UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

RAY LYMAN WILBUR, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

W. C. MBNDENHALL, Director

Water-Supply Paper 716

SURFACE WA^ER SUPPLY 

of the UNIfh&STATES

119

PART 6 

MISSOURI RIVER

NATHAN C. GROVER, Chief Hydraulic Erf^ne^

H. C. BECKMAN, ROBERT FOLLANSBEE, W. A. LASifi ^

T. R. NEWELL, C. G. PAULSEN, and J. B- SPIEGEL* ^ y»'

District Engineers ^Jj ^

Prepared in cooperation with the States of

KANSAS, MISSOURI, MONTANA, NEBRASKA 

NORTH DAKOTA, and WYOMING

UNITED STATES

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICEWASHINGTON: 1933

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. - -. - -.-,-, Price 20 cents^

CONTENTS

Authorization and scope of work________________________________ . 1

Definition of terms____-_--_-_-_-___---___-------__----------__---- 2

Explanation of data_____________-__-______--_-_-___-__________---- 3

Accuracy of field data and computed results__----_-___--__---____---- 5

Publications. _____________________________________________________ 5

Cooperation...______-_____-_---------___-_-----_----_---_---__--- 10

Division of work___________________________________ ____________ 10

Gaging-station records.____________________________________________ 12

Missouri River proper________________-_______________________- 12

Red Rock River below Red Rock Reservoir, near Monida, Mont_ 12

Beaverhead River at Barratts, Mont________________________ 13

Jefferson River near Silverstar, Mont____________________ 14

Missouri River below Hauser Lake Dam, near Helena, Mont___ 15

Missouri River at Fort Benton, Mont_______________________ 16

Missouri River near Wolf Point, Mont____________________ 17

Missouri River near Williston, N. Dak_____________________ 20

Missouri River at Sanish, N. Dak___________________________ 23

Missouri River at Bismarck, N. Dak_______________________ 26

Missouri River near Mobridge, S. Dak____________________ 29

Missouri River at Chamberlain, S. Dak______________________ 32

Missouri River at Pierre, S. Dak___________________________- 33

Missouri River at Yankton, S. Dak_________________________ 35

Missouri River at Sioux City, Iowa________________________ 36

Missouri River at Omaha, Nebr__________________________ 39

Missouri River at Nebraska City, Nebr______________________ 40

Missouri River at St. Joseph, Mo_______-______-_______.,____ 41

Missouri River at Kansas City, Mo_______________________ 42

Missouri River at Waverly, Mo_____________________________ 43

Missouri River at Boonville, Mo_____-_________---_--______- 44

Missouri River at Isbell, Mo____________________--____-___- 45

Missouri River at Hermann, Mo____________________________ 46

Grasshopper Creek Basin____________________________________ 47

Grasshopper Creek near Dillon, Mont_____________________ 47

Ruby River Basin_________________________________________ 48

Ruby River near Alder, Mont______________________________ 48

Big Hole River Basin________________________________________ 49

Big Hole River near Melrose, Mont__________ __________ 49

Boulder River Basin._________________________________ 50

Boulder River near Boulder, Mont._____________________ 50

South Boulder Creek Basin__________________________ 51

South Boulder Creek near Jefferson Island, Mont _____________ 51

Willow Creek Basin_____________________________ 52

Willow Creek near Willow Creek, Mont______________ 52

Madison River Basin________________________________ 53

Madison River near West Yellowstone, Mont_ _______ 53

Madison River at Lyon, Mont_______________________ 54

Madison River near Three Forks, Mont______________ 56

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IV

Gaging-station records Continued. Page

Gallatin River Ba8in____________-__-____-_------__- i.-^__.__ 57

Gallatin River near Gallatin Gateway, Mont___ ___________ 57

Gallatin River at Logan, Mont__________ _______________ 58

Prickly Pear Creek Basin_____________-___ ____.__ 56

Prickly Pear Creek near Clancy, Mont___^___^_____________ 59

Tenmile Creek near Rimini, Mont-_________~--_-----__-_____ 61

Tenmile Creek near Helena, Mont______~__ ______________ 62

Little Prickly Pear Creek Basin_______________________________ 63

Little Prickly Pear Creek near Marysville, Mont__. _________ 63

Dearborn River Basin_____________----_-_----__-------------_- 64

Dearborn River near demons, Mont________-_____-_________ 64

Smith River Bashu...-.^...-.-----------------------..-------- 65

Smith River near White Sulphur Springs, Mont _____________ 65

Smith River at Truly, Mont___________________ 66

Marias River Basin_________________________________________ 67

Marias River near Shelby, Mont______________--_-_-________ 67

Marias River near Brinkman, Mont_________________________ 68

Birch Creek near Dupuyer, Mont________________--__-______ 69

Dupuyer Creek near Valier, Mont_ ______________________ 70

Dry Fork of Marias River at Fowler, Mont._________________ 71

Teton River near Fort Benton, Mont__________-_____________ 72

Judith River Basin__________-___-----__-_-------_----------__- 73

Judith River near Utica, Mont_________-__-_--_----___-____ 73

Judith River near Winifred, Mont____ ____________________ 74

Musselshell River Basin._______________._______-_------_____ 75

North Fork of Musselshell River at Delpine, Mont____________ 75

Musselshell River at Harlowton, Mont____________________ 76

Musselshell River at Musselshell, Mont_______-__--__-___-_ 77

Musselshell River at Mosby, Mont___________--__-_-_-______ 78

Checkerboard Creek at Delpine, Mont_____________________ 79

South Fork of Musselshell River near Martinsdale, Mont_ _____ 80

American Fork near Harlowton, Mont_______________________ 81

Lebo Creek near Harlowton, Mont__________________--_-____ 82

Flat willow Creek near Flatwillow, Mont __________ ________ 83

Flatwillow Creek at Petrolia, Mont_______________________ 84

McDonald Creek at Winnett, Mont______________--_________ 85

Milk River Basin_________________________._______ 86

South Fork of Milk River near international boundary _____ 86

Milk River at Milk River, Alberta._________-----___ 87

Milk River at eastern crossing of international boundary_____-_ 88

Milk River above Havre, Mont__________-______--_-----____ 89

Milk River near Vandalia, Mont___________________________ 90

North Fork of Milk River above St. Mary Canal, near Browning,

Mont_________________________________... 91

North Fork of Milk River near international boundary._______ 92

Big Sandy Creek near Boxelder, Mont_____________________ 93

Lodge Creek at international boundary________-_-_------____ 94

McRea Coulee at international boundary.- ________________ 95

North Chinook Canal near Havre, Mont_____________________ 95

Battle Creek at international boundary ______________________ 96

Woodpile Coulee near international boundary__.___ _ 96

East Fork of Battle Creek near international boundary ________ 97

Lyons Coulee at international boundary_______-___-_---_____ 97
CONTENTS V

Gaging-station records Continued.

Milk River Basin Continued. Page

Matheson Canal near Chinook, Mont______________________ 97

Whitewater Creek near international boundary ____________ 98

Frenchman River at international boundary._________________ 99

Frenchman Canal near Saco, Mont__________________-______- 100

Rock Creek at international boundary-______________________ 101

Horse Creek at international boundary-_____________________ 102

McEachern Creek at international boundary___-___-___-_-___ 103

Redwater Creek Basin_______-______-___-_---------_-_. _-.__-_- 103

Redwater Creek at Circle, Mont_________________-_._______. 103

Poplar River Basin___________________-__ --___-__--_--_--__ . 104

Middle Fork of Poplar River at international boundary____-___ 104

East Fork of Poplar River at international boundary..________ 105

West Fork of Poplar River at international boundary__________ 106

Yellowstone River Basin___________-__________-__-____---_____- 107

Yellowstone Lake at Lake Hotel, Yellowstone National Park___ 107 

Yellowstone River at Yellowstone Lake outlet, Yellowstone National Park___________________._________._ 108

Yellowstone River near Canyon Hotel, Yellowstone National

Park__________________________________________--.__-__ 109

Yellowstone River at Corwin Springs, Mont________________ 110

Yellowstone River near Livingston, Mont____________________ 111

Yellowstone River at Billings, Mont__________________________ 112

Yellowstone River at Miles City, Mont_________-_--_________ 113

Yellowstone River at Intake, Mont. ____-_____--__-______- 114

Tower Creek at Tower Falls, Yellowstone National Park__... 117 

Lamar River near Tower Falls ranger station, Yellowstone National Park____________________.. _ 118

Gardiner River at Mammoth Hotel, Yeliowstone National Park. 119

Shields River at Clyde Park, Mont________________ 120

Stillwater River near Nye, Mont______________-__--___-__- 121

Clark Fork at Chance, Mont______.__________________ 122

Clark Fork at Edgar, Mont..____________________ 123

Sunlight Creek near Painter, Wyo_________________________ 124

Wind River at Riverton, Wyo__------_--__------I_--------- 125

Big Horn River at Thermopolis, Wyo ___________________ 126

Big Horn River at Kane, Wyo___________________. 127

Big Horn River near Hardin, Mont_________________________ 128

Dry Creek near Burris, Wyo_________ _________________ 129

Willow Creek near Crowheart, Wyo______.__--_-___-________ 130

Bull Lake Creek near Lenore, Wyo__________________________ 131

Little Wind River near Fort Washakie, Wyo____________ 132

North Fork of Little Wind River at Fort Washakie, Wyo____ 133

South Fork of Owl Creek near Thermopolis, Wyo___ __ ___ 134

North Fork of Owl Creek near Thermopolis, Wyo.__________ 135

Greybull River at Meeteetse, Wyo______ _________________ 136

Greybull River near Basin, Wyo__-.______________________ 137

Wood River near Meeteetse, Wyo_________________________ 138

Bench Canal near Burlington, Wyo ______________ ____ 139

Shoshone River below Shoshone Reservoir, Wyo _________ 140

Shoshone River at Byron, Wyo__-___ ________ _ 141

Little Horn River near .Crow Agency, Mont ______ 142

Tongue River near Decker, Mont___ ____________________ 143
VI CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued.

Yellowstone River Basin Continued. Page

Tongue River near Miles City, Mont______-_------_--_------ 144

Goose Creek near Sheridan, Wyo_____________-_--__-_-__- 145

Powder River at Arvada, Wyo______________-_--__--__-_ 146

Powder River at Moorhead, Mont____--____-_------_------- 147

Powder River near Mizpah, Mont_________________________ 148

Middle Fork of Powder River at Kaycee, Wyo__-__.__-__-_ 150

Red Fork near Barnum, Wyo___________________________ 151

North Fork of Powder River near Kaycee, Wyo___-__.____-__ 152

Crazy Woman Creek near Buffalo, Wyo_____________________ 153

Little Missouri River Basin________________-_-__---------__-__- 154

Little Missouri River near Alzada, Mont_____________________ 154

Little Missouri River at Medora, N. Dak________.--_______-_ 155

Knife River Basin___________________________________________ 156

Knife River at Hazen, N. Dak____________________________ 156

Heart River Basin__________________________________________ 157

Heart River at Sunny, N. Dak______-___-_------------__-_- 157

Cannonball River Basin______________________________________ 158

Cannonball River near Timmer, N. Dak_____________________ 158

Grand River Basin_______________________-____---__-_____- 159

Grand River near Wakpala, S. Dak___._____________________ 159

Moreau River Basin______________________-_______-____.____-_- 160

Moreau River at Promise, S. Dak_____________-_--__-______- 160

Cheyenne River Basin______________________________________ 161

Cheyenne River at Edgemont, S. Dak_______________________ 161

Cheyenne River near Wasta, S. Dak_______________________ 162

Cheyenne River near Carlin, S. Dak_______________________ 163

Beaver Creek near Burdock, S. Dak_________________________ 164

Rapid Creek near Pactola, S. Dak________________________ 165

Rapid Creek at Creston, S. Dak__________...______ 167

Belle Fourche River near Moorcroft, Wyo ________________ 168

Belle Fourche River at Hulett, Wyo___________-_ __ 169

Belle Fourche River near Belle Fourche, S. Dak ____________ 170

Belle Fourche River near Elm Springs, S. Dak______________ 171

Redwater Creek near Beulah, Wyo________________________ 172

Bad River Basin_____________________________ 173

Bad River near Fort Pierre, S. Dak_________________ 173

White River Basin______________________________ 174

White River at Crawford, Nebr__________________ 174

White River near Interior, S. Dak________________________ 175

White River near Oacoma, S. Dak__________________________ 176

South Fork of White River near White River, S. Dak______ 177

Niobrara River Basin____________________________________ 178

Niobrara River at Dunlap, Nebr_______-__-_______----_-_-_- 178

Niobrara River near Gordon, Nebr___________________ . 179

Niobrara River near Valentine, Nebr____________________ 180

Niobrara River near Spencer, Nebr_ __ ________ 181

James River Basin__ ______ 182

James River at Jamestown, N. Dak_______-__--__ __ 182

James River at Huron, S. Dak___ _______ _____ 183

James River near Scotland, S. Dak 184

Big Sioux River Basin_________________ __ 185

Big Sioux River near Flandreau, S. Dak___-_------- ___ 185

Big Sioux River at Akron, Iowa___. __ 186
CONTENTS VH

Gaging-station records Continued. Page

Little Sioux River Basin.____-___________-_______------_--_--_- 187

Little Sioux River at Correctionville, Iowa_____-_-_____-__*___ 187

Platte River Basin._______________________ - 188

North Platte River near Northgate, Colo____________--- - 188

North Platte River at Saratoga, Wyo_-_ . 189

North Platte River above Pathfinder Reservoir, Wyo _______ 190

North Platte River below Pathfinder Reservoir, Wyo --- - 191

North Platte River at Casper, Wyo____-___________-- 192

North Platte River at Douglas, Wyo__________________ 193

 North Platte River below Guernsey Reservoir, Wyo__--------- 194

North Platte River below Whalen, Wyo_________ _ 195

North Platte River at Torrington, Wyo -__ ._ 196

North Platte River at Wyoming-Nebraska line___------ ___-_ 197

North Platte River at Mitchell, Nebr______________ 198

North Platte River near Minatare, Nebr_____________________ 199

North Platte River at Bridgeport, Nebr___________----- 200

North Platte River at Oshkosh, Nebr..._________--__ 201

North Platte River at Lewellen, Nebr___________--- 202

North Platte River near Sutherland, Nebr________ 202

North Platte River at North Platte, Nebr__ _ _ _ . _ __ _ _ _ 203

Platte River near Overton, Nebr__-__-___----~-__---_--_---- 204

Platte River near Duncan, Nebr__-_--_----_--_------------- 205

Platte River near Ashland, Nebr______________.... 206

Canadian River at Cowdrey, Colo_---_-----__--_-------_--- 207

Encampment River at Encampment, Wyo____-______--__---- 208

Pass Creek near Saratoga, Wyo_------__------_-_---__------ 209

Rock Creek near Rock River, Wyo____-____-_____----_-__- 210

Deer Creek at Glenrock, Wyo___________________-- 211

Boxelder Creek near Careyhurst, Wyo_---------------------- 212

La Prele Greek near Douglas, Wyo________________________ 213

La Prele Creek near Orpha, Wyo_____-----__----------_--_- 214

Wagonhound Creek near La Bonte, Wyo___________________ 215

La Bonte Creek near La Bonte, Wyo----------_---=._-------- 216

Horseshoe Creek near Glendo, Wyo____---__________---__--- 217

Cottonwood Creek at Wendover, Wyo_---------------------- 218

Laramie River near Jelm, Wyo___-------------------------- 219

Laramie River near Wheatland, Wyo._- _____ 220

Laramie River at Fort Laramie, Wyo______________________ 221

Rawhide Creek near Lingle, Wyo_-------------___________ 222

Katzer Drain near Henry, Nebr______-__-------__________ 223

Horse Creek near Yoder, Wyo---_-_----------_-_----------- 224

Horse Creek near Lyman, Nebr___________________________ 225

Gering Drain near Gering, Nebr____------_------__-_-__---_ 226

Red Willow Creek near Bridgeport, Nebr_______-__-__---___- 227

Pumpkin Creek near Bridgeport, Nebr_____________________ 228

Blue Creek near Lewellen, Nebr________________ 229

Otter Creek near Lemoyne, Nebr________-____--___________- 230

Birdwood Creek near Hershey, Nebr____---_--_-_------__--- 231

Lincoln County Drain at North Platte, Nebr_-_______________ 232

South Platte River near Lake George, Colo_________________ 233

South Platte River at South Platte, Colo _ _ _________ - 234

South Platte River at Julesburg, Colo___-_---_-------------- 235

South Platte River at Ogallala, Nebr_______________- 236
VIII CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued.

Platte River Basin Continued. Page

North Fork of South Platte River at South Platte, Colo_._ 237

West Fork of Clear Creek near Empire, Colo _ - _ _. - 238

South St. Vrain Creek near Ward, Colo.______________ 239

Lefthand Creek near Boulder, Colo________________________ 240

North Boulder Creek near Nederland, Colo_______-______---- 241

Thompson River below power house near Drake, Colo____-__- 242

Cache la Poudre River above Chambers Lake outlet, Colo__-_- 243

Cache la Poudre River near Log Cabin, Colo_________________ 244

South Fork of Cache la Poudre River near Eggers, Colo_ ______ 245

North Fork of Cache la Poudre River at Livermore, Colo__---- 246

Lodgepole Creek at Bushnell, Nebr_________..---_____----- 247

Lodgepole Creek at Sidney, Nebr______-_---_-_------------- 248

Lodgepole Creek at Ralton, Nebr____-__------_---_--------- 249

Middle Loup River at St. Paul, Nebr________-..-____ 250

Loup River near Genoa, Nebr__-______________---_--__----- 251

Loup River at Columbus, Nebr_-_----_----_---------------- 252

North Loup River near St. Paul, Nebr_____________________ 253

Elkhorn River at O'Neill, Nebr_._____ __ _____ 254

Elkhorn River at Neligh, Nebr_____ _ __-------- 255

Elkhorn River at Waterloo, Nebr__________________ 256

Tarkio River Basin_____________________________ 257

Tarkio River at Fairfax, Mo-_-__-------_-__--____---- 257

Nodaway River Basin___________________--:______---- 258

Nodaway River near Burlington Junction, Mo___-___-__-___ 258

Platte River Basin (Iowa-Missouri)_____--------___-------_---_- 259

Platte River at Conception Junction, Mo_________--____--_-_ 259

Kansas River Basin__________________________________________ 260

Republican River at Benkelman, Nebr____.________--____--_ 260

Republican River at Max, Nebr_____---------------_-------- 261

Republican River at Culbertson, Nebr._______________________ 262

Republican River at McCook, Nebr_____-----------_--------- 263

Republican River near Bloomington, Nebr____________________ 264

Republican River at Bostwick, Nebr_____--------__---------- 265

Republican River at Scandia, Kans________________________ 266

Republican River at Wakefield, Kans__ ________ 267

Kansas River at Ogden, Kans___-----_----------------_---_- 268

Kansas River at Wamego, Kans___----------------_--------- 269

Kansas River at Topeka, Kans_-__----------------_--------- 270

Kansas River at Bonner Springs, Kans___-_---------_-------- 271

North Fork of Arikaree River at Colorado-Nebraska line.------ 272

Frenchman Creek near Hamlet, Nebr_______________________ 273

Frenchman Creek at Culbertson, Nebr_________ __________ 274

Sappa Creek near Oberlin, Kans---------- ___ _____ 275

Beaver Creek at Ludell, Kans____________________- 276

Prairie Dog Creek near Woodruff, Kans_______ ________ 277

Smoky Hill River at Jerome, Kans____________ ___ 278

Smoky Hill River at Pfeifer, Kans__________________ 279

Smoky Hill River at Ellsworth, Kans___ ___ ___ __ _ 280

Smoky Hill River at Lindsborg, Kans ______________________ 281

Smoky Hill River near Mentor, Kans__ _________ 282

Smoky Hill River at Solomon, Kans,__...___ .... 283
CONTENTS TX

Gaging-station records Continued.

Kansas River Basin Continued. Page

Saline River near Wilson, Kans-------_----_---------_------- 284

Saline River at Tescott, Kans__ ____-__-_-_____-___-___-----_ 285

South Fork of Solomon River at Alton, Kans________________ 286

Solomon River at Beloit, Kans____________________________ 287

Solomon River at Niles, Kans___----__-___-____--_---------- 288

North Fork of Solomon River at Kirwin, Kans____-_--__-----_ 289

Big Blue River at Hull, Kans_________-____.___________ 290

Big Blue River at Randolph, Kans------_----__-------------- 291

Little Blue River near Endicott, Nebr.______________._--_-_ 292

Little Blue River at.Waterville, Kans__________________ 293

Soldier Creek at Topeka, Kans____-___________________ 294

Delaware River at Valley Falls, Kans______________________ 295

Wakarusa River near Lawrence, Kans____---------_-_-------- 296

Stranger Creek near Tonganoxie, Kans_____________-____----- 297

Grand River Basin.---..--_____________________ 298

Grand River near Gallatin, Mo__--------------_-------- - 298

Grand River near Sumner, Mo_____________________________ 299

Thompson River at Trenton, Mo__-_---_----------_--------- 300

WeldonRiver at MiU Grove, Mo_-__-______-__-___ 301

Medicine Creek near Gait, Mo_____________________________ 303

Medicine Creek near Sturges, Mo_----------------_---------- 304

Locust Creek near Milan, Mo_____-------------------_------ 306

Locust Creek near Linneus, Mo__-------_-----------_--_---_- 307

Yellow Creek near Rothville, Mo_________________ 308

Chariton River Basin_-_-____--_--_____-_--_-_-_---_-_-_--_---_- 309

Chariton River near Keytesville, Mo_-_-_-----_-_------_____- 309

Lamine River Basin_--_-_____________________________________ 310

Lamine River at Clifton City, Mo_________________________ 310

(Marais des Cygnes) River Basin_________________________ 311

River near Quenemo, Kans---------------------------- 311

je River near Ottawa, Kans____-----------------_-------- 313

Osage River at Trading Post, Kans________________________ 314

Osage River at Osceola, Mo______----___---_-___----------__ 315

River at Warsaw, Mo_______________________________ 316

River near Bagnell, Mo_---------------_-_-_---------- 317

Osage River near St. Thomas, Mo_________________________ 318

Pottawatomie Creek at Lane, Kans____---------_------_---_- 319

Big Bull Creek at Paola, Kans____________________ 321

Big Sugar Creek at Farlinville, Kans--___---_------- _ 323

Little Osage River at Stotesbury, Mo_______________________ 326

Marmaton River near Fort Scott, Kans_____________________ 327

Sac River near Stockton, Mo __ _ 328

Little Sac River near Springfield, Mo_-_--_-----__------_--__- 329

South Grand River near Brownington, Mo________-_--_-____-- 330

Niangua River near Decaturville, Mo______________________ 331

Bennett Spring at Brice,. Mo____________________- _________ 332

Gasconade River Basin__--_-_-_-________________________ _ 333

Gasconade River near Hazlegreen, Mo___-_____----__ _ 333

Gasconade River near Waynesville, Mo_------_-__-_- _ 334

Gasconade River at Jerome, Mo__----------------_---------- 335

Gasconade River near Rich Fountain, Mo________ ________ 336
X CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued.

Gasconade River Basin Continued. Page 

Piney Creek near Big Piney, Mo__-------------------- ---- 337

Little Piney Creek at Newburg, Mo- - 338

Miscellaneous discharge measurements.._________-__-____---___- ---- 339

Index...______________________________________--__ 341

ILLUSTRATION

Page

FIGUKE 1. Typical river-measurement station showing concrete well and 

house for water-stage recorder and staff gages, cable, and 

car_--_-___________-_-___________-___-_---__--_---_---- 3
SUKFACE WATER SUPPLY OF MISSOUEI RIVER

BASIN, 1931

AUTHORIZATION AND SCOPE OF WORK

This volume is one of a series of 14 reports presenting results of 

measurements of flow made on streams in the United States during 

the year ending September 30, 1931.

The data presented in these reports were collected by the United 

States Geological Survey under the following authority contained in 

the organic law (20 Stat. L., p. 394):

Provided, That this officer [the director] shall have the direction of the Geological Survey and the classification of publfc lands and examination of the geological 

structure, mineral resources, and products of the national domain.

The work was begun in 1888 in connection with special studies 

relating to irrigation. Since the fiscal year ending June 30, 1895, 

successive appropriation bills passed by Congress have carried the 

following items:

For gaging the streams and determining the water supply of the United 

States, and for the investigation of underground currents and artesian wells, 

and for the preparation of reports upon the best methods of utilizing the water 

resources.

Annual appropriations for the fiscal years ending June SO, 1895-1932

1895____-_.-____._ $12, 500. 00

1896____._________ 24, 500. 00

1897-1899._____________ 50, 000. 00

1900_._________________ 70, 000. 00

1901-2.._______________ 100, 000. 00

1903-1906________ 200, 000. 00

1907__________ _ _ 150, 000. 00

1908-1910._-__________ 100, 000. 00

1911-1917_________ 150, 000. 00

1918 ____________ 175, 000. 00

1919_________________ 148,244. 10

1920__.___.______..__. $175, 000. 00

1921-1923____________ 180, 000. 00

1924-25__________ 170,000.00

1926__ _ ________ 165, 000. 00

1927____________ 151,000.00

1928__________ 147,000.00

1929____________ 270,500.00

1930____________ 275, 000. 00

1931__-_______--_ 565,000.00

1932.._.._____.._... 711,000.00

In the execution of the work many private and State organizations 

have cooperated either by furnishing data or by assisting in collecting data. Acknowledgments for cooperation of the first kind axe 

made in connection with the description of each station affected;

cooperation of the second kind is acknowledged on page 10.

1
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Measurements of stream flow have been made at about 6,270 points 

in the United States and also at many points in Alaska and the 

Hawaiian Islands. In July, 1931, 2,660 gaging stations were being 

maintained by the Geological Survey and the cooperating organizations. Many miscellaneous discharge measurements were made at 

other points. In connection with this work, data were also collected 

in regard to precipitation, evaporation, storage reservoirs, river profiles, and water power in many sections of the country and will be 

made available in water-supply papers from time to time.

DEFINITION OF TERMS

The volume of water flowing in a stream the "run-off" or "discharge" is expressed in various terms, each of which has become 

associated with a certain class of work. These terms may be divided 

into two groups (1) those that represent a rate of flow, as secondfeet, gallons per minute, miner's inches, and discharge in second-feet 

per square mile, and (2) those that represent the actual quantity of 

water, as run-off hi inches, acre-feet, and millions of cubic feet. The 

principal terms used hi this series of reports are second-feet, secondfeet per square mile, run-off in inches, and acre-feet. They may be 

defined as follows:

"Second-feet" is an abbreviation for "cubic feet per second." A 

second-foot is the rate of discharge of water flowing in a channel of 

rectangular cross section 1 foot wide and 1 foot deep at an average 

velocity of 1 foot per second. It is generally used as a fundamental 

unit from which others are computed.

"Second-feet per square mile" is the average number of cubic feet 

of water flowing per second from each square mile of area drained, 

on the assumption that the run-off is distributed uniformly both as 

regards time and area.

"Run-off in inches" is the depth to which an area would be covered 

if all the water flowing from it in a given period were uniformly 

distributed on the surface. It is used for comparing run-off with 

rainfall, which is usually expressed in inches.

An "acre-foot," equivalent to 43,560 cubic feet, is the quantity 

required to cover an acre to the depth of 1 foot. The term is commonly used in connection with storage for irrigation.

The following terms not in common use are here defined:

"Stage-discharge relation," an abbreviation for the term "relation 

of gage height to discharge."

"Control," a term used to designate the natural section or stretch 

of the channel or artificial structure below the gage which determines 

the stage-discharge relation at the gage.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6 3 

EXPLANATION OF DATA

The data presented in this report cover the year beginning October 1, 

1930, and ending September 30, 1931. At the beginning of January 

in most parts of the United States much of the precipitation in the preceding three months is stored in the form of snow or ice, or in ponds, 

lakes, and swamps, or as underground water, and this stored water 

passes off in the streams during the spring break-up. At the end of 

September, on the other hand, the only stored water available for 

run-off is possibly a small quantity in the ground; therefore the run-off 

for the year begiiuiing October 1 is practically all derived from precipitation within that year.

The base data collected at gaging stations consist of records of 

stage, measurements of discharge, and general information used to

FIQUBE 1. Typical river-rneagureinent station showing concrete well and house for water-stage recorder

apd staff gages, cable, and car
4 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

supplement the gage heights and discharge measurements in determining the daily flow. The records of stage are obtained either from 

direct readings on a staff or chain gage or from a water-stage recorder 

that gives a continuous record of the fluctuations. Measurements 

of discharge are made with a current meter by the general methods 

outlined in standard textbooks on the measurement of river discharge. 

A typical gaging station, equipped with water-stage recorder and 

measuring cable and car, is shown in Figure 1.

Eating tables giving the discharge for any stage are prepared from 

the discharge measurements. The application of the daily gage 

height to these rating tables gives the daily discharge from which 

the monthly and yearly mean discharge is computed.

The data presented for each gaging station in the area covered by 

this report comprise a description of the station, a table showing the 

daily discharge of the stream, and a table of monthly and yearly 

discharge and run-off.

The description of the station gives, in addition to statements 

regarding location and type of gage, information as to diversions that 

decrease the flow at the gage, artificial regulation, maximum and 

minimum recorded discharges, and the accuracy of the records. The 

maximum discharge given under "Extremes" does not represent the 

crest discharge unless a water-stage recorder was in operation or a 

nonrecording gage was read at the time of the crest.

The table of daily discharge gives, in general, the discharge in 

second-feet corresponding to the daily gage height, which may be a 

once daily reading or the mean of twice daily readings of a nonrecording gage, or the mean daily gage height obtained from a water-stage 

recorder graph.

At stations on streams subject to sudden or rapid diurnal fluctuation 

the discharge obtained from the rating table and the mean daily gage 

height may not be the true mean discharge for the day. If such 

stations are equipped with water-stage recorders, the mean daily discharge may be obtained by averaging discharge at regular intervals 

during the day or by using the discharge integrator, an instrument 

for obtaining mean daily discharge from a continuous gage-height 

graph and containing as an essential element the rating curve of the 

station.

In the table of monthly discharge the column headed "Maximum" 

gives the maximum daily discharge and not the discharge when the 

water surface was at crest height. Likewise, in the column headed 

"Minimum" the quantity given is the minimum daily discharge. 

The column headed "Mean" is the average flow in cubic feet per 

second during the month. On this average flow are based computations-recorded in the remaining columns, which are defined on page 2,
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6 5 

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

The accuracy of stream-flow data depends primarily (1) on the 

permanency of the stage-discharge relation and (2) on the accuracy 

of observation of stage, measurements of flow, and interpretation of 

records.

The station description gives a statement in regard to the general 

accuracy of the records. "Excellent" indicates that records are 

accurate within 5 per cent; "good," within 10 per cent; "fair," 

within 15 per cent; and "poor," within 20 per cent or more.

The monthly means for any station may represent with high 

accuracy the quantity of water flowing past the gage, but the figures 

showing discharge per square mile and run-off in inches may be 

subject to gross errors caused by the inclusion of large noncontributing 

districts in the measured drainage area, by lack of information concerning water diverted for irrigation or other use, or by inability to 

interpret the effect of artificial regulation of the flow of the river 

above the station. "Second-feet per square mile" and "run-off in 

inches" are therefore not computed if such errors appear probable. 

The computations are also omitted for stations on streams draining 

areas in which the annual rainfall is less than 20 inches.

The table of monthly discharge gives a general idea of the flow at 

the station. The table of daily discharge allows more detailed studies 

of the variation in flow. It should be borne in mind, however, that 

the observations in each succeeding year may be expected to throw 

new light on data previously published.

Many gaging stations on streams in the irrigated areas of the 

United States are situated above most of the diversions from those 

streams, and the discharge recorded does not show the water supply 

available for further development, as prior appropriations below the 

stations must first be satisfied.

PUBLICATIONS

Investigation of water resources by the United States Geological 

Survey has consisted in large part of measurements of the volume of 

flow of streams and studies of the conditions affecting that flow, but 

it has comprised also investigations of such closely allied subjects as 

irrigation, water storage, water powers, underground waters, and 

quality of waters. Most of the results of these investigations have 

been published in the series of water-supply papers, but some have 

appeared in the bulletins, professional papers, monographs, and annual 

reports.
6 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

The results of stream-flow measurements are now published annually in 12 parts, each part covering an area whose boundaries coincide 

with the natural drainage features as indicated below:

Part 1. North Atlantic slope basins (St. John River to York River).

2. South Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins (James River to 

Mississippi River).

3. Ohio River Basin.

4. St. Lawrence River Basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River Basins.

6. Missouri River Basin.

7. Lower Mississippi River Basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

9. Colorado River Basin.

10. The Great Basin.

11. Pacific slope basins in California.

12. North Pacific slope drainage basins, in three parts:

A, Pacific slope basins in Washington and upper Columbia River

Basin.

B, Snake River Basin. 

C, Pacific slope basins in Oregon and lower Columbia River Basin.

Water-supply papers and other publications of the United States 

Geological Survey containing data in regard to the water resources of 

the United States may be obtained or consulted as indicated below.

1. Copies may be purchased at nominal cost from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, 

D. C., who will, on application, furnish lists giving prices.

2. Sets of the reports may be consulted hi the libraries of the principal cities in the United States.

3. Sets are available for consultation in the local offices of the 

water-resources branch of the Geological Survey as follows:

Augusta, Me., Statehouse.

Boston, Mass., 2500 Customhouse.

Hartford, Conn., 318 State Office Building.

Albany, N. Y., 603 State Public Works Building..

Trenton, N. J., 710 Trenton Trust Building.

Harrisburg, Pa., 604 Claster Building.

Charlottesville, Va., Brooks Museum, University of Virginia.

South Charleston, W. Va., Naval Ordnance Plant.

Asheville, N. C., 220 Post Office Building.

Columbia, S. C., 801 National Loan & Exchange Bank Building.

Ocala, Fla., Post Office Building.

Tuscaloosa, Ala., Post Office Building.

Chattanooga, Tenn., 630 Power Building.

Columbus, Ohio, Engineering Experiment Station, Ohio State University.

Indianapolis, Ind., 319 Federal Building.

Urbana, 111., 302 University New Agricultural Building.

Madison, Wis., 337N State Capitol.

St. Paul, Minn., 632 State Office Building.

Topeka, Kans., 23 Federal Building.

Holla, Mo., Holla Building, School of Mines and Metallurgy.
PUBLICATIONS

Fort Smith, Ark., Post Office Building.

Austin, Tex., State Capitol.

Santa Fe, N. Mex., State Capitol.

Tucson, Ariz., 210 Post Office Building.

Denver, Colo., 403 Post Office Building.

Salt Lake City, Utah, 303 Federal Building.

Idaho Falls, Idaho, 228 Federal Building.

Boise, Idaho, Federal Building.

Helena, Mont., 416 Power Block.

Tacoma, Wash., 406 Federal Building.

Portland, Oreg., 606 Post Office Building.

San Francisco, Calif., 303 Customhouse.

Los Angeles, Calif., 751 South Figueroa Street, room 510.

Honolulu, Hawaii, Territorial Office Building.

A list of Geological Survey publications may be obtained by 

 applying to the Director, United States Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

Stream-flow records have been obtained at about 6,270 points in 

the United States, and the data obtained have been published in the 

reports tabulated as follows:

Stream-flow data in reports of the United States Geological Survey 

IA=Annual Report; B=Bulletin; W= Water-Supply Paper]

Report Character of data Year

10th A, pt. 2 Descriptive information only._______________.....

llth A, pt. 2 Monthly discharge and descriptive information..______ 1884 to Sept., 1890. 

12th A, pt. 2...... do 1884 to June 30, 1891.

13th A, pt. 3_... Mean discharge in second-feet.__.__.______.____ 1884 to Dec. 31,1892. 

14th A, pt. 2 ... Monthly discharge (long-time records, 1871 to 1893) ..___ 1888 to Dec. 31, 1893. 

B 131 Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and ratings..___ 1893 and 1894. 

16th A, pt. 2.. Descriptive information only__________________ 

B140 Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, ratings, and 1895.

monthly discharge (also many data covering earlier years). W 11 Gage heights (also heights for earlier years) ...____ 1896. 

18th A, pt. 4...... Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge 1895-96.

(also similar data for some earlier years). W 15 .. Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights, eastern United 1897.

States, eastern Mississippi River, and Missouri River above

junction with Kansas River. 

W 16 . Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights, western Mis- 1897.

sissippi River below junction of Missouri and Platte Rivers,

and western United States. 

19th A, pt. 4... Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge 1897.

(also some long-time records). 

W27 .... Measurements, ratings, and gage heights, eastern United 1898.

States, eastern Mississippi River, and Missouri River. 

W28 Measurements, ratings, and gage heights, Arkansas River and 1898.

western United States. 

20th A, pt. 4...... Monthly discharge (also for many earlier years) _____ 1898.

W 35 to 39. .... Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and ratings...__ 1899.

21st A, pt. 4....... Monthly discharge _ - . 1899.

W 47 to 52 Descriptions, measurments, gage heights, and ratings...___ 1900. 

22d A, pt. 4. .. Monthly discharge .______._.____________ 1900. 

W 65, 66. Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and ratings...__ 1901. 

W 75 .. Monthly discharge.-..______._.____.___. _ 1901. 

W 82 to 85. .... Complete data..-..--__....._.___.___.___.__ 1902.

W 97 to 100___.......do-.___.__.......____ ____.___ . .__ 1903.

W 124 to 135 .... .....do ............. ........................ ............ 1904.

W 165 to 178 ... .....do _ . ......... ...... 1905.

W 201 to 214_.... __do___ __ . 1906.

W 241 to 252_._ __do__._....__.____ ...._ . _ . 1907-8.

W 261 to 272...__.....do .......................... ........... .... ...... 1909.

W 281 to 292_._ .....do_..________.______ ______ . ___ 1910.

W 301 to 312 . .. do. .. __....................._..__ 1911.

W 321 to 332___ __do__. ___.____. ____________ __ ___ 1912. 

W 351 to 362___ ....-do. .__.____.____...__.__...._.___ 1913.

131316 33 2
8 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

Stream-flow data in reports of the United States Geological Survey Continued

Report

W 381 to 394.......

W 401 to 414.......

W 431 to 444.......

W 451 to 464.......

W 471 to 484.......

W 501 to 514.......

W 521 to 534.......

W 541 to 554.......

W 561 to 574.......

W 581 to 594.......

W 601 to 614 _ ....

W 621 to 634.......

W 641 to 654 _ ....

W 661 to 674.......

W 681 to 694.......

W 696 to 709 

W 711 to 724.......

Character of data

.. do ..-__ .-.- .-_ -. - 

 --do. . 

.....do...... ..-_._...-.-._ _ .__-_.. - 

.....do...... -.- _.. .- ._ - 

 --do. _ _ 

..... do....... ... 

.. do 

.... .do ... . 

 . do ..: ... 

 do ... ...... ...

.....do ..... ... ... ...

 do . . 

 do 

 do.. ... ...... ..

 .do... . 

 do .. ..... ....... .... .

Year

1914.

1915.

1916.

1917.

1918.

1919-20.

1921.

1922.

1923.

1924.

1925.

1926.

1927.

1928.

1929.

1930.

1931.

The records at most of the stations discussed in these reports 

extend over a series of years. Miscellaneous measurements at many 

points other than regular gaging stations have been made each year 

and are published under "Miscellaneous discharge measurements" 

at the end of each report in the same relative order as the regular 

gaging stations. An index of the reports containing records obtained 

prior to 1904 has be'en published in Water-Supply Paper 119.

The following table gives, by years and drainage basins, the numbers 

of the papers on surface-water supply published from 1899 to 1931. 

The data for any particular station will, as a rule, be found in the 

reports covering the years during which the station was maintained. 

For example, data from 1910 to 1920 for any station in the area covered by Part 3 are published in Water-Supply Papers 283, 303, 323, 

353, 383, 403, 433, 453, 473, and 503, which contain records for the 

Ohio River Basin for those years.
Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream meas

[For basins included see p. 6]

; Year

1899«.... 

1900 '.. 

190lj 

1902......

1983- 

1904.. _

1905-^ 

1906 

1907-8 

1909.J...

1910. __ .

1911 

1912 

1913 

1914.., 

1915- "--

1916..-- 

1917 

1918 

1919-20 

1921 

1922 ___ 

1923. _ 

1934;.- ,_.

1925-.: ...

1926 

1927 

1928 

1929 

1930 .

1931 

1

35 

47, * 48 

65,76

82

97

< » 124, 125, ' 126

» 165, 166, ' 167

" 201, 202, "203

241 

261

281

301

321 

351

381

401

431

451

471

501 

521

541 

561

581

601

621 

641

661

681

696

711

2

*35,36 

48 

65,75

'82,83

'97,98

v 126, 127

' 167, 168

p 203 204

242

262

939

302

322 

362

382

i(V)

A.V)

4fi9

J.79

602 

522

542

Kfi9

582

602

622 

642

662

J3QO

697

712

3

36 

48,<49 

65,75

QO

OR

19fi

169

OAK

243

283

303

323

9 pro

383

4/10

433

453

J.71

503 

523

543 

563

K83

603

623

fi<M

663

683

ADS*

713

4

36

49 

65,75

I R9 S3

97

170

206

244 

264

284

304

324

QEJ.

384

AT\A.

434

464

474

604 

524

644 

564

584

604

624 

644

664

684

699

714

5

36 

49

*83,85

*98,99,"«100

k 19ft 13rt

171

207

245

265

285

one

325

385

405

455

505 

525

545

KOS

605

625 

645

665

a off

700

715

6

«36,37 

49,f 50 

66,75

84

99

m

o 101

179

208

246 

266

286

one

326 

356

386

406

436

456

476

506 

526

646 

666

586

606

626 

646

666

686

701

716

7

37 

50 

* 65, 66, 75

k ft3 fiJ.

k QQ QQ

k 19ft 131

Jt IfiQ 173

*205,209

247 

267

9ft7

307

327

9.K1?

387

4O7

4.9.7

457

477

507 

527

647 

667

587

607

627 

647

667

687

702

717

8

37 

50 

66,75

84

99

132

174

210

248 

268

288

308

328 

358

388

408

438

458

478

508 

528

648 

568

588

608

628 

648

668

688

703

718

<

175

91 1 

« Rating tables and index to Water-Supply Papers 36-39 contained in Water-Supply 

Paper 39. Tables of monthly discharge for 1899 in Twenty-first Annual Report, Part 4. 

» James River only.

* Gallatin River.

* Green and Gunnison Rivers and Colorado River above junction with Gunnison 

River.

* Mohave River only.

/ Kings and Kern Rivers and South Pacific slope basins.

* Rating tables and index to Water-Supply Papers 47-52 and data on precipitation, 

wells, and irrigation in California and Utah contained in Water-Supply Paper 52. 

Tables of monthly discharge for 1900 in Twenty-second Annual Report, Part. 4.

* Wissahickon and Schuylkill Rivers to James River. 

«SciotO River.

' Loup and Platte Rive

with Platte River.

 Tributaries of Mississi

' Lake Ontario and tribu

m Hudson Bay only.

» New England rivers o

 Hudson River to Dela

v Susquehanna River to 

« Platte and Kansas Riv

' The Great Basin in Ca

 Below junction with G

' Rogue, Umpqua, and S
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

COOPERATION

The work in the several States was done under cooperative agreements as follows: In Kansas with the water resources division of the 

State board of agriculture, George S. Knapp, chief engineer; in Missouri with the bureau of geology and mines, H. A. Buehler, State 

geologist, and the State game and fish department, J. H. Ross, commissioner; in Montana with the State engineer, J. S. James; in Nebraska with the State engineer, through R. H. Willis, chief, bureau of 

irrigation, water power and drainage; in North Dakota with the State 

engineer, Robert E. Kennedy; in Wyoming with the State engineer, 

John A. Whiting.

Twenty stations in Milk River Basin in Montana were maintained 

from funds appropriated by the Department of State of the United 

States.

Acknowledgment is due also to the Corps of Engineers, United 

States Army, for financial assistance in collecting records published 

herein.

Assistance in collecting records was also rendered by the following 

municipalities, organizations, corporations, and individuals: In Colorado by the city of Denver, and the city of Loveland through Ray Smith, 

manager, electrical department; in Missouri by the Missouri Electric 

Power Co., the Springfield City Water Co., the Union Electric Light 

& Power Co.; in Montana by the Liberty Montana Mines Co.; in 

Wyoming by the United States Bureau of Reclamation, the United 

States Indian Service, the Douglas Reservoirs Water Users' Association; in Yellowstone National Park by the National Park Service.

DIVISION OF WORK

The data for the stations in the several States were collected and 

prepared for publication as follows: In Colorado, Iowa, Nebraska 

(except for the station on Missouri River at Nebraska City), South 

Dakota, and Wyoming by Robert Follansbee, district engineer, 

assisted by P. V. Hodges, J. H. Baily, F. F. LeFever, R. E. Cabell, 

H. P. Eisenhuth, D. S. Jenkins, L. F. Hanks, F. M. Roush, A. W. 

Hall, A. E. Johnston, C. E. Franklin, Miss Nellie L. Esterly, and Mrs. 

Elsie L. Yeatman; in Kansas by J. B. Spiegel, district engineer, 

assisted by Chas. Wells, W. M. Littlefield, R. V. Smrha, and Mrs. 

Maude Moon; in Missouri and for the station on Missouri River at 

Nebraska City, Nebr., by H. C. Beckman, district engineer, assisted 

by H. C. Bolon, R. D. Schmickle, C. J. Eyberg, and C. H. Jennings; 

in Montana and North Dakota (except stations on Madison River 

near Yellowstone, Mont., and on Tongue River near Decker, Mont.) 

by W. A. Lamb, district engineer, assisted by A. H. Tuttie, C. S. 

Heidel, E. Post, E. H, Bekkedahl, H. CX Smith, and Mrs, G, Thomp-
DIVISION OP WORK 11

son; in Yellowstone National Park and for the station on Madison 

River near West Yellowstone, Mont., by C. G. Paulsen and T. R. 

Newell, district engineers, assisted by F. M. Veatch, J. A. Allis, E. G. 

Bailey, Miss E. H. Haugse, and Miss Josephine Ruick.

The records were reviewed and manuscript assembled by C. E. 

Knox.
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

GAGING-STATION RECORDS

MISSOURI RIVER PROPER

BED BOCK BITER BELOW BED BOCK EESERVOIE, NEAR MONIDA, MONT.

LOCATION. Staff gage in SW. % sec. 32, T. 13 S., R. 6 W., just below Red Rock

Reservoir and 8 miles northwest of Monida. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 560 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1911, to September, 1918; May, 1925, to September,

1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 706 seeond-feet June 18 (gage 

height, 2.38 feet) ; minimum, 0.6 second-foot Sept. 27 (gage height, 0.01 foot). 

1911-1918, 1925-1931: Maximum discharge, 1,220 second-feet Apr. 28, 

1914 (g e height, 3.2 feet) ; minimum, that of Sept. 27, 1931.

REMARKS. Records good. No records Nov. 21 to Mar. 31. Flood water stored 

in reservoir and released as required. Small diversions for irrigation on 

tributaries.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

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 _

Oct.

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

44

41

40

38

37

37

36

35

32

31

28

27

25

24

21

20

20

20

20

Nov.

20

20

20

20

19

19

10

20

20

1Q

1Q

17

16

15

19

11

11

11

11

10

Apr.

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

5.4

6.6

6.6

7.8

9.0

10

14

20

20

20

20

20

24

41

64

80

85

100

127

138

138

154

177

169

156

138

May

117

111

108

99

95

95

95

92

90

QQ

100

102

102

102

142

174

172

172

172

172

172

172

172

172

172

172

169

169

166

166

166

June

166

164

227

314

314

314

314

353

373

373

373

501

637

637

614

660

706

706

006

706

706

637

591

568

568

591

614

637

660

706

July

637

174

31

30

28

26

22

22

24

24

22

30

20

2 4

2.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.8

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

7.8

17

14

18

45

30

Aug.

31

25

17

12

7.8

6.6

5.4

5.4

5.4

4.2

42

5.4

5.4

5.4

3.0

4.2

6.6

6.6

6.6

5.4

5.4

5.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

42

4.2

3.0

3.0

2.4

2.4

Sept.

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

3.0

3.0

2.4

1.8

1.8

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.8

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

3.0

2.4

1.8

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

Month

April. . 

July. 

Maximum

45

20

177

174

706

637

31

3.0

Minimum

20

10

42

90

164

1.2

2.4

1.2

Mean

36.0

16.3

58.9

138

515

40.1

6.94

1.94

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,210

647

3,500

8,480

30,600

2,470

427

115
MISSOURI RIVER PROPER 13

BEAVEBHEAD BIVEK AT BAREATTS, MONT.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SE. # SW. # sec. 20, T. 8 S., R. 9 W., 1 mile above

Barratts and 10 miles southwest of Dillon. 

DBAINAGE AREA. 2,850 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1907, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 535 second-feet Apr. 8 (gage

height, 1.50 feet); minimum, 126 second-feet Aug. 28 to Sept. 15 (gage

height, 0.42 foot).

1907-1931: Maximum discharge, 3,640 second-feet June 19, 20,1908 (gage

height, 6.0 feet); minimum, 106 second-feet July 28, 29, Aug. 19-31, Sept.

1, 10-17, 1919 (gage height, 0.50 foot). 

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 14-27, Dec.

20 to Jan. 31, which are fair. Numerous diversions above station. Storage

and release of flood waters of Red Rock River near Monida affect flow at

this station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-81

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 

Oct.

202 

209 

209 

209 

209

209 

209 

209 

209 

216

216 

216 

216 

216 

230

230 

230 

230 

230 

230

287 

287 

287 

287 

306

306 

306 

306 

306 

306 

306

Nov.

325 

325 

325 

325 

325

345 

365 

365 

365 

365

386 

386 

386 

365 

345

325 

325 

306 

306

287

287 

306 

306 

325 

325

345 

345 

365 

365 

386

Dec.

386 

365 

365 

365 

365

365 

365 

325 

325 

325

325 

325 

325 

325 

345

365 

365 

365 

365 

365

306 

287 

287 

251 

234

216 

199 

166 

182 

182 

199

Jan.

182 

182 

182 

216 

216

202 

196 

189 

182 

182

182 

182 

176 

169 

156

163 

169 

176 

182 

176

176 

169 

169 

182 

189

189 

192 

196 

199 

216 

234

Feb.

251 

251 

251 

251 

251

251 

251 

251 

251 

251

251 

251 

244 

244 

244

244 

230 

230 

244 

230

230 

230 

230 

237

237

237 

237 

237

Month

December ________________________

February _ . ______________________

July.. ................................................

The year _____________________

Mar.

237 

237 

237 

251 

251

251 

251 

251 

251 

251

251 

251 

251 

251 

251

251 

251

287 

287 

287

287 

325 

325 

306

287

287 

269 

269 

251 

251 

251

Apr.

345 

406 

406 

386 

386

325 

365 

535 

513 

448

448 

448 

448 

448 

365

269 

251 

251 

251 

251

251 

306 

269 

251 

251

251 

251 

237 

237 

230

Maximum

306 

386 

386 

234 

251 

325 

535 

269 

406 

325 

150 

182

535

May

230 

230 

230 

269 

269

244 

244 

237 

216 

209

209 

182 

182 

182 

182

176 

176 

176 

176 

169

169 

169 

169 

169 

169

169 

179 

176 

182 

176 

169

June

169 

182 

182 

406 

325

237 

216 

182 

182 

182

182 

182 

182

182 

182

230 

230 

251 

251 

325

325 

365 

365 

345 

269

244 

244

287 

287 

287

Minimum

202 

287 

166 

156 

230 

237 

230 

169 

169 

132 

126 

126

126

July

287 

325 

269 

269 

163

163 

166 

163 

163 

163

163 

163 

150 

150 

150

150 

144 

144 

144 

144

138 

138 

132 

132 

132

132 

132 

132 

132 

150 

182

Mean

246 

340 

307 

186 

243 

264 

336 

196 

249 

167 

136 

140

234

Aug.

150 

150 

150 

150 

150

132 

132 

132 

132 

132

132 

132 

132 

132 

132

132 

132 

132 

132 

132

144 

144 

144 

144 

144

132 

132 

126 

126 

126 

126

Sept.

126 

126 

126 

126 

126

126 

126 

126 

126 

126

126 

126 

126 

126 

126

132 

132 

132 

132 

132

132 

163 

163 

163 

163

163 

163 

176 

182 

176

Run-off in 

acre-feet

15,100 

20,200 

18,900 

11,400 

13,500 

16,200 

20,000 

12,100 

14,800 

10,300 

8,360 

8,330

169,000
14 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6 

JEFFERSON RIVER WEAR SILVERSTAR, MONT.

LOCATION. Cable gage in SE. % sec. 23, T. 2 S., R. 6 W., at highway bridge 5 

miles southwest of Silverstar and 5 miles below junction of Beaverhead and 

Big Hole Rivers.

DRAINAGE AREA. 7,840 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1910, to September, 1916; July, 1920, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,460 second-feet Apr. 14 (gage 

height, 3.40 feet); minimum, 55 second-feet Sept. 10, 14 (gage height, 0.87 

foot).

1910-1916, 1920-1931: Maximum discharge, 19,800 second-feet June 15, 

1927 (gage height, 9.85 feet); minimum, that of Sept. 10, 14, 1931.

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 14-30, 

Mar. 26-28, which are fair. Numerous diversions. Flow partly regulated 

by operation of two reservoirs.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-81

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 .......

Oct.

894 

894 

894 

894 

894

894 

843 

894 

894 

1,060

1,110 

1,110

1,110 

1,110

1,060

1,060 

1,060 

1,110 

1,110 

1,160

1,160 

1,110 

1,110 

1,060 

1,110

1,110 

1,160 

1,160 

1,110 

1,110

Nov.

1,110 

1,160 

1,160 

1,160 

1,160

1,160 

1,160 

1,110 

1,160 

1,160

1,220 

1,220

1,220 

1,110

1,000

1,000 

1,000 

945 

894 

843

875 

905 

945

i 950

Feb.

905 

855 

905 

905 

905

905 

855 

855 

805 

855

855 

855 

855

Month

February 16-28. _ .. ___ . _ .... ___ . _ . __ ....

April.. ..........

July

August ___________ ______________ .

Mar.

855 

855 

855 

955 

855

805 

855 

905 

905 

905

905 

955 

1,010 

1,010 

1,060

1,010 

1,010 

1,010 

1,010 

955

1,010 

1,060 

1,120 

1,120 

1,120

1,000 

950 

1,000 

1,120 

1,010 

1,010

Apr.

1,060 

1,230 

1,360 

1,360 

1.290

1,230 

1,360 

1,720 

1,980 

2,160

2,160 

2,360 

2,4fO 

2,460 

1,890

1,5P0 

1,420 

1,420 

1,420 

1,290

1,170 

1,120 

1,010 

955 

1,290

1,230 

1,060 

1,010 

1,010 

1,060

Maximum

1, 160 

1,220 

905 

1,120 

2,460 

1,890 

2,160 

406 

135 

550

May

855 

1,170 

1,280 

1,360 

1,420

1,420 

1,360 

1,490 

1,360 

1,170

1,060 

955 

1,010 

1,010 

1,290

1,420 

1.C40 

1,720 

1,490 

1,360

1,290 

1,170 

905 

805 

1,170

1,360 

1,890 

1,640 

1,800 

1,680 

1,560

June

1,560 

1,800 

1,800 

2,070 

2,160

2,160 

1,890 

1,640 

1,640 

1,640

1,800 

1,800 

1,640 

1,360 

1,230

1,120 

1,010 

905 

805 

755

755 

705 

646 

626 

588

512 

456 

440 

388 

359

Minimum

843 

843 

805 

805 

955 

805 

359 

58 

60 

55

July

317 

272 

282 

294 

294

282 

272 

260 

272 

260

242 

406 

198 

190 

182

148 

154 

135 

135 

97

89 

102 

84 

70 

66

70 

58 

64 

58 

64 

72

Mean

1,040 

1,040 

870 

974 

1,470 

1,330 

1,210 

177 

78.3 

129

Aug.

93 

106 

110 

135 

106

102 

93 

86 

79 

76

71 

70 

70 

79 

76

76 

70 

70 

60 

60

64 

60 

60 

70 

72

70 

70 

70 

64 

70 

70

Sept.

66 

60 

64 

64

58

58 

58 

60 

60 

55

70 

60 

58 

55 

76

79 

82 

82 

167 

141

130 

125 

154 

167 

182

260 

206 

214 

422 

550

Run-oflin

acre-feet

64,000 

61,900 

22,400 

59,900 

87,500 

81,800 

72,000 

10,900 

4,810 

7,680

NOTK. No records Dee. 1 to Feb. 15.
MISSOURI BIVEE PEOPEE 15

MISSOURI RIVER BELOW HAUSEE LAKE DAM, HEAR HELENA, MONT.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SW. % sec. 29, T. 12 N., R. 2 W., at Hauser

Lake power plant, 15 miles northeast of Helena. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 16,600 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December, 1922, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 6,690 second-feet Apr. 17 (gage

height, 70.20 feet); minimum, 500 second-feet July 19 (gage height, 66.07

feet).

1922-1931: Maximum discharge, 33,300 second-feet June 14, 15, 18,

1927 (gage height, 78.80 feet); minimum, 500 second-feet Sept. 14, 1924,

July 19, 1931 (gage height, 66.07 feet). 

REMARKS. Records good. Numerous diversions. Flow partly regulated by

reservoirs and power plants above station. Records furnished by Montana

Power Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

1 ________

2 _ ... _

3 ............

4..............

5 .... ... .... .

6 .

7. ...... ..

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 .....

16 

16 .....

17 ....

18. .....

19. .......

20. ....

21.... ....... _ .

22.... ...........

23 ...

24. ..........

25 

26 ........

27 __ ........ ...

28 ......

29 _ .... _ .....

30. ...

31 ..........

Oct.

1,480 

1,420 

1,440 

1,260 

1,540

1,820 

2,020 

1,620 

1,890 

1,960

3,160 

1,690 

2,480 

3,260 

3,800

3,380 

2,980 

2,570 

2,160 

3,940

4,200 

3,780 

3,470 

2,950 

3,560

2,900 

3,260 

3,840 

4,420 

4,330 

3,950

Nov.

2,250 

2,680 

4,040 

3,610 

3,610

3,920 

2,980 

2,980 

2,900 

2,900

3,270 

3,250 

3,020 

3,590 

3,500

3,000 

2,900 

3,060 

3,570 

2,680

2,080 

2,720 

3,160 

3,430 

3,440

2,960 

2,080 

2,720 

2,900 

2,900

Dec.

2,340 

2.520 

2,730 

3,780 

3,840

2,560 

2,900 

3,250 

2,940 

2,660

2,740 

2,450 

2,670 

2,220 

3,070

3,740 

3,610 

2,730 

2,730 

2,900

2,730 

2,860 

3,250 

3,200 

2,320

1,800 

1,670 

1,670 

2,070 

2,250 

2,250

Jan.

1,880 

2,010 

2,250 

1,920 

2,160

3,200 

3,220 

3,250 

3,070 

3,010

2,880 

3,480 

3,990 

3,920 

3,500

3,430 

3,250 

3,250 

3,140 

3,070

3,000 

2,730 

2,730 

2,730 

2,730

1,640 

1,920 

2,850 

3,040 

3,040 

3,070

Feb.

2,750 

3,090 

3,800 

3,760 

3,610

3,610 

3,850 

3,200 

3,020 

3,040

3,060 

3,180 

3,540 

3,580 

2,580

3,540 

3,880 

2,950 

3,510 

3,480

3,590 

2,970 

3,060

3,280 

3,400

3,480 

3,460 

3,440

Month

October.. ________________________

November ___________________

December _______________________

February ________________________

April.... .. ..........,.............-.. ...........

May .. _______ .... _____ . ......

June _____________________ ...

July _ 

August.

The year _____________________

Mar.

3,250 

3,630 

3,760 

3,700 

3,700

3,680 

3,580 

3,420 

3,340 

3,210

3,220 

2,720 

3,060 

3,140 

3,160

3.920 

4,100 

4,030 

3,970 

3,950

3,920 

3,860 

3,760 

3,740 

3,700

3,660 

4,010 

4,040 

2,940 

2,850 

2,900

Apr.

3,100 

3,220 

3,270 

3,400 

3,460

3,640 

3,900 

3,860 

3,480 

4,440

3,630 

3,290 

4,440 

6,240 

6,320

6,430 

6,450 

6,180 

5,320 

5,840

5,900 

5,340 

4,940 

4,650 

4,400

4,240 

4,090 

4,210 

4,000 

3,630

Maximum

4,420 

4,040 

3,840 

3,990 

3,880 

4,100 

6,450 

5,210 

6,000 

2,690 

2,660 

2,580

6,450

May

3,740 

3,960 

4,100 

4,240 

4,420

5,210 

4,680 

3,880 

2,980 

5,140

5,200 

4,800 

4,360 

3,720 

2,900

2,760 

2,750 

4,140 

4,730 

5,140

4,600 

4,180 

3,640 

2,350 

1,450

1,360 

2,660 

2,970 

2,970 

2,970 

2,970

June

2,980 

3,180 

4,140 

5,140 

6,000

6,000 

5,700 

4,620 

5,430 

5,630

5,210 

4,420

4,180 

4,150 

4,360

4,310 

3,600 

3,220

2,980 

2,670

1,560 

1,780 

1,900 

1,800 

1,660

1,420 

1,440 

1,530 

1,420 

1,760

Minimum

1,260 

2,080 

1,670 

1,640 

2,680 

2,720 

3,100 

1,360 

1,420 

500 

520 

1,250

500

July

1,570 

2,690 

1,780 

905 

1,710

1,780 

1,220 

2,100 

1,960 

2,090

1,860 

1,060 

1,530 

1,580 

1,580

1,640 

1,490 

1,490 

500 

1,050

1,420 

2,300 

1,200 

1,520 

1,970

1,060 

1,620 

1,960 

2,020 

1,830 

1,680

Mean

2,790 

3,070 

2,720 

2,880 

3,350 

3,550 

4,510 

3,710 

3,470 

1,620 

1,660 

1,980

2,940

Aug.

1,460 

520 

985 

1,070 

1,480

1,700 

1,610 

1,710 

715 

1,180

2,460 

2,600 

1,640 

1,550 

2,110

1,190 

1,610 

2,360 

2,660 

2,410

1,910 

2,150 

1,290 

l,3bO 

1,660

2,080 

1,710 

1,730 

1,700 

1,590 

1,280

Sept.

1,710 

2,360 

2,160 

2,320 

1,960

1,760 

1,250 

1,660 

1,830 

1,670

1,250 

1,900 

1,580 

1,940 

1,880

1,680 

1,720 

1,720 

2,180 

2,020

2,020 

2,220 

2,680 

2,440 

2,440

2,440 

1,760 

2,120 

2,360 

2,400

Run-off in 

acre-feet

172,000 

183,000 

167,000 

177,000 

186,000 

218,000 

268,000 

228,000 

206,000 

99,600 

102,000 

118,000

2,120,000
16 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

MISSOURI RIVER AT FORT BENTON, MONT.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in the NE. }4 sec. 26, T. 24 N., R. 8 E., at

highway bridge at Fort Benton. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 24,600 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1881, to November, 1891; July, 1902, to September,

1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 13,000 second-feet Feb. 1 (gage

height, 4.00 feet); minimum discharge, 1,530 second-feet Feb. 2 (gage

height, 0.25 foot).

1881-1891, 1902-1931: Maximum discharge, 107,000 second-feet June 7,

1908 (gage height, 16.3 feet); minimum, 1,420 second-feet Aug. 17, 1919. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for estimated periods, which are poor.

Numerous diversions from tributaries. Flow partly regulated by storage in

reservoirs.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19SO-S1

Day

1 ________

2

3... ............

4 . 

5.. . ....... ..

£...___.....___

8 . ...... .....

9..-. .

10.. ..........

11 _ ............

12

13.... ...........

14 _ ............

15. _ ...........

16 

17. .. _ ......

18...............

19 . 

20 

21...............

22

23...............

24... ............

25 . __ ....

26 

27 _ ............

28. ..........

29...............

30...............

31 

Oct.

3,980 

3,860 

3,750 

3,750 

4,100

4,340 

4,730

3,750 

4,220 

4,100

3,860 

3,640 

3,440 

3,640 

3,640

3,540 

3,540 

3,540 

3,540

3,700

Nov.

3, 900 

«,700 

3, 650

Dec.

3,800 

3,800

3,850

Jan.

3,750

3,980 

4,100 

3,540

3,750 

4,220 

4,600 

3,980 

4,100

3,980 

3,750 

3,980 

3,980 

3,860

3,540 

4,100 

3,980 

4,220 

4,100

4,220 

4,470 

4,470 

4,100 

4,860 

4,340

Feb.

8,280 

2,170 

3,860 

4,220 

5,290

5,440 

5,140 

4,340 

4,600 

4,600

4,470 

4,860 

5,600 

3,980 

3,980

4,730 

4,470 

4,600 

4,220 

4,730

5,000 

4,100 

4,860 

4,340 

4,600

4,340 

4,600 

4,470

Month

December.. _ _ .

January

February _ _______________________

March.. 

April. ................. .

May

July ...... 

August 

The year . ____ .... _____ ........ .....

Mar.

4,470 

4,470 

4,470 

4,470 

4,600

4,470 

4,340 

4,340

4,820

5,030 

5,230

Apr.

4,600 

4,730 

4,730 

4,220 

4,600

4,730 

4,600 

4,730 

4,730 

4,860

4,730 

4,730 

5,140 

5,000 

4,860

6,250 

8,720 

9,090 

8,720 

9,090

8,900 

7,640 

7,100 

7,100 

7,280

6,930 

6,080 

5,760 

5,290 

5,600

Maximum

4,730

4,860 

8,280

9,090 

8,360 

8,540 

3,490 

4,030 

3,760

9,090

May

5,600 

5,760 

5,760 

5,760 

5,140

6,080 

5,760 

5,920 

7,640 

6,590

5,760 

6,250 

5,760 

6,080 

5,920

6,250 

5,600 

8,360 

3,860 

3,860

5,290 

5,760 

5,290 

4,730 

4,730

4,470 

4,730 

3,540 

3,350 

3,350 

4,220

June

4,730 

4,470 

5,000 

4,730 

5,440

7,280 

8,540 

8,540 

7,820 

7,100

7,280 

7,640 

7,100 

6,230 

6,230

5,900 

5,740 

5,740 

5,590 

5,440

4,580 

3,620 

4,030 

3,360 

3,490

3,490 

3,360 

2,860 

2,910 

4,160

Minimum

3,440

3,540 

2,170 

4,340 

4,220 

3,350 

2,860 

1,900 

1,980 

2,050

1,900

July

3,440 

3,360 

3,440 

3,490 

2,210

3,220 

3,220 

3,090 

2,960 

2,910

2,500 

2,830 

2,500 

2,330 

2,450

2,450 

2,400 

2,380 

2,310 

2,100

2,580 

3,170 

2,330 

3,120 

2,680

2,380 

2,160 

2,520 

2,380 

2,620 

1,900

Mean

3,790 

3,750 

3,820 

4,020 

4,640 

4,870 

6,020 

5,390 

5,410 

2,690 

2,630 

2,910

4,150

Aug.

2,230 

2,210 

2,210 

2,860 

2,860

2,350 

3,220 

2,600 

2,580 

2,830

2,700 

2,260 

2,580 

2,650 

2,910

1,980 

2,330

2,580 

2,750 

2,700

2,260 

3,090 

2,210 

2,830 

2,700

2,700 

2,700 

2,830 

4,030 

2,650 

2,030

Sept.

3,620 

3,760 

3.330 

3,300 

3,270

3,250 

2,100 

2,190 

2,050 

2,070

2,350 

3,040 

3,490 

2,450 

2,580

2,960 

3,090 

3,360 

2,960 

2,700

2,700 

3,360 

3,490 

3,090 

3,490

2,700 

2,450 

2,330 

3,090 

2,580

Run-off in 

acre-feet

233,000 

223,000 

235,000 

247,000 

258,000 

299,000 

358,000 

331,000 

322,000 

165,000 

162,000 

173,000

3, 010, 000
MISSOURI RIVER PROPER, 17

MISSOURI RIVER NEAR WOLF POINT, MONT.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder installed Apr. 13, 1930, in NW. K sec. 28, T. 27

N., R. 48 E., at highway bridge 6 miles southeast of Wolf Point. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 82,400 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1930, to September, 1931. September, 1928, to

April, 1930, comparable record at ferry crossing at Wolf Point, 6 miles

upstream. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year ending Sept. 30, 1929, 26,900

second*feet June 4 (gage height, 11.51 feet, at former site).

Maximum discharge during year ending Sept. 30,1930, 21,000 second-feet

Apr. 20 (gage height, 9.46 feet); minimum, 1,790 second-feet Dec. 18, 19. 

Maximum discharge during year ending Sept. 30, 1931, 17,500 second-feet

Mar. 23 (gage height, 8.40 feet); minimum discharge, 1,700 second-feet

Nov. 23. 

REMARKS. Records fair. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 9, 1928,

to Mar. 25, 1929, Nov. 16, 1929, to Apr. 3, 1930, and Nov. 14, 1930, to Mar.

20, 1931. Numerous diversions from tributaries. Flow partly regulated

by storage reservoirs above power plants. Because of silt covering intake,

recorder records were not used after September, 1930, except Nov. 7-28.

Readings from wire gage at same site used remainder of year. Records of

discharge in the following tables for the years ending Sept. 30, 1929 and 1930,

supersede those published in Water-Supply Paper 701.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, 1928-1981

Day

1928-29 

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 ......

Oct.

6,310

6,030

6,030

6,030

6,030

6,030

6,030

6,030

6,030

6,170

6,170

6,310

6,310

6,310

6,170

6,170

6,170

6,170

6,310

6,450

6,450

6,600

6,600

6,600

6,600

6,600

6,450

6,450

6,450

6,450

6,450

Nov.

6,450

6,600

6,600

6,450

6,310

6,170

6,170

6,600

6,750

6,600

6,450

6,450

6,450

6,600

6,600

6,600

6,450

6,450

6,450

6,750

6,750

6,600

6,450

6,450

6,450

6,450

6,310

6,310

5,890

5,100

Dec.

4,270

4,160

3,950

4,500

4,000

3,910

4,050

4,050

4,500

ksoo

5,800

Jan.

5,200

U,350

4,830

4,100

3,500

Feb.

4,290

4,620

keoo

Mar.

R lift

7,320

6,000

13,000

10,300

10,900

11,800

13,300

12,400

Apr.

14,000

11,500

10,600

10,300

& oen

9,000

& nnn

8,250

7,560 7 7sn

7,560

6,750

6,370

6,000

6,180

6,370

6,370

6,180

6,180

6,560

6,940

7,140

7,140

7,560

9,000

11,800

12,400

13,000

13,000

14,600

May

14,300

14,600

15,300

15,700

15,300

13,600

14,300

18,300

17,900

17,100

16,400

15,700

15,300

14,300

14,600

14,300

10 onn

14,600

15,300

17,100

17,100

16,400

15,700

15,300

17,500

10 inn

20,900

21,700

23,700

22,500

9fl Qflfi

June

26,100

22,500

26,600

26,500

26,900

26,900

25,700

23,300

22,500

22,100

24, 100

22,500

21,700

21,300

20,900

20,600

20,200

20,200

20,900

20,600

19,000

21,700

22,100

20,900

20,600

20,200

19,400

18,300

17,100

16,400

July

15,700

14,000

12,100

11,200

11,500

11,500

11,200

10,600

9,750

9,250

8,500

7,780

7,140

7,340

7,340

7,340

7,140

7,560

7,140

6,940

6,750

6,560

6,370

6,370

6,560

6,000

5,820

5,490

5,490

5,340

5,340

Aug.

5,200

5,340

5,070

5,070

A QAf\

4,940

4,700

4,700

4,940

4,700

i Ron

4,820

i <un

4,820

4,820

4,940

4,700

4,480

4,590

4,940

4,940

4,820

4,820

4,590

4,590

4,820

4,940

4,940

5,070

4,940

4,820

Sept.

4,700

4,590

4,700

4,590

4,700

4,700

4,700

4,820

5,070

5,070

5,070

5,070

5,070

4,940

4,940

4,820

4,820

5,200

5,070

4,940

4,940

4,700

4,940

5,340

5,340

5,490

5,490

5,490

5,200

5,340
18 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Missouri River near Wolf Point, Mont., 

1928-1931 Continued

Day

1929-30 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 .

1930-31 

1

2 .......

3 .......

4

5 ... ....

6 - 

7 ... ...

8 

9

10. _ ......

11 

12 

13 

14 

16 

16 

17 __ ...

18 

19 

20 

21... .......

22... .......

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 ....

28.... 

29. _____

30. . .

31 . ......

Oct.

5,340

5,340

5,490

5,650

5,490

5,650

6,000

5,820

5,490

5,490

5,340

5,200

5,070

5,200

5,340

5,490

5,490

5,340

5,200

5,200

5,200

5,070

5,070

5,070

4,940

5,070

5,200

5,340

5,490

5,490

5,340

4,260

7,850

6,200

4,560

4,320

4,070

4,120

4,160

4,210

4,260

4,660

5,050

5,440

5,530

5,620

5,710

5,800

3,690

3,880

4,070

4,260

4,680

5,100

6,080

7,050

7,050

6,180

5,320

4,840

4,360

4,660

Nov.

5,200

5,340

5,490

5,820

5,490

K 4,nn

5,340

5,340

5,200

5,340

5,340

5,200

5,200

5,070

5,070

4

Q4n

4,820

4, 700

3,600

3,690

3,780

4,260

4,590

4,590

8,000

5,200

4 700

4,590

4,720

4,770

4,820

4,880

4,670

4,460

4,260

6,040

6,100X

6,170

6,230

6,290

6,040

5,800

5,800

5,800

6,290

6 Onn

5,800

5,800

4,070

1,910

1 700

2,780

4,070

5,560

5,560

5,560

5,560

5,800

Dec.

4,370

4,370

4,480

4,480

4,480

4 060

3,600

3

QCn

3,690

3,510

3,260

3,000

2,760

2,510

2,350

2,080

1,820

1 7Qfl

1 790

1,990

2,190

2,390

2,590

2,960

3,340

3,600

3,870

4,180

4,480

4,910

5,340

6,200

5,100

3,900

Jan.

5,340

5,340

5,490

5,650

5,650

5,650

5,490

6,180

6 ion

,6,180

5

Q/IA

5,200

5,070

A Q4n

4,820

4,260

4,370

q QAn

^ Qfin

4,370

4,820

4,820

5,200

5,150

5,070

4,370

4,370

4,370

4,370

4,370

4,150

3,650

4,480

Feb.

4,610

4,850

5,090

5,330

5,570

5,810

6,050

5,650

4,820

4,260

5,650 7 t&n

9,500

9

Cnn

in nnn

11,200

11 800

11 800

n

onft

12,100

n snn

10,000

9 500

8^500

8 nnn

7,340

6,370

5,490

5,860

5,840

6,350

Mar.

4,590

4,700

4,480

4 480

4,820

4 Q4ft

4,820

5,070

5,070

5,650

6,750

Q 9fift

11 800

13,000

12 700

12 400

12 400

11,800

11,500

10 600

9

7K/\

9 500

9,500

9

tftA

10,000

in nnn

19 7nn

iq qnn

 iq f*tv\

14,000

11,200

6,850

7,200

13,000

15,200

17,500

16,400

15,400

14,200

19 nnn

11 900

10', 700

9,510

8,330

Apr.

10 nnn

13,300

14,600

15,300

14,300

i *\ ^nn

16,100

16,400

16,800

18,300

is snn

14,000

14,900

15,600

17 600

18,200

10 fifin

20 600 91 ftfin

91 nnn

20,600

IQ Ann

is Qfin

18,600 ift onn

17 600

17,900

17 onn

17,200

18,200

6,430

6,040

5,520

5,400

5,280

5,160

5,160

5,160

5,400

5,320

1 94fl

5,160

5,160

5,160

5,280

5 400

5,900

5 nnn

*. onn

7,260

8,610

9,010

9,410

9,820

9

qon

Q QOA

Q qqn

7,780

7,780

May

17,600

16,900

16,900

15,900

14,300

14,300

14,300

16,200

18,200

18,600

ic Qfm

15,900

14,900 IA onn

15,600

15,200

14,900

14,600

15,200

14 QAfl

14,600

14,000

iq qnn

10 f\f)f\

12,400

11,700

11,100

10,500

10,500

9,580

8,980

7,780

7 9dfl

6,700

6,430

6,160

6,160

6,160

6,160

6,430

6,700

6,430

6 970

7' 9dfl

7,510

7,780

8,050

7 780

7,510

7 9dfl

7 380

7,510

7,780

7,780

7 9dfl

6,700

6,160

7,510

7,510

7,510

6,430

6,170

June

Q CQA

8,120

8,120

0 QOA

Q ftftn

in sinn

9,280

9

00A

12 000

14. onn

15,600

14,000

11,700

10,500

10,500

8 con

A 4/tn

A 4/tn

8 400

Q JlAA

S

oon

9

0OA

ft o^n

8,120

7,580

7 050

6^540

6,540

6,290

6,290

5,910

5,650

5 d.nn

5,160

5,400

5,650

5,820

S oon

6,160

7,530

ft onn

8 Qfin

10,100

9

CCA

9 onn

9 nRn

0 AAT|

o qqn

7,780

7 240

7 100

6,970

7 Qon

7 7»n

7,510

7 94n

7,510

ft qjn

5,160

4,530

July

6,290

5*805

5,680

5,320

5,320

<; iin

5,320

5,320

4,320

A QOA

A QOA

4,880

4. 990

6,160

6,290

4,360

4,260

4,260

4 360

4,260

4,360

4,360

4,360

i ifln

4,360

4 360

4^260

4,260

4,260

4,160

3 onn

4,500

4,710

4 QOA

5,050

5,220

5,400

4,500

4,710

4,210

3,710

3 QAA

4,100

3 Qnn

3 7in

3 71 A

q .71 A

3 480

*\ OAfi

q nnft

O 77rt

o Qcn

3,140

q oon

q ion

3,050

o Qin

9 RAn

9 o.^n

3,140

Aug.

4,160

4,160

4,160

4 TOO.

3,600

3,600

3,600

3,600

3,510

3,410

3,410

3,410

3,410

3,410

3,410

3,410

3,410

3,410

3,410

3,410

3,410

3,500

Q Wlf>

9. fifin

o cnn

3,600

3,690

3,690

3,780

3 ssn

3,880

q /MA

4 ifin

4,660

5,160

4,530

3 nnn

3 onn

3 7in

q onn

^ onn

^ onn

^ onn

3 900 & nnn

4,100

q qon

^ 94/1

3,140

q ojn

3,330

3,140

3,520

3,140

2,770 9 fisn

9 nm

9 77fl

9 tW\

6,430

4,520

2,600

Sept.

3,980

 ? osn

3,980

4,070

3,980

4,070

q non

3,980

3,980

3,880

3,980

3,980

3,980

3,980

3,980

4,070

4,160

4,160

4,260

4,160

4,160

4 wi

4,880

4,770

4,560

4,160

3,780

3,880

3,880

2,770

2,680

2,600

2,770

2,600

2,870

3,140

2,770

3,330

3,520

3,710

s iin

9 TQrt

2,440

2,600

2 77H

2,290

9 onn

3,520

3,710

3 onn

6,430

6,970

3,710

4,100

4,300

4,500

4710

5,160

4,300
MISSOURI RIVER PROPER 19

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Missouri Rivet at Wolf Point, Mont.,

1928-1981

Month

1928-29

January..---. .... ..... _ . _ _ .. . ..

April.. _ 

July

1929-30

April .-. ___.... .

June ... .

July. __ . _ . .. .-.. - 

August

1930-31 

October .... 

April. ......- .

May... ... . - 

July.. 

Maximum

6,600

6,750

13,300

14,600

23,700

26,900

15,700

5,340

5,490

26,900

6,000

8,000

5,340

6,180

14,300

14,000

21,000

18,600

15,600

6,290

4,160

4,880

21,000

7,850

6,290

17,600

9,820

8,050

10,100

5,400

6,430

6,970

17,600

Minimum

6,030

6,100

3,910

6,000

13,300

. 16,400

6,340

4,480

4,590

4,940

3,600

1,790

3,960

4,700

4,480

13,000

8,980

6,290

4,160

3,410

3,780

1,790

3,690

1,700

5,160

6,160

4,530

2,770

2,600

2,290

1,700

Mean

6 9on

6,420

5,020

4,660

4,500

7,390

8,810

16,700

21,900

8,290

4,860

5,000

8,330

5,350

5,080

3,360

5,010

7,860

9,160

17,200

14,400

9,360

4,920

3,610

4,110

7,430

5,070

5,120

5,030

4,110

5,990

9,210

6,530

7,040

7,140

3,760

3,680

3,570

5,510

Run-off in 

acre-feet

387,000

382,000

309,000

287,000

250,000

454,000

524,000

1, 030, 000

1,300,000

510,000

299,000

298,000

6,030,000

329,0001

302,000:

207,000i

308,0001

595,0001

563,000

1,020,000

885,000)

557,000)

303,00ft

222,00ft

245,00ft

5, 636, 000

312,000

305,000

309,000

253,000

333,000

666,000

389,000

433,000

425,000

231,000

226,000

212,000

3,990,000
20 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

MISSOURI RIVER NEAR WHUSTON, N. DAK.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 31, T. 154 N., R. 101 W., at Lewis & 

Clark highway bridge 7 miles west of Williston.

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. September, 1928, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year ending Sept. 30, 1929, 109,000 

second-feet June 8; minimum, 5,650 second-feet Jan. 30, 31.

Maximum discharge during year ending Sept. 30, 1930, 231,000 secondfeet Apr. 4 (gage height, 18.6 feet).

Maximum discharge during year ending Sept. 30, 1931, 52,000 second-feet 

June 13 (gage height, 7.75 feet); minimum, 3,930 second-feet July 30; 

minimum stage, 0.38 foot Sept. 18.

REMARKS. Records good except those for ice effect, Nov. 30, 1928, to Mar. 23, 

1929, Nov. 23,1929, to Apr. 4,1930, and Nov. 27, 1930, to Apr. 2, 1931, which 

are fair. Numerous diversions above station. Several storage reservoirs on 

tributary streams. Records of discharge in the following tables for the years 

ending Sept. 30, 1929 and 1930, supersede those published in Water-Supply 

Papers 686 and 701.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, 1928-1981

Day

1928-29 

1. _ .........

2. _ .........

3. .........

4 - 

5. __ ...1 _

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 . .....

Oct.

14,000

14,000

13,400

13,400

.13,400

13,400

13,400

13,400

13,400

13,400

13,400

13,400

13,400

13,700

14,000

14,700

14,700

14,700

14,700

15,400

16,100

16,100

16,100

16,900

17,800

16,900

16,100

16,100

16,100

15,400

15,400

Nov.

15,400

14,700

14,700

14,700

14,000

14,700

14,700

14,000

13,400

14,000

14,000

13,400

13,400

13,400

13,400

13,400

13,400

13,400

13,400

12,900

13,400

13,400

13,400

13,400

12,900

12,900

12,900

12,900

12,300

12,300

Dec.

12,300

12,300

12,300

12,300

11,800

11,800

11,800

11,800

11,300

10,800

9,460

9,080

9,080

10,300

11,300

11,800

>12,000

Jan.

13,100

13,400

13,400

13,100

12,000

11,300

10,400

9,660

9,080

8,380

7,910

8,220

8,380

8,380

8,220

8,720

9,080

9,080

9,460

9,660

9,270

8,900

8,380

7,910

7,350

6,850

6,510

6,300

5,820

5,650

5,650

Feb.

5,910

6,100

6,100

6,400

6,510

6 73(1

6,830

6,730

7,100

7,480

8,060

8,550

9,080

9,270

8,900

8,720

8,720

8,900

9,270

9,270

9 4fiO

9,460

9,660

9,460

9,460

9,080

8,900

8,720

Mar.

8,380

8,720

9,080

9,080

9,080

9,080

9.080

9,460

10,800

26,000

97,300

62,200

48,600

39,800

36,400

56,600

55,700

39,800

Apr.

45,000

52,400

52,400

38,000

30,200

30,200

33,200

34,800

38,000

31,700

24,500

23,200

20,800

19,800

17,800

18, 700

18,700

18,700

17,800

17,800

17,800

18,700

18,700

19,800

20,800

23,200

24,500

24,500

24,500

27,200

May

27,200

28,700

30,200

28,700

30,200

31,700

31,700

27,200

27,200

30,200

33,200

31,700

31,700

25,800

23,200

19,800

19,800

19,800

22.000

27,200

31,700

38,000

38,000

39,800

43,200

54,400

68,100

76,100

86,300

88,300 09 dftn

June

76, 100

58,300

54,400

54,400

56,400

66,500

84,200

105,000

72,100

60,200

64,200

84,200

86,300

84,200

84,200

82,200

80,200

76,100

78,100

78,100

80,200

74,100

60,200

56,400

54,400

52,400

50,600

50,600

52,400

54,400

July

54,400

55,300

55,300

56,300

57,300

58,300

55,100

52,000

48,900

45,800

42,700

39,800

38,700

37,900

36,000

34,200

32,400

30,500

28,200

28,000

27,200

26,500

25,800

24,500

22,000

20,800

17,800

15,400

15,400

13,400

12,900

Aug.

12,900

12,900

12,900

12,900

12,900

12,900

13,400

13,400

13,400

13,400

13,400

12,900

12,300

11,800

12,300

12,300

11,300

10,800

10,300

9,870

9,460

9,080

9,080

8,720

8,720

8,720

8,720

8,720

8,380

8,720

8,380

Sept.

8,380

8,380

8,720

9,080

9,080

9,080

9,080

9,460

10,300

10,800

11,300

12,900

13,400

13,400

13,400

13,400

13,400

12,900

12,300

12,300

12,300

12,300

12,300

12,300

12,900

13,400

13,400

13,400

14,000

14,700
MISSOURI BIVEB PBOPEB 21

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Missouri River near Williston, N. Dak., 

1928-1981 Continued

Day

1929-30 

1... ...........

2 

3. ___ . ......

4 ...........

5.. .

8 - ..-.

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 __ .... ___ .

1930-31 

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...... .....

Oct.

14,600

14,600

15,000

15,000

15,000

15,000

15,000

14,600

14,200

14,600

14,600

14,200

14,200

14,200

14,200

14,200

14,200

13,800

13,800

13,400

13,400

13,800

13,400

13,000

13,000

12,600

12,600

12,600

12,600

12,600

13,000

10,400

10,400

10,400

10,700

10,400

10,700

10,700

10,700

11,900

14,200

14,200

13,800

15,000

17,000

17,000

17,000

17,500

16,600

13,800

13,400

13,000

12,600

12,200

12,200

^13,000

14,600

15,000

14,600

14,600

14,600

13,800

Nov.

13,000

13,000

13*000

13,400

13,400

13,400

13,400

13,400

13,400

13,800

13,800

13,800

13,400

12,600

13,000

13,000

12,600

12,200

11,900

11,900

9 9sn

8,200

[7,840

8,060

13,000

12,600

12,200

12,200

11,900

U onn

n orm

H OW

11,500

11,500

11,500

12,200

12,600

13,000

13,000

13,000

13,000

12,200

11,500

11,100

10,000

8,560

8,560

8,740

8,740

8,740

8,970

10,700

11,900

12,600

Dec.

9,260

8,450

8,900

11,900

12,200

11,900

11,500

12,600

13,800

14,200

13,800

13,800

13,800

14,200

13,800

13,800

13,000

11,900

10,400

9,280

9,280

8,920

8,560

8,560

8,560

8,200

7,840

7,140

6,200

5,920

6,350

6,350

6,200

6,060

Jan.

12,200

11,600

9,150

6,060

6,060

6,500

6,500

6,820

7,140

7,660

8,200

8,560

8,740

9,280

8,920

8,200

7,660

7,310

6,980

6,500

5,420

4,600

4,700

5,000

5,540

5,920

6,200

6,820

7,480

7 660

8',560

9,280

10,000

10,700

Feb.

10,400

18,800

29,300

11,900

12,200

13,000

13,400

13,800

13,800

13,800

13,800

13,800

13,800

13,400

13,400

12,600

11,100

11,100

11,900

12,200

12,200

12,000

11,900

11,900

12,600

12,600

13,400

13,800

13,800

13,800

14,200

Mar.

21,400

14,900

15,300

22,200

21,900

29,700

13,800

13,400

13,000

12,600

11,900

11,100

11,100

11,100

11,500

11,500

11,100

10,700

10,400

10,700

10,700

10,700

9,280

8,380

8,740

10,700

12,600

15,400

17,000

17,900

20,200

14,600

12,200

12,200

13,400

14,600

16,200

Apr.

[35, loo

I

77,800|

26,400

22,700

22,700

22,700

23,300

24,500

26,400

25,700

26,400

29,500

32,300

34,300

33,300

35,400

36,500

Qfi CAA

35,400

33,300

31,300

30 400

29,500

28,700

28,700

un iinn

31,300

25,600

22,900

20,200

17,000

13,000

11,500

12,200

12,200

11,900

11,100

10,700

10,700

10,700

10,700

11,100

11,100

10,700

10,400

10,400

10,700

10,700

10,700

10,400

in iinn

10,400

11,900

13,000

13,000

13,400

13,000

May

33,300

34,300

34,300

34,300

34,300

33,300

on 4flO

31,300

32,300

36,500

37,600

36,500

33,300

31,300

29,500

27,100

27,100

26,400

25,100

24,500

25,100

25,100

25,100

25,100

25,700

25,700 OR iinn

9fi iinn

25,100

24,500

24,500

11,500

10,700

10,400

10,000

9,280

8,920

8,560

8,560

8,560

W iinn

14,200

13,800

13,800

13,800

13,800

13,400

12,200

11,500

21,700

33,300

40,000

34,300 in iinn

26,400

23,900

22,200

20,700

18,300

18,800

25,700

33,300

June

26,400

38,800

49,200

47,800

43,800

41,200

36,500

33,300

29,500

27,900

28,700

35,400

41,200

41,200

42,500

45,100

45,100

38,800

1 14 100

32,300

33,300

38,800

37,600

36,500

35,400

35,400

35,400

34,300

31,300

27,900

35,400

33,300

29,500

27,900

33,300

42,500

47,800

47,800

45,100

45,100

47,800

50,600

50,600

47,800

47,800

46,400

42,500

36,500

34,300

34,300:

34,300

33,300

42,500

33,300

27,000

24,800

24,000

24,000

23,400

20,900

July

26,400

25,100

25,100

23,300

22,200

21,700

21,200

21,700

21,700

21,700

21,200

20,700

19,700

20,700

23,300

25,100

27,900

30,400

26,400

23,300

21,700

20,700

19,700

18,300

17,500

16,200

15,400

14,600

10 OAA

13,400

13,000

19,300

17,800

16,800

15,900

15,100

14,300

13,900

14,300

15,100 10 arm

12,300

11,500

10,700

9,550

8,800

8,250

8,070

8.070

8,250

7,530

7,180

7,180

7,180

6,660

5,980

5,310

4,640

4,340

4,060

3,930

4,200

Aug.

12,200

11,500

11,500

11.100

10,700

10,000

10,000

11,100

11,900

11,900

12,200

12 200

12,200

12,200

12,600

16,600

21,700

28,700

33,300

31,300

30,400

26,400

24,500

22,700

22,200

20,700

19,700

18,800

17,000

16,200

15,800

4,640

5,480

6,320

6,490

11,500

14,300

15,500

14,700

12,300

11,900

11,900

13,100

11,900

10,300

9,170

8,430

7,710

6.830

6,490

6,320

6,320

7,000

6,490

5,980

5,980

5,470

5,300

5,640

5,810

5,810

5,470

Sept.

15,400

15,000

15,000

14,200

13,400

13,000

13,000

13,000

12,600

11,900

12,200

12,600

12,600

14,200

15,800

15,800

14,600

13,000

12,200

12,600

12,200

11,900

11,500

11,100

11,100

11,500

11,100

11,100

11,100

10,700

5,300

5,130

5,300

5,300

5,130

5.960

4,960

5,130

4,960

4,800

4,800

5,130

5,300

5,130

4,960

4,960

4,490

4,340

4,340

4,340

4,340

4,960

5,810

6,320

9,360

11,100

10,300

10,300

10,300

11,100
22 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Missouri River near Willislon, N. Dak.,

1928-19S1

Month

1928-29 

October _ . _______________________

November.. ______________________

December _ ______________________

January.... ___________________ . ____

March. _ . _____ ____ ... . . . .

April _________ _ _ ___ __ .. . ______

June. ___________ _______________

July........... .........................................

August ______________________ _____

September ________________________

The year... ...........^. .........................

1929-30 

October __________________________

March ___________________________

Aprfl ____________ .. ______ . . _____

June _______ ____________________

July........... ........................ . ...........

September _______________ ________

The year ________________ . ____

1930-31 

October ___ __________ ___ . __ .....

December _______ _____________ ___

January _ . _ . _____________________

April .. _ . _ . .

June ____________________ ______

July.................. .............................

Maximum

17,800

15,400

12,300

13,400

9,660

97,300

52,400

92,400

105,000

58,300

13,400

14,700

105,000

15,000

13,800

77,800

37,600

49,200

30,400

33,300

15,800

77,800

17,500

13,000

14,200

10,700

14,200

20,200

25,600

40,000

50,600

19,300

15,500

11,100

50,600

Minimum

13,400

12,300

5' 650

6, 910

8,380

17,800

19,800

50,600

12,900

8,380

8,380

5,650

12,600

22,700

24,500

26,400

13,000

10,000

10,700

10,400

8,560

5,920

4,600

11,100

8,380

10,400

8,560

20,900

3,030

4,640

4,340

3,930

Mean

14,700

13,600

11,600

9,020

8,170

28,500

26,800

38,800

69,000

35,800

11,100

11,700

23,300

13,900

11,400

8,870

10,900

18,800

21,200

31,900

29,400

36,800

21,100

17,400

12,800

19,500

13,400

11,400

10,300

7,260

12,900

12,500

12,700

17,800

37,100

10,000

8,400

6,120

13,300

Kun-off in 

acretfeet

904,000

809,000

713,000

565,000

454,000

1,750,000

1,590,000

2,390,000

4,110,000

2,200,000

682,000

696,000

16,900,000

855,000

678,000

545,000

670,000

1,040,000

1,300,000

1,900,000

1,810,000

2,190,000

1,300,000

1,070,000

762,000

14,100,000

824,000

678,000

633,000

446,000

716,000

769,000

756,000

1,090,000

2,210,000

615,000

516,000

364,000

9,620,000
MISSOURI RIVER PROPER 23

MISSOURI RIVER AT SANISH, N. DAK.

LOCATION. Wire gage in W. % sec. 14, T. 152 N., R. 93 W., at highway bridge 

at Sanish.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1928, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year ending Sept. 30,1929,90,000 secondfeet June 9 (gage height, 9.7 feet); minimum, 5,180 second-feet Feb. 3.

Maximum discharge during year ending Sept. 30, 1930, 81,000 secondfeet Apr. 5; maximum gage height, 14.0 feet Feb. 27 (ice effect).

Maximum discharge during year ending Sept. 30, 1931, 47,400 second-feet 

June 12; minimum, 4,700 second-feet Sept. 20-22 (gage height, 0.03 foot).

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 19, 1928, to 

Mar. 25, 1929, Nov. 19, 1929, to Apr. 4, 1930, Nov. 14-21, 27, 1930, and 

Nov. 30, 1930, to Mar. 30, 1931, which are fair. Numerous diversions above 

 station. Several storage reservoirs on tributary streams. Records of discharge in the following tables for the years ending Sept. 30, 1929 and 1930, 

supersede those published in Water-Supply Papers 686 and 701.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Missouri River at Sanish, N. Dak., 1928-1931

Day

1928-29 

1 .... . 

2... ........ ...

S.... ..........

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 . 

Oct.

13,500

13,500

13,500

13,500

14,100

14,100

13,500

13,500

13,500

13,500

13,500

13,500

13,500

13,500

12,900

12,900

14,100

14,700

14,700

15,400

15,400

16,100

16,100

16,800

16,800

17,600

18,300

17,600

16,800

16,100

16,100

Nov.

15,400

15,400

15,400

15,400

14,700

14,700

14,100

14,700

14,700

14,700

14,700

14,700

14,700

14,100

14,100

14,100

14,100

14,100

14,100

14,100

13,500

14,100

14,100

13,500

13,500

13,500

13,500

13,500

13,500

12,900

Dec.

12,300

12,300

12,300

11,70Q

11,200

10 Qfin

12,300

12,300

12,300

11,200

10,700

10,200

10,200

10,200

9,700

9,260

9,260

9,700

9,700

10,000

Jan.

11,000

10,700

10,700

10,200

10,200

10,200

9,260

8,820

9,700

9,260

9,260

9,260

9,260

9,260]

8,820

8,820

8,820

9,260

9,700

9,260

8,820

8,400

8,400

8,400

7,620

7,620

6,920

Feb.

6,300

6,000

5,720

6,000

6,300

7,200

6,920

6,600

6,600

6,600

6,600

6,920

7,260

7,620

8,820

8,820

8,820

9,260

9,260

9,260

9,260

8,820

8,400

10,200

10,200

10,200

10,200

9,700

Mar.

9,260

8,820

8,820

8,820

10,?00

10,200

9,700

8,820

8,820

9,260

>26,?00

85,800

63,900

50,900

41,200

63,900

52,200

Apr.

38,800

50,900

48,400

40,000

35,300

32,000

28,700

34,200

33,100

32,000

34,200

27,600

26,600

24,500

22,500

22,500

21,600

19.90C

19,900

19,900

19,100

19,900

20,700

20.70C

21,600

24,500

26,600

27,600

29,800

30,900

May

29,800

30,900

32,000

32,000

33,100

33,100

33,100

34,200

35,300

30,900

33,100

34,200

34,200

30,900

27,600

27,600

25,500

24,500

24,500

25,500

34,200

38,800

42,400

43,600

44,800

48,400

60,000

65,200

69,100

71,800

81,600

June

73, POO

63,900

60,000

60,000

63,900

69,100

73,200

81,600

90,000

67,800

63,900

77,400

84,400

80,200

78,800

76,000

73,200

77,400^

78,800

78,800

80,200

76,000

67,800

62,600

58,700

57,400

58,700

56,100

56,100

56,100

July

58,700

60,000

58,700

58,700

53,500

52,200

49,600

49,600

47,200

44,800

42,400

41,200

37,600

36,400

32,000

29,800

26,600

26,600

28,700

27,600

26,600

29,800

29,800

26,600

25,500

23,500

23,500

21,600

21,600

16,800

16,800

Aug.

16,100

15,400

14,700

13,500

12,900

12,900

12,300

11,700

11,700

10,700

12,300

11,700

11,200

11,200

11,200

11,200

11,200

10,700

10,70C

10,200

10,200

9,700

9,260

9,260

9,?60

9,260

9,260

8,820

8,820

8,400

8,820

Sept.

8,820

8,820

8,820

8,820

8,400

8,820

8,400

9,260

9,260

11,200

11,200

11,200

12,900

14,100

13,500

13,500

12,900

12,900

12,900

12,300

12,900

14, 100

14,100

13,500

12,900

12.300

12,900

13,500

14,100

131316 33 3
24

Daily dii

SUBFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1931, PABT 6

, in second-feet, of Missouri River at Sanish, N. Dak., 1928-19S1- 

Continued

Day

1929-30 

1 ... .... .

2......... ..

3 . ..........

4..............

5.... .

6... ..........

7..............

8... ...........

9........... 

10 ...........

11-.. ......

12... ........ ...

13 ...........

14........... ..

15..............

18... ........ ..

17......

18........

19........ .

20 ....... .

21... ...... .

22 .........

23 

24 

25.. .........

28- ...

27 ........

28.. .. .

29........... ..

30 .......

31........

1930-31 

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 _ ...........

Oct.

13,300

13,300

14,100

13,700

14,500

14,100

14,900

14,500

14,500

14,100

14,100

13,300

13,300

14,100

14,500

13,700

14,100

14,100

14,100

13,700

13,700

13,300

13,700

12, 900

12,900

12,500

12,900

12,500

13,300 19 pjftn

12,500

11,800

11,500

11,500

11, 500

11,500

11,500

11,500

11,800

11,800

13,700

15,900

16,400

18,400

20,800

21,400

21,400

19,000

18,400

15,900

14,100

14,100

13,300

13,300

13,300

14,100

15,400

16,400

16,400

16,400

16,400

Nov.

12, 500

12,500

12,900

12,900

13,300

13,300

14,100

13,700

13,700

13,300

12,900

12,900

12,500

12,900

12,500

13, 300

13,300

9,610

 9,430

15,900

14,500

13,700

13,700

12,900

13,300

12,900

12,500

12,500,

12,500

12,500

1?,500

12,900

12,900

13,300

19 ann

13,700

13,300

12,900

11,800

11,200

7,680

7,680

7,980

7,980

7,980

7 ft5lfl

7,680

7,100

7,100

Dec.

9,500

8,730

8,100

6,890

8, 370

11,200

7,980

8,280

8,600

9,240

10,800

10,800

10,800

11,800

12,500

12,900

12,100

12,100

12.100

11,800

11,200

11,500

10,800

9,880

8,920

8,920

8,920

8,920

9,240

9,560

8,600

7,980

7,680

7,380

7,380

7,100

7,380

Jan.

13, 500

1

J-12, 800

1

1

\ 9, 740

1

1

\ 6,850

1

1

\ 6,880

1

o, iyu

7,100

6,560

6,300

6,300

6,050

5,560

5,560

6,050

6,050

6,300

6,560

6,830

6,830

7,380

7,380

7,380

7,100

6,830

7,100

5,330

4,900

5,330

5,800

6,830

7,380

7,980

8,280

I

S Q9ft

9,240

9,560

9,880

Feb.

 8,790

[ 9,660

9,500

1 17, 400

«0,100

1

}mooo

10,500

10,800

11,500

11,500

12,100

12,900

12,900

12,900

12,500

12,100

12,500

12,100

12,100

11,800

11,200

11,200

10,800

10,800

11,500

11,500

11,200

11,500

11,500

11,800

11,800

12,100

11,800

11,800

Mar.

28,500

16,900

13,000

18,900

25; 300

j&O. ^UU

12,300

12,100

12,100

12,100

11,800

11,800

11,500

11,500

11,500

11,500

11,800

12,100

12,100

12,100

12,100

12,500

12,900

12,900

12,500

12,500

12,500

14,100

14,500

14,100

15,900

11,200

10 Oflfl

11,500

9,660

10,200

10,500

Apr.

P*«, *U"

1

81,000

27,800

26,200

24,700

25,400

24,000

26,200

28,600

29,500

27,800

27,800

27,800

30,400

30,400

33,100

34,000

37,000

35,000

34,000

30,400

31,300

27,800

27,800

27,800

30,400

33,100

10,500

11,500

41,200

15,400

12,500

12,100

11,500

11,200

12,100

11,500

11,200

10,800

10,800

11,800

11,500

11,800

11,500

11,500

11,500

11,200

11,200

11,200

11,800

11,500

11,500

11,200

12,100

13,700

14,500

14,900

May

35,000

37,000

40,100

38,000

36,000

34,000

34,000

33,100

35,000

36,000

35,000

32,200

30,400

27,800

27,000

27,000

27,000

26,200

24,700

24,700

27,000

27,800

27,800

27,000

27,800

27,800

30,400

31,300

28,600

27,800

27,000

14,100

13,300

12,100

11,500

11,200

10,800

10,200

10,200

9,560

9,880

11,200

12,900

15,400

15,400

16,400

17,400

19,000

16,900

17,400

29,500

33,100

34,000

29,500

24,000

21,400

19,000

19,600

18,400

18,400

17,900

26,200

June

25,400

29,500

45,800

44,600

42,300

41,200

38,000

34,000

32,200

30,400

30,400

31,300

43,400

49,400

44,600

44,600

47,000

41,200

38,000

28,60ft

29,500

39,000

42,300

40,100

39,000

37,000

39,000

38,000

41,200

34,000

31,600

32,000

30,100

28,700

29,000

33,700

43,000

46,200

45,400

40,400

43,200

47,400

47,100

45,000

43,300

43,200

42,800

41,200

38,000

35,000

35,000

37,000

38,000

43,400

37,000

28,600

27,000

26,200

26,200

19,200

July

32,200

28,600

28,600

27,000

27,000

23,300

24,700

24,000

24,700

23,300

24,000

22,600

22,600

21,400

21,400

24,000

27,800

32,200

34,000

29,500

27,000

24,000

23,300

20,800

20,200

17,900

16,900

15,900

15,900

14,500

13,700

22,600

19,800

18,000

17,500

17,000

16,000

15,000

14,100

15,000

15,000

14,100

12,800

11,500

10,800

9,640

9,270

8,580

7,980

7,980

8,280

7,980

7,430

7,170

7,170

7,170

6,710

6,100

5,900

5,500

5,300

5,120

Aug.

13,300

12,500

12,100

11,500

11,200

10,500

10,500

10,200

10,200

10,500

11,?00

11,800

12,500

12,100

12,900

12,500

14,100

22,000

32,200

31,300

32,200

27,800

24,000

23,300

23,300

23,300

22,600

21,400

21,400

18,400

17,900

5,120

5,300

5,700

6,100

6,500

8,280

14,100

16,000

15,500

12,800

11,900

11,500

13,600

12,800

10,800

9,270

8,280

7,980

7,170

6,710

6,500

6,300

6,300

6,500

6,300

5,900

6,100

5,500

5,500

5,300

5,500

Sept.

17,900

16,400

16,400

15,400

15,400

14,100

14,100

13,700

13,700

13,300

12,500

12,900

12,900

13,300

13,700

15,900

17,400

16,400

14,500

13,700

13,300

13,300

13,300

12,500

12,100

12,100

12,100

11,800

11,800

11,800

5,700

5,500

5,300

5,120

5,120

5,120

5,120

4,960

4,960

5,120

4,960

4,820

4,980

5,120

5,120

5,120

4,960

4,820

4,820

4,700

4,700

4,700

4,960

5,120

5,900

6,100

8,280

9,270

9,270

9,640
MlSSOITfii RiVEK PEOPEft

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Missouri River at Sanish, N. Dak., 1928-1981

Month

1928-29

November.. ___ ___________________

December ____ ___________________

January __________________________

March.... _____ ____________________

April.... ... _ _ __ -._.._......-...._______. _..._._

July ................ .......... ........

August __________________________

September.. ________ ... ____________

The year __ ... . .. ............. ....

1929-30

December ______ _________________

January _______________________ ....

March ___________________________

April ................. - . ........ .-...

May...................................................

June.. _____________________ ___

August __________________________

September ________________________

The year .. . --.---._. .. 

1930-31

December ________________________

January ____ ____________________

February. _________________________

March .................................................

April...................................................

June __________________ .................

July

September _______________________

Maximum

18,300

15,400

12,300

10,200

85,800

50,900

81,600

90,000

60,000

16,100

14,100

90,000

14,900

14,100

81,000

40,100

49,400

34,000

3?, 200

17,900

81,000

21,400

15,900

12,900

9,880

12,900

15,900

41,200

34,000

47,400

22,600

' 16,000

9,640

47,400

Minimum

12,900

12,900

9,260

6,920

5,720

8,8?0

19,100

24,500

56,100

16,800

8,400

8,400

5,720

12,500

24,000

24,700

25,400

13,700

10,200

11,800

11,500

7,100

7,100

4,900

10,500

9,560

10,500

9,560

19,200

5,120

5,120

4,700

4,700

Mean

14,800

14,300

10,600

9,500

8,000

27,200

28,500

39,100

70,000

36,300

11,100

11,600

23,500

13,600

11,700

8,880

9,610

16,500

21,000

33,700

30,700

38,000

23,600

17,400

13,900

19,900

14,900

11, ^00

9,780

6,920

11,700

12,200

12,900

17,600

36,800

11,000

8,420

5,650

13,300

Kun-ofE in 

acre-feet

910, 000

851,000

652,000

584,000

444,000

1,670,000

1, 700, 000

2,400,000

4, 170, 000

2,230,000

682,000

690,000

17,000,000

836,000

696,000

546,000

591,000

916,000

1,290,000

2, 010, 000

1,890,000

2,260,000

1,450,000

1,070,000

827,000

14,400,000

916,000

678,000

601,000

426,000

 650,000

750,000

768,000

1,080,000

2, 190, 000

676,000

518,000

336,000

9,590,000
26 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

MISSOURI RIVER AT BISMARCK, N. DAK.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 31, T. 139 N,, R. 80 W., at Bismarck 

city water plant. Prior to Oct. 17, 1928, a chain gage at railroad bridge 

four-tenths mile upstream was used.

DRAINAGE AREA. 187,000 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1904, to December, 1905; October, 1927, to 

September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year ending Sept. 30, 1929, 112,000 

second-feet June 10; maximum gage height, 17.8 feet Mar. 17 (ice gorge) 

minimum discharge, 6,080 second-feet Feb. 5-7.

Maximum discharge during year ending Sept. 30, 1930, 78,000 second-feet 

Apr. 5; maximum gage height, 11.38 feet Mar. 6 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 5,720 second-feet Dec. 23, 24.

Maximum discharge during year ending Sept. 30, 1931, 47,200 secondfeet June 10 (gage height, 5.31 feet); minimum, 5,460 second-feet Sept. 15 

(gage height 1.93 feet).

1904-5, 1928-1931: Maximum discharge recorded, 201,000 second-feot 

Mar. 24, 1928 (gage height, 13.2 feet); maximum gage, height, 17.8 feet 

Mar. 27, 1929, during ice gorge; minimum discharge, that of Sept. 15, 193:..

REMAKKS. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 2, 1928, to 

Mar. 25, 1929, Nov. 21, 1929, to Apr. 2, 1930, Nov. 19, 1930, to Mar. 24, 

1931, and Mar. 27-31, 1931, which are fair. Numerous diversions above 

station. Tributaries partly regulated by storage reservoirs. Records of discharge in the following tables for the years ending Sept. 30, 1929 and 1930, 

supersede those published in Water-Supply Papers 686 and 701.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, 1928-1981

Day

1928-29 

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 

Oct.

13,400 

13,400 

13,400 

14,000 

14,000

14,000 

14,000 

14,000 

14,000 

14,000

13,400 

13,400 

12,800 

12,800 

12,800

12,800 

12,800 

13,700 

14,100 

14,800

15,200 

15,200 

15,600 

16,000 

16,400

16,800 

17,200 

17,600 

18,000 

18,000 

18,000

Nov.

17,600 

17,200 

16,800 

16,400 

16,400

15,600 

15,600 

15,600 

15,600 

16,000

16,000 

15,600 

15,600 

15,600 

15,600

16,000 

16,400 

15,600 

15,600 

15,200

15,600 

14,400 

14,400 

14,100 

14,100

15,200 

15,200 

14,400 

13,700 

13,700

Dec.

12,400 

12,000 

11,400 

11,400 

11,400

10,800 

12,000 

11,400 

11,400 

11,400

10,200 

9,040 

9,040 

9,040 

9,600

9,600 

10,200 

10,200 

9,040 

8,000

8,000

Jan.

 12,300

11,700 

11,100 

10,500 

9,890 

9,320

8,770 

8,770 

8,770 

8,770 

8,770

9,320 

9,890 

9,890 

10,500 

11,100

11,700 

11,700 

10,500 

9,890 

9,320 

8,250

Feb.

7,540 

7,120 

6,400 

6,400 

6,080

6,080 

6,080 

6,400 

6,400 

6,740

6,740 

7,120 

7,120 

7,540 

8,000

9,040 

10,500 

10,800 

11,100 

11,400

11,100 

10,200 

10,500 

10,200 

10,500

10,800 

11,100 

11,100

Mar.

10,200 

10,200 

9,600 

9,040 

9,040

9,040 

9,600 

9,600 

9,600 

10,200

10,200 

10,800 

11,400 

12,000 

13,400

40,400

77,300 

85,400 

93,900 

77,300 

52,600 

62,300

Apr.

59,500 

51,300 

55,300 

59,500 

52,600

45,000 

37,400 

32,800 

35,400 

41,100

41,100 

37,400 

31,700 

29,500 

28,400

25,300 

23,300 

23,300 

22,400 

22,400

21,500 

21,500 

22,400 

22,400 

23,300

24,300 

25,300 

26,300 

28,400 

30,600

May

31,700 

33,900 

33,900 

33,900 

32,800

32,800 

32,800 

32,800 

33,900 

33,900

30,600 

31,700 

35,100 

36,200 

36,200

32,800 

31,700 

30,600 

30,600 

30,600

29,500 

31,700 

33,900 

38,600 

41,100

41,100 

43,600 

59,500 

66,700 

78,900 

87,100

June

95,700 

99,200 

89,500 

76,100 

66,800

68,700 

76,100 

83,700 

108,000 

116,000

93,400 

72,400 

76,100 

89,500 

87,600

81,800 

78,000 

78,000 

76,100 

79,900

85,600 

87,600 

85,600 

76,100 

66,800

61,500 

59,800 

56,500 

54,900 

54,900

July

53,300

56,500 

61,500 

61,500 

59,800

61,500

58,100 

53,300 

51,700 

50,200

47,200 

41,600 

37,800 

36,600 

34,400

32,300 

30,400 

28,600 

27,700 

26,900

27,700 

28,600 

28,600 

29,500 

31,300

30,400 

29,500 

28,600 

27,700 

26,100 

23,900

Aug.

21,900 

20,700 

19,500 

18,400 

17,900

16,900 

16,400 

15,400 

15,400 

14,900

14,400 

14,400 

14,400 

14,000 

14,000

14,000 

13,500 

13,100 

13,100 

13,500

13,100 

12,200 

11,800 

11,400 

11,000

10,600 

10,200 

10,200 

10,200 

10,200 

10,200

Sept

10, 2t 

9,81 

9,81 

9,81 

9,8]

9,8i 

9,8] 

9,8] 

9,81 

9,8]

9,81 

9,8i 

10,61 

11,01 

11,41

11,8 

12, & 

13, 1( 13, a

13,11

13, 1( 

13,11 

12, « 

12, « 

12,61

12, « 

12,61 

12, « 

12, 2< 12, a
MISSOURI RIVER PROPER 27

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Missouri River at Bismarck, N. Dak., 1928-1981 

Continued

Day

1929-30

1 ... ... .... -

2... ......... ..

3... .-. .

4... ....... ....

5 -.-_.. _ 

6... ...........

7.... ..........

8... ...........

9... , 

10 

11 .

12.. ............

13 

14 

15. 

16.... ...... ....

17 

18 

19 

20 

21.... 

22... ... ...

23 

24 ... .. ......

26 

26...... .. ......

27 

28 

29.. ......

30 

31 

1980-31 

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 

Oct.

12,200 

12,200 

12,600 

12,600 

13,100

13,500 

14,000 

14,000 

14,400 

14,900

14,900 

14,400 

14,400 

14,400 

14,400

14,000 

14,000 

14,000 

14,000 

14,000

14,000 

14,400 

14,400 

14,000 

14,000

14,000 

13,500 

13,500 

13,500 

13,500 

13,500

11,400 

11,400 

11,400 

11,400 

11,800

11,400 

11,800 

11,800 

11,800 

11,800

11,800 

12,600 

12,600 

13,500 

15,400

15,900 

19,500 

16,900 

14,400 

14,400

13,500 

13,100 

12,600 

12,600 

13,500

13,500 

13,500 

13,500 

13,500 

14,400 

14,900

Nov.

13,500 

13,500 

13,100 

13,100 

13,500

13,100 

13,100 

13,100 

13,500 

13,500

13,500 

13,500 

13,500 

13,500 

13,500

13,500 

13,500 

13,100 

13,100 

12,600

12,600 

13,500 

12,600 

12,200 

11,800

11,400 

11,000 

9,850 

8,150 

7,540

14,900 

14,900 

15,400 

14,900 

14,400

14,400 

14,400 

14,000 

13,500 

13,500

13,500 

13,500 

13,500 

13,100 

13,500

13,500 

13,500 

13,500 

12,200 

12,600

13,100 

13,500 

13,100 

11,800 

10,600

8,800 

7,840 

6,970 

6,970 

6,970

Dec.

6,700 

6,970 

7,540 

8,470 

9,140

11,000 

14,400 

14,000 

11,400 

8,800

7,540 

7,250 

7,540 

7,540 

7,250

7,250 

6,970 

6,970 

7,250 

7,250

6,700 

6,190 

5,720 

5,720 

5,950

6,190 

6,700 

7,540 

8,150 

7,840 

7,540

6,570 

6,320 

6,190 

6,320 

6,440

6,320 

6,440 

7,250 

8,000 

8,800

9,490 

9,850 

9,850 

10,600 

11,000

11,400 

11,800 

11,800 

11,800 

11,400

11,000 

10,600 

9,490 

8,800 

8,310

8,310 

8,000 

8,000 

7,690 

7,540 

7,250

Jan.

7,000 

9,500 

13,500 

10,400 

. 6,800

6,000

6,700 

6,570 

6,570 

6,570 

6,440

6,320 

6,190 

5,950 

5,950 

5,840

5,950 

6,190 

6,700 

7,110 

7,250

7,250 

7,400 

7,400 

7,400 

7,540

7,690 

7,540 

7,110 

6,440 

6,070

6,070 

6,190 

6,440 

6,570 

6,970 

7,110

Feb.

6,450

7,300 

8,700 

 16,000

 32,000 

 32,000

7,690 

7,840 

8,310 

8,640 

9,140

9,490 

10,200 

11,000 

11,800 

12,600

12,200 

11,800 

11,400 

11,000 

10,600

10,200 

9,850 

9,850 

9,490 

9,140

9,140 

9,140 

9,850 

9,850 

10,200

10,200 

10,600 

10,600

Mar.

30, 600 

21,800 

19,900 

28,100 

33,800

35,700

10,400 

10,800 

11,600 

12,000 

12,000

12,000 

12,000 

12,000 

12,000 

12,000

12,000 

12,000 

12,000 

12,000 

11,200

11,200 

11,200 

12,000 

12,500 

13,400

14,300 

15,300 

18,400 

23,300 

15,400

13,500 

12,500 

13,400 

14,800 

17,800 

21,900

Apr.

48,700 

58,100 

59,800 

68,700 

72,400

59,800 

47,200 

27,700 

24,600 

24,600

24,600 

24,600 

25,400 

26,100 

27,700

28,600 

30,400 

30,400 

33,300 

34,400

34,400 

35,500 

33,300 

31,300 

28,600

26,700 

26,900 

26,100 

26,100 

26,100

26,900 

23,200 

13,100 

16,900 

26,100

14,500 

11,400 

11,800 

11,400 

11,800

11,800 

12,200 

11,400 

11,400 

11,400

11,000 

11,000 

11,400 

11,400 

11,400

11,000 

11,000 

11,000 

11,000 

11,000

11,000 

11,400 

11,400 

11,400 

11,400

May

26,900 

28,600 

32,300 

36,600 

39,000

35,500 

33,300 

32,300 

33,300 

34,400

35,500 

36,600 

40,300 

39,000 

40,300

37,800 

35,500 

27,700 

26,900 

26,900

27,700 

26,900 

25,400 

25,400 

26,100

26, 100 

26,900 

27,700 

28,600 

31,300 

31,300

12,200 

12,800 

13,300 

13,700 

13,100

12,800 

12,300 

11,900 

11,300 

10,900

10,400 

10,700 

10,900 

11,200 

12,200

14,000 

14,900 

15,500 

15,800 

15,500

16,400 

27,300 

31,500 

29,500 

26,100

23,500 

21,800 

20,600 

18,900 

17,900 

17,400

June

30,400 

29,500 

28,600 

43,700 

59,800

59,800 

50,200 

42,900 

37,800 

35,500

33,300 

34,400 

35,500 

39,800 

48,700

44,300 

42,900 

44,300 

42,900 

36,600

32,300 

31,300 

30,300 

33,300 

35,500

36,600 

36,600 

36,600 

35,500 

36,600

15,400 

17,400 

29,500 

32,300 

30,400

28,600 

26,900 

33,300 

45,700 

45,700

41,600 

41,600 

40,300 

42,900 

42,900

41,600 

40,300 

39,000 

37,800 

35,500

33,300 

32,300 

33,300 

33,300 

33,300

40,300 

37,700 

31,400 

27,200 

25,100

July

36,600 

34,400 

31,300 

29,500 

28,600

26,900 

25,400 

23,200 

21,900 

21, 300

20,700 

20,700 

20,700 

20,700 

20,700

19, 500 

19,000 

19,000 

20,700 

23,900

27,700 

28,600 

26,100 

23,200 

21,300

20,100 

19,000 

17,900 

16,900 

16,400 

15,400

23,900 

23,300 

21,600 

20,500 

19,500

18,500 

17,500 

16,600 

15,700 

14,900

14,500 

14,500 

14,000 

13,200 

12,000

11,700 

10,600 

9,880 

8,930 

8,930

8,640 

8,360 

7,840 

7,590 

7,340

7,340 

7,100 

6,860 

6,630 

6,630 

6,410

Aug.

14,900 

14,400 

13,500 

13,500 

12,600

12,200 

12,200 

11,800 

11,000 

11,000

10.60C 

10.60C 

11,800 

12.20C 

12,200

12,600 

12,60C 

12,600 

13,100 

17,200

32,800 

39,000 

33,300 

26,100 

23,900

23,200 

23,200 

22,500 

23,200 

22,500 

21,900

6,410 

6,200 

6,200 

6,200 

6,410

6,860 

7,340 

7,840 

8,930 

12,000

14,900 

15.300 

14,000 

13,200 

12,800

12,400 

12,000 

11,300 

10,200 

9,550

8,930 

8,360 

7,840 

7,340 

7,100

7,100 

7,340 

7,100 

6,630 

6,41 

6,41

Sept.

20,600 

19,500 

18,400 

17,400 

17,400

16,900 

16,400 

15,900 

15,400 

14,900

14,400 

14,400 

14,400 

14,000 

13,500

13,500 

14,000 

15,900 

16,900 

16,900

16,400 

14,900 

14,000 

13,100 

13,100

12,600 

12,200 

11,800 

11,800 

11,400

6,200 

6,200 

6,200 

6,000 

6,000

6,000 

5,810 

5,810 

5,810 

5,810

5,630 

5,630 

5,630 

5,630 

5,460

5,440 

5,630 

5,630 

5,630 

5,810

5,810 

5,810 

6,000 

6,410 

6,410

6,410 

6,630 

7,340 

7,840 

8,930
28 SURFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Missouri River at Bismarck, N. Dak., 1988-19&1

Month

1928-29

November. _______ ________ _ ____

January ____ ___________ . __ ___

February... __________________ .. .. _

March. ________ . _ .. . . _

April. _ __..._... ...... . _ ... ... . . .......

May.. .. _ .........................................

June _________ .................................

July....................................................

September. ............................................

The year. _______________ ... ____

1929-30 

October __________________________

November. ............................................

December _________________________

February.. ________________________

March. _________ _ __ . . ...

April _ ... _ .................. _ ....... .......

May ______________________________

June. _ . _________________________

July........ ........................ ..... ... .........

September. ___________________ .... 

The year ______________________

1930-31 

October __________________________

November.. ___________ ..... . . .....

December ___________________ __ ....

January _____________________ . ..........

February... ____________ _ .... . ......

March.. ___________ T ______________

April .... _ ......................................

June ____________________________

July...................................................

August ______________________ ....... 

The year ______________________

Maximum

18,000

17,600

12,400

11,400

93,900

59,500

87,100

116,000

61,500

21,900

13,500

116,000

14,900

13,500

14,400

72,400

40,300

59,800

36,600

39,000

20,600

72,400

19,500

15,400

11,800

7,690

12,600

23,300

26,900

31,500

45,700

23,900

15,300

8,930

45,700

Minimum

12,800

13,700

8,250

6,080

9,040

21,500

29,500

54,900

23,900

10,200

9,850

6,080

12,200

7,540

5,720

24,600

25,400

28,600

15,400

10,600

11,400

5,720

11,400

6,970

6,190

5,840

7,690

10,400

11,000

10,400

15,400

6,410

6,200

5,460

5,460

Mean

14,700

15,500

9,600

10,700

8,580

32,500

33,400

39,000

79,400

39,400

14,100

11,400

25,700

13,800

12,600

7,920

8,770

16,000

28,600

35,700

31,700

38,800

23,100

17,600

15,100

20,800

13,300

12,500

8,790

6,690

10,100

13,400

13,100

16,300

34,500

12,600

9,050

6,120

13,000

Run-off i 

acre-feel

904,0

922, C

590, C

658, C

477, C

2, 000,0

1,990,C

2,400,C

4,720,0

2,420,0

867, C

678, C

18,600,0

848,0

750, C

487, C

539,0

889,0

1, 760, 0

2,120,0

1,950,0

2,310,0

1,420,0

1,080,0

898,0

15,100,0

818,0

744,0

540,0

411,0

561,0

824,0

780,0

1,000,0

2,050,0

775,0

556,0

364,0

9,420,0
MISSOURI RIVER PROPER 29

MISSOURI RIVER HEAR MOBRIDGE, 8. DAK.

LOCATION. Wire gage in sec. 7, T. 18 N., R. 30 E., 3 miles west of Mobridge and

4 miles below mouth of Grand River. Prior to Mar. 28, 1929, station was

5 miles upstream at a site above mouth of Grand River, but records include 

flow of Grand River, as discharge measurements for that station were made 

at site of present station. Zero of present gage is 1,529.25 feet above mean 

sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 209,000 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1928, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year ending Sept. 30, 1929, 164,000 

second-feet Mar. 29 (gage height, 11.4 feet).

Maximum discharge during year ending Sept. 30, 1930, 93,100 second-feet 

Apr. 6 (gage height, 8.49 feet).

Maximum discharge during year ending Sept. 30, 1931, 42,200 second-feet 

June 16 (gage height, 7.76 feet); minimum, 5,010 second-feet Sept. 16 (gage 

height, 0.25 foot).

1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 164,000 second-feet Mar. 29, 1929 (gage 

height, 11.4 feet); minimum, that of Sept. 16, 1931.

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of ice eflfect, Dec. 4, 1928, to 

Mar. 19, 1929, Nov. 22, 1929, to Mar. 31, 1930, and Nov. 26, 1930, to Apr. 6, 

1931, which are fair and are based on temperature records and two currentmeter measurements made in winter of 1928-29, one in winter of 1929-30, 

and six in winter of 1930-31. Records of discharge in the following tables 

for the years ending Sept. 30, 1929 and 1930, supersede those published in 

Water-Supply Papers 686 and 701.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, 1928-19S1

Day

1928-29 

1. _ .... _ .

2........ _ .

3. __ ......

4 . 

5. _ . __

6 ... ... ...

7 

8. -. ...

9 

10 

11.. ...... .

12.. _ .... ...

13 ... ......

14............

15 

16. ___

17 _

18 

10

20 

21. _ . 

22. __ ..... .

23. _ ........

24 

25 

26 

27 ____

28 __ - ......

29 ____ . ...

30 

31. - 

Oct.

14,600

14,400

M 4nn

14,300

14,300

14,300

14,200

14,200

14,300

14,200

14,200

14,000

14,000

14,200

14,200

14,200

14 onn

14,400

14,700

14,600

15,200

15,500

15,800

15,700

15,700

15,900

16,200 ift Ann

16,600

16,800

17,100

Nov.

17,100

17,000

16,800

16,700

16,500

16,200

16,200

16,200

16,000

15,900

16,100

15,900

15,900

16,000

16,200

15,900

16,200

16,500

16,700

16,700

16,700

17,300 ifi ftnn

16,700

16,800

16,500

1ft ^fWl

16,300

13,700

13,900

Dec.

14,100

12,400

19 Iftfl

[9,400

8,400

9,100

Jan.

13, 100

11, 100

9,550

Feb.

7,900

 9,070

11,000

Mar.

| 11,000

1 11 000

> 18,000

36,200

on finrt

58,700

AQ fiftA

44,500

42,700

41,300

58,700

101,000

153,000

115,000

53,200

Apr.

72,700

59,800

K-i OflA

59,200

62,800

52,200

44,600

38,400

36,000

38,000

45,800

45,600

42,300

34 700

32, 300

28,300

27,600

25,600

24,600 97 onn

23,200

22,200

22,300

22,100

22,000

22,300

99 QAft

23,100

24,200

25,300

May

26,500

28,100

28,900

30,700

32,300

33,100

34,100

32,800

32,300

31,700

29,700

28,900

27,200

29,100

31,200

32,100

30,600

28,900

26,900

26,600

26,400

25 800

26^ 100

29,400

32,600

45,500

45,300

eo onn

72,300

so find

106,000

June

107,000

115,000

112,000

92,200 fis onn

60,500

63,500

71,200

88,500 mi nnn

125,000

87,400

58,600

77,100

92,200

87,700

80,400

80,900

78,800

82,500

On inn

96,600 OR <vm

95,000

76,600

71,500

62,800

61,900

57,700

57,300

July

54,900

54,200

54,900

60,500

62,300

62,300

64,000

58,200

55,500

53,000

49,000

46,000

45,000 44 onn

4a nnn

38,000

33,400

32,200

29,800

28,900

28,600

28,400

29,300

30,200

29,400

30,100

30,600

30,000

29,000

29,000

28,000

Aug.

25,000

22,000

20,000

18,900

18,500

17,800

17,100

16,400

15,800

15,500

15,300

15,200

15,100

14,700

14,400

14,600

14,600

14,500

13,900

13,900

14,400

13,700

13,500

13,000

12,700

12,600

12,100

11,700

11,400

11,300

11,300

Sept.

11,200

11,200

11,000

10,800

10,600

10,500

10,500

10,500

10,500

10,500

10,900

10,700

10,100

10,100

10,300

10,500

10,800

11,400

12,000

12,300

13,000

13,400

13,300

13,300

13,300

13,800

13,700

13,200

13,000

12,900
30 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Missouri River near Mobridge, S. Dak., 

1928-1931 Continued

Day

1929-30 

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 ... 

Oct.

13,000 

12,900 

13,000 

12,900 

13,100

13, 100 

13,700 

14,300 

14,800 

15,300

15,400 

15,500 

15, 500 

15, 600 

15,500

15, 100 

15,000 

14,600 

14,200 

14,300

14,600 

14,400 

14,100 

14,000 

14,100

14,000 

13,900 

14,000 

14,000 

13,900 

13, 700

Day '

1930-31 

1.... ... . ....

2........ ... ....

3 . .......

4...... ..... 

5.... 

6

7. .................. ..

».. ............... ....

9.....................

W.. ......... ..........

11 __ ... ... ..

12 ....

13 . 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23. 

24... 

25 . _ . ___ .

26 

27

28

29. _ . ... 

30.. _ .

31. 

Nov.

13,600 

13,600 

13,400 

12,900 

13,000

12,900 

12,700 

12,500 

12,700 

13,100

13,500 

13,300 

13,200 

13,300 

13,300

13,400 

13,400 

13,300 

13, 000 

12,900

12,800 

|l2, 100

llO, 200

Oct.

12,900 

12, 700 

12,600 

12,600 

12,700

12,800 

12,800 

12,600 

12,400 

12,600

12,300 

12,200 

12,300 

12,400 

12,700

13,200 

17, 700 

25,800 

23,500 

18,400

16,900 

17,000 

16,200 

14,600 

14,600

14,400 

14,200 

13,800 

13,600 

13,500 

13,800

Dec.

8,400

| 7,400 

6,400 

6,900

7,500

Nov.

14,400 

15,200 

15,800 

16,000 

16,700

15,600 

15,000 

14,400 

14,100 

13,700

13,300 

13,200 

13,000 

12,900 

12,900

12,900 

12,900 

12,800 

12,800 

11,800

12,800 

9,740 

8,140 

7,600 

7,200

L 7,000

Jan.

 9,100 

 8,100

Jan.

6,700

7,000 

7,260 

6,600 

5,700 

5,500

6,400 

7,100

Feb.

12,000

14,500 

19, 500

Feb.

7, 700 

8,300 

7,300 

 11,200

11, 700 

ill, 200

Mar.

Is4, 100 

31,200 

[23, 300

28,500

40,000 

42,000 

45,000 

50,000 

45,000

40,000 

38,000 

38,000 

38,000 

37,000 

37,400

Mar.

11,800 

13,400 

12,800 

13,700 

17,400

11,800

Apr.

33,000 

37,500 

41,700 

53,200 

65,400

82,800 

72,900 

56,600 

33,400 

30,000

28,600 

28.600 

27, 600 

26,300 

26,200

27,800 

29,900 

33,800 

33,100 

33,100

34,800 

33,100 

34,300 

33,900 

31,700

28,600 

28,900 

27,500 

28,700 

28,500

Apr.

7,000 

7,000 

8,000 

25,000 

23,000

32,000 

26,800 

19,600 

17,600 

16,500

15,600 

14,400 

14,300 

13,800 

13,200

12,500 

12,100 

11,400 

11,700 

11,200

11,500 

11,400 

11,400 

11,400 

11,400

11,000 

10,900 

11,000 

11,200 

11,200

May

27,500 

28,100 

28,500 

30,700 

37,500

46,300 

40,400 

39,900 

39,000 

37,800

34,200 

35,200 

42,500 

53,500 

50,400

41,600 

36,700 

32,600 

29,400 

28,600

26,400 

26,600 

25,600 

24,600 

23,400

24,300 

24,500 

24,700 

24,700 

24,900 

25,900

May

11,600 

11,800 

12,300 

13,000 

13,700

14,100 

14,200 

13,600 

13,200 

12,900

12,400 

11,900 

11,500 

11,300 

11,200

11,300 

11,500 

12,200 

13,100 

14,000

14,600 

14,700 

21,200 

30,500 

29,200

25,300 

22,700 

20,900 

18,800 

18,300 

17,700

June

24,600 

27,000 

27,100 

25,900 

43,200

62,600 

61,400 

51,400 

42,800 

35,500

31,100 

30,200 

29,400 

31,000 

40,200

51,600 

48,600 

43,600 

49,000 

51,600

43,600 

36,400 

35,800 

34,100 

34,200

40,600 

39,000 

36,100 

32,600 

31, 700

June

17,400 

17,200 

16,900 

22,100 

29,400

30,200 

28,700 

27,200 

31,700 

39,900

40,200 

38,500 

37,600 

39,300 

40,200

41,400 

40,100 

40,800 

40,600 

39,800

38,200 

37,200 

35,600 

34,800 

34,600

34,200 

34,800 

34,900 

34,400 

30,500

July

32,700 

32,600 

33,000 

28,800 

26,900

25,800 

25,200 

25,200 

24,800 

23,300

22,100 

21,100 

20,900 

20,600 

20, 600

20,200 

19,900 

19,500 

18,500 

18, 700

19,900 

22,800 

25,100 

26,300 

24,300

22,000 

19,900 

19,100 

18,400 

17,200 

16,400

July

27, 700 

25.800 

25,200 

23,500 

22,200

20,300 

20,200 

19,100 

18,200 

16,500

15,800 

14,900 

14,200 

14,400 

14,300

13,400 

12,700 

11,900 

11,200 

10,500

10,000 

9,590 

9,170 

8,470 

8,560

8,610 

8,180 

7,980 

7,870 

8,150 

7,930

Aug.

15,700 

14,900 

14,400 

13,700 

13,100

12,200 

12,300 

11,600 

11,300 

11,000

10,600 

9,940 

9,710 

9,650 

10,300

10,800 

11,200 

11,600 

11,800 

12,200

12,500 

22,600 

40,400 

43,800 

33,100

24,800 

23,600 

23,000 

22,100 

21,600 

20,800

Aug.

7,510 

7,240 

6,890 

6,480 

6,270

6,590 

6,810 

6,860 

7,930 

7,930

8,120 

10,300 

12,300 

14,200 

13,800

13,100 

12,800 

12,800 

12,500 

11,800

11,000 

10,200 

9,440 

8,930 

8,300

7,350 

7,370 

7,320 

7,480 

7,360 

6,970

Sept.

20,000 

19,200 

18, 700 

17.600 

16,900

16,300 

15,600 

15,300 

15,300 

14,900

14,000 

13, VOO 

13,400 

13,400 

13,300

13,100 

13, 100 

13,300 

13,500 

14,900

15,600 

17,200 

16,800 

15,800 

14,700

14,400 

13,900 

13,500 

13,200 

13,000

Sept.

6,780 

6,700 

6,380 

6,270 

6,270

6,290 

6,020 

6,000 

5,890 

5,670

5,380 

5,540 

5,460 

5,300 

5,190

5,010 

5,190 

5,140 

5,160

5,480

6,350 

6,190 

6,080 

5,920 

6,020

6,430 

6,540 

6,460 

6,380 

6,940
MISSOURI RIVER PROPER 31

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Missouri River near Mobridge, S. Dak,, 1928-

1931

Month

1928-29

February.. _______________________

July-- 

1929-30

April .. ... ... ... ....... ...........

July ______ . . . ....

1930-31

April.. 

July.... 

Maximum

17, 100

17, 100

14,100

153,000

72,700

106,000

125,000

64,000

25,000

13,800

153,000

15,600

13,600

50,000

82,800

45,300

62,600

33,000

43,800

20,000

R9 fiflfl

25,800

16,100

32,000

30,500

41,400

27,700

14,200

6,940

41,400

Minimum

14,000

13,700

22,000

25,800

57,300

28,000

11,300

10, 100

12,900

26,200

23,400

24,600

16,400

9,650

13,000

12,200

7,000

11,200

16,900

7,870

6,270

5,010

Mean

14,900

16,300

9,310

11,200

9,200

35,300

35,900

37,200

84,100

41, 700

15,200

11,600

26,800

14,200

. 12,500

7,500

8,580

15,000

33,400

37,000

32,700

39,100

23,000

17,000

15,100

21,300

14,500

12,000

» 7,600

6,750

9,450

13,400

14,200

15,600

33,600

14,400

9,160

5,950

13,000

Run-off in 

acre-feet

916, 000

970,000

572,000

689,000

511,000

2,170,000

2,140,000

2,290,000

5,000,000

2,560,000

935,000

690,000

19,400,000

873,000

744,000

461,000

528,000

833,000

2,050,000

2,200,000

2, 010, 000

2, 330, 000

1, 410, 000

1, 050, 000

898,000

15,400,000

892,000

714,000

467,000

415,000

525,000

824,000

845,000

959,000

2, 000, 000

885,000

663,000

354,000

9,440,000

Estimated.
32 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

MISSOURI RIVER AT CHAMBERLAIN, S. DAK.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 16, T. 104 N., R. 71 W., at Chamberlain. Zero of 

gage is 1,330.8 feet above mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 250,000 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1928, to September, 1929; discontinued.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 151,000 second-feet June 4; 

maximum gage height, 9.26 feet Mar. 30; minimum discharge, 7,680 secondfeet Dec. 11 (gage height, 1.2 feet).

REMARKS. Records fair. Discharge estimated because of ice Jan. 1 to Mar. 16

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet,

Day

1... _ . _ ..

Z... ... ......

3. 

4. 

8... - ..

6 ... ...

7 . 

8. .

10 

11 

12 

13.. ..

14 

15 

16 

17. 

18 

10

20 

21 

22 

23 ..

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

15,800

15,800

15,800

15,600

15,300

15,300

15,300

15,300

15,300

15,000

15,000

14,800

15,300

15,300

15,800

15,800

15, 800

15,800

14,800

14,800

14,800

14,800

14,800

14,800

14,600

15,000

15,100

15,200

15, 200

15,400

15,600

Nov.

15,600

16,500

16,800

16,800

17,400

17,400

17,400

17,400

17,400

17,100

16,800

16,800

16,800

17, 100

16, 200

16,200

16,800

16,500

17,100

16, 800

16,800

16, 800

16,600

16,200

16, 200

15,600

15,100

15,000

15,200

Dec.

15,100

14,700

13,600

10,400 19 <inn

10,800

8,620

9,160

8,490

7,820

7 680

7,820

9,570

9,710

9,850

9,710

9,160

8,490

8,360

8,080

9,160

9,300

9,440

9,570

9,030

8,760

9,160

9,300

10,800

10,900

10,800

Jan.

12,000

11,500

9,300

Feb.

8,600

9,800

11,800

Mar.

.

1

I 16,000

1

18,000

35,000

52, 800

39,600

31,600

27, 500

46,600

61, 200

84,000

82, 100

77,400

63,800

54,600

55,400

80,200

120,000

103, 000

Apr.

77,000

69, 100

75,400

68,000

61,600

66,800

66,600

57,300

52,800

53,800

56,500

53,200

52,400

52,200

50,600

44,800

39,600

37,900

35,500

32,400

29,000

28,200

28,800

26,800

33,300

32,000

27,800

32,800

29,300

27,300

May

25, 100

24,700

25,800

27,300

29,200

31,500

33,000

34,600

36,400

38,400

39,200

39,300

40,700

41,200

40,300

38,800

38,900

39,200

42, 600

42,400

39,600

37,200

33,200

31,200

30,900

28,400

30,400

36,600

50,300

84,000

91,600

June

113,000

118,000

140, 000

146, 000

138,000

117,000

96,600

89,000

93,000

100, 000

122,000

147,000

131,000

97,000

85,600

100,000

106, 000

98,600

96,000

88,200

97,800

94,200

103,000

105,000

97,200

81,900

76,000

71,600

72,500

68,900

July

65,300

63, 100

61,200

60,100

59,000

62,300

68,200

68,400

70,000

68,400

62.400

55,600

54,000

54,000

51,400

44,400

39,900

37,900

37,900

38,700

36,100

32,400

31,900

31,600

29,800

31,200

32,200

32,100

31,400

31,900

30,700

Aug.

27,700

27,400

26,00(

23,800

22,600

21,900

20,600

20,000

19,100

18,600

18,100

18,000

17,900

17,500

17,300

16,600

16, 100

15,600

15, 500

15,200

14,600

14,400

14,200

13,900

13, 300

13,400

13, 500

13,500

13,300

12,300

12,300

Sept.

12,300

11,900

12,300

11,900

11,900

11,900

12,300

12,300

12, 700

12,300

12, 300

12,300

12,300

11,800

11,400

11,300

11,200

11,000

11,000

11,000

11,400

11,400

12,000

12, 500

13,100

13, 700

14,300

14,300

14,300

14,300

Month

October _________________ _ . ...........

April. ... .. .. _ ....

June

July .... ......... . ......

September.. ___ . ____ . _ .. . .... . ..............

Maximum

15,800

17,400

15,100

120, 656

77,000

91,600

147,000

70,000

27,700

14,300

147, 000

Minimum

14,600

15,000

7,680

26,800

24,700

68,900

29,800

12,300

11, 000

7,680

Mean

15,300

16,600

9,860

10,900

9,940

43,900

46,600

38,800

103,000

47,500

17,600

12,300

31,000

Kun-off in 

acre-feet

941,000

988,000

606,000

670,000

552, 000

2, 700, 000

2, 770, 000

2, 390, 000

6, 130, 000

2,920,000

1,080,000

732,000

22, 500, 000

NOTE.-r-Record of discharge in the above table supersedes the record published in Water-Supply Paper 

686 because of revision of records for January, 1929.
MISSOURI RIVER PROPER 33

MISSOURI RIVER AT PIERRE, S. DAK.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SW. % sec. 32, T. Ill N., R. 79 W., at Chicago & 

North Western Railway bridge at Pierre, IK miles above mouth of Bad 

River. Zero of gage is 1,417.1 feet above mean sea level.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 242,000 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1929, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year ending Sept. 30, 1930, 74,600 

second-feet Apr. 7, 1930 (gage height, 6.75 feet); minimum occurred during 

winter.

Maximum discharge during year ending Sept. 30, 1931, 46,400 second-feet 

June 12 (gage height, 6.58 feet); minimum, 5,640 second-feet Sept. 17, 20, 21. 

Maximum stage known, 21.0 feet in March, 1881 (relation to present datum 

not known).

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 19, 1929, 

to Mar. 17, 1930, Nov. 21, 22, 1930, and Dec. 12, 1930, to Feb. 25, 1931, 

which are fair. Discharge for winter of 1930-31 based on four discharge 

measurements and temperature records. Records of discharge in the following tables for the year ending Sept. 30, 1930, supersede those published 

in Water-Supply Paper 701.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-1981

Day

1929-30 

1. ______ ..

2. _ ..........

3. _ . _ ......

4- ...........

5 ... .... .

6.... ___ ..

7 __ ..........

8 ... ... -

9... ........ ...

10. ....

11 -

12... ........

13 

14 

15 

16..............

17 

18 

19 . 

20 

21. ____

22 

23..... ......

24 _ ..

26 . 

26. _ ..........

26 _

28 - 

9Q

30. ..

31 

Oct.

14,800

14,200

14,200

14,200

14,200

14,200

14,200

15,300

15,300

15,100

15,400

15,600

15,200

15,300

15,300

15,000

15,000

14,800

14,800

14,700

14,600

14,400

14,200

14,000

14,000

13,800

14,400

14,300

14,800

14,400

14,500

Nov.

14,500

14,600

14,000

13,600

13,400

13,300

13,200

13,400

13,300

13,400

13,500

13,700

14,400

14,500

14,600

14,600

14,500

14. Wl

IZ, AM

10,300

1

Dec.

8,400

 7,300

I 6, 200

U.600

7,000

Jan.

7,900

 9,500

Feb.

11,000

12,800

>20,600

Mar.

37,000

33,700

126,300

1

30,000

40,000

52,800

56,000

51,900

46,000

47,800

50,700

54,900

51,200

44,100

41,400

40,000

41 4fWl

42,700

43,100

Apr.

37,300

35,300

37,300

44,400

52,100

68,000

74,300

69,900

54,800

35,100

30,300

27,500

27,300

28,500

29,300

29,300

31,600

33,800

37,100

37,100

36,900

37,000

36,700

37,300

37,800

37,300

34,600

32,900

30,200

29,200

May

30,500

31,100

31,200

30,600

30,600

32,200

36,000

44,200

44,400

43,000

41,700

41,000

42,500

45,200

47,200

50,200

46,400

39,900

35,000

32,700

31,700

30,700

30,400

29,600

28,500

26,600

25,800

26,200

25,900

25,600

25,200

June

25,300

24,400

27,200

28,200

27,800

33,400

62,600

57,700

52,200

47,800

41,800

37,800

33,300

31,000

30,400

35,200

51,800

51,800

45,700

45,400

50,700

47,900

44,400

38,800

36,800

37,500

39,900

40,500

39,400

36,300

July

34,400

33,400

24,000

35,200

35,300

31,100

28,800

26,400

24,800

24,000

23,400

21,900

20,400

19,900

19,200

19,000

19,600

19,400

19,200

18,800

18,300

17,600

18,500

21,100

25,000

26,500

25,300

23,000

21,000

19,700

18,400

Aug.

17,300

15,900

14,800

14,000

13,100

12,800

12,400

11,900

11,100

10,300

9,680

9,190

9,020

8,560

8,300

8,220

8,810

12,400

19,200

19,400

15,800

14,800

15,000

20,700

41,000

44,700

39,200

30,300

27,400

24,700

22,700

Sept.

22,200

22,300

21,000

20,000

19,400

19,200

19,600

19,200

18,100

17,400

16,900

16,600

16,100

15,000

14,600

14,400

14,400

14,200

13,600

13,400

13,600

14,000

15,000

15,700

16,500

16,700

15,000

14,200

13,700

13,600
34 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Missouri River at Pierre, S. Dak.,

1929-1931 Continued

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug, Sept.

1930-31

16- 

17. 

18-

19.

20.

21-

22- 

23_ 

24. 

25-

26.

27. 

28-

29.

30.

31.

13,600

13,600

13,800

13,900

14,300

16,000

15,200

15,100

14,900

14,300

14,100

13,800

13,400

13,200

12,900

12, 600

12,500

12,400

18,200

25,000

21,000

15,300

15,100

15,800

15,700

15,100

15,000

14,800

14,700

14,700

14,600

14,300

14,300

14,600

15,000

15,300

15,100

15,500

15,600

15,500

15,000

14,500

14,300

14,000

13,600

13,300

13,300

13,200

13,100

13, 000

13,200

11,000

10,000

7,430

7,120

7,650

7,280 7, "" 

7, 950 

6,720 

6,230

6,830

7,120

6,320

6,440

6,700

7,750

8,080

8,460

8,800 I

9,230

8,400

8,300

8,100

7,900

\ 6,700

7,900

7,700

7,100

7,200

6,300

5,440

5,500

5,900 

6,500 7, " 

7,300 

6,900

7,100

7,600

10,000

 12,000

13,000

14,500

13,400

12,500

12,100

11,900

12,000

12,600

12,900

12,900

12,900

13,400

13,700

13,700

13,700

14,100

13,900

13,500

13,800

13,600 

13,800 

14,OOD 

14,500 

14,600

14,000

14,200

15,900

18,200

17,000

17,500

23,300

13,600

9,590

7,750

8,490

8,320

7,650

16,500

27,200

25,200

22,400

33,100

31,200

24,500

17,900

16,600

15,600

15,100

14,800

14,500

14,300

14,000

13,600

12,800

12,700

12,100

12,300

12,200

12,200

12,100

11,900

12,000

11,800

11,700

11,800

11,800

11,600

11,700

11,500

11,600

11,900

12,400

13,200

13,700

13,300

13,300

13,100

12,900

12,400

11,900

11,600

11,500

11,000

10,900

11,400

12,200

13,200

13,900

14,400

21,500

30,400

31,200

26,900

24,000

21,600

19,800

17,700

17,800

17, 600

17,200

16,600

17,300

22,700

28,800

28,800

29,200

37,900

45,900

44,800

42,500

41,500

41,700

43,500

44,000

43,300

43,100

41,700

40,600

38,100

36,000

.34,300

33,500

32,700

32,000

31,500

34,400

33,900

31,900

28,200

24,800

22,900

27,700

22,700

21,300

20,400

19,900

18,400

17,600

16,500

15,900

15,400

15,200

15,000

14,700

13,700

12,800

12,100

11,500

10,800

10,000

9,890

8,110 7, r ~~ 

7,850 

7,650 

7,490

7.430 

8,S460 

8,840 

7,210

8,600

8,320

8,180

7,060

7,460

7,590

8,520

10,400

13,300

13,900

13,700

13,300

13,100

13,100

13,600

12,900

12,300

11,200

10,400 

9,440 

8,600 

8,250 7, 

7,950

7,590

7,460

7,210

7,000

6,750

6,590

6,490

6,370

6,340

6,230

6,040

5,940

5,940

5,880

5,800

5,770

5,640

5,670

5,670

5,640

5,640

5,690

5,690

6,170

6,640

6,250

6,120

6,100

6,250

6,460

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Run-off in 

acre-feet

October_- 

November. 

DecemberJanuary . 

FebruaryMarch-..-- 

April- - 

May 

June_. 

July-- 

August..... 

September1929-30

15,600

14,600

13,800

56,000

74,300

50,200

62,600

35,300

44,700

22,300

27,300

25,200

25,300

17,600

8,220

13,400

14,700

12,900

7,310

8,730

14,400

39,300

39,000

34,900

40,100

24,000

17,500

16,500

904,000

768,000

449,000

537,000

800,000

2,420,000

2,320,000

2,150,000

2,390,000

1,480,000

1,080,000

982,000

The year. 74,300 22,500 16,300,000

October__ 

November. 

DecemberJanuary . 

FebruaryMarch.-.-. 

April .--. 

May._-_-. 

June___. 

July........

August . 

September.

1930-31

25,000

15,600

9,230

12,400

6,230

15,000

12,200

7,620

The year.

23,300

33,100

31,200

45,900

33,900

13,900

7,590

45,900

7,750

7,650

10,900

16,600

8,180

5,640

11,100

13,800

15,900

15,200

33,200

16,600

9,740

6,230

13,600

922,000

726,000

469,000

424,000

616,000

848,000

946,000

935,000

1,980,000

1,020,000

599,000

371,000

9,860,000
MISSOURI RIVER PROPER 35

MISSOURI RIVER AT TANETON, S. DAK.

LOCATION. Chain gage between sec. 18, T. 93 N., R. 55 W., and sec. 13, T.

93 N., R. 56 W., in Yankton. Zero of gage is 1,161.15 feet above mean sea

level.

DRAINAGK ARKA. 269,000 square miles. 

RKCORDS AVAILABLE. November, 1930, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 46,500 second-feet June 15 (gage

height, 7.22 feet); minimum, 5,900 second-feet Nov. 30. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods Nov. 1-14, Nov. 25 to Feb. 3,

which were estimated.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day Nov. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

11.

12.

13-

14-

15.

16.

17-

18-

19.

20.

21.

22.

23-

24-

25.

26.

27.

29- 

30. 

31-

'15,600 

'15,000 

'15,000 

'14,400 

'14,400

'14,400

 14,700

 14,400

 14,700

 14,700

 15,600

 16,400

 16,400

 16,600 

16.000

15,700

15,400

15,200

15,400

16,800

18,400

16,600

15,300

15,000

13,500

12,000

 7,400

 7,400

 6,000

 5,900

 16,000

 17,000

 18,300 

18,600 

18,300

18,100

17,200

15,500

15,300

14,000

13,300

13,700

14,000

12,800

12,600

13,200

13,800

14,200

15,600

17,500

17,200

17,500

17,800

17,600

17,700

17,600

16,900

17,000

17,100

17,000

16,600

16,000

15,000

14,600

13,900

15,100

15,000

14,000

14,400

13,000

14,500

14,600

15,600

16,200

16,200

16,400

15,900

15,700

15,800

16,400

16,200

17,200

17,000

16,600

17,000

16,200

24,600

27,600

20,100

18,700

16,500

14,600

13,300

11,800

12,900

29,600

30,400

28,800

42,500

34,500

26,200

22,100

19,800

18,400

17,200

16,200

15,800

15,800

15,800

16,400

16,000

15,600

15,200

14,800

14,600

14,600

14,200

14,200

14,200

14,100

14,000

14,000

13,500

13,500

13,400

13,400

12,900

13,400

14,600

15,900

16,200

16,200

16,400

16,400

16,200 

15,900 

15,300 

14,800 

 14,300

13,500

13,200

12,900

12,700

12,700

13,200

13,100

13,900

19,400

29,400

28,300

25,700

23,800

22,600

21,700

21,100

21,000

20,400

19,500

19,300

18,700

19,800

27,200

31,300

38,100

46,100

44,600

41,300

39,700

39,500

42,500

44,700

40,700

40,500

39,000

38,600

37,500

35,200

33,600

32,800

31,800

32,100

32,400

33,600

34,600

33,800

32,000

29,100

24,900

26,700

28,300

26,200

23,700

22,500

21,600

20,600

18,700

18,100

17,200

16,400

16,000

15,800

15,800

15,000

14,100

13,300

12,800

12,100

11,600

11,300

10,700

10,200

9,720

9,350

9,550

9,350

9,230

9,040

9,390

9,550

8,780

8,360

9,720

9,850

9,850

9,010

8,440

8,360

8,500

8,520

8,950

10,400

13,000

14,400

14,600

14,300

13,900

14,100

14,200

14,000

13,400

12,500

11,800

10,800

10,100

10,100

9,990

9,680

9,320

9,070

8,750

8,660

8,340

7,870

7,800

7,710

7,800

7,710

7,600

7,710

7,560

7,870

8,040

7,920

7,670

7,440

7,480

7,730

7,870

7,710

7,600

7,650

8,040

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Run-off in 

acre-feet

NovemberDecember.. 

January_. 

February.. 

March__. 

April... . 

May___. 

June__ 

July.. .. 

August_. 

September.

18,400 5,900

18,600

27,600

42,500

29,400

46,100

34,600

14,600

10,800

12,600

13,000

11,800

12,700

18,700

10,200

8,360

7,440

14,100 

»7,900 

"8,500 

16,000 

16,500 

19,000 

15,400 

31,900 

21,000 

10,800 

8,320

839,000

486,000

523,000

889,000

1,010,000

1,130,000

947,000

1,900,000

1,290,000

664,000

495,000

The period. 10,200,000

i Estimated by comparison with records at Pierce, S. Dak., and Sioux City, Iowa.
36 SUEFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

MISSOURI RIVER AT SIOUX CITY, IOWA

LOCATION.- Chain gage in Sioux City, half a mile below Big Sioux River. Zero 

of gage is 1,078.64 feet above mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 314,000 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1928, to September, 1931 (discontinued).

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year ending Sept. 30, 1929, 190,000 

second-feet Apr. 1 (gage height, 12.4 feet); minimum occurred during winter. 

Maximum discharge during year ending Sept. 30, 1930, 108,000 secondfeet Mar. 6 (gage height, 9.4 feet).

Maximum discharge during year ending Sept. 30, 1931, 54,700 second-feet 

June 16 (gage height, 9.79 feet); minimum, 5,510 second-feet Dec. 2 (gage 

height, 2.21 feet).

REMARKS. Records fair. Discharge estimated Dec. 19, 1928, to Mar. 15, 1929, 

Apr. 28-30, 1929, Nov. 20, 1929, to Mar. 5, 1930, Dec. 1, 3, 1930, and 

Dec. 26, 1930, to Jan. 18, 1931. Records of discharge Sept. 1, 1928, to Sept. 

30, 1930, in the following tables supersede those published in Water-Supply 

Papers 686 and 701.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, 1928-1931

Day

1928-29

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-

Sept.

23,000

23,000

22,200

21,600

20,700

20,600

20,600

19,800

18,900

19,800

20,600

21,400

23,700

24,600

22,500

22,100

21,200

21,000

21,500

21,000

19,900

19,100

41,200

36,000

27,200

20,000

19,200

17,800

17,400

17,000

Oct.

17,000

17,400

17,400

18,200

1

10 OAn 1O, fAJV

17,400

17,400

18,200

17,400

16,600

16,600

17,000

18,200

17,000

15,900

22,200

22,600

20,800

22,600

20,800

19,900

18,700

17,500

17,500

16,700

16,300

16,000

16,000

16,000

16,000

16,700

Nov.

1A 10, QnA uuu

16,900

16,900

18,500

ifi XO, onn V\J\J

16,900

17,300

18,500

19,300

19*300

19,300

19,300

19,500

19,800

19,800

19,900

20,100

20,200

19,500

19,500

18,800

19,000

19,200

19,300

19,500

19,300

19,300

19,200

19,000

18,400

Dec.

17 600

17^700

17,700

17,300

i XOj >% ftftn UUU

12,000

11,600

n

QAA 

 OUU

11,600

11,000

9,700

9,700

9,580

10,100

10,700

11,000

10,100

9,700

7,900

8,500

10,000

9,600

8,600

8,600

8,600

7,750

7,750

7,750

8,000

8,100

8,100

Jan.

7,200

8 BAAt OUU

10,300

12,500

11,500

10,900

Feb.

11,500

.-__..

Mar.

17 ±fj QftA 0UU

18,500

9(1 IKY) 45U, uw IB xo, 7nn tw 

91 j£X, QnA CTUU

24,800

26,300

99 «o, inn XUU

27,500

35,500

51,200

68,500

32,200

52,000

83,500

55,800

43,000

67,400

85,300

60,200

44,800

36,000

65,000

98,000

100,000

90,800

80,000

61,400

55,800

60,200

123,000

Apr.

17ft If o, firm UvU in9 XU£, nnn UUU

71,900

59,800

79 500

64,500

61,000

66 900

61,' 000

53,400

62,100

59,800

56,500

52,500

48,800

51,500

56,500

51,500

47,000

42,700

37,800

40,100

37,100

37,800

38,600

45,300

43,500

41,000

40,000

40,000

May

OQ OftA Oi?j ^UU

33,300

31,700

30,600

30,600

11 OX, ?nn i\J\J

35,000

Q7 AAA Off UUU

37,700

41,600

44,200

42,500

42,500

41,600

41,600

39,900

46,900

40,800

40,800

39,900

38,400

37,000

37,000

34,400

33,900

32,800

31,700

35,000

51,400

70,400

65,500

June

104 000

150,' 000

166,000

171,000

171,000

174,000

163,000

125,000

97,200

90,000

92,800

112,000

153,000

158,000

115,000

88,600

79,200

94,300

102,000

88,600

84,500

84,500

81,800

77,900

81,800

90,000

99,400

85,600

70,200

66,400

July

n, 

ifmrtUU

68,900

67,600

62,800

59,400

61,700

64,000

65,000

68,600

79 t «, rtuU 4ttn

68,900

64,000

61,700

58,300

56,200

60,500

58,300

52,100

47,500

45,700

43,100

40,600

40,600

39,000

39,800

38,200

36,000

34,000

33,400

33,400

33,400

Aug.

30,900

32,100

31,500

.30,900

29,800

27,600

26,500

f)A Ann atf 4VJu

22,400

22,400

20,600

20,100

19,300

18,600

18,600

19,000

19,000

19,000

19,000

19,000

17,500

18,200

17,500

17,200

16,900

16,300

16,300

16,000

15,100

14,600

14,600

Sept.

14,600

15,300

14,600

14,600

14,100

13,600

13,600

13,600

13,800

14,600

.14,600

14,600

13,600

13,400

12,700

12,700

12,700

12,300

12,400

12,400

12,400

12,600

12,000

12,000

12,000

12,400

12,900

14,600

15,700

14,600
MISSOURI RIVEB PBOPEB 37

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Missouri River at Sioux City, Iowa, 1928-19S1-

Continued

Day

1929-30 

I....... __ ...

2

3..............

4... .... .......

5 .

6.-....--......

7..............

8..............

9 . r ...

10.. .. .

11 

12..............

13... ...........

14 .. .

15 . 

16 

17 

18.. .......

19 .- .

20...... .

21 

22 

23 

24. 

25

26 

27 

28 29.:.. 

30 

31 

1930-31 

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 ___ 

Oct.

14,900

15,700

15,700

15,700

15,400

16,600

17,900

17,600

16,300

16,300

16,100

15.500

15,500

16,100

16,100

16,100

16,100

16,100

17,000

15,800

15,600

16,200

16,500

16,800

16,800

16,500

16,800

16,800

16,800

17,300

17,600

16,300

16,300

16,000

15,700

16,300

16,300

16,000

16,900

16,600

16,600

16,900

17,800

17,200

17,800

19,000

19,500

17,800

16,300

16,000

15,100

14,500

14,500

15,100

21,600

23,000

19,000

16,900

16,100

15,400

16,300

17,200

Nov.

17,800

18,500

18,500

18,500

18,500

18,500

18,500

18,500

18,500

18,500

18,500

18,500

18,200

16,800

15,900

15,900

15,300

15,300

15,300

15,000

10,000

7,400

6,100

7,500

12,000

15,000

14,000

12,000

9,000

7,000

16,600

15,700

15,100

15,100

14,500

14,500

14,500

14,800

14,500

14,800

14,800

15,700

16,600

16,600

17,200

16,300

15,900

16,000

15,400

17,800

17,200

17,500

17,500

14,600

13,000

12,100

7,470

7,470

6,150

5,910

Dec.

, *uu

5,700

5,510

5,550

5,590

6,030

6,590

7,280

7,860

7,860

8,500

9,200

8,960

9,200

8,720

8,720

9,200

9,450

8,960

9,450

8,960

8,960

8,720

8,960

8,070

7,660

7,500

7,500

7,500

7,500

7,500

7,400

Jan.

8,500

10,600

7 800

 8,200

[7,200

7,200

8,000

8,800

8,920

7,520

7,850

9,700

9,300

8,020

8,370

8,550

8,550

12,600

12,600

13,600

13,600

Feb.

11, 500

iOj OUU

26,000

16,500

18,600

17,800

17,100

16,000

17,600

17,500

17,200

15,100

15,400

15,600

14,900

14,400

14,400

14,200

14,200

13,900

14,400

14,500

15,800

16,800

17,200

17,600

18,200

18,200

18,500

18,300

17,600

Mar.

11,500

11,500

12,600

13,100

17,800

42,400

66,800

50,000

44,100

63,600

65,000

61,800

74,300

83,800

77,700

64,800

58,600

62,300

57,300

43,300

45,300

42,400

45,300

44,300

41,500

43,300

53,600

51,000

42,400

42,600 Ad onn

17,400

17,600

17,800

17,400

16,500

15,800

15,000

14,700

14,700

15,200

15,000

15,000

15,000

15,000

15,200

15,700

15,700

15,700

15,000

15,400

16,000

16,400

16,800

16,600

16,500

16,700

16,700

17,800

17,300

25,000

29,700

Apr,

43,100

40,900

40,600

37,500

32,200

32,300

38,100

59,200

74,900

80,100

67,400

51,900

39,600

36,000

34,600

35,900

35,700

34,200

33,900

39,600

46,000

46,000

46,400

42,100

39,300

36,600

37,300

38,400

39,600

39,600

22,000

20,200

19,000

16,800

15,100

13,100

12,600

27,000

29,300

28,300

38,600

31.600

25,200

22,600

21,900

19,600

19,000

17,800

16,800

16,800

15,800

16,100

15,800

14,800

14,200

13,600

14,100

14,600

14,100

14,100

May

36,200

33,900

32,300

32,300

33,900

35,900

40,400

38,800

37,300

40,400

52,300

63,800

63,800

66,200

59,900

51,900

47,800

46,400

47,800

44,600

40,400

37,300

34,600

34,600

35,200

32,800

32,300

31,300

30,400

29,900

28,600

14,400

14,600

14,100

13,800

14,000

13,900

14,200

14,000

13,800

13,500

14,200

15,000

15,600

16,000

16,000

16,100

16,100

15,400

15,400

14,600

13,800

13,000

12,600

12,600

12,400

12,300

12,600

13,100

13,400

15,800

27,200

June

28,400

27,400

28,900

30,400

32,800

35,900

38,100

35,200

32,300

59,600

63,800

59,200

53,900

51,900

46,400

42,900

37,200

33,900

31,300

33,400

51,500

55,000

48,200

45,500

49,100

47,300

44,300

42,400

37,600

35,800

29,600

27,200

23,900

23,200

22,000

20,600

20,600

20,800

19,200

19,200

19,800

19,300

23,700

32,600

42,600

53,600

48,600

41,700

39,200

39,800

43,400

47,400

46,100

39,800

38,100

38,100

40,400

35,300

34,600

32,100

July

36,600

35,900

38,100

35,200

30,800

29,900

29,400

31,300

31,300

31,300

29,900

29,900

29,900

28,600

26,600

26,200

25,400

23,700

22,600

22,300

21,200

20,700

20,600

21,600

19,600

19,600

19,600

19,300

19,900

22,600

25,800

31,700

31,700

31,700

32,100

34,200

35,000

31,200

28,900

26,500

25,800

26,800

28,000

25,900

23,800

21,800

20,600

19,700

18,800

17,900

16,900

16,400

15,600

15,600

15,600

14,300

13,200

12,900

13,000

12,300

11,300

11,100

Aug.

27,300

25,300

22,400

20,900

21,200

20,600

19,900

18,700

18,400

17.80C

17,200

17,100

16,600

15,400

15,400

14,200

13,700

13,700

14,200

13,700

18,700

22,300

22,600

22,400

23,000

20,900

18,400

16,900

19,900

30,400

32,800

10,600

10,300

10,000

9,800

9,560

9,870

9,650

10,600

10,300

9,340

9,250

9,800

10,100

10,100

9,960

9,190

9,040

9,040

9,340

9,340

9,370

11,000

12,900

14,100

14,200

13,700

13,400

13,200

12,800

12,600

12,000

Sept.

29,900

25,800

24,400

24,400

24,800

23,700

22,900

24,400

25,700

25,600

24,000

22,000

21,200

20,500

19,000

18,100

16,700

16,300

15,100

16,000

16,300

15,700

15,400

15,100

14,800

15,100

14,500

14,200

14,200

15,700

11,500

11,100

10,500

10,300

9,650

9,430

8,900

8,750

8,530

8,370

8,260

7,690

7,890

7,740

7,550

7,580

7,550

7,770

7,960

8,010

8,040

8,010

7.650

7,390

7,550

7,580

7,740

7,770

7,480

7,580
38 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Missouri River at Sioux City, Iowa, 1988-1981

Month

1928 

September ___ . _________________ . ...

1928-29

February -

April. - 

July.-. 

AUgUSt --------- - -.--

The year. ____ - _ - _ ___ ____ . _ 

1929-30

July 

1930-31 

October

April. 

June. _______ ---._ ___ . ____ . __ - ........

July .-

Maximum

41,100

22,600

20,200

17,700

123,000

178,000

70,400

174,000

72,400

32,100

15,700

178,000

17,900

18,500

83,800

80,100

66,200

63,800

38,100

32,800

29,900

83,800

23,000

17,800

9,450

13,600

18,600

29,700

38,600

27,200

53,600

35,000

14,200

11,500

53,600

Minimum

17,000

15,900

16,900

 7,750

17,900

37,100

30,600

66,400

33,400

14,600

12,000

14,900

6,100

11,500

32,200

28,600

27,400

19,300

13,700

14,200

14,500

5,910

5,510

13,900

14,700

12,600

12,300

19,200

11,100

9,040

7,390

5,510

Mean

22,200

17,900

18,800

10,700

10,200

11,500

53,300

57,600

39,900

111,000

53,100

21,000

13,500

34,900

16,300

15,000

8,200

9,580

16,400

47,700

43,300

41,100

42,000

26,600

19,700

19,700

25,500

17,000

14,400

7,890

8,680

16,300

16,800

19,400

14,600

32,800

21,900

10,800

8,390

15,700

Bun-off in 

acre-feet

1,320,000

1,100,000

1,120,000

658,000

627,000

639,000

3,280,000

3,430,000

2,450,000

6,600,000

3,260,000

1,290,000

803,000

25, 300, 000

1,000,000

893,000

504,000

589,000

911,000

2,930,000

2, 580, 000

2,530,000

2,500,000

1,640,000

1, 210, 000

1, 170, 000

18, 500, 000

1,050,000

857,000

485,000

534,000

905,000

1, 030, 000

1, 150, 000

898,000

1,950,000

1, 350, 000

664,000

499,000

11, 400, 000
MISSOURI RIVER PROPER 39

MISSOURI RIVER AT OMAHA, NEBB.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 23, T. 15 N., R. 14 E., at Douglas Street toll

bridge at ODD aha. Zero of gage is 959.71 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 323,000 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE.- September, 1928, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 52,800 second-feet June 18 (gage

height, 10.85 feet); minimum, 5,750 second-feet Dec. 4 (gage height, 3.32

feet).

1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 198,000 second-feet June 7, 1929 (gage

height, 14.28 feet); minimum, 5,720 second-feet Dec. 12, 1929 (gage height,

3.3 feet). 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period Dec. 29 to Feb. 4, which were

based on one discharge measurement and temperature records.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-S1

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

11-

12..

13..

15-

16-

17-

18- 

19. 

20-

21..

22-

23- 

24.. 

25-

27.

15,400

15,400

16,100

16,200

16,400

16,300

16,200

16,200

16,200

16,600

16,300

16,300

16,600

17,200

16,900

17,600 

19,900 

19,400 

17,700 

16*300

15,900

15,400

15,100

14,900

15,300

20,600

21,400

18,800

17,000

15,900

16,000

15,900

16,200

16,200

15,900

15,600

15,600

15,400.

15,000

15,000

14,800

14,600

14,700

15,000

15,300

15,600

16,000

16,200

16,100

16,000

17,000

17,900

17,800

17,400

17,400

17,100

16,200

13,800

14,700

11,000

8,290

7,720

6,920

6,520

5,760

5,830

6,740

7,120

7,240

7,940

8,730

9,040

8,850

8,960

9,180

9,210

9,100

9,410

9,240

9,410

9,010

9,150

8,870

9,070

8,860

8,320

7,570

7,620

7,660

7,600

7,600

7,700

8,100

8,400

7,600

8,470

9,200

11,400

14,000

16,700

18,800

18,600

18,300

17,600

17,100

17,300

18,000

16,900

16,500

16,500

16.300

15,400

14,600

14,800

14,600

14,600

14,600

14,700

15,000

15,400

16,300

16,800

17,400

17,700

17,500

18,000

18,200

18,400

17,800

18,000

17,600

17,600

17,600

16,700

15,900

15.500

15,500

15,400

15,700

15,600

15,400

15,600

15,600

15,700

16,300

16,400

16,900

17,100

16,800

16,800

17,300

17,000

17,700

18,100

18,300

18,300

24,800

30,400

21,000

17,600

16,900

16,400

15,200

14,900

15,000

19,000

30,100

27,200

37,500

37,500

26,900

21,800

20,400

19,100

18,400

18,200

18,000

17,300

16,900

16,300

15,900

16,100

15,400

15,300

15,200

14,800

14,600

14,500

14,000

14,000

14,200

14,600

14,600

14,600

14,000

13,700

13,900

13,800

13,900

14,000

14,100

14.900

15,200

15,600

15,600

15,800

15,600

15,200

14,600

14,600

14,100

13,600

13,200

12,900

13,700

15,100

14,300

14,300

14,800

24,800

27,200

26,000

25,900

23,400

21,400

21,100

20,600

20,300

19,500

20,000

20,300

19,400

21,600

35,700

50,900

51,700

42,400

40,400

44,800

45,200

49,000

46,100

41,900

40,200

39,100

38,400

36,000

33,200

32,600

31,400

30,200

30,600

32,600

33,800

34,300

34,300

31,600

27,100

25,200

25,100

26,400

26,600

23,400

22,600

21,100

20,800

20,900

18,900

17,200

16,700

16,000

15,700

15,600

15,400

14,600

13,600

13,000

12,400

11,600

11,200

11,500

12,100

11,200

10,700

10,500

10,400

10,700

10,600

11,000

11,600

10,700

10,000

10,100

10,500

10,600

10,400

9,880

9,790

9,210

9,470

9,410

9,640

10,800

12,300

13,900

14,200

14,000

13,600

13,600

13,700

14,900

12,900

12,400

11,800

10,800

10,400

9,790

9,500

9,010

8,650

8,210

8,050

8,210

8,100

7,940

8,000

7,870

8,510

8,900

8.240

11,600

10,800

8,820

8,650

12,700

11,800

9,820

8,710

8,240

8,150

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Bun-off in

acre-feet

October__ 

November. 

DecemberJanuary_ 

February.. 

March.....

April 

May-- 

June.......

July... 

August.....

BeptemW.

21,400

17,900

9,410

14,900

8,290

5,750

The year...__. 

131316 3E

18,800

24,800

37,600

15,800

51,700

34,300

14,200

14,900

51,700

14,000

15,400

14,600

12,900

14,800

11,600

9,210

7,870

18,800

15,600

8,120

8,940

16,400

17,100

20,000

14,400

32,000

22,900

11,200

9,720

16,100

1,030,000

922,000

499,000

550,000

911,000

1,050,000

1,190,000

885,000

1,900,000

I,410,000 

689,000 

578,000

II,600,000
40 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

MISSOURI RIVER AT NEBRASKA CITY, NEBR.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 10, T. 8 N., R. 14 E., at Chicago, Burlington & 

Quincy Railroad bridge at Nebraska City. Zero of gage is 903.94 feet above 

mean sea level (revised).

DKAINAGE AREA. i!4,000 square miles (revised).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1929, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 56,200 second-feet June 24; 

maximum gage height, 11.02 feet Jan. 5; minimum discharge, 8,900 secondfeet Sept. 18 (gage height, 4.73 feet).

1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 95,200 second-feet May 11, 1930 (gage 

height, 11.63 feet); minimum, 4,500 second-feet Dec. 3, 1929 (gage height, 

4.30 feet).

Maximum stage known, 17.6 feet in April, 1881.

REMARKS.' Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 27 to Dec. 

3, Dec. 30 to Jan. 30, which are poor. Discharge estimated Jan. 1-7.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

6 

T. .............

8 

9 

10 

11 __ . _ 

12 

13 

14 

16 

16 

17. _ 

18 

1Q

20 

21 

22. --

oq

24 

25 

26 -

97

28

9Q

30 

31 

Oct.

18,600 

18,600 

19,400 

20,200 

21,000

21,000 

21,000 

26,000 

26,000 

26,000

26,000 

26,000 

25,000 

27,000 

36,800

34,400 

33,000 

31,800 

26,000 

27,000

24,000 

23,000 

22,000 

22,000 

22,000

26,000 

34,400 

30,600 

26,000 

24,000 

23,000

Nov.

21,600 

22,600 

22,600 

23,600 

22,600

21,500 

21,500 

21,500 

21,500 

21,500

21,500 

21,500 

22,500 

22,500 

23,500

25,000 

26,200 

26,200 

26,200 

29,800

35,800 

41,400 

38,600 

31,800 

28,200

29,400 

25,200 

21,400 

17,400 

13,800

Dec.

11,400 

10,800 

10,200 

9,600 

13,200

14,600 

16,200 

16,200 

17,000 

20,200

20,200 

22,000 

21,000 

20,200 

19,400

20,200 

19,400 

18,600 

18,600 

13,200

13,200 

13,800 

13,800 

12,000 

11,400

10,200 

10,800 

13,200 

12,000 

12,600 

12,600

Jan.

12,900 

13,500 

14,100 

14,100 

14,900

14,900 

16,700 

16, 700 

16,500 

18,100

18,100 

16, 700 

14,100 

12,300 

11,100

10,500 

9,900 

9,900 

9,900 

9,900

10,500 

11,100 

11,100 

11,100 

11,700

11, 700 

12,900 

15, 700 

20, 500 

37,500 

30,900

Feb.

29,200 

27,000 

24,000 

30,400 

30,400

29,200 

28,000 

27,000 

28,000 

27,000

25,000 

24,000 

24,000 

23,000 

22,000

22,000 

22,000 

22,000 

21,200 

21,200

21,200 

22,000 

23,000 

24,000 

26,000

27,000 

29,200 

30, 400

Mar.

28,100 

28,100 

26,900 

26,900 

26,900

26,900 

28,100 

23,900 

20,900 

20,900

20,900 

21,900 

23,900 

25,900 

25,900

24,900 

24,900 

26,900 

25,900 

24,900

25,600 

25,900 

23,900 

22,600 

25,900

24,900 

23,600 

23,900 

24,900 

22,600 

21,900

Apr.

37, 700 

32,300 

27,800 

27,800 

26,900

26,200 

26,000 

25,200 

27,800 

42,500

41,300 

42,500 

46, 700 

40,100 

32,300

- 28,600 

26,900 

24,400 

22,600 

23,500

22,600 

22,600 

22,600 

21,800 

23,600

22,600 

22,600 

21,800 

21,800 

21,000

Month Maximum

April 

July. 

The year ..

35,800 

41,400 

22,000 

37,500 

30,400 

28,100 

46,700 

25,200 

56,200 

41,300 

16,100 

19,600

56,200

May

21,000 

20,200 

19,400 

20,200 

19,400

22,600 

24,400 

23,500 

22,600 

22,600

22,600 

23,500 

25,200 

23,500 

21,800

21,800 

22,600 

24,400 

21,800 

24,400

22,600 

20,200 

19,400 

19,400 

17,800

15,400 

14,600 

17,000 

22,600 

22,600 

20,200

June

17,000 

18,600 

30,300 

30,300 

32,300

37,100 

28,500 

26,800 

25,100 

24,200

25,100 

26,800 

27,600 

26,800 

33,500

28,400 

50,100 

54,600 

47,100 

42,900

53,100 

48,600 

51,600 

56,200 

42,900

40,300 

39,100 

39,100 

37,900 

36,700

Minimum

18,600 

13,800 

9.600 

9,900 

21,200 

20,900 

21,000 

14,600 

17,000 

13,800 

11,200 

9,200

9,200

July

36, 500 

41,300 

33, 300 

33,300 

33,300

34,300 

35,300 

36,500 

35,300 

31,300

30,300 

28,600 

30,300 

28,600 

28,600

26,000 

24,400 

23, tOO 

22,600 

23,500

21,000 

19,400 

18,600 

17,000 

17,000

17,000 

16,200 

15,400 

14,600 

14,600 

13,800

Aug.

13,400 

13,400 

13,700 

14,000 

13,000

12,000 

12,000 

12,000 

13,700 

12,300

13,400 

14,000 

13,000 

12,300 

12,300

12,600 

12,600 

12,300 

12,300 

11,600

11,200 

11,200 

11,600 

11,600 

12,600

14,400 

15,600 

16, 100 

15,600 

15,200 

14,800

Sept.

19,600 

18,100 

15,600 

14,800 

14,400

13,400 

12,600 

12,000 

11,600 

10,700

10,400 

10,100 

10,200 

9,900 

9,500

9,200 

9,200 

9,200 

10,200 

11,600

14,000 

14,800 

13,000 

12,300 

14,800

17,600 

15,600 

14,400 

12,600 

11,600

TV/T^OT, Run-off in Mean acre-feet

25,300 1,560,000 

24,900 1,480,000 

15,100 928,000 

14,700 904,000 

25,300 1,410,000 

24,800 1,520,000 

28,400 1,690.000 

21,300 1,310,000 

36,000 2,140,000 

25,900 1,590,000 

13,100 806,000 

12,800 762,000

22, 200 16, 100, 000
MISSOURI RIVER PROPER 41

MISSOURI BITER AT ST. JOSEPH, MO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 17, T. 57 N., R. 35 W., at St. Joseph & Grand

Island Railway bridge at St. Joseph, Buchanan County. Zero of gage is

793.69 feet above mean sea level (revised). 

DRAINAGE AREA. 424,000 square miles (revised). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1928, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 65,600 second-feet June 23 (gage

height, 6.8 feet); minimum discharge, 8,900 second-feet Jan. 21; minimum

gage height, 2.0 feet Jan. 20, 21.

1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 196,000 second-feet June 4, 1929 (gage

height, 10.1 feet); minimum discharge, 8,800 second-feet Dec. 26, 27, 1929;

minimum gage height, 2.7 feet Jan. 10, 1930.

Maximum stage known, 21.7 feet Apr. 29, 1881. 

REMARKS. Records good.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

LI12.

13.

14. 

15-

16. 

17-

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29. 

30- 

31.

19,300

19,300

18,700

18,700

18,100

19,300

20,700

21,400

21,400

24,400

26,800

25,200

26,800

26,800

25,200

31,300

37,000

39,000

35,000

34,000

31,300

26,800

24.400

22,800

22,400

22,400

22,400

27,800

35,000

31,400

25,400

23,300

22,700

22,700

22,700

23,300

23,300

22,200

21,700

21,700

21,700

21,700

21,700

21,200

20,700

21,700

25,900

24,500

25,100

25,800

28,800

32,200

36,000

40,100

44,500

36,000

33,100

27,200

24,500

20,200

19,700

17,200

16.100

14,700

14,400

13,700

13,100

14,000

16,200

16,200

17,000

17,600

19,200

20,000

20,900

20,000

19,200

18,400

18,000

18,400

19,200

17,600

14,400

13,400

11,900

11,900

11,600

11,600

12,800

13,700

13,100

13,100

14,000

12,500

11,900

12,200

13,200

15,600

16,000

16,800

17,600

17,200

18,500

20,500

20,500

17,200

16,400

14,900

12,800

10,700

10,700

9,200

8,900

9,200

10,400

10,700

11,300

11,300

12,200

14,200

15,600

19,500

36,800

36,300

31,600

28,300

26,100

28,300

32,500

29,100

28,300

26,800

26,800

26,800

25,400

24,800

23,600

23,000

22,500

22,500

22,500

22,500

22,500

22,000

22,500

22,500

23,600

23,600

24,800

26,100

27,500

28,300

28,300

28,300

26,900

24,600

24,600

25,800

27,100

24,200

22,100

22,100

22,100

23,100

24,200

26,000

26,000

25,400

25,400

26,000

26,000

25,400

25,400

24,800

25,400

26,000

24,800

25,400

25,400

26,000

26,000

25,400

25,300

35,100

33,300

28,500

27,800

25,900

24,700

24,200

24,200

24,200

32,400

40,000

40,000

47,600

45,400

38,000

31,600

29,200

27,800

27,800

27,100

27,100

25,900

25,300

24,700

25,300

25,300

24,700

24,200

23,700

20,700

20,700

20,200

19,700

19,700

19,700

20,700

21,700

23,900

23,900

22,700

21,700

22,200

23,300

23,300

22,700

22,700

23,900

23,900

26,500

25,800

25,800

23,900

20,700

20,700

19,200

18,400

17,200

18,000

21,200

24,500

26,300

23,200

20,600

21,800

31,000

38,000

48,600

37,000

31,000

28,800

26,500

27,100

28,500

27,800

34,200

42,100

34,000

35,000

53,800

52,600

45,600

55,000

64,200

60,000

60,000

50,200

43,400

42,300

40,100

39,000

38,000

38,000

41,200

40,100

36,000

36,000

36,000

37,000

39,000

39,000

37,000

34,000

34,000

36,000

34,000

33,100

29,600

28,000

26,500

25,800

25,100

23,900

21,200

20,200

18,800

18,000

17,600

17,200

16,800

16,100

15,400

15,300

16,100

16,900

15,300

14,500

14,100

13,000

12,200

13,000

15,700

16,900

14,100

14,100

13,700

12,600

12,200

12,200

13,000

13,000

13,700

13,700

13,000

12,200

11,600

11,600

11,600

12,600

14,500

15,300

16,100

16,100

16,900

20,200

23,700

20,200

17,300

15,700

15,300

14,100

12,600

12,200

11,900

10,900

10,300

10,300

10,300

10,300

9,700

9,400

9,400

9,700

13,000

13,300

16,100

18,700

25,700

33,700

27,400

22,200

18,700

16,100

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Run-ofi in 

acre-feet

October 

November. 

December.. 

January-- 

February. . 

March__ 

April.. .. 

May 

June_._ 

July........

August_. 

September.

The year.

39,000

44,500

20,900

36,800

36,300

28,300

47,600

26,500

64,200

41,200

16,900

33,700

64,200

18,100

19,700

11,600

8,900

22,000

22,100

23,700

17,200

20,600

15,400

11,600

9,400

8,900

25,800

25,800

15,800

14,800

25,800

25,400

29,500

21,900

38,900

29,300

13,900

15,800

23,500

1,590,000

1,540,000

972,000

910.000

1,430,000

1,660,000

1,760,000

1,350,000

2,310,000

1,800,000

855,000

940,000

17,000,000
42 SUEFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1931, PAET 6

MISSOURI BIVEE AT KANSAS CITY, MO.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 31, T. 50 N., R. 33 W., at Chicago,

Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge at Kansas City, 1 miJe below Kansas

River. Chain gage at same site used prior to May 13, 1931. Zero of gage

is 715.79 feet above mean sea level (revised). 

DRAINAGE AREA. 489,000 square miles (revised). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1928, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 64,000 second-feet June 24 (gage

height, 12.0 feet); minimum discharge, 10,600 second-feet Sept. 19; minimum

gage height, 2.4 feet Dec'. 27.

1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 254,000 second-feet June 5, 1929 (gage

height, 23.4 feet); minimum discharge, 9,500 second-feet Dec. 26, 27, 1929;

minimum gage height, 2.4 feet Jan. 10, Dec. 27, 1930.

Maximum stage known, 38.0 feet June 20, 1844. 

REMARKS. Records good. Gage-height record until May 12 furnished by

United States Weather Bureau.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-31

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.,

10-

11-

12-

13- 

14. 

15-

16.

17-

18-

19-

20-

21- 

22.

23-

24-

25-

26-

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

22,000

22,000

22,000

21,400

20,100

20,100

22,000

22,000

22,000

22,600

24,600

27,900

27,900

27,900

31,500

32,900

51,600

52,400

44,400

43,600

40,400

37,400

34,400

32,200

30,000

27,900

27,900

27,200

32,200

38,100

35,200

29,400

26,500

25,800

25,800

25,800

25,800

25,200

25,500

24,800

24,800

24,800

24,800

24,200

24,200

24,200

24,800

27,200

27,900

28,600

33,800

35,200

46,800

41,200

48,400

49,200

42,000

35,700

34,200

32,000

29,100

27,500

24,200

22,900

20,300

19,000

18,400

17,800

17,800

17,800

19,000

19,700

21,000

22,200

24,800

25,500

26,200

23,500

20,300

22,200

22,900

22,900

22,900

17,200

13,700

15,400

12,600

11,600

13,200

13,700

15,400

13,700

13,700

13,200

15,400

14,800

14,800

14,300

15,400

17,500

20,000

20,700

20,700

22,600

23,300

22,600

19,700

19,700

19,700

18,400

15,000

12,900

12,300

12,300

13,400

14,300

14,800

15,400

16,600

17,200

18,400

22,200

27,500

45,000

41,000

35,400

31,000

27,300

30,200

33,900

31,000

28,700

27,300

28,900

28,200

27,500

26,100

24,800

26,100

25,500

24,800

24,800

24,800

24,500

24,500

23,800

25,200

25,200

25,200

26,500

28,600

30,600

31,300

31,300

30,600

29,900

29,900

29,500

29,500

28,800

27,300

25,900

24,600

25,100

26,400

27,100

30,000

30,000

28,500

27,800

27,800

27,300

25,900

26,800

26,800

28,200

28,200

28,200

27,500

28,200

28,900

28,200

28,200

26,200

38,500

37,700

32,500

31,100

30,400

28,200

26,200

26,200

26,200

34,800

41,600

42,400

50,400

46,400

39,200

33,300

31,800

31,800

34,000

39,200

37,700

33,300

30,400

31,100

32,500

33,300

32,500

31,800

28,900

28,900

27,500

26,800

26,200

24,800

25,500

27,500

29,600

35,500

34,800

33,300

31,800

31,100

29,600

28,900

27,500

28,200

36,200

31,100

29,600

29,600

29,600

27,500

26,200

24,800

22,200

21,000

19,700

21,600

25,500

29,600

83,300

31,100

26,200

24,800

33,300

47,200

52,800

42,400

36,200

33,300 

34,000 

36,200 

39,-200 

35,500

40,000

48,800

43,200

41,600

56,000

55,200

48,800

57,700

63,100

61,300

59,500

50,400

45,600

44,800

42,400

42,400

40,800

41,600

44,000

48,000

44,000

43,200

40,800

40,800

40,800

40,800

40,000

39,200

39,200

40,000

39,200

37,000

34,800

31,800

31,100

30,400

29,600

27,500

24,800

22,900

22,200

21,600

20,300

19,700

18,400

17,200

16,600

16,600

21,000

30,400

31,800

26,800

28,200

22,000

18,700

19,100

26,600

27,700

21,100

18,700

19,100

17,200

15,700

17,200

17,200

18,400

19,100

18,700

16,800

15,700

16,100

15,300

14,600

15,000

16,500

17,200

17,600

20,700

33,600

48,900

39,900

30,000

23,700

20,700

18,700

17,200

15,700

14,600

13,900

13,500

12,500

12,500

11,700

11,700

11,400

10,700

10,700

13,500

21,600

34,200

31,200

29,400

38,600

44,400

43,800

39,900

30,000

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Run-off in 

acre-feet

October _ . 

November. 

DecemberJanuary 

February.. 

March ..... 

April...- 

June ... 

July.... .

August.. 

September.

The year.

52,400

49,200

27,500

27,500

45,000

31,300

50,400

36,200

63,100

48,000

31,800

48,900

63,100

20,100

24,200

11,600

12,300

23,800

24,600

26,200

19,700

24,800

17,200

14,600

10,700

10,700

30,400

30,600

19,500

17,400

28,400

28,300

34,000

28,100

43,100

34,000

19,800

24,000

28,100

1,870,000

1,820,000

1,200,000

1,070,000

1,580,000

1,740,000

2,020,000

1,730,000

2,560,000

2,090,000

1,220,000

1,430,000

20,300,000
MISSOURI RIVER PROPER 43

MISSOURI RIVER AT WAVERLY, MO.

LOCATION. Wire gage in sec. 14, T. 51 N., R. 24 W., at bridge on State highway

24 at Waverly. Zero of gage is 640.49 feet above mean sea level (revised). 

DRAINAGE AREA. 491,000 square miles (revised). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1929, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 65,500 second-feet June 25 (gage

height, 17.4 feet); minimum, 10,900 second-feet Sept. 20, 21; minimum gage

height, 8.3 feet Dec. 29.

1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 263,000 second-feet June 5, 1929 (gage

height, 24.9 feet); minimum, 8,200 second-feet Dec. 27, 1929; minimum gage

height, 5.4 feet Jan. 12, 1930.

Maximum stage known, 25.9 feet July 22, 1915. 

REMARKS. Records good. Gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers,

United States Army.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

1 i. ......

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. 

Oct.

22,200 

22,200 

22,200 

22,700 

22,200

22,200 

22,700 

23,200 

23,200 

23,800

23,800 

25,400 

27,600 

27,100 

29,500

31.900 

36,100 

50,200 

43,900 

42,900

41,500 

39,600 

38,300 

35,900 

33,500

32,300 

29,000 

29,000 

29,000 

34,400 

36,900

Nov.

32,400 

28,800 

27,600 

26,500 

27,000

26,000 

26,000 

26,100 

25,500 

25,500

25,500 

25,500 

25,500 

25,500 

25,000

25,000 

26,100 

?7,200 

28,300 

30,700

33,100 

38,700 

43,900 

42,600 

48,800

43,300 

38,100 

34,300 

31,900 

30,700

Dec.

27,000 

26,000 

23,800 

21,600 

20,400

20,400 

19,900 

19,400 

19,400 

19,400

19,900 

20,400 

21,600 

22,100 

22,600

24,800 

24,300 

22,100 

22,100 

22,100

21,000 

21,000 

19,400 

16,400 

15,900

15,000 

14,100 

13,300 

12,900 

13,700 

14,100

Jan.

13,700 

13,700 

14,100 

14,600 

14,600

15,000 

14.600 

15,400 

17,400 

19,400

19,900 

20,400 

21,600 

21,000 

22,600

22,100 

21,600 

21,000 

18,400 

15,900

14,600 

13,300 

13,300 

14,100 

15,000

15,000 

15,900 

15,900 

15,900 

17,900 

19,900

Feb.

28,900 

43,300 

38,100 

34,300 

30,100

27,800 

31,300 

33,700 

31,900 

30,100

28,900 

27,700 

28,300 

27,200 

26,100

26,100 

26,100 

25,500 

24,500 

25,000

24,700 

24,700 

25,300 

24,800 

25,300

25,300 

25,300 

26,400

Mar.

28,600 

29,800 

29,800 

31,000 

30,400

29,800 

29,400 

30,000 

29,400 

28,200

27,000 

25,400 

25,600 

26,200 

27,300

28,400 

30,800 

30,800 

29,600 

28,400

29,000 

29,000 

29,000 

27,800 

27,800

28,400 

29,600 

28,400 

28,400 

28,400 

29,600

Month

December ________ _______________

March. _____________________ ^ ____

April..... .............. ................... ........

July... .... .... ... ..... ...... .........

September. __

. - . The yearApr.

29,100 

28,500 

27,900 

37,700 

37,100

32,700 

30,900 

29,700 

27,900 

27,300

26,800 

26,800 

34,500 

40,900 

43,600

48,600 

45,000

39,700 

35,100 

33,900

33,900 

36,400

I

on finn

38,300 

33,900

32,700 

32,700 

32,100 

32,700 

31,500

Maximum

50.200 

48,800 

27,000 

22,600 

43,300 

31,000 

48,600 

37,800 

65,500 

46,600 

29,400 

48,300

65,500

May

29,400 

29,400 

28,200 

26,000 

26,000

25,400 

24,860 

25,400 

26,500 

27,000

33,000 

31,800 

30,600 

29,400 

29,400

28,200 

28,000 

27,500 

30,400 

37,800

37,100 

32,200 

32,200 

31,600 

29,800

28,600 

28,600 

25,300 

25,300 

25,800 

25,800

June

27,600 

30,000 

32,400 

33,000 

29,400

27,600 

32,400 

50,700 

52,300 

43,300

38,000 

38,700 

37,400 

38,700 

39,400

38,000 

40,000 

46,800 

42,600 

42,600

55,800 

54,900 

49,100 

59,500 

65,500

63,500 

59,500 

49,900 

45,400 

44,000

Minimum

22,200 

25,000 

12,900 

13,300 

24,500 

25,400 

26,800 

24,800 

27,600 

19,400 

15,000 

10,900

10,900

July

42,600 

42,000

41,300 

41,300

44,500

46,600 

44,500 

43,100 

41,100 

40,500

41,100 

41,100 

40,500 

38,500 

38,000

87,400 

38,000 

35,400 

33,600 

33,600

31,800 

30,700 

28,900 

27,700 

24,900

23,800 

22,700 

21,600 

20,500 

19,900 

19,400

Aug.

18,900 

18,400 

18,400 

19,900 

25,400

29,400 

27,000 

26,000 

23,800 

20,400

18,400 

23,800 

27,600 

22,100 

19,400

19,400 

18,900 

16,900 

18,400 

18,400

18,400 

19,900 

19,900 

17,900 

16,400

16,400 

15,400 

15,000 

15,000 

15,900 

16,900

Sept.

19,100 

23,000 

34,600 

48,300 

41,200

32,200 

25,700 

21,800 

19,600 

17,600

16,400 

15,000 

14,100 

13,300 

12,500

12,100 

11,700 

11,300 

11,300 

11,300

10,900 

14,100 

21,000 

34,800 

33,000

29,800 

37,200 

46,000 

44,600 

40,500

Mfian Run-Off in Mean acre-feet

30,500 1,880,000 

30,700 1,830,000 

19, 900 1, 220, 000 

17,000 1,050,000 

28,500 1,580,000 

28, 800 1, 770, 000 

34,200 2,040,000 

28, 900 1, 780, 000 

43, 600 2, 590, 000 

34, 700 2, 130, 000 

19, 900 1, 220. 000 

24,100 1,430,000

28,300 20,500,000
44 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

MISSOURI RIVER AT BOONVIIIE, MO.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 35, T. 49 N., R. 17 W., at MissouriKansas-Texas Railroad bridge at Boonyille. Chain gage at same site used 

prior to May 10, 1931. Zero of gage is 564.95 feet above mean sea level 

(revised).

DRAINAGE AREA. 506,000 square miles (revised).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1925, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 79,200 second-feet June 9, 10 

(gage height, 12.8 feet); minimum, 11,600 second-feet Sept. 22; minimum 

gage height, 3.4 feet Dec. 31, Jan 1.

1925-1931: Maximum discharge, 381,000 second-feet Apr. 23, 1927 (gage 

height, 23.9 feet); minimum, 9,550 second-feet Dec. 24, 1929 (gage height, 

2.1 feet).

Maximum stage known, 32.7 feet June 21, 1844.

REMARKS. Records good.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

16-

17.

18.

19-

20-

21.

22-

23-

24-

25.

27.

28.

29.

30. 

31-

24400

24,400

24,400

23,900

24,400

?4,400 

25,500 

25,500 

25,500 

25,500

25,500

25,500

26,100

27,900

29,200

30,900

33,000

35,200

50,500

48,800

43,100

42,300

40,700

39,100

36,700

33,500

31,300

29,200

28,500

27,900

29,900

34,700

33,000

29,300

26,500

25,900

25,900

25,900

25,900

25,900

25,900

25,900

25,900

25,300

25,300

25,900

25,300

25,900

25,900

27,200

28,600

29,900 

32,900 

36,800 

43,300 

4?, 400

47,400

47,400

42,400

37,600

36,800

34,700

33,200

31,700

28,200

26,300

24,500

24,000

27,500

25,700

23,400

21,800

21,300

20,800

20,800

20,800

22,300

22,900

22,900

22,300

21,300

20,200

19,200

19,200

17,200

16,700

16,700

15,400

15,400

13,600

13,600

13,100

13,100

13,600

15,400

15,400

15,800

15,400

15,400

15,800

15,800

17,200

19,200

21,300

21,800

21,300

22,900

16,200

16,700

19,700

20,200

20,800

19,200

16,700

15,400

14,900

16,200

15,800

15,400

15,400

15,800

15,800

16,700

18,200

24,000

41,100

40,300

35,500

31,700

31,000

31,000

34,000

34,000

31,700

30,300

30,300

29,600

28,900

28,200

28,200

26,900

26,900

27,200

26,000

26,000

26,000

25,400

25,400

25,400

25,400

26,000

25,700

26,900

27,500

28,900

29,600

31,300

31,300

31,300

30,600

30,600

30,600

30,600

29,900

33.200

37,900

40,300

37,900

35,500

35,800

34,300

32,800

32,100

31,400

30,700

30,700

30,700

30,700

30,700

34,300

35,000

35,800

34,700

37,900

39,500

36,300

42,700

44,400

38,700

34,700

32,500

30,300

28,200

28,200

30,300

41,100

44,400

50,200

52,000

47, 700

43,500

41,100

59,600

70,400

72,800

68,000

54,000

49,300

48,500

46,000

42,700

37,900

36,500

33,200

31,700

30,300

28,900

27,500

26,900

25,700

26,900

28,200

32,500

34,000

33,200

31,000

30,300

28,900

28,200

36,300

45,200

55,000

51,000

47,700

43,500

38,700

39,500

37,100

33,200

28,900

28,200

32,500

40,300

41,100

38,700

37,100

35,500

31,700

37,900

53,000

71,600

74,000

60,800

59,600

62,000

59,600

51,000

50,200

47,700

42,700

46,800

46,800

42,700

53,000

60,800

56,000

60,800

69,200

69,200

65,600

55,000

48,500

46,000

44,400

42,700

42,700

42,700

42,700

45,200

43,500

42,700

40,300

38,700

38,700

39,500

39,500

38,700

37,900

37,900

37,900

37,100

37,100

37,900

34,700

33,200

31,000

29,600

27,500

25,700

23,400

22,900

21,800

20,800

20,200

19,200

18,700

18,200

19,700

23,400

29,600

31,700

28,900

31,000

26,900

22,300

24,000

28,200

26,900

22,900

21,300

21,300

20,800

19,700

20,200

19,700

20,200

19,700

19,200

17,700

16,700

16,200

15,500

15,300

22,300

22,800

29,200

38,100

42,100

57,000

51,200

39,700

31,300

26,100

22,800

?0,700 

19,200

17,700

16,400

15,400

14600

14100

13,200

12,400

12,000

12,000

11,600

17,200

34,200

55,000

59,400

54,000

59,400

65,400

55,000

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Run-off in 

acre-feet

October....

November. 

DecemberJanuary 

February-. 

March.....

April. .....

May . 

June... 

July.......

August....

September.

The year.

50,500

47,400

34,700

22,900

41,100

40,300

72,800

55,000

74,000

46,000

31,700

65,400

74,000

23,900 

25,300 

13,100 

13,100 

18,200 

25,700 

"26,900 

25,700 

31,700 

20,800 

15,300 

11,600

11,600

31,100

31,200

21,800

17,100

29,100

32,100

43,900

34,400

52,300

36,300

21,900

31,300

31,800

1,910,000

1,860,000

1,340,000

1,050,000

1,620,000

1,970,000

2,610,000

2,120,000

3,110,000

2,230,000

1,350,000

1,860,000

23,000,000
MISSOURI RIVER PROPER 45

MISSOURI BIVEB AT ISBEII, MO.

LOCATION. Staff gage in SW. % sec. 34, T. 45 N., R. 9 W., at IsbeU. Zero of

gage is 510.00 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE ABBA. 523,000 square miles (revised). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December, 1928, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 92,600 second-feet May 20

(gage height, 10.5 feet); minimum, 15,500 second-feet Dec. 31; minimum gage

height, 0.8 foot Jan. 2.

1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 399,000 second-feet June 8, 1929 (gage

height, 21.1 feet); minimum, 11,000 second-feet Dec. 25, 26, 1929 (gage

height, 0.5 foot). 

REMARKS. Records good.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31 .

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.

30.

31.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

26,100 

25,500 

25,500 

25,500 

£5.500

24,700

25,900

27,900

27,900

26,500

26,500

27,900

27,200

27,900

29,300

30,800

31,600

32,400

39,600

55,200

51,200

47,600

46.700

44,000

41,300

39,600

36,400

32,400

30.000

30,000

29,200

31,900

36,700

35,900

34,300

29 500

27,400

27,400

27.400

27,400

27,400

26,700

26,700

26,000

26,000

26,700

26,000

26,000

26,700

25,400

26,700

28,100

29,500

32,700

38.300

46,200

47,100

53,700

49.800

43,500

40,800

40,400

38,000

39,600

38,800

35.600

32,400

29,300

29,300

30,800

30,000

27,900

27,200

25.900

24,700

24,700

24,700

24,700

25,300

25,300

24,700

23,500

21,900

21,900

21,400

19,100

18,300

17,900

17,900

17.500

16,300

15,500

16,700

16,300

16,700

17,100

17,500

17,100

16,700

16,700

16,700

17,100

17,900

19,100

20,300

21,600

22,100

21,200

18,300

18,700

20,300

22,100

21,200

19,500

17,900

17,500

16,700

17,500

16,700

16,700

16,700

16,700

17,500

16,300

17,100

24.100

41,300

39,600

36,400

33,200

33,200

33,200

35,600

36,400

34,800

33,200

34,000

33,200

31,600

33,200

33,200

33,200

32,400

27,200

26,500

27,200

28,600

30,000

30,800

31,600

31,600

30,000

30,800

34,000

36,400

38,000

38,000

38,000

40,400

42,200

39,600

36,400

34,800

28,600 33,200 

26,500 32,400 

25,900 33,200 

27, 2001 32, 400 

25,900! 31, 600

25.900

25,900

26,500

30,000

34,800

51,200

49,400

42,200

38,800

36,800

38,400

41,100

41,100

41,100

46,500

50,200

42,000

38,400

34,400

33,200

30,800

29,300

23,600

30,800

44,000

50,300

52,200

47,600

39,400

42,100

61,700

69,400

71,600

63,900

55,200

52,200

50, 200

46,600

44,900

41,300

38,000

37,200

34,000

32,400

31,600

30,800

30,000

30.000

30,000

32,400

35,600

38,800

36,400

33,200

30,800

29,300

58,300

88,700

64,900

67,100

66,000

55,200

47,600

 42,200 

41,300 

38,000 

34,000 

30,800 

29,300

33,200

41,300

42, 200

40,400

37,200

34,800

39,600

58,300

78,600

76,200

71,500

76,200

68,200

61,600

54,200

51,200

49,400

44,000

48,500

46,700

43.100

52,200

59,400

56,200

61,600

69,300

68,200

64,900

54,200

49,400

46,700

44,900

44,900

44,900

43,100

44,900

46,700

45,800

44,000

42,200

40,400

40,400

41,300

40,400

39,600

39,600

38,800

39,600

40,400

39,600

39,600

38,000

36,400

33,200

31,600

32,400

27,900

25,900

24,100

23,500

23,500

22,400

22,400

21,400

20,900

21,400

23,500

32,400

36,400

42,200

32,400

24,700

23,500

27,200

27,900

23,500

21,900

22,400

21,900

20,900

20,900

21,400

20,900

21,400

21.900

20,000

18,700

19,600

20,400

20,000

27,800

56,400

40,700

46,400

51,600

62,700

53,400

41,500

35,500

34,000

30,500

28,400

23,500

20,900

18,700

19,500

19,500

20,400

22,400

18,700

16,300

15,900

17,900

25,300

40,700

58,400

58,400

55,400

60,500

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Run-off in 

acre-feet

October.... 

November. 

December.. 

January.... 

February.. 

March__. 

April... . 

May . 

June_.... 

July.... . 

August..... 

September.

The year.

55,200

53,700

40,400

22,100

41,300

51,200

71,600

88,700

78,600

49,400

42,200

66,000

88,700

24,700

25,400

15,500

16,300

16,300

26,500

28,600

29,300

33,200

23,500

18,700

15,900

15,500

32,800

32,600

26,100

18,200

30,600

34,900

44,900

41,300

54,000

39,000

24,400

36,200

34,600

2,020,000

1,940,000

1,600,000

1,120,000

1,700,000

2,150,000

2,670,000

2,540,000

3,210,000

2,400,000

1,500,000

2,150,000

25,000,000
46 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

MISSOURI RIVER AT HERMANN, MO.

LOCATION. Wire gage in SW. % sec. 25, T. 46 N., R. 5 W., at Hermann. Zero 

of gage is 481.49 feet above mean sea level (revised).

DRAINAGE AREA. 528,000 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1928, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 123,000 second-feet May 20 

(gage height, 13.5 feet); minimum, 15,8OO second-feet Dec. 31, Jan. 1.

1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 407,000 second-feet June 8, 1929 (gage 

height, 24.6 feet); minimum, 15,000 second-feet Dec. 25-28, 1929; minimum gage height, 0.9 foot Dec. 31, 1930, Jan. 1, 2, Sept. 22, 1931. 

Maximum stage known, 35.7 feet in June, 1844.

REMARKS. Records good. Gage-height record until Jan. 25 furnished by 

United States Weather Bureau.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

9.

10.

11.

12-

13-

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

26,900

26.400

26,400

26,400

25,800

25,800

26,400

28,600

29,200

28,600

28,600

28,600

29,200

29,200

30,300

33,100

33,600

34,200

36,500

48,400

52,000

49,000

46,600

44,200

43,000

40,600

36,500

34,800

33,600

30,800

30,800

31.800

35,200

38,400

36,100

33,300

31,600

28,500

29,000

29,000

28.500

28,500

27,900

27,400

27,400

27,400

27,900

27,900

27,900

27,400

28,500

29,000

30,700

38,100

38,100

46,200

48,000

51,000

52.200

48,600

45,000

43,600

43,000

41,800

42,400

41,200

37,100

34,800

34,200

35,400

36,500

34,800

33,100

31,400

29,700

29,200

28,600

28,600

29,200

29,200

29,200

27, 500

26,400

24,700

22,800

22,800

21,900

21,400

20,600

18,900

17,700

15,800

15.800

16.200

16,500

16,900

17,700

17,700

17,700

17,700

17,700

18,500

18,900

19,700

21,000

21,000

21,400

22 700

21,800

20,100

20,100

20,600

22,300

22,300

21,000

19,300

18,500

18,500

19,300

18.500

18,500

18,100

18,900

18,500

18,900

20,600

34,800

40,600

37,100

34,800

34,200

33,600

35,400

37,100

37,100

37,100

38,300

37,100

35,900

36,500

38, 300

37,700

38,300

36,500

33,100

32,000

33,600

33,600

33,600

33,100

32,000

32,500

31,400

30.800

31.400

32.000

32,000

33,600

33,100

33,100

35,400

37,100

40,600

43,000

44,200

43,000

41,800

43,600

43,000

40 600

38,300

37,700

36,500

35,900

35,400

35,400

34,800

35,400

52,000

56,000

47,200

43,600

42.80C 

42,800 

44,000 

44,000 

44,000

44,600

48.800

47,600

42,800

40,400

38,700

35,800

34,600

33,500

34,100

48,400

44.800

42,400

39.400

37,100

35,900

33,100

32,500

32,000

32,500

33.600

35,900

38,800

41,200

40,600

38,700

44,600

49,400

53,000

51,800 121

38,800 

37,100 

34,200 

50,200 

",000

47,200

43,600

55,000

74,100

79,600

77,200

65,100

59,000

57,000

55,000

91,200

71,900

78,500

63,100

62,000

55,000

46,000

44,200

40,600

37,100

35,400

37,100

41,200

45,400

44,800

42,400

41,200

40,000

40,000

49,600

73,000

84,000

74,100

79,600

76,300

68,600

60,000

54,000

51,400

47.800

47,800

49,600

46,600

48.400

57, 000

58,000

57,000

66,400

69, 700

69,700

61,000

54,000

50,800

49,000

49,000

48,400

47,200

47,200

48,400

47,800

46,600

44,800

43,000

42,400

42,400

42,400

41,200

40,000

40,000

40,000

40,000

39,400

39,400

38,300

35,900

33,600

32,500

30,800

28,600

26,900

26,400

25,200

24,200

23,200

22,800

22,300

21,400

21,400

22.300

27,500

34.800

41,800

41,200

35,400

30,300

25.200

26,900

29,700

29,700

25,800

24,200

25.200

24,200

23,700

23,700

22,800

22,800

23.700

22,800

21,400

20,600

20,600

21,400

28,600

57,000

49,600

43,600

49,600

59,000

60,000

47,800

40,000

36,500

34,200

31,400

26,900

23,200

21,400

19,700

21,400

19,700

23,200

22,300

18,500

17,300

19,300

21,400

34,800

47,800

58,000

54,000

53,000

61,000

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Run-off in 

acre-feet

October . 

November. 

December.. 

January_. 

February.. 

March__. 

April... . 

May_ 

June... 

July.... . 

\ugust_ 

September.

The year.

52,000

52,200

43,600

22,700

40,600

56,000

79,600

121,000

84,000

54,000

41,800

61,000

121,000

25,800

27,400

15,800

15,800

18,500

30,800

33,500

32,000

37,100

25,200

20,600

17,300

15,800

33,700

34.200

30,100

19,200

33,900

38,400

49,000

47,600

56,100

40,700

25,900

36,700

37,100

2,070,000

2,040,000

1,850,000

1,180,000

1,880,000

2,360,000

2,920,000

2,930,000

3,340,000

2,500,000

1,590,000

2,180, 000

26,840, 000
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6 47

GRASSHOPPER CREEK BASIN

GRASSHOPPER CREEK NEAR BILLON, HONT.

LOCATION. Chain gage in the NW. % sec. 26, T. 8 S., E. 10 W., 5 miles above

Barratts and 14 miles southwest of Dillon. 

DRAINAGE ABBA. 360 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1921, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 85 second-feet Apr. 4 (gage height,

5.02 feet); no flow Aug. 5, 6 (gage height, 4.00 feet).

1921-1931: Maximum discharge, 557 second-feet June 5, 1925 (gage

height, 6.52 feet); no flow July 5-11, Aug. 3, 1930, Aug. 5-6, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records fair. Mumerous small diversions above gage.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19SO-S1

Day

1 

2

3... ........ ...............

4........ ......... ........ ... .

5 ...........................

6. .

7... ...

8..- . .......................

9

10 - - ---

11.. _ .... _ ............ _ ...

12 

13..............................

14 

16 

16. 

17 

18. . ,.

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31. 

Oct.

26 

27 

29 

27 

29

29 

31 

31 

31 

33

31 

39 

43 

39 

39

39 

41 

39 

41 

43

46 

46 

43 

46 

46

48 

48 

46 

39 

33 

29

Nov.

35 

42 

. 48 

37 

43

46 

39 

29 

42 

56

46 

46

44 

41

30

26

24 

33 

35 

35 

39

41 

33 

31 

31 

33

Dec.

27 

27 

35 

35 

33

30 

26 

21 

24 

22

24 

27 

29

27 

31

29

Month

March 23-31.. .

April.. 

May ______ .... . ______ .. ___ .... ___ ..

July 22-31... . .-. ................ .........

Mar.

46 

51 

43

37 

30

Apr.

59

76 

76 

85 

79

73 

68 

64 

76 

76

64 

70 

76 

66 

56

56 

56 

51 

48 

46

46 

39 

37 

46 

46

42 

39

41 

41

48

Maximum

48 

56 

35 

51

85 

80 

76 

.5 

.5 

16

May

48 

50 

56 

80

78

59 

61 

57 

40 

35

29 

23 

17 

16 

11

9.6 

9.6

11 

11 

9.6

11 

13 

11 

10 

7.0

8.0 

8.0 

21 

21 

16 

13

June

13 

19 

21 

76 

48

39 

24 

22 

18 

19

24 

29 

24

21 

19

17 

15 

13 

11 

9.0

7.0 

8.0 

8.0

Minimum

26 

24

21

37 

7.0 

7.0 

.2 

0 

.2

July

0.2 

.3 

.2 

.3

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.5 

.5

Mean

37.3

36.8 

27.9 

36.3 

58.2 

27.4 

21.9 

.28 

.26 

2.58

Aug.

0.5 

.3 

.2 

.2 

0

0 

.2 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.5 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

Sept.

0.2 

.2 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.6 

3.1 

5.6

8.0 

10 

12 

14 

16

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,290 

2,190 

885 

648 

3,460 

1,680 

999 

5.6 

15 

154

NOTB. No records Dec. 26 to Mar. 22, June 24 to July 21.
48 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

BUB Y RIVER BASIN

RUBY RIVER HEAR ALDER, MONT.

LOCATION. Staff gage in SW. % sec. 21, T. 6 S., R. 4 W., 1,000 feet below highway bridge 1$ miles south of Alder.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1929, to September, 1931.

EXTBEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 470 second-feet May 17 (gage 

height, 2.78 feet); minimum, 10 second-feet July 2-5.

1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 745 second-feet May 25, 1929 (gage 

height, 3.55 feet); minimum, 5 second-feet Aug. 30, 1929 (gage height, 0.50 

foot).

REMABKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect, Jan. 28 to Feb. 16, 

which are fair. No records Nov. 18 to Jan. 27.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

1... _ .... . _ ........

2.. ....................

3 

^.. ....................

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- 

Oct.

39 

45 

47 

47 

47

43 

29 

30 

29 

34

76 

82 

71 

82 

80

89 

92 

99 

96 

96

92 

89 

89 

82 

99

106 

99 

92 

102 

110 

114

Nov.

110 

106 

96 

99 

92

96 

96 

96 

99 

102

102 

110 

114 

99 

96

92 

82

Jan.

87 

80 

117 

154

Feb.

164 

92 

117 

133 

57

82 

89 

99 

74 

110

72 

65 

69 

62 

87

92 

90 

94 

97 

94

97 

104 

94 

90

94

108 

94 

94

* Month

January 28-31.. ..... ___ ..... _____ . .......

April...... ._ ..... ............ ... ,.

July .... .

Mar.

87 

90 

97 

104 

87

84 

101 

84 

90 

94

90 

94 

104 

97 

94

97 

101 

97 

97 

101

97 

123 

104 

90

94

95 

96 

97 

97 

94 

97

Apr.

119 

115 

97 

101 

104

108 

123 

154 

133 

143

133 

143 

164 

185 

154

154 

154 

164 

164 

143

143 

112 

108 

143 

119

108 

115 

119 

164 

164

Maximum

114 

114 

154 

164 

123 

185 

470 

119 

33 

34 

40

May

233 

208 

260 

233 

233

208 

233 

233 

220 

185

164 

233 

302 

406 

438

470 

470 

196 

164 

123

87 

84 

46 

48 

154

119 

143 

97 

64 

53 

48

Jane

66 

112 

119 

119 

104

115 

78 

90 

66 

64

48 

44 

33 

36 

33

30 

23 

31 

27 

27

18 

21 

20 

21 

17

14 

12 

11 

11 

12

Minim rim

29 

82 

80 

57 

84 

97 

46 

11 

10 

20 

20

July

11 

10 

10 

10 

10

12 

19 

19 

16 

12

12 

15 

16 

16 

27

21 

27 

22 

22 

12

14 

21 

21 

18 

20

25 

28 

33 

23 

33 

25

Mean

75.1 

99.2 

110 

93.4 

95.9 

135 

199 

47.6 

18.9 

24.5 

27.4

Aug.

34 

28 

30 

28 

24

25 

28 

30 

25 

21

20 

20 

20 

28 

31

21

20 

27 

25 

25

22 

21 

21 

24 

21

21 

21 

22 

21 

28 

23

Sept.

23 

21 

25 

28

27

27 

25 

33 

31 

30

27 

25 

20 

21 

24

24 

25 

27 

31 

40

36 

34 

33 

28 

30

25 

22 

21 

25 

28

Run-off in 

acre-feet

4,620 

3,340 

873 

5,190 

5,900 

8,040 

12,200 

2,830 

1,160 

1,510 

1,630
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6 49

BIG HOLE RIVER BASIN

BIO HOLE RIVER NEAR ME1ROSE, HONT.

LOCATION. Chain gage in the SE. % sec. 27, T. 3 S., R. 9 W., at highway bridge 

at Brown's siding on Oregon Shore Line Railroad, 8 miles south of Melrose.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1924, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,160 second-feet June 5 (gage 

height, 3.60 feet); minimum, 49 second-feet Aug. 17 (gage height, 0.70 foot). 

1924r-1931: Maximum stage, 14.0 feet June 10, 1927 (discharge not 

determined); minimum, that of Aug. 17, 1931.

REMARKS. Records good. No records Nov. 21 to Feb. 6. Discharge estimated Feb. 8-11, May 9, 10, 17. Some small diversions above station. 

Flow partly regulated.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-31

Day

I.......................... .

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 _ . .......

Oct.

449 

449 

470 

470 

449

423 

428 

470 

470 

569

598 

598 

598 

598 

569

543 

617 

543 

543 

543

543 

543 

569 

517 

517

517 

543 

543 

517 

470 

449

Nov.

494 

494 

494 

470 

449

470 

423 

428 

470 

517

470 

470 

470 

423 

300

327 

357 

391 

327 

357

Feb.

331 

331 

331 

352

352 

352 

309 

473 

309

240 

212 

269 

240

212

232 

212 

225 

212 

225

212 

232 

212

Month

October.. _ . ______________________

November 1-20. _________________ ......

February 7-28 ______________________

March __________________________

April...... ..... _ .......... ...............

July.... .

Mar.

225 

240 

269 

232 

232

232 

240 

172 

240 

240

269 

269 

269 

289 

269

239 

289 

331 

331 

352

352 

398 

447 

447 

473

309 

309 

309 

375 

352 

331

Apr.

352

680 

555 

555 

527

647 

990 

1,180 

1,290 

1,400

1,400 

1,510 

1,510 

1,630 

1,180

905 

865 

947 

865 

750

499 

473 

555 

647 

680

680 

680 

750 

680

788

Maximum

598 

517 

473 

473 

1,630 

2,020 

2,160 

398 

240 

269

May

825 

865 

1,080 

1,040 

1,240

1,180 

1,130 

1,080 

980 

880

788 

750 

905 

947 

1,180

1,240 

1,320 

1,400 

1,400 

1,240

1,080 

1,040 

947 

1,040 

1,180

1,630 

2,020 

1,510 

1,630 

1,630 

1,630

June

1,510 

1,630 

1,750 

2,020 

2,160

2,020 

1,630 

1,400 

1,400 

1,400

1,750 

1,630 

1,510 

1,240 

1,180

1,240 

905 

750 

647 

647

555 

447 

585 

585 

499

473 

447 

422 

447 

398

Minimum

428 

300 

212 

172 

352 

750 

398 

147 

49 

71

July

375 

352 

352 

352 

375

398 

352 

331 

309 

309

309 

269 

269 

232 

232

225 

232 

232 

205 

198

192 

179 

147 

160 

185

192 

172 

185 

160 

179 

201

Mean

517 

287 

276 

303 

872 

1,190 

1,110 

254 

124 

141

Aug.

232 

240 

232 

225 

192

205 

179 

172 

141 

135

117 

111 

99 

88 

82

71 

49 

88 

93 

76

82 

76 

82 

93 

99

82 

93 

99 

93 

99 

111

Sept.

93 

93 

93

88 

93

93 

76 

71 

82 

88

76 

88 

105 

111

117

123 

111 

105 

105 

166

185 

192 

205 

212 

225

232 

240 

240 

269 

240

Run-off in 

acre-feet

31,800 

11,400 

11,500 

18,600 

51,900 

73,200 

66,000 

15,600 

7,620 

8,390
50 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

BOULDER RIVER BASIN

BOULDER RIVER NEAR BOULDER, MONT.

LOCATION. Wire gage in sec. 32, T. 6 N., R. 4 W., at highway bridge 2 miles

west of Boulder.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1929, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 418 second-feet May 18 (gage

height, 7.86 feet); no flow Mar. 5, July 15-17, 21 (gage height, about 5.58

feet).

1929-1931: Maximum discharge for period, 1,480 second-feet May 25, 1929

(gage height, 9.90 feet); minimum, that of Mar. 5, July 15-17, 21, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records fair except those for period Oct. 1 to Nov. 20, which are poor.

Numerous diversions above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

1

2

3

4.. ........... -

5.... ........ ...

6. ~

7

8 

» .

10 

11 

12... . . -

13.. ........... 

14...............

15 

16 

17 

18 

19. ....... ... .

20.. . ....... ..

21 

22... ........ .

23... ....... ..

24..... ....... ...

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31.. .............

Oct.

26

25 

22 

22 

22

22 

18 

26 

25 

22

22 

31 

22 

22 

31

31 

31 

37 

41 

41

41 

41 

41 

41 

41

41 

41 

41 

41 

36 

31

Nov.

41 

36 

41 

46 

52

52 

52 

58 

58 

46

51

51 

52 

18 

14

17 

17 

14 

14 

14

18 

21 

26 

26 

28

28 

28 

27 

28 

26

Dec.

26 

27 

28 

28 

28

25 

24 

22 

18 

17

18 

18 

18 

18 

22

22 

22 

23 

23 

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

24

20 

16 

13 

14 

13 

12

Jan.

11 

12 

12 

12 

13

12 

13 

14 

14

14

16 

16 

16 

16 

18

18 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

22 

22 

22 

22 

22 

24

Feb.

26 

26 

28 

28 

28

28 

28 

27 

26 

26

20 

20 

24 

24 

24

24 

20 

20 

18 

24

24 

26 

24 

22 

20

20

20 

18

Month

July.. .................

The year 

Mar.

22 

26 

26 

20 

0

16 

30 

29 

33 

35

35 

35 

37 

37 

36

37 

39 

44 

44 

44

41 

44 

44 

41 

39

37 

35 

34 

46 

53 

60

Apr.

62 

60 

62 

65 

65

65 

70 

70

72 

88

157 

157 

157 

157 

157

157 

157 

157 

157 

107

100

82 

85 

88 

88

85 

85 

126 

136 

146

Maximum

41 

58 

28 

24 

28 

60 

157 

418 

261 

35 

9.2 

13

418

May

218 

261 

261 

261 

276

292 

292 

292 

276 

218

218 

232 

232 

398 

398

418 

398 

418 

398 

276

261 

232 

261 

292 

276

292 

292 

379 

325 

292 

261

June

261 

246 

232 

261 

218

192 

205 

146 

146 

136

117 

114 

100 

82 

78

60 

41 

35 

30 

48

41 

44 

37 

37 

28

26 

16 

30 

24 

22

July

30 

22 

26 

24 

24

35 

28 

22 

11 

13

11 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

0

0 

0

5.5 

4.5 

9.2

0 

9.2

5.5 

4.5 

4.5

2.0 

2.0

4.5 

6.5 

9.2 

9.2

Minimum Mean

18 31.5 

14 33. 3 

12 21. 1 

11 17. 5 

18 23.7 

0 35.5 

60 107 

218 297 

16 102 

0 10.9 

5. 5 7. 11 

6. 5 9. 89

0 58.2

Aug.

7.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

5.5

6.5 

7.5 

6.5 

6.5 

7.5

7.5 

9.2 

9. 2 

7.5 

7.5

6.5 

9.2 

7.5 

7.5 

7.5

9.2

6.5 

5.5 

5.5 

7.5

6.5 

7.5 

5.5 

6.5 

6.5 

7.5

Sept.

7.5 

7.5 

7.5 

7.5 

7.5

7.5 

7.5 

7.5 

6.5 

6.5

7.5 

7.5 

9.2 

11 

9.2

9.2 

11 

11 

13 

11

13 

13 

13 

13 

11

11 

11 

13 

13 

13

Run-off in 

acre-leet

1,940 

1,980 

1,300 

1,080 

1,320 

2,180 

6,370 

18,300 

6,070 

670 

437 

588

42,200
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6 51

SOUTH BOULDER CREEK BASIN

SOUTH BOULDER CREEK NEAR JEFFERSON ISLAND, MONT.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 18, T. 2 S., R. 3 W., about 200 feet

above headworks of pipe line of Liberty-Montana Mines Co. and 16 miles

southwest of Jefferson Island.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1926, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 132 second-feet June 2 (gage

height, 2.24 feet); minimum, 8.2 second-feet Dec. 22 (ice measurement). 

1926-1931: Maximum discharge, 434 second-feet June 16, 1929

height, 3.50 feet); minimum, 2.0 second-feet Apr. 12, 1929 (gage height, 0.90

foot). 

REMARKS. Records good. No diversions.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

1 _

2 

3. .... .............

4. . __ .

6 

6 _____ .

7 ...........................

8. ..........................

9. __ .. ...

10 

11 .....

12 

13 ....... 

14 

16 

16 .

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 ......

30 

31 

Oct.

19 

19 

18 

17

18

18 

23 

23 

23 

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

22

22 

23 

23 

22 

22

21 

21 

20 

20 

19

19 

18 

18 

17 

17 

17

Nov.

17 

17 

18 

18 

17

18 

18 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

Dec.

a 8 9

Month

April 26-30 

July......... 

Mar.

«11

Apr.

9.0

10 

12 

13 

14

Maximum

23

19 

14.0 

111 

128 

46 

26 

36

May

17 

21 

19 

20 

20

23 

30 

25 

23 

20

23 

30

38 

50 

73

96 

90 

73 

63 

57

48 

46 

55 

74 

97

111 

94 

86 

82 

92 

106

June

122 

128 

126 

119 

113

115 

119 

122 

122 

120

111 

106 

102 

104 

103

110 

106 

96

87 

82

68 

68 

68 

64 

62

62 

62 

57 

53 

53

.......

July

46 

43 

41 

40 

40

38 

36 

34 

33 

32

32 

31 

30 

29 

29

29 

28 

28 

28 

28

25 

25 

24 

23 

22

21 

22 

22 

22 

27 

26

Minimum Mean

17 20. 5 

17 18. 3 

9. 0 11. 6 

17 54.9 

53 94.3 

21 30. 1 

10 16. 1 

9.0 11.5

Aug.

26 

24 

23 

22 

22

21 

21 

20 

20 

20

18

15 

15 

14 

13

12 

. 13 

11 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

Sept.

10

10 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0

9.0 

9.5 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

11

10

36 

36

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,260 

545 

115 

3,380 

5,610 

1,850 

990 

683

 Discharge measurement.

NOTE. No records for periods omitted.
52 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1031, PART 6

WILLOW CREEK BASIN 

WILLOW CHEEK NEAR WILLOW CHEEK, MONT.

LOCATION. Wire gage in SW. % sec. 18, T. 1 S., R. 1 E., at highway bridge 7

miles south of Willow Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 164 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1919, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge recorded during year, 99 second-feet June 2

(gage height, 2.18 feet); minimum, 6.2 second-feet Sept. 11 (gage height,

0.98 foot).

1919-1931: Maximum discharge, 456 second-feet June 21, 22, 1922 (gage

height, 3.50 feet); minimum, 3 second-feet Nov. 27, 1926 (gage height, 1.40

feet). 

REMARKS. Records poor. Insufficient data to compute discharge for period

Nov. 16 to Feb. 28. Numerous small diversons above and below station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

Day

1 _ 

2 __ 

3 

4 __ 

5 _ 

6 

7 -. _

8 _ 

9 _ 

10-- - 

11 _ 

12 _ 

13 _ 

14 _ ..................................

16......... .........................

16 __ 

17 

IS-.. - - ...

19-- 

20 

21 _ 

22. _ 

23 

24- . . _ ...

25. 

26 _ 

27 

28 _ ... .... . ...

29 __ 

30 

31 

Oct.

30 

31 

31 

31 

31

32 

33 

36 

40 

46

60 

54 

50 

48 

48

49 

71 

66 

81 

75

73

68 

68 

71 

81

«72

64 

62 

66 

64 

66

Nov.

66 

66 

66 

66 

62

66 

66 

66 

64 

66

66 

66 

64 

64 

68

Month

October.. ________________________

March.. ____ 

April-.-...- ___ _ . _______ . 

May 

July . .

Mar.

66 

68 

68 

71 

42

73 

56 

 44 

33 

93

64 

66 

62 

49 

54

58 

54 

56 

58 

54

54 

51 

51 

51 

46

26 

«30

64 

71 

71 

52

Apr.

 56 

60 

38 

59 

49

54 

54 

49 

39 

«37

35 

35 

35 

36 

33

32

26 

26 

26 

26

28 

27 

36 

40 

33

33 

33

27 

27 

31

Maximum

81 

68 

93 

60 

87 

99 

52 

30 

40

May

27 

27 

26 

26 

26

38 

43 

46 

40 

43

40 

43 

"50 

56 

54

66 

87 

54 

60 

51

48 

43 

45 

52 

68

75 

81 

71 

66 

66 

75

June

81 

99 

87 

93 

75

60 

62 

87 «82 

75

87 

62 

62 

66 

60

60 

56 

52 

62 

56

58 

58 

54 

58 

49

43 

40 

42 

39 

38

July

33 

33 

33 

38 

30

38 

33 

31 

30 

26

30 

30

31 

25 

23

25 

30 

31 

30 

28

24 

19 

21 

19 

23

23 

24 

20 

18 

27 

52

Minimum Mean

30 54.8 

62 65.5 

26 56.6 

26 37.3 

26 51.4 

38 63. 4 

18 28.3 

11 17. 1 

6. 2 15. 0

Aug.

30 

24 

24 

23 

 22

22 

21 

20 

21 

20

17 

15 

14 

14 

17

16 

16 

16 

15

15

15 

15 

12 

11 

11

12 

16 

17 

14 

12 

12

Sept.

11 

12 

11 

11 

10

8.6 

8.6 

 9.3 

10 

8.6

6.2 

7.0 

11 

12 

12

ia

H 

H 

IS 

28

17 

20 

17 

16 

17

16 

15 "28 

40 

35

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,370 

1,950 

3,480 

2,220 

3,160 

3,770 

1,740 

1,050 

893

° Estimated,
SUBFACB WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

MADISON RIVER BASIN 

MADISON BITER WEAE WEST YELLOWSTOBTE, MONT.

53

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder a quarter of a mile upstream from Riverside 

ranger station and \% miles east of West Yellowstone and west boundary 

of Yellowstone National Park.

DRAINAGE ABEA. 419 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1913, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 902 second-feet May 16 (gage 

height, 2.39 feet); minimum, 266 second-feet Aug. 7-12 (gage height, 1.63 

feet).

1913-1931: Maximum discharge, 1,950 second-feet June 10, 1917; minimum, that of Aug. 7-12, 1931.

REMARKS. Records excellent except those for period November to March and 

those estimated for periods June 10-17, 19, 21-23, 25, 26, 28, 29, which are 

fair. No diversions or regulation. Gage observations furnished by officials 

of Yellowstone Park.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

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 . _ ... .....

Oct.

356 

370 

376 

409 

382

376 

453 

698 

516 

524

541 

483

438 

417 

417

389 

370 

389 

396 

389

376 

376 

370 

370 

370

376 

376 

363 

356 

350 

350

Nov.

350 

356 

356 

356 

363

363 

356 

356 

350 

350

350 

356 

376 

350 

363

376 

376 

376 

370 

370

370 

370 

369 

368 

367

366 

365 

364 

363 

364

Dec.

366 

368 

370 

371 

370

363 

370 

363 

396 

370

356 

356 

370 

370 

363

370 

363 

356 

360 

360

350 

355 

355 

350 

340

335 

330 

325 

320 

320 

325

Month

December .........................

May..... ........... ...........

July..... __ .......... ........

Jan.

340 

350 

345 

340 

335

330 

340 

335 

334 

328

328 

328 

328 

328 

334

334 

334 

334 

334 

328

328 

328 

328 

328 

328

328 

328 

328 

328 

328 

328

Maximum

698 

376 

396 

350 

328 

365 

460 

741 

500 

292 

303 

309

741

Feb.

328 

322 

315 

309 

303

303 

303 

303 

303 

309

315 

315 

315 

315 

315

322 

322 

322 

322 

328

328 

328 

328 

328 

322

328 

328 

328

Mar.

322 

322 

322 

328 

328

322 

315 

309 

322 

328

334 

340 

340 

340 

336

332 

328 

334 

346 

340

334 

365 

359 

346 

340

328 

328 

334 

334 

334 

340

Minimum

350 

350 

320 

328 

303 

309 

340 

372 

287 

271 

266 

271

266

Apr.

393 

393 

359 

340 

340

346 

386 

436 

386 

365

386 

415 

436 

429 

386

372 

393 

422 

408 

372

359 

359 

346 

359 

359

359 

359 

365 

415 

460

Mean

410 

363 

356 

332 

318 

333 

383 

482 

341 

282 

278 

282

347

May

460 

452 

460 

492 

500

492 

578 

484 

444 

429

429 

492 

569 

614 

662

741 

741 

542 

468 

429

408 

400 

429 

444 

422

386 

379 

400 

444 

393 

372

P

squ 

mi

June

365 

379 

468 

500 

422

386 

365 

353 

346 

360

350 

342 

335 

330 

325

320 

317 

315 

315 

315

313 

310 

306 

303 

303

303 

303

298 

292

287

3r 

are

le

a 979

.866 

.850 

.792 

.759 

.795 

.914 

1.15 

.814 

.673 

.663 

.673

.828

July

287 

287 

287 

292 

292

292 

287 

287 

282

282

282 

282 

282 

276 

276

271 

271 

271 

271 

271

271 

271 

276 

276 

276

282 

292 

292 

287 

292 

292

Aug.

292 

287 

282 

276

276

271 

266 

266 

266 

266

266 

266 

282 

303 

303

292 

. 292 

287 

292 

287

282 

282 

276 

271 

271

271 

271 

271 

271 

271 

276

Sept.

276 

276

271 

271 

271

271 

271 

271 

271 

271

271 

271 

271 

271 

271

282 

282 

282 

282 

292

309 

298 

292 

298

298

292 

292 

292 

303 

292

Run-off

Inches

1.13 

.97 

.98 

.91 

.79 

.92 

1.02 

1.33 

.91 

.78 

.76 

.75

11.25

Acre-feet

25,200 

21,600 

21,900 

20,400 

17,700 

20,500 

22,800 

29,600 

20,300 

17,300 

17,100 

16,800

251,000
54 SUEFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

MADISON RIVER AT ITON, MONT.

LOCATION. Staff gage in SE. % sec. 29, T. 10 S., R. 1 E., at highway bridge at

Lyon.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1928, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year ending Sept. 30, 1930, 1,720

second-feet Nov. 13-17 (gage height, 1.60 feet); minimum, 255 second-feet

Mar. 24, 26-31 (gage height, 0.20 foot).

Maximum discharge during year ending Sept. 30, 1931, 2,000 second-feet

Mav 4-5 (gage height, 1.75 feet); minimum discharge, 313 second-feet

Oct. 1-7 (gage height, 0.35 foot).

1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 3,360 second-feet Aug. 13-14, 1929

(gage height, 2.40 feet); minimum, 255 second-feet Mar. 24, 26-31, 1930

(gage height, 0.20 foot). 

REMARKS. Records fair. Flow not computed for period of ice effect, Nov. 1,

1930, to Jan. 31, 1931. No diversions. Complete regulation at Hebgen

Reservoir.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-19SI

Day

1929-30 

\... ............

1. ........

3.... ........

^... ............

5 

6 - -

T. ..............

8 ...........

9... ............

10 

11 

12 

13.. ...

14 - .

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

21. ,

22 .,

23 

24 . .

25 

26 -

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,090

945

945

945

945

1,090

945

945

1,090

1,390

Nov.

1,390

1,550

1 550

1,550

1,390

1,390

1,240

1,390

1,240

1,390

1,550

1,550

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,550

1,470

1,240

1,090

1,470

1,720

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,640

1,550

1,390

1,390

Dec.

1,390

1,390

1 QQA

1,320

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,160

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,090 i non

1,090

1,240

1,240

1,240 1 *>4ft

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,160

1,090

1,240

1,240

1,240

Jan.

1,240

1,240

1 240

1,240

1,240

1 ojn

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,020

945

815

815

945

Q4A

Q4A

1,020

1,090

1,090

1,090 i non

i non

Q4A

815

700

01 e

880

880

Feb.

880

945

04.51

04.1

815

815

945

945

945

815

880

945

945

945

945

815

650

515

480

385

313

291

OQ1

334

334

313

415

385

Mar.

385

360

334

291

291

291

291

291

291

291

291

291

291

291

291

291

291

901

291

OQ1

291

291

901

255

273

255

255

255

255

255

255

Apr.

291

334

QQJ.

334

334

334

334

334

385

385

385

385

385

385

385

334

334

334

VU

OQK

385

415

415

515

557

finfl

515

480

AQf)

415

May

445

600

700

650

600

600

515

445

415

445

415

445

445

515

557

650

700

700

700

700

700

815

700

600

700

700

945

1,020

1,160

1,470

1,090

June

i non

815

7ftfl

finn

600

finfl

700

1,090

1,020

1,240

945

1,240

815

700

700

7fin

700

650

815

815

700

700

700

557

515

515

finfl

515

515

515

July

515

515

515

515

515

445

445

515

600

760

760

700

700

700

815

760

815

815

815

700

700

700

700

700

880

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,090

600

600

Aug.

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,320

1,240

1,160

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,320

1,090

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

815

600

334

334

334

334

334

334

334

334

334

334

Sept.

313

313

313

313

313

334

360

360

334

334

334

334

313

313

313

313

313

313

313

313

313

313

313

313

313

313

313 *-313

313

313
MADISON BIVER BASIN

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Madison River at Lyon, Mont.,

1929-1931 Continued

Day

1930-31 

I-.... ............................

2_. ...................................

3.....................................

4................. ... ... ......

5....................................

6.-. -----------

7.- _

8.-. ................ ....... . .

o

iS::::::::::::::::::::::::::!::::::::::

ii- _ ........... .......... ............

12...... ...............................

13..-.-. ....... ....................

14. __ ......... ...... _ ..

15 

16.. ................................

17. _ .................................

18.-... .. ... ......

19.. ................. . _.._- _.__

20-- 

Zl.. ...................................

^Ki.. ................. ... ...............

23.-. 

"2A.. ...................................

25. __ .................................

26-- 

27 _ ..................................

28. _ -. _ - 

29.-. .............................. .

30--. ..........

31 __ ............... _ .. _ ....... ...

Oct.

313 

313 

313 

313 

313

313 

313

445 

385 

385

385 

385

385 

385 

415

445 

515 

515 

515 

515

515 

515 

480 

480 

515

515 

515 

515 

515 

515 

480

Feb.

815 

815 

760 

760 

760

760 

760 

760 

760 

760

760 

760 

700 

700 

700

700 

700 

700 

700 

700

700 

700 

700 

700 

700

700 

700 

700

Month

1929-30

April..... ..- .. .. . _

July.... -.-. . - .. ............

1930-31

April ___________________________

June ___________________________

July........ .-- . . .

Mar.

700 

700 

700 

700 

760

760 

760 

760 

760 

760

700 

700 

700 

700 

700

700 

700 

700 

700 

700

700 

700 

700 

700 

700

700 

700 

700 

700 

700 

700

Apr.

700 

700 

700 

700

815

815 

1,090 

1,390 

1,470 

1,670

1,720 

1,720 

1,810 

1,720 

1,720

1,720 

1,720 

1,720 

1,720 

1,720

1,720 

1,720 

1,720 

1,720 

1,720

1,720 

1,720 

1,720 

1,720 

1,720

Maximum

1,390 

1,720 

1,390 

1,240 

945 

385 

600 

1,470 

1,240 

1,090 

1,390 

360

1,720

515 

815 

760 

1,810 

2,000 

1,160 

1,550 

1,470 

1,390

May

1,810 

1,900 

1,900 

2,000 

2,000

1,900 

1,900 

1,900 

1,810 

1,720

1,720 

1,720 

1,640 

1,320 

1,160

1,090 

815 

700 

760 

1,160

1,090 

815 

815 

557 

515

650 

' 815 

945 

1,090 

1,090 

1,090

June.

1,160 

1,090 

1,090 

945

945

945 

945 

945 

945 

1,090

1,090 

815 

700 

600 

700

815 

1,160 

1,090 

1,090 

1,090

1,090 

945 

700 

700 

700

700 

700 

700 

700 

700

Minimum

945 

1,090 

1,090 

700 

291 

255 

291 

415 

515 

445 

334 

313

255

313 

700 

700 

700 

515 

700 

700 

1,090 

1,090

July

700 

700 

700 

700 

700

700 

700 

700 

760 

815

815 

1,090 

1,160 

1,240 

1,240

1,160 

1,320 

1,470 

1,550 

1,550

1,550 

1,390 

1,390 

1,390 

1,470

1,550 

1,550 

1,390 

1,390 

1,390 

1,390

Mean

1,180 

1,500 

1,210 

1,040 

685 

289 

396 

682 

748 

715 

905 

320

808

433 

730 

712 

1,480 

1,300 

896 

1,150 

1,220 

1,250

Aug.

1,390 

1,470 

1,470 

1,470 

1,390

1,390 

1,240 

1,090 

1,090 

1,090

1,090 

1,090 

1,160 

1,090 

1,160

1,160 

1,160 

1,160 

1,160 

1,160

1,160 

1,160 

1,090 

1,090 

1,090

1,090 

1,240 

1,320 

1,390 

1,390 

1,390

Sept.

1,390 

1,390 

1,160 

1,240 

1,240

1,240 

1,240 

1,240 

1,240 

1,240

1,240 

1,240 

1,240 

1,320 

1,320

1,320 

1,320 

1,320 

1,320 

1,320

1,240 

1,240 

1,240 

1,240 

1,060

1,090 

1,090 

1,090 

1,240 

1,240

Run-off in 

acre-feet

72,600 

89,300 

74,400 

64,000 

38,000 

17,800 

23,600 

41,900 

44,500 

44,000 

55,600 

19,000

585,000

26,600 

40,500 

43,800 

88,100 

79,900 

53,300 

70,700 

75,000 

74,400

131316 3?
56 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

MADISON RIVER NEAR THREE FORKS, MONT.

LOCATION. Wire gage in sec. 29, T. 2 N., R. 2 E., at highway bridge \% miles 

east of Three Forks.

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. November, 1928, to September, 1931.

EXTBEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,320 second-feet Apr. 24, 25, 

28, 30 (gage height, 3.25 feet); maximum gage height, 4.79 feet Jan. 10-12; 

minimum discharge, 620 second-feet May 27 (gage height, 1.89 feet).

1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 3,280 second-feet Sept. 4, 1929; minimum, 416 second-feet Feb. 27, 1930.

REMABKS. Records fair. Discharge not computed for period Dec. 1 to Jan. 28. 

Flow regulated for power by storage in Hebgen Reservoir and by Madison 

River power dam. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

I... ...... ..... ......

2 ... 

3 

4.......................

5- __ ... ....

6 

7 .......

8

9-.. .... ......... ...

10 

II.. ..

12 ____________ ....

13 . __ _

14 __ ..........

15.. ... __ ...........

16 

17 

18........ __ ..........

19 

20 .

21..................... .

22... ._.

23.. ..................

24 ...................

25 .................

26 ..........

27... ................ ....

28 _.

29 ___ .. . ......

30 ................

31 ................

Oct.

660 

660 

660 

660 

660

660 

660 

940 

1,040 

660

1,040 

840 

750 

840 

750

750 

840 

940 

990 

990

990 

940 

990 

940 

990

990 

940 

940 

1,140 

1,090 

1,040

Nov.

990 

890 

840 

840 

840

890 

940 

940 

890 

840

940 

940 

990 

1,040

950

I 860 

I 750

Jan.

1,610 

1,470 

1,470

Feb.

1,350 

1,350 

1,350 

1,350 

1,410

1,350 

1,360 

1,360 

1,350 

1,300

1,240 

1,240 

1,240 

1,240 

1,190

1,240 

1,240 

1,240 

1,240 

1,240

1,240 

1,240 

1,190 

1,140 

1,140

1,190 

1,140 

1,190

.......

Month

October ____________________ . .

November. 

February

March __________________________

April... ...............................................

June.... 

July .......................................

August 

September..... .......................................

Mar.

1,410 

1,350 

1,300 

1,350 

1,350

1,300 

1,300 

1,240 

1,240 

1,240

1,240 

1,300 

1,350 

1,410 

1,410

1,410 

1,410 

1,470 

1,410 

1,410

1,190 

1,410 

1,190 

1,240 

1,300

1,410 

1,410 

1,410 

1,140 

1,240 

1,240

Apr.

1,190 

1,240 

1,350 

1,410 

1,410

1,350 

1,350 

1,470 

1,780 

1,780

1,780 

2,090 

2,090 

2,090 

2,090

2,200 

2,200 

2,090 

2,090 

2,090

2,090 

1,880 

1,780 

2,320 

2,320

2,200 

2,200 

2,320 

2,200 

2,320

Maximum

1,140 

1,040 .

1,410 

1,470 

2,320 

2,200 

1,610 

1,410 

1,610 

1,640

May

2,200 

2,200 

2,200 

2,200 

1,980

1,980 

1,880 

2,090 

2,090 

1,980

2,090 

1,470 

1,470 

1,470 

1,470

1,540 

1,540 

1,700 

1,700 

1,300

1,300 

990 

990 

705 

660

660 

620 

990 

1,140 

1,140 

840

June

940 

990 

1,410 

1,610 

1,610

1,240 

1,190 

1,240 

1,190 

1,090

1,040 

1,190 

1,140 

1,040 

990

940 

1,040 

1,040 

1,040 

990

990 

795 

796 

940 

890

795 

795 

750 

705 

705

Minimum

660

1,140 

1,140 

1,190 

620 

705 

750 

1,140 

1,190

July

750 

750 

890 

890 

890

795 

750 

795 

796 

840

840 

795 

795 

890 

890

1,090 

1,140 

1,140 

1,140 

1,190

1,190 

1,190 

1,300 

1,410 

1,410

1,410 

-1,300 

1,410 

1,410 

940 

1,410

Mean

870 

884 

1,260 

1,330 

1,890 

1,500 

1,040 

1,050 

1,420 

1,370

Aug.

1,410 

1,410 

1,410 

1,410 

1,410

1,410 

1,240 

1,140 

1,140 

1,140

1,140 

1,140 

1,190 

1,470 

1,410

1,350 

1,300 

1,350 

1,610 

1,610

1,610 

1,540 

1,610 

1,540 

1,540

1,540 

1,610 

1,610 

1,610 

1,610 

1,610

Sept

1,540 

1,540 

1,540 

1,540 

1,470

1,470 

1,470 

1,470 

1,350 

1,410

1,410 

1,250 

1,090 

990 

1,350

1,350 

1,410 

1,410 

1,350 

1,410

1,410 

1,410 

1,410 

1,350 

1,350

1,410 

1,350 

1,350 

1,190 

1,190

Run-off in 

acre-feet

53,500 

52,600 

70,000 

81,800 

112,000 

92,200 

61,900 

64,600 

87,300 

81,500
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

GALLATIN RIVER BASIN

GALLATIN RIVER WEAR GALLATIN GATEWAY, MONT.

57

LOCATION. Wire gage in SE. % sec. 7, T. 4 S., R. 4 E., three-quarters of a mile

below mouth of Spanish Creek and 8 miles south of Gallatin Gateway. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1930, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,940 second-feet June 2 (gage

height, 4.23 feet); minimum, 178 second-feet Jan. 22 (gage height, 0.78 feet). 

1930-31: Maximum discharge, 2,940 second-feet June 8, 1930, June 2,

1931 (gage height, 4.23 feet); minimum, that of Jan. 22, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge not computed during periods of ice effect.

One small diversion above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

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 .

Oct.

415 

415 

415 

415 

392

392 

633 

727 

760 

664

633 

633 

604 

604 

604

604 

604 

574 

546 

518

492 

492 

465 

440 

440

440 

415 

415 

392 

392 

415

Nov.

465 

440 

415 

392 

369

369 

369 

369 

369 

392

Jan.

191 

204

204 

204 

204

178 

178

178 

178 

178 

178

Feb.

308 

273 

327 

327

308 

327 

327 

327 338

348 

327 

327 

327 

327

327 

327 

308 

308 

308

308 

308 «308

Month

October _ . ______________________

April ...... . .......

July... 

Mar.

308 

327 

«327 

327 

327

308 

289 

308 

308 

327

327 

327 

327 

327 

327

327 

327 

327

348 

348

392 

392 

348 

327 

327

308 

308 

308 

348 

327 

369

Apr.

415 

369

348 

348 

348

348 

604 

604 

492 

465

492 

518 

664 

760 

664

604 

695 

830 

633

574

392 

392 

392 

392 

392

415 

440

415 

518 

574

Maximum

760 

465 

204 

348 

392 

830 

2,580 

2,940 

727 

465 

327

May

664 

664

868 

727 

760

905 

1,180 

905 

795 

760

727 

947 

1,470 

2,010 

2,120

2,580 

2,580 

2,120 

1,680 

1,270

1,130 

1,040 

1,470 

1,470 

2,010

2,460 

2,230 

2,120 

1,680 

1,790 

2,120

June

2,580 

2,940 

2,820 

2,700 

2,580

2,580 

2,700 

2,700 

2,580 

2,460

2,120 

1,900 

1,790 

1,790 

1,680

1,680 

1,680 

1,680 

1,370 

1,270

1,130 

 1,100 

1,080 

990

947

868 

868 

905 

830 

760

Minimum

392 

369 

178 

273 

289 

348 

664 

760 

348 

214 

220

July

695

727 

727 

727 

633

604 

574 

546 

546 

518

492 

492 

465 

465 

440

415 

372 

369 

369 

369

348 

348 

348 

369 

369

369 

369 

369 

369 

440 

492

Mean

515 

395 

189 

319 

330 

503 

1,460 

1,770 

475 

. 296 

233

Aug.

465 

392 

348

348 

348

348 

348 

327 

327 

327

327 

327 

327 

327 

327

308 

289 

273 

257 

257

244 

244 

257 

257 

244

230 

225 

220 

214 

214 

220

Sept

220 

220 

220 

220 

220

225 

225 

225 

225

225

225 

225 

225 

225 

220

220 

220 

220 

220 

327

289 

257 

244 

230 

230

225 

220 

220 

220 

308

Run-off in 

acre-feet

31,700 

7,830 

4,120 

13,900 

20,300 

29,900 

89,800 

105,000 

29,200 

18,200 

13,900

'Interpolated.
58 WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

GALLATIN RIVER. AT IOGAN, MONT.

LOCATION. Wire gage in sec. 26, T. 2 N., R. 2 E., at highway bridge half a mile

west of Logan.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1928, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,970 second^feet June 3 (gage

height, 5.46 feet); minimum, 153 second-feet July 24, 25 (gage height, 2.24

feet).

1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 4,570 second-feet June 17, 1929 (gage

height, 6.44 feet); minimum, that of July 24, 25, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect, Nov. 9 to Mar. 15,

which are fair. Numerous diversions above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

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. ________

Oct.

665 

665 

«638 

610 

610

638 

«698 

758 

945 

988

988 

1,030 

945 

865 "905

945 

865 

1,030 

1,030 

1,030

1,030 

1,030 

1,030 

1,030 

 1,030

"1,030 

1,030 

988 

945 

"932 918

Nov.

905 

865 

865 

"885 

905

905 

865 

865

710 

> 690

Dec.

750 

640

575

Jan.

665 

575 

620

Feb.

575

535 

505

Month

October ___ ________________ .........

February _______ ________________ .

March _______ .. ____ ....................

July......... ......... ......................... .........

Mar.

 675

945 

865 

945 

1,160 

945

945 

1,160 

1,080 

865 

790

725 

638 

638 

695 

725 

725

Apr.

988 

1,310 

725 

"776 

828

790 

828 

905 

905 

828

790 

828 

905 

1,030 

1,080

945 

945 

905 

905 

905

905

828 

758 

790 

828

758 

695 

758 

758 

865

Maximum

1,030 

905 .

1,160 

1,310 

2,120 

2,970 

245 

285 

460

2,970

May

905 

988 

988 

1,120 

1,080

1,080 

988 

1,160 

988 

905

828 

758 

758 

988 

1,410

2,120 

2,120 

1,870 

1,410 

1,160

905 

695 

638 

905 

790

1,210 

1,750 

1,630 

1,520 

1,310 

1,410

June

1,630 

2,820 

2,970 

2,820 

2,530

2,670 

2,670 

2,670 

2,670 

2,250

2,390 

2,120 

1,870 

1,630 

1,750

1,630 

1,410 

1,080 

905 

725

610 

510 

438 

348 

305

245 

226 

204 

204 

176

Minimum

610

638 

695 

638 

176 

153 

200 

245

153

July

193

186 

179 

222 

24ff

237 

207 

200 

193 

200

215 

215 

200 

193 

200

179 

179 

172 

166 

166

160 

160 

160 

153 

153

166 

166 

179 

166 

211 

230

Mean

898 

749 

652 

620 

541 

773 

869 

1,170 

1,480 

189 

235 

302

707

Aug.

230 

230

207 

207 

200

207 

207 

207 

207 

215

230 

230 

230 

230 

230

230 

230 

230 

230 

230

245 

245 

246 

245 

245

245 

265 

285 

285 

265 

285

Sept.

285 

265 

265 

245 

245

245 

245 

245 

245 

265

265 

265 

265 

265 

265

265 

265 

265 

265 

415

' 370 

348 

348 

348 

370

370 

370 

348 

392 

460

Run-off in 

acre-feet

55,200 

44,600 

40,100 

38,100 

30,000 

47,500 

51, 700 

71,900 

88,100 

11,600 

14,400 

18,000

511,000

«Interpolated.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

PRICKLY PEAR CREEK BASIN

PRICKLY PEAK CREEK NEAR CLANCY, MONT.

LOCATION. Staff gage in the SW. % sec. 34, T. 9 N., R. 3 W., a quarter of a mile 

below mouth of Lump Gulch Creek and 1% miles north of Clancy.

DRAINAGE AKEA. 1,78 square miles.

RECOKDS AVAILABLE. July, 1910, to September, 1916; July, 1921, to September, 

1931. July, 1908, to June, 1909, at site 1 mile downstream.

EXTKEMES. Maximum discharge during year ending Sept. 30, 1930, 189 secondfeet Apr. 22, 24, 26, 27; minimum, 12 second-feet at various times during 

August, September (gage height, 0.70 foot).

Maximum discharge during year ending Sept. 30, 1931, 56 second-feet 

May 27 (gage height, 1.30 feet); minimum, 4.1 second-feet Aug. 12 (gage 

height, 0.49 foot).

1909-1916, 1921-1931: Maximum discharge recorded, 492 second-feet 

June 3, 1927 (gage height, 3.8 feet); minimum, 4.1 second-feet Aug. 12, 1931 

(gage height, 0.49 foot).

REMABB.S. Records for year ending Sept. 30, 1930, fair. Records for year 

ending Sept. 30, 1931, good except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 11 20, 

Dec. 8-13, which are fair. Several diversions above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-19S1

Day

1929-30 

1 . ...

2 . . __ .

3 ___ ... . ._--- .--.

4 _ 

5- 

6 . . ... ----.-

T. ................................... .

8.. ............................... ....

9.. ............................ .......

W.. .......................... .........

11.....................................

12.. ...................................

U.. .......................... .........

14 

16 

16 

17 

18 

19 _ 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 .T - -

25 

26- 

27 

28 

29 __ .. .

30 ____ ... ... 

31 _ . .............

Oct.

34

32

30

29

29

29

28

27

27

27

27

27

27

26

26

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

24

23

23

23

24

26

26

27

27

Nov.

27

27

27

27

28

27

27

27

26

27

28

27

26

25

24

25

26

25

o24

«22

nOfl

27

97

26

24

24

23

22

211

2F

Mar.

39

35

32

30

31

36

43

34

34

32

30

35

36

50

42

44

54

41

49

44

45

38

42

46

46

57

Apr.

44

51

81

99

85

99

122

130

130

130

122

122

138

138

138

122

122

130

106

114

154

189

180

189

180

189

1RQ

163

138

130

May

138

138

164

146

122

130

114

99

99

90

84

90

84

84

97

90

84

84

84

84

104

104

90

84

84

84

on

90

84

78

84

June

84

84

97

84

67

69

69

71

72

64

53

50

47

47

47

46

47

55

44

45

42

46

53

54

49

43

41

38

36

36

July

36

35

29

29

28

27

27

28

27

27

41

52

40

34

29

28

26

23

22

23

22

20

18

19

17

16

16

15

16

16

16

Aug.

16

19

17

19

25

23

20

17

19

19

1Q

19

20

19

19

19

18

17

17

19

19

18

19

12

13

14

19

12

14

13

19

Sept.

15

14

12

12

12

12

17

15

18

18

23

18

18

18

17

15

15

15

15

14

16

15

27

24

24

22

22

22

20

19

> Estimated.
60 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PABT 6

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Prickly Pear Creek near Clancy, 

Mont., 1929-1931 Continued

Day

1930-31

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. . 

Oct.

18 

20 

22 

22 

21

20

22 

28 

28 

28

33

31 

31 

28 

28

24 

25

29 

29 

28

28 

28 

26 

26 

27

28 

27 

26 

26 

24 

23

Nov.

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

19 

19 

23 

23 

23

22 

22 

21 

21 

18

18 

19 

19

18 

18

18 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

Dec.

16 

16 

16 

16 

15

16 

17 

16 

16 

16

15 

15 

14 

14 

15

14 

14 

14 

13 

12

Jan.

14 

13 

12 

12 

12

12 

13 

13 

14 

17

17 

14 

12 

13 

16

12 

12 

14 

16 

18 

18

Feb.

17 

16 

17 

18 

19

16 

19 

19 

19 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

14

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12

Mar.

12 

15 

16 

17 

18

17 

19 

19

18 

18

18 

19 

19 

19 

18

21 

22 

22 

20 

20

20 

24 

24 

22 

24

"24

 23 

23 

23 

18 

19

Month

1929-30

March 6-31 __________________________

April-... 

July.... . 

August __________________________

1930-31 

October __________________________

December 1-20 ______________________

January 11-31 _____ _____ ___ ... .......

April....... . . .

July....... 

August _ .. . ... .. ..____._. ......

September- _______________________

Apr.

22 

22 

20 

21 

23

28 

29 

29 

25 

25

27 

26 

30 

31 

26

25 

22 

25 

24 

20

21 

22 

23 

20 

19

16 

16 

16 

15 

20

Maximum

34

28 

57 

189 

154 

97 

52 

25 

27

33 

23 

17 

18 

19 

24 

31 

66 

52 

20 

9.7 

22

May

27 

28 

29 

34 

37

39 

45 

35 

32 

31

28 

29 

38 

48 

42

42 

42 

38 

41 

37

33 

35 

36 

35

34

51 

56 

53 

60 

44 

-11

June

45 

46 

43 

46 

52

39 

36 

36 

46

37

32 

30 

26 

24 

26

22 

19 

17 

19 

19

21 

17 

17 

19 

16

14 

13 

15 

16 

15

Minimum

23 

20 

30 

44 

78 

36 

15 

12 

12

18 

17 

12 

12 

12 

12 

15 

27 

13 

5.0 

4.1 

5.0

July

15 

14 

16 

19 

19

20

16 

14 

14 

14

13 

12 

11 

10 

9.2

7.4 

7.8 

7.8 

6.4 

5.7

5.7 

6.0 

5.7 

5.7 

5.4

5.4 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0

6.8 

8.7

Mean

26.2 

25.2 

39.9 

131 

99.1 

56.0 

25.9 

17.4 

17.5

25.9 

19.6 

15.0 

14.0 

13.9 

19.7 

22.9 

38.4 

27.4 

, 10.2 

6.33 

9.32

Aug.

9.7 

9.7 

8.3 

7.1 

6.4

5.7 

5.7 

5.7 

5.4 

4.6

4.3 

4.1 

4.6 

5.0 

5.0

. 5.0

5.7 

7.4 

9.7 

8.7

7.4 

7.1 

7.1 

6.0 

5.4

5.7 

5.7 

6.0 

6.8 

5.4 

5.7

Sept.

5.7 

5.7 

6.0 

6.0 

5.0

5.0

5.4 

5.7 

5.7 

5.7

6.0

5.7 

5.7 

5.7 

6.7

5.7 

5.7 

5.7 

6.8 

18

17 

17 

16 

12 

12

12 

12 

14

19 

22

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,610 

1,500 

2,060 

7,800 

6,090 

3,330 

1,590 

1,070 

1,040

1,590 

1,170 

596 

683 

772 

1,210 

1,360 

2,360 

1,630 

627 

389 

665

"Interpolated.

NOTE. Flow not computed Dec. 1,1929, to Mar. 5,1930, Dec. 21,1930, to Jan. 10,1931. Records for year 

ending Sept. 30,1930, are revised and supersede those published in Water-Supply Paper 701.
PKICKLY PEAK CREEK BASIN 61

TENMHE CREEK NEAB RIMINI, MONT.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NE. % sec. 20, T. 9 N., R. 5 W., at Moose

Creek ranger station, 500 feet above mouth of Moose Creek and 3 miles

north of Rimini.

DRAINAGE AKBA. 34 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1915, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 41 second-feet May 13 (gage

height, 1.18 feet); no flow Aug. 31 to Sept. 7.

1915-1931: Maximum discharge, 948 second-feet May 15, 1917 (gage

height, 4.87 feet); no flow at times during 1928, 1929, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good. City water supply of Helena diverted above station.

Flow partly regulated by reservoir on tributary above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1931

Day

1.....

2.....

3.....

4.....

5-....

6.. 

7 -

8--...

9.....

10.....

11..-..

12.....

13 ,.

14 ..

15.....

Apr.

7.5 

7.7 

7.8

May

} 

20

21

26 

29 

23 

21 

20

23 

28 

35 

35 

36

June

21

19 

19 

19 

16

14 

13 

13 

12 

9.1

9.1 

6.3 

4.1 

3.3 

3.7

July

0.9 

.6 

1.0 

3.9 

1.0

.8 

.6 

.6 

.5 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

Aug.

2.9 

.6 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

.1 .1 .1

.2

.1 

.2 

.2 

.1

Day

« 

15 

IS 

1{ 

2(

2] 

2i 

2C

a

21

2f z

21 

2! 

3( 

3]

Month

April 13 

May

r-30 - __ ........... __ .

June ____________________________

July.-. .--. . -. _

August

Septem 

T

ber __ -_ _ _ - _ - - _______ --

heperic>d __.. . ............. .........

r

.....

).....

!.....

----- 

[

.....

..... 

L----

).....

Apr.

8.0 

8.1 

8.3 

6.9 

8.3

10 

12 

15 

20 

20

20

Maximum

20 

36 

21 

3.9 

2.9 

4.1

May

36 

35 

27 

24 

23

23

24 

24 

20

18

23

27 

28 

26 

23 

22

June

1.7 

1.4 

1.0 

1.0 

.9

.8 

.8 

.8 

.7 

.6

.4 

.4 

.6

1.4 

3.7

Minimum

6.9 

18 

.4 

.2 

0 

0

July

0.4 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3 

.7

Mean

13.3 

25.2 

6.59 

.54 

.29 

.43

Aug.

0.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

.2

.1 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

0

Sept.

0.1 

.1 

.1 

.3 

4.1

3.1

.6 

.5 

.6 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

Run-off in 

acre-feet

475 

1,550 

392 

33

18 

26

2,490

NOTE. No record for period omitted.
62 SUBFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

TEHMILE CREEK NEAR HELENA, MONT.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SE. ^ sec. 22, T. 10 N., R. 4 W., opposite

Broadwater Hotel, near Helena. 

DRAINAGE AKEA. 103 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1908, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 37 second-feet May 17 (gage

height, 1.32 feet); no flow Oct. 1-14.

1908-1931: Maximum discharge, 865 second-feet May 28, 1917, June 11,

1927; maximum gage height, 6.58 feet (old datum) June 11, 1927; no flow

at various times. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period Jan. 20 to Apr. 26, which are

fair. No records Nov. 16 to Jan. 19. Diversions for irrigation and city

water supply of Helena above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980 31

Day

1... ..... _. _ ......

2......... __ ... _ ...

3..-- . _

4. 

5.. __ 

6... .........

7.. ............. .......

S.. .......... ..........

9......................

10. 

11.. 

12.. 

13. .

14 _ .. ... ___ . __

15. 

16 

17.. .......

18. 

19. 

20.-. . .

21 

22 

23 

24. 

25.- ,. 

26.-. 

27.. 

28. . .

29 

30. 

31- 

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

1.3

5.1

5.1

5.5

5.8

5.8

 5.6

"5.4 

«5.3

-5.2

"5.1

"5.0

"4.9

-4.8

4.7

4.4 

4.0

Nov.

3.5 

3.7

4.7 

4.7 

4.4

5.1 

5.1 

4.7 

4.7 

4.7

4.7 

6.2 

5.8 

2.2 

2.6

Jan.

1.6

2.0 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.6

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

2.2

1.6

Feb.

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.8

1.8 

1.6 

1.6 

1.4 

1.6

1.8 

1.8 

1.6 

1.4 

1.4

1.6 

1.8 

1.6 

1.4 

1.6

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

1.6 

1.4

1.4 

1.6 

1.4

Month

April. . 

July ..... . .... .....

Mar.

1.6 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8

1.8 

1.8 

1.6 

1.8 

1.6

1.8

1.8 

1.6 

1.6 

1.4

1.6 

1.8 

1.8 

2.8 

2.8

3.1 

3.4

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

2.8 

3.1 

3.6

Apr.

4.2 

3.4

2.5 

3.6 

4.8

4.2 

4.5 

4.2 

3.9 

3.6

3.6 

42 

3.9 

3.1 

2.0

2.2 

6.2

8.5 

7.8 

7.8

7.0

5.9 

6.6 

5.5 

5.9

5.9 

5.9 

7.4 

8.9 

8.9

Maximum

5.8 

6.2 

2.5 

1.8 

3.6 

8.9 

34 

23 

2.5 

2.5 

2.0

May

9.9 

14 

15 

15 

19

20

28 

20

18 

15

15 

20 

26 

25 

29

29 

34 

31 

28 

27

22 

23

29 

25 

20

20 

25 

29 

29 

25 

20

June

23

18 

17 

20 

15

14 

12 

9.9 

9.9 

9.4

8.9 

5.5 

3.4 

4.2 

3.9

3.4 

3.1 

3.1 

1.6

.7

.7

.5 

.5 

.7 

1.4

1.1 

.7 

.9 

1.1 

1.1

Minimum

.0 

2.2 

1.6 

1.4 

1.4 

2.0 

9.9 

.5 

.2 

.7 

.3

July

0.9 

1.1 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.1 

.9

.9 

.9 

1.1 

.5 

.5

.5 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.3

.5 

1.2 

2.5

Mean

2.68 

445 

1.86 

1.59 

2.11 

5.20 

22.7 

6.49 

.72 

1.46 

1.12

Aug.

2.5 

2.0 

1.6 

1.2 

1.4

.9 

.9 

1.1 

1.2 

1.2

1.4 

1.2 

1.4 

.9 

1.4

1.1 

1.2 

1.6 

2.0 

1.8

2.0 

2.2 

2.2

1.8 

1.1

.7 

1.8 

1.8 

1.4 

1.2 

1.1

Sept

1.0 

.9 

1.1 

1.2 

1.6

1.6 

.9 

.9 

1.1 

.7

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.4 

1.4

1.1 

1.1 

.7 

.5 

.3

.7 

.9 

.7 

.7

.7

1.2 

1.4 

1.2

1.8 

2.0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

165 

132 

44 

88 

130 

309 

1,400 

386 

44 

90 

67

a Interpolated.
StJBFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6 63

LITTLE PRICKLY PEAR CREEK BASIN

LITTLE PBICKLY PEAR CREEK NEAR MARYSVILLE, MONT.

LOCATION. Staff gage in the SW. % sec. 18, T. 12 N., R. 6 W., a quarter of a

mile below mouth of Deadman Creek and 6 miles northwest of Marysville. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 69 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1913, to September, 1931; April to May, 1913,

at site a quarter of a mile upstream; May, 1909, to December, 1911, at site

above mouth of Deadman Creek. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 29 second-feet May 16 18 (gage

height, 0.92 foot); minimum, 4.0 second-feet Nov. 22-30.

foot).

1909-1911, 1913-1931: Maximum discharge, 454 second-feet May 25,

26,1917 (gage height, 3.8 feet); minimum, 1.2 second-feet Mar. 7-13, 1911. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period May 19 to June 18, which are

fair. No records Dec. 1 to Mar. 31. Some diversions above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

1 _ .... ... .....

2..... ........................................

3

^.............. ...............................

5... __ ......

6. _-.-_-_-_.. . .- ..

7. . ..

8 .. . ____ . __ .

9 

10-- 

11. 

12 

13 

14 _ .- _ . .._........ ...... .......

16 

16 _ .. __ ... .... .

17 

18 .

19. 

20 ------

21 

22

23

24. 

26 

26 

27 

28

29

30 . .

31 ......

Oct.

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5

6.5 

6.5 

8.5

8.5 

8.5

8.5 

8.5 

8.6 

8.5 

8.5

8.5 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0

Month

April 7-30... 

July... ... 

Nov.

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

8.5

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5

8.5 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

8.0

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

6.5 

6.5

6.5 

40 

4.0 

40 

40

40 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

"40

Apr.

42 

42 

42 

42

4.2 

4.2 

4.2 

42 

4.2

42 

4.8 

5.8 

6.2

5.8

6.8 

5.8 

6.2 

6.2 

6.2

6.2 

5.8 

5.8 

5.2 

5.8

Maximum

9.0 

9.0 

6.2 

29 

26 

14 

7.9 

8.9

May

6.0 

8.2 

10 

13 

18

20 

24 

24 

24 

22

21 

21 

22 

23 

24

28 

29 

28 

28 

26

24 

24 

24 

24 

25

27 

27 

27 

27 

26 

25

June

26 

24 

24 

24 

24

23 

22 

21 

20 

20

21 

21 

20 

17 

19

19 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

July

14 

13 

13 

13 

12

12 

11 

11 

9.8 

9.8

8.9 

8.9 

8.9 

7.9 

7.9

7.0 

7.0 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3

6.3 

5.7 

7.9 

7.0 

7.0

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0

Minimum Mean

6.5 7.89 

4.0 7.08 

42 5.15 

6.0 22.6 

15 19.0 

5.7 8.71 

6.3 7.20 

6.0 7.62

Aug.

7.9 

7.9 

7.9 

7.0 

7.0

7.0 

6.7 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.9 

7.9

7.9 

7.9 

7.9 

7.0 

7.0 

6.3

Sept.

5.7 

5.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0

7.9 

7.9 

7.9 

7.9 

7.9

7.9 

7.9 

7.9 

7.9 

7.9

7.9 

7.9 

7.9 

7.9 

8.9

fc.9 

8.9 

8.9 

8.9 

7.9

7.9 

7.0 

6.3 

«6.3 

6.3

Run-off in 

acre-feet

485 

421 

246 

1,390 

1,130 

636 

443 

463

> Estimated.
64 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

DEARBORN RIVER BASIN

DEARBORN RIVER NEAR CLEHONS, HONT.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NW. Ji sec. 26, T. 18 N., R. 7 W., 300 feet 

above highway bridge 2 miles below mouth of Falls Creek and 5 miles southwest of Clemons.

DRAINAGE AREA. 122 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1921, to September, 1923; July, 1929, to September, 

1931. May, 1908, to December, 1911, at station half a mile above mouth 

of Falls Creek.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 56 second-feet May 19 (gage 

height. 1.18 feet); minimum, 10.6 second-feet Sept. 4-7 (gage height, 0.66 

foot).

1921-1923, 1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 1,340 second-feet June 6, 

1922 (gage height, 3.70 feet); minimum, 10 second-feet Oct. 17-21, 1922 

(gage height, 0.84 foot).

REMARKS. Records good. Several small diversions above gage.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

1 ... 

2

3

4 . ...

5 .. . .. . .

6. _________ . _____________

7 -

9 

10 

11 

12 

18 

14

15 _ -

16 _ ...

17 _-. 

18 . ___ .... ___ ...

19 

20 

21-.- 

22 - __ .

23 

24

25. -

26 

27 __ _____ . . . __ .

28 

29 

30 

31 

Jan.

 28

Month

May 19-31. ..........

June.. .... ......................

July. ...........

August .---- 

September _______________________

Mar.

 28

Apr.

"30

«19

Maximum

56 

38 

15 

12 

12

May

56

52

49 

45 

41 

38 

34

42 

44 

40 

41 

38 

34

June

34 

36 

38 

32 

29

28 

26 

26 

25 

24

24 

25 

24 

23 

23

23 

22 

21 

21 

20

20 

19 

19 

18 

18

17 

16 

16 

16 

15

July

15 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

15 

15 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

13

14 

13 

13 

13 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

Minimum Mean

34 42.6 

15 23.3 

12 13.5 

11 11.7 

11 11. 1

Aug.

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

Sept.

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

12 

12 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,100 

1,390 

830 

719 

660

» Discharge measurement.

NOTE. No records other than discharge measurements Oct. 1 to May 19.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

SMITH RIVER BASIN

SMITH BIVER HEAR WHITK SULPHUR SPRINGS, MONT.

65

LOCATION. Wire gage in SE. % sec. 33, T. 11 

miles northeast of White Sulphur Springs.

sec. 33, T. 11 N., R. 8 E., at Meachen's ranch 14

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1922, to September, 1931 (discontinued). 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 53 second-feet Mar. 23 (gage

height, 2.60 feet); no flow Sept. 8, 12.

1922-1931: Maximum discharge, 224 second-feet June 21, 1923 (gage

height, 3.15 feet); minimum, that of Sept. 8, 12, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge not computed Nov. 11 to Jan. 31 on

account of severe ice effect. A few small diversions above gage.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

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 

Oct.

6.2 

5.4 

5.8 

5.4 

5.0

8.2 

14 

12 

9.0 

10

13 

10 

8.2

7.8

7.8

9.0 9.0

"10 

«10

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10 «10

Nov.

 «7.5

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

6.6

Feb.

"4.0 

«4.0 

4.3 

4.6 

4.6

4.6 

5.0 

6.2 

6.6 

6.2

5.4 

5.0

5.8 

5.8 

4.0

4.0 

4.3 

4.0 

3.6 

4.0

4.3 

4.3 

3.6 

3.6 

3.2

3.2 

3.2 "3.0

Month

March. __ . __ .... _____ . ___ __

AprO 

May. . 

_ __ 

June

July 

September _____________ . _ __ 

Mar.

4.3 

6.2

"5.0

4.6

5.8 

5.8

4.6 

5.0 

4.3 

4.6

5.8

4.3

5.4 

5.8 

6.6 

9.0

10 

10 

29 

26 

10

23 

14

14 

12 

10 

10

Apr.

6.2 

6.2 

18 

18 

10

13 

16 

12 

10 

11

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

8.6 

8.6 

8.6

7.8 

7.8

8.6 

8.2 

10 

10

7.8

7.8 

8.6 

8.2 

9.0 

8.6

Maximum

14.0 

7.5 

6.6 

29 

18 

26 

18 

15 

9.5 

9.0

May

6.2 

8.6 

11

15 

15

14 

14 

26 

23 

25

24 

22 

18 

20 

20

28 

28 

22 

15 

15

19 

19 

19

18 

22

21 

19 

18 

18 

15 

15

June

17 

18 

15 

15 

15

15 

14 

15 

17 

15

13 

13

11 

12

12

11 . 

10 

8.6 

9.0 

9.0

8.2 

10 

10 

10 

8.2

8.2 

7.8 

8.2 

8.6 

9.0

Minimum

5.0 

5.0 

3.2 

4.3 

6.2 

11 

7.8 

4.0 

.2 

.0

July

4.3 

5.0 

6.6 

7.4 

6.2

5.4 

5.4

5.8 

5.8 

7.4

7.4 

6.2 

7.0

7.8 

7.8

7.8 

5.8 

5.8 

5.8 

5.8

4.0 

5.0 

5.0 

4.6 

4.6

4.6 

6.2 

4.6 

4.0 

9.5 

15

Mean

9.22 

6.41 

4.44 

8.87 

9.95 

18.5 

11.8 

6.25 

3.80 

2.34

Aug.

9.5 

7.0 

7.4 

7.0 

7.0

7.0 

7.0 

7.4 

9.0 

9.0

6.2 

6.2 

5.4 

4.6 

2.9

1.5 

.4 

.2 

.2 

.4

.9 

.9 

1.5 

1.2 

1.0

1.4 

1.8 

1.2 

1.0

.8 

.8

Sept.

0.4 

.8 

.9 

.6 

.9

.2 

.4 

0 

.3 

.9

.4 

0

.8 

1.5 

1.8

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

1.5 

2.6

3.6

7.8 

5.8 

4.6 

4.6

3.2 

2.2 

2.2 

9.0 

5.4

Bun-off in 

acre-feet

567 

127 

247 

545 

592 

1,140 

702 

384 

234 

139

1 Estimated.
66 STJKFACE WATBK SUPPLY, 1931, PAKT 6

SMITH RIVER AT TRULY, MONT.

LOCATION. Wire gage in SW. % sec. 35, T. 9 N., R. 2 E., at highway bridge at

former post office of Truly. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March. 1905, to June, 1907: March, 1929, to September,

1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 597 second-feet Apr. 8 (gage

height, 2.55 feet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot Sept. 10 (gage height, 0.20

foot).

1905-1907, 1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 4,010 second-feet June 24,

1907 (gage height, 9.00 feet, old datum); minimum, that of Sept. 10, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Several diversions above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

1 ___ 

2 

3..... .... ...

4.. __ .. _ ....

5 _ . _____ .

6 

7 __

8 __ ..... _ 

9 __ .. .....

10 __ -.-....-..

11 

12 _

13 ___

14 

15 

16 

17.. __

18 

18 

20. 

21... 

22

23 __ 

24 _

25. 

28 

27 _ .. ... .

28 

29 ____ ....

30 _ - _____ .

it

Oct.

89 

89 

93 

93

97

93 

97 

112 

135 148'

156 

165 

165 

156 

151

151 

119 

109 

132 

156

142 

159 

153 

142 

153

162 

159 

159 

153 

142 

127

Nov.

135 

135 

135 

132 

132

129 

129 

124 

122

119

132 

137 

»127 »95 

»75

68 

52 »54 

»58 

»64

»63 

 66 

»69 

»74 

» 72

»97 

97 

95 

100 

102

Dec.

102 

105 

109 

97 

107

97 

97 

93 

81 a*

79 

93 

95 

105 

91

"85 

79 »79 

a 77

77

»85 

93 

85 

102

85

112

89 

69 

87 »83 

74

Jan.

95 

89 

100

117 

74

89 »93

»87 

"77 

 77

»75 

 81 

»77 

"74 

»62

»79 

»75 

»70 

»68 

"68

»79 

»81 

»89 

»79 

»85

 107 

 107 

 117 

100 

109 

79

Feb.

100 

95 

91 

87 

83

87 

87 87 

 77 

 72

83 

72 

83 

83 

75

75 

72

87 

79 

75

75 75 

 75 

 75 

 72

 72 

 79 

 69

Month

November. .. 

January.. ... .... . ...-..

ApriL... . .. .

May. 

July ......... ..... .......................

Mar.

 68 

97 

102 

107 

89

47 

56 56 

 60 

 68

 75 

103 

115 

120 

124

124 

128 

142 

152

178

196 

196 

241 

210 

162

88 

70 

64 

107 

128 

157

Apr.

157 

152 

152 

128 

152

168 

294 

597 

372 

241

226

226 

226 

258 

258

196 

196 

196 

196 

173

157 

157 

137 

124 

128

132 

142 

142 

152

168

Maximum

165 

135 

112 

117 

100 

241 

597 

372 

372 

86 

49 

55

597

May

178 

196 

210 

241 

241

226 

241 

226 

226 

210

210 

196 

196 

196 

226

258 

294 

332 

332 

312

294 

275 

241 

226 

210

210 

275 

372 

352 

332 

312

June

294 

275 

294 

352 

372

352 

275 

275 

275

258

312 

275 

258 

241 

241

226 

196 

181 

144 

144

140 

122 

122 

117 

117

101 

83

98 

126 

94

July

76 

62 

69 

72 

86

83 

72 

69 

62 

58

55 

46 

40 

37 

37

35 

30 

27 

21 

17

16 

14

14 

9.4 

8.6

7.8 

7.8 

7.8 

7.4 

9.4 

23

Minimum Mean

89 134 

52 99. 6 

69 89. 8 

62 85.8 

69 80.1 

47 117 

124 200 

178 253 

83 212 

7.4 38.0 

2.7 16.2 

.2 18.1

.2 112

Aug.

43 

49 

43 

40 

32

30 

27 

28 

27 

25

21

16 

13 

10

8.6

8.6 

8.2

7.8 

7.8 

7.8

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

4.8 

4.1

4.1 

6.2 

4.8 

4.1 

2.7 

3.4

Sept.

2.7 

2.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7

4.4 

3.0 

1.7 

1.2 

.2

2.2 

6.2

8.6 

8.6 

10

10 

10

12 

14 

16

25 

37 

49 

46

44

43 

40 

39 

46 

55

Run-ofl in 

acre-feet

8,240 

5,930 

5,520 

5,280 

4,450 

7,190 

11,900 

15,600 

12,600 

2,340 

996 

1,080

81,100

> Estimated because of ice.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PAET 6

MARIAS RIVER BASIN

MARIAS RIVER HEAR SHELBY, MONT.

67

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 20, T. 31 N., R. 2 W., at highway

bridge 7 miles south of Shelby. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,610 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1902, to January, 1908: April, 1911, to September,

1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,290 second-feet May 18 (gage

height, 4.60 feet); minimum, 87 second-feet Jan. 22 (gage height, 2.50 feet). 

1902-1907, 1911-1931: Maximum discharge, 29,500 second-feet June 24,

1907 (gage height, 14.9 feet); minimum, 10 second-feet Aug. 20, 1919 (gage

height, 1.50 feet). 

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods Oct. 1-20, Jan. 15 to Mar. 14,

Mar. 28-30, Apr. 16 to May 1, May 17, Aug. 1, 3-5. Numerous diversions

from tributaries. Flow partly regulated by storage in several reservoirs on

tributaries.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

I.... . .... .

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 _ _ 

Oct.

230

230 

200 

200 

200

215 

215 

220 

215 

215

220 

220 

230 

240 

230

220 

210 

200 

220 

230

294 

310 

322 

322

275

250 

246 

243 

233 

230 

220

Nov.

220 

214 

214 

214 

214

214 

214 

214 

214 

211

214 

214 

194 

161 

180

180 

180

178

Jan.

118

118 

115 

113 

111 

101

90 

87 

99 

113 

116

122 

152 

206 

271 

220 

206

Feb.

178 

150 

154 

140 

132

138 

140 

138 

132 

124

128 

128 

126 

132

134

136 

134 

143 

152 

154

128

147 

192 

154 

164

194 

192 

189

Month

November 1-18 . __ .. __ . . ____

April __ 

May ... .

July. 

August . ,-ri- .-. ,T

September ____ . ____________ . .......

Mar.

206 

206 

208 

186 

140

168 

161 

174

171 

171

166 

166 

168 

206 

240

211 

211 

230 

236 

230

227 

233 

236 

240 

236

236 

214 

206 

178 

176 

168

Apr.

174 

186 

194 

194 

194

194 

192 

197 

203 

224

264 

314 

322 

340

348

350 

320 

290 

270 

270

250 

240 

270 

300 

300

330 

360 

380 

400 

520

Maximum

322 

220 

271 

194 

240 

5.20 

2,160 

1,480 

527 

533 

314

May

720 

990 

1,230 

1,330 

1,430

1,480 

1,480 

1,700 

1,700 

1,540

1,380 

1,330 

1,330 

1,480 

1,640

1,780 

1,970 

2,160 

2,100 

1,920

1,810 

1,700 

1,640 

1,590 

1,380

1,280 

1,430 

1,480 

1,480 

1,430 

1,330

June

1,330 

1,430 

1,480 

1,480 

1,330

1,140 

1,010 

953 

990 

962

917 

866 

810 

765 

720

677 

642 

616 

649 

552

452 

409 

373 

336 

340

373 

368 

368 

373 

373

Minimum

200 

161 

87 

124 

140 

174 

720 

336 

110 

161 

184

July

458 

441 

452 

521 

527

515 

509 

458 

404 

363

331 

318 

302 

286 

326

290 

233 

208 

192

184

164 

154 

143 

134 

118

110 

132 

132 

126 

132 

266

Mean

236 

202 

139 

148 

200 

280 

1,520 

769 

288 

269 

235

Aug.

400 

533 

475 

417 

359

302 

331 

294

278 

250

250 

240 

243 

250 

246

246 

243 

243 

240 

230

224 

217

257 

253 

230

208 

194 

186 

181 

166 

161

Sept.

154 

145 

147 

145 

143

138 

134 

138 

164 

263

298 

257 

243 

240 

246

250 

243 

243 

271 

282

282 

298 

314 

314 

302

290 

286 

278 

275 

275

Bun-offin

acre-feet

14,800 

7,210, 

4,690 

$220 

12,300 

16,700 

93,500 

45,800 

17,700 

16,500 

14,000

NOTE. Discharge not computed for period of no rewd.
68 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

MARIAS RIVER NEAR BEINKMAN, MONT.

LOCATION. Wire gage in NW. % sec. 21, T. 29 N., R. 8 E., 4 miles southwest of

Brinkman post office.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1921, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 4,500 second-feet June 29 (gage

height, 4.55 feet); minimum, 81 second-feet Sept. 12 (gage height, 1.02 feet). 

1921-1931: Maximum discharge, 14,300 second-feet June 1, 1927 (gage

height, 9.2 feet); minimum, that of Sept. 12, 1931.

Maximum stage known, 18.00 feet during 1908 flood. 

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge not computed for period of ice effect,

Nov. 12 to Mar. 13. Numerous diversions. Flow partly regulated by

storage on tributaries.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

1 -----

3 

4 

5--- - ~ 

6 

7-.- 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

16 

16.... .

17 is

19 

20 

21.... .

22 

23.- 

24 

26 

26. 

27.. __ 

28. .

29 

30.... _ 

31 _ . _ ... 

Oct.

236 

236 

208 

208 

208

217 

217 

221 

217 

217

226 

226 

236

246 

238

230

221 

208 

231 

246

272 

306 

327 

364 

382

394 

382 

294 

272 

267 

246

Nov.

236 

236 

231 

226 

226

221 

208

208 

208 

217

236

- Month

October. ________________________

November 1-11 _ - 

March 14-31... __ 

April- . 

July . ..... ... ....

Mar.

229 

229

261 

302 

302 

321 

337

348 

307

287 

287 

287

302 

326 

337 

302

265 

261

Apr.

242 

292 

278 

247 

238

233 

265 

265 

269 

273

316 

337 

316 

302

282

307 

326 

375 

370

348

307

287 

287 

273 

255

269 

269 

277 

292 

332

Maximum

394 

236 

348 

375 

2,460 

2,010 

648 

496 

311

May

375 

480 

725 

1,080 

1,200

1,460 

1,590 

1,660 

1,800 

1,660

1,520 

1,400 

1,330 

1,660 

1,870

1,730 

2,010 

2,460 

2,310 

2,310

1,870 

1,660 

1,590 

1,330 

1,200

1,200 

1,200 

1,330 

1,400 

1,460 

1,520

June

1,590 

1,660 

1,730 

1,800 

1,660

1,590 

1,330 

2,010 

1,080 

1,020

1,020 

960 

900 

760 

703

692 

648 

577 

630 

520

480 

375 

364 

359 

332

302 

278 

343 

2,010 

1,140

Minimum

208 

208 

229 

233 

376 

278 

95 

139 

88

July

382 

364 

520 

440 

456

648 

520 

496 

448 

408

370 

332 

316 

297 

292

269 

264 

278 

238 

208

179 

147 

120 

117 

109

102 

95 

102 

98 

102 

117

Mean

258 

223 

292 

291 

1,500 

959 

282 

235 

201

Aug.

139 

208 

427 

496 

408

332 

414 

326 

283 

269

246 

233 

212 

195 

183

208 

200 

191 

195 

195

191 

179

175 

171 

183

175 

187 

183 

179 

159 

139

Sept.

136 

128 

117 

109 

92

88 

88 

88 

88 

88

88 

106 

233 

269 

247

221 

221 

221 

229 

233

260 

287 

292 

292

297

311 

311 

307 

307

287

Run-off in 

acre-feet

15,900 

4,870 

10,400 

17,300 

92,200 

67, 100 

17,300 

14,400 

12,000
MARIAS RIVER BASIN 69

BIRCH GREEK NEAR DUPUYER, MONT.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 28, T. 29 N., R. 8 W., half a mile above head gates 

of B Canal and 12 miles west of Dupuyer.

DRAINAGE AREA. 110 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1907, to September, 1926; October, 1927, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 315 second-feet Aug. 12 (gage 

height, 1.88 feet); minimum, 4 second-feet at various times from October to 

December.

1907-1926, 1927-1931: Maximum discharge (estimated), 5,000 secondfeet June 21. 1916 (gage height, 10.0 feet); minimum, 3 second-feet Apr. 7. 

1921.

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge not computed for period Nov. 1 to Mar. 23. 

Two or three small diversions above station. Flow largely controlled by 

gate operations at Swift Dam. Records furnished by Valier-Montana Land 

& Water Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-S1

Day

1.. _ ... _ __

2 . -

3 

4............ ............ _ ...............

b................ ........................... ..

<b... ..........................................

T... ..........................................

8 .......................................

9 

10.....-.....-.......... ............... 

11 

\^..................... ........................

K........ ......................... ............

U..... ........................................

15............. .................. ..............

16............... ................... ...........

17. .......................................

18... ......_ _ _ ......

\9...... .......................................

^Q.... .........................................

ti\....... ......................................

22. ... ... .......

^&....... ......................................

^............... ..............................

^&................ ............. ................

26 

27..... ....................................... .

W......................... ....................

W....................f .... ....................

30 . - 

31 -. . 

Oct.

32 

26 

26 

37 

46

48 

48 

59 

59 

50

47 

47 

45 

37 

36

37 

28 

22 

18 

15

12 

12 

10 

10

8

8 

8 

8 

8 

8 

7

Month

March 24-31-. ___ . ___ ... .. _ . __ _ _ . _

June. .................................................

J\Hy. .................................................

August

Mar.

4 

11

8 

3 

17 

15 

17 

17

Apr.

11 

6 

16 

8 

7

6 

7 

7 

7 

5

5 

5 

6 

7 

54

71 

59 

55 

37 

34

26 

28 

21 

68 

104

52 

50 

50 

47 

37

Maximum

59 

17 

104 

111 

261 

315 

109 

102

May

30 

42 

37 

40 

41

41 

42 

47 

54 

59

73 

80 

82

82 

86

86 

86 

86 

86 

86

86 

95 

97 

100 

104

102 

100 

111 

104 

95 

95

June

95 

86 

80 

73 

71

69 

69 

69 

69 

71

71 

73 

80 

80 

80

77 

86 

86 

91 

95

95 

95 

95 

109 

109

121 

171 

187 

225 

261

July

280 

311 

289 

235

257

162 

128 

123 

113 

111

109 

128 

128 

139

134

126 

123 

156 

156 

153

156 

181 

210 

235 

253

257 

289 

298 

315 

298 

214

Minimum Mean

7 27.8 

4 11.5 

5 29.9 

30 76.0 

69 101 

109 196 

18 47.2 

14 33.3

Aug.

57 

43 

47 

93 

62

60 

52

48 

47 

52

51 

71 

73 

93 

109

66 

54 

50 

48 

32

29 

28 

26 

24 

23

22 

23 

21 

20 

18 

20

Sept.

20 

20 

20 

20 

19

18 

19 

43 

46 

41

50 

51 

47 

45 

43

43 

43 

45 

37 

30

32 

30 

29 

20 

16

14 

17 

17 

22 

102

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,710 

182 

1,780 

4,670 

6,010 

12,100 

2,900 

1,980
70 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

DUPUYEE CREEK NEAR VAIIEE, MONT.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NW. % sec. 33, T. 29 N., R. 6 W., 6 miles 

below mouth of Sheep Creek and 11 miles southwest of Valier.

DRAINAGE AREA. 111 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1912, to September, 1926; October, 1927, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 21 second-feet Oct. 21 (gage 

height, 2.78 feet); no flow various times during June, July, September.

1912-1926, 1927-1931: Maximum discharge, 2,180 second-feet June 21, 

1916 (gage height, 6.5 feet); no flow Sept. 19, 1919, Sept. 1, 2, 1929, and various times in 1931.

REMARKS. Records fair. Several diversions above station. Flow somewhat 

regulated by operation of head gates upstream. Records furnished by 

Valier-Montana Land & Water Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

1 ____ ......

2 _ __ .._. 

3 

4 _ __ _._. 

5 _ .. . 

6 

7. ... -

8 .

9. -

10 

11 ............

19

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 .

18 

19 . _ 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27. 

28 

29. ...... ... .

30 

31 

Oct.

13 

13 

13 

13 

14

15 

16 

17 

17 

17

18 

18 

18 

18 "19

"16 

"14 

"14

a 14 

a 14

 16 17 

"18 

20 

 20

 20 «20 

«20 

21 «20 

20

Nov.

a 14

«10 

9 

19 

17

16 

18 

18 

16 

14

13 

13 

13 

12

12

 11 

«11 

11 

9 «8

6 -5

a 5 

°6

7

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

Dec.

»9.9

Jan.

* 10

Feb.

»17

Month

October __ .. __ ___________ ___ ...

March. ____________ ______ .. .........

April... ................... ..................

June. _ ... _______________________

July . .......... ......... .....................

August _ ________________________

September ____________ __ _ ...........

Mar.

 20 20 

«20

"18 

«13

 13 

«13

 15 °12 

"12

 12

«10 

°15 

"19 

"19

"19 

19 

18 

16 «16

16 17 

18 

12 «8

«8 

«8 

0 8 

«8 

«8 

-8

Apr.

»9 

«9 

-7 

19 

17

18 

18 

18 

16 

14

13 

13 

13 

12 

13

19

12 

11 

9

"7

-7 

«7 

«7 

°7 

7

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

Maximum

21 

19

20 

19 

7 

7 

2 

10 

10

21

May

6 

5 

4 

4 

4

5 

4 

4 

4 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

2 

2 

3 

3

4 

6 

6 

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

7 

6 

5

June

6 

6 

6

7 

7

6 

5 

4 

6

4

4 

3 

3 

2 

3

2 

1 

1 

1 

1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

July

0 

0 

0 

0 

2

0

1 

2 

2 

2

1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

2

Minimum Mean

13 

5

8 

6 

2 

0 

0 

1 

0

16.9 

10.8 

"9.0 

 10.0 

-140 

14.1 

11.1 

40 

2.6 

.4 

43 

3.7

0 8.4

Aug.

3 

10 

10

8 

8

8 

8 

9 

8 

8

7 

6 

4 

3 

3

3 

3 

2 

2 

2

3 

3 

2 

2 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

Sept.

1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

1 

1 

2 

3 

4

4 

4 

4

9

7

7 

9 

10 

8 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,040 

643 

553 

615 

778 

867 

660 

246 

155 

25 

264 

220

6,070

1 Estimated. Discharge measurement.
MARIAS RIVER BASIN 71

DRY FORE OF MARIAS RIVER AT FOWLER, MONT.

LOCATION. Wire gage near center of sec. 31, T. 30 N., R. 1 W., at highway bridge

a quarter of a mile northeast of depot at Fowler.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1920, to December, 1931 (discontinued). 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 146 second-feet Aug. 1 (gage

height, 1.76 feet); minimum, 0.7 second-foot Dec. 15, 1931 (gage height,

0.22 foot).

1920-1931: Maximum discharge, 1,220 second-feet Apr. 14, 1920 (gage

height, 6.20 feet); no flow at various times. 

REMARKS. Records fair. Insufficient data to compute discharge Dec. 11 to

Mar. 12. Practically all flow is regulated and diverted,

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

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-. 

Oct.

4.5 

5.3

7.7 

9.4 

12

12 

14 

26 

23

25

23 

26 

31 

32 

34

31 

25 

20 

20 

19

17 

17 

18 

20 

18

17 

17 

14 

15 

13 

13

Nov.

13 

14 

14 

13 

11

8.5 

7.7 

6.1 

5.3 

4.5

4.5 

4.0

4.5 

4.5 

5.3

5.3

5.7 

7.7 

8.5 

12

8.5 

6.9 

6.1 

5.3 

5.3

Dec.

6.1 

6.1 

5.7 

6.1 

6.9

5.3 

5.3 

6.9 

6.1 

6.1

Mar.

3.3

2.7 

2.7

3.5 

4.5 

9.8 

11 

14

15 

13 

11 

9.8 

8.1

7.3 

7.3 

7.3 

6.9 

8.5 

14

Apr.

14 

15 

11

8.1 

8.1

7.3

8.5 

7.7 

6.9 

5.7

4.9 

4.9 

4.1 

4.1 

3.7

3.7 

3.1 

2.7 

2.2 

2.4

2.5 

2.4 

2.4 

2.0 

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

1.6 

1.6 

1.3

May

1.2 

1.0 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

.9 

1.2 

1.2 

1.0

.9 

1.0 

1.0 

1.4 

2.0

2.4 

2.4 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

1.9 

2.0 

2.2 

1.3 

4.3 

11

June

16 

76 

54 

43 

39

38 

32 

32 

15 

11

7.3 

6.9 

6.1 

4.5 

5.3

4.5 

4.5 

5.3 

5.3 

4.1

4.1 

4.1 

4.5 

4.1 

3.7

5.3 

5.3 

4.5 

4.5 

6.1

July

5.3 

4.5 

23 

33 

31

28 

23 

22 

17 

15

14

9.4 

7.7 

6.1 

6.9

3.3 

6.9 

6.9 

6.1 

6.1

6.1 

5.3 

5.3 

6.9 

6.9

6.9 

7.7 

6.9 

6.9 

9.4 

86

Month Maximum

1930-31 

October. -

Novembe 

Decembe 

March 13 

April

r_ .---- . .--. . ------ ----- . .--_

rl-10 

-31_ .. . ....- ----- ....

May--.-... , -

July

August..

Septembe 

October.

Novembe 

Decembe

1931

r _ . . . . . . .

34 

14 

6.9 

15 

15 

11 

76 

86 

146 

2.9

4.3 

3.5 

1.8

Aug.

146 

48 

17 

9.4 

6.9

38 

9.4 

14 

10 

6.1

6.1 

6.1 

5.3 

5.7 

5.3

5.3 

5.3 

5.3 

3.7

2.9

2.2 

2.2 

1.9 

1.6 

1.6

1.6 

1.6 

1.9 

1.6 

1.3 

1.3

Sept.

1.0 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

1.3 

1.2 

1.3 

2.2 

1.9

1.6 

1.3 

1.3 

1.9 

1.6

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

1.4

2.2 

2.5 

2.9 

2.9 

2.5

2.2 

1.9 

1.9 

2.5 

2.2

Minimum

4.5

5.3 

2.7 

1.3 

.9 

3.7 

4.5 

1.3 

1.0

1.8 

1.8 

.7

Oct.

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

3.1 

4.1

-3.7 

»3.3 

«2.9 °2.5

1.8 

2.4 

3.1 

3.5 

3.5

3.5 

3.1 

3.3 

3.9 

3.9

3.9 

3.9 

4.3 

4.3 

4.3

3.9 

3.9 

3.9 

3.9 

3.5 

3.5

Mean

18.7 

7.04 

6.06 

8.41 

4.92 

1.82 

15.2 

13.9 

12.1 

1.74

3.37 

2.61 

1.33

Nov.

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.3 

3.1

3.1 

3.1 

3.1 

3.1 

3.1

3.5 

3.5 

3.1 

2.7

2.7

2,7 

2.0

1.8

Dec.

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8

1.2

.7

1.2 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.3 

1.2

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,150 

419 

120 

317 

293 

112 

904 

855 

744 

104

207 

155 

82

1 Interpolated.

131316 33 6
72 SUBFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6 

TETON RIVER NEAR FORT BENTON, MONT.

LOCATION. Wire gage in SE. % sec. 31, T. 25 N., R. 9 E., at Embleton's ranch

6 miles north of Fort Benton.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1929, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 700 second-feet June 30 (gage

height, 2.98 feet); no flow at various times from June to September.

1929-1931: Maximum discharge for period, 970 second-feet Feb. 19, 1930

(gage height, 3.40 feet); no flow at various times each year. 

REMARKS. Records good except those during periods of ice effect, November to

March, which are fair. Flow regulated by numerous diversions for storage

and irrigation.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

Day

1 _ . -

2 _____ .. _ .-..-.-..

3__ 

^.. ....................

5......................

6--- ......

7

8-. ... .....

9.- ...-. ......

IQ. .....................

n. .....................

12......................

n. .....................

u.. ....................

IB......................

16--. ....... .........

17-- 

18 

19 

20 

21 

^. .....................

23-- 

24 

'St^. ....................

 2H>. .....................

2T. .....................

^&. .....................

1Q. .....................

30--. 

31 

Oct.

10 

8.0 

8.8 

7.0 

6.0

5.5 

5.5 

7.0

7.5 

8.8

13

14 

15 

15 

18

15 

9.6 

10 

14 

19

13 

14 

30 

41 

53

61 

55 

45 

39 

36 

35

Nov.

34 

34 

34 

34 

31

30 

29 

31 

29 

30

29 

29 

27 

23 

17

19 

18 

21 

16 

24

32 

38 

39 

39 

44

47 

53 

57 

57 

66

Dec.

74 

79 

70

74 

74

79 

70 

74 

93

82

82 

93 

115

76 

82

96

85 

82 

79 

79

74 

66 

61 

63 

52

50

47 

49 

44 

45 

45

Jan.

45 

45 

42 

39 

36

35 

35 

30 

44 

26

24 

26 

26 

16 

16

15 

16 

12 

10 

10

13 

14 

19 

30 

41

53 

74 

96 

131 

112 

118

Month

October ...............................................

November- ...........................................

February... ..........................................

A.V& ...............................................

May. . ..

July-- .

Feb.

105 

118

82 

74 

68

63 

59

55 

53

57

57 

55 

55 

63 

76

59

45 

66 

66 

76

41 

49

52 

57 

55

55

55 

68

Mar.

74 

82 

72 

68 

63

55 

35 

34 

35 

32

31 

32 

39

55

74

79 

102 

93

88 

88

82 

79 

79 

76 

66

61 

63 

59

57 

55 

57

Maximum

61 

66 

115 

131 

118 

102 

79 

23 

304 

63 

19

304

Apr.

59 

61

74 

79 

76

59 

61 

61 

55 

49

45 

42 

39 

39 

35

31 

30

27 

26 

25

24 

24 

24 

24 

24

23 

23

24 

27 

26

May

23 

21 

20 

18

18

16 

19 

20

18 

16

14 

13 

13 

12 

11

13 

13 

12 

11 

9.2

7.6 

4.0 

6.2 

5.8 

3.2

3.8 

5.8 

6.2 

9.2 

7.6 

3.8

June

1.8 

6.2 

6.2 

7.6

7.2

6.2 

4.0 

.9

1.8 

2.8

1.4 

1.4 

1.0

.7 

.8

.8 

.7 

.4 

.3 

.3

.2 

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2

.1 

0 

0 

0 

304

Minimum Mean

5. 5 20. 6 

16 33. 7 

44 72.1 

10 40.3 

41 63.7 

31 63.4 

23 40.5 

3. 2 12. 0 

0 11.9 

0 6.95 

0 2.79

0 30.5

July

63 

15 

17 

19 

12

15 

14 

9.2 

9.2 

8.0

8.5 

8.5 

4.2 

4.4 

3.0

2.0 

1.2 

1.0 

.4 

.3

.1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

.4

Aug.

0.3 

.2 

.1 

.0 

.0

.0 

.4 

.4 

17 

19

15 

10 

8.0

5.4 

3.8

3.5 

1.4 

.9 

.5 

.3

.2 

.. 1 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,270 

2,010 

4,430 

2,480 

3,540 

3,900 

2,410 

738 

708 

427 

172

22,100

NOTE. No flow during September.
SUBFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1981, PAET 6 73

JUDITH RIVER BASIN

JUDITH RIVER NEAR UTICA, MONT.

LOCATION. Wire gage in NW. % sec. 17, T. 13 N., R. 12 E., at Noel's ranch

10 miles above Utica. 

DBAINAGE AEEA. 326 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1919, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 57 second-feet June 3, 4 (gage

height, 2.13 feet); minimum, 1.1 second-feet Apr. 30 to May 15 (gage height,

1.32 feet).

1919-1931: Maximum discharge, 1,070 second-feet June 11, 1927 (gage

height, 5.70 feet); minimum, 0.5 second-foot Nov. 16 to Dec. 1, 1919, Mar.

31 to Apr. 20, 1922 (gage height, 1.00 foot). 

REMARKS. -Records good. Several diversions above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

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 __

Oct.

8.1 

8.1 

8.1 

8.1 

8.1

8.1 

8.1 

8.1 

8.1 

8.1

8.1 

8.1 

8.1 

8.1 

8.1

8.1 

8.1 

8.1 

8.1 

8.1

8.1 

8.1 

8.1 

8.1 

8.1

8.1 

8.1 

8.1 

8.1 

8.1 

8.1

Nov.

8.1 

8.1 

7.2 

7.2 

7.2

7.2 

7.2 

7.2 

7.2 

6.5

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

7.2 

7.2

7.2 

7.2 

7.2 

7.2 

7.2

7.2 

7.2 

7.2 

7.2 

7.2

7.2 

7.2 

7.2 

7.2

7.2

Dec.

7.2 

7.2 

7.2 

7.2 

7.2

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5

5.8 

5.8 

5.8 

5.8 

5.8

5.8

5.8 

5.8 

5.8 

5.8

5.8 

5.8 

5.8 

5.1 

5.1

5.1 

4.4

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4

Jan.

4.1 

4.1 

4.1 

4.1 

4.1

4.1 

4.1 

4.1 

4.1 

4.1

4.1 

3.4 

3.4 

2.9 

2.9

3.4 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

3.4 

2.9

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9

Feb.

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9

2.9 

2.9 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

2.4 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8

1.8 

1.8 

1.8

Month

November.. _______________ ______

December......-.........-..- . .................

Aprfl~ ~ - . .... -- ........ .............. May.......................... ...................

August .

Mar.

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8

Apr.

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.1

M!aximum

8.1 

8.1 

7.2 

4.1 

2.9 

1.8 

1.8 

46 

57 

14 

11 

4.1

57

May

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

15 

31 

34 

40 

40

39 

35 

34 

34 

32

34 

43 

45 

46 

46 

46

June

48 

49 

49 

57 

57

50 

48 

48 

51 

50

43 

41 

38 

36 

34

29 

28 

27 

25 

23

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

19 

17 

16 

16 

13

Minimum

8.1 

6.5 

4.4 

2.9 

1.8 

1.8 

1.1 

1.1 

1.3 

9.3 

4.1 

2.9

1.1

July

12 

12 

12 

13 

13

14 

13 

13 

13 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11

11 

11

10 

9.3 

9.3 

9.3 

9.3

9.3 

9.3 

9.3 

9.3 

10 

11

Mean

8.10 

7.17 

5.85 

3.39 

2.37 

1.80 

1.43 

19.7 

34.1 

11.0 

6.92 

3.19

8.77

Aug.

11 

11 

10 

10 

9.3

9.3

8.5 

8.5 

7.6 

7.6

7.6 

6.8 

6.8 

6.8 

6.8

6.8 

6.1 

6.1 

6.1 

6.1

6.1 

5.4 

5.4 

5.4 

5.4

5.4 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

4.1 

4.1

Sept.

4.1 

4.1 

4.1 

4.1 

4.1

4.1 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

2.9

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9

2.9 

2.9 

2.9

2; 9

2.9

Run-off in 

acre-feet

498 

427 

360 

202 

132 

111 

85 

1,210 

2,030 

676 

425 

190

6,350
74 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

JUDITH RIVER WEAR WINIFRED, MONT.

LOCATION. Wire gage near center of sec. 30, T. 21 N., R. 17 E., at Anderson 

ranch near Winifred.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1929, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge, 403 second-feet Jan. 31 (gage height, 0.92 

foot); minimum, 167 second-feet July 25-29 (gage height, 0.52 foot).

1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 4,510 second-feet Feb. 18, 1930 (gage 

height, 5.10 feet); minimum, that of July 25-29, 1931.

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods July 15-29, Aug. 15-29, which 

are poor. Severe ice effect Dec. 23 to Jan. 23, flow not computed. Numerous diversions above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

1.... -

2 .

3 __ .

4 ..-

5 ____ _-.. -

6 

7 .... . -

8 

0.. 

10 

11 _ ..... __ . 

12 

13. ...... ....

14 _ ............

15. 

16 _ . _

17 - 

IS . .... 

10 . ..

20 

21 

22 __ .. .........

23. 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 _

20. ...... .....

30... 

31 

Oct.

311 

311 

322 

322 

333

333 

345 

345 

345 

345

345 

356 

345 

300 

300

311 

311 

311 

322 

322

322 

333 

333 

333 

333

333 

333 

345 

345 

345 

322

Nov.

333 

333 

345 

322

278

268 

268 

278 

278 

268

268 

268 

300 

311

280

278

278 

289 

300 

289 

289

Dec.

289 

289 

300 

322 

322

322 

311 

278 

268 

247

237 

237

247 

247 

227

237 

237 

247 

237 

237

247 

311

Jan.

322 

322

333 

333 

356 

391 

391 

403

Feb.

379 

368 

333 

322 

333

345 

345 

345 

345 

300

311 

311 

322 

311 

311

322 

311 

311 

300 

311

300 

300 

300 

311 

311

322 

322 

322

Month

December 1-22 _______ . .......................

April..... .. ....................

July... ... ...

August _ 

Mar.

311 

311 

322 

322 

311

300 

300 

300 

300 

311

311 

333 

333 

333 

345

345 

345 

356 

356 

356

356 

345 

333 

333 

333

333 

345 

345 

345 

345 

345

Apr.

322 

311 

300 

278 

322

345 

345 

345 

345 

345

333 

333 

333 

345 

345

333 

300 

311 

311 

311

311 

311 

322 

322 

322

300 

311 

300 

289

278

Maximum

356 

345 

322 

403 

379 

356 

345 

268 

300 

278 

300 

322

May

247 

247 

247 

227 

218

199 

227 

258 

268 

237

237

227 

227 

218 

208

208 

208 

227 

227 

247

247 

258

258 

258 

247

247 

247 

258 

258 

258 

258

June

258 

278 

289 

300

278

278 

268 

268 

278 

278

278 

268 

268 

258 

258

247 

247 

227 

227 

227

237 

237

247 

247 

247

247

247 

247 

247 

247

Minimum

300 

268 

227 

322 

300 

300 

278 

199 

227 

167 

185 

237

July

247 

247

247 

247 

237

237

227 

218 

218 

218

218 

218 

218 

208 

189

189 

189 

180 

176 

176

171 

171 

171 

171 

167

167 

167

167 

167 

218 

278

Mean

329 

288 

268 

356 

322 

331 

319 

239 

258 

202 

212 

259

Aug.

300

247 

247 

237 

237

237

227 

227 

227 

227

227 

218 

218

208 

189

189 

189 

189 

185 

185

185 

185 

180 

189 

189

180 

185 

185 

185 

237 

247

Sept.

247 

237 

237 

237 

237

237 

237 

237 

237 

237

237 

237

247 

247 

247

258 

258

247 

247 

258

268 

300 

311 

322 

322

268 

278 

278 

289 

278

Run-off in 

acre-feet

20,200 

17,100 

11,700 

5,650 

17,000 

20,400 

19,000 

14,700 

15,400 

12,400 

13,000 

15,400
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6 75

MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASIN 

NORTH FORK OF MUSSELSHELL RIVER AT DELPINE, MONT.

LOCATION. Wire gage in SW. % sec. 35, T. 10 N., K. 9 E., at Delpine.

DRAINAGE AREA. 48 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1909, to October, 1911; March, 1922, to September,

1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 11 second-feet Apr. 1, 2 (gage

height, 1.57 feet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot Mar. 28 (gage height, 1.17

feet).

1909-1911; 1922-1931: Maximum discharge, 545 second-feet July 21,

1923 (gage height, 4.5 feet); minimum, that of Mar. 28, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records fair. No records Nov. 15 to Mar. 13, Apr. 15 to June 23.

One small ditch diverts above gage.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

I....... __ ... _ ... -..

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 

Oct.

5.6 

5.6 

5.6 

5.6 

5.6

9.0 

9.0 

9 7

9 7

9.7

9.7 

9,7 

9.0 

8.3 

5.1

5.1 

6.2 

6.2 

5.6

5.6

5.6 

5,6 

5.6 

5.6 

6.2

6.2 

6.9 

6.2 

6.2 

5.6 

5.6

Month

March 14-31 _ ... ..... _ ..

April 1-14 

July....... August. - - _ __ __ ... ____ - _ - __

Nov.

5.6 

5.1 

5.1 

5.1 

46

46 

4.6 

4.6

4.6

46

46 

46 

46 

46

Mar.

46 

40

3.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.6 

5.6

5.6 

2.8 

3.5 

3.5 

3.2

.3

.4

.1

48 

6.9 

9.0

Maximum

9.7 

5.6 

9.0 

11 

6.2 

5.9 

5.9 

43

Apr.

11 

11 

10 

o n

5.9

6.9 

7.3

8.3 

8.6

8.3

8.6 

9.0

9.0

9.0

June

6.2 

5.6

5.1 

40 

40 

40 

3.5

July

3.2 

3.7 

5.4 

48 

43

5.4 

5.4 

5.4 

48 

48

48 

43 

3.7 

3.7 

3.2

3.2 

2.8 

2.8 

3.2 

3.7

43 

43 

43 

3.7 a?

3.7 

3.7 

43 

43 

5.9 

5.9

Minimum Mean

5.1 6.80 

46 478 

.1 3.83 

5.9 8.71 

3.5 463 

2.8 422 

1.8 403 

1.4 2.44

Aug.

5.9 

48 

5.4 

5.4 

5.4

48 

48 

5.4 

5.4 

48

43 

48 

5.4 

48 

48

43 

43 

3.7 

3.7 

3.7

3.2 

3.2 

2.8 

3.2 

2.8

2.5 

2.5 

2.1 

2.8 

1.8 

2.1

Sept.

1.8 

1.8 

2.1 

2.1 

1.8

1.8 

1.4 

1.8 

2.1 

2.1

2.1 

2.5 

2.1 

2.1 

2.5

2.5 

2.1 

2.5 

2.1 

2.5

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8. 

2.8

2.8 

2.8 

3.2 

43 

43

Run-off in 

acre-feet

418 

133 

137 

242 

64 

259 

248 

145
76 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

MUSSE1SHELL RIVER AT HAR10WTOW, MONT.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 26, T. 8 N., R. 15 E., at highway bridge 1 mile

south of Harlowton. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,130 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1907, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 155 second-feet June 5 (gage 

* height, 3.40 feet); no flow July 19 to Sept. 30.

1907-1931: Maximum discharge, 4,020 second-feet May 27, 1917 (gage

height, 7.3 feet); no flow Aug. 4-11, 1910, Sept. 11-15, 1919, during August

and September, 1929, July and August, 1930, July to September, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good except those during periods of ice effect, Oct. 15, 16, 18,

Mar. 5-9, 26-30. No records Nov. 15 to Feb. 25. Numerous diversions.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

I.............. .. ..........................

2 -. -

3 ........

4 __________________ .

5 - -

6

7 - ...

8 . _ ... _ .... __ . _ . . .

10 ...... _

11. . _ . - . . .. 

12. 

13 ..... _ . .

14 

15.. . 

16.. 

17

18. 

19. 

20 ...

21. 

22. 

23. 

24

25. _ 

26. 

27 -- - - --

28 . .. ____________ ...

29

30 .. ________ _

31

Oct.

8.2 

11 

12 

13 

14

14 

17 

20 

25

27

30 

32 

35 

36 

32

29 

26 

34

41 

44

44 

51 

53 

56 

64

69 

64 

61 

58 

58 

56

Month

April 

July __ . .

Nov.

54 

53 

53 

52 

51

51 

51 

51 

51 

51

51 

51 

50 

50

Feb.

33

54 

54 

53

Maximum

69 

54 

71 .

51 

46 

144 

9.6

Mar.

69 

46 

44 

39

30

46

61 

46 

36 

35 

41

46 

42 

45 

44 

45

46 

51 

71 

67 

48

40 

48

Apr.

47 

44 

41 

38 

39

39 

39 

51 

48 

36

30 

22 

20 

17 

16

14 

11 

9.4 

11 

10

10 

11 

7.6 

7.0 

7.0

7.0 

8.2 

7.0 

7.6 

7.0

May

8.2 

6.6 

7.0 

8.2 

7.0

5.6 

4.9

4.2 

4.2 

4.2

4.2 

4.2 

4.2 

4.2 

4.2

4.2 

8.2 

22 

22 

16

14 

10 

8.2 

8.2 

8.2

8.2 

6.3 

22 

41 

46 

40

Minimum Mean

8.2 

50

7.0 

4.2 

11 

0

36.6 

51.4 

44.1 

22.1 

11.8 

61.1 

1.98

June

39 

39 

61 

125 

149

122 

99 

84 

84 

115

120 

90

74 

79

74

60

58 

47 

41 

36

33 

32 

30 

32 

30

23 

16 

15 

14 

11

July

8.2 

9.6 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0

5.6 

4.9 

2.0 

1.5

1.8

1.5 

1.8 

1.5 

1.0

.7

.3 

.1 

.1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,260 

1,430 

2,710 

1,320 

726 

3,640 

122

NOTE, No Sow during August and September.
MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASIN 77

MFSSHSHKLI BIVEB AT MUSSBISHEIX, MONT.

LOCATION. Wire gage in NW. % sec. 28, T. 9 N., R. 29 E., at highway bridge at

Musselshell.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1928, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 72 second-feet Nov. 1, 2 (gage

height, 1.64 feet); no flow various times from May to September.

1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 1,590 second-feet Aug. 22, 1930 (gage

height, 4.80 feet); no flow at various times. 

REMARKS. Records poor. Insufficient data to determine discharge during period

of ice effect, Nov. 14 to Mar. 14. Numerous diversions above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

Day

I. 

2_ 

3.- 

4. ...

5. 

6. .

7-. 

8- 

9.....

10. 

11 

12.- 

13-. 

14.-...

15-. 

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

.1

.2 

.3 

.3

.3

Nov.

72 

72 

67 

60 

59

57 

51 

37 

30 

27

26 

27 

27

Mar.

33

Apr.

46 

38 

33 

27 

27

23 

20 

19

15

15

13 

11 

4.8 

3.6 

1.8

May

0.7 

.6 

.6

.7 

.8

.8 

.8 

.6 

.6 

.6

.5 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3

Jane

0 

0 

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Day

16 

17 

18 

IS 

2C

21

22 

23 

24 

2£

26 

27 

28

26 

30 

31

Month

Octobei 

Novem 

March 

April

her 1-1S 

16-31

L __________________________

June. __________________________

.

Oct.

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

1.7

28

34 

32 

38 

42 

43 

60

Maximum

60 

72 

63 

46

.8 

11

Nov. Mar.

34 

43 

48 

37 

30

30 

26 

18 

9.1

4.5

3.0 

2.1 

1.0 

2.1 

63 

48

Minimum

0 

28 

1.0 

.6 

0 

0

Apr.

1.5 

1.* 

1.1 

1.0

1.5

1.5 

1.7 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1

1.1 

.9 

.9 

.8 

.6

Mean

9.16 

47.1 

25.4 

10.6 

.36 

.49

May

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1

.2

.1 

.1 

0 

0 

0

June

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

11 

1.5 

.6 

.4

.3 

.2 

.1 

0 

0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

563 

1,210 

856 

631 

22 

29

NOTE. No flow during July, August, September, 

meter Feb. 8.

Discharge of 126 second-feet measured with current
78 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

MUSSELSHEIL BITER AT MOSBY, MONT.

LOCATION. Wire gage in NW. % sec. 11, T. 14 N., R. 30 E., at highway bridge

half a mile west of Mosby.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1929, to September, 1930. 

EXTBEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,100 second-feet June 22 (gage

height, 3.18 feet); no flow at various times.

1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 1,400 second-feet July 19, 1929 (gage

height, 5.60 feet); no flow at various times. 

REMARKS. Records fair. Numerous diversions.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-31

Day

l 

2... ___ ....................

3-......... ...........

4... _ __ . __ ... .

5 . . . . ...

6......... ...................

7

8.. . . .... ..

9.... .....................

10 . .

11... _ _._.. ._._ _

12

IS.........-.......... ....

14............................

15.. 

16..--. -... . __ ......

17

18 .......... ... ....

19 .........................

20 

21.... ... . - ...

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 . . 

29 ------- ......

30 

31 

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

16

7.0 

6.0 

4.0 

42 

20

7.0 

.3 

.3 

0 

0

1.4 

.9

.4 

0 

0

28

Nov.

28 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

.3 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Jan.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

5 

40

115

Feb.

120 

75 

50 

55 

60

 «'

Month

October __ . . . ....................

January

February _________________________

March. ... . .. .

April-. .... ....... ......... ......

June . .

July

August 

September .. 

The year. ......... ...............................

Mar.

40 

30 

[20

j-30

30 

26 

24 

24 

22

20 

17 

13 

9.2 

8.0 

7.0

Maximum

42 

28

U 

1,100 

1.7 

795 

.4

1,100

Apr.

8.0 

9.2 

13 

14 

10

9.2 

8.0 

7.0 

6.0 

4.0

2.5 

.9 

1.4 

.3 

.2

.4 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

June

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

1,100 

26 

13 

10

4.0 

3.0 

2.0 

245 

20

i

July

1.7 

1.2 

.6 

.4 

.2

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

Minimum Mean

0 

0

7.0 

0 

0 

0 

. 0 

0

4.30 

.94 

29.5 

69.1 

25.8 

3.14 

47.4 

.13 

46.6 

.04

0 18.6

Aug.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

795 

365 

124 

95

38 

18 

5.5 

1.7 

1.2

.6 

.4 

.3 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

.2

.4

.3 

.2 

0 

0 

0 

0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

264 

56 

1,810 

3,840 

1,590 

187 

2,820 

8.0 

2,870 

2.4

13,400

NOTE. No flow during December and May.
MUSSBLSHBLL RIVER BASIN 79

CHECKERBOARD CREEK AT DELPINE, MONT.

LOCATION. Staff gage in NE. ^ sec. 2, T. 9 N., R. 9 E., just below highway

bridge a quarter of a mile southeast of Delpine and half a mile above junction

with North Fork of Musselshell. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 24.3 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1922, to September, 1931. May, 1909, to

December, 1911; May, 1913, to December, 1924, at site 2 miles above present

station. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 6.7 second-feet Apr. 3, 9 (gage

height, 1.26 feet); minimum, 0.6 second-fpot July 13-15 (gage height, 0.96

foot).

1909-1911, 1913-14, 1922-1931: Maximum discharge, 167 second-feet

July 16, 1923 (gage height, 3.1 feet); minimum, that of July 13-15, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good June 24 to Sept. 30; others fair. No records Nov. 15

to Dec. 31, Apr. 15 to June 23. One small diversion above gage.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

Day

1-. -.. .................

2 . _ .. ____ .....

3 

4..... .. .................

5 . 

6 __

7 - . ........

8 __ ._-_._.__.____

g

10 .--._ -...._._._.__

11 ... .. ............

12 . 

13. . _ _ .

14 

IS . 

16 

17 

18 

19 _ ___ . _ . ___ . __ .

20 . ____ ...... __ ..

21 __ _ ... _ ......

22 _ ...... ____ .. ___ . __ .

23. _ .. __ . ____ .... _ . ...

24 . 

25 

26........ ......................

27 

28 

29. ___________ . __ ....

30 

ot

Oct.

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

1.8

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8

1.8 

1.8 

1.6 

1.3 

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0 

2.1

2.1

2.1 

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1 

2.1 

1.8 

1.8

1.8

1.8

Nov.

1.8 

1.8 

1.6 

1.3 

1.3

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

.......

Jan.

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.3 

1.6

1.6 

1.3 

1.3 

1.0 

1.0

1.0

.8 

.8 

.8 

.7

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.9 

1.1 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.0

Month

March. ________ _______________

April 1-14.............................................

July.. ..... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .....

Feb.

1.3 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.3

1.7 

1.7 

1.6 

1.5 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

.9 

.9 

1.4 

1.4

.7 

.7 

1.4 

1.7 

2.6

2.0 

1.4 

1.4

Mar.

1.7 

1.7 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

2.6 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3

2.0 

2.0 

2.3 

2.3 

2.6

2.6 

2.6 

2.9 

2.9 

3.3

3.7 

3.7 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0

2.0 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

2.9 

3.3

Maximum

2.1 

1.8 

2.0 

2.6 

4.0 

6.7 

1.8 

2.1 

3.5 

3.5

Apr.

3.7 

4.4 

6.7 

5.3 

4.0

49 

6.2 

6.2 

6.7 

6.2

6.2 

6.2 

5.8 

5.3

 -

June

1.8 

1.6

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.6

July

1.6 

1.6 

2.1 

1.8 

1.6

1.8 

1.8 

1.6 

1.3 

1.3

.8 

.8 

.6 

.6 

.6

.8 

.8 

1.0 

1.3 

1.6

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.3

1.3 

1.3 

1.6 

1.6 

2.1 

2.1

Minimum Mean

1. 0 1. 70 

1.3 1.39 

.7 1.12 

.7 1.40 

1. 7 2. 65 

3. 7 5. 56 

1.6 1.74 

.6 1.39 

1. 5 2. 29 

2.1 2.83

Aug.

2.1 

1.8 

\.8 

1.6 

1.6

1.5 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

1.8 

2.1 

2.1

1.8 

1.8

2.1 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.8

2.4 

2.8 

2.8 

3.1 

3.1

2.8 

3.1 

2.8 

3.1 

3.1 

3.5

Sept.

3.1 

3.1 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5

3.1 

3.1 

3.5 

3.5 

3.1

3.1 

3.5 

3.1

2.8 

3.1

2.8 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1

2.1 

2.4 

2.8 

3.1 

3.1

Run-off in 

acre-feet

105 

39 

69 

78 

163 

154 

24 

85 

141 

168
80 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

SOUTH FORK OF MUSSELSHELL RIVER HEAR MARTIHSDA1E, MONT.

LOCATION. Staff gage in NW. % sec. 12, T. 8 N., R. 11 E., 1% miles northeast

of Martinsdale. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1907, to November, 1914: June, 1930, to September,

1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 28 second-feet June 24 (gage

height, 1.06 feet); no flow Aug. 30 to Sept. 28.

1907-1914, 1930-31: Maximum discharge, 1,260 second-feet June 2-4,

1911 (gage height, 5.8 feet); no flow August 7, 9, 11, 13-15, Sept. 13, 1908,

Aug. 30 to Sept. 28, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good. Numerous diversions above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

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 

Oct.

1.6 

1.6 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8

2.6 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9 

3.7

4.8 

4.8 

5.0

4.5

4.2

64.0

'4.0

10

12

13 

14 

15 

16 

20

19 

16 

16 

15 

15 

14

Month

November 1-12 ............... ......................

June 24-30 ________________ . ..............

July... ... ... . 

September _______________________

Nov.

13 

13 

13 

12 

12

11 

11 

10 

10 

10

11 

10

Feb.

»0.8

Maximum

20 

13 

28 

7.3 

1.9 

.2

Apr.

" 15

June

28 624

»15 

11 

10 

9.1

Minimum

1.6 

10 

9.1 

.9 

0 

0

July

7.3 

5.8 

5.5 

5.8 

5.3

4.8 

3.7 

3.5 

3.1 

2.5

2.5 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

1.6

1.5 

1.4 

1.2 

1.2

1.2

1.0 

.9 

1.0 

1.0 

1.1

1.0 

1.1 

1.2 

1.2 

1.7 

2.6

Mean

8.29 

11.3 

16.7 

2.52 

.89 

.01

Aug.

1.8 

1.9 

1.6 

1.3 

1.4

1.5 

1.4 

1.4 

1.3 

1.3

1.1 

1.2 

1.3 

1.2 

1.3

1.1 

1.1 

.8 

.6 

.6

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1 

0 

0

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

fl 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

.1

.2

Run-off in 

acre-feet

510 

269 

232 

155 

55 

.6

0 Discharge measurement. 

NOTE. No records for periods omitted.

ft Estimated.
MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASIN

AMEBICAN FORK NEAR HABLOWTON, MONT.

81

LOCATION. Chain gage in SW. % sec. 12, T. 7 N., R. 15 E.f half a mile above

Lebo Creek and 5 miles southeast of Harlowton. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1907, to December, 1911; May to December, 1913;

May, 1924, to September, 1931. 

EXTEEMES. Maximum discharge for year, 1.0 second-foot Apr. 1, 2, 13-16

(gage height, 0.74 foot) ; no flow for long periods during year.

1907-1911, 1913, 1924-1931: Maximum discharge, 870 second-feet June

1, 1908 (gage height, 4.40 feet) ; no flow at various times. 

REMARKS. Records fair. No records Jan. 1 to Mar. 31. No diversions.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

1. _ 

2. 

3 

4 

5.. .....

6. _ ......

7 

8 .

9 

10-. 

Apr.

1.0 

1.0

.7

.7

.8

1.0

1.0 

.9

1.0

.9

May

0.6 

.5 

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

June

0.4 

.3 

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3 

.3

.2

.3

Day

11 

12.

13 .

14 

15 

16 

17. 

18 

19 

20 

Apr.

0.9

.9

1.0 

1.0

1.0

1.0

.7 

.7 

.6

Month

April-.... .-. _ . _ _.- 

May

0.5

.5

.4 

.2

.4

.4 

.4

.4 

.5 

.5

June

0.3

.3

.3 

.2

.2

.2

0 

0 

0

Maximum

1.0 

.6

.4

Day

21 

22 

23 - 

24 

25 

26. 

27 

28 

29 _

30.. 

31 

Minimum

0.5 

.2 

0

Apr.

0.5 

.5 

.5

.5

.7

.7 

.8 

.7 

.6 

.6

Mean

0.79 

.45 

.16

May

0.5 

.5 

.4 

.4 

.4

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.4

June

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

47 

28 

9.5

NOTE. No flow October to December and July to September.
82 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

IEBO CREEK NEAR HARIOWTOW, MONT.

LOCATION. Staff gage in SW. % sec. 12, T. 7 N., R. 15 E., half a mile above 

junction with American Fork and 5 miles southeast of Harlowton.

DRAINAGE AREA. 48 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1907, to December, 1911; May to November, 1913; 

May, 1924, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 32 second-feet Nov. 28 to Dec. 7 

(gage height, 2.40 feet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot Aug. 21-22 (gage height, 

1.45 feet).

1907-1911, 1913, 1924-1931: Maximum discharge, 417 second-feet July 

6, 1928 (gage height, 6.90 feet); no flow at various times during 1908, 1929, 

1930.

REMARKS. Records good. No records Dec. 23 to Mar. 31. Numerous diversions and some storage above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

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 ............................. ..

Oct.

9 

11 

6.8 

9.0 

11

11 

11 

13 

13 

13

15 

13 

13 

11 

13

17 

13 

13 

13

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

15 

15 

15 

15 

17

Nov.

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

13

11 

11 

11 

13 

13

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

32 

32 

32

Month

December 1-22 _______ . ______________

April .. .. ...... _

June _-_-__ _ __

July.... .. .. ...... ...... ..___.__ ___ ..

September ________________________

Dec.

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

29 

29 

26

21 

17 

15 

17 

17

21 

21 

24 

24 

26

26 

26

Apr.

9.0 

9.0

7.4 

7.4 

5.8

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3

3.3 

3.3 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

2.4 

3.3 

3.3

3.3 

2.4 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3

Maximum

17 

32 

32 

9.0 

5.8 

13 

3.3 

9.0 

3.3

May

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3

33 

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 

3.3

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

5.8 

3.3

June

5.8 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

13

2.9 

3.3 

3.3 

2.9 

2.4

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

3.3 

3.3 

3.3

2.4 

2.4

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

3.3 

3.3

July

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3

2.9 

2.9 

3.3 

2.9 

2.9

2.9 

1.5

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

1.5 

1.5

.3 

.3 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

3.3 

3.3

Minimum Mean

5.8 13.7 

11 16. 1 

15 25.6 

1. 5 3. 68 

3. 3 3. 38 

1. 5 3. 05 

.3 2. 29 

.2 2.80 

.9 1. 89

Aug.

3.3 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

3.3

9.0 

9.0 

9.0

2.4 

2.4

2.4 

2.4 

3.3 

3.3 

2.4

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

3.3 

2.4

.2 

.2 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

1.5 

1.5 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3

Sept.

3.3 

3.3

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

2.4 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

.9 

.9

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

.9 

1.5 

1.5

2.4

Run-off in 

acre-feet

842 

958 

1,120 

219 

208 

181 

141 

172 

112
MUSSELSHELL EIVEE BASIN

FLATWILLOW CREEK WEAR FLATWILLOW, MOWt.

83

LOCATION, Chain gage in NE. # sec. 19, T4 12 N., R. 25 E., on Flatwillow

Land & Livestock Co.'s ranch, 12 miles above Flatwillow. 

DRAINAGE AREA."195 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1918, to September, 1931. May, 1911, to April,

1918, at station in sec. 23, T. 12 N., R. 25 E., 4 miles downstream. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 37 second-feet Jan. 31 (gage

height, 1.7 feet; no flow Apr. 24 to Sept. 30.

1911-1931: Maximum discharge, 954 second-feet June 4-10, 1917 (gage

height, 9.0 feet; no flow at various times. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for estimated periods, which are fair.

Several diversions above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

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 ___ ... _ ................... _

Month

April. . - 

Oct.

0.2 

.3 

1.0 

1.3 

3.0

4.2 

3.0 

1.3 

6.2 

6.7

8.4

7.2 

7.8 

7.8 

6.7

4.2 

47 

5.2

5.0

7.5

7.5 

8.1 

8.6 

8.1 

8.1 

8.6

Nov.

8.1 

7.5 

8.1 

7.5 

7.0

7.0

7.5 

7.0

7.5 

7.5

7.0

7.5 

8.1 

8.1 

8.6

8.6 

9.2 

9.2 

9.2 

9.2

9.2 

8.6 

9.2 

10 

9.2

11 

11 

12 

12 

11

Maximum

8.6 

12 

10 

37 

36 

5.0 

5.4

Dec.

9.2 

8.6 

9.2 

8.6 

8.1

7.5 

7.5 

7.0 

7.0

7.5

7.0 

7.0 

6.4 

7.0 

6.4

6.4 

7.0

8.6 

8.6 

9.2 

9.2 

10

Jan.

9.2 

11 

11 

12 

12

12 

15

23 

25

25

29 

30 

29 

31 

33 

37

Minimum

0.2 

7.0 

6.4 

9.2 

6.4 

.5 

0

Feb.

36 

33 

34 

30 

29

31 

33 

30 

29 

30

28 

26

28 

24 

23

23 

20 

19 

20

18

16 

13 

12 

11 

8.1

8.6

7.5 

6.4

Mean

5.35 

8.75 

7.61 

18.4 

22.4 

1.60 

1.52

Mar.

40 

5.0 

45 

3.6 

2.0

2.8 

1.7 

1.4 

1.7 

1.2

.6 

1.2 

.9 

1.4 

1.2

.9 

.5 

.6 

1.2 

1.2

.6 

1.2 

.9 

.9

1.0

1.4 

2.0

Apr.

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.8 

3.6

4.0 

5.0 

5.4 

45 

3.6

2.8 

2.0 

1.7 

1.2 

1.2

.6 

.5 

.4 

.3 

.3

.2 

.2 

.1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

329> 

521 

468 

1,130 

1,240 

98. 

90>

3,880

NOTE. No flow during months omitted.
84 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

FLATWIIIOW CEEEK AT PETROIIA, MONT.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NE. % sec. 25, T. 14 N., R. 28 E., 2 miles above Box

Elder Creek, 1 mile south of Petrolia, and 16 miles southeast of Winnett. 

DRAINAGE ABBA. 650 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1921, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 120 second-feet Feb. 26 (gage

height, 2.38 feet); no flow at various times.

1921-1931: Maximum discharge, 3,700 second-feet July 5, 1923 (gage

height, 12.94 feet); no flow at various times. 

REMARKS. Records fair. Flow not computed Dec. 11 to Feb. 21 because of ice

effect. Numerous diversions.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930 31

Day

1 

2.................................... . . . . ........

3......................................................

4....................................

6 . . ......

 6 ....... .........................

7 ... ..-.. .....-......... ..............

8.................................... ...... .....

8 . _ . . .........

10 . .... .... .

11 ................................. . . . .....

12.......................................... ...........

13......... _ .......................... . .

14................... . .............

15.................................... . ...

16......................................................

17.................................... . .....

18...................................... ...............

19....................................

20 

21 ......

22 . _ .. ...............

23......................................................

24......................... _ ........ ...... .....

25.......... _ ....................... ... . . .........

26......................................................

27..................................... _ ..............

28

29.................................... ...... .....

30 . ......................

31 ......................

Month

February 22-28 .........................................

April

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

49 

11 

4.2

2.0 

1.6 

1.1

.3 

.3

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Maximum

49 

4.2 

9.0 

120 

49 

4.6

Nov.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6

2.8 

2.8 

3.8 

3.0 

2.4

2.8 

2.8 

2.8

2.8 

2.8

2.8 

3.0 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.8 

4.2

Dec.

4.6 

9.0

7.4

as

5.6

5.0 

4.6 

4.6 

5.0 

6.2

Feb.

23 

30 

47 

39

120 

68 

37

Minimum Mean

0 2.24 

0 2.41 

4. 6 5. 88 

23 52 

3.4 8.68 

0 1.02

Mar.

14 

49 

37 

12 

11

8.0 

10 

8.0 

9.0 

5.6

5.0

6.8 

7.4 

7.4 

6.8

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0

5.0 

5.0 

4.6 

4.2 

4.2

4.2 

4.2 

4.6 

3.4 

3.8 

3.8

Apr.

4.2 

4.6 

4.2 

3.4 

3.4

3.8 

3.0 

2.2 

1.8 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Run-oft in 

acre-feet

138 

143 

117 

722 

534 

61

NOTE. No flow May to September.
MUSSBLSHBLL BIVEB BASIN 85

McDONAID GREEK AT WINNETT, MONT.

LOCATION. Wire gage in NE. % sec. 6, T. 14 N., R. 27 E., at highway bridge

at Winnett.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1930, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge, 4.7 second-feet Mar. 3 (gage height, 13.30

feet); no flow at various times.

1930-31: Maximum discharge, 46 second-feet Apr. 18, 1930 (gage height,

14.80 feet); no flow at various times during 1930, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records fair. Numerous diversions.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-fed, 19SO-S1

Day

1 __ . __ . __ _ .......... ....

2.............................................

3.............................................

4 . ...........

5 . _ .

6.. .....

7. ..-..- ..-...._.-..--.. ....-. 

8...... ....................................

9.. _ .

10... -_ .-. ....... 

11....-......-...--.........-........... ....

12.........................,...-. ...........

13 

14 

16 

16.... . ._ _

17 

18...... .......................................

19. . __ 

20- .

21... ......................................

22 ........ ...... ................ ....... .

23 

24.. _ . . .-....-..-.-...-.. ....

25. . 

26- ......... ....... ............. ........

27... ....... .......... .-... ..

28 -............. ........... .............

29 _ - _ ...................-.-....... ...

30 

31. .... . . 

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

a

.4 

1.5 

2.2 

1.5

0 

.1 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Month

January

February _________________ .. . .

April... ..... .......... .. 

May. ________________ .. ... 

July.. ......... _ . 

Tbeyear 

Jan.

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 

2.0

Feb.

2.7 

2.7 

3.3 

3.3

as 

as

3.3

as 

as

3.3

as

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 

3.3

3.3

as

3.3

Maximum

2.2

as

4.7 

1.1 

.6 

.3 

.3

4.7

Mar.

4.2 

4.2 

47 

3.6 

3.5

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.S 

3.6

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.5 

2.2

.9 

.9 

.9 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.5 

.6 

.6

Apr.

0.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.6

.6 

.3 

.3 

1.1 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.3

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

May

as

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.3

Minimum Mean

0 0.18 

0 .32 

2.7 a26 

.6 2.03 

.3 .46 

.3 .46 

0 .21 

0 .16

0 .57

June

0.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

0 

0 

0 

0

July

as

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

11 

20 

181 125 * 

27 

28 

12 

9.2

413

NOTE. No flow daring months omitted.
86 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

MILE RIVER BASIN

SOUTH FORK OF MILE RIVER NEAR INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NW. % sec. 6, T. 1, R. 19 W. 4th meridian, 

1 mile north of international boundary and 20 miles west of Milk River, 

Alberta.

DRAINAGE AREA. 433 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March to September, 1931. April, 1905, to October, 

1930, at location 5 miles south of international boundary.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 275 second-feet Apr. 7 (gage 

height, 2.25 feet); no flow at various times.

1905-1931: Maximum gage height, 15.4 feet June 6, 1908 (discharge not 

determined); no flow at times during 1919 and 1931.

REMARKS. Records good. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Mar. 1 to 

Apr. 3; discharge computed by a study of gage heights, temperature records, 

and three discharge measurements. Discharge estimated or interpolated 

Oct. 11-21, Apr. 12, 19, Aug. 9, 16, 23, 30, Sept. 6-9. Station maintained 

jointly with Dominion Water Power & Hydrometric Bureau, Department of 

the Interior, Canada.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

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 _ _ .. .. .. ___ .

K.... .........................................

26. ........................................

f

 ............ .............................

 

29

30 ____ . ...

31. 

Oct.

17.7 

17.7 

16.8 

15.0 

15.0

15.0 

15.0 

15.9 

17.7 

19.5

19.5 

19.5 

19.5 

19.5 

19.5

19.5 

18.6 

18.6 

18.6 

18.6

18.6 

18.6 

24.0 

28.8 

25.2

22.2 

19.5 

21.3 

17.7 

18.6 

22.2

Month

March... ...... .... ___ ..

April... ........................................

July.. ........................................

August . ______________________

Mar.

19.0 

19.0 

17.7 

16.4 

5.2

5.2 

2.5 

2.0

1.8

3.4

1.8 

4.2 

9.2 

20.1 

25.0

33.0 

52 

56 

91 

94

140 

74 

81 

72 

70

68 

345 

23.4 

30.0 

52.0 

45.0

Apr.

36.0 

61

72 

89 

65

100 

230

155 

113 

89

59 

56 

52 

50 

44.0

44.0 

30.0 

33.0 

33.0 

33.0

31.5 

37.5 

39.0 

36.0

48.6

58 

74 

65 

54 

50

Maximum

28.8 

140 

230 

50 

28.9 

8.6 

17.7 

17.7

May

50 

42.0 

40.5 

42.0 

45.0

46.8 

46.8 

45.0 

43.5 

39.0

33.0 

30.0 

27.8 

25.6 

25.6

245 

20.1 

245 

30.0 

33.0

34.5 

34.5 

37.5 

34.5 

31.5

30.0 

26.7 

26.7 

23.4 

25.6 

345

June

28.9 

23.4 

22.3 

20.1 

21.2

20.1 

19.0 

15.0

12.4 

9.7

8.1 

11.3 

9.7 

6.5 

6.1

5.7 

3.2 

2.7 

3.2 

3.2

2.5 

2.4 

2.4 

1.8 

1.6

1.4 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

Minimum

15.0 

1.8 

30.0 

20.1 

1.4 

0 

0 

0

July

1.7 

1.7 

1.6 

2.5 

2.2

2.1 

5.2 

8.6 

8.6 

8.1

6.1 

3.9 

3.7 

3.4 

3.2

2.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.1 

1.9

1.9 

1.7 

1.6 

1.3 

1.1

.8 

.6 

.5 

.3 

.1 

0

Mean

19.1 

37.7 

646 

34.0 

8.98 

2.68 

3.73 

6.80

Aug.

0 

0 

10.2

17.7 

11.9

9.7 

9.2 

8.1 

7.1 

6.1

5.2 

3.9 

3.4 

3.0 

2.7

2.6 

2.4 

1.9 

1.8 

1.7

1.6 

1.3 

1.1 

.9

.7

.5 

.4 

.2 

.1 

.1 

0

Sept

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

3.0

1.9 

1.6 

11.3 

9.2

 8.1

7.5 

7.5 

7.0 

7.0

7.0

7.0 

10.8 

15.0

17.7 

15.7

15.0 

13.7 

13.1 

12.4 

12.4

Run-off in 

sore-feet

1,170 

2,320 

3,840 

2,090 

534 

165 

229 

405

. No records for months omittec}.
MILK RIVER BASIN 87

HUE BITEB AT MILE RIVER, ALBERTA

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SE. % sec. 28, I. 2, R. 16 W. fourth meridian, at Milk River, Alberta.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,104 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1909, to September, 1931. Prior to October, 1920, 

. station maintained by Department of the Interior, Canada.

EXTREMES.' Maximum discharge during year, 570 second-feet July 3 (gage 

height, 2.96 feet); minimum, 10.2 second-feet Mar. 9.

1909-1931: Maximum discharge, 7,460 second-feet May 22, 1927 (gage 

height, 11.41 feet); no flow at various times during 1922, 1923, 1927.

REMARKS. Records good. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 15-25, 

Nov. 5 to Apr. 3. Discharge computed by a study of weather records, gage 

heights, and nine discharge measurements. Flow increased by water from 

St. Mary Canal, which diverts from St. Mary River during irrigation season. 

Station maintained jointly with Dominion Water Power & Hydrometric 

Bureau, Department of the Interior, Canada.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-31

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 __

Oct.

59 

59 

57 

56 

53

53 

53 

53

57 

57

56

57 

56 

55 

45.0

46.2 

42.6 

42.6 

40.2 

43.8

45.0 

45.0 

51

70 

71

86 

62

77 

62 

64 

57

Nov.

56 

57 

56 

55 

46.2

46.2 

46.2 

47.4 

48.6 

53

48.6 

45.0 

40.2 

39.0 

35.4

34.2 

35.4 

37.8 

39.0 

43.8

45.0 

51 

49.8 

51 

51

53 

52 

53 

51 

51

Dec.

53 

53 

55 

52 

53

55 

57 

59 

59 

59

59

59 

57 

55 

57

59 

59 

59 

57 

48.6

47.4 

51 

52 

51 

51

49.8 

48.6 

45.0 

45.0 

43.8 

42.6

Jan.

47.4 

42.6 

43.8 

43.8 

45.0

43.8 

45.0 

43.8 

40.2 

37.8

32.0 

29.0 

28.0 

24.0 

25.0

23.0 

23.0 

24.0 

23.0 

23.0

24.5 

25.0 

34.2 

31.0 

27.0

33.0 

40.2 

49.8 

80 

84 

61

Feb.

59 

62 

59 

57 

59

48.6 

47.4 

46.2 

43.8 

41.4

40.2 

40.2 

40.2 

39.0 

39.0

39.0

37.8 

37.8 

39.0 

42.6

41.4 

42.6 

32.0 

37.8 

31.0

29.0 

21.4 

22.2

Month

November _______________________ . December ___________________ ....

March..... _________ ... __ ... ... .... -

Aprfl .. ___ . _ ....... _ . __ .....

May 

July

Mar.

19.0 

19.0 

14.4 

43

57

47.4 

36.6 

18.2 

12.6 

14.4

21.4 

32.0 

37.8 

32.0 

35.4

181 

445 

412 

359 

318

291 

220 

167 

104 

53

48.6 

66 

77 

62 

51 

82

Apr.

199 

127 

98 

105 

147

147 

174 

237 

141 

105

81 

61 

51 

42.2 

38.0

34.8 

30.0 

23.6 

20.7 

33.2

23.6 

28.4 

30.0 

33.2 

34.8

46.4 

88 

226 

270 

286

Maximum

86 

57 

59 

84 

62 

445 

286 

515 

515 

545 

550 

500

550

May

298 

316 

329 

374 

426

435

440 

455 

445 

465

470 

490 

500 

505 

500

500 

490 

495 

515 

510

515

515 

505 

495 

342

168 

105 

83 

74 

63 

83

June

342 

440 

490 

515 

515

515 

510 

505 

510 

490

485 

480 

490 

495 

500

505 

505 

505 

500 

505

505 

500 

490 

485 

490

490 

495 

495 

500 

510

Minimum

40.2 

34.2 

42.6 

23.0 

21.4 

12.6 

20.7 

63.0 

342 

505 

470 

20.7

12.6

July

520 

515 

545 

540 

525

520 

525 

530 

520

515

510 

505 

510 

515 

540

530 

530 

525 

525 

530

515 

520 

510 

510 

505

505 

505 

510 

510 

530 

545

Mean

55.9 

47.3 

53.3 

38.0 

42.0 

109 

98.7 

384 

492 

521 

496 

148

209

Aug.

550 

510 

480 

470 

480

490 

490 

490 

495 

500

495 

490 

490 

490 

500

505 

505 

500 

505 

505

505 

495 

500 

490 

490

490 

490 

495 

500 

495 

495

Sept.

500 

500 

500 

495

485

460 

347 

184 

124 

86

66 

48.5 

44.3 

42.2 

42.2

42.2 

36.4 

34.8 

34.8 

31.6

38.0 

40.1 

38.0 

40.1 

38.0

36.4 

33.2 

30.0 

25.2 

20.7

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,440 

2,810 

3,280 

2,340 

2,330 

6,700 

5,870 

23,600 

29,300 

32,000 

30,500 

8,810

151,000
88 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

MILK BI7EB AT EASTERN CROSSING OF INTERNATIONA! BOUNDARY

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NE. % sec. 6, T. 37 N., R. 9 E., at eastern 

crossing of international boundary, 30 miles north of Rudyard, Mont., and 

37 miles south of Many Berries, Alberta. Zero of gage is 2,698.92 feet above 

mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,514 square miles.

RECORDS AVAiLABLE.^April, 1913, to September, 1931. From August, 1909, to 

November, 1912, maintained by Irrigation Branch, Department of the Interior, Canada.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,100 second-feet July 31 (gage 

height, 3.02 feet); minimum, 29.3 second-feet Oct. 17, 18.

1909-1931: Maximum discharge, 12,000 second-feet May 23, 1927 (gage 

height, 10.16 feet); no flow at various times in 1914, 1922, and 1923.

REMARKS. Records good. No diversions. Flow increased by water from St. 

Mary Canal during irrigation season. Station maintained jointly with 

Dominion Water Power & Hydrometric Bureau, Department of the Interior, 

Canada.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

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 

26 .. ...... _ . ...

26 

27- .... ...

28 - . . .. ........... ... .

29 ....................... ........... ..

30 . . .................

31 . _ .. . .. _ . _ ............ .

Oct.

60 

59 

66 

53 

50

48.0

46.9

50 

63 

59

54 

50 

49.2

52 

38.1

32.6 

29.3 

29.3 

30.4 

31.5

32.6 

35.9

43.6 

71 

92

95 

82 

71 

68 

76 

68

Month

October ________________________

Mar. 16-31.. ..... ......................

April _ ...

July . ... ...................

August .

Mar.

°71 

"126 

«298 

499 

390

362 

324 

316 

264 

240

77 

146 

146 

119 

95 

121

Apr.

«130 

150 

148 

171 

164

"150 

138 

255 

171 

248

201 

150 

119 

96 

85

76 

66 

63 »63 

63

64 

69 

65 

63 

63

61 

63 

63 

60

64

Maximum

95 

499 

255 

510 

662 

894 

756 

558

May

«170

285 

298 

302 

311

324 

395 

433

448 

448

419 

428 

443

468 

478

488 

494 

510 

483 

483

494 

478 

488 

504 

494

499 

468 

347 

223 

148 

118

June

95 

82 

82 

329 

443

473 

483 

520 

564 

592

586 

536 

510

525 

525

553 

547 

553 

499 

473

531

547 

570 

564 

542

547 

558 

553 

598 

662

July

520 

592 

581 

633 

604

621 

581 

581 

575 

558

531 

520 

515 

494 

510

531 

499 

483 

463 

473

478 

473 

478 

494 

499

499 

510 

504 

504 

609 

894

Minimum Mean

29.3 54.1 

71 225 

60 111 

118 399 

82 488 

463 542 

499 549 

44. 2 221

Aug.

756 

558 

570 

575 

525

604 

531 

520 

499 

510

525 

536

575 

575 

564

558 

542 

525 

520 

. 515

525 

536 

536 

542 

542

542 

542 

542 

547 

547 

547

Sept.

558 

553 

531 

520 

515

499 

468 

504 

494 

320

181 

157 

121 

98

86

84 

81 

71 

62 

61

«72

84 

89 

79 

84

60 «54 

48.6 

46.4 

44.2

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,330 

7,140 

6,600 

24,500 

29,000 

33,300 

33,800 

13,200

» Estimated.

NOTE. No records for periods omitted.
filVER BASIN

MILK BITER ABOVE HAVRE, MONT.

89

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SE. % SW. % sec. 32., T. 33 N., R. 15 E.,

a quarter of a mile above Big Sandy Creek and 6 miles west of Havre. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1928, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge, 1,420 second-feet July 31 (gage height, 5.33

feet); minimum, 30 second-feet Nov. 26 (gage height, 2.41 feet).

1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 2,540 second-feet June 21, 1928; maximum gage height, 5.96 feet Apr. 1, 1930; minimum discharge, that of Nov.

26, 1930. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect Mar. 1 to Apr. 6,

which are fair. No records Dec. 4 to Feb. 28. Discharge for period May

27 to June 7 computed by comparison with Milk River at eastern crossing.

No diversions. Flow increased by diversion from St. Mary River during

irrigation season.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

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 

26 ...

26 

27 

28 _ - . 

29 .-...,

30 

31 

Oct.

94 

86

82 

77 

71

66 

63 

60 

62 

64

68 

77 

75 

64 

52

50 

60 

62 

58 

46

41 

46

47 

"58 

 69

 80 

92 

166 

131 

90 

86

Nov.

79 

82 

70 

68 

57

43 

45 

51 

50 

49

47 

50 

«46 

«42 

 38

34 

 34 

«35 

 35 

 36

36 

34 

34 

34 

32

31 

32 

34 

44 

46

Dec.

60 

51 

52

Month

October ___________________ ......

April 

July..... .... ... ..... ....

September _______________________ .

Mar.

60

65 

66 

68

69 

70 

71

72 

74

76 

77 

94 

111 

228

438 

426 

372 

321 

372

183 

63 

133 

161 

126 

153

Apr.

242 

207 

218 

207 

207

207 

207 

183 

192 

264

255 

256 

259 

221 

198

192 

155 

138 

111 

102

94 

102 

90 

94 

96

80 

80 

84

79 

75

Maximum

166 

82 

438 .

264 

568 

757 

1,070 

1,140 

498

May

70 

62 

126 

258 

311

306 

311 

395 

343 

395

438 

468 

487 

606 

562

668 

562 

450 

462 

413

419

475 

481 

487 

481

432 

474 

454 

321 

198 

156

June

122 

108 

99 

96 

211

448 

426 

450

487 

666

666

512 

481 

499 

524

537 

575 

462 

413 

432

432 

512 

607

587 

613

600 

543 

550 

678

757

July

678 

499 

607 

600 

566

524 

562 

560 

560 

575

587 

568 

581 

562 

556

600 

639 

543

487 

450

456 

487 

493 

493 

499

518 

560 

562 

562 

668 

1,070

Minimum Mean

41 

31

75 

62 

96 

450 

407 

46

72.4 

44.9 

139 

163 

383 

462 

568 

486 

236

Aug.

1,140 

710 

444 

456 

493

481 

468 

426 

407 

407

413 

419 

419 

426 

432

438 

424

424 

414 

448

463 

488 

498 

478 

473

483 

498 

493 

488 

498 

519

Sept.

498 

488 

478 

483 

473

468 

483 

478 

46S 

473

428 

256 

196 

152 

135

115 

96

82 

75 

71

64 

71 

67 

67 

89

87 

61 

57 

51 

46

Run-oft in 

acre-feet

4,460 

2,670 

8,560 

9,700 

23,600 

27,500 

34,900 

29,900 

14,000

' Estimated or interpolated.
90 WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PAST 6

MILE RIVER NEAR VANDALIA, MONT.

LOCATION. Staff gage in NE. J4 sec. 7, T. 30 N., R. 37 E., just below Vandalia 

Dam, 2 miles west of Vandalia.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1915, to September, 1920; August, 1928, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,370 second-feet Oct. 10 (gage 

height, 8.50 feet); minimum, 1.5 second-feet at various times from April to 

August.

1915-1920, 1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 25,200 second-feet Apr. 11, 

1917 (gage height, 34.5 feet; no flow Aug. 9-13, 1910, June 5, 1919, Sept. 

4, 7-16, 1929.

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 19^27. 

Jan. 1 to Feb. 28, which are fair. Numerous diversions from river and tributaries above station, including Vandalia Canal, which diverts at dam above 

gage. Some regulation at Vandalia Dam and some storage in Nelson 

Reservoir.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-81

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. 

Oct.

100 

100 

100 

100 

100

100 

96 

90 

210 

945

157 

157 

157 

157

157

157 

70 

70 

137 

137

137 

137 

137 

137 

137

128

128 

128 

128 

128 

128

Nov.

128 

118 

118 

118 

118

118 

118 

118 

118 

118

118 

114 

109 

100 

100

100 

100 

100

. 80

118 

118 

109

Dec.

109 

104 

100 

100 

100

100 

92 

92 

92 

92

84 

84 

84 

84 

84

84

77 

77 

77 

77

70

70 

70 

70 

70

70 

70 

70 

64 

64 

64

Jan.

75

Feb.

250

Month

April. ... 

IWftv

July... . __ _ . 

September.. _ ^ ________________ ......

Mar.

219 

219 

188 

167 

147

147 

147 

133

129 

128

109 

107 

107 

105 

105

104 

104 

120 

120

118

137 

135 

135 

133 

133

122 

97 

94 

94 

92 

113

Apr.

116 

116 

114 

114 

122

122 

120 

118 

116 

114

66 

30 

13 

2.9 

2.6

2.2 

1.8 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

2.2

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2

Maximum

945

109

219 

122 

3.2 

5.0 

45 

147 

26

945

May

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2

3.2 

3.2 

3.2

3.2 

3.2

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

2.2 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

June

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

2.2

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2

3.2 

3.2 

3.2

5.0 

5.0

July

5.0 

5.0 

11 

36 

45

43 

40 

15 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

Minimum Mean

70

64

92 

1.5 

L5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

6.0

153 

103 

82.1 

75.0 

250 

129 

44.0 

2.51 

2.78 

7.56 

23.0 

13.1

1.5 72.7

Aug.

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

4.3

84 

147 

84

51 

43 

29 

18 

15

10 

10 

10 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

16

24 

29

Sept.

26 

20 

20 

16 

16

16 

16 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

9.0

6.0 

6.0 

7.0 

7.5 

7.5

7.5 

7.5 

7.5 

7.5 

7.5

7.5 

9.0 

24 

20 

16

Run-off in 

acre-feet

9,410 

6,130 

5,050 

4,610 

13,900 

7,930 

2,620 

154 

165 

465 

1,410 

780

62,600
MILK BIVEB BASIN 91

NORTH FORK OF HUE RIVER ABOVE ST. MART CANAL, NEAR BROWNING, MONT.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SW. % sec. 16, T. 37 N., R. 11 W., about

1% miles above outlet of canal, 3 miles south of international^ boundary, and

30 miles north of Browning. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 62 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1921, to September, 1931 (irrigation seasons only). 

EXTREMES.- Maximum discharge during year, 29.3 second-feet Apr. 6 (gage

height, 0.86 foot); minimum, 8.9 second-feet July 24-27 (gage height, 0.45

foot).

1921-1931: Maximum discharge, 363 second-feet May 29, 1927 (gage

height, 4.93 feet); minimum, 7.3 second-feet Sept. 22, 1922. 

REMARKS. Records good. No diversions or regulation. Station maintained

jointly with Dominion Water Power & Hydrometric Bureau, Department of

the Interior, Canada.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1981

Day

1. _ .

2......

3 

4...... 

5......

6... ...

7 __ ..

8......

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 ... 

15. .

Apr.

20.0

22.2 

23.9 

21.1 

18.2 

18.2

18.2 

17.8 

17.8 

17.4 

16.9

May

16.5 

16.0 

16.0 

16.5 

16.5

15.6 

15.2 

15.2 

14.8 

14.8

14.5 

145 

141 

14.1 

14.1

June

12.6 

12.6 

12.9 

13.3 

12.9

12.9 

12.6 

12.6 

12.6 

12.2

11.8 

11.5 

11.8 

11.8 

11.8

July

11.2 

11.5 

14.8 

13.7 

13.3

13.7 

13.3 

12.6 

11.5 

11.8

11.2 

10.8 

10.5 

10.8 

11.2

Aug.

14.1 

11.5 

10.5 

10.2 

10.5

11.2 

11.5 

10.8 

10.8 

10.5

10.2 

10.2 

10.2 

10.2 

10.8

Sept.

10.2 

9.9 

9.9 

9.9 

9.9

9.9 

9.9 

14.1 

17.4 

12.6

11.8 

11.5 

11.5 

11.5 

11.5

Day

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Month

April .. __ .. _____ ... ____ . __ .

May.......... ..__.._.___. _. .__...

June

July

August.. __ _ - - --

Septem 

T

ber.. _

he perkXl .- -. .......

___

Apr.

16.9 

16.9 

19-9 

16.9 

16.9

18.2 

16.5 

18.2 

18.7 

19.1

17.8 

16.9 

16.9 

16.9 

16.9

Maximum

23.9 

16.5 

13.3 

18.3 

141 

17.4

May

14.1 

13.7 

14.5 

15.6 

16.0

16.0 

15,6 

14.5 

13.7 

13.3

13.3 

13.3

15.2 

14.8 

13.7 

12.9

June

11.8 

11.8 

11.8 

12.2 

11.8

11.8 

12.2 

11.8 

11.5 

11.5

11.5 

11.5 

11.2 

11.2 

11.2

Minimum

16.9 

12.9 

11.2 

9.2 

10.2 

9.9

July

10.5 

10.2 

9.9 

10.2 

9.9

9.6 

9.2 

9.2 

9.2 

9.2

9.2 

9.6 

9.9 

10.2 

13.3 

18.3

Mean

18.4 

14.8 

12.0 

11.3 

10.6 

11.3

Aug.

10.5 

10.2 

10.2 

10.2 

10.2

10.2 

10.2 

10.2 

10.2 

10.2

10.2 

11.5 

11.2 

10.5 

10.2 

10.2

Sept.

11.5 

11.5 

11.2

11.2

11.2 

11.2

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,090 

910 

714 

696 

652 

672

4,730
92 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

NORTH FORK OF MILE RIVER NEAR INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NE. K sec. 11, T. 1, R. 23 W. fourth 

meridian, 2 miles north of international boundary and 18 miles east of 

Kimball, Alberta.

DRAINAGE AREA. 101 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January, 1913, to September, 1931. July, 1909, to 

December, 1912, at station in NE. % sec. 13, T. 1, R. 23 W. fourth meridian, 

2 miles downstream; May, 1911, to December, 1912, at station 2 miles south 

of international boundary.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 615 second-feet June 30 (gage 

height, 3.92 feet); minimum, 10 second-feet Mar. 4.

1909-1931: Maximum discharge, 1,070 second-feet May 8, 1920 (gage 

height, 4.14 feet); minimum, 3.2 second-feet Mar. 1, 1927.

REMARKS. Records good. Stage-discharge relation effected by ice Mar. 1-21. 

No diversions. Flow increased by discharge of St. Mary Canal, which 

diverts from St. Mary River during irrigation season. Station maintained 

jointly with Dominion Water Power & Hydrometric Bureau, Department 

of the Interior, Canada.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

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 ....... ........ ................. . .

yr............. ........................ .

28 ....... ......... ...... ................

29....................... ......................

30 . .............

31... .............................. ...

Oct.

19.0 

19.0 

19.0 

19.0 

19.0

19.0 

19.5 

20.5 

21.5 

21.0

21.0 

21.0 

20.5 

20.5 

21.0

21.0 

22.0 

22.5 

23.5 

23.5

23.0 

23.5 

23.5 

23.0 

22.0

26.4 

21.0 

20.5 

20.5 

20.5 

19.0

Month

October ________________ __ .........

March. 

April... 

May ______ ____ . .......... ..........

June . 

July 

Mar.

18.1 

11.4 

10.4 

10.0 

11.4

13.9 

21.5 

51.0 

35.6 

17.8

24.0 

36.8 

29.6 

25.6 

27.2

64.0 

68.0 

34.4 

34.4 

29.6

33.2 

32.0 

25.6 

34.2

25.6

28.0 

33.1 

41.9 

40.8 

38.6 

33.1

Apr.

30.4 

32.0 

33.1 

38.6 

29.6

49.4 

27.2 

24.0 

21.9 

19.8

19.8 

20.5 

20.5 

19.1 

19.1

19.1 

18.4 

19.1 

18.4 

19.1

20.5 

17.7 

17.7 

20.5 

22.6

175 

245 

284 

294 

304

Maximum

26.4 

68 

304 

514 

571 

591 

544 

522

May

304 

322 

364 

399 

406

413 

410 

406 

431 

449

474 

496 

499 

503 

507

510 

514 

510 

514 

507

499 

492 

488 

280 

64.0

30.4 

23,3 

"24.0 

"34.0

-285 -.421

June

488 

522 

537 

540 

540

537 

529 

525 

529 

540

533

537 

537 

544 

548

544 

567 

548 

548 

559

548 

548 

544 

544 

540

548 

544 

548 

548 

571

July

548 

556 

575 

567 

559

563 

559 

556 

559 

559

552 

559 

563 

559 

563

559 

559 

556 

559 

559

563 

556 

556 

556 

556

556 

556 

552 

552 

575 

591

Minimum Mean

19. 0 21. 2 

10.0 30.3 

17. 7 63. 3 

23. 3 374 

488 541 

548 560 

503 521 

10. 7 98. 1

Aug.

544 

518 

510 

503 

507

510 

503 

514 

514 

510

518 

514 

514 

525 

533

533 

533

529 

525 

525

525 

525 

525 

525 

525

525 

525 

525 

522 

518 

522

Sept.

522 

518 

503 

488 

399

108 

31.2 

29.6 

24.8 

20.5

19.8 

19.1 

19.1 

19.1 

17.0

15.8 

15.8 

15.8 

15.8 

15.8

15.8 

15.8 

15.2 

12.2 

12.2

11.6 

11.0 

10.7 

10.7 

10.7

Run-oft in 

acre-feet

1,300 

1,860 

3,770 

23,000 

32,200 

34,400 

32,000 

5,840

o Estimated. 

. NOTE. No records for period omitted.
MILK RIVER BASIN 93

BIG SANDY CREEK NEAR BOXEIDER, MONT.

LOCATION. Staff gage in NE. J4 sec. 13, T. 30 N., E. 13 E., at Cowan ranch 3

miles north of Boxelder.

RECOEDS AVAILABLE. March, 1928, to September, 1931. 

EXTEEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 74 second-feet Jan. 29 (gage

height, 4.72 feet); minimum, 0.06 second-foot Mar. 11, 12 (gage height,

1.73 feet).

1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 338 second-feet Mar. 25, 1928 (gage

height, 10.96 feet); no flow Mar. 17, 1929. 

KEMAEKS. Records fair. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 13-24,

Feb. 8, 9, 12-15, Mar. 26-30. Insufficient data to compute flow Dec. 19 to

Jan. 20. Flow regulated by storage in Cowan Eeservoir. Small diversions

for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

1 ..

2... . .....

3 ... ... ... ...

4 

5 ............

6 ............

7 _ ............

8...............

9.

10 

11 . 

12. .........

13 

14 .

15 - 

18 

17 .........

18. .........

19. . .

20 

21. ..........

22 

23 

24...............

25 

26 .........

27 ..........

28.... ...........

29. ...

30 ...........

31. .........

Oct.

0.2

.2 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

Nov.

0.6

.6 

.6 

.6

.7 

.7

.7

.7

3.5

4.1

2.1

4.5

5.1

6.8

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.6

.8

.5

.8

1.2

.8

.6

.5

.5

.4

.5

Dec.

0.5

10

27 

5.4

2.5

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.1

3.5

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.0

Jan.

25 

27 

28 

34 

49

39 

38 

63 

73 

21 

16

Feb.

18 

6.8 

3.8 

3.1 

1.4

1.1

.8 

.8 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

.7 

.8 

.8

.8 

2.6 

1.& 

1.5 

1.3

1.8 

1.6 

1.7 

1.6 

1.8

2.4 

2.4 

2.6

 -

Month

OctoberJanuary 21-31 __________________ 

March _______________ ...................

April... . 

May .-................. . ..-, ..........

July....... ......

Mar.

2.8 

2.5 

2.7 

3.1 

3.0

1.1 

.5 

.2 

.2 

.2

.1 

.1 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

.2 

.2 

.2

Apr.

0.2 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.2 

.2 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.4 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

Maximum

0.5 

6.8 

27 

73 

18 

3.1 

.4 

.3 

1.3 

1.8 

2.2 

1.0

May

0.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

June

0.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.4

.4 

.4 

.5 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4

.5 

.6 

1.3

July

0.9 

.5 

1.0

.8

.7

.8 

.8 

.7 

.7 

.8

.4

.8 

.8 

.8

.7

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.8

.8 

.6 

.8 

.8 

.6

1.0 

1.0 

.9 

.9 

1.8 

1.5

Minimum Mean

0.2 0.41 

.4 1. 35 

1.0 3.54 

16 37. 5 

.7 2.31 

.1 .65 

.2 .30 

.2 .26 

.3 .39 

.4 .81 

1.0 1.64 

.4 .67

Aug.

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

1.5 

1.6

1.5 

1.8 

1.5 

1.7 

1.8

1.8 

1.8 

1.9 

1.9 

2.0

1.9 

2.1

2.1 

2.1 

2.2

2.1 

2.1 

1.9

1.6 

1.6

1.6 

1.3 

1.2

1.1 

1.0 

1.1

Sept

1.0 

1.0

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.7 

.8

.7 

.7

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.5 

.6 

.6 

.5 

.5

.5 

.4 

.4 

.5 

.4

Run-off in 

acre-feet

26 

80

128

ie i,50 

101 

40
94 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

IODQE CREEK AT INTERNATIONA! BOUNDARY

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SE. % sec. 12, T. 1, R. 29 W. third meridian,

in Saskatchewan, Canada, 1 mile north of international boundary line and

30 miles northwest of Havre, Mont. 

DRAINAGE ABBA. 797 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1917, to September, 1931. April, 1910, to October,

1916, maintained by Irrigation Branch, Department of the Interior, Canada. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 164 second-feet July 1 (gage

height, 3.13 feet); no flow at various times.

1917-1931: Maximum discharge, 3,680 second-feet May 23, 1927 (gage

height, 12.40 feet); no flow at times usually after July 15 of each year. 

REMARKS. Records good. Several diversions above gage. Station maintained

jointly with Dominion Water Power & Hydrometric Bureau, Department

of the Interior, Canada.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19SO-S1

Day

1. ___ ......

2.............

3.............

4

5... ... .... 

6...... . ......

1. ............

8 

9 

10 . 

11 - 

12.............

13. ____

14.. __ . __ .

15. __ . _ 

Apr.

2.6 

2.8 

2.4 

2.4 

2.0

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.0 

1.2

1.0 

.9

.8 

.7 

.7

May

0.2 

.1 

.1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

June

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

July

84 

22.2 

28.0 

12.1 

4.3

1.5 

1.2 

1.1

.8

.7

.6 

.5 

.4 

.3 

.3

Aug.

14.1 

1.6

.7 

.5 

.4

.4 

.3 

.3

.2 

.2

.1 

.1 

0 

0 

0

Day

ie

17

18 

IS

2C

21 

25

23 

24 

2£

26 

23 

28 

2S 

3C 

31

Month

April...... .............................................

July....... .............................................

August . 

The year

__ ......... 

_ 

!_. __

.............

 

_ 

 _

Maximum

2.8 

.2 

35.6 

84 

14.1

Apr.

0.5 

.5 

.4 

.4 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

May

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Minimum

0.2 

0 

0 

0 

0

June

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

2.4 

35.6

Mean

1.01 

.013 

1.27 

5.13 

.610

July

0.3 

.3 

.2 

.2 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 . 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Aug.

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Run-off in

acre-feet

60 

.8 

76 

315 

38

490

NOTE. No flow during months omitted.
MILK RIVER BASIN 95

McEEA COULEE AT INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NW. % sec. 5, T. 1, R. 28 W. third meridian,

in Saskatchewan, Canada, three-quarters of a mile north of international

boundary and a quarter of a mile above mouth. 

DBAINAGE ABBA. 53 square miles.

KBCOKDS AVAILABLE. March, 1927, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 150 second-feet June 30 (gage

height, 4.15 feet); no flow at various times.

1927-1931: Maximum discharge, 486 second-feet May 23, 1927 (gage

height, 5.74 feet); no flow at various times. 

REMABKS. Records fair. No regulation or diversion. Station maintained

jointly with Dominion Water Power & Hydrometric Bureau, Department

of the Interior, Canada.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, 1930-81

July 1 ___ . __ ..... _

July 2. ___ .... _ .. _ ..

July3.... ..............

 ..... __ ...... 36.0

. _ 5.4

 ... ___ . .5

_ .... ...,..- .7

July 4.. ....._-.-... 

July 5. - . 

Aug. 2....... ... 

--. . 0.5

. .2

--. .-. - .1

NOTE. No flow during year ending Sept. 30,1931, except on days given above. Run-off in acre-feet for 

June, 71, July, 15, August, 0.2; tbe year, 86.2.

NORTH CHINOOK CANAL NEAR HAVRE, MONT.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SE. % sec. 2, T. 35 N., R. 17 E., 1 mile 

below headworks of canal and 23 miles northeast of Havre.

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. May, 1928, to September, 1931.

REMABKS. Records good. Canal diverts flood water from Lodge Creek in sec. 

3, T. 35 N., R. 17 E., and stores in North Chinook Reservoir for irrigation 

of lands between Lodge Creek and Battle Creek, north of Chinook.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

July 4. _ ....... ......

Julys __ .. __ . _ .....

July 6. . ._...-.._...-.

July 7.. . ... ...._._-

Julys _ ... _ .. 

...... _ ........... 9.0

 .... ...... __ 36

. ... . .. __ 24

.. . .. 12.2

.. ._- .. . 7.3

July 9.. ...................

July 10 __ . 

July 31...... . ... . 

Aug. 1. _. . 

... ....... ..- 3.5

. .2

....... .... -.-. 8.7

._. ..--. .. .8

NOTE. No flow during year ending Sept. 30,1931, except on days given above. Run-off in acre-feet for 

July, 200, August, 1.6; tbe year, 202.
96 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

BATTLE GREEK AT INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SE. % sec. 4, T. 1, R. 26 W. third meridian,

in Saskatchewan, a quarter of a mile above international boundary and

35 miles north of Chinook. 

DEAINAGE AREA. 726 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1917, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 66 second-feet Apr. 7 (gage

height, 2.91 feet); no flow after June 4.

1917-1931: Maximum discharge, 3,200 second-feet Apr. 13, 1917 (gage

height, 8.50 feet); no flow at various times. 

REMARKS. Records good. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 1&-26,

Mar. 1 to Apr. 6. Numerous diversions above station. Station maintained

jointly with Dominion Water Power & Hydrometric Bureau, Department

of the Interior, Canada.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

l... __ ....

2_ .....

3 .......

4. .. __

5 _ .

6. _

7 .... ...

8 ... ... ... .

9 __ - _

10..- - 

11 _ ... _ ..

12 

13 

14 _ 

15 __ _ -

Oct.

12.7 

12.7 

12.7 

»14.9

17.1

16.3 

16.3 

15.6 

14.2 

14.9-

13.5 

12.0 

11.3 

11.3 

11.3

Mar.

14.0 

14.0 

14.0 

14.0

14.0

11.0 

11.0 

11.0 

8.8 

9.3

10.8 

12.7 

14.2 

16.3 

18.5

Apr.

29.2 

20.2 

20.2

24.4

29.2

33.6 

53.0 

42.8 

36.9 

31.4

31.4 

34. Z 

28.1 

17.1 

21.0

May

2.0 

1.3 

1.5 

2.7

2.4

2.7

2.4 

3.1 

2.2 

1.5

1.3 1.3- 

1.5 

1.5

1.3

June

0.2 

.1 

.2 

.1

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Day

16 

17 

18 

IS

2C

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

2£ 

29 

3G 

31

Month

April 

Maximum

17.1 

44.0 

53 

3.1 

.2

Oct.

7.7 

7.7 

7.7 

7.5 

7.3

7.2 

7.2 

9.3 

10.8 

11.3

11.3 

14.2 

17.1 

12.7 

12.7 

12.0

Mar.

18.5 

17.1 

15.6 

15.0 

21.9

27.0 

32.5 

38.0 

44.0 

38.0

20.0 

15.0 

20.0 

24.4 

20.2 

21.0

Minimum

7.2 

8.8 

2.7 

.2 

0

Apr.

21.0 

20.2 

18.5 

14.9 

12.7

9.6 

7.4 

6.4 

8.6 

8.6

5.8 

4.1 

3.8 

4.1 

2.7

May

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

1.1 

1.5

2.0 

2.2 

1.1 

.7 

.7

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2

June

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

M Kun-off in 

Mean acre-feet

12.0 738 

18. 8 1, 160 

20. 1 1, 200 

1. 38 85 

.02 1.2

 Interpolated.

NOTE. No records Nov. 1 to Feb. 28. No flow during July, August, September.

WOODPILE COULEE NEAR INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NW. % sec. 8, T. 37 N., R. 17 E., just below

Antelope Coulee and \% miles south of international boundary. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 70 square miles. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 0.4 second-foot Aug. 1; no flow

during most of year. See footnote.

1927-1931: Maximum discharge, 423 second-feet Apr. 4, 1927 (gage

height, 16.69 feet, old datum); no flow at various times. 

REMARKS. Records fair. No diversions. Station maintained jointly with

Dominion Water Pow.er & Hydrometric Bureau, Department of the Interior,

Canada.

NOTE. No run-off during 1930-31 except for three periods estimated as follows: Mar. 21-22, 1 acre-foot; 

Apr. 2-5, 1 acre-foot; Aug. 1-3, 1 acre-foot; the year, 3 acre-feet.
MILK RIVER BASIN 97

EAST FORK OF BATTLE CREEK NEAR INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NW. }i sec. 17, T. 37 N., R. 20 E., 2 miles 

south' of international boundary and 7 miles east of Norheim, Mont.

DRAINAGE AREA. 98 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1927, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. 1927-1931: Maximum discharge, 432 second-feet Apr. 1, 1928 

(gage height, 5.48 feet); no flow at various times.

REMARKS No flow during year except unmeasured run-off June 30 to July 2, 

estimated 2 acre-feet. No diversions. Station maintained jointly with 

Dominion Water Power & Hydrometric Bureau, Department of the Interior, 

Canada.

LYONS COULEE AT INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY

LOCATION. Chain gage in NE. % sec. 4, T. 37 N., R. 19 E., half a mile south of

international boundary at Norheim, Mont. (Post office moved to present

location at gaging station in 1931.) 

DRAINAGE AREA. 47 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1927, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. 1927-1931: Maximum discharge, 668 second-feet Apr. 3, 1927

(gage height, 7.65 feet); no flow at various times. 

REMARKS. No flow during year. Some small diversions above gage. Station

maintained jointly with Dominion Water Power & Hydrometric Bureau,

Department of the Interior, Canada.

MATHESON CANAL NEAR CHINOOK, MONT.

LOCATION. Recording gage in the NW. }4 sec. 29, T. 33 N., R. 20 E., at headworks of canal, 3H miles east of Chinook.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1905, to October, 1921: May, 1928, to September, 

1931.

REMARKS. Records fair. Canal diverts water from right bank of Battle Creek 

for irrigation of lands between Battle Creek and Milk River.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-81

Day

1 __ ..

2

3 -. . 

4. .....

5 __ -

6. __ .....

7 .........

8. __ ....

9.. __ .......

10. ......

11 _ ... _ ....

12

13 

14.. ____ ....

15 -

Mar.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Apr.

9.0 

9.7 

2.0 

6.4 

9.0

10.3 

10.5 

11.5 

13.1 

13.5

13.9 

12.2 

11.3 

11.8 

12.2

May

0.70 

.55 

.45 

.32 

.20

.06 

.04 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

June

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

Q 

0 

0

July

0.10 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0. 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Day

If

r is is

2(

21 

25 

23 

24 

2,

ae2" 

25 

2. 

3C 

3]

Month

April... . ..,-.... May... _-.

June _______ . July ___ _ ,_ _ _ _ _____ _ _____

Theperiod................. ... . ........

 _ 

 __ .

L... .........

! _ . ___ ...

 

 ...

.............

L. ....... ....

Maximum

9.4 

13.9 

.70 

.21 

.24

Mar.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

1.9 

4.5

.5 

.6 

4.5 

6.2 

9.4 

8.1

Apr.

9.7 

9.7 

9.0 

8.2

7.4

7.3 

6.7 

5.5 

4.4 

3.2

2.1 

1.5 

1.1 

1.0

.82

Minimum

0 

.82 

0 

0 

0

May

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean

1,15 

7.80 

.075 

.007 

.023

June

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

.21

July

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

.06

.31 

.24 

0 

0 

0 

0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

n

464 

4.6 

.42 

1.4

541

Nous. No flow during months omitte*}.
98 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6 

WHITEWATER CREEK NEAR INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY

LOCATION Water-stage recorder in NW. % sec. 24, T. 37 N., R. 29 E., just 

below mouth of North Fork of Whitewater Creek, 3K miles south of international boundary, and 5 miles northeast of Lowrane, Mont.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1927, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 374 second-feet June 30 (gage 

height, 4.13 feet); minimum, 0.01 second-foot Aug. 5 (gage height, 0.67 foot). 

1927-1931: Maximum discharge, 1,140 second-feet Apr. 5, 1927 (gage 

height, 4.71 feet); no flow at various times in 1927, 1929, 1930.

REMARKS. Records fair. Ice effect Oct. 18-31, Mar. 1 to Apr. 2. No records 

Nov. 1 to Feb. 28. No diversions. Station maintained jointly with Dominion Water Power & Hydrometric Bureau, Department of the Interior, 

Canada.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second feet, 1980-31

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 _ . _______ .. __ .. __ .. __ .. __ ..

Oct.

0.08 

.08 

.08 

.08 

.08

.09 

.10 

.10 

.09 

.10

.10 

.10 

.09 

.09 

.08

.10 

.20

.08

.07 

.06

Month

March

April.-- .

July...... .............................................

Mar.

0.4 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.4 

.3 

.6 

.3

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.4

Apr.

0.5

.5 

.7 

.6 

.5

.5 

.5 

.3 

.1 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

Maximum

]

0.20 

.6 

.7 

.3 

13 

22.8 

.20 

.20

May

0.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.2

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.2

.3 

.3 

.2

.1 

.1

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3 

.3 

.3

June

0.3 

.2 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.1 

.04 

.04 

.1

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

113

July

22.8 

8.8 

 1.9 

 L3

.7

.5 

.4 

.3 

.2 

».2

.1 

.05 

.06 

.06 

.08

.17 

.12 

.06 

.10 

.14

.14 

.14 

.12 

.12 

.12

.10 

.12 

.14 

.14 

.20 

.34

Minimum Mean

.2 

.1 

.1 

.04 

.05 

.02 

.04

0.085 

.29 

.26 

.16 

3.95 

1.28 

.058 

.117

Aug.

0.20 

.06 

.06 

.04 

.02

.05 

.12 

.06 

.05 

.05

.04 

.05 

.05 

.04 

.05

.05 

.05 

.05 

.05 

.05

.06 

.06 

.06 

.08 

.08

.06 

.04 

.04 

.04 

.04 

.04

Sept.

0.05 

.08 

.05 

.05 

.04

.05 

.05 

.06 

.10 

.12

.14 

.14 

.14 

.14 

.14

.14 

.14 

.14 

.20 

.14

.14 

.12 

.12 

.17

.17

.17 

.17 

.14 

.10 

.10

Run-off in 

acre-feet

5.2 

18 

15 

9.8 

235 

79 

3.6 

7.0

1 $f timate<f.
MILK RIVER BASIN 99

FKENCHMAN RIVER AT INTEBNATIONAI BOUNDARY

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in the SW. % sec. 4, T. 1, R. 10 W. third 

meridian, in Saskatchewan, just across international boundary from east side 

of lot 3, sec. 6, T. 37 N., R. 34 E., in Montana.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,875 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1917, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 538 second-feet June 29 (gage 

height, 3.89 feet); no flow at times.

1917-1931: Maximum discharge, 5,440 second-feet Mar. 29, 1925 (gage 

height, 13.12 feet); no flow at various times.

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect, Mar. 1 to Apr. 5, 

which are fair. No records Nov. 1 to Feb. 28. Numerous diversions in 

Canada. Station maintained jointly with Dominion Water Power & Hydrometric Bureau, Department of the Interior, Canada.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-81

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.

Oct.

12.4 

12.0 

11.1 

16.2 

19.4

23. 6 

23.6 

23.6 

22.2

21.4

23.6 

25.8 

22.2 

18.7 

18.7

16.8 

13.7 

9.4 

9.4 

9.0

8.3 

7.6 

7.2 

7.2 

7.9

8.7 

11.6 

14.3 

18.1 

20.0 

22.0

Month

March _

ApriL. 

May....... June _ .. . . .. . .

July......... ....... ... 

September . ... ....

Mar.

21.0 

20.7 

20.0 

20.0 

20.0

20.0 

19.4 

25.8 

18.7 

24.0

28.2 

29.0 

20.7 

21.4 

22.1

22.9 

23.6 

24.3 

28.0 

32.0

13.7 

13.7 

19.4 

39.0 

100

74 

45.9 

41.3 

35.8 

36.8 

52

Apr.

77 

128 

185 

128 

118

120 

110 

120

74 

74

75 

63 

56 

57 

57

53 

48.0 

44.6 

41.3 

39.0

36.8 

35.8 

35.8 

35.8 

35.8

35.8 

36.8 

36.8 

33.9 

33.9

Maximum

25.8 

100 

185 

33.0 

179 

416 

9.2 

.4

May

33.0 

32.0 

32.0 

31.0 

31.0

31.0 

32.0 

32.0 

33.0 

30.1

31.0 

30.1 

30.1 

30.1 

29.1

27.2 

26.5 

27.2 

31.0 

32.0

31.0 

30.1 

30.1

28.2 

28.2

26.5 

25.0 

24.3 

24.3 

23.6 

23.6

June

25.0 

25.0 

24.3 

23.6 

22.9

20.7 

19.4 

17.5 

16.8 

15.6

15.0 

13.3 

12.0 

11.1 

12.0

11.6 

10.7 

9.0 

7.9

6.8

6.4 

6.1 

8.7 

10.3

7.9

9.8 

7.6 

6.1 

30.0 

179

Minimum

7.2 

13.7 

33.9 

23.6 

6.1 

1.3 

0 

0

July

416 

292 

165 

71 

52

42.0 

37.5 

30.4 

24.8 

20.5

18.7 

18.7 

14.9 

11.7 

10.3

10.0 

8.9

7.4 

6.4 

5.2

6.6 

6.6

5.4 

45 

3.6

2.8 

2.2 

1.8 

1.5 

1.3 

1.4

Mean

15.7 

30.1 

67.5 

29.2 

19.7 

42.0 

1.94 

.04

Aug.

2.1 

2.0 

1.5 

2.3 

1.6

1.3 

1.5 

1.8 

1.7 

1.4

1.1

.7 

.4 

.1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

3.4

9.2 

7.7 

6.1 

45 

3.3

2.2 

1.6 

1.1 

.7 

.4 

.4

Sept.

0.2 

.1 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

.4 

.3

.1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Run-oft in 

acre-feet

965 

1,850 

4,020 

1,800 

1,170 

2,580 

119 

2.4
100 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6 

FRENCHMAN CAKAL HEAB SAGO, MONT.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NE. % sec. 27, T. 33 N., K. 34 E., 14 miles 

northeast of Saco.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1928, to September, 1931.

REMARKS. Records fair. Canal diverts water from Frenchman River for irrigation of land in Frenchman Valley.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

1 ... .

2 ____ ......

3 

4.. ...........

5 _ -

6. ..... .

7 _____ ..

8

9.. ........ 

10 

11 _ ..........

12.... _ . _ ..

13 _____ .....

14 . 

15 -- 

Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

11.1 

10.8 

10.2 

14.1 

10.8

9.9 

13.2 

12.0 

10.8 

9.9

May

15.0 

20.2 

15.0 

12.6 

12.6

12.6 

12.6 

12.6 

12.6 

12.6

12.3 

12.0 

12.3 

12.9 

13.2

June

8.4 

13.5 

7.7 

15,4 

16.2

144 

13.2 

12.9 

13.8 

12.9

12.3 

10.5 

11.4 

11.4 

9.0

July

20.6 

17.4 

17.0 

12.6 

45

2.5 

2.3 

43 

5.2

5.8

9.6

8.4 

8.0 

8.0

7.5

Aug.

0.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3

.2 

.1 

.1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Day

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Month

April ______________________________

May ______________________________

June _ _______________________

July. ................. ..........................

August _____

Theperiod . 

Maximum

14.1 

20.6 

16.2 

20.6 

.4

Apr.

9.9 

10.2 

7.7 

6.8 

6.0

5.1 

5.0 

4.5 

43

4.5

4.2 

43 

7.1 

12.0 

13.8

May

13.5 

14.4 

144 

15.0 

15.0

18.6 

20.6 

20.2 

19.4 

18.2

15.0 

13.2 

10.5 

10.5 

10.8 

8.8

Minimum

0 

8.8 

2.6 

.2 

0

June

7.5 

6.0 

5.1 

4.2 

3.5

3.1 

2.9 

3.4 

48 

4.9

4.9 

3.1 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0

Mean

7.27 

142 

8.16 

6.06 

.074

July

6.9

7.1 

7.5 

6.6 

4.2

8.6 

6.5 

3.1 

.3

.4

1.1 

.7 

.4 

.3 

.2 

.2

Aug.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Run-off In 

acre-feet

433

873 

486 

373 

4.6

2 ,170

NOTE. No flow during months omitted.
MILK BIVEE BASIN 101

ROCK CEEEK AT INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY

LOCATION. Chain gage in SE. % sec. 1, T. 37 N., R. 37 E., three-quarters of a 

mile south of international boundary, 2 miles above mouth of Horse Creek, 

and 5 miles west of Barnard, Mont.

DRAINAGE AREA. 242 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1927, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 48.5 second-feet Mar. 19 (gage 

height, 3.03 feet); no flow at various times.

1927-1931: Maximum discharge, 982 second-feet Apr. 6, 1927 (gage height, 

10.51 feet); no flow at various times.

REMARKS. Records poor. No records Nov. 1 to Feb. 28. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Mar. 1-22. One small diversion above gage. Station 

maintained jointly with Dominion Water Power & Hydrometric Bureau, 

Department of the Interior, Canada.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

Day

I...... ... 

2 

3 

4. 

5... 

6 - 

7 

8 

9-. 

10.- - 

11.. 

12 

13..- 

14... 

16.. 

16 

17.. 

18.. 

19. 

20 . 

21...- 

22 

23... 

24..... 

26.- 

28..- 

27... _ ___ __

28 .. 

29...- 

30 

31 

Month

April-. 

May 

June 

July . 

Oct.

3.2 

3.5 

3.2 

3.2 

3.4

3.2 

2.2

2.8 

3.4 

3.5

4.7

as

7.7 

8.0 

8.9

6.6

Uao

[ 6.0

5.1 

6.5

7.1 

7.6

8.5 

8.7 

7.8 

7.0

Mar.

18.9 

13.1 

12.2 

11.7 

13.5

12.8 

9.3

as

5.1 

3.1

3.0 

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.6

4.0 

5.3 

10.0 

48.5 

33.7

39.1 

44.2 

28.2 

19.6 

 13.0

6.2 

5.0 

"4.9 

 4.8 

4.8 

1.4

Maximum

8.9 

48.5 

5.7 

2.9 

3.3 

2.3 

.5

Apr.

5.6 

5.3 

5.7 

4.2

1.4

.8 

3.3 

2.5 

2.4 

2.4

as

3.2 

2.6 

2.8 

1.5

1.6 

1.4 

.9 

.9 ".6

.2 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

May

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

.4

.7

.7 

1.5 

1.4 

1.6 

1.6

1.7 

2.0 

"2.3 

"2.6 

2.9

2.9 

1.8 

.1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

.6

.7 

.7

June

0.6 

.6 

.4 

1.2 

1.6

1.6 

2.2 

1.5 

1.4 

2.1

2.3 

"2.8 

3.3 

2.6 

2.3

1.9 

1.7 

1.7 

1.8 

2.3

2.8 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6

2.5

2.4 

2.1 

2.2 

2.2 "2.1

Minimum Mean

2.2 5.64 

1.4 12.7 

0 1.76 

0 .85 

.4 2.00 

0 .63 

0 .02

July

2.0 

"2.0 

 2.0 

2.0 

1.9

 2.0 

2.3 

1.6 

1.2 

1.0

.6 

.6 

.1 

 .1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Angl

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

.5 

.2 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

341 

781 

106 

52 

119 

39 

1.2

 Estimated or interpolated. 

NOTE. No flow during September.
102 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

HORSE CBHEK AT INTERNATIONA! BOUNDARY

LOCATION. Staff gage in SE. % sec. 3, T. 37 N., R. 37 E., three-quarters of a

mile south of international boundary. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 71 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1927, to September, 1931; May, 1914, fco October,

1926, maintained at same location by Department of the Interior, Canada. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 6.9 second-feet Mar. 21 (gage

height, 2.26 feet); no flow at various times.

1914-1931: Maximum discharge, 1,040 second-feet Mar. 30, 1925 (gage

height, 10.85 feet); no flow at various times. 

REMARKS. Records fair. No records Nov. 1 to Feb. 28. No diversions.

Station maintained jointly with the Dominion Water Power & Hydrometric

Bureau, Department of the Interior, Canada.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

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... ___ ____ ... _ ...... __ _ __

Month

March.. ...............................................

April........ 

May. ...................... _ ..............

June . __ . ..... T .. ........................

Maximum

0.10 

6.9 

1.9 

.1 

.1

Oct.

0.02 

«.02 

».02 

.02 -.02

».02 

o.02 

-.03 

o.04 -.05

".10 

.10 

«.02 

.03 -.03

o.03 

.03 

o.03 

o.03 o.03

«.02 

-.02 

o.02 

.02 -.02

«.02 

-.03 

«.03 

o.03 

.03 

.03

Mar.

0.4

1.2 

2.4

.6

2.5

5.5 

2.8 

4.1 

5.3

6.9 

°5.0 

°3.0 

°2.0 

.9

1-

0.6 

1.0

Minimum

0.02

.1 

.1

0

Apr.

1.9 

 1.6 

»1.3 

 1.0 

.8

.5 ".5 

.5 

.2 

.2

.2 

.1 

.1 «.l 

.1

o.l 

o.l

.1

oil

.1 

«. 1 .1'A

o.l

.1 .1

o.l

.1

May

»0.1

o.l

.1

o.l 

o.l

.1

o.l 

o.l 

o.l

.1

o 1

.1 

!i

.1

o.l

!i

o.l

o.'l 

o.l

.1

o.l

.1

o.l ".1 

.1 .1

o.l

June

0.1

o.l 

o.l 

o.l

.1

o.l 

o.l

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

M Run-off in Mean acre-feet

0.031 1.9 

1.84 113 

.35 21 

.10 6. 1 

.02 1.2

1 Interpolated.
REDWATER CREEK BASIN 103

McEACHERSr CEEEK AT INTEBNATIONAI BOUNDAET

LOCATION. Staff gage in SW. % sec. 1, T. 37 N., R. 36 E., at Dolson ranch, half

a mile south of international boundary and 7 miles north of Thoeny. 

DBAINAGE ABBA. 160 square miles. 

RBCOEDS AVAILABLE. March, 1927, to September, 1931. March, 1924, to

October, 1926, station above East Fork maintained by the Department of

the Interior, Canada. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 518 second-feet June 30 (gage

height, 6.05 feet); no flow at various times.

1927-1931: Maximum discharge, 1,850 second-feet Apr. 9, 1927 (gage

height, 10.42 feet); no flow at various times. 

REMARKS. Records fair. No records Nov. 1 to Feb. 28. No diversions.

Station maintained jointly with Dominion Water Power & Hydrometric

Bureau, Department of the Interior, Canada.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

Day

1 

2 .

3 ___ . __ ..

4 

5 

6 _ ....

7 _ ... . ...

8 -....

9 

10 

11 ____ ......

12 __ 

13 __ __

14 

15 

Mar.

 0.1

Apr.

0.3 

.3

.4 

.4 

.5

.9 

.9 

.6 

.6 

.6

-.4 

.5 

.3 

.3 

.3

May

0.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2

June

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

July

74 

14.1 

6.4 

2.9 

1.5

1.4 

1.3 

1.0

.8 

.4

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1 

0

Day

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Month

March. 

April .......... ...

May .-.... . . ......

June.. __________________________

July .....

The period . 

.

Maximum

1.3 

.9 

.7 

54 

74

Mar.

1.3 1.0

°!6 

.1

°!3

Apr.

«0.3 ".2

n "'.22

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Minimum

0.1 

.1 

0 

0 

0

May

0.1 

.1 

.2 

.4

.7

.7 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.2

.1 

.1 

0 

0 

.1 

0

June

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

54

July

0.1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

 ^ Run-off in 

acre-feet

0.23 14 

.31 18 

.19 12 

1.80 107 

3.37 207

358

 Estimated.

NOTE. No flow during October, August, September.

REDWATER GREEK BASIN 

BEDWATER CREEK AT CIRCLE, MONT.

LOCATION. Wire gage in NE. % sec. 15, T. 19 N., R. 48 E., at highway bridge

half a mile south of Circle.

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. April, 1929, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. 1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 572 second-feet Mar. 12, 1930,

and June 7, 1929 (gage height, 6.70 feet); no flow at various times during

1930 and 1931. 

REMARKS. No records Nov. 13 to July 8. No flow during rest of year except

Oct. 11-15 (estimated run-off, 10 acre-feet) and Sept. 13, 14 (estimated

run-off, 4 acre-feet). Some storage on tributary and some irrigation above

station.

131316 33 8
104 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

POPLAR RIVER BASIN

MIDDLE FORK OF POPLAR RIVER AT INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SE. % sec. 6, T. 37 N., R. 46 E., half a mile 

south of international boundary and 20 miles northwest of Scobey, Mont.

DRAINAGE AREA. 381 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 86 second-feet Sept. 19 (gage 

height, 3.48 feet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot at various times.

REMARKS. Records good. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Mar. 1-20, 

25-28. Station maintained jointly with Dominion Water Power & Hydrometric Bureau, Department of the Interior, Canada.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1981

Day

1 _ _ ...........

2--.- . .... ....... . .......................

3 _ . 

4 . ....\. ............... ... ......... .

5. . ... ... .... ... ... ... .I.... ...... .............

6.... . ........ .....................

7 ._

8 .-.-. 

9-. ..-..... ..... ........................

10 

11 ...... ..

12............. .......................................

13 -.. __ 

14. ............................................

U.. ..................................................

16....... .............................................

17.. . .

18 __ 

19 

20. 

21 _ 

22

23. . . ..

2A.. ..................................................

K. .................................................. .

y&.. ..................................................

2J. ...................................................

28

29 _ 

30. .. .. ......... .... . 

31 __ - - - . 

Month

April............ ......................................

]\£ay

June. ___________________________

July..... .-.... ...... ............................

August ___________ . ____ 

September ____ . .............. . ....... . 

Mar.

6.0

8.0

5.5 

3.4 

2.9 

3.1 

2.9

4.1 

6.2 

5.2 

3.1 

1.4

2.1 

3.4 

9.8 

24.1 

30.0

37.6 

32.3 

27.0 

29.7 

28.9

28.5 

16.0 

17.8 

21.1 

21.1 

19.6

Apr.

17.8 

16.7 

18.9 

21.9 

13.5

11.6 

11.2 

9.1 

7.6 

6.6

5.8 

5.8 

6.2 

5.8 

6.9

6.2 

6.2 

5.2 

5.2

4.8

5.2 

5.5 

5.5 

5.2 

5.2

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8

Maximum

37.6 

21.9 

4.4 

17.0 

11.6 

.7 

47.6

May

4.4 

4.1 

4.1 

3.8 

3.8

4.1 

4 1 

4.4 

4.4 

3.8

3.4 

3.8 

3.4 

3.1 

2.4

2.6 

2.9 

3.1 

3.4

3.8

4.1 

4.1 

3.4 

2.9 

2.6

1.9 

1.7 

1.4 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

June

1.0 

.9 

.7 

1.0 

1.0

1.2 

1.0 

.9 

.6 

.6

2.1 

1.9 

1.4 

1.2 

.9

.6 

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

17.0

July

11.6 

7.3 

4.1 

3.4 

2.6

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.9 

2.9

1.7 

1.0 

.6 

.4 

.4

.6 

.7 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3

.3

.3 

.2 

.3 

.3 

.4

Minimum Mean

1. 4 13. 5 

4.8 8.12 

1. 2 3. 18 

.2 1.26 

.2 1.68 

.1 .22 

.1 3.43

Aug.

0.7 

.7 

.6 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2

.3 

.3 

.2 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Sept.

0.2 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2

.2 

.1 

.2 

18.6 

47.6

10.1 

3.1 

L2 

1.4 

4.8

3.4 

3.8 

2.6 

1.9 

1.4

Run-off in 

acre-feet

830 

483 

196 

76 

103 

14 

201

1,900
POPLAE EIVEE BASIN 105

EAST FOBK OF POPLAR RIVER AT INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SW. K sec. 3, T. 1, R. 26 W. second meridian, 

at international boundary, in Saskatchewan, 16 miles north of Scobey, 

Mont.

DRAINAGE AKEA. 256 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 36.9 second-feet Sept. 20 (gage 

height, 4.53 feet); minimum, 1.0 second-foot Aug. 17 (gage height, 2.07 feet).

REMARKS. Records fair. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Mar. 1 to 

Apr. 6. Station maintained jointly with Dominion Water Power & Hydrometric Bureau, Department of the Interior, Canada.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1981

Day

I...... . ___ __ .

2.... . ..... 

3. ______ ........... _ ........... _ .............

4 ___ ...... _ ....... __ ........ _ ..... __ .

5 ___ ............... __ .................. _ .. .....

6.... _ .... _ ........ _ ............ _ ....... .....

7.... ....._. ........ ..... 

8 .... ____ ......................................

9...... ................. .................. .......

10.... _ . __ __ ....... ____ . ___ .........

11 ....................... ___ .....................

12.... ____ ............... __ .... ____ .........

13 ___ . ____ .... _ ....... _____ . __ ..... .....

14 ________ ......... _ . ____ ..... _______ .

15 ...... .................. .........................

16. _ . .. ........ __ . ____ ............

17 _____ .. .. _ . _____ .... _ ....... .....

IS......... ................... ........................

19 _ . _ . ____ .... __ ... __ .... __ ...... .....

20 ________ _ . ___.... _ .......

21 ____ . __ ...... _ .... __ ......... __ ........

22 ________ ..... __ . ______ . __ ..........

23 . ...-.- ..................................... ..

24..-.-. . ........ ..............................

25......-.-...... ................................

26...... . ..... .. ......................

27.... ......... ....................................

28 __ . __________ . ______ . ...............

29 _ . ............................................-

30.. ......--.. . . __ ....... _.......

31.... .............................................

Month

April...... .-.... .. .._. .......

July.. .. ......_.........._..._...._.. 

September

Mar.

9.7 

9.6 

9.5 

9.2 

6.0

5.8 

5.3 

4.4 

4.2 

3.6

3.9 

4.3 

4.0 

3.8 

3.8

3.9 

4.4 

5.8 

7.3

7.4

8.0 

9.1 

9.5 

10.9 

8.6

8.0 

7.0 

7.3

7.7 

7.7

7.7

Apr.

7.6 

7.6 

9.0 

8.7 

9.2

10.0 

10.8 

10.4 

10.6 

9.9

9.2 

9.0 

8.6 

8.6 

8.6

8.5 

8.5 

8.7 

8.6 

8.5

8.0 

8.0 

8.0 

7.9

7.5

7.3 

7.3 

7.3 

7.0 

6.9

Maximum

10.9 

10.8 

6.8 

3.6 

3.5 

2.2 

19.7

May

6.8 

6.4 

6.3 

6.0 

5.6

5.6 

5.6 

5.8 

5.3 

5.0

4.6 

4.4 

4.3 

4.2 

4.0

3.5 

3.6 

3.4 

3.2 

3.1

3.2 

3.3 

3.4 

3.2 

3.2

3.1

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8

June

2.8 

2.7 

2.4 

2.5 

2.5

2.5 

2.4 

2.2 

2.0 

2.3

3.4 

3.6 

3.2 

2.8 

2.7

2.5 

215 

2.4 

2.1 

1.8

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

2.7 

2.5

2.2 

2.2 

2.0 

1.6 

2.2

July

2.6 

3.5 

3.1 

3.1 

3.0

3.1

2.9 

2.8 

2.5 

2.0

2.3 

1.8 

1.7 

1.5 

1.6

1.8 

1.8 

2.0 

1.9 

1.8

1.7 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.2 

1.2 

1.6

Minimum Mean

3. 6 6. 69 

6.9 8.53 

2.8 4.20 

1.6 2.45 

1. 2 2. 01 

1. 2 1. 71 

2.2 4.28

Aug.

1.8 

2.0 

2.1 

2.1 

1.9

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

1.8 

1.6

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.3 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.9 

2.0 

1.8

1.7 

1.6 

1.6 

L5 

1.5

1.7 

1.9 

1.7 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

Sept.

2.2 

2.3 

2.5 

2.5 

2.6

2.6 

2.6 

2.3 

2.3 

2.5

3.6 

3.6 

3.4 

3.6 

3.6

3.8 

4.0 

3.7 

9.7 

19.7

7.5 

4.8 

4.2 

4.2

4.7

4.3 

4.0 

4.0 

3.9 

3.7

Run-off in 

acre-feet

411 

508 

258 

146 

124 

105 

265

1,810
106 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

WEST FORK OF POPLAR BITER AT INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SE. % sec. 5, T. 1, R. 3 W. third meridian, 

at international boundary in Saskatchewan at West Poplar River Canadian 

Customs Post, 11 miles north and three-quarters of a mile east of Opheim, 

Mont.

DRAINAGE AREA. 141 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 9.1 second-feet Mar. 21 (gage 

height, 1.52 feet); no flow at various times.

REMARKS. Records good. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Mar. 1-15. 

Station maintained jointly with Dominion Water Power & Hydrometric 

Bureau, Department of the Interior, Canada.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feel, 1981

Day

1. _ .

2-.-..

3__ 

4--_.

5.....

6 

7..... 

8- 

9- 

10-. 

11...- 

12...-. 

13--- 

14.-... 

15. 

Mar.

0.5

.9 

.6 

.6 

.5

.6 

.6 

.6 

.7 

1.0

Apr.

1.3 

1.4 

1.4 

1.7 

1.7

1.7 

1.4 

1.0 

.9 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

.9 

1.0 

.9

May

0.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.5 

.5 

.4 

.5 

.4

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

June

0.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

July

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.01 

.01 

0 

0

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Day

16 

17 

18 

IS 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Month

June __ _______________________

July... _ . _ _:___ __ __ 

Septem 

T

ber._ .

he peri<)d .... 

..... 

 I II

___

Mar.

1.3 

1.2 

1.2

1.6 

7.9

8.7 

5.6 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3

2.3 

2.0 

1.7 

1.4 

1.3 

1.3

JVI&xiixium

8.7 

1.7 

.6 

.4 

.2 

.2

Apr.

.8 

1.0

.6 

.8 

.6

.8 

.7 

.8 

.8 

.7

.7

.7 

.7 

.6 

.6

May

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.4

.5 

.5 

.5 

.4 

.5

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.4 

.4

Minimum

0.5 

.6 

.3 

0

0 

0

June

.2 

.2 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

.1 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

Mean

2.11 

.97 

.46 

.21 

.049 

.03

July

0 

0 

.01 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Sept

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

.1 

.2 

.2 

.2 

 .2

Ban-off in 

sere-feet

130

58 

28 

12 

3.0 

1.8

233

NOTB. No flow during August.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

YELLOWSTONE LAKE AT I ARE HOTEL, YEILOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK

LOCATION. Staff gage at boat lundin

outlet. Zero of gage is 7,7' 

DKAINAGE AREA. 1,010 square 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 

EXTREMES. Maximum stage during 

foot Mar, 5-8.

1921-1931: Maximum 

Mar. 5-8, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good.

8 stage was estimated on basis 

record at outlet; at other 

stage estimated for days of 

furnished by officials of Yellows tone

at Lake Hotel, 1% miles southwest of lake 

!9.51 feet above mean sea level, 

miles. 

1921, to September, 1931.

year, 3.20 feet June 18, 19; minimum, 0.27

stage, 6.12 feet June 30, 1927; minimum, that of

Gajje read daily June to September; Dec. 21 to May 

sis of hydrographic comparison with gage-height 

times gage was read at infrequent intervals and

of no gage-height record. No regulation. Records 

Park.

Daily gage height, in feet, 1930-31

107

Day

!_. _ -

2 . ..

3 ... ... 

4 _ . _ ........

5 

6 __ ...

7.... ........

8 . __ .

10-. 

11. 

12. 

13 

14 

15 

16. 

17.. _ ..... __ .

18... .........

19 _ ... __ .....

20 

21..... ..........

22... ............

23 .........

24 ...........

25 

26 

27 ______ . ...

28 .

29...............

30. .......

31 

Oct.

1.37

1.35

1.35

1.34

1.33

1.33

1.35

1.39

1.41

1.43

1.44

1.44

1.43

1.43

1.41

i An

1.37

1.35

1.32

1.30

1.28

1.27

1.26

1.25

L24

1.23

1.21

1.19

1.17

1.14

1.12

Nov.

1.09

1.06

1.07

1.06

1.06

1.05

1.04

1.03

1.03

1.02

1.01

.99

.99

.97

.96

.95

.93

on

on

.90

.89

.84

$U

.83

.82

.80

.78

.77

.76

.76

Dec.

0.75

.74

.72

.70

.68

.66

.65

.64

on

.63

.62

.62

.61

.55

.55

.54

.53

.52

.51

.51

.52

.51

.51

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.51

an.

0 51

52

.51

.50

,49

,49

,49

.48

48

.48

48

47

,46

46

46

45

,46

.47

47

47

.46

,46

45

45

44

43

43

4?

41

AS\

,39

Feb.

0.38

.37

.37

.36

.35

.35

.34

.34

qq

.32

.32

.31

.30v\

V\:

.29

29

.29

.29

.28

.28

.28

.28

.28

.28

.28

.28

.28

Mar.

0.28

.28

.28

.28

.27

.27

.27

.27

9Q

.32

.33

34

.34

.33

.31

.30

.29

.28

.28

.28

.28

.29

.30

.30

29

29

.28

.28

.28

.28

.29

Apr.

0.30

.32

.31

.30

.30

.30

30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

.31

.32

.31

.31

.31

.31

.31

.31

.31

.31

.31

.31

.32

.32

.33

.35

.38

.40

May

0.42

.43

.45

dK

.47

.48

.50

.51

.52

.54

.56

.59

.64

.68

.75

.84

.93

.97

.99

1.01

1.03

1.04

1.06

1.14

1.20

1.28

1.38

1.49

1.55

1.62

1.69

June

1.78

1.92

2.10

2 20

2.30

2.38

2.51

2.63

2.75

2.83

2.92

2.98

3.02

3.06

3.10

3.15

3.19

3.20

3.20

3.18

3.16

3.17

3.17

3.17

3.16

3.16

3.16

3.13

3.10

3.07

July

3.04

3.00

2.98

2.95

2.92

2.89

2.81

2.76

9 79

2.69

2.64

2.58

2.56

2.54.

2.52

2.48

2.43

2.37

2.34

2.31

2 27

2.25

2.21

2.18

2.15

2.12

2.10

2.09

2.08

2.06

2.05

Aug.

2.03

1.98

1.96

1.94

1.93

1.89

1.84

1.81

1.76

1.74

1.72

1.71

1.72

1.74

1.74

L72

1.71 1 fid

1.63

1.59

1.56

1.56

1.53

1.49

1.46

1.43

1.38

1.36

1.33

1.27

1.26

Sept.

1.24

1.20

1.17

1.17

1.16

1.14

1.13

1.10

1.07

1.04

1.03

LOO

.91

.88

.86

.85

.84

.84

.80

.80

.79

.75

.74

.73

.73

.72

.71

.69

.67

.65
108 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

YELLOWSTONE RIVER AT YELLOWSTONE LAKE OUTLET, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder 550 feet below Fishing Bridge and a quarter of

a mile below outlet of Yellowstone Lake. Staff gage at Fishing Bridge is

also used. Elevation of zero of gage at recorder site is 7,727.34 feet, and of

staff gage at Fishing Bridge, 7,728.90 feet, above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,010 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December, 1922, to September, 1931. Gage-height

records only prior to October, 1926. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,480 second-feet June 18, 19

(gage height, 4.39 feet); minimum, 385 second-feet Mar. 5-8 (gage height,

1.90 feet).

1922-1931: Maximum discharge, 7,420 second-feet June 29, 30, July 1,

1927 (gage height, 6.3 feet at Fishing Bridge site); minimum, that of Mar.

5-8, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge estimated Nov. 3-14, 16, 17, Dec. 5,

Aug. 28-31. No regulation. Gage-height record furnished by Yellowstone

Park officials.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

Day

1 .... .... .

2. ...........

3 ............

4 _ ............

5 ...-._..

6 .... ...... ..

7... ............

8-. ...... _

9.. ..........

10 ............

11 -.-...-..__

12............... is... ...... ..:...

14... ............

15 .......... ..

16...............

17 ...... ......

18 . 

19 ........

20 

21...... ......

22...............

23... ............

24 ............

25 ..

26 .........

27. .........

28 .........

29 .........

30 ........

31. ...........

Oct.

965 

951 

951 

951 

944

944

958 

980 

980 

1,000

1,000 

1,010 

995 

995 

980

958 

944 

923 

916 

909

902

895 

888 

881 

867

874 

846 

839 

 825 

818 

812

Nov.

786 

780 

773 

773 

766

760 

760

754 

747 

740

 734 

728 

721 

714 

708

695 

677 

665 

671 

671

659 

647 

635 

630 

624

618 

618 

618 

613 

602

Dec.

596

586 

586 

580 

569

558 

547 

542 

536 

536

536 

536 

505 

510 

510

515 

510 

505 

500 

495

505 

500 

495 

495 

490

490 

490 

490 

490 

490 

495

Jan.

495 

500 

495 

490 

485

485 

485 

480 

480 

480

480 

475 

470 

470 

470

466 

470

475 

475 

475

470 

470 

466 

466 

462

457 

457 

452 

448 

444 

439

Month Maximum

November _____________

December _____________

January ...........................

March.. _____________

April..... ......................

May..... ......................

July...............................

August.. .......................... September.... .. _ - ...........

The year

1,010 

786 

596 

500 

434 

412 

439 

1,100 

2,480 

2,270 

1,350 

780

2,480

Feb.

434 

430 

430 

426 

421

421 

416 

416 

412 

408

408 

403 

398 

398 

398

394 

394 

394 

394 

390

390 

390 

390 

390 

390

390 

390 

390

:::::..

Mar.

390 

390 

390 

390 

385

385 

385 

385 

394 

403

408 

412 

412 

408 

403

398 

394 

390 

390 

390

390 

394

398 

398 

394

394 

390 

390 

390 

390 

394

Minimum

812 

602 

490 

439 

390 

385 

398 

452 

1,160 

1,370 

792 

462

386

Apr.

398 

403 

398 

398 

398

398 

398 

398 

368 

398

398" 

398 

403 

408 

403

403 

403 

403 

403 

403

403 

403 

403 

403 

408

408 

412 

416 

426 

439

Mean

926 

696 

522 

472 

404 

394 

704 

683 

2,140 

1,750 

1,060 

600

865

May

452 

457 

462 

470 

475

480 

490 

495 

500 

510

515 

525 

536 

569 

602

624 

708 

740 

754 

760

773 

773 

780 

806 

846

895 

951 

1,020 

1,050 

1,070 

1,100

June

1,160 

1,270 

1,410 

1,520 

1,630

1,690 

1,770 

1,880 

1,960 

2,070

2,170 

2,240 

2,280 

2,330 

2,370

2,420

2,460 

2,480 

2,480 

2,460

2,450 

2,460 

2,460 

2,450 

2,440

2,440 

2,420 

2,400 

2,370 

2,320

Per 

square 

mile

0.917 

.689 

.517 

.467 

.400 

.390 

.697 

.676 

2.12 

1.73 

1.05 

.694

.856

July

2,270 

2,230 

2,190 

2,150 

2,110

2,060 

2,000 

1,980 

1,940 

1,910

1,880 

1,850 

1,810 

1,780 

1,760

1,730 

1,700 

1,660 

1,630 

1,600

1,570 

1,530 

1,510 

1,490 

1,470

1,440 

1,420 

1,410 

1,400 

1,390 

1,370

Aug.

1,350 

1,340 

1,320 

1,280 

1,280

1,250 

1,220 

1,180 

1,140 

1,110

1,090 

1,070 

1,090 

1,100 

1,100

1,070 

1,060 

1,030 

1,020 

1,000

980 

972 

951 

930 

916

888 

839 

818 

818 

799 

792

Sepfc

780 

760 

747 

740 

734

721 

702 

689 

683 

671

647 

624 

613

586 

580

574 

564 

552 

542 

552

530 

610 

505 

505 

505

490 

485 

475 

470 

462

Run-off

Inches

1.06 

.77 

.60 

.54 

.42 

.46 

.78 

.78 

2.38 

1.99 

1.21 

.66

11.62

Acre-feet

56,900 

41,400 

32,100 

29,000 

22,400 

24,200 

41,000 

42,000 

127,000 

108,000 

65,200 

35,700

626,000
YELLOWSTONE EIVEK BASIN 

YIUOWSTONE EIVEE NBAS CANYON HOTEL, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PAEK

109

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder half a mile upstream from Upper Falls and

Canyon ranger station and 1% miles south of Canyon Hotel. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,160 square miles (revised).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1913, to September, 1931 (except winters). 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,700 second-feet June 18 (gage

height, 2.24 feet); minimum occurred during period of no record.

1913-1931: Maximum discharge, 8,550 second-feet June 27, 1918 (gage

height, 4.50 feet); minimum occurred during winter period of no record. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for August and September, which are

fair. Discharge estimated Nov. 13, July 28-31, Aug. 2-7, 9-14, 16-19.

No regulation or diversions. Gage observations furnished by officials -of

Yellows tone Park.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

1 _ . __ .. -

2 ...

3 _ . _ _. - -

4.. ............... ......... ......

6................................

6 _ ... ..

7 .-...........-...............

8........................... ...

9 . 

10....----. ...................

11... .............................

12... ........ .....................

13.. ...... ........................

14 _ .. .

IS................................

16 

17........ .....................

18.. _

19-............ ................

20 

21................................

22................. ..........

23 _ .. .-

24.......... - , . .

25-.....-----. . ............ 

28 

27- .. ...........

28 

29 

30 .. .

31 

Month

October _____ ............ .....

July... ....... . .........

Maximum

1,100

842 

1,260 

2,700 

2,410 

1,370 

818

Oct.

975 

958 

975 

993 

975

975 

1,020 

1,080 

1,050 

1,060

1,100 

1,080 

1,050 

1,040

1,040

1,010

984 

993 

984 

975

966 

958 

950 

941 

932

924 

924 

son

882 

866 

858

Minimum

858 

760 

652 

1,300 

1,390 

860 

487

Nov.

842 

834 

826 

818 

810

802 

795 

788 

780 

780

772 

772 

760

-. 

Mean

981 

798 

868 

2,320 

1,810 

1,090 

625

May

693 

686

707 

728 

707

714 

758 

658 

652 

658

686 

735 

788 

826 

842

874 

907 

907 

890 

890

898 

607 

916 

932 

966

1,010 

1,080 

1,160 

1,220 

1,260 

1,260

June

1,300 

1,380 

1,680 

1,780 

1,790

1,840 

1,890 

2,000 

2,130 

2,270

2,370 

2,470 

2,520 

2,560 

2,580

2,620 

2,680 

2,700 

2,680 

2,660

2,660 

2,640 

2,640 

2,620 

2,580

2,580 

2,560 

2,540 

2,490 

2,450

Per 

square 

mile

0.846 

.688 

.748 

2.00 

1.56 

.940 

.539

July

2,410 

2,370 

2,330 

2,250 

2,230

2,150 

2,120 

2,080 

2,040 

2,000

1,970 

1,910 

1,880 

1,840 

1,790

1,760 

1,740 

1,700 

1,660 

1,620

1,590 

1,560 

1,530 

1,500 

1,480

1,450 

1,450 

1,430 

1,410 

1,400 

1,390

Aug.

1,370 

1,350 

1,340 

1,310 

1,290

1,270 

1,240 

1,190 

1,160 

1,130

1,100 

1,080 

1,100 

1,110 

1,120

1,100 

1,090 

1,070 

1,060 

1,040

1,020 

1,000

975 

958 

941

924 

890 

866 

866 

858 

850

Sept

818 

802

788 

772 

758

750 

728 

707 

700 

679

672 

646 

626 

613 

594

600

587 

574 

568 

574

574 

542 

52fc 

529 

523

511 

505 

499 

493

487

Run-ofl

Inches

0.98 

.33 

.86 

2.23 

. 1.80 

LOS 

.60

Acre-feet

60,300 

20,600 

53,400 

138,000 

111,000 

67,000 

37,200

NOTE. No records during period omitted.
110 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

YEIIOWSTONE RIVER AT CORWIK SPRINGS, MONT.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NW. M sec. 30, T. 8 S., R. 8 E., at highway bridge at

Corwin Springs, 8 miles north of Gardiner. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,630 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1910, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 13,000 second-feet June 3 (gage 

height, 7.00 feet); minimum, 800 second-feet Mar. 26-28.

1910-1931: Maximum discharge, 26,500 second-feet June 14. 15, 1918 

(gage height, 11.5 feet); minimum (estimated), 720 second-feet Jan. 8-10, 

1920.

REMARKS. Records good except those for estimated periods, Nov. 21-25, Dec. 

. 26 to Jan. 3, which are fair. No diversions. Natural storage in Yellowstone 

Lake.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

2 ___ .... ....

3 .........

4 __ . __ ....

5-. 

6- ... ... 

7 _ -

8 ... -

Q

10 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17. 

is

id

20 -

21 

22

23

24... ___ . _ ..

25

26 . _

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

1,500 

1,500 

1,400 

1,500 

1,500

1,500 

2,740 

4,030 

3,030 

2,600

2,880 

2,600 

2,320 

2,320 

2,190

1,930 

1,930 

1,700 

1,810 

1,810

1,810 

1,810 

1,700 

1,700 

1,700

1,600 

1,600 

1,600 

1,500 

1,500 

1,500

Nov.

1,500 

1,400 

1,400 

1,310 

1,310

1,310 

1,310 

1,310 

1,310 

1,310

1,310 

1,220 

1,220 

1,220 

1,140

1,140 

1,140 

1,080 

1,080 

1,080

1,080

1,220 

1,140 

1,140 

1,140 

1,140

Dec.

1,080 

1,080 

1,140 

1,080 

1,080

1,080 

1,080 

1,080 

1,080 

1,010

1,010 

1,010 

1,010 

1,010 

1,010

960 

950 

960 

950 

950

950 

960 

1,010 

1,010 

1,010

1,010

Month

October ______________

November... __________

January- ______________

February... ____________

March. ______________

April . ... ... .....

June.. ______________

July. 

August. ._ . _ .

Jan.

I 950

895 

895

895 

895 

895 

895 

895

895 

895 

895 

895 

895

895 

895 

895 

895 

895

895 

895 

895 

895 

895

895 

895 

895 

895 

895 

895

Maximum

4,030 

1,500 

1,140

895 

895 

1,810 

8,700 

13,000 

3,680 

1,930 

1,310

13,000

Feb.

895 

895 

895 

895 

895

895 

895 

895 

895 

895

895 

895 

895 

895 

895

845 

845 

845 

845 

845

845 

845 

845 

845 

845

845 

845 

845

Mar.

845 

845 

845 

845 

845

845 

845 

845 

845 

845

845 

845 

845 

845 

845

845 

895 

895 

895 

895

895 

895 

895 

845 

845

800 

800 

800

845 

845 

895

Minimum

1,400 

1,080 

950 

895 

845 

800 

895 

1,700 

3,680 

1,930 

1,220 

1,010

800

Apr.

895 

895 

895 

895 

960

950 

960 

1,080 

1,010 

1,010

1,010 

1,140 

1,310 

1,400 

1,220

1,310 

1,500 

1,810 

1,700 

1,400

1,140 

1,140 

1,080 

1,080 

1,080

1,080 

1,080 

1,080 

1,400 

1,600

Mean

1,960 

1,210 

1,020 

900 

872 

854 

1,170 

4,450 

6,940 

2,600 

1,540 

1,090

2,050

May

1,700 

1,810 

2,190 

2,320 

2,600

2,190 

2,190 

2,190 

2,320 

2,320

2,460 

2,880 

3,680 

6,590 

5,430

8,700 

8,700 

8,700 

4,400 

4,030

3,850 

3,680 

3,510 

4,790 

6,590

7,090 

7,610 

6,110 

5,210 

5,650 

6,590

June

7,610 

8,420 

13,000 

11,700 

8,700

8,980 

8,700 

8,700 

8,150 

8,700

8,700 

8,700 

7,350 

7,090 

7,090

7,090 

7,090 

7,090 

5,650 

5,000

5,000 

4,790 

4,790 

4,790 

4,400

4,400 

4,400 

4,400 

4,030 

3,680

Per square

mile

0.745 

.460 

.388 

.342 

.332 

.325 

.445 

1.69 

2.64 

.989 

.586 

.414

.779

July

3,680 

3,510 

3,190 

3,190 

3,190

3,190 

3,190 

3,030 

2,880 

2,880

2,880 

2,740 

2,740 

2,600 

2,600

2,460 

2,460 

2,460 

2,320 

2,320

2,190 

2,190 

2,190 

2,190 

2,190

2,060 

2,060 

2,060 

2,060 

1,930 

1,930

Aug.

1,930 

1,930 

1,930 

1,930 

1,810

1,700 

1,700 

1,700 

1,600 

1,600

1,500 

1,500 

1,600 

1,600 

1,700

1,600 

1,500 

1,500 

1,500 

1,500

1,500 

1,500 

1,400 

1,310 

1,310

1,220 

1,220 

1,220 

1,220 

1,220 

1,310

Sept

1,310 

1,220 

1,220 

1,140 

1,140

1,140 

1,140 

1,080 

1,080 

1,080

1,080 

1,080 

1,080 

1,010 

1,010

1,010 

1,010 

1,010 

1,010 

1,010

1,010 

1,080 

1,080 

1,080 

1,080

1,080 

1,080 

1,080 

1,080 

1,080

Run-off

Inches

0.86 

.51 

.45 

.39 

.35 

.37 

.50 

1.95 

2.94 

1.14 

.68 

.46

10.60

Acre-feet

121,000 

72,000 

62,700 

55,300 

48,400 

52,500 

69,600 

274,000 

413,000 

160,000 

94,700 

64,900

1,490,000
YELLOWSTONE KIVEK BASIN 111

YELLOWSTONE EIVER NEAB nVHTGSTON, MONT.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NW.' % sec. 12, T. 3 S., R. 9 E., at highway bridge 

on Yellowstone Trail 5 miles south of Livingston.

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,580 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1897, to December, 1905; August, 1928, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 14,200 second-feet June 4 (gage 

height, 6.31 feet); minimum, 825 second-feet Mar. 27 (gage height, 0.80 

foot).

1897-1905, 1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 26,800 second-feet June 1, 

1897; minimum, that of Mar. 27, 1931.

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 14-22, Jan. 

6-22, which are fair. Some diversions.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

6.

7.

8.

9. 

10-

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16-

17- 

18. 

19- 

20.

2,060

2,060

2,060

2,060

2,060

2,060

2,200

4,160

3,560

3,180

3,180

3,180

3,180

3,000

2,650

2,480

2,480

2,480

2,480

2,320

21. 

22-

23.

24.

25.

26.-

27..

28-

29-.

30..

31..

2,320

2,320

2320

2,320

2,160

2,010

2,010

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,760

1,880

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,530

1,530

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,530

1,640

1,430

1,430

1,430

1,430

1,430

1,530

1,640

1,530

1,430

1,430

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,240

1,330

1,330

1,430

1,430

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,430

1,430

1,430

1,240

1,140

1,190

1,240

1,190

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,190

1,190

1,240

1,240

1,190

1,100

965

890

890

825

858

928

928

965

1,050

1,100

1,140

1,140

1,100

1,010

1,010

1,100

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,240

1,330

1,330

1,190

1,330

1,330

1,240

1,190

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,190

1,240

1,140

1,100

1,190

1,190

1,240

1,140

1,100

1,140

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,140

1,140

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,100

1,050

1.050

1,050

1,140

1,140

1,190

1,190

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,190

1,190

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,190

1,010

825

1,010

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,190

1,240

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,190

1,240

1,240

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,430

1,530

1,760

1,530

1,530

1,640

1,530

2,010

1,760

1,530

1,430

1,530

1,430

1,430

1,430

1,330

1,330

1,530

1,760

1,880

2,010

2,160

2,650

2,650

2,650

2,650

2,650

2,650

2,480

2,480

2,480

4,580

6,850

9,440

10,900

10,900

6,560

4,800

4,160

3,760

3,370

3,180

5,500

7,150

8,430

7,150

5,750

6,010

6,850

7,780

10,200

12,900

14,200

11,300

12,100

12,100

12,500

10,900

10,500

10,900

10,500

8,430

8,760

8,100

7,780

7,460

6,280

6,010

5,500

5,500

5,260

5,030

4,800

4,580

4,580

4,580

4,580

4,370

4,160

3,960

3,560

3,660

3,760

3,560

3,370

3,370

3,180

3,000

3,000

3,000

2,820

2,820

2,650

2,650

2,650

2,650

2,480

2,480

2,320

2,320

2,320

2,160

2,160

2,160

2,160

2,160

2,160

2,160

2,160

2,320

2,320

2,010

2,010

2,010

2,010

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,880

2,010

1,880

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,430

1,430

1,430

1,430

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,430

1,430

1.430

1,430

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,430

1,430

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Bun-offin 

acre-feet

October..-. 

November. 

December.. 

January....

February. _ March__ 

ApriL 

May.......

June ....

July........

August 

September.

The year.

4,160

1,880

1,640

1,330

1,240

1,240

2,010

10,900

14,200

3,960

2,320

1,530

14,200

1,880

1,430

1,140

825

1,100

825

1,140

1,880

4,160

2,160

1,530

1,330

825

2,470

1,670

1,320

1,120

1,190

1,140

1,430

4,940

8,050

2,750

1,770

1,370

2,440

152,000

99,400

81,200

68,900

66,100

70,100

85,100

304,000

479,000

169,000

109,000

81,500

1,760,000
112 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

YELLOWSTONE RIVER AT BILLINGS, MONT.

LOCATION. Wire gage in SE. % sec. 34, T. 1 N., R. 26 E., at bridge on Ouster 

Battlefield highway at Billings.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1904, to December, 1905; August, 1928, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 27,100 second-feet June 4 (gage 

height, 8.10 feet); minimum, 1,730 second-feet Sept. 15 (gage height, 0.36 

foot).

1904-5, 1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 32,600 second-feet June 20, 

1904 (gage height, 10.6 feet); minimum, 1,600 second-feet Jan. 8, 1930.

REMARKS. Records good. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 17-19, 

Dec. 22 to Feb. 3, Mar. 24-27. Numerous diversions above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

16.

17.

18.

19. 

20-

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

30. 

31-

3,360

3,200

3,200

3,200

3,360

3,700

3,700

3,880

6,300

7,100

7,100

6,830

6,830

6,830

6,660

6,040

5,550

4,880

4,670

4,670

4,670

4,460

4,460

4,260

4,260

4,070

4,070

3,880

3,880

3,700

3,530

3,530

3,530

3,530

3,360

3,360

3,360

3,200

3,040

3,040

3,040

3,040

2,890

2,750

2,750

2,750

2,750

2,750

2,750

2,750

2,750

2,750

2,750

2,750

2,750

2,750

2,750

2,620

2,620

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,600

2,500

2,600

2,380

2,380

2,380

2,380

2,380

2,380

2,380

2,380

2,380

2,270

2,270

2,270

2,270

2,160

1,980

1,980

2,060

2,060

2,160

2,160

2,270

2,270

2,270

2,270

2,270

2,380

2,500

2,620

2,620

2,620

2,500 

2,380 

 2,270 

2,160 

2,270

2,380

2,270

2,270

2,060

2,060

2,380

2,380

2,380

2,270

2,380

2,600

2,380

2,380

2,380

2,500

2,380

2,380

2,380

2,500

2,620

2,750

2,620

2,620

2,620

2,580

2,580

2,580 

2,580 

2,580 

2,580 

' 2,580

2,580

2,580

2,580

2,580

2,580

2,580

2,580

2,580

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,440

2.440

2,440

2,440

2,300

2,300

2,440

 2,440

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,580

2,550

 2,530

2,500

2,470

2,440

2,580

2,580

2,870

2,870

2,870

2,870

 2,870

 2,870

 2,870

 2,870

 2,870 

2,870 

3,020

3,020

2,720

2,720

3,020

3,180

3,180

3,020

3,020

3,020

3,180

3,340

3,180

3,020

2,870

2,720

2,720

2,580

2,440

2,580

2,440

2,720

2,870

2,870

3,340

3,860

4,460

4,680

4,910

5,150

4,250

3,680

3,020

3,340

9,220

7,330

5,910

5,400

4,910

7,940

11,000

15,300

15,300

14,100

11,700

12,500

15,300

17,700

21,600

25,700

24,700

22,900

22,400

22,900

23,800

22,000

21,600

20,200

18,500

17,700

17,300

17,300

16,500

15,300

13,700

12,500

11,000

10,200

9,220

10,200

9,560

8,890

8,890

8,890

8,570

7,940

6,740

5,910

5,650

6,650

5,400

5,400

4,910

4,460

4,250

3,860

3,860

3,860

3,860

3,510

3,340

3,340

3,180

3,020

2,870

2,870

2,720

2,580

2,580

2,440

2,300

2,440

3,020

3,020

2,870

3,020

4,050

5,400

4,680

4,250

3,680

3,510

3,340

3,340

3,860

3,860

3,340

2,870

2,680

2,300

2,300

2,300

2,870

2,870

2,580

2,300

2,300

2,160

2,160

2,300

2,160

2,030

2,030

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

2,030

1,900

1,900

1,900

2,030

2,030

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,780

1,900

2,030

2,160

2,160

3,020

4,050

3,510

3,340

3,510

3,340

3,340

3,340

3,610

2,030

3,860

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Eun-ofl in 

acre-feet

October.-.- 

November. 

Deeember., 

January . 

February.. 

March..... 

April . 

May. 

June 

July. . 

August. 

September.

The year.

1 Interpolated,

7,100

3,530

2,500

2,750

2,620

2,870

3,340

16,300

25,700

6,740

6,400

4,050

25,700

3,200

2,500

1,980

2,060

2,440

2,300

2,440

2,720

7,940

2,300

1,900

1,780

1,780

4,750

2,960

2,300

2,400

2,530

2,470

2,890

7,280

16,100

3,770

2,810

2,520

4,390

292,000

176,000

141,000

143,000

141,000

162,000

172,000

448,000

958,000

232,000

173,000

150,000

3,180,000
YELLOWSTONE ElVEE BASIN 113

YELLOWSTONE RIVER AT MILES CITY, MONT.

LOCATION. Wire gage on highway bridge just below mouth of Tongue River,

at Miles City. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1922, to August, 1923; August, 1928, to

September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge, 45,000 second-feet June 11 (gage height, 9.49

feet); minimum, 2,500 second-feet July 27 (gage height, 0.57 foot).

1922-23, 1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 60,300 second-feet June 18,

1929* (gage height, 11.20 feet); minimum (estimated), 1,800 second-feet Dec.

7, 1922. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 28, Jan.

15^23, Mar. 5-12, which are fair. Numerous diversions from stream and

tributaries above gage. Some storage on tributary streams.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

3,130

3,000

3,000

2,740

2,740

2,740

2,740

2,740

2,620

2,620

2,500

2,620

2,740

2,620

2,620

2,870

3,000

3,000

3,130

3,130

3,270

7,200

5,870

5,630

5,410

5,410

5,630

5,630

5,410

5,190

11.

12.

13.

14.

15-

16-

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

29.

30.

31.

6,900

6,620

6,620

6,900

6,900

7,500

10,000

9,600

8,860

10,000

14,000

13,100

13,500

14,000

12,600

11,700

11,200

10,800

10,000

10,000

10,000

8,860

9,220

9,220

8,860

8,500

8,500

8,160

8,160

8,160

7,820

7,500

7,500

7,200

7,200

7,200

7,200

7,200

7,200

7,200

7,200

7,200

7,200

7,820

7,820

7,820

7,820

6,900

6,360

6,620

6,620

6,110

6,620

6,360

6,900

6,360

6,620

6,900

6,620

6,360

6,110

6,110

6,360

6,360

6,360

6,360

6,360

6,110

5,870

5,630

5,630

5,870

5,630

5,630

5,410

5,410

5,870

5,190

4,980

5,190

4,780

4,210

4,400

4,210

3,860

3,860

4,210

4,040

3,860

3,270

3,860

3,700

3,700

4,030

4,030

4,210

4,400

4,590

4,210

4,400

4,210

4,030

4,030

3,270

2,870

3,270

3,270

3,270

3,270

3,270

3,410

3.700

4,030

4,590

4,980

5,410

5,190

5,410

5,630

5,190

5,870

6,110

5,630

5,190

4,980

5,190

4,590

4,590

4,400

4,780

4,780

4,780

5,190

5,190

5,190

4,780

4,780

4,

4,980

4,980

4,780

4,590

5,190

4,980

4,780

4,780

4,780

4,780

4,780

4,590

4,780

4,780

4,210

4,210

4,210

4,210

4,210

4,030

3,860

4,210

4,210

4,400

4,400

4,400

4,590

4,590

4,210

4,400

4,590

4,590

4,590

4,590

5,190

5,190

4,590

4,400

3,410

3,270

3,410

4,210

4,780

4,590

4,400

4,590

4,980

5,410

4,980

4,780

4,780

4,980

5,190

5,190

4,780

4,590

4,590

4,590

4,980

4,780

4,780

4,400

4,210

4,210

4,030

3,700

3,700

3,550

3,550

3,860

4,590

4,980

5,190

6,620

7,200

6,620

7.820

7,500

6,620

5,630

4,980

6,110

19,400

25,700

30,500

28,400

21,800

16,600

12,100

10,400

8,500

8,500

13,500

21,200

25,700

30,500

25,000

21.800

21,200

25,700

32,600

38,300

44,300

41,300

39,800

40,600

44,300

45,000

43,500

39,800

36,900

34,000

31,200

29,800

29,800

28,400

24,300

26,300

19,400

14,500

16,000

14,500

14,500

12,600

11,200

11,200

11,200

10,000

9,220

8,160

8,160

7,200

7,200

6,900

6,620

5,870

5,630

5,190

4,590

4,400

4,590

4,210

3,860

4,030

3,550

3,270

3,270

3,130

3,000

2,740

2,740

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,870

2,870

3,410

3,550

9,600

8,500

10,400

9,600

7,200

6,110

7,500

9,600

7,200

8,500

4,980

4,400

4,030

3,700

3,700

3,550

4,210

4,210

3,700

3,410

3,550

3,550

3,550

3,410

3,270

3,270

3,130

3,130

3,130

3,270

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Ban-off in 

acre-feet

October. . 

November. 

DecemberJanuary._ 

February.. 

March__. 

April.. .. 

May -. 

June.......

July...... -

August. . 

September.

The year 

14,000

7,820

6,360

6,110

5,630

4,980

5,410

30,500

45,000

10,000

10,400

7,200

45,000

6,620

6,110

3,270

2,870

4,590

3,270

3,700

3,550

11,200

2,500

3,130

2,500

2,500

9,590

7,050

5,190

4,240

4,930

4,300

4,740

12,500

28,100

4,730

5,190

3,700

7,850

590,000

420,000

319,000

261,000

274,000

264,000

282,000

769,000

1,670,000

291,000

319,000

220,000

5,680,000
114 StJBFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

YEIIOWSTONE EIVEE AT INTAKE, MONT.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NW. % sec. 36, T. 18 N., R. 56 E., at Lower Yellowstone diversion dam at Intake.

DRAINAGE AREA. 66,800 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January, 1911, to September, 1931; August, 1903, to 

December, 1910, at Glendive, 18 miles upstream.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year ending Sept. 30, 1929, 94,600 

second-feet June 7 (gage height, 9.0 feet); minimum, 1,930 second-feet Dec. 

8, 9 (gage height, 0.45 foot).

Maximum discharge during year ending Sept. 30, 1930, 40,800 second-feet 

June 2 (gage height, 5.45 feet); minimum, 1,600 second-feet Dec. 18.

Maximum discharge during year ending Sept. 30, 1931, 46,100 second-feet 

June 11 (gage height, 5.30 feet); minimum, 1,310 second-feet Sept. 13 

(gage height, 0.64 foot).

1903-1931: Maximum discharge, 159,000 second-feet June 21, 1921 (gage 

height, 12.6feet); minimum, 1,200 second-feet Dec. 6-8, 1922, Jan. 6-7,1923 

(gage height, 0.20 foot).

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 29-31, 1928, 

Jan. 1 to Mar. 15, Dec. 7-26, 1929, Jan. 6 to Feb. 20, Mar. 7-31, Nov. 15-22, 

Dec. 4-31, 1930, Jan. 1 to Mar. 28, 1931, and July 22 to Sept. 30, 1931, 

when sand bags were placed on crest of dam. Numerous diversions above 

station. Some storage on tributaries. Records of discharge for years 

ending Sept. 30, 1929 and 1930, in the following tables supersede those 

published in Water-Supply Papers 686 and 701.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, 1928-1931

Day

1928-29 

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....... ....

Oct.

7,810

7,540

7,270

7,540

7,810

7,540

7,270

7,270

7,270

7,270

7,270

7,270

7,270

7,270

7,540

7,810

8,370

8,370

8,370

8,370

8,950

8,950

8,950

8,370

8,370

8,370

8,370

8,370

7,810

7,810

7,810

Nov.

7,810

7,810

7,810

7,810

7,810

7,540

7,540

7,810

7,810

7,810

7,810

7,810

7,810

7,810

7,810

7,810

7,810

7,810

7,810

7,810

7,810

7,810

7,270

-7,100

"6,930

6,750

6,750

6,750

6,750

Dec.

6,500

6,250

6,250

fi fUfl

4,350

4,350

3,900

1,930

1,930

2,570

3,230

4,120

5,040

6

Knn

5,040

4,810

6

Knn

6,250

6,500

7,010

6,500

7,270

6,750

7,010

6,250

7,010

7,010

7,010

6,750

6,750

6,750

Jan.

5,760

5,280

5,280

5 ft4fi

5,040

K fMfl

4,810

5,280

5,760

5,760

5,520

5,520

5,520

6,000

5,520

4,810

5

f\Af\

4,580

4,810

4,810

4,810

4,810

4,580

4,350

4,120

3,900

3 CMVI

3 CMVI

3,900

4,120

3,900

Feb.

3,680

3,900

3,900

3,900

3,900

4,120

4,120

4,120

4,120

4,350

4,350

4,350

4,350

4,580

4,580

4,580

4,350

4,120

3,900

4,350

4.580

4

CQA

4,350

4,580

4,580

4,810

K f\A(\

5,280

Mar.

7,270

7,270

7,270

7,810

8,370

12,200

21,500

23,200

27,600

27,600

29,600

50,800

50,800

32,700

26,000

18,700

17,000

18,700

22,300

26,000

97 QOfl

27,900

25,000

91 dtV\

17,000

15,400

iq ctflft

15,400

18,700

26,000

Apr.

33,200

26,900

18,700

15,400

15,400

18,700

24,100

23,200

18,700

16,200

13,900

13,100

11,700

11,700

11,000

10,300

Q fififl

9 fififl

9,660

9,660

10,300

10,300

11 000

11,700 19 4fift

12,400 i <i Qflfl

15 400

13,900

13,900

May

13,900

13,900

14,600

14,600

13,900

11,700

11,000

11,000

11,700

13,100

12,400

11,700

11,000

10,300

11,000

10,300

11,700

13,900

15,400

16,200

18,700

19,600

20,500

23,200

26,900

35,600

47 Qfifl

fio Qftn

67,600

72,200

50,800

June

39,400

35,600

36,800

46,400

52,200

49,400

84,800

39,400

36,800

43,600

59,800

56,800

56,800

53,800

50,800

47,900

53,800

58,200

61,400

59,800

50,800

56,800

34,400

31,000

31,000

31,000

Q-1 Aflft

qo iftn

34,400

38,100

July

38,100

40,800

40,800

36,800

34,400

33,200

32,100

28,900

27,900

26,900

25,000

22,300

20,500

20,500

18,700

18,700

20,500

10 fiftfl

IQ 7/m

22,300

10 AftA

18. 7fift

to 7ftn

17,000

15,400

13,900

13,100

12,400

11,700

11,000

10.300

Aug.

9,660

9,660

8,400

8,400

8,400

9,020

9,020

8,400

a dtV\

8,400

8,400

8,400

8,400

8,400

7,780

7,180

6,600

6,060

5,810

5,560

5,560

5,560

5,320

5,320

5,080

5,080

5,080

5,080

5

AQA

5

AQA

5.080

Sept.

5,080

5,560

5,560

5,560

5,560

6,060

6,060

6,600

6,890

8,400

8,400

8,400

8,400

8,400

7,780

7,780 7 iftA

7 Iftfl

7,180

7,180

7,180 7 iftA

7

1 on

7 ASU\

7 480

7 7ftft

7 7JU1

Q Anfi

& 4f¥l

8

Af\ft

1 Interpolated.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 115

Daily discharge, in second-*feet, of Yellowstone River at Intake, Mont., 1928-19B1-

Continued

Day

1929-30 

1. _ ..........

2 ...........

3..............

4. ____ ......

5....... ___ .

6... ...... _ ..

7 

8..............

9..............

10..............

II.-,....-.....

12..............

IS..............

14- _ .. .-. 

15 

16. _ ..........

17- 

18- .. _ -

19 

20 ..

21 

22 ...

23 

24. .. ...

25 ....

26 _ ....

27 __ .

28 

29 _ 

30 

31 _ ........

1930-31 

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 .......

Oct.

8,400

9,020

9,020

9,020

9,020

9,020

8,400

8,400

8,400

8,400

8,400

8,400

8,400

8,400

8,400

8,400

7,780

7,780

7,780

7,480

7,180

7,180

7,180

7,180

6,600

6,330

6,330

6,330

6,330

6,600

6,600

7,720

7,430

7,720

7,720

7,720

8,300

11,500

11,500

10,200

10,800

13,600

13,600

12,900

13,600

12,900

12,200

12,200

12,200

12,200

10,800

10,800

10,200

10,200

10,200

10,200

10,200

9,520

9,520

9,520

9,520

Nov.

7,180

7,180

7,780

7,780

7,180

7,180

7,180

7,780

7,180

7,180

7,180

7,180

6,600

7,180

7,780

6,600

6,330

6,060

5 560

5,080

4 4OI1

4,180

3,970

3,970

3,760

4,400

4,620

5,080

6,330

7,180

8,900

8,900

8,300

8,300

8,300

8,300

8,300

8,300

8,300

8,300

8,300

8,300

8,300

8,300

8,230

8,160

8,090

8,020

7,960

7,900

7 840

7,780

7,720

7,140

7,430

7,720

7,720

7,720

8,300

8,300

Dec.

7,780

10,300

12,400

10,300

8,400

6,600

6,330

6,060

5,810

5,080

4,620

4,180

3,760

2,980

2,620

1,930

1,680

1,600

1,760

2,100

2,270

2,800

3,560

4,180

5,560

6,060

7,180

10,300

11 000

9,660

11,000

8,300

8,300

8,300

7,200

6,100

6,040

6,040

5,260

5,260

5,000

4,750

5,000

4,750

4,500

4,750

4,500

4,000

4,000

4,000

3,760

Jan.

11,000

10,700

11,000

9,660

8,710

8,090

7,780

7,180

6,060

4,400

3,360

2,100

2,620

2,270

1,830

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,930

1,930

1,930

2,620

2,620

2,980

3,170

3,360

3,360

3,360

3,840

3,840

4,620

4,000

4,250

4,500

4,500

4,750

5,000

5,000

4,500

4,250

4,000

4,000

4,250

4,250

3,520

3,520

3,520

3,520

3,290

3,520

3,760

4,000

4,600

4,750

4,750

5,000

5,260

5,520

6,040

6,580

6,860

6,860

Feb.

5,320

5,810

5,810

6,060

6,330

5,810

5,560

5,560

6,600

6,600

6,890

7,480

7,780

7,780

7,480

7,780

9,020

10,300

17,000

22,300

23,700

25,500

23,700

22,800

20,200

20,200

17,600

16,800

6,580

6,310

6,310

6,310

6,040

5,780

5,520

5,000

4,750

4,750

5,000

5,000

5,260

5,520

5,520

5,520

5,260

5,520

5,520

5,260

5,000

5,000

5,260

5,000

4,750

4,750

4,750

5,000

Mar.

15,200

15,200

19 Qfifi

S Qflft

7,720

7,430

7,430

8,300

8,900

10,800

13,600

10,800

iq ann

12,900

13,600

16,800

15,200

15,200

13,600

12,200

12,200

12,200

11,500

11,500

10,800

12,200

13,600

12,200

10,800

9,520

9 >Wft

5,260

5,520

5,520

5,520

5,260

5,000

5,000

4,750

5,000

5,000

4,750

4,750

4,750

5,000

5,000

5,260

5,520

5,520

6,040

6,040

5,520

5,780

5,780

5,520

5,520

5,520

5,480

5,750

4,480

3,540

4,220

Apr.

7,140

7 430

7 430

7,430

7,140

7,720

8,300

9,520

9,520

9,520

9,520

10,800

10,800

12,200

12,200

12,200

12,200

12,200

11,500

12,200

10,800

10,800

9,520

8,900

10,200

10,800

12,200

13,600

15,200

17,600

46,750

7,220

6,910

6,600

7,220

7,200

6,600

6,600

6,020

6,020

6,020

6,020

6,600

6,600

6,600

6,020

6,020

6,020

6,020

5,480

5,480

5,480

5,480

5,480

5,480

4,970

4,970

4,220

4,000

4,220

May

16,800

16,000

15,200

15,200

15,200

15,200

16,800

17,600

18,400

18,400

16,800

16,000

15,200

15,200

13,600

12,200

11,500

10,800

11,500

12,200

13,600

13,600

13,600

15,200

16,800

16,800

14,400

14,400

13,600

13,600

17,600

4,000

4,000

3,320

3,100

3,540

4,220

4,970

6,020

8,670

9,430

7,570

8,670

9,430

8,300

6,600

5,480

6,600

17,700

27,400

32,000

28,500

21,900

17,700

13,700

11,800

9,820

9,050

15,700

21,900

28,500

28,500

June

27,400

40 800

39,500

«JQ CftA

33,600

27,400

21,900

20,200

18,400

18,400

23,700

25,500

26,400

29,400

33,600

30,400

27,400

23,700

99 ftftft

25,500

26,400

25,500

23,700

23,700

23,700

23,700

23,700

21,990

20,200

17,600

27,400

25,200

24,100

28,500

35,400

41,300

44,900

41,300

41,300

42,500

44,900

44,900

42,500

40,100

37,800

35,400

33,100

30,800

30,800

28,500

27,400

34,300

25,200

19,800

17,700

15,700

14,700

12,800

12,800

12,800

July

17,600

1ft CAfi

16,000

15,200

15,200

15,200

16,000

15,200

15,200

15,200

13,600

13,600

16,000

18,400

20,200

21,000

21,000

20,200

17,600

15,200

15,200

14,400

13,600

12,200

12,200

11,500

10,200

9,520

8,900

8,300

8,300

11,800

10,200

9,820

9,050

7,920

7,920

7,920

7,920

7,570

6,910

5,750

5,220

4,480

4,000

3,770

4,220

3,320

3,100

2,780

2,630

2,090

1,990

2,500

1,700

1,540

1,480

1,340

1,200

1,280

1,640

3,800

Aug.

7,430

6,860

6,860

5,780

6,040

7,430

8,300

8,900

8,300

8,900

9,520

9,520

9,520

10.800

18,400

21,000

23,700

27,400

29,400

26,400

23,700

21,000

19,300

18,400

16,800

15,200

14,400

12,200

12,200

12,200

11,500

2,940

2,940

8,160

10,700

11,500

9,950

7,820

8,500

8,160

9,950

8,500

6,240

5,060

4,300

3,330

2,900

2,900

2,900

3,230

3,560

3,330

2,500

2,350

2,280

2,350

2,430

2,350

2,170

2,100

1,820

L670

Sept.

11, 500

11,500

10,200

10,200

9,520

in Ann

9,520

8,900

9,520

9,520

9,520

10,200

12,900

12,900

11.500

9,520

8,900

8,300

8,300

8,300

7,720

7,720

7,140

7,140

7,430

7,140

7,720

7,720

7,140

7,720

1,930

1,890

1,790

1,730

1,700

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,540

1,540

1,450

1,370

1,510

1,480

1,450

1,570

1,640

1,640

1,790

2,130

1,990

5,380

6,540

5,380

5,380

5,380

5,660

5,660

5,660
116 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PARS 6

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Yellowstone River at Intake, Mont., 1988-1981

Month

1928-29 

October ...................... .......................

November _ _________________ ' ..........

December _ . _ _____ . ______________

April..... ._ . 

June ________________________ . ......

July....... . ._ ... . ...._..._.._

The year .... .. _ . ________ ..

- 1929-30 

October __________________________

November ___________ . ....... .................

February _________________________

April.... .... .......-..-.-.....................

May _ _ -- .__ __ ._ __

July....... ............... ........................

August .... . ......... ........................

September _____________ ....................

The year _________________ ... ...

1930-31 

October _____________________ , ....

November... _ ___ . . ___ ...

December ___ ____ _ . _ __ _ ....

March.. __ ___ . _ ___ ___ . _ __ .

May. . . ... ... ...............-..-...

July. . . _ 

August ...... ...... .......................

September. __ _ ___ . ___ ________ . ..

Theyear... __________ ________ ._

Maximum

8,950

7,810

7,270

6,000

5,280

50,800

33,200

72,200

84,800

40,800

9,660

8,400

84,800

9,020

7,780

12,400

11,000

25,500

16,800

17,600

18,400

40,800

21,000

29,400

12,900

40,800

13,600

8,900

8,300

6,860

6,580

6,040

7,220

32,000

44,900

11,800

11,500

6,540

44,900

Minimum

7,270

6,750

1,930

3,900

3,680

7,010

9,660

10,300

31,000

10,300

5,080

5,080

1,930

6,330

3,760

1,600

1,760

5,320

7,430

7,140

10,800

17,600

8,300

5,780

7,140

1,600

7,430

7,140

3,760

3,290

4,750

3,540

4,000

3,100

12,800

1,200

1,670

1,370

1,200

Mean

7,890

7,560

5,580

4,890

4,340

21,200

14,900

22,600

46,500

22,900

7,020

7,220

14,400

7,810

6,230

5,800

4,570

11,900

11,800

10,600

14,900

26,200

14,800

14,100

9,200

11,500

10,500

8,110

6,100

4,580

5,370

5,210

5,910

12,500

30,500

4,740

4,800

2,720

8,400

Run-off in

acre-feet

485,000

450,000

343,000

301,000

241,000

1,300,000

887,000

1,390,000

2, 770, 000

1,410,000

432,000

430,000:

10,400,000

480,000

371,000

357, 00»

281,000

661,000

726,000

631,000

916,000

1, 560, 000

910,000

867,000

547,000

( 8, 310, 000

646,000

483,000)

375,00ft

282,000

298,000

320,00ft

352,000

769,000

1,810,000

291,000

295,00ft

162,000

6,080,000
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 117

TOWER CREEK AT TOWER FAILS, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK

LOCATION. Staff gage a short distance above Tower Falls, a quarter of a mile 

above mouth, and 2 miles southeast of Camp Roosevelt.

DRAINAGE AREA. 51 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1922, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year (estimated), 250 second-feet June

3; minimum (estimated), 16 second-feet Apr. 23-26 (gage height, 3.62 feet).

1922-1931: Maximum discharge, 642 second-feet May 30, 1925; maximum

gage height, 6.27 feet May 28, 1928; minimum discharge, 13 second-feet

May 6, 1924 (gage height, 3.38 feet).

REMARKS. Records fair except those for period Nov. 15 to Apr. 13, which are 

poor. Gage read daily June 5 to Sept. 19; during remainder of year gage 

read about once a week except that no readings were obtained from December 

to March. Discharge estimated for days on which no gage-height record 

was obtained. No diversions or regulation. Gage-height record furnished 

by officials of Yellowstone Park.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

I. -. .....

2.. ...

3... .........

4...............

5...............

6. ...........

7 _ ............

8.... ........

9..-. .-...

10...............

11 _____ .....

12...... _ . .....

13. ...........

14...............

15 ............

16 

17. ...........

18-. . .....

19. .......

20 ...

21 ............

22...............

23... .........

24. .......

26 .. ...

26. .......

27. ...

28...............

29...............

30. ___ .... _ .

31 .......

Oct.

24 

24 

24 

26 

24

25 

40 

80 

44

42

44 

41 

37 

32 

30

25 

25 

33 

33 

33

32 

32 

31 

31 

30

30 

30 

29 

30 

29 

29

Nov.

29 

30 

32 

33 

35

36 

37 

38 

35 

35

30

 25

Dec.

Month

October ______________

December ______ . .......

January ______________

March

ApriL . .

May . ...

July ... .

September .......

The year _ ...

23 

20

Jan.

 19

IMasixtLQm

80 

38

23 

150 

250 

48 

29 

40

250

Feb.

17

Mar.

. 18

Apr.

 17

18 

18

20 

22 

23 

21 

20

18 

17 

16 

16 

16

16 

17 

18 

20 

21

Minimum Mean '

24

16 

22 

46 

25 

19 

IB

32.9 

28.5 

21.5 

19.0 

17.0 

18.0 

17.9 

72.6 

104 

36.2 

22.0 

21.3

16 343

May

22 

23 

24 

24 

25

25 

40 

35 

30

29

28 

49 

70 

92 

113

134 

150 

100 

66 

62

58 

55 

72 

95 

120

130 

120 

115 

108 

101 

135

Persq mi

June

172 

143 

200 

250 

216

162 

172 

134 

126 

134

126 

109 

101 

101 

89

80

75 

72 

69 

66

66 

59 

55 

56 

54

50 

50 

48 

46

48

uare le

0.645 

.569 

.422 

.373 

.333 

.353 

.351 

1.42 

2.04 

.710 

.431 

.418

.673

July

48 

48 

43 

43

41

40

38 

38

47 

47

45 

44 

43 

43 

42

41 

40 

40

27 

27

27 

27 

27 

27 

27

27 

25 

25

27 

30

27

Aug.

25 

24 

23 

23 

24

23

22 

22 

22 

21

20 

22 

29 

24 

23

22 

20 

22

22 

22

22 

22 

20 

20 

22

22 

22 

19 

19 

19 

21

Sept

23

22 

21 

20 

19

18 

18 

18 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

19

22

20 

19 

21 

22 

30

40 

30

1"

23

L:

Run-off

Inches

a 74

.62 

.49 

.43 

.35 

.41 

.39 

1.64 

2.28 

.82 

.50 

.47

9.14

Acre-feet

2,020 

1,700 

1,320 

1,170 

944 

1,110 

1,070 

4,460 

6,190 

2,230 

1,350 

1,270

24,800
118 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

IAMAK RIVER NEAR TOWER FALLS RANGER STATION, YELLOWSTOffE NATIONAL PARK

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder half a mile north of Cooke City road, threequarters of a mile above mouth, and 2 miles northeast of Tower Falls ranger 

station.

DRAINAGE AREA. 640 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1922, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 8,650 second-feet June 3 (gage 

height, 7.7 feet); minimum (estimated), 120 second-feet Dec. 16-31.

1922-1931: Maximum discharge, 13,600 second-feet May 25, 1928 (gage 

height, 9.75 feet); minimum, 104 second-feet Apr. 20, 1924 (gage height, 

0.92 foot, present datum).

REMARKS. Records good except those for estimated periods, Nov. 15 to Apr. 13, 

15-17, 19-24, 26-28, May 3, 4, which are poor. No regulation or diversions. 

Gage-height record furnished by officials of Yellowstone National Park.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

Day

1.. ..........

2...............

31..... .........

4 ..... .......

5... ............

6 ............

7 _ ............

8... ............

9 

10..... ..........

11..... ..........

12...............

13-. 

14 ___ ..........

15.. ......

16 

17.. ..........

IS... . .

19 _ ............

20.. ..........

21. ..........

22 ...........

23 

24. ......

25. . ...

26 ___

27 .

28 ....

28...............

30 .

31 - .

Oct.

193 

191 

196 

262 

236

296 

956 

1,500 

891 

773

870 

753 

626 

573 

523

412 

380 

465 

455 

450

436 

403 

372 

380 

376

354 

346 

271 

268 

268 

262

Nov.

268 

271 

248 

245 

245

239 

230 

236 

230

252

221 

236 

233 

171

170

Month

October . ....... ......

November.. __ _______ .

January _____________ .

February. .. __ ______ . March

April. .....

May ____ .- ____ . _ .

July.. . .

August _ ___ ____ .

Dec.

150 

120

Jan.

140

Maximum

1,500

271

486 

4,290 

6,240 

638 

380 

248

6,240

Feb.

130

Mar.

140

Apr.

200

245 

290 

320 

346 

335

350 

430 

486 

460 

420

360 

300 

240 

230 

233

240 

260 

300 

354 

394

Minimum Mean

191

470 

701 

230 

142

128

475 

202 

135 

140 

130 

140 

286 

1,900 

2,530 

344 

188 

168

555

May

470 

562 

750 

840

842

773 

1,320 

919 

773 

657

688 

1,270 

2,160 

3,110 

3,870

4,280 

4,200 

2,450 

1,690 

1,360

1,180 

1,070 

1,500 

2,510 

3,180

3,560 

3,330 

2,510 

2,050 

2,270 

2,900

Persq 

mi

June

3,560 

4,120 

6,240 

5,220 

4,120

4,200 

4,200 

4,040 

3,560 

3,630

3,560 

3,110 

2,700 

2,580 

2,450

2,330 

2,050 

1,640 

1,500 

1,320

1,270 

1,220 

1,140 

1,080 

980

956 

933 

849 

753 

701

uare

e

a 742 

.316 

.211 

.219 

.203 

.219 

.447 

2.97 

3.95 

.538 

.294 

.262

.867

July

638 

591 

556 

528 

501

476 

450 

426 

407 

372

354 

338 

318 

310 

303

292 

292 

278 

265

252

245 

233 

230 

233 

233

245 

252 

275 

248 

268 

258

Aug.

245 

227 

215 

204 

199

196 

193 

186 

178 

176

171 

171 

193 

380 

258

207 

188 

176 

181 

171

164 

164 

162 

155 

151

146 

144 

144 

142 

142 

199

Sept.

196 

166 

153 

146 

142

140 

138 

134 

132 

130

130 

130 

130 

128 

130

146 

149 

140 

136 

140

248 

221 

183 

204 

215

248 

224

S2 224

2l8

Run-off

Inches

0.86 

.35 

.24 

.25 

.21 

.25 

.50

a 42

441 

.62 

.34 

.29

It 74

Acre-feet

29,200 

12,000 

8,300 

8,610 

7,220 

8,610 

17,000 

117,000 

151,000 

21,200 

11,600 

10,000

402,000
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 119

QAKDINEB EIVER AT MAMMOTH HOTEL, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder a quarter of a mile below footbridge on Mount 

Everts trail, three-eighths of a mile below Mammoth Hot Spring and ninetenths of a mile east of Mammoth Hotel.

DBAINAGE ABBA. 201 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1922, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 553 second-feet May 16, June 4 

(gage height, 2.13 feet); minimum, 36 second-feet Apr. 3 (gage height, 

0.51 foot).

1922-1931: Maximum discharge, 1,790 second-feet May 28, 1928 (gage 

height, 3.59 feet); minimum discharge, 31 second-feet Apr. 7, 1928; minimum 

gage height, 0.51 foot Apr. 3, 1931.

REMARKS. Records excellent except those estimated Nov. 17-30, which are fair. 

No regulation or diversions. Gage-height record furnished by officials of 

Yellowstone National Park.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-S1

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 ........

Oct.

88 

88 

88 

94 

92

90 

126 

252 

192 

183

189 

174 

150 

139 

134

115 

115 

129 

129 

124

120 

117 

113 

115 

115

110 

110 

98 

102 

98 

98

Nov.

98 

96 

94 

94 

90

88 

90 

90 

90 

96

92 

96 

94 

86 

83

85 

' 90 

96

Dec.

94 

98 

98 

96 

94

86 

92 

90 90- 

92

94 

96 

96 

96 

94

92 

92 

88 

92 

92

SO 

86 

92 

86 

81

81 

81 

SO 

80 

80 

78

Month

November.. _________ . ...

Jftn"Wy

April.. . ..

May- ...

July......... ... ..................

The year . . ....

Jan.

78 

80 

81 

80 

78

76 

80

78 

76 

74

71 

71 

71 

71 

71

73 

73 

71 

71 

68

71 

74 

71 

70 

70

70 

70 

71 

71 

70 

68

Maximum

252

98 

81 

76 

81 

161 

460 

470 

110 

86 

90

470

Feb.

67 

71 

70 

71 

71

71 

71 

70 

73 

76

71 

70 

68 

68 

73

70 

68 

70 

70 

71

70 

70 

67 

70 

67

70 

70 

67

Mar.

68 

68 

70 

68 

65

81 

71 

74 

73 

70

70 

70 

71 

68 

68

70 

68 

71 

70 

68

70 

74 

70 

67 

67

60 

73 

68 

65 

61 

64

Minimum

88

78 

68 

67 

60 

63 

134 

115 

80 

67 

63

60

Apr.

68 

65 

63 

65 

65

68 

71 

76 

73 

76

85 

98 

120 

122 

115

124 

150 

161 

126 

104

98 

90 

86 

88 

88

90 

98 

106 

122 

155

Mean

125 

90.9 

89.3 

73.2 

70.0 

69.1 

97.2 

243 

248 

91.3 

73.0 

70.2

112

May

150 

144 

150 

158 

155

150 

189 

161 

147 

139

134 

150 

213 

294 

365

440 

460 

335 

259 

227

203 

189 

216 

286 

339

365 

343 

318 

278 

267 

302

P 

squ 

m

June

379 

383 

435 

470 

402

370 

343 

323 

306 

331

323 

294 

263 

252 

237

223 

206 

189 

180 

170

164 

155 

147 

142 

134

131 

129 

126 

122 

115

ear

lie

0.622 

.452 

.444 

.364 

.348 

.344 

.484 

1.21 

1.23 

.454 

.363 

.349

.557

July

110 

108 

108 

110 

104

104 

102 

98 

96 

96

96 

94 

90 

88 

86

86 

86 

85 

83 

83

80 

80 

81 

83 

83

83 

83 

81 

81 

92 

90

Aug.

86 

81 

80 

76

74

76 

74 

73 

71 

71

68 

68 

81 

83 

83

76 

71 

71 

74 

70

70 

70 

68 

68 

68

67 

68 

68 

68 

67 

73

Sept.

73 

70 

68 

67 

67

67 

65 

65 

63 

64

64 

64 

64 

64 

65

67 

67 

67 

68 

76

80 

78 

76 

76 

76

73 

71 

74 

90 

78

Run-off

Inches

0.72 

.60 

.51 

.42 

.36 

.40 

..54 

1.40 

1.37 

.52 

.42 

.39

7.55

Acre-feet

7,690 

5,410 

5,490 

4,500 

3,890 

4,250 

5,780 

14,900 

14,800 

6,610 

4,490 

4,180

75,600

131316 3S
120 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

SHIELDS RIVER AT CLYDE FARE, MONT.

LOCATION. Wire gage in NW. % sec. 33, T. 2 N., R. 9 E., at highway bridge onefourth mile northwest of Clyde Park and 2 miles south of mouth of Brackett 

Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 544 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1921, to September, 1923; April, 1929, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 507 second-feet June 3, 4 (gage 

height, 2.56 feet); minimum, 4.3 second-feet Sept. 4-9 (gage height, 0.90 foot). 

1921-1923, 1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 1,880 second-feet May 26, 

1923; minimum, that of Sept. 4-9, 1931.

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 14 to Mar. 

14, Mar. 20-23, which are fair. Numerous diversions above and below 

station.

 Daily and monthly discharge, in second-fed, 1930-31

Day

I...............

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 

Oct.

30 

30 

31 

33 

34

36 

36 

37 

48 

53

85 

73 

78 

83 

83

80

78 

75 

80 

85

93 

93

88 

88 

88

83 

83 

83 

83 

83 

83

Nov.

83 

83 

80

78 

78

78 

78 

78 

78 

78

80

80 

80

76

. 72

78 

74 

71 

67 

67

71 

71 

71

72 

72

72 

71 

71 

67 

69

Dec.

71 

71

70

61 

55

49 

48 

44 

39 

39

35 

34 

35 

32 

34

35 

32 

34 

35 

36 

37

Jan.

39 

40 

40 

39 

42

39

38 

37 

37 

39

39 

43 

44 

47 

49

47 

44 

39

37 

37

37 

39 

40 

38 

39

40 

42 

42 

44 

44 

42

Feb.

39 

40

38 

38 

36

35 

32 

28 

30 

32

31 

30 

30 

32 

35

32 

32 

35 

34 

32

32 

32 

34 

35 

36

36 

35 

34

Month

October- .............. .... ..... ..........

November _ . ________ . ____________

December 

January . ... .. ........... .....................

March ______________________ . ......

May ......... _____ ... ____ . ___ ........

June . ...... _______ . . . 

September ______________________

The year _ . _ _ . ______ . ...

Mar.

36 

39 

37 

35 

32

32 

35 

39 

42

44

46 

52 

58 

60 

80

96 

103 

96 

101 

101

108 

122 

137 

122 

106

99 

64

83 

92 

81 

92

Apr.

131 

183 

125 

106 

157

202 

244 

282

187 

144

140 

154 

202 

194 

164

131 

131 

137 

134

117

111 

96 

94

87 

85

90 

96 

103 

103 

94

Maximum

93

83 

71 

49 

40 

137 

282 

442 

507 

37 

14 

27

507

May

87 

108 

117 

144 

161

161 

161 

164 

131 

106

96 

90 

99 

190 

310

410 

442 

381 

280 

231

164 

144 

120 

101 

161

248 

294 

285 

248 

248 

261

June

410 

442 

607 

507 

507

442 

442 

410 

385 

410

352 

310 

261 

315 

271

227 

171 

144 

122 

103

92

85 

81 

71 

61

55 

52 

51 

46 

42

July

37 

35 

31 

29 

29

26 

24 

23 

22 

20

19 

18 

16 

14 

13

13 

13 

13 

14 

14

13 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

14 

14 

14 

16 

16

Minimum Mean

30 68.3 

67 74.8 

32 52. 5 

37 40.7 

28 33.8 

32 73.2 

85 141 

87 198 

42 246 

12 18.4 

5.2 8.05 

4.3 9.16

4.3 80.3

Aug.

14 

11 

11 

11 

12

12 

11 

10 

10 

10

9.0

8.5 

7.5 

7.0 

6.4

6.1 

6.4 

6.4 

6.1 

5.5

5.5 

5.5 

5.2 

5.2

5.8

5.8 

6.1 

7.5 

7.5 

7.6 

7.0

Sept.

6.4 

5.5 

4.9 

4.3 

4.3

4.3 

4.3 

4.3 

4.3 

4.9

4.9 

4.9 

4.9 

4.9 

4.6

5.2 

5.5 

5.5 

11 

13

15 

18 

16 

13 

13

13 

13 

15 

20

27

Run-off in 

acre-feet

4,200 

4,450 

3,230 

2,500 

1,880 

4,500 

8,390 

12,200 

14,600 

1,130 

495 

545

58,100
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 121

SmiWATER EIVER NEAR NYE, MONT.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SE. J4 sec. 32, T. 5 S., R. 15 E., at Beartooth Ranch, 

8 miles southwest of Nye and 1,000 feet below mouth of Woodbine Creek.

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. May, 1929, to September, 1931. May, 1924, to Septem- 

. ber, 1927, at site above mouth of Woodbine Creek.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,580 second-feet June 4 (gage 

height, 6.20 feet); minimum, 15 second-feet Mar. 17 (gage height, 2.48 

feet).

1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 3,120 second-feet June 12, 1930; minimum, that of Mar. 17, 1931.

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 15-20, Dec; 

15-31, Jan. 26, Mar. 26-31, which are fair. No diversions.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

Day

1 _______

2

3. ........

4_ . .......

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 

Oct.

170 

170 

170 

180 

180

170 

170 

330 

446 

356

320 

320 

304

287 

272

242 

214 

257 

242 

228

228 

228 

228 

201 

201

201 

201 

201 

201 

175 

162

Nov.

175 

170 

162 

155 

150

162 

150 

150 

138 

132

114 

127 

136 

138 

127

134 

141 

150 

145 

145

150 

145 

132 

125 

114

112 

105 

109 

114 

109

Dec.

112 

103 

101 

101 

101

99 

93 

95 

91 

81

89 

97 

93 

93 

89

91 

91 

93 

91 

93

93 

97 

101 

105 

105

114 

116 

123 

120 

127 

127

Jan.

129 

105 

85

85 

85

85 

85 

85 

85 

85

85 

87 

87 

89 

85

69 

54 

55 

78 

64

52 

51

55 

58 

60

56 

52 

52 

51 

50 

50

Feb.

45 

42 

45 

45 

44

42 

42 

42 

44 

44

44 

38 

44 

45 

42

45 

34 

55 

42 

42

42

28 

32 

30

71

50 

23 

34

Month

October- ________________________

November ___ _____________

December _______________________

ApriL .. _ _____ ... .._. _ . ___ ... ......

TWOTT

July ..

August __________________________

Mar.

42 

45 

42 

42

48

42

48 

58 

55 

44

42 

45 

45 

24 

39

39 

37 

56 

51 

56

48 

48 

54 

78 

69

60 

60 

61 

67 

78 

93

Apr.

55 

62 

46 

24 

41

56 

56 

71 

58 

58

58 

72 

67 

81 

76

76 

83 

99 

103 

80

74 

76 

74 

76 

76

74 

81 

99 

123 

141

jVIaximum

446 

175 

127 

129 

71 

93 

141 

1,680 

2,580 

446 

287 

201

2,680

May

150 

170 

228 

242 

228

228 

257 

257 

257 

228

228

287 

446 

870 

1,550

1,680 

1,550 

780 

531 

446

377 

338 

377 

627 

1,170

1,290 

1,230 

1,320 

780 

700 

1,170

June

1,680 

1,950 

2,250 

2,250 

1,810

1,950 

2,100 

2,580 

2,250 

2,250

1,680 

1,420 

1,550 

1,680 

1,810

1,680 

1,550 

1,060 

825 

700

627 

825 

700 

664 

627

531 

561 

561 

501 

531

Minimum

162 

105 

81 

50 

28 

24 

24 

150 

501 

214 

127 

123

24

July

446 

398 

377 

398 

356

320 

304

287 

287 

257

257 

257 

257 

257 

257

257 

257 

257 

257 

257

228 

214 

228 

228 

228

242 

257 

287 

257 

257 

304

Mean

234 

137 

101 

72.7 

42.2 

52.1 

73.9 

645 

1,370 

282 

189 

150

279

Aug.

287 

272 

257 

228

nno

228 

228 

228 

201 

201

201 

175 

201 

188 

175

175 

175 

201 

214 

188

176 

175 

170 

155 

145

138 

138 

132 

127 

127 

138

Sept.

146 

125 

123 

123 

123

127 

125 

162 

201 

201

176 

138 

125 

123 

150

201 

188 

138 

127 

132

162 

162 

132 

138 

176

138 

162 

162 

175 

150

Run-off in 

acre-feet

14,400 

8,150 

6,210 

4,470 

2,340 

3,200 

4,400 

39,700 

81,500 

17,300 

11,600 

8,930

202,000
122 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

CLARK FORE AT CHANCE, MONT.

LOCATION. Staff gage in NW. % sec. 32, T. 9 S., R. 22 E,, at highway bridge

at Chance, just above mouth of Sand Coulee and half a mile north of

Wyoming State line.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1921, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 6,130 second-feet June 3 (gage

height, 4.75 feet); minimum, 121 second-feet Sept. 18 (gage height, 0.50 foot). 

1921-1931: Maximum discharge, 10,900 second-feet May 26, 1928 (gage

height, 6.5 feet); minimum, 72 second-feet Mar. 19, 1927 (gage height,

0.50 foot). 

REMARKS. Records good. No records Jan. 1 to Mar. 31. Numerous diversions.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

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 _ 

Oct.

237 

268 

317 

331 

341

341 

425 

1,760 

1,320 

1,200

1,260 

1,260 

1,260 

1,260 

1,200

805 

558 

675 

675 

675

635 

595 

595 

558 

522

675 

595 

558 

558 

522 

488

Nov.

455 

395 

368 

368 

341

341 

341 

331 

341 

331

331 

341 

341 

341 

341

368 

368 

368 

368 

368

368 

395 

395 

395 

395

395 

395 

395 

395 

368

Month

October _____________________ __

November __________________ .. ...

December.. ______________________

April.... .......................................

May . .................

July....... 

August... ...

Dec.

368 

341 

341 

327 

302

298 

285 

268 

259 

244

237 

226 

215 

209 

203

196 

163 

190 

190 

184

181 

176 

174 

168 

171

168 

174 

174 

174 

174 

174

Apr.

140 

147 

156 

160 

165

178 

190 

218 

268 

250

218 

218 

348 

348 

286

234 

234 

250 

250 

218

190 

178 

165 

160 

147

142 

140 

142 

142

178

Maximum

1,760 

455 

368 

348 

3,860 

5,870 

1,200 

602 

234

May

286 

250 

370 

471 

567

532 

567 

679 

532 

532

532 

640 

1,200 

2,420 

3,410

3,860 

3,410 

2,610 

1,620 

1,370

1,150 

808 

1,040 

1,760 

1,910

2,070 

2,240 

2,610 

2,800 

3,000 

3,200

June

3,410 

4,100 

5,870 

5,350 

5,090

5,090 

4,840 

4,840 

4,560 

4,100

4,100 

3,630 

3,200 

3,000 

3,200

3,200 

3,000 

2,610 

2; 240 

1,610

1,910 

1,910 

1,760 

1,620 

1,620

1,430 

1,560 

1,760 

1,760 

1,430

Minimum

237 

331 

16S 

140 

250 

1,430 

234 

178 

132

July

1,200 

695 

850 

720 

679

640 

567 

532 

471 

444

418 

418 

394 

370 

370

348 

348 

326 

286 

286

286 

250 

250 

250 

250

234 

268 

306 

370 

850 

567

Mean

725 

368 

225 

202 

1,560 

3,140 

469 

309 

173

Aug.

471 

471 

394 

370 

326

306 

286 

286 

286 

250

250 

234 

234 

394 

602

502 

418 

394 

348 

306

268 

268 

250 

234 

204

190 

190 

204 

250 

204 

178

Sept.

165 

165 

165 

165 

165

190 

138 

154 

154 

190

160 

165 

154 

160 

138

160 

154 

132

178 

160

154 

160 

204 

218 

234

218 

1 200

Run-off in 

acre-feet

44,600 

21,900 

13,800 

12,000 

95,900 

187,000 

28,800 

16,000 

10,300
YELLOWSTONB EIVBB BASIN 123

CLABE FOBK AT EDCtAB, MONT.

LOCATION. Wire gage in SW. % sec. 24, T. 4 S., R. 23 E., on highway bridge half

a mile east of Edgar.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1921, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 5,600 second-feet June 3 (gage

height, 6.80 feet); minimum, 41 second-feet July 25 (gage height, 1.55 feet). 

1921-1931: Maximum discharge, 10,600 second-feet May 26, 1928 (gage

height, 8.25 feet); minimum, that of July 25, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge estimated because of ice Dec. 18, Dec. 20

to Feb. 1, Mar. 27-30. Numerous diversions.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

Day

i 

2 ..........

3 .. .

4........... .

5 .... -

6...... .........

7 ...........

8 _ ............

«_.. .

10. 

11 

12 _ .

13 

14 

15. 

16 .

17 _ 

18 

19 .... . _ 

20. 

21. 

22 

23. 

24 _ ..

26

26. 

27 

28 

29 .

30 

31. ....

Oct.

430 

469 

469 

430 

1,630

1,630 

1,430 

1,430 

1,630 

1,630

1,430 

1,630 

1,190 

1,060 

1,010

925 

810 

848 

810 

810

810 

772 

698 

698 

698

660 

660 

624 

588 

588 

554

Nov.

564 

554 

521 

521 

521

490 

490 

490 

490 

490

490 

490 

490 

490 

459

430 

430 

430 

459 

402

376 

430 

469 

490 

521

490 

459 

430 

459 

430

Dec.

430 

459 

459 

430 

430

402 

376 

402 

402 

402

430 

376 

402 

402 

376

376 

360 

360 

360 

360

402 

430 

430 

430 

402

430 

402 

430 

402 

430 

402

Jan.

430 

402 

430 

430 

430

430 

402 

402 

402 

430

402 

402 

376 

402 

402

400

Feb.

395 

414 

469 

383 

414

298 

319 

303 

293 

303

303 

308 

293 

284 

279

330 

308 

288 

314 

376

308 

293 

288 

279 

303

279 

293 

279

Month

October __ .... ____________ . ..........

December

January ...............................................

May.... ....... ............... ...... ....... -

July.... .... .

Mar.

288 

279 

308 

293 

319

264 

242 

259 

265 

274

269 

269 

269 

265 

265

255 

264 

269 

259 

269

259 

288 

319 

330 

255

140 

140 

160 

170 

240 

342

Apr.

347 

395 

342 

319 

303

308 

288 

336 

426 

426

383 

383 

459 

526 

492

401 

376 

414 

526 

426

395 

376 

342 

319 

308

274 

264 

269 

269 

293

Maximum

1,630 

554 

469 

430 

459 

342 

526 

3,490 

1,980 

956 

706 

1,050

4,980

May

383 

459 

459 

596 

631

668 

596 

912 

706 

668

631 

526 

631 

1,940 

2,420

2,940 

3,490 

2,810 

1,940 

1,360

1,000 

746 

596 

1,160 

1,940

2,420 

2,940 

2,940 

2,420 

1,940 

2,180

June

2,680 

3,210 

4,830 

4,980 

4,230

4,080 

4,080 

4,380 

4,380 

3,780

3,630 

3,360 

3,070 

2,940 

2,940

2,940 

2,940 

2,810 

2,300 

3,070

1,700 

1,700 

1,580 

1,580 

1,470

1,360 

1,300 

1,470 

1,360 

1,160

Minimum

430 

376 

360 

376 

279 

140 

269 

383 

1,160 

43 

118 

123

43

July

966 

785 

706 

785 

706

631 

459 

414 

314 

261

203 

210 

195 

143 

112

118 

95 

74 

74 

84

62 

55 

77 

63 

43

64 

868 

242 

284 

279 

706

Mean

923 

474 

405 

406 

321 

259 

366 

1,460 

2,840 

323 

283 

325

698

Aug.

706 

668 

526 

401 

314

288 

298 

203 

213 

203

137 

118 

123 

140 

303

526 

420 

358 

314 

264

246 

242 

261 

251 

210

185 

159 

171 

166 

181 

192

Sept.

in

230 

217 

199 

192

166 

159 

129 

123 

129

129 

155 

152 

175 

159

185 

178 

168 

199 

1,060

706 

596 

492 

560 

492

492 

526 

560 

526 

526

Run-off in 

acre-feet

56,800 

28,200 

24,900 

26,000 

17, 800 v 

15,900 

21,800 

89,200 

169,000 

19,900 

17,400 

19,300

505,000
124 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

SUNLIGHT CREEK NEAR PAINTER, WYO.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 16, T. 55 N., R. 105 W., 1 mile east of

Painter.

DRAINAGE AREA. 139 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1929, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,190 second-feet June 3 (gage

height, 3.02 feet); minimum occurred during winter.

1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 1,260 second-feet July 12, 1930 (gage

height, 3.07 feet); minimum occurred during winter. 

REMARKS. Records excellent except those for period Nov. 15 to Apr. 22, which

were based on three discharge measurements and temperature records.

Minor diversions for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19SO-S1

Day

1 ... .....

2 

3..-.. . .... ...

4.... ...............

5 ....................

6.. ....................

7.... ___ ............

8..... .... .... -.--..

9... .... ... ...

10-- 

11-.-- _

12 

13 _ . ... _ 

14 _ .... _ .. .

16 

16-.. ... .........

17 

18 

19 

20. 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 _ _ ....

26 

27 _ ...

28 

29.... .............

30 

31 

Oct.

68 

67 

98 

94 

94

93 

162 

226 

166 

151

162 

135 

118 

110 

104

87 

84 

82 

82 

81

79 

76 

74 

71 

73

70 

68 

63 

59

68 

68

Nov.

64 

63 

63 

53 

52

61 

49 

48 

50 

47

48 

47 

47 

51

40

35 

32

Dec.

31

Feb.

25

Month

October _______________________

December _______________________

January... _______________________

March _________________________ ApriL.. ... 

July.... .. . .... ..... 

September _______________________

Mar.

24

Apr.

30

. 35

38 

34 

34 

34 

34

34 

34 

36 

37

44

Maximum

226 

54

44 

334 

920 

188 

143 

78

920

May

44 

48 

62 

59

67

68 

82 

68 

55 

52

51 

67 

90 

172 

250

274 

232 

137 

80 

71

62 

63 

106 

244 

301

334 

293 

223 

220 

192 

264

June

395 

517 

920 

663 

564

649 

740 

755 

635 

487

606 

464 

442 

481 

517

548 

481 

352 

313 

264

264 

264 

274 

271 

250

250 

241 

238 

223 

202

July

182 

164 

163 

143 

129

124 

115 

106 

99 

94

93 

90

88 

86 

87

87 

84 

81 

79 

78

75 

75 

74 

75 

75

75 

88 

94 

125 

188 

135

Minimum Mean

68

44 

202 

74 

68 

43

97.2 

42.6 

27 

25 

25 

27 

33.6 

138 

439 

105 

79.6 

56.3

91.3

Aug..

118 

104 

94 

88 

88

84 

82

78 

75 

72

70 

67 

80 

143 

111

88 

82 

78 

76 

73

72 

70 

67 

66 

66

65 

63 

61 

59 

68 

69

Sept.

64 

59

57 

56 

56

53 

52 

62 

61 

49

48 

47 

46 

44 

46

47 

45 

43 

43

77

78 

62 

69 

60 

60

66 

62 

61 

61 

68

Run-off in 

acre-feet

5,980 

2,630 

1,660 

1,640 

1,390 

1,660 

2,000 

8,480 

26,100 

6,460 

4,890 

3,290

66,000
YELLOWSTONE BIVEB BASIN 125

WIND BIVEB AT BIVERTOtf, WYO.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 2, T. 1 S., K. 4 E., three-quarters of a 

mile east of Riverton. Zero of gage is 4,844.38 feet above mean sea level.

DBAINAGE ABBA. 2,320 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1906, to November, 1908; May, 1911, to September, 

1927; October, 1928, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 7,770 second-feet June 8 (gage 

height, 6.43 feet); minimum probably occurred during winter.

1906-1908, 1911-1927, 1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 12,300 secondfeet June 14, 1906; minimum, 170 second-feet Dec. 16, 1926.

REMARKS. Records excellent except those for period Jan. 1 to Mar. 14, which 

were estimated because of ice. Diversions for irrigation above station. 

Slight regulation, owing to operation of Pilot Butte Canal, which diverts 

water 30 miles above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

1... __ 

2 _ ....... _ 

3. . _ ..........

4 _ - -. -.. --..

5 

6-.. _...__ ._..._._.

7 

8 - - ....

9 

10. -I 

11....... _ .... 

12 . . 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 _ ..............

20 

21 

22 . . -.........

23 

24 .. . .. ..

25 -

26 

27 . ,... .........

28 

29 in

31 

Oct.

446

454 

1,080 

9S4 

808

735 

695 

735 

1,290 

1,430

1,360 

1,450 

1,240 

1,120 

984

916 

818 

756 

808 

766

735 

776 

787 

735 

829

829 

798 

675 

618 

582 

591

Nov.

591 

591 

582 

573 

546

538 

530 

538 

582 

591

609 

591 

609 

609 

573

398 

376 

414 

362 

355

341 

334 

369 

398 

406

446 

470 

496 

530 

504

Dec.

504 

504 

512 

504 

470

454 

422 

422 

414 

414

438 

438 

398 

414 

406

341 

355 

348 

284 

232

260 

227 

200 

222 

216

205 

190 

174 

220 

266 

250

Month

June ___ ___ ___ ... _______ .....

July-.... 

August .

The year __ _ .. _

Mar.

280

! 270

278

290 

296 

302 

314 

308

327 

327 

314 

296 

284

232 

196 

178 

210 

244 

249

Apr.

244 

284 

284 

272 

266

260 

278 

341 

430 

398

362 

406 

496 

673 

538

462 

430 

538 

695 

573

430 

383 

398 

327 

327

348 

348 

341 

341 

454

Maximum

1,450 

609 

512

327 

695 

4,180 

6,270 

2,820 

2,720 

675

6,270

May

496 

530 

627 

735 

685

949 

1,100 

1,330 

850

725

573 

512 

1,060 

2,230 

2,870

3,770 

4,180 

3,640 

2,350 

1,560

1,230 

960 

850 

1,880 

3,000

3,640 

3,900 

3,640 

3,640 

2,660 

2,870

June

4,040 

5,710 

5,850 

5,850 

5,150

5,150 

5,670 

6,270 

5,850 

4,870

4,310 

3,640 

3,000 

2,960 

3,240

3,770 

3,770 

3,240 

2,480 

2,070

1,940 

1,780 

1,720 

1,630 

1,560

1,520 

1,620 

1,860 

2,040 

2,020

Minimum

446 

334 

174

178 

244 

496 

1,520 

504 

665 

302

July

1,800 

1,550 

1,320 

1,150 

1,060

927 

818 

715 

609 

546

504 

538 

538 

591 

665

725 

808 

872 

872 

861

850 

829 

818 

725 

725

872 

984 

1,040 

1,200 

2,350 

2,820

Mean

865 

495 

345 

240 

280 

275 

394 

1,900 

3,480 

990 

1,130 

510

911

Aug.

2,720 

2,090 

1,620 

1,360 

1,240

1,190 

1,190 

1,160 

1,130 

1,060

949 

883 

840 

883 

1,030

1,210 

1,250 

1,210 

1,160 

1,140

1,040 

1,030 

1,020 

1,010 

960

905 

829 

787 

756 

685 

665

Sept

665 

636 

618 

618 

627

645 

665 

675 

665 

665

618 

555 

496 

430 

369

362 

320 

341 

308 

369

470 

446 

478 

546 

504

496 

504 

504 

406 

302

Run-off in 

acre-feet

53,200 

29,500 

21,200 

14; 800 

15,600 

16,900 

23,400 

117,000 

207,000 

60,900 

69,500 

30,300

659,000
126 SURFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1931, PABT 6 

BIG HORN RIVER AT THEEMOP01IS, WYO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 36, T. 43 N., R. 95 W., at Thermopolis. Zero of

gage is 4,304.80 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 8,080 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1900, to December, 1905; June, 1910, to September,

1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 8,700 second-feet June 9 (gage

height, 6.51 feet); minimum occurred during winter.

1900-1905, 1910-1931: Maximum discharge, 29,800 second-feet July 24,

1923 (gage height, 16.2 feet); minimum, 180 second-feet Apr. 5, 1904 (gage

height, 0.2 foot). 

REMARKS. Records fair. Discharge for period Dec. 12 to Jan. 20 based on one

discharge measurement and temperature records. Practically no diversions

between mouth of Wind River and Thermopolis.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

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 

Oct.

1,160 

1,270 

3,150 

2,700 

1,560

1,470 

1,390 

1,280 

1,460 

1,940

2,240 

2,010 

1,890 

1,780 

1,600

1,510 

1,410 

1,350 

1,280 

1,320

1,330 

1,340 

1,290 

1,230 

1,270

1,280 

1,320 

1,320 

1,210 

1,080 

1,050

Nov.

1,080 

1,040 

1,040 

1,060 

1,060

1,040 

1,050 

1,060 

954 

980

954 

922 

934 

928 

915

882 

850 

838 

802 

746

698 

666 

640 

625 

651

746 

863 

820 

808 

826

Dec.

802

790 

774 

774 

790

802 

656 

480 

473 

522

588 

550

5)5

380 

375

Jan.

I 400 

410

I 380

[ 350

360 

380 

400 

432 

429

454 

450 

454 

469 

480 

488

Feb.

505 

501 

509 

505 

513

526 

522 

526 

530 

530

535 

513 

517 

492 

517

488 

526 

549 

559 

559

540

578 

578 

578 

594

583 

635 

640

Month

April . . 

July .. .

Mar.

630 

640 

651 

604 

604

698 

604 

604 

517 

540

670 

620 

703 

796 

808

796 

796 

870 

844 

870

922 

1,000 

974 

802 

735

672 

526 

461 

450 

564 

693

Apr.

746 

735 

762 

703 

708

698 

687 

703 

896 

967

863 

844 

882 

974 

1,040

974 

808 

796

838 

987

856 

779

724 

762 

677

682 

746 

746 

740 

762

Maximum

3,150 

1,060 

802 

488 

640 

1,000 

1,040 

6,980 

8,660 

7,200 

4,510 

796

8,660 .

May

870 

1,000 

1,020 

1,080 

1,240

1,410 

1,410 

2,080 

2,010 

1, 750

2,330 

2,350 

2,260 

2,300 

4,380

4,380 

5,990 

6,980 

5,270 

4,090

2,940 

1,640 

1,410 

1,400 

3,280

5,030 

P.530 

5,530 

6,310 

5,120 

4,170

June

5,250 

5,200 

8,070 

8,660 

8,050

7,310 

7,860 

7,460 

8,640 

7,900

6,640 

6,140 

5,090 

4,040

4,580

4.690 

4,960 

4,690 

3,380 

2,840

2,440 

2,370 

2,190 

2,010 

1,880

1,770 

1,760 

1,890 

2,040 

2,200

Minimum

1,050 

625

488 

450 

677 

870 

1,760 

661 

814 

473

July

2,040 

1,790 

1,560 

1,320 

1,130

1,110

1,020 

928 

838 

774

698 

6S7 

682 

661 

682

730

757 

826 

844 

863

870 

832 

832 

850 

796

796 

796 

994 

1,020 

1,750 

7,200

Mean

1,530 

882 

527 

403 

541 

697 

803 

3,110 

4,730 

1,180 

1,340 

654

1,370

Aug.

4,510 

3,310 

2,110 

1,680 

1,400

1,320 

1,270 

1,220 

1,240 

1,180

1,130 

1,060 

1,010 

908 

1,050

1,130 

1,030 

1,340 

1,260 

1,240

1,200 

1,130 

1.140 

1.110 

1,170

1,130

967 

908 

870 

826 

814

Sept.

774 

768 

768 

714 

698

698 

714 

703 

703 

693

693 

682 

625 

568 

526

484 

477 

473 

480 

473

505 

677 

640 

703 

724

796 

719 

735 

735 

682

Run-off in 

acre-feet

94,100 

62,500 

32,400 

24,800 

30,000 

42,900 

47,800 

191,000 

281,000 

72,600 

82,400 

38,900

990,000
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

BIG HOBS BIVEB AT KANE, WTO.

127

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 4, T. 56 N., R. 93 W., half a mile east of Kane.

Zero of gage is 3,610.23 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AKEA. 15,900 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1928, to September, 1931. 

 EXTKEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 12,200 second-feet May 28 (gage

height, 7.26 feet); minimum discharge, 250 second-feet July 19 (gage height,

0.00 foot).

1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 16,200 second-feet Aug. 17, 1930 (gage

height, 7.68 feet); minimum, that of July 19, 1931. 

REMARKS Records good except those for period of ice effect, Dec. 1 to Feb.

28, which were based on two discharge measurements and temperature

records. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feel, 1930-31

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 ...............

Oct.

1,550 

1,550 

1,550 

1,650 

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,760 

2,250 

2,530

2,820 

3,130 

3,290 

2,970 

2,390

1,550 

1,180 

1,010 

1,260

1,350

1,550 

1,990 

2,250 

2,250 

2,250

2,120 

2,120 

2,250 

2,390 

2,530 

2,390

Nov.

2,250 

2,120 

1,990 

1,990 

1,870

1,870

1,870

1,760 

1,760 

1,760

1,760 

1,760 

1,760 

1,760 

1,760

1,760 

1,650 

1,650 

1,550

1,440

1,440 

1,440 

1,440 

1,440 

1,440

1,440 

1,440 

1,440 

1,440 

1,350

Jan.

767

Feb.

1,280

 . .

Mar.

1,160 

1,160 

1,250 

1,250 

1,250

1,160 

1,080 

1,080 

1,160 

1,160

1,250 

1,340 

1,440 

1,340 

1,440

1,530 

1,530 

1,530 

1,530 

1,530

1,530 

1,530 

1,530 

1,530 

1,300

800 

770 

770 

1,080 

1,160 

1,160

Apr.

1,250 

1,440 

1,340 

1,250 

1,250

1,250 

1,250 

1,340 

1,630 

1,630

1,630 

1,630 

1,530 

1,630 

1,630

1,530 

1,530 

1,440 

1,340 

1,160

1,080 

1,080 

1,080 

995 

1,080

955 

840 

805 

770 

735

Month Maximum

October.. ________________________

November. ............................................

December

3,290 

2,250

February..

March

April... .. .. .. .

May...... .............................................

July............................................. ..

August.. .

September .. 

The year

1,530 

1,630 

11,400 

11,600 

5,530 

7,020 

1,340

11,600

May

700 

1,340 

1,250 

1,340 

1,340

1,440 

2,870 

3,020 

2,870 

2,870

2,870 

1,970 

1,630 

1,970 

4,900

8,180 

9,140 

9,620 

8,660 

6,160

5,530 

3,020 

2,090 

3,180 

4,900

5,530 

8,420 

11,400 

10,100 

9,140 

8,900

June

9,140 

10,400 

10,600 

11,600 

11,600

11,100 

10,800 

11,100 

11,600 

11,600

11,100 

9,380 

8,180 

7,250 

6,580

6,370 

6,800 

5,950 

5,530 

4,300

3,350 

3,180 

2,340 

2,090 

2,090

1,850 

1,740 

1,740 

1,630 

1,740

Minimum

1,010 

1,350

770 

735 

700 

1,630 

250 

668 

410

250

July

1,970 

1,630 

1,530 

1,530 

1,250

1,160 

. 955 

878 

805 

700

605 

488 

388 

365 

365

305 

285 

250 

250 

285

325 

410 

410 

460 

515

515 

515 

460 

915 

2,600 

5,530

Mean

2,030 

1,680 

1,000 

775 

1,030 

1,270 

1,270 

4,720 

6,760 

924 

1,680 

698

1,990

Aug.

6,800 

7,020 

5,320 

3,180 

2,340

1,970 

1,530 

1,340 

1,250 

1,160

1,160 

878 

668 

770 

770

1,530 

1,080 

995 

1,080 

1,080

1,160 

1,160 

1,080 

995 

995

995 

915 

805 

770 

735 

668

Sept.

668 

605 

575 

515 

435

435 

410 

435 

435 

435

435 

435 

435

515 

515

488 

488 

460 

460 

575

955 

995 

995 

1,160 

1,340

1,250 

1,250 

1,160 

1,080 

995

Run-off In 

acre-feet

125,000 

100,000 

61,500 

47,700 

57,200 

78,100 

75,600 

290,000 

402,000 

56,800 

103,000 

41,500

1,440,000
128 SURFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1931, PAET 6

BIG HORBT raVER WEAK HAKDIN, MONT.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NW. % sec. 19, T. 1 S., E. 34 E., at highway bridge 

on Crow Indian Reservation, half a mile above mouth of Little Horn lUver 

and 2 miles northeast of Hardin.

DRAINAGE AREA. 20,700 square miles. . RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1904, to May, 1925; August, 1928, to September,

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 19,600 second-feet June 10 (gage

height, 7.80 feet); minimum, 440 second-feet July 23 (gage height, 1.50

feet)1904-1925, 1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 45,900 second-feet Mar. 11,

1929 (gage height, 11.1 feet); minimum, that of July 23, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Jan. 14-16, 23,

which are fair. Numerous diversions. Some storage on tributary streams.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

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.

2,710

2,710

2,600

2,500

3,220

3,220

4,080

4,320

4,320

4,320

4,560

4,810

5,620

5,070

5,070

4,560

4,560

4,320

4,080

3,850

3,630

3,630

3,850

3,850

3,630

3,630

3,630

3,630

3,630

3,420

3,420

3,630

3,630

3,420

3,420

3,420

3,420

3,420

3,420

3,420

3,420

3,420

3,630

3,630

3,630

3,850

3,630

3,420

3,420

3,220

3,220

3,220

3,030

3,030

3,030

2,850

3,220

2,850

2,680

2,680

2,510

2,510

2,510

2,680

2,510

2,510

2,510

2,510

2,510

2,510

2,510

2,510

2,340

2,340

1,870

2,180

2,180

2,020

1,940

1,870

1,730

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,470

1,410

1,410

1,410

1,470

1,660

1,870

1,870

1,940

2,020

2,180

2,180

2,180

2,180

2,180

2,180

2,180

2,180

2,180

2,020

2,180

2,180

2,180

2,180

2,100

2,020

1,800

1,660

1,660

1,730

1,660

1,730

1,730

1,800

1,870

1,730

1,730

1,660

1,730

1,730

1,870

1,940

1,800

1,800

1,730

1,730

1,660

1,600

1,730

1,800

1,800

1,940

1,870

1,870

1,870

1,800

1,940

1,940

1,870

1,870

1,730

1,940

2,020

2,180

2,020

1,870

1,660

1,730

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,870

2,020

2,180

2,020

1,940

2,020

2,020

2,180

2,180

2,180

2,020

2,020

2,020

1,600

1,350

1,410

1,600

1,940

2,020

2,020

2,020

1,870

1,870

2,180

2,180

2,180

2,340

2,340

2,340

2,180

2,020

2,020

2,020

2,020

2,180

2,020

1,870

1,730

1,660

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,660

1,600

1,660

1,600

1,350

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,870

1,870

1,870

1,730

2,020

2,850

3,220

3,220

3,030

2,510

2,680

3,030

3,220

13,100

13,100

12,000

10,900

9,490

6,240

6,240

5,340

5,340

4,810

5,070

14,200

13,600

10,400

9,490

8,580

10,400

11,500

14,700

15,300

15,900

15,900

15,900

15,900

19,600

18,300

14,700

13,600

12,500

10,900

9,490

9,490

8,580

7,720

6,580

5,340

4,080

3,850

3,480

3,220

3,030

2,850

2,680

2,680

2,510

2,510

2,510

2,180

2,020

2,020

1,800

1,660

1,470

1,300

1,190

1,090

907

825

750

682

590

620

485

485

485

440

535

650

785

907

950

950

995

1,190

3,080

8,580

6,240

5,070

3,630

2,340

2,020

1,730

1,730

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,540

1,540

1,600

1,730

1,730

1,660

1,470

1,600

2,020

2,180

2,020

1,800

1,350

1,350

1,410

1,350

1,240

1,140

907

785

825

825

825

865

907

950

907

865

865

907

907

907

907

907

907

950

995

2,020

2,510

1,800

1,940

1,940

1,870

2,020

1,870

1,870

1,870

2,340

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Run-off in 

acre-feet

.October 

November. 

December.. 

January 

February. . 

March__- 

April.......

May 

June.__ 

July .... -

August.....

September.

The year.

6,620

3,850

2,680

2,180

1,940

2,180

2,340

14,200

19,600

2,680

8.580

2,510

19,600

2,500

2,680

1,410

1,410

1,600

1,350

1,240

1,240

2,680

440

907

785

440

3,890

3,300

2,070

1,940

1,800

1,900

1,920

5,730

9,890

1,230

2,240

1,300

3,100

239,000

196,000

127,000

119,000

100,000

117,000

114,000

352,000

588,000

75,600

138,000

77,400

2,240,000
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 129

DET CBEEK NEAB BUBEIS, WYO.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SW. % sec. 12, T. 4 N., K. 5 W., above head

of Dry Creek Ditch and 2 miles south of Burris. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 57 square miles (revised). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1921, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 400 second-feet June 8 (gage

height, 2.31 feet); minimum occurred during winter.

1921-1931: Maximum discharge, 1,100 second-feet June 12, 1921 (gage

height, 3.9 feet); minimum, 2 second-feet Feb. 23, 1921. 

REMARKS. Records good. No records Dec. 1 to Mar. 31. Dry Creek Ditch

diverts water for irrigation above station. Gage-height record furnished by

United States Indian Service.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-S1

Day

1 ..... ___ . __ .... ___ .. 

2

3 

4 _ . _ ... _ ....... __ ----- __ - __

5 . - 

6 ____ . ... _ ... - __ ... - .....

7 ... - 

9

10 _ - - _ - - - -

11... . . ......... 

12 

13 --- 

14 __ - __ - -

15 

16 - - - 

17 

IB

1Q \

20 

91

22. _____________ 

23

94

25 

26

27 -- -

28 __ - 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

22 

27 

34 

32 

31

30 

31 

46 

62 

63

59 

53 

44 

42 

41

40 

35 

35 

35 

34

32 

31 

28 

27 

27

27 

26 

24 

22 

21 

20

Month

April . . - 

May .

July---- 

Nov.

20 

20 

20 

19 

18

18 

16 

17 

16 

15

14 

15 

15 

14

10

9 

11

Apr.

1-

7

i:

9

7 

7 

9 

10 

9

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

Maximum

63 

20

263 

314 

167 

139 

23

May

9 

11 

11 

13 

32

34 

49 

31 

27 

22

24 

36 

72 

139 

228

257 

263 

163 

91 

60

52 

46 

82 

165 

242

228 

194 

156 

147 

167 

231

June

296 

303 

282 

275 

237

275 

314 

314 

269 

217

201 

177 

160 

196 

228

251 

231 

160 

134 

122

134 

118 

122 

132 

126

137 

165 

160 

143 

126

July

102 

88 

82 

74 

65

58 

52 

46 

43 

43

43 

42 

41 

42 

45

47 

48 

47 

47 

47

47 

46 

45 

47 

49

53 

54 

57 

132 

143 

167

Minimum Mean

20

9 

118 

41 

24 

13

34.9 

13.2 

7.7 

106 

200 

62.6 

51.6 

17.1

Aug.

139 

' 111 

88 

76 

67

63 

60 

59 

52

48

44 

41 

42 

42 

46

52 

55 

54 

48 

46

43 

40 

39 

38 

37

34 

31 

28 

27 

25 

24

Sept.

23 

23 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

20 

19

18 

17 

17 

16 

16

15 

14 

14 

13 

14

14 

14 

15 

15 

15

14 

14 

14 

14 

13

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,150 

786 

458 

6,520 

11,900 

3,850 

3,170 

1,020
130 SURFACE -WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6 

WILLOW CBEEK NEAR CBOWHEART, WTO.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SW. % sec. 20, T. 3 N., R. 4 W., 2 miles

southwest of Crowheart. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May to October, 1909; May, 1921, to June, 1923; April,

1925, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 411 second-feet June 1 (gage

height, 2.83 feet); minimum occurred during winter.

1921-1923, 1925-1931: Maximum discharge, 750 second-feet July 26,

1923; minimum occurred during winter. 

REMARKS. Records good. No records Dec. 1 to Mar. 31. Small diversion for

irrigation above station. Gage-height record furnished by United States

Indian Service.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-31

Day

1 . _ . _ . _____ 2 '_ _ : _ . .........

3 i...... .......................................

5........ ................ ............... ... ...

6 _ 

7 

8 

9 .. .... ....... ..... .....

10 

11... . 

12 

13 - _ 

14 

15 _ . _ . .

16 _ .. ...... .. ..

17 

18 -

19. 

20

21 

22 

28 

24 

25 . 

26 

27 .

28 

29 

30 

31 __ .... _ ................

Oct.

16 

23 

19 

17 

17

17 

19 

22 

23 

23

23 

21 

20 

20 

20

15 

16 

17 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

17 

16 

14 

13 

13 

13

Month

October _____________________

April... _ ....... _ .. ____ . _ ........ _ ..

June ___ __________ ........

July...... .. ......... ..........................

August ... ............

Nov.

13 

14 

13 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

10

8 

9

Apr.

4

6

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

8 

9 

9 

8 

8

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

Maximum

23 

14 

9 

275 

278 

20 

12 

7

May

9 

10 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

10 

9

9 

9 

14 

109 

192

262 

275 

150 

110 

90

70 

100 

150 

184 

208

168 

124 

83 

59 

62 

153

June

278 

242 

236 

189 

148

186 

206 

181 

122 

99

103 

78 

86 

109 

96

90 

67 

45 

44 

41

42 

36 

35 

34 

31

33 

33 

28 

25 

22

July

20 

19 

18 

18 

17

17 

16 

16 

15 

14

14 

14 

12 

10 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9

8 

8 

8 

8

8 

8 

8 

14 

13 

13

Minimum Mean

13

9 

22 

8 

6 

6

17.6 

10.2 

7.1 

86.2 

98.8 

12.2 

7.1 

6.3

Aug.

12 

10 

9 

8 

8

8 

8 

8

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

6 

6

7 

7 

6

6 

6

7 

7 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

Sept.

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6

7

6

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,080 

607 

422 

5,300 

5,880 

750 

437 

375
YELLOWSTONE KIVEK BASIN 131

BULL LAKE CEEEK BEAR IENOEE, WYO.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 17, T. 3 N., R. 2 W., 14 miles southeast

of Lenore and a quarter of a mile above mouth. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 222 square miles (revised). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1918, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,260 second-feet June 8 (gage

height, 5.80 feet); minimum, 9 second-feet Mar. 23, 30 (gage height, 3.18

feet).

1918-1931: Maximum discharge, 3,990 second-feet June 16, 1918 (gage

height, 4.3 feet, old datum); minimum, that of Mar. 23, 30, 1931. 

REMABK.S. Records good except those for period Nov. 19 to May 5, which were

based on scattering gage heights and temperature records. Flow naturally

regulated by Bull Lake Creek. Minor diversion for irrigation above station.

Gage-height record furnished by United States Bureau of Reclamation.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19SO-S1

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 ____ ... .....

Oct.

112 

110 

160 

164 

154

144 

140 

140 

213 

256

264 

269 

252 

236 

202

182 

157 

154 

137 

134

131 

121 

118 

115 

112

115 

110 

104 

101 

93 

93

Nov.

90 

88 

85 

80

78

76 

73 

71 

66 

66

64 

61 

61 

55 

53

73 

48 

67

> 52 

<ts

Dec.

42

35

32

......

Jan.

10

Feb.

12

12

11

12

Month

October. . 

April.. __ . .......... . .

May . ..............

Jtine . . ...... .^.

July_....._____........ .....................

September.. . ... . .............................

The year .. .... _ ... _ . _ . _ ...

Mar.

12

11

10

9

9

Apr.

10

12

12

27

......

Maximum

269 

90 .

718 

1,200 

718 

688 

248

1,200 .

May

30 

36 

42

4fi

4ft

96 

121 

124 

121 

110

96 

88 

93 

147 

266

438 

643 

665 

634 

422

332 

260 

228 

248 

365

628 

636 

702 

718 

672 

680

June

757 

869 

988 

1,060 

1,010

963 

1,020 

1,160 

1,200 

1,100

970 

885 

773 

718 

749

845 

928 

894 

765 

650

687 

660 

648 

541 

660

567 

608 

695 

757 

741

Minimum

93

30 

641 

310 

240 

73

...........

July

672 

594 

515 

467 

438

385 

360 

332 

318 

314

310 

314 

314 

318 

346

366 

411 

428 

433 

444

444 

438 

422 

416 

428

450 

479 

497 

654 

702 

718

Mean

165 

61.6 

"28.0 

 11.0 

 12.0 

 10.0 

 16.0 

307 

815 

440 

382 

157

200

Aug.

688 

601 

528 

461 

422

406 

390 

370 

360 

350

341 

341 

332 

350 

360

390 

406 

428 

416 

385

376 

365 

365 

370 

365

341 

300 

282 

264 

248 

240

Sept.

236 

232 

220 

220 

228

228 

228 

240 

248 

236

224 

199 

174 

147 

134

128 

121 

121 

110 

115

112 

110 

104 

104 

96

85 

83 

80 

78 

73

Ban-off in 

acre-feet

9,530 

3,670 

1,720 

676 

666 

615 

952 

18,900 

48,600 

27,100 

23,600 

9,340

145,000

 Estimated.
132 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6 

LITTLE WIND RIVER NEAR FORT WASHAKIE, WYO.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SE. % sec. 1, T. 1 S., R. 2 W., above Ray 

Ditch and 6 miles above mouth of North Fork at Fort Washakie.

DRAINAGE AREA. 118 square miles (revised).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1921, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 785 second-feet June 8 (gage 

height, 3.94 feet); minimum occurred during winter.

1921-1931: Maximum discharge, 5,220 second-feet July 9, 1926 (gage 

height, 7.59 feet); minimum occurred during winter.

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods Oct. 26-31, Nov. 16-30, 

Mar. 1-8, Apr. 12-14, May 17-22, Aug. 16-23, Sept. 20-26, which were 

estimated. No records for period Dec. 1 to Feb. 28. Water diverted for 

irrigation above station. Gage-height record furnished by United States 

Indian Service.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

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 ... ...... T .... ..... .... ...

30 

31 __ ...... ..... ..... ..........

Oct.

47 

65 

79 

81 

81

76 

109 

162 

146 

128

133 

118 

104 

96 

89

78 

72 

75 

68 

66

63 

61 

58 

58 

58

50

Nov.

37 

44 

.38 

37 

35

37 

32 

30 

31 

32

27 

33 

27 

29 

20

12

Month

October _________________________

November _______________________

March. . __ __________________

April... .-.-_- . .. 

May . ... __ . ..

June __________________________ July.... __ . __ .. __ ....... ......

Mar.

8.0

8.6 

8.6

8.8 

9.4 

9.2 

9.0 

9.0

9.4 

9.6 

10.0 

9.8 

9.6

9.4 

10.0 

9.2 

9.0 

8.8

8.8 

8.8 

12.0 

9.4 

9.8 

10.0

Apr.

11 

10 

10 

10 

10

11

13 

20 

22 

20

24 

25 

26 

27

24

22 

24 

29 

29 

25

20 

21 

16 

18 

18

18 

21 

25 

44 

52

Maximum

162 

44 

12 

52 

480 

642 

154 

89 

29

May

57 

70 

90 

78 

106

95 

152 

99 

72 

53

43 

75 

169 

267 

354

456 

480 

320 

160 

95

85 

80 

156 

258 

376

348 

315 

294 

306 

288 

380

June

416 

476 

529 

588 

492

488 

583 

642 

504 

396

400 

365 

340 

376 

393

420 

386 

309 

249 

230

230 

220 

208 

208 

202

197 

204 

195

185 

171

July

154 

135 

121 

114 

106

97 

92 

83

78 

74

70 

67 

63 

61 

63

63 

61 

62 

63 

62

62 

58

57 

57 

67

58 

58 

59 

67 

78 

89

Minimum Mean

10 

43 

171

57 

31 

18

79.7 

22.3 

9.04 

21.6 

199 

353 

77.1 

52.4 

23.6

Aug.

89 

81 

71 

66 

59

58 

57 

52 

48 

45

41 

37 

36 

37

47

60 

65 

64 

64 

62

58 

56 

54 

54 

50

44 

88 

36 

32 

32 

31

Sept.

29 

27 

26 

25 

24

24 

24 

23 

22 

21

20 

20 

20 

20 

19

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

24 

26

28 

28 

28

28 

28 

28 

27 

27

Run-oft in 

acre-feet

4,900 

1,330 

556 

1,280 

12,200 

21,000 

4,740 

3,220 

1,400
YELLOWSTONE EIVER BASIN 133

NOBTH FOBE OF IITTLE WIND BITEB AT FOBT WASHAKIE, WYO.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SW. J4 sec. 33, T. 1 N., E. 1 W., at Fort

Washakie, a quarter of a mile above mouth. 

DBAINAGE ABBA. 127 square miles (revised). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1921, to September, 1931. 

EXTBEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 710 second-feet June 8 (gage

height, 2.70 feet); minimum occurred during winter.

1921-1931: Maximum discharge, 2,640 second-feet July 9, 1926 (gage

height, 4.85 feet); minimum, 16 second-feet Jan. 9, 1922. 

REMABKS. Records good except those for periods Oct. 26-31, Nov. 23-30,

Mar. 1-8, Apr. 12714, Aug. 15-23, Sept. 20-26, which were estimated.

No records for period Dec. 1 to Feb. 28. Water diverted for irrigation

above station. Gage-height record furnished by United States Indian

Service.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19SO-S1 *

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.- .................. . .. . .

Oct.

63

76 

98 

80

78

77 

98 

138 

148 

131

127 

122 

109 

102 

94

82 

74 

77 

76 

76

72 

70 

68 

71 

68

64 

60 

58 

66 

65 

65

Nov.

53 

52

48 

47 

45

44 

42 

42 

42 

44

3d 

41 

38 

39 

29

38 

38 

36 

38 

35

36 

36

36 

' 38

Month

April........ ........... . .. .... . 

August . -. ...

Mar.

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

28 

28 

28 

28 

29

36 

40 

36 

36 

35

34 

35 

34 

30 

27

24 

22 

21 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

Apr.

20 

19 

19 

19 

19

19 

22 

31 

24 

23

25 

25 

30 

27 

25

24

25 

29 

28 

27

24 

25 

24 

26

27

28 

27 

29 

42 

39

Maximum

148 

53 

40 

42 

650 

633 

107 

57 

36

May

42 

57 

70 

62 

86

84 

134 

90 

68 

62

56 

74 

124 

214 

297

427 

650 

409 

297 

231

189 

168 

181 

256 

368

422 

418 

388 

392 

384 

465

June

645 

600 

633 

633 

630

550 

600 

622 

550 

465

414 

364 

332 

318 

304

300 

294 

270 

234 

208

186 

168 

152 

145 

138

129 

124 

120 

118 

115

Minimum

63 

29 

20 

19 

42 

115 

29 

32 

24

July

107 

100 

92 

84

77

68 

64 

60 

56 

£3

50 

47 

44 

39 

37

36 

34 

33 

31 

31

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

30 

30 

29 

31 

38 

53

Mean

84.3 

40.0 

27.1 

25.7 

228 

339 

48.5 

44.5 

27.6

Aug.

67 

57 

66 

55 

66

56 

63 

51 

48 

47

46

42 

41 

41 

41

41 

41 

41 

41 

42

46 

45 

44 

44 

41

37 

36 

35 

34 

34 

32

Sept*

31 

29 

28 

28 

27

27 

27 

26 

25 

25

25 

24 

24 

24 

24

24 

24 

24 

24 

24

28 

30 

36 

34 

33

32 

31 

30 

30 

29

Run-off in 

acre-feet

6,180 

2,380 

1,670 

1,530 

14,000 

20,200 

2,980 

2,740 

1,640
134 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

SOUTH FORK OF OWL CREEK HEAR THERMOPOUS, WYO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 34, T. 9 N., R. 2 E., 26 miles northwest of 

Thermopolis and 200 feet below Red Creek (revised).

DRAINAGE AREA. 191 square miles (revised).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1921, to September, 1922; May, 1929, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 301 second-feet June 7 (gage 

height, 3.60 feet); no flow July 17, 21, 24.

1921-22, 1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 480 second-feet Aug. 15, 

1930 (gage height, 3.90 feet); minimum, that of July 17, 21, 24, 1931.

REMARKS. Records fair. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

 Day

I . 

2 ... .- 

3 

4k....... ...............

5........... ...........

6... _ 

1... ...................

8.. ............ ........

9... ............. ......

10... ...................

11 _ 

'12.... _ ...............

13.... ......

14.... . 

15-- 

16 

17 

18..- . .

19.... 

20-- 

21.-.... .

22.... .- _ 

23 

24 

25 

26-.- .

27 

28 . 

29

30 

31 .

Oct.

12 

31 

38 

38 

44

41 

36 

31 

27 

33

38 

39 

33 

38 

38

35 

33 

32 

27 

29

25 

26 

28 

32 

34

32 

33 

31 

26 

26 

29

Nov.

31 

36 

37 

38 

38

36 

38 

39 

40 

38

35 

31 

27 

25 

26

27 

28 

29 

29 

25

28 

25 

26 

28 

26

28 

29 

25 

26 

25

Jan.

7

Feb.

12

Month

January

March.... .... . ........ _ ..... .... ....

April - 

May . . . 

July...... .............................................

The year

Mar.

13 

14 

12 

14 

15

15 

19 

25 

37 

38

38 

32 

24 

17 

12

10 

7 

7 

8 

8

10 

12 

10

8 

7

8 

8 

8 

7 

8 

8

Apr.

7 

10 

11 

10 

10

7 

8 

7 

8 

8

8 

8 

9 

10 

10

12 

10 

8 

9 

12

12 

10 

12 

12 

12

16

28 

38 

' 48 

81

Maximum

44 

40

38 

81 

262 

279 

37 

24 

15

270

May

126 

129 

123 

107 

83

64 

80 

119 

116

87

36 

31 

179 

234 

262

219 

185 

148 

70 

23

26 

35 

55 

83 

136

142 

122 

112 

99 

117 

151

June

193 

195 

203 

193 

211

272 

279 

211 

193 

158

130 

113 

107 

139 

144

89 

65 

58 

56 

53

59 

75 

68 

53 

45

43 

40 

35 

33

28

July

28 

27 

25 

26 

26

24 

23 

19 

9 

8

7 

4 

4 

2 

2

1 

0 

1 

1 

1

0 

1 

1 

0 

1

1 

1

4 

8 

37 

31

Minimum Mean

12 

25

7 

7 

23 

28 

0 

17 

4

JI2.1 

£0.6 «]5 

 JO «J2 

14.8 

15.0 

113 

118 

10.4 

20.3 

9.4

0 33.4

Aug.

24 

23 

21 

19 

20

20 

22 

20 

20 

20

22 

23 

24 

20 

20

20 

21 

19 

21 

21

20 

20 

19 

18 

19

20 

19 

20 

20 

18 

17

Sept!

12 

12 

10 

10 

8

8 

8 

8 

8 

7

7 

7 

7 

8 

8

8 

8 

9 

10 

10

10 

11 

11 

12 

14

15 

15 

10

7

4

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,970 

1,820 

922 

615 

666 

910 

893 

6,950 

7,020 

640 

1,260 

559

24,200

'Estimated.
YELLOWSTONE EIVER BASEST 135

NOBTH FOBK OF OWI CREEK NEAR THEEMOPOHS, WYO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 34, T. 44 N., R. 98 W., 25 miles northwest of

Thermopolis and 1 mile above junction with South Fork. 

DRAINAGE ABBA. 100 square miles (revised). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1930, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 600 second-feet May 15 (gage

height, 4.60 feet); no flow for part of March, April, June, July, August,

September.

1930-31: Maximum discharge, 3,380 second-feet Aug. 15, 1930 (gage

height, 8.65 feet). 

REU&LRKS. Records fair. No records for period of ice effect, Dec. 1 to Mar. 29.

Jiteveral small diversions for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-81

Day

1 __ __ . _ ............ ___ ..

2

3 __ ...-..._ ...--._._-. .-..-

4 __ .................................

6 __ . ......-.- ..--._-.-. -..

6 _..._......-.._........ ... .

7 __ .. ... . ............. .......

8... ................. ..................

9 __ ..-.-.-..-.- .-.- .:-

10 _ .......... ....................

11 __ ....... ______ . _ . __ .......

12 __ .........- .. .......... .......

13 _ .. ....-...-... ..... ......

14 __ ..................................

16 _ ...................................

16 __ ..................................

17 _ .._.-_._... ......_.....- 

18 _ ...................................

19 _ ...-......... ......... .

20

21 __ ..................................

22

23

24.....................................

25 __ .. _____ ..... _ . _ ..........

26

27 __ .................................

28 _ ...................................

29 __ .................................

30 _ ..................................

31 __ ..................................

Oct.

3 

84 

72 

38 

28

25 

34 

37 

42

47

84 

69 

56 

45 

38

26 

28 

29 

30 

24

23 

24 

25 

23 

22

23 

28 

28 

18 

16 

16

Nov.

18 

16 

16 

14 

20

25 

24 

26 

22 

20

16 

16 

16 

16 

13

13 

13 

12 

12 

12

11 

11 

11 

10 

10

9

8 

8 

7 

7

Month

October

November _______________________

April..................................................

May..

Jnly.. ................................................

September..... _____ . _______ . ........

Mar.

0 

0

Apr.

0 

1 

2 

6 

13

40 

53 

56 

9 

11

11 

14 

13 

8 

6

2 

1 

2 

2 

1

1 

0 

1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

31

Maximum

84 

26 

56 

414 

216 

63 

75 

11

May

7 

34 

54 

74 

90

41 

102 

66 

29 

16

10 

16 

37 

315 

405

414 

251 

49 

23 

17

15 

12 

37 

46 

45

46 

76 

70 

78 

81 

119

June

179 

212 

216 

190 

176

188 

36 

53 

70 

75

76 

43 

37 

21 

43

20 

12

7 

2 

1

0 

0 

0 

1 

1

1 

0 

0 

0 

0

July

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 

63 

31 

54

Minimum Mean

3 35.0 

7 14.5 

0 9.4 

7 89.2 

0 65.2 

0 4.8 

0 4.6 

0 .8

Aug.

6 

6 

2 

1 

1

0 

3 

1 

1

1

1 

1 

1 

76

1

2 

1 

0 

2

1

0 

0 

0

1

1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

33

Sept

2

1 

1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

11

4

3 

2 

1 

0 

0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,150 

861 

559 

5,480 

3,280 

295 

283 

48

131316 33 10
136 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

GREYBU1L RIVER AT MEETEETSE, WTO.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 4, T. 48 N., R. 100 W., at Meeteetse.

Zero of gage is 5,718.63 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AKEA. 690 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June to September, 1897; April to October, 1903; July,

1920, to September, 1931. 

EXTBEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 5,030 second-feet June 7 (gage

height, 7.14feet); minimum, 11 second-feet Mar. 26 (gage height, 3.42 feet). 

1897, 1903, 1920-1931: Maximum discharge, 7.320 second-feet Aug. 14,

1930 (gage height, 8.2 feet); minimum, that of Mar. 26, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 21-30, Dec. 15

to Mar. 21, which were estimated. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

1

2__ ................ ....

Z... ...................

4 ......... ........

5 ___ .................

6 _ .-.-..- ... ___

7-..... .............

8 . 

» 

10-.. - - .-

11 _ . ... _ ......

12 _ .......... __ .....

13 __ ........ .......

14 

16 

16... 

17

18 

19 

20 

21 . 

22 

23...... ............

24.. 

25 __ _ _

26......................

27... ....... ............

28 __ 

29 __ -..... .........

80 

31 __ . . ... .

Oct.

209 

253 

742 

406 

376

366 

366 

437 

479 

694

588 

577 

479 

426 

406

33S 

319 

338 

328 

310

300 

300 

277 

292 

292

292 

310 

261 

245 

253 

253

Nov.

253 

245 

222 

230 

216

209 

203 

209 

196 

222

203 

209 

222 

190 

112

184 

203 

164 

146 

170

200

Dec.

209 

209 

196 

177 

ISO

184 

170 

184 

170 

152

158 

135 

152 

146

120

100

85

Jan.

68

Month

November _______________________

January .

February ________________________

April ____ . ___ . . _ . _ ..

May

June 

July....- 

Mar.

70

90

123

72 

72 

76

34 

72 

152 

171 

129 

129

Apr.

123 

129 

117

141 

196

468 

670 

416 

310 

338

406 

338 

300

284 

277

284 

328 

328 

209 

171

117 

123 

117 

112 

112

96 

112 

92 

222 

426

Maximum

742 

253 

209

171 

670 

3,350 

3,580 

946 

768 

250

3,580

May

490 

500 

577 

830 

1,110

1,050 

2,030 

1,290

874 

682

588 

1,050 

2,530 

3,300 

3,350

2,150 

2,100 

972 

646 

479

357 

319 

855 

1,730 

2,270

1,910 

1,640 

1,090 

914 

1,070 

2,150

June

2,700 

2,370 

3,280 

3,110 

3,210

3,450 

3,580 

2,400 

2,260 

1,970

1,970 

1,740 

1,760 

2,200 

2,620

2,660 

1,720 

1,190 

1,030 

914

1,150 

823 

809 

792 

644

- 809 

836 

691 

540 

434

Minimum

209 

212

34 

92 

319 

434 

173 

178 

119

July

360 

300 

306 

318 

294

300 

272 

250 

255 

244

250 

223 

234 

218 

218

202 

192 

187 

192 

182

173 

178 

187 

197 

255

278 

250 

289 

380 

882 

946

Mean

371 

200 

134 

70 

70 

80.6 

245 

1,320 

1,790 

291 

276 

166

419

Aug.

768 

472 

400 

360 

354

336 

324 

300 

289 

272

244 

234 

261 

266 

283

250 

234 

244 

244 

213

208 

223 

223 

208 

192

187 

182 

187 

178 

183 

250

Sept.

187 

168 

163 

163 

163

183 

183 

168 

168 

168

149 

140 

124 

124 

119

124 

128 

132 

163 

183

168 

182 

218 

250 

197

192 

182 

168 

168 

168

Run-off in 

acre-feet

22,800 

11,900 

8,240 

4,300 

3,890 

4,960 

14,600 

81,200 

107,000 

17,900 

17,000 

9,880

304,000
YELLOWSTONE EIVEB BASIN 137

GREYBUII RIVER NEAR BASOT, WYO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 17, T. 51 N., R. 94 W., at highway bridge 8 miles

west of Basin.

DRAW AGE AREA. 1,130 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1930, to September, 1931. 

EXTKEMBS. Maximum discharge during year, 3,120 second-feet June 8 (gage

height, 6.4 feet); no flow several days during July.

1930-31: Maximum and minimum discharge same as above. 

REMARKS. Records good. No records for period of ice effect, Dec. 1 to Mar. 14.

Numerous diversions for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

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 __ ...-..-.-....... .-......-...-.

Oct.

110 

108 

158 

244 

797

275 

211 

214 

183 

790

859 

680 

407 

377 

338

321 

316 

300 

280 

248

240 

244 

232 

236 

240

236 

244 

240 

236 

224 

211

Nov.

211 

205 

199 

190

188

180 

173 

176 

168 

164

162 

164 

158 

156 

153

156 

160 

160 

164 

176

168 

168 

173 

173 

168

173 

180 

178 

183 

190

Month

March 15-31.... .. _____ . ___ ... __ . ___ ..

April....... . _ ..... .... ,. . .. 

May............... ............ ........ ............

July

September _ ___ . __ _______ ...

Mar.

190

193 

196 

202 

208 

205

202 

196 

185 

188 

183

168 

80 

100 

110 

113 

120

Apr.

124 

119 

108 

120 

126

134 

158 

176 

190 

217

224 

244 

240 

176 

137

105 

48 

23 

10 

6

1 

6 

33

7 

3

2 

8 

2 

3 

12

Maximum

i

859 

211 

208 

244 

2,120 

2,900 

43 

83 

171

May

166 

196 

141 

110 

305

455 

634 

518 

316 

183

244 

589 

831 

1,040 

1,360

2,000 

1,640 

866 

285 

193

164 

285 

1,020 

1,530 

1,480

985 

2,120 

873 

582 

570 

634

June

1,900 

2,280 

2,280 

2,720 

1,880

2,720 

2,800 

2,900 

1,580 

1,300

1,360 

1,170 

922 

1,090 

1,010

936 

887 

667 

511 

413

220 

196 

149 

178 

105

89 

105

78 

66 

8

Minimum

108 

153 

80 

1 

110 

8 

0 

2 

1

Jttly

4 

0 

0 

0 

0

31 

35 

23 

4 

15

12 

13 

7 

12 

6

2 

14 

0 

0 

2

4 

9 

5 

12 

43

4 

6 

12 

43 

35 

42

Mean

316 

174 

167 

92.1 

720 

1,080 

12.7 

12.6 

17.2

Aug.

83 

16 

16 

15 

82

60 

18 

6 

2 

2

2 

6 

3 

3 

12

17 

7 

2 

2 

5

2 

2 

2 

3 

4

2 

2

4 

5 

4 

2

Sept

2 

5 

2 

2 

1

2 

2 

2 

2 

3

3 

2 

2 

2

2

2 

2 

2 

2

7

84 

171 

126 

52 

20

7 

2 

2 

2 

1

Run-off in 

acre-feet

19,400 

10,400 

5,630 

5,480 

44,300 

64,300 

781 

775 

1,020
138 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6 

WOOD BIVEB NEAR MEETEETSE, WYO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 27, T. 48 N., E. 101 W., 7 miles southwest of

Meeteetse and 1,200 feet above mouth. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 218 square miles.

EECOEDS AVAILABLE. September, 1910, to October, 1912; May, 1915, to September, 1917; April, 1930, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 633 second-feet June 7 (gage

height, 3.3 feet); minimum, 27 second-feet Mar. 26, 29, 1931.

1910-1912, 1916-16, 1930-31: Maximum discharge (estimated), 1,700

second-feet June 8, 1912; minimum, that of Mar. 26, 29, 1931. 

REMARKS. Eecords fair. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19SO-81

Day

1

3 

5 ... ......... 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

1Q

20 - -- -

21 

22 

23

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 -

Oct.

90 

96 

122 

109 

96

98 

100 

115 

119 

126

126 

109 

126 

109

87

87 

79 

100 

96 

94

92

87 

85 

81 

96

98 

98 

83 

78 

74 

87

Nov.

85 

90 

79 

83 

78

83 

78 

76 

72 

76

74 

76 

76 

71 

54

55 

60 

67 

70 

72

70 

72 "70 

"68 

65

68 

72 

70 

67 

72

Dec.

-60

«50

i 

48

49 

53 

52 

49 

46

47 

44

«40

Month

March. _________________________ April ---.-.-. 

July----- 

September . 

Mar.

50 

55

57 

54

57

74 

58 

46 

46 

49

92 

62 

96 

102 

49

48 

55 

62 

72 

53

51 

46 

45 

35 

30

28 

30 

34 

30 

52 

58

Apr.

55 

62 

66 

70 

65

70 

148 

102 

79

74

83 

88 

87 

83 

68

65 

70 

66 

60 

57

38 

44 

44 

49 

41

37 

43 

64 

72 

134

Maximum

126 

90

102 

148 

557 

577 

304 

230 

93

May

148 

155 

144 

287 

307

277 

380 

255 

233 

183

168 

222 

394 

433 

557

541 

501 

284 

202 

185

178 

158 

196 

310 

405

346 

421 

188 

239 

222 

465

June

394 

453 

449 

469 

293

465 

577 

293 

277 

255

219 

213 

199 

204 

321

284 

293 

261 

277 

252

213 

196

170 

216 

158

158 

170 

165 

153 

111

Minimum

74 

54

28 

37 

144 

111 

55 

78 

52

July

92 

85 

74 

70 

65

72 

87 

85 

107 

96

103 

96 

96 

94 

88

68 

60 

58 

57 

60

65 

55 

78 

74 

105

105 

107 

102 

210 

304 

233

Mean

98.2 

72.3 

51.5 "35 

-36 

54.1 

69.5 

289. 

272 

98.4 

137

107

Aug.

209 

224 

230 

222 

213

215 

204 

160 

130 

134

126 

124 

107 

126 

130

115 

119 

122 

134 

119

117 

119 

126 

109 

111

85 

81 

83 

85 

78 

96

Sept.

96 

83 

78 

74 

83

74 

72 

71 

74 

78

86 

62 

62 

60 

54

64 

55 

52 

65 

72

62 

71 

55 

92 

83

83 

59 

62 

87 

83

Run-off in 

acre-feet

6,040 

4,300 

3,170 

2,150 

1,940 

3,330 

4,140 

17,800 

16,200 

6,050 

8,420 

4,230

77,800

 Estimated.
YELLOWSTONE EIVEE BASIN 139

BENCH CANAL NEAR BUBUNGTON, WYO.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 8, T. 51 N., R. 97 W., 200 yards below head gate 

and 7 miles southwest of Burlington. Prior to May 24, 1931, staff gage at 

site 2 miles upstream was used.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1930, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 218 second-feet July 31 (gage 

height, 1.64 feet); no flow during winter.

1930-31: Maximum discharge, that of July 31, 1931.

REMARKS. Records fair. Complete regulation at head gate. Gage-height 

record furnished by Bench Canal Co. Canal diverts water from Greybull 

ILiver for irrigation of 10,000 to 15,000 acres around Burlington.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

1 

2.....

3 

4.....

8 ...

6 

7.-...

8 

9 -

10 

11 

12-....

13 

14 _ 

15 

Apr.

IMay

60

62 

63 

47 

46

40 

61 

43 

55 

53

June

87 

90 

61 

47 

45

47 

50 

48 

47 

50

106 

118 

117 

118 

170

July

97 

96 

97 

104 

44

16 

66 

8 

8 

83

19 

0 

0 

0 

16

Aug.

213 

190 

16 

16 

16

59 

19 

45 

89

75

20 

19 

20 

31 

58

Sept.

 ...

......

------

 23

Day

16. 

ITIS 

19-..-. 

20..--.

21 

22- 

23..-.. 

24 

28 

26 

27 

28 29 ^

30 

31

Month

April 15 

May

1-30- .. _ ...................... _ ....

June.... _________________________

Joly..... __- _. _ August 

1 he perkxl ..... ... .... ..... ... ... ..... ... ....

Apr.

25

23 

40

Maximum

160 

202 

215 

213

May

70 

47 

63 

40 

39

42 

48 

55 

86 

160

157 

69 

76 

78 

76 

86

June

174 

187 

188 

199 

202

159 

176 

174 

174 

185

187 

188 

146 

173 

160

Minimum

39 

45 

0 

16

July

", 

S

19

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

 58 

7 

58 

215 

215

Mean

30.0 

65.2 

129 

40.1 

63.1

Aug.

60 

70

70

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,070 

4,010 

7,680 

2,470 

3,880

19,100

1 Discharge measurement.
140 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6 

SHOSHOHTE BIVER BELOW SHOSHONE RESERVOIB, WYO.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in lot 76, T. 52 N., E. 102 W., about 4J^ miles 

west of Cody.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,470 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January, 1921, to September, 1931.

REMARKS. No diversions between station and Shoshone Dam. Flow completely regulated by storage in Shoshone Reservoir; capacity, 456,000 acrefeet. Complete records furnished by United States Bureau of Reclamation.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

Day

1 

2 ....

4 

5 

6 

T.... ...........

10 

11 

12 

13 14

15 

16 

17 

10

20 

21 

22 .......... 

23 -

24.. _ -

OK

26 

27 

OQ

29 _ _ __

sn

31 

Oct.

1,000 

981 

975 

975 

956

962 

968 

1,000 

1,020 

1,040

1,050 

1,060 

1,060 

1,070 

1,060

1,060 

877 

633 

600 

645

678 

684 

684 

684 

684

678 

678 

673 

667 

667 

667

Nov.

701 

811 

811 

800 

794

794 

1,010 

1,000 

1,040 

1,230

1,340 

1,320 

1,290 

1,260 

1,230

1,180 

1,170 

1,150 

1,130 

1,120

1,100 

1,100 

1,080 

1,080 

1,070

1,060 

1,060 

1,060 

1,060 

1,060

Dec.

1,070 

1,060 

1,060 

1,060 

981

907 

835 

765 

695 

622

724 

724 

724 

724 

724

724 

724 

724 

724 

724

724 

724 

724 

507 

502

497 

486 

460 

449 

439 

423

Jan.

419 

414 

370 

327 

353

383 

353 

340 

348 

340

340 

340 

340 

327 

311

319 

319 

307 

319 

311

319 

315 

311 

296 

284

292 

296 

296 

288 

288 

284

Feb.

284 

288

288 

288 

288

292 

288 

276 

284

288

288 

284 

288 

288 

284

296 

296 

296 

296 

284

269 

262 

269 

265 

265

265 

265 

265

Month

March .. . - .

April . .... 

IWflTT

Mar.

164 

84 

84 

84 

84

84 

84 

84 

84 

86

84 

86 

86 

86 

80

82 

82 

84 

82 

82

80 

73 

80 

80 

88

90 

84 

80 

75 

80 

80

Apr.

86 

86 

86 

88 

116

250 

353 

250 

300 

307

303 

307 

357 

344 

344

300 

383 

480 

490 

495

500 

506 

506 

500 

500

495 

516

542 

647 

568

Maximum

1,070 

1,340 

1,070 

419 

296 

164 

568 

1,450 

6,370 

1,980 

1,120 

1,320

6,370

.May

568 

531 

219 

442

688

660 

649 

716 

751

774

774 

623 

666 

967 

1,070

1,180 

1,220 

1,180 

1,190 

1,110

1,070 

1,130 

1,160 

1,250 

1,240

1,210 

1,300 

1,360 

1,400 

1,430 

1,450

Jane

1,290 

1,340 

1,580 

1,580 

1,660

2,230 

3,940 

5,720 

6,370 

5,820

5,500 

5,100 

4,570 

4,560 

4,680

5,000 

5,000 

4,190 

3,640 

3,140

2,940 

2,830 

2,730 

2,630 

2,530

2,430 

2,410 

2,330 

2,280 

2,140

Minimum

600 

701 

423 

284 

262 

73 

86 

219 

1,290 

1,120 

194 

273

73

July 1

1,980 

1,830 

1,760 

1,710 

1,680

1,630 

1,580 

1,540 

1,490 

1,450

1,400 

1,360 

1,320 

1,280 

1,260

1,210 

1,190 

1,150 

1,120 

1,160

1,160 

1,190 

1,190 

1,320 

1,450

1,380 

1,350 

1,320 

1,290 

1,230 

1,160

Mean

853 

1,060 

717 

327 

282 

85.4 

364 

967 

3,410 

1,390 

834 

637

911

Aug.

1,120 

1,060 

1,040 

1,030 

1,070

1,050 

1,010 

915

884 

896

877 

915 

947 

890

768

733 

804 

853 

859 

922

934 

934 

922 

928 

896

890 

739 

194 

194 

206 

374

Sept.

600 

694 

922 

934 

871

774 

739 

716 

649 

606 

*1 

674 

568 

542 

562 

558

585 

590 

595 

590

558

574 

537 

433 

451 

423

370 

834 

1,320 

666 

273

Run-off in 

acre-feet

52,400 

63,100 

44,100 

20,100 

15,700 

5,250 

21,700 

59,500 

203,000 

85,500 

51,300 

37,900

660,000
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

SHOSHONE RIVER AT BYROff, WYO.

141

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 34, T. 56 N., R. 97 W., at Byron.

DBAINAGE ABEA. -2,300 square miles.

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. January, 1929, to September, 1931.

EXTKEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 6,190 second-feet June 9 (gage 

height, 5,6 feet); minimum, 38 second-feet Mar. 16 (gage height, 0.70 foot). 

1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 6,920 second-feet June 12, 1930 (gage 

height, 5.9 feet); minimum, that of Mar. 16, 1931.

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 18 to Jan. 25, 

Mar. 25-29, which were based on one discharge measurement and temperature records. Water diverted for irrigation above station. Flow regulated 

by Shoshone Reservoir.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

iDay

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 

Oct.

970 

930 

980 

1,110 

1,130

1,130 

1,090 

1,090 

1,080 

1,100

1,150 

1,150 

1,140 

1,130 

1,130

1,080 

1,150 

1,090 

1,050 

940

798 

743 

701 

708 

701

687 

694 

701

687 

687 

687

Nov.

715 

766 

701 

687 

687

701 

701 

687 

708 

715

729 

715 

715 

715 

729

715 

701

1 670 

650

Dec.

660 

540

500

Jan.

480

475 

425

354 

334 

344 

334 

344 

334

Feb.

323 

334 

349 

354 

354

344 

349 

354 

354 

365

381 

354 

344 

354 

354

334 

334 

344 

344 

354

344 

334 

344 

339 

349

334 

294 

256

Month

Octoler 

Marcii _________________________ April. __ . _____ . _________________

July .

The year . 

Mar.

233 

187 

173 

125 

130

142 

147 

147 

142 

153

160 

147 

167 

97

57

38 

112

68 

47 

47

47 

51 

46 

72 

80

80 

80 

90 

200 

150 

133

Apr.

125 

144 

144 

139 

125

65 

256 

153 

118 

110

99 

108 

133 

110 

102

81 

66 

60 

60 

81

97 

128 

180 

208 

224

208 

163 

59 

48 

72

Maximum

1,150 

766

381 

233 

256 

970 

6,160 

902 

743 

1,000

6,160

May

85 

89 

91 

85 

99

112 

122 

112 

104 

157

204 

242 

110 

85 

110

83 

242 

83 

479 

398

354 

376 

308 

328 

467

365 

425 

970 

798 

758 

694

June

729 

722 

1,130 

1,710 

1,820

2,520 

3,650 

4,780 

6,160

5,820

5,580 

5,920 

5,770 

4,780 

4,550

4,620 

4,550 

3,910 

3,080 

1,920

2,270 

2,190 

1,940 

1,760 

1,590

1,560 

1,610 

1,510 

1,180 

1,060

Minimum

687

334 

256 

38 

48 

83 

722 

160 

116 

114

38

July

902 

830 

743 

768 

743

673 

617 

521 

652 

485

437 

431 

392 

284 

298

251 

274 

208 

204 

160

166 

176 

170 

212 

360

455 

408 

414 

370 

376 

398

Mean

949 

687 

565 

435 

342 

114 

122 

288 

3,010 

428 

313 

293

627

Aug.

443 

376 

365 

318 

284

386 

431 

420 

365 

365

308 

318 

349 

381 

344

308 

284 

246 

238 

220

246 

260 

238 

246 

228

246 

743 

376 

116 

125 

122

Sept.

114 

122 

130 

128 

274

242 

251 

233 

224 

191

176 

170 

173 

170 

163

150 

139 

150 

144 

814

334 

328 

479 

408 

414

Q4Q trty

376 

1,000 

673 

260

Run-oft in 

acre-feet

58,400 

40,900 

34,700 

26,700 

19,000 

7,010 

7,260 

17,700 

179,000 

26,300 

19,200 

17,400

464,000
142 STJKFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6 

LITTLE HORN RIVER NEAR CROW AGENCY, MONT.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NE. K sec. 13, T. 3 S., R. 34 E., at Chicago, Burlington 

& Quincy Railroad bridge 2 miles south of Crow Agency.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,190 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1911, to September, 1924; August, 1928, to 

September, 1931. March, 1905, to June, 1906, at Crow Agency, about 2 

miles below present site. Crow Agency Ditch diverts water between two 

locations.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 713 second-feet June 5, 7 (gage 

height, 5.74 feet); minimum, 5.4 second-feet Sept. 8-11 (gage height, 3.42 

feet).

1905-6, 1912-1924, 1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 8,200 second-feet 

July 23, 1923 (gage height, 14.0 feet); no flow July 28 to Aug. 6, 1921.

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect, Dec. 15 to Mar. 1 

and those estimated Apr. 18^-20, May 21-29. No records Apr. 1-16. Several diversions above station. Some regulation caused by head-gate 

operations.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

1.. ...... 

2 

3 ... 

4 ______ -

5 

6. 

7 ____ .-

9 _ ... _ ...

10. 

11. 

12.. ... .......

13 

14. 

15.. 

16 

17 

10

19. 

20... __ - __ -

21. 

22 

23- _ 

24. ____ .

25. 

26. 

27. 

28 

29., 

30. 

81. 

Oct.

108 

115 

126 

161 

157

161 

167 

167 

155 

157

157 

167 

166 

167 

167

157 

161 

166 

155 

157

167 

165 

165 

156 

155

155 

148 

148 

144 

136 

140

Nov.

136 

136 

140 

133 

136

136 

136 

136 

136 

133

133 

133 

136 

136 

136

136 

136 

136 

136 

140

140 

136 

140 

140 

144

136 

136 

133 

133 

136

Dec.

133 

136 

129 

133 

140

144 

136 

140 

133 

133

126 

129 

122 

126

121

Jan.

116 

109

128

Feb.

144

131 

125

Month

October.. _ ...... _ . _ ....

January..... __ _ .

March . ...

April 17-80 . ...... . .._ . .

May.

July 

September ... __ .. . . .

Mar.

122 

122 

119 

115 

126

122 

119 

122 

133 

126

136 

126 

122 

133 

157

122 

133 

144 

136 

167

161 

126 

112 

99 

89

119 

161 

74 

80 

77 

74

Apr.

185 

178 

171 

164

157 

140 

144 

148 

153

161 

166 

167 

153 

140

Maximum

166 

144 

144 .

161 

185 

593 

713 

86 

92 

126

May

157 

166 

201 

272 

343

476 

448 

448 

420 

320

272 

220 

249 

297 

448

533 

503 

503 

563 

593

480

368 

368

June

343 

503 

653 

713 

623

683 

713 

683 

623 

533

503 

503 

420 

393 

393

420 

393 

207 

194 

183

166 

148 

102 

126 

122

122 

115 

112 

108 

105

July

n

71

71 

71 

74

n

71

n

69 

66

64 

61 

56 

54 

47

45 

42 

36 

32 

30

28 

28 

40 

21

17

16 

13 

13 

66 

66 

86

Minimum Mean

108 

133

74 

140 

167 

102 

13 

11 

5.4

151 

136 

126 

118 

134 

121 

158 

403 

364 

50.6 

33.1 

39.4

Aug.

92 

92

54 

64 

54

34 

32 

30 

28 

17

17 

17 

26 

28 

26

45 

40 

26 

34 

32

34 

32 

30 

26 

23

21 

17 

11 

13 

14 

17

Sept

17 

17 

14 

13 

13

11 

11 

5.4 

5.4 

5.4

5.4 

6.8 

8.2 

11 

11

11 

9.6 

9.6 

11 

17

71 

77 

77 

77 

126

126 

122 

115 

102 

77

Run-off In 

acre-feet

9,280 

8,090 

7,750 

7,260 

7,440 

7,440 

4,390 

24,800 

21,700 

3,110 

2,040 

2,340
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 143

TOSfGUE RIVER FEAR DECKER, MOOT.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 23, T. 9 S., R. 40 E., 1>£ miles east of Decker and

!2 miles north of Wyoming State line. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,610 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1928, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,640 second-feet May 17 (gage

height, 5.14 feet); minimum, 8 second-feet July 29 (gage height, 0.02 foot). 

1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 7,220 second-feet June 2, 1929 (gage

height, 8.25 feet); minimum, that of Julj 29, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods Nov. 29-30, Mar. 1-14, 27-28,

which were estimated. No records for period Dec. 1 to Feb. 28. Diversions

for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-31

Day

I....... _ .................. ......

2.... ........................... . ..

^. ....................................

^. ..................... ... ............

S-. ...................................

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.- ...... ......

81 .. ..... ........

Oct.

205 

205 

220 

235 

235

235 

235 

270 

252 

235

252 

270 

270 

252 

235

235 

220 

220 

252 

252

252 

252 

252 

252 

252

235 

235 

220 

220 

220 

220

Nov.

220 

220 

220 

220 

205

205 

192 

192 

192 

192

178 

178 

192 

205 

192

163 

178 

205 

205 

192

192 

178 

205 

220 

220

205 

192 

178 

175 

170

Month

November.. ______________________

March ____________ .. _ . __

April 

May. ...... ..... 

July

August ____ ... .... ______ _ ............

September

Mar.

160

150

[ 170

184

168 

174 

163 

179 

176

176 

227 

242 

242 

198

174 

140 

165 

168 

181 

201

Apr.

204 

330 

292 

198 

195

212 

258 

274 

310 

242

242 

227 

258 

292 

372

330 

330 

330 

418 

350

258 

242 

227 

212 

242

227 

227 

212 

242 

292

Maximum

270 

220 

242 

418 

3,360 

2,090 

112 

139 

201

May

395 

510 

535 

705 

928

765 

798 

895 

705 

645

590 

645 

1,030 

1,260 

2,450

2,970 

3,360 

2,330 

1,440 

1,030

960 

830 

798 

830 

1,970

1,970 

1,760 

1,440 

960 

735 

735

June

895 

1,260 

1.750 

2,090 

1,860

1,350 

1,350 

1,260 

1,260 

1,180

1,100 

1,100 

830 

706 

690

610 

485 

418 

330 

292

258 

227 

195 

174 

146

132 

125 

121 

119 

112

Minimum

205 

163 

140 

195 

395 

112 

8 

30 

20

» 

July

112 

108 

108 

100 

88

92 

96 

79 

79 

74

58 

64 

69 

63 

52

56 

58 

54 

40 

35

38 

34 

31 

16 

14

12 

10 

9 

8 

21 

30

Mean

239 

196 

173 

268 

1,190 

741 

55.1 

63.2 

73.0

Aug.

88 

139 

100 

87 

81

74 

68 

64 

61 

60

61 

52 

43 

49 

46

35 

35 

33 

30 

38

35 

40 

36 

38 

39

40 

38 

38 

35 

33 

34

Sept

31 

30 

31 

28 

27

31 

30 

30 

30 

28

28 

27 

24 

26 

29

28 

26 

20 

28 

43

72 

108 

171 

163 

179

195 

201 

184 

179 

168

Run-off in 

acre-feet

14,700 

11,700 

10,600 

15,900 

73,200 

44,100 

3,390 

3,270 

4,340
144 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6 

TONGUE RIVER NEAR MILES CITY, MONT.

LOCATION. Staff gage in NE. % SW. % sec. 29, T. 6 N., R. 48 E., at Tongue and 

Yellowstone River Irrigation District Dam, 12 miles south of Miles City.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1929, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,560 second-feet May 19 (gage 

height, 2.96 feet); no flow July 3-15, 18-31, Aug. 1-7, Aug. 11 to Sept. 30.

1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 5,910 second-feet June 5, 1929; maximum gage height, 5.72 feet Feb. 20, 1930; no flow at various times after 

July 4, 1931.

REMARKS. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 18 to Mar. 13, 

Mar. 26-31.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

Day

1 

Z.. .................. ..

Z.. ....................

4 

6.. ........ ............

6.... ... ... .... .....

7 

8-- . . 

9.......-. ..........

10 

11 .. .--.

12 __ ...... ......

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23-- 

24--.. . _ -. .. 

26 

26 

27 

28 

28 

80 

31 ___ . .

Oct.

113 

102 

86 

96 

113

135 

188 

238 

286 

286

338 

382 

371 

393 

404

382 

286 

180 

327 

305

426 

450 

920 

349 

238

220 

195 

195 

220 

238 

248

Nov.

229 

238 

238 

229 

229

210 

202 

202 

220 

229

210 

220 

220

248 

267

286 

286 

258 

248 

229

248 

286 

305 

286 

305

286 

267 

305 

286 

267

Dec.

130 

90

90

Jan.

150 

150

265

Month

October 

January ____ __ ________________

April 

July 

Feb.

230

> 200 

200

Mar.

210 

210 

229 

229 

195

180 

188 

172 

180 

210

202 

210 

202 

202 

190

208 

208 

208 

226 

208

190 

190 

190 

176 

176

134 

120 

120 

155 

190 

244

Maximum

920 

305

244 

302 

2,560 

2,060 

438 

450

2,560

Apr.

302 

262 

235 

235 

208

208 

208 

190 

190 

183

169 

169 

183 

199 

190

190 

190 

134

162 

162

169 

155 

155 

155 

148

134 

120 

110 

105 

105

May

110 

100 

90 

100 

190

346 

390 

650 

710 

650

622 

538 

462 

390 

390

390 

1,130 

2,060 

2,560 

2,160

1,670 

1,130 

960 

896 

710

800 

L130 

1,390 

1,580 

1,670 

1,580

Minimum

86 

202

120 

105 

90 

50 

0 

0

0

June

1,480 

1,480 

1,220 

1,100 

L390

1,670 

1,670 

1,580 

1,390 

L300

1,130 

1,100 

994 

960 

880

755 

608 

474 

402 

346

2,060 

390 

280 

162

' 148

134 

100 

85 

58 

50

Mean

281 

251 

103 

191 

211 

192 

178 

889 

847 

18.3 

23.2

265

July

46 

24 

6 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

438 

54 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Aug.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

190 

450 

80

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

17,300 

14,900 

6,330 

11,700 

11,700 

11,800 

10,600 

54,700 

50,400 

1,130 

1,430

192,000

NOTE. No flow during September.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

GOOSE CREEK ETEAB SHERIDAN, WYO.

145

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 35, T. 55 N., R. 86 W., 14 miles southwest of Sheridan and half a mile above Cave Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 110 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1929, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 756 second-feet June 3 (gage 

height, 3.94 feet); minimum probably occurred during winter. 

1930-31: Maximum discharge, that of June 3,1931.

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods Dec. 21 to Feb. 17 and Mar. 

11-13, which were estimated. Water diverted above station from East 

Fork of Goose Creek into Little Goose Creek. Flow partly regulated by 

storage in Dome Lake.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

1... ________ __

Z.. ....................

Z.. ....................

^.. ....................

5 

6 __ . , .

T. .....................

8......................

9. ..................

10.- ............... ..

11 ..- 

12 _ ...................

13 _.- - _. ._.

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19.. 1 ..

20 .

21 _ ...... . ... .........

22 _ ...................

23

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29.... ...............

80 

31 

Oct.

17 

14 

34 

31 

25

28 

25 

26 

29 

31

49 

61 

54 

58 

53

37 

38 

50 

42 

39

36 

35 

32 

33 

33

39 

36 

26 

28 

28 

30

Nov.

26 

27 

25 

25 

25

23 

22 

24 

22 

23

20 

24 

24 

14 

12

20 

19 

17 

17 

17

22 

21 

22 

20 

20

20 

18 

17 

16 

16

Dec.

16 

16 

17 

16 

17

15 

16 

17 

17 

16

14 

15 

14 

14 

13

*14 

14 

14 

13 

13

8

Feb.

6.0

6.0

6.5 

6.4 

6.3

6.2 

6.2 

6.2 

6.2 

6.3

6.4 

6.4 

6.4

Month

October __ ... ___________________

NQVtymhfr

January

February ________ «. ______________

March.. . ..

April . 

July. .- . 

September ..... ........

The year

Mar.

6.5 

6.6 

6.8 

7.1 

7.0

7.0 

7.1 

7.1 

7.2 

7.4

7.6 

7.8 

8.0 

8.2 

8.6

8.8 

8.8 

9.2 

10.0 

9.8

9.5 

11.0 

10.0 

9.5 

10.0

8.2 

10.0 

12.0 

12.0 

11.0 

11.0

Apr.

11 

10 

10 

12 

12

14 

17 

23 

17 

17

19 

26 

46 

61 

49

51 

66 

69 

41 

25

18 

18 

20 

18 

18

20 

20 

26

52

71

Dhfaximum

61 

27 

17

12 

71 

660 

740 

52 

51 

35

660

May

75 

77 

81 

123 

111

108 

133 

08 

85 

81

84 

120 

186 

262 

446

660 

590 

422 

262 

236

206 

165 

206 

403 

541

548 

513 

355 

206 

182 

245

June

418 

566 

716 

740 

510

502 

541 

440 

527 

450

432 

340 

233 

220 

206

259 

199 

126 

107 

86

62 

51 

45 

42 

44

45 

43 

40 

54 

53

July

50 

45 

42 

39 

36

35 

34 

31 

30 

31

32 

29 

28 

26 

25

24 

22 

32 

39 

42

38 

38 

36 

40 

38

38 

36 

32 

32 

45 

52

Minimum Mean

14 

12

6.5 

10 

75 

40 

22 

8.8 

7.4

35.4 

20.6 

12.5 

7.0 

6.12 

8.74 

29.2 

252 

270 

35.4 

16.1 

11.3

58.9

Aug.

51.0 

32.0 

22.0 

17.0 

16.0

22.0 

22.0 

21.0 

20.0 

20.0

19.0 

17.0 

20.0 

18.0 

13.0

11.0 

9.5 

8.8 

10.0 

13.0

12.0 

12.0 

12.0 

11.0 

ILO

10.0 

9.8 

10.0 

9.8 

9.5 

9.8

Sept.

10.0 

9.5 

9.2 

8.9 

8.6

8.3 

8.2 

8.0

7.7 

7.4

7.4 

7.4 

7.4 

7.4

7.6

7.7 

7.7 

7.4 

7.6 

11.0

13.0 

11.0 

ILO 

18.0 

35.0

27.0 

16.0 

14.0 

14.0 

17.0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,180 

1,230 

769 

430 

340 

537 

1,740 

15,500 

16,100 

2,180 

990 

672

42,700
146 SUBFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1931, PABT 6

»

POWDER EIVEB AT ARVADA, WYO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 16, T. 54 N., E. 77 W., at Arvada, a quarter of a 

mile above Wildhorse Creek. Zero of gage is 3,623.8 feet above mean sea 

level.

DBAINAGE AREA. 6,050 square miles.

EECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1919, to September, 1931. From July, 1915, to 

April, 1919, just above mouth of Clear Creek, 16 miles downstream.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 6,960 second-feet July 18 (gage 

height, 5.75 feet); no flow several days during July and September.

1919-1931: Maximum discharge determined by slope-area method, 

95,000 second-feet Sept. 29, 1923 (gage height, 23.7 feet); no flow during parts 

of summers of 1919, 1921-1923, 1931.

REMARKS. Eecords good except those for periods Nov. 13-14, 20-22, 26-29, 

Dec. 1-14, Dec. 18 to Mar. 4, Mar. 26-30, which were estimated. Diversions from tributaries upstream.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

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 

26. . _ . _ .

26... __ 

27 

28. _ .

29 __ . __ . _ .

30 _ _

31 

Oct.

68 

90 

87 

2,080 

1,940

582 

310 

180 

140 

120

115 

115 

118 

120 

115

122 

132 

130 

120 

106

104 

120

125 

120 

122

135 

132 

125 

135 

128 

130

Nov.

128 

130 

135 

125 

125

132 

128 

135 

130 

125

125 

110 

109 

108 

107

83 

85 

90 

93 1-

93

96 

97

1-

99

Dec.

 ICO

86

81 

96

95 

90

Jan.

81

Feb.

171

Month

October .... ........................

December _ . _____________________

January.. _______________________

February.. . .. .........

April..... . . ...... .... -

July...... 

September

Mar.

i 400

430

270 

152 

410 

150 

160

155 

200 

360 

500 

380

280 

180 

170 

170 

158

180 

280

158 

158 

155

130 

370

Apr.

510 

430 

300 

260 

220

170 

155 

210 

300 

280

280

.180 

145 

152 

155

240 

310 

240 

220 

200

330 

260 

180 

150 

160

145 

135 

145 

142 

152

Maximum

2,080 

13B

500 .

510 

2,930 

2,780 

4,260 

2,020 

160

4,260

May

170 

280 

582 

736 

2,930

2,690 

1,790 

864 

626 

560

450 

320 

250 

220 

220

340 

550 

540 

500 

400

390 

350 

180 

160 

135

122 

152 

200 

220 

2,500 

1,500

June

703 

400 

240 

280 

1,120

780 

604 

571 

780 

900

1,950 

2,780 

1,190 

604 

390

240 

155 

120 

104

88

78 

71 

60 

58 

43

37 

31 

24 

15 

12

July

8 

5 

4 

3 

2

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

4,260 

100 

48

29 

17 

12 

9 

5

5 

3 

3 

3

5 

66

Minimum Mean

68.

135 

122 

12 

0 

6 

0

263 

109 

95.6 

100 

140 

248 

225 

675 

481 

148 

198 

44.9

0 228

Aug.

2,020 

1,280 

490 

410 

138

107 

81 

69 

52 

45

35 

29 

24 

16 

15

10 

67 

400 

360 

118

83 

64 

53 

45 

36

25 

17 

16 

11 

10 

5

Sept.

4 

3 

2 

2 

1

25 

22 

10 

4 

3

2 

1 

1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

135

160 

130 

152 

135 

95

86 

130 

99 

79 

67

Run-off in 

acre-feet

16,200 

6,490 

5,880 

6,150 

7,780 

15,300 

13,400 

41,500 

28,600 

9,100 

12,200 

2,670

165,000
YELLOWSTONE BIVEB BASIN

POWDER EIVEE AT MOOBHEAD, MONT.

147

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 5, T. 9 S., R. 48IE., at Moorhead. 

Staff gage at site half a mile downstream used prior to Aug. 28, 1931.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1929, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 6,040 secondffeet May 6 (gage 

height, 6.75 feet); no flow July 15-17.

1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 8,610 second-feet J^ne 3, 1929 (gage 

height, 7.90 feet); minimum, that of July 15-17, 1931.

REMARKS. Records fair except those for September, which are good. Flow not 

computed for period of ice, Dec. 20 to Mar. 8. Discharge estimated for 

periods July 1-14, 24-31, Aug. 8-19, 21-27, 29-31, Sept. 2, 4. Some diversions for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19SG-S1

Day

1 ______________

2... ______________

3 .. .

4 ________________

5 _________________

6 ______ . ................

7

8 . _ __

9.... ....................

10.....1.....................

11 ____ ...... __ .... __ ..

12

IS..... ..........-.-.......

14...... __ .... ___ .......

15. .......................

16 __ .................. __ ..

17 ____ . __ ...... ____ ..

18...... ...................

19............................

20........... .................

21 ........ ................

22... 

23

24.... ___ .... ___ . _ ....

25 .........................

26. _ ... _________ .....

27.......... ..................

28. -._ ....._.._.___

29 ____ . _________ ....

30............................

31.. ...... ...... ........

Oct.

136 

157 

189 

189 

2,160

1,160 

730 

548 

402 

327

313 

300 

300 

300 

300

286 

300 

300 

262 

273

300 

300 

300 

300 

300

300 

273 

286 

300 

286 

273

Nov.

273 

273 

273 

262 

262

262 

262 

250 

262 

250

244 

227 

216 

212

212

198 

198 

198 

198 

54

54 

273 

198 

262 

273

216 

180 

300 

386 

506

Dec.

453 

453 

340 

402 

470

488 

402 

371 

402 

386

180 

180 

250 

180 

171

198 

198 

198 

207

Mar.

682 

589

417 

568 

506 

488 

386

488 

340 

340 

273 

273

262 

262 

286 

273 

239

30 

122 

327 

327 

150 

108

Apr.

216 

634 

327 

371 

340

273 

250 

250 

250

417

326 

313 

250 

216 

227

250 

300 

273 

262 

227

239 

273 

262 

250 

250

250 

216 

198 

171 

136

Month Maximum

October.

March 9-31 ____________________ .... ...

April... 

July.... ~

2,160 

506 

488 

682 

634 

6,040 

1,740 

2,800 

3,000 

200

May

216 

171 

250 

470 

589

6,040 

3,040 

2,090 

1,080 

798

670 

670 

417 

386 

402

658 

1,080 

1,370 

1,010 

865

757 

506 

415 

294 

285

350 

670 

670 

670 

1,290 

3,410

June

1,29( 

67( 

78( 

90< 

1,16(

1,22( 

7W 

7« 

625 

57{

532 

1,66( 

1,74(

m

622

41f 

2S7

m 

us

IK

128 ioe

8( 

7f 

68

49 

32 

1J

f 

8

Minimum

136 

54

30 

136 

171 

8.0 

0

3.5

July

4.0

0

0 

0 

2,800 

670 

177

124 

60 

27

5

Aug.

670 

3,000 

3,000 

1,160 

532

257 

, 6.8

3.5

382

150 

100 

75 

50 

40

35 

30 

29 

21 

16 

11

Sept.

8.6 

 8.6 

8.6 

7.2 

5.8

3.5 

6.2 

12 

15 

14

10 

9.0 

8.2 

6.6 

5.0

4.7 

4.7 

5.0 

4.7 

13

198 

200 

180 

190 

200

190 

190 

200 

200 

180

 K/r«nn Run-off in Mean acre-feet

392 24,100 

241 14,300 

312 11,800 

336 15,300 

274 16,300 

1,020 62,700 

533 31,700 

128 7,870 

310 19, 100 

69. 6 4, 140
148 StJBFACB WATEE SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

POWDER RIVER NEAR MIZPAH, MONT.

LOCATION. Wire gage near center of sec. 30, T. 6 N., R. 52 E., at highway

bridge 2 miles southeast of Mizpah and 36 miles southeast of Miles City. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1928, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,600 second-feet May 7 (gage

height, 5.0 feet); minimum (estimated), 10 second-feet Sept. 8-24.

1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 14,700 second-feet Mar. 12, 1929 (gage

height, 8.9 feet); minimum, that of Sept. 8-24. 

REMARKS. Records fair. Ice effect Nov. 18, 1929, to Feb. 17, 1931 (discharge

not determined), Oct. 16-23, Nov. 14-21, Nov. 27 to Dec. 7, Dec. 16, 1930,

to Mar. 17, 1931, Mar. 26-31.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-1981

Day

1929-30 

1 ______________

2..*. .. _ .. __

3............ ............

4 

5 - -

6 .. . _ 

7 

8 

fl 

10 _ ... . _ .... ... _ .

11 . _ . . . __ .

12...... _ . __ .........

13. 

14 _ . _

15 _ ............. _ .... .

16.. _ ........ ..... ...

17 

18 __... _ .

19.. 

20... .... .... . .... 

21.................. ......

22 _ .... ___ ..... ..... .

23 ... _ ........... _ .

24...... _ ... __ ... _ .

25 _ ....... __ ... __ ..

26 _ ....... ....

27. 

28. ___ . .....

29. . ___ ........ .....

30 

31 ____ ........... __ .

Oct.

506

426

412

356

356

356

300

241

294

241

262

196

188

164

156

135

188

172

172

172

156

156

188

IQfl

205

 184

196

156

241

O 1QA

Nov.

1,150

1,150

 706

262

273

319

344

319

319

370

370

363

384

370

172

149

172

Feb.

5,770

8,700

9,600

8,100

7,500

5,230 3 7tn

3,730

3,270

2,180

 2,680

Mar.

 3,200

3,730

2,830

2,830

1 VJfi

1,970

1,450

1,350

762 956

1,150

1,250

 1,450

1,660

1,550

1,150

1,660

 1,400

1,150

975

1,060

 982

900

975

900

975

700

 762

825

648

596

Apr.

596

515

498

482

474

482

490

533

617

627

638 658

700

700

648

700

 680

648

638

648

638

606

578

533

442

 492

542

738

1,450

1,550

May

1,350

1,250

1,350

1,150

975

1,150

1,550

1,150

1,150

1,450

 1,010

578

825

700

700

578

515

 515

515

498

533

569

606

 544

482

648

648

515

434

377

(MB

June

3,270

2,500

1,660

1,970

1,160

825

762

700

560

442

"284

125

294

405

267

184

226

210

168

184

160

131

145

1,450

1,450

325

241

168

125

125

July

 98

 71

45

100

45

76

76

78

68

68

58

74

81

88

52

2,280

« 1, 670

1,060 »860

 660

466

350

306

283 -256

228

196

196

 174

 152

131

Aug.

 117

103

97

86 -82

78

 84

 90

97

86

86 "328

569

363

3,500

3,050

3,050

2,180

825

 1,040

1,250

900

1,860

482 382

283 "390

498

405

257

252

Sept.

176

 162

149

135

149

138

176

152

112 308

 504

700

344

222

337

 1,580

2,830

97

86

86

86

84

78

84

86

81

78

62

66

68

> Interpolated.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 149

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Powder River near Mizpah, Mont.,

1929-19S1 Continued

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Juna July Aug. Sept.

1930-31

7.. 

8-

9..

10..

11-

12..

13..

14..

15..

20-

26..

27..

28-

29-

30- 

31..

64

74

84

94

97

 724

1,350

762 634

 506

377

350

 347 

344 

319

300

319 »310

300 

 281 

262 

294 

273 

257

278 

»270 

262 

252 

232

>234 

236 

232 

223 

210

 173 

»136

 99 

62

 49 

52

 49 

46 

29

25

 123

a 221

319

241

164

149

142

160

156

135

142

142

128

180

180 

192 

214 

283 

»278

273

>293

313

283

232

172

 160 

149

132

 132 

132

 140 

149

142

132

 128

 124 

121 

112

97

103

97

 68 

40

 53 

66

 63

 60

 58

56

 51 

46 

50 

54

62

 58 

54 

62

76

 94

 112

 130

 147

164 

164 

164 

356 

294 

a 242

188

 184 

180

 150 

121

100

86

91

91

 95

 105 

115 

144 

172

 180 

188 

252

 268 

283

 258 

232 

319 

325

257

268

278

 280

283

283

252

241

290

276

290

331

316

342

462

497

 514 

532 

497

 480 

462 

462 

462 

462

399

410

462

610

695

462

795

532

532

497

462

430

430

532

497

497

353

365

353

365

430

399

388

388

497

462

 430 

399 

376 

342 

321

311

 306 

300 

300 

300

532

3,500

3,050

1,750

1,120

1,040

910

745

652

571

 754

 937 

1,120 

1,360 

1,280

1,190

610

497

399

430

 562 

695 

795

 1,110

 1.4J10

1,71

9

1,0*0

1.71W) 

1,6110 i,i:!0 1,1:10

1,0*0

 9:

75 '5

 1,3:0 

1,8(0

 1.3JO

7f5

 6J5 

4(2 

319 

311

liO 

 1(6

 158

136

112

59

20

&2.500 

695

 254 

119 

82

44

20

 30 

"40

 51 

62

44

1,860

1,040

610

610

2,170

2,830

852

290

139

106

 92

 79 

66

168

93

66

48

25

199

139

 116 

93

77 67 

57

 47 

37 

34

 30 

27 

20 

23

 18

14

11

10

10

20

Montb Maximum Minimum Mean Eun-oSin 

acre-feet

October____ 

November___ 

February 18-28.. 

March.._.__ 

April._ 

May. 

June..____ 

July.......... 

August_____ 

September___

1929-30

October 

NovemberDecember.. 

JanuaryFebruary. . 

March.....

April.. .. 

May.__.___ 

June.._ . 

July........

August.....

September.

1930-31

2,180

1,150

9,600

3,730

1,550

1,550

3,270

2,280

3,500

2,830

1,350

319

313

356

325

610

795

3,500

1,860

2,500

135

149

2,180

596

442

377

125

45

78

62

301

423

5,600

1,450

651

805

684

334

738

307

64

25

112

40

86

232

321

300

112

2,830

30

25

349

162

187

103

189

379

464

933

792

163

392

14.4

18,600

14.300

120,000

89,200

38,700

49,500

40,700

20,600

45,400

18,300

21,500

9,640

11,500

6,330

10,500

23,300

27,600

57,400

47,100

10,000

24,100

857

The year. 250,000

"Interpolated. 6 Estimated.

NOTE. Records for year ending Sept. 30, 1930, are revised and supersede those published in WaterSupply Paper 701.
150 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6 

MIDDLE FORK OF POWDER RIVER AT KATCEE, WTO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 1, T. 43 N., R. 82 W., at Kaycee.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 647 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1911, to October, 1912; May, 1929, to September,

1931, discontinued. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,120 second-feet May 4 (gage

height, 5.00 feet); minimum, 19 second-feet July 20, 26, 27.

1911-12, 1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 1,610 second-feet June 2, 1929

(gage height, 6.42 feet); minimum, that of July 20, 26, 27, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect, Dec. 18 to Mar.

14, which were based on two discharge measurements and temperature

records, and for periods Apr. 4-8, Sept. 1-30, which were estimated. Minor

diversions for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-S1

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. .

Oct.

70 

70 

398 

187 

167

94 

91 

91

78 

84

89 

94 

89 

85 

79

84 

79 

76 

87 

89

89 

91

88 

85 

85

85 

88 

85 

89 

83 

89

Nov.

84 

84 

84 

85 

80

80 

82 

83 

89

78

88 

84 

83 

84 

79

87 

83 

80 

67 

62

75 

84 

87 

89 

92

87 

82 

79

75 

78

Dec.

79 

84 

82 

83

87

82 

83 

83 

79 

69

65 

91 

69 

71 

64

43 

41

45 

50

Jan.

77

Feb.

89

Month

January------ 

February..-. _ . _ . _ . _______________

April. 

May _ -. 

July 

August

September.. ______________________

The year

Mar.

 100

80

79 

76

75 

75 

82

80

78 

78 

75 

70

73 

65 

73 

74 

74 

82

Apr.

75 

78 

75 

65 

70

75 

80 

88 

85 

84

82 

98 

132 

242 

174

164 

158 

301 

254 

213

156 

150 

150 

148 

153

153 

156 

171 

275 

355

Maximum

398 

92 

91

355 

807 

415 

365 

184

807

May

472 

465 

462 

807 

430

362 

368 

283 

289 

236

234 

229 

338 

388 

530

458 

410 

365 

247 

215

201 

177 

174 

189 

169

395 

238 

260 

225 

201 

196

June

186 

273 

388 

415 

202

191 

167 

171 

191 

196

174 

167 

147 

127 

128

109 

98 

96 

93 

91

91

88 

70 

59

64

53 

53 

49 

48 

45

Minimum

70 

62

65 

65 

169 

45 

19 

35

19

July

34 

32 

32 

32 

33

32 

33 

34 

35 

32

29 

28 

28 

28 

25

23 

23 

22 

20 

19

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

19 

19 

20 

20 

26 

365

Mean

101 

81.8 

61.8 

70 

80 

86.7 

149 

323 

141 

36.9 

55.9 

36

102

Aug.

184 

83 

63 

58 

55

52 

52 

52 

48 

40

36 

37 

37 

35 

39

57 

107 

64 

61 

55

47 

47 

47 

47 

47

47 

47 

47 

47 

47 

47

Sept.

43

......

Run-off in 

acre-feet

6,210 

4,870 

3,800 

4,300 

4,440 

5,380 

8,870 

19,900 

8,390 

2,270 

3,440 

2,140

74,000
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 151

BED FORK WEAR BARJTTJM, WYO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 34, T. 43 N., R. 83 W., 6 miles east of Barnum.

DRAINAGE AREA. 149 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1929, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 370 second-feet June 9 (gage

height, 2.40 feet); no flow July 12-23.

1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 754 second-feet May 25, 1929 (gage

height, 3.57 feet); minimum, that of July 12-23. 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods Dec. 1 to Jan. 31, July 26 to

Aug. 1, Aug. 23-29, which were estimated. Small diversions for irrigation

above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-31

Day

I.....................

2 ___ ........ ........

3-. _ .. _ ...... ...

4.......... ...... ...

5.-- __ ..... _ ....

6- .. __ . .....

7... ................

8..... __ . ____ ....

9......................

10 _ ...... .....

11 . ................

12......................

13.. 

14... ................

15 

16- 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21. . _ . __ ....

22. __ . ____ ...

23 -

24-.-. . . _ . ...

25..- _

» .......

27 . 

28

29.. __ ... . _ . __ . ...

30- 

31 

Oct.

17 

13 

84 

51 

48

47 

45 

41 

42 

46

41 

41 

39 

39 

40

42 

42 

43 

45 

48

50 

50 

50 

50 

51

47 

47 

48 

46 

46 

47

Nov.

48 

48 

47 

45 

47

46 

44 

45 

45 

45

44 

47 

45 

43 

43

45 

43 

45 

42 

43

46 

37 

33 

31 

33

30 

35 

38 

39 

39

Jan.

15

Feb.

28 

31 

31 

26 

31

28 

29 

32 

IS 

40

34 

28 

28 

30 

29

28 

28 

23 

31 

27

32 

31 

23 

28 

30

32 

31 

35

Month

October ...............................................

T^iMWTJbOT

January.. _____ .. ___ . ___ . _______

March ................................................

May.

Jane-. 

July. ......... ..... __

The year . . _ ...

Mar.

29 

31 

31 

32 

28

28 

28 

29 

30 

26

32 

33 

34 

30 

30

32 

32 

32 

32 

28

30 

34 

30 

34 

34

10 

36 

32 

32 

30 

34

Apr.

34 

36 

34 

32 

36

31 

32 

43

56 

64

70 

58 

68 

111 

170

147 

152 

115 

95 

72

50 

54 

53 

48 

45

46 

46 

78 

115 

110

Maximum

84 

48

40 

36 

170 

103 

152 

110 

55 

18

170

May

72 

74 

103 

100 

98

92 

101

77 

79

77

67 

67 

71 

74 

58

52 

46 

45 

47 

47

42 

38 

39 

38 

40

38 

51 

48 

48 

48 

42

June

43 

79 

39 

58 

51

47 

43 

37 

152 

72

56 

55 

56 

52 

47

44 

39 

37 

37 

40

42 

42 

37 

32 

30

18 

14 

8 

4 

4

July

3 

3 

4 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3

1

1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

1

1

1 1

1 1

3 

110

Minimum Mean

13 

30

18 

10 

31 

38 

4 

0 

2 

2

44.7 

42.0 

30 

25 

29.7 

30.4 

70.0 

61.9 

43.8 

4.8 

13.0 

9.7

0 33.7

Aug.

55 

8 

6 

2 

4

10 

12 

10 

8

8

7 

6 

5 

4 

22

12 

39 

21

18 

13

12 

15 

13 

11 

13

10 

10 

10 

13 

19 

8

Sept.

14 

14 

15 

17 

15

15 

14 

14 

15

18

14 

16 

11 

2 

3

5 

4 

5 

5

7

5

4 

5

7 

6

7 

7 

7 

8 

13

Run-ofl in 

acre-feet

2,750 

2,500 

1,840 

1,540 

1,650 

1,870 

4,170 

3,810 

2,610 

295 

799 

577

24,400

131316 33- -11
152 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

NORTH FORE OF POWDER RIVER NEAR EAYCEE, WYO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 13, T. 44 N., R. 82 W., 5 miles north of Kaycee. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 244 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May to November, 1911; May, 1929, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 474 second-feet May 4 (gage

height, 2.47 feet); no flow for several days during June, July, August. 

1911,1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 617 second-feet May 26,1929 (gage

height, 2.77 feet); no flow for several days in 1930 and 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 1 to Mar.

14, Mar. 26-28, which were estimated. Diversions for irrigation above

station..

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

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.... ...... .......

20.. __ ... __ ..... ...

31.. ....... __ . ___ .

Oct.

19 

20 

55 

81 

69

58 

39 

32 

31 

29

32 

34 

29 

28 

29

28 

29 

29 

31 

33

33 

33 

37 

33 

32

33 

33 

31

29 

29 

29

Nov.

28 

28 

27 

28 

28

28 

28 

27 

28 

28

27 

29 

29 

29 

27

27 

28 

28 

28 

27

25 

25 

23 

23 

23

26 

25 

23 

21 

21

Jan.

13

Feb.

:::::::

.......

26

Month

October.. _______________________

July ...

The year. ... _ ..... __ ... ....

Mar.

35 

35

..

44

41 

40 

38 

35 

32

30 

29 

28 

26 

25

16 

18 

20 

23 

26 

48

Apr.

52 

48 

44 

34 

29

29 

29 

29 

31 

29

29 

28 

66 

109 

56

44 

41 

72 

106 

97

92 

43 

38 

34 

33

36 

34 

34 

36

86

Maximum

81 

29

48 

109 

308 

72 

300 

42 

25

308

May

120 

103

82 

308

278

52 

61 

120 

73 

40

30 

25 

23 

66 

100

84 

61 

45 

31 

20

16 

14 

11 

10

26

20 

49 

31

27 

27 

33

June

39 

38 

40 

72 

41

31 

30 

27 

31 

42

33 

24 

22 

20 

15

8.0 

3.2 

1.5 

1.5 

1.2

1.0 

.8 

.9 

0 

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

1.3

July

1.2 

.4 

.1 

0 

.6

.7 

.9 

.6

.7 

.8

1.2 

1.0

.8 

.4 

.9

.1

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

1.5

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.2 

7.0 

4.0 

2.5 

300

Minimum Mean

19 

21

28 

10 

0 

0 

0 

1.3

35.1 

26.4 

17 

12 

25 

33.2 

48.9 

64.1 

17.5 

10.5 

3.89 

9.70

0 25.3

Aug.

42 

25 

17 

2.8 

1.5

.9 

.6 

.4 

.2 

2.3

2.3 

1.7 

1.2 

.6 

.4

2.0 

4.0 

6.0 

2.5 

2.2

1.9 

.6 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

.8 

1.7

Sept.

2.5 

3.2 

5.0 

4.5 

4.5

4.0 

4.5 

2.2 

1.5 

1.4

1.3 

1.3 

1.4 

1.6 

3.2

4.0 

4.5 

4.5 

6.0 

13

20 

22 

21 

22 

23

25 

23 

22 

20 

19

Bun-off in 

acre-feet

2,160 

1,570 

1,050 

738 

1,390 

2,040 

2,910 

3,940 

1,040 

646 

239 

577

18,300
YELLOWBTONE EIVEB BASIN 153

CRAZY WOMAN CREEK NEAR BUFFALO, WYO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 36, T. 48 N., R. 81 W.f 21 miles southeast of

Buffalo.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 464 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1929, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 473 second-feet June 11 (gage

height, 2.48 feet); no flow during greater part of August, September.

1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 2,640 second-feet June 2, 1929 (gage

height, 5.36 feet); minimum, that of August, September, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 16 to Mar. 14,

Mar. 26-30, which were estimated. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

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 

Oct.

19 

19

67 

75 

46

36 

29 

28 

26 

21

27 

31 

32 

31 

28

24 

24 

26 

29 

31

32 

32 

34 

31 

31

31 

31 

31

28 

28 

30

Nov.

32 

31 

32 

31 

31

35 

32 

30

28 

29

29 

29 

32 

32

28

25

Jan.

*

18

Feb.

26

Month

October ______ . _________________

February. _______________________

Aprfl ...... .... _ ...... _ ..... __ ......

June ._ . _ .

July... ....... .

Mar.

40

55

67 

51 

31 

31 

30

25 

26 

31 

27 

36

25 

40

Apr.

38 

29 

24 

27 

29

24 

35 

58 

60 

25

11 

10 

12 

26 

24

10 

5 

4 

3 

2

2 

2 

2 

4 

3

2 

3 

5 

3 

4

Maximum

75 

35

67 

60 

46 

122 

111 

80 

174

174

May

6 

16 

7 

12 

21

14 

16 

36

28 20

16 

13 

10 

21 

46

37 

30 

24 

18 

13

6 

2 

2 

2 

3

4 «35 

25 

19 

12 

11

June

19 

51 

35 

36

47

24 

19 

12 

14 

47

122 

85 

46 

32 

20

16 

10

7 

8 

7

5 

5 

5 

6

7

8 

7 

6 

5 

5

July

4

5 

7 

6 

5

5 

5 

3 

2 

1

2 

2 

1 

2 

2

2 

2

1 

1

1

1 

2 

2 

1 

0

0 

0 

1 

7 

82 

111

Minimum Mean

19

2 

2 

5 

0 

0 

0

31.9 

27.9

a 22

« 18 

« 25 

36.6 

16.2 

16.9 

23.9 

8.6 

4.0 

8.4

19.9

Aug.

80 

25 

7 

3 

1

1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

2

1 

1 

1 

2 

1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

174

51 

14 

5 

4 

3

2

0 

0 

0 

0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,960 

1,660 

1,350 

1,110 

1,390 

2,250 

964 

1,040 

1,420 

529 

246 

500

14,400

> Estimated.
154 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER BASIN

LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER NEAR ALZADA, MONT.

LOCATION. Chain gage near southwest corner of T. 8 S.t R. 60 E., at John 

Walker's ranch, 3 miles below mouth of Thompson Creek and 4 miles below 

Alzada.

DRAINAGE AREA. 780 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1911, to September, 1925; August, 1928, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 164 second-feet May 28 (gage 

height, 3.43 feet); no flow at various tunes.

1911-1925, 1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 4,550 second-feet Apr. 6, 

1912 (gage height, 15.3 feet); no flow at various times.

REMARKS. Records fair. Some small diversions. Small storage in coulees.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19SO-S1

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 ..

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 -o

0 

.1 

.1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Nov.

0 

0 

.1 

.1.1

.1 .1 .1 .1 .1

.1 .1 .1 .1 .1

.1 .1

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1

.1 

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1

Dec.

0.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.2 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.2 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.2 

.1 

.1 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

.2 

.1 

.1

Jan.

0.1 

.1 

.1 

0 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

0 

0 

0 

.1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.2 

.2 

.3 

.2 

.2

Feb.

0.2 

.3 

.5 

.6 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.6

.5

.7 

1.3 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7

.7

* 

Mar.

0.6 

.7 

.5 

.6 

.5

.7 

.7 

.6 «.6 

.6

.6 

.5 «.6 

.6 

.7

.5 

1.3 

1.3 

.7 

3.2

2.0 

3.2 

4.5 

2.6 

3.2

1.3 

.7 

.5 

.7 

.5 

.5

Apr.

0.5 

.7 

9.4 

5.7 

6.4

6.4 

3.2 

2.6 

.7 

5.1

3.2 

2.6 

.7 

.6 

.5

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

Month Maximum

March

ApriL ........... . ................ ........ ..

May.................. ..... .........................

July................... ....... ....................

September _ ... .» ___ ..... ........

The year

0.1 

.2 

.2 

.3 

1.3 

4.5 

9.4 

154 

17 

134 

129 

46

154

May

0.2 

.1 

.2 

.2 

.2

.1 

.1 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1

.1 

15 

154 

76 

42 

22

June

12 

5.7 

7.0 

5.7 

2.0

.5 

.6 

.5 

.5 

2.0

7.0 

10 

16 

17 

11

6.7 

7.0 

45 

1.3 

.5

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2 

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Minimum

0 

0 

.1 

0 

.2 

.5 

.1 

.1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

July

0 

33 

78 

52 

13

3.2 

.5 

.3 

.1 

.1

.1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

134 

: 80

Mean

0.01 

.12 

.12 

.09 

.56 

1.15 

1.73 

10.1 

3.96 

12.7 

21.1 

6.45

4.89

Aug.

96 

93 

65 

23 

22

13 

7.0 

3.2 

1.3 

129

51 

24 

16 

8.6 

5.7

2.0 

.7 

.5 

.4 

0

0 

0 

40 

24 

13

5.1 

5.7 

2.0 

.6 

.5 

.5

Sept.

0.3 

.2 

.1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

7.0 

25 

36

46 

37 

25 

13 

3.8

Run-off in 

acre-feet

0.6 

7.1 

7.4 

5.5 

31 

71 

103 

621 

236 

781 

1,300 

384

3,480

 Estimated.
LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER BASIN 155

UTTIB MISSOURI BIVER AT MEDOEA, N. DAK.

LOCATION. Wire gage in NE. % sec. 27, T. 140 N., R. 102 W., at highway

bridge at Medora.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 6,190 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1903, to October, 1908; October, 1921, to September,

1924; August, 1928, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1.660 second-feet June 22 (gage

height, 4.52 feet); minimum, 16 second-feet Nov. 21-23, Nov. 26 to Dec. 1. 

1903-1908, 1921-1924, 1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 38,700 second

feet June 7, 1929 (gage height, 17.2 feet); minimum, 2 second-feet Sept. 28,

1905 (gage height, 2.4 feet, old datum). 

REMARKS. Records fair. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 17 to

Mar. 31. Insufficient data to compute dsicharge for period Jan. 1 to Mar.

31. Small diversions for irrigation from tributaries on headwaters.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

Day

1 _ . ..._ . __.__._...

2 __ ........ __ . _ .................

3 -_ _-..___.__.___._________..__

4 .. __ ............. __ .............

6... ..................................

8 - ..-_-_-.-_-.. .__-..

1. ....................................

8 ..... .... ......... ....... ..........

9 ...... .............................

10 ....................................

11 -.. -...__..-_....____._._____...

12 ...... .............. ...............

13-.. ...............................

U.. ...................................

15....... ..............................

16 ...................................

n. ....................................

18 -. - - __....

19 ...................................

20 ....... ............................

21-...... ._.........................

22.....................................

^&.. ...................................

^.. ...................................

25--.. ..............................

26 . ............................... yi. ....................................

^&.. ...................................

29... ........ ................ .......

30-.. - . . ...............

31 .. .. .- -

Oct.

29 

29 

28 

28 

26

58 

52 

52 

44 

42

52 

58 

66 

44 

34

31 

23 

23 

29 

26

28 

28 

29 

33 

32

33 

33 

34 

33 

31 

31

Nov.

29 

31 

29 

28 

26

28 

25 

23 

23 

24

23 

26 

20 

.18 

18

22 

25 

25 

20 

18

16 

16 

16 

18 

18

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

Month

November. .......................... ......... .......

December ______________________ ..

April ___ . - .- . ..-

June. _________________________ ..

July. . .-.. ...-.-.. ...............

Angtist

Dee.

16 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

20

23 

22 

26 

29 

33

29 

> 20

Apr.

163 

137 

104 

391 

368

234 

169 

142 

122 

100

80 

70 

63 

48 

43

36 

36 

34 

29 

29

29 

30 

28 

26 

26

26 

27 

26 

26 

24

Maximum

68 

31 

33 

391 

48 

1,660 

814 

1,130 

416

May

23 

22 

21 

20 

19

18 

18 

26 

26 

26

26 

24 

22 

22 

20

20 

20 

18 

17 

20

21 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

48 

44 

43 

28 

23

June

60 

67 

68 

63 

58

73 

65 

63 

368 

88

76 

73 

82 

77 

86

113 

86 

77 

65 

60

814 

1,660 

1,480 

1,210 

708

466 

326 

306 

466 

268

Minimum

23 

16 

16 

24 

17 

60

70

July

466 

522 

778 

814 

742

708 

642 

440 

391 

286

286 

251 

234 

218 

203

174 

100 

610

Mean

35.7 

21.4 

20.7 

88.8 

23.6 

315 

296 

395 

121

Aug.

778 

778 

742 

778 

708

674 

610 

580 

550 

522

466 

1,130 

890 

522 

391

305 

261 

203 

152 

134

142 

144 

142 

120 

100

82 

77 

70

}"

Sept

 60

66

150 

134 

124 

261 

346

416 

326 

326 

203 

169

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,200 

1,270 

1,270 

5,280 

1,460 

18,700 

18,200 

24,300 

7,200
156 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

KNIFE RIVER BASIN

KNIFE RIVER AT HAZEN, IT. DAK.

LOCATION. Wire gage in NE. % sec. 19, T. 144 N., R. 86 W., at Hazen.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1928, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,190 second-feet Sept. 22 (gage

height, 11.28 feet); minimum, 3.8 second-feet Sept. 9, 10.

1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 3,070 second-feet Feb. 21, 1930 (gage

height, 23.2 feet); minimum, 1.2 second-feet Aug. 27, 1929. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period Oct. 1 to Nov. 18, which are

fair. Data insufficient to compute discharge for petfod Nov. 19 to Mar. 15.

Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 16-17, Nov. 19 to Mar. 15.

Some diversions above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-S1

Day

1. ...... ...............................

2

3.-. ..__...___

^.. ...................................

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 

Oct.

92 

92 

92 

92 

96

100 

105 

120 

105 

105

115 

125 

120 

120 

115

S3 

50 

18 

18 

18

18 

16 

9.6

8.8 

8.8

8.8 

8.8 

12 

14 

14 

16

Nov.

16 

16 

15 

15 

16

13 

11 

8.4 

11 

14

19 

18 

22 

20 

19

18 

16 

11

Month

March 16-31 

April ___ 

July.-- .

Mar.

65 

65 

65 

81 

81

81 

81 

73 

73 

69

69 

73 

69 

54 

49 

44

Apr.

69 

65 

65 

57 

57

57 

57 

57 

54 

50

49 

47 

50 

49 

49

46 

34

28 

28 

28

23 

22 

21 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

18

Maximum

125 

22 

81 

69 

19 

496 

194 

170 

986

May

16 

16 

16 

15 

16

17 

17 

18 

18 

19

19 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

15 

16 

17 

18 

18 

17

June

17 

17 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

496

130 

93 

105 

93 

93

85 

85 

81

77 

77

35 

30 

13 

12 

12

11 

11 

14 

20 

30

July

22 

20 

34 

194 

194

182 

97 

81 

42 

40

57 

40 

32 

23 

22

20 

23 

13 

11 

8.2

7.4 

7.4 

6.2 

8.2 

8.2

6.2 

7.4 

7.4 

7.4 

6.6 

8.2

Minimum Mean

8.8 61.8 

8.4 15.5 

44 68.2 

18 40.0 

15 17. 0

11 sas

6. 2 39. 9 

15 417 

3.8 137

Aug.

15 

18 

18 

25 

25

32 

32 

35 

73 

97

146 

170 

114 

73 

65

66 

35 

31 

31 

24

20 

18 

18 

21 

22

28 

35 

35 

23 

23 

20

Sept. '

15 

13 

11 

11 

8.2

8.2 

6.6 

4.4 

3.8 

3.8

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

5.0 

4.4

5.0 

5.0

7.4 

24 

114

800 

986 

620 

146 

254

194 

194 

218 

242 

182

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,800 

553 

2,160 

2,380 

1,050 

3,470 

2,450 

2,750 

8,150
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

HEART RIVER BASIN

HEART RIVER AT SUNNY, N. DAK.

157

LOCATION. Chain gage in NE. % sec. 25, T. 39 N., R. 82 W., at highway bridge

nine-tenths of a mile west of Sunny. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,320 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April to September, 1924; March, 1928, to September,

1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 209 second-feet June 30 (gage

height, 5.70 feet); minimum, 1.3 second-feet Sept. 18 (gage height, 3.98 feet). 

1924, 1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 3,300 second-feet Mar. 24, 1930

(gage height, 17.58 feet); no flow Aug. 20, 1929.

Maximum stage recorded, 20.36 feet Mar. 18, 1930. 

REMARKS. Records fair except those for period Nov. 21 to Mar. 23, which are

poor. No diversions.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

Day

I . ........

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 . 

Oct.

11 

10 

10 

12 

13

14 

16 

16 

17 

18

20 

25 

28 

28 

25

23 

22 

22 

20 

20

19 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

18 

17

Nov.

17 

17 

17 

17 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

18 

18

19 

19 

20 

22 

22

18

Dec.

15 

12

> 10

Jan.

i 10

. 7

* 40

Feb.

i 150 

100

75 

100

150

Month

October.... __ ... ___ . ___ ... _ . __ .......

November ............................................

February ________________________

April.. ......... .-... .

July......... ...... __ 

September... _ .... _______ ... ........

The year

Mar.

 75 

 75

1"

100

198 

137

137 

137 

133 

133 

137 

157

Apr.

167 

177 

177 

157 

147

137 

135 

129 

107 

83

74 

70 

67 

66 

64

56 

57 

53 

51 

49

45 

43 

41 

39 

36

34 

29 

27 

23 

22

Maximum

28 

22

198 

177 

39 

209 

167 

56 

120

209

May

28 

25 

22 

20 

24

23 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

34 

39 

18 

19

22

21 

20 

18 

17

16 

16 

15 

15 

14

13 

12 

13 

23 

20 

19

June

19 

18 

23 

19 

15

13 

13 

17 

18 

22

22 

52 

55 

37 

21

16 

15 

14 

12 

12

12 

17 

20 

36 

36

36 

34

188 

188 

209

July

167 

120 

92

77 

61

58 

58 

64 

105 

95

92 

92 

80 

64

51

53 

46 

38 

30 

27

22 

18 

16 

14 

12

12 

12 

10 

9.5 

27 

46

Minimum Mean

10 

16

22 

12 

12 

9.5 

9.5 

1.3

18.3 

17.7 

12.3 

19.7 

119 

95.8 

78.7 

20.5 

40.3 

53.8 

30.6 

25.3

1.3 43.7

Aug.

53 

56 

56 

51 

49

49 

46 

46 

46 

42

42 

38 

36 

34 

30

30

27 

22 

21 

20

20

18 

18 

16 

14

14 

12 

12 

10 

10 

9.5

Sept.

9.5 

7.8 

7.0 

6.2 

5.4

5.4 

4.7 

3.5 

3.5 

2.9

2.3 

1.9 

1.8 

1.7 

1.7

1.5 

1.5 

1.3 

5.4 

12

14 

10 

8.6

7.8 

83

120 

116 

109 

102 

102

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,130 

1,050 

756 

1,210 

6,610 

5,890 

4,680 

1,260 

2,400 

3,310 

1,880 

1,510

31,700
158 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

CANNONBALL RIVER BASIN

CAITirOirBALL BIVER NEAR TIMMER, BT. DAK.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NW. J4 sec. 21, T. 133 N., R. 82 W., about4 miles

southeast of Timmer and 4 miles above mouth of Dogtooth Creek. 

DBAINAGE AKEA. 3,650 square miles. 

RECOKDS AVAILABLE. June, 1903, to November, 1908; August, 1911, to September, 1918; October, 1921, to September, 1922; October, 1923, to September,

1924; March, 1928, to September, 1931. 

EXTKEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,150 second-feet June 22 (gage

height, 6.08 feet) ; no flow Sept. 14-18. 

A903-1908, 1911-1918, 1921-1924, 1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 6,520

se'cond-feet Mar. 18, 1929 (gage height, 11.1 feet); maximum gage height,

- 12.7 feet Feb. 20, 1930; no flow during periods in 1904-1908, 1913, 1929-1931.

REMAKKS. Records fair, except those for periods of ice effect, Oct. 19-21, Nov.

18 to Apr. 3. No diversions.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug.

6-

7-

8- 

9.. 

10-

11-

12-

13- 

14.. 

15-

16-

17..

18..

19-

20-

21..

22-

23-

24..

25..

27.

29-

30-

31-

0.7

64

21

11

10

8.5

6.8

15

9.3

6.8

4.1

3.4

66

28

20

11

7.6

5.4

5.0

5.0

5.0

7.6 

7.6 

6.8 

6.1

4.8 

3.4 

4.8 

4.1 

5.4 

6.1

5.4 

4.1 

5.4 

4.8 

5.4

6.1

6.8 

6.1 

5.4 

6.1

6.1 

5.4 

5.4 

4.8 

5.4

6.1 

6.1

5.0

60

15

10

15

60

110

40

25

10

70

70

140

200

200

121

117

73

73

52

47

36

30

14

14

14

12

11

12

12

12

12

15

14

11

10

9.3

9.3

9.3 

9.3

8.5 

7.6 

6.8

6.1 6.1- 

6.1 

6.1 

6.1

5.4

4.8

18

40

23

12

6.5 

6.5 

5.8 

5.1 

4.4

4.4 

3.2 

3.2 

4.4 

5.1

121

45

36

24

15

12

7.6

4.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

1,080

193

82

47

30

23

17

11

88

80

72

64

51

39

31

24

16

16

44

56

37

25

25

24

18

12

11

8.5

6.8

4.8

4.8

4.1

3.0

2.1

1.7

345

168

50

28

15

10

6.5

14

136

40

28

17

14

11

8.1

12

9.7

12

19

16

13

9.7

8.1 

6.5 

5.4 

4.1 

4.1

3.4 

7.6 

3.4 

3.0 

2.6 

3.4

2.6 

3.4 

2.6 

1.7 

1.2

1.1 

1.1 

.8 

.6 

.5

.4 

.3 

.2

0

0

0

0

0

52

29

19

8.9

5.1

14

8.9

13

14

7.6

3.4

3.4

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Run-off in 

acre-feet

October_ 

November. 

December.. 

January. 

February.. 

March.....

April___. 

May.......

June ... 

July... 

August.....

September.

6.8

0.7 

4.1

40

1,080

345

136

52

21

4.8

2.6

1.7

2.6

0

The year.

11.9

5.33

5.0

11.8

40.4

36.6

52.4

11.5

63.1

43.3

16.8

6.49

25.2

732

317

307

726

2,240

2,250

3,120

707

3,750

2,660

1,030

386

18,200
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

GRAND RIVER BASIN 

GBAffD MVEB NEAR WAKPAIA, S. DAK.

159

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 26, T. 19 N., R. 29 E., at bridge on Yellowstone

highway. 5 miles south of Wakpala. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 5,640 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1928, to September, 1931. From September,

1911, to March, 1918, at site 5 miles upstream. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 843 second-feet June 12 (gage

height, 3.94 feet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot Jan. 12.

1911-1918, 1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 7,130 second-feet June 17,

19, 1915; no flow Sept. 13, 1929. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect, Nov. 21 to Mar.

10, which were based on two discharge measurements and temperature

records. No diversions or regulation.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19SO-S1

Day

I.............. ...

2 ... .. 

3......

4... __

6............

£::::::::::::::-::: : I:::::::: S -------

10 .. ...

11 . 12.........................:.:;:

13............... ..... ......

14 ....................... .

15...... _ _ ._.

16............... .... 

17 ......._._...._.

18. .......................

19................ .. .

20 .....................

21 . __

22 . ..........................

23................... ....... .

24 ...................

25

26

27. ......

28.. .............. .........

29 .........................

30 ...

31 . .

Oct.

12

15 

31 

53 

94

153 

155 

111 

86 

74

64 

61 

61 

55 

62

104 

69 

59 

53 

50

55 

55 

50 

46 

41

39 

37 

31 

39 

37 

32

Nov.

24 

24 

25 

29 

27

24 

22 

22 

23 

22

20

17 

18 

17 

IS

18 

IS 

12 

7 

7

4

Jan.

 0.2

......

Month

October... .............. ....... ........... ............

March........................ ......... ..........

Aprfl.,-

May. . ... . --. 

July. . _ . _ _ __

September... ......... . _ .... .

The year . _ . .. __ . _ ..... ................

Mar.

I 80

1"

158 

165 

170 

178 

188

172 

145 

151 

114 

98

97 

124 

190 

277 

540

520 

»270 

U50 

170 

205 

249

Apr.

500 

720 

665 

610

575

500 

345 

321 

294 

263

195 

165 

139 

121 

109

97 

88 

71 

65 

64

60 

55 

50

47 

47

44 

39 

35 

32 

32

Maximum

155 

29 .

540 .

720 

69 

580 

298 

440 

59

720 .

May

32 

30 

30 

28 

28

26 

26 

28 

28 

28

27 

26 

25 

24 

26

28 

26 

24 

23

21

21 

19 

19 

IS 

IS

20 

25 

37 

54 

60 

69

June

77 

. 69 

46 

36 

25

20 

17 

15 

14 

IS

19 

288 

530 

350 

160

109 

80 

68 

61 

55

50 

45 

47 

42 

39

305 

417 

98 

66 

48

July

45 

42 

42 

40 

40

97 

2% 

172 

106 

101

79 

79 

79 

68 

54

49 

40 

27 

21 

15

10 

S 

10 

12 

12

12 

10 

9 

9 

9 

10

Minimum Mean

12

32 

18 

14 

9 

6 

1

60.8 

14.5 

3.0 

2.0 

20.0 

165 

212 

28.8 

108 

51.8 

74.5 

9.9

62.6

Aug.

12 

56 

139 

56 

56

141 

137 

440 

829 

242

128 

107 

87 

66 

48

34 

29 

29 

32 

31

25 

17 

12 

10 

8

7 

6 

7 

7 

6 

6

Sept.

5

5 

4 

4

4

4 

3 

3 

3 

3

2 

2 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

2

1

1 

1 

8 

59

40 

13 

26 

59 

38

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,740 

863 

184 

123 

1,110 

10,100 

12,600 

1,770 

6,430 

3,190 

4,680 

589

45,300

> Discharge measurement. »Estimated.
160 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

MOBEAU RIVER BASIN

MOREAU EIVEE AT PROMISE, S. DAK.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 17, T. 16 N., R. 29 E., three-quarters of a mile

north of Promise and half a mile below Virgin Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 5,220 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1928, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,370 second-feet Apr. 2 (gage

height, 5.3 feet); no flow during parts of October, January, July, August,

September.

. 1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 13,400 second-feet Sept. 17, 1928 (gage

height, 14.6 feet); no flow during parts of several months each year. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 23 to Feb. 2,

Feb. 16 to Mar. 14, which were based on two discharge measurements and

temperature records. No diversions or regulation.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

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 . .....

Oct.

0

0

1

1

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

2

2

2

2

2

2

Nov.

2

2

2

2

10

11

7

6

7

6

7

7

6

6

7

7

6

6

6

6

3

Jan.

0

0

2

10

20

30

60

100

150

200

300

350

400

600

Feb.

700

680

673

525

197

188

225

193

205

160

174

149

128

132

135

120

80

60

50

40

Mar.

30

34

I .

1

49

59

78

56

56

70

73

84

174

469

258

202

183

165

«110

134

114

Apr.

770

1,280

832

449

324

1,090

972

765

637

389

241

174

126

105

134

108

87

63

54

48

37

28

30

23

22

18

17

18

16

14

May

12

11

8

10

9

8

8

10

13

12

10

10

8

8

8

7

6

5

5

5

6

6

5

4

4

3

6

8

174

62

36

June

26

16

12

6

20

18

8

10

10

11

10

6

7

6

66

46

30

20

103

82

56

72

39

25

20

14

11

7

6

2

July

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Month

March .. _

April. 

May. 

July.. .-.-.. ..............

Maximum

3

11

500

700

469

1,280

174

103

2

L280

Minimum

0

2

Aft

14

3

2

0

0

Mean

1.8

5.3

2.0

68.5

200

90.8

292

15.7

25.5

0 4

«7 o

Run-off in 

acre-feet

111

315

123

4,210

11,100

5,580

17,400

965

L520

25

41,300

 Estimated.

Nora. No flow daring August, September.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN

CHEYENNE RIVER AT EDGEMONT, S. DAK.

161

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 36, T. 8 S., R. 2 E., at Edgemont, 600 feet above 

Cottonwood Creek. Zero of gage is 3,416.2 feet above mean sea level.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 6,050 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1903, to November, 1906; April, 1928, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,240 second-feet Oct. 4 (gageheight, 4.7 feet); no flow during several days in June, July, September.

1903-1906, 1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 10,500 second-feet June 3, 

1929 (gage height, 7.86 feet); no flow Jan. 5, 1929, and days in June, July, 

September, 1931.

Maximum stage known, 12.0 feet about May 1, 1922.

REMARKS. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 17 to Feb. 23, 

Mar. 26-30. Minor diversions above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

Day

1 ........ .......... .

2 ___ .. _ . _ ..... ...

3 __ .... . ......

4.. . 

'5 ...... ............

6.. ........ .... .

7 ... 

8 ..................

9 __ ......... ..

11 ___ ...... __ .......

12..... ........

13.. _......, .... .. ......

14 

15. ... ............

16 

17 

18 

19 _ .. ...... _ ...

20 

21 

22

23 

»4 .... ....... ......

25

28. ...... ............

27 ...................

28 _ ........ _ ... _ ..

29 

80 

31 

Oct.

45 

324 

940 

2,880 

V2,100

1,310 

510 

277 

152 

75

58 

53 

60 

41 

96

49 

34 

39 

32 

26

23 

20 

22 

23 

22

23 

23 

23 

23 

24 

28

Nov.

26 

30 

29 

29 

30

32 

32 

32 

32 

35

35 

35 

34 

35 

39

22 

25 

30 

30 

30

25

Jan.

7

Feb.

1-

35

1" 

1"

45 

45 

45 

51 

43

55 

45 

51

Month

December . .. __

March .. . ...

May..... ......... ......... ....... ... ...... ........ .

June July.... 

September... . .

The year _ .. .... ......... __ ... _ .... __

Mar.

39 

55 

45 

29 

30

58 

53 

72 

68 

49

45 

43 

32 

37 

34

62 

58 

45 

60 

41

45 

43 

41 

37 

37

30 

35 

40 

40 

45 

53

Apr.

68 

72 

53 

53 

65

68 

72 

80 

70 

58

53 

45 

39 

30 

29

29 

23 

19 

23 

20

17 

17 

18 

19 

20

26 

23 

20 

20 

18

Maximum

2,880 

39

55 .

72 

80 

60 

2,210

2,900 

17

2,900

May

16 

22 

18 

29 

20

24 

16 

30 

60 

58

47 

37 

29 

26 

18

18 

26 

17 

14 

10

10 

8 

6 

6 

6

6 

18 

8 

39 

20 

10

June

11 

16 

18 

490 

1,410

510 

277 

178 

96 

740

2,210 

1,560 

660 

334 

1,570

930 

334 

108 

55 

30

19 

13 

6 

3 

1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Minimum

20

30 

17 

6 

0 

0 

5 

0

0

July

0 

0

IJ

29 

9 

5 

3 

2

1 

1 

1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

1 

1 

680

Mean

302 

29.1 

 25 

 21 

41.6 

45.8 

38.9 

21.7 

386 

28.1 

503 

L9

121

Aug.

2,220 

710 

460 

203 

65

29 

14 

810 

118 

186

268 

78 

32 

12 

8

1,090 

2,900 

2,210 

1,010 

1,720

520 

152 

55 

32 

450

124 

65 

 20 5 

12 

14

Sept

17 

14 

11 «5 

«3

"1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

 1

 2

Run-off in 

acre-feet

18,600 

1,730 

1,640 

1,290 

2,310 

2,820 

2,310 

1,330 

23,000 

1,730 

30,900 

113

87,700

Estimated.
162 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

CHEYENNE EIVER NEAR WASTA, S. DAK.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 2, T. 1 N., R. 14 E., at highway bridge 3 miles

east of Wasta. Zero of gage is 2,263.4 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE ABBA. 11,700 square miles. 

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. July, 1914, to June, 1915; August, 1928, to September,

EXTBEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,560 second-feet Oct. 6 (gage 

height, 4.2 feet); minimum, 15 second-feet July 26, 27 (gage height, 0.92 

foot).

1914-15, 192&-1931: Maximum discharge, 34,200 second-feet June 13, 

1915 (gage height, 12.5 feet); minimum, that of July 26, 27, 1931.

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect, Nov. 16 to Feb. 

17, which were based on two discharge measurements and temperature 

records, and for periods Mar. 26 to Apr. 4, Apr. 15-20, which were estimated. Minor diversions for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-jeet, 1930-81

Day

1........ 

2 ___ ... ______ -

4 __ . - ...

6.. ... ... * ... ...

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 __ .... __ - _ ..

Oct.

646 

2,270 

1,670 

1,000 

1,780

2,560 

2,270 

2,130 

2,130 

1,990

1,920 

1,850 

1,710 

1,640 

1,500

1,370 

764 

360 

336 

312

295 

250 

258 

239 

227

208 

166 

182 

227 

223 

220

Nov.

227 

220 

216 

174 

182

220 

216 

208 

208 

212

204 

204 

208 

178 

186

170 

160

Jan.

144

Feb.

260

\ 250

243

252 

262 

272 

287 

272

266 

266 

251 

248 

242

238 

232 

236

Month

November.. __ . ___________________

December.. .... ________________

March _________________________

April. ______________ . ____ .... ___ ....

June.... ___ _ .

July. __________ ...

August . . ...

The year. _ . _____ . ____________

Mar.

225 

232 

230 

232 

238

245 

240 

248 

263 

257

238 

242 

248 

254 

248

238 

242 

248 

238 

248

240 

248 

246 

246 

248

225

Apr.

 1,200

1,390

1,440 

1,390 

1,370 

1,340 

1,340

1,300 

1,260 

1,290 

1,250 

900

700 

500 

400 

300 

200

148 

150 

146 

150 

164

160 

154 

146 

146 

137

Maximum

2,560 

227

287 

263 

1,440 

326 

1,990 

1,100 

2,360 

311

2,560

May

126 

128 

132 

150 

196

208 

230 

326 

311 

236

220 

196 

167 

174 

167

166 

148 

141 

137 

130

126 

122 

128 

126 

117

111 

107 

101 

103 

103 

101

June

98 

94 

90 

96 

105 '101

396 

493 

446 

493

650 

1,290 

1,990 

1,930 

1,690

1,490 

1,330 

1,250 

1,150 

952

612 

342 

283 

230 

163

117 

84 

72 

66 

60

Minimum

155

232

137 

101 

60 

15 

62 

26

15

July

60 

56 

111 

1,100 

251

117 

72 

72 

88 

72

72 

134 

208 

120 

68

62 

62 

31 

26 

44

62 

40 

33 

22

17

16 

16 

26 

38 

44 

48

Mean

1,050 

180 

150 

165 

256 

240 

755 

159 

599 

102 

497 

66. S

352

Aug.

62 

80 

1,200 

904 

834

613 

438 

299 

272 

359

320 

266 

225 

179 

148

154 

307 

1,380 

2,360 

1,240

1,070 

822 

560 

296 

220

170 

143 

141 

128 

122 

109

Sept

86 

84 

76 

70 

68

62 

60 

56 

50 

46

42 

38 

35 

33 

31

26 

26 

27 

29 

40

66 

58 

54 

76 

311

206 

90 

58 

48 

38

Run-off in 

acre-feet

64,600 

10,700 

9,220 

10,100 

14,200 

14,800 

44,900 

9,780 

35,600 

6,270 

30,600 

3,950

255,000
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN

CHEYENNE RIVER NEAR CARHN, S. DAK.

163

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 31, T. 9. N., R. 24 E., 4 miles northeast of Carlin 

and half a mile above Hermaphrodite Creek.

DBAINAGE AREA. 23,400 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1928, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 8,600 second-feet July 4 (gage 

height, 5.8 feet); minimum, 35 second-feet Sept. 18.

1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 49,600 second-feet June 3, 6, 1929 (gage 

height, 10.12 feet); minimum, that of Sept. 18, 1931.

Maximum floods known, 18.1 feet in May, 1920 and 1927.

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 20 to Feb. 21, 

Mar. 28-31, which were based on two discharge measurements and temperature records. Minor diversions for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

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. 

Oct.

488 

607 

652 

2,530 

2,650

2,400 

2,750 

2,160 

1,820 

1,360

1,100 

928 

826 

1,380 

770

625 

680 

629 

472 

442

413 

413 

413 

406 

413

370 

348 

342 

342 

337 

326

Nov.

298 

292 

292 

298 

287

287 

287 

292 

292 

292

287 

287 

283 

255 

238

234 

246 

264 

283

> 250

320 

310 

276

Dec.

250 

> 220

Jan.

210

182 

I 130

170 

300 

600

Feb.

1 650

600

1 600

626 

650

640 

536 

520 

520 

530

635 

545 

501 

490 

458

448 

458 

612

Month

TJwwiber 

March

April.. . _ ... 

May ____ 

July........ . . ... 

The year _ . . _ . .. . . _ ____

Mar.

416 

396 

385 

376 

385

448 

376 

376 

328 

448

396 

366 

406 

438 

490

416 

396 

366 

376 

356

338 

366 

396 

396 

338

318 

309

i 275

Apr.

338 

300 

523 

1,560 

1,240

1,650 

2,230 

2,170 

1,630 

1,370

1,110 

920 

772 

624 

512

448 

376 

328 

290 

282

258 

226 

210 

198 

192

186 

192 

204 

186 

210

Maximum

2,750

490

2,230 

501 

2,100 

4,830 

1,440 

356

4,830

May

218 

186 

162 

168 

274

501 

396 

356 

309 

282

416 

406 

376 

338 

282

234 

204

186 

198 

198

192 

186 

204 

210 

204

198 

226 

218 

210 

218 

328

June

328 

328 

300 

274 

218

210 

210 

218 

438 

600

567 

1,720 

1,440 

2,100 

1,830

1,380 

1,050 

824 

759 

1,060

759 

556 

480 

396 

406

376 

347 

328 

318 

309

Minimum

326 

234

448

186 

162 

210 

92 

149 

35

35

July

318 

290 

290 

4,830 

4,260

1,060 

730 

1,000 

742 

465

356 

309 

245 

149 

192

254 

192 

174 

166 

149

158 

183 

272 

236 

183

192 

174 

158 

132 

92 

140

Mean

939 

273 

235 

282 

615 

370 

691 

261 

671 

684 

619 

112

464

Aug.

166 

166 

149 

183 

768

942 

818 

527 

445 

356

475 

705 

569 

395 

338

290 

290 

272 

254 

858

1,440 

1,110 

1,160 

900 

613

485 

366 

300 

263 

245 

236

Sept.

236 

227 

183 

166 

158

106 

106 

97 

102 

97

84 

70 

60

58 

55

55 45 

 35 

"58 

 68

«50 

 48 

 50 

70 

74

79 

356 

218 

183 

158

Run-off in 

acre-feet

67,700 

16,200 

14,400 

17,300 

28,600 

22,800 

41,100 

16,000 

39,900 

35,900 

31,900 

6,660

828,000

 Estimated.
164 SUBFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6 

BEAVER CHEEK REAR BURDOCK, S. DAK.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 8, T. 7 S., R. 1 E., at highway bridge 2 miles west 

of Burdock. Zero of gage is 3,547.1 feet above mean sea level.

DRAINAGE ABE A. 1,480 square miles.

EECOBDS AVAILABLE. April, 1905, to November, 1906; April, 1929, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 900 second-feet Oct. 3 (gage 

height, 3.78 feet); no flow during days in June, July, August, September.

1905-6, 1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 3,570 second-feet Feb. 20, 1930 

(gage height, 8.37 feet); no flow during parts of summer months in 1906, 

1930, 1931.

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 19 to Mar. 

14, Mar. 26-28, which were based on two discharge measurements and 

temperature records. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

Day

I............ ....

2....-.. _ -

3... ....... ... 

4_ 

5 

6 . ...............

T.. ....................

^... ...................

9 __ - ___ . ___ . .....

10. 

11 

12

13 

14 

15.. 

16 __ . - 

17 

18.. 

19 _ .. 

20 __ 

21 __ . 

22 

23. 

24.. 

25 

26 

27 _ 

28. 

29. 

30 

31 

Oct.

37 

247 

895 

462 

552

154 

78 

49 

41 

39

32 

34 

32 

27 

24

26 

27 

24 

26 

26

22 

21 

22 

24 

24

24 

24 

22 

29 

24 

22

Nov.

24 

24 

22 

24 

24

24 

24 

24 

24 

29

24 

24 

24 

26 

24

24 

24 

24

24

Jan.

15

[ 

1"

1-

35

Feb.

35 

30 

30 

35

35

Month

October _ . ___ _______ . ...........

December ________________ __ .. __

February... _ ... _ . __________________

April 

May __ __ . .. ..... .

July..... . 

Mar.

40

*

58

64 

46 

58 

44 

46

34 

32 

39 

27 

27

1-

41 

49

Apr.

61

58 

56 

91 

39

34 

71 

66 

46 

37

32 

29 

29 

26

24

22 

26 

24

15 

16

15 

12 

15 

16

18

12 

12 

11 

11 

9

Maximum

895 

29

64 

91 

22 

494 

4 

10 

9

895

May

8 

8 

8 

10 

11

6 

22 

15 

15 

12

10 

8 

8 

8 

11

10 

11 

11 

8 

6

5 

4 

5 

5 

4

4 

5 

4 

4 

4 

4

June

4 

8 

6 

6 

49

U 

5 

4 

4 

5

476 

494 

98 

34 

46

51 

26 

11 

8 

6

5 

4 

3 

3 

2

2 

2 

1 

1 

0

July

0 

0 

3

4 

4

3

2 

2 

2 

1

1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

, 0

Minimum Mean

21

22

9 

4 

0 

0 

0 

0

99.7 

24.2 

20.0 

20.3 

33.2 

38.9 

31.1 

8.2 

45.8 

.7 

.9 

2.5

0 27.1

Aug.

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

10 

8 

5

3 

2 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0 

.0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

9 

9 

9 

8 

8

8 

6 

6 

7 

5

Run-off in 

acre-feet

6,130 

1,440 

1,230 

1,250 

1,840 

2,390 

1,850 

504 

2,730 

43 

55 

149

19.600
CHEYENNE KIVEK BASIN 165

EAPID CREEK HEAR PACTOLA, 8. DAK.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 2, T. 1 N., R. 5 E., at flume crossing half a mile 

below Pactola.

DRAINAGE AREA. 319 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1929, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year (creek and flume), 124 second-feet 

Apr. 8; minimum, 20 second-feet July 22-25, Sept. 14-17.

1929-1931: Maximum discharge (creek and flume), 794 second-feet June 

3, 1929; minimum, that of July 22-25, Sept. 14-17, 1931.

REMARKS. Records of creek and flume good except those for period Nov. 19 to 

Mar. 9, which were based on two discharge measurements and temperature 

records. Flow of creek regulated by power flume which diverts water threequarters of a mile above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-31

Day

1... __________

2 _ . __ . _ .... _ ..

3......................

4... _______ . ___

6 __ . _ ... __ . _ ...

6.- 

7..... . ._ _.

8..-.. - . _.. 

9......................

10 

11 . 

12

13... ..

14... ___ _ .. _ .

16... 

16 

17.... ...............

18 

20 . __ ....

21.... ...............

22 

23 

24 _ . _ . __ .

25 _ ....

26 ...

27... ...........

28 

29 . 

30 ..

31......................

Oct.

11 

3 3

7 

7

5 

3 

2 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

.9 

.9 

.9

.9 

.9 

1 

.9 

.9 

1

Nov.

3 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

.9 

.9 

.8

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

.7

35

Jan.

46

Feb.

48

Month

October- ________________________

December _______________________

February ________________________

ApriL.. 

May. 

July.

September 

The year _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ ....

Mar.

45

2

2 

4 

13 

2 

62

36 

31 

14 

5 

2

2 

1 

2 

.9 

.8

1 

1 

1 

3

4 

9

Apr.

3 

3

4 

4 

6

16 

44

57 

10 

4

5 

14 

14

12 

4

1 

.8

.7

.7

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6

.7 

.6

Maximum

11

62 

67 

2 

.8 

1 

1 

1

62

May

0.7

.7 

.7 

2 

2

.7 

.7 

.8 

.8

.7

.7 

.6 

.7 

.6 

.6

.7 

.7 

.7

.6

.7 

.7 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.8

.7 

.7 

.7 

.6

June

0.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.7

.6 

.6 

.6 

.7 

.8

.8 

.8

.7 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

.7

.7

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.8

July

0.7 

.8 

.8 

1 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.9 

.9 

.9 

1 

1

Minimum Mean

0.9

.7

.8 

.6 

.6 

.6

.7 

1 

1

2.04 

14.6 

45 

48 

50 

19.5 

7.01 

.76 

.69 

.83 

1.0 

1.0

.6 16.7

Aug.

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1

1

1 

1 

1

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

Sept.

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

Run-off in 

acre-feet

125 

869 

2,770 

2,950 

2,780 

1,200 

417 

47 

41 

51 

61 

60

11,400
166 StTRFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PAET 6

Daily and monthly combined discharge, in second-feet, of Rapid Creek and Dakota 

Power & Light Co.1 8 flume near Pactola, S. Dak., 19SO-S1

Day

1 _ ___ . ............

2...... .........

3.... ...... .... .....

4...... .

6.... ..... .

6 __ .. .. .. ...

7...... .........

8

9...... ..... ........

10..- 

11 . _ .

12...... .. .. _ ...

13..- 

14 ..........

16...... ................

16.......... .

17.............. .

18-.- 

19..- ................

20..- .

21..- .

22

23......................

24................ ...

25... 

26............ ....

27.......... .........

28... ....... ......

29............... ...

30... ...............

31...... ................

Oct.

53 

76 

101 

104 

102

82 

65 

57 

54 

53

53 

54 

44 

53 

62

49 

35 

36 

63 

58

56 

54 

54 

51 

53

53 

53 

63 

51 

50 

50

Nov.

61 

44 

53 

53 

48

44 

44 

35 

32 

33

34 

34 

34 

35 

35

35 

35 

35

35

Jan.

46

Feb.

48

Month

October. ________________________

January .

ApriL- .......... _______ ....... ___ .....

July..................................... ..........

August... _ . ______________________

September.. ____ . ___ . ____________

The year .. _ . _ . ______________

Mar.

45

49

59 

69 

76 

52 

82

41 

33 

109 

69 

56

53 

68 

69

67 

63

41 

40 

39 

41 

45 

53

Apr.

52 

46 

40 

34 

40

74 

109 

124 

73 

70

76 

93 

94 

92 

79

69 

64 

59 

56 

62

45 

59 

46 

54 

52

49 

48 

47 

46 

48

Maximum

104 

61

109 

124 

87 

45 

70 

28 

26

124

May

62

67 

53 

82 

87

69 

60 

66 

65 

67

62 

62 

59 

54 

49

49 

49 

49 

48 

48

45 

45 

42 

41 

39

37 

45 

47 

42 

40 

37

June

36 

35 

33 

39 

39

35 

32 

80 

30 

33

45 

41 

36 

36 

37

33 

31 

28 

27 

27

27 

26 

25 

23 

23

22 

22 

21 

21 

23

Minimum

35 

32

33 

34 

37 

21 

20 

22 

20

20

July

23 

22 

24 

70 

33

26 

25 

24 

23 

23

23 

22 

24 

22 

21

21 

21 

20 

21 

21

21 

20 

20 

20 

20

21 

21 

22 

23 

25 

26

Mean

69.1 

38.1 

45 

48 

60 

53.5 

63.0 

53.5 

30.5 

24.1 

23.8 

22.5

42.6

Aug.

27 

26 

24 

23 

23

25 

26 

25 

24 

24

23 

23 

22 

22 

23

27 

28 

25 

24 

24

24 

23 

23 

23 

23

23 

23 

22 

23 

22 

22

Sept.

26 

25 

24 

23 

22

22 

22 

21 

21 

21

21 

21 

21 

20 

20

20 

20 

21 

21 

21

22 

22 

24 

25 

25

26 

25 

25 

24 

23

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,630 

2,270 

2,770 

2,950 

2,780 

3,290 

3,750 

3,290 

1,810 

1,480 

1,460 

1,340

30,800
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN 167

RAPID CREEK AT CRESTO&, S. DAK.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 4, T. 2 S., R. 12 E., at Creston. Staff gage threequarters of a mile upstream used prior to Nov. 7, 1930.

DRAINAGE AREA. 710 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1929, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 575 second-feet May 3-4 (gage 

height, 3.7 feet); no flow June 24 to July 3, July 15 to Sept. 30.

1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 2,740 second-feet June 2, 1929 (gage 

height, 8.6 feet); no flow during summer months of 1930, 1931.

REMARKS. Records good. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

Day

I . ........... . . _ .

2 ___ . _____ ..... .........

3... ...... .....................

4..... ......................

5-........... ............ ...

6............. ..............

7 

8 

9 . 

10 . ..- . ..........

11 __ . __ ... ___ .... _ . ...

12. 

13 . 

14.... .. _ ... _ . _ . ....

15 __ _ ... _ . _ ... ........

16 ____ .......... __ ...... ...

17-...-....... ...............

18.. .........................

19 ______ .. _____ .......

20 ......... ............ ......

21..............................

22-... ....... ..............

23 i,

24... ................. ..........

25 

28 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 . 

Oct.

39 

122 

300 

137 

124

105 

95 

87 

88 

85

91 

199 

158 

124 

104

97 

91 

85 

81 

78

80 

81 

84 

85 

82

81 

80 

80 

79 

80 

83

Nov.

83 

81 

81 

78 

78

75 

78 

78

77 

78

73 

72 

75 

75 

76

78 

75 

75 

78 

75

78 

81 

77 

76 

78

77 

78 

77 

77 

81

Dec.

80

88

88 

86 

88 

88 

88

86 

90 

86 

88 

84

1"

84

Month

December _______________________

January ________________________

February.. 

Mansh......................... ....................

April...... .. _ .... __. ...

Mby. . ............. .. .. .........

July.... __ ... ____....... __ .........

The year ______ ...... ____ ...

Jan.

85

Feb.

86

88 

 89 1"

95

88 

88 

81 

77 

78

71 

80 

80

Maximum

300 

83 

90

97 

205 

316 

27 

17

316

Mar.

77 

76 

73 

73 

72

73 

85 

98 

97 

92

85 

85 

85 

88 

88

85 

82 

82 

78 

78

77 

81 

81 

78 

73

78 

50

Apr.

141 

149 

155 

202 

205

158 

147 

168 

155 

158

129 

117 

103 

85 

81

77 

82 

81 

62 

64

49 

43 

33 

29 

29

28 

29 

29 

27 

26

Minimum

39 

72

71

28 

9 

0 

0

0

May

24 

18 

14 

318 

51

41 

41 

48 

43 

40

56 

50 

47 

58 

58

40 

29 

27 

27 

28

27 

32 

28 

30 

31

28 

13 

11 

10 

10 

9

Mean

103 

76.8 

84.8 

 85.0 

87.0 

76.1 

94.7 

41.2 

6.3 

2.6

54.6

June

11 

13 

13 

12 

9

8 

8 

7 

7 

9

3 

10 

27 

10 

9

7 

7 

8 

3 

3

2 

2 

1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

July

0 

0 

0 

10 

4

1 

3 

17 

18 

11

4 

3 

9 

1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

6,330 

4,570 

5,210 

5,230 

4,830 

4,680 

5,640 

2,530 

375 

154

39,600

« Estimated. 

NOTE. J

131316 33 12
168 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

BELIE FOUBCHE RIVER NEAR MOORCROFT, WYO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 36, T. 50 N., R. 68 W., \% mfles west of Moorcroft

and 1 mile above Donkey Creek. Zero of gage is 4,133.44 feet above mean

sea level.

DRAINAGE ABE A. 1,380 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1923, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 221 second-feet Oct. 2 (gage

height, 2.02 feet); no flow during part of June, July, August, September. 

1923-1931: Maximum discharge, 12,500 second-feet Apr. 7, 1924 (gage

height, 12.6 feet); no flow during parts of 1928, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good. Small diversion by railroad pump just above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

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 

Oct.

1 

38 

45 

81 

12

8 

7 

5 

4 

4

4 

4

5 

11

7

5 

4 

5 

4 

4

4 

4 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

Nov.

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

2 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

Month

March

April. ..... _ ........ 

May... 

July.... 

September... .. ...........

Mar.

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

4 

4

4

5 

7 

6 

5

5 

5 

7 

8 

6

6

7 

6 

7 

6

 4 

3 

2 

3 

4 

5

Apr.

6 

4 

4 

5 

6

6

7 

5 

5 

5

4 

4 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

Maximum

81 

3

8 

7 

22 

51 

3 

3 

5

81

May

2 

2

7 

8 

22

19 

11 

8 

6 

5

4 

4 

4 

3 

2

2 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

.8 

.8 

.7

.7 

2 

2 

2 

1 

.8

June

0.8 

1 

1 

2 

51

20 

9

7 

5 

5

4 

4 

5 

8 

6

4 

2 

.9 

.5 

.4

.2 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

July

2 

3 

1 

.3 

0

0 

JO 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Minimum Mean

1 

2

2

2 

.7 

0 

0 

0 

0

9.5 

3.0 

 2 

 2 

«2 

4.6 

3.4 

4.1 

4.6 

.2 

.1 

.2

0 3.0

Aug.

0 

0 

3 

.4 

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

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

5 

2 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

584 

179 

123 

123 

111 

283 

202 

252 

274 

12 

6 

12

2,160

a Estimated.
CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN 169

BELIE FOUBCHE RIVBE AT HVIETT, WYO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 12, T. 54 N., R. 65 W., at south edge of Hulett. 

Zero of gage is 3,742.05 feet above mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,800 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1929, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 544 second-feet Oct. 4 (gage 

height, 3.33 feet); no flow July 18-23.

1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 6,230 second-feet May 31, 1929 (gage 

height, 8.9 feet); minimum, that of July 18-23, 1931.

REMARKS. Records good except those for period Nov. 16 to Mar. 14, which were 

based on one discharge measurement and temperature records. No diversions above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

Day

I........ .. 

2 . . __ ... _ ........

3 _ __ . _ ..... . _

4... ........................

« 

6 

7 . ... -. ......

8 _ ... _ ....... ...........

9..- _ . .. __ ......

10 .... .- ....... . .......

11.... .. ...... ......

12 

13 - ....... ........

14 _ .. .... _ - _ ...

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22... ____ ... _ . _ ... ___ .

28 

24 

25 

26 

27 ___ __ _ . _ . 

28 

29 

30 

31 -. .

Oct.

12 

18 

193 

494 

319

126 

69 

44 

36 

26

20 

23 

23 

22 

9

6 

6 

6 

7 

9

17 

7 

7 

8 

6

6 

6 

6 

7 

8 

7

Nov.

7 

7 

6 

6 

6

7 

7 

7 

6 

6

7 

6 

6 

6 

6

1-

3 

3

Jan.

:::::::

5

Month

April.. ............. _..______________

July---.. 

September ............................................

The year _ . -------- ... ____________

Mar.

40

35

66

62

44 

41 

44 

54 

61

49 

47 

61 

58 

46

47 

46

30 

65

Apr.

63 

60 

65 

87 

81

60 

36 

38 

33 

36

33 

36 

32 

32 

29

25 

23 

25 

26 

20

22 

20 

19 

19 

19

18 

16 

12 

12 

12

Maximum

494 

7

62 

87 

29 

87 

9 

7 

6

494

May

12 

10 

12 

12

14

16 

12 

12 

14 

23

27 

25 

10 

11 

11

10 

12 

10 

9 

10

10 

11 

8 

7 

7

7 

27 

29 

23 

23 

10

June

7 

10 

6 

11 

7

8 

19 

38 

27 

26

23

77 

87 

63 

63

41 

26 

16 

9 

6

6 

4 

2 

2 

2

2 

1 

1 

.6 

33

July

7 

9 

6 

6 

6

6 

4 

6 

4 

3

3 

3 

2 

2 

2

.6 

.4 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

.8 

1

.4 

.8 

2 

3 

6 

4

Minimum Mean

6

12 

7 

0.6 

0 

0.6 

0.4

50.0 

4.8 

4 

6 

25 

44.5 

33.6 

14.0 

20.8 

2.7 

1.7 

1.6

.4 17.0

Aug.

7 

4 

3 

3 

3

2 

2 

2 

1 

1

1 

2 

1 

1 

2

2 

1 

1 

2 

1

1 

1 

.6 

.8 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

Sept.

1 

2 

1 

2 

1

6 

6 

4 

6 

4

6 

4 

4 

6 

6

6 

6 

4 

6 

2

2 ' 

3 

3 

4 

6

4 

2 

3 

2 

2

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,070 

286 

246 

307 

1,390 

2,740 

1,990 

861 

1,240 

166 

105 

95

12,500
170 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6 

BELLE FOUSCHE BITER NEAR BELLE FOUECHE, S. DAK.

LocAaioN. Staff gage in sec. 2, T. 8 N., R. 2 E., at diversion dam of Belle

Fourche irrigation project \% miles below Belle Fourche. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,310 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May to November, 1906; January, 1912, to September,

1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 848 second-feet June 11; minimum,

5 second-feet July 23, 24, 27.

1912-1931: Maximum discharge, 22,400 second-feet Apr. 9, 1924; no flow

for several days during 1914 and 1919. 

REMARKS. Diversions for irrigation above station. Flow regulated by Belle

Fourche Reservoir, capacity, 203,770 acre-feet. Records include amount

diverted at Belle Fourche diversion dam. Records furnished by United

States Bureau of Reclamation.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

Day

1

2... ... 

3 

4 

5 

6... ... 

7 

8 ~

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

is

19 

20 

21. 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

140 

182 

175 

163 

163

229 

460 

318 

317

277

270 

270 

246 

248 

246

238 

181 

169 

170 

184

203 

206 

164 

233 

233

233 

224 

200 

202 

204 

204

Nov.

206 

206 

206 

206 

206

206 

206 

206 

206 

221

224 

201 

222 

233 

219

212 

220 

229 

238 

236

238 

236 

258 

217 

243

241 

247 

246 

248 

248

Dec.

243 

252 

263 

259 

251

251 

251 

255 

255 

264

240 

259 

262 

266 

260

201 

248 

257 

251 

253

253 

253 

253 

253 

246

218 

252 

236 

243 

247 

243

Jan.

245 

259 

240 

240 

255

246 

252 

230 

230 

294

381 

120 

69 

65 

123

86 

84 

76 

80 

117

172 

165 

166 

151 

149

148 

149 

164 

165 

165 

165

Feb.

158 

161 

164 

161 

168

170 

167 

155 

165 

161

161 

161 

161 

149 

158

161 

168 

166 

170 

174

174 

177 

172 

178 

167

174 

184 

181

Month

November... _ _ .. . _ . ___________

March. . . .

Aoril

May .................... .... 

July .................. -.. . .. .. ...... ...

AanfavmhAr

The year .

Mar.

183 

222 

174 

212 

197

189 

160 

187 

184 

207

221 

207 

206 

201 

202

206 

206 

204 

228 

236

236 

230 

242 

259 

249

229 

189 

216 

213 

233 

227

Apr.

251 

368 

369 

238 

257

263 

266 

292 

263 

249

249 

249 

251 

257 

260

257 

244 

244 

244 

272

278 

218 

191 

194 

190

190 

204 

203 

178 

171

Maximum

460 

258 

263 

381 

184 

259 

369 

182 

392 

66 

129 

116

460

May

174 

169 

169 

181 

182

134 

131 

137 

165 

164

161 

156 

164 

148 

138

114 

104 

97 

97 

94

96 

107 

107 

107 

92

71 

106 

164 

121 

123 

128

June

125 

112 

112 

123 

129

106 

107 

106 

94 

93

392 

92 

71 

63 

72

87 

81 

57 

62 

47

42 

40 

32 

29 

24

26 

22 

24 

13 

10

Minimum

140 

201 

201 

65 

149 

160 171

71 

10 

5 

16 

24

5

July

12 

13 

14 

23 

52

52 

56 

35 

23 

24

19 

20 

18 

12 

11

13 

11 

10 

10

7

7 

7 

5 

5 

7

7 

5 

7 

10 

10 

10

Mean

224 

224 

249 

175 

166 

211 

246 

132 

79.8 

16.9 

37.6 

54.7

151

Aug.

16 

17 

16 

67

77

72 

40 

129 

60 

49

36 

31 

25 

20 

19

24 

27 

25 

24 

23

27 

22 

29 

32 

34

34 

38 

53 

21 

23 

64

Sept.

34 

34 

44 

48 

49

51 

64 

24 

44

27

33 

32 

47 

36 

41

41 

40 

47 

51 

64

92 

106 

86 

99 

116

75 

69 

68 

60 

59

Run-off in 

acre-feet

13,800 

13,300 

15,300 

10,800 

9,220 

13,000 

14,600 

8,120 

4,750 

1,040 

2,310 

3,250

109,000
CHEYENNE MVEK BASIN 171

BELLE FOUBCHE BIVER NEAB ELM SPRHTOS, S. DAK.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 26, T. 5 N., R. 13 E., 6 miles northeast of Elm

Springs.

DRAINAGE AREA. 7,130 square miles. 

KECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1928, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 17,000 second-feet July 3 (gage

height, 8.4 feet); minimum, 18 second-feet Sept. 16 (gage height, 1.58 feet) 

1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 33,500 second-feet June 3, 1929 (gage

height, 11.3 feet); minimum, that of Sept. 18, 1931.

Maximum flood known, 21.8 feet in May, 1927. 

REMARKS. Records fair. Diversions for irrigation above station. Flow partly

regulated by Belle Fourche Reservoir.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-81

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 

Oct.

266 

528 

796 

963 

430

201 

154 

110 

98 

98

102 

123 

123 

108 

112

123 

154 

46 

71 

118

144 

120 

129 

123 

95

90 

95 

90 

78 

76 

71

Nov.

62 

65 

78 

81 

81

81 

69 

78 

76 

71

76 

76 

76

71 

71

60 

50

Jan.

51

Feb.

102

Month

Jftniinry

ApriL .... 

Mijr.. .............................................

Juno.

July.... . .... __ ..... ___ ... ..... .

Mar.

32

47 

47 

52 

54

47 

22 

36 

50 

120

126 

76 

49 

65

74

67 

63 

61 

65 

69

67 

76 

84 

81 

76

81 

67 

70 

70 

80 

80

Apr.

90 

97 

362 

305 

431

514 

455 

330 

229 

159

117 

94 

76 

56 

58

58 

54 

62 

35 

29

33 

35 

40 

36 

46

50 

36 

36 

43 

41

M*Trinnim

963 

81

126 

514 

520 

449 

2,830 

132 

61

2,830

May

36 

35 

79 

520 

193

139 

135 

126 

132 

142

174 

114 

102 

86 

65

86 

102 

99 

99 

129

132 

152 

166 

145 

132

132 

139 

174 

305 

295 

185

Jane

175 

166 

152 

159 

166

152 

166 

196 

264 

189

221 

449 

310 

212 

189

196 

156 

136 

120 

126

135 

132 

181 

200 

177

166 

163 

212 

212 

189

MfnfttHim

46

22 

29 

35 

120 

56 

32 

18

18

July

174 

212 

2,510 

2,830 

373

340 

325 

242 

170 

142

105 

89 

84

74 

79

114 

89 

79 

89 

200

196 

152 

108 

81 

67

61 

66 

63 

79 

79 

79

Mean

188 

63.7 60 

 50 

 80 

66.3 

133 

147 

189 

301 

81.4 

32.8

116

Aug.

86 

105 

132 

123 

117

111 

97 

86 

105 

120

132 

105 

84 

61 

58

67 

74 

76 

79 

84

69 

74 

79 

79 

61

66 

52 

49 

38 

32 

82

Sept

35 

30 

33 

30 

28

32 

30 

30 

30 

30

29 

26 

25 

23 

23

18 

19 

19 

19 

21

25 

35 

38 

43 

68

46 

61 

49 

46 

66

Run-oft in 

acre-feet

11,600 

3,790 

3; 690 

3,070 

4,440 

4,080 

7,910 

9,040 

11,200 

18,500 

6,010 

1,950

84,300

> Estimated.
172 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

REBWATEE CREEK NEAB BEUIAH, WYO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 29, T. 7 N., R. 60 W., \% miles downstream from

Beulah. Staff gage at same site used prior to Jan. 8, 1931. 

DRAINAGE ABEA. 459 square miles. 

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. April, 1929, to September, 1931. 

EXTBEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 62 second-feet Apr. 15 to May 24

(gage height, 4.90 feet); minimum, 18 second-feet July 15-19 (gage height,

4.30 feet).

1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 515 second-feet May 26, 27, 1929 (gage

height, 6.2 feet); no flow Aug. 13-15, 1929. 

REMARKS. Records good. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-S1

Day

l _ . ...........

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 

9Q

30. 

31 

Oct.

53 

58 

58 

55 

53

53 

53 

53 

53 

53

53 

53 

53 

53 

53

53 

53 

53 

53 

53

53

53 

53 

55 

58

58 

58 

58 

58 

58 

58

Nov.

58 

58 

58 

58 

58

58 

58 

58 

58 

58

58 

58 

58 

58 

58

58 

58 

58 

58 

58

58 

58 

58 

58 

58

58 

58 

58 

58 

58

Dec.

58 

58 

58 

58 

58

58 

58 

58 

58 

58

58 

58 

58 

58 

58

58 

58 

58 

58 

58

58 

58 

58 

58 

58

58 

58 

58 

58 

58 

58

Jan.

54 

54 

54

54 

54

54 

54 

54 

54 

49

54 

54 

54 

54 

54

54 

54 

54 

54 

54

54 

54 

54 

54 

54

54 

54 

54 

54 

54 

54

Feb.

55 

55 

55 

55 

55

55 

55 

55 

55 

55

55 

55 

55 

55 

55

55 

55 

55 

55 

55

55 

55 

55 

55 

55

55 

55 55'

Month

April 

July-.... 

August ____ _ _ . __ __

The year..

Mar.

57 

57 

57 

57 

57

57 

57 

57 

57 

57

57 

57 

57 

57 

57

57 

57 

57 

57 

57

57 

57 

57 

57 

57

57 

57 

57 

57 

57 

57

Apr.

58 

58 

58 

58 

58

58 

58 

58 

58 

58

59 

59 

59 

59 

58

62 

62 

62 

62 

62

62 

62 

62 

62 

62

62 

62 

62 

62 

62

Maximum

58 

58 

58 

54 

55 

57 

62 

62 

53 

53 

44 

62

62

May

62 

62 

62 

62 

62

62 

62 

62 

62 

62

62 

62 

62 

62 

62

62 

62 

61 

62 

62

62 

62 

62 

62 

59

55 

60 

60 

60 

56 

53

June

53

50 

47 

47 

47

47 

47 

47 

46 

47

44 

44 

44 

40 

38

39 

38 

37 

37 

38

38 

37 

37 

37 

37

34 

32 

32 

38 

40

Minimum

53 

58 

58 

49 

55 

57 

58 

53 

32 

18 

25 

43

18

July

40 

40 

40 

40 

44

42 

40 

41 

41 

40

40 

40 

53 

48 

24

18 

18 

18 

20 

22

21 

21 

21 

21 

21

22 

22 

22 

22 

22 

25

Mean

54.6 

58.0 

58.0 

53.8 

55.0 

57.0 

60.1 

61.0 

41.3 

30.6 

34.2 

50.7

51.2

Aug.

25

28 

27 

26 

31

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

34 

35 

37 

37 

37

38 

35 

32 

32 

34

37 

37 

36 

35 

35

35 

35 

36 

39 

44 

44

Sept.

44 

44 

44 

44 

43

47 

47 

47 

47 

48

49 

49

51 

51 

51

51 

51 

51

51 

51

51 

51 

51 

fil 

51

62 

62 

61 

60 

60

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,360 

3,450 

3,570 

3,310 

3,050 

3,500 

3,580 

3,750 

2,460 

1,880 

2,100 

3,020

37,000
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, -1931, PART 6 173

BAD RIVER BASIN

BAD RIVER NEAR FORT PURSE, S. DAK.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NW. % sec. 10, T. 4 N., R. 31 E., 2^ miles south of 

Fort Pierre. Zero of gage is 1,427.83 feet above mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,170 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1928, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,300 second-feet Jan. 30 (gage 

height, 8.4 feet); no flow during several months.

1928-1931: Maximum discharge, K 12,600 second-feet (revised) Apr. 25, 

1929 (gage height, 21.18 J'eet); no flow for several months each year.

Maximum stage known, 30.89 feet in 1927, as shown by well-defined 

high-water mark (estimated discharge, about 35,000 second-feet).

REMARKS. Records good except those for period Jan. 20-29, which were estimated because of ice. No diversions.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19SO-S1

Day

1 _ __. __ .. .

2..... _ . ._-_.__- ._ __ .....

3 _ ......... _ ........... _ ........

4.....................................

5 -.. ._ - . _ .

6 ....... _ ......... _ .............

7.....................................

8-...-... _... . .

9.....................................

10.....................................

11......... ................ ...........

12.....................................

13

14.......... ....... ............

J6... ...................................

16 ..... . ... ._.. .....

17............... ..,........ ........

18..... ..............................

19.

20..................-......-. ......

21..... - .. ..... _..

22......... __-. . .

y&... ..................................

24 ___ .. ______ .... _ .... ____ .

25.............. __ __ ....

26-...... ... ...._.. _._..

27...... __ .. 

28.. __ .. _ ..........................

29

30..... . . ......

31.... . .__ ... .-..__.

Oct.

2 

3 

10 

23 

29

377 

464 

222 

108 

59

35 

27 

18 

15 

11

12 

11

7 

5 

5

4 

5 

4 

3 

3

2

4 

4 

5 

3 

4

Nov.

3 

3 

3 

3 

2

2 

2 

2 

3 

3

2 

2 

2 

2 

3

3 

3 

2 

3 

2

1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Month

October..... _ .. _____ . _ . _ ... _ .... __ 

November ______________ . ________

January _______________ . ________

April ___________________ . _ . ___ . _

May ___________ ______ ________

July...... . ... .. ... ...... .... .. 

The period.. ___ __ _ _ 

Jan.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

2

4 

8 

10 

40 

100

300 

500 

1,000 

1,500 

2,300 

2,110

Feb.

1,630 

1,100 

863 

700 

598

408 

408 

359 

257 

284

232 

253 

197 

176 

168

411 

188 

176 

142 

156

149 

133 

116 

132 

133

109 

84 

76

Maximum

464 

3 

2,300 

1,630 

146 

1,240 

274 

825 

1

2,300

Mar.

41 

42 

37 

37 

34

25 

35 

24 

26 

19

17 

18 

17 

19 

24

16 

15 

12 

14 

16

17 

16 

23 

146

78

10 

5 

4 

25 

50 

100

Apr.

232 

520

544 

422 

754

1,240

1,080 

764 

467 

295

210 

143 

104 

73 

55

39 

27 

25 

19 

19

16 

14 

12 

12 

10

9

7 

8 

8 

6

Minimum

2 

0 

0 

76 

4 

6 

1 

1 

0

0

May

6 

5 

5 

3 

5

4 

3

.5 

8 

8

7 

. 6 

35 

24 

18

15 

10 

9

8

7

6 

4 

4 

3 

3

1 

274 

95 

40 

20 

9

Mean

47.9 

1.7 

254 

344 

3LO 

23S 

21.0 

111 

.1

85.3

June

7 

5 

3 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

5 

37

825 

825 

764 

391 

176

100 

61 

42 

26 

19

17 

14 

8 

2 

4

3 

1 

1 

1 

1

July

1 

1 

1 

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

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,950 

101 

15,600 

19,100 

1,910 

14,200 

1,290 

6,600 

6

61,800

NOTE. No flow during December, August, September.
174 SUBFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

WHITE RIVER BASIN

WHITE BIVER AT CRAWFORD, NEBR.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 10, T. 31 N., E. 52 W., half a mile west of Crawford. 

DKAINAGB AKEA. 295 square miles. 

EECOKDS AVAILABLE. February to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 93 second-feet Aug. 16, 17 (gage 

height, 2.94 feet); minimum, 9 second-feet Sept. 6-15 (gage height, 1.52 feet). 

EEMABKS. Eecords fair. No diversions or regulation.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19S1

Day

I...... _ . _ ..... __ ............

2......................................

3 ...... ....... - ..-.-._...___.

4....... __ . _... ___ ... _ ....

6... _ . _ -..-..-...... _ ............

6....... ............................

7 __ ... __ ....

8. ...

9.... . ... .-.-..... .........

10 .. _....-....._...

11....... ...............................

12.

13

14..... ___ ...................... _ ...

16.... ....... ........................

16............ __ ,_ _.

17 __ .... ___ ..................... ...

18.... . . ....- ..-...........

19....... . . ....-..............

20.. . .

21......................................

22......................... _ .. _ ....

23.... ...............................

24

25..... -. . ...............

26

27....... _ . .._ _..

28. . 

29... -_ . ..

30 .. ... . .......... .....

31.... 

Jan.

 33

Feb.

32

32 

31 

31

Month

April.. - , ......

May. . ... ..._-

July-.. . 

August

September . .

The period

Mar.

31 

32 

32 

32 

33

30 

50 

23 

51 

33

33 

32 

36 

32

28

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

28 

32 

31 

30 

30

30 

»20 

»22 

»24 

27 

27

Apr.

30 

31 

30 

31 

33

31 

31 

30 

30 

30

30 

30 

30 

29 

29

29 

29 

29 

29 

29

29 

29 

30 

30 

30

28 

28 

28 

28 

28

Maximum

51 

33 

39 

79 

18 

93 

14

May

28 

39 

30 

31 

34

32 

32 

31 

31 

31

28 

30 

30 

28 

28

27 

27 

28 

28 

28

28 

27 

27 

26 

26

27 

33 

31 

31 

32 

27

June

25 

24 

24 

23 

25

26 

24 

23 

21 

23

26 

24 

24 

23 

79

27 

27 

22 

21 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

18 

18

July

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

15 

15

14 

14 

13 

13 

15

14 

13 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

Minimum Mean

20 30.9 

28 29.6 

26 29.5 

18 24.2 

12 14.8 

11 19. 4 

9 11.2

Aug.

14 

14 

13 

.12 

12

13 

15 

13 

15 

15

15 

12 

11 

13 

14

93 

93 

20 

16 

16

16 

16 

34 

18 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

Sept

12 

12 

12 

12 

11

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

11 

11 

11 

11 

U

11 

11 

12 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

Run-off In 

acre-feet

1,900 

1,760 

1,810 

1,440 

910 

1,190 

666

9,680

 Discharge measurement. Estimated.
WHITE EIVBE BASIN 175

WHITE EIVBE JTEAE INTERIOR, S. DAK.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 7, T. 4 S., E. 18 E., 3 miles southwest of Interior.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 4,120 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1904, to November, 1906; August, 1911, to September, 1918; August, 1928, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,960 second-feet Oct. 3 (gage 

height, 6.0 feet); no flow July 27, Aug. 5, 6, 30, 31, Sept. 1, 6-22.

1904-1906, 1911-1918, 1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 16,500 secondfeet Mar. 8, 1905 (gage height, 14 feet); no flow for several days during 1914 

and 1931.

REMARKS. Records fair. No diversions or regulation.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

Day

1 ____ . .1. .

2

3 

4.......................

6 _ .. __ ..........

6 . ____ ............

T ...... ...........

8.... _ . __ . _ .......

9.

10. . . 

11....... _ .- _..

12

13...... . .

14... ____ .............

16-.. 

16 _ .. __ . _ ... ...

17..... ...............

18. - 

19 . _ ......

20. 

21..... ,

22

23

24 ................

26. . ..

26.. . .. 

27 _ ........ _____ ...

28..... ...............

29 . 

30. ...................

31.. 

Oct.

117 

45 

940 

1,750 

919

380 

202 

171 

142 

80

65 

155 

281 

160 

85

50 

18 

115 

76 

36

48 

32 

26 

22 

19

30 

29 

30 

24 

18 

36

Nov.

39 

39 

36 

36 

32

36 

43 

45 

43 

46

43 

48 

54 

46 

30

 32 

29 

 26 

25 

25

22

Jan.

18

Feb.

100

90

80 

80 

76 

70

76

76 

117 

128 

89 

80

92 85 

92 

92 

85

85 

82 

58

Month

January

March

April..................................................

July __ 

September ______________________

The year

Mar.

39 

82 

58 

43 

69

21 

69 

71 

69 

150

166 

225 

191 

185 

166

139 

134

177 

171 

174

163 

115 

266 

302 

152

"130 90 

 70 

 40 

 80 

 110

Apr.

 280 

668 

996 

680 

432

626 

584 

353 

311 

305

188 

152 

125 

104 

94

89 

87 

71 

67 

76

67 

58 

52 

45 

43

45 

41 

43 

43 

43

Maximum

1,750 

54

302 

996 

396 

1,420 

1,070 

400 

722

1,750

May

46 

54 

46 

43 

45

58 

60 

196 

396 

231

160 

142 

115 

94

87

82 

76 

65 

60 

67

54 

50 

50 

50 

45

45 

182 

60

* 87 

76 

54

Jane

41 

27 

19 

16 

16

19 

19 

15 

15 

10

1,420 

347 

214 

142 

104

45 

54 

22 

9

8

9 

5 

6 

5 

4

3 

2 

8 

3 

2

July

2 

2 

1 

1,070 

269

87 

36 

15 

11

7

7 

180 

203 

163 

34

15 

10 

7 

6 

69

41 

12 

5 

4 

2

1 

0

71 

8 

22 

6

n/riniTnnni Mean

18

41 

43 

2 

0 

0 

0

197 

32.4 

 25.0 

 25.0 

88.9 

126 

226 

92.8 

87.0 

79.2 

38.1 

40.8

0 88.1

Aug.

3 

4 

2 

1 

0

0 

12 

41 

22 

99

400 

246 

73 

18 

12

12 

8 

7 

43 

39

12 

58 

41 

9 

6

4 

4 

3 

1 

0 

0

Sept

0 

1 

2 

1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

1

202 

722

208 

54 

18 

8 

6

Ban-off in 

acre-feet

12,100 

1,930 

1,540 

1,640 

4,940 

7,750 

13,400 

6,710 

6,180 

4,870 

2,340 

2,430

63,700

1 Estimated.
176 SUEFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1931, PAET 6

WHITE RIVEE NEAR OACOMA, S. DAK.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 21, T. 103 N., R. 72 W., 6 miles southwest of

Oacoma.

DRAIN AGE ABBA. 10,100 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1928, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 5,470 second-feet Oct. 6 (gage

height, 5.02 feet); minimum, 18 second-feet Sept. 16 (gage height, 1.10 feet). 

1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 9,860 second-feet May 13, 1930 (gage

height, 6.62 feet); minimum, that of Sept. 16, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good. No diversions or regulation.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-fed, 1980-81

Day

1.-

2

3......................

4. _ .. .....

5.... ........ ....

6-...

7.....................

8---......

9........... ..

10--....... .... .

11-.

12-- -.

13.-.._. ................

14.-.. ._______. ...

15......................

16........

17....................

IS................ ..

19- . 

20.- . .. ...

21- 

22 

23-- 

24 

25----. ..... .......

26 

27. ........ ........

28 

29.- 

30.- ....

31.--.. . .. .... 

Oct.

732

470

470

457

457

4,980

2,810

2.040

1,360

866

680

700

393

312

334

250

109

195

526

323

240

184

174

164

174

181

167

164

160

160

150

Nov.

148

138

141

141

138

141

i38

136

132

132

136

141

141

141

143

14fi

14R

141

132

120

98

88

88

88

00

Oft

88

88

88

88

Jan.

74

Feb.

650

600

550

«450

odW

"450

444

484

457

470

540

512 wit

470

438

450

Mar.

387

418

405

381

357

334

312

312

357

301

245

265

270

*>7fl

290

457

4Q8

556

540

540

526

498

484

512

HftA

Ufi

381

345

393

280

184

Apr.

405

1,400

1,050

630

2,180

2,590

2,100

2,080

1,940

1,570

1,630

1,560

1,040

804

670

580

512

457

393

393

334

301

275

270

236

%in

231

999

195

192

May

181

184

174

167

167

167

174

181

270

381

318

1,630

720

640

620

498

399

357

312

323

296

285

236

204

188

181

181

204

195

195

188

June

213

250

231

188

170

150

150

150

155

155

153

150

141

128

213

357

604

556

572

323

275

208

158

153

150

118

93

Q9

84

76

July

93

92

66

52

60

47

47

48

431

424

280

226

174

141

128

63

200

167

312

218

143

116

103

98

O9

85

74

76

76

68

55

Aug.

65

59

55

51

77

48

55

1,420

690

399

148

130

114

77

84

62

477

301

245

208

148

109

95

85

87

393

204

134

95

98

109

Sept.

88

79

71

52

47

40

40

38

34

31

30

30

26

21

20

18

19

21

22

23

24

24

26

27

33

46

47

44

44

357

Month

October __ .. __________ . ___________

December ____ . ________ . ________ .

January.. ______________ . __________

February. _____________ _ __ . ___

March ____ . __ _____________ ____

April.. . ,

May .

June _____________________ _ ..

July... . ___ 

August ____________________ ...

The year. _ . _ ... _.._..._._ ..._. 

Maximum

4,980

148

564

2,590

1,630

604

431

1,420

357

4,980

Minimum

150

88

438

184

192

167

76

47

48

18

18

Mean

660

122

« 95.0

 150

540

394

882

330

214

137

204

47.4

313

Run-off in 

acre-feet

40,600

7,260

5,840

9,220

30,000

24,200

52,500

20,300

12,700

8,420

12,500

2,820

226,000

1 Estimated.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 177

SOUTH FORE OF WHITE RIVER NEAR WHITE RIVER, S. DAK.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 14, T. 41 N., R. 28 W., 4J^ miles south of White 

River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,390 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1929, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 409 second-feet Feb. 4 (gage 

height, 3.48 feet); minimum, 34 second-feet Sept. 11-14 (gage height, 2.28 

feet).

1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 1.300 second-feet May 11, 1930 (gage 

height, 5.16 feet); minimum, that of Sept. 11-14, 1931.

REMARKS. Records good except those for period Nov. 20 to Feb. 3, which were 

based on one discharge measurement and temperature records. No regulation.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

Day

I.... ...............

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. .... .. .

Oct.

104 

111 

132 

104 

160

114 

129 

139 

137 

142

145 

154 

137 

129 

124

121 

106 

106 

102 

106

114 

106 

111 

109 

111

109 

116 

106 

109 

109 

111

Nov.

116 

111 

111 

109 

106

109 

111 

116 

114 

119

109 

111 

111 

114 

116

111 

109 

102 

109 

105

90 

80 

80 

75 

70

1-

Jan.

96

Feb.

350 

350 

400 

409 

330

299 

312 

282

257 

240

248 

240 

252 

189 

186

196 

196 

199 

182 

199

206 

217 

214 

210 

221

221 

217 

217

Month

October.... ____ ____ .. ___ ... _ ...

April... _______ ., ______ . _ . ____ ...

July............... .............. ... . ......

August _______________ ..... .....-. .

September.. ___ . ____ .... ___ . ............

The year . . . -

Mar.

214 

196 

192 

157 

148

166 

137 

132 

142 

145

151 

166 

192 

203 

221

214 

236 

236 

240

244

196 

189 

233 

221 

196

160 

140 

130

172 

172 

236

Apr.

196 

206 

210 

217 

225

273 

290 

278 

282 

286

252 

229 

196 

203 

189

206 

175 

163 

157 

151

148 

137 

142 

134 

142

126 

121 

126 

129 

126

Maximum

160 

119

409 

244 

290 

203 

134 

90 

94 

72

409

May

134 

134 

124 

132 

126

124 

124 

166 

203 

175

163 

145 

139 

142 

142

145 

137 

142 

139 

134

126 

121 

119 

119 

114

119 

129 

124 

119 

114 

116

June

114 

114 

119 

119 

134

124 

111 

119 

114 

104

111 

116 

119 

102 

109

102 

97 

92 

94

85

85 

83 

72 

70 

72

68 

59 

52 

50 

46

Minimum

104

182 

130 

121 

114 

46 

35 

38 

34

34

July

52 

56 

50 

63 

66

56 

50 

49 

50 

50

49 

90 

65 

59 

50

44 

42 

42 

44 

47

47 

44 

38 

41 

38

38 

36 

39 

35 

35 

41

Mean

120 

98.8 

90.0 

100 

251 

186 

190 

135 

95.2 

48.6 

52.2 

46.0

117

Aug.

49 

50 

46 

42 

41

42 

81 

72 

70 

59

52 

49 

47 

44 

46

94 

52 

50 

50 

50

81 

67 

52 

49 

47

39 

38 

39 

39 

39 

42

Sept.

41 

41 

46 

39 

41

39 

39 

38 

39 

36

34 

34 

34 

34 

36

39 

41 

42 

56 

47

47 

42 

44 

65 

72

67 

63 

61 

59 

63

Run-off in 

acre-feet

7,380 

5,880 

5,530 

6,150 

13,900 

11,400 

11,300 

8,300 

5,660 

2,990 

3,210 

2,740

84,400
178 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

NIOBRARA BIVER BASIN

KIOBBAEA EIVEE AT DTTWLAP, NEBE.

LOCATION. Staff gage on line between sees. 26 and 27, T. 29 N., R. 48 W., half 

a mile east of Dunlap and half a mile above Cottonwood Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,550 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February to September, 1931.

EXTREMES Maximum discharge during year, 627 second-feet Aug. 6 (gage 

height, 4.70 feet); minimum, 2 second-feet July 4, 5 (gage height, 1.20 feet).

REMARKS. Records fair. No diversions or regulation.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1981

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. .

Feb.

83

113

83 

83

Month

April... ... ...... ......

September.. ______________________

The period ____________________

Mar.

84 

84 

84 

84 

84

84 

70 

70

84 

84

99

84 

84 

84 

84

70

84 

70 

84 

84

70 

84 

70 

70 

84

 75 

"60 

 45 

 55 

 80 

105

Apr.

126 

126 

94 

110 

126

126 

110 

108 

93 

79

79 

93 

79 

79 

79

65 

79 

65 

65 

65

65 

65 

65 

65 

65

79 

79 

65 

65 

65

Maximum

105 

126 

105 

34 

6 

627 

23

May

90 

105 

76 

76 

76

63 

76 

63 

63 

63

63 

63 

63 

63 

76

50 

50 

50 

63 

56

56 

56 

56 

56 

52

48 

28 

24 

21 

16 

13

June

14 

12 

12 

14

7

7 

34 

17 

8 

12

10 

12 

12 

10 

15

11 

8 

5 

4

4

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

4 

4 

4 

3 

3

July

4 

3 

3 

2 

2

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

3

4 

4 

4 

4

4 

3 

3 

3 

3

4 

4 

5 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

Minimum Mean

45 78.6 

65 84.1 

13 57.2 

3 8.7 

2 4.2 

6 46.5 

5 14.6

Aug.

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

627 

24 

22 

19 

29

24 

26 

26 

26 

33

33 

33 

50 

44 

46

36 

36 

36 

38 

39

39 

38 

38 

17 

17 

17

Sept.

16 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

17 

17 

18 

21

22 

22 

22 

23 

19

18 

19 

18 

19 

6

ft 

8 

8 

10 

9

8 

5 

5 

6 

6

Ban-off in 

acre-feet

4,830 

5,000 

3,520 

518 

258 

2,860 

869

17,900

> Estimated.
NIOBRABA EIVEB BASIN 179

NIOBRARA BIVEE NEAR GORDON, HEBR.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 15, T. 31 N., R. 41 W., 14 miles southeast of

Gordon.

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,050 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1928, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,220 second-feet Apr. 1 (gage

height, 1.66 feet); minimum, 58 second-feet July 29, 30 (gage height, 0.28

foot).

1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 1,230 second-feet June 2, 1929 (gage

height, 1.8 feet); minimum, that of July 29, 30, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records fair. No diversions or regulation.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19SO-S1

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 

Oct.

170 

178 

262 

210 

219

198 

186 

186 

202 

198

219 

238 

198 

170 

202

198 

167 

170 

198 

160

153 

160 

170 

174 

170

170 

202 

170 

167 

167 

170

Nov.

174 

167 

167 

167 

174

170 

174 

174 

170

174

170 

170 

167 

160 

163

156 

170 

178 

160 

78

160 

I 165

160

Dec.

160

170

155

143 

150

150 

136 

136 

156 

131

124 

126 

139 

146 

143

124 

124 

128 

139 

146 

146

Jan.

146 

150 

153 

153 

153

156 

170 

170 

167 

136

130 

120 

100 

90 

80

85 

90 

100 

110 

130

140 

150 

160 

170 

180

200 

210 

220 

220 

220 

220

Feb.

200

180 

170 

160 

156 

153

156 

170 

160 

163 

198

219 

202 

202 

194 

194

163 

170 

174 

160 

178

163 

228 

186

Month

October ___________ . _____ . ............

December .............................................

February ________________________

April. .. ..... __ ......... _ .... ____ ...

July..

Augost ___ .. ____ ____ ............

Mar.

174 

163 

186 

194 

186

206 

174 

219 

178 

190

219

198 

182 

202 

186

206 

206 

194 

202 

206

202 

194 

198 

210 

202

 180 

"150 

"100 

 140 

«200 «600

Apr.

1000 

354 

268 

233 

268

298 

194 

194 

178 

182

186 

146 

143 

143 

190

186 

182 

170 

174 

150

156 

163 

178 

198 

170

156 

153 

146 

150 

153

Maximum

262

178

220 

202 

600 

1,000 

210 

175 

107 

526 

149

1,000

May

170 

163 

197 

188 

210

149 

179 

175 

179 

129

118 

132 

121 

152 

166

159 

135 

121 

107 

124

121 

132 

132 

132 

126

135 

139 

132 

129 

129 

112

June

102 

91 

86 

89 

126

118 

100 

82 

84 

124

175 

166 

118 

95 

89

82 

86 

80 

84 

73

77 

77 

77 

73 

73

71 

73 

71 

63 

61

Minimum

153 

78 

124 

80 

153 

100 

143 

107 

61 

58 

63 

64

58

July

66 

77 

73 

100 

102

93

77 

84 

84 

80

73 

86 

69 

66 

66

63 

63 

63 

93 

107

95 

78 

71 

64 

61

64 

61 

61 

68 

58 

61

Mean

187 

163 

148 

151 

182 

202 

215 

145 

92.2 

74.7 

101 

88.4

146

Aug.

66 

66 

69 

66 

63

526 

163 

112 

115 

86

69 

71 

75 

69 

71

71 

142 

132 

75 

86

80 

75 

139 

100 

91

86 

77 

75 

75 

68 

63

Sept.

68 

82 

64 

75

75

75 

71 

78 

75 

73

69 

68 

71 

71 

78

78 

86 

95 

149 

146

91 

82 

82 

135

118

115 

100 

95 

95 

91

Run-off in 

acre-feet

11,500 

9,700 

9,100 

9,280 

10,100 

12,400 

12,800 

8,920 

5,490 

4,590 

6,210 

5,260

105,000

> Estimated.
180 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

NIOBBABA RIVER NEAR VALENTINE, NEBB.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 30, T. 33 N., R. 28 W., 7 miles southwest of

Valentine.

DBAINAGE AREA. 6,160 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1928, to September, 1931. At station 8 miles

downstream from July to October, 1897; April to September, 1899; June,

1901, to November, 1906. 

REMARKS. Records of daily discharge not sufficiently accurate for publication,

estimated on basis of percentage study of Niobrara near Gordon and near

Spencer. No diversions or regulation.

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Month

February. ________

April...... ...............

Mean

074

808

773

823

1,050

naa

963

Run-off in 

acre-feet

KQ onn

48,100

47,600

60,600

68,300 EQ Ann

66,700

Month

May...... ....... ......

July.......... .........

Mean

873"

743

658

677

717

833

Run-off in 

acre-feet

63,700

44,200

40,500

41,600

42,700

603,000
NIOBRARA RIVER BASIN 181

mOBBARA RIVER HEAR SPENCER, NEBR.

LOCATION. At power plant of Northern Nebraska Power Co. in N. K sec. 30, 

T. 33 N., R. 11 W., 5 miles southeast of Spencer.

DRAINAGE AREA. 10,800 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May to December, 1908; August. 1927, to September, 

1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 7,180 second-feet Mar. 31; minimum, 10 second-feet, leakage through gates at times.

1927-1931: Maximum discharge, 15,200 second-feet Sept. 6, 1930.

REMARKS. Records good except those for winter period, which are fair. Flow 

regulated by Spencer Reservoir, capacity, 2,300 acre-feet. Discharge computed from flow over spillway and through turbines and gates. Base data 

furnished by Northern Nebraska Power Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19SO-S1

Day

1.. __ . _ .....

2- __ .........

Z... ............

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 __ ....

Oct.

1,060 

994 

1,000 

1,740 

1,800

1,680 

1,510 

1,380 

1,170 

1,210

1,100 

1,930 

1,870 

1,480 

1,280

1,450 

1,180 

1,270 

1,090 

1,270

1,230 

1,310 

1,240 

1,260 

1,260

1,120 

1,390 

1,300 

1,310 

1,250 

1,200

Nov.

1,300 

1,150 

1,340 

1,220 

1,200

1,240 

1,230 

1,310 

1,140 

1,320

1,340 

1,240 

1,220 

1,270 

1,310

1,230 

1,420 

1,290 

1,320 

2,050

1,060 

1,000 

1,000 

1,160 

1,450

901 

1,010 

858 

1,280 

1,440

Dec.

1,400 

1,140 

1,320 

1,260 

1,480

1,650 

1,560 

1,620 

1,610 

1,720

1,650 

1,420 

1,510 

1,360 

1,110

1,060 

1,140 

1,270 

1,200 

1,070

825 

876 

1,100 

1,190 

1,230

1,160 

1,160 

1,140 

1,210 

1,060 

1,110

Jan.

1,080 

1,200 

1,190 

1,260 

1,240

1,210 

1,230 

1,240 

1,320 

1,330

1,230 

1,210 

939 

539 

449

366 

473 

632 

780 

1,090

1,300 

1,230 

1,180 

1,390 

1,710

1,800 

1,880 

2,010 

2,410 

2,690 

2,870

Feb.

2,770 

2,640 

2,700 

2,440 

2,090

1,930 

1,890 

1,890 

1,490 

1,420

1,920 

1,790 

1,540 

1,500 

1,810

1,670 

1,510 

1,550 

1,540 

1,530

1,600 

1,590 

1,740 

1,690 

1,740

1,570 

1,690 

1,620

Month

October _________________________

November ___ . _____ . ____ . __ . ____

December

January ________________________

AprlL . 

July ..... ....... .... ..........

August

September . . 

Mar.

1,550 

1,560 

1,550 

1,440 

1,100

1,070 

1,600 

1,620 

1,360 

1,680

1,490 

1,500 

1,650 

1,710 

1,740

1,SOO 

1,770 

1,600 

1,580 

1,690

1,730 

1,520 

1,580 

1,770 

1,680

1,520 

258 

220 

362 

1,120 

3,560

Apr.

2,660 

2,360 

2,120 

2,330 

2,190

2,240 

2,080 

1,990 

1,800 

1,730

1,560 

1,390 

1,400 

1,350 

1,300

1,330 

1,330 

1,170 

1,360 

1,480

1,290 

1,240 

1,240 

1,230 

1,300

1,240 

1,290 

1,210 

1,160 

1,170

Maximum

1,930 

2,050 

1,720 

2,870 

2,770 

3,560 

2,660 

2,230 

1,490 

1,300 

1,660 

1,280

3,560

May

1,150 

1,190 

1,140 

1,250 

1,260

1,190 

1,180 

1,180 

1,880 

2,230

2,040 

1,740 

1,500 

1,360 

1,200

1,160 

1,170 

1,210 

1,180 

1,180

1,200 

1,110 

1,030 

908 

1,080

889 

932 

1,040 

1,090 

1,220 

909

June

956 

885 

973 

1,330 

1,260

1,230 

1,170 

1,180 

973 

945

1,270 

1,490 

1,200 

1,150 

1,080

1,080 

967 

835 

854 

912

1,200 

982 

850 

813 

793

761 

654 

603 

597

588

Minimum

994 

858 

825 

366 

1,420 

220 

1,160 

889 

588 

548 

559 

602

220

July

865 

895 

811 

981 

1,100

1,300 

844 

893 

850 

924

860 

744 

732

862 

796

647 

642 

633 

684

777

735 

646 

649 

782 

799

618 

638 

592

548 

559 

598

Mean

1,330 

1,240 

1,230 

1,310 

1,820 

1,500 

1,580 

1,250 

986 

774 

847 

844

1,230

Aug.

'682 

990 

1,040 

710 

1,470

840 

700 

635 

889 

1,660

1,220 

835 

688 

732 

667

559 

640 

675 

740 

703

907 

946 

1,020 

1,020 

765

883 

809 

848 

789 

643 

665

Sept.

830

882 

851 

751 

725

639 

799 

647 

661 

640

602 

717 

621 

661

822

820 

794 

893 

1,010 

1,050

887 

934 

923 

1,140 

1,280

1,120 

961 

978 

836

847

Run-off in 

acre-feet

81,800 

73,800 

78,700 

80,600 

101,000 

92,200 

94,000 

76,900 

58,700 

47,600 

52,100 

50,200

888,000
182 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

JAMES RIVER BASIN

JAMES RIVEE AT JAMESTOWN, N. DAE.

LOCATION. Staff gage in SE. % sec. 36, T. 140 N., R. 64 W., 1 mile southeast

of Northern Pacific Railway depot at Jamestown. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,140 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1928, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 91 second-feet Apr. 6 (gage

height, 7,44 feet); minimum, 0.4 second-foot Oct. 16-26 (gage height, 6.06

feet).

1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 1,100 second-feet Mar. 14, 1929 (gage

height, 14.2 feet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot Sept. 16-18, 1929. 

REMARKS. Records fair. No diversions.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

i 

2 . ______

3 

4 __ .. __

5 

6 

7 __

8 

9 _

10 

11 

12 

13 _

14 

16 

16 

17

18 -

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 .. 

28 

29. 

30 

31 

Oct.

0.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.2 

1.0

.8 

.6

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

Nov.

0.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.6 

1.6

1.4 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.0

1.0

.8 

.8 

.8 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

Dec.

0.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

Jan.

0.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

2.2 

3.4

Feb.

5.0 

9.5 

15 

13 

9.5

9.6 

9.5 

8.7 

6.9 

6.0

5.8 

4.2 

3.0 

2.2 

1.8

1.4 

1.2 

1.0 

1.4 

2.2

2.4 

2.6 

2.4 

2.2 

1.8

1.8 

2.0 

2.0

Month

November __ . ____________________

December . __________________

Jfmnary

February.. _ ____________________

March

April.. ........ __ .. __ . ___ ..... ...

May ..

July.. . _

September _ ...... ________________

Mar.

2.2 

2.4 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8

3.0 

3.2 

3.6 

5.0 

5.8

10 

13 

16 

13 

14

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

13 

9.6 

13 

14 

17

26

24 

22 

28 

35 

40

Apr.

44 

70 

75 

80 

86

91 

86 

80 

66

58

40 

29 

18 

17 

13

11 

10 

9.1 

9.1 

9.1

6.9 

5.2 

3.8 

3.2 

2.6

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6

Maximum

1.2 

1.6 

.8 

3.4 

15 

40 

91 

3.2 

1.8 

1.4 

2.4 

4.2

91

May

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6

2.6 

2.8 

2.8 

3.2 

3.2

3.0 

2.6 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

2.4 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.0

1.6 

1.4 

1.2 

1.2 

1.6

1.6 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

June

1.8 

1.4 

1.6 

1.4 

1.4

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.0

.8

.8 

.8 

.6 

1.0 

1.0

1.2 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

July

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.0 

1.0 

.6 

.6

.8 

.8 

.6 

.6 

.6

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

Minimum Mean

0.4 0.66 

.6 .97 

.6 .72 

.8 .99 

1.0 4.79 

2.2 12.9 

2.6 31.2 

1.2 2.24 

.6 1.27 

.6 .99 

.6 1.12 

1.0 1.73

.4 4.93

Aug.

1.6 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

1.6 

1.0

1.0 

.8 

.6 

.6 

.6

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

Sept.

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

1.2 

1.2 

1.0 

1.0 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

2.0

2.8 

3.4 

3.6 

3.6 

4.2

2.4 

2.0 

1.8 

1.6 

1.6

Run-off in 

acre-feet

41 

58 

44 

61 

266 

793 

1,860 

138 

76 

61 

69 

103

3,670
JAMES RIVER BASIN 183

JAMES RIVER AT HURON, S. DAK.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 6, T. 110 N., R. 61 W., at Huron. Zero of gage 

is 1,228.70 feet above mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AKEA. 11,500 square miles,

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1928, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 345 second-feet Apr. 24 (gage 

height, 4.1 feet); no flow during part of February, August, September.

1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 2,110 second-feet Mar. 20, 1929 (gage 

height, 12.0 feet); no flow during parts of 1930 and 1931.

REMARKS. Records good except those for period Nov. 13 to Feb. 22, which were 

based on 2 discharge measurements and temperature records. Minor diversions for city wa.ter supplies above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

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 

Oct.

5 

7 

11 

10 

9

10 

11 

10 

11 

10

9 

10 

15 

18 

15

16 

18 

18 

16

12

8 

6 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

Nov.

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5

3

Jan.

0.4

Feb.

6 

6

7

6 

6

7

Month

October ___ .. __________ . _____ . _ .

March. _

AprU............ ........ .. ... ... .........

May ... .

July....... ... ......

Mar.

7 

8 

9 

10 

9

7 

5 

6 

5 

5

4 

4 

4 

5 

7

5 

4 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

5 

12 

9

6 

4 

4 

5 

3 

4

Apr.

7 

7 

18 

45 

37

17 

31 

52 

68

72

76 

71 

91 

105 

154

208 

194 

218 

304 

307

301 

292 

301 

345 

295

256 

240 

205 

196 

182

Maximum

18 

5

7 

12 

345 

188 

250 

57 

.5 

.5

345

May

162 

160 

154 

133

188

162 

129 

108 

135 

170

119 

98 

105 

93 

104

108 

103 

95 

122 

108

93 

93 

90

72 

71

71 

75 

93 

93 

119 

103

June

99 

138 

248 

225 

200

160 

144 

115 

114 

110

95 

90 

164 

250 

250

225 

126 

66 

59 

55

51 

46 

36 

34 

25

20 

14 

13 

15 

15

July

50 

57 

51 

51 

57

56 

52 

50 

45 

27

20 

15 

20 

15 

13

10 

10 

12

8 

9

9

8 

8 

5 

4

4 

3 

1 

.5 

.5 

.5

Minimum Mean

5

3 

7 

71 

13 

.5 

0 

0

9.7 

3.8 

«1.0 

 .5 

2.1 

5.5 

156 

114 

107 

21.7 

.23 

.05

0 35.0

Aug.

0.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.4 

.2

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0

.5 

.5 

.5 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Run-off in

acre-feet

596 

226 

61 

30 

117 

338 

9,280 

7,010 

6,370 

1,330 

14 

3

25,400

> Estimated.

131316 33- -13
184 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

JAMES RIVER WEAR SCOTLAND, S. DAK.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SW. % sec. 30, T. 97 N., R. 57 W., 5 miles northeast of

Scotland and 200 yards above Dawson Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 15,800 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1928, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 289 second-feet Apr. 27 (gage

height, 3.12 feet); minimum, 2 second-feet Sept. 14-18.

1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 2,970 second-feet Mar. 31, 1929 (gage

height, 11.92 feet); minimum, that of Sept. 14-18, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period Nov. 17 to Feb. 15, which were

based on two discharge measurements and temperature records. Operation

of water power plant 20 miles upstream may affect flow slightly.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-81

Day

1.... _____ .... __

2....... .... . ..... .. ...

3... . - _. _

4...... .............

5...- ... .....

6--- . .. _

T. .....................

8...... _ .. _ .. _ ..

9...-.... ......

10.-- 

11..... ...........

12 . 

13--- . 

14- 

15 .. __ .

16. - . 

17. .

18- . 

19. 

20. 

21- .. 

22. -. ___ .

23 

24- 

25.- -

28 

27 ---.-- __ .... -_..

28. . 

29 .. .

30-.-- 

31- .

Oct.

82 

145 

83 

49 

32

31 

31 

31 

30

28

28 

34 

30 

24 

34

36 

33 

34 

31 

29

29 

28 

28 

26 

26

26 

30 

36 

33 

35 

32

Nov.

28 

33 

37 

36 

34

31 

29 

28 

26 

25

26 

30 

32 

32 

31

26 

' 22

Jan.

17

Feb.

1"

18

20

26

25 

27 

26 

25

22 

26 

26 

26 

28

26 

28 

28

Month

October ___ .. .

January ____ ..... ___ . _____ . ___ . _ ...

March. _____ . ____ . ____ . ___ . ____ ...

July - . 

Mar.

29 

30 

33 

33 

33

24 

32 

30

28 

31

28 

28 

30 

30

27

26 

26 

35 

35 

37

32 

28 

31 

35 

46

53 

48 

51 

58 

43 

36

Apr.

35 

45 

51 

41 

39

'42 

38 

43

54 

51

49 

40 

38 

38 

57

61

57 

74 

83 

87

145 

164 

177 

205 

241

271 

285 

285 

283 

271

Maximum

145

37

28 .

58 

285 

265 

168 

37 

16 

19

285

May

265 

265 

237 

241 

219

235 

203 

177 

152 

185

193

183 

159 

148 

145

150 

164 

134 

127 

123

107 

107

75 

70 

75

91

75 

78 

89 

84 

79

June

59 

62 

65 

79 

93

110 

117 

118 

135 

150

157 

J61 

161 

137 

161

168 

140 

111 

101 

97

92 

95 

102 

85 

71

62 

52 

46 

36 

35

July

* 

32 

36 

35 

37 

28

26 

24 

24 

24 

22

21 

19 

18 

17 

22

22 

20 

20 

24 

19

21 

20 

18 

14 

13

15 

15 

14 

15 

15 

15

Minimum Mean

24

24 

35 

70 

35 

13 

9 

2

38.2 

26.4 

20.0 

17.0 

22.1 

34.4 

112 

150 

102 

21.5 

12.0 

7.4

2 46.9

Aug.

13 

14 

13

12 

11

12 

13 

13 

10 

11

9 

12 

16 

16 

12

13 

12 

12 

12 

10

10 

10 

12 

14 

14

13 

13 

11 

10 

10 

10

Sept.

9 

9 

9

8 

8

7 

8 

7 

7 

6

4 

3 

4 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

6

17

19 

10

7 

7 

11

12

11 

9

8

7

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,350 

1,570 

1,230 

1,040 

1,230 

2,120 

6,660 

9,220 6,070' 

1,320 

738 

440

34,000
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6 185

BIG SIOUX RIVER BASIN

BIG SIOUX RIVER NEAR FLANDREAU, S. DAE.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 9, T. 107 N., R. 48 W., 2 miles north of Flandreau.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,520 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1928, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 396 second-feet June 1 (gage

height, 3.38 feet); no flow Sept. 14-18.

1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 5,200 second-feet Mar. 15, 1929 (gage

height, 14.04 feet); minimum, that of Sept. 14-18, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period Nov. 24 to Feb. 28, which

were based on two discharge measurements and temperature records. No

diversions or regulation.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-31

Day

1 ___._ ... ... ____ .... . ...........

2 _.- _ ,- ___

3... , .

^... ..................................

6 . , _. .

6. . .

7

8.. ............... . ......... .

9.-

10. .............. ....... ...............

11.. _._._ .._..____ , ..... .

IZ..... ................................

13__

14 _ .

15 __ ._ _ _. _, __

16__. _.__, ___. ........ _.....

n. ....................................

18_ _

19._ .... ......... . ......

W......... ............................

21.. ....... ........................ ..

22.......... ............... ...........

23 _ _,_ 

24_........ ............................

25 __ . . 

28.-. ........ . ...... .......

27..

28 -... .

29.-. ...............................

SO 

31----. .

Oct.

12 

12 

12 

16

18

18 

18 

17 

15 

15

15 

15 

14 

15 

15

17

17 

17 

16 

15

15 

15 

14 

17 

18

18 

17 

15 

17 

17 

15

Nov.

15 

15 

14 

14 

15

15 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

15 

18 

18

18 

18 

19 

20 

20

19 

19 

20

*

.18

Month

April......... .... . ....^..... ......... ...... 

Jnnn , , J

July..... _ .-.. . ........... . ......... ...

Mar.

37 

35 

32 

30

28

28 

28 

25 

28 

28

30 

28 

27 

23 

25

22 

20 

21 

20 

21

21 

20 

25

28 

27

28 

30 

32 

32 

32 

25

Apr.

28 

27 

28 

28 

26

24 

22 

22 

20 

20

20 

21 

20 

21 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

20

21 

22 

23 

20 

22

20 

20 

19 

18 

19

Maximum

18 

20

37 

28 

254 

366 

25 

27 

4

366

May

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

15 

15 

17 

18 

18

18 

19 

19 

18 

17

15 

14 

14 

12 

11

10 

10 

10 

11 

10

10 

9 

9 

154 

201 

254

June

366 

358 

201 

175 

139

145 

158 

126 

99 

85

70 

65 

60 

60 

58

54 

47 

40 

38 

106

88 

54 

43 

38 

34

28 

26 

26 

22 

20

July

25 

23 

22 

21 

20

18 

17 

17 

15 

14

14 

15 

15 

14 

13

12 

10

9 

8

7

7 

6 

6 

5 

5

4 

4 

5 

6 

6 

7

Aug.

7 

7 

7 

6 

6

5 

5 

11

27 

17

15 

10

7 

6

7

6

6 

5 

5 

4

4 

3 

3 

3 

3

3

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

Sept.

2 

2 

1 

1 

1

1

.8 

.8 

.6 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

2 

2

2 

1

.8 

2 

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

3

Minimum Mean ' *£££

12 

14

20 

18 

9 

20 

4 

2 

0

15.7 

17.3 

10 

6 

25 

27.0 

22.0 

32.7 

94.3 

11.9 

6.4 

1.5

0 22.3

965 

1,030 

615 

369 

1,390 

1,660 

1,310 

2,010 

5,610 

732 

394 

89

16,200
186 SURFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

BIO SIOUX RIVER AT ARROW, IOWA

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 31, T. 93 N., R. 48 W., at Akron.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 7,080 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1928, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,370 second-feet Aug. 9 (gage

height, 5.6 feet); minimum, 26 second-feet Aug. 7 (gage height, 1.34 feet). 

1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 14,000 second-feet Mar. 15, 1929 (gage

height, 18.63 feet); minimum, that of Aug. 7, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period Nov. 28 to Feb. 18, which were

based on two discharge measurements and temperature records. No

diversions. /

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

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 _______ . .........

Oct.

130 

130 

128 

209 

234

185 

177 

173 

168 

158

140 

137 

128 

128 

128

170 

170 

156 

128 

130

126 

130 

128 

133 

123

123 

128 

121 

123 

123 

121

Nov.

119 

119 

116 

119 

116

114 

114 

114 

114 

114

114 

112 

114 

114 

114

119 

119 

116 

114 

204

311 

269 

299 

353 

322

137 

180

1 150

Jan.

60

Feb.

120

130

140 

135 

135

130 

130 

135 

135 

132

135 

132 

135

Month

December.... _____________________

February.. __ . ____________________

April........................ ..........................

Jnly.............................. .....................

September _____________________

Mar.

135 

123 

123 

116 

113

120 

99 

108 

116 

116

111 

113 

120 

113 

116

128 

128 

128 

123 

132

120 

111 

120 

135 

149

. 149 

140 

130 

135 

132 

132

Apr.

144 

152 

147 

149 

152

152 

149 

149

147 

142

137 

130 

128 

123 

142

130 

125 

128 

140

142

140 

140 

140 

140 

144

140 

140 

130 

128 

125

Maximum

234 

353

149 

152 

130 

460 

90 

1,260 

529

1,260

May

125 

125 

125 

125 

130

123 

120 

118 

128 

120

118 

116 

116 

113 

113

116 

113 

116 

104 

106

104 

101

88 

88 

90

88 

88 

85 

83 

83 

83

June

69

76 

62 

76 

81

81 

78 

137 

152 

142

327 

149 

135 

135 

128

120 

111 

104 

99 

106

460 

220 

140 

118 

106

101 

92 

92

88 

78

Minimum

121

112

99 

123 

83 

62 

30 

26 

42

26

July

72 

74 

74 

83 

90

72 

65 

65 

60 

58

52 

67 

52 

52 

50

46 

44 

40 

42 

44

 38 

38 

35 

35 

33

33 

33 

33 

33 

30 

30

Mean

145 

157 

100 

75 

128 

124 

139 

108 

129 

50.7 

191 

92.5

120

Aug.

30 

37 

33 

32

28

28 

26 

33 

592 

1,260

613 

356 

269

258 

271

216 

178 

164 

159 

152

142 

128 

116 

113 

120

104 

104 

90

88 

85 

88

Sept.

223

76 

69

72 

72

60

58 

58 

54 

54

54 

50 

42 

42

42

42 

42 

48 

529 

335

140

94 

72 

65 

76

69 

56 

54 

62 

65

Bun-offin 

acre-feet

8,920 

9,340 

6,150 

4,610 

7,110 

7,620 

8,270 

6,640 

7,680 

3,120 

11,700 

5,500

86,700
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

LITTLE SIOUX RIVER BASIN 

urns sioux BITCH AT CORBECTIONTOIE, IOWA

187

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 34, T. 89 N., R. 42 W., half a mile west of Correctionville and 1,000 feet above Bacon Creek.

DRAINAGE ABE A. 2,450 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1918, to September, 1924; October, 1928, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,540 second-feet July 17 (gage 

height, 10.32 feet); minimum, 9 second-feet Aug. 29, 31, Sept. 16, 17 (gage 

height, 1.85 feet).

1918-1924, 1928-1931: Maximum discharge (estimated), 20,700 secondfeet Mar. 12, 1919 (gage height, 19.57 feet); minimum, 5 second-feet Aug. 

18, 1922.

REMABKS. Records good except those for period Nov. 27 to Feb. 13, which were 

based on one discharge measurement and temperature records. No 

diversions.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

1 __ ..__...__._

2 _ ............

3...............

4 ___ . ____ .

6- __ . ........

6...............

7...............

8...............

9...............

10. ...........

11. ...........

12...............

13 

14...............

16 . 

16. ...........

17 _ ............

18...............

19 ............

20. ...........

21...............

22...............

23 ............

24...............

25...............

26 ............

27...............

28 ____ .... ...

29 ___ . __ ...

30 .........

31 ..........

Oct.

31 

35 

41 

40 

40

43 

41 

42 

40 

36

36 

35 

32 

40 

42

57 

41 

41 

45 

41

39 

40 

43 

42 

41

43 

40 

40 

39 

36 

37

Nov.

39 

36 

36 

38 

36

37 

37 

38 

38 

30

35 

38 

37 

37 

39

40 

40 

45 

48 

236

141 

60 

115 

SO 

79

60 

50 

50 

50 

50

Dec.

I 40 

35

26

20 

1 22

24 

24

Jan.

24 

22

1- 

I18 

21

22

28

Feb.

 28

33 

38 

36 

26

18

20 

24 

27 

52 

63

46 

51 

58 

56 

46

50 

57 

61 

53 

50

61

57 

64

Month

October . _______________________

March.... _______________________

April... ...... ........... ................

May..... .. ....... . . 

July..

August...

September ___ . __________________ 

The year __________________ 

Mar.

58 

55 

56 

53 

56

41 

50 

32 

46 

44

50 

53 

47 

49 

50

44 

45 

51 

49 

53

51 

51 

54 

57 

63

64 

63 

71 

67 

70 

65

Apr.

66 

67 

65 

70 

67

65 

68 

63 

69

58

55 

48 

40 

48 

54

48 

46 

56

74 

82

83 

74 

66 

61 

67

62 

62 

63

57 

54

Maximum

57 

236

64 

71 

83 

110 

286 

2,530 

38 

197

2,530

May

53 

50 

49 

45

71

76 

75 

71 

68 

73

79 

70 

65

67 

69

57 

61 

57 

52 

48

47 

45 

43 

43 

40

34 

30 

110 

56 

54 

39

June

36 

31 

32 

34 

31

31 

27 

22 

19 

27

28 

34 

31 

30 

34

27 

26 

27 

29 

50

191 

286 

236 

80 

55

52 

128 

124 

75 

59

July

244 

94 

121 

75 

90

61 

48 

40 

38 

36

30

57 

35 

28 

22

23 

2,530 

710 

377 

147

120 

66 

48 

34 

31

25 

24 

20 

20 

18 

16

Minimum Mean

31 

35

18 

 32 

40 

30 

19 

16 

9 

9

40.0 

57.0 

28.3 

22.7 

42.4 

53.5 

61.9 

57.3 

63.1 

169 

15.0 

28.5

9 63.3

Aug.

16 

30 

20 

16 

14

14 

16 

16 

14 

14

13 

13 

13 

12 

11

11 

11 

12 

17 

31

38 

16 

13 

12

12

11 

10 

10 

9 

10 

9

Sept.

24 

33 

197 

63 

35

28 

24 

19 

14 

12

10 

12 

10 

10 

10

9 

9 

14 

36 

20

19 

19 

21 

24 

40

33

28 

28 

28 

25

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,460 

3,390 

1,740 

1,400 

2,350 

3,290 

3,680 

3,520 

3,760 

10,400 

922 

1,700

38,600
188 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

JTOBTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR NOBTHOATE, COIO.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 11, T. 11 N., R. 80 W., 6 miles south of 

Colorado-Wyoming line and 6 miles northwest of Northgate.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,440 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1915, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year (estimated), 2,600 second-feet 

about Apr. 14; minimum, 33 second-feet Sept. 14 (gage height, 0.80 foot).

1915-1931: Maximum discharge, 6,720 second-feet June 11, 1923 (gage 

height, 6.24 feet); minimum, that of Sept. 14, 1931.

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of missing gage heights, Nov. 15 

to Apr. 14, which were estimated by comparison with flow of North Platte 

River at Saratoga. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

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 __ .........................................

Oct.

256 

265 

273 

328 

342

353

337 

328 

314 

314

332 

369 

365 

340 

320

300 

285 

290 

290 

290

282 

265 

256 

240 

233

233

214 

225 

214 

188 

184

Month

April _ 

September _ .. __ _ _ 

Nov.

180 

203 

195 

199 

180

180 

195 

199 

154 

126

142 

134 

151 

137

95

Apr.

 185

f. 540

1,600

1,730

1,670 

1,650 

1,540 

1,340 

1,140

920 

588 

430 

410 

395

410 

410 

470 

506 

613

Maximum

369 

203

679 

1,180 

379 

193 

224

May

679 

613 

550 

512 

506

464 

440 

412 

412 

363

348 

337 

298 

275 

289

358 

500 

600

581 

488

423 

374 

322 

253

258

337 

470 

519 

537 

494 

429

June

374 

434 

626

713 

854

956 

904 

983 

1,180 

1,120

1,140 

1,090 

1,010 

929

808

748 

652 

537 

440 

374

294 

253 

212 

193 

183

176 

176 

197 

294 

379 

.......

Minimum

184

253 

176 

49 

63 

33

33

July

379 

318 

253 

266 

249

197 

157 

133 

116 

106

106 

98 

84 

80 

71

69

67 

69 

80 

63

52 

49 

49 

52 

54

63 

76 

84 

116 

130 

133

Mean

285 

130 

90 

100 

120 

140 

808 

434 

608 

123 

109 

82.7

252

Aug.

130 

157 

148 

130 

119

111 

114 

114 

106 

94

84 

76 

71 

67 

63

80 

122 

114 

108

122

128 

122 

193 

190 

136

111 

94 

80 

71 

65 

65

Sept.

69 

78 

86 

78 

67

59 

52 

50 

50

45

40 

35 

33 

33 

33

35 

41 

43 

49 

59

64 

74 

76 

130 

220

224 

193 

176 

154 

136

Run-off in 

acre-feet

17,500 

7,740 

5,530 

6,150 

6,660 

8,610 

48,100 

26,700 

36,200 

7,560 

6,700 

4,920

182,000
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 189

NORTH PIATTE EIVEB AT SARATOGA, W7O.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 14, T. 17 N., R. 84 W., at Saratoga.

Zero of gage is 6,773.8 feet above mean sea level. Chain gage at same

site used prior to Nov. 1, 1930. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,880 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1903, to October, 1906; April to December, 1909;

April, 1911, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 4,060 second-feet June 8 (gage

height, 6.45 feet); minimum, 106 second-feet July 25 (gage height, 3.33 feet). 

1903-1906, 1909, 1911-1931: Maximum discharge, 18,000 second-feet

June 8,1909 (gage height, 11.06 feet); minimum, 87 second-feet Sept. 7, 1924. 

REMARKS. Records excellent except those for period Nov. 20 to Mar. 28, which

were based on three discharge measurements and temperature records. A few

diversions between Northgate and Saratoga.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

Day

I...............

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... ... ......

Oct.

612 

696 

714 

732

777

750 

714 

696 

678 

628

644 

768 

741 

678 

696

628 

565 

580 

580 

612

628 

596 

572 

535 

520

535 

505 

528 

442 

405 

423

Nov.

411 

405 

411 

405 

405

399 

381

340

325 

330

387

355 

330 

259

185

16^ 

I 198

Dec.

179 

195 

242 

202 

183

164

Jan.

180 

195 

200 

220

240

250 

260 

270

275 

284 

284

Feb.

280

275 

263 

255 

242

220

230 

240 

250 

260 

267

280 

280

285 

290 

285

275 

275 

280 

275 

270

270 

259

275

Month

December ______________________ ...

February _ _ __ . ___ ___ ... ............

March _______ . ______ . ___ . ....

April---. 

May ___________________________

July ..... ... ....... ..... ... .... ........ ...... .......

August _____ '. ....... __ _____.._.__

September _______________________

The year

Mar.

250 

271 

263 

275 

263

250 

263 

263 

265 

270

280 

271 

271 

276 

290

325 

315 

330 

345 

355

370 

374 

360 

365 

340

305 

285 

335 

335 

330 

340

Apr.

399 

477 

399 

375 

399

463 

565 

777 

939 

1,620

1,790 

2,020 

2,390 

3,320 

2,990

2,330 

2,170 

2,330 

2,560 

2,270

1,620 

1,300 

1,010 

862

804

777 

813 

804 

928 

1,170

Maximum

777

374 

3,320 

3,460 

3,660 

750 

355 

520

3,660

May

1,420 

1,400 

1,420 

1,430 

1,300

1,160 

1,240 

1,460 

1,170 

1,100

950 

950 

1,150 

1,480 

2,040

2,680 

2,790 

3,460 

2,600 

2,110

1,680 

1,420 

1,490 

2,000 

2,560

2,940 

3,140 

2,700 

2,660 

2,150 

2,170

June

2,600 

2,940 

3,300 

3,320 

3,230

3,390 

3,500 

3,570 

3,570 

3,500

3,660 

3,340 

3,570 

3,100 

2,640

2,270 

2,020 

1,680 

1,400 

1,150

974 

840 

714 

596 

542

542 

542 

588 

822 

732

Minimum

405

250 

375 

950 

542 

108 

140 

110

108

July

750 

652 

542 

477 

463

429 

365 

325

285 

251

235 

221 

214 

194 

170

152 

132 

136 

138 

136

138 

136 

126 

118 

108

114 

124 

146 

155 

221 

484

Mean

619 

292 

193 

219 

259 

304 

1,360 

1,880 

2,150 

262 

210 

206

662

Aug.

355 

285 

275 

263 

243

228 

218 

214 

221 

207

194 

182 

167 

155 

146

146 

188 

235 

232 

221

204 

207 

235 

263 

232

194 

173 

161 

149 

140 

164

Sept.

207 

188 

179 

176 

158

152 

149 

140 

136 

128

124 

120 

114 

110 

114

120 

122 

126 

146 

176

182 

197 

207 

365 

520

423 

417 

365 

320

295

Run-oft in 

acre-feet

38,100 

17,400 

11,900 

13,500 

14,400 

18,700 

80,900 

116,000 

128,000 

16,100 

12,900 

12,300

480,000
190 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

NORTH PIATTE RIVER ABOVE PATHFINDER RESERVOIR, WYO.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 27, T. 26 N., R. 84 W., 900 feet below 

mouth of Lost Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 7,410 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1913, to September, 1925; June, 1929, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 6,740 second-feet June 4 (gage 

height, 4.00 feet); minimum, 86 second-feet Sept. 17 (gage height, 0.18 foot). 

1913-1925, 1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 18,800 second-feet June 26, 

1917 (gage height, 6.2 feet); minimum, 72 second-feet Nov. 14, 1922.

REMARKS. Records excellent except those during winter, which were based on 

comparison with flow of North Platte River at Saratoga. Diversions for 

irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

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 1 . ........... ...

31 __ 

Oct.

631 

 613 

958 

1,060 

1,300

1,330 

1,120 

1,050 

958 

895

882 

822 

834 

895 

870

834 

786 

706 

673 

706

739 

739 

' 728 

695 

651

613 

586 

586 

559 

568 

529

Nov.

515 

508 

487 

494 

494

487 

487 

480 

456 

444

432 

420 

414 

420 

432

374 

338 

397 

269

248

212

210

Dec.

210 

245

195

Month

October _________________________

January ...............................................

February... ............ ...............................

April..... .......... ..................... .....

June ..............................................

July................. ..............................

August __________________________

September ______ . ________ . ..............

Mar.

280

 300

360

374 

390 

550 

604 

631

651 

739 

786 

846 

798

353

474 

487 

774 

810 

774

Apr.

739 

945 

882 

1,360 

1,180

882 

834 

958 

1,360 

1,490

1,910 

2,120 

2,380 

2,620 

3,560

3,530 

2,850 

2,560 

2,620 

2,730

2,580 

2,220 

1,750 

1,480 

1,220

1,140 

1,150 

1,110 

1,090 

1,220

Maximum

1,330

515

846 

3,560 

3,800 

4,500 

882 

728 

613

4,500

May

1,330 

1,870 

1,820 

1,870 

1,820

1,750 

1,650 

1,540 

1,800 

1,660

1,550 

1,420 

1,320 

1,420 

1,730

2,080 

2,710 

3,040 

3,800 

3,180

2,730 

2,160 

1,840 

1,750 

2,000

2,600 

2,990 

3,460 

3,330 

3,460 

3,110

June

2,860 

2,990 

3,260 

4,020 

4,410

4,160 

4,380 

4,500 

4,300 

4,300

4,130 

4,100 

3,740 

3,850 

3,430

3,060 

2,640 

2,320 

1,970 

1,660

1,390 

1,140 

970 

834 

684

613 

543 

480 

559 

1,230

Minimum

529

739 

1,320 

480 

88 

171 

86

86

July

882 

798 

706 

586 

487

456 

426 

397 

343 

312

280 

235 

225 

214 

208

199 

199 

190 

190

145

100

98 

98 

88 

93

93 

90 

88 

374 

559 

522

Mean

804 

357 

216 

245 

290 

465 

1,750 

2,220 

2,620 

312 

266 

. 219

813

Aug.

462 

728 

515 

374 

363

327 

296 

276 

258 

241

228 

222 

202 

186 

177

183 

196 

193 

183 

241

262 

255 

231 

218 

212

205 

241 

225 

199 

183 

171

Sept.

199 

322 

196 

183 

180

174 

168 

144 

141 

133

122 

111 

111 

100 

96

90 

86 

90 

100 

100

100 

116 

177 

613 

487

501 

515 

438 

414 

363

Run-off in 

acre-feet

49,400 

21,200 

13,300 

15,100 

16,100 

28,600 

104,000 

136,000 

156,000 

19,200 

16,400 

13,000

588,000
PLATTB RIVBE BASIN 191

NORTH PIATTB BTVEB BELOW PATHEHTDER RESERVOIR, WTO.

LOCATION. Chain gagd in sec. 24, T. 29 N., R. 84 W., a quarter of a mile below 

Pathfinder Dam.

DRAINAGE AREA. 10,700 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1905, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. 1906-1931: Maximum discharge, 18,900 second-feet June 25-27, 

1917; no flow Nov. 23, 1928.

REMARKS. Flow regulated by Pathfinder Reservoir, capacity, 1,070,000 acrefeet. Records furnished by United States Bureau of Reclamation.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

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 __ ..........

Oct.

530 

370 

270 

250 

120

80 

90 

90 

90 

95

95 

95 

95 

95 

15

80 

90 

90 

90 

90

210 

300 

300 

300 

300

300 

300 

300 

300 

300 

300

Nov.

300 

300 

300 

300 

300

300 

300 

300 

300 

300

300 

300 

300 

300 

300

300 

300 

95 

86 

86

86 

86 

72 

86 

80

86 

86 

86 

86 

86

Dee.

86 

86

77 

77 

86

86 

86 

. 86

75 

75

75 

75 

75 

75 

75

75 

75 

75 

75 

174

174 

174 

174 

170 

161

161 

187 

187 

187 

187 

187

Jan.

187 

187 

177 

177 

177

177 

177 

177 

177 

177

177 

177 

66 

66 

66

66 

50 

50 

50 

50

50 

50 

50 

50 

50

50 

50 

50 

50 

50 

50

Feb.

50 

50 

50 

50 

50

50 

50 

50 

46 

46

46 

46 

46 

50 

50

50 

50 

50 

50 

50

50 

50 

50 

50 

50

50 

50 

50

Month

February ________________________

March

April.... _ ... ..............

May. .

June. . +

July... .............. ............ ..............

Mar.

50 

50 

50 

50 

50

50 

50 

50 

50 

50

50 

50 

50 

50 

50

50 

50 

50 

50 

50

50 

50 

50 

50 

50

50 

50 

50 

50 

50 

50

Apr.

50 

50 

50 

50 

50

50 

40 

40 

40 

40

40 

40 

40 

40 

40

40 

40 

40 

40 

40

40 

40 

40 

40 

40

40 

40 

50 

50 

50

Maximum

530 

300 

187 

187 

50 

50 

50 

6,500 

6,450 

5,730 

4,350 

1,230

6,500

May

50 

50 

50 

50 

50

50 

50 

50 

50 

50

50 

55 

55 

55 

55

55 

500 

1,020 

1,810 

2,350

2,970 

3,820 

3,970 

4,000 

4,000

4,380 

5,300 

6,310 

6,500 

6,480 

6,450

June

6,450 

6,400 

6,040 

5,980 

5,970

5,130 

4,970 

4,970 

4,970 

4,970

5,070 

4,450 

4,350 

4,350 

4,350

4,350 

4,350 

4,340 

4,990 

5,070

5,070 

5,070 

5,540 

6,140 

6,150

6,120 

6,090 

6,060 

6,090 

5,740

Minimum

15 

72 

75 

50 

46 

50 

40 

50 

4,350 

3,430 

1,040 

160

15

July

5,710 

5,700 

5,660 

5,730 

5,690

5,700 

5,660 

5,710 

5,680 

5,640

5,700 

5,200 

5,180 

5,150 

5,200

5,180 

4,670 

4,730 

4,690 

4,630

4,690 

3,810 

3,650 

3,610 

3,580

3,540 

3,500 

3,430 

4,000 

4,000 

4,000

Mean

195 

207 

117 

102 

49.3 

50.0 

43.0 

1,960 

5,320 

4,810 

3,200 

451

1,380

Aug.

3,970 

3,920 

3,870 

3,950 

3,910

4,010 

3,940 

4,020 

4,350 

4,350

4,250 

4,160 

4,060 

3,910 

3,800

3,700 

3,570 

3,430 

3,280 

3,110

2,940 

2,730 

2,530 

2,340 

2,150

1,970 

1,800 

1,640 

1,420 

1,200 

1,040

Sept.

940 

1,170 

1,230 

1,130 

970

660 

410 

285 

235 

220

202 

193 

174

165 

162 

160 

160 

173

184 

197 

220 

273 

462

549 

692 

678 

636 

570

Run-off in 

acre-feet

12,000 

12,300 

7,190 

6,270 

2,740 

3,070 

2,560 

121,000 

317,000 

296,000 

197,000 

26,800

1,000,000
192 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

NORTH PIATTE RIVER AT CASPER, W70.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 4, T. 33 N., R. 79 W., at Casper, 1$ miles below

mouth of Casper Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 12,500 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1929, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 12,700 second-feet June 5 (gage

height, 7.16 feet); minimum occurred during winter.

1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 13,800 second-feet May 30, 1929. 

REMARKS. Records good except those during period Nov. 19 to Feb. 17, which

were based on three discharge measurements and temperature records.

Flow regulated by Pathfinder Reservoir. Gage-height record furnished by

Midwest Refining Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

1. ....................

2.- - 

3

4 ...........

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 

Oct.

920 

702 

530 

660 

485

282 

176 

176 

167 

167

197 

172 

154 

135 

137

132 

121 

126 

140 

144

135 

132 

328 

328 

344

336 

312 

352 

320 

344 

344

Nov.

344 

352 

344 

352 

352

352 

352 

344 

344 

344

344 

336 

344

344 

368

400 

434 

384

190 

180

Jan.

159

90

Feb.

95

90 

94 

90

113

180 

191

209 

191 

137 

162 

176

191 

191 

191

Month

April..... ... ................... .......

July _ 

The year _________ . __________ :..

Mar.

149 

180 

180 

191 

185

160

252 

290 

167 

176 

149

144 

158 

162 

144 

135

132

135 

149 

149 

144

135

Apr.

209 

328 

239 

176 

154

167 

209 

245 

384 

154

126 

111 

121 

132 

203

197 

149 

132 

149 

132

111 

111 

98 

105 

89

90

87 

84 

82 

100

Maximum

920

434

209 

290 

384 

8,190 

9,880 

7,980 

5,260 

1,370

9,880

May

167 

124 

135 

203

.485

305 

140 

105

78 

84

85 

80 

74 

64 

57

60

64 

1,110 

1,470 

2,010

2,990 

3,890 

4,050 

4,140 

4,230

4,920 

6,380 

7,120 

8,190 

7,100 

6,830

June

6,720 

6,810 

6,190 

6,170 

9,880

5,890 

5,200 

5,120 

5,020 

5,060

5,790 

4,460 

4,520 

4,440 

4,400

4,420 

4,400 

4,380 

5,060 

5,060

5,120 

5,120 

5,600 

6,210 

6,210

6,190 

6,170 

6,190 

6,100 

5,810

Minimum

121

132 

82 

57 

4,380 

3,620 

1,230 

209

July

5,810 

5,850 

5,810 

5,790 

5,790

5,810 

5,790 

5,850 

5,810

5,770

5,810 

5,520 

5,300 

5,240 

5,360

5,280 

4,690 

5,380 

4,780 

4,840

4,880 

3,910 

3,850 

3,780 

3,710

3,730 

3,690 

3,620 

4,310 

4,330 

7,980

Mean

290 

289 

165 

140 

125 

161 

156 

2,150 

5,590 

5,100 

3,560 

641

1,540

Aug.

5,200 

4,540 

4,310 

4,310 

4,230

4,310 

4,210 

4,230 

4,610 

4,590

4,520 

4,380 

4,360 

4,310 

4,120

5,260 

3,930 

3,760 

3,580 

3,390

3,230 

3,010 

2,790 

2,540 

2,320

2,100 

1,980 

1,810 

1,640 

1,440 

1,230

Sept.

1,360 

1,330 

1,370 

1,320 

1,140

966 

642 

442 

328 

384

328 

305 

282 

245 

252

245 

227 

221 

215 

209

221

227 

227 

733 

476

797 

1,360 

1,270 

1,130

977

Run-off in 

acre-feet

17,800 

17,200 

10,100 

8,610 

6,940 

9,900 

0,280 

132,000 

333,000 

314,000 

219,000 

38,100

1,120,000
PLATTE EIVEE BASIN 193

JTORTH PLATTE KIVER AT DOUGLAS, WYO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 8, T 32 N., R. 71 W., half a mile northwest of

Douglas.

DKAINAGE ABBA. 14,200 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1891, to September, 1894; April, 1919, to September,

1923; April, 1929, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 8,110 second-feet May 30 (gage

height, 5.98 feet); minimum occurred during winter.

1891-1894,1919-1923,1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 16,600 second-feet

Sept. 28, 1923; minimum, 95 second-feet Apr. 1, 4, 1923. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period Dec. 1 to Mar. 14, which were

based on two discharge measurements and temperature records. Flow

regulated by Pathfinder Reservoir.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

i_ ___ ..... .........

^.. ....................

Z. .....................

4. .................

f>. .....................

6. _. _. .......

1. .....................

8 ____ .... . .

9-... ...............

10.... ...............

11....... ....... . ....

12-. .................

13-- 

14 

15-- 

16 

17 

18- .

19 

20 

21 __ - ....

22. _.

23 

M.. ....................

25 _ .

26 

27 

28 __ 

29- 

30

31 ___ .

Oct.

1,300 

1,250 

1,580 

1,210 

998

914

430

447 

400 

355 

313 

299

292 

320 

249 

225 

202

216 

243 

225 

37$

385

355 

355 

362

430 

464 

447

Nov.

415 

447 

438 

438 

438

447 

438 

447 

430 

430

430 

430 

430 

430 

430

430 

456 

498 

498 

225

438 

225 

285 

335 

385

430

464 

285 

285 

285

Jan.

185

Feb.

216

Month

February.... ___________ _ _ ..........

April.. ........ .-..

July. 

Mar.

220

198

184 

184 

176 

189 

184

184 

184 

194 

198 

194

180

Apr.

200 

216 

273 

267 

243

220 

207 

216 

267 

273

327 

334 

378 

415 

662

620 

631

684 

715 

738

673 

506 

506

438 

438

392 

392 

385 

362 

370

Maximum

1,580 

498

738 

8,090 

7,060 

5,780 

5,740 

1,800

8,090

May

456 

715 

938 

772 

890

1,230 

1,010 

950 

914

784

673

553 

544 

524 

515

534 

481 

544 

506 

1,120

2,240 

2,860 

3,800 

3,900 

4,030

4,000 

4,930 

5,950 

6,820 

8,090 

6,930

June

6,600 

6,620 

6,490 

6,040 

7,060

7,060 

5,380 

5,320 

5,400 

5,240

5,780 

5,380 

4,750 

4,670 

4,520

4,470 

4,290 

4,310 

4,390 

4,930

4,910 

4,910 

5,050 

5,550 

5,890

6,010 

5,930 

6,010 

5,970 

5,930

Minimum

202

225

200 

456 

4,290 

3,580 

1,560 

292

July

5,740 

5,780 

4,790 

5,620 

5,680

5,550 

5,680 

5,720 

5,660 

5,550

5,590 

5,450 

5,280 

5,170 

5,200

5,260 

5,220 

5,090 

4,770 

4,650

4,650 

4,490 

4,290 

3,750 

3,670

3,730 

3,750 

3,580 

3,840 

4,930 

5,700

Mean

521 

401 

230 

190 

195 

201 

412 

2,200 

5,500 

4,960 

3,580 

694

1,600

Aug.

5,550 

5,740 

4,410 

4,430 

3,920

3,860 

3,960 

3,900 

4,410 

4,330

4,130 

4,170 

4,130 

3,940 

3,940

4,170 

4,190 

3,620 

3,660 

3,370

3,330 

2,860 

3,280 

2,880 

2,660

2,420 

2,210 

2,100 

2,000 

1,840 

1,560

Sept.

1,430 

1,800 

1,770 

1,450 

1,400

1,370 

1,110 

890 

631 

562

447 

430 

392 

327 

341

334 

299 

292 

292 

306

292 

306 

313 

320 

334

447 

582 

750 

796 

796

Run-off In 

acre-feet

32,000 

23,900 

14,100 

11,700 

10,800 

12,400 

24,500 

135,000 

327,000 

305,000 

220,000 

41,300

1,160,000
194 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

NORTH PIATTE EIVEE BELOW GUEBNSEY RESERVOIR, WYO.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 35, T. 27 N., R. 66 W., three-quarters 

of a mile below Guernsey Dam and 1 mile northwest of Guernsey.

DEAINAGE AREA. 16,200 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1900, to November, 1908; March to October, 1912; 

January, 1928, to September, 1931.

REMARKS. Flow regulated by Pathfinder and Guernsey Reservoirs. Only a 

few minor diversions for irrigation between this station and diversion dam at 

Whalen. Records furnished by United States Bureau of Reclamation.

Daily and monthly discharge) in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

I... .... ..

2 

3 

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 

11

Oct.

1,360 

1,390 

1,370 

1,530 

1,670

1,690 

1,300 

1,240 

1,200 

862

823 

743 

661 

480 

475

500 

355 

490 

400

378

516 

415 

400 

395 

440

550 

382 

522 

505 

495 

485

Nov.

455 

450 

373 

490 '485

475 

533 

539 

573 

496

567 

550 

480 

516 

511

480 

475 

573 

495 

377

355 

400 

385 

364 

430

400 

405 

310 

360 

435

Dec.

340 

440 

440 

430 

410

420 

500 

330 

430 

393

375 

380 

370 

389 

299

380 

380 

412 

357 

350

367 

270 

412 

376 

362

247 

326 

344

278 

389 

371

Jan.

323

215 

301 

301 

190

350 

290 

301 

312 

265

296 

210 

345 

312 

290

345 

306 

329 

195 

323

255 

255 

270 

270 

270

170 

296 

296 

280 

260 

265

Feb.

280 

210 

318 

340 

323

312 

334 

329 

195 

340

285 

306 

270 

260 

290

165 

301 

280 

290 

275

275 

329 

185 

285 

296

312 

301 

345

Month

March. .. ___ . __________________

May _ - . __ _____ . _ . ___ .... ......

June.. ____ . . __ . . . .

July 

Mar.

318 

185 

345 

356 

356

306 

290 

340 

215 

306

329 

312 

400 

436 

361

240 

400 

389 

340 

345

312 

356 

285 

378 

424

490 

240 

296 

260 

230 

373

Apr.

334 

356 

356 

323 

373

240 

367 

460 

406 

395

361 

345

285 

460 

412

502 

502 

580 

496 

442

466 

604 

767 

795 

838

913 

945 

905 

913 

1,310

Maximum

1,690 

573 

500 

350 

345 

490 

1,310 

5,390 

5,940 

5,460 

4,910 

3,400

5,940

May

1,220 

1,190 

1,180 

1,200 

1,240

1,200 

1,180 

1,210 

1,210 

1,330

1,340 

1,340 

1,360 

1,390 

1,490

1,740 

2,250 

2,640 

2,840 

3,020

3,100 

3,200 

3,220 

3,250 

3,610

3,830 

4,500 

4,840 

5,060 

5,350 

5,390

June

5,630 

5,740 

5,810 

5,860 

5,940

5,670 

5,700 

5,680 

5,590 

5,570

5,350 

5,040 

5,000 

4,970 

4,970

5,110 

4,970 

5,190 

5,370 

5,460

5,440 

5,410 

5,480 

5,550 

5,440

5,440 

5,460 

5,370 

5,440 

5,520

Minimum

355 

310 

247 

170 

165 

185 

240 

1,180 

4,970 

3,270 

3,380 

240

165

July

5,460 

5,440 

5,440 

5,440 

5,350

5,260 

5,240 

5,190 

5,110 

5,060

5,020 

5,000 

5,020 

4,950 

4,860

4,730 

4,750 

4,780 

4,580 

4,500

4,480 

3,270 

3,940 

3,980 

4,250

4,450 

4,450 

4,350 

4,670 

4,600 

4,600

Mean

775 

458 

373 

280 

287 

329 

548 

2,480 

5,440 

4,780 

4,090 

900

1,740

Aug.

4,600 

4,620 

4,600 

4,540 

4,560

4,820 

4,910 

4,860 

4,820 

4,430

4,410 

4,310 

4,370 

4,230 

4,130

4,090 

4,070 

4,090 

4,170 

3,810

3,620 

3,550 

3,500 

3,500 

3,430

3,380 

3,400 

3,430 

3,390 

3,420 

3,590

Sept.

3,400 

2,950 

2,200 

1,780 

1,610

1,790 

1,530 

1,180 

1,080 

1,050

1,070 

985 

640 

484 

442

460 

378 

412 

260 

240

245 

329 

270 

306 

301

329 

306 

260 

367 

340

Kun-off in 

acre-feet

47,700 

27,300 

22,900 

17,200 

15,900 

20,200 

32,600 

152,000 

324,000 

294,000 

251,000 

53,600

1,260,000
PLATTE BIVEE BASIN

NORTH PIATTE RIVER BELOW WHALER, WYO.

195

LOCATION. In sec. 11, T. 26 N., R. 65 W., at diversion dam at Whalen, 7 miles

below Guernsey Dam. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 16,300 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1909, to September, 1931. 

REMARKS. Discharge records obtained by subtracting flow of Interstate and

Fort Laramie Canals from flow below Guernsey Reservoir. Flow regulated

by Pathfinder and Guernsey Reservoirs.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

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. 

Oct.

241

258 

231 

416 

1,310

1,290 

1,040 

793 

831 

556

508 

333 

310 

209 

134

149 

120 

257 

209 

223

283 

211 

188 

312 

474

388 

380 

378 

399 

373 

323

Nov.

344 

273 

322 

464 

436

513 

557 

525

484 

455

636 

505 

518 

504 

520

260 

392 

586 

342 

199

287 

280 

249 

387 

350

305 

214 

201 

226 

216

Dec.

225 

266 

250 

222 

224

321 

368 

239 

227 

205

197 

228 

232 

178 

188

218 

216 

238 

161 

175

154 

180 

228 

173 

153

95 

182 

166 

180 

222 

225

Jan.

143 

132

143 

159 

175

230 

184 

205 

198 

172

182

178 

220 

184 

180

210 

187 

177 

135 

169

148 

149 

168 

174 

154

167 

194 

162 

182

172 

175

Feb.

179 

155 

222 

248 

222

208 

237 

204 

204 

231

210 

191 

154 

165 

176

162 

212 

200 

189 

180

189 

189 

162 

191 

195

213 

197

212

Month

April.......... 

May ____ _____.._. . 

July . __ .. ...

September 

HPHA "UAftl*

Mar.

222 

191 

291

272 

287

221 

259 

277 

187 

249

218 

380 

357 

285 

405

310 

298 

220 

273

235

225 

244 

255 

365 

400

232 

143 

183 

172 

289 

263

Apr.

280 

290 

290 

260 

305

180 

302 

356 

331 

304

289 

265 

206 

360 

203

51 

60 

104 

107

88

103 

83 

95 

102 

66

49 

86 

61 

103 

156

Maximum

1,310 

586 

368 

230 

248 

405 

356 

1,920 

2,350 

1,930 

1,860 

518

2,350

May

96 

40 

17 

30 

32

33 

31 

43 

42 

104

65 

50 

48 

65 

144

216 

532 

823 

939

988

941 

946 

928 

907 

1,080

1,100 

1,490 

1,660 

1,780 

1,920 

1,830

June

2,120 

2,220 

2,250 

2,310 

2,350

2,130 

2,190 

2,170 

2,140 

2,140

2,060 

1,800 

1,850 

1,870 

1,810

1,850 

1,610 

1,780 

1,930 

2,030

1,970 

1,900 

1,890 

1,920 

1,810

1,780 

1,800 

1,730 

1,790 

1,890

Minimum

120 

199 

95 

132 

154 

143 

61 

17 

1,610 

1,170 

607 

30

17

July

1,840 

1,860 

1,870 

1,930 

1,880

1,820 

1,810 

1,780 

1,800 

1,790

1,730 

1,670 

1,690 

1,640 

1,560

1,430 

1,430 

1,440 

1,310 

1,330

1,350 

1,170 

1,320

1,470 

1,590

1,540 

1,370 

1,250 

1,480 

1,380 

1,340 J 

I

Mean

423 

385 

211 

171 

196 

266 

184 

610 

1,970 

1,580 

1,120 

146

608

Aug.

1,380 

1,430 

1,420 

1,400 

1,460

1,780 

1,840 

1,860 

1,860 

1,480

1,470 

1,340 

1,380 

1,200 

1,120

1,060 

1,040 

1,070 

1,220 

1,070

769 

712 

673 

669

652

611 

603 

541 

507

525 

652

Sept.

518 

439 

375 

281 

231

407 

481 

153 

83 

65

82 

97 

132 

97 

104

172 

115 

145 

30 

30

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

30 

30 

30

45

61

Run-off in 

acre-feet

26,000 

22,900 

13,000 

10,600 

10,900 

16,300 

10,900 

37,500 

117,000 

97,200 

68,900 

8,690

440,000
196 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

WORTH PIATTE RIVER AT TORRINGTON, WYO.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 15, T. 24 N., R. 61 W., at Torrington.

DRAINAGE AREA. 21,700 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1930, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,000 second-feet May 29 (gage

height, 1.80 feet); minimum, 279 second-feet May 13 (gage height, 0.26 foot). 

REMARKS. Records good. Small diversions for irrigation above station. 

regulated by Pathfinder and Guernsey Reservoirs.

Daily and monthly disdharge, in second-feet, 1930 31

Flow

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 --

28. 

27. 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

1,080 

1,050 

1,100 

1,300 

2,180

2,200 

1,800 

1,520 

1,520 

1,350

1,520 

1,480 

1,320 

1,200 

1,200

1,200 

1,050 

1,050 

1,050 

1,020

950 

950 

1,000 

1,000 

1,020

1,150 

1,050 

1,050 

1,020 

1,020 

1,020

Nov.

950 

950 

900 

900 

900

975 

975 

975 

1,020 

900

975 

1,020 

1,020 

1,020 

1,020

1,020 

1,020

1,250 

1,150 

1,050

975 

975 

975 

975 

975

975 

900 

750 

750 

900

Dec.

800 

900 

900 

800 

800

750 

975 

750 

800 

775

775 

775 

950 

800 

775

775 

775 

750 

775 

750

750 

750 

750 

750 

725

700 

700 

700 

700 

700 

700

Jan.

625 

612 

625 

638 

650

728 

688 

714 

700 

638

564 

564 

625 

625 

600

625 

600 

600 

552

575

575 

552 

552 

575 

575

575 

564 

588 

625 

625 

600

Feb.

575 

564 

612 

612 

612

588 

6,00 

675 

552 

575

575 

625 

588 

552 

564

552 

552 

552 

506 

552

575 

564 

600 

600

588

625 

638

588

Month

October -. ____________________

December ________ . _______________

March _____ _ ___________________

April.---- 

July.-. 

August -... _ - _ - ... .......... .......

Mar.

600

552 

575 

638 

688

588 

575 

588 

588 

600

600 

600 

600 

600 

600

620 

638 

600 

588 

625

612 

600 

590 

575 

575

575 

575 

575 

565 

555 

540

Apr.

675 

662 

688 

662 

612

529 

564 

650 

552 

552

575 

552 

540 

518 

650

518 

518 

355 

346 

355

376 

439 

439 

450 

460

450 

408 

397 

418 

418

Maximum

2,200 

1,250 

975 

728 

675 

688 

688 

3,000 

2,510 

2,200 

2,160 

984

3,000

May

428 

355 

386 

376 

386

376 

346 

317 

317 

317

308 

298 

279 

317 

336

326 

336 

700 

984 

1,080

1,050 

1,070 

1,240 

1,270 

1,250

1,300 

1,340 

1,980 

3,000 

1,940 

1,920

June

2,320 

2,360 

2,320 

2,180 

2,450

2,470 

2,400 

2,470 

2,490 

2,510

2,510 

1,980 

2,120 

2,140 

1,920

1,900 

1,820 

1,780 

1,820 

1,840

1,880 

1,900 

2,020 

1,880 

1,880

1,900 

1,820 

1,760 

1,760 

1,880

Minimum

950 

750 

700 

552 

506 

540 

346 

279 

1,760 

1,130 

936 

518

279

July

1,880 

1,860 

2,060 

2,200 

2,000

1,980 

2,000 

1,980 

1,880 

1,740

1,760 

1,760 

1,720 

1,640 

1,600

1,520 

1,490 

1,490 

1,520 

1,660

1,680 

1,580 

1,660 

1,490 

1,490

1,320 

1,250 

1,130 

1,240 

1,360 

1,240

Mean

1,240 

971 

777 

611 

584 

594 

511 

836 

2,080 

1,650 

1,410 

699

1,000

Aug.

1,320 

1,340 

1,360 

1,360 

1,380

1,860 

1,760 

2,160 

2,140 

2,060

1,860 

1,600 

1,680 

1,680 

1,340

1,300 

1,720 

1,290 

1,320 

1,600

1,200 

1,120 

1,130 

1,050 

1,100

1,020 

1,080 

1,020 

968 

952 

936

Sept.

936 

920

826 

826 

812

968 

984 

856 

742 

742

675 

675 

675 

688 

662

688 

714 

675 

650 

588

518 

529 

552 

575 

575

564 

564 

662 

552 

575

Run-off in 

acre-feet

76,200 

57,800 

47,800 

37,600 

32,400 

36,500 

30,400 

51, 400 

124,000 

101, 000 

86,700 

41,600

723,000
PLATTE EIVEE BASIN 197

NORTH PIATTE RIVER AT WYOMING-NEBRASKA LINE

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 10, T. 23 N., R. 60 W., a quarter of a 

mile above Wyoming-Nebraska line and 1 mile above Henry.

DRAINAGE AREA. 22,100 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1929, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,300 second-feet Oct. 6; minimum, 209 second-feet Mar. 27.

1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 17,900 second-feet June 2, 1929 (gage 

height, 6.04 feet); minimum, that of Mar. 27, 1931.

REMARKS. Records good. Large diversions for irrigation above station. Flow 

regulated by Pathfinder and Guernsey Reservoirs.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-31

Day

1 ..........

2.-. . ........

3.-.--..--......

4 

6 

6... ............

7 

8.. ..........

9 

10 

11 ...... ......

12. . ...

i^

14.... .._........

15.. .. ...

16-..-..- _...

17 

18 ...

19 

20 

21- . -.

22- ..

23-...- --.-.

24... ............

25 

26 

27 - 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

1,100 

1,110 

1,250 

1,480 

1,960

2,250 

2,230 

2,020 

2,020 

1,940

1,750 

1,730 

1,580 

1,520 

1,410

1,320 

1,280 

1,190 

1,200 

1,200

1,160 

1,270 

1,160 

1,270 

1,240

1,250 

1,250 

1,130 

1,140 

1,080 

1,060

Nov.

1,040 

1,030 

1,010 

964 

976

1,060 

1,010 

1,060 

1,110 

1,110

1,130 

1,170 

1,140 

1,060 

1,060

1,040 

964 

1,010 

1,130 

1,080

1,000 

964 

1,000 

940 

976

964 

964 

964 

904 

869

Dec.

858 

833 

858 

869 

880

858 

892 

904 

836 

858

836 

825 

825 

814 

781

738 

750 

738 

760 

792

718 

676 

696 

696

728

728 

707 

728 

707 

656 

696

Jan.

665 

636 

586 

580 

553

553 

636 

676 

696 »560

»520 

»530 

°560 

»540 »500

»520 

"530 

«540 

»540 

«560

598 

562 

544 

562 

562

570 

570 

618 

656 

665 

656

Feb.

627 

618 

608 

646 

656

676 

696 

665 

646 

608

627 

627 

598 

598 

598

598 

589 

618 

618 

589

608 

608 

618 

589 

589

589 

570 

553

Month

April 

July... ... .... ..... ... ... ...... ... ... ... ..

' 

Mar.

562 

580 

580 

627 

646

636 

627 

636 

627 

598

570 

580 

562 

553 

553

598 

562 

598 

598 

570

553 

536 

553 

544 

598

598 

354 

686 

858 

836 

580

Apr.

618 

656 

646 

608 

589

580 

589 

627 

636 

636

627 

618 

618 

627

749

738 

665 

646 

570 

536

494 

485 

528 

580 

570

570 

528 

494 

469 

461

Maximum

2,250 

1,170 

904 

696 

696 

858 

749 

1,540 

2,090 

1,650 

1,790 

916

2,250

May

469 

445 

421 

405 

383

398 

429 

437 

421 

413

398 

398 

390 

361 

361

361 

398 

528 

676 

811

858 

836 

836

847 

880

916 

1,030 

1,200 

1,340 

1,460 

1,540

June

1,770 

1,960 

1,980 

1,960 

2,020

1,940 

1,980 

2,090 

2,050 

2,000

2,090 

1,690 

1,630 

1,650 

1, 670

1,690 

1,690 

1,610 

1,630 

1,610

1,590 

1,610 

1,650 

1,690 

1,670

1,650 

1,630 

1,520 

1,480 

1,540

Minimum

1,060 

869 

656 

500 

553 

354 

461 

361 

1,480 

1,080 

760 

469

354

July

1,540 

1,560 

1,560 

1,560 

1,650

1,590 

1,560 

1,540 

1,580 

1,580

1,540 

1,480 

1,480 

1,460 

1,350

1,270 

1,160 

1,080 

1,130 

1,320

1,340 

1,350 

1,320 

1,270 

1,250

1,160 

1,130 

1,110 

1,160 

1,220 

1,220

Mean

1,440 

1,020 

782 

582 

615 

599 

592 

666 

1,760 

1,370 

1,210 

635

942

AUg.

1,240 

1,260 

1,270 

1,320 

1,430

1,650 

1,730 

1,790 

1,790 

1,650

1,520 

1,440 

1,350 

1,280 

1,200

1,220 

1,250 

1,170 

1,190 

1,190

1,080 

1,000 

976 

940 

880

858 

836 

803 

814 

781 

760

Sept.

770 

803 

858 

825 

792

803 

916 

869 

728 

676

627 

598 

598 

562 

544

544 

570 

562 

528 

510

494 

469 

477 

528 

536

562 

570 

580 

570 

570

Run-ofl in 

acre-feet

88,500 

60,700 

48,100 

35,800 

34,200 

36,800 

35,200 

41,000 

105,000 

84,200 

74,400 

37,800

682,000

> Estimated.
198 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

NORTH PIATTE RIVER AT MITCHELI, NEBR.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 27, T. 23 N., R. 56 W., half a mile south

of MitcheU.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 24,300 square miles. 

RBCOHDS AVAILABLE. October, 1930, to September, 1931; June, 1901, to July,

1913, near Mitchell. Records April, 1916, to September, 1930, published by

State engineer. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,750 second-feet Oct. 6, 7 (gage

height, 2.22 feet); minimum, 185 second-feet Sept. 26 (gage height, 0.56 foot). 

1901-1913, 1930-31: Maximum discharge, 19,000 second-feet June 10,

1909; minimum, that of Sept. 26, 1931.

Maximum discharge known, 23,600 second-feet June 17, 1921. 

REMARKS. Records good. Numerous diversions for irrigation. Flow partly

regulated by Pathfinder and Guernsey Reservoirs.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-81

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 

Oct.

2,000 

2,000 

2,250 

2,300 

2,320

2,750 

2,750 

2,600 

2,400 

2,250

2,100 

2,250 

2,100 

1,920 

1,850

1,780 

1,780 

1,750 

1,780 

1,780

1,780 

1,700 

1,700 

1,700 

1,700

1,700 

1,700 

1,620 

1,620 

1,620 

1,620

Nov.

1,620 

1,550 

1,620 

1,550 

1,550

1,620 

1,620 

1,620 

1,620 

1,620

1,550 

1,620 

1,620 

1,550 

1,620

1,550 

1,500 

1,500 

1,620 

1,620

1,550 

1,500 

1,550 

1,360 

1,500

1,620 

1,550 

1,550 

1,550 

1,550

Dec.

1,550 

1,480 

1,480 

1,550 

1,480

1,480 

1,350 

1,400 

1,350 

1,400

1,400 

1,400 

1,480 

1,400 

1,350

1,350 

1,400 

1,350 

1,400 

1,400

1,350 

1,400 

1,400 

1,350 

1,350

1,400 

1,350 

1,350 

1,300 

1,300 

1,400

Jan.

1,370 

1,270 

1,230 

1,210 

1,170

1,110 

1,190 

1,130 

1,070 

1,050

1,070 

1,050 

1,010 

1,010 

1,050

1,130 

1,210 

1,170 

1,210 

1,070

1,090 

990 

971 

990 

990

1,010 

971 

971 

990 

1,030 

1,010

Feb.

1,050 

1,130 

1,110 

1,090 

1,090

1,090 

1,110 

1,110 

1,130 

1,010

990 

990 

1,010 

1,030 

1,030

1,010 

990 

1,030 

1,050 

1,030

1,010 

1,010 

990 

932

834

834 

912 

951

Month

March __ ____________________

April.- ... ... ... ...

July....... ... ...... ........ .....

SoptQmbdv

Mar.

912 

854 

912 

951 

932

932

873 

815 

854 

854

815 

815 

815 

834 

873

912 

854 

873 

893 

893

893 

912 

951 

893 

912

«700 

485 

»700 

"800 

«975 

"1,050

Apr.

1,280 

1,350 

1,460 

1,320 

1,210

1,130 

1,090 

1,110 

1,090 

1,070

1,050 

990 

912 

795 

893

990 

932 

912

854 

893

834 

854 

932 

990 

971

932

912 

932

873 

854

Maximum

2,750 

1,620 

1,550 

1,370 

1,130 

1,050 

1,460 

1,170 

1,190 

580 

1,050 

265

2,750

May

951 

932 

932 

1,010 

1,110

1,170 

1,070 

893 

780 

834

760 

665 

595 

550 

485

435 

410 

355 

355 

410

380 

335 

335 

345

265

255 

305 

310 

310 

285 

305

June

420 

645

725 

740 

780

873 

834 

971 

971 

912

1,190 

873 

685 

705 

610

565 

460 

370 

355 

355

410 

420 

435 

515 

435

395 

355 

335 

335 

355

Minimum

1,620 

1,350 

1,300 

971 

834 

485 

795 

255 

335 

260 

200 

200

200

July

345 

345 

370 

485 

580

550 

500 

500 

460 

435

395 

345 

310 

295

275

260 

265 

265 

260 

260

310 

335 

320 

310 

310

305 

320 

295 

305 

345 

355

Mean

1,970 

1,570 

1,400 

1,090 

1,020 

862 

1,010 

585 

601 

355 

438 

221

927

Aug.

355 

325 

345 

345 

420

485 

705 

893 

990 

1,050

893 

795 

595 

460 

395

485 

515 

395 

335 

320

295 

265 

220 

210 

215

220 

220 

215 

210 

205 

200

Sept.

225 

225 

225 

220 

220

220 

240 

265 

225 

215

215 

215 

210 

215 

215

210 

210

215 

225 

235

225 

225 

235 

235 

220

210 

210 

210 

200 

215

Run-off in 

acre-feet

121,000 

93,400 

86,100 

67,000 

56,600 

53,000 

60,100 

36,000 

35,800 

21,800 

26,900 

13,200

671,000

> Estimated.
PLATTB RIVER BASIN

NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR JUBATARE, HEBR.

199

LOCATION. Staflf gage on west line of sec. 18, T. 21 N., R. 53 W., 2 miles south

of Minatare.

DRAINAGE AREA. 24,700 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1930, to September, 1931. Records May, 1916,

to September, 1930, published by State engineer. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,650 second-feet Oct. 7 (gage

height, 2.12 feet); minimum, 142 second-feet May 27 (gage height, 0.60

foot). 

REMARKS. Records good. Numerous diversions for irrigation. Flow partly

regulated by Pathfinder and Guernsey Reservoirs.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

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 ____ ...

Oct.

2,500 

2,500 

2,900 

3,000 

3,000

3,300 

3,650 

3,500 

3,300 

3,200

2,900 

2,900 

2,650 

2,500 

2,450

2,250 

2,100 

2,100 

2,050 

2,200

2,050 

2,100 

1,900 

1,900 

1,850

2,050 

2,100 

1,950 

1,700 

2,100 

2,100

Nov.

2,200 

2,050 

2,050 

1,900 

1,850

1,890 

1,850 

1,850 

2,050 

2,100

2,050 

2,050 

1,930 

1,900 

1,900

1,850 

1,850 

1,900 

1,950 

1,900

1,850 

1,850 

1,750 

1,700 

1,700

1,700 

1,850 

1,750 

1,750 

1,750

Dec.

1,700 

1,700 

1,850 

1,900 

1,900

1,900 

1,860 

1,700 

1,700 

1,550

1,450 

1,500 

1,550 

1,500 

1,420

1,420 

1,420 

1,300 

1,300 

1,420

1,420 

1,500 

1,550 

1,700 

1,550

1,700 

1,700 

1,550 

1,500 

1,500 

1,550

Jan.

1,590 

1,500 

1,460 

1,410 

1,370

1,370 

1,320 

1,320 

1,370 

1,370

1,460 

1,460 

1,460 

-1,450 

"1,450

-1,500 

«1,530 

"1,560 

"1,600 

"1, 620

"1, 620 

"1,620 

«1, 610 

"1,580 

"1,540

"1, 470 

"1, 410 

"1,360 

1,320 

1,230 

1,190

Feb.

1,280 

1,280 

1,280 

1,320 

1,320

1,370 

1,410 

1,410 

1,370 

1,370

1,410 

1 370 

1,280 

1,370 

1,370

1,430 

1,340 

1,390 

1,390 

1,300

1,230 

1,370 

1,410 

1,300 

1,340

1,370 

1,370 

1,370

Month

October __________ ______________

December _______________________

January ________________________

March. _________________________

ApriL..-. ...................... ................

May __________________________

June __________ _______________

July

September _______________________

Mar.

1,320 

1,280 

1,260 

1,260 

1,340

1,320 

1,280 

1,280 

1,230 

1,300

1,340 

1,280 

1,320 

1,170 

1,190

1,280 

1,320 

1,280 

1,280 

1,150

1,110 

1,110 

1,150 

1.110 

1,150

 900 

"780 

"900 

"950 

 1,050 

"1,400

Apr.

1,880 

1,640 

1,520 

1,410 

1,410

1,410 

1,300 

1,300 

1,190 

1,190

1,190 

1,090 

1,260 

1,190 

990

1,210 

914 

1,110 

914 

914

914 

914 

1,130 

1,130 

1,130

1,130 

1,030 

933 

1,030 

1,030

Maximum

3,650 

2,200 

1,900 

1,620 

1,430 

1,400 

1,880 

1,340 

1,460 

681 

990 

553

3,650

May

1,130 

1,130 

933 

1,130 

1,130

1,340 

1,190 

1,070 

952 

933

914

783 

800 

895 

664

630 

630 

553 

630 

599

553 

344 

289 

322 

344

188 

142 

234 

234 

278 

256

June

256 

410 

630 

630 

630

664 

895 

1,190 

1,230 

1,230

1,280 

1,460 

1,110 

1,110 

800

952 

766

766 

507 

463

397 

410 

410 

410 

423

647 

584 

450 

436 

344

Minimum

1,700 

1,700 

1,300 

1,190 1,230' 

780 

914 

142 

256 

344 

267 

300

142

July

344 

370 

450 

568 

630

681 

664 

630 

568 

568

507 

507 

476 

423 

397

397 

397 

397 

370 

370

423 

423 

423 

450 

423

450 

476 

507 

450 

476 

476

Mean

2,480 

1,890 

1,590 

1,460 

1,350 

1,200 

1,180 

685 

716 

474 

472 

445

L160

Aug.

507 

450 

450 

450 

450

476 

538 

630 

876 

990

876 

698 

599 

522 

463

436 

584 

522 

436 

357

300 

322 

322 

311 

311

267 

267 

289 

289 

289 

357

Sept,

423 

436 

436 

410 

397

384 

476 

491 

538 

423

397 

397 

384 

397 

300

300 

344 

397 

397 

450

491 

463 

463 

522 

553

538 

538 

522 

538 

538

Run-off in 

acre-feet

152,000 

112,000 

97,800 

89,800 

75,000 

73,800 

70,200 

42,100 

42,600 

29,100 

29,000 

26,500

840,000

* Estimated. 

131316 33 14
200 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

NORTH PIATTE RIVER AT BRIDGEPORT, BTEBR.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 28, T. 20 N., R. 50.W., half a mile

north of Bridgeport. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 25,300 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1902, to November, 1906; June to September, 1915;

October, 1930, to September, 1931. Records October, 1915, to September,

1930, published by State engineer. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 4,600 second-feet Oct. 7, 8 (gage

height, 6.55 feet); minimum, 396 second-feet July 19 (gage height, 5.20

second-feet).

1902-1906, 1915-1931: Maximum discharge, 23,000 second-feet Jiine 19,

1921. 

REMARKS. Records good. Numerous diversions for irrigation. Flow partly

regulated by Pathfinder and Guernsey Reservoirs.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

1 ... .... ..

3 

4

5 ..... ..

6. .- _ ..

7.

8 

9 

10 

11 __ . 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 - 

18 

19. 

20. 

21 

99

23. .

24 -

25 

26 

27 

28. 

29 

30 . ...

31 

Oct.

3,350 

3,700 

3,950 

4,350 

4,350

4,150 

4,600 

4,600 

4,150 

3,900

3,700 

3,700 

3,700 

3,700 

3,700

3,350 

3,150 

3,150 

3,150 

3,150

3,150 

3,000 

2,800 

2,800 

2,600

2,600 

2,600 

2,800 

2,800 

2,800 

2,800

Nov.

2,800 

2,800 

2,800 

2,800 

2,600

2,600 

2,600 

2,600 

2,600 

2,600

2,600 

2,600 

2,300 

2,000 

2,000

2,000 

1,900 

1,900 

1,750 

1,900

2,350 

2,350 

2,350 

2,350 

2,350

2,350 

2,350 

2,200 

2,200 

2,200

Dec.

2,200 

2,200 

2,200 

2,200 

2,100

2,100 

1,900 

1,700 

1,700 

1,700

1,700 

2,300 

2,300 

2,300 

2,000

1,700 

2,000 

2,000 

1,600 

1,600

1,600 

1,600 

1,700 

1,900 

1,900

"1,800 

 1,800 

 1,800 

 1,800 

 1,800 

 1,800

Jan.

1,950 

1,800 

1,900 

2,000 

2,100 

2,050

Feb.

kooo

1,820 

1,690

1,650 

1,670 

1,500 

1,420 

1,500

1,630 

1,650 

1,540 

1,460 

1,520

1,580 

1,580 

1,580 

1,680 

1,630

1,670 

1,670 

1,670 

1,630 

1,650

1,600 

1,680 

1,630

Month

October _________ 1 _______________

November ______________ . _________

January ________________________

February ______________________ __

July. . .. . 

The year _____________________

Mar.

1,630 

1,630 

1,600 

1,600 

1,600

1,540 

1,480 

1,440 

1,420 

1,480

1,480 

1,460 

1,460 

1,440 

1,440

1,420 

1,400 

1,400 

1,380 

1,380

1,360 

1,360 

1,440 

1,340 

1,340

1,190 

1,010 

1,010 

1,040 

1,040 

1,040

Apr.

2,600 

2,420 

2,060 

1,790 

1,790

1,820 

1,840 

1,790 

1,630 

1,500

1,500 

1,500 

1,500 

1,520 

1,420

1,320 

1,320 

1,320 

1,280 

1,300

1,260 

1,240 

1,440 

1,760 

1,790

1,790 

1,790 

1,360 

1,260 

1,280

Maximum

4,600 

2,800

1,630 

2,600 

1,760 

1,460 

828 

1,260 

1,030

4,600 

1

May

1,380 

1,600 

1,320 

1,420 

1,500

1,710 

1,760 

1,560 

1,440 

1,360

1,360 

1,360 

1,260 

1,240 

1,240

1,170 

1,030 

940 

940 

940

1,060 

940

796 

710 

628

528 

438 

471 

460 

482 

449

June

504 

493 

515 

654 

940

1,040 

1,130 

1,150 

1,240 

1,240

1,320 

1,420 

1,460 

1,280 

1,130

958 

876 

780 

682 

603

565 

812 

752 

724 

780

780 

752 

628 

528 

552

Minimum

2,600 

1,750

1,420 

1,010 

1,240 

438 

493 

396 

482 

552

396

July

668 

565 

528 

628 

668

828 

780 

780 

696 

668

640 

628 

615 

565 

493

460 

427 

427 

396 

405

449 

471 

416 

416 

438

471 

482 

493 

460 

515 

515

Mean

3,430 

2,360 

1,900 

1,970 

1,650 

1,380 

1,610 

1,080 

876 

548 

724 

767

1,520

Aug.

578 

552 

590 

654 

615

602 

640 

724 

1,190 

1,230

1,240 

1,260 

1,060 

908 

812

724 

724 

738 

738 

682

668 

640

654 

578 

552

578 

493 

493 

482 

482 

552

Sept.

552 

628 

696 

696 

724

696 

724 

766 

780 

752

654 

640 

640 

640 

668

682 

640 

696 

812 

844

796 

780 

860 

958 

992

1,030 

1,030

876 

876 

892

Run-off in 

acre-feet

211,000 

140,000 

117,000 

121,000 

91,600 

84,800 

95,800 

66,400 

52,100 

33,700 

44,500 

45,600

1, 100, 000

' Estimated.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 201

NOETH PIATTE EIVEE AT OSHKOSH, NEBE.

LOCATION. Staff gage on west line of sec. 2, T. 16 N., R. 44 W., 1 mile south of

Oshkosh.

DRAINAGE AREA. 27,500 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1930, to September, 1931. Records April,

1916, to October, 1917, and March, 1928, to September, 1930, published

by State engineer. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 5,200 second-feet Nov. 23 (gage

height, 3.20 feet); minimum, 253 second-feet July 21 (gage height, 1.12 feet). 

REMARKS. Records good. Numerous diversions for irrigation. Flow partly

regulated by Pathfinder Reservoir.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

1 ____ . .....

2 _____ ___

3_ 

4_ _ -

5

6. ...........

7. . ....

8 

9... ............

10.-. . .

11 .

12 

13 

14 

lj 

16 

17 

18 . 

19. ..

20. ..

21. -... .

22 ...

23.. .

24. .

25 ....

26 

27. 

28. 

29. 

30 

31. 

Oct.

3,400

3,200

3,700

4,400

4,300

3,900

3,700

4,100

3,900

3,700

3,700

3,900

3,550

3,700

3,400

3,400

3,200

3,050

2,750 9 ynn

2,750

2,750

2,750

2,750

2,750

2,750

2,750

2,750

2,750

2,750

2,750

Nov.

2,750

2,750

2,750

2,750

2,900

2,756

2.7«i

2,600;

2,750

2 750

2! 75tf

0 rjKjn

2,750

2,750

2,750

2,750

2,750

4! 800

5 200

4,400

3,700

3,300

3,300

3,300

3,000

3,000

Dec.

2,950

2,950

2,950

2,950

2,900

2,850

$800

2,750

2,700

2,700

2,700

2,650

2,600

2,550

2,500

2,450

2,450

2,400

2,400

2,350

2,350

2,300

2,300

2,250

9 OKfl

2,200

2,200

2,200

2,200

2,200

2,200

Jan.

2,400

2,300

1

9 4I¥)

|2,550

1

2,700

Feb.

3,090

3,000

3,000

2,650

2,480

2,300

2,300

2,160

2,020

1,740

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,880

2,150

2,150

2,150

2,020

1,880

2,150

2,150

2,150

2,150

2,300

2,150

2,020

2,020

Mar.

2,020

1,880

1,740

1,740

2,020

2,020

2,020

2,300

3,000

2,650

2,020

1,880

1,880

1,740

1,740

1,740

1 "74f\

1,880

1,880

1 74fl

1,740

1,600

1,480

1,480

1,740

1,880

1,880

"1,850

"1,850

"1,850

"1,800

Apr.

"1,800

"1,800

"1, 850

"1,700

"1,680

1,880

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,350

1,480

1,480

1,350

1,240

1,480

2,020

1,880

1,740

1,740

1,600

1,740

1,600

May

1,480

1,600

2,020

1,740

1,740

1,680

1,680

1,820

1,620

1,510

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,170

1,000

830

815

795

775

945

925

860

795

775

760

670

655

555

505

June

455

445

445

425

610

775

785

795

815

1,040

2,040

1,260

1,260

1,180

1,100

1,080

865

685

610

465

360

350

350

350

445

390

445

445

490

390

July

570

580

580

725

725

580

640

640

700

655

465

405

480

435

465

405

405

360

335

345

253

290

345

390

315

300

435

390

390

390

390

Aug.

435

455

480

405

425

445

435

445

570

945

970

1,190

1,190

925

900

715

625

520

530

580

520

490

530

670

595

570

445

435

465

455

455

Sept.

545

715

760

740

715

700

700

700

685

865

570

580

580

570

670

685

775

925

1,020

970

1,020

970

900

1,100

1,060

1,020

970

925

925

740

Month

December _____ ________ ..................

March ... .... ........ .. .... .......... .-

April ., 

July......... ...... _____..____ ___ ........... .......

Maximum

4,400

5,200

2,950

3,090

3,000

2,020

2,020

2,040

725

1,190

1,100

5,200

Minimum

2,750

2,600

2,200

1,740

1,480

1,240

505

350

253

405

545

253

Mean"

3,290

3,090

2,520

2,470

2,200

1,900

1,650

1,180

705

464

607

803

1,740

Run-off in 

acre-feet

202,000

184,000

155,000

152,000

122,000

117,000

98,200

72,600

* 42,000

28,500

37,300

47,800

1,260,000

Estimated,
202 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6 

NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT LEWELIEN, NEBB.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 33, T. 16 N., R. 42 W., at "highway bridge 1 mile

south of Lewellen.

DRAINAGE AREA. 29,400 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 1,120 second-feet Sept. 24, 25

(gage height, 2.57 feet); minimum, 340 second-feet July 19 (gage height, 2.00

feet). 

REMARKS. Records fair. Numerous diversions for irrigation.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1931

Day

1 

2 -

4 .

5 

6 

7 

8... _ 

9 

10. 

July

350 

355 

370 

590 

540

475 

525 

620 

655 

640

Aug.

485 

490 

485 

485 

455

415 

465 

370 

430 

700

Sept.

465 

575 

640 

620 

590

540 

560 

560 

560 

590

Day

11 

12 __ 

13 

14..........

15 .....

16 

17 -

18... .......

19 .

20 

July

500 

440 

465 

375 

350

345 

350 

355 

340 

360

Month

July 

September . . _ .. 

Thep

Aug.

725 

915 

1,040 

700 

540

500 

455 

430 

465 

465

Sept.

500 

500 

490 

465 

540

510 

605 

670 

805 

805

Maximum 1

655 

1,040 

1,120

Day

21. 

22 

23. 

24. _____ .

25 

26 

27. 

28 

29 

30 01

Minimum

340 

370 

465

July

345 

360 

370 

365 

360

365 

370 

380 

395 

400 

440

Aug.

410 

395 

410 

475 

455

455 

380 

385 

380 

400 

400

Mean

424 

502 

694

Sept.

670 

670 

640 

1,120 

1,120

1,090 

1,040 

1,010 

1,040 

832

Kun-off in 

acre-feet

26, 100 

30,900 

41,300

98,300

NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR SUTHERLAND, NEBR.

LOCATION. Staff gage on line between sees. 4 and 5, T. 14 N., R. 33 W., 3%

miles north of Sutherland. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 31,300 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 800 second-feet Sept. 29 (gage

height, 2.68 feet); no flow July 24-31. 

REMARKS. Records fair. Numerous diversions for irrigation.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1931

Day

1 _ 

2 . 

3 

4 

5,. __ .

6._ 

7 

8 __ - 

9.. ____ .

10 

July

5 

220 

96 

200 

310

515 

330 

235 

235 

300

Aug.

5 

64 

56 

42 

11

5 

350 

530 

270 

150

Sept.

48 

68 

170 

245 

320

445 

340 

340 

445 

380

Day

11 .-

12 

13 

14 

15 . 

16.. ..

17.... .

18. .

19... _ ....

20 

July

230 

210 

190 

120 

36

24 

14 

5 

5 

3

Month

July.... _____.. . .... 

August. _______________

September.. ____

The period..

Aug.

85 

265 

355 

445 

445

470 

420 

370 

180 

170

Sept.

290 

245 

290 

310

270

265 

300 

300 

320 

430

Maximum

515 

530 

800

Day

21 

22 .

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 .

28 

29 

30

31 

Minimum

0

5

48

July

2 

5 

2 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

2 

0 

0

Aug.

165 

490 

320 

230 

130

96 

96 

96 

60 

80 

52

Sept.

540 

580 

625 

695 

720

735 

760 

760 

800

785

Mean Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

106 6,520 

210 12,900 

427 25,400

44,800
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 203

NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT NORTH PLATTE, NEBR.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 28, T. 14 N., R. 30 W., half a mile 

north of North Platte and 4^ miles above mouth of South Platte River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 32,000 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1895, to September, 1915; October, 1930, to 

September, 1931. Records October, 1915, to September, 1930, published 

by State engineer.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 6,900 second-feet Apr. 3 (gage 

height, 4.62 feet); minimum, 75 second-feet July 1 (gage height, 2.14 feet). 

1895-1931: Maximum discharge, 27,100 second-feet June 6, 1909; minimum, 20 second-feet Sept. 20, 1904.

REMARKS. Records good. Numerous diversions for irrigation.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19SO-S1

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. .........

Oct.

3,450 

3,300 

4,100 

5,800 

5,300

5,100 

4,550 

4,550 

4,100 

4,550

5,350 

5,350 

4,550 

4,100 

4,100

4,100 

4,100 

3,700 

3,100 

3,100

3,100 

3,300 

3,300 

3,300 

3,100

3,300 

3,300 

3,300 

3,300 

3,000 

3,300

Nov.

3,100 

3,100 

3,300 

3,100 

3,000

3,300 

3,300 

3,300 

2,850 

2,850

3,100 

3,100 

3,100 

3,100 

3,050

2,850 

2,750 

2,600 

2,850 

1,500

1,400 

1,800 

3,400 

4,050 

3,900

3,700 

4,250 

4,050 

3,900 

3,700

Dec.

3,700 

3,900 

3,700 

3,700 

3,700

3,900 

3,900 

3,550 

3,550 

3,250

3,250 

3,100 

3,100 

3,250 

3,000

2,600 

3,000 

3,250 

2,850 

2,400

1,900 

2,050 

2,100 

2,250 

2,450

2,600 

2,750 

3,000 

3,000 

2,750 

2,750

Jan.

1,970 

2,100 

2,250 

2,390 

2,390

2,530 

2,660 

2,660 

2,660 

2,520

2,530 

2,100 

1,970 

1,590 

1,590

1,980 

1,850 

1,850 

1,720 

2,100

2,390 

2,850 

2,660 

2,660 

3,010

3,010 

3,380 

3,720 

3,730. 

3,920. 

3,930

Feb.

3,920 

3,730 

3,720 

3,550 

3,380

3,370

2,850 

2,850 

2,850 

2,530

2,660 

2,660 

2,660 

2,520 

2,390

2,390 

2,630 

2,390 

2,250 

2,250

2,250 

2,850 

3,200 

2,850 

2,520

2,390 

2,530 

2,520

Month

October. ____________ ... ______ . _ ...

November ____________________ . _ ...

January _____________________ . _ ...

April..... 

July........... 

September.. _________ __ _ ....

Mar.

2,390 

2,520 

2,390 

2,390 

1,850

1,160 

1,720 

2,250 

2,530 

3,370

4,330 

3,920 

2,850 

2,390 

2,250

2,100 

2,100 

2,100 

2,390 

2,530

2,520 

2,250 

2,100 

2,250 

2,100

2,100 

2,100 

2,250 

2,100 

2,100 

1,850

Apr.

1,970 

3,010 

6,150 

4,980 

2,850

2,250 

2,100 

1,970 

2,100 

2,100

2,100 

2,100 

2,100 

2,100 

1,850

1,980 

1,970 

1,980 

1,970 

1,980

1,850 

1,720 

1,730 

2,100 

2,390

2,850 

2,850 

2,520 

2,530 

2,660

Maximum

5,800 

4,250 

3,900 

3,930 

3,920 

4,330 

6,160 

2,660 

1,720 

470 

620 

1,070

5,800

May

2,660 

2,620 

2,100 

2,100 

2,530

2,390 

2,100 

2,100 

2,390 

2,100

1,970 

1,730 

1,720 

1,590 

1,480

1,240 

1,150 

1,000 

1,000 

930

860 

790 

730 

730

790

730 

620 

460 

440 

440 

405

June

390 

350 

280 

280 

620

670 

670 

570 

730 

860

1,150

1,340 

1,480 

1,720 

1,340

1,070 

1,000 

860 

790 

790

670 

620 

395 

350 

350

315 

250 

210 

165 

130

Minimum

3,000 

1,400 

1,900 

1,590 

2,250 

1,160 

1,720 

405 

130 

75 

95 

195

75

July

105 

210 

305 

360

425

470 

470 

470 

470 

465

465 

460 

450 

365 

255

190 

160 

130 

125 

130

130 

110 

105 

90

85

85 

85 

80 

75 

80 

85

Mean

3,930 

3,110 

3,040 

2,540 

2,810 

2,360 

2,430 

1,410 

677 

242 

309 

607

1,950

Aug.

95 

105 

160 

230 

180

180 

235 

335 

345 

305

230 

210 

305 

465 

570

620 

620 

570 

470 

380

335 

300 

285 

350 

320

270 

240 

225 

220 

210 

200

Sept.

195 

210 

230 

300 

395

440 

440 

465 

465 

460

460 

«60 

460 

475 

520

475 

520 

620 

670 

670

790 

790 

790 

925 

925

1,000 

1,070 

1,000 

1,000

1,000

Run-off in 

acre-feet

242,000 

185,000 

187,000 

166,000 

156,000 

145,000 

145,000 

86.700 

40,300 

14,900 

19,000 

36,100

1,410,000
204 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

FIATTE RIVER NEAR OVERTON, NEBR.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 4, T. 8 N., R. 19 W., 4 miles south of

Overton.

DRAINAGE AREA. 58,400 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1930, to September, 1931. Records June, 1918,

to December, 1923, and April, 1925, to September, 1930, published by State

engineer. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 10,600 second-feet Apr. 4 -(gage

height, 4.85 feet); no flow June 26 to Sept. 30. 

REMARKS. Records fair. Numerous diversions from headwaters.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

Day

1

2 

3 

4

5 

6

T. ....................................

8 __ ._ .......

9

lO 

11 

12 . 

13 

14 

15- 

16-. 

17 . . _____ ___ . 

18--.. _ 

19 

20-- 

21.. ...................................

^&.. ...................................

23 .-- __ .... . 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28-- 

29-.- ....

30 

31 

Oct.

2,800 

3,400 

4,300 

4,500 

5.500

6,350 

5,500 

5,300 

5,000 

4,500

4,800 

9,700 

8,300 

6,200 

5,600

5,400 

4,900 

4,700 

4,500 

4,300

4,100 

4,100 

4,300 

3,900 

3,700

3,900 

3,700 

3,900 

3,900 

3,500 

3,500

Nov.

3,900 

3,900 

3,700 

3,700 

3,700

3,500 

3,700 

3,700 

3,700 

3,500

3,700 

3,700 

3,700 

3,650 

3,650

3,800 

3,900 

3,600 

4,300 

5,300

3,800 

2,200 

1,800 

1,000 

1,300

1,400 

1,500 

1,500 

1,500 

1,500

Month

A.t>in.................... ..............................

May ___ __ -. .................................

June ____ . _ . ___ __________

July .... ... 

September. ___ .... .. ......... . .... ...... .

Dec.

4,800 

4,100 

4,500 

4,800 

4,800

5,300 

5,000 

5,000 

5,000 

4,800

3,700 

4,300 

4,100 

4,100 

3,900

3,700 

3,500 

3,100 

3,300 

3,700

3,300 

3,000 

2,800 

2,500 

2,600

3,000 

3,000 

3,000 

3,000 

3,500 

3,700

Jan.

3,280 

2,900 

2,900 

2,900 

2,900

2,720 

3,280 

3,280 

3,490 

3,490

3,490 

2,900 

2,370 

2,450 

2,540

2,900 

3,090 

3,280 

3,490 

3,280

2,900 

2,720 

2,900 

3,700 

4,410

4,410 

4,650 

4,910 

5,170 

5,700 

5,700

Maximum

9,700 

5,300 

5,300 

5,700 

5,440 

6,550 

8,500 

3,090 

1,260 

0 

0 

0

9,700

Feb.

5,170 

4,910 

4,650 

4,180 

4,170

4,180 

3,700 

3,700 

4,170 

3,940

3,940 

3,940 

3,700 

3,490 

3,490

3,700 

3,700 

3,700 

3,700 

3,700

3,700 

4,650 

5,180 

5,440 

5,440

4,910 

4,910 

4,650

Mar.

4,410 

4,410 

4,410 

4,170 

3,940

3.490 

3,490 

3,490 

3,490 

4,410

5,980 

6,550 

6,550 

5,700 

4,410

3,940 

3,940 

3,940 

3,490 

3,940

4,170

4,180 

4,650 

3,940 

3,700

4,170 

5,700 

4,180 

3,540 

2,900 

2,540

Minimum

2,800 

1,000 

2,500 

2,370 

3,490 

2,540 

2,370 

230 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Apr.

3,090 

4,910 

5,970 

8,500 

7,500

6,550 

5,180 

4,410 

3,700 

3,700

3,700 

3,300 

2,900 

2,900 

2,540

2,540 

2,540 

2,370 

2,370 

2,370

2,540 

2,370 

2,370 

2,540 

2,540

2,720 

2,720 

3,090 

3,090 

3,090

Mean

4,780 

3,130 

3,840 

3,490 

4,240 

4,250 

3,600 

1,760 

323 

0 

0 

0

2,440

May

2,900 

2,900 

2,900 

2,900 

2,900

2,720 

2,720 

3,090 

2,900 

2,720

2,540 

2,540 

2,370 

2,200 

1,900

1,620 

1.500 

1,380. 

1,260 

1,260

1,140 

1,030 

920 

820 

720

630 

540 

470 

400 

330 

230

June

140 

95 

35 

25 

70

135 

180 

200 

200 

200

315 

540 

920 

1,090 

1,260

1,260 

1,260 

630 

470 

330

185 

40 

60 

40 

15

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

294,000 

186,000 

236,000 

215,000 

235,000 

261,000 

214,000 

108,000 

19,200 

0 

0 

0

1,770,000

NOTE. No flow during July, August.ISeptember.
PLATTE EIVEE BASIN 205

PIATTE RIVER NEAR DUNCAN, NEBR.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 12, T. 16 N., R. 2 W., \% miles south of Dunean.

Zero of gage is 1,478.7 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 61,600 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1928, to September, 1931. At point 7 miles

downstream June, 1895, to September, 1915. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 11,500 second-feet Apr. 7 (gage

height, 4.00 feet); no flow for several days during July, August, September. 

1895-1915, 1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 51,100 second-feet June 23,

1905; no flow during part of summers of 1901, 1902, 1904, 1911, 1913, 1914,

1931. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for winter, which were estimated because

of ice. Numerous diversions from headwaters. Flow partly regulated

by reservoirs in Wyoming.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept

11-

12..

13..

14..

15..

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

1,360

1,480

1,970

2,040

3,590

4,790

4,110

4,600

4,980

4,500

4,840

4,460

3,990

8,900

9,800

7,940

7,170

6,360

5,400

4,640

4,280

4,070

3,890

3,560

3,440

3,370

3,370

3,290

3,290

3,080

3,290

3,080

2,910

2,780

3,260

3,220

3,260

t

040 

910 

3,040 

3,010

3,010

3,040

3,330

3,370

3,440

3,830

3,870

3,750

3,750

5,670

7,380

7,540

3,590

3,080

2,350

2,000

1,800

1,600

1,600

1,500

1,450

1,430

2,600

3,800

4,800

5,200

5,140

5,340

5,950

6,000

5,840

5,080

4,330

3,900

3,600

3,300

3,100

2,950

2,800

2,650

2,600

2,550

2,500

2,530

3,040

3,040

2,980

2,800

2,700

2,600

2,530

2,650

2,530

2,910

2,900

2,900

 2,900

2,850

2,820

2,000

1,800

1,500

1,200

1,800

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

6,500

7,000

7,300

7,500

8,100

6,600

5,290

5,240

5,030

4,330

4,200

4,200

3,870

3,700

3,520

3,220

3,590

4,240

3,440

3,220

3,290

3,520

3,560

3,520

3,480

3,370

4,070

4,460

4,790

4,790

3,870

4,200

3,290

3,790

3,180

2,100

1,850

1,850

1,850

2,290

5,290

5,140

5,030

4,070

5,560

4,500

4,200

3,670

3,290

3,260

3,180

3,370

3,590

3,400

3,670

3,590

2,470

1,020

950

1,400

1,820

2,210

2,440

2,560

3,910

6,790

7,460

10,800

7,300

5,840

5,190

4,600

4,200

3,670

3,290

2,880

2,750

2,720

2,720

2,750

2,620

2,650

2,810

2,780

2,980

3,150

3,290

3,440

3,440

3,520

3,630

3,730

3,350

3,180

2,760

3,350

4,130

3,440

2,720

2,760

3,680

3,680

2,460

2,020

1,750

1,500

1,520

1,420

1,420

1,160

1,050

1,050

990

862

678

678

578

470

362

388

348

318

250

202

144

76

219

224

214

192

134

83

94

90

152

170

139

102

148

310

295

325

1,420

846

523

243

130

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

2

2

1

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

90

56

24

14

14

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Run-off in 

acre-feet

October .... 

November. 

December.. 

January. _ 

February. . 

March. _ . 

April __ . 

May .

9,800

7,540

6,000

7,500

1,360

1,500

1,430

ay .......

Jane. __ . 

July........

August . 

September.

The year.

8,100

5,560

10,800

4,130

1,420

24

10,800

3,220

950

2,210

318

18

0

0

0

4,380

3,330

3,520

3,130

4,270

3,250

3,950

1,860

231

7.3

1.6

7.6

2,320

269,000

198,000

216,000

192,000

237,000

200,000

235,000

114,000

13,700

449

92

____452

1,680,000
206 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

PIATTE RIVER NEAR ASHLAND, UEBR.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 29, T. 13 N., R. 10 E., 3 miles northeast of Ashland. Zero of gage is 1,021.1 feet above mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 83,800 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1928, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 18,300 second-feet Oct. 14 

(gage height, 4.60 feet); minimum, 1,270 second-feet July 31 (gage height, 

1.36 feet).

1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 39,800 second-feet Feb. 19, 1930 (gage 

height, 6.05 feet); minimum, that of July 31, 1931.

REMARKS. Records good except those for period Jan. 6-20, which were based 

on one discharge measurement and temperature records. Numerous 

diversions from headwaters. No regulation except on North Platte River.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

\....^... ...

3 .... 

4 

6 ..... -

6. _ .. -

7.. -

8 

9 ___ -

10 ___ ....

12. __ ....

13 . 

14 ____ 

15 - -

16 

17 

18. 

19 . 

20 

21. -

22 - __ -

23 _ -

24 ___ ....

25 ___

26 

27 

28 .......

29 _ . ___ .

30 

31. ____ -

Oct.

3,650

3,620

3,890

3,920

4,560

5,620

8,520

8,300

7,940

8,360

7,990

8,200

8,250

16,300

14,100

13,900

12,800

12,400

11,700

9,440

8,520

8,040

7,480

7,280

7,130

6,890

6,660

7,040

6,660

6,660

6,610

Nov.

6,800

6,750

6,140

6,370

6,420

6,330

6,470

6,370

6,420

5,960

5,880

5,660

5,790

6,240

6,330

8,090

8,300

8,150

8,740

11,600

14,300

14,800

12,200

8,360

6,940

7,280

5,070

3,860

3,400

4,060

Dec.

4,130

3,990

3,300

5,620

7,780

7,990

7,580

8,420

8,800

9,750

8,520

8,360

8,040

7,940

8,200

7,680

7,580

5,830

5,700

5,360

5,300

5,100

4,720

4,870

4,990

5,200

6,000

6,400

6,600

6,750

6,470

Jan.

5,780

6,280

6,420

6,700

6,520

7,090

4,230

i 2, 210

3,590

4,090

4,800

7,730

10,000

10,300

11,100

11,000

13,400

12,800

13,800

Feb.

10,600

12,500

10,900

10,800

10,500

9,940

9,500

9,090

8,640

8,580

8,250

7,780

7,480

7,280

7,990

7,480

7,130

6,990

7 230

7,630

7,580

7,480

7,280

7,130

7,890

9,090

9,570

8 Q7fl

Mar.

8,800

8,200

7,630

7,430

7,280

7,040

6,140

4,380

4,300

4,990

5,830

6,280

8,300

8,090

8,680

7,780

8,360

8,250

7,830

7,680

7,780

7,630

8,420

7,430

7,580

7,940

8,150

7,780

4,560

5,360

3,220

Apr.

3,430

7,890

9,810

8,580

8,740

10,300

10,100

14,300

12,200

10,900

9,750

8,520

7,780

6,890

6,560

6,010

5,920

5,830

5,960

6,890

6,610

6,470

6,330

6,560

6,850

6,990

7 480

7,330

7,090

6,700

May

6,560

6,750

7,130

6,890

8,250

8,640

9,030

8,250

7,780

7,780

8,250

8,740

7,180

6,100

5,530

5,200

5,040

4,870

4,950

4,380

4,200

4,230

3,960

4,060

3,620

3,070

2,890

3,300

3,300

2,770

2,650

June

2,860

2,710

2,600

2,390

3,430

3,390

3,390

3,470

3,680

3,510

3,240

5,250

4,390

3,510

3,050

3,010

2,830

2,740

2,740

2,740

3,800

5,560

10,200

7,600

9,080

2,800

2,710

2,580

2,370

2,140

July

2,050

2,390

2,170

1,910

1,730

2,170

2,390

2,550

2,350

2,470

2,140

2,160

2,050

1,980

1,930

1,960

1,940

1,910

1,940

1,930

2,070

1,830

1,660

1,600

,1,560

1,550

1 480

1,420

1,370

1,330

1,270

Aug.

1,290

1,490

1,500

1,430

1,520

1,490

1,700

1,820

2,140

2,480

2,160

1,830

1,830

1,780

1,600

1,620

1,680

1,730

1,730

1,830

1,820

1,800

1,620

1,680

1,650

1,830

1 Q4TI

1,830

1,730

1,660

1,620

Sept..

2,240

2,200

2,090

2,010

1,850

1,850

1,980

2,050

2,070

2,030

1,920

1,830

1,830

1,890

1,920

1,890

1,890

2,260

2,620

3,130

3,380

2,410

2,120

2,300

2,700

3,460

A 74fl

3,020

2,320

2,240

Month

April--. 

July .............. ................... ............

September ___ _- ...... ...................

The year.. - _ ______________

Maximum

16,300

14,800

9,750

, 13,800

12,500

8,800

14,300

o nsn

10,200

2,550

2,480

4,740

16,300

Minimum

3,620

3,400

3,300

6,990

3,220

3,430

2,650 9 tdn

1,270

1,290

1,830

1,270

Mean

8,140

7,300

6,550

6,510

8,620

7,070

7,830

5,660

3,790

1,910

1 74fl

2,340

5,600

Run-off in 

acre-feet

501,000

434,000

403,000

400,000

479,000

435,000

466,000

348,000

226,000

117,000

107,000

139.000 '

4,060,000
PLATTE KIVEK BASIN 207

CANADIAN RIVER AT COWDRET, COIO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in see. 6, T. 10 N., R. 79 W., half a mile northeast of

Cowdrey and a third of a mile above Government Creek. Zero .of gage is

7,870.73 feet above mean sea level. 

DBAINAQE AREA. 201 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Mayj 1904, to October, 1905; May, 1929, to November,

1931 (discontinued). 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year not determined; minimum, 3

second-feet Sept. 12, 13, 15, 16, 18 (gage height, 1.73 feet).

1904-5; 1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 600 second-feet June 10, 1905; 

minimum, 1 second-foot July 8-10, 1930. 

REMARKS. Records fair. No records for period Nov. 2 to Mar. 31. Diversions

for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-81

Day

1 -............. ...

^,.. ............................

3 - ..

^............ ............... _

5 

6..... ............. ... ......

7.... ..........................

8 __ . . . .

9 

10 

11 

12 

13. 

14 

15 

16. 

17 

18 

19 

20 .......................... j

Zl... ...........................

W...... ........................

K............ ..................

2i..... .........................

25..............................

26.... ..........................

2f.............. ................

28........ ................... ...

29.............. ................

SO 

31 

Oct.

27 

27 

30 

47 

44

41 

41 

39 

38 

38

41 

42 

37 

33 

32

36 

35 

32 

30

28

27 

29 

27 

26 

25

25 

23 

22 

20 

23 

26

Nov.

26

Apr.

30

100

250 

350

} 500 

415

233 

130 

136

148 

114

82 

56 

39 

12 

14

24 

34 

42 

43 

61

Month

1930-31

April... 

May.... 

July.. 

August 

1931 

October. ________________________

November. _______________________

May

83 

68 

59 

54

54

49 

47 

49 

44 

41

37 

33 

32 

28 

26

32 

29 

35 

37 

44

49 

42 

33 

30 

36

54 

59 

66 

65 

70 

59

June

68 

59 

61 

71 

90

106 

118 

110 

113 

132

138 

148 

116 

107 

98

83 

74 

62 

49 

41

33 

27 

25 

23 

20

16 

11 

26 

33 

36

Maximum

47

83 

148 

38 

21 

35

21 

22

July

38 

36 

35

27 

29

26 

18 

13 

10 

9

8 

8 

7 

6 

6

5 

4 

5 

6 

6

6 

5 

5 

4 

4

6 

8 

11 

16 

20 

16

Aug.

18 

19 

21 

16 

14

15 

16 

16 

14 

11

9 

8 

6 

6 

6

14 

14 

16 

16 

13

10 

9 

10 

11 

10

10 

7 

6 

6 

7 

8

Sept.

9 

10 

9 

5 

8

7 

7 

6 

5 

4

4 

3 

3 

4 

3

3 

4 

3

7 

8

11 

10 

8 

11 

35

24 

16 

13 

11 

10

Minimum Mean

20 32.0 

12 128 

26 46.6 

11 . 69. 7 

4 13.0 

6 11.7 

3 8.7

9 15.0 

11 15. 7

Oct.

11 

14 

16 

15 

14

17 

15 

15 

18 

21

18 

19 

19 

17 

13

9 

11 

12 

11 

14

16 

16 

16 

16

17

18 

16 

12 

14 

12 

13

Nov.

14 

14 

15 

16 

13

11 

12 

14 

16 

19

IS 

16 

17 

19 

22

 

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,970 

7,620 

2,870 

4,150 

799 

719 

518

922 

467
208 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

ENCAMPMENT RIVER AT ENCAMPMENT, WYO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 6, T. 14 N., R. 83 W., at Encampment. Zero

of gage is 7,141.53 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE ABBA. 219 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May to September, 1900; May, 1911, to August, 1924;

May, 1929, to September,. 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,080 second-feet May 17 (gage

height, 6.30 feet); minimum, 4 second-feet Aug. 27 (gage height, 3.25 feet). 

1900, 1911-1924, 1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 4,680 second-feet

May 29, 1900; minimum, 3 second-feet July 24, 1919. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period Nov. 16 to Apr. 8, which were

based on two discharge measurements and temperature records. Diversions

for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

Day

1 ........

2. _ ............... . . --_-_

3... . . ...................

4.. .........................

5 . ................ ..........

6 ... ............. .. ...

7 - -

8 ...........................

9 -.

10 ...........................

11---.-.--...... . - ..

12... ...............

13 

14 

16 

16 ._-

17 __ .

18 

18 

20 -----------

21 .... ....... ................

22 -

W..... .........................

24__. --.-. .-- -.

26 ...... ......

26 .. . .........

27 

28 

29 - _ 

30 

31. - _- . ....

Oct.

108 

124 

114 

104 

106

97 

100 

112 

114 

124

138 

143 

129 

114 

106

108 

90 

83 

83 

93

86 

80 

73 

62 

44

54 

63 

62 

46 

67 

54

Nov.

54 

49 

42 

46 

54

54

40 

44 

40 

45

50 

46 

45 

38 

37

35 

30 

35

Jan.

41

Month

October ____________ . .......................

January ______________ _____ ...........

February... ____ ___ ___ . _ .. . . . .. _ ...

March __________________________

April...... ........................... .... 

June.. ______________ ______ ........

July ...... ........

September... ______________________

Feb.

34

Apr.

I 66

I 60

66 

59

70 

69 

93 

112 

108

146 

180 

229 

281 

238

194 

166 

136 

124 

120

118 

118 

136 

177 

226

Maximum

143 

54

281 

966 

942 

83 

48 

67

966

May

245 

223 

278 

254 

208

254 

254

288 

284 

271

242 

245 

349 

524 

716

934 

950 

966 

691 

474

401

378 

474 

679 

807

875 

840 

588 

685 

774 

588

June

807 

S54 

891 

942 

840

840 

840

774 

774 

667

654

642 

576 

576 

469

449 

401 

321 

267 

264

238 

148 

148 

153 

124

93 

134

91 

97 

86

July

83 

56 

56 

59 

51

40 

38 

37 

34

24

15 

12

28 

24 

27

23 

20 

24 

23

16

17 

20

15 

16 

28

18 

23 

20 

28 

26 

43

Minimum Mean

44

208 

86 

12 

4 

13

92.6 

39.5 

40 "45 

35 

40 

121 

508 

505 

30.5 

19.3 

26.8

4 125

Aug.

48 

28 

22 

20

18

19 

20 

23 

19 

19

17 

14 

12 

14 

12

35 

29 

25 

25 

21

23 

18 

20 

17 

11

7 

4 

11 

11 

11 

24

Sept.

24 

17 

16 

13 

13

15 

16

16 

17 

33

17 

15 

16 

15 

15

16 

15 

15 

26 

29

33 

38 

56 

67 

67

55 

43 

32 

24 

33

Run-off In 

acre-feet

5,690 

2,350 

2,460 

2,770 

1,940 

2,460 

7,200 

31,200 

30,000 

1,880 

1,190 

1,590

90,700
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

PASS CREEK WEAR SARATOGA, WYO.

209

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 29, T. 19 N., R. 82 W., 12 miles northeast of 

Saratoga.

DRAINAGE AREA. 119 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1929, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 262 second-feet May 18 (gage 

height, 4.5 feet); minimum, 3 second-feet Aug. 26-29, Sept. 11 (gage height, 

1.77 feet).

1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 450 second-feet May 23, 1929 (gage 

height, 5.5 feet); minimum, 2.6 second-feet Aug. 1, 1930.

REMARKS. Records good. No records for period Nov. 16 to Mar. 31. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

Day

1 . ... ....

2 

3 

4.. 

6. -- . - .-- - __ -- - ---- -

6... __ ..... . . . ......... .

7

8 

9.. 

10 

11 

12....- . ............

13 . ....

14 

16 

16 

17 

18 .... ..................... ......

19--. 

20 

21 .. ......

22 

23 . ... ....

24 . .....

25. -.-. ..

26 . 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31. ... .

Oct.

10 

13 

14 

22

29

26 

16 

13 

13 

13

12 

17 

16 

14 

14

10 

16 

14 

13

12

11 

11 

10 

10 

9

10 

10 

8 

7 

8 

10

Month

October. _______________________ ...

April ........ ..............

Jqnfl._

July ... .......... ..................

Nov.

14 

10 

13 

12 

10

12 

9 

8 

9

17

14 

17 

9 

6 

4

Apr.

10 

10 

12 

21 

16

15

22 

72 

99 

81

105 

158 

187 

208 

179

138 

141 

193 

154 

81

54 

39 

22 

35 

30

25 

37 

49 

60 

62

Maximum

29 

17 

208 

222 

131 

28 

14 

16

May

40

77 

73 

151 

81

67 

76 

80 

56 

43

40

42 

58 

77 

106

137 

134 

210 

98 

64

56 

47 

47 

70 

120

133 

135 

196 

222 

109 

104

June

131 

117 

110 

104 

124

100 

95 

84 

80 

80

73

76 

80 

59 

47

43 

37 

29 

23 

20

16 

14 

12 

12 

17

35 

30 

35 

32 

35

July

28 

23 

19 

23 

19

15 

15 

14 

14 

12

12 

10 

9 

9

7

8 

8

7 

7 

7

7 

6 

5 

5 

5

5 

6

7 

6 

7 

16

Minimum Mean

7

10 

40 

12 

5 

3 

3

13.3 

10.9 

77.2 

95.1 

58.3 

11.0 

6.0 

5.9

Aug.

14 

13 

10

8

7

8 

9 

8

7 

7

7 

6 

5 

4 

5

5 

6 

6 

5

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

3 

3 

3 

3

4 

8

Sept.

8 

5 

4 

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

3

4 

4 

4 

4

5 

5 

5 

6 

8

7 

8 

9 

16 

15

6 

7 

5 

6 

6

Run-off in 

acre-feet

818 

324 

4,590 

5,850 

3,470 

676 

369 

351
210 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

ROCK CREEK NEAR ROCK RIVER, WYO.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 4, T. 20 N., R. 76 W., 1^ miles southeast

of Rock River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 184 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1928, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 492 second-feet June 5 (gage

height, 3.12 feet); no flow Sept. 2-30.

1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 1,180 second-feet May 29, 30, 1928;

minimum, that of Sept. 2-30, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for winter, which were estimated because

of ice. Diversions for irrigation above station. Flow partly regulated by

two reservoirs.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

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 .........

Oct.

4 

5 

14 

81

57

33 

17 

14 

13 

12

14 

17 

15 

14 

14

22 

33 

22 

23 

23

23 

22 

21 

20 

19

19 

18 

19 

22 

17 

18

Nov.

17 

17 

16 

16 

16

13 

9 

9 

9 

10

10 

11 

14 

17 

15

19 1"

8 

9

Dec.

7

Jan.

7

Feb.

6

Month

October ________________ . ._.__

November.. _______________________

December ______ ________________

January __________________ _____

February.. ________________ ... _ 

March __________________________

April .. ......... ....... . ...... 

June ____ ____ _ _ . .

JulyAugust 

September- _____________ __

Mar.

9

Apr.

15 

15 

20 

20

28

42

52 

43 

27 

26

28 

24 

25 

25 

23

21 

17 

16 

14 

14

14 

13 

11 

10 

19

28 

46 

51 

35 

57

Maximum

81 

19 .

57 

211 

388 

50 

14 

1

388

May

42 

65 

53 

45 

51

42 

31 

21 

23 

22

21 

17 

13 

9

8

11 

24 

84 

95 

66

45 

31 

18 

13

18

127 

171 

201 

211 

123 

76

June

111 

235 

332 

345

388

358 

281 

310 

247 

227

287 

273 

320 

221 

166

139 

101 

78 

51 

42

34

28 

22 

18 

16

15 

11 

10 

10 

12

July

14 

11 

8 

8 

6

5 

4 

4 

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

3

3 

2 

2 

3 

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

6

7 

7 

9 

11 

26 

50

Minimum Mean

4

10 

8 

10 

2 

0 

0

21.5 

11.4 

7 

7 

6 

9 

26.0 

57.3 

156 

7.5 

6.5 

0

0 26.2

Aug.

14 

13 

11 

10 

10

12 

12 

10 

10 

10

9

8 

7 

7 

7

8 

8 

8 

6 

5

3 

2 

2 

2 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

0

Sept.

1 

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

Kun-offin 

acre-feet

1,320 

678 

430 

430 

333 

553 

1,550 

3,520 

9,280 

461 

400 

0

19,000
PLATTE EIVEB BASIN 211

DEER CREEK AT GIENROCK, WTO.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 4, T. 33 N., R. 75 W., at Glenrock, a quarter 01 a

mile above mouth. 

DBAINAGE AREA. 216 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1916, to September, 1924; May, 1928, to September,

19ol. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 646 second-feet Apr. 18 (gage

height, 4.05 feet); minimum, 0.5 second-foot several days during July,

August, September.

1916-1924, 1928KL931: Maximum discharge, 4,600 second-feet Apr. 15,

1924; no flow during summers of 1919 and 1922. 

REMARKS. Records good. No records for period Dec. 1 to Feb. 28. Diversions

for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

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............ _ ......................

K. .......................... ..........

26.---...... _ ,. . 

27 

28. __ ................................

29

30... ...... 

31... ........... ....................

Oct.

11 

11 

16 

18 

23

.25 

30 

23 

23 

23

23 

23

22 

22 

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

21 

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

Nov.

23 

24 

23 

22 

23

23 

23 

22 

22 

22

22 

22 

21

22 

22

22 

22 

22

22

16 

18

Month

April _ 

June... _______________ ______ ...

July

Mar.

17 

19 

19 

17 

17

17 

17 

19 

35 

35

23 

20 

21 

21 

20

20 

22 

23 

23 

24

24 

24

29 

27 

27

27 

25 

27 

27 

28 

27

Apr.

33 

35 

33 

34

38

45 

47 

69 

73 

74

123 

175 

208 

346 

376

357 

416 

548 

456 

309

214 

186 

123 

169 

166

148 

148 

208 

232 

279

Maximum

30 

24 

35 

548 

436 

186 

.8 

2.1 

1.1

May

376 

368 

408 

424 

380

424 

368 

436 

396 

353

269 

235 

208 

208 

232

238 

232 

235 

205 

183

123 

123 

103

88 

67

65 

126 

208 

295 

276 

197

June

158 

166 

133 

123 

186

186 

138 

114 

99 

84

105 

84 

80 

69 

62

38 

33 

22 

11 

6.5

5.0 

4.4 

2.7 

1.6 

1.1

1.3 

1.2 

1.1 

1.0 

.9

July

0.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.7

.8 

.7 

.7 

.6 

.7

.7 

.7 

.7 

.6 

.6

.6 

.5 

.5 

.6 

.6

.6 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.6 

.8 

.8

Aug.

1.0 

.8 

.8 

1.0 

.9

.9 

.9

.8 

.8 

.8

.7 

.6 

.6

.7 

.7

1.2 

2.1 

1.1 

1.3 

1.0

.7 

.5 

.6 

.6

.5

.5 

.5 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

Sept.

0.6 

.6 

.5 

.6

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 .-5 

.5 

.7 

.9

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.1

.8

.5 

.8 

.8 

.9 

1.0

1.0 

1.1 

1.0 

1.1 

1.1

Minimum Mean Ra£r££n

11

17 

33 

65 

.9 

.5 

.5 

.5

22. 0 1, 350 

20. 3 1, 210 

23. 3 1, 430 

189 11, 200 

253 15,600 

7.20 428 

.64 39. 4 

.82 50.4 

.75 44.6
212 SURFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

BOXELDEE CREEK NEAR CAREYHURST, WYO.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 13, T. 33 N., R. 74 W., 2 miles upstream

from Careyhurst.

DBAINAGE ABEA. 202 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May to October, 1911; April, 1916, to September, 1924;

May, 1928, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 274 second-feet May 29 (gage

height, 3.53 feet); no flow Aug. 10, 11, 13, Sept. 14.

1911, 1916-1924, 1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 2,050 second-feet

May 22, 1922; no flow during summers of 1922, 1929, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records fair. No records for period Dec. 1 to Feb. 28. Diversions

for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930 31

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..... 

Oct.

10 

14 

34

16 

17

17 

16 

16 

16 

16

15 

15 

15 

13 

13

13

13 

11 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12

11 

11 

10

11

Nov.

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11

11

10 

8 

9

Month

April 

July

Mar.

9

f»

14 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

11

13 

15 

16

16 

17

16 

18 

23 

22 

20

28 

30 

30 

30 

28 

20

Apr.

15 

15 

14 

14 

16

16 

16 

31 

36 

50

74 

109 

128 

162 

144

126 

139 

185 

190 

160

119 

122 

100 

107 

102

92 

83 

76 

81 

92

Maximum

34 

11 

30 

190 

228 

160 

4 

1 

1

May

105 

126 

158 

206 

226

201 

188 

228 

220 

201

180 

170 

168 

160 

180

193 

206 

206 

193 

160

132 

111 

85 

69 

67

62 

126 

150 

228 

220 

175

June

160 

148 

124 

115 

148

128 

109 

88 

64 

56

62 

56 

48 

42 

36

27 

14 

5 

2 

2

2 

3 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

July

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

3

4 

4 

3

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

Minimum Mean

10

14 

62 

2 

1 

0 

0

13.9 

10.0 

15.9 

87.1 

164 

48.5 

1.9 

.9 

1.0

Aug.

1 

1 

1 

1

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

0

0 

1 

0

1 

. 1

1 1 1 1 1

1 1 1 1

1

1

1 1 1 1

1

Sept.

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

0

1

1 

1

1 

1 

1

1

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

Run-ofl in 

acre-feet

855 

595 

978 

5,180 

10,100 

2,890 

117 

55 

60
PLATTE EIVEE BASIN 213

1A PEELE CKEEK NEAR DOUGLAS, WYO.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 6, T. 31 N., R. 73 W., 16 miles southwest of Douglas.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 146 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1919, to September, 1931.

EXTREME s. Maximum discharge during year, 184 second-feet May 7 (gage 

height, 5.72 feet); minimum, 1.1 second-feet Sept. 12, 13 (gage height, 3.38 

feet).

1919-1931: Maximum discharge, 1,220 second-feet May 11, 1920 (gage 

height, 11.4 feet); minimum, 0.4 second-foot Oct. 2, 1919 (gage height, 3.29 

feet).

REMARKS. Records good. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

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 

Oct.

5.0

7.5 

8.5 

7.9 

6.4

5.9 

6.2 

7.0 

7.9 

7.9

7.9 

7.9 

7.6 

7.0 

7.0

6.4 

6.7 

7.3

7.5 

7.5

8.0 

8.0 

8.0

8.2 

8.5

8.5 

8.5 

7.9 

7.0 

6.7

6.7

Nov.

6.7 

5.9 

5.9 

5.9 

5.9

5.9 

5.9 

6.2 

6.2 

6.2

6.2 

6.2 

6.2 

5.9 

6.2

9.4 

6.2 

6.4

5

«

 6

Month

October ____ ______ ,

January _________ _ .

April...... ................... j

July... _ ..

August

Feb.

6

7

9.4 

7.0 

9.4 

6.4 

5.9

5.6 

5.9 

7.6 

7.0 

6.7

6.4 

5.9 

5.9

Apr.

12

25

66 

81 

93 

113 

101

93 

97 

112 

110 

90

71 

68 

63 

61 

56

57 

63 

71 

90 

116

Maximum

8.5 

9.4

170 

108 

11 

3.4 

2.9

May

122 

121 

135 

140 

127

128 

170 

158 

153 

147

130 

128 

126 

132 

148

162 

155 

153 

135 

109

91

78 

66 

56 

41

31

88 

96 

147 

125 

112

June

97 

86 

77 

66 

108

79 

66 

56 

43 

37

36 

30 

28 

20 

15

11

9.8 

7.3 

6.7 

5.9

2.4 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3

1.8 

1.3 

1.2 

1.2 

1.3

Minimum

5.0

31 

1.2 

1.2 

1.3 

1.1

July

1.3 

1.3 

1.2 

1.2 

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

1.7 

1.7

1.4 

1.2 

1.2 

1.3 

1.4

1.6 

1.6 

1.9 

2.0 

1.9

1.8 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

11 

3.7 

2.2

Mean

7.39 

5.96 

"6.0 

"6.0 

"6.58 

"8.0 

61.9 

120 

30.1 

1.99 

1.85 

2.21

Aug.

2

1.6 

1.6 

1.4 

1.8

3.4 

2.6 

1.8 

1.7 

1.6

1.6 

1.7 

1.8 

1.9 

1.3

1.4 

1.3 

1.4 

1.8 

1.7 

1.9

Sept.

2.3 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

2.3 

2.3 

2.2 

1.4 

1.2

1.2 

1.1 

1.1 

2.2 

2.9

2.0 

1.8 

2.3 

2.4 

2.7

2.9 

1.9 

2.2 

2.2

2.7

2.9 

3.2

2.4 

2.4

2.4

Run-off in 

acre-feet

454 

354 

369 

369 

365 

492 

3,680 

7,380 

1,790 

122 

114 

132

15,600

1 Estimated.
214 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

LA PBELE CREEK NEAR ORPHA, WYO.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 16, T. 33 N., R. 72 W., 1 mile south of Orpha and 

three-quarters of a mile above mouth.

DRAINAGE AREA. 227 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April to August, 1916; April to September, 1918; April, 

1923, to September, 1924; May, 1928, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 206 second-feet Oct. 6 (gage 

height, 2.87 feet); no flow for several days during May, June, July.

1916, 1918, 1923-24, 1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 437 second-feet 

May 10. 1918; minimum, that of 1931.

REMARKS. Records fair. No records for period Dec. 1 to Mar. 14. Diversions 

for irrigation above station. Flow regulated by La Prele Reservoir, capacity, 20,000 acre-feet.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

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.. ...................................

26. .......

26..... ..........

27 . . .............

28... ......... ........ .......

29.....................................

30... ......... ............ ...... .......

31 ..... ................

Oct.

78 

174 

183 

195 

201

204 

166 

115 

112 

94

91 

68 

56 

54 

46

35 

33 

30 

32

27

30 

26 

27 

24 

23

23 

20 

18 

15 

16 

19

Nov.

16 

18 

19 

16 

14

12 

9.6 

12 

15 

12

9.6 

11 

13 

15 

16

16 

18 

18 

15 

16

17 

15 

17 

19 

21

21 

19 

18 

20 

22

Month

March 15-31. ... _ 

April .......... ...... .......... . . ....

July..................................................

Mar.

6

5 

4 

4 

4 

3

2 

2 

 3 

4 

4

6 

4 

6 

8 

10 

12

Apr.

10 

12 

11 

12 

11

9 

11

8 

8 

7

6 

5 

6 

5 

6

5 

4 

4 

3 

3

3 

4 

5 

7 

13

12 

9 

5 

3 

2

Maximum

204 

22

13 

9

7 

25 

10 

2

May

2 

3 

4 

5 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

9

7 

7 

7 

6 

5

4 

3 

2 

1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

June

0 

0 

0 

0 

4

7 

5 

5 

3 

5

4 

3 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

1 

1. 

1

2 

2 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

2 

1 

1

July

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1

1

0 

1 

1 

1 

1

2 

3 

3 

4 

2

1 

1 

1 

1

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

24 

25

Aug.

10 

5 

4 

3 

3

2 

2 

2 

3 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

3

3 

3

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

Sept.

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

Minimum Mean Ra ;°«|°

15 

9.6

2 

0 

0 

0 

2 

2

72.1 4,430 

16. 0 952 

5. 1 172 

7. 0 417 

3. 1 191 

2.1 125 

2. 8 172 

2.6 160 

2.0 119
PLATTE BIVEE BASIN 

WAGONHOtrffD GREEK HEAR LA BONTE, W70.

215

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 16, T. 31 N., R. 71 W., 3 miles east'of La Bonte

and half a mile above mouth of creek. 

DBAINAGB AKBA. 125 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1916, to September, 1924; May, 1929, to June,

1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 109 second-feet Oct. 2 (gage

height, 4.1 feet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot June 17-19 (gage height, 1.43

feet).

1916-1924, 1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 907 second-feet May 11,

12, 1920; no flow during summers of 1918, 1919, 1922, 1930, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records fair. No records for periods Dec. 1 to Feb. 28, July 1 to

Sept. 30. Diversion for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

I.. 

2.....

3.....

4.....

5.....

6 _ ..

7__ 

8 _ -

9- 

10..-.

11-.-.

12...-

13 __ .

14 _ 

15.....

Oct.

2 

2 

80 

19 

15

9 

4 

3 

3 

3

3 

4 

4 

3 

4

Nov.

15 

16

16 

17 

18

17 

18 

18 

19

21

22 

23 

23

21 

20

Mar.

1

1 

1 

l

1

1

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

Apr.

6 

7 

7 

9 

20

31 

32 

39 

45 

46

49 

54 

63 

80

86

May

26 

29 

29 

29 

53

34 

33 

35

41 

73

70 

68 

50 

42 

42

June

1 

.6 

.3 

.3 

.4

.6

.8 

1 

2 

2

3 

2 

1 

.4 

.4

Day

Ifi 

17

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

3G 

31

Month

Octobei 

Novem 

March

ber ...

April.......... . 

May.. .................................................

Oct.

5 

5 

6

7 

7

7 

7 

6 

6 

5

6 

6 

8 

9 

12 

14

Maximum

80 

23 

5 

86 

73 

3

Nov.

18 

18 

16 

16 

14

14 

12 

13 

14 

15

15 

16 

17 

19 

20

Mar.

1 

1 

1 

1 

2

2 

2 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3

4 

5 

5

Apr.

69 

63 

69 

62 

52

46 

32 

24 

30 

30

31 

30 

37 

31

25

Minimum Mean

2 8.8 

12 17. 4 

I 1.8 

'6 40.2 

0. 6 31. 5 

0.1 .69

May

39 

35 

34 

32 

30

28 

27 

26 

26 

24

10 

7 

2 

0.6 

0.8 

1

June

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.2

.2 

 .2

.5 

.8 

.8

.5 

.4 

.2 

.3 

.2

Run-off in 

acre-feet

541 

1,040 

111 

2,390 

1,940 

41

131316 33 15
216 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

LA BONTE CREEK NEAR LA BONTE, WYO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 21, T. 31 N., R. 71 W., \% miles above mouth and

3 miles east of La Bonte. Staff gage at same site used prior to Apr. 18, 1930. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 302 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1916, to September, 1924; May, 1928, to September,

1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 275 second-feet Apr. 8 (gage

height, 2.12. feet) ; no flow for several days in July, September.

1916-1924, 1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 2,750 second-feet May 22,

23, 1923 (gage height, 7.5 feet); no flow during summer of 1917, 1918, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good. No records for period Dec. 1 to Feb. 28. Diversions

for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

!___ _ .............

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. .............. ........

Oct.

5.2 

5.8 

5.8 

8.3 

115

85 

53 

41 

36 

30

28 

27 

26 

26 

24

24 

22 

21 

20

18

18 

18 

17 

16 

16

15 

14 

13 

14

15 

15

NOT.

13 

13 

14 

14 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

12

12 

12 

12 

11 

12

17 

15 

13 

13 

13

1-

11

Month

April.. 

June. _____ _______________ ........

July. _ .... .. ...,.... .........

September ___ . __________ .. ________

Mar.

13

|.

12

12 

11 

12 

16

15

17 

19 

22 

24 

26

27 

29 

34 

41 

39

28 

24 

24 

28 

34 

55

Apr.

73 

108 

67 

55 

108

136 

182 

242 

178 

171

173 

195 

214 

233 

216

182 

198 

214 

192 

161

133 

126 

124 

126 

142

140 

140 

126 

122 

126

Maximum

115 

17

242 

262 

135 

6.6 

3.0 

1.7

May

148 

156 

173 

192 

208

216 

216 

252 

262 

242

203

187 

164 

144 

129

127 

120 

115 

108 

98

85 

69 

64 

60 

52

43 

67 

64 

136 

126 

113

June

94 

94 

91 

85

85

91 

80

74 

87 

135

120 

91 

80 

69

58

40 

43 

33

27 

18

15 

13 

8.6

5.8 

6.4

44 

6.9 

7.2 

7.5 

6.9

July

6.6 

6.4 

6.4 

6.1

5.2

5.0 

3.8 

1.4 

.2 

0

0 

0 

.1 

.2 

.2

.2 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.7 

.9 

1.2

1.4 

1.4

Miniinuin Mean

5.2

11 

55 

43 

5.8 

0 

.3 

0

25.6 

12.2 

21.4 

154 

140 

53.9 

1.65 

1.71 

.34

Aug.

1.7 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

2.5 

2.7 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

2.0

1.4 

.9 

1.4 

2.0

2.5 

3.0 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

1.7 

1.7 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

.9

.9 

.7 

.7 

.4 

.3

Sept.

0.2 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2

.1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

.1 

.2 

.3 

1.2

1.7

1.4 

1.4 

1.2 

.9 

.4

Bun-off in 

acre-feet

1,570 

726 

1,320 

9,160 

8,610 

3,210 

101 

105 

20
PLATTE RIVER BASIN

HORSESHOE CREEK NEAR QIENDO, W70.

LOCATION. Staff gage 

DRAINAGE AREA. 203 

RECORDS AVAILABLE.- 

ber, 1924: May, 19J 

EXTREMES. Maximum

height, 2.67 feet);

1916-1919, 1921- 

June 2,1929 

REMARKS. Records 

for irrigation above

gocd

217

sec. 26, T. 29 N., R. 68 W., 4 miles southeast of Glendo. 

isquare miles.

April, 1916, to September, 1919; April, 1921, to Septem8. to September, 1931.

discharge during year, 142 second-feet May 5 (gage 

minimum probably occurred during winter.

1924, 1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 1,210 second-feet 

(gage height, 6.8 feet); no flow during summers of 1918 and 1919. 

No records for period Dec. 1 to Feb. 28. Diversions 

station.

Daily and, monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

I........ -....-.-..... ....... H . ......

2-..-..- .-. . ..... .I ...

3-............. ...........I......

4 1

t::::::::::::::::::::::::::::]:::::::

6.. . . ___ . _, .

7....................................

8-__._._._._ ................. .L......

9.... ... .... ..... ..... H 10............................;......

H- .. ...-. .. ......j ....

12

13.............................1......

14.............................1.......

15 _ ................. ......... J.......

16.....................................

17 _ ........................ ..........

18.....................................

19 _ ..............- ................

20 _ ...-... .. .-........ ..

21.....................................

22 _ ....... ..........................

23

24

25..............................|.......

26..... ...................... ...u ......

27 __ .-........... .................

28.....................................

29.....................................

30.....................................

31 oj. ................... ............

Oct.

3.1 

3.1 

16 

22 

28

54 

58 

54 

38 

33

30 

27 

26 

25 

23

23 

22 

21 

20 

20

20 

18 

18

18 

18

18 

18 

17 

16 

16 

16

Nov.

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

15 

15 

15

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

13

13 

13 

12 

13 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

Month

October.. .. .. t. ...... ....... _ ..

March _____________ . . .... .........

April

May........................... ......................

June

July..

August. ___ .. _______ . ...................... September +

Mar.

. 2.0

2.0

2.0 

2.8 

3.0 

3.6 

5.3

7.1 

10 

11 

12 

12

12 

11 

11 

12 

13 

19

Apr.

21 

24 

23 

24 

46

62 

100 

132 

105 

102

100 

102 

120 

104

111

96 

93

88 

86 

86

88 

80 

81 

88 

83

70 

83 

86 

86

78

Maximum

58 

16 

19 

132 

141 

18 

30 

4 

3.8

May

76 

78 

78 

80 

141

125 

119 

115 

140

117

112 

102 

96 

92 

89

79 

64 

62 

40 

36

38 

19 

15 

15 

15

15 

12 

6.5 

6.5 

19 

18

June

18 

9.2 

6.5 

5.3 

5.6

6.8 

5.9 

5.3 

5.9 

5.9

5.3 

5.3 

5.3 

5.3 

5.6

5.6 

5.3 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0

5.9 

6.5 

6.5 

6.2 

5.9

5.9 

5.9 

5.9 

5.9 

5.9

July

5.3 

5.3 

5.0 

5.6 

5.3

ts

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

4.6

5.0 

5.3 

4.4 

4.4 

4.0

4.0 

3.8 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0

3.8 

4.0 

4.2 

4.2 

4.0

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

5.6 

30

Minimum Mean

3.1

21 

6.5 

5

as

2.4 

2

23.8 

13.6

8L6 

65.2 

6.25 

5.32 

2.75 

2.75

Aug.

3.6 

3.4 

3.2 

4.0 

4.0

3.6 

3.2 

3.2 

3.0 

2.6

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

3.0 

2.8 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

2.4 

2.4

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

Sept.

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

2.4

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

3.2 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6

3.6 

3.8

as

3.6 

2.0

Run-on* in 

acre-feet

1,460 

809 

350 

4,860 

4,010 

372 

327 

169 

164
218 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6 

COTTONWOOD CREEK AT W1NDOVER, W70.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 15, T. 27 N., R. 67 W., at Wendover, half a mile

above mouth of creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 159 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1916, to September, 1924; May, 1929, to September,

1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 56 second-feet May 9 (gage height,

2.70 feet); minimum, 1 second-foot Sept. 22, 29, 30.

1916-1924, 1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 840 second-feet June 1, 1929

(gage height, 5.02 feet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot during June, July, August,

September, 1919.

Maximum stage known, 10.6 feet Aug. 15, 1927 (discharge, about 5,800

second-feet). 

REMARKS. Records fair. No records for period Dec. 1 to Feb. 28. Diversions

for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

l _______ . ____ . _____ ..

2 _ .... .... _ .. ____ ..... _ ......

3.. ..... . 

4... _ . __ . ___ . ____ ..........

5 ___ ...... ____ ..... _ ..........

6.-.... _ .

7 ______ ......... __ . _ .........

8 . . . . 

9

10 __ . _ ........... _ .... . . _ ..

11 _ ..................... ..........

12 _ ........ ____ ..................

IS.....................................

14-...-. .. __ .... __ .....

15 ___ ............... _ ........... ...

16. ....... 

17_. ...... ..... ...... .

18 __ . ______ ........... __

19 _ .... . . .. 

20 _ ......... __ ... _ . ... .

21 _ ....... __ ............ ...........

22.. ... . .._.. _

23 __ . _ . _ .. __ ...................

24 __ ..... ___ _ .__

25 _ ....... . _ ...... .

26 _____ . .... ....... .

27... .. _

28. . .. 

29 _ 

30 __ . ____ . . __ .

31.. .._.. .._. 

Oct.

15 

15 

15 

15 

IS

50 

51 

42 

42 

36

35 

35 

34 

33 

33

33 

33 

33 

33 

33

34 

35 

35 

35 

34

33 

33 

33 

33 

33 

33

Nov.

33 

33 

33 

33 

33

32 

32 

33 

33 

33

33 

33 

33 

33 

33

33 

33 

33 

33 

33

33 

33 

33 

33 

33

33 

33 

33 

33 

33

Month

October., _ ___ ______________

March-.... . .. _ .

April... ____ ....... ___ .........

May. .

July. . . . .......

AugustSeptember. ____________________

Mar.

12 

11 

13

12 

13

14 

14 

14 

13 

13

13 

12 

13 

12 

10

13 

13 

18 

14 

12

12 

13 

13 

15 

16

10 

12 

12 

13 

16 

15

Apr.

IS 

IS 

IS 

IS 

19

i 21 

25 

36 

36 

30

32 

34 

30 

30

29

28 

26

21 

15 

16

16 

15 

24 

24 

24

22 

26 

28 

34

38

Maximum

51 

33 

18 

38 

55 

7 

8 

7 

5

May

42 

40

42 

48 

50

53 

40 

46 

55 

50

36 

32 

22 

17 

16

11 

10

8 

8 

8

6

7 

6 

6 

2

5 

5 

3 

2 

6 

4

June

2 

4 

2 

4 

3

2 

3 

3

2 

4

4 

2 

4 

6 

4

4 

4 

4 

6 

5

6 

4 

4

7 

7

5 

6 

6 

6 

6

July

7 

7 

7 

7 

6

6 

6 

6 

5 

4

6

7 

8 

6 

4

8 

6 

7 

6 

4

4 

4 

6 

4 

4

6 

6 

4 

6 

6 

6

Minimum Mean

15 32.4 

32 32.9 

10 13.1 

15 25.0 

2 22.1 

2 4.3 

4 5.8 

2 4.3 

1 2.6

Aug.

7 

6 

7 

7 

6

4 

4 

3 

3 

3

4 

4 

4 

4 

5

6 

5 

4 

4 

3

3 

5 

6 

5 

3

2 

4 

4 

2 

4 

2

Sept.

4 

2 

3 

5 

5

3 

3 

4 

2 

4

3

4 

2

s

3

3 

2 

3 

3 

2

2 

1 

2 

1 

2

1 

2 

2 

1 

1

Run-off in 

acrerfeet

1,990 

1,960 

806 

1,490 

1,360 

256 

357 

264 

155
PLATTE RIVER BABlN 219

LARAMIE RIVER NEAR JELM, WTO.

LOCATION. Water-stago recorder in sec. 15, T. 12 N., R. 77 W., a quarter of a

mile north of Colorado-Wyoming line and 4 miles south of old Jelm. Zero

of gage is 7,685.32 Jeet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 297 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1904, to October, 190fi; May, 1911, to September,

1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 729 second-feet May 18 (gage

height, 2.89 feet); ininimum, 21 second-feet Sept. 10-13 (gage height, 0.88

foot).

1904-5, 1911-19<il: Maximum discharge, 4,200 second-feet June 9, 1923

(gage height, 4.15 foet); minimum, that of Sept. 10-13, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records excellent except those for period Nov. 17 to Mar. 31, which

were based on three discharge measurement and temperature records.

Diversions for irrigation above station.

Daily an& monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

1 __ _ ............

2.... ...... . .....

3.... .... ........

4.-..-.,........ ....

8-... .. ....

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........ ...........

Oct.

100 

96 

92 

108 

105

108 

100

88

* 7<S

73j

67^ 

64 

78 

80 

7fl

^ 7de3

61

q

64

58 

64

54 

5S 

51

Nov.

55

54 

55 

52

54

55 

48

47 

47 

48

47 

49 

58 

47 

49

42 1-

40 

42

Jan.

29

Feb.

32

Monljh

April.. _ ......... -..........,..... ...... ........

May 4 

July .... ... ... ........ 4 ... ... ....... ....... .

August __________________________ September ____ . ____ . _____ . __ . _ ..

Mar.

35 

40

45

36 

45

..

35

Apr.

6f,

9(1 

12(1 

15(1 

22i!

4K 

56i. 

46fi 

28T. 

27!!

260 

237 

22(1 

16(1 

13!)

120 

117 

131! 

13i> 

128

100

98 

82 

83 

7:5

6:2

7:J 

6J

n

10.5

Maximum

108 

58

565 

595 

630 

163

75 

92

630

May

125 

153 

186 

163 

125

108 

123 

211 

179 

144

117 

133 

166 

302 

466

595 

545 

560 

324 

281

237 

211 

333 

395 

500

500 

505 

456 

451 

386 

451

June

555 

620 

590 

585 

590

575 

620 

620 

595 

530

630 

525 

470 

427 

386

382 

346 

302 

260 

226

207 

189 

169 

147 

133

139 

196 

160 

166 

179

July

163 

133 

120 

163

115

82 

65 

56 

48 

44

42 

42 

45 

51 

45

47 

49 

48 

52 

52

52 

49 

48 

49 

51

49 

52 

52 

68 

62 

68

Minimum Mean

54

62 

108 

133 

42 

28 

21

77.5 

46.6 

32 

30 

35 

39.5 

171 

304 

3S4 

66.5 

42.5 

33.3

105

Aug.

75 

64 

55 

49 

45

48 

49 

49 

43 

40

39 

36 

34 

31 

36

47 

45 

44 

39 

39

39 

44 

65 

47 

36

33

30 

29 

29 

28 

29

Sept

35 

39 

34 

29

27

25 

24 

24 

22 

21

21 

21 

21 

23 

22

25 

24 

23 

27 

31

29 

27 

27 

70 

92

59 

51 

45 

42 

40

Run-off in 

acre-feet

4,770 

2,770 

1,970 

1,840 

1,940 

2,430 

10,200 

18, 700 

22.800 

4,090 

2,610 

1,980

76,100
220 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

IAEAMIE RIVER NEAR WHEATLAND, WYO.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 35, T. 25 N., R. 69 W., 10 miles west of Wheatland. 

Chain gage at same site used prior to Sept. 3, 1931.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,480 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April to November, 1912; April, 1915, to November, 

1916; October, 1929, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 43 second-feet Mar. 30 (gage 

height, 2.22 feet); no flow July 6, 13-29, Sept. 5-14.

1912, 1915-16, 1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 183 second-feet Aug. 22, 

1915; no flow during periods in 1916, 1930, 1931.

REMARKS. Records fair. No records Dec. 1 to Mar. 14. Diversions for irrigation above station. Flow regulated by Wheatland Reservoir, present 

capacity, 80,000 acre-feet.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

Day

1 _ ..

2. -.

3

4

6- 

6 . ___ _ _ _

7

8

9

10-- 

11 . ----- _ - 

12

13 w 

14

15 - - 

16 

17- .

18 - -

19 

20 

21

22

23 

24

25 

26 

27 

28.-. .....

29- .....

30 _ 

31 

Oct.

5 

8 

10

24 

27

31 

30 

27 

15 

15

15 

18 

21 

21 

21

22 

20 

20 

20 

21

21 

21 

21 

21 

21

24 

31 

30 

29 

30 

32

Nov.

32 

33 

32 

32 

30

30 

32 

32 

32 

32

28 

25 

27 

30 

30

30 

30 

32 

35 

35

32 

28 

32 

38 

33

29 

31 

35 

36 

37

Month

March 15-31 

April.. _ 

July 

Mar.

24

24 

25 

30 

32 

32

34 

35 

38 

30 

29

34 

36 

40 

40 

43 

32

Apr.

23 

27 

29 

27 

25

22 

26 

32 

24 

24

27 

26 

22 

22 

24

20 

16 

13 

11 

9.6

10 

11 

12 

12 

13

20 

25 

25 

32 

30

Maximum

32 

37

32 

30 

7.5 

2.8 

12 .

.5

May

30 

29 

28 

29 

28

25 

27 

25 

25 

27

27 

27 

24 

18 

16

15 

11 

9.6 

9.6 

9.6

10 

11

10 

8.2 

6.9

6.3 

6.3 

6.9 

9.2 

8.9 

6.9

June

7.2 

6.3 

4.5 

5.1 

6.9

7.5 

4.0 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

4.8 

4.0 

* 3.2 

3.0 

3.5

3.8 

2.8 

2.0 

1.8 

1.8

2.0 

1.6 

1.0

' .8 

1.2

.9 

.8 

.6 

1.0 

1.8

July

2.8 

2.5 

1.9 

2.0 

1.8

1.3 

.6 

0 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

.2 

1.5

Minimum Mean

5

25

9.6 

6.3 

.6 

0

0

21.7 

31.7 

32.8 

21.3 

17.1 

3.15 

.50 

1.98 

.13

Aug.

2.0 

12 

6.3 

3.5 

3.0

3.0 

2.0 

2.5 

2.2 

2.0

1'.6 

.9 

1.0 

1.3 

1.8

3.0 

2.2 

2.0 

1.8 

1.4

.8 

.7 

.8 

.6 

.6

.5 

.5 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3

Sept.

0.3 

.2 

.2 

.2 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

.2

.5 

.3 

.3 

.2

.2

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.3

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,330 

1,890 

1,100 

1,270 

1,050 

187 

30.7 

122 

7.7
PLA.TTE RIVER BA.SIN 221

IAEAMIE RIVER AT FORT IAEAMEE, WTO.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 25, T. 26 N., E. 65 W., at siphon crossing of Fort 

Laramie Canal 3 miles west of Fort Laramie.

DRAINAGE AREA. 4,580 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. (April, 1915, to September, 1931.

REMARKS. Diversions for irrigation above static a. During winter water is 

diverted 4 miles upstream} for use of Lingle power plant; discharge is corrected for this diversion. Flow regulated by Wheatland Eeservoir, capacity, 

80,000 acre-feet. Complete records furnished by United States Bureau of 

Reclamation.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

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 

26 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31. 

Oct.

210 

147 

145 

210 

347

450 

415 

415 

385 

347

320 

320 

320 

290 

290

290 

290 

240 

240 

240

240 

240 

240 

240 

235

225 

225 

235 

235 

235 

235

Nov.

233 

233 

233 

233 

233

233

238

238 

238 

227

233 

233 

233 

23S

233

205 

233 

218 

233 

233

2«|

18fl 

213 

2CO 

213 

213

Dec.

200 

213 

213 

213 

190

185 

185 

195 

.195 

195

185 

185 

185 

175 

185

190 

190 

165 

150 

150

130 

120 

120 

115 

115

110 

110 

110 

115 

115 

115

Jan.

165 

165 

165 

165 

165

165 

170 

165 

190 

185

165 

165 

165 

165 

165

175 

170 

165 

150 

140

170 

225 

200 

185 

225

225 

190 

200 

235 

255 

244

Feb.

280 

190 

205 

205 

225

215 

215 

210 

190

185

200 

200 

200

185 

185

185 

185 

185 

185 

190

190 

190 

190 

190 

190

190 

190 

190

Month

November ____ ... _ .....1 . .......................

February. ______________ . ________

April-. .;! 

July..... , 

Mar.

200 

200 

200 

200 

200

185 

175 

170 

180 

175

175 

175 

180 

180 

180

180 

180 

180 

180 

180

180 

180 

170 

180 

180

90

45 

175 

175 

175 

220

Apr.

21,'i 

18,'i 

20(1 

23(1 

21,'i

19,'i 

18,'i 

17(1 

17(1 

225

185 

17J5 

160 

160 

16.')

150 

140 

130 

130 

12,'i

12ii 

125 

131) 

1*) 

15.5

15.5 

16.5 

15.5 

15.5 

16.5

Maximum

450

238 

213 

255 

280 

220 

230 

176 

517 

30 

94 

45

517

May

170 

170 

170 

170 

176

170 

176 

170 

160 

155

155 

155 

155 

155 

143

123 

115 

105 

105

84

84 

84 

63 

63 

30

30 

30 

25 

25 

25 

25

June

25 

25 

30 

25 

25

25 

25 

25 

20 

25

30

20 

20 

25 

25

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

30 

30 

517 

210 

130

105 

84 

84 

63 

63

Minimum

145 

185 

110 

140 

185 

45 

125 

25 

20 

15 

30 

30

15

July

30 

30 

20 

25

25

25 

25 

25 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

18 

20 

20 

20

Mean

274 

223 

162 

183 

198 

175 

166 

112 

61.2 

19.8 

49.3 

32.4

138

Aug.

45 

63 

45 

94 

84

63

45 

45 

45 

45

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

30

45 

84 

84 

73

63 

54 

54 

54 

45

45 

45 

35 

35 

30 

30

Sept.

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

30 

30 

30

38 

45

42

38 

39 

40 

40

Run-ofl in 

acre-feet

16,800 

13,300 

9,960 

11,300 

11,000 

10,800 

9,880 

6,890 

3,640 

1,220 

3,030 

1,930

99,800
222 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

RAWHIDE CREEK NEAR LINGLE, WYO.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 17, T. 25 N., R. 62 W., 1 mile east of Lingle and 2

miles above mouth. 

DRAINAGE ABBA. 510 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1928, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year. 172 second-feet July 22 (gage

height, 4.0 feet); minimum, 6 second-feet Apr. 18 (gage height, 1.91 feet). 

1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 340 second-feet June 2, 1929 (gage

height, 5.5 feet); minimum, 3 second-feet Apr. 10, 1930 (gage height, 1.80

feet). 

REMARKS. Records fair. No diversions. Low-water flow represents return

seepage from Interstate Canal.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

Day

1..... _ ........... ...

2.... ___ ...... .......

3... ................

4. ............ _ ......

5. . 

6.... __ _-- . --

7...... ... .... ......

8 ........... ........ .

». 

10 - .

11..... _ .... 

12... 

13.. . .

14........ ...........

15 

16. 

17.. __ 

18-.. _ ......

19 

20 

21 

22- 

23.... ......

24... . .

25

26 

27 

28 

28 

30 

31- 

Oct.

51 

71 

,95 

118 

124

121 

87 

69 

57 

43

40 

47 

43 

41 

43

41 

41 

39 

38 

34

32

44 

42 

39

38

37 

34 

33 

31 

31 

30

Nov.

33 

37 

38 

36 

35

33 

32

29 

28 

26

26 

31 

33 

33 

32

31 

31 

31 

30 

30

26

25 

26 

28 

31

31 

31 

31 

31

31

Jan.

21

Feb.

22

Month

October ___________________ . ..........

December ________________________

February _ _______________________

March.. ....... _ . __________________

May . .... _______________ .............

July.... ... ... ...... .... ..

The year 

Mar.

23 

32 

33 

32 

30

31 

29 

26

25 

28

28 

26 

26 

21

22

25 

25 

23 

20 

20

20 

20 

27

25 

22

19 

17 

15 

18 

23 

29

Apr.

33 

34 

35 

36 

40

33 

23

18 

14 

9

9 

8 

11 

13 

13

14 

11 

6 

9 

14

34 

34 

28 

29 

30

29 

26 

19 

15 

16

Maximum

124 

38

33 

40 

43 

38 

172 

59 

43

May

19 

24 

37 

43 

43

36 

34 

24 

20 

18

34 

25 

9 

9 

13

13 

9 

18 

38 

37

32 

20 

20 

12 

12

18 

14 

11 

16 

22 

29

June

30

28 

24 

22 

20

22 

23 

34 

36 

38

16 

31 

30 

21 

15

14 

10 

10 

10 

9

9 

8 

12 

22 

22

23 

29 

30 

34 

35

July

34 

29 

31 

36 

32

34 

34 

29 

38 

36

30

32 

23 

23 

23

23 

24 

23 

23 

36

32 

172 

156 

30 

29

30 

31 

30 

29 

28 

31

Minimum Mean

30

25

15 

6 

9 

8 

23 

29 

19

52.7 

30.9 

"25 

 21 

"22 

24.5 

21.1 

22.9 

22.2 

38.4 

38.1 

29.2

29.1

Aug.

30 

40 

38 

29 

34

36 

36 

37 

50

44

38 

36 

31 

30

34

59 

51 

45 

37 

36

34

37 

43 

37 

36

36 

37 

38 

39 

36 

37

Sept.

36 

37 

36 

36 

36

43 

40 

35 

33 

33

36 

34 

38 

35 

36

36 

19 

22 

19

22

28 

19 

22 

19 

28

19 

20 

20 

20 

20

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,240 

1,840 

1,540 

1,290 

1,220 

1,510 

1,260 

1,410 

1,320 

2,360 

2,340 

1,740

21,100

» Estimated,
PLATTB RIVER BASIN 223

KATZER DRAIN NEAR HENRY, HBBR.

LOCATION. Staff gage i^i sec. 12, T. 23 N., R. 60 W., 3 miles southwest of Henry.

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. June, 1928, to September, 1931.

EXTBEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 54 second-feet Sept. 5 (gage

height, 1.93 feet); minimum occurred during winter.

1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 1,050 second-feet June 2, 1929 (gage

height, 9.9 feet); minimum, 1 second-foot Mar. 10, 11, 13-16, 1929. 

REMARKS. Records fair. No records Dec. 1 to Feb. 28. Records show return

flow from area unde^r Fort Laramie Canal. Katzer drain enters North Platte

River in Wyoming, 1 mile above Nebraska line.

Daily an& monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

1 ... .... ... ..... ........ ....

2.... _ ....... .....

4

5.. .... ..... .......

6-- ..... .... ........

7.. ...... ...... .

8

9:.. . i._::::::::

10.-- .. . ........

ii ... ... ... .....

12... .

13.-. .. .. .

14..-. _ ........... _ . _ ....

15 

16-- 

17- .. i!:::.:: ::: T:~:":~:~:~ i"""""

20 

21 

22. . ..

23... ___ . _ ----- ___ .....

24.... ___ . ___ .. ___ . _ ..

25 ........... ....... .......

26

27 

28.... . . 

30--. 

Oct.

17 

20 

28 

28 

19

19 

18 

14 

16 

14

15 

17 

14 

19 

18

15 

12 

11 

11 

12

12 

12 

11 

11 

10

11 

11 

13 

11 

11 

13

Nov.

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

12 

11 

12 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

12 

11 

12 

13 

14

13 

14 

13 

12 

12

11 

11 

13 

16 

14

Month

October-... ___ ... _ ... ..

April 

May . ...- ..- . .

July....... ....... ..... ... .... .

September. __________

Mar.

3 

3 

4

5 

7

6 

5 

12 

18 

11

8 

4 

7 

5 

4

5 

4 

5 

6 

5

4

5 

4 

4 

4

3

2 

2 

2 

6 

10

Apr.

13 

18 

14

8 

8

7 

6 

6 

7 

E

6 7

6 

6 

6

6

E 

6 

7

e

4 

6 

14

9 

S

g 

t

f.

g

Maximum

28 

16 

18 

18 

30 

35 

38 

35 

50

May

7 

6

8 

8 

7

5 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

30 

18 

11 

10

10 

16 

18 

16 

18

14 

11 

9 

10 

10

10 

11 

11 

13 

11 

13

June

28 

20 

23 

25 

31

20 

12 

30

28 

28

35 

34 

28 

33 

30

22 

23 

23 

30 

23

24 

24 

23 

26 

33

32 

29 

30 

32 

34

July

35 

33 

35 

36

38

33 

31 

30 

36 

34

26 

35 

30 

29 

29

29 

30 

29 

27 

30

32 

33 

25 

30 

26

30 

31

.27 

26 

25 

27

Minimum Mean

10 

11

4

5 

12 

25 

22 

8

14.9 

11.9 

5.6 

7.5 

11 

27.1 

30.5 

27.7 

24.2

Aug.

29 

35 

27 

25 

29

30 

29 

27 

26 

24

30 

29 

23 

25 

23

30 

29 

25 

23 

22

23 

26 

33 

35 

32

29 

29 

29 

26 

27 

31

Sept.

*

38 

36 

31 

36 

36

45 

50 

41 

40 

36

39 

39 

35 

33 

22

14 

13 

11 

13 

12

11 

10 

10 

16 

11

10 

10 

10 

10

8

Run-off in 

acre-feet

916 

708 

344 

446 

676 

1,610 

1,880 

1,700 

1,440
224 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

HOUSE CREEK NEAR YODEB, WYO.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 13, T. 22 N., R. 62 W., 6 miles southeast

of Yoder.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,320 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1928, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 268 second-feet Apr. 1 (gage

height, 3.36 feet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot July 21-29 (gage height,

0.23 foot).

1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 455 second-feet June 8, 1929 (gage

height, 4.59 feet); no flow for several days during July, August, September,

1929. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods Nov. 22 to Dec. 6, Dec. 19

to Feb. 4, which were based on two discharge measurements and temperature

records. Diversions for irrigation above station. Flow regulated by Hawk 

. Springs Reservoir, capacity, 19,400 acre-feet.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

I..... ... _ -

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..............

Oct.

28

27

53

70

fi4

fi4

57

52

48

46

45

itf)

48

AK

45

48

51

52

53

53

53

to

51

AQ

47

46

45

44

44

44

46

Nov.

49

48

48

48

47

47

47

48

52

52

52

51

50

49

48

48

51

53

58

QI

32

1

1

 ;5

Dec.

50

56

55

56

57

58

68

62

62

fin

56

66

51

38

30

Jan.

.

\ 36

1

34

i 33

1"

KR

fifl

Feb.

.

I

10

9.2

8.0

7.3

6.0

6.0

6.3

5.3

6.0

6.0

6.3

6.0

6.3

6.3

5.3

5.6

5.6

1O

^e

25

44

50

53

64

Mar.

83

83

73

71

71

69

88

92

80

70

107

70

65

QO

76

70

65

60

57

OO

8.8

7

9

6

O

6.3

6.0

3

Q

Q ft

59

73

70

80

Apr.

155

157

101

89

87

75

52

42

34

28

16

13

9.2

5.6

6.3

4.9

6.3

7.0

4.6

4 1

3.6

3.3

4. 1

Q n

2.8

O K

O A

O A

1.9

O K

May

4.1

3.6

2.5

8.4

10

11

11

9.6

8.8

7.3

18

19

17

17

13

4.1

3.8

3.8

4.3

4.6

4.6

4.1

2.8

2.5

o o

2 A

9 ft

1.9 i a

1.5

June

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.3 1.'9

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.9

1.4

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.2

.6

July

1.0

.7

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.]

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

Aug.

0.3

.4

.4

.3

.5

.5

.4

.2

.7

1.0

1.6

.9

.6

.4

.6

.7

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

Sept.

0.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.7

.6

.4

.5

.5

.7

.7

Month

October _____________ ... _ . _

November....- __________ ___ .......

December ________________________

January ____ . ..... ........................

February, _____ _______ _ .

AprU............................ ......................

May.................... ........ .....................

June __________________ ..........

July-.- - .

August ________________________ ... September.. _______ ___ . _

The year ______________ ______

Maximum

70

58

62

54

107

157

19

1.9

1.0

1.6

.7

157

Minimum

27

3.8

1 Q

1.5

.1

.2

.2

Mean

49.0

45.8

46.2

43.4

19.6

<sj 9

30.8

7.11

on

.20

.47

.36

25.3

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,010

2,730

2,840

2,670

1,090

3,580

1,830

437

12

29

22

18,300
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 225

HORSE CREEK NEAR LYMAN, NBBR.

LOCATION. Staff gage i^i sec. 25, T. 23 N., R. 58 W., 3 miles northeast of Lyman.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,8601 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1930, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 307 £.econd-feet Oct. 2; minimum,

30 second-feet MaiL 26-28. 

REMARKS. Records faip. Numerous small diversions above station,

Daily antf, monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

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 

Oct.

«307

« 143

Nov.

 4

 4

"100

... !

- -r

f

«90[

Dec.

"130

Jan.

»78

Feb.

49 

41 

40

44 

40 

64 

60 

69

73 

73

84

Month,

February 18-28 __________________ __

April... , 

May....... ...... .......... ...i.. .......................

July ___ - .

September... __ __ __ - .

The period

Mar.

81 

81 

76 

70 

60

50 

50 

60 

66 

100

88 

87 

76 

76 

81

82 

77 

72 

72 

72

44 

40 ±0 

40 

40

30 

30 

30 

50 

100 

107

Apr.

19(1 

144

117

8(1

75. 

66

62 

52 47' 

47 

45

4S 

45.

42

34

34 

4(

4*1 

44

4(1 

36 

35 

35. 

66

Maximum

84 

107 

190 

215 

284 

120 

99 

96

May

146

55 

75 

215 

190

198 

163 

124 

198 

186

57 

107 

82 

122 

81

61 

47 

113 

103 

103

79 

103 

90 

67 

62

88 

100

77 

88 

72 

77

June

130

88 

72 

66 

82

150 

253 

284 

223 

198

223 

163 

253 

198 

132

132 

78 

116 

117 

103

90 

87 

87 

81 

84

101 

95 

98 

86 

100

Minimum

. 40 

30 

33 

47 

66 

88 

77 

39

July

88 

103 

90 

106 

120

120 

108 

95 

104 

92

104 

111 

104 

104 

95

101 

95 

95 

89 

99

102 

106 

106 

93 

96

90 

96 

90 

89 

88 

88

Mean

57.9 

65.4 

65.8 

107 

132 

98.9 

85.9 

62.9

Aug.

92 

92 

98 

86 

89

92 

92 

86 

98 

93

99

87 

87 

87 

82

88 

82 

82 

82 

77

78 

78 

78 

78 

79

81 

82 

81 

87 

81 

90

Sept.

96

88 

82

77 

77

86 

86 

80 

75 

96

74 

63 

63 

59

55

55 

55 

46 

46

47

39

47 

47 

61 

56

56 

47 

47 

43 

39

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,260 

4,020 

3,920 

6,580 

7,860 

6,080 

5,280 

3,740

38, 700

1 Discharge measurement,
226 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6 

GBRING DRAIN NEAB GERING, NEBR.

LOCATION. Staff gage on line between sees. 5 and 6, T. 21 N., R. 54 W., 2 miles

east of Gering.

RECOEDS AVAILABLE. October, 1930, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 130 second-feet June 15 (gage

height, 3.03 feet); minimum, 18 second-feet Mar. 9, Apr. 21 (gageheight,

1.60 feet). 

REMABICS. Records fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

1 ___ .... __

Q

3 .... ... .....

4 _____ .. ....

5... .........

7...............

8. ... ........

g

10.. ..........

12.. ___ .......

1Q

14 __ .....

16 _____ ......

16 ___ . ........

17.. __ .........

18 .........

19 .. .......

20 

21...............

22

23-.... ...... ...

24 ___ . __ . _ .

25 

26.. _ ..........

27...............

28 ..........

29... ___ ......

30 _ ......

31 . 

Oct.

«4l

 67

Nov.

 36

 44

Dec.

42

Jan.

 36

Feb.

44

42 

41 

40

42 

40 

36 

37 

36

35 

34 

33

Month

March __________________________

April.. _ .......-..... ................... .

July.. ................. ........................

September.. __ - ..

The period

Mar.

31 

29 

30 

28 

27

25 

21 

26 

18 

20

20

22 

21 

22 

24

25 

27 

28 

32 

29

31 

32 

31 

30 

29

25 

25 

25 

28 

27 

32

Apr.

31 

30 

26 

31 

26

26 

25 

24 

26 

23

24 

26 

26 

26 

25

26 

25 

21 

20 

19

18 

20 

20 

18

27

26 

26 

26 

25

27

Maximum

44 

32 

31 

101 

130 

87 

55 

51

May

23 

26 

24 

23 

29

28 

24 

28

54 

29

28 

26 

72 

85 

101

74 

49 

92 

83 

76

49 

29 

22 

33 

24

24 

79 

27 

31 

48 

71

June

71 

71 

38 

40 

76

49 

71 

108 

54

79

63 

114 

109 

69 

130

111

71 

71 

63 

74

71 

72 

66 

72 

68

69 

72 

74 

68 

46

July

47 

48 

47

48 

87

62

47 

48 

59 

47

47 

49 

75 

67 

60

49 

49 

49 

49 

49

49 

66 

47 

50 

50

49 

44 

48 

52 

52 

46

Minimum Mean

33 38. 3 

18 26.5 

18 24.6 

22 45.5 

38 73.3 

44 51.8 

30 47.4 

24 31.8

Aug.

48 

44 

48 

48 

47

50 

53 

52 

54 

54

61 

62 

51 

48 

47

61 

52 

52 

52 

52

55 

51 

49 

49

47

41 

34 

37 

30 

40 

30

Sept.

32 

34 

36 

34 

32

30 

34 

31 

32 

34

29 

26 

26 

33 

28

28 

24 

24 

24 

36

24 

30 

30 

35 

51

34 

36 

37 

36 

35

Run-off in

acre-feet

912 

1,630 

1,460 

2,800 

4,360 

3,190 

2,910 

1,890

19,200

> Discharge measurement,
PLATTE EIVEB BASIN 227

BED WILLOW CREEK NEAR BRIDGEPORT, HEBR.

LOCATION. At southwest corner sec. 6, T. 20 N., R. 51 W., 7 miles northwest of

Bridgeport.

DBAINAGE ABEA. 83 square miles.

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. October, 1930, to September, 1931. 

EXTBEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 214 second-feet May 22 (gage

height, 2.80 feet); minimum, 1 second-foot several days during summer

(gage height, 0.90 foot). 

REMABKS. Records fair. Numerous small diversions upstream.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

1 _____ ....

O

3...... ...

4. ___ . ......

5. _____ - ....

6 ________ -

7 ...........

8 ________ -

g

10 ___ ........

11.... ___ . _ .

19

19

14 

15 

16 _ .. 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21.. _

22 

23 

9A

K... ............

26

27 

28 

29.... ........

30 

31 ..

Oct.

 50

Nov.

«iii

"68

Dec.

«76

Jan.

"54

Feb.

51 

48 

46 

44

49 

49 

44 

44 

46

46 

47 

53

Month

April . 

"Kffft'V

July _ 

September 

The period

Mar.

36 

36 

36 

36 

39

35 

35 

35 

34 

34

46

35 

35 

35 

35

34 

33 

33 

36 

36

33 

33 

33 

30 

33

10 

12

14 

16 

22 

37

Apr.

37 

44 

37 

42 

35

35 

35 

35 

31 

29

29

29 

515 

56 <M

'M 

'M 

'M 

W 

i!2

9 

:!2 :i8 :ti :ti

:!6

:23

:J2 

:J3 

:J3

Maximum

53 

46 

44 

214 

109 

105 

98 

111

May

37 

47 

31 

31 

34

31 

29 

26 

26 

20

20 

20 

20 

18 

16

15 

15 

15 

68 

68

197 

214 

95 

14 

10

8 

6 

2 

1 

1 

65

June

65 

5 

£0 

11 

49

109 

49 

21 

11 

11

14 

13 

10 

5 

8

1 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

3 

3 

3 

2

2 

4 

2 

5

8

July

6 

8 

5 

21 

31

21 

80 

65 

65 

43

43 

26

6 

6 

4

4 

1 

1 

2 

1

1 

2 

1 

105 

83

105 

89 

6 

3 

66 

1

Minimum Mean

44 47.2 

10 31.9 

19 29.0 

1 38.7 

1 15.8 

1 29.1 

1 30.6 

31 56.4

Aug.

1 

68 

68 

60 

90

98 

8 

8 

2 

39

18 

22 

22 

39

18

21 

21 

17 

21 

18

22 

33 

37 

20 

31

23 

22 

24 

24 

24 

29

Sept.

37 

52 

37 

40 

40

31 

37 

37 

31 

47

34 

47 

47 

62 

47

46 

39 

68 

90 

83

60 

66 

44 

52 

74

100 

111 

80 

80 

72

Run-oft in 

acre-feet

1,120 

1,960 

1,730 

2,380 

940 

1,790 

1,880 

3,360

15,200

« Discharge measurement.
228 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

PUMPKIN CREEK NEAR BRIDGEPORT, NBBR.

LOCATION. Staff gage on line between sees. 12 and 13, T. 19 N., R. iSO W., at 

highway bridge half a mile above mouth and 4 miles southeast of Bridgeport.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,080 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1930, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 83 second-feet Oct, 7; minimum, 

1 second-foot May 30, 31, June 1-5, 12, 13, 17, 18.

REMARKS. Records fair. Discharge represents chiefly return seepage flow.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-31

Day

I.. __ ... .

2 _____ ... ...

3 ____ __

4... _ . _ ... 

5. _ .............. ............

6 . 

7 _____ _. .-.._.______

8... _ _

9-... -.._.____..__.

10_ ... 

11.-...--.-.-.--...-.

12_. -.---.--_----.......-.

13 ... ....... ......... ..

14-. .......................

15 -. - _-.______

16. . - .---.. ...

17 -_ .

18-. .... .

19... _ _ ...

20 

?1... _. - ..

22 . .... .. .

23 . ......

24. _ ........... ...... _ .

25 . ...

26 .

27. ...

28 ......

29 

30 

31 _

Oct.

 83

Nov.

 61

-36

"40

Feb.

73 

70 

67 

64 

64

65 

65 

66 

59 

60

62 

62 

66

Month

February 16-28. ._ _ _ _

April....... ... ...... ........ .... ........ .....

May. ... 

June _________ __ . ...

July .

August- _______________________ ...

September _ . _____________ _______ .

The period.- _______ . ___________ .

Mar.

58 

59 

56 

57 

58

59 

62

55

65 

58

59 

63 

62 

59 

59

59 

59 

58 

57 

55

55 

54 

51 

51 

51

40 

35 

35 

45 

45 

48

Apr.

52 

58 

59 

59

57

57 

55 

54 

51 

51

51 

52 

52 

52 

52

51 

51 

52 

51 

51

51 

51 

52 

52 

52

52 

52 

52 

52 

52

Maximum

73 

63

59 

55 

22 

38 

62 

46

May

52 

55 

50 

51 

51

52 

54 

54

54 

54

53 

54 

54 

54 

15

15 

15 

15 

54 

54

54 

52 

36 

36 

36

36 

36 

16 

15 

1 

1

June

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

14 

14 

14 

18 

18

3 

1 

1 

14 

14

2 

1 

1 

4

4

4 

14 

13 

6

6

7 

7 

14 

14 

22

July

23 

36 

19 

14 

15

15 

8 

8 

9 

9

9 

10 

10

8 

8

12 

14 

14 

9 

9

10 

10 

14 

14 

28

28 

28 

30 

29

38 

38

Minimum Mean

59 64.8 

35 54.1 

51 52.9 

1 39.6 

1 7.8 

8 17.0 

10 27.9 

19 .36.1

Aug.

38 

28 

20 

17 

13

10 

41 

34 

54 

62

34 

54 

54 

43 

43

22 

17 

15 

14 

18

17 

17 

18 

18 

20

18 

18 

18 

15 

28 

47

Sept.

45 

45 

45 

46 

32

19 

19 

19 

26 

26

26 

26 

39 

39 

39

40 

39 

42 

45 

42

42 

42 

35 

38 

39

39 

39 

42 

34 

34

Run-oft in 

acre-feet

1,670 

3,330 

3,150 

2.430 

464 

1,040 

1,720 

2,150

16,000

> Discharge measurement.
PLATTE KIVER BASIN 229

BLUE CBEEK NEAR IEWE1IEU, NEBB.

LOCATION. Staff gage on north line of sec. 30, T. 16 N., E. 42 W., \% miles west

of Lewellen.

DRAINAGE ABEA. 267 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1930, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES, Maximum discharge during year, 200 second-feet Oct. 4; minimum,

1 second-foot several days during summer. 

REMARKS. Records fair. Small diversions upstream.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-31

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... 

26... .......

26 _ ............

27...... ......

28.... __ . _ ..

29..... ..........

30 ...........

31. ..

Oct.

100 

100 

150 

200 

150

120 

100 

100 

100 

100

100 

100 

100 

100 

100

113 

113 

113 

113 

113

113 

113 

113 

113 

113

113 

113 

113 

113 

113 

113

Nov.

128 

128 

128 

128 

128

128 

128 

128 

128 

128

128 

128 

128 

128 

128

130 

130 

130 

130 

130

130 

130 

130 

130 

130

130 

130 

130 

130 

130

Dec.

123 

123 

123 

123 

123

123 

123 

123 

123 

123

123 

123 

123 

123 

123

123 

123 

123 

123 

123

123 

123 

123 

123 

123

123 

123 

123 

123 

123 

123

Jan.

«106

Feb.

 122

Month

October _________________________

November ________________________

December _ . __________________ . _ .

April... .... ....... .................................

July .

September ________________ . __ _ .

TtlA VftftF

Mar.

122 

140

' 160

Apr.

176 

176 

160 

150 

140

130 

122 

122 

122 

122

122 

122 

117 

117 

117

117 

120 

120 

120 

116

112 

118 

122 

126 

132

133 

122 

118 

118 

120

Maximum

200 

130 

123

176 

120 

98 

83 

102 

67

200

May

120 

120 

120 

114 

92

106 

106 

104 

104 

94

98 

100 

100 

98 

70

64 

60 

48 

51 

35

44 

46 

22 

18 

2

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2

Jane

2

1 

1 

1 

2

38 

31 

15 

10 

16

58 

98 

65 

47 

39

27 

15 

16 

10 

8

6 

7 

3 

2 

4

2 

2 

2 

2 

1

July

13 

16 

18 

37 

55

60 

64 

50 

83 

83

74 

77 

71 

35 

8

4 

4 

3

7 

42

4 

35 

42 

33

24

31 

34 

25 

22 

68 

68

Minimum Mean

100 

128 

123

112 

1 

1 

3 

1 

1

114 

129 

123 

'106 

ft 122 

» 141 

128 

62.7 

17.7 

38.4 

20.4 

30.6

1 85.8

Aug.

81 

80 

70 

46 

8

17 

102 

32 

54 

49

23 

9 

9

7 

6

3 

3 

6 

6 

4

3 

3 

2 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

Sept.

1 

2 

8 

9 

10

10 

11 

9 

9 

9

23 

38 

42 

53 

51

29 

27 

21 

49 

30

22 

18 

19 

56 

44

54 

07 

67 

67 

62

Run-off in 

acre-feet

7,010 

7,680 

7,560 

6,620 

6,780 

8,670 

7,620 

3,860 

1,050 

2,360 

1,250 

1,820

62,200

> Discharge measurement. ft Estimated.
230 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

OTTER CREEK NEAR IEMOYNB, NEBR.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 9, T. 15 N., R. 40 W., 300 feet above mouth

and 6 miles northwest of Lemoyne. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 12 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 37 second-feet Apr. 5, 6 (gage

height, 1.96 feet); minimum, 3 second-feet Aug. 6 (gage height, 1.29 feet). 

REMARKS. Records fair. Small diversions upstream.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1931

Day

I.. 

2 _ ..

3 _ ..

4 _ ..

5 __ .

6- 

' 7.....

8 _ -

9.. 

10.....

11 _ ._

12. ....

13. .

14. .

15.....

Apr.

29 

29 

32 

35 

37

37 

33 

33 

23 

30

31 

31 

32 

33 

31

May

26 

23 

22 

32

27

23 

26 

23

27 

24

19 

21 

21 

23 

21

June

6 

5 

5 

5 

6

5 

5 

8 

10 

14

26 

30 

28 

29 

29

July

25 

23 

24 

25 

26

25 

24 

26 

28 

27

26 

25 

24 

24 

26

Aug.

29 

12 

11 

13

18

3 

19

17 

19 

17

15 

16 

16

17 

17

Sept.

21 

24 

26 

29

27

27 

27 

25

24 

26

26 

26 

26 

27 

26

Day

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21

22 

23 

24 

2S

26 

27 

28 

28 

30 

31

Month

April....... .... .... ... ..... .......-.... ......

May... -. ._.. _._ ___.___.._.

July..... ______ __

August 

Septem

T

ber __ 

he peiicKi . ..-.. ...........

..

_

_

Apr.

31 

31 

30 

28 

26

23 

22 

22 

31 

34

34 

30 

28 

26 

26

Maximum

37 

32 

30 

28 

29 

31

May

17 

21 

17 

16 

14

14 

14 

16 

5 

6

6 

6

5 

5 

6 

6

June

28 

25 

26 

24 

22

21 

20 

21 

21 

22

22 

23 

23 

23

24

Minimum

22 

5 

5 

19 

3 

19

July

25 

25 

25 

26 

26

25 

25 

26 

25 

25

25 

24 

24 

24 

19 

26

Mean

29.9

17.2 

18.5 

24.9 

18.1 

26.3

Aug.

18 

18 

17 

17 

20

20 

23 

20 

20 

22

20 

23 

20 

20 

22 

22

Septi

26 

26 

25 

26 

29

29 

27

28 

28 

28

28 

29 

31 

22 

19

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,780 

1,060 

1,100 

1,530 

1,110 

1,560

8,140
PLATTE EIVEB BASIN 231

BEBDWOOD CREEK NEAR HERSHEY, NEBR.

LOCATION. Staff gage in see. 2, T. 14 N., E. 33 W., at the mouth, 5 miles northwest of Hershey.

DRAINAGE AREA. 286 square miles.

EECORDS AVAILABLE. January to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 240 second-feet June 5 (gage 

height, 2.39 feet); minimum, 112 second-feet July 24 (gage height, 1.95 feet).

REMARKS. Eecords fair. Small diversions upstream.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1981

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 ___ ... ____ .. _____ _ . _ . ___ .

Jan.

"184

Month

May 14-31.. ......... .... . . ..._.

July

August. . .........

The period. . 

Feb.

"200

Apr.

"228

Maximum

176 

240 

202 

151 

161

May

153 

159

163 

154 

159 

157 

156

156 

156 

157 

161 

174

161 

159 

161 

176 

165 

167

June

167 

168 

163 

165 

240

193 

159 

161 

167 

170

189 

178 

181 

174 

170

170

164 

164 

167 

196

175 

176 

174 

172 

163

163 

161 

161 

157 

151

July

202 

176 

151 

183 

161

148 

146 

151 

151 

154

148 

129 

126 

126 

124

137 

120 

119 

137 

137

129 

112 

129 

112 

118

115 

118 

117 

118 

117 

125

Minimum Mean

153 161 

151 172 

112 137 

118 136 

124 138

Aug.

151 

144 

134 

126 

118

125 

122 

149 

148 

140

138 

144 

131 

131

128

126 

135 

129 

129 

128

125 

138 

151 

148 

141

143 

137 

140 

141 

141 

134

Sept.

131 

131 

143 

140 

132

131 

129 

125 

135 

132

129 

128 

131 

125 

124

138 

137 

137 

143 

143

141 

140 

140 

148 

161

148 

148 

148 

148 

153

Run-off in 

acre-feet

5,740 

10,200 

M20 

8,360 

8,210

40,900

1 Discharge measurement. 

131316 33 16
232 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PAET 6 

LINCOLN COUNTY DRAIN AT NORTH PLATTE, NEBR.

LOCATION. Staff gage on east line of sec. 30, T. 14 N., R. 30 W., 1 mile northwest

of North Platte and half a mile above mouth. 

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. March to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 137 second-feet June 10 (gage

height, 4.00 feet); minimum, 55 second-feet May 12, 13 (gage height, 3.20

feet). 

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge is chiefly return flow from irrigated area.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19S1

Day

1. _ .

2

3.- .

5-.. ... ... _ .... ...... .....

6.-. ....... ....... ...... .......

7

8-..- - - - _ .

9.- .... ........

10.--- 

11.- - 

12 .. - ._. . _ 

13-- ... . . 

14..- . . .

16.. 

16 . . ...

17.. . ... 

18

19.. ..-. - ..

20

21.- -- . 

22... __ . ..

23-. 

24-.. 

25..- 

26 . .

27.- 

28 .-- . .

29

30-.-. -

31 . . 

Month

April .........

August . _ . _ - .............. ................

Mar.

70 

64

Apr.

59 

66 

74 

74 

79

75 

77 

73 

69 

69

69

68 

68 

65 

65

64 

64 

64 

64 

64

64 

62 

64 

67 

62

61 

64 

62 

62 

61

Maximum

79 

104 

137 

118 

122 

115

137

May

60 

60 

60 

60 

59

58 

58 

58 

58 

58

56 

55 

55 

59 

61

78 

76 

69 

66 

73

66 

66 

66 

68

74

78 

82 

87 

91 

94 

104

June

103

102 

97 

98 

111

115 

116 

115 

119 

137

132 

123 

127 

126 

124

124 

122 

122 

124

128

134 

132 

124 

114 

104

107 

98 

99 

96

97

Minimum

59 

55 

96 

86 

89 

87

55

July

96 

94 

92 

106 

116

106 

105 

105 

104 

113

116 

117 

118 

115 

117

106 

105 

110 

107 

101

106 

105 

105 

99 

96

89 

87 

86 

86 

89 

91

Mean

66.6 

68.2 

116 

103 

103 

103

Aug.

99 

103 

103 

105 

104

115 

116 

122 

111 

107

107 

109 

109 

105 

105

107 

105 

104 

103 

95

91

89 

91

95 

95

93 

93 

97 

97 

103 

107

Sept.

113 

97 

87 

91 

105

105 

101 

104 

109 

109

112 

109 

109 

114 

115

114 

99 

110 

104 

103

101 

97

97 

99 

105

98 

101 

98 

92 

89

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,960 

4,190 

6,900 

6,330 

6,330 

6,130

33,800
PLATTE KIVEK BASIN 233

SOUTH PLATTE BIVER NEAR IAKE GEORGE, COLO.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NW. % sec. 21, T. 13 S., R. 72 W., 1% miles 

below Eleven-mile Canyon Reservoir and about 8 miles above Lake George. 

Zero of gage is 8,423.95 feet above mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 929 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1929, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 357 second-feet Oct. 7 (gage 

height, 2.73 feet); no flow during part of February.

1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 990 second-feet Aug. 15, 1930 (gage 

height, 4.8 feet); no flow Jan. 25, 1930, and part of February, 1931.

REMARKS. Records good except those for winter, which were estimated. Diversions for irrigation above station. Flow regulated by Antero Reservoir, 

capacity, 33,000 acre-feet.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-31

Day

1 -. . -

2. ..-......... ..............................

3...... .................................... 

4.. 

5 . 

6 _ - -

7 

8 

9 -- 

10......... .................. ..................

11 

12 _ ........... . ... . _ . -

n......... .................................... \^.................. ...........................

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 - -_ 

22 

23 - . .

24.. 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 .

30 - _ 

31 

Oct.

292 

303 

314 

327 

325

341 

349 

330 

317 

311

325 

333 

327 

322 

308

300 

290 

282 

279 

273

170 

63 

51 

47 

41

39 

38 

38 

37 

36 

38

Month

January

April 

May. ...... ..... .... . ... ... 

July. . ....

Nov.

40 

37 

39 

39 

35

36 

40 

41 

43 

44

42 

41 

41

30

25

28

Apr.

50 

55 

75 

65 

70

100 

140 

170 

180 

190

200 

240 

246 

109 

80

63 

50 

41 

32

27

19 

16 

16 

14 

13

12 

13 

16 

17 

20

Maximum

349

44

246 

90 

214 

311 

70 

33

349

May

24

47 

62 

58 

41

41 

39 

31 

22 

23

24 

20 

17 

14 

14

15 

14 

16 

15 

20

28 

85 

75 

58 

52

51 

67 

90 

87 

50 

30

June

26 

23 

29 

38 

63

69 

56 

59 

81 

85

70 

48 

45 

42 

38

45 

70 

66 

50

87

90 

88 

90 

96 

116

125 

140 

136 

162 

214

July

311 

134 

73 

48 

35

28 

27 

25 

20

28

35 

32 

24 

17 

24

35 

37 

81 

77 

61

48 

39 

28 

21 

20

17 

16 

22 

31 

45 

38

Minimum Mean

36

0

12 

14 

23 

16 

11 

1

221 

33.1 

15 

8 

5 

35 

78.0 

39.7 

78.2 

47.6 

33.2 

7.4

0 50.5

Aug.

35 

33 

33 

32

28

28 

36 

43 

44 

70

66 

43 

32 

25 

23

24 

33 

44 

48 

46

49 

36 

33 

30 

26

21 

17 

15 

13 

11 

11

Sept.

15 

16 

18 

15 

12

9 

9 

8 

9 

6

5 

5 

4 

4 

3

3 

3 

3 

3

4

4

5 

5 

5 

5

4 

4 

3 

1 

33

Run-off in 

acre-feet

13,600 

1,970 

922 

492 

278 

2,150 

4,640 

2,440 

4,650 

2,930 

2,040 

440

36,600
234 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

SOUTH P1ATTE RIVEB AT SOUTH PIATTE, COIO.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 25, T. 7 S., E. 70 W., at South Platte, 

375 feet below mouth of North Fork of South Platte Eiver. Zero of gage 

is 6,078.43 feet above mean sea level.

DRAINAGE ABEA. 2,550 square miles.

EECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1902, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,320 second-feet July 1 (gage 

height, 3.89 feet); minimum occurred during winter.

1902-1931: Maximum discharge, 6,320 second-feet June 7, 1921 (gage 

height, 8.95 feet); minimum, 21 second-feet Aug. 4, 1902.

REMARKS. Eecords good except those for winter, which were based on flow of 

South Platte at Waterton and diversions at intake. Diversions for irrigation above station. Flow regulated by Cheesman Reservoir, capacity, 

79,000 acre-feet.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

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 

Oct.

404 

369 

386

488 

496

394 

411 

414 

418 

390

348 

404 

433 

425 

383

358 

358 

317 

293 

290

288 

285 

240 

193 

186

182 

174 

180 

171 

170 

171

Nov.

174 

171 

174 

170

166

171 

168 

160 

160 

163

158 

155 

163 

154 

144

128 

138 

146 

131 

118

120 

106 

102 

102 

112

104 

104 

105 

108 

110

Dee.

«110

Jan.

-93

Feb.

«111

Month

October . .

February __ ..... _________________

July.. ...................

Mar.

"113

Apr.

140

190

220

275 

358 

352 

352 

362

305 

270 

235 

225

242

218 

235 

262 

282 

317

Maximum

496 

174

362

1,080 

1,060 

1,280 

750 

338

1,280

May

383 

429 

530 

615

672

666 

655 

620 

575 

565

525 

520 

510 

530 

600

696 

750 

850 

714

672

645 

635 

857 

1,010 

1,080

1,070 

1,050 

1,010 

969 

934 

913

June

906 

871 

836 

829

857

878 

899 

857 

756 

762

780 

774 

720 

645 

600

610 

575 

585 

545

474

465 

461 

550

762 

756

762 

864 

1,010 

941 

1,060

Minimum

170 

102

383 

461 

330 

235 

180

July

1,280 

983 

962 

756 

560

520 

478 

441 

408 

383

366

348 

330 

338 

411

408 

425 

690 

801

885

808 

750 

386

478 

457

457 

470 

515 

620 

666 

672

Mean

323 

140 

120 

95 

110 

115 

235 

718 

746 

582 

451 

218

323

Aug.

750 

708 

726 

630 

600

605 

433 

408 

394 

449

492 

465 

414 

369 

376

404 

470 

383 

352 

317

305 

565 

605 

565 

520

330 

248 

240 

235 

265 

358

Sept.

338 

280 

248 

238 

235

232 

238 

235 

213 

209

207 

228 

209 

205 

205

180 

182 

195 

199 

209

215 

209 

213 

211 

207

207 

203 

201 

199 

205

Run-off in 

acre-feet

19,900 

8,330 

7,380 

5,840 

6,110 

7,070 

14,000 

44,100 

44,400 

35,800 

27,700 

13,000

234,000

« Discharge measurement.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 235

SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AT JUIESBURQ, COLO.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 33, T. 12 N., R. 44 W., half a mile 

east of Julesburg and 4 miles above State line.

DRAINAGE AKEA. 20,600 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1902, to November, 1906; May, 1908, to September, 

1914; October, 1930, to September, 1931. Records October, 1914, to September, 1930, published by State engineer.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,880 second-feet Apr. 2; minimum, 14 second-feet Sept. 14.

1902-1931: Maximum discharge, 30,800 second-feet June 16, 1921 (obtained from records of State engineer); no flow Aug. 18-20, 1902.

REMARKS. Records good. They represent amount passing State line. Numerous diversions for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

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 

Oct.

157 

174 

190

281 

446

449 

428 

394 

400

454

501 

490 

461 

436 

445

461 

449 

433 

414 

408

416 

420 

420 

419 

440

435 

414 

407 

407 

399 

397

Nov.

404 

400 

396 

396 

403

403 

405 

407 

407 

399

401 

399 

386 

380

387

382 

365 

372 

370 

222

152 

132 

121 

216 

486

579 

651 

675 

711 

687

Dec.

689 

611 

623 

650

627

656 

618 

596 

608 

603

588 

573 

568 

554 

554

560 

552 

522 

503 

472

471 

449 

474 

492

474

430 

438 

422 

442 

468 

496

Jan.

468 

463 

445 

445 

412

412 

423 

405 

395 

364

350 

325 

310

251 

211

255 

291 

299 

281 

264

323

390 

444 

494 

490

459 

464 

477 

460 

445 

453

Feb.

439 

427 

412 

398 

391

405 

420 

428 

406 

406

454 

437 

447 

445 

441

421

427 

411 

386 

318

355 

469 

526 

554 

565

546 

537 

543

Month

October .... ......... ... .. .... ..........

April. 

June ... 

July.. -

August

September ._ 

Theyear.-. . -. 

Mar.

532 

537 

553 

571 

669

778 

820 

860 

902 

976

1,050 

967 

840 

768 

549

542 

524 

498 

498 

509

427 

444 

409 

305

248

202 

180 

238 

276 

382 

568

Apr.

1,570 

1,880 

1,700 

1,580 

1,530

1,460 

1,380 

1,170 

900 

738

638 

535 

492 

419 

356

335 

266 

234 

191 

169

158 

154 

182 

254 

305

309 

292 

227 

194 

176

Maximum

501 

711 

689 

494 

565 

1,050 

1,880 

160 

69 

82 

32 

47

1,880

May

160 

152 

123 

111 

102

96 

80 

71 

104 

79

80 

72 

69 

62 

57

55 

63 

51 

50 

50

46 

45 

42 

34 

34

45 

43 

45 

47 

47 

47

June

46 

42 

36 

39 

69

68 

59 

43 

53 

51

59 

55 

50 

45 

39

38 

37 

36 

35 

41

40 

46 

38 

37 

39

43 

44 

31 

27 

37

Minimum

157 

121 

422 

211 

318 

180 

154 

34 

27 

22 

20 

14

14

July

60 

60 

55 

82

75

60 

57 

48 

40 

38

33 

31 

30 

29 

35

30 

27 

27 

24 

26

25 

25 

23 

22

24

22 

23 

25 

24 

23 

22

Mean

401 

403 

541 

386 

443 

568 

660 

69.7 

44.1 

36.3 

24.7 

27.5

300

Aug.

29 

32 

23 

24 

20

23

28 

32 

28 

25

28 

28 

25 

23

24

20 

20 

23 

24 

21

23

28 

25 

25

24

24 

24 

24 

24 

23 

22

Sept

28 

28 

23 

21 

23

20

18 19> 

20

17

15 19> 

17 

14 

21

23 

24 

2» 

3& 

27

29 

33 

37 

44 

43

41 

36 

32 

43

47

Run-off in 

acre-feet

24,700 

24,000 

33,300 

23,700 

24,600 

34,900 

39,300 

4,290 

2,620 

2,230 

1,520 

1,640

217,000
236 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AT OGAIIAIA, NEBR.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 6, T. 13 N., R. 38 W., a quarter of a mile south

of Ogallala.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 23,500 square miles. 

RBCOKDS AVAILABLE. January to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period not known: no flow Aug. 5,

Sept.. 7-15. 

REMARKS. Records fair. Numerous diversions for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19S1

Day

1

2

3 . . _ .........

4....... ....-........ .........

5 . ...

6 - 

7 .. ____ .

8. 

9. .........................

10. 

11 ____ ..... .. _ . _____ ..................

12 _ - ___ j __ ...

13 ...

14 . .... _ .... . . ... .

16 

16 

17

18 

19. 

20 

21 

22

23 

24_ 

25 . _ _ .

26 

27_-._.---- ___ __ ................. ___ .

28 

29 

30. 

31 

Jan.

«374

Month

July...- _.. ... ........ ........ ... ... ..... ..

Feb.

"635

Apr.

 1, 900

1,700 

1,670 

1,620 

1,390 

1,170

tooo

770 

620 

475 

340

315 

325 

270 

225 

200

180 

155 

170 

190 

200

225 

260 

300 

235 

170

Maximum

195 

50 

35 

46 

8

May

195 

165 

140 

120 

95

105 

65 

80 

85 

115

110

95 

85 

87 

79

81 

75 

77 

61 

59

63 

71 

50 

48 

47

45 

44 

45 

43 

38 

36

June

38 

35 

37 

36 

47

48 

47 

44 

45 

46

50

46 

42 

43 

39

37 

37 

37 

37 

35

37 

32 

32 

25 

29

12 

10 

6 

6 

6

July

10

12 

8 

35 

35

32

2 

2 

18 

25

22 

23 

22 

17 

12

6 

4 

4 

4 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

2

1 

3 

3 

3 

3 

2

Minimum Mean

155 789 

36 80.8 

6 34.0 

1 10.5 

0 8.1 

0 2.5

i

Aug.

13 

1 

1 

1 

0

1 

46 

32 

31 

30

10

6 

5 

6 

6

6 

5 

4 

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

2 

2

2 

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

Sept.

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

1

4 

4 

4 

4

2 

2

2 

4 

8

8 

8 

6 

8 

5

Run-ofl in 

acre-feet

46,900 

4,970 

2,020 

646 

498 

149

55,200

Discharge measurement,
PLATTE EIVEE BASIN 237

NORTH FORK OF SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AT SOUTH PLATTE, COLO.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 25, T. 7 S., R. 70 W., a third of a mile 

above South Platte. Zero of gage is 6,090.55 feet above mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 484 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1909, to September, 1910; April, 1913, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 740 second-feet May 27 (gage 

height, 3.90 feet); minimum occurred during winter.

1909-10, 1913-1931: Maximum discharge, 1,910 second-feet June 8, 

1921 (gage height, 5.9 feet); minimum, 12 second-feet Dee. 18, 1922 (gage 

height, 1.5 feet).

REMARKS. Records good except those for period Nov. 21 to Apr. 16, which 

were based on five discharge measurements and temperature records. 

Minor diversions above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-31

Day

1 __ .... .......

2. .. ........ .

3. ... ....... .

4 ."... 

5 

6 ... ...

7 ............

8 __ ..........

9 .. . ...

10 

11. _ ....... ....

12. ...........

13 . 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

W.. ............

21 ..............

22 ..............

23 

24 ..............

25 

26

27 _ ........

28 ............

29 _ ............

30 

W

Oct.

120 

128 

126 

126 

124

118 

116 

116 

112 

112

112 

124 

120 

110 

108

106 

102 

100 

104 

102

100 

100

95 

97 

97

100 

91 

99 

95 

90 

90

Nov.

9G 

90 

91 

86 

81

86 

83

72 

74 

76

71 

68 

74 

74 

72

68 

64 

76 

58 

46

50

Dec.

«57

Jan.

«46

Feb.

"42

Month

October ___________ _________ ___

April.... ...... .................................

July.....-.......-........-........ ................

Mar.

"44

Apr.

70 

100

110

126 

149 

166 

173

132 

130 

108 

102 

120

106 

124 

128 

141

147

Maximum

128 

91

173 .

630 

522 

443 

168

78

630 .

May

168 

203 

247 

254 

241

258 

278 

276 

261 

263

250 

263 

258 

281 

334

419 

494 

665 

410 

363

318 

295 

366 

426 

526

610 

630 

517 

482 

419 

430

June

494 

522 

504 

494 

466

458 

474 

478 

394 

375

364 

337 

337 

323 

316

346 

340 

313

298 

276

286 

274 

267 

267 

265

283 

293 

348 

329 

363

July

443 

354 

343 

306 

254

234

228 

214 

201 

197

190 

186 

166 

158 

184

210 

217 

210 

201 

197

192

177 

158 

166 

124

122 

124 

118 

128 

118 

120

Minimum Mean

90 

46

168 

265 

118 

63 

49

108 

66.3 

55 

45 

42 

50 

112 

368 

362 

201 

111 

61.4

132

Aug.

153 

124 

120 

116 

102

108 

116 

118 

104 

143

143 

134 

128 

128 

132

153 

168 

151 

134 

104

95 

86 

93 

88 

84

78 

76 

72 

65 

63 

63

Sept.

69 

78 

72 

69 

67

65 

71 

74 

69 

63

59

58 

68 

57 

68

49 

55 

59 

63 

64

68 

53 

57 

62 

59

58 

56 

55 

54 

54

Run-off in 

acre-feet

6,640 

3,950 

3,380 

2,770 

2,330 

3,070 

6,660 

22,000 

21,500 

12,400 

6,820 

3,650

95,200

1 Discharge measurement.
238 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

WEST FOBS OF CLEAR CREEK NEAR EMPIRE, COIO.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 27, T. 3 S., R. 74 W., 1 mile east of

Empire and 75 feet below Miller Creek. Zero of gage is 8,271.27 feet above

mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 57 square miles.

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. June, 1929, to September, 1931 (discontinued). 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 690 second-feet June 7 (gage

height, 2.39 feet); minimum, 7.6 second-feet (discharge measurement)

Mar. 5.

1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 720 second-feet June 18, 1930 (gage

height, 2.26 feet); minimum, that of Mar. 5, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period Nov. 26 to Mar. 15, which

were based on four discharge measurements and temperature records.

Possibly a few diversions for mining purposes.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

Day

1 

2 _ . ...........

3 _____ . .....

4.. .

6--. ......

6 ............

7 ____ - _ ....

8..... ..........

9 _____ ......

10 ............

11 __ ..... _ ..

12 ............

13 _ ....... __ .

14 ............

15 ____ . _ ....

18 

17 

18 _ . _ ... .. ...

19 

20 

21 

22 . ..

23 

24. .......

25 _ . __ . .....

26 _____ .. ....

27 _____ ... ...

28 . ...

29 ______ . ... so ..:....

31 ____ ... .....

Oct.

30

32

33

32

30

28

28

26

26

25

24

23

23

24

24

25

23

25

24

22

22

22

21

20

21

21

17

20

16

19

19

Nov.

19

18

18

16

16

17

14

15

13

14

14

15

16

16

15

20

17

16

17

15

16

17

Dec.

«17

Jan.

-9

Feb!

MO

"8

Mar.

 8

1-

10

9

9

9

8

9

10

9

10

9

10

9

10

9

9

8

Apr.

9

8

10

g

10

19

13

11

13

14

14

17

17

17

16

18

22

23

18

17

15

14

14

14

14

15

15

16

17

May

16

18

20

19

18

20

24

25

99

22

20

23

30

43

60

74

112

114

83

68

58

55

62

76

112

176

208

196

139

134

157

June

202

283

353

353

346

409

532

496

339

249

213

229

208

213

229

303

317

276

249

213

196

172

161

161

165

176

161

202

176

196

July

229

186

153

132

124

108

98

90

86

86

86

80

77

76

74

71

68

62

60

57

55

52

51

48

48

48

50

51

48

67

Aug.

56

48

46

45

43

43

41

42

39

37

36

36

35

33

38

41

40

36

35

34

32

32

35

32

32

31

30

29

28

28

27

Sept.

28

28

26

25

24

23

24

25

99

22

20

20

19

19

20

19

19

20

24

23

22

20

20

25

22

21

20

19

19

18

Month

November ________________________

December ________________________

February. .

March 

April ______ . ____ .... __ . _ .... _ ..

May ___ .

July ..........................................

The year ...

Maximum

33

20

10

23

208

532

229

56

28

532

Minimum

16

13

8

8

16

161

48

27

18

Mean

24.0

16.2

13.0

9.0

8.0

8.8

14.3

71.1

259

86.5

36.8

21.9

47.4

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,480

964

799

553

444

541

851

4,370

15,400

5,320

2,260

1,300

34,300

Discharge measurement.
PLA.TTE RIVER BASIN 239

SOUTH ST. VRAIN GREEK NEAR WAED, COIO.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder between sees. 35 and 36, T. 2 N., R. 73 W.,

2 miles northwest of Ward. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 15 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1926, to September, 1927; May, 1929, to September,

1931 (discontinued). 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 228 second-feet June 7 (gage

height, 2.27 feet); minimum occurred during winter.

1926-27, 1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 313 second-feet June 7, 1926;

minimum, 1 second-foot Mar. 20, 1930. 

REMAEKS. Records good except those for period Nov. 16 to May 12, which were

based on four discharge measurements and temperature records, and periods

May 20-22, June 9-18, which were estimated. No diversions above station.

Flow regulated by several small lakes.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

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 ___ . ______ ...... ......

Oct.

9

10

10

10

10

10

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

8

8

8

8

8

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

7

6

6

6

5

Nov.

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

2

Jan.

a 2

Mar.

-2

Apr.

-6

May

"3 1-

10

15

30

45

67

94

105

136

115

82

70

60

45

38

56

73

92

96

84

62

56

70

June

98

114

121

121

140

142

152

134

130

125

135

130

125

120

130

137

130

125

113

106

101

100

106

121

116

126

121

106

100

103

July

97

79

69

63

58

48

45

40

36

36

36

35

35

35

34

34

33

32

31

30

26

27

26

26

28

27

26

28

33

43

61

Aug.

32

26

27

54

65

61

61

58

51

46

49

47

42

46

26

26

32

26

24

21

19

18

20

20

18

17

16

13

12

12

12

Sept.

12

12

10

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

9

9

11

13

12

10

9

10

12

9

9

9

9

9

Month

October ................................................

February _________________________

May... ................................................

June _________________________

July.. ... .......................................

August __________________________

September _______________________

Maximum

10

5

136

152

97

65

13

152

Minimum

5

.

98

36

12

9

Mean

7.9

3.3

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

5.0

50.5

121

40.5

32.2

10.4

23.3

Run-off in 

acre-feet

* 11486

j 1 196

i 123

I ' P ' 123

111

r 123

298

3,110

7,200

2,490

LI, 980

619

16,900

Discharge measurement.
240 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

IEFTHAND CREEK NEAR BOULDER, COIO.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 26, T. 2 N., R. 71 W., 9 miles north 

of Boulder.

DEAINAGE ABE A. 48 square miles.

RECOEDS AVAILABLE. May, 1929, to September, 1931 (discontinued).

EXTEEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 396 second-feet Aug. 2 (gage 

height, 2.94 feet); no flow Nov. 16, 17.

1929-1931: Maximum and minimum, those of 1931.

REMAEKS. Records good except those for winter, which were based on two 

discharge measurements and temperature records. Small ditch diverts 

water just above station. Water diverted from South St. Vrain enters'Lefthand Creek 2% miles above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930 31

Day

I..... 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6.. 

7 

8-_ 

9 .. __ .........

10.- 

11.-. .

12... 

13 

14 

15 

18-- - 

17--. ..

18 

19. 

9n

21.-- ,.

22..--.. ..

23--. .

24 

25. 

28 

27 

28 . ,.

29 

30 

31-- 

Oct.

12 

12 

14 

12 

12

12 

11 

10 

9

8

12 

10 

12 

13 

12

12 

10 

10

8 

8

7 

6 

6 

5 

4

4 

3 

4 

2 

2 

3

Nov.

3 

2 

3 

2 

2

3 

1 

.6

2 

.5

.4 

.6 

1 

.5 

.4

0 

0 

.1

.5

Jan.

 1.8

Feb.

"0.4

Month

October _ . ___ ... __________________

November.,. ___ _ _ __ .. _ , __ .. _ __ .

July _____ 

Mar.

 0.5

.6 

.6

.6

.5 

1 

3 

3

4 

6 

6 

3 

2

2 

2 

1 

.6 

.4 

.4

Apr.

2 

2 

1 

1 

2

2 

5 

6 

4 

5

6 

8 

9 

9 

8

8 

8 

9 

10 

12

8 

9 

6 

6

7

7 

9 

14 

20 

36

Maximum

14 

3

6 

36 

138 

173 

123 

40 

10

173

May

58 

67 

71 

68 

65

68 

71 

76 

70 

65

57 

49 

46 

61 

101

128 

138 

123 

99

87

70 

61 

89 

117 

123

123 

121 

117 

111 

101 

105

June

115 

138 

165 

165 

173

168 

165 

160 

145 

133

133 

126 

126 

135 

131

148 

168 

150 

133 

117

111 

105 

103 

121 

119

126 

133 

115 

111 

119

July

123 

101 

84 

74 

60

46 

44 

41 

39 

36

38 

38 

40 

43

47

50 

53 

55 

61 

60

50 

46 

41 

38 

36

38 

35 

35 

40 

40 

53

Minimum Mean

2 

0

.4 

1 

46 

103

35 

8 

5

8.5 

.94 

1.0 

1.0 

.5 

1.39 

8.0 

87.3 

135 

51.1 

17.8 

7.0

0 26.7

Aug.

40 

28 

25 

21 

19

25 

24 

21 

16 

14

12 

11 

10 

13 

23

18 

34 

25 

21 

18

16 

14 

16 

16 

14

12 

12 

10 

9

8 

8

Sept.

9 

9 

8

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

6

7 

6 

6 

5 

6

5 

5 

5 

6 

9

10

8 

7 

7 

10

8 

7 

7 

6 

6

Run-off in 

acre-feet

523 

56 

61 

61 

28 

85 

476 

5,370 

8,030 

3,140 

1,090 

417

19, 300

Discharge measurement.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 241

WORTH BOULDER CREEK NEAR WEDERLAWD, COLO.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 6, T. 1 S., R. 72 W., 2 miles north of

Nederland.

DRAINAGE ARKA. 25 square miles.

RKCORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1929, to September, 1931 (discontinued). 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 319 second-feet May 27 (gage

height, 2.64 feet); minimum, 0.3 second-foot during winter.

1929-1931: Maximum discharge, that of May 27, 1931; practically no

flow during winter. 

REMARKS. Records good. Diversion for city of Boulder above station. Flow

regulated by several lakes at headwaters.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

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 ....... _ _

K......... ....................................

y&.... ......................................... yi......... ................................. ... ^&.. ........................................ ...

y»... ..........................................

30 ......... .................................

31 

Oct.

22 

19 

14 

25 

13

8 

5 

5 

5 

4

4 

4 

6 

2 

1

1 

1 

1

1 " 5

Month

October _________________________

July ..............................................

Nov.

«0.3

Apr.

1

6

7 

6 

4

1 

1 

4 

6 

.3

1 

.2 

.3 

.1 

.2

1 

1 

2 

3 

6

Maximum

25

7 

186 

243 

154 

44 

21

243

May

6

9 

10 

10 

10

11 

17 

17 

12 

11

11 

12 

18 

24 

33

43

72 

48 

26 

17

19 

26 

38 

54 

60

74 

102 

186 

68 

64 

68

June

66 

68 

70 

74 

78

112 

109 

68 

58 

97

56 

56 

56 

52 

62

168 

127 

81 

164 

207

182 

89 

72 

89 

112

212 

243 

233 

168 

159

July

154 

141 

134 

127 

116

74 

34 

34 

33 

32

32 

32 

27 

23 

23

24 

26 

28 

31 

43

42 

34 

33 

34 

35

35 

35 

32 

31 

29 

30

Minimum Mean

0.1 

6 

52 

23 

9 

2

4.72 

».3 

".3 

".3 

».3 

".3 

2.04 

37.9 

113 

49.6 

26.5 

10.8

20.6

Aug.

38 

44 

43 

42 

38

29 

28 

28 

28 

26

24 

25 

26 

26

27

27 

30 

25 

24 

22

21 

21 

22 

20 

26

30 

30 

20 

12 

12 

9

Sept.

11 

21 

17 

18 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

11 

6

4

2 

7 

7 

20

19 

10 

6 

6

7

5 

10 

5 

3 

3

Run-off in 

acre-feet

290 

18 

18 

18 

17 

18 

121 

2,330 

6,720 

3,050 

1,630 

643

14, 900

' Discharge measurements. * Estimated.
SURFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6 

THOMPSON RIVER BELOW POWER HOUSE NEAR DRAKE, COIO.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NW. K sec. 7, T. 5 N., R. 70 W., a quarter 

of a mile below city of Loveland's hydroelectric plant and 4% miles east of 

Drake.

DRAINAGE AREA. 277 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1928, to September, 1931. Comparable record

at site 3 miles upstream from September, 1917, to December, 1926. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 812 second-feet June 8 (gage 

height, 3.98 feet); minimum, 1.4 second-feet Jan. 7 (discharge measurement). 

1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 868 second-feet Aug. 14, 1930 (gage 

height, 4.19 feet); minimum, that of Jan. 7, 1931.

Maximum discharge known, 8,000 second-feet July 31, 1919. 

REMARKS. Records excellent. Gage-height record furnished by city of Loveland.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

Day

I -.

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 

Oct.

85 

88 

96 

96 

92

90 

86 

82 

80 

78

81 

85 

81 

80 

76

76 

64 

77 

73 

71

70 

56 

62 

64 

63

62 

56 

62 

53 

56 

57

Nov.

61 

55 

57 

52 

51

59 

48 

44 

46 

45

47 

54 

65 

50

51

20 

35 

45

47 

48

44 

30 

46 

50 

50

45 

42 

43 

36 

30

Dec.

36 

34 

33 

30

27

27 

18 

32 

34 

30

30 

30 

30 

26 

28

20 

21 

20 

17 

14

12 

14 

6 

7 

14

13 

12 

8 

11 

11 

11

Jan.

13 

10 

16 

10 

16

11 

13 

11 

16 

16

13 

7 

12 

7 

10

11 

10 

9

7 

8

8 

9 

10 

8 

11

12 

10 

13 

15 

12 

12

Feb.

15 

15 

12 

15 

12

15 

15 

12 

12 

14

12 

14 

14 

9 

12

14 

11 

13 

12 

13

13 

12 

13 

14 

11

13 

14 

13

Month

October _____________ ____________

November- ______________________ ...

December ________________________

January 

February- ________________________

March. _______ . ______________ ... _

April. .................. ...... ....

May _____________________ . ____ .

July....... ............................................

August ________ . .. 

Mar.

12 

14 

13 

13 

13

13 

14 

13 

13 

14

13 

15 

15 

15 

16

19 

20 

18 

19 

20

18 

18 

19 

18 

16

15

 10

15 

13 

14 

15

Apr.

22 

26 

15 

14 

18

22 

34 

47 

30 

32

38 

35 

49 

53 

49

42

45 

59 

77 

76

48 

50 

34 

37 

44

29

45 

51 

61

77

Maximum

96 

65 

36 

16 

15 

20 

77 

562 

692 

496 

320 

126

692

May

92

98 

117 

118 

111

123 

144 

152 

138 

134

124 

118 

126 

180 

290

401 

471 

502 

326 

254

214 

194 

254 

308

387

496 

562 

485 

446 

394 

440

June

548 

576 

594 

611 

656

642 

656 

692 

642 

572

562 

576 

572 

541 

555

628 

618 

541 

506

488

485 

468 

454 

474 

499

618 

552 

572 

524 

558

Minimum

53 

20 

6 

7 

9 

10 

14 

92 

454 

134 

101 

69

6

July

496 

432 

412 

374 

305

265 

246 

222 

205 

197

188 

184 

180 

172 

172

214 

222 

205 

182 

170

157 

142 

134 

142 

150

163 

172 

176 

305 

259 

236

Mean

74.1 

46.5 

21.2 

11.2 

13.0 

15.3 

42.0 

264 

566 

228 

141 

87.4

126

Aug.

320

231 

184 

156 

138

138 

137 

145 

134 

123

116 

106 

102 

101 

106

156 

190 

145 

137 

142

135 

126 

134 

130 

118

128 

130 

124 

120 

112 

110

Sept.

120 

124 

112 

105 

96

92 

96 

98 

90

84

82 

79 

78 

74 

72

70 

69 

69 

76 

79

80 

73 

72 

83 

126

100

88 

83 

79 

74

Run-off in 

acre-feet

4,560 

2,770 

1,300 

689 

722 

941 

2,500 

16,200 

33,700 

14,000 

8,670 

5,200

91,3db
PLATTE BIVEII BASIN 243

CACHE LA POUDB1 KIVEB ABOVE CHAMBERS LAKE OUT1ET, COLO.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 28, T. 8 N., R. 75 W., 11 miles Southwest of Home and a quarter of a mile above Chambers Jjake outlet.

DRAINAGE AREA. 91 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1929, to September, 1931 (discontinued).

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,520 second-feet June 7 (gage 

height, 4.85 feet); minimum occurred during winter.

1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 1,720 second-feet June 8, 1929 (gage 

height, 4.4 feet); minimum occurred during winter.

REMARKS. Records excellent except those for period Nov. 17 to May 9, which 

were based* on four discharge measurements and temperature records. No 

diversions above station. Flow increased by diversion from Colorado 

River Basin.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

Day

1 ...............

2 __._- ..

3

4 ...............

5 ...............

6 . 

7...............

8...............

9 ...............

10 . ...........

11.. _ ..... .....

12...............

13 -..-...-....

14 ..........

16 

16 

17 ...........

18 .

19 .

20. 

21 _ ............

22 _______ ..

23 __ ........

24 .

25 . .

26 ............

27.. _ .. __ ....

28 ............

29 ...........

30. .

31 .

Oct.

51 

46 

48 

49 

45

45 

41 

38 

36 

35

36 

43 

42 

39 

34

31 

43 

42 

36 

36

34 

31 

31 

29 

28

21 

20 

20 

20 

25 

30

Nov.

33 

35 

28 

28 

28

26 

45 

38 

38 

38

36 

33

28 

27 

26

25

> 18

Dec.

10

 5

Jan.

«2

Feb.

«2

Month

October . . . ._.. 

Jtpmftfy

February

March. '. 

April . . 

July............................................... .

Mar.

«3

Apr.

 5 

12

15

Maximum

51 

4S

850 

990 

642 

124 

44

990

May

, 20

27

27 

30 

45 

97 

248

411 

606 

492 

238 

122

89 

109 

272 

472 

638

850 

662 

387 

306 

345 

610

June

738 

769 

846 

850 

805

836 

990 

886 

792 

570

666 

598 

546 

578 

630

666 

447 

320 

293 

255

274 

323 

202 

238 

238

345

276 

274 

310

284

July

262 

276 

274 

300

372

347 

546 

642 

574 

141

94 

86 

79 

73 

73

81 

78 

70 

64 

60

56 

52 

53 

56 

53

55 

58 

56 

104 

64 

81

Minimum Mean

20

202 

52 

21 

14

35.6 

25.5 

7.4 

2.0 

2.0 

3.0 

10.7 

234 

528 

167 

42.9 

20.4

90.0

Aug.

124 

73 

60 

49 

45

47 

53 

49 

42 

36

32 

31 

26 

25 

28

49 

63 

46 

53 

45

41 

38 

54 

40 

33

30 

27 

24 

23 

23 

21

Sept.

31 

30 

24 

21 

20

19 

IS 

16 

16 

16

15 

15 

15 

15 

16

15 

14 

14 

14 

19

16 

14 

14 

44 

39

30 

26 

22 

21 

20

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,190 

1,520 

455 

123 

111 

184 

637 

14,400 

31,400 

10,300 

2,640 

1,210

65,200

> Discharge measurement.
244 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

CACHE LA POTTDBE RIVER NEAR LOG CABIN, COIO.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 33, T. 9 N., R. 73 W., half a mile east of Rustic, 

6}_ miles southwest of Log Cabin, and half a mile below Sevenmile Creek. 

Zero of gage is 7,092.12 feet above mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 235 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January, 1909, to December, 1911; May, 1929, to September, 1931 (discontinued).

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,600 second-feet June 4 (gage 

height, 3.02 feet); minimum occurred during winter.

1909-1911; 1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 3,110 second-feet June 19, 

1909; minimum occurred during winter.

REMARKS. Records good except those for period Dec. 1 to Apr. 12, which were 

based on three discharge measurements and temperature records. Diversions for irrigation above station. Flow partly regulated by Chambers Lake.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

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 .-. _

Oct.

82 

85 

101 

101 

108

92 

101 

85 

82

78

73 

80 

76 

73 

174

386 

337 

333

337 

328

333 

342 

164 

114

58

30

27 

25 

24 

24 

24

Nov.

24 

31 

31 

22 

28

32 

27 

29 

30

28

27 

23 

23 

24 

21

17 

22 

20 

20 

17

20 

22 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

19

Dec.

17 

15

' 12

Jan.

10 

9

12

Feb.

10

10

9

Month

November ________ . ______________ .

December _ _ ..... _ __ .. _ _ ___ _____ .

January _____________ ___________ .

February. ______________ . _________ . March. ____ ___ _____ _ . . _ ___

May __ _ _____ .. .__..

June __________________________ .

July. - .. 

August. -- _ _ __

September ________________________

The year ___________ . __________

Mar.

 8

15

15 

10

Apr.

15

20

21 

27

28

26 

30 

42 

64

67

35 

33 

30 

31 

31

27 

26 

22 

31 

34

Maximum

386 

32

r

67 _

1,200 

L,540 

840 

364 

128

1,540 .

May

33 

34 

40

47 

37

36 

54 

89 

73 

58

44 

52 

87 

182 

342

597 

771 

810 

347 

222

187 

166 

323 

605 

938

1,110 

1,200 

830 

664 

622 

914

June

1,170 

1,440 

1,410 

1,540 

1,540

1,020 

1,400 

1,380 

1,380 

938

938 

1,050 

1,020 

1,070 

1,320

1,290 

1,220 

960 

780 

648

664 

763 

690 

708 

690

699 

726 

735 

656 

656

Minimum

24

17

33 

648 

137 

73 

34

July

575 

517 

491 

434 

530

517 

735 

840 

726 

323

247 

240 

219 

201 

204

342 

347 

347 

342 

295

286 

147 

137 

144 

147

204 

216 

213 

282 

232 

240

Mean

138 

23.0 

14.1 

10.4 

9.7 

11.8 

27.3 

371 

1,020 

346 

199 

55.1

186

Aug.

309 

198 

159 

236 

232

236 

257 

257 

216 

108

108 

87 

74 

73 

76

253 

342 

295 

304 

304

286 

119 

135 

119 

119

94 

364 

364 

247 

108 

80

Sept.

89 

96 

78 

65 

47

44 

43 

44 

43 

37

35 

34 

34 

35 

35

42 

36 

35 

37 

50

50 

43 

43 

94 

128

92 

73 

64 

55 

52

Kun-off in 

acre-feet

8,480 

1,370 

867 

640 

539 

726 

1,620 

22,800 

60,700 

21,300 

12,200 

3,280

135,000
PLATTE EIVEE BASIN 245

SOUTH FORK OF CACHE LA POUDBE RIVER NEAR EGQERS, COIO.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 36, T. 8 N., R. 73 W., 8 miles southwest

of Eggers and a third of a mile above Little Beaver Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 69 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1929, to September, 1931 (discontinued). 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 424 second-feet July 30 (gage

height, 2.56 feet); minimum, 4.1 second-feet Jan. 6 (discharge measurement).

1929-1931: Maximum and minimum discharges, those of 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period Nov. 16 to Mar. 15, which

were based on four discharge measurements and temperature records. Minor

diversions for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

Day

1 _ .. __ .............

2 _ ......... .........

3 __ - . 

4 __--....._. ..

5.. .................

6 ____ .. __ ..... _

1. .....................

8 __ ..................

9 ___ .. ......... ...

10......................

11 ___ ...... . ......

12..... .................

13 ___ ................

14. _ -..-...-.....-....

15. ..................

16.......... ............

17.... ..................

18. _ ..................

19 _ ...................

20. ..................

21......................

22 __ ........ _ ... ...

23 __ ..................

24 _ ...................

25. . .................

26 _ .

27.....................

28 _ - - .. .. .

29 _ ...................

30 _._. ..-.. - ai_ ..................

Oct.

28 

28 

28 

28 

25

25 

24 

23 

22 

22

25 

26 

24 

22 

22

20 

22 

25 

23 

22

22 

21

19 

19 

19

19 

18 

20 

20 

22 

21

Nov.

22 

21 

20 

20 

23

20 

24 

33 

28 

30

32 

36 

35 

35 

33

 15

Jan.

«4

Feb.

"5

Month

October ____________ T _ . ___ ...........

January _____________________ . .......

March ..__ . __ __ _ April..-. ....................... ...... .........

May....... ...........................................

June., ............... ...... ......

July... _. _ . ...... ....... ...............

September .. . ... . .-.-..

Mar.

 7

Apr.

«16

Maximum

28 

36

227 .

301

184 

151 

37

301 .

May

20

25

1 35

50

85

141 

164 

174 

91

54

40 

39 

54 

91 

171

227 

224 

159 

126 

110 

151

June

237 

275 

257 

243 

275

253 

301 

264 

243 

207

243 

212 

198 

193 

230

253 

212 

195 

166 

136

144 

124 

114 

129 

154

174 

148 

151 

129 

154

July

131 

117 

107

98 

85

72 

64 

59 

54 

52

49 

44 

43 

44

48

105 

89 

96 

103 

103

74 

39 

36 

37

52

105 

94 

98 

151 

174 

184

Minimum Mean

18

114 

36 

34 

20

22.7 

21.2 

8.0 

5.0 

5.0 

7.0 

18.0 

80.0 

200 

84.1 

62.9 

26.5

45.2

Aug.

151 

107 

89 

78 

72

72 

68 

61 

54 

50

48 

45 

42 

40 

68

107 

103

74 

76

74

66 

50 

49

44 

42

40 

38 

37 

36 

35 

34

Sept.

36 

35 

31 

30

29

29 

34 

37 

33 

28

27 

25 

25 

24 

25

24 

22 

23 

24 

25

21 

20 

20 

33

27

24 

22 

21 

21 

20

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,400 

1,260 

492 

307 

278 

430 

1,070 

4,920 

11,900 

5,170 

3,870 

1,580

32,700

Discharge measurement.
246 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

NORTH FORK OF CACHE IA POUDRE RIVER AT 1IVERMORE, COIO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 32, T. 10 N., R. 70 W., at Livermore. Zero of

gage is 5,717.31 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AEEA. 541 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1929, to September, 1931 (discontinued). 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,440 second-feet July 30 (gage

height, 4.80 feet); minimum, 5 second-feet Sept. 5 (gage height, 0.70 foot). 

1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 6,800 second-feet May 31, 1930 (gage

height, 9.82 feet); minimum, that of Sept. 5, 1931.

Maximum flood known, 20,000 second-feet May 20, 1904 (gage height,

16.2 feet). 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period Nov. 24 to Mar. 7, which were

based on two discharge measurements and temperature records. Diversions

for irrigation above station. Flow regulated by Halligan Reservoir.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

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.... _ ...............

Oct.

48 

48 

46 

23 

24

23 

23 

23

72 

50

35 

32 

31 

30 

30

28 

26 

24 

23 

24

23 

21 

21 

22

21

20 

18 

17 

17 

16 

17

Nov.

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

15 

15 

16 

15 

16

16 

16 

15 

15

15

16 

16 

16 

15 

16

16 

15 

16

14

Jan.

«7

Feb.

«8

Month

October _________________________

January ________________________

February

March __________________________

April... __-. _..-.__ ...................... ...

May....... ......... .._..._..-..._.......__.__.

July...-.--...-.-....-.... .........................

August __________________________

September. _ . __________________

Mar.

6

6

7 

6

6

7 

6 

6

7

6 

6 

7 

31 

43

38 

18 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6

7 

7

Apr.

8 

g

7 

6

7

52 

55 

57 

56 

63

62 

56 

64 

64 

63

59 

79 

119 

119 

119

116 

76 

53 

46 

43

41 

57 

122 

51 

41

Maximum

72 

16

43 

122 

58 

29 

502 

16 

19

502

May

43

48 

52 

53 

54

58 

40 

36 

26 

10

7 

7 

6 

6 

18

24 

15 

8 

6 

6

5 

6 

6 

7 

6

6 

7 

8 

8 

15 

18

June

16 

13 

11 

13 

16

29 

21 

18 

15 

14

14 

14 

15 

13 

13

11 

12 

10 

8 

11

15 

14 

12 

12 

12

13

14 

14 

15

13

July

13

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

11 

10 

9 

8

9 

10 

10 

9

7

7 

7 

6 

7 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

374 

10 

502 

26

Minimum Mean

16

6 

5 

8 

6 

6 

5

28.3 

15.3 

9.0 

8.0 

7.0 

9.6 

59.0 

19.8 

14.0 

36. 9 

9.8 

12.4

19.1

Aug.

15 

13 

10 

8 

7

8 

7

7 

7 

8

8 

- 7 

7 

8 

10

9

7 

7 

7 

10

8 

7 

7 

6 

13

15 15 

16 

16 

15 

15

Sept.

10 

14 

6 

6

5

16 

17 

16 

16 

16

14 

13 

12 

10 

9

10 

10 

10 

12 

12

11 

12 

12 

13 

13

19 

15 

15 

15 

13

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,740 

910 

553 

. 492 

389 

590 

3,510 

1,220 

833 

2,270 

603 

738

13,800

 Discharge measurement.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 247

IODGEP01E CBEEK AT BUSENELL, NEBR.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 31, T. 15 N., R. 57 W., at highway bridge at Bushnell.

DBAINAGE AREA. 1,090 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 36 second-feet Apr. 1 (gage

height, 2.10 feet); minimum, 5 second-feet several days during July (gage

height, 0.68 foot). 

REMARKS. Records fair. Small diversions upstream.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1931

Day

1.. ...... _ . _ .....................................

2....................................................

3.. ..................................................

4.... __ 

5 

6.-.. .. _ ................... __ .................

7-...--....--....... ..............................

8 .- -- .... _... _ - . - 

9.... ...................... _ ....................

10... . . _ _ .-- . -- 

II....-.................-.......-........... ......

12...... ..... ....... ..........................

13 .

14....... ......... _. _ _ ... ..... ......

16 

16 

17. . 

18- . 

19 . 

20 

21

22 ...

23 

24-. - ... . 

25 

26 .

27.. ... . .. . 

28.. . ... ..... ....

29... _ 

SO. 

31. . .

Month

March. _________________________

AprU.... ... . . ... .... .... .

July-. .. _. _

September..... __ ... . _______________

The period .. .. .........................

Mar.

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

24 

34 

35 

32 

22

23 

23 

22

21 

21

22

21 

21 

22 

20

20 

20 

20 

19

18

15 

11

no

12 

16 

22

Apr.

36 

24 

19 

19 

19

17 

17 

17 

16 

16

16 

16 

15 

15 

14

15 

15 

16 

16 

16

17 

15 

14 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

20 

21

Maximum

34 

36 

25 

12

8 

11 

10

May

21 

20 

20 

25 

21

21 

21 

20

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

15 

15

15 

18 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

16 

16

15 

14 

14 

21 

21 

12

June

12 

12 

12 

12 

11

12 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

9 

9

9 

9

8 

8 

8

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

8 

8 

8 

8

7

July

7 

7 

7 

7 

6

7 

6 

6 

6 

6

5 

5 

5 

5 

8

5 

5 

6 

5 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

Minimum Mean

10 21. 2

14 17.7 

12 17.8 

7 9.3 

5 6.0 

6 8.4 

9 9.1

Aug.

6 

6

7 

7 

7

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

8 

8 

9 

9 

9

9 

10 

11 

11 

11

10 

10

8 

8 

8

8 

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

Sept.

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

10 

10 

10

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,300 

1,050 

1,090 

553 

369 

516 

541

5,420

131316 33 17
248 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

IODGEPOIE CREEK AT SIDNEY, NEBR.

LOCATION. Staff gage in SE. % SE. % sec. 31, T. 14 N., R. 49 W., half a mile

south of Sidney.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,190 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 10 second-feet Apr. 3 (gage

height, 1.92 feet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot June 21-23 (gage height, 0.78

foot). 

REMARKS. Records fair. Small diversions upstream.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1931

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

Mar.

/

5 

5 

5 

5 

6

3 

3 

3 

3 

4

4 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

4 

5 

4 

3

2 

1 

1 

1 

2 

3

Apr.

4 

5 

10 

4 

5

5 

5 

4 

4 

4

2 

4 

4 

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

3 

4 

3 

4 

4

4 

4 

3 

.6 

3

Month Maximum

May ..... ....... ..... ... - 

July . 

The period

6 

10 

4 

6 

4 

2 

2

May

3 

3 

3 

4 

3

3 

3 

4 

3 

3

4 

4 

3 

3 

3

1 

2 

1 

1 

1

i

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

3

June

4 

5 

1 

1 

.3

2 

1 

2 

3 

3

6 

.3 

.3 

.3 

2

.5 

1 

2 

2 

.3

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3 

.3

3 

2 

2 

1 

1

July

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

1 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

1 

2 

1 

4

.7

.5 

.4 

.5 

.5 

.5

.6 

.7 

.6 

2 

.4 

.5

Minimum Mean

1 3.94 

.6 402 

1 2.19 

.2 1. 57 

.4 1.45 

.3 .80 

.5 .74

Aug.

1 

.6 

2 

.9 

2

2 

2 

.3 

.3 

.3

.4 

.4 

2 

1 

.9

.3 

.6

.6 

.7 

.7

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.4 

.5 

.6

Sept.

0.6 

.6 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.6

.7 

1 

1 

.7 

.9

.9 

.5 

.5

.7 

.7

.6 

.5 

.6 

2 

1

2 

.6

.6 

.6 

.7

Run-off in 

acre-feet

242 

239 

135 

93 

89 

49 

44

891
PLATTE EIVEE BASIN 249

LODGEPOLE CREEK AT RALTON, HEBR.

LOCATION. Staff gage in NE. ft NW. # sec. 12, T. 12 N., R. 45 W., at Ralton,

2% miles above Colorado-Nebraska line. 

DBAINAGE ABE A. 2,800 square miles. 

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. March to September, 1931. _ 

EXTBEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 44 second-feet Mar. 23 (gage

height, 2.8 feet); no flow Mar. 6. 

REMABKS. Records fair. Small diversions upstream.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1931

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.. ..... ......... . 

Month

July ................ ........ ......................

August .. ...........................................

September ________________________

Mar.

10 

10 

15 

17 

5

0 

13 

10 

13 

34

37

29 

27 

27 

22

25 

25 

25 

25 

22

22 

22 

44 

29 

29

24

15 

13 

16 

18 

20

Apr.

213 

22 

212

2:2

27

2:2 

2!2 

20 

25 

25

2!2 

2!J

2!2 

2!2 

19

1(> 

1(> 

1(> 

15 

15

20 

27 

28 

2(> 

2(>

25 

2!2 

25 

24 

2-1

Maximum

44 

28 

27 

32 

20 

22 

17

May

26

22 

22 

22 

22

27 

27 

25 

25 

20

22 

20 

20 

20 

20

20

15 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

3

June

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

32

29 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

20

17 

13 

13

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

July

15 

15 

13 

13 

20

17 

13 

1 

1 

1

1

1 

1 

1 

1

1

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

Minimum Mean

0 20.7 

15 22. 0 

1 12.6 

1 8.1 

1 4.2 

1 1.7 

1 5.0

Aug.

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

22

Sept.

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

8 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1

5 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

5 

1 

1 

1 

1

Run-off in

acre-feet

1,270 

1,310 

775 

482 

258 

105 

298

4,500
250 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

MIDDLE IOUP RIVER AT ST. PAUL, NEBR.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 10, T. 14 N., R. 10 W., at St. Paul. Zero of 

gage is 1,778.4 feet above mean sea level.

DBAINAGE ABE A. 7,320 square miles.

RECOKDS AVAILABLE. May, 1895, to October, 1897; April to October, 1899; 

April to November, 1903; August, 1928, to September, 1931.

EXTBEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 8,280 second-feet Oct. 12 (gage 

height, 3.00 feet); minimum, 535 second-feet June 30, Aug. 15 (gage height, 

1.69 feet).

1895-1897, 1899, 1903, 1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 16,000 secondfeet June 6, 1896; minimum, 230 second-feet Nov. 23, 1929 (gage height, 

0.30 foot).

REMABKS. Records fair. No diversions or regulation.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-81

Day

1...... _ . __ .

2... ..... ... ... .

3 

4 __

5 ... .... ... -

6 

7 .....

8 . ...

g

W. ...........

11 

12 .

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 . .

1Q

19- 

20 

21 

22. 

23 

24. ... .

25 

26 

27 ..

28 

29. .....

30 

31 . 

Oct.

1,030 

1,050 

1,440 

1,640 

2,920

2,250 

1,610 

1,120 

985 

1,350

1,120 

4,400 

6,940 

2,560 

2,050

1,640 

1,760 

1,520 

1,080 

1,150

1,080 

1,220 

870 

850 

1,010

1,150 

1,320 

1,300 

1,440 

1,150 

1,100

Nov.

1,100 

1,250 

1,100 

1,350 

1,280

1,100 

1,120 

1,120 

1,180 

1,350

1,350 

1,410 

1,410 

1,610 

1,550

1,440 

1,180 

1,030 

1,180 

3,180

2,630 

916 

850 

1,030 

1,150

1,150 

1,100 

1,050 

1,050 

1,100

Dec.

1,100 

1,150 

1,200 

1,120 

1,050

1,300 

1,350 

1,440 

1,380 

1,220

1,220 

[1,240

1, 180 

1,240

Jan.

1,300

1, 050 

1,000 

1,700

2,300

Feb.

H.760

1,410 

1,520 

1,610 

1,580 

1,550

1,580 

1,520 

1,470 

1,550 

1,180

1,220 

1,350 

1,410 

1,580 

1,500

1,520 

1,730 

1,830 

1,890 

1,580

1,890 

1,830 

1,890

Month

October ________ _____ __________ __ .

November. ____ _ _ .

December -. ... ___ _ _ _____ .....

March. ___________________________ April..... .... ... 

June _________________________ ,. July..... _ _ __

September. ,. ________ .. __ . ___ ..

Mar.

1,860 

2,020 

1,550 

1,730 

1,470

1,550 

1,350 

1,520 

1,580 

1,700

1,760 

1,410 

1,670 

1,640 

1,520

1,350 

1,200 

1,350 

1,580 

1,350

1,470 

1,280 

1,220 

1,100 

1,320

1,150 

950 

830 

1,300 

1,220 

1,830

Apr.

2,120 

1,280 

1,500 

1,500 

1,280

1,280 

1,440 

1,280 

1,700 

1,280

1,300 

1,150 

870 

640 

1,050

1,300 

1,010 

962 

1,280 

1,520

1,200 

1,200 

1,280 

1,100 

962

893 

870 

1,250 

1,120 

1,050

Maximum

6,940 

3,180 

1,440

1,890 

2,020 

2,120 

1,800 

1,730 

1,200 

1,120 

1,180

May

1,320

985 

916 

1,470 

1,800

1,440 

1,080 

1,280 

1,050 

1,520

1,030 

962 

1,050 

1,010 

1,150

985 

985 

962 

1,010 

1,200

1,320 

1,200 

1,100 

1,280 

985

1,050 

1,010 

1,100 

939 

939 

1,120

June

850 

850 

916 

893 

1,320.

1,730 

1,050 

1,120 

1,030 

893

1,030 

1,120 

1,380 

1,150 

1,030

1,120 

850 

690 

690 

625

750 

790 

655 

710 

710

640

625 

550 

625 

535

Minimum

850 

850 

1,050

1,180 

830 

640 

916 

535 

550 

535 

580

July

550 

670 

770 

985 

1,150

1,200 

893 

985 

939 

790

790 

850 

850 

790 

750

670 

750 

690 

625 

710

610 

565 

670 

670 

670

595 

750 

670 

690 

670 

790

Mean

1,680 

1,310 

1,220 

1,470 

1,610 

1,450 

1,220 

1,140 

898 

766 

767 

778

1,190

Aug.

730 

770 

870 

962 

1,050

939 

985 

939 

916 

870

730 

640 

690 

610 

535

565 

595 

625 

670 

690

750 

850 

1,120 

830 

770

750 

730 

710 

670 

640 

580

Sept.

595 

580 

670 

730 

730

610 

690 

625 

595 

595

610 

610 

625 

625 

655

655 

790 

870 

1,120 

939

830 

893 

962 

962 

1,180

985 

1,010 

850 

870 

893

Run-off in 

acre-feet

103,000 

78,000 

75,000 

90,400 

89,400 

89,200 

72,600 

70,100 

53,400 

47,100 

47,200 

46,300

862,000
PLATTE EIVEE BASIN 251

IOTJP RIVER NEAR GENOA, WEBR.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 25, T. 17 N., R. 4 W., 2 miles south of Genoa. 

Zero of gage is 1,542.0 feet above mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 13,400 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1928, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 9,350 second-feet June 21 (gage 

height, 3.40 feet); minimum, 1,200 second-feet Sept. 11, 12 (gage height, 

1.66 feet).

1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 20,000 second-feet Mar. 12, 1929; minimum (estimated), 550 second-feet Dec. 1-5, 1929.

REMARKS. Records fair. No diversions or regulation.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

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 

Oct.

2,240 

2,320 

2,540 

2,410 

3,590

4,400 

2,730 

3,190 

2,280 

2,450

2,230 

2,120 

8,920 

4,590 

4,930

4,400 

3,800 

3,520 

2,890 

2,500

2,320 

2,120 

2,200 

2,370 

2,210

2,340 

2,270 

2,680 

2,090 

2,410 

2,320

Nov.

2,540 

2,470 

2,500 

2,560 

2,540

2,610 

2,590 

2, SCO 

2,680 

2,660

2,680 

2,780 

2,910 

3,030 

3,060

3,110 

3,190 

2,810 

3,190 

5,800

7,560 

4,160 

2,810 

2,860 

2,430

2,250 

2,150 

2,100 

2,000 

2,350

Dec.

2,450 

2,550 

2,400 

2,300 

2,300

2,330

Jan.

2,300

2,420

2,520 

2,300 

1,800 

1,300 

1,270

1, 750

kioo

4,100 

4,200 

5,500 

8,000 

6,140 

5,820

Feb.

4,010 

3,750 

3,530 

3,410 

3,130

3,150 

3,160 

3,190 

3,330 

3,190

3,210 

3,290 

3,180 

3,160 

3,210

3,020 

2,990 

2,900 

3,150 

3,270

3,330 

3,400 

3,600 

3,680 

3,830

3,750 

3,780 

3,910

Month

October _____ ___________________ ....

April. ... . .. 

July...... ...... . .. ....... .

August. ______________________ .......

Mar.

3,700 

3,530 

3,310 

3,020 

3,000

2,840 

2,900 

2,900 

3,000 

3,130

3,000 

2,980 

3,040 

3,020 

3,050

3,040 

2,890 

2,770 

2,680 

2,770

2,740 

2,590 

2,530 

2,550 

2,500

2,460 

2,300 

2,130 

2,000 

2,800 

2,660

Apr.

3,380 

2,320 

2,330 

2,340 

2,520

2, >540 

2,790 

2, TOO 

3,330 

2,790

2,620 

2,450 

2,360 

2, .140 

2, ,560

2,640 

2, i570 

2,790 

2,'J60 

3,130

3, 070 

2,1590 

2,1300 

2, ,530 

2,1340

2, 420 

2,490 

2,490 

2,600 

2,830

Maximum

8,920 

7,560

8,0(10 

4, 010 

3,7(10 

3,330 

3, 730 

8, 100 

3,520 

1,770 

1,880

8,9%

May

2,590 

2,710 

2,520 

2,660 

3,390

2,710 

3,190 

3,250 

2,630 

3,730

3,190 

2,540 

2,320 

2,200 

2,340

2,430 

2,380 

2,340 

2,200 

2,210

2,540 

2,210 

1,780 

2,200 

2,150

1,970 

2,200 

2,100 

2,200 

2,120 

2,040

June

2,000 

1,850 

1,870 

1,700 

2,040

2,240 

2,210 

2,230 

2,030 

1,920

2,090 

2,240 

2,240 

2,360 

2,130

2,150 

1,990 

1,820 

1,800 

1,820

8,100 

7,130 

2,630 

2,100 

1,870

1,820 

1,760 

1,700 

1,540 

1,500

Minimum

2,090 

2,000

2,900 

2,000 

2,360 

1,780 

1,500 

1,370 

1,320 

1,200

1,200

July

1,470 

1,570 

1,840 

2,430 

3,520

2,130 

2,100 

2,240 

2,180 

1,960

1,860 

1,920 

1,810 

1,750 

1,740

1,660 

1,720 

1,870 

1,620 

1,680

1,550 

1,570 

1,580 

1,570 

1,570

1,460 

1,440 

1,410 

1,370 

1,380 

1,370

Mean

3,010 

2,960 

2,390 

2,930 

3,380 

2,830 

2,700 

2,490 

2,360 

1,790 

1,560 

1,520

2,490

Aug.

1,450 

1,380 

1,470 

1,500 

1,470

1,630 

1,630 

1,590 

1,660 

1,620

1,690 

1,760 

1,610 

1,630 

1,530

1,450 

1,480 

1,460 

1,390 

1,450

1,320 

1,390 

1,570 

1,690 

1,770

1,740 

1,600 

1,610 

1,560 

1,580 

1,590

Sept.

1,530 

1,560 

1,480 

1,480 

1,440

1,380 

1,360 

1,280 

1,220 

1,240

1,200 

1,200 

1,220 

1,260 

1,280

1,340 

1,410 

1,760 

1,860 

1,800

1,660 

1,670 

1,690 

1,750 

1,880

1,750 

1,680 

1,690 

1,640 

1,740

Run-off in 

acre-feet

185, 000 

176,000 

147,000 

180,000 

188,000 

174,000 

161, 000 

153,000 

140,000 

110,000 

95,900 

90,400

1,800,000
252 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

LOUP RIVER AT COLUMBUS, NEBR.

LOCATION. Staff gage on line between Rs. 1 E. and 1 W., T. 17 N., at Columbus, 5 miles above mouth.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 14,200 square miles.

RECOEDS AVAILABLE. January, 1895, to September, 1915; Match to September, 

1931.

EXTEEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 4,360 second-feet June 22 (gage 

height, 3.95 feet); minimum, 610 second-feet Mar. 30 (gage height, 2.40 

feet).

1895-1915, 1931: Maximum discharge, 25,800 second-feet July 26, 1905 

(gage height, 7.95 feet); minimum, that of Mar. 30, 1931.

REMARKS. Records fair. Discharge estimated Mar. 1-9. No diversions or 

regulations.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1931

Day

1 ___ ....... _ ......... . .

^.. ...................... ............................

Z.. ............................ ......................

^........ ............................................

5.. ... .. ..... .

6... _...-.--.-. . .........-..........--

1... .................................................

9,.. ..................................................

9... _ ._ . .........

10... . . 

11 ____ .-.-.----..... ..........

12....-........... ..... __.._ ...____.___.__.-..

^Z......... ............................................

14.-........-_..._... ..................................

15.. ........ ..........................................

16 --..-...... ....................................

n. ...................................................

18. ..

19-.. _ 

20... _.- - . - --.- --_--__._._ .

21....................................................

22.. __ ............... _ ...... ...

23.... ................................. . . . ...

24

25... .............................................

26.. . .

27... ___ . . . ....

28.... ............ ...... ........... .......

29... _ ... . ..........................

30....................................................

31._ 

Mar.

3,800

3,600

3,400

3,100

3,000

2,900

3,100

3,200

3,280

3,150

3,020

3,150

2,900

2,900

3,020

2,900

3,020

2,780

2,780

2,660

2,780

2,540

2,780

2,420

2,660

2,300

2,190

2,300

1,000

610

2,660

Apr.

3,950

2,900

2,900

2,660

2,660

2,660

2,780

2,900

3,280

2,780

2,540

2,420

2,300

2,420

2,660

2,660

2,900

3,020

2,540

3,020

3,020

2,540

2,420

2,540

2,660

2,420

2,660

2,660

2,540

2,540

May

2,540

2,660

2,540

2,780

2,900

3,150

3,150

3,020

3,020

3,280

3,280

2,540

2,300

2,190

2,300

2,420

2,420

2,660

2,420

2,540

2,300

2,300

2,190

2,080

2,080

1,970

1,970

1,970

2,190

2,300

1,970

June

1,970

1,860

1,750

1,750

1,970

2,190

2,660

2,660

1,970

1,970

2,080

2,190

2,190

2,190

2,190

2,190

1,970

1,750

1,750

1,750

3,950

4,360

3,680

2,660

2,080

1,750

1,750

1,750

1,640

1,540

July

1,540

1,540

1,640

2,420

3.540

2,080

2,080

2,780

2,190

2,080

2,080

1,970

1,750

1,750

1,750

1,860

1,750

1,750

1,640

1,640

1,750

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,440

1,340

1,540

1,440

1,340

1,160

Aug.

1,340

1,340

1,440

1,540

1,440

1,640

1,860

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,440

1,440

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,540

1,640

1,750

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,540

1,540

1,540

Sept.

1,750

1,340

1,440

1,540

1,540

1,440

1,340

1,340

1,160

1,440

1,340

1,340

1,250

1,250

1,340

1,440

1,440

1,750

2.190

2,190

2,080

1,640

1,640

1.640

2,080

1,750

1,640

1,750

1,640

1,640

Month

April......... ..........................................

July...................................................

Maximum

3,800

3,950

3,280

4,360

3,540

1,860

2,190

Minimum

610

2,300

1,970

1.540

1,160

1,340

1,160

Mean

2,770

2,730

2,500

2,210

1,810

1,550

1,580

Run-off in 

acre-feet

170,000

162,000

154,000

132,000

111,000

95,300

94,000

918,000
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 253

NORTH LOUP BIVEB NEAR ST. PAUL, NEBE.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 22, T. 15 N., R. 10 W., 3 miles north of St. Paul.

DRAINAGE AKEA. 4,040 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1895, to October, 1897; April to October, 1899;

April to December, 1903; August, 1928, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 5,880 second-feet Oct. 12 (gage

height, 2.96 feet); minimum, 126 second-feet Jan. 15 (gage height, 0.33

foot).

1895-1897, 1899, 1903, 1928-1931: Maximum discharge (estimated),

90,000 second-feet June 6, 1896; minimum, that of Jan. 15, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records fair. No diversions.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

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...............

26..... ....

26 - 

27. 

28 

29 ..

30 

31 . 

Oct.

765

778

894

950

950

1,610

1,250

1,090

1,010

1,010

778

2,520

1,640

1,380

1,320

1,340

1,170

950

842

S68

842

950

842

SOI

oin

950

980

950

1,070

965

855

Nov.

894

842

816

1,090

1,070

1,150

995

894

1,010

1,020

1,040

1,130

1,040

1,040

1,170

1,270

1,110

1,040

1,320

2,300

1,150

855

1,130

881

995

728

881

7on

"700

«700

Dec.

700

900

1,150

1,110

935

Qlfl

1,150

1,040

1,010

1,110

1,040

ACA

920 "920

"900

"910

950

894

868

920

OO7

678

752

855

1,020

980

894

Qcn

SQ4

804

778

Jan.

816

894

855

965

1,010

907

935

950

894

1,020

950

894

290

159

126

144

443

765 1 ion

1,110

1 380

1 360

1,480

1,580

1,610

1,580

1,580

1 Pkfift

2,330

2,180

1,720

Feb.

1,610

1,380

1,450

1,410

1,450

1,210

1,130

1,450

1,560

1,450

1,410

1 360

1,320

1,500

1,290

1,070

1,320

1,230

1,380

1 360

1,500

1 Pififl

1,610

1,700

1,810

1,450

1,780

1,670

Mar.

1,320

1,320

1,290

1,150

1,320

1,380

995

1,290

1,070

980

980

1,230

1,320

1,500

1,130

1,070

1,060

1,060 1 flfirt

1,150

1,040

1,270 i ftfift

1 ftfift

I Afirt

1,090

aCftfl

al fWVl

-1,200

1 ' 480

Apr.

1,270

1,190

1,380

1,060

920

1,020

1,040

1,070

1,320

1,230

1,060

1,010

881

894

980

1,040

1,010

965

1,020

1,230

i iiv>

1,010

1,090

1,070 Qfif;

QflK

1,020

«MO

829

803

May

829

816

778

855

995

950

965

1,070

1,480

1,380

1,180

1,040

970

970

925

880

865

865

865

895

865

880

785

798

74fi

746

759

7TO

798

772

772

June

772

772

785

785

955

1,000

925

910

837,

824

1,000

880

970

970

837

720

610

621

592

654

1,050

676

654

698

654

574

565

583

538

529

July

601

676

676

955

955

850

824

850

785

746

733

798

798

746

676

632

720

654

643

632

632

654

665

654

643

632

610

w»

610

592

574

Aug.

520

610

592

632

746

746

772

772

733

772

772

709

654

632

610

583

601

610

592

592

665

746

880

1,140

940

798

676

643

687

654

687

Sept.

676

676

746

746

772

746

698

632

592

592

574

556

583

601

643

665

698

811

811

811

785

811

811

811

895

865

837

811

785

785

Month

February _________________________

March... _________________________

April.. .............. .......... ...... .............

May ____________________________

June.... _________________________

July... ............................ ..........

September ________________________

The year. _____________________

Maximum

2,520

2,300

1,150

2,330

1,810

1,500

1,380

1,480

1,050

955

1,140

895

2,520

Minimum

765

700

700

126

1,070

800

803

746

529

574

520

556

126

Mean

1,080

1,040

933

1,090

1,440

1,150

1,040

911

765

703

702

728

962

Hun-ofl in 

acre-feet

66,400

61,900

57,400

67,000

80,000

70,700

61,900

56,000

45,500

43,200

43,200

43,300

696,000

> Estimated.
254 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

ELKHORN RIVER AT O'NEILL, NEBR.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 31, T. 29 N., R. 11 W., at O'NeiU.

DRAINAGE AREA. 651 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 155 second-feet Apr. 1 (gage

height, 2.5 feet); minimum, 12 second-feet Aug. 1, Sept. 11-13 (gage height,

1.2 feet). 

REMARKS. Records fair. Discharge estimated Mar. 1-3, 6, 7, 28-31. No

diversions.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1931

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- . ........... ...

Month

April... 

June

July........ .......................................

Mar.

75 

80 

85 

90 

119

70 

70 

68 

68 

57

68 

68, 

93 

107 

107

107 

93 

93 

68 

80

80 

80 

80 

80 

80

80 

93

75 

70 

75 

95

Apr.

155 

122 

138 

138 

138

122 

107 

93 

93 

80

80 

57 

57 

47 

57

57 

57 

57 

57 

68

57 

57 

57 

57 

57

57 

57 

57 

52 

52

Maximum

119 

155 

138 

38 

30 

23 

26

May

57 

57 

47 

47 

47

47 

47 

52 

57 

93

107 

122 

138 

122 

107

80 

80 

68 

68 

57

57 

57 

47 

38 

38

38 

38 

38 

38 

38 

38

June

38 

34 

30 

30 

34

38 

38 

38 

30 

30

30 

30 

38 

34 

30

30 

30 

26 

26 

30

30 

30 

30 

30

26

26 

26 

26 

23 

23

July

23 

23 

23 

23 

30

26 

23 

23 

23 

30

30 

23 

23 

23 

20

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

14 

14 

14 

14

Minimum Mean

57 82. 4 

47 78. 0 

38 63. 4 

23 30. 5 

14 20. 2 

12 18. 1 

12 17. 9

Aug.

12 

17 

17 

17 

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

23 

20 

20 

17 

17

17

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

14 

14 

14

Sept.

17 

17 

17 

17 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

12 

12 

12 

14 

14

17 

17 

17 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

23 

26

26 

26 

23 

23 

23

Run-off in 

acre-feet

5,070 

4,640 

3,900 

1,810 

1,240 

1,110 

1,070

18,800
PLATTE BIVEB BASIN 255

ELKHORN RIVER AT NEIIGH, NEBR.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 20, T. 25 N., R. 6 W., at Neligh.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,740 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 550 second-feet Mar. 14, Apr. 4

(gage height, 3.4 feet); minimum, 16 second-feet July 20, 21, Aug. 7, Sept.

9-14 (gage height, 1.6 feet). 

REMARKS. Records fair. Discharge estimated Mar. 27-31. No diversions.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1981

Day

l

2

3

4-- .

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

Mar.

290

330 

330 

330 

290 

290

290 

290 

370 

550 

500

500 

500 

500 

455 

370

370 

330 

290 

290 

290

290 

200 

150 

175 

250 

280

Apr.

330

410 

455 

550 

500

455 

455 

410 

370 

330

330 

290 

290 

290 

260

250 

250 

250 

250 

250

290 

290 

290 

290 

290

250 

250 

250 

250 

250

Month Maximum

March 5-31.---. _ ._ - 

April. _ __ _ 

May... - -

June

July --

September

The periffd

550 

550 

500 

125 

108 

66 

94

May

180 

150 

125 

150 

180

180 

180 

180 

215 

290

410 

500 

500 

500 

410

330 

290 

250 

215 

180

150 

125 

125 

108 

108

108 

108 

108 

108 

108 

108

June

94 

94 

80 

94 

94

108 

108 

108 

94 

94

94 

94 

94 

94 

94

80 

80 

80 

80 

80

108 

125 

125 

108 

108

94 

94 

80 

66 

54

July

54 

94 

80 

80 

94

94 

80 

80 

108 

108

94 

80 

80 

66 

54

42 

30 

22 

22 

16

16

22 

22 

42 

42

42 

42 

30 

30

22 

22

Minimum Mean

150 337 

250 322 

108 215 

54 93. 3 

16 55. 2 

16 40. 9 

16 50.9

AUg.

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

16 

22 

54 

66

66 

66 

54 

42 

30

42 

30 

54 

42 

30

54 

66 

54 

54

54

54 

54 

42 

30 

30 

30

Sept.

30 

54 

54

54 

42

30

22 

22 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

22

22 

22 

54 

80 

80

80 

80 

66 

80 

94

94 

94 

94 

80 

80

Run-off in 

acre-feet

18,000 

19,200 

13,200 

5,550 

3,390 

2,510 

3,030

64,900
256 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

ElKHORN RIVER AT WATERLOO, NEBR.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 10, T. 15 N., R. 10 E., at Waterloo. Zero of

gage is 1,110.1 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 6,390 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1911, to July, 1913: August, 1928, to September,

 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,120 second-feet Nov. 21 (gage

height, 3.6 feet); minimum, 118 second-feet Sept. 12 (gage height, 0.78

foot).

1911-1913, 1928-1931: Highest flood occurred in April, 1912 (gage height

and discharge not determined); minimum, that of Sept. 12,1931. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for winter, which were estimated because

of ice. No diversions.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-31.

Day

1 

2.. ...... .......

3... ... 

4 

5 

6 - 

T. ............ ..

8 

Q. ..... .........

W. ..............

11 

12. __ - ___ 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 ..

30 

31 

Oct.

378 

405 

410 

401 

415

435

445 

455 

455 

445

425 

425 

430 

430 

440

560 

742 

1,230 

1,060 

968

720 

610 

560 

537 

520

520 

520 

509 

509 

487 

492

Nov.

498 

509 

509 

509 

503

509 

492 

509 

531 

549

543

555 

526 

572 

572

591

585 

597 

622 

923

2,110 

1,500 

1,310 

1,140

977

812 

735 

526 

465 

440

Dec.

I 460

850 

1,290 

1,060 

750 

758

758 

712 

788 

765 

728

712 

698 

498 

430 

420

410 

460 

502 

465 

502

450

Jan.

550

500

481 

I 500

1 620

Feb.

900 

1,000 

1,100 

1,160 

1,100

1,030 

986 

844 

780 

691

649 

691 

758 

629 

604

670 

720 

656 

635 

656

670 

670 

698 

698 

677

677 

712 

742

Month

January _________________________

February. ___ ____ ___________

March-- ____________________ ___

April. ...... . . . . ....

July.. 

August ______________________ __

The year. _______________ ......

Mar.

728 

705 

705 

677 

705

635 

670 

705 

691 

698

765 

728 

750 

780 

780

750 

735 

796 

860 

896

914 

887 

878 

844 

796

812 

836 

780 

758 

705 

698

Apr.

698 

780 

1,010 

1,220 

1,200

1,100 

1,060 

1,040 

1,070 

959

887 

804 

758 

712 

677

705 

758 

780 

758 

780

705 

705 

712 

728 

712

677 

656 

649 

635 

629

Maximum

1,230 

2,110 

i. 2«n '

1,160 

914 

1,220 

968 

1,930 

460 

479 

1,540

May

591 

585 

566 

560 

684

923

968 

852 

772 

750

772 

804 

836 

844 

860

923 

950 

959 

896 

804

742 

698 

635 

604 

578

549 

514 

578 

616 

520 

509

June

492

482 

460 

445 

537

566 

445 

610 

765 

712

656 

1,920 

1,930 

1,020 

656

549 

471 

420 

387 

373

410

977 

1,430 

1,450 

788

526 

435 

378 

387 

311

Minimum

378 

440

604 

635 

629 

509 

311 

192 

169 

124

July

314 

318 

299 

295 

315

335 

364 

373 

369 

347

351 

339 

326 

330 

330

311 

326 

318 

460 

330

284 

274 

260 

235 

238

229 

217 

209 

203 

203 

192

Mean

646 

707 

599 

558 

779 

763 

819 

724 

700 

300 

208 

385

588

Aug.

187 

235 

198 

187 

214

189 

184 

217 

247 

479

316 

277 

214 

189 

184

174 

176 

176 

179 

176

171 

174 

169 

195 

192

250 

192 

192 

176 

169 

174

Sept.

514

257 

382 

209 

174

169 

156 

147 

147 

135

131 

124 

127 

129 

133

131

129 

192 

253 

482

445 

360 

728 

503 

1,010

1,540 

1^500 

572 

392 

378

Run-off in 

acre-feet

33, 600 

42,100 

36,800 

34,300 

43,300 

46,900 

48,700 

44,500 

41,700 

18,400 

12,800 

22,900

426,000
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

TARKIO RIVER BASIN 

TABEIO RIVER AT FAIRFAX, MO.

257

LOCATION. Chain gage on line between sees. 22 and 27, T. 64 N., R. 40 W., at

highway bridge half a mile west of Fairfax. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 508 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1922, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 5,310 second-feet June 15 (gage

height, 14.15 feet); minimum, 6 second-feet July 28-31.

1922-1931: Maximum discharge, about 15,000 second-feet July 7, 1929

(gage height, 20.33 feet); minimum, 1 second-foot Dec. 21, 1924 to Jan. 4,

1925. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 25 to

Dec. 6, Dec. 17 to Jan. 28, which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

1. ........

2. _________

3 .. .

4. _________

5 

6- - -

7..... __ ... ...

8 . .....

g.... _ ........

10 

11 . .

12. 

13 

14 

15 __ ......

16 

17.. _ ....

18 _ ... _ ......

19 

20 

21. .

22 ___ . .........

23 

24 

25 ....

26 . 

27 

28- _

29 .

30 

31 

Oct.

21 

21 

20 

21

20

22 

34 

28 

24 

22

24 

21 

25 

26 

31

268gi

51 

42 

37

36

sg

37

sg

37

34 

34 

32 

31 

31 

26

Nov.

34 

34 

34 

34 

32

29 

26 

34 

34 

34

36 

36 

36 

37 

37

91 

60 

44 

44 

330

110 

80 

55 

42 

34

34 

34

26 

26 

26

Dec.

26 

42 

42 

34 

34

34 

46 

44 

44 

49

46 

39 

40 

40

37

34 

34

34 

26 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

34

34 

34 

34 

34 

34 

34

Jan.

34

26 

26 

26 

34

34 

34 

34 

34 

34

26 

26 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20

26 

26

34 

34 

42 

48 

36 

32

Feb.

32 

32 

35 

35 

32

41 

36 

28 

22 

21

38 

30 

24 

18 

16

28 

22 

15 

35 

33

28 

32 

48 

35 

32

22 

25 

24

Month Maximum

March ........... ................... ......

April 

July .

268 

330 

49 

48 

48 

103 

116g?

2,050 

58 

308 

2,140

2,140

Mar.

22ig ig

18 

21

24 

23 

33

54 

65

60 

75 

103 

103

75

47 

45 

43 

36 

34

34 

33 

40 

33 

30

25 

36 

30 

33 

45 

45

Apr.

41 

41 

38 

33 

30

27 

24 

24 

23 

24

22 

17 

15 

15

19

48 

29 

27 

28 

116

70 

48 

40 

50 

65

54 

37 

45 

33 

30

Minimum

20 

26 

26 

20 

15 

18 

15 

13 

10 

6 

8 

8

6

May

28 

27 

24 

23 

30

24 

25 

24 

32 

35

32 

33 

28 

27 

23

18ig ig

24 

21

18

17 

15 

15 

15

14 

13 

24 

52g?

70

June

41 

35 

32 

224g

1,250 

352 

80 

54 

41

43

772 

- 136 

49 

2,050

185 

54 

40 

32 

27

54 

41 

31 

22 

18

16 

13 

12 

11 

10

Mean

sg.s

51.4 

35.3 

28.6 

29.2 

42.0 

37.1 

27.9 

18612. g

31.4

178

57. g

July

44 

14 

12 

14 

18

12 

11 

11 

10

g

8 

14 

58ig

13

12 

10

g

15 

10

8 

8 

8 

7 

8

8 

7 

6 

6 

6 

6

Per square 

mfle

0.078 

.101 

.069 

.056 

.057 

.083 

.073 

.055 

.366 

.025 

.062 

.350

.114

Aug.

10

308 

80 

20 

14

8

g 11 

g

116

46 

21 

16 

12 

11

10 

11 

16 

86 

31

18 

13 

12 

13 

12

11 

11 

10

9

g 

g

Sept.

1,740 

110 

39

26 

44

21 

H 

12 

11 

10

10 

9

g

14 

12

12

g

10

g

8

40 

28 

330 

122 

2,140

352 

86 

49 

44 

32

Run-off in 

inches

0.09 

.11 

.08 

.06 

.06 

.10 

.08 

.06 

.41 

.03 

.07 

.39

1.54
258 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

NODAWAY RIVER BASIN

NOD AWAY RIVER NEAR BURLINGTON JUNCTION, MO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 17, T. 65 N., R. 37 W., at bridge on State highway 

18, 1% miles west of Burlington Junction.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,240 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1922, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 4,100 second-feet Sept. 25 (gage 

height, 9.40 feet); minimum, 7 second-feet Sept. 13, 14 (gage height, 2.54 

feet).

1922-1931: Maximum discharge, 21,000 second-feet July 6, 1929; maximum gage height, 19.5 feet Sept. 3, 1926; minimum discharge, 6 second-feet 

% June 1, July 26, 1925; minimum gage height, 1.80 feet July 26, 1923.

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect, Jan. 1-28, which 

are poor. Discharge estimated Dec. 1-3.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-31

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 

Oct.

25 

25 

27 

23 

25

29 

33 

32 

31 

20

22 

23

27 

25 

50

58 

52 

55 

40 

38

35 

38 

29 

27 

27

23 

22 

20 

22 

23 

20

Nov.

18 

18 

22 

20 

22

22 

22 

23 

22 

23

22 

20

22 

23 

25

136 

100 

96 

100 

193

147 

127 

93 

74 

63

40 

35 

33 

35 

40

Dec.

40 

39 

38 

38 

40

35 

33 

31 

33 

33

33 

35 

38 

40 

31

29 

27 

25 

35 

38

30 

31 

31 

31 

29

31 

33 

27

27 

25 

27

Jan.

24 

24 

24 

24 

24

24 

24 

24 

24 

24

24 

24 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

24 

46 

54 

54 

41

Feb.

36 

44 

46 

41 

46

49 

54 

44 

42 

39

39 

36 

41 

22 

21

30

34 

41 

44 

41

36 

32 

82 

56 

32

24 

30

46

Month Maximum

February 

AprilMay. ____ - . .. 

July . .. . 

August. _______ ____________

The year. .

58 

193 

40 

54 

82 

170 

206 

630 

3,450 

206 

282 

4,100

4,100

Mar.

36 

26 

24 

26 

24

32 

42

74 

78 

80

86 

132 

158 

170 

111

111 

96 

86 

66 

55

47 

55 

55 

52 

45

47 

52 

47 

49 

66 

69

Apr.

63 

69 

74 

78 

90

60

58 

58 

42 

. 35

31 

31 

31 

31 

31

182 

72 

35 

58 

143

206 

132 

96

84 

93

86 

60 

55 

45 

40

Minimum

20 

18 

25 

16 

21 

24 

31 

14 

65 

14 

13 

7

7

May

31 

33 

23 

22

25

27 

22 

23 

27 

35

35 

38 

33 

31 

31

22 

23 

27 

22 

23

20

17 

18 

18 

20

17 

14 

18 

25 

630 

585

June

206 

132

78 

69 

80

3,450 

2,460 

1,730 

910 

420

282 

2,120 

850 

585 

332

385 

206 

136 

115 

105

2,280 

2,820 

1,030 

332 

206

158 

80 

88 

82 

65

Mean

30.5 

54.5 

32.7 

23.6 

40.3 

67 6 

72.3 

62.4 

726 

62.2 

57.0 

365

132

July

65 

67 

158 

79 

85

54 

56 

54 

49 

41

34

41 

206 

206 

138

117 

67 

39 

39 

32

39 

28 

73 

39 

19

21 

19 

19 

16 

15 

14

Per square 

mile

0.025 

.044 

.026 

.019 

.032 

.055 

.058 

.050 

.585 

.050 

.046 

.294

.106

Aug.

13 

41 

206 

206 

62

65 

39 

36 

46 

282

65 

26 

24 

16 

16

18 

16 

15 

16 

76

107 

73 

76 

28 

21

19 

16 

14 

15 

15 

98

Sept.

1,880 

440 

250 

220 

138

47 

39 

26 

16 

13

11 

9 

7 

7 

12

13 

9 

9 

8 

8

22 

41 

630

182 

4,100

1,240 

1,100 

250 

147 

76

Run-ofl in 

inches

0.03 

.05 

.03 

.02 

.03 

.06 

.06 

.06 

.65 

.06 

.05 

.33

1.43
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6 259

PLATTE RIVER BASIN (IOWA-MISSOURI)

PIATTE RIVER AT CONCEPTION JUNCTION, MO.

LOCATION. Chain gage on line between NW. % sec. 14 and SW. % sec. 11, T. 63

N., R. 34 W., at county highway bridge half a mile west of Conception

Junction.

DRAINAGE AREA. 492 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1921, to May, 1925; August, 1928, to September,

1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,810 second-feet Sept. 25 (gage

height, 10.42 feet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot Sept. 19 (gage height, 4.26

feet).

1921-1925, 1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 12,200 second-feet July 6,

1929 (gage height, 21.70 feet); minimum, that of Sept. 19, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records fair except those for period of ice effect, Dec. 17 to Jan. 31,

which are poor. Discharge estimated Feb. 10, Apr. 13, Aug. 16, 24.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-31

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 

97

28 _ .........

29 ............

30

31 

Oct.

3.0

2.4 

2.7 

3.8 

3.0

6

5 

5 

3.0

2.7

2.7 

2.4 

3.0 

3.8 

4.6

7 

8 

10

8 

7

5 

7 

6 

5 

4.6

4.6 

3.8 

4.6 

3.8 

3.8 

4.6

Nov.

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.0 

3.8

4.6 

4.6 

3.8 

3.8 

3.0

3.8 

3.0 

3.8 

4.6

5

4.6

5 

8 

46 

18

24 

20 

10 

9

8

8 

6 

9 

10 

14

Dec.

17 

10 

8 

10 

11

14 

10 

10 

9 

8

9

7 

8 

8 

7

6

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

5 

4 

4 

4

Jan.

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

4 

4 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

3 

3 

3

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

3 

3 

3 

3

Feb.

3.0 

3 8 

4.6 

6

7

6 

5 

6 

3.8 

3.0

2.1 

2.1

2.4 

2.7 

4.2

6 

5 

4.6 

10 

9

9 

6 

7 

6 

6

5 

4.6

5

Month Maximum

May.. ___________ . _______

July ... .......

10 

24 

17 

4.0 

10 

91 

72 

8 

748 

9 

130 

1,810

1,810

Mar.

6

5 

4.6 

5 

5

6 

7 

6 

9

8

10 

18 

53 

91 

30

75 

60 

33 

30

27

18 

13 

17 

18 

12

8 

9 

9 

10 

11 

10

Apr.

22 

24 

20 

22 

20

17 

15 

15 

12 

11

9 

7 

6 

4.6

5

4.6 

5 

3.8 

15 

24

72 

51 

32 

24 

26

20 

17 

11 

11 

10

Minimum

2.4 

3.0 

4.0 

2.0 

2.1 

4.6 

3.8 

1.8 

1.8 

.7 

.5 

.1

.1

May

8 

7 

6 

6 

5

5 

3.0 

3.0 

3.8 

3.8

4.6 

5 

4.6 

3.0 

2.1

2.1 

1.8 

4.6 

5 

3.0

2.1 

2.4 

2.1 

2.1 

1.8

2.2 

1.8 

1.8 

3.8 

4.6 

5

June

4.2 

4.6 

5 

8 

11

30

748 

442 

159 

74

38 

28 

18 

12 

56

30 

22 

20 

15 

15

15 

159 

168 

36

22

10 

8 

7 

2.1

1.8

July

2.1 

1.8 

1.1 

1.1 

1.3

.9 

1.0 

.9 

.9 

1.3

.9 

2.4 

2.6 

1.5 

9

8 

6 

2.4 

2.1 

1.8

1.8 

3.8 

2.7 

2.4 

1.6

1.4 

1.2 

1.2 

.9

.8 

.7

Mean ^uare

4. 71 0. 0096 

7. 21 . 015 

7. 23 . 015 

2.68 .0054 

5.18 .011 

20.1 .041 

17.9 .036 

3.75 .0076 

72. 3 . 147 

2.18 .0044 

10. 6 .022 

154 . 313

25. 4 . 052

Aug.

4.6 

10 

2.2 

1.8 

1.8

1.4 

1.3 

2.4 

2.7 

3.8

5 

130 

30

5 

4.2

2.6 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

.9

33 

53 

14 

8 

1.3

2.1 

1.2 

1.0 

.9

.7 

.5

Sept

3.8 

386 

250 

117 

79

17 

6 

1.3 

1.6 

1.3

.6

.4 

.4 

.4 

.7

.4 

.2 

.2 

.1 

.2

4.6 

5 

130 

83 

1,810

950 

500 

198 

45

17

Eun-ofE in 

inches

0.01 

.02 

.02 

.006 

.01 

.05 

.04 

.009 

.16 

.005 

.03 

.35

.71
260 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

KANSAS RIVER BASIN

REPUBLICAN RIVER AT BENKELMAN, NEBB.

LOCATION. Staff gage on line between sees. 17 and 20, T. 1 N., R. 37 W., threequarters of a mile west of Benkelman and a quarter of a mile above Arikaree 

River.

DEAINAGE AKEA. 2,640 square miles.

RECOEDS AVAILABLE. November, 1894, to August, 1895; May, 1903, to November, 1906; March to September, 1931.

EXTEEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 667 second-feet June 5 (gage 

height, 2.57 feet); no flow during parts of July, August, September.

1894-95, 1903-1906, 1931: Maximum discharge, that of June 5, 1931; 

no flow during several months in 1906, 1931.

REMAEKS. Records fair. Small diversions upstream.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19S1

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-- ..

Month

March 17-31-- ... . __ ....... ..

July.. _ . _ 

August __ . 

The period 

Mar.

68 

68 

68 

83

83 

83 

92 

83 

76

76 

. 60 «50 

«40 

«40 

«39

Apr.

39

65 

65 

65 

65

65 

65 

65 

65 

65

65 

51 

51 

45 

45

45 

34 

39 

39

51

51 

58 

58 

80 

88

94 

94 

94 

85 

77

Maximum

92 

94 

80 

432 

4 

486 

9

May

80 

80 

80

72 

72

58 

58 

65 

72 

65

65 

65 

65 

65 

65

65 

65 

58 

51 

51

51

51 

51 

45 

39

45 

39 

39 

39 

39 

39

June

34 

30 

30 

30 

432

97 

88 

51 

51 

45

51 

58 

58 

51 

45

45 

34 

22 

22 

22

18

18 

15 

15 

15

15 

12 

12 

9 

9

July

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

0 

0

0 

0 

2 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Minimumr Mean

39 67. 3 

34 62. 3 

39 57. 9 

9 47.8 

0 1.2 

0 49.1 

0 2.1

Aug.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

400 

486

97 

88 

72 

30 

26

22 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

103 

37

28 

. 24

21 

14 

9 

9 

6 

6

Sept.

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

4 

4 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

9 

9 

4

4 

4 

4 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,000 

3,710 

3,560 

2,840 

74 

3,020 

129

15,300

> Estimated.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN

REPUBLICAN EIVEE AT MAX, NEBB.

261

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 32, T. 2 N., R. 36 W., three-quarters of a mile

south of Max. Zero of gage is 2,873.6 feet above mean sea level. 

DBAINAGB ABBA. 6,220 square miles. 

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. August, 1928, to September, 1931.

EXTBEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 803 second-feet June 13 (gage 

height, 2.14 feet); no flow during parts of July, August, September.

1928-1931: Maximum discharge, .1,810 second-feet June 4, 1930 (gage 

height, 2.90 feet); no flow during parts of summer of 1929, 1930, 1931. 

REMABKS. Records good. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

Day

1. 

2..... _ . ___ .

3.. .............

4... .......... ..

6 

6 

T. ..............

8 -.-_ - .

9...............

10 

11 

12.. ... .........

13 

14 

16 

16 

17...............

18. 

19 

20 

21 

22... ............

23 

24_____ 

25. 

26-.. ........

27..............

28...... ...

29.... .

30.... ___ _ .

31. ....... .......

Oct.

100 

100 

163

238 

358

226 

186 

186 

181 

163

340 

406 

298 

250 

232

214 

238 

202 

196 

190

190 

190 

202 

190 

196

190

186 

181 

181 

172 

181

Nov.

168 

163 

163

172 

172

158 

158 

172 

202 

181

172

172

181 

181 

172

181 

172 

172 

190

87

33 

100

78

110

Dec.

130

160 

180 

196 

214 

176

176 

172 

136 

109 

109

100 

110 

120

Jan.

 140

160 

160 

170 

170 

180

181 

208 

181 

150 

130

100 

120

180

Feb.

200 

220 

250 

255 

260

265 

266 

250 

266 

266

274 

282 

282 

266 

282

282 

298 

282 

232 

238

266 

358 

368 

314 

322

314 

290 

290

Month

October _____ _________ _________

April. ... ... 

June _ _________ ............................

July....... _ __. _ ___._ _

Mar.

266 

290 

306 

322 

306

172 

145 

196 

208 

314

314 

306 

266 

266 

258

250 

244

258 

274 

298

298 

282 

274 

250 

244

266 

200 

120 

180 

300 

360

Apr.

686 

509 

498 

266 

290

314 

290 

274 

232 

232

226 

214 

202 

220 

220

202 

190 

190 

190 

196

172 

172 

190 

232 

250

274 

250 

226 

226 

238

Maximum

406 

202 

214 

208 

368 

360 

686 

196 

552 

5 

446 

41

686

May

196 

190

186 

176 

168

154 

163 

158 

150 

150

140 

150 

158 

154 

132

122 

145 

140 

136 

136

136 

140 

118 

114 

91

70 

57 

53 

57 

109 

96

June

78 

70 

57 

29 

552

306 

}96 

136 

114 

114

226 

176 

552 

244 

196

158 

114 

104 

100 

100

100

78 

74 

78 

57

41 

25 

10 

4 

1

Minimum

100 

33

200 

120 

172 

53 

1 

0 

0 

0

0

July

0 

0

2 

5 

4

2 

1 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean

211 

146 

131 

147 

276 

259 

262 

134 

136 

.5 

37.9 

7.3

145

Aug.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

446

196 

127 

91 

57 

31

16 

11 

7 

3 

1

0 

74 

49 

33 

15

15 

3 

1 

0 

0 

0

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

41 

14

8

6 

6 

14 

17 

29

. 17 

21 

16 

16 

15

Run-off in 

acre-feet

13,000 

8,690 

8,060 

9,040 

15; 300 

15,900 

15,600 

8,240 

8,090 

31 

2,330 

434

,105,000
262 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

REPUBLICAN RIVER AT CUIBERTSOK, KEBR.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 20, T. 3 N., R. 31 W., three-quarters of a mile south 

of Culbertson and 2 miles above mouth of Frenchman Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 8,790 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 490 second-feet Apr. 2 (gage 

height, 2.6 feet); no flow July 1-3, July 14 to Aug. 6, Sept. 29-30.

REMARKS. Records fair. Discharge. estimated Mar. 26-31. Diversions for 

irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1931

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-- . 

Month

March 11-31-.. ... ..... . ...........

April..... . . 

June _ .

July.- ... .

September ________________________

The period 

Mar.

250 

250 

250 

202 

202

202 

202 

202 

202 

202

250 

250 

250 

202 

160

140 

120 

130 

150 

170 

190

Apr.

202 

490 

325 

275 

226

325 

226 

275 

226 

181

226 

226 

181 

181 

181

160 

160 

160 

160 

160

124 

124 

160 

202 

160

202 

202 

202 

202 

250

Maximum

250 

490 

202 

350

29 

378 

81

May

202 

202 

202 

160 

160

160 

160 

160 

124 

124

124 

124 

124 

124 

124

94 

94 

94 

94 

94

94

94 

94 

94 

68

68 

47 

29 

47 

47 

68

June

47 

47 

47 

47 

68

325 

226 

181 

142 

109

109 

275 

181 

350 

250

202 

160 

160 

94 

94

68 

68 

47 

47 

47

47 

29 

4 

4 

4

July

0 

0 

0

29 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

4 

4 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Minimum Mean

120 199 

124 212 

29 113 

4 116 

0 4.6 

0 31.1 

0 13.2

Aug.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

109 

2 

378 

22

109 

109 

58 

38 

22

10 

2 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

2 

1 

1 

1

Sept.

4

4 

4 

15 

15

22 

22 

10 

22 

22

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10

81 

22

10 

10 

22 

10 

10

10 

1 

1 

0 

0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

8,290 

12,600 

6,950 

6,900 

283 

1,910 

786

37,700
KANSAS BIVER BASIN 263

REPUBLICAN RIVER AT McCOOK, NEBR.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 32, T. 3 N., E. 29 W., at highway bridge half a

mile south of McCook. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 9,790 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 800 second-feet June 5 (gage

height, 4.8 feet); no flow July 1-3, July 16 to Aug. 6. 

REMARKS. Records fair. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1931

Day

1 .. _ ... _ 

^.. .................. .... 

3 __ 

4

5 _ 

^.. ..................................................

7. ...................................................

8 _ 

9.- 

10.- -

11 .......

12__ 

13-- 

14 

16 

16.- 

17 

18 

19.- 

20.- 

21.- 

22__ 

23 _ . _ ---.-..

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29-- . ...

30

31 __ 

Mar.

364 

368 

372

375

428 

486 

428 

428 

428

428 

428 

428 

428 

456

456 

428 

428 

375 

375

"320 

"250 

"270 

"290 

"320 "350

Apr,

376 

705 

676 

450 

450

450 

450 

450 

450 

396

345 

345 

345 

300 

300

300 

300 

300 

300 

300

300 

300 

300 

345 

345

395 

396 

346 

300 

300

Month Maximum

March 7-31. _____________ _ . __ . 

April.. . ... _ ...... .....

May

July. __ 

August ...

The period

486 

705 

300 

800 

190 

475 

44

May

300 

258 

258 

222 

222

222 

222 

222 

222 

222

222 

222 

222 

222 

222

190 

222 

222 

190 

190

190 

190 

190 

160 

160

134 

110 

110

72 

88 

88

June

88 

88 

88 

88 

800

610 

300 

258 

190 

160

160 

258 

258 

300 

258

258 

222 

190 

134 

134

134 

19fr 

160 

110 

88

60 

56 

6 

4

2

Minimum

260 

300

72 

2 

0 

0 

10

July

0 

0 

0

190 

110

72 

88 

88 

110 

SS

72 

60 

46 

20 

10

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Aug.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

475 

44 

32

476

236 

202 

172 

146 

100

100 

100 

80

44 

44

44 

32 

32

44 

44

44 

24 

24 

24 

24 

24

Sept.

24 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

10 

10 

10 

10 

20

20 

20 

20

44 

44

32 

24 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

24 

24

Me- JSS?

388 19, 200 

374 22,300 

193 11, 900 

185 11,000 

30. 8 1, 890 

84 2 6, 180 

23. 6 1, 400

72,900

 Estimated. 

131316 33 18
264 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6 

REPUBLICAN RIVEB NEAR BIOOMINGTON, NEBR.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 8, T. 1 N., R. 15 W., 2 miles south of Bloomington.

Zero of gage is 1,822.5 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 19,000 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1929, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 10,400 second-feet Oct. 14 (gage

height, 8.38 feet); minimum, 17 second-feet Sept. 16 (gage height, 0.54 foot). 

1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 11,000 second-feet June 5, 1930 (gage

height, 8.54 feet); minimum, that of Sept. 16, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect, Jan. 11-31, which

were estimated. Minor diversions for irrigation.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930 31

Day

1..... __ .....

2. _ ...........

3... .......... ..

4... ............

6 

6 _.

T....... ........

8. . -

9. .... . ...

10.. ..........

tl 

12... ...........

13 

14

16.. 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21. ..............

22.-.. ........ ..

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

212 

210

248 

287 

2,740

1,910 

2,290 

1,010 

767 

607

535 

2,110 

9,540 

7,860 

3,400

2,390 

1,940 

1,480 

1,250 

1,060

959 

874 

803 

767 

731

684 

662 

651 

634 

618 

607

Nov.

602 

590 

590 

596 

596

585 

585 

575 

565 

565

575 

585 

590 

590 

560

565 

560 

550 

707 

2,470

3,610 

2,200 

1,520 

1,330 

1,130

919 

791 

731 

695 

651

Dec.

785 

755 

737 

731 

725

695 

701 

701 

701 

701

701 

713 

725 

656 

651

624 

585 

570 

570 

565

560 

550 

540 

535 

540

510 

495 

490 

495 

505 

515

Jan.

525 

530 

530 

555 

560

575 

585 

590 

585 

596

I 580 

 480 

I 500

630

Fqb.

713 

779 

867 

952 

803

761 

731 

707 

695 

701

690 

678 

668 

656 

656

662 

668 

678 

668 

668

668 

725 

737 

761 

779

809 

822 

848

Month

November ____ ___________________

March.. -.-_-. __ .-__..----. _ _ ...

April... .... ..............

July....... .......

Mar.

841 

797 

779 

785 

803

785 

749 

719 

749 

725

719 

731 

743 

755 

767

761 

749 

731 

737 

749

767 

867 

867 

841 

785

791 

779 

612 

515 

550 

585

Apr.

737 

755 

919 

1,140 

1,510

1,300 

1,180 

1,110 

1,070 

1,010

959 

926 

919 

867 

828

815 

791 

809 

822 

966

893 

828 

767 

809 

809

822 

867 

880 

874 

912

Maximum

9,540 

3,610 

785

952 

867 

1,510 

1,440 

3,940 

516 

1,780 

320

9,540

May

926 

906 

912 

912 

1,440

965 

890 

768 

824 

965

732 

685 

644 

590 

585

570 

550 

535 

526 

511

497 

487 

487 

478 

478

460 

433 

433 

702 

639 

565

June

451 

516 

373 

348 

332

3,940 

2,020 

1,180 

837 

774

685 

639 

575 

560 

550

738 

656 

628 

565 

506

437 

389 

373 

1,050 

442

328 

267 

226 

205 

174

Minimum

210 

550 

490

656 

515 

737 

433 

174 

40 

27 

17

17

July

158 

516 

191 

158 

373

233 

271 

194 

208 

188

177 

177 

161 

171 

148

133 

124 

142 

130 

155

181 

102 

82 

71 

64

56 

56 

53 

47 

41 

40

Mean

1,610 

906 

623 

555 

734 

746 

930 

680 

692 

155 

406 

76.7

676

Aug.

38 

40 

40 

34 

27

29 

31 

56 

726 

910

1,780 

1,170 

1,580

877 

883

738 

474 

368 

274 

244

248 

356 

398 

328 

205

145 

164 

133 

102 

99 

102

Sept.

82 

77 

75 

68 

54

53

47 

38 

32 

29

27 

23 

19 

19 

19

17 

19 

18 

22 

208

68 

184 

62 

68 

99

320 

230 

136 

66 

121

Run-off in 

acre-feet

99,000 

53,900 

38,300 

34,100 

40,800 

45,900 

55,300 

41,800 

41, 200 

9,530 

25,000 

4,560

489,000
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 265

REPUBLICAN RIVER AT BOSTWICK, NEBR.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 23, T. 1 N., R. 8 W., 1 mile southwest of Bostwick.

DRAINAGE AREA. 20,300 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1904, to September, 1914; April to September, 1931.

From June, 1896, to November, 1903, station maintained at Superior. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year not known as stage was much higher

during night of May 5 than recorded; minimum, 34 second-feet Sept. 21

(gage height, 0.42 foot).

1904-1914, 1931: Maximum discharge, 24,500 second-feet July 4, 1905

(gage height, 10.4 feet); minimum, 6 second-feet Aug. 27 to Sept. 7, 1913

(gage height, 0.4 foot). 

REMARKS. Records fair. Minor diversions above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1931

Day

1 _ .'.

2 __ .

3

4 __ .

5 -

6 -

7 __ .

8 __ .

9 

10 

11. _ .

12.....

13.- 

14 __ -

15 -

Apr.

830 

950

1,500 

1,340 

1,270 

1,210 

1,150

1,090 

1,030 

990 

950 

970

May

890 

910 

930 

930 

5,470

1,840 

1,180 

1,140 

1,010 

787

1,250 

883 

768 

699 

699

June

716 

682 

556 

618 

556

1,070 

3,970 

2,410 

1,760 

1,220

1,140 

1,360 

944 

944 

768

July

328 

319 

642 

764 

296

259 

480 

270 

283 

226

226 

206 

206 

197 

170

Aug.

97 

560 

124 

88 

- 78

74 

74 

84 

594 

2,640

1,620 

1,520 

1,450 

1,190 

990

Sept.

143

118 

130

74 

84

84 

71 

63 

66 

49

56 

44 

44

44 

44

Day

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Month

\.pril 4-

May

30 

July....- __ _ 

August 

Septem

T

ber

he peri3d.. 

Apr.

990 

870 

850 

830 

910

950 

950 

870 

890 

930

910 

870 

890 

890 

910

Maximum

1,500 

5,470 

3,970 

764 

2,640 

435

May

666

682 

618 

618 

634

666 

666 

602 

634 

634

618 

587 

618 

556 

556 

1,030

June

751 

768 

863 

844 

751

716 

787 

602 

863 

863

602

587 

484 

418 

360

Minimum

830 

556 

360 

71 

74 

34

July

163 

150 

136 

130 

150

156 

156 

188 

136 

124

106 

97 

93

84 

78 

71

Aug.

830 

890 

544 

496 

496

309 

237 

283 

560 

391

363

226 

197 

206 

170 

150

Mean

992 

960 

966 

222 

566 

102

Sept.

37 

37 

37 

37 

37

34 

170 

112 

118 

136

435 

170 

124 

270 

197

Run-oft in 

acre-feet

53,100 

59,000 

57,500 

13, 600 

34,800 

6,070

224,000
266 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

REPUBLICAN RIVER AT SCANDIA, EARS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NE. % sec. 17, T. 3 S., E. 4 W., at Scandia, 4 miles

below Dry Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 23,000 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1919, to July, 1925; August, 1928, to September,

1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 10,800 second-feet May 5 (gage

height, 9.58 feet); minimum, 16 second-feet Sept. 16 (gage height, 1.42 feet). 

1919-1925, 1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 16,700 second-feet June 12,

1923 (gage height, 11.4 feet); minimum, 2 second-feet Oct. 9, 13, 16, 1923

(gage height, 1.50 feet).

Maximum stage known, 14.2 feet June 30, 1915. 

REMARKS. Records good. Operation of power plant at Superior probably

causes slight fluctuations during low flow.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

1 . 

2... .......

3 

4 . ...... ..

5 

6... ....

7 - -

8 

9. 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 -

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

23- 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28

29.. .......

30 

31 

Oct.

329 

-317 

305 

284 

381

381 

3,120 

1,720 

1,320 

870

742 

700 

828 

6,900 

6,540

4,190 

3,420 

1,940 

1,940 

0 1,660

1,370 

1,200 

930 

930 

930

930 

770 

720 

630 

590 

770

Nov.

"700 

630 

630 

630 

630

720 

675 

590 

550 

550

550 

550 

510 

510 

550

550 

550 

510 

550 

770

985 

3,870 

2,980 

1,940 

1,370

1,260 

1,040 

820 

720 

630

Dec.

675 

720 

770 

720 

720

"720 

720 

720 

720 

720

770 

720 

770 

720 

675

630 

675 

630 

630 

770

630 

550 

470 

435 

400

340 

400 

370 

400 

400 

435

Jan.

590 

590 

510 

470 

720

820 

590 

435 

510 

550

470 

510 

470

400

400 

590 

720

820 

720 

820 

630 

720

770 

720 

720 

720 

820 

1,100

Feb.

1,100 

1,040 

875 

770

875

770 

675 

720 

720 

630

675 

720 

720 

720 

720

720 

675 

630 

590 

630

675 

675 

720 

720 

675

630 

630

675

Mar.

«700 

-700 

720 

720 

720

770 

770 

770 

770 

675

720 

720 

720 

550 

590

630 

675 

720 

720 

675

"652 

630 

630 

590 

770

"795 

820 

770 

590 

550 

720

Apr.

720 

675 

630 

550 

-1,010

1,480 

1,480 

770 

985 

930

930 

930 

930 

930 

875

1,040 

1,150 

720 

770 

770

875 

1,040 

930 

820 

820

770 

875 

875 

820 

1,040

Month Maximum

October __ . ____ _________________

July...... . .............

September.. _ . . . .

The year

6,900 

3,870 

770 

1,100 

1,100 

820 

1,480 

9,420 

2,700 

630 

1,600 

630

9,420

May

930 

875 

1,040 

1,040 

9,420

3,570 

1,940 

1,370 

1,830 

1,150

1,040 

1,260 

930 

875 

820

770 

720 

720 

720 

675

630 

630 

675 

590 

550

550 

510 

1,830 

2,180 

770 

590

June

820 

590 

590 

470 

550

510 

1,720 

2,700 

1,940 

1,320

1,040 

1,150 

1,040 

770 

930

675 

675 

720 

720 

720

630 

590 

590 

510 

435

770 

630 

470 

315 

290

Minimum

284 

510 

340

590 

550 

550 

510 

290 

72 

70 

24

24

July

274 

240 

236 

590 

630

340 

290 

400 

270

282

243 

240 

222 

212 

208

194 

187 

177 

171 

153

162 

168 

138 

165 

129

123

115 

100 

83 

72 

75

Mean

1,540 

917 

614 

616 

728 

695 

905 

1, 330 

829 

222 

524 

123

754

Aug.,

138 

112 

510 

250 

135

79 

75 

70 

102 

510

1,600 

1,040 

1,600 

1,260 

1,480

930 

875 

985 

675 

510

435 

340 

290 

315 

470

370 

315 

222 

198 

171 

194

Sept.

150 

126 

126 

110 

108

100

87 

51 

54 

45

46 

44 

42 

41 

42

24 

38 

36 

36 

35

44 

630 

177 

159 

187

204 

315 

208 

150 

262

Run-off in 

acre-feet

94,600 

54,600 

37,700 

37,900 

40,400 

42,700 

53,800 

81,700 

49,300 

13,700 

32,200 

7,290

546,000

1 Interpolated.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 267

REPUBLICAN RIVER AT WAKEFIEID, KANS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NE. J4 sec. 5, T. 10 S., R. 4 E., a quarter of a mile

north of Wakefield and 25 miles above confluence with Smoky Hill River. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 24,700 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1917, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 7,430 second-feet May 6 (gage

height, 8.60 feet); minimum, 8 second-feet Sept. 19 (gage height, 1.78 feet). 

1917-1931: Maximum discharge, 20,100 second-feet June 4, 1923 (gage

height, 12.86 feet); minimum, that of Sept. 19, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of shifting control, June 20 to

Sept. 30, which are fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

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... ...

Oct.

399 

,399 

316 

357 

336

378 

420 

442 

1,560 

1,670

1,780 

1,160 

1,030

872 

835

6,500 

4,260 

3,280 

2,740 

2,260

2,020 

1,800 

1,580 

1,370 

1,160

1,160 

980 

980 

980 

868 

830

Nov.

795 

795 

727 

727 

727

727 

727 

632 

694 

663

663 

663 

632 

663 

663

632 

663 

604 

632 

1,160

2,620 

1,580 

1,680 

3,000 

2,740

2,140 

1,580 

1,260 

1,160 

1,060

Dec.

980 

868 

760 

905 

905

905 

868 

905 

830 

905

905 

905 

868 

868 

830

727 

727 

727 

727 

727

604 

604 

663 

632 

663

"695 

727 

663 

663 

663 

604

Jan.

727 

663 

795 

694 

795

727 

632 

694 

663 

795

868 

795 

663 

380 

470

446 

360 

"440 

521 

521

548 

575 

632 

663 

760

694 

795 

694 

795 

727 

795

Feb.

795 

980 

1,060 

1,060 

1,060

1,060 

980 

905 

905 

905

868 

868 

868 

868 

830

905 

905 

830 

868 

830

830 

868 

905 

830

795

868 

868 

830

Month

July..-... ..... ............ .. .

Mar.

830

868 

868 

868 

868

905 

830 

760 

830 

1,160

905 

868 

868 

830 

868

795 

760 

830 

795 

795

795 

795 

795 

795 

760

830 

"795 

760 

980 

663 

694

Apr.

663 

830 

905 

868 

760

760 

795 

905 

1,260 

1,370

1,260 

1,160 

1,060 

980 

980

980 

980 

980 

980 

1,060

980 

980 

905 

1,060 

980

1,060 

1,260 

1,060 

905 

905

Maximum

6,500 

3,000 

980 

868 

1,060 

1,160 

1,370 

4,880 

1,910 

765 

1,160 

1,360

6,500

May

868 

868 

905 

868 

1,800

4,880 

4,400 

3,000 

2,020 

1,680

1,800 

1,370 

1,160 

1,160 

1,060

980 

868 

830 

795 

727

727 

727 

694 

663 

632

604 

575 

632 

575 

632 

1,800

June

905

727 

632 

663 

575

548 

548 

496 

727 

1,910

1,780 

1,360 

1,160 

1,080 

1,160

910 

835 

800 

695 

662

695 

662 

630 

600 

570

570 

490 

465 

630

542

Minimum

316 

604 

604 

360 

795 

663 

663 

575 

465 

30 

171 

15

' 15

July

465 

399 

378 

442 

765

730 

695 

570 

399 

378

378 

357 

765 

570 

357

316

276 

242 

242 

230

171 

223 

219 

160 

132

122 

128 

189 

114 

84 

30

Mean

1,440 

1,100 

775 

656 

898 

831 

988 

1,300 

801 

340 

544 

263

828

Aug.

171 

399 

490

357 

197

490 

336

238 

336 

872

490 

230 

990 

835 

872

1,160 

910 

990 

800 

835

765 

630 

542 

420 

420

357 

336 

399 

399 

316 

296

Sept.

1,360

662 

835 

399 

296

208 

142 

118 

104 

80

67 

51 

54 

51 

54

42 

19 

17 

15 

15

77 

111 

18 

47 

296

872 

835 

465 

316 

276

Run-off in 

acre-feet

88,700 

65,500 

47,600 

40,300 

49,900 

51,100 

58,800 

79,900 

47,700 

20,900 

33,500 

15,700

600,000

1 Interpolated.
268 SUEFACE WATEK SUPPLY, 1931, PAET 6

KANSAS RIVER AT O6DEN, KANS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SE. % sec. 12, T. 11 S., R. 6 E., three-quarters of a 

mile south of Ogden and 10 miles below junction of Smoky Hill and Republican Rivers.

DRAINAGE AREA. 45,200 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1917, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 9,750 second-feet May 7 (gage 

height, 11.60 feet); minimum, 340 second-feet Sept. 20 (gage height, 4.95 

feet).

1917-1931: Maximum discharge, 32,600 second-feet June 10, 1923 (gage 

height, 18.15 feet); minimum, 103 second-feet Oct. 30, 1922.

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of shifting control, Jan. 20 to 

Apr. 25, July 13 to Sept. 4, which are fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

l._ _ ..... ___

2 . _ ..

3 

4 .... ... .

5 

6 - 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 _ ..... .......

12 - 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17. 

18. _ -

1Q

20 

21 - 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28. 

29 

30 

31. .

Oct.

1,190 

1,100 

1,100 

1,020 

1,020

1,020 

1,020 

1,100 

1,190 

2,380

3,740 

5,280 

4,210 

2,730 

2,490

4,720 

7,050 

5,140 

6,060 

6,060

4,960 

4,420 

3,600 

3,150 

2,880

2,500 

2,380 

2,280 

2,060 

2,030 

1,960

Nov.

1,860 

1,760 

1,760 

1,660 

1,560

1,580 

1,560 

1,460 

1,460 

1,460

1,460 

1,460 

1,380 

1,460 

1,380

1,380 

1,380 

1,380 

1,460 

1,760

2,740 

3,150 

2,740 

3,300 

4,600

5,320 

5,500 

3,910 

3,150 

2,740

Dec.

2,500 

2,170 

2,060 

1,960 

1,960

1,960 

1,860 

1,860 

1,760 

1,760

1,760 

1,660 

1,760 

1,660 

1,660

1,560 

1,580 

1,580 

1,560 

1,460

1,460 

1,460 

1,280 

1,280 

1,110

1,200 

1,280 

1,280 

1,200 

1,200 

1,200

Jan.

1,110 

1,110 

1,110 

1,200 

1,200

1,280 

1,200 

1,200 

1,110 

1,110

1,200 

1,280 

1,200 

760 

795

725 

834 

1,110 

1,110 

945

9*5 

1,020 

1,020 

1,110 

1,110

1,280 

1,200 

1,280 

1,200 

1,280 

1,280

Feb.

1,280 

1,280 

1,460 

1,460 

1,560

1,560 

1,560 

1,560 

1,560 

1,380

1,380 

1,380 

1,380 

1,280 

1,280

1,280 

1,380 

1,380 

1,280 

1,280

1,280 

1,280 

1,380 

1,280 

1,280

1,280 

1,280 

1,280

 -

Month

July.... _ .... .... ......... ..... .

Mar.

1,200 

1,280 

1,280 

1,380 

1,280

1,380 

1,380 

1,280 

1,200 

1,280

1,560 

1,380 

1,280 

1,380 

1,380

1,380 

1,280 

1,280 

1,280 

1,280

1,380 

1,380 

1,380 

1,280 

1,280

1,280 

1,380 

1,380 

1,280 1,560- 

1,280

Apr.

1,280 

1,280 

1,460 

1,560 

1,460

1,560 

1,460 

1,960 

2,620 

3,010

2,620 

2,500 

2,380 

2,380 

2,170

2,170 

2,060 

.1,960 

1,960 

2,060

2,060 

1,980 

1,960 

2,060 

2,380

3,300 

3,440 

3,150 

2,740 

2,880

Maximum

7,050 

5,500 

2,500 

1,280 

1,560 

1,560 

3,440 

8,050 

3,300 

3,600 

3,010 

2,500

8,050

May

2,880 

2,740 

2,500 

2,380 

2,500

4,420 

8,050 

6,060 

5,500 

6,260

5,320 

4,080 

3,300 

2,880 

2,620

2,380 

2,170 

2,170 

1,960 

1,860

1,860 

1,860 

1,760 

1,760 

1,760

1,660 

1,660 

1,560 

1,660 

1,560 

1,560

June

2,500 

2,740 

2,740 

2,170 

2,060

1,760 

1,560 

1,460 

1,380 

1,950

2,880 

3,300 

2,500 

2,170 

1,860

1,860 

1,660 

1,460 

1,460 

1,460

1,380 

1,460 

1,760 

1,660 

1,460

1,280 

1,200 

1,110 

1,200 

1,380

Minimum

1,020 

1,380 

1,110 

725 

1,280 

1,200 

1,280 

1,560 

1,110 

660 

660 

360

360

July

1,200 

1,460 

1,110 

945 

1,200

1,380 

1,380 

1,660 

2,500 

3,150

3,600 

3,600 

3,150 

2,880 

2,170

1,760 

1,460 

1,380 

1,200 

1,280

1,200 

1,020 

1,020 

870 

834

795 

795 

760 

725 

692 

660

Mean

2,960 

2,260 

1,610 

1,110 

1,370 

1,330 

2,190 

2,930 

1,830 

1,540 

1,610 

746

1,790

Aug.

660 

1,020 

945

945 

870

725 

870 

795 

1,280 

1,200

2,500 

2,170 

1,460 

2,500 

3,010

2,740 

2,620 

2,620 

3,010 

2,280

1,860 

1,660 

1,560 

1,560 

1,380

1,200 

1,110 

1,020 

1,020 

1,660 

1,760

Sept.

2,500 

2,060 

1,460 

1,380 

945

795 

692 

360 

600 

572

470 

520 

495 

470 

445

400 

422 

422 

400 

360

520 

495 

495 

445 

495

495 

1,020 

1,020 

725 

600

Run-off in 

acre-feet

182,000 

134,000 

99,200 

68,100 

76>000 

81,900 

131,000 

180,000 

109,000 

94,900 

99,200 

44,400

1,300,000
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 269

KANSAS RIVER AT WAMEGO, EANS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SE. % sec. 9, T. 10 S., R. 10 E., at Wamego, 3 miles

below Antelope Creek. 

DKAINAGE AKEA. 54,900 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January, 1919, to September, 1931. 

EXTKEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 19,100 second-feet Sept. 1 (gage

height, 9.4feet); minimum, 650 second-feet Sept. 18,19 (gage height, 1.8 feet). 

1919-1931: Maximum discharge, 53,400 second-feet May 8, 1930

height, 16.3 feet); minimum, 330 second-feet in October, 1922. 

REMARKS. Records good.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-S1

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept*

5.

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.

2,000

1,850

1,700

1,700

1,430

1,430

1,700

1,700

1,700

2,000

3,420

4,630

5,900

5,050

4,630

5,470

7,220

7,000

7,000

7,220

6,780

5,470

4,630

4,630

4,220

3,820

3,420

3,420

3,020

2,830

2,830

2,830

2,650

2,480

2,480

2,480

2,480

2,320

2,320

2,320

2,160

2,160

2,160

2,160

2,160

2,000

2,000

2,160

2,160

2,320

3,620

3,820

6,780

8,120

5,560

5,560

6,220

6,000

6,000

5,340

4,710

3,880

3,490

3,110

2,930

2,930

2,760

2,760

2,760

2,760

2,760

2,590

2,590

2,430

2,430

2,430

2,270

2,270

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,120

1,980

1,980

1,850

1,850

1,720

1,720

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,720

1,850

1,720

1,720

1,590

1,470

1,590

1,470

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,360

1,470

1,360

1,360

1,470

1,590

1,590

2,270

2,120

2,120

1,980

1,980

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,120

1,980

2,120

2,120

2,120

1,980

1,980

1,980

1,980

2,120

2,120

2,120

1,980

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,980

1,980

1,850

2,120

2,120

2,120

1,980

1,980

1,850

1,850

1,850

2,120

2,430

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,120

1,980

1,980

1,980

1,980

1,980

2,120

2,120

1,980

2,120

1,980

1,980

1,980

1,980

2,120

2,430

2,120

2,430

2,590

3,680

3,490

3,300

3,110

3,110

2,930

3,490

3,110

3,110

3,300

3,110 

3,300 

3,880 

3,490 

3..JOO

3,680

5,560

6,000

5,130

4,710

4,290

3,880

3,880

3,680

3,880

4,600

8,300

10,400

8,540

7,360

7,360

6,440

5,340

4,920

4,290

3,880

3,490

3,110

3,110

2,760

2,590

2,590

2,590

2,590

2,590

2,590

2,430

2,430

3,110

4,920

6,440

3,490

3,110

5,130

4,080

3,300

2,930

2,930

2,760

2,590

2,590

3,300

5,780

4,870

4,470

3,700

3,510

3,320

3,140

2,960

2,780

2,270

1,960

2,110

2,960

3,320

2,960

2,610

2,270

1,960

1,960

1,960

2,610

2,780

2,780

2,960

2,440

2,270

2,270

3,140

4,080

3,700

4,080

3,700

2,960

2,960

2,510

2,110

1,960

1,680

1,540

1,540

1,680

1,380

1,410

1,410

1,410

1,410

1,410

1,180

800

890

1,180

1,820

1,540

1,410

1,410

1,

1,

5,270

3,320

4,870

3,700

2,780

4,870

4,870

3,140

3,320

3,320

3,140

2,610

2,610

2,440

1,960

1,960

1,960

1,680

1,290

1,180

1,290

1,960

15,900

14,100

7,360

3,510

2,270

1,680

1,540

1,410

1,180

1,180

1,080

1,080

980

800

800

800

720

350

650

650

800

890

2,110

10,700

9,080

4,870

3,320

1,960

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Run-off in 

acre-feet

October__ 

NovemberDecember.. 

January....

February.. 

March.....

April.......

May.......

June.......

July.......

August.....

September.

The year.

7,220

8,120

3,880

1,850

2,270

2,430

6,000

10,400

5,780

4,080

5,680

15,900

15,900

1,430

2,000

1,720

1,360

1,360

1,850

1,980

2,430

1,960

800

890

650

650

3,870

3,520

2,390

1,630

1,960

2,020

3,270

4,460

3,200

2,270

2,620

3,130

2,870

238,000

209,000

147,000

100,000

109,000

124,000

195,000

274,000

191,000

140,000

161,000

186,000

2,070,000
270 SUEPACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

KANSAS RIVEB AT TOPBKA, KAWS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in Topeka, about \% miles above Soldier Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 56,400 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April to August, 1904; June, 1917, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 26,700 second-feet Sept. 2 (gage

height, 13.7 feet); minimum, 940 second-feet Sept. 19, 20 (gage height, 2.3

feet).

1917-1931: Maximum discharge, 73,700 second-feet June 10, 1923 (gage

height, 21.5 feet); minimum, 480 second-feet in January, 1925. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect, Jan. 14-19, and

for period of shifting control, Oct. 1 to Dec. 18, which are fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

1 . _ . _

2 

0

4 

5 

6 

7 _________

8 - 

Q

10- 

12 

is

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19

20 

91

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 - 

28 

9Q

30

31 

Oct.

2,040

2,040

1,750

1,620

1,750

1,750

1,620

1,620

1,750

1,750

1,750

3,530

4,630

5,770

4,630

4,200

5,770

7,770

6,570

5,970

6,770

6,370

5,390

4,820

4,440

3,890

3,530

3,180

3,010

2,840

2,670

Nov.

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,340

2,190

2,190

2,040

2,040

2,040

2,040

2,040

1,890

1,890

1,890

1,890

2,040

2,670

2,190

2,040

5,200

7,970

6,770

7,170

7,170

5,010

5,200

5,770

5,970

5,770

4,820

Dec.

4,250

3,710

3,530

3,350

3,010

3,010

2,670

2,670

2,670

2,670

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,340

2,340

2,340

2,340

2,340

2,340

2,340

2,120

2,270

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,120

Jan.

1,980

1,980

1,980

1,980

1,980

1,980

2,120

2,120

1,980

1,980

1,980

1,980

1,980

 1 800 1

2,120

1,700 i osn

2,120

9 970

2,120

1,980

1 840

i osn

i Q8fl

2,120 i QKH

Feb.

1,980

1,980

1,980

1,980

2,120

2,120

2,270

2,270

2,270

2,120

1,980

1,980

2,120

2,120

2,120

1,980

1,980

1,980

2,120

2,120

1 QQfl

i osn

1,840

1,840

1,980

2,120

2,120

1 ' 840

Mar.

1,840

1,840

1,840

1,840

1,840

1,840

1,980

1,980

1,980

2,120

2,120

1,980

2,270

2,600

2,430

2,270

2,270

2,430

2,270

2,270

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,120

1,980

1,980

1 980 i Qsn

i osn

1,980

Apr.

1,980

1,980

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,430

2,270

2,430

2,600

3,320

3,700

3,320

3,320

2,960

3,140

2,960

2,960

2,960

2,960

4,270

4,670

3,510

4 (ISO

3,890

4,470

5,070

5,670

6,490

5,670

May

5,270

4,870

4,670

4,470

4,080

5,270

4,670

8,610

10,800

9,050

8,390

8,390

7,330

6,280

5,670

5,070

4,470

4,080

4,080

3,700

3,510

3,510

3,510

3,510

3,510

3,320

3,140

2,960

3,140

3,140

3,890

June

7,750

7,960

5,470

5,070

4,270

3,510

2,960

2,600

2,960

3,140

3,510

5,270

7,540

5,270

4,670

4,270

4,080

3,700

3,320

2,780

2,600

2,600

2,120

2,120

2,780

3,510

3,320

O QftA

2,600

2,270

July

1,980

3,510

3,140

2,430

3,320

2,960

3,700

2,430

1,980

2,120

2,120

3,890

4,270

4,470

4,080

4,670

3,510

2,600

2,120

2,120

1,570

1,440

1,310

1,980

1,570

1,440

1,440

1,310

1,090

1,040

990

Aug.

1,040

1,570

3,700

3,140

1,980

1,700

2,960

2,120

1,840

9,710

7,120

3,700

4,670

4,080

2,780

3,320

4,270

3,510

3,320

4,670

3,320

2,600

2,780

2,430

1,980

1,840

1,840

1,310

1,230

1,160

1,160

Sept.

7,330

26,700

15,400

7,120

4,670

2,780

2,120

1,700

1,440

1,310

1,160

1,160

990

960

990

960

960

960

940

940

1,840

7,330

3,140

1,840

1,570

2,270

14,500

12,400

5,770

3,710

Month

October ____________________________

April... _ _________________________

June.. ________ __________________

July. .-_ _-_. ...............................

September.. _ . _____________________

The year ______________ .. ____

Maximum

7,770

7,970

4,250

2,270

2,270

2,600

6,490

10,800

7,960

4,670

9,710

26,700

26,700

Minimum

1,620

1,890

2,120

1,700

1,840

1,840

1,980

2,960

2 120

990

1,040

940

cun

Mean

3,720

3,590

2,570

1,970

2,050

2,080

3,390

5,040

3,900

2,470

3,000

4,500

3,190

Run-off in 

acre-feet

228,000

214,000

158,000

121,000

114,000

128,000

201,000

310,000

232,000

184,000

268,000

2, 310, 000
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 271

KANSAS RIVER AT BONNER SPRINGS, KANS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NW. % sec. 32, T. 11 S., R. 23 E., at Bonner Springs,

half a mile below Wolf Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 59,600 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1917, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 38,800 second-feet Sept. 2 (gage

height 13.18 feet); minimum, 1,420 second-feet Aug. 31.

1917-1931: Maximum discharge, 110,000 second-feet Apr. 21, 1929 (gage

height, 22.20 feet); minimum, 650 second-feet during January, 1925. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of shifting control, Nov. 21

to Dec. 3, Jan. 6-25, Aug. 3, which are fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19SO-&1

Day

17-

18.

19.

20.

21- 

22. 

23- 

24.

25-

26-

27.

28.

29.

30-

31-

Oct.

2,080

2,080

1,950

1,950

1,830

1,830

1,950

1,830

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,830

1,830

3,860

4,980

9,390

23,200

8,460

7,000

6,220

5,720

6,220

5,720

5,220

4,520

4,300

4,080

3,640

3,230

3,230

3,040

Nov.

2,690

2,690

2,530

2,370

2,530

2,530

2,370

2,370

2,370

2,370

2,220

2,220

2,220

2,220

2,370

2,860

3,040

3,230

13,000

10,300

8,460

10,300

7,280

5,720

5,970

6,220

6,470

6,470

Dec.

6,470

5,470

4,750

5,220

4,300

4,080

3,640

3,430

3,230

3,230

ST690 

2,690 

2,860 

2,690

2,690

2,530

2,530

2,370

2,530

2,370

2,370

2,220

2,220

2,370

2,370

Jan.

2,080

2,080

2,080

2,080

2,080

2,080

2,080

2,080

2,080

2,080

2,200

2,200

2,200

2,200

2,200

1,970

1,870

1,970

2,200

2,200

2,080

2,200

2,330

2,330

2,470

2,470

2,470

2,200

2,330

2,470

Feb.

2,470

2,620

2,620

2,330

2,330

2,470

2,620

2,620

2,620

2,470

2,620

2,470

2,470

2,330

2,470

2,470

2,470

2,470

2,330

2,470

2,470

2,470

2,470

2,330

2,330

2,330

2,330

2,330

Mar.

2,330

2,330

2,330

2,200

2,200

2,200

2,330

2,470

2,330

2,470

2,470

2,620

2,930

3,650

3,850

3,460 

SclOO 

2,930 

2,930 

3,100

2,770

2,620

2,620

2,620

2,620

2,330

2,470

2,470

2,470

2,470

2,620

Apr.

2,470

2,620

2,620

2,620

2,620

2,620

2,620

2,620

2,620

2,620

2,770

3,100

3,460

3,460

3,280

3,280

3,280

3,460

3,460

3,280

4,270

6,940

6,410

5,420

4,950

5,420

6,410

6,670

6,670

6,940

May

6,150

5,660

5,420

5,180

4,950

4,720

5,420

5,660

9,530

10,800

8,460

7,860

7,860

6,730

6,220

5,470

4,980

5,220

8,460

6,470

4,750

4,750

4,980

4,520

4,080

3,860

3,640

3,430

3,230

4,520

4,300

June

5,220

7,280

7,280

5,470

5,220

4,750

4,980

3,860

3,430

3,040

6,220

8,460

7,860

5,970

5,220

7,570

4,980

4,080

3,640

3,430

3,230

2,860

2,690

2,860

3,430

3,430

3,230

3,040

July

,690

,690

,230

,430

,640

,160

,220

,080

,040

,690

:,690 

,040 

:,690 

,,040 

1,860

:,520

=,300

1(860 

1,040 

1,230

(,040 

t,040 

!,370 

|5,220 

(J.220

JJ.220 

2,080 

! 2,080 

! 1,950 

|l,720 

i 1,720

Aug.

1,610

I,950 

6,730

II,000 

11,000

11,600

11,600

5,970

3,640

7,000

12,300

7,860

4,980

4,750

4,520

3,430

3,640

4,080

4,080

5,970

4,980

3,640

3,040

2,860

2,370

2,220

2,220

1,950

1,720

1,610

1,420

Sept.

1,610

27,600

31,300

14,100

7,860

5,720

4,520

3,640

3,230

2,860

2,530

2,530

2,220

2,220

2,080

1,950

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,720

1,950

8,770

16,300

6,730

4,300

5,470

7,280

15,000

10,700

6,220

Month Maximum Minimum ' Mean Run-off in 

acre-feet

October__ 

November. 

DecemberJanuary_ 

February.. 

March.__ 

April___. 

May___ 

June.___ 

July ..... 

August_. 

September.

The year.

23,200

13,000

6,470

2,470

2,620

3,850

6,940

10,800

8,460

8,160

12,300

31,300

31,300

1,720

2,220

2,220

1,870

2,330

2,200

2,470

3,230

2,690

1,720

1,420

1,610

1,420

4,400

4,360

3,200

2,180

2,460

2,660

3,970

5,720

4,640

3,120

5,020

4,050

270,000

259,000

197,000

134,000

136,000

163,000

236,000

352,000

276,000

192,000

309,000

408,000

2,930,000
272 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

NORTH FORK OF AREKARBE RIVER AT COLORADO-NEBRASKA LINE

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 10, T. 1 N., R. 42 W., 100 feet east of ColoradoNebraska line.

DRAINAGE AEEA. 395 square miles.

RECOEDS AVAILABLE. March to September, 1931.

EXTEEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 190 second-feet Apr. 1 (estimated); 

minimum, 4 second-feet July 30, 31 (gage height, 1.75 feet).

REMARKS. Records fair. Small diversions for irrigation above station. '

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1931

Day

1

2. . _ ------- _ -------- .... _. ----------

3-- 

4. - -

5__ __ . _____ ....

6. . __ _ ..

7_- - - ....... .... . .. . ..

8- -------------------- .--- _- .... .-

9.-- ..-

10 - -----

n....... .............................................

12 . _ -

13. --- - ------------

14

15 

16 

17- ----- ------- 

18

19 __ . _ _. _ .

20 _ - _____ ...

21-- 

22 _________ --

23 ---..--.- ... ..

24

25 

26 

27 .-- ... .

28 ----- ----

29 --------------- ... ..

30 

31 __ --.----. ..- .

Month

Marchl8-31-- 

April----- 

June

July.- 

Theperiod 

Mar.

78 

78 

83

81 

78 

75 

71 

77

»70 

»50 

"60 

"70 

"70 

"90

Apr.

«190 

92 

87 

86 

97

101 

97 

99 

97 

92

91 

90 

88 

87 

86

84 

86 

82 

70 

68

67 

66 

70 

71 

70

68 

66 

64 

67 

59

Maximum

90 

190 

61 

47 

14 

41 

41

May

61 

58 

53 

54 

56

49 

46 

39

41 

47

44 

39 

38 

37 

34

32 

26 

27 

11 

^6

8 

8 

7 

6 

6

9 

9 

9 

9 

9 

8

June

11 

11 

11 

13

47

28 

19 

15 

19 

19

38 

35 

31 

31 

36

42 

45 

44 

31 

26

19

17 

12 

 8 

8

7 

7 

6 

6 

6

July

9

8 

8 

10 

9

9 

8

7 

7 

7

7 

8 

8 

7 

8

14 

13

14 

8 

"7

«7 

7 

8 

8

7

8 

7 

7 

7 

4 

4

Minimum Mean

50 73.6 

59 84. 6 

6 28.6 

6 21.6 

4 8.1 

7 10.9 

7 18.3

Aug.

7 

8 

7 

7 

11

10

8 

8 

41 

30

21 

19 

' 12 

8 

8

7 

7 

7 

8 

7

8 

8 

8 

8 

11

13

7 

7 

8 

9 

11

Sept.

11

13 

16 

14 

13

11

9 

10 

10 

8

7 

7 

8 

9 

13

13 

15 

16 

19 

23

28 

34 

37 

39 

41

31

28 

23 

21 

23

Bun-ofl in 

acre-feet

2,040 

5,030 

1,760 

1,290 

498 

670 

1,090

12,400

Estimated or interpolated.
KANSAS ftlVER BASIN

FRENCHMAN CREBK NEAR HAMLET, NEBR.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 19, T. $ N., R. 34 W., 1 mile east of Hamlet. Zero

of gage is 2,798.43 feet above moan sea level. 

DEAINAGE AREA. 1,420 square mileji. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1929, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,080 second-feet Aug. 9 (gage

height, 10.0 feet); minimum, 49 isecond-feet Nov. 21 (gage height, 1.18 feet).

1929-1931: Maximum and minimum discharges, those of 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-31

Day

1.. ... ... _ 

2..... ..........

3... . ..

4-......... 

5... ........ .

6 ___ . _ ......

1. .............

8 

9-.... _ ......

10 __. 

11 _ ............

12. 

13. ...........

14...............

15 

16..............

17..... ...... ....

18.-.... ..

19 __ ..........

20...............

21 

22...............

23...............

24 _______ ...

25... ............

26...............

27...............

28...............

29 .. ...... ...

30 ...........

31 .... _ ....

Oct.

73

80 

85 

90 

91

95 

100 

100 

92 

88

92 

106 

101 

104 

99

95 

97 

95 

93 

86

92 

95 

92 

89 

89

92 

88 

90 

88 

91 

91

Nov.

89 

87 

83 

89 

98

85 

85 

89 

85 

84

86 

92 

90 

88 

92

87 

86 

85 

98 

70

49 

62 

68 

82

80

Dec.

«85 

-90 

-85 

-80 

-85

"100 

115 

114 

113 

114

117 

114 

115 

115 

115

116 

110 

110 

110 

109

109 

115 

103 

110 

105

104 

100 

108 

109 

103 

106

Jan.

113 

111 

109 

113 

111

109 

115 

113 

114 

114

115 

114 

"100 

"95 

-90

-90 

«100 

117 

110 

109

113 

113 

110 

114 

116

117

114 

118 

122 

121 

124

Feb.

127 

120 

113 

116 

120

124 

122 

120 

119 

118

116 

118 

118 

115 

117

' 117 

117 

121 

118 

114

116 

122 

127 

121 

119

120 

120 

120

Month

December ________________________

January _________________________

February.. ___________ _ ________ . ......

April.. ..-. . .._..________

July.... . _ 

August __________________________

Mar.

120 

121 

118 

123 

124

121 

122

120 

120 

114

119 

117 

119 

117 

114

115 

113 

112 

111 

111

108 

106 

118 

113 

116

123

-100 

-80 

-90 

"100 

124

Apr.

168 

166 

159 

150 

149

141 

140 

139 

136 

129

124 

114 

113 

106 

104

100 

99 

99 

87 

95

89 

83 

97 

99 

100

105 

115 

110 

109 

108

Maximum

106 

98 

117 

124 

127 

124 

168 

135 

105 

110 

927 

89

927

May

102 

103 

100 

98 

96

98 

100 

103 

103 

99

95 

92 

94 

98 

95

92 

94

96 

91 

87

91 

86 

80 

89 

79

135 

133 

103 

102

99 

97

June

93 

94 

91 

98 

101

100 

98 

96 

97 

92

100 

100 

96 

100 

105

99 

100 

93 

94 

91

88 

88 

84 

81 

83

81 

71 

67 

64 

64

Minimum

73 

49 

80 

90 

113 

80 

83 

79 

64 

55 

64 

63

49

July

58 

72 

67 

110 

95

86 

89 

87 

86 

. 75

68 

76 

75 

73 

55

76 

63 

73 

67 

60

73 

67 

72 

75 

70

70 

67 

67 

60 

75 

59

Mean

92.2 

83.0 

106 

111 

119 

114 

118 

97.7 

90.3 

73.1 

123 

78.1

100

Aug.

64 

74 

77 

73 

75

73 

137 

99 

927 

183

132 

123 

119 

110 

99

92 

95 

96 

83 

83

87 

118 

92 

101 

95

87 

75 

82 

91 

86 

87

Sept.

79 

72 

79 

79 

79

83 

87 

76 

71 

76

72 

77 

73 

63

77

67 

80 

89 

79 

86

83

75 

66 

79

77

81 

82 

86 

86 

83

Run-off in 

acre-feet

5,670 

4,940 

6,520 

6,820 

6,810 

7,010 

7,020 

6,010 

5,370 

4,490 

7,560 

4,650

72,700

Estimated.
274 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

FRENCHMAN CREEK AT CULBERTSON, NEBR.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 17, T. 3 N., R. 31 W., at Culbertson.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,800 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 420 second-feet Aug. 10 (gage

height, 3.9 feet); minimum, 22 second-feet June 29 to July 3 (gage height,

1.3 feet). 

REMARKS. Records fair. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1931

Day

1 _ ... _ . . . ....

2 _ 

3

4 __ 

5 

6--..-. _ .... _ ............

7

8.. . 

9 _ _ 

10- .. _.. _ 

ll-.r __.._.. -- -- 

12. . .

13 

14--................ ... .... .......... ..... .........

16-. - 

16. 

17. .............. _ . ...-.. 

18 

19 __ ............ .......... .... .. ..........

20

21. _ ................. .........................

22----.-....-.... __ .............. ............. .

23-. . . ----- -

24 

25 -

26. 

27_ ... .... . ..-............

28- ... ..... . ...........

29--- 

30--- ...... .... ............ 

31. 

Month

March 11-31. __

April .. .. . ...

M!a.y

July... ... .. .

The period ........... .

Mar.

142 

156 

156 

156 

156

156 

156 

142 

142 

156

142 

142 

142 

142 

142

«120 

"100 

"90 

"100 

«125 

«150

Apr.

172 

188 

204 

204 

204

220 

204 

204 

180 

164

156 

142 

135 

135 

114

107 

107 

86 

86 

93

93

114 

114 

121 

121

128 

128 

149 

135 

149

Maximum

156 

220 

142 

86 

80 

420 

58

May

142 

142 

142 

142 

142

128 

128 

128 

128 

128

128 

128 

114 

114 

114

114 

114 

114 

114 

114

114 

114 

86 

86 

74

74 

63 

52 

52 

63 

63

June

52 

52 

52 

32 

63

42 

42 

52 

42 

42

32

52 

63

86

74

74 

74 

74 

63 

52

52 

52 

42 

42 

32

32 

32 

32

22 

22

July

22 

22 

22 

32 

52

68 

58 

68 

80 

68

69

47 

47 

37 

27

42 

42 

42 

42 

42

47 

47 

47 

47 

47

47 

47 

47 

47 

47 

47

Minimum Mean

90 139 

86 145 

52 108 

22 49. 2 

22 46.6 

47 115 

27 39. 2

Aug.

47 

47 

47 

47 

47

47 

297 

119 

264 

420

297 

232 

172 

145 

132

119 

119 

106 

93 

81

64

52 

64

87 

75

64 

52 

52 

64 

64 

64

Sept.

47 

47 

47 

37 

47

47 

37 

37 

37 

37

27 

27 

27 

27 

27

27 

27 

27 

37 

37

27 

27 

37 

37 

58

58 

58 

58 

58 

47

Run-off in 

acre-feet

5,790 

8,630 

6,640 

2,930 

2.870 

7,070 

2,330

36,300

1 Estimated.
KANSAI3 RIVER BASIN 

SAPPA CREEK NEAR OBERLIN, KANS.

275

LOCATION. Staff gage in NW. % sec. 6, T. 3 S., R. 29 W., 1# miles east of Oberlin.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,050 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1921), to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,170 second-feet Aug. 10 (gage

height, 14.20 feet); minimum, 0.5 second-foot Aug. 7 (gage height, 0.30 foot). 

1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 1,380 second-feet June 19, 1930 (gage

height, 15.8 feet); minimum, (1.1 second-foot during 1929 and 1930. 

REMARKS. Records fair. Stage discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 18-21,

Jan. 11-23.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-31

Day

1 .. _

2...............

3 _ . __ ....

4.......-.. ..

5 

8.- .........

1. ..............

8..... ..........

9 .... ... ..

10 ............

11. .. .......

12........... _ .

13 

14 _ ............

15. ..

16 .........

17...............

18 

19 __ ... _ ..

20..............

21........... ...

22..-.. __ .....

23 _ ............

24 _ ........ _ .

25. ..........

26 .. ..

27 ............

28 .......

29 ..........

30 . 

31 ...........

Oct.

2 

2 

11 

11 

11

9 

7 

6

5 

5

76 

852 

556 

142 

84

68 

52 

40 

33 

30

27 

24 

21 

20 

18

17 

16 

15 

14 

13 

13

Nov.

13 

12 

12 

13 

12

12 

12 

12 

11 

12

11 

11 

11 

11

11

11 

11 

11 

13 

76

30 

24 

18 

15 

18

20 

21 

21 

20 

18

Dec.

17 

16 

16 

15 

15

15 

14 

14 

14 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

14 

15

10

13 

14 

15

18

21 

24 

27 

11 

11 

11

Jan.

15 

15 

14 

14 

13

13 

12 

10 

12

8

7 

5 

7

1-

11 

13

9 

9 

15 

11

7 

7

Feb.

9 

9 

8 

8 

8

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

8 

' 8 

2 

1 

1

1

6

11 

11

11 

11 

11

Month

October ____________ ________ .......

November ________ ____________ ....

January

February.. _______ __ . __ _____ _ .....

March ________ _________________

April..... .................. ............ ....-.:...

Ivtay

June _____________ ______ ..........

July .............................................

August ____________________________

The year. _____________________

Mar.

13 

11 

11 

12 

13

14 

15 

21 

18 

15

13 

11 

11 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10

18

24 

21 

17 

15 

16

17 

18 

17 

15 

14 

14

Apr.

13 

21 

30 

36 

21

52 

64 

56 

48 

40

34 

36 

33 

27 

24

20 

20 

21 

21 

21

21 

21 

21 

22

22

22 

21 

21 

21 

20

Maximum

852 

76 

27 

15 

11 

24 

64 

20 

44 

6 

960 

9

960

May

20 

18 

18 

18 

18

17 

15 

15 

16

17

14 

14 

13 

13 

13

13 

12 

11 

 11 

11

11 

11 

11 

10 

10

10 

10 

13 

10 

10 

10

June

9 

9 

9 

9 

8

8 

44 

22 

15 

21

22

22 

22 

22 

22

16 

15 

14 

12 

10

11 

9 

8 

7 

6

5 

5 

5 

4 

4

July

4 

3 

3 

4 

4

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

2

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

6 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

Minimum Mean

2 

11

1 

10 

13 

10 

4 

1 

1 

2

71.0 

16.8 

14.5 

9.68 

7.14 

14.31 

28.3] 

13.31 13.2* 

2.26 

77.1 

4.33

1 22.9

Aug.

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1

24 

804 

960

121 

76 

60 

52 

36

30

27 

21 

17 

15

14 

13 

13 

13 

13

14 

13 '13 

13 

11 

10

Sept,

9 

8 

8 

8 

7

6 

6

5 

5 

5

5 

4 

4 

3 

3

3 

3 

5 

4 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3

2 

2 

2 

2

Run-off in 

acre-feet

4,360 

998 

889 

595 

397 

881 

! 1,690 

819 

783 

139 

4,740 

258

16,500
276 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

BEAVER CREEK AT LUDELL, EANS.

LOCATION. Staff gage in SW. K sec. 30, T. 2 S., R. 32 W., on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge at Ludell, 6 miles below mouth of Little

Beaver Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,460 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1929, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 88 second-feet June 5 (gage

height 5.80 feet) ; minimum, 0.1 second-foot during several days in September. 

1929^1931: Maximum gage height, 15.0 feet Sept. 8, 1929 (discharge not

determined); minimum discharge, that of September, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of shifting control, Oct. 1 to

Nov. 10, and those for period of ice effect, Dec. 16 to Feb. 5, which are

estimated.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

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. 

Oct.

11 

11 

21 

16

25

18 

14 

13 

11 

11

21 

30 

30 

32 

16

13 

11 

11 

10 

8

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

7 

7 

7 

7 

7 

6

Nov.

6 

6

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

8 

8 

8

7 

8

7 

7 

7

10 

8 

8 

10 

11

10 

1 

4 

10 

10

Dec.

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

5 

4

1-

3 

3

Jan.

4 

3

1-

5

Feb.

7

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

9

8 

8 

8 

8

8 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10

Month

Nnvmnhfir

March ....._._.-_.. . . . . . _ ..

April

May . . - - .

Julv . .

The year. __ .. .

Mar.

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

11

12 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

14

14 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

10

7 

4

Apr.

3 

3 

4

7 

18

26 

24 

21 

18 

18

19 

17 

16 

16 

15

16 

16 

16 

16 

15

14 

14 

14 

14 

15

16 

15 

15 

15 

15

Maximum

32 

11 

10

10 

14 

26 

14 

75 

3 

19 

.4

75

May

14 

14 

14 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

12 

12 

11 

11 

12

12 

12 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

10 

10

1011

10 

10 

10 

10

June

10 

10 

10 

9

75

21 

10 

10 

6 

8

8 

14 

20 

16 

11

9 

8 

7

7 

6

6 

6 

6 

5 

5

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

July

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3

2 

3 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

Minimum Mean

6 

1

4 

3 

10 

4 

1 

.5 

.1

13.4 

7.5 

6.9 

4.0 

8.4 

10.8 

15.0 

11.7 

10.8 

2.2 

2.61 

.19

.1 7. 77

Aug.

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

19 

11

7 

6 

5 

4 

4

3 

2 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

Sept.

0.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.3 

.3

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Run-off in 

acre-feet

821 

444 

422 

246 

464 

662 

895 

718 

641 

137 

161 

11

5,620
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 277

PRAIRIE DOG CflEEK NEAR WOODRUFF, EANS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NW. ;!4 sec. 9, T. 1 S., R. 19 W., 3 miles west of

Woodruff.

DRAINAGE AKEA. 900 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 193:9, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,890 second-feet Oct. 12 (gage

height, 19.30 feet); minimum,, 4 second*feet Aug. 4, 7, 8 (gage height, 1.93

feet).

1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 2,830 second-feet July 25, 1929 (gage

height, 25.02 feet); minimum, less than 4 second-feet during period June

1-10, 1930. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of missing gage-height records,

Nov. 26 to Dec. 6, and for period of shifting control, April to September,

which are fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

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 -

Oct.

7

7

7

430

866

208

46

24

18

17

16

1,720

1,200

410

238

134

67

47

39

30

28

27

24

24

22

21

21

21

20

20

18

Nov.

1818-

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

18

17

17

17

17

18

17

17

140

620

*>Afi

128

77

27

24

«24

Dec.

a 24

25

28

18 '21

24

24

24

22

22

22

20

21

21

22

94.

24

26

26

27

24

22

24

22

22

22

Jam

lit

21

21

21

25

2}

21

21

25

21

21

22

f»5

r»j

21

2)

9)1

21*ij

22

22

no

22ft-,

22

22

22

22

21

21

fl)

Feb.

20

21

21

21

37

32

16

21

22

20

27

22

18

17

18

17

16

16

16

16

16

17

18

18

17

17

16

16

Mar.

16

17

17

17

17

16

14

14

15

16

17

18

18

17

16

16

16

16

16

17

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

16

15

15

Apr.

16

17

21

22

21

21

26

24

24

22

21

21

20

18

20

20

21

20

49

116

37

35

32

30

28

27

26

26

26

26

May

26

26

26

26

26

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

99

22

21

20

June

21

21

21

20

180

26

17

16

16

15

15

" 15

15

15

32

24

16

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

13

11

11

10

July

10

10

11

10

11

12

10

10

9

9

9

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

7

7

7

7

7

7

6

Aug.

6

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

505

1,260

732

620

166

77

53

43

35

32

30

26

24

104

30

27

116

57

35

33

33

28

27

Sept.

24

22

21

21

20

20

20

20

18

17

17

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

17

57

33

28

33

27

21

20

18

17

17

Month

January _ . .

June . ,__

July.... ................................ ...........

Maximum

1,720

620

28

26

37

18

116

26

180

12

1,260

57

1,720

Minimum

7

17

18

20

16

14

16

20

10

6

4

15

4

Mean

186

56.5

23.2

22.5

19.6

16.6

27.8

23.0

21.9

8.52

133

21.0

47.1

Run-off in 

acre-feet

11,500

3,360

1,430

1,380

1,090

1,020

1,650

1,410

1,300

524

8,190

1,250

34,100

 Interpolated.
278 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

SMOKY HILL RIVER AT JEROME, KANS.

LOCATION. Staff gage in NW. % sec. 23, T. 15 S., R. 29 W., half a mile south of 

Jerome and 5 miles above Plum Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,900 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1928, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,450 second-feet Oct. 12 (gage 

height, 8.80 feet); minimum, about 0.2 second-foot several days in September (gage height, 1.52 feet).

1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 5,500 second-feet June 4, 1930 (gage 

height 9.9 feet); minimum, that of September, 1931.

REMARKS. Records fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

Day

1 __ ... __ ...

2

3.

4... ............

5

6

7

8_.

9..... ..........

10.. ._...........

11... ...... ......

12_____._._ ......

IS...............

14

15.. ....... ......

16 

17......

18

19.. ....

20 

21. ...........

22

23

24...............

25 

26

27. 

28

29 

30

31

Oct.

2 

2 

2 

162 

640

42 

26 

20 

19 

14

42 

3,450 

353 

162 

201

125 

100 

92

77 

64

60 

53 

53 

116 

116

47 

42 

39 

37 

36 

53

Nov.

53 

25 

14 

13 

12

8

7

1 '

92 

92

42 

39 

37 

36 

39

37 

39 

44 

36 

36

Dec.

36 

34 

39 

40 

39

37 

34 

36 

37 

36

34 

25 

24 

34 

34

25 

15

25

Jan.

20

15 

10

1"

114

78

Feb.

16 

15 

14 

14 

15

16 

16 

16 

14 

14

14 

15 

16 

14 

15

16 

15 

14 

13 

15

16 

22 

20 

22 

20

19 

19 

19

Month

October _________

April _ .. _ ... _ ...............

May

June. _ ... .

July.... ...... ................. .....................

August . . 

September __________________ .........

Mar.

19 

22 

22

20

20 

20 

22 

23 

25

22 

30 

28 

25 

26

28 

26 

25 

26 

28 

30

Apr.

32 

35 

35 

32 

70

70 

67 

70 

75 

90

84 

75 

70 

62 

62

60 

55 

52 

50 

48

46 

46 

43 

62 

67

60 

62 

50 

48 

48

Maximum

3,450 

92 

40 

114 

22 

30 

90 

48 

313 

1,050 

30 

2

3,450

May

48 

46 

43 

39 

37

35 

39

37 

35 

28

28 

28 

28 

28 

26

26 

26 

26 

25 

25

25 

48 

46 

39 

28

26 

26

25 

25 

25 

25

June

22 

22 

20 

20 

20

20 

22 

20 

20 

18

18 

28 

28 

313 

244

62 

50 

39

28 

28

35 

25 

25 

22 

20

18 

16 

14 

13 

13

July

11 

11 

10 

9 

1,050

132 

63

27 

27 

21

18 

15 

14 

10 

6

6 

6

27 

28 

14

9

7 

7 

6 

6

6 

6

5 

5 

5 

5

Minimum Mean

2

13

32 

25 

13 

5 

1 

.2

202 

26.2 

28.7 

21.5 

16.2 

22.8 

57.5 

32.0 

41.4 

50.7 

5.61 

.573

.2 42. 4

Aug.

5 

5 

3 

3 

2

3 

3 

3

5

7

30 

19 

13

8 

8

7 

5 

5 

5 

5

3 

3 

3 

8 

3

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

2

Sept.

1.0 

1.0 

.8 

.8 

.8

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.4

.4 

.4 

.2 

.2 

.2

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.9

2.0

.9 

.9

.8 

.8

Run-off in 

acre-feet

12,400 

1,560 

1,760 

1,320 

900 

1,400 

3,420 

1,970 

2,470 

3,120 

345 

34.1

30,700
KANSAS' RIVER BASIN 279

SMOKY HILL RJ7ER AT PFEIFER, EANS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SW. sec. 6, T. 15 S., R. 16 W., on highway bridge

1 mile east of Pfeifer. 

DBAINAGE ABEA. 6,070 square miles. 

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. March, 1929, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 5,320 second-feet Oct. 13 (gage

height, 9.35 feet) ; minimum, 3 ,second-feet Sept. 21, 25.

1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 6,750 second-feet May 11, 1929 (gage

height, 11.24 feet); minimum not determined. 

REMARKS. Records fair. Period oi ice effect Dec. 22 to Jan. 25.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

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 . 

28 

27 

28 

29. 

30 

31 . 

Oct.

40 

42 

52 

58 

2,650

1,870 

1.-100 

990

685 

685

685 

685 

5,320 

2,020 

1,040

780 

570 

118 

165 

217

204 

204

178 

153 

141

153 

102 

120 

130 

120 

125

Nov.

106 

104 

85 

89 

93

93

89 

85 

81 

81

77 

73 

77 

69 

69

73 

69 

65 

69 

830

1,160 

499 

499 

499 

464

430 

365

288 

165 

165

Dec.

153 

141 

132 

127 

113

109 

116 

109 

109 

109

104 

109 

100 

95 

100

100 

91 

87 

41 

34

37 

80

Jan.

60

55

50

53

61 

57 

61 

69 

65 

61

Feb.

51 

48 

41 

44 

48

44 

37 

41 

44 

41

44 

44 

41 

48 

44

44 

46 

46 

46 

50

50 

46 

50 

50 

50

46 

46 

50

Month

October _____________________ . ......

April......... ................................

June. _

July 

Mar.

44

48 

48 

48 

48

67 

37 

34 

20 

27

- 37 

20 

22 

27 

30

37 

37 

34 

34 

59

97 

85 

65 

61 

50

57 

65 

73 

77 

93 

120

Apr.

245 

288 

430 

365 

349

349 

349

288 

245 

217

190 

178 

165 

134 

153

165 

141 

130 

125 

570

430 

273 

231 

204 

190

190 

178 

141 

153 

141

Maximum

5,320 

1,160 

153 

69 

51 

120 

570 

780 

830 

273 

51 

20

5,320

May

141 

139 

134 

139 

125

780 

397 

288 

259 

204

190 

178 

178 

178 

165

139 

139 

134 

130

125

139 

141 

139 

134 

130

125 

130 

125 

153 

141 

134

June

97 

57 

50 

22 

85

81 

81

77 

77 

77

81 

77 

85 

97 

830

430 

310 

190

140

93

81

89 

89 

85 

87 

81

Minimum

40 

65 

34

37 

20 

125 

125 

22 

34 

20 

3

3

July

79 

87 

91 

109 

113

109 

104 

141 

132 

273

123 

87 

83 

55 

63

59 

55 

59 

55 

59

67 

59 

55 

51 

51

44 

44 

44 

37 

34 

34

Mean

690 

230 

94.1 

56.0 

45.7 

' 51.6 

240 

182 

137 

79.2 

27.7 

7.30

154

Aug.

27 

27 

30 

51 

44

' 41 

37 

37 

37 

41

34 

30 

20 

23 

20

23 

23 

27 

23 

20

23 

20 

20 

23 

23

27 

23- 

23 

23 

20 

20

Sept.

11 

14 

17 

20 

20

6 

12 

10 

10 

4

4 

5 

5 

4 

5

6 

4

4 

4 

4

3

5 

8 

4 

3

4 

5 

6 

6 

6

Kun-off in 

acre-feet

42,500 

13,700 

5,780 

3,450 

2,540 

3,180 

14,300 

11,200 

8,150 

4,870 

1,710 

434

112,000

131316 33- -19
280 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

SMOKY HILL RIVER AT EILSWORTH, KANS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SE. % sec. 20, T. 15 S., R. 8 W., at EUsworth, 2 

miles below Turkey Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 7,580 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1895, to October, 1905; July, 1918, to September, 

1925; August, 1928, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,580 second-feet Oct. 8 (gage 

height, 10.44 feet); minimum, 12 second-feet Sept. 19, 20 (gage height, 

1.61 feet).

1895-1905, 1918-1925, 1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 21,000 secondfeet July 5, 1895; minimum, 1.6 second-feet Oct. 8, 9, 1922.

A flood stage of 25.0 feet was reached in August, 1927 (discharge, 24,000 

second-feet).

REMARKS. Records good.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

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

Oct.

70 

69 

69 

69 

540

1,520 

2,560 

2,390 

473 

320

295 

295 

334 

334 

2,500

1,610 

1,180 

946 

794 

610

506 

440 

392 

392 

376

440 

362 

308 

270 

246 

235

Nov.

214 

203 

193 

193 

183

183 

183 

174 

174 

174

174 

164 

164 

145 

136

154 

154 

136 

145 

376

870 

610 

946 

646 

506

575 

646 

506 

295 

282

Dec.

258 

235 

224 

214 

203

193 

183 

193 

183 

183

174 

164 

164 

154 

154

154 

145 

145 

145 

136

164 

118 

118 

127 

118

118 

127 

136 

118 

145 

118

Jan.

174 

136 

145 

145 

110

no

104 

102 

97 

102

104

108

}»

80 

91 

91 

86 

73

105 

105 

118 

110 

104

100 

99 

102 

100 

99 

100

Feb.

96 

92 

91 

90

86

85 

82 

84 

84 

82

82 

80 

79 

79 

79

76 

79 

76 

76 

76

76 

79 

78 

76 

76

78 

75 

75

Month

October ________________________ ...

M!ay

July. . . ...............

Mar.

76 

75 

76 

76 

78

76 

78 

65 

82 

84

78 

73 

73 

75 

76

73 

73 

73 

72 

94

102 

104

118 

118 

110

118 

107 

97 

96 

104 

110

Apr.

118 

270 

683 

794 

832

720 

646 

575 

540 

506

407 

376 

320 

295 

258

258 

246 

334 

258 

258

2,340 

1,560 

646 

757 

683

832

757 

610 

506 

440

Maximum

2,560 

946 

258 

174 .

96 

118 

2,340 

908 

1,020 

193 

80 

30

2,560

May

376 

347 

320 

303 

440

270 

308 

908 

610 

506

334

295 

270 

246 

224

203 

193 

174 

164 

164

174 

224 

193 

183 

174

174 

164 

154 

154 

174 

224

June

235 

193 

164 

154 

136

127 

127 

118 

110 

110

118 

110 

108 

110 

347

540 

720 

1,020 

540 

347

308

246 

224 

282 

193

164 

145 

136 

118 

108

Minimum

69 

136 

118

75 

65 

118 

154 

108 

44 

31 

12

12

July

99 

99 

92 

91 

127

127 

164 

174 

183 

193

174 

174 

174 

145 

127

118 

108 

102 

99 

91

88 

84 

78 

72 

68

72 

66 

57 

52 

47 

44

Mean

676 

317 

162 

104 

81.0 

87.4 

594 

279 

245 

109 

51.3 

19.3

228

Aug.

44 

60 

53 

50

48

47 

55 

55 

60 

57

55 

73 

80 

68 

62

60

57 

57 

57 

52

50 

47 

44 

45 

42

40 

38 

34 

37 

32 

31

Sept.

30

29 

29 

24 

26

23 

25 

23 

22 

20

20 

18 

18 

17 

15

15 

15 

14 

12 

12

16

17 

15 

14 

15

13 

16 

23 

23 

20

Run-off in 

acre-feet

41,500 

18,900 

9,940 

6,400 

4,500 

5,380 

35,400 

17,200 

14,600 

6,720 

3,150 

1,150

165,000
KANSAS RIVER BASIN

SMOKY HILL RIVER AT UNDSBORG, SAKS.

281

LOCATION. Chain gage in NE. % sec. 20, T. 17 S., R. 3 W., at highway bridge

at Lindsborg.

DRAINAGE AREA. 8,100 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1930, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,740 second-feet Oct. 9 (gage

height, 17.1 feet); minimum, 22 second-feet Sept. 20, 30 (gage height, 3.2

feet.

1930-31: Maximum discharge, 5,390 second-feet June 7, 1930 (gage

height, 23.6 feet); minimum, that of Sept. 20, 30, 1931.

Maximum stage known, 31.5 feet in May, 1903. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for October and November, which are

fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-31

Day

1 _ ............

2...............

3......-... ..

4 _ _.._

6 . 

6-.... ......

7- .. _ ......

8...-. ...

9 ... _ ......

10-..... ......

11 

12...............

13...............

14............. .

15...... ......

16. . _ ... . .

17 

18 

19 

20 . .

21 

22 

23 

24..... .........

26 

26 

27 

28, 

29...............

30 

31.-. ..

Oct.

115 

115 

115 

115 

108

108 

1,420 

1,800 

2,740 

908

631 

526 

512 

405 

379

2,670 

1,300 

946 

816 

712

647 

540 

498 

444 

405

379 

353 

340 

316 

281 

270

Nov.

270 

270 

270 

270 

259

259 

259 

248 

237 

237

226 

226 

226 

226 

215

215 

215 

215 

204 

270

379 

405 

470 

1,130 

746

431 

418 

392 

366 

340

Dec.

328 

316 

304 

292 

270

259 

248 

248 

237 

226

215 

215 

215 

204 

204

204 

193 

193 

193 

183

183 

173 

164 

155 

146

137 

129 

122 

122 

115 

115

Jan.

122 

129 

137 

137 

146

137 

137 

137 

137 

137

137 

137 

137 

137 

137

137 

137 

137 

137 

137

137 

137 

137 

129 

129

129 

129 

129 

129 

122 

122

Feb.

129 

. 129 

129 

129 

129

129 

129 

129 

122 

122

122 

122 

122 

122 

122

122 

122 

122 

122 

122

122 

122 

115 

115 

115

115 

115 

115

Month

July....-.-......... 

September ____ . _ . _ ... . .. ..

Mar.

115 

115 

115 

115 

115

115 

115 

115 

115 

115

115 

115 

115 

115 

115

115 

115 

115 

115 

115

115

115 

115 

129 

129

129 

129 

129 

129 

129 

129

Apr.

129 

155 

183 

328 

540

ees

585 

555 

498 

498

470 

418 

379 

340 

316

292 

270 

270 

259 

316

316 

570 

2,110 

998 

873

754 

839 

839 

720 

624

Maximum

2,740 

1,130 

328 

146 

129 

129 

2,110 

805 

788 

272 

212 

52

2,740

May

544 

512 

465 

435 

420

805

771 

672 

672 

720

544 

465 

391 

363 

337

311 

285 

272 

260 

248

236

260 

324 

285 

260

248 

236 

224 

212 

248 

236

June

201 

248 

272 

224 

201

190 

179 

168 

157 

157

157 

260 

201 

168 

311

512 

298 

377 

788 

688

435 

363 

311 

272 

248

224 

212 

201 

179 

157

Minimum

108 

204 

115 

122 

115 

115 

129 

212 

157 

81 

52 

22

22

July

157 

147 

272 

224

137

137 

147 

137 

168 

190

190 

201 

190 

190 

179

168 

157 

137 

127

117

117 

127 

117 

117 

107

98 

98 

89 

81 

81 

81

Mean

675 

330 

203 

134 

122 

119 

537 

396 

279 

145 

72.5 

33.1

254

Aug.

73 

81 

81 

81 

73

73 

66 

66 

66 

212

98 

73 

73 

66 

66

66 

66 

66 

81

73

66 

66 

66 

66 

59

59 

59 

52 

52 

52 

52

Sept.

52 

46 

46 

46 

46

40 

40 

40 

40 

35

35 

30 

30 

30 

26

26 

26 

26 

26

22

30 

30 

35 

30 

30

30 

26 

26 

26 

22

Run-off in 

acre-feet

41,500 

19,600 

12,500 

8,240 

6,800 

7,290 

31,900 

24,300 

16,600 

8,900 

4,460 

1,970

184,000
282 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

SMOKY HILL RIVER NEAR MENTOK, EANS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SE. % sec. 18, T. 15 S., R. 2 W., 1% miles east of Mentor

and 26 miles above Saline River. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 8,210 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December, 1923, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 2,460 second-feet Oct. 9 (gage

height, 17.55 feet); minimum, 37 second-feet Sept. 29 (gage height, 3.06

feet).

1923-1931: Maximum discharge, 7,450 second-feet Aug. 17, 1927 (gage

height, 25.8 feet); minimum, 12 second-feet in August, 1926.

REMARKS. Records fair. No records Nov. 2 to May 21.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

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 

July..... ..... .

« Discharge mea

Day Oct.

183 

165 

149 

133 

157

149 

149 

1,020 

2,180 

2,120

725 

578 

511 

461 

392

1,880 

2,100 

1,650 

869 

680

635 

564 

511 

461 

437

414 

392 

370 

340 

330 

320

Month

Nov.

310

Feb.

« 135

Maximum

2,180 

812 

218 

200 

65

May

« 421

276 

297 

308 

297

276 

256 

246 

236 

256 

256

June

236 

256 

276 

266 

236

218 

209 

200 

191 

182

182 

218 

236 

200 

227

470 

455 

286 

560 

812

530 

397 

345 

308 

276

297 

256 

236 

218 

182

July

165 

173 

165 

200 

165

165 

165 

165 

165 

182

173 

200 

218 

200 

200

191 

173 

165 

149 

149

149 

141 

141 

133 

133

125 

117 

117 

117 

109 

101

Minimum Mean

133 678 

182 299 

101 158 

72 98.4 

38 48.1

Aug.

101 

109 

117 

101 

101

101 

93 

90 

90 

109

200 

117 

101 

93 

90

90 

109 

117 

117 

101

93 

93 

90 

86 

86

82 

82 

76 

72 

72 

72

Sept.

65 

65 

62 

62 

58

58 

58 

51 

51 

51

48 

48 

48 

48 

44

44 

41 

41 

41 

41

44 

44 

44 

44 

44

44 

41 

38 

38 

88

Run-off.m 

acre-feet

41,700 

17,800 

9,740 

6,050 

2,860

urement.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 283

SMOKY HILL RIVER AT SOLOMON, EARS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SE. % sec. 19, T. 13 S., R. 1 E., 500 feet below Solomon

River and 1 mile south of Solomon. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 18,700 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April to July, 1904; October, 1922, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 4,700 second-feet May 9 (gage

height, 13.4 feet); minimum, 158 second-feet Sept. 21 (gage height, 3.3feet). 

1904, 1922-1931: Maximum discharge, 18,400 second-feet Aug. 10, 1928

(gage height, 28.0 feet); minimum, 25 second-feet Oct. 14, 1925.

Maximum stage known, about 35.0 feet during flood of 1903. 

REMARKS. Records good. Gage-height records furnished by United States

Weather Bureau.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

1. __ , ___ ...

2. ...........

3. ...........

4......... . .

5........... ...

6. ...........

7..............

8.. ..........

9. ...........

10. 

11...... ____ .

12... _..._.......

13...............

14... ............

15...............

16 ............

17..J T 

18. ...........

19. ..........

20 

21...............

22...............

23.. ..........

24...............

25... ... __ ..

26.... ___ .....

27. ..........

28 .--.-...

29. ..........

30 

31 

Oct.

470 

470 

445 

395 

395

420 

547 

736 

1,160 

2,500

3,580 

2,040 

1,270 

1,200 

955

871 

1,550 

3,420 

2,040 

2,600

1,810 

1,550 

2,120 

1,100 

1,040

955 

899 

871 

817 

763 

736

Nov.

709 

709 

682 

682 

655

628 

628 

628 

628 

601

601 

601

574 

574 

574

574 

574 

574 

574 

655

899 

1,040 

1,160 

2,260 

3,310

3,040 

2,120 

1,630 

1,390 

1,200

Dec.

1,070 

955 

844 

817 

790

790 

763 

736 

709 

682

655 

655 

655 

628 

628

655 

628 

601 

601 

547

495 

495 

495 

495 

547

520 

495 

470 

470 

470 

470

Jan.

470 

470 

470 

470 

470

470 

470 

470 

470

450

495 

495 

470 

445 

445

445 

445 

420 

420 

420

395 

395 

420 

420 

445 

445

Feb.

445 

420 

420 

445 

445

445 

470 

470 

445 

445

420 

395 

395 

420 

445

420 

395 

395 

395 

420

420 

420 

420 

420 

420

420 

395 

395

Month

October _____________ ___________

April................................. ..............

M!sy

June ____________________ ...........

July... ... ......... .... ...... ... ......... ... ... ....

September ....... .. ............. ...............

Mar.

395 

395 

370 

395 

395

395 

420 

420 

395 

395

370 

395 

395 

420 

395

420 

395 

395 

420 

420

445 

395 

420 

395 

420

420 

420 

495 

495 

495 

495

Apr.

495 

495 

574 

574 

628

763 

1,470 

1,430 

1,200 

1,100

1,040 

984 

955 

927 

871

844 

790 

763 

736 

709

709 

844 

871 

1,230 

2,170

1,630 

1,470 

1,430 

1,510 

1,550

Maximum

3,580 

3,310 

1,070 

495 

470 

495 

2,170 

4,700 

2,710 

3,860 

2,600 

470

4,700

May

1,430 

1,230 

1,130 

1,040 

1,010

1,860 

2,170 

3,640 

4,700 

3,150

1,820 

1,670 

1,280 

1,100 

986

952 

1,020 

1,020 

806 

806

750 

750 

778 

778 

778

778 

750 

723 

723 

669 

778

June

2,710 

1,420 

1,380 

986 

862

750 

696 

669 

642 

615

1,100 

834 

723 

696 

669

642 

696 

834 

778 

669

615 

1,140 

890 

806 

723

669 

834 

834 

723 

615

Minimum

395 

574 

470 

395 

395 

370 

495 

669 

615 

460 

410 

158

158

July

563 

563 

563 

589 

615

723 

1,920 

2,880 

3,480 

3,860

3,860 

2,600 

2,020 

1,330 

1,100

986 

862 

862 

834 

723

669 

615 

589 

589 

563

537 

537 

511 

485 

460 

460

Mean

1,280 

1,020 

640 

450 

424 

416 

1,030 

1,330 

874 

1,190 

928 

275

824

Aug.

460 

460 

435 

435 

435

435 

410 

410 

435 

1,520

1,100 

1,190 

2,390 

2,600 

1,570

1,520 

1,570 

1,100 

920 

778

778 

890 

806 

642 

563

511 

511 

1,060 

1,470 

790 

574

Sept.

470 

445 

420 

395 

370

345 

320 

320 

295 

295

270 

247 

247 

295 

270

202 

247 

224 

202 

202

158 

247 

224 

224 

202

202 

247 

247 

224 

202

Run-off in

acre-feet

78,800 

60,400 

39,300 

27,700 

23,500 

25,600 

61,000 

81,500 

52,000 

73,100 

57,100 

16,400

596,000
284 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

SALINE RIVER NEAR WILSON, KANS.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SW. % sec. 11, T. 13 S., R. 11 W., threequarters of a mile above Hell Creek and 8 miles northwest of Wilson. Chain 

gage at same site used prior to Apr. 9, 1931.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,900 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1929, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,930 second-feet Aug. 12 (gage 

height, 9.31 feet); minimum, 26 second-feet Sept. 23 (gage height, 2.93 feet). 

1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 4,140 second-feet Sept. 10, 1930 (gage 

height, 13.50 feet); minimum, 5 second-feet in January, 1930.

REMARKS. Records fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19SO-S1

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... ...... ...

Oct.

52

57 

70 

67 

557

2,110 

1,290 

244 

211 

189

174 

166 

158 

151 

594

580 

524 

468 

429 

403

364 

274 

222 

195 

176

162 

152 

141 

126 

134 

147

Nov.

158 

149 

137 

124 

130

135 

128 

120 

111 

119

117 

104 

95 

88 

81

74 

74 

74 

74 

754

1,630 

1,550 

1,510 

1,440 

1,360

1,290 

1,260 

1,220 

1,120 

725

Dec.

667 

510 

429 

272 

178

132 

120 

111 

104 

97

92 

101 

93 

92 

119

120 

134 

128 

122 

130

137 

132 

119 

. 108 

111

115 

104 

108 

104 

97 

101

Jan.

101 

93 

104 

108 

97

101 

90 

97 

101 

93

86 

97 

93 

93 

104

101 

93 

97 

93 

97

104 

110 

101 

93 

93

92 

88 

97 

90 

83 

88

Feb.

95 

97 

88 

86 

95

102 

99 

92

85 

78

81 

93 

106 

102 

95

92 

95 

88 

81 

74

73

81 

83 

68 

74

71 

71 

81

Month

October. ___________________________

December ________________________

January. ... ___________________

February. ____________________ ......

March __________________________

April .. ... ... ..... .................

June. _____________ ____________ .

July............... .....................................

August... _____________________ .

September... ___________________ .

Mar.

69 

64 

66 

57 

51

66 

64 

61 

57 

66

93 

93 

76 

80 

76

69 

71 

62 

66 

62

74 

145 

113 

99 

90

102 

99 

552 

272 

160 

316

Apr.

160 

812 

841 

510 

364

316 

304 

290 

279 

328

288 

248 

222 

202 

195

217 

377 

328

389 

 540

Maximum

2,110 

1,630 

667 

110 

106 

552 

841 

841 

468 

1,630 

1,630 

80

2,110

May

t 300

280

455 

429 

328 

290 

257

233 

226 

215 

208 

195

186 

184 

174 

176 

172

160 

184 

195 

193 

174

156 

145 

130 

841 

482 

255

June

200 

172 

162 

154 

139

128 

126 

124 

119 

111

110 

104 

106 

111 

147

340 

468 

252 

193 

160

143 

137 

279 

255 

304

115 

92 

85 

80 

74

Minimum

52 

74 

92 

83 

68 

51 

160 

130 

74 

66 

66 

29

29

July

69 

66 

66 

101 

235

1,090 

1,630 

1,260 

609 

442

352 

288 

246 

272 

206

193 

172 

158 

151 

141

135 

132 

126 

120 

113

102 

101 

95 

90 

83 

74

Mean

342 

532 

161 

96.1 

86.6 

109 

390 

262 

166 

288 

230 

51.8

227

Aug.

66 

68 

66 

68 

76

71 

164 

263 

195 

180

682 

1,630 

754 

403 

304

244 

197 

180 

164 

151

139 

132 

119 

106 

104

102 

110 

108 

97 

93 

81

Sept.

80 

74 

74 

69 

69

69 

66 

66 

66 

68

69 

64 

61 

54 

49

46 

34 

35 

34 

35

42 

39 

29 

44 

42

39 

35 

37 

34 

32

Run-off in 

acre-feet

21,000 

31,600 

9,890 

5,910 

4,810 

6,710 

23,200 

16,100 

9,900 

17,700 

14,100 

3,080

164,000
KANSAS EIVEE BASIN

SALINE RIVER AT TESCOTT, EANS.

285

LOCATION. Chain gage in SE. K sec. 16, T. 12 S., R. 5 W., half a mile south of

Tescott and half a mile above Dry Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,800 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1919, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,110 second-feet Oct. 9 (gage

height, 15.47 feet); minimum, 29 second-feet Sept. 15 (gage height, 3.39 feet). 

1919-1931: Maximum discharge, 6,150 second-feet July 12, 1928 (gage

height, 29.48 feet); minimum, 0.5 second-foot in July, 1926. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of ice efifect during January

and those for periods of shifting control during February, March, June,

August, September, which are fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-81

Day

I...... ... ..... .

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 

Oct.

90 

85 

85 

80

117

284 

455 

965 

941 

585

302 

233 

185 

170 

163

163 

375 

635 

435 

302

249 

201 

170 

170 

177

177 

170 

170 

170

' 177 

163

Nov.

142 

177 

170 

156 

170

163

156 

156 

129 

156

129 

123 

117 

123 

117

117 

117 

100 

117 

117

329 

435 

329 

338 

338

311 

293 

249 

233 

201

Dec.

201 

201 

' 185 

177 

185

193 

129 

142 

156 

135

142 

156 

142 

129 

149

135

149 

142 

142 

142

117 

117 

111 

100 

100

95 

95 

100 

129 

95 

100

Jan.

117 

111 

100 

105 

95

90 

105 

90 

95

75

1"

85

95 

100 

105 

100 

90

Feb.

95 

90 

90 

85 

95

105 

105 

85 

80 

85

85 

80 

90 

90 

95

90 

105 

95 

95 

85

85 

85 

85 

90 

85

85 

85 

85

Month

December ___________ ___________

February- ________________________

March. ___________________________

July........ .... .... ........ .... .... ..... .... .... ......

August.. _________________________

The year _ . ___________________ .

Mar.

85 

76 

90 

80 

80

95 

76 

80 

80 

76

85 

90 

80 

85 

80

. 76 

80 

76 

80 

80

80 

85 

85 

95 

129

95 

80 

76 

142 

163 

163

Apr.

185 

185 

249 

356 

752

741 

446 

356 

337 

319

310 

301 

310

283 

265

265 

248 

226 

233 

301

356 

274 

310 

436 

542

564 

586 

608 

586 

487

Maximum

965 

435 

201 

117 

105 

163 

752 

542 

575 

953 

972 

123

972

May

426 

310 

376 

376 

542

456 

212 

346 

466 

376

319 

292 

292 

265 

256

240 

233 

226 

219 

205

205 

205 

205 

212 

212

219 

205 

198 

191 

198 

426

June

575 

293 

225 

185 

170

156 

142 

135 

135 

129

123 

123 

111 

111 

111

117 

117 

170 

356 

241

177 

142 

117 

111 

163

149 

105 

105 

80 

85

Minimum

80 

100 

95

80 

76 

185 

191 

85 

72 

107 

32

32

July

80

76 

76 

76 

72

72 

170 

615 

917 

953

597 

446 

337 

283 

256

274 

240 

198 

198 

165

177 

177 

171 

159 

153

141 

129 

135 

129 

107 

102

Mean

279 

194 

138 

89.0 

89.6 

91.1 

381 

287 

166 

248 

235 

60.2

189

Aug.

129 

112 

107 

112 

112

112 

112 

117 

123 

436

366 

265 

301

972 

888

386 

319 

248 

226 

205

191 

184 

171 

165 

153

153 

135 

117 

117 

129 

123

Sept.

123 

111 

100 

85 

80

76 

76 

76

74 

72

72 

72 

45 

33 

32

38 

42 

46 

42

42

48 

48

56 

44 

38

39 

56 

46 

48 

45

Run-off in 

acre-feet

17,100 

11,500 

8,510 

5,470 

4,980 

5,600 

22,600 

17,700 

9,860 

15,200 

14,500 

3,580

137,000
286 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6 

SOUTH FORK OF SOLOMON RIVER AT AITOW, KAWS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SW. % sec. 12, T. 7 S., R. 15 W-, three-quarters of a

mile south of Alton. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,720 miles. 

RECOKDS AVAILABLE. August, 1919, to June, 1925; August, 1928, to September,

1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 5,600 second-feet July 5 (gage

height, 15.52 feet); minimum, 16 second-feet several days in September. 

1919-1925, 1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 9,340 second-feet Sept. 19,

1919 (gage height, 19.5 feet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot Sept. 7, 1922.

Maximum stage known, 24.5 feet Aug. 1, 1928. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for October, August, September, which are

fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

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 ... .......

Oct.

36

42 

45 

48 

56

61 

70 

89 

103 

89

78 

96 

1,170 

623 

379

188 

196 

188 

172 

164

125 

103 

103

82 

82

82 

82 

82 

82 

75 

57

Nov.

52 

48 

42 

37 

29

27 

27 

28 

35 

42

55 

66 

66 

63 

61

82 

103 

148 

188 

379

547 

415 

244 

198 

101

44 

53 

64 

94 

120

Dec.

127 

114 

108 

108 

101

101 

94 

94 

88 

88

88 

88 

82 

82 

82

75 

75 

75 

75 

75

75 

75 

74 

71 

68

64 

57 

51 

47 

50 

88

Jan.

127

94 

75 

70 

65

59 

59 

59 

59

57

55

53 

51 

49 

47 

45

43 

41 

52 

59 

69

75 

82 

82 

88 

82 

75

Feb.

70 

63 

60 

55 

53

51 

49 

49 

47 

47

48 

49 

47 

51 

45

45 

45 

43 

43 

42

44 

51 

49 

53 

53

49

47 

45

Month

December- ____________ ....................

February ________ ________ ________

April.... ......

May _________ .. . _ _

July ......... ... ... ... 

September- _________ 

Mar.

43 

43 

61 

57 

53

49 

45 

43 

45 

47

47 

45 

45 

43 

44

43 

43 

41 

41 

45

50 

55 

59 

63 

65

59 

51 

53 

51 

51 

57

Apr.

82 

94 

120 

148 

148

141 

134 

134 

127 

120

114 

101 

94 

88 

88

94 

94 

101 

101 

94

101 

108 

108 

120 

127

134 

134 

124 

114 

108

Maximum

1,170 

547 

127 

127 

70 

65 

148 

120 

868 

3,710 

372 

33

3, 710

May

101 

94 

94 

88 

108

120 

120 

94 

88 

82

75 

73 

70 

68 

63

63 

59 

57 

55 

55

53 

50

45 

41

June

42 

50 

39 

37 

34

34 

33 

31 

30 

30

29 

30 

33 

42 

46

42 

34 

30 

27 

26

28 

868 

120 

88 

67

54 

47 

42 

39 

34

Minimum

36

27 

47 

41 

42 

41 

82 

41 

26 

31 

39 

16

16

July

31 

34 

48 

50 

3,710

1,870 

463 

372 

288 

250

231

212 

193 

184 

175

148 

139 

130 

130 

121

231 

148 

105 

98 

98

91 

88 

83 76 

70 

66

Mean

156 

115 

81.9 

64.5 

49.8 

49.6 

113 

69.9 

69.5 

320 

91.2 

20.5

101

Aug.

67 

79 

67 

62 

60

58 

82 

157 

308 

372

105 

105 

98 

98 

90

98 

105 

91

77 

67

65 

62 

60 

59 

58

56 

49 

46 

44 

43 

39

Sept.

33 

31 

31

29 

26

25 

24 

22

< 20

16 

16 

16

17 

18 

16 

16 

16

18 

18 

16 

16 

16

Run-off in 

acre-feet

' 9,620 

6,860 

5,040 

3,970 

2,760 

3,050 

6,730 

4,300 

4,140 

19,700 

5,610 

1,220

73,000
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 287

SOLOMON RIVER AT BELOIT, KANS.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SW. % sec. 9, T. 7 S., R. 7 W., on highway

bridge in Beloit, 93 miles above junction with Smoky Hill River. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 5,410 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1929, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 6,640 second-feet May 6 (gage

height, 20.36 feet); minimum, 5 second-feet at times of low flow during which

power plant is shut down.

1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 11,900 second-feet June 8, 1929 (gage

height, 26.40 feet); minimum, 5 second-feet at times of low flow during which

power plant is shut down. 

REMARKS. Records fair. Power plant located about 200 feet upstream regulates

low-water flow.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-81

Day

1 .... .....

2. ..... ...

3_.. _ ____ 

4...............

5...............

6 

7.. ..........

8...............

9 -----

10 ............

11. __ ... _ ..

12. 

13 ............

14...... .........

16... ............

16 - 

17. .........

18 

19. .........

20. 

21 

22.. ..........

23. ........ .

24.. ..........

25.. ..........

26.. ..........

27.. .........

28.... ...........

29 .........

30 ........

31 ..........

Oct.

59 

79 

48 

67 

75

124

302 

430 

338 

242

185 

144 

144 

786 

2,160

1,100 

628

420

207 

196

185 

174 

164 

164 

154 

124

Nov.

144 

124 

134 

154

154

144 

115 

124 

115 

115

106 

115 

115 

134 

97

88 

134 

88 

97 

134

458 

1,890 

1,060 

581 

394

266 

218 

201 

196 

218

Dec.

218 

174 

196 

179 

168

133

158 

168 

138 

174

138 

148 

174 

123 

163

163 

133 

123 

128 

143

84 

123 

133 

158 

133

138 

153 

148 

143 

118 

148

Jan.

50 

138 

81 

114 

109

143

74 

114 

109 

138

68 

104 

143 

174 

133

83 

80 

73 

101 

96

81 

105 

90 

114 

103

114 

105 

109 

128 

148 

153

Feb.

158 

163 

148 

109 

143

94 

96 

114 

128 

89

114 

128 

96 

103 

92

148 

80 

128 

123 

138

118 

109 

133 

109 

114

109 

109 

102

Month

November.. __ _________________ ...

February.. _ _____ ________________

April

July... ..... ................. ..................

Mar.

100

95 

99

74 

100 

106 

128 

89

109 

82 

108 

114 

98

138 

118 

73 

114 

109

123 

72 

128 

123 

109

133 

138 

88 

91 

128 

96

Apr.

109 

138 

240 

248 

190

201 

190 

196 

190 

196

184 

184 

190 

163 

163

153 

179 

206 

163 

190

280 

482

390

312

1 250

Maximum

2,160 

1,890 

218 

174 

163 

138 

482 

5,790 

742 

4,110 

2,340 

101

5,790

May

190 

179 

179 

190 

581

5,790 

2,540 

482 

318 

236

273

218 

174 

168 

174

179 

153 

174 

148 

143

148 

138 

148 

138 

163

123 

148 

196 

3,240 

724 

240

June

I 150

143 

163

184 

114 

742 

260 

148

128 

123 

109 

106 

133

87 

86 

123 

153 

114

96

98 

184 

482 

158

123 

102 

96 

62 

73

Minimum

59 

88 

84 

50 

80 

72 

109 

123 

62 

65 

85 

6

6

July

65 

366 

184 

652 

2,680

4,110 

3,640 

3,340 

1,060 

652

498 

408 

366 

338 

352

 300

248 

206 

206 

212

190 

190 

224

174 

174

148 

163 

138 

128 

128 

128

Mean

348 

264 

149 

109 

118 

106 

235 

577 

161 

699 

465 

41.2

275

Aug.

118 

128 

148 

138 

133

107 

109 

254 

581 

1,470

2,340 

1,290 

670 

437 

306

260 

248 

325 

534 

394

236 

206 

«240 

 250 

688

 1,580 

"652 

248 

148 

96 

85

Sept.

89 

101 

61 81 

55

37

57 

42 

49 

45

36 

34 

26 

52

8

45 

17 

36 

32 

6

38 

8 

42 

12 

49

64 

16 

36

42 

20

Run-off in 

acre-feet

21,400 

15,700 

9,170 

6,690 

6,540 

6,510 

14,000 

35,500 

9,600 

43,000 

28,600 

2,450

199,000

a Interpolated.
288 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6 

SOLOMON KIVER AT NILES, KAWS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NW. % sec. 31, T. 12 S., R. 1 W., three-quarters of a 

mile west of NUes and 7 miles above mouth.

DRAINAGE AREA. 6,710 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1897, to November, 1903; May, 1919, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 4,040 second-feet May 8 (gage 

height, 16.80 feet); minimum, 66 second-feet Sept. 18 (gage height, 2.76 feet). 

1897-1903, 1919-1931: Maximum discharge, 10,600 second-feet June 3, 

1903; minimum, 1 second-foot Sept. 4, 1926.

REMARKS. Records good except those for period Aug. 15-27, which are fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

!____.__ _ .....

3 .... ... -

4 _ .... _ .....

5 

6 

7 - 

8 

9

10 

11. 

12 

13 

14.. _ ._-_ 

15 

16 

17 

18 

1Q

20 _ .. _ 

21 _ 

22 

23 _ ..... 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28..... ..........

29 

30 

31 . _ -

Oct.

121 

113 

91 

78 

113

267 

267 

180 

169 

378

392 

336 

241 

216 

158

192 

2,100 

1,340

748 

519

420 

350

294 

254 

254

241 

228 

216 

204 

204 

216

Nov.

169 

169 

158 

158 

158

148 

148 

148 

158 

158

148 

139 

148 

139 

139

158 

139 

148 

139 

406

637 

420 

280 

1,750 

1,300

734 

494 

365 

365 

350

Dec.

266 

253 

253 

241 

266

229 

241 

206 

217 

206

241 

176 

206 

176 

186

186 

186 

217 

186 

186

186 

148 

186 

186 

186

148 

157 

118 

86 

157 

166

Jan.

166 

157 

148 

157 

148

157 

157 

125 

140 

157

166 

148 

125 

157 

148

157 

157 

132 

176 

186

118 

148 

206 

186 

166

132 

166 

98 

104 

157 

148

Feb.

140 

186 

166 

196 

186

176 

186 

186 

186 

176

166 

176 

166 

140 

111

125 

125 

157 

157 

157

111 

140 

140 

148 

132

148 

148 

140

Month

October ___ ... __ ...............................

March _____ . ....................................

ApriL . . ....... ...... ... ...

June.. __________________________ .

July.......... ... ........ ...........

September ... . ....

Mar.

148 

125 

140 

140 

148

140 

157 

176 

157 

132

140

140 

148 

140 

140

132 

148 

132 

148 

186

140 

132 

132 

140 

140

140 

148 

157 

166 

176 

166

Apr.

157 

148 

148 

157 

140

206 

266 

217 

241 

229

229 

206 

196 

196 

196

196 

206 

196 

176 

196

266 

206 

217 

321 

350

266 

253 

266 

293 

293

Maximum

2,100 

1,750 

266 

206 

196 

186 

350 

3,720 

1,440 

3,580 

1,940 

206

3,720

May

293 

253

229 

217 

885

2,060 

838 

3,720 

3,230 

904

452 

322 

254 

228 

216

204 

180 

180 

169 

169

158 

148 

148 

148 

148

139

148 

148 

130 

148 

2,220

June

1,440 

406 

241 

180 

158

148 

148 

121 

121 

241

406 

241 

204 

192 

169

139 

121 

113 

121 

113

91 

91 

105 

98 

98

98 

308 

180 

158 

105

Minimum

78 

139 

86 

98 

111 

125 

140 

130 

91 

91 

118 

67

67

July

91 

98 

91 

105 

216

932 

2,380 

3,320 

3,580 

3,230

1,400 

715 

546 

443 

395

365 

293 

293

279 

279

206 

166 

176 

176 

166

196 

176 

157 

157 

140 

125

Mean

352 

332 

195 

151 

156 

147 

221 

603 

212 

674 

575 

95.5

312

Aug.

118 

132 

132 

132 

125

125 

118 

118 

350 

1,790

988 

1,830 

1,940 

1,340 

961

639 

427 

477 

365 

380

350 

564 

380 

350 

253

241 

335 

1,370

796 

427 

279

Sept.

206 

166 

140

132 

125

125 

98 

92 

92 

98

86 

81 

76 

76

81

81 

76 

67 

71 

76

81 

81 

98 

76 

71

71 

104 

86 

76 

76

Run-off in 

acre-feet

21,600 

19,800 

12,000 

9,310 

8,670 

9,030 

13,200 

37, 100 

12,600 

41,400 

35,400 

5,680

226,000
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 

WORTH FORK OF SOLOMON RIVER AT KIRWIW, KANS.

289

LOCATION. Chain gage in SW. # sec. 34, T. 4 S., R. 16 W., half a mile south of 

Kirwin and three-quarters of a mile below Bow Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,290 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1919, to June, 1925; August, 1928, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,480 second-feet Aug. 24 (gage 

height, 9.08 feet); minimum, 1 second-foot July 1 (gage height, 1.64 feet).

1919-1925, 1928-1931: Maximum discharge (estimated), 15,500 secondfeet Sept. 18, 1919 (gage height, 22.5 feet); minimum, 0.5 second-foot Dec. 

5, 1922, and during July, 1929.

REMARKS. Records fair. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 14-22.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-fed, 19SO-S1

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. _

Oct.

10

14 

25 

7 

92

237 

147 

69 

13 

11

11

9 

9 

585 

226

140 

110 

78 

94 

73

78 

68 

68 

59 

64

54 

54 

50 

49 

47 

41

Nov.

37 

39 

42 

36 

36

34 

30 

36 

36 

37

44 

32 

36 

35 

23

54

47 

99 

290 

485

171 

116 

140 

134 

134

83 

59 

42 

50 

41

Dec.

48 

48 

54 

49 

46

42 

38 

46 

50 

48

50 

44 

36 

27 

31

28 

29 

31 

31 

43

37 

31 

34 

38 

31

37 

33 

41 

44 

34 

33

Jan.

31 

33 

36 

31 

27

25 

30 

25 

34 

33

40 

31 

33

30

35 

36 

35

40 

40 

34 

27 

38 

36

Feb.

36 

40 

45 

40 

43

32 

41 

33 

31 

21

29 

33 

32 

33 

36

28 

27 

29 

28 

31

28 

27 

36 

32 

28

31 

30 

30

Month

April.. . 

September.. ___ -.. ... . 

'PHfi T7AQ.T

Mar.

27 

30 

26 

32 

33

30 

26 

34 

31 

34

38 

36 

35 

36 

30

28 

28 

30 

30 

33

36 

40 

46 

36 

36

37 

41 

45 

43 

41 

40

Apr.

43 

54 

50 

59 

54

54 

54 

54 

54

47

54 

44 

45 

46

47

50 

50 

47 

47 

50

59 

68 

64 

64 

64

64 

59 

54 

54 

59

Maximum

585 

485 

54 

40 -

45 

46 

68 

59 

106 

865 

1,140 

26

1,140

May

54 

50 

50

54 

54

59 

50 

50 

50 

50

41 

42 

44 

48 

39

35 

38 

38 

40 

35

36 

34 

32 

35 

33

31 

30 

38 

33 

29 

29

June

28 

35 

28 

28 

50

106 

33 

28 

27 

20

24

18 

24 

20

47

73 

38 

26 

23 

21

14 

12 

12

8 

4

3 

3 

3 

3 

2

July

2 

198 

24 

865 

460

510 

308 

134 

83 

68

47 

48 

41 

36 

30

26 

31 

29 

30 

22

23

18 

20 

24 

18

19 

16 

8 

13 

12 

21

Minimum Mean

7 

23 

27

21 

26 

43 

29 

2 

2 

6 

4

83.6 

82.6 

39.1 

32.3 

32.5 

34.5 

53.7 

41.3 

25.4 

103 

120 

9.87

2 55.1

Aug.

7 

12 

6 

6 

6

73 

34

184 

485 

510

171 

78 

50 

39 

28

28 

28 

25 

24 

25

24 

54 

94 

1,140 

308

106 

54 

37 

34 

33 

30

Sept.

20 

26 

21

19

17

14 

21 

12 

12 

18

10 

10 

6 

5 

4

4 

5 

8 

4 

4

5

4 

8 

4 

6

4 

4 

8 

6

7

Run-off in 

acre-feet

5,140 

4,920 

2,400 

1,980 

1,800 

2,120 

3,200 

2,540 

1,510 

6,320 

7,400 

587

39,900
290 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

BIG BLUE RIVER AT HULL, KANS.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NW. % sec. 3, T. 2 S., R. 7 E., a quarter

of a mile west of Hull and 2 miles above Deer Creek. Chain gage at same

site used prior to Mar. 19, 1931. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 4,510 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1919, to July, 1925; August, 1928, to September,

1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 13,100 second-feet Sept. 25 (gage

height, 20.5 feet); minimum. 50 second-feet Oct. 26 (gage height, 2.30 feet). 

1919-1925, 1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 14,500 second-feet Oct. 3,

1923 (gage height, 20.8 feet); minimum, 2 second-feet Sept. 8, 14, 1922

(gage height, 1.20 feet). 

REMARKS. Maximum stage known, 31.7 feet in May, 1903. Records fair except

those for period of missing records, Oct. 27 to Dec. 27, and those for period

of shifting control, July 5 to Sept. 30, which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

1 . . -

2 

S..... ..........

4 _ 

5 - .

6 

T. ..............

8 ..... .....

9... ............

10 

11 

1Z...... .........

13 

14 __

15 

16 . 

17 . 

18 

19 

20 

21........ ....

22.. ........

23 

24 

25. . .

26 ... _

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

110 

100 

110 

122 

110

110 

124 

113 

87 

107

122 

116 

104 

110 

110

105 

104 

104 

99 

101

84 

89 

98 

86 

58

50 

1 60

Nov.

80

100

3,000

2,900 

1,500 

1,000

I 800 

1 500

Dec.

t 400 

300

> 250

300

345 

330 

345 

360

Jan.

318 

96 

110 

99 

113

127 

180 

160 

132 

126

192 

135 

268 

285 

235

235 

164 

204 

150 

180

172 

164 

305 

298 

128

262 

154 

95 

136 

135 

118

Feb.

136 

104 

174 

260 

260

164

154 

194 

248 

260

98 

88 

99 

128 

224

174 

214 

248 

148 

174

166 

140 

164 

232 

143

174 

174 

142

Month

October __________ . ___ _ .....................

January ________________ __ .. ....

February. ___________________ _____

March. _____ . ...... .............................

April _ . ____ .... __ .... ___ __ . .. .....

July........................... .......................

The year ______________________

Mar.

121 

136 

154 

101 

98

145 

180 

94

87 

88

83 

94 

118 

107

78

101 

102 

162 

168 

265

198 

202 

148 

184 

136

216 

147 

174 

174 

158 

192

Apr.

152 

156 

188 

218 

218

240 

240 

148 

176 

156

224 

192 

192 

216 

130

158 

180 

245 

180 

226

420 

206 

206 

200 

224

450 

546 

420 

305 

252

Maximum

]

]

124 

3,000

318 

260 

265 

546 

3,570 

1,480 

980 

1,060 

1,600

1,600

May

192 

194 

210 

202 

212

578 

1,350 

716 

578 

680

680 

578 

498 

298 

182

282 

240 

258 

224 

292

435 

466 

450 

318 

330

305 

235 

1,220 

3,570 

3,310 

1,760

June

826 

546 

360 

305 

230

514 

562 

807 

960 

678

612 

716 

1,020 

883 

770

663 

360 

318 

268 

194

375 

1,100 

1,390 

1,390 

1,480

1,020 

826 

629 

450 

345

Minimum

95 

88 

78 

130 

182 

194 

64 

70 

56

July

"412 

"479 

546 

345

250

150

 450 

788 

514 

663

375 

150 

198 

162 

980

734 

595 

612 

390 

150

133 

94 

160 

112 

69 

64

Mean

94.6 

493 

314 

177 

174 

142 

235 

672 

687 

349 

275 

739

362

Aug.

70 

170 

196 

210 

98

102 

98 

98 

174 

1,060

826 

435 

226 

218 

226

156 

104 

150 

770 

612

280 

230

120 

1,060

Sept.

612 

136 

105 

102 

145

164 

99 

90 

99 

108

99 

93 

88 

56 

69

72 

96 

84 

74 

76

67 

121 

482 

845 

11,600

3,060 

1,180 

807 

807 

734

Run-off in 

acre-feet

5,820 

29,400 

19,300 

10,900 

9,690 

8,750 

14,000 

41,300 

40,900 

21,500 

16,900 

44,000

262,000

1 Interpolated.
KANSAS EIVEB BASIN 291

BIG BLUE RIVER AT RANDOLPH, EANS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SW. % sec. 12, T. 7 S., R. 6 E., at Randolph, half a

mile above Fancy Creek. 

DEAINAGB AREA. 8,860 square miles. 

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. April, 1918, to September, 1931. 

EXTBEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 17,300 second-feet Sept. 26 (gage

height, 17.87 feet); minimum, 211 second-feet Sept. 21 (gage height, 2.38

feet).

1918-1931: Maximum discharge, 29,900 second-feet May 8, 1930 (gage

height 22.79 feet); minimum, 175 second-feet Aug. 9, 1926 (gage height,

2.26 feet).

Maximum stage known, 31.7 feet May 31, 1903. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect, Jan. 13-21, which^

are fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-81

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 

Oct.

385 

425 

385 

368 

368

488 

368 

385 

385 

385

368 

405 

488 

425 

535

465 

585 

760 

465 

465

405

488 

465 

385 

368

368 

445 

385 

368 

385 

385

Nov.

405 

385 

405 

385 

405

'465 

488 

425 

385 

405

385 

350 

368 

368 

445

405 

425 

405 

488 

2,660

6,350 

5,510 

2,468, 

1,720 

1,310

1,180 

1,000 

820 

710 

760

Dec.

760 

585 

610 

660 

585

535 

660 

560 

560 

560

488 

488 

510 

510 

488

488 

465 

510 

465 

465

660 

560 

405 

385 

488

488 

350 

465 

535 

465 

350

Jan.

535 

425 

445 

488 

465

445 

425 

445 

445 

488

488 

465

I 400

425

500 

500 

445 

465

465 

510 

585 

488 

425 

488

Feb.

445 

488 

445 

465 

465

425 

425 

465 

425 

425

510 

445 

425 

405 

405

445 

445 

445 

488 

425

425 

425 

535 

445 

488

510 

445 

445

Month

AprU..... ........................................

June. __________________________ .

July........ ..........................................

Mar.

445 

488 

425 

405 

445

445 

465 

425 

510

445

488 

535 

488 

610 

760

760 

660 

585 

560 

465

510 

585 

445 

465 

445

465 

425 

510 

445 

488 

465

Apr.

465 

488 

510 

510 

510

560 

488 

585 

488 

488

585 

488 

585 

488 

510

488 

465 

660 

585 

610

710 

1,510 

1,000 

760 

710

1,240 

2,200 

1,310 

1,240 

1,000

Maximum

1

1

760 

6,350 

760 

585 

535 

760 

2,200 

5,720 

3,150 

1,580 

2,100 

6,900

6,900

May

820 

710 

660 

610 

760

1,120 

3,250 

2,750 

1,940 

1,440

1,440 

1,380 

1,310 

1,060 

610

710 

660 

710 

660 

660

660 

820 

880 

820 

760

710 

760 

710 

3,050 

5,720 

5,720

June

3,150 

1,720 

1,240 

820 

660

710 

1,310 

1,440 

2,100 

2,560

2,020 

1,650 

1,440 

1,720 

1,510

1,310 

1,380 

1,120 

1,000 

760

660 

710 

1,380 

1,940 

1,780

1,860 

1,380 

1,180 

940 

760

Minimum

368 

350 

350

405 

405 

465 

610 

660 

315 

350 

248

248

July

585 

585 

535 

1,120 

1,380

820 

610 

585 

610 

510

425 

445 

760 

1,580 

1,000

1,000 

760 

510

385 

445

940 

1,120 

820 

940 

710

488 

368 

350 

315 

315 

332

Mean

431 

1,080 

519 

457 

451 

505 

741 

1,420 

1,410 

689 

736 

1,990

867

Aug.

585 

660 

660 

710 

1,240

1,180 

610 

465 

445 

760

2,100 

1,780 

1,060 

1,240 

880

710 

610 

425 

425 

760

1,000 

710 

488 

425 

350

368 

368 

405 

488 

385 

510

Sept.

9,200 

5,510 

2,280 

1,000 

610

465 

445 

405 

385 

332

332 

332 

350 

300 

285

260 

285 

260 

285 

315

248 

285 

332 

880 

6,570

16,900 

5,510 

2,460 

1,580 

1,380

Run-off in 

acre-feet

26,500 

64,000 

31,900 

28,100 

25,000 

31,100 

44,100 

87,000 

83,700 

42,300 

45,200 

119,000

628,000
292 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

1ITTIE BIUE EIVEE NEAB ENDICOTT, WEBB.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 5, T. 1 N., R. 3 E., \% miles southwest

of Endicott.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,590 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1929, to September, 1931. At point several miles

upstream May, 1908, to September, 1915. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,440 second-feet May 30 (gage

height, 6.98 feet); minimum, 16 second-feet from discharge measurement

Jan. 14.

1908-1915, 1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 13,700 second-feet June 6-7,

1908; minimum, that of Jan. 14, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good. No diversions. Diurnal fluctuations caused by

operation of power dams above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

2

3... . -- 

4.. .............

5

6.. .............

7... .........

8... ............

9 .. ........

10 

11 __ ...........

12 

13 . 

14 _ ... ___ ....

15 ,...

16 

17

18 

19 

20 

21 1 

22

23 

24........ .

25 

26 . 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

105 

105 

103 

105 

114

123 

119 

116 

121 

155

140 

121 

128 

116 

120

120 

120 

119 

119 

113

112 

109 

114 

114 

116

112 

116 

114 

113 

113 

114

Nov.

113 

113 

116 

116 

116

116 

116 

114 

116 

116

113 

114 

120 

116 

114

121 

123 

121 

161 

552

664 

318 

217 

264 

209

173 

155 

153 

153 

148

Dec.

148 

142 

147 

142 

140

139 

136 

144 

134 

140

134 

133 

134 

133 

138

133 

128 

136 

132 

120

107 

110 

121 

130 

142

139 

138 

136 

132 

121 

123

Jan.

116 

136 

133 

144 

133

130 

138 

134 

132 

132

127 

126 

102 

«16 

"70

I 120

138 

147 

152 

147 

152

161 

148 

140 

138 

136 

128

Feb.

134 

]36 

136 

133 

133

134 

132 

134 

136 

130

128 

127 

130 

124 

127

126 

127 

128 

128 

127

123 

136 

140 

130 

132

133 

133 

127

Month

February .- ...

March---.-... --.---..- -

April.-.- ________________ _____ ... .

May. ---------- .-.- -

June- ___________ .. ____ . ...................

July....... ... .............

September.. ____ 

The year ........................................

Mar.

130 

133 

132 

134 

133

136 

116 

142 

148 

139

142 

139 

142 

133 

134

133 

132 

130 

128 

133

134 

136 

138 

132 

130

130 

133 

105 

136 

133 

152

Apr.

161 

152 

156 

150 

153

152 

155 

144 

163 

152

142 

139 

139 

132 

138

136 

134 

133 

139 

153

153 

153 

142 

150 

165

195 

191 

170 

160 

153

Maximum

155 

664 

148 

161 

140 

152 

195 

1,730 

1,460 

276 

940 

914

1,730

May

156 

148 

138 

155 

1,200

1,050 

910 

510 

388 

330

338 

294 

249 

220 

211

197 

193 

189 

188 

177

173 

170 

168 

Iffl 

160

156 

153 

433 

1,730 

1,480 

555

June

310 

237 

199 

173 

205

 188 

877 

1,460 

1,330 

692

474 

408 

400 

380 

397

552 

564 

402 

338 

284

249 

405 

257 

193 

170

161 

152 

148 

140 

136

Minimum

103 

113 

107 

16 

123 

105 

132 

138 

136 

96 

116 

84

16

July

139 

189 

193 

186 

197

201 

189 

179 

158 

148

136 

197 

186 

158 

139

124 

128 

121 

113 

117

207 

276 

163 

133 

130

121 

120 

110 

102 

96 

98

Mean

117 

175 

133 

128 

131 

134 

152 

406 

396 

153 

230 

149

192

Aug.

121 

166 

321 

615 

224

179 

156 

152 

211 

179

358 

940 

584 

360 

252

191 

161 

153 

177 

160

158 

155 

139 

127 

128

130 

133 

134 

133 

119 

116

Sept.

107 

103 

106 

106 

110

109 

99 

95 

94 

91

91 

91 

87 

86 

91

87 

87 

86 

84 

86

85 

90 

91 

130 

914

439 

289 

203 

166 

155

Eun-off in 

acre-feet

7,190 

10,400 

8,180 

7,870 

7,280 

8,240 

9,040 

25,000 

23,600 

9,410 

14,100 

8,870

139,000

 Estimated.
KANSAS EIVEE BASIN 293

LITTLE BLUE RIVER AT WATERVILLE, KANS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SE. % sec. 16, T. 4 S., R. 6 E., half a mile north of

Waterville and 1 mile below Corn Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,390 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1922, to June, 1925: August, 1928, to September,

1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 10,100 second-feet Sept. 1 (gage

height, 16.70 feet); minimum, 79 second-feet Sept. 20 (gage height, 1.86

feet).

1922-1925, 1928-1931: Maximum discharge, about 13,200 second-feet

July 13, 1923 (gage height, 15.4 feet); minimum, 76 second-feet in December, 1924. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods during October, November,

December, January, March, which are fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

Day

1 . - .

2 _ ............

Z.. .............

4... .............

5

6- .

7

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 ... i .__

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 . 

19 

20 

21. ......

22 

23 

24 

25 

26. 

27 

28 

29 

30 - 

31 

Oct.

125 

118 

118 

111 

118

125 

125 

125 

125 

125

125 

156 

156 

140 

164

254 

670 

231 

173 

164

164 

164 

156 

156 

156

156 

156 

148 

148 

148 

156

Nov.

156 

156 

148 

156 

148

156 

156 

156 

156 

156

156 

156 

156 

156 

156

173 

164 

164 

191 

3,130

2,910 

1,450 

648 

461 

403

348 

310 

286 

264 

241

Dec.

241 

230 

209 

220 

220

209 

209 

200 

200 

200

190 

200 

209 

200 

209

209 

200 

200 

190 

172

181 

200 

209 

220

; 150

Jan.

209 

220 

209 

275 

322

300 

250

300

310

286 

264 

252 

241

230 

209 

209 

200 

200 

190

Feb.

190 

190 

190 

190 

190

190 

190

181 

181 

172

172 

172 

172 

172 

172

172 

172 

181 

181 

181

172 

209 

220 

220 

200

181 

181 

181

Month

April..-.......- 

July... .... ... ....... ..... ... ... .... ...... ....

Mar.

181 

172 

172 

172 

172

172 

521 

375 

220 

200

200 

200 

241 

298 

"275

252 

220 

200 

200 

190

200 

200 

190 

190 

181

181 

190 

172 

164 

200 

200

Apr.

200 

«215 

230 

220 

220

200 

200 

200 

209 

252

241 

"230 

"220 

"210 

200

220

375 

252 

230 

275

190 

552 

348 

335 

348

1,310 

1,000 

"800 

 500 

310

Maximum

670 

3,130 

241

220 

521 

1,310 

2,560 

1,500 

592 

1,040 

6,930

6,930

May

286 

275 

252 

241 

461

1,800 

1,450 

"1,000 

648 

584

521 

491 

431 

375 

335

310 

286 

275 

264 

252

"241 

230 

230 

220 

209

200 

200 

431 

584 

2,560 

1,450

June

710 

460 

346 

292 

254

490 

490 

1,000 

1,500 

1,360

830 

592 

460 

460 

402

402 

490 

430 

360 

266

231 

220 

430 

266 

220

200 

191 

173 

156 

156

Minimum

111 

148

172 

164 

190 

200 

156 

104 

118 

79

79

July

148 

156 

164 

305 

292

231 

254- 

231 

210 

191

182 

592 

279 

305 

200

164 

156 

140 

148 

132

132 

164 

242 

191 

148

132 

125 

125 

118 

104 

111

Mean

166 

449 

193 

261 

185 

216 

343 

551 

461 

196 

308 

818

345

Aug.

148 

279 

200 

200 

670

332 

220 

200 

279 

1,040

1,040 

490 

916 

402 

374

266 

231 

210 

191 

200

182 

182 

156 

156 

148

148 

148 

156 

132 

132 

118

Sept.

6,750 

1,980 

750 

264 

164

145 

112 

112 

105 

98

92 

92 

92 

85 

92

85 

92 

85 

85 

79

92 

92 

92 

105 

6,930

3,420 

1,220 

592 

360 

264

Run-off in 

acre-feet

10,200 

26,700 

11,900 

16,000 

10,300 

13,300 

20,400 

33,900 

27,400 

12,000 

18,900 

48,600

250,000

1 Interpolated.
294 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

SOLDIER CREEK AT TOPEKA, KANS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NW. % sec. 18, T. 11 S., R. 15 E., at State Industrial

School, in Topeka. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 304 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1929, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 5,290 second-feet Oct. 16 (gage 

height, 18.71 feet); no flow July 29.

1929-1931: Maximum and minimum discharges, same as given above. 

REMARKS. Records fair except those before Feb. 20, which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

1 

2 

3- _ __ ...

4 

5 ___ . . .

6 __ __

7 __ 

8 .. 

9 . -_

10 _ 

11 - .

13. ... . 

14 __ ..

15 __

16 

17 __ . .

18 

19 ___ _____ .

20 . 

91

99

23 . 

24. _

25 __

26 

97

28 

29 _

30 

 >1

Oct.

22

20

19

18

18

19

20

19

19

18

18 «23

28

32

223

5,080

308

258

111

55

55

51

38

27

"32

38

38

32

32

27

Nov.

27 "26

26

25

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

24

»130

258

87

92

2,270

"150

"128

-106

"84

62

62

127

362

Dec.

127

84

84 '82

«80

»78

»76

74

74

70

'68

62 '62

"62

62

62

fl9

62

62

62

"62

CO

ft9

58

58

58

KA

'54

u

45

AA

Jan.

34

34

31 '30

28

36

37

37

36

36

90

1f fitJ

I

29

36

40

AO

42

"42

'43

43

40

39

38

38

Feb.

'37

37 '35

'33

31

'36

40

36

33

30

26

97

31

30

23

31

42

50

42

31

9Q

33

28

41

36

33

28

29

Mar.

26

24

23

22

21

27

25

35

32

40

70

127

217

185

127

79

66

58

50

46

54*&

50

40

37

38

50

58

58

58

58

Apr.

58

62

58

58

42

42

42

41

42

44

39

33

31

26

28

42

42

58

54

79

676

236

185

117

127

299

257

137

117

107

May

97

92

84

74

92

137

102

84

84

74

88

79

74

66

62

54

54

58

137

84

ff>

97

92

70

58

50

44

46

45

54

50

June

50

40

34

36

33

33

31

41

45

24

8

676

257

79

66

97

97

45

28

18

18

13

10

8

8

°6

5

5

5

July

3

50

79

50

278

172

46

18

13

7

14

8

8

66

36

16

9

7

7

4

6

26

16

8

6

6

4

1

0

4

5

Aug.

200

1,500

1,400

236

148

1,210

127

62

650

820

236

74

50

43

33

26

27

28

33

383

70

30

20

18

14

14

14

10

8

7

7

Sept.

1,770

2,780

160

88

66

50

50

36

31

23

22

20

16

16

14

23

18

21

16

18

2,190

3,100

731

257

575

790

148

107

92

79

Month

October. _ ______________________

January. .. ___________________ ..

February _________________________

March __________ _______________

April.. 

May... __ . __________________

June

July.... __ . _____ 

August __ . _______________________

The year _____________________

Maximum

5,080

2,270

127

43

50

217

676

137

676

278

1,500

3,100

5,080

Minimum

18

23

44

23

21

26

44

5

0

7

14

0

Mean

233

177

 66.6

32.6

33.5

60.0

106

75.6

60.7

31.4

242

iM4

130

Run-off in 

acre-feet

14,300

10,500

4,100

2,000

1,860

3,690

6,310

4,650

3,610

1,930

14,900

9fi AOfi

94,200

1 Interpolated.
KANSAS EIVER BASIN 295

DELAWARE RIVER AT VALLEY FALLS, KANS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SW. % sec. 18, T. 8 S., R. 18 E., at Valley Falls, 500

feet below Walnut Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 922 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1922, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 10,800 second-feet Sept. 1 (gage

height, 19.99 feet); minimum, 13 second-feet July 31 (gage height, 2.43 feet). 

1922-1931: Maximum discharge, 30,000 second-feet June 16, 1925 (gage

height, 29.72 feet); minimum, 1.3 second-feet Oct. 28, 1922 (gage height,

1.49 feet). 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period Oct. 17 to Feb. 25, which are

fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

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 

Oct.

22 

21 

20 

20 

20

20

24 

25 

25 

24

22 

25 

42 

55 

3,040

2,010 

160 

130 

109 

91

84 

84 

80 

73 

79

58 

55 

54 

49 

46 

41

Nov.

40 

40 

42 

42 

41

39 

37 

36 

40 

41

42 

42 

43 

44 

44

148 

148 

117 

85 

2,880

556 

227 

185 

143 

103

74 

56 

48 

87 

338

Dec.

125 

111 

109 

113 

113

111 

107 

97 

91 

93

87 

76 

73 

74 

72

69 

56 

58 

66 

62

62 

62 

62 

61 

60

58 

57 

58 

52 

41 

48

Jan.

50 

54 

55 

64 

60

54 

51 

52 

52 ' 54

61

58 

41 

29

30

84 

95

91 

89 

87 

84 

80 

82

Feb.

73 

72 

70 

66 

66

67 

72 

67 

60 

46

52 

58 

65 

52 

51

58 

73 

70 

65 

65

64 

65 

66 

67 

64

57 

55 

53

Month

November ._ __ _ ______

February ________________________

AprU __________ . ______________

May ___________________________

June _______________________

July...... _ .. 

September _ .. . ____________________

Mar.

51 

49 

47 

45 

46

45 

47 

58 

66 

115

212 

306 

454 

387 

290

185 

139 

117 

105 

119

111 

97 

95 

89 

67

62 

65 

87 

99 

101 

113

Apr.

107 

105 

101 

101

85

73 

65 

66 

73 

66

57 

57 

54 

50 

51

113 

160 

95 

73 

556

990 

322 

227 

227 

322

522 

322

227 

185 

172

Maximum

1

1

3,040 

2,880 

125 

95 

73 

454 

990 

242 

1,130 

900 

6,930 

0,700

0,700

May

160 

160 

123 

121 

141

172 

143 

132 

132 

134

125 

111 

115 

101 

95

85 

76 

76 

242 

97

78 

172 

121 

74 

91

61 

58 

58 

84 

93 

80

June

66 

57 

49 

42 

51

56 

117 

60 

41 

35

56 

522 

119 

65 

1,130

590 

172 

80 

67 

54

117 

95 

45 

37 

40

24 

22 

22 

20

18

Minimum

20 

36 

41

46 

45 

50 

58 

18 

13 

40 

27

13

July

18 

109 

72 

354 

900

172 

61 

38 

27 

23

22 

172 

242 

420 

109

46 

32

27 

25 

772

115 

40 

28 

20 

18

16 

15 

15 

14 

13 

14

Mean

213 

194 

76.9 

54.7 

62.8 

125 

187 

113 

129 

127 

1,070 

1,190

296

Aug.

2,600 

4,660 

5,300 

258 

6,930

3,940 

244 

148 

3,730 

1,070

260 

141

117 

84 

80

70 

64 

65 

1,310 

320

1,130

85 

69 

61 

54

52 

52 

52 

44 

40 

50

Sept.

10,700 

2,430

279 

160 

117

93

76 

66 

57 

49

48 

43 

40 

38 

70

44 

34 

32 

29

27

5,650 

4,970 

1,070 

2,000 

3,920

2,680 

393 

244 

185 

160

Run-off in 

acre-feet

13,100 

11,500 

4,730 

3,370 

3,490 

7,670 

11,200 

6,960 

7,670 

7,830 

65.600 

70,800

214,000

131316 3c
296 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

WAKARUSA RIVER NEAR LAWRENCE, KANS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NW. % see. 24, T. 13 S., R. 19 B., 4 miles southwest of

Lawrence and 11 miles above junction with Kansas River. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 458 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1929, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,100 second-feet June 16 (gage

height, 10.90 feet); no flow during October, November, July, August,

September.

1929-1931: Maximum discharge, about 7,550 second-feet May 12, 1929

(gage height, 27.87 feet); no flow during several summer months in 1930,

1931. 

REMARKS. Records fair. Station not well rated for high water. Period of ice

effect Dec. 22 to Jan. 17.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

1 

2.- ___ . .......

3 ............

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 . 

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

24 

22 

10

4 

2

1 

0 

1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Nov.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

6 

5 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

1

22

172 

56 

23 

12 

7

3 

1 

1

1 

7

Dec.

3 

35 

20 

14

18

16 

12 

12 

11 

10

6 

5 

3 

2 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

 1

Jan.

1

4 

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

5 

5

4 

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

Feb.

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

4 

5 

5 

4

2 

7 

7 

6 

5

6 

16 

13 

13 

18

16 

16 

16 

16 

17

17 

14 

12

Month

March-- __ - __ - __ .. _ . _ - __ ..... ...... __ .

July....... .... . ....

Mar.

10 

10 

8 

6 

4

6 

4 

4 

7 

11

22 

31 

96 

167 

122

86 

58 

49 

37 

30

27 

25 

26 

19 

20

19 

18 

21 

30 

34 

46

Apr.

76 

76 

76 

69 

55

49 

. 40 

32 

32 

34

37 

43 

37 

32 

27

80 

122 

140 

114 

131

472 

335 

232 

185 

212

445 

500 

252 

194 

167

Maximum

24 

172 

35 .

5 .

IS 

167 

500 

439 

561 

642 

394 

140

642

May

158 

158 

131 

106 

98

106 

. 94 

94 

98 

122

114 

90 

80 

72 

62

52 

43 

58 

370 

272

122 

212 

272 

167 

122

86 

62 

49 

58 

439 172

June

82 

59 

49 

39 

24

18 

28 

24 

18 

17

28 

382 

167 

86 

106

561 

370 

106 

52 

37

11 

21 

15 

6 

9

5 

5 

5 

3 

2

July

3 

5 

17

68 

642

212 

80 

27 

14 

11

9 

14 

167 

242 

176

25 

9 

12

7 

8

6 

5 

4 

3 

3

2 

0 

1 

1 

1 

0

Minimum Mean

0 

0

2 

4 

27 

43 

2 

0 

0 

0

206 

10.6 

5.94 

2.42 

8.82 

34.0 

143 

134 

77.8 

58.2 

23.4 

10.4

0 42.6

Aug.

0 

0 

6 

1 

7

394 

66 

25 

13 

10

11 

30 

12

5 

4

1 

1

3 

27 

69

18 

7 

3 

2 

2

2

0 

2

1 

1 

1

Sept.

1 

1 

1

4 

4

4 

4 

3 

6 

1

0 

1 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

30 

140 

62 

21

10 

8 

5 

4 

3

Run-off in 

acre-feet

127 

629 

365 

149 

490 

2,090 

8,520 

8,210 

4,630 

3,580 

1,440 

621

30,800
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 297

STRANGER CREEK NEAR TONGANOXIE, KANS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NE. % sec. 13, T. 11 S., R. 21 E., 4 miles east of

Tonganoxie and 9 miles above junction with Kansas River. 

DRAINAGE AKEA. 406 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Mav, 1929, to September, 1931. 

EXTEEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,200 second-feet Aug. 5 (gage

height, 20.96 feet); minimum, 3 second-feet July 30 to Aug. 1.

1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 10,600 second-feet June 2, 1929 (gage

height, 26.46 feet); minimum, 1 second-foot Sept, 30, 1929, Aug. 6-11, 1930. 

Maximum stage known, 27.31 feet Apr. 21, 1929 (discharge, 15,300

second-feet). 

REMAEKS. Records fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

l. _ ... __ ....

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 3n

31 ......

Oct.

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

5 

5 

5 

5 

6

6 

7 

8 

11 

32

684 

1,200 

558 

40 

24

16 

13 

13 

12 

11

11 

10 

10 

9 

9 

8

Nov.

7 

7 

7 

6 

7

7 

8 

9 

9 

9

9 

10 

10 

11 

12

13 

15 

27 

38 

1,010

558 

213 

171 

77 

32

22 

19 

17 

26 

150

Dec.

276 

171

a

89 

178

178 

143 

89 

71 

66

56 

51 

46 

42 

36

34 

32

28 

26 

24

22 

22 

21

' 20

Jan.

20 

19 

19 

20 

20

20 

22

27 

27 

24

24

> 20

36 

30 

34 

33

44 

48 

46 

42 

36 

34

Feb.

34 

34 

33 

32 

30

33 

36 

34 

33 

30

27 

27 

32 

32 

32

32 

36 

42 

38 

36

34 

36 

34 

34 

36

34 

32

28

Month

April... . __ 

July.-.... . .. ..

Mar.

28 

27 

26 

24 

22

24 

26 

28 

34 

46

89 

178 

269 

348 

234

143

95 

66 

58 

48

46 

44 

42 

39 

38

33 

30

38 

48 

48 

48

Apr.

56 

56 

48 

40 

39

36 

34 

32 

33 

39

44 

42 

38 

33 

32

39

66 

58 

42 

61

658 

503 

199 

157 

171

276 

308 

234 

164 

136

Maximum

1,200 

1,010 

276 

48 

42 

348 

658 

1,480 

822 

766 

1,900 

1,360

1,900

May

115

66 

89 

83

77

89 

89

77 

77 

77

71 

66 

58 

54 

42

40 

38 

822 

1,480 

580

192 

372 

269 

192 

199

115 

77 

58 

461 

481 

185

June

136 

101

77 

61 

77

348 

416 

129

71 

54

89 

822 

407 

150 

89

332

255 

71 

48 

36

27 

24 

22 

20

18

13 

11

8 

6 

6

July

5

- 12 

44 

17 

766

461 

89 

26 

15 

10

7 

6 

380 

77 

26

17 

11 

6 

5 

4

5 

101 

21 

9 

5

5 

4 

4 

4 

3 

3

Minimum Mean

4 

6

27 

22 

32 

38 

6 

3 

3 

5

88.3 

83.9 

62.3 

26.6 

33.2 

73.1 

122 

216 

131 

69.3 

174 

203

3 107

Aug.

3 

30

569 

248 

1,900

836 

284 

95 

407 

389

192 

66 

42 

18 

11

8 

6 

6 

136

77

7 

11 

8 

6 

5

4 

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

Sept.

36 

1,320 

1,360 

157 

42

34 

30

27 

21 

18

16

11

8 

7 

7

6 

6 

5 

5 

5

115 

866 

978 

185 

213

300 

248 

38 

19 

9

Run-off in 

acre-feet

5,430 

4,990 

3,830 

1,640 

1,850 

4,500 

7,290 

13,300 

7,780 

4,260 

10,700 

12,100

77,600
298 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

GRAND RIVER BASIN

GRAND RIVER NEAR GALLATIN, MO.

LOCATION. -Chain gage in NW. % sec. 16, T. 59 N., R. 27 W., at highway bridge

1,000 feet above Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway bridge and 2 miles

northeast of Callatin. Zero of gage is 712.83 feet above"mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE ABE A. 2,250 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1921, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. -Maximum discharge during year, 12,800 second-feet Sept. 26

(gage height, 23.95 feet); minimum discharge, 18 pecond-feet July 31, Aug. 26;

minimum gage height, 2.36 feet July 31.

1921-1931: Maximum discharge, 56,800 second-feet June 2, 1929 (gage

height, 37.38 feet); minimum, 10 second-feet while river was dammed

upstream May 15, 1924 (gage height, 1.55 feet). 

Maximum stage known, 39.3 feet in July, 1909. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 1-3, Dec. 16

to Jan. 2, Jan. 13-24, which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

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 

Oct.

46 

38 

32 

29 

29

26 

33 

34 

30 

35

30 

26 

30 

36 

66

551 

996 

374 

144

88

53 

58 

35 

30 

30

30 

30 

27 

26 

25 

24

Nov.

25 

25 

24 

23 

24

24 

24 

24 

23 

23

24 

25 

36 

29 

26

30 

32 

35 

39 

50

810 

374 

198 

112 

78

58 

35 

33 

39 

45

Dec.

91

144 

126 

81 

189

750 

551 

268 

171 

126

101

72 

75 

58 

48

48 

40 

34 

34 

34

34

28 

28 

28 

28

28 

28 

28 

28 

28 

28

Jan.

28 

28 

27 

26 

26

32 

32 

36 

29 '39

38 

30 

28 

28 

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

23 

23 

23 

28 

38

45 

46 

46 

49 

53 

58

Feb.

53 

55 

52 

49 

45

49 

48 

47 

46 

46

58 

39 

35 

36 

42

43 

39 

39 

43 

42

50 

46 

45 

48 

58

88 

75 

63

Month Maximum

The year.. ____________ _

996 

810 

750 

58 

88 

2,680 

6,600 

1,960 

3,690 

422 

996 

12,300

12,300

Mar.

46 

42 

42 

36 

36

36 

33 

29 

63 

70

45 

235 

932 

2,680 

1,960

1,030 

692 

497 

398 

303

235 

198 

180 

171 

144

144 

135 

153 

280 

422 

692

Apr.

810 

870 

780 

780 

578

422 

326 

257 

216 

216

198 

171 

126 

98 

98

101 

446 

810 

446 

374

6,600 

1,270 

1,340 

780 

750

1,420 

1,670 

932 

663 

497

Minimum

24 

23 

28 

23 

35 

29 

98 

66 

54 

18 

18 

21

18

May

422 

350 

280 

246 

226

235 

198 

180 

180 

189

198 

198 

198 

180 

153

135 

112 

108 

162 

721

398 

216 

162 

144 

122

85 

72 

66 

135 

1,960 

840

June

350 

303 

446 

374 

198

3,690 

2,680 

1,460 

692 

497

350 

292 

246 

246 

198

374 

180 

135 

112 

93

96 

106 

117 

113 

119

135 

101 

85 

66 

54

.

July

49 

49 

68 

77 

48

53 

46 

45 

60 

44

64

62 

62 

153 

144

122 

69 

98 

66 

70

422 

207 

126 

171 

144

55 

38 

36 

29 

22 

18

Mean Pe -e

98. 1 0. 044 

78.2 .035 

108 .048 

32. 2 . 014 

49. 2 . 022 

386 . 172 

802 .356 

286 .127 

464 .206 

87. 6 . 039 

143 . 064 

1, 810 . 804

360 . 160

Aug.

29 

422 

398 

216 

135

47 

33 

29 

29 

144

996 

280 

75 

39 

29

25 

22 

21 

20 

257

180 

144 

42 

27 

20

18 

45 

36 

33 

23 

605

Sept.

2,290 

2,850 

2,180 

470 

180

144 

66 

42 

36 

30

26 

24 

24 

24 

24

22 

24 

26 

24 

21

663 

5,410 

4,790 

5,340 

6,950

12,300 

6,670 

2,180 

870

578

Run-off in 

inches

0.05 

.04 

.06 

.02 

.02 

.20 

.40 

.15 

.23 

.04 

.07 

.90

2.18
GEAND EIVEE BASIN 299

GRAND RIVER NEAR SUMNER, HO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NE. % sec. 29, T. 56 N., R. 21 W., at highway bridge 80 

feet below Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge and 2 miles southwest of Sumner. Zero of gage is 630.77 feet above mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 6,880 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1924, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 35,600 second-feet Apr. 22 (gage 

height, 28.0 feet); minimum, 105 second-feet Nov. 4-9.

1924-1931: Maximum discharge, 110,000 second-feet June 4, 1929; 

maximum gage height, 35.35 feet Nov. 20, 1928; minimum discharge, that of 

Nov. 479, 1930; minimum gage height, 2.80 feet Dec. 2,1924, Mar. 8, 1931.

Maximum stage known, 36.7 feet July 9, 1909 (discharge, about 150,000 

second-feet).

REMARKS. Records good.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

1 . .....

2 ........

3 ......

4 ... .....

6-.. .......

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 

Oct.

212 

183 

155 

133 

126

120 

155 

150 

165 

150

133 

126 

123 

117 

120

120 

445 

1,380 

740 

405

248 

195 

165 

126 

126

123 

123 

123 

120 

120 

111

Nov.

Ill

108 

108 

105 

105

105 

105 

105 

105 

108

108 

111 

111 

108 

108

108 

150 

140 

114 

325

1,040 

940 

840 

485 

345

195 

126 

120 

140 

248

Dec.

940 

640 

485 

465 

545

3,700 

3,430 

2,060 

1,100 

740

545 

425 

345 

305

248

209 

186 

171 

145 

145

111 

135 

117 

117 

140

137 

123 

137 

123 

140 

133

Jan.

133 

123 

120 

120 

120

145 

114 

114 

137 

130

137 

133 

114 

130 

126

117 

118 

135 

118 

128

128 

128 

125 

138 

148

158 

158 

148 

142 

135 

158

Month

April....................... . . ..........

July. ...................................

September. __________ ______

The yea

Feb.

168 

158 

158 

162 

152

152 

168 

162 

152 

148

145 

165 

150 

150 

140

150 

160 

177 

183 

198

198 

198 

206 

206 

206

220 

220 

230

Mar.

248 

209 

189 

189 

183

189 

195 

137 

226 

248

325 

445 

1,380 

4,810 

7,280

5,210 

3,040 

2,240 

1,760 

1,480

1,260 

1,-040 

890 

840 

740

690 

690 

840 

1,260 

2,300 

3,430

Maximum

1,380 

1,040 

3,700 

158 

230 

7,280 

35,600 

9,260 

19,400 

1,320 

1,430 

26,100

35,600

Apr.

4,660 

4,360 

3,770 

3,560 

3,240

2,360 

1,880 

1,430 

1,210 

1,160

1,210 

1,100 

940 

790 

640

740 

4,580 

5,130 

3,240 

2,720

25,300 

35,600 

26,900 

11,700 

6,010

6,010 

8,000 

5,690 

3,360 

2,420

Minimum

111 

105 

111 

114 

140 

137 

640 

465 

405 

195 

171 

145

105

May

1,880 

1,540 

1,320 

1,100 

940

840 

690 

690 

690 

640

690 

740 

740 

640 

590

545 

505 

465 

1,040 

5,450

3,630 

2,000 

1,430 

1,040 

840

690 

590 

485 

2,360 

2,540 

9,260

June

6,010 

2,720 

2,060 

2,060 

2,000

9,260 

19,400 

18,000 

11,700 

4,810

2,540 

6,940 

9,900 

6,780 

3,360

1,940 

1,320 

990 

790 

640

890 

3,360 

3,040 

2,000 

1,160

990 

690 

545 

465 

405

Mean

221 

231 

588 

132 

174 

1,420 

5,990 

1,500 

4,230 

452 

335 

5,100

1,690

July

365 

345 

325 

465 

445

365 

345 

740 

590 

405

325 

305 

285 

325 

365

590 

445 

365 

325 

990

590 

640 

1,320 

690 

465

405 

305 

265 

230 

202 

195

Aug.

1

Per square 

mile

0.032 

.034 

.085 

.019 

.025 

.206 

.871 

.218 

.615 

.066 

.049 

.741

.246

183 

177

248 

445 

265

325 

265 

209 

248 

305

345 

430 

790 

405 

285

223 

195 

183 

171 

265

485 

365 

405 

285 

223

248 

325 

223 

202 

183 

465

Sept.

1,940 

7,120 

5,770 

4,580 

2,180

740 

505 

365 

265 

230

195 

183 

160 

150 

145

150 

202 

160 

145 

265

155 

6,260 

10,900 

16,000 

18,000

24,200 

26,100 

16,900 

6,690 

2,480

Run-off in 

inches

0.04 

.04 

.10 

.02 

.03 

.24 

.97 

.25 

.69 

.08 

.06 

.83

3.35
300 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

THOMPSON RIVER AT TRENTON, MO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SE. % sec. 20, T. 61 N., R. 24 W., 1 mile south of

Trenton. Chain gage at site 2 miles upstream was used prior to Oct. 1, 1930. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,680 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1928, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 5,100 second-feet Sept. 25 (gage

height, 10.94 feet); minimum, 15 second-feet Nov. 6, 7 (gage height, 3.42

feet).

1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 26,700 second-feet Nov. 18, 1928 (gage

height, 22.31 feet); minunum discharge, that of Nov. 6, 7, 1930; minunum

gage height, 2.70 feet Oct. 7, 8, 1929.

Maximum stage known, 30.7 feet July 6, 1909. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 26-28,

Dec. 2, 16-23, 25-30, Jan. 9, 13-23, which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930 31

Day

:

2 

3 ... ... ...

4 .... ... 

5 

6 

1. ..............

8- .... ....

9- ...... ...

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22-.- __ ------

23 

24. 

25. 

26 

27 

28 

29- 

30 

31 

Oct.

49 

39 

32 

26 

25

23 

39 

37 

30 

26

21 

20 

21 

44 

32

357 

124 

49 

34 

30

25 

30 

34 

32 

30

28 

25 

21 

18 

17 

17

Nov.

17 

18 

18 

18 

17

15 

15

18 

18 

17

17 

13 

18 

18 

18

18 

23 

20 

18 

63

63

47 

37 

32 

28

21 

21 

30 

55 

97

Dec.

80 

75 

44 

39 

518

380 

182 

91 

67 

52

44 

34 

34 

32 

28

21 

21 

21 

21 

21

21 

21 

21 

26 

30

30 

30 

30 

30 

30 

32

Jan.

39 

41

41 

41 

47

55 

49 

34 

30 

32

32 

23 

21 

21 

21

21 

30 

30 

30 

30

30 

30 

30 

30

28

21 

26 

25

it

2.5

Feb.

26 

26 

26 

25 

23

25 

25 

26 

25 

26

25 

26 

26 

25 

25

28 

25 

28 

28 

26

25 

23 

39 

32 

30

28 

26 

26

Month Maximum

October.... ____________ ......

February. ___ __________ .....

June 

July ... ... .... ....... .... ... ... ... ...

September _________ .. .

357 

97 

518 

55 

39 

964 

4,280 

2,600 

3,890 

913 

1,620 

5,100

5,100

Mar.

25 

23 

21 

18 

20

17 

23 

39 

109 

160

63 

312 

660 

964 

610

426 

380 

291 

220 

168

124 

97 

80 

67 

63

52 

59 

131 

197 

403 

811

Apr.

811 

635 

Sll 

660 

449

334 

242 

190 

145 

153

109 

71 

52 

44 

80

660 

1,390 

518 

426 

1,760

4,280 

1,390 

610 

495 

587

1,560 

760 

472 

357 

283

Minimum

17 

15 

21 

21 

23 

17 

44 

41 

91 

39 

41 

26

15

May

227 

190 

153 

124 

109

97 

86 

86 

86 

91

116 

116 

80 

67 

59

52 

49 

63 

710 

275

153 

102

80 

71 

63

52 

47 

41 

220 

2,600 

587

June

312 

216 

380 

246 

201

2,770 

3,890 

2,510 

1,280 

587

380 

403 

357 

283 

235

182 

153 

138 

102 

91

250 

2,000 

1,390 

811 

518

291 

197 

153 

124 

97

Mean

43.1

27.8 

67.9 

31.0 

26.6 

214 

678 

221 

685 

175 

125 

1,000

273

July

71 

80 

138 

124 

80

145 

913 

291 

153 

97

80 

86 

116 

635 

266

153 

97 

75 

80 

102

227 

660 

242 

131 

86

63 

52 

49 

41 

41 

39

Persquare

0.026 

.017 

.040 

.018 

.016 

.127 

.404 

.132 

.408 

.104 

.074 

.595

.162

Aug.

47 

47 

54 

52 

80

67 

49 

71 

63 

49

334 

102

67 

59 

49

41 

41 

41 

91 

124

190 

109 

86 

59 

52

59 

55 

47 

41 

41 

1,620

Sept.

2,600 

710 

258 

116 -131

91 

63 

44 

41 

37

32 

30 

28 

26 

138

63 

39 

39 

49 

37

1,170 

2,600 

3,400 

3,110 

5,100

4,490 

3,690 

964 

564 

334

Run-off in 

inches

0.03 

.02 

.05 

.02 

.02 

.15 

.45 

.15 

.46 

.12 

.09 

.66

2.22
GRAND EIVER BASIN 301

WEIDON RIVER AT mil GROVE, MO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SE. % SE. % sec. 28, T. 64 N., R. 24 W., at county 

highway bridge in Mill Grove.

DRAINAGE AREA. 494 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1929, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year ending Sept. 30,1931, 3,320 secondfeet Sept. 26 (gage height, 13.94 feet); minimum, 1.6 second-feet Oct. 4-6, 

Sept. 14; minimum gage height, 1.16 feet Sept. 14.

1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 14,000 second-feet June 2, 1929 (gage 

height, 20.6 feet); minimum discharge, 1.6 second-feet Sept. 21-24, Oct. 4-6, 

1930, Sept. 14, 1931; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 14, 1931.

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 1-3, 20-26, 

1929, Jan. 6 to Feb. 10, Nov. 26-29, Dec. 2-3, 1930, which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929 1931

Day

1929

2. ....

3 __ .

4. __

5 __...

6 ___

7 

8 

9 

10 _ ..

11 __ .

12 

13- _ ...

14- 

15. 

Apr.

360

292

258

195

173

152

180

840

1,050

540

292

309

501

May

275

188

152

118

112

118

125

99

87

70

93

118

93

125

112

June

2,080

11,500

5,840

1,580

482

309

210

226

166

132

99

76

67

60

49

July

16

13

17

17

16

700

1,470

226

195

118

1,640

5,510

377

173

1,930

Aug.

32

24

20

17

16

292

226

58

31

25

22

20

17

14

12

Sept.

7

7

7

7

6

5

5

6

275

159

53

17

16

14

13

Day

1929 

16 

17 

18 

19-. 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25.. 

26 

27. 

28 

29 

30 

31 __ .

Apr.

292

210

195

2,000

7,530

5,310

5,400

1,250

1,050

4,700

2,120

520

1,220

1,280

394

May

87

62

55

49

43

40

36

35

38

37

38

44

51

43

46 

69

June

24

32

37

30

26

25

62

42

36

29

19

24

16

20

15

July

3,270

428

210

99

87

75

62

47

41

38

35

23

17

17

45 

75

Aug.

11

11

11

10

11

10

10

12

16

14

12

10

10

8

7 

7

Sept.

11

9

8

580

326

76

36

25

23

19

17

16

13

11

11

Day

1929-30 

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 _____ ......

Oct.

10

10

10

9

13

14

13

11

10

173

173

258

82

43

32

28

24

23

22

740

180

106

99

76

33

25

30

840

2,640

942

1,050

Nov.

660

195

125

93

75

67

58

51

48

118

145

125

1,310

1,440 ^501

226

159

132

112

99

82

61

58

55

42

41

54

62

56

33

Dec.

26

26

26

30

30

30

33

38

40

40

48

66

75

72

64

61

61

61

46

26

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

18

20

21

24

Jan.

30

40

38

33

29

26

26

18

18

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

Feb.

11

11

18

18

26

44

87

180

4fl4.

720

700

1,330

600

292

163

156

184

244

292

244

214

214

199

163

229

1,200

292

184

Mar.

142

103

98

103

103

103

98

98

86

81

81

76

76

70

67

70

81

244

326

244

163

122

98

98

259

*99Q

170

128

115

103

98

Apr.

92

86

81

76

71

70

66

62

60

56

52

50

49

47

229

309

229

142

98

71

69

69

67

62

58

56

55

52

54

61

May

65

69

63

57

51

184

1,220

580

309

343

214

128

86

76

61

59

81

122

109

86

66

1,280

520

156

103

71

63

55

44

38

June

36

36

35

33

170

128

76

58

42

32

29

29

27

26

229

229

122

53

34

28

28

28

26

22

27

 27

50

29

23

128

July

51

36

22

16

15

14

10

9

9

10

8

6

6

7

6

6

6

4.4

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.4

4.7

5

4.4

3.8

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.9

Aug.

3.5

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.3

2.3

45

20

10

10

8

4.1

3.8

3.8

4.7

6

6

8

8

6

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.8

3.8

5

Sept.

6

6

4.1

3.5

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.9

11

14

6

3.8

2.6

2.3

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.8

2.0

1.9

1.8

L9

1.9

1.9
302 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Weldon River at Mill Grove, Mo.,

1929-1931 Continued

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

1930-31

10-.

11..

12.. 

13-

14..

15-.

16-. 

17. 

18-

19..

20.

21..

22.

23.

24.

25.

26- 

27. 

28- 

29. 

30- 

31.

1.9 

1.8 

1.7 

1.6 

1.6

4.1 

4.4

2.9

2.0

2.0

5

10

13

8

4.7

2.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.8 

1.6 

1.6

2.0 

2.0 

1.9 

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.6 

3.5

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

4.1 

4.1

3.5 

3.8 

4.1 

4.7 

6

10

13

12

5

4.4

4.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

10

6

4.4

4.4

4.1

3.8

3.5 

3.2 

3.2 

2.6 

2.6

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

3.2 

3.5

3.5 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6

2.6 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

2.9

2.9 

2.9 

3.5 

3.8 

4.1

3.5 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

2.9

2.9 

2.9 

3.2 

2.9 

2.0

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.9 

3.8

4.1

5

6

4.4 

4.4 

4.1

4.1 

3.8 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5

3.5 

3.8 

4.1 

4.1 

3.8

3.5 

3.5 

3.8 

4.1 

4.4

4.7 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4

4.7

4.4 

4.4

5

6

5

4.7

4.4

5

5

5

5

6

7

7

15

44

53

92

115

115

177

103

36

30

27

25

22

17

13

11

28

229

156

76

275

740

1,560

259

109

81

67

292

122

76

56

44

36

30

26

22

21

20

19

19

19

20

26

23

21

17

15

14

12

16

53

33

22

I

14 

14 

12

II 

10

r

41

259

86

37

36

30

24

142

446

292

122

55

36

25

35

36

44

23

16

12

12

12

1

44

377

92

36

23

17 

14 

I 

10

7

12

28

17

11

81

42

26

17

14

12

12

67

81

40

22

16

12

10

18

142

62

26

15

10

5

4.4

4.1

3.2

3.2

3.2

5

10

2.9

2.6

2.6

53

103

39

19

10

7

5

3.8

2.9

3.8

45

17

53

16

4.

76

26

16

12

4.7 

4,1 

3.2 

2.3

1.8

1.8

1.8

10

10

4.7 

3.5 

2.9 

4.7 

2.6

229

640

1,530

820

1,200

4.4 3,270

3.5 

2.9 

2.0 

2.0 

2.6

520

148

82

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Per square Run-off in 

mile inches

April 3-30. - May. . 

June. .--. 

July-.. . 

August..... 

SeptemberOctober_. 

November.. 

December.. 

January_. 

February... 

March__.. 

April.... . 

May_.-.-. 

June . 

July . . 

August...-. 

September1929

7,530

275

11,500

5,510

292

152

35

15

13

7

5

1,380

85.7

777

548

32.1

59.3

2.79

.173

1.57

1.11

.065

.120

2.90

.20

1.75

1.28

.07

.13

1929-30

2,540

1,440

75

40

1,330

326

309

1,280

229

51

45

14

33

18

11

11

67

47

38

22

2.9

2.3

1.6

246

209

35.8

16.1

303

127

86.6

212

61.3

9.37

6.46

3.67

.423

.072

.033

.613

.257

.175

.429

.124

.019

.013

.0074

.57 

.47 

.08 

.04 

.64 

.30 

.20 

.49 

.14 

.02 

.01

The year. 2,540 1.6 108 2.19 2.97

October.... 

November.. 

December.. 

January.... 

February... 

March._.. 

April. . 

May.._.. 

June_--.-. 

July . . 

August_.. 

September1930-31

The year.

.1,560

259

446

142

103

3,270

3,270

1.6

2.0

2.6

2.0

3.5

4.4

11

10

7

3.2

2.0

1.8

1.6

3.28

4.81

5.93

3.26

4.32

26.6

166

31.1

69.3

26.7

14.5

293

53.6

.0066

.0097

.012

.0066

.0087

.054

.336

.063

.140

.054

.029

.109

.008

.01

.01

.008

.009

.06

.37

.07

.16

.06

.03

.66

1.46
GRAND RIVER BASIN 303

MEDICINE CREEK NEAR GAIT, HO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NW. % sec. 34, T. 62 N., R. 22 W., at Quincy, Omaha 

& Kansas City Railroad bridge 1 mile above West Medicine Creek and 1^4 

miles east of Gait.

DRAINAGE AREA. 225 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1921, to September,' 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,910 second-feet Apr. 20 (gage 

height, 9.17 feet); minimum, 1.6 second-feet Feb. 25 (gage height, 2.65 feet). 

1921-1931: Maximum discharge, 6,600 second-feet Apr. 20, 1929 (gage 

height, 15.60 feet); minimum, less than 1 second-foot Aug. 22, 29, 1922.

REMARKS. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 23 to Dec. 3, 

Dec. 16 to Jan. 31, Mar. 8-10, and those for period of unreliable gage readings, July 1 to Sept. 30, which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14. 

15-

16.

17. 

18-

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

30.

31.

3.1 

2.9 

3.5 

2.9 

2.4

4.6

7

4.0

3.6

3.8

4.2 

4.0 

3.5 

3.8 

3.6

4.0 

3.5 

2.9 

3.8 

3.6

3.5 

3.3 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6

2.7 

3.1 

3.8 

3.6 

3.1 

2.9

'3.1 

3.3 

3.1 

3.3

2.7

2.9 

2.9 

3.1 

3.3

2.7

2.4 

2.2

2.1

2.6

2.7

3.6 

2.4 

2.7 

2.9

4.8 

4.4 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0

4.0 

4.0 

4.0

2.6 

7

16

12

14

18

15

14

13

9

7

7

4.0 

4.0 

2.2 

2.2

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0

4.0 

4.0 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

4.2 

3.6 

3.5 

3.1 

3.6

4.8

5

3.8

3.3

3.1

2.9 

3.6 

2.4 

2.4 

4.6

5

3.8 

2.7 

2.6

2.4 

4.2 

3.8 

4.0 

2.4

1.6 

2.1 

4.6

3.6 

3.1

2.6

2.7 

2.4

2.1

1.8

6

13

13

14

20

39

116

167

43

37

36

32

30

16

15

14

13

13

12

31

36

116

107

105

204

283

233

104

93

52

45

41

38

36

26

23

20

18

233

243

167

186

3,910

481

176

167

158

243

176

97

58

26

24

24

26

27

29

26

24

23

22

22

21

19

195

46

67

61

42

23

17

15

14

13

35

1,680

413

195

102

58

52

36

141

273

224

132

104

51

26

22

18

101

36

24

19

19

18

15

16

11

10

7

10

13

14

14

12

11

11

6

4.8

7

4.4 

'15

12

12

7 

5

"5

"5

"5

5

3.6

2.0

2.2

"2.0

«2.0

"2.0 

2.0 

2.2 

2.2 

4.0

11

32

10

9

2.6 

2.2 

2.7 

3.3

7

4.0

6

5

4.8

4.8 

2.9 

2.6 

3.3

4.8

24

56

36

17

14

4.8

4.4

4.0

"3.5

"3.0

15

9

6

5

3.3

3.6

33

76

158

1,590

426

502

107

48

36

30

October_. 

November.. 

December.. 

January_. 

February... 

March.-... 

April. ... 

May _ 

June..--_. 

July .... 

August. . 

SeptemberMonth

The yearMaximum

7

6

18

4.0

6

167

3,910

1,680

890

33

32

1,590

3,910

Minimum

2.4

2.1

2.2

2.2

1.6

1.8

18

13

10

4.4

2.0

3.0

Mean

3.60

3.37

6.10

2.49

3.54

33.7

330

101

97.6

10.2

5.30

108

58.3

Per square 

mile

0.016

.015

.027

.011

.016

.150

1.47

.449

.434

.045

.024

.480

.259

Run-off in 

inches

0.02

.02

.03

.01

.02

.17

1.64

.52

.48

.05

.03

.54

3.53

> Estimated.
304 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

MEDICINE CREEK NEAR STURGES, MO.

LOCATION. Chain gage on line between sec. 35, T. 59 N., R. 23 W., and sec. 

2, T. 58 N., R. 23 W., 3 miles east of Sturges.

DRAINAGE AREA. 368 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1929, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year ending Sept. 30, 1931, 5,700 

second-feet June 6 (gage height, 10.36 feet); minimum discharge, 2.5 secondfeet Jan. 9-20; minimum gage height, 3.08 feet Sept. 14.

1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 10,400 second-feet Apr. 21, 1929 (gage 

height, 15.74 feet); minimum discharge and gage height, those of 1931.

REMARKS. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 22 to Dec. 10, 

Dec. 17-31, 1929, Jan. 1 to Feb. 10, Nov. 26 to Dec. 2, Dec. 14-25, 28-31, 

1930, Jan. 1-23, 1931, which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-1931

Day

1929 

1......

2......

3_..._ .

4......

5___._

6___-_

7.....

8.....

9. 

10.- 

11.....

12 

13.....

14 

15-

Day

1929-30

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 ...

Apr.

233

190

154

130

111

104

386

654

491

263

165

204

Oct

22

20

20

28

32

28

24

22

24

1,000

Qcn

2,270

702

329

154

101

80

67

62

72

800

312

115

82

69

64

55

52

1,850

3,600

2,720

May

90

W,

01

90

81

81

91

80

67

58

H86

W)

?!95

M)7 <>54

N

1 6

ll?

a

i

i

i

i

1

0 3

M

6

3

1

Jun<

2,41

5,6ft

5,28

2,201

55

26

20

29

15

12

9

7

7

6

6

ov.

70

00

12

04

54

^n

08

QD

88

OR

1 5

34

30

40

30

54

12

18

78

4.9

34

38

38

fiO

74

74

74

74

50

28

3

1

1

1

I)

?!

1

\

 )

1

7

i)

1

H

1

Julj

4

4,

3

2<

?!

57

1,921

26

31

1(K

1,08

2,13

1,25

31

1,791

Dec.

28

28

28

28

?8

OQ

28

38

VI

62

126

138

154

138

120

111

88

74

62

38

?8

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

28

5/1

r

?,

}

I

3

*

1

1

?!

1

1

0

0

1)

1)

Aug

4

6

4

3

2!

4

21

6

4

3

3

?

2

?

'an.

5n

50

50

Kf\

Kf\

Kf\

38

38

38

OQ

QQ

38

QQ

38

28

28

2R

1ft

18

1ft

18

1ft

18

2R

28

28

28

2R

38

38

38

^

^

^

0

*

0

1

1

?!

4

1)*

4

?!

1

1

Sept.

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

114

65

46

38

30

Feb.

QQ

38

Kf]

50

74

QD

104

142

218

514

000

KKA

430

584

248

295

QOQ

9.4ft

263

*>1 ft

178

218

onn

386

ion

Day

1929 

16.....

17.....

18.....

19 ...

Ofk

21 

22..-..

23...-

24.....

25.....

26 

97

28 

29 

30

31.....

Mar.

154

115

85

98

94

104

101

QA

91

CO

QO

77

74

64

62

62fid.

130

1,050

447

218

154

126

GKA

850

491

one

218

178

154

Apr.

233 iifi

113

1,000

6,700

9,950

3,900

1,550

468

1,850

1,730

447

514

1,790

491

Apr.

126

108

104

04

01

80

80

77

74

T)

64fi4

64

64

fiO

1,000

654

263

, 165

134

134

115

104

98

85

85

82

82

82

108

May

218

106

88

70

66

60

55

49

48

42

46

54

48

42

45

329

May

800

950

218

122

91

165

218

204

134

101

Qcn

312

1QA

111

91

82

74

750

654

ion

130

OR

75n

865

310

94

72

62

57

55

51

June

57

56

52

93

87

52

59

86

71

66

53

52

63

46

40

June

4fi

42

40

38

40

94

142

72

53

42

38

40

36

36

44

575

174

70

51

QQ

36

44

44

32

44

97

38

32

32

408

July

3,700

2,410

408

174

110

84

75

66

60

52

51

45

40

39

48

66

July

idn

72

52

30

22

15

12

10

9

8

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

3

6

6

7

7

6

6

7

6

6

6

5

6

Aug.

21

19

18

16

16

15

14

15

16

16

18

15

12

13

12

12

Aug.

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

6

37

17

9

8

7

7

8

17

8

7

7

10

7

7

6

5

5

5

4

5

5

6

Sept.

24

18

18

19

1,670

500

129

80

55

44

38

. 32

28

26

26

Sept.

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

5

4

4

4

4

4

5

12

7

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

4

4

4
GRAND RIVER BASIN 305

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Medicine Creek near Sturges, Mo.,

1929-1931 Continued

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

1930-31 

1... 

2

3 . 

4__...

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 ....

3

3.5

3.5

3

3.5

3.8

9

17

5

5

4.5

5

6

17

19

7

4.5

5

B5'

4.5

4.5

4.5

4

4

4

3.5

3.5

4

4

4.5

4.5

4.5 

4.5

4

4

4.5

4.5 

4.5 

5

4

5

4.5

4.5

10

37

109

61

40

68

29

31

26

21

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

2.5

2.5

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

2.5 

2.5

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

5

5

10

7

4.5

4

4

5

4

4

4

4.5

3.5

5

45

3.0

4.5

4.5

7

4

3.5

4

7

6

4.5

4

4

4

5

7

5

5

4.5

4

4.5

4.5 

4.5

29

21

19

37

153

282

282

228

125

79

72

64

50

44

24

19

21

21

21

111

116

202

350

332

314

332

476

282

153

95

79

57

76

44

31

17

19

72

820

254

153

1,820

3,540

2,480

470

260

238

820

610

284

175

136

113

99

81

71

59

55

52

52

49

55

62

62

43

35

33

28

580

260

128

95

71

52

43

33

33

28

155

1,380

1,020

328

175

146

121

670

3,420

610

284

165

132

1,820

272

155

103

78

65

43

38

1,300

217

85

65

49

41

28

28

23

21

34

97

130

68

43

18

11

25

344

284

1,640

2,290

820

760

196

92

49

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Per square Run-off in 

mile inches

Aprilp: 4-30.

Ma

June......

July .. 

August__. 

SeptemberOctober.-.. 

November.. 

December.. 

January_. 

February... 

March__. 

April___. 

May.......

June___. 

July .....

August..-.. 

September.

1929

9,950

800

5,620

3,700

215

1,670

104

42

40

28

12

10

1,260

164

613

559

32.1

130

3.42

.446

1.67

1.52

.087

.353

3.43

.51

1.86

1.75

.10

.39

1929-30

3,600

2,340

154

50

1,550

1,050

1,000

950

575

140

37

12

20

28

18

18

38

62

64

51

32

5

4

4

507

345

55.8

33.9

366

213

147

289

84.0

16.4

7.84

4.63

1.38

.938

.152

.092

.995

.579

.399

.785

.228

.045

.021

.013

1.59

1.05

.18

.11

1.04

.67

.45

.90

.25

.05

.02

.01

The year.

October.-.. 

November.. 

December.. 

January_. 

February... 

March__. 

April.......

May___. 

June___. 

July........

August__. 

September1930-31

The year.

3,600

19

10

109

10

8

350

3,540

1,380

3,420

71

46

2,290

3,540

3

3.5

5

2.5

3

4.5

17

28

21

8

6

5

2.5

171

6.11

5.27

18.8

4.34

4.79

78.0

484

159

382

20.2

13.7

233

117

.465 6.32

.017

.014

.051

.012

.013

.212

1.32

.432

1.04

.055

.037

.633

.318

.02

.02

.06

.01

.01

.24

1.47

.50

1.16

.06

.04

.71

430
306 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

LOCUST CREEK NEAR MILAN, HO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SW. % sec. 8, T. 62 N., R. 20 W., at bridge on State

highway 6, 3}£ miles southwest of Milan. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 225 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1921, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,650 second-feet June 6 (gage

height, 15.97 feet); minimum discharge, 0.2 second-foot Oct. 2-6; minimum

gage height, 1.90 feet Oct. 5.

1921-1931: Maximum discharge, 3,880 second-feet Nov. 18, 1928 (gage

height, 20.07 feet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot Aug. 8, 1930. 

REMARKS. Records fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, .in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

1 _ ..........

2 ____ ......

3... ..........

4.. ...........

5.. -_..-_

6. .

7... ___ ....

8 .... ...

9 ..... .....

10.... ...... ...

11 . .....

12 .............

13 . 

14....... .....

15. . ..

16 

17 

IS ...

19 

20 

21 .._.......

22.............

23 -

24.... ____ ..

25 

26 ..

27 

28 -

29..... ........

30 

31 

Oct.

0.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

6

2.2

2.0

1.2

.7

.8

1.0

1.0

1.2

2.4

3.8

3.0

2.0

1.4

1.0

1.0

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

9

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

Nov.

1.0

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.2

2 4

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.8

3

3

8

3.4

3.8

3.4

67

39

23

15

10

8

3.8

4.6

3.8

4.2

46

Dec.

55

26115

13

170

138

58

39

25

21

17

13

12

10

9

7

6

6

5

4.2

4.2

3.4

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.4

2.4

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

Jan.

2.4

9 A.

2.8

2.4

2.8

4.2

2.8

2.6

2 a

2 A

9 ft

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.8

1.6

1.6

2.4

2.4

1.8

2.4

2.0

1.6

9 n

2.6

3.0

3

0

3.4

3.8

2.9

9 f\

Feb.

1.5

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.5

3.2

3.0

2.5

9 Q

2

1

2.3

9 3

2

K

9 3

2.3

2.5

2.5

9 f\

2.5

2.3

3.2

4.6

3.0

0 A

3.0

Mar.

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.8

3.0

3.4

3.6

11

34

78

154

246

146

95

67

61

58

42

32

26

23

21

21

20

20

28

39

138

197

Apr.

236

206

344

304

146

78

58

49

42

46

49

42

28

22

23

268

400

130

116

1,350

2,060

2,260

372

162

216

476

316

130

109

78

May

58

61

46

44

39

36

34

34

34

36

39

34

34

32

28

28

24

26

226

162

81

44

34

32

26

24

23

36

116

1,500

1,480

June

540

154

102

81

116

2,590

1,160

188

116

88

67

304

256

102

78

46

36

32

28

138

292

84

49

32

24

19

16

16

13

12

July

10

10

14

17

16

9

8

7

6

6

4.6

5

7

10

10

13

10

28

18

67

39

11

9

5

3.4

3.0

2.4

1.8

2.2

1.8

1.6

Aug.

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.8

2.6

%

12

6

3

2.6

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.6

2.6

7

3

2

1.6

3.4

2.8

2.2

1.6

1.4

1

1

Sept.

49

28

26

8

12

6

2.0

2.0

1.4

1.4

1.0

.7

.7

.5

1.2

5

2.2

1.0

1.0

.8

64

130

146

1,110

856

834

400

58

34

23

Month

April ________ . .....................

July..... _ ._ 

Maximum

6

67

170

4.2

5

246

2,260

1,500

2, 590

67

20

1,110

2,590

Minimum

0.2

1.0

2.4

1.4

1.5

2.4

22

23

12

1.6

1.0

.5

.2

Mean

1.34

9.23

22.1

2.46

2.67

51.1

337

144

226

11.5

3.13

127

77.6

Per square 

mile

0.0060

.041

.098

.011

.012

.227

1.50

.640

1.00

.051

.014

.564

.345

Run-off in 

inches

0.007

.05

.11

.01

.01

.26

1.67

.74

1.12

.06

.02

.63

4.69
RIVER BASIN 307

LOCUST CREEK NEAR LINNEUS, MO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NE. % sec. 34, T. 59 N., R. 21 W., at county highway

bridge 3 miles northwest of Linneus. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 550 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1929, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 8,800 second-feet Apr. 20 (gage

height, 15.86 feet); minimum discharge, 3.6 second-feet Oct. 2; minimum

gage height, 2.56 feet Sept. 13, 16.

1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 14,100 second-feet Apr. 21, 1929 (gage

height, 20.89 feet); minimum discharge, that of Oct. 2, 1930; minimum gage

height, that of Sept. 13, 16, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 19 to Jan.

26, which are poor. Discharge estimated Feb. 3, 14, 15, May 25, 26, July 9.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

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. 

26 

26 

27 

28 

29... .

30 

31 __ ......

Oct.

4.0 

3.6 

3.8 

4.0 

4.0

4.6 

16 

16 

12 

10

7 

7 

6 

6 

6

10

11 

11 

9 

8

8 

8 

8 

7

7

6 

6 

6 

6 

5 

4 9

Nov.

5 

5 

4.9 

5 

5

6 

5 

5 

6 

6

6 

5 

5 

4.6 

6

74 

31 

19 

16 

640

319 

189 

35 

19 

19

31

8 

5 

20

572

Dec.

263 

212 

113 

50 

1,890

1,340

212 

178 

122 

100

84 

65 

54 

48 

34

29 

28 

29 

25 

25

25 

17 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

Jan.

7

7 

7

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

11 

17

17 

22 

23 

25 

25 

23

Feb.

22 

20 

20 

20 

19

20 

23 

23 

21 

20

17 

16 

15 

15 

16

16 

22 

20 

19 

19

17 

17 

20 

17 

16

15 

15 

15

Mar.

16 

16 

14 

13 

12

9 

11 

20 

27 

58

79

473 

822 

748 

676

319 

237 

200 

149 

140

122 

95 

82 

73 

76

45 

85 

178 

290 

676 

822

Month Maximum

April.... .......... .... ...... ... . .

July. 

August ._ - 

September _

The year

16 

640 

1,890 

25 

23 

822 

7,940 

3,520 

7,750 

168 

52 

3,260

7,940

Apr.

860 

712 

748 

785 

410

237 

189 

149 

168 

200

149 

122 

113 

106 

108

2,530 

980 

640 

1,400 

7,940

6,140 

3,350 

1,820 

1,110 

940

1,020 

£22 

441 

349 

263

Minimum

3.6 

4.6 

11 

7 

15 

9 

106 

71 

33 

6 

6 

3.8

3.6

May

200 

168 

149 

131 

122

109 

102 

102 

102 

505

113

113 

108 

95 

84

76 

77 

178 

2,030 

1,150

224 

224 

140 

122 

106

90 

73

71 

822 

3,520 

3,440

June

1,200 

379 

379 

237 

379

7,750 

4,570 

1,340 

473 

349

276 

1,340 

2,030 

860 

505

189 

131 

99 

92

572

1,510 

410 

200 

122 

89

60 

56 

45 

35 

33

Mean

7.45 

69.2 

163 

10.5 

18.4 

212 

1,160 

469 

857 

32.2 

15.2 

312

276

July

31 

30

168 

113 

38

31 

29 

23 

21 

19

19 

20 

22

17 

16

13 

10 

11 

27 

113

85 

47 

21 

18 

13

9 

9

7 

6 

7 

6

Aug.

6

. 7 

6 

6 

6

7 

7 

7 

10 

26

52 

26 

19 

16 

13

11 

11 

12 

14 

23

16 

12 

12 

12 

13

44 

27 

14

11. 

10 

15

Sept.

276 

224 

90 

62 

33

25 

15 

12 

10 

9

7 

4.9 

3.8 

4.3 

8

3.8 

6 

10

7 

6

149 

860 

1,340 

505 

3,260

1,110 

940 

237 

95 

45 

Per square Run-off in 

mile inches

0. 014 0. 02 

.126 .14 

.296 .34 

. 019 . 02 

. 033 . 03 

.385 .44 

2. 11 2. 35 . 

.853 .98 

1. 56 1. 74 

. 059 . 07 

.028 .03 

.567 .63

.502 6.79
308 SURFACE WATtflt SITPPLY, 1931, PART? 6

YELLOW CREEK NEAR ROTHVHLE, MO.

LOCATION. Chain gage on line between NW. % sec. 31, T. 56 N., R. 19 W., and 

NE. % sec. 36, T. 56 N., R. 20 W., at county highway bridge 1% miles southwest of Rothville.

DRAINAGE AREA. 442 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1929, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 5,450 second-feet Apr. 23 (gage 

height, 20.60 feet); minimum, 0.8 second-foot Nov. 6, 7; minimum gage 

height, 2.05 feet Sept. 19.

1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 6,450 second-feet Apr. 22, 1929 (gage 

height, 21.04 feet); minimum discharge, that of Nov. 6, 7, 1930; minimum 

gage height, that of Sept. 19, 1931.

REMARKS. Records good.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19SO-S1

Day

x

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. ..A .-

SO. 

31. 

Oct.

1.5 

1.4 

1.1 

1.1 

1.0

.9 

3.2 

6 

6 

14

8 

4.4 

3.1 

2.9 

2.5

2.8 

1.7 

1.6 

1.8 

1.6

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.3 

1.3

1.6 

1.4 

1.0 

.9 

.9 

.9

Nov.

1.0 

1.0 

.9 

1.0 

1.0

.8 

.8 

.9 

.9 

.9

3.0 

1.8 

2.7 

2.2 

2.2

3.2 

4.0 

3.8 

3.4 

3.0

3.4 

3.6

14 

24 

56

27 

22 

13 

8 

33

Dec.

27 

22 

62 

102 

108

145 

810 

634 

358 

152

84 

64 

49 

37 

30

26 

24 

17 

12 

13

11 

8 

8 

7 

6

5 

4.8 

4.4 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8

Jan.

4.6 

4.4 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6

3.8 

4.0 

4.0

5 

4.4

4.0 

4.0 

4.2 

6 

3.7

3.5 

4.2 

4.0 

8 

6

6

7 

8 

7 

7

6

4.8 

4.4 

4.8 

4.8 

6

Feb.

8 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

10 

10 

11 

17

17 

16 

13 

11 

11

9 

11 

11 

9 

12

15 

14 

15 

14 

14

17 

20 

20

Month Maximum

April 

July. 

14 

56 

810 

8 

20 

842 

5,450 

1,380 

3,040 

145 

331 

890

5,450

Mar.

17 

18 

16 

14 

12

11 

11 

12 

12 

12

14 

59 

415 

634 

647

556 

385 

296 

138 

114

102

84 

74 

59 

52

43 

45 

90 

248 

556 

842

Apr.

1,038 

858 

621 

459 

376

331 

201 

132 

108 

126

138 

201 

152 

102 

74

59 

49 

506 

608 

385

1,920 

2,770 

5,450 

2,690 

1,440

735 

890 

530 

349 

194

Minimum

0.9 

.8 

4.4 

3.5 

8 

11 

49 

30 

26 

3.8 

1.0 

1.4

.8

May

145 

126 

90 

79 

69

54 

49 

43 

47 

52

59 

64 

62 

62

52

43 

35 

30 

459 

1,380

858 

470 

331 

240 

569

120 

90 

62 

194 

1,000 

735

June

582 

690 

470 

194 

132

690 

2,000 

2,630 

3,040 

2,270

1,060 

582 

1,560 

2,390 

2,030

922 

272 

138 

96 

74

62 

49 

426 

304 

108

64 

45 

37 

30 

26

Mean

2.58 

8.08 

91.8 

4.98 

12.5 

180 

783 

247 

766 

23.3 

15.1 

99.0

185

July

22 

21

15 

16 

84

56 

30 

20

15 

12

10 

9 

10 

8 

9

8 

9 

10 

9 

145

30

37 

54 

33 

16

10 

7 

5 

4.2 

3.9 

3.8

mile

0.0058 

.018 

.208 

.011 

.028 

.407 

1.77 

.559 

1.73 

.053 

.034 

.224

.419

Aug.

3.6 

2.8 

3.3 

2.8 

2.2

2.2 

2.4 

2.4 

331 

62

9 

4.6 

3.0 

2.4 

2.2

2.0 

1.6 

1.5 

9 

1.9

2.1 

1.8 

1.6 

1.3 

1.2

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

1.3 

1.0 

1.9

Sept.

7 

12 

4.4 

11 

5

4.8 

3.2 

3.0 

5 

4.0

3.4 

2.9 

2.4 

3.6

1.8

1.8 

1.4 

1.6 

1.5 

1.6

2.4 

4.6 

9 

415 

543

890 

608 

232 

126 

59

Kun-off in 

inches

0.007 

.02 

.24 

.01 

.03 

.47 

1.98 

.64 

1.93 

.06 

.04 

.25

5.68
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6 309

CHARITON RIVER BASIN

CHAEITON RIVER NEAR KEYTESVHIE, MO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SE. % sec. 25, T. 54 N., R. 18 W., ±% miles northeast 

of Keytesville.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,950 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1929, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 9,690 second-feet. June 8 (gage 

height, 20.02 feet); minimum discharge, 11 second-feet Nov. 10, 13; minimum gage height, 1.76 feet Oct. 5, Nov. 3.

1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 18,700 second-feet Apr. 25, 1929 (gage 

height, 21.66 feet); minimum discharge, that of Nov. 10, 13, 1930; minimum 

gage height, that of Oct. 5, Nov. 3, 1930.

Maximum stage known, 22.54 feet Nov. 18, 1928.

REMARKS. Records fair. Discharge estimated May 27.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

1 ... ...

2. ... ... -

3.... _ ........

4 

5 ... ... ... ...

6. ..... ...

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12. 

13 

14. 

16 

16 .

17. 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

28. 

27 

28. 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

25 

24 

25 

24 

24

26

44 

58 

69 

51

35 

31 

30 

30 

30

34 

25 

37 

32 

29

25 

22 

21 

22 

19

18 

18 

18 

18 

18 

16

Nov.

14 

14 

13 

14

17

14 

14 

14 

14 

11

12 

12 

11 

12 

12

12

24 

30 

16 

16

15 

16 

14 

324 

147

78 

24 

23 

44 

96

Dec.

96 

83 

104 

120

75

282 

910 

882 

504 

303

252 

185 

138 

104 

90

49 

30 

39 

83 

71

46 

33

47 

27 

41

36 

29 

21 

34 

24 

19

Jan.

29 

22 

28 

30 

26

22 

25 

25 

21 

25

36 

20 

34 

28 

27

27 

31 

37 

38 

32

23 

30 

39 

31 

53

39 

34 

32 

32 

45 

43

Feb.

45 

46 

50 

50 

51

51 

55 

58 

62 

58

38 

54 

52 

51

44

45 

55 

53 

60 

56

49 

54 

54 

47 

46

54 

48 

48

Month Maximum

April 

July ....

69 

324 

910 

53 

62 

1,700 

7,020 

4,250 

9,500 

488 

156 

3,320

9,500

Mar.

50 

46 

46 

45 

42

45 

48 

52 

32 

96

59 

138 

528 

1,030 

1,610

1,700 

1,300 

910

770 

686

604 

480 

368 

324 

282

303

252 

324 

528 

714 

1,090

Apr.

1,700 

1,770 

1,830 

2,010 

2,370

1,770 

1,240 

970 

798 

686

742 

686 

553 

412 

262

282 

282 

1,390 

1,180 

1,270

6,040 

7,020 

6,800 

6,280 

4,780

3,270 

2,460 

1,940 

1,370 

1,060

Minimum

16 

11 

19 

20 

38 

32 

262 

156 

270 

59 

36 

37

11

May

818 

636 

512 

444 

378

334 

290 

270 

260 

260

270 

260 

260 

250 

220

192 

174 

156 

896 

2,600

1,600 

948 

766 

444 

4,100

2,320 

800 

334 

250 

2,320 

4,250

June

5,080 

4,540 

3,090 

1,170 

766

5,540 

8,760 

9,500 

7,840 

5,610

4,200 

3,090 

3,500 

2,730 

1,490

1,250 

1,140 

766 

636 

444

378 

466 

896 

1,060 

948

766 

584 

444 

334 

270

Mean

29.0 

35.9 

153 

31.1 

51.2 

468 

2,110 

891 

2,580 

157 

62.2 

605

594

July

220 

183 

165 

466 

488

240 

165 

138 

118 

138

129 

129 

129 

129 

116

99 

109 

147 

129 

240

192 

270 

138 

100 

89

78 

72 

67 

65 

64 

59

Per square 

mile

0.015 

.018 

.078 

.016 

.026 

.240 

1.08 

.457 

1.32 

.081 

.032 

.310

.305

Aug.

71 

65 

70 

59 

54

56 

49 

41 

49 

104

68 

59 

94 

88 

79

64 

58 

55 

156 

73

66 

55 

54

51 

51

45 

39 

43 

36 

36 

41

Sept.

66 

100 

512 

290 

378

201 

174 

147 

120 

94

76 

68 

61 

57 

59

60 

58 

50 

41 

39

37 

55 

68 

1,780 

2,370

3,320 

2,190 

2,460 

1,660 

1,560

Run-off in 

inches

0.02 

.02 

.09 

.02 

.03 

.28 

1.20 

.53 

1.47 

.09 

.04 

.35

4.14
310 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

LAMINE RIVER BASIN 

IAMINE RIVER AT CIIFTON CITY, MO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NW. J4 sec. 16, T. 46 N., R. 19 W., at highway bridge

300 feet above Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad bridge and three-quarters

of a mile east of Clifton City. Zero of gage is 622.60 feet above mean sea

level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 598 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1922, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 8,500 second-feet Sept. 25 (gage

height, 19.10 feet); minimum, 1.6 second-feet Oct. 5, 6 (gage height, 1.30

feet).

1922-1931: Maximum discharge, 33,000 second-feet May 19, 1929 (gage

height, 29.0 feet); minimum, 0.9 second-foot Sept. 5, 1930 (gage height,

1.22 feet).

Maximum stage known, 35.3 feet Sept. 18, 1905. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 20 to Jan. 10,

Jan. 13-28, which are fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

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 ..

Oct.

2.0 

2.0

1.8 

- 1.8

1.6

1.6 

99 

137 

82 

41

25 

17 

12 

10 

15

58 

51 

27 

19 

20

19 

16 

14 

12 

10

9 

9 

9 

9

8 

7

Nov.

6 

5 

4.0 

4.6 

4.0

3. 6 

4.6 

5 

6 

6

6 

8 

9 

9 

9

13 

15 

13 

12 

14

20 

25 

16 

41 

27

20 

16 

14 

19 

108

Dec.

198 

179 

118 

82 

62

62 

55 

51 

55 

51

44 

36 

31 

27 

26

22 

20 

19 

19 

17

17 

14

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

Jan.

12 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

12 

12

13 

14 

12 

9 

9

9 

12 

12 

12 

12

12

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

11 

11 

11

Feb.

11 

11 

10 

10 

10

10

405 

227 

132 

86

66 

51 

104 

157 

137

118 

272 

257 

198 

157

118 

95 

108 

184 

179

137 

108 

86

Month Maximum

July . .... ......

August ________ .....................

September. _____ _ .........

The year

137 

108 

198 

14 

405 

2,780 

354 

6,460 

5,720 

24 

212 

7,120

7,120

Mar.

74 

62 

55 

44 

41

39 

36 

47 

58 

62

74 

320 

1,400 

1,280 

545

320 

304 

168 

127 

104

104

142 

162 

152 

122

104 

720 

2,780 

1,080 

580 

440

Apr.

337 

257 

212 

173 

137

118 

101 

88 

84 

93

97 

88 

72 

60 

56

53 

49 

80 

49 

60

125 

257 

160 

127 

125

198 

354 

227 

165 

137

Minimum

1.6 

3.6 

14 

9 

10 

36 

49 

58 

22 

2.6 

2.2 

11

1.6

May

115 

110 

97 

76 

66

62 

58 

70 

86 

95

108 

320 

242 

157 

118

90 

70 

475 

5,840 

6,460

960 

4,040 

3,690 

650 

1,520

545 

320 

212 

320 

337 

304

June

198 

142 

113 

99 

108

147 

113

78 

70 

55

82 

5,720 

2,600 

475 

2,700

720 

320 

212 

150 

120

93 

76 

68 

49 

43

37 

30 

28 

24 

22

July

20 

18 

17 

16 

16

16 

12 

12 

14 

12

11 

10 

8

7 

7

7 

7 

6 

6 

10

6 

24

8 

7 

7

6 

6 

3.8 

3.4 

3.0 

2.6

Mean *»£«

24. 1 0. 040 

15. 4 .026 

42.9 .072 

11. 0 . 018 

123 .206 

372 . 622 

138 . 231 

891 1. 49 

490 . 819 

9. 96 . 017 

28. 0 .047 

896 1.50

253 .423

Aug.

2.2 

2.6 

2.6 

2.2 

3.4

3.8 

3.4 

3.4 

10 

26

30

84 

43 

26 

17

14 

10 

16 

127 

104

22 

17 

11 

212 

11

10 

8 

6 

16 

11 

12

Sept.

880 

5,140 

2,700 

337 

137

95 

66 

47 

36 

31

113 

510 

137 

78 

44

25 

16 

14 

16 

13

11 

70 

1,680 

6,700 

7,120

371 

184 

142 

99 

82

Run-off in 

inches

0.05 

.03 

.08 

.02 

.21 

.72 

.26 

1.72 

.91 

.02 

.05 

1.67

5.74
SUEFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6 311

OSAQE (MABAIS DE8 CYGNES) BIVEB BASIN 

OSAGE BITER HEAR QUENEMO, KANS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NW. % sec. 7, T. 17 S., R. 18 E., 2>6 miles below

Dragoon Greek and 3 miles east of Quenemo. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,030 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1922, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,860 second-feet May 31 (gage

height, 11.41 feet); no flow Sept. 16-20.

1922-1931: Maximum discharge, 32,600 second-feet Nov. 17, 1928 (gage

height, 38.38 feet); no flow in July and August, 1926, Sept. 16-20, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of ice effect Jan. 4-30 and

Feb. 18-21, 1929, and April, May, June, 1931, which are fair. Records for

the year ending Sept. 30, 1929, supersede those published in Water-Supply

Paper 686, owing to revision of high-water records Nov. 17, 18, 1928, and

May 13, 1929.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29 and 1980-81

Day

1928-29 

1 _ ..... __ ...

2 

3 - ..-.. 

4... .... .....

5. ...........

6 _ ... _ . __

7 ... .........

8 .* 

9 

10 ___ .... .....

11 

12. 

13 . 

14 

15.. _ ....

16 

17 

18 

20- _ 

21 

22. _ . __ ..

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28. _ ......

29

30 

31. 

Oct.

- 7

6

7

6

7

7

8

7

6

5

5

6

7

8

9

12

80

11

9

8

9

9

8

8

8

7

8

Nov.

9

3

22

28

22

20

17

14

13

15

15

13

11

15

13

7,050

29,500

18,600

12,500

6,450

1,020

616

476

396

339

301

301

320

358

700

Dee.

847

556

416

320

283

265

247

229

247

247

229

990

5,040

2,100

1,380

5,750

3,960

1,270 Qin

536

476

436

396

396

377

358

339

320

283

265

Jan.

247

247

247

229

. 175

190

210

220

850

5,600

4,600

1,600

1,300

1,000

700

450

340

640

1,150

600

300

265

250

240

250

260

270

280

290

300

283

Feb.

211

184

184

193

193

211

193

175

175

157

157

140

157

157

157

175

166

155

160

170

200

283

247

247

1,640

6,100

3,360

1,580

Mar.

975

556

476

436

556

377

416

396

339

283

247

679

1,820

1,250

637

416

358

320

283

247

990

990

211

193

193

211

193

157

14fl

140

2,460

Apr.

6,600

2,750

1,040

436

396

358

301

211

247

2,100

3,050

1,180

596

436

1,110

616

456

358

358

5,800

11,100

6,600

1,760

868

1,150

805

616

416

377

320

May

396

1,670

1,060

516

476

396

358

320

283

265

847

1,200

15,200

8,120

2,600

953

679

931

2,170

910

556

496

476

516

396

301

320

283

283

721

4,680

June

4,680

4,500

5,040

5,360

1,270

975

784

2,140

889

516

496

416

358

283

211

184

157

140

157

358

377

436

596

1,080

396

265

229

175

140

116

July

109

116

109

94

94

80

73

80

536

1,270

5,310

7,730

3,820

721

377

229

193

157

132

116

102

77

73

66

64

56

52

48

44

47

43

Aug.

44

36

32

»

28

27

25

23

132

396

436

265

124

80

64

47

37

34

29

22

20

21

20

19

17

17

20

17

16

15

15

Sept.

15

12

11

9

8

11

13

15

11

10

11

12

13

13

12

11

10

8

12

17

15

12

10

8

8

10

10

9

8

9

131316 33 21
312 SUEPACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Osage River near Quenemo, Kans., 

1928-29 and 1930-31 Continued

Day

1930-31 

1 .... -

2. _____ 

4. ______ 

5 ____ -

6 _______ 

7 __ - 

8 _______ -

9 ... ... 

10.. .

11.. 

12. ______ 

13 

14

15 

16 

17 

18 ________

19- 

20 

21 _ 

00 

23 _ 

">d

25.- -

26 

O7

28 ________

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

1 

1

.4 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

Nov.

1 

2 

1 

1 

2

2 

1 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

1

2 

2 

2 

2 

18

66 

82 

49 

34 

17

15 

12 

9 

8 

9

Dec.

14 

19 

15 

17 

16

25 

40 

22 

16 

12

14 

12 

11 

10

8

6 

4 

5 

4 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

2

Jan.

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

3 

3 

2

2 

2 

3 

2 

2

3 

2 

2 

2 

2 

3

Feb.

3 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

3 

4

4 

4 

4 

2 

2

5 

4 

8 

11 

10

10 

10 

12 

14 

12

10 

11 

10

Month

1928-29 

October. . _______________

January.. __ __ ________________

April. _____ . ____________ . ____ . __

TWav

July . . _.

September _ ____________________

The year. _ ... . __ 

1930-31

February __ ____________________

July . ........ .................

Mar.

8 

10 

8 

5 

5

7 

8 

8 

9 

10

10 

20 

69 

49

178

122 

93 

63 

44 

35

35 

29 

34 

29 

21

21 

27 

50 

72 

76 

122

Apr.

216 

141 

100 

60 

51

55 

58 

52 

40 

47

47 

45 

36 

32 

26

29 

68 

132 

116 

100

784 

516 

301 

225 

187

476 

436 

339 

206 

159

Maximum

]

94 

!9,500 

5,750 

5,600 

6,100 

2,460 

1,100 

5,200 

5,360 

7,730 

436 

17

29,500

1 

82 

40 

3 

14 

178 

784 

1,300 

1,640 

141 

5 

6

1,640

May

216 

168 

150 

108 

132

187 

187 

141 

122 

108

100 

83 

. 67 

52 

47

41 

34 

35 

436 

596

263 

339 

826 

456 

196

122 

93 

60 

86 

1,300 

1,300

June

320 

168 

93 

66 

50

679 

556 

159 

122 

93

436 

1,640 

536 

216 

263

358 

282 

132 

93 

64

41 

35 

25 

14 

13

9 

5 

4 

4 

3

Minimum

5 

3 

229 

175 

140 

140 

211 

265 

116 

43 

15 

8

3

.4 

1 

1 

2 

2 

5 

26 

34 

3 

1 

.4 

0

0

July

2 

11 

100 

93 

45

141 

93 

64 

33 

13

6 

2 

13 

56 

29

23 

16 

14 

10

. 8

16 

14 

10 

8 

4

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

Mean

12.8 

2,640 

948 

761 

612 

498 

1,750 

1,560 

1,090 

711 

68 

11.1

886

.98 

11.7 

9.35 

2.16 

5.96 

41.2 

169 

260 

216 

26.8 

1-06 

.87

62.1

Aug.

1 

1 

.4 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

5 

4 

2 

2

1 

1 

1 

1 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

1

'.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4

Sept.

0.4 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

1 1 1 1 1

1

3 

6 

4 

3

Run-off in 

acre-feet

787 

157,000 

58,300 

46,800 

34,000 

30,600 

104,000 

96,000 

64,900 

43,700 

4,180 

660

641,000

60 

698 

575 

133 

331 

2,530 

10,100 

16,000 

12,900 

1,640 

65 

52

45,100
OSAGE (MAEIAS DBS CYGNBS) BIVEE BASIN 

OSAQE BI7BR KEAB OTTAWA, KAKS.

313

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NW. % sec. 6, T. 17 S., E. 20 W., 1% miles

southeast of Ottawa and three-quarters of a mile below Skunk Creek. Zero

of gage is 852.6 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,250 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1918, to September, 1931; August, 1902, to

October, 1905, at Main Street Bridge, at Ottawa. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,690 second-feet June 12 (gage

height, 7.41 feet); no flow several days in October, November, December,

January.

1902-1905, 1918-1931: Maximum discharge, 58,400 second-feet Nov. 17,

1928 (gage height, 38.65 feet, present gage); no flow in 1920,1930, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

I..... .......

2 .

3. - __ .....

4...............

5 . ..

6 ___ ..... _ .

7. ...........

8 . _ . ___ .

9 ............

10 - .

11 . __ .

12. ... .

13...............

14 _

15. .

16... .

17. ,.

18 

19 _ ...... ......

20 ________ .

21. 

22 __ . ___ ...

23. ......

24... ______ .

25 _________

28 

27 

28. ...........

29 

30 

31. 

Oct.

0 

0 

0 «0 

 1

 1

1 

1

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1

1 

1

1

1 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

1 1 1

1

Nov.

1 

1 

1 

2 

1

1 

1

1 

1 

1

1 

1

1

1 

2

1 

0 

0

1 

30

37 

42 

82 

43 

21

10 

6 

4 

6 

8

Dec.

6 

8 

13 

10 

19

19 

26 

21 

16 

12

11 

10 

8 

8 

7

7 

6 

5 

4 

4

3 

3 

2 

2 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

0 

1

Jan.

0 

1 

1 

1 

2

2 

2 

3 

3 

4

4 

4 

3 

3 

2

2 

3 

8 

5 

4

4 

5 

4 

4 

4

4 

4 

6 

4 

4 

4

Feb.

4 

3 

3 

4 

3

3 

5 

5 

5 

6

9 

10 

12 

10 

8

16 

20 

18 

23 

22

23 

26 

24 

26 

27

27 

23 

22

Month

Janiiwy

March.. __ __ ... .. ..

May ......

July

The year _ ...................

Mar.

20 

17 

17 

14 

15

16 

21 

20 

18 

20

29 

40 

100 

158 

165

191 

152 

107 

74 

62

50 

42 

44 

38 

37

38 

42 

37 

61 

90 

107

Apr.

231 

219 

183 

150 

111

90 

76 

61 

60 

55

61 

60 

52 

42 

35

40 

50 

198 

137 

165

592 

782 

458 

302 

270

317 

547 

444 

317 

221

Maximum

1

82 

26 

8 

27 

191 

782 

952 

1,550 

207 

52 

31

1,560

May

202 

221 

198 

139 

128

146 

233 

181 

161 

14ft

130 

111 

92 

79 

69

57 

48 

61 

146 

918

488 

532 

952 

716 

328

219 

170 

320

June

502 

243 

139 

90 

65

179 

473 

374 

214 

115

159 

1,550 

918 

328 

918

488 

532 

488 

130 

97

65 

46 

32 

25 

20

15 

14 

10 

8 

8

Minimum

0 

0 

0 

0 

3 

14 

35 

48 

8 

2 

1 

1

0

July

8 

107 

88 

207 

75

58 

122 

74 

38 

25

18 

16 

12 

10

7

6 

15 

13 

8 

8

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

5 

3 

2 

2 

2

Mean

0.7 

10.3 

7.6 

3.4 

13.8 

59.4 

211 

248 

275 

31.1 

3.6 

2.5

72.1

Aug.

2 

2 

2 

6 

52

8 

4 

3 

4 

3

2 

2 

2 

1 

1

1 

1 

2 

2 

1

1 

1

1 

1

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

Sept

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1

1

1

1 

1

1 

1 

1

10 

31 

6 

2 1

 1

1 

1

1 

2

Run-off in 

acre-feet

44 

611 

468 

206 

768 

3,650 

12,500 

15,300 

16,400 

1,910 

222 

151

52,200

> Interpolated.
314 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

OSAGE EIVEB AT TBADBTG POST, KANS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SE. % sec. 5, T. 21 S., R. 25 E., at Trading Post,

1 mile above mouth of Big Sugar Greek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,800 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1921, to December, 1923; October, 1928, to

September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 7,260 second-feet May 20 (gage

height, 13.25 feet); no flow several days in November and September. 

1921-1923, 1928-1931: Maximum discharge, 120,000 second-feet Nov. 18,

1928 (gage height, 34.45 feet); no flow several days in November, 1930,

September, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of shifting control during

October, November, June to September, which are fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

Day

1 ....

2 

3 

4. 

5 

6 

T. ..............

8 

9. .... 

10. 

11 . _

12. 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23. 

24. 

25. 

26. 

27 

28 _

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

7 

6 

7 

6 

5

4 

12 

10 

8

7

7 

6 

6 

6 

10

22 

30 

12 

9

7

6 

3 

4 

3 

2

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

Nov.

1

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

1 1 1

3 

26

58 

34 

62 

109 

115

143 

88 

52 

50 

136

Dec.

133

77 

82 

72 

120

264 

190 

198 

264 

207

160 

136 

118 

104 

95

77 

56 

56 

47 

46

40 

33 

33 

27 

32

28 

27 

27 

26 

23 

24

Jan.

22 

20 

20 

19 

19

18 

18 

19 

20 

19

19 

19 

18 

19 

18

16 

18 

19 

19 

19

21 

23 

24 

24 

28

28 

32 

34 

34 

34 

32

Feb.

30 

29 

29 

25 

23

23 

25 

25 

23 

25

23 

23 

28 

29 

29

33

88 

190 

187 

230

259 

216 

202 

212 

179

157 

133 

126

Mar.

118 

104 

101 

85 

80

72 

80 

75 

80 

85

194 

319 

577 

767

728

540 

441 

364 

291 

234

190 

171 

150 

136 

112

118 

136 

194 

264 

359 

577

Apr.

806 

1,060 

1,060 

806 

577

472 

399 

342 

302 

270

254 

243 

238 

225 

207

190 

171 

160 

225 

353

393 

1,150 

2,000 

1,190

888

845 

1,100 

1,380 

1,190

888

Month Maximum

October. _ . ____________________

December ___ ... ..... .....................

March... ...........................................

April . .. . .. 

June _ _ __ . ___ . ........................

J\£^............ ........................................

August... _ .. ____________________

The year.. ... .............................

30 

143 

264 

34 

259 

767 

2,000 

7,040 

3,200 

216 

888 

46

7,040

May

728 

614 

690 

652 

506

399 

376 

472 

506 

410

382 

330 

302 

238 

225

194 

179 

160 

3,320 

7,040

4,880 

2,840 

4,220 

2,840 

2,000

1,190 

806 

614 

441 

506 

1,060

June

2,000 

1,480 

614 

410 

275

347 

1,100 

1,480 

652 

614

410 

540 

3,200 

2,900 

1,190

2,580 

2,780 

1,280 

652 

342

225 

179 

106 

82 

64

47 

46 

36 

31 

18

July

17 

22 

106 

216 

150

202 

160 

126 

133 

82

80 

52 

40 

32 

27

26 

21 

17 

15 

10

18 

34 

32 

26 

26

22 

11 

11 

11 

8 

9

Minimum Mean

1 6.84 

0 29.6 

23 91.0 

16 22.3 

23 92.9 

72 250 

160 646 

160 1,260 

18 856 

8 56.2 

1 55.2 

0 5.13

0 282

Aug.

888 

212 

64 

44 

50

47 

194 

66 

41 

26

17 

11 

8 

7 

4

2 

3 

2 

3 

3

3 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1

Sept.

1 

1 

1 

1 

0

1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

21

46 

33 

24 

15 

10

Run-off in 

acre-feet

420 

1,760 

5,600 

1,370 

5,160 

15,400 

38,400 

77,600 

50,900 

3,460 

3,400 

305

204,000
OSAGE (MARIAS DES CTGNES) RIVER BASIN

OSAGE RIVER AT OSCEOLA, HO.

315

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NE. % NE. % sec. 17, T. 38 N., R. 25 W.,

1 mile northeast of Osceola. Zero of gage is 682.9 feet above mean sea level. 

DBATNAGE AREA. 8,220 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November, 1930, to September, 1931; July, 1921, to

September, 1928, at site 1 mile upstream. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 27,700 second-feet May 21

(gage height, 17.35 feet); minimum, 10 second-feet many short periods

during June and Julv (gage height, 1.50 feet).

1921-1928, 1930-31: Maximum discharge, 70,900 second-feet Apr. 11,

1927 (gage height, 30.4 feet, old datum); minimum, that of 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge estimated Sept. 18-22. Flow regulated

by hydroelectric plant of West Missouri Power Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

Day

I...... ... .... _ .

2..-. . _ ...

3... -.. ........

4..... ...... ......

5 

6- 

7... .................

8....-. ...........

Q

10.- 

11.. 

12 

13 

14 

15. 

16 

17 

18... 

19..... _ 

20... 

2L. ...................

22.. 

23 

24 

26 

26--- 

27.. ..

28. 

29 

30. 

31..-- 

Nov.

442 

712 

1,900

Dec.

4,430 

4,220 

3,340 

2,430 

2,030

2,220 

2,630 

2,770 

2,490 

2,170

1,920 

1,710 

1,590 

1,340 

1,380

1,270 

903 

1,010 

828 

808

693 

597 

660 

648

584

617 

569 

518 

584 

581 

580

Jan.

183 

402 

430 

368 

396

381 

394 

408 

399 

447

397 

556 

387 

407 

458

415 

427 

456 

393 

504

483 

380 

384 

644 

317

441 

432 

431 

348 

424 

453

Month

February _________________

March.. ___________________

April . . ...

May... .... 

June. . 

July ..... ....

August

September _________________

Feb.

284 

355 

327 

343 

342

332 

773 

405 

504 

991

583 

933 

702 

890 

865

1,080 

1,730 

2,380 

2,930 

2,880

2,510 

2,440 

2,930 

4,150 

3,840

3,190 

2,650 

2,300

Mar.

2,080 

1,900 

1,720 

1,680 

1,290

1,300 

1,190 

1,350 

1,460 

1,270

2,170 

2,980 

3,200 

3,100 

2,900

2,650 

2,350 

1,960 

1,760 

1,720

1,430 

1,290 

1,700 

1,210 

1,220

1,250 

1,840 

5,100 

7,440 

7,240 

6,160

Maximum

4,430 

644 

4,150 

7,440 

5,460 

26,300 

4,710 

1,230 

19,400 

1,490

Apr.

5,460 

5,400 

5,170 

4,380 

3,610

2,950 

2,500 

2,120 

1,920 

1,960

1,900 

1,960 

1,960 

1,840 

1,720

1,600 

1,540 

1,190 

1,380 

1,330

1,840 

2,200 

3,100 

3,700 

3,550

3,550 

3,870 

4,890 

4,550 

3,870

Minimum

518 

183 

284 

1,190 

1,190 

865 

179 

105 

181 

200

May

3,550 

3,400 

3,550 

3,100 

2,650

2,200 

1,960 

1,840 

1,780 

1,840

1,960 

1,720 

1,720 

1,550 

1,240

1,150 

896 

865 

6,100 

20,600

26,300 

20,200 

17,700 

13,700 

10,200

7,170 

5,120 

3,760 

2,960 

2,600 

2,790

June

2,760 

3,120 

3,220 

2,340 

1,820

1,600 

1,360 

1,720 

2,090 

2,000

1,690 

1,600 

1,230 

2,990 

4,710

3,480 

3,930 

4,230 

3,010 

1,870

1,190 

782 

538 

488 

409

372 

246 

323 

258 

179

Mean

1,560 

418 

1,560 

2,450 

2,900 

5,680 

1,850 

428 

2,990 

413

July

197 

229 

183

278 

534

1,230 

845 

651 

562 

279

318 

408 

255 

105 

265

132 

137 

169 

116 

253

389 

942 

1,110 

541 

402

361 

960 

552 

379 

273 

204

Aug.

181 

454 

910 

511 

946

5,810 

13,700 

17,600 

19,400 

7,860

4,160 

2,570 

2,100 

1,710 

1,250

1,270 

874 

873 

903 

1,330

971 

1,120 

667 

782 

424

607 

480 

1,190 

800 

868 

480

Sept.

605 

673 

1,380 

576 

573

522 

370 

355 

325 

342

 251 

270 

276 

246 

228

251 

210 

200 

200 

200

210 

250 

548 

1,490 

470

351 

382 

220 

215 

205

Per square Run-off in 

mile inches

0.189 *0.22 

.051 .06 

.190 .20 

.298 .34 

.353 .39 

.691 .80 

.225 .25 

.052 .06 

.364 .42 

.050 .06
316 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

OSAGE UTTER AT WARSAW, MO.

LOCATION. Staff gage in NE. J£ SW. J4 sec. 17, T. 40 N., R. 22 W., at Warsaw.

Zero of gage is 631.54 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 11,500 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1925, to April, 1931 (discontinued). 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 11,300 second-feet Mar. 29

(gage height, 7.6 feet); minimum, 150 second-feet Oct. 6 (gage height, 1.5

feet).

1925-1931: Maximum discharge, 89,700 second-feet May 19, 1929 (gage

height, 34.8 feet); minimum, 42 second-feet Aug. 18, 1930 (gage height, 1.10

feet).

Maximum stage known, 44.4 feet in June, 1844 (discharge, about 135,000

second-feet). 

REMARKS. Records fair. Gage-height record furnished by United States

Weather Bureau.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

Day

1 __

2... _ . __ .... .

3. ..._ . . __... ... 

4......., ......................................

5. ..

6 _ .

7. ... . ____ .

8

10.- ... ... .

11 ... ..........

13... _ 

14._ ............. 

16

17..- ...... .......... .. ..........

19.- ... ........

20. ............

21 . .

22.. _ .....................................

23- .......

24.- - . .. .

25.

26.-- - ...

27--- 

28. .. ...... ........ ......

29- . ..........

30- . ....-..

31 ........ ...........

* Month Maximum

October... ... ........ __ .. 1,500

November.. ___ _ . _________ 2, 570

January ___________________ 825

February ________ ________ 6,720

March _ ............ ............ ...... 11,300

April. ... .... ....... 8,060

Oct.

235 

190 

190 

190 

190

150 

285 

1,190 

1,500 

940

825 

465 

540 

400 

285

400 

285 

340 

465 

400

400 

285 

285 

285 

*25

940 

1,060 

825 

720 

720 

1,060

Nov.

465 

340 

400 

340 

235

340 

235 

235 

235 

235

235 

235 

235 

235 

235

235 

625 

625 

400 

340

1,340 

1,840 

1,840 

1,660 

1,340

1,060 

720 

720 

540 

2,570

Minimum

150 

235 

625 

465 

465 

1,500 

1,500

Dec.

5,860 

6,940 

5,640 

4,780 

3,730

4,780 

5,000 

3,940 

4,150 

3,530

3,140 

2,760 

2,380 

2,200 

1,840

1,660 

1,660 

1,660 

940 

1,190

1,060 

1,060 

940

825 

825

825 

720 

720 

720 

625 

720

Jan.

720 

720 

465 

465 

720

465 

465 

540 

540 

540

540 

625 

625 

625 

540

625 

625 

625 

625 

625

625 

720 

720 

625

625

825 

465 

625 

625 

625 

465

Mean

544 

670 

2,480 

602 

2,670 

3,950 

4,010

Feb.

625 

625 

465 

465 

465

540 

720 

1,500 

1,500 

940

940 

1,500 

940 

1,500 

1,500

1,840 

3,330

4,780 

4,780 

4,780

4,360 

3,940 

5,220 

6,500 

6,720

5,640 

4,780 

3,940

Per square 

mile

0.047 

.058 

.216 

.052 

.232 

.343 

.349

Mar.

3,330 

2,950 

2,760 

2,380 

2,200

1,500 

2,760 

2,950 

2,020 

2,380

3,140 

6,080 

6,500 

6,080 

5,220

4,360 

3,730 

3,330 

2,760 

2,380

2,380 

1,840 

2,200 

2,570 

1,840

1,660 

2,020 

7,380 

11,300 

10,800 

9,670

Apr,

8,060 

7,160 

6,940 

6,080 

5,220

4,360 

3,730 

3,140 

2,760 

2,760

2,570 

2,200 

2,760 

2,760 

2,570

2,380 

2,200 

2,200 

1,500 

2,020

2,380 

2,760 

3,530 

4,360 

4,780

4,780 

5,220 

6,290 

6,720 

6,080

i Run-off in 

inches

0.05 

.06 

.25 

.06 

.24 

.40 

.39
OSAGE (MAEIAS DBS CYGNES) EIVER BASIN

OSAGE RIVER NEAR BAGNELL, HO.

317

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in N. % SE. % sec. 21, T. 40 N., R. 15 W., 1% 

miles above Bagnell. Staff gage at same site used prior to Oct. 15, 1930. 

Zero of gage is 549.75 feet above mean sea level.

DBAINAGE ABBA. 14,000 square miles.

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. May, 1925, to September, 1931.

EXTBBMBS. Maximum discharge during year, 18,300 second-feet Sept. 17 (gage 

height, 11.66 feet); minimum, 245 second-feet Aug. 24 (gage height, 2.64 

feet).

1925-1931: Maximum discharge, 106,000 second-feet Apr. 17, 1927, May 

21, 1929; maximum gage height, 36.61 feet Apr. 17, 1927; minimum discharge, that of Aug. 24, 1931.

Maximum stage known, 43.1 feet in June, 1844 (discharge, about 150,000 

second-feet).

REMARKS. Records good. Flow after Feb. 18 regulated by hydroelectric plant 

of Union Electric Light & Power Go. Discharge Sept. 18-30 computed from 

records of this plant.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-31

Day

1 _______ .

2... ............

3 __ .. _ ...

4.......... __

5 ......

6... ............

7...............

8 ............

9...............

10 ____ --..-..

11 . ... ...

12...............

13 . ...........

14...............

15...............

16-.... ......

17.... ........

18 ..........

18 ............

20 

21 ...

22...... ... ......

23 ..........

24 

25 .. 

26 ...........

27 ............

28. .........

29 ....... .

30-... _ ........

31 . 

Oct.

1,200 

880 

770 

580 

650

500 

702 

965 

1,740 

2,370

2,270 

1,900 

1,600 

1,360 

1,060

1,060 

922 

805 

805 

735

702 

880 

965 

965

842

842 

965 

1,670 

1,820 

1,480 

1,420

Nov.

1,360 

1,250 

1,060 

965 

880

842 

842 

770 

735 

770

770 

770 

770 

770 

735

702 

670 

610 

610 

922

1,010 

805 

1,900 

2,470 

2,470

1,990 

1,740 

1,480 

1,300 

2,270

Dec.

4,770 

8,320 

9,100 

7,800 

6,500

5,250 

4,770 

5,010 

5,010 

5,010

4,770 

4,290 

3,310 

3,350 

3,120

2,580 

2,370 

2,270 

3,080 

1,820

1,600 

1,480 

1,360 

1,360 

1,250

1,200 

1,100 

1,150 

1,150

1,060 

1,060

Jan.

1,010 

1,010 

1,060 

1,010 

922

770 

805 

965 

880 

880

922 

922 

922 

1,060 

965

1,010 

1,010 

1,150 

1,200 

965

1,060 

965 

1,010 

1,060 

1,060

1,010 

880 

1,010 

965

842 

842

Month

October ___________________

November _________________

January ______. .______ . _.____.__. 

April...................... .........

May.... 

July............... .................. ......

August

Feb.

805 

842 

770 

805 

770

770 

1,300 

1,300 

1,820 

2,080

1,900 

1,480 

1,600 

2,270 

2,270

2,680 

3,460 

5,100 

5,020 

342

290 

325 

342 

342 

360

360 

360 

360

Maximum

2,370 

2,470 

9,100 

1,200 

5,100 

520 

595 

1,380 

808 

864 

3,730 

8,870

9,100

Mar.

360 

360 

325 

308 

308

*325 

325 

325 

325 

325

360 

360 

360 

360 

360

342 

342 

342 

342 

360

360 

395 

378 

360 

360

360 

498 

520 

378 

360 

342

Apr.

342 

360 

378 

378 

378

378 

378 

378 

378 

395

395 

395 

395 

395 

435

455 

520 

475 

415 

475

570 

570 

595 

545 

455

415 

520 

595 

595 

595

Minimum

500 

610 

1,060 

770 

290 

308 

342 

548 

345 

325 

315 

325

290

May

620 

620 

595 

595 

620

620 

620 

620 

595 

570

620 

869 

1,160 

973

595

645 

570 

570 

1,380 

806

633 

641 

657 

730 

636

824 

593 

548 

803

845 

778

June

736 

345

459 

475 

512

523 

509 

564 

808 

595

629 

733 

635 

370

441

439

687 

595 

385 

486

646 

620 

364 

460 

360

379 

360 

357 

405 

567

Mean

1,140 

1,140 

3,410 

972 

1,430 

359 

452 

708 

515 

492 

1,220 

3,300

1,260

July

864 

555 

461 

340 

325

347 

480 

833

585 

748

791 

742 

533 

410 

465

443 

450 

404 

403 

399

411 

410 

421 

421 

395

353 

375 

654 

420 

392 

436

Per square 

mile

0.081 

.081 

.244 

.069 

.102 

.026 

.032 

.051 

.037 

.035 

.087 

.236

.090

Aug.

358 

320 

354 

363 

359

2,370 

3,290 

1,320 

3,460 

2,450

2,100 

334 

559 

448 

561

336 

323 

1,850 

335 

324

343 

316 

318 

319

318

315 

3,720 

3,730 

2,470 

977 

3,240

Sept.

3,300 

4,480 

8,460 

8,410 

7,380

2,020 

1,700 

6,800 

6,280 

6,180

2.990 

1,560 

882 

2,020 

5,220

2,000 

8,870 

8,000 

2,000 

600

2,600 

1,200 

1,600 

330 

650

335 

550 

325 

800 

1,600

Run-off in 

inches

0.09 

.09 

.28 

.08 

.11 

.03 

.04 

.06 

.04 

.04 

.10 

.26

1.22
318 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

OSAGE RIVER NEAR ST. THOMAS, MO.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SE. % SW. % sec. 35, T. 42 N., R. 12 W., 

half a mile below Sugar Creek and 2% miles south of St. Thomas. Zero of 

gage is 528.0 feet above mean sea level.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 14,500 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 11,500 second-feet Sept. 18 (gage 

height, 8.11 feet); minimum, 420 second-feet Aug. 27 (gage height, 1.30 feet). 

Maximum stage known, about 39.7 feet in June, 1844.

REMARKS. Records good. Flow regulated by hydroelectric plant of Union Electric Light & Power Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1981

Day

1.. ...... _ ....

2 

3 

4... .........

5-. . . .

6..............

7- .

8 

9- ...... .

10.. .............

Aug. Sept.

3,190 

4,240 

6,210 

8,700 

7,940

5,880 

2,510 

3,130 

6,520 

6,000

Day

11-....-.....--..

12- 

13 _ _

14--.. .

15.... ......

16- 

17- 

18 

lo

20 

Month

August 17-3] ________________

September _________________

Aug.

439 

504 

1,710 

925

Sept.

5,310 

3,400 

2,140 

1,370 

3,650

4,150 

4,630 

8,490 

5,840 

2,170

Maximum Minimum

3,900 420 

8,700 499

Day

21.. _ -

22-- - _ -

23.. 

24 . 

25.. 

26- 

27--- __ -

28 -

29

30 .

31 

Mean

1,210 

3,680

Aug.

578 

514 

480 

465 

438

432 

420 

3,030 

3,900 

2,730 

1,610

Sept.

LOGO 

2,220 

2,310 

2,190 

978

776 

671 

558 

499

775

Per square Run-off in 

mile inches

0. 083 0. 05 

.247 .28
OSAGE (MAKIAS DES SYGNES) EIVEB BASIN

POTTAWATOMIE CREEK AT LANE, EA5S.

319

LOCATION. Chain gage in NW. % sec. 34, T. 18 S., R. 21 E., at Lane, 16 miles

above mouth.

DRAINAGE AREA. 513 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1929, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,550 second-feet May 20 (gage

height, 12.28 feet); no flow several days in September.

1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 7,520 second-feet Apr. 22, 1929 (gage

height, 22.40 feet); no flow several days during July, 1930, and September,

1931. Maximum stage known, 33 feet in November, 1929. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of shifting control during

November, December, 1930, January, April, 1931, which are fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-1931

Day

1929 

1 

2 

3-..-

4 _ ..

5 ...

6 

7 

8.....

9-....

10..-..

11 

12 

13 

14 

16. -

Apr. May

250 

1,260 

1,680 

466 

322

304 

268 

243 

204

177

340 

6,200 

7,470 

2,630 

1,260

Day

1929-30 

1 

2

3. ... .... .

4. .. ... ......

5 

6... .........

7 ...... ...

8. ...........

9- _ ..........

10... .........

11...... .........

12 

13 

14. 

15. 

16. 

17 

18 .

19 

20 . 

21 

22 

28. ........

24. ...........

25 

26 

27 

28. .

29 

80 ...... ...

31 

June

538 

3,240 

6,510 

1,910 

826

376 

682 

3,170 

1,040 

. 376

250 

1,910 

1,260 

358 

250

Oct.

2 

2 

2 

3 

3

3 

2 

2 

4

7

20 

32 

16 

8 

11

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

22 

137 

226

July

29 

24 

18 

14 

11

7 

13 

16 

29 

76

1,640 

2,250 

574 

148 

102

Nov.

184 

164 

134 

80 

46

30 

22 

17 

10 

16

14 

11 

14 

18 

53

268 

232 

204 

161 

108

55 

29 

13 

14 

29

50 

110 

112 

50 

20

Aug.

4 

4 

3 

3 

2

3 

4 

6 

5 

167

208 

174 

148 

115 

55

Dec.

15 

12 

8

7 

9

12 

13 

12 

12 

12

11 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9

 5

Sept.

3 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

3 

17 

10 

6

5 

4 

4 

4 

3

Jan.

 4

Feb.

4 

8 

13

200

151 

102 

68

63 

57 

48 

41 

30

23 

13 

12 

12 

10

6 

4 

33

Day

1929 

16.- 

17-- 

18-. 

20----

91

On

23 

24 

25.. 

26- 

27 

28- 

29.. 

30.--- 

31 

Mar.

24 

25

24

28 

33 

17 

10

7 

7

Apr.

466 

646 

3,010

7,270 

6,510 

1,420 

934 

2,970

970 

502 

412 

322 

268

Apr.

7 

14 

40 

28 

17

14 

13 

10

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

9 

33 

45 

32

20 

13 

5 

3 

18

76 

232 

602 

682 

1,380

May

610 

222 

3,710 

6,030 

1,760

682 

412 

304 

250 

204

201 

574 

502 

412 

190 

340

May

1,830 

1,110 

610 

430 

340

304 

322 

1,300 

1,680 

1,720

790 

201 

142 

142 

142

142 

142 

140 

72 

25

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

17 

16 

16 

14 

13 

0

June

190 

115 

93 

95 

126

118 

91 

115 

91 

76

61 

53 

46 

40 

37

June

13 

13 

13ie

',** 

43 

34 

25 

16 

7

5 

7 

95 

84 

538

718 

236 

110 

84 

358

177 

105 

59 

35 

38

95 

250 

82 

80 

61

July

80 

70 

61 

50 

21

16 

14 

14 

13 

10

8 

7 

7 

7 

6 

5

July

14 

10 

26 

7 

6

3 

1 

.1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

.1 

 .3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

Aug.

14 

7 

5 

4 

4

3 

3 

3 

2 

3

2 

2 

2 

3 

3 

3

Aug.

0.3 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3

1 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1

Sept.

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

Sept.

0.1 

.1 

.2 

.1 

.2

1 

.3 .3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

1 

1

78 

100 

41 

20 

12

9 

6 

4 

2 

2

2 

1

1 

1 

1
320 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Pottawatomie Creek at Lane, Kans.,

1 Continued

Day

1930-31 

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.. ___ .......

Oct.

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

Nov.

0.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.4

.3

.4

.5

.8

13

13

9

10

11

Dec.

11

82

59

35

32

34

140

72

48

41

33

32

41

32

10

13

9

7

7

6

6

6

6

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

Jan.

4

4

5

4

4

4

5

5

5

4

4

4

3

3

4

5

5

5

5

13

16

1ft

1ft

1ft

1/S

1°.

1°.

1°.

19

Feb.

10

10

9

8

9

9

8

7

7

6

7

6

5

5

6

11

45

115

120

105

70

48

41

41

OD

00

9Q

28

Mar.

24

22

19

20

17

IS

19

20

19

19

21

38

123

198

142

87

57

35

28

26

26

26

28

30

26

29

29

35

177

243

268

Apr.

646

448

240

167

126

105

89

74

66

66

64

59

55

53

45

37

32

33

38

43

226

. 898

322

215

184

243

448

340

218

164

May

174

340

268

131

120

137

167

158

120

100

80

70

55

53

46

43

40

52

«2,140

"2,000

538

934

1,040

502

286

194

140

91

84

80

95

June

68

52

41

35

59

646

682

358

134

74

151

1,800

826

268

574

2,020

466

208

128

68

45

32

29

18

13

12

8

7

6

4

July

3

5

48

87

37

15

12

7

6

4

3

4

3

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

.5

1

1

.5

Aug.

1

.4

.2

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

.5

1

1

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

Sept.

0.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

Month

1929 

April 18-30 ... ....... ......................

May. ____________ ______ _ . ......

June ______________ . . .. ..............

July................................ . ................

August... __ _____________ ..............

September _____________ _ ............

The period _ ..-»«. _____ . ___ .

%29-30 

October _____ .. ____ . ...

November.. _______________ . ............

December...... _________ .. _ .... .. 

January

February... _________ . . . ......

March _________________ ........ 

April.... _________________________

June.. _____ . ___________ 

July...................................................

August. .. _______ . _._ __ 

The year _ -._.-...- ____________ . _

1930-31

December _ . ___ . ____ . ........................

January.. ______ ... ______________ . ...

February

March. _______ . __________________

April................... ...............................

June. _ 

July............. .. ._ .

Maximum

7,270

7,470

6,510

2,250

208

17

226

268

15

33

1,380

1,830

718

26

1

100

1,830

2

13

140

IS

120

268

898

2,140

2,020

87

2

.3

2,140

Minimum

268

177

37

5

2

2

2

10

4

7

3

9

5

0

.1

.1

0

0.6

.1

4

3

5

17

32

40

4

.5

.2

0

0

Mean

1,980

1,270

801 '

172

31.1

3.80

20.0

75.6

7.97

4.00

89.2

23.4

108

379

115

2.30

.232

9.53

69.3

1.07

2.42

26.0

7.87

29.9

60.3

191

332

294

8.23

.797

.083

79.4

Run-off in 

acre-feet

51, 000

78,300

47,700

10,600

1,910

226

190,000

1,230

4,500

490

246

4,950

1,440

6,440

23,300

6,830

142

14

567

50,100

66

144

1,600

484

1,660

3,710

11,400

20,400

17,500

506

49

5

57,500

« Estimated.
OSAGE (MARIAS DBS CYGNES) RIVER BASIN 321

BIG BULL CREEK AT PAOIA. KANS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NW. % sec. 17, T. 17 S., R. 23 E.f in Paola, 8 miles 

above mouth.

DRAINAGE AREA. 223 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1929, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,880 second-feet May 19 (gage 

height 14.32 feet); no flow at times during every month except March.

1929-1931: Maximum stage, 28.12 feet June 23, 1929 (discharge not determined) ; no flow at various times during each year. 

Maximum stage known, 32.03 feet Nov. 17, 1928.

REMARKS. Records good.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-31

Day

1929 

1-....

2.....

3.....

4.....

5.....

6.....

7.-.-

8-....

9.....

10.-...

11.-...

12.-...

13.....

14.....

15.....

Apr.

Day

1929-30 

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 

May

301

886 

228 

262 

179

142 

115 

83 

72 

62

730

kooo

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

1 

1,860

517 

280 

64 

42 

38

13 

1 

.5 

4 

38

5* 

1 

4 

3 

1

1 

2 

322 

346 

244 

484

Jane

979 

4,790 

2,610 

454 

195

154 

107 

97 

104 

81

76 

934 

92 

62

42

Nov.

179 

149 

7 

3 

2

2 

3 

1 

3 

5

3 

2 

2 

2 

4

33 

67 

24 

23 

18

12 

11 

8 

11 

11

9 

8 

4

4 

3

July

69 

69 

53 

38 

22

65 

1,760 

346 

397 

1,450

1,860 

730 

454 

322 

164

Dec.

2 

2 

4 

4 

7

8 

6 

6 

12 

15

12 

17 

15 

12 

10

8 

11

6 

5

Aug.

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

3

7

11

7 

4 

2 

1

Jan.

4 

3

2 

3 

6

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

.5 

.5

1

1 

301 

397

244

72 

16 

8 

21 

25

Feb.

5 

5 

20

200

300 

301 

140

140 

107 

94 

90 

99

83 

74 

55 

52 

44

49 

57 

49 

33 

43

44 

36 

38

Day

1929 

16..-..

17.--

18...-

nf\

*>1

no

23...-

24...-

25...-

26...-

">7

oo

29..-- 

30...-

31.. 

Mar.

62 38 

14

14

1"

13 

9 

23 

25 

24

21 

17 

31 

25 

33

31 

21 

22 

20 

15 

12

Apr.

120 

1,330

 1,200 

1,060 

370 

784 

673

173 

148 

134 

112 

140

Apr.

17 

21 

24 

18 

13

12 

10 

8 

8 

6

5

4 

3 

2 

3

5 

6 

4 

3 

5

6 

4 

5 

3 

4

6 

9 

10 

8 

44

May

228 

131 

1,220 

370 

160

126 

99

81 

72 

70

87 

69 

62 

50 

50 

424

May

58 

52 

45 

35 

31

33 

643 

151 

52 

55

126 

81 

85 

55 

33

28 

29 

28 

25 

25

17 

11 

8 

8 

6

5 

4 

4 

3 

2 

2

Jane

32 

25 

22

74 

673

346 

3,780 

6,580 

784 

322

154 

117 

102 

87 

69

Jane

2 

1 

1

1 

64

72 

32 

12 

6 

2

4 

3 

2 

1 

112

24 

3 

2 

26 

10

5 

4 

2 

22 

5

13 

2 

1 

1 

1

July

94 

47 

23 

20

14

13

12 

8 

8 

8

7 

6 

4 

3 

2 

2

July

1 

.5 

.5 

.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 

0

Aug.

1 

1 

1

1 

1

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Aug.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

574 

262 

26

1 

1 

.5 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Sept.

7 

1 

.5 

.5 

1

1 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

0 

0 

0 

0

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

2 

2 

1 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

0 

0

1 

1

.5 

0 

0

* Interpolated.
322 SUKPACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1931, PAET 6

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Big Bull Creek at Paola, Kans.,

1929-1931 Continued

Day Dec. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug.

1&30-31

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.

4

47

20

2

1

1

20

12

12

12

1

1

1* 

1

1

2

2

1

2

41

152

195

211

160

41

2

1

157

142

60

17

3

117

151

195

 .5

 1

 2

 0 

«0

«0

0 

.5

2 

20

57

39

16

4

4

32

1

2

2

2

2

1

164

1,930

134

140

673

104

70

60

52

39

24

28

151

112

55

39

12

4

2

1

1

5

4

4

7

179

62

14

5

25

6

2

2

2

1

1

.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

a

0

0 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

0

0 ' 

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

2

1

1

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Run-off in 

acre-feet

April 19-30. 

May___. 

June.___. 

July..... . 

August__. 

September..

1929

The periodOctober________

November.._ 

December.__ 

January____ 

February......

March____ 

April. 

May .......

June-_-.-._ _ 

July.... 

August____ 

September 

The year.

1929-30

December..______

February.........

March____________

April... 

May_-_._ ____

June..............

July..... 

August....________

The period..

1930-31

1,330

1,220

6,580

1,860

11

397

112

50

22

2

0

0

334

798

260

1.87

36.7

1,860

179

17

301

62

44

643

112

1

574

2

138

20.4

7.35

3.52

98.5

20.0

9.20

56.1

14.5

.081

27.9

. .333

12,400

20,500

47,500

16,000

115

2,180

98,700

8,470

1,220

452

216

5,470

1,230

547

3,450

865

5

1,710

20

1,860 32.7 23,700

47

211

157

1,930

179

4

.355

5.14

42.6

17.7

122

14.4

.339

.419

22

1,050

7.470

860

21

26

17.1 12,400

 Interpolated.

NOTE. INO flow during October, November, 1930, January, September, 1931.
OSAGE (MARIAS DBS CYGNES) RIVER BASIN 323

BIO SUGAB GREEK AT FABIINVILLE, KAWS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NW. % sec. 11, T. 21 S., R. 23 E., at Farlinville,

14 miles above mouth. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 192 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1929, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,680 second-feet May 19 (gage

height, 15.29 feet); no flow Aug. 23 to Sept. 30.

1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 7,490 second-feet May 18, 1929 (gage

height, 24.14 feet); no flow during parts of August and September, 1930

and 1931.

Maximum stage known, 31.9 feet in November, 1928. 

REMAKKS. Records good.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, 1929-19S1

Day

1929 

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... .......... _ . . 

Feb.

25

25

25

25

49

414

150

108

Mar.

86

68

61

63

69

77

69

63

54

47

36

46

241

129

129

150

115

94

86

76

68

61

59

54

199

157

94

72

69

64

iSK\

Apr.

540

199

157

122

101

86

68

300

374

580

388

241

157

150

143

213

164

185

213

1,960

540

285

213

680

670

241

185

143

122

129

May

87

374

199

143

115

143

143

101

87

79

69

5,180

1,120

590

345

345

227

5,180

490

449

300

185

164

136

115

122

108

94

94

86

June

80

460

650

414

122

108

414

270

143

94

73

108

199

94

58

40

28

23

25

122

164

87

tfl

44

34

30

23

18

16

12

July

10

10

8

7

5

6

6

6

7

9

14

25

28

23

12

8

7

6

6

5

4

4

2

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

Aug.

1

1

.3

.1

0

0

.2

1

5

5

4

3

3

2

2

2

2

1

1 1 '

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Sept.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

1

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

.4

.3

.2

.3

.4

1

1

1

1

1

1
324 SURFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Big Sugar Creek at Farlinville, Kans., 

1929-1981 Continued

Day

1929-30

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.., .......

Day

1930-31 

1 ________

2 ....

3. .....

4.. ............

5.. __ ..

6..-. ...

7 ....

8.............

9... .....

10-... ...

11 - 

12.. 

13 

14-- 

15 .. ___ ....

16-- 

I?. .

18 

19 _

20 

21. 

22 ___ . ........

23

24 ____ ... ...

26-.. ...

26... .......

27.. .......

28 .

29 ...........

30.. __ ....

31..... .

Oct.

2

1

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

4

5

14

ffO

%

Nov.

115

213

122

79

51

49

45

43

40

36

33

31

25

21

19

21

42

115

122

129

122

115

108

108

101

101

94

94

94

86

Oct.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Dec.

83

83

80

77

73

72

69

64

61

59

52

50

48

48

44

42

39

36

34

30

25

22

19

16

14

12

10

g

6

6

6

Nov.

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

1

2

2

2

2

1

1

2

Jan.

5

5

5

4

4

3

' O

1

2

Dec.

7

108

16

14

21

87

63

47

40

23

19

14

11

8

7

7

7

7

6

6

5 1-

3

Feb.

4

200

330

199

157

143

129

101

87

76

73

69

60

54

47

42

40

34

30

28

25

22

Jan.

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

3

5

6

iti

10

6

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

3

Mar.

19

17

16

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

12

11

10

8

8

8

8

8

9

11

10

9

9

9

8

8

7

7

7

7

7

Feb.

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

 5

84

108

65

45

33

28

23

22

20

1Q

14

11

Apr.

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

7

7

7

7

6

6

5

5

5

5

7

9

65

570

Mar.

9

8

8

7

7

7

7

8

11

16

84

129

136

108

63

37

23

17

14

12

11

14

22

16

12

9

27

150

185

136

346

May

360

164

115

101

115

94

80

67

62

920

1,360

460

227

185

143

122

115

108

101

87

74

56

42

31

28

23

18

15

13

9

8

Apr.

241

150

122

87

70

64

59

45

39

50

45

37

32

29

24

24

24

32

31

32

101

122

87

57

64

143

129

87

66

61

June

6

5

4

4

6

6

9

7

6

6

65

77

56

69

94

227

80

40

24

15

9

7

6

6

5

12

11

6

5

4

May

101

84

63

48

44

39

39

37

35

36

36

31

26

21

20

17

14

270

1,360

374

115

345

241

199

115

cu

74

53

48

108

101

July

3

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

June

59

38

32

25

20

640

136

83

49

30

69

770

171

101

560

360

122

79

50

26

17

11

8

6

5

4

3

2

2

2

Aug.

0.1

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

July

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

.4

.4

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

.4

.3

.3

.4

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.1

.2

.2

.1

0

414

122

10

5

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

.4

.4

.4

Aug.

5

1

1

1

1

6

3

1

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0
OSAGE (MAEIAS DBS CYGNES) EIVEE BASIN 325

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Big Sugar Creek at Farlinville, Kans.,

1929-1931

Month

1929 

February 21-28. __________________ -...

April...................................................

May ________ _____ ___ ..............

July....................................................

August _____ . _ ... __ ... . _ . _____ . ___ ..

September ___ .... _ . _ .... _ . ___ .... ___ ..

The period.... _ .. . 

1929-30 

October _________________________

November _______________________

March __________________________

April.................................................

June ___________________________

July... ......... .. .. ...... .......

September __________ . ____________ .

The year. .. . . 

1930-31 

October

November __________ . ___ . ____ .......

J&nnary

February ________________________

March ____________ . _____ __ 

April......... ........... ....... _._.-. ... 

TWav

June. ______ ... ___ __ ___ . 

July

August _______________ ____ . __ 

Maximum

414

480

1,960

5,180.

650

28

5

3

52

213

83

5

330

19

570

1,360

227

3

.1

414

1,360

2

2

108

10

108

345

241

1,360

770

2

6

1,360

Minimum

25

36

68

69

12

2

0

.2

1

19

6

7

5

8

4

.1

0

0

0

.3

1

1

2

7

24

14

2

.3

0

0

Mean

103

101

318

547

133

7.fil

1.47

1.16

4.32

79.1

41.6

2.26

98.5

10.6

27.1

171

29.2

.765

.003

18.8

39.8

.961

1.27

18.1

3.26

18.2

52.8

71.8

135

116

.974

.684

34.9

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,630

6,220

18,900

33,600

7,930

468

90

69

68,900

266

4,710

2,560

139

5,470

655

1,610

10,600

1,740

47

.2

1,120

28,800

59

75

1,110

200

1,010

3,250

4,270

8,310

6,900

60

42

25,300

NOTE. No flow during September, 1931.
326 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6 

LITTLE OSA6E RIVER AT STOTESBURY, HO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NE. % sec. 21, T. 37 N., R. 33 W., at county highway

bridge half a mile north of Stotesbury. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 427 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1929, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year; 2,080 second-feet June 15 (gage

height, 16.36 feet); no flow many days during July, August, September. 

1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 13,600 second-feet May 13, 1929; no

flow many days during summers of 1930 and 1931.

Maximum stage known, 30.7 feet Oct 4, 1927 (discharge, about 21,000

second-feet). 

REMARKS. -"Records fair. Discharge estimated Nov. 16-20.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

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 

Sl_. ..........

Oct.

0.4 

.6 

.9 

.1 

.1

.1 

1.2 

1.2 

1.7 

3.3

3.2 

3.0 

2.6 

2.3 

2.3

3.0

1.7 

1.5 

1.5 

1.2

2.0 

7 

3.7 

3.7 

4.4

4.0 

4.8 

4.8 

3.7 

2.6 

2.0

NOV.

2.0 

1.2 

1.2 

2.0 

1.2

 1.2 

.9 

.9 

.5 

.5

.4 

.4 

.5 

.3 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

64 

17 

8 

4.0 

1.7

.7 

.3 

.1 

.3 

.4

Dec.

117 

28 

17 

43 

29

27 

32 

50 

60 

36

29 

25 

23 

21 

18

16 

11 

13 

12 

11

10 

9

8 

7 

6

6 

6 

5 

4.8 

5 

4.8

Jan.

3.5 

3.2 

3.5 

3.5 

3.2

2.8 

2.8 

4.2 

4.4 

4.0

5 

6 

6 

5 

5

4.4 

4.8 

5 

6 

6

7 

8 

7 

17 

17

16 

14 

13 

11 

11 

11

Month

December _________________

January __________________

February ..................................

April ...... _ .. . _ . __ ..

TWAV

July _ .

Feb.

11 

11 

10 

9 

9

8 

9 

117 

57 

42

28 

22 

22 

43 

37

32 

133 

168 

141 

109

82 

68 

74 

82

57

43 

35 

31

Maximum

7 

64 

117 

17 

165 

338 

474 

1,400 

1,180 

4.8 

157 

.1

1,400

Mar.

28 

24 

24 

23 

21

20 

19 

21 

23 

85

157 

174 

183 

201 

149

78 

60 

42 

34 

31

30 

27 

32 

39 

36

30 

33 

165 

338 

291 

328

Apr.

474 

378 

255 

192 

149

117 

97 

82 

71 

68

68 

64 

54 

39 

32

30 

29 

28 

32 

32

64 

210 

141 

109 

89

165 

273 

201 

183 

109

Minimum

0.1 

.1 

4.8 

2.8 

8 

19 

28 

14 

6 

0 

0 

0

0

May

309 

183 

149 

101 

74

60 

54 

50 

46 

42

34 

30 

26 

24 

21

18 

15 

14 

228 

1,400

594 

291 

636 

328 

228

165 

117 

89 

68 

183 

133

June

97 

74 

50 

34 

27

25 

19 

109 

50 

28

25 

338 

725 

109 

1,180

920 

109 

74 

43 

32

25 

21 

17 

14 

13

11 

9

7 

7 

6

Mean

2.41 

3.70 

22.2 

7.11 

53.1 

88.6 

128 

184 

140 

1.13 

8.29 

0

53.1

July

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

4.0 

3.3

3.7 

2.6 

2.0

1-.7 

1.5

.7 

.7 

.1 

.1 

.1

0

.1 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

.1

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Per square 

mile

0.0056 

.0087 

.052 

.017 

.124 

.207 

.300 

.431 

.328 

.0026 

.019 

0

.124

Aug.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

14 

6 

3.5

157

30 

14 

8 

5 

3.8

2.8 

2.5 

1.9 

2.3

1.7

1.2 

.9 

.6 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1

Sept.

0.1 

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

Run-off in 

inches

0.006 

.01 

.06 

.02 

.13 

.24 

.33 

.50 

.37 

.003 

.02 

0

1.69
OSAGE (MARIAS DBS CYGNES) RIVER BASIN 

MAXMATOH EIVER NEAR FORT SCOTT, EAHS.

327

LOCATION. Chain gage in NW. K sec. 21, T. 25 S., R. 25 E., 2 miles northeast

of Fort Scott and 2% miles west of Kansas-Missouri State line. 

DRAINAGE ABBA. 411 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1921, to June, 1925; April, 1929, to September,

1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 808 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage

height, 9.90 feet): minimum, 1 second-foot several days during October,

November, June, July, August, September.

1921-1925, 1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 22,100 second-feet May 12,

1929 (gage height, 37.04 feet); minimum, 1 second-foot several days in 1922,

1923, 1930, 1931. Maximum stage known, 42.34 feet in 1915. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period December to February, which

are fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

11............... fn1:::::::::::::::

4 

5. ____ . _ ...

,6............:..

\T.. .............

, 8 ______ . __

9...............

10 . 

11... ............

12 __ ... _ .....

13...............

14-..........?...

15 ............

16- _____ . ....

17. ___ ..... ...

18 

19 

20.... ......

21... __ .. _ ...

22 

23....... ........

24 ............

25

26 

27 

28 

29 _ . ___ . _ .

30 .

31 

Oct.

i i

2 

1 

1

2 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

2 

2

2 

2 

1 

1 

1

1 

16 

21 

26 49

49 

37 

28 

22 

17 

13

Nov.

11

9 

5 

5 

5

5 

3 

3 

2 

2

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

2 

1 

3 

5

194 

117 

86 

44 

36

29 

 26 

22 

25 

464

Dec.

374 

38 

134 

96 

96

293 

205 

205 

106 

96

"101 

106 

86 

81 

71

53 

44 

39 

39 

37

33 

30 

28 

26 

21

21 

17 

17 

17 

16 

16

Jan.

15 

15 

11 

10 

14

14 

17 

18 

27 

31

31 

32 

34 32 

31

29 

31 

32 

40 

71

71 

66 

54 

52 

48

44 

40 

38 

36 

31 

«30

Feb.

28 

24 

22 

21 

21

19 

26 

96 

71 

55

45 

38 

38 

55 

59

86 

194 

205 

161 

122

101 

106 

96 

96 

96

71 

71

58

Month

October ____ . ____ _______ .. _ ...

December ______________________ .

January

March ___________ .. ______ . _ ...

May __ . .

July... ............ ......... ... . 

August

September. ,.

The year _____ . __ __________ .

Mar.

55 

53 

49 

43 

41

43 

45 

49 

51 

71

227 

227 

194 

160 

112

91 

76 

63 

57 

53

53 

59 

76 

63

55

 84 

112 

808 

497 

486 

580

Apr.

497 

344 

282 

227 

183

161 

150 

134 

117 

128

161 

128 

101

t 86 

176

I 71 

|71

|76 

U76 

fcSl

[374 

,354

i227 

183 

183

712 

444 

271 

216 

194

Maximum

49 

464 

374 

71 

205 

808 

712 

680 

183 

1 

1 

10

808

May

424 

293 

194 

160 

128

117 

112 

86 

81 

76

71 

59 

50 

49 

43

37 

33 

31 1-680 

»464

304 

271 

293 

183 

122

86 

216 

56 

35 

216 

194

June

106 

86 

62 

45 

37

31 

17 

18 

16 

15

22 

32 

183 

101 

63

38 

32 

21 

18 

13

12 

9 

6 

3 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

July

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 1

 1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1

1 1 

1

Minimum Mean

1 9.84 

1 37.0 

16 82.0 

10 33.7 

19 74.3 

41 149 

71 210 

31 163 

1 33.1 

1 1.00 

1 1.00 

1 1.67

1 66.2

Aug.

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

Sept

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1

r i

i

i i i 

 i 

 i

«i 

i i i i

i

3 

1 

10

7

3 

2 

1 

1 

1

Run-off in 

acre-feet

605 

2,200 

5,040 

2,070 

4,130 

9,170 

12,500 

10,000 

1,970 

61 

61 

99

47,900

 Interpolated. 

131316 33 22

»Estimated.
328 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PAET 6

SAC RIVER HEAR STOGKTOH, MO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in W. Y* sec. 11, T. 34 N., K. 26 W., at bridge on State

highway 54, 2J| miles east of Stockton. 

DRAINAGE ABBA. 1,160 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1921, to September, 1931. 

EXTKBMBS. Maximum discharge during year, 24,300 second-feet Aug. 7 (gage

height, 22.40 feet); minimum, 77 second-feet Oct. 4-6 (gage height, 2.38 feet). 

1921-1931: Maximum discharge, 34,800 second-feet Apr. 1, 1927 (gage

height, 24.95 feet); minimum, 25 second-feet Sept. 10, 1925 (gage height;

1.62 feet).

Maximum stage known, 29.3 feet in July, 1909. 

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge estimated Mar. 4, June 10, July 9.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-31

Day

1... .......

2 __ . ___ ..

3 

4........ ..

6 

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. 

Oct.

83 

80 

80

77 

77

77 

122 

157 

143 

122

103 

100 

93 

90 

101

126 

100 

96 

96 

93

90 

196 

428 

389 

303

254 

239 

196 

182 

170 

157

Nov.

150 

136 

132 

128 

124

122 

120 

116 

112 

112

112 

112 

109 

109 

109

105 

105 

105 

105 

150

157 

170 

239 

224 

182

170 

170 

139 

182 

1,340

Dec.

1,400 

1,290 

858 

858 

1,180

1,400 

1,120 

910 

808 

710

663 

663 

618 

532 

469

448 

428 

428 

408 

353

336 

320 

303 

286 

286

286 

286 

286 

254 

254 

254

Jan.

224 

210 

210 

210 

196

182 

170 

170 

170 

182

170 

196 

196 

196 

146

146 

182 

170 

170 

170

170 

170 

170 

170 

170

170 

170 

157 

155 

155 

155

Month

December... _ .. . ... __ ...

January-. -- -- _ .........

April....- May... .... - ... .. _ ,. .... .

July 

September

The year

Feb.

150 

146 

141 

141 

141

141 

146 

155 

239 

239

286 

286 

320 

389 

511

618 

1,290 

1,340 

1,070 

962

618 

1,560 

2,200 

1,910 

1,620

1,290 

1,120 

1,020

Mar.

910 

808

758 

688 

618

618 

618 

618 

575 

710

808 

758 

663 

618 

575

532 

490 

490 

469

448

448 

469 

490 

428 

389

370 

618 

2,260 

1,620 

1,400 

1,230

Maximum

428 

1,340 

1,400 

224 

2,200 

2,260 

1,180 

10,800 

710 

1,020 

22,100 

910

22,100

Apr.

1,070 

962 

858 

758 

663

663 

618 

575 

575 

575

575 

618 

575 

532 

511

490 

469 

448 

428 

408

428 

758 

710 

663 

808

910 

962 

1,180 

1,070 

962

Minimum

77 

105 

254 

146 

141 

370 

408 

370 

122 

103 

96 

114

77

May

910 

808 

710 

663 

618

618 

532 

408 

448 

663

618 

554 

532 

511

428

408 

389 

370 

10,800 

9,840

3,720 

3,360 

2,860 

2,140 

1,680

1,510 

1,230 

575 

962 

962 

910

June

710 

710 

663 

554 

490

469 

448 

408 

408 

398

389 

370 

336 

303 

303

428 

370 

303 

286 

254

239 

196 

182 

170 

170

152 

143

126 

122 

122

Mean

149 

178 

603 

177 

716 

726 

694 

1,640 

341 

268 

2,440 

244

684

July

130 

122 

118 

114 

1,020

575 

370 

224 

175 

157

157 

134 

114 

107 

103

103 

103 

103 

103 

134

1,020 

389 

270 

210 

663

575 

408 

210 

157 

134 

114

Aug.

105 

96 

663 

663 

618

11,100 

22,100 

14,200 

5,650 

2,380

2,140 

1,740 

1,510 

1,020

* 858

808 

758 

710 

910 

962

858 

663 

575 

532 

490

469 

428 

962 

618 

532 

408

Sept.

370 

910 

408 

353 

336

320 

303 

254 

254 

224

210 

210 

196 

182 

182

182 

170 

170 

152 

143

134 

130 

130 

511 

210

157 

170 

130 

118 

114

Per square Run-off in 

mile inches

0. 128 0. 15 

. 153 . 17 

.520 .60 

.153 .18 

.617 .64 

.626 .72 

.598 .67 

1.41 1.63 

.294 .33 

.231 .27 

2.10 2.42 

.210 .23

. 590 8. 01
OSAGE (MABIAS DBS CYGNES) BIVEB BASIN 

LITTLE SAC RIVER HEAR SPEHT6EIELD, Ma.

329

LOCATION. Staff gage in SW. % sec. 26, T. 30 N., R. 22 W., half a mile above

South Dry Sac Creek and 6 miles northwest of Springfield. Zero of gage is

about 1,162 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 40 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1927, to June, 1931 (discontinued). 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 142 second-feet Feb. 22 (gage

height, 2.96 feet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot Oct. 29, 30. Dec. 1-7.

1927-1931: Maximum discharge, 7,000 second-feet June 28, 1928 (gage

height, 12.30 feet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot several days during 1929 and

1930. 

REMARKS. Records fair. Flow regulated by storage in MeDaniel Lake.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

Day

! .-.- __ ................ __ . .....

2

3.............................. __ ..

4................................ .....

5 _________ ... _______ ... ...

6 . .

7 _ - _______ . ___________

8 _ -- .-.-........_-...._....._. .

9.....................................

10.. _ ...............................

11 ________ . ___________ ..

12 _ ..................................

13 _ ...... ............................

14 _ ..................................

16

16 _ ..-... ......... ..............

17 _ . .--. . .-..__..... 

18

19--.--.- .-. .....................

20... .............................

21..... .............................

22............. .....................

23 _ - . . ......

24 ____ . ________________ ..

25. .........

26_.

27 ___ ............... __ .............

28

29... ...............................

30 ___ ............... .................

31 _ .............. ........ ............

'Oct.

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

.8

.3 

.5 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6

2.6 

2.2 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

2.2 

3.1

2.2 

2.2

1.5 

L7 

L7 

.2 

.2 

6

Nov.

5 

4.8 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

2.0

2.2 

2.2 

2.6 

2.6

2.9 

2.9 

3.1 

3.1 

3.3

3.8 

3.8 

4.1 

4.1 

4.4

4.1 

4.4 

2.2 

2.2 

3.8

4.4 

4.8 

4.8 

5 

.4

Month Maximum

October- . __ . ____.__..... .

November - . _______ ..

December.

February- _ - _ .... .................

March.

April May

6 

5 

21 

5 

142 

53 

82 

85 

20

Dec.

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

7 

11 

11

9 

7 

5 

21 

12

.5 

2.6 

3.3 

3.6 

3.6

3.1 

3.1 

3.1 

3.1 

2.9

2.6 

2.6 

3.8 

3.6 

2.4 

2.9

Jan.

2.2 

2.2 

2.4 

3.1 

2.9

1.5 

3.8 

1.7 

2.4 

2.6

5 

3.6 

4.1

2.4 

2.4

2.9 

4.1 

3.6 

2.9

2.2

2.4 

2.6 

2.9 

2.6 

3.1

2.9 

2.6 

2.2 

1.7 

15 

15

Minimum

0.2 

.4 

.2 

1.5 

1.5 

7 

12 

10 

9

Feb.

1.5 

15 

15 

1.5 

2.9

2.4 

2.2 

12 

19 

16

14 

12 

23 

30 

21

35 

54 

44 

34 

28

20 

142 

92 

67 

53

43 

37 

27

Mar.

27 

22 

18 

17 

8

19 

25 

27 

32 

20

25 

22 

21 

19 

16

14 

13 

12 

16 

20

7 

12 

12 

11 

11

33 

26 

53 

46 

34 

30

Apr.

26 

22 

20 

17 

15

14 

13 

12 

44 

60

40 

34 

33 

25 

22

20 

20 

19 

16 

21

17 

17 

20 

19'65

82 

58 

44 

37 

34

Mean ^^

106 * 0.049 

3.32 .083 

4.23 .106 

2.71 .068 

29.9 .748 

215 .538 

28.2 .706 

32.8 .820 

13.5 .338

May

25 

25 

20 

17 

27

14 

14 

27 

22 

20

23 

20 

17 

16 

14

14 

12 

10 

71 

51

64 

85 

78 

65 

65

48 

39 

35 

28 

35 

27

June

20 

17 

16 

16 

12

11 

10 

9 

12 

12

------

Bun-off in 

inches

0.06 

.09 

.12 

.08 

.78 

.62 

.79 

.95 

.13
330 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

SOUTH GRAND RIVER NEAR BROWNI1TGTON, MO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NW. % sec. 17, T. 40 N., R. 25 W., 500 feet below 

Deepwater Creek and 1 mile north of Brownington. Zero of gage is about 

686.5 feet above mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,660 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1921, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,820 second-feet May 21; minimum, 0.5 second-foot Nov. 7, 15 (gage height, 0.96 foot).

1921-1931: Maximum discharge, 40,000 second-feet Nov. 19, 1928 (gage 

height, 39.9 feet); minimum, 0.5 second-foot several days during September, 

1925, August, November, 1930.

REMARKS. Records good.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-31

Day

10.

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

Oct.

5.0 

2.4 

2.4 

2.2 

1.8

1.4

275

83

68

27

28

16

12

11

37

129

246

166

51

32

22

17

5

4.8 

3.6 

.9

Nov.

0.8 

.7 

.6

.5

575

233

147

147

90

68

39

26

20

16

322

Dec.

176

220

197

112

138

166

129

220

166

112

90

68

63

63

38

Jan. Feb.

8

7

7

7

7

660

220

83

43

37

29

71

97

77

208

322

233

186

246

186

357

322

322

322

208

166

129

Mar.

97

83

67

59

44

48

60

68

52

176

675

1,120

1,120

825

602

306

208

166

112

104

112

112

112

90

77

112

600

600

625

625

Apr.

675

725

575

395

290

220

176

147

129

138

129

120

97

90

83

97

77

166

112

138

600

550

340

275

376

725

675

340

306

May

246

233

197

176

147

129

104

112

104

104

104

112

104

97

97

97

83

71

220

2,430

2,820

2,160

2,760

2,660

1,500

675

395

275

208

197

502

June

480

468

260

186

129

97

395

725

416

357

416

260

340

340

376

602

220

166

71

46

34

22

14

11

8

6

5

4.4

1.4

1.4

July

2.2 

2.8 

1.9 

1.5 

1.5

1.0 

.9

1.8

1.7 

1.6 

1.2 

1.0

2.4 

2.4 

1.9 

1.6

5

4.6

2.4

2.4

1.6

1.1

Aug.

1.0

5

17

1,280

2,480

1,120

340

1,020

975

246

156

104

65

32

19

14

14

1,020

340

112

48

30

20

13

24

18

10

6

Sept.

775

525

138

63

34

22

15

9

8

9

7

5

4.4

3.4

2.4 

1.8 

1.2 

1.0

19

2,760

2,040

468

60

50

44

37

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Per square 

mile

Run-off in 

inches

October_ 

November. 

December. 

January... 

February... 

March......

April... . 

May___. 

June.__. 

July.... .

August__. 

September..

The year.

275

575

220

13

650

1,120

725

2,820

725

5

2,480

2,760

2,820

0.9 

.5 

8

6

7

44

77

71

1.4

.6

1.0

.7

.5

41.9

60.7

70.6

8.46

159

298

295

616

212

1.66

337

237

195

0.025

.037

.043

.0051

.096

.180

.178

.371

.128

.001

.203

.143

.117

0.03

.04

.05

.006

.10

.21

.20

.43

.14

.001

.23

.16

1.60
OSAGE (MAEIAS DBS CYGNES) EIVEE BASIN 

NIAN0UA RIVER HEAR DfcCATURVULI, MO.

331

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SE. % sec. 18, T. 37 N., R. 17 W., 8 miles

west of Decaturville. Zero of gage is (J65.9 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AREA. About 627 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1930, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 8,070 second-feet Aug. 7 (gage

height, 12.60 feet); minimum, 16 second-feet Oct. 5, 6 (gage height, 1.86

feet).

1930-31: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 7, 1931; minimum, that of

Oct. 5, 6, 1930. 

REMARKS. Records good. Flow regulated by hydroelectric plant of Missouri

Electric Power Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980~-81

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..... .......

Oct.

86 

25 

22 

18 

18

18 

22 

24 

160 

205

190 

190 

190 

175 

175

175 

190 

175 

175 

154

175 

190 

190 

252 

285

268 

252 

236 

236 

220 

205

Nov.

190 

205 

190 

190 

205

190 

160 

188 

265 

195

225 

249 

231 

169 

168

128 

168 

152 

196 

153

222 

190 

194 

170 

168

194 

247 

169 

204 

121

Dec.

537 

665 

537 

443 

422

353 

361 

438 

406 

368

362 

330 

307 

340 

253

409 

102 

363 

267 

242

167 

238 

211 

252 

133

239 

215 

141 

232 

208 

210

Jan.

204 

137 

196 

144 

196

205 

217 

199 

207 

183

98 

225 

104 

95 

190

334 

260 

104 

293 

139

213 

214 

212 

199 

103

196 

210 

211 

207 

136 

203

Feb.

140 

205 

191 

199 

119

189 

195 

101 

169 

249

196 

271 

321

278 

294

565 

530 

703 

833 

675

575 

491 

820 

1,800 

1,280

949 

754 

646

... ....

Month Maximum

November _________________

April.. . ..

May--.. . 

June __________________ ...

July . 

The year

285 

265 

665 

334 

1,800 

1,900 

880 

4,800 

541 

253 

6,450 

2,270

6,450

Mar.

496 

505 

440 

390 

390

393 

360 

268

414 

427

610

882 

852 

734 

533

536 

473

415 

387 

398

336 

319 

400 

424 

422

449 

538 

1,340 

1,900 

1,480 

1,080

Apr.

880 

759 

654 

592 

463

487 

435 

441 

393 

368

409 

375 

458 

442 

415

394 

369 

376 

357 

355

399 

361 

417 

390 

402

370 

590 

784 

702 

605

Minimum

18 

121 

102 

95 

101 

268 

355 

229 

139 

78 

120 

181

f 18

May

541 

492 

405 

453 

437

387 

366 

411 

402 

302

466 

462 

446 

420 

383

386 

269 

229 

3,220 

4,800

2,390 

1,590 

1,570 

1,480 

1,370

1,100 

918 

772 

669 

614 

493

June

541

485 

449 

419

444

413 

282 

254 

267 

259

264 

255 

276 

249 

262

279

281 

272 

259

275

146 

228 

205 

194 "214

«233 

 258 

 139 

«237 

225

Mean

158 

190 

315 

188 

491 

600 

481 

911 

285 

183 

907 

458

431

July

183 

136 

234 

183 

253

247 

197 

184 

180 

182

198 

143 

104

184 

166

155 

78 

173 

118 

220

182 

227 

247 

199 

177

149 

203 

219 

186 

196 

183

Per square 

mile

0.252 

.303 

.502 

.300 

.783 

.957 

.766 

1.45 

.455 

.292 

1.45 

.730

.687

Aug.

176 

120 

227 

172 

464

4,510 

6,450 

1,820 

975 

731

568 

469 

409 

394 

254

251 

366 

418 

851 

2,210

1,610 

971 

556 

539 

443

315 

296 

340 

413 

358 

430

Sept

256 

1,410 

2,270 

1,060 

728

463 

531 

302 

297 

314

296 

360 

304 

508 

310

288 

291 

215 

228 

181

224 

216 

271 

255 

338

659 

411 

280 

238 

231

Run-oft in 

inches

0.29 

.34 

. .58 

.35 

.82 

1.10 

.85 

1.67 

.51 

.34 

L67 

.81

9.33

1 Computed from power plant records.
332 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

BENETETT SPRING AT BEIGE, MO.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 1, T. 34 N., R. 18 W., at Brice.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1928, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 938 second-feet Sept. 2 (gage

height, 1.79 feet): minimum. 86 second-feet Nov. 19, 23, 24, Dec. 31, Jan.

1-3, 9, 10, 16.

1929-1931: Maximum gage height, 4.35 feet May 6, 1929 (discharge

not determined); minimum discharge, that of Nov. 19, 23, 24, Dec. 31,

1930, Jan. 1-3, 9, 10, 16, 1931.

Maximum stage known, about 7 feet during June, 1928. 

REMARKS. Records fair. Discharge during high stages includes surface water

from valley above spring.

Daily and monthly djj$harget in second-feet, 1980-81

Day

1 ____ . _ ...

2 _ ... _ . _ __

E.-~ ..... ...

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. ____ . .....

Month

November- ....

December... ...

February

April... 

Oct.

101 

101 

98 

98 

94

94 

104 

98 

98

98

98 

98 

94 

92 

92

96 

92 

92 

92 

92

92 

92 

106 

106

104

98 

98 

98 

94 

94 

90

Nov.

90 

94 

94 

94 

94

88 

88 

88 

88 

88

88 

88 

88 

88 

88

88 

88 

88 

86 

90

90 

90 

86 

86 

94

94 

94 

90 

90 

124

Dec.

130 

116 

108 

104 

104

118 

114 

108 

106 

104

104 

104 

101 

101 

98

98 

96 

96 

96 

94

94 

94 

92 

92 

90

90 

90 

88 

88 

88 

86

Maximum Minimum

106 90 

124 86 

130 86 

92 86 

222 92 

230 124 

192 121

fan.

86 

86 

86

88 

88

88 

88 

88 

86 

86

90 

90 

90 

90

88

88 

88 

88 

88 

90

90 

90 

90do

90

90 

90 

92 

92 

92 

92

Feb.

92 

92 

92 

92 

92

92 

96 

101 

108 

108

106 

106

111 

111 

111

127

176 

168 

152 

146

127 

140 

222 

207 

188

156 

152 

149

Mean

96.6 

90.8 

99.7 

89.0 

129 

149 

141

Mar.

143 

133 

133 

130 

124

124 

127 

127 

127 

127

160 

168 

164 

146 

136

133 

130 

127 

127 

124

124 

130 

133 

133 

130

124 

143 

280 

267 

237 

212

Apr.

192 

172 

164 

149 

143

136 

136 

136 

133 

127

130 

127 

127 

124 

124

124 

121 

124 

121 

121

130 

143 

136 

133 

133

164 

180 

164 

160 

149

Month

July...... ..

September 

The year

May

143 

140 

133 

130 

127

124 

121 

121 

133 

133

130

127 

121 

121

118

118 

116 

116 

184 

499

335 

274 

328 

274 

242

299 

248 

217 

188 

172 

164

June

156 

162 

140 

136 

136

130 

130 

130 

121 

124

121 

121 

121 

118 

127

127 

127 

127 

127 

121

124 

124 

124 

124 

136

127 

124 

111 

111 

111

Maximum

499 

156 

136 

335 

938

938

July

111 

108 

108 

108 

114

121 

114 

111 

108 

108

106 

106 

106 

106 

106

106 

106 

116 

111 

111

124

127 

108 

118 

127

133 

136 

124 

124

124 

121

Aug.

121 

121 

124 

133 

188

336 

248 

202 

212 

166

146 

140 

133 

127 

124

121

118 

212 

202 

184

152 

146 

133 

127

127

124 

116 

116 

124 

124 

116

Sept

121 

938 

320 

242 

202

168 

166 

146 

140 

130

124 

121 

121 

118 

116

114 

111 

111 

111 

111

108 

108 

106 

114 

116

111 

108 

108 

106 

104

Minimum Mean

116 184 

111 127 

106 115 

116 163 

104 160

86 12S
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6 

GASCONADE RIVER BASIN

GASCONADE BITER NEAR HAZIEOBEEN, MO.

333

LOCATION. Chain gage in SE. K SE. ^ sec. 15, T. 35 N., E. 14 W,, at bridge on

State highway 66, 1 mile below Osage Fork and 1% miles west of Hazlegreen. 

DRAINAGE ABBA. 1,250 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1929, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 4.100 second-feet Aug. 18 (gage

height, 6.96 feet); minimum, 72 second-feet July 19 (gage height, 1.50 feet). 

1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 19,000 second-feet May 7, 1929 (gage

height, 16.21 feet); minimum, 45 second-feet Aug. 9, 1930 (gage height,

1.34 feet).

Maximum stage known, 31.8 feet in January, 1916. 

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge estimated Oct. 19, Mar. 11, July 31.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19SQ-S1

Day

I..............

2

3..... .......

4 __ ... _ .

5.. __ . _ . _

6 ______ . _

7..... ..........

8 ... ...

9 ............

10- _____ ....

11. ...........

12...............

13 _________

14. ..............

15. .. ......

16 _

17. .........

18 ..........

19. ...........

20. ...........

21 

22......... ......

23 

24. .........

26... .......

26 

27. ...........

28 . 

29. 

30...... .........

31 

Oct.

117 

110 

104 

97 

94

92 

130 

138 

138 

146

218 

199 

180 

170 

158

146 

138 

134 

152 

170

162 

166 

266 

249 

270

530 

410 

352 

303 

281 

260

Nov.

234 

208 

199 

189 

180

162 

162 

154 

154 

146

142 

138 

138 

134 

130

138 

154 

218 

314 

325

325 

1,050 

650 

530 

440

380 

352 

362 

410 

860

Dec.

920 

1,730 

1,180 

860 

800

860 

1,730 

1,380 

1,120 

860

710 

650 

560 

500 

440

410 

380 

352 

325 

325

314 

303 

292 

281 

270

260 

264 

249 

249 

239 

234

Jan.

228 

223 

218 

218 

213

208 

208 

208 

204 

204

208 

213 

213 

228 

260

254 

239 

234 

234 

228

228 

234 

228 

218 

213

208 

204 

199 

208 

218 

218

Feb.

218 

213 

208 

208 

199

208 

213 

218 

223 

2,650

1,870 

1,380 

1,380 

1,380 

2,090

1,660 

1,940 

2,250 

1,870 

1,520

1,240 

1,120 

2,260 

3,110 

2,170

1,660 

1,380 

1,180

.......

Month Maximum

March ____________________

April- ................ _. ___

July.......... .................. ...........

September _______________ .-

The year.- .

530 

1,050 

1,730 

260 

3,110 

3,400 

3,600 

1,520 

620 

620 

3,010 

1,660

3,600

Mar.

985 

860 

770 

710 

680

660 

620 

1,520 

2,740 

2,830

2,320 

1,800 

1,520 

1,180 

985

920 

800 

740 

680 

650

620 

920 

1,520 

1,310 

1,120

1,050 

1,240 

2,330 

3,400 

2,740 

1,800

Apr.

1,520 

1,310 

1,120 

920 

860

770 

680 

620 

590 

680

800 

986 

920 

800 

770

740 

710 

680 

920 

986

1,050 

1,120 

1,050 

985 

986

1,620 

3,600 

2,740 

1,940 

1,520

Minimum

92 

130 

234 

199 

199 

620 

590 

630 

123 

72 

94 

138

72

May

1,310 

1,120 

986 

800 

680

680 

660 

560 

1,380 

1,520

1,310 

1,120 

920 

800 

710

620 

660 

630 

1,380 

1,310

860 

1,310 

1,180 

985 

1,180

1,180 

1,050 

920 

740 

650 

590

June

530 

600 

440 

380 

380

352 

325 

308 

292 

281

276 

270 

260 

244 

244

260 

620 

560 

410 

326

281 

249 

218 

199 

189

166 

154 

146 

134 

123

Mean

196 

299 

614 

220 

1,290 

1,360 

1,130 

966 

304 

147 

843 

349

637

July

117 

110 

110 

104 

180

154 

130 

123 

123 

117

110 

104 

92

87 

82

77 

77 

74 

72 

100

97 

97 

92 

410 

620

325 

228 

170 

146 

123 

108

Per square 

mile

a 157 

.239 

.491 

.176 

1.03 

1.09 

.904 

.764 

.243 

.118 

.674 

.279

.610

Aug.

94 

97 

110 

162 

180

2,170 

3,010 

1,660 

920 

710

660 

470 

410 

352 

308

281 

270 

2,920 

2,650 

2,010

1,690 

985 

740 

590 

600

440 

380 

380 

410 

380 

380

Sept.

352 

1,660 

1,180 

650 

500

410 

362 

303 

281 

244

228 

208 

440 

410 

352

292 

260 

228 

199 

180

162 

150 

138 

154 

199

239 

199 

170 

162 

164

Run-off in 

inches

0.18 

.27 

.67 

.20 

1.07 

1.26 

1.01 

.88 

.27 

.14 

.78 

.31

6.94
334 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

GASCONADE EIVEB NEAR WAYNESVHIE, MO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SE. % sec. 3, T. 36 N., E. 12 W., at bridge on State

highway 17, 4 miles north of Waynesville. Zero of gage is 739.34 feet

above mean sea leveL 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,680 square miles. 

EECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1921, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 5,380 second-feet May 20 (gage

height, 7.25 feet); minimum, 159 second-feet July 18, 19 (gage height, 2.22

feet).

1921-1931: Maximum discharge, 27,300 second-feet June 10, 1928 (gage

height, 18.20 feet); minimum, 77 second-feet Sept. 27, 1922. 

Maximum stage known, 24.3 feet Aug. 22, 1915 (revised). 

EEMARKS. Eecords good.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

Day

I...............

2 .. _ .

3 ... ...

4 

5 

6... .... .....

7 

8 ... ...

9... ......

10 

11.. . .

12 

13 

14 

16 

16 

17. 

18. 

19.. ......

20. .

21. .

22 

23 __ 

24. .

26. 

26 

27 

28 

29. 

30 

31 

Oct.

230 

200 

204 

200 

193

186 

230 

230 

230 

262

266 

283 

296 

283

264

260 

245 

222 

230 

230

248 

267 

279 

316 

360

382 

570 

510 

455 

,430 

382

Nov.

315 

299 

283

271 

260 

266 

248 

262

241 

226 

226 

218

218

233 

237 

211 

233 

382

455 

630 

1,140 

868 

795

662 

570 

482 

570 

662

Dec.

1,140 

1,480 

1,840 

1,480 

1,300

1,220 

1,560 

2,030 

1,660 

1,390

1,220 

1,020 

942 

795 

760

662 

630 

570 

540 

482

482 

455 

430 

405 

405

382 

382 

338 

338 

360 

360

Jan.

338 

338 

338 

315 

338

315 

316 

315 

307 

307

283 

338 

338 

311 

299

360 

360 

360 

382 

382

338 

360 

360 

315 

338

315 

315 

315 

307 

307 

315

Feb.

311 

315 

315 

315 

307

303 

296 

295 

338 

760

2,780 

2,030 

1,650 

1,650 

2,030

2,260 

2,260

2,520 

2,780 

2,260

2,030 

1,650 

2,650 

3,720 

3,580

2,650 

2,030 

1,740

Month Maximum

April 

July 

September.. __ __ .. _ _ ......_

The year

570 

1,140 

2,030 

382 

3,720 

4,000 

4,700 

4,280 

942 

695 

2,780 

3,040

4,700

Mar.

1,560 

1,300 

1,140 

1,020 

980

905 

868 

905 

2,910 

3,170

3,040 

2,650 

2,260 

2,140

1,480

1,300 

1,220 

1,140 

1,020 

1,140

905 

905 

1,300 

1,840 

1,650

1,560 

1,390 

2,780 

3,300 

4,000 

3,040

Apr.

2,390 

1,930 

1,650 

1,480 

1,300

1,220 

1,060 

980 

905 

906

942 

1,220 

1,390 

1,300 

1,140

1,140 

1,060 

1,140 

1,140 

1,220

1,300 

1,300 

1,560 

1,650 

1,650

1,650 

3,040 

4,700 

3,720 

2,520

Minimum

186 

211 

338 

283 

295 

868 

905 

942 

267 

159 

182 

207

159

May

2,030 

1,650 

1,480 

1,300 

1,140

1,140 

1,140 

1,140 

1,840 

2,520

2,390 

2,030 

1,650 

1,480 

1,300

1,140 

1,020 

942 

2,140 

4,280

2,140 

2,140 

2,390 

2,030 

1,840

1,930 

1,650 

1,480 

1,390 

1,140 

680

June

942 

868 

760 

695 

630

600 

570 

540 

482 

465

465 

430 

430 

405

455

382 

405 

760 

662 

570

540 

510 

482 

315 

307

307 

291 

283 

279 

267

Mean

873 

330 

1,640 

1,770 

1,620 

1,710 

503 

239 

847 

472

886

July

264 

226 

222 

193 

246

248 

248 

237 

215 

211

179 

172 

182 

186 

172

172 

166 

159 

162 

168

176 

207 

196 

237

275

695 

482 

405 

260 

245 

207

Per square 

mile

0.171 

.241 

.620 

.196 

.976 

1.05 

.964 

1.02 

.299 

.142 

.504 

.281

.527

Aug.

196 

182 

196 

196 

226

299 

2,520 

2,520 

1,660 

1,060

830 

662 

510

455 

405

465 

338 

338 

1,930 

2,780

1,740 

1,480 

1,140 

795 

695

600 

510 

430 

430 

338 

430

Sept.

456 

718 

3,040 

1,220 

830

695 

570 

465 

430 

360

315 

267 

246 

237 

406

360 

338 

303 

279 

260

241 

2fl7 

245 

256 

215

215 

299 

256 

230 

211

Run-ofl in 

inches

0.20 

.27 

.60 

.23 

1.02 

1.21 

1.08 

1.18 

.33 

.16 

.68 

.31

7.17
335

GASCONADE RIVER AT JEROME^ HO.

LOCATION. Staff gage in S. % sec. 13, T. 37 N., |R. 10 W., at Jerome, half a

mile below Little Piney Creek. Zero of gage i£ 658.12 feet above mean sea

level '! 

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,840 square miles. [ 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January, 1923, to September, 1931. From April, 1903,

to July, 1906, at Arlington, Mo. I 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 7,500 second-feet May 20 (gage

height, 6.80 feet); minimum, 475 second-feet July 18, 19 (gage height, 1.60

feet).

1903-1906, 1923-1931: Maximum discharge. 51,800 second-feet June 10,

1928 (gage height, 23.25 feet); minimum, 300 S3cond-feet June 15, 1905.

Maximum stage known, about 31 feet Jan. i, 1897. 

REMARKS. Records good. I

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-S1

Day

I... .........

2 ......

3 .

4 _ ...... . .

5. ...........

6.. .... ....

7 . ........

8.............

9 _ .... .

10... ... . ...

11 _ ...... . .

12 _ ........ .

13. ...........

14... _ ...

15... ..........

16. .....

17 

18.. . ..

19 ..........

20 .-.

21 

22.. ........

23.... ..

24. .......

26. .........

26.. . . .

27 

28.. .... 

29......, .

30..............

31. 

Oct.

578 

560 

543 

634 

518

534 

650 

641 

695 

740

695 

695 

695 

695 

650

650 

632 

623 

632 

623

596 

641 

695 

695 

930

930 

980 

1,030 

980 

880 

830

Nov.

785 

740 

740 

695 

650

650 

632 

614 

605

587

569 

560 

560 

560 

560

650 

623 

930 

830 

1,080

6,020 

2,660 

2,300 

2,060 

1,700

1,470 

1,250 

1,140 

1,140 

1,700

Dec.

2,540 

2,660 

3,040 

2,660 

2,300

2,420 

3,430 

3,300 

3,170 

2,540

2,180 

1,940 

1,700 

1,580 

1,470

1,300 

1,200 

1,140 

1,080 

1,030

980 

930 

930 

880 

880

830 

830 

830

785 

785 

785

Jan.

740 

740 

740 

740 

740

740 

740 

740

695 

695

740 

740 

740 

740 

740

740

785 

785 

785 

785

785 

740 

740 

740 

740

740 

695 

695 

695 

695 

695

'Feb.

695 

695 

695 

695 

695

650 

650 

695 

695 

2,910

2,910 

3,430 

2,910 

2,910 

3,560

3,840 

3,700 

4,120 

4,260 

3,840

3,300 

2,910 

3,430 

4,820 

5,250

4,400 

3,560 

3,040

.......

Month Maximum

October _ __ .. _ __ ...

November _________________

December _________________

January __________________

February __ ..__ _ ._..

March ____________________

April ______ _ __ ............. _ ....

May.... ...... ....... ......................

July. ... .... .... .... ... .... . ... .... .

September _________________

The year

1,030 

6,020 

3,430 

785 

5,250 

5,550 

6,360 

7,300 

1,700 

930 

3,840 

2,910

7,300

Mar.

2,540 

2,300 

2,060 

1,940 

1,700

1,580 

1,700 

3,840 

3,980 

5,100

4,960 

4,540 

4,120 

3,430 

2,910

2,540 

2,300 

2,060 

1,940 

1,820

1,700 

1,700 

2,780 

3,170 

3,170

2,780 

2,660 

3,700 

4,820 

5,550 

4,820

Aprj

3,9811 

3,30 

2,91 

2,66 

2,30

2,06 

1,94 

1,70 

1,70 

1,70

1,82 

1,94 

2,18 

2,18 

2,06

1,94 

1,94 

1,82 

2,42 

2,18

2,42 

2,54 

2,78 

2,91 

2,66

3,30 

5,70 

6,36 

5,70 

4,40 

 4

Minimum]

- i

518 

560 

785 

695 

650) 

1,580 

1,7001 

1,820 

641 

475 

509] 

5341

4751

May

3,700 

3,170 

2,660 

2,420 

2,180

2,060 

1,940 

2,180 

3,040 

3,840

3,840 

3,560 

3,170 

2,780 

2,420

2,180 

2,060 

1,820 

4,540 

7,300

4,540 

4,120 

4,260 

3,700 

3,300

2,910 

2,910 

2,660 

2,420 

2,180 

1,940

June

1,700 

1,580 

1,470 

1,360 

1,300

1,200 

1,200 

1,140 

1,080 

1,140

1,030 

1,030 

980 

930 

1,360

1,250 

1,140 

1,030 

1,250 

1,140

1,030 

930

880 

830 

785

740 

695 

695 

650 

641

Mean

702 

1,170 

1,680 

737 

2,690 

3,040 

2,780 

3,090 

1,070 

598 

1,240 

 877

1,630

July

623 

614 

587 

569 

740

641 

596

596 

578 

569

552 

543 

534 

526 

509

500

.482 

484 

475 

560

650 

596 

543 

552 

605

785 

930 

785 

650 

605 

560

Per square 

mile

0.247 

.412 

.592 

.260 

.947 

1.07 

.979 

1.09 

.377 

.211 

.437 

.309

.574

Aug.

526 

509 

587 

596 

632

650 

695 

3,840 

2,540 

1,820

1,360 

1,200 

1,030 

880 

830

740 

740 

695 

1,200 

2,300

2,910 

2,300 

1,700 

1,470 

1,250

1,200 

980 

880 

785 

830 

830

Sept.

785 

1,140 

2,180 

2,910 

1,700

1,300 

1,140

980 

880 

785

740 

695 

641 

632

785

785 

695 

650 

623 

596

552 

534 

650 

552 

543

552 

543 

614 

587 

543

Run-off in 

inches

0.28 

.46 

.68 

.30 

.99 

1.23 

1.09 

1.26 

.42 

.24 

.50 

.34

7.79
336 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

GASCONADE RIVER NEAR RICH FOUNTAIN, MO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SE. % sec. 16, T. 42 N., R. 8 W., at bridge on BelleRich Fountain road just above Swan Creek and 4 miles east of Rich Fountain. Zero of gage is 554.24 feet above mean sea level.

DRAINAGE ABE A. 3,180 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Ocotober, 1921, to September, 1931.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 11,900 second-feet May 20 

(gage height, 9.60 feet): minimum, 500 second-feet July 18, 19 (gage height, 

1.12 feet).

1922-1931: Maximum discharge, 51,000 second-feet June 11, 1928 (gage 

height, 22.83 feet); minimum, 410 second-feet Sept. 29, 30, 1922.

REMARKS. Records good except those for estimated periods, Oct. 3-6, 8, 9, 

Nov. 3-6. 8-10, Dec. 3.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980-81

Day

1..... _ . ......

2 . . _ -

3 ........

4.. ..........

5

6

7 . 

8 . .

9... .............

0-.- ..........

11...............

12.......... ..

13 ......

14.. .........

15. 

16 

17...... ... ......

18 . . .

19... . ......... ..

20 

21...............

22.. ..

23 

24

25.. _ .. ....

26 __ ...........

27 

28 . .

29.... ........

30 

31

Oct.

640 

640 

625 

610 

600

590 

677 

700 

690 

675

710 

745 

675 

710 

710

710 

675 

640 

640 

675

640 

640 

675 

710 

780

000 

1,020 

980 

1,020 

1,020 

900

Nov.

820 

820 

790 

760 

730

684 

675 

fi66 

657 

649

640 

640 

605 

605 

605

675 

640 

675 

1,020 

1,020

1,430 

6,380 

2,720 

2,380 

2,060

1,690 

1,520 

1,340 

1,520 

3,320

Dec.

2,720 

3,440 

3,380 

3,320 

3,440

2,720 

3,440 

3,560 

3,440

2,960

2,720 

2,380 

2,060 

1,870 

1,690

1,520 

1,430 

1,340 

1,260 

1,260

1,180 

1,100 

1,100 

1,020 

980

980 

940 

900 

900 

900 

860

Jan.

860 

820 

820 

820 

820

780 

710

745 

780 

745

745 

780 

780 

780 

780

820 

780 

780 

820 

820

820 

820 

820 

820 

780

780 

780 

745 

745 

710 

675

Feb.

675

675 

745 

745 

745

745 

1,020 

860 

820 

860

940 

2,720 

3,690 

3,560 

4,340

3,560 

4,340 

4,210 

4,600 

4,340

3,820 

6,100 

5,380 

4,860 

5,250

5,250 

4,340 

3,560

Month Maximum

November _________ . ___ . _______

December. ___ . _____________

March ___________________

April. ....... . . ......

July...... 

August -_ _ .._ __________

September... ____ _ ... _

The year

1,020 

5,380 

3,560 

860 

6,100 

5,660 

6,710 

11,500 

3,200 

1,020 

3,440 

2,720

11,500

Mar.

2,860 

2,600 

2,270 

2,060 

1,870

1,780 

1,780 

1,870 

4,210 

4,210

5,380 

5,520 

4,990 

4,340 

3,560

3,080 

2,600 

2,270 

2,060 

1,960

1,870 

1,960 

1,960 

2,960 

3,200

3,080 

3,560 

4,730 

4.470 

5,380 

5,660

Apr.

4,600 

3,950 

3,440 

2,960 

2,600

2,380 

2,160 

1,960 

1,780 

2,270

2,160 

2,060 

2,160 

2,490 

2,380

2,270 

2,060 

2,060 

2,060 

2,380

2,490 

3,080 

2,840 

3,080 

3,080

3,440 

5,250 

6,250 

6,710 

6,520

Minimum

590 

605 

860 

675 

675 

1,780 

1,780 

2,160 

710 

500 

605 

605

500

May

4,470 

3,820 

3,200 

2,840 

2,600

2,380 

2,270 

2,160 

2,720 

3,560

4,340 

4,600 

4,080 

3,440 

3,080

2,720 

2,380 

2,160 

11,500 

10,600

7,670 

5,250 

5,660 

4,860 

7,830

4,210 

3,690 

3,320 

2,960 

2,720 

2,270

June

2,060 

1,870 

1,780 

1,690 

1,520

1,430 

3,200 

1,870 

1,260 

1,870

1,870 

1,260 

1,600 

1,180 

1,180

1,690 

1,430 

1,260 

1,180 

1,430

1,180 

1,020 

1,020 

980 

900

860 

820 

820 

745 

710

Mean

730 

1,260 

1,960 

783 

2,960 

3,230 

3,060 

4,170 

1,390 

676 

1,340 

1,010

1,870

July

710 

675 

675 

675 

900

745 

675 

675 

640 

640

640 

605 

605 

605 

570

535 

535 

500 

500 

710

640 

745 

640 

605 

605

675 

980 

1,020

820 

74f. 

675

Per square 

mile

0.230 

.396 

.616 

.246 

.931 

1.02 

.962 

1.31 

.437 

.213 

.421 

.318

.588

Aug.

605 

605 

640 

640 

710

710 

980 

820 

3,440 

2,840

1,780 

1,520 

1,260 

1,100 

980

940 

860 

820 

780 

1,600

2,720 

2,960 

2,380 

1,870 

1,520

1,340 

1,260 

1,180 

980 

900 

860

Sept.

820 

1,100 

1,260 

2,600 

2,720

1,780 

1,520 

1,260 

1,100 

980

900 

860 

780 

745 

710

675 

860 

780 

745 

710

640 

820 

1,020 

900 

710

640 

640 

605 

710 

675

Run-off in 

inches

0.27 

.44 

.71 

.28 

.97 

1.18 

1.07 

1.51 

.49 

.25 

.49 

.35

8.01
GASCONADE KlVEfc BA61N

PESTEY CREEK NEAR BIO PINEY,, HO.

337

LOCATION. Chain gage in NE. % sec. 8, T. 34 N., ', 1. 10 W., at Ross highway

bridge, 3 miles east of Big Piney. 

DBAINAQE ABBA. 560 square miles. j RECOBDS AVAILABLE. October, 1921, to September, 1931. 

EXTBEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 5,10( second-feet Nov. 21 (gage 

 height, 7.93 feet); minimum, 118 second-feet ilept. 22 (gage height, 1.80

feet.)

1922-1931: Maximum discharge, 15,200 seco ad-feet June 9, 1928 (gage

height, 16.30 feet); minimum, 76 second-feet Jul y 30, 31, 1926 (gage height,

1.60 feet). 

REMABKS. Records good. j

Daily and monthly discharge, in second feet, 1930-31

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. 

Oct.

156 

146 

146 

146 

140

150 

19fr 

234, 

305

26*

234 

218 

202 196;

178

189 

198 

218 

202 

1891

189 

218 

234 

410

387

324 

305 

268 

251 

234 

215

Nov.

208 

202 

178 

172 

186

186 

180 

180 

175 

175

175 

169 

169 

169 

175

218 

750 

410 

324 

2,600

5,100 

1,480 

950 

690 

. 570

460 

387 

364 

364 

410

Dec.

324 

1,020 

760 

660 

630

1,800 

1,320 

950 

750 

630

600 

512 

460 

410 

387

364 

324 

324 

305 

305

286 

286 

268

268 

268

251 

251 

251 4P*

1>34 

234

Jan.

234 

218 

218 

218 

218

212 

192 

212 

199 

199

212 

205 

205 

234 

234

218 

218 

218 

218 

218

212 

212 

205 

199 

199

199 

205 

199 

199 

199 

199

Month

January

April... .. .

May _

July

Feb.

199 

199 

180 

175 

180

180 

186 

218 

3,000 

1,800

1,090 

810 

750 

1.720 

950

950 

1,240 

1,240 

950 

810

690 

690 

1,020 

9£0 

810

660 

630 

570

Maximum

410 

5,100 

1,800 

234 

3,000 

3,800 

2,330 

950 

305 

161 

251 

600

5,100

Mar.

512 

435 

410 

364 

364

364 

512 

3,800 

1,800 

1,400

1,240 

950 

810 

720 

630

541 

486 

435 

435 

435

435 

1,400 

1,560 

1,160 

880

750 

810 

1,020 

1,090 

880 

750

Apr.

690 

660 

600 

630 

460

410 

387 

364 

387 

410

460 

460 

410

486 

460

410 

410 

460 

484 

460

486 

750 

690 

1,090 

660

1,020 

2.33C 

1.40C 

1.02C 

SIC

Minimum i

140 

169 

234 

192 

175 

864 

364 

305 

158 

124 

126 

118

118

May

750 

660 

570 

512 

486

720 

690 

690 

950 

880

750 

690 

630 

435 

486

435 

410 

435 

435 

410

364 

460 

435 

410 

410

387 

512 

387 

344 

324 

305

June

286 

268 

251 

251 

251

234 

234 

234 

218 

212

218 

212 

205 

234 

305

286 

286 

251 

218 

212

199 

192 

186 

180

175

169 

164 

164 

158 

158

Mean

224 

593 

505 

211 

816 

883 

659 

528 

220 

137 

164 

173

423

July

153 

153 

148 

13S 

133

129 

133 

133 

131 

129

129 

129 

124 

124 

129

133 

146 

136 

156 

161

161 

136 

131 

131 

131

126 

126 

131 

136 

136 

150

Per square 

mile

0.400 

1.06 

.902 

.377 

1.46 

1.58 

1.18 

.943 

.393 

.245 

.293 

.309

.755

Aug.

166 

136 

136 

150 

166

172 

251 

202 

16fi 

156

150 

146 

131 

131 

126

126 

146 

161 

156 

208

234 

202 

161 

161 

166

156 

150 

156 

150 

196 

156

Sept.

150 

600 

387 

268 

234

196 

172 

161 

150 

150

140 

140 

140 

131 

131

131 

122 

122 

146 

126

122 

118 

126 

140 

183

166 

146 

136 

136 

126

Eun-off in . 

inches

0.46 

1.18 

1.04 

.43 

1.52 

1.82 

1.32 

1.09 

.44 

.28 

.34 

.34

10.28
338 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

LITTLE PIHET CHEEK AT NEWBUBO, MO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SE. % sec. 22, T. 37 N., R. 9 W., at highway bridge

at Newburg. Zero of gage is 696.99 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AHEA. 200 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1928, to September, 1931. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,110 second-feet May 19 (gage

height, 3.14 feet); minimum discharge, 37 second-feet Sept. 28-30; minimum.

gage height, 0.94 foot several days during August, September.

1929-1931: Maximum discharge, 8,860 second-feet May 6, 1929 (gage

height, 7.22 feet); minimum discharge and gage height, those of August,

September, 1931.

Maximum stage known, 13.7 feet Aug. 20, 1915. 

REMARKS. Records good.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930-31

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. 

Oct.

59 

53 

59

57 

57

57 

90 

73 

65 

65

62 

62 

62 

59 

59

62 

62 

62 

62 

62

59 

65 

65 

59 

59

57 

59 

59 

59 

59 

59

Nov.

57 

57 

59 

59 

59

59 

59 

59 

59 x 62

62 

65 

65 

65 

65

67 

70 

67 

67 

510

144 

106 

98 

90

83

83 

83 

83 

83 

204

Dec.

172 

115 

110 

98 

115

188 

144 

115 

102 

98

94 

87 

83 

80 

76

73 

70 

70 

70

67

65 

65 

65 

62 

65

65 

62 

62 

62 

59 

59

Jan.

57 

59 

59 

59 

59

59 

57 

57 

59 

59

65 

65 

63 

54 

69

58 

58 

58 

58 

58

56 

56 

54 

54 

54

54 

54 

54 

54 

54 

51

Feb.

51 

51 

51 

51 

51

51 

54 

60 

56 

56

56 

56 

192 

124 

100

108 

208 

154 

124 

108

96 

118 

291 

208 

162

129 

118 

104

Month Maximum

February _ _. _______________

March- ------- ------

April.. . ...

July ____.___.____ 

S^pt-WTMT

The year

90 

510 

188 

69 

291 

360 

420 

820 

144 

98 

115 

87

820

Mar.

96

88 

85 

82 

78

75 

88 

104 

113 

154

200 

184 

154 

134 

113

104 

96 

92

88 

85

85 

104 

100 

96

88

85 

140 

360 

234 

184 

154

Apr.

140 

118 

113 

104 

92

88 

85 

82 

78 

234

154 

118 

108 

104 

96

92 

96 

92 

92 

104

420

261 

208 

184 

184

420 

305 247* 

204 

176

Minimum

57

57 

59 

51 

51 

75 

78 

102 

57 

48 

40 

37

37

May

158 

137 

110 

106 

102

110 

106 

102 

480 

332

256 

256 

212

188 

158

132 

132 

115 

635 

510

285 

820 

420 

295 

332

266 

212 

172 

144 

137 

126

June

115 

106 

102 

102 

94

90 

106 

87 

80 

144

90 

94

83 

76 

76

83 

76 

73 

70 

67

67 

65 

62 

' 62 

62

59 

59 

57 

59

57

Mean

6L7 

91.6 

87.7 

57.6 

107 

124 

160 

243 

80.8 

58.0 

49.7 

42.5

96.9

July

57 

57 

57 

57 

98

62 

59 

57 

55 

55

52 

52 

52 

52 

52

52 

57 

57 

57 

73

94 

62

57 

59 

57

52 

52 

50 

50 

48 

48

Per square 

mile

0.308 

.458 

.438 

.288 

.535 

.620 

.800 

1.22 

.404 

.290 

.248 

.212

.484

Aug.

46 

50 

115 

59 

59

57 

55 

52 

50 

65

55 

50 

48 

48 

46

45 

45 

45 

45 

45

45 

42 

40 

40 

43

43 

42 

43 

42 

40 

42

Sept.

42

87 

48 

45 

45

42 

42 

40 

39 

40

40 

42 

42 

42 

39

39 

39 

39 

39 

39

39 

39 

52 

43 

42

39 

39 

37 

37 

37

Run-off in 

inches

0.36 

.51 

.50 

.33 

.56 

.71 

.89 

1.41 

.45 

.33 

.29 

.24

6.58
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931J, PART 6 339 

MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

In addition to the records of stream flow obtainedj at gaging stations and reported in the preceding pages, measurements of flowjwere made at a number of 

other points, as shown by the following table: |

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in Missouri 

year ending September SO

i Rivkr drai 

0, 19^1

drainage basin during the

Date

Oct. 8 

8

8

8

Feb. 16

Mar. 19 

Aug. 15

29 

Sept. 11

Aug. 22

Sept. 3 

Apr. 14

Sept. 9 

Aug. 18

Sept. 1 

12 

Aug. 18

Sept. 1 

12 

Aug. 19

Sept. 2 

Aug. 19

Sept. 2 

Aug. 19

Sept. 2 

13 

Aug. 19

Sept. 2 

Aug. 17

31 

Sept. 12

Aug. 17

31 

Sept. 12 

Aug.^15

29 

Sept. 11

"Estim

Stream

__ do _ ..

Little Firehole River-- 

Elk Creek. __ 

..... do... -

 .. do .-.-. 

 do. _ ... ... 

Little Papfflion Creek. 

 .do.. - .

Middle Loup River... 

 -do 

 .do ... .... 

.... .do ... .... ...

 do 

 Tdo .... 

..... do 

..... do ... 

- .do. .............

 do 

 do ..... 

 do .... 

 do 

North Loup River. ....

... -do ... ... ..... ... 

 do .... .... .....

... -do ... 

 do 

... ..do-. . ... ... ..... . 

do

Tributary to 

..... do.... ... ...

Belle Fourche River.. 

.... .do... ...... ...

Missouri River ___ . 

.... .do.... .... 

 do 

.... .do.... .... 

.....do. -

North Platte River. .. 

Platte River 

Loup River _ 

 do ... .

 .do. 

 ..do 

 .do. ..... 

 ..do 

South Loup River _ . 

... ..do 

 ..do 

 ..do 

 ..do 

 ..do. 

 .do 

.... .do. 

Loup River ... .

 .do 

 do... -

North Loup River .... 

 do. 

 -do.. ... 

Loup River 

 .do... ... 

An

ated.

locality

i

Approxim 

north < Lodge, 

tionalP 

200 yards 

phirePq 

m mile! 

Faithful 

Isiationa 

100 yard

Faithful 

Nationa 

200 yards 

miles n 

Faithful 

Nationa 

Sec. 6, T. 

Dak. 

..... do ^

Sec. 27, T 

near Baz 

 do....

Sec. 22, T, 

near Nic 

See. 26, T. 

near Om 

 do .

See. 17, T? 

near Alo 

See. 33, T. 

near Sil\> 

Sec. 5, T. i near Dui 

do

r

,tely 100 yards 

E Old Faithful 

STellowstone Nark, Wyo. 

lortheast of Sap- 

>1, approximately 

northwest of Old 

ton, Yellowstone 

Park, Wyo. 

above Green 

approximately 

northwest of Old 

ton, Yellowstone 

Park, Wyo. 

above mouth, 2 

rthwest of Old 

fan, Yellowstone 

Park, Wyo. 

N., R. 14 E., S.

30 N., R. 5 W., 

lie Mills, Nebr.

32 N., R. 5 W., 

>rara, Nebr. 

15 N., R. 12 E., 

iha, Nebr.

r29N., R.86W., 

va, Wyo. 

16 N., R. 3 W., 

a- Creek, Nebr. 

!1 N., R. 24 W., 

ning, Nebr.

 -.dO -L- ..... 

Sec. 11, T.J19N., R. 19 W., 

near Sarfent, Nebr.

 do X 

Sec. 16, T.116 N., R. 19 W., 

near Berwyn, Nebr. do f - - --..

Sec. 32, T. 

near Mat 

 do .

See. 24, T. 

near Haa 

 do--J

 do--

See. 26, T. 

near Lit* do '

15 N., R. 17 W., 

on City, Nebr.

15 N., R. 17 W., 

ird, Nebr.

14N..R. 16"W., 

bfleld, Nebr.

See. 26, f .Ett N., R. 18 W., 

near Tajf or, Nebr. 

..... do _j. - 

..... do. j 

Sec. 22, T. J23 N« R. 18 W., 

near Harfop, Nebr. 

. __ do. _ 

..... do __ L __ ............

See. 22, T.J20 N., R. 6 W., 

near Albion, Nebr. 

.....do... .4. ..... ..... 

do i __ , _

Gage 

height

Feel

........

... . ....

r .....

6.00

_ _ JL _ - _ -

- --"

--------

--------

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

97.9

197 

34.5

38.5

14.4

13.6 

8.4

8.9 

6.3

-3.0

4.1 

181

.3 

327

375 

328 

708

' 772 

654 1.8

1.7 

13.0

5.0 

10.4

14,8 

8.8 -.6

-.3 

363

410 

366

172

198 

183 

36.0

30.0 

27.4
340 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1931, PART 6

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in Missouri River drainage basin during the 

year ending September SO, 19S1 Continued

Date

4 iitr 9.4

Aug. 24 

4

5

May 27

Aug. 26

Aug. 25 

Sept. 5

Aug. 25 

Oct. 6

Dec. 8

Jan. 17

Apr. 18

May 22

Feb. 26

Sept. 16

A rn* 1

Stream

 do .

.....do... ...........

Little Blue River. 

 do 

Blue River..... .... 

 ..do.. .

..... do ... .

 do .. .

 ..do... ... .

Tributary to 

"plot-fa "Pltrar

 do ...... ... ...

 ..do ...... ... .... .

 . do...... ... ... .... . 

 do.. 

... ..do.. . . 

 do. 

 do .... .

 ..do. ... ...

 do.... . 

 do... -

Locality

Sec. 36, T. 13 N., R. 9 E.,

near Ashland, Nebr. Sec. 27, T. 13 N., R. 5 E.,

near Valparaiso, Nebr. 

Sec. 22, T. 10 N., R. 6 E., 

near Lincoln, Nebr. 

Sec. 27, T. 1 N., R. 41 W.,

near Haigler, Nebr.

Sec. 6, T. 2 N., R. 2 W., at 

Hebron, Nebr. 

 do.. . -

Sec. «1, T. 11 N., R. 5 E., at 

Seward. Nebr. 

 do. ... ... .... .... -

Sec. 21, T. 4 N., R. 6 E., 

near Beatrice, Nebr.

 do 

__ do . 

 do __ . 

Sec. 25, T. 37 N., R. 10 W.,

1 H miles southwest of Arlington, Mo. SW. H sec. 17, T. 37 N., R.

8 W., 4 miles southwest of 

Holla, Mo.

Gage 

height

Feet

0.40

3.8

2.32

4.70

2.60

Discharge

Sec.-fl. 

3.9

.5

5.0 

24.7

3.4

3,230

117 

104

 1.6 

59.6

147 

13

537

23

74

291

28

.24

.27

' Estimated.
INDEX

Page

Accuracy of data and computed results__ 5 

Acre-foot, definition of ___ 2 

Akron, Iowa, Big Sioux River at. __~ 186 

Alder, Mont., Euby River near_ ___ 48 

Alton, Kans., South Fork of Solomon River

at.. . . 286

Alzada, Mont., Little Missouri River near 154 

American Fork near Harlowton, Mont. __ 81 

Appropriations, record of _._____ 1 

Arikaree River, Nebr., discharge measurements of_____________ 340 

North Fork of, at Colorado-Nebraska

line._ __ ________ 272 

Arvada, Wyo., Powder River at______ 146 

Ashland, Nebr., Platte River near_____ 206

Bad River near Fort Pierre, S. Dak____ 173 

Bagnell, Mo., Osage River near.. .... 317 

Barnum, Wyo., Red Fork near. _ 151 

Barratts, Mont., Beaverhead River at___ 13 

Basin, Wyo., Greybull River near. ___ 137 

Battle Creek at international boundary__ 96 

East Fork of, near international boundary 97 

Bazille Creek, Nebr., discharge measurements of. 339 

Beaver Creek (Kansas River Basin) at Ludell, Kans. _ ... 276 

Beaver Creek, Nebr. (Platte River Basin),

discharge measurements of ___ 339 

Beaver Creek (Cheyenne River Basin) near

Burdock, S. Dak__ ..__ 164

Beaverhead River at Barratts, Mont 13

BeHe Fourche River at Hulett, Wyo____ 169

near Belle Fourche, S. Dak_. _-___ 170

near Elm Springs, S. Dak__-_____ 171

near Moorcroft, Wyo. . 168

Beloit, Kans., Solomon River at.. 287

Bench Canal near Burlington, Wyo 139

Benkelman, Nebr., Republican River at.., _ 260

Bennett Spring at Brice, Mo.. __ 332

Beolah, Wyo., Redwater Creek near___ 172

Big Blue River at Hull, Kans________ 290

at Randolph, Kans...____._____ 291

Big Bull Creek at Paola, Kans_ ___ 321-322

Big Hole River near Melrose, Mont... 49

Big Horn River at Kane, Wyo... __. 127

at Thennopolis, Wyo__._ ____ 126

near Hardin, Mont ____-_____ 128

Big Piney, Mo., Piney Creek near. 337

Big Sandy Creek near Boxelder, Mont___ 93

Big Sioux River at Akron, Iowa______ 186

near Flandreau, S. Dak_________ 185

Page

Big Sugar Creek at Farlinville, Kans 323-325 

Billings, Mont., Yellowstone River at..._. 112 

Birch Creek near Dupuyer, Mont 69 

Birdwood Creek near Hershey, Nebr. .. 231 

Bismarck, N. Dak., Missouri River at..__. 26-28 

Bloomington, Nebr., Republican River near.. 264 

Blue Creek near Lewellen, Nebr ____ 229 

Blue River, Nebr., discharge measurements

of.-. ._ ..... - 340 

Bonner Springs, Kans., Kansas River at_. 271 

Boonville, Mo., Missouri River at.._____ 44 

Bostwick, Nebr., Republican River at .. 265 

Boulder, Colo., Lefthand Creek near. _. 240 

Boulder River near Boulder, Mont____ 50 

Boxelder, Mont., Big Sandy Creek near. 93 

Boxelder Creek near Careyhurst, Wyo 212 

Brice, Mo., Bennett Spring at._ __. 332 

Bridgeport, Nebr., North Platte River at_ 200 

Pumpkin Creek near 228 

Red Willow Creek near 227 

Brinkman, Mont., Marias River near ... 68 

Browning, Mont., North Fork of Milk River

near 91 

Brownington, Mo., South Grand River near. 330 

Buffalo, Wyo., Crazy Woman Creek near 153 

Bull Lake Creek near Lenore, Wyo .._ 131 

Burdock, S. Dak., Beaver Creek near 164 

Burlington, Wyo., Bench Canal near 139 

Burlington Junction, Mo., Nodaway River

near 258 

Burris, Wyo., Dry Creek near_....___ 129 

Bushnell, Nebr., Lodgepole Creek at 247 

Byron, Wyo., Shoshone River at 141

C

Cache la Poudre River above Chambers Lake

outlet, Colo--.....___.___. 243 

near Log Cabin, Colo. _ ___ 244 

North Fork of, at Livennore, Colo 246 

South Fork of, near Eggers, Colo. 245 

Calamus River, Nebr., discharge measurements of 339 

Canadian River at Cowdrey, Colo 207 

Cannonball River near Timmer, N. Dak 158 

Careyhurst, Wyo., Boxelder Creek near.... 212 

Carlin, S. Dak., Cheyenne River near 163 

Casper, Wyo., North Platte River at 192 

Chamberlain, S. Dak., Missouri River at 32 

Chambers Lake outlet, Colo., Cache la

Poudre River above__ .__. 243 

Chance, Mont., Clark Fork at 122 

Chariton River, Mo., discharge measurements of ' 340 

near Keytesville, Mo 309 

Checkerboard Creek at Delpine, Mont 79

341
342 INDEX

Page

Cheyenne River at Edgemont, S. Dak___ 161 

near Carlin, S. Dak ---------------- 163

near Wasta, S. Dak_________. 162 

Cheyenne River Basin, S. Dak.-Wyo., gaging-station records in_____ 161-172 

Chinook, Mont., Matheson Canal near.--.. 97 

Circle, Mont., Redwater Creek at_____ 103 

Clancy, Mont., Prickly Pear Creek near-.-. 59-60 

Clark Fork at Chance, Mont 122

at Edgar, Mont______--.-___.. 123 

Clear Creek, Nebr. (Loup River Basin), discharge measurements oL ____ 339 

Clear Creek, West Pork of (South Platte

River Basin), near Empire, Colo. 238 

demons, Mont., Dearborn River near. __ 64 

Clifton City, Mo., Lamine River at --------- 310

Clyde Park, Mont., Shields River at.___ 120 

Columbus, Nebr., Loup River at______ 252 

Computations, results of, accuracy of___.- 5 

Conception Junction, Mo., Platte River at. - 259 

Control, definition of.____________ 2 

Cooperation, record of____________ 10 

Correctionville, Iowa, Little Sioux River at. 187 

Corwin Springs, Mont., Yellowstone River

at . - 110

Cottonwood Creek at Wendover, Wyo. - __ 218 

Cowdrey, Colo., Canadian River at____ 207 

Crawford, Nebr., White River at_._...- 174 

Crazy Woman Creek near Buffalo, Wyo. - -. 153 

Creston, S. Dak., Rapid Creek at. _ ___. - - 167 

Crow Agency, Mont., Little Horn River

near_______________ 142

Crowheart, Wyo., Willow Creek near. --_.-. 130

Culbertson, Nebr., Frenchman Creek at- _ _ - 274

Republican River at.._________ 262

D

Data, accuracy of__ __----- 5

explanation of-._________-___ 3-4

Dearborn River near demons, Mont_-._ 64

Decaturville, Mo., Niangua River near__ - 331

Decker, Mont., Tongue River near. ____ 143 

Deer Creek at Glenrock, Wyo-___------ 211

Delaware River at Valley Falls, Kans ___ 295

Delpine, Mont., Checkerboard Creek at__ 79

North Fork of Musselshell River at-. 75

Dillon, Mont., Grasshopper Creek near. _ _ 47

Douglas, Wyo., La Prele Creek near.--__ 213

North Platte River at . ... 193

Drake, Colo., Thompson River near_.-_ 242

Dry Creek near Burns, Wyo________ 129

Duncan, Nebr., Platte River near_____ 205

Dunlap, Nebr., Niobrara River at__, __ 178

Dupuyer, Mont., Birch Creek near_..__ 69

Dupuyer Creek near Valier, Mont.. - ___ 70

E

Edgar, Mont., Clark Fork at _._-__ 123 

Edgemont, S. Dak., Cheyenne River at__ 161 

Eggers, Colo., South Fork of Cache la Poudre

River near__ . ____ 245 

Elk Creek, S. Dak., discharge measurements

of . . . . . ... 339

Elkhorn River at Neligh, Nebr______.. 255

at O'Neill, Nebr._______ ___ 254

at Waterloo, Nebr __ _. __ 256

EHswortb, Kans., Smoky Hill River at..__ 280

Page 

Elm Springs, S. Dak., Belle Fourche River

near_.__-. 171 

Empire, Colo., West Fork of Clear Creek

near.-___..____.____ 238 

Encampment River at Encampment, Wyo 208 

Endicott, Nebr., Little Blue River near.... 292

Fairfax, Mo., Tarkio River at--__- 257 

Farlinville, Kans., Big Sugar Creek at 323-325 

Firehole River, Wyo., discharge measurements of.___ 339 

Flandreau, S. Dak., Big Sioux River near.. 185 

Flatwillow Creek at Petrolia, Mont____ 84

near Flatwillow, Mont.. . 83

Fort Benton, Mont., Missouri River at _ 16

Teton River near . 72

Fort Laramie, Wyo., Laramie River at. 221

Fort Pierre, S. Dak., Bad River near ..... 173

Fort Scott, Kans., Marmaton River near . 327 

Fort Washakie, Wyo., Little Wind River

near -.___ . 132

North Fork of Little Wind River at - 133

Fowler, Mont., Dry Fork of Marias River at. 71

Frenchman Canal near Saco, Mont. 100

Frenchman Creek at Culbertson, Nebr 274

near Hamlet, Nebr__ 273

Frenchman River at international boundary. 99

G

Gallatin, Mo., Grand River near___... 298 

Gallatin Gateway, Mont., Gallatio River

near. _ 67 

Gallatin River at Logan, Mont. 58 

near Gallatin Gateway, Mont. 57 

Gait, Mo., Medicine Creek near____-- 303 

Gardiner River at Mammoth Hotel, Yellowstone National Park. 119 

Gasconade River at Jerome, Mo 335 

near Hazlegreen, Mo_ 333 

near Rich Fountain, Mo. . . 336 

near Waynesville, Mo.-...----- 334 

Gasconade River Basin, Mo., gaging-station

records in_____.. 333-338 

Genoa, Nebr., Loup River near.- 251 

Gering Drain near Gering, Nebr. 226 

Glendo, Wyo., Horseshoe Creek near... 217 

Glenrock, Wyo., Deer Creek at_.-.. 211 

Gollahon Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of_______.. 340 

Goose Creek near Sheridan, Wyo 146 

Gordon, Nebr., Niobrara River near. 179 

Grand River near Gallatin, Mo. 298 

near Suniner, Mo. 299 

near Wakpala, S. Dak_ 159 

Grand River Basin, Mo., gaging-station

records in. 298-308

Grasshopper Creek near Dillon, Mont 47

Greybull River at Meeteetse, Wyo_ . 186

near Basin, Wyo 137

Guernsey Reservoir, Wyo., North Platte

River below 194

H

Hahatonka Spring, Mo., discharge measurements of_____..... 840 

Hamlet, Nebr., Frenchman Creek near 273
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Hardin, Mont., Big Horn River near.... 128

Harlowton, Mont., American Fork near.. 81

Lebo Creek near.__._________ 82

Musselshell River at.__________ 76

Havre, Mont., Milk River above 89

North Chinook Canal near _ __ 95

Hazen, N. Dak., Knife River at.____... 156

Hazlegreen, Mo., Gasconade River near__. 333

Heart River at Sunny, N. Dak__.___.. 157

Helena, Mont., Missouri River near..__ 15

Tenmfle Creek near.._____.___. 62 

Henry, Nebr., Katzer Drain near...._ 223 

Hermann, Mo., Missouri River at_____ 46 

Hershey, Nebr., Birdwood Creek near.___ 231 

Horse Creek (Milk River Basin) at international boundary . 102 

Horse Creek (Platte River Basin) near

Lyman, Nebr__________ 225

near Yoder, Wyo_______-.____ 224

Horseshoe Creek near Glendo, Wyo. ____ 217

Hulett, Wyo., Belle Fourche River at___ 169

Hull, Kans., Big Blue River at 290

Huron, S. Dak., James River at.. _..... 183

Intake, Mont., Yellowstone River at_ 114-116

Interior, S. Dak., White River near....._. 175

International boundary, Battle Creek at.... 96

East Fork of Battle Creek near____. 97

East Fork of Poplar River at.._____ 105

Frenchman River at_ _ .. 99

Horse Creek at. . ___ . 102

Lodge Creek at_________.___. 94

Lyons Coulee at_.-..--.. . 97

McEachern Creek at__________ 103

McRea Coulee at____________ 95

Middle Fork of Poplar River at-. 104

Milk River at eastern crossing of. __ 88

North Fork of Milk River near____. 92

Rock Creek at____.___..___... 101

South Fork of Milk River near_____ 86

West Fork of Poplar River at..____ 106

Whitewater Creek near.___ ___. 98

WoodpDe Coulee near __ . 96

Iron Creek, Wyo., discharge measurement of. 339

Isbell, Mo., Missouri River at________ 45

James River at Huron, S. Dak__ . 183

at Jamestown, N. Dak ... .... 182

near Scotland, S. Dak._________ 184

Jamestown, N. Dak., James River at . 182

Jefferson Island, Mont., South Boulder Creek

near.___ ___ ___.. 51

Jefferson River neat Silverstar, Mont____ 14

Jelm, Wyo., Laramie River near____ . 219

Jerome, Kans., Smoky Hill River at____ 278

Jerome, Mo., Gasconade River at______ 335

Judith River near Utica, Mont_______ 73

near Winifred, Mont... 74

Julesburg, Colo., South Platte River at .. 235

Kane, Wyo., Big-Horn River at __. ___ 127 

Kansas City, Mo., Missouri River at____ 42

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Kansas River at Bonner Springs, Kans 271 

at Ogden, Kans..__ . 268 

at Topeka, Kans..__ .._ 270 

at Wamego, Kans.. 269 

discharge measurement of 340 

Kansas River Basin, Nebr.-Kans., gagingstation records in 260-297 

Katzer Drain near Henry, Nebr... 223 

Kaycee, Wyo., Middle Fork of Powder

River at __.. . 150 

North Fork of Powder River near. ' 152 

Keytesville, Mo., Chariton River near 309 

Kirwin, Kans., North Fork of Solomon

River at..___ _ 289 

Knife River at Hazen, N. Dak... -~ 156

La Bonte, Wyo., Wagonhound Creek near.. 215 

La Bonte Creek near La Bonte, Wyo__ 216 

La Prele Creek near Douglas, Wyo 213

near Orpha, Wyo __ 214 

Lake George, Colo., South Platte River near. 233 

Lamar River near Tower Falls ranger station,

Yellowstone National Park_... 118 

Lamine River at Clifton City, Mo___,_ 310 

Lane, Kans., Pottawatomie Creek at___ 319-320 

Laramie River at Fort Laramie, Wyo.. 221

near Jelm, Wyo .__... 219

near Wheatland, Wyo.__..... . 220 

Lawrence, Kans., Wakarusa River near..... 296 

Lebo Creek near Harlowton, Mont 82 

Lefthand Creek near Boulder, Colo. 240 

Lemoyne, Nebr., Otter Creek near. 230 

Lenore, Wyo., Bull Lake Creek near 131 

Lewellen, Nebr., Blue Creek near__ 229

North Platte River at. _ 202 

Lincoln County Drain at North Platte,

Nebr 232

Lindsborg, Kans., Smoky Hffl River at..,,. 281 

Lingle, Wyo., Rawhide Creek near_ ~ 222 

Linneus, Mo., Locust Creek near._ 307 

Little Blue River at Watervffle, Kans.- 293

discharge measurements of.... 340

near Endicott, Nebr-. _ 292 

Little Firehole River, Wyo., discharge measurement of_... . 339 

Little Gravois Creek, Mo., discharge measurement of.... 340 

Little Horn River near Crow Agency, Mont 142 

Little Missouri River at Medora, N. Dak... 155

near Alzada, Mont... 154 

Little Osage River at Stotesbury, Mo... 326 

Little Papillion Creek, Nebr., discharge

measurements of.__ 339 

Little Piney Creek at Newburg, Mo ... 338 

Little Prickly Pear Creek near Marysville,

Mont. _______ . 63 

Little Sac River near Springfield, Mo 329 

Little Sioux River at Correctioaville, Iowa.. 187 

Little Wind River near Fort Washakie, Wyo. 132

North Fork of, at Fort Washakifl, Wyo... 133 

Livermore, Colo., North Fork of Cache la

PoudreRiverat_ 246 

Livingston, Mont., Yellowstone River near. Ill 

Locust Creek near Linneus, Mo_ 307

near Milan, Mo...._ _ 306
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Lodge Creek at international boundary___ 94

Lodgepole Creek at Bushnell, Nebr_____ 247

at Ralton, Nebr___________. _ 249

at Sidney, Nebr_.___________ 248

Log Cabin, Colo., Cache la Poudre Elver

near__.____________. 244

L'ogan, Mont., Qallatin Elver at. - - ____ 58

Loup Elver at Columbus, Nebr _______ 252

near Genoa, Nebr ____________ 251

Ludell, Kans., Beaver Creek at .___... 276

Lyman, Nebr., Horse Creek near______ 225

Lyon, Mont., Madison Eiverat______ 54-55

Lyons Coulee at international boundary__ 97

M

McCook, Nebr., Republican River at___ 263 

McDonald Creek at Winnett, Mont......_ 85

McEachern Creek at International boundary 103

McRea Coulee at international boundary_ 95

Madison River at Lyon, Mont_______ 54-55

near Three Forks, Mont_________ 56

near West Yellowstone, Mont_____. 53

Marias River, Dry Fork of, at Fowler, Mont. 71

near Brinkman, Mont...________ 68

near Shelby, Mont___________ 67

Marias River Basin, Mont., gaging-station

records in____________ 67-72 

Mannaton River near Fort Scott, Kans. __ 327 

Martinsdale, Mont., South Fork of Musselshell River near..________ 80 

Marysville, Mont., Little Prickly Pear Creek

near.._ __..._____... 63

Matheson Canal near Chinook,-Mont___ 97

Max, Nebr., Republican River at______ 261

Medicine Creek near Gait, Mo_______ 303

near Sturges, Mo..__________ 304-305

Medora, N. Dak., Little Missouri River at.. 155

Meeteetse, Wyo., Greybull River at____ 136

Wood Rivernear_____________ 138

Melrose, Mont., Big Hole River near.___ 49

Mentor, Kans., Smoky Hill River near.__ 282

Middle Loup River at St. Paul, Nebr___ 250

discharge measurements of_______ 339

Milan, Mo., Locust Creek near_______ 306

Miles City, Mont., Tongue River near...... 144

Yellowstone River at__._______. 113 

Milk River above Havre, Mont_______ 89 

at eastern crossing of international boundary . _........___... 88

at Milk River, Alberta. __. ..... 87

near Vandalia, Mont_ ______... 90 

North Fork of, above St. Mary Canal,

near Browning, Mont____ 91 

near international boundary- ___ 92 

South Fork of, near international boundaryMilk River Basin, Alberta, Mont., gagingstation records in________ 86-103 

Mill Grove, Mo., Weldon River at____ 301-302 

Minatare, Nebr., North Platte River near_ 199 

Missouri River at Bismarck, N. Dak____ 26-28 

at Boonville, Mo_____________ 44 

at Chamberlain, S. Dak...__ ____ 32 

at Fort Benton, Mont_.______... 16 

at Hermann, Mo.____________ 46 

atlsbell, Mo............................ 45

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Missouri River at Kansas City, Mo._.__ 42 

at Nebraska City, Nebr........ .._. 40

at Omaha, Nebr..__._. __.__ 39 

at Pierre, S. Dak_______.___... 33-34 

at St. Joseph, Mo.____________ 41 

at Sanish, N. Dak____.___.__ 23-25 

at Sioux City, Iowa... . .. 36-38 

at Waverly, Mo..._ .. ..._ 43 

at Yankton, S. Dak_ .. _.__ 35 

below Hauser Lake Dam, near Helena,

Mont.______________ 15

near Mobridge, S. Dak ..-___ - 29-31

near Williston, N. Dak.__ .. 20-22

near Wolf Point, Mont___.___.__ 17-19

Mitchell, Nebr., North Platte River at 198

Mizpah, Mont., Powder Rivernear___ 148-149

Mobridge, S. Dak., Missouri Rivernear__ 29-31

Monida, Mont., Red Rock River near. 12

Moorcroft, Wyo., Belle Fourche River near. 168

Moorbead, Mont., Powder River at 147

Moreau River at Promise, S. Dak. ... 160

Mosby, Mont., Musselshell River at.._... 78

Mud Creek, Nebr., discharge measurements

of.-.... 339

Musselshell River at Harlowton, Mont_ 76 

at Mosby, Mont ___.__ _ 78 

at Musselshell, Mont_. _ __ 77 

North Fork of, at Delpine, Mont. ..... 75

South Fork of, near Martinsdale, Mont. 80 

Musselshell River Basin, Mont., gagingstation records in.... ..... 75-85

N

Nebraska City, Nebr., Missouri River at.... 40

Nederland, Colo., North Boulder Creek near. 241

Neligh, Nebr., Elkhorn River at. 255

Newburg, Mo., Little Piney Creek at.... 338

Niangua River near Decaturville, Mo.. 331

Niles, Kans., Solomon River at- - 288

Niobrara River at Dunlap, Nebr. 178

near Gordon, Nebr__ . 179

near Spencer, Nebr 181

near Valentine, Nebr......... ... 180

Nodaway River near Burlington Junction,

Mo 258

North Boulder Creek near Nederland, Colo. 241 

North Chinook Canal near Havre, Mont 95 

North Loup River, Nebr., discharge measurements of __ _ . 339 

near St. Paul, Nebr.. __.__.. 253 

North Platte, Nebr., Lincoln County Drain

at.. .. 232

North Platte River above Pathfinder Reservoir, Wyo. __ _ 190 

at Bridgeport, Nebr_.___ _ 200 

at C«per, Wyo.'... - , 192 

at Douglas, Wyo.. - 193 

at Lewellen, Nebr 202 

at Mitchell, Nebr.^.'... ....... 198

at North Platte, Nebr. . .... 203

at Oshkosh, Nebr_.. ... ..... 201

at Saratoga, Wyo 189

at Torrington, Wyo.. 196

at Wyoming-Nebraska line 197

below Guernsey Reservoir, Wyo 194

below Pathfinder Reservoir, Wyo_.... 191
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North Platte River below Whalen, Wyo._ 195

near Minatare, Nebr... __ _. 19$

near Northgate, Colo_.__....___ 188

near Sutherland, Nebr__________ 202

Northgate, Colo., North Platte River near.. 188

Nye, Mont., StOlwater River near_____ 121

O

Oacoma, 8. Dak., White River near.__... 176 

Oak Creek, Nebr., discharge measurements of 340 

Oberlin, Kans., Sappa Creek near._____ 275 

Ogallala, Nebr., South Platte River at . 236 

Ogden, Kans., Kansas River at_______ 268 

Omaha, Nebr., Missouri River at._.:___ 39 

O'Neill, Nebr., Elkhorn River at._____ 254 

Orpha, Wyo., La Prele Creek near... 214 

Osage River at Osceola, Mo.._..... _ 315

at Trading Post, Kans_.________ 314 

at Warsaw, Mo_____________ 316 

near Bagnell, Mo____________ 317 

near Ottawa, Kans.___________ 313 

near Quenemo, Kans.________ 311-312 

near St. Thomas, Mo...--...- .____ 318

Osage (Marais des Cygnes) River Basin, 

Kans.-Mo., gaging-station records 

in... ...................... 311-332

Osceola, Mo., Osage River at________ 315 

Oshkosh, Nebr., North Platte River at.__ 201 

Ottawa, Kans., Osage River near______ 313 

Otter Creek near Lemoyne.Nebr... __. 230 

Overton, Nebr., Platte River near. - 204 

Owl Creek, North Fork of, near Thermopolis,

Wyo...__....... .. ..__ 135

South Fork of, near Thermopolis, Wyo_ 134

Pactola, 8. Dak., Rapid Creek near... 165-166 

Painter, Wyo., Sunlight Creek near...... 124

Paola, Kans., Big Bull Creek at.__..... 321-322

Pass Creek near Saratoga, Wyo_______ 209 

Pathfinder Reservoir, Wyo., North Platte

River above..__________ 190

North Platte River below. _______ 191 

Petrolia, Mont., Flatwillow Creek at____ 84 

Pfeifer, Kans., Smoky Hill River at.. __ 279 

Pierre, S. Dak., Missouri River at ____ 33-34 

Piney Creek near Big Piney, Mo - 337 

Platte River at Conception Junction, Mo 259

near Ashland, Nebr.-__.______ 208

near Duncan, Nebr._. _ ____.. 205

near Overton, Nebr... ____.. . 204 

Platte River Basin, Colo.-Wyo.-Nebr., gaging-station records in. _____ 188-256 

Poplar River, East Fork of, at international

boundary .______. 105

Middle Fork of, at international boundr

ary ....._ ... ...... 104

West Fork of, at international boundary. 106 

Pottawatomie Creek at Lane, Kans... . 319-320 

Powder River at Arvada, Wyo__. .. .. 146 

. at Moorhead, Mont___________ 147

Middle Fork of, at Kaycee, Wyo.._... 150 

. near Mizpah, Mont__________ 148-149

North Fork of, near Kaycee, Wyo__ 152 

Prairie Dog Creek near Woodruff, Kans. _ 277 

Prickly Pear Creek near Clancy, Mont_... 59-60

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Prickly Pear Creek Basin, Mont., gagingstation records in________ 59-62

Promise, S. Dak., Moreau River at_____ 160

Publications, information concerning____ 5-*

obtaining or consulting of________ 6-7

on stream flow, lists of__________ 7-8,9

Pumpkin Creek near Bridgeport, Nebr 228

Q

Quenemo, Kans., Osage River near___. 311-312

R

Ralton, Nebr,, Lodgepole Creek at____. 249

Randolph, Kans., Big Blue River at...__ 291

Rapid Creek at Creston, S. Dak . 167

nearPaetola, S. Dak... ----- 165-166

Rawhide Creek near Lingle, Wyo. _.... 222

Red Fork near Barnum, Wyo. ______. 151 

Red Rock River below Red Rock Reservoir,

near Monida, Mont.. 12 

Red Willow Creek near Bridgeport, Nebr 227 

Redwater Creek (Milk River Basin) at

Circle, Mont.. ___ 103 

Redwater Creek (Cheyenne River Basin)

near Beulah, Wyo________ 172

Republican River at Benkelman, Nebr__. 260

at Bostwiek, Nebr-_...._._ 265

at Culbertson, Nebr_________.... 262

at MeCook, Nebr;.-.. . - 263 

at Max, Nebr.-- 261

at Scandia, Kiins. . . 266 

at Wakefleld, Kans__... .._.. 267 

near Bloomington, Nebr 264 

Rich Fountain, Mo., Gasconade Rivernear.. 336 

Rimini, Mont., Tenmile Creek near.. . 61 

Riverton, Wyo., Wind River at . . 125 

Rock Creek (Milk River Basin) at international boundary. 101 

Rock Creek (Platte River Basin) near Rock

River, Wyo.. 210 

Rock River, Wyo., Rock Creek near 210 

Rolufs Spring, Mo., discharge measurement

of-- 340

Rothville, Mo., Yellow Creek near.. 308 

Ruby River near Alder, Mont- 48 

Run-off in inches, definition of.- 2

Sac River near Stockton, Mo.. 328

Saco, Mont., Frenchman Canal near 100

St. Joseph, Mo., Missouri River at 41

St. Paul, Nebr., Middle Loup River at... 250

North Loup River near. ____... 253

St. Thomas, Mo., Osage River near. T ._. 318

Saline River at Teseott, Kans . 285

near Wilson, Kans_--__ . 284

Sanish, N. Dak., Missouri River at 23-25

Sappa Creek near Oberlin, Kans__ 275

Saratoga, Wyo., North Platte River at. 189

Pass Creek near 209

Scandia, Kans., Republican River at 266

Scotland, S. Dak., James River near 184

Second-feet per square mile, definition of- 2

Second-foot, definition of_ . 2

Shelby, Mont., Marias River near..... 67

Sheridan, Wyo.. Goose Creek near-____ 145
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Shields River at Clyde Park, Mont_____ 120 

Shoshone Reservoir, Wyo., Shoshone River

below______________ 140

Shoshone River at Byron, Wyo.______ 141

below Shoshone Reservoir, Wyo____ 140

Sidney, Nebr., Lodgepole Creek at_____ 248

Silver Creek, Nebr., discharge measurement

of-.-............- ........... 339

Silverstar, Mont., Jefferson River near..__ 14

Sioux City, Iowa, Missouri River at____ 36-38

Smith River at Truly, Mont..___..__. 66

near White Sulphur Springs, Mont___ 65

Smoky Hill River at Ellsworth, Kans__.. 280

at Jerome, Kans-____________ 278

at Lindsborg, Kans___________ 281

at Pfeifer, Kans_____________ 279

at Solomon, Kans. ____________ 283

near Mentor, Kans..__..__.___ 282

Soldier Creek at Topeka, Kans_______ 294

Solomon, Kans., Smoky Hill River at___ 283

Solomon River at Beloit, Kans._______ 287

at Niles, Kans. ... ...... .. 288

North Fork of, at Kirwin, Kans__..... 289

South Fork of, at Alton, Kans ____ 286 

South Boulder Creek near Jefferson Island,

Mont_ 51

South Grand River near Brownington, Mo 330 

South Platte, Colo., North Fork of South

Platte River at. _ 237

South Platte River at Julesburg, Colo___. 235

at Ogallala, Nebr.................... . 236

at South Platte, Colo._.__._.__ 234 

near Lake George, Colo_.___ ____ 233 

North Fork of, at South Platte, Colo__ 237 

South St. Vrain Creek near Ward, Colo__ 239 

Spencer, Nebr., Niobrara River near __ 181 

Springfield, Mo., Little Sac River near._.. 329 

Stage-discharge relation, definition of. ___ 2 

Stillwater River near Nye, Mont______ 121 

Stockton, Mo., Sac River near_______ 328 

Stotesbury, Mo., Little Osage River at___ 326 

Stranger Creek near Tonganoxie, Kans__-. 297 

Sturges, Mo., Medicine Creek near........ 304-305

Sumner, Mo., Grand River near.______ 299 

Sunlight Creek near Painter, Wyo_____ 124 

Sunny, N. Dak., Heart River at______ 157 

Sutherland, Nebr., North Platte River near. 202 

Sweet water River, Wyo., discharge measurement of ____ -.--_.... 339

Tarkio River at Fairfax, Mo. ___------ 257

Tenmile Creefe near Helena, Mont... ___ 62

near Rimini, Mont___________ 61

Terms, definition of..____________ 2

Tescott, Kans., Saline River at_______ 285

Teton River near Fort Benton, Mont..__ 72

Thennopolis, Wyo., Big Horn River at ... 126

North Fork of Owl Creek near.... ___ 135

South Fork of Owl Creek near.__..... 134

Thompson River (Grand River Basin) at

Trenton, Mo.__.. .____ 300 

Thompson River (Platte River Basin) below

power house near Drake, Colo_ 242

Three Forks, Mont., Madison River near... 56

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Timmer, N. Dak., Cannonball River near 158

Tonganoxie, Kans., Stranger Creek near .. 297

Tongue River near Decker, Mont.. 143

near Miles City, Mont. 144

Topefea, Kans., Kansas River at_ 270

Soldier Creek at_ 294

Torrington, Wyo., North Platte River at .. 196 

Tower Creek at Tower Falls, Yellowstone

National Park .. . 117

Trading Post, Kans., Osage River at..___ 314

Trenton, Mo., Thompson River at_____ 300

Truly, Mont., Smith River at . ..... 66

U

Upper Clear Creek, Nebr., discharge measurement of_____.___._ 340 

Utica, Mont., Judith River near 73

Valentine, Nebr., Niobrara River near 180

Valier, Mont., Dupuyer Creek near 70

Valley Falls, Kans., Delaware River at 295

Vandalia, Mont., Milk River near. __ 90

W

Wagonhound Creek near La Bonte, Wyo 215 

Wakarusa River near Lawrence, Kans 296 

Wakefield, Kans., Republican River at 267 

Wakpala, S. Dak., Grand River near.___ 159 

Wamego, Kans., Kansas River at. 269 

Ward, Colo., South St. Vrain Creek near__ 239 

Warsaw, Mo., Osage River at_... 316 

Wasta, S. Dak., Cheyenne River near 162 

Waterloo, Nebr., Elkhorn River at -- 256 

Waterville, Kans., Little Blue River at. .. 293 

Waverly, Mo., Missouri River at . 43 

Waynesville, Mo., Gasconade River near 334 

Weldon River at Mill Grove, Mo. 301-302 

Wendover, Wyo., Cottonwood Creefe at .. 218 

West Yellowstone, Mont., Madison River

near__________ 53 

Whalen, Wyo., North Platte River below... 195 

Wheatland, Wyo., Laramie River near 220 

White River, S. Dak., South Fork of White

River near..... . .-.-. 177

White River at Crawford, Netar ... 174 

near Interior, S. Dak.. .... 175

near Oacoma, S. Dak..___ 176 

South Fork of, near White River, S. Dak- 177 

White Sulphur Springs, Mont., Smith River

near__________ 65 

Whitewater Creek near international boundary 98^

Williston, N. Dak., Missouri River dear.. 20-22' 

Willow Creek near Crowheart, Wyo 130 

near Willow Creek, Mpnt... . 52 

Wilson, Kans., Saline River near.. 284 

Wind River at Riverton, Wyo.-.. 125 

Winifred, Mont., Judith River near 74 

Winnett, Mont., McDonald Creek at------- 85

Wolf Point, Mont., Missouri River near . 17-19 

Wood River near Meeteetse, Wyo. 138 

Woodpile Coulee near international boundary.......... - 96
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"Woodruff, Kans., Prairie Dog Creek near . 277

"Work,'authorization of-- _______ 1

divisionof -- - - 10-11

scope of ___ __ __.--_ 1-2

Yankton, S. Dak., Missouri River at__._ 35 

Yellow Creek near Eothville, Mo______ 308 

Yellowstone Lake at Lake Hotel, Yellowstone

National Park__. .. ._ 107 

Yellowstone National Park, Gardiner River

in.-.-. . -- 119 

Lamar River in_--__...________ 118 

Tower Creek in.----__________ 117

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Yellowstone National Park, Yellowstone

Lakein_ . 107

Yellowstone River in. __. __ 108-109 

YeUowstone River at Billings, Mont __ . 112 

at Corwin Springs, Mont 110 

at Intake, Mont __ - _____ 114-116 

at Miles City, Mont-- - 113

at YeUowstone Lake outlet, Yellowstone

National Park- _ ___ 108 

near Canyon Hotel, Yellowstone National Park . 109

near Livingston, Mont 111 

Yellowstone River Basin, Mont.-Wyo.,

gaging-station records in 107-153 

Yoder, Wyo., Horse Creek near 224

o