30

3.89

5.96

7.15

7.16

7.43

7.91

7.92

8.37
THE FLOODS 203

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03566420 WOLFTEVER CREEK NEAR OOLTEWAH, TENN.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

TIME

0030

0045

2400

0045

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

1.86

1.86

1.66

1.66

1.53

DISCHARGE

115

115

83

83

64

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

0

0

0

0

.01

.19

.20

.34

DATE

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

TIME

1230

1415

1615

1700

1730

1945

2300

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

8.01

8.47

9.65

9.75

9.67

8.62

7.33

6.91

DISCHARGE

2

3

6

7

7

3

1

1

,670

,490

,930

,300

,000

,800

,690

,390

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

2.66

3.11

3.99

4.43

4.72

5.70

6.40

6.52

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

0800

0830

0915

1000

1130

1245

1515

1630

2030

2400

1.51

1.59

1.81

1.82

2.01

2.19

2.32

2.63

4.00

6.20

61

73

107

108

141

173

199

261

535

1,060

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

0515

0715

0815

1000

7.23

7.31

7.46

7.78

1,600

1,670

1,830

2,290

0.38

0.38

0.39

0.39

0.41

0.43

0.46

0.49

0.62

0.86

1.44

1.71

1.85

2.16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

0015

0330

0630

1015

1830

2400

0015

2130

2400

0015

2400

6.82

5.16

3.86

3.20

2.63

2.44

2.43

2.05

2.04

2.04

1.86

1,340

775

507

375

261

223

221

148

146

146

115

6.55

6.82

6.97

10

31

7.42

7.42

7.74

7.77

7.77

8.02
204 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03566660 SUGAR CREEK NEAR RINGGOLD, GA.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

TIME

2400

1000

1100

1230

1500

1600

1700

1730

1800

1830

2030

2130

2200

2300

2400

0030

0130

0300

0800

0830

0900

GAGE DISCHARGE 

HEIGHT

0.97

.97

1.22

1.68

1.81

2.77

3.82

3.97

4.00

3.85

3.65

3.52

3.34

3.62

4.55

4.81

4.70

4.60

3.37

3.27

3.37

20

20

34

62

71

152

293

319

324

298

265

245

220

260

440

509

478

453

224

210

224

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

0.00

.07

.08

.10

.16

.20

.28

.33

.39

.44

.64

.73

.77

.85

.97

1.06

1.23

1.47

2.06

2.10

2.14

DATE

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

TIME

0930

1000

1030

1130

1230

1300

1400

1430

1500

1630

1700

1900

2200

2400

0400

0600

1100

1800

2400

1200

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

3.93

4.74

5.17

5.43

6.44

6.50

6.11

5.87

6.09

7.77

7.00

5.49

4.46

3.85

3.03

2.78

2.46

2.16

1.93

1.59

1.27

DISCHARGE

312

489

615

707

1,230

1,270

1,040

910

1,020

2,620

1,660

731

419

298

180

153

123

99

80

55

37

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

2.18

2.25

2.35

2.58

2.92

3.14

3.54

3.71

3.88

4.83

5.20

6.03

6.64

6.89

7.22

7.34

7.58

7.85

8.04

8.32

8.51
THE FLOODS 205

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03566687 LITTLE CHICKAMAUGA CREEK TRIBUTARY NEAR RINGGOLD, GA.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

TIME

2400

1300

1400

1600

1700

1800

2100

2200

2230

2300

2330

2400

0200

0400

0950

1000

1030

1050

GAGE 

HEIGHT

0.65

.65

1.24

2.62

2.74

2.49

2.27

3.40

3.54

3.54

3.53

3.40

3.10

3.10

2.95

3.16

5.02

6.14

DISCHARGE

15

15

43

142

163

126

105

350

392

392

389

350

260

260

215

278

907

1,300

AC CUM. 

RUNOFF

0.00

.09

.10

.19

.25

.32

.48

.59

.67

.76

.85

.94

1.22

1.46

2.10

2.12

2.25

2.42

DATE

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-18

TIME

1130

1230

1300

1330

1400

1430

1450

1530

1630

1730

1800

1830

2000

2200

2400

1200

2400

1200

GAGE 

HEIGHT

5.22

4.29

4.13

5.05

7.24

8.67

9.13

8.12

6.32

3.64

3.37

3.25

3.01

2.88

2.52

1.65

1.40

1.13

DISCHARGE

977

652

596

918

1,700

1,920

1,970

1,860

830

424

341

305

238

188

129

63

49

38

AC CUM. 

RUNOFF

2.77

3.15

3.29

3.46

3.76

4.18

4.48

5.07

5.69

5.98

6.06

6.14

6.33

6.52

6.67

7.20

7.51

7.75
206 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03568500 CHATTANOOGA CREEK NEAR FLINTSTONE, GA.

G/aGE HEIGHJf It-. FEET: DISCHARGE* IN CUHlC FEET Ptw SECOND: AND ACCUMULATED PUwOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED Tl ME, 1973

UATE

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

TI<-E

0015

2400

0015

?400

1430

?100

2330

2400

GAGE 

HE IGH1

7.5?

b.4e

6.46

5.61

5.72

6.91

7.76

7.98

DISCHARGE

473

301

299

22*

237

344

591

723

ACCU' .

0.00

0.^7

0.27

0.46

0.56

o.hl

O.bS

0.6o

DATE

3-lb

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

TI "F

0030

0730

1645

2000

2115

2400

0015

0730

1 1715

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

8.73

13. OB

12.71

13.59

13.45

12.58

12.38

10.31

d.98

8.64

DISCHARGE

1,170

5,540

5,040

6,300

6,100

4,880

4,630

?,310

1,320

1,120

ACCU<-<.

RUNOFF

0.68

1.44

2.*9

3.48

3.72

4.17

4.?1

4.94

5.44

b.69
THE FLOODS

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued 

03571000 SEQUATCHIE RIVER NEAR WHITWELL, TENN.

GAGE HEIGHT. IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED PUNOFF, IN

AT INDICATED Tl'v'E, 1973

207

DATE

3-13 

3-13

3-14 

3-14

3-15 

3-15 

3-15

3-16 

3-16 

3-16 

3-16 

3-16

3-17 

3-17 

3-17

TI«E

0030 

2400

0030 

2400

1100 

1900 

2400

0600 

1230 

1900 

2000 

2400

0030 

2330 

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

9.24 

7.28

7.25 

6.03

6.31 

9.79 

12.82

14.30 

16.75 

17.65 

17.61 

17.33

17.27 

15.60 

15.59

DISCHARGE

2,660 

1,910

1,900 

1,470

1,570 

2,920 

5,200

8,900 

23,400 

29,600 

29,400 

27,400

27,000 

15,800 

15,700

ACCU^. 

RUNOFF

0.00 

0.21

0.21 

0.36

0.42 

0.49 

0.57

0.73 

1.14 

1.84 

1.95 

2.39

2.44 

4.25 

4.28

DATE

J-18 

3-1M

3-19 

3-19

3-20 

3-20 

3-20

3-21 

3-21

3-22 

3-22

3-23 

3-23

TIME

0030 

24nn

0030 

2400

0030 

1930 

2400

1800 

2400

0030 

2400

0030

2400

GAGt 

HEIGHT

15.56 

14.4?

14.41 

12.95

12.86 

10.65 

11.09

12.20 

12.10

12.07 

10.31

10,27 

6.41

DISCHARGE

15,600 

9,380

9,340 

5,430

^,270 

3,450 

3,570

4,410 

4,320

4,290 

3,180

3,160 

2,310

ACCUv;. 

RUNOFF

4. .31 

5.42

5.44 

6.10

6.11 

6.41 

6.47

6.75 

6. 85

6.86 

7.20

7.21 

7.45
208 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03574500 PAINT ROCK RIVER NEAR WOODVILLE, ALA.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-12

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

TIME

2400

0400

1400

2000

2400

0800

1600

2400

0600

1300

1800

2000

2200

2400

0500

0800

1200

1400

1600

1700

1800

1900

2000

2200

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1100

1900

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

15.79

15.78

14.94

13.74

12.94

11.20

9.61

8.35

7.54

7.09

8.50

10.30

12.10

13.16

14.95

16.66

19.50

21.20

22.80

23.45

24.15

24.34

24.40

24.20

23.55

22.00

21.88

19.85

18.98

18.27

17. 79

17.07

16.65

16.13

15.50

14.69

14.04

DISCHARGE

4,900

4,790

3,670

2,850

2,550

1,990

1,610

1,330

1,180

1,120

1,820

2,730

3,590

3,460

4,750

6,470

16,000

29,500

47,900

57,700

69,700

73,100

74,200

70,600

59,400

38,000

36,700

18,400

13,100

10,300

8,730

6,640

5,800

5,010

4,260

3,520

3,190

AC CUM. 

RUNOFF

0

.

.

.

4

.

.

^

.

.

B

^

m

i

i!i.i.

2.

2.

2.

3.

3.

4.

4.

5.

6.

7.

7.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

9.

9.

09

27

35

40

48

54

59

63

66

71

74

77

80

92

01

32

61

07

35

69

04

40

08

66

76

83

36

74

04

25

51

65

80

92

02

12

DATE

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-28

3-28

3-28

TIME

0600

1200

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0900

1200

1800

2400

0800

1400

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

13.54

13.00

12.06

11.61

11.19

10.77

10.31

9.57

8.63

7.79

7.11

6.58

6.18

5.87

5.64

5.47

5.31

5.23

5.17

5.93

7.01

8.16

9.18

9.59

9.40

8.83

8.29

8.06

8.29

8.97

9.08

8.45

7.85

7.10

DISCHARGE

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

,950

,740

,420

,270

,150

,040

,910

,780

,530

,300

,130

978

862

778

720

678

638

618

602

792

,100

,400

,680

,790

,740

,580

,440

,380

,440

,620

,650

,480

,320

,130

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

9.20

9.28

9.42

9.49

9.55

9.61

9.67

9.72

9.76

9.80

9.83

9.86

9.89

9.91

9.93

9.95

9.97

9.99

10.01

10.03

10.06

10.10

10.15

10.20

10.25

10.30

10.34

10.40

10.42

10.47

10.51

10.57

10.61

10.66
THE FLOODS 209

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03574500 PAINT ROCK RIVER NEAR WOODVILLE, ALA.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

TIME

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

2400

0400

0800

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

6.78

6.51

6.29

6.11

5.97

5.70

5.47

7.65

10.58

11.93

12.97

13.61

14.07

14.50

14.66

14.29

13.58

12.51

11.20

10.00

9.00

8.16

7.50

7.02

6.75

6.54

6.46

6.44

6.39

6.26

5.94

5.73

DISCHARGE

1,040

958

894

842

802

735

678

1,730

2,510

2,750

3,040

3,220

3,470

3,710

3,730

3,260

2,810

2,390

1,970

1,710

1,630

1,400

1,230

1,100

1,030

967

943

938

923

885

795

742

AC CUM. 

RUNOFF

10.70

10.72

10.75

10.77

10.80

10.82

10.86

10.89

10.94

10.99

11.08

11.17

11.28

11.38

11.49

11.59

11.67

11.74

11.80

11.85

11.89

11.93

11.97

12.00

12.03

12.06

12.09

12.11

12.14

12.17

12.19

12.21

DATE

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-11

4-11

4-12

4-12

4-13

4-13

4-14

4-14

4-15

4-15

TIME

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1000

1400

1800

2400

0800

1600

2400

0900

1500

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

5.58

5.44

5.33

5.23

5.18

5.40

6.05

7.20

8.39

10.07

10.42

- 9.64

8.37

7.77

7.23

7.00

6.82

6.67

6.48

6.07

5.75

5.55

5.34

5.20

5.00

4.83

4.69

4.60

4.00

DISCHARGE

705

670

642

618

605

660

824

1,150

1,470

1,920

2,020

1,800

1,460

1,300

1,160

1,100

1,050

1,000

949

830

748

698

645

610

560

519

486

464

320

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

12.23

12.25

12.27

12.29

12.31

12.32

12.34

12.36

12.40

12.48

12.56

12.62

12.69

12.73

12.78

12.81

12.84

12.87

12.90

12.94

12.99

13.03

13.07

13.11

13.14

13.17

13.20

13.22

13.24
210 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03574872 STRAIGHT DITCH AT HUNTSVILLE, ALA.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-12

3-12

3-12

3-12

3-12

3-12

3-12

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

TIME

0010

1005

1010

1500

1505

2355

2400

0950

0955

1000

1005

1010

1500

1505

1930

2015

2400

1145

1150

1640

1645

1700

1705

1730

1735

1740

1745

1750

1820

2400

0500

0505

0510

0515

0520

0545

0550

0555

0600

0605

0610

0635

0650

0655

GAGE E 

HEIGHT

6.90

6.90

6.89

6.89

6.88

6.88

6.89

6.89

6.88

6.88

6.89

6.88

6.88

6.87

6.87

6.88

6.88

6.88

6.87

6.87

6.86

6.87

6.86

6.87

6.86

6.86

6.87

6.86

6.87

6.87

6.87

6.88

6.92

6.90

6.89

6.89

6.90

6.96

6.98

6.97

6.97

7.00

7.03

7.03

)ISCHARG1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.02

0.02

0.03

0.03

0.03

0.03

0.03

0.03

0.03

0.03

0.04

0.04

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

9.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.05

0.06

0.06

0.06

0.06

0.06

0.06

0.06

0.06

0.06

0.06

0.06

0.06

0.06

0.06

DATE

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

TIME

0705

0710

0730

0755

0800

0810

0815

0835

0840

0845

0855

0920

0930

0945

0955

1000

1030

1045

1105

1115

1125

1130

1215

1220

1230

1235

1245

1250

1335

1340

1405

1410

1415

1435

1440

1500

1505

1540

1545

1615

1630

1715

1750

1805

1820

1825

1830

1850

1910

1940

GAGE 

HEIGHT

7.05

7.05

7.07

7.07

7.06

7.06

7.05

7.03

7.02

7.02

7.00

6.97

6.96

6.96

6.97

6.96

6.96

6.98

7.00

7.02

7.02

7.03

7.03

7.02

7.02

7.01

7.01

7.00

7.00

7.01

7.01

7.02

7.01

7.01

7.00

7.00

7.01

7.01

7.02

7.13

7.19

7.25

7.27

7.31

7.37

7.42

7.49

7.55

7.61

7.54

DISCHARGE

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.0

1.3

2.0

2.1 

2.5 

3.1 

3.7 

4.8 

6.0 

7.3 

5.7

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

0.06

0.06

0.06

0.07

0.07

0.07

0.07

0.07

0.07

0.07

0.07

0.07

0.07

0.07

0.07

0.07

0.08

0.08

0.08

0.08

0.08

0.08

0.08

0.08

0.08

0.08

0.08

0.08

0.09

0.09

0.09

0.09

0.09

0.09

0.09

0.09

0.09

0.09

0.09

0.10

0.10

0.11

0.12

0.13

0.14

0.14

0.14

0.16

0.18

0.21
THE FLOODS 211

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03574872 STRAIGHT DITCH AT HUNTSVILLE, ALA. - -Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND 

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

TIME

2020

2040

2110

2115

2125

2150

2200

2210

2230

2300

2325

2340

2400

0025

0045

0115

0125

0140

0150

0205

0220

0225

0240

0245

0255

0315

0320

0330

0345

0400

0440

0450

0505

0555

0610

0620

0645

0710

0715

0720

0735

0745

0750

0800

0810

0820

0825

0835

GAGE

HEIGHT

7.63

7.72

7.99

8.01

7.98

7.79

7.69

7.63

7.61

7.65

7.73

7.69

7.59

7.47

7.40

7.38

7.41

7.53

7.60

7.60

7.55

7.51

7.54

7.59

7.77

8.13

8.28

8.89

9.22

9.26

10.58

10.63

10.42

8.99

8.32

8.15

8.11

7.74

7.70

7.68

7.72

7.68

7.69

7.76

7.74

7.80

7.79

7.70

DISCHARGE

8

11

24

24

23

15

10

8

7

8

12

10

6

4

3

3

3

5

7

7

6

5

5

6

14

30

37

64

79

81

138

141

130

69

38

31

29

12

11

9

11

9

10

13

12

15

15

11

.0

.0

.3

.7

.7

.5

.5

.2

.6

.5

.0

.0

.0

.1

.7

.7

.7

.7

ACCUM.

RUNOFF

0.25

0.28

0.37

0.39

0.42

0.49

0.51

0.52

0.54

0.58

0.62

0.65

0.67

0.69

0.70

0.72

0.72

0.73

0.74

0.76

0.78

0.78

0.79

0.80

0.81

0.89

0.92

1.00

1.18

1.36

2.05

2.26

2.57

3.32

3.43

3.47

3.59

3.66

3.67

3.68

3.70

3.72

3.73

3.74

3.76

3.79

3.80

3.81

DATE

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3.17

3-17

TIME

0845

0850

0855

0900

0920

0935

0945

0955

1025

1035

1100

1115

1135

1150

1210

1235

1305

1320

1350

1430

1505

1620

1810

1855

1925

2055

2240

2325

2400

0015

0115

0125

0155

0205

0245

0305

0355

0430

0515

0525

0655

0725

0745

0800

0815

0820

0845

0850

ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN

GAGE DISCHARGE

HEIGHT

7.70

7.76

7.87

7.90

7.78

7.63

7.56

7.50

7.48

7.52

7.63

7.70

7.74

7.84

8.02

7.95

7.66

7.53

7.39

7.28

7.24

7.20

7.17

7.20

7.21

7.16

7.16

7.13

7.12

7.11

7.10

7.09

7.09

7.08

7.08

7.09

7.12

7.14

7.17

7.17

7.10

7.08

7.07

7.06

7.06

7.05

7.05

7.04

11

13

18

20

14

8

6

5

4

5

8

11

12

17

25

22

9

5

3

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.0

.1

.0

.6

.3

.0

.0

.5

.3

.2

.8

.5

.2

.5

.5

.2

.2

.0

.0

.0

.0

.2

.2

INCHES,

ACCUM.

RUNOFF

3.83

3.84

3.85

3.87

3.92

3.94

3.95

3.96

3.98

3.99

4.01

4.04

4.07

4.10

4.17

4.26

4.33

4.34

4.36

4.38

4.39

4.41

4.43

4.44

4.45

4.47

4.49

4.49

4.50

4.50

4.51

4.51

4.52

4.52

4.52

4.52

4.53

4.54

4.55

4.55

4.56

4.57

4.57

4.57

4.57

4.57

4.57

4.57
212 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03574872 STRAIGHT DITCH AT HUNTSVILLE, ALA.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

TIME

0920

0925

1020

1025

1120

1125

1225

1230

1555

1625

1755

1800

2400

0640

0645

1120

1125

1405

1410

2400

1200

1205

1440

1445

2040

2050

2400

0350

0405

0425

0435

0440

0445

0450

0500

0525

0540

0550

0610

0655

0725

0745

0750

0800

GAGE DISCHARGE 

HEIGHT

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

7.

04

03

03

02

02

01

01

00

99

98

98

97

97

97

96

96

95

95

94

94

94

93

93

92

92

93

93

93

94

97

98

00

05

08

11

23

23

22

19

11

07

05

04

03

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.3

0

0

0

0

0

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

.58

.58

.58

.58

.59

.59

.59

.59

.60

.60

.60

.60

.62

.63

.63

.64

.64

.65

.65

.66

.68

.68

.69

.69

.69

.69

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.71

.71

.71

.71

.72

.72

.72

.73

.74

.74

.74

.74

DATE

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

TIME

0805

0810

0815

0820

0825

0830

0915

1000

1110

1115

1340

1345

1400

1405

1425

1435

1440

1725

1735

1745

1750

1755

1800

1810

1825

1845

1900

1955

2010

2020

2025

2035

2040

2045

2050

2055

2100

2115

2130

2150

2225

2325

2330

2400

0135

0140

0540

0545

GAGE DISCHARGE 

HEIGHT

7.03

7.02

7.02

7.01

7.01

7.00

6.98

6.97

6.97

6.96

6.96

6.95

6.96

6.95

6.95

6.96

6.95

6.95

6.96

6.97

6.96

6.97

7.00

7.04

7.07

7.12

7.13

7.08

7.06

7.05

7.04

7.03

7.02

7.02

7.01

7.01

7.00

6.99

6.98

6.97

6.96

6.96

6.95

6.95

6.95

6.94

6.94

6.93

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.0

1.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

4.74

4.74

4.74

4.74

4.74

4.74

4.74

4.74

4.75

4.75

4.75

4.75

4.75

4.75

4.75

4.75

4.75

4.76

4.76

4.76

4.76

4.76

4.76

4.76

4.76

4.77

4.77

4.78

4.78

4.78

4.78

4.78

4.78

4.78

4.78

4.78

4.78

4.78

4.78

4.78

4.78

4.79

4.79

4.79

4.79

4.79

4.80

4.80
THE FLOODS 213

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03574872 STRAIGHT DITCH AT HUNTSVILLE, ALA.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-22

3-22

TIME

0550

0555

1225

1230

1235

1240

1500

1505

1510

1515

2400

1240

1245

2400

GAGE DISCHARGE

HEIGHT

6.94

6.93

6.93

6.92

6.93

6.92

6.92

6.91

6.92

6.91

6.91

6.91

6.90

6.90

ACCUM. DATE TIME

RUNOFF

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

4.

80

80

81

81

81

81

81

81

81

81

82

83

83

84

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

2135

2140

2150

2155

2205

2210

2220

2230

2240

2300

2310

2330

2345

2350

2400

GAGE DISCHARGE

HEIGHT

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

7

7

7

7

7

7

.91

.91

.92

.92

.93

.93

.94

.95

.96

.00

.02

.08

.19

.26

.45

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.3

2.0

4.2

ACCUM.

RUNOFF

4.88

4.88

4.88

4.88

4.88

4.88

4.88

4.88

4.88

4.89

4.89

4.89

4.89

4.89

4.90

3-23 

3-23 

3-23

1400

2255

2400

6.89

6.89

6.90

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

1025

1030

1035

1040

1110

1115

1120

1520

1525

1535

1540

1545

1555

1600

1605

1610

1755

1800

1805

1810

1815

1820

1825

1830

1935

2055

2125

6.89

6.89

6.90

6.89

6.89

6.90

6.89

6.89

6.88

6.88

6.89

6.88

6.89

6.88

6.89

6.88

6.88

6.89

6.88

6.89

6.88

6.88

6.89

6.88

6.88

6.89

6.90

4.86

4.86

4.86

4.87

4.87

4.87

4.87

4.87

4.87

4.87

4.88

4.88

4.88

4.88

4.88

4.88

4.88

4.88

4.88

4.88

4.88

4.88

4.88

4.88

4.88

4.88

4.88

4.88

4.88

4.88

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

0015

0025

0030

0040

0050

0105

0155

0300

0315

0325

0340

0350

0355

0400

0405

0420

0435

0455

0525

0530

0535

0855

0900

1040

1045

1205

1210

1305

1310

1420

1425

1635

1640

7.57

7.58

7.56

7.48

7.40

7.32

7.20

7.08

7.06

7.05

7.02

7.02

7.01

7.01

7.00

6.99

6.98

6.97

6.96

6.97

6.96

6.96

6.95

6.95

6.94

6.94

6.93

6.93

6.92

6.92

6.91

6.91

6.90

6.3

6.5

6.1

4.6

3.5

2.6

1.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.91

4.92

4.93

4.93

4.94

4.95

4.96

4.97

4.97

4.97

98

98

98

98

98

98

98

,98

,98

98

,98

4.99

4.99

4.99

4.99

4.99

4.99

4.99

4.99

5.00

5.00

5.00

5.00
214 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03574872 STRAIGHT DITCH AT HUNTSVILLE, ALA.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-28

3-28

TIME

1645

1650

1915

1920

1925

2050

2100

2400

0255

0305

0330

0340

0355

0410

0415

043Q

0435

0455

0600

0605

0655

0700

0830

0835

1240

1245

1435

1445

1725

1730

2145

2150

2400

1105

1110

1740

1745

1800

1805

1810

2400

1105

1110

GAGE DISCHARGE 

HEIGHT

6.91

6.90

6.90

6.91

6.90

6.90

6.91

6.91

6.91

6.92

6.92

6.93

6.93

6.94

6.94

6.95

6.95

6.96

6.96

6.95

6.95

6.94

6.94

6.93

6.93

6.92

6.92

6.93

6.93

6.92

6.92

6.91

6.91

6.91

6.90

6.89

6.89

6.90

6.89

6.89

6.90

6.90

6.89

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

AC CUM . 

RUNOFF

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

00

00

00

00

00

00

00

01

01

01

01

01

01

01

01

01

01

01

01

01

02

02

02

02

02

02

03

03

03

03

04

04

04

05

05

06

06

06

06

06

06

07

07

DATE

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-29

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

TIME

1625

1630

1645

1650

1655

1700

1725

1730

1735

2150

2230

2235

2240

2305

2310

2400

2400

1100

1105

1110

1115

2115

2140

2155

2210

2220

2230

2235

2250

2335

2355

2400

0025

0030

0055

0125

0150

0215

0240

0255

0310

0320

0330

GAGE DISCHARGE 

HEIGHT

6.89

6.88

6.89

6.88

6.89

6.88

6.88

6.89

6.88

6.88

6.89

6.88

6.88

6.89

6.88

6.89

6.89

6.89

6.88

6.89

6.88

6.88

6.89

6.90

6.93

6.96

6.99

7.01

7.07

7.19

7.20

7.19

7.20

7.22

7.26

7.41

7.52

7.45

7.40

7.43

7.54

7.63

7.66

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.

1.

1.

1.1.

2.

3.

5.

4.

3.

4.

5.

8.

9.

3

5

3

5

6

0

6

3

2

5

0

7

0

0

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

5.08

5.08

5.08

5.08

5.08

5.08

5.08

5.08

5.08

5.08

5.08

5.08

5.08

5.08

5.08

5.08

5.10

5.11

5.11

5.11

5.11

5.12

5.12

5.12

5.12

5.12

5.12

5.12

5.12

5.13

5.13

5.14

5.14

5.14

5.15

5.16

5.18

5.20

5.21

5.22

5.23

5.24

5.26
THE FLOODS 215

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03575500 TENNESSEE RIVER AT WHITESBURG, ALA.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-12

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

TIME

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

GAGE 

HEIGHT

6.60

6.64

6.78

6.87

7.03

7.06

7.02

7.03

7.04

7.36

7.45

7.47

7.44

7.37

7-47

7.68

8.05

8.59

9-98

10.85

13-01

16.96

18.60

20.09

21.36

22.39

23-31

23.95

24.57

24.96

25.20

25.29

25.44

DISCHARGE

59

57

58

60

62

62

61

61

61

65

67

67

68

64

66

68

73

78

91

95

117

169

192

215

237

255

272

284

295

303

307

308

311

,300

,900

,600

,100

,000

,700

,700

,000

,300

,800

,100

,900

,500

,600

,600

,700

,500

,000

,500

,100

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

1.

1.

0

01

03

04

06

07

09

10

12

13

15

17

18

20

21

23

25

27

29

31

34

38

43

48

54

60

67

73

81

88

95

03

10

DATE

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-23

TIME

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

25.50

25.67

25.77

25-92

26.00

26.04

26.06

26.01

25-83

25.73

25.61

25.52

25.36

25.05

24.55

24.17

23.83

23-55

23.10

22.28

21.44

20.75

20.21

19-76

19-38

18.91

18.09

17.46

16.95

16.52

16.18

15.54

14.98

14.57

DISCHARGE

312,000

315,000

317,000

320,000

322,000

323,000

323,000

323,000

319,000

317,000

315,000

313,000

310,000

304,000

294,000

287,000

281,000

276,000

268,000

253,000

238,000

226,000

217,000

210,000

205,000

198,000

186,000

178,000

171,000

166,000

163,000

155,000

147,000

143,000

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

1.17

1.13

1.33

1.41

1.49

1.56

1.64

1.72

1.80

1.87

1.95

2.03

2.10

2.18

2.25

2.32

2.38

2.45

2.52

2.58

2.63

2.70

2.74

2.79

2.84

2.89

2.94

2.98

3-02

3.06

3.10

3.14

3-17

3.21
216 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03575500 TENNESSEE RIVER AT WHITESBURG, ALA.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

TIME

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

14.21

13-94

13-70

13.45

13.23

13-12

13.03

12.97

12.92

12.86

12.83

12.79

12.74

12.73

12.67

12.19

12.88

11.67

11.47

11.35

11.23

11.16

11.18

11.04

10.90

10.89

10.89

10.89

10.88

10.88

DISCHARGE

139

136

134

132

129

128

128

127

127

127

127

126

126

126

125

119

115

113

111

109

108

107

107

106

104

104

105

105

104

104

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

3.

3.

3.

3.

3-

3.

3.

3-

3.

3.

3.

3.

3-

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3-

3-

3.

3.

3.

3-

3.

3.

3.

4.

4.

4.

24

27

31

34

37

40

43

46

49

52

55

58

61

65

68

70

73

76

79

81

84

86

89

92

94

97

99

02

04

07

DATE

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-02

TIME

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

10.82

10.79

10.79

10.78

10.76

10.74

10.73

10.74

10.75

10.74

10.69

10.75

10.99

11.21

11.59

11.85

11.98

12.07

12.15

12.25

12.11

11.80

11.62

11.50

11.42

11.34

10.84

10.33

9.97

9-72

DISCHARGE

104,000

103,000

103,000

103,000

103,000

102,000

102,000

102,000

102,000

102,000

101,000

102,000

105,000

107,000

110,000

113,000

114,000

114,000

115,000

115,000

113,000

108,000

106,000

104,000

104,000

102,000

95,600

89,900

86,500

84,100

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

4.09

4.12

4.14

4.17

4.19

4.22

4.24

4.27

4.29

4.32

4.34

4.37

4.39

4.42

4.44

4.47

4.50

4.53

4.55

4.58

4.61

4.63

4.66

4.69

4.71

4.74

4.76

4.78

4.80

4.82
THE FLOODS 217

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03575500 TENNESSEE RIVER AT WHITESBIJRG, ALA. --Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-08

4-02

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-08

TIME

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

9.54

9.41

9.28

9.13

9.12

8.94

8.88

8.92

8.63

8.16

7.99

7-85

7.80

7.84

7.79

7-32

7.14

6.95

6.93

6.89

6.84

6.75

6.73

6.72

6.78

6.98

7.09

7-11

7-13

7.16

7.26

7.32

7.30

7.28

7-25

7.21

DISCHARGE

82

81

81

80

78

78

77

77

74

69

68

66

64

63

63

57

56

54

53

53

53

52

51

51

49

51

54

55

55

54

55

56

57

57

56

56

,600

,900

,300

,200

,900

,600

,000

,500

,300

,800

,500

,400

,000

,900

,900

,500

,700

,700

,700

,400

,700

,600

,900

,600

,700

,000

,000

,000

,700

,500

,700

,400

,000

,100

,700

,300

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

4.84

4.86

4.88

4.90

4.92

4.94

4.96

4.98

4.99

5.01

5.03

5.04

5.06

5.07

5.09

5.10

5.12

5.13

5.14

5.16

5.17

5.18

5.20

5.21

5.22

5.23

5.25

5.26

5.27

5.29

5.30

5-31

5-33

5.34

5-35

5.37

DATE

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-15

4-15

4-15

TIME

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0800

1600

2400

0800

1600

2400

0800

1600

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

7.19

7.17

7.35

7-47

7.36

7.06

7.16

7-30

7-32

7.22

7.26

7.07

7-05

7-05

7.04

7.04

7.13

7-17

6.57

7-07

7.35

6.82

6.63

6.01

6.30

5-31

5.69

6.84

6.54

6.75

7.H

7-05

5-98

DISCHARGE

55

53

56

57

56

53

52

54

56

54

56

54

53

54

54

52

52

52

39

47

53

44

4l

29

45

25

23

44

7

24

37

3

16

,200

,800

,200

,600

,500

,600

,700

,100

,100

,200

,500

,000

,000

,300

,300

,500

,200

,300

,400

,300

,200

,300

,500

,100

,700

,300

,200

,000

,980

,300

,100

,850

,100

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

5.38

5.39

5.41

5.42

5.44

5-45

5.46

5-47

5.49

5.50

5.51

5-53

5.54

5.55

5.57

5.58

5.59

5.60

5.61

5.63

5.64

5.65

5.66

5.66

5.69

5.70

5.71

5-73

5.74

5-75

5.76

5-77

5.78
218 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03575696 ALDRIDGE CREEK NEAR LILY FLAGG, ALA.

GAGE HEIGHT* IN FEET; DISCHARGE. IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED »UNOFF, IN

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-12

3-12

3-12

3-12

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

TIME

0030

0045

1115

2400

0215

2400

0330

1745

2400

0530

0600

0630

0745

0830

0930

1130

1315

1430

1445

1515

1530

1600

1645

1700

1745

1800

1815

1B30

1900

2045

2200

2400

0145

0315

0415

0430

0500

0530

0800

0845

1045

1115

GAGE 

HEIGHT

3.30

3.30

3.18

3.11

3.11

3.05

3.05

3.01

3.00

3.00

3.04

3.13

3.14

3.13

3.20

3.09

3.08

3.10

3.11

3.22

3.30

3.75

4.10

4.33

5.24

5.44

5.84

6.60

7.36

7.89

9.23

7.82

6.25

5.74

5.60

5.98

9.55

10.64

11.83

11.93

11.32

10.46

DISCHARGE

62

62

45

36

36

30

30

26

25

25

29

39

40

39

48

34

33

35

36

51

62

146

240

311

666

746

940

1,370

1,830

2,180

3,120

2,130

1,170

890

820

1,010

3,360

4,210

5,160

5,250

4,760

4,070

ACCUM.

RUNOFF

0.01

0.07

0.12

0.13

0.21

0.22

0.27

0.2?

0.30

0.30

0.30

0.31

0.31

0.32

0.33

0.33

0.34

0.34

0.34

0.34

0.35

0.37

0.38

0.42

n.44

0.47

0.51

0.60

0.99

1.39

1.97

2.27

2.44

2.53

2.56

2.71

2.94

4.29

4.72

5.84

6.08

DATE

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

3-ltt

3-18

3-16

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-1B

TIME

1145

1230

1345

1500

1645

193"

2400

0015

0100

0415

0430

0500

0645

0700

0730

1015

1030

1045

1215

1230

1300

1500

1515

1530

1800

1815

1830

1845

2215

223n

2245

2300

2400

0100

0345

0400

0415

0430

1045

1100

lll^

1130

1900

1915

2000

2015

GAGE 

HEIGHT

9.11

8.71

8.45

7.08

6.11

5.53

5.01

4.97

4.81

4.61

4.51

4.55

4.41

4.31

4.36

4.20

4.11

4.18

4.11

4.01

4.07

4.00

3.91

3.98

3.90

3.81

3.81

3.88

3.80

3.71

3.71

3.78

3.76

3.75

3.70

3.61

3.61

3.68

3.60

3.51

3.51

3.58

3.50

3.41

3.41

3.48

DISCHARGE

3,030

2,750

2,570

1,650

1,080

78b

574

553

494

414

374

390

339

304

321

270

243

264

243

215

232

212

188

207

185

161

161

180

158

136

136

153

148

146

133

116

116

129

114

97

97

110

95

78

78

91

ACCOM. 

RUNOFF

6.?5

6.49

6.87

7.14

7.4(1

7.68

a. 02

8.04

8.08

8.25

8.?6

8.28

8.35

8.36

8.38

8.46

8.47

8.48

8.52

8.53

8.54

8.59

d.59

8.60

8.65

8.66

8.66

a. 67

8.73

8.74

8.74

d.74

8.76

8.78

8.8?

8.82

8.83

8.83

8.91

8.92

8.92

8.92

9.01

9.01

9.02

9.02
THE FLOODS 219

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03575696 ALDRIDGE CREEK NEAR LILY FLAGG, ALA.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT* IN FEFT; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES, 

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-l«

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-23

TIME

2400

0045

0815

0630

0915

0930

2400

04QO

0430

0445

0500

0515

0530

0545

ObOO

0615

0630

0645

0715

0730

0830

0845

0900

1345

2045

2100

2115

2400

0130

1330

1345

1530

1545

2400

0315

2115

2300

2315

2400

0445

GAGE

HEIGHT

3.45

3.45

3.40

3.31

3.31

3.39

3.30

3.30

3.37

3.45

3.47

3.41

3.53

3.50

3.53

3.51

3.50

3.41

3.41

3.48

3.41

3.31

3.38

3.30

3.28

3.21

3.30

3.26

3.26

3.20

3.11

3.11

3.18

3.16

3.15

3.10

3.10

3.01

3.01

3.01

DISCHARGE

86

86

76

63

63

75

62

62

72

86

89

78

101

95

101

97

95

78

78

91

78

63

73

62

59

49

62

56

56

48

36

36

45

43

42

35

35

26

26

26

ACCUM. 

PUMOFF

9.06

9.06

9.13

9.13

9.14

9.14

9.25

9.27

9.28

9.28

9.28

9.29

9.29

9.29

9.29

9.30

9.30

9.30

9.31

9.31

9.32

9.32

9.32

9.36

9.40

9.40

9.41

9.42

9.43

9.50

9.50

9.51

9.51

9.55

9.57

9.64

9.65

9.65

9.65

9.66

DATE

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

TIME

0500

0915

2400

2030

2215

2245

2300

2315

2345

2400

0015

0045

0130

0200

0330

0400

0430

0445

0500

0515

0530

0545

0630

0645

n700

0800

0815

0830

1000

1015

1030

1245

1300

1315

1330

2ono

2400

0515

0715

0830

0845

0900

0915

2100

GAGF 

HEIGHT

3.08

3.08

3.05

3.02

3.07

3.15

3.23

3.38

3.81

4.12

4.36

4.54

4.57

4.52

4.07

3.91

3.92

3.81

3.85

3.82

3.71

3.77

3.71

3.61

3.67

3.61

3.51

3.58

3.50

3.41

3.48

3.40

3.31

3.31

3.38

3.26

3.22

3.20

3.22

3.20

3.11

3.11

3.18

3.15

DISCHARGE

33

33

30

27

32

42

52

73

161

246

321

3«6

398

378

232

188

190

161

172

163

136

151

136

116

127

116

97

110

95

78

91

76

63

63

73

56

51

48

51

48

36

36

45

42

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

9.67

9.68

9.73

9.80

9.80

9.81

9.81

9.81

9.82

9.82

9.83

9.85

9.89

9.91

9.96

9.97

9.98

9.98

9.99

9.99

9.99

10.00

10.01

10.01

10.02

10.03

10.03

10.04

10.05

in. 06

10.06

10.08

10.08

10.08

10.08

10.13

10.15

in. 18

10.19

10.20

10.20

10.20

10.20

10. ?6
220 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued 

03575696 ALDRIDGE CREEK NEAR LILY FLAGG, ALA.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHTS IN FEET; DISCHARGE. IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES*

AT INDICATED TIME» 1973

DATE

3-26

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-28

3-28

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

TIME

2400

0030

1245

1300

1500

1515

2400

0200

2400

0215

2330

2345

2400

0800

0815

2100

2115

2130

2215

2230

2315

2330

2400

0030

0215

0345

0415

0430

0530

0700

0815

1015

1145

1200

1230

1330

1345

1400

1445

1500

GAGE 

HEIGHT

3.14

3.14

3.10

3.01

3.01

3.08

3.07

3.07

3.03

3.03

3.00

2.91

2.91

2.91

2.98

2.98

2.91

3.01

3.10

3.17

3.50

3.51

3.80

4.16

5.68

7.20

7.31

7.24

6.37

5.94

5.23

4.61

4.33

4.21

4.23

4.11

4.01

4.07

4.01

3.91

DISCHARGE

40

40

35

26

26

33

32

32

28

28

25

17

17

17

23

23

17

26

35

44

95

97

158

258

860

1,730

1,800

1,760

1,230

990

662

414

311

273

279

243

215

232

215

188

ACCUM.

RUNOFF

10.27

10.26

10.33

1 0 . 33

10.33

10.33

10.37

10.37

in. 44

10.45

10.51

10. bl

10.51

10.53

10.53

10.56

10.56

10.56

10.57

10.57

10.57

10.58

10.59

10.60

10.71

10.95

11.05

11.09

11.25

11.44

11.55

11.66

11.72

11.72

11.74

11.77

11.78

11.78

11.80

11. Bl

DATE

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

TIME

153n

1745

1800

181S

2015

2030

2n4S

2315

2330

2345

2400

0015

0400

0415

0430

0445

1045

1100

1130

1145

2400

0015

1400

1415

1500

1515

24QO

0300

1345

1400

1415

1430

1445

1500

1515

2400

0015

0030

0130

0145

0200

0215

GAGE 

HEIGHT

3.95

3.81

3.71

3.78

3.70

3.61

3.68

3. 6 (< "

3.51

3.51

3.58

3.58

3.50

3.41

3.41

3.48

3.40

3.31

3.31

3.38

3.27

3.27

3.20

3.11

3.11

3.18

3.15

3.15

3.11

3.10

3.01

3.08

3.08

3.01

3.10

3.10

3.10

3.01

3.01

3.10

3.11

3.15

DISCHARGE

199

161

136

153

133

116

129

114

97

97

110

110

95

78

78

91

76

63

63

73

58

58

48

36

36

45

4?

42

36

35

26

33

33

26

35

35

35

26

26

35

36

42

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

11.82

11.86

11.86

11.87

11.90

11.90

11.91

11.94

11.94

11.95

11.95

11.95

11.99

12.00

12.00

12.00

12.06

12.06

12.06

12.06

12.15

12.15

12.23

12.23

12.24

12.24

12.28

12.29

12.34

12.34

1P.34

1?.34

12.34

12.35

12.35

12.38

12.38

12.38

12.38

12.39

12.39

12.39
THE FLOODS 221

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03575696 ALDRIDGE CREEK NEAR LILY FLAGG, ALA.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHAWGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TME, 1973

DATE

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

TIME

0230

0245

0300

0715

0845

0900

0930

0945

2400

0900

0915

2130

2400

0330

0345

1230

1245

2400

0400

0415

0430

0545

0600

0615

0645

0700

0745

0830

0915

0930

1000

1015

1030

1045

1100

1115

1230

1245

1300

1500

1515

1530

1645

1700

GAGE 

HEIGHT

3.11

3.11

3.18

3.12

3.10

3.01

3.01

3.08

3.05

3.04

3.05

3.01

3.00

3.00

2.91

2.91

2.98

2.97

2.98

2.91

3.00

3.07

3.01

3.10

3.15

3.21

3.56

3.94

4.07

4.01

4.11

4.11

4.01

4.04

3.91

3.96

3.82

3.71

3.77

3.61

3.51

3.58

3.50

3.41

DISCHARGE

36

3ft

45

38

35

26

26

33

30

29

30

26

25

25

17

17

23

22

23

17

25

32

26

35

42

49

106

196

232

215

243

243

215

223

188

201

163

136

151

116

97

110

95

78

ACCUM.

tfU-'JOFF

12.39

12.39

12.39

12.41

12.42

12.42

12.42

12.42

12.47

12.50

12.50

12.54

12.54

12.55

12.55

12.57

12.57

12.60

12.61

12.61

12.61

12.61

12.61

1?.62

12.62

12.62

12.63

12.64

12.66

12.67

12.68

12.69

12.69

12.70

12.70

12.71

12.73

12.74

12.74

12.77

12.77

12.78

12.79

12.79

DATE

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-0«

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-12

4-12

4-13

4-13

TIME

1715

1930

1945

2000

2400

0030

0630

064S

0730

0745

2000

2100

2115

2400

0015

0030

0930

0945

1115

1130

1230

1245

1330

1345

2100

2400

0445

1945

2000

2400

0300

0315

1215

2400

;>545

2400

0630

2030

GAGE 

HEIGHT

3.48

3.40

3.31

3.38

3.29

3.28

3.20

3.11

3.11

3.18

3.10

3.10

3.01

3.01

3.01

3.08

3.08

3.01

3.01

3.10

3.10

3.01

3.01

3.08

3.04

3.03

3.03

3.00

2.91

2.91

2.91

2.98

2.98

2.96

2.96

2.93

2.93

2.91

DISCHARGE

91

76

63

73

M

59

48

36

36

45

35

35

26

26

26

33

33

26

26

35

35

26

26

33

29

28

28

25

17

17

17

23

23

21

21

19

19

17

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

12.79

12.82

12.82

12.82

12.85

12.85

12.89

12.89

12.89

12.89

12.95

12.95

12.95

12.96

12.96

12.96

12.99

12.99

13.00

13.00

13.00

13.00

13.01

13.01

13.03

13.04

13.06

13.10

13.10

13.11

13.11

13.11

13.14

13.16

13.18

13.22

13.23

13.26
222 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03575696 ALDRIDGE CREEK NEAR LILY FLAGG, ALA.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT* IN FEET! DISCHARGE* IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND! AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF* IN INCHESt

AT INDICATED TIME. 1973

DATE

4-13 

4-13

4-14 

4-14 

4-14

TIME

2230 

2400

1715 

1730 

2045

GAGE 

HEIGHT

2.90 

2.90

2.90 

2.81 

2.81

DISCHARGE

16 

16

16

9.6 

9.6

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

13.26 

13.27

13.30 

13.30 

13.30

DATE

4-14 

4-14

4-15 

4-15

TI^E

2100 

2400

0830 

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

2.88 

2.88

2.88 

2.86

DISCHARGE

15 

15

15 

13

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

13.30 

13.31

13.32 

13.34
THE FLOODS 223

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03575890 PINHOOK CREEK AT HUNTSVILLE, ALA.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEETI DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-12

3-12

3-12

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

TIME

0010

0035

2400

1535

2400

1300

2400

0510

0550

0620

0730

0935

1110

1405

1515

1600

1620

1750

1815

1930

2055

2140

2200

2400

0215

0315

0330

0445

0705

0750

0955

1120

1225

1335

1515

1750

2400

0005

0030

0410

GAGE 

HEIGHT

3.68

3.68

3.57

3.57

3.55

3.55

3.53

3.55

3.64

3.86

4.01

3.76

3.81

3.70

3.94

4.46

4.76

4.94

5.34

7.21

8.18

8.89

8.75

7.54

6.51

6.51

7.71

14.78

16.50

15.86

11.47

9.21

9.66

9.42

7.06

6.04

5.49

5.09

4.97

4.83

DISCHARGE

58

58

44

44

42

42

40

42

53

87

118

70

78

60

103

230

326

389

558

1,660

2,350

2,880

2,770

1,890

1,220

1,220

2,010

7,880

9,400

8,850

4,960

3,130

3,490

3,300

1,550

934

626

446

400

351

ACCU<*. 

RUNOFF

0.00

0.08

0.13

0.15

0.19

0.22

0.24

0.24

0.24

0.25

0.26

0.27

0.28

0.29

0.30

0.31

0.34

0.35

0.46

0.65

0.78

0.35

1.16

1.39

1.47

1.49

1.96

3.38

3.85

4.79

5.16

5.40

5.69

5.94

6.15

6.49

6.49

6.50

6.60

DATE

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-lti

3-18

3-18

3-16

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-lH

3-lfe

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

TIME

0605

0610

0810

0825

2400

0025

0030

0035

0050

0750

2200

2210

2215

2225

2340

2350

2355

2400

0120

1920

1930

2155

2215

2230

2250

2400

0335

0345

0420

0455

0600

0635

0655

0835

0845

0915

1310

1315

1320

1330

1425

1430

1435

1455

GAGE 

HEIGHT

4.79

4.67

4.66

4.57

4.27

4.26

4.17

4.26

4.17

4.17

4.06

3.97

4.06

3.97

3.97

4.04

3.97

4.04

4.04

3.96

3.87

3.87

3.94

3.87

3.94

3.94

3.94

3.87

4.14

4.43

4.44

4.31

4.17

4.06

3.97

4.03

3.96

3.87

3.96

3.87

3.87

3.94

3.87

3.94

DISCHARGE

337

295

291

261

183

180

158

180

158

158

130

109

130

109

109

125

109

125

125

107

89

89

103

89

103

103

103

89

150

223

225

193

158

130

109

123

107

89

107

89

89

103

89

103

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

6.64

6.64

6.69

6.69

6.93

6.93

6.94

6.94

6.94

7.02

7.16

7.16

7.16

7.16

7.17

7.17

7.17

7.17

7.18

7.33

7.33

7.34

7.34

7.15

7.35

7.36

7.38

7.38

7.39

7.40

7.41

7.42

7.42

7.44

7.44

7.45

7.48

7.48

7.48

7.48

7.48

7.49

7.49

7.49
224 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued 

03575890 PINHOOK CREEK AT HUNTSVILLE, ALA.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT* IN FEET; DISCHARGE* IN CUBIC FEET PfcR SECOND? AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF* IN INCHES*

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

TIME

1835

1840

1900

1935

2045

2055

2110

2335

2345

2400

0015

0035

0115

1910

1915

2355

2400

0005

1025

1030

1145

1550

1555

1845

1850

1920

1925

2055

2100

2105

2110

2115

2400

0005

0235

2400

1130

2035

2125

2130

2135

2205

GAGE

HtlGHT

3.94

3.87

4.01

4.15

4.06

3.97

4.03

3.96

3.87

3.87

3.87

3.94

3.94

3.86

3.77

3.77

3.84

0.00

0.00

3.46

3.46

3.45

3.36

3.36

3.43

3.43

3.36

3.36

3.43

3.36

3.36

3.43

3.43

3.15

3.15

3.12

3.10

3.10

3.15

3.08

3.17

3.24

DISCHARGE

103

89

118

153

130

109

123

107

89

89

89

103

103

87

71

71

84

0

0

32

32

31

21

21

28

28

21

21

28

21

21

28

28

7.7

7.7

6.5

5.5

5.5

7.7

5.0

8.6

12

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

7.51

7.51

7.52

7.5?

7.53

7.53

7.54

7.56

7.56

7.56

7.56

7.56

7.57

7.68

7.68

7.70

7.71

7.71

7.71

7.71

7.71

7.72

7.72

7.72

7.72

7.72

7.72

7.72

7.72

7.72

7.72

7.72

7.73

7.73

7.73

7.74

7.75

7.75

7.75

7.75

7.75

7.75

DATE

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

TIME

2210

2215

2245

2310

2400

0015

0020

0035

0045

0115

0205

0225

0320

0505

0510

0515

0650

0655

0705

0710

1045

1055

1100

1105

1110

1115

1120

1155

1200

1930

2300

2305

2310

2315

2400

0050

0055

0100

0105

0115

0120

0245

0250

0310

0315

0345

GAGE 

HEIGHT

3.18

3.28

3.43

3.70

4.40

4.64

4.58

4.77

4.82

4.67

4.08

4.01

3.72

3.47

3.38

3.45

3.37

3.28

3.28

3.35

3.27

3.27

3.18

3.18

3.27

3.27

3.18

3.18

3.25

3.18

3.17

3.08

3.17

3.08

3.08

3.08

3.15

3.15

3.08

3.08

3.15

3.15

3.08

3.08

3.17

3.25

DISCHARGE

9.0

15

28

60

215

284

264

330

347

295

135

118

63

33

23

31

??

15

15

21

14

14

9.0

9.0

14

14

9.0

9.0

13

9.0

8.6

5.0

8.6

5.0

5.0

5.0

7.7

7.7

5.0

5.0

7.7

7.7

5.0

5.0

8.6

13

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

7.75

7.75

7.75

7.75

7.76

7.77

7.77

7.77

7.78

7.79

7.80

7.80

7.81

7.81

7.81

7.81

7.82

7.82

7.82

7.82

7.82

7.82

7.82

7.82

7.82

7.A2

7.82

7.82

7.82

7.83

7.83

7.83

7.83

7.R3

7.83

7.83

7.83

7.8?

7.83

7.83

7.83

7.83

7.83

7.83

7.33

7.83
THE FLOODS 225

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03575890 PINHOOK CREEK AT HUNTSVILLE, ALA.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN PERT; DISCHARGE* IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-2*

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-?8

3-28

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

T IMF0350

0355

0435

0450

0455

0500

C505

0915

0920

1100

1105

1220

1225

1325

1330

2400

0030

1100

2400

1105

1110

1135

1140

1145

1645

1650

1655

1700

1705

1725

1730

1735

2400

0250

2350

2400

1640

2040

2110

2125

2135

2140

GAGE 

HE IGHT

3.18

3.28

3.28

3.27

3.18

3.18

3.25

3.17

3.08

3.08

3.17

3.17

3.08

3.08

3.15

3.12

3.12

3.10

3.07

3.06

2.98

2.98

3.07

2.98

2.98

3.05

2.98

2.98

3.05

3.05

2.98

3.05

3.05

3.05

3.02

3.02

3.01

3.01

3.05

3.11

3.21

3.18

DISCHARGE

9.

15

15

14

9.

9.

13

8.

5.

5.

8.

8.

5.

5.

7.

6.

6.

5.

4.

4.

2.

2.

4.

2.

2.

4.

2.

2.

4.

4.

2.

4.

4.

4.

3.

3.

2.

2.

4.

6.

11

9.

0

0

u.

6

0

0

6

6

0

0

7

5

5

5

6

3

1

1

6

1

1

0

1

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

7

7

0

n

0

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

7.83

7.83

7.83

7.83

7.83

7.83

7.83

7.84

7.84

7.84

7.84

7.84

7.8^

7.84

7.84

7.8<f

7.84

7.85

7.85

7.85

7.85

7.b5

7.85

7.65

7.86

7.86

7.86

7.86

7.86

7.86

7.86

7.86

7.86

7.86

7.86

7.86

7.87

7.87

7.87

7.87

7.87

7.87

DATE

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-02

TIME

2145

2225

2325

2350

2400

0050

0220

0320

0405

0450

0630

0720

0855

0925

0930

0950

1250

1255

1310

1315

1610

1615

1635

1640

2205

2210

2215

2220

2225

2320

2325

2400

0045

1240

1425

1430

1610

1615

1700

1705

1710

1715

2400

0300

GAGE 

HEIGHT

3.31

3.55

3.63

3.68

3.74

4.01

4.74

5.31

5.72

5.07

4.18

3.99

3.71

3.67

3.58

3.63

3.47

3.38

3.38

3.45

3.37

3.28

3.28

3.35

3.27

3.27

3.18

3.27

3.18

3.18

3.25

3.25

3.25

3.18

3.17

3.08

3.08

3.15

3.15

3.08

3.08

3.15

3.12

3.12

DISCHARGE

17

42

52

58

66

118

319

545

742

438

160

113

62

56

46

52

33

23

23

31

22

15

15

21

14

14

9.

14

9.

9.

13

13

13

9.

8.

5.

5.

7.

7.

5.

5.

7.

6.

6.

0

0

0

0

6

0

0

7

7

0

0

7

5

5

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

7.87

7.87

7.87

7.87

7.87

7.88

7.90

7.93

7.97

8.00

8.03

8.04

8.05

8.05

8.05

8.05

8.06

8.06

8.06

8.06

8.07

8.07

3.07

8.07

8.07

8.07

8.07

8.07

8.07

8.07

8.07

8.07

8.07

8.08

8.08

8.08

8.08

8.09

8.09

8.09

8.09

8.09

8.09

8.09
226 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued 

03575890 PINHOOK CREEK AT HUNTSVILLE, ALA.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT* IN FEET? DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

4-02

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-04

TIME

2400

0430

0435

0440

0600

0605

0615

0620

0625

0635

0640

0705

0710

0715

0720

0735

0740

0745

0750

0755

0800

0805

0810

0815

0820

0825

0835

0840

0850

0855

0900

0905

0910

0915

0920

0925

0930

0935

1000

1005

1010

1015

1540

1545

2400

0010

GAGE

HEIGHT

3.07

3.07

3. 98

3.07

3.07

2.98

2.98

3.07

2.98

2. 98

3.07

3.07

2.98

2.98

3.07

3.07

2.98

2.98

3.07

2.98

3.07

3.07

2.98

2.98

3.07

2.98

2.98

3.07

3.07

2.98

3.07

2.98

2.98

3.07

3.07

2.98

3.07

2.98

2.98

3.07

3.07

2.98

2.98

3.05

3.05

3.06

DISCHARGE

4.6

4.6

2.1

4.6

4.6

2.1

2.1

4.6

2.1

2.1

4.6

4.6

2.1

2.1

4.6

4.6

2.1

2.1

4.6

2.1

4.6

4.6

2.1

2.1

4.6

2.1

2.1

4.6

4.6

2.1

4.6

2.1

2.1

4.6

4.6

2.1

4.6

2.1

2.1

4.6

4.6

2.1

2.1

4.0

4.0

4.3

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

8.10

8.10

8.10

8.10

8.10

R.10

6.10

6.10

8.10

e.io

8.10

8.10

8.10

8.10

8.10

8.10

8.10

8.10

8.10

8.10

8.10 e.io

8.10

8.10

6.10

3.10

8.10

8.10

8.10

8.10

*. 10

8.10

8.10

8.10

8.10

B. 10

8.10

8. 10

8.10

8.10

8.10

8.10 e.io

8.10

a. 10

8.10

DATE

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4- Ob

4-06

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

TIME

0015

0050

0055

0115

0120

0125

0145

0155

0200

0205

0215

0235

0240

0245

0340

0420

0540

0545

0620

0625

1145

1430

2155

2200

2300

2400

0625

0630

0730

0930

0935

1035

1125

1130

1150

2400

1800

2400

0315

0350

0405

0415

0420

0425

GAGE 

HEIGHT

2.9R

2.98

3.05

3.05

2.98

3.07

3.09

3.14

3.08

3.18

3.19

3.17

3. OP

3.15

3.10

3.10

3.07

2.98

2.98

3.05

3.03

3.02

3.02

3.01

3.01

3.01

3.01

3.00

3.01

3.01

3.00

3.01

3.00

3.01

3.00

2.99

3.00

2.99

3.00

3.05

3.11

3.14

3.08

3.17

DISCHARGE

2.1

2.1

4.0

4.0

2.1

4.6

5.2

7.3

5.0

9.0

9.5

8.6

5.0

7.7

5.5

5.5

4.6

2.1

2.1

4.0

3.3

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.7

2.5

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.5

2.3

2.5

4.n

6.0

7.3

5.0

8.6

ACCUM.

RUNOFF

8.10

8.10

8.10

3.10

8.10

8.10

8.10

8.10

P. 10

8.10

8.10

3.10

8.10

8.10

8.11

8.11

8.11

8.11

8.11

8.11

8.11

*.ll

6.11

8.11

8.11

8.11

8.11

8.11

8.11

8.11

8.11

8.11

8.11

8.11

8. 11

8.11

8.12

8.12

8.12

8.12

6.12

8.12

8.12

8.12
THE FLOODS 227

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued 

03575890 PINHOOK CREEK AT HUNTSVILLE, ALA.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT. IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED PUNOFF* IN INCHES*

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-08

4-03

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-08

TIME

0505

0525

0530

0540

0545

0620

0625

0630

0640

0645

0650

0805

0840

0855

1010

1040

1045

1055

1200

1205

1210

1215

1330

1335

1350

1355

1555

1600

1610

1615

1600

1930

2050

2055

2130

2135

2400

0050

0430

0610

07S5

0800

0805

0810

0820

OH25

0835

GAGE

Ht IGHT

3.25

3.25

3.18

3.18

3.27

3.35

3.28

3.38

3.43

3.38

3.48

3.80

3.95

3.94

3.82

3.68

3.58

3.62

3.47

3.38

3.38

3.45

3.37

3.28

3.28

3.35

3.27

3.18

3. IP

3.25

3.22

3.22

3.17

3.08

3.08

3.15

3.12

3.12

3.09

3.08

3.06

2.98

2.98

3.07

3.07

2.98

2.98

DISCHARGE

13

13

9.n

9.0

14

21

15

23

28

23

34

76

105

103

60

58

46

50

33

23

23

31

22

15

15

21

14

9.0

9.0

13

11

11

8.6

5.0

5.0

7.7

6.5

6.5

5.2

5.0

4.3

2.1

2.1

4.6

4.6

2.1

2.1

A.CCUM. 

RUNOFF

8.12

8.12

6.12

8.12

8.12

8.12

8.12

8.12

8.12

6.12

8.12

8.13

8.13

8.13

H.14

8. 1**

8.14

8.14

8.15

8.15

8.15

8.15

a. is

8.15

8.15

6.15

8.15

8.15

8.15

8.15

8.15

8.15

8.15

8.15

8.16

8.16

8.16

8.16

8.16

8.16

8.16

8.16

B.lfo

8.16

8.16

8.16

8.16

DATE

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-Ob

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-0 9

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-10

4-10

TIME0840

0925

0930

1050

1055

1615

1930

2330

2335

2400

0020

0105

0155

0525

0530

0630

0715

0810

0625

0830

0835

0840

1030

1050

1115

1120

1125

1130

1255

1435

1645

1650

1905

1910

1920

1925

1940

1945

1950

2005

2010

2030

2400

0250

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

3.07

3.07

2.98

2.98

3.05

3.03

3.02

3.02

3.01

3.02

3.01

3.01

3.01

3.01

3.00

3.01

3.02

3.11

3.14

3.08

3.08

3.17

3.19

3.2n

3.17

3.08

3.08

3.15

3.08

3.04

3.02

3.01

3.01

3.00

3.01

3.00

3.01

3.00

3.01

3.00

3.01

3.00

2.99

3.00

2.96

DISCHARGE

4.6

4.6

2.1

2.1

4.0

3.3

3.0

3.0

2.7

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.7

3.0

6.0

7.3

5.0

5.0

8.6

9.5

10

8.6

5.0

5.0

7.7

5.0

3.6

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.7

2.5

2.7

2.5

2.7

2.5

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.5

2.0

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

8.16

8.16

8.16

8.16

8.16

fi.16

8.16

8.16

8.16

8.16

8.16

8.16

8.16

8.16

8.16

8.16

8.16

8.16

8.16

8.16

8.16

8.16

8.17

8.17

8.17

8.17

8.17

8.17

8.17

8.17

8.17

8.17

8.17

8.17

8.17

8.17

8.17

8.17

8.17

8.17

8.17

8.17

8.17

8.17

8.17
228 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03575930 BROGLAN BRANCH AT HUNTSVILLE, ALA.

GAGE HEIGHT* IN FEETi DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND* AND ACCUMULATED PUNOFF, IN INCHES*

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-12

3-12

3-12

3-12

3-12

3-12

3-12

3-12

3-12

3-12

3-12

3-12

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

TIME

0010

0130

0145

0335

0350

0645

0655

1115

1125

1710

1720

2400

0215

0220

1800

1805

2400

1200

1205

1210

2400

0020

0025

0030

0145

0150

0155

0210

0215

0220

0245

0250

0255

0300

0305

0310

0315

0320

0340

0345

0350

0355

0400

0405

GAGE 

HtlGHT

3.88

3.88

3.87

3.87

3.86

3.86

3.85

3.85

3.84

3.84

3.63

3.83

3.83

3.82

3.82

3.81

3.81

3.61

3.82

3.81

3.81

3.81

3.80

3.81

3.81

3.80

3.81

3.81

3.80

3.81

3.81

3.80

3.80

3.81

3.80

3.81

3.80

3.81

3.81

3.80

3.80

3.81

3.80

3.81

DISCHARGE

19

19

17

17

16

16

15

15

14

14

13

13

13

11

11

10

10

10

11

10

10

10

9

10

10

9

10

10

9

10

10

9

9

10

9

10

9

10

10

9

9

10

9

10

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

o.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

00

01

01

01

02

02

03

03

05

05

06

07

07

10

10

11

13

13

13

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

DATE

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-lb

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-lb

3-15

3-lb

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-lb

3-lb

TIMF

0415

0420

0425

0430

0435

0440

0445

o^so

0455

050P

0515

0525

0530

0550

0610

Ot>20

0635

0640

0645

0650

0700

0800

0855

0930

1030

1040

1105

1140

1300

1320

1340

1410

1455

1545

1550

1620

1700

1745

1755

1810

1825

1845

1945

2015

2055

2120

2225

2340

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

3.81

3.80

3.81

3. an

3.81

3.80

3.80

3.81

3.80

3.81

3. HI

3.83

3.82

3.86

3.99

3.99

4.08

4.15

4.28

4.34

4.32

4.09

3.96

3.93

3.98

3.98

4.01

3.99

3.9?

3.92

3.98

4.02

3.97

4.05

4.07

4.33

4.45

4.73

4.96

5.41

6.21

6.46

5.84

5.84

6.27

6.96

6.14

6.08

5.95

DISCHARGE

10

9.0

10

9.0

10

9.0

9.0

10

9.0

10

10

13

11

16

32

32

43

53

74

86

82

44

28

25

31

31

34

32

23

23

31

35

29

39

41

84

109

173

238

381

688

793

539

539

713

1,000

659

634

581

ACCUM. 

RUMOFF

0.16

0.16

0.16

0.16

0.16

0.16

0.16

0.1*

0.16

0.16

0.16

0.16

0.16

0.16

0.16

0.16

0.17

0.17

0.17

0.17

0.17

0.1*

0.19

0.19

0.19

0.20

0.20

0.20

0.21

0.21

0.21

0.21

0.22

0.22

0.22

0.23

0.24

0.26

0.27

0.28

0.31

0.35

0.46

0.51

0.58

0.65

0.80

0.94

0.98
THE FLOODS 229

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03575930 BROGLAN BRANCH AT HUNTSVILLE, ALA.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT* IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PE* SECOND* AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF* IN INCHES*

ftT INDICATED TI^E, 1973

DATE

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

Tl^E

0125

0250

0310

0315

0330

0405

0450

0510

0535

0610

0655

0725

0825

0920

1010

1100

1150

1230

1415

16?5

1825

2400

0005

0320

1030

1325

1825

2400

0035

1115

2400

0140

1520

1750

2400

0325

0400

0415

0440

0450

0510

GAGE

Hi-IGHT

5.50

b.47

5.65

5.76

6.71

10.11

12.29

1?.55

12.15

11.62

10.89

9.52

7.98

7.89

6.94

6.56

6.68

7.03

6.01

5.43

5.10

4.68

4.68

4.53

4.33

4.25

4.17

4.12

4.12

4.06

4.00

4.00

3.96

3.94

3.92

3.92

3.96

4.04

4.21

4.23

4.40

DISCHARGE

410

400

467

509

898

2,740

4,050

4,220

3,960

3,640

3,200

2,380

1,510

1,470

995

835

886

1,040

604

38fl

282

160

160

127

84

69

56

48

48

40

33

33

28

26

23

23

2R

38

62

65

98

ACCU<"i. 

RUMOFF

1.10

1.20

1.22

1.23

l.?6

1.47

1.93

2.18

2.48

2.85

3.31

3.54

3.87

4.12

4.29

4.42

4.54

4.65

4. 90

5.09

5.20

5.41

5.41

5.49

5.62

5.66

5.71

5.76

5.77

5.85

5.93

5.94

6.01

6.02

6.05

6.06

6.07

6.07

6.07

6.07

6.06

DATE

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

TIME

0515

0600

0655

0750

0845

11?5

1520

1915

1920

1935

2050

2205

2400

0020

0425

0720

1005

1015

1020

1035

1040

1140

1250

1255

1315

1330

1335

1355

1400

1435

1820

1845

2400

0020

0145

1015

1020

1030

1045

1050

linn

1115

1130

1135

1145

115f

GAGE 

HEIGHT

4.40

4.26

4.11

4.04

4.0«

4.00

3.96

3.94

3.95

4.06

3.99

4.05

3.99

3.99

3.94

3.92

3.92

3.91

3.9?

3.91

3.92

3.91

3.91

3.90

3.91

3.90

3.91

3.90

3.91

3.90

3.90

3.89

3.89

3.89

3.88

3.88

3.87

3.88

3.87

3.88

3.87

3.88

3.87

3.88

3.87

3.88

DISCHARGE

98

71

47

38

43

33

28

26

27

40

32

39

32

32

26

23

23

22

23

22

23

22

22

21

22

21

22

21

22

21

21

20

20

20

19

19

17

19

17

19

17

19

17

19

17

19

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

6.08

6.09

6.10

6.10

6.11

6.13

6.15

6.17

6.17

6.17

6.18

6.19

6.20

6.20

6.22

6.23

6.24

6.24

6.24

6.24

6.24

6.25

6.25

6.25

6.25

6.26

6.26

6.P6

6.26

6.26

6.27

6.27

6.29

6.29

6.30

6.33

6.33

6.33

6.33

6.33

6.33

6.33

6.33

6.33

6.33

6.33
230 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued 

03575930 BROGLAN BRANCH AT HUNTSVILLE, ALA.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT* IN FEETj DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

TIME

1205

2340

2355

2400

1630

1635

1640

1650

2400

1130

1135

1140

1150

1200

1210

1215

1225

1330

1340

1355

1400

1410

1420

1430

1440

1450

2040

2050

2110

2200

2230

2255

2305

2310

2325

2340

2400

0025

0030

0125

0150

0240

0400

0515

GAGE 

HEIGHT

3.87

3.87

3.86

3.86

3.86

3.85

3.86

3.85

3.85

3.85

3.84

3.85

3.84

3.85

3.85

3.84

3.85

3.85

3.84

3.84

3.85

3.84

3.85

3.84

3.85

3.84

3.84

3.85

3.85

3.89

3.94

4.06

4.16

4.21

4.45

4.75

5.19

5.27

5.26

4.70

4.58

4.52

4.30

4.19

DISCHARGE

17

17

16

16

16

15

16

15

15

15

14

15

14

15

15

14

15

15

14

14

15

14

15

14

15

14

14

15

15

20

26

40

54

62

109

178

311

336

333

165

138

124

78

59

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

6.33

6.37

6.37

6.37

6.41

6.41

6.42

6.42

6.43

6.46

6.46

6.46

6.47

6.47

6.47

6.47

6.47

6.47

6.47

6.47

6.47

6.47

6.47

6.47

6.47

6.47

6.49

6.49

6.49

6.49

6.49

6.50

6.50

6.50

6.50

6.51

6.52

6.55

6.55

6.59

6.60

6.62

6.64

6.66

DATE

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-2t>

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-26

3-28

' 3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

TIME

0740

1205

1430

1545

2130

2400

0115

0140

0245

0320

0330

0355

0430

0510

0700

0905

1400

1435

2055

2120

2400

0005

0010

0030

0455

0510

1135

1150

2230

2240

2400

1350

1355

1405

1420

1430

1440

1450

1455

1505

1515

1525

1535

1630

GAGE 

HEIGHT

4.08

3.99

3.96

3.94

3.91

3.90

3.90

3.89

3.89

3.91

3.93

3.95

3.95

3.98

3.93

3.91

3.91

3.90

3.90

3.89

3.89

3.88

3.89

3.88

3.88

3.87

3.87

3.K6

3.86

3.85

3.85

3.85

3.84

3.85

3.85

3.84

3.85

3.84

3.85

3.84

3.84

3.85

3.84

3.84

DISCHARGE

43

32

28

26

22

21

21

20

20

22

25

?7

27

31

25

2?.

22

21

21

20

20

19

20

19

19

17

17

16

16

15

15

15

14

15

15

14

IS

14

IS

14

14

15

14

14

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

6.68

6.71

^.7?

6.73

6.75

b.76

6.76

6.76

6.77

6.77

6.77

6.77

6.78

6.78

6.79

6.80

6.82

6.82

6.84

6.84

6.85

6.PC5

6.85

6.85

6.87

6.87

6.89

6.89

6.92

6.92

6.92

6.96

6.96

6.96

6.96

6.96

6.96

6.96

6.96

6.96

6.96

6.96

6.96

6.96
THE FLOODS

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued 

03575930 BROGLAN BRANCH AT HUNTSVILLE, ALA.--Continued

231

GAGE HEIGHT. IN FEET; DISCHARGE* IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND* 

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

DATE

3-28

3-28

3-?8

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

TIME

1635

1645

2400

0005

0905

0910

0915

0925

0935

0945

1155

1200

1205

1210

1220

1235

1245

1250

1255

1305

1310

1320

2400

0415

0420

0425

0435

0730

0735

0820

0830

0840

0845

0850

0855

0905

0910

1235

1240

1245

1250

1255

1300

1310

1315

1320

GAGE 

HEIGHT

3.85

3.84

3.84

0.00

0.00

3.83

3.84

3.83

3.83

3.84

3.34

3.83

3.64

3.83

3.84

3.83

3.84

3.83

3.84

3.83

3.84

3.83

3.83

3.83

3.82

3.82

3.83

3.33

3.82

3.82

3.83

3.83

3.82

3.83

3.82

3.83

3.82

3.82

3.83

3.82

3.82

3.83

3.82

3.83

3.82

3.83

DISCHARGE

15

14

14

0

0

13

14

13

13

14

14

13

14

13

14

13

14

13

14

13

14

13

13

13

11

11

13

13

11

11

13

13

11

13

11

13

11

11

13

11

11

13

11

13

11

13

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

6.96

6.97

6.98

6.98

6.98

6.98

6.98

6.98

6.98

6.98

6.99

6.99

6.99

6.99

6.99

6.99

6.99

6.99

6.99

6.99

6.99

6.99

7.02

7.03

7.03

7.03

7.03

7.03

7.03

7.03

7.03

7.03

7.04

7.04

7.04

7.04

7.04

7.04

7.04

7.04

7.04

7.04

7.04

7.04

7.04

7.04

DATE

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

TIME

1325

1335

1340

1345

1350

1355

1400

2100

2120

2140

2205

2225

2235

2245

2335

2400

0025

0100

0140

0220

0255

0340

0345

0410

0445

0630

0825

1025

1255

1615

2050

2400

0125

0830

1145

1150

1405

1410

1455

1555

1715

1720

1730

1735

1745

1810

GAGE 

HEIGHT

3.82

3.82

3.83

3.82

3.82

3.83

3.82

3.82

3.85

3.90

4.01

4.13

4.25

4.36

4.45

4.41

4.44

4.73

5.19

5.23

5.28

5.81

5.81

5.61

5.22

4.84

4.50

4.30

4.17

4.07

4.00

3.97

3.97

3.93

3.93

3.92

3.92

3.91

3.92

3.91

3.91

3.90

3.91

3.90

3.91

3.90

DISCHARGE

11

11

13

11

11

13

11

11

15

21

34

50

69

90

109

100

107

173

311

324

340

528

528

452

320

202

120

78

56

41

33

29

29

25

25

23

23

22

23

22

22

21

22

21

22

21

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

7.04

7.04

7.05

7.05

7.05

7.05

7.05

7.06

7.06

7.06

7.06

7.07

7.07

7.07

7.09

7.09

7.10

7.11

7.14

7.18

7.22

7.27

7.28

7.32

7.35

7.43

7.48

7.52

7.55

7.57

7.60

7.62

7.63

7.66

7.67

7.67

7.68

7.68

7.69

7.69

7.70

7.70

7.70

7.70

7.70

7.70
232 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued 

03575930 BROGLAN BRANCH AT HUNTSVILLE, ALA.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT* IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED PUNOFF,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

IN INCHES,

DATE

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

TIME

1815

1850

2130

2155

2400

0430

0450

1105

1110

1130

1135

1155

1210

1215

1230

1910

1925

2400

1125

1135

1150

1210

1220

1225

1230

1240

2400

0120

0125

0130

0140

0205

0225

0250

0320

0350

0425

0440

0455

0530

0545

0600

0645

GAGE 

HEIGHT

3.91

3.90

3.90

3.89

3.89

3.89

3.88

3.88

3.87

3.b8

3.87

3.88

3.87

3.88

3.87

3.87

3.86

3.86

3.86

3.85

3.86

3.85

3.86

3.85

3.86

3.65

3.85

3.85

3.86

3.85

3.88

3.90

3.89

3.91

3.92

3.89

3.87

3.87

3.86

3.87

3.87

3.86

3.86

DISCHARGE

22

21

21

20

20

20

19

19

17

19

17

19

17

19

17

17

16

16

16

15

16

15

16

15

16

15

15

15

16

15

19

21

20

22

23

20

17

17

16

17

17

16

16

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

7.70

7.70

7.71

7.71

7.72

7.74

7.74

7.76

7.76

7.76

7.76

7.76

7.76

7.76

7.76

7.78

7.78

7.79

7.83

7. 83

7.P3

7.83

7.83

7.83

7.83

7.83

7.86

7.86

7.86

7.86

7.86

7.87

7.87

7.87

7.87

7.87

7.87

7.88

7.88

7.88

7.88

7.88

7.88

DATE

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-U5

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

TIME

06^5

1220

1230

1240

1250

195S

2005

2400

0855

0900

09ns

0915

0930

0935

0945

0955

1010

1020

1025

1030

1040

1045

1100

1105

1110

1115

1120

1140

1145

1150

1205

1210

1215

1235

1245

1250

2400

0920

0925

0930

0935

0940

0945

1220

1225

GAGF 

HEIGHT

3.85

3.85

3.84

3.fl5

3.84

3.84

3.83

3.83

3.83

3.82

3.8?

3.83

3.83

3.82

3.82

3.83

3.82

3.83

3.82

3.82

3.83

3.82

3.82

3.83

3.82

3.83

3.82

3.82

3.83

3.82

3.82

3.83

3.82

3.82

3.83

3.82

3.8?

3.82

3.81

3.81

3.82

3.82

3.81

3.81

3.82

DISCHAPGE

15

15

14

15

14

14

13

13

13

11

11

13

13

11

11

13

11

13

11

11

13

11

11

13

11

13

11

11

13

11

11

13

11

11

13

11

11

11

10

10

11

11

10

10

11

ACCIN. 

PUNOFF

7.88

7.9n

f.9o

7.9"

7.90

7.91

7.91

7.9?

7.94

7.94

7.94

7.94

7.94

7.94

7.94

7.94

7.95

7.95

7.95

7.95

7.95

7.95

7.95

7.95

7.95

7.95

7.95

7.95

7.95

7.95

7.95

7.95

7.95

7.95

7.95

7.95

7.97

7.99

7.99

7.99

7.99

7.99

7.99

8.00

£.00
THE FLOODS 233

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03576100 INDIAN CREEK NEAR MADISON, ALA.

GAGE HEIGHT. IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-20

TIME

0030

0030

2400

0300

2400

0600

1045

1415

1600

1745

1830

211b

2400

0100

0300

0400

0500

0715

0745

0900

1430

1900

2300

2400

0015

0400

1800

2400

0015

1645

2400

0015

2400

0500

1030

2000

GAGE 

HEIGHT

3. OH

3.08

2.39

2.^9

2.79

2.79

2.98

3.20

3.48

3.95

4.50

6.53

7.21

7.58

8.80

9.12

10.16

12.64

12.70

12.41

10.28

8.92

8.15

7.98

7.94

7.40

5.79

5.31

5.32

4.74

4.56

4.57

4.25

4.32

4.54

4.39

DISCHARGE

145

145

121

121

109

109

132

162

202

287

410

1,110

1,490

1,760

3,440

4,020

6,390

16,100

16,500

15,000

6,740

3,640

2,440

2,200

2,150

1,620

802

634

637

472

426

428

351

367

420

384

ACOM.

RUNOFF

0.00

0.10

0.11

0.19

0.21

0.23

0.24

0.25

0.26

0.27

0.34

0.46

0.51

0.69

0.80

0.97

1.82

2.08

2.70

4.52

5.23

5.60

5.68

5.69

5.91

6.43

6.57

6.57

6.85

6.96

6.96

7.25

7.31

7.38

7.49

DATE

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-22

3-23

3-23

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-26

3-26

3-27

3-27

3-28

3-28

3-29

3-29

3-30

3-30

TIME

2245

2315

2400

0030

1330

2400

0045

2400

0030

2400

2230

2345

2400

0200

0430

0545

1215

1715

2245

2400

0030

2400

0015

2400

0200

2400

0215

2400

2145

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

4.69

4.69

4.66

4.66

4.16

3.97

3.97

3.78

3.78

3.66

3.62

3.91

4.06

4.99

5.77

5.80

5.35

4.48

4.08

4.03

4.02

3.80

3.80

3.59

3.60

3.49

3.49

3.43

3.41

3.72

DISCHARGE

459

459

45?

452

331

291

291

254

254

233

226

279

310

537

795

805

648

405

314

303

301

258

258

220

222

204

204

195

192

244

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

7.53

7.54

7.55

7.56

7.71

7.82

7.82

8.02

8.03

8.21

8.37

8.38

8.38

8.41

8.46

8.49

8.64

8.72

8.79

8.80

8.80

9.01

9.01

9.19

9.20

9.35

9.36

9.50

9.63

9.65
234 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1978 Continued 

03576100 INDIAN CREEK NEAR MADISON, ALA.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHTt IN FEET* DISCHARGE* IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED PUN'OFF, IN

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-02

4-02

4-03

4-03

4-04

4-04

4-05

4-05

4-06

4-06

4-07

4-07

TIME

0100

0300

0415

1000

1030

1615

2015

2400

0015

1100

2400

0130

24QO

0045

2400

0730

2400

0200

2400

0400

2400

0700

1015

GAGE

HEIGHT

4.03

5.36

6.02

6.63

6.61

6.01

4.91

4.42

4.41

3.99

3.73

3.73

3.55

3.56

3.47

3.50

3.41

3.41

3.32

3.32

3.27

3.39

3.89

DISCHARGE

303

651

883

1,160

1,150

879

517

391

388

295

245

245

214

215

201

205

192

192

179

179

172

189

275

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

9.66

9.69

9.72

9.91

9.93

10.12

10.20

10.25

10.26

10.37

10.48

10.49

10.65

10.66

10.61

10.86

10.96

10.97

11.10

11.12

11.24

11.27

11.30

DATE

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-10

4-10

4-11

4-11

4-12

4-12

4-13

4-13

4-14

4-14

4-15

4-15

TIME

1230

1630

1915

2400

0015

0915

2400

1245

1500

2230

2400

0200

2400

0230

2400

0145

2400

0415

2400

0930

2400

1145

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

4.37

4.46

4.41

4.19

4.17

3.74

3.48

3.51

3.57

3.50

3.47

3.47

3.31

3.30

3.23

3.24

3.18

3.18

3.12

3.13

3.08

3.09

3.04

DISCHARGE

379

400

388

338

333

247

202

207

217

205

?01

201

177

176

166

168

159

159

151

152

145

147

140

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

11.32

11.37

11.41

11.46

11.46

11.54

11. 65

11.73

11.74

11.79

11. BO

11.81

11.94

11.96

12.07

12.08

12.20

12.22

12.32

12.36

12.43

1^.48

12.54
THE FLOODS 235

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03576148 COTACO CREEK AT FLORETTE, ALA.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-12

3-12

3-12

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-1Q

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-22

3-23

3-23

TIME

0030

2345

2400

0100

2400

OU15

2<+00

1300

1800

2300

2400

0815

2400

0015

2400

0015

1500

2400

0015

2400

0015

2400

0045

2400

0030

2400

0015

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

7.81

8.39

8.38

8.38

7.70

7.69

6.75

6.71

8.29

10.19

11.09

14.86

16.36

16.35

13.67

13.64

12.00

11.20

11.18

9.82

9.81

9.10

9.09

8.62

8.61

7.73

7.71

6.68

DISCHARGE

576

693

690

690

556

554

405

399

668

1,260

1,730

7,460

11,700

11,700

4,730

4,670

2,460

1,820

1,800

1,120

1*110

875

872

750

748

561

558

395

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

0.18

0.18

0.19

0.35

0.35

0.48

0.54

0.57

0.62

0.64

1.11

2.86

2.89

5.15

5.16

5.72

5.94

5.94

6.32

6.32

6.59

6.59

6.81

6.81

6.99

6.99

7.12

DATE

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-25

3-25

3-26

3-26

3-27

3-27

3-28

3-28

3-29

3-29

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

4-01

4-01

4-02

4-02

4-03

4-03

TIME

0015

2330

2400

1400

2400

1230

2400

0015

2400

0015

2400

0015

2400

0015

2315

2400

0915

1230

1945

2400

0045

2400

0015

2400

0015

2400

GAGE

HEIGHT

6.66

6.31

6.44

8.10

8.67

8.93

8.68

8.67

7.66

7.65

6.77

6.76

6.21

6.21

6.06

6.20

8.98

10.03

11.75

12.03

12.04

10.57

10.55

9.34

9.34

8.38

DISCHARGE

392

343

362

630

763

828

765

763

549

547

408

406

329

329

308

328

840

1,190

2,260

2,490

2,500

1,450

1,440

949

949

690

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

7.12

7.21

7.21

7.30

7.37

7.49

7.59

7.60

7.77

7.77

7.90

7.90

8.00

8.00

8.08

8.08

8.15

8.19

8.34

8.46

8.48

9.00

9.00

9.32

9.32

9.54
236 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03576148 COTACO CREEK AT FLORETTE , ALA. --Continued

GAGE HEIGHT* IN FEET; DISCHARGE* IN CUBIC FEET PE^ SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED *UNOFFt

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

IN INCHES,

DATE

4-04 

4-04

4-05 

4-05

4-06 

4-06

4-07 

4-07

4-08 

4-08

4-09 

4-09

TIME

0015 

2400

0015 

2400

0030 

2400

0830 

2400

1930 

2400

0015 

2400

GAGE

HEIGHT

8.37 

7.46

7.45 

6.47

6.46 

5.81

6.06 

7.63

fa. 05 

7.99

7.99 

6.96

DISCHARGE

688 

514

512

366

364 

277

308 

543

620 

603

608 

434

ACCU"1. 

WUNOFF

9

9

9 

9

9 

9

9

10

10

in

in

in

.54 

.70

.70 

.H2

.82 

.91

.93 

.01

.14

.18

.18 

.32

DATE

4-10 

4-10

4-11 

4-11

4-12 

4-12

4-13 

4-13

4-14 

4-lt

4-15 

4-15

TI^'E GAGE 

HEIGHT

0015 

2400

0015 

24no

0030

2400

0015

24nn

0030 

2400

0030

2400

6. 

6.

6.

5.

5. 

5.

5. 

5.

5.

4.

4. 

4.

95 

15

15

66

66

38

38 

04

04 

73

73

50

DISCHARGE

433 

321

321 

262

262 

234

234 

202

202 

174

174

155

ACCUK. 

kUNOFF

in. 32 

n.42

10.42

10.50

in. 57

10.57 

10.63

in. 63

10.68

10.68 

10.72
THE FLOODS 237

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03578000 ELK RIVER NEAR PELHAM, TENN.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN- FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

TIME

0030

2400

0030

24 UO

ObOO

0630

0730

0800

1400

1830

2030

2400

0230

0400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

6.07

4.90

4.89

4.35

4.30

4.69

b.OO

5.49

7.56

8.55

9.24

10.54

11.70

12.54

DISCHARGE

451

275

274

197

190

245

290

364

674

875

1,210

2,510

4,400

6,420

ACCUM.

RUNOFF

0

C

0

0

0

n

0

n

n

0

0

0

0

1

.00

.20

.21

.33

.35

.36

.37

.37

.45

.53

.58

.74

.95

.15

DATE

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-1^

3-19

TIME

0830

0930

1130

1600

2400

0030

0630

1630

2400

0030

1230

2400

0030

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

14.06

14.08

13.86

13.05

11.95

11.87

11.09

10.21

9.70

9.67

8.98

8.19

8.15

6.13

DISCHARGE

15,

15,

13,

8,

4,

4.

3,

2,

1,

1,

1,

100

800

500

450

900

740

340

110

600

570

060

778

770

460

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

2.37

2.73

3.41

4.52

5.74

5.80

6.35

b.97

7.30

7.31

7.67

7.92

7.93

8.26
238 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03579100 ELK RIVER NEAR ESTILL SPRINGS, TENN.

G«GE HEIGHT* IN FEET; DISCHARGE* IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND* AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF. IN INCHES.

AT INDICATED TI^E, 1973

DATE

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

TIME

0030

0545

1730

1930

2400

1615

2400

0615

1000

1145

1630

1845

2100

2400

0600

1215

1815

1915

2400

0030

0830

1845

2100

2400

GAGE

HEIGHT

5.37

5.38

4.96

4.48

4.47

4.48

4.45

4.73

5.42

6.36

6.60

7.84

8.74

11.17

16.73

18.70

20.33

20.30

19.06

18.88

16.53

12.93

12.19

10.70

DISCHARGE

1.600

1.600

1,350

1,090

1,080

1,090

1,070

1,230

1,630

2,250

2,430

3,400

4,190

7,040

19,700

27,000

38,100

37,800

28,900

27,900

19,100

9,960

8,600

6,380

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

0.05

0.15

0.16

0.19

0.29

0.33

0.37

0.40

0.42

0.49

0.52

0.57

0.67

1.11

1.99

3.12

3.33

4.22

4.30

5.30

6.11

6.23

6.35

DATE

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-23

3-^3

3-23

3-23

TIME

0045

1015

1715

2400

0045

1700

1945

2400

1900

2145

2345

2400

0015

1430

1745

24CO

0245

0830

1200

2400

0145

0845

1230

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

10.67

9.94

8.50

7.89

7.88

7.28

6.56

6.49

6.68

7.96

9.21

9.18

9.21

d.4n

7.42

7.34

7.36

6.92

6.32

6.10

6.11

5.81

5.42

5.06

DISCHARGE

6,340

5,430

3,970

3,440

3,430

2,950

2,400

2,350

?,490

3,500

4,630

4,600

4,630

3,880

3,070

3,000

3,020

2,670

2,220

?,070

2.080

1,880

1,630

1,410

A CCUM. 

RUNOFF

6.3B

6.70

6. 89

7.0?

7.04

7.34

7.38

7.44

7.68

7.73

7.77

7.78

7.79

8.14

8.20

*.30

6.35

8.44

8.49

8.64

8.66

6.74

8.77

8.87
THE FLOODS 239

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03580750 ELK RIVER BELOW TIMS FORD DAM, TENN.

GAGE HEIGHT* if. FEET; DISCHARGE* IN cu«ic FEET PE* SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED PUNOFFt IN INCHES*

AT INDICATE!.' TIME, 1973

DATE

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

TIME

0030

0600

0615

0715

0800

0900

1600

1615

1630

1730

1845

1900

1930

1945

2015

2100

2215

2400

0600

0615

0745

0915

1115

1230

1315

1330

1400

1415

1430

1500

1545

1700

2015

2400

0445

0615

0745

0915

1330

1400

1445

1645

1745

1830

1845

1900

GAGE 

Hb IGHT

41.54

41.50

42.08

45.37

47.31

49.61

49.84

47.98

46.73

49.48

48.29

45.96

44.03

43.47

42.69

42.11

41.72

41.56

41.48

41.62

46.22

49.68

49.76

49.27

46.35

45.94

44.02

43.46

43.01

42.44

41.98

41.66

41.50

41.47

41.45

41.68

46.24

49.68

49.67

48.20

49.54

49.83

49.40

49.05

46.54

45.34

DISCHAPGfc

35

32

78

935

2,03(J

3,850

4,060

2,520

1,620

3,730

2,770

1,1*0

469

3f.B

154

81

47

36

31

40

1,310

3,910

1,980

3,560

2,820

1,170

466

305

20*

118

68

43

32

30

29

45

1,320

3,910

3,900

?,700

3,790

4,050

3,660

3,380

1.500

924

ssSo?;

a. oo

0.00

.1.00

0 . 0 1

r».02

0.10

0.10

0.10

1.11

0.12

0.12

1 . I r

is . 12

0.12

0.12

0.12

0.12

0.12

0.12

0.13

0.1**

0.16

0.18

0.18

0.18

0.16

I). 18

ft . 1 *

0.19

0.19

, v 1 Q

, . 1 Q

o!l9

0.19

0.19

0.19

0.20

0.25

0.26

3.26

0.29

0.30

0.31

0.31

0 . 3 1

DATE

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-lb

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-lb

3-16

3-16

3-lo

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

T I ME

1930

2000

2115

2315

2400

0230

0330

0400

o43n

0630

0645

0845

lino

1345

1645

2115

?130

2230

2345

?400

0615

0830

1230

2115

2400

0045

2400

0830

1230

1745

2400

0200

1545

2000

2400

oloo

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

44.00

43.46

43.57

44.76

44.80

45.05

46.09

47.4?

48.83

47.67

46.97

45.55

44.74

44.81

44.50

43.89

45.18

47.75

50.38

50.45

50.36

56.84

57.91

60.18

60.22

60.25

59.95

60.2^

59.45

58.02

57.86

57.86

56.83

55.22

55.12

55.13

55.01

DISCHARGE

460

305

333

721

ns

823

1.250

?,100

3,200

?,2BO

1,790

1,000

714

739

630

427

868

?,340

4,540

4,610

4,520

11,600

13,200

18,400

16,500

18,600

17,800

18.600

16,600

13,400

13,100

13,100

11,600

9,660

9,540

9,560

9,410

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

0.31

0.31

").31

0.31

0.31

" 3?

0.32

0.33

0.33

0.35

0.35

0.35

;».36

0.36

0.37

0.38

0.38

0.38

0.40

0.40

0.48

0.54

0.68

1.11

1.26

1.30

2.52

2.96

3.17

3.38

3.62

3.70

4.20

4.33

4.44

4.47

5.10
240 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03580750 ELK RIVER BELOW TIMS FORD DAM, TENN.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT* IM FEET? DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEtT PE* SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED PUMOFF, IN

4T IiviOICATED TI'^'E, 1973

DATE

3-22

3-22

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-26

3-27

3-27

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-29

3-29

3-30

3-30

3-30

0945

2400

0400

1230

2400

0315

1930

2100

2200

2300

2315

2330

2400

0045

0245

1800

1830

1915

2045

2400

2400

1845

2400

0015

1000

2400

0615

2400

0815

2315

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

55.04

53.63

53.70

52.25

51.55

51.60

50.48

50.03

48.84

48.72

46.31

45.25

44.08

43.56

43.17

42.95

44.87

46.64

49.88

50.97

51.21

51.17

51.10

50.89

50.48

50.46

50.51

50.01

50.09

49.38

49.04

DISCHARGE

9,450

7,820

7,840

6,350

5,650

5,700

4,630

4,230

3,210

3,120

1,370

893

484

330

239

197

760

1,560

4,090

5,070

5,310

5,270

5,200

5,000

4,630

4,610

4,660

4,210

4,?80

3,640

3,370

ACCU'X. 

RUMOFF

5. jfo

5.71

5.80

5.96

O.IH

6.23

6.46

6.50

6.bl

6.52

6.52

6.52

b.52

6.52

6.52

6.53

6.53

6.b4

6.55

6.59

6.95

7.23

7.31

7.31

7.44

7.63

7.72

7.94

* U 4

^.21

8.21

DATE

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-' 1 1

4-01

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-02

TI-E

0030

0100

0145

031^

0600

0630

0745

Oi-.OO

0815

0845

0915

1030

14f,0

2330

2400

0015

0030

0045

0100

0130

0230

0500

0600

0615

06<t5

0715

0830

1045

2115

2?15

2?30

2245

231^

2400

0145

0600

0615

0645

0715

0830

1300

1315

134

1415

1515

1615

GAGE

HEIGHT

45.74

44.15

43.34

42.94

42.63

43.41

42.94

42.90

43.5?

4+5. i 5

46.56

49.51

49.67

49.20

49.06

48.26

45.93

44.89

44.1^

<*3.50

42.98

42.67

4^.64

43., ?P

44. 9R

4o.31

49.5?

49.68

49.35

48.44

46.00

44.89

43.76

43.12

<t2.69

42.53

43.35

44.99

46.38

49.5?

<+9.2K

46.16

44.39

43.53

46.86

49.45

DISCHARGE

1,060

508

276

195

I7o

298

195

IHfl

320

858

1,520

3,760

3,900

1.500

1,390

?,7SO

1,170

7fa7

52?

315

202

151

146

?63

798

1,370

3,770

3,910

3.620

2, *^9T

1,200

767

3«8

229

154

130

?79

79d

1,410

3,770

1,560

1,?8J

% 92

323

1.710

3,710

ACCUix. 

RUNOFF

8.22

^.22

8.22

H.22

b.22

rt.22

o. ?2

 -4.22

8.22

d.22

a. 23

8.24

H.28

8.18

3.39

d.39

8.39

8.19

^.39

d.39

H.19

8.39

8.39

M.39

8.39

8.19

8.41

8.43

3.55

8.56

B.56

8.56

8.56

 «.S6

M.56

 s.56

^.56

8.06

d.56

8.57

d.62

H.63

d.63

rt.63

8.63

d.64
THE FLOODS 241

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03580750 ELK RIVER BELOW TIMS FORD DAM, TENN. - -Continued

GAGE HEIGHT* r\ FEFT; DISCHARGE* IN CIHIC FEET pt* SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF. IN INCHES*

flT INDICATED TIl*E» 1973

DATE

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-0 2

4-0?

4-02

4-02

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

<t-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

TI^E

1*30

2130

2215

2230

?245

23PO

?330

2400

0130

0600

0615

0630

0715

0830

1100

1130

1145

1200

1215

1345

1400

1415

1500

1545

1615

1645

1700

1715

1730

1800

1845

2030

240 0

0600

0615

0645

0730

0845

1115

1130

1230

1330

1400

1415

1445

1530

GAGE 

Hr IGHT

49.65

49.13

48.75

46. lb

44. 9M

44.22

43.47

43. OR

42.63

42.44

43.16

44.30

46.21

49.38

49.60

49.59

49.05

49.55

49.03

49.54

4b.83

49.43

48.64

49.45

4b.84

48.79

46.77

45.31

44.44

43.53

42.96

42.54

42.39

42.35

43.09

44.80

46.69

49.40

49.57

47.75

49.34

48.86

45.50

44.54

43.54

42.94

DISCHARGE

3,890

3,440

3,140

1,2«0

798

532

306

221

145

118

237

560

1,310

3,640

3,840

3,830

3,3dO

3,800

3,360

3,790

3,200

3,690

3,050

3,710

3,210

3,170

1,650

914

609

323

199

132

112

107

223

735

1,590

3,660

3,810

2,340

3,610

},23Q

980

644

325

195

ACCU-1. 

rtU-IQFF

ft. 66

8.70

8.70

8.70

8.71

H.71

8.71

8.71

8.71

8.71

8.71

8.71

8.71

rt.72

H.75

b.75

«.76

8.76

8.76

8.76

b.78

8.78

H.79

8.80

8.80

S.«l

8. Ml

8.81

ti.81

8.81

*.81

8.81

d.ftl

ft.ttl

H.ttl

M.82

8.82

8.83

#.<36

H.86

8.87

8.88

8.88

&.8H

R.88

H.8&

OATt

4-04

4-04

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-n b

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-Db

4-05

4-Ob

4-05

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

TI'*E

1715

2400

0600

0615

0645

0715

od.io

1215

1230

1315

1330

1345

1415

1500

1615

2030

2400

0615

0700

0730

083n

1200

1230

1315

1330

1345

1400

1430

1515

1700

2115

2130

2315

2400

0615

0730

0845

1030

1230

1315

1330

1345

1415

1445

GAGE 

HEIGHT

42.52

42.33

42.28

43.02

44.84

46.21

49.44

49. S9

4^.15

48.86

46.08

44.99

43.72

43.0?

42.58

42.32

42.28

42.23

45.11

46.52

49.42

49.60

49.16

48.84

46.45

45.17

44.3?

43.45

42.86

42.43

42.29

42.67

42.33

42.28

42.22

46. ?4

49.51

49.64

49.20

48.92

46.67

45.22

43.81

43.22

DISCHARGE

129

105

99

210

749

1,310

3,700

3,830

3,460

3,230

1,?40

802

376

210

137

103

99

9*

644

1,490

3,b80

3.840

3,470

3,210

1,450

865

567

303

181

117

100

151

105

99

92

1,320

3,760

3,880

3,500

3,280

1,580

882

403

249

ACCt-K". 

PINOFF

d.88

8.88

«.88

d.88

8.89

8.89

8.90

*.94

b.94

8.95

8.95

8.95

d.95

d.95

8.95

8.95

8.95

8.96

8.96

8.96

ri.97

9.nl

9.01

9.02

9.02

9.02

9.02

*.02

9.02

9.02

9.02

9.02

9.02

9.02

9.03

9.03

9.04

9.06

9.08

9.09

9.09

9.09

9.09

9.09
242 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03580750 ELK RIVER BELOW TIMS FORD DAM, TENN. --Continued

GAGE HEIGHT* IN FEET; DISCHARGE. IN CUBIC FEET Pt* SECOND? AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF? IN iNC.-»t c ,

AT INDICATED TI/E, 1973

DATE

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-10

TIME

1545

1845

2115

2130

2345

2400

1615

1630

1645

1730

1900

2015

2245

2315

2345

2400

0015

0045

0130

0315

0615

0730

0845

1630

2045

2115

2145

2200

2230

2315

2400

0300

0615

0715

0845

1915

2015

2115

2130

2145

2215

2245

2345

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

42.71

42.42

42.38

42.65

42.38

42.37

42.27

42.77

44.03

45.86

49.48

49.58

49.07

48.93

45.53

44.57

43.9?

43.24

42.77

42.43

42.31

46.31

49.46

49. to?

49.11

48.85

45.36

44.43

43.47

42.85

42.61

42.34

42.28

45.50

49.39

49.64

49.41

48.79

47.76

45.40

43.90

43.22

42.65

42.58

DISCHARGE

157

116

111

148

111

109

98

166

469

1,130

3,730

3,820

3,400

3,280

99?

655

436

254

166

117

102

1,370

3,710

3,860

3,430

3,220

931

606

308

180

14?

106

99

960

3,650

3,880

3,670

3,170

2,350

945

430

249

148

137

ACCOM.

PUivOFF

9.09

9.09

9.09

9.09

9.09

9.09

9.10

9.10

9.10

9.10

9.11

9.13

9.15

9.16

9.16

9.16

9.16

9.16

9.16

9.16

9.16

9.17

9.1ft

9.28

9.31

9.31

^.32

9.32

9.32

9.3?

9.32

9.32

9.3?

9.3?

9.33

9.45

9.46

9.47

9.47

9.<+7

9.47

9.47

9.47

9.47

DATE

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-13

TINE

0330

0615

0630

0715

OP30

1700

2030

2115

2130

2145

2215

2?45

2330

2409

0315

0615

0630

073C

0845

0915

1015

1030

1045

1115

1145

1230

1415

1715

1730

Idoo

1845

2015

2115

2130

2145

2215

2245

?33(i

2400

0300

0515

0530

0630

0645

GAGE 

HEIGHT

42.31

42.26

43.21

45.6ft

49.38

49.63

49.22

48.77

47.97

45.57

43.95

43.23

42.73

42. 5«

42.29

42.24

43.11

46.17

49.51

49.6?

48.89

48.02

45.5V

43.96

43.24

42.73

42.39

42.27

42.98

44.64

46.40

49.54

46.72

47. a?

45. 3H

43.91

43. 19

42.69

42.53

42. 2S

42.21

42.97

46.13

49.45

OKCHWGE

10?

97

247

1 ,050

3,640

3,870

3,520

3,160

?,520

1,010

445

252

160

137

100

94

227

1,290

1.760

3, *60

3,250

?.560

l,o?0

448

254

160

112

9b

202

^79

1,420

3,790

3,120

9 ,400

93*

433

?43

154

130

96

91

?ol

1,?70

*, no

ACCU".

PUrJOFF

9.47

9.47

9.47

9.4b

9.49

9.58

9.6?

9.63

9.63

9.63

9.63

9.63

9.63

9.63

9.^3

9.63

9.63

9.h3

9.64

9.65

9.66

9.66

9 .66

9.66

9.66

9.66

9.66

9.67

9.67

9.67

9.67

9,68

9.69

9.69

9.69

9.69

iy.69

9.70

9.70

*.7(i

9.70

9.70

9.70

9.70
THE FLOODS 

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

243

03580750 ELK RIVER BELOW TIMS FORD DAM, TENN.--Continued

GAGF HEIGHT* IN FEFT; DISCHARGE, IN C>JBIC FEET PEK SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED PUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INUlCATtt' TIME* 1973

DATE

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-13

TIME

0700

O-iOO

Odl5

0«30

nd45

GAGE

Hr IGHT

49.49

48.95

47.91

45.63

44.57

DISCHARGE

3,740

3,220

^«470

1,030

Ab5

A CCU*!.

HUMOFF

9.71

9.71

9.7?

9.72

9.72

DATE

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-1J

TIME

0900

0930

1015

1215

2400

GAGF

HEIGHT

43.91

43. 1R

42.68

42.30

42. IS

DISCHAKGE

433

241

152

101

85

ACCUM.

RUNOFF

9.72

9.72

9.72

9.72

9.72
244 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03582000 ELK RIVER ABOVE FAYETTEVILLE, TENN.

GAGE HEIGHT* IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN cueic FEET ptn SECOND; AMD ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

TP'E

0030

1100

1730

1930

2400

U330

0630

1400

1730

1900

2300

2400

0730

0930

1330

1830

2400

0630

1600

1730

2400

0030

1830

2400

1730

2400

0800

2400

0030

2400

0500

2400

GAGE

Ht IGHT

6.64

4.54

4.05

5.52

H.20

8.69

8.11

4.36

3.73

4.66

7.35

7.44

4.88

6.62

9.65

9.92

16.48

23.24

28.52

28.63

27.61

27.46

20.19

18.83

20.01

20.70

20.90

20.67

20.69

19.81

20.04

17.76

DISCHAKGF

4,070

1,470

1,230

2,020

3,760

4,100

3,700

1,380

1,070

1,530

3,170

3,230

1,640

2,680

4,780

4,960

10,800

23,200

41,100

41,600

37,200

36,600

16,200

13,800

15,900

17,300

17,700

17,200

17,200

15,500

15,900

12,300

ACCU".

WINOFF

n.oo

0.06

0.07

O.OB

0.11

0.13

0.15

0.19

0.19

0.20

0.22

0.22

(.) . 26

0.27

0.30

0.34

0.42

0.63

1.24

1.36

1.85

1.88

2.72

2.88

3.34

3.54

3.eO

4.33

4.34

5.05

5.?0

5.70

t)ATe

3-22

3-22

3-23

3-23

3-24

3-24

3-25

3-25

3-2b

3-25

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-27

3-27

3-28

3-28

3-29

3-29

3-30

3-30

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

4-01

4-01

4-01

TIMF

0030

2400

0030

?4on

0030

2400

0730

1000

1800

2400

0530

1330

240f)

1130

2400

oino

2400

0030

2400

0030

2400

0930

1230

lti.10

2200

24'»o

0 -00

1030

1800

GAGE 

HEIGHT

17.68

16. ?0

16.21

14.75

14.67

11.57

12.87

12.4?

6.35

5.00

4.87

9.9?

11.60

11.81

11.57

11.55

10,72

10.70

10.30

10.2-1

9.5?

y.*9

9.14

6.05

7.?4

8.17

9.4?

9.17

5.87

DISCHARGE

1?,200

10,500

10,500

4,050

H,970

6,?60

7,330

6,940

?,-->20

1,710

1,640

4,960

f- ,?HO

6,450

6,?60

6,240

5,580

5,560

5,240

^,?.20

4,680

4,940

4,420

?,34Q

3,1)90

3.740

4,610

<t,440

?.230

ACCU>X. 

PUMOFF

5.71

6.?0

6.?1

6.64

6.65

5.97

7.07

7.10

7.17

7.19

7.21

7.?6

7.38

7.51

7.66

7.68

7.93

7. 94

8. It*

 1.18

8.40

8.48

5.51

6.54

8.56

8.58

",*>4

d.66

8.71
THE FLOODS 245

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03582000 ELK RIVER ABOVE FAYETTEVILLE, TENN.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT* IN- FEET? DISCHARGE. IN CUHIC FEET Pt& SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF* IN INCHES*

AT INOJCATEJ TI>-'E, 1973

DATE

4-01

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

TIME

2400

0630

1000

1730

1930

2400

0800

1030

1730

1900

2400

0700

0830

1500

1800

2400

0030

0700

1130

1830

2300

2400

0030

0700

1130

1830

1930

2230

2400

0600

0930

1230

1630

2000

2400

GAGE

HhlGHT

8.J7

9.09

H.55

4.70

S.38

7.65

8.33

7.90

4.49

4.80

7.7Q

8.71

8.J4

4. rs

4.37

7.69

7.71

5.31

3.93

3.68

7.15

7.35

7.37

4.86

3.57

3.30

4.05

6.77

7.19

5.24

3.98

4.23

6.06

7.3?

9.12

OICCM.-61

3,880

4,380

4,01 0

1,550

1,940

3,380

3,850

3,550

1,450

1,600

1,470

4,120

3,860

1,590

1,390

3,400

3,420

1,900

1,170

1,340

3,030

3,170

3,180

1,630

985

860

1,230

2,770

1,050

1,850

1,190

1,320

?,350

3,140

4,400

SSvOFF

8.74

8.79

3.82

8.8b

8.86

8.89

8.94

8.96

8.99

9.00

9.02

9. .17

9.08

9.11

9.12

9.15

Q.1S

9.19

9.20

9.21

9.23

9.24

9.24

9 1 27

9.^8

9.29

9,?9

9.31

9.3?

9.34

9.35

9.36

9.37

9.39

9.42

DATE

4-Oh

4-08

4-08

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4- in

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-14

TIME

0700

1300

2400

0430

looo

1830

?4(,0

0600

0900

1700

1900

?400

0600

0830

17'»0

1830

24nn

0630

0830

1700

1830

2?30

2400

0530

1000

1700

1900

?200

2400

0600

1600

1600

2100

?23o

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

6.71

4.97

4.27

4.38

7.82

5.86

6.47

9.34

8.90

4.78

4.99

a. 09

9.03

8.72

4.46

H.37

7.89

6.65

8.56

4.32

4.17

6.18

6.09

4.47

6.13

4.00

4.94

6.02

5.66

3.59

2.97

3.15

3.60

5.76

b.48

DT^CHAKGE

2,750

1,690

1,340

1,390

3,490

?,2JO

3,950

4,560

4,250

1,590

1,700

3,680

4,340

4,120

1,430

1,390

1,540

4,220

4,010

1,360

1,290

2,420

?,360

1,440

?,390

1,200

1,670

2,320

?,110

995

728

800

?,070

?,170

P.OOO

ACCUM. 

PUNOFF

9.47

9.49

9.52

9.54

9.56

9.61

9.64

9.69

9.72

9.76

9.76

9.79

9.84

9.86

9,90

9.90

9.91

9.98

10.00

10.04

10.04

10.06

10.06

10.08

10.10

10.12

10.13

10.14

10.15

10.16

10.18

10.13

10.19

10.20

10.20

4-08 0030 9.15 4,430 9.43 4-lb 060Q 3.46 930 10.22
246 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03582000 _ELK RIVER ABOVE FAYETTEVILLE, TENN^.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT. IM FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AMD ACCUMULATED RUNOFF. IN INCHES*

AT INDICATED TI"'E, 1973

DATE

4-15

4-15

4-15

4-15

4-15

4-15

4-16

4-16

4-16

4-16

4-16

4-16

4-16

4-17

4-17

4-17

4-17

4-17

4-17

4-17

4-18

4-18

4-18

4-18

TIKE

1500

1800

1900

2130

2200

2400

0600

1500

1900

2000

2200

2330

2400

0700

1600

1900

2000

2200

2330

2400

0530

1000

1500

2200

GAGE 

HtlGHT

2.82

£.92

3.87

5.61

5.68

5.39

3.37

2.73

2.76

3.65

5.39

5.62

5.57

3.34

2.64

2.67

3.57

5.34

5.56

5.51

3.81

5.71

4.80

7.94

DISCHARGE

668

708

1,140

2,080

2,120

1,940

888

632

644

1,030

1,940

2,080

2,050

876

596

608

9b5

1,910

2,050

2,020

1,110

2,140

1,600

3,560

ACCU-". 

RUMOFF

10.23

10.23

10.24

10.24

10.25

10.25

10.27

10. 2t»

10.28

10.29

10.29

10.30

10.30

10.32

10.33

10.33

1 0 . 34

10.34

10.35

10.35

10.36

10.38

10.40

10.43

DATE

4-18

4-18

4-19

4-19

4-19

4-19

4-19

4-19

4-lV

4-20

4-20

4-20

4-20

4-21

4-21

4-21

4-22

4-22

4-23

4-23

TIMF

2300

2400

0030

0900

1330

19'jO

2000

2230

2400

0330

0800

1600

2400

0030

2300

24 no

0030

2400

0030

24uO

GAGF 

HEIGHT

7.99

7.92

7.82

3.76

2.97

2.79

3.69

b.5?

b.57

b.31

7.73

4.94

4.03

3.99

3.1?

3.11

3.09

2.80

2.79

2.64

3,610

3,560

3,490

1,080

728

656

1,OSO

?,020

?,050

1,900

3.470

1,670

1 ,220

1,200

788

784

776

660

656

 596

4CCIH.

RUNOFF

10.44

10.45

10.45

10.48

10.49

10. bO

10.50

10. SI

10. si

10.53

la. 55

10.59

10.61

10.61

10. 6b

10.65

10.65

10.68

1(1.68

10.71
THE FLOODS 

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

247

03585380 WEST FORK ANDERSON CREEK NEAR LEXINGTON, ALA.

GAGE HElGHTt IN FEFT; DISCHARGE* IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND* AMD ACCUMULATED RUNOFF* IN INCHES*

AT INDICATED TIME* 1972-1973

DATE

3-1?

3-12

3-12

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

TIME

0030

0715

2400

0030

2400

1930

1945

2015

2030

2045

2100

2130

2215

2230

2tOO

0130

0230

0330

0415

0530

0645

0800

10f>0

1400

I63f

1845

1930

2045

?33n

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

0.95

0.85

0.75

0.75

0.68

0.66

0.67

0.77

1.28

1.42

1.74

?.d2

3.36

3.38

3.11

2.67

2.21

2.07

2.20

2.83

3.54

3.44

2.98

2.61

3.36

3.6"

4.3?

5.72

6.76

7.10

DISCHARGE

28

21

16

16

12

11

12

17

53

66

96

235

318

321

278

214

151

134

150

236

346

330

257

233

31d

356

478

754

970

1,060

ACCUM. 

RUMOFF

0.00

0.05

0.12

0.13

0.21

0.27

0.27

0.27

0.27

0.28

0.28

0.31

0.37

0.39

0.51

0.60

0.65

U.68

0.71

fi.78

0.88

0.99

1.14

1.39

1.58

1.77

1.86

2.07

2.70

2.83

DATE

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-1H

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

3-21

TIME

0130

0700

1545

1815

2300

2400

0015

0545

1315

2000

2400

0030

1830

2400

0245

2400

1430

2015

2130

2400

0100

1845

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

7.68

7.02

3.25

2.47

1.84

1.74

1.72

1.43

1.13

0.97

0.9?

0.92

0.80

0.77

0.77

0.70

0.72

0.76

0.76

0.74

0.74

0.66

0.64

DISCHARGE

1.200

1,040

300

186

107

96

94

67

41

29

25

25

18

17

17

13

14

16

16

15

15

11

10

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

3.29

4.92

6.44

6.59

6.76

6.79

6.79

6.90

7.01

7.07

7.10

7.10

7.20

7.22

7.24

7.32

7.37

7.39

7.40

7.41

7.41

7.47

7.48
248 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued 

03585380 WEST FORK ANDERSON CREEK NEAR LEXINGTON, ALA.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT* IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1972-1973

DATE

3-22

3-22

3-23

3-23

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-28

3-28

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

TIME

0215

2400

0400

2400

2100

2115

2130

2145

2230

2245

2300

2400

0100

0130

0215

0500

0745

1030

1330

1700

2200

2400

0830

1000

1715

2330

2400

0115

1700

2400

0315

2400

0815

0845

0900

0930

GAGE 

HEIGHT

0.64

0.60

0.60

0.58

0.58

0.59

0.62

0.68

0.94

1.04

1.25

if. 26

2.68

2.70

2.57

1.90

1.47

1.19

1.02

0.90

0.82

0.81

0.83

0.82

0.78

0.77

0.76

0.76

0.69

0.67

0.67

0.62

0.63

0.66

0.70

0.87

DISCHARGE

10

8.3

8.3

7.6

7.6

8.0

9.2

12

27

34

51

157

215

218

200

114

70

46

J3

24

19

19

20

19

17

17

16

16

13

12

12

9.2

9.7

11

13

22

ACCUK.

RUNOFF

7.49

7.54

7.55

7.59

7.63

7.63

7.63

7.63

7.64

7.64

7.64

7.68

7.73

7.76

7.80

7.90

7.97

8.01

8.04

8.06

8.09

8. in

8.14

8.15

8.18

8.21

8.21

8.22

a. 28

8.30

8.31

ft. 36

8.38

8.39

8. "39

8.39

DATE

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-04

4-04

4-04

TIME

1000

1015

1045

1215

1315

1400

2000

2315

2400

0345

0945

1930

2100

2130

2230

2300

2330

2400

P31S

0345

1100

1700

2215

2400

0100

1215

2400

0130

1815

2400

0415

194S

2400

1030

1200

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

0.96

1.08

1.50

2.00

2.10

2.08

1.37

1.11

1.07

0.95

0.86

0.79

0.80

0.86

1.21

1.49

1.75

1.85

1.96

1.95

1.33

1.04

0.91

0.89

0.88

0.79

0.72

0.72

0.67

0.65

0.65

0.62

0.63

0.66

0.66

0.62

DISCHARGE

28

37

73

126

138

136

61

40

37

28

22

18

18

22

48

72

97

108

121

120

58

34

25

23

23

18

14

14

12

11

11

9.2

9.7

11

11

9.2

ACCU'*.

RUNOFF

e.39

8.40

8.40

8.45

d.48

8.51

8.66

8.70

8.71

8.74

8.77

d.82

8.83

8.83

8.84

8.85

8.86

8.88

3.98

8.99

9.16

9.22

9.26

9.?8

9.?8

9.34

9.39

9.39

9.45

9.46

9.48

9.^2

9.53

9.56

9.56

9.59
THE FLOODS 249

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued 

03585380 WEST FORK ANDERSON CREEK NEAR LEXINGTON, ALA.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEFT; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PE* SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED PUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 197P-1973

DATE

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-06

4-06

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

Tli^E

0130

2230

2400

0200

2400

0315

0515

0630

0715

0800

0830

1000

1130

1200

2345

2400

0015

0430

1145

2345

2400

0645

0900

1100

1215

GAGE 

HKIGHT

0.62

0.58

0.58

0.58

0.56

0.57

0.61

0.66

0.75

0.88

1.00

1.47

1.61

1.61

1.01

1.01

1.00

0.88

0.78

0.70

0.70

0.70

0.82

0.96

0.98

DISCHARGE

9.?

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.0

7.3

8.8

11

16

23

31

70

83

83

32

32

31

23

17

13

13

13

19

28

30

ACCU^.

RUNOFF

9.60

^.64

9.64

9.65

9.69

9.70

9.70

9.70

9.71

9.71

9.71

9.74

9.77

9.78

9.95

9.95

9.95

9.98

10.02

10.07

10.07

10.09

10.10

10.11

10.12

DATE

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-11

4-11

4-1*!

4-1*

4-13

4-13

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-15

4-15

4-15

TI^E

1315

1815

2400

0030

1600

2400

0600

2400

0145

2400

0115

2400

0300

1645

1830

2345

2400

1900

2000

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

0.96

0.81

0.75

0.75

0.66

0.63

0.63

0.60

0.60

0.57

0.57

0.55

0.54

0.54

0.53

0.53

0.52

0.52

0.51

0.51

DISCHARGE

28

19

16

16

11

9.7

9.7

8.3

8.3

7.3

7.3

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.0

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.2

5.2

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

10.13

10.16

10.18

10.19

10. ?4

10.36

10.28

10.32

10.32

10.37

10.37

10.41

10.42

10.44

10.44

10.45

10.45

10.48

10.48

10.49
250 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued 

03588000 SHOAL CREEK AT LAWRENCEBURG, TENN.

GAGE HEIGHT. IN FEET! DISCHARGE* IN CUBIC FEET PfP SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED PUNOFF, IN INCHES.

AT INDICATED TIME. 1973

DATE

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

TIME

0030

0100

2400

1615

1645

1800

1830

1845

2000

2300

2400

0100

0200

0300

0445

0530

0615

0945

1045

1145

1415

GAGE 

HEIGHT

2.41

2.41

2.27

2.22

2.27

2.67

2.79

3.14

4.36

6.41

6.77

7.41

8.99

11.67

17.86

18.71

18.34

9.50

7.50

6.49

5.37

DISCHARGE

203

203

168

155

168

285

327

473

1,550

2,910

3,270

3,950

5,690

8,640

14,500

15,200

14,800

6,250

4,050

2,990

1,960

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

0.01

0.12

0.20

0.20

0.21

0.21

0.21

0.25

0.45

0.54

0.65

0.81

1.05

1.76

2.08

2.39

3.00

3.11

3.19

3.36

DATE

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

TIME

1645

1830

1930

2345

2400

0445

0515

0745

1515

1800

2145

2400

0030

0845

1915

2400

0015

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

4.95

5.19

5.91

9.30

9.38

12.28

12.33

11.24

6.72

5.52

4.77

4.46

4.44

3.72

3.32

3.2?

3.22

2.93

DISCHARGE

1»620

1,810

2,420

6,030

6,120

9,280

9,330

8,160

3,220

?.080

l,48o

1,240

1,230

771

560

510

510

382

ACCUM.

RUNOFF

3.48

3.56

3.62

4.34

4.38

5.61

5.74

6.31

7.55

7.74

7.92

8.01

8.02

8.25

8.43

8.51

8.51

8.80
THE FLOODS 251

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03588400 CHISHOLM CREEK AT WESTPOINT, TENN.

GAGE HEIGHT* IN FEET; DISCHARGE. IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND* AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

TI^E

0015

2400

1630

1900

1930

2400

0130

0330

0345

0415

0500

0600

0730

0845

1145

1330

1600

1830

GAGE

HEIGHT

4.09

3.66

3.53

4.00

4.33

7.30

8.06

10.20

10.64

11.91

13.89

14.74

13.36

12.67

1C. 49

9.39

B.19

7.52

DISCHARGE

360

283

269

350

416

1,510

?,ObO

4,390

5,190

8,230

14,500

17,900

14,400

10,100

4,880

3,430

2,190

1,690

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

0.00

0.27

0.43

0.46

0.47

0.63

0.73

0.97

1.02

1.15

1.49

2.11

3.00

3.51

4.28

4.53

<*.7d

4.94

DATE

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

TIME

2200

2400

0430

0630

0700

0930

1230

1745

2030

2400

0015

0815

2315

2400

0015

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

7.82

8.68

10.66

11.41

11.43

10.99

9.89

8.95

7.95

7.15

7.11

6.23

5.26

5.23

5.21

4.41

DISCHARGE

1,900

2,660

5,240

6,980

7,030

5,990

3,980

2,950

2,000

1,450

1,420

1,000

668

659

653

443

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

5.16

5.33

5.97

6.42

6.55

7.14

7.66

8.32

8.55

8.77

8.78

9.12

9.55

9.57

9.58

10.03
252 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03589500 TENNESSEE RIVER AT FLORENCE, ALA.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-12

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

3-18

TIME

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

GAGE 

HEIGHT

12.32

11.03

11.48

11.86

12.04

12.10

11.92

11.61

11.83

12.22

12.46

12.72

12.71

12.42

13-40

14.55

16.55

20.15

19-85

20.67

22.10

25-38

28.84

28.94

28.77

30.00

29.96

29.09

28.84

28.91

28.69

28.57

28.56

28.59

DISCHARGE

91

63

75

82

86

86

83

75

82

90

95

98

95

79

79

115

157

235

214

225

253

358

488

475

465

530

525

473

466

476

459

452

452

451

,300

,200

,400

,600

,700

,100

,000

,800

,300

,200

,600

,300

,200

,200

,300

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

,000

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

0.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

0

01

03

04

06

08

10

11

13

15

16

18

20

22

24

26

29

34

38

43

48

55

65

74

84

94

05

14

24

33

43

52

61

70

DATE

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-23

TIME

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2QOO

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

28.19

28.11

27-99

27.93

27.99

27.61

26.85

26.92

26.96

26.84

26.93

25-90

25.44

25.85

25.73

25.51

25.33

24.57

23-58

23-50

23-27

23.16

23-09

23.07

22.68

22.40

22.45

22.35

22.34

21.62

21.36

20.79

20.31

DISCHARGE

433,000

433,000

426,000

424,000

427,000

409,000

379,000

386,000

390,000

387,000

392,000

355,000

343,000

360,000

356,000

348,000

343,000

317,000

285,000

285,000

280,000

280,000

280,000

281,000

265,000

257,000

260,000

257,000

258,000

235,000

226,000

206,000

192,000

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

1.79

1.87

1.96

2.04

2.13

2.21

2.29

2-37

2.44

2.52

2.60

2.67

2.74

2.81

2.89

2.96

3-02

3.09

3.15

3.20

3-26

3.32

3.37

3.43

3.48

3.53

3-59

3.64

3.69

3-74

3-78

3.82

3.86
THE FLOODS 253

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03589500 TENNESSEE RIVER AT FLORENCE, ALA.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-24 

3-24 

3-24 

3-24 

3-24

3-24

3-25 

3-25 

3-25 

3-25 

3-25

3-25

3-26 

3-26 

3-26 

3-26 

3-26

3-26

3-27 

3-27

3-27 

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-28 

3-28 

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-30

3-30

TIME

0400 

0800 

1200 

1600 

2000

2400

0400 

0800 

1200 

1600 

2000

2400

0400 

0800 

1200 

1600 

2000

2400

0400 

0800

1200 

1600

2000

2400

0400 

0800 

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

GAGE 

HEIGHT

20.18 

20.08 

19-92 

19.83 

19.44

19.45

19.66 

20.08 

19.91 

19-30 

18.97

18.86

18.62 

18.67 

17.99 

17.60 

17-52

17.41

17-38 

17-24

17.20 

17.66

17.57

16.48

16.39 

16.38 

16.18

15.95

15-89

15.82

15.80

15.61

15.55

15.52

15-54

15.41

15.59

15.56

DISCHARGE

191,000 

191,000 

190,000 

190,000 

179,000

184,000

189,000 

202,000 

196,000 

178,000 

168,000

166,000

161,000 

165,000 

147,000 

138,000 

139,000

138,000

140,000 

138,000

137,000 

128,000

128,000

128,000

128,000 

130,000 

128,000

123,000

123,000

123,000

123,000

119,000

119,000

119,000

120,000

119,000

123,000

124,000

AC CUM. 

RUNOFF

3.90 

3.94 

3.98 

4.01 

4.05

4.09

4.13 

4.17 

4.21 

4.24 

4.28

4.31

4.34 

4.37 

4.40 

4.43 

4.46

4.49

4.52 

4.54

4.57 

4.60

4.62

4.65

4.67 

4.70 

4.73

4.75

4.78

4.80

4.83

4.85

4.87

4.90

4.92

4.94

4.97

4.99

DATE

3-30 

3-30 

3-30 

3-30

3-31

3-31 

3-31 

3-31 

3-31 

3-31

4-01

4-01 

4-01 

4-01 

4-01 

4-01

4-02

4-02 

4-02 

4-02

4-02 

4-02

4-03

4-03 

4-03 

4-03 

4-03

4-03

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

TIME

1200 

1600 

2000 

2400

0400

0800 

1200 

1600 

2000 

2400

0400

0800 

1200 

1600 

2000 

2400

0400

0800 

1200 

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800 

1200 

1600 

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

15-75 

15.86 

15.77 

15-81

15.90

16.17 

16.15 

16.33 

16.31 

16.36

16.40

16.51 

16.47 

16.51 

16.46 

16.41

16.41

16.43 

16.47 

16.47

16.34 

16.14

16.08

16.03 

15.62 

15.15 

14.97

14.95

14.74

14.63

14.55

14.48

14.59

13-57

12.86

13-16

12.60

12.61

13-55

13.42

DISCHARGE

128,000 

129,000 

128,000 

128,000

128,000

131,000 

131,000 

133,000 

131,000 

130,000

128,000

129,000 

135,000 

130,000 

129,000 

129,000

128,000

129,000 

129,000 

128,000

127,000 

123,000

124,000

124,000 

116,000 

107,000 

106,000

107,000

107,000

108,000

107,000

105,000

107,000

80,300

64,500

77,500

60,800

63,000

85,300

79,100

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

5-02 

5.05 

5.07 

5.10

5.12

5-15 

5.18 

5.20 

5.23 

5.26

5.28

5-31 

5.33 

5-36 

5.39 

5.41

5.44

5.46 

5.49 

5-52

5-54 

5-57

5.59

5.62 

5.64 

5-66 

5.68

5.70

5.73

5-75

5-77

5-79

5.81

5.83

5.84

5.86

5-87

5.88

5-90

5.91
254 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued 

03589500 TENNESSEE RIVER AT FLORENCE, ALA. - -Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-11

4-11

TIME

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

GAGE 

HEIGHT

12.55

13.23

12.71

12.98

13-36

12.22

12.20

13.37

14.08

13-61

13.84

12.89

13.17

14.21

13.98

14.01

14.11

12.71

12.93

14.19

14.23

13-90

13.81

12.76

13.34

14.22

13.58

14.18

13.53

13.32

13.52

13.57

DISCHARGE

53,700

69,400

51,600

62,000

72,800

39,500

41,400

75,500

95,000

78,600

81,300

56,300

66,200

95,100

86,200

84,600

84,500

43,600

56,000

90,700

88,400

79,700

74,400

43,800

59,200

82,200

61,500

79,900

64,800

59,100

67,800

68,100

AC CUM. 

RUNOFF

5.93

5-94

5.95

5-96

5.98

5.98

5.99

6.01

6.03

6.04

6.06

6.07

6.08

6.10

6.12

6.14

6.15

6.16

6.17

6.19

6.21

6.23

6.24

6.25

6.26

6.28

6.29

6.31

6.32

6.33

6.35

6.36

DATE

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-15

4-15

4-15

4-15

4-15

4-15

4-16

4-16

4-16

4-16

4-16

4-16

TIME

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

13.94

12.27

12.63

12.47

12.56

13.58

14.93

12.71

13.16

11.82

12.11

13.55

12.65

12.25

12.88

12.53

12.08

13-57

12.35

12.63

12.94

11.99

12.86

13.28

12.75

12.53

12.29

12.16

12.04

13-01

12.02

12.36

11.13

11.44

DISCHARGE

74,600

24,700

51,000

48,600

47,100

72,800

52,800

51,600

62,600

7,070

26,400

72,600

44,200

27,100

55,000

41,800

0

66,100

22,700

39,100

51,100

0

43,400

49,900

33,600

11,000

0

18,800

17,900

61,100

30,600

45,600

37,800

0

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

6.37

6.38

6.39

6.40

6.41

6.42

6.43

6.44

6.46

6.46

6.46

6.48

6.49

6.49

6.50

6.51

6.51

6.53

6.53

6.54

6.55

6.55

6.56

6.57

6.57

6.58

6.58

6.58

6.58

6.60

6.60

6.61

6.62

6.62
THE FLOODS 255

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03591800 BEAR CREEK NEAR HACKLEBURG, ALA.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-12

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

TIME

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

0600

1100

1200

1300

1400

1500

1600

1700

1800

1900

2000

2100

2200

2300

2400

0100

0200

0300

0400

0500

0600

0700

0800

0900

1000

1100

1200

1300

1400

1500

1600

1800

2000

2200

2400

0300

0600

0900

1200

1500

1800

GAGE 

HEIGHT

4.74

4.27

3.98

3.74

3-56

3-50

3-50

3.52

3.61

3.90

5.00

7.20

10.80

13.45

16.00

18.00

20.70

23.80

26.20

27-95

29-15

31.10

33.40

35.80

37.30

38.35

38.70

38.78

38.80

38.85

38.90

39.00

38.70

38.25

37-70

37.00

35.50

33.60

31.40

28.90

25.30

21.80

18.85

16.20

13-35

10.70

DISCHARGE

1

2

3

5

6

7

9

12

13

14

16

18

21

22

23

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

23

23

22

20

18

16

14

11

8

6

5

3

2

752

571

524

452

398

380

380

386

413

500

830

,510

,780

,840

,000

,000

,690

,940

,000

,600

,600

,400

,700

,100

,600

,600

,000

,100

,100

,200

,200

,300

,000

,600

,000

,300

,800

,900

,700

,400

,200

,460

,510

,100

,800

,740

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

0

0.07

0.14

0.20

0.25

0.28

0.30

0.30

0.31

0.31

0.32

0.34

0.37

0.41

0.46

0.53

0.61

0.72

0.85

1.00

1.16

1.33

1.54

1.76

2.01

2.26

2.52

2.78

3-05

3.31

3.57

3.84

4.09

4.35

4.60

4.84

5.29

5.70

6.06

6.37

6.74

7.01

7.22

7-39

7.51

7.60

DATE

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-22

3-23

3-23

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

TIME

2100

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1100

1300

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

1800

1900

2000

2100

2200

2400

0300

0600

0700

0800

0900

1200

1800

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

9.26

8.60

7.68

7.12

6.62

6.22

5.92

5.66

5.40

5.21

5-07

5.01

5.12

5.05

4.99

4.77

4.63

4.47

4.24

4.07

3.94

3.82

3-75

3.70

3-72

3.75

3.91

4.37

5.85

7.81

9-51

9-90

10.00

9.81

8.75

7-51

6.74

DISCHARGE

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

,200

,960

,650

,450

,280

,130

,030

947

860

797

752

731

767

743

707

641

599

551

482

431

392

356

335

320

326

335

383

521

,020

,680

,280

,420

,460

,390

,020

,600

,320

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

7-67

7.74

7.85

7.94

8.02

8.10

8.16

8.23

8.28

8.33

8.38

8.42

8.44

8.53

8.57

8.61

8.65

8.69

8.75

8.81

8.86

8.91

8.95

8.97

8.97

8.98

8.98

8.99

9.00

9.05

9.13

9.15

9.18

9.20

9.27

9.37

9.46
256 FLOODS OP MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03591800 BEAR CREEK NEAR HACKLEBURG, ALA. --Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-27

3-27

3-28

3-28

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-04

4-04

4-04

TIME

0600

1200

1800

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

0600

1200

2400

1200

1700

1800

2000

2400

0600

0800

0900

1000

1100

1300

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0800

1600

2400

0800

1600

2400

0600

1200

1800

GAGE 

HEIGHT

6.15

5.80

5-53

5.33

4.88

4.61

4.41

4.22

4.15

4.16

4.34

4.20

4.06

4.10

4.40

6.79

11.94

12.89

13-10

13.14

13.03

12.38

10.34

8.86

7.66

6.87

6.31

5.89

5-51

5.16

4.88

4.70

4.55

4.44

4.37

4.30

4.21

DISCHARGE

1,

1,

1,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

2,

2,

1,

1,

1,

1,

320

010

899

839

689

593

533

476

455

428

512

470

428

440

530

340

240

620

700

720

670

410

600

060

630

680

170

010

893

788

689

689

575

542

521

500

473

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

10.

10.

10.

10.

10.

10.

10.

10.

10.

10.

10.

10.

10.

10.

10.

10.

11.

11.

11.

11.

11.

11.

11.

11.

11.

11.

11.

11.

11.

11.

55

61

67

72

81

89

91

02

05

08

15

21

23

24

25

31

52

59

63

68

71

79

93

06

17

26

34

40

48

55

61

66

71

76

79

82

86

DATE

4-04

4-05

4-05

4-06

4-06

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-08

4-08

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-10

4-10

4-11

4-11

4-12

4-12

4-13

4-13

4-14

4-14

4-15

4-15

TIME

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

0300

0500

0700

1200

1600

1800

1900

2100

2400

1200

2400

0400

1200

1800

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

4.09

3.90

3.76

3.68

3.61

3-62

3.66

3.80

4.42

5-13

5.41

5.47

5.49

5.34

4.82

4.49

4.41

4.39

4.38

4.27

4.04

3.88

3.78

3.70

3-62

3.54

3.45

3-36

3-31

3-29

3.28

3.24

DISCHARGE

437

380

338

314

293

296

308

350

536

749

833

851

857

812

656

557

533

527

524

491

422

374

344

320

296

272

245

220

208

202

200

190

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

11.88

11.93

11.98

12.02

12.06

12.07

12.07

12.08

12.11

12.14

12.32

12.33

12.35

12.38

12.46

12.53

12.56

12.60

12.64

12.67

12.72

12.77

12.82

12.86

12.90

12.93

12.96

12.99

13.02

13-05

13.07

13.10
THE FLOODS 257

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03592000 BEAR CREEK NEAR RED BAY, ALA.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND- AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-12

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-1^

3-1^

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

TIME

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0200

0400

0600

0800

1000

1200

1400

1600

1800

2000

GAGE 

HEIGHT

11.07

11.00

10.95

10.94

10.89

10.85

10.79

10.76

10.72

10.69

10.65

10.57

10.06

9.60

9.55

9.66

10.59

13-63

15.55

15.87

15.89

15.77

15.52

15.50

15-80

16.35

16.90

17.40

17.62

17.50

17.28

17-09

16.89

16.67

16.46

DISCHARGE

1

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

2,

5,

5,

5,

5,

5,

4,

5,

8,

16,

29,

34,

31,

25,

21,

16,

12,

9,

,480

460

440

440

420

410

400

390

380

380

360

340

220

120

110

130

400

520

080

720

760

520

020

980

580

280

800

000

800

600

900

100

600

500

500

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

0

0.03

0.07

0.10

0.14

0.17

0.20

0.23

0.27

0.30

0.33

0.36

0.39

0.42

0.44

0.47

0.50

0.56

0.68

0.82

0.95

1.08

1.20

1.32

1.45

1.55

1.75

2.09

2.50

2.87

3.18

3-43

3.62

3.77

3.88

DATE

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

TIME

2200

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

13

13

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9

10

10

10

.24

.03

.74

.62

.50

 30

.00

.72

.50

.20

 98

.74

.28

.72

.20

.80

.57

.30

.03

.80

.62

.46

.37

.67

.89

.67

.40

.13

.88

.61

 94

.73

DISCHARGE

7,300

6,100

5,460

5,220

4,980

4,620

4,080

3,630

3,380

3,080

2,890

2,720

2,440

2,190

2,000

1,860

1,770

1,680

1,590

1,520

1,460

1,420

1,390

1,480

1,540

1,480

1,400

1,330

1,270

1,460

1,560

1,490

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

3-97

4.04

4.17

4.29

4.41

4.52

4.61

4.70

4.78

4.85

4.92

4.98

5.04

5-09

5.14

5.18

5.22

5.26

5.30

5.34

5.37

5.40

5.44

5.47

5-51

5.54

5.58

5.61

5.64

5.67

5.71

5-74
258 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03592000 BEAR CREEK NEAR RED BAY, ALA. --Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-28

3-28

3-28

TIME

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

GAGE 

HEIGHT

10.40

10.10

10.13

11.08

11.44

11.52

11.55

11.55

11.54

11.54

11.62

12.61

12.23

9.13

7.14

6.45

6.55

8.38

9-70

10.57

11.05

11.91

12.35

12.47

12.39

12.07

11.81

11.73

11.49

11.22

10.92

10.69

10.51

DISCHARGE

1,400

1,320

1,330

1,600

1,730

1,760

1,770

1,770

1,760

1,760

1,790

2,140

2,010

1,100

584

391

415

920

1,220

1,450

1,590

1,890

2,050

2,090

2,060

1,950

1,860

1,830

1,750

1,650

1,550

1,480

1,430

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

5.78

5.81

5.84

5.88

5.92

5.96

6.00

6.04

6.08

6.13

6.17

6.22

6.27

6.29

6.31

6.31

6.32

6.35

6.38

6.41

6.45

6.49

6.54

6.59

6.64

6.68

6.73

6.77

6.81

6.85

6.89

6.92

6.96

DATE

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-02

4-02

TIME

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

11.33

11.67

11.69

11.68

11.64

11.71

11.78

11.74

11.71

11.67

11.64

11.64

11.62

11.65

12.06

11.28

8.42

6.83

7.83

10.31

11.37

12.54

13-35

13.78

13.95

13.92

13.72

13-39

13.00

12.57

12.48

12.45

12.13

DISCHARGE

1,690

1,810

1,820

1,810

1,800

1,820

1,850

1,830

1,820

1,810

1,800

1,800

1,790

1,800

1,950

1,670

930

488

782

1,380

1,700

2,120

2,480

2,750

2,860

2,840

2,700

2,500

2,300

2,130

2,090

2,080

1,970

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

7-00

7.04

7.08

7.12

7-17

7.21

7-25

7-30

7-34

7.38

7.42

7.47

7.51

7.55

7.60

7.64

7.66

7-67

7.69

7.72

7-76

7.8l

7-87

7-93

8.00

8.07

8.13

8.19

8.24

8.30

8.34

8.39

8.44
THE FLOODS 259

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03592000 BEAR CREEK NEAR RED BAY, ALA .--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-03

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-04"

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-05

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-06

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-08

4-08

4-08

TIME

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

1600

2000

2400

0400

0800

1200

GAGE 

HEIGHT

11.71

11.32

10.99

11.37

11.53

11.39

11.05

10.74

10.53

11.81

12.49

12.68

12.75

12.75

12.74

12.73

12.70

12.68

12.65

12.63

12.61

12.59

12.57

12.57

12.59

12.68

12.72

12.18

11.75

11.52

11.41

11.34

11.42

DISCHARGE

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

,820

,690

,570

,700

,760

,710

,590

,430

,430

,860

,100

,170

,200

,200

,200

,190

,180

,170

,160

,150

,140

,140

,130

,130

,140

,170

,190

,990

,840

,760

,720

,690

,720

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

9.

9.

9.

9-

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

9-

9.

9.

9-

9.

9.

9-

9.

48

52

56

60

64

68

72

75

79

83

88

93

98

04

09

14

19

24

29

34

39

44

49

54

60

65

70

74

79

83

87

91

95

DATE

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-15

4-15

4-15

4-16

4-16

4-16

TIME

16QO

2000

2400

0800

1600

2400

08QO

160Q

2400

0800

1600

240Q

Q8QO

1600

24QO

0800

16QO

2400

0800

1600

2400

0800

1600

2400

Q800

1600

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

11.99

12.30

12.43

12.44

12.44

12.39

12.33

12.31

12.25

12.17

12.10

12.06

12.00

11.95

11.92

11.84

11.75

11.74

11.71

11.67

11.61

11.56

11.52

11.45

11.43

11.46

11.36

DISCHARGE

1,920

2,030

2,080

2,080

2,080

2,060

2,040

2,030

2,010

1,980

1,960

1,950

1,920

1,910

1,900

1,870

1,840

1,830

1,820

1,810

1,790

1,770

1,760

1,730

1,730

1,740

1,700

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

10.00

10.04

10.09

10.19

10.29

10.39

10.48

10.58

10.67

10.71

10.86

10.95

11.04

11.13

11.22

11.31

11.39

11.48

11.51

11.65

11.74

11.82

11.90

11.98

12.07

12.15

12.23
260 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03592200 CEDAR CREEK NEAR PLEASANT SITE, ALA.

GAGE HEIGHT* IN FEET? DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND? AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-12

3-12

3-12

3-12

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

3-22

TIME

0030

0015

1045

2400

0015

2400

2130

2400

0445

1330

1815

2300

2400

1000

2200

2400

0015

1815

2400

0015

0600

1845

2400

0015

2400

0030

2400

0015

2400

0115

GAGE 

HEIGHT

7.41

7.41

5.25

4.5Q

4.50

3.97

3.84

3.99

4.39

7.24

10.73

16.95

18.30

26.30

28.02

27.60

27.54

18.84

15.43

15.25

10.88

8.23

7.72

7.71

6.23

6.21

5.64

5.64

4.85

4.84

DISCHARGE

1,680

1,680

1,040

810

810

650

609

657

777

1,630

2,800

7,140

8,540

22,300

27,100

25,900

25,800

9,170

5,730

5,570

2,860

1,930

1,780

1,770

1,330

1,320

1,150

1,150

915

912

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

0.00

0.11

0.21

n.21

0.35

0.46

0.47

0.50

0.59

0.67

0.86

0.93

2.27

4.80

5.23

5.29

7.74

8.09

B.10

8.29

8.52

8.60

rt.60

a. 90

8.91

9.14

9.15

9.34

9.35

DATE

3-22

3-23

3-23

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-2b

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-27

3-27

3-2tt

3-28

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-30

3-30

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

4-01

4-01

4-01

TIMF

2400

0045

2400

2015

2130

2400

0545

0630

1500

24pQ

0015

1900

2400

001B

24n n

0015

2400

1445

1915

2400

2100

2400

0445

1415

1815

2300

2400

0015

1100

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

4.43

4.45

4.15

4.20

5.28

0.49

11.37

11.29

10.01

6.93

6.85

5.3*

5.19

5.18

4.55

4.55

4.22

4.51

4.92

4.61

4.44

6.34

8.81

9.66

9.99

8.88

8.43

8.32

6.11

5.31

DISCHARGE

789

795

705

720

1,040

?,010

3,060

3,040

?,510

1,540

1,520

1,070

1,020

1,010

825

825

726

B13

936

903

792

1,360

?,100

?,390

2,510

?,120

1,990

1,960

1,290

1,050

ACCt'M.

RUNOFF

9.51

9.5?

9.66

9.77

9.78

9.81

9.94

9.96

10.14

10.29

10.30

10.48

10. S3

10. S3

10.70

10.71

10.86

10.94

10.98

11.01

11.15

11.18

11.25

11.42

11.50

11.59

11.61

11.61

11.75

11.87
THE FLOODS 261

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued 

03592200 CEDAR CREEK NEAR PLEASANT SITE, ALA.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOIMDI AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TP*E, 1973

DATE

4-02

4-02

4-03

4-03

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-05

4-05

4-06

4-06

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-08

TIME

0015

2400

0045

2400

0145

0915

2400

0015

2400

0130

2400

0815

1545

2330

2400

0045

GAGE

HEIGHT

5.30

4.56

4.56

4.28

4.60

4.53

4.16

4.16

3.CJ4

3.84

3.67

4.00

6.30

6.46

6.43

6.44

DISCHARGE

1,050

828

828

744

840

819

708

708

609

609

554

660

1,350

1»400

1,390

1,390

AC CUM.

RUNOFK

11.87

12.05

12.06

12.21

12.22

12.27

12.36

12.36

12.49

12.50

12.60

12.64

12.71

12.79

1?.80

12.81

DATE

4-08

4-09

4-09

4-10

4-10

4-11

4-11

4-12

4-12

4-13

4-13

4-14

4-14

4-15

4-15

TIME

2400

1445

2400

0015

2400

0115

2400

0130

2400

0045

2400

0145

2400

0100

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

4.53

4.55

4.41

4.41

3.95

3.95

3.74

3.75

3.61

3.61

3.4b

3.48

3.36

3.36

3.27

DISCHARGE

819

825

783

783

644

644

577

580

535

535

494

494

455

455

426

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

13.01

13.10

13.16

13.16

13.30

13.31

13.42

13.43

13.53

13.53

13.63

13.64

13.72

13.73

13.81
262 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03592300 LITTLE BEAR CREEK NEAR HALLTOWN, ALA.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-12 

3-12

3-13 

3-13

3-14

3-14 

3-14

3-15

3-15 

3-15

3-15 

3-15

3-16 

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17 

3-17 

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

TIME

0015 

2400

0045 

2400

2030

2330 

2400

1245

1515 

1800

2145 

2400

0200 

0500

0900

1700

2400

0015 

1445 

2330

2400

0015

1845

2400

0015

2400

0030

2400

0100

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

4.47 

3.39

3.37 

2.99

2.84

3.00 

2.97

3-42

4.75 

6.14

11.69 

13-58

15-38 

17.00

18.18

15-98

13.34

13-24 

8.89 

6.92

6.85

6.83

5.37

5.14

5.13

4.44

4.43

4.18

4.19

3.80

DISCHARGE

624 

387

383 

308

280

310 

304

415

716 

1,080

4,040 

6,620

11,100 

15,600

20,400

12,600

6,390

6,240 

2,170 

1,220

1,200

1,190

704

639

636

471

469

414

416

334

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

0.

0. 

0.

0.

0. 

0.

0.

0. 

0.

0.

1.

1.

2.

4.

6.

7.

7. 

8. 

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

8.

9.

9.

9.

9.

9-

0 

23

23 

39

50

52 

53

61

64 

69

88 

24

68 

60

22

22

11

14 

28 

55

56

57

90

97

97

22

23

43

44

61

DATE

3-22 

3-22

3-23 

3-23

3-24

3-24 

3-24

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25 

3-25

3-26 

3-26

3-27 

3-27

3-28 

3-28

3-29

3-29

3-30

3-30

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

4-01

4-01

4-01

TIME

0045 

2400

0115 

2400

2015

2130 

2400

0345

0930 

1145

2030 

2400

0015 

2400

0015 

2400

0045 

2400

2115

2400

2030

2400

0300

1315

1445

2400

0015

2045

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

3. 

3-

3- 

3.

3.

4. 

5.

6.

6. 

6.

5. 

4.

4. 

4.

4. 

3-

3. 

3.

3.

3.

3.

4.

5.

6.

6.

5.

5.

4.

4.

80 

58

58

44

50

12 

45

28

58

31

01 

77

76 

14

14 

75

75 

55

84

82

69

68

95

70

61

39

36

31

22

DISCHARGE

334 

294

294 

270

280

400 

726

988

1,090 

-999

603 

545

542 

405

405 

325

325 

289

342

338

314

524

875

1,140

1,100

709

701

442

422

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

9.61 

9.76

9-77 

9-89

10.00

10.01 

10.04

10.10

10.22 

10.27

10.40 

10.44

10.44 

10.65

10.66 

10.83

10.83 

10.97

11.10

11.12

11.24

11.27

11.31

11.52

11.56

11.72

11.72

11.94

11.97
THE FLOODS 263 

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03592300 LITTLE BEAR CREEK NEAR HALLTOWN, ALA. --Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

4-02

4-02

4-03

4-03

4-04

4-04

4-05

4-05

4-06

4-06

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-08

4-08

TIME

0015

2400

0115

2400

0415

2400

0030

2400

0130

2400

1115

2145

2315

2400

0015

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

4.22

3.78

3-77

3.64

3.65

3.44

3.44

3.27

3.27

3.18

3.54

4.23

4.19

4.15

4.16

3-55

DISCHARGE

422

330

329

305

307

270

270

243

243

229

287

425

416

407

409

289

ACCUM 

RUNOFF

11.

12.

12.

12.

12.

12.

12.

12.

12.

12.

12.

12.

12.

12.

12.

12.

97

15

15

29

32

43

43

55

56

66

72

80

81

81

82

97

DATE

4-09

4-09

4-10

4-10

4-11

4-11

4-12

4-12

4-13

4-13

4-14

4-14

4-15

4-15

TIME

1645

2400

0030

2400

0030

2400

0300

2400

0145

2400

0100

2400

0200

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

.55

.50

.49

.30

 30

.20

.20

.13

.13

.03

.03

.93

.93

.86

DISCHARGE

289

280

278

248

248

232

232

221

221

205

205

190

190

180

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

13.07

13.11

13.11

13.23

13.23

13-35

13.36

13-45

13.46

13.56

13-56

13.65

13.66

13-74
264 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03592500 BEAR CREEK AT BISHOP, ALA.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-12

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-18 

3-18

TIME

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

1200

1900

2400

0600

0800

1200

1800

2400

0200

0400

0600

0800

1200

1400

1600

1800

2000

2200

2400

0200

0300

0400

0600

0900

1200

1600

2000

2400

0600 

1200

GAGE 

HEIGHT

9-07

8.68

8.41

8.19

7.98

7.65

7-50

8.65

9.28

9-47

10.38

11.85

14.66

15-85

16.50

19.00

20.25

21.62

22.00

22. 42

23.00

23.45

23.74

23.91

24.10

24.12

24.08

23.89

23.60

23.25

22.58

22.00

21.58

21.03 

20.30

DISCHARGE

3,700

3,440

3,270

3,120

2,990

2,790

2,700

3,420

3,830

3,960

4,570

5,680

8,700

11,200

13,000

23,300

29,200

37,900

41,000

43,900

49,600

54,100

57,000

58,700

60,600

60,800

60,400

58,500

55,600

52,100

45,400

41,000

37,600

33,700 

29,400

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

0

0.05

0.09

0.14

0.18

0.26

0.30

0.34

0.39

0.41

0.45

0.53

0.66

0.71

0.77

0.88

1.01

1.36

1.55

1.76

1.99

2.24

2.50

2.78

3.06

3.20

3.34

3.61

4.00

4.36

4.78

5.17

5-52

5.99 

6.40

DATE

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-26

3-26 

3-26 

3-26

TIME

1800

2400

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0800

1600

2400

0500

1000

1500

2100

2400

0600

1200

2400

0600

1400

2200

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0500

1000 

1800 

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

19-38

18.60

16.90

15.71

14.32

12.75

11.32

10.34

9-71

9.14

8.59

8.26

8.22

8.11

7.86

7.60

7-58

7-72

7.62

7-37

7-65

7.74

8.72

9.90

11.95

13.16

12.95

11.69

10.17

9.04 

8.99 

9-11

DISCHARGE

25,000

21,500

14,400

10,900

8,160

6,480

5,260

4,540

4,110

3,740

3,380

3,170

3,140

3,070

2,920

2,760

2,750

2,830

2,770

2,620

2,790

2,840

3,470

4,240

5,760

6,840

6,660

5,550

4,420

3,680 

3,640 

3,720

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

6.74

7.04

7.44

7.60

7-71

7.80

7-87

7.94

7.99

8.06

8.13

8.19

8.22

8.26

8.29

8.33

8.35

8.39

8.43

8.50

8.54

8.59

8.66

8.68

8.76

8.85

8.94

9.02

9.07

9.12 

9.18 

9.24
THE FLOODS 

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

265

03592500 BEAR CREEK AT BISHOP, ALA. --Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-28

3-28

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-30

3-30

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-01

4-02

4-02

4-03

4-03

4-04

4-04

4-04

4-05

4-05

4-05

TIME

0600

1200

1800

2400

1200

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

1200

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

GAGE 

HEIGHT

9.26

9.25

9.02

8.71

8.17

7-77

7-96

8.36

8.54

8.68

8.59

8.87

9-93

11.25

11.21

10.85

10.90

10.48

10.25

10.19

9-87

9.12

8.58

7.95

8.10

7.83

7.76

8.10

8.23

8.23

DISCHARGE

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

2,

2,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

4,

5,

5,

4,

4,

4,

4,

4,

4,

3,

3,

2,

3,

2,

2,

3,

3,

3,

820

810

660

460

110

860

980

230

350

440

380

570

250

200

170

900

930

640

480

430

220

730

380

970

060

900

860

060

150

150

AC CUM. 

RUNOFF

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.

9-

9-

9.

9.

9.

9.

9-

10.

10.

10.

10.

10.

10.

10.

10.

10.

-10.

10.

10.

11.

11.

11.

11.

11.

11.

29

34

39

44

53

61

65

69

74

79

88

98

04

11

19

25

32

39

45

51

63

73

83

91

00

04

08

12

16

21

DATE

4-06

4-06

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-07

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-08

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-09

4-10

4-10

4-11

4-11

4-12

4-12

4-13

4-13

4-14

4-14

4-15

4-15

TIME

12QO

24QO

0600

1200

1800

24QO

0600

1200

1800

2400

0600

1200

1800

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

120Q

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

8.05

7.95

8.Q1

8.66

9.63

10.19

10.03

9.53

8.93

8.60

8.62

8.71

8.73

8.70

8.46

8.20

8.03

7.87

7-76

7.64

7.54

7.40

7.32

7.21

7.14

7.06

DISCHARGE

3,030

2,970

3,010

3,430

4,060

4,430

4,320

3,990

3,600

3,390

3,400

3,460

3,470

3,460

3,300

3,130

3,020

2,920

2,860

2,780

2,720

2,640

2,590

2,530

2,480

2,440

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

11.33

11.42

11.46

11.51

11.56

11.63

11.69

11.74

11.79

11.84

11.89

11.93

11.98

12.03

12.12

12.21

12.29

12.38

12.46

12.53

12.61

12.68

12.76

12.83

12.89

12.96
266 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03596000 DUCK RIVER BELOW MANCHESTER, TENN.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-13

3-13

3-14

TIME

0030

2400

0100

GAGE 

HEIGHT

2.47

2.06

2.06

DISCHARGE

396

290

290

ACCUM, 

RUNOFF

0.

0.

0.

00

12

12

DATE

3

3

3

3

3

3

-16

-16

-16

-16

-16

-16

TIME

0300

1000

1030

1600

2100

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

13.60

17.62

17.78

16.07

12.95

11.38

DISCHARGE

9

24

24

17

8

6

,260

,000

,700

,200

,030

,180

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

1.93

3.78

3.96

5.66

6.50

6.80

3-14 2400

3-15 

3-15 

3-15 

3-15 

3-15 

3-15 

3-15

0230

0330

0400

0530

0730

1900

2400

1.87

1.86

2.03

2.41

5.56

8.14

11.11

11.91

243

240

283

378

1,650

3,310

5,910

6,710

0.21

0.22

0.22

0.22

0.25

0.33

1.15

1.59

3-17 

3-17 

3-17 

3-17

3-18 

3-18 

3-18

0030

1100

2130

2400

0030

1700

2400

11.18

7.26

5.10

4.77

4.71

3.49

3.21

5,980

2,680

1,420

1,270

1,240

747

649

6.85

7.46

7.74

7.79

7.80

8.02

8.09
THE FLOODS 267 

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03596500 DUCK RIVER AT NORMANDY, TENN.

GAGE HtlGHT, I" FFt-T; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FFET PtK SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED PljNOFFt IN INCHES,

AT INOICATti) TIME, 1973

DATE

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

TI' E

0015

2<*()0

0015

2<*00

0315

0430

1000

2115

24oO

0415

1045

1345

2045

2400

0015

0830

2215

2400

GAGE 

Ht IGHT

7.16

6.10

6.09

5.6?

b.73

6.37

9.24

12.31

14.19

16.48

18.1?

10.27

17.60

16.76

16.72

14.65

11.11

10.75

OISCHAQGE

1,190

780

777

616

651

875

2,480

6,500

9,1*0

17,700

?8,800

30,000

25,000

19,400

19,100

10,400

4,190

3,810

ACCUr-.

WUMOEE

1.00

0.17

0.17

0.29

O.Jl

n.3i

o .39

0. 75

0.91

1.32

2.51

3.16

4.64

5.17

5.21

*>. Ob

6.76

6. SI

DATE

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-13

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-22

3-23

3-23

TI "' F

0015

1315

1615

2400

0015

2400

2000

2400

0830

1200

2400

0015

2400

0015

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

10.70

8.95

8.79

8.0?

8.01

6.97

6.86

7.27

8.44

8.48

8.01

7.99

6.82

6.82

6.12

DISCHARGE

3,760

?,270

?,150

1,650

1,650

1,110

1,060

1,250

1,910

1 , 940

1,650

1.630

1,050

1,050

787

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

6.8?

7.09

7.14

7.25

7.25

7.49

7.64

7.68

7.76

7.83

8.00

8.00

8.23

9.23

8.39
268 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03598000 DUCK RIVER NEAR SHELBYVILLE, TENN.

GAGE HEIGHT* IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES*

, AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-13 

3-13

3-14 

3-14

3-15 

3-15 

3-15 

3-15 

3-15

3-16

TIME

0030 

2400

1900 

2400

0230 

0400 

1100 

2230 

2400

2400

GAGE

HEIGHT

8.39 

6.59

6.21 

7.21

7.47 

9.72 

21.29 

25.05 

25.86

35.88

DISCHARGE

2,560 

1,720

1,590 

1,950

2,080 

3,310 

12,000 

16,700 

18,000

44,100

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

0.00 

0.16

0.26 

0.29

0.30 

0.32 

0.51 

1.02 

1.10

3.56

DATE

3-17 

3-17

3-ia

3-18 

3-18

3-19 

3-19 

3-19

3-20 

3-20

TIME

0030 

2400

0030 

1900 

2400

0030 

2330

2400

2000 

2400

GAGE

HEIGHT

35.73 

26.78

26.51 

13.50 

11.52

11.47

8.24 

8.19

7.83 

10.90

DISCHARGE

43,400 

19,600

19,100 

5,SftO 

4,390

4,360 

2,480 

2,450

3,260 

4,020

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

3.63 

b.09

6.12

6. 82 

6.90

6.91 

7.14 

7. IS

7.?9 

7.33
THE FLOODS 269

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973. Continued 

03599500 DUCK RIVER AT COLUMBIA, TENN.

GaGE HEIGHT* lr- FEfT; DISCHAKGt, IN CUrilC FEET PE*X SECOND* AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF* IN INCHFS,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-10

3-10

3-11

3-11

3-11

3-12

3-1?

3-12

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

TIi-E

1500

2400

0500

1500

2400

1300

1500

24 no

0100

2400

1900

2100

2400

0700

2400

2200

2400

GAGE 

hnlGHT

«.23

7.75

8.05

14.58

15.33

19.05

In. 98

17.11

16.78

11.61

9.69

12.34

17.25

32.66

40. 01

49.23

49.13

DISCHARGE

3,340

3,050

3,230

7,760

8,360

11,400

11,300

9,790

9,520

5,53<>

4,250

6,060

9,900

24,000

35,000

61,200

60,800

ACCOM. 

RUNOFF

0.00

0.04

0.06

".14

0.?3

,1.40

''.43

.1.55

O.b6

0.77

O.t»9

0.90

0.94

1.10

1.77

3.?0

3.36

DATE

3-17

3-17

3-lfc

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-22

3-23

3-23

3-24

3-24

TIME

1ROO

2400

0100

24.10

ol on

24 HO

oloo

2400

0100

I3on

2400

0100

2400

0100

2400

0100

2400

GAGEHEIGHT

49.31

49.26

49.22

47.92

47. *5

42.89

42.53

27.8R

27.01

16.45

14.88

14. b3

12.62

12,53

10.39

10.29

9.16

DISCHARGE

61.500

61,300

61.200

56,000

55,^00

41,700

40,800

19,300

18,500

9,260

^,000

7,960

6,270

^,200

4,700

4,640

3,900

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

4.77

5.24

5.32

7,06

7.13

8.59

6.64

9.50

9.52

9.7?

9.84

9.85

10.06

10.06

10.22

10.23

10.35
270 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

_036p3_qpq DUCK RIVER ABOVE HURRICANE MILLS, TENN.

GAGE HEIGHT, i* FEET* OISCHAKGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN

AT INDICATED TI^.E, 1973

DATE

3-10 

3-10

3-11 

3-11

3-12 

3-12

3-13 

3-13

3-14 

3-14

3-15 

3-15

3-16

3-17

TI^E

0100 

2400

1800 

2400

1900 

2400

1800 

2400

0100 

2400

1800 

2400

2400

2400

GAGE

HEIGHT

11.62 

8.74

8.87 

10.^8

13.52 

13.39

13.45 

13.26

13.19 

10.61

13.71 

16.53

22.76

26.91

DISCHARGE

13,900 

9,390

9,560 

11.900

17,500 

17,300

17,400 

17,000

16,900 

12,200

17,900 

24,300

47,600

82,100

ACCU"". 

WU jOFF

0.00 

0.16

0.26 

0.30

0.^9 

fi.54

0.73

0.79

O.HO 

1.00

1.15 

1.23

1.75

2.74

DATE

3-18 

j-ltt

3-19 

3-1*

3-20 

3-<!0

3-21 

3-21

3-22 

3-22

3-23 

3-23 

3-23

3-24 

3-24

THE

0700 

2400

0100 

2400

oioo

24no

oioo

2400

oioo

24on

Olnn

1300 

2*tOO

0100 

2400

GAGE 

ntlGHT

27.02 

26.37

26.28 

?5.3fl

25.42 

?4.69

24.65 

23.25

23.13 

19.52

19.15 

12.71 

10.85

10.76 

9.27

DISCHARGE

83,200 

76,700

75,800 

67,400

67,*00

61,500

61,200 

50,800

49,900 

33,100

3?, 000 

15,900 

12,500

12,400

in, loo

&CCU". 

^U"U OFF

3.09 

3.92

3.96

4.96

5.00 

5.90

5.93 

6.71

6.74 

7.33

7.35 

7.51 

7.60

7.61 

7.77
THE FLOODS 271 

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03604000 BUFFALO RIVER NEAR FLAT WOODS, TENN.

GAGE HEIGHT* lu FEFT; DISCHAKGE, IN CUBIC FEET PEP SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED ^UNOFF, IN INCHES*

aT INDICATED TI'^E, 1973

DATE

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-18

TT'E

0100

2400

0100

2300

2400

ObOO

1000

13no

2400

0700

OBOO

2400

0100

2400

0100

GAGE

Hi- IGHT

b.56

6.39

6.34

5.^1

5.97

7.36

10.96

IS. 75

24.63

26.83

2b.82

2b.l9

26.10

lfo.81

16.21

DISCHARGE

3,340

2,080

2,050

1,840

1,870

2,620

4,780

9,700

30,300

42,000

41,900

38,100

37,600

11,200

10,300

ACCU*.

RU-.'OFF

0.01

0.21

0.22

0.36

0.37

0.40

n.«*7

0.55

1.36

2.30

2.45

4.71

4.84

6.77

6.81

DATE

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-?2

3-23

3-23

3-24

3-24

TP-'F.

1000

2400

oino

2400

0100

2400

2000

2400

0100

2400

0100

2400

0200

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

11.74

9.04

8.91

7.13

7.08

6.51

6.55

6.44

6.39

5.59

5.57

5.17

5.14

5.00

DISCHARGE

5,470

3,620

3,550

2,480

2,450

?,140

2,160

2,100

2,080

1,680

1,670

1,470

1,450

1,380

ACCU1"!. 

RUNOFF

7.03

7.24

7.25

7.49

7.49

7.67

7.82

7.85

7.86

8.00

8.01

8.13

8.14

8.25
272 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

03604500 BUFFALO RIVER NEAR LOBELVILLE, TENN.

GAGE HEIGHT. IN FEET; DISCHARGE* IN curtic FEET PEK SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

IN INCHES*

DATE

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

TIME

0200

0800

1400

2400

0100

1600

2400

0900

2400

1100

1700

2400

0600

2100

2400

0100

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

11.95

12.38

11.89

9.56

9.35

7.87

7.67

9.78

12.04

13.99

16.84

19.10

19.39

18.36

18.05

17.92

14.58

DISCHARGE

8,040

8,77o'

7,930

4,930

4,750

3,550

3,400

5,140

*,190

12,500

25,100

40,600

43,200

34,700

32,600

31,700

14,500

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

0.15

0.26

0.40

0.41

0.53

0.59

0.68

0.90

1.14

1.39

1.93

<;.49

3.78

4.00

4.07

5.18

DATE

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-22

3-23

3-23

3-24

3-24

3-25

3-25

TIME

0100

2300

2400

0100

2400

0100

2400

0100

2400

0100

2400

0100

2400

1900

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

14.43

10.31

10.13

9.9H

8.21

6.17

7.41

7.40

b.97

6.94

6.29

6.27

5.92

5.99

5.97

DISCHARGE

14,000

S,710

5,500

5.340

3.^10

3,780

3,210

3,200

?,880

?«860

2,440

?,430

2.200

2,240

2,230

ACCIIM.

SU-v'OFF

5.21

5.65

S.67

5. -.8

5.90

5.90

6.0ft

6. OH

6.24

6.?4

6.38

6.38

6.50

6.59

6.61
THE FLOODS 273

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

07029500 HATCHIE RIVER AT BOLIVAR, TENN.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, I'M CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

INCHES*

DATE

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

TI^E

0200

0600

2400

2400

2000

2400

2300

2400

2400

1300

2400

0100

2400

0200

1100

1200

1400

2400

GAGE

Hf IGHT

14. 58

14.61

14.53

14.78

15.64

16.09

IB. 02

18.18

21.15

21.66

21.47

21.53

20.49

20.46

19.96

19.90

19.63

19.24

DISCHARGE

6,150

6,230

6,030

6,650

9,460

11,400

21,700

22,900

53,400

61,600

58,500

59,500

43,900

43,600

38,100

37,6QO

37,000

31,700

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

0.04

0.15

0.31

0.<+7

n.Sl

0.9Q

0.93

1.90

2.70

3.39

3.46

4.68

4.77

5.15

5.19

5.27

5.62

DATE

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-22

3-23

3-23

3-24

3-24

3-25

3-25

3-26

3-26

3-27

3-27

3-28

3-28

TIMF

0100

2400

0200

2400

0100

2400

0100

2400

0100

2400

0200

2400

0100

2400

0100

2400

GAGF 

HEIGHT

19.11

17.80

17.68

16.62

16.59

15.92

15.86

15.40

15.47

15.23

15.23

14.93

14.9?

14.68

14.70

14.50

DISCHARGE

30500

20,000

19,200

13,800

13,700

10,600

10,400

8,500

8,780

7,910

7,910

7,030

7,000

6,400

6,450

5,950

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

5.65

6.25

6.29

6.66

6.67

6.96

6.97

7.19

7.20

7.40

7.41

7.58

7.59

7.75

7.76

7.91
274 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

7266000 CANE CREEK NEAR NEW ALBANY, MISS.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-12

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

TIME

2400

1200

2400

600

1400

1415

1430

1445

1545

1630

1800

2000

2145

2245

2315

2400

45

400

715

730

1345

1645

1800

2045

2245

2400

330

345

545

745

1045

1500

1730

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

2.53

2.40

2.34

2.34

2.52

2.92

3.50

4.35

6.94

7.93

7.78

9.35

9.03

10.57

12.33

15.27

16.41

16.89

17.75

17.62

11.37

9.00

9.21

10.98

11.70

13.16

14.04

14.09

12.83

11.48

10.59

7.77

6.93

5.15

4.16

3.77

3.52

3.28

3.10

2.95

DISCHARGE

92

83

79

79

92

124

179

283

912

1270

1210

1840

1710

2330

3170

4790

5480

5800

6430

6330

2690

1700

1780

2490

2850

3580

4050

4080

3420

2740

2340

1210

909

433

257

209

181

157

140

126

ACCUMRUNOFF

.00

.07

.14

.17

.22

.22

.22

.23

.27

.32

.45

.67

.88

1.02

1.12

1.33

1.60

2.88

4.26

4.38

6.34

6.80

6.95

7.36

7.74

8.02

8.95

9.02

9.54

9.97

10.51

11.03

11.22

11.52

11.81

12.01

12.17

12.31

12.44

12.55

DATE

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-22

3-23

3-23

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-27

3-27

3-28

3-28

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

TIME

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

1600

1815

1845

1915

2030

2115

2130

2245

2400

15

215

445

1115

1945

2400

200

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

200

600

1145

1345

1445

1500

GAGE 

HEIGHT

2.84

2.74

2.66

2.57

2.50

2.45

2.39

2.35

2.30

2.30

3.11

3.64

4.52

6.38

6.76

6.77

6.26

5.61

5.49

4.59

4.06

3.47

3.20

3.30

3.33

2.90

2.52

2.33

2.25

2.18

2.15

2.15

2.30

3.91

3.73

3.59

3.12

DISCHARGE

117

109

103

96

90

87

82

80

76

76

141

194

309

750

858

861

717

543

514

320

244

176

149

159

162

122

92

78

72

68

66

66

76

225

204

189

142

ACCUM. 

RUNOFF

12.65

12.74

12.83

12.92

12.99

13.07

13.14

13.21

13.27

13.29

13.31

13.32

13.32

13.37

13.41

13.43

13.50

13.55

13.56

13.62

13.67

13.76

13.86

13.91

13.93

14.03

14.12

14.19

14.25

14.31

14.37

14.37

14.39

14.45

14.48

14.50

14.50
THE FLOODS 275 

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

07266000 CANE CREEK NEAR NEW ALBANY, MISS.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-29

3-29

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

4- 1

4- 1

4- 2

4- 2

4- 3

4- 3

4- 4

4- 4

TIME

2030

2400

1530

1930

2000

2030

2130

2230

2330

2400

15

315

545

1700

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

1200

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

2.67

2.53

2.32

2.34

2.46

2.88

4.13

5.11

5.15

5.05

5.00

4.06

3.55

2.84

2.60

2.38

2.20

2.10

2.08

2.05

2.12

2.00

1.93

DISCHARGE

104

92

77

79

87

120

253

424

433

411

400

244

185

117

98

82

69

62

61

59

63

56

52

ACCUMRUNOFF

14.55

14.57

14.66

14.69

14.69

14.69

14.71

14.73

14.76

14.77

14.78

14.85

14.89

15.00

15.06

15.13

15.20

15.25

15.30

15.35

15.40

15.45

15.50

DATE

4- 5

4- 6

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

4- 8

4- 8

4- 9

4-10

4-10

4-11

4-12

4-13

4-14

4-15

TIME

2400

2400

600

800

1200

1600

2000

2400

1200

2400

2400

1200

2400

2400

2400

2400

2400

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

1.86

1.84

2.21

3.26

4.09

4.45

3.75

3.03

2.49

2.29

2.16

2.05

1.96

1.90

1.84

1.80

1.83

1.80

DISCHARGE

48

46

70

155

248

298

206

134

89

75

66

59

54

50

46

44

46

44

ACCUM, 

RUNOFF

15.58

15.66

15.68

15.70

15.76

15.83

15.90

15.95

16.04

16.11

16.23

16.28

16.33

16.42

16.50

16.57

16.65

16.72
276 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

7268000 LITTLE TALLAHATCHIE RIVER AT ETTA, MISS.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-12

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

3-22

3-22

3-23

3-23

3-24

3-24

3-24

TIME

2400

1200

2400

1545

1745

1900

2130

2400

1000

2315

2345

2400

1345

2145

2400

45

2400

15

730

2400

15

1945

2400

15

2400

15

2400

30

2400

15

2400

2030

2300

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

18.66

13.98

12.22

11.71

13.56

16.89

22.66

23.64

25.73

27.27

27.28

27.26

27.54

26.98

26.84

26.75

22.56

22.52

20.91

16.40

16.34

314.35

a!4.16

a!4.15

a!3.60

ais.eo

a!2.98

fl2.98

a!2.53

a!2.53

^2.21

fl2.38

^4.70

17.44

DISCHARGE

4490

2070

1410

1230

1910

3430

10000

17100

35300

51800

51900

51700

55000

48600

47000

46100

9500

9300

6250

3180

3150

2010

1900

1890

1560

1560

1240

1240

1020

1020

855

940

2220

3740

ACCUMRUNOFF

.00

.1?

.17

.23

.24

.25

.30

.40

1.17

2.87

2.95

2.99

5.15

6.37

6.69

6.79

8.69

8.70

8.87

9.10

9.10

9.25

9.27

9.27

9.39

9.39

9.49

9.49

9.57

9.57

9.64

9.69

9.70

9.71

DATE

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-27

3-27

3-28

3-28

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

4- 1

4- 1

4- 1

4- 2

4- 2

4- 3

4- 3

4- 4

4- 4

4- 5

4- 5

TIME

300

815

1330

2400

15

1030

2400

15

2400

30

2400

1415

2115

2245

2400

2000

2200

2400

345

745

1515

2400

15

800

2400

15

2400

15

2400

145

2400

30

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

22.19

22.32

21.78

18.58

18.48

a !4.92

ai3.61

a !3.59

a !2.70

a !2.69

a !2.24

a !2.89

a !4.30

a !4.21

a !4.07

a !2.55

a !3.71

19.63

21.83

21.98

20.89

17.38

17.25

a !4.28

a !2.92

ai2.91

a !2.28

a !2.27

a !2.14

a !2.14

a 11.83

a 11.82

a !1.51

DISCHARGE

8130

8520

7320

4440

4370

2350

1570

1550

1100

1100

870

1200

1980

1930

1840

1020

1630

5180

7400

7660

6230

3710

3630

1970

1210

1200

890

885

820

826

699

696

603

ACCUM, 

RUNOFF

9.77

9.89

10.02

10.20

10.20

10.30

10.38

10.38

10.48

10.48

10.55

10.59

10.62

10.63

10.64

10.72

10.73

10.75

10.82

10.91

11.06

11.19

11.19

11.26

11.33

11.33

11.40

11.41

11.46

11.47

11.52

11.52

11.57

a Affected by backwater from Sardis Reservoir
THE FLOODS 277 

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

07268000 LITTLE TALLAHATCHIE RIVER AT ETTA, MISS.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

4- 6

4- 6

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

4- 8

4- 8

4- 8

4- 9

4- 9

4- 9

4- 9

4- 9

TIME

45

2400

830

1100

1700

2145

2400

15

1745

2400

800

1200

1645

1830

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

a n. si

a !1.36

a n.89

a !3.66

20.80

21.43

21.27

21.24

a !4.54

a !3.36

a !2.94

a !3.06

a !3.38

a !3.41

a !3.02

DISCHARGE

603

572

717

1600

61 5H

6320

6620

6590

2120

1430

1220

1280

1440

1460

1260

ACCUMRUNOFF

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

.57

.61

.62

.63

.70

.79

.84

.84

.06

.10

.13

.14

.16

.17

.19

DATE

4-10

4-10

4-11

4-11

4-12

4-12

4-13

4-13

4-14

4-14

4-15

4-15

TIME

15

2400

15

2400

115

2400

30

2400

30

2400

100

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

a !3.

a n.

a 11 - a n.

a n.

a n.

I11 - a n.

a

a 11 - a io.

Xa io.

00

32

81

47

47

25

25

02

02

89

89

83

DISCHARGE

1250

696

693

597

597

550

550

504

504

478

478

466

ACCUM, 

RUNOFF

12.19

12.26

12.26

12.31

12.31

12.35

12.35

12.38

12.39

12.42

12.42

12.45

a Affected by backwater from Sardis Reservoir
278 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

7287000 YAZOO RIVER AT GREENWOOD, MISS.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET: DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND: AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES

DATE

3-13

3-14

3-15

3-16

3-17

3-18

3-19

3-20

3-21

3-22

3-23

3-24

3-25

3-26

3-27

3-28

3-29

GAGE 

HEIGHT

33.7

33.7

34.1

36.0

36.5

37.3

38.1

38.3

38.4

38.3

38.2

38.0

38.0

37.9

37.8

37.6

37.4

DISCHARGE

24 ,800

24,800

25,400

27,800

32,400

39,200

42,800

41 ,700

43,800

43,000

40,900

40,200

39,600

38,600

38,100

36,900

36,600

ACCUMRUNOFF

0.12

.25

.37

.51

.67

.87

1.08

1.29

1.51

1.72

1.92

2.13

2.33

2.52

2.71

2.90

3.08

DATE

3-30

3-31

4-1

4-2

4-3

4-4

4-5

4-6

4-7

4-8

4-9

4-10

4-11

4-12

4-13

4-14

4-15

GAGE 

HEIGHT

37.2

37.1

36.9

36.6

36.4

36.1

35.8

35.6

35.4

35.3

35.2

34.9

34.6

34.4

34.1

33.8

33.5

DISCHARGE

35,800

34,500

33,600

32,500

31 ,500

31 ,000

30,200

29,900

29,400

28,900

28,300

27,400

26,400

25,700

24,900

24,100

23,800

AC CUM. 

RUNOFF

3.26

3.43

3.60

3.76

3.92

4.07

4.22

4.37

4.52

4.66

4.80

4.94

5.07

5.20

4.32

5.44

5.56

Note.--Unpublished data furnished by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; subject 

to revision.
THE FLOODS 279

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

7289350 BIG BLACK RIVER AT WEST, MISS.

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-12

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-13

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-14

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-15

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-16

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-17

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-18

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-19

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-20

3-21

3-21

3-21

3-21

TIME

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

800

1000

1200

1600

2000

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

17.94

17.70

17.46

17.28

17.22

17.28

17.45

17.64

17.82

18.00

18.38

19.10

19.78

20.58

21.10

21.74

22.58

a 24.20

a 25.00

a 25.11

3 24.95

a 24.46

23.86

23.52

23.28

23.08

22.83

22.52

22.12

21.66

21.18

20.72

20.36

19.92

19.58

19.30

19.02

18.76

18.52

18.24

DISCHARGE

5780

5300

4020

4460

4340

4460

4800

5180

5540

5900

6660

8300

10300

13300

16100

20900

28700

46800

56400

57700

55800

49900

42700

38600

35800

33000

31300

28200

24300

20200

16600

14000

12400

10000

9740

8900

8060

7420

6940

6380

ACCUMRUNOFF

.00

.05

.09

.14

.18

.22

.27

.31

.36

.42

.48

.55

.63

.75

.79

.85

.93

1.17

1.49

1.85

2.39

2.88

3.32

3.71

4.06

4.38

4.69

4.97

5.22

5.43

5.60

5.75

5.87

5.98

6.08

6.17

6.25

6.32

6.39

6.45

DATE

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-22

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-23

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-24

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-25

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-26

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-27

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-28

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-29

3-30

3-30

3-30

3-30

TIME

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1700

1900

2100

2400

600

1200

1600

1900

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

17.98

17.72

17.48

17.22

16.98

16.72

16.44

16.14

15.74

15.22

14.78

15.50

16.16

16.64

16.84

17.18

17.86

18.70

19.28

19.18

18.80

18.44

18.36

18.77

19.06

19.11

19.07

19.05

19.04

18.99

18.90

18.74

18.58

18.45

18.38

18.20

17.95

17.72

17.50

DISCHARGE

5860

5340

4860

4340

3880

3620

3410

3200

2940

2630

2390

2800

3210

3550

3740

4260

5620

7300

8840

8540

7500

6780

6620

7440

8180

8330

8210

8150

8120

7970

7700

7380

7060

6800

6660

6300

5800

5340

4900

ACCUM, 

RUNOFF

6.51

6.56

6.61

6.65

6.69

6.73

6.76

6.79

6.82

6.85

6.87

6.88

6.88

6.90

6.94

6.97

7.00

7.03

7.10

7.18

7.26

7.32

7.39

7.45

7.53

7.60

7.68

7.76

7.84

7.91

7.99

8.06

8.13

8.19

8.25

8.32

8.37

8.43

8.47

a. From floodmark and reconstructed stage graph,
280 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 9. Gage height, discharge, and accumulated runoff, flood of March-April 1973 Continued

07289350 BIG BLACK RIVER AT WEST, MISS.--Continued

GAGE HEIGHT, IN FEET; DISCHARGE, IN CUBIC FEET PER SECOND; AND ACCUMULATED RUNOFF, IN INCHES,

AT INDICATED TIME, 1973

DATE

3-31

3-31

3-31

3-31

4- 1

4- 1

4- 1

4- 1

4- 2

4- 2

4- 2

4- 2

4- 3

4- 3

4- 3

4- 3

4- 4

4- 4

4- 4

4- 4

4- 5

4- 5

4- 5

4- 5

4- 6

4- 6

4- 6

4- 6

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

4- 7

TIME

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

400

800

1200

1600

2000

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT

17.26

17.09

16.96

16.84

16.71

16.52

16.30

16.04

15.77

15.52

15.23

14.96

14.68

14.35

13.94

13.41

12.65

11.70

10.65

9.71

9.02

8.46

8.05

7.68

7.38

7.17

7.02

6.90

7.00

9.00

11.68

13.17

14.02

14.50

DISCHARGE

4420

4080

3860

3740

3610

3460

3310

3130

2960

2810

2640

2480

2340

2180

2020

1860

1730

1520

1320

1150

1040

954

888

829

781

747

723

704

720

1040

1520

1830

2050

2250

ACCUMRUNOFF

8.52

8.56

8.60

8.63

8.67

8.70

8.73

8.76

8.79

8.82

8.84

8.87

8.89

8.91

8.93

8.95

8.97

8.98

9.00

9.01

9.02

9.03

9.04

9.04

9.05

9.06

9.07

9.07

9.08

9.08

9.09

9.10

9.11

9.13

DATE

4- 8

4- 8

4- 8

4- 8

4- 9

4- 9

4- 9

4- 9

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-10

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-11

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-12

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-13

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-14

4-15

4-15

4-15

4-15

TIME

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

600

1200

1800

2400

GAGE 

HEIGHT .

15.08

15.62

15.97

16.19

16.26

16.23

16.13

16.02

15.98

16.12

16.34

16.64

16.90

17.08

17.15

17.08

16.95

16.78

16.58

16.32

15.95

15.56

15.00

14.10

12.84

11.35

9.82

8.70

7.98

7.54

7.22

7.00

DISCHARGE

2550

2870

3080

3230

3280

3260

3190

3110

3090

3180

3340

3550

3800

4060

4200

4060

3850

3680

3510

3320

3070

2840

2500

2080

1770

1450

1170

992

877

806

755

720

ACCUM-; 

RUNOFF

9.15

9.17

9.20

9.23

9.26

9.29

9.32

9.35

9.38

9.41

9.44

9.48

9.51

9.55

9.59

9.63

9.66

9.70

9.73

9.77

9.80

9.82

9.85

9.87

9.89

9.90

9.92

9.93

9.93

9.94

9.95

9.96
THE FLOODS 281

TABLE 10. Aerial photographs obtained at or near crest of flood, March 18-22, 1973

[Flight lines 41-42 and 43-44 were obtained by the National Aeronatics and Space Administration. All other lines obtained by the U.S. Geological

Survey]

Flight line 

number

in 

figure 19 Stream and location 

MOBILE RIVER BASIN

1-2 East Fork Tombigbee River, Fulton 

to Bigbee, Miss...............

7-8 Bull Mountain Creek near

Smithville, Miss............

Tombigbee River, main stem:

3-4 Amory, Miss, to Cochrane, Ala..

4-5 Cochrane to Gainesville, Ala... 

4- 5- 6 Pickensville, to Demopolis,

Ala..........................

Buttahatchee River:

8- 9-10 Hamilton to Sulligent, Ala... 

11-12 Sulligent, Ala. to Aberdeen 

Miss.......................

13-14 Tombigbee River at Aberdeen,

Miss., (vicinity of bridge)....

15-16 Tombigbee River at Columbus,

Miss...........................

17-18 Tombigbee River at Epes, Ala.....

19-20 Borden Creek near Grayson, Ala.

CUMBERLAND RIVER BASIN

21-22 East Fork Stones River, Woodbury to Smyrna, Tenn.........

23-24 Stones River Basin in vicinity 

of Murfreesboro, Tenn........

TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN

25-26 Hiwassee River above

Charleston, Tenn.............

27-28 South Chestuee Creek near

Benton, Tenn...............

Date

March

1973

18,19

18

18

21

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

21

22

22

22

Flight 

height 

(feet)

If 

Type

of 

film

10,000

10,000

10,000

12,250

15,000

10,000

10,000

2,500

5,000

10,000

5,000

Color IR 

B/W

B/W 

B/W

B/W

Color IR 

Color IR 

Color IR

B/W

Color IR 

Color IR

5,000

10,000

B/W 

Color

2,500

2,500

Color 

Color

See Footnote at end of table.
282 FLOODS OF MARCH-APRIL 1973 IN SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES

TABLE 10. Aerial photographs obtained at or near crest of flood, March 18-22,1973 Continued

Flight line 

number

in 

figure 19 Stream and location

TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN Continued

South Chickamauga Creek:

29-30 East Chickamauga Creek near 

Ringgold, Ga..............

31-32 Little Chickamauga Creek

near Ringgold, Ga.........

33-34 West Chickamauga Creek near 

Kensington, Ga............

35-36 Chattanooga Creek near

Flintstone, Ga..............

37-38 Sequatchie River: College

Station to Whitewell, Tenn.. 

39-40 Battle Creek near Mounteagle, 

Tenn........................

Tennessee River, main stem: 

41-42 Guntersville to Florence,

Ala........................

43-44 Madison County, Ala:

Paintrock River near Woodville, Ala.................

Flint River, Fisk to Chase, 

Ala........................

Indian Creek near Madison, 

Ala........................

Elk River:

45-46 Tims Ford Dam to Prospect, 

Tenn.....................

46-47 Prospect, Tenn. (Elkmont, 

Ala.) to Wheeler Dam, 

Ala....................

48-49 Big Nance Creek at Courtland, 

Ala........................

50-51-52-53 Bear Creek: Hackleburg to

Bishop, Ala................

54-55 Cedar Creek near Pleasant

Site, Ala................

56-57 Little Bear Creek near

Halltown, Ala..........

Date

March

1973

22

22

22

22

22

22

18

19

19

19

21

19

18

18

18

18

Flight 

height 

(feet)

5,000

5,000

5,000

5,000

5,000

5,000

10,000

12,000

12,000

12,000

5,000

5,000

10,000

10,000

10,000

10,000

Type

of 

film

Color 

Color 

Color 

Color 

Color 

Color

B/W

B/W 

B/W 

B/W

B/W

B/W

Color IR 

Color IR 

Color IR 

Color IR

See footnote at end of table.
THE FLOODS 

TABLE 10. Aerial photographs obtained at or near crest of flood, March 18-22,1973 Continued

283

Flight line 

number

in 

figure 19

58-59

60-61 

62-63

Stream and location 

TENNESSEE RIVER BASIN Continued

Tennessee River, main stem: 

Pickwick Landing Dam to 

Buchanan, Tenn. (Aurora 

Landing, Ky).............

Savannah, Tenn. (vicinity)... 

Horse Creek near Savannah, 

Tenn.....................

Date 

March 

1973

21 

21

Flight 

height 

(feet)

10,000 

10,000

Type 

of 

film

B/W 

B/W

21 10,000 B/W

!_/ B/W denotes black and white film 

Color denotes color film 

Color IR denotes color infrared film