Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1950

Part 4. St. Lawrence River Basin

Prepared under the direction of C. G. PAULSEN, Chief Hydraulic Engineer 

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1174

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Vermont, and 

Wisconsin and other agencies

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1952
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Oscar L. Chapman, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

W. E. Wrather, Director

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office 

.Washington 25, D. C. - Price 70 cents (paper cover)
PREFACE

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation 

with the States of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, 

Ohio, Vermont, and Wisconsin and other agencies, by personnel of the 

Water Resources Division under the direction of:

C. G. Paulsen____________________Chief Hydraulic Engineer 

J. V. B. Wells_________________Chief, Surface Water Branch 

B. J. Peterson_________________-Chief, Annual Reports Section

District Engineers (Surface Water)

F. C. Christopherson_______________________Madison, Wis. 

D. M. Corbett _______________________Indianapolis, Ind. 

L. C. Crawford__________________________Columbus, Ohio 

A. W. Harrington__________________________Albany, N. Y. 

H. B. Kinnison____________________________Boston, Mass. 

J. H. Morgan ________________________Champaign, 111. 

P. R. Speer____________________________St. Paul, Minn.

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CONTENTS

Page

Scope of work........................................................................ 1

Definition of terms.................................................................. 1

Explanation of data.................................................................. 2

Accuracy of field data and computed results.......................................... 5

Publications......................................................................... 6

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey.......... 12

Cooperation.......................................................................... 12

Division of work..................................................................... 14

Gaglng-station records............................................................... 15

St. Lawrence River main stem....................................................... 15

Niagara River at Buffalo, N. Y................................................... 15

St. Lawrence River at Ogdensburg, N. Y. .......................................... 16

Streams tributary to Lake Superior................................................. 17

Pigeon River at Middle Falls, below International Bridge, Minn................... 17

Baptism River near Beaver Bay, Minn.............................................. 18

St. Louis River near Aurora, Minn................................................ 19

Partridge River near Aurora, Minn................................................ 20

Embarrass River at Embarrass, Minn............................................... 21

Amnicon Lake near South Range , Wis............................................... 22

Bois Brule River at Brule, Wis................................................... 23

Bad River at Mellen, Wis......................................................... 24

Bad River near Odanah, Wis....................................................... 25

White River near Ashland, Wis.................................................... 26

Montreal River at Ironwood, Mich................................................. 27

Montreal River near Saxon, Wis................................................... 28

Presque Isle River at Marenlsco, Mich............................................ 29

Presque Isle River near Tula, Mich............................................... 30

Middle Branch Ontonagon River near Paulding, Mich................................ 31

Middle Branch Ontonagon River near Trout Creek, Mich............................. 32

Middle Branch Ontonagon River near Rockland, Mich................................ 33

Bond Falls Canal near Paulding, Mich............................................. 35

East Branch Ontonagon River near Mass, Mich...................................... 36

Cisco Branch Ontonagon River at Cisco Lake Outlet Mich........................... 37

South Branch Ontonagon River at Ewen, Mich....................................... 38

West Branch Ontonagon River near Bergland, Mich.................................. 39

Sturgeon River near Sidnaw, Mich................................................. 40

Sturgeon River near Alston, Mich................................................. 41

Sturgeon River near Arnheim, Mich................................................ 42

Otter River near Elo, Mich....................................................... 43

Streams tributary to Lake Michigan................................................. 44

Manistique River near Germfask, Mich............................................. 44

Manistique River at Germfask, Mich............................................... 45

Manistique River near Blaney, Mich............................................... 46

Manistique River near Manistique, Mich........................................... 47

Du«k Creek near Blaney, Mioh..................................................... 48

West Branch Manistique River near Manistique, Mich............................... 49

Indian River near Manistique, Mich............................................... 50

Brule River near Florence , Wis................................................... 51

Menominee River at Twin Falls, near Iron Mountain, Mich.......................... 52

Menominee River near Pembine, Wis................................................ 53

Menominee River below Koss, Mich................................................. 54

Menominee River near McAllister, Wis............................................. 55

Iron River at Caspian,-Mich...................................................... 56

Paint River at Crystal Falls, Mich............................................... 57

Michigamme River near Crystal Falls , Mich........................................ 58

Pine River at pine River power plant, near Florence, Wis......................... 59

Pike River at Amberg, Wis........................................................ 60

Oconto River near Gillett, Wis................................................... 61

Wheeler Lake near Lakewood, Wis.................................................. 62

Boot Lake near Townsend, Wis..................................................... 62

Fox River at Berlin, Wis......................................................... 63

Lake Winnebago at Oshkosh, Wis................................................... 64

Fox River at Rapide Croche Dam, near Wrightstown, Wis............................ 65

Silver Lake at Portage, Wl^ ...................................................... 66

Little Green Lake near Markesan, Wis............................................. 66

Wolf River above West Branch Wolf River, Wis..................................... 67

Wolf River at Keshena Falls, Wis................................................. 68

Wolf River at New London, Wis.................................................... 69

Embarrass River near Embarrass, Wis.............................................. 70

Little Wolf River at Royal ton, Wis............................................... 71

Waupaca River near Waupaca, Wis.................................................. 72

West Branch Fond du Lac River at Fond du Lac, Wis................................ 73

East Branch Fond du Lac River at Fond du Lac, Wis................................ 74

Lake de Neveu near Fond du Lac, Wis.............................................. 75

Cedar Lake near Kiel, Wis........................................................ 75

Milwaukee River at Milwaukee, Wis................................................ 76

Little Calumet River at South Holland, 111....................................... 78
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Gaging-station 'records--Continued.

Streams tributary to Lake Michigan Continued. Page

Hart ditch at Munster, Ind....................................................... 79

Thorn Creek at Glenwood, 111..................................................... 80

Thorn Creek at Thornton, 111..................................................... 81

Deer Creek near Chicago Heights, 111.........................................I... 82

Butterfield Creek at Flossmoor, 111.............................................. 83

North Creek near Lansing, 111.................................................... 84

Lansing ditch near Lansing, 111.................................................. 85

Wolf Lake at Chicago, 111........................................................ 86

Burns ditch at Gary, Ind......................................................... 87

Deep River at Lake George Outlet, at Hobart, Ind................................. 88

Little Calumet River at Porter, Ind.............................................. 89

Salt Creek near McCool, Ind...................................................... 90

St. Joseph River at Mottville, Mich.............................................. 91

St. Joseph River at Elkhart, Ind.......................... ...................... 92

St. Joseph River at Niles, Mich.................................................. 93

East Branch Coldwater River at Coldwater, Mich................................... 94

Pigeon Creek at Hogback Lake Outlet, near Angola, Ind............................ 95

Christiana Creek at Elkhart, Ind................................................. 96

Elkhart River at Goshen, Ind..................................................... 97

Kalamazoo River at Marshall, Mich................................................ 98

Kalamazoo River near Battle Creek, Mich.......................................... 99

Kalamazoo River at Comstock, Mich................................................ 100

Kalamazoo River at Calkins Dam, near Allegan, Mich............................... 101

Battle Creek at Charlotte, Mich.. .. ..... ... .... ... .. ........... .. . ... 102

Battle Creek at Battle Creek, Mich............................................... 103

Portage Creek at Kalamazoo, Mich................................................. 104

Grand River at Jackson, Mich..................................................... 105

Grand River at Lansing, Mich..................................................... 106

Grand River at Grand Rapids, Mich................................................ 108

Portage River below Little Portage Lake, near Munith, Mich....................... 109

Orchard Creek at Munith, Mich.................................................... 110

Cedar River at East Lansing, Mich................................................ Ill

Lookingglass River near Eagle, Mich.............................................. 112

Maple River at Maple Rapids, Mich................................................ 113

Thornapple River near Hastings, Mich............................................. 114

Higgins Lake Outlet near Roscommon, Mich......................................... 115

Muskegon River near Merritt, Mich................................................ 116

Muskegon River at Evart, Mich.................................................... 117

Muskegon River at Newaygo, Mich.................................................. 118

Pere Marquette River at Scottville, Mich......................................... 119

Big Sable River near Free Soil, Mich............................................. 120

Manistee River near Grayling, Mich............................................... 121

Manistee River near Sherman, Mich................................................ 122

Streams tributary to Lake Huron.................................................... 123

Sturgeon River near Wolverine, Mich.............................................. 123

Indian River at Indian River, Mich............................................... 124

Cheboygan River near Cheboygan, Mich ............................................ 125

Pigeon River at Aft on, Mich...................................................... 126

Black River near Tower, Mich..................................................... 127

Black River near Cheboygan, Mich................................................. 128

Rainy River near Onaway, Mich.................................................... 129

Thunder Bay River near Hillman, Mich............................................. 130

Thunder Bay River near Bolton, Mich.............................................. 131

Upper South Branch Thunder Bay River near Lachine, Mich.......................... 132

North Branch Thunder Bay River near Bolton, Mich................................. 133

Lower South Branch Thunder Bay River near Hubbard Lake, Mich..................... 134

Middle Branch Au Sable River at Grayling, Mich................................... 135

Rifle River at Michigan Highway 70, near Sterling, Mich.......................... 136

Shiawassee River at Byron, Mich.................................................. 137

Shiawassee River at Owosso, Mich................................................. 138

Shiawassee River near Fergus, Mich............................................... 139

Saginaw River at Saginaw, Mich................................................... 139

Bad River near Brant, Mich....................................................... 140

Flint River at Columbiaville, Mich............................................... 141

Flint River at Genesee, Mich..................................................... 142

Flint River near Flint, Mich..................................................... 143

Flint River near Fosters, Mich........ .......................................... 144

Flint River near Alicia , Mich.................................................... 145

Farmers Creek near Lapeer, Mich.................................................. 146

Cass River at Cass City, Mich.................................................... 147

Cass River at Vassar, Mich........................................................ 148

Cass River at Frankenmuth, Mich.................................................. 149

East Branch Cass River near Cass City, Mich...................................... 150

Tittabawassee River at Midland, Mich............................................. 151

Tobacco River at Beaverton, Mich................................................. 152

Salt River near North Bradley, Mich.............................................. 153

Chippewa River near Mount Pleasant, Mich......................................... 154

Chippewa River near Midland, Mich................................................ 155

Pine River at Alma, Mich......................................................... 156

Sebewaing River (State drain) near Sebewaing, Mich............................... 157

East Fork Sebewaing River (Columbia drain) near Sebewaing, Mich.................. 158

Pigeon River near Pigeon, Mich................................................... 159

Streams tributary to St. Clair River............................................... 160

Black River near Fargo, Mich..................................................... 160

Mill Creek near Abbottsford, Mich................................................ 161
CONTENTS VII

Gaging-station records--Continued. Page

Streams tributary to Lake St. Glair................................................ 162

ClInton River near Fraser, Mich.................................................. 162

Clinton River at Mount Clemens, Mioh............................................. 163

North Branch Clinton River near Mount Clemens, Mich.............................. 164

Streams tributary to Detroit River................................................. 165

River Rouge at Detroit, Mich..................................................... 165

Middle River Rouge near Garden City, Mich........................................ 166

Lower River Rouge at Inkster, Mich............................................... 167

Streams tributary to Lake Erie..................................................... 168

Huron River at Commerce , Mich.................................................... 168

Huron River near New Hudson, Mich................................................ 169

Huron River near Dexter, Mich.................................................... 170

Huron River at Ann Arbor, Mich................................................... 171

Hayes Creek at Commerce, Mich.................................................... 172

Portage Creek near Pinckney, Mich................................................ 173

Raisin River at Monroe, Mich..................................................... 174

St. Joseph River near Newville, Ind.............................................. 175

St. Joseph River near Fort Wayne, Ind............................................ 176

Mauraee River at New Haven, Ind................................................... 177

Mauraee River at Antwerp, Ohio.................................................... 178

Mauraee River near Defiance , Ohio................................................. 180

Maumee River at Waterville, Ohio................................................. 181

Cedar Creek at Auburn, Ind....................................................... 182

Cedar Creek near Cedarville , Ind................................................. 183

St. Marys River at Decatur, Ind.................................................. 184

St. Marys River near Fort Wayne , Ind............................................. 185

Bean Creek at Powers , Ohio....................................................... 186

Tiffin River at Stryker, Ohio.................................................... 187

Auglaize River near Fort Jennings, Ohio.......................................... 188

Auglaize River near Defiance, Ohio............................................... 189

Ottawa River at Allentown, Ohio.................................................. 190

Blanchard River near Findlay, Ohio............................................... 191

Blanchard River at Glandorf, Ohio................................................ 192

Eagle Creek near Findlay, Ohio................................................... 193

Portage River at Woodville, Ohio................................................. 194

Sandusky River near Bucyrus, Ohio................................................ 195

Sandusky River near Upper Sandusky, Ohio......................................... 196

Sandusky River near Mexico, Ohio................................................. 197

Sandusky River near Fremont, Ohio................................................ 198

Black River at Elyria, Ohio...................................................... 199

Rocky River near Berea, Ohio..................................................... 200

Cuyahoga River at Hiram Rapids, Ohio............................................. 201

Cuyahoga River at Old Portage, Ohio.............................................. 202

Cuyahoga River at Independence, Ohio............................................. 203

Little Cuyahoga River at Mogadore, Ohio.......................................... 204

Little Cuyahoga River at Massillon Road, Akron, Ohio............................. 205

Springfield Lake Outlet at Akron, Ohio........................................... 206

Chagrin River at Willoughby, Ohio................................................ 207

Grand River near Madison, Ohio................................................... 208

Phelps Creek near Windsor, Ohio.................................................. 209

Rock Creek near Rock Creek, Ohio................................................. 210

Mill Creek near Jefferson, Ohio.................................................. 211

Cattaraugus Creek at Gowanda, N. ¥............................................... 212

Buffalo Creek at Gardenville, N. ¥............................................... 213

Cayuga Creek near Lancaster, N. Y................................................ 214

Cazenovia Creek at Ebenezer, N. Y................................................ 215

Streams tributary to Niagara River................................................. 216

Tonawanda Creek at Batavia, N. Y................................................. 216

Little Tonawanda Creek at Linden, N. Y........................................... 217

Streams tributary to Lake Ontario.................................................. 218

Genesee River at Scio, N. Y...................................................... 218

Genesee River at Portageville, N. Y.............................................. 219

Genesee River at St. Helena, N. Y................................................ 220

Genesee River at Jones Bridge, near Mount Morris, N. Y........................... 221

Genesee River at Driving Park Avenue, Rochester, N. Y............................ 222

Caneadea Creek at Caneadea, N. Y................................................. 223

Canaseraga Creek near Dansville, N. Y............................................ 224

Honeoye Creek at Honeoye Falls, N. Y............................................. 225

Canadice Lake Outlet near Hemlock, N. Y.......................................... 226

Oatka Creek at Garbutt, N. Y..................................................... 227

Black Creek at Churchville, N. Y................................................. 228

Seneca River at Baldwinsville, N. Y.............................................. 229

Oswego River at lock 7, Oswego, N. Y............................................. 230

Fall Creek near Ithaca, N. Y..................................................... 231

Cayuga Inlet near Ithaca, N. Y................................................... 232

Canandaigua Lake at Canandaigua, N. Y............................................ 233

Canandaigua Lake Outlet at Chapin, N. Y.......................................... 234

Owasco Lake Outlet near Auburn, N. Y............................................. 235

Onondaga Creek at Temple Street, Syracuse, N. Y.................................. 236

East Branch Fish Creek at Taberg, N. Y........................................... 237

Oneida River at Caughdenoy, N. Y................................................. 238

Oneida Creek at Oneida, N. Y..................................................... 239

Limestone Creek at Fayetteville, N. Y............................................ 240

Black River near Boonville, N. Y................................................. 241

Black River at Watertown, N. Y................................................... 242

Black River Canal (flowing south) near Boonville, N. Y........................... 243
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Gaging-station records Continued.

Streams tributary to Lake Ontario--Continued. Page

Moose River at McKeever, N. Y.................................................... 244

Middle Branch Moose River at Old Forge, N. Y..................................... 245

Middle Branch Moose River near MeKeever, N. Y.................................... 246

Independence River at Donnattsburg, N. Y......................................... 247

Stillwater Reservoir near Beaver River, N. Y..................................... 248

Beaver River below Stillwater Dam, near Beaver River, N. Y....................... 249

Beaver River at Croghan, N. Y.................................................... 250

Deer River at Copenhagen, N. Y................................................... 251

Streams tributary to St. Lawrence River............................................ 252

East Branch Oswegatchie River at Cranberry Lake, N. Y............................ 252

East Branch Oswegatchie River near Oswegatchie, N. Y............................. 253

Oswegatchie River near Heuvelton, N. Y........................................... 254

West Branch Oswegatchie River near Harrisville, N. Y............................. 255

Grass River at Pyrites, N. Y..................................................... 256

Raquette River at Piercefield, N. Y.............................................. 257

Raquette River at Raymondville, N. Y............................................. 258

St. Regis River at Brasher Center, N. Y.......................................... 259

Salmon River at Chasm Falls, N. Y................................................ 260

Chateaugay River near Chateaugay, N. Y........................................... 261

Richelieu River (Lake Champlain) at Rouses Point, N. Y........................... 262

Lake Champlain at Burlington, Vt................................................. 263

Great Chazy River at Perry Mills, N. Y........................................... 264

Saranac River at Plattsburg, N. Y................................................ 265

West Branch Ausable River near Newman, N. Y...................................... 266

Ausable River near Ausable Forks, N. Y........................................... 267

Black Brook at Black Brook, N. Y................................................. 268

East Branch Ausable River at Ausable Forks, N. Y................................. 269

Bouquet River at Willsboro, N. Y................................................. 270

Lake George at Rogers Rock, N. Y................................................. 271

Lake George Outlet at Ticonderoga, N. Y.......................................... 272

Poultney River below Fair Haven, Vt.............................................. 273

Otter Creek at Center Rutland, Vt................................................ 274

Otter Creek at Middlebury, Vt.................................................... 275

East Creek at Rutland, Vt........................................................ 276

Winooski River at Montpelier, Vt................................................. 277

Winooski River near Essex Junction, Vt........................................... 278

Reservoirs in Winooski River Basin above Montpelier, Vt.......................... 279

Jail Branch at East Barre, Vt.................................................... 280

North Branch Winooski River at Wrightsville, Vt.................................. 281

Dog River at Northfield Falls, Vt................................................ 282

Mad River near Moretown, Vt...................................................... 283

Waterbury Reservoir near Waterbury, Vt........................................... 284

Waterbury River near Waterbury, Vt............................................... 285

Lamoille River at Johnson, Vt.................................................... 286

Lamoille River at East Georgia, Vt............................................... 287

Missisquoi River near North Troy, Vt............................................. 888

Missisquoi River near Richford, Vt............................................... 289

Lake Memphremagog at Newport, Vt................................................. 290

Clyde River at Newport, Vt....................................................... 291

Records available on lakes in Indiana................................................ 292

Miscellaneous discharge measurements................................................. 293

Index................................................................................ 303

ILLUSTRATION

Page 

Figure 1. Gaging-station structures: A, Little Wolf River at Royalton, Wis.; B,

Black River near BoonvilleT N. Y. ....................................... 3
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OP ST. LAWRENCE RIVER BASIN, 1950

SCOPE OF WORK

This volume Is one of a series of 14 reports presenting results of measurements of 

stage and flow made on streams, lakes, and reservoirs In the United States during the 

water year ending September 30, 1950. The work was begun In 1888 In connection with 

special studies relating to Irrigation. Measurements of the flow of streams and of the 

stage and contents of lakes and reservoirs have been made at about 12,060 gaging stations 

In the 48 States and also at many In the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii. On September 

30, 1950, 6,540 gaging stations, Including those In Hawaii and Alaska were being maintained by the Geological Survey and cooperating organizations. Miscellaneous discharge 

measurements were made during the water year at many other points.

In the execution of the work many State and private organizations have cooperated, 

either by furnishing data or by assisting in collecting data. Cooperation of the first 

kind Is acknowedged in connection with the description of each station affected; cooperation of the second kind is acknowledged, under the heading "Cooperation," In the introductory matter that precedes the gaging-station records in each volume. In the present 

volume, the section on cooperation of the second kind appears on page 12.

DEFINITION OF TERMS

The units In which stream-flow data are presented in this report and other terms used 

herein are defined as follows:

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

rate of discharge of a stream whose channel Is 1 square foot in cross-sectional area and 

whose average velocity Is. 1 foot per second.

"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 ths runoff Is distributed uniformly botn as regards time and area.

"Runoff In Inches" Is the depth to which an area would be covered If all the water 

draining from it In a given period were uniformly distributed on its surface. It is used 

for comparing runoff with rainfall, which Is usually expressed in inches.

An "acre-foot" is the quantity of water required to cover an acre to the depth of 

1 foot and is equivalent to 43,560 cubic feet. The term Is commonly used in connection 

with storage for Irrigation.

"Second-foot-day" is the volume of water represented by a flow of 1 second-foot for 24 

hours. It Is equivalent to 86,400 cubic feet, 1.983471 acre-feet, or 646,317 gallons and 

represents a runoff of 0.0372 Inch from 1 square mile.

"Stage-discharge relation" is an abbreviation for the term "relation between gage height 

and discharge."

"Control" Is a term used to designate a feature downstream from the gage that determines the stage-discharge relation at the gage. This feature may be a natural section, 

a reach of the channel, or an artificial structure.

"Contents" is a term applied to the volume of water In a reservoir. Unless otherwise 

Indicated, it is computed on the basis of a level pool and does not include bank storage.

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"Drainage area" of a stream at a specified location is that area, measured in a horizontal plane, which is enclosed by a topographic divide such that direct surface runoff from 

precipitation normally would drain by gravity into the river basin above the specified 

point. Figures of drainage area given herein include all closed basins or non-contributing 

areas within the area unless otherwise noted.

EXPLANATION OF DATA

The base data collected at gaging stations consist of records of stage, measurements 

of discharge, and general information used to supplement the records of stage and discharge 

measurements in determining the daily flow. The records of stage are obtained either from 

direct readings on a nonrecordlng 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. Typical structures in use at gaging stations are shown in figure 1.

Rating tables giving the discharge for any stage are prepared from the discharge measurements . The application of the daily mean gage height to those rating tables gives the 

daily mean discharge, from which the monthly and the yearly mean discharge are computed. 

If the stage-discharge relation is subject to change because of frequent or continual 

change in the physical features that form the control, the daily mean discharge is determined by the "shifting-control method," In which correction factors based on individual discharge measurements and notes by engineers and observers are used in applying the 

gage heights to the rating tables. At times the stage-discharge relation for a station 

may be temporarily changed by the presence of aquatic growth or debris on the control. 

For such times the daily mean discharge is computed by what is essentially the "shiftingcontrol" ntfcthod, described above.

At some gaging stations the stage-discharge relation is affected by backwater from 

reservoirs, tributary streams, or other sources, which necessitates the use of the "slope 

method,"-in which the slope or fall in a reach of the stream is a factor in the determination of discharge. Information requisite for determining the slope or fall is obtained 

by means of an auxiliary gage set at some distance from the base gage. At some stations 

the stage-discharge relation is affected by changing stage, and for them the rate of 

change of stage is used as a factor in the determination of discharge.

At most gaging stations in the northern part of the United States and at some in the 

mountainous regions of other parts the stage-discharge relation is affected by Lee during 

the winter, which makes it impossible to compute the discharge in the usual manner. Discharge for periods of ice effect Is computed on the basis of the gage-height record and 

occasional winter discharge measurements, consideration being given to the available information on temperature and precipitation, notes by gage observers and engineers, and 

comparable records of discharge for stations in the same or nearby basins. For those 

stations at which the stage-discharge relation 3,3 affected by Ice, the days included in 

the periods of ice effect either are indicated in the table by symbols referring to a 

footnote that states this fact or are given in a general note following the table. The 

days on which discharge measurements were made during or between periods of ice effect, 

shortly before the first period, or shortly after the last period are similarly indicate, 

by a footnote.

For most of the gaging stations on .streams in the area covered by this report the data 

presented comprise a. description of the station, a table showing the daily discharge of
EXPLANATION OF DATA

A. LITTLE WOLF RIVER AT ROYALTON, VIS.

B. BLACK RIVER NEAR BOONVILLE, N. Y.

FIGURE 1. GAGING-STATION STRUCTURES
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the stream, and a table of monthly and yearly discharge and runoff. Skeleton rating 

tables are published for all stations except those at which the daily discharge for the 

greater part of the year was determined by the shifting-control method, the slope method, 

or other special methods.

The description of the station gives the type of gage, location, drainage area, records 

available, average discharge, extremes of discharge, general remarks, and notations of revisions of previously published record. The location of the gaging station and the drainage area are obtained from the most accurate maps available. Under "Average discharge" is 

given the average discharge for the number of years indicated. It is not given for stations having less than 10 complete years of record or for stations where changes in water 

development during the period of record cause the figure to have little significance. 

Under "Extremes" are given the maximum discharge and gage height; the minimum discharge if 

there is little or no regulation; the minimum dally discharge if there is extensive regulation (also the minimum discharge if useful); and the minimum gage height (unless it is 

of no Importance). Unless otherwise qualified, the maximum discharge corresponds to the 

crest stage, obtained by use of a water-stage recorder, a crest-stage indicator, or a nonrecording gage read at the time of the crest. Information pertaining to the accuracy of 

the records and conditions which affect the natural flow at the gaging station is given 

under "Remarks."

For some stations previously published records have been found to be in error on the 

basis of data or information obtained subsequently. Revisions of such records are usually 

published along with the current records in one of the annual reports. In order to make 

it easier to find such revised records, a paragraph headed "Revisions (water years)" has 

been added to the station description of all stations for which revised records have been 

published. Listed therein are all the reports in which revisions appear, each followed by 

the water years for which figures are revised in that report. In listing the report 

number, W. means Water-Supply Paper. In listing the years, water years are Indicated by 

only 1 year, for instance, 1933 stands for the water year October 1, 1932, to September 30, 

1933. If there were no daily, monthly, or annual figures of discharge involved In the 

revision, that fact is brought out by notations after the year dates as follows: (M) means 

that only the instantaneous maximum discharge was revised; (m) that only the Instantaneous 

minimum was revised; and (P) that only peak discharges we're revised. If the drainage area 

has been revised, the report in which the revised figure was first published is given. It 

should be noted that for all stations for which second-feet per square mile and runoff in 

inches are published, a revision of the drainage area necessitates corresponding revision 

of all figures based on the drainage area. Revised figures of second-feet per square mile 

and runoff In inches resulting from a revision of the drainage area only are usually not 

published in the annual series of reports.

For stations equipped with water-stage recorders, except those on streams subject to 

sudden or rapid fluctuation, the table gives the discharge corresponding to the daily mean 

gage height. For stations subject to such fluctuation the daily mean gage height may not 

indicate the true daily mean discharge, which must be obtained by averaging the discharge 

for parts of the day or by using the discharge integrator, an Instrument for obtaining the 

daily mean discharge from a continuous gage-height graph and containing as an essential 

element a curve representing the stage-discharge relation at the station. For stations 

equipped with nonrecording gages, the table of daily discharge gives the discharge
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corresponding to either once-daily readings of the gage, the mean of twice-daily readings, 

or the mean gage .height determined from gage-height graphs based on gage readings. For 

periods of rapidly changing stage, the dally mean discharge is determined from gage-height 

graphs based on gage readings, the frequency of which Is stated in the station description.

In the table of monthly discharge the column headed "Second-foot-days" gives the sum 

for each month of the figures given in the table of daily discharge. The column headed 

"Maximum" gives the maximum daily discharge, not the momentary discharge when the water 

surface was at crest stage. Likewise, in the column headed "Minimum" the quantity given 

is the minimum dally discharge. The column headed "Mean" gives the average flow in cubic 

feet per second during the month.

Peak discharges with the times of their occurrence are listed below the table of monthly 

discharge for most stations. All independent peaks above the selected base are given. The 

base discharge, which is given in parentheses, is selecteu so that an average of about 

three peaks a year will be presented. Peak discharges are not published for canals, 

ditches, drains, or for any stream for which the peaks are subject to substantial control 

by man.

For most gaging stations on lakes and reservoirs the data presented comprise a description of the station and a monthly summary table of stage and contents. For some reservoirs a table showing dally contents or stage is given. A skeleton table of capacity at 

given stages Is usually given In the first report in which data for a station are published 

but is omitted from succeeding reports.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

The accuracy of stream-flow data depends primarily on (1) the permanency of the stagedischarge relation or, if the control is unstable, the frequency of discharge measurements 

and (2) the accuracy of observations 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, In general, the error In the dally records is believed 

to be less than 5 percent; "good," less than 10 percent; "fair," less than 15 percent; and 

"poor," probably more than 15 percent. The records of monthly and yearly mean discharge 

and runoff are, in general, more accurate than the dally records.

Yield at some stations as indicated by monthly means may vary widely from natural yield, 

owing to diversion, consumption, regulation by storage, Increase or decrease In evaporation 

due to artificial causes, or other factors. For such stations figures of "second-feet per 

square mile" and "runoff in inches" are not published unless storage or diversion records 

are included indicating the extent of the regulation or diversion or unless satisfactory 

adjustments can be made for changes in contents or reservoirs or for other changes Incident 

to use and control. Evaporation from a reservoir is not included In the adjustments for 

changes in reservoir contents, unless its inclusion is indicated. Even at those stations 

where adjustments are made, in some instances large errors in computed yields may occur 

when relatively large negative adjustments are applied or when evaporation is large in 

comparison with the observed discharge. Figures of second-feet per square mile and runoff 

in inches are also omitted if the drainage area includes large noncontributing areas or if 

the average annual rainfall over the drainage area is less than 20 Inches.
6 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, If5'~! PART 4

Many gaging stations on streams in the irrigated areas of the United States are situated 

above most of the diversions from those streams, and therefore the discharge recorded does 

not show the water supply available for further development, as prior appropriations below 

the station must first be satisfied.

The table of monthly discharge presents in summary the distribution of the flow past the 

station. The table of daily discharge affords opportunity for more detailed studies of the 

variation in flow. As further observations in each succeeding year may be expected to 

throw new light on data previously published, it should be borne in mind that such data are 

subject to revision in succeeding water-supply papers.

PUBLICATIONS

The results of stream-flow measurements are now published annually in 14 parts, each 

part covering an area whose boundaries coincide with 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.

Lower Mississippi River Basin. 

Western Gulf of Mexico basins. 

Colorado River Basin.

10. The Great Basin.

11. Pacific slope basins in California.

12. Pacific slope basins in Washington and upper Columbia River Basin.

13. Snake River Basin.

14. Pacific slope basins in Oregon and lower Columbia River Basin.

Water-supply papers and other publications of the Geological Survey containing data on 

the water resources of the United States may be obtained or consulted as explained below.

1. Copies may be purchased at nominal cost from the Superintendent uf Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C., who will, on application, furnish lists giving 

prices.

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

the United States.

3. Sets are available for consultation in the offices of the water resources division of 

the Geological Survey as follows:

East of the Mississippi River:

Albany, N. Y., 526 Federal Building.

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

Atlanta, Ga., 644 Peachtree Seventh.

Augusta, Maine, 420 Statehouse.

Baton Rouge, La., 350 North 5th Street.

Boston, Mass., 939 Post Office Building.

Champaign, 111., 605 South Nell Street.

Charleston, W. Va., 408 Union Building.

Charlottesville, Va., Cabell Hall, University of Virginia.

Chattanooga, Tenn., 442 Post Office Building.

College Park, Md., 106 Engineering Building, University of Maryland.

Columbia, S. C., 207 Creason Building.

Columbus, Ohio, 1509 Hess Street.

Harrisburg, Pa., 490 Education Building.

Hartford, Conn., 203 Federal Building.

Indianapolis, Ind., 311 West Washington Street.

Jackson, Miss., Room 1, Fidelity Building.

Knoxville, Tenn., 337 Post Office Building.

Lansing, Mien., 611 Capitol Saving & Loan Building.

Louisville, Ky., 531 Federal Building.

Madison, Wis., 666 State Office Building.

Montgomery, Ala., 507 Post Office Building.

New Philadelphia, Ohio, Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District Building.

Ocala, Pla., Building Cll, Camp Roosevelt,

Pittsburgh, Pa., 515 Plaza Building.

Raleigh, N. C., 908 Capitol Club Building.

St. Paul, Minn., 1427 New Post Office Building.

Trenton, N. J., 228 Federal Building.

Washington, D. C., General Services Administration Building.
PUBLICATIONS

West of the Mississippi River:

Austin, Tex., 302 West Fifteenth Street.

Bismarck, N. Dak., 7 Eltinge Building.

Boise, Idaho, 429 Federal Building.

Denver, Colo., Federal Center.

Fort Smith, Ark., 6 Post Office Building.

Helena, Mont., 408 Federal Building.

Honolulu, 'Hawaii, 225 Federal Building.

Idaho Falls, Idaho, 204 Federal Building.

Iowa City, Iowa, 508 Hydraulic Laboratory, University of Iowa.

Jiineau, Alaska, Sab Port.

Lincoln, Nebr., 510 Rudge-Guenzel Building.

Los Angeles, Calif., 429-F United States Post Office and Courthouse.

Oklahoma City, Okla., 405 Post Office Building.

Pierre, S. Dak., 207 Federal Building.

Portland, Oreg., 606 Post Office Building.

Holla, Mo., 211 Ramsey Building.

St. Louis, Mo., 1004 New Federal Building.

Salt Lake City, Utah, 303 Federal Building.

San Francisco, Calif., 541 Federal Office Euilding.

Santa Fe, N. Hex., 228 United States Courthouse.

Tacoma, Wash., 207 Federal Building.

Topeka, Kans., 305 Federal Building.

Tucson, Ariz., 210 Post Office Building.

A list of Geological Survey publications may be obtained by applying to the Director, 

Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

Prior to publication, records of discharge in provisional form for individual stations 

may usually be obtained from the district offices listed above.

Early records of the flow of streams in the United States are published in the reports 

listed below. In many of these reports records for years earlier than those indicated 

have been included for some streams.

Stream-flow data for the years 1884-19O1, in reports of the Geological Survey 

(A > Annual Report; B * Bulletin; W . Water-Supply Paper)

Report

10th A, pt. 2 

llth A, pt. 2

13th A, pt. 3

B 131........ 

16th A, pt. 2

18th A, pt. 4

19th A, pt. 4 

W 27 .........

20th A, pt. 4

W 35 to 39... 

21st A, pt. 4

W 47 to 52... 

22d A, pt. 4.

W 65, 66..... 

W 75.........

Character of data

Descriptive Information only. 

Monthly discharge and descriptive Information. ...............

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

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

Descriptive Information only.

monthly discharge.

Descriptions, measurements ratings, and monthly discharge...

of the Mississippi River and Missouri River and tributaries above Kansas River.

of the Mississippi River except Missouri River and tributaries above Kansas River. 

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge. 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights of streams east of 

the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries.

the Mississippi River, except Missouri River and tributaries .

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

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

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

Monthly discharge ............................................

Year

1884 to September 189C.

1884-92.

1893-94.

1895-96.

1897. 

189S.

1899.

1900. 

19OO

1901. 

1901.

Papers on surface water supply containing records from 1899 to date, grouped by years 

and drainage basins, are listed by number on page 8. The data for any particular gaging 

station will, in general, be found in the reports covering the years during which the 

station was maintained. For example, the data for 1910 to 1920 for any station in the 

area covered by part 3 are published in Water-Supply Paper-s 283, 303, 323, 353, 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 measurements, 

Year

1899 a..................

1903. ...................

1909...... ..............

1910. ...................

1914. . .................

1915. ...................

1919-20. ................

1921....................

1925.... ................

1926.. ..................

1927

1930.. ..................

1931. ...................

1935... .................

1936. ...................

1940. ...................

1941. ...................

1945... .................

1946. ...................

1950.. ..................

1 SB47, h48 

65, 75 

82 

97

0165, p!66, q!67 

0201, p202, q203 

241 

261

Z81 

301 

321 

351 

381

401 

431 

451 

471 

501

521 

541 

561 

581 

601

641 

661 

681 

696

711 

726 

741 

756 

781

801 

821 

851 

871 

891

951 

971 

1001 

1031

1081

mi

1141

1171

b3S, 36 

48 

65, 75 

b82, 83 

b97, 98

q!67, 168 

q203, 204 

242 

262

282 

302 

322 

352 

382

402 

432 

452

472

502 522- 

542 

562 

582 

602

642 

662 

682 

697

712 

727 

742 

757 

782

802 

822 

852 

872 

892

952 

972

1002 

1032

1082 

1112 

1142

1172

3

S6 

48, 149 

65, 75 

83 

98

169 

205 

243 

263

283 

303 

323 

353 

383

4O3 

433 

453

473 

503

S23

543 

563 

583

603

643 

663 

683 

698

713 

728 

743 

758 

783

803 

823 

853 

873 

893

953 

973

1003 

1033

1083 

1113 

1143

1175

4

36 

49 

65, 75 

m82, 83 

97

170 

206 

244 

264

284 

304 

324 

354 

384

404 

434 

454

474 

504

524 

544

564 

584 

604

644 

664 

684 

699

714 

729 

744 

759 

784

804 

824 

854 

874 

894

954 

974

1004 

1034

1084 

1114 

1144

1174

5

36

49 

k65, 66, 75 

k83, 85 

k98, 99, nlOO

171 

207 

245 

265

285 

305 

325 

355 

385

405 

435 

455 

475

505

525

545 

565 

585 

605

625 

645 

665 

685 

700

715 

730 

745 

760 

785

805 

825 

855 

875 

895

925 

955 

975 

1005 

1035

1055

1085 

1115 

1145 117 C

6

49, J50 

66, 75 

84 

99

172 

208 

246 

266

286 

306 

326 

356 

386

406 

436 

456 

476

506

526 

546 

566 

586 

606

626 

646 

666 

686

701

716 

731 

746 

761 

786

806 

826 

856 

876 

896

92(S 

956 

976 

1006 

1036

1056 

1086 

1116 

1146

1176

7

50 

k65, 66, 75 

k83, 84 

k98, 99

k!69, 173 

k205, 209 

247 

267

287 

307 

327 

357 

387

407 

437 

457 

477

507

527 

547 

567 

587 

607

627 

647 

667 

687 

702

717 

732 

747 

762 

787

807 

827 

857 

877 

897

927 

957 

977

1007 

1037

1057 

1087

1117 

1147

1177

a Rating tables and Index to WSP 35-39

contained In WSP 39. Monthly discharge 

for 1899 in 2.1st Annual Report, part 4.

b James River only.

c Gallatin River.

d Green and Ounnison Rivers and Colorado 

River above Gunnison River.

Mojave River only.

f Kings and Kern Rivers and south Pacific

g Rating tables and index to WSP 47-52

contained in WSP 52. Monthly discharge 

for 1900 in 22d Annual Report, part 4.

h Schuylkill River to James River.

1 Scioto River.

J Loup, Platte, and E

tributaries below 

k Tributaries of Mis

m Lake Ontario and t

Lawrence River pro

n Hudson Bay only.

o New England rivers 
PUBLICATIONS

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, the streams and points of measurement listed appearing in the same 

relative order as the streams and gaging stations in the body of the report. An index of 

the records obtained prior to 1904 has been published in Water-Supply Paper 119.

Each of the reports on surface water supply for ths year 1939, issued as Water-Supply 

Papers 871 to 884 (see table on p. 8), contains, for the area covered by that report, a 

summary of yearly discharge at gaging stations at which 10 or more complete years of record 

have been collected. These summaries are available also as separate reprints.

Reports have been published that are compilations of records for various areas, usually 

a single State or drainage basin. These reports contain records previously published 

(some of which have been revised), as well as some records not contained In the annual 

series of water-supply papers. The following table gives the numbers and titles of these 

reports, arranged alphabetically, some by States and some by drainage basins.

Reports containing compilations of records of discharge by States and drainage basins

Report Period Water-Supply 

Paper

STATE 

Alabama, Water powers of, with an appendix on stream measurements in 1895-1903

Mississippi. 

California, Water resources of, part 1, Stream measurements In Sacra- 1887-1912

mento River Basin. 

California, Water resources of, part 2, Stream measurements In San 1878-1912

Joaquln River Basin. 

California, Water resources of, part 3, Stream measurements In the Great 1891-1912

Basin and Pacific Coast river basins. 

California, southern, Surface water supply of Pacific slope of........... 189O-1918

California, Surface water supply of Sacramento River Basin............... 1895-1927

California, Surface water supply of San Joaquln River Basin.............. 1895-1927

California, southern, Surface water supply of Pacific slope basins In.... 1894-1927

California, Surface water supply of minor San Francisco Bay, northern 1895-1927

Pacific, and Great basins In. 

Colorado, Water resources of............................................. 1884-1900

Georgia, Water resources of.............................................. 1895-1905

Massachusetts, Surface waters of......................................... 1848-1915

Massachusetts, Hydrology of, Part 1, Summary of stream-flow and precipi- 1863-1945

tation records. 

Nebraska, Surface water supply of........................................ 1894-1906

Oregon, Surface water supply of.......................................... 1878-1910

Texas, Summary of records of surface waters of........................... 1898-1937

Vermont, Surface waters of............................................... 1875-1916

Washington, Summary of hydrometrlc data in............................... 1878-1919

Washington, Summary of records of surface waters of...................... 1919-35

Wisconsin, northern, Water power of...................................... 1895-1905

Wyoming, Surface waters of, and their utilization........................ 1894-1921

DRAINAGE BASIN

Colorado River (Arlz., Colo., H. Mex., Utah, Wyo.) and Its utilization... 1888-1914 

Colorado River, upper (Colo., Utah), and Its utilization................. 1897-1927

Colorado River Basin (Arlz., Calif., Colo., Utah, Wyo.), Surface waters 1891-1938

at base stations In. 

Colorado River Basin (Arlz., Calif., Rev., M. Mex., Utah), Surface waters 1888-1938

at stations on tributaries In lower. 

Columbia River Basin, upper (Mont., Idaho), Surface waters of............ 1898-1938

Great Salt Lake Basin, Water powers of................................... 1889-1920

Green River (Colo., Utah, Wyo.) and Its utilization...................... 1894-1926

Kennebec River Basin (Maine), Water resources of......................... 1890-1906

Milk River. See St. Mary and Milk Rivers................................

Missouri and St. Mary River Basins (Mont.), Surface waters of............ 1881-1938

Hew-Kanawha River Basin (H. C., Va., W. Va.), Surface water supply of.... 1895-1920

Penobscot River Basin (Maine), Water resources of........................ 1904-9

Potomac River Basin (D. C., Md., W. Va.)................................. 1895-1906

Rio Orande Basin (Colo., H. Mex., Tex.). Water resources of.............. 1888-1913

St. Mary and Milk Rivers (Mont., Canada), Water supply of................ 1898-1917

St. .Mary River. See St. Mary and Milk Rivers; Missouri and St. Mary

River Basin. 

Sevier Lake Basin (Utah), Utilization of surface water resources of...... 1889-1937

Susquehanna River Basin (Pa., Md.) Hydrography of........................ 1890-1904

298

299

300

447

597-E

636-D

636-E

637-A

74

197

415

1105

230

370

850

424

492

870

156

469

395

617

918

916

517

618

198

917

536

279

192

358

491

920

109

Records of discharge have been published also in State reports. Some of these are 

not contained in the publications of the Geological Survey or are revisions of records 

previously published in its water-supply papers. The following table contains a list of 

these reports.

209004 0-52-2
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1950, PART 4 

State reports containing compilations of records of discharge

State

Colorado. ..... 

Do ......... 

Connecticut. . .

Illinois. .....

Iowa ..........

Do.........

Kentucky. ..... 

Louisiana. ....

Maine.. .......

Minnesota. .... 

Mississippi. . .

Do .........

Nebraska. .....

New Hampshire. 

New Jersey. . . .

New Mexico... . 

North Carolina

Do. ........

Horth Dakota..

Period

1881-1935 

1881-1938 

1900-1927

1908-11

1873-1932

1941 42

1919-24

1924-28

1935 39

1910-20 

1903-38

1887-1920

1909-12

1900-1948 

1857-1926

1927-39 

1889-1911

1894-1914

1889-1922 

1892-1928

1934-40

1888-1925 

1889-1923

1820-1945

1872-1945

1919-21

1898 1921

1878-1914

1924-30

Report

drology of southeastern Alabama.

Water resources of Colorado, Appendix 2, 

Data on stream-gaging stations of 

Colorado. 1 

Water resources of Colorado, Appendix 3, 

vols. 1 and 2, Stream-flow data of 

Colorado. 

Bull. 44, Water resources of Connecticut...

Water resources of Illinois. ...............

Stream-flow records of Iowa ................

and flood flow relating to Iowa streams..

resources of Iowa.

teport of Division of Water Resources......

Surface waters of Kentucky .................

Oeol. Bull. 16, Surface water supply of 

Louisiana. 

1st annual report ..........................

major streams in Maryland.

waters of Maryland and the Potomac 

River Basin.

Water-resources Investigation of Minnesota. 

Bull. 68, Surface Waters of Mississippi.... 

Vol. 20, 2d series, Water resources of

Missouri. 

Vol. 26, 2d series, Surface waters of 

Missouri. 

5th biennial report ................ 

Special Rept. 10, vols. 1-4, Water resources of Montana. 

1st hydrographic report ................ 

Annual and statistical report, vol. 12..... 

Bull. 33, Surface water supply of New 

Jersey. 

Special Rept. 5, Surface water supply of

New Jersey. 

Special Rept. 9, Surface water supply of

New Jersey. 

Surface water supply of New Mexico ......... 

Bull. 34, Discharge records of North 

Carolina streams. 

Bull. 39, Discharge records of North

Carolina streams. 2 

Hydrologic Data on the Neuse River Basin.

Hydrologic Data on the Cape Fear River

Basin. 

Hydrologic Data on the Yadkin-Pee Dee River

Basin.

Hydrologic Data on the Catawba and Broad 

River Basins. 

Hydraulic Data on The French Broad River

Basin. 

Report to Governor of North Dakota on 

flood control.

Bull. 200, Compilation of stream-flow

records of Ohio. 

Bull. Ill, Ohio stream-drainage areas and

flow-duration tables. 

Bull. 4, Water resources of the State of

Oregon. 

Bull. 7, Water resources of the State of

Oregon. 

Bull. 8, Water resources of the State of

Oregon .

Issued by

velopment Commission; 

University of Arkansas, 

Institute of Science and 

Technology. 

State Planning Commission, 

Water Conservation Board, 

State engineer. 

Do.

State Geological and Natural 

History Survey.

Rivers and Lakes Commission.

State Planning Board.

Kansas Water Commission.

Do.

State Board of Agriculture. 

Do.

Do.

Kentucky Geological Survey. 

Department of Conservation.

Maine Water Power Commission. 

State Planning Commission and

Water Resources Commission. 

Department of Geology, Minea,

and Water Resources.

Do.

State Drainage Commission.

Mississippi Geological Survey. 

Missouri Bureau of Geology

and Mines. 

Missouri Geological Survey 

and Water Resources . 

Office of the State Engineer.

Montana Agricultural Experiment Stat ion . 

Bureau of Water Power, Irrigation, and Drainage. 

Do.

Public Service Commission. 

Department of Conservation 

and Development. 

State Water Policy Commission.

Do.

Office of the State Engineer. 

Department of Conservation 

and Development.

Do.

Do.

Do. 

Do.

State chief engineer. 

State Planning Board.

State Water Conservation

Commission. 

Engineering Experiment Station,

Ohio State University. 

Do.

Department of Agriculture,

Division of Conservation 

and Natural Resources. 

Engineering Experiment Station,

Ohio State University. 

Office of the State Engineer.

Do.

Do.

1 Contains records of yearly discharge only.

2 Contains records of maximum and minimum daily, weekly, and monthly discharge and yearly mean 

discharge.
PUBLICATIONS 

State reports containing compilations of records of discharge Continued

11

State

Oregon. .......

Do. .... ... 

Pennsylvania. .

South Carolina

Tennessee. .... 

Do.........

Washington. . . . 

Wisconsin. ....

Period

1930-36 

1936-41 

1890-1911 

1928-32

1884-1946

1874-1924 

1920-30

1895-1927

1927-42

1927-42

1878-1933 

1888-1914 

1914-23

Report

Bull. 9, Water resources of the State of 

Oregon . 

Bull. 10, Water resources of the State of 

Oregon. 

Report of the Water Supply Commission of 

Pennsylvania. 

Stream-flow records of Pennsylvania ........

Bull. 17, Summary of records of surface 

water supply of South Carolina.

Bull. 34, Water resources of Tennessee3 .... 

Bull. 40, Surface waters of Tennessee ......

Bull. 31, Water resources of Virginia......

Bull. 4, Surface water supply of Virginia

(Potomac, Rappahannock, and York River 

Basins) . 

Bull. 5, Surface water supply of Virginia

(James River Basin). 

Bull. 6. Surface water supply of Virginia

(Roanoke and Chowan River Basins).

(Hew, Tennessee, and Big Sandy River 

Basins). 

Bull. 5, Monthly and yearly summaries of 

hydrometrlc data. 

1st report of Railroad Commission of Wisconsin to Legislature on water powers. 

2d report of Railroad commission of Wisconsin to Legislature on water powers.

Issued by

Office of the State Engineer. 

Do.

Water Supply Commission of 

Pennsylvania . 

Department of Forests and

Waters .

South Carolina Research, 

Planning and Development 

Board . 

Department of Education. 

Do. 

Office of the State Engineer.

Do.

Do.

Virginia Geological Survey.

Virginia Conservation Commission. 

Do.

Do.

Do.

Department of Conservation 

and Development. 

Railroad Commission of Wiscons In . 

Do.

3 Includes records of discharge for all stations in North Carolina In the Tennessee River Basin.

Note.- In addition to the records contained In the reports listed above, the following states 

have issued annual or biennial reports In which are contained records of discharge: California, 

Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New 

Mexico, New York (also New York City Board of Water Supply and city of Rochester), North Dakota, 

Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming.

Thj reports listed in the foregoing tables contain the customary records of discharge 

collected during the systematic operation of gaging stations. Detailed information on 

th° stage and discharge of many streams during major floods has been included in special 

reports on these floods published by the Geological Survey. The more recent of these 

special reports also contain other pertinent hydrologic information and analyses and compilations of data relating to earlier noteworthy floods. The following list gives the numbers and titles of these reports:

Water-Supply

Paper

88

92

96

147

162

334

426

487

488

520-G

636-C

771

773-E

796-B

796-C

796-G

798

799

800 

816 

836-A 

838

842

843

844

847

867

869

914

966

967-A

967-B

967-C

994

997 

1046 

1066 

1080 

1134-A 

1134-B 

1137-A

Title

The Passaic flood of 1902.

The Passaic flood of 1903.

Destructive floods in the United States in 1903.

Destructive floods in the United States in 1904.

Destructive floods in the United States in 1905.

The Ohio Valley flood of March-April 1913.

Southern California floods of January 1916.

The Arkansas River flood of June 3-5, 1921.

The floods in central Texas in September 1921.

Some floods in the Rocky Mountain region.

The New England flood of November 1927.

Floods in the United States, magnitude and frequency.

The New York State flood of July 1935.

Flood on Republican and Kansas Rivers, May and June 1935.

Flood in La Canada Valley, Calif., January 1, 1934.

Major Texas floods of 1935. ffi Root °0f Trchlife; SS I: %L%^T%°^»* K ««** 

Sle floods of M^rch 1936, part 3, Potomac, James, and upper Ohio Rivers.

SteeesT|ndS fioodddischa?ges of the Connecticut River at Hartford, Conn. 

Floods of Ohio and Mississippi Rivers January-February, "37 

Floods in Canadian and Pecos River Basins of New Mexico, May ana .June ivai. 

Floods of December 1937 in northern California.

ation- through September 1938. 

Hurricane floods of September 1938. 

Flood of August 1935 in Muskingum River Basin, Ohio. 

Texas floods of 1938 and 1939.

Rirsin below Boulder (Hoover) Dam. 

Flood of July 5, 1939, in eastern Kentucky. . 

Flood of August 21, 1939, in town of Baldwin, Maine. 

Cloudburst floods in Utah, 1850 to 1938. 

Floods in Colorado. 

Ss^lugu-st'mo in the southeastern States.

F^ot8 ^ ^frf-51 ? 4!^ ?n^^?S«Lnia ;

Flo ,0^ of Tulv 18 194C in Worth Central Pennsylvania.

Missouri Hive? Basin Flo, ds uf April-May 1950 in Worth and South Dakota.
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1950, PART 4

RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

The following table contains a list of gaging stations for the area covered by this 

report at which records of discharge were collected during the water year October 1949 to 

September 1950 by agencies other than the Geological Survey. The records for these stations are not contained in publications of the Geological Survey.

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey

Stream

Cayuga Lake Outlet . . .

New York Barge Canalt 

Do. ..............

Oneida River. ........

East Branch. 

Oswego River. ........

Do ...............

St. Regis River, West

Branch . 

Salmon River. ........ 

Saranac River. .......

Seneca River. ........ 

Do. ....

Do ............... 

Do .... .........

Skaneateles Lake

Outlet.

Location

Lock I (Mud lock), N. Y. ........

Brewerton, N. Y. ................

N. Y. 

Caughdenoy, N. Y. ...............

Dam 0-5, Minetto, N. Y. ......... 

Lower Dam, Pulton, N. Y. ........

Parishvllle, N. Y. ..............

Bennetts Bridge, Altmar, N. Y. . . 

Rents Palls, N. Y. ..............

Baldwlnsville, N. Y. ............

N. Y. 

Seneca Palls, N. Y. .............

Period

1926-50

1925-50

1929-50

1928-50 

1928-50

1934-50

1934-50 

1934-50

1928-50

1931-50

Collected by

State Department of Public Works, 

Syracuse, N. Y.

Syracuse, N. Y. a 

State Department of Public Works, 

Syracuse, N. Y.

Oswego River Watershed Corporation, 

Pulton, N. Y.

Syracuse, N. Y. a 

State Department of Public Works, 

Syracuse, N. Y. 

Oswego River Watershed Corporation, 

Pulton, N. Y.

Syracuse, N. Y. a

Do.

Do. 

System Properties, Inc., Cadyville, 

N. Y. 

Oswego River Watershed Corporation, 

Pulton, N. Y.

Syracuse, N. Y. 

New York State Electric & Gas 

Corporation, Geneva, N. Y.

t Diversion around station on Oneida River at Caughdenoy, N. Y.

a Formerly Central New York Power Corporation.

Note. Records for the stations given in the above table are unpublished but are available at the 

office of the organization by which the station was operated. In addition to the records listed in 

the above table, the Soil Conservation Service of the 0. S. Department of Agriculture (beginning in 

1940) has collected records of runoff from 3 areas of less than 5 acres each near East Lansing, Mich.

COOPERATION

The work in the several States was done under cooperative agreements with the organisations listed below:

Illinois: State Department of Public Works and Buildings, C. P. Casey, 

director, through Division of Waterways, T. B. Casey, chief engineer; and Department of Highways, Cook County, W. H. Erickson, president of the Board of County 

Commissioners and G. A. Quinlan, superintendent.

Indiana: State Department of Conservation, K. M. Kunkel, director, through 

Division of Water Resources, C. H. Bechert, director; State Highway Commission, 

S. C. Hadden, chairman, and R. H. Bower, chief engineer; Indiana Flood Control 

and Water Resources Commission, Anton Hulman, Jr., chairman, J. I. Perrey, chief 

engineer; State Board of Health, Dr. L. E. Burney, commissioner, and B. A. Poole, 

director, Bureau of Sanitary Engineering; and city of Fort Wayne Filtration Plant, 

L. R. Matthews, superintendent.

Michigan: State Department of Conservation, G. E. Eddy, director, through 

Geological Survey Division, F. G. Pardee, State geologist, Fish and Fisheries
COOPERATION 13

Division, F. A. Westerman, head, General Operations Division, G. A. Walker, head, 

and Parks Division, A. C. Elmer, head; State Water Resources Commission, M. P. 

Adams, executive secretary; and State Highway Department, C. M. Siegler, commissioner.

Minnesota: State Department of Conservation, Division of Waters, S. A. 

Frellsen, director; and Minnesota State Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation 

Commission, B. P. Constantine, commissioner.

New York: State Department of Law, N. L. Goldstein, attorney-general; State 

Department of Public Works, B. D. Tallamy, superintendent; Board of Black River 

Regulating District, E. S. Cullings, chief engineer; Commission for the Improvement of Oswegatchie River and the Hydraulic Power Thereon, C. H. Lord, acting 

chairman; city of Auburn, G. F. Train, city manager; and Department of Public 

Works, village of Lancaster, H. J. Huber, superintendent.

Ohio: State Department of Highways, T. J. Kauer, director; State Department 

of Natural Resources, A. W. Marion, director; Scioto-Sandusky Conservancy 

District, C. C. Chambers, chief engineer; and city of Van Wert, Department of 

Public Service, L. J. Mitchell, director, succeeded by Robert Johns. 

Vermont: Water Conservation Board, Philip Shutler, commissioner. 

Wisconsin: Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, G. P. Steinmets, chief 

engineer; and Wisconsin Committee on Water Pollution, Edward Schneberger, 

chairman.

Financial assistance was furnished by the Corps of Engineers in the operation of 71 

gaging stations, of which 26 were in Michigan, 5 in Indiana, 13 in New York, 16 in Ohio, 

5 in Vermont, and 6 in Wisconsin.

Financial assistance was furnished also by the Fish and Wildlife Service, United States 

Department of the Interior, and by the United States Department of State.

Full Cooperation exists between the Geological Survey, United States Department of the 

Interior, and the Water Resources Division, Department of Resources and Development, 

Canada. On waters adjacent to the international boundary certain stations are maintained 

Jointly by the United States and Canada under the terms of the Boundary Waters Treaty of 

1909, and others are maintained under a subsequent agreement between the two Governments. 

The Records from all these stations are obtained in such a manner as to be equally acceptable and available in both countries. These stations are designated international 

gaging stations.

Assistance in collecting records was rendered by the following organizations:

Michigan: Wayne County Road Commission; Huron-Clinton Metropolitan Authority; 

cities of Allegan, Battle Creek, Birmingham, Crystal Falls, Dearborn, Detroit, 

Flint, Jackson, Grand Rapids, Monroe, Niles, Owosso, and Saginaw; Alpena Power Co.; 

Consumers Power Co., Detroit Edison Co.; Dow Chemical Co.; Michigan Gas & Electric 

Co.; Wisconsin-Michigan Power Co., and Upper Peninsular Power Co.

New York: City of Batavia, N. F. Hall, acting city engineer; city of Canandaigua, Rudolph Genthner, city engineer; city of Syracuse, N. F. Pitts, Jr., city 

engineer; Cornell University; International Hydroelectric Corporation; International Paper Co., New York State Electric & Gas Corporation; Niagara Mohawk
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1950, PART 4

The stream-gaging work was conducted "hy the water resources division of the Geological 

Survey, Carl G. Paulsen, chief hydraulic engineer, arid Joseph V. B. Wells, chief of the 

surface water branch. The data for the stations in the several States were collected and 

prepared for publication under the supervision of district engineers as follows: In 

Illinois, ,J. H. Morgan; in Indiana and Michigan, D. M. Corbett; in Minnesota, P. R. Speer; 

in New York, A. W. Harrington; in Ohio, L. C. Crawford; in Vermont, H. B. Kinnison; in 

Wisconsin, F. C. Christopherson.

The records were reviewed and the manuscript prepared for publication under the direction of B. J. Peterson, chief, annual reports section.
GAGING-STATION RECORDS 15

ST. LAWRENCE RIVER MAIN STEM

Niagara River at Buffalo, N. Y.

Location. Lat. 42°52'40", long. 78°53'25", at head of Niagara River at Buffalo. Flow

 computed by means of several U. S. Lake Survey gages on river.

Drainage area.--263,500 square miles.

Records available.--January 1905 to September 1950 (prior to October 1935, monthly discnarge only).

Average discharge.--46 years (October 1904 to September 1950), 194,000 second-feet (not 

inducting diversions from Lakes Michigan and Erie).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 235,000 second-feet Jan. 16; minimum daily, 

ibfci ,uOO second-feet Feb. 13.

1905-50: Maximum monthly mean discharge, 242,000 second-feet May 1929; minimum 

monthly, 117,000 second-feet February 1936.

Remarks. Records go not include 3,100 second-feet diverted from Lake Michigan by Chicago

 Sanitary & Ship Canal and approximately 5,000 second-feet from Lake Erie by Welland 

Canal in Ontario, and Black Rock Canal at Buffalo. They include about 5,000 secondfeet diverted into Lake Superior from Hudson Bay drainage. The first diversion from 

the Hudson Bay Basin into Lake Superior began in 1937 from Long Lake for the purpose 

of floating pulpwood and was probably small. Since 1941 the diversion from Long Lake 

has been used for power and has averaged about 1,500 second-feet. A second diversion 

was started in 1943 from Ogoki River into Lake Nipigon where it is used for power at 

the outlet of that lake.

Cooperation. Records of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in thousands of second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

181 

182 

182 

184 

176

177 

185 

179 

183 

185

186 

180 

182 

182

174

173 

176 

179 

180 

180

180 

212 

190 

180 

179

190 

177 

178 

177 

179 

180

Nov.

174 

188 

175

176 

173

183

181 

191 

170 

177

170 

158 

183

191 

191

183 

175 

177 

193 

184

172 

185 

209 

172 

172

169 

170 

169 

180 

187

Dec.

178 

171 

171 

193 

193

167 

188 

184 

174 

168

169 

177 

183 

180 

174

174 

173 

173 

169 

168

171 

189 

180 

177 

172

181 

195 

186 

182 

169 

172

Jan.

172 

176 

177 

184 

174

172 

195 

181 

189 

209

199 

178 

190 

231 

186

235 

185 

210

197 

191

192

191 

187 

177 

195

200 

193 

192 

198 

185 

187

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 ............

ary . . .

h.. ..........................

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

St.. .........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

188 

202 

212 

205 

191

194 

185 

186 

199 

194

199 

185 

156 

189 

205

207 

202 

203 

216 

197

191 

173 

216 

210 

195

194 

194 

201

Thousands o 

second-foot 

days

5,628 

5,378 

5,501

70,549

5,928 

5,489 

6,079 

6,273 

6,684 

6,402 

6,456 

6,280 

5,945

72,043

Mar.

215 

194 

177 

177 

202

185 

189 

214 

215 

192

191 

180 

187 

202 

199

190 

200 

202 

189

187

193 

194 

200 

195 

199

190 

199 

206 

213 

202 

201

Apr.

221 

206 

205 

208

213

208 

208 

211 

208 

204

222 

205 

207 

206 

209

210 

213 

211 

212 

214

213 

210 

210 

203 

200

207 

208 

211 

207 

203

May

220

216 

214 

215 

214

231 

221 

214 

215 

222

218 

216 

220 

213

214

216 

215 

217 

211 

211

212 

212 

213 

212 

215

214 

216 

214 

215 

213 

215

June

217 

213 

216 

219 

215

217 

212 

211 

213 

218

215 

213 

212 

215 

211

214 

214 

209 

210 

213

213 

208 

210 

214 

210

212 

219 

215 

211 

213

f Thousands of second-feet

" Maximum

212 

209 

195

242

235

21E 

215 

222 

231 

219 

216 

214 

214

235

t Expressed In second-feet.

Minimum

173 

158

167

158

172 

156 

177 

200 

211 

208 

194 

194 

189

156

Mean

182

179 

177

193

191 

196 

196 

209 

216 

213 

208 

203 

198

197

July

208 

212 

207 

209 

209

211 

211 

208 

206 

205

209 

208 

213 

206 

205

208 

212 

215

197

194

207 

207 

206 

211 

216

209 

211 

210 

212 

207 

207

Per sq

mil

Aug.

209 

211

214 

210 

206

2O 4 

203 

202 

206 

2O8

200 

201 

201 

199 

201

203 

201 

194 

203 

201

204 

203 

202 

198 

199

196 

198 

202 

203 

199 

199

iare

et

0.691 

.679 

.672

.732

.725 

.744 

.744 

.793 

.820 

.808 

.789 

.770 

.751

.748

Sept.

198

193 

200 

198 

196

197

196 

195 

196 

193

191 

189 

212 

214 

212

198 

197 

199 

2O 2 

195

189 

203 

199 

203 

207

198

194 

194 

193 

194

Runoff in 

inches

0.80 

.76 

.77

9.97

.84 

.77 

.86 

.88 

.95 

.90 

.91 

.89 

.84

10.17
16 ST. LAWRENCE RIVER MAIN STEM

St. Lawrence River at Ogdensburg, N. Y.

Location.--Lat. 44°42'25", long. 75°28'35". Plow computed by means of several U. S. Lake 

survey gages on river. Discharge measurements made downstream from Galops Rapids and 

Include flow of Oswegatchle River.

Drainage area.--298,100 square miles, including that of Oswegatchle River.

Records available.--January 1919 to September 1950 (prior to October 1935, monthly discnarge only),~

Average discharge. 32 years (October 1918 to September 1950), 226,000 second-feet (does 

nor include diversion from Lake Michigan).

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 281,000 second-feet May 6; minimum daily, 

J.yt>,u00 second-feet Nov. 12.

1919-50: Maximum monthly mean discharge, 300,000 second-feet July 1947; minimum 

monthly, 152,000 second-feet February 1936.

Remarks.--Records do not Include 3,100 second-feet diverted from Lake Michigan by Chicago 

sanitary & Ship Canal. They include about 5,000 second-feet diverted Into Lake Superior 

from Hudson Bay drainage. The first diversion from Hudson Bay Basin Into Lake Superior 

began In 1937 from Long Lake for the purpose of floating pulpwood and was probably 

small. Since 1941 the diversion from Long Lake has been used for power and has averaged 

about 1,500 second-feet. A second diversion was started In 1943 from Ogokl River Into 

Lake Nlpigon where it Is used for power at the outlet of that lake. Water diverted from 

Lake Erie by Welland Canal and Niagara River by New York State Barge (old Erie) Canals, 

except that lost by seepage and evaporation, Is discharged into Lake Ontario.

Cooperation. Records of dally discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in thousands of second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

216

217

220

220

219

215

219

217

218

217

220

219

218

218

212

214

214

213

212

214

214

225

222

214

214

219

214

216

213

214

213

Nov.

210

212

209

210

207

209

211

215

206

206

201

195

207

215

210

211

207

207

211

210

207

207

225

203

202

204

198

202

211

209

~

Dec.

209

199

203

210

211

205

197

205

204

202

203

211

211

207

206

207

206

206

206

203

211

212

211

209

206

215

212

222

209

208

208

Jan.

207

209

212

217

212

206

214

211

214

216

230

212

217

245

214

245

224

234

219

218

220

221

218

205

218

230

225

227

233

225

217

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

225

224

229

229

222

222

221

222

226

223

228

226

220

216

228

230

229

230

232

222

218

218

225

230

231

230

230

229

_

-

-

Thousands o 

second-footdays

6,710

6,237

6,434

85,389

6,815

6,315

7,173

7,809

8,211

7,933

8,052

7,756

7,215

86,660

Mar.

234

227

224

227

230

225

225

228

235

226

229

230

227

231

230

228

228

231

226

228

228

228

229

234

234

233

233

241

249

247

248

Apr.

247

255

250

252

263

255

258

258

258

257

263

?68

261

261

262

265

j

2

>64

>62

>61

263

264

2

2

2

64

61

62

257

265

2

2

2

2

64

66

64

59

-

May

263

266

261

258

262

281

268

267

265

272

270

269

266

263

265

263

261

261

262

265

266

263

265

264

263

263

265

265

263

263

263

June

266

265

268

271

265

267

266

265

264

268

265

265

264

262

262

263

264

264

263

263

265

260

261

263

264

262

267

265

264

262

-

f Thousands of second-feet

Maximum

225

225

222

262

245

232

249

268

281

271

264

259

247

281

Minimum

212

195

197

195

205

216

224

247

258

260

255

239

229

195

Mean

216

208

208

234

220

226

231

260

265

264

260

250

240

237

July

264

260

262

260

261

264

262

262

260

259

258

261

261

264

258

259

261

262

260

256

257

258

257

257

263

258

258

258

259

258

255

Aug.

249

254

258

259

256

252

253

255

256

258

251

251

251

250

250

250

250

246

248

250

249

250

250

248

248

244

246

248

239

242

245

'Per square

milet

0.725

.698

.698

.785

.738

»758

.775

.889

,886

,872

,839

.805

.795

Sept.

247

243

245

246

243

246

246

244

242

236

230

229

236

241

245

241

243

244

241

239

238

242

243

242

240

237

236

237

236

237

Runoff in 

inches

0.84

.78

.80

10.66

85

!79

.89

.97

1.02

99

llol

.97

.90

10.81

t Expressed in second-feet.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

Pigeon River at Middle Palls, below International Bridge, Minn 

(International gaging station)

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 48°00'44", long. 89°36'58" in NW1 sec 24 T 64 

RT7R. 6 E 400 feet upstream from Middle Palls, si miles upstream from mouth, and 5| 

seaeieveTSdat ^^g^ternational Bridge. Datum of gage is 789.58 feet above mean

Drainage area. 600 square miles at present site

ttecoras available. October 1940 to September 1950. April 1924 to September 1940 at site 

at international Bridge 5f miles upstream, published as Pigeon River at International 

T P E?a.9i £ °*eiV 19£ 3 t° SePtember 1932 in House Document 92, 73d Congress, 1st session. 

June 1921 to September 1950 In reports of Water Resources Division, Department of Resources and Developement, Canada.

Average discharge.--27 years (1923-50), 500 second-feet.

Extreme?. maximum discharge during year, 7,760 second-feet May 11 (gage height 9 25 

feet); minimum daily, 90 second-feet Oct. 2. ' 

- c 19. 83 I50: Jt.Maxlmul? discharge observed, 11,000 second-feet May 5, 1934 (gage height, 

t.b feet, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 7,000 secondfeet; minimum, 27 second-feet Nov. 4, 1945 (gage height, -0.08 foot)

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair, and those 

ror periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Cooperation --This station is one of the international gaging stations maintained by the 

united states under agreement with Canada.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

0.6 88

.7 104

.9 140

1.2 208

1.7 351

2.5 

3.3 

3.-9 

4.5 

5.5

606

951

1,260

1,630

2,440

6.0 2,920

7.0 3,920

8.0 5,160

9.3 7,880

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

91

90

93

99

101

101

99

221

1,520

1,530

2,170

1,430

951

744

606

523

460

404

366

348

394

572

572

491

428

401

370

360

354

342

321

Nov.

306

306

294

276

268

262

259

259

254

245

237

237

256

254

240

220

220

220

200

170

160

160

150

*14O

140

140

Dec.

13C

120

110

 100

*100

110

110

110

Month

Jan.

110

110

110

110

110

100

100

110

120

130

120

120

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

120

120

120

110

110

110

110

100

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

Hay

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

110

110

110

120

120

120

130

140

140

130

120

120

120

130

*130

140

140

140

130

130

130

130

130

120

120

120

120

120

:

Secondfoot-days

16,552

6,433

3,500

136,947

3,460

3,520

4,440

11,460

124,500

45,130

30,203

31,910

12,221

293,329

Mar.

120

120

120

130

130

140

150

140

140

140

140

*140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

150

150

150

160

, 160

150

Apr.

 160

*170

180

180

190

200

200

200

220

240

260

*280

300

360

420

500

600

650

750

800

800

800

750

750

700

-

Maximum

2,170

306

3,000

130

140

~

7,290

1J350

3,520

606

7,290

May

700

700

700

700

1,000

2,600

4,000

4,660

4,750

5,140

*6,890

7,290

6,400

6,580

7,220

6,470

5,480

4,840

4,640

4,710

4,730

g4,600

4,300

4,080

3,830

3,500

3,180

3,000

2,640

2,490

2,680

Minimum

90

-

70

100

110 

120

700

1,050

702

491

291

90

June

2,700

2,460

2,220

2,010

2,040

1,920

1,760

1,610

1,510

1,400

1,310

1,230

1,150

1,090

1,050

1,190

1,270

1,130

1,050

1,200

1,260

1,260

1,760

1,780

1,480

1,330

1,280

1,260

1,220

1,200

-

Mean

534

214

113

375

112

126 

143

382

4,016

'974

1,029

407

804

July

1,180

1,290

1,210

,260

,350

,260

,130

,020

951

903

856

833

833

810

810

951

1,000

976

880

788

744

702

744

810

765

880

951

976

1,000

1,100

1,240

Aug.

2,560

3,520

2,820

2,170

1,660

1,410

1,240

1,130

1,050

976

880

810

765

744

744

722

681

642

606

572

556

523

491

507

606

642

589

539

507

606

642

Per square 

mile

0.890

.357

.188

 187

.210

.238

.637

6.69 

2.51

1 . 62

1.71

678

1.34

Sept.

606

572

589

589

556

523

491

475

444

428

404

391

388

382

373

363

351

373

391

388

363

348

336

324

309

300

291

291

291

291

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.03

.40

.22

8 .49

.21

.22

.28

.71

7.72

T 0*7 1 . 87

1 . 98

.76

18.20

Peak discharge (base, 5,OOP see.-ft.). May 11 (11 p.m.) 7,760 sec.-ft.; Aug. 5 (6 a.m.) 3,620 

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 15 to May 7 (no gage-height record Nov. 26 to 

Dec. 27, Mar. 24 to Apr. 6j discharge, computed on basis of weather records and records for Baptism 

River near Beaver Bay).
18 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

Baptism River near Beaver Bay, MInn.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°20', long. 91°12', In sec. 15, T. 56 N., R. 7 W., 

26U reet upstream from highway bridge and 6 miles northeast of village of Beaver Bay. 

Datum of gage Is 609.97 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area. 140 square miles.

Records available.--July 1928 to January 1929, March 1930 to September 1947, June 1949 to 

September 195U.

Average discharge. 18 years (1930-47, 1949-50), 165 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,060 second-feet May 14 (gage height, 7.27 

reet); minimum, 12 second-feet Sept. 17 (gage height, 1.94 feet).

1928-29, 1930-47, 1949-50: Maximum discharge, 9,350 second-feet Aug. 9, 1939 

(gage height, 8.11 feet), from rating curve extended above 4,000 second-feet; minimum 

daily, 0.3 second-foot Jan. 5, 6, 1940.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except period of ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-8)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 24 Apr. 25 to Sept. 30

2.7

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

3.4

125

205

323

4.0 

4.2

466

638

850

1,110

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

2.8

3.1 

3.4 

3.7 

4.0 

4.5

159

323

548

839

1,325

2,140

2,910

3,710

4,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

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.

17

18

19

41

48

43

39

183

602

949

1,030

638

482

330

227

186

154

123

103

108

368

523

428

350

280

216

186

181

167

151

131

Nov.

120

115

103

97

94

92

90

87

85

82

78

96

157

176

167

151

128

113

100

85

70

65

60

55

*55

60

65

70

70

70

-

Dec.

65

65

65

60

60

60

55

50

50

50

50

48

44

44

46

48

48

46

44

44

40

40

40

42

46

46

46

46

*48

50

50

Month

Jan.

50

50

50

50

48

46

44

42

40

42

40

40

38

38

40

40

38

36

36

34

34

34

34

34

36

36

34

34

34

32

30

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

Angust ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

30

30

30

30

28

30

28

28

*28

30

28

28

26

26

26

26

26

24

24

24

24

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

8,321

2 , 856

1,536

-

1,214

770

786

9 343

-j- * OQQ

6*099

3 ,268

3,111

1,322

94,455

Mar.

24

22

20

20

22

20

22

22

22

22

22

22

*20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

22

22

24

30

34

42

40

40

38

36

38

Apr.

44

50

50

46

44

*44

44

42

42

48

50

50

50

50

55

75

160

*260

440

600

800

900

1,000

1,000

828

575

548

515

482

451

Maximum

1,030

176

65

-

50

30

42

1,000

4,700

482

273

343

211

4,700

May

398

406

384

384

1,470

2,680

2,520

2,370

2,370

2,680

3,710

4,190

3,710

4,700

4,350

2,440

1,790

1,530

1,560

1,650

1,570

1,340

1,220

1,310

1,290

999

744

592

507

466

499

Minimum

17

55

40

-

30

24

20

42

384

96

30

14

12

12

June

482

444

377

317

267

222

182

159

152

128

111

99

125

113

96

123

168

145

128

202

239

ISfl

205

182

152

227

244

250

205

164

-

Mean

268

95.2

49.5

_

39.2

27 5

311' 25 ,4

1,801

203

105

100

44.1

259

July

145

152

135

149

120

94

72

58

47

87

99

115

111

118

205

273

239

200

142

99

71

58

56

78

77

66

54

46

40

32

30

Aug.

127

200

173

125

85

61

46

39

31

25

20

16

14

40

343

323

227

159

101

70

50

38

31

42

177

164

120

99

72

53

40

Per square 

mile

1.91

.680

.354

-

.280

. 196

.181

.222

12 9

l!*5

.750

.714

.315

1.85

Sept.

33

28

32

29

28

27

23

19

17

15

13

13

13

14

13

13

12

155

211

142

103

77

60

46

40

33

29

27

25

32

-

Runoff in 

inches

2.21

.76

.41

-

.32

.20

.21

2.48

14 .83

1 . 62

. 83

.35

25.09

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 see.-ft.). May 5 (8:30 p.m.) 3,710 sec.-ft.; May 11 (10:30 p.m.) 

5,320 sec.-ft.j May 14 (6:15 p.m.) 6,060 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 19 to Apr. 24 (no gage-height record Feb. 8-
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 19 

St. Louis River near Aurora, Minn.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°29'30", long. 92°14'20", in SWij sec. 22, T. 58 

 N., K. 15 W., at highway bridge three-quarters of a mile downstream from Partridge River 

and Ij miles south of Aurora.

Drainage area. 31L square miles.

Records available.--August 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,380 second-feet May 14 (gage height, 8.37 

1'eet); minimum daily discharge, 20 second-feet Mar. 10-18; minimum gage height, 0.82 

foot Oct. 1.

1942-50: Maximum discharge observed, that of May 14, 1950; minimum, 4.0 secondfeet Oct. 2, 3, 1948.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair.

ating table, water year 1949-50, except period of Ice effect 

Tgage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

0.6 18 1.7 150 4.0 1 240 6.5 3,370 

.9 38 2.0 230 4.5 1 6OO 7.0 3,870 

1.1 55 2.5 410 5.0 2 OOO 7.5 4,420 

1.3 77 3.0 640 5.5 2 430 8.3 5,300 

1.5 109 3.5 920 6.0 2 88O

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

33 

34 

35 

40 

40

40 

44 

361 

920 

1,200

1,420 

1,480 

1,420 

1,280 

1,100

920 

800 

665 

585 

552

580 

610 

610 

590 

566

524 

487 

456 

435 

414 

390

Nov.

370 

359 

355 

332 

318

307 

289 

276

272 

259

249 

272 

303 

328 

355

359 

355 

347 

328 

300

*280 

260 

240 

240 

240

260 

260 

260 

220 

220

Dec.

200 

170 

170 

160 

150

140 

120 

110 

110 

110

110 

110 

100 

85 

80

75 

75 

75 

75 

70

70 

65 

65 

60 

60

60 

60 

60 

60 

*65 

65

Jan.

65 

60 

60 

55 

48

46 

46 

46 

46 

46

46 

44 

44 

44 

42

42

40 

38 

38 

38

38 

36 

36 

36 

36

34 

34 

34 

34 

34 

34

Feb.

34 

34

34 

36 

38

38 

40 

42 

42 

*42

42 

40 

40 

40 

40

40 

40 

40 

38 

36

36 

34 

34 

30 

28

28 

26 

26

 ... SeoondMonth foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Jami 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 194! 

ary

h. ...........................

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

ember ........................

18,631 

8,813 

2,985

85,691

1,320 

1,018 

862 

5,927 

87,268 

18,745 

9,095 

2,858 

1,421

ter year 1949-50 ............ 158,943

Mar.

26 

24 

24 

24 

24

24 

22 

*22 

22 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

22 

22

24 

28 

32

38 

46

48 

46

42 

40 

40 

42

Apr.

42 

44 

44 

42 

*42

42 

42 

40 

40 

42

46 

50 

*48 

48 

50

60 

75 

100 

150 

220

300 

400 

450 

500 

550

500 

500 

480 

480 

500

Maximum

1,480 

370 

20O

1,480

65 

42 

48 

550 

5,310 

1,380 

528 

177 

63

5,310

Peak discharge (base, 600 sec. -ft.). Oct. 12 (8 to 9

May

550 

600 

700 

748 

1,210

2,290 

3,280 

4,250 

4,950 

4,980

4,780 

4,970 

5,180 

5,310 

4,940

4,360 

3,840 

3,360 

2,900 

2,540

2,540 

2-, 590 

2,480 

2,410 

2,240

2,010 

1,770 

1,540 

1,340 

1,250 

1.36C

Minimum

33 

220

60

14

34 

26 

20 

40 

550 

328 

135 

52 

35

20

June

,380 

,370 

,320 

,230 

,110

998 

890 

784 

696

615

542 

501 

478 

439 

402

394 

378 

351 

328 

343

343 

347 

359 

336 

343

418 

483 

519 

524 

524

Mean

601 

294 

96.3

235

42.6 

36.4 

27.8 

198 

2,815 

625 

293 

92.2 

47.4

435

July

514 

496 

501 

528 

505

461 

410 

359 

328 

314

286 

265 

246 

233 

233

269 

269 

262 

249 

221

204 

185 

224 

249 

221

224 

207 

185 

164 

148 

135

Aug.

141 

152 

167 

177 

174

157 

139 

128 

113

100

90 

82 

75 

75 

73

69 

65 

62 

61 

56

53 

52 

52 

61 

72

66 

71 

71 

72 

67 

65

Per square 

mile

1.93 

.942 

.309

.753

.137 

.117 

.089 

.635 

9.02 

2.00 

.939 

.296 

.152

1.39

Sept.

62 

58 

54 

51 

48

44 

43 

44 

43 

42

40 

37 

37 

37 

37

36 

35 

57 

63 

59

57 

57 

54 

51 

50

48

47 

44 

42 

44

Runoff in 

inches

2.22 

1.05 

.36

10.21

.16 

.12 

.10 

.71 

10.40 

2.23 

1.08 

.34 

.17

18.94

a.m.) 1,480 sec. -ft.; May 14 (4 a.m.) 5,380

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 20 to May 3.
20 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

Partridge River near Aurora, Minn.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 4V°31'00", long. 92°11'20", on line between sees. 12 

ana 13, T. 58 N., R. 15 W., at highway bridge 1 mile downstream from unnamed tributary, 

~Lz miles east of Aurora, and 2j miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--156 square miles.

Records available.--August 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,230 second-feet May 10 (gage height, V.86 

feet); minimum, 12 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.36 feet).

1942-50: Maximum discharge, that of May 10, 1950; minimum, 3.1 second-feet Sept. 22, 

23, 1948 (gage height, 0.77 foot).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).--tf 974: 1942.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

4.0 407

5.0 920

5.4 1,180

1.6 

1.8 

2.2 

2.6 

3.0

16.5

22

39

Oct. 14 to Sept. 30

240

407

640

970

1,320

5.0 

5.5

6.0 1,700

6.5 2,100

7.0 2,500

7.9 3,270

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

13

14

14

18

17

18

20

184

576

860

1,040

1,140

1,140

1,080

900

724

576

454

361

313

313

329

332

326

313

278

246

221

203

193

179

Nov.

161

152

152

140

132

130

119

112

114

104

100

112

125

144

181

190

188

188

172

157

148

130

119

106

96

91

86

80

81

85

-

Dec.

75

70

69

70

64

57

50

50

48

46

55

60

55

55

60

60

60

55

55

50

50

48

46

42

44

40

36

34

34

*32

30

Month

Jan.

30

30

30

30

28

28

26

26

24

24

24

24

24

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

22

22

22

22

22

22

20

20

22

»23

21

20

19

19

19

19

20

22

20

20

20

20

20

19

18

18

18

17

_

-

Secondfoot-days

12,395

3,895 

1,600

48,261.5

744

566

526

5,049

46,912

8,434

4,586

1,746

803

87,256

Mar.

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

*17

16

16

16

16

16

15

16

16

15

15

16

16

17

18

19

18

19

20

20

20

20

Apr.

20

22

24

24

*24

24

24

24

24

26

28

28

»28

28

28

32

40

50

70

80

100

160

300

480

*550

577

568

560

553

553

Maximum

1,140

190

75

1,140

30

23

20

577

3,190

630

272

124

38

3,190

May

533

504

486

481

676

1,150

1,580

2,390

3,070

2,190

3,040

3,100

2,990

2,770

2,460

2,100

1,820

1,550

1,320

1,170

1,170

1,230

1,230

1,240

1,180

1,060

900

760

625

561

576

Minimum

13

30

5.5

22

17

15

20

481

136

79

28

18

13

June

605

630

630

600

533

459

384

322

272

232

203

179

172

157

148

156

156

148

136

156

161

174

183

167

174

208

246

275

284

284

Mean

400

130

51.6

132

24.0

20.2

17.0

168

1,513

281

148

56.3

26.8

239

July

272

249

243

237

226

208

179

154

f!41

f!27

a!30

a!30

a!30

a!30

a!30

f!32

136

141

132

114

100

86

126

144

135

135

128

117

104

91

79

Aug.

84

95

111

124

120

108

92

81

70

60

52

47

42

42

40

38

36

34

33

30

28

28

29

37

40

36

40

41

44

42

42

Per square 

mile

2.56

.331

.846

.154

.129

.109

1.08

9.70

1.80

.949

.361

.172

1.53

Sept.

38

35

32

31

28

25

25

28

26

26

24

21

21

20

19

18

18

31

30

28

29

31

30

30

30

28

28

26

23

24

Runoff in 

inches

2 95

93

!38

11.49

. 18

.13

.13

1.20

11.18

2.01

1.09

.42

.19

2B.79

Peak discharge (base, 400 sec.-ft.). Oct. 12, 13, 1,140 sec.-ft.; May ru*y o.^ \* a.m.; J.LJU aeu.-iu. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record} discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Embarrass 

River at Embarrass.

f Computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 30 to Dec. 2, Dec. 8 to Apr. 4, Apr. 6-25.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 21

Embarrass River at Embarrass, Minn.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 47°39'30" ) long. 92°11'50", in N¥£ sec. 25, T. 60 N., 

K. 15 W., at Embarrass, 30 feet upstream from highway bridge and 100 feet upstream from 

railway bridge.

Drainage area.--93.8 square miles.

Records available.--August 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,740 second-feet May 8, 9; maximum gage height, 

10. 9o feet May 9; minimum daily discharge, 4.8 second-feet Mar. 3, 4, 10-18; minimum 

gage height, 0.95 foot Oct. 1.

1942-50: Maximum discharge, that of May 8, 9, 1950; maximum gage height, that of 

May 9, 1950; minimum daily discharge, 1.9 second-feet Mar. 15-22, 1949; minimum gage 

height, 0.67 foot Mar. 20, 21, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1949-5O, except period of Ice effe 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

0.9 

1.0

1.2 

1.5

2.0 84

2.5 119

3.5 189

5.0 294

6.0 372

7.0 480

626

858

1,790

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

9.6

9.6

10

11

13

13

14

63

189

252

338

391

391

338

287

238

196

164

136

119

122

144

147

144

136

126

112

102

94

86

80

Nov.

74

74

71

67

63

60

56

56

54

53

50

54

74

85

86

85

82

76

73

68

65

60

51

46

40

35

34

36

40

42

-

Dec.

40

36

34

33

30

28

26

25

22

20

24

35

36

32

26

24

22

22

22

34

26

*24

20

15

11

10

10

10

10

10

11

Jan.

11

10

9.5

8.5

8.0

7.5

7.0

7.0

7.5

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.5

7.5

7.0

6.5

6.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.5

5.0

5.0

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February ..........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

5.0

5.0

5.5

6.0

6.5

7.0

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

*7.5

7.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.5

6.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

-

.

-

Secondfoot-days

4,475.2

1,812

720

22,962.8

218.0

160.0

191.8

4,246.0

24,245

3,530

2 , 143

1,097

545

43,403.0

Mar.

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.8

5.5

5.5

5.5

*5.0

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.5

6.0

7.0

8.5

9.5

12

11

9.5

9.0

9.5

Apr.

10

11

11

11

10

*10

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.0

9.0

9.5

*10

22

40

65

90

120

160

190

240

*340

360

420

440

440

420

*380

360

-

Maximum

391

86

40

391

11

7.5

12

440

1,720

235

140

122

40

1,720

May

320

300

295

302

531

*1,290

,610

,720

,720

,560

,430

,410

,360

1,160

1,000

874

771

687

601

524

499

575

606

563

516

453

395

346

306

274

247

Minimnm

9.6

34

10

1.9

5.0

5.0

4.8

9.0

247

58

32

10

10

4.6

June

235

234

226

211

194

174

155

136

118

104

92

82

81

78

70

69

69

64

58

65

70

64

69

73

70

115

140

144

138

132

-

Mean

144

60.4

23.2

62.9

7.0

6.4

6.1

142

782

118

69,1

35.4

18.2

119

July

122

126

126

140

126

102

83

67

56

58

54

51

50

50

54

62

66

60

51

43

38

36

39

70

78

88

74

58

45

36

32

Aug.

58

119

122

102

70

51

40

35

30

25

21

18

16

17

21

21

18

15

14

13

12

11

10

15

42

42

35

30

28

25

Per square 

mile

1.54

.644

.247

.671

3 .075

3 .069

3 .066

1.51

8.34

1.26

.737

.377

.194

.127

21

Sept.

17

16

24

28

26

21

18

16

14

13

11

11

12

12

11

11

10

20

40

37

30

26

21

18

16

15

13

13

12

13

-

Runoff in 

inohes

1.77

.72

.29

9.11

.09

.07

.08

1.68

9.61

1.40

.85

.43

.22

17.21

_____280 Peak discharge (baa Bee.-ft.). Oct. 12 (8 to 9 p.m.) 401 sec.-ft.; Apr. 26 (time unknown) 

444 sec.-ft.; Bay 8 (8 p.m.) to May S (6 a.m.) 1,740 sec.-ft.; May 23 (5 a.m.) 616 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note_.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 21, 22, Dec. 13 to May 2 (no gage-height rec 

ord Feb. 4-11).
22 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 

Aranlcon Lake near South Range, WIs.

Location.--Staff gage, lat. 46°29'00", long. 92°04'05", In sec. 12, T. 46 N., R. 14 W., In 

northwest corner of lake, 15 miles southwest of South Range. Datum of gage is 1,188.00 

feet above mean sea level (Stage Highway Commission levels). Gage readings have been 

reduced to elevation above mean sea level.

Drainage area. 5 square miles.

Records available.--August 1936 to September 1950 (fragmentary).

Extremes. Maximum elevation observed during year, 1,199.32 feet May 9; minimum, 1,196.29 

feet Sept. 16.

1936-50: Maximum elevation observed, that of May 9, 1950; minimum, 1,195.82 feet 

Oct. 28, 1948.

Remarks.--Lake has natural outlet. 

Revisions (water years).--W 854: 1937.

Elevation, In feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

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.

6.62

_

_

6.64

-

.

_

_

7.90

7.88

7.96

7.94

7.88

7.82

_

_

7.58

-

_

7.48

_

_

-

7.28

_

_

7.22

-

Nov.

.

_

7.12

_

7.04

_

-

-

6.98

-

6.98

_

_

-

6.92

_

_

6.96

-

_

6.92

_

_

-

6.94

_

_

_

_

-

Dec.

_

_

6.90

_

-

_

-

,.

6.88

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

Jan.

7.16

Feb.

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

^

6.80

6.79

_

_

_

_

_

-

Mar.

_

_

_

_

->

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

6 . 82

_

_

6.82

-

_

_

_

6.82

_

6.88

6.92

6.92

Apr.

.

6.92

_

_

6.94

_

6.94

_

-

7.02

_

7.02

7.06

_

_

-

8.44

_

-

8.44

_

8.15

-

May

7.94

-

7.84

_

-

8.61

9.09

-

9.32

_

9.00

-

8.56

_

_

_

8.15

_

_

7.94

_

7.82

7.78

_

7.58

June

.

_

7.52

7.42

-

-

_

_

7.18

7.12

_

-

_

7.00

_

-

6.94

_

6.86

-

_

_

_

_

^

-

July

6.81

-

_

-

-

6.87

6.81

_

-

6.81

_

_

6.79

_

_

_

6.77

6.71

_

_

-

6.77

_

6.75

-

Aug.

6.73

-

6.73

-

6.59

_

_

6.61

-

6.57

_

-

6.55

_

_

6.47

6.43

6.41

6.45

6.43

_

.

6.43

6.41

Sept.

_

6.39

_

-

-

6.35

_

6.31

6.31

-

_

6.31

-

6.29

_

6.35

-

_

_

6.33

6.30

_

_

6.31

6.33

Note. Add 1,19O feet to obtain elevation above mean sea level.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 25 

Bois Brule River at Brule, Wis.

Location. Cantilevered chain gage, lat. 46°33'15", long. 91°35'45", In NW^SW^ sec. 23, T. 

4V u. , R, 10 W. , 1-j miles southwest of Brule post office, lj miles downstream from 

Nebagamon Creek, and ij miles upstream from Little Brule River.

Drainage area.--130 square miles.

Records available. January 1943 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,220 second-feet May 6 (gage height, 

i.tJi; feet) , from rating curve extended above 550 second-feet, minimum discharge observed, 96 second-feet Jan. 3 (gage height, 1.32 feet).

1943-50: Maximum discharge observed, that of May 6, 1950, maximum gage height 

observed, 5.14 feet June 5, 1944; minimum discharge observed, 67 second-feet Mar. 13,

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Gage read 

once daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September I95o

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.

107

107

107

120

114

114

107

162

184

207

207

195

173

152

152

135

135

135

135

135

144

144

135

135

135

135

128

128

128

128

120

Nov.

120

135

128

128

128

128

128

128

128

120

120

135

144

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

128

135

120

a!24

128

128

128

128

128

128

-

Dec.

128

128

128

128

130

132

135

135

138

140

144

144

143

142

140

138

136

134

125

120

120

118

116

114

114

114

116

116

118

118

118

Jan.

114

107

96

107

116

*124

124

124

120

116

114

114

112

112

112

112

112

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

112

116

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June ...................... ......

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

118

122

126

128

130

130

130

130

128

128

126

126

124

124

124

122

122

120

120

120

120

120

120

135

*155

155

155

150

_

_

-

Secondfoot days

4,343

3^970

54,788

3,484

3,608

3, 818

15 [356

4,669

4, 244 

3, 598

3,361

63,313

Mar.

142

136

130

124

122

120

114

120

124

126

127

128

129

130

130

129

127

126

125

123

114

120

107

107

114

120

128

128

114

114

120

Apr.

114

120

128

128

120

114

120

120

120

152

184

152

144

135

135

184

243

321

470

504

575

692

692

612

539

470

437

421

421

405

-

Maximum

207

144

144

824

124

155

142

692

1,220

207

173

135

135

1,220

May

405

390

405

437

735

1,220

920

779

1,020

920

779

692

612

539

487

437

437

390

362

348

334

308

282

308

308

295

282

256

231

219

219

Minimum

107

120

114

88

96

107

114

219

128

114

107

107

96

June

207

207

195

184

173

173

173

162

162

162

152

152

162

162

152

144

144

144

128

128

128

128

135

135

128

173

162

144

135

135

-

Mean

14

13

12

15(

11

12

12

29

49

15

13

11

11!

17

July

144

162

152

173

162

162

144

135

128

128

128

152

152

152

144

144

135

135

128

128

128

128

120

128

120

120

120

120

114

114

144

Aug.

135

128

128

120

120

114

114

120

120

120

120

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

107

107

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

107

Per square 

mile

3 1.08

3 1.00

3 .985

) 1.15

' . 862

3 .992

5 .946

3 2.30

> 3.81

1.20

r 1.05

892

!s62

5 1.33

Sept.

114

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

114

114

114

114

107

107

128

120

120

120

114

114

107

114

114

107

107

107

135

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.24

1.12

1.14

15.67

.99

1.03

1.09

2.57

4 39

1 . 34

I!EI

1.03

.96

18.11

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 27, 28, 

o Jan. 1, Jan 5 to Mar. 5, 9-20.

Dec. 2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 13-19, Dec. 22
J4 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

Bad River at Mellen, Wis.

Location.--Chain gage, lat. 46°19'30", long. 90°39'35", In sec. 6, T. 44 N., R. 2 W., at 

Bridge on U. S. Highway 13 In Mellen, a quarter of a mile upstream from Devils Creek 

and 2-j miles downstream from Rook River.

Drainage area. 101 square miles.

Records available. May 1948 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,540 second-feet May 6 (gage height, 

TO.12 feet); minimum observed, 7.6 second-feet Sept. 9 (gage height 2.18 feet).

1948-50: Maximum discharge observed, 4,340 second-feet July 4, 1949 (gage height, 

14.0 feet); minimum observed, 3.8 second-feet Aug. 25-27, 1948 (gage height, 1.98 feet),

Flood of June 24, 1946, reached a stage of 18.60 feet, from floodmark, from information by local resident.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Gage read 

twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

25

58

100

180

130

93

80

64

54

50

45

44

42

42

49

54

45

42

40

38

35

33

31

30

Nov.

29

34

27

30

31

38

45

45

44

42

34

40

80

86

68

66

62

59

57

50

47

74

53

53

50

54

58

63

58

54

-

Dec.

53

38

49

47

42

38

42

43

42

48

53

138

130

100

74

56

54

54

45

45

43

40

38

35

33

31

29

29

28

27

26

Jan.

25

24

23

22

21

21

20

*20

20

19

19

19

18

18

19

20

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

22

22

23

24

Month

October ....................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January .............. .... .

February .........................

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

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

Hay ..............................

June .............................

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

Augu 

Sept

St ...........................

ember ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

24

25

25

25

25

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

20

20

20

19

19

19

18

18

*18

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,546

1,531

1,550

37,120

650

609

863

12/779

17,761 

2 793

2^160

668 

308.:

43,218.1

Mar.

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

19

20

20

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

22

22

22

22

22

23

26

35

45

52

57

60

64

65

Apr.

66

68

69

70

70

73

77

84

93

122

207

245

226

226

245

376

800

732

800

765

1,010

920

1,100

965

838

637

575

515

429

376

Maximum

180

86

138

4,150

25

25

65

1,100

2,450 

376

226

55

18

2,450

May

326

304

429

545

1,200

2,450

1,960

1,400

1,570

1,480

1,050

732

575

765

350

304

284

245

207

189

171

154

138

138

154

146

122

100

86

80

107

Minimum

20

27

26

10

18

18

17

66

24

26 

11 

8.2

8.2

June

107

93

80

68

63

56

50

44

100

93

74

64

64

58

49

44

38

35

30

28

27

25

26

26

24

350

376

304

226

171

Mean

49 S

51 .C

50. C

102

21. C

21 £

27 . £

426

573

93.1 69 * " 

21.5 

10.3

118

July

130

107

138

226

198

146

100

74

58

51

44

41

36

35

35

34

61

74

57

45

36

37

62

63

55

54

46

36

29

26

26

Aug.

43

55

50

40

31

27

43

22

25

24

21

19

18

17

18

16

16

15

14

14

12

12

12

14

14

14

14

12

13

12

11

Per square 

mile

0.494

.505

.495

1.01

208

. 216 

. 275

4.22

5 .67

. 922

* 690 

.213 

.102

1.17

Sept.

9.7

9.4

8.8

8.8

9.4

9.1

8.8

8.8

8.2

8.5

9.4

10

10

9.4

9.4

9.4

8.8

16

18

16

13

12

9.4

10

8.8

8.8

8.2

8.2

8.8

15

Runoff in 

inches

0.57

.56

.57

13.65

.24

.22 

32

4i?l

6.54

1.03

 80 

.25 

.11

15.92

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 20 to Apr.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 25 

Bad River near Odanah, Wis.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°29'15", long. 90"41'45", in SEir sec. 2, T. 46 N. , 

H. a W. , at Elm Hoist Bridge, 2-| miles downstream from Potato River, 8i miles south of 

Odanah, and 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--616 square miles.

Records available. May 1948 to September 1950. July 1914 to November 1922 at site 2 miles 

downstream.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,700 second-feet May 6 (gage height, 14.00 

 feet); minimum, 84 second-feet Sept. 8-11 (gage height, 2.17 feet).

1914-22, 1948-50: Maximum discharge, 16,500 second-feet July 4, 1949 (gage height, 

17.3 feet,from floodmark); minimum, 50 second-feet Nov. 29, 1948 (gage height, 2.02 

feet).

Flood of June 24, 1946, reached a stage of at least 22.2 feet (top of bridge which 

was submerged), from information by Indian Service.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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

102

107

109

112

109

112

134

295

466

670

620

516

426

358

304

277

242

221

216

221

237

286

286

264

242

225

216

197

208

185

Nov.

189

204

204

221

216

229

268

300

300

282

268

277

403

545

516

466

430

403

390

376

308

250

349

313

318

216

246

362

390

367

-

Dec.

268

229

268

290

225

193

204

200

246

229

246

444

480

450

390

340

310

290

275

255

240

225

210

198

188

178

170

165

160

152

146

Month

Jan.

142

138

134

132

130

130

128

*128

126

124

122

120

118

116

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

116

116

116

118

125

135

October ................... ....

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

December .................... ....

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .......................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Peak discharge (base, 1.400 sec

Feb.

140

144

146

146

144

142

140

138

136

134

132

130

128

128

128

126

126

126

126

126

126

126

126

126

126

126

*127

127

_

_

-

Second 

foot-days

8,07

9, 60

7,86

184,96

3, 76

4^38

67,48

11 43

10^62

4,36 

3,08

219, 68C

Mar.

126

126

126

126

126

126

126

126

126

126

126

126

126

126

126

126

126

126

126

126

128

128

130

134

138

145

160

180

200

230

290

Apr.

330

350

370

390

410

430

450

480

530

610

680

780

900

1,050

1,300

1,800

3,500

4,000

4,500

4,900

5,290

5,840

5,730

4,850

4,960

3,750

2,940

2,480

2,060

1,820

-

Maximum

5 670

3 545

1 480

3 15,900

3 142

5 146 

5 290

) 5,840

3 10,400

5 1,050

) 810 2 300

7 140

) 10,400

-ft.) .--Apr. 22 (6 a.m

May

1,620

1,660

2,810

2,940

4,500

10,400

9,660

7,330

6,890

7,790

5,730

3,860

2,840

2,180

1,780

1,450

1,290

1,110

1,020

930

840

780

725

698

780

810

698

605

530

480

570

Minimum

102 

189

146

67

114

126 

126

330

480

137

134

102

86

86

June

620

570

506

444

398

354

308

282

272

426

367

308

308

304

259

229

200

178

170

163

144

137

144

144

147

561

1,050

960

810

670

-

Mean

2gi

32C

254

50"

12

132

14]

2 24 C

2, 75!

38! 34'

14]

10:

602

July

610

585

570

810

780

620

484

376

304

246

212

189

181

163

178

178

208

349

304

242

197

189

439

535

394

340

282

204

170

147

134

Aug.

185

259

300

254

204

167

150

150

144

147

134

120

120

109

112

120

123

117

112

104

102

102

102

102

120

123

120

123

115

115

107

Per square 

mile

) 0.422

.519 

Ul2

.823

.214 

!229

3.65

4.47

.619

> .557

.239 

1 .167

.977

Sept.

107

100

102

95

95

91

91

88

88

86

88

91

98

98

98

98

95

115

140

131

129

123

112

107

100

100

95

95

100

131

Runoff in 

inches

0.49

.58 

.48

11.17

.23 

!22

.26

4.07

5.15

.69

.64

!l9

13.26

) 6,190 sec. -ft. j Way 6 (5 a.m.) 11,700 sec.-

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dee. 14 to Apr. 20 (no gage-height record Jan. 11 

to Mar. 30 except for weekly wire-weight gage readings; discharge based on records for station at 

Hellen).

209004 O - 52 - 3
26 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 

White River near Ashland, Wis.

Location.--Chain gage, lat. 46°29'50", long. 90°54'15", in sec. 6, T. 46 N., R. 4 W., at 

downstream end of power plant of Lake Superior District Power Co. , a quarter of a mile 

downstream from highway bridge over dam, and 4-| miles south of Ashland.

Drainage area.--S66 square miles.

Records available. May 1948 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,480 second-feet Apr. 17 (gage height, 5.26 

feet) ; minimum, 72 second-feet on days in October to January (gage height, 0.72 foot). 

1948-50: Maximum discharge 3,720 second-feet May 5, 1949 (gage height, 5.53 feet); 

minimum, 3.1 second-feet Apr. 28-30, 1949 (gage height, 0.09 foot).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Gage read 

twice daily; more often when plant load is changed.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

161

154

152

168

168

168

168

170

178

243

198

226

226

181

173

178

171

171

171

178

171

171

163

173

171

171

173

171

173

171

171

Nov.

171

171

162

171

171

171

171

171

171

171

171

171

221

204

196

179

196

179

207

205

2OO

175

158

192

174

167

124

156

273

248

-

Dec.

169

142

108

224

186

159

152

148

148

143

215

239

199

105

152

183

181

187

190

186

193

156

156

95

159

170

159

170

163

163

172

Jan.

173

173

160

145

135

*128

150

150

150

150

140

110

124

132

134

140

146

148

150

150

150

152

152

152

152

150

150

150

158

168

180

Month

October. .........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

MftV ay ..............................

June .............................

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

August ..........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

190

194

194

194

192

190

188

184

180

180

178

178

176

174

172

172

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

*170

170

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

5,482

5,497

5,172

91,224

4,602

4,976

5,745

28,574

26 , 882

6,500 

5, 892

5, 216

4,602

109,140

Mar.

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

170

174

174

189

190

204

233

231

252

266

262

Apr.

291

365

328

279

279

261

274

248

241

272

572

519

496

496

722

1,900

2,360

2,860

2,660

2,860

2,560

1,680

1,320

1,150

835

645

567

519

519

496

-

Maximum

243

273

239

2,330

180

194

266

3^050

264

216

187

3,050

May

474

542

7OO

672

2,190

2,560

1,870

2,080

3,050

2,060

1,500

1,240

1,150

990

567

474

408

408

365

344

344

274

288

294

344

324

324

277

255

231

283

Minimum

152

124

95

95

110

170

170

241

231

175

149

131

114

95

June

283

271

259

251

210

210

204

212

212

212

196

209

216

224

225

225

218

204

211

204

182

178

186

190

190

228

273

240

202

175

-

Mean

177

167

250

148

178

185

952

867

217

190

153

299

July

196

189

209

230

264

216

189

175

175

175

175

175

202

189

189

175

202

175

202

175

175

175

209

189

202

202

189

175

175

149

175

Aug.

182

216

202

175

189

155

175

175

189

168

175

162

152

166

168

164

168

166

152

131

157

164

164

164

164

160

149

164

178

162

160

Per square 

mile

0.6"65

. 688

.628

.940

.556

* 669

. 695

3 58

3 . 26

. 816

.714

. 632

.575

1.12

Sept.

161

115

136

136

147

155

155

149

149

114

149

142

146

162

162

155

149

187

160

168

168

158

149

149

149

155

152

164

186

175

-

Runoff in 

inches

0,77

.77

.72

12.76

.64

.70

80

__*Q3.76

.91

.73

.64

15.25

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 3 to Mar. 21
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

Montreal River at Ironwood, Mich.

.

1918-22, 1924-25, 1949-50: Maximum daily discharge, that of May 6, 7, 9, 1950- 

maximum gage height, that of May 6, 1950; minimum discharge observed, that of Mar. 20,

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair Gage read 

once daily. Discharge regulated by dam upstream.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1949-50 

1949

Day

Sept, 8

9

10

11

12

13

Discharge

72

19

14

24

29

21

Day

Sept. 14

15

16

17

18

19

Discharge

41

43

39

30

13

14

Day

Sept. 20

21

2E

23

24

25

Discharge

15

18

15

14

15

12

Day

Sept. 26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

12

12

13

88

12

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

10

10

9.6

12

10

11

11

85

117

197

140

98

92

65

5249'

44

41

41

46

49

48

44

43

34

53

32

27

30

28

Nov.

28

32

31

29

8.0

33

37

38

31

28

25

31

134

129

105

92

88

76

75

71

66

160

54

55

61

60

33

26

17

! _

-

Dec.

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

14

15

14

13

12

12

IE

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

9.6

11

Jan.

L5

13

L2

12

L2

14

*13

L2

12

13

11

10

9.2

10

10

10

11

11

11

11

11

111111

11

1111

11

1111

11

Feb.

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

9.2

8.8

8.0

8.8

10

8.8

8.8

a9.0

9.2

8.0

7.6

8.0

7.6

7 .2

7.3

7.4

7.8

9.0

*12

13

13

_

_

-

liar.

14

14

14

14

16

14

14

10

12

12

12

15

14

18

20

20

22

29

33

.9

1.2

1.6

5.1

29

43

48

45

45

54

5.4

8.4

Apr.

7.2 B'.B

3.6

8.4

10

14

10

12

24

20

16

15

59

82

148

184

360

172

650

580

550

870

755

460

685

650

490

336

385

210

May

197

197

435

550

940

1,410

1,410

1,29O

1,410

1,250

870

460

460

197

172

172

172

160

138

150

107

100

88

78

84

91

85

75

65

59

62

June

78

74

67

43

41

42

39

37

32

39

51

55

49

45

41

35

24

17

8.0

4.8

6.8

6.4

4.8

7 . 2

10

184

256

256

172

172

July

184

197

184

172

127

97

59

44

33

28

17

15

16

21

22

32

28

26

17

16

18

22

16

38

54

°6

33

29

26

24

22

Aug.

26

26

25

23

21

22

12

8.0

8.8

7.2

7.6

8.4

9.2

8.0

8.4

12

10

8.8

8.4

8.0

7.6

6.0

5.1

5.7

6.0

6.4

6.8

8.4

8.0

8.0

7.6

Sept.

8.8

9.6

8.0

8.8

8.4

8.0

8.0

10

10

9.6

10

8.8

8.4

8.8

9.2

8.0

8.4

8.4

8.0

6.0

6.4

4.5

2.7

3.9

3.6

3.0

4.2

3.3

3.6

2.8

15 to Feb. e, Feb. 22 to Mar. 2.

seacnd-feet, 1943-5C

Month

September a- "5'.' . 1^49 .............

December .........................

Calendar year ............

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

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Secondfoot-days

5dl

1,540.6

367.6

-

353.2

211.2

29,605.1

Maximum

83

197

160

15

-

15

13

54

870

1,410

256

197

26

10

1,410

Minimum

12

3.6

8.0

9.6

-

9.2

7.2

.9

7.2

59

4.8

15

5.1

2.7

.9

Mean

25.7

43.7

55.6

11.9

-

11.4

9.41

19.5

259

417

63.2

53.0

11.1

7.04

81.1

Per square 

mile

0.389

.753

.842

.180

-

.173

.143

.295

3.92

6.32

.958

.803

.168

.107

1.23

Runoff in 

inches

0.33

.94

-

.20

16.68
28 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

Montreal River near Saxon, Wls.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°32'45", long. 90°24'05", in NW£ sec. 23, T. 48 

H., K. 49 W. , 2 miles upstream from mouth and 3-J miles north of Saxon.

Drainage area.--281 square miles.

Records available. September 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge . 12 years, 320 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,460 second-feet May 6 (gage height, 5.42 feet); 

minimum, 7.8 second-feet Sept. 26, 28-30 (gage height, 1.17 feet).

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 5,700 second-feet July 18, 1942 (gage height, 6.93 

feet); minimum, 2 second-feet Sept. 21, Oct. 8, 1939.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diurnal 

fluctuation caused by Saxon Palls power plant ! § miles upstream. Plow regulated by Gile 

Reservoir on West Branch Montreal River (capacity, 1.29 billion cubic feet).

Revisions (water years). W 1938-39. W 924: 1939-40.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O, except period of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr Apr. 26 to Sept. 3O

1.5 29 2.3 255 3.7 1.26O 1

1.6 41 2.6 416 4.1 1,68O 1

1.8 78 2.9 597 4.6 2,30O 1

2.0 132 3.3 890 4.8 2,58O 2

5 29 2.3 226 4.0

6 4O 2.6 357 4.5

8 73 3.0 593 5.0

0 121 3.5 99O 5.3

1,520

2,140

2,870

3,310

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

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.

184

184

180

171

120

114

117

120

188

184

255

270

214

188

175

139

126

10O

95

117

108

12O

92

132

97

95

92

90

88

52

97

Nov.

63

83

102

1O8

92

90

80

105

95

90

83

97

175

223

241

209

192

180

180

180

175

170

150

90

88

94

120

158

166

170

-

Dec.

150

150

160

170

146

160

166

168

164

170

160

185

20O

175

164

150

130

113

150

170

173

16O

150

125

110

140

156

165

168

170

170

Jan.

170

170

165

155

170

168

 167

165

165

170

164

165

165

160

154

160

168

170

170

170

170

170

168

162

160

160

16O

166

170

170

170

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

May

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

170

170

172

172

170

168

165

162

16O

166

168

170

168

160

150

160

160

150

156

160

164

165

165

160

152

 176

170

168

_

_

-

Second 

foot-days

4,304

4,049

4,888

78,130

5,137

4^112

28,014

33 , 603

6 ,029

5)073

4,169

109,872

Mar.

168

168

168

166

164

162

162

160

160

160

160

168

172

174

172

168

140

86

29

94

130

60

27

54

loo

120

110

90

110

140

170

Apr.

1,

2.

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

1,

1,

1,

1,

Maximum

270

241

200

3,020

170

176

174

2,650

3,310

348

£68

173

173

3,310

170

170

162

160

162

168

170

170

172

186

20O

230

270

350

500

926

680

510

650

240

040

17O

1OO

800

920

430

100

858

715

635

-

May

560

580

1,120

1,320

2,140

3,310

3.02O

2,14O

2,580

3,020

2,580

2,010

1,580

1,200

685

700

635

580

502

398

303

294

281

264

268

272

255

234

218

210

344

Minimum

52

63

110

10

154

150

27

160

210

159

166

1 .isy ^Q

26

26

June

348

286

210

184

170

170

170

173

180

187

187

ISO

191

180

180

180

180

159

180

176

170

166

170

170

166

222

339

286

239

230

-

Mean

139

135

158

214

166

164

133

934

1,084

201

190

164

139

3O1

July

210

234

268

264

226

191

170

166

170

170

170

173

173

176

187

187

199

184

166

166

166

166

260

230

214

173

17O

166

166

166

170

An6 .

170

173

173

166

159

159

159

162

162

162

162

162

162

159

166

162

Per square 

mile

0.495

.480

.562

.762

.591

.584

.473

3.32

3.86

.715

.676

.584

.495

1.07

162

162

166

166

166

166

166

166

162

162

166

162

159

162

162

Sept.

162

170

173

170

170

170

170

170

166

166

166

166

170

170

173

162

143

159

173

130

121

118

108

88

98

64

111

68

68

26

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.57

.54

.65

10.35

.68

.61

.55

3.70

4.45

.80

.78

.67

.55

14.55

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 22 to Apr. 15.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 29 

Presque Isle River at Marenisco, Mien.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°22', long. 89°41', in NWir sec. 21, T. 46 N., R. 

43 w., a quarter of a mile upstream from county highway bridge in Marenisco and about 

2-^ miles downstream from confluence of East and West Branches of Presque Isle River.

Drainage area. 175 square miles.

Records available. February 1945 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,750 second-feet May 7 (gage height, 8.45 feet); 

minimum, 21 second-feet Sept. 16, 17; minimum gage height, 2.86 feet Sept. 27-29.

1945-50: Maximum discharge, 1,860 second-feet June 26, 1946 (gage height, 9.4 feet, 

from floodmark, site and datum then in use); minimum observed, 13 second-feet Sept. 30, 

1948 (gage height, 2.25 feet, site and datum then in use).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of shifting control, which are good, 

and those for period of ice effect, which are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

29

28

26

32

32

31

34

40

120

174

199

181

154

128

104

87

77

67

58

54

62

82

86

80

77

75

72

66

64

58

58

Nov.

*58

64

67

67

67

67

69

67

64

62

61

87

179

208

205

183

169

155

143

137

133

135

135

130

125

110

105

115

115

110

Dec.

*98

94

90

88

84

82

80

78

76

78

94

120

110

100

90

84

80

76

74

74

74

74

70

66

62

60

58

56

54

54

54

Jan.

54

56

60

*64

60

58

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

60

60

62

64

66

66

Month

October. ................... ....

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

Augumt ...........................

Septembe r ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

*66

64

64

64

62

62

62

62

62

62

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

*58

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

2.43J

3,39Z

2,43Z

44,18]

1,814

1,694

2,02!

12 04^

24,10!

7,07^

5,31«

l,97i

83C

65,14J

Mar.

58

60

62

62

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

62

64

68

72

74

78

80

84

84

80

80

Apr.

80

80

82

84

*78

76

78

76

76

80

95

120

130

135

145

160

220

350

500

700

850

920

1,000

980

960

*920

880

815

728

646

-

Maximum

199

208

120

1,250

66

66

84

1,000

J 1,750

407

355

3 132

> 36

1,750

May

586

528

*586

694

990

1,580

1,75O

1,530

1,430

1,430

1,330

1,160

1,030

910

815

728

646

571

514

486

528

571

556

514

472

433

394

342

311

299

394

Minimum

26

58

54

19

54

58

58

76

299

98

88

29

21

21

June

407

381

342

306

277

246

226

208

294

342

289

248

220

2OO

178

161

145

132

126

113

108

99

103

98

104

337

394

368

316

306

Mean

78.5

113

78. E

121

58. E

60. E

65.4

401

778

236

171

63. 6

27.7

178

July

294

355

355

342

301

255

120

174

145

124

113

108

96

95

108

105

106

118

106

99

88

91

137

259

252

208

170

140

122

116

124

Aug.

132

122

124

113

103

95

84

81

92

88

73

67

62

60

66

66

48

30

29

29

29

30

32

34

45

47

43

41

38

38

36

Per square 

mile

0.449

.646

.449

.691

.334

.346

.374

2.29

4.45

1.35

.977

.365

.158

1.02

Sept.

34

33

32

32

30

29

30

28

28

25

24

25

27

24

23

21

21

25

34

36

34

32

28

27

25

25

24

24

24

26

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.52

.72

.52

9.38

.39

.36

.43

2.56

5.12

1.50

1.13

.42

.18

13.85

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 22 to Apr. 27 (no gage-height record Dec. 13- 

15, Jan. 18-31). Shifting-control method used Aug. 22 to Sept. 19.
30 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

Presque Isle River near Tula, Mich.

Location. Wire-weight gage, lat. 46°33', long. 89°46', in sec. 23, T. 48 N., R. 44 W.,

 at bridge on State Highway 28, 2 miles east of Tula, 5 miles downstream from Little 

Presque Isle River, and 7 miles southwest of Merriweather.

Drainage area. 260 square miles.

Records available. February 1945 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,260 second-feet May 7 (gage height, 12.17

 i'eet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 28 second-feet Sept. 27-29 (gage 

height, 4.38 feet).

1945-50: Maximum discharge that of May 7, 1950; maximum gage height 12.45 feet 

June 25, 1946, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge, 22 second-feet Oct. 

5, 6, 1948 (gage height, 4.22 feet).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Gage read 

once daily except Sundays and holidays.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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

45

45

48

53

53

52

56

98

198

280

278

240

204

171

142

124

112

102

98

103

115

123

126

123

119

114

107

102

100

96

Nov.

95

98

102

103

102

102

105

105

107

102

95

114

191

338

362

325

280

254

238

215

198

206

208

196

191

164

160

173

178

178

-

Dec.

*168

155

150

144

137

128

126

123

117

115

132

182

200

170

150

132

119

110

110

105

105

105

98

92

88

86

82

80

80

80

79

Month

Jan.

79

83

87

*90

95

90

86

84

82

78

76

74

72

72

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

72

74

76

*72

October .......... ...............

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-5O ............

Feb.

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

*70

_

-

Secondfoot-days

3,679

5,285

3,748

70,168

2,352

1,99C

2,593

21,195

39,907

9,615

7.71S

2,802

1,062

101,948

Mar.

70

74

76

76

76

76

74

74

74

74

74

74

74

74

74

74

74

74

74

76

80

85

90

94

98

100

105

110

115

115

115

Apr.

115

115

120

120

*120

120

125

130

130

130

140

170

190

190

210

230

300

450

700

1,100

1,500

1,700

1,850

1,850

1,800

1,750

1,700

1,660

1,360

1,120

-

Maximum

280

362

20O

2,470

95

72

115

1,850

3,260

545

458

236

46

3,260

May

905

785

*785

940

1,360

2,660

3,260

3,020

2,920

2,920

2,590

2,210

1,860

1,560

1,280

1,080

905

785

695

650

695

835

818

725

680

620

570

508

445

396

445

Minimum

45

95

79

39

70

70

70

115

396

140

129

37

28

28

June

532

545

520

470

408

360

324

288

312

432

420

372

324

293

253

230

209

189

177

168

156

143

140

143

163

312

458

470

432

372

-

Mean

119

176

121

192

75.9

71.1

83.6

706

1,287

320

249

90.4

35.4

279

July

360

408

458

458

432

372

312

260

221

186

161

150

138

138

156

166

166

179

172

152

134

129

207

396

408

348

269

218

182

177

206

Aug.

220

236

224

184

141

116

102

92

86

88

83

73

70

69

94

104

94

72

51

44

41

41

41

37

57

66

63

59

54

51

49

Per square 

mile

0.458

.677

.465

.738

.292

.273

.322

2.72

4.95

1.23

.958

.348

.136

1.07

Sept.

46

44

42

41

41

40

39

39

39

36

33

31

31

32

32

30

29

33

42

42

40

37

35

34

31

29

28

28

28

31

Runoff in 

inches

0.53

.76

.54

10.04

.34

.28

.37

3.03

5.71

1.37

1.10

.40

.15

14.58

Peak discharge (tase, 1,000 sec. -ft.). Apr. 23 or 24 (time unknown) atout 1,900 sec. -ft. j May 7,

3,260 aec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected ty lee Dec. 13-15, 18-30, Jan. 3 to Apr. 27.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

Middle Branch Ontonagon River near Paulding, Mich.

location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°21'30", long. 89°04'40", in sec. 29, T. 46 N 

" 3a w;> 25 feet dovmstream from highway bridge, 2£ miles upstream from Bond Palls' 

Reservoir, and 5^ miles southeast of Paulding.

Drainage area. About 175 square miles.

Records available.--June 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,400 second-feet May 7 (gage height 9 09 

reeTT; minimum, 68 second-feet Nov. 22 (gage height, 3.42 feet) ' ' 

T 19c 2 ~?2L M^1"1 discharge, that of May 7, 1950; maximum gage height, 9.15 feet 

296 fe°t NOT mog lm 4 ^lscharge ' "7 s-rond-feet Nov. 22, 1946; minimum gage height,

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tables, water yea£ 1949-50, except period of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feat, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to May 11 May 12 to Sept. 30

3.4 66 4.6 247 3.6 76 5.3 374 

3.5 74 6.6 693 3.8 96 6.3 617 

3.7 94 8.9 1,340 4.1 138 7.3 881 

3.9 120 4.6 227

Discharge, in seoond- feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

77 

74 

73 

78 

78

76 

78 

82 

94 

110

120 

113 

99 

91 

86

86 

82

oo

80 

85

91 

105 

107 

104 

113

112 

94 

91 

90 

87 

87

Nov.

87 

*88 

86 

85 

86

87 

87 

86 

87 

87

85 

99 

190 

185 

159

138 

126 

122 

119 

117

113 

99 

100 

95 

95

95 

96 

98 

*98 

96

Dec.

94 

92 

90 

90 

90

90 

90 

90 

90 

96

115 

140 

130 

120 

110

105 

100 

98 

96 

94

94 

90 

80 

86 

88

86 

84 

82 

*82 

82 

82

Jan.

S4 

90 

120 

110 

110

100 

96 

94 

92 

90

90 

90 

92 

92 

92

92 

92 

92 

90 

90

90 

90 

90 

90 

88

88 

86 

86 

86 

*86 

86

Feb.

86 

86 

86 

86 

86

86 

86 

86 

86 

86

86 

84 

86 

84 

84

86 

84 

84 

84 

82

84 

84 

84 

82 

84

84 

84 

82

unn «t, SecondMonth foot-days

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

ber

mber. ........................

lendar year 1949 

ary ....

2,822 

3,191 

2,95£

............ 41,27£

h. ...........................

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

ember ........................

2,864 

2,372 

3,06J 

8,35£ 

16,91£ 5,80" 

3,84C 

3,52C 

2,502

ter year 1949-50 ............ 58,214

Mar.

82 

82 

*82 

82 

84

84 

88 

92 

94 

98

98 

94 

92 

90 

90

90 

90 

90 

90 

90

90 

92 

96 

100 

110

115 

125 

135 

140 

140 

140

Apr.

140 

140 

140 

135 

130

130 

125 

120 

120 

140

180 

180 

185 

190 

200

230 

270 

310 

354 

343

343 

420 

464 

486 

574

574 

508 

453 

398 

376

Maximum

120 

190 

140

574

120 

86 

140 

574 

1,340 

408 

) 184 

171 

104

1,340

Peak discharge (base, 500 see.-ftjj.. Apr. 25 (3:30 p.i

May

354 

343 

398 

*475 

684

1,150 

1,340 

1,250 

1,130 

1,100

1,020 

881 

773 

695 

604

517 

456 

397 

351 

318

287 

263 

241 

251 

263

261 

241 

208 

200 

187 

277

Minimum

73 

85 

80

72

84 

82 

82 

120 

187 

109 

92 

85 

76

73

June

287 

261 

239 

212 

195

189 

171 

152 

297 

408

362 

287 

237 

204 

182

161 

149 

136 

129 

122

116 

112 

113 

110 

109

184 

195 

178 

156 

154

Mean

91.3 

106 

95.4

113

92.4 84." 

98. J 

279 

546 

194 

124 

114 

83.4

159

July

156 

176 

184 

178 

159

141 

130 

122 

113 

105

102 

97 

97 

105 

128

119 

110 

120 

108 

97

92 

94 

130 

146 

140

123 

116 

108 

116 

106 

122

Aug.

157 

171 

157 

138 

120

108 

100 

96 

102 

123

102 

90 

86 

85 

123

157 

154 

141 

123 

109

102 

100 

100 

102 

106

100

94 

90 

95 

97 

92

Per square 

mile

0.521 

.606 

.545

.646

.528 

.484 

.565 

1.59 

3.12 

1.11 

.709 

.651 

.477

.909

Sept.

87 

82 

84 

86 

84

80 

79 

78 

77 

78

76 

79 

86 

85 

85

84 

80 

90 

104 

100

90 

87 

84 

82 

81

80 

79 

79 

78 

79

Runoff in 

inches

0.60 

.68 

.63

8.77

.61 

.50 

.65 

1.78 

3.59 

1.23 

.82 

.75 

.53

12.37

.) 596 sec. -ft.} May 7 (5:30 p.m.) 1,400

see.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 23 to Apr. 17.
32 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

Middle Branch Ontonagon River near Trout Creek, Mich.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°28'45", long. 89°05 1 25" f in sec. 8, T. 47 N., R.

 3y W., an eighth of a mile upstream from State Highway 28, 3f miles west of town of 

Trout Creek, and 6j miles downstream from Bond Falls Dam.

Drainage area.--About 225 square miles.

Records available. June 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 740 second-feet May 13, 14 (gage height, 3.70 

feet); minimum, 28 second-feet Apr. 6, 9 (gage height, 1.42 feet), caused by ice jam 

upstream.

1942-50: Maximum discharge, 1,170 second-feet June 7, 1944 (gage height, 4.53 feet); 

minimum, 14 second-feet sometime during period of no gage-height record Jan. 23 to Fet. 

13, 1947 (gage height, 1.14 feet, from recorded range in stage), caused by ice Jam upstream.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. Flow

 regulated by Bond Falls Reservoir. Diversion to South Branch Ontonagon River by Bond 

Falls Canal (see p. 35).

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect

Tgage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 27-3O)

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.9 

2.1 

2.4

92

134

216

2.8 

3.5 

3.7

350

645

740

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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

46

47

48

47

47

47

48

55

49

48

48

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

48

49

51

48

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

Nov.

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

55

58

55

52

51

51

51

51

51

49

49

47

48

48

46

48

49

48

48

-

Dec.

48

*46

47

47

43

46

47

44

47

48

54

60

55

54

52

51

49

48

47

47

47

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

*46

46

47

Jan.

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

48

47

47

47

47

47

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

*46

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ......... .

January ..........................

February ....................... .

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

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

Hay

June .............................

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

Auguat ...........................

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

Hater year 1949-5O ............

Feb.

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

43

43

43

43

43

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,47

1,47

1,48

16,57

1,44

1,23

1,40

1,94

7,08

1,97

1,83

1,78

1,37

24,52

Mar.

43

*43

44

46

44

45

46

45

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

46

46

47

47

47

48

51

49

47

46

47

Apr.

47

47

48

*47

48

48

48

47

47

51

57

51

51

51

52

67

78

104

108

87

85

90

87

89

89

72

80

58

55

57

Maximum

7 55

2 58

3 60

3 130

I 48

t 45

5 51

6 108

7 740

7 106

3 65

3 75

I 51

2 740

May

57

65

89

92

132

110

80

70

78

140

645

715

740

715

622

343

55

55

123

163

219

207

201

204

204

198

192

170

139

139

125

Minimum

46

46

43

30

46

43

43

47

55

55

54

54

44

43

June

106

106

102

82

58

57

55

55

81

67

63

70

77

72

57

58

57

55

55

57

55

55

57

55

58

75

60

58

57

57

Mean

47.

49.

48. (

45.

46.,

44.

45.

64.

229

65.

59.

57.

45.

67.!

July

58

62

63

65

65

65

63

62

60

58

58

58

57

58

62

58

65

58

55

55

54

62

62

58

58

57

55

55

57

55

60

Aug.

73

75

63

58

58

60

62

62

63

58

57

55

54

54

57

55

55

54

54

54

54

54

54

5ff

57

55

54

54

54

54

54

Per square 

mile

L

)

t

I

5

3

3

5

3

Sept.

46

44

46

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

46

48

47

46

46

47

51

47

47

47

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

Runoff in 

inches

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 9, 12-17, 23-26, Jan. 3, 5-8,10, 11, 15-23, Jan. 

25 to Feb. 21, Feb. 23 to Mar. 3, Mar. 6, 8-16, 18, 19.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 33 

Middle Branch Ontonagon River near Rockland, Mien.

Location. Wire-weight gage, lat. 46 0 42'05", long. 89°09'40", in sec. 27, T. 50 N., R. 39

 W~, at bridge on U. S. Highway 45, 300 feet downstream from East Branch and 2 ? miles 

southeast of Rockland. Datum of gage is 661.1 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 670 square miles.

Records available.--July 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,920 second-feet May 6 (gage height, 10.7 feet,

 from floodinark); minimum observed, 198 second-feet Oct. 3, but may have been less during 

period of ice effect; minimum gage height, 4.71 feet Sept. 8.

1942-50: Maximum discharge, 27,000 second-feet Aug. 22, 1942 (gage height, 21.2 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 4,500 second-feet, on basis of 

slope-area and contracted opening determinations at gage height 21.2 feet; minimum observed, 157 second-feet Dec. 1, 1948; minimum gage height observed, 4.39 feet Aug. 13, 

1942.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Gage read

 once' or twice daily. Flow regulated by Bond Palls Reservoir. Diversion to South 

Branch Ontonagon River by Bond Falls Canal (see p. 35).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

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.

206

202

202

226

230

230

234

258

318

365

410

385

322

286

258

238

226

223

223

250

270

330

334

322

298

278

270

254

234

230

246

Nov.

242

262

*262

250

250

254

250

250

246

242

242

306

640

862

689

558

492

445

430

425

410

375

425

360

334

338

330

350

340

320

-

Month

Dec.

3OO

*290

300

300

280

260

270

270

250

280

500

680

560

460

4OO

360

340

320

300

280

260

250

240

230

220

220

220

220

*220

220

220

Jan.

250

350

400

450

360

300

270

250

240

230

220

220

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

*210

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-5O ............

Feb.

*230

220

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

215

210

220

225

230

230

230

230

220

215

220

225

225

225

225

*225

225

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

8,35£

11,17£

9,52C

159,802

7.64C

6.27C

9,37C

43,81E

50,56J

16,78C

10.82E

11,205

6,97E

192,512

Mar.

225

230

235

235

230

230

240

250

270

280

290

280

275

270

270

270

270

270

270

260

260

260

270

300

340

380

450

490

500

490

480

Apr.

470

460

450

430

420

*410

410

420

420

450

8OO

1,000

970

930

900

1,300

2,3OO

3,700

3,600

3,400

*2,670

2,910

3,150

2,730

3,150

1,860

1,330

1,130

848

800

Maximum

) 410

862

680

8,340

> 450

) 230

) 500

) 3,700

5,600

) 1,640

570

1,640

) 310

5,600

May

808

1,300

3,360

3,530

4,880

5,600

3,270

2,250

3,390

2,670

2,310

2,140

1,860

1,640

1,480

1,220

672

549

528

494

542

556

528

584

728

664

577

507

458

420

1,050

Minimum

202

242

220

180

210

210

225

410

420

310

268

228

206

202

June

912

704

626

563

430

360

340

325

1,640

1,480

728

514

446

405

356

470

612

440

360

381

360

321

325

321

310

960

832

494

405

360

Mean

270

373

307

438

246

224

302

1,461

1,631

559

349

362

233

527

July

360

386

452

435

373

340

317

310

304

291

279

268

273

282

336

347

340

360

343

304

285

279

381

570

446

356

343

298

386

400

381

Aug.

840

1,640

1,020

598

415

336

310

301

274

267

251

240

234

231

257

271

267

264

251

242

237

242

237

231

267

277

257

245

242

237

228

Per square 

mile

Sept.

223

218

218

218

216

216

211

206

209

209

209

214

251

271

257

242

237

264

310

291

267

245

237

228

226

223

216

216

214

216

Runoff in 

inches

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 27 to Apr. 19 (no gage-height record Dec. 22, 

23, 25-28, 30, Jan. 1-3, Apr. 7, 9-12).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

Ontonagon River near Rockland, Mich.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°43'15", long. 89°12<25", in sec. 20, T. SON.,

 H. 39 W., at bridge on county road between Rockland and Victoria, 1-q- miles southwest 

of Rockland and 2 miles downstream from confluence of Middle and South Branches.

Drainage area. 1,290 square miles.

Records available. June 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 14,700 second-feet May 6; maximum gage height,

 au.ll feet Apr. 17 (ice jam); minimum daily, 551 second-feet Oct. 2.

1942-50: Maximum discharge, 42,000 second-feet Aug. 22, 1942 (gage height, 28.6 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 9,500 second-feet on basis of 

slope-area determination; minimum daily discharge, 260 second-feet Sept. 6, 1948.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Flow

 regulated by Victoria Power Plant, on South Branch, 5 miles above station, and by Bond 

Palls Reservoir and Gogebic and Cisco Lakes.

Rating table, water year 1949-5O, except period of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

5.8 515 7.8 1,860 11.5 

6.3 765 8.8 2.880 13.0 

7.0 1.200 10.0 4,300 15.9

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949

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.

580 

551 

601

633 

655

655 

650 

629

722 

927

980 

798

724 

685 

584

564 

652 

630

628 

633

732 

766 

765 

750 

739

732 

710 

710 

660 

610 

654

Nov.

696 

661 

645 

646 

661

595

646 

673 

677 

668

661

749 

1,740 

2,OSO 

1,540

1.3OO 

1,200 

1.100 

1,040 

940

842 

824 

850 

710 

738

742 

660 

810 

*822 

820

Dec.

765 

765 

765 

685 

859

820 

792 

820 

970 

1,130

850 

1,700 

1,400 

1,150 

1,000

900 

840 

770 

720 

680

640 

620 

620 

620 

590

570 

600 

640 

640 

620 

580

Jan.

60O 

800

1,000

1,200 

1,100

980 

850 

750 

660 

*600

630 

660 

680 

680 

66O

620 

660 

700 

700 

700

680 

660 

690 

700 

7OO

7OO 

700 

700 

680 

680 

660

Month

Goto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary . .

h.. ..........................

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

at ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-5O ............

Feb.

*630 

630 

630 

670 

660

680 

680 

680 

680 

680

660 

650 

690 

720 

720

720 

720 

700 

660 

700

7OO 

700 

7OO 

700 

700

680 

*710 

710

Second 

foot-days

21,309 

26,746 

25,121

383,522

22.78C 

19,160 

24,170 

117,430 

143,260 

41,181 

27,513 

27,176 

19,913

515,759

Mar.

700 

700 

700 

700

680

700 

710 

680 

720 

74O

710 

710 

680 

720 

720

720 

740 

740 

680 

700

740 

740 

740 

740 

800

870 

950 

1,050 

1,150 

1,120 

1,120

Apr.

1,100 

1,100 

1,100 

1,020 

1,000

*980 

1,000 

95O 

900 

1,050

1,800 

1,800 

1,750 

1,700 

1,700

2,500 

6,OOO 

10,300 

10,800 

9,220

*7 ,720 

8,470 

8,320 

7,720 

8,320

5,630 

4,300 

3,580 

2,880 

2,720

Maximum

980 

2,090 

1,700

12,700

1,200 

720 

1,150 

10,800 

13 , 200 

3,200 

1,310 

2,440 

738

13,200

6,370 

8,620 

13,300

to September 195O

May

2,600 

3,370 

6,660 

8,170 

10,900

13 , 200 

10,800 

8,700 

9,290 

8,540

7,120 

6,370 

5,490 

4,940 

4,060

3,460 

2,660 

2,500 

2,290 

2,270

2,340 

2,240 

2,040 

2,090 

2,090

1,740 

1,590 

1,390 

1,270 

1,090 

1,990

Minimum

551 

595 

570

320

600 

630 

680 

900 

1.O9O 

667 

710 

620 

580

551

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 sec. -ft. ). --Apr. 19 (3:3O to 5 a.m.)

June

2,190 

1,860 

1,680 

1,470 

1,140

1,140

959 

820 

2,190 

3,200

2,190 

1,660 

1,470 

1,250 

1.120

1,390 

1,310

986 

848 

856

820 

76O 

747 

758 

667

1,900 

2,090 

1,610 

1,060 

1,040

Mean

687 

892 

810

1,051

735 

684 

780 

3,914 

4,621 

1,373 

888 

877 

664

1,413

July

932 

1,150 

1,280 

1,160 

1,080

888 

914 

842 

773 

746

738 

710 

710

738 

76E

710 

738 

B80 

82O 

765

738 

710 

874 

1,310 

1,200

1,060 

850 

792 

940 

850 

850

Aug.

1,26O 

2,440 

1,950 

1,350 

1,000

738 

738 

792 

765 

765

738 

710 

660 

738 

765

792 

765 

765 

710 

62O

710 

738 

738 

738 

792

765 

710 

710

738 

738 

738

Sept.

710 

710 

640 

580 

630

655 

650 

660 

660 

645

685 

685 

685 

660 

710

630 

585 

640 

738 

710

710

685 

645 

635 

630

660 

685 

685 

660 

650

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

11,000 sec. -ft.; Apr. 25 (3:OO

n.) 9,520 sec.-ft.; May 6 (2:30 a.m.) 14,700 sec.-ft.; May 9 (3:3O p.m.) 10,500 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 12 to Apr. 17 (no gage-height record Dec. 14, 

21~T~2~2~, Jan. 1-3, 7-9, 19, 20, Jan. 27 to Feb. 1, Feb. 25, 26).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR -'5 

Bond Falls Canal near Pauldlng, Mlch.

Location.--Staff gage and concrete control, lat. 46°24'10", long. 89°09'00", In sec. 11, 

 '!'. 4G N., R. 39 ¥., 40 feet upstream from Intake to pipe line No. 2, 1.4 miles southeast of Paulding, and l|- miles downstream from Bond Falls Reservoir.

Records available.--July 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 300 second-feet Sept. 10-14 (gage height, C.80 

reet); minimum, 7.0 second-feet Mar. 29 to Apr. 18 (gage height, 0.28 foot).

1942-50: Maximum discharge, 362 second-feet Aug. 27, 1947 (gage height, 3.13 feet, 

from graph based on bage readings); minimum, 2.5 second-feet Hov. 3, 4, 11, 12, 1943; 

minimum gage height, -1.25 feet May 29, 1943 (two drain holes in weir open and canal 

gate closed).

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect and doubtful gageheight record, which are good, and those below 20 second-feet, which are fair. Gage 

read once daily. Canal diverts water from Bond Falls Reservoir to South Branch Ontonagon River; water is used for power production at Victoria Dam on South Branch, near 

Rockland.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

246

245

221

195

195

195

206

245

217

78

15

15

15

15

15

41

86

101

156

201

201

201

201

201

152

108

108

108

108

108

108

Nov.

1S1

242

242

242

Z40

240

212

195

195

194

224

245

108

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

-

Dec.

11

11

22

33

56

124

192

215

199

172

158

58

57

57

57

80

131

161

161

142

113

113

131

192

190

190

190

211

226

209

147

Jan.

108

108

108

139

168

168

168

166

166

166

166

166

166

166

166

164

189

206

240

262

262

260

244

204

188

175

175

188

b213

b213

b213

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949 50 ............

Feb.

b213

b213

b!69

137

137

b!37

b!37

b!37

b!67

b201

b201

b201

b201

b201

b201

b201

b!71

155

124

97

120

145

123

104

b!04

b!04

b!33

155

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

4,307

2,947

4,009

29,290.4

5,691

4,389

4,143.0

219.4

1,984.3

4,561

5^007

7,715

47,931.7

liar

155

d!58

d214

248

251

224

187

161

161

161

161

161

161

d!52

dl!2

89

89

89

89

90

119

165

186

189

142

90

65

38

d22

7.0

7.0

Apr.

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

7.0

7.0

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.3

8.7

Maximum

246

245

226

255

262

213

251

158

246

135

300

300

May

8.

8.

8.

9.

9.

9.

9.

9.7

9.7

11

71

104

104

102

102

102

101

101

102

97

78

78

78

78

79

79

79

65

51

d80

158

Minimum

15

11

11

5.1

108

97

7.0

7.0

8 . 7

58

56

18

105

7.0

June

167

242

242

219

168

156

119

107

169

245

246

246

246

246

182

136

121

110

110

110

78

58

58

58

58

167

166

127

100

84

Mean

139

98.2

129

80 . 2

184

157

134

7 . 31

64.0

152

95 5

162

257

131

July

84

84

84

84

92

110

110

85

72

72

72

72

72

72

94

135

133

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

130

87

56

56

56

56

81

Aug.

120

78

40

29

18

18

43

103

127

127

127

158

180

207

227

227

227

227

226

191

149

149

179

201

201

201

201

218

258

275

275

Per square 

mile

Sept.

241

221

221

242

258

258

258

258

255

279

300

300

300

300

298

298

298

226

135

105

132

250

289

289

287

287

284

282

282

282

-

Runoff in 

inches

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of adjacent recc 

charge records for downstream stations, and Bond Falls Reservoir elevations.

records, dls-
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

East Branch Ontonagon River near Mass, Mich.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°41'20", long. 89°04'CO", on line between sees. 

3a and 33. T. 50 N.. R. 38 W., 1,000 feet downstream from Adventure Creek, 5 miles 

south of Mass, and Sj miles upstream from mouth. Prior to Oct. 1, 1949, wire-weight 

gage on county highway bridge 700 feet upstream at same datum

Drainage area.--B65 square miles.

Records available.--July 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,430 second-feet May 6 (gage height, 9.47 feet); 

minimum, 102 second-feet Oct. 3 (gage height, 3.46 feet), but may have been less during 

period of ice effect.

1942-50: Maximum discharge, 4,160 second-feet July 4, 1949 (gage height, 11.52 feet, 

from floodmark, site then in use); minimum, 60 second-feet Aug. 25, 1948 (gage height, 

3.55 feet, from graph based on gage readings, site then in use).

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height 

record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except period of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

3.4 92 5.3 617 

3.7 146 6.7 1,290 

4.2 258 8.1 2,220 

4.7 392 9.0 2,960

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

107 

104 

104 

116 

122

116 

122 

140 

188 

229

270 

260 

212 

177 

154

140 

135 

131 

127 

144

162 

210 

236 

206 

186

175 

162 

154 

148 

144 

144

Nov.

142 

150 

*150 

146 

146

148 

150 

150 

146 

142

138 

180 

563 

497 

405

334 

311 

258 

244 

236

220

186 

180 

177 

170

170

180 

185 

180

170

Dec.

165 

160 

165 

170 

*150

150 

155

150 

145 

165

210 

350 

300 

250 

220

200 

185 

175 

160 

150

140

135 

130 

125 

130

130 

130 

130 

125 

125 

125

Jan.

125 

130 

200

250 

230

200 

175 

155 

145 

*140

135 

135

135 

135 

135

135 

135 

135 

130 

130

130 

130 

125 

125 

120

120 

120 

120 

120 

115 

*115

Month

Goto 

Nove 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 ............

i. ........................ .

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

st ...................... . . .

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

110 

110 

110 

110 

110

110 

110 

110 

115 

115

115

110 

110 

110 

110

110 

110 

110 

110 

110

110 

110 

110 

110 

110

110 

110 

110

Secondfoot days

5,02 

6,45 

5,20

82,56

4,43 

3,09 

4,31 

18,72 

25,00 

9,68 

6,42 

6,08 

4,09

98,54

Mar.

110 

110 

110 

110 

110

115 

*115 

125 

130 

135

135 

140 

135 

125 

120

120 

120 

120 

120 

120

120 

120 

*125 

135 

150

170 

190 

210 

230 

220 

220

Apr.

215 

200 

195 

*185 

ISO

180 

180 

180 

175 

220

350

370 

360

350 

350

5OO 

850

1,400 

1,400 

1,350

*1,120 

1,260 

1,320 

1,290 

1,440

965 

705 

555 

456 

421

May

398 

584 

1,300

1,580 

2,320

2,880 

1,960

1,410 

1,830 

1,500

1,140

940 

774 

638 

555

448 

395 

365 

329

308

287 

270 

258 

292 

371

354 

300 

263 

234 

220 

501

Maximum Minimum

5 270 104 

4 563 138 

3 350 125

3 3,340 78

3 250 115 

5 115 110 

5 230 110 

2 1,440 175 

4 2,880 220 

5 844 181 

5 359 135 

7 682 125 

7 217 107

D 2,880 104

June

497 

380 

354 

298 

256

229

212 

203 

691 

844

493 

354

398 

263 

227

289 

380 

280 

227 

229

227 

195

192 

201 

181

436 

448 

318 

256 

227

Mean

162 

21E 

16E

22£

14: 

11] 

13£ 

62'

80"

32: 20- 

19( 13-

27C

July

229

321 

308 

285 

244

210 

185 

170 

155 

145

135 

135 

140 

140 

150

165 

170 

210 

180 

160

150 

140 

260 

359 

298

229 

190 

166 

284 

277 

236

Aug.

Per square 

mile

0.611

.811 

.634

.853

.540 

.419 

.525 

I 2.35 

3.05 

1.22 

.781 

.740 

.517

1.02

Peak discharge (base, 1,4OO sec.-f t . ) . --Apr. 18 and/or 19, time and discharge unknown;

426

682 

516 

345 

253

206 

181 

166 

160 

156

142

133 

129 

127 

148

168 

162 

158 

144 

136

133 

133 

133 

131 

173

175 

148 

136 

133 

129 

125

Sept.

122

118 

122 

122 

120

116 

113 

111 

107 

107

109 

114 

150 

173

160

146 

138 

162

217 

203

177 

158 

144 

135

133

127 

125 

123 

122

123

Runoff in

inches

0.71 

.91 

.73

11.58

.62 

.43 

.61 

2.63 

3.51 

1.36 

.90 

.85 

.57

13.83

Apr. 22

(8:15 p.m.J 1,660 sec.-ft.; Apr. 25 (2 p.m.) 1,620 sec.-ft.; May 6 (12:30 a.m.) 3,43O sec.-ft.; May 9 

(l p.m.) 2,300 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 23, Nov. 25 to Apr. 19. Intake partly obstructed July 7-23; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, gage heights, and records 

for nearby stations.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 37 

Cisco Branch Ontonagon River at Cisco Lake Outlet, Mien.

Location.--Staff gage, lat. 46°15', long. 89°27', in sec. 32, T 45 N R 41 W lust 

downstream from Cisco Lake Dam, 2j miles upstream from Langford Lake Outlet '4? mil«s 

upstream from U. S. Highway 2, and 13 miles southwest of Watersmeet.

Drainage area.--50 square miles.

Records available.--October 1944 to September 1950. July 1942 to September 1944 at site 

tf miles downstream. Records not equivalent.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 158 second-feet May 12-14 (gage height 1 64 

reet ); minimum daily, 5.7 second-feet Nov. 18, 21.

1944-50: Maximum discharge, 229 second-feet June 25, 26, 1946 (gage height 1 88 

feet); minimum daily, 0.2 second-foot May S9 to June 17, 1948.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 10 second-feet and those for periods of do ibtf ul 

ouflet e ofhCisco°Lak ^^ ^ ^^' Gage ^^ °n° e rlally - Flow reguiated by dam at

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 1 to Mar. 9, 

May 30 to June 9, Sept. 30)

Oct. 1-28 Oct. 28 to Sept. 30

0.8 

1.0 

1.2

0.29 

.3

2O 1.4

1.6

1.7

111

149

171

6.0 .7 27

.4 14 .9 44

.5 14 1.1 66

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1950

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.

42

41

41

46

45

42

40

40

42

44

44

55

60

56

56

55

54

53

64

70

81

88

87

84

81

77

78

42

18

15

16

Nov.

16

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

d!9

d29

d40

d65

67

d73

d95

44

5.7

7.2

6.9

5.7

45

73

72

70

70

70

86

95

94

-

Dec.

90

89

88

84

83

83

50

26

26

26

46

56

55

55

54

d34

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

Jan.

21

22

22

43

56

55

54

53

52

52

51

33

21

23

27

28

47

59

58

56

56

55

55

54

54

54

54

54

53

52

51

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

d30

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

23

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,657

1,276.5

1,269

10,227.2

1,425

576

954

1,431

2 , 809

1,514

1,189

800

308. S

15,209.4

Mar.

22

23

22

22

22

22

22

23

41

55

54

53

52

52

50

33

24

24

24

25

25

26

25

25

25

25

27

27

28

28

28

Apr.

29

29

47

56

55

53

52

51

50

50

53

53

53

53

52

52

54

56

58

58

61

65

66

41

27

29

30

32

33

33

Maximum

88

S5

90

198

59

30

55

66

158

131

80

52

25

158

May

33

34

37

40

65

83

89

d!22

139

141

145

158

158

dl!2

dill

d!04

95

95

94

90

89

89

89

88

86

84

83

83

83

51

39

Minimum

15

5.7

21

1.4

21

18

22

27

33

13

13

15

7.5

5.7

June

40

39

40

38

36

30

28

28

102

131

129

129

129

127

125

62

28

28

28

26

d20

16

15

13

13

16

24

24

24

26

-

Mean

53.5

42.6

40.9

28. C

46.0

20.6

30.8

47.7

90.6

50.5

38.4

25.8

10.3

41.7

July

27

61

80

80

80

80

54

37

36

d23

15

14

13

14

15

14

15

15

15

14

15

15

52

80

80

80

d77

d40

15

16

17

Aug.

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

30

36

36

24

16

15

15

16

18

40

52

50

49

49

d34

25

25

24

24

23

24

24

23

Per square 

mile

Sept.

22

21

18

11

10

10

10

10

10

9.5

8.7

8.7

8.1

8.1

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.4

8.1

8.4

8.1

8.1

7.8

7.5

7.8

7.8

8.1

7.8

7.5

25

-

Runoff in 

inches

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of adjacent record, records for level 

of Cisco Lake, and weather records.
38 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

South Branch Ontonagon River at Ewen, Mich.

Location.--Staff gage, lat. 46°32'05", long. 89°16'30", in sec. 26, T. 48 N., R. 40 W.,

 on piers of old M28 highway bridge in Ewen. Datum of gage is 1,113.04 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--About 320 square miles.

Records available.--April 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,670 second-feet May 7; maximum gage height,

 Ib.bY feet May 7, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge observed, 170 

second-feet June 25, Aug. 7; minimum gage height observed, 1.68 feet June 25.

1942-50: Maximum discharge, 6,640 second-feet June 25, 1946; maximum gage height, 

18.86 feet June 25, 1946; minimum discharge observed, 76 second-feet Sept. 23, 1948, 

June 7, Aug. 9, 22, 1949.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

 winch are fair. Gage read twice daily. Records not adjusted for diversion from Middle 

Branch Ontonagon River by Bond Falls Canal (see p. 35).

Rating tables, water year 1943-50, except period of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 1-3)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 9

1.9 189

2.8 312

4.4 565

Apr. 10 to Sept. 30

1.7 170

2.5 280

4.1 532

7.4 1,170

9.2 1,660

11.8 2,500

15.5 3,990

15.8 4,140

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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

noCO

29 t(\ ou

31

Oct.

342

334

327

31Z

312

304

312

342

402

434

320

290

240

208

195

189

220

240

240

312

334

372

402

402

402

327

304

297

282

261

234

Nov.

234

*32lJ

342

334

334

342

334

304

297

290

290

342

565

548

466

434

402

387

342

290

250

250

270

290

290

280

270

270

*265

280

-

Dec.

280

250

250

250

240

240

250

340

310

280

310

430

380

320

270

250

260

3OC

300

280

260

250

220

230

290

290

280

290

310

310

300

Jan.

250

220

220

250

280

280

280

280

280

*275

275

260

250

270

280

300

325

340

360

380

400

400

400

360

320

310

320

330

340

350

*350

Month

October ..........................

November ...................I.....

December ..................... ...

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February ................. .......

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

340

330

320

260

240

240

240

240

250

280

310

300

310

320

320

320

300

280

250

210

220

250

240

220

210

210

230

*255

-

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

9,492

9,912

8, 82 C

119,243

74.1s

8^240

37,298

40,805

15,383

9,576

9,992

9,610

176,158

Mar.

255

255

280

320

320

310

300

260

260

260

280

270

270

260

250

240

230

220

220

220

220

240

280

290

300

290

280

260

250

270

280

Apr.

270

250

230

*215

215

215

210

230

280

362

481

619

657

583

566

695

1,400

2,480

3,330

*3,230

2,710

2,780

2,940

2,720

2,710

2,290

1,600

1,170

970

890

-

Maximum

434

565

430

3,550

400

340

3,330

4,100 

1,220

481

583

355

4,100

May

830

890

1,400

1,960

2,540

4,080

4,100

3,040

2,370

2,350

2,280

1,840

1,450

1,220

1 , 050

930

810

752

676

619

583

a500

a480

a580

aVOO

a560

a450

a4CO

370

355

a640

Minimum

189

234

220

77

220

210

220

210

355

170

196

170

176

170

June

790

733

695

619

515

447

370

348

583

1,220

990

771

638

583

532

430

400

348

280

265

250

222

190

183

170

498

830

600

498

385

Mean

306

330

285

327

308

268

266

1,243

1,316

513

309 _ 

320

483

July

370

385

447

481

464

415

385

355

280

250

228

209

202

196

209

242

250

318

302

265

242

235

295

362

447

415

325

280

265

222

235

Aug.

430

583

532

385

272

209

170

190

242

258

250

250

280

288

340

370

370

370

362

348

310

295

288

325

332

318

310

295

310

355

355

Per square 

mile

Sept.

348

318

302

310

332

325

318

318

310

310

340

355

355

355

348

340

355

355

302

196

176

222

332

340

348

340

340

340

340

340

-

Runoff in 

inches

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 sec.-ft.).--Apr. 20 (1 a.

ft.

3,540 sec.-ft.; May 7 (1 a.m.) 4,670 sec.-

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for nearby stations.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 21 to Apr. 9 (no gage-height record Nov. 26, 

27, Jan. 15-19, Mar. 31 to Apr. 3). Discharge computed using rate of change of stage as a factor 

Apr. 18-26, May 5-11.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 39

West Branch Ontonagon River near Bergland, Mien.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°35'30", long. 89°32i20", in sec. 3, T. 48 N., R. 

9TTU7, a quarter of a mile downstream from dam at outlet of Gogebic Lake and 1^ miles 

east of Bergland. Datum of gage is 1,290.81 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 160 square miles.

Records available. July 1942 to September 1950.

Extrernes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,220 second-feet Way 11-13; maximum gage

height, 5.59 feet Way 11, 12, during seiches on Gogebic Lake; minimum daily discharge, 

13 second-feet Hov. 4, 7-11; minimum gage height observed, 0.70 foot Nov. 9.

1942-50: Waximum discharge, that of May 11-13, 1950; maximum gage height, that of 

May 11, 12, 1950; minimum daily discharge, 6 second-feet Apr. 27 to May 3, 1949; minimum gage height observed, 0.48 foot Apr. 29, 1949.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for period 

fair. Plow regulated by Gogebic Lake.

of no gage-height record, which are

Rating table, water year 1949-5O, except period of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. l-lo)

0.7 13 2.2 106

.8 16 2.4 132

.9 20 2.7 186

1.5 50 3.1 278

1.9 78 3.5 392

4.O 565

4.8 880

5.6 1,220

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

Z

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.

44

44

44

44

44

43

43

46

48

50

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

57

86

91

100

84

46

a!5

a!4

a!4

a!4

a!5

a!4

a!4

Nov.

*32

57

38

a!3

19

16

a!3

a!3

*a!3

a!3

a!3

a!4

16

16

16

16

17

19

19

19

20

28

22

22

23

26

80

113

91

20

-

Dec.

*21

42

88

114

112

110

166

239

189

140

85

b38

b38

36

34

74

143

168

162

112

55

123

182

176

166

124

136

174

172

136

71

Jan.

42

42

46

*100

148

148

148

143

135

134

129

126

124

132

135

132

152

178

174

170

168

168

168

166

158

176

170

166

166

161

*149

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

May

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

138

137

131

125

116

116

130

180

176

174

170

166

162

157

157

152

145

143

140

138

135

132

132

129

122

117

112

110

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,157

837

3,626

37,08C

4 35*

3^942

3,58£

3,683

25,596

4,09C

4,412

4 393

3a22

62,801

Mar.

110

*107

107

105

102

114

137

142

142

138

140

140

137

135

131

128

128

126

124

121

118

116

117

114

113

112

116

110

69

44

44

Apr.

44

46

46

48

49

50

49

50

74

106

57

60

60

60

62

62

52

44

43

45

52

54

60

87

201

Maximum

100

113

239

680

178

180

142

548

1,220

164

209

203

134

1,220

495

495

512

548

May

620

600

620

620

680

820

940

980

1.090

1,180

1,220

,220

,220

,180

,140

,110

,070

,020

,000

960

940

3920

a 900

a790

a640

3540

aSOO

a390

a310

a210

166

Minimum

14

13

21

6

.,

110

44

43

166

116

117

107

S3

13

June

164

162

157

157

15S

138

137

134

152

146

135

142

137

137

140

128

126

125

129

124

124

122

124

118

146

152

121

119

119

116

Mean

37.3

27.9

117

102

140

141

116

123

826

136

142

142

104

172

July

117

118

121

121

119

119

121

124

121

121

143

157

152

174

209

201

194

194

190

161

146

146

150

134

121

122

122

122

124

124

124

Aug.

124

124

125

124

124

122

138

179

203

194

192

188

186

184

182

180

156

117

117

114

112

113

110

111

108

108

107

107

134

157

153

Sept.

124

103

102

101

102

102

101

100

99

102

113

113

112

111

108

106

107

100

90

91

90

108

129

134

128

107

87

86

83

83

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

rurgeon River near Sidnaw, Hlch.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,520 second-feet May 10 (gage height., 9.49 

feet); minimum, 1C second-feet Sept. 12 (gage height, 3.77 feet).

1912-15, 1943-50: Maximum discharge, 3,280 second-feefc May 7, 1943; maximum gage 

height, 10.18 feet June C, 1944; minimum di;chare-<=, 4.H second-feet Oct. 8, 1948 (gaj 

height, 3.47 feer).

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except period of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-9)

3.7

3.8

3.9 

4.1 

4.5

4.8 

5.0 

5.3 

5.7 

6.2

127

164

238

355

545

6.9 875

8.4 1,740

9.4 2,440

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September i960

Day

1

Z

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

64

58

60

64

66

70

75

187

306

394

332

265

211

175

150

130

118

109

116

134

201

249

246

224

204

182

175

175

162

152

Nov.

144

152

160

154

144

141

146

156

156

148

139

220

612

658

635

525

437

386

345

310

278

255

240

225

210

200

190

182

175

*168

-

Dec.

160

160

148

148

139

132

130

127

135

126

139

265

290

240

175

 *135

127

120

115

114

114

109

105

100

95

80

75

72

*70

70

70

Jan.

75

85

100

120

160

200

180

130

110

95

90

84

80

76

74

72

70

*70

68

66

66

66

64

64

62

62

62

60

60

*60

60

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

60

60

58

58

60

58

56

58

58

56

55

54

52

52

54

56

56

56

56

54

54

54

52

*50

50

50

48

48

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

5,124

7,891

4,085

70,278

2, 691

1,533

2,143

13 912

33 , 882

7,606

4,209

3,205

1,633

87,914

Mar.

48

48

46

46

46

46

48

56

70

86

84

80

74

*68

64

60

58

56

54

54

54

56

58

66

78

86

98

105

120

*115

115

Apr.

115

115

110

105

95

*85

85

84

82

90

175

250

250

230

220

418

590

825

875

*825

800

875

930

985

1,100

930

800

702

612

554

Maximum

394

658

290

2,200

200

60

120

1,100

2,440

517

295

332

127

2,440

May

501

485

635

750

1,410

2,230

2,300

2,230

2,300

2,440

2,230

2,090

1,950

1,710

1,470

1,290

1,040

825

680

581

509

449

400

461

541

513

465

414

366

316

301

Minimum

58

139

70

23

60

48

46

82

301

116

77

39

17

17

June

316

325

322

307

276

246

224

201

249

465

517

400

d300

d250

d210

201

235

243

206

186

d!75

162

d!40

d!30

116

d240

281

265

224

194

Mean

165

263

132

193

86 . 8

54.8

69.1

464

1,093

254

136

103

54.4

241

July

201

273

295

270

224

186

154

d!20

dlOO

ii90

d85

85

86

86

93

104

104

134

127

105

88

77

dlOS

188

186

137

105

88

84

102

127

Aug.

d210

316

332

260

186

139

112

98

106

94

80

69

59

52

62

86

98

83

71

62

59

54

52

48

75

78

70

60

51

44

39

Per square 

mile

1.06

1.70

.852

1.25

.560

.354

.446

2.99

7.05

1.64

.877

.665

.351

1.55

Sept.

34

30

30

28

26

24

22

20

19

17

17

17

44

94

111

92

77

81

118

127

108

90

75

64

56

51

48

42

36

35

Runoff in 

inches

1 . 23

1.89

.98

16.86

.65

.37

.51

3.34

8 . 13

1 . 82

1.01

.77

.39

21.09

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 sec.-ft.).--Apr. 24 (11 p.m.) 1,120 sec.-ft.; May 7 (4 to 5 a.m.) 2,370 

sec.-ft.; May 10 (6 a.m.) 2,520 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge interpolated or computed on basis of fragmentary record 

and notes by engineers.

Hote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Hov. 22-27, Dec. 9, 12-16, Dec. 23 to Apr. 15.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR 41

Sturgeon River near Alston, Mien.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°44', long. 88°40', in E| sec. 15, T. 50 N., R. 

34 W., in powerhouse of Upper Peninsula Power Co. at Prickett Dam, 3 miles upstream 

from Clear Creek and 5 miles southeast of Alston.

Drainage area.--346 square miles.

Records available. October 1947 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,730 second-feet May 6 (gage height, 50.83 feet 

minimum, 9.7 second-feet Oct. 5 (gage height, 42.79 feet).

1947-50: Maximum discharge, that of May 6, 1950; minimum, 7.9 second-feet Oct. 24, 

1948.

Remarks. Records excellent except those below 100 second-feet and those for periods of no 

gage-height record, which are good. Plow regulated by power plant at station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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

46

202

203

198

199

206

1-74

47

317

547

600

528

445

407

286

269

269

370

705

401

253

185

319

470

404

330

318

331

272

314

Nov.

393

489

497

387

232

187

262

271

274

325

319

280

873

1,180

1,010

805

741

635

572

509

537

434

a448

a370

a373

428

277

378

397

349

-

Dec.

332

322

302

334

340

293

304

297

284

172

172

498

502

379

332

302

242

187

314

309

313

294

328

250

120

96

225

221

237

219

198

Jan.

119

210

268

285

299

279

226

200

296

259

251

£50

248

180

111

249

205

£37

£40

£36

212

168

249

210

213

£19

£03

172

127

265

207

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949 50 ............

Feb.

207

205

201

181

107

208

205

198

195

204

166

117

209

205

207

203

185

168

105

193

192

189

193

181

151

139

198

205

_

_

-

Mar.

203

207

204

213

184

261

201

228

200

232

281

a!96

a252

a238

242

234

239

226

121

186

247

276

241

237

212

169

281

278

286

317

317

Seoondfoot-days

9,785

14,232

8,718

138,014.5

6,893

5,117

7,209

25,885

53,491

15,053

10,257

8,470

5 ' 195

170,305

Apr.

293

207

315

283

268

247

230

211

167

310

379

453

447

456

497

559

913

1 , 600

1,830

1,570

1 , 400

1.600

1,680

1 , 600

2,100

1,650

1,430

1,100

1,090

1,000

-

Maximum

705

1,180

502

3.170

299

209

317

2,100

4,240

910

573

626

281

4,240

May

879

894

1,26C

1,430

2.650

4,240

3,740

3,470

3,380

3,740

3,290

2,970

2,810

2,410

2,010

1,820

1,460

1,270

1,090

907

909

667

668

824

883

781

701

669

531

527

611

Minimum

46

187

96

8.5

111

105

121

167

527

182

187

127

46

46

June

616

585

513

525

490

428

421

401

557

910

880

759

555

495

a496

a459

390

408

497

478

400

393

390

280

182

459

608

573

471

434

-

Mean

316

474

281

378

222

183

233

863

1,726

502

331

273

173

467

July

430

416

573

517

508

435

393

285

201

259

261

245

234

235

207

187

343

324

322

319

280

280

238

357

465

454

349

251

259

293

337

Aug.

406

626

593

570

437

236

314

324

320

218

234

174

127

229

236

229

234

264

210

160

230

226

219

219

219

174

129

232

234

229

218

Per square 

mile

Sept.

233

141

59

46

177

173

171

250

148

57

179

197

168

161

194

218

174

281

201

206

204

236

171

53

174

164

185

166

229

179

-

Runoff in 

inches

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of power plant log of kilowatt output.

209004 O - 52 - 4
42 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

Sturgeon River near Arnheim, Mich.

Location.--Staff gage, lat. 46°56', long. 88°33', in see. 6, T. 52 N., R. 33 W., a quarter 

of a mile downstream from Otter Lake, 3 miles northwest of Arnheim, and 8| miles 

northeast of Pelkie. Datum of gage is 605.98 feet above mean tide at New York City 

(Corps of Engineers tench mark).

Drainage area.--680 square miles.

Records available.--Movember 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,920 second-feet May 10; maximum gage height, 

14.30 feet May 10 (from graph based on gage readings); minimum discharge observed, 300 

second-feet Sept. 6, 12 (gage height, 1.50 feet).

1942-50: Maximum discharge, that of May 10, 1950; maximum gage height, that of 

May 10, 1950; minimum discharge, 200 second-feet Sept. 14, 1948 (gage height, 1.15 feet)

Remarks. Records good except those above 5,000 second-feet and those for period of ice 

effect, which are fair. Gage read once daily. Records do not include overflow which 

leaves stream about 2 miles above Otter Lake during very high stages. This flow floods 

the flats to the north and east of Sturgeon River; it may return to the river 3 miles 

below the gage, or part of it may pass directly into Portage Lake through Sturgeon 

Slough or through Snake River.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

403

316

326

348

337

348

370

370

381

414

403

519

637

678

650

637

583

519

495

495

570

624

583

531

507

570

610

583

570

557

519

Nov.

507

544

610

650

650

583

519

483

483

483

483

495

610

960

1,290

1,290

1,320

1,260

1,170

1,080

1,020

960

870

780

720

692

678

664

664

678

-

Dec.

664

637

637

610

583

570

544

519

472

448

472

544

706

87O

870

810

810

750

692

650

637

637

610

624

624

570

483

437

*437

448

448

Jan.

448

437

*483

596

637

650

620

590

550

520

500

470

450

430

420

410

410

400

400

400

400

400

390

390

390

390

380

380

380

*380

390

Month

October ................. . ......

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

December ................ ... ....

Calendar year 1949 . ..... .

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

390

390

390

390

390

380

380

390

390

380

380

370

360

350

360

370

370

370

360

350

350

350

360

*360

360

350

350

340

_

-

Secondfoot-days

15,45

23,19

18,81

261,37

14,09

10,33

13,20

64,96

106,07

28,63

18,40

17,62

10,77

341,54

Mar.

350

350

360

360

370

380

390

410

420

420

400

380

370

360

350

350

360

360

370

370

390

410

430

470

500

520

540

580

600

*630

650

Apr.

660

660

650

650

650

640

640

630

620

620

707

930

1,050

l!l70

1,260

1,870

3,050

4,050

4,540

*4,380

4,390

4,520

4,580

4,440

4,130

3,840

3,260

2,800

2,470

Maximum

3 678

6 1,320

3 870

6 3,930

1 650

0 390

0 650

7 4,580

0 8,240

1 1,410

2 810

1 1,140

2 428

6 8,240

May

2,200

2,110

2,460

3,270

3,710

5,230

7,320

6,390

7,320

8,240

6,780

6,040

5,250

4,630

4,370

4,010

3,390

3,040

2,540

2,160

1,930

1,700

1,480

1,410

1,410

1,500

1,440

1,320

1,230

1,110

1,080

Minimum

316

483

437

260

380

340

350

620

1,080

582

439

384

300

300

June

1,170

1,200

1,200

1,140

1,050

990

930

840

870

1,170

1,410

1,410

1,320

1,170

1,050

990

990

870

840

840

870

810

750

735

668

606

630

582

750

780

Mean

49

77.

60

71

45

36

42

2,16

3,42

95

59

56

35

93

July

750

750

750

810

810

810

750

681

630

546

498

474

462

450

450

450

439

474

510

510

522

522

546

570

606

630

681

707

558

522

534

Aug.

618

750

1,050

1,140

1,080

960

780

735

642

582

522

462

428

395

406

406

417

428

428

417

384

384

395

417

510

582

534

474

439

439

417

Per square 

mile

3 0.732

5 1.14

7 .893

3 1.05

5 .669

3 .543

3 .626

3 3.19

~L 5.03

I 1.40

I .874

3 .835

3 .528

3 1.38

Sept.

406

395

384

362

320

300

320

330

340

340

310

3OO

340

373

373

373

384

384

417

428

417

406

395

384

351

330

310

330

330

340

Runoff in 

inches

0.85

1.27

1.03

14.30

.77

.56

.72

3.55

5.80

1.57

1.01

.96

.59

18.68

Peak discharge ("base, 3,300 sec. -ft.) .--Apr. 24 (9 p.m.) 4,650 sec. -ft.; May 10 (ll a.m.) 8,92O

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 7 to Apr. 10. 

May 23 computed using rate of change of stage as a factor.

Discharges for Apr. 17 to
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE SUPERIOR

Otter River near Elo, Mich.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 46°52', long, 

highway bridge 1? miles southeast of old Elo

3 37', in sec. 34, T. 52 N., R. 34 W., at

ay bridge l£ miles southeast of old Elo school and 3 miles upstream from Otter 

Lake.

Drainage area.--175 square miles.

Records available.--November 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,340 second-feet May 10 (gage height, 13.30 

 reet, from floodmark); minimum, 80 second-feet Sept. 29 (gage height, 3.25 feet).

1942-50: Maximum discharge, that of May 10, 1950; maximum gage height, 13.30 feet 

Apr. 24, 1944, May 10, 1950); minimum discharge, 68 secoad-feet Nov. 18, 1947 (discharge measurement), but may have been less at other times during period of ice effect.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Gage read 

twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O, except period of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 16

109

183

367

409

3.Z

3.5 

4.0 

5.3 

6.6

111

189

423

704

7.8

9.1

10.6

11.6

12.6

1,020 

1,440 

2.0SO

2,760

3,640

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1 950

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.

91

90

89

95

99

96

97

107

130

148

155

134

119

107

101

97

96

95

94

97

99

127

155

138

130

133

*126

119

116

113

112

Nov.

112

126

129

124

122

123

124

120

117

115

112

130

409

357

308

253

230

217

205

195

186

175

160

150

150

160

170

170

160

*155

-

Dec.

150

145

150

145

135

140

140

145

160

210

230

270

220

180

160

150

140

135

130

125

125

120

110

110

115

115

115

110

*110

115

120

Jan.

125

130

200

220

175

145

145

135

135

130

130

125

125

120

120

120

115

115

115

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

115

110

110

Month

October ................. ........

No vembe r ................ ........

December ........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

110

110

110

110

110

110

*110

110

110

110

110

105

110

110

110

110

110

105

105

105

105

105

100

96

96

98

98

96

_

-

Secondfoot-days

3 505

5^264

4,525

65,789

3.95C

2,974

3,464

19,854

35.00C

6,807

4.190

4,998

2,816

97,347

Mar.

94

96

94

94

96

96

9£

100

100

98

96

96

100

*96

96

96

96

96

98

100

105

105

110

120

125

140

150

160

175

170

170

Apr.

170

160

160

160

160

160

155

150

160

190

330

350

340

*330

320

560

1,200

1,640

1,680

1,440

*1,170

1,290

1,440

1,360

1,440

990

750

612

514

473

-

Maximum

155

409

£70

1,620

220

110

175

1,680

3,640

658

240

524

128

3,640

May

453

556

1,020

1,230

1,840

2,92^

2,760

2,040

3,000

3,640

2,760

2,530

1,600

1,230

1,260

850

612

503

453

414

356

311

275

284

453

366

223

191

£84

320

Minimum

89

112

110

77

110

96

94

150

191

137

98

91

82

82

June

311

257

248

206

189

172

158

146

394

658

376

266

232

201

172

220

248

196

162

209

240

187

180

167

137

170

203

180

172

150

-

Mean

113

175

146

180

127

106

112

662

1,129

227

135

161

93.9

267

July

148

232

196

192

164

140

125

122

111

106

102

99

99

101

119

119

114

157

121

108

102

98

124

240

192

143

119

107

101

114

175

Aug.

302

524

404

248

182

146

125

128

117

106

98

93

94

93

125

107

114

108

99

96

93

92

91

122

423

240

167

132

119

107

103

Per square 

mile

0.646

1.00

.834

1.03

.726

.606

.640

3.78

6.45

1.30

.771

.920

.537

1.53

Sept.

96

92

94

112

98

93

91

88

87

87

88

86

111

128

1O6

96

91

96

112

101

93

88

86

85

84

84

84

83

82

94

Runoff in 

inches

0.74

1.12

.96

13.98

.84

.63

.74

4.22

7.44

1 45

!89

1.06

.60

20.69

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 sec.-ft.).--Apr. 19 (9 a.m.) 1.76O sec.-ft.; Apr. 25 (6 a.m.) 1,640 

see.-ft.; May 7 (1 a.m.; 3,270 sec.-ft.; May lo (2 a.m.) 4,340 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Nov. 22 to Apr. 16.
4 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

Manistique River near Germfask, Mich.

Location.--Staff gage, lat. 46°15'25", long. 85°52'20", in sec. 36, T. 45 N., R. 13 W., 

at oridge on State Highway 98, half a mile upstream from Fox River, 2 miles downstream 

from Manistique Lake, and 2i miles east of Germfask. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 

on Manistique Lake at outlet from South Manistique Lake.

Drainage area. 120 square miles.

Records available.--April 1942 to June 30, 1950 (discontinued).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 427 second-feet May 25, but may have been

greater during seiches on Manistique Lake; maximum gage height observed, 5.58 feet May 

6, 7, 8; maximum reverse flow, 220 second-feet Apr. 26; minimum gage height, 1.92 feet 

Mar. 18, 19.

1942-50: Maximum discharge, 446 second-feet June 29, 1943 (from graph based on 

gage readings); maximum gage height, 5.70 feet June 22, 25, 1943 (from graph based on 

gage readings); maximum reverse flow, 299 second-feet Mar. 28, 1945; minimum gage 

height, 0.16 foot Sept. 1, 1942 (from graph based on gage readings).

Remarks.--Records fair except those for period of indefinite stage-slope-discharge relation, which are poor. Manistique Lake regulated by flashboards in timber dam half a 

mile below gage. Gage read once daily. Backwater from Fox River most of time; discharge computed using fall as determined by auxiliary water-stage recorder as a factor. 

Occasionally during high stages of Fox River the flow at this station is reversed.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

151

152

151

152

150

142

151

155

171

160

169

171

165

168

159

150

155

152

153

155

149

e!56

166

158

153

162

148

147

150

166

166

Nov.

160

168

161

159

159

158

156

158

147

153

147

144

140

137

131

129

127

136

141

146

149

156

e!50

145

156

152

153

152

152

152

Dec.

151

151

153

149

155

150

155

158

153

152

139

142

128

142

147

149

150

147

145

146

144

145

145

147

144

143

141

143

141

143

141

Month

Jan.

141

140

137

138

140

145

144

142

141

141

141

139

141

144

144

146

147

145

147

144

144

143

142

143

146

147

148

144

146

144

146

October ....................... .

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

December .....................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January .................... .....

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year ............

Feb.

146

142

141

141

141

139

139

134

135

134

134

131

133

135

140

141

136

138

137

136

135

135

134

131

130

132

128

127

.

-

Secondfoot-days

4,853

4,474 

4,539

31,239

4.44C

3 , 805

3 , 83i 

1 , 82 £

7,184

9,809

_

-

Mar.

b!25

b!25

133

128

125

124

123

 b!25

b!25

129

125

127

124

124

123

125

128

124

123

123

119

118

120

117

116

116

122

124

124

123

129

Apr.

136

135

134

134

140

140

141

143

141

145

147

147

146

151

151

143

134

110

70

30

-35

-85

-90

-120

-2OO

-220

-150

-50

50

110

Maximum

171

168

158

186

148

146

133

151

410

379

-

-

May

150

175

130

70

-60

-110

-10

40

70

140

166

175

162

183

183

198

251

282

316

352

386

383

402

400

410

400

400

381

389

382

388

Minimum

142

127

128

-16

137

127

116

-220

-110

284

-

-

June

379

376

374

374

353

361

361

356

358

e350

344

337

341

331

324

315

315

309

301

308

302

290

288

300

288

303

300

284

288

299

Mean

157

149

146

85.6

143

136

124

6O.9

232

327

-

-

July Aug.

Per square 

mile

Sept.

Runoff in 

inches

b Slope-stage-diseharge relation affected by ice.

e Slope-stage-diseharge relation affected by wine on Manistique Lake; discharge interpolated. 

Note. Slope-stage-discharge relation indefinite Apr. 19 to May 10; discharge computed on basis 

2 discharge measurements, gage heights, weather records, and records for station at Germfask.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 45

Manistique River at Germfask, Mich.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°14'00", long. 85 0 55'40", in SE-f sec. 4, T. 44 K., 

K. 13 ¥., 1 mile south of Germfask and lj miles upstream from Grays Creek. Datum of 

gage is 662.4 feet above mean sea level (levels "by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Drainage area.--341 square miles.

rtecords available.--March 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--12 years, 443 second-feet.

.Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,510 second-feet Apr. 26 (gage height, 6.37 

feet); minimum, 185 second-feet Sept. 11, 12 (gage height, 1.23 feet).

1938-50: Maximum discharge observed, 2,130 second-feet Apr. 1, 1938 (gage height, 

8.50 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum, 144 second-feet Oct. 3, 1948 (gage 

height, 0.95 foot).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some 

regulation during low flow caused by dam on outlet of Manistique Lake.

Rating table, water year 1949-5O, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.2 180 4.3 916 

1.8 284 5.3 1,200 

2.4 410 6.4 1,510 

3.4 666

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

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.

386

375 

375 

364 

364

364 

386 

410 

448 

485

485 

472 

448 

422 

410

398 

398 

386

375 

375

386 

435 

498 

522 

522

548 

548

548 

548 

535 

522

Nov.

498 

485 

485 

472 

460

460 

448 

448 

435 

422

422 

435

573 

666 

666

666 

666 

652 

626 

586

548 

522 

498 

485 

500

500 

490 

490 

485 

485

Dec.

485 

480 

460 

450

440

420 

410 

*400 

400 

422

472 

560 

590 

600 

600

580

520 

470 

435 

460

472 

472 

460 

450 

430

422 

422 

422 

410 

398 

410

Jan.

422 

435 

472 

498 

*485

48O

460 

420 

390 

375

398 

375 

386 

398 

398

400 

400 

400 

400 

400

400 

400 

400

400 

390

390 

390 

390 

390 

390 

390

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 ............

ary

h. ...........................

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

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

390 

390 

380 

380 

380

*380 

380 

375 

364 

364

364 

375 

360 

354

340

324 

340 

350 

350

350

350 

350 

350 

350 

350

350 

350 

354

Mar.

350 

350 

350 

350 

350

350 

350 

354 

350 

36O

370 

375 

*375 

375 

354

375 

360 

370 

360 

354

364 

375 

386 

386 

386

398 

435 

510 

510 

485 

472

Apr.

472 

472 

472 

472 

485

472 

472 

485 

472 

472

548 

560 

548 

548 

560

586 

639 

747 

886 

1,000

1,090 

1,170 

1,170 

1,260 

1,400

1,480 

1,460 

1,340 

1,260 

1,200

Second _ ,_ _ foot-days Maxim

13,738 548 

15,574 666 

14,422 600

149,245 886

12,722 498 

1O,O94 390 

11,889 510 

24,198 1,480 

31,584 1,460 

18,705 720 

14,633 639 

8,610 472 

8,351 364

184,520 1,480

Peak discharge (base, 900 sec.-f t.) . Apr. 26 (9 to 11

May

1,140 

1,110 

1,140 

1,230 

1,340

1,430 

1,460 

1,400 

1,370 

1,310

1,230 

1,200 

1,140 

1,090 

1,060

1,030 

970 

942 

914 

858

830 

802 

774 

747 

747

747 

747 

720 

720

693 

693

Minimum

364 

422 

398

183

375 

324 

350 

472 

693 

548 

354 

201 

185

185

June

720 

720 

720 

720 

693

666 

652 

639 

626 

612

599 

586 

599 

612 

599

573 

599 

612 

586 

560

560 

548 

548 

560 

548

612 

652 

666 

666 

652

Mean

442 

51S 

46E

40£

41C

36C 

38^ 80' 

1,01£ 

SZ4 

471 

276 

27E

50

July

639 

639 

639 

626 

612

599 

573 

548 

522 

510

485 

472 

460 

460 

460

460 

448 

448 

435 

422

410 

410 

398 

386 

386

375 

364 

364 

354 

354 

375

Aug.

386 

435 

472 

460 

435

410

386 

350 

247 

238

222 

213 

COS 

201 

213

247 

256 

256 

247 

230

222 

230 

230 

230 

230

222 

222 

222 

222 

238 

230

Per square 

mile

1.30 

1.52 

1.36

1.20

1.20 

1.06 

t 1.13 

2.37 

2.99 

1.83 

1.38 

.815 

£35

5 1.48

Sept.

213 

213 

204 

201 

201

199 

196 

191 

19O 

188

185 

186 

198 

242 

354

354 

344 

344 

354 

364

364 

354 

344 

334 

334

334 

334 

334 

344 

354

Runoff in 

inches

1.50 

1.70 

1.57

16.29

1.39

1.10 

1.30 

2.64 

3.45 

2.04 

1.60 

.94 

.91

20.14

30 p.m.) 1,510 sec. -ft. j May 7 (3 to 5

..m.) 1,480 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 25-28, Dec. 2-9, 13-18, 23-25, Jan. 6-9, Jan. 

16 to Feb. 7, Feb. 13, 15, 17-27, Mar. 1-7, 9-11, 17-19.
46 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Maniatlque River near Blaney, Mich.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°05'05", long. 86°03'35", in NE^ sec. 33, T. 43 

W., K. 14 ¥., half a mile downstream from Duck Creek and 7 miles southwest of Blaney.

Drainage area. 704 square miles.

Records available. March 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 12 years, 824 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,690 second-feet Apr. 26, 27 (gage height, 

iB.au feet); minimum discharge, 307 second-feet Sept. 12 (gage height, 6.30 feet).

1938-50: Maximum discharge observed, 9,300 second-feet Apr. I, 1938 (gage height, 

19.42 feet); minimum, 218 second-feet Sept. 28 to Oct. 5, 1948; minimum gage height, 

5.53 feet Oct. 3, 4, 1948.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Slight 

regulation during summer low flow caused by dam on outlet of Manistique Lake.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except period of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr Apr. 17 to Sept. 30

7.2 494 6.3 3O7 11.5 1,470 17.3 4,040 

9.0 895 7.4 5O7 13.3 2,060 17.9 4,890 

10.7 1,300 9.3 914 16.4 3,380 16.2 5,690

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

549 

538 

527 

516 

505

505

527 

560 

626 

692

714 

692 

670 

626 

604

582 

560 

549 

536

527

527 

648 

760 

826 

626

872 

895 

872 

849 

826 

803

Nov.

760

756 

736 

736 

714

714 

714 

692 

670 

67O

646 

648 

895 

1,250 

*1,300

1,260 

1,250 

1,230 

1,180 

1,130

1.060 

964 

941 

895 

900

900 

900

880 

880 

880

Dec.

670 

860 

830 

800 

760

760 

*760 

760 

760 

600

900 

1,100 

1,100 

950 

850

600

760 

760 

740 

740

720 

720 

700 

700 

680

660 

660 

65O 

640 

640 

640

Jan.

680 

760 

860 

*990 

940

800 

740 

700 

670 

650

640 

620 

610 

600 

590

580 

580 

580 

570

570

560 

560

560 

560 

560

560 

560 

560 

580 

580 

560

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary ....

h.. ..........................

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

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

560 

560 

560 

540 

540

540 

540 

*540 

540 

540

540 

540 

540 

530 

530

530 

540 

540 

540 

540

540

560 

560 

560 

560

540 

540 

540

Secondfoot days

20.33

27,21 

24,09

273,50

19.95C 

15.23C

17.46C 

63.22C 

77.91C 

27, 20; 

21,394 

13,114 

11,64;

338, 78C

Mar.

560 

540 

520 

520 

520

520 

520 

520 

530 

520

530 

540 

540 

530 

*520

520 

520 

510 

510 

520

520 

540 

560 

58O 

600

600 

640 

600 

750 

780 

800

Apr.

800 

800

780 

600

820

820 

820 

820 

820

820

860 

900 

900 

900 

900

920 

1,000

1,250 

1,550 

1,900

2,500 

3,000 

3,800 

4,700 

5,000

*5,690 

5,540 

5,120 

4,540 

4,150

Maximum

L 895 

5 1,300 

3 1,100

L 2,700

) 990 

) 560 

800 

5.690 

) 3 , 940 

1,100 

1,060 

627 

467

5,690

Peak discharge (base, 2,40O sec. -ft . ) . Apr. 26 (4 p.m

May

3,940 

3,620 

3,550 

3,550

3,770

3,940 

3,940 

3,940 

3,850 

3,770

3,550 

3,620 

3,130 

2,900 

2,700

2,460 

2,260 

2,020

1,840 

1,680

1,560 

1,470 

1,380 

1,300

1,250

1,220 

1,220 

1,160 

1,120 

1,060 

1,100

Minimum

505

648 

640

290

560 

530 

510

780 

1,080

733 

467 

340 

307

307

June

1.100 

1,100 

1,100 

1.100 

1,060

1,030 

1,010

983 

937 

937

891 

868 

868 

845 

845

799 

799 

799 

777 

755

755 

755 

733 

733 

733

845 

983 

983 

1,030 

1,030

Mean

65< 

90

77

74<

644 

544 

564 ?,10~ 

2,513 90- 

69C 

422 

38E

92E

July

1,010 

1,030 

1,080 

1,030 

983

937 

868 

622

755 

733

690

669 

648 

648 

648

648 

627 

627 

607 

607

587 

567 

547 

547 

527

527 

507 

497 

477 

467 

477

Aug.

507 

547 

627 

627 

587

567 

527 

507 

456 

392

383 

366

357 

340 

348

392 

401

401 

392

383

366 

357 

366 

366 

357

357 

357 

357 

374 

374 

374

Per square 

' mile

O.932 

1.29 

1.10

} 1.06

.915

.773 

.801 

2.99 

3.57 

1.29 

.980 

.601 

.551

1.32

) to Apr. 27 (3 a.m.) 5.690 sec

Sept.

366 

348 

348 

340 

340

340 

332 

332 

323

315

315 

307

315 

332 

383

448

438 

438 

446 

458

467 

456 

448 

4 9

4 9

4 9 

4 0 

4 0 

4 9 

446

Runoff in 

inches

1.07 

1.44 

1.27

14.43

1.05 

.80 

.92 

3.34 

4.12 

1.44 

1.13 

.69 

. 62

17.89

-ft.

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 25 to Apr. 23.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 47

Manistique River near Manistique, Mich.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°01'50", long. 86°09'40", in SE^- sec. 15, T. 42 

W ., K. 15 ¥., 1 mile dovmstrearn from West Branch and 6 miles northeast of Manistique.

Drainage area. 1,100 square miles.

Records available.--March 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 12 years, 1,332 second-feet.

Extremes .--Maximum discharge during year, 9,360 second-feet Apr. 27 (gage height, 11.30 

reet); minimum, 422 second-feet Sept. 12, 13 (gage height, 1.89 feet).

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 10,600 second-feet Apr. 27, 1939 (gage height, 12.59 

feet, present site and datum); minimum, 288 second-feet Oct. 4, 1948; minimum gage 

height, 1.01 feet Aug. 23, 1941.

Remarks. Records excellent except those above 7,000 second-feet, which are good, and 

those for the periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are fair. Slight 

regulation during summe'r low flow caused "by dam on outlet of Manistique Lake.

Revisions (water years). W 1114: 1939(M).

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O, except period of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0:t. 1 to Apr. 24 Apr. 25 to Sept.

2.5 740 1.9 425 6.2 2,320 

4.0 1,290 2.8 728 8.0 3,60O 

5.5 2,010 4.5 1,420 9.1 4,630

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949

Day

1 

72 

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.

828 

792 

775 

758 

740

740 

758 

810 

880 

985

1,06O 

1,060 

1,060 

1,020

985

915 

915 

880 

862 

845

828 

915 

1,090 

1,210 

1,250

1,290 

1,330 

1,330 

1,290 

1,290 

1,250

Nov.

1,210 

1,170 

1,130 

1,130 

1,090

1,090 

1.060 

1,060 

1,020 

1,020

985 

985 

1,210 

1,660 

*1.910

1,960 

1,960 

1/960 

1,910 

1,810

1,760 

1,560 

1,460 

1,370 

1,370

1,400 

1,400 

1,400 

1,400 

1,450

Dec.

1,420 

1,400 

1,330 

1,280 

1,220

1.180 

*1,160 

1,180 

1,160 

1,200

1,350 

1,700 

1,800 

1,650 

1.500

1,350 

1,250 

1,220 

1,180 

1,160

1,120 

1,100 

1,080 

1,000 

950

980 

1,020 

980 

950 

970 

1,030

Jan.

,100 

,250 

,370 

* ,49O

,550

,380 

,250 

,150 

1,100 

1,050

1,000

960 

940 

920 

900

880

880 

880 

860 

850

850 

840 

840

840 

840

870 

870

870 

870 

870 

860

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Aprl 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary .

h. ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949 50 ............

Feb.

860 

860 

840 

84O 

840

830

830 

820 

*820 

820

84O 

840 

S4O 

840 

820

820 

S4O 

840 

840 

840

840 

840 

840 

840 

840

840 

840 

840

Secondfoot-days

30,741 

41,900

3/.S70

440,656

31,180 

23,440 

28,510 

107,610 

148,620 

41,450 

30,850 

18,839 

15,363

556,373

liar.

840 

840 

840 

84O 

840

840 

840 

840 

840 

840

860 

860 

860 

860

seo

*860 

860 

840 

840 

840

860 

860 

900 

940 

960

980 

1,070 

1,180 

1,250 

1,270 

1,300

Apr.

1,300 

1.300 

1,300 

1,270 

1,250

1,250 

1,250 

1,250 

1,250 

1,300

1,400 

1,450 

1,450 

1,450 

1,500

1,600 

1,800 

2,200 

3,000 

3,700

4,500 

5,600 

6,600 

7,400 

8,120

9,050 

9,360 

*9,050 

8,120 

7,540

Maximum

1,330 

1,960 

1,800

4,210

1,550 

860 

1,300 

9,360 

8,430 

1,770 

1,570 

880 

602

9,360

Peak discharge (base, 4,100 sec. -ft. ). --Apr. 27 (l a.m.

30

10.1 6,080 

10.9 8,120 

11.3 9,360

to September 195O

May

7,0oo 

6,520 

6,290 

6,290 

6,520

7,270 

8,120 

8,430 

8.430

7,830

7,540 

6,750 

6,290 

5,720 

5,280

4,870 

4,410 

3,930 

3,600 

3,280

2,990 

2,710 

2,500 

2,320 

2,200

2,080 

2,020 

1,970 

1,870 

1,820 

1,770

Minimum

740 

985 

950

540

840 

820 

840 

1,250 

1,770 

1,080 

660 

502 

425

425

June

1,770 

1,770 

1,770 

1,770 

1,770

1,720 

1,620 

1.570 

1,470 

1,470

1,370 

1,370 

1,320 

1,280 

1.240

1,200 

1,160 

1,160 

1,160 

1.120

1,120 

1,120 

1,080 

1,080 

1,080

1,160 

1,370 

1,420 

1,470 

1,470

Mean

992 

1,397 

1,222

1,207

1,006 

837 

920

3,587 

4,794 

1,382 

995 

608 

512

1,524

July

1.470 

1,470 

1,570 

1,520 

1,520

1,420 

1,320 

1,240 

1,160 

1.080

1,OOO 

960 

940 

930 

920

900 

890 

880 

860 

840

820 

800 

760 

760 

740

710 

700 

680 

660

660 

670

Aug.

700 

770 

860 

880 

850

800

760 

720 

670 

620

584 

551 

534 

518 

518

551 

584 

568 

568 

551

534 

518 

534 

518 

518

502 

502 

502 

518

518 

518

Per square 

mile

0.902

1.27 

1.11

1.10

.915 

.761 

.836 

3.26 

4.36 

1.26 

.905 

.553 

.465

1.39

Sept.

518 

502 

485 

470 

470

470 

470 

455 

455 

440

425 

425 

425 

440 

455

551 

568 

551 

568 

584

584 

602 

580

560 

551

551 

534 

534 

560 

580

Runoff in 

Inchea

1.04

1.42 

1.28

14.90

1.05 

.79 

.96 

3.64 

5.02 

1.4O 

1.04 

.64 

.52

18.80

tc 2 p.m.) 9,360 sec. -ft.: May 8 (10 a.m.

to 3 p.m.) 6,740 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 25 to Apr. 24 (no gage-height record Jan. 17- 

21, Jan, 31 to Feb. 8, Feb. 24, 25. Mar. 3, 4, Mar. 30 to Apr. 15). No gage-height record July 13 

to Aug. 9, Sept. 23, 24. 29, 30; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, recorded 

range in stage, observer's notes, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Duck Creek near Blaney, Mich.

Location. --Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°06'50", long. 86°04'50", in SE-j sec. IT, T. 43 

N. , K. 14 W. , 3 miles upstream from mouth and 7 miles west of Blaney.

Drainage area. --92 square miles including area from which flow is diverted to Duck Creek 

rrom waish Creek and Marsh Creek (watershed indeterminate because of swamps).

Records available .--March 1938 to September 1950. 

Average discharge. 12 years, 94.9 second-feet.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 1,100 second-feet Apr. 25 (gage height, 10.27 

feet ) ; minimum, 6.3 second-feet Sept. 11, 12, 27 (gage height, 1.49 feet).

1938-50: Maximum discharge observed, 1,740 second-feet Apr. 26, 1939 (gage height, 

11.70 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum, 4.0 second-feet Sept. 7, 1947 (gage 

height, 1.45 feet).

Remarks. --Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height record, which are fair. Records include flow from Walsh and Marsh Creeks which originates 

upstream from line between R. 14 W. and R. 15 W. and is diverted to Duck Creek through 

drainage canal about 3 miles upstream from station.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except period of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 9-21)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 23 Apr. 24 to Sept. 3O

2.2

2.3

2.6 

2.9

3.3 

3.9

2.7 

3.2 

3.9

60

97

156

9.7

10.0

10.2

490

746

892

990

1,080

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

18

17

16

17

16

16

20

20

26

28

28

25

22

21

20

19

18

18

18

18

18

39

44

41

43

50

48

46

45

44

44

Nov.

45

44

45

46

46

45

44

43

41

42

41

44

98

*132

142

142

142

137

137

137

132

124

104

100

96

92

90

90

90

86

-

Dec.

84

82

80

78

78

*76

84

88

86

92

105

145

140

120

110

100

96

92

90

88

88

86

82

80

80

80

80

80

76

76

74

Jan.

76

82

*100

115

105

92

84

78

72

68

66

62

60

58

56

54

52

50

49

48

47

47

46

46

45

45

44

44

44

44

43

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-5O ............

Feb.

43

43

43

41

41

41

41

*39

37

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

863

2 597

2^796

30,131

1,922

1,053

1 , 288

10,378 

12,465

1,426

936

414.8

230.3

36,369.1

Mar.

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

38

39

39

39

*38

37

37

37

37

37

37

39

41

43

45

47

55

57

60

62

64

Apr.

64

64

66

68

70

70

72

72

72

74

80

80

80

80

84

94

115

150

250

370

500

640

800

970

1,080

*1,060

920

826

775

732

Maximum

50

142

145

614

115

43

64

1,080

76

76

22

11

1,080

May

705

679

d670

d730

d820

dSSO

dSSO

dSOO

d730

d660

d590

dSSO

478

430

394

346

310

270

232

197

d!74

dl47

d!25

dl!3

dl04

100

95

86

79

72

79

Minimum

16

41

74

16

43

36

36

64

72

22

129 . 8

6.3

6.3

June

76

73

75

70

66

64

60

55

51

51

46

43

43

42

37

30

28

26

24

24

29

26

24

24

22

61

67

56

66

67

-

Mean

27.8

86.6

90.2

82.6

62 . 0

37.6

41.5

346

402

47 5

3o!2

13.4

7.68

99.6

July

56

76

66

58

51

44

39

34

30

27

2525-

24

27

24

23

23

22

20

19

17

16

17

16

15

14

13

12

13

15

Aug.

16

20

22

19

16

14

13

13

14

12

12

11

10

9.8

12

16

14

12

11

11

10

11

11

11

10

16

17

15

14

12

10

Per square 

mile

Sept.

9.5

8.8

8.5

8.2

7.8

7.5

7.0

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.3

6.3

7.0

8.2

8.2

7.5

6.8

7.5

9.5

8.9

8.0

7.8

7.2

6.8

7.0

7.0

6.5

7.0

8.8

11

-

Runoff in 

inches

Peak discharge (base, 500 sec.-ft.). Apr. 25 (10 to 11 p.m.) 1,100 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record, discharge computed on basis of records for nearby statios. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24 to Apr. 23 (no gage-height record ~~
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 49

West Branch Manistique River near Manistique, Mich.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°05'20", long. 86°09'40", in SE£ sec. 27, T. 43 N. 

K. 15 W., 300 feet downstream from Stutts Creek and 10 miles northeast of Manistique.

Drainage area. 322 square miles.

Records available. April 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 12 years, 412 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,940 second-feet May 8 (gage height, 11.74 

reet); minimum, 114 second-feet Sept. 11-13 (gage height, 1.86 feet).

1938-50: Maximum discharge observed, 5,300 second-feet Apr. 29, 1939 (gage height, 

12.9 feet); minimum, 71 second-feet Oct. 3, 1948.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or fragmentary or no gageEfilght record, which are fair.

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

210

203

197

194

190

194

203

218

261

283

313

326

326

313

302

288

278

267

261

254

252

274

288

326

338

350

363

363

363

363

350

Nov.

350

338

338

338

326

326

326

313

313

302

302

313

402

456

523

577

590

590

577

564

536

510

496

465

450

430

420

400

390

380

Month

Dec.

370

360

350

350

340

*340

350

350

360

370

390

410

450

480

520

560

560

490

440

410

390

380

370

360

350

350

340

340

340

350

360

Jan.

380

410

*440

460

46O

420

390

370

350

340

330

320

310

300

290

290

280

280

270

270

260

260

260

260

260

260

250

250

250

250

£50

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Peak discharge (base, 1,60O sec

Feb.

250

250

250

240

240

240

*240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

_

_

-

Mar.

240

240

240

230

240

240

240

250

250

250

260

270

270

*270

270

270

270

260

260

260

260

270

280

' 290

290

300

320

330

350

350

350

Secondfoot-days

8,711

12,641

12,180

142,898

9,770

6,750

8,470

28, 670

56,055

12, 338

7,399

5,114

3,686

171,784

-ft.). Api

Apr.

340

350

350

350

350

330

340

320

320

320

350

380

380

380

380

400

450

540

660

820

1,050

1,300

1,720

1,920

2,240

2,650

2,710

2,530

2,280

2,160

Maximum

363

590

560

1,360

460

250

350

2,710

3,940

616

392 °50

138

3,940

'. 27 (6 to

May

2,080

1,960

1,960

2,080

2,430

3,070

3,760

3,940

3,590

3,350

3,010

2,710

2,380

2,160

1,960

1,760

1,600

1,410

1,290

1,140

1,050

960

870

782

754

754

726

684

642

603

590

Minimum

190

3O2

340

176

250

240

230

320

590

282

170

135

114

114

9 a.m.) 2,

June

577

603

616

603

590

564

525

500

476

452

428

404

392

381

359

337

326

326

326

315

304

304

293

282

293

337

348

370

359

348

July

337

359

392

392

381

359

326

293

260

240

220

210

205

205

215

215

210

205

200

195

190

190

185

180

180

ISO

180

175

170

170 ieo

Mean

281

421

393

392

315

241

273

956

~]~ t 8O8

411

239

165

123

471

Aug.

200

230

250

245

235

220

205

190

180

165

155

150

140

140

140

150

160

160

150

140

135

135

140

142

138

135

136

135

136

137

140

Per square 

mile

0.873

1.31

1.22

1.22

.978

.748

.848

2.97

5.61

1 * 26

.742

512

.382

1.46

Sept.

138

133

129

127

124

124

122

122

119

115

114

114

114

118

119

119

119

119

123

124

129

129

126

124

124

122

120

123

126

127

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.01

1.46

1.41

16.52

1.13

.78

.98

3.31

6.47

1.43

.85

.59

.43

19.85

710 sec. -ft.; May 8 (8 to 10:30

a.m. } 3,940 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24 to Apr. 22. Fragmentary gage-height record 

May 19-25, 27, 28, June 6-14, 16-19, 26-28, July 2-4, 6-8; discharge computed from graph of partly 

estimated'gage heights. No gage-height record July 9 to Aug. 23; discharge computed on basis of 2 

discharge measurements and records for nearby stations.
50 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

Indian River near Manistique, Midi.

Location. --Water-stage recorder, lat. 45 059'30", long. 86°17'15", in NE^ sec. 34, T. 42 

M., K. 16 W., above Indian Lake Outlet, 2 miles northwest of Manistique. Datum of 

gage is 608.66 feet above mean sea level (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). Auxiliary staff gage above dam ij miles downstream.

Drainage area. 302 square miles.

Records available.--March 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 12 years, 372 second-feet.

year, 985 second-feet May 10 (gage height, 6.32 feet 

inimum daily, 206 second-feet Sept. 27; minimum

Extremes. Maximum discharge durin 

atrected by wind on Indian Lake 

gage height, 3.49 feet Mar. 16.

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 1,550 second-feet June 24, 1943 (gage height, 7.79 

feet), from rating curve extended above 660 second-feet on basis of computation of 

flow over dam; minimum daily, about 20 second-feet Nov. 23, 1946 (caused by ice jams 

at outlet of Indian Lake); minimum gage height, 2.83 feet Feb. 20, 1948 (ice jam at 

outlet of Indian Lake above gage).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

341

345

334

336

325

305

324

324

341

350

329

327

320

312

305

3U7

307

306

308

320

308

342

3E9

329

323

317

321

320

320

323

317

Nov.

320

305

293

296

305

302

302

308

308

287

287

280

323

339

348

327

329

339

339

334

338

b280

b270

b315

368

a360

a360

354

345

338

-

Dec.

336

34O

338

340

338

340

340

340

327

324

321

360

371

360

341

340

327

327

331

322

319

329

327

332

320

319

308

3U8

304

304

304

Jan.

302

305

319

315

315

317

322

317

308

300

305

304

304

319

315

332

a330

a330

a330

a330

a330

a330

a330

a330

a330

a320

a320

a320

a320

a320

a320

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

a320

a320

a320

a32o

a320

a310

313

315

312

315

318

318

312

312

312

310

310

312

315

308

308

308

302

300

286

283

280

277

_

-

Secondfoot-days

10,015

10^237

112,924

9,889

8,636

8,796

14,902

24,826

14,474

10,567

8 , 776

6,951

137,668

Mar.

283

285

275

275

269

273

276

a280

302

288

285

282

277

282

265

269

a260

263

265

265

267

266

277

282

283

282

315

d330

d328

d326

d323

Apr.

d332

329

322

325

d353

d367

d372

d385

d393

d397

367

369

369

371

385

385

39£

435

471

515

540

590

641

675

74O

771

801

833

833

840

Maximum

350

368

371

490

332

320

330

84 O

921

620

438

318

262

921

May

864

864

856

856

b870

b870

b860

921

921

921

921

921

921

848

880

841

825

825

794

785

78E

754

731

695

688

669

660

620

a620

617

623

Minimum

305

270

304

114

300

277

260

322

617

414

271

£55

£06

£06

June

a620

a610

a590

a570

a550

a540

a 540

a530

aSOO

a480

a480

a480

a4£0

a460

a450

a450

a450

a450

a450

a440

441

437

433

428

414

467

456

430

430

438

Mean

323

120

330

309

319

308

284

497

801

482

341

283

232

377

July

438

433

429

421

421

425

425

421

415

415

419

408

394

286

283

286

292

292

281

281

286

286

283

283

271

278

278

282

285

287

283

Aug.

271

£88

290

£88

£88

286

283

288

290

£86

280

287

£92

£96

301

318

316

£99

299

£90

273

273

278

280

271

262

262

255

£60

264

262

Per square 

mile

1.02

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

1.25

Sept.

257

255

£62

£46

241

244

246

£53

243

£39

232

£30

237

234

£3£

£27

£30

225

222

227

220

£30

220

208

208

208

206

£17

225

££7

Runoff in 

inches

13.90

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

16.95

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or computed on basis of weather records, 

b Slope-stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of reconstructed gage-height graph 

based on record at auxiliary gage.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 51 

Brule River near Florence, Wis.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°57', long. 88°16', in sec. 11, T. 41 N., R. 32

 W. Michigan meridian, at county highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from Paint River, 3? 

miles north of Florence, and 6 miles upstream from confluence with Michigamme River.

Drainage area.--330 square miles.

Records available.--January 1914 to February 1916, June 1944 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,290 second-feet May 7; maximum gage height,

 fa'. 11 feet, recorded during period of no gage-height record Apr. 7-19 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 176 second-feet Oct. 1-3 (gage height, 1.98 feet).

1914-16, 1944-50: Maximum discharge, 2,480 second-fset June 26, 1946; maximum gage 

height, 7.25 feet Mar. 20, 1945 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 155 second-feet Aug. 16, 

22, 1949; minimum gage height, 1.86 feet Aug. 27, Sept. 13, 1948.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of shifting control, which are good,

 an3~~those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Flow not adjusted for ground water 

pumped from mines at Iron River.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1S5C

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.

178

176

178

203

203

200

224

230

314

380

385

332

284

250

230

214

211

205

203

233

262

306

293

269

258

247

233

227

227

214

211

Nov.

211

211

*205

208

208

205

205

205

200

200

200

221

380

431

365

332

293

273

258

250

240

230

220

210

200

190

185

200

210

210

-

Dec.

*200

195

190

190

185

180

180

180

180

195

220

245

285

280

265

250

235

225

215

210

205

195

190

190

185

185

180

180

180

185

190

Jan.

200

230

300

270

245

 225

225

215

215

220

200

205

215

215

205

205

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

205

205

210

205

210

210

205

205

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

205

205

205

205

205

*205

205

205

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

20d

195

195

195

195

190

190

190

190

190

190

190

190

-

_

-

Secondfoot-days

7

7^156

6,37C

86,405

6,715

5,540

6,420

20,966 

27,009

11,305 

8,571

7,978 

6,634

122,244

Mar.

190

*190

190

190

190

190

200

215

200

2oO

200

190

190

190

190

185

190

185

190

190

190

195

210

220

210

230

250

270

280

260

250

Apr.

245

240

230

215

210

210

215

210

200

250

330

360

350

350

400

500

800

1,200

1,500

 1,390

1,190

1,230

1,270

1,230

1,350

1,430

1,190

1,00

853

818

-

Maximum

85

431

285

797

300

205

280

1,500

2,230

535

380

517

258

2,230

May

777

744

832

1,000

1,310

1,790

2,23'i

2,050

1,560

1,390

1,270

1,070

965

860

764

686

614

571

529

493

464

436

420

475

660

621

529

464

420

420

595

Minimum

176

1 85

180

159

200

190

185

200

420

273

230

203

176

June

595

535

499

458

415

400

385

370

415

583

505

426

380

361

337

319

302

289

284

289

293

284

297

289

273

346

365

351

323

337

Mean

245

239

205

237

217

198

207

699

871

377

276

257

221

335

July

332

323

319

323

310

293

276

265

262

250

247

243

243

254

280

273

269

269

258

250

237

247

351

323

276

254

247

230

240

247

380

Aug.

499

517

442

351

297

262

243

233

233

227

221

214

208

208

221

237

230

224

217

211

208

208

211

214

224

224

217

221

258

258

240

Per square 

mile

0.645

. 629

.539

.624

.571

521

!545

1 . 84

2.29

.992

.726

. 676

.582

.882

Sept.

230

224

221

221

221

217

211

208

208

208

208

217

237

240

237

230

224

233

258

247

233

230

224

214

211

205

203

203

203

208

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.74

.70

.62

8.45

.66

.54

.63

2.05

2.64

1.11

.84

. 78

.65

11.96

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 21 to Apr. 19 (no gage-height re 

Apr. 7-19).
52 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Menominee River at Twin Palls, near Iron Mountain, Mich.

Location. Lat. 45°52'20", long. 88°04'10", in sec. 12, T. 40 N., R. 31 W., at power plant 

or Wisconsin Michigan Power Co., 3 miles upstream from Pine River and 3-| miles north of 

city of Iron Mountain.

Drainage area. 1,790 square miles.

Records available. January 1914 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--36 years, 1,769 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 12,000 second-feet May 8 minimum daily, 970 

second-feet Nov. 6.

1914-50: Maximum daily discharge, 16,700 second-feet Apr. 23, 24, 1916; minimum 

daily, 154 second-feet Aug. 9, 1925.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge determined from powerhouse records. Plow regulated by 

power plant at which station is located and also by plants on Brule and Michigamme 

Rivers and by Way Reservoir on Michigamme River.

Cooperation. Records of daily discharge computed by Wisconsin Michigan Power Co. on basis 

or load-discharge rating of hydroelectric units as developed by Geological Survey in 

1932-33 and taintor-gate ratings based on theoretical formulas.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

1,250

1,140

1,210

1,180

1,150

1,170

1,110

1,230

1,120

1,440

1,600

1,580

1,320

1,160

1,220

1,180

1,260

1,380

1,400

1,370

1,370

1,230

1,040

1,140

1,280

1,360

1,300

1,320

1,310

1,330

 4,370

Nov.

1,190

1,310

1,400

1,340

1,210

970

1,120

1,220

1,870

1,590

1,250

1,260

1,240

1,480

1,910

1,850

1,570

1,610

1,460

1,640

1,320

1,190

1,310

1,110

1,560

1,320

1,080

1,150

1,240

1,200

-

Dec.

1,200

1,120

1,190

1,010

1,280

1,490

1,500

1,640

1,630

1,330

1,130

1,480

1,520

1,610

1,410

1,560

1,310

1,280

1,400

1,650

1,640

1,610

1,580

1,160

1,160

1,140

1,430

1,700

1,660

1,660

1,420

Jan.

1,110

1,190

1,820

1,540

1,630

1,630

1,370

1,040

1,470

1,670

1,620

1,610

1,650

1,340

1,220

1,570

1,930

1,880

1,920

1,810

1,470

1,410

1,680

2,130

1,890

1,760

1,850

1,560

1,500

1,680

1,740

Month

October ..........................

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

December ................. ......

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

May

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1,760

1,820

1,780

1,580

1,440

1,540

1,740

1,820

1,750

1,770

1,640

1,370

1,590

1,840

1,790

1,790

1,750

1,670

1,410

1,680

1,910

1,860

1,810

1,730

1,680

1,300

1,700

1,770

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

39,52C

40.97C

43.90C

502,57!

49, 691

47,29C

47,76C

101, 92C 

163.97C

65, 88(

50,05f

49.86C 

36,32C

737, 13C

Mar.

1,780

1,720

1,570

1,450

1,440

1,590

1,510

1,540

1,680

1,720

1,640

1,440

1,520

1,580

1,530

1,480

1,520

1,430

1,310

1,100

1,180

1,270

1,340

1,440

1,350

1,200

1,690

1,630

1,740

2,070

2,300

Apr.

1,800

1,530

1,750

1,970

2,070

2,040

1,970

1,450

1,410

1,690

2,270

2,400

2,010

1,930

1,760

1,760

2,240

3,180

5,000

4,730

4,770

4,570

4,660

6,260

7,320

8,240

7,510

6,600

3,470

3,560

Maximum

1,600

) 1,910

) 1,700

) 6,630

2,130

1,910

2 300

) 8J240

) 12,000

4,180 5 2,370

2,400 

) 1,370

) 12,000

May

3,750

3,380

3,680

4,040

5,320

7,070

10,400

12,000

11,900

9,950

10,100

10,000

9,130

7,590

6,120

4,830

4,410

4,490

4,330

2,950

1,960

2,180

2,390

2,550

3,380

4,040

2,860

1,920

2,130

2,330

2,790

Minimum

1,040

970

1,010

716

1,040

1,300

1,100

1,410

1,920

1,360

1,320

1,270 

1,050

970

June

4,020

4,180

4,100

2,120

1,810

2,530

2,550

2,220

1,860

1,690

2,050

2,300

2,480

2,380

2,020

2,370

1,880

1,520

1,760

1,860

1,820

1,750

1,930

1,720

1,360

1,740

2,050

1,810

1,950

2,050

Mean

1 27E

lisee

1,416

1,377

1,602

1,68S

1,541

3 39'

5,28$

2,196 1 Gl£

I'eoe

1,211

2,02C

July

1,720

1,480

1,350

1,320

1,880

2,360

2,370

1,810

1,390

1,460

1,620

1,690

1,700

1,390

1,400

1,510

1,570

1,550

1,600

1,600

1,500

1.380

1,390

1,490

1,760

1,900

1,790

1,680

1,430

1,370

1,590

Aug.

2,250

2,400

2,330

2,380

1,950

1,430

1,600

1,700

1,720

1,660

1,600

1,480

1,380

1,560

1,650

1,620

1,580

1,470

1,400

1,360

1,440

1,430

1,410

1,380

1,370

1,340

1,270

1,410

1,480

1,450

1,360

Pef square 

mile

0.712

.763

.791

.769

.896

.944 !eei

1.90

2.95

1.23

.902

'.677

1.13

Sept.

1,370

1,330

1,140

1,080

1,320

1,370

1,360

1,340

1,320

1,280

1,300

1,220

1,100

1,160

1,260

1,260

1,110

1,150

1,200

1,360

1,200

1,200

1,050

1,100

1,180

1,160

1,100

1,130

1,120

1,050

Runoff in 

inohes

0.82

.85

.91

10.45

1.03

.98

.99

2.12

3.40

1.37

1.04

1.04

.76

15.31
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 53

Menominee River near Pembine, Wis.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°35'25", long. 87°46'35", In sec. 21, T. 37 N. , 

H. 2B W. Michigan meridian, 700 feet upstream from Pemene Creek, 4 miles west of Nathan, 

Mlch., and 15 miles southeast of Pembine.

Drainage area. 3,240 square miles.

Records available . November 1949 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 20.500 second-feet May 10 (gage height, 11.60 

reet }; minimum, 1,220 second-feet Sept. 16 (gage height, 2.22 feet).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of Ice effect, which are fair. Flow partiaiiy regulated by numerous power plants and Way Reservoir above station.

Rating table, Nov. 1O, 1949 to Sept. 30, 195O, except period of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

2.3 1,300

2.8 1,840

3.4 2,530

4.0 3,280

5.0 4,770

6.0

7.0

8.0

10.0

11.4

6,540

8,460

10,500

15,600

19,900

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

e

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. Nov.

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

1,560

1,840

1,900

1,840

1,950

2,580

2,760

2,940

2,580

2,240

2,360

2,180

2,070

1,840

1,780

2,000

1,600

1,500

1,600

1,650

1,700

-

Dec.

1,600

1,600

1,650

1,650

1,600

1,650

2,100

2,100

2,100

1,600

2,200

1,500

1,950

2,100

2,300

2,200

1,800

1,600

1,650

2,000

2,050

2,050

2,050

2,050

1,500

1,400

1,800

2,100

2,100

2,000

2,200

Jan.

1,800

1,550

2,100

2,250

2,300

2,200

2,250

1,700

1,800

2,000

1,950

2,100

1,950

1,950

1,800

1,600

1,850

2,100

2,200

2,200

2,150

1,900

1,750

2,200

2,350

2,250

2,200

2,050

1,750

1,800

2,050

Month

October ..........................

November 10-30 ...................

December .........................

Calendar year ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water j?ar ............

Feb.

2,050

*2,020

2,100

2,050

1,850

1,750

2,000

2,100

2,200

2,100

2,000

1,800

1,850

2,050

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,050

1,950

1,700

2,350

2,200

2,100

2,200

2,050

1,800

1,650

2,100

_

_

-

Mar.

Secondfoot-days

42,470

58,250

-

62,100

56,370

64,900

194,760

280,210

105,080

72,710

71,540

51,170

-

2,150

2,100

2,OOO

1,900

1,600

1,700

2,000

2,050

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,000

1,750

2,100

2,250

2,000

1,950

1,900

1,650

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,700

1,900

2,000

2,250

2,600

2,800

3,050

3.200

3,350

Apr.

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

2,

2,

3,

3,

4,

4,

5,

5,

6,

8,

10,

11,

500

600

200

100

100

100

100

200

600

900

400

800

000

500

000

600

350

070

100

400

10,500

10,

9,

9»

11,

12,

12,

11,

8,

6,

Maximum

2,940

2,300

-

2,350

2,350

3,350

12,300

19,900

7,680

2,940

3,620

2,240

-

300

450

870

100

100

300

100

260

160

May

6,730

6,540

6,350

5,620

8,650

12,100

15,000

18,600

19,900

19,600

17,400

16,800

15,900

13,900

10,700

8,650

7,490

7,300

7,110

6,540

4,770

3,620

4,290

3,550

4,770

6,160

6,350

4,450

3,690

3,760

3,920

Minimum

1,500

1,400

-

1,550

1,650

1,550

2,600

3,550

1,840

1,780

1,730

1,360

-

June

5,800

7,680

6,730

6,160

4,140

3,920

3,690

3,990

3,690

3,210

2,880

3,140

3,690

3,140

3,480

3,080

2,880

2,760

2,410

2,360

2,530

2,360

2,470

2,820

2,760

1,840

3,010

2,880

2,700

2,880

-

Mean

_

2,022

1,879

-

2,003

2,013

2,094

6,492

9,039

3,503

2.34E

2,306

1,706

-

July

2,820

2,640

2,070

2,120

2,240

2,760

2,700

2,940

2,640

1,780

2,470

2,120

2,180

2,410

2,070

1,840

1,950

2,240

2,410

2,070

2,240

2,240

2,410

1,950

2,470

2,580

2,820

2,760

2,240

2,410

2,120

Aug.

2,580

3,

3,

3,

280

620

540

3,550

2,

1,

2,

2,

880

950

880

530

2,360

2,240

2,

2,

1,

2,

1,

2,

1,

1,

1,

1,

2,

1,

2,

2,

1,

1,

1,

2,

2,

1,

Per square 

mile

_

0.624

.580

-

.618

.621

.646

2.00

2.79

1.08

.724

.712

.527

-

240

070

730

360

950

640

950

950

730

950

120

950

120

070

730

730

900

010

180

950

Sept.

1,780

1,780

1,780

1,440

1,390

2,240

2,180

1,360

1,680

1,780

1,490

1,730

2,180

1,620

1,620

1,510

1,440

1,560

1,950

1,730

1,840

2,120

1,680

1,470

1,400

1,840

1,620

1,840

1,560

1,560

-

Runoff in 

inches

_

0.49

.67

-

.71

.65

.74

2.23

3.22

1.20

.83

.82

.59

-

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-dlacharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 25 to Apr. 16.
54 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

Menominee River below Koss, Mich.

Drainage area.--3,790 square miles.

Records available.--July 1913 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--37 years, 3,131 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge, 16,900 second-feet May 11; minimum daily, 1,150 second1913-50: Maximum daily discharge, 23,200 second-feet Apr. 23, 25, 1916; minimum 

daily, 162 second-feet Sept. 15, 1931.

Remarks.--Records fair. Daily discharge computed on basis of average daily load and loadcTTscharge rating of combined hydroelectric units. Plow regulated by many power plants 

and reservoirs above station.

Cooperation.--Records of daily discharge furnished by Wisconsin Public Service Corp.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

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.

1,700

1,910

1,200

1,240

1,950

1,510

1,660

1,660

2,300

1,490

1,920

2,730

2,500

2,560

2,420

1,660

1,630

1,560

2,100

2,190

2,060

2,370

1,970

2,300

2,100

2,280

2,070

2,520

2,160

2,040

1,930

Nov.

1,560

2,160

2,160

1,720

1,920

1,630

1,620

1,540

1,660

1,640

1,490

1,980

2,160

2,290

2,420

2,680

3,110

3,050

2,610

2,410

2,340

2,160

2,160

1,670

1,720

1,360

1,150

1,640

2,040

2,010

-

Dec.

2,020

1,730

1,940

1,990

2,040

1,600

1,600

2,280

2,28O

2,520

1,920

2,280

1,660

2,160

2,190

2,640

2,540

1,960

1,650

1,900

2,190

2,360

2,040

2,160

2,320

1,800

1,400

1,760

2,400

2,210

2,210

Jan.

2,300

1,620

1,540

2,300

2,500

2,360

2,370

2,380

1,600

1,670

2,020

2,210

2,410

2,160

2,020

1,730

1,560

1,730

2,200

2,270

2,28o

2,220

1,930

1,640

2,210

2,600

2,460

2,210

1,670

1,600

1,890

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

July

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

2,000

2,160

2,020

2,300

2,090

1,870

1,760

2,210

2,130

2,360

2,010

2,040

1,870

1,610

2,130

2,100

2,040

2,130

2,160

1,960

1,440

2,320

2,160

2,090

2,290

2,090

1,760

1,650

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

62,330

61,260

64,170

626,440

64,700

56,950

66,640

210,510

265,560

106,620

75,760

71,960

51,910

1,158,590

Mar.

2,160

2,160

2,090

1,990

2,050

1,560

1,670

2,160

2,100

2,330

2,220

2,100

2,040

1,650

2,220

2,520

1,930

2,040

1,980

1,790

1,520

1,760

1,620

1,600

1,950

2,290

2,700

2,980

2,990

3,120

3,150

Apr.

3,390

3,620

3,230

2,870

3,070

3,260

3,020

3,610

3,090

2,660

3,510

4,680

4,990

5,340

5,750

5,720

6,6OO

12,100

11,200

12,100

12,200

11,600

11,200

10,100 10,100

10,700

11,500

11^,300

10,300

7,700

-

Maximum

2,730

3,110

2,640

6,420

2,600

2,360

3,150

12,200

16,900

6,640

3,120

3,760

2,240

16,900

May

7,040

6,900

6,670

7,010

7,680

6,700

11,400

13,600

15,400

16,500

16,900

16,2CO

15,700

15,000

12,600

9,740

7,520

6,110

5,740

6,040

5,470

4,20O

3,120

4,540

4,320

5,960

6,950

5,920

4,200

4,300

3,530

Minimum

1,200

1,150

1,400

1,110

1,540

1,440

1,520

2,660

3,120

1,940

1,660

1,390

1,300

1,150

June

4,170

6,220

6,640

6,600

5,740

3,660

3,970

4,110

3,630

3,710

3,460

3,060

3,400

3,400

3,270

3,250

3,110

2,460

2,460

2,550

2,640

2,670

2,360

2,990

2,760

3,030

1,940

2,930

3,140

2,670

-

Mean

2,011

2,042

2,070

2,270

2,067

2,034

2,156

7,017

8,567

3,554

2,444

2,321

1,730

3,174

July

2,650

2,680

2,590

2,060

2,430

2,410

3,000

2 , 7 ~>0

2,920

2,49O

1,720

2,370

2,230

1,950

2,340

2,230

1,660

2,230

2,110

2,240

2,270

2,080

2,370

2,630

2,26O

2,760

2,550

2,790

3,120

2,670

2,660

Aug.

2,390

2,900

3,760

3,590

3,360

3,160

2,670

2,070

2,920

2,660

2,150

2,190

2,250

2,130

1,630

2,450

2 , 050

2,290

2,100

1,860

1,570

1,690

2,160

2,020

1,940

1,690

2,450

1,390

1,570

2,020

2,220

Per square 

mile

0.531

.539

.546

.599

.551

.537

.569

1.65

2.26

.936

.645

.612

.456

.637

Sept.

,010

,600

,800

,640

,540

,420

,O5O

,240

,580

,300

,870

,300

,910

,190

,490

,74O

,740

,430

,490

,830

,930

,980

,oeo

,740

,490

,300

,440

,640

,670

1,670

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.61

.60

.63

8.11

.64

.56

.66

2.06

2.61

1.05

.74

.71

.51

11.38
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 55

Menominee River near McAllister, Via.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°19'20", long. 87°39'40", in sec. 17, T. 33 H., R. 

21TE7, 2$ miles downstream from Little Cedar River, 2f miles east of McAllister, and 

22 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--4,020 square miles.

Records available.--March 1945 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 21,600 second-feet May 11 (gage height, 16.70 

feet); minimum discharge observed 631 second-feet Feb. 5 (gage height, 7.39 feet); minimum daily, 1,240 second-feet Nov. 27.

1945-50: Maximum discharge, that of May 11, 1950; minimum observed, 538 second-feet 

Oct. 6, 1946 (gage height, 7.29 feet).

Remarks.--Records good. Plow partly regulated by many power plants and Way Reservoir above

station.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except period of Ice ef 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

8.1 1,280 1O.O 3,820 13.0 10,000 

8.3 1,480 10.5 4,720 14.0 12,800 

8.6 1,800 11.0 5,680 15.0 16,000 

9.0 2,270 11.5 6,680 16.6 21,200 

9.5 3,000 12.0 7,750

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

1,800 

2,020 

1,330 

1,330 

1,960

al , 500 

al,850 

al,650 

2,270 

1,530

1,740 

2,920 

2,550 

2,550 

2,480

2,020 

1,910 

1,530 

a2,10O 

a2,150

2,080 

2,340 

1,910 

2,270 

2,020

2,140 

1,960 

2,480 

2,140 

2,020 

1,910

Nov.

1,690 

2,140 

2,270 

1,800 

2,020

1,740 

1,860 

1,640 

1,860 

1,800

1,480 

1,960 

2,140 

2,340 

2,480

2,920 

3,240 

3,320 

3,000 

2,410

2,410 

2,270 

2,270 

1,910 

1,800

1,740 

1,240 

1,690 

2,020 

2,020

Dec.

2,000 

1,900 

1,900 

1,900 

2,000

1,800 

1,900 

2,400 

2,450 

2,500

1,950 

2,350 

1,800 

2,100 

2,300

2,650 

2,600 

2,000 

1,800 

2,000

2,200 

2,350 

2,200 

2,200 

2,300

1,800 

1,500 

1,800 

2,400 

2,300 

2,200

Jan.

2,300 

1,900 

1,550 

2,300 

2,450

2,400 

2,350 

2,300 

1,800 

1,900

2,050 

2,200 

2,400 

2,150 

2,000

1,800 

1,600 

1,800 

2,200 

2,300

2,300 

2,250 

2,000 

1,650 

2,250

2,600 

2,400 

2,150 

1,900 

1,800 

1,900

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

Julj 

Angi 

Sept

WE

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 ............

"uary

h.. ..........................

ember ........................

iter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

2,000 

2,150 

2,050 

*2,200 

2,050

1,850 

1,750 

2,200 

2,150 

2,350

2,100 

2,000 

1,900 

1,800 

2,100

2,100 

2,050 

2,100 

2,150 

1,900

1,600 

2,300 

2,150 

2,050 

2,200

2,000 

1,800 

1,650

Secondf cot-days

62,46C 

63,48C 

65.55C

870, 88C

64,95C 

56,70C 

66,70C 

238, 86C 

324, 28C 

119, 25C 

77,89C 

74.13C 

52.34C

1,266,59C

Mar.

2,150 

2,100 

2,100 

1,950 

2,050

1,600 

1,900 

2,150 

2,100 

2,350

2,250 

2,150 

2,000 

1,650 

2,300

2,500 

1,900 

2,000 

2,000 

1,800

1,500 

1,750 

1,600 

1,800 

1,950

2,300 

2,700 

2,900 

2,950 

3,050 

3,200

Apr.

3,400 

3,600 

3,200 

2,850 

3,050

3,250 

3,000 

3,600 

3,000 

2,700

3,500 

4,500 

4,900 

5,30O 

5,600

6,000 

7,000 

13,300 

13,400 

14,300

14,600 

13,400 

12,800 

11,600 

11,900

13,400 

14,600 

14,600 

13,100 

9,410

Maximum

) 2,920 

) 3,320 

) 2,650

9,900

) 2,600 

) 2,350 

) 3,200 

) 14,600 

) 21,200 

) 8,190 

) 3,240 

) 3,820 

2,340

) 21,200

May

7,970 

8,190 

7,970 

7,750 

8,850

10,700 

13,500 

16,600 

19,600 

20,900

h21,200 

h!9,300 

hie, 600 

hi 7, 300 

h!5, 600

al2,600 

9,760 

8,410 

8,190 

7,950

6,890 

5,480 

4,270 

4,910 

5, 000

6,480 

7,750 

7,530 

5,290 

5,200 

4,540

Minimum

,330 

,240 

,500

,120

,550 

,600 

,500 

,700 

,270 

,020 

,640 

,480 

,280

1,240

June

5,100 

7,310 

8,190 

7,530 

6,480

4,720 

4,450 

4,450 

4,540 

4,270

3,820 

3,080 

3,820 

3,740 

3,740

3,650 

3,650 

2,850 

2,620 

2,700

2,700 

2,700 

2,550 

3,000 

2,850

3,240 

2,020 

3,160 

3,320 

3,000

Mean

2,015 

2,116 

2,115

2,386

2,095 

2,025 

2,152 

7,962 

10,461 

3,975 

2,513 

2,391 

1,745

3,470

July

3,000 

2,850 

2,780 

2,200 

2,550

2,340 

3,080 

2,920 

3,000 

2,620

3, £40 

2,410 

2,270 

1,360 

2,270

2,340 

1,640 

2,140 

2,200 

2,200

2,410 

2,020 

2,340 

2,780 

2,410

2,780 

2,550 

2,780 

2,920 

2,340 

2,550

Aug.

2, 

2, 

3, 

3, 

3,

3,

3, 

1, 

2, 

2,

2, 

2, 

2, 

2,

1,

2, 

2,

2, 

2, 

al,

al, 

1, 

2, 

2, 

2,

1, 

2, 

1, 

1, 

2, 

2,

Per square 

mile

0.501 

.526 

.526

.594

.521 

.504 

.535 

1.98 

2.60 

.989 

.625 

.595 

.434

.863

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station below Koss, 

h Computed from wire-weight gage reading. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 1 to Apr. 17.

200 

920 

820 

820 

740

480 

000 

960 

920 

850

020 

140 

140 

140 

910

410 

200 

340 

200 

900

650 

960 

200 

140 

080

960 

550 

580 

480 

080 

340

Sept.

2,140 

1,800 

1,800 

1,690 

1,530

1,480 

1,910 

2,340 

1,580 

1,280

1,740 

1,280 

1,860 

2,200 

1,580

1,740 

1,690 

1,480 

1,430 

1,800

1,960 

1,910 

2,140 

1,860 

1,580

1,430 

1,480 

1,860 

1,860 

1,910

Runoff in 

inches

0.58 

.59 

.61

8.05

.60 

.52 

.62 

2.21 

3.00 

1.10 

.72 

.69 

.48

11.72

Mlch.
DD STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Iron River at Caspian, Mich.

Location. Wire-weight gage, lat. 46°03'31", long. 88°37'38", on line between SEij and SW£ 

sec. i, T. 42 N., R. 35 W., at county highway bridge in Caspian, 5^ miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 84 square miles.

Records available. March 1948 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 680 second-feet May 6 (gage height, 8.02 feet, 

observed at crest); minimum observed, 38 second-feet Apr. 6 (gage height, 3.60 feet). 

1948-50: Maximum discharge, that of May 6, 1950; minimum observed, 32 second-feet 

June 12, 1949 (gage height 3.47 feet).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Gage read 

twice daily. Plow regulated by ground water pumped from mines.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

3.7 

3.9 

4.4 

5.4

53

98

202

6.5 

7.1 

7.9

330

440

650

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

1

Z

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

49

48

49

52

55

68

83

62

59

52

50

47

46

44

45

46

52

55

59

56

55

54

54

53

53

52

50

48

Nov.

48

48

46

47

48

48

48

48

48

48

47

62

94

84

72

61

57

54

53

53

50

48

48

48

46

44

52

d46

d42

d42

-

Dec.

d42

*d42

d43

d43

d46

48

52

51

51

51

54

60

71

94

55

53

53

51

51

51

47

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

48

Jan.

45

47

61

55

56

58

59

54

43

51

52

51

*51

51

49

50

50

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

49

50

44

44

47

50

48

Month

October .........................

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

December ...................... .

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .....................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-5O ............

Feb.

44

44

44

42

42

42

*44

44

44

44

46

48

49

51

51

51

53

53

55

54

53

53

51

5O

50

49

48

*49

^

-

Secondfoot-days

1, 638

1,580

1,571

21,323

1,551

1 348 liesi

5,765

6,662 

2,470

2,109 

2, 082

1,605

3O,032

Mar.

50

49

50

51

53

51

52

52

52

51

50

49

48

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

48

61

55

69

62

76

73

6O

59

62

Apr.

56

49

52

53

51

*50

51

55

51

69

95

73

70

91

128

196

360

515

440

322

274

315

315

330

420

370

274

230

202

208

Maximum

83

94

94

216

61

55

76

515

650

133

98

114

61

650

May

191

186

235

291

452

65O

605

40O

338

338

291

252

23O

202

ISO

164

148

138

128

112

102

97

93

105

121

115

1O5

95

90

88

120

Minimum

44

42

42

38

43

42

46

49

59

59

55

48

42

June

119

111

1O8

100

92

87

82

78

133

133

114

88

77

74

71

66

65

64

64

62

60

61

61

59

61

81

76

7C

72

81

-

Mean

52.8

52.7

50.7

58.4

50.0

48.1

53.3

192

215

68 ,0

67.2

53.5

82.3

July

78

78

77

74

68

68

66

65

65

64

64

65

64

66

68

66

65

59

63

63

60

61

73

73

66

66

65

59

66

76

98

Aug.

114

96

84

76

72

67

67

66

71

69

67

66

63

62

64

73

71

66

63

61

60

57

59

58

56

55

55

55

66

64

59

Per square 

mile

Sept.

57

55

53

55

51

48

49

50

50

50

49

51

55

55

57

55

55

58

61

59

56

56

55

55

53

52

51

51

51

52

-

Runoff in 

inches

 ~-

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of engineer's reading, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 23-27, Jan. 6, 8, Jan. 16 to Feb. 11, Feb. 2O, 

21, 24-27, Mar. 2, 3, 7-11, 15, 16, 18.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 57

Paint River at Crystal Falls, Mich.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°07', long. 88°20', in sec. 20, T. 43 N., R. 32

 W., 150 feet below municipal power plant at Crystal Falls and 13 miles upstream from mouth.

Datum of gage is 1,306.1 feet above mean sea level (Wisconsin-Michigan Power Co. bench

mark).

Drainage area.--616 square miles. 

Kecords available. August 1944 to September 1950. 

Extremes. maximum discharge during year, 7,400 second-feet May 7 (gage height, 8.10 feet);

 minimum, 7.7 second-feet Sept. 17 (gage height, 0.89 foot), pcwer-plant leakage while 

restoring head following emptying of reservoir for repairs; minimum daily, 158 secondfeet Sept. 17.

1944-50; Maximum discharge, that of May 7, 1950; minimum, that of Sept. 17, 1950; 

minimum daily, 81 second-feet Nov. 1, 1947.

Revisions. The minimum discharges for water years 1947 and 1948 have been revised 

to 15 second-feet Sept. 16, 1947 (gage height, 1.05 feet) and 12 second-feet Nov. 1, 

1947 (gage height, 0.99 foot), superseding figures published in Water-Supply Papers 

1084 and 1114.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are good. Diur-

 na"T~fluctuation caused by power plant immediately above station.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except period of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar 25 to Sept. 30

2.0 202 1.8 140 4.2 1,830 

2.3 318 2.1 238 5.2 3,020 

2.6 474 2.4 364 6.2 4,460 

2.9 683 2.7 538 7.8 6,900 

3.4 1,120 3.4 1,060

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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 

225 

220

241 

226

234

261 

289 

453 

485

559 

578 

559 

506 

428

390 

369 

352 

330 

349

349 

402 

503 

493 

474

462 

426 

406 

403 

385 

380

Nov.

364 

382 

348 

349 

343

342 

355 

346 

350 

388

344 

334 

730 

1,010 

1,080

988 

875 

748 

683 

623

532 

448 

487 

392

416

354 

336 

428 

423 

422

Dec.

395 

*366 

375 

390 

369

318 

342 

342 

296 

305

333 

404 

433 

400 

374

348 

319 

328 

331 

326

318 

323 

309 

275 

270

284 

270 

259 

255 

260 

277

Jan.

281 

278 

340 

359 

367

345 

325 

300 

285 

280

265 

270 

*265 

275 

265

270 

260 

260 

260 

260

260 

250 

260 

260 

265

250 

260 

265 

280 

275 

260

Feb.

260 

260 

255 

255 

250

*265 

255 

265 

250 

255

255 

255 

250 

255 

245

250 

255 

245 

245 

245

255 

250 

255 

260 

255

245 

*240 

245

!!,% + h SecondMonth foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary .

11,978 

15,220 

10,194

............ 159,069

h. ...........................

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

ember ........................

8,695 

7,075 

9,046 

41,734 

72,508 

19,634 

13,806 

11,492 

7,715

ter year 1949-50 ............ 229,097

Mar.

255 

255 

250 

245 

240

245 

255 

280 

285

280

270 

265 

260 

260 

255

250 

255 

255 

255 

255

255 

275 

280 

290

318

331 

381 

428 

445 

451 

422

Apr.

400 

400 

395 

395 

395

374 

339 

356 

343

368

446 

585 

565 

545 

558

705 

985 

1,510 

2,040 

2,510

2,390 

2,760 

3,090 

3,160 

3,740

3,490 

2,840 

2,330 

1,940 

1,780

Maximum

578 

1,080 

433

2,810

367 

265 

451 

3,740 

6,900 

1,060 

668 

750 

393

6,900

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 6

May

1,630 

1,480 

1,660 

2,190 

3,440

5,840 

6,900 

5,870 

5,000 

4,910

4,610 

3,750 

3,090 

2,600 

2,260

1,880 

1,580 

1,370 

1,270 

1,150

1,030 

951 

857 

870 

989

1,040 

980 

885 

773 

728 

925

Minimum

220 

334 

255

93

250 

240 

240 

339 

728 

390 

304 

258 

158

158

June

1,010 

950 

880 

790 

712

668 

626 

572 

663 

1,060

1,050 

940 

804 

698 

642

570 

538 

561 

557 

498

473 

462 

450 

423 

390

455 

538 

538 

551 

565

Mean

386 

507 

329

436

280 

253 

292 

1,391 

2,339 

654 

445 

371 

257

628

July

550 

543 

572 

566 

565

492 

451 

411 

359 

345

326 

304 

304 

317 

363

457 

433

411 

406 

390

385 

346 

433 

631 

668

573 

493 

451 

400 

428 

433

Aug.

589 

682 

750 

675 

558

493 

439 

400 

374 

359

334 

312 

288 

278 

294

326 

332 

338

331 

301

290 

283 

258 

270 

268

264 

265 

272 

296 

286 

287

Per square 

mile

0.627 

.823 

.534

.708

.455 

.411 

.474 

2.26 

3.80 

1.06 

.722 

.602 

.417

1.02

to Mar. 24.

Sept.

308 

286 

284 

266 

258

241 

226 

209 

213 

206

206 

202 

227

266

312

393 

204 

158 

207

312

343 

374 

301 

289 

259

257 

237 

239

216

216

Runoff in 

inches

0.72 

.92 

.62

9.60

.52 

.43 

.55 

2.52 

4.38 

1.19 

.83 

.69 

.47

13.84

209004 O - 52 - 5
58 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Michigamme River near Crystal Falls, Midi.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 46°07', long. 88°13', in sec. 20, T. 43 N., R. 31

 W., b miles downstream from Way Dam, 6 miles east of Crystal Falls, and 16 miles upstream, from confluence with Brule River.

Drainage area. 670 square miles.

Records available.--August 1944 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,590 second-feet May 13 (gage height, 9.40

 i'eet); minimum, 69 second-feet Jan. 14 (gage height, 1.31 feet).

1944-50: Maximum discharge, that of May 13, 1950; minimum, that of Jan. 14, 1950.

Remarks. Records excellent. Flow regulated by Way Reservoir and since December 1949 by 

power plant.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.6 81 2.9 265

1.9 98 3.4 402

2.1 118 3.9 590

2.5 179 4.7 990

5.8 1,690

7.2 2,840

8.3 4,060

9.1 5,140

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

590

590

590

590

570

570

570

570

570

570

590

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

378

162

160

159

159

157

157

157

157

157

Nov.

157

156

149

149

149

149

149

149

149

151

149

154

160

154

159

156

325

652

830

855

855

855

777

530

530

530

530

530

530

530

-

Dec.

530

530

530

618

640

312

84

117

563

706

784

696

,020

,020

,020

,020

,000

,020

1,020

1,010

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

920

780

780

755

755

755

755

Jan.

755

755

780

755

755

690

755

755

739

755

755

755

755

506

755

822

990

1,050

1,140

1,200

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,140

1,170

1,140

1,140

1,140

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 .........

January ........................

February ........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1,140

1,140

1,110

1,060

730

705

705

705

705

705

705

705

811

960

960

960

960

960

930

904

930

930

330

905

905

905

804

658

_

-

Secondfoot days

13, 873

11, 298

23,940

185,840

28 972

24 527

is! 477

32 190

6l|o74

26,027

21,494

20,176 

17,249

299,297

Mar.

658

635

658

635

635

635

612

612

635

612

612

612

612

612

612

590

590

590

590

590

546

428

421

497

612

590

570

550

599

647

680

Apr.

680

517

112

142

550

585

575

130

551

374

580

380

703

326

860

995

1,

1,

1,

290

HO

520

1,580

1,570

1,

1,

1,

390

300

520

1,700

2,150

2,

2,

1,

Maximum

590

855

1,050

2,930

1,200

1 140

680

2,150 

5,140

1,440 

730

755

755

5,140

L50

L50

/70

730

-

May

730

730

780

830

834

364

1,470

2,310

2,200

4,200

5,140

5,140

5,140

5,000

4,650

2,620

2,000

1,990

1,800

1,580

1,620

1,620

1,170

1,140

1,140

1,050

805

783

728

730

780

Minimum

157

149

84

84

506

658

421

351

364

730

568

146

112

84

June

780

941

1,440

1,200

960

960

990

893

788

1,000

990

1,050

1,140

990

805

755

755

755

755

755

730

755

730

730

730

730

730

730

730

730

-

Mean

448

377

772

CQQ

935

876

596

1,073

1,970

868

693

651

575

820

July

730

730

730

730

730

730

730

705

730

730

730

730

730

730

730

570

568

730

730

730

730

635

658

658

635

658

658

635

658

658

658

Aug.

658

590

570

550

504

146

410

658

658

658

635

612

658

705

705

705

705

705

705

559

705

730

730

730

730

730

730

730

755

755

755

Sept.

755

755

755

440

444

730

730

730

730

730

730

730

730

730

730

730

592

730

630

510

510

410

116

112

400

471

447

450

457

235

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 59

Pine River at Pine River power plant, near Florence, Wis.

Location. Lat. 45°49'40", long. 88°14'55", in sec. 28, T. 39 N., R. 18 E. , at power plant

 of Wisconsin-Michigan Power Co., 4 miles downstream from Popple River and 6-j miles south 

of Florence.

Drainage area. 543 square miles.

Records available. October 1923 to September 1949, January 1914 to September 1923 at site 

4 miles upstream (drainage area, 511 square miles).

Average discharge. 27 years (1923-50), 419 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 2,900 second-feet May 9; minimum daily, 41 

second-feet Sept. 10,

1923-50: Maximum daily discharge, 4,380 second-feet Apr. 9, 1929; no flow at times 

in 1924, 1926, 1927, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1940.

Remarks. Records good except those for discharges above 700 second-feet, which are fair.

 Ms charge determined from power-plant records. Flow regulated by power plant at station, but pondage is small and monthly discharge is very nearly natural flow.

Cooperation. Records of daily discharge computed by Wisconsin-Michigan Power Co. on basis 

or load-discharge rating of hydroelectric units as developed by Geological Survey and 

gate ratings based on theoretical formulas.

Revisions. W 804: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

133

55

182

208

91

183

195

208

250

288

371

448

371

312

312

201

208

£73

195

156

208

312

356

377

312

312

208

303

208

208

208

Nov.

208

277

182

208

182

195

195

182

292

182

162

208

312

520

481

482

364

396

312

312

312

159

208

208

208

195

159

182

182

208

-

Dec.

296

195

182

208

299

156

156

182

195

162

143

208

208

296

130

195

156

156

182

182

182

182

182

149

156

156

169

156

143

130

156

Jan.

156

162

260

208

296

208

182

156

182

182

169

182

130

156

130

130

156

156

156

156

156

130

156

156

123

156

156

182

117

117

182

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

July

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

182

117

143

136

156

130

156

156

156

156

208

65

182

116

169

156

110

169

104

169

156

130

156

156

130

117

208

130

-

_

-

Secondfoot-days

7,65

7,67:

5,64£

99,071

5,144

4 11£

5,422

26,371

43,71£

13,626

8,486

7,906

4,771

140,534

Mar.

107

156

130

169

101

156

156

208

169

195

195

156

136

156

156

130

156

130

162

136

143

133

182

182

182

195

97

312

312

312

312

Apr.

273

156

282

208

208

208

312

117

208

276

312

338

312

375

383

476

817

,260

,390

,560

,610

,880

,790

,820

,820

,820

,780

,620

,420

,340

-

Maximum

448

520

3 299

1,460

296

208

312

1,880

2,900

804

322

520

230

2,900

May

1,280

1,170

1,250

1,490

1,940

2,520

2,720

2,860

2,900

2,800

2,500

2,180

1,960

1,620

1,340

1,270

1,100

1,090

917

864

704

624

624

624

864

864

784

744

624

624

864

Minimum

55

159

130

50

117

65

97

117

624

211

195

52

41

41

June

804

744

716

578

624

520

520

477

530

624

624

624

520

455

364

364

364

312

312

312

312

312

312

312

211

312

351

494

312

312

-

Mean

247

256

182

271

166

147

175

87£

1,410

454

274

255

159

385

July

312

312

312

312

312

312

312

312

286

208

208

208

208

208

208

312

208

208

312

195

208

312

322

312

312

312

312

312

312

299

208

Aug.

429

520

520

474

312

312

312

312

208

312

208

312

52

208

312

208

208

208

208

104

208

195

182

182

185

208

175

208

208

208

208

Per square 

mile

0.455

.471

.335

.499

.306

.271

.322

1 . 62

2.60

.836

505

!470

.293

.709

Sept.

208

208

104

182

82

121

182

1.82

156

41

156

133

156

156

182

208

50

208

208

182

182

175

208

52

182

182

104

182

169

230

Runoff in 

inches

0.52

.53

.39

6.80

.35

28

.37

1 . 81

3.00

 93

. 58

.54

.33

9.63
60 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Pike River at Amberg, Wls.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°29'50", long. 87°59'40", In sec. 15, T. 35 N., 

R. 20 E. , 500 feet upstream from Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad bridge, 

a quarter of a mile south of Amberg and l£ miles downstream from North Branch.

Drainage area.--S50 square miles.

Records available. February 1914 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 36 years, 224 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,450 second-feet Apr. 19 (gage height, 5.51 

feet); minimum, 92 second-feet Oct. 4 (gage height, 1.71 feet).

1914-50: Maximum discharge observed, 2,730 second-feet Apr. 10, 1922 (gage height, 

7.68 feet, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 1,100 secondfeet; minimum observed, 26 second-feet Dec. 27, 1925 (gage height, 1.30 feet, site and 

datum then in use).

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). W 699: 1927. W 804: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except period of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.8 105 2.5 279 4.0 760 

2.0 144 3.0 432 4.5 966 

Z.Z 193 3.5 588 5.3 1,350

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

94 

94 

93 

93 

94

94 

105 

119 

186 

206

209 

188 

170 

154 

140

134 

127 

123 

121 

123

131 

173 

193 

183 

163

156 

151 

142 

134 

129 

125

Nov.

123 

123 

119 

121

121

123 

123 

121 

a!20 

a!20

a!20 

al80 

285 

285 

252

220 

198 

180 

173 

173

173 

170 

196 

215 

223

158 

215 

226 

188 

173

Dec.

163 

156 

145 

135 

130

130 

*127 

122 

120 

120

130 

155 

170 

180 

165

150 

146 

142 

138

136

134 

132 

130 

126 

124

122 

120 

118 

116 

116 

116

Jan.

118 

130 

170 

190 

180

165 

150 

140 

135 

130

128 

126 

123 

120 

120

118 

118 

118 

116 

116

114 

114 

112 

112 

110

110 

110 

110 

110 

110 

108

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

We

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

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

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

108 

108 

*107 

106 

106

108 

110 

110 

110 

112

112 

110 

110 

110 

110

110 

110 

110 

110 

110

110 

110

110 

110 

110

110 

110 

110

Secondfoot-daya

4,347 

5,217 

4,214

58,850

3,931 

3,067 

4,744 

18,298 

15,630 

7,360 

5,044 

3,821 

3,417

79,090

Mar.

110 

110 

110 

110

110

115 

120 

130 

134 

136

134 

130 

128 

126 

126

124 

124 

124 

124

124

*125 

130 

132 

136 

142

150 

160 

240 

310 

370 

400

Apr.

400 

385 

360 

340 

320

300 

285 

270 

255

315

556 

5.76 

556 

525 

620

800 

1,040 

1,320 

1,380 

1,080

840 

760 

706 

670 

688

706 

653 

588 

510 

494

Maximum

209 

285 

180

723

190 

112 

400 

1,380 

902 

510 

220 

163 

154

1,380

Peak discharge (base, 700 sec. -ft.). Apr. 19 (7 a.m.)

May

478 

478 

525 

556 

688

902 

860 

706 

636 

653

604 

556 

510 

463 

420

389 

364 

351 

330 

315

288 

282 

273 

309 

588

723 

620 

510 

426 

379 

448

Minimum

93 

119 

116

77

108 

106 

110 

255 

273 

168 

134 

105 

96

93

June

510 

448 

407 

364 

330

303 

282 

261 

255 

282

267 

246 

220 

209 

201

188 

186 

180 

178 

173

168 

168 

186 

226 

217

198 

183 

178 

178 

168

Mean

140 

174 

136

161

127 

110 

153 

610 

504 

245 

163 

123 

114

217

July

161 

161 

163 

188 

201

193 

173 

156 

144 

144

140 

134 

136 

136 

136

136 

146 

176 

170

176

183 

170 

196 

220 

196

173 

161 

151 

140 

140 

144

Aug.

154 

163 

163 

158 

146

136 

129 

127 

127 

125

121 

110 

107 

107 

107

109 

109 

112 

107 

109

109 

107 

105 

105 

114

116 

116 

118 

136 

140 

129

Per square 

mile

0.560 

.696 

.544

.644

.508 

.440 

.612 

2.44 

2.02 

.980 

.652 

.492 

.456

.868

Sept.

125 

112 

107 

107 

105

104 

100 

98 

100 

96

96 

98 

99 

109 

121

118 

112 

118 

149 

154

140 

134 

125 

112 

109

105 

109 

118 

118 

119

Runoff in 

inches

0.65 

.78 

.63

8.75

.59 

.46 

.71 

2.72 

2.33 

1.09 

.75 

.57 

.51

11.79

1,450 sec. -ft.; May 7 (2 a.m.) 923 sec.-

ft.; May 26 (9 a.m.) 742 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Pine River near Florence.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 3 to Apr. 6.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

Oconto River near Gillett, Wls.

61

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°52', long. 88°18', In sec. 34, T. 28 N., R. 18 

K. , at highway bridge 2 miles upstream from Christy Brook and 2-| miles south of Gillett.

Drainage area.--678 square miles.

Records available.--June 1906 to March 1909, January 1914 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--37 years (1908, 1914-50), 581 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,060 second-feet Apr. 21; maximum gage height, 

b.ui feet Apr. 12 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 192 second-feet Oct. 1-2 

(gage height, 0.58 foot).

1906-9, 1914-50: Maximum discharge observed, 6,470 second-feet Apr. 11, 1922, caused 

by failure of dam at Pulcifer. 4 miles above station (gage height, 9.1 feet); minimum, 

93 second-feet Nov. 26, 1941 (gage height, 0.13 foot), flow retarded by anchor ice above 

station.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions.--W 384: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except period of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.0 

1.3

197

237

340

463

1.6 

1.9 

2.2

2.5

610

760

912

1,080

2.8 

3.2

1,290

1,580

2,020

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

192

195

197

200

197

203

215

234

255

277

423

454

397

336

316

300

289

262

262

270

308

281

316

356

344

328

312

300

258

258

258

Nov.

255

258

255

258

262

258

258

258

258

262

266

296

376

464

473

459

446

406

389

376

376

296

316

330

310

295

285

295

330

310

-

Dec.

300

290

285

275

270

265

*264

270

275

285

300

325

330

320

310

305

300

300

300

300

300

295

295

290

290

290

285

285

280

280

285

Jan.

295

315

340

350

340

320

300

295

290

285

280

280

275

270

265

265

260

260

260

260

265

270

275

270

270

265

265

260

255

250

250

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

245

245

240

240

*237

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

_

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

8,793

9,676

9,044

134,922

8,700

6,727

12,910

42,640

30,304

13,907

12 792

ll!210

'

175,955

Mar.

240

240

240

240

245

255

330

375

370

355

335

320

305

3OO

295

295

290

285

280

280

280

*275

320

400

500

600

760

900

1,030

1,000

970

Apr.

960

950

940

930

920

920

920

930

940

960

1,050

1,400

1,700

1,840

1,580

1,480

1,480

1,700

1,900

2,020

2,060

1,980

1,800

1,660

1,620

1,620

1,660

1,660

1,580

1,480

-

Maximum

454

473

330

1,050

350

245

1,030

2,060

1,370

710

710

528

419

2,060

May

1,370

1,290

,220

,180

,150

,120

,150

,180

1,290

1,330

1,330

1,290

1,260

1,180

1,150

1,080

992

912

835

785

735

710

660

610

610

635

660

660

635

610

685

Minimum

192

255

264

192

250

237

240

920

610

340

270

277

255

192

June

710

710

710

685

635

586

552

524

491

473

482

459

432

419

402

384

348

340

348

356

344

340

348

380

414

414

423

441

389

368

-

Mean

284

323

292

370

281

240

416

1,421

978

464

413

362

308

482

July

356

352

368

380

446

436

384

340

328

312

300

289

285

281

277

270

273

292

328

428

562

500

505

586

660

710

660

533

473

446

432

Aug.

459

514

528

477

423

402

380

372

389

360

360

348

336

316

308

344

376

336

316

304

281

289

292

289

281

277

292

308

380

459

414

Per square 

mile

0,419

,476

.431

.546

.414

.354

.614

2.10

1.44

.684

.609

.534

.454

.711

Sept.

389

368

336

304

289

270

270

270

281

270

255

255

258

266

273

277

285

292

348

410

419

389

352

328

312

300

277

289

296

324

Runoff in 

inches

0.48

.53

.50

7.40

.48

.37

.71

2.34

1.66

.76

.70

.62

.51

9.66

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 see.-ft.). Apr. 21 (6 a.m.) 2,060 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 24 to Apr. 13.
b " STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Wheeler Lake near Lakewood, Wis.

Location.--Staff gage, lat. 45°19', long. 88°29', In sec. 27, T. 33 N., R. 16 E., on southwest shore of lake at Berglund's Resort, 3j miles east of Lakewood.

Drainage area.--" square miles.

Hecoras available. August 1936 to September 1950 (fragmentary).

KJCtremes. Maximum elevation observed during year, 94.75 feet June 26; minimum observed,

 yy.45 feet Feb. 5.

1936-50: Maximum elevation observed, 96.50 feet Oct. 5, Nov. 9, 1943; minimum 

observed, that of Feb. 5, 1950.

Remarks.--Gage heights have been reduced to datum assumed for this lake by Public Service 

Commission of Wisconsin.

Elevation, In feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

Oct. 8

14

£1

Feb. 5

Mar. 21

Apr. 7

14

Elevation

3.95

3.91

3.91

3.45

4.O5

4.31

4.49

Day

Apr. 21

28

May 5

12

19

2e

June 26

Elevation

3.99

4.37

4.45

4.55

4. 29

4. 25

4.75

Day

July 14

21

28

Aug. 4

11

18

25

Elevation

.56

' .66

.72

.70

'. .60

4.60

4.54

Day

Sept. 1

8

15

22

29

Elevation

4.56

4.40

4.46

4.50

4.48

Note.--Add 90 feet to obtain 

ervice Commission of Wisconsin

elevation above datum assumed for this lake by Public

Boot Lake near Townsend, Wis.

Location.--Staff gage, lat. 45°15> , long. 88°39', in sec. 9, T. 32 N., R. 15 E., on pier 

or Fine Ridge Lodge at north end of lake, S-J miles southwest of Townsend.

Drainage area.--1.5 square miles.

Records available. August 1936 to September 1950 (fragmentary).

Extremes. Maximum elevation observed during year, 94.91 feet May 29; minimum observed,

 93 82 feet Oct. 6.

1936-50: Maximum elevation observed, 98.25 feet June 28, 1943; minimum observed, 

that of Oct. 6, 1949.

Remarks.--Gage heights have been reduced to datum assumed for this lake by Public Service 

Commission of Wisconsin.

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.

_

3.88

-

3.85

-

3 . 82

-

3.88

4. 13

-

4. 12

-

-

-

4.08

4.07

-

-

4.06

-

_

4.U9

4.08

-

-

.

4.04

-

4.0O

-

-

Nov.

4.00

3.96

-

-

3.94

_

3.94

-

-

-

_

4.00

-

3.94

-

-

-

-

3.96

-

3.98

-

3.98

-

-

4.04

-

-

4.04

-

-

Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

3.97

Apr.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

4.60

-

_

4.62

_

_

4.67

-

May

_

^

4.69

4.79

_

4.85

-

4.87

_

-

_

4.82

-

_

_

4.87

_

_

4.91

-

June

4.89

_

_

-

4.87

_

_

-

4.81

4.79

-

_

_

4.79

_

4.77

4.77

4.S7

4.79

_

_

-

July

4.74

_

_

4.76

_

_

4.74

-

_

4.76

-

4.74

_

_

-

4.70

4.80

4.79

_

_

_

4.80

4.84

Aug.

_

_

4.82

-

_

4.80

_

-

4.80

4.80

4.79

-

4.82

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

Sept

_

4.72

-

.

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

-

4.59

_

4.60

_

4.68

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

4.60

_

_

-

Note. Add 90 fe 

Commission of Wise

elevation above datum assumed for this lake by the Public Service
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN bj 

Pox River at Berlin, Wis.

Location.--Staff gage, lat. 43°57'05", long. 88°57'30", in sec. 16, T. 17 N., R. 13 E., at 

Government lock and dam at Berlin, 2-=r miles upstream from Barnes Creek.

Drainage area. 1,430 square miles.

Records available. January 1898 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 52 years, 1,110 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge determined during year, 4,780 second-feet Mar. 28, result of 

discnarge measurement (gage height, 13.85 feet); minimum observed, 407 second-feet Oct. 

3, 4 (gage height, 7.0 feet).

1898-1950: Maximum discharge observed, 6,900 second-feet Mar. 17, 18, 1946 (gage 

height, 15.5 feet); minimum observed, 248 second-feet Sept. 16, 1948 (gage height, 6.1 

feet.).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Gage read 

three times daily.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

427

427

407

407

427

427

427

467

467

467

489

489

467

467

447

447

427

427

427

447

467

447

447

467

467

467

467

467

467

536

617

Nov.

536

536

512

536

489

489

512

512

512

512

512

489

512

512

512

562

536

536

489

489

467

467

427

447

489

489

489

500

500

500

-

Dec.

500

490

430

440

500

485

475

470

470

500

646

740

740

617

510

500

500

500

500

500

500

500

490

450

460

480

500

510

530

550

570

Jan.

580

590

600

600

580

560

530

510

500

490

4-30

490

485

485

480

480

480

480

480

480

480

480

475

475

475

475

470

470

465

465

460

Month

October ..........................

Novembe r .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ........................

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

Water year 1949 50 ............

Feb.

455

450

450

445

440

435

430

*431

450

500

500

500

500

470

430

480

510

520

520

520

520

510

500

490

485

480

480

490

_

-

Secondfoot-days

14,200

15,070

16,053

272,041

15,560

13,391

41,270

79,350

35,217

23 955

29 352

22 1 78C

18,107

324,305

Mar.

510

540

540

540

600

740

860

960

1,050

1,100

1,100

1,060

950

800

650

600

620

650

670

700

720

740

800

940

*1,090

1,400

2,000

*4,S30

4,540

4,630

4,540

Apr.

4,450

4,180

4,020

3,860

3,780

3,620

3,380

3,090

3,020

2,950

3,020

2,810

2,670

2,600

2,530

2,470

2,290

2,230

2,170

2,050

1,990

1,870

1,750

1,630

1,630

1,750

1,810

1,870

1,930

1,930

-

Maximum

617

562

740

2,600

600

520

4,630

4,450

1,930

1,000

1,430

1,080

676

4,630

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

May

1,930

1,930

1,870

1,810

1,750

1,690

1,690

1,580

1,480

1,430

1,330

1,230

1,080

1,040

1,040

960

845

809

774

774

774

774

740

740

740

740

740

740

740

707

740

Minimum

407

427

430

407

460

430

510

1,630

707

617

646

512

467

407

June

707

707

740

740

707

707

676

617

646

646

646

617

646

845

960

1,000

960

960

960

960

960

920

882

882

882

88H

845

774

774

707

-

Mean

458

502

518

745

502

478

1,331

2,645

1,136

798

947

735

604

889

July

707

707

707

774

809

774

740

740

707

676

646

646

646

676

£76

707

740

809

845

1,040

,180

,280

,380

,380

,430

,430

,430

,380

,330

,230

,130

Aug

1,080

1,080

1,000

960

920

920

882

809

882

882

845

774

740

707

6/6

676

676

646

617

617

589

562

562

562

562

512

512

562

646

646

676

Per square 

mile

0.320

.351

.362

.521

.351

.334

.931

1.85

.794

.558

.662

.514

.422

.622

Sept.

676

646

617

589

589

589

562

589

562

562

536

467

536

589

589

562

562

562

617

646

646

646

646

646

646

646

646

646

646

646

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.37

.39

.42

7.08

.40

.35

1.07

2.06

.92

.62

.76

. 59

.47

8.42

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 28 to Dec. 10, Dec. 15 to Mar. 27.
64 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Lake Winnebago at Oshkosh, Wis.

Location.--Staff gage, lat. 44°00'40", long. 88°32 I 00", in sec. 24, T.,. 18 N., R. 17 E., in 

mouth of upper Fox River at Chicago & Northwestern Railroad bridge, 0.2 mile downstream 

from Main Street Bridge in Oshkosh and 18 miles up the lake from Menasha Dam and outlet. 

Datum of gage is 745.05 feet above mean tide at New York City (levels by Corps of 

Engineers). Prior to 1882 lake levels were referred to Deuchman gage at lake outlet of 

Menasha Dam. Datum of Deuchman gage, which is still in existence, is 745.00 feet above 

mean tide at New York City.

Drainage area. 6,030 square miles at lake outlet at Menasha Dam.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1950. Records from 1857 to 1938 in files of 

corps or Engineers. A report of Fox River by Corps of Engineers is published as House 

Document 146, 67th Congress, 2d session.

Extremes.--Maximum gage height observed during year, 3.31 feet Apr. 30, May 4; minimum 

observed, 0.50 foot Mar. 5, 6, 9.

1857-1950: Maximum gage height observed. 5.33 feet (Deuchman gage) Nov. 8, 1881; 

minimum observed, -2.00 feet (Deuchman gage) Nov. 28, 1891.

Remarks.--Lake elevations controlled by dams at Menasha and Neenah which are operated in 

the interest of navigation. Crests of both dams are at elevation 746.73 feet. Present 

limits of regulation are from 21-j inches above the crest of Menasha Dam down to the 

crest during navigation season, plus additional 18 to 24 inches below crest during 

winter. Oshkosh staff gage gives true level of lake while Deuchman gage readings are 

affected by loss of head in the channel between lake and dam. Gage read once daily.

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Gage height, in feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

ii;i ~ iii:irr

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.

1.88

1.85

1.83

1.83

1.79

1.81

1.88

1.85

1.83

1.83

1.88

1.90

1.88

1.90

1.85

1.83

1.81

1.83

1.83

1.81

1.81

1.75

1.83

1.83

1.75

1.79

1.73

1.77

1.75

1.75

1.75

Nov.

1.67

1.71

.73

.67

.67

.71

.73

.69

.62

.65

1.69

1.65

1.65

1.69

1.73

1.77

1.75

1.73

1.71

1.73

1.75

1.71

1.67

1.67

1.67

1.67

1.65

1.62

1.67

1.50

Dec.

1.62

1.60

1.60

1.58

1.56

1.54

1.62

1.58

1.56

1.54

1.56

1.33

1.52

1.52

1.52

1.52

1.48

1.50

1.52

1.48

1.46

1.50

1.52

1.50

1.48

1.50

1.50

1.48

1.48

1.42

1.40

Jan.

1.40

.40

.42

.44

.40

.38

.35

.31

.29

.29

.31

.25

.21

.17

.21

.19

.19

.17

.15

.12

.10

.08

.06

.04

.08

.17

.12

.10

.08

.06

1.02

Feb.

0.98

.94

.90

.88

.85

.81

.83

.85

.88

.90

.88

.83

.81

.85

.81

.77

.79

.77

.75

.73

.71

.69

.67

.65

.60

.56

.54

.58

_

-

Mar.

0.58

.56

.52

.52

1 .50

.50

.54

.58

.50

.56

.62

.65

.65

.67

.65

.67

.69

.67

.67

.69

.65

.69

.73

.75

.79

.88

1.04

1.15

1.25

1.40

1.54

Apr.

1.75

2.00

2.17

2.35

2.54

2.69

2.77

2.83

2. "90

2.94

2.98

3.08

3.12

3.12

3.08

3.08

3.06

3.04

3.04

3.10

3.10

3.12

3.19

3.23

3.17

3.15

3.19

3.23

3.25

3.31

Hay

3.10

3.21

3.17

3.31

3.12

2.73

3.02

3.08

2.92

2.77

3.04

3.15

3.21

3.17

3.15

3.15

3.15

3.12

3.12

3.10

3.10

3.08

3.10

3.15

3.17

3.19

3.17

3.17

3.17

3.17

3.19

June

3.08

3.29

3.15

3.12

3.10

3.10

3.08

3.06

3.04

2.96

3.02

3.00

2.96

3.00

3.00

2.98

3.02

2.98

2.94

2.90

2.90

2.92

2.83

2.96

2.94

2.96

2.79

2.77

2.77

2.75

-

July

2.67

2.73

2.71

2.77

2.71

2.75

2.69

2.73

2.71

2.69

2.69

2.67

2.69

2.67

2. '62

2.69

2.73

2.75

2.85

2.90

2.85

2.85

2.85

2.90

2.94

2.98

2.98

3.00

2.98

3.00

3.00

Aug.

2.98

2.92

2.96

2.88

2.85

2.83

2.83

2.83

2.81

2.92

2.79

2.77

2.77

2.75

2.75

2.67

2.71

2.67

2.58

2.58

2.58

2.58

2.33

2.50

2.62

2.50

2.54

2.56

2.62

2.58

2.56

Sept.

2.58

2.56

2.56

2.54

2.52

2.52

2.50

2.48

2.48

2.48

2.46

2.46

2.44

2.38

2.40

2.42

2.38

2.33

2.56

2.50

2.54 '

2.56

2.50

'2.50

2.48

2.46

2.42

2.33

2.40

2.40

-
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

Fox River at Rapide Croche Dam, near Wrlghtstown, Wls.

65

Location.--Lat. 44°19', long. 88 0 12', in sec. 4, T. 21 N., R. 19 E., at Raplde Croche Dam, 

a miles upstream from Wrightstown.

Drainage area.--6,150 square miles.

Records available.--March 1896 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 54 years, 4,242 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 10,900 second-feet Apr. 18; minimum daily, 

1,110 second-feet Oct. 30.

1918-50: Maximum daily discharge, 21,300 second-feet June 6, 1943, Mar. 27, 1946; 

minimum daily, 138 second-feet Aug. 2, 1936.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by storage in Lake Winnebago (see preceding page).

Cooperation.--Figures of daily discharge (computed from power-plant records) furnished by 

Corps of Engineers. Records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

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.

1,660

1,280

1,700

1,620

1,660

1,870

1,800

1,370

1,480

1,740

1,720

1,730

1,670

1,650

1,580

1,500

1,500

1,560

1,840

1,66.0

1,660

1,580

1,330

1,630

1,630

1,670

1,660

1,600

1,720

1,110

1,300

Nov.

2,170

1,450

1,890

1,760

1,950

1,820

1,620

1,790

1,910

1,870

1,830

2,040

1,610

1,780

1,800

2,020

2,290

2,140

2,060

1,550

2,160

2,890

2,660

2,520

2,610

2,650

2,040

2,820

2,500

2,520

-

Month

Dec.

2,480

2,440

2,480

2,410

2,520

2,420

2,470

2,430

2,370

2,610

2,460

2,320

2,420

2,300

2,320

2,520

2,370

2,200

2,410

2,690

2,490

2,440

2,440

1,770

1,970

2,550

2,630

2,790

3,230

3,500

3,290

Jan.

2,980

3,490

3,640

3,410

3,370

3,550

3,420

2,970

3,630

3,080

3,500

3,520

3,490

3,140

2,770

3,190

3,290

3,050

3,360

3,320

3,220

2,800

3,430

3,510

3,440

3,510

3,160

3,360

2,840

3,380

3,360

Ootober ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

2,930

3,100

3,180

3,160

3,140

2,950

2,960

3,030

3,200

3,130

3,120

2,670

2,390

2,980

3,300

3,160

3,080

2,940

2,670

2,990

3,250

3,330

3,260

3,190

3,180

2,890

3,240

3,300

_

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

49,480

62,720

77,740

972,190

102,180

85,720

103,280

238,210

172,680

95,250

86,110

80,830

64,390

1,218,590

liar.

2,720

2,790

3,070

3,110

3,200

3,570

3,860

3,640

3,300

2,900

3,030

2,800

2,950

2,890

2,930

3,000

2,950

2,910

2,330

3,080

2,890

3,240

3,580

3,750

3,490

3,760

5,540

4,240

4,220

3,710

3,830

Apr.

4,190

4,340

4,620

5,320

5,440

7,930

7,530

7,520

7,670

8,540

9,240

10,300

10,400

10,400

10,800

9,800

10,700

10,900

10,400

7,580

5,520

5,960

5,530

5,910

8,000

8,730

8,740

9,000

8,640

8,560

-

Maximum

1,870

2,890

3,500

6,360

3,640

3,330

5,540

10,900

9,090

3,950

3,470

3,080

2,450

10,900

May

9,090

8,410

8,550

8,720

7,890

9,000

8,600

8,620

6,910

4,750

5,580

5,440

5,540

4,970

5,310

5,060

5,110

5,070

4,240

4,450

4,010

4,530

3,770

3,800

3,890

3,460

3,720

3,080

3,950

3,490

3,670

Minimum

1,110

1,450

1,770

1,110

2,770

2,390

2,330

4,190

3,080

2,340

1,650

1,980

1,830

1,110

June

3,660

3,950

3,520

2,760

3,790

3,640

3,650

3,480

3,560

3,400

2,660

3,570

3,540

3,110

3,170

3,040

2,900

2,340

3,320

3,160

3,260

2,850

3,270

3,200

2,590

3,240

2,810

2,860

2,370

2,580

-

Mean

1,596

2,091

2,508

2,664

3,296

3,061

3,332

7,940

5,570

3,175

2,778

2,607

2,146

3,339

July

2,950

2,220

2,210

2,450

2,990

1,650

2,020

1,810

2,060

3,020

2,610

2,670

2,560

2,790

2,880

2,510

2,800

2,670

2,870

2,750

3,330

3,290

3,030

2,960

3,120

3,210

3,240

3,400

3,470

3,240

3,330

Ang.

3,080

3,000

2,940

3,060

3,040

2,920

2,880

3,010

3,060

2,900

2,760

2,900

2,470

2,260

2,880

2,860

2,650

2,090

2,520

2,200

2,440

2,300

2,460

2,390

2,210

2,360

1,980

2,280

2,210

2,380

2,340

Per square 

mile

0.260

.340

.408

.433

.536

.498

.542

1.29

.906

.516

.452

.424

.349

.543

Sept.

2,380

2,390

1,950

2,180

2,400

1,890

2,450

2,050

2,110

2,110

1,830

2,250

2,120

2,060

1,970

1,860

1,900

2,440

2,040

2,040

2,180

2,060

1,990

2,070

2,140

2,200

2,410

2,420

2,190

2,310

Runoff in 

inches

0.30

.38

.47

5.88

.62

.52

.62

1.44

1.04

.58

.52

.49

.39

7.37
66 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Silver Lake at Portage, Wis,

Location.--Staff gage, lat. 43°33', long. 89°29' , in see. 6, T. 12 N., R. 9 E., at southeast end of lake. 

Drainage area.--l square mile.

Records available.--August 1936 to September 1950 (fragmentary). 

Extremes.--maximum elevation observed during year, 92.36 feet Apr. 12; minimum observed,

91.14 feet Dec. 25.

1936-50: Maximum elevation observed, 93.15 feet June 15, 21, 1947; minimum observed,

90.85 feet Aug. 22, 24, 1937. 

Remarks. Gage heights have been reduced to elevations above datura assumed for this lake

Dy public Service Commission of Wisconsin.

Elevations, in feet, water year October 1949 to Septembe

Day

Oct. 2

7

9

16

23

29

Nov. 6

13

20

27

Dec. 4

Elevation

6.61

6.68

6.61

e.eo

6.56

6.50

6.43

£.43

6.38

6.36

6.34

Day

Dec. 11

25

Jan. 23

Mar. 6

Apr. 9

12

16

22

3O

May 7

14

Elevation

.35

!l4

.40

.35

!34

.36

.30

.27

.43

.42

.39

Day

May 21

29

June 4

12

14

18

25

July 2

8

10

21

Elevation

.27

.29

. 22

.19

.35

.28

.28

.14

.06

.02

.36

Day

July 24

Aug. 1

13

18

27

Sept. 2

8

11

16

23

29

Elevation

7.34

7.27

7.10

7.02

6.80

6.90

6.80

6.79

6.70

6.80

6.88

Note. 

Service

 Add 85 feet to obtain elevation above datum assumed for this lake by Public 

Commission of Wisconsin.

Little Green Lake near Markesan, Wis.

Location. Staff gage, lat. 43°44', long. 88°58' , in sec. 32, T. 15 N. , R. 13 E., half a

mile north of lake outlet and 2 miles north of Markesan. 

Drainage area.--5 square miles.

Records available. August 1936 to September 1950 (fragmentary).

Extremes. waximurn elevation observed during year, 95.88 feet July 21, 23, 25; minimum 

 ODserved, 94.34 feet Dec. 11, 13, 16.

1936-50: Maximum elevation observed, 96.74 feet June 23, 24, 1940; minimum observed,

94.28 feet Sept. 10, 11, 1936. 

Remarks.--Gage heights have been reduced to datum assumed for this lake by Public Service

Commission of Wisconsin.

Elevation, in feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

_

4.51

4.48

4.48

4.48

4.52

4.51

4.50

4.50

4.50

4.50

4.50

4.50

4.50

4.5O

4.49

4.48

4.48

4.48

4.48

4.48

4.48

4.50

4.49

4.47

4.43

4.42

4.42

4.42

4.41

4.40

Nov.

4.40

4.36

-

_

-

.

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

.

_

-

Dec.

_

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

4.34

_

4.34

_

-

4.34

_

4.40

_

4.40

_

4.40

_

4.40

4.40

.

4.40

_

.

4.40

-

Jan.

4.40

_

_

4.40

-

.

4.40

_

4.40

-

4.40

_

_

4.40

-

4.40

_

4.40

_

-

4.40

4.43

4.50

4.54

4.68

4.71

_

4.74

_

4.75

-

Feb.

4.76

_

4.78

4.78

4.78

_

4.78

_

_

4.78

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

_

-

Mar.

4.70

5.05

5.15

5.18

_

5.24

_

5.24

-

5.24

_

5.24

_

5.24

_

_

5.26

_

5.26

5.30

_

_

5.30

5.30

_

5.30

_

5.30

Apr.

_

5.30

-

5.30

-

5.30

_

5.30

_

5.30

_

5.10

5.10

_

5.10

5.10

_

5.10

_

-

5.10

_

_

5.11

-

5.10

_

_

5.10

5.10

-

May

.

5.10

-

_

5.20

_

5.20

_

5.20

-

5.20

_

5.20

5.20

-

5.20

_

_

5.10

-

5.10

_

5.10

_

5.10

_

5.10

5.10

_

5.10

-

June

5.10

_ 

5.10

5.10

-

5.10

_

5.06

_

5.06

5.06

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

5.67

5.67

-

July

.

5.68

-

5.70

-

_

5.70

_

5.69

-

5.66

_

5.65

_

5.68

5.68

_

5.68

_

5.74

5.88

_

5.88

_

5.88

.

5.84

_

5.80

_

5.76

Aug.

_

5.74

-

_

5.70

.

5.70

_

_

5.68

_

_

5.68

_

5.68

_

5. 66

_

5. 66

5.66

_

5.61

_

_

5.56

5.52

5.50

_

_

_

5.50

Sept.

.

5.50

_

5.50

-

5.48

_

5.48

_

5.48

_

5.48

_

5.46

-

5.46

5.46

_

5.70

-

5.68

_

5.. 6 6

5. 66

-

5.65

_

5.65

_

5.64

-

Note. Add 90 feet to obtain elevation abc 

mission of Wisconsin. Stage below 4.36 Nov.

re datum assumed for this lake by Public Service Cora3 to Dec. 10.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

Wolf River above West Branch Wolf River, Wis.

67

Location. Chain gage, lat. 44°S5 I , long. 88°39' , in E| sec. 3, T. 28 N. , R. IS E., half a 

mile upstream from West Branch Wolf River and 4 miles north of Keshena. Datum of gage 

is 856.57 feet above mean sea level (levels by Wisconsin Power & Light Co.).

Drainage area.--633 square miles.

Records available . March 1928 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--22 years, 569 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,660 second-feet Apr. 26, May 7 (gage 

neigr.it, 4.61 feet); minimum daily, 265 second-feet Mar. 3-5.

1928-50: Maximum discharge observed, 2,580 second-feet Apr. 8, 1929 (gage height, 

6.10 feet), from rating curve extended above 1,600 second-feet; minimum observed, 199 

second-feet Feb. 20, 1936.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Gage read 

once daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

315

315

310

310

315

330

350

390

450

640

620

580

550

520

490

465

440

413

396

396

380

430

430

430

430

430

396

380

363

363

363

Nov.

348

348

348

464

348

348

348

363

380

380

396

413

538

619

578

538

538

500

500

464

413

380

413

380

363

363

363

538

500

500

-

Dec.

464

450

440

425

405

390

375

365

360

360

375

315

445

460

465

455

445

430

415

400

390

375

365

355

350

365

380

390

400

395

375

Jan.

370

380

410

445

470

465

455

435

420

395

370

345

325

305

290

280

275

280

295

315

330

340

345

345

340

330

325

320

320

315

315

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-so ............

Feb.

315

315

320

320

320

*328

330

325

325

320

310

305

300

300

295

295

290

290

285

285

285

285

285

280

280

280

275

270

_

_

-

Secondfoot days

12,990

12,972

12,479

165,596

10,950

8,413

34,880

37,841

17,242

14,716

12,470

11,126

198,971

Mar.

270

270

265

265

265

270

280

310

340

380

395

395

390

380

370

360

350

345

340

330

325

*327

350

410

470

560

640

740

800

840

860

Apr.

880

880

880

880

890

890

870

820

760

820

920

930

930

930

950

1,000

1,120

1,250

1,400

1,600

1,540

1,480

1,480

1,540

1,600

1,660

1,600

1,540

1,420

1,420

Maximum

640

619

465

1,420

470

330

860

1,660

1,660

748

619

500

500

1,660

May

,370

,310

,310

,370

,420

,600

,660

,600

,600

,600

,600

,540

,540

,420

,310

,250

,200

,200

,200

,090

1,040

988

938

889

889

889

841

841

794

748

794

Minimum

3LO

348

350

247

275

270

265

760

748

430

333

320

294

265

June

748

748

748

704

704

661

619

619

619

619

619

619

619

578

538

538

500

500

464

464

578

538

464

464

500

538

538

500

464

430

Mean

419

432

403

454

353

300

416

1,163

1,221

575 

475

402

371

545

July

430

430

430

578

500

500

500

500

464

464

396

363

333

363

380

396

430

538

578

619

619

538

578

578

578

500

464

430

396

413

430

Aug.

430

464

464

430

413

396

363

363

380

413

464

348

333

333

320

363

380

464

464

464

413

380

363

363

348

333

363

464

500

464

430

Per square 

mile

0 662

.637

.717

. 558

.474

.657

1.84

1.93

. 908

 750 iess

.586

.861

Sept.

430

396

396

396

380

363

348

320

306

294

306

306

320

320

320

320

380

464

500

464

464

464

430

396

348

333

333

333

333

363

Runoff in 

inches

0.76

'.73

9.72

.64

.49

.76

2.05

2.22

1.01

.73

.65

11.66

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-17; discharge computed on basis of records for station at 

Keshena Kails. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 2 to Apr. L9.
68 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

Wolf River at Keshena Falls , Wis.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°53', long. 88°39', in E| sec. 22, T. 38 N., R 

nr~E7 500 feet downstream from Keshena Falls, l-| miles upstream from Keshena, and 2j 

miles downstream from West Branch.

Drainage area. 812 square miles.

Records available.--March 19S8 to September 1950, May 1907 to March 1909, and February 

is 11 to warcn 1928 at site at Keshena, l| miles downstream.

Average discharge.--40 years (1907-8, 1911-50), 779 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,300 second-feet May 6; maximum gage height, 

'/.'/'/ feet Apr. 18 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 208 second-feet Sept. 26 

(gage height, 4.87 feet).

1907-9, 1911-50: Maximum discharge observed, 4,390 second-feet Apr. 10, 1922, from 

rating curve extended above 2,100 second-feet; maximum gage height, 13.83 feet Nov. 17, 

1943 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 91 second-feet Dec. 22, 1939 (gage 

height, 4.67 feet), result of low temperature.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulated by one power plant upstream.

Revisions. W 664: Drainage area (site at Keshena).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

3400 

a390 

3390 

3390 

388

409 

454 

482 

601 

834

776 

699 

684 

663 

601

575 

549 

500 

471

488

488 

568 

556 

562 

525

506 

482 

482 

477 

494 

494

Nov.

431 

437 

437 

415 

431

431 

460 

426 

442

477

525 

556 

670 

699 

677

642 

656 

642 

594 

549

562 

477 

500 

480 

480

475

485 

506 

594

656

Dec.

621 

663 

556 

537 

510

490 

480 

*461 

450

450

475 

560 

620 

610 

600

580 

560 

550 

530 

510

490 

470 

450 

440 

435

460 

500 

510 

500 

490 

475

Jan.

460 

465 

520 

570 

600

600 

580 

550 

520 

490

460 

435 

405 

380

365

350 

345 

350 

365 

390

420 

430 

440 

430 

420

400

390 

385 

385 

380 

380

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

Hay.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ....................... . . mber. ........................

mber... ......................

lendar year 1949 

ary ....

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

st ....................... ...

embe r ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

380 

380 

380 

380 

380

*383 

380 

375 

375 

370

370 

370 

370 

365 

365

360 

360 

360 

355 

355

355 

355 

355 

355 

350

350 

345 

340

Secondfoot-days

16,37 

15,81 

16,03

212,64

13,66 

10,21 

16,35 

44,08 

48,01 

21,64 

19,17 

16,86 

14,64

252,86

Peak discharge (base, 1,700 sec.-ft. ). APJ

2,300 sec. -ft.

Mar.

335 

330 

320 

315 

310

315

360 

420 

480 

500

510 

500 

490 

475 

455

440 

425 

415 

410

405

410 

*421 

470

550 

630

720 

820 

940 

1,020 

1,060 

1,100

Apr.

1,120 

1,130 

1,140

1,140 

1,140

1,100 

1,110 

1,040 

885 

1,O40

1,200 

1,200

1,160 

1,140 

1,160

1,280 

1,400 

1,600 

1,840 

1,990

1,890 

1,790 

1,840 

1,890 

2,090

2,250 

2,140 

1,940 

1,740 

1,700

Maximum

3 834 

? 699

5 663

3 1,940

3 600 

3 383 

L 1,100 

5 2,250 

2 2,250 

L 1,150 

L 894 

3 692 

3 635

3 2,250

May

1,700 

1,650 

1,650 

1,700 

1,890

2,200 

2,250 

2,140 

2,090

2,090

1,990 

1,890 

1,890 

1,790 

1,700

1,600 

1,520 

1,420 

1,380

1,290

1,220 

1,220 

1,180 

1,120 

1,130

1,160 

1,110 

1,000 

1,000 

992 

1,050

Minimum

388 

415 

435

335

345

340 

310 

885 

992 

525 

471 

431 

382

310

June

1,150 

983 

992 

885 

911

876 

793 

760 

722 

842

760 

760 

776 

752 

707

663 

635 

575 

588 

568

556 

525 

537 

614 

614

635 

684 

621 

575 

582

Mean

52 

52 

51

58

44

36 

52 

1,47 

1,54 

72 

61 

54 

48£

69:

July

582 

512 

525 

670 

677

642 

614 

608 

537 

531

518 

482 

488 

477 

471

471

500 

549 

684 

876

826 

730 

737 

894

793

745

692 

628 

588 

549 

575

Aug.

621 

649 

628 

601

556

512 

454 

518 

556 

549

518 

500 

460 

431 

477

518 

549 

614

635 

582

568 

488 

506 

506 

465

465

465 

494 

670 

692 

621

Per square 

mile

3 0.650 

7 .649 

7 .637

5 .718

L .543 

5 .450 

7 .649 

3 1.81 

3 1.91 

L .888 

.761 

t .670 

.601

.853

Sept.

568 

537 

477 

500

506

512 

482 

477 

477 

426

382 

431 

465 

460 

460

454 

409

426 

635 

635

582 

537 

518 

471 

454

437 

454 

437 

482 

549

Runoff in 

inches

0.75 

.72 

.73

9.74

.63 

.47 

.75 

2.02 

2.20 

.99 

.88 

.77 

.67

11.58

-. 26 (6 to 12 a.m.) 2,250 sec. -ft.; May 6 (12 p.m.)

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records of daily generation at Shawano 

power plant.

N£te.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24-27, Dec. 5 to Apr. 5, Apr. 11-19.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

Wolf River at New London, Vis.

69

Location.--Staff gage, lat 44"23', long. 88°44', in sec. 12, T. 22 N., R. 14 E., 15 feet 

downstream from Pearl Street Bridge and three-quarters of a mile downstream from 

Embarrass River. Datum of gage is 749.37 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps 

of Engineers).

Drainage area. 2,240 square miles.

Records available. October 1913 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 37 years, 1,793 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 7,000 second-feet Mar. 31; maximum gage 

height, 9.6 feet Mar. 31 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge observed, 460 secondfeet Oct. 4 (gage height, 0.0 foot).

1913-50: Maximum discharge observed, 15,500 second-feet Apr. 13, 1922 (gage height, 

11.4 feet), from rating curve extended above 12,000 second-feet; minimum, 261 secondfeet Sept. 6, 1933.

Maximum stage known, 11.6 feet Apr. 16, 1888, -from information by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Gage read 

once daily.

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions. W 1114: 1943(M).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

560

594

560

460

526

629

594

629

735

664

629

629

771

771

845

882

845

771

808

808

808

845

771

771

771

771

382

882

845

845

735

Nov.

664

664

735

735

699

699

699

664

699

735

699

771

882

882

1,110

1,070

1,030

1,030

957

995

995

919

808

882

882

1,030

1,110

995

957

1,030

-

Dec.

995

995

995

1,030

1,030

919

882

820

780

760

770

800

900

960

980

980

960

930

900

860

840

810

780

760

740

740

760

780

780

800

800

Jan.

800

810

840

880

910

920

920

900

880

840

800

770

730

710

700

690

680

680

680

680

680

690

700

700

700

690

680

660

640

640

630

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949 50 ............

Feb.

630

620

610

610

600

600

*600

600

600

600

600

600

600

600

600

600

590

590

590

590

590

590

590

590

590

580

580

570

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

22,63£

26,02'

26,83£

417,794

23 23C

16^710

51.93C

143,850

97 E9C

38, 85'

34, 35£

28, 85£

25,58f

536, 16C

Mar.

570

560

560

560

560

570

620

1,000

1,100

1,150

1,150

1,140

1,120

1,100

1,050

980

920

880

860

850

850

880

1,000

*1,200

1,500

2,300

3,200

4,500

5,600

6,600

7,000

Apr.

6,900

6,800

6,600.

6,400

6,100

5,870

5,500

5,190

4,790

4,550

4,550

4,670

4,670

4,670

4,670

4,670

4,550

4,330

4,220

4,120

4,020

3,930

3,930

3,930

4,020

4,u20

4,020

4,020

4,020

4,120

Maximum

882

1,110

1,030

4,020

920

630

7,000

6,900

4,220

l)930

1,190

1,110

7,000

May

4,120

4,220

4,120

4,020

3,930

3,750

3,660

3,570

3,570

3,570

3,570

3,660

3,660

3,660

3,570

3,490

3,330

3,260

3,120

2,980

2,840

2,700

2,570

2,390

2,280

2 180

2,030

1,980

1,880

1,830

1,780

Minimum

460

664

740

427

360

570

560

3 930

1*780

919

735

735

664

460

Jnne

1,830

1,830

1,980

1,980

1,830

1,780

1,640

1,510

1,390

1,350

1,310

1,270

1,190

1,230

1,230

1,270

1,230

1,110

1,110

957

1,030

995

957

957

919

1,030

995

1,030

957

957

Mean

73C

868

866

1,145

749

597

1,675

4,795

3 , 13E

1,295

1,108

931

853

1,469

July

957

957

919

919

957

995

1,030

1,030

995

957

919

882

845

808

845

808

808

735

735

995

1,030

1,230

1,270

1,390

1,510

1,730

1,930

1,830

1,640

1,430

1,270

Aug.

1,190

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,030

957

957

957

1,030

957

957

957

882

882

808

808

882

957

882

882

882

882

882

808

808

808

735

808

957

1,190

Per square 

mile

0.326

.388

.387

.511

.334

.267

.748

2.14

1.40

.578

495 .'416

.381

.656

Sept.

1,110

1,110

1,110

1.O30

882

808

808

808

735

808

808

664

664

735

664

664

735

735

808

882

995

1,110

1,070

995

882

771

771

808

808

808

Runoff in 

inches

0.38

.43

.45

6.95

.39

.28

.86

2 39

i!ei

.64

.57

.48

.43

8.91

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 8 to Apr. 5.
' u STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

Embarrass River near Embarrass, Wis.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°43', long. 88°44 I , on line between sec. 13, T. 26 N. 

 K. 14 E., and sec. 18, T. 26 N., R. 15 E., three-quarters of a mile downstream from Mill 

Creek and 4 miles northwest of Embarrass.

Drainage area.--395 square miles.

Records available.--June 1919 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--31 years, 295 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,490 second-feet Apr. 12; maximum gage height, 

ii.ub feet Mar. 27 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 25 second-feet Oct. 30 (gage 

height, 2.41 feet).

1919-50: Maximum discharge observed, 6,760 second-feet Apr. 10, 1922 (gage height, 

11.5 feet), from rating curve extended above 2,800 second-feet; minimum observed, 23 

second-feet Aug. 3, 6, 7, 1931.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Slight 

diurnal fluctuation caused by power plants above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

103

81

70

96

99

85

115

125

94

103

127

120

106

118

122

90

101

103

101

108

108

120

113

115

294

153

137

137

101

36

46

Nov.

72

113

106

92

96

90

120

127

125

127

115

132

180

217

214

183

153

150

150

135

155

137

81

103

118

130

158

135

145

115

-

Dec.

167

177

135

96

127

115

108

*105

106

110

120

135

210

230

225

160

130

118

110

120

150

150

125

115

110

110

110

110

110

110

112

Jan.

115

130

E30

270

300

250

205

175

160

148

138

130

122

117

112

108

105

103

102

100

100

97

90

90

95

97

100

95

84

80

90

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January .......................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-5O ............

Feb.

110

120

120

115

108

102

*99

104

108

110

110

100

90

98

106

108

110

110

105

100

110

114

114

114

112

108

96

106

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

3,427

3,974

4,116

71,556

4,138

3,007

11,187

25,44E

14,322

6,437

6,131

3,52C

3,65C

89,354

Peak discharge (base 1,500 sec. -ft.). Mar.

Mar.

110

110

100

108

113

115

130

150

180

250

265

265

255

235

220

200

185

170

155

140

125

130

*166

350

560

800

1,000

1,200

1,200

1,150

1,050

Apr.

980

900

804

788

762

712

696

783

762

819

1,430

1,310

1,000

809

752

773

840

972

1,050

1,000

866

722

645

620

706

1,000

972

798

620

554

-

Maximum

294

217

230

1,180

300

120

1,200

1,430

892

549

655

183

277

1,430

May

549

534

570

570

595

840

892

866

757

727

706

635

524

479

444

435

390

311

298

290

277

228

235

224

220

287

328

269

242

242

358

Minimum

36

72

96

36

80

90

100

554

220

120

94

83

78

36

June

549

484

345

363

328

242

214

196

206

196

174

177

192

206

189

170

153

120

153

153

155

127

125

150

235

254

164

140

137

140

-

Mean

111

132

133

196

133

107

361

848

462

215

198

114

122

245

July

145

122

145

189

153

158

167

153

106

118

113

110

113

113

118

94

103

108

113

203

214

203

250

474

655

575

444

217

183

137

135

Aug.

145

137

113

112

125

83

135

135

110

108

108

115

92

87

92

118

122

127

120

92

90

87

96

92

96

87

87

87

161

183

177

Per square 

mile

0.281

.334

.337

.496

.337

.271

.914

2.15

1.17

.544

.501

.289

.309

.620

Sept.

161

161

122

83

103

113

115

113

108

81

85

87

85

87

96

96

78

92

150

277

217

150

132

132

115

122

120

122

125

122

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.32

.37

.39

6.74

.39

.28

1.05

2.40

1.35

.61

.58

.33

.34

8.41

27 (time and discharge unknown).

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 6 to Apr. 2.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 71

Little Wolf River at Royalton, Wis.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°24', long. 88°51', in sec. 1, T. 22 N., R. 13 E., 

4 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 774.00 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Drainage area.--485 square miles.

Kecords available.--January 1914 to September 1950.

Average disci-large. --36 years, 426 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge daring year, 5,000 second-feet Mar. 27, 28; maximum gage 

heigh't, 11.95 feet Mar. 28 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 89 second-feet Nov. 

1 (gage height, 0.93 foot).

1914-50: Maximum discharge, 6,950 second-feet Mar. 30, 1943 (gage height, 8.00 

feet), from rating curve extended above 3,500 second-feet; maximum gage height, that of 

Mar. 28, 195U; minimum discharge, 57 second-feet Feb. 10, 1934.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or those computed from staffgage readings, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation caused by power plant 6 miles 

atiove station.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

1.1 118 1.1 132 2.0 591 

1.3 172 1.2 163 2.4 860 

1.6 311 1.4 243 3.0 1,310 

1.7 402 3.4 1,660

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

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.

152 

140 

136 

120 

138

203 

105 

163 

152 

149

158 

169 

166 

152 

149

146

136 

138 

146 

140

143 

149 

176 

152 

140

140 

138 

149 

149 

140 

136

Nov.

128 

160 

149

140 

138

136 

138 

143 

146 

152

163 

184 

220 

284

172

166 

192 

172 

163 

160

160 

130 

132 

138 

140

140 

135 

132 

150 

170

Dec.

165 

150 

140 

130 

140

138 

134 

130 

*131 

135

160 

200 

225 

220 

180

130 

120 

130 

152 

149

155 

158 

163 

149 

138

133 

138 

138 

155 

146 

143

Jan.

149 

180 

290 

195 

199

192 

172 

140 

149'6

136 

130 

130 

130 

128

125 

120 

116 

113 

110

108 

107 

107 

111 

122

140 

150 

150 

138 

110 

110

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 ............

ary . .

h.. ..........

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

ember ................. . . ...

ter year 1949-50 .....

Feb.

130 

160

215 

220 

210

190 

180 

*178 

172 

168

164 

160 

160 

160 

160

158 

158 

158 

155 

153

152

151 

150 

148 

145

143 

141 

140

Secondfoot-days

4,570 

4,733 

4,675

95,271

4,403 

4,579 

27,520 

27,306 

12,987 

6,568 

8,262 

5,909 

5,539

116,961

Mar.

139 

138 

136 

132 

110

150 

250 

410 

460 

5OO

410 

350 

270 

220 

200

192 

190 

188 

188 

190

200 

212 

*335 

600 

1,000

2,000 

5,000 

5,000 

*3,550 

2,700 

2,100

Apr.

1,700 

1,400 

1,220 

964 

1,030

929 

888 

791 

764 

846

1,570 

1,620 

1,350 

1,030 

867

697 

716 

723 

784 

798

710 

611 

463 

552 

657

771 

929 

723 

657 

546

Maximum

203 

284 

225

1,290

290 

220 

5,000 

1,700 

657 

385 

757 

351 

329

5,000

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 sec. -ft.) .--Mar. 28 (time

May

578 

624 

604 

604 

520

513

631 

657 

584 

552

565 

494 

476 

476 

432

368 

362 

286 

351

193

243 

329 

253 

185 

267

272 

340 

196 

362 

189 

391

Minimum

105 

128 

120

90

107 

130 

110 

463 

185 

154 

141 

144 

148

105

June

385 

351 

329 

323 

193

174 

281 

313 

157 

307

222 

157 

217 

193 

248

222 

154 

182 

182 

213

174 

163 

163 

200 

200

185 

170 

178 

154 

178

Mean

147 

158 

151

261

142 

164 

888 

910 

416 

219 

267 

191 

185

320

July

157 

182 

182 

217 

286

189 

182 

170 

144 

141

141 

148 

154 

163 

148

154 

154 

174 

209 

385

277 

302 

226 

558 

611

757 

611 

439 

307 

277 

217

Aug.

209 

209 

209 

167 

193

182 

157 

167 

291 

189

174 

160 

182 

151 

154

163 

163 

160 

154 

154

154 

157 

160 

151 

144

154 

170 

222 

351 

318 

340

Per square 

mile

0.303 

.326 

.311

.538

.293 

.338 

1.83 

1.88 

.858 

.452 

.551 

.394 

.381

.660

Sept.

230 

182 

189 

182 

154

160

157 

151 

154 

148

151 

154 

154 

157 

154

154 

160 

174 

329 

302

257 

226 

213 

185

154

154 

174 

167 

200 

213

Runoff in 

inches

0.35 

.36 

.36

7.32

.34

.35 

2.11 

2.10 

.99 

.50 

.64 

.45 

.43

8.98

und discharge unkown) ; Apr. 11 (10:40 a.m.)

1,700 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 22 to Dec. 18, Jan. 11 to Apr. 2 (no gageheight record Dec. 13-18). Discharge computed from staff-gage readings \pr. 3 to June 16.
72 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Waupaoa River near Waupaca, Wis.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°21', long. 88°59', near north line of sec. 1, T. 

21 J)i., R. 12 E., at highway bridge l| miles downstream from Crystal River and 4 miles 

downstream from Waupaca.

Drainage area.--305 square miles.

Records available.--October 1917 to September 1950. June 1916 to October 1917 at site 1 

mile downstream.

Average discharge. 34 years, 250 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 2,000 second-feet Mar. 28; maximum gage 

neight, 8.06 feet Mar. 28 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 85 second-feet Oct. 1 

(gage height, 0.94 foot).

1916-50: Maximum discharge, 2,520 second-feet Mar. 20, 1948; maximum gage height, 

that of Mar. 28, 1950; minimum daily discharge, 50 second-feet Jan. 22, 28, 1926.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Considerable 

diurnal fluctuation caused by power plant above station.

Revisions (water years).--W 1054: 1926(m). W 1084: 1919, 1922-24, 1938, 1940, 1942(M) , 

iy44(M), iy4b(M) , 1M46.

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.

132

152

153

159

148

157

162

166

156

172

166

164

162

155

154

149

151

166

154

156

LSI

163

163

158

164

153

152

152

145

145

152

Nov.

161

162

157

158

146

148

152

163

159

153

164

166

212

198

184

170

174

164

157

164

167

190

159

159

155

130

150

165

170

168

-

Month

Dec.

164

158

154

152

150

150

152

156

168

180

205

216

220

215

210

205

200

196

192

190

188

186

184

180

180

180

178

180

184

192

205

Jan.

215

225

230

230

220

200

192

185

180

175

170

168

164

160

155

152

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

152

154

158

160

162

165

168

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ...................... ...

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year L949-50 ............

Feb.

170

170

172

174

176

177

175

*172

176

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

178

176

174

170

168

165

162

160

160

158

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

4,832

4,925

5,670

68,925

5,340

4,853

16,204

10,831

6,629

5,474

6,130

5,702

5,353

81,943

Peak: discharge (base, 670 sec. -ft. .--Mar.

Mar.

156

154

152

152

158

200

400

480

540

600

460

370

300

235

222

220

220

222

226

230

240

250

300

*397

600

900

1,500

2,000

1,750

1,400

1,170

Apr.

900

760

567

529

467

380

372

368

329

320

535

493

314

305

283

277

274

268

270

257

249

223

233

238

279

288

294

262

248

249

Maximum

172

212

220

600

230

180

E,000

900

268

218

393

241

227

2,000

-

May

268

266

233

244

237

227

229

218

243

241

233

214

211

210

205

212

194

203

201

187

189

192

194

190

203

212

193

184

180

189

227

Minimum

132

130

150

128

150

158

152

223

180

158

145

152

161

130

June

218

201

205

184

193

177

167

166

188

182

172

181

192

193

186

187

165

166

189

198

186

194

171

175

177

186

180

168

158

169

-

Mean

156

164

183

189

172

173

523

361

214

182

198

184

178

225

July

166

150

170

178

186

187

172

160

145

157

161

156

172

162

154

165

174

180

185

266

235

197

239

393

341

243

238

222

186

191

199

Aug.

200

185

188

186

176

165

177

191

203

206

189

179

165

182

179

185

189

179

168

167

171

171

160

161

152

159

172

214

238

241

204

Per square 

mile

0.511

.538

.600

.620

.564

.567

1.71

1.18

.702

.597

.649

.603

.584

.738

Sept.

205

185

187

173

194

186

172

162

166

161

181

180

171

171

169

162

16?

190

227

208

186

183

174

168

171

172

167

168

179

173

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.59

.60

.69

8.40

.65

.59

1.97

1.32

.81

.67

.75

.70

.65

9.99

i CQ«. uj.omiQj.-fec yutaog, o;w oeu.-.L u. ; ,--i'mi , 28 CO (time v oj.mo and anu discharge uxcuiiaj. &« unknown). ix

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 25 to Mar. 30.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 73

West Branch Fond du Lac River at Fond du Lac, Wis.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°45'45", long. 88°29'00", on line between sees. 17 

and 20, T. 15 N., R. 17 E., at concrete bridge on County Trunk Highway T., threequarters of a mile west of Fond du Lac and 2| miles upstream from confluence with East 

Branch. Datum of gage Is 766.78 feet above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers bench 

mark).

Drainage area. 88 square miles.

Records available. March 1939 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 11 years, 30.1 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 642 second-feet Mar. 27; maximum gage height, 

5.41 feet Mar. 25 (backwater from ice); no flow for many days.

1939-50: Maximum daily discharge, 1,390 second-feet Mar. 27, 1943; no flow for many 

days.

Remarks. Records good except those below 1 second-foot and those for periods of ice effeet, which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

0

o

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

0

0

.1

.1

O

0

0

o

Nov.

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

o

.1

.2

.2

.2

-

Dec.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.4

.2

.1

0

o

o

o

.2.1

.2

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

Jan.

0.2

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

1.0

5.0

.6

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

1.0

30

27

23

18

13

10

7.4

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

5.6

4.5

3.6

2.8

2.2

1.7

1.3

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.5

-

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

2.5

3.1

4.2

4,435.6

138.6

28.2

3,200.3

2,039

405.9

29.8

590.4

577.5

201.7

7,221.2

Mar.

2.0

10

18

30

95

100

80

64

50

42

33

26

20

16

13

10

9.0

8.0

7.3

7.0

7.0

18

50

150

2OO

244

417

398

372

374

330

Apr.

290

221

180

144

116

95

79

69

64

58

62

53

55

53

50

45

40

34

29

25

22

18

16

21

40

34

31

31

32

32

-

Maximum

0.2

.2

.4

301

30

5.6

417

290

34

4.8

174

42

16

417

May

34

32

28

28

25

24

22

20

22

21

18

15

13

11

10

8.9

7.8

6.4

5.6

4.5

4.1

3.3

2.7

2.7

7.8

6.0

4.8

4.1

3.3

4.1

6.8

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0

.1

2.0

16

2.7

.1

0

2.5

2.3

0

June

4.8

4.5

4.8

2.5

2.3

1.6

.8

.7

.6

.6

.4

.3

.5

.4

.4

'.4

.7

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.3

.3

.6

.3

.2

.1

.1

-

Mean

0.08

.10

.14

12.2

4.47

1.01

103

68

13.1

.99

19.0

18.6

6.72

19.8

July

o

o

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.1

0

.7

40

26

174

141

54

32

26

25

16

12

9,9

8.9

8.4

7.8

8.4

Aug.

8.4

6.8

4.8

5.2

4.1

3.3

2.5

2.9

6.0

4.1

6.0

6.4

20

39

42

42

39

36

32

28

25

22

22

20

18

19

27

24

24

20

18

Per square 

mile

0,00091

.0011

.0016

.139

.051

.011

1.17

.773

.149

.011

.216

.211

.076

.225

Sept.

16

13

11

10

9.9

9.4

8.9

8.9

7.8

7.8

7.3

6.8

6.0

6.0

4.8

5.6

4.8

7.8

13

4.1

6.8

4.8

3.7

2.9

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.7

2.3

Runoff in 

inches

0.001

.001

.002

1.87

.06

.01

1.35

.86

.17

.01

.25

.24

.08

3.03

Peak discharge (base 550 see.-ft.) . Mar. 27 (12:50 a.m.) 642 see. 

lec.-ft. } July 19 (5 p.m.) 614 sec.-ft. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 25 to Jan. 4,

-ft.; Mar. 29 (2:30 p.m.) 504 

Jan. 7, 9-11, Jan. 13 to Mar.

209004 O - 52 - 6
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

East Branch Fond du Lac River at Fond du Lac, Vis.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°45'15", long. 27no" , in sec. 22, T. 15 N. , R

Drainage area.--75 square miles.

Records available. March 1939 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--11 years, 30.3 second-feet.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

1.7

1.7

2.1

2.3

1.7

2.4

3.1

3.7

3.1

2.6

.5

.2

1.0

2.1

1.5

2.4

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

4.3

4.0

3.1

2.6

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

Nov.

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.9

2.1

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.8

4.9

5.2

4.9

4.3

4.0

3.7

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.1

1.7

1.9

2.3

2.1

1.7

2.1

2.3

3.1

-

Dec.

4.0

2.1

1.5

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

5.2

15

8.0

2.5

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.4

1.6

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.3

1.1

1.5

2.6

3.0

2.6

2.0

2.0

Jan.

3.0

4.0

4.5

4.0

2.0

1.0

.6

.4

1.2

1.4

1.8

2.3

4.0

15

80

25

*5.2

3.7

2.0

1.2

1.0

1.4

1.8

2.2

3.2

20

70

60

35

25

18

Month

October ..........................

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

December ......................

Calendar year 1949 .........

January ...................... ...

February ........ . ...... ...

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

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

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

June ................. ........

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

August ....................... ...

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

Water year 1949 50 ............

Feb.

12

8.0

6.4

5.4

4.7

4.2

3.8

3.5

3.2

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

*1.2

5.0

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

69 . f

82.7

83.6

5,117.£

399 .£

89 . .

2,504.7

1 , 867

534 . 2

1,616 

388 £

231.4

7,989.2

Peak discharge (base, 240 sec. -ft.). Mar.

Mar

4.0

3.0

2.5

6.0

30

100

86

70

60

50

40

30

25ie

13

11

9.0

8.0

7.4

7.0

6.8

14

40

100

6OO

400

300

200

120

80

66

Apr.

58

52

46

42

40

37

35

32

30

28

68

55

49

44

40

34

30

27

24

22

19

70

154

149

143

140

132

114

91

-

Maximum

4 3

5.2

15

296

80

12

600

154

72

7.7 

469

69

22

600

May

72

63

30

15

32

21

17

14

20

26

17

13

11

11

12

10

9.6

8.6

7.7

6.7

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.3

15

27

15

12

9.6

7.7

7.7

Minimum

0.2

1.7

1.1

0

.4

1.2 19'2 5

5.8

.7 

.9

1.4

2.8

.2

June

7.2

6.7

7.2

7.7

5.8

4.9

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.1

.7

2.6

5.2

5.8

5.5

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.4

2.8

3.7

4.6

4.0

2.6

1.9

1.4

1.9

-

Mean

2 . 25

2 . 76

2.70

14.0

12.9

3 . 1£

62 . 2

17.2 

4.06

52.1

12.5

7.71

21.9

July

2.1

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.3

1.9

1.4

1.4

1.4

.9

1.4

6.3

8.6

5.5

10

26

56

176

469

290

122

91

98

78

50

34

25

18

15

15

Aug.

31

33

18

13

9.6

7.7

6.3

6.7

7.7

5.5

4.9

4.3

3.7

4.0

3.7

3.1

3.7

2.6

2.3

1.9

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.4

19

42

69

46

30

Per square 

mile

0.030

.037

.036

.187

.172

.042

1 . 08

090

!o54

.695

. 167

.103

.292

Sept.

22

16

14

10

8.6

6.7

4.6

4.6

4.3

3.4

3.4

3.4

4.0

3.7

3.4

2.8

2.8

4.0

13

14

14

15

12

9.1

7.2

5.8

5.8

4.9

4.3

4.6

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.03

.04

.04

2.53

.20

.04

1.24

.92

.26

.06

.19

.11

3.93

25 (time and discharge unknown); July 20 (2 p.m.) 534

discharge measurement made on this day.

height rec 

of records

discharge measurement made on this day.

;age-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 12 to Jan. 6, Jan. 10 to Apr. 23 (no gageird Dec. 26, Jan. 30 to Feb. 11, Mar. 9-23, Mar. 29 to Apr. 23; discharge computed on basis 

for West Branch Pond du Lac River at Pond du Lac and Cedar Creek near Cedarburg).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 75

Lake de Neveu near Fond du Lac, Wis.

Location.--Staff gage and reference point, lat. 43°44', long. 88°24i , in sec. 30, T. 15

 H., H. 18 E., at boathouse at north end of lake on farm of Nick Giebel, 4 miles southeast of Fond du Lac.

Drainage area.--3 square miles.

Kecords available.--August 1936 to September 1950 (fragmentary).

Kxtremes.--Maximum elevation observed during year, 98.32 feet Mar. 27; minimum, 97.20 feet 

Nov. 1, July 11.

1936-50;' Maximum elevation observed, that of Mar. 27, 1950; minimum, 96.90 feet 

Aug. 15, 1936.

Remarks. Gage heights have been reduced to datum assumed for this lake by Public Service 

Commission of Wisconsin.

Elevation, In feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

.

-

_

7.22

-

_

7.30

_

-

-

7.30

_

_

7.27

-

_

7.28

_

-

7.28

-

_

7.30

_

_

7.25

_

_

-

Nov.

7.20

_

_

7.24

-

_

_

7.24

-

-

7.25

_

_

_

7.30

_

7.32

_

-

_

7.32

_

7.34

_

-

7.34

.

-

Dec.

_

7.35

_

_

-

7.35

_

_

7.40

-

.

_

7.50

_

-

7.50

_

_

_

7.50

.

7.52

-

7.55

_

_

7.55

-

Jan.

_

-

7.60

-

-

7.60

_

_

_

7.65

_

_

7.65

_

-

7.73

_

_

7.73

_

-

7.75

-

.

8.15

_

_

8 . 05

Feb.

_

-

7.80

_

-

_

7.70

_

-

7. 62

_

_

_

7.65

-

7. 62

-

_

-

7.60

-

7.60

-

_

_

7.58

_

_

-

Mar.

_

-

7.57

-

-

_

7.82

-

-

7.85

_

-

_

7.75

-

_

7.70

-

_

-

7.65

-

7.80

-

_

8.32

8.20

_

_

7.95

Apr.

_

-

_

7.82

-

_

7.75

-

-

-

7.80

-

_

7.75

-

_

-

7.65

_

-

7.60

-

_

7.70

_

-

7.6U

_

-

-

May

_

7.55

_

-

7.58

.

_

-

7.60

-

_

7.60

_

-

-

7.50

-

-

7.45

-

_

7.42

-

7.47

-

-

_

7.45

-

June

_

7.45

_

-

-

7.40

_

-

7.40

-

_

-

7.40

-

-

7.38

-

-

_

7.30

_

7.50

-

_

7.32

-

_

7.32

-

July

_

-

-

7.28

-

_

7.28

-

-

-

7.20

-

_

7.35

-

_

-

7.50

-

-

7.70

-

_

7. 60

_

-

7.50

_

-

-

Aug.

7.55

-

_

7.48

-

_

-

7.44

-

-

7.40

-

_

-

7.37

_

-

7.35

-

-

_

7.32

_

7.30

_

-

-

7.50

-

-

Sept.

7.48

-

-

-

7.42

_

-

7.40

-

-

_

7.38

_

-

7.38

_

-

-

7.50

-

_

7.55

_

-

7.50

-

-

7.55

-

-

Note. Add 90 feet to obtain elevation above datum assume! fop this lake by Public Service Commlsslon of Wisconsin.

Location.--Staff gage, lar. 43 D 5.LV, Ijng. S7°56', in see. 24, T. 17 M. , R. 21 E. , at

(Jedar Lake Resort on narrows <->f lake and 5 miles east of Kiel. 

Drainage area.--3 square miles. 

Records available. --Augast 193C t'- Septc-mber 1942; April 1345 to September 1950 (fragmentary]. 

Extremes.--Maximum elevation observed luring year, 97.06 feet Apr. 29; minimum, 95.90

1936-42, 1945-50: Maximum elevation rhserved, 93.72 feet Mar. 9, 1946; minimum, 

94.95 feet Aug. 14, 193G.

An elevation of 99.22 feet was observed Mar. 31, 1943. 

Remark?.--Gage heights reduced to datum assumed for this lake by Public Service Commission

Day

Oct. 1

a

Iz

22

29

Nov. 5

12

19

26

Dec. 3

9

17

24

31

Elevation

6.10 e.ie

6.19

b.10

fi . 08

5.90

5.92

5.90

5.90

5.92

5.90

5.90

5.90

5.90

Day

Jan. 7

14

21

28

Feb. 4

11

18

25

Mar. 4

11

18

25

Apr. I

a

Elevation

e.iu

£.12

f .14

e.34

6.34

t.34

6 34

£.34

E.34

s.46

6.50

t .52

6. 5^

e.ve

Day

Apr. IE

22

29

May 6

10

15

20

27

June 5

10

17

24

July 1

8

Elevation

e.ae e.9i

7.06

p . 76

f. 76

c. 7Z

f. 64

£ . 62

6.66

6.58

6.48

6.40

6.20

C.10

Day

Julv 15

21

22

29

Aug. 4

12

19

26

Sept. 2

6

a

16

23

31

Elevation

F.23

e.4i

e.43

t.43

6.45

F.57

£.51

6.47

£.47

t.07

e . OP

5.98

F . 06

5.98

st to obtain elevation 

mission of Wisconsin.

ed for this lake by the
76 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Milwaukee River at Milwaukee, Wis.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°06 I 00", long. 87°54'30", in NE-J- sec. 5, T. 7 N.

K. 22 E., near north limits of Milwaukee, 2,000 feet downstream from Port Washington

Road Bridge and 6 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 607.3 feet above mean

sea level, adjustment of 1912. 

Drainage area.--661 square miles, 

necoras available.--April 1914 to September 1950. 

average aiscnarge.--36 years, 383 second-feet. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,540 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 6.42

reec); minimum, 4.5 second-feet June 23, 24 (gage height, 1.59 feet).

1914-50: Maximum discharge, 15,100 second-feet Mar. 20, 1918 (gage height, 9.00

feet, datum then in use, from floodmark); no flow Sept. 8, 1943. 

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

which are fair. Occasional regulation caused by dams above station. 

Revisions (water years).--W 564: 1918(M). W 924: 1940.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used May 2 to July 18)

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0

4.0 

9.0

2.2 118

2.4 208

2.6 318

2.8 435

3.0 570

3.3 800

3.6 1,050

4.0 1,500

4.5 2,150

5.0 2,920

5.5 3,780

6.2 5,140

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

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.

26

25

26

52

31

76

49

43

70

79

82

68

59

56

56

56

56

56

54

62

88

70

56

56

62

59

56

56

56

59

54

Nov.

56

59

54

56

56

56

55

56

57

60

68

71

72

73

73

72

71

70

70

68

66

62

59

59

52

45

62

62

65

68

-

Month

Dec.

54

52

65

68

47

54

62

52

54

62

68

62

54

70

73

73

73

73

73

76

76

76

59

79

79

79

79

76

82

79

98

Jan.

92

98

98

98

98

100

102

102

98

96

92

88

100

115

130

150

150

130

111

98

85

82

82

82

364

866

728

682

705

535

359

October ..........................

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

December. ........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

May

June .............................

July

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

244

190

160

130

108

102

100

100

100

loo

100

95

92

92

90

90

88

85

85

90

95

92

92

95

98

92

92

208

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,75'

1,872

2,12'

80,56]

6,71£

3,10E

41,39:

22,71Z

12,07!

4,04£

13,46]

3,23£

3,19'

115, 69E

Mar.

*170

122

108

139

480

1,320

1,870

2,450

1,940

1,500

1,500

1,130

592

390

310

270

235

210

195

184

174

528

866

1,420

1,440

2,620

4,450

5,140

4,260

3,160

2,220

Apr.

1,620

1,290

875

950

917

784

570

651

549

606

825

950

850

744

636

556

542

400

454

442

454

406

359

728

1,210

1,270

1,080

875

549

570

Maximum

88

73

98

1,560

866

244

5,140

1,620

728

359

1,940

224

:ss

5,140

May

658

244

429

542

697

712

728

400

474

442

429

370

370

295

330

277

283

301

229

289

234

229

229

250

341

295

370

461

429

406

330

Minimum

25

45

47

16

82

85

108

359

229

6.0

41

62

65

6.0

June

266

359

229

255

194

174

170

152

135

118

108

102

229

118

118

108

98

85

82

79

70

174

82

6.0

54

82

85

85

131

98

Mean

56.6

62.4

68.6

221

217

111

1,335

757

389

135

434

104

107

317

July

70

49

56

56

56

54

52

47

45

45

45

45

41

45

52

184

102

122

1,260

1,870

1,940

1,500

1,100

942

825

666

697

494

400

335

266

Aug.

218

224

194

170

131

126

118

98

152

73

68

85

82

82

85

105

79

92

82

73

73

76

65

68

65

62

82

95

88

105

122

Per square 

mile

0.086

.094

.104

.334

.328

.168

2.02

1.15

.589

.204

.657

.157

.162

.480

Sept.

Ill

105

108

105

92

92

79

79

76

73

68

73

76

70

76

70

65

70

105

92

174

160

255

£08

160

135

115

111

102

92

Runoff in 

inches

0.10

.10

.12

4.52

.38

.17

2.33

1.28

.68

.23

.76

.18

.18

6.51

Peak discharge (baae. 2,OOP aec.-ft.).--Mar. 8 (9 p.m.) 2,600 sec.-ft.; Mar. 28 (4 p.m.) 5,540 aec.- 

ft.j July 19 (3:30 p.m.) 2,760 aec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on ttila day.

Note.--Stage-dlacharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 3-6, 10, 11, 13-18, Feb. 2-4, 6-11, 15-20, 

Mar. 14-19. Ko gage-height record Nov. 6-21) discharge computed on baala of records for Cedar Creek 

near Cedarburg.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 77

Cedar Creek near Cedarburg, Wis.

Location.--Chain gage, lat. 43°19'25", long. 87°58 I 50", on line between sees, 14 and 23, 

T. 10 N., R. 21 E., at bridge on State Trunk Highway, 2 miles north of Cedarburg and 

6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--113 square miles.

Records available.--August 1930 to September 1950.

Average dlscharge.--20 years, 56.2 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge observed during year, 3,230 second-feet Mar. 27 (gage height, 

11.IU feet); minimum observed, 4.6 second-feet July 15 (gage height, 5.12 feet).

1930-50: Maximum discharge observed, that of Mar. 27, 1950; maximum gage height observed, 12.00 feet Feb. 7, 1938 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge observed, 0.2 

second-foot Aug. 9-12, 1936.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Gage read 

once dally.

Revisions.--W 804: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except period of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 17, 24-31, Jan. 8-13, 17-24, July 20-23)

5.1

5.2 

5.4 

5.6

5.8 

6.0 

6.3 

6.6

96

152

246

350

7.0 500

7.5 730

8.0 1,000

8.5 1,290

9.0

9.5

10.0

10.5

1,610

1,960

2,320

2,690

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

5.5

5.5

4.9

4.9

5.5

9.5

11

12

11

10

9.0

9.0

8.0

8.0

7.0

7.0

6.4

6.4

6.4

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

7.0

7.0

Nov.

6.4

6.4

6.4

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.0

9.0

8.0

8.0

9.0

9.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

9.0

9.0

8.0

-

Dec.

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.0

7.0

6.4

5.2

5.2

6.4

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

9.0

9.5

9.7

9.7

9.6

9.4

9.0

9.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

9.0

11

14

Jan.

15

15

15

15

14

14

12

11

9.0

8.0

8.0

7.0

18

27

35

28

*23

18

14

12

12

10

10

11

70

130

200

170

120

80

60

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

40

28

23

18

15

14

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

*13

_

-

Secondfoot-days

223.

240.

258.

12,951..

1,191

396

11,551

4,711

2,138

542

3,025.

670

681

25,627..

Mar.

15

13

13

20

60

150

500

400

290

230

190

150

100

60

43

37

32

28

26

25

24

70

120

250

1,000

2,390

2,690

1,110

782

500

233

Apr.

208

188

176

158

152

146

135

1Z4

102

102

253

240

227

201

170

146

102

102

96

91

86

77

72

158

332

233

188

164

141

141

Maximum

12

I 9

I 14

> 350

200

40

2,690

332

188

30

3 586

33

102

5 2,690

May

102

86

86

118

158

188

176

135

102

91

82

72

63

63

54

47

47

43

40

36

33

33

30

28

33

33

33

33

30

33

30

Minimum

4.9

6.4

5.2

4.0

7.0

11

13

72

28

12

4.6

15

11

4.6

June

28

30

30

28

23

20

18

18

17

15

15

15

23

20

18

18

18

17

17

15

15

14

14

17

15

14

14

12

12

12

-

Mean

7.20

8.02

8.32

35.5

38.4

14.1

373

157

69

18.1

97.6

21.6

22.7

70.2

July

12

11

11

10

9.0

8.0

7.0

7.0

6.4

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.2

5.2

4.6

11

28

30

96

386

586

586

422

201

152

118

86

77

50

47

36

Aug.

33

33

30

30

28

28

23

20

20

18

18

20

20

20

20

20

23

23

23

23

20

20

18

17

15

15

17

17

20

20

18

Per square 

mile

0.064

.071

.074

.314

.340

.125

3.30

1.39

.611

.160

.864

.191

.201

.621

Sept.

18

17

17

15

15

14

12

12

12

11

11

12

12

11

11

11

12

12

14

14

50

102

77

50

30

28

23

20

20

18

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.07

.08

.09

4.28

.39

.13

3.80

1.55

.70

.18

1.00

.22

.22

8.43

Peak discharge (base, 560 sec.-ft.).--Bar. 27 (9 a.m.) 3,230 sec.-ft.; July 21 (3 p.m.) 586 

ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 18-23, Jan. 1-7, 14-16, Jan. 25 to Mar.
78 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Little Calumet River at South Holland, 111.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°36'05", long. 87°34'38", in SW^SW^ sec. 13, T. 36 

N'., k. 14 E., at bridge on II. S. Highway 6, 0.6 mile downstream from Thorn Creek, 1.6 

miles east of South Holland, and 4.1 miles upstream from former gaging station at Harvey. 

Datum of gage is 575.00 feet above mean sea level. Auxiliary recording gage, same datum, 

6.1 miles downstream at Dixmoor.

Records available.--October 1947 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, about 3,300 second-feet Apr. 26 (gage height,

15.20 feet); minimum daily, 10 second-feet Nov. 7; minimum gage height, 4.02 feet Oct. 10.

1947-50: Maximum discharge, 3,810 second-feet May 11, 1948 (gage height, 17.33 

feet); minimum daily, that of Nov. 7, 1949; minimum gage height, 3.99 feet Sept. 26, 

1949.

Flood of Apr. 6, 1947, reached a stage of 19.24 feet, from floodmark (discharge, 

4,760 second-feet).

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

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.

15

IE

24

21

17

42

38

27

EO

12

22

20

17

17

17

14

12

12

14

29

66

54

32

2E

19

19

16

14

15

15

13

Nov.

IE

15

20

16

17

12

10

26

19

15

14

15

29

20

18

16

17

18

18

15

17

18

18

20

25

21

20

17

21

E5

-

Dec.

22

E4

23

29

E5

24

27

E5

25

25

49

101

90

54

46

39

35

45

44

51

459

2,150

a2,700

al,000

a300

a500

a65o

491

334

E79

261

Jan.

310

306

415

747

421

E39

181

156

145

310

399

236

626

1,650

951

652

379

270

228

187

159

128

116

457

1,180

1,6EO

1,020

453

331

279

279

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ........ ...

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

187

154

139

125

109

108

111

114

159

192

182

159

147

628

1,360

966

654

507

352

285

250

236

E28

235

209

189

175

3E1

_

_

-

Mar.

847

1,160

641

398

773

1,710

1,850

1,620

820

483

403

380

307

257

250

230

273

312

231

198

189

220

275

299

294

654

1,440

1,030

565

367

300

Second 

foot-days

687

544

9,927

49,197

14,830

8,481

18 j 776

22,170

3, 562

7 397

3, 026

965

849

91,E14

Apr.

467

449

491

1,960

1,980

933

577

395

343

1,080

1,500

870

457

331

279

242

217

194

189

17E

146

134

147

383

2,610

E,600

1,140

910

577

397

-

Maximum

66

29

2,700

2,700

1,650

1,360

1,850

2,610

350

1,150

617

57

97

2,700

May

a35O

a290

a240

a200

al80

a!65

also

a!40

a!50

a!50

a!25

allO

alOO

a95

a9o

a85

a80

a75

a70

a67

a62

a66

a70

a65

a70

a6E

a55

a50

a50

a50

a50

Minimum

12

10

22

10

116

108

189

134

50

50

2E

16

12

10

June

a5o

a55o

al,150

a80O

a500

a250

a!50

alEO

a9o

a3oO

aEOO

a!20

aE5o

a450

a3OO

207

a!20

a!70

a250

aEOO

a!60

a!30

alOO

a!40

210

al40

alOO

a75

a63

a52

-

Mean

E2.2

18.1

320

135

478

303

606

739

115

247

97.6

31.1

28.3

250

July

a46

a42

a38

a35

a3E

a30

aE8

a26

a24

a23

22

a22

a25

a22

aE6

a30

a!50

E32

226

617

473

240

14E

101

81

65

56

49

46

38

39

Aug.

51

42

37

31

29

26

24

25

E6

35

57

39

30

26

27

28

36

37

30

23

16

19

16

19

29

32

28

20

34

38

55

Per square 

mile

Sept.

31

41

31

28

21

20

17

20

20

19

30

33

24

24

20

19

2E

12

31

26

97

86

38

34

17

18

18

16

19

17

-

Runoff in 

inches

a No gage-height record at one or both gages; discharge computed on basis of records for stations 

on nearby streams.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN ' a

Hart ditch at Munster, Ind.

Location. Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 41°33'35", long. 87°28'50", in

 Ill sec. 20, T. 36 N., R. 9 W., at city limit of Munster, a quarter of a mile downstream

from U. S. Highway 6 and 0.4 mile upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area. 68 square miles (determined by Corps of Engineers). 

Records available. September 1942 to September 1950. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,570 second-feet Dec. 22 (gage height, 4.83

 feet); minimum, 2.9 second-feet Aug. 22-24 (gage height, 0.48 foot).

1942-50: Maximum discharge, 2,490 second-feet Apr. 6, 1947; maximum gage height,

7.23 feet Mar. 15, 1944; minimum discharge, 1.2 second-feet July 29, 1946; minimum gage

height, 0.47 foot July 29, 1946, Sept. 2, 1948. 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

 Plow from this ditch discharges into Little Calumet River near Munster, practically all

of this flow discharging into Calumet Sag Channel or Grand Calumet River. 

Revisions. W 1084: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 19, Nov. 29

to Dec. 20, Apr. 26, 27, June 27 to

July 17, July 27 to Sept. 30)

0 . 42 

.5 

.6 

.7 

.8

3.3 0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

104

128

1.6 

1.9 

2.3 

3.5

4.0

212

320

500

1,080

1,280

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

Z

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.

6.5

7.2

11

11

12

14

16

10

6.5

7.2

8.6

8.6

9.3

9.3

8.6

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.2

11

12

13

7.9

6.5

6.1

5.7

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.7

5.7

Nov.

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

6.1

5.7

5.7

5.7

6,1

6.1

6,1

6,5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.5

6.5

Dec.

7.2

6.5

6.5

7.2

7.2

7.9

7.2

6.5

6.1

6.1

11

42

25

13

12

8.6

8.6

11

17

17

205

1,260

1,020

197

118

131

166

116

87

77

72

Jan.

85

72

142

274

87

54

37

31

33

126

106

61

367

675

251

179

91

56

42

a35

32

30

31

328

520

750

258

123

100

59

53

Month

October ..........................

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

December ..................... ...

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

45

38

30

31

27

32

34

32

58

64

59

54

54

353

650

352

215

171

106

91

83

77

66

64

59

59

59

108

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

268.6

189.9

3,682.6

16,849.9

5,088

3,071

7,818

8,365

1,022

2, 978

759 4

ns'.s

169.6

33,588.4

Mar.

392

a350

a250

a!75

370

995

925

700

a250

alSO

123

121

89

74

77

72

85

109

7O

59

54

68

89

96

94

555

682

364

166

114

100

Apr.

197

136

229

1,130

700

244

160

114

137

658

675

241

128

100

81

72

62

56

54

48

44

41

53

197

1,210

739

352

241

152

114

Maximum

17

7.2

1,260

1,260

750

650

995

1,210

96

775

139

11

18

1,260

May

96

75

62

58

53

42

35

33

34

35

32

31

28

27

25

23

22

21

21

20

20

21

22

20

19

47

26

21

19

18

16

Minimum

5.7

5.7

6.1

4.5

30

27

54

41

16

14

8.6

3.3

4.1

3.3

June

14

304

775

288

121

77

54

42

34

190

66

42

146

116

64

64

4t>

58

US

77

51

40

32

31

34

28

21

18

18

17

Mean

8.66

6.33

119

46.2

164

110

252

279

33.0

99.3

24 5

5.69

5.65

92.0

July

14

13

14

14

13

12

11

11

11

10

9.3

8.6

10

9.3

8.6

8.6

32

74

70

139

75

42

30

23

19

17

14

13

12

11

11

Aug.

1O

11

9.3

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.2

6.5

6.5

6.5

7.2

6.1

5.7

5.3

5.7

5.3

4.5

4.1

4.5

4.1

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.3

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

4.1

4.5

5.3

Pe r square 

mile

0.127

.093

1.75

.679

2.41

1.62

3.71

4.10

.485

1.46

. 360

.084

.083

1.35

Sept.

4.9

6.5

5.7

4.9

4.5

.9

.5

.5

.5

.5

.3

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.1

.3

.9

1

1

. 3

j.l

.7

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.15

.10

2.01

9.21

2.78

1.68

4.28

4.57

.56

1.63

.42

.10

.09

18.37

Peak discharge (base, 800 see.-ft.). Dee. 22 (8:30 p.m.) 1,570 sec.-ft.; Jan. 14 (5 a.m.) 850 sec.- 

ft.; Jan.-26 (4 p.m. ] BOO sec.-ft.; Mar. 6 (9 p.m.) 1,080 sec.-ft.; Mar. 27 (3 a.m.) 925 sec .-ft.; Apr. 

4 (6 p.m.) 1,280 sec.-ft.; Apr. 10 (11 p.m.) 800 sec.-ft.; Apr. 25 (9 p.m.) 1,420 sec.-ft.; June 3 

(1:30 p.m.) 875 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for Burns ditch at Gary.
30 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Thorn Creek at Glenwood, 111.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°31'50", long. 87°36'20", in SW^SE^ sec. 9, T. 35

 N., K. 14 E., at Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad bridge, 0.7 mile north of 

Chicago Heights, 0.8 mile south of Glenwood, and 1 mile upstream from Deer Creek. 

Datum of gage is 610.97 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--24.0 square miles.

Hecords available.--May 1949 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 780 second-feet Dec. 22 (gage height, 9.11 feet), 

rrom rating curve extended above 350 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 

7.9 second-feet Nov. 6, 20.

1949-50: Maximum discharge, that of Dec. 22, 1949; minimum daily, 6.0 second-feet 

July 4, Aug. 21, Sept. 5, 11, 25, 1949.

Remarks.--Records good except those above 350 second-feet, which are fair. Figures of 

discharge include about 6 second-feet pumped from ground-water sources for municipal 

supply of Chicago Heights, and undetermined amount of ground-water pumpage for industrial use above station. Undetermined amount of pumpage diverted by commercial livestock feeding pens above station.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 15-23, Aug. 1-9, Sept. 22-30)

4.9

8.2

12 5.5 

7.0 '8.0

71

113

200

432

593

Discharge, in second-feet. water year October 1949 to September 195O

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.

9.3

8.4

13

11

12

23

11

9.6

8.2

11

11

11

9.8

10

9.1

8.2

8.9

9.6

9.5

20

24

10

8.6

9.3

9.8

10

9.5

9.5

9.1

8.0

9.1

Nov.

9.6

9.8

9.5

9.3

8.6

7.9

9.1

9.6

9.8

9.6

9.5

11

9.1

9.1

9.3

9.5

9.6

9.3

8.6

7.9

9.3

9.6

9.5

10

9.6

8.9

8.2

9.5

9.6

9.5

-

Dec.

9.6

9.3

9.5

8.9

9.3

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.5

8.9

23

16

11

10

9.8

9.6

8.7

12

10

17

285

588

83

34

24

42

49

31

25

21

20

Month

Jan.

26

24

66

73

31

22

16

13

15

50

30

22

255

175

88

62

35

25

20

18

16

15

18

107

212

228

54

30

23

20

19

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ...... . .

Feb.

17

16

14

12

11

14

15

15

18

17

15

13

20

141

170

83

54

39

26

24

24

22

21

20

15

13

15

66

_

-

Secondfoot-days

340.5

279.4

1,422.9

-

1,808

930

2,263

2,765

581

865

607.3

389.3

393.9

12,645.3

Mar.

115

54

33

36

168

305

245

189

62

41

42

34

31

28

26

26

34

32

21

22

22

27

32

34

30

247

127

87

45

34

34

Apr.

64

44

129

404

88

58

47

37

71

230

172

62

49

40

30

24

24

24

24

22

21

18

24

134

544

100

109

77

53

42

-

Maximum

24

11

588

-

255

170

305

544

40

126

85

23

48

588

May

40

34

30

27

25

20

16

19

23

21

19

19

16

13

16

17

17

17

16

14

12

15

16

16

19

17

14

11

13

14

15

Minimum

8.0

7.9

8.7

-

13

11

21

18

11

14

9.5

8.9

8.9

7.9

June

16

126

98

32

23

20

17

17

26

41

18

17

57

32

24

22

16

28

32

25

20

18

17

27

19

17

15

16

15

14

-

Mean

11.0

9.31

45.9

-

58.3

33.2

73.0

92.2

18.7

28.8

19.6

12.6

13.1

34.6

July

11

9.8

12

10

11

11

11

10

9.5

11

11

12

13

11

11

14

48

31

81

85

34

21

15

15

16

15

14

15

12

10

17

Aug.

12

12

11

12

10

8.9

11

12

11

23

18

12

9.6

12

12

13

13

13

11

9.3

11

12

12

12

13

11

9.5

12

13

23

15

Per square 

mile

Sept.

12

21

10

9.5

11

12

12

11

12

10

12

12

12

12

12

11

9.5

11

22

13

48

15

11

8.9

10

11

11

11

11

10

Runoff in 

inches

Peak discharge (base. 24O see.-ft.). Dec. 22 (3 a.m.) 780 sec.-ft., Jan. 13 (8 p.m.) 464 sec.-ft. 

Jan. 26 (2:30 p.m.) 400 sec.-ft.; Feb. 14 (11:30 p.m.) 252 sec.-ft.; Mar. 6 (1 a.m.) 384 sec.-ft.; 

Mar. 26 (3 p.m.) 432 sec.-ft.; Apr. 4 (6 a.m.) 661 sec.-ft.; Apr. 11 (3 a.m.) 305 sec.-ft.j Apr. 25 

(6 a.m.) 763 sec.-ft.; June 2 (10:30 a.m.) 268 sec.-ft.; Sept. 21 (7:30 a.m.) 290 sec.-ft.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIG-AW 81

Thorn Creek at Thornton, 111.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°34'05", long. 87°36'30", near center of N| sec. 

34, T. 36 N., R. 14 E., at Ridge Road Bridge in Thornton, 1 mile downstream from North 

Creek and lg miles upstream from Grand Trunk Railway. Datum of gage is 586.43 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--105 square miles.

Records available.--May 1948 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,010 second-feet Dec. 22, Apr. 25; maximum gage 

height, 11.30 feet Apr. 25; minimum daily discharge, 6.4 second-feet Oct. 2.

1948-50: Maximum discharge, 4,040 second-feet Mar. 20, 1948 (gage height, 14.08 

feet, from floodmark); minimum daily, 3.4 second-feet Sept. 11, 1949.

Flood of Apr. 5, 1947, reached a stage of 14.34 feet, from floodmark (discharge 

4,200 second-feet).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or indefinite 

stage-discharge relation, which are poor. Some diurnal fluctuation due to pumping 

operations above station. Figures of discharge include about 6 second-feet pumped from 

ground-water sources for municipal supply of Chicago Heights, and undetermined amount 

of ground-water pumpage for industrial use above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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

6.4

15 

11 

11

26 

15 

13 

8.3 

10

27 

18

14 

14 

14

12 

10 

ell 

e!3 

e25

eZ5 

e20 

e!5 

e!2 

e!3

e!2 

e!2 

ell 

e!2 

e!2 

elO

Nov.

ell 

e!3 

e!6 

e!4 

e!5

9.8 

12 

29

14 

e!3

e!2 

e!9 

e24 

e!8

e!5

e!4 

e!5 

e!5 

e!3 

el2

e!4

e!5 

e!5 

e!7 

18

14 

12 

12 

14 

14

Dec.

14 

14 

12 

15

14

14 

14 

13 

11 

9.8

27 

54 

31 

22

16

15 

14 

22 

19 

23

300 

1,620 

811 

a200 

alSO

a250 

a300 

212 

159 

136 

130

Jan.

161 

156 

232 

386 

191

119 

93 

78 

76 

170

187 

124 

422 

927 

434

318 

189 

126 

95 

81

76 

73 

74 

288 

640

975 

446 

222

167 

121 

104

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

We

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

h. ...........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

90 

81 

70 

67 

63

60 

61 

61 

82 

87

84 

79 

85 

374 

730

488 

346 

262

167 

136

121 

111 

99 

89 

78

73 

68 

122

Secondfoot days

447. 

448. f 

4,641.

28,987.

7,751 

4,234 

9,326 

10,866 

1,830 

3,560 

1,767 

561 

547

45,980.!

Peak discharge ("base, 520 sec. -ft.). Dee.

ft.; Jan. 26 (12:30 p.m.) 1,080 sec. -ft.; Pel

Mar.

446 

416 

262 

154 

422

1,080 

1,050 

890 

a300 

a200

a!70

alSO 

134 

119 

113

104 

115 

136 

108 

92

87 

92

117 

136 

148

405 

830 

550 

a200 

alSO 

alSO

Apr.

a250 

a200 

a50o 

al,400 

a4oo

a2SO 

a200 

alSO 

a3oo 

aSOO

811 

418 

238 

172 

142

126 

115 

106 

95 

90

84 

79 

89 

238 

1,460

999 

522 

458 

292 

182

Maximum

/ 35

3 29 

3 1,620

5 1,620

975 

730 

1,080 

1,460 

150 

670 

419 

35 

53

1,620

May

150 

130 

115 

106 

99

85 

73 

67 

73 

72

61 

58 

56 

51 

49

45 

44 

42 

40 

37

35 

37

40 

38 

40

39 

34 

28 

28 

29 

29

Minimum

6.4 

9.8 

9.8

4.4

73 

60 

87 

79 

28 

28 

15 

12 

12

6.4

June

28 

285 

670 

351 

138

85 

63 

53 

46

156

117 

63 

167 

230 

97

74

60 

74

126 

102

72

56 

49

59 

109

68 

48 

39 

40 

35

Mean

14.4 

15. C 

150

79.4

250 

151 

301 

362 

59. C 

119 

57. C 

18.1 

18.2

126

July

29 

26 

23 

25 

22

21 

20

19 

17 

16

16

16 

20

16 

15

15 

78 

108 

130 

419

256 

115 

72 

54 

44

38 

34 

30 

27 

22 

24

Aug.

25 

23 

22

20

19

15 

15 

17

16

35 

24

16 

15

16

17 

17 

17 

16 

12

13 

15 

15 

16 

16

15 

12 

14 

16 

23

Per square 

mile

0.137 

.143 

1.43

.756

2.38 

1.44 

2.87 

3.45 

.562

'.543 

.172 

.173

1.20

22 (4 p.m.) 2,010 sec. -ft.; Jan. 14 (7 a.m.) 

. 15 (9 a.m.) 777 sec. -ft.; Mar. 6 (ll a.m.)

Sept.

20 

31

17 

14 

14

16 

16 

16 

16 

14

17 

17 

16 

16 

15

14

12 

12

31 

19

53 

35 

22

15

13

14 

14 

14 

12 

12

Runoff in 

inches

0.16 

.16 

1.64

10.27

2.75 

1.50 

3.30 

3.85 

.65 

1.26 

.63 

.20 

.19

16.29

1,080 aec.- 

.. .. 1,140 see.-

ft.; Mar. 27 (4:3O a.m.) 975 see.-ft.; Apr. 11 (11 a.m.) 89O sec.-ft.; Apr. 25 (5:30 p.m.) 2,010 

sec.-ft.; June 3 (4 p.m.) 730 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Thorn Creek at Glenwood and 

Little Calumet River at South Holland.

e stage-diseharge relation indefinite; discharge computed as explained in footnote a.
82 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Deer Creek near Chicago Heights, 111.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°31'15", long. 87°35'25", 0.1 mile west of center 

or sec. 14, T. 35 N., R. 14 E., at bridge on Joe Orr Road, 0.4 mile east of Cottage 

Grove Avenue, 1 mile north of U. S. Highway 30, 1.5 miles northeast of Chicago Heights, 

and 1.6 miles west of Torrence Avenue. Datum of gage is 615.95 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 24.4 square miles.

Records available. May 1948 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 438 second-feet Dec. 22 (gage height, 10.38 feet); 

no now Oct. 1-3.

1948-50: Maximum discharge, 663 second-feet May 10 or 11, 1948 (gage height, 11.52 

feet, from floodmark); no flow Sept. 21 to Oct. 3, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Undetermined amount of flow diverted for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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

o

.2 

.3

.6 

.7 

.6 

.7 

.8

.9 

1.0 

.8 

.6 

.5

.5 

.6 

.7 

.8 

1.4

1.4 

.8 

.6 

.5 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

Nov.

0.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

6.7 

6.5 

1.1 

1.0

.8 

1.0 

1.4 

1.3 

.8

.8 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.8 

.9

.9 

.8 

.8 

1.2

1.0

Dec.

0.8 

.8 

.8 

1.3 

1.2

.9

.7 

.6 

.5 

.5

2.5 

11 

2.8 

1.6 

.8

.6 

.5

.7 

.7 

1.0

97 

378 

117 

40 

26

30 

42 

31 

22 

19 

19

Jan.

27 

27 

42 

74 

26

15 

10 

8.1 

8.0 

31

30 

18 

126 

165 

61

50 

27 

16 

12 

8.4

7.4 

7.2 

7.4 

74 

148

180 

54 

31 

24 

15 

14

Month

Octo 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber. ............... ........

nber .........................

lendar year 1949 ............

ary

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

st ...................... ...

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

10 

8.7 

7.4 

6.2 

5.9

6.2 

7.0 

6.6 

10 

14

13 

11 

12 

88 

129

68 

44 

34 

22 

19

17 

16 

14 

14 

9.8

9.2 

10 

36

Secondfoot days

19.;

35. 

851.

4,499.

1,343., 

648. 

1,981 

2,061 

270. 

627. 

245.' 

73. 

38.

8,195.;

Mar.

a60 

a40 

a30 

a30 

al50

254 

213 

167 

54 

44

38 

34 

26 

22 

22

21 

25 

30 

21 

19

17 

20 

26 

31 

29

172 

161 

105 

52 

36 

32

Apr.

60 

46 

71 

333 

118

60 

44 

32 

38 

137

150 

60 

37 

29 

24

21 

17 

12 

12 

11

11 

11 

14 

39 

342

122 

89 

69 

35 

17

Maximum

I 1.4 

) 6.7 

5 378

3 378

5 180 

) 129 

254 

342 

L 18 

5 121 

I 72

; is

) 2.2

> 378

Hay

17 

18 

18 

17 

16

14 

11 

10 

11 

10

9.5 

9.2 

8.6 

8.4 

7.0

6.4 

6.4 

6.2 

6.5 

6.0

6.4 

5.9 

5.5 

5.4

5.1

5.0 

4.2 

5.1 

3.4 

4.5 

3.4

Minimum

0 

.6 

.5

0

7.2 

5.9 

17 

11 

3.4 

2.6 

.6 

.8 

.8

0

June

2.6 

67 

121 

47 

24

17 

12 

9.8 

9.7 

28

14 

11 

31 

30 

17

15 

12 

16 

32 

21

15 

11 

9.4 

12 

10

8.1 

7.0 

6.2 

6.0 

5.5

Bean

0.62 

1.2C 

27.5

12.3

43.3 

23.1 

63.9 

68.7 

8.71 

20.9 

7.92 

2.37 

1.30

22.5

July

5.2 

4.9 

4.9 

4.5 

4.3

4.0 

3.6 

3.2 

3.0 

2.4

2.3 

1.6 

1.2 

1.3 

.6

1.4 

4.9 

4.9 

24 

72

32 

16 

9.8 

6.8 

5.5

4.8 

3.9 

3.3 

3.0 

2.7 

3.4

Aug.

7.2 

18 

2.4

2.2 

2.1

E.O 

1.9 

1.9 

2.0 

2.3

2.4

2.1 

1.8 

1.7 

1.7

1.7 

1.7 

1.8 

1.6 

1.5

1.5 

1.4 

1.3 

1.2 

1.2

.8 

1.3 

1.1 

1.0 

1.3 

1.5

Per square 

mile

0.025 

.049 

1.13

.504

1.77 

.947 

2.62 

2.82 

.357 

.857 

.325 

.097 

.053

.922

Sept.

1.4 

2.1 

1.4 

1.2 

1.1

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.4

1.3 

1.2 

1.2 

1.1 

.9

.9 

.8 

.8 

1.4

1.2

2.2

1.7 

1.7 

1.6 

1.6

1.4 

1.3

1.4 

1.3 

1.3

Runoff in 

inches

0.03 

.05 

1.30

6.86

2.05 

.99 

3.02 

3.14 

.41 

.96 

.37 

.11 

.06

12.49

Peak discharge (base. 250 see.-ft.). Dec. 22 (9 a.m.) 438 sec.-ft.j Jan. 14 (l a.m.) 280 sec.-ft. 

Mar. 6 [5:30 a7m.) 301 sec.-ft.; Mar. 26 (8 p.m.) 28O sec.-ft. ; Apr. 4 (9:3O a.m.) 390 sec.-ft.j 

Apr. 25 (2:30 p.m.) 422 sec. ft.

a No gage-height recordj discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for other 

stations in Thorn Creek Basin.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 83

Butterfield Creek at Flossmoor, 111.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°32'25", long. 87°38'55", in NE^NW^ sec. 8, T. 35 

It., K. 14 E., at Riegle Road bridge and Homewood city limits, 0.1 mile north of Hoibrook Road, and three-quarters of a mile east of Flossmoor. Datum of gage is 616.80 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--22.9 square miles.

Records available.--May 1948 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 555 second-feet Apr. 25 (gage height, 9.49 

feet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot on many days.

1948-50: Maximum discharge, 683 second-feet Mar. 19, May 10 or 11, 1948 (gage 

heights, 10.29 and 10.28 feet, from floodmarks}; no flow at times in 1948.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnTch are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

0.1

.1

.2

.4

.3

1.6

.8

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.9

1.6

1.1

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

Nov.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

1.1

.7

.6

1.0

.7

.5

.4

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.5

.7

.6

.5

.5

.6

.5

-

Dec.

0.5

.5

.5

.7

*.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.6

4.5

13

6.8

3.3

1.6

bl.O

b.8

b2.5

b3.0

5.9

143

*406

114

73

53

64

79

57

46

41

43

Jan.

55

49

*86

94

44

32

24

a20

a2O

59

43

32

*174

186

102

b60

b40

b30

b25

b20

19

16

*17

90

186

252

81

57

47

33

b25

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

b20

b!8

b!6

b!5

b!2

b!2

14

14

22

23

21

19

20

106

125

86

65

53

b35

b30

b28

b26

b22

b20

bl8

a!7

24

55

_

_

-

Mar.

b80

b55

b40

b35

159

275

*243

184

77

67

62

54

42

36

35

32

38

35

29

26

24

28

31

35

33

138

125

95

57

44

41

Secondfoot-days

14.1

14.0

1,167.3

6,272.4

2,018

936

2 255

?' 7 QC

'424.4

675 . 3

4lU

29.0

10,758.9

Apr.

66

53

94

365

134

90

69

51

58

176

166

80

56

46

39

36

32

29

27

23

20

18

25

82

456

134

120

105

76

59

-

Maximum

1.6

1.1

406

406

252

oc

275

456

49

103

109

6.8

4.7

456

May

49

41

36

33

30

23

19

17

19

17

15

14

13

12

10

9.0

8.4

7.4

6.8

6.8

a6

a5

a4

a4

a4

a3

33

83

a2

a2

a2

Minimum

0.1

.3

.5

.1

16

12

24

2

2

.5

.4

.2

.1

June

a2

a 90

103

a60

a30

a20

al3

alO

7.1

18

12

7.4

29

31

16

13

8.4

16

27

18

12

8.4

6.5

20

47

20

10

7.1

7.1

6.3

-

Mean

0.45

.47

37.7

17.2

65.1

33.4

72.7

92 .8

13.7

22 , 5

12! 9

1.34

.97

29.5

July

3.5

3.2

2.6

2.8

2.1

1.7

1.5

1.1

a. 9

a. 8

.9

1.0

1.1

.6

.5

1.5

15

30

48

109

60

37

23

15

9.4

7.1

6.3

4.9

3.5

3.0

2.4

Aug.

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.2

6.8

4.4

2.0

1.3

1.1

1.1

.9

.8

.9

.7

.7

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

1.0

2.1

Per square 

mile

0.020

.021

1.65

.751

2 . 84

1.46

3.17

4.05

.598

. 983

.563

059

'.04,2

1.29

Sept.

1.0

1.4

1.1

.7

.6

.4

.3

.5

.3

.5

1.7

.9

.8

.5

.5

.3

.4

.3

2.1

1.2

4.7

4.1

1.7

.9

.6

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.02

.02

1.90

10.20

1*52

3.66

4 '.69 .52

1.10

.65

.07

.05

17.48

Peak discharge (base, 240 sec. -ft.). Dec. 22 (8 a.m.) 495 sec. -ft.: Jan. 13 (5 p.m.) 318 sec. -ft.;

Jan. 25 (11:30 p.m.] 390 sec.-ft.j Mar. 6 (4 a.m.) 353 sec.-ft. ; Apr. 4 (10 a.m.) 480 sec.-ft.j 

Apr. 25 (12:30 p.m.) 555 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for other stations in Thorn Creek Basin.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
84 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

North Creek near Lansing, 111.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°32'45", long. 87°33'30", in SE^SE^ sec. 1, T. 35 

N., K. 14 E., at Torrence Avenue Bridge, 1.1 miles south of Lansing and 2.7 miles north 

of U. S. Highway 30. Datum of gage Is 599.29 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--18.2 square miles.

Records available.--May 1948 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 575 second-feet Apr. 25 (gage height, 8.18 

reet); no flow Dec. 16.

1948-50: Maximum discharge observed, 649 second-feet May 11, 1948 (gage height, 

8.35 feet); no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records fair above 10 second-feet; those below 10 second-feet and those for 

periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, are poor.

Revisions (water year).--W 1144: 1948(M).

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

0.3 

.2 

.3 

.3 

.3

.5 

.5 

.4 

.4 

.3

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.4

.6 

.5 

.3 

.2 

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2 

.2

Nov.

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3

.3 

.3 

.4 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.3-

.3 

.3 

.3 

.4 

.4

Dec.

0.3 

.3 

.3 

.4 

.4

.4 

.3 

.3

.1 

.1

.4

1.4 

.5 

.3

.1

0 

.1

.3 

.4

62 

*349 

108 

a 45

a!6

a22 

a4o

26 

20

17 

16

Jan.

21 

19 

29 

49

16

8.2 

4.2 

2.5 

2.5 

28

20 

11 

137 

*142 

47

45 

18 

9.6 

5.0 

3.1

2.3

2.2 

2.0 

*59 

152

ISO 

48 

24

21 

10 

6.8

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri

Unv

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber. .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 194! 

ary

h. ...........................

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

ember ........................

ter year 1949-5O ............

Feb.

4.8

4.0

1.5 

bl.3 

1.6

2.1 

2.6 

2.6 

4.5 

7.4

11 

12 

12 

137 

178

120 

b65 

b45 

a30 

23

b!7 

b!3 

blO 

b9 

a8

a7 

9.8 

39

Secondfoot-days

10.3 

8.3

727.6

4,706.5

1,124.4 

778.2 

2,287 

3,135 

420.7 

914.9 

324.9 

55.7 

30.7

9,817.7

Peak discharge (base, 210 sec. -ft.). Dec.

ft.; Jan. 26 [3 a.m.) 262 sec. -ft.; Feb. 14

Mar.

a40 

a34 

a24 

a20

158

288 

243

181 

79

52

52 

51 

834 

24

20

a30 

24

*19

17 

23 

38 

45 

40

210 

175 

132 

78

56 

50

Apr.

88

75 

127 

397 

173

107 

82 

59 

57 

2O6

196 

102 

69 

54 

42

35 

31 

27 

23 

20

18 

15 

16 

62 

440

177 

150 

120 

91

76

Maximum

0.6 

.4 

349

349

180 

178 

288 

440 

64 

210 

93 

7.0 

4.4

440

May

64 

55 

46 

38 

34

28

21

16 

j.5 

16

13 

12 

10 

9.7 

9.6

6.8 

4.7 

3.1 

2.0

1.6

1.6 

2.2 

2.5 

2.1 

1.2

1.3 

1.4 

1.0 

.8

.6 

.5

Minimum

0.2 

.2

0

0

2.0 

1.3 

17 

15 

.5 

.4 

.2 

.4 

.3

0

June

0.4 

131 

210 

58 

30

22

16 

12 

11 

79

27 

18 

67 

39 

23

19 

12 

17 

25 

20

15 

10 

8.2 

13 

13

7.6 

4.9 

3.1 

2.4

1.3

Mean

O.33 

.28 

23.5

12.9

36.3 

27.8 

73.8 

104 

13.6 

30.5 

10.5 

1.80 

1.02

26.9

July

0.6 

.5 

.5

.6

.4

e!2

e.2

e.2 

e.2 

e.2 

e.2

e.2 

12 

29 

34 

93

41

25 

18 

14 

11

9.6 

9.2 

7.9 

6.3 

5.0 

4.5

Aug.

7.0 

6.9 

5.9 

4.7 

3.5

2.3 

1.4 

.7 

.8 

.8

1.5 

2.3 

2.3

1.9

1.7

el. 5 

el. 3 

el. 2 

el.l 

e.9

e.7 

e.6 

e.5 

e.4 

e.4

e.4 

e.4 

e.4 

e.4 

.8 

1.0

Per square 

mile

0.018 

.015 

1.29

.709

1.99 

1.53 

4.05 

5.71 

.747 

1.68 

.577 

.099 

.056

1.48

Sept.

1.6 

2.0 

2.6 

2.5 

1.9

1.2 

.8

.5 

.5

.5 

.7 

e.6 

e.5 

e.4

e.4 

e.3 

e.3

1.0

1.6

4.4 

3.0 

.5 

.4 

.4

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3

Runoff in 

inches

0.02 

.02 

1.49

9.62

2.30 

1.59 

4.67 

6.41 

.86 

1.87 

.66 

.11 

.06

20.06

22 (6 a.m.) 418 sec. -ft.; Jan. 13 ^9 p.m.) 288 sec.- 

(9 p.m.) 251 sec. -ft.; Mar. 5 (12 p.m.) 348 sec. -ft. j Mar 26 (2:3O p.n\.) 323 sec.-ft.; Apr. 4 (5:3O a.m.) 490 sec.-ft.; Apr. 11 (2 a.m.) 266 

Apr. 25 (8:30 a.m.) 575 sec.-ft.; June 3 (2 a.m.) 311 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

'a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for other sta 

tions in Thorn Creek Basin.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge computed as explained in footnote a.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 85

Lanslng ditch near Lanslng, 111.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°31'40", long. 87°31'45", at boundary line between 

 sees. 8 and 17, T. 35 N., R. 15 E., at farm road bridge, 0.2 mile west of Indiana State

line, half a mile east of Burnham Avenue, and 2 miles south of Lanslng. Datum of gage

Is 607.16 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--8.3 square miles.

Records available.--May 1948 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 301 second-feet Apr. 25 (gage height, 8.39 

reetj; no flow at times.

1948-50: Maximum discharge, 461 second-feet May 10 or 11, (gage height, 9.24 

feet, from floodmark); no flow at times.

Remarks. Records poor. Undetermined amount of flow diverted for Irrigation above station. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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

.3

.2

.2

.8

.5

.3

.3

.3

.7

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

e.4

e.7

e.5

e.4

e.4

e.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

Nov.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.4

.4

.4

.3

.6

.5

.5

.5

*.3

b.3

b.3

b.4

b.4

b.4

b.3

b.3

.3

.4

-

Dec.

0.3

.2

.4

.3

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

b.7

bl.5

b.5

b.2

bO

bO

b.2

1.7

1.7

2.5

a 40

*al50

43

18

13

18

24

16

13

11

12

Jan.

14

12

30

22

11

7.6

b4

b3

4.6

23

11

a7

a70

*41

35

19

blO

b6

b5

a4

a4

a4

*4.3

49

81

77

22

14

13

blO

b7

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

May.

June .............................

July

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

5.4

4.4

b3

b3

3.2

3.4

3.3

3.4

5.9

6.0

6.6

6.0

b7

73

76

a45

a30

a20

al4

11

9.8

b8

b7

b6

b5

a5

b5

33

_

.

-

Secondfoot-days

10.9

9.7

369.4

2,323.4

624.5

408.4

978 3

1 221 9

156 .2

339 . 8

170.4

28 .1

14.5

4.38E.1

Peak discharge (base, 140 sec. -ft.). Dec.

Mar.

51

a24

a!5

al2

71

114

112

69

27

15

17

16

13

11

9.2

9.2

12

11

9.8

*6.7

6.4

10

14

15

12

106

a80

a50

a26

a!8

al6

Apr.

a30

a24

a34

a200

alOO

a30

a22

a!6

a!9

alOO

a9o

27

16

13

11

8.9

8.0

6.7

6.0

5.4

4.9

4.6

5.4

38

208

62

54

37

23

18

-

Maximum

0.8

.6

150

183

81

76

114

208

16

80

49

2.2

1.4

208

May

16

14

12

10

9.4

8.3

6.9

6.2

a7

a6

a6

a5

a5

4.9

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.7

a2

a3

a3

a2

a2

a2

a2

al.9

al.6

al.4

1.2

Minimum

0

.2

0

0

3

3

6.4

4.6

1.2

1.0

.2

.4

.2

0

June

1.0

74

a80

a24

all

a8

a6

a5

a5

a!3

a8

5.4

26

20

10

8.3

4.4

5.9

13

9.8

6.7

5.0

4.7

4.9

5.2

5.2

4.9

5.0

5.0

5.4

-

Mean

0.35

.32

11.9

6.37

20.1

14.6

31.6

40.7

5.04

13.0

5.50

.91

.46

12.0

July

5.4

4.4

3.7

3.7

3.8

a3

a3

a2

al.7

al.3

al.l

a. 9

1.0

.5

.2

.2

4.6

8.2

21

49

20

10

5.7

3.7

2.7

2.2

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.9

Aug.

2.2

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

1.0

1.1

1.2

2.2

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

.8

.7

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.7

.8

.8

.7

.9

1.0

Per square 

mile

0.042

.039

1.43

.767

2.42

1.76

3 . 81

4.90

.607

1 57

. 663

.110

.058

1.45

Sept.

0.6

1.4

.8

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.5

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

1.1

.5

1.3

1.1

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.05

.04

1.66

10.42

2

1 .83

4 . 38

5.47

.70

1.75

.76

.13

.06

19.63

22 (time unknown) 258 sec. -ft. j Jan. 26 (2 a.m.) 145

sec.-fET; Mar. 5 (12 p.m.; 166 sec.-ft.} Mar. 26 (2:30 p.m.) 180 sec.-ft.j Apr. 25 (6t30 a.m.) 301 

sec.-ft. i June 2 (4:30 p.m.) 151 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for other stations in Thorn Creek Basin.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge computed as explained in footnote a.
86 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

Wolf Lake at Chicago, 111.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°40'00", long. 87°32'15", in SWi sec. 29, T. 37 N.,

K. 15 E., at outlet on west shore in Chicago. Datum of gage is 580.45 feet above mean

sea level, datum of 1929 (Cook County Highway bench mark).

Records available.--December 1939 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum mean hourly gage height during year, 2.13 feet Apr. 29; minimum mean 

hourly, 1.22 feet Sept. 18.

1939-50: Maximum mean hourly gage height, 2.14 feet Sept. 29, 1945; minimum gage 

height observed, 0.76 foot Aug. 3, 1940.

Remarks.--Mean hourly values used to determine extremes in order to dampen effects of wind 

action.

Sage height, in feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

1.42

1.40

1.45

1.49

1.51

.58

.59

.60

.57

.57

.62

.63

.63

.66

.66

.63

.63

.64

.65

.67

.68

.62

.62

.57

.57

.57

.55

1.54

1.50

1.48

1.48

Nov.

1.47

1.47

1.48

1.49

1.49

1.46

1.45

1.47

1.47

1.46

1.48

1.47

1.46

1.44

1.44

1.46

1.45

1.46

1.43

1.45

.42

.43

.45

.46

.47

.44

.43

1.43

1.44

1.45

-

Dec.

1.45

1.47

1.46

1.43

1.41

1.42

1.43

1.44

1.45

1.46

1.47

1.49

1.53

1.53

1.54

1.56

1.56

1.56

1.55

1.57

1.74

1.87

1.89

1.88

1.84

1.84

1.83

1.84

1.84

1.82

1.80

Jan.

1.78

1.76

1.75

1.76

1.79

1.73

1.75

1.72

1.70

1.68

1.72

1.72

1.77

1.74

1.79

1.79

1.79

1.78

1.78

1.77

1.76

1.73

1.72

1.78

1.79

1.82

1.83

1.82

1.78

1.78

1.79

Feb.

1.79

1.78

1.78

1.76

1.75

1.72

1.74

1.74

1.76

1.75

1.74

1.73

1.79

1.87

1.89

1.88

1.88

1.86

1.85

1.84

1.83

1.84

1.83

1.86

1.84

1.83

1.81

1.84

_

-

Mar.

1.86

1.86

1.86

1.84

1.82

1.82

1.84

1.80

1.85

1.85

1.87

1.86

1.81

1.79

1.80

1.79

1.79

1.81

1.80

1.78

1.77

1.76

1.78

1.75

1.78

1.83

1.81

1.78

1.83

1.81

1.80

Apr.

1.79

.81

.86

.93

.95

.96

.90

.95

.96

.98

.92

.00

.00

.01

.99

.95

.94

.93

.92

.92

.92

.89

.91

.95

.02

.05

.08

.10

2.11

2.08

May

2.06

2.06

2.02

2.00

1.94

1.88

1.93

1.90

1.86

1.85

1.87

1.85

1.84

1.80

1.80

1.78

1.78

1.77

1.78

1.76

.72

.72

.73

.71

.73

.76

.72

.68

1.67

1.64

1.60

June

1.57

1.70

1.82

1.75

1.72

1.71

1.72

1.72

1.71

1.78

1.77

1.72

1.79

1.84

1.87

1.92

1.91

1.92

1.96

1.94

1.95

1.94

1.91

2.01

2.05

2.00

2.00

1.99

1.99

1.97

July

.94

.89

.86

.84

.82

.81

.79

.76

.72

.69

.66

.63

.65

.63

.59

.56

.68

.71

.72

.78

.76

.74

.71

.65

1.61

1.59

1.58

1.56

1.52

1.49

1.47

Aug.

1.47

1.46

1.46

1.45

1.43

1.40

1.40

1.40

1.41

1.41

1.43

1.41

1.38

1.36

1.36

1.36

1.37

1.39

1.39

1.39

1.35

1.34

1.34

1.35

1.36

1.36

1.33

1.32

1.36

1.39

1.45

Sept.

1.46

1.48

1.43

1.42

1.39

1.39

1.39

1.39

1.37

1.35

1.34

1.36

1.36

1.35

1.36

1.35

1.32

1.25

1.26

1.32

1.42

1.40

1.39

1.32

1.29

1.29

1.28

1.28

1.27

1.25

-
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 87

Burns ditch at Gary, Ind.

long. 87°17'15", in N| sec. 13, T. 36 N., 

of Gary and 1-p miles downs treai

Location. Wire-weight gage, lat. 41°34'25". __.

H. a tf., at Central Avenue Bridge, half a mile east

from Deep River. 

Drainage area. 174 square miles. 

Kecords available. October 1943 to September 1950. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,760 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height 11 60

reet); minimum, 9.2 second-feet Aug. 25; minimum gage height, 3.37 feet Aug.'24, 25. 

1943-50: Maximum discharge, 2,660 second-feet May 11, 1948; maximum gage height,

16.44 feet Mar. 16, 1944 (from graph based on gage readings); minimum discharge, 1 8

second-feet Oct. 14, 1946; minimum gage height, 3.29 feet Sept. 1, 1948. 

Remarks. Records good. Gage read twice daily. Burns ditch is an artificial channel

which reverses the direction of flow of part of little Calumet River and flows into

Lake Michigan at Wickliffe. 

Revisions (water years). W 1034: 1944.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 25 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 5 Apr. 6 to Sept. 30

3.4 10 4.5 113 3.3 6.5 3.7 31 7.0 564 

3.5 14 6.5 471 3.4 11 3.9 52 8.5 898 

3.7 24 7.5 665 3.5 16 4.3 98 9.9 1,240 

3.9 40 9.5 1,140 3.6 22 4.8 169 

4.3 83 11.3 1,660

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

13 

18 

18 

17 

17

29 

28 

25

18 

14

14 

22 

29 

24 

22

20 

19 

19 

20 

29

38 

48 

40 

31 

26

22

20 

18 

17

16 

15

Nov.

15 

15 

16 

14 

15

16 

14 

15 

16 

16

14 

19 

26 

22

18

20 

20

21 

20 

18

21 

26 

35 

34 

31

28 

28 

28 

35 

43

Dec.

47 

39 

36 

43 

42

40 

37

31 

26 

30

60 

102 

100 

91 

66

52 

47 

52 

61 

97

158 

731 

1,600 

1,170 

826

687 

603 

545 

453 

363 

318

Jan.

291 

264 

273 

372 

453

363

232 

167 

152 

199

273 

273 

372 

995 

995

802 

623 

526 

390 

264

179 

158 

174 

282 

526

1,040 

1,170 

802 

526 

381 

327

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Decs

Ca

Jami 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Hay 

June 

Juls 

Augi 

Sept

We

mber ... ............... .....

lendar year 1949 ............

ary .

nary .........................

h. ...........................

ist ...........................

ember ........................

iter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

264 

217 

169

137 

127

125 

116 

110 

133 

163

165 

158 

199 

345 

687

826 

709 

545 

408 

345

273 

255 

237 

183 

161

154 

145 

197

Secondfoot-days

706 

659 

8,553

39,420.

13,844 

7,553 

14,674 

18,253 

3,576 

7,874 

3,030 

641. 

511

79,874.

Mar.

390 

471 

372 

372 

408

755 

1,220 

1,240 

970 

709

564 

453 

381 

318 

282

255 

264 

282 

246 

205

188 

196 

234 

246 

255

417 

778 

802 

603 

453 

345

Apr.

345 

363 

399 

1,230 

1,660

1,240 

874 

623 

583 

583

922 

970 

709 

507 

381

309 

255 

224 

202 

177

158 

146 

156 

214 

721

1,240 

1,120 

850 

603 

489

Maximum

48 

43

1,600

5 1,600

1,170 

826 

1,240 

1,660 

417 

874 

345 

2 62 

45

2 1,660

Peak discharge (base, 900 seo.-ft.). Dec. 23 (2 p.m.)

May

417 

336 

273 

237

207

139 

125 

117 

111 

107

99 

94 

88 

84 

76

71 

67 

64 

62

61

63 

72 

74 

65 

65

73 

74 

70 

65 

62 

58

Minimum

13 

14 

26

7.6

152 

110 

188 

146 

58 

54 

27 

9.2 

11

9.2

June

54 

185 

687 

874 

665

417 

282 

205 

169 

363

291 

214 

246 

363 

345

399 

273 

217 

246 

216

185 

152 

131 

121 

117

115 

99 

88 

82 

73

Mean

22. £ 

22. C 

276

108

447 

270 

473 

608 

115 

262 97." 

20." 

17. C

219

July

64 

51 

62 

71 

62

53 

46 

40 

35 

32

28 

27 

33 

32 

27

34 

102 

336 

318 

345

291 

214 

140 

107 

98

86 

76 

65 

56 

50 

49

Aug.

62 

45 

36 

30 

26

23 

21 

20 

20 

20

24 

27 

24 

20

18

18 

18 

20 

16 

14

14 

12 

11 

10 

9.2

10

12 

14 

14 

16 

17

Per square 

mile

0.131 

.126 

1.59

.621

2.57 

1.55 

2.72 

3.49 

.661 

1.51 

.561 

.119 

.098

1.26

Sept.

18 

19 

18 

16 

12

12 

11 

11 

12 

12

12 

15 

15 

14 

14

12 

11 

11 

15 

18

35 

45 

32 

24 

18

16 

16 

17 

16 

14

Runoff in 

inches

0.15 

.14 

1.83

8.42

2.96 

1.61 

3.14 

3.90 

.76 

1.68 

.65 

.14 

.11

17.07

1,720 sec. -ft.; Jan. 14 (12 m.) 1,100 sec.-

ft.; Jan. 26 112 p.m.) 1,270 sec.-ft.; Mar. 8 (2 a.m.) 1,270 sec.-ft.; 

ft.; Apr. 12 (1 a.m.) 1,040 sec.-ft.; Apr. 26 (2 p.m.) 1,270 sec.-ft.
88 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Deep River at Lake George Outlet, at Hobart, Ind.

Location. Staff gage above concrete dam, lat. 41°32'03", long. 87 0 15'22", in NWijNWir sec. 

32, T. 36 N., R. 7 W., at northeast end of Lake George In Hobart, an eighth of a mile 

upstream from Duck Creek. Datum of gage is 600.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Drainage area. 124 square miles.

Records available. April 1947 to September 1950.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 2,390 second-feet Dec. 22 (gage height, 5.35 

reec); minimum, 8.2 second-feet Sept. 27, 28; minimum gage height, 1.96 feet at times 

in November, August, September.

1947-50: Maximum discharge, 2,740 second-feet May 11, 1948 (gage height, 5.86 

feet); minimum, 4.2 second-feet Sept. 14, 1948; minimum gage height, 1.91 feet, Aug. 

20-24, 26-28, 1947, Sept. 14, 1948.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Tfage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 15-26, Apr. 25-30, 

June 25 to July 17, Aug. 1 to Sept. 2, Sept. 9-30)

1.93

2.0

2.1 

2.3

8.2

19

84

2.4 

2.7 

2.9 

3.1

112

213

290

385

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

4.9

620

990

1,440

1,840

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

15

15

15

17

17

19

29

33

31

29

26

26

26

22

22

22

21

19

19

24

29

29

29

a26

a23

a21

a!9

a!7

a!6

15

15

Nov.

15

15

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

15

15

13

12

12

12

13

15

21

24

26

22

21

21

19

al9

a21

a25

a30-

Dec.

a35

6.30

a25

31

33

33

29

29

26

26

36

101

84

65

50

46

41

41

46

60

185

1,840

1,640

982

614

500

464

407

326

262

224

Jan.

199

185

188

304

304

270

239

206

202

235

239

213

300

1,060

862

608

476

317

168

145

128

104

95

185

476

1,120

990

603

a400

282

210

Month

October . ........................

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

December ........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

175

148

106

90

82

82

79

82

95

119

122

112

122

227

636

711

536

a375

304

250

ZZO

182

152

115

104

90

87

128

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

686

495

8,311

31,183.

11,313

5,531

11,129

14,323

2,393

4$ 738

1,942

624

478.

61,963.

Mar.

274

418

350

250

290

868

1,160

a900

648

506

a400

304

262

217

182

171

185

210

185

148

138

135

171

185

182

263

536

608

476

294

213

Apr.

196

182

243

1,330

1,440

910

641

518

476

548

950

732

482

335

254

210

178

158

138

125

109

95

98

152

778

1,020

753

530

412

330

Maximum

33

30

1,840

Z 1,840

1,120

711

1,160

1,440

258

753

228

29

4 33

I 1,840

Hay

258

213

178

145

125

109

87

82

77

72

65

65

67

65

62

55

50

50

46

41

41

41

41

41

41

53

55

48

41

41

38

Minimum

15

12

25

8.2

95

79

135

95

38

38

17

15

9.2

9.2

June

38

164

566

753

494

290

210

165

142

138

132

95

106

145

171

145

104

92

90

74

74

77

65

62

58

50

50

58

65

65

-

Mean

22.

16. E

268

85.

365

198

359

47777.'

158

62.

20.

15.

170

July

50

33

50

62

58

46

38

31

24

22

19

17

17

17

17

17

102

228

192

171

158

128

95

74

60

48

43

36

31

29

29

Aug.

26

24

24

22

21

17

15

15

15

15

19

24

22

19

19

15

17

15

21

19

15

15

15

17

17

28

28

26

26

24

29

Per square 

Bile

L 0.178

> .133

2.16

I .689

2 94

i!eo

2.90

3.85

! .622

1.27

3 .505

 162

J .128

1.37

Sept.

33

31

28

26

26

22

22

22

19

19

15

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

9.2

11

11

12

11

11

12

11

9.2

11

15

13

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.21

.15

2.49

9.35

3.38

1.66

3.34

4.30

.72

1.42

.58

19

!l4

18.58

Peak discharge (base, 1 see. -ft.). Dec. 22 (6 

7 (7

.m.) 2,390 sec. -ft. j Jan. 14 (10 a.m.) 1,200 

sec.-ft.; Jan. 26 (4 p.m.) 1,250 sec.-ft.; Mar .m.) 1,

sec.-ft.j Apr. 26 (3 a.m.) 1,130 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record] discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge measurements 

and records for Burns ditch at Oary.

250 sec. -ft. j Apr. 4 (7 p.m.) 1,740

weather records,
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Little Calumet River at Porter, Ind.

Location. Wire-weight gage, lat. 41 0 37'18", long. 87°05'13", in NEij sec. 34, T. 37 N., 

K. b W., at highway bridge three-quarters of a mile northwest of Porter and 4j miles 

upstream from Salt Creek.

Drainage area. 62 square miles.

Records available. May 1945 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,720 second-feet Dec. 22 (gage height, 8.72 

reetj; minimum, 24 second-feet Oct. 2 (gage height 2.39 feet).

1945-50: Maximum discharge, 2,440 second-feet June 28, 1945 (gage height, 9.88 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 18 second-feet Aug. 10, 11, Oct. 9, 

1946; minimum gage height, 2.14 feet Aug. 22, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Gage read twice daily.

Revisions (water years),--W 1084: 1945, drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of loe effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 21, Aug. 5 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 22 Dec. 23 to Sept. 30

2.2 23 4.4 143 6.4 490 2.4 29 5.5 247 

2.6 35 5.0 203 7.0 735 2.9 45 5.9 310 

3.0 52 5.6 289 8.0 1,300 3.8 83 6.4 435 

3.6 86 6.0 370 4.2 106 6.7 545 

4.5 131 7.6 1,060

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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 

24

28 

30 

30

55 

56 

34 

31 

31

41 

48 

38 

33 

32

30 

28 

28 

29

30

35 

39 

33 

31 

30

29 

28 

28 

28 

28 

28

Nov.

28 

29 

32 

33 

33

31 

31 

33 

34 

30

31 

31 

55 

48 

35

32 

33

38 

38 

34

38 

38 

34 

35 

*41

38 

39 

44 

45 

42

Dec.

37 

35 

34 

55 

46

41 

38 

37 

40 

36

61 

96 

60 

44 

38

b35 

35 

*41 

45 

48

160 

1,260 

705 

294 

164

142 

186 

142 

98 

84 

79

Jan.

80 

78 

97 

202 

180

95 

76 

66 

65

116

125 

83 

151 

735 

327

254 

148 

99 

86 

72

*64 

64 

68 

134 

282

428

276 

138 

104 

80 

71

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

i»ber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

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

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

b65 

b55 

b50 

b50 

b50

b50 

b50 

b55 

84 

85

77 

70 

70 

154 

392

295 

202 

180 

132 

100

90 

b80 

b75 

b70 

b65

b60 

b70 

118

Seccndfoot-days

1,01£ i,oe: 4,2ie

24,38J

4,844 

2,894 

6,08: 

6,33£ 

1,832 

7,02J 

2,544 

1.45C 

1,051

40,37£

Mar.

310 

346 

208 

110 

*153

518 

525 

485 

261 

139

110 

110 

93 

82 

S6

86 

96 

158 

100 

83

82

97 

115 

103 

94

152 

594 

346 

202 

134 

105

Apr.

142 

164 

164 

1,020 

662

301 

192 

132 

108 

180

340 

234

142 

106 

92

85 

78 

77 

78 

76

71 

68 

72 

110 

429

454 

240 

240 

164 

118

Maximum

56 

55 

1,260

1,260

735 

392 

594 

1,020 

106 

872 

I 396 

) 192 

t 43

1,260

Peak discharge (base. 700 sec. -ft.). Dec. 22 (1 p.m.)

May

97 

82 

77 

72 

71

65 

57 

56 

57 

58

55 

54 

53 

55 

51

49 

47 

47 

45 

44

43

51 

49 

45 

47

106 

80 

65 

57 

51 

46

Minimum

24 

28 

34

22

64 

50 

82 

68 

43 

43 

37 

30 

31

24

June

43

117 

872 

634 

234

128 

82 

67 

84 

a300

3350 

al50 

a250 

a300 

a200

a600 

570 

260 

380 

234

153 

99 

83

116 

292

141 

80 

69 

76 

58

Mean

32.6 

36.1

13B

66.6

156 

103 

196 

211 

59.1 

234 

82.] 

46.6 

35.3

111

July

55 

53 

51 

56 

51

47 

44 

42

41 

40

38 

37 

43 

39 

38

38

114 

396 

313 

244

208 

106 

71 

60 

55

51 

47 

44 

42 

40 

40

Aug.

116 

192 

108 

72 

56

47 

44 

40 

39

37

37 

36 

36 

35 

34

33 

32

32 

33 

32

30 

31

31 

31 

31

31 

31 

34 

35 

35 

39

Per square 

mile

0.529 

.582 

2.19

1.08

2.52

1.66 

3.16 

3.40 

.953 

3.77 

1.32 

I .755 

.566

1.79

1,720 sec. -ft.; Jan. 14 (7 a.m.)

Sept.

38 

41 

38 

35 

35

34 

34 

33 

33 

32

33

41 

36 

40 

37

35 

32 

31 

33 

36

40 

43 

34 

32 

33

31 

34 

34 

34 

32

Runoff in 

inches

0.61 

.65 

2.53

14.64

2.91 

1.74 

3.65 

3.80 

1.10 

4.21 

1.53 

.87 

.63

24.23

1,040 sec.-

June 3 (7 p.m.) 1,340 sec.-ft.j June 16 (time and discharge unknown).

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record} discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for Salt Creek near McCool.

b Stage-discharge relatio . affected by ice.

209004 O - 52 - 7
90 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Salt Creek near McCool, Ind.

Location. Wire-weight gage, lat. 41°35'48", long. 87°08'40", in SEi sec. 6, T. 36 N., 

H. b W., at county highway bridge, just downstream from Michigan Central Railroad 

bridge, lv miles north of McCool, and \\ miles upstream from Little Calumet River.

Drainage area. 73 square miles.

Records available. May 1945 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,060 second-feet Dec. 22 (gage height, 12-.02 

reet); minimum daily, 26 second-feet Oct. 1, 2; minimum gage height, 3.24 feet Aug. 22, 

23.

1945-50: Maximum discharge, 2,520 second-feet May 11, 1948 (gage height, 12.3 feet}' 

minimum daily, 20 second-feet Feb. 28, 1947, Aug. 21-27, 1949; minimum gage height, 

3.10 feet Sept. 6, 1948.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. Gage read 

twice dally.

Revisions. W 1084: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 24 to Nov. 29)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 21 Dec. 22 to Sept. 30

3.2 24 4.7 83 3 2 26 8.5 502 

3.5 32 5.6 142 42 71 10.0 730 

3.8 41 6.5 222 4 8 107 10.6 895 

4.3 62 58 180 11.1 1,100 

6 5 256 11.4 1,320

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

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.

26 

26 

32 

33 

32

51 

54 

37 

32 

31

45 

49 

38 

34 

32

31 

31 

31 

30 

32

38 

40 

34 

32 

31

31 

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

Nov.

30 

30 

35 

33 

34

32

31

31 

31 

33

31 

30 

44 

39 

34

32 

32 

33 

32

31

33 

34 

34 

36 

42

40 

38 

41 

54 

56

Dec.

50 

42 

40 

62 

51

44 

40 

38 

36 

36

68 

98 

60 

44 

39

36 

47 

46 

61

217 

1,280 

676 

322 

156

149 

180 

128 

100 

85 

79

Jan.

79 

82 

114 

242 

142

85 

68 

60 

60 

136

128 

76 

197 

672 

382

274 

187 

97 

68 

68

*59 

56 

61 

170 

328

516 

424 

151 

121 

91 

74

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

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

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

64 

60 

54 

b50 

b45

b45 

b45 

b55 

91 

85

76 

71 

79 

201 

474

352 

180 

149 

114 

94

85 

b80 

b75 

b70 

b65

b60 

b65 

112

Secondfoot-days

1,062 

1,066 

4,347

22,51C

5,266 

2,996 

6,264 

6,34C 

1,82C 

4,80C 

2,184 

1,102 

1,04"

38,297

Mar.

334 

268 

142 

97 

*1Y2

523 

537 

488 

274 

132

121 

118 

97 

82 

85

88 

161 

138 

85 

79

79 

107 

128 

121 

104

272 

600 

352 

176 

124 

180

Apr.

152 

138 

172 

830 

630

328 

172 

124 

114 

25O

394

256 

142 

114 

94

85 

79 

82 

82 

76

74 

68 

76 

128 

441

530 

277 

190 

128 

114

Maximum

54 

56 

1,280

1,280

672 

474 

600 

830 

100 

543 

376 

96 

54

1,280

May

100 

88 

79 

76 

74

66 

62 

60 

62 

64

58 

57 

55 

55 

53

52 

52 

50 

50 

48

45 

55 

52 

48 

55

62 

51 

53 

48 

46 

44

Minimum

26 

30 

36

20

56 

45 

79 

68 

44 

44 

35 

28 

29

26

June

44 

146 

543 

508 

169

91 

71 

61 

58 

300

328 

118 

206 

298 

138

285 

228 

145 

195 

128

94 

76 

66 

76 

118

91 

62 

55 

53 

49

Mean

34.2

35.5 

140

61.7

170 

107 

202 

211 

58.7 

160 

70.5 

35.5 

34.9

105

July

47 

46 

45 

52

46

44 

44 

39 

37 

37

36 

35 

46 

40 

36

37 

114 

376 

225 

180

121 

79 

62 

55 

50

46 

44 

44 

40 

39 

42

Aug.

96 

46 

40 

38 

36

34 

34 

33 

33 

34

39 

34 

32 

30 

31

31 

30 

30 

32 

30

29 

29 

28 

28 

28

29 

30 

37 

30 

33 

58

Sept.

41 

46 

40 

32 

30

30 

30 

30

29 

30

35 

38 

35 

33 

32

32 

30 

30 

32 

35

54 

46 

38 

34 

34

32 

34 

36 

35 

34

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.470 0.54 

.486 .54 

1.92 2.21

.845 11.45

2.33 2.68 

1.47 1.53 

2.77 3.19 

2.89 3.23 

.804 .93 

2.19 2.45 

.966 1.11 

.486 .56 

.478 .53

1.44 19.50

Peak discharge (base, 700 sec. -ft.). Dec. 22 (12 m.) 2,060 aeo.-ft.; Jan. 14 (10 a.m.) 830 sec.-

^ njLn&er UIBCMarge measurement maue un units 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 91

St. Joseph River at Mottville, Mich.

Location. Ploat gage, lat. 41°48', long. 85°45', in NE£ sec. 6, T. 8 S., R. 12 W., at 

hydroelectric plant of Michigan Gas & Electric Co. at Mottville, 5 miles downstream 

from Pawn River. Datum of gage is 759.5 feet above mean sea level (levels by Michigan 

Gas & Electric Co.).

Drainage area. 1,860 square miles.

Records available. December 1923 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 26 years (1924-50), 1,526 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,700 second-feet Apr. 27 (gage height, 6.56 

reetJ; minimum daily, 625 second-feet Aug. 27.

1923-50: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 27, 1950; minimum daily, 44 second-feet 

Oct. 17, 1937.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by power plant. Gage read hourly.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

856

715

808

952

920

1,030

1,020

1,080

984

1,200

1,250

1,340

1,440

1,350

1,150

1,280

1,350

1,320

1,320

1,150

1,300

1,20O

1,270

1,440

1,280

1,060

1,200

1,160

1,030

1,080

1,200

Nov.

984

1,110

1,150

920

760

792

1,100

1,020

776

936

968

808

872

1,050

1,110

1,100

1,110

1,160

1,000

1,100

1,130

1,030

1,030

824

1,080

1,110

872

1,150

1,020

1,050

Dec.

1,180

1,030

1,160

1,030

1,370

1,250

1,100

1,270

1,220

1,060

1,280

1,480

1,390

1,490

1,320

1,280

1,200

1,350

1,570

1,450

1,670

2,260

2,820

3,240

3,480

3,600

3,600

3,480

3,480

3,360

3,240

Jan.

3,120

3,120

2,940

3,120

3,360

3,480

3,600

3,480

3,480

3,480

3,360

3,360

3,480

3,720

4,240

3,980

3,850

3,980

3,480

3,360

3,480

3,360

3,480

3,480

3,600

3,980

4,240

4,370

4,640

4,370

3,850

Month

October. .........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

3,600

3,720

3,600

3,360

3,240

3,120

2,880

3,000

2,880

2,700

2,550

2,570

2,550

3,000

3,120

3,360

3,600

3,850

3,720

3,720

3,720

3,600

2,760

2,620

2,460

2,510

2,510

2,530

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

35,735

30,122

59,710

596,481

112,840

86,850

145,500

229,370

117,340

86,970

57,350

37,995

42,517

1,042,299

Mar.

2,550

2,530

2,410

2,550

2,570

2,570

2,570

4,110

4,500

5,200

5,810

5,810

5,500

5,060

4,500

4,370

4,370

4,240

3,850

3,850

3,850

3,720

4,110

4,240

4,370

4,920

5,810

7,640

8,720

9,700

9,500

Apr.

9,300

8,720

8,540

8,900

9,500

10,300

10,500

10,100

9,100

8,540

8,000

,460

,140

,660

,180

,730

,130

,700

,700

,560

,140

,140

,280

,730

,820

9,500

10,500

1O,500

9,900

9, 100

Maximum

1,440

1,160

3,600

4,300

4,640

3,850

9,700

10,500

8,180

4,420

2,500

1,780

2,350

10,500

May

8,180

7,300

6,660

6,030

5,730

5,280

5,130

4,560

4,280

4,140

4,140

3,860

3,720

3,450

3,450

2,860

3,120

3,120

3,000

2,670

2,550

2,530

2,530

2,510

2,440

5,440

2,480

2,280

2,390

2,280

2,230

Minimum

715

760

1,030

597

2,940

2,460

2,410

4,140

2,230

1,840

1,350

625

700

625

June

1,980

1,950

3,450

4,420

4,280

4,420

4,420

4,000

3,720

3,580

3,320

2,930

2,500

2,570

2,460

2,390

2,480

2,440

2,420

2,210

1,840

1,960

1,930

2,080

2,440

3,260

3,190

2,860

2,800

2,670

Mean

1,153

1,004

1,926

1,634

3,640

3,102

4,694

7,646

3,785

2,899

1,850

1,226

1,417

2,856

July

2,140

2,100

2,120

2,030

1,950

1,740

1,710

1,830

1,730

1,860

1,350

1,520

1,420

1,470

1,400

1,350

1,470

1,660

1,730

2,080

2,140

2,280

2,440

2,500

2,410

2,070

1,860

1,910

1,730

1,49O

1,860

Aug.

1,780

1,690

1,620

1,500

1,420

1,200

1,570

1,440

1,540

1,450

1,450

1,390

904

1,450

1,160

1,150

1,050

1,180

1,100

776

1,390

1,130

1,180

1,030

1,030

920

625

1,060

936

1,050

824

Per square 

 lie

0.620

.540

1.04

.878

1.96

1.67

2.52

4.11

2.03

1.56

.995

.659

.762

1.54

Sept.

1,050

1,000

715

792

1,160

1,050

1,050

1,000

1,050

700

1,180

1,200

1,150

1,200

1,320

1,390

1,230

1,620

1,810

2,050

1,830

1,950

2,000

1,840

2,100

2,350

1,840

1,570

1,710

1,610

Runoff in 

inches

0.71

.60

1.20

11.94

2.26

1.74

2.90

4.59

2.34

1.74

1.15

.76

.85

20.84

Note. .Discharges for Oct. 1 to Dec. 21, Feb. 11-13, Feb. 24 to Mar 

25, July 1 to Sept. 3O computed from power-plant records.

7, May 22 to June 2, June 13-
92 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

St. Joseph River at Elkhart, Ind.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°41'30", long. 85"58'25", in NE^ sec. 5, T. 37

 IT! R" 5 E on left tank of St. Joseph River, 100 feet downstream from mouth of Elkhart River, 200 feet upstream from Main Street Bridge, and 1,900 feet downstream from 

Christiana Creek. Datum of gage is 700.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 19<i9.

Drainage area. 3,350 square miles.

Records available. August 1947 to September- 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,400 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 27.82

 feet); minimum, 693 second-feet Nov. 12; minimum dally, 1,470 second-feet Nov. 6, 10.

1947-50: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 5, 1950; minimum, 335 second-feet Oct. 11, 

1948; minimum daily, 870 second-feet Oct. 10, 1948.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

 Flow regulated by Elkhart Hydro Plant, 2,400 feet upstream and by hydroelectric plant 

on Elkhart River at Goshen.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

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.

1,710

1,530

1,680

1,810

1,960

2,140

2,150

2,360

2,200

2,480

2,420

3,080

3,100

2,920

2,780

2,680

2,670

2,640

2,420

2,410

2,370

2,380

2,470

2,620

2,520

2,340

2,300

2,150

2,000

1,9OO

1,900

Nov.

1,950

1,900

1,810

1,950

1,600

1,470

1,700

1,760

1,730

1,470

1,690

1,570

1,620

1,730

1,910

1,870

1,950

2,O40

1,740

1,870

1,880

1,810

1,880

1,540

1,770

1,820

1,620

1,850

1,770

2,020

-

Dec.

1,680

1,740

1,890

1,820

2,100

2,110

2,020

2,OOO

2,O20

1,820

2,120

2,480

2,580

2,460

2,330

2,110

2,060

2,230

2,580

2,370

3,390

5,420

6,860

6,500

6,140

6,140

6,680

6,500

a6,000

a5,SOO

a5,500

Jan.

a5,200

a5,2OO

a5,200

a6,000

a7,500

a7,500

a6,500

a6,000

a6,OOO

a6,200

6,500

7,940

7,58O

8,840

9,020

8,660

7,760

7,940

7,220

6,500

6,860

6,680

6,500

7,220

7,940

9,380

9,380

8,660

8,660

8,480

7,760

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

MAV May ..............................

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

7,4OO

7,580

6,86O

6,86O

6,680

6,500

5,96O

5,780

5,780

5,780

5.6OO

5,600

5,600

6,140

7,040

7,580

7,760

7,580

7,580

7,040

7,040

6,860

5,780

5,780

5,600

5,780

5,600

5,780

-

_

-

Secondfoot-days

72,09C

53,29C

107, 15C

1,034,736

226, 78C

180, 92C

274,240

380, 60C

192, 48C

147, 66C

121; 56C

81,56C

83,10C

1, 921,430

Mar.

6,140

5,780

5,960

6,320

6,14O

6,860

7,580

9,380

9,380

8,840

9,380

9,740

9,380

9,020

8,300

8,120

8,120

8,300

8,120

7,580

7,580

7,760

7,580

7,760

7,940

8,480

10,500

14,OOO

15,200

14,600

14,40O

Apr.

14,000

14,000

14,000

16,2OO

13,200

17,200

16,400

15,800

14,800

14,200

14,800

14,200

13,000

12,000

11,000

1O,500

9,740

9,2OO

8,840

8,660

8,120

7,760

7,760

9,020

11,600

14,000

14,400

14,4OO

13,80O

13,000

-

Maximum

3,10O

2,040

6,860

8,480

9 38O

7^760

15,200

18,200

6*380

5,420

3 990

3^680

18,200

May

12,100

11,300

10,500

9,840

9,560

8,610

8,340

7,770

7,200

6,820

6,640

6,260

6,010

5,640

5,640

5,080

4,890

4,890

4,840

4,470

4,280

4,380

4,380

4,380

4,340

4,340

4,340

4,060

3,980

3,900

3,700

Minimum

1,530

1,470

1,680

976

5 200

5*600

5,78O

7,760

3,700

3,620

2,70O

1,890

2,140

1,470

June

3,620

3,780

5,290

6,380

6,200

5,960

5,780

5,600

5,420

5,420

5,600

5,060

4,880

4,880

4,520

4,520

4,7OO

4,700

4,700

4,520

3,980

3,900

3,820

4,250

4,880

5,420

5,420

4,880

4,880

4,700

Mean

2,325

1,776

3,456

2,835

7 31C

6*46:

8, 84 £

12,69C

6; 2Q£

4 922

3 92"

2 1 63.

2,77C

5,264

July

4,250

4,340

4,340

4,430

4,160

3,820

3,580

3,580

3,58O

3,580

2,940

2,940

3,020

3,020

2,860

2,700

3,260

3,980

4,430

4,880

5,420

5,240

5,000

4,650

4,65O

4,300

4,030

3,82O

3,670

3,270

3,820

Aug.

3,99O

3,950

3,630

3,400

3,16O

2,850

2,980

2,820

2,750

2,820

3,05O

2,940

2,490

2,870

2,640

2,490

2,460

2,310

2,310

2,240

2,540

2,21O

2,290

2,290

2,140

1,980

1,910

2,120

2,020

2,O20

1,890

Per square 

mile

0.694

.530

1.03

.846

2.18

1 93

2^64

3.79

1.85

1.47

l!l7

.785

.827

1.57

Sept.

2,140

2,50O

2,470

2,330

2,620

2,450

2,450

2,35O

2,280

2,140

2,320

2,430

2,500

2,570

2,570

2,570

2,470

2,670

3,140

3,280

3,420

3,530

3,530

3,380

3,450

3,680

3,450

2,940

2,800

2,670

Runoff in 

inches

O.80

.59

1.19

11.48

2 52

sloi

3.04

4.23

2.14

1.64

1 .35 [91

.92

21.34

a No gage-height record; discharge computed en basis of weather records and records for 

at Mottville and at Niles, Mieh.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 93

St. Joseph River at Wiles, Mich.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°49'45", long. 86°15'35", in sec. 26, T. 7 S., 

R. 17 W., at Niles, 1 mile upstream from Dowagiac Creek. Datum of gage is 635.02 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Auxiliary float gage in powerhouse of 

Buchanan Dam, 8 miles downstream.

Drainage area. 3,620 square miles.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 18 years (1930-37, 1938-39, 1940-50), 3,062 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 20,200 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 13.10 

reec); minimum daily, 1,260 second-feet Nov. 6.

1930-50: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 5, 1950; minimum daily, 407 second-feet 

Aug. 2, 1936.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow regulated by power plants above station. Discharge computed by using fall as 

determined by hourly readings of auxiliary gage as a factor.

Cooperation. Gage-height record at auxiliary gage furnished by Indiana & Michigan Electrie Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

1,390

1,510

2,040

1,930

1,840

2,530

2,390

2,210

2,560

2,690

2,760

3,150

3,250

3,220

2,880

2,650

3,060

2,790

2,450

2,700

2,600

2,440

2,680

2,800

2,860

2,660

2,350

2,480

2,300

1,970

2,320

Nov.

2,220

2,290

2,130

2,240

1,640

1,260

1,920

1,990

2,000

1,660

1,840

1,750

1,640

2,020

2,230

2,210

2,190

2,240

2,010

1,850

2,500

2,330

1,930

2,210

2,440

2,230

1,370

1,990

2,160

2,030

-

Dec.

2,120

2,300

2,07O

2,290

2,380

2,660

2,290

2,320

2,360

2,450

2,130

3,100

3,050

3,190

2,890

2,300

2,340

2,630

2,950

2,940

4,050

6,060

8,280

7,250

6,750

6,380

6,820

7,120

6,710

6,060

5,980

Jan.

5,610

5,690

5,730

6,540

8,230

7,900

7,150

6,790

6,550

6,870

7,170

7,250

7,470

9,220

10,000

9,860

8,650

8,630

7,640

6,940

7,100

6,630

7,000

7,340

8,650

9,990

10,700

9,740

9,480

9,080

8,730

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ............... ....

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

7,680

7,860

7,560

6,980

7,000

7,120

6,630

6,020

6,250

6,120

6,050

5,850

6,470

6,340

7,000

8,250

8,060

7,990

8,000

7,600

7,200

7,340

6,780

6,330

5,590

5,980

6,120

6,380

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

77,46

60,52

122,22

1,214,14

244,33

192,55

293,80

407,80

212,11

162,67

128,39

86,64

98,52

2 , 087 , 01

Mar.

6,480

6,670

5,880

6,510

6,950

7,360

8,550

10,500

11,400

9,540

9,820

10,300

10,600

9,640

9,380

8,360

8,550

9,030

9,030

8,620

7,820

8,120

8,440

8,330

8,340

8,680

11,000

14,200

15,700

15,300

14,700

Apr.

14,500

14,400

14,500

16,300

19,400

18,500

18,000

17,000

16,000

15,000

16,000

15 , 000

14,000

13,000

12,000

11,000

10,500

10,000

9,500

9,000

8,500

8,500

9,000

10,000

12,700

15,300

15,900

15,400

14,900

14,000

-

Maximum

D 3,250

D 2,500

D 8,280

D 9,980

D 10,700

:> 8,250

:> 15,700

3 19,400

3 13,100

D 7,240

D, 5,770

D 4,490

D 4,670

D 19,400

May

13,100

12,300

11,100

10,700

9,910

8,970

8,760

8,390

7,680

7,330

7,280

6,960

6,620

6,520

6,320

6,040

5,300

5,560

5,370

5,040

4,930

4,980

5,030

4,790

5,010

5,380

4,650

4,670

4,660

4,460

4,300

Minimum

1,390

1,260

2,070

1,260

5,610

5,590

5,880

8,500

4,300

4,180

2,720

1,750

2,190

1,260

June

4,360

4,270

6,540

6,990

7,170

6,510

6,090

6,510

7,240

6,180

6,170

5,800

5,360

5,240

5,110

4,700

4,810

5,120

5,020

4,800

4,360

4,250

4,180

4,550

4,940

5,870

5,690

5,280

4,820

4,740

Mean

2,49

2,01

3,94

3,32

7,88

6,87

9,47

13,59

6,84

5,42

4,14

2,79

3,28

5,71

July

4,300

4,210

4,340

4,530

4,380

3,960

3,790

3,460

3,380

3,820

3,510

3,080

3,330

3,030

2,870

2,720

3,780

4,170

4,650

5,140

5,770

5,570

5,550

5,540

4,950

4,700

4,230

4,270

3,900

3,590

3,870

Aug.

4,490

4,210

4,180

3,880

3,080

3,000

2,900

2,800

2,700

2,700

3,000

3,000

2,500

3,000

2,900

2,800

2,790

2,560

2,430

2,200

2,630

2,680

2,270

2,960

2,070

2,330

1,750

2,620

1,900

2,220

2,090

Per square 

mile

3 0.690

7 .557

5 1.09

3 .919

> 2.18

r 1.90

7 2.62

3 3.75

2 1.89

2 1.50

> 1 .14

5 !772

I .907

3 1.58

Sept.

2,230

2,290

3,020

2,600

2,590

2,790

2,710

2,980

2,390

2,960

2,190

2,810

3,310

2,860

2,780

2,920

3,220

2,710

3,630

4,050

4,160

4,340

4,670

4,150

4,070

4,440

4,540

3,800

3,570

3,740

Runoff in 

inches

r .so

.62

1.26

12.48

2.51

1.98

3.02

4.18

2.18

1.67

1.31

.89

1.01

21.43

Note. Ho gage-height record Apr. 7-24, Aug. 6-16; discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge 

measurements, weather records, records for station at Elkhart, Ind., and power-plant record at 

Buchanan, Mlch.
94 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

East Branch Coldwater River at Coldwater, Mich.

Location. Staff gage, lat. 41°56i25", long. 85°01'00", in NW$ sec. 21, T. 6 S., R. 6 W. , 

at Jay Street Bridge in Coldwater, 1 mile upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 

930.715 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Michigan Department of 

Conservation).

Drainage area.--59 square miles.

Records available.--December 1937 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--12 years (1938-50), 48.3 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 735 second-feet Apr. 24 (gage height, 6.60 feet); 

minimum, 16 second-feet Aug. 30, Sept. 6-10; minimum gage height, 4.10 feet Dec. 9.

1937-50: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 24, 1950; minimum observed, 0.1 secondfoot Dec. 13, 15-18, 1946.

Remarks. Records good except those for Mar. 2C 

twice daily.

to Apr. 23, which are fair. Gage read

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-3, Nov. 9 to Apr. 23)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 23 Apr. 24 to Sept. 30

4.1 24 4.4 51 5.0 17O 4.3 16 5.2 150 

4.2 31 4.6 78 5.3 285 4.4 25 5.4 215 

4.3 40 4.8 115 5.8 5OO 4.7 62 5.7 325 

5.0 105 6.2 540

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

Z 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

6 

9 

10

11 

1Z 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

25 

24 

27 

27 

25

32 

30 

28 

28 

28

36 

41 

37 

36 

36

35 

35 

34 

33

33

37 

41 

38 

36 

35

35 

33 

33 

31 

31 

31

Nov.

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

28 

28 

28 

28 

28

29 

29 

33 

30 

30

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

28 

28 

28 

28

27

28 

27 

28 

28 

28

Dec.

27 

30 

30 

32 

30

29 

30 

29 

26 

29

37 

42 

36 

30 

28

29 

39 

40 

35 

36

64 

113 

115 

90 

90

alOO 

109 

109 

105 

107 

97

Jan.

92

97 

111 

170 

188

161 

125 

138 

149

149

152 

149 

174 

213 

209

180 

191 

174 

140 

202

155 

149 

152 

180 

213

269 

213 

225 

229 

202 

205

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri

June 

July 

Augu

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary . .

uary .........................

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

ter year 1949-50 ...........

Feb.

191 

202 

167 

177 

174

167 

155 

149 

155 

155

149 

146 

152 

177 

233

202 

177 

213 

209 

198

184 

174 

170 

170 

205

194 

164 

174

Secondfoot-days

1,011 

869

1,743

17,705.4

5,356 

4,983 

7,158 

10,721 

5,214 

1,801 

1,464 

1,006 

736

42,062

Mar.

177 

149 

161 

180 

184

180 

205 

305 

202

237

237 

217 

205 

180 

19t

188 

184 

191 

188 

180

198 

213 

205 

202 

194

305 

410 

432 

365 

345 

345

Apr.

365 

365 

388 

500 

455

432 

410 

410 

388 

365

365 

365 

345 

325 

305

285 

277 

273 

269 

257

249 

241 

245 

508 

432

418 

397

381 

361 

345

Maximum

41 

33

115

t 194

269 

233 

432 

508 

333 

142 

98 

61 

47

508

May

333 

309 

289 

282 

271

254 

240 

229 

222 

212

198 

184 

174 

171 

165

150 

145 

140 

132 

123

115 

109 

104 

98 

96

92 

86 

80 

75 

70 

66

Minimum

24 

27 

26

7.1

92 

146 

149 

241 

66 

35 

25 

17 

16

16

June

61 

75 

142 

119 

96

84 

76 

68 

68 

80

73 

66 

62 

58 

53

48 

43 

38 

41 

41

39 

36 

37 

45 

57

47 

39 

37 

37 

35

July

33 

37 

32 

31 

30

29 

27 

26 

25 

25

25 

25 

27 

27 

25

25 

57 

58 

62 

98

83 

70 

a68 

66 

65

65 

68 

66 

65

62 

62

Aug.

61 

58 

56 

52 

49

47 

43 

42 

41 

39

42 

42 

36 

31 

27

25 

23 

23 

22 

23

23 

23 

22 

20 

21

20 

20 

20 

20

17 

18

Mean * **£? 

32.6 0.553 

29.0 .492 

56.2 .953

48.5 .822

173 2.93 

178 3.02 

231 3.92 

357 6.05 

168 2.85 

60.0 1.02 

47.2 .800 

32.5 .551 

24.5 .415

115 1.95

Sept.

23 

20 

19 

18 

18

16 

16 

16 

16 

20

19 

47 

37 

31 

27

25 

23 

23 

30 

27

31 

33 

30

27 

26

25 

25

23 

23 

22

Runoff in 

inches

0.64 

.55 

1.10

11.16

3.38 

3.14 

4.52 

6.75 

3.29 

1.14 

.92 

.64 

.46

26.53

a No gage-height record} discharge Interpolated.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 9; 

Pigeon Creek at Hogback Lake Outlet, near Angola, Ind.

Location.--Staff gage, lat. 41°37'30", long. 85°05'46", in NE^NWij, sec. 36, T. 37 N., R. 

iii E., at farm bridge 800 feet north of lake outlet, 2 miles southeast of Flint, and 

5.1 miles west of Angola. Datum of gage is 940.0 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Drainage area.--106 square miles.

Records available.--October 1947 to September 1950. October 1945 to September 1947 at 

site \\ miles downstream, published as Pigeon Creek near- Flint,

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 744 second-feet Apr. 8 (gage height, 14.95 

reet); minimum, 12 second-feet Oct. 1-5; minimum gage height, 7.36 feet Oct. 2.

1945-50: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 8, 1950; minimum, 11 second-feet Oct. 14- 

16, 1946, Sept. 16-20, 1948; minimum gage height, 7.34 feet Aug. 26-29, Sept. 3, 4, 

1949.

Remarks. Records good. Gage read once daily. 

Revisions (water years). W 1144: 1948.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 22, June 14-26)

7.1 11 9.4 132 

7.9 35 10.6 232 

8.2 48 12.5 436 

8.6 73 14.9 731

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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 

12 

12 

12 

12

16 

18 

18 

18 

19

21 

24 

27 

30

31

31 

30 

30 

30 

30

29 

28 

27 

26 

25

24 

23

23 

22 

22 

22

Nov.

21 

20 

20 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

19 

18

18 

18 

19 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

19 

19 

19 

19

20 

20 

20 

20 

19

Dec.

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

20

21 

20 

20

22 

25 

28 

30 

33

34 

34 

34 

34 

34

46

73 

101 

124 

144

160 

168 

168 

164 

160 

152

Jan.

140 

132 

128 

140 

180

247 

282 

292 

272 

262

272 

282 

292 

314 

325

336 

336 

325 

292

262

232 

205 

192 

184 

205

272 

336 

380 

391 

380 

358

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare

ft1

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

mber... ......................

lendar year 1949 ............

ax*y

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

St.... .......................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

325

282 

252 

223 

196

180 

164 

156 

148 

148

152 

152 

156 

160 

184

223 

262 

282 

282 

272

262 

237 

214 

196 

180

168 

160 

156

Secondfoot-days

704 

583 

1,969

23,999

8,246 

5,772 

8,831 

14,726 

5,322 

2,776 

2,545 

1,272 

2,520

55,266

Pealc discharge (base, 300 eeo.-ft.). Jan.

Mar. 12 (12 m.J 380 eec.-rt.s Mar. 21 (7 a.m 

(12 p.m.) 484 sec. -ft.

Mar.

156 

156 

160 

160 

156

160 

184 

232 

303 

347

369 

369 

358 

336 

314

282 

252 

237 

223 

214

214 

223 

242 

262 

292

325 

369 

424 

484 

508 

520

Apr.

508 

484 

472 

520 

616

692 

731 

731 

718 

692

653 

616 

592 

556 

508

472 

424 

380 

358 

314

282 

262 

247 

272 

336

402 

460 

484 

484 

460

Maximum

31 

21 

168

366

391 

325 

520 

731 

424 

164 

136 

60 

124

731

May

424 

402 

358 

325 

292

272 

247 

223 

205 

192

180 

168 

160 

152 

144

136 

128 

124 

116

112

104 

101 

98 

90 

87

86 

84 

82 

80 

76 

74

Minimum

12 

18 

20

12

128 

148 

156 

247 

74 

60 

41 

32 

46

12

June

72 

69 

67 

66 

65

63 

62 

61 

60 

70

87 

116 

128 

124 

116

108 

98 

90 

83 

78

72 

67 

65 

62 

79

124 

148 

164 

160 

152

Mean

22.7 

19.4

63.5

65.8

266 

206 

285 

491 

172 

92.5 

82.1 

41.0 

84.0

151

July

136 

124 

108 

101 

90

83 

76 

71 

65 

61

57 

53 

49 

46 

44

43 

41 

44 

57 

78

101 

124 

132 

128 

120

108 

98 

90 

80

72 

65

Aug.

60 

56 

52 

48 

46

44 

42 

41 

39 

39

40 

45 

47 

46 

46

44 

43 

42 

40 

39

37 

35 

34 

33

33

32 

32 

32 

33 

34 

38

Per square 

mile

0.214 

.183 

.599

.621

2.51 

1.94 

2.69 

4.63 

1.62 

.873 

.775 

.387 

.792

1.42

Sept.

46 

56 

66 

76 

86

90 

87 

80 

73 

65

61 

66 

71 

74 

77

79 

78 

74 

80 

90

101 

112 

120 

124 

116

108 

101 

98 

87 

78

Runoff in 

inches

0.25 

.20 

.69

8.42

2.89 

2.03 

3.10 

5.17 

1.87 

.97 

.89 

.45 

.88

19.39

17 (l a.m.) 336 sec. -ft,; Jan. 29 (3 p.m.) 391 sec.-ft.j 

] 520 sec. -ft. 5 Apr. 8 (6 a.i». ) 744 sec. -ft. ; Apr. 28
96 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Christiana Creek at Elkhart, Ind.

Location.--Staff gage, lat. 41°41'45", long. 85°58i35", in NE^ sec. 5, T. 37 N., R. 5 E., 

at Elkhart Water Works pumping plant, three-eighths of a mile upstream from mouth. Datum 

of gage is 730.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--Ill square miles.

Records available.--December 1946 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 424 second-feet Apr. 27 (gage height, 9.75 feet); 

minimum, 50 second-feet Nov. 12; minimum gage height, 8.20 feet Oct. 1.

1946-50: Maximum discharge, 452 second-feet Apr. 8, 1947 (gage height, 2.19 feet, 

site then in use); minimum, 40 second-feet Jan. 22, 1947.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Gage read twice daily. Some water is diverted down an old mill race 

a quarter of a mile upstream, entering into St. Joseph River about 1 mile downstream.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 24, June 6-12, July 26 to Sept. 9)

Oct. 1 to April 30 May 1 to Sept, 30

8.1 51 8.5 107 8.2 62 8.6 135

8.2 58 9.0 220 8.3 74 9.5 357

8.3 69 9.8 438 8.4 91

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.

55

56

67

68

69

87

83

82

78

85

107

111

107

103

95

85

93

91

83

83

87

82

80

87

87

83

80

80

67

64

71

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Nov.

69

71

71

69

64

64

66

65

60

57

58

54

57

65

67

71

76

82

69

68

76

74

76

73

78

68

67

74

83

83

-

Dec.

83

87

78

85

95

95

93

*97

93

82

89

111

118

bl!5

bllO

b!05

blOO

93

103

116

151

177

175

212

220

225

222

215

208

191

180

Jan.

173

169

182

202

198

200

184

169

173

180

177

17b

181

191

b!85

b!75

*b!65

b!60

b!60

b!60

b!60

158

162

184

186

215

222

212

208

b!90

b!80

Month

October ..........................

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

Decembe r .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Hater year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

b!65

b!60

b!55

b!50

147

149

149

*147

149

149

140

140

151

160

169

173

177

177

b!70

b!65

b!60

b!55

b!50

b!50

b!50

158

160

173

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

2,556

2,075

4,124

38,072

5,639

4,398

6,929

8,749

6,681

6,549

4,873

2 , 855

3,190

58,618

Mar.

173

169

164

162

164

184

198

215

*235

245

258

255

248

232

222

215

215

208

198

200

198

202

210

215

21.2

230

262

298

315

318

309

Apr.

304

292

298

320

320

320

312

298

a285

281

281

284

284

270

262

255

245

240

230

222

218

205

205

245

306

374

416

410

396

371

Maximum

111

83

225

232

222

177

318

416

350

282

200

128

164

416

May

350

327

300

287

272

260

247

240

234

227

217

212

217

202

204

202

200

192

184

172

164

180

180

180

172

184

182

182

180

167

164

Minimum

55

54

78

48

158

140

162

205

164

157

111

74

73

54

June

157

192

247

260

282

277

277

270

262

270

a240

222

217

217

204

202

184

190

197

194

184

174

174

197

192

204

214

217

220

212

-

Mean

82.5

69.2

133

104

182

157

224

292

216

218

157

92.1

106

161

July

200

197

187

194

187

180

172

160

150

144

133

126

131

122

115

111

142

164

162

174

187

182

182

180

172

160

148

142

124

117

128

Aug.

128

124

117

117

111

106

102

98

93

91

89

89

88

91

86

86

84

91

89

84

86

81

79

81

95

74

74

79

79

82

81

Sept.

39

88

81

79

84

81

82

84

79

73

79

84

86

89

88

79

81

86

111

117

139

160

164

160

157

150

146

139

135

120

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for stations 

on nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 97

Elkhart River at Goshen, Ind.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°35 ! , long. 85°50', near line between sees. 8 and 

9, T. 36 N., R. 6 E., at River Avenue Bridge at Goshen, half a mile upstream from 

Rock Run.

Drainage area. 573 square miles.

Records available.--April 1931 to September 1950 In reports of Geological Survey. September 19H4 to September 1927 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation.

Average discharge.--22 years (1924-27, 1931-50), 480 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,440 second-feet Apr. 4 (gage height, 10.15 

feet); minimum, 53 second-feet Nov. 24; minimum daily, 140 second-feet Oct. 2.

1931-50: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 4, 1950; minimum, 28 second-feet Sept. 5, 

6, 1941; minimum daily, 35 second-feet Sept. 26, 1941; minimum gage height, 1.27 feet 

May 25, 30, 1932.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by three power plants above station. 

Revisions.--W 824: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-4, Apr. 4, Apr. 19 to Sept. 30}

1.8 130

2.1 215

2.4 315

3.5 802

4.9 1,500

6.3 2,300

9.5 4,820

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

222 

140 

218 

267 

262

270 

301 

379 

343 

260

326 

506 

568 

501 

478

452 

442 

421 

391 

355

399 

421 

429 

391 

387

383 

363 

304 

287 

169 

297

Nov.

323 

192 

225 

294 

270

174 

215 

284 

191 

203

276 

270 

164 

256 

284

276 

280 

276 

270 

160

214 

273 

239

171 

266

266 

155 

206 

276 

220

Dec.

193 

276 

273 

167 

230

276 

216 

219 

276 

270

177 

476 

452 

299 

335

294 

284 

304 

355 

422

663 

1,660 

1,940 

1,340 

1,040

1,040 

1,260 

1,260 

1,120 

1,040 

966

Jan.

966 

966 

1,120 

1,660 

2,180

1,720 

1,320 

1,-20 

1,440 

1,610

2,000 

1,720 

1,830 

2,740 

2,510

2,310 

2,120 

1,940 

1,720 

1,660

1,610 

1,560 

1,500 

1,660 

2,310

2,980 

2,820 

2,300 

2,180 

2,120 

1,940

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Jami 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

iendar year 1949 

ary

h.. ..........................

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

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

,940 

,880 

,660 

,660 

,560

,500 

,440 

1,320 

1,360 

1,390

1,340 

1,290 

1,240 

1,500 

2,060

2,240 

2,000 

1,830 

1,720 

1,560

1,660 

1,500 

1,390 

1,390 

1,290

1,320 

1,340 

1,320

Secondfoot-days

10,93! 

7,16£

19,12:

188,604

57,83! 

43.70C 

60,02C 

72.72C 

24,06£ 

17,154 

22,24£ 

15,02£ 

16,68E

366, 67£

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 sec. -ft.). Dec

Ft.; Jan. 14 (6 p.m.) 2,900 sec. -ft.; Jan. 2" 

ft.; Mar. 8 (6 p.m.) 2.980 sec. -ft.; Mar. 28 

ft.; Apr. 11 (1 p.m. )3, 700 sec. -ft.

Mar.

1,500 

1,340 

1,320 

1,340 

1,360

1,780 

2,310 

2,980 

2,300 

1,880

1,780 

1,940 

1,880 

1,780 

1,720

1,610 

1,660 

1,830 

1,780 

1,610

1,610 

1,660 

1,660 

1,560 

1,440

1,610 

2,710 

4,100 

3,220 

2,510 

2,240

Apr.

2,240

2,310 

2,660 

4,150 

4,820

3,700 

3,140 

2,900 

2,740 

2,900

3,620 

3,380 

2,900 

2,580 

2,440

2,240 

2,180 

2,000 

1,900 

1,790

1,680 

1,590 

1,590 

1,590 

1,770

1,940 

1,670 

1,500 

1,410 

1,390

Maximum

568 

323 

1,940

t 2,300

2,980 

2,240 

4,100 

4,820 

1,320 

t 857 

1,420 

901 

677

4,820

. 23 (7 a.m. 

(l a.m.) 3, 

(11 a.m.) 4,

May

1,320 

1,280 

1,230 

1,210 

1,180

1,100 

1,000 

948 

914 

881

802 

778 

747 

740 

691

659 

626 

652 

623 

567

554 

578 

561 

558 

559

594 

592 

538 

531 

531 

525

Minimum

140 

155 

167

109

966 

1,240 

1,320 

1,390 

525 

280 

374 

294 

411

140

June

481 

449 

473 

489 

395

386 

374 

280 

338 

559

754

622 

586 

604 

593

593 

669 

696 

696 

658

627 

569 

550 

574 

792

857 

694 

611 

602 

583

Mean

35;

23b

617

517

1.866 

1,561 

1,936 

2,424 

776 

572 

71E 

48E 

556

l.OOE

July

570 

592 

669 

759

698

628 

604 

583 

529 

472

450 

454 

473 

454 

410

374 

463 

815 

1,080 

1,220

1,420 

1,250 

1,100 

981 

881

819 

767 

727 

698 

657 

649

Aug.

877 

901 

762 

674 

634

588 

549

544 

456 

455

538 

587 

549 

506 

480

447 

440 

357 

433 

426

404 

415 

381 

354 

351

353 

337 

315 

309 

294 

313

Per square 

mile

0.616 

.417 

1.08

.902

3.26 

2.72 

3.38 

4.23 

1.35 

.998 

1.25 

.846 

.970

1.75

Sept.

411 

669 

677 

638 

627

634 

615 

622 

583 

570

570 

568 

621 

616 

577

531 

513 

493 

456 485-

564 

596 

570 

521 

539

513 

513 

476 

466 

451

Runoff in 

inches

0.71 

.47 

1.24

12.26

3.75 

2.84 

3.90 

4.72 

1.56 

1.11 

1.44 

.98 

1,08

23.80

) 2,120 sec. -ft.; Jan. 5 (12 m. ) 2,300 sec.- 

060 sec. -ft.; Feb. 16 (1 a.m.) 2,300 sec.- 

180 sec. -ft.; Apr. 4 (11 p.m.) 5,440 sec.-
98 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

Kalamazoo River at Marshall, Mich.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°15'55", long. 84°57'55", on line between sees. 25 

and a6, T. 2 S., R. 6 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 27 at Marshall. Datum of gage is 

877.09 feet above mean sea level (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Drainage area.--449 square miles.

Records available.--November 1948 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,130 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage height, 8.20 

feet); minimum, 35 second-feet Sept. 7 (gage height, 3.45 feet); minimum daily, 137 

second-feet Oct. 3.

1948-50: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 29, 1950; minimum, that of Sept. 7, 1950; 

minimum daily, 119 second-feet Aug. 5, 1949.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated at all stages by power plant above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

225

217

137

237

217

242

223

271

256

149

250

316

334

293

321

217

266

266

221

250

206

296

239

225

242

274

256

221

266

181

201

Nov.

227

211

222

220

197

215

162

227

215

245

208

200

251

199

196

259

242

256

245

236

228

220

166

215

227

234

199

195

226

239

-

Dec.

248

270

232

261

244

273

283

305

268

224

240

286

368

313

309

254

241

239

269

369

444

665

745

755

704

655

616

605

564

501

426

Month

Jan.

394

456

484

593

648

698

664

485

531

485

549

505

528

654

684

639

570

619

418

457

439

377

366

477

583

743

823

770

695

595

485

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February ............. ..... ....

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

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

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

Jnne .............................

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

August ...................... ....

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

498

478

388

390

356

372

364

411

423

385

390

419

390

482

635

668

704

695

679

585

591

493

353

512

417

406

401

458

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

7,515

12^176

123,752

17,414

13,343

26,598

34,284

18,160

15,665

11,889

8,36C

9,679

181,665

Mar.

506

387

465

474

514

568

585

866

859

1,C30

961

850

755

684

642

602

567

549

526

531

554

640

773

a900

al.OOO

al,200

1,420

1,830

2,050

1,830

1,510

Apr.

1,310

1,260

1,230

1,510

1,690

1,760

1,630

1,420

1,200

1,080

1,030

1,020

1,010

1,030

868

732

676

770

789

751

709

684

665

,030

,280

,570

,630

,510

,310

,130

-

Maximum

334

259

755

1,420

823

704

2,050

1,760

995

893

539

377

533

2,050

May

995

859

809

801

770

713

637

649

635

628

601

587

588

554

548

548

560

526

520

500

474

478

503

474

473

492

463

439

422

492

422

Minimum

137

162

224

119

366

353

387

665

422

380

269

179

180

137

June

438

493

827

833

829

893

756

622

574

556

503

484

432

419

450

445

432

397

426

449

412

422

380

412

508

492

473

456

425

427

-

Mean

242

219

393

339

562

477

858

1,143

586

522

384

270

323

498

July

368

343

337

404

351

387

272

347

342

307

269

296

350

300

379

274

333

410

432

487

512

539

491

518

477

445

416

385

433

343

342

Aug.

350

352

262

303

342

314

259

280

276

278

286

304

318

238

199

377

226

276

277

259

215

198

228

262

254

179

256

232

272

238

250

Per square 

mile,

0.539

.488

.875

.755

1.25

1.06

1.91

2.55

1.31

1.16

.855

.601

.719

1.11

Sept.

258

214

287

236

189

252

180

252

219

241

341

310

533

491

45--

426

385

394

420

407

384

343

363

372

351

320

334

193

248

282

-

Runoff in 

inohes

0.62

.54

1.01

10.25

1.44

1.10

2.20

2.84

1.51

1.29

.99

.69

.80

15.03

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 99

Kalamazoo River near Battle Creek, Mich.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°20'45", long. 85°15'45", in NEy sec. 32, T. 1 S.

K. a tf., half a mile upstream from Wabascon Creek and 3 miles downstream from city of

Battle Creek. Datum of gage is 797.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area. 849 square miles. 

Kecoras available.--July 1937 to September 1950. 

Average aiscnarge.--13 years (1937-50), 703 second-feet, 

extremes. maximum discharge during year, 4.910 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage height, 8.25

reet); minimum, 245 second-feet Nov. 10 (gage height, 1.93 feet); minimum daily, 315

second-feet Oct. 4.

1937-50: Maximum discharge, 7,290 second-feet Apr. 7, 1947 (gage height, 9.13

feet); minimum, 50 second-feet Sept. 22, 1939; minimum daily, 143 second-feet Aug. 21,

1941; minimum gage height, 1.51 feet Feb. 22, 1940. 

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

i1 'low below about 1,500 second-feet regulated by power plants above station. 

Revisions (water years).--¥ 924: 1938, 1939.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 7, July 31 to Sept. 30)

1.9 310 6.2 2,140 

2.7 560 7.0 2,850 

4.1 1,070 7.5 3,510 

5.5 1,700 8.2 4.910

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

366 

365 

384 

315 

385

482

488 

436 

451 

418

41S 

552

542 

524 

488

474 

388 

420 

44o 

412

431 

395 

440 

392 

390

406 

428 

394 

398 

407 

376

Nov.

370 

404

398 

384 

388

378 

367 

366 

409 

388

414 

406 

422 

448 

417

428 

485 

448 

475 

442

458 

452 

448 

409 

422

457 

440 

461 

450 

514

Dec.

508 

524 

524 

536 

582

571 

598 

580 

560 

543

574 

673 

761 

744 

653

592 

590

616 

586 

679

1,110 

1,380 

1,700 

2,070 

2,140

1,930 

1,810 

1,550 

1,460 

1,280 

1,190

Jan.

1,080 

990

1,090 

1.200 

1,320

1,500 

1,550 

al,300

1,110 

1,190

1,070 

1,030 

1,180 

1,320 

1,500

1,650 

1,600 

1,500 

1,2^0 

1,030

984 

958 

821 

917 

1,110

1,450

1,600 

1,750 

1,750 

1,500 

1,290

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber ........................

lendar year 1949 ............

h.. ..........................

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

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1,110 

1,010 

893 

819 

804

739 

793 

783 

808 

833

828 

842 

838 

913 

1,120

1,240 

1,280

1,370 

1,420

1,260

i.iro

1,110 

828 

906 

a 900

a900 

a 900 

948

Secondfoot-days

13,21C 

12,748 

29,614

251,394

39.61C 

27,345 

62,336 

75,650 

34,582 

28,977 

24,235 

15,835 

25,162

389,304

Mar.

982 

892 

882 

1,030 

1,120

1,210 

1,290 

1,870 

2.220 

2,850

2,850

2,470 

2,070 

1,750 

1,600

1,370 

1,320 

1,190 

1,150 

1,110

1,150

1,280 

1,460 

1,810 

2,140

2,560 

3,210 

4,050 

4,910 

4,690 

3,850

Apr.

3,210 

2,850 

2,850 

3,210 

3,850

4,050 

3,850 

3,350 

2,850 

2,380

2,300 

2,140 

2,140 

2,070 

1,870

1,650 

1,460

1,420 

1,460 

1,420

1,320 

1,240 

1,190 

1,750 

2,560

3,350 

4,050 

3,850 

3,210 

2,750

Maximum

552 

514 

2,140

3,350

1,750 

1,420 

4,910 

4,050 

2,380 

1,600 

1,110 

700 

1,420

4,910

May

2,380 

2,07O 

1,750 

1,650 

1,550

1,420 

1,280 

1,150 

1,150 

1,150

1,110 

1,070 

1,030 

1,010 

950

95O 

930 

910 

858 

858

840 

840 

822 

868 

868

909 

890

862 

825 

792 

840

Minimum

315 

366 

508

263

821 

739 

882 

1,190 

792 

764 

576 

430 

460

315

June

767 

861 

1,420 

1 , 600 

1,500

1,420 

1,420 

1,150 

990 

970

892 

840 

884 

820 

812

966 

875 

833 

826 

804

774 

827 

764 

862 

930

892 

858 

840 

790 

790

Mean

426 

425 

955

689

1,278 

977 

2,011 

2,522 

1,116 

966 

782 

511 

839

1,067

July

754 

708 

670 

702 

712

668 

700 

576 

675 

670

627 

592 

624 

714 

588

658 

720 

848 

876 

1,110

1,070 

1,070 

1,030 

990 

930

858 

840 

840 

805 

875 

735

Aug.

700

682 

665 

612 

525

490 

490 

434 

542 

542

525 

490 

490 

490

475

460 

542 

475 

490 

475

475 

445 

430 

445 

490

460 

430 

525 

508 

508 

525

Per square 

mile

0.502 

.501 

1.12

.812

1.51 

1.15 

2.37 

2.97 

1.31 

1.14 

.921 

.602 

.988

1.26

Sept.

560 

560 

508 

542 

508

460 

508 

475 

508

566

836 

1,050 

1,030 

1,190 

1,280

1,420 

1,420 

1,320 

1,280 

1,180

1,030

978 

858 

840

844

769 

727 

742 

568 

605

Runoff in 

inches

0.58 

.56 

1.29

11.01

1.74 

1.20 

2.73 

3.31 

1.51 

1.27 

1.06 

.69 

1.10

17.04

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 sec. -ft. ) .--Dec . 25 (3 to 6 a.m.) 2,220 sec. -ft.; Jan. 7 (5 to 8 a.m.)

1,600 sec.-ft.; Jan. 16 (7 to 11 p.m.) 1,700 sec.-ft.; Jan. 28 (2 to 4 p.m.) 1,810 sec.-ft.; Mar. 10 

(5 to 6 p.m.) 3,070 sec.-ft.; Mar. 29 (4 to 7 p.m.) 4,910 sec.-ft.; Apr. 6 (1:30 p.m.) 4,250 seo.- 

ft.; Apr. 27 (2 to 4 p.m.) 4,250 sec.-ft.; June 4 (2 to 4 a.m.) 1,650 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for stations 

at Comstock and at Marshall.
100 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Kalamazoo River at Comstock, Mich.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°17'05", long. 85°30'50", in NEi sec. 19, T. 23., 

H. iu W., at highway bridge at Comstock, a quarter mile downstream from Comstock Creek. 

Datum of gage is 759.12 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 1,010 square miles.

Records available. April to August 1931, October 1932 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--16 years (1934-50), 876 second-feec.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5.260 second-feet Mar. 30 (gage height, 6.65 

reet); minimum, 274 second-feet Apr. 23 (gage height, 0.76 foot).

1931, 1932-50: Maximum discharge, 6,910 second-feet Apr. 8, 1947 (gage height, 7.94 

feet); minimum observed, 199 second-feet Oct. 14, 1934; minimum gage height observed, 

0.56 foot May 4, 1931.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by power plants above station. 

Revisions (water years).--W 824: 1933-36.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control methol -ised Oct. I to Dec. 3, June 24 to Sept. 30)

1.1 440 4.0

1.2 500 5.0

1.6 780 6.0

3.0 1 , 900 6 . 5

2.700

3,540

4,600

5,150

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

452

446

464

488

470

554

742

735

660

690

542

698

765

780

712

690

668

536

560

581

616

630

616

623

554

482

567

602

560

560

536

Nov.

506

506

530

536

494

506

536

518

488

554

581

560

554

581

595

588

638

668

609

554

588

574

554

588

554

567

548

581

595

616

-

Dec.

742

690

609

765

712

853

765

735

735

668

796

900

948

996

932

750

750

836

852

765

1,260

1,820

1,780

2,020

2,220

2,540

2,140

2,020

1,860

1,740

1,540

Jan.

1,420

1,300

1,300

1,500

1,580

1,620

1,780

1,700

1,580

1,340

1,540

1,260

1,460

1,660

1,740

1,780

1,780

2,020

1,540

1,500

1,260

1,220

1,220

1,140

1,300

1,620

1,900

1,900

1,980

2,060

1,740

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

May

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1,460

1,180

1,100

1,140

1,100

1,100

956

1,180

1,580

1,620

1,420

1,100

1,100

1,060

1,460

1,420

1,620

1,500

1,620

1,580

1,500

1,300

1,060

1,140

1,180

1,000

1,100

1,000

_

_-

Secondfoot days

18,57E

16,867

36,73E

321,337

48,74C

35,576

68.52C

90.53C

45,02C

36.56C

29,865

20,084

29,92C

476,999

Mar.

1,140

1,140

1,100

1,100

1,300

1,500

1,580

1,820

2,060

2,380

2,780

3,100

2,940

2,620

2,220

1,900

1,700

1,580

1,460

1,420

1,420

1,580

1,620

1,780

1,980

2,540

2,940

3,360

4,270

5,150

5,040

Apr.

4,

3,

3,

3,

3,

4,

4,

4,

3,

3,

2,

2,

2,

2 3

2,

2,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

2,

2,

3,

4,

4,

4,

3,

Maximum

780

668

2,540

3,450

2,060

1,620

5,150

4,600

3,180

2,060

1,580

924

1,580

5,150

380

640

360

640

940

380

490

380

740

180

780

700

540

460

220

220

940

660

700

740

700

580

180

300

620

270

160

600

490

540

-

May

3,180

2,860

2,380

2,140

2,020

1,580

1,660

1,740

1,420

1,420

1,460

1,380

1,220

1,420

1,220

1,220

1,180

1,180

1,140

1,100

1,020

1,100

1,140

1,100

1,100

1,180

1,220

1,100

1,100

1,020

1,020

Minimum

446

488

609

360

1,140

956

1,100

1,180

1,020

908

595

536

524

446

June

988

1,060

1,700

1,900

2,060

1,820

1,740

1,580

1,380

1,260

1,180

1,100

1,100

1,140

95u

1,060

1,180

1,060

1,020

972

980

956

980

1,100

1,220

1,140

1,000

1,010

1,010

908

-

Mean

599

562

1,185

880

1,572

1,271

2,210

3,018

1,452

1,219

963

648

997

1,307

July

892

908

844

735

900

836

765

765

595

780

796

668

675

742

852

660

860

1,060

1,140

1,300

1,580

1,380

1,300

1,260

1,260

1,140

972

1,060

1.060

1,020

1,060

Aug.

Per square 

mile

0.593

.556

1,17

.871

1.56

1.26

2.19

2.99

1.44

1.21

.953

.642

.987

1.29

924

844

820

788

720

630

616

574

581

682

750

645

616

623

602

574

616

682

630

588

595

567

548

536

542

574

554

742

675

616

630

Sept.

705

720

660

581

630

595

554

567

524

574

900

,460

,340

,220

,380

,420

,580

,580

,540

1,460

1,300

1,260

1,100

980

1,020

1,020

892

892

828

638

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.68

.62

1.35

11.82

1.80

1.31

2.52

3.34

1.66

1.35

1.10

.74

1.10

17.57
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 10 

Kalamazoo River at Calkins Dam, near Allegan, Mioh.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°34', long. 85°57' , in sec. 15, T. 2 N., R. 14 W.,

at hydroelectric plant of city of Allegan, 1 mile upstream from Swan Creek and 8 miles

northwest of Allegan. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by city of Allegan).

Drainage area. 1,540 square miles.

Records available.--April 1929 to September 1936, October 1937 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--19 years (1930-36, 1937-50), 1,315 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,160 second-feet Apr. 25 (gage height, 604.47 

reet); minimum daily, 606 second-feet Oct. 3; minimum gage height, 594.23 feet Nov. 13. 

1929-36, 1937-50: Maximum discharge, 17,500 second-feet Apr. 11, 1947 (gage height, 

606.76 feet); minimum daily, 73 second-feet Aug. 31, 1941; minimum gage height, 593.16 

feet Oct. 20, 1948.

Remarks. Records fair. Flow regulated by city of Allegan power plant.

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

838

795

606

942

934

934

910

904

975

1,150

1,180

882

1,090

1,160

1,050

990

1,160

1,020

990

978

825

940

826

1,050

1,050

1,020

668

922

916

780

962

Nov.

949

964

642

950

810

965

990

648

856

882

883

770

838

936

995

1,030

976

920

918

942

1,110

914

948

612

910

977

915

1,070

917

954

-

Dec.

995

1,070

1,050

964

1,110

1,110

1,000

1,210

1,230

1,160

1,100

1,180

1,170

1,300

1,200

1,300

1,270

1,240

1,320

1,300

1,490

3,370

3,230

,680

,770

,830

,360

,990

,660

,520

,370

Jan.

,120

,120

,430

,510

,670

,300

,360

,340

,230

,280

,170

,110

,230

,960

,860

,450

,540

,290

,660

2,180

1,810

8,130

1,660

1,880

1,880

2,450

2,710

2,640

2,500

2,390

2,540

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 .........

January ................ ........

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949 50 ............

Feb.

2,400

2,100

1,720

1,630

1,470

1,690

1,630

1,450

1,680

2,000

2,360

1,710

1,730

2,130

1,700

2,280

2,090

2,270

2,130

2,040

2,050

1,940

2,050

2,210

1,480

1,550

1,520

1,850

-

_

-

Secondfoot-daya

29,44

27,19]

53,54

485,76

72,40C

52,86C

90,40C

121, 24C

65.58C

54.33C

44,83C

35 12E

39^34£

686,29"

Mar.

1,700

1,800

1,590

1,640

1,690

2,140

2,490

3,350

3,630

2,750

3,230

2,970

3,300

3,380

3,280

2,900

2,490

2,530

2,350

2,000

2,230

2,320

2.73O

2,650

2,790

3,020

4,080

4,710

4,420

4,180

6,060

Apr.

6,220

5,720

5,050

5,270

5,110

4,330

4,530

4,820

5,400

4,000

4,430

3,380

3,220

3,010

2,980

2,870

2,910

2,540

2.360

2,360

2,390

2,400

2,250

3,000

5,890

4,760

4,000

4,760

5,720

5,560

-

Maximum

1,180

L 1,110

3 3,370

' 4,230

2,960

2,400

6,060

} 6,220

4,240

2,890

2,050

1,630

2,020

6,220

May

4,240

4,070

3,350

3,100

2,910

2,460

2,450

2,300

2,460

2,140

1,880

2,260

2,130

1,630

1,970

1,690

1,910

1,670

1,720

1,620

1,540

1,460

1,630

1,590

1,570

1,730

2,010

1,440

1,570

1,390

1,690

Minimum

606

612

964

296

1,660

1,450

1,590

2 250

1^390

1,310

1,070

952

924

606

June

1,540

1,500

2,680

2,890

2,820

2,780

2,230

2,120

2,150

1,960

1,790

1,560

1,660

1,660

1,790

1,480

1,440

1,670

1,470

1,450

1,460

1,440

1,310

1,800

1,810

1,880

1,480

1,580

1,370

1,560

-

Mean

95C

906

1,72-

1,331

2,33E

1,886

2,916

4,041

2, HE

1,811

1,446

1,132

1,31E

1.88C

July

1,420

1,190

al , 300

1,520

1,280

1,290

1.260

1.250

1,210

1,080

1,080

1,070

1,140

,150

,200

,100

,300

,740

,630

,900

,030

,050

,000

,650

,810

,760

,740

,430

,410

1,400

1,440

Aug.

1,630

1,540

1,300

1,240

1,260

1,170

1,230

1,160

1,090

1,060

1,040

1,060

952

1,080

1,090

1.100

1,100

1.080

1,120

1,050

1,170

1,190

al.100

al,100

1.060

1,120

958

985

1,050

1,020

1,020

Per square 

mile

0.617

.588

1.12

.864

1.52

1.23

1.89

2.62

1.37

1.18

939

.736

.852

1.22

Sept.

1,030

1,020

924

958

979

1,000

1,030

1,010

984

976

978

996

1,340

1,500

1,580

1,430

1,110

1,240

1,760

2,020

1,840

1,980

1,800

1,440

1,450

1,430

1,440

1,420

1,360

1,320

Runoff in 

inches

0.71

.66

1.29

11.72

1.75

1.28

2.18

2.92

1.58

1.32

1.08

.85

.95

16.57

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.
102 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Battle Creek at Charlotte, Mich.

Location. Staff gage, lat. 42°32'20", long. 84°50'55", in SWi sec. 24, T. 2 N., R. 5 

W., 30 feet upstream from county bridge and 1 mile southwest of Charlotte.

Drainage area.--67 square miles.

Records available. February 1948 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 518 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 6.46 

reet); minimum, 3.8 second-feet Sept. 9, 10; minimum gage height. 1.16 feet Oct. 1-5, 

Nov. 5-12.

1948-50: Maximum discharge, 722 second-feet Mar. 20, 1948 (gage height, 7.64 feet); 

minimum, that of Sept. 9, 10, 1950; minimum gage height, that of Oct. 1-5, Nov. 5-12, 

1949.

Remarks.--Records fair. Gage read twice daily. Slight infrequent regulation by city 

waterworks 1 mile upstream.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

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.

9.2 

9.2 

9.2 

9.5 

9.8

11 

12 

11 

11 

11

13 

16 

16 

14 

13

13 13 ' 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

12 

12 

12

11 

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

Nov.

11 

11 

11 

11 

10

9.8 

9.8 

9.8 

9.8 

9.8

9.8

9.8 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10

11

13 

13

Dec.

13 

13 

13 

16 

19

17 

16 

16 

14 

13

18 

36 

28 

22 

20

22

16 

20 

21 

23

114 

216 

226 

132 

90

88 

103 

75 

60 

47 

38

Jan.

36 

38 

94 

150 

128

80 

64 

43 

38 

48

45 

34 

82 

226 

136

96 

67 

47 

40 

32

30 

29 

28 

36 

90

211 

164 

94 

81 

71 

62

Feb.

54 

48 

42 

38 

36

34 

33 

34 

45 

43

40 

37 

36 

45 

118

106 

92 

80 

71 

50

58 

48 

54 

47 

40

29 

26

57

unn «h SecondHonth foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

367.9 

309. £ 

1,565

............ 12,675.2

uary .....................

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

st ...........................

ember ........................

2,420 

1,441 

5,270 

5,864 

1,389 

753 

669 

435. £ 

1,376.4

ter year 1949-50 ............ 21, 860. E

Peak discharge (base, 19O sec. -ft.). Dec.

191 sec. -ft.; Jan. 14 (10 a.m. tc 12 m.; 266 

(2 p.m.) 412 sec. -ft. ; Mar. 28 (10 a.m. to 12 

(10 a.m.) 216 sec. -ft. 5 Apr. 25 (8 to 11 p.m.

Mar.

81 

54 

59 

53 

56

128 

141 

346 

326 

241

172 

136 

114 

92 

81

77 

67 

56 

58 

58

76 

168 

196 

191 

211

246 

412 

502 

400 

266 

206

Apr.

236 

256 

276 

366 

470

346 

251 

186 

150 

154

206 

159 

123 

103 

92

85 

79 

76 

72 

67

64 

59 

59 

256 

412

388 

286 

246 

191 

150

Maximum

16 

13 

226

346

226 

118 

502 

470 

128 

45 

40 

21 

276

502

Hay

128 

106 

90 

79 

72

65 

56 

50 

48 

48

46 

43

41 

38 

36

36 

34 

32 

30 

29

28 

28 

27 

26 

25

29 

26 

26 

25 

22 

20

Minimum

9.2 

9.8 

13

6.8

28 

26 

53 

59 

20 

17 

13 

7.7 

4.1

4.1

June

20 

17 

45 

36 

30

25 

24 

22 

22 

22

20 

20 

22 

24 

22

39 

27 

25 

24 

24

22

22 

20 

31 

27

26 

24 

22

26 

23

Mean

11.9 

10.3 

50.5

34.7

78.1 

51.5 

170 

195 

44. S 

25.1 

21.6 

14.1 

45.9

59.9

July

22 

19 

18 

19 

18

18 

18 

17 

16 

16

16 

15 

17 

16 

15

13 

36 

22 

28 

4O

33

28 

24 

27 

26

26 

27 

22 

19 

18 

20

Aug.

20 

19 

18 

18 

17

16 

15 

16 

16 

16

16 

14 

14 

14 

14

13 

13 

12 

11 

11

11 

10 

10 

8.9 

7.7

14 

10 

15 

21 

15 

10

Per squsre 

mile

0.178 

.154 

.754

.518

1.17 

.769 

2.54 

2.91 

.669 

.375 

.322 

.210 

.685

.894

Sept.

9.8 

8.9 

7.7 

6.5 

5.3

5.0 

5.0 

4.7 

4.1 

4.4

38 

123 

276 

221 

111

71 

49 

44 

48 

44

39

38 

36 

30 

28

26 

24 

24 

23 

22

Runoff in 

inches

0.21 

.17 

.87

7.04

1.35 

.80 

2.93 

3.25 

.77 

.42 

.37 

.24 

.76

12.14

23 (5 to 7 a.m.) 266 sec. -ft. j Jan. 4 (10 to 11 p.m.) 

sec. -ft. j Jan. 26 (lO p.m.) 276 sec. -ft. 5 Mar. 8 

m.) 518 see. -ft.; Apr. 5 (12 m. ) 486 see. -ft.; Apr. 11 

) 426 sec. -ft.; Sept. 13 (2 p.m.) 356 sec. -ft.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 103

Battle Creek at Battle Creek, Mioh.

Location. Staff gage, lat. 42°19'55", long. 85°09'15", in sec. 5, T. 2 S., R. 7 W., 350 

feet upstream from Verona Road bridge in city of Battle Creek and 3 miles upstream 

from mouth. Datum of gage is 823.24 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Drainage area. 241 square miles.

Records available. October 1930 to July 1931, October 1932 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 16 years (1934-50), 213 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,060 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage height, 3.10 

TeeTT; minimum, 64 second-feet Aug. 26, 27.

1930-31, 1932-50: Maximum discharge, 3,640 second-feet Apr. 7, 1947 (gage height, 

4.48 feet, from floodmark); minimum, 22 second-feet Aug. 14, 1934; minimum gage height, 

about -0.5 foot in July 1936 and on Aug. 31, 1939, due to opening of gates at dam forming control.

Remarks. Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1949-5O (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 8 to Sept. 13, Sept. 21-30)

O.6 50 1.0 215 2.0 950 

.7 85 1.2 320 2.7 1,620 

.8 125 1.4 450 3.1 2,060

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

71 

71 

71 

71 

71

89 

101 

109 

109 

105

105 

134 

138 

130 

121

117 

117 

109 

109 

101

101 

93 

93 

93 

93

85 

85 

85 

82 

78 

78

Nov.

78 

82 

78 

82 

85

85 

85 

78 

78 

85

85 

85 

85 

82 

78

78 

78 

78 

85 

85

85 

85 

89 

93 

93

93 

93 

93 

97 

101

Dec.

109 

113 

121 

130 

134

125

117 

113 

101 

101

152 

179 

220 

2 2O 

192

179 

170 

179 

197 

215

270 

429 

610 

730 

860

860 

730 

610 

578 

522 

450

Jan.

380 

344 

350 

362 

374

401 

443 

482 

458 

459

362 

33S

362 

387 

530

770 

730 

514 

344 

344

314 

320 

304 

287 

292

394 

610 

770 

810 

810 

554

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri

Uav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 ............

ary .

h. ...........................

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

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

415 

344 

298 

260 

255

240 

23O 

220 

215 

225

225 

235 

255 

260 

298

332 

408 

408 

368 

338

314 

304 

287 

287 

276

270 

265 

260

Secondfoot-days

3,01 

2,55 

9,71

73,24

14,19 

8,09 

23,86 

27,11 

9,24 

5,88 

5,03 

2,72 

8,27

119,71

Mar.

255 

260 

270 

287 

314

356 

422 

650 

1,080 

1,420

1,270 

985 

860 

730 

610

522 

443 

374 

368 

368

368 

408 

530 

770 

895

985 

1,220 

1,730 

2,060 

1,730 

1,320

Apr.

,080 

,040 

,040 

,220 

,730

1,620 

1,420 

1,130 

895 

770

730 

770 

730 

730 

650

546 

466 

429 

401 

374

350

326 

304 

436 

950

1,520 

1,730 

1,520 

1,220 

985

Maximum

5 13S 

7 101

3 860

2 1,170

3 810 

2 415 

D 2,060 

2 1,730 

3 810 

7 362 

5 356 

7 143 

5 810

9 2,060

May

810 

690 

602 

530 

466

443 

429 

374 

314 

298

287 

270 

260 

250 

235

225 

210 

202 

192 

184

174 

174 

184 

192 

192

188 

188 

179 

174 

166 

161

Minimum

71 

78 

101

47

287 

215 

255 

304 

161 

143 

74 

64 

82

64

June

156 

166 

240 

309 

362

326 

276 

235 

202 

179

202 

188 

179 

174 

166

170 

179 

202 

202 

179

170 

156 

152 

174 

174

166 

156 

152 

143 

152

Mean

97. 

85. 

313

201

458 

289 

770 

904 

298 

196 

162 

88. 

276

328

July

156 

148 

134 

130 

125

113 

109

101 

97 

89

82 

74 

113 

105 

97

93 

121 

138 

215 

292

356 

332 

309 

276 

220

192

184 

170 

161 

156 

148

Aug.

143 

134 

125 

113

105

101 

97 

93 

93 

85

85 

82 

78 

78 

78

78 

71 

71 

71

71

71 

71 

71 

71 

71

64 

64 

89 

97 

101 

105

Per square 

mile

I 0.403 

2 .354 

1.30

.834

1.90 

1.20 

3.20 

3.75 

1.24 

.813 

.672 

D .365 

1.15

1.36

Peak discharge (base, 700 sec. -ft.). Dec. 25-26, 860 sec. -ft. 5 Jan. 16 (8 to 10 p.m.)

Sept.

113 

134 

134 

125 

113

105 

97 

89 

82 

93

143 

188 

265 

422 

570

770 

810 

650 

546 

429

356 

309 

276 

260 

250

235 

215 

192 

161 

143

Runoff in 

inches

0.46 

.40 

1.50

11.28

2.19 

1.25 

3.69 

4.18 

1.43 

.91 

.77 

.42 

1.28

18.48

810 sec.-

b.j Jan. 28 (10 to 12 p.m.) 860 secl-ft.; Mar. 10 (5 to 7 p.m.) 1,520 sec.-ft., Mar. 29, 2,060 sec.- 

;.; Apr. 5 {7 to 9 p.m.) 1,840 sec.-ft.j Apr. 26 (8 to 10 p.m.) 1,95O sec.-ft; Sept 16 (5 p.m.) 860 

sec.-ft.
104 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Portage Creek at Kalamazoo, Mlch.

Location. Wire-weight gage, lat. 42°16'3Q", long. 85°34'35", on line between sees. 22 

and BY, T. 2 S., R. 11 W., on Reed Street Bridge, in Kalamazoo, and if miles upstream 

from mouth. Datum of gage is 761.50 feet above mean sea level (levels by Michigan 

Department of Conservation).

Drainage area.--48 square miles.

Records available. December 1947 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 248 second-feet Apr. 25 (gage height, 3.98 

reet); minimum, 36 second-feet Nov. 6 (gage height, 2.33 feet).

1947-50: Maximum discharge, 285 second-feet Mar. 19, 1948 (gage height, 4.20 feet, 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 24 second-feet Aug. 29, 1949 (gage 

height, 2.18 feet).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Uage read twice daily. Flow regulated by St. Regis Paper Co. dams above station.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, ln feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Pet. 4-11)

2.3

2.4 

2.6 

2.9

3.2 130

3.7 202

4.0 248

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

40

40

40

43

43

62

90

46

46

43

50

52

49

47

46

40

40

42

41

42

46

41

41

41

43

41

41

42

43

41

40

Nov.

42

41

46

41

40

36

38

41

41

41

41

42

46

47

50

47

474"

a45

a45

a45

a45

a45

a45

a50

a50

a50

a50

49

51

-

Dec.

49

48

46

47

58

48

51

46

48

56

60

68

53

44

47

47

49

59

48

64

164

168

68

67

76

77

60

58

58

50

50

Jan.

46

50

62

88

64

60

60

57

51

67

49

50

133

65

62

55

53

56

52

52

52

52

52

60

64

62

61

60

52

48

50

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

51

51

48

48

46

46

46

46

47

46

46

52

72

86

68

a60

a60

a60

50

46

54

55

54

55

47

47

47

72

_

-

-

Secondfoot-days

1,402

1,342

1,932

19,37E

1,84E

1,506

2,543

3,043

2,353

2,474

2,167

1,76S

1,986

24,361

Mar.

73

50

62

60

77

76

79

111

82

74

73

64

65

66

63

64

68

72

58

59

69

83

79

80

81

172

164

141

109

84

85

Apr.

Ill

90

105

176

114

90

80

74

73

85

94

86

89

80

78

70

76

77

79

77

76

74

72

202

240

145

127

116

99

86

-

Maximum

90

51

168

206

133

86

172

240

88

194

94

74

92

240

May

88

86

84

81

81

82

83

79

77

77

74

76

74

70

70

74

76

69

69

68

63

78

74

76

77

79

82

69

74

71

70

Minimum

40

36

44

26

46

46

50

70

63

67

58

52

52

36

June

70

133

194

117

102

88

76

73

72

73

71

70

83

77

77

74

69

67

72

71

71

70

70

90

83

79

72

71

71

68

-

Mean

45.2

44.8

62.3

53.1

59.5

53.8

82.0

101

75.8

82.5

69.9

57.1

66.3

66.7

July

70

a70

a70

68

67

62

64

64

62

59

59

58

67

66

64

63

71

77

88

94

93

83

a80

a70

a70

70

a70

a70

a70

63

65

Aug.

62

63

59

60

59

55

56

58

60

59

59

57

52

55

54

56

55

53

55

52

52

54

53

54

53

52

74

58

60

60

60

Per square 

mile

0.942

.933

1.30

1.11

1.24

1.12

1.71

2.10

1.58

1.72

1.46

1.19

1.38

1.39

Sept.

63

62

52

52

56

54

60

58

57

57

62

83

74

68

65

65

65

60

92

77

92

79

74

67

67

66

66

66

65

64

Runoff in 

inches

1.09

1.04

1.50

15.02

1.43

1.17

1.97

2.34

1.82

1.92

1.68

1.37

1.54

18,87

a No gage-height record} discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for Kalamazoo River at Marshall and East Branch Coldwater River at Coldwater.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 105 

Grand River at Jackson, Mich.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°17'05", long. 84°24'30", in sec. 22, T. 2 S., 

HTT~W., 1 mile north of Jackson and 2-5- miles upstream from Portage River. Datum of 

gage is 900.00 feet above mean sea level (Fargo Engineering Co. bench mark).

Drainage area.--174 square miles.

Records available. April 1935 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--15 years, 122 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year not determined; maximum gage height, 13.18 feet 

SprT4; minimum discharge, 20 second-feet Nov. 26 (gage height, 8.45 feet); minimum 

daily, 31 second-feet Oct. 2.

1935-50: Maximum discharge, 1,070 second-feet June 25, 1937 (gage height, 13.50 

feet); minimum, 9.2 second-feet Aug. 22, 1936; minimum daily, 12 second-feet Aug. 23, 

1936 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record and those above 

fauu second-feet, which are fair. Slight regulation above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

33

31

36

44

37

55

42

40

39

42

76

71

60

59

56

51

53

54

54

52

71

59

55

59

59

57

55

53

50

46

46

Nov.

47

48

45

46

44

41

45

46

45

46

44

44

47

50

55

55

55

55

54

53

56

55

55

45

54

51

55

57

68

67

-

Dec.

67

71

67

76

72

74

75

70

66

63

82

105

210

218

199

192

175

182

168

173

222

258

258

248

239

248

258

239

201

190

180

Jan.

171

168

199

239

228

224

222

209

222

239

224

214

268

326

356

316

306

237

192

212

188

180

173

228

239

296

306

316

316

306

306

Month

October ..........................

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

December ....................... .

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

296

286

248

188

173

171

164

160

169

168

168

160

168

248

316

346

356

366

366

336

356

336

316

306

277

258

248

230

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

1 59v

l|52£

4.94E

45,10C

7, 62 1

7,18C

11,864

17,67E

7,295

4,35"

3,035

1,57C

2.49C

71,15!

Mar.

210

190

180

190

220

250

300

350

380

400

390

380

370

360

350

340

320

300

280

260

250

250

268

296

376

513

626

719

802

858

886

Apr.

858

358

302

780

750

746

802

830

802

746

719

665

520

600

550

500

450

400

350

300

270

250

250

350

500

550

Maximum

76

68

258

477

356

366

886

858

550

239

71

175

3 886

600

600

600

580

-

May

550

520

480

440

400

360

330

300

270

250

230

210

190

170

160

150

140

130

130

140

150

160

173

173

169

164

159

151

153

144

146

Minimum

31

41

63

31

168

160

250

130

70

53

39

40

31

June

142

182

239

224

220

218

214

216

£28

£22

210

190

170

150

140

130

110

100

90

79

76

74

70

114

90

95

95

89

90

90

-

Mean

51 .5 50 c

160 '

124

246

256

383

589

235

145

97. E

50. 6

83. C

195

July

82

79

80

80

79

76

75

71

66

79

75

72

71

53

56

54

84

71

126

121

113

114

111

128

178

186

178

168

151

83

72

Aug.

Per square 

mile

0.296

.293

.920

.713

1.41

1.47

2.20

3 39

 833

 562

.291

.477

1.12

71

67

62

60

52

45

51

48

50

50

56

52

48

54

56

55

52

53

48

42

48

46

46

45

44

39

40

44

59

42

45

Sept.

61

46

41

40

44

45

44

45

41

48

46

47

113

76

68

67

63

74

175

95

151

144

137

126

130

126

118

111

106

62

-

Runoff in 

inchea

0.34

.33

1.06

9 , 65

1.63

1.53

2.54

3.78

1 .56

93

* 65

.34 

.53

15.22

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 28 to Mar. 22, Apr. 13 to May 22, June 11-19; discharge computed 

on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for Qrand River at Lansing and

Orchard Creek at Munith.

209004 O- 52 - 8
106 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Grand River at Lansing, Mich.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°45'05", long. 84°33'20", in NVl£ sec. 9, T. 4 N., 

H7~~2~W. , at North Grand River Avenue Bridge, 2 miles downstream from Cedar River. 

Datum of gage is 805.53 feet above mean sea level (levels by Michigan Department of 

Conservation). Prior to Sept. 30, 1949, water-stage recorder at site if miles downstream at different datum.

Drainage area. 1,230 square miles.

Records available.--March 1901 to August 1906, June 1949 to September 1950. November 1934 

to june ia<ia at site if miles downstream.

Average discharge.--13 years (1935-37, 1938-39, 1940-50), 853 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,280 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 12.66 

 feet); minimum daily, 154 second-feet Aug. 24; minimum gage height, 1.15 feet July 8. 

1934-50: Maximum discharge, 16,400 second-feet Apr. 7, 1947 (gage height, 15.59

feet, from floodmark, site and datum then in use); minimum, 6 second-feet Aug. 26,

1941; minimum daily, 20 second-feet Aug. 25, 1941.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated below about 2,500 second-feet and occasionally at 

nign discharges by power plants above station.

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge for the period June to September 1949, superseding tnose published in Water-Supply Paper 1144, are given herein.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.6 

1.9 180

550

1,250

11.6

12.5

Discharge, in second-feet, 1S48-50 

1948-4S

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.

182

110

95

217

169

167

189

170

166

145

199

190

166

195

a200

a200

a200

204

191

184

172

171

128

141

198

197

173

178

243

87

135

Nov.

246

152

224

203

316

304

318

358

350

377

343

489

339

247

359

366

370

337

425

502

478

544

550

439

450

466

396

417

413

382

-

Dec.

406

358

339

320

295

305

333

302

326

292

146

281

283

276

451

360

a550

a500

a450

460

513

475

434

477

a350

a300

281

309

603

543

582

Jan.

a550

a500

a450

a400

a700

al , 200

al,100

al,000

a 900

847

752

691

618

595

585

595

693

911

1.800

1,910

1,840

1,980

1,640

1,660

1,470

1,300

1,190

1,300

1,200

789

704

Feb.

783

820

792

761

7O6

599

576

568

685

830

780

780

2,480

4,180

5,340

5,780

5,010

4,480

4,180

3,410

2,720

2,480

2,260

2,120

2,120

1,910

1,840

1,700

_

-

Mar.

1,430

1,430

1,340

1,220

1,160

1,220

1,220

1,130

1,070

1,040

955

905

830

830

755

730

618

640

595

559

586

513

798

1,020

1,090

1,100

1,240

1,280

1,310

1,190

2,190

Apr.

3,780

4,380

4,180

3,500

2,960

2,560

2,260

2,050

1,770

1,580

1,330

1,290

1,160

1,100

1,190

1,280

1,340

1,490

1,640

1,580

1,430

1,340

1,280

1,250

1,280

1,160

1,100

980

905

805

May

685

708

634

634

566

533

491

466

450

368

416

406

363

333

276

309

292

373

545

1,320

1,320

1,120

1,120

1,280

1,080

975

841

724

642

564

502

June

498

441

361

348

352

235

267

293

255

241

247

231

255

458

783

1,250

1,720

1,840

1,560

1,350

1,160

1,060

932

748

878

673

585

513

582

775

-

July

635

468

392

347

296

260

342

264

402

488

505

4O5

353

467

454

422

341

260

216

264

232

23E

315

294

253

229

225

228

245

208

209

Aug.

165

194

173

209

187

154

226

194

196

181

291

198

182

274

177

197

183

195

173

162

120

195

198

192

196

189

97

120

196

221

210

Sept.

202

184

102

179

197

164

194

187

182

126

145

I8o

215

197

208

190

116

233

414

516

430

354

312

263

249

268

242

198

235

179

-

Peak discharge (base, 2,800 sec.-ft.).--Feb. 16 (l to 3 a.m. and 8 p.m.) 5,890 sec.-ft.; Apr. 2, 

4,380 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for Grand River at Grand Rapids and Cedar River at East Lansing.

Note.--Revised figures June to September based on records for new site 1* miles upstream.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Grand River at Lansing, Mien., 1948-50--Continued

1949-50

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.

243

172

193

210

195

278

275

275

298

269

288

362

409

473

445

367

385

322

312

319

307

320

356

364

340

296

292

316

290

268

248

Nov.

247

262

240

258

253

239

273

231

247

262

248

282

259

286

312

330

314

350

336

308

318

324

307

280

238

277

314

364

338

416

Dec.

438

402

471

531

533

552

557

474

410

420

555

718

914

835

568

519

620

771

825

865

1,590

2,440

3,140

3.000

2,650

2,380

2,380

2,320

2,020

1,840

1,560

Jan.

1,480

1,420

2,020

2,650

2,930

2,860

2,510

1,840

1,720

1,840

1,720

1,510

2,020

2.790

3,140

2,650

2,140

2,020

1,340

1,050

1,030

1,190

1,260

1,320

2,020

2,860

3,350

3,070

2,650

2,200

1,780

Feb:

1,540

1,430

1,200

1,170

1,150

1,100

1,000

955

1,020

1,120

1,100

1,020

1,000

1,250

2,260

2,930

2,930

2,790

2,580

2,020

1,780

1,560

1,260

1.260

1,220

1,300

1,300

1,390

_

-

Mar.

1,420

1,510

1,290

1,170

1,480

2,200

2,580

5,030

5,120

4,690

4,210

3,350

2,860

2,440

2,200

2,140

1,960

1,540

1,560

1,720

2,020

2,510

3,210

3,490

3,730

4,050

5,390

7,180

7,580

6,940

5,300

Apr.

4,770

5,030

5,390

6,300

8,000

7,300

5,930

4,850

4,210

3,730

3,730

3,650

3,350

S,930

2,580

2,320

2,140

2,020

1,900

1,780

1,720

1,600

1,480

2,320

4,450

5,570

5,120

4,450

4,050

3,420

-

May

3,070

2,650

2,380

2,080

2,020

1,780

1,600

1,450

1,360

1,250

1,150

1,080

1,000

955

888

842

775

752

708

685

648

775

548

654

782

896

1,000

910

820

730

662

June

607

754

1,210

,600

,540

,390

,200

,050

955

888

775

730

775

730

819

677

714

591

548

519

498

460

450

629

519

563

505

471

497

463

-

July

419

411

402

340

371

345

329

319

300

278

298

282

346

308

286

269

565

385

523

661

580

613

510

573

486

449

461

475

417

416

566

Aug.

701

345

344

302

320

259

250

211

200

226

313

156

213

265

173

215

202

181

207

203

159

202

233

154

255

262

238

278

542

303

290

Sept.

394

362

302

291

224

206

228

159

177

249

457

772

1,060

1,200

1,110

851

683

660

662

662

662

618

618

586

546

483

480

449

415

414

-

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1948-50

Month

December. .........................

Bay. ..............................

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

Water year 1948 49 .............

December. .........................

Calendar year 1949 .............

Bay...............................

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

Water year 1949-50 .............

Secondfoot-days

11,900

20,891

10,251

6,861

271,110

37,298

298,186

23 1°7

15,980

477,665

Maximum

243

603

1,320

1,840

635

516

5,780

3,140

5,780

1,200

8,000

Minimum

146

231

102

87

231

402

97

450

159

154

Mean

372

384

229

743

1,203

817

1 5^3

^ J ?8fi

533

1,309

Per square 

mile

.312

154

.186

.604

.978

.664

215

.433

1.06

Runoff in 

inches

34

.35

.21

8.19

1.13

9.01

.48

14,44
108 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Grand River at Grand Rapids, Mich.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 42 0 57'10", long. 85°41'15", at municipal sewage

pumping plant near west limits of Grand Rapids, three-quarters of a mile upstream from 

Plaster Creek. Datum of gage is 589.01 feet above mean sea level (levels by city of 

Grand Rapids).

Drainage area.--4,900 square miles.

Kecords available.--October 1930 to September 1950. March 1901 to December 1905 and 

January 1906 to September 191S (gage heights only) at site at Fulton Street Bridge in 

Grand Rapids.

Average discharge.--20 years (1930-50), 3,337 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 27,200 second-feet Apr. 7 (gage height, 13.92 

reet ]; minimum daily, 1,030 second-feet Oct. 3.

1930-50: Maximum discharge, 42,200 second-feet Mar. 23, 1948 (gage height, 17.03 

feet); minimum observed, 341 second-feet Aug. 17, 1936; minimum daily, 381 secondfeet Aug. 17, 1936.

A stage of 19.3 feet occurred at Fulton Street gage Mar. 27, 1904 (discharge, 53,000 

second-feet).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or those below 1,500 secondfeet, which are fair. Flow slightly regulated by power plants above station.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record furnished by city of Grand Rapids.

Kevlslons (water years).--W 924: 1938(M).

Rating table, water year 1949-5O, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

-4.0

-3.4

-2.6

-1.6

1,030

1,270

1,670

2,280

3,760

2.5

5.O

8.0

11.0

13.9

5,980

8,68O

13,200

18,800

27,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,270

gl,190

gl,030

1,150

1,190

1,230

1,270

1,470

1,520

1,470

1,570

1,470

1,620

1,570

1,420

1,270

1,470

1,520

1,520

1,420

1,370

1,470

1,470

1,320

1,520

1,670

1,370

1,370

1,150

1,320

1,420

Nov.

1,230

1,370

1,270

1,230

1,270

1,370

1,420

1,470

1,270

1,190

1,230

1,270

1,320

1,470

1,620

1,520

1,320

1,470

1,470

1,420

1,470

1,520

1,520

1,470

1,470

1,190

1,320

1,370

1,470

1,620

-

Dec.

1,780

1,670

1,470

1,470

1,720

*1,670

1,620

2,020

1,620

1,470

1,840

2,350

2,580

2,210

1,780

2,020

2,280

2,280

2,580

2,900

3,060

4,680

6,990

7,980

8,090

8,090

7,870

7,650

7,320

6,780

6,180

Jan.

5,680

5,480

5,680

6,880

7,760

8,320

8,440

8,090

7,100

6,480

5,980

5,580

5,780

7,320

8,680

9,200

8,810

8,940

8,090

6,000

5,000

4,500

4,500

4,500

*5jOOO

7,000

9,000

10,000

11,000

10,500

9,000

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

8,000

7,000

6,000

5,500

5,000

4,750

4,580

4,300

*4,120

4,030

4,030

4,120

4,120

4,030

4,780

4,880

6,180

6,880

6,780

6,280

4,780

5,980

5,380

5,000

4,750

4,500

4,500

5,000

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

43,090

41,620

114,020

1,103,030

224,290

145,250

370,140

457,810

159,820

108,110

89,890

57,750

92,660

1,904,450

Mar.

5.5OO

5,000

5,000

5,000

5,500

7,760

9,200

13,100

15,300

16,600

18,8OO

17,000

15,OOO

*13,000

11,000

10,000

9,000

7,760

6,880

6,080

5,780

6,680

9,200

11,500

13,600

15,400

17,400

18,800

21,100

23,800

24,400

Apr.

23,800

22,OOO

20,800

21,700

23,800

25,900

27,200

25,900

22,600

19,200

17,200

15,400

14,100

13,100

12,100

10,800

9,480

8,320

7,540

6,880

6,580

6,180

5,880

6,480

9,070

12,300

14,100

16,200

17,200

16,000

-

Maximum

1,670

1,620

8,090

17,800

11,000

8,000

24,400

27,200

14,600

6,780

5,780

3,060

5,580

27,200

May

14,600

12,900

11,300

9,480

8,320

7,210

6,480

5,880

5,380

5,080

5,080

4,580

4,300

3,940

3,760

3,580

3,310

3,310

3,22O

2,980

2,980

2,820

2,740

2,820

2,900

3,O60

3,580

3,670

3,760

3,490

3,310

Minimum

1,030

1,190

1,470

990

4,500

4,030

5,000

5,880

2,740

2,280

1,520

1,320

1,420

1,030

June

3,140

3,140

3,670

5,280

6,780

6,580

5,580

4,780

4,210

3,760

3,670

3,670

3,400

3,580

3,670

3,580

3,22O

2,900

2,740

2,740

2,500

2,280

2,350

3,140

3,400

3,220

3,140

2,900

2,740

2,350

Mean

1,390

1,387

3,678

3,022

7,235

5,188

11,940

15,260

5,155

3,604

2,900

1,863

3,089

5,218

July

E,210

2,140

2,140

S.O20

2,020

2,020

E,020

1,780

1,520

1,670

1,620

1,520

1,620

1,670

1,620

1,720

2,140

4,12O

4,88O

5,680

5,780

5,180

4,680

4,480

3,940

4,030

3,670

3,220

2,900

2,660

3,220

Aug.

3,060

2,900

2,740

2,740

2,420

2,080

1,900

1,90O

1,900

1,900

1,670

1,720

1,470

1,620

1,620

1,570

1,420

1,520

1,42O

1,320

1,370

1,620

1,370

1,470

1,370

1,420

1,840

2,140

2,280

2,O20

1,960

Per square 

mile

0.284

.283

.751

.617

1.48

1.06

2.44

3.11

1.05

.736

.592

.380

.630

1.06

Sept.

2,140

1,900

1,960

1,960

2,020

1,900

1,720

1,620

1,470

1,420

1,470

2 , 140

2,900

3,940

4,680

5,180

5,580

5,280

5,38O

4,580

4,480

4,300

3,94O

3,580

3,580

2,980

2,420

2 , 740

2,980

2,420

Runoff in 

inches

0.33

.32

.87

8.38

1.71

1.10

2.81

3.47

1.21

.82

.68

.44

.70

14.46

Peak discharge (base. 9,100 see.-ft.) . Jan. 16 (2 to 6 p.m.) 9,340 sec.-ft.; Jan. 29 (time and 

discharge unknown); Mar. 12 (1 a.m.) 20,000 sec.-ft.j Apr. 7, 27,200 sec.-ft.; Apr. 29, 17,200 see.- 

ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 20, Feb. 6, Feb. 24 to Mar. 5, Mar. 12-17.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 109

Portage River below Little Portage Lake, near Munith, Mich.

Location. --Wire-weight gage, lat. 42° 20155", long. 84°13t45", in NW£ sec. 32, T. IS., R.

a E., at highway bridge on Portage Lake Road, 0.3 mile downstream from Little Portage

Lake and 3-f miles southeast of Munith. Datum of gage is 900.00 feet above mean sea

level, datum of 1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). 

Drainage area. 55 square miles. 

Records available.--April 1944 to September 1950. 

Extremes. Maximum gage height observed, 12.98 feet Mar. 30 (discharge not determined,

occurred dirt-ing period of doubtful record); minimum discharge, 3.7 second-feet Aug. 26-

28 (gage height, 8.09 feet).

1944-50: Maximum discharge, 800 second-feet Apr. 6, 7, 1947 (gage height, 13.0

feet, from graph based on gage readings); no flow at times in 1946 and 1949; minimum

gage height, 8.06 feet Aug. 1, 1949. 

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which

are poor. Gage read once daily.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used June 8 to Aug. 16)

Oct. 1 to

8.1 2.0 9.6

8.3 8.0 9.8

8.7 24 10.1

9.1 44 10.5

Apr. 5

74 11.2 225

88 11.7 290

112 12.0 360

150 12.2 430

Apr. 6 to Sept. 3O

8.O9 3.7 8.8 31

8.1 4.0 9.3 56

8.5 18

Note. --Same as preceding

table above 9.3 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

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

r Oct.

5.0

4.4

4.4

4.4

5.0

6.2

9.2

11

11

10

6.8

12

21

24

24

22

18

16

14

12

11

14

17

18

17

16

15

16

12

12

11

Nov.

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

10

10

10

10

11

9.6

10

10

12

13

11

17

17

17

16

16

16

14

12

12

12

12

11

12

12

17

-

Dec.

21

22

22

23

25

26

24

22

20

18

16

32

47

48

45

37

30

d30

32

38

48

70

102

101

92

104

104

101

97

86

75

Jan.

71

£

"

£

9

1

8

108

121

13

1C

i 6

)4

6

92

83

£

£

1C

3

5

0

104

108

13

1C

£

2

)0

1

68

59

L

L

4

6

1

7

71

104

1Ci:

12

13

>8

6

6

2

99

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

84

75

65

60

48

44

42

43

43

42

44

44

44

45

63

82

90

99

104

93

93

88

78

75

69

65

61

58

_

-

Mar.

61

66

59

55

57

66

87

121

145

155

155

145

130

112

104

99

92

84

84

85

84

94

121

145

176

E20

300

d410

d390

d345

d310

Apr.

274

3

2

E

60

60

9O

360

36O

7

2

2

30

82

42

220

203

1:

i

81

65

50

135

126

1

1

1

1

16

08

02

98

94

89

87

08

165

203

2

1

1

footways Maximun

399.4 24

368.4 17

1,558 104

13,548.2 242

2,799 126

1,841 104

4,557 410

5,792 360

1,686 150

1,384 88

595 33

194.9 11

1,3O6.6 108

22,481.3 410

08

08

92

76

May

150

135

116

104

94

83

73

64

58

56

54

52

50

46

44

42

38

34

34

32

30

28

28

26

26

31

33

33

32

30

30

Minimum

4.4

9.6

16

.2

41

42

55

87

26

24

10

3.7

4.7

3.7

June

26

24

44

69

88

87

80

67

56

49

43

39

36

37

36

37

39

36

39

36

42

40

38

40

46

48

46

42

38

36

Mean

12.9

12.3

50.3

37.1

9O.3

65.8

147

193

54.4

46.1

19.2

6.29

43.6

61.6

July

30

25

24

25

24

23

21

19

17

16

13

13

13

12

12

10

10

12

13

19

27

33

33

30

26

21

18

16

14

13

13

Aug.

11

c

8

6

.6

.2

.2

7.5

7.5

6

e

.8

.4

.8

6.8

7.2

7

7

7

.8

.5

.2

7.2

6.1

e

6

6

.4

.4

.1

5.8

5.0

4

4

4

.7

.0

.0

4.0

3.7

7

3

5

.7

.7

.4

.4

5.8

Per square 

mile

0.235

.224

.915

.675

1.64

1.20

2.67

3.51

.989

.838

.349

.114

.793

1.12

Sept.

6.8

7.2

7.5

6.8

6.1

5.8

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.7

19

42

59

84

102

108

108

100

95

85

74

64

56

50

42

40

36

32

28

23

Runoff in 

inches

0.27

.25

1.05

9.15

1.89

1.25

3.08

3.92

1.14

.94

.40

.13

.88

15.20

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for 

Orchard Creek at Munith.
110 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Orchard Creek at Munlth, Mlch.

Location. Staff gage, lat. 42°23'35", long. 84°15'50", on line between sees. 12 and 13,

T. IS., R. IE., at highway bridge half a mile west of Munith and 3.0 miles upstream

from mouth. Datum of gage is 900.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels

by Michigan Department of Conservation). 

Drainage area. 49 square miles. 

Records available.--March 1944 to September 1950. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 597 second-feet Apr. 4 (gage height, 13.22 feet,

backwater from Portage River); minimum, 5.2 second-feet Aug. 27-31, Sept. 3-10 (gage

height, 7.56 feet).

1944-50: Maximum discharge, 1,470 second-feet Apr. 5, 1947 (gage height, 14.88

feet, from graph based on gage readings): minimum observed, 1.6 second-feet Sept. 5-7,

22, 23, 1946. 

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, doubtful gage-height

record, or backwater from Portage River, which are poor. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect and backwater from Portage Rive

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 8, Sept. 18-30)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 5

7.6 5.0

7.7 8.0

7.9 16

8.1 27

8.5 52

9.1

9.6

10.0

10.5

12.0

140

184

Apr. 6 to Sept. 30 

7.5 4.0 7.9 17

Note. Same as preceding table above 8.1 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

6.5

6.5

5.9

6.8

9.2

13

12

11

8.8

8.8

12

24

21

16

14

13

12

10

9.6

9.2

12

14

11

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

8.8

8.8

9.2

Nov.

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.8

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.4

10

10

11

11

11

10

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

10

11

11

13

13

12

IE

-

Dec.

14

14

15

20

20

23

20

17

24

16

21

44

*37

33

b30

b25

20

26

21

29

145

*235

150

100

82

83

102

83

72

63

58

Jan.

60

66

112

202

155

116

92

70

61

78

70

57

79

112

108

86

70

61

52

45

41

38

*40

74

160

242

130

98

86

74

58

Month

October ................ . . . .

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

December .......................

Calendar year 1949 .......... .

January ............ ........ ...

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

53

48

44

42

40

*38

37

36

44

42

40

39

46

75

145

116

97

86

b80

b70

d60

d60

b55

b50

b45

b45

b45

b45

_

_

-

Second 

foot-days

341.5

292.6

1,642

12,147.7

2 793

1^623

6^057

1 215

1J217

429.2

232.1

487.4

21,661.8

Mar.

54

61

64

74

93

102

145

505

250

145

112

92

79

70

56

42

46

67

58

54

67

130

*190

178

228

C350

C500

C500

c400

335

285

Apr.

385

345

C450

C550

0400

C350

325

250

202

196

184

dlSO

108

86

75

75

70

65

64

60

58

56

58

325

335

258

172

150

135

120

-

Maximum

24

13

235

476

242

145

505

550

96

69

34

11

49

550

May

96

72

65

60

55

51

49

47

46

44

40

39

38

38

32

29

28

27

26

26

24

24

23

24

39

36

33

30

28

24

22

Minimum

5.9

8.0

14

3.8

38

36

42

56

22

20

6.0

5.2

5.2

5.2

June

20

24

69

65

56

48

37

31

26

32

29

26

28

37

34

32

31

48

46

44

42

40

36

36

62

58

51

47

43

39

Mean

11.0

9.75

53.0

33.3

90.1

58.0

172

202

39.2

40.6

13.8

7.49

16.2

59.3

July

34

29

24

26

22

18

16

14

12

11

11

11

11

8.7

6.9

6.0

7.8

11

11

17

15

13

11

11

11

11

11

11

9.8

9.0

9.0

Aug.

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

11

9.0

8.4

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.1

7.8

7.8

7.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

Per square 

mile

0.224

.199

1.08

.680

1.84

1.18

3.51

4.12

.800

.829

.28C

.153

.331

1.21

Sept.

5.6

5.6

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

10

45

49

48

38

27

22

20

17

20

19

17

15

14

13

12

12

11

11

10

9.8

Runoff in 

inches

0.26

.22

1.24

9.22

2.12

1.23

4.05

4.60

.92

.92

.33

.18

.37

16.44

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

h Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

': Backwater from Portage River; discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather 

r?_orrtSj gage heights, and records for Portage River below Little Portage Lake, near Munith and 

C'-.-la." Piver at East Lansing.

(I Uoubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for 

s'atjon.. on nearby streams.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 111

Cedar River at East Landing, Mich.

Location.--Water-stage recorder and concrete dam, lat. 42°43'40", long. 84°28'40", in 

sw£ sec. 18, T. 4 N,, R. 1 W., at East Lansing, 3 miles upstream from Sycamore Creek 

and 4 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 824.39 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--355 square miles.

Records available.--Mareh 1931 to September 1950. August 1902 to December 1903 at site 

three-quarters of a mile downstream.

Average discharge.--19 years (1931-50), 197 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,170 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage height, 8.37 

feet ); minimum, 34 second-feet Nov. 24.

1902-3, 1931-50: Maximum discharge, 5,920 second-feet Apr. 7, 1947 (gage height, 

11.58 feet); minimum, 3 second-feet July 31, 1931.

Remarks.--Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

43

46

38

39

38

46

50

57

50

52

71

83

101

106

98

90

80

75

78

75

71

78

73

80

52

59

57

54

57

46

43

Nov.

46

48

48

48

54

54

54

54

54

54

57

59

63

52

52

54

54

52

61

63

66

63

63

50

61

59

71

66

75

85

-

Dec.

68

73

88

95

114

106

125

101

90

88

106

201

264

208

119

117

142

139

145

166

443

851

1,140

990

770

656

718

666

563

458

381

Jan.

352

373

651

1,050

1,170

1,020

770

550

499

463

463

398

476

962

1,110

851

626

513

264

239

235

246

239

246

626

1,050

1,260

990

770

582

428

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

Janu 

Febr 

Marc

ary ..........................

nary

h. ........ ....... .....

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

348

317

215

221

225

E08

201

198

242

313

286

257

232

298

934

1,170

1,020

824

718

494

402

348

264

309

282

260

249

249

-

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,986

1,740

10,191

75,708

19,472 

11,084

31,916

31,165

7,826

5,885

2,253

2,06C

4,321

129,892

Mar.

301

328

282

264

286

597

878

1,730

2,000

1,550

1,390

1,110

851

616

499

476

410

317

332

385

494

770

1,140

1,230

1,230

1,320

1,730

2,920

2,920

2,080

1,480

Apr.

1,350

1,590

1,590

2.O80

3,000

2,490

1,730

1,260

990

797

770

744

631

527

463

428

406

381

352

336

328

309

290

592

1,350

1,800

1,450

1,230

1,050

851

-

Maximum

106

85

1,140

2,320

1,260 

1,170 

2,920

3,000

666

661

119

225

432

3,000

May

666

554

458

385

336

301

260

225

215

211

208

195

182

175

166

157

145

145

139

136

128

125

128

136

198

336

445

385

286

221

179

Minimum

38

46

68

11

235 

198 

264

290

125

83

50

36

39

36

June

154

136

433

661

582

436

325

242

198

191

166

142

136

163

163

157

166

145

131

125

117

106

98

108

131

119

103

85

83

83

-

Mean

64.1

58.0

329

207

628 

396 

1,030

1,039

252

196

72.7

66.5

144

356

July

85

80

78

78

75

75

73

66

61

59

57

57

57

57

57

59

71

80

80

95

119

95

83

78

73

73

63

59

50

59

101

Aug. .

225

142

103

88

75

63

61

59

54

52

57

54

52

50

48

46

46

43

41

39

38

36

39

38

36

41

50

54

131

111

88

Per square 

mile

0.181

.163

.927

.583

1.77 

1.12 

2.90

2.93

.710

.552

.205

.187

.406

1.00

Sept.

139

151

114

90

63

57

48

39

41

48

191

368

360

432

398

249

188

157

133

125

114

108

106

95

88

88

85

83

83

80

Runoff in 

inches

0.21

.18

1.07

7.95

2.04 

1.17 

3.34

3.27

.82

.62

.24

.22

.45

13.63

Peak discharge
112 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Lookingglass River near Eagle, Mioh.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 42°49'45", long. 84°46 I 40", in sec. 10, T. 5 N., R. 4

W., at highway bridge ij miles northeast of Eagle and 10 miles upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area.--281 square miles. 

Kecoras available.--August 1944 to September 1950. 

Extremes.--maximum discharge during year, 2,020 second-feet Apr. 4; maximum gage height

observed, 7.54 feet Mar. 10 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 2V second-feet

Oct. 1, 2 (gage height, 1.25 feet).

1944-50: Maximum discharge, 2,860 second-feet Apr. 5, 194V (gage height, 7.TO

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 15 second-feet Jan. 2, 1947;

minimum gage height observed, 1.12 feet Aug. 13, 1944. 

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

which are fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect 

(gaee height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 9)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 10 Mar. 11 to Sept. 30

1.2 26 2.0 122 3.8 570

1.4 45 £.4 200 4.6 91O

1.7 79 3.2 388 4.8 1,010

1.4 46 3.8 610

1.7 83 4.8 1,030

2.0 130 5.5 1,400

2.7 £70 6.2 1,820

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

27

27

28

30

34

40

50

40

39

39

43

47

46

45

45

45

45

43

41

41

42

44

44

43

42

41

42

42

41

41

41

Nov.

40

40

40

39

40

40

41

41

42

44

44

44

48

50

*49

53

52

50

50

50

50

49

45

45

45

43

54

62

62

59

-

Dec.

63

71

74

79

89

80

70

70

70

82

100

*100

alOO

100

100

90

80

80

90

100

178

414

375

338

338

375

440

440

440

440

440

Jan.

414

388

388

500

440

414

427

414

455

440

388

414

630

630

485

427

401

440

388

388

362

297

285

304

401

710

552

552

500

450

4OO

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendsr yesr 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

*400

350

300

300

250

222

196

204

204

204

231

224

209

191

2£6

401

401

414

455

455

400

350

330

310

290

270

250

250

-

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,258

1,411

5,906

54,824

13,684

8,287

19,820

25,610

8,308

8,976

2,621

2,057

6,096

104,034

Mar.

300

300

300

250

350

500

600

700

900

1,000

900

800

*700

600

500

450

400

350

350

400

480

540

630

610

670

850

1,200

1,200

1,080

980

Apr.

1,080

1,

1,

1,

L80 '30

320

1,520

1,280 i,:

1,]

1,3

80

L30

00

1,100

1,100

1,C

£-

)30

J50

70

690

610

c

<

i

40

65

120

375

345

j

j

*

00

85

150

980

980 "

£e

E

930

Maximum

50

62

440

985

710

455

1,200

1,820

690

1,060

156

123

375

1,820

70

70

70

90

-

May

690

670

610

540

495

420

345

315

£70

236

214

200

186

166

158

150

140

136

128

122

113

110

107

113

150

242

236

260

270

270

246

Minimum

27

39

63

27

285

191

250

285

107

86

54

46

64

27

June

230

£60

1,O60

910

525

480

465

480

495

480

435

375

330

270

230

196

182

174

170

152

134

120

110

127

116

108

98

90

88

86

-

Mean

40.6

47.0

191

150

441

296

639

854

268

299

84.5

66.4

203

285

July

83

80

80

78

70

66

65

63

58

56

56

54

56

56

57

58

89

95

101

136

130

127

156

116

104

94

79

71

68

65

Aug.

3

83

LOO

L01

92

80

70

65

63

60

57

65

70

73

65

58

56

53

53

58

57

51

47

51

48

46

48

50

51

53

23

110

Per square 

mile

0.144

.167

.680

.534

1.57

1.05

2.27

3.04

.954

1.06

.301

.236

.722

1.01

Sept.

110

127

132

118

102

89

78

70

65

64

102

182

£60

270

285

300

300

330

345

360

375

360

330

285

250

226

186

152

130

113

Runoff in 

inohss

0.17

.19

.78

7.26

1.81

1.09

2.62

3.39

1.10

1.18

.35

.£7

.81

13.76

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov 

Pe'bTTl to Mar. 20.

23-25, Dec. 6-9, 14-20, Jan. 30 to Feb. 5,
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 113

Maple River at Maple Rapids, Mich.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 43°06'35", long. 84°41'35", in sec. 5, T. 8 N., R. 3 W., 

 at highway bridge at Maple Rapids, just downstream from Pine Creek.

Drainage area.--434 square miles.

Records available. August 1944 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,000 second-feet Apr. 4 (gage height, 9.58 

feet}; minimum, 17 second-feet Oct. 1, 2; minimum gage height, 2.09 feet Oct. 1.

1944-50: Maximum daily discharge, 6,500 second-feet Mar. 20, 1948; maximum gage height, 

11.22 feet Mar. 20, 1948; from floodmark (backwater from ice): minimum discharge observed, 8.2 second-feet Aug. 11, 1944 (gage height, 1.61 feet).

Remarks.--Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 30, Sept. 17-3O)

1.9 16 4.7 175

2.3 28 5.5 265

2.8 49 6.3 390

3.6 91 7.0 540

4.1 123 7.5 710

8.1 990

8.5 1,300

8.9 1,750

9.3 2,400

9.5 2,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

17

17

18

18

20

21

25

26

25

22

22

23

24

25

25

25

25

24

24

24

25

25

26

26

26

26

25

26

26

26

25

Nov.

25

25

26

26

25

26

26

28

28

29

29

28

28

29

31

32

32

32

31

32

30

32

32

33

32

32

32

33

35

35

Dec.

42

42

42

45

49

47

46

48

46

47

50

70

80

79

73

65

61

62

65

67

82

141

208

262

292

338

380

390

410

400

390

Jan.

370

370

460

572

640

685

655

610

548

510

46O

410

450

775

670

735

685

640

560

498

440

390

345

330

370

625

860

1,030

1,100

1,060

840

Month

October ..........................

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

December ........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

730

615

525

460

410

370

340

310

295

272

265

259

253

247

259

272

310

362

450

470

430

400

370

348

332

310

280

259

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

732

895

4,419

58,431

18,693

10, 203

34, 733

32 172

8*518

6,182

6,051

5,072

17,218

144,888

Mar.

253

235

217

205

200

253

325

890

1,500

1,820

2,050

1,980

1,500

1,200

965

790

690

615

525

470

420

450

940

1,550

1,750

1,980

2,120

2,500

2,400

2,120

1,820

Apr.

1,

1,

1,

2,

2,

2,

2,

1,

1,

1,

Maximum

26

35

410

1,430

1,100

730

2,500

2, 8OO

730

318

500

390

1,600

2,800

600

600

450

600

800

6OO

200

820

450

130

965

940

890

750

670

600

540

500

460

430

410

380

362

355

430

630

840

965

940

865

May

730

670

585

510

470

390

380

362

340

310

295

265

253

235

223

205

195

180

165

155

147

139

131

123

119

135

139

147

160

175

185

Minimum

17

25

42

17

330

247

200

355

119

103

37

47

123

17

June

175

170

170

170

190

223

280

318

318

302

288

272

272

259

247

241

229

217

211

195

185

170

155

155

151

143

135

123

115

103

Mean

23.6

29.8

143

160

603

364

1,120

1,072

275

206

195

164

574

397

July

91

79

74

69

64

59

54

50

46

43

40

37

41

42

43

42

69

175

247

355

450

490

500

480

450

410

370

340

310

272

259

Aug.

247

241

229

211

200

180

160

147

131

115

106

91

82

74

66

60

56

64

69

66

61

56

51

47

103

325

362

390

380

362

340

Sept.

310

a280

a250

a220

205

185

170

151

135

123

147

235

470

1,100

1,600

1,600

1,500

1,250

1,060

915

790

730

670

600

525

480

44O

390

355

332

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.054 0.06

.069 .08

.329 .38

.369 5.01

1.39 1.60

. 839 .87

2.58 2.98

2. 47 2. 76

.634 .73

.475 .53

.449 .52

.378 .43

1.32 1.48

.915 12/42

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated
J--14 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

Thornapple River near Hastings, Mich.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 42°36'55", long. 85°14'15", in sec. 27, T. 3 N. , R. 8 

W., at highway bridge half a mile downstream from Cedar Creek, 2 miles downstream from 

Thornapple Lake, and 3j miles southeast of Hastings.

Drainage area.--385 square miles.

Records available.--October 1944 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,140 second-feet Mar. 29, Apr. 5, 27 (gage 

 height, 7.65 feet); minimum, 90 second-feet Sept. 9 (gage height, 3.00 feet).

1944-50: Maximum discharge, 6,810 second-feet Apr. 7, 1947 (gage height, 10.20

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 43 second-feet Aug. 26-28,

1946.

Remarks.--Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 6, Aug. 1 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 8 Mar. 9 to Sept. 30

3.0 10Z 4.5 735

3.3 169 5.5 1,380

3.6 265 6.Z 1,890

3.9 400

3.0 102 4.4 695

3.2 149 5.5 1,380

3.5 239 6.5 2,140

3.8 360 7.6 3,140

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

108

106

127

134

134

147

183

186

167

157

141

145

147

145

145

136

130

123

121

119

123

127

125

121

117

115

108

104

108

104

104

Nov.

106

106

104

106

106

108

108

106

106

110

108

108

112

119

134

145

145

141

141

136

132

127

1Z1

a!20

121

117

127

134

136

141

-

Dec.

147

150

150

167

191

197

183

183

159

152

177

281

350

332

251

2OO

189

197

213

229

380

747

1,280

1,480

1,380

1,340

1,200

1,070

945

825

658

Jan.

554

504

576

885

1,240

1,340

1,200

&4b

735

609

538

460

538

885

1,240

1,340

1,310

1,140

765

538

450

385

355

346

472

885

1,280

1,310

1,340

1,070

747

Feb.

560

455

341

273

285

258

258

258

285

375

450

444

385

332

455

642

795

783

648

504

444

365

305

314

301

289

261

265

_

-

unntv, SecondMonth foot-days

October .......................... 4,057

November ......................... 3,631

December .................... i ^ i/"

Calendar year 1949 .......

-*. 1-/, ^*v*j

..... 102,264

Januarv ">^. QQO

February ......................... 11,330

March ............................ 40,969

April ............................ 44, 487

May. ............................. 11,999

June ............................. 9,968

JUlV . . K KftR

August ........................... 3,869

September ........................ 7 j 563

Water year 1949.50 ............ 185,944

liar.

305

33S

380

380

375

510

753

1,890

2,650

2,650

2,300

1,890

1,480

1,090

845

755

575

465

465

438

482

725

1,180

1,520

1,700

1,760

2,050

2,740

3,140

2,840

2,300

Apr.

1,

1,

1,

2,

3,

2,

2,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

890

760

760

300

040

940

560

890

450

120

995

060

090

965

815

725

599

542

509

487

465

432

426

677

620

2,940

3,

2,

2,

1,

Maximum

186

145

1,480

2,220

1 340

795

3 140

3 140

1^220

965

426

253

587

3,140

140

650

050

590

-

May

1,220

965

755

683

587

504

482

395

351

324

333

315

307

a280

246

261

253

239

239

226

213

222

239

239

239

370

400

342

291

250

229

Minimum

104

104

147

82

346

258

305

426

213

165

124

94

92

92

June

206

246

611

965

935

785

593

432

324

287

271

246

246

283

283

264

239

222

206

194

171

173

165

229

279

283

236

200

197

197

-

Mean

131

121

497** '

280

838

405

1,322

1, 483

387

332

216

125

252

509

July

185

176

173

165

157

152

146

139

134

129

124

124

139

144

139

136

162

200

243

338

395

426

385

351

315

291

279

268

243

222

206

Aug.

Per square 

mile

0.340

.314

1.29

.727

2. 18

1.05

3.43

i!oi

. 862

.561

325

.655

1.32

236

253

226

197

171

152

139

132

124

111

111

106

100

100

94

94

98

98

100

98

96

94

100

98

94

98

94

106

115

117

117

Sept.

122

122

126

122

117

113

106

98

92

100

124

173

432

526

542

575

587

514

432

346

307

275

253

246

216

203

188

176

165

165

-

Runoff in 

inches

0 39

.35

1.49

9.88

2 51

1.09

3 95

4.30

1.16

.96

.65

.37

.73

17.95

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 115

Higgins Lake Outlet near Roscommon, Mich.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 44"25"50", long. 84°40'10", in sec. 34, T. 24 N., R. 3 

w., on upstream side county highway bridge over Higgins Lake Outlet, 3 miles southwest 

of Roscommon and 8 miles upstream from Backus Creek. Datum of gage is 1,150.88 feet 

above mean sea level (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Drainage area.--58 square miles.

Records available. June 1942 to July 1950 (discontinued).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period October 1949 to July 1950, 84 second-feet Apr. 5 

(gage height, 2.41 feet); minimum, 2.8 second-feet Nov. 21, Dec. 1, 4.

1942-50: Maximum discharge observed, 110 second-feet June 28, 1943 (gage height, 

3.15 feet); minimum, that of Nov. 21, Dec. 1,4, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or those below 10 second-feet, 

wnicn are fair. Gage read once daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1590

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

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.9

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.6

6.6

6.2

6.2

6.2

7.0

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.6

7.3

9.8

7.6

6.2

4.5

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.4

3.8

Nov.

3.4

3.1

3.4

3.8

3.8

3.4

4.2

4.5

4.5

3.4

3.1

4.5

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.9

5.9

5.9

3.8

7.0

8.7

7.0

4.5

7.6

12

8.4

5.6

4.8

Dec.

4.2

8.4

6.2

3.4

5

7

8

8

8

8

8

8

*8

8

8

8

9

8

8

7

7

7

7

7

8

8

8

8

7

7

7

Jan.

7

7

8

14

13

11

11

12

11

11

12

11

10

12

15

20

16

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

*19

20

20

20

20

19

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

July 1-16.. ......................

August ...........................

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

Water year ... .... ...

Feb.

20

21

21

20

21

21

21

21

21

21

22

22

22

23

27

28

28

29

34

35

29

30

30

31

32

31

30

31

_

-

Secondfoot-days

183.6

160.2

227.2

10,193.1

465

722

1,314

2,293

1,873

1,515 

838

~

-

Mar.

32

33

33

33

33

34

34

36

36

36

36

36

34

34

34

34

36

36

36

36

36

35

36

46

65

64

65

69

71

67

69

Apr.

75

76

79

82

82

"80

79

79

78

78

79

80

80

78

76

76

75

75

76

76

74

73

72

72

74

76

77

75

71

70

Maximum

9.8

12

9

67

20

35

71

82

73

62

56

-

May

69

67

65

64

66

73

72

63

63

67

65

65

63

61

61

60

58

58

56

56

55

54

54

54

55

58

57

54

52

52

56

Minimum

3.4

3.1

3.4

3.1

7

20

32

70

52

40

48

-

June

56

57

59

56

54

52

50

50

51

53

48

46

46

45

44

45

45

41

41

40

41

40

46

60

57

62

62

57

57

54

-

Mean

5.92

5.34

7.33

27.9

15.0

42.4

76 .4

60.4

50.5

5S .4

-

July

53

56

55

55

55

55

53

52

51

50

50

50

55

51

49

48

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

Aug.

t28

Per square 

mile

0.102

.092

.126

.481

. 259

.445

.731

1.32

1.04

!903

-

Sept.

Runoff in 

inches

0.12

.10

.15

6.53

.30

.46

.84

1.47

1.20

.97

.54

-

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 5 to Feb. 3, Mar. 2-6.
116 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

Muskegon River near Merritt, Mien.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°20'10", long. 84°53'30", in sec. 2, T. 22 N., R. 

b W., 35 feet above bridge on State Highway 55, half a mile upstream from West Branch, 

2f miles east of Merritt, and 5 miles west of Houghton Lake. Datum of gage is 1,117.85 

feet above mean sea level (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Drainage area,--303 square miles.

Records available.--October 1946 to September 1950.

Extremes,--Maximum discharge during year, 744 second-feet Apr. 28 (gage height, 7.20 

t'eet) ; minimum, 37 second-feet Aug. 24.

1946-50: Maximum discharge observed, 904 second-feet Apr. 17, 1947 (gage height, 

7.61 feet); minimum, 36 second-feet Sept. 26, 1949.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Occasional regulation by operation of gates at Reedsburg Dam.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

57

52

52

55

57

58

62

61

62

60

60

63

57

58

57

55

54

52

52

51

51

51

52

54

49

52

49

49

49

49

52

Nov.

47

51

54

54

54

52

51

52

53

53

55

57

61

62

64

67

68

67

65

76

73

67

66

65

64

65

68

64

65

68

-

Dec.

68

67

67

67

66

64

66

66

64

64

71

98

97

95

90

84

80

80

81

85

*95

120

124

116

112

110

105

100

100

100

90

Jan.

95

105

130

140

140

135

120

105

105

100

100

100

105

130

135

130

120

100

90

105

120

110

90

85

110

180

190

170

140

*120

105

Month

October ...... ...................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February ....................... .

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

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

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

June ..................... .....

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

100

100

95

90

85

85

85

85

85

85

85

85

85

85

90

90

90

90

90

130

105

100

85

85

95

90

*80

70

_

_

-

Secondfoot days

1 1 692

1 , 828

2,692

47,577

3,710

2,525

4,979

16,063

11,978

4,081

2,329

1,806

2,809

56,492

Mar.

80

120

110

100

80

85

80

110

156

140

124

124

112

116

116

124

116

120

1Z4

104

108

116

*132

152

166

197

267

400

420

380

400

Apr.

400

400

*425

500

540

580

500

460

430

420

420

420

420

400

380

400

450

550

684

704

704

684

664

624

624

604

664

724

664

624

-

Maximum

63

76

124

584

190

130

420

724

584

289

87

87

204

724

May

584

565

546

529

497

370

444

482

469

469

456

433

370

378

386

395

386

378

370

354

347

307

253

265

277

289

289

277

271

265

277

Minimum

49

47

64

40

85

70

80

380

253

68

57

38

48

38

June

277

271

289

271

214

152

156

156

152

152

152

142

138

134

110

99

96

82

80

71

77

72

68

110

106

99

96

85

91

83

-

Mean

54.6

60. 9

86.8

130

120

90.2

161

535

386

136

75.1

58.3

93.6

155

July

79

85

87

86

84

82

76

71

68

65

63

57

68

66

63

El

68

74

74

87

82

76

74

80

79

76

82

80

77

79

80

Aug.

81

84

87

87

84

79

75

71

68

68

65

62

59

56

54

54

53

52

49

48

44

40

38

38

40

40

42

44

46

48

50

Per square 

mile

0.177

.197

.281

.421

.388

.292

.521

1.73

1.25

.440

.243

.189

.303

.502

Sept.

51

52

50

52

50

48

48

48

48

48

58

65

70

82

84

88

92

96

118

122

130

126

130

122

118

118

142

204

179

170

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.20

.22

.32

5.73

.45

.30

.60

1.93

1.44

.49

.28

.22

.34

6.79

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 26 to Mar. 8, Mar. 28 to Apr. 18 (no gageheight record Jan. 18-22).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 117

Muskegon River at Evart, Mloh.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 43°54', long. 85°15', In sec. 34, T. 18 N. , R.. 8 W., on 

highway bridge at east edge of Evart, half a mile upstream from Twin Creek.

Drainage area.--1,450 square miles.

Records available.--November 1930 to June 1931, January 1934 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--16 years (1934-50), 932 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,960 second-feet Apr. 4, 5; maximum gage height, 

12,Ub feet Apr. 4; minimum discharge, 242 second-feet Nov. 27 (gage height, 6.59 feet). 

1930-31, 1934-50: Maximum discharge, 7,000 second-feet June 3, 4, 1945 (gage height, 

13.68 feet, from high-water mark); minimum observed, 164 second-feet Dec. 20, 1947 (gage 

height, 6.35 feet).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Gage read 

twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan Jan. 27 to Sept. 3O

6.6 245 8.2 1,180 6.7 305 8.8 1,670 

6.7 285 9.0 1,850 6.8 350 9.5 2,300 

7.1 465 9.9 2,700 7.3 625 10.8 3,640 

7.5 685 8.0 1,045 12.0 4,960

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

334 

352 

379 

392 

379

392 

440 

450 

445 

435

435 

430 

415 

397 

388

388 

388 

388 

388 

388

392 

440 

440 

425 

415

410 

410 

406 

406 

406 

397

Nov.

402 

392 

397 

402 

406

415 

410 

410 

406 

410

410 

410 

435 

465 

465

465 

465 

460 

470 

490

480 

450 

465 

440 

406

455 

281 

338 

520 

581

Dec.

581 

526 

455 

470 

445

445 

500 

500 

550 

550

600 

862 

890 

608 

495

548 

620 

661 

724 

*730

995 

1,300 

1,220 

960 

820

711 

750 

750 

700 

650 

576

Jan.

737 

869 

1,060 

1,260 

1,140

995 

820 

655 

631 

650

550 

526 

711 

1,100 

1,060

S92 

59J2 

554 

581 

700

1,200 

1,200 

1,200 

1,100 

1,800

*2,700 

2,450 

2,800 

2,500 

2,160 

1,620

Month

Octo 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

h. ................ ..... ....

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

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1,300 

1,110 

985 

865 

835

733 

727 

781 

691 

721

679 

691 

745 

679 

667

667 

673 

650 

650 

625

625 

650 

625 

*650 

650

650 

650 

625

Secondfoot-days

12,550 

13,001 

21,252

271,153

36,613 

20,599 

45,447 

94,540 

41,845 

20,263 

14,891 

12,429 

16,150

349,580

Mar.

625 

625 

865 

793 

643

757 

805 

1,000 

,100 

,150

,100 

,050 

,000 

900 

865

865 

799

775 

763 

751

739 

*787 

1,140 

1,720 

1,800

2,160 

3,000 

4,410 

4,190 

4,300 

3,970

Apr.

4,630 

4,740 

4,740 

4,960 

4,960

4,520 

4,190 

3,860 

3,420 

3,100

3,100 

3,100 

3,000 

2,800 

2,260

2,300 

2,350 

2,500 

2,600 

2,600

2,600 

2,500 

2,450 

2,400 

2,500

2,700 

2,700 

2,500 

2,300 

2,160

Maximum

450 

581 

1,300

3,100

2,800 

1,300 

4,410 

4,960 

2,120 

1,020 

554 

499 

775

4,960

Peak dlsoharse (base, 2,500 sec. -ft.). Jan. 26 (10 a.m

May

2,120 

2,080 

2,030 

1,900 

1,800

1,760 

1,670 

1,580 

1,540 

1,460

1,420 

1,420 

1,420 

1,380 

1,340

1,260 

1,180 

1,140 

1,140 

1,110

1,080 

1,040 

1,020 

1,020 

985

1,080 

1,020 

985 

955 

925 

985

Minimum

334 

281 

445

281

526 

625 

625 

2,160 

925 

504 

411 

336 

365

281

June

1,020 

985 

955 

925 

895

865 

835 

757 

709 

679

649 

625 

625 

619 

595

583 

565 

532 

521 

521

521 

510 

504 

619 

607

637 

667 

613 

577 

548

Mean

405 

433

636

743

1,181 

736 

1,466 

3,151 

1,350 

675 

480 

401 

538

958

July

521 

521 

532 

554

554

526 

499 

488 

472 

455

433 

422 

416 

411

411

422 

444 

455 

455 

494

494 

499 

494

526 

532

504 

499 

472 

460 

460 

466

Aug.

488 

499 

488

477 

466

455 

438 

428 

411 

406

390 

385 

370 

370 

370

365 

360 

360 

355 

346

346 

341 

341 

336 

341

341 

355 

375 

438 

494 

494

Per square 

mile

0.279 

.299 

.473

.512

.814 

.508 

1.01 

2.17 

.931 

.466 

.331 

.277 

.371

.661

.) 2,800 sec. -ft.; Apr. 4 (5 p.m

Sept.

472 

444 

416 

406 

385

385 

380 

365 

365 

365

450 

526 

673 

775 

763

709 

661 

625 

721 

685

637 

613 

583 

554 

543

532 

521 

521 

521 

554

Runoff in 

inches

0.32 

.33 

.55

6.95

.94

.53 

1.16 

2.42 

1.07 

.52 

.38 

.32 

.41

8.95

.) 4,960

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote . Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Dec. 7-11, 27-30, Jan. 10, 11, 20-24, Feb. 18 to 

MarT~2, Mar. 8-14.
118 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Muskegon River at Newaygo, Mich.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°25 I , long. 85°48', in sec. 24, T. 12 N., R. 13 

WTTTn tailraee of power plant operated by Con sumersPower Co. at Newaygo, 600 feet 

downstream from Penoyer Creek.

Drainage area.--2,350 square miles.

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1950. June 1901 to December 1906 at site 

above Newaygo.

Average discharge.--20 years (1930-50), 1,761 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,830 second-feet Apr. 4 (gage height, 5C.70 

rieTJ; minimum, about 150 second-feet July 7 (gage height, 45.75 feet); minimum daily, 

540 second-feet Sept. 10.

1901-6, 1930-50: Maximum discharge, 11,600 second-feet June 2, 1945 (gage height, 

53.76 feet); minimum, about 150 second-feet June 4, 1941, July 7, 1950: minimum dailv 

390 second-feet July 13, 1934.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow regulated by Hardy Dam (since 1931), Croton Dam, and several smaller dams, and by 

power plant at Newaygo at all stages.

Revisions (water years).--W 974: 1933, 1935, 1937, 1938.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feef)

46.4 540 48.

46.7 800 50.

47.4 1,530 52.

0 2,400

0 5,510

3 9,190

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

719

647

1,020

1,210

1,150

1,380

1,730

1,130

692

930

1,150

1,530

1,840

1,430

1,100

1,110

1,110

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,160

728

710

1,130

1,130

1,130

1,120

980

638

647

1,020

Nov.

1,100

1,110

1,420

1,380

1,150

656

870

1,090

1,210

1,060

1,110

1,060

683

960

1,450

1,860

1,880

1,150

1,120

674

970

1,880

1,800

1,120

1,200

1,120

674

1,090

1,140

1,110

-

Dec.

1,120

1,130

1,100

1,090

1,120

1,190

1,740

1,480

1,040

647

746

1,660

1,920

1,900

1,950

1,540

1,070

692

1,260

1,920

2,780

3,750

3,520

2,250

1,840

1,860

2,100

2,320

2,320

2,020

1,880

Jan.

1,490

1,320

2,180

3,000

3,300

3,150

2,250

1,390

1,940

2,250

2,250

2,250

2,250

2,180

2,250

2,920

3,380

3,080

2,500

2,000

1,800

1,400

1,700

2,000

2,780

5,350

5,990

5,000

4,000

3,900

3,900

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

3,800

3,800

3,500

2,500

2,000

2,300

2,300

2,400

2,100

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

2,200

2,400

2,200

1,700

1,100

1,500

2,200

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

33,631

35,097

52,955

592,125

85,150

60,800

102, 830

156,870

75,340

47 390

35*753

30,964

34,908

751,688

Mar

2,400

2,400

2,200

1,500

1,100

2,000

3,000

3,800

3,800

3,000

2,400

2,400

3,000

3,300

3,300

3,300

3,000

2,250

2,250

2,250

2,250

2,250

3,600

4,070

4,230

3,830

5,030

6,950

7,750

5,670

4,550

Apr.

6,150

7,

6,

9,

270

350

190

9,030

7,270

6,

5,

5,

330

390

330

5,830

5,830

5,

5,

5,

330

330

570

4,550

4,070

3,

3,

3,

500

520

580

3,450

3,750

3,

3,

3,

310

330

310

3,910

4,390

4,

4,

4,

3,

Maximum

1,840

1, 880

3,750

3,910

5 990 3 'soo

7 750

9^190

3,680

2,320

1,800

1,740

2,180

9,190

590

590

590

330

May

3,680

3,680

3,680

3,600

3,380

2,850

2,850

2,850

2,850

2,180

2,180

2,180

2,100

1,790

2,020

2,180

2,180

2,180

2,180

2,180

1,800

2,020

2,180

2,250

2,250

2,250

2,180

1,800

1,860

1,800

2,180

Minimum

638

656

647

588

,320

,100

,100

,450

,790

,050

580

572

540

540

June

2,250

2,32C

1,830

1.83C

1,95C

2,250

2,250

1,800

1,40C

1,050

1,060

1,54C

1,800

1,180

1,080

1,080

1,090

1,080

1,210

1,560

1,790

1,700

1,250

1,130

1,170

1,460

1,800

1,820

1,830

1,830

-

Mean

1,085

1,170

1,708

1,622

2,747

2,171

3,317

5,229

2,430

1,580

1,153

999

1,164

2,059

July

,080

,110

,130

,120

,540

,800

,040

,100

,050

,080

,080

,050

,080

950

588

620

870

1,390

1,720

1,720

1,700

1,100

665

850

1,410

1,660

1,660

1,360

810

580

840

Aug.

1,330

1,

1,

1,

740

HO

340

1,050

612

1,

1,

340

370

370

1,130

950

580

580

737

1,050

1,050

1, 360

370

572

604

773

1,

1,

380

320

L20

1,040

596

1,

1,

580

310

510

360

1,530

Per sqnare 

mile

0.462

.498

.727

.690

1.17

. 324

1.41

2.23

1.03

 672

.491

 425

!495

.876

Sept.

1,050

810

572

580

764

980

782

764

556

540

830

1,340

1,660

2,180

1,920

1,370

1,400

1,400

1,300

1,650

1,840

1,410

1,270

1,260

1,000

1,030

1,240

1,250

1,140

1,020

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.53

.56

.84

9.38

1.35

.96

1 63

2.48

1.19

.75

.57

.49

.55

11.90

Note. Ho gage-height record Jan. 19-24, Jan. 28 to Mar. 13; discharge computed on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, appearance of recorder chart, and furnished record of Kilowatt 

hour output at Croton hydro plant.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 119

Pere Marquette River at Scottville, Mich.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°46'40", long. 86°16'45", in sec. 19, T. 18 N., R. 

lb ¥. , at Scottville, 5f miles downstream from South Branch. Datum of gage is 606.30 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--709 square miles.

Records available.--June 1943 to September 1950. August 1939 to June 1943 at site 4f 

miles upstream, published as Pere Marquette River at Ouster.

Average discharge.--11 years (1939-50), 623 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,170 second-feet Apr. 4 (gage height, 5.58 

reet); minimum discharge, 3VO second-feet Aug. 25.

1939-50: Maximum discharge, 2,400 second-feet June 4, 5, 1945 (gage height, 5.84 

feet); minimum observed, 310 second-feet Aug. 9, 10, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 4 Apr. 5 to Sept, 3O

2,0 400 3.8 1,000 1.9 37O 3.7 930 

2,5 515 4.8 1,540 2.5 5OO 4.5 1,3OO 

3.1 710 5.6 2,170 3.0 645 5.4 1,950

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

410 

410 

402

410 

418

425 

445 

455 

455 

445

445 

445 

445 

435 

435

425 

425 

425 

425 

425

425 

445 

455 

455 

445

455 

455 

455 

445 

445 

445

Nov.

435 

435 

435 

435 

435

435 

435 

435 

435 

435

435 

435 

478 

478 

490

490 

478 

478 

478 

502

515 

515 

490 

478 

465

455 

455 

445 

465 

*478

Dec.

478 

465 

465 

455 

455

455 

560 

530 

545 

530

502 

590 

550 

650 

1,000

1,050 

1,050 

1,000 

675 

*575

590 

658 

750 

810 

830

790 

750 

730 

710 

658 

640

Jan.

622 

658 

710 

770 

810

810 

730 

710 

692 

658

622 

622 

640 

730 

790

950 

1,100 

1,100 

950 

1,000

1,050 

1,050 

1,050 

1,050 

1,100

1,200 

1,200 

1,100 

1,000 

900 

750

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri

UaH

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

uary .........................

h. ...........................

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

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

650. 

600 

550 

550 

550

550 

550 

550 

500 

400

400 

400 

400 

400 

400

400 

400 

400 

400 

400

400 

450 

500 

*550 

750

7OO 

650 

650

Secondfoot-days

13,530 

13,853 

20,496

205,937

27,124 

14,100 

29,846 

38,335 

22,354 

17,405 

15,233 

12,474 

12,564

238,314

Mar.

600 

500 

500 

550 

700

900 

900 

900 

1,000 

1,100

1,200 

1,150 

1,000 

890 

830

770 

710 

710 

658 

640

658 

*710 

910 

1,050 

1,100

1,230 

1,340 

1,480 

1,610 

1,790 

1,760

Apr.

1,610 

1,640 

1,830 

2,120 

1,870

1,760 

1,680 

1,450 

1,300

1,220

1,250 

1,280 

1,300 

1,330 

1,280

1,120 

1,100 

1,070 

1,070 

1,070

1,070 

1,040 

975 

930 

930

975 

1,040 

1,070 

1,040 

975

Maximum

455 

515 

1,050

1,150

1,200 

750 

1,790 

2,120 

930 

840 

580 

462 

595

2,120

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 sec. -ft.). Dec. 15 or 16 (

May

930 

885 

840 

820 

800

800 

800 

780 

760 

740

760 

760 

740 

720 

700

680 

662 

662 

662 

662

645 

628 

628 

645 

680

700 

720 

680 

645 

610 

610

Minimum

402

435 

455

380

622 

400 

500 

930 

610 

475 

420 

370 

380

370

June

610 

680 

662 

645 

610

580 

565 

550 

538 

525

512 

500 

500

512 

512

512 

500 

488 

488 

488

488 

488

475 

565 

700

840 

840 

760 

662 

610

Mean

436 

462 

661

564

875 

504 

963 

1,278 

721 

580 

491 

402 

452

653

July

580 

565 

538 

550 

538

525 

500 

488 

475 

462

450 

450 

462 

450 

440

440 

475 

512 

550 

550

550 

538 

500 

500 

488

475 

462 

440 

430 

430 

420

Aug.

430 

430 

430 

430 

420

410 

410 

400 

400 

390

390 

390 

390 

380 

380

390 

390 

390 

390 

380

380 

380 

380 

380 

370

380 

390 

420 

462 

462 

450

Per square 

mile

0.615 

.652 

.932

.795

1.23 

.711 

1.36 

1.80 

1.02 

.818 

.693 

.567 

.638

.921

Sept.

430 

420 

410 

400 

390

390 

390 

380 

380 

380

390 

462 

500 

565 

595

565 

488

462 

462 

500

538 

500 

475 

462 

450

440 

440 

430 

440 

430

Runoff in 

inches

0.71 

.73 

1.07

10.78

1.42 

.74 

1.57 

2.01 

1.18 

.91 

.80 

.65 

.71

12.50

time unknown) about 1,150 sec. -ft. I Jan. 27

2,170 sec.-ft.

* Winter dlacharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 13-18, Jan. 16 to Mar. 13.
120 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN

Big Sable River near Free Soil, Mich.

Location.--Staff gage, lat. 44°07'15", long. 86°16'50", in sec. 24, T. 20 N., R. 17 W., 

3D feet downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 31, 2-5 miles northwest of Free Soil, 

and 6 miles upstream from Hamlin Lake. Datum of gage is 615.32 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (levels by Michigan State Department of Conservation).

Drainage area.--1C" square miles.

Records available.- May 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 342 second-feet Mar. 29, Apr. 5; maximum gage 

height observed, 3.14 feet Jan. 18 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 93 secondfeet Aug. 16, 18-22, 24, 25.

1942-50: Maximum discharge observed, 487 second-feet Apr. 7, 1947; maximum gage 

height observed, 3.26 feet Jan. 20, 1943 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge observed, 81 second-feet Aug. 14, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair, 

once daily.

ge read

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except period of Ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-16)

1.0 96 

1.5 153 

2.0 220 

2.4 286 

2.7 342

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

97 

96 

95 

96 

96

98 

99 

99 

98 

98

101 

100 

100 

101 

100

99 

100 

100 

100 

100

100 

103 

106 

106 

107

112 

112 

107 

107 

107 

107

Nov.

107 

107 

106 

106 

106

106 

106 

106 

106 

106

106 

107 

124 

129 

124

122 

121 

118 

123 

130

134 

130 

127 

125 

123

127 

133 

134 

127 

124

Dec.

124 

122 

118 

117 

116

108 

121 

119 

119 

121

130 

158 

135 

127 

130

129 

130 

137 

140 

134

137 

149 

147 

151

166

172 

166 

157 

151 

143 

142

Jan.

141 

142 

153 

157 

152

148 

146 

142 

141 

151

143

130 

157 

172 

166

172 

200 

250 

230 

200

180 

160 

140 

*140 

300

210 

190 

190 

170 

150 

130

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

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

St........ ...................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

130 

130 

140 

130 

125

125 

125 

125 

125 

125

125 

125 

125 

125 

125

125 

125 

125 

125 

120

120 

120 

*120 

120 

130

130 

125 

120

Secondfoot-days

3,147 

3,550 

4,216

46,184

5,253 

3,510 

5,827 

7,298 

4,569 

3,482 

3,324 

3,113 

3,666

50,955

Peak discharge (base, 250 sec. -ft.). Jan.

Mar.

170 

250 

250 

210 

180

140 

140 

150 

160 

150

140 

140 

140 

140 

140

135 

130 

130 

130 

130

*130 

190 

228 

220 

206

228 

286 

314 

332 

*295 

243

Apr.

323 

323 

332 

332 

332

314

277 

251 

235 

277

295 

286 

268 

243 

228

220 

206 

206 

199 

206

206 

199 

192 

186 

199

a200 

206 

192 

186 

179

Maximum

112 

134 

172

286

300 

140 

332 

332 

172 

135 

115 

135 

161

332

May

172 

172 

166 

166 

163

161 

160 

154 

161 

156

151 

151 

148 

143 

141

140 

145 

145 

141 

139

136 

135 

135 

139 

146

146 

140 

130 

129 

129 

129

Minimum

95 

106 

108

94

130 

120 

130 

179 

129 

104 

100 

93 

98

93

June

135 

130 

133 

129 

124

122 

119 

117 

116 

115

113 

110 

110 

110 

110

110 

109 

107 

107 

108

107 

104 

105 

118 

133

123 

117 

115 

116 

110

Mean

102

118 

136

127

169 

125 

188 

243 

147 

116 

107 

100 

122

140

July

110 

110 

110 

110 

110

108 

105 

105 

104 

103

102 

104 

114 

110 

106

104 

105

106 

107 

115

114 

108 

110 

113 

113

108 

104 

103 

102 

101 

100

Aug.

102 

104 

104 

103 

100

98 

96 

96 

96 

96

96 

94 

94 

94 

94

94 

94 

94 

93 

93

93 

94 

94 

93 

93

94 

101 

122 

134 

135 

125

Sept.

114 

106 

104 

104 

103

102 

101 

99 

98 

99

106 

121 

145 

161 

151

136 

125 

128 

157 

156

148 

139 

129 

124 

118

117 

115 

123 

118 

119

Per square Runoff in 

mile- inches

0.803 0.93 

.929 1.04 

1.07 1.23

1.00 13.52

1.33 1.53 

.984 1.02 

1.48 1.71 

1.91 2.13 

1.16 1.34 

.913 1.02 

.843 .97 

.787 .91 

.961 1.07

1.10 14.90

18 (time unknown) about 280 sec. -ft.; Jan. 25 (time

unknown} about 32O sec.-ft.; Mar. 2 (time and discharge unknown); Mar. 29 (6 p.m.) 342 sec.-ft.j 

Apr. 5 (10 a.m.) 342 sec.-ft,

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height reeopd; discharge interpolated.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 17 tc Mar. 22.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 121

Manistee River near Grayling, Mien.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 44"41i35", long. 84°50'50", in sec. 31, T. 27 N., 

H. 4 tf., Just upstream from bridge on State Highway 72, 2? miles downstream ftrom Goose 

Creek, and 6^ miles northwest of Grayling.

Drainage area.--159 square miles.

Records available. November 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 248 second-feet Apr. 19 (gage height, 1.11 

feet); minimum, 145 second-feet Feb. 20.

1942-50: Maximum discharge, 354 second-feet Apr. 12, 1947; maximum gage height, 

1.94 feet Feb. 6, 1947 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 122 second-feet Feb. 

14, 1943.

Remarks --Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

151

151

152

153

153

154

159

157

161

159

161

160

157

157

156

157

157

157

157

158

157

162

162

160

159

161

159

159

158

160

160

Nov.

160

161

161

161

159

160

160

161

159

161

160

157

162

163

162

162

162

161

162

164

162

160

160

160

159

156

152

169

162

162

-

Dec.

162

160

159

161

160

160

161

162

164

162

166

188

184

173

178

175

171

169

169

169

175

191

187

180

172

183

178

177

174

173

173

Jan.

174

175

187

*195

188

181

177

171

170

165

160

165

165

180

175

165

165

175

187

186

183

186

184

178

192

*225

207

195

187

178

191

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June ................. . . ........

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

August ................. .........

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

183

181

184

178

176

176

176

175

175

173

174

173

172

173

182

175

173

173

171

166

170

175

*170

165

160

175

175

165

.

-

-

Seoond 

foot-days

4,884

4,820

5,316

62,754

5,612

4,864

5,617

6,324

5,484

4,999

5,115

5,326

5,652

64,013

Mar.

165

155

155

165

170

180

175

186

183

196

180

176

174

172

173

172

171

175

182

171

172

175

182

182

184

189

204

226

221

205

201

Apr.

210

213

208

216

216

205

204

201

196

198

213

218

208

202

202

208

225

237

242

235

221

208

208

207

207

216

208

202

198

192

Maximum

162

169

191

259

Z25

184

226

242

194

181

176

239

213

242

May

194

189

188

187

186

188

188

182

184

187

182

181

177

175

175

172

171

172

169

169

170

169

170

170

172

171

175

170

167

167

167

Minimum

151

152

159

149

160

160

155

192

167

162

161

159

180

151

June

168

166

169

166

165

164

164

163

163

163

162

162

162

162

162

171

173

166

165

166

169

167

164

181

181

173

168

165

165

164

Mean

158

161

171

172

181

174

181

211

177

167

165

172

188

175

July

162

172

176

174

170

171

166

163

162

161

161

161

170

163

162

162

162

163

166

173

168

162

162

163

166

163

162

161

161

162

165

Aug.

176

180

172

167

164

162

162

160

160

160

159

159

160

159

164

172

166

163

162

163

163

164

165

164

168

169

180

184

225

239

215

Per square 

mile

0.994

1.01

1.08

1.08

.14

.09

.14

.33

.11

.05

.04

.08

1.18

1.10

Sept.

194

186

183

182

182

182

ISO

180

181

180

183

187

188

204

213

202

191

194

a!90

a!90

a!90

a200

194

188

189

186

183

183

184

183

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.15

1.13

1.24

14.69

1.31

1.14

1.31

1.48

1.28

1.17

1.20

1.24

1.32

14.97

Peak discharge (base, 260 sec. -ft.). No peak above base.

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height records discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Manistee Riv 

near Sherman and Middle Branch Au Sable River at Grayling.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 9-18, Feb. 21 to Mar. 6.

209004 O - 52 - 9
122 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE MICHIGAN 

Manlstee River near Sherman, Mich.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 44°26', long. 85°42 I , on line between sec. 36, T. 24 N., 

H. ili W., and sec. 31, T. 24 N., R. 11 W., 150 feet upstream from Wheeler Creek and 

three-quarters of a mile north of Sherman.

Drainage area. 900 square miles.

Records available.--July 1903 to May 1916, November 1930 to June 1931, January 1934 to 

September 1950.

Average discharge.--28 years (1903-15, 1934-50), 1,078 second-feet.

Extremes.--MaxImam discharge observed during year, 2,170 second-feet Mar. 29; maximum 

gage height, 13.20 feet Jan. 27 (backwater from Ice), from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge, 765 second-feet Aug. 21-24.

1903-16, 1930-31, 1934-50: Maximum discharge observed, 3,500 second-feet Mar. 25, 

1913 (gage height, 7.0 feet, datum then In use); minimum daily, 540 second-feet 

Feb. 21-23, 1936 (corrected)."

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Gage read 

twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 29 Mar. 30 to Sept. 30

9.6 770 9.8 780 

10.0 870 10.4 965 

11.0 1,Z20 11.2 1,270 

12.0 1,620 12.4 1,800 

13.0 2,070

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

808 

808 

820 

820 

820

832 

845 

845 

845 

845

858 

858 

845 

820 

820

820 

820 

820 

820 

820

820 

858 

845 

845 

845

845 

845 

858 

845 

832 

832

Nov.

832 

832 

845 

845 

845

845 

845 

832 

832 

832

832 

832 

87O 

870 

885

885 

870 

885 

885 

885

885 

900 

870 

870 

858

858 

820 

870 

870 

885

Dec.

900 

885 

870 

870 

870

870 

870 

870 

858 

858

885 

950 

1,000 

950 

1,300

1,500 

1,400 

1,200 

*995 

960

995 

1,050

1,050 

1,050 

950

950 

1,000 

1,000 

950 

950 

900

Jan.

900 

900

950 

1,000 

1,000

1,000 

950 

900 

900 

900

900

850 

900 

1,000 

1,050

1,100 

1,100 

1,100 

1,050 

1,000

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000

1,150 

1,400 

1,300 

1,200 

1,100 

*1,030

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her. .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 ............

ary

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

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1,030 

995 

1,060 

1,030 

1,060

1,060 

1,060 

1,030 

1,030 

995

978 

960 

960 

960 

960

960 

960 

960 

945 

915

950 

1,100 

*1,100 

1,050 

1,000

950 

950 

1,000

Secondfoot-days

2*5,859 

25,770 

30,706

359,243

31,630 

28,008 

36,540 

46,670 

34,076 

27,554 

27,171 

28,192 

28,896

371,072

Mar.

1,000 

950 

900 

900 

950

1,000 

950 

1,100 

1,100 

1,050

1,050 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

950

950 

950 

900 

900 

960

*960 

1,030 

1,380 

1,460 

1,340

1,500 

1,710 

2,070 

2,070 

1,840 

1,620

Apr.

1,660 

1,710 

1,660 

1,760 

1,800

1,710 

1,620 

1,480 

1,400 

1,350

1,480 

1,580 

1,480 

1,400 

1,350

1,350 

1,440 

1,580 

1,760 

1,840

1,840 

1,710 

1,580 

1,440 

1,440

1,530 

1,530 

1,480 

1,400 

1,310

Maximum

858 

900 

1,500

2,020

1,400 

1,100 

2,070 

1,840 

1,270 

1,040 

982 

1,440 

1,350

2,070

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 sec. -ft.). Mar. 29 (8 a.m

May

1,270 

1,270 

1,230 

1,230 

1,230

1,190 

1,230 

1,230 

1,230 

1,190

1,190 

1,150 

1,150 

1,110 

1,110

1,070 

1,040 

1,040 

1,000 

1,000

982 

982 

965 

965 

982

1,000 

1,070 

1,040 

1,000 

965 

965

June

1,000 

1,000 

1,040 

1,000 

982

948 

930

915 

900 

900

885 

870 

855 

855 

855

855 

840 

825

855 

870

870 

870 

870 

930 

982

1,040 

1,000 

982 

930 

900

Minimum Mean

808 834 

820 859 

858 991

808 984

850 1,020 

915 1,000 

900 1,179 

1,310 1,556 

965 1,099 

825 918 

810 876 

765 909 

855 963

765 1,017

July

885 

930 

948 

982 

948

930 

900 

885 

870 

840

840 

825 

870 

870 

870

840 

840 

840 

870 

930

965 

948 

885 

870 

840

840 

840 

825 

810 

810 

825

Aug.

885 

1,000 

1,110 

1,110 

1,070

982 

915 

885 

855 

855

840 

825 

810 

795 

780

795 

795 

810 

795 

780

765 

765 

765 

765 

780

795 

870 

885 

1,270 

1,440 

1,400

Per square 

mile

0.927 

.954 

1.10

1.09

1.13 

1.11 

1.31 

1.73 

1.22 

1.02 

.973 

1.01 

1.07

1.13

Sept.

1,350 

1,190 

1,110 

1,000 

930

915 

885 

870 

855 

855

870 

900 

982 

1,040 

1,070

1,040 

1,000 

982

965 

965

982 

982 

948 

915 

885

885 

870 

870 

885 

900

Runoff in 

Inches

1.07

1.06 

1.27

14.83

1.30 

1.16 

1.51 

1.93 

1.41 

1.14 

1.12 

1.16 

1.19

15.32

) 2,170 sec. -ft.) Apr. 2O (6 p.m.) to Apr.

21 (9 a.m.J 1,840 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected ty ice Dec. 12-18, Dec. 22 to Jan. 30, Pet. 21 to Mar. 19.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 123

Sturgeon River near Wolverine, Mich.

Location.--Staff gage, lat. 45°17'25", long. 84°36'15", in sec. 31, T. 34 N., R. 2 W., ij 

miles north of Wolverine and 2 miles downstream from West Branch.

Drainage area.--164 square miles.

Records available.--April 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 498 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 3.53 feet, 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily discharge, 130 second-feet July 30, 

31.

1942-50: Maximum discharge, 919 second-feet Apr. 1, 1943 (gage height, 5.45 feet, 

from floodmark); minimum observed, 118 second-feet Aug. 22, 24, 1944 (gage height, 2.17 

feet).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Gage read once daily.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

2.2 128 

2.5 177 

2.8 251 

3.2 378 

3 . 5 480

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

148 

147 

148 

150 

148

150 

155 

156 

168 

171

166 

162 

158 

156 

155

152 

152 

152 

152 

152

153 

153 

156 

158 

156

155 

155 

155 

153 

155 

155

Nov.

155 

155 

155 

158 

158

162 

166 

160 

155 

155

153 

153 

a!60 

188 

190

184 

177 

171 

169

166

166 

162 

158 

158 

156

168 

175 

169 

168 

a!40

Dec.

a!80 

al90 

a!90 

a!80 

a!60

a!5o 

166 

168 

168 

169

257 

277 

224 

184 

188

192 

173 

168 

169 

190

181 

a200 

a!90 

a200 

a230

a230 

a200 

173 

173 

171 

169

Jan.

168 

186 

232 

*257 

224

188 

179 

177 

173 

171

175 

177 

204 

274 

240

158 

156 

190 

204

181

190 

195 

171 

171 

b200

b300 

b250 

b230 

b200 

190 

212

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

uary .........................

h. ...........................

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

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

197 

186 

195 

203 

190

192 

192 

177 

166 

160

156 

156 

*158 

160 

164

164 

160 

162 

160 

141

b!60 

b!70 

b!70 

b!60 

b!60

b!50 

b!70 

blSO

Secondfoot-days

4,802 

4,910 

5,860

63,968

6,223 

4,735 

6,533 

8,859 

5,964 

4,727 

4,466 

5,287 

5,525

67,891

Mar.

b!40 

b!40 

blSO 

b!60 

b!70

b!60 

186 

243 

204 

186

209 

206 

*195 

162 

164

139 

153 

162 

160 

164

160 

177 

209 

222 

246

321 

334 

463 

402 

286 

260

Apr.

302 

314 

286 

331 

305

240 

219 

216 

271 

375

371 

263 

246 

227 

240

302

371 

463 

446 

375

311 

257 

232 

254 

361

354 

266 

238 

214 

209

Maximum

171 

190 

277

550

300 

209 

463 

463 

248 

209 

166 

395 

308

463

Peak discharge (base, 450 sec. -ft.). Mar. 28 (l p.m.)

May

214 

214 

212 

214 

a230

248 

238 

216 

212 

222

197 

181 

186 

181 

179

177 

175 

169 

168 

166

164 

158 

158 

160 

a!60

a!90 

232 

188 

179 

188 

188

Minimum

147 

140 

150

125

156 

141 

139 

209 

158 

144 

130 

134 

141

130

June

188 

202 

209

181 

166

160 

156 

150 

148 

148

145 

144 

144 

144 

144

156 

158 

155 

155 

156

156 

153 

150 

156 

148

150 

153 

152 

152 

148

Mean

155 

164 

189

175

201 

169 

211 

295 

192 

158 

144 

171 

184

186

July

also 

150 

158 

162 

166

164 

158 

153 

144 

142

lil 

139 

142 

144 

139

141 

144 

144 

142 

144

144 

142 

142 

142 

138

134 

134 

132 

131 

a!30 

a!30

Aug.

a!50 

216 

206 

175 

155

145 

139 

139 

139 

139

136 

134 

134 

135 

a!40

148 

147 

139 

138 

138

138 

141 

147 

141 

138

138 

a250 

395 

324 

251 

232

Per square 

mile

0.945 

1.00 

1.15

1.07

1.23 

1.03 

1.29 

1.80 

1.17 

.963 

.878 

1.04 

1.12

1.13

498 sec. -ft.; Apr. 18 (11 p.m.)

Sept.

216 

186 

162 

153 

150

144 

144 

142 

142 

141

a!50 

a!70 

a270 

a250 

238

219 

a200 

173 

308 

260

204 

181 

173 

177 

173

158 

155 

158 

164 

164

Runoff in 

inches

1.09 

1.12 

1.33

14.53

1.42 

1.07 

1.49 

2.01 

1.35 

1.07 

1.01 

1.20 

1.25

15.41

480 sec. -ft.

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Wo gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Middle 

Branch Au Sable River at Grayling, Manistee River near Grayling, and Muskegon River at Evart. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
124 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Indian River at Indian River, Mich.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°24'35" J long. 84°37'10", in sec. 24, T. 35 N., 

K. 3 iff., at Indian River, an eighth of a mile downstream from Burt Lake and 3? miles 

upstream from Mullett Lake. Datum of gage is 590.21 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (levels by Michigan State Department of Conservation).

Drainage area. 583 square miles.

Records available.--April 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 880 second-feet May 6 (gage height, 5.07 feet); 

minimum daily, 337 second-feet Oct. 2.

1942-50: Maximum discharge, 1,080 second-feet Apr. 25, 1943 (gage height, 5.65 

feet); minimum daily, 281 second-feet Aug. 30, Sept. 2, 3, 1949.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

I

Z

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.

347

337

341

354

358

358

361

365

375

379

393

382

386

386

390

380

383

383

367

387

391

401

394

394

387

402

390

405

394

405

409

Nov.

366

398

a400

390

390

390

390

390

390

390

390

390

409

420

442

454

450

446

441

448

448

433

429

415

411

397

403

403

399

a400

-

Dec.

395

391

391

401

401

367

397

397

397

397

397

397

407

416

421

421

431

431

431

431

435

445

445

445

449

449

449

449

454

454

454

Jan.

454

458

472

472

472

476

476

476

481

481

*481

467

472

498

498

b500

b500

b500

b500

b510

521

521

525

525

540

559

572

572

577

577

564

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

569

a560

a560

559

559

549

549

554

554

545

559

550

*555

574

574

564

569

573

578

583

583

572

562

586

574

578

583

587

_

-

Secondfoot-days

11,804

12,342

13,065

171,649

15,697

15, 882

17,520

22 406

24^980

17,536

12, 248

12,569

12,919

188,968

Mar.

574

579

565

570

570

570

556

570

570

570

570

565

565

565

561

561

561

557

557

540

540

540

535

548

544

544

565

582

612

607

607

Apr.

635

635

645

663

676

676

671

671

666

684

718

738

732

746

726

720

739

733

777

800

794

794

816

816

840

840

865

865

865

a860

-

Maximum

409

454

454

663

577

612

872

708

410

429

468

872

May

672

647

847

854

831

854

861

838

845

845

845

852

852

828

835

811

811

817

793

793

771

777

756

736

756

756

756

756

736

713

736

Minimum

337

386

387

281

454

545

535

635

713

429

383

382

392

337

June

708

689

706

669

671

666

666

660

642

637

637

631

631

626

621

615

593

574

535

530

521

503

494

496

500

490

475

460

439

429

-

Mean

381

411

421

470

506

567

565

747

585

395

405

431

518

July

404

410

405

405

400

400

400

390

395

385

385

389

400

389

394

383

a390

394

398

398

398

387

387

403

403

392

392

392

392

392

396

Aug.

408

416

429

429

418

418

418

418

418

423

412

412

400

400

400

412

412

400

400

392

392

382

382

382

392

382

392

392

412

412

412

Per sqnare 

mile

0.654

.705

.722

.806

.868

973

.969

1 . 28

1 . 38

. 678

.695

.739

.889

Sept.

412

412

412

412

400

400

400

400

400

400

400

392

400

434

446

446

434

446

446

457

457

457

457

450

450

455

460

453

463

468

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.75

.79

.83

10.94

1.00

1.01

1.12

1.43

1.59

1.12

. 78

. 80

.82

12.04

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 125 

Cheboygan River near Cheboygan, Mich.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°34 I 40", long. 84°29'15", in sec. 19, T. 37 N., R. 

1 W., 300 feet downstream from Mullett Lake, 1^ miles upstream from Black River, and 

5 miles south of Cheboygan. Datum of gage is 591.21 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Auxiliary staff gage at Cheboygan 5 miles downstream. Datum of auxiliary 

gage is 590.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929,

Drainage area.--865 square miles.

Records available.--November 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,500 second-feet May 7; maximum daily 

gage height, 2.75 feet May 6; minimum daily discharge, 100 second-feet Nov. 3; minimum 

daily gage height, 1.42 feet Oct. 31.

1942-50: Maximum daily discharge, 1,590 second-feet Apr. 16, 1943; maximum daily 

gage height, 3.13 feet Apr. 17, 1945, Apr. 11, 1948; minimum daily discharge, that of 

Nov. 3, 1949; minimum daily gage height, 1.17 feet Oct. 23, 27, 1946.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Discharge computed by using fall as determined from hourly readings 

of auxiliary staff gage as a factor. Flow affected by backwater from power plant at 

Cheboygan.

Cooperation.--Auxiliary gage readings furnished by Consumer Power Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

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.

567

378

456

518

505

503

518

555

432

489

432

516

467

510

486

410

510

546

544

519

53E

518

416

487

446

437

422

423

348

227

377

Nov.

251

154

100

101

123

144

166

319

319

348

374

337

456

473

364

307

456

472

396

746

700

811

712

700

681

689

470

591

616

450

-

Dec.

525

525

500

350

500

500

500

525

500

540

400

450

*525

5 25

600

600

560

540

540

625

676

716

827

775

650

525

800

798

789

816

712

Jan.

700

625

800

720

800

700

820

700

700

892

*870

845

832

756

893

843

757

800

800

800

775

700

776

760

805

848

986

1,200

966

1,030

914

Month

October ..........................

Novenbe r .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

951

941

948

907

700

832

820

867

773

830

914

700

900

*944

673

829

816

859

700

913

870

894

882

888

879

650

800

800

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

14,494

12,826

18,414

233,022

25,413

23,480

25,243

37,480

36,246

20,948

18,817

17,687

15,609

266,657

Mar.

863

876

840

840

700

800

800

803

834

815

851

781

822

*825

795

760

750

750

600

750

700

750

720

780

750

700

880

988

1,030

1,060

1,030

Apr.

1,060

1,070

1,090

1,100

1,140

1,180

1,170

1,190

1,150

1,120

1,150

1,280

1,300

1,300

1,270

1,250

1,230

1,280

1,280

1,290

1,300

1,320

1,310

1,330

1,350

1,350

1,420

1,400

1,400

1,400

Maximum

567

811

827

1,200

1,200

951

1,060

1,420

1,500

1,010

862 j?-* 1 C O

773

1,500

May

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,290

1,500

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,300

1,400

1,300

1,110

1,150

1,110

1,150

1,140

1,080

1,070

1,020

1,040

977

928

923

926

949

1,030

944

859

850

Minimum

227

100

350

100

625

650

600

1,060

850

289

350

284

300

100

June

918

796

880

1,010

900

900

860

900

900

819

989

984

959

837

774

900

598

765

289

438

422

360

400

300

300

600

500

550

550

550

Mean

468

428

594

638

820

839

814

1,249

1,169

698

607

571

520

731

July

600

530

750

350

425

500

550

800

450

550

600

720

660

642

656

621

631

681

862

608

573

679

458

709

658

651

637

655

649

410

552

Aug.

662

723

589

582

567

350

558

628

669

619

584

629

284

644

707

658

620

553

591

321

531

585

570

526

549

663

417

572

596

586

554

Per square 

mile

0.541

.495

.687

.738

.948

.970

.941

1.44

1.35

.807

.702

.660

.601

.845

Sept.

473

459

350

475

420

369

416

401

386

300

438

459

478

425

420

479

400

490

544

589

639

663

699

542

674

685

702

713

748

773

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.62

.55

.79

10.02

1.09

1.01

1.08

1.61

1.56

.90

.81

.76

.67

11.45

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 30 to Dec. 20, Dec. 25, Jan. 1-9, Feb. 5, 12, 

13, 19, 26-28, Mar. 3-7, 16-27. No gage-height record Nov. 21, 24, Jan. 18-2Z, 28, Apr. 29 to May 5, 

May 7-12, June 6-9, June 23 to July 13, Sept. 3, 10, 17} discharge computed on basis of weather records, gage-height record at auxiliary gage, and power-plant records.
L26 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Pigeon River at Afton, Mich.

Location.--Staff gage, lat. 45°22'25", long. 84°30'50", in sec. 2, T. 34 N , R 2 W , 

^Tree-quarters of a mile west of Afton, 2 miles downstream from Wilkes Creek, and 5? 

miles upstream from Mullett Lake.

Drainage area.--159 square miles.

Records available.--April 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 463 second-feet Apr. 19 (gage height, 5.46 feet, 

rrom graph based on gage readings); minimum discharge observed, 67 second-feet July 28, 

29, Aug. 13, 14 (gage height, 4.20 feet).

1942-50: Maximum daily discharge, 1,100 second-feet Mar. 31, 1943; maximum gage 

height, about 10.5 feet Mar. 31, 1943, from floodmarks (ice jam); minimum discharge 

observed, 60 second-feet Aug. 12, 1945 (gage height, 4.04 feet).

Remarks --Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record 

wHTch are fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1949-5O, except period of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

4.2

4.3 

4.5 

4.7

120

166

4.9 

5.1 

5.3 

5.5

221 

Z91 

380 

485

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

78

78

7Z

78

78

79

84

84

93

89

95

91

78

78

78

78

78

76

78

78

78

80

80

78

87

91

89

86

84

82

82

Nov.

84

86

86

84

8Z

8Z

84

86

86

84

84

86

82

a75

a80

a80

86

87

89

91

95

93

93

93

106

1ZO

135

14Z

120

114

-

Dec.

1Z7

15Z

171

159

149

147

147

144

14Z

144

147

*15Z

160

150

140

140

130

120

110

105

loo

110

1ZO

1Z5

1ZO

110

105

100

100

95

90

Jan.

90

90

90

95

110

1ZO

1Z5

110

100

100

loo *ioo

120

150

1Z5

90

80

90

110

100

105

110

100

100

1ZO

180

150

130

110

100

110

Month

October ..........................

Novembe r .........................

December ....................... .

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

July

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

100

100

loo

120

100

100

loo

95

90

85

80

80

*80

80

85

85

80

85

85

80

85

95

95

85

85

80

90

80

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

Z,538

2 79C

4^011

40.18E

3.41C

2.50E

4.54C

6,78£

4 27 C

3! 054

2 52^

z'.oel

3,932

43.43S

Mar.

75

75

80

85

90

85

95

130

110

100

110

105

*105

95

95

80

90

90

90

90

90

1OO

115

130

180

250

275

450

425

*350

300

Apr.

231

238

241

247

272

254

201

176

169

164

280

269

209

189

192

215

304

416

453

212

118

127

135

149

195

234

284

238

198

176

Maximum

95

142

171

469

180

120

450

453

184

135

108

228

287

453

May

176

174

171

166

182

184

176

171

169

159

159

152

140

135

138

135

131

124

114

110

106

100

98

100

102

108

110

114

124

124

127

Minimum

72

75

90

63

80

80

75

118

98

84

68

68

78

68

June

131

129

133

135

116

loo

96

100

114

114

104

96

102

102

98

95

104

96

86

84

87

87

86

84

a9O

114

98

89

86

98

Mean

81.9

93.2

129

110

110

89.5

146

226

138

102

81.4

98.9

131

119

July

87

91

106

108

108

100

93

84

79

76

76

74

76

79

82

79

76

76

78

78

78

74

73

73

73

73

70

68

68

78

89

Aug.

106

118

161

133

100

91

78

78

76

74

73

72

70

68

78

91

93

79

76

70

70

72

76

78

74

78

96

122

171

215

228

Per square 

mile

0.515

.586

.811

.692

.692

.563

.918

1.42

.868

.642

.512

.622

.824

.748

Sept.

142

114

104

93

91

86

82

79

78

78

87

100

116

176

2S4

287

192

138

161

215

215

149

122

120

131

95

110

106

104

108

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.59

.65

.94

9.38

.80

.59

1.06

1.58

1.00

.72

.59

.72

.92

10.16

Peak discharge (base, 400 sec.-ft.). Mar. 28 (time and discharge unknown); Apr. 19 (6 a.m.] 

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records, records for Sturgeon 

River near Wolverine, and records for Black River near Tower.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 13 to Mar. 31 (no gage-height record Jan. 

8-11, Jan. 13 to Feb. 12, Feb. 14 to Mar. 12, Mar. 14-29, 31).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 127

Black River near Tower, Mlch.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°24', long. 84°20', In NW£ sec. 29, T. 35 ¥., R. 

1 K., 400 feet downstream from Kleber Dam, 800 feet upstream from Mllllgan Creek, 

3 miles northwest of Tower, and 8 miles upstream from Black Lake.

Drainage area. 313 square miles.

Records available. August 1949 to September 1950. November 1942 to July 1949 at site 

1 mile upstream.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 830 second-feet Aug. 30 (gage height, 4.60 feet); 

minimum, 0.6 second-foot Mar. 11; minimum daily, 4.0 second-feet Nov. 27.

1942-50: Maximum discharge, 1,660 second-feet Apr. 1, 1943 (gage height, 5.30 feet, 

site and datum then in use); minimum, that of Mar. 11, 1950; minimum daily, that of 

Nov. 27, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Low and medium flow regulated by power plant at Tower and Kleber Dam.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

93

93

116

108

88

44

195

133

120

e!60

146

147

143

146

114

93

133

145

132

109

130

99

110

6200

154

169

216

235

230

227

156

Nov.

130

60

16

14

42

132

132

e!50

e!70

e!40

e!70

elSO

150

159

153

189

226

193

195

118

73

126

118

117

167

154

4.0

65

190

168

-

Dec.

190

145

165

54

141

171

171

a!70

a!70

a!80

a230

a200

161

106

115

126

137

207

209

195

175

199

313

243

163

190

221

199

227

179

124

Jan.

196

230

233

224

224

221

186

46

152

221

211

155

184

a200

a!70

a!20

allO

a!25

a!60

144

170

140

151

183

200

426

261

325

348

287

aSlO

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

a!60

a!60

aleo

a200

186

140

176

139

145

157

150

147

148

154

161

142

143

171

170

146

136

128

142

140

156

156

152

149

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

4,384

3,901.0

5,476

66,336.0

6 , 213

4,314

7,414

15,152

9,128

4 991

4, 258

5 , 005

7,955

78,191.0

Mar.

146

153

145

148

120

64

173

198

264

211

176

163

182

214

153

140

176

a!70

a!70

a!70

177

175

188

219

308

383

458

a500

522

650

498

Apr.

419

503

503

585

531

621

441

428

402

367

471

578

461

447

403

409

550

629

657

689

725

604

527

501

416

448

446

494

500

397

-

Maximum

235

226

313

666

426

200

650

725

444

231

250

367

460

725

May

444

301

383

408

320

374

339

440

412

344

367

334

355

275

306

283

284

275

220

260

237

225

212

245

244

232

252

176

177

188

216

Minimum

44

4.0

54

4.0

46

128

64

367

176

123

101

106

135

4.0

June

214

231

173

181

208

205

155

175

206

156

136

135

135

123

142

168

176

153

159

165

161

154

140 158'

146

163

158

189

168

158

-

Mean

141

130

177

182

200

154

239

505

294

166

137

161

265

214

July

145

127

148

129

156

201

a250

a200

a!60

a!40

a!20

108

127

125

145

122

122

141

136

148

119

105

101

123

115

111

112

134

139

129

120

Aug.

109

186

268

248

205

190

159

135

110

108

114

131

127

129

120

148

151

138

124

121

129

130

106

117

120

114

144

204

237

367

316

Per square 

mile

0.450

.415

.565

.581

.639

.492

.764

1.61

 939

!530

.438

.514

.847

.684

Sept.

315

292

247

146

162

220

144

143

135

147

144

149

200

341

356

361

460

432

453

337

355

352

392

309

308

247

188

170

255

195

Runoff in 

inches

0.52

.46

.65

7.93

.74

.51

. 88

1.80

1 . 08

59

.50

. 59

.94

9.26

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Thunder 

Bay River near Hlllman.

e Some flow bypassing gage; discharge computed on basis of power-plant readings, weather records, 

and records for Thunder Bay River near Hlllman.
128 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 

Black River near Cheboygan, Mlch.

Location --Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°30'00", long, 84°19'24", in sec. 21, T. 36 N., 

K. IK., half a mile downstream from Black Lake, si miles upstream from Alverno Dam, 

and 12 miles southeast of Cheboygan. Datum of gage Is 609.26 feet above mean sea 

level (levels by Michigan State Department of Conservation). Auxiliary water-stage 

recorder 3 miles downstream at same datum.

Drainage area. 597 square miles.

Records available.--November 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,300 second-feet Apr. 22; minimum daily, 

bY second-feet Sept. 10.

1942-50: Maximum daily discharge, 2,070 second-feet Apr. 12, 1943; minimum daily, 

11 second-feet Aug. 14, 1949.

Remarks. Records good above 300 second-feet and fair below except those for periods of 

no gage-height record, which are poor. Discharge computed by using fall as determined 

by auxiliary water-stage recorder as a factor. Plow affected during most of time by 

backwater from power plant at Alverno Dam.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

217

120

181

232

215

177

224

181

126

185

203

217

216

189

183

86

216

184

208

215

187

260

115

196

191

218

150

192

130

125

224

Nov.

171

189

159

156

94

118

128

195

193

208

255

273

165

316

287

319

338

290

281

217

329

309

370

284

312

353

217

346

330

335

-

Dec.

336

307

319

263

371

398

411

412

424

397

318

487

512

423

462

362

345

117

329

318

351

390

387

355

120

320

340

359

342

372

298

Jan.

117

360

320

327

447

332

402

120

389

392

417

350

334

397

163

389

510

440

388

423

460

118

380

383

272

424

555

467

141

624

567

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

541

556

538

513

122

498

482

487

490

498

445

120

433

270

a430

a430

a430

a430

a!20

a400

a420

401

408

426

427

112

443

411

_

_

-

Second 

foot-days

5,763

7,537

10,945

112,519

11,408

11,281

11 72S

29^863

15,918

7 32i

7^446

9,084

11,485

139,787

Mar.

442

407

406

406

118

349

350

363

416

374

355

86

363

377

380

365

387

a360

a90

a350

a350

363

388

367

381

82

352

608

706

695

693

Apr.

678

695

727

801

869

799

888

955

886

875

910

1,000

963

986

963

901

893

944

1,080

1,230

1,260

1,300

1,270

1,210

1,170

1,160

1,160

1,120

1,100

1,070

Maximum

260

370

512

886

624

556

706

1,300

956

521

442

428

619

1,300

May

956

814

800

821

798

806

820

536

504

682

571

575

586

276

449

418

406

477

497

493

171

372

310

324

331

414

411

244

331

336

389

Minimum

86

94

117

11

117

112

82

678

171

139

101

83

67

67

June

521

358

343

186

332

324

332

302

289

347

139

185

203

174

201

-245

206

142

173

214

199

184

232

201

149

222

317

200

197

211

-

Mean

186

251

353

308

368

403

378

995

513

244

240

293

383

383

July

236

101

266

104

185

197

204

272

106

154

186

285

331

264

286

174

396

306

442

259

264

296

142

328

291

214

232

219

361

139

206

Aug.

260

294

282

248

224

149

213

316

388

395

352

310

107

400

428

410

356

378

399

127

391

226

278

251

228

280

83

344

410

321

236

Per square 

mile

0.312

.420

.591

.516

.616

.675

.653

1.67

.859

.409

.402

.491

.642

.642

Sept.

280

286

102

245

301

323

312

299

303

67

327

307

348

346

385

375

109

522

560

528

454

604

619

75

592

570

583

594

505

564

-

Runoff In 

inches

0.36

.47

.68

7.00

.71

.70

.73

1.86

.99

.46

.46

.57

.72

8.71

a No gage-height record; 

Alverno Dam.

discharge computed on basis of weather records and hourly readings at
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 129

Rainy River near Onaway, Mich.

Location. Staff gage, lat. 45°21'25", long. 84°10'00", in sec. 2, T. 34 N., R. 2 E., 

1? miles downstream from Little Rainy River and 3 miles east of Onaway. Datum of gage 

is 747.77 feet above mean sea level (levels by Michigan State Department of Conservation).

Drainage area. 79 square miles.

Kecords available. January 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 302 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 4.46 feet, 

I'rom graph based on gage readings); minimum, 0.2 second-foot July 21-28.

1942-50: Maximum discharge observed, 668 second-feet Apr. 1, 1943 (gage height, 

5.55 feet); no flow Aug. 24-28, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those below 1 second-foot and those for periods of ice 

effect, which are fair. Gage read once daily.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 9, Sept. 26-3O)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 28 Mar. 29 to Sept. 30.

1 8 0.1 2.3 4.1 3.3 75 1.8 0.1 2.3 5.2 3 

19 .4 2.4 6.5 3.7 134 1.9 .4 2.5 12 3 

20 .7 2.5 9.4 4.1 216 2.0 .7 2.7 20 4 

2 1 1.3 2.7 17 2.1 1.7 2.9 35 

2 2 2.3 3.0 41 2.2 3.2 3.2 63

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

0.3 

.3 

.3

.4 

.5 

.4

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.7 

.7 

.6

.5 

.5 

.6 

.6 

.8 

.7

Nov.

0.7 

.7 

.7 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.9

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1

1 

1 

1 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.3 

1.3

Dec.

1.4 

1.5

1.5 

1.6 

1.5

1.6 

1.6 

1.8 

1.8 

2.2

2.9 

3.8 

3.6 

3.1 

2.7

2.3 

2.1 

2.3 

2.8 

3.2

3.2 

3.2 

3.1 

2.9 

2.8

2.7 

2.7 

2.7 

2.5 

2.3 

2.5

Jan.

2 

3 

4 

3 

3

3 

2

2 

2 

2

2 

*2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

20 

20

17 

14 

11 

8

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her... .......................

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 ............

ary

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

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

.7 

.1 

.1 

.8 

.4

.2 

.8 

.5 

.5 

.3

.5 

.7 

.5 

.3 

.5

.3 

.3 

.1

.1 

.1

1 

.0 

.0

.1

.5

Feb.

6 

4 

3 

3

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

*2

2 

2 

2 

2

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2

2 

2

Secondfoot-days

14. 

30. 

75.

3,294.

154. 

64 

734. 

2,825 

724. 

81. 

30. 

38. 

165.

4,939.

Mar.

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

3 

4 

5

5 

5

4 

4 

4 

5 

*5

5 

4 

4 

4 

4

4 

5 

6 

9.1 

13

15

16 

204 

214 

108 

65

Apr.

65 

82 

93 

103 

123

126 

116 

104 

92 

85

78 

74 

70 

69 

75

115 

148 

150 

156 

126

106 

100 

92 

85 

76

73 

69 

63 

59 

52

May

49 

48 

46 

41 

38

33 

33 

31 

27 

27

28 

27 

26 

26 

24

24 

22 

20 

20 

18

16 

14 

12 

11 

10

9.8 

9.4 

9.4 

9.0 

8.7 

7.4

Maximum Minimum

5 0.8 0.3 

5 1.3 .7 

3 3.8 1.4

7 121 . 0

5 20 2.0 

6 2 

L 214 2 

156 52 

7 49 7.4 

3 6.6 1.9 

3 2.5 .2 

5 5.2 .3 

5 10 3.2

D 214 .2

June

6.6 

5.8 

4.8 

3.7 

3.2

3.0

2.8 

2.5 

2.2 

2.2

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

2.2 

2.3

2.3 

2.5 

2.3 

2.2 

2.2

2.5 

2.5 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

2.3 

2.5 

2.2 

2.2 

2.5

Mean

0.4£ 

1.0] 

2.45

9.02

4.9£ 

2.2E 

23.7 

94.2 

23.4

2.7:

1.24

5.5]

13.5

July

2.3

2.2 

2.3 

2.5 

2.2

2.2 

2.0 

1.8 

1.8 

1.2

1.1 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.8

.8 

.8 

.6 

.4 

.3

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3 

.4 

.5

5 103 

8 152

1 216

Aug.

0.7 

1.2 

1.7 

1.7 

1.6

1.1 

1.0 

.8 

1.0 

.9

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

..7

.7 

.7 

.7 

.6 

.5

.5 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3

.3 

.4

1.8 

5.0 

5.2 

4.8

Per square 

mile

0.0058 

.013 

.031

.114

.063 

.029 

.300 

1.19 

.296 

5 .035 

.013 

.016 

.070

.171

Peak discharge (base, 100 sec. -ft.) . Mar, 28 (8 to 10 p.m.) 302 sec. -ft.; Apr. 6 (2 a

Sept.

4.3 

4.3 

3.9 

3.5 

3.7

4.1 

3.5 

3.5 

3.2 

3.2

3.5 

3.9 

4.3 

4.8 

5.0

5.8 

6.6 

8.0 

10 

10

9.0 

8.7 

8.0 

7.7 

6.6

5.8 

5.2 

5.0 

5.0 

5.2

Runoff in 

inches

0.006

.01 

.04

1.55

.07 

.03 

.35 

1.33 

.34 

.04 

.01 

.02 

.08

2.33

m. 129

2.-ft.; Apr. 19 (9 a.m.) 162 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 20-23, Jan. 26 to Mar. 23.
130 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Thunder Bay River near Hillman, Mich.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°00'30", long. 83°58'15", on line between sees, 

a ana 9, T. 30 K., R. 4 E., just upstream from bridge on State Highway 32, a quarter 

of a mile downstream from Miller Creek, and 5 miles southwest of Hillman.

Drainage area. 232 square miles.

Records available.--June 1945 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 500 second-feet Mar. 28; maximum gage 

Height, 7.72 feet Jan. 26 (backwater from ice); minimum dally discharge, 108 secondfeet Oct. 3.

1945-50: Maximum discharge, 1,380 second-feet Apr. 12, 1947 (gage height, 8.86 

feet); minimum daily, 98 second-feet Aug. 7, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 28 Mar. 29 to Sept. 3O

4.3 111 4.3 125 

4.7 148 4.7 154 

5.1 194 5.1 194 

6.0 314 6.0 314 

6.6 421 6.8 454 

7 . 0 504

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

124 

133 

108 

128 

119

131 

148 

129 

164 

158

147 

145 

133 

132 

136

139 

128 

127 

121 

134

128 

154 

155 

142 

138

140 

140 

138 

138 

160 

111

Nov.

128 

133 

133 

133 

138

138 

138 

143 

138 

128

146 

111 

147 

164 

159

148 

148 

148 

148 

148

143 

154 

148 

138 

143

170 

210 

220 

210 

150

Dec.

130 

140 

180 

220 

*145

150 

200 

150 

250 

210

240 

270 

220 

260 

280

230 

250 

220 

200 

170

160 

200 

190 

200 

250

220 

170 

150 

160 

188 

212

Jan.

189 

159 

*188 

200 

182

200 

220 

230 

240 

240

210 

170 

200 

230 

210

170 

150 

190 

180 

200

190 

200 

200 

210 

240

320 

250 

210 

200 

150 

180

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

Mny

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .................... ....

lendar year 1949 

ary

h. .......................

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

ember.. ......................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

*160 

160 

160 

150 

140

120 

130 

130 

130 

120

140 

140 

140 

120 

115

150 

150 

150 

130 

120

150 

150 

150 

140 

125

125

135 

160

Secondfoot-days

4,228 

4,503 

6,215

64,233

6,308 

3,890 

6,335 

9,801 

6,557 

4,321 

4,478 

5,025 

6,243

67,904

Mar.

*135 

130 

130 

130 

150

150 

145 

170 

160 

150

140 

140 

140 

135 

130

130 

115 

130 

140 

150

190 

220 

260 

330 

340

330 

300 

500 

425 

*350 

290

Apr.

320 

380 

350 

444 

*434

356 

322 

292 

264 

285

322 

322 

a300 

a270 

a250

a250 

347 

390 

407 

381

347 

306 

299 

264 

292

364 

356 

338 

271 

278

Maximum

164 

220 

280

602

320 

160 

500 

444 

271 

178 

178 

285 

362

500

Peak discharge (base, 600 sec. -ft.). No peak above bas

May

271 

264 

226 

238 

238

264 

245 

238 

232 

258

271 

219 

219 

212 

206

200 

194 

188 

188 

183

178 

178 

178 

173 

183

206 

200 

183 

173 

168 

183

Minimum

108 

111 

130

98

150 

115 

115 

250 

168 

128 

125 

125 

134

108

June

178 

168 

168 

163 

158

154 

146 

146 

142 

142

138 

134 

134 

134 

131

131 

131 

131 

131 

134

154 

142 

134 

142 

134

146 

146 

170 

131 

128

Mean

136 

150 

200

176

203 

139 

204 

327 

212 

144 

144 

162 

208

186

July

134 

150 

158 

173 

168

178 

173 

150 

142 

138

134 

131 

138 

142 

138

128 

125 

131 

131 

138

134 

142 

134 

142 

158

154 

146 

138 

134 

142 

154

Aug.

183 

226 

238 

212 

183

154 

146 

138 

138 

134

131 

131 

128 

128 

131

134 

131 

131 

128 

128

125 

125 

125 

125 

128

134 

171 

258 

238 

285 

258

Per square 

mile

0.586 

.647 

.862

.759

.875 

.599 

.879 

1.41 

.914 

.621 

.621 

.698 

.897

.802

e.

Sept.

188 

173 

168 

158 

150

142 

138 

138 

138 

134

154 

178 

178 

275 

330

314

264 

238 

362 

347

299 

264 

238 

206 

194

183 

178 

173 

173 

168

Runoff in 

inches

0.68 

.72 

.99

10.30

1.01 

.62 

1.01 

1.57 

1.05 

.69 

.72 

.80 

1.00

10.86

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26 to Dec. 29, Jan. 6 to Apr. 3.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 131

Thunder Bay River near Bolton, Mich.

Location --Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°07'40" ) long. 83"38'30", in sec. 36, T. 32 N., 

K. t> J£. , half a mile upstream from Orchard Hill bridge, 4 miles upstream from North 

Branch Thunder Bay River, 5 miles southwest of Bolton, and 11 miles northwest of Alpena.

Drainage area. 588 square miles.

Records available. March 1945 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 2,300 second-feet Mar. 29; maximum gage 

neignt, 9.07 feet Mar. 31 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 96 second-feet Nov. 

27 (gage height, 2.59 feet).

1945-50: Maximum discharge, 3,690 second-feet Mar. 15, 1946; maximum gage height, 

9.08 feet Mar. 21, 1948 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, that of Nov. 27, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diurnal 

fluctuation caused by power plant at Hillman and regulation by Fletcher Pond on Upper 

South Branch Thunder Bay River since 1930 (usable capacity, 1.75 billion cubic feet).

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 30 Mar. 31 to Sept. 30

2.9 145 5.5 1,000

3.5 263 6.0 1,250

4.0 386 7.0 1,780

4.5 555 7.9 2,340

5.0 775

3.2 212

3.

4.

5.

Note.

ceding

8 349

4 530

0 778

 Same as pretable above

5.1 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949

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.

196

200

184

238

232

242

246

216

230

202

285

230

216

208

208

202

180

244

214

302

320

332

345

320

345

345

345

332

320

301

270

Nov.

236

202

218

214

204

210

194

240

242

246

196

198

216

188

220

224

230

216

186

184

161

188

178

206

176

158

140

165

190

238

-

Dec.

250

194

210

230

250

350

*350

350

350

350

310

270

300

280

250

270

250

290

310

250

250

270

332

320

274

259

320

301

270

263

238

Jan.

250

306

259

*296

301

320

222

206

242

226

250

260

230

270

300

280

250

270

260

310

280

280

250

280

280

320

350

380

330

280

230

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ...................... ...

February ............... ...

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

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

Hay

June .............................

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

August ........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

230

*220

200

190

190

170

180

180

170

180

250

300

320

300

230

220

220

240

240

210

220

220

240

240

240

250

220

220

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

8,050

6,064

8,761

118,145

8,568

6,290

15,320

24,209

12,728

9,248

9,071

10,447

11,812

130,568

Mar.

220

*200

190

200

220

210

240

240

270

280

250

250

240

240

230

220

210

200

200

210

250

280

320

400

500

650

900

1,500

2,300

2,000

1,700

Apr.

,400

'

500

too

too

^200

1,000

aoo

300

700

600

600

550

550

520

500

500

650

843

955

955

865

756

550

508

530

671

Maximum

345

246

350

1,220

380

320

2,300

1,400

568

403

375

479

629

2,300

735

692

529

650

to September 1950

May

568

53

49

44

3

5

3

433

448

44

37

40

8

5

3

403

448

51

46

44

2

3

8

418

418

40

38

28

3

9

0

255

255

24

36

40

0

2

3

418

418

43

43

40

40

3

3

3

3

375

Minimum

180

140

194

140

206

170

190

500

240

218

214

246

271

140

June

389

403

389

349

325

325

325

266

253

283

287

264

276

264

262

269

278

266

218

273

285

278

313

337

349

337

337

337

362

349

Mean

260

202

283

324

276

225

494

807

411

308

293

337

394

358

July

292

313

294

301

299

349

337

294

251

233

362

375

301

246

214

260

235

362

362

325

264

253

262

266

283

285

290

285

290

301

287

Aug.

313

362

418

389

349

313

266

294

313

313

325

325

325

301

337

337

325

296

269

285

246

301

313

313

375

389

337

313

463

463

479

Sept.

463

362

349

337

325

349

337

301

294

290

278

313

271

362

530

588

568

479

512

629

629

530

463

403

362

325

313

301

278

271

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 3-22, Jan. 11 to Apr. 17 (no gage-height rec 

ord Mar. 28-30, Apr. 3-6).
132 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Upper South Branch TTiunder Bay River near Lachine, Mich.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°03'30", long. 83°47'00", on line between sees. 23 

ana a6, T. 31 N., R. 5 E., just upstream from bridge on State Highway 32, 1 mile upstream from mouth, 3^ miles downstream from Fletcher Pond, and 3| miles southwest of 

Lachine. Datum of gage is 711.80 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 171 square miles.

Records available. March 1945 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 250 second-feet Aug. 25; maximum gage 

neignt, 3.62 feet Aug. 25 (backwater from Thunder Bay River); minimum daily discharge, 

0.7 second-foot Nov. 21.

1945-50: Maximum daily discharge, 450 second-feet Mar. 15, 1946; maximum gage 

height, 4.60 feet Apr. 12, 1947 (backwater from Thunder Bay River); minimum daily discharge, that of Nov. 21, 1949.

Remarks. Records fair. Flow regulated by Fletcher Pond since 1930 (usable capacity, 1.75 

Dinion cubic feet).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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

oeK.<3

26

27

28

OQ&y

30

31

Oct.

39

40

82

86

86

86

65

40

39

52

65

27

28

28

28

28

45

65

79

187

176

1B3

179

179

179

179

179

176

170

125

115

Nov.

49

46

47

47

47

49

64

88

88

62

28

28

30

37

50

50

50

11

1.0

.8

.7

1.5

3.5

4.0

4.0

3.8

4.0

5.1

5.4

5.1

-

Dec.

4.8

4.3

43

107

142

189

187

181

179

176

122

62

52

41

42

53

65

64

46

25

26

27

27

25

25

25

26

25

25

25

25

Month

Jan.

26

26

*27

27

26

25

24

25

24

24

24

24

26

26

30

27

26

26

25

28

28

30

28

26

55

38

38

36

34

31

28

October .................. ... . .

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

Decembe r ...................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .....................

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

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

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

June ......................... . .

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

August ..................... .

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

Water year 1949-5O ............

Feb.

*27

27

30

26

26

26

26

26

26

50

140

150

130

45

40

29

29

28

30

28

29

28

28

29

29

28

27

27

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

3,035

909 . £

2,066.1

28,987.5

868

1,164

826

622 . S

3'715'

3,371

4,105 

2,395

26,113.8

Mar.

*25

26

26

26

26

26

24

27

26

27

26

26

26

24

24

23

24

28

24

25

25

25

25

26

29

26

29

32

38

34

28

Apr.

21

23

23

26

*27

25

15

9

4

3

7

5

2

2

6

10

15

45

49

44

22

10

7.4

6.7

11

17

13

7.8

57

110

Maximum

187

88

189

300

38

150

38

110

174

176

200

150

250

May

57

57

53

52

52

44

39

40

46

63

90

154

124

122

122

122

122

85

6.0

4.9

7.0

50

146

174

172

172

172

172

172

172

172

Minimum

27

.7

4.3

.7

24

26

23

2

4.9

71

50

50

40

.7

June

172

176

154

128

128

128

103

71

80

105

105

105

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

140

-

Mean

97.9

30.3

66.6

79.4

28.0

41.6

26.6

20.8

97 9

124

109

132

79.8

71.5

July

100

100

100

loo

110

95

75

50

50

120

200

160

110

53

78

100

130

200

170

130

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

110

110

110

110

Aug.

115

115

95

a85

a 50

a50

a90

120

130

140

150

160

155

155

155

155

145

110

110

110

110

120

160

160

250

210

120

120

180

140

140

Per square 

mile

Sept.

130

120

120

120

140

150

140

110

110

110

105

98

46

54

70

68

52

50

68

94

62

47

41

40

4O

4O

40

40

40

50

Runoff in 

inches

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and record of gabe operation at Fletcher Pond.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 3O, Jan. 6 to Feb. 15, Mar. 22 to Apr. 16. 

Backwater from Thunder Bay River June 23 to July 13, July 16 to Aug. 3, Aug. 8 to Sept. 11; discharge 

computed on basis of discharge measurements, gage heights, weather records, record of gate operation 

at Fletcher Pond, and records for Thunder Bay River near Hillman and near Bolton.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 133

North Branch Thunder Bay River near Bolton, Mich.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°08'55", long. 83°36'35", in sec. 29, T. 32 N. , 

H"! '/ K., l|- miles upstream from mouth, 2j miles south of Bolton, and 9 miles northwest of Alpena.

Drainage area. 184 square miles.

Records available.- March 1945 to September 1950.

Extremes --Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,300 second-feet Mar. 30, 31; maximum 

gage height, 7.98 feet Mar. 31 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 2.4 secondfeet Oct. 3 (gage height, 2.57 feet).

1945-50: Maximum discharge, 2,330 second-feet Apr. 13, 1947; maximum gage height, 

that of Mar. 31, 1950; minimum discharge, 1.4 second-feet Oct. 4, 1948 (gage height, 

2.48 feet).

Remarks.--Records good except those below 10 second-feet and those for periods of ice 

errect, which are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

3.2

3.2

2.6

2.8

3.4

4.6

5.5

4.9

5.5

6.1

6.4

6.1

5.8

6.1

5.8

6.4

7.8

6.1

6.4

7.0

7.0

9.4

9.0

7.8

6.4

5.8

6.1

6.1

5.5

5.5

5.8

Nov.

5.5

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.2

5.2

6.1

7.4

6.7

6.4

6.7

7.0

7.0

6.1

6.1

5.8

6.4

6.7

6

6

7

6

6

6

-

Dec.

6

7

6

7

8

*9

10

10

10

10

10

11

10

12

15

22

20

19

17

16

14

15

25

28

28

25

23

23

21

IB

25

Jan.

23

22

23

*25

25

22

30

31

32

30

25

30

27

33

25

30

45

50

45

45

42

48

42

35

55

70

50

55

60

55

65

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

80

*65

35

37

30

28

20

28

40

35

35

28

22

25

23

35

40

38

35

25

23

23

26

26

26

28

25

25

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

180. 1

175.7

480

16,595.3

1 195

906

5,008

13,710

3,018

763

473

596

1,626

28,130.8

Mar.

22

*19

17

15

15

18

IB

21

IB

20

23

25

28

23

18

16

23

28

26

25

25

40

55

55

65

150

200

550

850

1,300

1,300

Apr.

1,100

850

700

600

600

*600

550

500

430

350

350

310

320

360

310

310

320

460

597

622

533

446

384

335

293

293

296

312

308

271

-

Maximum

9.4

7.4

28

794

70

80

1,300

1,100

242

40

22

32

129

1,300

May

242

212

186

168

157

149

129

123

125

123

106

101

94

94

92

87

84

79

66

61

59

59

56

50

48

47

46

45

45

43

42

Minimum

2.6

4.9

6

2.6

22

20

15

271

42

15

11

13

17

2.6

June

40

37

34

33

32

30

30

27

28

23

18

15

16

17

18

21

24

26

29

30

28

25

27

24

20

20

23

24

21

23

Mean

5.81

5.86

15.5

45.5

38 , 5

32.4

162

457

97.4

25 4

15 '.3

19 2

54 '.2

77.1

July

21

20

19

22

22

21

22

IB

15

15

15

14

16

17

16

15

14

14

13

13

12

11

11

12

15

12

12

11

11

12

12

Aug.

15

19

23

20

23

25

30

32

24

23

22

19

IB

IB

17

19

19

16

15

14

13

15

IB

18

16

15

16

14

17

21

22

Per square 

mile

0.032

.032

.084

.247

.209

.176

.880

2 .48

529

.138

.083

.104

.295

.419

Sept.

29

35

35

39

35

40

35

33

27

23

19

17

23

36

46

74

108

129

125

94

87

85

71

60

59

59

54

50

45

54

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.04

.04

.10

3.36

.24

. 18

1.01

2.77

.61

.15

.10

.12

.33

5.69

Peak discharge (base. 500 see.-ft.). Mar. 30 (time and discharge unknown); Apr. 20 (2 to 5 a.m.) 

o54 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 25 to Dec. 31, Jan. 5 to Apr. 18 (no gageheight record Feb. 20 to Mar. 2, Mar. 28-30).
134 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Lower South Branch Thunder Bay River near Hubbard Lake, Mich.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°51'33", long. S3 C 35'40", in sec. 4, T. 28 N., R. 

'/ K., 50 feet downstream from Hubbard Lake and 1 mile south of town of Hubbard Lake. 

Datum of gage is 701.08 feet above mean sea level (levels by Michigan State Department 

of Conservation).

Drainage area. 146 square miles.

Records available. August 1945 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 217 second-feet Apr. 27, 28; minimum 

daily, 5.2 second-feet Mar. 30.

1945-50: Maximum daily discharge, 512 second-feet May 7,8, 1947; no flow May 25- 

27, 30, 31, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record or those below 10 

second-feet, which are fair. Flow regulated by Hubbard Lake since 1915 (usable capacity, 1.31 billion cubic feet).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

40

54

112

126

136

139

122

76

57

116

65

24

24

25

25

25

89

124

120

128

130

126

124

122

122

120

122

118

118

118

116

Nov.

118

63

28

27

49

110

110

108

108

67

39

55

108

108

107

107

107

61

27

27

27

27

26

25

25

27

70

107

103

101

Dec.

101

101

107

98

98

*156

195

192

190

164

152

b60

b30

15

13

53

83

81

40

7.9

.6

.6

.3

.3

.6

.3

.3

.0

.0

.0

.0

Jan.

.0

.0

* .0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

24

94

94

92

92

92

58

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

15

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

Month

October ........................ .

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

Deoembe r ................ ....

Calendar year 1949 .......... .

January ....................

February ......... ... .

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

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

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

June .................

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

August .................

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

Water year 1949-5O

Feb.

9.7

10

9.7

9.7

9.7

10

10

10

10

9.7

56

122

104

15

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

11

11

12

12

12

_

-

Secondfoot-days

2,963

2,072

2,016.9

21,750.6

822.0

554.5

316.4

2,890.7

3,396

2 , 708

2,911

3 254

1^320

25,224.5

Mar.

12

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.7

10

8.5

5.5

5.2

5.5

Apr.

6.0

6.0

5.7

6.0

6.0

6.2

6.5

6.5

6.5

7.3

45

124

128

114

94

88

88

88

86

88

124

176

186

186

186

208

217

217

2O4

181

Maximum

139

118

195

195

94

122

12

217

176

138

154

163

83

217

May

176

176

129

105

78

64

61

66

60

60

75

81

94

124

154

163

115

91

65

44

44

72

114

158

150

150

150

145

145

145

142

Minimum

24

25

7.0

0

7.0

9.7

5.2

5.7

44

45

23

26

29

5.2

June

138

134

105

91

91

91

60

45

66

91

91

91

91

91

91

94

94

91

91

91

91

91

91

91

91

91

91

91

91

61

-

Mean

95.6

69.1

65.1

59.6

26.5

19.8

10.2

96.4

110

90.3

93.9

105

44.0

69.1

July

49

49

49

49

72

94

62

48

49

116

154

110

50

23

62

88

120

ISO

110

88

88

91

91

114

131

134

134

134

134

134

134

Aug.

134

131

70

26

26

26

66

96

96

120

138

138

138

142

142

138

107

96

96

99

99

99

96

134

163

154

154

154

86

45

45

Per square 

mile

Sept.

45

45

44

44

69

83

83

83

81

81

81

51

29

29

29

30

30

29

30

29

29

29

29

29

29

a30

a30

a30

a30

a30

-

Runoff in 

inches

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records of gage operaion at Hubbard Lake Dam. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 135

Middle Branch Au Sable River at Grayling, Mioh.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°39'35", long. 84°42'45", in sec. 7, T. 26 N., R. 

aw., just upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 27 at Grayling and three-quarters of 

a mile upstream from East Branch. Datum of gage is 1,123.49 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 110 square miles.

Records available.--November 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 153 second-feet Apr. 19 (gage height, 2.12 

I'eet); minimum, 32 second-feet Nov. 11 (gage height, 0.94 foot).

1942-50: Maximum discharge, 274 second-feet June 2, 1943 (gage height, 3 00 feet); 

minimum, 28 second-feet Apr. 21, 1946 (gage height, 0.80 foot).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are fair. Diurnal fluctuation caused by power plant above station.

Rating table, water year 1949-5O, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.0 

1.3

1.6 

2.1

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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

47

46

57

53

55

61

57

53

55

51

58

55

52

50

52

50

49

49

50

51

55

51

58

55

57

52

48

50

60

58

Nov.

46

70

52

64

65

51

50

53

57

56

38

40

60

63

66

59

61

59

59

57

58

56

53

54

53

48

46

64

66

63

-

Dec.

60

52

49

52

59

57

51

49

50

56

65

88

104

72

61

67

70

65

71

*66

76

89

93

77

60

85

81

77

70

60

b65

Jan.

b70

b70

b75

*b85

bSO

b70

b70

b50

b65

74

63

59

78

89

75

66

62

68

60

65

68

61

70

66

77

*104

98

84

83

74

68

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-5O ............

Feb.

b65

65

67

66

64

72

65

65

63

65

65

60

65

57

61

67

67

65

57

57

61

63

63

57

60

54

58

*63

.

-

Secondfoot-days

1,653

1,687

2,097

25,100

2,247

1,757

2,220

3,127

2,418

1,921

1,894

1,892

2,146

25,059

Mar.

60

55

52

60

59

62

61

b70

b70

b65

b70

66

64

b65

65

62

58

55

62

66

66

75

82

*72

81

81

90

115

112

105

94

Apr.

106

109

106

116

117

108

90

71

64

66

78

87

78

89

99

105

121

139

149

141

125

109

104

102

114

126

114

104

97

93

-

Maximum

61

70

1O4

159

104

72

115

149

96

88

75

99

109

149

May

96

93

92

94

94

95

89

85

89

88

88

84

82

77

76

76

71

71

68

68

66

70

67

65

70

74

65

65

65

62

73

Minimum

46

38

49

38

50

54

52

64

62

38

47

46

50

38

June

71

67

70

85

48

38

57

88

61

53

52

61

61

59

57

63

72

59

64

59

63

57

55

87

83

77

68

64

62

60

Mean

53.:

56. 2

67.6

68. £

72. E

62. £

71.6

104

78. C

64. C

61.]

61. C

71. E

68.7

July

57

64

73

70

75

62

64

59

56

56

58

55

60

60

58

55

60

61

59

75

75

63

56

63

65

62

5853 '

54

47

61

Aug.

78

99

87

77

66

62

61

59

56

56

53

54

48

51

53

52

55

55

51

47

46

50

50

48

53

a55

a55

a60

a80

a90

a85

Per square 

mile

0.485

.511

.615

.625

.659

.571

.651

.945

.709

.582

.555

.555

.650

.625

Sept.

80

72

65

62

62

61

59

56

54

50

60

65

66

85

98

88

77

71

89

109

94

78

80

71

66

66

65

67

65

65

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.56

.57

.71

8.48

.76

.59

.75

1.05

.82

.65

.64

.64

.73

8.47

Peak discharge (base, 175 see.-ft.). No peak above base. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Manistee 

River near Grayling and near Sherman.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Rifle River at Michigan Highway 70, near Sterling, Mien.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°04', long. 84°02', in sec. 5, T. 19 N., R. 4 E.,

 at bridge on State Highway 70, 3 miles north of Sterling.

Drainage area.--320 square miles.

Records available. January 1937 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--12 years (1937-39, 1940-50), 309 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,340 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 13.74

 reet), from rating curve extended above 2,900 second-feet; minimum, 101 second-feet 

Aug. 25 (gage height, 1.18 feet),

1937-50: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 28, 1950; maximum gage height, 13.90 feet 

Mar. 25, 1943 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 87 second-feet Dec. 2, 1946 

(gage height, 1.14 feet).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record and

 £Ho~se above 3,000 second-feet, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation during low flow 

caused by power plant above station.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except period of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 9)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 28 Mar. 29 to Sept. 30

1.4 123 3.5 570 1.3 116 2.4 310 6.O 1,410 

1.5 138 4.5 865 1.4 130 3.2 5O4 8.O 2,260 

2.0 22O 5.2 1,110 1.8 192 4.5 880 11. O 3.76O 

2.5 325 7.4 1,970

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

126 

129 

130 

142 

138

153 

194 

174 

163 

155

158 

147 

147 

146 

144

146 

141 

150 

146 

142

144 

158 

166 

153 

153

158 

150 

152 

153 

152 

147

Nov.

153 

152 

156

156 

161

161 

161 

163 

156 

159

159 

159 

187 

*215 

213

188 

183 

174 

177 

183

182 

161 

190 

179 

174

160 

294 

291 

251 

226

Dec.

197 

207 

200 

218 

200

230 

250 

220 

210 

190

220 

280 

330 

280 

210

22O 

230 

230 

230

230

300 

450 

400 

310 

280

274 

261 

251 

*243 

211 

226

Jan.

237 

253

361 

508 

349

291 

241

30O 

340 

400

390

260 

310 

430 

290

230 

270 

250 

250 

260

290 

250

260 

250 

350

2,OOO 

*1,480 

790 

570 

373 

350

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

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

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

320

3OO 

280 

250 

250

250 

230 

220 

230 

220

220

210 

230 

200 

230

270 

250 

23O 

200 

180

210 

220 

250 

250

200

200 

*200 

200

Secondfoot-days

4,657 

5,524 

7,78£

84 , 8O6

13,183 

6,50C 

24.38C 

26.07E 

10.19E 

5,682 

5,074 

4,604 

5,473

119, 13E

Mar.

200 

180 

170 

190 

210

25O 

300 

350 

320 

300

280 

260 

250 

240 

240

230 

230 

220 

230

270

270 

320 

50O 

1,300 

1,100

3,000 

3 , OOO 

4,500 

*2,840 

1,520 

1,110

Apr.

2,240 

2,360 

1,690 

2,510 

1,970

1,180 

910 

790 

670 

614

670 

670 

530 

465 

452

491 

586 

628 

628 

586

491 

439 

452 

414 

572

910 

685 

558 

465 

452

Maximum

194 

294 

450

1,080

2,000 

320 

4,500 

2,510 

558 

248 

229 

278 

343

4,500

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 sec. -ft.). Jan. 26 (6 p.m

Hay

426 

414 

378 

366 

465

465 

390 

343 

332 

378

343 

321 

310 

299 

278

268 

260 

254 

25O 

242

240 

229 

225 

231 

288

558 

465 

366 

299 

262 

250

Minimum

126 

152

190

110

230 

180 

170 

414 

225 

161 

137 

120 

123

120

June

246 

231 

238 

225 

214

203 

201 

187 

177 

172

172 

167 

170

172 

167

164 

175 

170 

165 

165

a!70 

a!70 

161 

235 

248

212 

192 

180 

164 

169

Mean

150 

184 

251

232

425 

232 

786 

869 

329 

189 

164 

149 

182

326

July

164 

162 

175

165

165

178 

162 

152 

147 

143

137 

140 

146 

146 

137

143 

156 

162 

164 

208

190 

170 

150 

175 

210

178 

152 

148 

156 

164 

229

Aug.

278 

240 

210 

190

170

154 

140 

140 

140 

133

133 

130 

126 

133 

127

129

126 

126 

123 

120

120 

123 

120 

120

123

127 

140 

146 

178 

178 

161

Per square 

mile

0.469 

.575 

.784

.725

1.33 

.725 

2.46 

2.72

1.03 

.591 

.512 

.466 

.569

1.02

) about 2,500 sec. -ft.; Mar. 28

Sept.

148 

144 

133 

137 

129

129 

130 

123 

126 

126

199 

332 

268 

332 

343

240 

199 

ISO 

210 

2O5

187 

180 

167 

159 

159

156 

156 

156 

158 

162

Runoff in 

inches

O.54 

.64 

.90

9.86

1.53 

.76 

2.84 

3.04 

1.19 

.66 

.59 

.54 

.63

13.86

(4 p.m.)

5,340 sec.-ft.; Apr. 2 (12:30 a.m.) 2,910 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 6-25, Jan. 8-26, Jan. 31 to Mar
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 137

Shiawassee River at Byron, Mich.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 42°49'25", long. 83°56'45", on line between sees. 14 

and 23, T. 5 N., R. 4 E., at highway bridge at Byron, a quarter of a mile downstream 

from mill dam, which is just upstream from South Branch Shiawassee River.

Drainage area. 368 square miles.

Kecords available.--January 1948 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,020 second-feet Apr. 6 (gage height, 11.31 

feet); minimum, 56 second-feet Sept. 5 (gage height, 4.10 feet).

1948-50: Maximum discharge, 2,860 second-feet May 13, 1948 (gage height, 12.51 

feet); minimum observed, 36 second-feet Sept. 6, 1948 (gage height, 4.01 feet).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Low flow slightly regulated at times by mill dam above station. 

Gage read twice daily.

Revisions.--W 1144: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 1 to June 5 and July 1 to Aug. 20)

4.1 56 8.3

4.7 148 9.3

5.5 290 10.8

6.1 420 11.3

990

1,320

1,970

2,220

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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

83

65

89

92

104

110

108

116

104

128

162

172

168

148

141

131

156

162

162

160

165

156

146

141

125

119

115

110

114

92

Nov.

95

98

98

95

95

90

76

96

100

98

101

96

96

90

101

122

122

110

104

119

119

122

124

122

126

131

138

134

160

177

Dec.

199

189

168

190

190

233

213

202

190

206

233

280

395

350

224

211

270

213

224

260

408

720

990

1,170

1,020

845

795

820

795

695

570

Jan.

495

482

645

795

1,050

1,140

960

770

695

695

645

620

608

795

900

845

745

645

445

408

382

340

290

320

570

795

930

1,050

845

645

570

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

595

582

508

420

350

290

290

260

280

300

250

250

*233

350

695

1,080

1,320

1,170

bl,OOO

bSOO

b700

b600

bSOO

bSOO

bSOO

bSOO

b450

408

-

_

-

Mar.

382

b350

b300

b350

b400

*420

570

930

1,170

1,400

1,360

1,170

990

960

900

795

670

570

582

458

520

632

745

870

930

1,050

1,280

1,770

2,170

2,120

1,720

Apr.

1,520

1,

1,

1,

180

300

320

2,020

2,220

1,

1,

1,

370

300

560

1,200

1,140

390

770

745

645

608

345

195

545

532

508

470

570

495

770

1,110

1,

1,

fSys »"*»

3,932 172

3,355 177

13,468 1,170

101,564 2,170

21,120 1,140

15,181 1,320

28,534 2,170

31,638 2,220

11,135 820

9,203 720

3,435 138

3,164 187

6,447 408

150,612 2,220

170

350

390

300

-

May

820

770

720

645

532

445

395

360

360

360

350

340

320

290

242

242

224

211

208

199

190

179

204

211

211

290

420

445

408

320

224

Minimum

65

76

168

64

290

233

300

370

179

134

84

68

56

56

June

224

224

52O

695

720

582

495

432

395

370

370

320

310

330

330

300

280

250

233

216

197

184

168

172

148

179

146

138

134

141

-

Mean

127

112

434

278

681

542

920

1,055

359

307

111

102

215

413

July

136

130

113

114

98

107

113

110

108

84

96

102

106

107

108

90

100

114

112

122

138

125

119

104

116

113

114

116

120

114

86

Aug.

187

156

150

a!40

a!30

a!20

allO

alOO

98

108

108

112

107

74

370

a80

86

78

86

88

72

77

77

83

80

102

95

68

107

107

108

Sept.

128

113

92

60

56

76

84

80

76

84

209

224

270

395

408

382

340

310

320

320

320

310

300

270

250

233

213

199

174

151

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.345 0.40

.304 .34

1.18 1.36

.755 10.28

1.85 2.13

1.47 1.53

2.50 2.88

2.87 3.20

.976 1.13

.834 .93

.302 .35

.277 .32

.584 .65

1.12 15.22

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for 

st Owosso.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

209004 0-52-10
138 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Shiawassee River at Owosso, Mich.

Location. --Water-stage recorder, lat. 43 D 00'54", long. 84°10'52", in SWt sec. 12, T. 7 N. , 

RT~2~E. , a quarter of a mile north of Owosso. Datum of gage is 707.25 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--538 square miles.

Records available. March 1931 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--17 years (1931-33, 1935-50), 330 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,100 second-feet Apr. 4 (gage height, 8.28 feet); 

minimum, 39 second-feet Aug. 21 (gage height, 1.82 feet); minimum daily, 71 second-feet 

Aug. 22.

1931-50: Maximum discharge, 6,240 second-feet Apr. 6, 1947 (gage height, 10.35 feet): 

minimum, 0.2 second-foot July 27, 1934 (gage height, 1.12 feet); minimum daily, 2.0 

second-feet July 28, 1934.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

 Flow regulated below about 800 second-feet by power plant at Shiawasseetown for period 

of record.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September

Day

1

Z

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

J.O in

1 QJ.9

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 xn

O\J

31

Oct.

97

97

99

104

103

121

123

112

125

125

126

161

176

187

180

170

170

160

150

150

150

150

160

170

170

170

150

120

120

120

110

Nov.

110

100

100

100

110

110

110

100

100

100

120

130

120

110

110

130

146

140

130

130

30

ZO

CO

20

20

20

20

150

200

200

-

Dec.

200

200

200

200

200

250

200

200

200

200

250

400

5OO

400

365

303

298

385

391

370

823

1,520

1,460

1,380

1,340

1,260

1,240

1,070

1,020

945

735

Jan.

725

725

1,430

1,580

1,440

1,400

1,320

995

933

945

831

741

1,130

1,5OO

1,240

1,080

891

952

627

525

499

555

484

464

1,030

1,780

1,380

1,250

1,240

932

669

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

September .... v ...................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

698

695

637

551

587

517

434

420

450

515

493

438

379

443

1,580

1,440

1,520

1,500

1,400

1,020

906

865

649

717

710

661

676

664

_

-

-

Secondfoot days

4,326

3,706

18,565

140,249

31,293

21,565

41,892

45,240

15,178

13,438

4,446

5,013

11,202

215,864

Mar.

579

452

409

483

537

,060

,240

,760

,580

,580

,720

1^340

1,140

1,100

1,060

927

712

764

829

860

1,150

1,260

1,260

1,580

1,500

2,080

2,940

2,580

2,490

2 , 400

Apr.

2,490

2,320

2,320

3,610

3,230

2,670

2,580

2,240

1,720

1,520

1,460

1,320

1,100

1,000

900

8OO

700

650 7 or

700

635

615

575

725

1,500

1,650

1,520

1,520

1,290

1,180

-

Maximum

187

200

1,520

3,000

1,780

1,580

2,940

3,610

1,070

1,580

201

580

1,290

3,610

May

1,070

945

895

795

748

595

487

455

475

447

439

407

387

387

359

298

284

278

268

265

252

228

209

252

378

936

635

615

535

463

391

Minimum

97

100

200

82

464

373

409

575

209

174

114

71

91

71

June

311

307

1,580

1,260

1 , 040

870

702

575

515

487

451

415

407

407

399

387

336

311

304

291

278

229

224

230

218

193

174

177

180

180

Mean

140

124

599

384

1,009

770

1,351

1,508

490

448

143

162

373

591

July

ISO

183

165

148

140

136

132

137

141

112

117

124

122

119

124

123

178

152

152

199

201

175

151

148

129

119

124

119

116

114

146

Aug.

488

385

187

162

136

132

126

112

102

130

119

104

101

83

90

107

104

86

82

71

79

81

80

92

122

124

580

388

218

Per square 

mile

0.260

.230

1.11

.714

1.88

1.43

2.51

2.80

.911

.833

.266

.301

.693

1.10

Sept.

223

223

184

142

104

92

91

35

95

108

413

496

669

1,290

1,040

770

595

511

443

423

419

415

395

344

344

301

281

H58

249

189

Runoff in 

inches

0.30

.26

1.28

9.68

2.17

1.49

2.89

3.12

1.05

.93

.31

.35

.77

14.92

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 sec.-ft.).--Dec. 22 (6 p.m.) 1,7 ec.-ft.j Jan. 4 (1:30 a.m.) 1,780

sec.-ft.; Jan. 14 (1:30 a.m.) 1,650 sec.-ft.; Jan. '26 (11 :30a.m.) 2,080 sec.-ft.; Feb. 15 (7 a.m.)

1,720 sec.-ft.; Mar. 8 (9:30~a .m.) 3^230 sec'.-ft.j Mari 28 (8 a.m.) 3,140 sec.-ft.; Apr. 4 (5:30 p.m.)

-ft,; Apr. 25^9 p.m.) 2,000 sec.-ft.; June 3 \3 p .m. J 1^920 sec.-ft.

Note.--No gage-height n Oct. 15 to Nov. 1*, 

4 discharge measure

to Dec/14, Feb. 18, Apr.. 13-20, June
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 139

Shiawassee River near Fergus, Mien.

Location.--Mire-weight gage, lat. 43°15'17", long. 84°06'20", in sec. 22, T. 10 N., R. 3

E7T~at highway bridge 1.2 miles east of Fergus and if miles upstream from Bear Creek.

Datum of gage is 587.80 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.--637 square miles. 

Hecoras available.--January 1940 to September 1950. 

Average discharge'.--10 years, 467 second-feet. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,COO second-feet Apr. 4; maximum gage height

ooserved, 12.72 feet Mar. 8 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 85 second-feet Aug. 25.

1940-50: Maximum daily discharge, 7,290 second-feet Apr. 6, 1947 (includes overflow

bypassing gage); maximum gage height observed, that of Mar. 8, 1950; minimum discharge

observed, 29 second-feet Aug. 31, 1946 (gage height, 3.10 feet). 

Remarks.--Records fair. Some regulation at lowest stages by hydroelectric plants above

owosso. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

114

114

121

124

124

128

168

174

168

174

180

180

208

208

193

200

200

193

180

174

163

180

186

200

200

200

163

148

144

140

136

Nov.

132

121

121

121

128

132

128

128

114

124

144

153

230

128

128

118

110

114

121

186

153

144

136

140

140

140

144

163

250

230

-

Dec

222

230

240

250

230

280

230

230

230

222

240

555

615

400

300

*250

250

290

490

502

700

1,750

1,890

1,550

1,520

1,610

1,550

1,370

1,200

1,100

1,000

Jan.

900

900

1,340

2,190

1,9EO

1,580

1,550

1,200

1,100

1,100

1,000

900

1,200

1,800

1,500

1,300

1,200

1,000

800

700

600

eoo

600

600

1,000

2,000

1,800

1,500

1,300

1,000

900

Month

October ...... ...... ............

Novembe r . . . . ....................

December .... .............. ... .

Calendar year 1949 .... ...

January ..........................

February ............... .........

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

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

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

June ...................... ......

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

August ...........................

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

Hater year 1949-50 . . .........

Feb.

800

800

800

700

700

600

500

500

600

600

600

500

450

500

1,000

*2,000

,800

,700

,500

,200

,100

,000

900

800

800

800

800

800

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

5,185

4,321

21,496

170, 73C

37,12C

24.85C

49,20C

49,54C

16,243

13.79E

8,29C

6,763

11, cm

247,87'

Mar.

700

600

500

500

600

1,000

1,500

3,000

2,000

2,000

2,000

1,800

1,600

1,400

1,300

1,200

*1,000

900

900

1,000

1,100

1,200

1,400

1,500

1,600

2,130

2,980

4,300

2,980

2,180

2,330

Apr.

2,980

3,470

2,880

4,600

3,200

2,380

2,130

1,930

1,720

1,540

1,460

1,400

1,250

1,020

940

890

810

755

725

695

695

680

665

725

1,310

2,680

1,880

1,540

1,340

1,250

-

Maximum

208

250

1,890

4,300

2,190

2,000

4,300

4,600

1,120

1,370

1,370

665

810

4,600

May

1,120

1,040

770

710

600

500

500

538

538

525

525

512

aSOO

488

462

425

412

365

335

335

325

325

305

268

268

680

695

638

575

500

462

Minimum

114

110

222

98

600

450

500

665

268

144

104

88

118

88

June

462

462

725

1,370

1,120

940

770

665

588

588

550

488

462

412

305

438

a 400

365

335

325

295

252

208

245

222

180

144

163

158

158

-

Mean

167

144

693

468

1,197

888

1,587

1,651

524

460

267

218

369

679

July

148

144

140

al40

al30

a!20

allO

allO

allO

114

114

110

107

107

104

295

1,370

890

710

600

462

400

305

174

153

140

128

128

128

124

475

Aug.

650

575

512

450

355

275

128

128

a!20

allO

allO

allO

alOO

alOO

a90

a90

a90

alOO

104

101

95

95

92

88

88

118

114

110

588

665

412

Per square 

mile

0.262

.226

1.09

.735

1.8B

1.39

2. 49

2.59

.823

.722

.419

.342

.579

1.07

Sept.

238

215

193

168

144

136

128

124

118

174

525

488

575

562

562

575

562

550

810

725

588

500

475

400

325

295

268

238

215

200

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.30

.25

1.26

9.97

2.17

1.45

2.87

2.89

.95

.81

.48

.39

.65

14.47

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on ba: 

ords, and records for stations at Byron and Owosso.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 14-17, Jan. 8 to Mar. 25.

of 1 discharge measurement, weather recSaginaw River at Saginaw, Mich.

Location.--Staff gage, lat. 43°26'00", long. 83°5e'30", in sec. 24, T. 12 N., R. 4 E., at 

(ienesee Street bridge in Saginaw, 3f miles downstream from Tittabawassee River and 18.1 

miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 566.85 feet above U. S. Lake Survey datum, 

levels by U. S. Weather Bureau.

Drainage area.--6,060 square miles.

Hecords available.--1904, 1908, 1909, 1912, 1913, 1916, 1918, 1919, 1929, 1930, and 1942 

(riooa aisenarge for certain periods only)in Water-Supply Paper 1084; December 1942 to 

September 1950 (high-water periods only)'. Ho high water'1944, 1949.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 47,000 second-feet Apr. 6 (gage height, 20.60

1904-50: Maximum discharge, 68,000 second-feet Mar. 29, 1904 (gage height, 24.9 

feet) .

Remarks.--Records fair. Gage read every two hours. Discharge computed by using level of 

Lake Huron as a factor except above a stage of 13 feet.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Discharge; In second-feet, of Saginaw River at Saginaw, Mich., 

water year October 1949 to September 1950

Feb.

Mar.

21

Z&

9

10

11

12

13

24

19,700

22,100

18,300

23 , 400

21,800

19,500

18,500

19,300

Mar. 25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Apr. 1

22,600

24,500

28,600

33,200

39,000

42,400

40 , 300

38 , 900

Apr. 2 36,800

3 37,800

4 40 , 400

5 44,700

6 46,700

7 44,100

8 40,700

9 36,400

Apr. 10

11

12

13

14

July 19

20

30,700

25,500

20,700

18 , 500

15,800

12,400

12,200

Bad River near Brant, Mich.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 43°17'50", long. 84°13'45", in NW^ sec. 3, T. 10 N. , R. 

z K., on county road bridge 2| miles north of Brant and 6 miles upstream from mouth 

of South Pork.

Drainage area.--89 square miles.

Hecoras available.--December 1948 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during water year, 1,830 second-feet Apr. 4; maximum gage height, 13.72 feet Mar. 8 (backwater from ice); no flow Oct. 1-6. 

1948-50: Maximum discharge observed, that of Apr. 4; no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for Nov. 20 to Mar. 25, which are poor. Gage read 

twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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

.2

.5

.7

.9

.7

1.0

.6

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

1.1

1.1

.9

.7

.7

.6

. 6

.6

.6

.8

.8

Nov.

0.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.5

.6

.6

.9

*.9

.7

.7

.9

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.9

2.9

-

Dec.

2.8

2.4

2.5

3.8

3.5

3.0

2.5

2.0

2.0

2.0

4.0

8.0

15

20

*15

10

7.0

8.0

9.0

10

25

230

410

275

105

90

135

160

130

72

54

Jan.

72

115

380

610

440

160

90

67

57

41

33

41

93

500

545

360

200

100

60

45

35

30

25

25

238

960

690

238

222

130

93

Month

October ......................

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

December .................. ... .

Calendar year 1943 .........

January ....... . . ...... .......

February ......... . . ...... .....

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

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

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

June ................. ...........

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

70

44

33

27

23

21

18

17

16

15

15

15

15

15

25

*30

35

40

35

30

20

15

10

9.0

8.0

7.0

6.0

5.0

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

20.3

30.0

1,818.5

12,844.4

6,695

619.0

7,887.0

7,561

435.9

60.6

1,972.9

743.3

1,896.3

29,739.8

Mar.

5.0

5.0

5.0

7.0

10

30

80

250

500

400

300

200

150

100

80

60

*50

40

35

30

40

80

200

400

530

830

930

,390

590

330

230

Apr.

455

650

610

1,390

1,050

455

320

238

178

140

170

215

130

86

64

60

62

58

50

44

39

35

30

31

82

340

282

145

90

62

-

Maximum

1.2

2.9

410

870

960

70

1,390

1,390

50

5.1

320

252

370

1,390

May

50

41

33

28

25

21

18

15

13

13

14

12

11

9.3

8.4

6.6

6.3

5. 6

5.1

4.5

4.5

3.5

3.6

2.8

4.5

11

14

20

13

9.6

9.6

Minimum

0

.4

2.0

0

25

5.0

5.0

30

2.8

.7

.3

.4

.4

0

June

4.2

3.8

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.3

2.2

1.2

1.0

1.6

1.1

.9

.9

1.2

.8

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.7

1.1

.9

.9

.7

1.4

1.8

2.5

2.8

5.1

2.4

1.8

-

Mean

0.65

1.00

58.7

35.2

216

22. 1

254

252

14. 1

2.02

63.6

24.0

63. 2

81.5

July

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.1

.9

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.4

.3'.5

.3

22.0

160

230

320

310

275

230

170

115

43

25

18

13

8.4

23

Aug.

93

252

165

76

43

26

17

12

7.8

5.1

2.8

1.9

1.2

.9

.8

.6

. 6

.6

. 6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.6

.5

6.3

14

6.6

5.6

Per square 

mile

0.0073

.011

.660

.396

2.43

.248

2.85

2.83

.158

.023

.715

.270

.710

.916

Sept.

3.8

2.2

1.3

.9

.7

.6

.5

.4

. 4

.4

.7

1.0

8.4

79

340

370

200

105

93

82

115

93

93

105

65

43

32

24

20

16

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.008

.01

.76

5.35

2.80

.26

3.30

3.16

.18

.03

.82

.31

.79

12.43

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 5-20, Jan. 17 -24, Feb. 7 to Mar. 24.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 141

Flint River at Columbiaville, Mioh.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 43°09'20", long. 83°24'40", in sec. 33, T. 9 N., R. 9 E.,

 at highway bridge at Columbiaville. Datum of gage is 736.26 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--486 square miles.

Records available.--January 1948 to September 1950. Gage-height records collected at site

 a tnira or a mile upstream January 1932 to July 1933, are contained in reports of U, S. 

Weather Bureau.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,160 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage height, 15.78

 1'eet); minimum, 36 second-feet Oct. 3 (gage height, 6.26 feet).

1948-50: Maximum discharge, 6,690 second-feet Mar. 21, 1948 (gage height, 17.10 feet, 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 33 second-feet Sept. 5, 6, 8, 1948 (gage 

height, 6.40 feet).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Gags read 

Cwice daily.

Ratine tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effec

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 26 to June 4)

Oct. 1 to Mar

9.0

10.1

11.8

13.4

317

470

8£0

1,100

1,510

14.0 1,930

14.5 2,410

15.3 3,400

15.7 4,000

6.4 5?

fi.S 79

7.1 102

7.7 166

r. 3u to Sept. 3O

9.2 355

10.4 550

11.4 770

12.6 1,150

14.0 1,900

14.9 2,850

15.5 3,750

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

47

39

37

42

48

54

62

61

60

59

70

80

72

84

80

75

72

71

67

69

68

79

77

72

68

79

68

65

63

62

59

Nov.

58

60

63

77

67

61

63

64

69

61

62

63

60

67

79

88

83

81

80

91

90

90

94

144

65

83

106

102

112

136

-

Dec.

155

149

149

155

134

144

149

138

123

119

129

245

33C

257

239

275

245

197

215

324

324

610

710

730

770

690

690

610

530

47O

448

Jan.

382

382

590

770

945

1,060

910

690

650

550

630

570

432

670

b600

b55O

b50D

b450

b400

b350

b300

b270

b250

*b230

b300

418

590

795

850

£30

57O

Month

October ..........................

Novembe r .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

July ..... ...

Augu 

Sept

St. ......................

ember ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

448

382

324

311

281

245

239

209

£51

317

311

305

275

245

b500

*b900

bl.100

b 1,400

bl.100

980

730

610

530

b500

470

b450

410

376

_

-

-

Secondfoot-days

2.00E

2,415

10,453

94,548

17,284

14,199

41,187

34,688

8 , 62~

9,296 3 59" 

2^864 

7,013

153,634

Mar.

b350

b330

b310

b300

293

490

670

bl.OOO

bl,500

>b2,100

b 1,900

bl,500

bl,2OO

bl.OOO

820

£50

550

440

432

362

480

850

1,240

2,110

2,310

2,310

2,750

3,84O

4,000

3 , 000

2,100

Apr.

1,900

1,800

2 , 100

2,850

3,750

3,300

2,500

1,800

1,550

1,200

1,010

860

710

630

550

530

468

438

430

430

430

415

392

385

490

690

770

860

800

650

-

Maximum

84

144

770

3,400

1,060

1,400 

4,000

3,750

570

1,070

208 

196 

690

4,000

May

530

452

400

348

318

298

256

232

220

232

232

196

2O8

190

202

165

160

146

142

142

122

124

124

125

340

500

570

530

468

370

2se

Minimum

37

119

34

230

209

293

122

100

61 

55

37

June

234

214

630

1,070

1,010

890

670

468

340

332

262

238

226

256

256

226

220

196

178

166

148

136

127

124

109

126

122

118

104

100

-

Mean

64.8

80 . 6

337

259

507 

1 329

l'l56

310

116 

92.4 

234

421

July

95

99

123

111

100

94

88

89

74

69

72

69

73

66

61

63

99

143

160

190

208

208

172

160

166

154

136

121

108

1OO

122

Aug.

160

196

184

152

126

107

97

88

85

82

75

65

60

60

60

57

56

74

84

83

72

64

60

57

55

60

80

75

124

138

128

Per square 

mile

0.133

.lee

.693

.533

1.15

1.04

2.73 

2 .38

.572

. 638

.239 

.190 

.481

.866

Sept.

110

100

91

86

82

80

76

69

65

63

103

220

274

590

690

670

590

468

355

310

262

256

234

220

202

184

154

140

144

125

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.15

.19

.80

7.23

1.33

1.08

3.15

2 , 66

.66

.71

.22 

.54

11.77

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
14 - STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 

Flint River at Genesee, Mich.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 43°06'25", long. 83°37'00", in.sec. 10, T. 8 N., R. 7

 il., at highway bridge at Genesee, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Butternut

Creek. Datum of gage is 695.27 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 593 square miles.

Records available.--March 1931 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 19 years, 351 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,120 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage height, 23.31 

feet); minimum, 53 second-feet Oct. 3.

1931-50: Maximum discharge, 8,650 second-feet Apr. 8, 1947 (gage height, 27.06 feet, 

from floodmarks); minimum observed, about 10 second-feet Aug. 15, 1936.

Remarks Records good except those for periods of ice effect, or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Gage read twice daily.

Revisions (water years).--W 1054: 1942.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 1 Q

io

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

58

55

53

58

63

66

74

80

76

75

80

87

95

93

100

97

93

88

86

86

94

98

96

93

92

91

90

90

90

88

86

Nov.

84

82

84

82

84

86

88

84

88

88

84

84

91

96

100

107

106

107

111

112

115

122

116

113

110

110

120

120

130

130

"

Dec.

130

140

150

170

*200

190

170

150

140

140

200

250

250

200

190

180

200

250

300

250

420

730

850

790

730

850

880

850

730

642

568

Jan.

555

555

790

,030

,120

,150

,100

,000

900

800

750

730

730

970

880

800

700

600

500

400

400

400

400

400

680

1,060

1,060

910

900

800

700

Month

October ................... ......

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

December ................. .....

Calendar year 1949 .......... .

January .........................

February ........... . . ....... .

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

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

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

June ................... . . .

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

August .................... .....

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

600

500

400

,350

300

300

300

300

400

480

492

492

390

468

1,440

1,560

 1,520

1,680

1,500

1,200

1,000

800

600

600

600

500

500

450

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

2,571

3,034

11,890

128,482

23,770

19 722

43^840

43 221

12,790

13,958

4,693

3,622 

10,032

193,144

Mar.

a450

a 4 00

a400

a350

350

600

800

,000

,300

* ,500

,400

,300

,200

,100

,000

900

800

700

600

500

790

1,180

1,400

1,760

2,200

2,450

2,750

3,530

4,020

3,920

3,190

Apr.

2,630

2,450

2,450

3,120

3,350

3,820

3,440

2,810

2,240

1,620

1,260

1,080

900

810

708

632

595

595

570

558

558

532

520

508

695

870

990

1,020

960

930

-

Maximum

100

130

880

3,440

1,150

1,680

4,020

3 , 820

840

1,500

260

224 

1,020

4,020

May

a 800

670

632

545

482

420

382

340

320

320

330

310

290

280

270

244

236

222

210

204

195

192

192

190

458

695

840

810

708

558

445

Minimum

53

BZ

130

53

400

300

350

190

144

87

85

53

June

370

320

1,500

al,400

1,350

1,170

990

765

582

470

408

360

350

545

395

310

280

260

'38

218

204

184

174

168

164

171

168

153

147

144

Mean

82.9

101

384

352

767

704

1,414

1,441

413

4C5

151

117 

334

529

July

138

141

147

153

135

126

117

112

108

98

a95

91

93

91

89

87

192

171

a210

a240

260

244

226

204

190

180

171

156

140

129

159

Aug.

192

210

224

195

a!70

a!3O

al20

allO

alOO

alOO

a 90

a80

a80

82

80

81

81

103

104

101

94

87

82

80

78

80

85

85

168

180

171

Per square 

mile

0.140

.170

.648

.594

1.29

1.19

2.38

2.43

.696

.784

255

.197 

.563

.892

Sept.

156

141

130

120

111

103

97

93

89

85

a!40

218

360

930

1,020

960

870

708

570

432

370

360

330

310

290

250

228

201

186

174

Runoff in 

inches

0.16

.19

.75

8.05

1.49

1.24

2.74

2.71

' _

.29

.23

.63

12.10

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for stations at Columbiaville and near Flint.

Note^--Stage-diseharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 25 to Dec. 20, Jan. 17-11, 16-24, Jan. 29 to 

Feb. 9, Feb. 19, to Mar. 20.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 143

Flint River near Flint, Mien.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°02i2Q", long. 83°46'10", in SW^ sec. 4, T. 7

 H . , H. 6 E., at sewage-treatment plant 2 miles downstream from Flint and 5 miles downstream from Swarts Creek. Datum of gage is 678.80 feet above mean sea level (levels 

by U. S. Weather Bureau and city of Flint).

Drainage area.--937 square miles.

Records available.--August 1932 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--18 years, 543 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,640 second-feet Apr. 4 (gage height, 11.12

 feet); minimum, 58 second-feet Nov. 28 (gage height, 2.45 feet).

1932-50: Maximum discharge, 14,900 second-feet Apr. 6, 1947 (gage height, 16.35 

feet); minimum, 9.0 second-feet Aug. 7, 1934.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation by reservoirs above station. City of Flint 

diverts water above station for municipal and industrial use, but sewage from city is 

included in flow at station.

Revisions (water years).--W 954: 1941.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

77

77

86

102

104

118

118

111

118

118

153

176

144

151

151

156

158

149

135

137

171

156

161

153

144

139

137

133

133

133

126

Nov.

122

120

122

118

118

12£

128

124

124

131

126

120

151

158

156

171

168

163

161

174

174

158

168

171

135

146

250

97

253

288

-

Dec

288

226

168

253

256

229

256

238

220

208

308

475

463

378

304

282

327

447

395

410

1,150

2,030

1,950

1,540

1,400

1,460

1,600

1,400

1,150

1,040

910

Jan.

975

1,080

1,990

2,510

2,350

2,030

1,830

1,360

1,260

1,360

1,120

730

1,260

2,190

1,750

1,400

1,080

880

694

580

565

635

610

615

1,120

2,350

2,030

1,570

1,570

1,360

1,080

Month

October ......... ................

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

December ........ . ....... ...

Calendar year 1949 ..........

January ...... . . ................

February ........................

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

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

may Mnv ........... .... ............

June ............ ................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

880

820

682

518

487

487

425

371

620

790

790

700

610

1,220

3,220

2,680

2,270

2,270

2,430

1,830

1,500

1,150

940

975

880

820

730

620

_

-

Secondfoot days

4 4:',ei" 12

21,76

186,75.

41,93^

31 71

75^90

72,55

20,56

24,21

6 , 9O

6,09

29,69

340,08

Mar.

575

545

500

475

850

1,570

2,270

4,240

3,220

2,510

2,860

3,040

2,770

2,110

1,570

1,290

1 , 040

850

760

820

1,150

2,030

2,350

2,430

3,310

3,670

4,640

6,140

5,940

5,640

4,740

Apr.

4,540

4,240

4 , 040

5,740

6,140

5,640

5,240

4,540

3,310

2,510

2,030

1,710

1,500

1,360

1,220

1,080

640

820

820

790

790

820

910

1,220

1,990

2,030

1,830

1,830

1,680

1,540

Maximum

176

288

L 2,030

j 4,340

I 2,510

> 3,220

3 6 , 140

3 6,140

t 1,640

3 3,400

? 444

5 504

3 3,670

1 6,140

May

1,360

1,010

8 SO

790

700

610

555

540

518

491

459

447

447

451

432

392

344

330

317

304

292

304

314

317

910

1,640

1,360

1,260

1,120

910

760

Minimum

77

97

168

77

565

371

475

640

292

214

111

76

144

76

June

605

615

3,400

2,860

2,190

2,030

1,430

1,260

1,080

910

682

605

676

580

522

491

475

428

392

357

301

279

253

295

263

292

263

241

229

214

Mean

133

154

702

512

1,353

1,132

2,449

2,418

662

807

223

197

99C

932

July

199

223

211

223

208

187

171

153

144

141

124

116

144

128

118

111

350

279

279

444

364

330

292

301

266

260

241

217

193

171

314

Aug.

406

324

308

292

247

214

190

226

135

137

141

139

128

116

76

80

113

187

176

158

139

137

128

114

111

163

163

2O2

504

337

304

Per square 

mile

0.143

.166

.757

.552

1.46

1.22

2.64

2.61

.715

.871

.241

.213

1.07

1.01

Sept.

295

269

247

229

2O2

182

166

156

144

385

3,220

1,750

2,190

3,670

3,040

2,270

1,750

1,400

1,430

1,080

790

760

76O

615

565

508

463

413

385

361

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.16

.19

.87

7.48

1.68

1.27

3.04

2.91

.82

.97

.28

.25

1.19

13.63
144 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 

Flint River near Posters, Mich.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 43°17'56", long. 83°55'58", in sec. 6, T. 10 N., R. 5 E., 

at Dridge on Sheridan Road, 1 mile west of Fosters and 4 miles downstream from Sliver 

Creek. Datum of gage is 582.22 feet above mean sea level (levels by U. S. Weather 

Bureau).

Drainage area.--1,120 square miles.

Kecoras aviiaole.--January 1940 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 10 years, 798 second-feet.

extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 7,500 second-feet Mar. 28, Apr. 5 (includes 

overflow bypassing station!; maximum gage height, 17.60 feet Mar. 8 (ice jam); minimum 

discharge, 78 second-feet Oct. 3 (gage height, 4.22 feet).

1940-50: Maximum daily discharge, 18,200 second-feet Apr. 7, 1947; maximum gage 

height, 17.97 feet Apr. 6, 1947 (from floodmark); minimum discharge observed, 27 secondfeet Aug. 6, 1941 (gage height, 3.67 feet).

Maximum stage known, about 18.4 feet (from U. S. Weather Bureau data) in March 1904.

Remarks. Records fair. Records include flow bypassing station during high stages. Some 

regulation at times due to operation of reservoirs above Flint. Gage read twice daily.

Revisions (water years). W 954: 1941.

ating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect and overflow 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second feet)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 16 Feb. 17 to Sept. 30

4.3 90 6.6 595 11. O 2,150

4.7 150 7.8 970 13.0 3,020

5.6 335 10.0 1,750 15.4 4, ISO

4.3 105 6.5 510 12-8 2,680

4.7 165 8.1 930 15 - 6 4,180

5.5 300 10.4 1,660 16 ' 6 5,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

1 ft J.O

19

20

21

22

OT &O

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Oct.

93

87

78

81

100

123

135

150

124

123

130

166

230

162

152

160

160

170

150

141

141

174

166

154

162

148

144

141

129

132

132

Nov.

135

132

124

132

138

132

132

129

126

130

135

142

132

a!40

a!50

a!70

al80

al80

alSO

al80

188

186

180

184

206

184

138

246

170

348

~

Dec.

335

298

240

230

210

200

*200

210

300

250

350

400

500

435

410

450

500

560

520

580

805

2,230

2,980

2,190

1,640

1,990

2,070

1,990

1,500

1,320

1,180

Jan.

1,110

1,320

2,030

3,550

3,450

2,750

2,270

1,950

1,460

1,530

1,530

1,080

1,000

2,660

2,800

1,990

1 , 300

1,000

900

800

800

800

900

1,200

1,500

1,900

2,200

2,310

1,870

1,710

1,710

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February ..................... ...

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

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

Hay

June .............................

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

August ....................... ...

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1,530

1,250

865

775

685

685

700

550

775

970

1,000

970

835

935

3,550

4,180

*3,280

2,580

2,580

2,380

1,860

1,300

1,200

1,200

1,100

1,100

1,000

900

-

-

-

Secondfoe t-days

4,338

4,929

27,073

238,407

53,380

40,735

94,530

87 , 860

23,079

29,014

9,416

7,453 

40,467

422,274

Mar.

800

700

700

800

1,000

2,000

3,000

5,000

4,000

3,000

3,500

3,500

3,500

2,500

2,000

1,620

*1,440

1,380

900

900

1,230

2,680

3,480

3,280

3,580

4,340

e6,000

e7,500

e7,200

e7,000

e6,000

Apr.

e5,500

5,C

4,8

e7,C

00

20

00

e7,500

e7,000

eS,C

4,8

4,3

00

20

40

3,580

2,6

2,3

1,9

1,5

80

00

00

80

1,440

1,290

1,0

8

9

80

10

30

930

870

9

9

1,1

00

60

10

1,940

3,080

2,4

2,1

2 0

1,7

-

Maximum

230

348

2,980

5,240

3,550

4,180

7,500

7,500

4I660

900

685 

5,200

7,500

80

80

60

80

May

1,580

1,230

930

930

840

785

685

420

610

610

560

535

522

522

510

450

400

390

380

370

350

340

340

370

380

1,660

1,820

1,410

1,230

1,050

870

Minimum

78

124

200

78

800

550

700

340

270

153

120

162

78

June

755

622

2,340

4,660

3,430

2,530

1,940

1,380

1,110

1,110

840

685

660

760

622

560

510

510

440

410

380

340

290

320

320

300

350

310

280

270

-

Mean

140

164

873

653

1,722

1,455

3,049

2 '744 929

304

240 

1,349

1,157

July

244

248

270

238

242

228

216

198

182

172

166

159

168

177

153

156

548

900

460

472

685

485

380

350

370

310

290

254

228

207

260

Aug.

535

585

380

340

300

254

216

201

194

166

156

156

159

144

141

123

120

182

195

162

164

156

152

142

132

126

165

177

485

685

360

Per square 

mile

0.125

.146

.779

.583

1.54

1.30

2.72

2.62

. 664

. 863

.271

.214 

1.20

1.03

Sept.

535

310

a290

a270

a230

201

195

180

166

162

2,220

3,920

2,680

4,740

5,200

4,040

2,780

1,900

1,580

1,500

1,110

1,020

930

870

710

660

598

535

485

450

Runoff in 

inchss

0.14

.16

.90

7.90

1.78

1.35

3.14

2.92

.77

.31

.25 

1.34

14.02

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station 

near Flint.

e Some flow bypassing station; discharge computed from weather records and records for station 

near Flint.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 5-13, 16-19, Jan. 17-27, Feb. 22 to Mar. 15.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 145

Flint River near Alicia, Mich.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°18'40", long. 84°02'00", in SEi sec. 31, T. 11 N.

 K. 4 K., 2f miles north of Alicia and 4 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 

577.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records availabe.--November 1948 to September 1950 (gage heights only).

Extremes.--Maximum gage height during year, 13.65 feet Apr. 6; minimum, 1.48 feet Oct. 4.

 1948-50: Maximum gage height, that of Apr. 6, 1950; minimum, that of Oct. 4, 1949.

Remarks.--Records represent stages in the Shiawassee Plats area.

height, in feet, wate October 1949 to Spptember 1950

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.

1.86

1.59

1.57

1.67

2.18

2.01

1.67

1.83

1.63

1.85

1.70

1.90

1.89

2.01

2.29

2.03

2.06

1.99

1.95

1.77

1.97

1.66

1.94

2.09

1.70

1.76

1.72

1.58

1.57

1.55

1.99

Nov.

1.64

1.57

2.09

1.85

1.92

1.61

1.61

1.64

1.76

1.50

1.90

1.88

1.51

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.54

1.67

1.53

1.67

2.05

1.65

1.61

1.92

2.14

1.70

1.55

1.58

1.91

1.92

-

Dec.

1.97

2 .06

1.85

1.95

2.07

1.9£

2 .63

2.34

2.36

2.20

2.26

2.81

3.47

3.21

3.10

2.82

2.75

3.07

3.41

3.39

3.48

7.17

8.69

7.72

6.50

6.19

7.08

7.27

6.23

5.39

4.91

Jan.

4.68

5.13

7.00

9.29

9.36

8.7C

7.57

6.51

5.65

5.45

E .47

5.15

5.25

8.68

8.68

7.61

6.56

6.30

6.36

5.64

5.03

4.74

4.86

4.79

6.33

9.25

9.78

9.19

8.33

7.41

6.55

Feb.

5.49

4.69

4.41

4.32

4.09

3.90

3.79

4.46

3.51

4.35

4.42

4.31

4.19

4.55

7.43

9.36

9.09

8.51

8.01

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

Mar.

_

-

-

_

-

5.79

8.06

9.88

-

_

-

_

_

-

.

_

5.97

5.<-'3

5.59

6.73

8.81

9.78

10.13

10.29

10.55

10.78

11.82

12.53

12.81

12.54

Apr.

12.18

12.17

12.21

12.64

13.42

13 . 60

13.22

12.62

11.87

11 03

10 12

9.33

8.44

7.57

e.eo

6.11

5 53

4.80

4.53

4.31

4.19

4.07

4 03

4.37

6 26

8.99

8.PO

7.93

7.31

6.74

-

May

P. 23

5.89

5.05

4.68

4.38

3.88

3.73

3 64

3 27

3.23

3 25

3.02

3.05

2.98

3.17

3.25

3.21

2.99

3.04

2.74

2.60

2.53

2.50

2.45

2.74

4.75

6.57

5.38

4.74

4.28

3.77

June

3.35

3.02

6.01

9.44

9.09

7.95

6. 67

5 15

4 53

4.60

4 16

3.50

3.24

3.48

3.35

3.10

3.52

3.01

2.78

2.83

2.48

2.33

2.60

2.78

2.50

2.71

2.38

2.54

2.41

-

July

2. PI

2.45

2.78

2.71

2.75

2.79

2 63

2 P3

2^59

2.75

2 . 61

2.30

2.58

2.63

2.47

2 22

4.98

7.45

6.05

6.33

P. 19

4.91

4 00

3.64

3.35

3.19

2.97

2.97

2.91

2.96

3.25

Aug.

4.28

4.39

3.87

3.55

3.28

3. IS

Z . 90

2 76

2.77

E.95

3.28

3.03

2.90

2. If

2 .66

2.77

2.84

3.43

2.69

2 .92

2.55

2.85

2.25

2.62

2.55

2.99

2.62

3.06

3.45

3.88

3.53

Sept.

3.33

3.30

2.89

3.35

3.15

2.67

2.77

2 .77

2.97

4.47

7.33

7.22

9.17

9.74

9.38

8.58

7.11

6.39

5.87

5.11

4.80

4.79

4.38

3.72

3.46

3.33

3.13

3.05

3.02

-
146 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Farmers Creek near Lapeer, Mich.

Location.--Staff gage and concrete control, lat. 43°02', long 83°20', at sewage-treatment plant at Michigan Home and Training School, 2 miles west of Lapeer. Datum of

gage Is 805.79 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.--57 square miles

Keeor'dB available .--March 1933 to September 1950. 

Average discharge.--17 years, 29.2 second-feet. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 346 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 17.66

feet); minimum, 2.8 second-feet Aug. 16-18 (gage height, 15.06 feet).

1933-50: Maximum discharge, 1,280 second-feet Apr. 6, 1947 (gage height, 19.87

feet, from floodmark), by contracted-opening method; minimum not determined. 

Remarks.--Records good. Gage read twice daily. Occasional regulation by dam above

station. 

Revisions (water years).--W 924: 1938, 1940. W 1084: 1942(M), 1943.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

15.0 1.7 15.5 22

15.1 3.7 15.6 30

15.2 7.0 15.8 50

15.3 11 16.0 76

15.4 16 16.5 158

17.0 248

17.3 296

17.7 352

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

4.2

3.9 z'.i

4.5

4.8

5.7

6.1

7.6

8.0

7.3

7.3

10

12

13

12

11

11

10

9.6

9.2

11

12

12

12

10

10

9.2

9.2

8.8

8.4

8.4

Nov.

8.4

7.6

7.6

7. '6

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

10

8.4

8.4

8.4

9.2

10

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

10

10

12

12

12

16

17

-

Dec.

18

17

19

20

19

21

19

18

17

15

17

28

54

46

30

23

19

21

22

25

43

75

106

118

90

83

75

69

65

49

44

Jan.

44

43

60

84

133

135

98

65

66

60

43

57

56

69

82

50

91

52

58

38

24

24

22

24

46

90

103

100

84

75

58

Feb.

51

39

35

28

24

24

24

22

32

27

34

31

34

44

66

142

192

153

100

82

60

60

54

46

43

38

35

34

_

_

-

Month SecondMonth foot-days

October .......................... 271. 9

November ......................... 314. 2

December ......................... 1,285

Calendar year 1949 ............ 10,464.6

January .......................... 2,034

February i 554

March ............................ 3*859

April ............................ 3,485

May 1 362

June ............................. 1)405

July. ............................ 302.2

August ............ ............... 144.3

September. ....................... 1,616.5

Water year 1949-50 ............ 17,633.1

Mar.

34

34

32

30

35

41

60

187

226

280

174

115

87

83

63

61

52

49

43

44

52

96

156

189

180

212

259

296

304

223

162

Apr.

144

L60

201

253

338

296

214

L62

L24

103

91

87

77

72

63

58

56

52

52

52

52

51

51

52

68

109

Maximum

13

17

118

297

135

192

304

151

196

15

8.4

205

338

L42

L17

L01

87

-

May

73

65

57

51

47

40

36

33

30

29

28

28

27

25

24

21

19

18

17

16

16

15

16

16

47

127

151

115

76

56

43

Minimum

3.7

7.6

15

2.6

22

22

30

51

15

11

4.8

e!i

2.8

June

34

32

87

127

196

144

90

63

52

51

50

44

38

38

41

40

34

31

28

24

21

19

18

17

17

18

16

13

11

11

Mean

8.77

10.5

41.5

28.7

65.6

55.5

124

116

43 9

46 * 8

9 . 75

4.65

53.9

48.3

July

10

14

14

13

11

10

9.2

8.4

7.3

6.5

6.1

5.4

5.4

5.7

5.4

4.8

8.8

12

11

14

15

15

12

12

13

13

11

9.S

7.0

6.5

6.1

Aug.

7.3

?.6

3.5

5.1

5.4

4.8

1.2

5.7

5.7

3.7

3.7

_

^

5.2

.2

.2

3.2

2.8

^

2.8

.4

t.8

4.5

3.9

t

.7

5.4

5.2

3.2

3.2

£

E

E

Per square 

mile

0.154

.184

.728

.504

1.15

.974

2.18

2.04

.770

 821

.171

.082

.946

.847

1.2

3.5

3.4

.4

.4

Sept.

9.6

14

15

13

11

9.6

8.4

7.3

6.5

6.1

24

80

205

203

196

a!50

a!20

94

75

52

46

42

39

37

34

32

26

23

20

18

Runoff in 

inches

0.18

.21

.84

6.82

1.33

1.01

2.51

2. 28

.89 .'20 92

.09

1.06

11.52

a No gage-height record) discharge interpolated.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HUROH 147

Cass River at Cass City, Mich.

Location. Wire-weight gage, lat 43°35'05", long. 83°10'20", on line between sees, 

a and 4, T. 13 H., R. 11 E., at highway bridge about 1,000 feet downstream from 

confluence of North Branch and East Branch and 1 mile south of Cass City. Datum 

of gage is 697.92 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--370 square miles.

Records available. January 1948 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 7,250 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 

14.31 feet), from rating curve extended above 5,500 second-feet; minimum, 2.7 secondfeet Oct. 21.

1948-50: Maximum discharge, 9,600 second-feet Mar. 20, 1948 (gage height, 15.80 

feet, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 5,500 secondfeet; minimum, 0.5 second-foot Sept. 26, 1948 (gage height, 4.34 feet).

Remarks.--Records fair. Gage read once or twice daily.

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

d5

d5

d5

d5

d5

d8

dll

d8

d6

4.8

3.3

4.2

5.1

4.8

 5.4

6.2

4.2

a4.0

3.6

3.0

2.7

5.4

4.8

4.5

3.6

4.5

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.2

a4.5

Nov.

5.1

4.8

7.0

8.2

6.2

7.0

7.4

6.2

5.4

4.5

4.2

4.8

7.0

7.8

7.4

6.6

6.2

6.6

7.4

9

9

9

9

9

8

7

9

9

9

10

-

Dec.

11

11

9

11

11

*17

16

15

14

13

15

20

25

30

35

30

25

20

15

20

100

127

196

377

374

380

398

438

442

365

268

Jan.

150

160

1,290

1,380

1,050

590

494

250

200

250

200

200

300

305

362

338

285

248

200

150

130

110

100

100

300

1,500

900

700

500

300

200

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

170

150

140

130

120

100

70

80

90

100

100

100

80

70

250

500

700

600

500

300

250

220

200

200

170

150

130

130

_

-

Secondfoot-days

154.9

216.8

3,828

48,434.0

13,242

5,800

41,429

31,933

1,710

714.2

9,262.6

2,479.6

1,064.6

111,834.7

Mar.

140

140

140

140

146

194

260

1,000

*1,400

1,300

1,200

1,000

770

530

359

282

218

214

198

154

224

350

1,380

1,470

2,250

3,300

5,140

6,660

4,390

4,150

2,330

Apr.

3,500

3,200

3,100

6,100

4,040

2,740

2,170

1,380

748

494

389

365

305

220

195

185

185

160

164

195

185

160

144

130

190

280

344

275

220

170

-

Maximum

11

10

442

2,250

1,500

700

6,660

6,100

140

53

2,650

494

112

6,660

May

140

108

96

72

63

63

58

55

58

60

55

55

54

54

55

46

a 45

40

40

38

38

36

40

42

47

46

43

40

42

41

40

Minimum

2.7

4.2

9

2.7

100

70

140

130

36

9.4

5.1

7.5

6.0

2.7

June

42

48

53

49

49

42

28

19

16

24

18

13

16

32

33

a25

a 20

a!5

a20

21

18

14

14

16

14

13

13

10

M

9.8

-

Mean

5.0C

7.22

123

133

427

207

1,336

1,064

55.2

23.8

299

80.0

35.5

306

July

11

25

18

43

13

12

12

9.8

8.6

6.9

6.3

5.1

6.9

6.3

5.7

15

1,410

2,650

1,470

970

845

570

298

111

118

102

80

50

43

66

275

Aug.

494

317

280

300

282

240

122

88

32

28

25

a20

18

16

14

12

9.8

11

12

all

alO

10

9.4

7.5

7.5

10

9.4

10

17

30

27

Per square 

mile

0.014

.020

.332

.359

1.15

.559

3.61

2.88

.149

.064

.808

.216

.096

.827

Sept.

22

18

13

12

11

11

7.8

6.0

6.0

7.8

10

15

47

110

112

106

92

78

56

49

42

36

34

32

28

24

22

19

20

18

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.02

.02

.38

4.87

1.33

.58

4.16

3.21

.17

.07

.93

.25

.11

11.23

Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for Cass River at Vassar and East Branch Cass River near Cass City.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Cass River at Vassar 

and East Branch Cass River near Cass City.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 20 to Dec. 21, Jan. 8-13, Jan. 19 to Mar. 4, 

Mar. 8-12.
148 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Cass River at Vassar, Mien.

Location. Wire-weight gage, lat. 43°22'10", long. S3°34'55", in SW^: sec. 7, T. 11 N. ,

 R. 8 K., at bridge on State Highway 15, at Vassar, l£ miles upstream from Goodings 

Creek. Datum of gage is 612.376 feet above mean sea level (levels by U. S. Weather 

Bureau).

Drainage area.--700 square miles.

Records available. December 1348 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge observed during year, 11,300 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height,

 IE7F7 feet); minimum discharge, 24 second-feet Oct. 8-10; minimum gage height observed, 

3.85 feet Oct. 19, 20.

1948-50: Maximum discharge observed, that of Mar. 28, 1950; minimum discharge, that 

of Oct. 8-10, 1949; minimum gage height observed, that of Oct. 19, 20, 1949.

A stage of 20.8 feet, from U. S. Weather Bureau records, occurred Mar. 20, 1948 

(discharge, 18,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 12,000 second-feet by 

logarithmic plotting.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height r-ecord, which are fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of doubtful record or Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. I to Nov. 25)

Oct. 1 to Mar Mar. 28 to Sept. 30

45

77

120

4.6 

4.9 

5.5 

6.5

170

270

510

980

9.0

11.0 

1Z.7

2,610 

4,320 

6, 14O

3.8 

4.0

110

185

4.8 

5.7

6.8 

8.0

12.6

15.6

16.3

7.5 1,550 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

3,390

6,O6O

9,840

10,850

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.

26

26

26

26

30

32

35

25

24

24

28

37

37

26

29

31

31

28

d26

d25

28

28

28

29

30

31

31

31

33

33

31

Nov.

31

29

32

33

35

36

40

40

44

44

44

44

46

56

54

51

50

50

51

60

63

60

62

62

58

50

68

60

65

67

-

Dec.

79

77

58

81

77

89

115

102

*91

93

97

277

143

158

130

130

108

111

118

122

280

1,080

1,400

1,550

£68

555

622

830

712

532

546

Jan.

417

433

645

2,100

1,610

1,220

780

393

413

457

433

353

550

1,220

1,280

780

b550

b430

b350

d300

256

207

191

176

600

2,930

*2,100

1,310

930

550

369

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

317

b290

27O

b250

214

170

138

142

173

155

263

207

150

130

600

*1,370

1,430

1,110

980

578

465

421

373

425

321

337

321

294

_

-

Secondfoot-days

90E

1.48E

11,036

93,656

24,333

11,894

70,48£

53.81C

7,71'

3 53£

n',iz]

4 9T.2 5)004

212,244

Mar.

277

270

252

277

284

377

578

2,450

*4,040

2,530

2,170

1,550

1,140

758

622

492

337

353

329

302

361

980

3,010

3,950

3,500

5,920

6,140

10,800

8,220

4,650

3,570

Apr.

3,300

4,290

4,470

8,090

9,560

4,750

3,210

2,400

1,410

955

830

855

680

570

430

454

630

382

390

398

530

340

494

221

466

1, 380

955

550

590

530

Maximum

37

68

1,550

3,680

2,930

1,430

10,800

9,560

1,260

236

5,450

830

805

10,800

May

273

343

315

294

256

230

245

117

185

358

197

87

266

172

149

126

209

151

90

70

110

128

149

88

1,260

830

290

326

206

98

94

Minimum

24

29

58

24

176

130

252

221

70

69

55

46

55

24

June .

126

115

185

215

188

154

191

90

76

122

180

98

102

236

128

87

80

80

69

76

78

70

85

87

83

90

82

83

203

73

-

Mean

29.2

49.5

356

270

785

425

2,270

1,790

249

118

553

158

167

581

July

65

70

67

65

56

65

67

55

62

59

62

62

70

65

60

58

2,O30

5,450

3,040

1,560

1,060

630

486

340

164

164

200

262

156

175

406

Aug.

830

655

570

d394

259

294

100

104

102

98

102

96

70

65

69

70

67

78

115

67

65

65

62

51

46

47

46

56

70

94

106

Per square 

mile

0.042

.071

.509

.386

1.12

.607

3.24

2.56

.356

.169

.790

.226

.239

.830

Sept.

100

88

76

66

60

62

59

59

59

55

96

143

154

805

550

312

308

197

336

180

124

276

82

102

115

122

110

106

106

94

Runoff in 

inches

0.05

.08

.59

5.25

1.29

.63

3.74

2.86

.41

.19

.91

.26

.27

11.28

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basiE 

records, and records for station at Frankenmuth.

of 1 discharge measurement, weathe
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Location. --Water -stage recorder, lat. 43°19'3£", long. 33°44'50", in see. 27, T. 11 N. , 

K. fci E. , half a mile west of Frankenmuth, 3.4 miles upstream from Dead Creek, and 5 J4 

miles downstream from Perry Creek. Datum of gage is 583. 9C feet above mean sea level 

(levels by Michigan Department of Conservation). Prior to OCT;. 1, 1949, recorder at 

cite half a mile downstream, at datum 0.04 foot higher.

Drainage area. --848 square miles.

Kecoras available. --February 1008 to Maruh 1909, July 1935 to September 1936, June 1939 

to September 1950. _

Average discharge. --12 years (1935-36, 1939-50), 454 second-feet.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 12,500 second-feet Mar.

, minimum, 21 second-feet Oct. 2 (gage height, 2.69 feet); minimum daily, 

second-feet OCT;. 2.

1908-9, 1935-36, 1933-50: Maximum discharge, 17,700 second-feet Mar. 18, 1942- 

maximum gage height, 20.91 feet Mar. 10, 1942 (backwater from ice), site and datum 

then in use; minimum daily discharge, about 1.5 second-feet Aug. 6, 1944. 

Remarks. --Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those below 70 secondfeet, which are fair. Low flow regulated October through December by mill above station.

Ratine table, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effec 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 27 to July 1?)

2.7 21

3.0 31

3.3 45

3.6 68

3.9 101

4.3 

5.0 

5.6 

6.5 

8.5

165

290

420

660

1,275

10.5

13.0

15.5

17.0

20.4

2,000

3,200

4,800

6,200

11,300

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

37

22

46

40

42

42

41

40

40

52

40

42

52

50

43

42

52

43

42

44

42

40

27

52

44

42

35

48

40

38

55

Nov.

44

43

44

43

42

41

55

48

47

47

46

44

48

65

62

61

59

58

56

61

82

62

70

65

78

56

67

76

77

96

-

Dec.

98

96

78

98

114

87

*118

119

113

104

136

645

270

140

194

187

167

148

167

175

373

1,310

1,730

1,380

840

735

900

990

830

600

420

Jan.

508

585

990

2,260

2,250

1,620

1,080

570

432

600

532

432

750

1,590

1,590

960

660

500

400

350

300

250

240

220

780

3,440

*3,000

1,760

1,280

735

508

Month

October ........ .............

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

December ...... ..... . . .......

Calendar year 1949 .........

January ........................ .

February ........... ......... ...

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

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

May

June .............................

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

August ..................... ....

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

Water year 1949 50 ............

Feb.

482

420

350

310

300

200

150

150

200

200

300

250

200

150

1,000

*1,730

1,880

1,500

1,200

800

600

500

450

500

400

400

400

350

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1 31'

1 74'

13^462

129, 88C

31 172

15^372

86, 62C

66, 39C

10,612

5 231

20 912

5^695

7,297

265,831

Mar.

350

300

300

350

350

500

700

4,100

5,300

*3,000

2,000

1,500

1,200

850

700

500

450

400

400

500

810

2,050

4,020

5,900

4,800

6,200

7,550

11,000

10,600

5,900

4,040

Apr.

4,040

5,040

5,040

9,500

11,300

6,760

3,980

2,950

2,000

1,310

1,170

1,140

960

780

675

310

750

545

470

482

395

445

508

320

575

1,310

1,310

840

780

705

-

Maximum

55

96

1,730

5,070

3,440

1 , 880

11,000 

11,300

1,590 

545

5,500

940

1,310

11,300

May

382

420

395

360

340

320

310

192

224

360

320

202

162

224

216

208

216

224

177

120

160

177

167

128

1,040

1,590

780

470

360

216

153

Minimum

22

41

/ o

22

220

150

300

310

120

65

63

68

22

June

179

177

340

545

360

280

260

185

125

184

233

148

134

216

224

141

101

92

89

92

96

96

94

106

101

92

116

109

126

197

-

Mean

42.4

58.1

434

356

1,006

549

2,794

2,213

342

175

675

184

243

7Z8

July

82

88

96

85

80

81

82

76

71

68

67

66

74

75

65

83

2,060

5,500

4,280

2,200

1,480

1,200

482

408

395

320

270

280

250

141

408

Aug.

940

810

705

313

216

260

179

128

131

131

126

118

100

82

80

84

87

82

118

87

73

72

72

70

63

63

63

65

107

130

141

Per square 

mile

0.050

.069

c-i o

.420

1.19

.647

3 29

2.61

.403

. 206

.217

.287

.858

Sept.

131

116

98

88

81

75

73

71

68

71

124

194

216

1,310

1,050

660

395

270

310

290

192

260

224

124

151

148

138

128

122

119

Runoff in 

inches

0.06

.08

.59

5.70

1.37

.67

2.91

.47

.23

.92

.32

11.67

Peak discharge (base, 2.000 sec.-ft.).--Jan. 4 (7 p.m.) 2,650 sec.-ft.; Jan. 26 (8:30 p.m.) 3,920 

sec.-ft.; Feb. 17 (2 p.m.) 2,000 sec.-ft.; Mar. 9 (8:30 p.m.) 5,600 sec.-ft.; Mar. 28 (10:30 p.m.) 

12,500 sec.-ft.; Apr. 5 (7 a.m.) 12,100 sec.-ft. Mav 25 (10 p.m.) 2,080 sec.-ft.; July 18 (6 p.m.) 

6,000 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 18-24, 5-15, Feb. 18 to Mar. 7, Mar. 10-20.
150 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

East Branch Cass River near Cass City, Mich.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 43°33'10", long. 83°05'40", in E| sec. 18, T. 13 N., 

K. 12 E., at bridge on State Highway 53, 5 miles southeast of Cass City and 5j miles 

upstream from confluence with North Branch.

Drainage area.--247 square miles.

Records available.--December 1948 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 4,540 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 

22 ,'/v feet); minimum, 1.3 second-feet Sept. 7.

1948-50: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 28, 1950; minimum, 1.3 second-feet Sept. 

1, 1949, Sept. 7, 1950.

Remarks.--Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second feet. water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

7.2

8.0

6.8

4.8

5.6

2.4

2.4

3.2

5.6

4.8

d4.0

3.2

5.6

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.8

2.8

d2.5

d2.5

d2.5

2.8

2.4

2.8

3.0

Nov.

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.6

3.8

3.4

2.6

3.2

3.6

3.0

6.0

4.0

4.4

4.4

3.4

4.0

3.2

3.4

3.8

6.4

4.8

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.8

6.8

8.0

-

Dec.

8.0

8.0

8.7

8.7

8.7

9.4

8.7

7.6

11

12

24

34

52

70

61

52

41

37

35

70

202

425

545

485

455

338

272

218

99

142

365

Jan.

700

720

780

820

560

440

230

71

15

ea

146

160

440

635

338

285

225

180

119

71

61

47

39

64

880

*1,260

530

380

180

146

95

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

95

77

60

45

42

40

39

40

52

105

82

59

50

60

200

500

450

400

300

200

150

140

130

120

110

100

90

90

_

_

-

SecondToo t-days

122. 3

122.4

4,112.8

32,424.6

10,685

28 , 138

19,064

797

597 . 5

9 , 126 . 8

1, 688 . 6

386.6

78,667.2

Mar.

90

90

80

80

80

100

200

1,200

*850

700

600

500

380

265

200

158

129

112

107

88

99

410

1,560

1,880

1,960

2,760

3,400

4,140

2,680

1,740

1,500

Apr.

1,740

1,440

2,600

4,140

2,360

1,680

1,200

620

395

a300

222

188

126

103

92

92

86

82

82

108

95

80

71

77

215

325

192

150

120

83

Maximum

8.0

8.0

545

2,040

1,260

500

4,140

4,140

66

67

2,040

455

95

4,140

May

66

47

47

42

47

42

34

32

33

35

24

23

24

24

20

14

19

20

12

13

14

15

17

16

15

15

19

20

24

14

10

Minimum

2.4

2.6

7.6

1.7

15

39

an

71

10

8.0

4.0

6.0

1.3

1.3

June

11

9.4

67

61

36

31

27

26

25

24

21

21

21

27

26

20

14

13

13

10

11

11

12

10

8.0

8.0

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.0

-

Mean

3.95

4!o8

133

88 1 8

345

137

635

25 . 7

19.9

294

54.5

12.9

216

July

8.0

45

60

26

12

11

8.0

6.4

5.6

4.8

4.0

4.0

4.8

4.4

4.8

455

1,800

?,040

720

500

410

380

302

270

235

222

208

208

198

485

485

Aug.

455

302

190

146

117

117

46

42

32

25

20

18

14

13

13

12

10

11

9.4

9.4

8.0

8.7

7.2

6.4

6.4

6.0

7.6

8.0

8.7

10

10

Per square 

mile

0.016

.016

.538

. 360

1.40

.555

3 . 68

2 57

!l04

.081

1.19

.221

.052

.873

Sept.

11

20

7.2

2.8

1.8

1.7

1.3

1.8

2.2

3.4

6.0

9.4

25

42

95

10

20

22

20

16

15

13

12

9.4

4.4

3.6

2.6

2.4

2.8

2.8

Runoff in 

inches

0.02

.02

.62

4.88

1.61

.58

4.24

2.87

.12

.09

1.37

. 25

!06

11.85

Winter discharge measurement made on this u>u.o uaj . 

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

d Doubtful gage-height record) discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Cass 

River at Cass City and at Vassal1 .

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Feb. 13 to Mar. 11.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 151

Tittabawassee River at Midland, Mich.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°36', long. 84°1S', in NE^ sec. 28, T. 14 N., R. 

a K., 0.5 mile south of Midland and 1 mile downstream from Chippewa River. Datum of 

gage is 590.28 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--3,400 square miles.

Records available.--March 1936 to September 1950.

Average dis charge.--14 years, 1,393 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 27,200 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 17.75 

feet); minimum, 165 second-feet Nov. 26 (gage height, -0.65 foot).

1936-50: Maximum discharge, 34,000 second-feet Mar. 21, 1948 (gage height, 19.50 

feet); minimum, 39 second-feet Oct. 12, 1942; minimum gage height, -0.95 foot Aug. 1, 

1948.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 400 second-feet, which are fair. Water is 

diverted from river a short distance above station for industrial use; small part returned to river a quarter of a mile below station; remainder returned 1 mile below and 

below control. Records of daily discharge not adjusted for diversion. Discharge below 

about 4,000 second-feet regulated by power plants above station.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record and records of diversion furnished by Dow Chemical Co.

HevlslonsTwater years).--W 1054: 1945. W 1144: 1948.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

-0.5 

-.1

210

340

600

1,280

2,060

4.6

11.0

13.0

15.0

17.2

3,420

10,000

12,800

17,900

25,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

249

240

273

380

392

488

515

448

356

368

700

380

316

645

368

276

316

610

448

464

746

530

350

670

585

288

270

270

286

324

207

Nov.

360

432

388

570

400

408

358

600

488

404

384

368

336

580

690

550

555

555

420

428

700

727

485

446

438

444

385

418

736

737

-

Dec.

760

530

393

388

569

698

446

569

554

366

399

1,120

1,090

912

804

610

419

470

846

922

1,570

3,320

3,820

2,380

1,630

1,710

1,800

1,560

1,600

1,500

891

Month

October... .............

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

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March. ............... i .

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

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

June ...................

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

August. ................

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

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

1,270

1,660

2,430

3,920

2,460

2,110

1,750

606

729

1,370

1,420

558

1,220

3,120

3,320

2,160

1,140

1,430

818

682

789

602

931

1,150

2,300

11,600

13,200

7,420

6,020

4,620

a3,500

Feb.

a2,500

2,300

2,060

1,980

1,550

1,100

1,280

850

900

1,220

1,200

933

,050

,070

,820

,690

,860

,510

1,760

1,460

1,080

888

948

588

1,100

702

790

1,030

_

_

-

Mar.

1,330

al,500

al,000

al.OOO

al.OOO

al,500

2,540

6,720

8,620

6,020

5,220

4,620

4,020

2,320

1,840

1,630

1,550

863

931

1,250

1,500

2,040

5,820

10,100

10,500

12,100

16,700

25,000

22,600

12,800

8,920

Apr.

10,200

14,600

12,000

14,800

18,800

11,800

8,320

6,720

5,620

5,020

4,820

4,820

4,320

3,720

3,620

3,620

2,700

2,620

2,620

2,860

2,620

2,380

1,860

2,110

2,550

5,520

5,020

4,320

3,720

2,940

-

Observed

Secondfoot-days

12,758

14,790

34,646

327,248

86,305

37 224

183^559

176,640

36,787

17,960

16,520

13,353

24,636

655,168

Maximum

746

737

3,820

6,050

13,200

2,500

25,000

2,460

942

1,190

3,120

25,000

Minimum

207

336

366

111

558

588

868

1,860

686

351

276

218

253

207

Mean

412

493

1,118

897

2,784

1 329

5 921

5, 888

1, 187

533

431

821

1,795

May

2,460

2,250

1,890

1,700

1,440

1,510

1,080

1,290

1,430

1,310

1,020

1,100

1,230

866

1,030

1,020

1,170

1,120

987

1,270

807

724

850

770

1,050

1,360

795

686

1,040

756

776

June

871

942

726

494

629

708

596

608

560

426

373

432

707

518

899

750

652

351

486

524

439

469

496

362

392

572

780

736

756

706

-

Mean 

diversion

secondfeet) t

86

81

83

90

86

87

89

86

94

91

93

91

89

88

July

373

341

377

374

403

1,

1,

1,

Adjust

Mean

498

574

1,201

987

2,370

1,416

6,010

5 9 74

1^281

690

626

522

910

1,383

453

571

406

310

540

557

427

334

292

276

285

445

907

020

070

190

768

636

532

494

588

670

588

372

300

571

Aug.

826

600

696

764

396

320

344

524

576

748

612

285

255

350

381

382

348

371

312

218

432

650

308

284

439

309

228

264

278

450

403

Sept.

342

270

258

267

317

264

296

426

301

406

376

614

1,490

3,020

3,120

1,560

1,270

1,070

935

918

1,030

1,090

853

725

750

698

572

450

502

436

-

ed for diversion

Per square 

mile

0.208

.239

.500

.411

1.20

.590

2.50

2.49

.534

.288

.261

. 218

.379

.785

Runoff in 

inches

0.24

.27

.58

5.58

1.33

.61

2.89

2.78

.62

.32

.30

.25

.42

10.66

Peak discharge (base, 5,800 sec.-ft.). Jan. 27 (5 a.m.) 15,800 sec.-ft.; 

sec.-ft.; Mar. 28 (10 p.m.) 27,200 sec.-ft.; Apr. 2 (ll a.m. to 5 p.m.) 14, 

(7 a.m.) 20,300 sec.-ft.; Apr. 26 (4 p.m.) 5,920 sec.-ft.

t Diversion by Dow Chemical Co. for industrial use.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 

on tributary streams.

'. 9 (4 a.m.) 9,400 

see.-ft.; Apr. 5

ather records and records for stations
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Tobacco River at Beaverton, Mich.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°52'45", long. 84°28'25", in sec. 7, T. 17 N., R. 

i W., at highway bridge 1 mile downstream from dam at Beaverton.

Drainage area.--487 square miles.

Records available. July 1948 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,200 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 11.58 

I'eet); minimum, 9.3 second-feet Nov. 27 (gage height, 0.88 foot); minimum daily, 46 

second-feet Sept. 7.

1948-50: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 28, 1950; minimum, 6.5 second-feet Jan. 

13, 1949 (gage height, 0.78 foot); minimum daily, that of Sept. 7, 1950.

High water on Mar. 20, 1948, reached an observed stage of 12.00 feet (discharge, 

6,630 second-feet).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Regulation at all stages by power plant 1 mile upstream.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

18

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

a!50

a!50

alSO

alSO

alSO

aZOO

a2OO

a20Q

a200

a200

alSO

alSO

170

187

187

170

143

180

188

203

158

200

189

169

177

162

176

172

161

127

261

Nov.

178

186

142

154

180

180

173

184

180

196

215

159

162

£17

251

223

150

265

227

200

216

163

172

204

174

122

121

247

312

242

Dec.

202

225

187

182

220

155

162

193

190

217

286

398

344

264

183

233

240

280

259

331

620

866

880

474

318

375

392

308

296

210

331

Jan.

426

515

531

800

721

262

289

226

178

478

194

163

510

761

758

336

250

197

215

249

238

245

278

278

824

4,850

2,370

1,000

873

518

278

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

May

June ........................ ....

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949 50 ............

Feb.

302

294

251

248

423

323

294

254

257

268

282

259

250

324

482

379

376

290

303

218

291

219

156

193

256

231

452

551

_

-

Secondfoot-days

5.43C

5 795

9J815

95,952

19 , 81"

35^005

31,011

10,122

6,345

6,114

5 , 396

6,762

150,032

Mar.

336

258

284

278

353

432

430

1,230

1,550

1,110

7 SO

627

401

393

342

381

309

301

299

318

282

471

1,260

3,300

1,960

2,760

3,300

5,700

2,760

1,450

1,350

Apr.

2,620

3,300

1,780

3,220

2.9OO

1,200

1,050

879

771

624

744

761

631

431

486

497

510

677

679

531

591

489

401

358

709

1,250

935

824

666

497

-

Maximum

261

312

880

1,660

4,850

551

5,700

3 '479 300

303

443

402

700

5,700

May

382

467

436

392

386

43O

335

294

352

383

351

353

303

303

269

302

293

294

292

275

227

294

218

261

291

369

479

322

311

229

229

Minimum

127

121

155

61

163

156

258

?in

151

116

98

46

46

June

275

280

271

195

223

224

220

171

223

21£

167

184

190

183

189

187

188

151

188

185

151

234

192

267

303

288

210

203

209

178

-

Mean

175

193

317

263

639

301

1,129

1,034

327

212

197

174

225

411

July

193

188

179

140

212

213

175

162

116

179

168

156

1K4

161

167

129

328

284

230

230

213

226

170

443

177

181

175

183

170

215

187

Aug.

189

209

176

184

289

109

181

402

343

187

124

170

170

101

153

159

151

155

118

118

103

138

153

110

180

156

98

190

192

202

186

Per square 

mile

0.359

.396

.651

.540

1.31

.618

2.32

2.12

.671

435

!405

.357

.462

.844

Sept.

144

110

81

172

161

218

46

57

124

98

206

466

517

700

501

242

140

203

188

277

352

19.7

191

191

244

119

231

191

166

219

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.41

.44

.75

7.32

1.51

.64

2.67

2.37

.77

.48

.47

.41

.52

11.44

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Chlppewa 

River near Mount Pleasant and Pine River at Alma.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 153

Salt River near North Bradley, Mich.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 43°42>, long. 84°28', on bridge on 0. S. Highway 10, 

li miles southeast of North Bradley. Datum of gage is 618.01 feet above mean sea 

level (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Drainage area.--138 square miles.

Records available.--June 1934 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--16 years, 69.1 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,300 second-feet Mar. 28; maximum 

gage height observed, 12.54 feet Jan. 26 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 

3.8 second-feet Aug. 12, 13.

1934-50: Maximum discharge, 8,200 second-feet Mar. 20, 1948 (gage height, 14.95 

feet, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 4,500 

second-feet; minimum observed, 1.1 second-feet Aug. 14, 1944 (gage height,. 0.21 foot).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, and those below 10 secondreet, which are fair. Gage read twice daily.

Revisions (water years).-- W 924: 1938.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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

6.3

6.4

6.5

6.7

8.2

9.0

13

8.4

7.4

7.8

7.3

7.2

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.2

7.3

7.3

7.3

8.2

9.0

9.0

9.5

8.5

8.2

7.9

7.9

7.9

8.0

8.0

Nov.

8.0

7.8

7.8

8.2

8.0

8.5

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

9.5

9.8

11

9.8

9.2

9.0

9.2

10

9.8

7.3

10

10

8.4

9.2

8.4

9.5

10

12

-

Dec.

13

8.4

8.8

13

11

7.4

12

11

9.8

11

13

30

83

24

34

24

17

19

25

56

130

4fi8

2^2

99

109

95

72

50

55

62

40

Jan.

58

142

147

280

164

83

74

78

48

44

42

47

36

484

170

139

100

90

80

70

62

51

47

43

100

1,000

500

250

150

100

80

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February ..................... ...

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

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

May

June ........... .................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949 50 ............

Feb.

70

*60

50

40

35

34

30

30

30

30

30

30

25

20

36

79

114

85

78

62

 9

57

40

35

30

30

30

30

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

243. E

1,872.'

15, 712. £

4 759

10*941

9 025

1^112

285.

176 . 1

136 . ..

450.

30,560.

Mar.

3<V

30

35

40

47

77

200

300

700

40O

250

150

100

*90

80

70

60

44

42

40

40

64

200

1,000

700

1,600

1,400

2,180

484

2es

220

Apr.

880

1,000

484

1,780

1,130

304

250

198

159

135

192

208

130

101

97

94

95

91

92

77

67

62

59

203

452

232

154

114

95

Maximum

13

12

468

) 1,000

1,000

114

1J780

81 

J 15

10

5.7

51

) 2,180

May

81

70

61

57

57

59

47

38

39

51

46

36

35

33

31

27

26

28

28

25

22

20

20

20

20

26

33

24

19

17

16

Minimum

6.2

7.3

7.4

3.4

36

20

30

59

16

& ."2,

4.3

4'.0

3.8

June

14

14

15

a!5

13

11

10

10

9.8

9.8

9.5

9.2

9.8

10

9.5

9.0

8.2

7.6

7.6

7.8

7.6

7.3

7.3

8.5

8.5

10

6.9

7.2

6.5

6.2

Mean

7 . 85

8 . 9£

60.4

43.0

154

46.0

353

301

35 . 9

9 5"*

5 . 6£

4.4C

15.0

83.7

July

5 9

6.3

6.2

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.4

5.1

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.3

4.7

4.5

4.3

4.3

6.8

10

7.0

7.3

6.6

6.2

5.6

5.6

7.9

6.1

5.4

5.0

4.7

4.6

4.9

Aug.

5.3

5.2

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.3

4.3

4.2

4.2

4.1

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.9

3.9

4.0

3.9

4.1

4.3

4.4

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.9

4.1

4.4

4.6

4.6

5.5

5.7

5.6

Per square 

mile

0.057

.065

.438

.312

1.12

.333

2:56

2.18

.260

.069

.041

.109

.607

Sept.

5.4

4.8

4.8

4.R

4.3

4.3

4.1

4.0

4.0

4.0

6.4

11

14

47

51

32

22

16

17

43

26

21

17

15

14

12

11

11

10

10

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.07

.07

.50

4.24

1.28

.35

2.95

2 '.30 43

. 08

.05

.04

.12

8.24

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for nearby streams. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relationship affected by Ice Jan. 17-20, Jan. 25 to Feb. 5, Feb. 7-13, Feb. 

24 to Mar. 4, Mar. 7-17, 20, 23, 24.

209004 O - 52 - 11
154 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Chippewa River near Mount Pleasant, Mich.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°37'35", long. 84°42'30", on line between sees.

 7 and 8, T. 14 N., R. 3 W., 4 miles northeast of Mount Pleasant. Datum of gage is 

710.38 feet above mean sea level (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Drainage area.--416 square miles.

Records available.--October 1930 to July 1931, October 1932 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--18 years (1932-50), 284 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,630 second-feet Jan. 26 (gage height, 11.42

 feet); minimum, 25 second-feet Aug. 16; minimum daily, 43 second-feet Aug. 25; minimum 

gage height, 3.02 feet Nov. 2.

1930-31, 1932-50: Maximum discharge, 4,960 second-feet Mar. 8, 1946 (gage height, 

12.78 feet); minimum, 12 second-feet Aug. 18, 1945; minimum daily discharge, 19 secondfeet Aug. 16, 1936; minimum gage height, 2.82 feet Dec. 21, 1944.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

 which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation below about 750 second-feet caused by power plant 

at Mount Pleasant.

Revisions (water years).--W 744: Drainage area. W 824: 1932-35.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

135

113

170

129

151

167

173

180

148

183

148

a 140

a!40

a!40

a!40

a!40

a!40

a!40

a!40

a!40

a!40

a 140

a!40

a 140

138

141

145

138

154

109

154

Nov.

119

116

125

145

138

132

173

116

135

135

151

145

177

218

193

196

193

157

189

177

177

*157

b!50

b!40

b!30

b!20

119

141

215

189

-

Dec.

154

183

151

164

170

141

b!30

b200

b!50

b!50

212

285

381

273

b200

b!50

b!50

b200

b200

241

455

730

679

b400

b300

b350

1)300

b290

276

257

253

Jan.

324

343

471

519

455

343

295

b250

b230

b220

b210

b200

301

800

535

407

1)350

b300

b250

b250

b250

b250

b250

b300

551

2,500

1,680

1,320

1,010

a900

a700

Month

October ..........................

Novembe r .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 .............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949 50 ............

Feb.

a600

a500

a400

359

352

304

285

301

266

275

263

259

259

*208

259

362

359

317

285

231

317

243

b250

b250

b250

b250

b250

b250

_

-

Secondfoot-days

4,496

4,666

8,175

82,536

16,764

8,504

26, 74! 

9 137

5 29'

5,' 159

3,57C 

5,876

126,472

Peak discharge (base, 850 sec. -ft. .--Dec.

Mar.

1)250

b250

b250

b250

b350

765

870

1,400

1,080

818

701

557

461

*429

371

320

311

275

272

256

259

391

1 ,040

2,000

1,260

1,920

2,120

2,920

2,620

1,960

1,360

Apr.

1,540

1,680

1,600

2,040

1,880

1,600

1,320

1,080

940

835

835

818

749

653

605

557

541

557

557

557

541

493

461

429

589

800

733

669

573

509

-

Maximum

183

218

730

1,460

2,500

600

2 92O

2)040

461

227

256

179

352

2,920

22 (10 p.m.)

May

461

445

403

371

371

375

346

330

323

323

314

307

295

282

259

243

250

272

269

243

231

237

227

234

237

269

269

237

243

237

234

Minimum

109

116

130

48

200

208

250

429

227

145

130

43

109

43

June

224

227

224

221

211

186

195

192

183

157

163

154

167

167

167

154

151

145

148

145

145

148

154

183

189

195

189

173

170

170

-

Mean

145

156

264

226

54]

30<

89 .

295

177

166

115

196

347

July

170

179

176

173

173

173

167

160

157

154

157

145

136

145

139

148

250

256

215

202

202

186

145

151

151

157

142

130

139

145

136

Aug.

154

179

149

142

139

130

130

121

112

109

106

109

109

106

103

85

79

79

82

112

127

115

1O6

67

43

121

113

115

139

136

148

Per square 

mile

0.349

.375

.635

.543

1.30

.731

2.18

2 . 14

. 709

. 425

"__399

.'471

.834

Sept.

145

133

139

136

121

115

109

112

109

112

167

205

243

352

314

256

237

221

224

269

263

247

231

224

199

195

176

189

218

215

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.40

.42

.73

7.38

1.50

.76

2.51

2.39

.82

.47

.46

32

.53

11.31

870 sec. -ft. j Jan. 14 (10:30 a.m.) 1,010

oeu.-iu., rial, co ^ a: ju a.m.; o, j.ou sec.-i u. ; Jipr. l v J- u p.m.; ±,aou BCU.-IL., Apr. 4: ^o p. 

2,300 sec.-ft.; Apr. 26 (3 a.m.) 87O sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of record for station near Midland,

b Stage-discharge realtion affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 155

Chippewa River near Midland, Mich.

Location. Wire-weight gage, lat. 43°35'40", long. 84°22'10", on line between sec. 24, T. 

14 ti., R. 1 W., and sec. 28, T. 14 N., R. IE., at highway bridge 5 miles upstream from 

Pine River and 6 miles southwest of Midland. Datum of gage is 612.35 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Drainage area.--597 square miles.

Records available.--January 1948 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 4,500 second-feet Mar. 28; maximum gage 

height observed, 10.82 feet Mar. 24 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 57 secondfeet Aug. 25, 26.

1948-50: Maximum discharge, 8,510 second-feet Mar. 20, 1948 (computed from graph 

based on gage readings); maximum gage height observed, 12.43 feet Mar. 19, 1948 (ice 

jam); minimum daily discharge, 44 second-feet Aug. 16, 1948.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record and 

those below 200 second-feet, which are fair. Flow below about 500 second-feet partlyregulated by power plant at Mount Pleasant. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

108

90

94

134

85

157

162

157

184

116

184

134

157

130

175

144

108

162

134

148

157

121

162

152

170

162

148

148

al50

alCO

162

Nov.

170

157

166

144

134

112

193

211

152

170

170

162

188

255

276

202

235

225

166

225

193

240

225

165

202

184

211

220

250

338

-

Dec.

306

265

250

220

2OO

150

130

150

200

250

300

360

784

500

400

300

200

250

300

400

459

1,290

1,440

679

a 500

450

515

345

441

382

441

Jan.

a500

565

565

1,020

752

605

658

368

350

330

310

300

324

1,320

800

600

500

450

350

350

350

350

350

400

800

4,000

3,000

2,000

1,500

1,200

1,000

Feb.

900

800

700

600

500

450

400

350

350

350

300

270

250

230

*220

250

300

300

250

250

260

270

280

290

300

300

300

300

_

_

-

Mar.

290

280

270

260

250

600

1,000

2,000

1,700

1,300

1,000

900

700

650

600

*500

450

450

400

400

40O

600

1,500

3,000

2,000

2,500

3,000

4,500

*3,960

3,080

2,200

Apr.

2, EDO

3,080

2,480

3,630

3,850

2,640

2,090

al,700

al,4oo

1,290

1,250

1,330

1,140

1,030

868

847

826

805

805

805

784

732

658

637

847

1,650

1,290

1,150

952

837

Hay

742

679

616

565

515

535

495

450

441

459

459

405

375

368

375

294

324

33O

360

330

270

294

270

265

288

312

375

a300

282

a280

270

June

260

255

250

250

240

a220

202

211

193

193

184

8170

202

206

198

184

184

180

170

180

170

180

170

a2OO

225

225

220

206

193

206

July

193

198

206

202

198

198

193

184

180

170

162

162

157

139

148

170

225

432

405

282

250

294

8200

166

184

198

188

162

152

170

162

Aug.

162

211

270

188

162

157

139

139

121

121

108

121

139

116

112

103

98

81

77

90

126

a!20

112

103

73

61

126

126

126

166

134

Sept.

166

130

a!30

130

126

116

108

108

108

108

134

216

255

432

505

390

260

240

240

294

324

270

260

a250

220

184

175

184

193

216

Month

December .... ................ . .

Calendar year 1949 ............

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

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

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

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

Water year 1949-50 ...........

Secondfoot-days

4 415

5 942

12,857

116,255

12 323

6,472

179,084

Maximum

1,440

2,000

505

4,500

Minimum

130

49

108

61

Mean

415

319

216

491

Per square 

mile

.332

.695

.534

2 43

342

34E

.362

.822

Runoff in 

inches

0.28

.37

.80

7.23

1.62

2 54

.40

11.17

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on "basis of weather records and records for Chippewa 

River near Mount Pleasant and Pine River near Midland.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 3-6, 7-11, 14-20, Jan. 9-11, Jan. 15 to Mar. 28 

(no gage-height record Dee. 5, 6, 11, Jan. 10, 16, Feb. 2-4, 6, 20, Mar. 17, 19, 22).
156 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

Pine River at Alma, Mich.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°23', long. 84°39' , in sec. 34, T. 12 N., R. 3 

w., at Alma, 270 feet downstream from highway bridge. Datum of gage is 718.37 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--288 square miles.

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 20 years, 184 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,210 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 9.48 

reet); minimum daily, 54 second-feet Oct. 1, 2.

1930-50: Maximum discharge, 4,400 second-feet Mar. 19, 1948 (gage height, 10.81 

feet); minimum daily, 2 second-feet July 23, 1938.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record and those below 

75 second-feet, which are poor. Occasional regulation below 400 second-feet by dam 

above station for period of record.

Revisions (water years) . W 744: Drainage area. W 1054: 1945(M).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

54 

54 

55 

55 

55

67 

74 

90 

89 

81

74 

73 

71 

68 

63

58 

59 

63 

61 

63

64 

75 

78 

87 

85

77 

a75 

72 

66 

77 

77

Nov.

a75 

74 

70 

82

90

97 

93 

91 

94 

95

92 

85 

98

97 

108

106 

102 

99 

103 

103

99 

106 

96 

90 

75

67 

67 

94 

124 

123

Dec.

123 

117 

108 

112 

114

86 

72 

92 

109 

107

120 

168 

182 

188 

113

97 

112 

142 

150 

162

238 

420 

485 

535 

495

535 

456 

359 

293 

246 

224

Jan.

238 

285 

420 

485 

438

402 

261 

182 

286 

301

238 

162 

332 

665 

485

384 

376 

277 

216 

195

168 

182 

182 

188 

738

1,360 

a9OO 

1,310 

1,310

a800 

a6oo

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

mber ...................

lendar year 1949 

ary .....

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

ter year 1949-5O ............

Feb.

asoo 

a40o 

a350 

a3OO 

a250

a230 

209 

195 

195 

188

182 

168 

150 

146 

127

168 

231 

269 

277 

238

195 

202 

182 

168 

188

182 

168 

162

Secondfoot-days

2,16C 

2,79E 

6.76C

62,42£

14.36E 

6,22C 26,95" 

21,632 

7,02i. 

3,13: 4,94" 

2,68C 

8,562

107,232

Peak discharge (base, 700 sec. -ft.). Jan.

1,64O sec. -ft.; Jan. 28 (7:30 p.m.-) l,49o sec 

2,690 sec. -ft.; Mar. 28 (5 a.m.) 3,210 sec.-f 

2,320 sec. -ft.; Apr. 26 (time and discharge L 

a No gage-height record; discharge computec 

at Midland and Chlppewa River near Mount Pies

Mar.

162 

175 

188 

168 

168

202 

342

519 

1,400

a90U

a900 

a700 

a5 00 

a400 

a300

a250 

a230 

a220 

a210 

195

202 

426 

1,020 

1,440 

1,790

2,160 

2,440 

3,130 

2,690 

2,040 

1,490

Apr.

1,440 

1,220 

1,310 

a2,OOO 

al.SOO

al.300 

al,100 

al.OOO 

a90O 

a80O

652 

602 

a550 

525 

476

429 

402 

393 

384 

a350

a350 

a3OO 

a300 

a300 

a400

a700 

a60o 

aSOO 

a450 

a4OO

Maximum

90 

124 

535

1,000

1,360 

J 500 

3,130 

2 , OOO 

350 

145 

575 

134 

735

3,130

May

a350 

334 

293 

293 

285

164 

162 

216 

216 

224

309 

325 

124 

115 

188

a200 

a250 

254 

218

106

162 

175 

175 

175 

195

238 

269 

277 

238 

334 

156

Minimum

54 

67 

72

46

162 

127 

162 

300 

106 

77 

71 

67 

64

54

14 (4 to 5:30 a.m.) 7E 

.-ft.; Mar. 9 (7 a.m. 

t.; Apr. 1 (2 p.m. ) 1 

nknown); Sept. 14 (12 

on basis of weather i 

Bant.

June

143 

132 

139

140 

128

118 

109 

100 

96 

89

79 

77 

88 

105 

120

114

98 

a90 

84 

87

a80. 

80 

82 

91 

124

145 

114 

100 

91 

88

Mean

69,7 

93.2 

218

171

463 

222 

870 

721 

226 

104 

160 

86. E 

285

294

July

82 

97 

102 

106 

94

89 

90 

85 

80 

75

73 

71 

82 

82 

82

89 

209 

334 

402 

575

384 

342 

246 

188 

175

156 

134 

116 

108 

99 

10O

Aug.

122 

131 

134 

125 

111

101 

94 

84 

82 

78

75 

74 

69 

71 

70

74 

69 

68 

81 

79

74 

69 

67 

67 

68

74 

82 

91 

93

100 

103

Per square 

mile

0.242 

.324 

.757

.594

1.61 

.771 

3.02 

2.50 

.785 

.361 

.556 

,3OO 

.990

1.02

Sept.

97 

92 

89 

81 

79

74 

68 

64 

65 

74

127 

261 

485 

735 

735

720 

628 

476 

411 

368

384 

438 

420 

350 

277

231 

202 

182 

182 

168

Runoff in 

inches

0.28 

.36 

.87

8.04

1.86 

.80 

3.48 

2.79 

.91 

.40 

.64 

.35 

1.12

13.86

0 sec. -ft.; Jan. 26 (6:30 a.m.) 

1,640 sec. -ft.; Mar. 25 (11 p.m.) 

590 sec. -ft.; Apr. 4 (1O:30 a.m.) 

ra. to 2 p.m.) 810 sec. -ft. 

ecords and records for Pine River
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 157

Sebewaing River (State drain) near Sebewaing, filch.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°43', long. 83°26', on line between sees. 16 and 

XI, T. 15 N., R. 9 E., at highway bridge on Rescue Road, ij miles upstream from East 

Fork and ij- miles southeast of Sebewaing. Datum of gage is 590.0 feet above mean sea 

level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.--68 square miles.

Records available.--January 1940 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--11 years (1939-50), 34.3 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,550 second-feet Apr. 4; maximum gage height, 

9.Ufa feet Mar. 7 (ice jam); no flow for long periods.

1940-50: Maximum discharge not determined; maximum gage height, 12.81 feet Mar, 9, 

1942 (ice jam), but may have been higher during period of no gage-height record in April 

1947; no flow for long periods.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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

0

0

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

.5

.4

.4

.2

.4

.4

.5

.6

1.0

1.4

-

Dec.

1.6

1.1

1.1

1.4

1.1

*1.6

1.4

1.4

.8

.6

Z.4

13

15

22

4.0

2.5

1.9

2.4

2.9

4.0

12.0

196.0

89.0

36.0

23.0

20.0

112.0

53.0

24.0

18.0

14.0

Jan.

9.5

27

266

183

63

31

t)22 "blS

15

10

t!5

ti20

27

209

56

38

ID 30

t20

b!5

"bS.O

6.4

5.8

5.8

8.6

397

600

133

58

36

28

32

Feb.

18

9.5

8.9

7.4

5.5

5.0

5.0

4.1

4.1

4.0

3.3

3.0

3.2 "blS

*blOO

t)200

87

60

b50

b40

"bSO

b25

b22

1320

ID 15

tl3

bll

blO

_

_

-

Mar.

tio

tio "blO

blO

b!5

tso

b200

*ti650

369

194

74

52

36

24

16

12

11

18

8.0

5.3

10

100

329

356

329

324

283

788

220

96

75

Apr.

511

356

585

1,310

495

163

114

85

57

51

75

60

43

39

34

34

32

27

24

25

22

20

18

16

24

69

36

27

22

18

-

May

17

15

13

11

11

9.8

5.8

4.7

4.7

7.1

6.1

4.5

3.8

3.5

2.8

2.5

2.1

2.1

2

1.6

1.3

1.4

1.6

2.3

61

37

23

15

9.8

6.1

4.5

June

3.5

2.6

2.6

3.0

2.3

1.3

.9

.6

.4

.1

.1

.7

.8

.6

.8

.8

.7

.5

.3

.1

0

0

0

.6

2.5

1.8

.8

.5

.3

0

-

July

0.2

.8

1.6

1.6

1.0

.5

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

.1

217

682

338

138

82

45

28

22

18

13

8.3

6.1

4.5

71

276

Aug.

350

152

68

41

28

19

14

9.8

6.8

5.8

4.

3.

2.

1.

1.

!i

0

0

0

0

.1

13

26

12

Sept.

7.4

4.7

2.8

2.0

1.4

1.0

.8

.7

.5

.5

32

35

28

305

260

95

47

32

40

40

28

22

18

a!5

a 10

a9.0

a8.0

a7.0

a6.0

a5.0

-

Month

M

o,.

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Secondfoot-days

2,393.1

293 1

1,063.8

17,038

Maximum

600

305

1,310

Minimum

5.8

.5

0

Mean

19.6

77.2

146

.97

63.1

35.5

46.7

Per square 

mile

353

.316

1.25

.448

2.35

1.02

.573

.753

Runoff in 

inches

4.30

1.44

.47

2.81

2.63

.18

.02

1.17

.64

10.23

Peak discharge ("base. 500 see.-ft.) .--Jan. 26 (7 a.m.) 858 sec.-ft.; Mar. 8 (time and discharge unknown); Mar. 27 (11 p.m.) 1,390 aec'.-ft.j Apr. 4 (6:30 a.m.) 1.550 sec.-ft.; July 18 (3 p.m.) 735 

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for East Fork 

SebewaingTUver near Sebewaing.

b Stage-discharge relation affected "by ice.
158 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON

East Pork Sebewaing River (Columbia drain) near Sebewaing, Mich.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat 43°44', long. 83°24', on line between sees. 10 

and 11, T. 15 N., R. 9 E., at highway bridge on Gottel Road, 2-jj miles upstream from 

mouth and 2J- miles southeast of Sebewaing. Datum of gage is 607.00 feet above mean 

sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area. 38 square miles.

Hecords available. January 1940 to September 1950.

Average discharge'. 10 years (1940-50), 18.7 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 488 second-feet Mar. 27; maximum gage height, 

4.5H feet Mar. 8 (backwater from ice); no flow for long periods.

1940-50: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred during period of no gageheight record in April 1947; maximum gage height, 9.70 feet Mar. 15, 1943 (ice Jam); 

no flow for long periods.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

0.04 

.27 

.8

1.7

3.1

5.2

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1 

2.3

2.5 

2.8 

3.1 

3.4 

3.9 

4.1

60

98

150

215

360

440

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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. Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

o

o

0

.1

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.6

.7

-

Dec.

1.3

1.5

1.0

1.1

1.0

*1.2

2.0

1.6

1.1

.9

1.8

5.5

11

6.0

2.5

1.4

.8

1.0

1.2

2.0

6.2

49

57

18

10

7.8

26

30

15

9.1

6.5

Jan.

6.0

10

43

74

36

16

9.1

6.8

4.2

2.8

3.9

6.5

10

71

35

18

13

6.5

3.3

2.0

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.5

60

200

96

38

13

16

7.3

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .................... ....

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

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

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

June ........................

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

Augu 

Sept

st ...........................

ember ................. ......

Water year 3.949.50 ............

Feb.

5.2

3.5

2.7

2.1

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.6

2.7

*30

70

30

25

20

15

9.0

7.0

5 t O

4.0

3.5

3.0

2.8

2.5

_

-

Secondfoot-days

0

4.5

280.5

4,337.4

812. 2

254. 2

2,514

1,775.4

109.9

12 5

468 . 7 

268.2 

154.7

6,654.9

Mar.

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

4.0

10

50

*200

100

60

25

15

10

7.0

5.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

5.0

7.0

100

300

279

180

176

308

*392

165

55

35

Apr.

159

138

270

412

318

106

46

31

18

16

32

35

16

9.7

9.1

11

11

9.7

7.8

9.4

8.8

7.0

6.0

4.8

6.5

34

18

11

7.8

6.8

Maximum

0

.7

57

362

200

70

392

412

26

1.4

178 

144 

35

412

May

5.2

4.8

3.9

3.7

3.1

2.5

2.4

1.7

1.5

1.2

1.7

1.7

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.1

.9

.6

.6

.6

.3

.4

.4

.3

26

18

11

5.2

2.7

.7

4.3

Minimum

0

0

.8

0

1.1

1.0

2.5

4. 8

.3 

0

0

0 

0

0

June

1.0

.8

1.0

.7

1.0

.5

.6

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.1

.6

.4

.6

.5

.2

.1

0

0

.6

1.0

1.4

.6

.3

.1

.1

Mean

0

.15

9.05

11.9

26 . 2

9.08

81.1

59 . 2

3.54 

. 42

15.1

8.65 

5.16

18.2

July

0

.6

1.2

1.2

.7

.4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.6

.8

.1

77

178

39

25

18

8.8

4.8

3.9

2.8

1.6

1.0

.6

.3

5.2

96

Aug.

144

47

25

12

6.8

4.2

2.5

1.5

.8

.6

.5

.3

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.2

14

5.2

2.8

Per square 

mile

0

!238

.313

689 " , 

2. 13

1. 56

.093 

.011

397

!228

.136

.479

Sept.

1.5

.8

.5

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

O

3.0

2.4

16

31

35

18

8.4

5.2

7.5

5.7

4.4

3.1

2.5

2.7

1.6

1.3

1.1

.9

.8

.7

Runoff in 

inches

0

.004

.27

4.24

.79

.25

2* 46

1.74

.11

.01

.46

.26 

.15

6.50

Peak discharge (base, 200 sec.-ft.). Jan. 26 (time and discharge unknown)} Mar. 8 (time and discharge unknown]j Mar. 23 (time and discharge unknown); Mar. 27 (10:30 p.m.) 488 sec.-ft.j-Apr. 4 

(4 to 11 a.m.) 452 se,c.-ft.; July 18 (l a.m.) 472 sec.-ft.; July 31 (10:30 p.m.) 360 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 25, 26, Feb. 6-12, Feb. 15 to Mar. 23.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE HURON 159

Pigeon River near Pigeon, Mich.

Location. Wire-weight gage, lat 43°48'55", long. 83°17'10", in NE^ sec. 15, T. 16 N., 

tt. 10 E., on highway bridge 1 mile southwest of Pigeon.

Drainage area.--86 square miles.

Records available. December 1946 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge observed during year, 3,700 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 

13.95 feet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot Oct. 4-6.

1946-50: Maximum discharge observed, that of Mar. 28, 1950; maximum gage height, 

14.90 feet about Mar. 17, 1948, from high-water mark (ice jam); no flow for long periods.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. Gage read 

twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

0.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.7

1.0

1.3

1.1

1.2

1.5

1.5

1.9

1.9

1..7

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.3

1.6

Z.I

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.0

1.3

1.1

1.3

Nov.

1.3

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.6

1.8

Z.I

2.2

2.2

2.2

Z.I

1.7

Z.2

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.4

3.2

-

Dec.

3.4

3.4

2.5

3.3

3.5

3.3

3.4

3.7

3.5

2.5

3.7

17

32

26

12

8.4

6.9

10

12

12

21

185

178

39

26

18

90

110

31

2Z

14

Jan.

34

34

178

280

115

31

23

20

11

9.5

21

17

60

250

148

100

75

34

16

10

7.4

7.2

8.1

8.7

530

990

390

125

148

70

29

Month

October ..........................

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

December ................. ... ...

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

33

8.7

6.3

5.6

4.7

4.8

4.8

4.0

4.4

4.3

4.Z

3.8

4.0

3.9

90

330

22Z

105

85

56

30

Z5

23

19

17

17

16

17

_

-

Second 

foot-days

36.6

58. £

906.5

13,784.2

3 779 . £ iiUzz'" 1 148 5

6 , 012

286.4

268 . i

873. C

174.7

134.0

25,100.8

Mar.

17

17

15

13

15

22

66

*1,120

1,120

510

250

150

100

60

40

30

27

25

25

25

25

100

500

1,000

1,000

900

870

*2,460

570

235

115

Apr.

390

420

760

3,240

870

235

120

95

62

46

72

130

31

30

24

25

26

24

22

27

23

20

15

13

16

155

55

30

21

15

Maximum

2.1

3.2

185

1,000

990

330

2,460

2, 240

16

23

220

36

21

2,460

May

15

12

11

11

10

8.9

8.6

8.0

8.0

9.2

B.O

8.0

7.8

7.7

7.7

7.8

7.1

7.4

8.0

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

16

15

12

10

9.2

8.9

8.6

Minimum

0.2

1.2

2.5

0

7.2

13*

13

7.1

2 2'.09

1.0

1.2

.2

June

9.2

9.2

10

13

11

10

9.5

9.0

8.9

8.6

7.4

7.4

7.1

7.0

7.4

5.4

22

23

10

5.9

4.1

3.7

2.9

4.9

19

12

6.4

5.6

4.5

4.5

Mean

1.18

1.95

29.2

37.8

122

41.0

368

200

9.24

 ' 0

5. '64

4.47

68.8

July

4.3

6.0

7.0

8.0

6.0

4.7

4.3

3.7

2,9

2.9

2.1

2.0

2.3

3.5

3.5

2.1

5.3

160

220

115

105

72

33

31

22

14

8.8

6.2

5.0

5.0

5.4

Aug.

18

36

21

12

8.0

6.0

4.6

3.5

3.4

3.8

3.0

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.6

1.9

3.3

12

13

Per square 

mile

0.014

.023

.340

.440

1.42

.477

4, 28

2 33

!l07

.104

. 328

!066

.052

.800

Sept.

7.0

4.7

3.4

2.9

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.2

1.4

1.8

2.1

3.2

5.9

11

21

13

7.8

5.9

4.8

4.7

4.4

4.0

2.8

2.9

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.0

2.2

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.02

.03

.39

5.98

1.63

.50

4.94

2.60

.12

.12

.38

 08

.06

10.87

Winter discharge measurement made on th.is day. 

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Mar1 . 11-26.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. CLAIR RIVER

Black River near Fargo, Mich.

Location.--Mire-weight gage, lat. 43°06', long. 82°37', in sec. 32, T. 8 N., R. 16 E., 

at highway "bridge on Norman Road, 2j miles southeast of Fargo, 4i miles upstream from 

Mill Creek, and 12 miles northwest of Port Huron.

Drainage area.--475 square miles.

Records available.--February 1944 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge observed during year, 9,240 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 

T2TOT feet); minimum, 7.1 second-feet Oct. 2 (gage height, 1.59 feet).

1944-50: Maximum discharge, 14,400 second-feet Apr. 5, 1947 (gage height, 16.06 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 10,000 second-feet; minimum observed, 1.8 second-feet Sept. 18, 19, 1946.

Remarks.--Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

3.5 

7.5

2.1 

2.3 

2.5

3.0 

3.5 

4.2

110 

215 

350 

63 C

5.3

6.5

8.9

10.2

12.7

1,210

2,050

4,050

5,460

8,930

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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

7.1

7.5

7.5

8.5

11

12

10

9.0

S.LI

12

30

26

20

17

16

14

12

10

12

22

23

15

13

12

10

9.5

8.5

9.5

9.5

12

Nov.

12

lu

10

9.5

10

12

12

12

10

12

12

12 ' 12

12

14

14

14

13

13

14

10

in

10

10

10

10

19

27

23

26

-

Dec.

30

30

40

36

59

60

30

*30

35

40

122

362

270

232

116

100

95

68

71

290

980

1,060

730

600

450

350

450

680

830

280

210

Jan.

235

299

1,680

3,010

2,850

980

492

299

590

428

308

305

371

1,000

980

544

400

300

200

150

120

110

100

300

780

*2,130

1,680

480

384

270

200

Month

October ..........................

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

December ........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

150

120

100

90

8u

70

60

54

148

368

302

200

10O

*150

2,610

2,010

1,270

1 , 000

700

500

350

250

a200

150

100

70

60

50

_

-

Mar.

50

50

60

70

100

350

500

2,000

4,000

3,000

2,OOO

1,000

600

350

200

100

80

70

70

100

250

500

*2,OOO

2,700

2,800

4,000

5,340

8,930

6,480

3,170

1,820

Second 

foot-days

403.6

394.5

8,736

66 , 813 . 8

21 975

Ill312

52,740

38, 192

2,210

1,400

3,147

1,519 

1,340

143,369.1

Apr.

3,000

3,690

4,650

7,460

6,480

3,600

1,440

1,030

540

388

362

420

320

222

202

186

178

168

166

186

252

225

170

158

200

605

955

400

311

228

-

Maximum

30

27

1,060

5,500

3,010

2,610

8,930

7,460

188

130

680

198

158

8,930

May

188

152

132

114

148

140

114

79

72

68

71

66

60

58

52

47

49

47

43

40

39

38

38

42

44

44

46

46

44

42

47

Minimum

7.1

9.5

30

7.1

100

50

50

158

38

24

18

18

16

7.1

June

46

51

99

130

110

77

51

51

49

49

46

44

45

47

44

44

39

27

33

34

30

29

29

30

27

32

27

24

27

29

-

Mean

13.0

13.2

282

183

709

404

1,701

1,273

71.3

46.7

102

49

44.7

393

July

30

32

30

31'

29

27

27

24

22

21

21

20

18

19

18

19

102

186

680

620

280

176

138

104

95

77

60

59

56

59

68

Aug.

198

150

148

126

106

86

54

45

37

33

33

30

30

25

24

24

22

22

22

24

24

22

21

20

18

19

21

30

35

34

36

Per sqnare 

mile

0.027

.028

.594

.385

1.49

.S51

3.58

2.68

.150

.098

.215

.103

.094

.827

Sept.

31

24

18

21

20

18

17

17

18

18

24

30

45

68

134

158

138

91

68

56

49

44

39

37

33

30

28

26

24

16

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.03

.03

.68

5.23

1.72

.89

4.13

2.99

.17

.11

.25

.12

.10

11.23

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

Hote.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 22-26, Dec. 9, 16, 24-27, Jan. 17-24, Jan. 31 

oTeS. 7, Feb. 12-14, Feb. 18 to Mar. 26.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. GLAIR RIVER 161 

Mill Creek near Abbottsford, Mich.

Location. Staff gage, lat. 43°03', long. 82°37', in NW£ sec. 17, T. 7 N , R 16 E at 

county highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from mouth and 2 miles northeast of Abbottsford.

Drainage area. 138 square miles.

Records available.--May 1947 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,410 second-feet Apr 4 (gage height, 

B.4U feet); minimum, 5.6 second-feet Aug. 19.

1947-50: Maximum discharge, 3,050 second-feet Mar. 20, 1948, from floodmark; maximum gage height observed, 10.10 feet Feb. 28, 1948 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 3.8 second-feet Aug. 11, 1949.

Remarks --Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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

7.7

7.7

7.7

9.4

11

17

15

a!3

11

12

35

17

14

12

13

12

12

11

11

32

21

17

13

12

12

12

12

lo

9.8

9.4

Nov.

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

8.1

7.3

7.3

8.1

7.7

8.1

8.1

8.5

9.0

11

10

10

10

10

10

11

12

11

9.8

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

a!5

25

23

Dec.

20

22

30

36

40

53

a30

*22

21

23

40

172

135

100

59

50

45

a40

a70

alOO

a300

440

598

410

245

2'JO

380

475

329

192

147

Jan.

143

161

900

968

775

545

425

265

200

323

222

155

356

545

492

353

185

90

a 80

a70

a66

a62

a60

alOO

272

*335

510

341

255

86

80

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949 50 ............

Feb.

a70

a65

a60

a56

a52

a50

a50

a50

109

165

145

96

a60

*139

1,060

675

500

300

200

150

120

100

90

80

70

60

50

50

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

416.4

313.6

4,824

30,926.1

9,420

4,672

15,973

15,136 

1 395

1J465

487

377 

874

55,353

Mar.

50

50

60

70

100

200

*400

835

1,170

835

500

300

200

150

1OO

70

50

45

45

45

123

440

795

855

835

1 , 080

1,710

1,890

1,270

945

755

Apr.

945

1,170

795

2 , 090

1,590

1,100

1,08' i

945

795

528

440

374

254

142

125

110

106

99

89

106

110

103

89

96

160

580

405

363

244

103

Maximum

35

25

598

1,270

968

1 , 060

1,890

2,090 

103

158

31

23

67

2,090

May

103

98

83

80

78

74

74

41

39

41

41

41

41

41

39

38

a35

a30

29

29

29

25

25

24

24

37

31

a30

31

30

34

Minimum

7.7

7.3

20

4.5

60

50

45

89

24

15

10

6.0 

12

6.0

June

30

35

114

158

140

92

73

59

98

51

45

43

61

45

45

41

40

38

31

30

27

23

22

20

19

20

17

17

16

15

-

Mean

13 4

10.5

156

84.7

304

167

515

505

45 C

48 . £

15.7

12.2

29.1

152

July

14

14

a!5

18

17

18

15

14

13

13

13

14

15

a!4

12

10

13

a!2

13

18

19

20

31

25

18

14

13

13

15

17

17

Aug.

21

a20

17

17

15

14

11

9.0

9.0

8.0

6.4

6.8

6.0

6.0

6.4

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.4

16

16

14

14

11

11

a!5

17

19

23

18

Per square 

mile

0.097

.076

1.13

.614

2.20

1.21

3.73

3.66

. 326

354 T -. ,

' nftft

.211

1.10

Sept.

18

18

17

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

a20

46

67

51

57

59

51

45

39

41

40

32

30

31

25

23

22

22

21

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.11

.08

1.30

8.33

2 54

1.26

4.30

4 . 08

.38

39

.13

.10

.24

14.92

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Black 

River near Fargo.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dee. 16, 17, Jan. 31, Feb. 17 to Mar. 7, Mar. "
162 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ST. CLAIR

Clinton River near Fraser, Mich.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°34'40", long. 82°57'00". in N¥^ sec. 20, T. 2 N.,

 H. 13 E., 800 feet downstream from bridge on Garfield Road, 2f- miles north of Fraser, 

and 4 miles upstream from North Branch. Datum of gage is 577.71 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Prior to Nov. 17, 1949, wire-weight gage on bridge to same datum.

Drainage area. 454 square miles.

Records available. May 1947 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,120 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 16.94 

reet); minimum, 64 second-feet Aug. 14; minimum gage height, 4.60 feet Aug. 21.

1947-50: Maximum discharge, 8,000 second-feet May 11, 1948, from rating curve extended above 4,000 second-feet (gage height, 19.5 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum discharge, that of Aug. 14, 1950.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record and 

those below 200 second-feet, which are fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used July 23 to Sept. 12)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 16

5.O 104

5.5 147

6.0 203

7.0 366

9.0 744

Nov. 17 to Sept. 30

4.5 

4.9 

7.0

98

365

8.5

9.8

12.1

59O

850

1,540

13.7

14.7

15.7

2,400

3,320

4,560

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

124

120

112

124

138

124

286

152

134

124

134

744

366

190

162

157

147

147

147

142

147

178

152

147

152

138

138

138

124

120

103

Nov.

112

120

120

116

116

116

112

116

116

112

112

112

108

120

112

124

131

119

116

118

112

112

114

119

117

117

132

126

158

228

-

Dec.

183

161

141

169

202

162

166

167

162

161

183

440

380

242

222

294

326

294

287

254

940

1,740

1,690

730

530

530

880

880

610

485

440

Jan.

a6OO

a 1,000

a2,OoO

a2,500

a2,000

a 1,000

a 800

a 700

a700

al.OOO

al,500

650

730

1,450

1,030

910

610

575

455

425

440

455

455

690

1,300

1,890

1,690

810

710

610

530

Month

October ..................... .

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June ..........................

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

August ...................... ....

Septembe r ................... ....

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

500

*485

425

425

8400

a 350

a400

a 400

a600

575

500

470

425

940

4,040

2,470

1,450

1,120

1,270

750

630

560

500

b450

b470

b400

b400

b400

_

-

Secondfoot days

5,313

3,662

14,053

112,483

30,215

21,805

32.60C

37,10C

14,954

10,74C

5 17C

3^09C

5,412

184,112

Mar.

b450

b400

b400

b400

b500

1,270

1,180

1,740

al,700

al.OOO

a800

690

610

545

545

545

485

470

485

545

750

*1,030

1,270

1,150

1,390

1,480

2,470

3,320

2,260

1,510

1,210

Apr.

1,300

1,740

1,790

3,320

4,560

2,090

1,590

1,360

1,120

1,000

1,030

940

830

770

750

730

710

710

690

730

690

630

560

910

1,510

1,540

1,090

910

790

710

Maximum

744

228

1,740

2,860

2,500

4,040

3,320

4,560

810

770

300

268

710

4,560

May

670

650

630

590

610

590

545

500

515

530

500

485

470

425

395

372

352

339

332

332

287

274

287

294

790

810

590

515

455

425

395

Minimum

103

108

141

67

425

350

400

560

274

209

108

68

70

68

June

395

395

650

770

545

485

425

395

372

395

352

313

352

500

410

352

326

300

280

280

274

268

254

261

274

248

216

209

222

222

-

Mean

171

122

453

308

975

779

1,052

1,237

482

358

167

99.7

180

504

July

209

202

209

216

202

183

176

165

153

141

150

148

145

138

134

121

120

176

183

300

235

170

141

141

248

169

135

118

117

108

117

Aug.

135

160

147

124

117

103

90

109

125

85

102

95

79

68

68

75

83

268

99

82

72

70

75

72

70

72

72

71

79

119

104

Per square 

mile

0.377

.269

.998

.678

2.15

1.72

2.32

2.72

1.06

.789

.368

.220

.396

1.11

Sept.

118

115

90

79

74

70

75

78

80

83

274

710

326

358

313

248

216

196

196

183

165

164

167

156

143

138

147 152"

152

147

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.44

.30

1.15

9.21

2.48

1.79

2.67

3.04

1.22

.88

.42

.25

.44

15.08

a-m. , sec.-.; pr. 5 2 a.m. ,120 sec.-f.; pr. 5 a.m. ,7 sec.-.

* Winter discharge measurement made this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station at 

Mount Olemens.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Discharge computed from graph based on twice-daily wire-weight gage readings Nov. 30, 

Dec. 5, 11-31.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ST. GLAIR 163

Clinton River at Mount Clemens, Mien.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 42"35'45", long. 82°54'35", 20 feet downstream from 

Moravian Drive bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from North Branch, and half a 

mile west of Mount Clemens. Auxiliary wire-weight gage 8,500 feet downstream on 

f q°q Avenue bridge - Datum of both gages is 570.43 feet above mean sea level, datum

Drainage area.--733 square miles.

Records available.--May 1934 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--16 years, 486 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,000 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 20.04 

reet); minimum, 83 second-feet Sept. 3; minimum gage height, 3.38 feet Nov. 23.

1934-50: Maximum discharge, 21,200 second-feet Apr. 6, 1947 (gage height, 23.55 

feet, from floodmark); minimum gage height, 2.90 feet Oct. 15, 1934.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, or 

those below 400 second-feet, which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--W 1084: 1938, 1943, 1945-46.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 If) ou

31

Oct.

114

112

104

101

103

135

235

169

163

185

245

1,060

700

402

305

288

261

249

239

231

241

295

288

227

233

201

209

201

193

179

146

Nov.

177

169

146

154

143

154

144

147

151

146

136

149

136

139

138

141

139

127

141

123

114

131

122

b!25

b!25

b!30

b!40

b!60

177

268

-

Dec.

239

209

241

223

272

235

*243

b250

b250

285

378

865

725

398

b300

b350

352

340

480

390

2,030

3,190

3,460

1,780

940

900

1,630

1,780

1,260

830

495

Jan.

853

1,100

2,400

4,650

4,810

2,470

1,300

920

848

1,630

*2,590

1,400

1,260

2.47J

2,080

1,580

1,000

812

b700

a600

a550

a550

600

1,060

2,180

3,320

3,390

1,620

1,020

920

778

Month

October ..........................

November ................... I .....

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

*708

660

630

570

540

525

555

540

830

980

760

675

585

1,740

7,240

6,010

2,950

1,880

1,980

al.OOO

a900

aSOO

a700

a640

a590

a570

a560

a560

-

_

-

Seccndfcot-days

7,814

4 39!

2s!32(

174, 75C

51,46]

36,67f

61,582

61,70-

16.94C

14 , 82 i

8,20.

4,34f

8,224

Mar.

a62o

b560

b560

b560

865

1,830

1,880

*3,200

3,600

2,130

1,44O

1,100

940

795

760

742

645

615

615

725

1,220

1,880

2,530

2,530

2,650

3,070

4,810

7,990

6,010

2,830

1,880

Apr.

2,130

3,600

3,740

7,370

11,200

4,980

2,470

1,830

1,480

1,300

1,260

1,140

1,020

882

830

812

778

778

742

795

760

708

630

1,130

2,080

2,410

1,730

1,220

1,020

882

Maximum

1,060

268

) 3,460

) 6,410

,810

,240

,990

1 ,200

,020

,140

340

203

830

301,4931 11,200

May

830

760

708

660

675

630

570

525

555

555

525

510

480

465

420

390

378

365

365

378

352

340

352

365

865

1,020

742

615

540

510

495

Minimum

101

114

209

83

550

525

560

630

340

312

193

101

103

101

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 sec. -ft.). Dec. 23 (5:30 a.m.) 3,880

June

480

480

830

1,140

812

675

585

525

495

510

465

450

480

645

570

510

435

435

402

402

390

390

365

365

365

365

312

315

315

320

Mean

ZK

146

817

47S

1.66C

1.31C

1,98-

2,057

546

494

26E

14C

274

826

July

312

328

328

228

310

295

292

290

278

278

278

280

251

261

275

265

257

251

282

340

298

263

249

233

253

225

213

201

193

195

199

Aug.

195

203

193

173

162

157

159

160

157

144

138

143

138

138

135

127

130

179

138

119

122

120

119

111

104

101

106

119

111

122

123

Per sqnare 

mile

0.344

.199

1.11

.653

2.26

1.79

2.71

2.81

.745

.674

.362

.191

.374

1.13

Sept.

130

130

128

103

120

125

123

125

125

133

268

830

570

540

600

555

390

328 "288

278

272

253

225

227

233

227

227

225

227

219

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.40

.22

1.28

8.86

2.61

1.86

3.12

3.13

.86

.75

.42

.22

.42

15.29

sec. -ft.; Jan. 5 (12:30 a.m.)

(1 a.m.) 4,160 sec.-ft.; Mar. 28 (5 p.m.) 8,830 sec.-ft.; Apr. 5 (4 a.m.) 13,000 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Clinton 

River at Fraser and North Branch Clinton River near Mount Clemens.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ST. CLAIR

North Branch Clinton River near Mount Clemens , Mich.

Drainage area.--185 square miles.

Records available.--May 1947 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 4,500 second-feet Apr. 4; minimum, 4.9 

second-feet Aug. 26.

1947-49: Maximum gage height, 16.9 feet May 11, 1948 (backwater); maximum daily discharge that of Apr. 4, 1950; minimum discharge observed, 0.9 second-foot Sept. 1, 1948.

Flood of Apr. 5 or 6, 1947, reached a stage of about 20.0 feet, from floodmarks 

(discharge not determined).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record and 

those below 100 second-feet, which are poor. Some regulation at times from Wolcott 

Milling Co. about 10 miles upstream.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

7.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

7.8

14

25

24

18

21

142

93

52

31

24

22

20

18

18

18

26

27

24

26

24

20

22

16

18

18

Nov.

22

16

18

18

16

18

14

20

16

18

18

18

16

18

19

21

20

20

20

20

20

18

17

16

15

15

20

20

35

50

-

Dec.

60

60

60

60

60

60

*60

60

60

62

75

287

150

100

90

80

75

73

89

101

500

915

1,220

752

293

203

425

605

437

221

132

Jan.

167

287

715

1,620

1,540

855

341

239

187

341

*775

575

341

652

795

437

250

150

130

120

110

102

93

202

560

875

1,100

485

281

177

150

Month

October ............... ...

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

December ........ ...... . . .

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ......... ..... ..........

February ............. ..... ....

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

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

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

June ............. . . ............

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

August .................. .....

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

120

100

95

90

85

80

80

80

120

250

150

120

110

365

2,090

1,000

700

450

400

250

200

170

150

130

110

100

90

90

_

_

-

Second 

foot-days

801 . {

592

7,461

37,243.9

14,652

19*115

16,472

1 , 860

2 ,461

644.6

635.4

3,204

75,673.8

Mar.

90

90

90

150

250

450

500

800

1,000

500

350

250

200

170

150

130

110

100

100

120

245

*530

995

1,040

1,100

1,200

2,000

3,300

1,800

856

449

Apr.

500

1,000

1,500

4,500

2,000

1,000

600

450

350

300

250

200

150

130

120

110

110

115

119

120

110

100

100

200

500

650

530

281

215

162

-

Maximum

142

50

1,220

2 , 620

1,620

2,090

3,300 

4,500

127

239

39

64

413

4,500

May

127

101

86

75

71

72

65

55

53

56

57

51

48

45

43

37

39

39

39

39

37

36

36

37

53

101

101

78

66

60

57

Minimum

6.4

14

60

1.6

93

80

90

100

36

38

7.0

5.5

24

5.5

June

59

59

111

239

209

152

119

87

76

76

78

71

70

93

97

89

75

68

63

66

64

60

57

56

48

47

48

44

42

38

-

Mean

25.9

13\7

241

102

473

278

617

549

60

82

20 . G

20.5

107

207

July

37

37

37

39

33

34

29

24

19

16

30

20

17

15

16

9.4

8.2

12

17

26

26

31

21

16

16

14

11

9.0

8.2

7.0

9.8

Aug.

20

52

64

39

22

16

14

11

10

10

14

24

18

20

22

18

20

23

24

24

16

15

11

12

6.1

5.5

5.8

12

20

31

36

Per square 

mile

0.140

.106

1.30

.551

2.56

1.50

3 . 34

2.97

!324

.443

.112

.111

.578

1.12

Sept.

36

42

36

31

28

26

24

24

26

29

73

317

365

281

413

389

187

115

81

79

73

68

71

67

62

57

53

51

51

49

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.16

.12

1.50

7.49

2 . 95

l!s6

3.84

3.31

.37

.49

.13

.13

.64

15.20

Peak discharge (base, 650 sec.-ft.). Dec. 23 (4 a.m.) 1,270 sec.-ft.; Jan. 4 (9 p.m.) 1,800 see.- 

ft.; Jan. 11 (8 a.m.) 835 sec.-ft.; Jan. 15 (6 a.m.) 875 sec.-ft.; Jan. 27 (8 a.m.) 1,200 sec.-ft.; 

Pet. 15 (4:30 p.m.) 2,640 sec.-ft.; Mar. 9 (time and discharge unknown); Mar. 28 (time unknown) 

3,660 sec.-ft.; Apr. 4 (time and discharge unknown); Apr. 26 (9 p.m.) 775 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Mar. 25-28, Apr. 1-17, 20-25; discharge computed on basis of weather 

records and records for Clinton River at Mount Clemens and Mill Creek near Abbottsford. Stagedischarge relation affected by ice Nov. 23 to Dec. 9, Dec. 13-17, Jan. 17-21, Jan. 31 to Feb. 13, 

tec>. 16 to Mar. 20 (no gage-height ecord Pet. 26 to Mar. 13; discharge computed as above for no 

gage-height record).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO DETROIT RIVER

River Rouge at Detroit, Mich.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°22'20", long. 83°15'20", in SWi sec. 27, T. 1 S.,

H. iu E., at Detroit and 4 miles upstre.am from Middle River Rouge. Datum of gage is

584.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.--193 square miles. 

Kecoras available.--October 1948 to September 1950. November 1930 to October 1948 at site

1 mile downstream.

Average discharge.--20 years, 107 second-feet. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,640 second-feet Apr. 4 (gage height, 15.60

reet); minimum discharge, 8.8 second-feet Aug. 24, 25, Sept. 10, 11 (gage height, 2.59

feet).

1930-50: Maximum discharge, 13,000 second-feet Apr. 5, 1947; maximum gage height,

23.0 feet, site and datum then in use, Apr. 6, 1947, from floodmark; minimum discharge

observed, 2.7 second-feet Aug. 11, 1934 (gage height, 3.50 feet, site and datum then in

use).

A computed peak discharge of 28,000 -second-feet occurred during the April 1947 flood

at Michigan Avenue; drainage area, 400 square miles, from an unpublished report by the

Geological Survey. 

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or shifting control, which

are fair. 

Revisions [water years).--W 1034: 1933(M). W1054: 1937-39, 1943, 1945(M).

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect or shifting control 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr.

12

Apr. 5 to Sept. 30

2.6 12 3.5 97 2.6 9 4.8 207 10.1

2.7 19 5.5 331 2.8 16 5.7 315 12.2

2.8 £7 8.5 775 3.0 27 7.7 615 14.0

2.9 36 3.2 43 8.5 775

Note. Same as following table above 8.5 feet.

Discharge, in seoona-ieet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

1,120

1,690

2,480

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.

15

15

16

17

21

48

52

42

32

27

132

360

187

89

61

49

41

37

33

32

38

63

68

52

42

37

34

33

32

32

32

Nov.

31

34

33

32

30

30

30

29

33

29

30

30

32

37

39

39

43

37

35

35

34

32

30

27

28

30

35

42

55

85

Dec.

81

69

30

72

95

*64

69

50

53

45

67

265

199

100

90

80

70

69

116

124

565

955

802

343

235

241

490

475

271

199

158

Jan.

158

283

689

1,400

1,170

477

331

253

247

505

670

319

363

875

490

445

289

200

180

160

150

150

152

372

730

*1,170

*756

343

307

259

217

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

*193

175

169

163

146

139

158

141

277

283

217

193

163

788

2,220

1,300

550

475

565

319

250

200

190

180

170

160

150

150

_

_

-

Secondfoot daya

1,769

1,066

6,562

42,363

14,130

10,084

15,129

15,613

4,551

2 '970 517

72o!

73,498.

Mar.

150

150

150

150

200

715

*595

1,020

625

343

283

253

229

205

205

211

175

175

175

211

343

520

610

520

610

780

1,660

2 , 000

991

490

385

Apr.

550

715

760

2,350

2,430

795

480

375

297

297

352

297

249

219

207

201

189

183

178

195

178

168

158

604

995

895

435

345

273

243

Maximum

360

85

955

1,690

1 , 400

2,220

2 , 000

2,430

540

291

93

) 25

75

2,430

May

237

207

183

168

158

148

125

114

121

153

128

115

110

98

91

85

76

73

70

66

61

60

72

74

404

540

285

183

138

111

97

Minimum

15

27

45

11

150

139

150

158

60

30

16

g

9.6

9

June

95

90

285

291

173

118

88

71

65

67

65

54

80

158

111

83

67

55

52

54

51

43

43

41

45

41

37

33

31

30

-

Mean

57.1

35. E

212

116

456

360

488

520

147

83. S

31.3

12. E

24. C

201

July

29

35

38

41

38

33

33

29

26

26

27

27

25

24

23

23

24

34

35

93

63

35

26

26

37

26

23

19

18

16

16

Aug.

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

11

12

12

12

11

11

11

10

13

25

18

13

11

11

9.9

9.3

9.0

9.3

9.6

9.9

11

11

11

Per square 

mile

0.296

.184

1.10

.601

2.36

1.87

2.53

2.69

.762

.435

.162

.065

.124

1.04

Sept.

18

20

13

11

9.9

9.6

10

13

12

9.6

17

75

62

64

46

32

24

22

25

26

22

21

21

20

19

20

18

21

19

20

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.34

.21

1.26

8.17

2.72

1.94

2.92

3.01

.88

.48

.19

.07

.14

14.16

Peak discharge (base

sec.-ft.;

sec.-ft.; Feb. 15

sec.-ft.; Mar. 28

sec.-ft.; Apr. 26 3 a.m.) l.iyo sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice No 

MarT~5". Shifting-control method used Sept. 13-30.

21-27, Dec. 14-17, Jan. 18-22, Feb. 21 to
166 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO DETROIT RIVER

Middle River Rouge near Garden City, Mich.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°20 I 55", long. 83°18i45", in w| sec. 6, T. 2 S., 

K. 1U E., at Inkster Road bridge, If miles northeast of Garden City and 6^ miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 600.95 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 89 square miles.

Records available. June 1947 to September 1950. November 1930 to September 1933 at site 

4-f miles downstream, published as Middle River Rouge at Detroit.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 1,960 second-feet Apr. 4 (gage height, 9.66 feet); 

minimum, 7.4 second-feet Aug. 16 (gage height, 1.36 feet).

1930-33, 1947-50: Maximum discharge, 2,150 second-feet May 10, 1948 (gage height, 

10.50 feet, from floodmark); minimum observed, 1.4 second-feet Aug. 21, £4, 28, Sept. 

21, 1931 (site and datum then in use).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect

(gage-height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 6 to June 14, Aug. 3-17)

,8 22

2.0 

2.9 

3.3

6.6 

7.9

138

543

740

8.4 890

8.8 1,090

9.2 1,430

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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

10

10

16

16

18

28

21

16

16

32

168

77

49

36

27

25

26

24

22

24

39

31

27

26

24

22

21

21

20

20

Nov.

20

21

2O

19

20

16

18

22

20

19

19

19

18

22

25

24

24

24

22

20

b!9

bl8

b!7

b!6

b!5

b!6

b20

b23

34

44

Month

Dec.

42

41

32

38

47

*39

41

34

28

25

39

90

88

61

44

34

29

36

54

57

276

465

402

204

124

128

252

234

148

104

87

Jan.

99

125

342

640

625

342

204

143

119

300

349

180

234

426

288

234

143

113

b90

73

69

68

75

192

402

*640

491

228

180

143

107

October ..........................

November.'.. ......................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February ............. ...........

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

*95

90

81

73

70

78

87

83

162

168

130

109

95

378

1,060

700

390

300

318

198

137

117

103

blOO

b95

b90

b85

b80

_

_

-

Secondfoe t-days

924

634

3,323

23,931.4

7,664

5 472

9 , 146 

9,400

2, 336 

1, 587

815

482

917

42,700

Mar.

b80

b80

beo

b80

bloo

342

*354

*625

530

240

186

156

134

117

113

114

100

95

91

120

2OO

3OO

350

300

350

500

1,000

1,160

655

342

252

Apr.

342

426

491

1,370

1,240

595

354

270

210

210

234

198

150

126

117

110

106

loo

100

104

98

92

90

402

625

500

250

200

150

140

-

Maximum

168

44

465

1,000

640

1,060

1,160 

1,370

146

116

65

33

84

1,370

May

138

120

98

95

90

80

70

69

72

84

75

70

66

63

61

55

50

52

50

47

45

45

50

49

146

136

101

78

67

59

55

Minimum

10

15

25

8.3

68

70

80

90

45

27

16

12

14

10

June

54

55

116

114

83

66

54

47

47

56

47

41

61

85

70

59

50

43

45

45

42

38

37

40

40

36

32

29

28

27

-

Mean

29.8

21.1

107

65.6

247

195

295

313

75.4

52!g

is!s

30.6

117

July

26

27

31

30

30

28

25

24

21

21

22

22

21

20

19

17

19

30

28

65

45

31

24

30

31

30

25

20

19

16

18

Aug.

18

17

16

14

14

12

12

14

14

14

20

16

13

13

14

13

14

33

22

17

14

16

15

14

14

14

14

12

16

16

17

Per square 

mile

0.335

 237

1.20

.737

£ 78

2 ,19

3.31

3 52

!847

594

 296

.174

i344

1.31

Sept.

27

25

18

15

14

15

15

15

15

16

39

80

84

74

55

39

31

27

42

34

29

29

26

21

21

24

22

22

22

21

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.39

.26

1.39

9.99

3.20

2» 29 3 62

3 93

 98

.66

.34

.20

.38

17.84

Peak discharge (base. 500 see.-ft.). Dec. 22 (10 p.m.) 530 see.-ft.; Jan. 5 (l a.m.) 720 see.-ft.; 

Jan. 26 (7:30 p.m.} 765 see.-ft.; Feb. 15 (8 a.m.) 1,240 see.-ft.; Mar. 8 (7:30 p.m.) 700 sec.-ft.; 

Mar. 28 (time unknown) 1,480 see.-ft.; Apr. 4 (9:30 p.m.) 1,96O sec.-ft.; Apr. 26 (time and discharge 

unknown).

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Mar. 20-27, Apr. 26-30, May 2, 4-7, 16, 17, July 12, 13, July 26 to 

Aug. 2; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for River Rouge at Detroit.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO DETROIT RIVER 167

Lower River Rouge at Inkster, Mich.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°18'00", long. 83°18'00", in Sj sec. 19, T. 2 S., 

 R. 10 E., at John Daly Road bridge, 0.6 mile northeast of Inkster and 4| miles upstream

from mouth. Datum of gage is 593.14 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area. 90 square miles. 

Kecprds available. June 1947 to September 1950. November 1930 to September 1933 at site

3^ miles downstream published as Lower River Rouge at Dearborn. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,120 second-feet Apr. 4 (gage height, 12.42

feet); minimum, 0.4 second-foot Aug. 6, 7, I'i (gage height, 2.95 feet).

1930-33, 1947-50: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 4, 1950; minimum, 0.3 second-foot

Sept. 2, 1933 (gage height, 1.42 feet, site and datum then in use).

Revisions.--The maximum discharge for the water year 1948 has been revised to 2,920

second-feet May 11, 1948 (gage height, 12.16 feet, from floodmark), superseding figure

published in Water-Supply Paper 1114. 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or shifting control, which

are fair.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect or shifting control 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0.3 

.7 

1.5 

2.8 

4.9 

7.8

3.4

3.5

3.6 

3.8 

4.0 

4.4

12

16

5.2

7.2

9.0

10.2

11.0

11.2

192

580

1,050

1,450

1,860

2,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

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.

4.1

4.1

4.5

5.5

6.4

9.3

8.5

10

7.2

4.7

28

276

102

41

26

18

13

11

9.6

8.5

12

18

19

12

8.9

7.2

6.6

5.5

4.7

4.7

4.7

Nov.

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.5

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.9

5.8

6.1

7.8

7.5

8.5

8.5

7.2

4.3

4.3

4.1

3.6

3.8

4.3

3.8

4.1

4.1

7.2

21

-

Dec.

24

19

12

16

34

22

18

12

9.6

6.9

21

129

78

30

21

13

3.9

16

41

41

395

730

468

118

68

98

360

271

107

65

46

Jan.

58

113

459

960

705

168

106

79

79

457

486

117

237

586

167

185

95

67

58

49

40

37

34

214

500

972

*449

128

b90

b70

b50

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ...........

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

Hay

June .............................

Jnly .............................

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

*b40

b35

b30

29

27

31

45

39

178

144

b70

b50

b40

614

1,740

782

300

270

360

129

77

54

46

46

42

34

31

b32

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

700.7

170.6

3,298.4

17,508.1

7,315

5,315

8,796

8,399

948

371.1

104.5

25.6

131.6

36,075.5

Mar

b35

b38

b42

47

90

370

*390

858

275

118

86

b70

b60

b52

b50

b50

40

41

42

57

152

270

380

280

370

596

1,840

1,460

350

159

128

Apr.

287

270

467

1,950

1,390

270

165

122

84

94

130

93

60

46

46

42

40

38

36

4£

36

32

32

644

1,000

510

177

132

89

75

-

Maximum

276

21

730

1,250

972

1,740

1,840

1,950

172

52

18

1.5

17

1,950

May

77

56

45

39

36

31

23

20

23

30

23

20

18

16

15

14

12

12

11

11

11

11

13

16

172

73

42

29

21

16

12

Minimum

4.1

3.6

6.9

1.1

34

27

35

32

11

2.0

.8

.5

.9

.5

June

10

12

43

52

27

1&

10

7.8

7.8

15

12

7.5

15

32

20

13

8.9

7.2

6.6

6.9

5.8

4.7

4.5

4.7

5.2

4.9

3.8

3.0

2.8

2.0

-

Mean

22.6

5.69

106

48.0

252

190

284

280

30.6

12.4

3.37

.826

4.39

98.8

July

1.8

2.4

2.5

2.8

2.8

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.5

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.2

2.2

2.2

18

14

4.7

2.8

7.2

3.6

2.7

3.8

5.8

1.5

.9

.8

Aug.

0.7

.5

.5

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.7

1.3

1.5

.9

.8

.5

.5

1.5

1.5

1.0

.9

.7

.8

.9

1.1

.6

.7

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

Per square 

mile

0.251

.063

1.18

.533

2.80

2.11

3.16

3.11

.340

.138

.037

.0092

.049

1.10

Sept.

3.2

1.3

.9

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.2

.9

.9

1.1

16

4.7

17

12

7.5

4.9

3.4

3.0

10

7.2

6.4

4.5

3.6

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.2

~

Runoff in 

inches

0.29

.07

1.36

7.23

3.23

2.20

3.63

3.47

.39

.15

.04

.01

.05

14.89

Peak discharge (base. 600 sec.-ft.). Dec. 23 (1 a.m.) 880 sec.-ft.; Jan. 5 (1 a.m.) 1,110 sec.- 

ft.j Jan. 11 (4:30 a.m.) 905 sec.-ft.j Jan. 14 (7 a.m.) 780 sec.-ft.; Jan. 26 (11 p.m.) 1,23O sec.- 

ft. Feb. 15 (11:30 a.m.) 2,080 see.-ft.j Mar. 8 (6 p.m.) 1,020 sec.-ft.j Mar. 27 (8:30 a.m.) 2,430 

sec.-ft.; Apr. 4 (8:30 p.m.) 3,120 sec.-ft.; Apr. 25 (2 a.m.) 1,450 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Hote. Shifting-control method used June 17 to Sept. 30.
STREAK TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

11 line "between NEir and SEir se

E., at first bridge on Commerce Road east of Commerce, at mouth of

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 131 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 2.H8 feet); 

minimum, 11 second-feet Sept. 5-10; minimum gage height, 1.02 feet Sept. "-10.

1946-50: Maximum discharge, 266 second-feet Apr. 7, 1947 (gage height, 2.93 feet, 

from graph based on gage readings); maximum gage height, 3.10 feet May 1C, 1948, from 

graph based on gage readings (backwater from debris); minimum observed, 7.2 second-feet 

Aug. 18, Sept. 28, 1946 (gage height, 0.84 foot).

Remarks . --Records fair, flage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet, 

, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-22,

Apr. 18 to June 5) 

Oct. 1 to Mar. 26 Mar. 27 to Sept. 30

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.0

1.1

1.2

13.5

18.5

1.3

1.4 

119 1.2 18.5 2.9 183 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

16

17

18

18

18

19

20

20

19

18

20

27

25

23

22

20

20

23

26

27

28

28

30

29

27

27

26

26

23

23

23

Nov.

22

22

21

21

CO

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

21

21

21

21

21

21

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

-

Dec.

20

20

20

21

21

22

22

24

25

27

30

34

36

34

34

33

33

32

32

42

51

51

d53

d56

d60

d64

d68

d70

d70

d70

d68

Jan.

69

70

81

83

81

80

81

93

93

92

92

90

71

65

63

61

62

65

72

75

73

74

71

75

81

92

96

99

100

99

98

Month

October .......... .......... .

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

December ........ ...........

Calendar year 1949 .....

January ....... .... ........ .

February . . ... ................

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

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

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

June ....... .... ................

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

August ........... ...............

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

95

90

88

74

68

67

67

66

65

65

65

65

65

67

70

72

79

80

81

86

89

86

82

80

77

75

75

a74

_

-

Secondfoot-days

7oe

63E

1,242

14,372

2 49"

2 i j_ 5

3^09'

4 33£

1 902

1^922 66-

471

62E

20,44"

Mar.

73

65

69

67

73

74

81

99

96

111

99

104

102

89

92

90

92

100

83

82

87

94

102

105

111

118

137

155

160

147

140

Apr.

143

145

145

176

181

180

174

171

164

161

162

159

157

150

146

144

143

141

140

136

127

123

118

131

132

130

127

119

113

101

-

Maximum

30

70

145

100

95

160

181

97

99

30

18

50

181

May

97

92

86

82

77

73

67

64

61

60

57

56

59

56

55

48

39

38

37

35

35

35

35

37

69

80

80

76

76

73

68

Minimum

16

20

20

12

61

65

65

101

35

30

18

13

11

11

' J^ne

68

70

97

97

99

97

88

86

81

80

75

73

74

78

75

71

65

6156'

54

50

44

41

42

39

36

32

30

33

30

-

Mean

22 . 8

21.2

40.1

39.4

80.5

75.5

99.9

145

61.4

64.1

22.2

15.4

27.6

56.0

July

30

28

27

30

28

27

27

24

23

22

22

22

21

20

20

20

18

18

22

24

20

18

18

22

21

20

20

20

19

18

18

Aug.

18

18

18

18

18

16

16

16

14

16

16

16

14

13

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

17

16

15

Per square 

mile

0.447

.416

.786

.773

1.58

1.48

1.96

2.84

1.20

1.26

.435

.302

.541

1.10

Sept.

14

16

14

13

11

11

11

11

11

11

33

31

32

49

49

50

49

44

43

40

37

35

31

30

29

26

25

24

24

24

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.51

.46

.91

10.49

1.82

1.54

2.26

3.16

1.39

1.40

.50

.35

.60

14.90

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for nearby stations 

eather records.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 169

Huron River near New Hudson, Mich.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°30 I 45", long. 83°40'35", in NE£ sec. 1, T. 1 N., 

H. b E., 150 feet below Kent Lake Dam and 3 miles west of New Hudson. Datum of gage 

is 868.00 feet above mean dea level, datum of 19C9.

Drainage area. 143 square miles.

Records available. August 1948 to September 1950.

"Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 582 second-feet Apr. 6 (gage height, 4.12 feet);

nihimum, 13 second-feet Apr. 2 (gage height, 0.72 foot).

1948-50: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 6, 1950; minimum, 9.2 second-feet June 26, 

1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair. 

Occasional regulation by dam at Kent Lake.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

43

27

35

54

64

70

86

79

60

63

87

126

126

123

106

75

73

89

91

89

95

98

81

86

91

89

86

86

77

58

59

Nov.

66

74

70

72

65

51

62

71

75

76

79

69

53

66

80

92

91

88

71

67

118

168

129

116

81

69

69

115

174

142

-

Dec.

121

112

98

81

188

222

162

130

162

189

135

146

147

176

171

135

110

91

105

122

165

213

247

258

190

184

188

213

213

206

184

Jan.

162

165

189

247

272

281

264

230

213

213

222

222

230

230

247

230

230

230

222

198

206

186

177

192

213

264

290

281

264

256

238

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

222

213

213

184

166

182

189

189

194

192

186

L70

189

238

290

324

324

315

298

281

272

272

256

247

213

198

198

2E2

_

-

Secondfoot-days

2,472

2,619

5,044

42,343

7,064

6,437

8,277

10,710

5.65C

5 11'

2^393

1 43'

4,*385

61,595

Mar.

222

206

198

189

180

213

230

298

315

315

315

281

272

264

247

247

238

222

206

206

222

247

281

298

306

342

313

178

362

432

432

Apr.

422

336

143

382

507

582

565

525

435

405

365

365

355

345

325

315

300

2,92

292

285

"270 278

270

308

335

345

365

355

335

308

-

Maximum

126

174

247

, 2 410

290

324

432

582

285

225

127

77

345

582

May

285

278

255

249

225

207

219

201

195

189

189

177

177

165

171

159

150

165

159

150

142

141

141

137

143

158

166

166

169

161

161

Minimum

27

51

81

9.6

16Z

166

178

143

137

109

44

25

44

25

June

164

171

225

219

219

219

219

207

207

213

189

171

183

189

201

189

177

146

146

154

150

143

136

148

136

122

123

116

123

109

-

Mean

79.7

87.3

163

116

228

230

267

357

182

17C

/7.C

46.3

146

169

July

101

80

87

103

106

127

107

95

85

75

82

71

69

63

61

49

44

76

77

99

93

87

74

62

74

69

62

61

57

53

44

Aug.

51

53

50

49

51

44

32

40

44

52

57

50

40

30

34

42

48

52

47

38

25

37

36

40

43

43

37

41

76

77

75

Pe r square 

mile

0.557

.610

1.14

.811

1.59

1.61

1.87

2.50

1.27

1.19

.540

.324

1.02

1.18

Sept.

85

80

51

46

44

61

61

58

52

61

195

308

345

335

315

278

231

225

213

195

165

154

140

101

105

117

100

95

88

81

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.64

.68

1.31

11.00

1.84

1.67

2.15

2.79

1.47

1.33

.62

.37

1.14

16.01

Not|. Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 20, Apr. 11 to Sept. 30. 

209004 O - 52 - 12
170 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Huron River near Dexter, Mien.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 42°23'10", long. 83°54'40", in Si sec. 13, T. IS,, R. 

4 £., at highway bridge on North Territorial Road, half a mile east of Hudson Mills, 4 

miles north of Dexter, and 12 miles northwest of Ann Arbor. Datum of gage is 837.11 

feet above mean sea level (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Drainage area. 506 square miles.

Records available.--March 1946 to September 1950. August to December 1904 (gage heights 

only) at site 1 mile upstream, published as Huron River at Dover.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,340 second-fet Apr. 7, 8 (gage height, 7.25 

reet); minimum, 122 second-feet Aug. 24-28 (gage height, 3.29 feet).

1946-50: Maximum discharge, 3.120 second-feet Apr. 9, 1947 (gage height, 8.17 feet, 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 56 second-feet Sept. 6, 9, 10, 

1946; minimum gage height, 2.97 feet Aug. 9, 14, 15, 1946.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, which 

are fair. Gage read once or twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O (gage height, In feet,

and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 25, Sept. 21-30)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 7 Apr. 8 to Sept. 30

3.4 160 5.2 1,030 3.2 105 5.2 950

3.7 260 6.8 2,020

4.1 425 7.2 2,340

5.4 147 6.3 1,650

5.6 205 7.2 2,340

4.0 365

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

171 O

-LO

19 

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

OQf.y

30

31

Oct.

184

181

172

169

184

197

204

214

232

239

246

253

260

264

264

260

260

256

253

253

3250

250

3250

250

?50

250

250

243

a240

236

232

Nov.

225

214

204

200

194

a!90

187

184

181

181

184

187

194

197

208

211

214

218

218

222

222

222

225

225

228

228

a230

232

232

232

-

Dec.

236

236

236

a260

284

a270

a260

a260

a260

a260

260

272

312

324

332

a340

356

376

416

475

530

564

635

662

690

745

800

855

828

828

800

Jan.

828

855

855

882

910

a950

a 1 , 000

a 1 , OOC

a980

a950

a 900

a900

a920

a940

a940

a940

a920

a 900

a870

a820

a780

a750

a750

3750

772

800

a860

d960

dl.OOO

al.OOO

970

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January

February ..................... ...

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ................... .......

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

Water year 1949-5O ............

Feb.

d940

882

3840

a750

718

718

d680

a660

3640

624

613

618

613

718

772

855

940

,030

,120

,120

,120

,090

,030

,030

940

855

828

772

_

-

-

Secondfoot days

7,246

6,289

13,962

135,237

27,652

23,516

32,928

47.410

21,652

14,205

6,604

4,480

9,803

215,747

Mar.

745

690

657

635

690

690

745

828

882

946

1,090

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,120

1,060

1,000

910

882

855

828

855

910

940

1,120

1,270

1,510

1,750

1,880

1,950

1,950

Apr.

31,950

32, (

2,C

2,1

500

320

00

2,180

2,260

2,:

2,1

40

40

60

2*180

1,980

1,£

l,f

1,E

20

80

80

1,440

1,340

1,2

1,1

1,1

50

30

00

1,040

980

c

9

1,C

80

50

10

1,160

1,160

1,2

1,3

1,3

1,3

-

Maximum

264

232

855

1,450

1,000

1,120

1,950

2,340

*615

284

170

590

2,340

50

10

10

10

May

1,280

1,220

1,160

1,100

1,010

950

a900

875

825

800

750

700

675

650

620

590

570

540

510

491

473

464

446

473

478

486

540

545

530

515

4B6

Minimum

169

181

236

1OO

750

613

S3S

950

446

292

122

}24

122

June

473

464

527

3600

610

615

615

600

590

610

590

545

540

530

510

510

496

468

460

432

414

392

342

342

342

342

334

312

308

292

-

Mean

234

210

450

371

892

840

1,062

1,580

698

474

213

145

327

591

July

284

276

268

268

276

268

260

3250

a240

230

216

202

196

183

169

152

138

160

158

196

212

222

3220

a220

3220

a210

a200

3190

alSO

a!70

a!70

Aug.

a!70

a!70

a!60

a!60

alSO

a!40

140

140

a!40

al60

a!70

a!70

a!70

160

160

150

150

145

140

136

133

133

129

124

122

122

122

122

124

a!30

138

Sept.

152

155

152

147

138

133

129

126

124

124

158

248

304

365

432

491

3560

a590

580

565

580

550

464

450

428

383

347

324

308

296

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.462 0.53

.415 .46

.889 1.03

.733 9.93

1.76 2.03

1.6tf 1.73

2.10 2.42

3.12 3.48

1.38 1.59

.937 1.04

.421 .49

.287 .33

.646 .72

1.17 15.85

a No gage-height record; discharge 

and records for nearby stations, 

d Doubtful gage-height record; die

computed on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weathe 

charge computed on basis of records for nearby station
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 171

Huron River at Ann Arbor, Mlch.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°17 I 10", long. 83°44 I 00", in NW£ sec. 28, T. 2 S.,

 H. 6 K., at Wall Street Bridge, in Ann Arbor, three-quarters of a mile downstream from 

Argo Dam and 4 miles upstream from Geddes Dam. Datum of gage Is 744.81 feet above mean 

sea level (levels by Michigan Department of Conservation).

Drainage area.--711 square miles.

Records available. August 1948 to September 1950. February 1904 to December 1914 at site

 at Geddes Dam, 4 miles below, published as Huron River at Geddes. January 1914 to September 1940 at site at Barton Dam, 3 miles above, published as Huron River at Barton.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,730 second-feet Apr. 4 (gage height, 16.84

 feet); minimum, 16 second-feet Oct. 6, 30 (gage height, 11.42 feet); minimum daily, 116 

second-feet July 18.

1948-50: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 4, 1950; minimum, 14 second-feet Oct. 30, 

31, 1948 (gage height, 11.40 feet); minimum daily, 44 second-feet Aug. 4, 1949.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated at all stages at Argo Dam by Detroit Edison Co.

atlng tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 14 to Sept. *0l

Oct. 1 to Apr. 3 Apr. 4 to Sept. 30

12.1 165 13.4 950

12.4 295 15.5 3.03J

12.8 515 16.0 3,610

11.9 100 13.2 780

12.1 165 14.4 1,750

12.4 295 15.2 2,570

12.8 515 lfi.4 4,170

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

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.

198

206

193

203

234

214

254

244

260

249

326

406

362

307

378

341

380

300

350

232

290

393

307

358

322

308

243

277

314

204

252

Nov.

209

224

230

204

230

236

215

230

220

224

210

236

225

264

234

262

246

306

216

290

302

246

248

244

316

266

295

330 28-6

242

-

Dec.

354

406

328

346

380

390

335

340

412

377

419

462

604

478

4U4

330

439

524

393

551

646

1,010

1,050

952

906

924

1,080

1,080

966

965

897

Jan.

928

922

1,200

1,670

1,680

1,460

1,250

1,120

1,180

1,350

1,520

1,240

1,210

1,590

1,530

1,320

1,170

1,110

906

1 . 080

1,290

946

586

1,000

1.380

1,740

1,610

1,430

1,290

1,130

1,120

Month

October .........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949 50 ............

Feb.

1,090

1,090

994

932

8OO

854

810

750

754

833

790

750

807

1,310

2,170

2,100

1,780

1,700

1,660

1,330

1,340

1,330

1,290

1,120

1,140

1,080

992

1,070

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

8,905

7,486

18,828

183,499

33,958

32,666

50,739

66,940

26,944

17 , 981

8,369

5, 781 

12,696

296,293

Mar.

978

909

854

914

930

916

1,190

2,040

1,970

1,490

1,650

1,570

1,520

1,430

1,390

1,270

1,170

1,020

1,060

980

998

1,270

1,830

1,650

1,690

2,380

3,370

3,610

-3,130

2,830

2,730

Apr.

2,730

2,7

2,9

4,1

30

30

70

4,170

3,470

3,1

3,1

2,8

90

2O

10

2,630

2,570

2,2

2,0

1,8

80

80

40

1,750

1,620

1,5

1,4

1.2

30

50

90

1,290

1,290

1.1

1.0

1,8

70

30

70

2,510

2,130

1,9

1,8

1,8

1,7

-

Maximum

406

330

1,08O

3,050

1,740

2,170

3,610

4,170

1,640

930

369

414

772

4,170

SO

DO

DO

30

May

1,640

1,530

1,450

1,300

1,290

1,210

1,050

1,050

1,050

954

922

916

862

773

780

738

672

684

614.

593

570

527

640

632

592

69O

629

694

670

602

62O

Minimum

193

204

328

44

586

750

854

1,090

527

282

116

119 

160

116

June

592

582

792

916

795

870

720

870

930

765

617

455

628

664

616

594

630

596

552

497

487

510

440

460

421

480

442

282

400

378

-

Mean

287

250

607

503

1 257

l!l67

1,637

2 231

869

599-

270

186 

423

812

July

335

330

330

330

325

325

264

280

325

248

246

236

226

253

369

316

148

116

212

246

314

335

330

242

320

251

216

234

325

1.26

216

Aug.

211

194

188

176

185

174

165

171

166

288

414

226

224

224

191

2 O2

200

152

168

160

168

149

204

119

122

154

146

140

151

175

174

Per square 

mile

0.404

.352

.854

.707

1.77

1.64

3.14

1.22

.842

00

. 262 

.595

1.14

Sept.

238

196

194

164

178

172

163

161

160

209

166

521

529

564

585

650

664

772

716

693

698

668

653

557

452

488

404

412

311

358

Runoff in 

inches

0.47

.39

.98

9.59

2.04

1.71

2 . 65

3.50

1.41

.94

.44

.30

.66

15.49
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Hayes Creek at Commerce, Mich.

Location.--Staff gage, lat. 42°35'25", long. 83°28'45", on line between NW^- and SWij see. 

11, T. 2 N., R. 8 E., at bridge 600 feet upstream from mouth and half a mile east of 

Commerce.

Drainage area.--7.5 square miles.

Records available. March 1946 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 65 second-feet Apr. 4 (gage height, 3.58 feet); 

minimum, 3.7 second-feet Aug. 28 (gage height, 1.82 feet).

1946-50: Maximum discharge, 154 second-feet Apr. 7, 1947 (gage height, 4.25 feet, 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 1.2 second-feet Oct. 2, 3, 194R 

(gage height, 1.62 feet).

Remarks.--Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-22, July 1 to Sept. 13)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 3 Apr. 4 to Sept. 30

1.8 4.8

1.9 6.5

2.6 20.5

2.9

3.2

3.3

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.7

2.5 

4.0 

7.7

3.0 

3.3 

3.6

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.5

5.6

5.8

6.7

6.3

5.8

5.6

6.2

8.9

8.1

6.7

6.5

6.2

6.3

7.7

9.7

10.0

10.0

11

12

11

9.7

9.9

9.5

8.3

8.1

7.7

7.7

Nov.

7.5

7.3

7.1

6.7

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.9

6.9

6.7

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.9

6.9

6.5

6.5

-

Dec.

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.7

7.1

7.3

7.7

8.3

9.3

11

11

11

10

10

9.5

9.1

9.1

12

16

15

d!5

dls

d!5

315

d!6

d!6

316

die die

Jan.

16

17

20

20

20

20

20

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

16

16

15

14

14

15

17

19

18

18

Month

October ..........................

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

December ............. ..........

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ... ...................

February . . ..................

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

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

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

June ...................... . .

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 . ..........

Feb

18

17

17

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14.

14

14

15

15

15

16

16

16

17

17

16

16

16

16

a!6

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

238.4

199 4

342! 6

3,838.9

546

430

638

1,321

448

248.5

145.6

229.0

5,318.5

Mar

17

18

16

14

16

16

17

20

17

18

18

18

18

14

16

17

16

16

16

15

16

17

18

19

21

23

35

42

42

37

35

Apr.

44

41

43

65

60

60

60

60

58

59

58

56

53

50

45

43

43

37

36

33

32

30

25

35

35

33

34

33

32

28

-

Maximum

12

7.5

16

44

20

18

42

65

27

25

11

6.4

13

65

May

27

25

21

20

20

19

18

18

17

17

16

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

20

22

20

19

18

17

16

Minimum

5.3

6.5

6.5

4.0

14

14

14

25

13

10

5.1

4.0

3.8

3.8

June

16

17

25

21

20

19

18

17

16

16

15

16

17

17

16

15

14

13

13

13

12

12

11

12

12

12

11

10

11

11

-

Mean

7.69

6.65

11.1

10.6

17.6

15.4

20! 6

44.0

17.2

14.9

4.70

7.63

14.6

July

11

10

10

11

10

10

9.6

9.0

8.6

8.1

8.1

8.3

8.1

7.5

7.3

7.3

6.9

6.9

7.9

10

9.0

8.3

8.1

7.7

6.6

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.3

5.1

Aug.

5.4

5.4

5.3

5.3

4.9

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.4

5.3

5.3

5.3

4.9

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.4

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.7

6.4

5.6

5.1

Per square 

mile

1.03

.887

1.48

1.41

2 35

2io5

2.75

5.87

2. 29

1 . 99

1.07

. 627

1.02

1.95

Sept.

5.1

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.4

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

13

13

10

12

11

10

10

9.0

9.4

8.6

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.1

8.1

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.3

7.3

-

Runoff in

inches

1.18

.99

1.70

19.03

2.71

2.13

3.16

6.55

2.64

2.22

1 23

!?2

1.14

26.37

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for nearby stations 

weather records.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 173

Portage Creek near Pinckney, Mich.

Location.--Staff gage, lat. 42°25'40", long. 83°57'35", in sec. 34, T. IN., R. 4 E., at 

Highway "bridge, 2 miles upstream from Little Portage Lake and 2-jj- miles southwest of 

Pinckney. Datum of gage is 860.38 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1D29 (levels by 

Michigan Department of Conservation).

Drainage area. 79 square miles.

Records available. November 1944 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 400 second-feet Apr. 5, 6; maximum gage height, 

b.au feet; Apr. 5; minimum discharge, 6.0 second-feet Sept. 10 (gage height, 1.05 feet).

1944-50: Maximum discharge, 529 second-feet Apr. 9, 10, 1947 (gage height, 5.72 

feet, from graph "based on gage readings); minimum observed, 0.6 second-foot Oct. 5, 

1946 (gage height, 0.56 foot).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair, 

regulation caused "by operation of dam at Hiland Lake 2 miles above station, 

once daily.

Rating table, water year 1949-5O, except periods of loe effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used June 24 to Sept. 30)

Occasional 

Gage read

0.9

1.8 

2.5 

2.7 

2.9

5.0

28

50

59

72

3.2 

3.6 

4.4 

4.8 

5.2

99

145

255

320

400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

15

14

16

19

20

18

24

22

23

22

24

33

29

28

28

29

30

30

45

47

42

46

44

45

39

38

36

35

33

32

32

Nov.

30

30

28

27

27

26

25

24

24

24

23

22

23

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

a24

a24

24

a24

a24

a24

a25

26

26

27

-

Dec.

28

30

30

32

*33

33

36

36

37

36

39

44

43

46

.46

46

45

49

49

49

57

76

75

82

94

114

121

123

127

128

128

Month

Jan.

131

150

147

155

157

157

160

b!60

157

151

b!50

147

143

157

152

b!45

b!40

138

b!35

t>130

b!30

b!30

126

121

*120

131

145

138

135

*b!50

b!60

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .................. .......

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

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

Hay

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

b!60

b!55

b!50

b!35

b!20

110

104

99

97

93

93

87

85

99

117

116

117

119

126

b!40

b!50

b!50

b!50

b!45

b!40

b!30

b!25

121

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

938

749

1,912

19,792.4

4,448

3 433

4,729

7,536

3,221

1,828

70-2 I CJ

440

1,040.2

30,997.2

Mar.

bllO

blOO

blOO

blOO

blOO

*blOO

99

112

b!20

b!30

138

149

160

b!60

156

152

150

b!40

b!30

131

126

128

129

135

147

170

190

262

285

300

320

Apr.

340

340

340

380

400

400

380

380

360

340

300

285

270

248

225

204

190

183

169

162

153

151

141

156

162

169

176

176

176

a!80

-

Maximum

47

30

128

211

160

160

320

400

183

78

39

20

68

400

May

183

176

176

170

162

128

164

150

135

138

125

112

106

103

99

95

93

83

66

68

69

63

61

60

63

64

64

63

62

61

59

Minimum

14

22

28

2.7

120

85

99

141

59

42

13

11

6.0

6.0

June

58

56

76

78

76

77

77

76

76

77

75

66

64

64

62

65

61

56

54

53

53

50

48

52

52

49

46

45

44

42

-

Mean

30.3

25.0

61.7

54.2

143

123

153

251

104

60.9

23.3

14.2

34.7

84.9

July

39

39

37

39

37

36

33

31

13

14

16

16

16

16

16

15

18

18

17

23

22

25

20

21

20

25

23

21

20

19

18

Aug.

18

17

16

15

14

14

13

12

12

16

20

17

15

14

14

16

17

14

16

14

14

13

13

12

11

12

12

13

12

12

12

Per square 

mile

0.384

.316

.781

.686

1.81

1.56

1.94

3.18

1.32

.771

.295

.180

.439

1.07

Sept.

14

12

13

7.0

6.2

6.5

7.5

6.8

6.2

6.0

14

18

22

27

30

36

38

44

52

68

66

66

66

63

63

61

58

56

54

53

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.44

.35

.90

9.30

2.09

1.62

2.23

3.55

1.52

.86

.34

.21

.49

14.60

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by loe.
174 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 

Raisin River at Monroe, Mich.

Location.--Water-stage recorder and concrete dam, lat. 41°54'50", long. 83°23'15", at municipal water-supply plant at Monroe, 4 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is

570.00 feet above mean sea level (city of Monroe bench mark). 

Drainage area.--1,020 square miles. 

Kecoras available.--September 1937 to September 1950. 

Average discharge.--13 years, 725 second-feet. 

jsxtremes. maximum discharge during year, 12.900 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage height, 10.08

reet); minimum, 47 second-feet Oct. 5, 6 (gage height, 5.67 feet).

1937-50: Maximum discharge, 12,900 second-feet May 19, 1945, Mar. 29, 1950; maximum

gage height, 10.7 feet Feb. 1, 1949 (ice jam); minimum discharge about 2 second-feet

Sept. 4, 1938, Sept. 19, 20, 1941; minimum gage height, 3.06 feet Oct. 1C, 1946 (gates

in dam open). 

Remarks.--Records fair above 1,500 second-feet and poor below. Slight regulation from

power plants upstream.

Cooperation.--Water-stage recorder inspected by employees of city of Monroe. 

Kevision3~Twater years).--W 954: 1938(m), 1939(m), 1940(m), 1941.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except period of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 5-14, 

July 24 to Sept. 30

5.7

5.8

5.9

6.0

87

156

237

328

6.2 

6.5 

6.9 

7.4

550

970

1,630

2,610

8.1 4,260

8.9 6,700

9.4 8,800

1O.O 12,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

also 

a!40 

a!30 

a!20 

115

108 

122 

128 

128 

149

149 

392 

820 

1,140 

1,220

835 

602 

435 

319 

282

319 

371 

371 

414 

414

382 

339 

310 

255 

237 

229

Nov.

237 

229 

229 

205 

188

196 

213 

213 

205 

172

237 

229 

188 

213 

237

237 

164 

213 

237 

205

237 

255 

205 

149

221

229 

246

221 

229 

221

Dec.

273 

264 

237 

264 

282

*292 

301 

273 

273 

264

282 

339 

470 

538 

492

360 

310 

360 

414 

470

589 

1,610 

2,460 

2,440 

2,320

1,960 

1,740 

2,020 

1,960 

1,810 

1,380

Jan.

1,060 

985 

1,470 

3,270 

4,130

3,750 

3,880 

3,390 

2,820 

2,820

3,630 

3,270 

*3,270 

3,880 

3,390

3,270 

2,930 

2,610 

1,890 

bl,500

bl,200 

1,030 

940 

1,5.80 

3,270

4 , 810 

5,250 

4,960 

4,530 

4,000 

*2,930

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber ........ ................

lendar year 1949 

ary . .

at ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

2,040 

1,490 

1,120 

985 

910

910 

880 

865 

1,220 

1,870

2,060 

2,020 

1,740 

2,930 

6,520

a 6, 500

a6,300 

a5,500 

a4,500 

a3,000

al.800 

al,500 

al,250 

al.100 

al.OOO

a98O 

a950

a920

Secondfoot-days

11,125 

6.46C 

27,04"

264,382

91,715 

62,860 

111,07C 

115, 79C 

27.69C 

14,401 

10,858 

4,108 

8,657

491,781

Peak discharge (base, 2,200 sec. -ft.). De

sec. -ft.; Jan. 14 (9:30 a.m.) 4,130 sec. -ft. 

6,900 sec. -ft.; Mar. 8 (9:30 p.m.) 4,670 sec

Mar.

a920 

a920 

a92O 

970 

2,340

2,340 

*2,930 

4,130 

3,880 

3,750

3,750 

3,510 

2,930 

2,360 

1,900

1,670 

1,450 

1,300 

1,260 

1,250

1,670 

2,340 

3,270 

3,390 

3,630

4,530 

8,580 

11,500 

12,200 

9,300 

6,180

Apr.

4,530 

3,880 

3,750 

3,630 

10,000

9,800 

8,800 

5,850

4,130 

3,270

2,930 

2,590 

2,340 

2,080 

1,850

1,650 

1,500 

1,380 

1,300 

1,220

1,120 

1,040 

1,030 

2,460 

5,400

7,700 

7,700 

5,700 

4,000 

3,160

Maximum

1,220 

255 

2,460

6,180

5,250 

6,520 

12,200 

10,000 

2,690 

1,030 

1,230 

196 

527

12,200

May

2,690 

2,340 

1,960 

1,720 

1,520

1,350 

1,200 

1,080 

985 

925

895 

865 

764 

764 

750

694 

641 

589 

563 

527

516 

504 

470 

470 

458

446 

424 

4O3 

414 

371 

392

Minimum

108 

149 

237

42

940 

865 

920 

1,030 

371 

292 

142 

87 

101

87

June

371 

339 

414 

481 

576

602 

602 

527 

458 

458

641 

1,000 

1,030 

806 

589

470 

392 

382

371 

360

349 

319 

328 

328

301

292 

403 

481 

403 

328

Mean

359 

215 

872

724

2,959 

2,245 

3,583 

3,860 

893 

480 

350 

133 

289

1,347

. 24 (11 p.m.) 2,460 se 

Jan. 27 (3:30 a.m.) 5 

-ft.; Mar. 29 (10 a.m.

July

282 

237 

237 

255 

255

246 

237 

229 

221

221

196 

142 

172 

180 

180

156

156 

172 

180 

310

850 

1,230 

1,200 

940 

414

492 

392 

328 

273 

246 

229

Aug.

180 

156 

156 

196 

164

135 

128 

122 

108

122

135 

135 

122 

164 

180

156 

149 

128 

164 

108

128 

149 

101 

94 

115

108 

94 

115 

101 

87 

108

Per square 

mile

0.352 

.211 

.855

.710

2.90 

2.20 

3.51 

3.78 

.875 

.471 

.343 

.130 

.283

1.32

Sept.

128 

138 

142 

188

156

149 

128 

122 

128 

101

122 

282 

221 

213 

382

516 

527 

446 

403 

339

349 

435 

435 

492 

492

458

360 

328 

282 

205

Runoff in 

inches

0.41 

.24 

.99

9.67

3.34 

2.29 

4.05 

4.22 

1.01 

.53 

.40 

.15 

.32

17.95

c.-ft.; Jan. 5 (9 a.m.) 4,260 

700 sec. -ft.; Feb. 15 (5:30 p.m.) 

12,900 sec. -ft.; Apr. 5 (2 p.m.;

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

tat?onlaSe "heiSllt reoord; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 175

St. Joseph River near Newville, Ind.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°23'10", long. 84°48'05", in Ohio, in SW£ sec. 18, 

 T. b N., R. IE., at bridge on Ohio State Highway 249, 3-J- miles northeast of Newville.

Drainage area. 614 square miles.

Records available. November 1946 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,710 second-feet Apr. 6 (gage height, 17.05 

feet); minimum, 34 second-feet Oct. 3 (gage height, 1.79 feet).

1946-50: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 6, 1950; minimum, 22 second-feet Sept. 

2-4, 1948 (gage height, 1.56 feet).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are fair.

Rating table, water year 1949-5O, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-11, Oct. 21 to

Dec. 11, June 22-25, Sept. 29, 3o)

1.7 32 4.3 390 13.3 4,050 

2.0 57 6.8 890 15.3 6,170 

2.4 98 8.5 1,330 16.2 7,770 

2.8 148 10.5 2,080 16.9 9,450 

3.4 236 11.9 2,810

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

37 

35 

38 

39

41

46 

65 

77 

80 

72

74 

670 

1,060 

810 

500

345 

268 

212 

176 

155

128 

120 

115 

116 

116

104 

95 

90 

84 

81 

78

Nov.

76 

74 

72 

71 

69

68 

68 

67 

65 

65

64 

66 

69 

69 

71

74 

77 

75 

75 

73

72 

70 

68 

65 

68

67 

70 

67 

70 

73

Dec.

76 

79 

72 

78 

86

86 

*97 

105 

b95 

b90

104 

276 

460 

420 

236

b200 

b200 

b220 

252 

276

637 

1,640 

2,210 

2,210 

2,080

1,760 

1,560 

1,560 

1,450 

1,240 

940

Jan.

710 

670 

1,020 

2,410 

3,470

3,650 

3,560 

3,OOO 

2,250 

2,410

2,740 

2,810 

2,810 

3,120 

3,040

3,200 

3,000 

*2,620 

2,200 

1,700

1,400

1,000

850 

1,090 

2,160

3,370 

4,450 

4,650 

4,050 

3,120 

2,360

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary . ....

h. ...........................

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

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1,720 

1,220 

1,000 

800 

700

630 

610 

590 

1,000 

1,330

1,330 

*1,240 

1,090 

1,620 

2,810

3,380 

3,560 

3,560 

3,120 

2,500

2,000 

1,500 

1,100 

850 

7OO

650 

b600 

b600

Secondfoot-days

5,927 

2,098 

20,795

176,642

78,890 

41,810 

67,515 

93,055 

18,504 

9,874 

14,178 

3,848 

11,310

367,804

Mar.

b880 

b7OO 

b700 

b700 

bl,o50

1,720 

2,040 

2,510 

2,750 

*3,120

3,120 

3,040 

2,510 

1,960 

1,450

1,190 

1,090 

1,120 

1,040 

965

1,160 

1,520 

1,920 

2,080 

2,210

2,410 

3,050 

4,550 

5,560 

5,250 

4,150

Apr.

3,040 

2,460 

2,410 

3,950 

7,710

9,450 

7,770 

4,750 

3,470 

2,880

2,880 

2,740 

2,410 

2,040 

1,680

1,360 

1,140 

990 

915 

830

770 

710 

690 

1,100 

2,840

6,170 

5,790 

4,450 

3,200 

2,460

Maximum

1,060 

77 

2,210

4,950

4,650 

3,560 

5,560 

9,450 

2,080 

790 

2,000 

252 

670

9,450

Peak discharge (base, 2,5oo see. -ft.). Jan. 6 (8 p.m.

May

2,080 

1,720 

1,420 

1,220 

1,060

89O 

810 

710 

630 

590

570 

550 

510 

480 

450

420 

4OO 

372 

345 

327

300 

300 

300 

290 

280

280 

260 

250 

240 

230 

220

Minimum

35 

64 

72

34

670 

590 

700 

690 

220 

152 

78 

61 

142

35

June

210 

197 

204 

212 

284

300 

250 

220 

204 

292

650 

790 

690 

600 

500

400 

330 

300 

300 

250

200 

176 

159 

152 

272

440 

450 

354 

276 

212

Mean

191 

69.9 

671

484

2,545 

1,493 

2,178 

3,102 

597 

329 

457 

124 

377

1,008

July

183 

183 

190 

175 

163

154 

142 

129 

120 

109

100 

95 

90 

85 

80

78 

82 

200 

336 

1,250

2,000 

2,000 

1,800 

1,270 

750

570 

480 

440 

372 

300 

252

Aug.

228 

204 

190 

168 

147

130 

116 

103 

97 

95

112 

228 

252 

183 

140

116

103 

100 

95 

92

86 

81 

74 

70 

66

63 

61 

64 

72 

92 

220

Per square 

mile

0.311 

.114 

1.O9

.788

4.14 

2.43 

3.55 

5.05 

.972 

.536 

.744 

.202 

.614

1.64

3,75O sec. -ft.; Jan. 16 (6 p.m.

Sept.

260 

354 

550 

610 

460

300 

228 

183 

158 

142

158 

220 

336 

530 

670

630 

470 

336 

381 

460

510 

650 

590 

500 

400

318 

268 

236 

212 

190

Runoff in 

inches

0.36 

.13 

1.26

10.70

4.78 

2.53 

4.09 

5.64 

1.12 

.60 

.86 

.23 

.69

22*. 29

) 3,200

,2OO

sec.-ft.; Mar. 29 (4 p.m.) 5J67O sec.-ft.; Apr. 6 (7 a.m.) 9,7io sec.-ft.; Apr. 26 (6'p.m.) 6,790 

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--No gage-height record Jan. 8, 9, 17, 19-23, Feb. 3-5, 20-26, Mar. 9, May 24 to June 1, June 

7, 8, 14-21, July 21-23; discharge computed on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for station near Fort Wayne.
IVb STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

St. Joseph River near Fort Wayne, Ind.

Location. --Water-stage recorder, lat. 41° 10', long. 85°04', In SW^NWijSEv sec. 4, T. 31 

N , H. 13 E., at Ely Bridge on Mayhew Road, 3? miles downstream from Cedar Creek and 

8 miles northeast of Port Wayne. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at St. Joe Dam, 67 

miles downstream at different datum.

Drainage area. 1,060 square miles.

Records available.--August 1941 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,200 second-feet Apr. 7 (gage height, 17.90 

FeeTJ; minimum daily, 69 second-feet Oct. 1; minimum gage height, 1.80 feet Nov. 12, 

13, £16-28.

1941-50: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 7, 1950; minimum daily, 27 second-feet 

Aug. 21, 1941; minimum gage height, 1.40 feet Sept. 20, 29, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Discharge 

DeTow 825 second-feet computed by using fall as determined from auxiliary recorder as 

a factor. Flow affected at low stage by pumping plant 5| miles below station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

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.

69

76

79

128

109

152

257

209

179

184

228

1,290

1,820

1,670

1,320

869

634

539

454

378

388

353

302

261

240

246

202

187

194

167

162

Nov.

172

167

147

129

138

185

96

121

156

146

153

145

149

155

155

155

155

155

155

153

151

149

147

147

147

145

145

151

151

149

-

Dec.

149

151

151

155

*151

157

157

165

b!40

b!40

b!50

b250

513

613

bSOO

b450

b400

b400

403

407

1,180

3,820

4,320

3,420

2,870

2,660

3,180

2,870

2,330

2,030

1,720

Jan.

1,340

1,200

2,670

7,100

7,900

7,200

5,850

4,860

4,140

5,850

6,400

5,400

5,040

6,120

6,210

6,500

5,400

*4,230

3,420

2,940

2,210

1,570

1,380

2,560

4,680

7,000

7,500

6,800

6,210

5,580

4,410

Month

October ..........................

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

December ..................... ...

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ................,'.........

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............. ......... ....

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-5O ........ ...

Peak discharge Chase, 6,oOO sec.

Feb.

3,180

2,330

1,720

1,380

1,200

1,090

1,060

*1,060

2,730

3,100

2,660

2,330

2,210

4,770

6,900

6,800

5,760

5,220

5,220

4,500

3,420

2,590

b2,000

bl,500

bl,300

bl,20o

bl,100

 bl,100

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

13,34£

4,46£

36,002

319, 97C

149, 67C

79.43C

118, 37C

148, 54C

28,741

21,05C

23,85"

7,46E

22,314

653,264

Mar.

bl,750

bl,600

bl,500

bl.500

b2,000

3,980

4,590

5,580

5,400

4,320

4,320

5,310

4,680

3,580

2,660

*2,270

2,150

2,730

2,330

2,030

2,730

3,420

3,420

3,260

3,180

3.50O

5,580

7,200

7,500

7,400

6,900

Apr.

5,670

4,590

4,860

8,300

10,300

11,800

11,900

9,800

7,100

6,210

7,200

6,300

4,590

3,500

2,940

2,450

2,030

1,820

1,670

1,520

1,380

1,290

1,200

1,420

2,210

3,720

6,300

7,000

5,490

3,980

-

Maximum

1,820

185

4,320

8,400

) 7,900

) 6,900

) 7,500

) 11,900

3,100

2,460

3,020

597

1,470

t 11,900

-ft.). --Jan. 5 (2 p.m.)

May

3,100

2,520

2,090

1,870

1,670

1,470

1,290

1,130

1,020

945

865

845

808

764

706

671

630

590

551

503

487

482

481

472

442

442

407

392

388

360

351

Minimum

69

96

140

63

1,200

1,060

1,500

1,200

351

319

144

140

256

69

8,OOO sec

June

332

321

319

340

322

375

382

337

343

2,460

1,920

1,470

1,340

1,060

800

664

568

512

534

477

432

379

370

336

923

1,240

90S

698

497

403

-

Mean

431

149

1,161

877

4,82£

2,837

3,818

4,951

927

702

77C

241

744

1,79C

July

317

366

556

432

339

291

252

227

209

196

183

173

168

159

157

150

144

330

513

1,820

3,020

3,020

2,730

2,270

1,570

975

865

723

648

551

503

Aug.

597

477

370

323

289

255

231

215

194

194

210

207

291

312

259

217

198

253

220

192

172

161

156

152

145

140

146

176

252

252

209

Per square 

mile

0.407

.141

1.10

.827

4.55

2.68

3.60

4.67

.875

.662

.726

.227

.702

1.69

Sept.

1,340

1,240

985

925

837

624

447

356

297

256

258

295

382

498

695

800

716

551

1,080

1,470

1,290

1,340

1,340

1,020

817

678

551

467

403

356

Runoff in 

inches

0.47

.16

1.26

11.22

5.25

2.79

4.15

5.21

1.01

.74

.84

.26

.78

22.92

.-ft.; Jan. 11 (11:30 a.m.) 6,50O

:.-ft.; Jan. 15 (10p.m.) 6,900 see.-ft.j Jan. 27 (10 

7,100 sec.-ft.j Mar. 28 (l2 p.m.) 7,600 sec.-ft. ; Apr. 7 

7,300 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 17' 

Maumee River at New Haven, Ind.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 41°05', long. 65°01', in SW£ sec. 1, T. 30 N., R. 13 

E.,_at highway bridge a quarter of a mile upstream from Wabash Railroad bridge, half 

a mile north of New Haven, and 6 miles downstream from confluence of St. Marys and 

St. Joseph Rivers.

Drainage area.--1,940 square miles.

Records available.--December 1946 to September 1950 (high-water records only). 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 19,100 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 21.4 

1946-50: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 16, 1950.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

FTow regulated at low stage by power plants above station. Flow slightly regulated 

by Lake St. Marys and by diversion from or into Wabash River Basin and into Miami & 

Erie Canal. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Day

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.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

4,340

4,200

2,800

1,820

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-.

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

Nov. Dec.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

2,380

6,060

6,220

5,040

3,850

3,430

5,110

4,760

3,640

3,010

2,450

Jan.

1,960

1,960

5,060

14,200

16,500

15,400

13,400

11,400

10,000

12,600

14,400

13,400

12,600

13,700

13,700

15 , 000

13,600

11,400

9,200

7,340

5,500

3,780

2,870

5,340

8,800

12,600

13,900

13,900

13,400

11,800

9,420

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

6,380

4,270

3,220

2,380

2,030

1,820

1,890

2,100

5,660

6,890

5,340

5,260

5,980

11,400

17,200

18,900

18,300

16,100

13,700

10,500

7,250

4,760

3,640

2,940

2,100

1,620

1,820

2,380

_

-

-

Secondfoot-days

_

-

-

328, 13C

185, 83C

179, 06C

206,040

_

_

_

-

-

Mar.

3,500

2,800

2,380

2,310

3,220

4,970

5,500

6,460

5,980

5,340

5,820

6,890

a6,000

a5,000

4,130

3,570

3,850

5,340

5,260

4,620

5,500

6,540

6,140

5,260

4,900

5,180

7,700

10,900

11,800

11,500

10,700

Apr.

9,100

6,890

7,340

11,700

14,100

14,400

14,200

12,600

9,540

8,240

11,200

10,300

7,880

5,500

4,830

4,060

3,220

2,520

2,100

1,890

1,440

1,320

1,470

3,780

5,040

5,110

6,460

7,610

6,540

5,660

-

Maximum

4,340

6,220

13,100

16,500

) 18,900

11,800

) 14,400

5,820

6,810

3,570

6,480

18,900

May

5,820

5,260

4,130

3,570

3,220

2,660

2,170

1,820

1,410

1,350

tl,160

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

Minimum

.

_

-

-

1,980

1,620

2,310

1,320

_

_

_

-

-

June

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

6.81C

4,890

2,520

-

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

1,500

.

_

_

-

-

Mean

.

_

-

-

10,58C

6,637

5,776

6,866

_

_

_

-

-

July

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

.

_

_

.

1,550

3,570

3,500

3,220

2,800

1,960

_

_

_

_

_

-

Aug.

Per square 

mile

_

_

-

-

5.45

3.42

2.98

3.54

_

_

.

_

-

-

Sept.

6,480

5,760

2,450

1,620

1,380

_

-

_

-

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

.

_

1,560

1,890

1,750

1,89O

1,820

1,440

-

_

.

_

_

-

Runoff in 

inches

_

-

-

-

6.29

3.56

3.43

3.95

_

_

_

_

-

-

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 see.-ft.) . Jan. 5 (3 a.m.) 16,800 sec.-ft.; Jan. 16 (4 a.m.) 15,400 

secT^TET; Jan. VI (12p.m.) 14,lQO~5eT~-ft.; Feb. 16 (7 p.m.) 19,1OO sec.-ft.; Mar. 29 (8 p.m.) 

12,000 sec.-ft.'; Apr. 6 (9 p.m.) 14,500 sec.-ft.; Apr. 11 (6 p.m.) 11,700 sec.-ft.

t Result of discharge measurement.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for St. Joseph 

River near Ft. Wayne.

Note. Discharge not computed below a stage of 5 feet.
178 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Maumee River at Antwerp, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 4I°11'56", long. 84°44'40", in sec. 22, T. 3 N., R.

1 E., just downstream from highway bridge, 1 mile north of Antwerp, 7 miles downstream

from Indiana State line, and 10 miles upstream from Marie DeLarme Creek. Datum of

gage is 695.49 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. 

Drainage area.--2,049 square miles.

Records available.--September 1921 to December 1935, April 1939 to September 1950. 

Average discharge.--25 years, 1,645 second-feet. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 20,000 second-feet Feb. 17 (gage height, 18.70

feet) ; minimum, 118 second-feet Dec. 10 (gage height, 0.94 foot).

1921-35, 1939-50: Maximum discharge, 26,200 second-feet May 20, 1943 (gage height,

20.29 feet); minimum, 24 second-feet Oct. 17, 1930, June 21, 22, 1933 (gage height, 0.32

foot) .

Revisions.--The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised

as shown in the following table. They supersede those published in the water-supply

papers indicated.

Water-Supply 

Paper

644 .........

894. ........

Water 

year

1927

1940

Date

Mar. 4

Gage height 

(feet)

15.15

1-15.87

Discharge 

(second-feet)

12,700

abnut 11,000

t Occurred on Mar. 4 but at a different time than the maximum discharge.

Remarks.--Records good. Low flow slightly regulated by power plant at Fort Wayne, led. 

Revisions.--W 759: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge for high-water periods

in the water years 1927, 1933 and 1940 are given herewith. They supersede those

published in Water-Supply Papers 644, 744, and 894.

Day 

(water year)

1926-27 

Jan. 30. .... 

31 ..... 

Feb . 1 .....

1932-33 

Dec. 25. ....

Discharge 

(second-feet)

6,000 

10,OOO 

11,500

10,500

Day 

(water year)

1939-40 

Mar . 2 ......

7, -

5... ...

Month

Water year 1926-27 .............

Water year 1932-33 .............

Calendar year 1340 .............

Secondfoot-days

43,740 

139,870 

758,467

130,910 

803,417

90,818 

346,285 

371.348

Maximum

10,000 

11,500

12,500

11,000 

14,600

10,500 

10,500 

10.500

Minimum

1,510 

75

740 

26

600 

83 

83

Discharge 

(second-feet)

1,000 

5,500 

10,5OO 

10,500

Mean

1,411 

4,995 

2,078

4,223

2,201

2,930 

946 

1.015

Per square 

mile

0.688 

2.44 

1.01

£.06 

1.07

1.43 

.462 

.495

Runoff In 

Inches

0.79 

2.54 

13.77

2.38 

14.56

1.65 

6.28 

6.72

0.8 

1.0 

1.4 

2.0 

2.6

106

148

251

446

689

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 3 to Dec. 21)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 28

3.4 

5.0 

6.0

9.0 

14.0

1,080

2,100

2,850

5,380

10,900

16.0

17.0

18.6

Mar. 1 to Sept. 3O

13,700

15,500

19,700

1.3 

1.8

223

377

602

3.4 

4.6 

6.0

1,080

1,780

2,850

Note. Same as 'preceding 

table above 6.0 feet.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 179

Discharge, In second-feet, of Maumee River at Antwerp, Ohio, 

water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

205 

174 

251 

411 

357

328 

560 

782 

602 

464

425 

1,770 

4,900 

3,730 

2,450

1,640 

1,140 

879 

806 

446

560 

501 

689 

712 

602

520 

442 

401 

397 

360 

334

.Nov.

347 

303 

293 

290 

254

243 

207 

223 

364 

296

218 

394

272 

248 

245

240 

284 

254 

240 

237

215 

213 

213 

213 

213

220 

207 

207 

220 

234

Dec.

205 

205 

205 

202 

197

192 

192 

153 

130 

122

141 

293 

560 

602 

689

712 

581 

414 

581 

581

1,050 

5,170 

7,170 

5,780 

4,210

3,730 

5,380 

5,780 

4,290 

3,410 

2,850

Jan.

2,310 

1,970 

3,780 

12,600 

17,400

16,900 

15,300 

13,300 

11,700 

12,500

15,500 

14,900 

14,300 

14,900 

14,700

16,200 

15,300 

13,800 

11,600 

9,040

7,060 

4,720 

3,330 

4,540 

9,500

12,300 

14,500 

14,700 

14,500 

13,700 

11,800

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 ............

ary ...... . .

h. .......... ................

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

st ...........................

ter year 1949-50 . .........

Feb.

8,600 

5,280 

3,650 

2,850 

2,240

2,040 

1,970 

2,040 

4,710 

7,720

7,170 

5,980 

5,780 

11,100 

17,400

19,400 

19,700 

18,200 

16,200 

13,800

10 , 200 

6,180 

4,290 

3,330 

2,770

2,170 

1,900 

1,970

Secondfoot-days

27,838 

7,607 

55,777

701,679

358,650 

208,640 

191,630 

230,500 

51,026 

38,528 

30,042 

13,098 

49,132

1,262,468

Mar.

3,730 

3,730 

2,610 

2,210 

2,850

4,450 

5,380 

6,620 

6,840 

5,880

4,990 

6,730 

7,500 

6,290 

4,630

3,810 

3,730 

5,280 

5,980 

5,180

5,380 

7,280 

7,500 

6,290 

5,280

5,180 

7,500 

11,600 

12,300 

12,600 

12,300

Apr.

11 , 300 

8,930 

7,720 

10,700 

14,500

14,900 

15,100 

14,500 

12,900 

10 , 300

11,700 

12,300 

10,700 

7,390 

5,480

4,450 

3,810 

3,090 

2,610 

2,290

1,990 

1,780 

1,680 

2,690 

4,900

5,280 

5,780 

7,500 

7,830 

6,400

Maximum

4,900 

394 

7,170

13,700

17,400 

19,700 

12,600 

15,100 

5,980 

7,500 

3,650 

1,130 

9,380

19,700

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 aec.-ft .} . Jan. 5 (5 p.m.)

May

5,980 

5,780 

,540 

,730 

,490

,090 

,610 

,060 

,780 

,470

,300 

,160 

,100 

,060 

980

955 

880 

806 

758 

712

667 

689 

667 

645 

667

645 

624 

581 

540 

540 

520

Minimum

174 

207 

122

122

1,970 

1,900 

2,210 

1,680 

520 

432 

245 

251 

602

122

June

520 

482 

464 

468 

432

439 

442 

560 

758 

4,140

7,500 

3,650 

2,290 

1,850 

1,470

1,160 

1,000 

830 

880 

830

712 

645 

645 

602 

689

1,000 

1,350 

1,080 

905 

735

Mean

898 

254 

1,799

1,922

11,570 

7,451 

6,182 

7,683 

1,646 

1,284 

969 

423 

1,638

3,459

July

624 

560 

602 

735 

624

520 

450 

411 

380 

338

370 

328 

309 

296 

287

257 

245 

296 

408 

758

2,600 

3,650 

3,330 

3,090 

2,450

1,650 

1,240 

980 

830 

735 

689

Aug.

1,130 

830 

667 

581 

482

428 

377 

351 

315 

309

309 

341 

306 

322 

408

384 

328 

328 

520 

377

303 

290 

401 

414 

364

293 

251 

251 

482 

520 

436

Per square 

mile

0.438 

.124 

.878

.938

5.65 

3.64 

3.02 

3.75 

.803 

.627 

.473 

.206 

.799

1.69

Sept.

3,820 

9,380 

4,300 

2,130 

1,590

1,350 

1,030 

830 

689 

602

602 

645 

645 

735 

782

930 

1,030 

980 

1,350 

1,990

1,990 

2,060 

1,990 

1,780 

1,410

1,180 

1,030 

880 

735 

667

Runoff in 

inches

0.50 

.14 

1.01

12.73

6.51 

3.79 

3.48 

4.18 

.93 

.70 

.55 

.24 

.89

22.92

17,600 sec. -ft. j Jan. 16 (12 m.) 16,400

sec!-ft!| Apr! 7 (8 a.m.) 15,100 sec.-ft.!'Apr. 29 (5 a.m.) 8,050 sec.-ft.; June 11 (2 a.m.) 9,260 

sec.-ft.j Sept. 2 (7 a.m.) 10,300 sec.-ft.
180 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Maumee River near Defiance, Ohio

Loc at ion.--Water-stage recorder and concrete dam, lat. 41°17'30", long. 84 0 16'50", in NW-Jsec. 22, T. 4 N., R. 5 E. , 40 feet upstream from Independence Dam, 275 feet, downstream 

from point of diversion to Miami & Erie Canal, 4 miles downstream from Auglaise River, 

and 4| miles east of Defiance. Datum of gage is 659.12 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.--5,530 square miles.

Records available.--October 1924 to December 1935, March 1939 to September 1950.

Average digcharge.--22 years, 3,922 second-feet (not including flow in Miami & Erie Canal).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 87,100 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 13.70 

reet j; minimum, 257 second-feet Nov. 23; minimum gage height, 1.63 feet Oct. 3.

1924-35, 1939-50: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 16, 1950; minimum, 18 second-feet 

Aug. 2, 1934 (gage height, 1.24 feet).

Remarks.--Records good. Flow affected by regulation of Auglaice River at hydroelectric 

plant of Toledo Edison Co., 3 miles south of Defiance. Diversion into Miami & Erie 

Canal above station not included in records; for miscellaneous measurements of this 

canal, see page 299.

Revisions (water years). W 974: 1926, 1927, 1929, 1930.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

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.

334

302

302

382

488

1,160

488

690

1,060

950

776

4,390

8,260

6,690

4,500

3,780

2,330

1,380

1,110

950

950

928

646

928

1,080

754

797

1,400

586

450

430

Nov.

430

398

366

366

350

318

318

286

270

398

430

318

414

430

334

334

350

382

382

318

334

334

318

302

302

302

318

334

350

366

-

Dec.

366

366

334

414

350

334

350

366

286

318

469

884

1,280

1,480

1,230

906

818

1,080

1,110

1,380

4,130

10,300

14,100

12,400

9,420

8,260

10,300

11,800

10,000

7,410

5,740

Jan.

4,540

3,580

8,540

329,000

346,000

a47,000

340,000

330,000

325,000

327,000

340,000

345,000

40,800

39,000

39,900

42,400

43,200

38,100

25,500

19,000

13,400

lO.OOo

6,850

11,600

30,100-

44,800

50,100

47,900

37,100

27,300

22,000

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ......................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

17,000

11,500

7,130

5,590

4,320

3,700

2,840

3,540

12,600

24,600

24,600

17,800

15,200

37,100

71,500

85,500

70,700

47 , 900

34,100

26,400

19,800

13,800

9,720

8,260

5,790

4,360

3,940

4,020

_

-

Secondfoot-days

49,27

10,45

117,98

1,690,55

934,71

593,31

482,96

472,99

117,68

83,35

49,73

18,80

92,97

3,024,23

Mar

7,120

7,980

7,130

4,720

7,060

10,900

11,800

13,400

13,400

11,200

10,300

12,800

15,500

14,400

11,500

9,420

9,130

11,800

15,900

14,800

15,200

19,800

22,000

19,OOO

14,400

13,100

20,100

39,000

42,400

33,100

24,600

Apr.

19,400

16,200

14,100

24,200

38,100

37,100

30,100

25,500

21,500

20,200

23,700

25,500

22,000

15,500

10,900

8,260

7,130

5,840

4,910

4,400

3.70O

3,540

3,240

5,370

11,500

16.6OO

15,500

13,400

12,800

12,800

-

Maximum

I 8,260

2 430

1 14,100

1 37,100

D 50,100

D 85,500

D 42,400

3 38,100

I 19,800

3 18,200

1 6,150

2 1,250

3 10,600

D 85,500

May

15,500

19,800

15,200

10,300

7,700

6,310

4,760

4,150

3,160

2,530

2,600

2,240

1,700

1,730

1,760

1,640

1,590

1,200

1,460

1,130

994

1,560

1,130

994

1,060

1,060

1,040

950

884

776

776

Minimum

302

270

286

270

3,580

2,840

4,720

3,240

776

646

334

350

928

270

June

732

732

690

668

646

1,160

1,380

1,130

1,060

4,050

18,200

14,100

8,260

5,340

2,600

2,360

1,560

1,430

1,460

1,430

1,080

1,080

1,040

1,060

1,810

1,990

1,840

1,760

1,480

1,230

-

Mean

1,58£

34£

3,80e

4,63;

30,150

21.19C

15,58r

15.77C

3,79£

2, 77!

1,604

60

3,09 =

8,28(

July

972

994

884

797

994

1,110

84O

818

566

547

508

469

528

430

382

382

366

334

517

2,280

4,680

6,150

5,590

4,860

3,940

2,940

2,170

1,510

1,230

1,040

906

Aug.

1,020

1,230

906

884

690

586

547

566

469

414

414

382

398

398

382

430

430

382

628

1,250

883

586

469

528

488

492

538

350

603

662

797

Per square 

mile

)

Sept.

3,400

10,600

9,720

5,000

3,620

2,730

1,460

1,300

928

1,130

1,280

1,460

2,530

2,600

2,360

1,760

1,930

1,670

3,080

4,860

4,40O

5,150

5,150

4,150

2,980

2,300

1,530

1,510

1,330

1,060

-

Runoff in 

inches

Peak discharge (base, 25,000 see.-ft.).--Jan. 5 or 6 (time unknown) sbout 49,000 sec.-ft. ; Jan. 12 

(time unknown) sbout 46,000 sec.-ft.; Jan. 27 (8 p.m.) 50,900 sec.-ft.; Feb. 10 (3 p.m.) 26,4OO see.- 

ft.; Feb. 16 (9 3.m.) 87,100 sec.-ft.; Msr. 29 (5 3.m.) 44,000 sec.-ft.j Apr. 5 (11 p.m.) 39.9OO 

sec.-ft.

3 No gsge-helght record; discharge computed on basis of once-daily resdings of U. S. Westher Buresu gage 4 miles upstresm, westher records, and records for ststion at Wsterville.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 

Maumee River at Waterville, Ohio

181

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°30'00", long. 83°42'46", at highway bridge in 

Waterville, Lucas County, 3 miles downstream from Tontogany Creek. Datum of gage is 

596.33 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--6,314 square miles.

Record.B availab le- --November 1898 to December 1901, August 1921 to December 1935, March 

isdy to aeptemoer 1950.

Average discharge.--25 years (1921-35, 1939-50), 4,544 second-feet (does not include flow 

in Miami & ^rie Canal; canal was abandoned in 1929 and was filled in prior to March 

1939).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 94,000 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 14 52 

FeeTT; minimum, 162 second-feet Nov. 24 (gage height, 1.62 feet).

1921-35, 1939-50: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 16, 1950; minimum, 32 second-feet 

Sept. 29, 1941.

Remarks. Records good. Low flow slightly regulated by power plants above station. Records 

or cnemical analyses, water temperatures, and sediment loads for the water year 1950 are 

given in Water-Supply Paper 1186.

Revisions (water years). W 759: Drainage area. W 894: 1930(M). W 1084: 1946.

Rating table, water year 1949-5O (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 12)

1.7 210 2.2 800 4.2

1.8 290 2.5 1,310 5.0

1.9 39O 2.9 2,180 6.0 1

6,350 9.0 33,900

9,830 11.5 55,000

4,700 13.0 72,000

2.0 510 3.5 3,890 7.0 20,10O 14.4 92,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

462

370

360

402

350

636

1,270

710

977

1,100

1,040

2,890

8,900

8,900

6,350

4,710

3,370

2,310

1,370

1,150

977

1,390

770

725

1,040

1,130

665

785

1,220

636

498

Nov.

438

462

402

370

414

450

340

402

266

330

402

402

538

552

426

320

360

426

45O

390

330

350

450

222

380

310

370

310

414

462

-

Dec.

313

390

340

474

438

258

426

310

360

310

390

725

1,130

1,430

1,470

1,260

1,060

960

1,200

1,370

2,950

12,000

16,700

15,200

11,600

8,680

12,700

14,200

12,500

8,680

6,960

Jan.

5,230

4,210

8,120

36,900

54,000

55,000

46,800

33,900

25,500

31,800

48,600

47,7OO

46,800

45,100

41,100

48,600

45,100

41,900

30,400

21,300

15,700

12,000

8,230

11,300

31,100

48,600

57,OOO

52,200

43,500

31,800

24,800

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

Bay ..............................

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-5O ............

Feb.

18,900

14,200

9,130

6,350

4,880

4,210

3,340

3,220

11,600

26,200

26,900

2O.70O

16,700

41,000

80,400

92,400

83,200

59,000

38,700

29,000

22,700

16,700

11,800

9,600

6,960

5,780

4,380

4,210

-

_

-

Second 

foot-days

57,462

11,736

136,784

1,920,196

1,054,29C

672, 16C

538,6or

511, 51C

128, 89£

118,122

57,892

20.26J

112, 17C

3,419,896

Mar.

6,160

8,900

7,800

6,160

6,550

13,700

14,700

15,700

15,-700

12,700

11,000

13,700

16,200

16,200

13,200

10,300

9,830

12,200

16,200

16,700

17,700

22,000

26,200

22,000

16,700

15,200

24,100

43 , 500

45,100

36,300

26,200

Apr.

20,700

17,

16,

29,

200

200

DOO

39.50O

37,900

31,

26,

22,

300

200

DOO

20,700

24,100

26,

23,

17,

200

100

700

12,700

9,130

7,

6,

5,

370

350

410

4,540

4,020

3,

3,

9,

460

800

930

15,^00

17,700

17,

14,

13,

14,

Maximum

8,900

552

16,700

45,100

57,OOO

92,400

45,100

) 39,500

) 20,100

20,100

6,960

) 1,270

) 13,700

3 92,400

200

700

2OO

200

-

May

17,200

20,100

17,200

12,500

8,900

7,370

5,230

,380

,990

,930

,520

,580

,180

,720

,660

,740

,720

,590

,040

,430

,040

,130

,530

977

896

1,040

896

864

864

770

912

Minimum

350

222

258

222

4,210

3,220

6,160

3,460

770

7JLO

380

390

1,130

222

June

848

710

725

800

800

740

1,470

1,490

1,390

3,410

17,000

20,100

11,800

7,800

4,710

3,740

2,630

1,900

1,740

1,870

1,550

1,130

1,260

1,500

10,800

6,550

3,520

2,580

1,920

1,640

-

Mean

1,854

391

4,412

5,261

34,010

24,010

17,370

17,050

4,158

3,937

1,867

654

3,739

9,37C

July

,130

,170

,100

,170

,310

,270

,130

800

800

594

580

486

510

426

380

402

426

438

380

1,380

4,840

6,960

6,550

5,780

5,060

3,920

2,850

2,130

1,530

1,220

1,170

Aug.

1,110

1,

1,

L70

70

348

864

695

594

566

524

474

426

t114

590

126

450

462

174

150

552

848

1,270

364

308

186

594

486

308

594

138

566

848

Per square 

mile

0.294

.062

.699

.833

5.39

3.80

2.75

2.70

.659

.624

.296

.104

.592

1.48

Sept.

2,330

9,830

13,700

7,160

4,710

3,460

2,440

1,490

1,310

1,130

1,310

1,760

3,520

3,890

3,430

2,880

2,230

2,080

2,130

4,880

4,880

5,960

6,350

5,410

3,920

3,110

2,230

1,660

1,510

1,470

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.34

.07

.81

11.30

6.21

3.96

3.17

3.01

.7,6

.70

.34

.12

.66

20.15
182 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Cedar Creek at Auburn, Ind.

Location.--Wire-weight gage, lat. 41°21', long. 85°03', in SWij sec. 29, T. 34 N., R. 13 

E., at Ninth Street Bridge in Auburn, 2 miles upstream from Peckhart ditch.

Drainage area. 93 square miles.

Records available. July 1943 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,380 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 9.90 

reet); minimum, 1.8 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.08 feet).

1943-50: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 5, 1950; minimum, that of Oct. 1, 1949; 

minimum gage height, 0.91 foot Sept. 25, 1946.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wMch are fair. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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

2.2

3.6

3.8

5.2

16

22

19

10

12

30

177

135

82

56

38

31

26

23

23

30

23

16

12

12

11

10

9.5

10

10

10

Nov.

10

10

10

10

9.5

alO

10

10

8.5

8.5

8.0

8.0

11

14

12

11

10

9.5

8.5

10

10

9.0

8.5

8.5

10

10

10

10

10

10

-

Dec.

9.5

9.5

8.5

8.5

11

9.5

*11

10

10

10

20

58

50

33

25

t>22

19

25

33

34

226

567

435

259

172

191

303

223

152

120

130

Month

Jan.

109

112

351

*815

855

531

358

270

226

612

729

435

447

605

471

592

380

281

204

162

136

123

120

486

761

875

745

471

380

303

237

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

May

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

193

157

128

111

96

96

95

*91

281

270

215

167

167

558

835

605

424

347

347

248

193

162

136

bllo

blOO

b95

t>90

147

-

.

-

Secondfoot-days

870.3

294.5

3,194.5

26,193.2

13,182

6,464

10,731

10,868

1,564

1 349

2 ',848

689.7

2,978

55, 033. C

Peak discharge (base, 850 sec. -ft.). Jan.

liar.

270

182

bl30

bllO

215

507

531

729

*519

358

325

424

303

232

193

193

204

259

204

204

314

413

347

292

a250

340

671

797

543

380

292

Apr.

292

281

459

953

1,280

935

567

435

413

517

713

495

358

292

248

220

193

177

162

147

137

128

140

270

281

232

167

138

115

123

-

Maximum

177

14

567

905

875

835

797

1,280

121

159

543

75

358

1,280

4 (12 p.m.)

May

121

104

90

84

74

74

a65

61

56

55

50

49

47

44

44

40

39

37

36

34

34

40

40

34

32

32

33

30

29

29

27

Minimum

2.0

8.0

8.5

2.0

109

90

110

115

27

19

19

7.6

25

2.0

June

25

26

30

28

27

23

22

19

24

118

98

54

41

35

30

28

31

28

31

28

24

21

19

22

159

124

78

60

48

48

-

Mean

28.1

9.82

103

71.8

425

231

346

362

50.5

45.0

91.9

22.2

99.3

151

July

38

350

63

a50

42

36

30

26

28

26

26

24

23

22

20

19

36

129

102

543

459

292

aZOO

132

97

74

63

59

52

42

45

Aug.

45

38

33

30

26

23

22

20

19

a20

24

26

a20

18

15

17

21

18

18

a!5

12

12

9.5

8.5

8.5

7.6

7.6

16

75

37

28

Per square 

mile

0.302

.106

1.11

.772

4.57

2.48

3.72

3.89

.545

.484

.988

.239

1.07

1.62

Sept.

131

135

88

a70

a5O

a40

32

28

25

25

60

104

61

48

38

31

31

28

319

325

237

358

220

131

96

74

60

50

44

39

-

Runoff in

inches

0.35

.12

1.28

10.48

5.27

2.58

4.29

4.35

.63

.54

1.14

.28

1.19

22.02

920 sec. -ft. j Jan. 26 (5 p.m.) 920 sec. -ft.}

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station 

near Cedarvllle.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 183

Cedar Creek near Cedarville, Ind,

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°13' ) long. 85°05', in NWtr sec. 19, T. 32 N., R. 

I3~E7, at bridge on State Highway 427, 2| miles northwest of Cedarville and 4 miles 

upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 779.75 feet above mean sea level (unadjusted)

Drainage area.--279 square miles.

Records available.--October 1946 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,870 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 11.67 

i'eet); minimum, 12 second-feet Oct. 3 (gage height, 1.44 feet).

1946-50: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 5, 1950; minimum, that of Oct. 3, 1949; 

minimum gage height, 1.38 feet Sept. 14, 1948.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-11, Nov. 12 to Dec. 11, 

Feb. 10-14, June 16-24, Sept. 25-30)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 15 Feb. 16 to Sept. 30

1.3 9.0 2.5 260 1.5 36 6.0 1,660 

1.4 Z2 2.8 360 1.7 68 8.5 Z,830 

1.6 51 5.4 1,400 1.9 110 10.5 4,O30 

1.8 87 8.0 2,580 2.1 164 11.4 4,660 

2.0 131 9.7 3,520 3.0 469

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

17 

14 

13 

30 

30

74 

136 

91 

54 

40

71 

720 

600 

332 

222

171 

136 

115 

98 

91

89 

89 

78 

68 

66

63 

58 

58 

56 

54 

56

Nov.

56 

54 

54 

53 

50

48 

48 

48 

48 

48

48 

45 

53 

58 

56

54 

53 

51 

48 

46

46 

46 

45 

46 

46

45

45 

44 

45 

44

Dec.

44 

44 

42 

4Z

44

44 

*45 

44 

42 

42

51 

136 

158 

117 

b90

b80 

70 

81 

113 

108

572 

1,620 

1,660 

900 

560

540 

920 

760 

504 

384 

304

Jan.

249 

300 

960 

*2,730 

3,520

2,480 

1,440 

940 

720 

1,480

2,430 

1,580 

1,280 

2,160 

1,660

2,070 

1,360 

880 

640 

504

412 

360 

350 

988 

2,020

2,730 

2,730 

1,620 

1,080 

840 

660

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Jami 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augv 

Sept

Wi

mber. ........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

h

st ...........................

ember ........................

iter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

520 

448 

364 

322 

287

294

318 

304 

1,080 

1,000

740 

*520 

492

1,400 

2,630

2,200 

1,380 

980 

980 

720

580 

506 

b400 

b350 

b320

b300 

b290 

b350

Seoondfoot-days

3,79C 

1,473 

10,163

88,46C

43,192 

20.07E 

32,76£ 

33.91E 

5,74C 

8,11: 

8, 11C 

2.56E 

7,06(

176,97]

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 sec. -ft.). Jar

sec. -ft. j Jan. 26 (12 p.m.) 3,220 sec. -ft.; I

Mar.

840 

b600 

b450 

b350 

600

1,580 

1,710 

2,160 

1,840 

 1,060

860 

1,260 

980 

700 

562

562 

562 

940 

720 

620

960 

1,140 

1,060 

820 

680

740 

1,710 

2,630 

2,070 

1,180 

820

Apr.

780 

820 

1,380 

3,130 

4,660

3,380 

2,070 

1,300 

980 

1,260

2,530 

1,940 

1,180 

860 

720

640 

562 

506 

454 

414

382 

359 

355 

469 

620

620 

465 

382 

342 

355

Maximum

720 

58 

1,660

3,680

3,520 

2,630 

2,630 

4,660 

369 

1,270 

1,260 

250 

720

4,660

1. 5 (5 a.m. 

eb. 15 (4 p.

May

369 

329 

299 

283 

266

260 

240 

220 

210 

204

180 

177 

171 

161 

158

150 

144 

141 

135 

130

128 

152 

150 

144

141

150 

141 

132 

130 

125 

120

Minimum

13 

44 

42

13

269 

287 

350 

342 

120 

74 

56 

46 

70

13

June

108 

101 

122 

115 

99

88 

80 

74 

130 

1,270

960 

506 

355 

280 

220

180 

161 

144 

177 

147

122 

106 

128 

112 

720

660 

365 

246 

187 

150

Mean

122 

49.0 

328

242

1,393 

717 

1,057 

1,130 

185 

270 

262 

82.9 

236

485

July

128 

226 

306 

207 

150

120 

103 

90 

80 

78

74 

68 

66 

61 

60

56 

60 

339 

293 

1,260

1,260 

820 

524 

378 

296

237

204 

171 

150 

125 

120

Aug.

250 

174 

128 

106 

92

80 

74 

68 

65 

65

86 

82 

72 

63 

61

58 

63 

65 

63 

58

54

51 

48 

46 

46

46 

46 

58 

176 

130 

95

Per square 

mile

0.437 

.176 

1.18

.867

4.99 

2.57 

3.79 

4.05 

.663 

.968 

.939 

.297 

.846

1.74

Sept.

362 

580 

372 

240 

167

128 

106 

95 

80 

74

99

141 

141 

106 

92

80 

76 

70 

398 

720

524 

580 

506 

342 

260

204 

161 

138 

118 

108

Runoff in 

inches

0.51 

.20 

1.35

11.80

5.76 

2.68 

4.37 

4.52 

.77 

1.08 

1.08 

.34 

.94

23.60

3.700 sec. -ft.; Jan. 11 (8 a.m.) 2.630 

m.) 2,830 sec. -ft.; Mar. 28 (2 p.m.) 2,780

sec!-ft!; Apr. 5 (8 a.m.) 4,870 sec.-ft.; Apr. 11 (4 p.m.) 2,680 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
134 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 

St. Marys River at Decatur, Ind.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°51', long. 84°56', in Sw£ sec. 27, T. 28 N. , R.

 14 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 27, half a mile north of city limits of Decatur and 

half a mile upstream from Holthouse ditch.

Drainage area.--615 square miles.

Kecoras available. November 1946 to September 1950.

iixtremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,500 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 23.60 

reec); minimum, 19 second-feet Dec. 9 (gage height, 1.97 feet).

1946-50: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 15, 1950; minimum, 12 second-feet Nov. 6, 

1946 (gage height, 1.91 feet).

Revisions.--The maximum discharge for the water year 1948 has been revised to 5,740 

second-feet Mar. 23 (gage height, CO.43 feet), superseding figure published in WaterSupply Paper 1114.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

 wfiTch are fair. Flow regulated by Lake St. Marys. Some diversion from or into Wabash

River Basin and into Miami & Erie Canal. 

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge, in second-feet, for the high-water period in the

 water year 1948, superseding those published in Water-Supply Paper 114, are given herewith:

Mar. 22 .......... 5,400

23 .......... 5,200

Month

Secondfoot-days Maximum

5,400

Minimum Mean

1,713

531

597

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

Z 

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.

151 

125 

114 

115 

135

173 

190 

168 

156 

146

135 

1,230

665 

264 

168

135 

120 

109 

100 

94

120 

238 

238 

168 

140

124 

109 

100 

88 

69 

59

Nov.

54 

51 

47

42 

38

36 

36 

37 

36 

36

34 

34 

36 

38 

40

40 

38 

35 

33 

32

34 

34 

33 

33 

33

32 

32 

33 

32 

30

Dec.

29

28 

28 

29 

29

*27 

31 

29

24 

32

42 

56 

58 

b40 

b30

b30

36 

52 

75 

80

371 

984 

726 

364

252

347 

810 

645 

473

364 

271

Jan.

208 

236 

1,780 

4,640 

*5,300

5,110 

5,110 

4,640 

3,760 

5,020

6,120 

5,300 

4,860 

5,020 

4,780

5,510 

4,940 

4,380 

3,500 

2,500

1,700 

1,160 

874 

2,390 

3,380

4,640 

6,120 

5,620 

4,380 

3,380 

2,500

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary .

uary ......................

ft. ...........................

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

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1,500 

1,000 

700 

500 

400

412 

473 

559 

2,440 

2,550

2,270 

2,300 

3,380 

6,920 

12,200

11,000 

8,360 

5,300 

3,520 

2,250

1,500 

1,000 

800 

700 

600

500

400 

450

Seoondfoot-days

5,946 

1,099

6,392

201,073

118,858 

73,984 

37,886 

35,005 

11,296 

4,919 

2,438 

2,190 

6,399

306,412

Peak discharge (base, 2,900 sec.-ft. ) .--Ja

sec. -ft.; Jan. 16 (8 a.m.) 5,620 sec.-ft.; J 

sec.-ft.; Mar. 28 (12 p.m.) 4,180 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on thi 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice 

Note . No gage-height record Jan. 19-21, J 

discharge computed on basis of weather recor 

Wabash River at Bluffton.

Mar.

600 

500 

400 

300 

341

356 

319 

403 

3E6 

334

419 

1.2EO 

910 

664 

664

910 

1,090 

1,930 

1,670 

1,340

1,590 

1,'650 

1,420 

1,210 

1,110

1,050 

1,920 

3,900 

3,970 

3,110 

2,230

Apr.

1, 

1,

2, 

2,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

2, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

2, 

1,

1,

1,

Maximum

1,230 

54 

984

4,000

6,120 

12,200 

3,970 

2,430 

2,000 

930 

556 

227 

326

12,200

570 

050 

990 

380 

380

630 

290 

210 

030 

610

430 

910 

440 

230 

010

757 

538 

450 

350

275

225 

300 

700 

000 

750

100 

800 

700 

600 

300

May

2,000 

1,500 

1,210

1,230 

1,090

833 

610 

403

252 

187

149 

134 

132 

124 

112

104 

93 

85 

80

76

72 

84 

112 

93 

92

93 

78 

66 

65 

73 

64

Minimum

59 

30

24

24

208 

400 

300 

225 

64 

47 

40 

34 

154

24

June

61 

52 

47 

48 

50

117 

305 

395 

419 

930

556 

252 

227 

182 

124

113

118 

92

85 

81

71 

61 

58 

60 

60

81 

70 

70 

73 

61

Mean

192 

36.6 

206

551

3,834- 

2,642 

1,222 

1,167 

364 

164 

78.6 

70.6 

213

839

July

53

48 

48 

48 

47

45 

49

74 

74 

61

54 

48 

44 

43 

43

42 

50 

48 

163 

556

245 

112 

72 

57 

50

45 

40 

40 

45

48 

46

Aug.

57 

109 

63 

60 

66

52 

44 

39 

39 

40

41

40 

40 

42 

41

37 

34 

38 

44

86

209

227 

144 

78 

52

42 

38 

45 

104 

105 

134

Sept.

326 

312

252 

252 

227

192 

176 

165 

165

165

182 

192 

209 

215 

215

209 

198

187 

198 

187

209

271 

258 

258 

258

233 

198 

176 

160 

154

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

i. 5 (3 a.m.) 5,510 sec.-ft.; Jan. 11 (3 

in. 27 (7 p.m.) 6,410 sec.-ft.; Feb. 15

i day.

in. 31 to Feb. 5, Feb. 20 to Mar. 4, Apr 

Is and records for St. Marys River near

a.m. ) £,410 

(7 a.m.) 12,500

. 18 to May 2; 

Fort Wayne and
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 185

St. Marys River near Fort Wayne, Ind.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°00', long. 85°08', in sec. 35, T. 30 N., R. 12 

B., 130 feet downstream from highway bridge, 4 miles south of Fort Wayne, and 12 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--753 square miles.

Records available.--November 1930 to September 1950 in reports of Geological Survey. October j.924 to October 1925 and July to September 1927 in reports of Indiana Department of 

Conservation.

Average discharge.--18 years (1931-33, 1934-50), 565 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,300 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 18.34 

I'eet); minimum, 24 second-feet July 29; minimum gage height, 0.82 foot Aug. 17, 18. 

1930-50: Maximum discharge, 13,400 second-feet May 19, 1943 (gage height, 18.79 

feet); minimum observed, 3.4 second-feet Oct. 19, 1934 (gage height, 0.28 foot).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulated by Lake St. Marys. Some diversion from or into Wabash River Basin and into Miami 

& Erie Canal.

Revisions (water years). W 824: Drainage area. W 974: 194".

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

113

148

144

179

148

307

378

246

194

174

259

2,560

1,640

635

340

223

179

153

139

127

124

312

365

244

180

153

135

122

114

100

84

Nov.

72

69

65

59

51

48

44

44

44

44

43

42

43

45

49

50

50

49

45

43

40

41

41

42

43

42

41

40

42

42

-

Dec.

39

37

35

36

*36

b34

b32

b32

b32

33

44

84

103

88

b72

b60

61

74

110

123

716

1,720

1,260

620

390

722

1,420

1,100

710

545

415

Month

Jan.

315

328

2,760

6,660

*6,870

6,200

5,700

5,530

4,940

6,290

7,090

6,870

6,470

6,570

6,380

6,870

6,290

5,610

4,730

3,870

2,520

1,500

1,060

2,880

4,170

5,690

6,290

6,770

6,200

4,870

3,510

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

2,000

1,180

850

665

545

502

*575

605

2,830

3,330

2,940

2,720

3,550

7,280

11,700

12,100

10,900

*8,830

6,290

3,990

2,080

1,340

b950

b800

b700

b600

b500

b900

-

-

-

Seoondfoot-days

10,219

1,413

10,783

257,653

151,803

91,252

50,387

49,292

13,873

5,704

2,333

1,97£

10,062

399, 10C

liar.

1,420

b700

b450

b520

620

530

465

605

465

352

465

1,540

1,380

850

740

*885

1,220

2,370

2,420

1,860

2,180

2,520

2,080

1,640

1,380

1,380

2,480

4,350

4,660

4,350

3,510

Apr.

2,420

1,500

1,340

3,750

4,050

2,810

1,770

1,500

1,300

2,110

3,810

3,160

2,040

1,540

1,300

972

695

502

402

328

282

246

770

2,780

2,570

1,460

1,020

850

725

1,290

-

Maximum

2,560

72

1,720

4,920

7,090

12,100

4,660

4,050

2,520

1,080

416

219

2,670

12,100

PeaX discharge (base, 3,550 see. -ft.). Jan. 5 (l a.m.

May

2,520

2,000

1,460

1,420

1,340

1,020

755

545

315

236

184

155

146

142

131

124

112

v 102

95

90

85

87

97

116

98

99

96

83

72

71

77

Minimum

84

40

32

32

315

500

352

246

71

47

24

28

155

24

June

69

65

57

50

47

48

176

365

415

1,080

990

402

257

225

166

129

124

116

101

93

88

76

67

64

65

66

83

72

74

74

-

Mean

330

47.1

348

706

4,897

3,259

1,625

1,643

448

190

75.3

63. £

335

1,093

July

62

55

48

49

48

44

41

45

75

73

60

51

44

38

35

35

38

45

48

416

402

179

99

67

49

41

34

26

24

28

34

Aug.

49

69

100

62

57

63

48

37

32

31

35

33

32

32

33

33

29

28

35

40

114

219

192

121

75

51

38

33

48

95

114

Per square 

mile

Sept.

2,670

1,190

440

328

272

218

186

168

162

159

171

189

195

206

208

206

200

189

203

202

200

288

300

272

268

255

218

182

163

155

Runoff in

inches

7,090 sec. -ft. j Jan. 11 (6 p.m.) 7.090

sec. -re. i Jan. ZB (.3 p.m.; O.UYU sec. -it. j tree, ib \a a.m.; j.c,ouu sec.-ii,.; nar. c,a \o y.m.; *,um. 

sec. -ft.} Apr. 4 (8 p.m.) 4,530 sec. -ft. j Apr. 11 (9 a.m.) 3,950 see .-ft. T Sept. 1 (11 a.m.) 3,630 

sec. -ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

209004 O - 52 - 13
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Bean Creek at Powers, Ohio

Location --Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°40'40", long. 84°13'50", in NE^ sec. 24, T. 9 S., 

IT! I~E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 20, 1 mile east of Powers and 2-f miles upstream 

from Iron Creek. Datum of gage is 722.6 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--238 square miles.

Records available.--October 1940 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--10 years, 175 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,980 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 13.30 

reet); minimum, 17 second-feet Oct. 2, 3 (gage height, 0.64 foot).

1940-50: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 5, 1950; minimum, 6.4 second-feet Sept. 17. 

1941.

Remarks. Records good except those above 1,000 second-feet, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 14 to Dec. 5, May 5 to June 25)

0.6 

.7 

.9

1.0

1.2 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

56

142

258

400

6.0 740

7.5 1,060

9.0 1,450

11.0 £,100

11.5

12.0

12.5

13.1

2,320

2,630

3,070

3,740

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

18 

18 

19 

20 

19

23 

30 

32 

29 

28

47 

332 

197 

130 

93

72 

60 

50 

46 

44

45 

49 

55 

53

46

44 

40 

38 

36

36 

36

Nov.

34

34 

36 

36 

34

34 

33 

32 

32 

32

32 

31 

33 

34 

35

35 

34 

35

36 

.35

33 

33

31 

32 

34

32 

34 

34 

36 

40

Dec.

46 

49 

44 

48 

54

52 

53 

48

47 

62

71 

175 

164 

113 

89

94 

94 

85 

103 

106

330 

896 

722 

448 

339

304 

464 

498 

369

297 

252

Jan.

221 

258 

448 

1,270 

1,440

876 

617 

464 

384 

967

1,030 

617 

578 

984

740

778 

498 

432 

318 

290

258 

239 

227 

764 

1,230

1,780 

1,550 

918 

668 

532 

408

Month

October ........... ..... .

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

mber ................. ... .

lendar year 1949 

ary ......

uary ......................

h.. ..........................

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

st ...........................

ember ................. ...

ter year 1949-50 .........

Feb.

346 

325 

271 

252 

239

233 

227 

209 

426 

464

384 

325 

284 

1,030 

2,480

1,660 

1,080 

816 

778 

549

448 

392 

339 

325

297

271 

252

264

Secondfoot-days

1.78E 

1,016 

6,51£

54,873

21,784 

14.96E 

25,34: 

30.57E 

5,944 

3,536 

3,542 

1,06E 

4,01'

120,08"

Peak discharge (base, 1 200 sec. -ft.). Jar

sec. -ft.; Jan. 26 5 

sec. -ft.; Mar. 23 6 

sec. -ft.; Apr. 24 7

p.m. 2,180 sec. -ft.; Fe 

a.m. 1,210 sec. -ft.; Ik 

p.m. 3,860 sec. -ft.

Mar.

332 

318

278 

258 

297

583 

651 

1,390

1,230 

797

634 

566 

464 

384 

354

332 

304 

278 

278 

278

416 

797 

1,130 

984 

940

1,320 

2,630 

3,280 

1,960 

1,100 

778

Apr.

704 

740 

1,180 

2,760 

3,740

2,200 

1,130 

836 

686 

634

651 

600 

515 

448 

408

376 

354 

332 

318 

304

290 

271 

362 

2,600 

2,970

1,920 

1,320 

778 

617 

532

Maximum

j 332 

40 

896

2,330

1,780 

2,480 

3,280 

3,740 

498 

296 

860 

62 

I 448

3,740

May

498 

448 

392 

354

325

304 

271 

245 

233 

239

221 

203 

192 

170 

153

153 

142 

136 

128 

112

111 

111 

111 

101 

95

94 

89

87 

79 

74 

73

Minimum

18 

31 

44

13

221 

209 

258 

271 

73 

59 

34 

22 

27

18

June

67 

68 

92 

158 

136

109 

91 

78 

85

287

227 

158 

129 

111 

101

94 

91 

80 

78 

85

71 

62 

59 

62 

296

215 

153 

117 

95 

83

Mean

57.6 

33. £ 

210

150

703 

534 

817 

1,019 

192 

118 

114 

34.4 

134

329

July

72 

73 

70 

69 

68

56 

56 

49 

49 

48

41 

40 

38

37 

36

34

37 

 17 

64 

860

416 

252 

170 

131 

136

108 

131 

114 

93

76 

71

Aug.

62 

60 

50 

42 

38

35 

34 

31 

31 

31

44 

52 

38 

34 

31

29 

28 

30 

30 

28

26 

25 

24 

23

22

22 

22 

22 

27 

44 

50

Per square 

mile

0.242 

.142 

.882

.630

2.95 

2.24 

3.43 

4.28 

.807 

.496 

.479 

.145 

.563

1.38

Sept.

54 

90 

84

56 

42

36 

32 

30 

28

27

32 

68 

448 

362 

215

142 

109 

88 

180

227

170 

284 

311 

215 

158

131 

113 

103 

94 

85

Runoff in 

inches

0.28 

.16 

1.02

8.59

3.40 

2.33 

3.95 

4.78 

.93 

.55 

.55 

.17 

.63

18.75

. 4 (10:30 p.m.) 1,820 sec. -ft.; Jan. 10 (11 p.m.) 1,480 

t>. 15 (8 a.m.) 2,790 sec. -ft.; Mar. 8 (6 p.m.) 1,630 

r. 28 (10 a.m.) 3,500 sec. -ft.; Apr. 5 (1 a.m.) 3,980
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 187

Tiffin River at Stryker, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41 0 30'05", long. 84°25'50", in SWij sec. 5, T. 6 N., 

E~i 3~E. , at electric railroad bridge at west edge of Stryker. Datum of gage is 685.5 

feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--444 square miles.

Records available.--October 1940 to September 1950. September 1921 to September 1928 at 

site about 3 miles downstream, published as Tiffin River near Stryker.

Average discharge.--17 years, 328 second-feet.

.Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,640 second-feet Apr. 25 (gage height, 15.45 

feet); minimum, 21 second-feet Oct. 2, 3 (gage height, 1.34 feet).

1921-28, 1940-50: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 25, 1950; minimum, 5.0 secondfeet Sept. 20, 1941.

Flood of March 1913 reached a stage of 16.0 feet, from floodmarks (discharge, 7,600 

second-feet).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Kevislo'ns (water years ).--W 564: Drainage area. W 1144: 1922-28.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-12, Oct. 19 to Nov. 26)

Oct. 1 to Apr Apr. 6 to Sept. 30

2.2

2.6

24

32

42

128

165

3.2

6.5

8.0

9.5

10.5

11.5

216

573

802

1,090

1,390

1,790

12.0

12.5

13.5

14.4

2,06O 

2,540 

3,820 

5,100 98

125

165

4.2

5.8

8.0

9.5

11.0

11.5

323

533

900

1,220

1,650

1,860

12.0 2,140

12.5 2,550

14.0 4,520

15.1 6,160

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

23 

22 

22 

25 

29

31 

50 

62 

51 

44

45 

468 

768 

751 

449

252 

176 

143 

116

96

88 

91 

116 

110 

94

80 

70 

62 

59 

56 

55

Nov.

54 

52 

51 

51 

51

50 

49 

49 

48 

48

48 

49 

49 

52 

52

52 

52 

51 

51 

51

51 

50 

46 

48 

51

54 

51 

59 

59 

61

Dec.

65

70 

72 

72 

78

84 

90 

82 

79 

55

117 

299 

425 

320 

176

169 

157 

169 

211 

221

426 

1,050 

1,430 

1,710 

1,590

1,200 

990 

990 

1,010 

893 

599

Jan.

414 

404 

675 

1,680 

2,720

3,030 

2,180 

1,710 

1,350 

1,410

1,790 

2,130 

1,940 

1,840 

1,750

1,940 

1,750 

1,590 

1,230 

765

479 

383 

352 

667 

1,350

2,910 

3,550 

2,660 

1,940 

1,630 

1,290

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..................

lendar year 1949 

ary

nary .................

h. ...................

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

st ...................

ember ................

ter year 1949-50

Peak discharge (base, 1

sec. -ft.; Jan. 12 (1 p.m. 

sec. -ft.) Mar. 10 (6 p.m. 

sec. -ft.; Apr. 25 (5 p.m. 

a No gage-height record 

River at Antwerp and Bean 

g Computed from graph b

Feb.

943 

613 

457 

394 

352

341 

352 

341 

575 

856

970 

931 

768 

1,340 

3,680

4,950 

3,820 

2,430 

1,940 

1,710

1,510 

1,230 

912 

627 

586

548 

536 

501

Secondfoot-days

4,504 

1,54C 

14,89E

113, 36E

49.50E 

34,212 

44,984 

59,686 

10,486 

6,99S 

9,204 

l,65e 

7,07S

244,763

400 sec. -ft.). --Dec

Mar.

536 

599 

560 

512 

573

990 

1,230 

1,590 

1,750 

1,840

1,710 

1,430 

1,230 

1,030 

768

599 

548 

536 

536 

573

734 

1,010 

1,320 

1,630 

1,710

1,710 

2,580 

5,100 

4,660 

3,290 

2,100

Apr.

1,710 

1,390 

1,470 

3,200 

5.100

4,800 

3,550 

2,210 

1,730 

1,520

1,400 

1,270 

1,170 

1,020 

810

641 

548 

504 

462 

435

409 

371 

646 

2,280 

6,160

5,700 

3,680 

2,280 

1,730 

1,490

Maximum

768 

61 

1,710

3,820

3,550 

4,950 

5,100 

6,160 

1,270 

900 

1,550 

110 

828

6,160

. 24 (7 p.m.

2,220 sec. -ft. ; Jan. 27 11 a.m 

1,840 sec. -ft.; Mar. 28 (6 p.m 

6,640 sec. -ft.; July 22 (9 p.m 

discharge computed on basis of 

Creek at Powers. 

ased on staff -gage readings.

May

1,270 

1,300 

940 

741 

593

518 

448 

g396 

g347 

g347

g335 

g301 

a270 

a250 

g235

g225 

a210 

g!95 

g!80 

a!70

a!60 

g!47 

147 

139 

132

128 

128 

117 

114 

104 

101

Minimum

22 

46 

55

19

352 

341 

512 

371 

101 

92 

44 

32 

40

22

June

97 

92 

98 

132 

190

165 

128 

108 

98 

422

882 

900 

533 

274 

200

175 

160 

136 

132 

125

125 

108 

112 

131 

347

396 

290 

195 

136 

112

Mean

145 

51.3 

481

311

1,597 

1,222 

1,451 

1,990 

338 

233 

297 

53.4 

236

671

July

95 

89 

90 

82 

79

73 

64 

61 

56 

55

55 

49 

47 

46 

45

44 

45 

79 

136 

1,020

1,300 

1,550 

1,490 

980 

422

262 

220 

230 

180 

139 

121

Aug.

110 

95 

85 

73 

64

57 

53 

49 

46

46

51 

82 

86 

60 

51

45 

43 

47 

52 

51

44 

40 

37 

34 

33

32 

32 

32 

33 

38 

55

Per square 

mile

0.327 

.116 

1.08

.700

3.60 

2.75 

3.27 

4.48 

.761 

.525 

.669 

.120 

.532

1.51

) 1,750 sec. -ft.; Jan. 6 (6 a.m. 

.) 3,680 sec. -ft.; Feb. 16 (9 a. 

.} 5,400 sec. -ft.; Apr. 5 (6 p.m 

.) 1,580 sec. -ft. 

weather records and records for

Sept.

85 

101 

128 

125 

85

62 

53 

47 

44 

42

40 

73 

312 

690 

828

690 

359 

210 

165 

301

371 

312 

383 

422 

323

235 

180 

152 

136 

125

Runoff in 

inches

0.38 

.13 

1.24

9.50

4.15 

2.86 

3.77 

5.00 

.88 

.59 

.77 

.14 

.59

20.50

1 3,220 

m. ) 5,250 

.) 5,400

Maumee
188 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Auglaize River near Fort Jennlngs, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°56 I 55", long. 84°15'58", In SEij sec. 15, T. IS.,

K. 5 K., at highway bridge 85 miles northeast of Fort Jennings and 6 miles upstream

from Ottawa River. Datum of gage is 713.9 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of

1912.

Drainage area.--333 square miles.

Kecords available.--August 1921 to December 1935, October 1940 to September 1950. 

Average discharge.--24 years, 291 second-feet. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,550 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 17.8

feet, from high-water mark); minimum, 9.7 second-feet Aug. 10 (gage height, 1.29 feet). 

1921-35, 1940-50: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 15, 1950; minimum, 5.0 second-feet

Aug. 28, 1932 (gage height, 0.75 foot). 

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Borne diversion from Lake St. Marys by Miami & Erie Canal into Jennings Creek, tributary

to Auglaize River above station. 

Revisions (water years). W 744: 1932. W 974: 1930(M).

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 21, 

Aug. 18-22, 30, Sept. 2-4, 13-30)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 28

4.2 406

5.0 578

6.5 990

11.0

12.5

1,620

2,640

3,450

13.5

15.0

17.5

4,250

5,900

9,130

Note. Same as following table below 4.2 

feet.

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

Mar. 1 to Sept. 30

1.8 40

1.9 50

2.1 75

3.0 208

4.2 406

5.2

7.0

8.5

10.5

11.5

620

1,100

1,590

2,420

2,880

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

128

67

47

49

68

118

88

188

120

70

50

50

48

48

42

37

32

33

30

27

29

38

40

41

38

31

27

24

22

22

21

Nov.

24

23

20

19

19

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

20

21

28

32

26

23

22

20

19

19

19

18

19

22

27

27

28

25

-

Dec.

23

25

25

25

23

24

25

25

a25

a30

a45

a40

h35

a30

a30

35

31

35

39

51

71

208

320

178

1O6

86

341

424

248

160

120

Jan.

102

95

490

3,010

5,780

4,440

2,280

1,840

990

2,640

5,300

4,160

1,840

2,500

2,550

3,320

3,820

2,060

758

444

328

272

208

1,320

3,380

4,070

4,340

3,030

1,110

730

486

Month

October .......... ...............

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

llav ay ..............................

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

354

280

240

205

177

170

177

188

1,630

g3,380

2,370

758

1,870

g7,780

. 9,130

6,870

2,460

960

a650

g519

434

464

730

519

a400

a270

256

288

_

_

-

Secondfoot days

1,673

655

2,882

110, 99£

67,693

43,528

21,356

16,792

7,21S

4.89C

986

1,991

3,818

173,488

Mar.

415

328

256

240

198

174

164

Z32

337

216

180

694

874

495

484

796

644

1,220

958

506

860

1,280

1,130

770

506

424

906

2,880

2,100

692

397

Apr.

328

288

354

1,100

1,740

1,220

561

3S8

304

468

1,940

1,250

539

354

280

248

224

198

174

160

144

126

192

1,220

1,010

539

354

256

205

628

-

Maximum

188

32

424

4,160

5,780

9,130

2,880

1,940

2,320

1,020

60

584

362

9,130

May

2,320

1,490

584

371

288

224

171

130

114

110

107

103

90

85

79

74

70

63

62

60

55

61

63

71

58

67

51

51

50

49

48

Minimum

21

18

23

18

95

170

164

126

48

32

Z2

11

19

11

June

46

42

43

244

1,020

371

208

142

124

668

551

296

186

128

90

76

65

57

58

52

48

47

47

46

45

44

40

38

36

32

Mean

54.0

21.8

93.0

304

2,184

1,555

689

560

233

163

31.9

64.2

127

475

July

31

31

32

36

34

32

42

60

39

36

30

28

28

28

25

26

28

31

42

52

47

33

23

27

28

25

24

22

23

23

22

Aug.

22

23

24

21

18

20

19

18

13

11

12

12

13

17

18

15

13

80

584

304

172

109

78

50

39

30

23

25

36

106

66

Per square 

mile

Sept.

79

140

171

104

61

41

30

25

22

19

30

52

168

328

208

148

82

54

132

256

240

340

362

232

166

110

76

56

46

41

Runoff in 

inches

Peak discharge (base. 2.700 see.-ft.). Jan. 5 (2:30 p.m.) 6,140 sec.-ft. ; Jan. 11 (7 a.m.) 5,660 

sec.-ft.; Jan. 17 (3 a.m.) 4,070 sec.-ft.j Jan. 27 (2 a.m.) 4,650 sec.-ft.; Feb. 10 (time unknown) 

about 3,500 sec.-ft.; Feb. 15 (time unknown) 9,550 sec.-ft.; Mar. 28 (5 p.m.) 3,260 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Ottawa 

River at Allentown and Blanchard River near Findlay.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.

h Computed from wire-weight gage reading.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 

Auglaize River near Defiance, Ohio

189

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°14'15", long. 84°24'02", in NE^ sec. 9, T. 3 N.,

 H. 4 E., 125 feet downstream from dam and power plant of Toledo Edison Co., a quarter 

of a mile upstream from Jackson ditch, and 3 miles south of Defiance. Datum of gage 

is 660.00 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--2,329 square miles.

Hecords available.--April 1915 to December 1935, October 1940 to September 1950. May to

 August 19Uy at site at highway bridge if miles downstream.

Average discharge. 30 years (1915-35, 1940-50), 1,676 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 52,500 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 26.4

 feet, from graph based on hourly power-plant tail-water gage readings); minimum daily, 

28 second-feet May 24, 28.

1915-35, 1940-50: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 16, 1950; minimum daily, 6 secondfeet Oct. 17, 1923. ' -,<_,_ Flood of March 1913 reached a stage of 38.8 feet, from reading on power plant tailwater gage at present datum (discharge, 120,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended 

above 51,000 second-feet). 

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by power plant above station. Some diversion by

 MTami & Erie Canal from Lake St. Marys into Jennings Creek, tributary to Auglaize River

above station. 

Revisions (water years).--W 759: Drainage area. W 954: 1941.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 13 to Dec. 21)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 15

121

210

430

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

11.0

765

1,170

1,640

2,720

4,070

7,500

13.0 11,400

17.0

22.0

23.8

21,000

34,500

40,700

90

121

157

Feb. 16 to Sept. 30

5.5 244 

410 

675 

1,160 

1,990 

3,50O 

7,300

13,0 ll.OOO

15.0

20,0

23.0

25.9

15,800

28,800

37,500

50,000

5.1 157 11 0 7,300 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

49

49

162

49

164

678

71

47

233

328

219

552

1,960

674

426

978

562

42

43

45

518

254

38

183

380

56

263

852

43

42

43

Nov.

47

49

54

56

56

56

58

56

58

56

104

54

51

51

54

56

54

56

56

54

56

61

75

61

38

43

43

54

54

56

-

Dec.

49

54

49

164

51

58

58

49

49

122

148

152

178

146

49

214

45

312

290

398

2,110

3,040

3,700

3,040

1,650

1,790

2,900

3,420

2,150

1,810

880

Jan.

880

938

4,220

15,800

23,100

23,900

16,200

9,600

6,780

12,700

20,700

24,900

18,900

18,200

16,700

18,400

20,000

15,800

9,400

6,600

4,070

2,880

1,920

5,080

15,800

18,700

26,700

24,100

15,000

9,400

6,420

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January .........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

4,220

2,960

1,440

1,570

1,110

638

38

1,300

6,490

13,600

12,900

8, £40

7,140

18,900

40,700

50,000

35,100

18,100

10,200

6,450

4,080

3,500

3,090

3,360

1,800

1,140

1,360

1,640

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

10,003

1,677

29,125

687,211

413,788

261,466

179,180

117,679

44,579

33,895

8,210

4,582

28,146

1,132,331

Mar.

2,460

2,9OO

1,880

1,600

1,990

2,640

2,460

2,760

2,700

1,600

1,770

3,160

5,630

4,990

3,570

3,160

3,860

5,790

8,340

7,130

7,130

9,240

9,780

7,980

5,630

4,080

7,460

17,900

20,500

12,300

6,790

Apr.

3,570

2,640

2,220

7,230

13,500

12 , 800

8,340

4,990

3,290

3,160

6,950

10,200

7,470

4,080

2,340

1,550

1,550

1,200

1,160

1,160

675

833

661

1,990

3,220

3,500

2,580

1,140

1,100

2,580

Maximum

1,960

104

3,700

20,500

26,700

50,000

20,500

13,500

11,400

9,780

1,710

760

2,160

50,000

Hay

7,900

11,400

7,810

4,230

2,580

1,990

1,250

1,250

668

494

734

570

315

336

474

447

361

34

608

34

31

684

30

28

83

31

33

28

84

29

33

Minimum

38

38

45

38

880

38

1,600

661

28

37

41

36

36

28

June

52

40

38

38

37

844

752

564

603

3,470

9,780

6,620

3,930

2,320

697

733

281

208

557

411

48

291

344

243

48

492

48

48

305

54

-

Mean

323

55.9

940

1,883

13,350

9,338

5,780

3,923

1,438

1,130

265

148

938

3,102

July

110

238

167

48

186

3O3

104

265

48

108

58

58

150

50

48

48

52

48

293

1,580

1,710

913

467

242

44

322

381

44

43

41

41

Aug.

149

46

43

186

40

40

121

44

46

44

43

43

41

43

43

43

44

46

464

760

363

260

177

193

37

304

37

36

374

319

153

Per square 

mile

Sept.

1,860

2,O40

1,880

1,600

1,400

920

36

298

259

297

581

446

568

974

836

246

218

166

1,980

2,160

1,880

1,720

2,040

1,400

885

468

140

3 O3

489

56

-

Runoff in 

inches

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 sec.-ft.). Jan. 6 (l a. 25,700 sec.-ft.; Jan. 12 (6 a.m.) 25,900 

sec.-ft.; Jan. 17 (11 a.m.) 20,500 see.-ft.; Jan. 27 , . .) 27,800 sec.-ft.; . Feb. 10 (I ... p.m.)

15,300 sec.-ft.; Feb. 16 (3 a.m.) 52,500 sec.-ft.; Mar. 29 (l a.m.) 21,800 sec.-ft.; Apr. 5 (9 p.m.) 

15,800 sec.-ft.

Note. Discharge computed from-graph based on hourly power plant tall-water gage readings Dec. 13 

to Jan. 3, Jan. 8, 9, 19-24, Jan. 29 to Feb. 24.
190 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Ottawa River at Allentown, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 40°45'18", long. 84°ll'4l", in 

NFjsec. 29, T. 3 S., R. 6 E., at highway bridge at Allentown, Alien County, 0.3 mile 

downstream from Kessler Run. Datum of gage is 789.67 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 .

Drainage area.--168 square miles.

Records available.--October 1923 to December 1935, August 1943 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--19 years, 125 second-feet.

Extremes.--maximum discharge during year, 4,760 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 9.17 

i'eet); minimum, 12 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 2.39 feet).

1923-35, 1943-50: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 14, 1950; minimum, 1.4 secondfeet June 28, 29, 1933.

Flood of Mar. 15, 1939, reached a stage of 10.1 feet and flood of May 1943, a stage 

of about 10 feet; discharge not determined.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation and some regulation due to operation of water supply 

and sewage-treatment plants of city of Lima above station.

Revisions (water years).--W 744: 1927(M). W 1004: 1924. W 1144: 1944(M).

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except period of ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 3-30)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 14

3.3 100

3.4 126

3.5 158

3.6 199

3.7 248

3.9 370

4.4 74O

Feb. 15 to Sept. 30

1,120

2,160

2,620

3,570

4,490 Note.--Same 

3.6 feet.

67 3.5 159

83 3.6 199

ceding table above

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

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.

16 

16 

40 

38 

22

38 

30 

21 

21 

18

20 

31 

22 

21 

20

18 

17 

21 

21 

20

40 

29 

19 

16 

18

18 

18 

19 

17 

16 

16

Nov.

17 

17 

19 

19 

18

17 

16 

18 

19 

19

19 

19 

22 

25 

26

19 

20 

20 

19 

17

17 

19 

20 

20

21

18 

16 

16 

18 

18

Dec.

18 

19 

a!9 

a!7 

16

18 

20 

19 

17 

18

26 

22

19 

a!7

a20

a!7 

a!9 

a20 

a25 

a25

a 45 

a70

alOO 

a35 

a2O

alOO 

a65 

31 

24 

22 

20

Jan.

20 

19 

311 

1,360 

831

501 

540 

a35O

a600 

a2,OOO

*1,540 

592 

746 

935 

1,070

1,980 

818 

501 

385 

233

195 

158 

129 

1,340 

1,250

1,640 

1,340 

628 

493 

408 

276

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

Ws

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary .....

h.. ..........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 sec

Feb.

a!80 

a!20 

a8 5 

b75 

b75

b70 

74 

85 

al,500 

1,020

540 

350 

2,O4O 

*4,410 

2,990

1,060 

746 

628 

555 

344

254 

318 

254 

219 

a!50

alOO 

a85 

110

Seoondfoot-days

697 

568 

923

46,296

23,189 

18,437 

8,174 

6,817 

2,700 

983 

688 

859 

1,369

65,404

Mar.

159 

99 

75

81 

78

75 

72 

95 

103 

a90

a80 

a300 

a40O 

a230

a210

a350 

a290 

a550 

a 400

a250

525 

517 

412 

254 

191

163 

483 

935 

408 

179 

120

Apr.

113 

118 

186 

719 

746

366 

199 

147 

123

512

779 

324

171 

118 

108

101 

87 

72 

66 

55

53 

47 

184

191 

144

113 

85 

67 

57 

766

Maximum

40 

26 

100

2.OOO

2,000 

4,410 

935 

779 

902 

108 

42 

130 

242

4,410

.-ft.). --Jan. 10 (time i

2,340 sec. -ft.; Jan. 24 (6 p.m.) 1,950 sec. -ft.; Jan. 26 

known) about 1,800 sec. -ft.; Feb. 14 ( 10 p.m. 4,760 sec 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis o 

River near Fort Jennings and Blanchard River near Findla 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

May

902 

398 

191 

128 

103

87 

75 

62 

46 

58

48 

43 

34

29

40

34 

32 

31 

29 

24

21 

51 

32 

29 

29

29 

25 

23 

21 

23 

23

Minimum

16

16 

16

14

19 

70 

72 

47 

21 

20 

17 

16 

17

16

June

26 

23 

61 

42 

29

26 

25 

23 

24

108

73

66 

39 

34 

31

31 

26 

23 

20 

25

25 

24 

25 

23 

24

20 

22 

22 

21 

22

Mean

22. E 

18. £ 

29. E

127

748 

658 

264 

227 

87.] 

32. £ 

22.5 27." 

45. £

179

July

21 

18 

16 

36 

22

21 

2O 

20 

18 

18

21 

20 

36 

24 

19

17 

24 

30 

20 

26

19 

19 

18 

18 

2O

20 

21 

20 

19

42

Aug.

26 

21 

20 

19 

19

16 

16 

19 

24

26

33 

21 

18 

16 

20

21 

38 

130 

82 

29

22 

23 

a20 

a20

18

2O 

18 

22 

35 

22 

25

Per square 

mile

0.134 

.112 

.177

.756

4.45 

3.92 

1.57 

1.35 

.518 

.195 

.132 

.165 

.271

1.07

Sept.

51 

47 

20 

18 

17

20 

19 

20 

20 

80

67 

60 

242 

46 

30

25

20

19 

130 

63

65 

77 

45 

30 

26

24 

23 

22 

22 

21

Runoff in 

inches

0.15 

.12 

.20

10.24

5.13 

4.08 

1.81 

1.51 

.60 

.22 

.15 

.19 

.30

14.46

inknown) 2,410 sec. -ft.; Jan. 16 (7 a.m.) 

(7 p.m.) 2,070 sec. -ft.; Feb. 9 (time un- 

-ft.

r weather records and records for Auglaize

f.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 191

Blanchard River near Findlay, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°03'21", long. 83°41'17", on east line sec. 10, T. 

IN., R. 10 E. , at highway bridge 2 miles west of Findlay. Datum of gage is 754.55 feet 

above mean sea level.

Drainage area.--343 square miles.

Records available.--November 1923 to December 1935, October 1940 to September 1950.

Average discharge . 21 years (1924-35, 1940-50), 232 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,200 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 14.71 

reet); minimum, 4.2 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 0.84 foot).

1923-35, 1940-50: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 15, 1950; minimum, 0.4 secondfoot Aug. 26, 27, Sept. 3, 1934.

Flood of March 1913 reached a stage of 18.5 feet (discharge, 22,000 second-feet, from 

rating curve extended above 9,500 second-feet).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). W 974: 1942. W 1054: 1927-30, 1933(M), 1945.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September i960

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 

6.2 

12 

8.6 

7.4

11 

7.4 

7.8 

9.0

9.0 

13 

5.8

6.2

6.2 

6.6 

7.0 

7.4 

8.6

14 

11 

8.2 

7.8 

7.8

8.2 

7.8 

7.0 

7.4 

7.0 

7.4

Nov.

7.4 

7.4

a7

a? 

7.0 

7.8 

6.6 

6.2

6.2

6.2 

7.8 

8.2 

9.0

8.6 

8.6 

10 

8.6 

7.8

7.8 

7.4 

7.0 

7.8 

8.6

7.8 

7.4 

7.8 

7.8 

7.8

Dec.

7.8 

8.2 

7.8 

7.8 

7.8

7.0 

7.8 

7.8

9.6

14 

13 

10 

10 

9.0

8.2

7.0 

16 

11 

11

22 

26 

21 

20 

18

30 

27 

32 

52 

38 

27

Jan.

21 

24 

101 

1,110 

1,420

1,220 

1,190 

1,020 

575 

2,210

2,920

2,100 

1,220 

1,660 

1,540

2,97O 

2,320 

1,260 

575 

329

303 

189 

170 

1,670 

2,770

3,190 

2,920 

1,700 

770 

612 

422

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mbe r ........

lendar year 1949 

ary

h. ........................

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

st ...........................

ter year 1949 50 ............

Feb.

275 

208 

157 

137 

135

132 

135 

135 

1,900 

2,270

1,460 

648 

1,040 

6,580 

8,020

3,580

1,260 

73O 

610 

430

332 

457 

484 

408 

280

219 

164 

326

Secondfoot-days

253.6 

228.

502. C

88, 542. -1

40,501 

32,512 

19,124 

12,104 

5,168 

2,649 

993. 

599. 

1,873

116,508.

Peak discharge (base, 2,400 sec. -ft. .--Jai

sec. -ft.; Jan. 26 (10 p.m.) 3,820 sec. -ft.; I 

sec. -ft. 

a No gage-height record; discharge compute 

Glandorf .

Mar.

520 

209 

148 

151 

161

188

186 

332

309 

186

226 

1,080 

910 

444 

610

840

650 

1,260 

858 

502

770 

980 

945 

670 

470

610 

1,260 

1,780 

1,O50 

502 

317

Apr.

269 

245 

436 

1,220 

1,460

1,190 

650 

430 

298 

683

1,160 

788 

426 

273 

216

188

171 

153 

139 

121

104 

54 

52 

110 

183

130 

89 

59

50 

757

Maximum

14

3 10

) 52

L 3,070

3,190 

8,020 

1,780 

1,460 

1,940 

556 

5 220 

5 87 

471

I 8,020

May

1,940 

1.080 

498 

280

197

139 

87 

56 

50 

60

50 

41 

40

39 

39

38 

38 

30 

29 

28

28 

33 

33 

33 

39

52 

45 

48 

36 

29 

33

Minimum

5.0

6.2 

7.0

4.8

21 

132 

148 

50 

28 

24 

9.0 

7.1 

14

5.0

June

38

30 

30 

110 

556

266 

73 

32 

41 

188

276 

132 

53 

32 

41

58 

108 

50 

40 

34

37 

39 

37 

45 

82

53 

68 

43 

33 

24

Mean

8. IE 

7.62

16.2

243

1,306 

1,161 

617 

403 

167 

88.3 

32.0 

19.3 

62.4

319

July

24 

30

25 

27 

24

26 

24 

18 

17 

11

10 

16 

24 

12 

15

15 

34

25 

44

220

54 

25 

24 

128 

46

22 

15 

11 

9.0 

9.5 

9.0

Aug.

7.4 

7.8 

7.4 

7.4 

7.4

7.1 

7.8 

8.2 

9.0 

8.5

18

16 

19 

14

12

13 

10 

26 

43 

65

31 

22 

15 

14 

11

10 

9.5 

26 

87 

30 

30

Sept.

187 

148

136

62 

37

26 

19 

19 

17 

15

14 

24 

78 

44

26

17 

15 

16 

32 

21

58

471 

158 

60

39

38

28 

25 

22

21

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

0.024 0.03 

.022 .02 

.047 .05

.708 9.60

3.81 4.39 

3.38 3.52 

1.80 2.08 

1.17 1.30 

.487 .56 

.257 .29 

.093 .11 

.056 .06 

.182 .20

.930 12.61

i. 11 (3 a.m.) 3,440 sec. -ft.; Jan. 16 (12 m.) 3,190 

'eb. 9 (9 p.m.) 2,720 sec. -ft.; Feb. 15 (2 a.m.) 10,200

1 on basis of weather records and records for station at
192 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 

Blanchard River at Glandorf, Ohio

Location. --Wire-weight gage, lat. 41°02 I 40", long. 84 C 04 I 55", in NE-j sec. IV, T. IN., R. 

V E., at highway bridge half a mile upstream from Pike Run and three-quarters of a mile 

north of Glandorf.

Drainage area.--643 square miles.

Records available.--August 1921 to July 1928, January 1947 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,800 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 27.0 

feet); minimum observed, 6.4 second-feet Oct. 4 (gage height, 1.64 feet).

1921-28, 1947-50: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 15, 1950; minimum observed, 4.4 

second-feet Sept. 16, 1948 (gage height, 1.45 feet).

Remarks.--Records fair. Gage read twice daily. 

Revisions (water years).--W 1084: 1922, 1924, 1926-28.

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-26,

Dec. 1-19, Sept. 4-24)

Oct. 1 to Fet. 14 Feb. 15 to Sept. 30

6.0 

7.8

3.0

3.8

4.6

7.0

10.0

13.0

115

211

324

746

1,360

2,140

17.0

19.0

20.0

21.0

22.0

3,420

4,400

5,130

6,250

7,790

2.0 

2.2

4.2

6.0

10.0

13.0

16.0

18.0

267

550

1,250

1,850

2,650

3,400

20.0

21.0

22.0

23.0

26.2

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

4,500

5,260

6,360

7,910

14,100

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

16

14

7.3

11

24

36

24

9.4

19

15

29

19

17

20

18

14

12

11

10

14

24

24

36

26

20

18

18

17

11

16

Nov.

15

15

14

14

16

15

15

15

15

14

15

16

16

17

16

16

19

22

20

23

25

21

18

17

21

19

19

20

20

19

-

Dec.

30

28

23

18

18

17

18

18

18

18

19

24

30

36

30

26

22

27

35

43

83

98

120

93

69

78

132

185

137

110

104

Jan.

83

65

275

2,170

3,340

3,180

2,860

2,380

1,600

2,670

5,730

5,310

4,810

4,400

4,000

5,130

5,310

4,400

3,180

1,560

674

440

406

1,840

4,530

6,250

7,790

5,980

4,050

2,620

1,280

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February ......:..................

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

May* 1 ............................

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 sec

Feb.

710

512

389

309

279

265

265

309

1,980

3,750

3,900

2,920

2,260

7,650

14,100

13,700

8,080

4,070

2,350

1,300

805

788

890

822

635

567

468

550

_

-

Second 

foot-days

571.7

527

1,707

177,515.5

98,313

74,623

41,151

23,627 

12,478

7,136

2, 536

1,171

5,437

267,277.7

Mar.

1,160

944

652

533

500

484

452

652

652

516

520

1,070

1,740

1,360

890

1,210

1,360

1,900

2,200

1,660

1,480

1,800

2,020

1,820

1,180

926

1,780

3,190

3,230

2,250

1,120

Apr.

652

550

618

1,640

2,620

2,410

1,800

1,090

754

788

1,720

1,700

1,160

703

500

420

372

342

312

282

253

225

185

185

372

388

297

225

198

866

Maximum

36

25

185

5,050

7,790

14,100

3,230

2,620 

2 950

I'eoo

567

111

436

14,100

-ft.). Jan. 11 (12 m.

May

2,530

2,950

2,150

1,090

584

420

327

225

172

166

166

147

129

123

117

111

106

89

84

72

65

67

62

61

59

60

77

78

68

66

57

Minimum

7.3

14

17

5.6

65

265

420

185 

57

61

17

12

26

7.3

June

67

76

67

a75

89

420

342

159

135

1,030

1 , 600

856

357

211

141

111

147

172

147

111

89

70

67

64

76

117

111

84

84

61

Mean

18.4

17.6

55.1

486

3,171

2,665

1,327

788 

403

238

81 * I

37.8

115

732

July

47

42

40

43

45

55

50

43

37

30

23

23

19

17

21

25

23

27

33

297

567

239

135

74

172

159

89

57

42

34

28

Aug.

E5

25

21

18

17

17

14

13

12

13

14

16

27

28

33

26

21

28

56

89

111

89

52

38

29

23

20

24

89

89

94

Per square 

mile

0.029

.027

.086

.756

4.93

4.14

2.06

1.23 

.627

.370

.127

.059

.179

1.14

Sept.

141

342

388

239

141

84

60

41

32

27

45

26

29

43

76

53

40

27

78

50

84

147

436

342

159

94

68

58

47

40

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.03

.03

.10

10.26

5.68

4.31

2.38

1.37 

.72

.41

.15

.07

.20

15.45

6,250 sec. -ft.; Jan. 16 (10 p.m.) 5,730

sec.-ft.; Jan.~^27 TB~a.m.) 8,110 sec.-ft.; Feb. 11 'l a.m.) 4,050 sec.-ft.; Feb. 15 (3 p.m.) 15,£ 

sec.-ft.; Mar. 28 (11 p.m.) 3,500 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 193

Eagle Creek near Findlay, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°59'35", long. 83°39'05", on line "between sec. 1, 

T. IS., R. 10 E. and sec. 36, T. IN., R. 10 E., at county highway bridge 3jj miles 

south of Findlay, Hancock County, and 4jj miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--46.5 square miles.

Records available.--January 1947 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,320 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 12.69 

feet); no flow Aug. 8-10.

1947-50: Maximum discharge observed, 2,920 second-feet June 7, 1947 (gage height, 

13.38 feet); no flow on days in August, September 1948, August 1950.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Hating tables, water year 1949-5O (gage height, in fe

and discharge, in aecond-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 18, 

June 26 to Sept. 21)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 28 Mar. 1 to Sept. 30

2.35 0 3.0 12 6.2 191 10.5 1,000 4.1 52 

2.4 .3 3.3 21 7.0 285 11.0 1,230 4.B 89 

2.5 1.1 4.2 56 B.O 427 12.0 1,810 5.4 128 

2.6 2.5 5.0 98 9.O 6O4 12.4 2,090 6.2 194 

2.7 4.7 5.6 137 10.0 845 Note. Same as preceding table below 4.1 

and above 6.6 feet. 

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

0.1 

.4

1.0 

.7 

.7

.8 

1.1 

1.2 

.6 

.8

.5 

.6 

.6 

.8 

.7

.6

.5 

.4 

.4 

.4

.6 

1.6 

1.2 

.8 

.5

.6 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.7 

.6

Nov.

0.6 

.4 

.4 

.6 

.6

.8 

.8 

1.0 

.8 

.8

.9 

.9 

.3 

.7 

.2

.3 

.3

.3 

.O 

.9

.5 

.2 

.3

.5 

.9

.9 

.9 

.7 

.7 

.6

Dec.

1.6 

1.7 

1.9 

2.0 

2.0

1.7 

1.9 

1.9 

2.0 

1.9

3.4 

4.3 

3.8 

3.4 

2.3

1.9 

1.5 

3.6 

5.7 

5.9

6.4 

7.8 

8. 8 

6.9

4.9

6.1 

13 

14 

9.6 

6.9 

5.2

Jan.

4.0 

4.3

61 

706 

275

201 

250 

89 

87 

1,190

454 

114 

270 

350 

408

843 

137 

.89 

53 

33

28 

23

22 

843 

478

853 

344 

104 

89 

68 

40

Feb.

27 

23

20 

20 

16

17 

17 

21 

958 

293

114 

63 

835 

2,090 

707

200 

101 

74 

74 

47

42 

1O6 

 68 

54 

42

a30 

a25 

54

unr.«h SeoondUonth foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary . ....

20.7 

40.8 

144.0

............ 14,537.3

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

ember ........................

8,510.3 

6,138 

3,329 

2,187 

923.1 

414.9 

102.3 

102.7 

228.6

ter year 1949-50 ............ 22,141.4

Mar.

75 

a30 

a20 

21 

22

30 

a35 

a55 

a30 

24

32 

a350

alOO 

58 

133

147 

116 

335 

92 

61

164 

167 

132 

77 

55

94 

284 

402 

102 

49 

37

Apr.

35 

34 

83

292 

264

98 

61 

45 

33 

178

187 

67 

42

30 

26

24 

21 

19 

17 

16

a!5 

a!4 

a!4 

a30 

a60

35 

21 

16 

14 

396

Maximum

1.6 

2.3

14

1,000

1,190 

2,090 

402 

396 

443 

98 

25 

44 

76

2,090

Hay

443 

121 

58 

40 

32

24 

17 

14 

12 

14

12 

10 

10 

9.9 

9.4

8.4 

7.6 

7.1 

6.9 

6.6

6.1 

6.1 

5.7 

5.4 

4.3

5.2 

6.1 

4.5 

3.6 

3.4 

9.8

Minimum

0.1 

.4 

1.5

.1

4.0 

16 

20 

14

3.4

1.6 

.4 

0 

.1

0

June

9.9 

5.4 

8.6 

52 

23

12 

7.4 

5.2 

6.0 

98

56 

20

8.6 

7.8

11 

8. 8 

6.4 

5.9 

5.2

4.0 

2.9 

2.5 

2.7 

9.1

12 

5.7 

3.2 

2.0 

1.6

Mean

0.67 

1.36 

4.65

39.8

275 

219 

107 

72.9 

29.8 

13.8 

3.30 

3.31 

7.62

60.7

July

1.3

1.3 

1.5 

2.6 

6.6

2.5 

1.5 

1.2 

1.0 

.7

.6 

.5 

.5 

.4 

.4

.4

.6 

2.0 

6.9 

16

4.0 

1.7 

1.3 

25 

9.9

4.3 

2.5 

1.9 

1.5 

1.0 

.7

Aug.

0.7 

.5 

.4 

.3

.4

.2

.2

.1 

O 

0

2.8 

11 

4.5 

1.9 

1.0

.7 

.7 

2.0 

44

16

5.7 

2.5

1.1 

.6 

.4

.2 

.2

.4 

.7 

1.3 

2.2

Per square 

mile

0.014 

.029 

.100

.856

5.91 

4.71 

2.30 

1.57 

.641 

.297 

.071 

.071 

.164

1.31

Peak discharge (base, 800 aee.-ft. . Jan. 4 (9 a.m.) 845 sec. -ft. ; Jan. 1O (4 p.m.) 1,

Sept.

8.5 

48 

16 

5.7 

2.5

1.2 

.8 

.5 

.4 

.2

.2

.1 

.2 

.2 

.2

.4 

.5 

.3

1.0 

2.3

23 

76 

19 

8. 8 

4.7

2.9 

1.7 

1.3 

1.0 

1.0

Runoff in 

inches

0.02 

.03

.12

11.63

6.81 

4.90 

2.65 

1.75 

.74 

.33 

.08 

.08 

.18

17.69

680 see. -ft.

Jan. 16 ;-4 a.m7; 1,380 see.-ft.; Jan. 24 (6 p.m.) 1,3BO sec.-ft.; Jan. 26 (6 p.m.) 1,280 sec.-ft.; 

Feb. 9 (1 p.m.) 1,380 see.-ft.; Feb. 14 (1 a.m.) 2,320 sec.-ft.; Apr. 30 (11 p.m.) 1,060 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Blanchard 

River near Findlay.
194 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Portage River at Woodvllle, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°26'55", long. 83°21'41", In sec. 28, T. 6 N., R. 

13 K. , at bridge on IF. S. Highway 20 In Woodvllle. Datum of gage is 615.14 feet above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--433 square miles.

Records available.--July 1928 to December 1935, October 1939 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--18 years, 289 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,500 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 14.51 

feet); minimum, 5.2 seeond-feet Nov. 23; minimum gage height, 1.96 feet Aug. 10.

1928-35, 1939-50: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 15, 1950; minimum, 0.3 secondfoot Aug. 28, 1931; minimum gage height, 1.60 feet July 25, 26, 1934.

Flood of March 1913 reached a stage of IT feet, from information by local residents 

(discharge, 17,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 11,500 second-feet).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--W 894: 1929, 1930.

table, watei 

height,

1949-5O, except 

et, and discha

rlods of Ice effe 

:ond-feet)

(Shifting-contrcl method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 22, May 5 

to June 29, July 4-7, 20-22, Aug. 23 to Sept. 30)

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

3.0 

3.4 

3.7 

4.2

152

248

339

543

10.0

12.5

14.2

1,240

1,880

3,000

5,000

8,100

11,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

24

17

13

11

11

15

37

313

44

29

21

30

65

96

56

35

25

20

16

13

14

17

25

38

29

21

16

14

12

11

10

Nov.

10

9.6

9.0

8.3

9.6

10

9.6

9.0

8.3

8.3

7.3

6.9

8.3

9.6

9.6

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.6

9.6

9.0

8.3

6.9

7.3

7.7

7.3

9.0

9.6

11

12

-

Dec.

11

12

11

11

8.3

9.0

9.0

7.3

6.4

7.7

10

13

15

13

12

11

9.0

13

22

32

82

398

398

176

82

96

346

391

202

131

84

Month

Jan,

80

70

313

2,850

3,450

1,600

1,300

880

658

2,640

5,110

2,380

1,390

3,000

2,100

3,940

3,400

1,240

830

439

309

268

248

1,860

5,000

4,340

5,110

2,000

1,210

1,000

588

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

364

273

*202

b!50

b!40

b!60

b!90

248

2,160

3,540

1,680

880

959

5,940

*1 1,000

8,690

3,830

1,510

1,130

681

486

473

291

357

207

b!70

b!60

181

-

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,098

267.7

2,628.7

103, 672 . 2

59,603

46,052

37,771

loUzs

11,791

4,656

812 . "i

8,859

207,817.1

Mar.

1,280

755

611

611

905

1,240

830

980

780

383

353

1,300

1,210

634

*465

469

543

1,390

1,300

1,130

2,180

2,420

2,180

1,330

905

958

2,820

4,040

2,240

955

574

Apr.

473

410

482

2,200

3,000

1,540

880

611

418

633

1,700

830

512

336

256

227

212

202

174

156

137

119

176

2,640

2,020

1,180

611

343

245

1,130

-

Maximum

313

12

398

5,700

5,110

11,000

4,040

3,000

4,040

2,660

780

131

1,390

11,000

May

4,040

2,180

980

588

431

303

200

137

111

123

109

87

77

75

70

64

61

56

52

46

45

44

40

33

29

47

176

85

49

37

50

Minimum

10

6.9

6.4

3.5

70

140

353

119

29

25

16

6.4

21

6.4

June

87

62

43

200

174

84

48

31

25

576

1,160

473

227

148

103

128

222

123

90

103

80

59

45

50

2,610

2,660

1,160

574

276

170

-

Mean

35.4

8.92

84.8

284

1,923

1,645

1,2 18

795

336

150

26 . 2

295

569

July

111

85

77

647

780

406

217

131

82

55

41

33

26

21

18

17

16

28

43

413

611

297

148

84

70

72

43

29

22

17

16

Aug.

22

77

38

21

15

11

9.0

7.7

6.9

6.4

9.6

77

55

29

17

13

11

11

17

33

35

22

14

11

9.0

7.7

7.7

7.7

14

131

67

Per square 

mile

0.082

.021

.196

.656

4.44

3 . 80

2.81

1.84

. 776

!346

.061

.681

1.31

Sept.

468

1,390

611

279

146

84

53

37

29

25

21

61

772

930

517

270

161

100

111

195

163

388

1,000

431

212

133

94

72

58

48

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.09

.02

.23

 yo

5.12

3.96

3.24

2 ' 05n

i!oi

.40

.07

.76

17.84

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 see.-ft.). Jan. 5 (7 a.m.) 3,840 see.-ft.; Jan. 11 (5:30 p.m.) 5,460 

sec.-ft.; Jan. 17 (2 a.m.) 5,110 sec.-ft.; Jan. 27 (12 m.) 5,460 sec.-ft.; Feb. 10 (7 a.m.) 4,140 

sec.-ft.; Feb. 15 (3 p.m.) 11,500 sec.-ft.; Mar. 28 (5 p.m.) 4,340 see.-ft.; Apr. 5 (3 a.m.) 3,540 

see.-ft.; May 1 (4 p.m.) 4,340 sec.-ft.; June 25 (12 p.m.) 3,840 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by iee.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Sandusky River near Bucyrus, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat, 40°48'i3", long. 83°00'2l", in NE£ sec. 10, T. 3 

3., K. 16 E., at highway bridge 1^ miles west of Bucyrus and 12 miles downstream from 

Loss Creek. Datum of gage is 955.9 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--89.8 square miles.

Records available.--August 1925 to November 1935, July 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--23 years, 80.5 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,610 second-feet Jan. 16 (gage height, 9.2V 

reet); minimum, 1.5 second-feet Oct. 17; minimum gage height, 0.85 foot Oct. 30, Nov. 

6 .

1925-35, 1938-50: Maximum discharge observed, 6,900 second-feet Dec. 14, 1927 

(gage height, 9.15 feet); minimum discharge, 0.4 second-foot Sept. 29, 1941, July 16,

Flood of Mar. 23, 1913, reached a stage of 14.5 feet, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good. Low flow slightly regulated by reservoirs for municipal supply 

oTTucyrus.

Revisions (water years).--W 744: 1925-32. W 874: 1938.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-28,

Jan. 4-10, May 2-25, Sept. 4-30)

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.0 

2.6 

5.0 

8.6

13

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.4

80

137

2.8 

3.4 

4.2 

5.0 

5.8

206

334

545

805

1,130

6.6 

7.4 

8.0 

8.6

1,580

2,180

2,780

3,580

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

7.9

6.1

6.0

6.1

5.0

5.7

6.8

5.7

6.8

6.8

5.4

6.0

4.5

4.3

3.6

2.1

2.1

3.1

2.6

2.8

3.6

2.6

2.0

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.1

2.0

2.6

Nov.

3.3

3.1

3.3

3.1

3.1

2.4

5.9

3.8

2.8

2.6

2.8

3.1

5.4

4.8

3.3

4.0

3.3

4.O

3.3

3.1

3.3

6.4

6.4

7.1

5.7

6.1

6.1

6.4

5.7

5.0

-

Dec. '

3.3

3.3

2.4

3.6

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.9

5.8

5.7

18

13

6.4

5.0

5.0

25

90

55

61

197

79

40

23

51

383

156

80

52

38

Jan.

32

38

495

2,010

1,580

697

943

236

126

1,240

1,440

270

340

516

526

3,470

751

262

174

96

75

65

65

846

1,040

881

828

221

170

143

96

Month

October .......................

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

December .....................

Calendar year 1949 ........

January ......................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ...... .

Feb.

73

64

52

44

41

42

49

65

847

441

179

124

914

2,270

1,370

334

193

142

116

83

70

291

296

158

101

73

57

60

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

126.1

128. 7

1,417.7

25,701.8

19,672

8,549

4,829

4,174

1 937

z', 044.1

236. 5

694.6

1,001.4

44,810.1

Mar.

108

55

49

39

38

49

52

92

103

47

55

290

204

116

128

119

97

253

122

90

225

311

266

165

132

147

300

717

252

120

88

Apr.

81

86

112

527

1,180

300

167

118

89

164

214

112

85

68

61

57

52

47

45

44

38

34

35

54

61

54

43

34

33

179

-

Maximum

7.9

7.1

383

1,000

3,470

2,270

717

1,180

414

615

34

248

475

3,470

May

414

156

99

81

78

55

39

30

27

30

34

29

24

22

20

19

21

23

20

16

14

16

14

14

136

282

96

48

33

24

23

Minimum

2.0

2.4

2.3

2.0

32

41

38

33

14

3.6

2.4

3.1

2.6

2.0

June

20

17

221

615

175

80

47

30

39

196

143

64

41

30

25

69

62

29

22

20

17

15

13

13

11

10

7.9

4.8

3.8

3.6

-

Mean

4.07

4.29

45.7

70.4

635

305

156

139

62, 5

68 . 1

7.63

22.4

33.4

123

July

3.1

3.1

3.3

10

13

22

9.1

4.5

3.3

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

6.9

26

34

15

9.5

7.5

6.1

5.0

5.4

5.7

6.8

6.4

4.8

4.0

4.0

Aug.

75

52

13

5.4

3.1

4.3

4.5

4.5

7.6

5.7

5.0

6.1

4.3

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

71

248

64

25

15

10

7.9

7.2

6.4

6.4

8.3

6.6

8.4

4.3

Per square 

mile

0.045

.048

.509

.784

7.07

3.40

1.74

1.55

.696

. 758

. 085

.249

.372

1.37

Sept.

11

16

18

10

7.5

5.7

5.4

4.3

3.8

2.8

2.6

7.9

9.9

8.2

6.8

4.8

2.8

2.8

11

18

138

475

94

42

27

19

15

12

11

9.1

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.05

.05

.59

10.65

8.15

3 . 54

2.' 01

1.73

"as

!io

.29

.42

18.58
196 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Sandusky River near Upper Sandusky, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 40°51'02II ) long. 83°15'23", in sec. 21, T. 23., R. 

i4 K. , at highway bridge three-quarters of a mile upstream from Rock Run and 2 miles 

northeast of Upper Sandusky. Datum of gage Is 792.8 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area. 299 square miles.

Keeoras available.--October 1921 to December 1935, January 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--26 years, 246 second-feet.

Extremes.--maximum discharge during year, 6,800 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 9.79 

feet); minimum, 6.8 second-feet Aug. 9 (gage height, 0.99 foot).

1921-35, 1938-50: Maximum discharge, 8,900 second-feet Dec. 15, 1927 (gage height, 

10.5 feet); minimum, 0.9 second-foot Sept. 24, 1939; minimum gage height, 0.67 foot 

Sept. 6,7, 1934.

Flood In June 1937 reached a stage of 14.3 feet, from marks In gage well.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair.

Kevisio'ns (water years). W 874: 1927-30, 1933.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in aecond-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 20,

Aug. 22 to Sept. 22)

1.3

1.4

Oct. 1 to Feb. 14

1.7 109

2.0 187

2.3 283

2.6 400

3.2 685

4.0 1,140

Feb. 15 to Sept. 30

2,130

3,180

4,620

5,100

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

160

250

367

605

1,170

6.5 

8.0 

9.0 

9.3

2,860

4,130

5,240

5,720

5.0 1,780

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

18 

19 

15 

14 

14

12 

14 

12 

11 

11

12 

12 

10 

12 

11

12

12 

12 

12 

10

10 

9.9 

9.3 

10 

8.7

9.9 

8.7 

9.3 

8.7 

9.3 

9.3

Nov.

8.7 

8.7 

8.7 

8.7 

8.1

9.3 

10 

9.9 

11 

12

14 

11 

12 

13 

13

13 

14 

14 

12 

13

12 

10 

11 

9.9

11

12 

13 

14 

*12 

14

Dec.

14 

14 

14 

14 

13

11 

12 

12 

12 

9.9

13 

14 

17 

b!8 

b!6

b!5 

b!6 

26 

41 

118

104 

133 

256 

123

71

61 

201 

468 

233 

133 

95

Jan.

73 

65 

277 

2,250 

*3,360

2,780 

2,700 

1,620 

710 

1,860

3,900 

2,300 

960 

1,620 

1,230

3,540 

5,080 

1,250 

660 

404

294 

233 

211 

1,310 

3,100

2,550 

3,020 

1,310 

710 

610 

409

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

bar ..........................

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

Tiflry

h. ...........................

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

st .................... .... .

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

290 

230 

187 

156 

149

*146 

143 

149 

1,420 

1,920

790 

486 

1,470 

4,640 

5,720

2,420 

902 

615 

481 

354

268 

434 

902 

580 

b350

b250 

*b2OO 

b210

Secondfoot days

358.1 

343. C 

2,297.£

76,133.'

50,396 

25,862 

15,080 

12,786 

8,279 

8,095 

770 

1,218.6 

1.422.S

126,908.5

Peak discharge (baae, 2,500 see. -ft.). Jai

sec. -ft.; Jan. 17 (1 p.m.) 6,110 sec. -ft.; Jt 

sec. -ft.; Apr. 5 (10 p.m.) 2,780 sec. -ft.; J\ 

* Winter discharge measurement made on thi 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice

Mar.

234 

196 

b!60 

b!40 

b!30

148 

150 

196 

313 

199

168 

505 

820 

434 

389

380 

325 

605 

570 

298

590 

930 

990 

655 

467

434 

990 

1,530 

1,290 

515 

329

Apr.

268 

247 

275 

834 

2,480

1,780 

710 

481 

346 

485

930 

540 

346 

261 

214

196 

179 

165 

150 

145

138 

125 

118 

148 

199

193 

165 

138 

112 

418

Maximum

19 

14 

468

2,700

5,080 

5,720 

1,530 

2,480 

1,650 

2,410 

57 

367 

329

5,720

May

1,650 

1,050 

481 

317 

342

250 

179 

135 

115 

118

118 

110 

98 

91 

81

77 

68 

100 

91

74

61 

59 

59 

55 

63

1,180 

580 

275 

174 

128 

100

Minimum

8.7 

8.1 

9.9

6.7

65 

143 

130 

112 

55 

24 

11 

8.6 

9.9

8.1

June

88 

72 

434 

2,410 

1,260

491 

261 

168 

125 

305

555 

279 

160 

122 

100

230 

275 

160 

103 

81

70 

57 

49 

43 

45

40 

34 

28 

26 

24

Mean

11.6 

11.4 

74.1

209

1,626 

924 

486 

426 

267 

270 

24.8 

39.3 

47.4

348

July

20 

20 

18 

22 

47

55 

49 

36 

26 

22

18 

16 

16 

13 

12

11 

11 

20 

33 

57

34 

22 

16 

14 

16

53 

31 

20 

15 

14 

13

Aug.

12 

46 

70 

28 

17

13 

10 

8.6 

11 

16

18 

18 

14 

12 

12

11 

13 

22

150 

367

135 

57 

31 

22 

17

14 

12 

13 

16 

15 

18

Per square 

mile

0.039 

.038 

.248

.699

5.44 

3.09 

1.63 

1.42 

.893 

.903 

.083 

.131 

.159

1.16

Sept.

53 

47 

39 

36 

26

18 

14 

13 

11 

10

11 

9.9 

11 

14 

18

18 

18 

14 

16 

18

26 

323 

329 

125 

65

43 

31 

26 

22 

18

Runoff in 

inches

0.04 

.04 

.29

9.46

6.27 

3.22 

1.88 

1.58 

1.03 

1.01 

.10 

.15 

.18

15.79

i. 5 (12 p.m.) 3,810 sec. -ft.; Jan. 11 (11 p.m.) 4,200 

in. 25 (4 p.m.) 3,270 sec. -ft.; Feb. 15 (5 a.m.) 6,800 

ine 4 (6:30 a.m.) 2,620 aec.-ft. 

$ day.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 197

Sandusky River near Mexico, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°02'39", long. 83°11'42", in sec. 13, T. IN., R.

14 E. , at highway bridge 3 miles upstream from Honey Creek and 4-q: miles north of

Mexico. Datum of gage is 733.1 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. 

Drainage area. 776 square miles.

Kecoras available.--March 1923 to December 1935, July 1938 to September 1950. 

Average discharge'. 24 years, 567 second-feet. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,800 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 18.37

feet); minimum, 21 second-feet Oct. 26-28; minimum gage height, 1.75 feet Aug. 10, 11. 

1923-35, 1938-50: Maximum discharge observed, 15,200 second-feet Mar. 22, 1927

(gage height, 19.9 feet); minimum discharge, 1.8 second-feet (during repairs to small

dam above station) Oct. 31, 1942.

Flood in June 1937 reached a stage of 2D.5 feet, from information by local residents

(discharge, 19,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 13,000 second-feet). 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). W 714: 1929, 1930. W 874: 1927(M).

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O, except periods of Ice effe 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 28)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 14 Feb. 15 to Sept. 30

2.7 181

3.1 275

4.O 545

Mote. Same as following table above 4.0 feet.

1.7

1.8

1.9 

2.1 

2.4

2.8 

3.3 

4.0 

4.8

205

330

545

840

6.0 1.37O

7.5 2,160

9.0 3,100

12.0 5,370

15.0 8,330

17.9 12,100

Discharge, in second-feet, vater year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

39 

39 

37 

40 

39

37 

33 

31 

32 

34

34

29 

29 

29 

28

29 

28 

28 

27 

27

28 

33 

29 

26 

23

22 

22 

21 

22 

23 

24

Nov.

24 

23 

24 

25 

25

25 

24 

24

24 

25

25 

27 

33 

34 

34

36 

37 

37 

37 

36

36 

32 

28 

27 

28

28 

28 

28 

31 

31

Dec.

28 

33 

29 

34 

32

28 

31 

32 

27 

26

36 

4O 

40 

38

36

36 

37 

49 

68 

82

150 

152 

199 

242 

142

102 

118 

351 

481 

303 

203

Jan.

154 

124 

2O1 

2,39O 

4,250

5,050 

5,640 

4,970 

3,350 

3,650

5,730 

6,090 

5,290 

3,800 

3,380

5,370 

6,090 

7,050 

4,320 

1,370

840 

632 

545 

2,200 

5,210

6,550 

7,350 

6,180 

3,870 

1,880 

1,280

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Jann 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 ............

ary . . .

h.. ..........................

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

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

860 

650 

513 

419 

368

348 

331 

323 

2,090 

4.O9O

3,730 

2,210 

2.25O 

8,220 

11,800

*12,100 

7,360 

2,820 

1,470 

1,100

820 

840 

1,320 

1,620 

1,100

b70O 

b55O 

580

Secondfoot-days

922 

876 

3,205

195,587

114,806 

70,582 

38,087 

30,389 

20,974 

17,739 

1,882 

2,182 

3,495

305,139

Peak discharge (base, 4.20O sec. -ft.). Ja

sec. -ft.} Jan. 18 (2 p.m.) 7,350 sec. -ft. j J 

sec. -ft.; Apr. 6 (3 p.m.) 4,330 sec. -ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on chi 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice

Mar.

702 

b550 

b450 

b400 

404

380 

377 

545 

740 

580

449 

1,270 

1,770 

1,320

*1,140

1,230 

1,OOO 

1,670 

1,570 

1,050

1,230 

1,940 

2,210 

1,770 

1,230

1,000 

1,880 

3,310 

3,100 

1,880 

940

Apr.

685 

615 

685 

1,570 

3,940

4,250 

2,960 

1,470 

92O 

960

1,990 

1,880 

1,180 

740 

562

481 

419 

389 

356 

330

3O3 

280 

262 

306 

419

481 

4O4 

330 

274 

948

Maximum

40 

37 

481

5,55O

7,350 

12,100 

3,310 

4,250 

4,010 

3,240 

93 

308 

529

12,100

May

4,010 

3,520 

2,160 

1,050 

760

650 

465 

359 

285 

267

252 

247 

228 

205

187

179 

181 

164 

172 

187

162 

142 

129 

123 

150

1,380 

1,620 

780 

434 

300 

226

Minimum

21 

23 

26

21

1E4 

323 

377 

262 

123 

72 

39 

26 

34

21

June

205 

172 

310 

2,630 

3,240

2,160 

920 

481 

325 

650

1,050 

720 

419 

29O 

226

430 

860 

650 

465 

272

210 

172 

138 

127 

154

118 

100 

90 

83 

72

Mean

29.7 

29.2 

103

536

3,703 

2,521 

1,229 

1,013 

677 

591 

60.7 

70.4 

116

836

July

66 

6O 

57 

78 

74

93 

93 

83 

70 

60

56 

44 

46 

51 

43

39 

43 

49 

69 

86

88 

74 

57 

49 

43

49 

66 

64 

53 

40 

39

Aug.

38 

32 

40 

86 

57

42 

32 

28 

26 

26

56 

44 

42 

33 

29

29 

44 

50

177 

288

308 

148 

90 

62 

51

42 

38 

46 

80 

68 

50

Per square 

mile

0.038 

.038 

.133

.691

4.77 

3.25 

1.58 

1.31 

.872 

.762 

.078 

.091 

.149

1.08

n. 7 (6 a.m.) 5,820 sec. -ft.) Jan. 12 (10 p 

an. 27 (3 a.m.) 7,560 sec. -ft. s Feb. 16 (l a

s day.

Sept.

163 

277 

198 

119 

88

69 

56 

46 

42 

37

34 

77 

58 

60 

47

43 

43 

42 

50 

57

87 

389 

529 

330 

166

118 

85 

69 

60 

56

Runoff in 

inches

0.04 

.04

.15

9.37

5.50 

3.38 

1.82 

1.46 

1.01 

.85 

.09 

.10 

.17

14.61

.m.) 6,360 

.m.j 12,8OO
198 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Sandusky River near Fremont, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°18'28", long. 83°09'32", in sec. IT, T. 4 N., R. 

 IF~ET, at highway bridge 2f miles downstream from Wolf Creek and 3| miles southwest of

Fremont. Datum of gage is 626.3 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. 

Drainage area.--1,248 square miles. 

Records available.--November 1923 to December 1935, July 1938 to September 1950. November

189H to March 1901 at site 4 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 24 years (1923-35, 1938-50), 935 second-feet. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 22,900 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 9.87

reet); minimum, 24 second-feet Nov. 7, 8 (gage height, 0.98 foot).

19S3-35, 1938-50: Maximum discharge, 27,300 second-feet Jan. 15, 1930 (gage height,

11.1 feet); maximum gage height, 11.4 feet Mar. 3, 1940 (ice jam); minimum discharge,

5.0 second-feet Sept. 27, 28, 1941 (gage height, 0.80 foot). 

Remarks --Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

whicn are fair. 

Revisions (water years).--W 744: 1931, 1932. W 759: Drainage area. W 874: 1938.

W 1144: 1924-3U.

(gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Feb. 14 Feb. 15 to Sept. 30

1.0 28 1.9 566 5,0 7,320 l.O 33 1.9 570 5. 

1.1 56 2.2 905 7.0 13,200 1.1 63 2.1 760 7. 

1.2 94 2.6 1,560 7,9 16,1OO 1.2 105 2.4 1,140 9. 

1.4 194 3.2 2,740 1.4 208 2.8 1,840 

1.6 324 4.0 4,650 1.6 334 3.5 3,410

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195o

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.

99

67 

56 

60 

60

50 

50 

42 

36 

36

28 

42 

42

36 

34

36 

36 

36 

42 

39

42 

45 

48 

48 

42

42 

36 

36 

36 

34 

31

Nov.

39 

42 

36 

39 

39

39 

31 

36 

39 

34

34 

36 

39 

39 

56

50 

50 

50 

45 

48

45 

45 

48 

45 

42

45 

42 

42 

48 

48

Dec.

42 

48 

50 

42 

39

60 

50 

42 

71 

64

48 

50 

56 

64 

a60

a55 

a55 

a60 

64 

75

131 

244 

231 

331 

290

189 

178 

213 

586 

462 

310

Jan.

225 

172 

194 

1,890 

5,430

5,960 

7,320 

6,640 

4,780 

5,690

9,890 

8,440 

7,880 

7,040 

5,430

9,600 

9,020 

8,730 

6,640 

2,530

1,470 

1,040 

853 

3,430 

9,880

10,500 

12,000 

9,020 

6,230 

3,300 

2,160

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

ber .......................

mber ................... .....

lendar year 1949 

ary .... ... ,

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

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1,520 

1,080 

840 

709 

605

548 

531 

513 

2,680 

6,360

5,170 

3,660 

2,790 

16,000 

*21,100

17,100 

12,600 

5,120 

2,560 

1,840

1,380 

1,240 

1,710 

2,230 

1,670

bl.100 

b900 

950

Seoondfoot-days

1,367 

1,271 

4,260(

310,054

173,394 

114,506 

71,146 

52,402 

40,407 

26,015 

6,633 

3,710 

14,716

509,827

Mar.

bl,350 

bl,100 

b950 

b900 

875

938 

888 

1,240 

1,600 

1,080

875 

2,050 

2,980 

2,250 

*1,740

2,320 

1,840 

3,290 

2,770 

2,140

2,610 

3,530 

3,900 

3,030 

2,170

1,920 

3,900 

6,640 

5,040 

3,410 

1,820

Apr.

1,330 

1,140 

1,380 

3,290 

6,360

6,100 

4,780 

2,560 

1,580 

1,490

3,120 

2,840 

2,000 

1,240 

938

794 

720 

651 

597 

562

519 

494 

510 

1,170 

1,250

1,170 

900 

680 

597 

1,640

Maximum

99

56 

586

9,600

12,000 

21,100 

6,640 

6,360 

8,440 

4,400 

1,110 

469 

2,170

21,100

Peak discharge (base, 7.000 sec. -ft.). Jan. 7 (2 p.m.)

Hay

8,440 

6,230 

4,020 

2,100 

1,370

1,070 

818 

633 

544 

502

469 

453 

430 

414 

392

377 

370 

377 

377 

399

430 

406 

392 

370 

446

1,940 

3,000 

1,650 

912 

615 

461

Minimum

28 

31 

39

28

172 

513 

875 

494 

370 

170 

63 

45 

76

28

June

370 

327 

314 

2,320 

4,400

3,410 

1,730 

875 

579 

570

1,240 

1,140 

730 

502 

392

348 

778 

818 

69C 

469

346 

281 

232 

256 

827

950 

453 

288 

208 

170

Mean

44.1 

42.4 

137

849

5,593 

4,090 

2,295 

1,747 

1,303 

867 

214 

120 

491

1,397

July

139 

130 

134 

238 

226

192 

165 

144 

130 

310

97 

84 

71 

71 

71

67 

63 

63 

93 

1,110

716 

314 

192 

794 

406

203 

130 

115 

110 

88 

167

0 7,320 

0 13,200 

4 21,100

Aug.

312 

130 

84 

54 

88

80 

67 

60 

51 

45

48

76 

76 

67 

60

48 

48 

54 

120 

244

469 

334 

192 

125 

92

76 

67 

67 

134 

203 

139

Per square 

mile

0.035 

.034 

.110

.680

4.48 

3.28 

1.84 

1.40 

1.04 

.695 

.171 

.096 

.393

1.12

7,600 see. -ft.; Jan. 11 (8 a.m

Sept.

932 

1,070 

633 

414 

262

176 

139 

105 

92

80

76 

371 

962 

461 

268

176 

130 

105 

238 

363

464 

2,170 

2,020 

1,140 

651

414 

281 

214 

170 

139

Runoff in 

inches

0.04 

.04 

.13

9.23

5.16 

3.42 

2.12 

1.56 

1.20 

.78 

.20 

.11 

.44

15.20

) 10,500

22,900 sec.-ft.; Mar. 28 (3 p.m.) 7,040 sec.-ft.; May 1 (ll a.m.) 9,600 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station 

near Mexico.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 19 c 

Black River at Elyria, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°22'50", long. 82"06'15", in T. 6 N., R. 17 W., 

at Elyria, Lorain County, three-quarters of a mile below confluence of East and West 

Branches.

Drainage area.--398 square miles.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1950. May 1903 to July 1906 at site about 

5-2 miles downstream, published as Black River near Elyria.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,770 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 14.96 

1'eet); minimum, 1.4 second-feet Oct. 9; minimum gage height, 0.76 foot Aug. 13, 14.

1944-50: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 14, 1950; minimum discharge, 0.4 secondfoot Oct. 5, 1945.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 10 second-feet, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 26, 

June 15 to July 16, Aug. 3 to Sept. 3o)

1.0

2.5 

5.0 

9.0

1.1

1.3

1.4 

1.7 

2.1

54

94

164

247

367

577

880

1,350

7.0

9.0

12.0

13.4

2,280

3,770

6,450

7,910

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

15

8.2

7.4

7.0

7.4

4.8

4.5

3.8

2.0

3.8

7.0

9.0

6.6

6.6

7.4

4.5

6.2

10

9.6

6.6

9.0

9.0

5.0

9.6

11

9.6

8.6

6.6

6.6

7.4

7.8

Nov.

11

13

16

16

13

11

13

16

16

18

16

13

16

20

16

16

17

27

16

12

16

15

14

13

14

12

14

14

ie

15

-

Dec.

15

17

13

13

13

16

18

16

15

16

16

21

32

25

23

18

14

26

56

50

116

290

172

108

61

77

544

528

285

158

99

Jan.

69

67

393

2,790

3,450

2,560

3,610

1,320

611

2,710

4,770

1,790

662

1,060

1,160

5,350

5,890

1,030

496

285

212

180

154

1,350

3,690

2,490

2,840

1,060

512

46E

341

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

236

192

162

122

113

118

105

112

567

1,300

645

367

1,490

7,800

7,910

2,380

720

466

394

316

223

276

668

860

628

394

280

236

_

-

Secondfoot days

229. t

455

2,870

87,215.6

53,868

29,080

33,169

26,409

12,777

6,943

1,516

731.4

1,606.0

169,654.0

Mar.

710

700

354

258

300

1,040

1,020

1,200

1,200

450

269

480

948

662

645

1,100

611

1,250

1,020

577

1,360

1,820

2,000

1,220

860

1,650

3,690

3,130

1,680

598

36V

Apr.

287

309

436

952

3,290

1,900

680

394

290

245

262

287

236

229

422

341

240

182

151

153

166

154

459

6,060

4,000

1,420

680

354

280

1,550

-

Maximum

15

27

544

3,370

5,890

7,910

3,690

6,060

4,330

1,770

544

174

350

7,910

May

4,330

1,680

577

354

249

186

138

105

92

107

113

140

108

85

78

76

74

154

287

174

94

67

60

97

253

1,880

664

227

138

96

94

Minimum

2.0

11

12

2.0

67

105

258

151

60

30

12

7.0

7.4

2.0

June

85

76

156

1,770

1,580

398

184

110

91

379

935

326

145

91

66

61

48

41

39

38

37

36

32

32

32

30

30

33

32

30

Mean

7.41

15.2

92.6

239

1,738

1,039

1,070

880

412

231

48.9

23.6

53.5

465

July

25

22

30

62

42

31

26

24

20

18

18

18

18

17

14

12

16

24

70

544

172

62

32

34

34

24

30

28

21

14

14

Aug.

55

174

79

39

25

18

16

14

13

12

12

11

8.2

8.2

9.6

9.0

8.2

23

29

24

22

24

18

14

12

10

7.4

12

9.6

7.0

8.2

Per square 

mile

0.019

.039

.236

.610

4.43

2.65

2 73

2.24

1.05

.589

.125

.060

.136

1.19

Sept.

53

49

29

22

18

16

13

11

9.6

7.4

34

234

350

108

47

27

19

16

74

69

45

42

82

90

46

29

22

17

14

13

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.02

.04

.27

8.27

5.11

siis

2.50

1.21

.66

.14

.07

.15

16.08

3,930 sec.-ft. ; Jan. 7 (12 m.) 3.850 sec.- 

8,930 sec.-ft.; Jan. 25 (11 a.m.) 4,090

4,250 sec.-ft.; Apr. 5 (5 p.m.) 3,690

4,590 sec.-ft.
200 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Rooky River near Berea, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°24'22", long. 81°53'13", in T. 6 N., R. 15 V., 

at highway bridge just below confluence of East and West Branches and 3 miles northwest 

of Berea, Cuyahoga County. Datum of gage is 649.9 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

Ia29 (Cuyahoga County bench mark).

Drainage area.--269 square miles.

Records available.--November 1923 to September 1935, September 1943 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 19 years, 252 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximurn discharge during year, 11,100 second-feet Jan. 16 (gage height, 8.49 

reet); minimum, 2.7 second-feet Aug. 17 (gage height, 1.07 feet).

1923-35, 1943-50: Maximum discharge observed, 17,000 second-feet Aug. 7, 1935, from 

rating curve extended above 8,000 second-feet; maximum stage observed, 18.6 feet June 29, 

1924 (backwater caused by tornado); minimum discharge, 0.2 second-foot Sept. 2, 1932, 

Aug. 18, 19, 22, 27, 28, 30, 31, 1933.

Maximum stage known, 20.9 feet in March 1913.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions (water year).--W 1054: 1935(M).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

18 

14 

10 

8.6 

9.1

3.6 

16 

12 

7.4 

6.4

7.1 

8.0 

11 

11 

11

7. 

6. 

6. 

9. 

9.

9. 

9. 

9. 

10 

7.

6. 

6. 

6. 

6.0 

7.4 

6.9

Nov.

6.4 

8.0 

8.6 

10 

12

10 

10 

12 

10 

11

10 

9.1 

13 

14 

13

16 

17 

22 

19 

19

22 

18 

17 

15 

19

20 

22 

20 

19 

17

Dec.

15 

17 

15 

17 

17

14

22

20 

26 

20

22 

34 

40 

40 

34

29 

25 

44 

84 

78

155 

324

166 

74 

47

160 

611 

287 

129 

76 

55

Jan.

53

49 

467 

2,500 

1,680

1,640 

2,280 

603 

313 

2,760

2,730 

517 

413 

890 

921

7,760 

1,420 

460 

318 

195

154 

144 

147 

1,700 

1,980

2,160 

1,790 

446 

330 

302 

208

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary .

h. ...........................

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

ember ........................

ter year 1949 50 ............

Feb.

154 

144

122 

100 

81

86 

88 

94 

760 

804

330 

208 

1,960 

7,290 

2,780

654 

376 

302 

335 

231

191 

339 

698 

487 

302

213 

174 

190

Secondfoot days

283.6 

439.3 

2,697

63,643.3

37,330 

19,493 

26,544 

24,578 

8,703 

4,902 

1,250.6 

241.6 

535.7

126,997.6

Mar.

554

346 

222 

174 

470

1,930 

1,170 

1,470 

732 

250

213 

562 

628 

433 

547

620 

358 

920 

440 

413

1,200 

1,660 

1,430 

1,100 

698

1,830 

3,200 

1,600 

727 

382 

265

Apr.

1, 

2,

6, 

2,

1, 

2,

Maximum

18 

22 

611

2,640

7,760 

7,290 

3,200 

6,500 

3,170 

2,190 

586 

30 

46

7,760

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 sec .-ft.) .--Jan. 10 (ll p.m

sec. -ft. 5 Feb. 14 (12 m.J 8,190 sec. -ft.; Mar. 26 (12 p.m 

sec. -ft.; Apr. 24 (4 p.m.) 9,860 sec. -ft.; Apr. 30 (ll p.

231 

352 

446 

580 

720

830 

433 

313 

236 

208

231 

191 

178 

191 

418

335 

227 

166 

140 

286

236 

170 

814 

500 

670

210 

579 

352 

335 

000

May

3,170 

870 

440 

302 

361

308 

162 

119 

103 

166

313 

162 

113 

91 

91

162 

119 

191 

136 

78

60 

60 

106 

97 

287

296 

119 

71 

55 

47 

48

Minimum

6.0 

6.4 

14

2.1

49 

81 

174 

140 

47 

13 

6.0 

3.0 

6.9

3.0

June

58 

58 

315 

2,190 

516

191 

94 

64 

68 

332

293 

116 

74 

55 

46

41

46 

56 

44 

40

35 

29 

23 

22 

23

19 

14 

13 

14 

13

Mean

9.15 

14.6 

87.0

174

1,204 

696 

856 

819 

281 

163 

40.3 

7.79 

17.9

348

July

9.7 

9.1 

14 

44 

35

28 

23 

18 

14 

13

13 

10 

9.1 

8.6 

9.7

9.1 

10 

27 

84 

586

94 

38 

25 

28

27

19 

13 

10 

9.1 

7.4 

6.0

Aug.

6.9 

30 

28 

15 

10

7.4 

6.9 

6.0 

5.0 

5.0

4.6 

4.2 

3.4 

3.4 

3.0

3.8 

3.8 

6.4 

12 

5.5

5.0 

8.6 

8.0 

7.4 

7.4

6.0 

5.5 

6.4 

5.0 

5.0 

8.0

Per square 

mile

0.034 

.054 

.323

.647

4.48

2.59 

3.l'8 

3.04 

1.04 

.606 

.150 

.029 

.067

1.29

.) 4,890 sec. -ft.; Jan. 16 (2 p. 

.} 5,070 sec. -ft.; Apr. 5 (l a.m 

m.) 5,070 sec. -ft.

Sept.

42

15 

16 

12 

11

13 

6.9 

6.9 

10 

9.1

19 

25 

42 

36 

27

14 

10 

9.1 

46 

31

22 

14 

15 

22 

15

11 

8.6 

7.4 

9.7 

10

Runoff in 

inches

0.04 

.06 

.37

8.83

5.16 

2.70 

3.67 

3.39 

1.20 

.68 

.17 

.03 

.07

17.54

m.) 11,100 

.) 4,260
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 201 

Cuyahoga River at Hiram Rapids, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°20'27", long. 81°10'01", in T. 5 N., R. 7W.,

 a~t Hiram Rapids, Portage County, 0.6 mile downstream from Black Brook.

Drainage area.--147 square miles.

Records available.--uutober 1944 to September 1950. August 1927 to December 1935 at 

site af miles downstream, published as Cuyahoga River near Hiram.

Average discharge.--14 years (1927-35, 1944-50), 181 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes .--Maximum discharge during year., 2,170 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 6.08

 feet); minimum, 21 second-feet Oct. 11, 12, 18-31, Aug. 16; minimum gage height, 1.05 

feet Aug. 16.

1927-35, 1944-50: Maximum discharge, 2,760 second-feet Mar. 23, 1948 (gage height, 

7.00 feet); minimum, 5.1 second-feet Sept. 2, 1933.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow reg-

 dialed by East Branch Reservoir (usable capacity, 4,140 acre-feet).

Revisions (water year). W 1054: 1945.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 20)

1.5 52

1.6 64

1.8 94

2.1 152

2.4 227

2.7 324

3.2 529

4.2 1,030

5.8 1,980

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

30

28

26

25

24

24

24

23

23

22

21

22

22

23

23

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

24

Nov.

26

26

26

26

26

27

26

26

26

26

25

26

26

29

32

33

32

31

32

37

43

47

45

43

50

62

62

56

64

86

-

Dec.

91

88

75

65

71

74

71

*72

64

57

58

91

120

135

137

bl!5

b90

81

123

154

182

211

224

227

205

180

200

233

257

242

205

Month

October. ...............

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

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January. ...............

February, ..............

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

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

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

June ...................

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

August .................

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

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

iee

137

157

279

462

695

870

820

720

770

895

975

870

*745

720

1,410

1,860

1,560

1,110

795

566

420

335

380

488

720

870

845

720

584

441

Feb.

339

2

2

1

37

L4

5

146

127

i:

1]1-

2

6

0

222

2£2"

3E

97

0

6

4

5

1,980

*1,980

1,5C

1,06

79

0

0

5

570

450

36

32

29

5

0

2

257

242

20

18

_

_

-

Observ

Secondfoot-days

701

1,122

4,198

52,949

22,385

13,970

21,041

14,214

6,440

2,244

1,618

998

2,911

91,842

Maximum

30

86

257

765

1,860

1,980

1,680

1,200

646

148

107

47

170

1,980

8

8

Mar.

190

b!70

b!60

b!70

190

286

400

670

845

948

795

670

589

534

484

433

365

300

283

263

388

613

1,060

1,290

1,260

1,260

1,560

*1,680

1,410

1,030

745

Apr.

552

425

392

520

795

870

795

622

480

373

296

251

227

208

200

198

192

190

180

175

168

161

192

529

920

1,200

1,060

845

646

552

-

ed

Minimum

21

25

57

16

137

116

160

161

59

33

30

23

44

21

Mean

22.6

37.4

135

145

722

499

679

474

208

74.8

52.2

32.2

97.0

252

May

594

646

622

529

420

317

248

195

164

161

173

188

188

173

157

142

127

129

129

131

125

110

103

103

101

92

89

83

75

67

59

June

58

58

77

148

139

146

144

127

103

99

99

96

88

83

77

70

65

58

54

49

46

42

40

38

39

47

45

40

36

33

-

Change In 

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feet)t

+2.3

+6 .'4

+30.4

-1.1

+15.5

-.3

0

0

-1.0

-.5

+ .2

-15.5

-18.3

+1.7

July

32

31

36

59

64

64

56

43

36

32

31

30

32

36

39

37

34

34

40

64

86

101

107

99

89

78

67

54

42

34

31

Aug.

30

30

29

30

30

29

28

27

26

26

26

26

25

24

24

23

24

27

32

36

38

38

38

39

39

40

40

40

42

45

47

Sept.

60

77

92

99

99

96

91

88

84

83

83

84

92

101

122

139

159

168

170

157

139

122

103

84

70

59

52

48

46

44

-

r Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

Mean

24.9

43.8

165

144

738

499

679

474

207

74.3

52. 4

le'.i

78.7

254

Per square 

mile

0.169

.298

1.12

.980

5 02

3. 39

4.' 62

3.22

1.41

.505

.356

.114

.535

1.73

Runoff In 

Inches

0.19

.33

1.29

13.27

5.79

3.53

5.33

3 59

1.63

.56

.41

.13

.60

23.38

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Change in contents in East Branch Reservoir, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

209004 O - 52 - 14
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Cuyahoga River at Old Portage, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°08'04", long. 81°32'49", at Old Portage, Summit 

County, at highway bridge l£ miles downstream from Little Cuyahoga River and 4 miles 

northwest of Akron.

Drainage area. 405 square miles.

Records available.--September 1921 to December 1935, March 1939 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--25 years, 414 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,120 second-feet Jan. 15 (gage height, 8.70 

feet); minimum, 42 second-feet Nov. 25 (gage height, 0.62 foot).

1921-35, 1939-50: Maximum discharge, 3,820 second-feet Apr. 5, 1929; maximum gage 

height, 10.8 feet June 28, 1924; minimum discharge, 14 second-feet Aug. 27, 1944 (gage 

height, 0.47 foot).

Remarks.--Records good. Diurnal fluctuation caused by power plants above station. Flow 

regulated by reservoirs and lakes above station. At Lake Rockwell, about 16 miles 

above gage, an average of 56 second-feet was diverted for municipal supply of city of 

Akron. Sewage from city enters river below station.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 10, 

July 22 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 15 Jan. 16 to Sept. 3O

0.6

.7

1.0

59

104

1.4

2.2 

3.2

178

356

619

4.5

5.5 

7.0

1,040

1,420

2,150

0.7 

1.0

1.4

4.0 

5.5 

7.0

940

1,460

2,150

2,940

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

72

66

65

76

78

78

74

73

67

63

67

90

79

72

69

69

62

65

65

62

63

62

58

54

62

62

59

60

60

57

73

Nov.

65

62

66

69

69

60

63

63

62

62

62

62

75

94

78

77

83

84

78

74

70

73

72

76

74

77

78

79

80

79

-

Dec.

85

122

120

130

119

113

126

116

127

115

128

184

188

172

182

144

149

212

243

192

307

368

309

282

279

293

368

298

304

320

302

Jan.

286

300

418

754

784

1,180

1,550

1,500

1,330

2,100

2,150

1,650

1,700

1,750

1,770

2,640

2,540

2,420

2,260

1,620

1,180

940

845

1,000

1,040

1,160

1,500

1,420

1,350

1,140

908

Month

Octobe r ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

737

632

530

460

390

390

364

339

560

647

£47

632

1,090

2,370

2,880

2,940

2,940

2,370

1,720

1,280

940

1,110

1,110

940

814

662

603

574

_

_

-

Second 

foot-days

2,082

2,166

6,397

104,918

43 18 q

30)67]

38 , 913

28 , 18C

16,205

11,058

5,496

3,422

4,271

192,046

Mar.

603

530

460

474

545

783

845

,000

,140

,070

,210

,320

,240

,070

940

876

845

845

707

707

-783

1,000

1,540

1,950

2,150

2,420

2,940

2,760

2,480

2,100

1,580

Apr.

1,210

972

876

940

1,210

1,320

1,350

1,240

1,040

876

707

618

588

545

516

488

488

460

460

474

460

432

560

1,040

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,540

1,280

1,210

-

Maximum

90

94

368

1,700

2,640

2,940

2,940

1,760

1,280

783

310

177

284

2,940

May

1,280

1,110

1,040

972

845

737

603

516

474

618

560

474

460

432

446

404

446

446

432

390

350

342

342

352

350

345

328

307

289

264

251

Minimum

54

60

85

54

286

339

460

432

251

179

134

86

82

54

June

232

224

488

783

588

446

418

339

289

574

603

460

432

418

345

227

275

190

208

210

208

195

179

228

444

326

377

446

502

404

-

Mean

67.2

72.2

206

287

1,393

1,095

1,255

939

523

369

177

110

142

526

July

310

234

213

204

213

169

177

171

162

154

160

158

199

192

169

156

166

227

175

179

158

144

136

195

166

150

146

148

140

134

191

Aug.

177

144

140

126

115

117

105

98

100

112

108

98

92

92

92

92

92

139

140

112

112

126

108

94

98

103

86

94

102

94

114

Per square 

mile

Sept.

181

119

95

82

84

89

86

87

87

87

183

195

134

117

126

130

126

144

241

206

222

284

213

177

150

138

140

126

114

108

-

Runoff in 

inches

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 see.-ft.). Jan. 10 (8 a.m.) 2,540 sec.-ft.; Jan. 15 (11 p.r 

sec.-ft.; Feb. 17 (3 a.m.J 3,060 sec.-ft.; Mar. 27 (5 p.m.) 3,000 sec.-ft.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 203

Cuyahoga River at Independence, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°23'44", long. 81°37'54", in T. 6 N., R. 12 W.,

at highway bridge 1 mile northeast of Independence. Datum of gage is 584.14 feet above

mean sea level [levels by city of Cleveland). 

Drainage area.--709 square miles. 

Keeords available.--September 1903 to July 1906, September 1921 to May 1923, September

iaay to uecemoer 1935, March 1940 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--19 years (1921-22, 1927-35, 1940-50), 698 second-feet. 

.Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,900 second-feet Jan. 16 (gage height, 18.05

reet); minimum, 77 second-feet Oct. 24; minimum gage height, 2.53 feet Sept. 4,5.

1921-23, 1927-35, 1940-50: Maximum discharge, 11,000 second-feet June 2, 1947 (gage

height, 19.07 feet); minimum, 14 second-feet Nov. 30, 1930; minimum combined discharge

of river and canal, 48 second-feet Aug. 29, 1933. 

Remarks.--Records good. Diurnal fluctuation caused by power plants above station. Plow

siigntly regulated by reservoirs and lakes above station. A small amount of water from

Tuscarawas River is diverted into this basin at Portage Lakes. Water diverted into Ohic

Canal at Brecksville, 6 miles above station, bypasses station; measurements of canal

during water year 1949-50 are as follows:

Date

Oct. 13 

Nov. 7

Dec. 7

Second-feet

52.5 

55.4 

56.6

Date

Jan. 14 

Feb. 12 

Mar. 23

Second-feet

63.0 

69.5 

58.2

Date

Apr. 13 

May 24 

June 28

Second-feet

56.9 

61.8 

48.5

Date

July 20 

Aug. 23

Second-feet

58.4 

49.8

Revisions (water year). W 894: 1929(M) .

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

115 

105 

93 

105 

115

111 

113 

105 

99 

85

99 

107 

148 

113 

105

102 

91 

102 

102 

104

101 

105 

96 

87 

97

101 

99 

99 

99 

91 

99

Nov.

113

104 

105 

120 

120

107 

93 

107 

105

102

104 

105 

102 

136 

146

128 

118 

144 

158 

137

135 

139

128 

126 

166

148 

133 

129 

168 

153

Dec.

139

146 

177 

176 

203

188 

195 

195 

178 

178

203 

286 

331 

284 

258

237 

220 

373

512 

402

591

902 

606 

454 

402

515 

1,120 

768 

549 

476 

440

Jan.

420 

395 

1,120 

3,260

2,420

3,180 

3,800 

2,640 

2,150 

4,750

4,740 

3,020 

2,640 

3,020 

3,190

9,000 

4,870 

3,560 

3,020 

2,360

1,750 

1,400 

1,220 

2,600 

2,360

3,520 

2,920 

2,360 

2,050 

1,750 

1,450

Month

Ootc 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Jam. 

Febi 

Hare 

Apn 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sep

W

mber .........................

ilendar year 1949 

ary ....

.ember ........................

iter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

1,180 

980 

840 

700 

600

580 

600 

508 

1,470 

1,400

1,180 

1,000 

3,010 

8,190 

6,570

4,540 

3,920 

3,380

2,800 

2,150

1,600 

1,950 

2,260 

1,800 

1,450

1,140 

1,020 

980

Secondfoot-days

3,19? 

3,773 

11,704

211,766

86,93E 

57,79£ 

77,57C 

59.13C 

29,45£ 

17,72 

7,96 

4.81E 

6,76

366,83

Peak discharge (base, 4,400 sec. -ft ) Jai

b.BZO see. -ft.; Jan. 16 (7 a.m.) 9,900 sec. - 

8,550 sec. -ft.; Mar. 27 (3 a.m.) 7. 420 sec - 

p.m.) 5,450 sec. -ft.

Mar.

1,270 

1,040 

860 

800

1,250

2,580 

2,420 

3,020 

2,360 

1,850

1,800 

2,420 

2,480 

2,050 

1,850

1,650

1,400 

1,750 

1,400 

1,400

2,260 

2,580 

3,560 

4,040 

3,740

4,400 

6,480 

5,160 

3,920 

3,200 

2,580

Apr.

2,150 

1,750 

1,850 

2,370 

3,020

2,360 

2,150 

2,050 

1,700 

1,450

1,270 

1,040 

980 

940 

960

880

780 

740 

920

800 

760 

1,360 

6,400 

4,900

3,860 

2,970 

2,480 

2,200 

3,220

Maximum

148 

168 

1,120

4,610

9,000 

8,190 

6,480 

6,400 

3,880 

5 2,150 

I 464 

) 283 

> 504

) 9,000

i. 6 (11 p.m 

p t.j Jan. 26 

"t.j Apr. 24

Hay

3,880 

2,480 

1,950 

1,650 

1,450

1,220 

1,000 

840 

760 

980

1,040 

840 

740 

720 

700

760 

720 

860 

760 

640

560 

500 

580 

520 

620

560 

516 

453 

422 

379 

359

Minimum

85 

93 

139

83

395 

508 

800 

740 

359 

261 

152 

109 

102

85

June

367 

333 

636

2,150 

1,270

820 

660 

560 

460

940

980 

720 

620 

620 

540

406 

476 

325 

310 

314

302 

295 

261 

265 

548

441 

468 

496 

580 

560

Mean

103 

126 

378

580

2,804 

2,064 

2,502 

1,971 

950 

591 

257 

155 

226

1,005

July

464 

402 

402 

429 

390

333 

254 

208 

192

170

182 

189 

202 

291 

226

195 

179 

359 

272 

425

250 

202 

176 

182 

317

202 

185 

185 

185 

164 

152

Aug.

280 

283 

208 

185 

155

152 

140 

130 

123 

132

152 

140 

123 

109 

119

123 

121 

123 

243 

173

134 

161 

167 

142 

132

152 

155 

125 

144 

150 

142

Sept.

325 

283

176 

119 

102

113 

121

117 

119 

117

218 

463

504 

246 

226

205 

176 

164 

359 

344

272 

445 

329 

265 

192

179 

161 

167

134

125

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

) 4,800 sec. -ft.; Jan. 10 (10:30 p.m.) 

(5 p.m.l 4,870 see. -ft.; Feb. 14 (4 p.m.) 

(4 p.m.) 9,000 sec. -ft.; Apr. 30 (ll:30
204 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Little Cuyahoga River at Mogadore, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 41°03'45", long. 81°23'40", 

in T. 1 H., R. 10 W., 0.8 mile north of Mogadore, Summit County, and three-quarters 

of a mile upstream from Fritch Lake Outlet.

Drainage area. 12.3 square miles.

Records available. February 1946 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 113 second-feet June 26 (gage height, 2.41 

reet); minimum, 0.5 second-foot Oct. 7, 8 (gage height, 0.26 foot).

1946-50: Maximum discharge, 143 second-feet June 7, 1947; minimum, 0.5 secondfoot Apr. 15, 1949, Oct. 7, 8, 1950 (gage height, 0.26 foot).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow reg 

ulated by Mogadore Reservoir.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice ef 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 3 to June 11)

1.4 

2.5

4.0 

6.0 

8.6

12

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

.6

.5

.5

.7

1.7

6.1

7.2

6.7

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.7

7.7

7.7

7.5

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.5

Nov.

7.2

7.7

7.2

7.5

8.9

11

9.5

7.0

7.7

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.9

9.2

8.9

8.6

8.6

8.9

8.6

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.O

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.0

8.0

-

Dec.

8.0

8.3

8.0

8.3

8.0

8.0

8.3

8.0

8.0

8.3

12

9.8

8.6

8.3

8.0

8.0

8.3

9.8

9.2

9.2

10

9.2

8.0

7.0

7.0

7.7

7.7

7.5

8.6

10

11

Jan.

11

11

13

7.2

4.8

8.4

9.5

8.3

6.8

18

14

12

20

25

28

41

47

53

51

50

47

45

33

27

26

35

44

40

35

28

6.4

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

*4.2

7.7

16

16

16

15

15

12

24

36

43

35

50

85

82

77

66

51

51

36

22

29

30

29

b25

b25

b20

b25

_

-

Secondfoot-days

153.0

251.6

266.1

3,595.8

805.4

942.9

850

747

594

615.4

460.3

171.0

163.7

6,020.4

Mar.

26

25

b20

b20

23

23

23

22

19

18

19

19

19

19

18

21

25

24

23

23

23

25

30 *34

33

36

47

51

50

47

45

Apr.

44

33

33

30

31

30

29

28

26

22

21

21

22

27

26

25

23

22

21

20

20

20

21

22

23

28

23

20

18

18

Maximum

7.7

11

12

45

53

85

51

44

26

65

48

9.5

10

85

May

21

26

19

20

20

17

15

18

20

23

23

22

21

20

22

25

22

19

18

18

14

14

17

20

21

19

16

16

16

16

16

Minimum

0.5

7.0

7.0

.5

4.8

4.2

18

18

14

5.0

3.4

2.6

1.7

.5

June

16

17

19

18

18

21

18

7.7

6.5

13

9.8

11

14

14

14

12

10

5.0

8.6

12

11

5.8

12

16

22

63

47

45

64

65

Mean

4.94

8.39

8.58

9.85

26.0

33.7

27.4

24.9

19.2

20.5

14.8

5.52

5.46

16.5

July

48

40

40

40

33

12

7.7

6.7

5.6

7.3

8.1

11

15

16

11

8.0

11

16

14

13

8.4

3.4

3.4

7.7

11

8.9

9.5

13

12

9.8

9.8

Aug.

9.5

8.6

7.5

6.7

6.2

5.8

6.0

5.0

2.7

2.6

7.5

6.7

4.2

3.5

3.7

4.0

5.0

6.5

5.4

6.0

7.5

7.0

6.2

4.6

4.6

4.8

4.0

4.6

5.6

4.6

4.4

Per square 

mile

Sept.

6.0

5.0

3.7

2.5

3.2

3.8

3.2

2.9

2.0

1.7

7.5

10

7.2

8.9

8.3

7.7

5.4

6.8

8.0

5.8

2.8

4.7

7.5

6.7

6.2

5.8

5.6

5.8

6.2

2.8

-

Runoff in 

inches

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 205

Little Cuyahoga River at Massillon Road, Akron, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 41°03'35", long. 81°27'45", 

 in T. 1 N., R. 10 W., at bridge on Massillon Road in Akron, Summit County, and 250 

feet upstream from Springfield Lake Outlet.

Drainage area. 31.0 square miles.

Records available.--February 1946 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 303 second-feet Jan. 10 (gage height, 2.07 

reet); minimum, 4.2 second-feet Oct. 9 (gage height, 0.32 foot).

1946-50: Maximum discharge, 521 second-feet Aug. 25, 1947 (gage height, 2.81 

feet); minimum, 3.8 second-feet Sept. 18, 1946 (gage height, 0.30 foot).

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by Fritch Lake and Mogadore Reservoir.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

0.3 

.4

3.8 

6.3 

9.6

14

19

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.9

102

157

251

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

6.0

5.7

5.5

6.0

5.7

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.7

4.9

8.5

1Z

12

11

11

11

10

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

1Z

1Z

1Z

12

12

12

14

Nov.

12

12

1Z

1Z

13

14

15

13

11

12

13

13

14

17

14

14

14

15

15

14

14

14

13

14

15

14

14

14

15

14

-

Dec.

13

14

13

14

14

13

15

14

13

14

19

Zl

19

18

13

13

14

Z4

21

19

27

25

19

15

14

22

Z6

20

17

18

17

Jan.

18

2Z

54

93

48

105

8Z

34

28

18Z

84

41

62

74

96

168

78

84

72

65

6Z

62

59

75

59

89

84

65

60

54

28

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 .... .......

Feb.

21

2Z

30

29

28

29

30

Z9

63

62

62

54

151

Z36

182

137

118

84

78

66

59

105

8Z

63

54

5Z

44

48

_

-

Secondfoot days

Z90.0

410

538

7,948.3

2,187

2,018

1,920

1,729

1 ,346

1 '337 239

395 e

4Z3i7

13,333.6

Mar.

52

45

43

41

50

56

50

60

43

35

37

55

5Z

43

42

4Z

51

58

45

46

56

80

102

89

75

120

118

100

87

75

72

Apr.

72

62

6Z

83

95

66

59

56

52

50

45

45

46

52

54

50

47

44

45

46

44

4Z

60

84

73

77

55

46

45

7Z

Maximum

14

17

Z7

180

182

Z36

120

95

66

95

63

19

35

Z36

May

66

59

48

44

44

42

37

37

44

58

52

46

45

44

46

50

54

48

42

39

35

35

39

41

42

43

33

35

34

3Z

32

Minimum

4.7

11

13

4.7

18

21

35

4Z

32

19

12

9.2

s!2

4.7

June

31

30

55

51

34

33

31

Z3

Z9

90

38

26

30

Z9

Z8

28

32

Z2

27

34

26

19

Z3

43

95

71

66

58

65

7Z

Mean

9.35

13.7

17.4

21 . 8

70.5

7Z.1

61 . 9

57.6

43.4

41.3

Z7.0

12 . 8

14.1

36.5

July

63

54

51

51

50

30

22

20

19

18

ZO

Z3

34

31

25

Zl

23

38

Z7

23

19

13

12

18

21

20

16

20

19

17

19

Aug.

19

17

15

14

13

13

1Z

1Z

11

9.Z

13

14

1Z

10

9.9

9.9

10

18

18

13

14

14

13

1Z

9.9

11

11

11

14

1Z

11

Per square 

mile

Sept.

18

13

11

9.Z

8.5

9.9

9.2

9.2

8.5

8.Z

20

35

ZO

17

16

15

13

1Z

20

15

12

19

16

15

13

13

13

1Z

13

10

Runoff in 

inches
^° STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Springfield Lake Outlet at Akron, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 41°03'20", long. 81°27'50", i 

mm., R. 10 W., in Akron, Summit County, 0.3 mile upstream from mouth and 3 miles 

downstream from Springfield Lake.

Drainage area.--8.40 square miles.

Records available.--May 1946 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 130 second-feet June 25 (gage height, 2.36 

feet); minimum, 0.3 second-foot June 22 (gage height, 0.36 foot).

1946-50: Maximum discharge, 139 second-feet Aug. 17, 1947; maximum gage height, 

2.72 feet Feb. 14, 1948 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 0.3 second-foot 

Sept. 17-19, 1948, Aug. 20, 1949, June 22, 1950; minimum gage height, 0.36 foot 

Sept. 19, 1948, June 22, 1950.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Flow regulated by Springfield Lake.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

.9

0.4 

.6 

.8

1.2

1.6 

2.2

2.9

3.7

4.7

6.4

9.3

13

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

0.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.7

.6

.7

.7

1.1

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.6

.7

.7

.6

.7

.8

.9

1.2

Nov.

0.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

-

Dec.

0.9

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.1

2.8

2.0

1.7

2.9

2.4

1.7

1.3

1.5

3.0

3.5

2.4

1.8

1.8

1.6

Jan.

1.6

2.1

7.2

16

12

27

26

9.7

6.2

52

32

13

18

26

24

52

21

17

14

a!3

a!3

a!3

a!4

a!7

a!4

a25

a!9

a!7

a 15

a!3

all

Month

October ...........

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

December ......................

Calendar year 1949 ...... . . .

January .......... ......... .

February ......... .....

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

April ............. . May .........................:::.: June .............

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

August ...........................

September .........

Water year 1949-50 .....

Feb.

*10

9.7

9.3

8.6

7.6

7.1

7.6

7.9

21

17

13

10

37

78

48

28

24

21

20

17

17

32

30

21

18

16

b!4

b!5

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

22.9

30.1

51.3

1,662.7

560.8

564.8

562

487.3

358.4

463.7

160.9

88 is

3,440.1

Mar.

17

13

b!2

b!2

13

14

13

17

13

11

11

17

17

15

14

12

13

17

14

13

17

21

36

*30

23

37

43

26

19

17

15

Apr.

15

13

16

23

34

21

16

15

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

10

9.7

8.6

10

12

11

10

19

28

26

28

20

16

15

24

Maximum

1.2

1.4

3.5

38

52

78

43

34

28

81

8.8

3.9

7.6

61

May

28

21

17

15

13

13

12

10

10

14

13

11

10

10

10

10

14

21

14

11

9.3

8.3

9.3

8.3

8.6

7.4

6.9

6.4

6.0

5.6

5.3

Minimum

0.5

.9

.9

.4

1.6

7.1

11

8.6

5.3

4.6

3.0

2.4

2.0

.5

June

5.0

4.6

8.8

12

7.4

6.0

5.3

4.7

7.6

64

23

17

13

12

10

9.9

13

10

10

8.6

7.6

6.8

6.4

25

81

26

20

16

13

10

Mean

0.74

1.00

1.65

4.56

18 1

20^2

18 * 1

16.2

11.6

15.5

5 19

9 ' AA

2^95

9.42

July

8.3

7.1

6.9

6.6

6.9

6.4

6.0

5.4

5.1

5.0

5.0

4.6

8.4

5.8

4.7

4.4

4.7

8.8

5.1

4.7

4.2

4.0

3.8

4.4

4.4

3,8

3.5

3.4

3.1

3.0

3.4

Aug.

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.9

3.0

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.5

3.8

3.9

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.8

3.1

2.9

2.6

2.9

Pe r square 

mile

Sept.

3.9

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

5.2

7.6

4.4

3.2

2.8

2.7

2.4

2.3

3.6

2.7

2.8

4.1

3.0

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.1

2.0

Runoff in 

inches

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Little 

Cuyahoga River at Mogadore and at Masslllon Road, Akron. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 207

Chagrin River at Willoughby, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°37 I 51", long. 81°24'13", at city waterworks,

bUU feet downstream from East Branch, 1 mile southeast of Willoughby, Lake County,

and 5 miles upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area.--251 square miles.

Kecords available.--July 1925 to November 1935, October 1939 to September 1950. 

Average discharge.--21 years, 296 second-feet (not including diversion). 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,400 seccirj-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 11.60

reet); minimum daily, 24 second-feet Oct. 11.

1925-35, 1939-50: Maximum discharge, 28,000 second-feet Mar. 22, 1948 (gage height,

17.95 feet, from high-water mark in well), by contracted-opening method; minimum

daily, 3.0 second-feet July 25, 36, 1934. 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Water diverted at dam just above station for municipal supply of city of Willoughby. 

Revisions (water years).--W 1084: 1929(M), 1931(M).

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.2

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 29, Aug. 3 to Sept.SO)

102

147

236

310

3.5 490

3.8 670

4.4 1,140

1.7 

l.S

1.9

2.0 

2.2

Jan. 4 to Sept. 30

302

413

558

820

5.0 1,640

6.5 3,030

9.0 5,680

10.5 7,570

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

35

33

29

29

29

28

28

27

26

26

24

31

32

32

29

9

8

8

7

6

7

7

7

8

7

6

7

7

7

31

31

Nov.

35

35

42

58

53

49

43

42

39

38

34

35

35

52

59

53

56

64

70

73

100

95

81

76

135

119

98

89

303

246

-

Dec.

155

121

100

104

183

135

*128

140

blOO

b90

135

310

287

183

119

b90

b80

455

490

271

606

812

351

214

152

473

1,140

494

275

189

142

Month

October. ...............

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

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March. ...............:.

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

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

June ...................

July

August .................

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

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

133

3,

1,

L37

322

530

jSO

1,810

1,

L

770

374

186

3,290

1,890

*E

;

c

lit

81

51

03

00

6,100

1,3

5

4

40

99

31

322

286

2

3

1,7

93

81

80

1,340

2,330

1,3

5

4

3

80

32

39

77

296

Secondfoot-days

901

2,307

8,524

85,434

37,863

21,749

34,506

26,284

8,563

4,216

4,055

1,441

5,306

155,715

Feb.

262

b2

b2

bl

30

DO

30

b!60

blSO

1

1

7

35

71

57

661

366

*2

2,2

*7,5

30

30

0

2,690

935

5

4£

e:

J9

1

393

329

4C

44

3£

1

4

1

302

b260

b2£

b24

-

-

-

Obser\

Max imum

'7

303

1,140

2,750

6 , 100

7,520

3,680

4,920

2,400

883

1,170

242

1,140

7,520

0

0

Mar.

505

b3

b2

b2

20

10

LO

b400

bl,100

1,4

1,9

9

50

10

6

426

385

8C

T4

)6

13

Jl

471

495

Zf

4C

34

6

5

0

473

*2,530

2,12

2,83

2,17

0

0

0

2,100

3,250

3,68

1,51

84

54

0

0

7

405

ed

Minimum

24

34

80

16

133

160

210

220

83

45

44

25

29

24

Apr.

393

431

1,990

2,500

2,220

951

648

486

385

347

351

305

312

296

309

362

286

242

234

312

262

220

851

4,920

2,300

1,470

654

381

316

1,550

-

Mean

29.1

76.9

^75 "~

234

1,221

777

1,113

876

276

141

131

46.5

177

427

May

2,400

764

413

309

277

251

192

168

174

341

329

231

192

168

154

173

183

220

178

148

129

118

145

150

129

138

122

107

92

85

83

June

98

90

641

883

290

171

122

92

79

263

176

111

88

105

96

81

66

62

58

56

55

52

48

45

75

92

66

53

50

52

-

Diversion

(mean

secondfeet )t

1.93

2.03

1.98

2.13

1.98

1.99

1.90

1.81

1.98

2.40

2.22

2.32

2.06

2.05

July

1,

Adjus

Mean

31.0

78.9

277

236

1,223

779

1,115

878

278

143

133

48.8

179

429

50

48

52

200

145

96

71

55

50

47

44

47

80

98

64

52

47

96

110

170

238

130

112

210

272

134

92

71

60

56

58

Aug.

119

24

1C

7

2

0

3

58

50

4

4

3

4

1

9

38

36

3

3

3

6

3

2

32

29

2

2

4

9

9

1

32

30

2

2

2

2

9

7

7

7

26

2

2

2

2

5

9

8

3

32

Sept.

153

122

73

52

41

38

34

30

30

29

29

240

908

842

1,140

262

168

120

189

168

107

83

73

62

60

58

55

48

47

45

-

ted for diversion

Per square 

mile

0.124

. 314

l.'lO

.940

4.87

3.10

4.44

3.50

1.11

.570

.530

.194

.713

1.71

Runoff in 

Inches

0.14

.35

1.27

12.77

5.62

3.23

5.12

3.90

1.28

.64

.61

.22

.80

23.18

Peak discharge (base, 4,OOP sec -ft.). Jan. 4 (12 m.) 4,690 see.-ft.; Jan. 10 (3 p.r 

ft.; Jan. 16 (2 a.m.) 9,200 sec.-ft.; Feb. 14 (1 p.m.) 9,400 sec.-ft.; Mar. 23 (1 a.m.' 

ft.; Mar. 26 (7 p.m.) 8,170 sec.-ft.; Apr. 4 (9 p.m.) 5,800 sec.-ft.; Apr. 24 (11 a.m., 

ft.; Apr. 30 (10:30 p.m.) 4,140 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion for municipal supply of city of Willoughby.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

.) 5,920 sec.- 

4,140 sec.- 

7,160 sec.-
208 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Grand River near Madison, Ohio

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°44'26", long. 81°02'48", at highway bridge half

a mile upstream from Griswold Creek and 2 miles south of Madison, Lake County. Datum

of gage is 674.47 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. 

Drainage area. 587 square miles.

Kecoras available. July 1922 to December 1935, February 1938 to September 1950. 

Average aiscnarge'. 25 years, 636 second-feet. 

Jbctremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,600 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 11.93

reet); minimum, 4.8 second-feet Oct. 12 (gage height, 0.75 foot).

1922-35. 1938-50: Maximum discharge, 16,600 second-feet Mar. 22, 1948 (gage height,

12.48 feet); practically no flow July 31, Aug. 1-2, 1934. 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

wnicn are fair.

.9

i.o 

1.2

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O, except periods of Ice effec 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 16, 

June 10 to July 20)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 14

91

137

197

281

3.0 

3.6 

4.2 

4.6

430

714

1,060

1,330

Note. Same as following table above

4.FTeet.

1.1

1.2

127

181

Feb. 15 to Sept. 30

2.9 

3.4 

3.8 

4.6

5.6

254

356

580

800

1,330

2,150

6.4 3,040

7.0 3,900

9.0 7,480

11.1 11,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

13

12

12

13

11

9.3

8.8

8.3

7.9

6.8

5.5

5.8

6.1

5.8

7.1

7.4

6.8

6.4

6.8

7.4

8.3

10

8.3

8.3

7.4

7.4

8.8

8.8

9.3

10

9.3

Nov.

9.3

9.3

12

16

19

15

14

14

14

13

15

14

14

19

19

19

24

36

39

39

50

53

51

52

90

134

146

130

549

848

-

Dec.

491

266

169

169

386

439

315

319

250

179

200

878

1,160

688

355

193

135

300

1,060

930

848

1,720

1,090

542

281

407

1,840

1,520

793

443

242

Jan.

173

169

1,180

4,920

4,890

3,240

4,380

2,670

1,680

3,100

5,420

2,730

1,840

2,250

2,510

8,400

7,500

4,220

2,850

1,800

930

565

688

1,880

4,220

3,310

3,900

2,450

1,680

1,260

820

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 sec.

Feb.

537

414

329

272

214

204

202

186

458

1,090

1,060

902

1,700

*11,100

11,700

8,460

5,960

3,450

1,800

958

585

449

397

462

b500

b450

b420

b400

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

263. .

2, 476.6

18,608

172,373.1

87 , 625

54,659

92,413

44,929

18,720

7,515

1,796

799

9,507

339,310.7

Mar.

540

685

b650

b600

b55O

1,450

2,730

5,420

4,890

2,850

1,970

al,700

a2,200

al,700

al,300

al,600

1,220

782

508

498

*2,030

5,420

6,910

6,530

7,100

6,530

9,660

6,720

3,820

2,450

1,400

Apr.

800

680

2,080

4,220

4,890

3,170

2,020

1,560

990

590

454

385

341

318

322

348

308

260

220

238

294

275

246

1,420

4,220

4,550

4,060

2,670

1,600

1,400

-

Maximum

13

848

1,840

4,220

8,400

11,700

9,660

4,890

3,680

1,400

253

100

2,200

11,700

-ft.). Jan. 4 (11 p.m.

May

3,680

2,500

1,640

1,300

1,880

925

449

281

222

847

1,060

625

376

266

203

165

148

156

183

188

154

129

121

127

135

167

196

203

152

127

115

Minimum

5.5

9.3

135

5.5

169

186

498

220

115

25

18

12

18

5.5

June

102

90

306

1,400

1,400

770

605

458

260

185

137

205

318

251

167

118

104

87

82

72

65

58

51

46

38

32

31

27

25

25

-

Mean

8.49

82.6

600

472

2,827

1,952

2,981

1,498

604

250

57.9

25.8

317

930

July

25

24

24

30

38

40

48

54

43

33

32

26

23

19

18

18

18

18

18

253

227

156

122

90

70

68

68

61

50

45

37

Aug.

32

32

100

58

59

46

38

34

26

22

19

16

14

13

12

12

12

13

13

13

12

32

30

19

15

23

19

16

16

14

19

Per square 

mile

0.014

.141

1.02

.804

4.82

3.33

5.08

2.55

1.03

.426

.099

.044

.540

1.58

Sept.

349

1,120

414

181

110

70

47

36

28

26

24

18

370

1,480

2,200

1,440

636

284

165

109

79

59

46

41

37

33

30

28

24

23

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.02

.16

1.18

10.92

5.56

3.47

5.86

2.84

1.19

.48

.11

.05

.60

21.52

) 5,960 sec. -ft. j Jan. 11 (6 a.m.) 5,960

.. ... . .... . . . - -,

6,150 sec.-ft.5 Mar. 27 (l p.m.) 10,300 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Chagrin 

River at Wllloughby.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 209 

Phelps Creek near Windsor, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 4I°30'55", long. 80°56'05", in T. 8 N., R. 5 W., at

 bridge on State Highway 534, 1.4 miles south of Windsor, Ashtabula County, and 1-J miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--26.4 square miles.

Records available.--March 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,600 second-feet Jan. 15 (gage height, 7.92

 feet); minimum, 0.4 second-foot Aug. 16, 17, Sept. 7-11; minimum gage height, -0.04 

foot Oct. 3.

1942-50: Maximum discharge, 2,020 second-feet Mar. 22, 1948 (gage height, 8.97 

feet), from rating curve extended above 1,000 second-feet; no flow Aug. 20, 21, 1943, 

and part .if days Oct. 24, 25, 1946.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

1.0

.8

.7

1.0

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0 1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1 1.1 1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.3

Nov.

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

2.0

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.6

3.0

4.2

3.7

3.2

3.4

6.9

5.8

4.2

4.7

29

25

-

Dec.

10

7.4

5.8

15

38

14

18

18

11

8.3

41

99

43

22

12

7.8

6.1

84

75

38

88

84

31

22

10

100

138

47

25

13

10

Jan.

9.7

16

195

425

124

244

160

48

34

*508

160

40

65

126

372

601

74

50

36

30

27

32

71

412

139

279

98

34

34

28

20

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949 50 ............

Feb.

18

b!5

b!2

bll

bll

blO

14

12

68

64

*36

28

403

1,080

209

72

45

38

b30

b25

b20

b!7

b20

b25

b20

b!9

18

19

_

_

-

Second 

foot-days

33.

127 .

1,141.

8,559.

4,491.

2 359

4^303

2,167

in!91 .

19.

148.

15,622.

Mar.

43

b35

b30

25

37

b!50

b300

b400

98

46

34

138

100

60

66

66

27

19

15

*25

340

358

364

241

210

477

368

113

60

34

24

Apr.

23

28

322

202

178

67

38

27

20

17

19

17

17

20

27

28

17

13

11

17

15

11

26

487

175

168

43

23

18

93

Maximum

5 1.3

5 29

t 138

3 363

7 601

1,080

477

487

5 234

3 29

? 22

7 1.0

3 35

7 1,080

May

234

53

26

18

15

12

8.8

6.7

6.4

46

35

17

12

8.8

7.3

6.1

8.8

24

14

8.8

6.4

5.1

5.8

9.6

8.1

6.1

5.4

4.5

3.7

3.2

2.9

Minimum

0.7

5~.8 1.2

.4

9.7

10

15

11

2.9

1.2

.9

.4

.4

.4

June

2.5

2.5

3.7

29

16

8.1

4.5

2.9

2.7

3.7

3.4

2.9

2.3

2.9

2.5

2.3

2.1

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.3

Mean

l.Of

4.24

36.8

23.5

145

84.2

139

72.2

20.3 3 7"1

2.94

.64

4.9E

42.8

July

1.3

1.3

1.6

2.5

3.2

2.7

1.9

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.1

1.3

1.2

22

11

5.1

3.2

2.9

3.4

5.4

3.2

2.3

1.5

1.1

.9

Aug.

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6

.9

Per square 

mile

0.041

t .161

1.39

.890

5.49

3 19

5.27

2 73

. 769

> .141

.111

t .024

.188

1.62

Sept.

3.2

4.5

2.7

1.3

.6

.5

..4

.4

.4

.4

.9

6.0

28

19

35

16

7.3

4.2

3.4

2.7

2.1

1.9

1.5

1.2

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

Runoff in 

inches

0.05

.18

1.60

12.04

6.33

3 32

6 . 08

3.05

. 89

.16

.13

.03

.21

22.03

ischarge (base, 900 see.-ft.). Jan. 10 (3 p.m.) 999 sec.-ft.j Jan. 15 (12 p.m.) 1,600 sec.- 

. 14 (10:30 a.m.) 1,400 sec.-ft.; Mar. 26 (8 p.m.) 1,300 sec.-ft.j Apr. 24 (2 p.m.) 917

Peak di 

ft.j Feb 

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
210 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 

Rock Creek near Rock Creek, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°39i05", long. 80°50'10", in T. 10 N., R. 4 W., at

 highway bridge 0.4 mile downstream from Plum Creek, 1.4 miles southeast of village of 

Rock Creek, Ashtabula County, ij miles downstream from Sugar Creek, and 3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 56.6 square miles.

Records available. March 1942 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,830 second-feet Jan. 16 (gage height, 7.41

 feet); no flow Aug. 26-28.

1942-50: Maximum discharge, 5,730 second-feet Mar. 22, 1948 (gage height, 8.82 

feet), from rating curve extended above 2,300 second-feet on basis of velpcity-area 

studies; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 29, June 29 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 15

0.35 0.1

.40 .4

.45 .9

.50 1.6

0.55 

.6 

.7

2.6

3.9

8.2

15

1.1 

1.4 

1.8

36

62

106

Note. Same as following table above 

l.ETeet.

0.35 

.40 

.45 

.50 

.55 

.6 

.7

Jan. 16 to Sept. 30

.7 

1.4 

2.7 

6.9

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.8 

2.2 

2.5

25

41

60

106

164

221

2.8 

3.1 

4.3 

5.0 

6.0 

6.6

302

419

1,060

1,520

2,340

2,930

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

2-4

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.5

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

. 2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

. 2

. 2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

Nov.

0.5

.5

.4

.7

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.4

.8

.6

.6

.9

1.3

1.5

2.0

3.4

2.S

2.4

3.1

28

17

7.8

10

95

53

-

Dec.

26

17

13

31

70

*33

40

47

31

29

62

178

92

47

26

b!5

10

91

196

86

169

229

82

37

21

98

284

138

59

33

22

Jan.

20

36

471

868

423

527

650

183

98

745

*616

136

120

288

634

2,340

525

151

98

56

42

43

123

741

530

568

452

134

96

73

46

Month

October ..........................

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

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

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

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

37

b30

b25

b20

b!7

15

18

b!7

97

164

*94

58

826

2,930

1,300

354

181

115

86

51

b40

b30

b35

b40

b35

b35

b30

b45

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

8.2

236.4

2,312

21,767.0

11,833

6,705

11,285

5,659

2,322.8

981.3

52.8

75.8

461.5

41,932.9

Mar.

118

bllO

b80

b65

95

b400

b700

840

303

139

89

344

302

198

167

162

80

43

51

*63

718

730

1,000

868

634

946

1.3BO

355

160

88

57

Apr.

47

50

824

610

893

257

115

72

51

39

38

31

29

30

32

28

23

19

18

46

44

29

30

859

703

622

1B2

84

56

200

-

Maximum

0.6

95

284

1,480

2,340

2,930

1,380

893

533

530

11

42

118

2,930

May

533

174

83

121

379

68

30

19

21

235

130

52

31

22

17

13

15

32

31

19

12

9.1

9.6

17

14

40

92

55

26

14

9.1

Minimum

0.1

.3

10

0

20

15

43

18

9.1

.8

.3

0

.3

0

June

9.1

11

57

530

158

53

28

14

9.1

9.1

22

16

10

8.6

9.1

6.9

4.8

4.0

3.5

2.7

2.7 '

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.0

.8

-

Mean

0.27

7.88

74.6

59.6

382

239

364

189

74.9

32.7

1.70

2.45

15.4

115

July

0.7

.6

.8

3.1

2.2

1.4

.8

.6

.5

.4

.5

.5

.5

.6

.4

.4

.3

.4

.3

5.2

9.1

3.5

1.3

2.6

11

2.4

1.1

.6

.4

.3

.3

Aug.

4.6

42

11

3.5

1.4

.7

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

. 2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

7.0

1.0

.5

Per square 

mile

0.0048

.139

1.32

1.05

6.75

4.22

6.43

3.34

1.32

.578

.030

.043

.272

2.03

Sept.

81

26

8.0

2.7

2.2

.8

.5

.4

.4

.5

.6

.8

40

94

118

46

19

8.0

4.0

2.2

1.4

1.1

.8

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.006

.16

1.52

14.30

7.78

4.39

7.41

3.73

1.52

.64

.03

.05

.30

27.54

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 e.-ft.).--Jan. 10 (3 p.m.) 1,240 see.-ft.; Jan. 16 (2 a.m.) 3,830

see.-ft. j .Feb. 14 (Z p.m 3,480 sec.-ft.; Mar. 23 (2 a 1,310 see.-ft.; Mar. 26 (11 p.m.) 2,630

see.-ft.j Apr. 4 (11 p.m.) 1,340 sec.-ft.; Apr. 24

Winter discharge measurement mad

b Stage-dl
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE :

Mill Creek near Jefferson, Ohio

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 41°45'10", long. 80°48'00", in T. 11 N., R. 3 W., 

 at bridge on State Highway 307, if miles northwest of Jefferson, Ashtabula County,

and 3-| miles downstream from Griggs Creek. 

Drainage area.--78.3 square miles. 

Records available.--March 1942 to September 1950. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,290 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 9.20

feet); no flow at times.

1942-50: Maximum discharge, 7,010 second-feet Mar. 22, 1948 (gage height, 9.95

feet); no flow at times. 

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of Ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used May 3 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 15

1.3 

1.5

2.1

2.4

2.7 

3.1 

3.6 

4.2 

4.8

132

201

312

484

700

Note. Same as following table below 1.3 and 

above 4.8 feet.

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

Jan. 16 to Sept. 30

1.5 

1.9 

2.5 

2.9 

3.4 

4.0

132

190

285

432

4.6 

5.4

7.4 

8.0

624

950

1,360

1,740

2,310

3,100

4,520

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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. Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

. 2

.3

.2

.4

.3

8.3

9.6

31

60

52

40

244

276

-

Dec.

100

54

39

47

142

97

73

80

57

39

54

268

275

116

58

34

26

52

279

184

146

468

200

68

38

94

500

276

102

53

33

Jan.

27

38

367

1,480

853

542

840

272

152

843

952

169

100

255

367

3,020

452

164

96

75

51

54

147

559

808

525

650

180

106

96

66

Month

October _...._ . _ _

Hove 

Dece

mber .........................

mber ....

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

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

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

 ay Ua \f ..............................

June .............................

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

August ...........................

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

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

46

38

27

23

16

15

18

16

124

264

*148

104

440

4,420

1,580

292

145

140

110

66

47

38

32

42

b40

b35

b35

35

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

0 

722.3

4 052

25,560.1

14,306

8,336

14,897

6,254

2 195

1J834.2

531. 5

314.7

4,136.6

57,629.3

Mar.

67

104

b85

82

78

254

606

1,220

550

120

295

392

252

185

240

151

78

57

*55

503

1,220

1,280

810

1,530

1,230

2,380

437

223

115

76

Apr.

61

67

627

820

1,180

287

140

86

67

54

50

44

40

38

41

42

30

21

17

33

66

43

35

350

642

800

242

97

57

177

Maximum

0

276

500

1,020

3,020

4,420

2,380

1,180

760

700

106

99

905

4,420

May

760

248

105

57

65

62

35

18

16

100

225

90

47

29

18

14

12

11

12

15

14

12

15

17

25

30

30

31

29

28

25

Minimum

0 

0

26

0

27

15

55

17

11

0

0

0

1.9

0

June

21

79

115

a700

a420

a220

67

41

32

37

30

23

15

12

6.6

4.0

2.7

2.3

1.9

1.4

1.2

.9

. 6

.4

.2

0

0

0

0

0-

Mean

0

24.1

131

70.0

461

298

481

208

7O.8

61.1

13. £

10.2

138

158

July

0

0

0

.2

2.0

1.8

.8

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

39

83

106

70

37

31

95

30

11

4.1

2.2

Aug.

2.7

8.8

22

99

46

19

7.5

3.8

2.4

1.7

1.0

.5

.1

0

0

0

0

.7

1.6

1.6

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.0

21

74

Per square 

Dile

0

.308

1.67

.894

5. 89

3.81

6.14

2.66

.904

.780

.240

.130

1.76

2.02

Sept.

626

527

192

106

56

32

20

13

7.2

3,4

2.2

7.8

141

448

905

484

211

120

76

45

26

17

15

14

11

9.6

8.4

6.9

4.2

1.9

Runoff in 

inches

0

.34

1.92

12.13

6.79

3.97

7.08

2.97

1.04

.87

.28

.15

1.96

27.37

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 see.-ft.). Jan. 

sec.-ft.; Jan. 16 (12 m.) 4,520 sec.-ft.; Feb. 

sec.-ft.; Mar. 25 (8 a.m.) 1,910 sec.-ft.; Mar 

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this

a No gage-height record; discharge computed 

near Rock Creek.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

4 (4 p.m.) 1,740 sec.-ft.; Jan. 11 (l a.m.) 1,600

14 (12 m.) 5,290 sec.-ft.; Mar. 23 (5 a.m.) 1,640

. 27 (6 a.m.) 3,520 sec.-ft.; Apr. 5 (10 a.m.) 1,670

basis of weather records and records for Rock Creek
212 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Cattaraugus Creek at Gowanda, N. Y.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°27'50", long. 78°56'10", at Gowanda, Erie County, 

3~8TTTeet downstream from highway bridge, 600 feet downstream from powerhouse of Niagara 

Mohawk Power Co., and 4.2 miles downstream from South Branch.

Drainage area.--428 square miles.

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1950.

Average discharge'. --10 years (1940-50), 189 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,000 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height ; 9.63

 feet); minimum, 17 second-feet Oct. 3, 15, 19, Nov. 12 (gage height, 1.18 feet); minimum daily, 87 second-feet Oct. 19.

1939-50: Maximum discharge, 35,900 second-feet Mar. 17, 1942 (gage height, 13.73 

feet), from rating curve extended above 6,500 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, about 6 second-feet Aug. 21, 1941 (gage height, 1.01 feet); minimum daily, 

52 second-feet Sept. 13, 1945.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow 

regulated by several industrial plants above station. Diurnal fluctuation at low 

and medium flow caused by municipal power plant above station.

Rating table, water year 1949-5O, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.6 71 2.8 566 6.O 4,950 

1.7 95 3.2 865 7.3 7,88O 

1.9 154 3.5 1,140 8.5 11,200 

2.2 262 4.2 1,98O 9.2 13,500 

2.5 397 5.0 3,120

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

121 

125 

112 

108 

113

116 

116 

125 

113 

100

95 

106 

144 

118 

113

102 

96 

94 

87 

92

94 

93 

105 

115 

101

96 

90 

94 

90 

94 

127

Nov.

165 

135 

117 

117 

119

115 

119 

121 

114 

108

114 

122 

133 

236 

280

212 

188 

193 

206 

360

597 

*378 

290 

255

366

310 

290 

380 

571 

844

Dec.

652 

468 

366 

353 

473

370 

330 

*310 

300 

290

370 

3,390 

2,570 

1,120

665

519 

426 

754 

1,260 

780

766 

880 

664 

553 

435

562 

1,590 

963 

630 

420 

390

Jan.

400 

456 

683 

1,570 

1,310

1,720 

1,970 

884 

780 

3,170

2,730 

*1,030 

859 

1,160 

906

3,820 

1,280 

937 

689 

578

565 

605 

1,110 

2,140 

2,190

1,440 

1,220 

720 

703 

676 

480

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber ............... ..... .

lendar year 1949 

ary . . .

h. ...........................

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

st ............ .....

ember ............... ..... .

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

502 

491 

440

420 

410

470 

440 

320 

575 

680

752 

723 

568 

875 

2,310

*1,580 

1,070 

846 

861 

640

520 

470 

500 

540 

500

440 

380 

340

Secondfoot-daya

3,295 

7,555 

23,619

191,903

38,781 

18,663 

59,151 

44,790 

16,182 

7,854 

7,965 

4,527 

6,519

238,901

Mar.

36O 

340 

310 

290 

310

400 

430 

1,400 

1,700 

1,120

1,040 

1,080 

980 

784 

695

580 

520 

480 

440 

470

852 

2,550 

*3,220 

2,010 

2,030

1,830 

7,230 

13,300 

7,560 

2,070 

2,070

Apr.

2,090 

1,920 

3,950 

5,550 

6,930

2,640 

1,760 

1,490 

1,210 

1,100

1,070 

1,050 

968 

890 

924

817 

817 

801 

793 

1,320

927 

723 

656 

745 

785

723 

614 

547 

498 

482

Maximum

144 

844 

3,390

4,720

3,820 

2,310 

13,300 

6,930 

2,120 

1,090 

1,320 

373 

910

13,300

Hay

2,120 

1,090 

740 

610 

633

529 

454 

422 

402 

783

589 

472 

422 

407 

383

364 

344

387 

762 

619

453 

389 

366 

397 

343

309 

299 

284 

283 

257 

270

June

272 

i.47 

400 

1,090 

489

351 

279 

249 

234 

251

234

215 

203 

240 

237

209 

302 

259 

216 

198

185 

178 

171 

172 

187

169 

162 

147 

149 

159

Minimum Mean

87 106 

108 252 

290 762

56 526

400 1,251 

320 667 

290 1,908 

482 1,493 

257 522 

147 262 

134 257 

106 146 

110 217

87 655

July

142 

170 

439 

367 

300

297 

206 

176 

152 

154

205 

173 

178 

244 

182

151 

134 

183 

173 

1,320

615 

341 

241 

211 

240

208 

171 

154 

140 

150 

148

Aug.

211 

373 

214 

176 

171

161 

140 

126 

117 

120

149 

135 

119 

115 

110

114 

127 

123 

150 

179

148 

127 

115 

109 

111

114 

106 

111 

175 

146 

135

Per square 

mile

0.248 

.589 

1.78

1.23

2.92

1.56 

4.46 

3.49 

1.22 

.612 

.600 

.341 

.507

1.53

Sept.

910 

424 

236 

181 

157

145 

137 

132 

128 

114

171 

200 

198 

202 

513

431 

283 

218 

194 

187

167 

154 

148 

136 

138

131 

129 

124 

121 

110

Runoff in 

Inches

0.29 

.66 

2.05

16.68

3.37 

1.62 

5.14 

3.89 

1.41 

.68 

.69 

.39 

.57

20.76

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 sec. -ft .) . Mar. 28 (12:30 a. nr... 11:45 p.m.) 15,000 sec. -ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26-28, Dec. 6-11, Dec. 30 to Jan. 1, 

31, Feb. 3-8, Feb. 20 to Mar. 8, Mar. 16-20.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Buffalo Creek at Gardenville, N. Y.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°51'15", long. 78°45'30", in Gardenville, Erie

 County, 700 feet downstream from bridge on Union Road and 2 miles upstream from Cayuga 

Creek. Datum of gage is 604.04 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area.--145 square miles.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--12 years, 189 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,390 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 7.21

 feet), from rating curve extended above 4,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, 5.3 second-feet Nov. 23 (gage height, 0.99 foot, backwater from ice and 

debris)

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 14,000 second-feet Mar. 17, 1942, from rating curve 

extended above 4,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 11.90 

feet Mar. 9, 1942 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 0.7 second-foot Aug. 22, 24, 25, 1941; 

minimum gage height observed, 0.695 foot Aug. 28, 31, Sept. 3, 1939 (backwater from 

leaves and debris).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from debris

 or~aquatic vegetation, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill 

3.2 miles above station.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect or backwater from debris

or aquatic vegetation (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5

177

258

416

684

1,000

3.5 1,450

4.0 2,050

4.6 2,970

5.4 4,520

6.2 6,440

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

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.

16

14

11

11

10

12

16

14

14

14

12

15

17

17

17

14

12

 12

11

11

11

12

13

14

17

17

15

14

13

13

18

Nov.

22

29

24

19

17

19

21

20

20

19

21

21.

24

^8

56

58

36

28

28

40

*110

66

024

c40

76

b52

b50

63

126

246

Dec.

131

b80

1)66

b62

b80

b66

*b56

b54

b52

b50

b64

b520

345

bllS

b88

b72

b64

b86

b410

167

411

336

160

bllO

b80

b!90

701

247

127

b64

b58

Jan.

b72

95

226

808

412

410

506

b!45

b!55

bl.800

*860

b!80

*b!75

338

198

1,590

b210

b!60

b!04

b92

bllO

b!24

b250

b620

765

450

318

b!40

153

157

b82

Month

October ............ . .

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

December ...... . . ...

Calendar year 1949 ........

January ........... ...

February .......

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

April ....................... .

May..............................

June .....................

July ......................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

blOO

b!04

b86

b80

b76

b88

b86

b70

b!75

b250

b320

b245

b!50

b280

*1,370

668

365

258

b320

b98

b92

b86

b94

blOO

b84

b74

b66

b62

_

.

-

Secondfoot-days

427

1,413

5,152

45,954.2

11,705

5,847

20,901

8,784

2,243

940

665

520 . 6

950

59,547.8

Mar.

b66

b60

b56

b54

b60

b78

b76

b560

b620

b320

263

263

229

b!85

163

134

bllS

blOO

b84

b86

b245

*906

1,430

801

688

604

3,790

6,250

1,690

510

412

Apr.

440

403

728

1,120

1,970

456

287

245

200

204

185

192

170

177

192

163

140

131

124

214

157

131

115

106

98

100

98

86

80

72

-

Maximum

18

246

701

1,720

1,800

1,370

6,250

1,970

297

120

78

58

103

6,250

May

297

186

118

98

80

75

61

61

56

78

67

59

54

52

49

47

44

48

126

115

78

56

48

43

43

38

35

34

33

32

32

Minimum

10

17

50

4.4

72

62

54

72

32

15

11

7.4

11

7.4

June

35

29

53

120

78

47

35

28

26

24

28

26

22

22

28

26

23

19

22

19

17

16

16

32

45

33

21

19

16

15

-

Mean

13.8

47.1

166

126

378

209

674

293

72.4

31.3

21.5

16.8

31.7

163

July

13

13

15

23

28

27

24

22

19

16

19

18

19

21

17

17

14

15

14

31

78

36

24

23

30

21

19

15

12

11

11

Aug.

16

58

54

28

22

17

14

12

10

8.6

8.2

7.4

8.2

9.6

8.2

8.2

8.2

10

14

16

23

17

13

11

8.6

7.8

7.8

14

22

18

41

Per square 

mile

0.095

.325

1.14

.869

2.61

1.44

4.65

2.02

.499

.216

.148

.116

.219

1.12

Sept.

78

103

42

29

22

17

15

13

12

11

23

36

27

27

58

86

58

38

32

29

27

24

23

21

20

19

17

16

14

13

-

Runoff in 

inchee

0.11

.36

1.32

11.80

3.00

1.50

5.36

2.25

.58

.24

.17

.13

.24

15'. 2 6

Peak discharge (base. 7,500 see.-ft.). Mar. 28 (l;30 a.m.) 9,590 see.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by i-ce. 

c Backwater from ice and debris.

Note. Backwater from debris Oct. 1 to Nov. 22, June 11-25; from aquatic vegation and/or debris 

Sept. 5-30.
214 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE

Cayuga Creek near Lancaster, N. Y.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°53'20", long. 7S°38'40", just upstream from low 

flat-crested dam In Como Lake Park, 700 feet downstream from bridge on Bowen Road 800 

feet downstream from Little Buffalo Creek, and 2 miles southeast of Lancaster Erie 

County. Datum of gage is 672.80 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Drainage area.--93.3 square miles.

Records available^--September 1938 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--13 years, 124 second-feet.

Extremes --Maximum discharge during year, 5,440 second-feet Mar. 27; maximum gage height, 

3\53_feet Mar. 23 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 0.5 second-foot Aug. 26, 27 (gage

1938-50: Maximum discharge, 7,480 second-feet Mar. 17, 1942; maximum gage height 

.35 feet Mar. 9, 1942 (ice jam); practically no flow Aug. 8, 9, 1939, when permanent 

op logs were installed in dam.

Remarks. --Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

ing 

(g

Rating tables, water year 1949-SO, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to July 24 July 25 to Sept. 30

2.95 

3.u

3.1

3.2 

3.4

2.6

3.4

5.3

7.4

12

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.1

18 4.2

4.3

4.4 

4.6 

4.9

109

149

244

424

740

1,280

2 , 000

3,110

2.8

2.85

2.9

2.95

3.0

0.6 

1.1 

1.6 

2.3 

3.1

3.1 4.9

3.2 7.2

3.4 12

3.6 18

3.8 25

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 3.8 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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

4.4

3.5

3.1

3.6

3.5

4.9

4.8

4.0

3.4

3.0

3.6

6.1

5.9

4.8

4.3

3.8

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.5

3.6

3.5

3.3

2.9

3.3

3.0

5.1

Nov.

7.6

7.0

6.6

5.7

5.2

4.9

5.3

5.3

5.0

5.2

5.5

6.6

7.0

15

39

31

23

ZO

18

36

*84

32

15

21

34

28

24

2Z

200

183

-

Dec.

87

48

29

39

86

38

*39

28

23

22

24

380

187

68

27

31

28

45

270

130

510

256

125

76

36

231

694

207

105

36

35

Jan.

48

71

210

644

332

237

260

104

112

1,600

597

140

*137

255

152

952

139

122

66

64

80

108

240

480

581

398

230

98

107

116

34

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Hay

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-5O ............

Feb.

85

90

54

52

49

55

66

40

130

215

260

210

106

160

* 1,020

509

294

219

255

82

54

50

58

62

52

46

41

38

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

118.9

901.9

3,940

33,193.3

8,714

4 352

13^718

5,214

950

340.4

162.2

133.1

515.5

39,060.0

Mar.

40

36

33

32

35

45

42

440

470

250

190

200

160

130

108

88

72

60

50

52

180

860

*1,250

660

526

487

3,060

2,840

791

291

240

Apr.

244

239

428

668

1.O6O

250

162

145

125

125

113

109

113

133

145

121

95

81

71

175

106

88

74

63

54

62

49

41

37

38

-

Maximum

6 . 1

200

694

1,260

1,600

1,020

3.O6O

1,060

110

48

21

22

113

3,060

May

110

85

S3

43

37

30

25

23

23

45

37

28

25

26

24

22

20

20

46

41

27

21

19

19

18

16

15

14

13

12

13

Minimum

2.9

4.9

22

.2

34

38

32

37

12

3.2

1.9

. 6

3.3

.6

June

14

12

24

48

26

17

12

11

12

11

11

9.8

9.3

9.8

7.0

6.7

17

13

9.3

7.2

5.9

5.5

5.3

9.2

7.9

5.1

4.3

3.7

3.2

3.2

Mean

3.84

30.1

127

90.9

281

155

443

174

30.6

11.3

5 23

4 29

17i2

107

July

2.7

2.6

3.2

5.0

7.6

6.4

5.0

3.8

2.9

2.5

3.3

3.6

3.1

4.3

2.8

2.3

1.9

2.7

2.3

9.5

13

7.6

S.6

6.5

21

11

5.7

4.0

3.0

4.9

4.4

Aug.

7.7

7.9

9.6

7.7

10

8.9

4.7

3.2

2.4

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.5

4.0

4.9

3.4

2.4

1.8

1.2

.8

.6

.6

2.1

7.1

7.3

22

Per square 

mile

0.041

.323

1.36

.974

3.01

1.66

4.75

"3^8

!l21

.056

.046

.184

1.15

Sept.

61

48

17

10

7.7

5.8

4.7

3.9

3.3

3.3

3.9

4.1

5.4

6.7

38

113

45

22

17

21

15

11

9.1

7.7

7.0

6.3

5.6

4.9

4.3

3.8

Runoff in 

inches

0.05

.36

1.57

13.23

3.47

1.73

5.47

2 . 08

.14

.06

.05

.21

15.57

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 sec.-ft.). Jan. 10 (5 p.m.) 4,O80 see.-ft.; Mar. 27 (8 p.m.) 5,44O

sec.-I

* Winter discharge measurement 

Note. Stage-discharge relation

25, Dec. 30 to Jan. 1, Jan. 7-10,

lade on this day.

affected by ice Nov. 23, 26, 29, Dec. 5, 6, 12, 14-16, 19, ZO, 24, 

12, 18-24, 28, 31, Feb. 3, 4, 8-11, 13, 14, Feb. 20 to Mar. 24.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 21 

Cazenovia Creek at Ebenezer, N. Y.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°49'45", long. 78°46'40", 40 feet upstream from 

highway bridge on Ridge Road in Ebenezer, Erie County, 4.4 miles upstream from mouth, 

and 5 miles southeast of Buffalo. Datum of gage is 606.86 feet above mean sea level, 

unadjusted.

Drainage area.--136 square miles.

Records available.--June 1940 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 10 years, 210 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,480 second-feet Mar. 27 (gage height, 8.85 

reet); minimum, 5.0 second-feet Aug. 17 (gage height, 0.42 foot).

1940-50: Maximum discharge, 11,200 second-feet Mar. 17, 1942 (gage height, 13.11 

feet), from rating curve extended above 5,200 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, 3.3 second-feet Aug. 17, 1949; minimum gage height, 0.42 foot Aug. 25, 1941, 

Aug. 17, 1950.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

16

14

12

11

13

14

15

11

13

12

11

16

15

19

19

14

12

12

11

11

10

11

12

13

14

15

14

13

13

12

13

Nov.

21

26

21

18

16

16

17

16

16

16

16

16

18

33

88

60

41

35

34

72

236

*86

50

54

78

60

56

72

350

452

-

Dec.

259

129

92

84

104

78

64

*60

58

56

72

1,060

516

200

116

92

80

400

663

242

623

469

235

150

96

280

921

308

150

78

70

Jan.

92

138

353

1,220

620

615

620

190

205

1,950

943

*271

257

405

262

1,890

290

220

135

116

140

162

300

70O

761

622

409

190

210

195

88

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July ....

Augu 

Sept

at ...........................

ember ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Peak discharge (base, 5,300 sec

Feb.

130

130

110

102

96

112

110

86

290

381

388

324

179

390

1,590

*695

403

307

372

114

106

100

112

120

108

92

84

76

_

-

-

Secondfoot-clays

411

2,090

7,805

56, 304. E

14,569

7,107

20,467

10,498

2,279 

962

531.6 

403. C 

1,020

68, 142. E

Mar.

82

72

66

62

70

96

92

620

660

380

320

382

302

235

200

170

145

125

108

110

300

*1,150

1,440

875

828

687

3,410

4,780

1,680

570

450

Apr.

497

442

1,160

1,680

1,880

5O9

331

287

231

235

227

228

198

192

215

178

166

161

147

323

185

142

128

121

116

134

115

98

88

84

Maximum

19

452

1,060

1,810

1,950

1,590

4,780

1, 880

334

162

68 

40 

162

4,780

-ft.) .--Mar. 27 (11:30

May

334

213

136

109

98

86

70

65

61

70

63

56

54

54

50

48

47

53

72

78

58

50

47

50

47

41

36

35

34

32

32

Minimum

10

16

56

3.8

88

76 

62

84 

32

12

8.5

5.4 

10

5.4

June

38

30

47

162

83

48

35

31

27

24

21

21

19

22

28

22

19

18

18

18

15

14

13

81

36

17

17

14

12

12

Mean

13 . "*

69 « 7 

252

154

470

254 

660

350

73 . £ 32 ' 17.:

13. C 

34. C

187

July

11

10

12

21

22

20

16

13

10

9.8

14

16

18

16

13

12

11

13

13

36

68

30

19

19

15

14

11

9.5

8.5

9.0

Aug.

17

31

40

23

18

13

10

8.5

7.4

6.6

6 .6

1 .2

9.0

7.4

6.2

6.0

5.4

7.1

12

18

15

10

7.8

8.0

8.5

6.8

6.5

16

16

16

33

Per square 

mile

0.098

. 512 

1.85

1.13

3.46

1 . 87

4 . 85

2.57

.540

. 236

. 126 

.096 

.250

1.38

Sept.

128

113

39

26

20

15

13

12

11

10

11

14

15

20

98

162

64

36

28

28

26

2O

18

18

15

14

13

12

11

10

Runoff in 

inches

0.11

.57 

2.13

15.39

l'.94

5.60

2 . 87

. Q£

. £6

.15 

.11 

.28

lfl.62

p.m.) 6,480 sec. -ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 22-29, Dec. 4-12, 14-18, 24-26, Dec. 

Jan. 1, Jan. 7-10, 17-21, 23, 24, 28, Jan. 30 to Feb. 9, Feb. 20 to Mar. 11, Mar. 14-21.
216 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO NIAGARA RIVER

Tonawanda Creek at Batavia, N. Y.

Location. --Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat . 42°59'55", long. 78°11'20", 

15U feet downstream from municipal dam, 500 feet above Walnut Street Bridge In Batavia, 

Genesee County, and 3? miles downstream from Little Tonawanda Creek. Datum of gage Is 

876.01 feet above mean sea level (city of Batavia tench mark).

Drainage area.--172 square miles.

Records available. --July 1944 to September 1950.

Extremes . - -Maximum discharge during year, 5,530 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage height, 13.73 

TeeTT; minimum, 4.3 second-feet Aug. 27 (gage height, 1.205 feet).

1944-50: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 29, 1950; maximum gage height, 13.85 

feet Apr. 6, 1947; minimum discharge, 1.0 second-foot Aug. 17, 1949; minimum gage 

height, 0.59 foot July 26, 27, 1948.

Maximum stage known, 14.5 feet in March 1942, from records of city of Batavia.

Remarks . --Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from 

debris, which are good. Slight regulation at low flow by plants above station.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of Ice 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, i

Oct. 1 to Jan. 11

1.7 

1.6 

1.9

2.1 129

2.4 219

2.7 324

Note. Same as following table above 

2.7 feet.

.2

.25

.3

.4

.5

effect or backwater fr 

second-feet)

Jan. 12 to Sept. 30

1 1.8 56

1 1.9 74

6 2.1 122

2.4 216

2.7 324

3.2 506

4.0 722

1,000

1,460

2,020

2,900

5,140

Pisoharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September

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.

016

c!3

clO

c8.4

c8.8

c!2

c!3

14

11

9.9

9.6

11

12

21

16

14

13

14

14

14

13

16

16

16

18

19

17

16

18

15

15

Nov.

21

21

17

16

16

16

16

17

17

16

c!5

c!6

c!6

c20

039

c34

c26

c21

c21

c25

c46

*c42

c26

c!6

c32

c23

23

23

35

cllS

Dec.

c92

c66

c45

c37

c62

c43

*c50

44

36

35

38

243

409

160

67

60

56

65

176

154

191

273

149

111

66

B5

410

250

143

72

60

Jan.

76

87

126

355

336

207

336

b!65

154

357

*1,290

*528

*276

360

251

644

407

291

b!65

b!22

119

128

204

261

849

680

477

224

206

221

109

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January .........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949 50 ............

Feb.

120

151

102

112

101

109

104

b64

125

248

258

284

176

*83

424

664

495

365

328

blSO

b!65

b!55

b!40

139

134

128

122

112

_

-

Secondfoot days

433.7

790

3,750

47,493.4

10,015

5,588

22,637

12,363

3,088

945

559.1

418. C

723

61,309,8

Mar.

119

119

b98

b94

96

135

196

354

678

620

437

346

344

275

231

211

193

170

154

143

177

*424

799

1,030

861

728

1,370

*5,140

*4,760

1,520

*815

Apr.

699

618

672

1,220

2,370

1,220

552

403

309

298

280

300

273

269

269

234

213

206

196

290

237

190

170

164

145

139

125

112

101

89

-

Maximum

21

118

410

1,530

1,290

664

5,140

2,370

282-

105

51

34

79

5,140

May

243

243

154

125

109

96

76

72

70

85

89

74

69

67

69

67

60

70

282

226

139

96

78

76

69

56

50

48

46

43

41

Minimum

8.4

15

35

1.6

78

64

94

89

41

16

9.1

4.9

11

4.9

June

41

40

40

105

78

49

39

33

29

26

26

26

22

23

26

25

35

40

29

24

21

20

19

20

23

20

17

16

16

17

-

Mean

14.0

26.3

121

130

323

200

730

412

99.6

31.5

18.0

13.5

24.1

168

July .

17

14

14

22

31

25

20

16

14

14

14

17

16

15

14

12

11

9.1

11

22

51

25

17

19

31

26

16

13

12

11

10

Aug.

16

34

34

19

15

16

13

9.6

8.4

8.9

15

14

10

8.1

6.8

6.6

8.1

9.1

14

20

17

13

7.6

7.4

5.9

4.9

7.6

14

17

15

23

Per square 

mile

0.081

.153

.703

.756

1.88

1.16

4.24

2.40

.579

.183

.105

.078

.140

.977

Sept.

42

79

34

21

16

15

13

12

11

12

34

32

22

21

27

61

46

30

22

21

20

18

17

16

015

c!5

014

c!3

c!2

c!2

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.09

.17

.81

10.26

2.17

1.21

4.89

2.67

.67

.20

.12

.09

.16

13.25

Peak discharge (base. 1,800 sec.-ft.) . Mar. 29 (2:45 a.m.) 5,530 sec.-ft.; Apr. 5 (2:15 p.m.) 

2,970 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

c Backwater from debris. 

Note. Backwater from ice and debris Nov. 27-29.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO NIAGARA RIVER 21 

Little Tonawanda Creek at Linden, N. Y.

Location.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat, 42°52'35", long. 78°09'45", at 

Highway bridge in Linden, Genesee County, and 7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--23.0 square miles.

Records available.--July 1912 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--37 years (1912-19, 1920-50), 27.4 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,490 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 10.06 

feet); minimum, 0.5 second-foot Nov. 7 (gage height, 0.25 foot), result of temporary 

regulation,

1912-50: Maximum discharge, 2,400 second-feet Apr. 22, 1916 (gage height, 14.6 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 1,500 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, 0.1 second-foot Sept. 5-7, 1934, and several times 

during Aug. 4-28, 1936.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those below 2 second-feet and those for periods of ice 

erfect or no gage-height record, which are good.

ing 

[

, j 

gage height, in feet, and discharge , in second-feet)

0.27 

.3

.7

0.6 

.8 

1.6 

2.9 

4.6 

6.9

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.6 

2.0 

2.6

9.6 3.4 

4.4 

5.6 

7.0

1E3

210

344

541

822

1,130

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

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.

0.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.7

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

1.0

Nov.

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.8

1.0

.9

1.0

1.7

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.5

2.1

4.4

*3.2

2.4

a2.2

a3.0

a2.8

a2.9

a2.9

a8. 3

a!2

-

Dec.

8.4

5.9

4.5

5.2

8.2

b5.6

*b4.8

b4.4

b4.2

b4.0

bS.O

42

33

14

b8. 2

b7.2

b6. 2

8.4

22

16

23

24

16

13

b9.4

13

48

26

17

bio

8.8

Jan.

9.6

12

19

46

34

34

41

b22

b23

193

123

b36

*36

53

31

119

36

b29

b!9

b!6

16

19

30

43

123

79

52

29

30

29

16

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Hay

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

20

21

16

16

15

16

16

11

16

30

35

38

b25

24

*75

70

50

41

40

b24

b22

b21

b20

b21

b20

bl8

b!4

b!5

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

21.9

66.4

425.4

6,541.5

1,397.6

750

3,415

2,158

512.1

132.9

50.0

35.0

37.9

9,002.2

Mar.

b!6

b!5

b!4

b!3

b!4

b30

b28

b60

b84

b68

51

53

46

39

35

b31

29

b25

b23

b23

*30

74

124

81

64

63

587

*1,120

331

132

112

Apr.

108

99

214

396

364

106

67

58

49

45

53

50

47

44

41

36

38

36

33

53

34

28

27

24

22

21

18

17

15

15

-

Maximum

1.0

12

48

207

193

75

1,120

396

59

12

2.8

2.3

3.0

1,120

May

52

32

23

19

17

14

12

11

11

15

12

11

10

11

9.9

9.4

8.5

19

59

33

20

15

12

12

11

11

9.6

9.4

9.1

7.7

6.5

Minimum

0.6

.8

4.0

.4

9.6

11

13

15

6.5

1.9

1.1

.8

.9

.6

June

6.6

5.8

8.4

12

7.7

5.8

4.8

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.8

12

5.8

4.2

3.7

3.2

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.1

2.0

1.9

2.3

2.2

-

Mean

0.71

2.21

13.7

17.9

45.1

26.8

110

71.9

16.5

4.43

1.61

1.13

1.26

24.7

July

.8

.7

.8

.8

.3

.0

.7

.5

.4

.5

.8

.6

.5

.4

.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

2.6

1.7

1.2

1.2

1.5

2.7

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

2.0

Aug.

2.3

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.5

1.8

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

1.1

1.2

1.0

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.1

Per square 

mile

0.032

.100

.623

.814

2.05

1.22

5.00

3.27

.750

.201

.073

.051

.057

1.12

Sept.

3.0

2.0

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.1

1.0 1.1

1.2

1.8

2.4

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.04

.11

.72

11.05

2.36

1.27

5.77

3.64

.87

.22

.08

.06

.06

15.20

Peak discharge (base, 

(12:4

550 sec.-ft.). Jan. 10 (6:45 p.m.) 541 sec.-ft.; Mar. 28 (4:30 p.m.) 1,490

sec. -ft.; Apr. 5 (12:45 a.m.) 1,020 sec . -f t .

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis 

ngs, and records for Tonawanda Creek at Batavia. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

209004 O - 52 - 15

ecorded range in stage, observer's read-
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Genesee River at Scio, N. Y.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°09'50", long. 77°58'50", at site of former highway bridge, 0.4 mile upstream from Vandermark Creek and three-quarters of a mile upstream from Scio, Allegany County.

Drainage area.--309 square miles.

Hecords available.--June 1916 to September 1950.

Average discharge".--34 years, 382 second-feet.

Kxtrerne s.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,390 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 10.13 

I'eet); minimum daily, 19 second-feet Oct. 25, 26; minimum gage height, 0.18 foot Aug. 

16, 18.

1916-50: Maximum discharge, IL',000 second-feet May 28, 1946 (gage height, 10.63 

feet); minimum, 5.8 second-feet Sept. 4, 1939; minimum gage height, 0.18 foot Aug. 28, 

1949, Aug. 16, 18, 1950.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, no gage-height record, or 

backwater from weeds or leaves, which are fair.

Revisions.--W 759: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water, year 1949-5O, except periods of Ice effect

and backwater from weeds or leaves 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar Mar

55

101

201

1.8 

2.3 

2.9 

3.5 

4.0

289

440

673

970

1,260

5.0 

6.0 

7.2

1,960

2,880

4,340

6,800

29 to Sept. 3O

22

36

0.18 

.3 

.5

.9 117

Note.--Same as preceding table above 0.9 

foot.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

31

28

25

23

25

23

27

31

31

28

25

23

25

25

25

24

24

25

28

24

24

22

23

21

19

19

20

22

22

22

28

Nov.

31

28

27

29

36

33

33

34

32

29

29

29

32

42

56

48

44

44

44

47

66

62

44

44

45

38

36

37

40

58

-

Dec.

66

58

45

42

50

44

42

40

*38

36

42

280

940

440

255

180

173

190

274

233

212

214

248

235

176

209

542

553

381

271

236

Jan.

248

250

294

417

450

1,440

1,950

bl,000

b8oO

1,440

*1,300

769

741

842

597

846

516

497

381

300

b270

b280

313

630

908

727

646

479

506

544

394

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February ......................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

360

357

348

b260

b245

246

237

b!70

*220

233

248

250

214

b!85

262

302

269

248

243

b200

b!95

205

238

233

b!95

b!75

b!65

b!55

_

-

Secondfoot-days

76

1,19

6,74

92,68

20

6,65

28 94

40,' 61

17,85

4, 46

2 33

1 11 2*31

133,77

Mar.

161

b!40

b!30

b!25

b!30

b!80

b!80

366

862

b580

*464

433

394

325

285

b260

b240

b220

b!95

bZOO

380

766

813

577

541

486

1,530

6,710

6,380

2,830

*2,060

Apr.

1,890

1,660

4,370

5,720

6,190

3,070

1,880

1,490

1,140

954

915

888

778

669

605

519

489

482

507

710

585

486

479

573

759

692

553

500

497

565

Maximum

I 31

7 66

5 940

5 2,010

5 1,950

3 360

5 6,710

5 6,190

3 1,240

778

5 396

75

3 518

3 6,710

May

935

709

605

545

1,010

745

605

519

458

1,080

777

610

530

472

414

375

342

1,050

1,240

851

660

541

468

454

375

313

274

279

228

207

187

Minimum

19

27

36

10

248

155

125

479

187

55

44

23

31

19

June

190

163

229

778

312

224

183

159

141

143

155

122

111

149

146

112

155

114

101

96

89

83

76

71

65

62

59

56

55

62

Mean

24.6

39.9

218

254

670

238

934

1 '575 354

149

75.3

36.1

77. C

367

July

56

49

48

58

81

101

60

52

46

48

58

55

53

72

59

50

46

46

44

396

211

106

79

68

71

65

58

53

49is

49

Aug.

49

50

45

40

38

a36

a34

a32

a30

a29

29

28

27

26

24

23

23

26

56

75

44

35

32

29

29

59

40

34

33

32

32

Per square 

mile

0.080

.129

.706

.822

2.17

.770

3.02

4.38

1 . 86

.482

.244

.117

.249

1.19

Sept.

518

276

125

85

69

62

54

50

46

45

53

58

60

73

71

67

60

c56

e52

c48

c46

c45

c44

c40

c39

c37

c35

c33

c32

c31

Runoff in 

inches

0.09

.14

.81

11.15

2 50

. 80

3.48

4.89

2 ^5

.54

. 28

.13

.28

16.09

Peak discharge (base, 5,600 sec.-ft.). Mar. 28 (9:45 p. 

7,410 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 

and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

c Backwater from leaves.

Note. Backwater from weeds and/or leaves Oct. 1 to Dec. 

weeds Dec. 9.

.) 9,390 sec.-ft.; Apr. 5 (4:45 a.m.)

ecorded range In stage, weather records,

3, Dec. 1O-13. Backwater from Ice and
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO dj- 9

Genesee River at Portageville, N. Y.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°34'10", long. 78°02'45", in Portageville, Wyoming

 County, 300 feet downstream from unnamed tributary, 350 feet downstream from Pennsylvania 

Railroad bridge, and 0.7 mile upstream from Upper Falls. Datum of gage is 1,082.60 feet 

above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area. 982 square miles.

Records available. December 1945 to September 1950.

Kxtremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 31,900 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage height, 19.28

 i'eet); minimum, 67 second-feet Oct. 31 (gage height, 2.26 feet).

1945-50: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 29, 1950; minimum, 63 second-feet Oct. 7, 

1948; minimum gage height, 2.26 feet July 20, 1949, Oct. 31, 1949. 

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

 wh'ich are fair. Some diurnal fluctuation during low flow caused by power plants. Slight 

seasonal regulation by Caneadea Reservoir (capacity, 1,106,000,000 cubic feet).

Rating tables, water year'1949-50, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

2.4

2.6 112

153

203

300

Oct. 1 to Mar. 29

3.6 429

4.1 708

4.5 1,020

5.0 1,510

5.8 2,500

6.8 3,980

Mar. 30 to Sept. 3O

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.1

6,280

10,700

15,700

20,700

25,500

81

96

133

179

3.3

3.6 

4.0 

4.4

269

386

591

870

5.0 

5.5

1,440

2,030

3,500

Note. Same as preceding table above 6-.S 

feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

225

328

324

320

320

182

105

271

374

383

379

374

204

102

93

a96

a88

a90

a82

a96

a80

a!75

268

282

278

278

158

87

94

86

90

Nov.

104

a98

a94

a!02

allO

a96

a 102

a!04

a98

a!04

aloe

a!04

al!6

a!60

205

222

236

146

144

158

310

301

241

212

193

180

175

200

230

336

-

Dec.

444

379

306

250

*295

f265

f253

190

ISO

175

269

1,710

4,030

2,070

1,090

673

540

846

1,200

1,220

961

715

645

658

541

490

926

1,560

1,090

752

567

Jan.

543

568

749

1,270

1,250

2,300

5,650

2,300

1,700

*3,820

5,370

2,150

1,660

2,530

1,950

4,470

2,130

1,490

1 , 080

740

740

720

380

1,850

4,100

2,600

2,350

1,560

1,270

1,440

1,100

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Hay

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

920

820

800

1,020

1,000

980

940

860

610

680

820

1,020

880

980

1,140

1,430

1,330

1,440

1,370

*1,040

880

900

960

1,190

1,020

920

840

820

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

6,312

4,987

25.29C

295,807

62,330

109,755

107,710 

36, 325

11,815

11,022

4,068 

9,152

416,426

Mar.

940

470

420

1,040

1,100

1,170

1,200

1,400

4,200

2,500

1,880

1,640

1,520

1,310

1,090

958

900

957

1,110

 1,110

1,310

2,880

4,380

2,750

2,280

2,060

5,070

'2,500

'5,500

8,600

f 5,510

Apr.

5,390

4,630

9,820

15,900

19,400

9,070

5,100

3,770

3,010

2,460

2,030

2,100

1,830

1,590

1,470

1,330

1,250

1,260

1,230

1,810

1,680

1,340

1,160

1,160

1,680

1,600

1,370

1,170

1,040

1,060

-

Maximum

383

336

4,030

7,870

5,650

1,480

25,500

19,400 

2,700

1,570

2 , 000

1,680

25,500

May

1 800

2,160

1,670

1,370

1,670

1,920

1,400

1,130

878

1,150

1,880

1,190

1,030

912

854

770

693

823

2,700

1,820

1,330

1 , 040

862

792

720

634

562

518

549

749

749

Minimum

80

94

175

73

543

610

420

1,040 

518

133

120

88 in

80

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 sec. -ft . ) .--Mar . 29 (6 a.m.) 31,900

June

707

400

394

1,570

1,140

682

513

423

690

394

319

309

298

317

322

324

321

365

291

261

236

218

206

202

192

163

153

134

133

138

Mean

204

166

816

810

2,011

98£

3,540

3,590

1,172

394

356

131 

305

1,141

July

120

156

180

206

197

333

275

203

152

143

179

170

176

522

348

242

190

162

145

2,000

1,910

789

465

353

294

252

228

f!95

f!58

144

a!35

Aug.

a!75

a280

a290

a200

ai65

135

126

fl!3

fl!3

107

110

99

a97

a 94

a96

a 92

a 92

a88

alOO

170

a!95

a!50

a!30

a 94

a96

a96

al25

a!20

allO

alOO

allO

Per square 

mile

-

0.8E5

~

_

1.16

Sept.

1,350

al,680

a560

S340

a260

a220

a!90

a!75

a!55

a!65

a210

361

341

f270

307

291

266

240

205

179

181

173

144

133

150

136

120

119

120

111

Runoff in 

inches

-

11.19

~

I

15.79

sec. -ft.; Apr. 5 (9:30 a.m.)

21,700 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage, engineers' and 

observer's notes, weather records, and records for station at St. Helena.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage, weather 

records, and engineers' and observer's notes.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26, 27, Dec. 4, 8-10, 17, Jan. 89, 19-27, 

anT~3T to Feb. 8, Feb. 10-15, 20-23, Feb. 25 to Mar. 5, Mar. 7-9 (no gage-height record Dec. 8-1O).
220 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 

Genesee River at St. Helena, N. Y.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 4S°37'20", long. 77°59'20", at highway bridge in St. 

Helena, Wyoming County, l£ miles downstream from Wolf Creek and 3 miles east of Castile.

Drainage area.--1,017 square miles.

Records available.--August 1908 to September 1950 (discontinued).

Average discharge.--42 years, 1,283 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 33,800 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage height, 12.21 

reet), from rating curve extended above 13,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, 74 second-feet Oct. 31; minimum gage height, 2.275 feet Oct. 31, Aug. 17. 

1908-50: Maximum discharge, 44,400 second-feet May 17, 1916, from rating curve 

extended above 29,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 16.3 

feet Feb. 23, 1945 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 18 second-feet Oct. 5, 17, 1913 gage 

height, 1.70 feet).

Remarks --Records good except those for periods of ice effect or partly obstructed intake, 

which are fair. Some diurnal fluctuation during low flow caused by power plants. Slight 

seasonal regulation by Caneadea Reservoir (capacity, 1,106,000,000 cubic feet).

Revisions (water years).--W 264: 1908. W 564: 1916(M). W 759: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

194 

332 

323 

318 

318

215 

111 

220 

379 

385

385 

379 

254 

111 

100

101 

92 

96 

89 

102

85 

163 

274 

291 

291

285 

214 

93 

99 

95 

85

Nov.

Ill 

104 

101 

104 

114

102 

106 

111 

106 

109

110 

109 

120 

156 

215

210 

266 

159 

151 

163

275 

326 

*260 

230 

200

185 

180 

205 

240 

306

Dec.

440 

405 

330 

270 

297

*280 

260 

200 

185 

180

280 

1,500 

4,220 

2,260 

1,200

700 

560 

860 

1,220 

1,300

1,020 

726 

680 

700 

580

490 

940 

1,600 

1,200 

780 

580

Jan.

560 

620 

822 

1,400

I; 350

2,190 

5,660 

2,590 

1,860 

*3,470

5,590 

2,290 

1,730 

2,450 

2,010

4,340 

2,230 

1,540 

1,290 

800

800 

770 

927 

1,850 

4,360

2,670 

2,470 

1,660 

1,340 

1,500 

1,160

Month

Ooto 

Neve 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary .

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember. .......................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

958 

858 

832 

1,090 

1,040

1,030 

971 

882 

640 

701

832 

1,060 

900 

995 

1,150

1,510 

1,400 

1,480 

1,430 

*1,080

920 

940 

1,000 

1,220 

1,060

940 

860 

840

Seccndfoot-days

6,479 

5,134 

26,277

306,253

64,299 

28,619 

113, 06C 

111,32C 

37,312 

12,185 

11,451 

4,213 

9,36Z

429,711

Mar.

940 

520 

450 

1,080 

1,140

1,220 

1,250 

1,450 

3,900 

2,900

2,000 

1,700 

1,600 

1,400 

1,140

1,000 

940 

1,000 

1,200 

*1,270

1,450 

2,840 

4,410 

2,890 

2,380

2,190 

4,590 

22,300 

27,400 

8,770 

5,740

Apr.

5,590 

4,860 

9,690 

15,800 

19,400

9,310 

5,500 

4,100 

3,180 

2,650

2,190 

2,260 

2,020 

1,760 

1,610

1,450 

1,350 

1,350 

1,340 

1,890

1,820 

1,450 

1,230 

1,220 

1,740

1,690 

1,450 

1,220 

1,100 

1,100

Maximum

385 

326 

4,220

7,570

5,660 

1,510 

27,400 

19,400 

2,690 

1,450 

2,110 

306 

1,950

27,400

May

1,820 

2,260 

1,770 

1,450 

1,640

2,020 

1,460 

1,200 

897 

1,040

1,960 

1,210 

1,060 

952 

875

782 

697 

770 

2,690 

1,960

1,430 

1,110 

908 

813 

734

636 

600 

540 

560 

734 

734

Minimum

85

101 

180

79

560 

640 

450 

1,100 

540 

140 

135 

92 

115

85

June

725 

460 

410 

1,450 

1,230

670 

540 

450 

660 

460

340 

330 

310 

320 

340

340 

330 

380 

310 

270

250 

225 

215 

210 

200

175 

160 

140 

140 

145

Mean

£09 

171 

848

839

2,074 

1,022 

3,647 

3,711 

1,204 

406 

369 

136 

312

1,177

July

135 

150 

180 

210 

205

310 

290 

225 

160 

156

175 

170 

175 

500 

400

260 

205 

175 

155 

1,850

2,110 

830 

540 

390 

320

270 

235 

205 

175 

150 

140

Aug.

170 

280 

306 

211 

179

145 

128 

125 

115 

115

115 

106 

104 

101 

101

95 

95 

92

101 

140

190 

173 

142 

98 

101

101 

122 

132 

115 

109 

106

Sept.

1,070 

1,950 

654 

385 

288

241 

207 

186 

167 

171

211 

321 

366 

283 

304

278 

264 

232 

203 

179

178 

175 

145 

138 

142

145 

125 

118 

121 

115

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

: :

0.825 11.19

1 :

1.16 15.71

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 sec. -ft. ). Mar. 29 (8 a.m.) 33,800 sec. -ft. ; Apr. 5 (11 a.m.) 21,500

sec. -ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. --Stage -discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 23, 24, 26-28, Dec. 4, 6-12, Dec. 15 to Jan. 

I, Jan. 4, 5, 20, 21, Fet. 9, Feb. 20 to Mar. 19. Lower Intake partly obstructed May 27-29, June 

2-4, June 7 to July 9, July 12-20, July 23 to Aug. 2j discharge computed on basis of discharge 

measurements, gage heights, weather records, and records for station at Portagevllle.*
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 221 

Genesee River at Jones Bridge, near Mount Morris, N. Y.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°45'55", long. 77 0 50'25", at Jones Bridge, 3j 

miles northeast of Mount Morris, Livingston County. Datum of gage is 540.00 feet 

above mean sea level (levels by New York State Conservation Commission).

Drainage area.--1,419 square miles.

Records available.--May 1903 to April 1906, August 1908 to April 1914, July 1915 to 

 September 1950. y

Average discharge.--40 years (1908-13, 1915-50), 1,583 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 45,400 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage height, 25.05 

feet); minimum, 40 second-feet Aug. 30; minimum gage height, 0.74 foot Aug. 30, Sept. 

30; minimum daily discharge, 107 second-feet Aug. 25.

1903-6, 1908-14. 1915-50: Maximum discharge, 55,100 second-feet May 17, 1916 (gage 

height, 25.44 feet); minimum, 18 second-feet Aug. 29, 1909; minimum daily, 30 secondfeet Aug. 8, 1909.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, partly obstructed intake, 

or no gage-height record, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by 

power plants. Slight seasonal regulation by Caneadea Reservoir (capacity, 1,106,000,000 

cubic feet).

Revisions.--W 759: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

Z

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.

168

320

342

345

349

319

186

156

366

389

397

393

372

197

155

146

143

148

143

147

158

199

230

313

318

292

295

170

111

138

152

Nov.

125

152

151

159

143

143

149

153

138

151

141

162

138

172

228

173

280

258

204

195

229

398

*327

303

261

240

226

250

289

300

-

Dec.

434

494

414

314

338

*332

286

262

245

240

270

552

d5,200

2,720

1,530

900

660

811

1,070

1,350

1,180

868

747

709

671

540

642

1,480

1,390

933

666

Jan.

661

655

708

1,150

1,440

1,650

5,620

3,300

*2,200

2,800

6,310

2,960

2,070

2,460

2,630

4,140

3,180

2,000

1,580

1,140

980

1,020

1,080

1,610

4,710

3,310

3,000

2,140

1,660

1,650

1,450

Month

October .........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February ................... . .

March ............................

April .........................

May

June ....................... ... .

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ..... ......

Feb.

1,140

1,080

1,040

1,140

1,120

1,100

1,080

1,000

800

840

1,000

1,220

*1,200

1,030

1,490

,900

,750

,700

,750

,300

,040

,080

,140

1,300

1,300

1,160

1 , 040

980

_

_

-

Secondf cot-days

7,557

6,238

28,248

371,598

71,264

33,720

152, 88C

144, 46C

44,602

15,584

14.12C

5,337

10,616

534,626

Mar.

1,040

7 2O

580

,100

,200

,400

,450

,950

,800

,800

,800

,200

,000

,850

,550

,350

,220

,250

,350

,500

* ,900

,480

,890

,380

,530

3,230

5,360

19,900

39 , 100

20,300

10,700

Apr.

7,790

6,510

8,900

17,100

23,200

16,200

8,990

6,160

4,840

3,990

3,170

3,050

2,760

2,410

2,160

1,980

1,800

1,760

1,720

2,140

2,460

1,950

1,660

1,570

1,940

2,110

1,870

1,560

1,410

1,300

-

Maximum

397

398

5,200

9,800

6,310

1,900

39,100

23,200

2,800

1,740

3,240

362

2,480

39,100

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 sec. -ft .) .--Mar. 29 (2:15

May

1,830

2,800

2,200

1,800

1,730

2,400

1,800

1,510

1,160

1,140

2,110

1,560

1,270

1,170

1,060

988

916

934

2,650

2,540

1,803

1,390

1,160

1,030

964

856

754

696

680

818

886

Minimum

111

125

240

56

655

800

580

1,300

680

208

188

107

140

107

June

910

654

536

1,270

1,740

957

712

586

643

677

460

395

395

402

425

421

456

433

436

376

342

322

303

300

296

251

242

222

208

214

-

Mean

244

208

911

1,018

2,299

1,204

4,932

4,815

1,439

519

455

172

354

1,465

July

203

fl88

f228

f306

a290

a390

a360

a320

a240

a200

266

269

248

406

565

368

287

257

225

925

3,240

1,220

672

472

406

352

285

239

285

188

220

Aug.

213

237

362

295

278

202

180

180

152

149

154

167

123

142

147

144

147

137

153

144

221

205

206

123

107

112

115

151

136

127

128

Per square 

mile

_

_

0.717

_

_

1.03

Sept.

288

2,480

980

534

397

325

273

231

224

189

231

265

411

373

324

310

291

285

270

237

196

213

200

164

158

169

167

140

151

142

-

Runoff in 

inches

_

_

-

9.74

_

-

_

^

.

_

_

_

-

14.02

p.m.) 45,400 sec. -ft.; Apr. 5 (8:30 p.m.)

25,200 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for other 

stations In Genesee River Basin.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of reconstructed gage-height graph.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of reconstructed gage-height graph.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 9-11, 16, 17, Jan. 20, 21, Feb. 16 to Mar. 20. 

Intake partly obstructed and/or backwater from ice Jan. 6, 8-10, Jan. 30 to Feb. 13.
222 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Genesee River at Driving Park Avenue, Rochester, N. Y.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°11'05", long. 77°37'40", in Rochester, Monroe 

county, 40 feet downstream from plant 5 of Rochester Gas & Electric Corp. and 100 feet 

upstream from Driving Park Avenue Bridge.

Drainage area. 2,467 square miles.

Records available. December 1919 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--30 years (1920-50), 2,753 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 33,100 second-feet Mar. 30 (gage height, 13.59 

 i'eet); minimum, 56 second-feet Oct. 27; minimum gage height, -0.61 foot June 29; minimum daily, 418 second-feet Aug. 27.

1919-50: Maximum discharge, 33,500 second-feet Apr. 2, 1940 (gage height, 14.08 

feet); minimum, less than 10 second-feet, occurred during low-water periods in some 

years when power plant was shut down; minimum daily, 219 second-feet Aug. 14, 1927. 

Maximum discharge known, about 54,000 second-feet sometime in March 1865.

Remar

Revisions. W 759: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

573

463

664

739

710

678

716

490

464

694

743

734

71S

702

492

438

440

436

436

464

440

522

481

558

574

642

654

620

536

472

550

Nov.

495

470

501

559

453

436

548

534

538

462

473

421

436

556

549

555

581

64S

668

580

673

620

810

632

707

649

4SO

596

808

750

-

Dec

794

926

942

1,000

1,140

1,300

1,270

1,150

1,030

815

764

1,320

2,520

4,560

4,070

2,170

1,200

1,400

1,890

1,920

2,340

2,050

1, 820

1,480

1,450

1,380

1,470

1,680

2,520

2,080

1,640

Jan.

1,430

1,260

1,570

1,820

2,170

2,340

3,500

6,290

4,460

3,440

5,700

7,020

4,610

3,620

3,770

4,380

5,700

4,390

2,790

1,960

1,970

1,650

2,100

2,250

4,080

6,590

5,250

4,580

3,820

2,960

2,840

Month

October .......................

November ................. ...

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 .......... .

January ..........................

February ...............

March .....................

April ............................

May ..............................

June ..................... ......

July .............................

August ................... ... . .

September ............. .

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

2,410

2,270

2,160

1,890

1,950

2,370

2,110

1,950

2,160

2,320

2,600

2,950

2,900

2,420

2,410

3,720

4,200

4,250

4,060

3,690

2,400

2,070

2,070

2,270

2,330

2,250

2,080

2,000

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

17,84

17,16f

52,19

714,13^

110,31C

72,26C

230, 65C

226, 56C

82.63C

35,09(

29 32£

18 , 87

23,40(

916,30,

Mar.

1,920

2,010

2,000

1,380

1,510

2,290

2,500

3,150

4,420

6,820

6,230

5,080

4,800

4,500

3,880

3,450

2,790

2,350

1,690

2,350

2,860

3,570

7,550

10,700

10,500

9,550

11,800

2 1 , 400

26,100

30 , 300

31,200

Apr.

25,600

18,500

12,900

14,400

17,700

19,900

20,700

17,100

10,600

7,000

5,140

4,220

3,990

3,960

3,420

3,050

2,800

2,450

2,440

2,600

3,140

3,410

2,800

2,420

2,170

2,800

3,210

3,080

2,640

2,420

Maximum

I 743

810

I 4,560

I 12,400

) 7,020

) 4,250

3 31,200

) 25,600

) 4,550

) 2,350

2,900

> 800

) 2,440

5 31,200

May

2,710

3,470

3,800

3,250

2,850

3,160

3,390

2,720

2,470

2,370

2,340

3,100

2,600

2,230

2,160

2,080

2,120

2,080

3,820

4,550

4,040

3,350

2,610

2,360

2,180

2,040

1,950

1,720

1,740

1,610

1,760

Minimum

436

421

764

421

1,260

1,890

1,380

2,170

1,610

719

532

418

542

418

June

1,820

1,700

1,470

1,360

2,240

2,350

1,690

1,350

1,290

1,190

1,370

1,070

914

967

934

992

932

1,030

959

994

956

810

978

952

884

884

811

746

736

719

Mean

576

571

1,684

1,957

3.55E

2,58]

7.44C

7,55:

2.66E

1.17C

94£

60S

78C

2,51C

July

696

532

668

702

862

922

864

890

717

757

722

722

764

777

836

1,060

790

772

722

663

2,360

2,900

1,650

1,070

996

936

908

891

686

788

699

Aug.

648

680

692

795

762

786

640

640

611

659

639

559

600

607

576

537

528

474

618

571

570

572

592

617

592

509

418

545

530

508

800

Per square 

mile

_

0.793

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.02

Sept.

828

1,010

2,440

1,420

992

784

760

667

568

676

566

570

764

826

879

744

750

722

726

710

640

646

609

573

634

596

579

542

611

568

Runoff in 

inches

_

-

10.77

_

_

_

_

_

-

13.81
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 223

Caneadea Creek at Caneadea, N. Y.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°23'10", long. 78°09'45", in Caneadea, Allegany

 County, 800 feet upstream from unnamed tributary and 0.6 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--61.5 square miles.

Records available. July 1949 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,570 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 4.98 

reet), from rating curve extended above 250 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.9 second-foot Oct. 21 (gage height, 1.63 feet); minimum daily, 1.0 second-foot 

Oct. 19, 20.

1949-50: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 5, 1950; minimum, that of Oct. 21, 1949; 

minimum daily, that of Oct. 19, 20, 1949.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Extensive regulation by Caneadea Reservoir (capacity, 1,106,000,000 

cubic feet) about 2 miles above station.

Ratir ' tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 4)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 4

1.64 1.0 21 25

1.7 1.7 22 38

1.75 2.8 23 55

1.8 4.4 24 77

1.85 6.4 2 5 105

1.9 9.0 2 6 139

2.0 16 28 223

3.1 374 1.

3.4 559 1.

3.7 772 1.

1.

2.(

2.(

Apr. 5 to Sept. 30

3 1.1 2.15 9.5 2.8 98

35 1.6 2.2 12 3.0 156

90 2.3 2.3 18 3.2 232

35 3.2 2.4 28 3.5 376

3 4.2 2.5 40 3.8 556

35 5.6 2.6 56 4.2 846

2.1 7.4 2.7 75 4.7 1,280

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

228

223

223

214

151

2.2

79

342

f336

f336

336

250

1.9

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

50

214

210

205

201

142

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.6

Nov.

1.3

1.2

8.2

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.4

1.3

1.5

1.8

*1.6

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.5

1.5

bl.4

bl.7

1.7

1.6

bl.5

bl.5

1.7

1.9

1.7

-

Dec.

1.7

bl.8

bl.7

b2.0

bl.8

bl.7

bl.8

bl.7

bl.6

bl.6

b2.1

b4.3

3.4

2.1

bl.9

b2.2

150

336

363

369

151

2.2

2.0

bl.9

b2.0

1.9

1.6

al.9

a2.1

al.7

al.5

Jan.

al

al

1

1

1

3

2

b2

b4

*5

3

b2

2

2

b3

7

5

3

b3

b2

b3

3

5

3

3

3

2

3

2.

b2.

b3.

Month

October ............ .............

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

.3

.6

.8

7

6

0

3

3

4

1

4

4

2

4

0

6

4

4

Z

9

0

4

7

6

6

4

9

6

6

0

8

Feb.

3.2

2.4

58

432

432

415

420

292

2.9

2.8

2.6

3.4

b!50

197

4.1

3.9

113

426

*386

403

403

403

403

451

469

457

451

444

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

3 759

51.]

1,421.2

-

98.6

7,230.3

4,340.2

4.720.E

2,650.7

606.1

54.4

46.1

254.6

25,233.8

Mar.

b200

b4.4

b280

469

469

503

573

248

b8.4

b7.0

5.8

4.4

4.4

b3.2

b2.8

b2.4

b2.0

b225

438

482

335

4.4

5.0

4.1

*4.1

4.1

9.2

18

11

b7.4

6.2

Apr.

16

73

6.0

6.0

1

0

1,220

870

59

41

41

5

0

0

212

4.7

4.0

3.4

3.0

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.3

2.4

2.2

2.1

1.8

2.2

2.2

2.1

1

1

2

Maximum

342

8.2

369

-

7.6

469

573

1,220

382

250

6.4

13'2 3

1,220

2.9

3

3

7

May

201

360

284

192

192

196

196

85

3.4

3.5

.8

.6

.2

.1

.1

.1

.4

.3

.3

.3

.9

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

2.1

2.1

179

329

382

June

166

3.0

3.8

3.3

2.7

2.4

2.1

133

250

2.9

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.6

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

Minimum Mean

1.0 121

1.2 1.70

1.5 45.8

-

1.3 3.18

2.4 258

2.0 140

1.8 157

2.1 85.5

1.4 20.2

1.2 1.75

1.3 1.49

4.7 8.49

1.0 69.1

July

1.3

1.5

1.7

1.5

2.1

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.7

1.7

1.6

2.6

1.9

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.2

6.4

2.2

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

Aug.

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

2.3

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.8

1.7

1.7

Sept.

7.6

12

13

13

10

9.2

8.2

7.4

7.0

8.6

10

9.8

10

11

12

11

9.8

9.0

8.6

8.0

7.6

7.4

8.2

7.5

4.8

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.1

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

.

.

.

1.12 15.24

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage and record of 

operation of Caneadea Reservoir.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Canaseraga Creek near Dansville, N. Y.

Location . Water- stage recorder, lat. 42°33'40", long. 77°42'55", just downstream from

 Ossian Street Bridge, half a mile downstream from Mill Creek, and 1 mile west of 

Dansville, Livingston County. Datum of gage is 640.00 feet above mean sea level 

(levels by New York State Conservation Commission) .

Drainage area.--153 square miles.

Records available .--July 1910 to December 1912, July 1915 to June 1917, March 1919 to

 September 1%U . October 1917 to September 1919 at Cumminsville , it miles downstream, 

published as Canaseraga Creek at Cumminsville.

Average discharge .--30 years (1920-50), 147 second-feet.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 7,170 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 12.16

 feet ) ; minimum, 16 second-feet Aug. 30 (gage height, 6.345 feet).

1910-12, 1915-50: Maximum discharge at present site, 8,830 second-feet July 23, 

1940 (gage height, 13.1 feet, from floodmark) , by contracted-opening method; maximum 

at former site, 9,110 second-feet July 23, 1940 (gage height, 9.93 feet) by slope -area 

method; minimum, 10 second-feet Aug. 9, 1934, Sept. 27, 28, 1941.

Remarks . --Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from debris,

 partly obstructed intake or shifting control, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). W 604: 1923, 1924. W 759: Drainage area. W 894: 1935.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

23

22 

23 

24

24 

23

22 

22 

21

23 

24 

23 

23

23

23 

23 

23 

22

22 

22 

21 

22 

23

23 

24 

23 

22 

22 

30

Nov.

28 

25 

24 

26 

24

24 

24

24 

24

23

26 

25 

26 

34

36

34

31 

30 

30 

34

50 

45 

40 

38 

38

b34 

b33 

36 

38 

58

Dec.

54 

49 

40 

b38 

*45

b39

b36 

b34 

b33 

b32

b38 

277 

271 

143 

b88

b62 

b60 

62 

72 

68

62 

60 

58 

54 

b43

50 

83 

108

b76 

b60 

b54

Jan.

56 

66 

90 

114 

96

375 

335 

b!70 

*b!55 

537

392

b200 

171 

269 

183

490 

b215 

182 

b!40

bl!2

b!02 

b!04 

117 

340 

446

329 

257 

b!65 

168 

163 

bl!2

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 ............

ary

h. ...........................

1. ...........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949 50 ............

Feb.

b!06 

blOO 

b98 

b90 

b88

b86 

b82 

b72 

91 

109

117 

123 

*b98 

b84 

144

153 

134

123 

b!22 

b90

b88

b96 

bl!8 

bl!2 

b92

b84

b76 

b70

Second 

foot-days

70< 

965 

2,24£

34,10£

8,65] 

2,846 15,30" 

12,28] 

3,146 

1,576 

2,29. 

94] 

94.

49,904

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 see. -ft.). Mat

3,270 ae .-ft.

Mar.

b72 

b64 

bSO 

b58 

b64

b88 

b92 

b225 

483

b260

b2£0 

245 

202 

b!75 

b!50

b!30 

bl!2 

blOO 

b94 

*blOO

190 

406 

468 

322 

284

253 

1,330 

*5,000 

2,410 

967 

683

Apr.

607 

572 

1,410 

2,240 

1,960

754 

526 

447 

349 

251

260 

251 

204 

174 

155

139 

139 

155 

185 

240

190 

160 

150 

145 

140

124 

96 

90 

84 

84

Maximum

30 

58

277

963

I 537 

153 

5,000 

2,240 

180 

190 

619 

79 

110

5,000

May

120 

96 

84 

78 

84

130 

108 

86 

88 

145

125 

112 

104 

98 

92

86 

92 

110 

180 

165

125 

108 

88 

106 

98

86

76 

78

72 

66 

60

Minimum

21 

23 

32

16

56 

70 

58 

84 

60 

29 

29 

18 

22

18

June

62 

54 

60 

190 

112

84 

50 

40 

38 

40

43 

41 

45 

68 

55

46 

48 

48 

45 

41

41 

41 

40 

46 

40

33 

32 

29 

32 

32

Mean

22.9 

32.1

72.5

93.4

215 

102 

494 

409 

101 

52.5 

74.0 

30.4 

31.4

137

July

29 

32 

57 

57 

49

67 

51 

40 

35 

40

52 

38 

52 

79 

49

40 

33

30 

619

228 

113 

85

67

53 

49 

43 

45 

35 

33

Aug.

49 

79 

43

35 

37

33 

29

26 

24

25 

25 

24

25 

23

25 

30 

29 

62 

43

33

28 

24 

24 

23

24 

21 

20 

18 

18 

20

Per square 

mile

0.150 

.210 

.474

.610

1.4-1

.667 

3.23 

2.67 

.660 

.343 

.484 

.199 

.205

.895

Sept.

110

62 

38 

32 

30

29

25 

25 

24 

24

29 

29 

29 

29 

28

29 

29 

29 

29 

29

28

26 

24 

24 

29

28 

26 

24 

24 

22

Runoff in 

inches

0.17 

.23 

.55

8.30

1.62 

.69 

3.72 

2.99 

.76 

.38 

.56 

.23 

.23

12.13

. 28 (4:30 p.m.) 7,170 sec. -ft. j Apr. 5 (1:45 a.m.)

r discharge measurement made on this day.

-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Backwater from debris Oct. 1 to Nov. 21. Partly obstructed Intake Apr. 19 to June 14} dlsmputed on basis of discharge measurements, gage-height record, outside gage readings, and

or nearby stations. Shifting-control method used Apr. 5-8.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Honeoye Creek at Honeoye Falls, N. Y.

Location . --Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°57'25", long. 77°35'20", 25 feet downstream

from highway bridge in Honeoye Falls, Monroe County, and 13 miles upstream from mouth. 

Datum of gage is 609.98 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Drainage area.- -197 square miles. 

Hecords available .--October 1945 to September 1950.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 4,630 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 6.42 

from rating curve extended above 2,100 second-feet by logarithmic plotting;

minimum, 0.6 second-foot Oct. 12 (gage height, 0.575 foot, backwater from leaves)s);

minimum daily, 0.7 second-foot Oct. 6-11, 13-18, 21, 22.

1945-50: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 28, 1950; minimum, 0.06 second-foot

Aug. 28, 1949 (gage height, 0.35 foot); minimum daily, 0.1 second-foot Aug. 24-28,

1949. 

Remarks. --Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from leaves,

which are fair. Flow affected by regulation on and diversion from Hemlock and

Canadice Lakes for water supply of city of Rochester. Diurnal fluctuation at low

flow caused by mills above station. 

Cooperation. --Records of storage and diversion furnished by city of Rochester, Department

of Public Works.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of lc! 

from leaves (gage height, In feet ;

and discharge, In second-feet) 

Dot,

effect, or backwater

1.0

to Mar. 27 

7.4 1.5

Note. Sa 

l.TTeet.

as following table above

1.0

28 to Sept. 30

1.4 32 3

1.5 40 3

1.7 61 4

1.9 89 4

1,440

2,000

2,660

3,810

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

Z

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.

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.9

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.9

.7

.7

.8

.9

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

1.3

Nov.

1.6 l.*4

1.3

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.2

2.5

2.6

2.8

2. 6

2.1

3.1

2.9

2.5

*2.4

2.4

2.4

3.2

3.0

2.7

*2.7

2.6

3.0

2.6

2.7

2.8

3.5

3.1

-

Dec.

3.4

4.2

4.9

4.1

4.2

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.6

2.7

4.4

8.4

13

9.8

*8.0

7.2

7.4

8.3

10

11

11

12

10

8.0

8.6

s!4 9.0'

9.6

7.' 8

7.2

Month

October. ...............

November ...............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January ................

February. ..............

March.. ..............:.

April. .................

May. ...................

June ...................

July... ................

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

7.2

7 . 6

8.0

10

12

16

16

17

14

33

58

54

46

43

42

51

83

72

30

*18

19

20

21

38

102

126

111

77

78

72

52

Feb.

47

58

50

52

50

50

45

40

52

62

82

92

66

*50

64

155

252

208

174

120

96

96

86

86

84

82

80

72

_

_

Mar.

74

i

36

58

L7

62

i

1]1"

2

30

LO

0

)0

290

2£

2]

2C

1£

0

0

)0

0

*170

155

i;

K

IE

5

4

0

118

134

3:

56

46

56

0

2

1

6

529

*1,3I

3,7£

1,8E

71

0

0

0

9

496

Apr.

431

388

370

440

628

518

406

356

322

290

267

249

225

208

192

180

163

152

142

166

169

147

130

124

115

109

102

95

86

82

-

Observed

foot-days «axl">um Minimum

25.8 1.3 0.7

75.0 3.5 1.3

t--L . o -Lo t. . b

22,870.8 600 .1

1,353.8 126 7.2

2,451 252 40

13,696 3,760 47

7,250 628 82

1,731 105 36

620 45 11

396.2 21 8.8

127.5 7.6 1.5

151.6 11 1.8

23,095.4 3,760 .7

Mean

0.83

2.50

7.02

62.7

43.7

87.5

442

242

55.8

20.7

12.8

4.11

5.05

77.0

May

94

105

89

78

74

70

64

59

56

57

57

52

49

46

43

42

41

43

56

70

62

52

47

46

46

42

40

39

39

37

36

June

32

30

32

39

45

40

32

27

23

20

18

16

16

16

16

16

17

16

16

15

14

13

13

17

14

14

16

14

12

11

-

July

10

9.7

10

12

13

15

14

14

14

13

14

11

11

12

12

12

13

12

10

14

17

20

21

18

15

12

10

9.5

10

9.2

8.8

Aug.

7

7

6

5

4

4

5

3

3

4

4

3

3

2

1

1

1.

1.

4.

4.

5

7.

6.

5.

4.

4.

3.

2.

2.

2.

2.

Adjustedt

4.73 0.024

9.94 .050

23.0 .117

94.9 .482

110 .558

140 .711

652 3.31

384 1.95

89.7 .455

36.7 .186

27.6 .140

11.9 .060

8.87 .045

125 .635

6

4

5

8

6

8

4

7

3

8

8

8

1

1

5

6

5

6

0

7

4

2

0

4

6

3

3

1

1

2

3

Sept.

5.2

10

11

9.5

8.7

8.1

5.9

5.9

4.8

3.7

4.2

4.6

3.8

3.6

4.6

5.1

4.7

4.7

4.8

5.1

5.2

4.8

4.6

3.7

3.2

3.2

2.8

2.2

2.1

1.8

-

Runoff In 

Inches

0.03

.06

.13

6.54

.64

.74

3.82

2.17

.52

.21

.16

.07

.05

8.60

* Winter discharge measurement made on tjiis day.

t Adjusted for diversion from and change In contents In Hemlock and Canadice Lakes; outlet of 

Honeoye Lake Is not controlled.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 15-18, Dec. 29 to Jan. 2, Jan. 7-15, 18-22, 

Jan. 30 to Feb. 16, Feb. 20 to Mar. 20. Backwater from Ice and/or leaves Dec. 7-14. Backwater 

from leaves Oct. 1 to Dec. 6.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Canadice Lake Outlet near Hemlock, N. Y. 

Location. Hook gage, lat. 42 "44"25", long. 77°34''15", upstream from weir at outlet of

Datum 

Gage

Drainage area.--l".6 square miles.

Records available.--April 1903 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--47 years, 11.7 second-feet (unadjusted).

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Department of Public Works, city of Rochester.

Monthly discharge, water year October 1949 to September 195O

Month

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949...

September. .............

Water year 1949-50. . .

Mean 

elevation of

1,086.51

1,090.54

1,088.00

1,088.23

Observed 

discharge In

9. 547

9.677

13 998

15.381

11.246

Dlschar

Mean

2.967

5.0,7

-.550

9.571

Adjustedt

ge in secondfeet

Per square 

mile

. 237

.401

-.044

.760

inches

.057

.273

5.458

-.0*9

10.309

t Adjusted for change in contents in Canadi-e Lake, 

losses from Canadice Lake exceeded inflow.

Note.--Elevation of Canadice Lake: 1,088.97 feet at 

12 p.m. Sept. JO, 1950; 1,091.C3 feet at 12 p.m. Dee. 

1949.

Negative figures indicate that natural

p.m. Sept. 30, 1949; 1,086.98 feet at 

1948; 1,086.20 feet at 12 p.m. Dec. 51
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 2: 

Oatka Creek at Garbutt, N. Y.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°00'30", long. 77°47i25", 40 feet downstream 

rrom highway bridge at Garbutt, Genesee County, and 3j miles upstream from mouth. 

Datum of gage is 560.89 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area. 208 square miles.

Records available.--October 1945 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,080 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage height, 8.52 

reet]; minimum, 10 second-feet Dec. 9 (gage height, 1.975 feet, backwater from ice 

and debris).

1945-50: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 29, 1950; minimum, that of Dec. 9, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from debris, 

or no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect or backwater from debris

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 27)

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

Oct. 1 to Mar. 27

2.5

2.6 

2.8 

3.0

108

165

237

3.7 

4.3 

4.9

600

950

1,390

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.7

Mar. 28 to Sept. 30

3.0 

3.3 

3.6 

4.0 

4.5

221

338

482

5.0 

5.9 

7.0 

8.2

1,560

2,550

3,950

5,630

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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

22

22

22

23

23

a22

a22

a22

a22

a22

22

23

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

ZZ

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

22

23

Nov.

22

21

21

23

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

22

23

23

22

21

21

21

23

23

22

*21

21

20

20

19

20

41

25

-

Dec.

22

22

21

21

21

*22

23

22

020

022

23

24

26

b96

b90

52

38

36

36

41

71

60

67

58

48

47

48

75

85

59

b47

Jan.

47

46

47

46

68

99

96

bllO

b82

b!08

379

b330

212

*165

189

198

267

218

b!08

b62

b80

92

99

141

323

496

399

247

172

165

b!40

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

101

124

101

108

106

106

101

85

103

127

207

250

222

*132

178

369

430

376

329

b220

bl80

b!80

b!65

b!65

b!60

b!55

150

138

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

68

66

1,34

45,19!

5,231

5,06£

24 93

15!23J

5,92;

2 31'

1^49!

1.15C

984

65,03E

Mar.

b!40

b!25

b!22

bl!6

127

144

190

282

518

b520

512

452

424

381

329

285

263

246

222

210

*229

325

663

758

860

872

1,350

4,540

5,530

2,850

1,350

Apr.

988

871

827

1,040

1,790

1,670

840

590

504

446

421

412

397

370

352

334

309

292

280

304

325

265

243

232

221

211

197

181

165

158

-

Maximum

3 23

5 41

5 96

3 942

496

430

3 5,530

1,790

741

135

56

46

42

5,530

May

193

330

241

197

177

165

146

138

132

140

138

129

121

118

116

126

121

174

741

439

288

221

184

184

174

152

140

132

126

121

118

Minimum

21

19

20

19

46

85

116

158

116

51

43

31

28

19

June

116

108

108

110

135

116

100

91

86

79

77

75

71

69

67

65

65

80

75

67

63

59

59

58

56

54

51

51

51

53

-

Mean

22.2

22.2

43.;

124

169

181

804

508

191

77.2

48.4

37.1

32.8

178

July

51

51

51

56

56

53

51

50

50

50

51

50

51

51

46

45

45

45

43

48

46

43

43

46

53

48

45

46

45

45

45

Aug.

45

46

43

43

42

42

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

38

36

35

35

35

38

35

35

34

34

34

32

32

32

31

32

31

37

Per square 

mile

0.107

.107

.208

.596

.812

.870

3.87

2.44

.918

. 371

!233

.178

.158

.856

Sept.

42

35

34

32

32

31

30

28

28

31

32

34

35

35

35

34

34

32

35

35

35

34

34

32

32

32

31

30

30

30

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.12

.12

.24

8.08

.94

.91

4.46

2.72

1.06

.41

.27

.21

.18

11.64

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 sec.-ft.). Mar. 29 (4:45 a.m.) 6,080 sec.-ft.j Apr. 6 (2:30 a.m.) 

2,040 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated on basis of recorded range in stage and weather

records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

c Backwater from ice and debris.

Note. Backwater from debris Oct. 1 to Dec. 8, Dec. 11-13.
228 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Black Creek at Churchville, N. Y.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°06'00", long. 77°53'00", at east end of Carrol 

Street, in Churchville, Monroe County, 60 feet downstream from main line tracks of New 

York Central Railroad, and 1 mile upstream from unnamed tributary. Datum of gage is 

552.45 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area. 123 square miles.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,750 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 8.83 

feet); minimum, 0.7 second-foot Sept. 29 (gage height, 0.98 foot); minimum daily, 0.9 

second-foot Sept. 30.

1945-50: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 28, 1950; minimum, that of Sept. 29, 1950; 

minimum daily, that .of Sept. 30, 1950.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from weeds or 

debris, which are fair. New York Central System diverted approximately 9,500,000 gallons each month from a point just above station for use by locomotives, equivalent to 

a mean discharge of about 0.5 second-foot at station. Slight regulation by pumping 

operations above station.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O, except periods of Ice effect,

or backwater from weeds and debris or from debris 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 27 Mar. 28 bo Sept. 3O

1.06 3.6

1.1 4.6

1.2 7.9

1.3 12

1.4 18

2.1 

2.3

190

330

541

1,080

1,460

105

166

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

5.6 

6.2 

7.0

300

466

660

1,080

1,390

1,790

2,450

3,570

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

7.2

6.4

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.2

5.6

5.6

5.8

5.4

4.9

5.0

4.6

4.9

4.8

4.4

3.8

4.1

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.9

4.1

4.1

3.8

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.8

5.4

6.4

7.6

7.2

6.6

7.2

7.2

8.0

9.0

6.6

6.4

9.0

13

13

14

16

16

14

12

12

17

24

*19

14

8.8

13

9.2

9.0

8.8

23

42

-

Dec.

30

24

19

14

19

*14

16

14

13

10

11

29

60

b36

b28

25

21

21

29

33

58

95

72

48

28

36

77

89

63

b33

28

ea

33

44

76

90

76

b52

36

47

b86

blSO

*b230

b210

*b!50

119

120

103

b88

b64

b37

b38

39

54

ez

177

291

298

183

115

98

57

Month

October ..........................

November .................... ....

December .........................

Cal> idar year 1949 ............

Januar ...........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May

June ............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

57

68

b58

50

49

49

b47

b33

63

108

162

162

121

*b52

77

156

259

b370

b310

b210

b!50

bl45

bllS

blO2

blOO

b98

b96

b88

_

-

Second 

foot-days

149.7

379.0

1,093

22,258.3

3,301

3,358

17,710

7,286

3,109

1,009

522

309.4

390.9

38,617.0

Mar.

b90

b88

b82

b76

86

b94

108

183

b260

397

b390

b340

b^20

b290

b260

b225

b!95

b!70

b!50

b!30

*124

178

353

638

956

1,110

1,430

*3,560

3,210

*1,420

797

Apr.

551

452

406

430

697

727

432

312

265

240

224

203

198

193

178

164

148

132

124

146

159

146

128

111

100

96

90

82

78

74

-

Maximum

7.2

42

95

772

298

370

3,560

727

419

80

29

33

37

3,560

May

96

113

102

84

76

71

56

52

52

66

76

66

61

61

59

64

72

79

190

419

315

179

113

105

103

85

70

63

58

52

51

Minimum

3.7

6.4

10

2.4

28

33

76

74

51

17

11

4.8

.9

.9

June

51

47

47

56

54

c44

c36

c3O

c28

c29

c26

c25

c22

c22

c22

c22

c23

c27

c23

c21

c!9

c!7

c!9

56

80

57

34

26

22

24

-

Mean

4.83

12.6

35.3

61.0

106

120

571

243

100

33.6

16.8

9.98

13.0

106

July

22

19

18

19

27

29

26

20

16

15

15

17

17

16

14

14

14

12

11

11

12

12

11

11

16

25

18

16

17

16

16

Aug.

16

16

14

13

12

10

9.4

8.0

7.6

7.4

6.8

6.3

6.2

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.6

5.4

6.7

8.0

8.0

7.0

6.5

5.8

5.3

4.8

4.8

10

19

33

30

Per square 

mile

0.039

.102

.287

.496

.862

.976

4.64

1.98

.813

.273

.137

.081

.106

.862

Sept.

33

37

36

29

21

16

10

7.0

6.8

6.7

13

14

12

10

13

13

13

13

12

11

11

10

9.4

8.5

6.3

6.9

5.5

2.3

3.6

.9

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.05

.11

.33

6.75

1.00

1.02

5.35

2.20

.94

.31

.16

.09

.12

11.68

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 see.-ft.). Mar. 28 (6:15 p.m.) 4,750 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

c Backwater from debris.

Note. Backwater from weeds and debris Oct. 1 to Dec. 13.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Seneca River at Baldwinsville, N. Y.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°09'25", long. 76°19'55", 200 feet downstream from 

highway bridge in Baldwinsville, Onondaga County, and 400 feet downstream from navigation dam of New York State Barge Canal System. Datum of gage is 362.60 feet above mean 

sea level (New York State Barge Canal datum). Auxiliary water-stage recorder 1,500 feet 

downstream at same datum.

Drainage area. 3,130 square miles.

Records available.--November 1898 to December 1908 (these records, prior to construction 

or Barge canal, not equivalent to later records at same site because of extensive development of Barge Canal system), November 1949 to September 1950 in reports of Geological 

Survey. November 1898 to September 1925 in reports of State engineer and surveyor 

(subsequent to December 1908, gage heights only).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period November 1949 to September 1950 (river channel 

only), 15,800 second-feet Apr. 1 (gage height, 8.50 feet); minimum gage height, 1.14 

feet Aug. 25; minimum daily discharge, 659 second-feet Dec. 18.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge computed by using fall as determined by auxiliary waterstage recorder as a factor. This record represents total discharge at Baldwinsville and 

includes flow in Baldwin and Barge Canals. A large amount of natural storage and some 

artifical regulation is afforded by the many large lakes and the Barge Canal System in 

river basin. Large diurnal fluctuations at low and medium flow by power plants above 

station. Seneca River Basin receives water from Erie division of Barge Canal through 

lock 32 near Pittsford. During part of year, entire flow from 45 square miles of drainage area of Mud Creek may be diverted from Chemung River Basin into Keuka Lake in 

Oswego River Basin.

Cooperation. Records of lockages at lock 24 furnished by New York State Department of 

Public Works.

Discharge, in second feet , water year October 1949 to September 1950

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. Nov.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

1,180

1,380

1,200

1,220

1,130

1,110

1,230

1,150

750

934

1,490

1,560

1,510

936

1,220

1,300

1,180

1,250

1,340

1,310

-

Dec.

1,160

1,390

1,450

1,210

1,350

1,360

1,440

1,380

1,290

 1,280

716

1,150

1,260

1,300

1,270

1,150

840

659

1,260

1,170

1,170

1,360

1,230

1,120

1,010

1,090

1,170

1,280

1,260

1,170

1,120

Jan.

923

937

1,200

1,250

1,250

1,300

1,560

1,600

2,130

2,290

2,660

2,790

3 , 000

3,300

2,900

3,430

3,420

3,450

3,190

3,020

2,900

2,760

2,950

3,040

3,700

4,470

4,690

4,430

4,410

4,360

4,130

Month

October ...................... ...

November 11-30. ..................

December ........................

Calendar year ........

January .........................

February .........................

March .......................... .

April .........................

May .............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ....................... ...

September .................... ...

Water year .........

Feb.

3,920

3,860

3,040

2,540

2,170

2,160

2,660

3,010

3,370

3,430

3,600

3,750

3,990

4,010

4,110

4,560

5,080

5,320

5,380

5,190

4,810

4,720

4,760

5,010

5,090

4,940

4,830

4,840

_

-

Secondfoot-days

_

24,380

37,065

-

87,440

114,150

188,450

275,280

81,420

82,590

61,630

36,429

56,900

-

Mar.

3,600

2,730

2,560

2,250

2,890

3,820

4,110

4,660

5,070

4,880

5,170

5,430

5,730

5,690

5,420

5,120

4,950

4,910

4,610

4,620

4,620

4,770

5,310

5,850

6,440

7,050

8,890

12,400

15,100

15,000

14,800

Apr.

15,OOO

14,100

13,300

12,40O

12,000

11,900

12,000

12,100

11,700

11,400

11,600

11,600

11,600

11,600

11,500

11,200

10,800

10,000

8,870

7,520

6,240

5,850

5,410

4,720

4,250

3,890

3,460

3,340

3,100

2,830

-

Maximum

_

1,560

1,450

-

4,690

5,380

15,100

15,000

3,170

5,950

3,450

1 , 650

2,320

-

May

3,010

3,100

3,170

3,110

3,010

3,170

2,870

2,870

2,850

2,720

2,580

2,470

2,460

2,240

2,390

2,450

2,530

2,530

2,500

2,540

2,530

2,620

2,670

2,570

2,510

2,500

2,320

2,280

2,260

2,210

2,380

Minimum

750

659

-

923

2,160

2,250

2,830

2,210

1,740

1,120

741

1,420

-

June

2,420

2,440

2,240

2,390

2,560

2,550

2,440

2,510

2,490

2,390

2,250

2,350

2,180

2,270

2,360

2,130

1,910

2,020

2,070

1,830

1,960

1,960

1,740

2,070

3,710

4,760

5,970

5,920

4,820

3,880

-

Mean

_

1,219

1,196

-

2,821

4,077

6,079

9,176

2 , 626

2,753

1,988

1,175

1,897

-

July

3,450

2,610

2,500

2,300

2,190

2,430

2,540

2,580

2,370

2,460

2,450

2,140

2,500

2,240

1,570

1,470

2,150

2,200

1,620

1,390

1,470

1,520

1,420

1,600

2,080

1,910

1,360

1,350

1,340

1,120

1,300

Aug.

1,340

1,650

1,190

1,650

1,400

1,210

1,440

1,340

1,110

1,040

1,010

1,200

993

1,040

829

1,100

825

839

1,320

1,180

1,460

1,370

1,350

1,140

1,010

1,250

1,070

1,160

1,280

892

741

Per square 

mile

_

0.389

.382

-

.901

1.30

1.94

2.93

.839

.880

.635

.375

.606

-

Sept.

1,570

2,320

2,170

2,020

1,600

1,510

1,510

1,570

1,550

1,420

2,020

1,960

1,640

1,740

2,100

2,060

1,700

2,000

2,190

2,200

2,110

1,910

2,050

2,070

2,060

2,090

1,920

1,610

2,100

2,130

-

Runoff in 

inches

_

0.29

.44

-

1.04

1.36

2.24

3.27

.97

.98

.73

.43

.68

-
23U STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Oswego River at lock 7, Oswego, N. Y.

Location.--Water-stage recorders, lat. 43°27'00", long. 76°30'25", at lock 7 in Oswego, 

Oswego County, three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 246.00 

feet above mean sea level (New York State Barge Canal datum).

Drainage area.--5,121 square miles.

Kecords available.--November 1933 to September 1950. April 1897 to December 1901 and, of 

doubtful accuracy, October 1927 to September 1928 at High Dam, about three-quarters of 

a mile upstream.

Average discharge.--16 years (1934-50), 6,446 second-feet.

ax cr erne s . - -Max linum discharge during year, 29,400 second-feet Mar. 30 (gage height, 12.17 

reet), includes mean daily discharge of canals"; minimum gage height, 1.22 feet Dec. 11, 

12, 14; minimum daily discharge, 460 second-feet Aug. 13.

1933-50: Maximum discharge, 37,500 second-feet Mar. 28, 1936, includes mean daily 

discharge of canals; maximum gage height, 13.46 feet Apr. 10, 1940; minimum discharge 

(river only), 30 second-feet Nov. 6, 1944; minimum gage height, 0.97 foot Aug. 24, 1934; 

minimum daily discharge, 353 second-feet Aug. 14, 1949.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of backwater from Lake Ontario or no 

river gage-height record, which are good. This record represents total discharge at 

Oswego and includes flow in Hydraulic and Barge Canals. A large amount of natural 

storage and some artificial regulation is afforded by the many large lakes and the Barge 

Canal system in river basin. Large diurnal fluctuations at low and medium flow by 

power plants above station. Oswego River Basin receives water from Erie division of 

Barge Canal through lock 32 near Pittsford. Water may be diverted into or received 

from Mohawk River Basin through summit level of Barge Canal between New London and Utica. 

During part of year entire flow from 45 square miles of drainage area of Mud Creek may 

be diverted from Chemung River Basin Into Lake Keuka in Oswego River Basin. Nearly all 

of flow from 15.7 square miles of the Tioughnioga River Basin may be diverted into 

DeRuyter Reservoir, in Oswego River Basin.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

a3,750

a3,850

a4,o50

a4,250

a4,050

4,090

3,400

3,230

3,140

3,630

3,120

2,420

2,280

3,190

3,120

1,890

3,600

2,440

2,220

2,420

2,460

1,740

1,140

2,850

2,370

2,060

1,650

1,400

958

811

2,310

Nov.

a2,260

al,920

al,900

al,800

2,220

al,480

a2,750

a2,50O

aE , 200

a2,360

a2,480

2,020

1,630

3,380

3,610

2,740

a3,050

a2,900

a2,600

al,520

a3,700

3,390

3,410

2,570

4,350

3,430

3,020

4,410

4,130

4,540

-

Dec.

4,070

3,660

3,680

3,240

4,840

4,54O

4,180

3,950

3,950

3,730

2,980

4,440

5,270

5,990

7,050

6,970

6,610

5,170

7,360

7,160

7,670

7,900

7,920

7,850

7,120

7,510

8,080

8,090

7,460

7,690

7,100

Jan.

5,820

6,490

7,360

7,020

6,880

6,990

6,910

7,210

7,810

8,000

9,610

10, SCO

9,660

9,740

9,770

10,600

10,100

10,100

9,820

9,380

9,100

8,840

8,930

9,180

11,200

11,900

11,800

11,600

11,200

10,600

10,700

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .......................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July ..........................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

9,470

8,780

8,590

8 , 680

6 , 800

7,410

7,410

7,590

7,800

7,970

8,510

8,960

3,330

9,410

9,100

9,160

9,380

alO,200

alO,600

a9,300

a9,900

a9,500

a8,7OO

a8,600

a8,600

a8, 500

a8,700

a9,100

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

83,88E

84,27C

183, 23C

1,783,916

284, 82C

246,05

354,741.

548, 88C

172, 37C

139, 49C

93,80C

49,02C

93,16C

2,333,719

Mar.

9,170

8,460

6,780

6,940

5,870

6,390

7,630

8,550

8,780

9,140

9,730

9,700

10,200

10,800

10,200

10,100

9,620

9,360

9,060

9,030

9 , EOO

9,230

10,000

11,200

12,000

12,800

15,400

21,400

25,800

26,OOO

26,200

Apr.

26,400

25,700

25,700

25,600

25,100

24, 600

24,400

23,900

23,300

22,800

22,400

21,500

21,000

20,500

20,100

19,600

18,800

18,500

17,800

16,500

15,300

14,000

13,200

12,500

10,200

8,970

8,730

7,550

7,100

7,130

-

Maximum

4,250

4,540

8.O9O

14,700

11,900

10,600

26,200

26,400

8,060

7,200

4,400

2,250

4,020

26,400

May

7,760

8,060

7,880

7,640

7.5OO

6,820

a6,300

a6,500

a6,000

5,000

5,050

5,240

5,170

5,040

5,780

5,230

4,910

5,090

5,130

5,010

4,210

5,610

5,520

5,190

4,880

4,920

4,100

3,600

4,600

3,500

5,130

Minimum

811

1,480

2,980

353

5,820

6,800

5,870

7,100

3,500

2,400

800

460

1,990

460

June

5,040

4,710

4,600

4,030

5,830

5,720

5,530

5,370

5,040

4,630

3,600

5,170

4,820

4,500

4,100

4,100

3,300

2,400

4,400

3,600

3,500

3,300

3,300

3,300

3,OOO

5,400

6,400

7,200

7,200

6,4OO

-

Mean

2,706

2,809

5,911

4,887

9,188

8,788

11,440

18,300

5,560

4,650

3,026

1,581

3,105

6,394

July

4,300

4,400

3,400

2,800

3,500

3,800

4,100

3,900

3,700

4,000

3,700

3,700

3,600

3,300

2,900

1,950

3,500

3,600

3,300

2,700

2,400

2,250

1,400

3,300

3,000

2,600

2,400

1,900

1,550

800

2,050

Aug.

1,750

2,000

2,100

1,500

1,450

600

1,800

1,800

1,700

1,8OO

1,300

1,400

460

1,750

1,900

1,220

1,550

1,300

1,500

600

2,100

1,850

1,900

1,700

1,600

1,450

540

1,850

2,250

2,150

2,150

Per sqnare 

mile

0.528

.549

1.15

.954

1.79

1.72

2.23

3.57

1.09

.908

.591

.309

.606

1.25

Sept.

2,500

3,000

2,370

2,750

3,750

2,960

2,850

2,600

2,660

2,26O

3,470

3,540

3,560

3,030

3,240

3,360

3,360

3,850

3,980

3,490

2,540

3,130

3,120

1,990

4,020

3,630

3,270

3,060

3,050

2,770

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.61

.61

1.33

12.94

2.07

1.79

2.58

3.98

1.25

1.01

.68

.36

.68

16.95

a No river gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of power-plant records at Fulton and 

High Dam.

Note. Backwater from Lake Ontario May 27-30, June 11, June 15 to Sept. 2 (no river gage-height 

record June 25 to July 1, Aug. 26 to Sept. ?).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO ^~

Fall Creek near Ithaca, N. Y.

Location.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 42°27'20", long. 76°28'30", in 

Forest Home, Tompkins County, half a mile upstream from Cornell University Dam, l|' 

miles northeast of Ithaca, and 2 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 794 81 

feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers)

Drainage area.--124 square miles.

Hecoras available.--February 1925 to September 1950. July 1908 to June 1909 at site it 

miles downstream.

Average discharge.--25 years (1925-50), 186 second-feet.

extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,120 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 5 61 

reetT; minimum, 20 second-feet Aug. 15, 16 (gage height, 0.44 foot)

1925-50: Maximum discharge, 15,500 second-feet July 8, 1935 (gage height, 9.52 

feet), from average of computed flow over each of four dams; minimum, about 3 secondfeet Aug. 25, 1927 (gage height, 0.18 foot).

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from log, 

or rragmentary or no gage-height record, which are fair. Cornell University diverted 

64,950,932 cubic feet during year from a point about 1 mile above station for water 

supply equivalent to a mean discharge at station of 2.06 second-feet.

Revisions (water years).--W 759: Drainage area. W 874: 1935-38.

Rating table, water year 1949-5O, except periods of ice effect or backwater from log 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0.4 17

.5 24

.6 52

.8 50

1.0 71

1.2 106

1.4 159

1.6 232

1.8 322

2.1 487

2.5 757

3.1 1,290

3.7 1,950

4.3 2,770

4.7 3,410

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

72 

54 

45 

40 

37

41 

37 

48 

47 

39

35 

32 

34 

39

36

36 

31 

29 

28 

28

24 

28 

30 

31 

32

38 

a50 

a36 

a31 

a30 

a32

Nov.

a49 

a39 

a35 

65 

91

69 

60 

58 

52

45

48 

79 

66 

80 

84

68 

60 

58 

62 

73

127 

b92 

b66 

b62 

b88

b92 

b48 

b70 

*74 

125

Dec.

118 

96 

b78 

b50 

b76

b6(D 

b54 

b50 

b47 

b45

b64 

a!70 

a60O 

a290 

*b!80

b!30 

blOS 

128 

176 

159

147 

144 

226 

237 

132

183 

494 

335 

212 

b!30 

bl!6

Jan.

139 

205 

*258 

245 

252

509 

700 

276 

236 

530

754 

275 

280 

448 

282

284 

184 

197 

b!30 

b!22

123 

147 

176 

278 

556

412 

332 

195 

209 

232 

b!55

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary . . ...

h. ............

1. ................ ..........

st .....................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

b!65 

166 

*155 

b!25 

121

130 

119 

b66 

b!25 

b!55

blSO 

b!90 

b!60 

bllO 

150

183 

173 

ISO 

bl45 

b72

b!20 

b!25 

b!3O 

b!20 

bllO

b!06 

b!02 

blOO

Secondfoot-days

1,150 

2,085 

5,035

51,147

9,121 

3,753 

15,666 

15,241 

4,097 

6,791 

2,371 

963 

4,611

70,884

Peak discharge (base, 1,900 sec. -ft.). Mar

sec. -ft.; June 24 (12 m.) 3,130 sec. -ft.

Mar.

b92 

b80 

b76 

b74 

b72

b80 

b76 

b!75 

588 

480

370 

340 

*300 

235 

210

190 

180 

155 

135 

140

195 

492 

655 

487 

434

358 

855 

*3,330 

2,750 

1,240 

822

Apr.

751 

773 

1,000 

1,770 

2,230

1,080 

614 

499 

412 

368

384 

368 

337 

303 

317

275 

262 

262 

249 

528

505 

337 

280 

249 

220

209 

190 

169 

153 

147

Maximum

72 

127 

600

1,660

754 

190 

3,330 

2,230 

355 

1,650 

184 

68 

623

3,330

May

355 

306 

193

162 

260

190 

153 

128 

118 

144

165 

125

116 

130 

111

106 

96 

113 

144 

128

106 

86 

76 

74 

71

66 

59 

74 

96 

78 

68

Minimum

24 

35 

45

11

122 

66 

72 

147 

59 

56 

38 

20 

39

20

June

127 

138 

135 

1,160 

320

178 

128 

106 

88 

82

78 

68 

62 

68 

77

65 

123 

92 

68 

64

83 

72 

56 

1,650 

866

260 

169 

133

111 

164

Mean

37.1 

69.5 

162

140

294 

134 

505 

508 

132 

226 

76.5 

31.1 

154

194

July

113

88 

86 

134 

168

111 

88 

72 

65 

60

66 

63 

58 

77 

62

54 

50 

48 

47 

179

184 

79 

58 

52 

54

5Q 

44 

41 

a40 

a38 

a42

Aug.

a49 

a 50 

43 

35 

34

34 

29 

27 

25 

25

25 

24 

23 

22 

20

f21 

f22 

22 

37 

68

47 

32 

28 

25 

24

23 

23 

22 

25 

27 

52

Per square 

mile

0.299 

.560 

1.31

1.13

2.37 

1.08 

4.07 

4.10 

1.06 

1.82 

.617 

.251 

1.24

1.56

Sept.

623 

380 

127 

83

66

58 

51 

44 

39 

55

143 

437 

179 

267 

232

416 

262 

159 

123 

123

100 

90 

86 

80 

74

76 

68 

a62 

a56 

a52

Runoff in 

inches

0.34 

.63

1.51

15.34

2.74 

1.13 

4.70 

4.57 

1.23 

2.04 

.71 

.29 

1.38

21.27

. 28 (10 p.m.) 5,120 sec. -ft.; Apr. 5 (3:30 a.m.) 2,510

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for Cayuga Inlet near Ithaca and Owego Creek near Owego.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice (no gage-height record Dec. 9-11, 15).

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph.

Note. Backwater from ice and/or log on control Mar. 10-21.
232 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Cayuga Inlet near Ithaca, N. Y.

Location.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 42°23'35", long. 76°32'40", 

half a mile upstream from Butternut Creek and 5 miles south of Ithaca, Tompkins County. 

Datum of gage is 437.16 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.--36.7 square miles.

Records available. March 1937 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 13 years, 38.6 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1.740 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 4.86 

feet); minimum, 4.1 second-feet Aug. 15 (gage height, 0.51 foot).

1937-50: Maximum discharge, 4,110 second-feet Aug. 13, 1942 (gage height, 7.58 

feet), from rating curve extended above 650 second-feet on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 5.5 and 7.58 feet; minimum, 1.8 second-feet Aug. 30, 31, 

Sept. 1, 2, 1939 (gage height, 0.42 foot).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from leaves, or 

partly obstructed intake, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of lee effect or backwater from leaves 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 28 Mar. 29 to Sept. 30

0.54 5.0 1.1 44 2.1 288 O.52 4.3 0.8 14 1.2 54 

.6 6.8 1.2 57 2.5 452 .55 5.1 .9 20 1.3 Yl 

.7 11 1.3 Y2 3.0 68Y .6 6.6 1.0 28 1.4 90 

.8 16 1.4 90 3.Y 1,050 .7 10 1.1 40 

.9 22 1.6 135 10 32 18 189 Note. Same as preceding table above 

1 . TTeet . 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

8.2 

Y.O

6.6 

6.2

6.0

6.0 

C6.2 

C6.4 

05.8 

05.4

05.4 

c5.4 

c5.4 

C5.4 

C5.8

c5.4 

05.2 

05.4 

5.8 

5.6

5.6 

5.4 

5.4 

5.4 

5.5

Y.5 

6.6 

6.4 

6.2 

6.2 

8.3

Nov.

Y.6 

Y.O 

Y.3 

11 

9.8

9.2 

8.4 

Y.8 

Y.2

6.8

8.6 

8.2 

12 

13 

11

9.6 

9.0 

9.6 

9.1 

12

15 

12

11 

10 

13

blZ 

blO 

11 

*13 

16

Dec.

14 

13 

bll 

blO 

11

b9.6 

b8.6 

bY.8 

bY.O 

bY.4

b9.0 

b26 

Y5 

39 

*b24

bZl 

19 

22 

23 

20

20 

19 

35 

2Y 

b20

38 

68 

53 

39 

b2Y 

b25

Jan.

b26 

32 

*3Y 

36

41

112 

113 

b64 

b58 

105

YY 

b50 

54 

58 

44

44 

b38 

32 

b25 

b20

b22 

b24 

28 

55

68

5Y 

45 

b3Y 

b38 

39 

b29

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber ............. .......

lendar year 1949 ............

h. ........... .. . ...

1 ................. .......

st ................ ....

ember ............. ..........

ter year 1949-50 ............

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 sec

Feb.

30 

33 

*b30 

b2Y 

b23

24

b!6 

b2Y 

33

39 

38 

34 

b31 

42

40 

3Y 

34 

b33 

b21

b28 

b30 

b31 

b30 

b28

b26 

b25 

b24

Secondfoot-days

18Y.1 

SOY. 2 

Y48.4

9,127.1

1,508 

836 

4,021 

2,761 

862 

Y41.3 

268.6 

258.2 

i Y38.0

13,236.8

Mar.

b23 

b22 

b21 

b21 

b21

b23 

b22 

b!35 

b!65 

b98

b82 

YO 

62 

b54 

b52

b50 

*b45 

b40 

b40 

b44

Y6 

145 

148 

118 

10Y

90 

*325 

*1,010 

4Y1 

254 

18Y

Apr.

166 

1Y3 

236 

31Y

266

160 

123 

105 

90 

Y9

Y5 

69 

66 

62 

61

54 

50 

48 

46 

Yl

Yl 

54 

51 

4Y 

43

43 

36 

33 

33 

33

May

61 

44 

35 

33 

33

29 

25 

23 

22 

36

29 

24 

23 

23 

22

22 

21 

33 

34 

30

24 

18 

1Y 

16 

16

15 

14 

6Y 

30 

23 

20

Maximum Minimum

8.3 5.2 

16 6.8 

Y5 Y.O

241 2.8

113 20 

42 16 

1,010 21 

31Y 33 

6Y 14 

118 9.3 

25 5.4 

45 4.4 

203 9.4

1,010 4.4

June

46 

25 

43 

118

56

40 

29 

23 

20 

22

18 

15 

14 

18 

16

14 

12 

12 

12 

12

11 

10 

9.3 

65 

19

13 

11 

10

12 

16

Mean

6.04 

10.2 

24.1

25.0

48.6 

29.9 

130 

92.0 

2Y.8 

24. Y 

8.66 

8.33 

24.6

36.3

July

9.9 

9.0 

9.0 

12 

11

9.9 

8.6 

8.0 

Y.8 

Y.6

9.0 

Y.6 

8.2 

9.8 

Y.8

Y.2

6.9 

6.8 

6.4 

25

13 

9.0 

Y.6 

6.9 

Y.O

6.6 

6.2 

6.0 

5.8 

5.4 

Y.6

Aug.

8.2 

8.2 

6.3 

5.6 

5.Y

5.6 

5.2 

5.0 

5.0 

5.2

5.4 

5.1 

4.9

4.6 

4.4

6.3 

6.2 

5.Y 

45 

24

10 

Y.4 

6.6 

6.0 

5.6

5.8 

5.4 

5.1 

6.1 

5.6 

23

Per square 

mile

0.165 

.2Y8 

.65Y

.681

1.32 

.815 

3.54 

2.51 

.Y5Y 

.6Y3 

.236 

.22Y 

.6YO

.989

-ft.). Mar. 28 (4 p.m.) 1,Y40 sec. -ft.

Sept.

203 

58 

25 

18 

15

13 

11 

10 

9.4 

38

21 

19 

18 

30 

35

28 

21 

17 

16 

15

14 

14 

14 

12 

12

11 

11 

10 

9.9 

9.7

Runoff in 

inches

0.19 

.31 

.76

9.25

1.53 

.85 

4.07 

2.80 

.87 

.75 

.27 

.26 

.75

13.41

Winter dis^Rarge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

c Backwater from leaves.

Note. Intake partly obstructed Sept. 2-21; discharge computed on basis of gage heights 

by engineer.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO " dj 

Canandalgua Lake at Canandaigua, N. Y.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°52'20", long. 77°16'20", at south end of City 

fier at northern end of Canandaigua Lake, 1 mile southeast of Canandaigua, Ontario 

County. Datum of gage is 680.76 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Drainage area. 189 square miles.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1950. Records previously collected at 

site on west outlet on west side of E. T. Waldorf's boathouse by Oswego River Watershed Corp. of Fulton, N. Y.

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 8.70 feet Apr. 1; minimum, 4.96 feet Dec. 22. 

 1939-50: Maximum gage height observed, 9.09 feet Apr. 12, 13, 1940; minimum 

observed, 4.45 feet Jan. 30, 1942.

Remarks.--Elevation of lake surface regulated by stop logs on east and west outlets. West 

outlet, which usually carries most of lake outflow, is an artificial canal 1-5- miles 

long which discharges into Canandaigua Lake Outlet; spillway consists of permanent 

stop log 9.8 feet long with top at elevation 683.96 feet extending across a masonry 

arch opening under roadway. East outlet is at head of natural outlet channel from 

lake; spillway consists of 40 feet of detachable stop logs mounted in six courses on 

concrete footing. The city engineer, Canandaigua, F. Y., regulates storage in lake 

for Oswego River Watershed Corporation, Fulton, N. Y., by operation of stop logs on 

both spillways. Capacity of lake not determined. Area of water surface is about 16.57 

square miles at elevation 686 feet.

Gage height, in feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

5.85

5.87

5.87

5.83

5.82

5.84

5.84

5.81

5.81

5.80

5.82

5.83

5.8O

5.78

5.76

5.76

5.74

5.72

5.71

5.70

5.69

5.71

5.66

5.64

5.66

5.60

5.58

5.56

5.54

5.54

5.53

Nov.

5.53

5.52

5.49

5.48

5.46

5.46

5.44

5.43

5.40

5.42

5.40

5.40

5.49

5.40

5.41

5.38

5.36

5.36

5.38

5.36

5.34

5.34

5.36

5.34

5.30

5.28

5.27

5.29

5.29

5.26

-

Dee.

5.24

5.23

5.25

5.29

5.23

5.20

5.23

5.19

5.18

5.20

5.24

5.23

5.18

5.18

5.17

5.17

5.18

5.17

5.14

5.19

5.18

5.18

5.15

5.15

5.22

5.25

5.16

5.16

5.11

5.11

5.11

Jan.

5.11

5.11

5.15

5.14

5.13

5.16

5.21

5.23

5.23

5.26

5.28

5.32

5.36

5.35

5.40

5.40

5.39

5.40

5.37

5.37

5.37

5.38

5.38

5.44

5.51

5.55

5.56

5.66

5.62

5.57

5.63

Feb.

5.64

5.64

5.65

5.64

5.64

5.65

5.63

5.69

5.74

5.68

5.69

5.69

5.72

5.94

5.94

5.93

5.95

5.98

5.97

5.97

5.98

6.01

6.06

6.08

6.07

6.07

6.07

6.10

_

-

-

Mar.

6.O9

6.09

6.08

6.08

6.09

6.08

6.10

6.13

6.23

6. 26

6.30

6.34

6.39

6.42

6.45

6.44

6.47

6.49

6.49

6.51

6.55

6.62

6.75

6.83

6.86

6.89

7.09

7.78

8.39

8.49

8.48

Apr.

8.49

8.39

8.38

8.43

8.53

8.50

8.44

8.36

8.28

8.21

8.16

8.05

7.97

7.89

7.82

7.75

7.68

7.6O

7.54

7.50

7.44

7.38

7.33

7.27

7.24

7.15

7.11

7.03

6.97

6.92

-

May

6.91

6.86

6.81

6.76

6.78

6.78

6.73

6.71

6.74

6.72

6. 7O

6.69

6.68

6.68

6.67

6.65

6.65

S.68

6.74

6.75

6.76

6.78

6.77

6.77

6.76

6.77

6.76

6.77

6.76

6.77

6.81

June

6.80

6.81

6.85

6.87

6.87

6.88

6.87

6.87

6.88

6.89

6.85

6.85

6.85

6.85

6.85

6.88

6.84

6.83

6.82

6.83

6.82

6.82

6.82

6.86

6.86

6.87

6.86

6.84

6,83

6.82

-

July

6.80

6.82

6.78

6.83

6.67

6.90

6.89

6.89

6.88

6.88

6.91

6.90

6.95

6.97

6.98

6.98

6.97

6,93

6.91

6.99

7.01

7.00

7.02

7.02

6.97

6.93

6.93

6.94

6.92

6.91

e.9i

Aug.

6.89

6.90

6.88

6.86

6.83

6.80

6.79

6.79

6.78

6.77

6.73

6.70

6.68

6.66

6.67

6.67

6.66

6. 65

6.70

6.69

6.67

6.67

6.66

6.64

6.64

6.61

6.63

6.62

6.60

6.58

6.59

Sept.

6.66

6.65

6.64

6.62

6.59

6.59

6.57

6.56

6.56

6.55

6.52

6.53

6.56

6.54

6.53

6.49

6.48

6.47

6.45

6.44

6.42

6.43

6.38

6.36

6.35

6.33

6.33

6.32

6.30

6.30

-

Monthly gage height, in feet, water year October 1949 to Septerabe

Month

December. .....................

July. .........................

August

Water year 1949-5O. .........

Maximum

5.29

8.53

8.53

Minimum

5.11

5.11

6.92

6.80

6.78

5.11

Mean

5.73

5.19

5.36

6.65

7.79

6.85

e.92

6.71

6.31

Change in contents 

during month 

(equivalent, 

second-feet)

-56. 9

-49.9

-24.2

-6.01

+91.4

+84.0

+410

-274

-20.7

+1.77

+13.8

-46. 6

-58.8

+6.30

209004 O - 52 - 16
o Q|4 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Canandaigua Lake Outlet at Chapin, N. Y.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 42°55'00", long. 77°14'00", in Chapin, Ontario 

County, 500 feet upstream from highway bridge and 3 miles downstream from Canandaigua 

Lake. Datum of gage is 673.6 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.--199 square miles.

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--10 years (1940-50), 147 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,090 second-feet Mar. 27 (gage height, 4.62 

feet); minimum, V.5 second-feet Oct. 18; minimum gage height, 1.15 feet Feb. 3.

1939-50: Maximum discharge, 1,100 second-feet Mar. 17, 1942 (gage height, 4.64 

feet); minimum, 4.6 second-feet Sept. 17, 1948; minimum gage height, that of Feb. 3, 

1950.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from weeds, 

or no gage-height record, which are good. Flow regulated by Canandaigua Lake (see 

preceding page).

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day Feb. Mar. May July Sept.

810

794

826

814

794

762

739

720

693

663

636

369

353

344

311

142

123

117

112

112

112

108

108

108

106

106

181

358

437

441

773

834

766

818

507

486

468

455

441

431

411

394

381

369

Secondfoot-days

Runoff in 

Inches

October.. 

November. 

December.

18.1

24.3

29.8

-0.195

-.129

.029

-0.22

-.14

.03

Calendar year 1949

January... 

February.. 

March.....

April.....

May.......

June......

July......

August....

September.

1,411

1,167

6,429

18,437

3,774

836

643

784

647

834

834

369

137

126

618

340

101

.633

3.11

1.71

.508

.149

.173

-.107

-.187

Water year 1949-50 56,543.C 834 106 .533

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents in Canandaigua Lake. Negative figures indicate that natural 

losses from Canandaigua Lake exceeded inflow.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records 

and records for Canandaigua Lake at Canandaigua.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 8, 9, 11, 12, 17-22, Jan. 31 to Feb. 5, Pel 

8, Feb. 14 to Mar. 20. Backwater from ice and weeds Dec. 8-1O, 15-17, 31. Backwater from weeds 

Oct. 1 to Dec. 7, Dec. 11-14, 18-30, Jan. 1-7, May 27 to Sept. 30.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 235

Owasco Lake Outlet near Auburn, N. Y.

Location.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 42°56'45", long. 76°36'05", 2j 

miles downstream from center of Auburn, Cayuga County, and 4 miles downstream from 

State dam at outlet of Owasco Lake.

Drainage area. 208 square miles.

Kecorcts available . November 1912 to September 1950.

Average discharge". 37 years (1913-50), 285 second-feet.

extremes. maximum discharge during year, 2,090 second-feet Apr. 4 (gage height, 4.72 

reet); minimum, 11 second-feet Nov. 12 (gage height, 1.43 feet); minimum daily, 19 

second-feet Oct. 22, Nov. 27, 28.

1912-50: Maximum discharge, 2,090 second-feet Mar. 19, 1936, Apr. 9, 1940, Apr. 4, 

1950; maximum gage height, 4.88 feet Mar. 19, 1936, Apr. 9, 1940; minimum discharge, 

about 2 second-feet Dec. 5, 1936 (gage height, 1.36 feet); minimum daily, 5 second-feet 

Nov. 11, 1934.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater from debris or no gage-height 

record, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation caused by mills in Auburn; seasonal regulation at State dam. Water supply for Auburn taken from Owasco Lake, part of which returns as sewage to outlet above gaging station.

Revisions (water years).--W 759: Drainage area. W 804: 1913(M). W 824: 1913-14, 1916, 

192U(w, m) , iaaa(M, "m) , 1928 (K, m), 1929, ly32(H, m) .

Rating table, water year 1949-5O, except periods of backwater from debris

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Backwater from weeds July 6 to Sept. 3o)

1.5 19 2.0 121 3.5 1,140

1.6 33 2.2 188 4.0 1,590

1.7 51 2.4 278 4.4 1,890

1.8 71 2.6 393

1.9 94 2.9 616

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

177

166

181

170

177

174

166

170

174

177

174

177

177

170

166

166

103

58

57

40

25

19

22

25

25

25

22

23

21

20

59

Nov.

93

96

99

101

94

92

93

71

24

25

29

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

21

25

22

22

22

22

24

20

19

19

24

22

Dec.

65

187

177

177

184

177

177

177

181

181

181

181

184

192

188

188

188

192

192

192

188

196

196

192

192

192

192

188

196

192

188

Jan.

162

192

196

196

201

268

305

360

351

320

356

490

600

565

616

600

592

584

497

441

434

421

421

441

427

428

434

428

416

448

441

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January .......... ...............

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July ............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

428

428

428

428

428

434

434

381

351

300

316

316

316

316

392

391

434

434

414

305

a300

a300

a300

a310

a31o

a310

310

316

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

3,306

1,221

5,673

78,475

12,631

10,130

17, 81£

31,680

9,920

6 , 25£

6,354

5,460

4,964

115,415

Mar.

305

305

305

310

310

316

321

357

344

327

321

316

376

421

421

421

421

421

414

a410

a440

a490

a560

a640

a673

673

840

1,170

1,650

1,760

1,780

Apr.

1,730

1,650

1,670

cl,800

cl,850

cl,850

cl,800

cl,700

cl,6OO

cl,550

cl,450

cl,300

cl,200

cl,100

cl,040

cl,000

c940

c84O

a60O

a470

a462

470

455

455

462

386

366

500

5OO

484

-

Maximum

181

101

196

657

616

434

1,780

1,850

492

256

225

204

184

1,850

May

484

477

462

455

462

448

455

492

406

350

344

350

344

344

344

344

344

359

362

338

332

332

338

344

167

73

72

80

76

71

71

Minimum

19

19

65

19

162

300

305

366

71

172

192

94

116

19

June

172

196

246

226

218

192

201

201

201

204

205

205

201

215

206

209

205

211

201

209

201

205

205

256

217

213

213

210

209

205

-

Mean

107

40.7

183

215

407

362

575

1,056

320

209

205

176

165

316

July

209

192

217

209

225

220

216

206

206

212

210

210

214

214

200

204

192

196

204

214

200

196

196

200

200

200

200

200

192

196

204

Aug.

200

200

204

204

200

200

204

204

200

196

200

192

192

192

192

188

180

162

180

166

174

178

162

166

162

110

94

156

152

122

128

Per square 

mile

_

-

1.03

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

1.52

Sept.

174

170

170

170

170

170

162

118

160

170

166

166

174

170

174

170

174

178

184

180

170

170

170

174

170

152

160

160

152

116

-

Runoff in 

inches

_

_

-

14.02

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

20.64

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or computed on basis of elevations of Owasco Lake.

c Backwater from debris.

Note. Increase In contents In Owasco Lake during calendar year 1949, about 238,300,000 cubic feet 

(equivalent mean discharge, 7.56 second-feet; runoff, 0.49 Inch); increase in elevation, 0.83 foot. 

Decrease in contents during water year 1949-5O, about 97,600,000 cubic feet (equivalent mean discharge, 3.10 second-feet; runoff, 0.2O inch); decrease In elevation, 0.34 foot.
236 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Onondaga Creek at Temple Street, Syracuse, N. Y.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°02'25", long. V6°09'20", 150 feet upstream from

 Temple Street Bridge in Syracuse, Onondaga County. Datum of gage is 353.4 feet above 

mean sea level (levels by'city of Syracuse).

Records available. June 1949 to September 1950. November 1939 to July 1949 at site 2%

 miles upstream, published as Onondaga Creek at Syracuse; records not equivalent.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,560 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 12.6

 i'eet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 1,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 19 second-feet Oct. 28 (gage height, 1.9V feet).

1949-50: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 28, 1950; minimum, 18 second-feet July 21, 

1949; minimum gage height, 1.8V feet July 9, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of backwater from debris, which are fair.

 Expensive diurnal fluctuation caused by gristmill. Since August 1949, high flow regulated by Onondaga Reservoir above station.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except period of backwater from debris

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 19-3O)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 3O

2.2

2.3 

2.6

2.9 

3.2 

3.4

2.2 

2.5 

2.9 

3.3

Dec. 1 to Sept. 30

3.8 

4.5 

5.5 

6.7

147

234

388

622

8.1 

9.6 

11.2

967

1,420

2,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

38

32

32

32

32

32

31

33

30

31

31

31

32

31

30

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

31

32

32

33

34

30

28

28

35

Nov.

40

34

32

46

53

44

40

38

36

34

39

47

40

41

44

42

41

*41

41

48

58

54

49

49

54

63

50

53

61

80

-

Dec.

71

63

61

51

57

52

49

55

43

45

52

*98

236

173

92

74

68

73

102

91

92

96

112

124

87

88

170

155

119

83

73

Jan.

85

92

106

120

119

162

312

173

152

246

481

271

193

260

207

292

*212

169

137

110

114

133

151

237

410

300

231

170

169

176

138

Month

Octobe r ..........................

November .........................

December .............. .....

Calendar year ............

January ..........................

February ........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

Jnne .......................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 .............

Feb.

145

149

155

136

120

129

124

88

119

174

188

197

157

*132

174

238

220

187

180

131

135

143

148

154

133

122

125

121

_

-

Secondfoot-days

964

1,392

2,805

6 , 128

4,224

13,434

14,504

3,830

2 780

1^911

1 572

2^674

56,218

Mar.

120

112

106

106

111

121

110

165

470

462

347

342

*323

266

233

214

199

200

175

170

207

305

439

412

423

390

676

1,970

1,670

1,350

1,240

Apr.

1,160

1,070

1,030

1,080

1,100

998

877

713

472

385

395

383

360

347

352

325

304

289

272

344

325

276

252

237

220

211

197

186

175

169

Maximum

38

80

236

481

238

1,970

1,160

246

310

174

118

242

1,970

May

246

226

182

165

157

147

137

129

124

149

136

122

116

117

109

104

99

117

128

122

103

92

87

85

83

80

78

110

107

92

81

Minimum

28

32

43

85

88

106

169

78

58

43

34

49

28

June

102

105

118

310

169

112

94

84

78

74

74

69

67

68

70

66

66

67

65

69

67

62

58

127

182

86

67

64

61

79

Mean

31.1

46.4

90.5

198

151

433

483

124

92 . 7

61 ! 6

50.7

89.1

154

July

64

57

57

73

121

174

99

68

59

58

60

58

54

64

55

51

50

50

50

60

68

52

49

46

46

46

44

47

44

43

44

Aug.

60

65

47

43

42

42

41

40

38

c41

c39

c36

c36

c35

c34

C44

43

39

85

118

65

49

44

43

42

41

40

73

75

54

78

Per square 

mile

Sept.

242

186

91

69

63

60

55

52

49

112

76

84

86

127

148

164

121

88

80

86

75

69

69

66

63

61

60

59

57

56

-

Runoff in 

inches

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 see.-ft.). Mar. 28 (8:3O p. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

c Backwater from debris.

2,56O sec.-ft.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 237 

East Branch Fish Creek at Taberg, N. Y.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°18'05", long. 75°37'10", at highway bridge in 

Taberg, Oneida County, just downstream from Furnace Creek. Datum of gage is 491.12 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 189 square miles.

Kecords available. April 1923 to September 1950.

Average dlscha'rge'. 27 years, 544 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,550 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 5.80 

reet) , release from upstream ice jam; minimum, 20 second-feet Aug. 16 (gage height, 

0.10 foot).

1923-50: Maximum discharge, 13,600 second-feet Oct. 2, 1945 (gage height, 10.90 

feet); minimum, 4.9 second-feet Aug. 15, 16, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnich are fair. Diversion above station for water supply by city of Rome as shown in 

monthly table. Additional diversion from a reservoir (capacity, 28,600,000 cubic feet, 

drainage area, 16.4 square miles) on Florence Creek above station for water supply for 

city of Oneida amounted to 161,736,000 cubic feet during water year 1950, equivalent 

to a mean discharge of 5.1 second-feet. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by diversion and small power operations upstream.

Revisions (water years).--W 604: 1924. W 759: Drainage area. W 1034: 1944. W1054:

0.7 91

.8 113

1.0 169

Hating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of ioe effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

to Dec. 21

241 2.1

329 2.5

495 2.9

785

1,140

1,560

0.9

1.1 

1.3 

1.6

150

214

295

449

ept. 30

2.5 1,140 

3.0 1,680 

3.8

4.6

2,680

3,800

5.3 4,800

Discharge, in 20nd-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

El

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

329

233

183

167

237

245

229

334

283

254

211

183

233

207

183

172

154

139

134

123

102

119

211

196

154

255

237

186

160

148

228

Nov.

311

254

211

409

483

344

334

386

297

233

315

339

363

1,040

3915

3534

3402

3349

*3324

386

413

311

275

254

324

331

1)270

266

385

567

-

Dec.

514

430

339

b280

320

b250

b220

b200

b!80

b!65

b250

b820

b2,150

1,520

937

623

528

b680

1,550

1,370

b3,600

3,690

*3,350

al,920

al,160

31,680

*33,550

3,060

1,500

722

554

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March. .................

April. .................

May. ...................

June ...................

July...................

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

32,

a2,

32,

1,

1,

2,

1,

2,

614

621

974

330

140

040

140

560

509

270

230

130

978

700

1,930

2,200

*1» 280

300

560

b450

b410

^

b

161

167

360

2,640

3,280 Z,'i

<

t00

527

49

26

b390

Secondfoot-days

6,229

11,625

38,112

192,923.8

39,566

8,778

15,341

54,454

14,799

8,725

2,886

3,381

9,433

213,329

Feb.

b430

b480

432

393

b320

b340

*328

b240

b320

473

479

404

328

314

328

304

295

286

274

b!90

blSO

b200

b235

b260

b270

b240

b225

b210

_

_

-

Mar.

b225

blSO

b!65

b!70

b!90

blSO

b!60

b200

b340

b450

b560

b540

b500

b460

b440

*b390

b340

314

300

291

b290

352

378

378

383

378

547

1,290

1,910

1,620

1,420

Apr.

1,290

1,150

1,420

3,090

4,690

3,140

2,180

1,880

1,540

1,220

1,420

1,480

1 ,-100

900

934

1,030

1,330

1,680

2,550

4,470

2,960

1,850

1,480

1,200

1,250

1,430

1,680

1,730

1,340

1,040

-

Observed

Maximum

334

1,040

3,690

4,860

3,280

480

1,910

4,690

1,110

1,330

271

473

1,770

4,690

Minimum

102

211

165

5.2

390

180

160

900

162

87

29

21

60

21

Mean

201

388

1,229

529

1,276

314

495

1,815

477

291

93.1

109

314

584

May

1,110

1,040

858

776

858

722

567

455

383

851

730

509

404

388

328

300

269

265

567

497

362

274

225

204

190

171

162

356

427

314

237

June

674

693

661

1,330

662

410

300

237

197

203

328

237

177

159

140

119

115

122

108

110

205

140

110

268

405

197

129

109

87

93

-

Diversion 

( secondfeet )t

+22.4

+20.9

+20.7

+21.8

+20.6

+20.5

+21.5

+20.0

+18.8

+20.7

+21.0

+22.4

+18.7

+20.7

July

79

69

81

101

198

271

145

93

72

56

133

162

115

112

95

76

67

149

147

110

101

74

56

49

54

51

±3

35

33

30

29

Aug.

170

293

332

183

129

95

67

48

38

34

30

29

28

26

23

21

21

22

51

173

106

63

46

35

27

33

34

57

473

328

366

Sept.

1,070

640

297

187

140

117

81

66

60

91

232

180

126

198

928

1,770

745

370

333

323

225

183

183

168

151

133

125

119

97

95

-

Adjusted for diversion

M Per square Runoff in 

nedn mile inches

_

_

-

550 2.91 39.53

-

_ -

_

_

_ _

_

_

_ -

-

605 3.20 43.47

Peak discharge (base, 4,900 sec.-ft.). Apr. 5 (4:30 a.m.) 5,550 sec.-ft.; Apr. 20 (6:30 a. 5,130 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion by city of Home for water supply (figures furnished by city of Rome). For dive 

by city of Oneida. see "Remarks."

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and weather 

records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
238 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Oneida River at Caughdenoy, N. Y.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°16'20", long. 76°12'15", 40 feet upstream from 

navigation dam of New York State Barge Canal system, 700 feet upstream from highway 

bridge in Caughdenoy, Oswego County, 0.5 mile downstream from Caughdenoy Creek, and 

5 miles downstream from Oneida Lake. Datum of gage is 362.00 feet above mean sea level 

(New York State Barge Canal bench mark).

Drainage area.--1,377 square miles.

Kecoras available. January 1910 to December 1913, October 1947 to September 1950. September 190i! to December 1909 at Oak Orchard State Dam, about 6 miles downstream, published 

as Oneida River near Euclid. September 1902 to December 1909, January 1910 to September 

1925 in reports of State engineer and surveyor.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 9,160 second-feet Apr. 7; maximum river 

gage height, 9.34 feet Apr. 7; minimum daily discharge, 62 second-feet July 29.

1947-50: Maximum daily discharge, that of Apr. 7, 1950; maximum gage height, 9.49 

feet Apr. 14, 1948; minimum daily discharge, that of July 29, 1950.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of shifting-control or no gage-height record, which are fair. This record represents total discharge at Caughdenoy and includes 

flow in Oneida and Barge Canals. A large amount of natural storage by Oneida Lake. 

Considerable seasonal regulation by operation of gates in Oneida and Barge Canals. Occasional large diurnal fluctuations caused by seiche in Oneida Lake. Water may be diverted into or received from Mohawk River Basin through summit level of Barge Canal 

between New London and Utica. Nearly all of flow from 16 square miles of the Tioughnioga 

River Basin may be diverted into DeRuyter Reservoir, in Oswego River Basin.

Cooperation. Records of gate openings, lockages, and elevations of water surface in Barge 

Canal above and below lock 23 furnished by New York State Department of Public Works.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

,400

,500

,400

,550

,550

,700

,700

,550

,550

,500

,500

,300

,400

,400

,250

,300

,300

,160

,120

,100

,100

,000

960

700

340

Z70

350

410

380

380

360

Nov.

450

500

520

420

640

740

760

7ZO

860

900

B60

1,180

1,450

880

1,020

1,300

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,350

1,450

1,500

1,650

2,400

2,200

2,150

2,300

2,300

2,150

2,050

-

Dec.

2,000

2,250

2,500

2,600

2,300

2,350

2,500

2,300

2,250

2,200

2,250

2,700

3,500

3,800

4,700

5,400

5,200

5,000

5,000

5,000

5,200

5,600

5,800

6,000

6,000

5,800

5,600

5,600

5,600

5,600

5,600

Jan.

5,400

5,200

5,000

4,900

5,000

5,000

5,OOO

f5,000

5,000

f4,900

f4,800

f5,200

5,200

4,800

f5,600

5,000

5,400

f5,000

f 5, 400

5,400

5,400

5,200

5,200

5,200

5,400

a5,400

a5,600

a5,800

a5,800

f5,400

f4,800

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ........................ .

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

f4,600

f4,800

4,700

f4,700

4,700

4,700

4,600

4,600

4,400

4,400

4,200

4,300

4,300

4,300

4,200

4, £20

4,080

4,080

3,990

3,950

4,000

3,960

3,830

3,780

3,670

3,600

3,560

3,550

_

_

-

Second 

foot-days

34,480

38,900

128,200

837,198

161,400

117,770

107,190

£08, 280

74,380

47,560

28,516

5,870

34,200

986,746

Mar.

3,520

3,540

3,550

3,510

3,320

3,200

3,260

3,220

3,110

3,100

3,050

3,090

3,160

3,160

3,200

3,250

3,300

3,230

3,170

3,190

3,180

3,210

3,220

3,280

3,300

3,370

3,570

3,700

4,140

5,160

5,930

Apr.

6,370

6,540

6,900

6,620

8,110

8,800

9,160

9,090

8,960

8,870

8,630

8,130

a8,090

a7,530

a7,560

a7,440

a7,450

7,270

7,090

7,420

7,540

7,640

7,590

5,810

4,110

3,940

3,960

3,870

3,890

3,900

~

Maximum

1,700

2 400

6^000

6,000

5,800

4,800

5,930

9 , 160

3,910

2,190

1,550

1,120

1,200

9,160

May

3,910

3,820

3,840

3,780

3,640

2,560

2,150

2,440

2,560

a2,410

a2,410

a2,450

2,460

2,440

2,260

1,980

1,990

f2,220

f2,290

1,980

1,990

2,120

2,020

1,930

f 1,940

fl,930

1,790

1,700

1,780

1,750

al,840

Minimum

270

420

2,000

160

4,800

3,550

3,050

3,870

1 , 700

1,080

62

66

1,100

62

June

al,860

al,830

al,830

al,870

1,910

2,190

2,160

2,110

f2,010

f 1,850

1,680

1,850

1,780

1,750

1,670

1,610

1,080

1,300

fl,360

fl,270

f 1,080

1,240

f 1,200

f 1,240

f 1,240

fl,340

f 1 , 350

1,300

1,300

1,300

-

Mean

1,112

1,297

4,135

2,294

5,206

4,206

3,458

6,943

2,399

1,585

920

189

1,140

2,703

July

1,220

1,300

1,160

1,160

1,220

1,100

1,160

1,180

1,200

fl,300

f 1,250

1,140

fl,180

880

1,140

1,550

1,400

860

860

860

f860

f860

860

f860

740

680

270

64

f62

f70

f70

Aug.

80

86

70

74

68

78

80

72

82

70

66

84

88

74

72

72

76

f72

f72

82

82

90

94

94

94

84

94

360

1,120

1,120

1,120

Per square 

mile

0.808

.942

3.00

1.67

3.78

3.05

2 51

5.04

1.74

1.15

. 668

.137

.828

1.96

Sept.

1,120

1,120

1,140

f 1,100

f 1,100

f 1,100

f 1,120

f 1,100

f 1,100

f 1,120

1,120

1,140

1,140

1,120

1,120

f 1,140

1,160

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,200

1,200

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,180

1,160

1,160

1,140

1,140

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.93

1.05

3.46

22.60

4.36

3.18

2.90

5.63

2.01

1.28

.77

.16

.92

26.65

a No river gage-height record; discharge computed en basis of records of stage obtained by State 

of New York at same site and at lock 23, Barge Canal.

f Fragmentary river gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records of stage obtained 

by State of New York at same site and at lock 23, Barge Canal.

Note. River stage below crest of dam Feb. 16 to Mar. 28; mean dally discharge of 6 sec.-ft. used 

to take account of seepage and leakage through dam, on basis of discharge measurements. Backwater 

from debris (river record) Oct. 1 to Feb. 15. Shifting-control method used (river record) June 27 

to Sept. 30. No gage-height record on Onedia Canal Feb. 20-25, May 5-3, 13-15, July 16, 17, 25-27; 

on Barge Canal, no record of gate or valve openings Dee. 2-17, Feb. 19-25; discharge computed on 

basis of New York State Department of Public Works records of stage at same site.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

OneIda Creek at Oneida, N. Y.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°05'50", long. 75°38'20", 70 feet upstream from 

nighway bridge at Oneida, Madison County, and in Oneida County, 500 feet downstream 

from Sconondoa Creek. Datum of gage is 409.33 feet above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers datum).

Drainage area. 112 square miles

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge, during year, 7,440 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 13.78 

feet); minimum, 18 second-feet Aug. 18 (gage height, 1.425 feet); minimum daily, 20 

second-feet Aug. 26.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageheight record, which are fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow by small mills 

above station.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet and discharge, in second-feet)

1.4 

1.6 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5

16

5?.

64

103

151

206

284

3.8 

4.5 

5.5

6.5

8.0

9.5

11.0

11.9

1,120

1,710

2,530

3,650

4,520

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

a54 

a45 

a41 

a39 

a39

a42 

a39 

a42 

a41 

40

38 

38 

40 

38 

a37

a36 

35 

36 

36 

36

35 

35 

36 

39 

40

51 

44 

33 

32 

31 

44

Nov.

49 

42 

40 

133 

134

102 

84 

74 

63 

56

58 

59 

57 

alOO 

a82

a65 

a66 

*69 

75 

99

114 

85 

69 

68 

85

79 

68 

66 

112 

121

Dec.

97 

84 

74 

58 

66

60 

56 

54 

52 

50

62 

300 

*559 

220 

118

94 

84 

92 

128 

118

165 

141 

273 

183 

118

131 

236 

206 

151 

90 

94

Jan.

97 

106 

131 

151 

144

397 

382 

165 

82 

740

d650 

235 

224 

358 

208

*d748 

205 

190 

150 

140

135 

150 

176 

411 

560

316 

227 

160 

164 

160 

114

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 

ary . .

h.. ..........................

1. ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

145 

135 

130 

125 

114

118 

98 

86 

118 

198

257 

214 

146 

114 

167

202 

*173 

151 

146 

110

102 

122 

145 

155 

160

150 

135 

120

Mar.

122 

110 

94 

92 

96

100 

84 

110 

230 

300

320 

330 

310 

270 

230

205 

*185 

170 

155 

140

160 

260 

374 

282 

376

450 

1,600 

*4,500 

*2,510 

1,300 

792

Secondfoot-days

1,212 

2,374 

4,214

-

8,076 

4,036 

16,257 

13,873 

4,126 

2,660 

1,498 

929 

2,447

61,702

Peak discharge (base, 1,780 sec. -ft.). Ja

sec. -ft.; Apr. 4 (11 p.m.) 1,810 sec. -ft. 5 A

Apr.

624 

600 

916 

1,480 

1,550

842 

502 

406 

362 

326

339 

360 

304 

290 

284

248 

242 

240 

238 

1,110

493 

349 

294 

262 

233

238 

210 

191 

176 

164

Maximum

54 

134 

559

-

748 

257 

4,500 

1,550 

371 

381 

127 

63 

228

4,500

May

371 

258 

200 

176 

165

155 

141 

129 

124 

155

134 

123 

116 

124 

114

118 

108 

121 

148 

139

114 

99 

93 

93 

86

81 

77 

100 

100 

88 

76

Minimum

31 

40 

50

-

82 

86 

84 

164 

76 

44 

27 

20 

27

20

June

133 

110 

162 

381 

178

124 

97 

79 

72 

68

75 

65 

59 

59 

62

56 

55 

56 

52 

54

59 

52 

48 

115 

90

61 

48 

45 

44 

101

Mean

39.1 

79.1 

136

-

261 

144 

524 

462 

133 

88.7 

48.3 

30.0 

81.6

169

July

54 

44 

42 

52 

69

127 

68 

49 

41 

39

82 

65 

56 

79 

48

39 

37 

55 

48 

45

47 

37 

32 

31 

31

30 

29 

27 

29 

32 

34

Aug.

35 

36 

32 

34 

30

28 

27 

24 

25 

29

34 

27 

23 

25

22

22 

22 

22 

29 

63

32 

26 

24

22 

22

20 

31 

27 

45 

34 

57

Per square 

mile

0.349 

.706 

1.21

_

2.33 

1.29 

4.68 

4.12 

1.19 

.792 

.431 

.268 

.729

1.51

Sept.

202 

111 

55 

40 

36

32 

31 

29 

27 

219

228 

103 

74 

112 

128

199 

110 

77 

71 

76

63 

58 

56 

50 

48

45 

44 

42 

41 

40

Runoff in 

inches

0.40 

.79 

1.40

-

2.68 

1.34 

5.40 

4.61 

1.37 

.88 

.50 

.31 

.81

20.49

n. 10 (9 p.m.) 2,360 sec. -ft. ; Mar. 28 (8 p.m.) 7,440 

pr. 20 (8:30 p.m.) 1,960 sec. -ft.

Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height records discharge computed on basis of adjacent gage-height record, recorded range 

in stage, weather records, and records for Limestone Creek at Fayetteville.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partial gage-height record, outsidegage reading , and pattern of previous and subsequent peaks.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 27, 28, Dec. 3-12, 15-18, 25, 30, 31, Jan. 8- 

10, 12, 17-22, 28, Jan. 31 to Feb. 9, Feb. 20 to Mar. 22 (doubtful gage-haight record Jan. 10).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Limestone Creek at Fayetteville, M. Y.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°01'45", long. 76°00i50", 100 feet downstream from 

Gene see Street Bridge in Fayetteville, Onortdaga County, and 8 miles upstream from 

mouth. Datum of gage is 427.62 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers) .

Drainage area.--85.7 square miles, not including 15.7 square miles of Middle Branch 

Tioughnioga Creek Basin, flow from which may be completely diverted into Limestone 

Creek Basin through DeRuyter Reservior.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 10 years (1940-50), 144 second-feet.

-Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,010 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 7.78 

feet), from rating curve extended above 3,800 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, 21 second-feet Aug. 13; minimum gage height, 1.405 feet Dec. 4.

1939-50; Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 28, 1950, minimum, 14 second-feet Aug. 10, 

1940, Aug. 17, 1941; minimum gage height, 1.23 feet Aug. 20, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Canal diverts from Limestone Creek about 3 miles above station and returns water to creek about 400 feet above station. Flow regulated by DeRuyter Reservoir.

Revisions (water years).--W 954: 1941.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 12)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12

1.4

1.5

1.6

128

176

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7 

1.9

Dec. 12 to Sept. 30

2.2

3.2 

3.7

144

216

307

459

694

4.2 

4.8 

5.3 

6.0

6.7

984

1,430

1,930

2,860

4,110

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

66

55

50

48

48

51

48

50

48

47

48

46

51

47

44

43

42

81

99

99

99

101

103

105

105

115

111

107

103

101

111

Nov.

118

109

107

175

163

139

135

130

120

72

77

92

78

98

103

85

80

*76

76

86

115

78

62

60

80

b76

b50

b58

76

99

-

Dec.

83

73

70

b50

b6S

b52

b50

60

b47

b43

59

*165

354

172

b7S

b60

b58

70

113

91

100

98

143

129

85

100

23S

173

120

b58

b64

Jan.

77

88

114

132

126

240

336

b!20

b!35

365

503

b!70

185

271

165

*332

134

140

blOS

b82

b84

bl!2

146

320

-.424

247

193

b!35

159

153

b!04

Month

October .........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ....... ....

January ..........................

February .........................

Baroh ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ................ ..........

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

bl!4

b!22

bllS

b!06

b92

b!06

blOO

b70

103

155

180

173

132

113

177

216

*183

157

148

b!20

bllS

b!20

b!22

b!25

b!06

b98

b96

b94

.

_

-

Second 

foot-days

2,272

2,872

3,118

44,510

5,898

3,562

13,785

13,155

3 15£

l!s54

1,151

988

1,902

53,717

Mar.

b88

b82

b78

b78

b82

b86

b82

b!30

430

b360

b290

b280

*265

222

195

178

166

157

b!40

142

173

262

387

294

310

324

923

4,060

*2,050

863

608

Apr.

561

643

771

1,270

1,290

712

489

434

395

375

406

418

368

364

372

321

314

304

290

586

488

307

268

244

222

219

200

185

173

166

-

Maximum

115

175

354

1,250

503

216

4,O60

1,290

280

254

62

59

199

4,060

May

230

208

157

140

132

122

109

103

98

128

107

98

93

96

88

82

80

86

105

98

82

74

68

66

66

63

62

72

74

64

58

Minimum

42

50

43

22

77

70

78

166

58

37

30

26

32

26

June

72

74

104

254

103

77

68

62

56

52

52

49

48

48

49

45

44

45

42

45

48

46

41

48

70

48

41

38

37

48

-

Mean

73 3

101' 95 8

122

190

127

445

438

102

61.8

37.1

31.9

63.4

147

July

41

37

37

42

52

62

45

37

36

35

38

42

37

41

37

35

34

35

35

35

44

36

32

31

f31

30

30

30

31

31

32

Aug.

a36

a42

a37

a32

a31

a30

a30

29

29

29

30

29

28

26

26

29

28

26

36

59

38

30

28

26

26

26

26

29

35

36

46

Per square 

mile

_

1.42

_

_

-

1.72

Sept.

199

124

57

46

42

38

36

34

32

55

57

a66

a70

a90

allO.

a!24

a84

a66

60

68

56

52

49

46

45

42

41

40

37

36

-

Runoff in 

inches

_

19.33

_

-

23.32

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 sec.-ft.). Mar. 28 (6:30 p.m.) 7,010 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage, engineers' notes, 

and observers' notes, weather records, and records for Onondaga Creek at Temple St., Syracuse, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 241

Black River near Boonville, N. Y.

Location. --Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°30'35", long. 75°18'25", at highway bridge threequarters of a mile upstream from Sugar River and 2 miles northeast of Boonville, Oneida 

County.

Drainage area. 295 square miles.

Records available. February 1911 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 39 years, 679 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,400 second-feet Apr. 21 (gage height, 9.25 

feet); minimum, 98 second-feet Aug. 13 (gage height, 3.67 feet).

1911-50: Maximum discharge, 12,400 second-feet Mar. 28, 1913 (gage height, about 

12.5 feet, former site, from floodmarks); minimum observed, about 5 second-feet Aug. 26, 

1918 (gage height, 2.40 feet).

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are good. Flow partly regulated by several headwater reservoirs. Forestport 

feeder diverts water from State Pond at Forestport. That portion of diverted water which 

does not pass down Black River Canal (flowing south) returns to Black River below 

station through Mill Creek sluiceway.

Revisions (water years).--W 759: Drainage area. W 784: 1934. W 1084: 1912(M), 1913,

 191V-19(M), 1922(M), 1924(M), 1926(M), 1928(M), 1930[M), 1933(M).

Rating tables., water year 1949-50, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height. In feet, and discharge. In seccnd-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 5 Apr. 6 to Sept. 3O

4.3 222 5.5 700 7.0 1,880 3.7 1O3 5.0 482 7 

4.6 312 6.0 1,020 7.7 2,670 4.0 161 5.5 737 8 

5.0 460 6.5 1,410 8.5 3,830 4.3 236 6.1 1,130 8 

4.6 329 6.7 1,660

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September 195C

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.

775 

695 

615 

566 

538

498 

456 

464 

481 

485

448 

393 

353 

326

296

271 

256 

242 

225 

276

416 

432 

390 

309 

306

430 

542 

424 

360 

353 

412

Nov.

456 

368 

293 

437 

700

636

585 

524 

542 

489

468 

529 

576 

910 

984

850 

818 

*775 

728 

723

723 

656 

542 

 ,98 

561

605 

490 

480 

500 

651

Dec.

657 

600 

524 

432

511

468 

401 

420 

410 

380

350 

720 

1,340 

1,290 

984

760 

*700 

68 0 

1,020 

1,020

1,660 

2,540 

2,830 

2,480 

1,610

1,260 

2,530 

3,500 

2,670 

1,440 

al,000

Jan.

a ,120 

a ,100 

a ,080 

,520 

,170

,770 

,920 

,250 

,040 

* ,100

,750 

,510 

,30O 

,170 

,320

2,270 

1,920 

1,380 

1,060 

963

a90O 

a880 

a920 

al,04O 

al,500

a2,250 

2,540 

1,620 

1,370 

1,100 

900

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

mber .........................

lendar year 1949

h. ......................... .

1 . ..........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

860 

860 

840 

800 

740

720 

680 

*620 

660 

717

711 

657 

610 

576 

557

557 

542 

524 

506 

410

39O

38O 

430 

480 

540

52O 

500 

490

Second 

foot-days

13,033 18,07" 

37,18'

263,296

45,732 16,87" 

20,99C 

57, 42C 

22,84] 

17,98] 

10,044 

8,37£ 

14,114

282,676

Mar.

520 

500 

490 

480 

50O

520 

500 

520 

620 

740

84O 

820 

720 

700 

*600

580 

560 

540 

520 

520

520 

560 

580 

600 

58O

540 

58O 

1,060 

1,480 

1,400 

1,300

Apr.

1,200 

1,170 

1,230 

2,000 

3,810

3,690

2,610 

2,150 

1,800 

1,420

1,350 

1,460 

1,330 

1,140

1,080

1,050 

1,140 

1,200 

1,720 

3,94O

4,510 

3,160 

2,170 

1,670 

1,520

1,490 

1,610 

1,710 

1,670 

1,420

Maximum

775 

984 

3,500

4,830

2,540 

860 

1,480 

4,51O 

1,370 

1,420 

575 

633 

1,460

4,510

Peak discharge (base, 3,900 see. -ft.). Apr. 5 (8:15 p.

May

1,360 

1,370

1,150 

1,050 

1,050

990 

936 

897 

871 

977

963

884 

833

815 

778

731 

680 

565 

500 

504

482 

461 

444 

436 

428

417 

405 

461 

518 

465 

420

Minimum

225 

293 

350

70

880 

380 

480 

1,050 

405 

299 

168 

109 

132

109

June

727 

1,070 

977 

1 , 420 

1,350

1,110 

956 

858 

761 

669

f642 

585 

440 

382 

364

336 

322 

f316 

299

a300

a410 

a410 

a340 

a310 

a60O

a541 

448 

354 

309 

375

Mean

420 

603 

1,200

721

1,475 

603 

677 

1,914 

737 

599 

324 

270 

470

774

July

f405 

f357 

312 

299 

332

448 

424 

386 

357 

316

316 

494 

575 

527 

444

332

287 

340 

409 

336

303 

271 

290 

242 

196

179 

175 

177 

170 

168 

177

.4 2,420 

.1 3,350 

.8 4,520

Aug.

330 

633

606 

575 

561

522 

465 

340 

256 

225

199 

130 

109 

148 

144

159 

153

127 

220 

228

178 

154 

153 

157 

186

177 

182 

194 

245 

285 

338

Per square 

mile

1.42 

2.04 

4.07

2.44

5.OO 

2.04 

2.29 

6.49 

2.50 

2.03 

1.10 

.915 

1.59

2.62

Sept.

733 

855 

574 

397 

336

270 

209 

170 

153 

168

279 

617 

476 

346 

418

1,300 

1,460 

79O 

600 

561

514 

465 

394 

386 

371

357 

354 

283 

132 

146

Runoff in 

inches

1.64 

2.28 

4.69

33.19

5.77 

2.13 

2.65 

7.24

2.88 

2.27 

1.27 

1.06 

1.78

35.66

m.) 4,240 sec. -ft.; Apr. 21 (2:15 a.m.)

this day. 

puted on basis of gage-height record at Forestport feeder dam

5,400 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement mad'

a No gage-height record; discharge 

and weather records.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph.

Hote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 27-29, Dec. 8-12, 16-18, Jan. 8-10, Jan. 31 to 

Feb. 9, Feb. 20 to Mar. 27 (no gage-height record Mar. 16-19, 23-26).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Black River at Watertown, N. Y.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°59i05", long. 75°55i30", at Vanduzee Street

 Bridge, in Watertown, Jefferson County, and 3j miles upstream from Philomel Creek.

Drainage area.--1,876 square miles.

Records available.--July 1920 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 30 years, 3,913 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 20,800 second-feet Apr. 7 (gage height, 7.97

 feet}; minimum, 46 second-feet July 30 (gage height, -0.04 foot); minimum daily, 408 

second-feet Aug. 27.

1920-50; Maximum discharge, 33,900 second-feet Apr. 9, 1928 (gage height, 10.6 

feet); minimum, 10 second-feet Sept. 2, 1934 (gage height, -0.19 foot); minimum daily, 

137 second-feet Sept. 4, 1939.

Maximum discharge known, about 39,700 second-feet in April 1869 (from New York 

State Museum Bulletin 85).

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no 

gage-height record, which are good. Plow partly regulated by Stillwater Reservoir, 

Pulton Chain of Lakes, and other reservoirs. During canal season water is diverted 

out of basin through Forestport feeder and Black River Canal (flowing south). Extensive diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow caused by mills and power plants in 

and about Watertown.

Revisions.--W 759: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O, except periods of ice effect 

(gage (gag height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to ftpr. Apr. 7 to Sept. 30

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

1,370

1,770

2,570

3,510

4,580

4.0 

5.0

6.0 

7.0 

7.7

5,800

8,690

12,000

16,200

19,400

0,7 

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

401

647

955

1,320

1,900

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

2,740 

3,750 

4,87O 

6,080 

8,940

6.0

7.0 

7.8

12,200

16,200

19,900

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

1920

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3,840

3,380

2,720

2,400

2,230

2,140

2,220

2,370

2,310

2,120

2,400

2,360

2,180

2,140

2,070

1,920

1,6EO

1,780

1,830

1,800

1,810

1,840

1,610

1,620

1,800

1,960

2,150

2,250

2,170

1,410

1,490

Nov.

2,000

2,380

2,320

2,610

2,630

2,870

2,890

2,850

3,030

3,070

3,170

3,160

3,220

3,120

4,460

*5,080

4,770

4,260

3,910

3,220

2,970

3,050

2,620

2,140

2,000

2,180

2,160

2,070

2,490

2,980

-

Dec.

3,610

3,710

3,100

a2,200

al,850

a2,600

2,490

a2,300

a2,400

a2,250

a2,050

a2,900

7,530

7,350

7,240

a6,800

a5,800

4,980

*6,280

6,500

8,220

10,300

11,400

12,300

11,600

10,100

10,600

10,400

11,100

10,500

9,330

Jan.

7,410

6,140

6,06O

6,500

6,810

6,920

6,830

5,770

3,800

3,970

*5,510

5,880

6,470

8,470

9,680

10,700

9,750

8,850

7,500

6,360

4,960

4,150

3,750

3,780

6,650

9,320

12,000

10,900

10,100

8,410

6,720

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December ........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ....... ...............

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ...................... .

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

b4,400

b3,500

b3,500

d3,700

d3,400

d3,400

d3,300

d3,200

*d2,800

2,830

3,350

3,400

2,960

2,950

2,850

2,780

2,710

2,790

2,590

1,960

b2,200

b2,300

b2,350

2,390

b2,450

b2,350

bl,900

b2,200

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

65,940

89,680

199,790

1,385,531

220,120

80,510

121,280

313,440

116,350

75,110

45,688

75^030

1,451,116

Mar.

b2,300

b2,050

b2,250

b2,400

1,990

1,900

2,250

2,380

2,910

3,420

*4,000

3,910

3,470

3,460

3,400

3,170

3,010

2,850

2,640

2,270

2,540

2,650

3,080

3,350

3,320

3,120

3,220

7,770

12,700

11,600

11,900

Apr.

11,800

11,100

10,800

12,800

16,900

19,000

19,600

16,200

12,900

10,800

9,500

8,400

7,870

7,230

6,580

5,860

5,600

5,830

6,310

7,460

9,530

13,900

14,800

12,700

10,800

9,160

8,010

7,340

7,260

7,400

Maximum

3,840

5,080

12,300

20,200

12,000

4,400

12,700

19,600

7,520

5,470

2,020

2,920

4,810

19,600

May

7,520

6,860

6,610

6,290

5,980

5,780

5,150

4,570

4,410

4,100

4,170

4,190

3,710

3,230

3,030

3,000

2,830

2,650

2,580

2,820

2,770

2,720

2,600

2,460

2,480

2,450

2,280

2,020

2,320

2,470

2,300

Minimum

1,410

2,000

1,850

336

3,750

1,900

1,900

5,600

2,020

1,320

465

408

1,330

408

June

2,230

3,O30

4,050

4,540

5,470

5,430

5,020

4,290

3,510

2,890

2,330

2,440

2,370

2,320

1,960

1,740

1,510

1,390

1,350

1,570

1,390

1,320

1,430

1,480

1,390

1,820

2,110

1,820

1,530

1,380

Mean

2,127

2,989

6,445

3,796

7,101

2,875

3 912

10)450

3,753

2,504

1,474

1,554

2,501

3,976

July

1,240

1,590

1,190

1,410

1,420

1,500

1,800

2,000

893

1,610

1,450

1,430

1,680

2,020

1,960

1,740

1,500

1,490

1,430

1,680

1,680

1,580

1,310

1,400

1,120

1,330

1,300

1,550

1,790

465

1,130

Aug.

1,330

2,150

2,920

2,810

2,420

2,240

2,170

1,960

1,740

1,520

1,300

1,230

1,140

1,180"

1,120

1,090

1,090

1,260

1,330

1,380

1,310

1,390

1,420

1,320

1,670

1,530

408

900

1,260

1,850

1,740

Per square 

mile

_

_

-

2.02

-

2.12

Sept.

2,530

4,000

4,220

2,550

2,090

1,950

1,780

1,730

1,740

1,570

1,330

1,550

2,200

2,510

2,660

3,330

4,610

4,810

3,880

3,010

2,700

2,360

2,100

1,990

1,950

2,080

1,950

1,930

2,020

1,900

Runoff in 

inches

_

_

-

27.47

!

28.77

Peak discharge (base, 17,000 see.-ft.). Apr. 7 (2:30 a.m.) 20,800 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of power-plant records at Black River.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

d Doubtful gage-height recordj discharge computed on basis of power-plant records at Black River.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO - 43 

Black River Canal (flowing south) near Boonville, N. Y.

Location.--Two water-stage recorders and concrete controls, lat. 43°27'20", long.

75"19'25" , gage 1 at lock 69, 2 miles south of Boonville, Oneida County, and gage 2 on 

Lansingkill spillway, 100 feet downstream from spillway head gates, 600 feet upstream 

from lock 70, and half a mile upstream from lock 69. Datum of gage 1 is 1,105.56 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available. September 1915 to September 1942 

September iabO.

(canal seasons only), October 1942 to

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 95 second-feet Sept. 16; minimum daily, 1.2 

second-feet Dec. 4-11.

1915-50: Maximum daily discharge recorded, 323 second-feet Nov. 30, 1915; practically no flow at times when no water is being diverted.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, no gage-height record, backwater from weeds, or shifting control at gage 1, which are fair. Record shows combined 

flow at gages 1 and 2 and represents total diversion from Black River at Porestport, 

through Porestport feeder, into Mohawk River Basin. Discharge during period Nov. 13 to 

July 10, when no water was diverted, made up of leakage through head gates and runoff 

from area draining into canal above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

61

67

65

63

£4

63

63

68

68

67

65

64

63

61

61

61

59

59

59

58

59

62

64

64

62

68

42

54

62

64

66

Nov.

73

71

67

74

56

65

76

78

75

a74

a74

a? 2

a 80

a76

a34

a33

a23

a5.0

a5.0

a7.3

a4.4

*a2.4

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.6

-

Dec.

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

bl.2

bl.2

bl.2

bl.2

bl.2

b2.5

3.9

2.0

1.7

1.5

*1.5

1.7

2.0

1.6

3.7

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

2.7

2.0

1.6

1.6

bl.6

Jan.

bl.5

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

bl.6

*bl.5

2.0

3.1

1.8

1.9

3.1

1.8

2.8

2.0

1.7

1.7

bl.6

bl.6

bl.6

1.7

2.0

3.5

2.8

1.9

1.7

1.6

bi!e

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December ................... ....

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February ............. .....

March ...................... .....

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July ................ ............

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 .......

Feb.

bl.6

bl.6

.7

.7

.6

.7

.6

* .7

.7

.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

bl.6

bl.5

bl.5

bl.6

bl.6

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,926

1 137 £

'54!;

12,219.4

59 7

46 '.2

67 !

127 c

278 £

571 5

l,02s!6

765 . £

1,859

7,922.6

liar.

bl.6

bl.6

bl.5

bl.5

bl.6

1.5

1.5

bl.7

2.3

b2.3

b2.1

b2.3

2.5

2.6

*2.5

2.6

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.9

2.0

2.3

2.6

2.4

2.0

1.7

1.7

2.8

3.5

3.5

3.1

Apr.

2.6

2.4

3.3

44

27

3.0

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.9

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

Maximum

68

80

3.9

94

3.6

1*8

3.5

44

25

32

65

49

95

95

May

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

18

25

23

21

18

17

17

16

dl6

d!8

d21

d21

d!8

Minimum

42

1.4 l'.2

1.2

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.4

8.5

8.3

2.7

44

1.2

June

d21

d28

d29

32

32

28

24

20

16

16

2O

18

16

15

15

14

15

15

14

14

16

8.5

16

20

23

25

18

15

14

14

Mean

62 . 1

37.9

1.75

33.5

1 9S

lies

2 . IE

4.26

8. 9£

19.0

33.2

24!7

62.0

21.7

July

14

12

12

13

14

21

21

a!7

a9.5

a8. 3

a47

a65

a51

a47

a40

a37

a36

a45

a56

a48

a46

44

43

42

43

43

43

24

34

28

25

Aug.

30

35

47

49

40

39

38

45

44

44

44

44

32

23

18

16

19

15

13

16

16

13

4.0

3.5

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.7

4.2

30

33

Per square 

mile

Sept.

50

59

60

69

66

66

64

62

56

54

57

54

63

69

73

95

51

56

63

65

65

63

64

63

62

62

62

62

60

44

-

Runoff in 

inohem

- Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage height record at gage 1; discharge computed on basis
244 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Moose River at McKeever, N. Y.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°36'40", long. 75°06'35", half a mile west of

McK.eever, Herkiraer County, and 2 miles downstream from South Branch. Datum of gage is

1,479.92 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 

Drainage area. 365 square miles. 

'Records available --May 1922 to September 1950. June 1900 to December 1922 at site at

moose Hiver, af miles downstream.

Average discharge. 42 years (1907-13, 1914-50), 838 second-feet. 

extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6.130 second-feet Apr. 20 (gage height, 9 65

Feet); minimum, 164 second-feet Aug. 27 (gage height, 1.925 feet).

1900-50: Maximum discharge, 18,700 second-feet June 3, 1947 (gage height, 17 45 feet

irom floodmark), result of failure of dam; minimum, about 42 second-feet July 21, 23,

£/5**2V, 1913. 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record

which are fair. Flow regulated to some extent by Pulton Chain of Lakes since about 1880. 

Revisions (water years). W 624: 1922(M). W 729: Drainage area. W 874: 1928.

Ratine tables, wat 

(gage height,

r 1949-50, except periods of ice el 

et, and discharge, in second-feet)

2.9 442

3.2 568

3.6 760

Get. 1 to Apr.

4.0 981

4.5 1,280

5.0 1,600

Apr 6 to Sept. 30

6.0 2,350

7.2 3,460

8.4 4,730

1.9 

2.1

158

208

296

437

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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 , 080

776

590

486

478

516

516

577

670

613

533

478

474

572

a572

3537

a507

a490

a 51 6

a511

3499

a495

495

503

499

520

568

582

542

511

516

Nov.

627

655

600

646

1,030

323

776

802

1,070

1,020

917

975

745

1,230

1,730

1,210

*958

786

684

636

604

537

500

490

520

560

540

520

520

500

-

Dec.

500

485

470

540

580

560

580

520

490

470

620

1,000

1,700

1,700

1,300

1,000

940

1,140

1 , 40u

1,600

2,000

*3,340

3,440

2,650

1,750

1,570

2,600

3,420

2,440

1,550

1,350

Jan.

1,350

1,180

1,130

1,480

2,030

1,700

1,430

1,060

980

1,060

1,550

*1,580

1,330

2,000

2,630

2,210

1,930

1,620

1,270

1,120

999

964

917

923

1,430

£,450

2 , 910

1,780

1,450

1,270

1,000

Month

October ..........................

November ....... .................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January . .............. ..........

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

980

929

808

740

700

680

660

620

640

*660

680

660

600

577

577

577

600

580

560

520

480

490

540

560

580

540

480

450

_

-

Secondfoot-days

17.22L

23,313

43,70f

301,901

46,733

17,466

21.54C

59.25E

29,004

18,18f

9,821

9.81Z

20,334

316,396

Mar.

460

450

420

400

430

44u

400

430

500

600

740

1,000

920

820

700

*560

500

460

450

440

460

480

540

600

620

660

820

1,240

1,800

1,750

1,450

Apr.

1 , 300

1,140

1,340

1,720

4,650

3,850

2,510

2,040

1,680

1,350

1,300

1,290

1,140

989

927

842

921

1,020

1,700

4,660

4,650

2,780

2,160

1,820

1,680

1,700

1,980

2,380

2,250

1,790

Maximum

1,080

1,730

3,440

5,200

2,910

980

1,800

4,660

1,900

1,950

521

768

1,660

4,660

May

1,720

1.90C

1,820

l,75p

1,720

1,660

al,560

a 1,400

al,220

a 1,100

al.080

al,020

a879

a773

730

651

615

585

606

763

744

655

593

496

445

422

395

414

437

441

410

Minimum

474

490

470

104

917

450

400

842

395 .

190

168

388

168

June

525

1,070

1 , 040

1,950

1,750

1,210

954

763

664

602

576

546

468

395

353

326

309

293

271

262

280

326

326

299

549

628

480

356

299

316

Mean

556

777

1,411

827

1,506

624

£95

1,975

93b

606

317

317

676

867

July

445

343

287

284

312

381

445

346

274

245

284

521

480

418

407

326

293

392

426

363

322

287

248

228

216

203

190

200

228

214

214

Aug.

475

768

642

620

633

541

528

377

299

262

239

219

203

192

187

185

182

180

208

322

309

248

214

190

177

172

168

182

245

284

362

Sept.

1,280

1,260

772

542

437

388

410

445

426

407

528

f646

fell

620

1,090

1,660

1,300

822

716

530

464

534

606

598

a585

a568

a555

3525

513

496

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

-

2.27 30.76

-

_

-

2.38j 32.23

eak discharge (base, 5,500 sec.-ft.).--Apr. 20 (10 p.m.) 6,150 s 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Middle Branch Moose River at 

Old Forge and near McKeever.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge comput 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 23 to

26, 31, Feb. 1, 4-13, Feb. 17 to Apr 

cord Mar. 3-8, 10-15).

.-ft.

f reconstructed gage-height graph. 

1, Dec. 3-21, 30, 51, Jan. 9, 10.

1 (fragmentary gage-height record Feb. 19; doubtful gage-height
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 245 

Middle Branch Moose River at Old Forge, N. Y.

Location.--Staff gage, lat. 43°42'50", long. 74°58'10", at Old Forge, Herkimer County, 

4UU feet downstream from State dam. Datum of gage is 1,690.63 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 52 square miles.

Records available. November 1911 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 38 years (1912-50), 105 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 255 second-feet Oct. 19-22, Sept. 13-15, 

2'd-bU; maximum gage height observed, 3.22 feet Oct. 19-21; minimum daily discharge, 4.9 

second-feet Dec. 19.

1911-50: Maximum daily discharge, 862 second-feet Mar. 23, 1921, from rating curve 

extended above 450 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, about 0.1 secondfoot many times during 1938-39, 1944, and 1945 when gates in dam were closed.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record or backwater 

from debris, which are fair. On days when gate openings are changed, discharge is 

computed from gage readings and record of gate operations. Gage read twice daily. 

Flow regulated by Fulton Chain of Lakes since about 1880.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of backwater from debris 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.6

1.7

1.8

4.9

10

17

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

2.7 

3.0 

3.2

140

204

255

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

108

64

37

38

40

60

68

68

68

69

69

44

144

204

204

204

192

215

255

255

255

255

242

242

242

242

242

229

229

229

229

Nov.

229

216

216

216

216

204

204

204

204

204

204

79

17

17

17

17

dlS

dlS

dlS

19

19

19

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

-

Dec.

20

20

7E

150

150

150

177

192

192

181

181

181

98

6.5

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.4

4.9

6.5

14

31

46

57

63

71

86

98

137

170

150

Jan.

150

140

140

140

140

140

138

134

132

132

134

136

136

140

160

160

160

160

150

150

140

138

136

134

140

140

160

160

150

150

150

Month

October ............ .............

November ........... .............

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-5O ............

Feb.

140

140

136

130

125

121

117

156

204

192

181

181

170

170

160

177

204

204

204

204

204

204

192

192

192

192

196

204

_

_

-

Second 

foot-days

5,042

2,735

2,728.0

33,588.4

4,470

4,892

6,114

1,371

2,879

2 572

lUes

1,377

5,115

40,758.0

Mar.

216

216

216

215

220

220

215

215

215

215

210

210

210

210

204

204

204

204

204

192

192

192

204

204

192

192

192

192

133

103

103

Apr.

103

105

107

108

61

40

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

29

13

13

14

26

38

28

17

16

17

17

29

60

110

-

Maximum

255

229

192

268

160

204

220

110

229

210

48

45

255

255

May

186

229

229

216

216

121

36

39

42

63

72

72

71

72

72

72

74

117

129

129

127

125

51

22

22

22

22

45

62

62

62

Minimum

37

17

4.9

4.9

132

117

103

13

22

20

45

44

44

4.9

June

108

155

190

210

210

210

150

124

122

78

60

60

31

20

20

20

21

21

21

22

74

68

35

54

130

130

82

52

47

47

-

Mean

163

91.2

88.0

92.0

144

175

197

45.7

92.9

85.7

47.2

44.4

170

112

July

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

47

47

47

46

46

46

46

46

45

45

d45

d45

Aug.

d45

d45

d45

d45

d45

d45

d45

d45

d45

45

45

45

45

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44,

Per square 

mile

_

_

-

1.77

_

_

_

_

-

2.15

Sept.

44

44

44

44

44

96

204

204

192

192

192

213

255

255

255

186

58

58

58

58

124

255

255

255

255

255

255

255

255

255

-

Runoff in 

inches

_

_

-

24.03

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

29.16

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge compu on basis of reservoir elevation and record of

gate operation at Old Forge Dam.

Note. Backwater from debris Mar. 4-14, May 28 to July 29 (doubtful gage-height record June 13-16, 

July 29). Increase In combined storage In Old Forge and Sixth Lake Reservoirs during calendar year 

1949, about 191,700,000 cubic feet (equivalent mean discharge, 6.1 second-feet; runoff, 1.59 inches). 

Decrease during water year 1949-50, about 214,900,000 cubic feet (equivalent mean discharge, 6.8 

second-feet; runoff, 1.78 Inches).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Middle Branch Moose River near McKeever, N. Y.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°37'45", long. 75°04'55", half a mile upstream

I'rom confluence with South Branch and l| miles northeast of McKeever, Herkimer County. 

Datum of gage is 1,530.29 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 148 square miles.

Records available.--October 1925 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 25 years, 330 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 956 second-feet Apr. 23; maximum gage height, 

5707 feet Mar. 7 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 83 second-feet Aug. 27, 28 

(gage height, 2.34 feet).

1925-50: Maximum discharge, 2,100 second-feet Apr. 27, 1926; maximum gage height, 

7.15 feet Jan. 18, 1938 (ice jam)- minimum discharge, 27 second-feet Aug. 18, 1946 

(gage height, 1.73 feet).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Plow 

partly regulated by Pulton Chain of Lakes since about 1880.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of lee effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to June 5 June 6 to Sept. 30

2.8 144 4.0 489 2.3 78 3.2 241 

3.1 208 4.5 707 2.5 105 3.6 357 

3.5 316 5.0 973 2.8 156 4.1 547

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

316 

281 

236 

206 

208

206 

218 

226 

226 

228

213 

f206 

196 

304 

332

332 

322 

316 

347 

367

360 

357 

360 

360 

347

350 

344 

338 

332 

328 

335

Nov.

335 

328 

322 

341 

347

347 

344 

350 

357 

354

370 

364 

236 

249 

262

284 

*302 

273 

256 

£49

238 

223 

210 

205 

201

205 

195 

185 

174 

174

Dec.

172 

168 

165 

290 

310

300 

310 

300 

290 

290

460 

520 

567 

370 

340

330 

320 

310 

300 

300

*426 

497 

624 

707 

698

746 

807 

792 

782 

760 

660

Jan.

620 

540 

500 

520 

537

529 

490 

410 

380 

400

470 

*420 

460 

628 

620

707 

700 

660 

580 

500

430 

400 

390 

390 

600

800 

840 

720 

600 

580 

520

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

ber. .........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 ............

ary . . .

h. ...........................

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

460 

430 

400 

360 

330

320 

310 

300 

350 

*370

370 

340 

330 

320 

310

310 

320 

330 

330 

310

280 

290 

310 

320 

320

310 

290 

280

Secondfoot-days

9,097 

8,280 

13,911

114,059

16,941 

9,300 

10,522 

18,021 

10,719 

7,626 

3,497 

3,286 

8,748

119,948

Mar.

310 

310 

300 

290 

310

310 

280 

290 

310 

350

390 

440 

430 

400 

*360

330 

310 

300 

290 

280

280 

290 

300 

310 

310

320 

340 

415 

505 

440 

422

Apr.

426 

433 

437 

550 

812

722 

766 

802 

722 

628

575 

529 

474 

437 

404

380 

370 

360 

401

676

717 

893 

938 

849 

732

651 

593 

571 

580 

593

Maximum

367 

370 

807

1,260

840 

460 

505 

938 

693 

526 

136 

154 

481

938

May

646 

693 

693 

674 

642

597 

462 

394 

360 

357

357 

341 

325 

313 

293

256 

243 

233 

216 

296

307 

296 

276 

206 

174

166 

160 

170 

187 

196 

190

Minimum

196 

174 

165

47

380 

280 

280 

360 

160 

119 

87 

83 

145

83

June

218 

290 

367 

489 

513

526 

493 

405 

364 

344

292 

273 

246 

202 

179

164 

154 

142 

123 

119

138 152" 

154 

138 

180

£49 

234 

181 

152 

145

Mean

293 

276 

449

312

546 

332 

339 

601 

346 

254 

113 

106 

292

329

July

136 

131 

128 

133 

131

130 

123 

119 

113 

108

128 

124 

111 

118 

113

108 

110

121 

115

121

123 

113 

102 

101 

97

94 

88 

91 

92 

87 

88

Aug.

130 

149 

154 

147 

136

126 

116 

108 

105 

105

108 

104 

98 

98 

95

94 

92 

91 

97 

97

94 

91 

88 

86 

84

84 

83 

92 

105 

104 

125

Sept.

183 

185 

179 

167 

158

158 

232 

289 

287 

287

328 

328 

347 

374 

431

481 

319 

254 

301 

151

145 

281 

374 

374 

371

367 

364 

354 

341 

338

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

1 :

2.11 28.67

- -

2.22 30.16

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 sec. -ft.). No peak above base.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

f Fragmentary gage-height record1 ; discharge computed on basis of reconstructed gage-height graph.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Nov. 23, 24, 26-28, Dee. 3-12, 14-20, Dee. 30 to 

Jan. 4, Jan. 7-13. 17-29, Jan. 31 to Mar. 27 (no gage-height record Jan. 22-29; doubtful gage-height 

record Mar. 12-15).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 247 

Independence River at Donnattsburg, N. Y.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°44'50", long. 75°20'05", at highway bridge at 

Lionnattsburg, Lewis County, 1-5- miles downstream from Chase Lake Outlet and 5 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 91.7 square miles.

Records available.--July 1942 to September 1950. December 1927 to June 1942 at site 3j 

miles upstream, published as Independence River at Sperryville.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,780 second-feet Apr. 20 (gage height, 6.86 

reet); minimum, 24 second-feet Aug. 18 (gage height, 2.95 feet).

1942-50: Maximum discharge, 3.410 second-feet Oct. 2, 1945 (gage height, 8.8 feet, 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 18 second-feet Sept. 17, 1948, 

Aug. 4, 5, 1949 (gage height, 2.85 feet).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or fragmentary or no gageheight record, which are fair.

Ratine tables, water year 1949-5O, except periods of Ice effe 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 5 Apr. 6 to Sept. 30

3.3 

3.5 

3.8 

4.1 

4.5

62

94

157

236

368

5.0 578

5.5 840

6.O 1,140

6.4 1,420

2.9

3.0

3.1 

3.4 

3.7 138

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.6 

6.3

216

383

603

922

1,350

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

245

174

134

111

121

157

143

141

136

117

104

94

123

134

117

100

89

80

74

70

65

65

76

86

80

80

92

89

82

76

79

Nov.

109

119

105

132

200

177

148

155

200

182

185

248

219

269

372

298

230

*192

167

157

152

130

125

120

143

160

135

114

130

146

-

Dec.

160

150

135

114

116

110

100

92

86

82

90

155

540

671

418

276

205

198

281

*343

530

996

906

681

391

325

579

823

595

314

248

Jan.

236

225

245

332

372

315

245

145

160

*195

338

376

339

478

676

541

383

305

210

165

140

148

152

167

300

560

655

375

325

a266

a200

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ............ .................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

a!60

a!72

a!62

al48

140

145

124

*104

114

125

135

122

110

104

104

104

100

98

94

84

78

82

88

92

94

88

82

78

_

_

-

Seoondfoot days

3,334

5,218

10,71C

70,295

9,569

3,131

5,311

15,814

4,778

3,747

1,301

1, 81E

2,12E

66,851

Mar.

78

72

66

64

70

72

68

76

130

185

210

205

170

*150

140

125

116

106

100

96

92

100

115

119

117

110

132

320

640

660

607

Apr.

514

410

361

562

1,420

1,300

791

569

452

342

353

376

339

288

268

252

294

339

522

1,210

1,300

681

461

372

328

332

368

379

346

285

-

Maximum

245

372

996

1,870

676

172

660

1,420

285

427

63

240

180

1,420

May

268

285

259

225

208

191

178

167

148

145

155

143

131

145

150

131

118

112

138

175

155

127

108

99

92

87

80

111

175

152

120

Minimum

65

105

82

18

140

78

64

252

80

46

27

24

31

24

June

142

259

249

427

379

238

167

129

105

92

108

106

85

74

67

63

64

66

64

60

56

53

46

55

150

162

101

70

57

53

-

Mean

108

174

345

193

309

112

171

527

154

125

42.0

58,5

70.8

183

July

f46

44

50

52

50

49

45

f40

36

f38

58

63

57

48

41

37

42

a60

a56

a50

a47

35

31

29

28

f29

28

28

28

27

29

Aug.

205

240

205

136

97

76

61

48

38

35

30

28

27

26

26

26

25

24

31

38

36

32

29

27

a26

a25

a26

35

44

49

a61

Per square 

mile

1.18

1.90

3.76

2.10

3 37

l!22

1.86

5.75

1.68

1.36

.458

. 638

.772

2.00

Sept.

a!44

180

114

76

58

f50

44

38

35

32

31

32

41

48

a56

a!75

al50

all6

87

80

73

64

58

54

53

52

50

46

48

a40

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.35

2.12

4.34

28.50

3.88

1.27

2 15 5)41

1.94

1 52

!53

.73

.86

27.10

Peak discharge 1,200 sec.-ft.). Apr. 5 (9:30 p.m.) 1,710 sec.-ft.; Apr. 20 (10 p.m.) 1,780

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

streams.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partial gage-height record.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 23, 24, 26-29, Dec. 3-13, Jan. 7-10, 19-21, 

25, 26, Feb. 5-13, Feb. 20 to Mar. 20, Mar. 26, 28-30.
24e STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Stillwater Reservoir near Beaver River, N. Y.

Location. Float-tape gage, lat. 43°53'50", long. 75°03'05", at Stillwater Dam, 7| miles 

west of Beaver River post office, Herkimer County. Datum of gage is at mean sea 

level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.--172 square miles.

Records available. February 1925 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum elevation during year, 1,679.38 feet Apr. 27 (contents, 4,646,000,000 

 cubic feet); minimum, 1,664.27 feet Dec. 12 (contents, 1,313,000,000 cubic feet).

1925-50; Maximum elevation, 1,679.73 feet June 3, 1947 (contents, 4,748,000,000

cubic feet); minimum since first filling, 1,644.80 feet Mar. 25-27, 1940 (reservoir

empty).

Remarks.--Records good. Reservoir originally formed about 1885; enlarged at various 

times and In 1924 enlarged to a usable capacity of 4,623,000,000 cubic feet between 

elevations 1,650.3 and 1,679.3 feet above mean sea level. Elevation of gate sill of 

lowest outlet, 1,642.3 feet. Capacity below elevation 1,650.3 feet, about 90,000,000 

cubic feet. Reservoir is used to regulate flow of Beaver and Black Rivers for control 

of floods, for power development, and for general welfare of the public. Records of 

contents given herein represent those above elevation 1,650.3 feet. Daily observations 

made about 8 a.m.

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Board of Black River Regulating District. 

Elevation, In feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

68.04

68.08

68.08

68.08

68.10

68.11

68.02

67.97

67.92

67.84

67.75

67.65

67.62

67.53

67.43

67.32

67.21

67.09

66.96

66.84

66. 71

66.59

66.45

66.39

66.28

66.15

66.05

65.94

65.82

65.69

65.59

Nov

65.51

65.43

65.32

65.23

65.20

65.13

65.05

64.97

64.94

64.88

64.82

64.82

64.79

64.82

64.98

65.09

65.13

65.13

65.10

65.15

65.23

65.29

65.32

65.36

65.43

65.41

65.36

65.33

65.21

65.17

-

Dec.

65.13

65.08

65.02

64.94

64.86

64.80

64.72

64. 65

64.55

64.47

64.36

64.27

64.44

64.84

65.11

65.28

65.38

65.46

65.61

65.80

66.09

66.95

67.72

68.38

68.80

69.07

69.48

70.08

70.64

70.96

71.21

Jan.

71.43

71.65

71.84

72.05

72.26

72.57

72.69

72.80

72.88

72.99

73.21

73.42

73.56

73.83

74.30

74.64

74.90

75.08

75.19

75.29

75.38

75.47

75.56

75.65

75.75

75.93

76.23

76.37

76.45

76.53

76.58

Feb.

76.62

76.63

76.61

76.58

76.53

76.48

76.40

 76.32

76.26

76.22

76.15

76.07

76.00

75.94

75.89

75.85

75.77

75.68

75.61

75.51

75.41

75.39

75.27

75.18

75.11

75.02

74.91

74.81

_

_

-

Mar.

74.72

74.62

74.51

74.40

74.28

74.17

74.05

73.94

74.00

73.95

73.89

73.84

73.78

73.70

73.62

73.53

73.43

73.36

73.26

73.16

73.05

72.99

72.96

72.95

72. 92

72.87

72.83

72.97

73.29

73.62

73.87

Apr.

74.07

74.36

74.47

74.66

75.20

75.82

76.22

76.55

76.83

77.06

77.27

77.50

77.70

77.85

77.97

78.09

78.20

78.33

78.55

79.00

79.32

79.34

79.31

79.34

79.34

79.36

79.36

79.36

79.31

79.34

May

79.35

79.35

79.34

79.33

79.35

79.32

79.25

79.28

79.29

79.29

79.29

79.29

79.26

79.27

79.25

79.23

79.21

79.17

79.18

79.15

79.12

79.10

79.05

79.00

78.97

78.93

78.87

78.85

78.85

78.79

78.74

June

78.73

78.75

78.75

78.85

78.89

78.87

78.84

78.79

78.75

78.70

78.65

78.59

78.52

78.45

78.40

78.32

78.25

78.17

78.12

78.03

77.95

77.87

77.80

77.72

77.75

77.68

77.58

77.48

77.40

77.34

July

77.24

77.16

77.10

77.03

76.96

76.85

76.70

76.59

76.45

76.36

76.27

76.17

76.07

75.92

75.82

75.70

75.57

75.48

75.37

75.28

75.14

75.00

74.86

74.73

74.54

74.39

74.22

74.04

73.92

73.77

73.61

Aug.

73.56

73.48

73.48

73. iS

73.28

73.17

73.05

72.91

72.78

72.64

72.50

72.36

72.22

72.02

71.93

71.78

71.62

71.44

71.39

71.17

70.98

70.81

70.62

70.43

70.25

70.07

6 9'. 88

69.68

69.53

69.42

69.22

Sept.

69.20

69.34

69.42

69.45

69.50

69.45

69.30

69.16

69.02

68.85

68. 66

68.51

68.33

68.15

68.01

67.90

67.79

67.65

67.55

67.51

67.43

67.35

67.24

67.14

67.04

66.91

66.70

66.51

66.29

66.06

Note. Add 1,600 feet to. obtain elevation above raear

elevation and contents, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Date

Sept.. 50. ...............

Dec. 31. ...............

Calendar year 1949...

Jan. 31. ...............

Sept. 30. ...............

Water year 1949-50...

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,663.01

1,671.36

-

,665.91

-

Contents 

(millions of 

cubic feet)

1.953

1,517

1,451

2,626

-

3,877

3,223

4,459

4,O53

1,579

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(equivalent mean 

second-feet )

-It3

-25.5

+439

+32.5

+467

-196

-67.6

+546

-66.8

-157

-348

-351

-233

-11.9

t Reservoir elevations at 12 p.m. obtained by Interpolation.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Beaver River below Stlllwater Dam, near Beaver River, N. Y.

Location.--Float-tape gage, lat. 43°53'50", long. 75°03'05", at outlet of Stillwater Reservoir, 7\ miles west of Beaver River post office, Herkimer County.

Drainage area. 172 square miles.

Records available.--May 1908 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 42 years, 366 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,410 second-feet Apr. 21; minimum daily, 

14 second-feet Dec. 22-24.

1908-50: Maximum discharge, about 3,700 second-feet May 3, 1926; practically no flow 

at times when gates in dam are closed.

Remarks. Records good. Flow completely regulated by Stillwater Reservoir (see preceding 

page). Discharge determined from ratings for gates and spillway of Stillwater Dam. 

Gage read once daily.

Cooperation.--Records of gate openings and reservoir elevations furnished by Board of Black 

River Regulating District.

Revisions. W 714: Drainage area. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

200

200

200

200

298

400

400

400

400

398

398

398

396

396

396

394

394

392

392

390

39O

388

388

388

386

386

384

384

382

382

380

Nov.

380

380

378

378

378

378

376

376

376

374

374

374

374

374

376

376

378

378

261

189

189

189

189

189

303

340

378

378

378

378

-

Dec.

378

376

376

376

374

374

374

372

372

370

370

368

259

187

188

189

190

190

190

191

84

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March. .................

April..................

May. ...................

June ...................

July., .................

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

15

15

77

226

217

213

214

214

215

215

216

217

217

218

220

222

223

223

224

224

224

224

225

285

341

342

343

344

344

345

345

Feb.

345

389

462

462

462

461

461

461

461

459

458

458

458

458

458

458

457

455

455

455

454

454

454

452

451

451

451

450

_

-

liar.

448

447

447

447

446

444

443

443

443

443

443

442

442

440

439

439

439

438

438

436

398

325

325

325

325

324

225

16

16

16

16

Apr.

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

20

23

26

27

29

31

33

37

848

1,410

1,320

924

842

942

850

937

1,110

861

740

-

Observed

Secondfoot-days

11,280

10,139

6,295

119,609

7 187

12, 610

11,158

11,090

12,760

13^265

14,509

11,526

132,118

Maximum

400

380

378

976

345

462

448

1,410

744

356

524

555

531

1,410

Minimum

200

189

14

14

15

345

16

16

351

323

326

15

14

Mean

364

338

203

328

232

450

360

370

412

343

428

468

384

362

May

744

744

623

516

490

482

480

411

364

364

364

364

363

363

363

363

362

362

362

359

359

359

358

358

357

356

355

355

355

354

351

June

351

352

352

355

356

355

355

354

351

351

350

350

348

347

346

345

342

341

340

338

337

337

336

333

333

331

330

329

328

326

-

July

324

,

524

524

524

391

437

'

4

i

135

135

132

432

432

i

i

A

132

130

130

430

427

i

i

i

127

118

523

478

424

L

.

124

L24

163

491

488

i

'

i

i

187

185

185

185

524

Mean

201

312

642

360

699

255

292

916

345

187

80.3

117

151

350

Aug.

521

326

392

413

413

411

411

411

411

4O8

408

408

405

405

468

508

507

505

505

504

501

498

497

495

494

530

555

552

550

550

547

Sept.

249

15

15

15

255

412

410

473

507

505

504

502

500

499

497

497

495

376

294

294

294

293

292

292

422

510

531

529

526

523

-

Adjustedt

Per square 

mile

1.17

1.81

3.73

2.09

4.06

1.48

1.70

5.33

2.01

1.09

.467

. 680

.878

2.03

Runoff in 

inches

1.35

2.03

4.30

28.42

4.68

1.54

1 96

5 94

2 , 31

1.21

 54

!79

.98

27.63

t Adjusted for change in contents in Stillwater Reservoir

209004 O - 52 - 17
C50 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO 

Beaver River at Croghan, N. Y.

Location Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°53'50", long. 75°24'15", 1,000 feet upstream 

rrom Black Creek and half a mile west of Croghan, Lewis County.

Drainage area.--294 square miles.

Records available.--September 1930 to September 1950.

Average discharges--20 years, 575 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,980 second-feet Apr. 22 (gage height 4 61 

reeTT; minimum, 29 second-feet Oct. 16 (gage height, 0.99 foot); minimum daily, 70 

second-feet Oct. 30.

1930-50: Maximum discharge, 4,310 second-feet May 13, 1943 (gage height 6 47

dfny! KMert ^ll^I^ ' M ' 1936 (sagB ***** ' ° ^ f°°t); ^r

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are 

|ood. Flow almost completely regulated by Stillwater Reservoir (see p. £48). Between 

Stillwater Dam and this station flow is further regulated by nine power-plant ponds 

Diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow.

Revisions. W 759: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.3 66 2.0 242 3.4

1.4 84 2.3 351 3.8 1,

1.6 128 2.6 481 4.2 1,

1.8 180 3.0 693 4.6 1,

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949

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.

270

80

297

359

244

280

495

526

226

467

530

675

599

565

510

200

467

616

671

675

670

320

84

386

659

778

663

402

266

70

439

Nov.

614

667

657

735

293

92

346

645

661

666

671

702

350

485

683

678

658

864

a600

a!45

a330

a33o

a410

a26o

a290

a21o

a!35

a490

a680

a660

-

Dec.

737

539

459

2O1

458

672

575

523

442

477

197

658

724

859

697

716

714

283

491

479

781

895

a760

527

354

428

640

943

809

655

674

Jan.

158

288

305

301

290

301

306

299

539

515

776

582

797

986

839

774

902

788

899

668

497

181

445

771

952

862

760

688

713

693

677

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ................... ......

February .........................

March ...................... .....

April ....................... ....

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

667

660

673

672

412

587

648

644

681

657

701

154

387

669

690

656

662

668

259

568

604

622

702

666

649

236

653

632

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

13,489

15,007

18,367

195,847

18, 552

16,479

21, 906

25,442

19,550

14,075

13,697

15,678 

15,406

207,648

Mar.

706

670

669

678

266

519

617

715

876

785

768

237

534

697

703

696

712

693

200

516

710

686

879

821

794

199

643

1,610

1,350

1,070

887

Apr.

384

226

541

886

1,020

1,080

1,030

985

321

593

573

614

596

521

315

103

330

334

439

981

1,020

1,460

1,880

1,530

1,430

1,280

1,070

1,090

1,230

1,580

-

Maximum

778

864

943

1,850

986

702

1,610

1^140

850

654

745

844

1,880

950

240

5 SO

970

to September 195O

May

1,140

1,0'

1,OE

l.OE

to

0

0

1,120

1,100 4"

56

7C

1

8

9

789

790

s:

4£

IE

2

4

1

488

444

43

47

61

5

6

2

478

186

46

47

59

4

4

8

750

749

65

42

44

34

3

4

9

4

422

Minimum

70

92

197

65

158

154

199

103

181

165

294

70

June

492

636

597

850

652

631

676

624

655

457

310

461

632

694

492

476

401

265

483

458

362

328

318

315

187

388

308

288

288

351

-

Mean

435

500

592

537

598

589

707

848

631

469

442

506

514

569

July

433

165

346

282

377

406

404

466

388

415

476

454

444

514

427

435

398

328

398

498

457

416

490

309

573

649

598

654

606

435

456

Aug.

662

679

598

460

390

392

429

421

449

447

448

432

308

399

448

523

597

607

745

391

496

582

598

589

419

294

416

472

646

684

657

Sept.

844

747

162

83

361

577

614

703

637

134

418

477

652

623

742

529

270

438

499

609

607

606

494

270

607

472

490

585

705

451

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

_

-

1.83 24.79

_

1.94 26.26

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of power-plant records.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

Deer River at Copenhagen, N. Y.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°53'55", long. 75°39'40", at power plant half a 

mile northeast of Copenhagen, Lewis County, 3j miles downstream from Cobb Creek, and 

7 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 963.41 feet above mean sea level, datura 

of 1929.

Drainage area. 89 square miles.

Records available.--September 1929 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--31 years, 219 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,990 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 6.82 

reet). release from ice jam; minimum, 7.1 second-feet July 10, 11 (gage height, 0.46 

foot),

1929-50: Maximum discharge, 14,400 second-feet Sept. 1, 1941, by computation of 

flow over dam; maximum gage height, 13.18 feet Jan. 31, 1947 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 0.7 second-foot Aug. 12, 1940 (gage height, 0.17 foot); minimum daily, 0.8 

second-foot July 22 to Aug. 2, 1933.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from deposits 

or silt, or no gage-height record, which are fair. Prior to September 1949, diurnal 

fluctuation at low and medium flow caused by power plant.

Revisions (water year).--W 759: Drainage area; W 784: 1934.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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

opi&O

29

30

31

Oct.

82

72

68

66

118

125

120

104

86

70

56

45

64

98

80

70

58

52

47

42

38

43

54

66

60

58

76

78

70

62

70

Nov.

1OO

110

92

130

210

160

145

150

165

160

175

190

220

460

330

*300

245

192

153

178

184

136

116

98

140

*145

119

107

141

255

-

Dec.

244

186

143

126

128

112

104

100

92

84

100

560

1,400

660

380

240

170

540

*1,190

630

1,760

1,460

1,260

536

319

686

1,500

962

489

220

180

Jan.

170

225

520

772

628

399

185

110

125

640

*892

396

402

1,260

512

686

290

200

120

96

88

92

100

320

1,450

1,300

607

270

290

195

100

Month

October ................... ...

November .........................

December ........................*.,

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ................. .........

Hay

June .................. ... .....

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

96

125

112

108

99

104

84

71

*84

110

122

100

88

80

78

86

87

86

78

72

64

66

70

78

80

74

68

62

-

-

-

Secondfoot-days

2,198

5,306

16,561

77,758.]

13,440

2 432

7^677

20 957

2 , 778

1,624

412.4

816 .1

2,530

76,731.4

Mar.

64

58

54

52

56

58

54

60

150

210

230

220

*165

135

122

108

96

88

84

80

78

86

96

100

96

92

120

1,500

*1,630

944

791

Apr.

663

579

797

2,390

2,630

1,330

879

700

515

408

557

580

394

312

329

391

520

737

839

1,540

893

520

409

332

290

293

312

332

274

212

-

Maximum

125

460

1,760

2,350

1,450

125

1,630

2,630

220

290

t 40

119

538

I 2,630

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 sec. -ft) .-- Mar. 28 (3 p.m.]

May

220

217

175

148

138

124

106

92

80

96

102

89

80

97

86

67

50

52

83

102

71

56

49

45

43

39

37

52

68

64

50

Minimum

38

92

84

4.2

88

62

52

212

37

13

7.8

8.6

17

7.8

3,990 sec

June

77

136

160

290

172

100

71

52

41

36

34

32

28

24

22

19

25

30

25

23

20

17

14

43

44

28

19

16

13

13

Mean

70. £

177

534

213

434

86.6

248

699

89 . {

54 "

13. '. ze'.l

84.3

210

July

12

12

13

12

12

12

10

12

13

8.6

33

40

23

17

13

10

9.8

16

19

16

14

12

9.4

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.2

8.6

Aug.

37

76

72

49

38

29

21

16

12

11

9.0

9.4

9.8

10

10

9.8

9.4

9.0

a.B

9.0

17

17

16

16

15

13

12

10

51

119

75

Per square 

mile

0.797

1.99

6.00

2.39

4.88

. 975

2! 79

7.85

1.01

.608

.149

!947

2.36

Sept.

208

190

97

56

39

32

30

28

25

17

19

26

27

26

173

538

284

137

102

89

66

53

a44

a38

a35

a33

a31

a30

29

28

Runoff in 

inches

0.92

2.22

6.92

32.49

5.62

1.02

3.21

8.76

1.16

.68

.17

34

1.06

32.08

-ft.; Apr. 4 (6:30 p.m.) 3,640

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on hasis of recorded range In stage, observer's tapegage reading, weather records, and records for nearby streams.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 7-13, 15-18, Dec. 30 to Jan. 2, Jan. 7-10, 

17-24, Jan. 28 to Feb. 4, Feb. 10-13, Feb. 20 to Mar. 28 (doubtful gage-height record Mar. 4, 5). 

Backwater from deposits of silt Oct. 1 to Nov. 17. Variable draw-down conditions Apr. 4, 5j discharge computed on basis of adjusted gage heights.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

East Branch Oswegatchie River at Cranberry Lake, N. Y.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°13'15", long. 74°51'00", in village of Cranberry 

LaKe, St. Lawrence County, 900 feet downstream from dam at outlet df Cranberry Lake. 

Datum of gage is 1,458.23 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 144 square miles.

Records available.--May 1923 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 27 years, 293 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 828 second-feet Apr. 25 (gage height, 6.16 feet); 

minimum, 92 second-feet Sept. 25 (gage height, 3.96 feet); minimum daily, 94 secondfeet Sept. 23, 24.

1923-50: Maximum discharge, 1,940 second-feet May 13, 1943 (gage height, 7.70 feet); 

minimum daily, about 3 second-feet Apr. 9-16, 1931.

Remarks. Records excellent. Since 1867, flow almost completely regulated by Cranberry 

 EaEe" (total storage, 2,530,000,000 cubic feet).

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. I to Mar. 14 Mar. 15 to Sept. 30

4.2 

4.4 

4.7

123

158

226

5.0 

5.4 

5.9

313

463

691

3.9 

4.1

84

112

163

231

5.0 

5.4 

5.9 

6.2

316

463

691

850

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

153

153

153

153

154

154

154

154

154

156

156

156

156

156

156

156

156

156

156

156

156

156

156

156

156

154

154

154

195

218

218

Nov.

218

218

218

218

218

216

216

214

214

214

180

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

-

Dec.

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

173

214

214

214

214

214

214

216

218

167

123

125

126

126

128

130

132

133

133

133

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March.. .............. s .

April ..................

May. ...................

June ...................

July... ................

August. ................

September. .............

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

133

]

]

]

33

35

37

138

138

]

]

]

38

38

38

138

138

]

2

'i

72

11

91

344

429

E

E

E

15

15

15

515

515

c

c

E

10

10

10

482

430

'

*

'

i

30

03

34

34

434

S.econdfoot-days

4,971

5,384

5,107

92,097

10,130

11,133

15,619

9,101

7,979

6,014

5,964

6,065

4,606

92,073

Feb.

434

434

430

430

430

426

385

354

354

351

351

351

351

351

351

351

351

351

351

351

351

351

444

493

489

489

489

489

_

-

Mar.

484

484

480

480

476

476

472

472

472

472

472

472

522

657

652

647

642

637

633

628

623

618

614

609

604

530

492

379

158

131

131

Apr.

131

118

102

103

104

106

108

109

110

110

242

283

244

173

143

143

133

131

131

133

133

324

598

706

753

817

758

727

722

706

-

Observed

Maximum

218

218

218

671

515

493

657

.817

647

204

197

208

294

817

Minimum

153

160

123

83

133

351

131

102

190

197

188

97

94

94

Mean

160

179

165

252

327

398

504

303

257

200

192

196

154

252

May

647

554

443

371

342

342

336

304

266

266

236

204

192

192

192

190

190

190

190

190

192

192

194

194

194

194

194

197

197

197

197

June

197

199

199

al99

a!99

a201

a201

a201

a201

201

201

204

204

201

201

201

201

201

201

201

201

201

201

201

201

201

201

199

197

197

-

July

197

197

197

197

194

194

194

194

194

194

194

194

192

192

192

192

192

192

192

192

192

192

192

190

190

190

190

188

188

188

188

Aug.

204

208

208

208

208

208

208

208

208

208

206

206

206

206

206

204

204

204

204

204

201

201

201

199

199

199

197

197

150

98

97

Sept.

97

97

97

97

110

125

125

125

168

197

197

197

197

197

197

197

197

197

144

97

96

96

94

94

113

192

192

190

190

294

-

Adjusted for change in

Mean

136

184

429

271

480

212

292

718

257

129

47.5

88.9

112

257

content ST

Per square 

mile

0.944

1.28

2.98

1.88

3.33

1.47

2.03

4.99

1.78

.896

.330

.617

.778

1.78

Runoff In 

Inches

1.09

1.42

3.43

25.51

3.84

1.53

2.34

5.57

2.06

1.00

.38

.71

.87

24.24

t Adjusted for change in contents In Cranberry Lake.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of dally record of gate openings and reservoir elevations.

Note.--Elevation of surface of Cranberry Lake, 1,482.15 feet at 12 p.m. Sept. SO, 1949; 1,482.80 

feet at 12 p.m. Sept. 3O, 1950; 1,482.45 feet at 12 p.m. Dec. 31, 1948; 1,484.75 feet at 12 p.m. 

Dec. 31, 1949.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 353-

East Branch Oswegatchie River near Oswegatchie, N. Y.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°13'25", long. 75°04'35", at Plat Rock hydroelectric plant of Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., 2-j miles north of Oswegatehie, St. 

Lawrence County.

Drainage area.--263 square miles.

Records available.--October 1924 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--25 years (1925-50), 526 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,320 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 5.61

feet); minimum, 6.0 second-feet June 18, July 9 (gage height, 0.82 foot); minimum daily, 

6.7 second-feet July 9.

1924-50: Maximum discharge, 4,090 second-feet Apr. 12,1947; maximum gage height, 

7.1 feet Apr. 6, 1928; minimum discharge, probably less than 1 second-foot during complete shut-down of power plant; minimum daily, 1 second-foot July 25, 1926.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Extensive diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow caused 

by power plant; since 1867, seasonal flow partly regulated by Cranberry Lake (total 

storage, 2,530,000,000 cubic feet).

Revision.--W 759: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 26 Jan. 2.1 to Sept. 30

3.0 390 0.8 5.4 1

3.5 620 .9 8.6 Z

4.0 925 1.0 12 2

4.5 1,290 1.2 23 2

Note. Same as 1.4 38 3

following table

below 3.1 feet.

.7 70 3.5 613

.0 115 4.0 898

.3 175 4.5 1,240

.6 254 5.2 1,870

.0 390

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

81

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

11

10

415

436

393

330

278

51

113

486

417

336

310

308

38

97

401

396

350

358

361

11

9.0

403

404

354

350

315

12

9.7

417

Nov.

379

366

400

408

162

99

530

370

301

341

402

367

49

427

350

413

396

389

471

122

346

461

360

342

339

394

147

338

414

371

Dec.

418

422

373

176

382

448

390

338

339

349

172

385

574

525

566

569

598

215

505

603

663

1,240

1,090

988

400

397

873

974

945

629

619

Jan.

388

548

533

559

728

655

572

466

512

529

582

614

661

631

524

891

814

787

727

659

675

604

610

692

571

1,160

1,200

991

865

807

676

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

617

602

622

620

533

607

597

583

584

582

60S

566

529

562

468

442

410

330

419

432

437

418

556

566

550

485

472

535

_

-

Secondfoot-days

8, 179 . '

10,254

17,165

192

21 , 286

14,732

23,652

24,303

10 231. c

6^373. i.

8, 691 '

8,876.6

166,553.3

Mar.

501

526

542

568

537

518

504

505

474

646

982

616

587

723

679

889

988

958

952

903

756

756

633

607

517

623

678

1,270

1,840

1,400

974

Apr.

646

5

5

8

46

49

02

1,760

1,410

1.4

7

9

20

96

41

669

790

7

7

7

24

29

67

407

263

3

4

4

38

49

60

856

952

7

9

8

74

40

66

817

855

9

9

1,0

7

Maximum

486

530

1,240

2,140

1 200

622

1,840

1,760

,-- 

405

528

430

1,840

9H

84

30

71

Hay

809

806

662

584

615

559

435

354

387

378

317

343

325

379

307

325

440

334

370

334

320

320

313

419

397

346

332

321

302

317

358

Minimum

9.0

49

172

8.6

388

330

474

302

7.3

* 6.7

8.6

6.7

June

319

434

562

309

411

417

529

444

553

413

374

297

308

304

359

376

302

7.3

310

416

340

368

374

7.6

12

309

300

388

376

313

Bean

264

342

554

491

687

526

763

81C 41^

341

206

28C

296

456

July

9.4

9.0

312

64

370

389

332

8.7

6.7

259

405

375

321

274

51

34

291

241

290

269

242

10

8.6

317

294

296

298

274

9.4

8.6

305

Aug.

286

295

427

349

303

12

294

352

361

313

281

8.3

63

330

311

315

313

211

9.4

66

296

326

329

345

304

288

283

288

385

420

528

Per square 

mile

1 .87

-

1.73

Sept.

394

216

69

85

323

314

316

328

235

8.6

250

280

307

294

367

350

315

326

380

382

430

422

246

317

298

309

362

318

323

312

Runoff in 

inches

25

-

23.56
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Oswegatchie River near Heuvelton, K. Y.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°36'00", long. 75°22'45", lj miles downstream 

rrom tfeaver Creek and 2| miles upstream from Heuvelton, St. Lawrence County.

Drainage area.--973 square miles.

Kecords available.--June 1916 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 34 years, 1,692 second-feet.

extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,000 second-feet Mar. 31 (gage height, 8.34 

feet), release from ice Jam upstream; minimum, 184 second-feet Aug. 22 (gage height, 

0.53 foot).

1916-50: Maximum discharge, 15,800 second-feet Apr. 9, 1947; maximum gage height, 

9.33 feet Apr. 9, 1947 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 130 second-feet Aug. 17, 1949 

(gage height, 0.47 foot).

Remarks.--Records excellent except those below 400 second-feet, which are good, and those 

ror periods of ice effect, which are fair. Since 1867, seasonal flow slightly regulated by Cranberry Lake (total storage, 2,530,000,000 cubic feet); slight diurnal 

fluctuation at low and medium flow caused by power plants. During high stages on Grass

River, part of flow of that stream may pass through Upper Lake, Indian Creek, and Lower 

Lake and enter Oswegatchie River at Rensselaer Falls, 4| it

Revisions. W 759; Drainage area.

miles above station.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 28

0.7 204

.9 302

1.1 420

1.3 552

Note. Same as 

following table 

above 1.3 feet.

Mar. 29 to Sept. 3O

1.0

1.3 

1.6

204

275

369

552

780

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

5.0

1,150

1,680

2,300

3,750

5,450

6.2 

7.4

7,840

10,600

12,300

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

901

748

512

420

662

724

708

856

8O6

552

521

748

748

740

700

647

471

375

617

632

602

602

532

372

236

465

559

566

566

532

383

Nov.

260

498

617

732

806

831

883

946

984

946

928

955

974

919

964

1,150

1,210

1,320

1,270

1,170

1,210

1,210

1,150

974

865

919

874

874

937

1,140

-

Dec.

1,580

1,750

1,600

1,370

1,210

1,060

928

860

800

760

800

1,230

2,730

3,170

*3,020

2,790

2,350

2,170

2,140

2,260

2,800

3,990

4,380

4,520

4,250

3,650

3,560

4,090

4,280

4,010

3,010

Jan.

2,600

2,100

2,000

2,350

2,700

2,600

2,300

1,950

1,600

1,600

*2,350

2,450

2,400

3,200

3,600

3,800

3,600

3,300

3,000

2,600

2,150

1,850

1,700

1,650

1,750

3,400

4,500

4,700

4,300

3,700

3,000

Month

October ..........................

November .................... ...

December ..........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..................... . . .

February .........................

March ................. ....

April ....................... . . .

May .................... ...

June ...... ................. ....

July .................. . .

August ...........................

September .................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Peak discharge (base, 7,100 sec.

Feb.

2,250

1,900

1,750

1,700

1,550

1,500

1,450

*1,350

1,300

1,300

1,380

1,540

1,540

1,380

1,230

1,170

1,110

1,070

1,020

940

860

820

860

1,000

1,060

980

9OO

900

_

.

-

Secondfoot-days

18,503

28,516

77,118

598,281

84,800

35,810

80,980

126,910

34,495

22 292

11^079

13,455

21,845

555,803

-ft.). Mar

Mar.

940

920

9OO

860

860

860

*880

1,O6O

1,800

2,300

2,200

2,OOO

1,800

1,700

1,650

1,600

1,650

1,700

1,65O

1,650

1,600

1,500

1,600

1,800

2,050

2,450

3,OOO

5,000

8,800

12.0OO

12,200

Apr.

10,900

9,280

7,690

6,580

6,8OO

7,460

7,800

7,380

6,320

4,860

4,010

3,320

2,990

2,710

2,530

2,380

1,940

1,740

1,700

1,900

2,360

2,950

3,440

3,340

2,93O

2,640

2,350

2,250

2,200

2,160

-

Maximum

901

1,320

4,520

8,890

4,700

2,250

12,200

10,900

2 , 180

1,380

506

977

1,100

12,200

. 31 (1 p.m.

May

2,180

1,920

1,900

1,840

1,700

1,570

1,370

1,220

1,190

1,030

993

964

928

910

964

919

901

892

831

883

993

1,010

993

919

856

806

788

748

724

756

797

Minimum

236

260

76O

152

1,600

820

860

1,700

724

267

217

204

443

204

June

874

901

964

1,310

1,380

1,300

1,250

1,180

1,200

1,100

946

748

692

677

639

610

595

574

493

354

480

499

532

532

474

329

267

419

493

480

-

Mean

597

951

2,488

1,639

2 735

1,*279

2,612

4,230

1,113

743

357

434

728

1,523

July

493

449

334

224

288

297

426

506

443

297

217

336

480

486

468

419

301

237

322

397

408

391

359

267

220

241

359

380

391

364

279

Aug.

227

267

443

532

595

610

519

408

486

462

414

449

403

301

220

214

329

349

445

449

297

204

304

474

468

443

449

474

566

677

977

Per square 

mile

0.614

.977

2.56

1.68

2.81

1.31

2.68

4.35

1.14

.764

.367

.446

.748

1.57

Sept.

1,100

974

848

772

677

724

756

670

588

532

462

443

624

677

700

756

848

955

993

937

984

865

822

806

574

499

574

581

559

545

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.71

1.09

2.95

22.86

3 .24

l.°37

3.10

4.85

1 .32 '.85

.42

.51

.83

21.24

) 13,000 sec. -ft.

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 8-11, Jan. 1 to Feb. 10, Feb. 19-23, 

to Mar. 30.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER - 5 

Meet Branch Oawegatehie River near Harrisville, II. Y.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°11 I 10", long. 75°19'55", at highway bridge half 

a mile northeast of Geers Corners and 4 miles downstream from Harrisville, Lewis 

County. Datum of gage is 738.51 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--258 square miles.

Records available.--July 1916 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--34 years, 514 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,550 second-feet Apr. 6 (gage height, 6.73 

feet); minimum, 51 second-feet July 24 (gage height, 1.16 feet).

1916-50: Maximum discharge, 6,920 second-feet Jan. 9, 1930 (gage height, 9.6 

feet); minimum, 25 second-feet Sept. 1, 1934 (gage height, 0.86 foot).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Diurnal fluctuations, principally during low flow, caused by pulp 

mill at Harrisville.

Revisions (water years). W 759: Drainage area. W 784: 1934.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec Dec. 15 to Sept. 3O

1.5 82 2.6 330 1.1 46

1.7 110 2.9 453 1.3 65

2.0 165 3.3 662 1.5 89

2.3 237 3.7 906 1.8 135

2.1 193

2.4 269 5.0 1,910

2.7 365 6.0 2.82C

3.0 483 6.5 3.32C

3.5 744

4.0 1,080

3

)

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

246

240

232

187

180

373

406

335

323

297

254

233

228

274

258

215

216

194

157

153

134

125

93

144

147

141

146

153

158

122

183

Nov.

186

272

a240

a30O

a444

472

410

358

363

356

345

319

326

341

375

443

470

431

384

356

362

335

279

228

310

a320

a350

a245

a290

a380

-

Dec.

a460

a480

a430

a380

a330

a270

a250

a240

b210

b!95

216

366

902

bl,250

*bl,160

b940

b780

b680

757

868

1,010

1,410

1,850

*1,760

bl,400

1,120

1,190

1,520

bl,550

bl,200

b900

Jan.

b760

667

708

808

896

848

744

b470

b440

*505

720

848

917

1,080

bl,300

bl,450

bl,300

bl,040

b820

b640

b540

b470

b430

b410

800

1,480

bl,750

bl.500

1,280

1,060

b740

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ......... ..... ... ...

February .........................

March ............................

April ....................... ....

May ..............................

June ......................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

b580

b520

b500

b430

b380

b360

*b330

b280

b290

330

361

342

329

291

295

302

299

284

b260

b220

b205

b205

b220

b240

b240

b210

b!95

b!90

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

6,547

10,290

26,074

180,760

27,421

8,688

19,072

38,979

11,893

7,909

2,440

3,313

7,108

169,734

Mar.

b205

*b!95

blSO

b!65

b!75

blSO

b!70

b215

b360

b470

b540

586

549

503

458

410

376

358

321

321

309

334

410

470

492

468

532

1,360

3,110

2,630

2,220

Apr.

1,850

1,

1,

1,

550

580

160

2,730

3,290

2,

1,

1,

500

370

530

1,250

1,030

359

338

355

763

696

376

598

750

996

1,670

1,

1,

1,

390

550

?50

1,000

848

Maximum

406

472

1,850

3,730

1,750

580

3,110

3,290

704

733

106

299

538

3,290

732

702

738

728

-

May

704

659

634

571

f510

f477

423

404

369

355

365

355

338

341

363

336

318

299

318

414

427

387

328

291

259

244

236

224

301

334

309

Minimum

93

186

195

43

410

190

165

676

224

94

53

52

102

52

June

304

534

628

658

733

653

521

417

315

260

240

243

204

173

164

151

137

a!40

a!35

a!25

a!18

allO

a94

113

115

148

144

121

102

109

-

Mean

211

343

841

495

885

310

615

1,299

384

264

78.7

107

465

July

102

78

75

88

102

106

102

79

82

75

96

98

85

94

98

76

70

88

81

78

75

66

62

56

62

68

62

72

56

53

55

Aug.

:

]

i

71

L09

89

L86

179

146

]

i

i

c

i

L18

99

72

180

170

1 64

160

58

60

58

58

52

57

172

a76

i174

172

172

a76

a78

a

a

a

188

L30

500

'90

299

Per square 

mile

0.818

1.33

3.26

1.92

3.43

1.20

2.38

5.03

1.49

1.02

.305

.415

.919

1.80

Sept.

f252

456

538

470

384

312

228

176

153

129

177

182

164

137

170

295

384

338

287

272

255

218

191

174

155

133

132

132

112

102

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.94

1.48

3.76

26.04

3.95

1.25

2.75

5.62

1.71

1.14

.35 .4*8

1.02

24.45

Peak discharge (base, 5,300 sec.-ft.).--Mar. 29 (5 p.m.) 3,400 sec.-ft.j Apr. 6 (2:3O a.m.) 3,550 

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record} discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records for Independence River at Donnattsburg, Oswegatchle River near Heuvelton, and East 

Branch Oswegatchle River near Oswegatchie.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice (no gage-height record Feb. 20-25).

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of reconstructed gage-height graph.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Grass River at Pyrites, N. Y.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°31'30", long. 75°11'50", 1,000 feet downstream

 from lower bridge in Pyrites, St. Lawrence County, and half a mile upstream from

Harrison Creek.

Drainage area.--335 square miles. 

Kecorcts available.--August 1924 to September 1950. 

Average discharge'. --26 years, 595 second-feet, 

extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,950 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 11.84

 feet); minimum, 20 second-feet Aug. 12 (gage height, 0.74 foot, from reconstructed gageheight graph); minimum daily, 78 second-feet Aug. 17.

1924-50: Maximum discharge, about 8,300 second-feet Nov. 18, 1927 (gage height.13.0 

feet, from floodmark); minimum observed, 8.8 second-feet Sept. 21, 1948 (gage height, 

0.57 foot); minimum daily, 59 second-feet Aug. 29 to Sept. 1, 1934.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or fragmentary or no gageheight record, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at extremely low flow caused by 

power plant above station.

Revisions.--W 759: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Map. 28 Mar. 28 to Sept. 30

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.3 

2.7

150

205

264

401

566

3.2 800

3.8 1,100

4.5 1,460

5.3 1,900

1.1 

1.3 

1.6 

1.9 

2.3

108

184

273

411

2.7 

3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

565

735

921

1,170

1,700

7.0 2,940

9.0 4,430

11.1 6,280

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

a340

a290

a235

a200

a205

a230

a270

a260

a250

a235

a228

222

277

340

a303

255

214

199

183

174

166

165

169

180

197

191

183

191

185

174

185

Nov.

229

286

267

309

553

557

465

390

360

332

354

460

460

448

*477

498

477

432

394

375

409

364

280

260

290

300

270

260

350

520

-

Dec.

689

606

490

390

360

290

240

220

200

190

210

440

1,250

1,300

1,060

»920

700

606

810

980

1,170

1,710

1,860

1,540

1,090

1,040

1,440

1,780

1,590

940

880

Jan.

900

920

975

1,120

1,130

960

703

500

440

540

*980

940

880

1,100

1,080

980

800

680

540

430

380

390

430

540

900

1,550

1,140

780

660

560

400

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February ...... . . ......... ....

March ............................

April ............................

May .................... ... .....

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

Septembe r ............. ..........

Water year 1949-5O ............

Feb.

380

400

360

340

330

350

340

300

»360

370

360

340

300

310

300

290

280

270

270

240

230

240

270

290

300

290

280

260

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

6,896

11,426

26,991

215,626

24,328

8,650

30,505

41,940

14,933

9,191

4,392

9,297

13,140

201,689

Mar.

260

250

230

220

250

*260

245

330

780

680

660

620

580

520

480

420

400

390

380

370

370

450

600

820

900

860

1,060

4,490

6,200

3,780

2,650

Apr.

2,020

1,760

1,460

1,860

3,320

3,340

2,330

1,850

1,520

1,230

1,080

1,060

1,030

907

826

785

794

878

1,000

1,280

1,730

1,760

],480

],220

1,010

897

864

883

926

840

Maximum

340

557

1,860

4,680

1,550

400

6,200

3,340

748

762

242

1,610

1,100

6,200

May

748

717

665

623

606

581

541

509

475

452

444

426

411

452

463

433

415

411

482

657

623

513

426

375

347

323

299

296

404

437

379

Minimum

165

229

190

64

380

230

220

785

296

122

99

78

162

78

June

386

752

762

627

549

441

400

375

313

267

316

397

313

258

227

212

212

276

280

233

206

192

181

173

165

157

147

130

122

122

-

Mean

222

381

871

591

785

309

984

1, 393

482

306

142

300

438

553

July

125

125

118

120

125

157

160

140

125

113

122

168

201

176

160

144

125

134

242

212

162

132

110

104

99

125

144

127

125

130

142

Aug.

207

393

614

557

433

323

242

187

150

127

118

f!09

97

97

86

88

78

82

136

258

330

251

184

144

130

106

99

149

402

1,510

1,610

Per square 

mile

0.663

1.14

2.60

1.76

2.34

.922

2.94

4.17

1.44

.913

.424

.896

1.31

1.65

Sept.

1,100

758

545

404

320

280

251

212

181

162

192

687

598

441

513

826

931

722

545

521

471

393

340

313

283

258

239

230

218

206

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.77

1.27

3.00

23.94

2.70

.96

3.39

4.66

1.66

1.02

.49

1.03

1.46

22.41

Peak discharge (base. 5.600 sec.-ft.). Mar. 28 (11:50 p.m.) 6.950 sec.-ft.i Apr. 6 (l a.m.) 3,790 

see.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height recordj discharge computed on basis of observer's inspections, weather records, 

recorded range in stage, and records for St. Regls River at Brasher Center.

f Fragmentary gage-height recordj discharge computed on basis of reconstructed gage->height graph. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 23-30, Dec. 3-17, Dec. 30 to Jan. 2, Jan. 8 

to Mar. 27 (no gage-height record Dec. 9-11} doubtful gage-height record Jan. 9, Feb. 6-8, Feb. 21 

to Mar. 5).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 257

Raquette River at Piercefield, N. Y.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°14'05", long. 74°34 I 20", half a mile downstream

 from dam of International Paper Co. at Piercefield, St. Lawrence County.

Drainage area. 722 square miles.

Records available.--August 1908 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 42 years, 1,285 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,580 second-feet Apr. 26 (gage height, 8.79

 feet); minimum, 98 second-feet July 10 (gage height, 2.20 feet); minimum daily, 218 

second-feet July 11.

1908-50: Maximum discharge, 8,240 second-feet May 16, 1943 (gage height, 12.09 

feet); minimum, 4.1 second-feet Oct. 12, 1947 (gage height, 0.61 foot) caused by construction work above station; minimum daily, 4.1 second-feet Oct. 12, 1947.

Remarks. Records excellent. Seasonal distribution of flow appreciably modified by 

natural storage in lakes and ponds above station. Extensive diurnal fluctuation by 

power plant at Piercefield.

Revisions (water years). W 604: 1924. W 759: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

3.0 216 4.2 512 7.0 

3.3 276 5.0 799 8.0 

3.6 345 6.0 1,280 8.7

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949

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.

844 

862 

853 

828 

785

712 

701 

701 

701 

705

697 

697 

690 

678 

660

646 

632 

618 

611 

571

597 

578 

591 

591 

597

608 

608 

591 

584 

584 

597

Nov.

608 

611 

608 

601 

597

597 

601 

608 

611 

611

604 

597 

597 

611 

618

622 

642 

693 

751 

803

849 

927 

1,020 

987 

996

1,020 

973 

909 

941 

905

Dec.

901 

874 

832 

803 

799

783 

779 

767 

751 

732

716 

822 

1,020 

857 

763

787 

879 

1,020 

1,090 

1,190

1,270 

1,450 

1,790 

2,100 

2,120

2,100 

2,300 

2,380 

2,350 

2,340 

2,280

Jan.

2,250 

2,230 

2,230 

2,240 

2,210

1,970 

2,100 

2,080 

1,990 

1,940

1,960 

1,930 

1,900 

1,930 

1,940

2,180 

2,290 

2,320 

2,250 

2,250

2,180 

2,100 

2,050 

2,020 

2,020

2,050 

2,070 

2,060 

2,030 

2,020 

2,010

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949

uary .........................

1... .........................

Bt .................... . . ...

ter year 1949-5O ............

Feb.

1,920 

1,860 

1,820 

1,770 

1,710

1,640 

1,540 

1,140 

1,150 

1,000

720 

740 

787 

824 

862

857 

945 

1,180 

1,140 

1,080

1,020 

982 

968 

973 

1,050

1,020 

987 

1,020

Second- 

<oot-days

20,718 

22,118 

39,645

434,308

64,800 

32,705 

34,714 

69,620 

72,070 

24,960 

10,513 

11,308 

19,396

422,567

Mar.

1,140 

1,080 

1,030 

1,020 

1,060

1,100 

1,130 

1,190 

1,290 

1,300

1,310 

1,290 

1,400 

1,380 

1,390

1,350 

1,300 

1,240 

1,160 

1,090

1,040 

987 

955 

932 

905

870 

866 

909 

964 

996 

1,040

Apr.

1,070 

1,110 

1,140 

1,210 

1,440

1,560 

1,740 

1,860 

1,980 

2,070

2,140 

2,160 

2,150 

2,130 

2,110

2,090 

2,070 

2,060 

2,140 

2,450

2,790 

3,050 

3,240 

3,380 

3,400

3,440 

3,410 

3,410 

3,410 

3,410

Maximum

862 

1,020 

2,380

4,200

2,320 

1,920 

1,400 

3,440 

3,420 

1,250 

614 

532 

712

3,440

1,960 

2,800 

3,480

to September 1950

May

3,420 

3,380 

3,360 

3,300 

3,270

3,190 

3,050 

3,000 

3,020 

2,960

2,850 

2,770 

2,680 

2,590 

2,490

2,380 

2,290 

2,180 

2,100 

2,030

1,960 

1,870 

1,350 

901 

959

1,240 

1,640 

1,600 

1,510 

1,430 

1,300

Minimum

571 

597 

716

65

1,900 

720 

866 

1,070 

901 

597 

218 

313 

608

Z18

June

1,250 

1,040 

999 

1,240 

1,250

1,250 

1,220 

1,190 

1,140 

1,080

1,020 

892 

620 

653 

597

622 

604 

653 

650 

657

646 

639 

650 

636 

628

622 

628 

628 

628 

628

Bean

668 

737 

1,279

1,190

2,090 

1,168 

1,120 

2,321 

2,325 

832 

339 

365 

647

1,158

July

614 

598 

392 

368 

300

290 

255 

298 

294 

230

218 

223 

288 

366 

390

340 

349 

343 

373 

339

345 

335 

337 

339 

262

392 

332 

301 

294 

329 

379

Aug.

350 

346 

357 

362 

367

363 

346 

380 

314 

368

354 

336 

333 

340 

337

342 

313 

322 

341 

352

335 

347 

356 

354 

361

390 

354 

368 

477 

532 

511

Per square 

mile

0.925 

1.02 

1.77

1.65

2.89 

1.62 

1.55 

3.21 

3.22 

1.15 

.470 

.506 

.896

1.60

Sept.

614 

618 

618 

618 

614

614 

614 

608 

618 

618

622 

618 

618 

622 

622

625 

642 

675 

697 

705

712 

712 

709 

693 

678

671 

668 

657 

650 

646

Runoff in 

inchea

1.07 

1.14 

2.04

22.37

3.34 

1.68 

1.79 

3.59 

3.71 

1.29 

.54 

.58 

1.00

21.77

Peak discharge [base, 4,200 sec. -ft.}. No oeak above base.
358 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Raquette River at Raymondville, N. Y.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°50'20", long. 74°58'45", 250 feet upstream from

 old highway bridge at Raymondville, St. Lawrence County, 0.3 mile downstream from 

Trout Brook, 0.4 mile downstream from power plant of Niagara-Mohawk Power Corp., and 

18 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 183.33 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--1,131 square miles.

Records available. November 1943 to September 1950. September to October 1903, and

 April 1904 to November 1916 at site at Massena Springs, 8 miles downstream (drainage 

area, 1,197 square miles), published as Raquette River at Massena Springs; records 

not comparable.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year. 10,200 second-feet Mar. 29; maximum gage height,

 V. Vt> "feet Mar. 29 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 5.6 second-feet July 13 

(gage height, 0.42 foot); minimum daily, 105 second-feet July 12.

1943-50: Maximum discharge, 10,300 second-feet June 8, 1947; maximum gage height, 

that of Mar. 29, 1950; minimum discharge, that of July 13, 1950; minimum daily, 21 

second-feet Aug. 21, 1949.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Ex-

 tensive diurnal fluctuation caused by power and industrial operations. Seasonal distribution of flow appreciably modified by natural storage in lakes and ponds above 

station.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and aischarge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 13 Aug. 14 to Sept. 30

1.0 89 2.0 571 4.0

1.2 149 2.5 991 5.0

1.4 228 3.0 1,510 5.5

1.7 379 3.5 2,140

2,870 1.4 219

4,620 1.7 375

5,650 2.0 571

Note. Same as preceding table above 2.0

feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

983

1,010

1,030

1,010

1,050

1,190

1,100

1,080

1,280

1,190

1,180

1,230

1,200

1,240

1,080

765

852

882

860

733

744

500

259

1,110

1,260

1,200

821

810

352

302

734

Nov.

732

786

730

728

734

612

782

868

1,010

1,140

1,160

1,300

629

1,120

*1,280

1,250

1,290

1,260

1,240

384

1,170

1,240

1,260

1,330

1,630

1,640

1,350

1,300

1,590

1,560

-

Dec.

1,550

1,580

1,450

840

1,240

1,350

1,300

1,250

1,200

1,300

260

1,100

1,490

1,490

796

*1,370

1,640

1,910

1,830

1,750

1,820

2,440

3,620

3,000

2,600

2,700

3,740

4,020

3,800

3,200

2,450

Jan.

3,000

3,100

3,100

3,200

3,400

3,200

2,900

2,800

2,700

3,000

3,100

*2,800

2,700

3,100

3,500

3,300

3,300

3,200

3,000

2,900

2,700

2,600

2,500

2,700

2; 900

3,900

4,000

3,200

2,600

2,500

2,400

Month

October ......................

November ........................

December ............. ......

Calendar year 1949 ........ ...

January ..........................

February ....................

March ............................

April ........................

Hay ..............................

June ....................... . .

July .............................

August ...................... ...

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

2,300

2,200

2,100

2,100

2,050

2,000

1,950

1,900

*1,850

1,700

1,400

1,450

1,500

1,500

1,550

1,600

1,600

1,640

1,570

1,500

1,350

1,300

1,250

1,350

1,550

1,400

1,300

1,450

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

29,017

33,105

60,086

666,124

93,30C

46,410

61,280

116,230

94,170

38,971

13,975

21,733

41,207

649,484

Mar.

1,600

1,450

1,400

1,350

1,300

*1,180

1,250

1,400

1,600

1,900

1,850

1,750

1,750

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,600

1,550

1,500

1,400

1,450

1,500

1,550

1,450

1,400

1,350

1,400

3,200

8,600

5,060

3,540

Apr.

3,

3,

3,

3>

4,

4,

4,

4,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

3,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

3,

4,

5,

5,

4,

4,

4,

4,

4,

4,

4,

Maximum

1,280

1,640

4,020

7,230

4,000

2,300

8,600

5,500

4,450

2,030

856

1,960

2,420

8,600

180

140

060

550

460

520

430

200

990

830

900

880

750

340

580

570

450

290

970

480

780

500

120

540

490

450

410

450

450

470

May

4,450

4,320

4,060

4,060

4,080

3,990

3,810

3,900

3,530

3,240

3,340

3,480

3,330

3,280

3,260

3,050

2,890

3,030

3,000

3,090

3,050

2,840

2,420

2,220

2,200

1,760

1,470

1,320

1,850

2,100

1,750

Minimum

239

384

260

21

2,400

1,250

1,180

2,290

1,320

299

105

181

562

105

June

2,000

1,930

2,030

1,960

1,750

1,740

1,790

1,710

1,670

1,650

1,480

1,580

1,340

1,310

1,320

1,350

1,340

366

1,270

976

918

944

992

804

299

811

914

908

924

895

-

Mean

936

1,104

1,938

1,825

3,010

1,658

1,977

3,874

3,038

1,299

451

701

1,374

1,779

July

856

374

592

300

694

763

576

243

315

170

392

105

242

784

366

355

584

748

584

415

306

321

296

BS5

6O4

605

598

608

178

166

210

Aug.

1,

1,

1,

1,

636

906

040

100

988

967

020

010

919

824

679

352

181

637

653

671

700

496

285

318

257

356

391

370

570

318

1,

1,

257

382

310

580

1,960

Per square 

mile

0.828

.976

1.71

1.61

2.66

1.47

1.75

3.43

2.69

1.15

.399

.620

1.21

1,57

Sept.

2,420

2,010

1,700

1,560

988

1,290

1,180

1,290

984

562

721

860

862

1,430

1,530

1,330

1,290

1,520

1,440

1,610

1,550

1,640

1,630

1,580

1,640

1,630

1,540

1,120

1,150

1,150

Runoff in 

inches

0.95'

1.09

1.98

21.90

3.07

1.53

2.01

3.82

3.10

1.28

.46

.71

1.35

21.35

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice 

FebTT7, Feb. 20 to Mar. 29.

27, 28, Dec. 3, 4, 6-12, 24-26, Dec. 29 tc
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER " 5 -

St. Regis River at Brasher Center, N. Y.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°51'50", long. 74°46'45", 600 feet upstream from 

highway bridge at Brasher Center, St. Lawrence County, and 65 miles downstream from 

confluence of East and West Branches at Winthrop. Datum of gage is 217.23 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--616 square miles.

Keeoras available.--August 1910 to November 1917, January 1919 to September 1950.

Average discharge. --37 years (1910-13, 1914-17, 1919-50), 1,061 second-feet.

extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,200 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 11.25 

feet), result of release of ice jam upstream; minimum, 202 second-feet July 24 (gage 

height, 5.83 feet); minimum daily, 226 second-feet July 24.

1910-17, 1919-50: Maximum discharge, 16,800 second-feet Apr. 6, 1937, from rating 

curve extended above 8,300 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height 

recorded, about 15.3 feet Apr. 6, 1937 (ice jam); minimum discharge observed, about 34 

second-feet Aug. 8, 1917 (gage height, 5.25 feet); minimum daily, 37 second-feet Aug. £

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or fragmentary gage-height 

record, which are fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation caused by power operations above 

station.

Revisions (water years).--W 1114: 1910.

Rating table, water year 1949-5O, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

3.8 184 6.7 970 8.5 3,9oO 

6.O 312 7.O 1.34O 9.0 5,OOO 

6.2 468 7.5 2,050 10.0 7,50O 

6.4 650 8.O 2,910

Discharge, in second-f eet , water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

25 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

538 

468 

403 

357 

364

387 

436 

419 

387 

364

357 

350 

444

512 

494

444

380 

357 

334

320

312 

305 

298 

320 

334

334 

334 

342

350 

334 

350

Nov.

411 

460 

460 

526 

836

782 

670 

612 

612 

622

670 

603 

730 

804 

814

*793 

700 

680 

538 

547

565 

547 

420 

370 

390

436 

390 

380 

f584 

f857

Dec.

f846 

f730 

f547 

f411 

503

372 

310 

300 

290

270

280 

780 

1,740 

1,720 

1,380

1,070 

868 

846 

1,130

1,290

1,650 

2,870 

2,870 

2,320 

1,650

1,450 

2,380 

2,660 

2,210 

1,600 

1,250

Jan.

1,300 

1,400 

1,620 

1,980 

1,960

1,670 

1,160 

700 

620 

7OO

1,250 

1,100 n,i2o

1,500 

1,700

1,600 

1,350 

1,160 

940 

780

680 

660 

660 

80O 

1,200

2,500 

1,700 

1,160 

1,080 

900 

740

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

1 ............................

St.. .........................

ember ............... ...... .

ter year 1949-5O . ... ....

Feb.

640 

660 

580 

520 

470

500 

480 

44O 

540 

*560

520 

480 

430 

450 

460

450 

440 

430 

410 

360

340 

360 

410 

440 

450

440 

430 

410

Secondfoot days

11,728 

17,809 

38,593

357,675

37,690 

13,100 

39,290 

81,180 

34,705 

16,730 

7,949 

17,440 

25,603

341,817

Mar.

420 

400 

37O 

360 

400

430

420 

*460 

1,120 

1,060

1,020 

980 

940 

840 

780

720 

680 

620 

580 

560

560 

640 

860 

1,180 

1,300

1,300 

1,600 

4,400 

7,320 

4,000 

2,970

Apr.

2,730 

2,700 

2,400 

3,100 

6,200

5,330 

3,8OO 

3,430 

2,890 

2,310

2,130 

2,110 

1,900 

1,650 

1,530

1,510 

1,650 

1,960 

2,380 

3,100

4,590 

4,090 

3,180 

2,530

2,130

1,930 

1,880 

1,980 

2,080 

1,900

Maximum

538 

857 

2,870

7,100

2,500 

660 

7,320 

6,2OO 

1,740 

1,420 

327 

1,960 

2,110

7,320

Peak discharge (base, 5,600 sec. -ft.). Mar. 28 (11:30

May

1,740

1,620 

1,510 

1,420 

1,400

1,370 

1,280 

1,190 

1,090 

970

880 

836 

846 

880 

925

959

1,050 

1,210 

1,540 

1,680

1,530 

1,280 

1,090 

947 

880

782 

690 

603 

804 

857 

846

Minimum

298 

370 

2.70

174

620 

340 

360 

1,510 

603 

251 

226 

251 

436

226

June

868 

1,290 

1,420 

1,210 

1,020

846 

750 

641 

547

521

486 

521 

556 

477

419

387 

395 

444 

486 

428

380 

364 

334 

298 

305

292 

285 

258 

251

251

Mean

378 

594 

1.24E

98C

1,216 

468 

1,267 

2,706 

1,12C 

558 

256 

563 

853

936

July

238 

238 

258 

251 

244

271 

258 

251 

244 

244

278

271 

258 

264

251

238 

238 

251 

258 

264

264 

244 

232 

226 

232

244 

264 

285 

285 

278 

327

Aug.

327 

586 

1,050 

970 

868

846 

750 

565 

521 

444

387 

334

298 

285

271

271 

258 

251 

364 

486

264 

350 

312 

285 

264

258 

258 

387 

1,150 

1,820 

1,960

Per square 

mile

0.614 

.964 

2.02

1.59

1.97 

.760 

2.06 

4.39 

1.82 

.906 

.416 

.914 

1.38

1.52

p.m.) 11,200 sec. -ft.; Apr. 5 (9

Sept.

2,110 

1,760 

1,380 

1,100 

1,100

994 

836 

603 

538 

452

436 

452 

565 

631 

750

1,180 

1,430 

1,250 

1,070 

925

825 

761 

670 

6O3 

603

565 

556 

512 

494 

452

Runoff in 

inches

0.71 

1.08 

2.33

21.59

2.28 

.79 

2.37 

4.90 

2.10 

1.01 

.48 

1.05 

1.55

20.65

p.m.)

7,1OO sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of reconstructed gage-height graph.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 23-25, 27, 28, Dec. 7-12, 25, 26, Dec. 3O to 

Jan. 1, Jan. 7 to Mar. 28, Apr. 2, 4, 5.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Salmon River at Chasm Falls, N. Y.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°45'20", long. 74°13'10", at Chasm Falls, Franklin 

County, a quarter of a mile downstream from power plant of Niagara-Mohawk Power Corp.

Drainage area.--132 square miles.

Records available.--July 1925 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 25 years, 228 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,250 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 3.41 

reet}; minimum, 24 second-feet Oct. 10 (gage height, 0.64 foot); minimum daily, 73 

second-feet Oct. 22, Feb. 15, July 16, 23.

1925-50: Maximum discharge, 2,890 second-feet Apr. 25, 1926 (gage height, 5.0 feet); 

minimum, 14 second-feet Feb. 12, 1943 (gage height, 0.44 foot); minimum daily, 28 

second-feet Sept. 4, 1934.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow caused by power 

plant. A small diversion from tributary stream above station is used as water supply 

for village of Malone.

Revisions .(water years).--W 729: 1931 (m). W 759: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

1.0 60 1.5 162

1.1 74 1.8 264

1.3 112 2.1 393

2.5 605

3.1 1,000

3.3 1,160

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

164

148

153

158

134

86

82

90

87

84

80

92

135

109

98

77

87

97

99

100

100

73

81

100

110

113

121

114

114

106

131

Nov.

161

153

98

151

169

143

174

185

200

117

170

155

186

235

169

141

157

191

£09

209

209

188

173

147

190

203

179

183

203

206

-

Dec.

217

171

175

146

152

112

120

126

120

116

123

198

390

262

228

219

239

240

248

208

334

472

387

252

244

245

421

527

368

255

257

Jan.

253

249

250

405

356

280

232

196

215

238

264

237

241

459

441

455

332

303

222

220

201

215

220

233

271

449

513

305

337

282

218

Month

October ..........................

November .....................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ......................

February ...................... .

March .................. . .

April .................... ......

May..............................

June .................... ......

July .............................

August ................... . . September ........................

Hater year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

242

233

241

235

199

224

230

222

230

215

191

185

168

139

73

122

109

147

137

114

144

131

130

135

126

132

127

125

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

3 323

5^254

7,572

78,803

9 092

4^706

5,555

14, 888

7,784

3,720

2,794

4,595

5,913

75,196

Mar.

125

124

126

113

122

118

117

150

187

192

196

183

169

163

150

146

144

146

140

144

151

149

164

163

158

148

184

344

502

358

279

Apr.

248

i

227

217

161

1,100

1,060

,

i

18

365

156

361

343

547

500

'76

280

284

i

547

152

365

845

1,140

i

t

)59

505

t73

403

365

i

t

Maximum

164

235

527

1,520

513

242

502

1,140

375

236

135

543

393

1,140

565

t52

U8

556

May

330

321

292

288

304

284

264

246

220

229

220

209

202

220

219

317

375

330

375

317

276

249

217

217

217

220

225

222

169

102

108

Minimum

73

98

112

72

196

73

113

217

102

82

73

74

112

73

June

160

236

195

188

155

149

137

130

119

122

154

128

112

106

110

108

126

126

112

103

109

102

100

104

99

93

84

82

85

86

-

Mean

107

175

244

216

293

168

179

496

251

124

90.1

148

197

206

July

82

79

82

81

90

126

109

89

82

84

94

80

86

89

83

73

81

99

84

80

74

75

73

75

109

128

96

85

91

100

135

Aug.

147

L86

245

527

251

166

L37

L21

LOS

103

95

92

87

84

80

81

80

84

L02

120

104

85

80

75

74

75

81

L24

'81

>43

377

Per square 

mile

0.811

1.33

1.85

1.64

2.22

1.27

1 36

3.76

1.90

.939

. 683

1.12

1.49

1.56

Sept.

393

296

227

188

225

188

158

141

128

112

135

123

114

141

216

286

228

200

£12

217

210

220

221

213

210

213

210

183

175

130

Runoff in 

inchee

0.94

1.48

2.13

22.20

2.56

1.33

1.57

4*19

2.19

1.05

.79

1 . 29

1.67

21.19
STREAMS TRtBUTABY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER " tu

Chateaugay River near Chateaugay, N. Y.

Location. --Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°54'35", long. 74°05'10", 150 feet downstream from

dam of International Hydroelectric Corp., 1 mile south of Chateaugay, Franklin County,

and 5 miles upstream from Marble River. 

Drainage area. 112 square miles.

Records available. --September to December 1908, October 1926 to September 1950. 

Average discharge. --24 years (1926-50), 176 second-feet. 

Extreme s . - -Maximum discharge during year, 950 second-feet Mar. 28 (-gage height, 4.79 feet);

minimum , 65 second-feet July 18, Aug. 1 (gage height, 1.30 feet); minimum daily, 74

second-feet July 26-30.

1908, 1926-50: Maximum discharge, 2,060 second-feet Apr. 8, 1928 (gage height, 7.3

feet), from rating curve extended above 970 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 6 second-feet Nov. 20, 1928 (gage height, 0.23 foot); minimum daily, 26 secondfeet July 8, 1934. 

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from logs, which

are fair. Flow regulated by Upper and Lower Chateaugay Lakes. Considerable diurnal

fluctuation at all stages caused by power operations. 

Revisions. W 759: Drainage area.

Rating table water year 1949-50, except periods of Ice effect or backwater from logs 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 28

1.5 83 2.4 219 1

1.7 107 2.8 300 1

2.0 149 1

Mar. 29 to Sept. 30

.3 65 2.2 188

.5 86 2.7 279

.8 125 3.2 394

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

92

91

92

92

96

93

93

92

93

93

93

99

97

95

93

91

86

87

87

88

86

85

88

90

88

88

87

87

87

85

93

Nov.

90

88

89

94

91

90

91

94

89

89

96

91

105

c98

c96

096

*c96

95

95

96

96

93

98

100

96

90

b88

b94

b!02

103

Dec.

97

b94

b92

b96

99

97

b94

b90

b88

b8 6

b96

bl08

113

100

b94

blOO

*b!04

111

109

102

139

122

117

112

bllO

b!25

142

132

b!45

b!65

b!85

Jan.

bieo

b!85

200

193

187

b!80

b!75

b!65

b!75

b!95

194

196

*212

223

202

223

250

b270

b260

b250

b240

b250

b240

b235

b300

283

262

276

264

b250

b245

Month

October ..........................

November ................. ......

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January .......... ...............

February .......... ...... , . ...

March .................... .......

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September .....................

Water year 1949-50 ..... .... .

Feb.

b250

b260

b260

b270

b260

b250

b230

b200

b210

b215

*b225

219

175

174

175

174

172

172

b!65

b!50

b!40

b!45

b!50

b!65

b!60

b!55

b!55

b!70

-

_

-

Second 

foot-days

2,807

2,829

3,464

60,242

6,960

5,446

6,670

9,287

4,723

3,153

2,454

2,875

3,945

54,613

Mar.

b210

b200

b!85

b210

b240

b240

b230

*b260

247

b220

b215

b210

b205

b200

b!95

b!85

b!80

b!75

b!90

b205

b!80

b!70

165

157

155

148

156

b520

319

248

248

Apr.

246

244

264

387

391

296

296

298

294

292

298

294

287

283

281

281

285

257

209

265

331

338

367

357

359

364

Maximum

99

105

185

498

300

270

520

391

215

122

85

129

170

520

369

367

362

325

May

215

211

214

215

214

212

208

208

207

186

162

158

130

128

124

131

126

122

122

121

119

122

122

121

121

119

116

118

117

117

117

Minimum

85

88

86

80

165

140

148

209

116

84

74

76

109

74

June

122

119

120

119

115

115

115

113

113

116

114

116

108

109

110

111

113

109

95

94

97

96

97

97

96

84

85

85

85

85

Mean

90.5

94.3

112

165

225

194

215

310

152

105

79.2

92.7

132

150

July

85

82

82

82

83

82

80

80

80

79

80

82

81

81

80

79

85

79

79

80

80

79

74

74

76

74

74

74

74

74

78

Aug.

76

90

86

82

93

93

93

92

91

93

90

91

93

91

90

92

92

91

93

91

89

88

88

88

88

90

90

94

112

116

129

Sept.

167

165

166

166

170

162

159

156

153

143

118

114

118

123

126

129

119

119

121

119

118

117

117

115

112

111

112

111

110

109

Per square Runoff in 

mil* inches

_

-

1.47 20.00

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

1.34 18.12

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

c Backwater from logs.

Note. Increase In storage In Chateaugay Lakes during calendar year 1949, about 115,200,000 cubic 

feet (equivalent mean discharge, 3.65 second-feet; runoff, 0.44 inch); Increase In elevation, 0.87 

foot. Increase during water year 1949-50, about 116,500,000 cubic feet (equivalent mean discharge, 

3.70 second-feet; runoff, 0.45 Inch); Increase In elevation, 0.88 foot.
Jb - STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Richelieu River (Lake Champlain) at Rouses Point, N. Y.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°59'45", long. 73°21'40", in Rouses Point, Clinton 

County, at outlet of Lake Champlain, 90 feet north of Rutland Railroad bridge and 1 mile 

south of Fort Montgomery. Datum of gage is 93.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Drainage area.--8,277 square miles.

Records available.--October 1863 to December 1870 (maximum and minimum monthly gage heights 

at at. Johns, Quebec, published in Water-Supply Paper 97) and March 1871 to September 

1950 (daily gage heights; those for 1871-1907 published in Water-Supply Paper 894). 

January 1875 to September 1916 (monthly discharge) at Chambly, Quebec, published in 

Water-Supply Paper 424. Gage heights prior to Oct. 1, 1925, published as Richelieu 

River at Fort Montgomery, Rouses Point.

Extremes.--Maximum gage height during year, 6.11 feet May 6; minimum, 0.07 foot Nov. 4.

1571-1950: Maximum gage height observed, 8.80 feet Mar. 30, 1903; minimum observed, 

-0.83 foot Oct. 23, 1941.

Observations at St. Johns, Quebec, indicate a maximum gage height of 8.83 feet (computed) during April 1869.

Gage height, in feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

IV

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.47

.58

.69

.56

.46

.49

.66

.50

.55

.47

.56

.56

.53

.56

.47

.50

.49

.46

.45

.47

.49

.63

.46

.40

.57

.43

.40

.53

.38

.45

.34

Nov.

0.32

.41

.33

.24

.34

.43

.51

.49

.41

.45

.42

.46

.79

.63

.69

.71

,71

.75

.85

.79

.75

.73

1.14

.74

.74

.71

.75

.80

.90

.83

Dec.

0.84

.64

.84

1.26

.92

.64

.85

.63

.81

.83

.69

1.00

.62

.94

1.00

1.10

1.19

1.14

1.07

1.16

1.42

1.51

1.32

1.55

1.63

2.01

1.69

1.61

1.79

1.92

2.02

Jan.

2.01

2.07

2.12

2.15

2.02

2.04

2.12

2.14

2.25

2.28

2.16

2.20

2.34

2.34

2.51

2.68

2.60

2.84

2.67

2.66

2.73

2.70

2.60

2.62

2.80

2.77

2.83

3.05

3.06

2.93

2.99

Feb.

3.02

3.00

2.97

2.95

2.91

2.67

2.81

2.82

2.81

2.76

2.77

2.72

2.67

2.67

2.69

2.67

2.64

2.64

2.60

2.55

2.55

2.53

2.55

2.54

2.50

2.47

2.45

2.42

_

-

Mar.

2.41

2.37

2.34

2.34

2.34

2.25

2.26

2.25

2.39

2.46

2.52

2.54

2.57

2.59

2.59

2.57

2.57

2.59

2.60

2.56

2.54

2.53

2.50

2.56

2.56

2.61

2.70

2.84

3.21

3.56

3.62

Apr.

3.99

4.10

4.22

4.34

4.63

4.96

5.17

5.23

5.25

5.27

5.31

5.26

5.19

5.16

5.18

5.17

5.19

5.11

5.17

5.20

5.46

5.66

5.72

5.71

5.71

5.74

5.71

5.60

5.63

5.60

May

5.60

5.49

5.44

5.37

5.46

5.55

5.02

4.97

5.04

5.07

4.77

4.71

4.60

4.55

4.55

4.36

4.29

4.28

4.19

4.16

4.10

4.12

4.09

3.92

3.84

3.76

3.71

3.63

3.56

3.49

3.52

June

3.43

3.36

3.38

3.26

3.16

3.24

3.15

3.09

3.03

3.01

2.83

2.85

2.67

2.77

2.69

2.78

2.52

2.43

2.52

2.46

2.33

2.29

2.26

2.20

2.15

2.09

2.09

1.99

2.02

1.97

-

July

1.89

1.87

1.79

1.77

1.73

1.71

1.65

1.62

1.60

1.62

1.59

1.55

1.56

1.46

1.47

1.63

1.42

1.34

1.26

1.21

1.19

1.20

1.22

1.34

1.20

1.02

1.01

1.06

1.06

1.01

1.00

Aug.

0.99

1.13

1.17

1.13

1.11

1.06

1.10

1.13

1.14

1.10

.96

.96

.94

.92

.92

.95

.93

.82

.96

.86

.84

.90

.93

.86

.86

.74

.84

.85

.73

.90

1.04

Sept.

1.10

1.08

1.19

1.16

1.07

1.15

1.16

1.13

1.10

1.04

1.00

.99

1.07

1.16

1.14

1.05

1.07

1.20

1.15

1.10

1.07

1.30

1.04

1.01

.97

1.00

1.00

1.00

.99

.97

-

Monthly gage height, in feet, water year Octoter 1949 to September 1950

Month

December. ..................

Calendar year 1949.......

September. .................

Water year 1949-50. ......

Maximum

0.69 

1.14 

2.02

4.84

3.06 

3.02 

3.82 

5.74 

5.60 

3.43 

1.89 

1.17 

1.30

5.74

Minimum

0.34 

.24

.81

.24

2.01 

2.42 

2.25 

3.99 

3.49 

1.97 

1.00 

.73 

.97

.24

Mean

0 . 50 

.63 

1.23

2.19

2.49

2.70 

2.60 

5.19 

4.49 

2.67 

1.42 

.96 

1.08

2.16
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER £& 

Lake Champlaln at Burlington, Vt.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°29iOO", long. 73°13'30", In Burlington, Chittenden County, 0.6 mile north of railroad station. Datum of gage Is 92.86 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.--May 1907 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 5.90 feet Apr. 25, affected by seiche; minimum, U.36 foot Oct. 28, affected by seiche.

1907-50: Maximum gage height observed, 8.65 feet Mar. 27, 28, 1936; minimum 

observed, -0.25 foot Dec. 4, 1908.

Sage height, In feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

H

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.59

.56

.49

.49

.55

.56

.52

.55

.56

.57

.56

.56

.58

.57

.59

.58

.57

.57

.58

.57

.56

.52

.52

.51

.47

.45

.46

.41

.42

.42

.45

Nov.

0,45

.44

.45

.51

.54

.54

.54

.52

.55

.57

.61

.64

.58

.66

.72

.78

.83

.83

.82

.84

.88

.89

.78

.80

.88

.89

.89

.87

.83

.89

-

Dec

0.93

.96

.98

.91

.93

.94

.94

.94

.92

.90

.87

.84

.94

1.03

1.10

1.12

1.10

1.09

1.13

1.14

1.13

1.24

1.43

1.59

1.65

1.56

1.71

1.86

2.01

2.06

2.07

Jan.

2.07

2.05

2.06

2.09

2.16

2.24

2.29

2.28

2.23

2.21

2.27

2.26

2.21

2.33

2.45

2.59

2.70

2.72

2.77

2.77

2.72

2.69

2.69

2.69

2.68

2.77

2.96

3.00

3.01

3.08

3.11

Feb.

3.09

3.07

3,05

3.02

3.00

2.97

2.94

2.89

2.85

2.85

2.81

2.80

2.78

2.75

2.76

2.77

2.76

2.72

2.70

2.70

2.65

2.63

2.63

2.59

2.57

2.55

2.52

2.49

_

_

-

Mar.

2.47

2.45

2.43

2.41

2.36

2.35

2.33

2.31

2.44

2.52

2.57

2.61

2.64

2.65

2.65

2.65

2.64

2.65

2.63

2.62

2.60

2.58

2.59

2.63

2.64

2.68

2.73

2.91

3.28

3.64

3.90

Apr.

4.05

4.16

4.28

4.42

4.70

5.07

5.27

5.35

5.39

5.38

5.36

5.34

5.33

5.30

5.27

5 23

s!l9

5.19

5.19

5.29

5.55

5.72

5.80

5.82

5.82

5.77

5.74

5.72

5.71

5.67

May

5.62

5.56

5.53

5.48

5.38

5.19

5.19

5.14

5.05

4.9O

4.86

4.78

4.68

4.62

4.48

4.45

4.39

4.32

4.29

4.23

4.18

4.09

4.00

3.95

3.89

3.82

3.75

3.67

3.58

3.52

3.44

June

3.39

3.37

3.30

3.26

3.24

3.17

3.14

3.10

3.06

3.01

2.95

2.88

2.80

2.74

2.68

2.60

2.54

2.50

2.43

2.37

2.35

2.31

2.26

2.23

2.19

2.15

2.08

2.03

1.99

1.98

-

July

.94

.89

.85

.81

.78

.75

.72

.69

.65

.60

.57

.55

.51

.47

.44

.34

.32

.35

.32

.28

.25

20

12

08

07

07

04

O2

02

04

Aug.

1.09

1.10

1.08

1.11

1.16

1.20

1.18

1.15

1.11

1.09

1.08

1.07

1.04

1.00

.97

.94

.91

.92

.94

.95

.93

.90

.86

.83

.83

.83

.79

.78

.91

1.02

1.06

Sept.

1.13

1.18

1.22

1.20

1.21

1.22

1.19

1.18

1.18

1.18

1.22

1.24

1.18

1.14

1.17

1.18

1.20

1.19

1.21

1.17

1.20

1.21

1.19

1.16

1.04

1.04

1.02

1.02

1.01

1.00

Note. Gage heights for period Sept. 16-30 computed on basis of records for Richelieu River (Lake

Champlaln) at Rouses Point, N. Y. , adjusted for wind direction and velocity.

Monthly gage height, In feet

Month

December. .................

Calendar year 1949. .....

August

September. ................

Water year 1949-50......

water year Octob

Maximum

.89

2.07

4.99

5.62

1.94

1.24

5.82

er 1949 to Sept

Minimum

.84

.41

2.05

2.49

4.05

3.44

l.OE

1.00

.41

=mber 1950

Mean

0.53

.70

1.23

2.24

2.52

2.78

2 66

5.27

4.52

1.42

.99

1.16

2.20
264 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Great Chazy River at Perry Mills, N. Y.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 45°00'00", long. 73°30'05", 500 feet upstream from 

highway bridge at Perry Mills, Clinton County, and ?J miles upstream from Corbeau Creek.

Drainage area.--247 square miles.

Keeords available.--September 1928 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--22 years, 268 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 2,100 second-feet Apr. 5; maximum gage 

height, 9.08 feet Mar. 29 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 29 second-feet July 

29 (gage height, 1.86 feet); minimum daily, 30 second-feet Oct. 11.

1928-50: Maximum discharge, 6,000 second-feet Apr. 7, 1937; maximum gage height, 

11.5 feet, from floodmark, Mar. 9, 1946 (ice jam); minimum discharge, about 0.8 secondfoot Sept. 18, 1932 (gage height, 1.33 feet); minimum daily, 10 second-feet Sept. 18, 

1932.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair, 

and those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diurnal fluctuation at low and 

medium flow caused by saw mill. Flow partly regulated by Chazy Lake. Clinton Prison 

at Dannemora obtains water supply from Chazy Lake.

Revisions (water years).--W 714: 1930.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 13 Nov. 14 to Sept. 30

1.9 30 1.8 24 2.6 149 4.5 893 

2.1 53 1.9 33 2.9 227 5.0 1,200 

2.3 83 2.0 44 3.2 318 5.5 1,540 

2.5 120 2.2 71 3.6 465 6.1 1,990 

2.4 107 4.0 640

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

43 

39 

39 

36 

37

38 

41 

41 

38 

35

30 

52 

63 

70 

69

51 

35 

41 

48 

42

39 

43 

42 

38 

41

46 

46 

44 

43 

46 

50

Nov.

45 

61 

58 

68 

75

75 

58 

72 

81 

81

76

a84 

a!02 

a245 

a310

a!55 

*al!8 

109 

106 

98

130 

142 

71 

70 

76

82 

76 

88 

106 

215

Dec.

242 

172 

131 

97 

98

90 

86 

92 

100 

94

102 

125 

300 

320

190

140 

*120 

125 

150 

210

250 

450 

430 

270 

180

200 

340 

480 

270 

180 

170

Jan.

180 

185 

195 

390 

340

240 

150 

140 

130 

170

200 

200 

220 

*520 

500

520 

420 

280 

210 

190

175 

180 

185 

210 

250

640 

780 

340 

350 

300 

190

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Jami 

Febi 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

Julji 

Augu 

Sept

Ws

ber ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 ............

ary .

 uary ............... ... .

h. ...........................

1 ............................

ember ........................

iter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

215 

210 

200 

190 

180

175 

190 

185 

195 

190

*170 

165 

170 

180 

175

175 

180 

175 

175 

170

185 

210 

220 

240 

230

220 

210 

*220

Secondfoot-days

1,36£ 

3,132 

6,204

91,224

8,98C 

5,40C 

9,26C 

22,382 

6,289 

2,741 

2,323 

3,41S 

3,54C

75,038

Mar.

230 

240 

210 

200 

205

220 

210 

220 

260 

310

240 

210 

200 

195 

190

210 

225 

240 

240 

245

250 

270 

280 

280 

270

240 

350 

680 

980 

660 

500

Apr.

420 

390 

370 

740 

2,100

2,050 

1,080 

852 

734 

556

568 

623 

548 

476 

481

490 

593 

730 

823 

1,290

1,930 

931 

612 

544 

444

392 

395 

456 

430 

335

Maximum

70 

310 

480

2,560

780 

240 

980 

2,100 

324 

176 

124 

686 

263

2,100

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 sec. -ft.). Apr. 5 (about 5

May

313 

324 

279 

273 

311

274 

239 

231 

164 

156

192 

185 

186 

202 

187

187 

188 

185 

289 

274

239 

199 

177 

159 

150

137 

119 

113 

115 

115 

127

Minimum

30 

45 

86

30

130 

165 

190 

335 

113 

45 

34 

32 

56

30

June

137 

176 

149 

134 

119

113 

110 

97 

92 

90

88 

90 

90 

86 

81

87 

85 

101 

98 

96

95 

87 

83 

66 55

52

47 

45 

46 

46

Mean

44.1 

104 

200

250

290 

193 

299 

746 

203 

91.4 

74.9 

110 

118

206

July

56 

58 

5? 

54 

60

81 

53 

40 

54 

80

95 

101 

99 

97 

97

88 

96 

124 

105 

98

96 

98 

98 

92 

92

65 

38 

38 

34 

37 

47

Aug.

64 

88 

148 

181 

133

101 

77 

63 

52 

38

32 

32 

34 

32 

62

85

100 

97 

104 

101

61 

46 

76 

94 

96

98 

99 

90 

151 

686 

298

Per square 

mile

0.179 

.421 

.810

1.01

1.17 

.781 

1.21 

3.02 

.822 

.370 

.303 

.445 

.478

.834

p.m.) discharge unknown.

Sept.

263 

232 

149 

109 

102

123 

113 

120 

115 

113

107 

114 

115 

119

160

188 

173 

122 

112 

79

77 

68 

61 

56 

57

88 

116 

110 

104 

75

Runoff in 

inches

0.21 

.47 

.93

13.75

1.35 

.81 

1.39 

3.37 

.95 

.41 

.35 

.51 

.53

11.28

discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records 

stations.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 24-29, Dec. 6 to A

ords for nearby
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 265

Saranac River at Plattsburg, N. Y.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°40'50", long. 73°28'20", in Plattsburg, Clinton 

County, 600 feet downstream from Imperial Paper & Color Corp. dam and 3 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 608 square miles.

Records available.--October 1943 to September 1950. March 1903 to September 1930 at site 

J..5 miles upstream, published as Saranac River near Plattsburg.

Average discharge.--32 yea'rs (1905-30, 1943-50), 835 second-feet.

iixtr ernes. - -Maximum discharge during year, 4,270 second-feet Apr. 20 (gage height, 7.33 

reet); minimum, 32 second-feet Sept. 11 (gage height, 1.72 feet); minimum daily, 131 

second-feet Sept. 11.

1903-30, 1943-50: Maximum discharge, 11,500 second-feet Apr. 8, 1928, from computation of flow over dam arid through waste gates and power plant; minimum daily, 15 secondfeet Aug. 4, 1908.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of fragmentary or no gage-height record, which are fair. Flow partly regulated by storage in Lower Saranac Lake. Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by power and industrial operations. City of Plattsburg 

diverted about 4 second-feet from Mead and West Brooks, tributaries above station, for 

municipal supply.

Rating table, water year 1949-50 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

2.3 113 3.3 413

2.5 155 3.6 547

2.7 205 3.9 700

3.0 299 4.3 935

4.9 1,370

5.5 1,940

6.2 2,720

6.9 3,630

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

a680

a560

a 440

a410

a430

381

337

407

342

475

370

440

311

444

314

352

404

281

408

468

368

381

306

326

335

318

357

283

a290

a270

a350

Nov.

a320

a310

a330

a380

a370

a360

a360

370

377

288

312

302

283

384

568

406

364

330

307

461

601

619

496

496

507

510

332

406

646

701

-

Dec.

694

730

514

487

522

398

381

418

377

199

315

396

474

917

534

346

350

299

341

393

595

1,260

1,210

812

681

667

1,220

1,380

1,240

836

915

Jan.

958

999

1,010

1,050

1,140

980

875

739

645

788

1,020

862

821

1,300

1,260

1,310

1,200

1,100

8S9

731

711

675

765

726

746

1,540

2,210

1,130

1,160

1,230

939

Month

October ..........................

November . . .....................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March .......................... .

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

828

903

889

794

735

688

687

699

713

751

672

620

575

657

617

637

666

645

633

539

560

663

744

744

699

630

676

676

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

11,838

12,49£

19,901

297,323

31,475

19,34C

27,01E

55,66C

26,688

17,214 io,ioe

14,84E

14,276

260, 86C

Mar.

782

656

740

635

679

878

735

557

886

778

742

784

796

726

622

786

756

767

651

720

777

748

815

884

866

785

864

1,370

2,050

1,760

1,420

Apr.

1,470

1,2

1,3

1,8

90

90

20

3,270

2,920

2,2

2,0

1,7

60

30

40

1,580

1,490

1,4

1,2

1,1

60

70

90

1,260

1,170

1,5

1,6

2,0

60

90

20

2,900

3,550

2,4

2,0

1,9

90

80

40

1,740

1,630

1,5

1,7

1,7

1,4

-

Maximum

680

701

1,380

5,650

2,210

903

2,050

3,550

1,470

744

587

1,680

832

3,550

90

40

00

20

May

1,450

1,470

1,330

1,260

1,190

954

816

a900

a820

762

603

715

609

a620

a540

a940

980

877

994

al,060

a900

a8 40

a720

828

802

745

f627

556

a580

a600

a600

Minimum

270

283

199

18

645

539

557

1,170

540

286

184

212

131

131

June

684

744

655

607

661

596

723

605

672

638

487

552

559

534

552

543

626

548

582

590

630

640

686

618

453

417

560

340

286

426

-

Mean

382

417

642

815

1,015

691

871

1,855

861

574

326

479

476

715

July

308

243

252

296

277

461

587

370

353

220

313

329

313

311

308

335

208

245

299

311

295

206

285

184

282

454

423

350

412

417

459

Aug.

457

5

8

7

93

11

92

467

381

5

4

5

26

30

21

428

443

3

4

3

42

77

13

375

389

4

3

3

09

96

41

295

364

3

3

3

50

60

87

395

368

3

2

4

1,6

23

12

49

80

771

Per square 

mile

0.628

.686

1.06

1.34

1.67

1.14

1.43

3.05

1.42

.944

.536

.788

.783

1.18

Sept.

759

768

352

362

380

447

436

361

365

200

131

372

322

359

383

499

457

625

518

541

407

496

724

652

832

641

521

492

417

459

-

Runoff in 

inchss

0.72

.76

1.22

18.18

1.93

1.18

1.65

3.40

1.63

1.05

.62

.91

.87

15.94

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of power-plant records at Kents Falls, 7 miles 

upstream.

f Fragmentary gage-height record) discharge computed on basis of partial gage-height record and 

recorded range in stage.

209004 0-52-18
3TREAM3 TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

West Branch Ausable River near Newman, K. Y.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°13'40", long. 73°55'00", 4 miles northeast of 

Newman, Essex County, and 4 miles downstream from Lake Placid Outlet.

Drainage area. 116 square miles.

Records available. June 1915 to December 1917, July 1919 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--31 years (1919-50), 219 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,330 second-feet Apr. 20 (gage height, 6.64 

feet) ; minimum, 27 second-feet July 25 (gage height, 2.27 feet); minimum daily, 30 

second-feet July 30.

1916-17,1919-50: Maximum discharge, 10,800 second-feet Sept. 22, 1938 (gage height, 

12.20 feet), from rating curve extended above 3,200 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

practically no flow Sept. 13, 1920 (gage height, 1.60 feet), caused by closing gates 

in logging dam; minimum daily 7.2 second-feet July 29, 1920.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diurnal 

fluctuation at low and medium flow caused by'mills above station.

Revisions (water years). W 604: 1924(M).

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

2.3 30

2.5 48

2.7 74

2.9 110

3.2 179

3.5 269

4.0 475

4.5 726

5.0 1,020

5.8 1,580

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

174

131

106

93

144

186

143

139

138

120

108

106

138

131

109

97

92

87

79

78

69

73

78

87

80

141

168

121

103

89

104

Nov.

151

128

103

123

159

134

115

156

310

202

198

232

178

528

387

252

192

*164

145

136

133

110

106

102

123

114

88

96

102

104

-

Dec.

100

90

81

66

88

67

62

60

58

54

68

112

380

315

176

138

121

121

*223

218

470

760

678

340

210

235

648

670

380

260

180

Jan.

185

195

205

620

570

324

225

190

165

185

310

240

210

740

600

*430

370

300

200

135

104

110

122

130

205

660

740

313

245

185

130

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .................... .

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February ................ . ... .

March ............................

April ............................

May .............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September .........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

135

140

125

116

104

102

92

80

94

100

92

86

*80

76

80

82

84

82

76

58

45

48

52

54

56

49

45

44

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

3 512

5*071

7,42£

73,742

9 34^

2^277

3 951

13^652

11,041

3,72E

1,552

3 23 C

5*434

70,232

Mar.

42

43

40

38

45

56

50

72

120

160

130

112

96

84

78

72

*68

64

62

62

64

72

84

94

96

92

100

320

783

459

300

Apr.

235

215

204

537

1,500

680

420

294

244

209

1S4

196

171

173

164

f!40

174

f283

f469

f 1,580

f 1,150

f615

f434

364

f332

394

f484

f793

f570

f434

-

Maximum

186

528

760

2,290

740

140

783

1,580

995

376

70

502

496

1,580

May

420

416

411

503

633

995

704

411

294

397

429

309

309

360

£94

364

336

313

352

377

321

280

£43

252

236

218

201

187

169

156

151

Minimum

69

88

54

32

104

44

38

140

151

39

30

42

70

30

June

228

376

250

350

230

174

152

133

118

106

108

100

90

79

79

75

89

116

99

84

91

88

82

68

69

82

60

54

39

59

Mean

113

169

240

202

301

81.3

128

455

356

124

50.1

104

181

192

July

61

46

53

49

50

49

49

49

38

62

58

68

70

66

56

57

46

52

56

50

47

47

40

43

37

40

39

59

40

30

46

Aug.

70

82

81

118

96

171

104

76

63

56

52

49

47

46

44

43

42

42

77

139

91

66

55

48

45

47

139

96

390

502

258

Per square 

mile

0.974

1.46

2.07

1.74

2. 59 '

!701

1.10

3.92

3. "07

1.07

. 432

. 897

1.56

1.66

Sept.

473

366

199

130

133

166

120

93

77

70

117

235

162

176

442

496

349

219

172

174

145

127

120

114

106

97

93

91

88

84

-

Runoff in 

inches

1.13

1.63

2.38

23.66

3.00

.73

1.27

4.38

3.54

1.20

.50

1.04

1.74

22.54

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 sec.-ft.). Apr. 20 (6 p.m.) 2,330 see.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph. 

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 23, 24, Dec. 8-13, 21, 22, 24-26, Dec. 

Jan. 4, Jan. 7-26, Jan. 29 to Mar. 28, Mar. 31, Apr. 1, 5-7.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Ausable River near Ausable Forks, N. Y.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°27'05", long. 73°38'35", if miles downstream from

conriuence of East and West Branches and from village of Ausable Porks, Clinton County.

Datum of gage is 505.65 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.--448 square miles. 

Keeoras available.--September 1924 to September 1950. August 1910 to September 1925 at

Ausaoie Jj'orkE, l| miles upstream.

Average discharge. 26 years (1924-50), 677 second-feet, 

extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,660 second-feet Apr. 20 (gage height, 7.25

reet); minimum, 108 second-feet July 4 (gage height, 1.15 feet).

1910-50: Maximum discharge, 24,200 second-feet Sept. 22, 1938, from rating curve

extended above 9,100 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, about

14.0 feet Mar. 27, 1934 (ice jam); practically no flow July 21, 1912, result of unusual

regulation. 

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height recora, which are fair. Flow partly regulated since 1905, principally by Taylor Pond and

Fern Lake. Diurnal fluctuation at low and medium flow caused by power plants above

station. 

Revisions (water years).--W 854: 1925(M), 1934(maximum gage height).

Eating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.4 180

1.6 251

1.8 334

Oct. 1 to Apr. 5

2.1 486

2.5 740

3.0 1,140

3.7 1,870

4.7 3,250

6.0 5,600

1.2 121

1.4 180

1.6 251

1.8 333

Apr. 5 to Sept. 30

2.1 478

2.5 726

3.0 1,110

3.5 1,600

4.0 2,200

5.0 3,700

6.1 5,810

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September

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.

486

372

304

263

295

448

381

339

339

312

283

263

300

330

287

255

240

218

211

204

218

214

232

255

251

259

448

348

283

255

251

Nov.

343

339

295

291

401

353

308

304

553

492

422

503

437

982

1,080

719

538

*448

386

367

362

304

229

260

300

280

200

230

270

300

-

Dec.

280

260

220

170

185

170

160

150

140

170

300

1,080

969

540

390

330

*353

485

538

829

1,860

1,830

1.080

580

eoo

1,380

1.770

1,070

580

460

Jan.

470

500

527

1,250

1,500

969

652

436

358

470

680

600

540

1,900

*1,720

1,270

851

ess

437

350

290

310

330

360

480

1,750

2,050

920

720

560

390

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Hay ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ............................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

400

410

380

350

310

300

280

250

300

330

310

*290

260

245

250

260

270

250

230

200

160

170

180

195

200

180

170

155

_

.

-

Secondfoot-days

9,144

12,296

19,154

226,094

24,325

7,285

13,880

48,803

31,606

9,722

5,160

8,522

12,839

202,736

Mar.

150

160

150

140

170

195

185

250

440

560

480

420

380

350

310

*290

£70

245

215

205

210

225

250

280

290

280

320

1,300

2,500

1,590

1,070

Apr.

905

806

755

1,710

5,530

2,640

1,420

1,120

950

769

754

733

658

620

678

665

820

1,140

1,660

5,670

4.440

2,250

1.520

1.230

1,070

1,210

1,450

2,330

1,910

1,390

-

Maximum

486

1,080

1,860

8,680

2,050

410

2,500

5,670

2,530

982

214

1,040

1,080

5,670

May

1,280

1,250

1,250

1,390

1,720

2,530

2,090

1,260

927

918

1,200

911

864

950

812

966

974

895

1,080

1,250

1,020

864

747

706

678

626

564

495

495

452

442

Minimum

204

200

140

132

290

155

140

620

442

132

135

152

170

132

June

464

982

685

827

665

495

416

364

320

291

295

279

259

236

225

207

232

271

240

218

211

214

200

194

177

168

174

146

135

132

Mean

^95

410

618

619

785

260

448

1,627

1,020

324

166

275

428

555

July

146

141

135

141 1~1

177

168

158

155

158

180

200

214

207

204

180

174

180

200

174

164

158

149

149

143

146

143

146

180

155

164

Aug.

240

275

304

291

287

392

220

221

177

164

177

174

168

161

158

155

152

155

200

308

316

a225

a!85

a!65

a!55

a!55

a290

a270

a660

al , 040

582

Per square 

mile

0.658

915

l'.5B

1.38

1.75

.580

1.00

3.63

2.28

.723

.371

.614

.955

1.24

Sept.

al,020

a960

a540

a350

a310

a370

a290

a220

a!90

a!70

a235

a540

a420

a390

a940

1,080

856

540

402

374

342

295

331

271

255

244

236

229

225

214

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.76

1.02

1.59

18.77

2.02

.60

1.15

4.05

2.62

.81

.43

.71

1.07

16.83

____________________________3.-ft.).--Apr. Peak discharge (base, 6,200 5 (12 m.) 6,570 sec.-ft.; Apr. 20 (5:3O p.m.) 8,660 

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

upstream stations.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 24 to Dec. 13, Dec. 15-17, 24-26, Dec. 30 to 

Jan. 2, Jan. 10-14, Jan. 2O to Mar. 29.
268 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Black Brook at Black Brook, M. Y.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°26'50", long. 73°44'45", three-quarters of a mile 

soutn of hamlet of Black Brook, Clinton County, and if miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 49.4 square miles.

Records aval lab le. September 1924 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 26 years, 50.0 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 495 second-feet Apr. 21 (gage height, 4.82 

reet); minimum, 5.2 second-feet July 2, 3 (gage height, 1.40 feet).

1924-50: Maximum discharge, 1,050 second-feet Apr. 6, 1937 (gage height, 6.95 

feet), from rating curve extended above 450 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.8 second-foot July 2, Aug. 29, 1931.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow 

partly regulated by Pern Lake and Taylor Pond.

Revisions.--W 759: Drainage area.

Ratine tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.5 6.6

1.6 9.8

1.8 19

2.0 32

Oct. 1 to Apr. 21

2.2 48

2.4 67

2.7 101

3.0 141

Apr. 22 to Sept. 30

3.4 200

3.9 291

4.4 397

5.2 

8.2

2.0 35

2.2 

2.5 

2.8 

3.1 

3.4

115

155

200

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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

21

17

16

23

28

21

17

16

15

15

13

18

19

15

14

12

9.8

9.5

21

35

35

35

36

34

35

36

27

13

12

13

Nov.

16

15

13

14

24

22

17

16

17

16

15

15

16

31

35

27

21

18

*15

15

16

14

13

14

18

17

14

15

19

22

-

Dec.

24

20

17

16

15

13

12

12

11

12

14

18

32

52

43

27

20

*17

19

22

38

72

71

41

32

35

53

70

36

20

17

Month

Jan.

19

22

27

39

51

33

21

18

18

22

32

19

16

*44

SB

56

45

34

24

17

14

15

18

21

37

52

94

76

56

44

37

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

38

36

32

27

22

20

15

13

21

26

27

22

*20

18

17

18

19

18

17

13

11

13

16

18

19

18

17

16

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

656.3

540

901

17,827.5

1,089

567

, 261

,110

,907

353.3

. , 282 . ?

,260.3

555.0

14,482.2

Mar.

15

15

14

14

17

22

20

25

*56

70

64

56

50

45

41

37

32

26

21

19

18

20

22

24

22

22

25

59

126

140

124

Apr.

104

84

76

113

308

270

141

110

107

92

91

94

85

79

84

90

118

151

176

246

381

187

134

120

108

102

110

122

122

105

-

Maximum

36

35

72

476

94

38

140

381

99

30

50

73

69

381

May

99

97

91

91

89

83

76

69

62

61

58

56

56

57

59

75

76

63

66

63

56

58

49

42

41

38

36

34

34

38

34

Minimum

9.5

13

11

6.8

14

11

14

76

34

6.1

5.4

9.3

6. a

5.4

June

28

30

24

21

19

15

12

13

11

10

10

9.7

8.8

7.9

8.6

8.0

9.3

11

9.7

8.2

8.6

8.8

7.8

7.6

11

8.6

7.3

6.7

6.1

6.6

-

Mean

21.2

18.0

29.1

48.8

35.1

20.2

40.7

137

61.5

11 . G

41.4

40.7

18.5

39.7

July

6.1

5.4

5.8

25

45

50

47

46

45

45

49

49

47

46

46

46

46

47

46

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

45

50

45

48

Aug.

69

46

42

29

21

33

20

13

9.3

27

43

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

49

53

47

44

43

42

42

41

42

43

63

73

32

Per square 

mile

-

0.988

-

.804

Sept.

69

51

27

18

14

11

9.9

8.0

7.6

6.8

9.7

17

14

15

38

32

22

17

15

15

13

12

11

12

13

17

16

15

15

14

Runoff in 

inches

-

13.42

-

10.91

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 22-24, 26-29, Dec. 3-20, 24-26, Dec 

Jan. 4, Jan. 7 to Mar. 21, Mar. 26, Mar. 30 to Apr. 1.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

East Branch Ausable River at Ausable Forks, N. Y.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°26i20", long. 73°40i55", 700 feet upstream from 

upper highway bridge in Ausable Forks, Essex County, and half a mile upstream from confluence with West Branch. Datum of gage is 545.3V feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Drainage area.--198 square miles.

Kecords available.--September 1924 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--26 years, 307 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,420 second-feet Apr. 20 (gage height, 7.03 

feet); minimum, 30 second-feet July 28 (gage height, 0.97 foot).

1924-50: Maximum disoharge, 20,100 second-feet Sept. 22, 1938 (gage height, 12.91 

feet), from rating curve extended above 5,800 second-feet by logarithmic plotting on 

basis of velocity-area studies; minimum observed, 20 second-feet Aug. 11, 14, 28, 1934.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by power plants above station.

Revisions.--W 759: Drainage area.

Rating tables, vater year 1949-50, except periods of loe effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In aecond-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 20

50

64

97

165

258

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

421

689

1,020

1,410

1,870

5.0 

5.5 

5.8

2,400

3,020

3,430

Apr. 21 to Sept. 30 

0.9 24

1.0

1.1 

1.3

1.5 101

1.8 168

2.1 259

2.5 421

Note. Same as preoeding table above 2.5 

feet.

Disoharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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

145

117

95

99

150

131

119

124

117

105

94

106

113

99

85

78

73

69

66

63

61

69

81

80

88

168

131

111

95

95

Nov.

135

128

113

113

145

122

107

107

193

168

148

173

148

494

517

330

238

*187

152

140

135

113

100

96

100

92

78

86

110

116

-

Dec.

104

96

80

58

88

70

64

62

54

48

64

116

540

429

248

171

138

150

*208

199

381

827

907

520

250

260

600

869

530

245

195

Jan.

200

210

235

560

756

489

310

185

170

195

320

250

235

960

*780

560

370

290

170

150

130

150

160

180

310

840

921

400

330

250

160

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Hater year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

165

170

165

155

135

130

120

104

130

150

140

125

*114

106

112

118

120

114

98

88

72

78

86

90

92

80

74

70

_

-

Secondfoot-days

3,22

4,88

8,57

98,45

11,22

3,20

6,64<

24 21

15)67

4,06

1,35

2 52

5)00

90,59

Mar.

68

72

68

64

82

96

90

122

205

260

220

200

175

165

135

*125

116

104

94

92

94

98

110

125

135

120

150

740

1,310

750

455

Apr.

376

338

336

1,050

2,940

1,120

660

525

421

330

318

311

265

255

280

278

385

608

881

3,400

2,010

1,060

732

563

489

619

750

1,240

962

713

Maximum

3 202

1 517

I 907

2 4,350

3 960

1 170

D 1,310

5 3,400

1 1,320

2 494

3 60

' 326

3 479

5 3,400

May

660

630

648

744

894

1,320

1,040

642

445

461

596

450

431

464

372

435

445

416

569

689

520

416

347

330

314

291

266

239

214

193

190

Minimum

61

78

48

27

130

70

64

255

190

49

31

33

63

31

June

229

494

314

385

299

226

185

153

132

119

117

111

99

92

87

80

85

96

80

76

74

76

68

64

63

57

52

50

49

50

Mean

104

163

276

270

362

114

214

807

506

135

43.

81.!

167

248

July

51

49

46

45

46

45

43

41

39

37

39

50

56

56

60

54

51

50

56

48

40

37

35

33

33

33

31

33

36

40

46

Aug.

56

90

107

109

90

121

94

73

60

51

45

41

38

36

35

34

33

33

48

105

115

80

63

52

45

44

75

87

151

326

190

Per square 

mile

0.525

.823

1.39

1.36

1.83

.576

1.08

4.08

2.56

.682

3 .221

> .412

.843

1.25

Sept.

359

406

230

153

121

150

119

80

70

63

80

226

185

154

385

479

360

217

150

136

123

105

98

92

85

79

77

77

76

73

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.61

.92

1.61

18.49

2.11

.60

1.25

4.55

2.94

.76

.26

.47

.94

17.02

Peak discharge (base, 3,700 sec. -ft. ) . Apr. 5 (9:15 a.m.) 3,820 sec. -ft.; Apr. 20 (3 p.m.) 5,420

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 23 to Dee. 13, Dec. 24-27, Dee. 30 to Jan. 4, 

Jan. 7-26, Jan. 28 to Mar. 28.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVKR

Bouquet River at Willsboro, N. Y.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°21'30" long. 73°23'50" at Willsboro, Essex County,

2-| miles downstream from North Branch Bouquet River. 

Drainage area. 275 square miles. 

Records available.--August and September 1904 (gage heights and discharge measurements

only) , August to November 1908, July 1923 to September 1950. 

Average discharge.--27 years (1923-50), 298 second-feet. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,730 second-feet Apr. 21; maximum gage height,

Y.B9 feet Mar. 28 (result of ice jam); minimum discharge, 34 second-feet July 26 (gage

height, 2.16 feet).

1923-50: Maximum discharge, about 11,800 second-feet Oct. 1, 1924 (gage height,

10.85 feet), from rating curve extended above 4,600 second-feet by logarithmic plotting;

minimum, 10 second-feet Nov. 26, 1941 (gage height, 1.87 feet). 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Occasional

slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by power plants above station. 

Revision.--W 759: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 14 Jan. 15 to Sept. 30

2.3 54 2.8 188 2.2 38 3.5 583 

2.4 71 3.1 332 2.4 71 4..O 957 

2.6 118 3.5 577 2.6 124 4.5 1,400 

2.8 197 5.1 2,030 

3.1 341 5.8 2,880

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

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.

154 

121 

97 

88 

90

92 

95 

92 

90 

88

84 

82 

79 

79 

77

69 

64 

62 

62

61

59 

62 

61 

64

68 

77 

100 

86 

79 

79

Nov.

92 

97 

92 

100 

140

140 

118 

108 

105 

124

121 

115 

124 

154 

349

231 

180 

150 

*137

131

134 

121 

98 

108 

135

130 

94 

118 

130 

140

Dec.

130 

116 

100 

84 

110

88 

82 

80 

74 

70

88 

170 

340 

370 

310

220 

170 

140 

*150 

170

410 

480 

600 

430 

170

180 

290 

531 

371 

160 

135

Jan.

140 

145 

155 

310 

524

338 

184 

185 

145 

160

270 

220 

195 

520 

640

*544 

400 

340 

225 

190

165 

185 

195 

225 

350

560 

660 

350 

290 

240 

190

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .....................

lendar year 1949 

ary ....

nary .............

1 ................ ....

st ............................

ember ....................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

205 

215 

210 

190 

170

165 

150 

135 

170 

195

185 

*165 

150 

140 

145

150 

150 

145 

130 

110

86 

96 

104 

112 

116

100 

94 

88

Mar.

84 

90 

86 

80 

100

122 

112 

150 

260 

310

280 

250 

230 

210 

175

165 

*155 

135 

124 

122

122 

135 

150 

170 

180

165 

195 

780 

1,720 

1,390 

840

Apr.

620 

540 

540 

1,020 

2,740

1,900 

892 

730 

637 

518

512 

493 

456 

426 

481

462 

550 

651 

933 

1,600

2,810 

1,180 

814 

687 

597

637 

723 

806 

746 

576

forays ""^

2,527 154 

4,016 349 

6,819 600

94,359 5,070

9,240 660 

4,071 215 

9,087 1,720 

26,277 2,810 

10,824 590 

3,574 308 

1,597 67 

1,843 110 

2,528 166

82,403 2,810

Peak discharge (base, 2,800 sec.-ft.l. Apr. 5 (7:30 p.

May

538 

564 

524 

506 

544

570 

590 

432 

358 

325

358 

320 

294 

310 

289

275 

289 

284 

347 

462

403 

320 

275 

255 

241

223 

210 

189 

181 

174 

174

Minimum

59 

92 

70

46

140 

86 

80 

426 

174 

60 

38 

42 

46

38

June

178 

308 

265 

228 

232

185 

162 

144 

127 

f!21

f!21 

121 

107 

85 

78

71 

69 

76 

88 

78

81 

85 

85 

78

76

71 

65 

62 

60 

67

Mean

81. E 

134 

220

259

298 

145 

293 

876 

349 

119 

51. E 

59. E 

84.3

226

July

67 

65 

60 

58 

60

58 

58 

52 

51 

49

51 

54 

60 

58 

54

51 

52 

54 

51 

49

46 

45 

45 

45 

43

38 

39 

40 

40 

52 

52

Aug.

62 

76 

85 

73 

67

83 

69 

58 

52 

49

46 

45 

43 

43 

42

42 

43 

42 

48 

76

73 

62 

52 

48 

46

45 

45 

48 

63 

110 

107

Per square 

mile

0.296 

.487 

.800

.942

1.08 

.527 

1.07 

3.19 

1.27 

.433 

.187 

.216 

.307

.822

Sept.

110 

141 

112 

85 

71

65 

63 

60 

56 

54

76 

124 

131 

110 

144

166 

144 

110 

90 

83

76 

60 

52 

54 

52

49 

48 

48 

48 

46

Runoff in 

inches

0.34 

.54 

.92

12.75

1.25 

.55

1.23

lUe

.48 

.22 

.25 

.34

11.13

m. ) 3,340 sec. -ft. j Apr. 21 (5 a.m.) 3,730

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partial gage-height record.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 23 to Dec. 27, Dec. 30 to Jan. 4, Jan. 8-15, 

Jan. 17 to Mar. 28, Mar. 31 to Apr. 4.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER " /J 

Lake George at Rogers Rock, N. Y.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°48'10", long. 73°27'25", 500 feet north of

Hooper's dock, on south side of Stones Bay, Rogers Rock, Essex County. Datum of gage 

Is 315.93 feet above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Records available. July 1913 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum gage height during year, 4.36 feet Apr. 6; minimum, 1.96 feet Nov. 25. 

1913-50: Maximum gage height observed, 5.09 feet Apr. 9, 1936; minimum, 0.64 foot 

Dec. 20, 1941.

Remarks.--Elevation of lake surface regulated by power plant and floodgates at Tlconderoga. Lake George has been controlled by a dam at Its outlet for more than 100 years.

Gage height. In feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

2.70

Z.71

2.71

2.68

2.64

Z.61

2.62

2.62

2.61

2.60

2.61

2.63

2.56

2.55

2.51

2.51

2.50

2.46

2.44

2.42

2.41

2.43

2.39

2.35

2.34

2.36

2.33

2.31

2.27

2.28

2.27

Nov.

2.26

2^25

2.21

2.19

2.19

2.22

2.23

2.22

2.14

2.17

2.08

2.07

2.12

2.19

2.20

2.19

2.16

2.16

2.16

2.17

2.15

2.12

2.17

£.09

2.11

2.08

2.08

2.09

2.15

2.16

"

Dec.

2.16

2.11

2.08

2.15

2.13

2.12

2.11

2.10

2.08

2.06

2.06

2.11

2.11

2.12

2.12

2.13

2.13

2.14

2.14

2.14

2.23

2.25

2.28

2.33

2.36

2.43

2.46

2.54

2.52

2.51

2.53

Jan.

2.54

2.57

2.59

2.65

2.59

2.56

2.65

2.66

2.70

2.70

2.77

2.72

2.76

2.87

2.63

2.97

2.94

3.01

2.96

2.92

2.93

2.95

2.94

2.94

3.01

3.05

3.03

3.09

3.14

3.09

3.13

Feb.

3.16

3.18

3.20

3.19

3.16

3.16

3.13

3.15

3.18

3.19

3.19

3.19

3. 18

3.19

3.28

3.31

3.30

3.30

3.31

3.32

3.29

3.29

3.36

3.39

3.39

3.37

3.37

3.37

-

-

-

Mar.

3.38

3.37

3.35

3.32

3.32

3.29

3.27

3.26

3.37

3.34

3.29

3.26

3. 5

3. 6

3. 7

3. 4

3. 3

3. 6

3. 5

3. 5

3. 4

3. 4

3. 5

3.30

3.29

3.27

3.34

3.45

3.58

3.69

3.75

Apr.

3.81

3.67

3.91

4.01

4.24

4.32

4.33

4.31

4.29

4.26

4.23

4.22

4.19

4.18

4.18

4.16

4.13

4.10

4.09

4.14

4.22

4.23

4.19

4.16

4.11

4.10

4.08

4.02

3.99

3.93

-

May

3.93

3.90

3.66

3.82

3.85

3.91

3.89

3.86

3.87

3.90

3.87

3.87

3.84

3.82

3.83

3.80

3. 81

3.86

3.90

3.93

3.93

3.96

3.96

3.94

3.93

3.93

3.95

3.95

3.92

3.91

3.91

June

3.92

3.92

3.90

3.93

3.88

3.85

3. 81

3.76

3.75

3.75

3.74

3.74

3.74

3.73

3.70

3.71

3.71

3.66

3.65

3.65

3.65

3.61

3.60

3.59

3.57

3.57

3.59

3.54

3.53

3.57

-

July

3.55

3.55

3.55

3.53

3.54

3.56

3.53

3.50

3.48

3.49

3.48

3.50

3.51

3.49

3.46

3.45

3.45

3.47

3.43

3.41

3.39

3.37

3.36

3.37

3.35

3.29

3.27

3.27

3.32

3.29

3.28

Aug.

3.25

3 . 28

3.30

3.29

3.27

3.23

3.24

3.24

3.25

3.24

3.15

3.14

3.13

3.10

3.09

3.09

3.08

3.03

3.07

3.13

3.09

3.09

3.06

3.06

3.06

3.01

3.05

3.06

3.01

3.07

3.14

Sept.

3.22

3.16

3.' 23

3.16

3.18

3.17

3.14

3.14

3.10

3.14

3.16

3.17

3.19

3.21

3.14

3.12

3.14

3.09

3.07

3.03

3.04

3.04

3.02

2.96

2.95

2.92

2.91

2.69

2.89

Muri-hly gage height, In feet,

Month

November ...................

December. ..................

Calendar year 1949. ......

September. .................

Water year 1949-50. ......

water year Octob

Maximum

2.71

2.26

2.54

4.35

3.14

3.;9

3.75

4.33

3.se

3.30

3. 23

4 33

er 1948 to Septe

Minimum

2.27

2.07

2.06

2.06

2.54

3.13

3.23

3.81

3.80

3.53

3.27

3.01

2.89

2.06

mber 1950

Mean

2 50

2.16

2.22

3.19

2.85

3.25

3 35

4.13

3.89

3.71

3.44

3.14

3.09

2.14
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 

Lake George Outlet at Ticonderoga, N. Y.

Location. Water-stage recorder and concrete control on river channel, lat. 43°50'35", 

long. 73°26'00", at Ticonderoga, Essex County, 250 feet downstream from "C" Mill dam 

of International Paper Co., 250 feet upstream from Trout Brook, and half a mile downstream from upper dam ("A" Mill dam) of International Paper Co. Turbine gate-opening 

recorder, 250 feet upstream, on tallrace. Datum of gage on river channel Is 190.41 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 234 square miles.

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1950. August 1904 to December 1905 at site 

at u mill a,000 feet upstream.

Extremes. Maximum dally discharge during year, 1,090 second-feet Apr. 6, 7; minimum 

daily, 26 second-feet Dec. 25, 26.

1942-50: Maximum dally discharge, 1,290 second-feet June 5, 6, 1947; minimum dally, 

7.2 second-feet Dec. 25, 1946.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of no gage-height or gate-opening record, which are fair. Discharge In tailrace determined from rating for turbine gates 

developed from discharge measurements. Records represent total discharge from Lake 

George and include flow in river channel and In tallrace. Flow regulated by Lake 

George and three power plants.

Discharge, in seoond-feet. water year October 1949 to September 195O

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

100

135

245

243

241

233

242

92

130

236

226

221

226

230

110

160

236

236

234

231

231

91

128

231

230

237

237

237

93

133

Nov.

234

233

232

229

227

85

131

230

231

231

228

202

84

133

190

189

188

193

194

91

187

185

189

188

203

189

77

130

187

191

-

Dec.

195

194

193

78

108

179

178

179

178

177

120

150

175

176

175

176

176

77

153

177

181

179

179

124

26

26

144

168

166

174

127

Jan.

39

117

2O5

206

207

207

207

184

240

223

212

217

244

242

121

202

232

231

261

248

251

220

224

244

246

255

247

245

229

245

244

Month

October ...................... ...

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January .

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

241

238

239

243

209

221

249

249

246

244

247

168

220

244

246

245

245

245

200

224

249

248

249

249

248

234

260

279

_

_

-

Seoondfoot days

6,111

5,481

4,708

103,667

6,695

6,679

11,813

30,178

10,210

9,232

4,582

3,440

3,369

102,498

liar.

279

281

28S

267

257

384

446

485

651

693

686

679

679

548

262

266

266

266

266

266

268

266

268

268

268

268

271

449

578

417

277

Apr.

365

594

834

976

1,070

1,090

1,090

1,030

1,OSO

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,050

1,040

1,050

1,050

1,040

1,040

1,030

1,040

1,070

1,080

1,070

1,060

1,050

1,050

1,060

1,030

995

954

-

Maximum

256

234

195

1,060

261

279

693

1,090

962

631

193

129

186

1,090

May

962

880

693

457

315

315

194

133

152

258

26S

290

304

173

237

257

261

262

263

263

177

229

263

255

252

259

257

329

452

451

349

Minimum

91

77

26

24

39

168

257

365

133

89

37

52

29

26

June

362

470

485

549

631

631

631

561

482

458

220

181

216

215

215

215

215

89

182

213

213

215

213

211

91

179

221

222

223

223

-

Mean

197

183

152

284

216

239

381

1,006

329

308

148

111

112

281

July

193

70

37

39

164

172

174

178

172

1S4

184

184

186

186

185

74

154

180

180

180

179

178

69

143

171

170

160

130

130

67

109

Aug.

121

121

121

120

129

56

108

122

122

122

116

128

123

125

125

125

125

122

117

84

114

129

129

129

129

129

63

91

88

52

55

Per square 

mile

-

1.21

,

-

1.20

Sept.

56

54

38

29

147

131

54

54

186

50

99

112

113

122

144

144

66

125

143

142

150

149

149

75

119

143

144

144

144

143

Runoff in 

inches

-

16.49

.

16.30

Note. No gage-height record for river channel Mar. 1-7; discharge computed on basis of "c" Mill 

pond record. No gate-opening record Nov. 21-26, Jan. 11-15, Aug. 18-21; discharge computed on basis 

of power-plant record.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 275

Poultney River below Fair Haven, Vt.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°37'40", long. 73°18'50", a third of a mile downstream from Carver Palls, 1.9 miles upstream from Hubbardton River, and 3^ miles northwest of Pair Haven, Rutland County.

Drainage area.--187 square miles.

Kecords available.--October 1928 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--22 years, 244 second-feet.

Kxtrernes.--maximum discharge during year, 5,380 second-feet Mar. 28 (gage height, 15.88 

reet ), from rating curve extended above 2,400 second-feet on basis of computations of 

flow over dam at gage heights 16.10, 21.40, and 24.36 feet; minimum, 8.0 second-feet 

Oct. 27; minimum daily, 14 second-feet Oct. 23.

1928-50: Maximum discharge, 14,800 second-feet July 20, 1945 (gage height, 24.36 

feet, from high-water mark in gage w.ell), from rating curve extended above 1,900 secondfeet by method explained above; minimum, 2.3 second-feet July 18, 1937; minimum daily, 

2.9 second-feet Oct. 13, 1935.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Flow regulated by power plant above station and by Lake Bomoseen.

Revisions (water years).--W 1114; 1929(M), 1932-35.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 8 Mar. 9 to Sept. 30

2.0 12 2.7 84 4.0 311 2.0 19 3.2 163 10.0 

2.2 30 3.0 120 5.5 699 2.3 43 3.5 226 11.0 

2.4 51 3.5 206 6.5 976 2.6 73 4.0 348 12.0 

2.9 112 8.0 1,410 13.3

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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 

53 

80 

90 

92

90 

94 

53 

34 

82

89 

65 

76 

86 

48

43 

67 

82 

76 

68

78 

34 

14 

82 

74

78 

113 

95 

51 

67 

112

Nov.

116 

108 

105 

120 

258

214 

168 

158 

144 

125

123 

132 

115 

189 

206

186 

162 

151 

145 

132

161 

144 

121 

108 

158

181 

125 

140 

152 

204

Dec.

194 

179 

*145 

162 

157

126 

130 

95 

135 

120

70 

192 

375 

340 

230

190 

170 

159 

195 

168

286 

281 

422 

564 

342

318 

626 

959 

620 

400 

360

Jan.

302 

275 

274 

336

329

297 

340 

250 

240 

300

450 

280 

290 

634 

578

818 

653 

507 

370 

330

280 

410 

365 

304 

300

576 

630 

370 

368 

390 

290

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

bar ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

h. ....................

1 ............................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

313 

300 

284 

260 

258

268 

300 

280 

320 

548

425 

360 

330 

310 

295

306 

293 

273 

266 

250

230

260 

250 

245 

255

250 

245 

210

Seoondfoot-days

2,25 

4,55 

8,71

72,98

12,13 

8,18 

17,04 

19,65 

4,85 

3,16 

1,45 

1,37 

2,24

85,61

Mar.

195 

190 

135 

140 

110

130 

120 

130 

1,050 

700

370 

400 

240 

260 

250

230 

210 

210 

210 

200

190 

230 

250 

270 

280

260 

650 

2,300 

3,580 

2,240 

1,310

Apr.

1,040 

1,080 

960 

1,160 

1,750

1,260 

849 

664 

572 

486

437 

424 

396 

406 

468

*468 

473 

447 

396 

484

849 

611 

531 

481 

538

518 

525 

479 

466 

432

Maximum

2 113 

1 258 

3 959

5 2,430

3 818 

1 548 

3 3,580 

3 1,750 

3 421 

5 296 

3 107 

1 77 

5 131

3 3,580

Peak discharge (base, 2,600 sec. -ft.) . Mar. 28 (11:15

May

421 

408 

346 

224 

189

178 

148 

154 

127 

133

139 

148 

108 

93 

116

99 

104 

131 

149 

182

138 

148 

184 

124 

131

105 

87 

80 

101 

72 

91

Minimum

14 

105 

70

14

240 

210 

110 

396 

72 

27 

20 

22 

24

14

June

73 

115 

112 

296 

271

180 

181 

143 

135 

88

187 

139 

105 

94 

94

93

83 

75 

61 

64

66 

67 

65 

53 

27

70 

62 

62 

51 

53

Mean

72. 

152 

281

200

391 

292 

550 

655 

157 

106 

46. 

44. 

74. £

235

July

20 

24 

42 

26 

39

107 

78 

51 

26 

66

52 

50 

60 

66 

43

23 

53 

57 

57 

58

56 

23 

25 

60 

a58

a56 

31 

51 

22 

23 

48

2,020 

2,400 

2,880 

3,610

Aug.

49 

49 

40 

37 

22

25 

51 

49 

47 

52

58 

27 

23 

56 

50

50 

49 

48 

22 

30

41 

44 

39 

42

41

30 

25 

70 

77 

75 

53

Per square 

mile

3 0.388 

.813 

1.50

1.07

2.09 

1.56 

2.94 

3.50 

.840 

.567 

3 .250 

> .236 

3 .400

1.26

p.m.) 5,380 sec. -ft.

Sept.

123 

127 

81 

45 

67

62 

42 

45 

24 

26

57 

69 

48 

84 

75

45 

34 

69 

128 

124

131 

100 

54 

24 

63

98

105 

117 

96 

80

Runoff in 

inches

0.45 

.91 

1.73

14.50 

2.41 

1.63 

3.39 

3.91 

.97 

.63 

.29 

.27 

.45

17.04

¥inter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, 

power-plant records, and records for Otter Creek at Center Rutland.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 8-11, 15-17, 29-31, Jan. 7-13, 19-22, 30, 31, 

Feb. 8, 9, 12-15, Feb. 20 to Mar. 28.
274 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Otter Creek at Center Rutland, Vt.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°36'15", long. 73°00'50", at highway bridge in

center Rutland, Rutland County, 200 feet downstream from dam, 1.2 miles downstream

from East Creek, and l| miles west of Rutland. 

Drainage area. 307 square miles. 

Records available.--May 1928 to September 1950. 

Average discharge'. S2 years, 541 second-feet. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,790 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 8.28

reef) , from rating curve extended above 2,900 second-feet on basis of computation of

flow over dam at gage height 11.51 feet; minimum daily, 58 second-feet Aug. 27.

1928-50: Maximum discharge, 13,700 second-feet Sept. 22, 1938 (gage height, 12.45

feet), by computation of flow over dam; minimum daily, 45 second-feet Sept. 21, 1947. 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

wnich are fair. Flow regulated by power plants and by Chlttenden Reservoir on East

Creek. 

Revisions (water years). W 1084: 1929.

Rating table, water year 1949-5O, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0.2 

.3

53

147

237

1.6

3.0 

4.0

350

480

650

980

1,660

2,460

3,340

4,900

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

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.

320

241

249

244

272

283

251

222

184

249

240

198

216

207

196

213

228

237

212

198

212

148

134

223

220

340

447

314

227

224

334

Nov.

438

331

303

355

485

374

358

344

348

309

297

335

303

475

535

410

385

310

303

299

383

331

299

261

311

305

198

309

362

456

-

Dec.

374

340

*279

230

296

274

214

262

241

165

175

341

1,040

1,010

521

318

305

320

535

535

572

558

750

762

465

478

1,270

1,670

1,110

540

411

Jan.

493

505

576

676

660

626

996

481

416

522

771

575

539

1,030

1,080

1,160

994

763

536

413

b350

367

481

473

496

924

1,400

672

634

871

599

Month

October ..... .................

November ........ .............

December ........ .............

Calendar year 1949 ........

January ............. .........

February ....... . ............

March ............... . . .....

April ... . . ...... . . .....

May . . ........ ...............

June ........... .... . .....

July ..........................

August ... ....................

September . . ..................

Water year 1949-50 . ......

Feb.

b510

539

b470

418

321

*397

389

b290

398

914

700

504

481

422

364

404

431

385

321

306

290

240

290

300

270

230

280

290

_

_

-

Second 

foot-days

7,483

10,512

16,361

171,111

21,079

11,154

23,720

48,561

17,120

12,751

4,699

4,469

5,944

183,853

Mar.

270

280

260

£50

*E22

288

269

428

1,720

1,140

706

621

528

450

408

377

362

330

305

369

392

419

624

680

478

48O

964

2,240

2,840

2,980

2,040

Maximum

447

535

1,670

6,650

1,400

914

2,980

4,870

1,100

1,790

329

252

509

4,870

Apr.

1,510

1,410

1,390

^2,180

4,870

4,340

2,500

1,730

1,340

1,07O

969

956

852

800

*880

892

1,110

1,280

1,620

1,930

2,840

2,500

1,640

1,260

1,110

1,160

1,160

1,260

1,100

902

-

May

962

1,100

934

844

801

714

698

599

514

524

550

467

413

453

433

410

406

519

706

801

608

503

432

405

387

417

344

294

290

270

322

Minimum

134

198

165

57

350

230

222

800

270

141

93

96

58

June

430

875

554

1,790

1,620

878

617

504

420

378

422

379

321

296

262

239

239

232

246

226

228

218

205

141

143

188

177

174

171

178

-

Mean

241

350

0

469

680

398

765

1 , 619

552

425

152

144

198

504

July

98

93

119

103

161

251

192

117

103

164

171

171

167

152

109

99

179

329

195

177

172

115

94

155

156

152

142

159

152

97

155

Per

square 

mile

0.785

1.14

1.72

1.53

2.21

1.30

2.49

5.27

1. 38

495

.469

.645

1.64

Aug.

207

180

175

172

128

103

161

157

132

149

139

88

75

123

121

124

125

134

93

162

193

163

149

144

141

101

58

134

191

195

252

Runoff 

in 

inches

0.91

1.27

1 . 98

20.73

2 55

ilss

2.87

5. 88

2.07

1.54

.57

.54

.72

22.25

Sept.

509

507

278

211

267

229

198

177

128

102

235

216

178

207

212

154

139

181

181

170

161

170

120

96

156

168

161

152

163

118

-

Change in 

reservoir 

contentst

-25 5

-1.77

+15.3

+1.29

+5.79

-23.4

+3.70 +86 . 5

-n'.B

-32.6

-50.3

-27.6

-4.96

Peak discharge (base. 3,400 see.-ft.).--Apr. 5 (4 p.m.) 5,790 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent in second-feet, in Chittenden Reservoir, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

N°te. No gage-height record Feb. 21 to Mar. 4; discharge computed on basis of weather records, 

recorded range in stage, and records for Otter Creek at Middlebury and East Creek at Rutland.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Otter Creek at Middlebury, Vt.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°00'45", long. 73°10'05", 150 feet upstream from 

nignway bridge in Middlebury, Addlson County, and 3-J miles downstream from Middlebury 

River.

Drainage area.--6S8 square miles.

Records available.--April 1903 to May 1907, October 1910 to January 1920, October 1928 to 

septemoer iybu.

Average discharge.--34 years (1903-6, 1910-19, 1928-50), 972 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,080 second-feet Apr. 10; maximum gage height, 

5. fa'i feet Apr. 10 (affected by power-plant shut-down); minimum discharge, 144 secondfeet Aug. 28.

1903-7, 1910-20, 1928-50; Maximum discharge, 11,000 second-feet Mar. 20, 21, 1936 

(gage height, 10.3 feet); minimum, 93 second-feet Mar. 5, 1929.

Maximum discharge known, 13,600 second-feet Nov. 4, 1927 (gage height, 13.3 feet, 

present datum, at chain-gage site, 1,800 feet upstream), from rating curve extended 

above 9,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from 

aquatic vegetation, which are good. Some regulation by Chittenden Reservoir on East 

Creek.

Revisions (water years) . W

1913.

Discharge, In s

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.

419 

412 

370 

358

352

393 

419 

405 

337 

300

352 

387 

399 

370 

337

309

296 

346 

364 

341

314 

296 

252 

211

296

364 

510 

615 

503 

337 

327

Nov.

587 

657 

566 

503 

685

734 

643 

601 

594

566

517 

496 

510 

559 

755

818

692 

622 

545 

489

545 

629 

587 

531 

524

608 

525 

419 

559 

748

Dec.

811 

727

»503 

447

468 

360 

352 

381 

375

305 

384 

1,160 

1,580 

1,490

1,110 

770

615 

685 

832

1,030 

,200 

,310 

,540 

,370

,080 

,270 

,880 

,940 

,810 

,330

434: 1903, 1904. W 684: 1913(M) , drainage area. 

seond-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Jan.

1,070 

980 

998 

1,220 

1,310

1,230 

1,170 

*1,150 

850 

880

1,070 

1,390 

1,150 

1,570 

1,80O

1,930 

1,980 

1,920 

1,740 

1,380

1,070 

797 

776 

1,130 

1,000

1,300 

1,730 

1,750 

1,590 

1,480 

1,390

Month

Octc 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Jam 

Febl 

Marc 

Apra 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augl 

Sep1

Wa

lendar year 1949 ..... ...

arv

h

st .................... ...

ember .....................

iter year 1949-50 ........ .

Feb.

1,110 

1,020 

1,020 

930 

800

*eeo

750 

710 

610 

930

1,290 

1,260 

1,050 

930

825

755 

762 

769 

734 

630

630 

600 

580 

620 

640

610 

530 

540

Secondfoot-days

11,291 

17,814 

29,737

313,145

40,701 

22,295 

36,405 

88,110 

29,672 

19,611 

8,021 

7,384 

10,479

321,520

Mar.

552 

570 

580 

54O

461

380 

470 

581 

1,850 

1,980

,870 

,720 

,530 

,320 

,070

885 

780 

720 

640 

600

643 

755 

908 

1,150 

1,210

1,190 

1,330 

1,890 

2,360 

2,850 

3,020

Maximum

615 

818 

1,940

6,140

1,980 

1,290 

3,020 

4,020 

2,000 

1,790 

433 

387 

862

4,020

Apr.

3,100

3,230 

3,360 

3,510 

3,830

3,770 

3,710 

3,830 

4,000 

4,020

3,820 

3,540 

3,230 

2,930 

*2,690

2,440 

a2,280 

2,160 

2,130 

2,210

2,430 

2,420 

2,470 

2,520 

2,570

2,570 

£,500 

2,400 

2,290 

2,150

May

2,000 

1,880 

1,780 

1,630 

1,490

1,540 

1,170 

1,100 

998 

900

892 

870 

762 

741 

741

713 

685 

692 

900 

1,110

1,120 

945 

811

699

643

594 

622 

538 

454 

426 

426

Minimum

211 

419 

305

141

776 

530 

380 

2,130 

426 

225 

185 

156 

173

156

Peak discharge (base, 3,100 sec. -ft.). Apr. 10 (l to 6 a.m.)

June

482 

741 

1,010 

1,230 

1,720

1,790 

1,600 

1,230 

945 

741

741 

741 

643

545 

496

440 

393 

376 

352 

393

346 

346 

341 

292

267

225 

271 

271 

267

376

Mean

364 

594 

959

858

1,313 

796 

1,174 

2,937 

957 

654 

259 

238 

349

881

4,080 sec

July

348 

250 

185 

208 

200

295 

387 

300

249 

219

222 

300

346 

275 

263

192 

205 

305 

433 

328

271 

249 

205 

185 

219

228 

235 

217

232 

245 

225

Per 

square 

mile

0.580 

.946 

1.53

1.37

2.09 

1.27 

1.87 

4.68 

1.52 

1.04 

.412 

.379 

.556

1.40

.-ft.

W 1114:

Aug.

332 

387 

358 

314 

263

219 

195

242 

245 

239

232 

222 

192 

156 

185

195 

200 

197 

200 

208

197 

239 

228 

222 

205

214 

203 

156 

217 

358 

364

Runoff 

in 

inches

0.67 

1.05

1.76

18.53

2.41 

1.32 

2.16 

5.22 

1.76 

1.16 

.48 

.44 

.62

19.05

Sept

657 

862 

783 

545 

376

381

352 

323 

271 

225

201 

433

412 

337

352

370 

309 

225 

280 

305

275 

271 

284 

228 

173

225 

267 

263 

252 

242

Change in 

reservoir 

oontentst

-25.5 

-1.77 

+15.3

+1.29

+5.79 

-23.4 

+3.70 

+86.5 

+8.25 

-17.9 

-32.6 

-50.3 

-27.6

-4.96

¥inter discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent In second-feet, In Chittenden Reservoir.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 27, Dec. 7, 10, 15-18, Dec. 31 to Jan. 2, 

Jan. 9-12, 15, 17-21, 24, 27, 28, Jan. 31 to Feb. 9, Feb. 20-28, Mar. 2-4, 6, 7, 9-11, 17, 19, 20, 

30. Backwater from aquatic vegetation Oct. 1 to Nov. 24, May 13-19, May 22 to June 3, June 9 to 

Sept. 30.
276 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

East Creek at Rutland, Vt.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 43°37<40", long. 72°59'20", at Rutland, Rutland

 -County, on grounds of Rutland Country Club, 280 feet downstream from Grove Street

Bridge and 2 miles upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area.--51.1 square miles. 

Records available. August 1940 to September 1950. 

Average discharge.--10 years, 98.4 second-feet (adjusted). 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,120 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 3.78

feet) ; minimum dally, 8.4 second-feet Dec. 11.

1940-50: Maximum discharge, 36,500 second-feet June 3, 1947 (gage height, 20.3

feet, from high-water mark In gage house), mean of two slope-area determinations;

minimum dally, 3.1 second-feet Nov. 8, 1947. 

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height rec-

 6W~and those below 30 second-feet, which are good. Diversion above station from 

Mendon Brook for municipal supply of Rutland. Flow regulated by power plants and by 

Chittenden Reservoir (capacity, 819,800,000 cubic feet).

Rating table, water year 1949-5O, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 13)

1.1

1.2

73

92

114

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

140

241

405

655

940

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

113

55

84

106

29

31

101

104

105

16

8.4

132

255

137

87

110

90

159

62

58

80 

204 

241 

131 

b75 

a39

alOO 

a70

331

*b97 

116

110

209

102

197

146

123

105

91

200

196

133

102

109

104

87

*49

112

88

113

100

107

98

111

IB

32

100

b95 

31

203

367

b!22

b36

62

39

115

121

168

144

194

382

362

243

153

148

135

163

458

717

270

192

152

130

113

122

145

97

109

103

108

142

166

181

277

290

201

130

167

175

193

186

179

118

143

148

123

116

123

72

101

123

119

128

83

387

197

136

109

102

90

83

85

112

103

170

80

86

140

100

147

63

123

Secondfoot -days

Chsnge In 

contents and

diversion 

(equivalent, 

second-feetlt

Per square 

mile

Runoff In 

inches

October.. 

November. 

December.

2,003.8

1,936

2,836.4

113

106

255

Calendar year 1949 411

8.8

18

8.4

8.4

64.6

64.5

91.5

-21.1 

+2.55 

+19.8

43.5

67.1

111

0.851

1.31

2.17

0.98

1.46

2.51

70.4 +6.15 76.5 20.32

January... 

February.. 

March.....

April.....

May.......

June......

July......

August....

September.

3,404

2,384

3,789

5,657

2,530

2,858

1,992

2,438

2,114

209

159

382

717

148

387

170

147

177 14

110

85.1

122

189

81.6

95.3

70.5

+10.3

-18.8

+8.21 

+ 90.9 

+12.7

-13.0

-27.5

-45.1

-23.5

120

66.3

130

279

94.3

82.3

36.8

33.5

47.0

5.46

1.85

1.61

.720

.656

.920

2.71

1.35

2.94

6.10

2.13

1.80

.83

.76

1.03

Water year 1949-50 33,942.2 717 8.4 93.0 92.6 1.81 24.60

ontents in Chittenden Reservoir and diversion from Mendon Brook for municipal supply

recorded range in stage,

t Change 

of Rutland.

* Winter dlsehsrge messurement msde on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather record 

power-plant records, and records for Otter Creek at Center Rutland.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 

Winooski River at Montpelier, Vt.

377

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°15'25", long. 72°35'35", three-eighths of a mile 

upstream from Dog River and 1 mile downstream from depot In Montpelier, Washington 

County. Datum of gage is 499.99 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.--397 square miles.

Keeords available.--May 1909 to September 1923. August 1928 to September 1950

Average discnarge. 31 years (1914-23, 1928-50), 585 second-feet (adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents -since October 1938).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,180 second-feet Apr. 21 (gage height 8 98 

I'eet); minimum daily, 59 second-feet Aug. 15.

1909-23, 1928-50: Maximum discharge, 20,200 second-feet Apr. 7, 1912 (gage height, 

about 16.7 feet, present datum), from rating curve extended above 6,900 second-feet on 

basis of slope-area determination at gage height 27.1 feet; minimum daily, 17 secondfeet Sept. 3, 1933.

Maximum discharge known, 57,000 second-feet Nov. 3, 1927 (gage height 27 1 feet) 

by slope-area method.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow 

regulated by several small power plants above station, by Peacham Pond and Mollys Falls 

Reservoir (combined usable capacity, 492,000,000 cubic feet), which regulate runoff 

from 24 square miles, and by East Barre and Wrightsville Detention Reservoirs (combin 

usable capacity, 1,379,500,000 cubic feet; see p. 279).

Revisions (water years). W 434: 1915. W 894: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Apr. 20 Apr. 21 to Sept, 30

.ed

3.1 73

3.2 90

3.3 110

3.5 163

3.7 235

4.0 370

4.4 570

4.8 830

5.3 1,220

6.0 1,890

7.O 2,990

8.5 4,640

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2 

3.4

69

87

108

158

3.6 

3.8 

4.1 

4.6 

5.3

218

293

435

730

1,260

6.0 1,890

7.0 2,990

8.5 4,640

O . * J.3O d.J _L,£OW

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

140

110

92

123

147

160

134

108

110

94

154

145

167

185

. 140

100

84

136

111

121

112

78

77

75

133

150

204

155

130

90

142

Nov.

241

190

153

198

400

290

225

197

264

211

183

167

138

336

370

282

233

200

151

161

240

209

148

148

146

128

130

164

160

254

-

Dec.

*248

216

165

142

148

155

170

200

140

125

100

145

600

740

450

330

270

210

240

260

550

820

1,000

920

570

540

760

900

660

390

410

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March. .............. .s.

April..................

May. ...................

June ...................

July...................

August. ................

September. .............

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

380

370

390

660

750

570

*450

290

340

440

450

380

370

940

1,200

900

760

620

470

400

340

270

260

400

400

540

1,050

700

520

720

680

Feb.

580

*500

430

380

330

350

380

350

340

360

410

320

320

330

320

330

320

310

260

210

320

360

360

330

300

220

210

260

_

-

-

Mar.

*270

270

270

270

190

210

220

200

850

950

780

640

500

470

430

390

390

390

340

330

360

360

420

580

510

500

50C

1,15C

2,400

2,130

1,460

Apr.

1,270

1,330

1,360

*2,360

4,520

3,000

2,220

2,070

1,870

1,600

1,500

1,420

1,300

1,260

1,260

1,220

1,430

1,610

1,880

3,010

4,210

2,690

2,190

2,040

1,870

1,790

1,720

1,700

1,560

1,360

Observed

Secondfoot-days

3,907

6,317

12,574

155,655

17,010

9,490

18,730

58,620

18,800

9,164

3,886

3,701

4,362

166,561

Maximum

204

400

1,000

3,090

1,200

580

2,400

4,520

1,390

1,020

246

316

276

4,520

Minimum

75

128

100

39

260

210

190

1,220

212

114

69

59

80

59

Mean

126

211

406

426

549

339

604

1,954

606

305

125

119

145

456

May

1,350

1,390

1,160

1,060

1,060

915

765

665

636

622

573

516

440

430

421

461

530

550

790

811

563

438

411

380

346

302

295

244

212

232

232

June

410

1,020

593

848

659

464

370

332

301

243

302

248

232

204

176

155

252

335

210

205

191

182

159

114

129

128

151

157

129

265

-

Change In 

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feet) t

-24.4

+8.97

+21.4

-7.52

-10.8

-33.4

+12.6

+98.5

-42.0

+6.90

-5.10

-8.55

-11.9

+1.03

July

246

166

157

177

177

209

198

153

125

130

131

140

131

123

95

88

107

108

144

124

103

69

69

106

82

92

81

99

83

78

95

Aug.

138

178

192

153

128

106

105

108

104

105

108 '68

73

79

59

88

81

98

73

125

159

108

95

108

97

82

71

98

181

316

217

Sept.

268

245

172

142

152

116

114

112

95

80

133

276

202

161

160

203

132

123

128

158

133

129

130

102

100

112

127

111

133

113

-

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

102

220

427

419

538

306

617

2,053

564

312

120

111

133

457

Per square 

mile

0.257

.554

1.08

1.06

1.36

.771

1.55

5.17

1.42

.786

.302

.280

.335

1.15

Runoff In 

Inches

0.30

.62

1.24

14.33

1.56

.80

1.79

5.77

1.64

.88

.35

.32

.38

15.65

Peak discharge (base, 3.900 sec.-ft.). Apr. 5 (12:30 p.m.) 5,120 sec.-ft.; Apr. 21 (12:30 a.m.) 

5,180 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents In Peacham Pond, Mollys Palls Reservoir, and East Barre and Wrightsville 

Detention Reservoirs.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 27, Dec. 6 to Mar. 29.
278 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Winooski River near Essex Junction, Vt.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°28'40", long. 73°08'20", half a mile downstream 

from Muddy Brook and " miles southwest of Essex Junction, Chittenden County.

Drainage area.--1,044 square miles.

Kecoras available.--October 1928 to September 1950.

Average discharge".--22 years, 1,636 second-feet (adjusted for change in reservoir contents 

since October 1938) .

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,600 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 10.28 

feet); minimum daily, 88 second-feet Aug. 13.

1928-50: Maximum discharge, 45,300 second-feet Mar. 19, 1936 (gage height, 23.54 

feet), from rating curve extended above 25,000 second-feet on basis of slope-area determination and computations of flow over dam at gage heights 18.72, 23.54, and 50.4 

feet; minimum daily, 70 second-feet Sept. 25, 1937.

Maximum discharge known, 113,000 second-feet Nov. 4, 1927 (gage height, 50.4 feet, 

from floodmarks), by slope-area determination and computation of flow over dam.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Plow 

regulated by power plants above station, by Peacham Pond and Mollys Falls Reservoir 

(combined usable capacity, 492,000,000 cubic feet), by Waterbury Reservoir (see p. 274), 

and by East Barre and Wrightsville Detention Reservoirs (see following page).

Revisions (water years).--W 714: 1930(M). W 894: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

101

125

183

256

1.0 

1.3 

1.7 

2.1 

2.5

350

515

800

1,160

1,630

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

9.3

2,380

4,300

8,400

12,100

14,600

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

242

198

450

460

500

628

606

393

232

530

480

586

795

224

574

482

485

457

441

422

446

423

452

459

186

424

46O 

477

559

547

804

602

592

539

704

723

537

392

452

772

1,120

916

704

632

451

358

646

716

651

254

619

524

140

630

668

681

760

740

355

300

598

600

490

560

580

310

190

720

2,300

2,600

1,600

920

700

520

1,100

1,150

1,380

2,460

3,960

4,360

2,450

1,510

2,420

4,000

2,950

1,250

1,100

1,000

1,100

1,310

1,680

2,350

1,630

1,770

760

1,150

1,200

1,250

1,300

1,100

2,000

3,660

3,540

2,400

1,500

1,800

1,200

1,000

900

1,100

1,250

1,450

1,800

3,840

3,040

2,210

1,930

1,600

1,750

1,400

1,450

1,450

1,150

1,450

1,500

1,400

1,500

1,470

1,200

930

1,400

1,420

1,360

1,200

1,400

1,310

1,290

1,000

1,200

1,300

1,250

1,250

1,200

770

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,080

1,000

890

540

820

840

800

1,600

2,800

2,000

1,650

1,550

1,400

1,500

1,600

1,450

1,350

1,250

1,150

1,000

1,200

1,200

1,300

1,500

1,400

1,600

3,800

6,440

6,520

4,280

3,620

3,640

3,960

5,370

14,500

9,350

5,140

4,550

4,160

3,400

3,160

3,010

2,720

2,510

2,850

2,650

3,220

3,600

4,720

5,620

10,600

6,340

5,040

5,480

4,800

4,080

3,660

4,360

4,160

3,600

3,400

3,700

3,330

2,420

2,380

2,310

2,440

2,780

1,890

1,290

1,090

1,240

1,070

1,200

1,370

1,270

1,280

1,220

1,290

1,690

1,680

1,710

1,330

1,080

1,300

1,150

754

482

842

311

792

876

1,280

1,390

1,330

1,370

1,080

783

918

978

587

728

516

495

464

364

454

554

564

516

505

514

241

106

481

571

577

626

479

359

143

391

368

447

295

172

472

440

584

554

500

350

111

496

440

402

156

99

408

399

373

361

370

144

101

382

376

484

512

523

310

103

413

412

430

431

403

152

88

376

356

372

320

322

256

466

350

398

340

333

338

218

93

418

425

592

579

762

885

615

251

580

731

446

406

250

711

556

554

586

493

382

690

598

667

756

646

426

116

536

731

604

556

659

409

foot-days Maximum Minimum Mean

(equivalent, 

second-feet)t

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Per square Runoff In 

mile inches

October.. 

November. 

December.

13,717

17,870

44,933

795

1,120

4,360

140

190

442

596

1,449

-70.7 

+116 

+ 99.2

372

712

1,549

0.356

.682

1.48

0.41

.76

1.71

Calendar year 1949 .. 470,615 1,289 -16.1 1,273

January... 

February.. 

March.....

April.....

May.......

June......

July......

August....

September.

53,820

36,200

56,610

143,870

50,131

20,506

10,833

11,189

16,375

3,840

1,750

6,520

14,500

3,700

1,390

584

592

885

770

540

2,510

311

106

99

1,736

1,293

1,826

4,796

1,617

684

349

361

546

-6.03 

-438

-8.71 

+487

-57.8

-8.53

-79.0

-8.90

-31.3

1,730

854

1,817

5,283

1,559

675

270

352

515

1.49

.647

.259

.337

.493

2.01

5.65

.39

.55

Water year 1949-50 .. 476,054 14,500 1,304 +1.52 1.25

Ja:

Peak discharge (base, 12,500 sec.-ft.).--Apr. 5 (8 p.m.) 16,600 sec.-ft.; Apr. 21 (9 a.m.) 12,90O 

ec.-ft. 

t Change In contents in Peacham Pond, Mollys Falls Reservoir, East Barre and Wrightsville Detention

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 27, 28, Dec. 2-4, 6-18, Dec. 30 to Jan. 2, 

8-14, 17-26, Jan. 31 to Mar. 28 (no gage-height record Feb. 21-25).
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 279

Reservoirs in Winooski River Basin above Montpelier, Vt.

observed, 0.1 foot on several days in August and September 1939.

Wrightsville Detention Reservoir.--Staff gage, lat. 44°18'35", long. 72°34'30", at reservolr on north Branch WinoosRl River at Wrightsville, Washington County, a third of a 

mile downstream from Long Meadow Brook and 4^ miles upstream from mouth. Datum of 

gage is 612.75 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Drainage 

area, 66.5 square miles. Records available, March and April 1936, September 1938 to 

September 1950. Maximum gage height observed during year, 33.5 feet Apr. 22; minimum observed, 0.2 foot Aug. 17-19. Maximum gage height during period 1936, 1938-50, 

63.7 feet Mar. 22, 1936, from graph based on gage readings; minimum observed, 0.2 foot 

Aug. 17, 1949, Aug. 17-19, 1950.

Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam completed by Corps of Engineers in 1935 for 

flood control. Capacity of reservoir, 873,500,000 cubic feet between gage heights 0.0 

foot (bottom of outlet opening) and 72.25 feet (crest of spillway). Dam has no gates; 

below gage height 72.25 feet outflow from reservoir is dependent on capacity of outlet 

opening, 5^ feet square, near base of dam. Gage read once daily by employee of State 

of Vermont Water Conservation Board.

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1949 to September 1950

East Barre Detention Rese

Date

Dec. 31. ..................

Calendar year 1949......

Sept. 30. ..................

Water year 1949-50......

Date

Calendar year 1949......

Water year 1949-50......

Gage height 

(feet)t

2.1 

3.0 

2.5 

3.1

-

4.3 

3.0 

7.2 

12.2 

2.1 

2.9 

.3 

1.8 

.5

-

Contents 

(millions of 

cubic feet)

1.18 

1.86 

1.48 

1.95

-

3.06 

1.86 

7.00 

24.3 

1.16 

1.78 

.15 

.99

-

Change In contents 

during month

Millions of

cubic feet

+0.68 

-.38 

+ .47

-55.15

+1.11 

-1.20 

+5.14 

+17.3 

-23.12 

+ .60 

-1.63 

+ .84 

-.74

-.93

Wrightsville Detention Reservoir

1.7 

1.6 

2.0 

3.8

-

3.8 

1.9 

9.0 

17.4 

1.8 

1.4 

.8 

2.8 

.9

-

4.00 

3.7E 

4.80 

9.95

-

9.95 

4.55 

29.0 

73.3 

4.25 

3.25 

1.80 

7.00 

2.00

-

-.25 

+ 1.05 

+5.15

-175.45

0 

-5.40 

+24.45 

+44.3 

-69.05 

-1.00 

-1.45 

+5.20 

-5.00

-2.00

Equivalent, 

second-feet

fO.25 

-.15 

+ .18

-1.75

+ .41 

-.50 

+1.92 

+6.67 

-8.63 

+ .23 

-.61 

+ .31 

-.29

-.03

-.09 

+ .41 

+ 1.92

-5.56

0 

-2.23 

+ 9.13 

+17.1 

-25.8 

-.39 

-.54 

+ 1.94 

-1.93

-.06

t Gage height at 12 p.m. determined from graph based on observer's readings and 

station on river below reservoir.
- bu STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 

Jail Branch at East Barre, Vt.

Location. --Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°09'40", long. 72°'27'00", at East Barre, Washington 

County, just downstream from highway bridge, 0.6 mile downstream from East Barre 

Detention Reservoir and 3.9 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 1,071.59 feet 

above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.--40.4 square miles.

Records available.--August 1920 to September 1923, November 1933 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--20 years, 56.4 second-feet (adjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 348 second-feet Apr. 5; maximum gage height, 3.11 

1'eet Feb. 20 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 0.1 second-foot Aug. 18.

1920-23, 1933-50: Maximum discharge observed, 1,350 second-feet Apr. 10, 1922 (gage 

height, 8.38 feet, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 900 

second-feet; minimum, that of Aug. 18, 1950.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 10 second-feet and those for periods of ice 

eTTect, which are fair. Discharge affected by East Barre Detention Reservoir (see 

p. 279). Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill above station. Diversion from 

reservoir on Orange Brook, a tributary above station, for city of Barre.

Revisions.--W 1034: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

8.4

6.1

4.8

4.5

6.3

6.5

5.8

7.0

8.2

6.9

6.0

5.6

7.9

6.8

6.4

7.2

6.4

6.1

5.2

5.2

4.9

5.1

5.1

6.4

6.4

21

16

9.5

7.9

6.6

19

Nov.

24

16

*11

30

40

20

15

18

23

15

15

15

17

52

33

24

20

19

19

24

30

23

17

19

20

19

17

21

22

*32

Dec.

28

24

21

18

20

18

16

20

18

16

14

30

56

52

37

24

21

21

26

24

45

56

64

58

40

40

55

72

47

28

27

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January ................

February. ..............

March. .................

April... ...............

May....................

June ...................

July...................

August. ................

September. .............

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

32

31

35

50

48

*40

35

26

23

32

35

37

40

63

55

47

41

36

27

22

20

24

25

24

21

30

50

41

35

41

33

Feb.

30

28

*27

25

23

22

19

19

23

30

24

21

19

18

17

18

17

16

15

14

16

15

15

14

13

12

13

13

_

-

Mar.

12

11

*10

10

11

11

11

12

48

55

44

35

30

26

24

23

21

21

20

19

19

21

24

27

25

24

28

60

170

160

140

Apr.

130

117

144

242

330

*330

318

308

286

230

222

218

198

139

131

121

155

172

194

218

240

235

 230

230

222

218

214

210

202

194

Observed

foot-days Maxlmum Minimum Mean

235.2 21 4.5 7.59

670 52 11 23.3

1,036 72 14 33.4

14,190.6 303 .4 38.9

1,099 63 20 35.5

536 30 12 19.1

1,152 170 10 37.2

6,398 330 117 213

1,864 186 17 60.1

680.8 140 4.0 22.7

115.4 9.7 1.4 3.72

94.5 16 .4 3.05

168.5 22 2.1 5.62

14,049.4 330 .4 38.5

May

186

166

123

94

98

93

77

64

77

93

75

51

34

49

35

34

33

53

77

74

44

31

25

23

22

21

19

17

17

29

30

June

65

140

41

78

36

25

21

17

16

14

43

18

12

10

9.9

8.5

20

18

9.9

8.5

7.9

6.6

5.6

7.7

5.4

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.0

19

-

Change In

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feet) t

+0.25

-.15

+ . 18

-1.75

+ .41

-.50

+1.92

+6 . 67

-8 . 63

+ .23

- . 61

+ .31

-.29

-.03

July

8.2

5.6

5.1

5.4

5.6

9.7

6.1

4.6

4.2

3.6

3.1

3.5

3.5

3.1

2.7

2.8

3.3

2.9

4.4

3.5

2.9

2.6

3.1

2.8

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4

2.3

2.4

2.2

Aug.

3.

4.

4.

3.

3.

5.

4.

2.

2.

1.

1.

1

1.

1.

1.

1.

2.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1

16

14

6

7

6

9

7

8

8

0

3

0

8

7

5

2

0

8

1

6

4

6

7

2

6

3

1

9

8

1

8

5

Sept.

15

7.9

4.6

3.8

3.5

3.3

2.8

2.4

2.1

2.1

14

22

6.4

5.2

11

6.6

4.6

4.2

3.3

3.7

3.6

3.6

4.4

5.0

4.4

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.5

-

Adjusted for change In

reservoir cor

Mean Per B<Juare Mean mile

7.84 0.194

22.2 .550

33.6 .832

37.1 .918

35.9 .889

18.6 .460

39 .1 . 968

220 5.45

51.5 1.27

22.9 .567

3.11 .077

3.36 .083

5.33 M32

38.5 .953

tents

Runoff In 

inches

0.22

.61

.96

12.47

1.02

. 48

1.12

6.07

1.47

.63

.09

.10

.15

12.92

* Winter discharge measurement mafle on this day.

t Adjusted for change In contents of East Barre Detention Reservoir.

Mote.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 22 to Jan. 5, Jan. 7 to Apr. 1.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 381

North Branch Winooski River at Wrightsville, Vt.

Location. Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 44°18'00", long. 72°34 I 45", 

at Wrightsville, Washington County, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Wrightsville Detention Reservoir and 3| miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 550.53 

feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area. 69.2 square miles.

Records available. October 1933 to September 1950.

Average aiscnarge. 17 years, 131 second-feet (adjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 669 second-feet Apr. 22 (gage height, 3.41 feet); 

minimum daily, 3.6 second-feet Aug. 15, 16.

1933-50: Maximum discharge, 2,170 second-feet Apr. 12, 1934 (gage height, 6.53 

feet), from rating curve extended above 920 second-feet; minimum daily, 0.2 second-foot 

Aug. 13, 1941.

Maximum discharge known, 17,200 second-feet Nov. 3, 1927, by computation of flow over 

dam three-quarters of a mile above gage.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Disarge affected by Wrightsville Detention Reservoir 

at low flow caused by small mill above station.

(see p. 279). Diurnal fluctuation

0.3 

.4 

.5 

.6

Ratine tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of loe effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 21-23)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 23

0.8 37

.9 47

1.0 60

1.2 90

1.9

2.3 

2.8

216

308

435

Dec. 24 to Sept. 3O

2.6 

5.9 

9.6 1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

1.9

143

225

319

426

555

665

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

29

26

20

18

18

18

18

22

28

25

21

20

23

29

27

22

18

17

17

16

16

12

9.1

9.1

12

20

41

38

32

26

27

Nov.

45

48

41

43

96

92

69

55

70

75

63

56

48

78

126

105

78

63

50

44

46

44

36

33

33

33

28

28

33

42

-

Dec.

*52

47

43

35

36

34

32

25

25

25

24

31

135

225

150

100

75

60

63

84

164

327

415

449

398

324

296

358

342

247

132

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March. ...............:.

April............ ......

May. ...................

June ...................

July...................

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

108

98

98

153

249

201

*151

110

95

90

85

90

100

190

290

240

160

125

100

77

68

73

78

75

70

74

201

214

160

155

140

Feb.

120

110

100

95

90

85

80

80

85

85

76

69

60

56

55

54

53

52

51

48

49

50

49

48

47

45

43

41

_

-

-

Mar.

40

*

,

59

57

54

35

37

r

56

56

0

200

170

1

1

1(

55

L5

X)

92

85

30

75

72

70

70

1

74

30

LO

105

100

1

o

3

36

50

32

55

345

Observed

Second- M foot -days Haxlraum

674.2 41

1,701 126

4,753 449

36,229.1 655

4,118 290

1,876 120

3,425 355

14,564 665

4,296 464

1,497 184

495.4 43

615.4 78

1,027 97

39,042.0 665

Minimum

9.1

28

24

2.3

68

41

34

287

38

15

5 s'.e2

15

3.6

Apr.

319

299

287

312

510

*583

576

562

541

510

473

440

390

34O

312

304

358

432

524

590

661

665

649

625

597

580

552

544

530

499

-

Mean

21.7

56.7

153

99.3

133

67.0

110

485

139

49.9

16.0

19.9

34.2

107

May

464

426

387

34O

299

249

203

151

117

103

98

88

80

79

78

71

72

72

100

127

119

98

80

71

63

55

48

42

40

38

38

June

46

136

129

184

176

119

85

65

51

4O

32

30

25

21

20

19

28

40

34

27

23

21

20

18

18

16

16

16

15

27

-

Change In 

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feet) 1-

-0.09

+.41

+1.92

-5.56

0

-2 23

+9 13

+17 !l

- 39

-.54

+1.94

-1.93

-.06

July

29

23

22

19

16

43

40

28

21

17

14

15

17

17

16

13

11

13

17

16

13

9.6

7.4

5.8

5.2

5.5

6.6

7.4

7.8

8.1

12

Aug.

16

18

27

24

20

17

12

11

8.2

5.9

5.5

4.8

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.6

4.3

3.9

4.2

54

71

45

28

16

13

9.2

8.5

7.6

19

78

69

Sept.

96

97

66

48

37

32

27

21

19

15

24

52

44

32

31

37

43

36

29

30

30

26

23

21

20

19

18

18

18

18

-

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

Mean Per 8<J uare Mean mile

21.7 0.314

57 .1 . 825

155 2.24

93.7 1.35

133 1 92

64.8 .936

120 1.73

113 1.63

49 5 715

15.4 .223

21.8 .315

32.3 .467

107 1.55

Runoff In 

Inches

0 . 36

92

2^59

18.38

2.21

.97

1 . 99

8 . 10

1 .88

. 26

. 36

.52

20.96

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Change In contents In Wrightsville Detention Reservoir.

Note1 . Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26, 27, Dec. 6-18, Dec. 31 to Jan. 2, 

oTIar. 28.

209004 O - 52 - 19
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Dog River at Northfield Falls, Vt.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°10 I 55", long 72°38'30", 1 mile downstream from

 Northfield Falls, Washington County, and l£ miles downstream from Cox Branch. Datum 

of gage is 603.00 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area. 76.1 square miles.

Records available.--Movember 1934 to September 1950.

Average discharge.--16 years, 122 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,980 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 5.10 

reet); minimum, 5.5 second-feet Aug. 19.

1934-50: Maximum discharge, 9,750 second-feet Sept. 21, 1938 (gage height, 11.53 

feet), by slope-area method; minimum, 4.3 second-feet Aug. 31, Sept. 7, 1942.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height

 record, which are fair. Some regulation at low flow caused by power plant above station.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

0.54 

.6 

.65

6.1

8.1

10

12

18

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.8

2.1 

2.5

106

179

269

420

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.6

655

930

1,230

1,600

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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 

18 

19 

17 

15

18 

16 

11 

15 

21

14 

16 

14 

24 

7.7

17 

23 

17 

19 

14

8.9 

19 

14 

11 

11

25 

29 

25 

13 

18 

30

Nov.

30 

26 

25 

27 

53

38 

35 

31 

31 

30

22 

26 

27 

86 

71

49 

41 

37 

32 

36

45 

40 

32 

31 

35

33 

26 

35 

36 

49

Dec.

47 *42 

38 

34 

37

32 

25 

30 

30 

26

24

50 

240 

150 

82

68 

58 

68 

90 

110

160 

200 

260 

150 

125

120 

200 

*276 

168 

100 

105

Jan.

110 

105 

115 

160 

143

*122 

111 

65 

52 

94

110 

92 

80 

290 

230

200 

170 

140 

100 

80

74 

88 

94 

90 

80

2-80 

240 

180 

135 

160 

135

Month

Octo 

Nova 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr

Hare

-ay1 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

h.. .....................

1 .................... ....

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

130 

125 

*119 

110 

92

95 

85 

75 

95 

110

84 

77 

73 

69

72

72 

67 

63 

63 

53

65 

60 

63 

56 

50

49 

52

50

Secondfoot-days

538.6 

1,115 

3,145

32,568.7

4,125 

2,174 

4,121 

14,585 

3,886 

1,535 

579.3 

391.2 

582.6

36,777.7

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 sec. -ft .) .--Apr

sec. -ft.

liar.

50 

44 

44 

*43 

42

44 

44 

46 

270 

215

175 

145 

115 

105

96

90 

88 

83 

81 

78

81 

85 

98 

100 

96

105 

125 

290 

520 

427 

296

Apr.

279 

300 

307 

765 

1,600

789 

*528 

478 

412 

337

310 

283 

253 

263 

269

304 

378 

650 

685 

1,010

1,020 

580 

438 

356 

325

360 

356 

384 

303 

263

Maximum

30 

86 

276

958

290 

130 

520 

1,600 

272 

132 

54 

34 

43

1,600

May

272 

256 

222 

204 

196

174 

154 

137 

123 

116

106 

97 

93 

108 

93

96 

98 

110 

144

166

132 

110 

97 

89 

83

85 

72 

64 

61 

69 

59

Minimum

7.7 

22 

24

e.i

52 

49 

42

253 

59 

20 

7.3 

6.1 

6.7

6.1

June

86 

132 

90 

128 

94

75 

66 

57 

48 

45

72 

51 

43 

38 

36

33 

55 

49 

39 

34

31 

31 

29 

20 

23

27 

24 

21 

22 

36

Mean

17.4 

37.2 

101

89.2

133 

77.6 

133 

486 

125 

51.2 

18.7 

12.6 

19.4

101

July

30 

24 

22 

21 

24

54 

32 

24 

21 

19

18 

26 

20 

20 

8.9

13 

21 

19 

20 

14

17 

7.3 

10 

17 

17

12 

11 

12 

8.9 

8.1 

8.1

Aug.

20 

18 

19 

18 

8.5

12 

19 

13 

10 

13

10 

7.3 

6.1 

9.8 

10

6.1 

8.5 

6.7 

6.1

6.1

15

9.3 

10 

7.4 

8.0

7.8 

8.5 

16 

20 

34 

28

Per square 

mile

0.229 

.489 

1.33

1.17

1.75 

1.02 

1.75 

6.39 

1.64 

.673 

.246 

.166 

.255

1.33

Sept.

43 

35

27 

29

29 

24 

18 

8.0 

6.7

25 

43 

28 

21 

18

19 

16 

20 

14 

15

12 

14 

7.6 

9.6 

18

12 

12 

13 

11 

6.7

Runoff in 

inches

0.26 

.54 

1.54

15.92

2.02 

1.06 

2.01 

7.13 

1.90 

.75 

.28 

.19 

.28

17.96

. 5 (11 a.m.) 1,980 sec. -ft.; Apr. 20 (10:30 p.m.) 1,760
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 283

Mad River near Moretown, Vt.

Location. Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 44°16"40", long. 72°44'35", at

Highway bridge, 2.4 miles downstream from Moretown, Washington County, and 3.8 miles

upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area.--139 square miles.

Records available. July to November 1910, November 1928 to September 1950. 

Average discharge. 22 years (1928-50), 247 second-feet. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,380 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 7.94 feet),

rrorn rating curve extended above 2,500 second-feet on basis of computations of flow over

dam at gage heights 9.98, 11.51, 16.34, and 19.4 feet; minimum, 2.7 second-feet Dec. 7;

minimum daily, 12 second-feet Aug. 13.

1910, 1928-50: Maximum discharge, 18,400 second-feet Sept. 22, 1938 (gage height,

16.34 feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 2,500 second-feet by

method explained above; minimum, 1.4 second-feet Oct. 1, 1930.

Maximum discharge known, 23,000 second-feet Nov. 3, 1927 (gage height, 19.4 feet,

from floodmarks), by computation of flow over dam. 

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Regulatlon at low flow by mill in Moretown. 

Revisions (water years).--W 744: Drainage area. W 854: 1934(M). W 1114: 1929, 1930(M),

1936, 1937.

Rating tables, water year 1949-5O, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

3.5

3.6

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12

24 3.7

37 3.8

54 3.9

76 4.1

Dec. 13 to Sept. 3O

131

165

204

297

102

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7 

3.9

4.1

104

135

210

304

4.3 

4.6 

5.0 

6.0 

7.2

422

635

980

1,970

3,390

Discharge, in second-feet, irater year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

74

54

49

39

50

65

52

57

61

56

47

41

171

104

81

72

62

55

50

49

39

33

37

45

54

51

75

58

52

47

61

Nov.

107

81

66

92

147

103

86

85

116

92

88

89

81

257

217

150

122

106

93

106

164

113

83

95

87

77

44

88

94

130

Dec.

*120

100

80

60

85

53

42

50

50

45

42

80

430

280

170

130

110

130

170

200

320

360

480

270

230

240

450

500

300

190

210

Month

Jan.

210

200

190

325

275

*236

214

120

110

185

200

130

140

540

410

360

325

250

190

140

130

145

170

150

160

520

440

330

250

290

260

October ..........................

November ....................... .

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ........................ .

February .........................

March ..........

May'1... .........................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

235

215

200

180

150

140

150

120

160

200

160

150

135

125

120

130

125

115

110

96

125

125

115

105

95

75

80

85

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,841

3,259

5,977

65,589.

7 595

3^821

7,542

22,177 

7, 629

2,963

1 321

1*409

2,749

68,283

Mar.

90

*80

80

80

75

80

77

85

500

400

320

270

210

190

180

170

160

155

150

145

150

160

180

190

180

170

185

540

960

780

550

Apr.

520

550

568

*1,870

3,350

1,190

724

590

504

410

372

360

315

340

382

420

470

720

783

1,410

1,450

809

612

518

442

497

503

605

483

410

-

Maximum

171

257

500

5 1,850

540

235

960

3,350 

459

374

123

160

279

3,350

May

459

442

385

379

395

429

362

273

236

226

211

188

182

258

200

188

179

224

330

379

279

220

188

168

154

143

126

110

102

108

106

Minimum

33

44

42

9.5

110

75

75

315 

102

32

20

12

38

12

June

115

213

172

374

222

160

137

110

92

83

128

89

73

66

61

56

103

94

67

59

61

57

50

37

39

48

38

40

32

87

-

Mean

59.'

109

193

180

245

136

243

739 

246

98 '

42.

45. 9l!'i

187

July

64

43

51

46

59

61

58

34

34

39

26

123

77

56

39

35

43

33

55

47

36

28

25

21

20

26

21

20

22

35

44

Aug.

117

105

101

62

48

42

44

26

27

25

22

17

12

29

17

16

16

16

16

160

64

45

29

24

23

18

13

30

86

97

62

Per square 

mile

I 0.427

.784

1.39

1.29

1.76

.978

1.75

5.32 

1.77

3 .711

> .306

5 .327

> .659

1.35

Sept.

279

155

86

77

116

106

70

55

43

38

147

216

106

85

95

153

123

87

75

80

70

63

55

60

59

60

51

50

49

40

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.49

.87

1.60

17.55

2.03

1.02

2.02

5.93 

2.04

.79

.35

.38

.74

18.26

Peak discharge (base, 5.400 sec.-ft.). Apr. 5 (10 a.m.) 4.580 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Rote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 6 to Jan. 5, Jan. 8 to Apr. 2.
284 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 

Waterbury Reservoir near Waterbury, Vt.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°22'55". long. 72°46'15", at dam on Waterbury 

River, 2 2/3 miles upstream from mouth and 3i miles north of Waterbury, Washington 

County. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.--109 square miles.

Records available.--September 1938 to September 1950.

Extremes. Maximum eleVation during year, 595.10 feet Apr. 23; minimum, 535.61 feet Mar. 22.

1338-50: Maximum elevation, 613.45 feet May 4, 1940; minimum observed, 501.3 feet 

Oct. 16, 1938.

Remarks.--Reservoir Is formed by earth-fill dam completed by Corps of Engineers during 

summer of 1937 for conservation and flood control. Total usable capacity for flood 

control, 2,812,300,000 cubic feet between elevations 500.0 feet (bottom of lowest outlet) and 617.5 feet (crest of spillway) above mean sea level. Usable capacity for conservation, 1.582,700,000 cubic feet between elevations 500.0 and 592.0 feet (sill of 

taintor gate) above mean sea level.

Elevation at 12 p.m., water year October 1949 to September 1950

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

'5

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

580.45

580.59

580.11

579.63

579.37

579.03

579.61

578.89

579.11

578.67

578.20

577.87

578.19

578.49

578.70

578.88

578.42

577.93

577.42

576.93

576.73

576.88

577.03

576.58

576.08

575.65

575.46

575.61

575.78

575.92

575.99

Nov.

576.36

576.58

576.80

577.20

577.66

577.96

578.21

578.57

578.92

579.33

579.62

579.95

580.30

581.21

582.12

582.54

582.88

583.09

583 . 38

583.70

583.95

584.15

584.33

584.49

584.76

584.85

584.73

584.54

584.80

585.07

-

Dec.

585.38

585.59

585.76

585.90

585.64

585.51

585.04

584.61

584.74

584.87

585.01

585.19

587.61

588.35

588.74

589.02

589.25

589.50

589.93

589.88

591.38

592.14

591.47

590.31

590.25

590.78

590.94

590.61

590.73

590.57

590.88

Jan.

591.22

591.30

591.24

591.58

591.76

591.43

591.24

590.74

590.19

590.01

589.81

589.53

589.54

591.22

591.52

591.32

591.72

591.58

591.33

591.14

591.34

591.29

590.61

589.86

589.58

591.14

591.60

590.56

590.62

591.37

591.21

Feb.

591.08

590.87

590.51

590.39

589.52

588.19

587.29

585.86

584.36

584.04

584.36

583.44

581.92

580.36

578.81

577.20

575.46

573.70

571.97

570.13

568.24

566.34

564.36

562.36

561.50

560.17

558.00

555.80

-

-

-

Mar.

553.42

551.10

549.58

549.92

549.27

547.74

546.66

546.32

548.72

550.07

550.96

551.70

551.77

549.86

547.56

545.09

542.56

539.94

537.50

536.92

536.47

535.95

536.53

538.07

539.20

540.33

541.54

544.67

548.90

551.29

552.84

Apr.

554.32

556.04

557.68

562.00

570.57

573.26

574.85

576.27

577.41

578.33

579.18

580.00

580.71

581.47

582.20

583.09

584.18

586.09

588.07

591.12

593.35

594.71

593.91

591.88

590.74

591.23

591.77

591.68

591.14

590.47

-

May

589.87

589.24

589.19

590.08

591.04

592.23

590.90

589.49

589.49

590.03

590.50

590.90

591.36

591.13

591.03

590.75

590.61

590.57

591.20

591.74

591.13

591.03

590.90

590.06

589.49

589.29

589.48

589.34

589.50

589.67

589.32

June

589.12

589.53

589.89

590.51

590.81

591.04

591.04

590.46

590.13

590.29

590.48

590.09

589.69

589.53

589.40

589.48

589.71

589.89

589.99

589.84

589.79

589.65

589.75

589.84

589.92

588.88

588.19

587.80

587.92

588.19

-

July

588.31

588.40

588.47

588.53

588.61

588.71

588.79

588.85

588.89

588.53

587.57

587.29

586.88

586.94

587 .00

586.75

586.38

585.69

585.52

585.29

585.33

585.36

585.18

584.52

583.79

583.51

582.97

583.01

583.05

582.68

582.33

Aug.

582.66

583.06

583.40

583.60

583.76

583.87

583.65

583.14

582.31

581.77

581.81

581.85

581.29

580.75

580.19

579.62

579.06

579.11

579.61

581.08

581.33

581.47

581.10

580.73

580.80

580.87

580.88

580.06

581.20

581.90

582.30

Sept.

583.35

583.80

584.05

584.28

584.56

584.91

585.12

585.28

585.40

584.97

584.86

585.14

585.29

585.43

585.23

586.20

586.56

585.99

585.68

584.89

584.63

584.26

584.48

584.23

583.27

582.63

581.94

581.02

580.57

580.73

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Date

Dec. 31... .......................

Calendar year 1949 .............

Sept. 30. .........................

Water year 1949-50 .............

Elevation 

(feet)t

580.25 

575.99 

585.07 

590.88

-

591.21 

555.80 

552.84 

590.47 

589.32 

588.19 

582.33 

582.30 

580.73

-

Contents

(millions of 

cubic feet)

1,176.4 

1,052.2 

1,330.8 

1,539.1

-

1,551.9 

572.1 

515.1 

,523.2 

,480.8 

,440.8 

,242.9 

,241.9 

,191.7

-

Change In contents during month

Millions of 

cubic feet

-124.2 

+278.6 

+208.3

-269.8

+12.8 

-979.8 

-57.0 

+1,008.1 

-42.4 

-40.0 

-197.9 

-1.0 

-50.2

+15.3

Equivalent , 

second-feet

-46.4 

+107 

+77.8

-8.56

+4.78 

-405 

-21.3 

+389 

-15.8 

-15.4 

-73.9 

-.37 

-19.4

+ .49

t Elevation at 12 p.m. 

Note. Elevations for period Nov 

readings and records for station o

8 to Dec. 2 determined from graph based on twice-daily tape-ga 

Waterbury River below reservoir.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 285

Waterbury River near Waterbury, Vt.

Location. --Water- stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 44°22'10", long. 72°46'10". 

i mile downstream from Waterbury Reservoir, 1 2/3 miles upstream from mouth, and 2-j 

miles north of Waterbury, Washington County. Datum of gage is 428.00 feet above mean 

sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers) .

Drainage area. --Ill square miles.

Records available . July to October 1910 (gage heights only), December 1935 to September 

1S5U.

Average discharge. --14 years, 227 second-feet (adjusted for change in reservoir contents).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,380 second-feet Dec. 23 (gage height, 9.25 

reet ) ; minimum daily, 2.3 second-feet Dec. 18.

1935-50: Maximum discharge, 6,520 second-feet Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 19.38 

feet); minimum daily, 0.6 second-foot several times during summers of 1938, 1939, 1941, 

and 1944.

Remarks. Records excellent except those below 25 second-feet, which are good, 

pietely regulated by Waterbury Reservoir (see preceding page).

Revisions (water years). W 824: 1936.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Flow corn4.9 

4.95

5.0

5.1 

5.3

2.2 

2.8 

3.8

14

6.2 

6.5

98

150

6.8 

7.1 

7.5 

8.0 

9.3

216

301

450

665

1,400

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

2.8

2.6

209

209

213

209

213

3.8

3.0

220

207

202

112

3.8

3.4

3.4

216

215

209

207

107

3.2

3.0

208

211

211

126

3.2

2.8

2.8

80

Nov.

3.8

3.0

2.8

3.7

3.2

3.0

2.8

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

4.9

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.9

4.3

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.1

111

131

3.7

3.4

-

Dec.

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.6

166

107

217

220

3.2

2.9

2.8

116

8.6

16

3.2

2.6

2.5

2.3

3.2

189

7.9

423

1,150

929

263

5.9

447

675

234

204

4.7

Month

October. ...............

November. ..............

December. ..............

Calendar year 1949 . .

January. ...............

February. ..............

March. .................

April.............. ....

Mav

June ...................

July...................

August .................

September. .............

Water year 1949-50 . .

Jan.

4.2

10S

233

222

230

342

25E

3H

33E

224

221

22'

11

1C

I

3

)

218

447

22'

22

3.1

i

3

215

4.0

11

39

43

5

7

226

7.8

41

67

23

L

}

3

7.5

218

Secondfoot -days

3, 621 . 8

334.0

5,417.4

66,371.5

6 , 889 . 6

13,680.0

6,381.5

6 , 2O2 . 2

7 , 286 . 7 

2 910 5

3 ', 243. 6

2 794 9

4)026.1

62,788.3

Feb.

227

223

292

189

437

656

459

647

647

255

4.0

400

634

634

634

629

624

624

616

611

602

6O2

593

588

306

388

584

575

_

_

-

Mar.

570

566

386

b5

188

367

269

172

11

b5

b5

4.9

99

491

544

539

530

518

446

173

161

170

91

6.7

5.9

6.4

6.4

12

13

11

9.2

Apr.

9.5

10

11

22

34

17

13

13

10

9.5

10

9.5

8.6

8.9

9.2

11

11

14

13

126

261

13

829

1,360

894

222

233

675

675

67O

-

Observed

Maximum

220

131

1,150

1,370

670

656

570

1,360 

921

468

416

402

448

1,360

Minimum Mean

2.6 117

2.8 11 . 1

2.3 175

2.1 182

4.0 222

4.0 489

4.9 206

8.6 2O7

4 2 235

3.4 97.0

3.0 105

3.0 90.2

3.0 134

2.3 172

May

670

665

418

8.2

7.6

6.9

921

847

217

6.1

5.2

4.9

5.3

337

219

302

227

220

7.3

6.4

438

191

186

462

346

189

4.7

133

4.9

4.2

227

June

228

5.1

5.4

6.3

4.4

4.2

83

334

205

4.0

3.6

224

224

114

106

3.8

6.0

4.2

4.2

104

114

114

3.6

3.4

3.4

468

332

191

3.8

4.1

-

Change in

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feet )t

-46.4

+107

+77.8

-8.56

+4.78

-405

-21 3

+389

-15. 8

-15.4

-73 9

-!37

-19.4

+ .49

July

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.2

172

416

IS

Zl

4

2

3.8

3.4

108

2C

3:1

39

0

LO

12t>

2

3.4

3.2

70

39

306

117

2

1

>3

3.4

3.0

34

164

Aug.

4

4

3

3

3

3

114

218

332

222

3

3

224

197

223

215

213

3

6

8

3

3

166

162

3

3

16

402

23

3

4

6

9

4

2

2

2

4

2

4

4

O

4

2

4

O

8

2

Sept.

4.7

3.8

3.6

3.6

111

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.2

204

173

4.4

3.0

5.8

172

4.4

3.4

328

238

448

198

218

4.0

178

437

321

323

403

216

3.8

-

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

70.5

119

253

173

227

83.6

185

219

81 . 6

30. 8

89.8

115

173

Per square 

mile

0.635

1.07

2.28

1.56

2.05

.753

1.67

5.37

1.97

.735

.277

.809

1.04

1.56

Runoff in 

Inches

0.73

1.19

2.62

21.19

2.36

.78

1.92

5 99

2 . 28

.82

.32

.93

1.15

21.09

t Change In contents In Waterbury Reservoir, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 

Lamollle River at Johnson, Vt.

Location. --Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°37'20", long. 72°40'50", at falls 0.9 mile upstream from bridge in Johnson, Lamoille County, and 1 1/8 miles upstream from Gihon 

River .

Drainage area.--310 square miles.

Records available. July 1910 to December 1913, September 1928 to September 1950.

Average discharge. --22 years (1928-50), 515 second-feet.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 7,110 second-feet Apr. 21 (gage height, 12.23 

reet) ; minimum, 33 second-feet Oct. 23; minimum daily, 74 second-feet Oct. 23.

1910-13. 1928-50: Maximum discharge, 13,000 second-feet Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 

16.48 feet), by computation of flow over dam; minimum, 11 second-feet Sept. 2, 1935; 

minimum daily, 16 second-feet Oct. 26, 1947.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Flow regulated by power plant above station.

Revisions (water years ) .--W 729: 1912 (M). W 894: Drainage area. W 114: 1933, 1934 (M) .

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.4 62 2.2 252 8.0 3,280 

1.5 77 2.5 354 10.0 4.850 

1.6 95 3.0 546 11. O 5,800 

1.8 139 4.0 980 

2.0 193 6.0 2,030

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

178 

170 

148 

151 

195

209 

173 

181 

150 

166

154 

170 

176 

191 

192

144 

148 

129 

126 

127

126 

128 

74 

112 

138

168 

291 

172 

158 

133 

221

Nov.

179 

219 

177 

175 

357

266 

263 

*222 

292 

248

231 

233 

211 

407 

522

365 

286 

245 

211 

216

224 

215 

165 

137 

164

174 

140 

157 

192 

231

Dec.

258 

191 

135 

175 

192

180 

165 

105 

135 

200

155 

250 

900 

*670 

422

280 

210 

220 

369 

395

855 

1,320 

1,500 

990 

530

450 

1,010 

1,160 

681 

350 

380

Jan.

260 

331 

351 

638 

746

516 

350 

220 

270 

240

290 

290 

300 

860 

1,130

700 

680 

190 

3OO 

*260

235 

195 

200 

190 

220

430 

720 

580 

380 

460 

390

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

mber .....................

lendar year 1949

1. ...........................

st ...........................

embe r ..................... .

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

330 

290 

250 

240 

210

230 

200 

195 

190 

210

240 

210 

230 

220 

210

205 

200 

195 

180 

190

140 

170 

170 

165 

165

*140 

160 

140

Secondfoot-days

4,999

7,124 

14,883

144,082

12,922 

5,675 

12,133 

49,186 

12,775 

6,593 

5,180 

9,266 

7,962

148,698

Mar.

160 

140 

130 

130 

120

150 

130 

170 

470 

580

450 

380 

330 

290 

270

250 

240 

210 

185 

240

209 

230 

*286 

366 

406

339 

422 

660 

1,550 

1,600 

1,040

Apr.

888 

904 

1,050 

1,350 

5,100

3,510 

1,560 

1,460 

1,250 

1,020

920 

934 

884 

791 

875

850 

1,310 

1,650 

*2,210 

3,080

5,520 

2,360 

1,510 

1,350 

1,100

1,120 

1,140 

1,440 

1,180 

870

Maximum

291

522 

1,500

5,140

1,130 

330 

1,600 

5,520 

961 

480 

239 

1,220 

748

5,520

Peak discharge (base, 5,400 sec. -ft.). Apr. 5 (3:30 p.

May

883 

928 

800 

743 

961

585 

328 

548 

448 

395

356 

326 

274 

310 

380

311 

286 

313 

351 

497

442 

385 

292 

230 

240

245 

201 

206 

185 

165 

161

Minimum

74 

137 

105

74

190 

140 

120 

791 

161 

121 

115 

145 

154

74

June

181 

440 

346 

418 

480

296 

261 

222 

208 

187

205 

216 

189 

172 

176

152 

156 

183 

207 

197

192 

194 

190 

170 

121

143 

151 

144

163 

233

Mean

161 

237 

480

395

417 

203 

391 

1,640 

412 

220 

167 

299 

265

407

July

190 

136 

161 

115 

135

167 

163 

165 

122 

155

133

170 

201 

194 

155

130 

171 

221 

228 

207

172 

157 

118 

168 

153

164 

198 

164 

172 

156 

239

Aug.

452 

352 

380 

241 

202

170 

168 

177 

164 

156

164 

155 

146 

160 

155

167 

167 

164 

253 

930

345 

195 

175 

174 

165

169 

145 

297 

1,220 

1,020 

438

Per square 

mile

0.519 

.765 

1.55

1.27

1.35 

.655 

1.26 

5.29 

1.33 

.710 

.539

!855

1.31

m.) 6,520 sec. -ft. j Apr. 21 (5 a

Sept.

748 

523 

298 

257 

295

230 

208 

196 

185 

154

309 

269 

a250 

a220 

300

388 

265 

243

242 

257

233 

215 

216 

214 

235

205 

184 

187 

231 

205

Runoff in 

inches

0.60 

.85 

1.79

17.29

1.55 

.68

5.90 

1.53 

.79 

.62 

1.11 

.96

17.84

.m.) 7,110

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather- records, 

recorded range In stage, and records for station at East Georgia.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 27, Dec. 3, 4, 6-14, 16-18, 24-26, Dec. 30 to 

Jan. 1, Jan. 7 to Mar. 19, Mar. 28, 29, Apr. 3-5.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Lamoille River at East Georgia, Vt.

Location.--Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°40'45", long. 73°04'20", at East Georgia, Franklin

County, 0.5 mile upstream from railroad "bridge and 1 mile downstream from Beaver Meadow

Brook.

Drainage area.--686 square miles. 

Records available.--October 1937 to September 1950. August 1929 to November 1937 at site

near Milton, a| miles downstream, published as Lamoille River near Milton. 

Average discharge.--21 years, 1,211 second-feet, adjusted to present drainage area. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,600 second-feet Apr. 6; maximum gage height,

10.'/y feet Mar. 28 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 87 second-feet Aug. 27; minimum daily,

174 second-feet July 24.

1929-50: Maximum discharge, 23,200 second-feet Mar. 19, 1936

over dam; maximum gage height, 15.86 feet Mar. 11, 1946 (ice jam

second-feet July 30, 1933; minimum daily, 91 second-feet July 30. 

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

flow regulated by power plants above station. 

Revisions. W 894: Drainage area.

by computation of flow

minimum discharge, 49

1933.

Low

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 3 Apr. 4 to Sept. 3O

2.6 235

2.7 265

3.0 375

3.3 510

3.6 680

980

1,450

1,990

2,590

3,610

2.3 

2.6 

2.9 

3.2 

3.5

156 

24O 

350 

490 

655

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

1,010

1,470

2,000

2,590

3,290

7.0 5,050

8.0 7,150

9.0 9,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

433

374

384

264

360

590

436

420

416

401

390

315

708

656

515

416

403

298

320

288

274

274

316

299

296

386

493

584

396

347

448

Nov.

750

621

578

506

868

874

687

701

*992

852

764

852

813

1,430

1,880

1,290

980

806

694

680

806

694

470

502

600

638

439

684

727

884

-

Dec.

868

771

664

568

629

600

520

400

500

650

560

800

2,600

*2,360

1,220

940

700

760

924

1,180

1,950

3,560

3,550

3,190

1,590

1,410

2,570

3,120

2,130

1,300

1,100

Jan.

820

1,000

1,150

1,600

1,820

1,350

964

550

540

630

700

630

740

1,700

2,500

2,000

920

760

*450

490

530

450

460

440

520

1,000

1,600

1,300

1,100

940

820

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February ............... ..... ...

March .................. .........

April ..................... . .

May ..............................

June ................. .... ......

July .............................

August .................. .....

September ........................

Water year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

700

630

570

510

450

500

450

420

410

450

520

500

470

*30

430

420

410

390

370

380

300

310

320

*330

320

290

290

290

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

12,50(

24,06

43,68'

357,20.

30,47'

11,86(

23,26C

100,75

30,42

14,06

9,32

25,26,

26,03

351,69

Mar.

280

280

260

260

260

290

270

260

8OO

1,100

1,000

900

740

640

560

520

450

440

410

380

420

*410

480

680

610

600

660

1,100

2,900

3,000

2,300

Apr.

1,800

1,900

2,000

2,800

8,200

8,750

4,040

3,020

2,720

2,110

1,980

1,930

1,800

1,680

1,910

1,790

2,500

*2,910

4,110

5,270

9,160

6,680

3,620

3,020

2,470

2,310

2,370

2,980

2,820

2,100

-

Maximum

3 708

= 1,880

I 3,560

3 10,200

I 2,500

3 700

) 3,000

D 9,160

I 1,890

L 905

' 546

> 3,900

3 2,750

3 9,160

May

1,890

1,870

1,770

1,620

1,720

1,890

1,270

1,150

1,060

912

905

790

707

977

928

868

790

762

898

1,070

1,030

839

748

655

564

548

481

448

464

396

402

Minimum

264

439

400

145

440

290

260

1,680

396

268

174

239

426

174

June

433

736

811

797

905

720

613

498

437

386

504

568

428

342

336

331

328

424

477

381

404

558

424

341

315

312

290

268

273

421

Mean

40;

802

1,40£

97£

98!

424

75C

3,35£

98]

46£

30]

sia

86£

964

July

546

310

303

297

223

258

353

323

284

219

280

244

267

328

333

300

311

412

498

378

325

261

230

174

266

212

249

276

267

234

361

Aug.

1,370

1,200

1,300

1,490

918

660

514

392

385

345

284

280

297

239

263

272

256

262

414

1,150

1,330

654

362

308

318

284

288

360

3,430

3,900

1,740

Per square 

mile

0.587

1.17

2.05

1.43

1.43

.618

1.09

4.90

1.43

.684

.439

1.19

i 1.27

1.41

Sept.

2,750

2,150

1,260

882

1,050

1,120

767

619

522

426

494

830

649

544

742

1,630

1,430

864

674

846

741

655

631

649

584

552

487

500

478

510

-

Runoff in 

inohss

0.68

1.30

2.37

19.36

1.65

.64

1.26

5.46

1.65

.76

.51

1.37

1.41

19.06

Peak discharge (base, 10.400 sec.-ft.). Apr. 6 (l a.m.) 10,600 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dee. 6-13, 17, 18, Dec. 30 to Jan. 4, Jan. 

Apr. 5.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Missisquoi River near North Troy, Vt.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°58'20", long. 72°23'15", just upstream from Big 

Ji'ans, 1-| miles downstream from Jay Branch and 2£ miles upstream from North Troy, Troy 

County.

Drainage area. 131 square miles.

Records available. August 1931 to September 1950.

Average discharge. 19 years, 267 second-feet.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,160 second-feet Apr. 5; maximum gage height, 

 lU.ou feet Apr. 5 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 15 second-feet July 24, 27, 28 (gage

height, 0.92 foot); minimum daily, 25 second-feet July 27.

1931-50: Maximum discharge, 7,980 second-feet May 3, 1940 (gage height, 12.87 feet),

from rating curve extended above 3,600 second-feet by logarithmic plotting, verified by

computation of flow over dam at gage height 11.70 feet; minimum, 9.4 second-feet Aug.

28, 1949 (gage height, 0.74 foot); minimum daily, 11 second-feet Aug. 28, 1949.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some 

regulation from small power plant above station.

Revisions (water years). W 924: 1940. W 1114: 1933(M), 1936-39.

Rating table, water year 1949-50, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.1.

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.6 

3.0

76

103

140

239

352

3.5

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.5

533

729

1,170

1,700

2,350

3,520

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

115

75

62

60

92

139

84

83

87

76

64

72

167

113

84

77

60

57

57

55

53

45

59

103

79

172

236

132

97

81

99

Nov.

231

137

108

143

354

203

147

176

270

*171

183

197

149

557

484

265

198

158

135

126

138

114

75

97

loo

89

78

89

109

244

-

Dec.

223

150

102

87

96

79

68

74

83

65

72

*210

1,210

570

239

145

130

160

250

320

1,000

1,220

1,140

550

250

270

1,220

*915

428

180

190

Jan.

210

205

250

541

400

255

170

110

145

180

170

145

125

940

891

525

309

*220

140

120

95

96

120

105

110

500

450

350

270

230

190

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1949 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

Unv ay ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1949-5O ............

Feb.

170

150

140

120

110

115

100

96

94

120

125

105

95

88

84

82

82

80

80

76

76

74

76

76

66

60

70

60

_

-

Secondfoot-days

2,835

5 525

ll|696

83,106

8,567

2,670

26^043

6,649

3,109

1,508

5,648

4,294

84,537

Mar.

62

60

56

53

48

58

56

60

180

270

210

160

140

120

110

96

90

83

77

74

*73

76

110

125

110

105

110

350

1,150

1,080

641

Apr.

510

522

540

1,050

3,500

1,970

799

641

560

410

402

431

352

333

427

475

*717

996

1,200

1,910

2,580

974

677

560

465

518

536

948

602

438

Maximum

236

557

1,220

4,740

940

170

1,150

3,500

413

303

163

858

719

3,500

May

413

368

346

346

392

- 396

324

234

192

187

179

154

152

265

186

177

184

169

379

372

234

167

137

118

107

93

79

74

72

75

78

Minimum

45

75

65

11

95

60

48

333

72

54

25

32

54

25

June

76

147

109

153

114

84

68

65

55

76

303

121

81

69

54

56

159

279

118

85

102

116

78

61

54

57

81

110

72

106

-

Mean

91.5

184

377

228

276

193* 95 4

868

214

104

48.6

182

143

232

July

95

63

55

48

49

64

69

64

48

43

40

38

43

38

35

37

36

33

41

37

31

27

30

28

29

27

25

27

27

118

163

Aug.

268

242

350

546

198

113

84

67

43

55

34

36

37

34

34

33

32

33

257

572

209

99

67

47

46

44

40

51

814

858

305

Per square 

mile

0.698

1.40

2.88

1.74

2.11

.728

1.47

6.63

1.63

.794

.371

1 .39

l!o9

1.77

Sept.

719

330

183

150

191

141

100

81

69

54

62

67

67

56

108

375

214

130

125

172

118

90

96

106

105

91

81

76

76

61

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.80

1.57

3.32

23.59

2.43

.76

1.70

7.39

1.89

.88

. 43

i!eo

1.22

23.99

Peak discharge (base. 5.500 sec.-ft.). Apr. 5 (6 p.m.) 4,160 sec.-ft.; Apr. 21 (5 a.m.) 3,530 

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 23, 27, Dec. 2-13, 16-21, 24-26, Dec. 30 to 

Jan. 3, Jan. 7-14, Jan. 18 to Mar. 29, Apr. 3-5.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 389

Missisquol River near Richford, Vt.

Location Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°57'30", long. 72°41'55", 1 2/3 miles upstream

rrom Trout River, 3 miles south of Richford, Franklin County, and 3% miles downstream

from North Branch. 

Drainage area. 479 square miles.

Kecords available.--July 1911 to September 1923, October 1928 to September 1950. 

Average discharge'.--30 years ("1911-19, 1928-50), 921 second-feet. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,980 second-feet Apr. 5; maximum gage height,

ia.71 feet Apr. 4 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 61 second-feet July 29 (gage height,

2.48 feet).

1911-23 1928-50: Maximum discharge, 17,200 second-feet May 4, 1940 (gage height,

15.15 feet), from rating curve extended above 9,300 second-feet on basis of computation

of flow over dam at gage height 14.70 feet, slope-area determination at gage height

12.90 feet, and study of discharge per foot of width at measuring section; maximum gage

height, 18.92 feet Mar. .15, 1946 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 8 second-feet July 14,

1911.

Maximum discharge known, 45,000 second-feet during flood of November 1927 (gage

height, 23.1 feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 9,300 second-feet

by method explained above. 

Remarks. Records excellent except those below 300 second-feet, which are good, and those

Tor~periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are fair. Slight diurnal

fluctuation at low flow. 

Revisions (water years).--¥ 384: 1913(M). W 784: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1949-5O, except periods of Ice effect 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

2.5 65 3.4 350 6.O 2,360 

Z.I 111 3.9 610 7.0 3,360 

2.9 167 4.4 935 8.5 5.O1O 

3.2 267 5.0 1,440 1O.5 7,6OO

Discharge, in second feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

263 

235 

186 

164 

192

253 

263 

245 

249 

245

218 

254 

670 

500 

355

279 

242 

224 

201 

182

173 

167 

161 

198 

231

224 

419 

390 

286 

242 

249

Nov.

405 

440 

341 

341 

662

682 

516 

596 

*795 

688

658 

664 

682 

1,330 

1,850

1,240 

893 

718 

616 

555

550 

506 

440 

360 

400

390 

380 

350 

450 

940

Dec.

1,040 

720 

490 

440 

390

340 

300 

310 

320 

330

290 

700 

*2,100 

2,200 

1,150

740 

620 

540 

1,050 

1,250

2,600 

3,900 

3,980 

2,960 

1,400

1,150 

3,310 

3,720 

2,450 

950 

820

Jan.

8OO 

800 

960 

1,550 

1,790

1,O9O 

700 

550 

470 

600

750 

650 

550 

2,200 

2,800

2,100 

1,000 

750 

*560 

460

400 

400 

450 

420 

470

1,300 

1,700 

1,350 

1,100 

900 

750

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1949 ............

ary

h. ...........................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-5O ............

Feb.

670 

600 

550 

490 

440

4OO 

370 

350 

340 

400

410 

370 

330 

310 

300

290 

280 

270 

270 

260

250 

250 

*250 

260 

240

230 

220 

210

Secondfoot-days

8,160 

19,438 

42,560

288,066

30,370 

9,610 

22,010 

87,960 

20,320 

8,323 

4,262 

15,767 

16,291

285,071

Mar.

210 

200 

190 

190 

180

180 

180 

220 

450 

740

850 

800 

700 

580 

500

450 

420 

400 

380 

370

*370 

390 

440 

500 

470

470 

480 

1,100 

2,500 

4,000 

3,100

Apr.

2,500 

2,050 

2,100 

4,000 

7,270

7,O7O 

4,970 

3,440 

2,530 

1,870

1,670 

1,670 

1,400 

1,240 

1,460

1,510 

*2,020 

2,590 

3,260 

4,570

6,800 

5,480 

3,320 

2,400 

1,810

1,600 

1,570 

2,200 

2,120 

1,470

Maximum

670 

1,850 

3,980

10,000

2,800 

670 

4.OOO 

7,270 

1,270 

533 

286 

2,640 

1,960

7,270

Peak discharge (base, 7,600 sec. -ft.). Apr. 5 (l p.m.

May

1,270 

1,200 

1,070 

988 

1,050

1,060 

928 

718 

599 

550

528 

465 

455 

682 

610

577 

610 

555 

858 

1,090

823 

610 

500 

440 

395

355 

306 

271 

245 

245 

267

Minimum

161 

341 

290

40

400 

210 

180 

1,240 

245 

152 

65 

104 

189

65

June

286 

405 

395 

420 

395

298 

263 

221 

195 

219

379 

420 

245 

192

176

152 

225 

533 

425 

263

242 

275 

249 

224 

189

167 

173 

231 

235 

231

Mean

263 

648 

1,373

789

980 

343 

710 

2,932 

655 

277 

137 

509 

543

781

July

235 

205 

182 

161 

152

286 

263 

238 

192 

158

135 

137 

155 

133 

119

104 

94 

106 

109 

101

89 

87 

78 

69 

72

74 

69 

65 

65 

114 

215

Aug.

319 

380 

643 

1,650 

891

555 

410 

302 

238 

189

167 

141 

116 

111 

111

1O4 

106 

104 

242 

889

867 

390 

245 

186 

144

147 

151 

189 

1,350 

2,640 

1,790

Per square 

mile

0.549 

1.35 

2.87

1.65

2.05 

.716 

1.48 

6.12 

1.37 

.578 

.286 

1.06 

1.13

1.63

7,980 sec. -ft.

Sept.

1,960 

1,590 

888 

610 

599

560 

440 

332 

271 

231

208 

201 

195 

189 

344

1,480 

1,040 

640 

533 

560

500 

420 

370 

370 

a350

a320 

a300 

a280 

a270 

a240

Runoff in 

inches

0.63 

1.51 

3.30

22.36

2.36 

.75 

1.71 

6.83 

1.58 

.65 

.33 

1.22 

1.26

22.13

Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, 

and records for station near North Troy.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 23 to Dec. 22, Dec. 25, 26, Dec. 29 to Jan. 

3,"Jan. 6 to Apr. 4.
290 STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER

Lake Memphremagog at Newport, Vt.

Location.--Chain gage, lat. 44°56 I 10", long. 72°12'15", on concrete highway bridge in 

Newport, Orleans County. Datum of gage is 673.00 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Records available. May 1931 to September 1950.

Extremes.--Maximum gage height observed during year, 10.94 feet Apr. 22; minimum observed, 

 V.6H feet Oct. 25.

1931-50: Maximum gage height observed, 12.92 feet Apr. 20, 1933; minimum observed, 

6.69 feet Nov. 4, 1934.

Remarks. Gage read twice daily on most days for which gage heights are shown.

Gage height, In feet, water year October 1949 to September 1950

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.

.81

.71

.70

.69

.68

.73

.73

.74

.71

.79

.73

.76

.71

.74

.77

.77

.73

.74

.72

.71

.79

.69

.67

.72

.63

.67

.65

.67

.65

.65

.75

Nov.

7.73

7.83

8.07

8.41

8.65

8.73

8.68

8.57

8.46

8.37

8.20

8.08

7.99

8.08

8.20

8.27

8.34

8.37

8.37

8.39

8.41

8.44

8.44

8.36

8.39

8.41

8.43

8.43

8.44

8.45

-

Dec.

8.48

8.46

8.45

8.45

8.52

8.52

8.53

8.58

8.57

8.55

8.53

8.50

8.65

8.76

8.80

8.79

8.77

8.80

8.94

9.00

9.08

9.21

9.38

9.58

9.73

9.74

9.87

10.07

10.14

10.12

10.14

Jan.

10.16

10.18

10.16

10.18

10.16

10.12

10.14

10.18

10.16

10.09

10.08

10.09

10.10

10.12

10.12

10.15

10.13

10.09

10.08

10.08

10.08

10.08

10.06

10.04

10.02

1O.OO

10.00

10.01

10.02

10.05

10.16

Feb.

10.11

10.12

10.10

10.11

10.10

10.06

10.03

10.03

10.03

10.03

10.01

10.01

10.00

9.98

9.98

9.96

9.94

9.92

9.94

9.91

9.87

9.86

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

Mar.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

9.03

9.03

9.07

9.06

9.05

9.03

9.05

9.07

9.06

8.97

8.95

8.85

8.81

8.81

8.79

8.91

8.79

8.94

9.16

9.27

Apr.

9.34

9.54

9.51

9.68

9.92

10.22

10.28

10.31

10.31

10.26

10.11

10.05

9.96

9.92

9.98

9.99

10.07

10.16

10.21

10.38

10.68

10.91

10.90

10.76

10.73

10.62

10.43

10.26

10.14

10.06

May

10.02

10.08

10.15

10.20

10.17

10.11

10.17

10.13

10.03

10.01

10.03

10.03

10.05

10.03

10.04

10.05

10.00

10.04

10.08

10.10

10.11

10.05

10.02

10.00

9.98

10.00

9.96

9.93

9.88

9.89

9.82

June

9.83

9.85

9.87

9.87

9-. 87

9.86

9.84

9.84

9.86

9.88

9.89

9.86

9.85

9.85

9.83

9.82

9.80

9.72

9.69

9.68

9.67

9.65

9.62

9.60

9.61

9.62

9.57

9.54

9.48

9.45

July

9.45

9.45

9.41

9.37

9.39

9.37

9.34

9.33

9.30

9.24

9.20

9.17

9.14

9.13

9.08

9.02

8.98

8.93

8.90

8.86

8.82

8.73

8.73

8.66

8.61

8.59

8.56

8.49

8.41

8.43

8.46

Aug.

8.50

8.51

8.48

8.70

8.68

8.66

8.64

8.64

8.62

8.60

8.62

8.63

8.63

8.56

8.52

8.48

8.44

8.43

8.55

8.62

8.63

8.57

8.55

8.52

8.49

8.47

8.45

8.51

8.59

8.79

8.83

Sept.

8.85

8.84

8.86

8.92

9.06

9.02

9.03

9.03

9.01

8.99

8.99

8.90

8.85

8.85

8.88

8.91

8.92

8.88

8.90

8.84

8.82

8.80

8.78

8.72

8.70

8.68

8.67

8.65

8.59

8.57

Note.--Gage heights for periods Jan. 8, 9, 15-28, Feb. 2-22, Mar. 12-20 were taken to top of Ice.
STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO ST. LAWRENCE RIVER 291

Clyde River at Newport, Vt.

Location. Water-stage recorder, lat. 44°56'20", long. 72°11'25", in Newport, Orleans 

Uourrcy, just downstream from unnamed tributary entering from north and 1 mile upstream 

from mouth. Datum of gage is 682.36 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area. 142 square miles.

Records available.--September 1938 to September 1950. May 1909 to September 1924 and Novemoer lyati to May 1936 at site 0.65 mile upstream.

Average discharge.--28 years (1909-19, 1929-35, 1938-50), 246 second-feet.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,610 second-feet Apr. 22 (gage height, 6.81 

reet); minimum daily, 41 second-feet July 16.

1909-24, 1928-36, 1938-50: Maximum discharge, 3,900 second-feet Mar. 20, 1936 (gage 

height, 5.76 feet, site and datum then in use), by computation of flow over dam; minimum 

dally, 3.0 second-feet Oct. 27, 1930; practically no flow at times because of regulation.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by power plant and reservoirs above station. 

Revisions (water years).--W 744: 1913(M), drainage area. W 924: 1940.

Rating tables, water year 1949-50, except periods of ice effect 

(gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 22 Apr. 23 to Sept. 30

2.6 42 4.0 322 2.5 40 3.5 2O6 

2.7 53 4.5 485 2.7 61 4.0 326 

3.0 98 5.0 695 2.9 88 4.5 485 

3.3 152 6.0 1,160 3.1 122 

3.6 217 7.0 1,720 Note. -Same as preceding table above 4.5 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1949 to September 195O

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 

83 

111 

113 

122

117 

128 

123 

125 

110

130 

95 

92 

76 

106

111 

89 

94 

114 

73

72 

79 

78 

66 

52

81 

98 

111 

175 

134 

133

Nov.

127 

115 

121 

157 

115

111 

196 

189 

172 

*169

211 

100 

91 

187 

171

208 

214 

222 

191 

215

224 

196 

234 

115 

117

112 

102 

121 

151 

121

Deo.

121 

126 

150 

78 

133

130 

132 

61 

90 

147

118 

*182 

192 

214 

214

219 

207 

162 

232 

209

226 

244 

252 

251 

248

306 

375 

409 

402 

361 

321

Jan.

284 

294 

308 

302 

297

285 

270 

250 

270 

260

195 

201 

231 

225 

226

287 

299 

*303 

339 

321

260 

240 

205 

205 

190

230 

235 

215 

205 

270 

260

Month

Octo 

Nova 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Angu 

Sept

Wa

mber ........................

lendar year 1949 

ary

h.. .................. ....

1 ............................

st ...........................

ember ........................

ter year 1949-50 ............

Feb.

270 

260 

245 

225 

140

230 

210 

230 

230 

210

170 

95 

195 

185 

170

180 

175 

185 

145 

150

*170 

160 

190 

175 

160

150 

175 

180

Secondfoot-days

3,191 

4,775 

6,512

74,774

7,962 

5,260 

6,385 

20,887 

10,495 

5,343 

3,094 

3,339 

4,705

81,948

Mar.

185 

180 

170 

125 

190

135

150 

155 

220 

210

225 

220 

260 

265 

260

265 

260 

210 

200 

210

205 

175 

171 

165

166

134 

180 

255 

296 

273 

270

Apr.

369 

378 

390 

454 

746

870 

875 

816 

718 

636

561 

500 

453 

408 

405

397 

*440 

464 

497 

716

1,180 

1,490 

1,440 

1,180 

960

812 

722 

682 

664 

664

Maximum

175 

234 

409

1,140

339

270 

296 

1,490 

677 

231 

190 

205 

217

1,490

May

677 

641 

610 

589 

573

545 

517 

501 

482 

457

413 

373 

348 

293 

323

292 

252 

262 

235 

190

100

208 

218 

232 

212

156 

198 

149 

135 

169 

145

Minimum

52

91 

61

27

190 

95 

125 

369 

100 

113 

41 

50 

53

41

June

157 

130 

177 

200 

231

212

212 

217 

197 

174

191 

180 

190 

207 

207

193 

160 

130 

168 

181

205 

193 

168 

159 

147

113 

191 

183 

130 

140

Mean

103

159 

210

205

257 

188 

206 

696 

339 

178 

99.8 

108 

157

225

July

140 

168 

190 

104 

155

127 

138 

96 

53

99

127 

126 

120

96 

94

41 

95 

89 

102 

109

80 

59 

44 

68 

93

80 

72 

84 

90 

72 

83

Aug.

118 

170 

142 

158 

205

83 

175 

148 

139 

85

85 

78 

77 

73 

76

97 

75 

59 

60 

94

97 

100 

108 

87 

81

95 

50 

98 

150 

106 

170

Per sqnare 

mile

0.725 

1.12 

1.48

1.44

1.81 

1.32 

1.45 

4.90 

2.39 

1.25 

.703 

.761 

1.11

1.58

Peak discharge (base, 960 sec. -ft.}. Apr. 6 (8 a.m.) 980 sec. -ft.; Apr. 22 (8:3O p.m.)

Sept.

175 

210 

181 

185 

217

201 

212 

210 

179 

118

119 

130 

174 

171 

149

139 

53 

156 

175 

166

181 

164 

104 

59 

148

163 

162 

157 

127 

120

Runoff in 

inches

0.84 

1.25 

1.71

19.59

2.09 

1.38 

1.67 

5.47 

2.75 

1.40 

.81 

.87 

1.23

21.47

1,610 sec.-

L L. .

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected 'by ice Jan. 6-1O, Jan. 21 to Mar. 2O. Dischargeln secondfeet per square mile and runoff in inches may not represent natural flow because of regulation.
RECORDS AVAILABLE ON LAKES IN INDIANA

For several years records of the water-surface elevation of many of the lakes in 

Indiana have been collected by the Geological Survey under cooperative agreements with the 

Indiana Department of Conservation, Division of Water Resources. These records have not 

been published but are available in the files of the district office of the Geological 

Survey in Indianapolis, Ind. In general, the records are based on once-daily readings of 

a staff gage by a local observer and consist of daily, monthly, and yearly mean water 

surface elevations as well as graphs showing the fluctuation in elevation. Discharge 

measurements, made at the outflow, are aleo available in some instances.

:cted are listed in the following table. The

legal level, is that elevation set by the 

.. . ~J to be held; it is normally set at about 

'or a number of years prior to the establishment of

Lakes in Indiana in the St. Lawrence River Basin for which records are available

Lake

Adams Lake near Wolcottville. . . . . . 

Attwood Lake near Wolcottville. . . . 

Bear Lake near rfolflake. .......... 

Big Turkey Lake at Stroh. .........

Bixler Lake at Kendallville. ...... 

Bower Lake near Pleasant Lake.....

Cedar Lake near Waterloo. .........

Crooked Lake at Crooked Lake...... 

Dewart Lake near Leesburg. ........

Haekenburg Lake near Wolcottville.

Heaton Lake near Elkhart. ......... 

Hogback Lake near Angola. ......... 

Hunter Lake near Middlebury. ......

Jimerson Lake at Nevada Mills..... 

Knapp Lake near Washington Center.

Lake George at Jamestown. ......... 

Lake James at Lake James. ......... 

Little Otter Lake near Premont.... 

Little Turkey Lake at Elmira......

Lower Long Lake near Albion. ...... 

Oliver Lake near Valentine. ....... 

Pleasant Lake at Pleasant Lake....

Round Lake at Clear Lake. .........

Silver Lake near Angola. .......... 

Simonton Lake near Elkhart. ....... 

Skinner Lake near Albion. .........

Sylvan Lake at Rome City. .........

Syracuse Lake at Syracuse. ........ 

Wabee Lake near Milford. .......... 

Waldron Lake near Casperville ..... 

Wawasee Lake near Wawasee. ........ 

Witmer Lake near Wolcottville..... 

Wolf Lake near Goshen. ............

Wolf Lake at Hammond. .............

County

LaGrange 

LaGrange 

Noble

Noble 

Steuben

DeKalb

Steuben 

Kosciusko

LaGrange

Elkhart 

Steuben 

Elkhart

Steuben 

Noble

Lake

Steuben 

Steuben 

Steuben 

LaGrange

Noble 

LaGrange 

Steuben

Steuben

Steuben 

Elkhart 

Noble

Koseiusko 

Kosciusko 

Noble 

Kosciusko 

LaGrange

Lake

Drainage 

area 

(square 

miles)

5.69 

1.31 

6.12 

34.6

3.63 

87.5

21.8

11.9 

7.88

1.77

54.8

8.78 

106 

.72

47.0 

6.52

12.3 

43.0 

19.8 

56.0

3.96 

11.3 

.94

7. 25

3.72 

4.37 

13.8

31.5

37.3 

13.4 

131 

37.3

35.8 

.88

5.72

Surface 

area 

(acres)

267 

156 

125 

424

112 

24 

108

27

733 

476

59

142

37

69 

121 

94

346 

77 

324

488 

1,030 

88 

124

60 

362 

50

28

233 

245 

122

575

367 

180 

198 

2,620 

215 

100

999

Established 

level*

953.59

964.00

-

988 . 17 

867.70

_

1,018.83

767.30 

856.90

964.66 

954.25

985.28 

964.96 

965.18

963.52

1,037.38

959.40 

772.19

_

858.87 

829.79

858.89

-

Records 

available

1945-50 

1947-50 

1942-50 

1945-50

1945-50 

1945-50 

1948-50

1943-50 

1949-50

1945-50 

1945-50 

1945-50

1945-48

1945-50

1945-50

1945-50 

1943-50

1945-50 

1945-50 

1945-50

1945-50

1945-50 

1945-50

1945-50 

1942-50 

1945-50 

1945-50

1945-50 

1945-50 

1945-50

1943-50

1945-50 

1945-50 

1945-50 

1945-50

1942-50

1943-50 

1945-50 

1947-50 

1942-50 

1945-47 

1947-50

1946-48
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Measurements of stream flow in the St. Lawrence River Basin made at point s other than

gaging stations are given in the following table:

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In St. Lawrence River Basin during water year 

October 1949 to September 1950

Streams tributary to Lal;e Superior

Date

June 15

22 

15

Oct. 6

Oct. 13 

21

Oct. 4 

Nov. 10

June 5

13

27

July 11

Oct. 4c

16c

June 5c

13c 

20c

27c

July lie

25c

23c

29c

Sept.l9c

Oct. 17

Apr. 29

May 2

5

16

22

23

5

19

27

July 11

14

27

Aug. 21

Mov. 16 

16

Stream

Siemens Creek. . . .

Powder Mill Creek

Middle Branch 

Ontonagon River

Little Gratiot 

River. 

Iron River. ......

Carp River. ......

....do....... ....

. ...do...........

....do.. .........

. ...do.... .......

. ...do... ........

....do........ ...

.... do ...........

Partridge Creek. .

.. ..do........ ...

.. ..do...........

....do....... ....

....do... ........

...do...... .....

Au Train River. . . 

Anna River. ......

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Montreal River. . .

Black River. .....

Ontonagon River. .

Lac La Belle. .... 

Lake Superior. . . .

Deer Lake. .......

....do. ..........

Carp River. ......

Au Train Bay. .... 

South Bay. .......

Locality

SW-J sec. 1, T. 47 N. , R. 47 W. , near 

Ironwood, Mich.

SE-J- sec. 16, T. 47 W. , R. 46 W. , at M 28 

bridge near Bessemer, Mich. 

SEi sec. 8, T. 47 N. , R. 46 W. , at bridge

on U. S. 2 Highway, near Bessemer, Mich.

NEi sec. 22, T. 45 N. , R. 40 W. , near 

Watersmeet, Mich.

Watersmeet, Mich.

At Gratiot Lake Outlet, sec. 3, T. 57 N. , 

R. 30 W. , near Phoenix, Mich. 

Sec. 13, T. 51 N. , R. 27 W. , at outlet of 

Lake Independence, near Big Bay, Mich.

NEi sec. 1, T. 47 N. , R. 28 W. , near Ishpeming, Mich.

NEt sec. 1, T. 47 N. , R.. 28 W. , near Ishpeming, Mich.

SEi sec. 3, T. 47 N. , R. 27 W. , at Ishpeming, Mich.

NWi sec. 3, T. 47 N. , R. 27 W. , at Ishpeming. Mich. 

NE£ sec. 11, T. 46 N., R. 14 W. , at old 

bridge on State Highway 28, at Munising, 

Mich.

Discharge 

(sec. -ft. )

2.73 

2.29

2.80

.561 

1.87

2.03

8.57

5.79 

3.03

23.0

18.4

4.23 

56.4

49.3

.668 

.816

3.66

13.8

.574 

2 50

3 79

975

332

123

104 

31.2

c Location for these measurements is a short distance downstream from location of above measurements and includes another tributary creek.
294 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In St. Lawrence River Basin during water year 

October 1949~to September 1950--Continued

Streams tributary to Lake Superior Continued

Date

15 

15

Sept. 15

Stream

... .do. ..........

Tahquamenon River

Pendills Creek. . .

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

....do........... 

... .do...........

Lake Superior. . . .

Location

Road bridge, 12 miles west of Paradise, Mich. 

NE-j sec. 3, T. 49 N. , R. 6 W. , at bridge 

on State Highway 123, at Shelldrake, 

Mich. 

NEi sec. 23, T. 46 N. , R. 10 W. , at

bridge on State Highway 48, at Newberry, 

Mich. 

NW-J sec. 28, T. 47 N. , R. 4 W. , 300 feet 

above mouth, near Raco, Mich.

Discharge 

(sec. -ft. )

49.1

124 

380

20.6

Streams tributary to Lake Michigan

Feb. 10

Jan. 5 

4 

Oct. 19

Apr. 24 

24

24 

24

May 24

Aug 8

Nov. 14 

14 

16 

17

Sept. 20 

Nov. 9

Aue 4

Oct. 17

16

23

25

31

22

20

Oct. 3 

May 9

Gulliver Lake 

outlet.

Manistique River. 

... .do...........

North Manistique 

Lake outlet.

Driggs River. .... 

Walsh Creek. .....

Marsh Creek. ..... 

Creighton River.. 

Big Spring. ......

Sturgeon River. . . 

.. ..do. .......... 

Whitefish River. .

Escanaba River . . . 

Lake Lory outlet.

....do.. .........

....do.. .........

Partridge Creek. .

....do...........

....do. ..........

....do...........

....do...........

Menominee River. . 

. . . .do. ..........

Lake Michigan. . . .

. . . .do. .......... 

. . . .do. .......... 

Manistique Lake..

Manistique River. 

Driggs River. ....

Manistique River.

West Branch Manistique River.

Indian Lake. .....

Big Bay de Noc. . . 

Little Bay de Hoc

Lake Michigan. . . . 

Black River. .....

Goose Lake. ......

....do........... 

... .do. ..........

SWj sec. 2, T. 41 N. , R. 14 W. , near 

Gulliver, Mich.

Ni sec. 13, T. 41 N., R. 16 W. , at Ferry 

Dock at Manistique, Mich. 

Ni- sec. 13, T. 41 N., R. 16 W. , at Breakwater at Manistique, Mich. 

Sec. 20, T. 45 N., R. 11 W. , Luce County, 

at bridge on State Highway 98, £ mile 

east of Helmer, Mich.

N| sec. 36, T. 46 N. , R. 15 1*. , at site of 

former gaging station near Seney, Mich. 

HWi sec. 34, T. 46 N. , R. 15 W. , at site 

of former gaging station near Seney, 

Mich. 

HW-J sec. 31, T. 46 N. , R. 15 W. , at site 

of former gaging station near Shingleton, Mich. 

MW£ sec. 35, T. 46 N. , R. 16 W. , at site 

of former gaging station near Shingleton, Mich. 

Si sec. 25, T. 42 N. , R. 17 W. , at Palms 

Book State Park, near Manistique, Mich.

HWj sec. 13, T. 42 N. , R. 20 W. , at bridge 

on Federal Forest Highway 13, 2 miles 

north of St. Jacques, Mich. 

NWj- sec. 6, T. 40 N. , R. 19 W. , at bridge 

on U. S. Highway 2, near St. Jacques, 

Mich. 

SWi sec. 10, T. 41 N. , R. 21 W. , 50 feet 

below mouth Bills Creek, near Rapid 

River, Mich.

on U. S. Highway 2, at Rapid River, Mich. 

HWi sec. 13, T. 40 N. , R. 23 W. , near 

Gladstone, Mich. 

NW£ sec. 13, T. 47 N. , R. 29 W. , near 

Humboldt, Mich.

SWJ sec. 5, T. 47 N. , R. 26 W. , at 

Negaunee, Mich.

R. 23, 24 W., at county highway bridge 

near Hyde, Mich. 

SWi sec. 15, T. 41 N. , R. 31 W. , Mich., 

near Florence, Wis. 

NWi sec. 12, T. 40 N. , R. 31 W. , near Iron 

Mountain, Mich.

6.40 

30.8

.05

2,660 

2,310 

11.1

16.0

'47.0

9.41

146 

209

170 

240

37.1

31.2

182 

286 

492 

189

597 

1.33 

1.13

1.03

8.13

2.25

2.20 

2.82

4.75

5.66

4.50

4.20

4.23

2.77

2.98

1.94

2.00

3.36

2.05

2.00

67.2 

13,300
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 29£

Miscellaneous discharge measurements 

October 1949 to

In St. Lawrence River Basin during water yea 

September 1950--Continued

Streams tributary to Lake Michigan Continued

Date

Oct. 4 

3 

Sept . 6

6 

6

6

Oct. 29 

29 

Nov. 3

Nov. 3

Mar. 13

Apr. 28

Apr. 25

Apr. 25 

Jan. 18

Apr. 27

Jan. 18

Aug. 7 

Sept. 19

20 

Aug. 15 

Apr. 28 

May 2

28

Apr. 28

Oct. 6 

Jan. 16

May 17

Apr. 28

Oct. 6

Stream

Brule River. ..... 

. . . .do. .......... 

Alpha Creek. ..... 

....do...... .....

... .do...........

Paint River. ..... 

.... do ...........

Chicagon Creek. . .

Briar Hill Creek.

Calumet Union 

drainage ditch.

St. Joseph River.

... .do...........

Rose Lake outlet.

Coldwater River. . 

Portage River. . . .

. ...do...........

Austin Lake outlet.

Briar Hill Creek.

West Branch Sturgeon River.

Pine Creek. ......

Austin Lake outlet. 

Rocky River. .....

Prairie River. . . .

Fawn River. ......

Kllnger Lake outlet.

White Pigeon 

River.

Mlnges Creek. ....

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Menominee River. . 

....do......... .. 

Mastodon Creek. . . 

.... do ........... 

....do...........

Brule River ...... 

.... do ...........

Paint River. .....

... .do. ..........

Little Calumet 

River.

Lake Michigan. . . .

.. ..do...........

Coldwater River. .

St. Joseph River. 

... .do. ..........

....do... ........

Portage River. . . .

Paint River. ..... 

Menominee River..

Sturgeon fiiver. . . 

Portage River. . . . 

St. Joseph River.

do

.... do ...........

Fawn River. ......

St. Joseph River.

Kalaraazoo River..

Locality

SW£ sec. 19, T. 41 N. , R. 31 W. , Michigan 

near Florence, Wis. 

E? sec. 17, T. 41 W. , R. 31 W. , Michigan 

near Florence, Wis. 

NW£ sec. 12, T. 42 N. , R. 33 W. , at highway bridge near Alpha, Mich. 

NW-t sec. 12, T. 42 N., R. 33 W. , 500 feet 

below highway bridge near Alpha, Mich. 

NW£ sec. 12, T. 42 N. , R. 33 W. , 1,000 

feet below highway bridge near Alpha, 

Mich. 

NEj sec. 12, T. 42 N. , R. 33 W. , 1,700 

feet below highway bridge near Alpha, 

Mich.

42 N. , R. 33 W., 1,000 feet below highway bridge near Alpha, Mich. 

NWj sec. 36, T. 42 N. , R. 32 W. , near 

Crystal Falls, Mich. 

SWj sec. 36, T. 42 N. , R. 32 W. , near 

Crystal Falls, Mich. 

Chicagon Lake outlet SW-J sec. 24, T. 43 

N., R. 34 W., at U. S. Highway 2, near 

Crystal Falls, Mich.

Fortune Lake outlet, SW£ sec. 24, T. 43 

N., R. 33 W. , at New Bristol Location, 

near Crystal Falls, Mich.

On Dixie Highway at Markham, 111.........

111.

SW£ sec. 26, T. 53., R. 10 W. , at Mendon, 

Mich.

NW-J- sec. 19, T. 63., R. 11 W. , at Three

Rivers, Mich.

SWi sec. 18, T. 7 S., R. 6 W. , near Coldwater, Mich.

On line between sees. 6 and 7, T. 73., 

R. 6 W. , near Coldwater, Mich. 

SW-i sec. 16, T. 43., R. 10 W. , near 

Vicksburg, Mich.

SW£ sec. 4, T. 63., R. 11 W. , near Three 

Rivers, Mich.

SE£ sec. 36, T. 33., R. 11 W. , near 

Kalamazoo, Mich.

Fortune Lake outlet, Sw£ sec. 24, T. 43 

N., R. 33 W., at New Bristol Location, 

near Crystal Falls, Mich. 

NW£NE£ sec. 30, T. 42 N. , R. 29 W. , near 

Randville, Mich.

Felch, Mich. 

On line between sees. 19 and 20, T. 41 N. , 

R. 29 W., near Randville, Mich. 

SEi sec. 36, T. 33., R. 11 W. , near 

Kalamazoo, Mich. 

SE£ sec. 1, T. 63., R. 12 W. , near Three 

Rivers, Mich.

Rivers, Mich. 

NE-J sec. 26, T. 63., R. 11 W. , near

Centerville, Mich.

NW£ sec. 28, T. 73., R. 11 W. , near Constantine, Mioh.

SE£ sec. 35, T. 73., R. 11 W. , near 

White Pigeon, Mich.

NWi sec. 18, T. 83., R. 12 W. , near 

Mottville, Mich.

Coloma, Mich. 

SEj sec. 27, T. 2 S. , R. 8 W. , near 

Battle Creek, Mich.

Discharge 

(sec. -ft. )

479 

45.9 

.024 

.035 

.043

.036 

.008

209 

85.0 

.631

6.23

31.8

8.74

11.8 

10.0

24.0

155

5.58

53.7

195

6,020

8,260

90.8

65.1

0.00

362 

108 

190

823 

687

5.81 

24.1

13.0 

24.9

3.58 

4.08 

801 

438

979

993

26.3 

38.4

30.4

1,410

9.45
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discha in St. Lawrence River Basin during water yea 

September 1950--Continued

Streams tributary to Lake Michigan--Continued

Date

Jan. 20

Jan. 19

Jan. 24

Jan. 24

Sept. 8 

Oct. 10

Jan. 23 

Apr 13

Aue 7

Jan. 23

Oct. 31

Oct. 25

Jan. 24

Jan. 24

Allff 9

Apr. 11

Oct. 18

Apr 13

Dec. 21

Oct. 17

Oct. 17

Stream

Hinges Creek. .....

Gun Lake outlet...

Portage River. ....

Trist Branch Portage River.

Lake Lansing outlet. 

Bakers Creek. .....

Morrison Lake outlet.

Jordan Lake outlet

Backus Creek. .....

Clam River. .......

Hess Lake outlet..

Silver Lake outlet

White River. ......

Portage Creek. ....

istee River. 

... .do. ...........

Fife Lake outlet. .

Betsie River. .....

let.

do

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Kalamazoo River..

Gun River. .......

Grand River. .....

Portage River. . . .

Cedar River. ..... 

Maple River. .....

Grand River. .....

Thornapple River.

Houghton Lake ....

Muskegon River. . .

. . . .do. ..........

Lake Michigan. . . .

Manistee River. . .

Lake Michigan. . . .

do

Locality

SE-J sec. 27, T. 2 S. , R. 8 W. , near 

Battle Creek, Mich.

NW-J sec. 6, T. 2 N. , R. 10 W. , near 

Shelbyville, Mich.

SW-i sec. 21, T. IS., R. 2 E. , near 

Munith, Mich.

SW-t sec. 33, T. IS., R. 2 E. , near 

Munith, Mich.

SE£ sec. 6, T. 2 S. , R. 2 E. , near

Munith, Mich.

Center sec. 3, T. 4 N. , R. 1 W. , near 

Haslett, Mich. 

On line between sees. 13 and 14, T. 8 N., 

R. 1 W. , at Elsie, Mich.

do

Nj sec. 36, T. 6 N., R. 8 W. , near 

Clarksville, Mich.

NW-j sec. 9, T. 4 N. , R. 7 W. , near Lake 

Odessa, Mich.

Sec. 5, T. 22 N. , R. 2 W. , near Prudenville, Mich.

Sec. 21, T. 22 N. , R. 8 W. , near Jennings, Mich.

do

NW£ sec. 33, T. 12 N. , R. 12 W. , near 

Newaygo, Mich.

NE£ sec. 36, T. 15 N. , R. 19 W. , near 

Mears, Mich.

SEi sec. 25, T. 14 N. , R. 15 W. , at 

Hesperia, Mich.

SW£ sec. 8, T. 26 N. , R. 4 W. , near 

Grayling, Mich.

Mich. 

....do..... .............................

Sec. 5, T. 25 N. , R. 12 W. , near Karlin, 

Mich.

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

12.3 

20.6

8.94

73.3 

91.6

22.4

36.4 

48.0

10.5

25.6 

35.7

26.5

4.72

5.50

3.84

.68 

.14 

.25

.55

1.95

16.6

3.94

.77

1.28

4.73

.74

13.2 

40.1

3.94

29.8 

74.5

5.56

0.00 

0.00

117

45.3

6.25

10.3 

10.4

11.6

43.9

36.0

40.1

103

18.0

12.9

13.8

10.5

11.5 

30.0

6.09

14.2 

43.4

8.71

619 

157

10.1 

21.7

33.8

19.5

.547

3.00

6.72

2.25

11.1

24.9

67.3

.055

0.00

15.0
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in St. Lawrence River Basin during water year 

October 1949 to September 1950--Continued

Streams tributary to Lake Michigan--Continued

Date

Oct. 17

Oct. 17

Oct. 17

Oct. 24

Dec. 13

Apr. 11

July £7

Stream

Crystal River. . . .

Tobeco Creek. ....

Bear River. ......

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Lake Michigan. . . .

P-To-Ba-Go Pond. .

Lake Michigan. . . .

....do...........

Locality

Sec. £4, T. £9 N. , R. 14 W. , near Cedar, 

Mien.

NWi sec. 5, T. £8 N. , R. 9 W. , near Elk 

Rapids, Mien.

Walloon Lake , Mich. ......................

....do............. ......................

Discharge 

(sec. -ft. )

71.9 

4Z.8

26.9

.064 

5.41

3.04

1.11

6.66 

12.9

.069

.161

30.5

. 106

Streams tributary to Lake Huron

Nov. 17 

16

16

16

Dec. 13

Apr. 11

July £7

Oct. £8

Dec. 6

Apr. 6

Oct. 20

Dec. 7

Apr. £4

July £1

Aug. 28

Oct. 11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

4

Oct. £0 

Dec. 15

Apr. 24

July 21

Oct. 20 

Dec. 15

July £1

Oct. 20 

Dec. 15

Apr. 24

Oct. 31

Dec. 13

Apr. 6

July 20

Oct. 17 

Dec. 19

Apr. 25

July 20

Mar. 28

28 

Oct. 18

Munuscong River.. 

Pine River. ......

Carp River. ......

... .do. ..........

River.

.. ..do.. .........

outlet.

Thunder Bay River

do

Hunt Creek. ...... 

....do.......... .

Puller Creek. ....

East Pish Lake 

outlet. 

....do...... .....

St. Helen Lake

outlet.

. . . .do. ..........

. .. .do.... .......

Au Ores Hiver. . . . 

. ...do. ..........

East Branch A.U 

Ores River. 

.... do ...........

St. Marys River. . 

St. Martin Bay. . .

.... do ...........

Thunder Bay River

Hunt Creek. ......

do

Puller Creek. ....

Lake Huron. ......

.... do ...........

SW-t sec. 21, T. 44 N. , R. IE., at highway bridge at Stirlingville, Mich. 

NE£ sec. 10, T. 42 N. , R. 3 W. , at bridge 

on State Highway 134, near Charles, 

Mich. 

NW£ sec. 10, T. 42 N., R. 4 W. , at bridge

on Federal Forest Trail, near Qreene, 

Mich. 

SEi sec. 19, T. 42 N. , R. 3 W. , at bridge 

on U. S. Highway 2, near Charles, Mich.

do

do

Sec. 25, T. 29 N. , R. £ E. , near Lewiston, Mich.

SiNEt sec. 35, T. 29 N. , R. £ E. , near 

Lewiston, Mich.

NEi sec. 34, T. 29 N. , R. 2 E. , near 

Lewiston, Mich.

Sec. 28, T. 23 N. , R. 4 E. , near Lupton, 

Mich.

NWi sec. 28, T. 22 N. , R. 6 E. , near 

National City, Mich. 

SE-J sec. £8, T. ££ N. , R. 6 E. , near 

National City, Mich.

temore, Mich.

77.4 

317

161

193 

.507

2.8£

.273

70.0

317

443

457

20.1

25 3

6.16

1.26

1 45

19 3

1.06

31 °

849 

836

209004 O - 52 - 20
298 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In St. Lawrence River Basin during water 

October 1949 to September 1950--Continued

Streams tributary to Lake Huron Continued

year

Date

Dec. 19

Oct. 18

Oct. 17

Mar. 30 

June 14

Sept. 26

Stream

East Branch Au 

Ores River.

Gulley Creek. ....

... .do...........

do

do

do

do

do

do

Gamble Creek. ....

do

do

Saginaw River. . . .

West Branch Chippewa River.

.... do ...........

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Lake Huron. ......

East Branch Au 

Ores River.

do

do

do

do

Rifle River. .....

....do........... 

.... do ...........

.... do ...........

Locality

E£ sec. 8, T. 22 N. , R. 6 E. , near Whittemore, Mich.

Wj sec. 9, T. 22 H. , R. 6 E. , near Whittemore, Mich.

do

do

do

do

do

do

do

do

do

Devoe Lake, near Lupton, Mich. ...........

NW£ sec. 21, T. 14 H. , R. 5 E. , at U. S. 

Highway 25 (business route) at Bay 

City, Mich. 

SWjL sec. 5, T. 15 N. , R. 7 W. , near 

Barry ton, Mich.

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

19.4 

19.7

22. 2

9.83 

1.94

28.4

19.4

25. 8

33.0

105

54.4

31.6

18.5

26.0

65.2

130

20.2 

28.6

62.4

29.8

39,800

11.4 

7.22

.91

68.5

Streams tributary to Lake St. Clair

Jan. 10

Apr. 12 

Sept. 7

Loon Lake outlet.

do

Cass Lake outlet.

Clinton River. . . . SW£ sec. 10, T 

Plains, Mich

do

NE£ sec. 2, T. 

Harbor, Mich

3 H. , R. 9 E. , at Drayton

2 H. , H. 9 E. , at Keego

86.3 

193

76.4 

13.0

Streams tributary to Detroit River

Ipr. 5 River Rouge ...... Detroit River. . . . HEi sec. 23, T 

Highway 112,

2

at

S.

De

, R. 10 

arborn,

E., at

Mich.

U. S. 6,900

Streams tributary to Lake Erie

Oct. 7

Oct. 7

Feb. 2

Apr. 11

July 21

Oct. 3 

Jan. 27

Jan. 24

Oct. 4

Jan. 25

Oct. 4

Pontiac Lake outlet.

Union Lake outlet

Horseshoe Lake

outlet.

Portage Creek. . . .

do

Pittsfield Drain.

do

....do...........

... .do. ..........

Lake Erie. .......

Huron River. .....

....do. ..........

....do...........

SW£ sec. 13, T. 3 N. , R. 8 E. , near Drayton Plains, Mich.

do

do

SE£ sec. 1, T. 2 H. , R. 8 E., near Commerce, Mich,

do

do

do

do

do

do

SWj sec. 8, T. 1 S., R. 6 E. , near Whitmore Lake, Mich.

Unadilla, Mich.

do

On line between sees. 3 and 10_, T. 33., 

R. 6 E. , near Ann Arbor, Mich.

do

NWj- sec. 2, T. 3 S., R. 6 E. , near Ann 

Arbor, Mich.

0.18 

.20

28.9

43.1

193

.29 

2.81

8.59

9.04

13.6

10.7

2.26

0.00

0.00 

86.5

0.00

49.5

64.8

1.66

28.4

1.70
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 299

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In St. Lawrence River Basin during water year 

October 1949 to September 1950--Contlnued

Streams tributary to Lake Erie--Continued

Date

Nov. 1

Oct. 4

Dec. 5

23

Apr. 24

23-24

Nov. 9

Oct. 3

Nov. 2

Jan. 17

Apr. 20

Apr. 25

Stream

Pittsfield Drain.

... .do. ..........

. ...do...........

Davlls Lake outlet.

Unnamed stream. . .

Leatherwood Creek

Brush Creek. .....

Canal.

Roller Creek. ....

....do. ..........

Miami & Erie 

Canal.

... .do.. .........

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Huron River. .....

....do.... .......

Bean Creek. ......

Eagle Creek. .....

... .do. ..........

....do... ........

....do.... .......

Town Creek. ......

Maumee River. ....

do

....do. ..........

Locality

NW-J- sec. 2, T. 3 S. , R. 6 E. , near Ann 

Arbor, Mlch.

R. 6 E. , near Ann Arbor, Mich.

NE£ sec. 2, T. 3 S. , R. 6 E. , near Ann 

Arbor, Mlch.

NEi sec. 4, T. 6 S. , R. IE., near Manitou Beach, Mlch.

At culvert on State Highway 107, 4 miles 

west of Montpelier, Ohio. Drainage 

area, 1.56 square miles. 

At Harrison Lake Dam, drainage area,

37.1 square miles.

Ohio. Drainage area, 11.0 square 

mileSj 

At bridge 2| miles north of Stryker, 

Ohio. Drainage area, 5.30 square 

miles. 

At bridge in Pulaski, Ohio. Drainage

area, 32.5 square miles. 

At bridge 1 mile west of Archbold, Ohio..

At bridge on U. S. Highway 127, 3 miles

south of Van Wert, Ohio.

At bridge on county highway, 3-j miles 

above mouth and J mile west of Ohio 

City, Ohio.

. . . .do. ..................................

Florida , Ohio ............................

1.6 miles southeast of Swanton, Ohio.

south of Johnston Corners, Ohio. 

Drainage area, 176 square miles.

Discharge 

(sec. -ft. )

2.00 

3.28

32.3

5.30

0.00

.01

0.00

3.49

2.00

.19 

.26

.67

4.62

2.04

18.7 

45.4

0.00

*131 

*2,550

f2,770

t934 

t3,340

1.79 

6.62

43.6

78.9

195

5.71

.04

1.72

1.71

.10

3.60

4.28

10.7

8.04

1.66

8.37

2.17

1.45

.07

117

549

*802

810

87.2

7.09

1.52

.58

.11

.06

.15

198

7.76

.32

1.15

2.60 

1.24

55.8

150

36.2

2.03

5.53

17.3

1,690

Plow at crest stage; computed by slope-area method,

t Flow at crest stage; computed by contracted-opening method.

* Flow at crest stage; computed by flow over dam.
300 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous ilscharge measurements In St. Lawrence Hlver Basin during water yea 

October 1949 to September 1950--Continued

Streams tributary to Lake Erie Continued

Date

Apr. 25

Feb: 15 

Jan. 16

Feb. 21 

Mar. 29 

Apr. 26 

May 16 

June 13 

July 25 

Aug. 29 

Sept. 12

Jan. 11 

11 

Nov. 21

Apr. 24 

June 14

Sept. 5 

June 14

July 2 

25 

Aug. 13 

Sept. 7 

26 

June 14

Sept. 5 

June 14

Sept. 5 

June 14

July 2 

25 

Aug. 13 

Sept. 7 

26 

June 14

July 2 

24 

Aug. 13 

Sept. 6 

24 

June 14

July 2 

June 14

July 2 

24

June 14 

July 2 

24 

Aug. 13 

Sept. 6 

24 

June 14

Sept. 5 

Oct. 3

June 14 

July 2 

24 

Aug. 13 

Sept. 6 

26 

Oct. 3 

June 15 

July 3 

24 

Aug. 14 

Sept. 6 

25 

June 15

Sept. 5 

June 15

July 3

* Plow 

t Flow

Stream

Blystone ditch. . .

Havens Creek. ....

.. ..do.. .........

East Fork Little 

Pickerel Creek. 

Cold Creek. ......

.. ..do.. .........

Plum Creek. ......

West Branch Conneaut Creek.

Conneaut Creek. . .

... .do. ..........

. ...do..... ......

Raccoon Creek. . . .

....do. ..........

Little Elk Creek.

. ...do.... .......

.. ..do. ..........

Unnamed stream. . .

....do. ..........

Walnut Creek. ....

.. ..do.. .........

... .do. ..........

. ...do.. .........

... .do. ..........

Mill Creek. ......

. ...do.... .......

... .do. ..........

....do.. .........

.... do ...........

Pourmlle Creek...

Slxmlle Creek. . . .

at crest stage; cor 

at crest stage; cor

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Swan Creek. ......

Sandusky River . . .

... .do. ..........

Little Pickerel 

Creek.

West Branch Black 

River. 

Conneaut Creek. . .

Lake Erie ........

... .do. ..........

.... do ...........

. . . .do. .......... 

... .do. ..........

... .do. ..........

Elk Creek. .......

... .do. ..........

.... do ...........

do ' ' '

nputed by slope-ares 

nputed by contractec

Locality

At culvert on Monclova road, ^ mile east 

of Monclova, Ohio. Drainage area, 6.36 

square miles.

At bridge on State Highway 12, f mile 

southwest of Havens, Ohio.

do

... .do. ..................................

At headwaters of Little Pickerel Creek l£ 

miles southwest of Castalla, Ohio. 

At Blue Hole outlet at Castalla, Ohio....

At bridge on State Highway 99, £ mile 

southwest of Venice, Ohio. 

At Oberlln, Ohio. Drainage area, 4.88 

square miles. 

At covered bridge, Itr miles west of Keepvllle, Pa.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 6 N. , at 

Cherry Hill, Pa.

At box culvert , 2i miles northwest of 

West Springfield, Pa.

At bridge ij miles above mouth, 2 miles 

north of West Springfield, Pa.

At bridge on State Highway 5, at North 

Springfield, Pa.

At bridge, 2j miles northeast of Platea,

Pa.

Above tannery, ij miles southeast of 

Glrard, Pa.

Below tannery, ij miles southeast of 

Girard, Pa.

At bridge, -J mile southwest of North 

Girard, Pa.

At bridge on former State Highway 5, at 

Avonla, Pa.

At bridge at Weis Library, 2j miles east 

of Swanville, Pa.

At bridge on U. S. Highway EO, at Wesleyville, Pa.

At bridge £ mile southeast of U. S. Highway 20, near Harborcreek, Pa.

1 method, 

i-opening method.

Discharge 

(sec. -ft. )

T432

15,000 

29.9

2.84 

12.7 

13.3 

.20 

.31 

4.54 

5.06 

8.34

9.35 

27.1

24.2

*574 

4.94

0 

177

101 

13.8 

5.18 

4.68 

11.2 

5.36

0

7.69

.448 

26.0

10.2 

3.51 

2.94 

2.86 

5.27 

35.0

3.76 

.406 

.050 

.067 

.175 

2.81

1.49 

3.10

2.07 

.396

200 

49.8 

8.49 

3.01 

4.35 

5.73 

10.0

2.30 

3.03

18.6 

9.94 

3.27 

1.56 

1.58 

3.12 

1.43 

4.19 

2.83 

1.98 

1.06 

1.28 

2.67 

4.96

.480 

9.77

4.14
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 301

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in St. Lawrence River Basin during water year 

October 1949 to September 1950--Continued

Streams tributary to Lake Erie Continued

Date

July 24

25

June 15

23

Aug 14

23

25

June 16

23

Nov. 4

Aug 10

12

Stream

Sixmile Creek. . . .

Severunile Creek..

do

Sixteenmile Creek

Chautauqua Creek.

Qrannls Brook....

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Lake Erie. .......

... .do. ..........

... .do.. .........

Cattaraugus Creek

Locality

At bridge £ mile southeast of U. S. Highway 20, near Harborcreek, Pa.

At bridge 4 mile southeast of Harborcreek, Pa.

do

Harborcreek, Pa.

east of Moorheadville , Pa.

At bridge J mile east of State Highway 

89, at North East, Pa.

At bridge on Second St., in Westfleld, 

N. Y.

ona, N. Y.

Gowanda, N. Y. Drainage area, 2.10 

square miles.

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

2.63 

.900

.956

4.67

1.43 

.852

.530

.208

.279

1.76

1.07

0

1.69

1.44

.835

.142

.047

.193

1.36 

1.70

1.57

.691

1.35

3.47

4.70

45.1

55.6

86.6

254

53.2

20.2

5.89

3.35

622

57.4

18.2

7.16

4.47

19.2

dl,580

at crest stage; commuted by slope-area and critical-depth method, and flow through pipe. 

Streams tributary to Lake Ontario

Oct.

Aug.

Oct.

Mar.

25

1

8

25

25

5

24

24

29

Oak Orchard Creek

Tributary to

South Branch

Van Campen River

... .do. ..........

Irondequoit Creek

Little Sodus

Creek.

Seneca River. ....

Owasco Lake inlet

Chittenango Creek

.... do ...........

Lake Ontario. ....

Genesee River. .. .

.. . .do. ..........

Irondequoit River

Lake Ontario. ....

Oswego River. ....

Owasco Lake. .....

Oneida Lake. .....

.... do ...........

At bridge on State Highway 31A south of

Medina, N. Y. Drainage area, 157

square miles.

Nile, N. Y. Drainage area, 5.19 square

miles.

At culvert under Barge Canal northwest of

Bushnell Basin, N. Y. Drainage area,

55.6 square miles.

At bridge on State Highway 104A at Sterling, N. Y. Drainage area, 44.4 square

miles.

At Baldwinsvllle, N. Y. Drainage area,

3,130 square miles.

At bridge on State Highway 38 west of

Moravia, N. Y. Drainage area, 108

square miles.

At bridge on State Highway 5 in Chittenango, N. Y. Drainage area, 76.0 square

miles.

At bridge 1.6 miles above Chittenango,

N. Y. Drainage area, 67.7 square miles.

0.98

*3,280

2.31

17.8

3.95

2,270

34.6

35.9

a3, 100

at crest stage; computed by slope-area method.

Streams tributary to St. Lawrence River

Mar. 10 West Branch Ausable River.

Ausable River. . . .

do

At Ausable Porks, N. Y. Drainage area,

238 square miles.

299
INDEX

Abbottsford, Mich., Mill Creek near....

Accuracy of field data and computed

results..........................

Acre-foot, definition of...............

Adams Lake near Wolcottville, Ind.,

records available on.............

Afton, Mich., Pigeon River at..........

Agencies other than Geological Survey, 

records collected by.............

Alcr-on, Ohio, Little Cuyahoga River at 

Massillon Road...................

Springfield Lake Outlet at...........

Alicia, Mich., Flint River near. .......

Allegan, Mich., Kalamazoo River near...

Allentown, Ohio, Ottawa River at.......

Alma, Mich., Pine River at.............

Alpha Creek, Mich., discharge measurements of.........................

Alston, Mich., Sturgeon River near.....

Amberg, Wis., Pike River at. ......... ( .

Amnicon Lake near South Range, Wis.....

Angola, Ind., Pigeon Creek near........

Ann Arbor, Mich., Huron River at.......

Anna River, Mich., discharge measurement of..........................

Antwerp, Ohio, Maumee River at........178

Arnheim, Mich., Sturgeon River near....

Ashland, Wis., White River near........

Attwood Lake near Wolcottville, Ind.,

records available on.............

Au Gres River, Mich., discharge measurements of.........................

East Branch, Mich., discharge measurements of........................ 297

Au Sable River, Middle Branch, at

Grayling, Mich...................

Au Train River, Mich., discharge

measurement of...................

Auburn, Ind., Cedar Creek at...........

Auburn, H. Y., Owasco Lake Outlet near.

Auglaize River near Defiance, Ohio ..... 

near Port Jennings, Ohio .............

Aurora, Minn., Partridge River near.... 

St. Louis River near.................

Ausable Forks, N. Y., Ausable River

near.............................

East Branch Ausable River at.........

Ausable River, East Branch, at Ausable 

Porks, N. Y......................

discharge measurement of.............

near Ausable Porks, N. Y.............

West Branch, near Newman, N. Y.......

Austin Lake outlet, Mich., discharge

measurement of...................

Backus Creek, Mich., discharge measurements of.........................

Bad River (tributary to Lake Huron)

near Brant, Mich.................

Bad River (tributary to Lake Superior) 

at Mellen, Wis...................

at Odanah, Wis.......................

Bakers Creek, Mich., discharge measurements of.........................

Baldwinsville, N. Y., Seneca River at..

Baptism River near Beaver Bay, Minn....

Batavia, N. Y., Tonawanda Creek at.....

Bates Creek, Ohio, discharge measurement of..........................

Battle Creek, Mich., Battle Creek at... 

Kalamazoo River near.................

Battle Creek at Battle Creek, Mich..... 

at Charlotte, Mich...................

Bean Creek at Powers, Ohio.............

Bear Lake near Wolflake, Ind., records 

available on.....................

Bear River, Mich., discharge measurement s of.........................

Beaver Bay, Minn., Baptism River near. .

Beaver Creek, Ohio, discharge measurement of..........................

161 Beaver River, N. Y., Beaver River

near.............................

Stillwater Reservoir near............

1 Beaver R iver at Croghan, N. Y..........

below Stillwater Dam, near Beaver 

292 River, N. Y......................

126 Jeaverton, Mich., Tobacco River at.....

3erea, Ohio, Rocky River near..........

12 Bergland, Mich., West Branch Ontonagon 

River near.......................

205 Berlin, Wis., Fox River at.............

206 Betsie River, Mich., discharge measure145 ments of.........................

101 Betsy River, Mich., discharge measure293

269

295

296

140

24

25

296

229

18

299

103

99

103

102

186

292

297

18

299

ments of.

Big Sable River near Free Soil, Mich... 

Big Spring, Mich., discharge measureBig Turkey Lake at Stroh, Ind-., records 

available on.....................

Bixler Lake at Kendallville, Ind.,

Black Brook at Black Brook, N. Y..... 

Black Creek at Churchville, N. Y...., 

Black River (tributary to Lake Erie) 

at Elyria, Ohio.

Black River (tributary to Lake Huron)

near Cheboygan, Mich.............

near Tower. Mich.....................

Black River (tributary to Lake Ontario) 

at Watertown, N. Y...............

near Boonville, N. Y.................3,

Black River (tributary to St. Clair

River) near Pargo, Mich..........

Black River Canal (flowing south) near 

Boonville, N. y..................

Blanchard River at Glandorf, Ohio......

near Pindlay, Ohio...................

Blaney, Mich., Duck Creek near.........

ments of.

records available on.

Manistique River near. ...............

31ystone ditch, Ohio, discharge measurement of.

Bois Brule River at Brule, Wis.........

Bolton, Mich., North Branch Thunder Bay 

River near.......... ............

Thunder Bay River near...............

Bond Palls Canal near Paulding, Mich... 

Boonville, N. Y., Black River Canal

Boot Lake near Townsend, Wis.........

Bouquet River at Willsboro, N. Y.....

Bower Lake near Pleasant Lake, Ind.,

records available on.

Brandy Run, Pa., discharge measurements 

of...............................

Brant, Mich., Bad River near...........

Brasher Center, N. Y., St. Regis River

at.

Briar Hill Greek, Mich., discharge

measurement of...................

Brule, Wis., Bois Brule River at.......

Brule River, Mich., discharge measurements of.........................

near Florence, Wis...................

Brush Creek, Ohio, discharge measurements of.........................

Bucyrus, Ohio, Sandusky River near.....

Buffalo, N. Y., Niagara River at.......

Buffalo Creek at Gardenville, N. Y.....

Burlington, Vt., Lake Champlain at.....

Burns ditch at Gary, Ind...............

Butterfield Creek at Plossmoor, 111....

Byron, Mich., Shiawassee River at......

Calumet Union drainage ditch, 111.,

discharge measurements of........

anandaigua Lake at .Canandalgua, N. Y..

anandaigua Lake Outlet at Chapin, N. Y.

anadice Lake Outlet near Hemlock, N. Y. 

Canaseraga Creek near Dansville, N. Y..

303

249

248

250

249

152

200

39

63

294

120

394

292

268

228

199

128

127

242

241

160

243

192

191

48

46

300

23

133

131

35

243

241

62

270

292

300

140

259

295

23

295

51

299

195

15

213

263

87

83

137

295

233

234

226

224
Caneadea Creek at Caneadea, N. Y........

Carp Lake River, Mich., discharge

measurements of..................

Carp River (tributary to Deer Lake),

Mich., discharge measurements of.

Carp River (tributary to St. Martin 

Bay), Midi., discharge measurements of.........................

Caspian, Mich., Iron River at..........

Cass Lake outlet, Mich., discharge

measurements of..................

Cass River at Cass City, Mich..........

at Prankenmuth, Mich.................

at Vassar, Mich......................

East Branch, near Cass City, Mich....

Cattaraugus Creek at Gowanda, N. Y.....

Caughdenoy, N. Y., Oneida River at.....

Cayuga Creek near Lancaster, N. Y......

Cayuga Inlet near Ithaca, N. Y.........

Cazenovia Creek at Ebenezer, N. Y......

Cedar Creek (tributary to Lake Erie) at 

Auburn, Ind......................

near Cedarville, Ind.................

Cedar Creek (tributary to Lake Michigan) 

near Cedarburg, Wis..............

Cedar Lake near Kiel, Wis..............

near Ontario, Ind., records available 

on...............................

near Waterloo, Ind., records available on..........................

Cedar River at East Lansing, Mich......

Cedarburg, Wis., Cedar Creek near......

Cedarville, Ind., Cedar Creek near.....

Center Rutland, Vt., Otter Creek at....

Chagrin River at Willoughby, Ohio......

Chapin, N. Y., Canandaigua Lake Outlet 

at...............................

Charlotte, Mich., Battle Creek at......

Chasm Palls, N. Y., Salmon River at....

Chateaugay River near Chateaugay, N. Y.

Chautauqua Creek, N. Y. discharge

measurements of..................

Cheboygan, Mich., Black River near..... 

Cheboygan River near.................

Cheboygan River near Cheboygan, Mich...

Chicago, 111., Wolf Lake at............

Chicago Heights, 111., Deer Creek near.

Chicagoan Creek, Mich., discharge

measurements of..................

Chippewa River near Midland, Mich......

near Mount Pleasant, Mich............

West Branch, Mich., discharge measurements of.........................

Chittenango Creek, N. Y., discharge

measurements of..................

Christiana Creek at Elkhart. Ind.......

Churchville, N. Y., Black Creek at.....

Cisco Branch. See Ontonagon River, 

Cisco Branch.

Cisco Lake Outlet, Mich., Cisco Branch 

Ontonagon River at...............

Clam River, Mich., discharge measurements of.........................

Clinton River at Mount Clemens, Mich... 

near Praser, Mich....................

North Branch, near Mount Clemens,

Mich.............................

Clyde River at Newport, Vt.............

Cold Creek, Ohio, discharge measurement 

of...............................

Coldwater River, Mich., discharge

measurement of...................

East Branch, at Coldwater, Mich......

Columbia drain. See Sebewaing River, 

East Pork.

Columbiaville, Mich., Flint River at...

Commerce, Mien., Hayes Creek at........

Huron River at.......................

Computations, accuracy of results of...

Comstock, Mich., Kalamazoo River at....

Conneaut Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of.........................

West Branch, discharge measurements 

of...............................

Contents, definition of................

Control, definition of.................

Cooperation, record of.................

Copenhagen, N'. Y. , Deer River at.......

Cranberry Lake, N. Y., East Branch

Oswegatchie River at.............

Page

]3|Cree Lake near Kendallville, Ind. 

records available on.

148

37

296

163

162

164

291

300

295

94

141 

172 

168 

5-6 

100

300

292

Creighton River, Mich., discharge

meas urement of...................

rroghan, N. Y., Beaver River at........

Crooked Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of.........................

brooked Lake at Crooked Lake, Ind.,

records available on.............

Crystal Falls, Mich., Michigamme River 

near.............................

Paint River at.......................

Crystal Lake outlet, Mich., discharge 

measurements of..................

Crystal River, Mich., discharge measurements of.........................

Cuyahoga River at Hiram Rapids, Ohio... 

at Independence, Ohio................

at Old Portage, Ohio .................

Dansville, N. Y., Canaseraga Creek

near.............................

Data, accuracy of......................

explanation of.......................

Decatur, Ind., St. Marys River at......

Deep River at Lake George Outlet, at

Hobart, Ind......................

Deer Creek near Chicago Heights, 111... 

Deer River at Copenhagen, N. Y.........

Defiance, Ohio, Auglaize River near....

laumee River near....................

Detroit, Mich., River Rogue at.........

Detroit River, Mich., streams tributary

to, discharge measurement of.....

gaging-station records on...........165-

Devils Lake outlet, Mich., discharge

measurements of..................

Dewart Lake near Leesburg, Ind., records

available on. ....................

Dexter , Mich., Huron River near........

Diamond Lake near Wawake, Ind., records

available on.....................

Dog River at Northfield Palls, Vt......

Donnattsburg, N. Y., Independence River

at...............................

Drainage area, definition of...........

Driggs River, Mich., discharge measurement of..........................

Duck Creek near Blaney, Mich...........

Eagle, Mich., Lookingglass River near.. 

Eagle Creek near Pindlay, Ohio.........

Eagle Lake near Kimmel, Ind., records

available on.....................

East Barre-, Vt., Jail Branch at........

East Barre Detention Reservoir, Vt.,

contents of......................

East Creek at Rutland, Vt..............

East Pish Lake outlet, Mich., discharge

measurements of..................

East Georgia, Vt., Lamoille River at... 

East Lansing, Mich., Cedar River at....

Ebenezer, N. Y., Cazenovia Creek at....

Eightmile Creek, Pa., discharge

measurements of..................

Elk Creek, Pa., discharge measurements

of...............................

Elkhart, Ind., Christiana Creek at.....

St. Joseph River at..................

Elkhart River at Goshen, Ind...........

Elo, Mich., Otter River near...........

Elyria, Ohio, Black River at...........

Embarrass River at Embarrass, Minn.....

near Embarrass, Wis..................

Escanaba River,-Mich., discharge

measurement of...................

Essex Junction, Vt., Winooski River

near.............................

Evart, Mich., Muskegon River at........

Ewen, Mich., South Branch Ontonagon

River at.........................

58

57

296

224 

5-6 

2-5 

184

251

189

180

165

298

167

292

282

247

2

294

48

112

193

292

280

279

276

297

287

111

215

301

294

278

117

38

300 Fair Haven, Vt., Poultney River below.. 

1 Fall Creek near Ithaca, N. Y...........

1 Fargo, Mich., Black River near.........

12-14 Farmers Creek near Lapeer, Mich........

251 Pawn River, Mich., discharge measurements of.........................

252 IFayetteville, N. Y., Limestone Creek at

295

240
INDEX 305

Page

Fergus, Mich., Shiawassee River near... 139 

Fife Lake outlet, Mich., discharge

measurements of.................. 296

Findlay, Ohio, Blanehard River near.... 191

Eagle Creek near.;................... 193

Fish Creek, East Branch, at Taberg,

N. Y............................. 237

Fish Lake near Plato, Ind., records

available on..................... 292

Flint River at Columbiaville, Mich..... 141

at Genesee, Mich..................... 142

near Alicia, Mich.................... 145

near Flint, Mich..................... 143

near Fosters, Mich................... 144

Floods, special reports on............. 11

Florence, Wis., Brule River near....... 51

Pine River near...................... 59

Flossmoor, 111, Butterfield Creek at... 83 

Fond du Lac, Wis., East Branch Fond du

Lac River at...................... 74

Lake de Neveu near................... 75

West Branch Fond du Lac River at..... 73

Fond du Lac River, East Branch, at Fond

du Lac, Wis...................... 74

West Branch, at Fond du Lac, Wis..... 73

Ford River, Mich., discharge measurement of.......................... 294

Fort Jennings, Ohio, Auglaize River

near............................. 188

Fort Wayne, Ind., St. Joseph River near 176 

St. Marys River near................. 185

Fosters, Mich., Flint River near....... 144

Fourmile Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of......................... 300

Fox Lake near Angola, Ind., records

available on..................... 292

Fox River at Berlin, Wis ............... 63

at Rapide Croche Dam, near Wrightstown, Wis........................ 65

Frankenmuth, Mich., Cass River at...... 149

Fraser, Mich., Clinton River near...... 162

Free Soil, Mich., Big Sable River near. 120 

Fremont, Ohio, Sandusky River near..... 198

Fuller Creek, Mich., discharge measurements of......................... 297

Gamble Creek, Mich., discharge measurements of......................... 298

Garbutt, N. Y., Oatka Creek at......... 227

Garden City, Mich., Middle River Rouge

near............................. 166

Gardenville, N. Y., Buffalo Creek at... 213 

Gary, Ind., Burns .ditch at............. 87

Genesee, Mich., Flint River at......... 142

Genesee River at Dri.'ing Park Avenue,

Rochester, N. X.................. 222

at Jones Briage,near Mount Morris, N.Y. 221 

at Portageville, N. Y................ 219

at St. Helena, N. Y.................. 220

at Scio, N.Y........................ 218

Germfask, Mich., Manistique River at... 45 

Manistique River near................ 44

Gillett, Wis., Oconto River near....... 61

Glandorf, Ohio, Blanehard River at..... 192

Glenwood, I1L, Thorn Creek at.......... 80

Goshen, Ind., Elkhart River at......... 97

Gowarida, N. Y., Cattaraugus Creek at... 212 

Grand Lake outlet, Mich., discharge

measurements of.................. 297

Grand Rapids, Mich., Grand River at.... 108

Grand River (tributary to Lake Erie)

near Madison, Ohio ............... 208

Grand River (tributary to Lake Michigan)

at Grand Rapids, Mich............ 108

at Jackson, Mich..................... 105

at Lansing, Mich....................106-107

Grannis Brook, N. Y., discharge

measurement of................... 301

Grass River at Pyrites, N. Y........... 256

Grayling, Mich., Manistee River near... 121 

Middle Branch An Sable River at...... 135

Great Chazy River at Perry Mills, N. Y. 264 

Guiley Creek, Mich., discharge measurements of......................... 298

Gulliver Lake outlet, Mich., discharge

measurements of.................. 294

Gun Lake outlet, Mich., discharge

measurements of.................. 296

Hackenburg Lake near Wolcottville, Ind., 

records available on.............

Hamilton Lake at Hamilton, Ind.,

records available on.............

Harrisville, N. Y., West Branch

Oswegatchie River near...........

Hart ditch at Munster, Ind.............

Hastings, Mich., Thornapple River near.

Havens Creek, Ohio, discharge measurements of.........................

Hays Creek at Commerce, Mich...........

Eieaton Lake near Elkhart, Ind., records 

available on.....................

Hemlock, N. Y., Canadice Lake Outlet

near.............................

Hess Lake outlet, Mich., discharge

measurements of..................

Heuvelton, N. Y., Oswegatchie River

near.............................

Higgins Lake Outlet near Roscommon,

Mich.............................

Hillman, Mich., Thunder Bay River near.

Hiram Rapids, Ohio, Cuyahoga River at..

Hobart, Ind., Deep River at............

Hogback Lake near Angola, Ind. , records 

available on.....................

Honeoye Creek at Honeoye Falls, N. Y...

Horseshoe Lake outlet, Mich., discharge 

measurements of..................

Hubbard Lake, Mich., Lower South

Branch Thunder Bay River near....

Hunt Creek, Mich., discharge measurements of.........................

Hunter Lake near Middlebury, Ind.,

records available on.............

Huron River at Ann Arbor, Mich.........

at Commerce, Mich....................

near Dexter, Mich....................

near New Hudson, Mich................

Independence, Ohio, Cuyahoga River at.. 

Independence River at Donnattsburg,

N.Y.............................

Indian River at Indian River, Mich.....

near Manistique, Mich................

Indiana, lakes in, records on..........

Indiana Lake near Bristol, Ind.,

records available on.............

Inkster, Mich., Lower River Rouge at... 

International Bridge, Minn., Pigeon

River below......................

Iron Mountain, Mich., Menominee River

near.............................

Iron River (tributary to Lake Michigan)

at Caspian, Mich.................

Iron River (tributary to Lake Superior),

Mich., discharge measurements of. 

Irondequoit Creek, N. Y., discharge

measurement of...................

Ironwood, Mich., Montreal River at.....

Ithaca, N. Y., Cayuga Inlet near.......

Fall Creek near......................

Page 

292 

292

255

79

114

300

172

Jackson, Mich., Grand River at.......

Jail Branch at East Barre, Vt........

Jefferson, Ohio, Mill Greek near.....

Jimerson Lake at Nevada Mills, Ind.,

records available on...........

Johnson, Vt., Lamoille River at......

Jordan Lake outlet, Mich., discharge

measurements of................

Kalamazoo, Mich., Portage Creek at.....

Kalamazoo River at Calkins Dam, near

Allegan, Mich....................

at Comstock, Mich....................

at Marshall, Mich....................

near Battle Creek, Mich..............

Keshena Falls, Wis., Wolf River at.....

Kiel, Wis., Cedar Lake near............

Klinger Lake outlet, Mich., discharge

measurements of..................

Knapp Lake near Washington Center, Ind. 

records available on.............

Koss, Mich., Menominee River below.....

Lachine, Mich., Upper South Branch

Thunder Bay River near...........

115

130

201

292

225

298

134

297

292

171

168

170

169

203

247

124

50

292

292

167

17

52

56

293

301

27

232

231

105

280

211

292

286

296

104

101

100

292

54

132
INDEX

75

Lake Champlain at Burlington, Vt.......

See also Richelieu River. 

Lake de Neveu near Pond du Lac, Wis....

Lake Erie, streams tributary to, discharge measurements of.......... 298-301

streams tributary to, gaging-station

records on...................... 168-215

Lake Gage at Panama, Ind., records

available on..................... 292

Lake George at Hobart, Ind., records

available on..................... 292

at Jamestown, Ind., records available

on. .............................. 292

at Rogers Rock, N. Y................. 271

Lake George outlet (tributary to St.

Lawrence River) at Ticonderoga,

N. Y............................. 272

Lake Huron, streams tributary to, discharge measurements of..........297-298

streams tributary to, gaging-station

records on......................123-159

Lake James at Lake James, Ind., records

available on..................... 292

Lake Lansing outlet, Mich., discharge

measurement of................... 296

Lake Lory outlet, Mich., discharge

measurements of.................. 294

Lake Memphremagog at Newport, Vt....... 290

Lake Michigan, streams tributary to,

discharge measurements of....... 294-297

streams tributary to, gaging-station

records on.......................44-122

Lake Ontario, streams tributary to,

discharge measurements of........ 301

gaging-station records on...........218-251

Lake St. Clair, Mich., streams tributary to, discharge measurements

of.... .... ..................... 298

streams tributary to, gaging-station

records on.... ................ .160-164

Lake Superior, streams tributary to,

discharge measurements of.......293-294

gaging-station records on............ 17-43

Lake Winnebago at Oshkosh, Wis......... 64

Lakes in Indiana, records on........... 292

Lakewood, Wis., Wheeler Lake near...... 62

Lamoille River at East Georgia, Vt..... 287

at Johnson, Vt....................... 286

Lancaster, N. Y., Cayuga Creek near..,. 214 

Lansing, 111., Lansing ditch near...... 85

North Creek near ..................... 84

Lansing, Mich., Grand River at........106-107

Lansing ditch near Lansing, 111,....... 85

Lapeer, Mich., Farmers Creek near...... 146

Leatherwood Creek, Ohio, discharge

measurement of..... ............. 299

Limestone Creek at Payetteville, N. Y.. 240 

Linden, N. Y., Little Tonawanda Creek

at............................... 217

Little Calumet River at Porter, Ind.... 89

at South Holland, 111................ 78

Little Cuyahoga River at Massillon Road,

Akron, Ohio ............ ......... 205

at Mogadore, Ohio.................... 204

Little Elk Creek, Pa., discharge

measurements of.... ............. 300

Little Gratiot River, Mich., discharge

measurement of................... 293

Little Green Lake near Markesan, Wis... 66 

Little Otter Lake near Premont, Ind.,

records available on............. 292

Little Pickerel Creek, East Pork, Ohio,

discharge measurement of......... 300

Little Sodus Creek, N. Y., discharge

measurement of................... 301

Little Tonawanda Creek at Linden, N. Y. 217 

Little Turkey Lake at Elmira, Ind.,

records available on............. 292

Little Wolf River at Royalton, Wis..... 3, 71

Long Lake at Moonlight, Ind., records

available on..................... 292

Lookingglass River near Eagle, Mich.... 112

Loon Lake outlet, Mich., discharge

measurements of.................. 298

Lower Long Lake near Albion, Ind,,

records available on............. 292

Lower River Rouge at Inkster, Mich..... 167

McAllister, Wis., Menominee River near. 55 

McCool, Ind., Salt Creek near.......... 90

McCormick Lake outlet, Mich., discharge

measurements of.................. 297

McKeever, N. Y., Middle Branch Moose

River near....................... 246

Moose River at....................... 244

Mad River near Moretown, Vt............ 283

Madison, Ohio, Grand River near........ 208

Manistee River near Grayling, Mich..... 121

near Sherman, Mich................... 122

North Branch, discharge measurements

of............................... 296

Manistique, Mich., Indian River near... 50 

Manistique River near................ 47

West Branch Manistique River near.... 49

Manistique River at Germfask, Mich..... 45

discharge measurements of............ 294

near Blaney, Mich.................... 46

near Germfask, Mich.................. 44

near Manistique, Mich................ 47

West Branch, near Manistique, Mich... 49 

Maple River at Maple Rapids, Mich..,.., 113 

East Branch, discharge measurements

of............................... 297

Marenisco, Mich., Presque Isle River at 29 

Markesan, Wis., Little Green Lake

near............................. 66

Marsh Creek, Mich,, discharge measurement of.......................... 294

Marshall, Mich., Kalamazoo River at.... 98

Mass, Mich., East Branch Ontonagon

River near....................... 36

Maumee River at Antwerp, Ohio;........178-179

at New Haven, Ind.................... 177

at Waterville, Ohio.................. 181

near Defiance, Ohio.................. 180

Mellen, Wis., Bad River at............. 24

Menominee River at Twin Palls, near

Iron Mountain, Mich.............. 52

below Koss, Mich..................... 54

discharge measurements of............ 294

near McAllister, Wis................. 55

near Pembine, Wis.................... 53

Merritt, Mich., Muskegon River near.... 116

Mexico, Ohio, Sandusky River near...... 197

Miami & Erie Canal, Ohio, discharge

measurements of.................. 299

Michigamme River near Crystal Falls,

Mich............................. 58

Middle River Rouge near Garden City,

Mich............................. 166

Middlebury, Vt., Otter Creek at........ 275

Midland, Mich., Chippewa River near.... 155

Tittabawassee River at............... 151

Mill Creek (tributary to Grand River)

near Jefferson, Ohio .............. 211

Mill Creek (tributary to Lake Erie'),

Pa., discharge measurements of... 300 

Mill Creek (tributary to Lake Huron)

near Abbottsford, Mich........... 161

Mill Creek (tributary to Tiffin River)

Ohio, discharge measurement of... 299 

Milwaukee River at Milwaukee, Wis...... 76

Minges Creek, Mich., discharge measurements of........................ 295-296

Missisquoi River near North Troy, Vt... 288 

near Richford, Vt,................... 289

Mogadore, Ohio, Little Cuyahoga River

at......................... ..... 204

Monroe, Mich., Raisin River at......... 174

Montpelier, Vt., Winooski River at..... 277

Montreal River at Ironwood, Mich....... 27

near Saxon, Wis...................... 28

Moose River at McKeever, N. Y.......... 244

Middle Branch, at Old Forge, N. Y.... 245

near McKeever, N. Y................ 246

Moretown, Vt., Mad River near.......... 283

Morrison Lake outlet, Mich,, discharge

measurements of.................. 296

Mottville, Mich., St. Joseph River at.. 91 

Mount Clemens, Mich., Clinton River

at.............. ................ 163

North Branch Clinton River near...... 164

Mount Morris, N. Y., Genesee River near 321 

Mount Pleasant, Mich., Chippewa River

near...... ...................... 154
INDEX 307

Munith Mien., Orchard Creek at.........

Portage River near...................

Muns ter, Ind., Hart ditch at...........

Munuseong River, Mich., discharge

measurement of...................

Muskegon River at Evart, Mich..........

at Newaygo, Mich.....................

near Merritt, Mich...................

Page

110

109

79

297

117

118

116

New Haven, Ind., Maumee River at....... 177

New Hudson, Mich., Huron River near.... 169

New London, Wis., Wolf River at. ....... 69

Newaygo, Mich., Muskegon River at...... 118

Newman, N. Y., West Branch Ausable

River near....................... 266

Newport, Vt. , Clyde River at........... 291

Lake Memphremagog at................. 290

Newville, Ind., St. Joseph River near.. 175 

Niagara River at Buffalo, N. Y......... 15

streams tributary to, gaging-station

records on......................216-217

Niles, Mich., St. Joseph River at...... 93

North Bradley, Mich., Salt River near.. 153 

North Creek near Lansing, 111.......... 84

North Manistique Lake outlet, Mich.,

discharge measurements of........ 294

North Troy, Vt., Missisquoi River near. 288 

Northfield Falls, Vt., Dog River at.... 282

Oatka Creek at Garbutt, N. Y........... 227

Oconto River near Gillett, Wis......... 61

Odanah, Wis., Bad River at............. 25

Ogdensburg, N. Y., St. Lawrence River

at............................... 16

Old Forge, N. Y., Middle Branch Moose

River at......................... 245

Old Portage, Ohio, Cuyahoga River at... 202 

Oliver Lake near Valentine, Ind.,

records available on............. 292

Onaway, Mich., Rainy River near........ 129

Oneida Creek at Oneida, N. Y........... 239

Oneida River at Caughdenoy, N. Y....... 238

Onondaga Creek at Temple Street,

Syracuse, N. Y................... 236

Ontonagon River, Cisco Branch, at Cisco

Lake Outlet, Mich................ 37

East Branch, near Mass, Mich......... 36

Middle Branch, discharge measurements of......................... 293

near Paulding, Mich................ 31

near Rockland, Mich................ 33

near Trout Creek, Mich............. 32

near Rockland, Mich.................. 34

South Branch, at Ewen, Mich.......... 38

West Branch, near Bergland, Mich..... 39

Orchard Creek at Munith, Mich.......... 110

Oshkosh, Wis., Lake Winnebago at....... 64

Oswegatchie River, East Branch, at

Cranberry Lake, N. Y............. 252

East Branch, near Oswegatchie N. Y.. 253 

near Heuvelton, N. Y................. 254

West Branch, near Harrisville, N. Y.. 255 

Oswego River at lock 7, Oswego, N. Y... 230 

Ottawa River at Allentown, Ohio........ 190

Otter Creek at Center Rutland, Vt...... 274

at Middlebury, Vt. ................... 275

Otter River near Elo, Mich............. 43

Owasco Lake inlet, N. Y., discharge

measurement of................... 301

Owasco Lake Outlet near Auburn, N. Y... 235 

Owosso, Mich., Shiawassee River at..... 138

Paint River at Crystal Falls, Mich..... 57 

discharge measurements of............ 295

Partridge Creek (tributary to Carp

River ), Mich., discharge measurements of......................... 293

Partridge Creek (tributary to Goose

Lake), Mich., discharge measurements of......................... 294

Partridge River near Aurora, Minn...... 20

Paulding, Mich., Bond Palls Canal near. 35 

Middle Branch Ontonagon River near... 31

Paw Paw River, Mich,, discharge

measurement of................... 295

Pembine, Wis., Menominee River near.... 53

Pendills Creek, Mich., discharge

measurement of................... 294

Page

Pere Marquette River at Scottville,

Mich............................. 119

Perry Mills, N. Y., Great Chazy River

at............................... 264

Phelps Creek near Windsor, Ohio........ 209

Piercefield, N. Y., Raquette River at.. 257

Pigeon Creek at Hogback Lake Outlet,

near Angola, Ind................. 95

Pigeon River at Afton, Mich........... 126

at .Middle Falls, below International

Bridge, Minn..................... 17

near Pigeon, Mich.................... 159

Pike River at Amberg, Wis.............. 60

Pinckney, Mich., Portage Creek near.... 173

Pine Creek, Mich., discharge measurement of.......................... 295

Pine River (tributary to Lake Huron)

at Alma, Mich.................... 156

Pine River (tributary to Lake Michigan) 

at Pine River power plant, near 

Florence, Wis. .................... 59

Pine River (tributary to St. Martin 

Bay), Mich., discharge measurement of.......................... 297

Pittsfield Drain, Mich., discharge

measurements of.................298-299

Plattsburg, N. Y., Saranac River at.... 265

Pleasant Lake at Pleasant Lake, Ind.,

records available on............. 292

Plum Creek, Ohio, discharge measurement

of............................... 300

Pontiac Lake outlet, Mich., discharge

measurements of.................. 298

Portage, Wis., Silver Lake at.......... 66

Portage Creek (tributary to Huron

River), Mich., discharge measurements of......................... 298

Portage Creek (tributary to Lake Erie)

near Pinckney, Mich.............. 173

Portage Creek (tributary to Lake

Michigan) at Kalamazoo, Mich..... 104

Portage Creek (tributary to Manistee

River), Mich., discharge measurements of......................... 296

Portage Lake inlet, Mich., discharge

measurements of.................. 296

Portage River (tributary to Grand

River), Mich., discharge measurements of......................... 296

Trist Branch, discharge measurements

of............................... 296

Portage River (tributary to Lake Erie)

at Woodville, Ohio............... 194

Portage River (tributary to Lake

Michigan) below Little Portage

Lake, near Munith, Mich.......... 109

Portage River (tributary to St. Joseph 

River), Mich., discharge measurements of......................... 295

Portageville, N. Y., Genesee River at.. 219

Porter, Ind., Little Calumet River at.. 89

Poultney River below Fair Haven, Vt.,.. 273

Powder Mill Creek, Mich., discharge

measurements of.................. 293

Powers, Ohio, Bean Creek at............ 186

Prairie River, Mich., discharge measurements of......................... 295

Pretty Lake near Stroh, Ind., records

available on..................... 292

Presque Isle River at Marenisco, Mich.. 29 

near Tula, Mich...................... 30

Proud Lake outlet, Mich., discharge

measurements of.................. 298

Publications of stream flow by Geological Survey. ......../.......... 6-9

by State agencies.................... 10-11

Pyrites, N. Y., Grass River at......... 256

Raccoon Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of......................... 300

Rainy River near Onaway, Mich.......... 129

Raisin River at Monroe, Mich........... 174

Rapid River, Mich., discharge measurement of.......................... 294

Raquette River at Piercefield, N. Y.... 257

at Raymondville, N. Y................ 258

Raymondville, N. Y., Raquette River at. 258
INDEX

Richelieu River (Lake Champlain) at

Rouses Point, N. Y...............

Richford, Vt., Mlssisquoi River near...

Rifle River at Michigan Highway 70,

near Sterling, Mich..............

discharge measurements of............

River Rouge at Detroit, Mich...........

discharge measurement of.............

Rochester, N. Y., Genesee River at.....

Rock Creek near Rock Creek, Ohio.......

Rockland, Mich., Middle Branch Ontonagon River near.................

Ontonagon River near.................

Rocky River, Mich., discharge measurements of.........................

near Berea, Ohio.....................

Rogers Rock:, N. Y., Lake George at......

Roller Creek, Ohio, discharge measurements of.........................

Roscommon, Mich., Higgins Lake Outlet 

near.............................

Rose Lake outlet, Mich., discharge

measurements of..................

Round Lake at Clear Lake, Ind., records 

available on.....................

Rouses Point, N. Y,, Richelieu River at

Royalton, Wis., Little Wolf River at...

Runoff in inches, definition of........

Rutland, Vt., East Creek at............

St

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289

33

34

295

200

271

292

262

3, 71

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276

Clair River, Mich., streams tributary to, gaging-station records 

on.............................. 160-161

St. Helen Lake outlet, discharge

measurements of.................. 297

St. Helena, N. Y., Genesee River at.... 220

3t. Joseph River (tributary to Lake

Erie) near Fort Wayne, Ind....... 176

near Newville, Ind................... 175

3t. Joseph River (tributary to Lake

Michigan) atElkhart, Ind........ 92

at Mottville, Mich................... 91

at Niles , Mich....................... 93

discharge measurements of............ 295

St. Lawrence River at Ogdensburg, N. Y. 16 

streams tributary to, discharge

measurements' of.................. 301

gaging-station records on.........352-291

St. Lawrence River main stem, gagingstation records on............... 15-16

St. Louis River near Aurora, Minn...... 19

St, Marys River at Decatur, Ind........ 184

near Fort Wayne, Ind................. 185

St. Regis River at Brasher Center, N. Y. 259 

Saginaw River at Saginaw, Mich........139-140

discharge measurement of....

Salmon River at Chasm Palls, N

Salt Creek near MrCool, Ind............ 90

Salt River near North Bradley, Mich.... 153

Sand Lake near Burr Oak, Ind., records

available on..................... 292

Sandusky River, Ohio, discharge

measurement of................... 300

near Bucyrus, Ohio ................... 195

near Fremont, Ohio ................... 198

near Mexico, Ohio.................... 197

near Upper Sandusky, Ohio............ 196

Saranac River at Plattsburg, N. Y...... 265

Saxon, Wis., Montreal River near....... 28

Scio, N. Y., Genesee River at. ......... 218

Scottville, Mich., Pere Marquette River

at............................... 119

Sebewaing River (State drain) near

Sebewaing, Mich.................. 157

East Fork (Columbia drain) near

Sebewaing, Mich.................. 158

Second-feet per square mile, definition

of............................... 1

Second-foot, definition of............. 1

Second-foot-day, definition of......... 1

Seneca River at Baldwinsville, N. Y.... 229

discharge measurement of............. 301

Sevenmile Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of......................... 301

Sherman, Mich., Manistee River near.... 122

Shiawassee River at Byron, Mich........ 137

at Owosso, Mich...................... 138

near Fergus, Mich.................... 139

Sidnaw, Mich., Sturgeon River near..... 40

Siemens Creek, Mich., discharge

measurements of..................

Silver Lake at Portage, Wis............

near Angola, Ind., records available

292

Silver Lake outlet (tributary to Lake

Michigan), Mich., discharge

measurements of.................. 296

Simonton Lake near Elkhart, Ind.,

records available on............. 292

Sixmile Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of........................300-301

Sixteenmile Creek, Pa., discharge

measurements of.................. 301

Skinner Lake near Albion, Ind. , records

available on..................... 292

South Holland, 111., Little Calumet

River at......................... 78

South Range, Wis., Amnicon Lake near... 22 

Sparta Lake at Kimmel, Ind., records

available on..................... 292

Springfield Lake Outlet at Akron, Ohio. 206 

Stage-discharge relation, definition of 1 

State drain. See Sebewaing River. 

Sterling, MichT7~Rifle River near...... 136

Stillwater Reservoir near Beaver River,

N. Y............................. 248

Stryker, Ohio, Tiffin River at......... 187

Sturgeon River (tributary to Lake Huron)

near^Wolverine, Mich............. 123

Sturgeon River (tributary to Lake

Michigan), Mich., discharge

measurements of.................. 294

West Branch, discharge measurements

of................................ 295

Sturgeon River (tributary to Lake

Superior) near Alston, Mich...... 41

near Arnheim, Mich................... 42

near Sidnaw, Mich.................... 40

Swan Creek, Ohio, discharge measurements of......................... 299

Swift Run drain, Mich., discharge

measurements of.................. 299

Sylvan Lake at Rome City, Ind., records

available on..................... 292

Syracuse, N. Y., Onondaga Creek at..... 236

Syracuse Lake at Syracuse, Ind.,

records available on............. 292

Taberg, N. Y., East Branch Pish Creek

at.................... ........... 237

Tahquamenon River, Mich., discharge

measurement of................... 294

Terms, definition of................... 1-2

Thorn Creek at Glenwood, 111........... 80

at Thornton, 111..................... 81

Thornapple River near Hastings, Mich... 114 

Thornton, 111., Thorn Creek at......... 81

Thunder Bay River, Mich., discharge

measurements of............/,.... 297

Lower South Branch, near Hubbard

Lake, Mich....................... 134

near Bolton, Mich.................... 131

near Hillman, Mich................... 130

North Branch, near Bolton, Mich...... 133

Upper South Branch, near Lachine,

Mich. ............................. 132

Ticonderoga, N. Y., Lake George outlet

at 272 

Tiffin River 'at' Stryker ', ' Ohio'. '.'.....'..'. 187

Tittabasassee River at Midland, Mich... 151 

Tobacco River at Beaverton, Mich....... 152

Tobeco Creek, Mich., discharge measurements of......................... 297

Tonawanda Creek at Batavia, N. Y....... 216

Tower, Mich., Black River near......... 127

Town Creek, Ohio, discharge measurements of......................... 299

Townsend, Wis., Boot Lake near......... 62

Trout Creek, Mich., Middle Branch

Ontonagon River near............. 32

Trout Run, Pa., discharge measurements of......................... 300

Tula, Mich., Presque Isle River near... 30 

Turkey Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of......................... 300

Twelvemile Creek, Pa., discharge

measurements of.................. 301
INDEX 309

Union Lake outlet, Mlch., discharge 

measurements of...............

Upper Sandusky, Ohio, Sandusky River 

near..........................

Van Campen River, South Branch, N. Y., 

tributary to, discharge measurements of.........................

Vassar, Mien., Cass River at...........

Wabee Lake near Milford, Ind., records 

available on.....................

Waldron Lake near Casperville, Ind.,

records available on.............

Walnut Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of.........................

Walsh Creek, Mich., discharge measurement of..........................

Waterbury, Vt., Waterbury Reservoir

near.............................

Waterbury River near.................

Waterbury Reservoir near Waterbury, Vt.

Waterbury River near Waterbury, Vt.....

Watertown, N. Y., Black River at.......

Waterville, Ohio, Maumee River at.

Waupaca River near Waupaca, Wis........

Wawasee Lake near Wawasee, Ind.,

records available on.............

Wheeler Lake near Lakewood, Wis........

White Pigeon River, Mich., discharge

measurements of..................

White River, Mich., discharge measurements of.........................

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301

148

292

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300

294

284

285

284

285

242

181

72

292

62

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White River near Ashland, Wis........... 26

Whitefish River, Mich., discharge

measurement of................... 294

Willoughby, Ohio, Chagrin River at..... 207

Willsboro, N. Y., Bouquet River at..... 270

Windsor, Ohio, Phelps Creek near....... 209

Winooski River at Montpelier, Vt....... 277

near Essex Junction, Vt.............. 278

North Branch, at Wrightsville, Vt.... 281

Winooski River Basin, Vt., reservoirs

in............................... 279

Witmer Lake near Wolcottville, Ind.,

records available on............. 292

Wolf Lake at Chicago, 111.............. 86

at Hammond, Ind., records available 

on...............................

near Goshen, Ind., records available

on.

Wolf River above West Branch Wolf River,

Wis..............................

at Keshena Falls, Wis................

at New London, Wis...................

Wolverine, Mich., Sturgeon River

near.............................

Woodville, Ohio, Portage River at......

Work, division of......................

scope of..............................

Wrightstown, Wis., Fox River

near.............................

Wrightsville, Vt., North Branch Winooski

River at.........................

Wrightsville Detention Reservoir, Vt.,

contents of......................

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