Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1959

Part 3-A. Ohio River Basin Except

Cumberland and Tennessee River Basins

Prepared under the direction of J. V. B. WELLS, Chief, Surface Water Branch

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1625

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, 

Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West 

Virginia, and with other agencies

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1960
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

FRED A. SEATON, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

Thomas B. Nolan, Director

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

Washington 25, D.C. - Price $1.75 (Paper Cover)
PREFACE

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation 

with the States of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, 

North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia, 

and with other agencies, by personnel of the Water Resources Division, L. B. Leopold, chief, under the general direction of J. V. B. 

Wells, chief, Surface Water Branch, succeeded by E. L. Hendricks, 

and F. J. Flynn, chief, Basic Records Section.

The data were collected and computed under supervision of 

district engineers, Surface Water Branch, as follows:

D. M. Corbett .................................................................................Indianapolis, Ind.

L. C. Crawford..................................................................................Columbus, Ohio

W. L. Doll.................................................................................... Charleston, W. Va.

D. F. Dougherty ....................................................................................Albany, N. Y.

J. J. Molloy ....................................................................................... Harrisburg, Pa.

J. H. Morgan, succeeded by W. D. Mitchell...................................Champaign, 111.

J. W. Odell ...................................................................................College Park, Md.

E. B. Rice ....................................................................................... Raleigh, N. C.

F. F. Schrader.................................................................................. Louisville, Ky.

J. W. Gambrell............................................................................Charlottesville, Va.

Ill
CALENDAR FOR WATER YEAR 1959

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CONTENTS

Page 

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

Cooperation.......................................................................... 1

Division of work..................................................................... 2

Definition of terms and abbreviations................................................ 3

Downstream order and station numbers................................................. 4

Explanation of data.................................................................. 4

Accuracy of field data and computed results.......................................... 8

Publications......................................................................... 8

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

Hydrologic conditions................................................................ 12

Gaging-station records............................................................... 14

Allegheny River (head of Ohio River) at Eldred, Pa................................. 14

Great Valley Creek basin

Great Valley Creek near Salamanca, N. Y.......................................... 15

Allegheny River at Red House, N. Y............ % .................................... 16

Allegheny River near Kinzua, Pa.................................................... 17

Conewango Creek basin

Conewango Creek at Waterboro, N. Y............................................... 18

Chautauqua Lake near Mayville, N. Y............................................ 19

Chadakoin River at Falconer, N. Y.............................................. 20

Conewango Creek at Russell, Pa................................................... 21

Brokenstraw Creek basin

Brokenstraw Creek at Youngsville, Pa............................................. 22

Allegheny River at West Hickory, Pa................................................ 23

Tionesta Creek basin

Tionesta Creek at Lynch, Pa...................................................... 24

Tionesta Creek at Tionesta Creek Dam, Pa......................................... 25

Oil Creek basin

Oil Creek at Rouseville, pa...................................................... 26

French Creek basin

French Creek at Carters Corners, Pa.............................................. 27

French Creek at Utica, Pa........................................................ 28

Sugar Creek at Sugarcreek, Pa.................................................. 29

Allegheny River at Franklin, Pa.................................................... 30

Clarion River basin

East Branch Clarion River:

Sevenmile Run near Rasselas , Pa................................................ 31

East Branch Clarion River at East Branch Clarion River Dam, Pa................... 32

West Branch Clarion River at Wilcox, Pa........................................ 33

Clarion Rive r at Johnsonburg, Pa................................................. 34

Clarion River at Cooksburg, Pa. .................................................. 35

Clarion River near Piney, Pa..................................................... 36

Allegheny River at Parkers Landing, Pa. ............................................ 37

Redbank Creek basin

Redbank Creek at St. Charles, Pa. ................................................ 38

Mahonlng Creek basin

Mahoning Creek at Punxsutawney, Pa............................................... 39

Little Mahoning Creek at McCormick, Pa......................................... 40

Mahoning Creek at Mahoning Creek Dam, pa......................................... 41

Allegheny River at Kittanning, Pa.................................................. 42

Crooked Creek basin

Crooked Creek at Idaho, Pa....................................................... 43

Crooked Creek at Crooked Creek Dam, Pa........................................... 44

Kiskiminetas River basin

Stony Creek (head of Kiskiminetas River) at Perndale, Pa......................... 45

Little Conemaugh River at East Conemaugh, Pa................................... 46

Conemaugh River (continuation of Stony Creek) at Seward, Pa...................... 47

Blacklick Creek at Josephine, Pa............................................... 48

Two Lick Creek at Graceton, Pa............................................... 49

Conemaugh River at Tunnelton, Pa................................................. 50

Loyalhanna Creek at Kingston, Pa............................................... 51

Loyalhanna Creek at Loyalhanna Creek Dam, Pa................................... 52

Kiskiminetas River at Vandergrift, Pa............................................ 53

Buffalo Creek basin

Buffalo Creek near Preeport, Pa.................................................. 54

Allegheny River at Natrona, Pa..................................................... 55

Reservoirs in Allegheny River basin................................................ 56

Monongahela River basin

Tygart River (head of Monongahela River) near Dailey, W. Va...................... 58

Tygart River near Elkins, W. Va.................................................. 59

Tygart River at Belington, W. Va................................................. 60

Middle Fork River at Audra, W. Va.............................................. 61

Buckhannon River:

Sand Run near Buckhannon, W. Va.............................................. 62

Buckhannon River at Hall, W. Va................................................ 63

Tygart River at Philippi, W. Va.................................................. 64

Tygart River at Tygart Dam, near Grafton, W. Va.................................. 65

Tygart River at Colfax, W. Va;................................................... 66

West Fork River:

Skin Creek near Brownsville, W. Va........................................... 67

West Fork River at Brownsville, W. Va.......................................... 68

West Fork River at Butcherville, W. Va......................................... 69

V
VI CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued 

Allegheny River Continued 

Monongahela River basin Continued

Tygart River Continued Page 

West Pork River at Clarksburg, W. Va........................................... 70

Elk Creek at Quiet Dell, W. Va............................................... 71

Tenmile Creek: 

Salem Fork:

Salem Pork subwatershed No. 11A (Varner Hollow Run) near Salem, W. Va.... 72

Salem Pork subwatershed No. 9 (West Branch Patterson Fork) near Salem,

W. Va.............................................................. 73

Salem Pork at Salem, W. Va................................................. 74

West Pork River at Enterprise, W. Va........................................... 75

Monongahela River:

Buffalo Creek at Barrackville, W. Va........................................... 76

Monongahela River at lock 15, at Hoult, W. Va.................................... 77

Deckers Creek at Morgantown, W. Va............................................. 78

Dry Pork (head of Cheat River) at Hendricks, W. Va............................. 79

Blackwater River at Davis, W. Va............................................. 80

Black Pork (continuation of Dry Fork):

Shavers Pork at Parsons, W. Va............................................... 81

Cheat River (continuation of Black Fork) near Parsons, W. Va................... 82

Cheat River at Rowlesburg, W. Va............................................... 83

Big Sandy Creek at Rockville, W. Va.......................................... 84

Dunkard Creek at Shannopin, Pa................................................. 85

Monongahela River at Greensboro, Pa.............................................. 86

South Pork Tenmile Creek at Jefferson, Pa...................................... 87

Redstone Creek at Waltersburg, Pa.............................................. 88

Monongahela River at Charleroi, Pa............................................... 89

Youghiogheny River near Oakland, Md............................................ 90

Youghiogheny River at Priendsville, Md......................................... 91

Youghiogheny River at Youghiogheny River Dam, Pa............................... 92

Casselman River at Grantsville, Md........................................... 93

Big Piney Run near Salisbury, Pa........................................... 94

Casselman River at Markleton, Pa............................................. 95

Laurel Hill Creek at Ursina, Pa............................................ 96

Youghiogheny River below Confluence, Pa........................................ 97

Youghiogheny River at Connellsville , Pa........................................ 98

Jacobs Creek:

Green Lick Run at Green Lick Reservoir, Pa................................. 99

Youghiogheny River at Sutersville, Pa.......................................... 100

Turtle Creek:

Abers Creek near Murrysville, Pa............................................. 101

Monongahela River at Braddock, Pa................................................ 102

Reservoirs in Monongahela River basin............................................ 103

Ohio River:

Chartiers Creek basin

Chartiers Creek at Carnegie, Pa.................................................. 104

Ohio River at Sewickley, Pa........................................................ 105

Beaver River basin

Mahoning River (head of Beaver River) at Alliance, Ohio.......................... 106

Mill Creek near Berlin Center, Ohio............................................ 107

Mahoning River below Berlin Dam, near Berlin Center, Ohio........................ 108

Mahoning River at Pricetown, Ohio................................................ 109

Kale Creek near Pricetown, Ohio................................................ 110

West Branch Mahoning River near Newton Palls, Ohio............................. Ill

Eagle Creek at Phalanx Station, Ohio........................................... 112

Mahoning River at Leavittsburg, Ohio............................................. 113

Mosquito Creek below Mosquito Creek Dam, near Cortland, Ohio................... 114

Mahoning River at Youngstown, Ohio............................................... 115

Mill Creek at Youngstown, Ohio................................................. 116

Mahoning River at Lowellville, Ohio.............................................. 117

Shenango River at Pymatuning Dam, Pa........................................... 118

Little Shenango River at Greenville, Pa...................................... 119

Pymatuning Creek near Orangeville, Pa........................................ 120

Shenango River at Sharpsville, Pa.............................................. 121

Beaver River at Wampum, Pa...'.................................................... 122

Connoquenessing Creek at Hazen, Pa............................................. 123

Slippery Rock Creek at Wurtemburg, Pa........................................ 124

Beaver River at Beaver Palls, Pa................................................. 125

Reservoirs in Beaver River basin................................................. 126

Raccoon Creek basin

Raccoon Creek at Moffatts Mill, Pa. .............................................. 128

Little Beaver Creek basin 

Middle Fork Little Beaver Creek:

Lisbon Creek at Lisbon, Ohio................................................... 129

Little Beaver Creek near East Liverpool, Ohio.................................... 130

Yellow Creek basin

Yellow Creek near Hammondsville, Ohio............................................ 131

Short Creek basin

Short Creek near Dillonvale, Ohio................................................ 132

Wheeling Creek basin

Wheeling Creek at Elm Grove, W. Va............................................... 133

Captlna Creek basin

Captina Creek at Armstrongs Mills, Ohio.......................................... 134

Middle Island Creek basin

Middle Island Creek at Little, W. Va............................................. 135

Ohio River at St. Marys, W. Va..................................................... 136

Little Muskingum River basin

Little Muskingum River at Bloomfield, Ohio....................................... 137

Muskingum River basin

Tuscarawas River (head of Muskingum River) at Clinton, Ohio...................... 138
CONTENTS VII

Gaging-station records Continued 

Ohio River Continued

Muskingum River basin Continued Page

Tuscarawas River at Massillon, Ohio.............................................. 139

Sandy Creek at Waynesburg, Ohio................................................ 140

Middle Branch Nimishillen Creek at Canton, Ohio.............................. 141

Nimishillen Creek at North Industry, Ohio.................................... 142

Conotton Creek:

McGuire Creek below Leesville Dam, near Leesville, Ohio...................... 143

Indian Fork below Atwood Dam, near New Cumberland, Ohio...................... 144

Tuscarawas River below Dover Dam, near Dover, Ohio............................... 145

Sugar Creek above Beach City Dam, at Beach City, Ohio.......................... 146

Sugar Creek below Beach City Dam, near Beach City, Ohio........................ 147

Beaver Dam Creek:

Home Creek near New Philadelphia, Ohio....................................... 148

Stillwater Creek at Piedmont, Ohio............................................. 149

Stillwater Creek at Tippecanoe, Ohio........................................... 150

Stillwater Creek at Uhrichsville, Ohio......................................... 151

Little Stillwater Creek below Tappan Dam, at Tappan, Ohio.................... 152

Tuscarawas River at Newcomerstown, Ohio.......................................... 153

Black Fork below Charles Mill Dam, near Mifflin, Ohio.......................... 154

Rocky Fork:

Touby Run at Mansfield, Ohio............................................... 155

Black Pork at Loudonville, Ohio................................................ 156

Clear Fork at Butler, Ohio................................................... 157

Clear Fork below Pleasant Hill Dam, near Perrysville, Ohio................... 158

Lake Pork below Mohicanville Dam, near Mohicanville, Ohio.................... 159

Mohican River at Greer, Ohio................................................... 160

Kokosing River at Mount Vemon, Ohio......................................... 161

Kokosing River at Millwood, Ohio............................................. 162

Walhonding River below Mohawk Dam, at Nellie, Ohio.............................. 163

Killbuck Creek at Killbuck, Ohio............................................. 164

Mill Creek near Coshocton, Ohio.............................................. 165

Muskingum River near Coshocton, Ohio............................................. 166

Seneca Pork below Senecaville Dam, near Senecaville, Ohio...................... 167

Wills Creek at Cambridge, Ohio................................................. 168

Salt Pork near Cambridge , Ohio............................................... 169

Wills Creek below Wills Creek Dam, at Wills Creek, Ohio........................ 170

Wakatomika Creek near Frazeysburg, Ohio........................................ 171

Muskingum River at Dresden, Ohio................................................. 172

Licking River near Newark, Ohio................................................ 173

Licking River at Toboso, Ohio.................................................. 174

Licking River at Dillon, Ohio.................................................. 175

Muskingum River at McConnelsville, Ohio.......................................... 176

Reservoirs in Muskingum River basin.............................................. 177

Ohio River at Parkersburg, W. Va................................................... 181

Little Kanawha River basin

Little Kanawha River near Burnsvllle, W. Va...................................... 182

Little Kanawha River at Glenville, W. Va......................................... 183

Steer Creek near Grantsville, W. Va............................................ 184

Little Kanawha River at Grantsville, W. Va....................................... 185

West Pork Little Kanawha River at Rocksdale, W. Va............................. 186

Reedy Creek near Reedy, W. Va.................................................. 187

Little Kanawha River at Palestine, W. Va......................................... 188

Hughes River at Cisko, W. Va................................................... 189

Hocking River basin 

Hocking River:

Hunters Run at Lancaster, Ohio................................................. 190

Hocking River at Lancaster, Ohio................................................. 191

Clear Creek near Rockbridge, Ohio.............................................. 192

Hocking River at Enterprise , Ohio................................................ 193

Sunday Creek: 

East Branch Sunday Creek:

Tom Jenkins Reservoir at Burr Oak, Ohio...................................... 194

Sunday Creek at Glouster, Ohio................................................. 195

Hocking River at Athens, Ohio.................................................... 196

Ohio River at Pomeroy, Ohio........................................................ 197

Kanawha River basin

South Fork New River (head of Kanawha River) near Jefferson, N. C................ 198

New River near Galax, Va......................................................... 199

Chestnut Creek at Galax, Va.................................................... 200

New River at Ivanhoe, Va......................................................... 201

Reed Creek at Grahams Forge, Va................................................ 202

Big Reed Island Creek near Allisonia, Va....................................... 203

New River at Allisonia, Va....................................................... 205

Little River at Graysonton, Va................................................. 206

New River at Radford, Va......................................................... 207

New River at Eggleston, Va....................................................... 208

Walker Creek at Bane, Va....................................................... 209

Wolf Creek neap Narrows, Va.................................................... 210

New River at Glenlyn, Va......................................................... 211

Blue stone River:

Camp Creek near Camp Creek, W. Va............................................ 212

Bluestone River near Pipestem, W. Va........................................... 213

New River at Bluestone Dam, W. Va................................................ 214

Greenbrier River at Durbin, W. Va.............................................. 215

Greenbrier River at Buckeye, W. Va............................................. 216

Second Creek near Second Creek, W. Va........................................ 217

Greenbrier River at Alderson, W. Va............................................ 218

Greenbrier River at Hilldale, W. Va............................................ 219

New River at Hinton, W. Va....................................................... 220

Piney Creek at Raleigh, W. Va.................................................. 221
VIII CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued 

Ohio River Continued

Kanawha River basin Continued 

New River Continued

Gauley River: Page 

Williams River at Dyer, W. Va................................................ 222

Gauley River at Camden on Gauley, W. Va........................................ 223

Cherry River at Fenwick, W. Va............................................... 224

Gauley River near Summersville, W. Va.......................................... 225

Meadow River at tfallen, W. Va................................................ 226

Peters Creek near Lockwood, W. Va............................................ 227

Gauley River above Belva, W. Va................................................ 228

Kanawha River at Kanawha Falls, W. Va............................................ 229

Elk River at Centralia, W. Va.................................................. 230

Elk River at Sutton, W. Va..................................................... 231

Elk River near Frametown, W. Va................................................ 232

Elk River at Clay, W. Va....................................................... 233

Elk River at Queen Shoals, W. Va............................................... 234

Kanawha River at Charleston, W. Va............................................... 235

Coal River at Ashford, W. Va................................................... 236

Little Coal River at Danville, W. Va......................................... 237

Pooatalico River at Sissonville, W. Va......................................... 238

Ohio River at Point Pleasant, W. Va................................................ 239

Raccoon Creek basin

Raccoon Creek at Adamsville, Ohio................................................ 240

Guyandot River basin

Guyandot River at Man, W. Va..................................................... 241

Guyandot River at Branchland, W. Va.............................................. 242

Mud River near Milton, W. Va................................................... 243

Ohio River at Huntington, W. Va.................................................... 244

Twelvepole Creek basin

Twelvepole Creek at Wayne, W. Va................................................. 245

Big Sandy River basin

Levisa Fork (head of Big Sandy River) near Grundy, Va............................ 246

Levisa Fork at Fishtrap, Ky...................................................... 247

Russell Fork at Haysi, Va...................................................... 248

Pound River near Haysi, Va................................................... 249

Levisa Fork at Pikeville, Ky..................................................... 250

Johns Creek near Meta, Ky...................................................... 251

Dewey Reservoir near Van Lear, Ky.............................................. 252

Johns Creek near Van Lear, Ky.................................................. 253

Paint Creek at Staffordsville, Ky.............................................. 254

Levisa Fork at Paintsville, Ky................................................... 255

Tug Fork at Litwar, W. Va...................................................... 256

Panther Creek near Panther, W. Va............................................ 257

Tug Fork near Kertnit, W. Va.................................................... 258

Big Sandy River at Louisa, Ky.................................................... 259

Blaine Creek at Yatesville, Ky................................................. 260

Ohio River at Ashland, Ky.......................................................... 261

Little Sandy River basin

Little Sandy River near Grayson, Ky.............................................. 262

Tygarts Creek basin

Tygarts Creek at Oliva Hill, Ky.................................................. 263

Tygarts Creek near Greenup, Ky................................................... 264

Scioto River basin 

Scioto River:

Little Scioto River above Marion, Ohio......................................... 265

Scioto River near Prospect, Ohio................................................. 266

Eagon Run near Warrensburg, Ohio............................................... 267

Mill Creek near Bellepoint, Ohio............................................... 268

Scioto River below 0'Shaughnessy Dam, near Dublin, Ohio.......................... 269

Olentangy River at Claridon, Ohio.............................................. 270

Whetstone Creek near Ashley, Ohio............................................ 271

Olentangy River near Delaware, Ohio............................................ 272

Olentangy River near Worthington, Ohio......................................... 273

Scioto River at Columbus, Ohio................................................... 274

Big Walnut Creek at Central College, Ohio...................................... 275

Alum Creek at Columbus, Ohio................................................. 276

Big Walnut Creek at Rees, Ohio................................................. 277

Darby Creek at Darbyville, Ohio................................................ 278

Scioto River at Chillicothe, Ohio................................................ 279

Paint Creek:

Rocky Fork near Barretts Mills, Ohio......................................... 280

Paint Creek near Bourneville, Ohio............................................. 281

Scioto River at Higby, Ohio...................................................... 282

Salt Creek at Tarlton, Ohio.................................................... 283

Pike Run:

Tar Hollow Creek at Tar Hollow State Park, Ohio............................ 284

Reservoirs in Scioto River basin................................................. 285

Ohio Brush Creek basin

Ohio Brush Creek near West Union, Ohio........................................... 287

Ohio River near Maysville, Ky...................................................... 288

Whlteoak Creek basin

Whiteoak Creek near Georgetown, Ohio............................................. 289

Little Miami River basin

Little Miami River near Oldtown, Ohio ............................................ 290

North Fork Massie Creek at Cedarville, Ohio.................................... 291

South Fork Massie Creek near Cedarville, Ohio................................ 292

Massie Creek at Wilberforce, Ohio.............................................. 293

Todd Fork near Roachester, Ohio................................................ 294

Little Miami River at Milford, Ohio.............................................. 295

East Fork Little Miami River at Perintown, Ohio................................ 296
CONTENTS IX

Gaglng-statlon records Continued 

Ohio River Continued

Licking River basin Page

Licking River near Salyersvllle, Ky.............................................. 297

Licking River at Farmers, Ky..................................................... 298

Trlplett Creek at Morehead, Ky................................................. 299

Licking River at Blue Lick Springs, Ky........................................... 301

North Fork Licking River near Lewlsburg, Ky.................................... 302

Licking River at McKinneysburg, Ky............................................... 303

Stoner Creek (head of South Pork Licking River) at Paris, Ky................... 304

South Pork Licking River at Cynthiana, Ky...................................... 305

Licking River at Catawba, Ky..................................................... 306

Ohio River at Cincinnati, Ohio..................................................... 307

Mill Creek basin

Mill Creek at Reading, Ohio...................................................... 308

West Pork Mill Creek Reservoir near Greenhills, Ohio........................... 309

West Pork Mill Creek at Woodlawn, Ohio......................................... 310

Mil 1 Creek at Carthage, Ohio..................................................... 311

Miami River basin

Indian Lake (head of Miami River) at Russells Point, Ohio........................ 312

Buckongahelas Creek near DeGraff, Ohio......................................... 313

Stony Creek near DeGraff, Ohio................................................. 314

Miami River at Sidney, Ohio...................................................... 315

Loramie Creek at Lockington, Ohio.............................................. 316

Miami River at Taylorsville, Ohio................................................ 317

Stillwater River:

Greenville Creek near Bradford, Ohio......................................... 318

Stillwater River at Pleasant Hill, Ohio........................................ 319

Stillwater River at Englewood, Ohio............................................ 320

Mad River at Zanesfield, Ohio.................................................. 321

Mad River near Urbana, Ohio.................................................... 322

Mad River near Springfield, Ohio............................................... 323

Mad River near Dayton, Ohio.................................................... 324

Miami River at Dayton, Ohio...................................................... 325

Miami River at Miamisburg, Ohio.................................................. 326

Twin Creek near Germantown, Ohio............................................... 327

Talawanda Creek near Hamilton, Ohio............................................ 328

Miami River at Hamilton, Ohio.................................................... 329

Whitewater River near Alpine, Ind.............................................. 330

East Pork Whitewater River at Richmond, Ind.................................. 331

East Pork Whitewater River at Brookville, Ind................................ 332

Whitewater River at Brookville, Ind............................................ 333

Laughery Creek basin

Laughery Creek near Farmers Retreat, Ind......................................... 334

Kentucky River basin

North Pork Kentucky River at Hazard, Ky.......................................... 335

Troublesome Creek: 

Buckhom Creek:

Bear Branch near Noble, Ky................................................. 336

Troublesome Creek at Noble, Ky................................................. 337

North Pork Kentucky River at Jackson, Ky......................................... 338

Middle Pork Kentucky River at Buckhorn, Ky..................................... 339

Middle Pork Kentucky River at Tallega, Ky...................................... 340

Kentucky River:

South Fork Kentucky River at Booneville, Ky.................................... 341

Kentucky River at lock 14, at Heidelberg, Ky..................................... 342

Red River near Hazel Green, Ky................................................. 343

Stillwater Creek at Stillwater, Ky........................................... 344

Red River at Clay City, Ky..................................................... 345

Kentucky River at lock 10, near Winchester, Ky................................... 346

Kentucky River at lock 8, near Camp Nelson, Ky................................... 347

Dix River near Danville, Ky.................................................... 348

Herrington Lake near Burgin, Ky................................................ 349

Kentucky River at lock 6, near Salvisa, Ky....................................... 350

Kentucky River at lock 4, at Frankfort, Ky....................................... 351

North Elkhom Creek (head of Elkhorn Creek) near Georgetown, Ky................ 352

South Elkhorn Creek:

Cave Creek near Port Spring, Ky............................................ 353

South Elkhom Creek at Port Spring, Ky....................................... 355

Elkhom Creek near Frankfort, Ky............................................... 356

Plat Creek neap Frankfort, Ky.................................................. 357

Kentucky River at lock 2, at Lockport, Ky........................................ 358

Big Eagle Creek (head of Eagle Creek) at Sadieville, Ky........................ 359

Eagle Creek at Glencoe , Ky..................................................... 360

Beargrass Creek basin

South Fork Beargrass Creek at Louisville, Ky..................................... 361

Middle Fork Beargrass Creek at Cannons Lane, at Louisville, Ky................. 362

Silver Creek basin

Silver Creek near Sellersburg, Ind............................................... 363

Ohio River at Louisville, Ky....................................................... 364

Salt River basin

Salt River near Harrodsburg, Ky.................................................. 365

Salt River near Van Buren, Ky.................................................... 366

Plum Creek:

Plum Creek subwatershed No, 4 near Simpsonville, Ky.......................... 367

Plum Creek near Wilsonville, Ky................................................ 368

Little Plum Creek:

Plum Creek subwatershed No. 17 near Waterford, Ky.......................... 369

Little Plum Creek near Waterford, Ky......................................... 370

Plum Creek at Waterford, Ky.................................................... 371

Floyds Fork at Fisherville, Ky................................................. 372

Salt River at Shepherdsville, Ky................................................. 373
X CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued 

Ohio River Continued

Salt River basin Continued Page

Rolling Pork near Lebanon, Ky.................................................. 374

Beech Pork near Springfield, Ky.............................................. 375

Beech Pork at Bardstown, Ky.................................................. 376

Rolling Pork near Boston, Ky................................................... 377

Pond Creek near Louisville, Ky................................................. 378

Big Indian Creek basin

Big Indian Creek near Corydon, Ind............................................... 379

Blue River basin

Blue River near White Cloud, Ind................................................. 380

Green River basin

Green River:

McGills Creek near McKinney, Ky. ............................................... 381

Green River near McKinney, Ky.................................................... 382

Green River near Mount Salem, Ky................................................. 383

Green River at Greensburg, Ky.................................................... 384

Russell Creek near Columbia, Ky................................................ 385

South Pork Little Barren River at Edmonton, Ky................................. 386

Green River at Munfordville, Ky.................................................. 387

North Pork Nolin River:

McDougal Creek near Hodgenville, Ky.......................................... 388

North Fork Nolin River at Hodgenville, Ky...................................... 389

Nolin River at Wax, Ky......................................................... 390

Green River at lock 6, at Brownsville, Ky........................................ 391

Bear Creek near Leitohfield, Ky................................................ 392

Barren River near Pageville, Ky................................................ 393

West Bays Pork at Scottsville, Ky............................................ 394

Drakes Creek near Alvaton, Ky................................................ 395

Barren River at Bowling Green, Ky.............................................. 396

Green River at lock 4, at Woodbury, Ky........................................... 397

Mud River near Lewisburg, Ky................................................... 398

Rough River near Madrid, Ky.................................................... 399

North Pork Rough River near Westview, Ky..................................... 400

Rock Lick Creek near Glen Dean, Ky........................................... 401

Rough River at Palls of Rough, Ky.............................................. 402

Caney Creek near Horse Branch, Ky............................................ 403

Rough River near Dundee, Ky.................................................... 405

Green River at lock 2, at Calhoun, Ky............................................ 406

East Pork Pond River near Apex, Ky............................................. 407

Ohio River at Evansville, Ind...................................................... 408

Wabash River basin

Wabash River near New Corydon, Ind............................................... 409

Wabash River at Bluffton, Ind.................................................... 410

Wabash River at Huntington, Ind.................................................. 411

Little Wabash River near Huntington, Ind....................................... 412

Salamonie River near Warren, Ind............................................... 413

Salamonie River at Dora, Ind................................................... 414

Wabash River at Wabash, Ind...................................................... 415

Mississinewa River near Ridgeville, Ind........................................ 416

Mississinewa River near Eaton, Ind............................................. 417

Mississinewa River at Marion, Ind.............................................. 418

Mississinewa River at Peoria, Ind.............................................. 419

Wabash River at Peru, Ind........................................................ 420

Eel River at North Manchester, Ind............................................. 421

Eel River near Logansport, Ind................................................. 422

Wabash River at Logansport, Ind.................................................. 423

Wabash River at Delphi, Ind...................................................... 424

Deer Creek near Delphi, Ind.................................................... 425

Tippecanoe River at Oswego, Ind................................................ 426

Tippecanoe River near Ora, Ind................................................. 427

Tippecanoe River near Monticello, Ind.......................................... 428

Tippecanoe River near Delphi, Ind.............................................. 429

Wildcat Creek at Greentown, Ind................................................ 430

Wildcat Creek at Kokomo, Ind................................................... 431

Wildcat Creek at Owasco, Ind................................................... 432

South Pork Wildcat Creek near Lafayette, Ind................................. 433

Wildcat Creek near Lafayette, Ind.............................................. 434

Wabash River at Lafayette, Ind................................................... 435

Big Pine Creek near Williamsport, Ind.......................................... 436

Wabash River at Covington, Ind................................................... 437

Vermilion River:

Bluegrass Creek at Potomac, 111.............................................. 438

Salt Pork near St. Joseph, 111............................................... 439

Saline Branch:

Boneyard Creek at Urbana, 111............................................ 440

Vermilion River near Danville, 111............................................. 441

Sugar Creek at Crawfordsville, Ind............................................. 442

Sugar Creek near Byron, Ind.................................................... 443

Wabash River at Montezuma, Ind................................................... 444

Raccoon Creek near Fincastle, Ind.............................................. 445

Raccoon Creek at Perndale, Ind................................................. 447

Little Raccoon Creek near Catlin, Ind........................................ 448

Raccoon Creek at Coxville, Ind................................................. 449

Wabash River at Terre Haute, Ind................................................. 450

Wabash River at Riverton, Ind.................................................... 451

Busseron Creek near Carlisle, Ind.............................................. 452

Wabash River at Vincennes, Ind................................................... 453
CONTENTS XI

Gaging-station records Continued 

Ohio River Continued 

Wabash River basin Continued

Embarrass River: Page 

Range Creek near Casey, 111.................................................. 454

Embarrass River at Ste. Marie, 111............................................. 455

North Fork Embarrass River near Oblong, 111.................................. 456

White River at Muncie, Ind..................................................... 457

Buck Creek near Muncie, Ind.................................................. 458

White River at Anderson, Ind................................................... 459

White River near Noblesville, Ind.............................................. 460

White River at Woblesville, Ind................................................ 461

Cicero Creek near Arcadia, Ind............................................... 462

Little Cicero Creek near Arcadia, Ind...................................... 463

Hinkle Creek near Cicero, Ind.............................................. 464

Cicero Creek at Noblesville, Ind............................................. 465

White River near Nora, Ind..................................................... 466

Fall Creek near Fortville, Ind............................................... 467

Lawrence Creek at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind.............................. 468

Mud Creek at Indianapolis, Ind............................................. 469

Fall Creek at Millersville, Ind.............................................. 470

White River at Indianapolis, Ind............................................... 471

Eagle Creek at Zionsville , Ind. . ... . v......................................... 472

Eagle Creek at Indianapolis, Ind............................................. 473

White Lick Creek:

West Fork White Lick Creek at Danville, Ind................................ 474

White Lick Creek at Mooresville, Ind......................................... 475

White River near Centerton, Ind................................................ 476

Bean Blossom Creek at Bean Blossom, Ind...................................... 477

Bear Creek near Trevlac, Ind............................................... 478

Bean Blossom Creek at Dolan, Ind............................................. 479

White River at Spencer, Ind.................................................... 480

Big Walnut Creek (head of Eel River) near Reelsville, Ind.................... 481

Mill Creek near Cataract, Ind.............................................. 482

Mill Creek near Manhattan, Ind............................................. 483

Deer Creek near Putnamville, Ind......................................... 484

Eel River at Bowling Green, Ind.............................................. 485

White River at Newberry, Ind................................................... 486

Blue River (head of East Fork White River) at Carthage, Ind.................. 487

Blue River at Shelbyvllle, Ind............................................... 488

Sugar Creek:

Youngs Creek near Edinburg, Ind.......................................... 489

Sugar Creek near Edinburg, Ind............................................. 490

Driftwood River (continuation of Blue River) near Edinburg, Ind.............. 491

Flatrock River at St. Paul, Ind............................................ 492

East Fork White River (continuation of Driftwood River) at Columbus, Ind..... 493

Clifty Creek at Hartsville, Ind............................................ 494

Sand Creek near Brewersville, Ind.......................................... 495

East Fork White River at Seymour, Ind........................................ 496

Graham Creek (head of Muscatatuck River) near Vernon, Ind.................. 497

Muscatatuck River near Deputy, Ind......................................... 498

Muscatatuck River near Austin, Ind......................................... 499

Vernon Fork:

North Fork of Vernon Pork:

Brush Creek near Nebraska, Ind....................................... 500

North Fork of Vernon Pork near Butlerville, Ind........................ 501

Vernon Fork at Vernon, Ind............................................... 502

East Fork White River near Bedford, Ind...................................... 503

Salt Creek:

Worth Fork Salt Creek near Belmont, Ind.................................. 504

Salt Creek near Harrodsburg, Ind........................................... 505

Salt Creek near Peerless, Ind.............................................. 506

East Fork White River at Shoals, Ind......................................... 507

White River at Petersburg, Ind................................................. 508

Patoka River at Jasper, Ind.................................................... 509

Patoka River near Princeton, Ind............................................... 510

Wabash River at Mount Carmel, 111................................................ 511

Bonpas Creek at Browns, 111.................................................... 512

Little Wabash River below Clay City, 111....................................... 513

Skillet Fork at Wayne City, 111.............................................. 514

Little Wabash River at Carmi, 111.............................................. 515

Saline River basin

Saline River near Junction, 111.................................................. 516

Tradewater River basin

Tradewater River at Olney, Ky.................................................... 517

Clear Creek: 

Weirs Creek:

Rose Creek at Nebo, Ky..................................................... 518

Ohio River at Golconda, 111........................................................ 519

Bay Creek basin 

Bay Creek:

Hayes Creek at Glendale, 111................................................... 520

Sugar Creek:

Lake Glendale Inlet near Dixon Springs, 111.................................. 521

Lake Glendale Outlet near Dixon Springs, 111................................. 522

Sugar Creek near Dixon Springs, 111............................................ 523

Ohio River at Metropolis, 111...................................................... 524

Cache River basin

Cache River at Forman, 111....................................................... 525
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Discharge at partial-record stations and miscellaneous sites: Page

Low-flow partial-record stations................................................... 526

Crest-stage partial-record stations ................................................ 531

Measurements at miscellaneous sites. ............................................... 535

Records available on lakes in Indiana,............................................... 554

Index................................................................................ 555

ILLUSTRATIONS

Figure 1. Map of the conterminous United States show areas covered by 18 of the 

20 volumes on surface water supply. The area covered by this report 

is shaded............................................................... 9

2. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1959 water

year with median discharge for 25-year period........................... 13
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OP OHIO RIVER BASIN EXCEPT CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE RIVER BASINS, 1959

SCOPE OP WORK

This volume is one of a series of 20 reports presenting records of stage, discharge, and 

content, of streams, lakes, and reservoirs in the United States during the 1959 water year. 

Since 1888, when the United States Geological Survey first studied streamflow in relation 

to problems of irrigation, similar records have been obtained at more than 15,200 gaging 

stations in the 50 States. On September 30, 1959, the Geological Survey and cooperating 

organizations were maintaining 7,110 gaging stations. Partial-record stations for low flow 

or for Mood flow have been operated at many other points. In addition, discharge measurements are made at miscellaneous sites. The records for the 1959 water year at gaging stations, partial-record stations, and miscellaneous sites in the Ohio River basin except 

Cumberland and Tennessee River basins are given in this report.

COOPERATION

Many State, municipal, and private organizations have cooperated with the Geological 

Survey in this work by either furnishing or helping to collect data. Organizations that 

supplied data are acknowledged in station descriptions, and organizations that assisted in 

the collection of data through cooperative agreements with the Survey are:

Illinois: State Department of Public Works and Buildings, E. A. Rosenstone, 

director, through Division of Waterways, T. B. Casey, chief engineer; State Department of Registration and Education, V. M. Sinks, director, through Water Survey 

Division, W. C. Ackermann, chief.

Indiana: State Department of Conservation, E. K. Marlin, director, through Division of Water Resources, C. H. Bechert, director; State Highway Commission, John 

Peters, chairman, G. M. Poster, executive director, and C. E. Vogelgesang, chief 

engineer; State Board of Health, A. C. Offutt, commissioner-, and B, A. Poole, director, Bureau of Sanitary Engineering; Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission, Anton Hulman, Jr., chairman, J. I. Perrey, chief engineer.

Kentucky. University of Kentucky, P. C. Dickey, president, through State Geological Survey, W. W. Hagan, director and State Geologist.

Maryland and one station in Pennsylvania near the Maryland State line, namely Big 

Piney Run near Salisbury, Pa.: State Board of Natural Resources, through Department 

of Geology, Mines, and Water Resources, J. T. Singewald, Jr., director.

New York: State Department of Public Works, J. W. Johnson, superintendent, succeeded by J. B. McMorran; State Department of Health, H. E. Hilleboe , commissioner, 

through Water Pollution Control Board.

North Carolina: State Department of Water Resources, H. E. Brown, director; prior 

to Sept. 1, 1959, State Department of Conservation and Development, W. P. Saunders, 

director.

Ohio; State Department of Highways, C. M. Noble, director, succeeded by 

E. S. Preston; State Department of Natural Resources, H. B. Eagon, director; Miami 

Conservancy District, M. L. Mitchell, chief engineer; city of Columbus, Department 

of Public Service, P. C. Redick, director.
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Pennsylvania: State Department of Forests and Waters, M. K. Goddard, secretary, 

through the Water and Power Resources Board, B. D. Murphy, chief engineer. 

Virginia: State Department of Highways, S. D. May, commissioner. 

West Virginia: State Water Commission, N. H. Dyer, chairman; Clarksburg Water 

Board, T. A. Stout, secretary and general manager.

Assistance in the form of funds or services was given by the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, in collecting records published herein for 327 gaging stations, of 

which 10 were in Illinois, 34 in Indiana, 52 in Kentucky, 2 in Maryland, 5 in New York, 

96 in Ohio, 62 in Pennsylvania, 12 in Virginia, and 54 in West Virginia.

Assistance was also furnished by the Agricultural Research Service of the United States 

Department of Agriculture and the Weather Bureau, United States Department of Commerce. 

The following organizations aided in collecting records:

Indiana: City of Indianapolis, through its Board of Public Works and Sanitation 

and its Flood Control Board; cities of Anderson, Muncie, North Vernon, Richmond, and 

Jasper; Indianapolis Water Co.; Indianapolis Power & Light Co.; Public Service Co. 

of Indiana; Container Corporation of America; and Continental Steel Co. 

Kentucky: Kentucky Utilities Co. 

New York: City of Jamestown, 

North Carolina: Appalachian Electric Power Co.

Pennsylvania: Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County; Municipal Authority of 

the Borough of Latrobe; Pennsylvania Electric Co.; Manufacturers Water Co.; Salt Lick 

Water Co.; Johnstown Water Co.; and West Perm Power Co.

Virginia: City of Radford; Appalachian Electric Power Co. 

West Virginia: City of Fairmont Water Department; Electro-Metallurgical Co.; 

Huntington Water Corp.; and Kanawha Valley Power Co.

DIVISION OF WORK

The stream-gaging work was done by the Water Resources Division of the Geological Survey, under the direction of personnel shown in the preface. The data for stations in the 

several States were collected and prepared for publication in the district offices listed 

in the following table.

State District office Address

Illinois a/................ Champaign................ 605 South Nell Street.

Indiana t/................. Indianapolis............. 611 North Park Avenue.

Kentucky c/................ Louisville............... 522 West Jefferson Street.

Maryland J3/................ College Park............. 106 Engineering Building, University of Maryland.

New York................... Albany................... 343 Federal Building.

North Carolina............. Raleigh.................. 436 Federal Building.

Ohio e/.................... Columbus................. 1509 Hess Street.

Pennsylvania f/............ Harrisburg............... 490 Education Building.

Virginia................... Charlottesville.......... Natural Resources Building, University of Virginia.

West Virginia g/........... Charleston............... Ill United States Courthouse.

a/ Except for Ohio River at Goloonda and at Metropolis, and Wabash River at Mount Carmel. 

b/ Except for Ohio River at Evansvllle.

c/ Including Ohio River- at Cincinnati, Ohio, at Evansvllle, Ind., at Golconda and at Metropolis, 

111., and Wabash River at Mount Carmel, 111. 

d/ Including Big Plney Run near Salisbury, Pa. 

e/ Except for Ohio River at Bellalre, Cincinnati, and Pomeroy.

f/ Except for Big Plney Run near Salisbury but Including Ohio River at Bellalre, Ohio, 

g/ Including Ohio River at Pomeroy, Ohio.
DEFINITION OP TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS 3

Information of a more detailed nature than that published for most of the gaging stations given In this report Is on file In the district offices listed on page 2. All gagingstatlon records for Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, and Virginia, and some for Illinois and 

Pennsylvania, have been analyzed by electronic computer to give: (1) the number of days 

In each year that the dally discharge was between selected limits (duration tables); and 

(2) the lowest mean discharge for selected numbers of consecutive days In each year. In 

addition, the records for Illinois and Kentucky give the highest mean discharge for selected numbers of consecutive days In each year. Provisional records of discharge, Information on the availability of electronic computer results, and other unpublished data concerning the gaging-station records may generally be obtained from the district office.

DEFINITION OP TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

The terms of streamflow and other hydrologlc data, as used In this report, are defined 

as follows:

Gaging station Is a particular site on a stream, canal, lake, or reservoir where systematic observations of gage height or discharge are obtained, When used In connection with 

a discharge record, the term Is applied herein only to those gaging stations where a continuous record of discharge Is obtained.

Partial-record station Is a particular site where limited streamflow data are collected 

systematically over a period of years for use In hydrologlc analyses.

Cubic foot per second (cfs) 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.

Cubic feet per second per square mile (cfsm) is the average number of cubic feet of 

water flowing per second from each square mile of area drained, assuming that the runoff 

is distributed uniformly in time and area.

Runoff In Inches (In.) shows the depth to which the drainage area would be covered if 

all the runoff for a given time were uniformly distributed on it.

Acre-foot (ac-ft) is the quantity of water required to cover an acre to the depth of 

1 foot and is equivalent to 43,560 cubic feet.

Cfs-day is the volume of water represented by a flow of 1 cubic foot per second 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 the relation between gage height and the amount of water 

flowing in a channel, expressed as volume per unit of time.

Control designates a feature downstream from the gage that determines the stagedischarge relation at the gage. This feature may be a natural constriction of the channel, 

a long reach of the channel, or an artificial structure.

Contents is the volume of water in a reservoir. Unless otherwise indicated, volume is 

computed on the basis of a level pool and does not include bank storage.

The drainage area of a stream at a specified location is that area, measured in a horizontal plane, which is so enclosed by a topographic divide that direct surface runoff from 

precipitation normally would drain by gravity into the river above the specified point. 

Figures of drainage area given herein include all closed basins, or noncontributing areas, 

within the area unless otherwise noted.

WSP is used as an abbreviation for "Water-Supply Paper" in references to previously 

published reports.
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DOWNSTREAM ORDER AMD STATION NUMBERS

Beginning with the series of reports for the water year ending September 30, 1951, the 

order of listing gaging-station records was changed. In this report, in a downstream direction along the main stem all stations on a tributary entering above a main-stem station 

are listed before that station. If a tributary enters between two main-stem stations, it 

is listed between them. A similar order is followed in listing stations on first rank, 

second rank, and other ranks of tributaries. To indicate the rank of any tributary on 

which a gaging station is situated and the stream to which it is immediately tributary, 

each indention in the listing of gaging stations in the table of contents of this report 

represents one rank. This downstream order and system of indention show which gaging stations are on tributaries between any two stations on a main stem and the rank of the tributary on which each gaging station is situated.

The order of listing used before the publication of the 1951 report listed first all 

stations on the main stem from headwaters toward mouth, then all stations on the uppermost 

tributary to the main stem from the tributary's source to mouth, and then all stations 

from source to mouth of the uppermost tributary to the tributary.

As an added means of identification, each gaging station and partial-record station has 

been assigned a station number. The numbers have been assigned in the same downstream 

order used in this report. In assigning station numbers, no distinction is made between 

partial-record stations and regular gaging stations, so that the station number for a 

partial-record station indicates downstream-order position in a list made up of both types 

of stations. Gaps are left in the numbers to allow for new stations that may be established; hence the numbers are not consecutive. The complete number for each station includes the part number, but the station number as shown in this report, just to the left 

of the station name, consists of only the essential digits of the complete number. For 

example, for a station with the complete number 3A-0315.00, the station number shown in 

this report is 315. The notation to the left of the hyphen is the part number; it is 3A 

for all stations in this report and is therefore omitted.

EXPLANATION OF DATA

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

of discharge. In addition, observations of factors affecting the stage-discharge relation, 

weather records, and other information are used to supplement base data in determining the 

daily flow. The records of stage are obtained either from direct readings on a nonrecording gage or from a water-stage recorder that gives a continuous record of fluctuations. 

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

the Geological Survey on the basis of experience in stream gaging since 1888. These methods are described in Water-Supply Paper 888 and are also outlined in standard textbooks on 

the measurement of stream discharge.

Rating tables giving the discharge for any stage are prepared from stage-discharge relation curves defined by discharge measurements. If extensions to the rating curves are 

necessary to define the extremes of discharge, they are made on the basis of indirect 

measurements of peak discharge (such as slope-area or contracted-opening measurements, 

computation of flow over dams or weirs, and by other methods), velocity-area studies, and 

logarithmic plotting. 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
EXPLANATION OF DATA 5

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. If the stage-discharge relation for a station is 

temporarily changed by the presence of aquatic growth or debris on the control, the daily 

mean discharge is computed by what is essentially the shifting-control method.

At some gaging stations the stage-discharge relation is affected by backwater from reservoirs, tributary streams, or other sources. This necessitates the use of the slope 

method in which the slope or fall in a reach of the stream is a factor in determining 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 stagedischarge relation is affected by changing stage. If so, the rate of change in 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 ice during 

the winter, and it becomes 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 other stations in the same or nearby basins. If the 

stage-discharge relation is affected by ice, this information is given in a note to the 

table. No mention is made of occasional days of ice effect if the degree of accuracy of 

daily records is not changed.

The data herein presented generally comprise a description of the station, a skeleton 

rating table, and a table showing the daily discharge and monthly and yearly discharge of 

the stream. Records are published for the water year which begins on October 1 and ends 

on September 30. A calendar for the 1959 water year is shown on Page IV for the purpose 

of finding the day of the week for any date.

The description of the station gives the location, drainage area, records available, 

type and history of gages, average discharge, extremes of discharge, general remarks, and 

notations of revisions of the previously published record. The location of the gaging 

station and the drainage area are obtained from the most accurate maps available. River 

mileage, given under "Location" for some stations, is that determined and used by the 

Corps of Engineers unless otherwise noted. Under "Records available" are given the periods for which there are published records generally equivalent to those at present site. 

Under "Gage" are given the type of gage currently in use and the datum of the present gage 

above mean sea level, and a condensed history of the types, locations, and daturas of previous gages used during the period of records available. TJnder "Average discharge" is 

given the average discharge for the number of years indicated. It is not given for stations having fewer than five 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 daily discharge if there is extensive regulation (also the minimum discharge if useful); and the minimum gage height (unless it is 

of no importance). In the first paragraph, the data given are for the complete current 

water year unless otherwise specified. In the second paragraph, the data given are for

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the periods of record within the calendar year dates in the heading (not necessarily those 

for the complete years indicated by the heading dates). Reliable information concerning 

major floods that have occurred outside the period of record are given in the third or 

last paragraph under "Extremes." Unless otherwise qualified, the maximum discharge corresponds to the crest stage obtained by use of a water-stage recorder, a crest-stage indicator, OP a nonrecording gage read at the time of the. crest. If the maximum gage height did 

not occur at the same time as the maximum discharge, it is given separately. Information 

pertaining to the accuracy of the records and conditions which affect the natural flow at 

the gaging station is given under "Remarks."

Previously published records of some stations have been found to be in error on the 

basis of data or information later obtained. Revisions of such records are usually pub- 

 lished 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 description of all stations for which revised records have been published. 

Listed therein are all the reports in which revisions have been published, each followed 

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

years only one number is given; for instance, 1933 stands for the water year October 1, 

1932, to September 30, 1933. If no daily, monthly, or annual figures of discharge are 

concerned 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 were 

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 cubic 

feet per second 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 cubic feet per second 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.

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

discharge for the greater part of the open-water period was determined by the shiftingcontrol method, the slope method, or other special methods involving an equivalent adjustment to the gage height of more than one-tenth foot. Skeleton rating tables are generally 

not published for stations on canals.

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

sudden or rapid fluctuation, the daily 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 corresponding to once-daily readings of the gage, or to the mean of twice-daily 

readings, or to the mean gage height determined from gage-height graphs based on gage 

readings. For periods of rapidly changing stage, the daily mean discharge is determined 

from gage-height graphs based on gage readings, the frequency of which is stated in the 

station description.
EXPLANATION OF DATA 7

In the table of daily discharge, the figures for the maximum day and the minimum day 

for each month are underlined. If the figure Is repeated, It is underlined only on the 

first day of its occurrence.

In the monthly summary below the dally table, the line headed "Total" gives the sum of 

the dally figures; It is the total cfs-days for the month.. The line headed "Mean" gives 

the average flow in cubic feet per second during the month. Discharge for the month may 

be expressed in cubic feet per second per square mile (line headed "Cfsm"), or In inches 

(line headed "In."), or In acre-feet (line head "Ac-ft"). Figures for cubic feet per 

second per square mile and runoff in Inches are omitted if the drainage area includes 

large noncontributing areas, or if the average annual rainfall over the drainage basin Is 

usually less than 20 inches.

In the yearly summary below the monthly summary, the figures of maximum are the maximum 

daily discharges, not the momentary discharges when the water was at crest stage. Likewise, the mlnimums In this summary are the minimum daily discharges.

Peak discharges and the times of their occurrence and corresponding gage heights of 

most stations are listed below the table of dally and monthly discharge. All independent 

peaks above the selected base are given. The base discharge, which is given in parentheses, is selected 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.

Footnotes to the table of dally discharge indicate periods when discharge was computed 

or estimated by unusual or special methods during periods of no gage-height record and Ice 

effect, or by other effects that reduce the degree of accuracy of the records. Days on 

which discharge measurements were made are indicated by asterisk and footnote unless they 

were made at frequent regular intervals, In which instance the general frequency of discharge measurements is given under "Remarks" In the station description.

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 daily contents or stage is given. A skeleton table of capacity at given 

stages Is published each year for all reservoirs for which records are published on a 

daily basis, but Is not published for reservoirs for which only monthly data are given.

At many gaging stations water samples are collected from the streams for the purpose of 

making chemical analyses, computing dissolved solids, suspended sediment loads, and 

particle-size distribution, or measuring water temperatures. For most of these samples 

the results are published In an annual series of water-supply papers entitled "Quality of 

Surface Waters of the United States" which is issued In four volumes. In this report 

under "Remarks" a reference is made to quality-of-water records collected at gaging stations on a regular basis and published In the quallty-of-water reports. At many other 

gaging stations quality-of-water data are obtained at irregular intervals and published as 

"miscellaneous analyses" in quality-of-water reports; such records are not referred to in 

"Remarks" paragraph in this report. At many gaging stations water temperature is obtained 

also at the time a discharge measurement Is made; such temperature readings are not 

reported in the quality-of-water annual reports.

Data collected at partial-record stations and at miscellaneous sites are given at the 

end of each report. Partial-record stations are presented In two tables. The first is a
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table of discharge measurements at low-flow partial-record stations, and the second Is a 

table of annual maximum stage and discharge at crest-stage stations. Discharge measurements at miscellaneous sites are given In a third table. Occasionally, a series of discharge measurements are made within a short time period to Investigate the seepage gains 

or losses along a reach of a stream or to determine the low-flow characteristics of an 

area. Such measurements are given In special tables after the list of measurements at 

miscellaneous sites.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

The_ accuracy of streamflow data depends primarily on (1) the stability 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 discharge, and Interpretation of records.

The station description states the degree of 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 nearly accurate than the dally records.

Discharge at some stations, as Indicated by the monthly mean, may vary widely from 

natural runoff, owing to diversion, consumption, regulation by storage, Increase or decrease In evaporation due to artificial causes, or to other factors. For such stations, 

figures of cubic feet per second per square mile and of runoff In Inches are not published 

unless satisfactory adjustments can be made for diversions, for changes In contents of 

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 it is 

so stated. Even at those stations where adjustments are made, large errors in computed 

runoff may occur when relatively large negative adjustments are made or when evaporation 

is large In comparison with the observed discharge.

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 actually show the water supply available at the stations for further development, 

because water must first be supplied to existing irrigation systems.

PUBLICATIONS

Basic data for gaging stations are published in an annual series of reports consisting 

of 20 volumes, including one each for the States of Alaska and Hawaii. The area of the 

other 48 States is divided into 14 parts whose boundaries coincide with certain natural 

drainage lines. Formerly, the annual series of reports on surface-water supply consisted 

of 14 volumes, one for each of the 14 parts. Beginning with the reports for 1951, the 

records for the 48 States were published in 18 volumes, there being 2 volumes each for 

Parts 1, 2, 3, and 6. The boundaries of the various parts are indicated by the following 

list and the map in figure 1.

Part 1. North Atlantic slope basins, in two volumes:

A, North Atlantic slope basins, Maine to Connecticut. 

B, North Atlantic slope basins, New York to York River.

2. South Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, in two volumes: 

A, South Atlantic slope basins, James River to Savannah River. 

B, South Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, Ogeechee River 

to Pearl River.
PUBLICATIONS
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1959, PART 3-A

Part 3. Ohio River basin, In two volumes:

A, Ohio River basin except Cumberland and Tennessee River basins. 

B, Cumberland and Tennessee River basins.

4. St. Lawrence River basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins.

6. Missouri River basin, In two volumes:

A, Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa. 

B, Missouri River basin below Sioux City, Iowa.

7. Lower Mississippi River basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

9. Colorado River basin.

10. The Great Basin.

11. Pacific slope basins In California.

12. 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 purchased or consulted as follows:

1. Copies may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing 

Office, Washington 25, D. C., who will, on application, furnish lists giving prices. 

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

Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

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. Addresses of the offices In the area covered by this report are 

given on page 2.

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.

Streamflow data for the years 1884-19O1, In reports of the Geological Survey 

(A » Annual Report; B = Bulletin)

Report

loth A, pt. 2

B 131........

16th A, pt. 2

WSP 11

18th A, pt. 4

19th A, pt. 4

WSP 35 to 39

WSP 65, 66... 

WSP 75.......

Character of data

Descriptive Information only.

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..

the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries.

the Mississippi River, except Missouri River and tributaries.

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

Year

1884 to September 1890.

1884 to June 3O, 1891.

1884-92.

1888-93.

1893-94. 

1895

1896.

1895-96. 

1897.

1897.

1897. 

18 9S.

1898.

1898.

1899.

1899.

1900.

1900.

1901. 

1901.

Reports on surface-water supply containing records from 1899 to date for drainage basins In this report are listed on the following page. The data for any particular gaging 

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

station was maintained. Before 1951, records for the Cumberland and Tennessee River 

basins were Included with those of the other rivers of the Ohio River basin.
PUBLICATIONS 11

Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream measurements in Ohio River basin except 

_____________________Cumberland and Tennessee River basins, 1899-1959____________ 

Year

1899 

1900

1903 

1904 

1905 

1906 

1907-8 

1909 

1910

1911

WSP

36 

48,a49

98 

128 

169 

205 

243 

263 

283

303

Year

1912 

1913 

1914

1915

1916 

1917 

1918 

1919-20 

1921 

1922 

1923

1924

WSP

323 

353 

383

403

433

453 

473 

503 

523 

543 

563

583

Year

1925 

1926 

1927

1928

1929 

1930 

1931 

1932 

1933 

1934 

1935

1936

WSP

603 

623 

643

663

683 

698 

713 

728 

743 

758 

783

803

Year

1937 

1938 

1939

1940

1941 

1942 

1943 

1944 

1945 

1946 

1947

1948

WSP

823 

853 

873

893

923 

953 

973 

1003 

1033 

1053 

1083

Year

1949 

1950 

1951

1953 

1954 

1955 

1956 

1957 

1958 

1959

WSP

1143 

1173 

1205

1335 

1385 

1435 

1505 

1555 

1625

a Olentangy and Scioto Rivers only.

A compilation of records for the area covered by this report through September 1950 has 

been published as Water-Supply Paper 1305. That report contains a summary of monthly and 

annual discharges for all previously published records as well as some records not contained in the annual series of water-supply papers. All records were reexamined and revised where warranted. Estimates of discharge were made to fill short gaps whenever 

practical.

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

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

stage and discharge of many streams during major floods has been included in special reports on these floods published by the Geological Survey or other agencies. The more recent of these special reports also contain other pertinent hydrologic information and 

analyses and compilations of data relating to earlier notable floods. The following is a 

list of these reports:

WSP 147: Destructive floods in the United States in 1904.

WSP 162: Destructive floods in the United States in 1905.

WSP 334: The Ohio Valley flood of March-April 1913.

WSP 771: Floods in the United States, magnitude and frequency.

WSP 773-E: The New York State flood of July 1935.

WSP 800: The floods of March 1936, part 3, Potomac, James, 

and upper Ohio Rivers.

WSP 838: Floods of Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, JanuaryFebruary 1937.

WSP 847: Maximum discharges at stream-measurement stations 

through September 1938.

WSP 869: Flood of August 1935 in Muskingum River basin, Ohio.

WSP 967-B: Flood of July 5, 1939, in eastern Kentucky.

WSP 1066: Floods of August 1940 in the southeastern States.

WSP 1134-A: Floods of August 4-5, 1943, in central West 

Virginia.

WSP 1134-B: Floods of July 18, 1942, in north-central 

Pennsylvania.

WSP 1137-1: Summary of floods in the United States during 1950.

WSP 1227-D: Summary of floods in the United States during 1951.

WSP 1260-F: Summary of floods in the United States during 1952.

WSP 1370-C: Summary of floods In the United States during 1954.

Bull. 7: Floods in Ohio, magnitude and frequency.

Bull. 9: The flood of June 1946 in Wayne and Holmes Counties,

Ohio.

Bull. 14: Local floods in Ohio during 1947. 

Cir. 204: Floods in Youghiogheny and Kiskiminetas River

basins, Pennsylvania and Maryland, frequency and

magnitude. 

The Miami Valley and the 1913 flood.

The floods of March 1936 in Pennsylvania. 

The floods of May 1943 in Illinois.

Floods in Illinois, magnitude and frequency.

Unit hydrographs in Illinois.

The Crooksville area flood of June 16-17, 1950.

U. S. Geological Survey. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Ohio Water Resources 

Board. 

Do.

Do. 

U. S. Geological Survey.

The Miami Conservancy

District.

Pennsylvania Department 

of Forests and Waters. 

Illinois Division of 

Waterways. 

Do. 

Do. 

Ohio Division of Water.
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1959, PART 3-A

RECORDS OP DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

The Agricultural Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture has 

been collecting records of runoff from selected areas in the Ohio River basin as follows: 

near Blacksburg, Va., beginning in 1939, 1 area of less than 20 acres; beginning in 1951, 

2 areas of less than 10 acres each, and beginning in 1952, 1 area of less than 10 acres; 

near Christiansburg, Va., beginning in 1957, 1 area of 750 acres; near Terrys Pork, Va., 

beginning in 1957, 1 area of 950 acres; near Pulaski, Va. , beginning in 1957, 1 area of 

2,850 acres; near Coshocton, Ohio, beginning in 1937, 4 areas of 500 to 5,000 acres each, 

5 areas of 100 to 500 acres each, 2 areas of 50 to 100 acres each, 2 areas of 20 to 50 

acres each, and 20 areas of less than 10 acres each.

HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS

Outstanding floods occurred in Indiana, Ohio, and western Pennsylvania during January, 

and in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio during February. The floods were caused by heavy 

rainfall on frozen ground; as much as 6 inches of rain fell January 20-21. An unusually 

high percentage of rainfall reached the stream channels as direct runoff. Ice jams in 

some streams resulted in extremely high stages; levee breaks aggravated the flooding in 

many places. The floods were generally the greatest since the record flood of 1913; in 

some places they exceeded the 1913 flood. South of Ohio River streamflow was generally 

deficient. During March the monthly mean discharge of Levisa Fork at Paintsville, Ky. , 

was record-low for the month. Peak discharges of Big Reed Island Creek near Allisonia, 

Va., and Little River near Graysonton, Va., for the flood of September 30, exceeded the 

previous maximums of record. Yearly mean discharge of Ohio River was 83 percent of the 

median.

Figure 2, on page 13, for which records of three long-term representative gaging stations were used, shows a comparison of the monthly and yearly mean discharges during the 

1959 water year with the median discharge for the period 1921-45.
HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS 13

Elk River at Queen Shoals, W. Va. 

Drainage area, 1,145 sq mi.

553

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

year

11,740 Scioto River at Chillicothe, Ohio 

Drainage area, 3,847 sq mi.

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

, 15,440 East Fork White River at Shoals, Ind. 

Drainage area, 4,954 sq mi.

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

Median of monthly mean discharge for 25-year period 1921-45. 

Monthly mean discharge during 1959 water year.

Figure 2. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1959 water year with 

median discharge for 25-year period.

The 

year
GAGING-STATION RECORDS

OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

105. Allegheny River at Eldred, Pa.

Location. Lat 41 0 57'50", long 78°23'10", on right tank at site of former highway bridge, 

600 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 346, 1,000 ft upstream from Knapp Creek, 

and half a mile north of Eldred, McKean County.

Drainage area. 550 sq ml.

Records available. July 1939 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,416.20 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 20 years, 966 cfs.

Extremes : Maximum discharge during year, about 16,500 cfs Jan. 23; maximum gage height, 

20.38 ft Jan. 23 (backwater from Ice); minimum discharge, 22 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage 

height, 1.27 ft).

1939-59: Maximum discharge, 55,000 cfs July 19, 1942 (gage height, 27.6 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum, that of Sept. 29, 30, 1959.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, no 

backwater from Knapp Creek, which are fair.

ge-height record, or

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect or backwater from 

Knapp Creek (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 17 Nov. 18 to Sept. 30

2.7

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

203

260

520

855

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

255

497

1,180

10.0

13.0

16.0

18.0

20.0

3,080

5,000

8,630

12,100

17,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

750

820

645

580

535

475

430

392

368

342

342

33O

298

276

268

*264

252

256

238

220

212

205

224

260

242

254

318

342

355

342

325

11,160

360

0.655

0.75

Nov.

320

318

330

368

342

328

325

310

310

392

445

392

380

475

535

698

732

1,020

1.060

*1,020

980

910

822

752

752

770

910

760

720

660

18,136

605

1.10

1.23

Dec.

640

660

700

760

800

700

660

620

580

560

520

560

6OO

540

520

490

460

450

*440

440

390

330

350

4OO

360

280

280

330

330

330

310

15,390

496

O.9O2

1.04

Jan.

300

360

500

450

380

350

400

380

370

360

350

340

330

320

350

540

520

500

520

560

1,600

9,OOO

16.000

1O,OOO

7,000

4.OOO

2,600

1,400

*2,000

2,100

76,880

2,480

4.51

5.20

Feb.

1,500

1,200

1,100

1,500

1,500

1,200

900

900

1,OOO

2,840

4,840

5.470

4,560

3,530

2,840

2,280

1,780

1,620

1,340

960

960

960

960

945

700

700

770

805

__ _ __

49,660

1,774

3.23

3.36

Mar.

1,100

1,180

980

840

690

*1,420

2,840

1,930

1,580

1,540

1,220

1,100

945

858

1,210

2,380

1,620

1,260

1,060

1,500

2,130

2,130

1,700

1,740

2,230

2,730

3,620

5,980

3,800

3,080

2,430

56,823

1,833

3.33

3.84

Apr.

2,430

3,320

4,640

6,470

5,790

4,630

3,980

3,260

*2,680

2,280

1,930

1,660

1,460

1,300

1,100

945

840

770

735

735

720

615

570

525

497

540

1,440

2,900

3,140

3,140

65,042

2,168

3.94

4.40

May

2.840

2,230

1,780

1,5OO

1,260

1,060

945

840

720

660

690

690

660

*675

630

615

570

525

525

675

570

600

555

511

469

417

391

379

355

319

282

24,938

804

1.46

1.69

June

265

331

319

267

226

205

188

177

164

153

146

153

262

294

188

154

144

*145

138

129

115

120

188

178

c!56

270

214

267

214

159

5,929

198

O.36O

0.40

July

135

0242

242

158

123

138

209

187

132

128

128

112

112

98

95

102

99

84

78

83

99

*111

89

93

114

98

77

63

063

247

141

3,880

125

0.227

0.26

Aug.

Ill

83

68

58

55

64

67

58

55

89

~84 119

67

56

51

47

45

48

51

47

42

38

37

38

48

48

*45

37

44

47

42

1,789

57.7

0.105

0.12

Sept.

41

71

66

93

64

47

41

36

33

31

30

29

27

26

26

25

24

24

25

26

26

26

a28

a27

a26

a25

a23

a23

*22

26

1,037

34.6

0.063

0.07

Calendar year 1958: Max 7,760 Min 16O Mean 85O Cfsm 1.55 In. 2O.97

Water year 1958-59: Max 16,OOO Min 22 Mean 9O6 Cfsm 1.65 In. 22.36

Peak discharge (base, 5,OOO cfs). Jan. 23 (time unknown) about 16,500 cfs; Feb. 12 (3 to 7 a.m.) 

5,680 cfs (13.71 ft)j Apr. 4 (1 to 6 p.m.) 6,590 cfs (14.46 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

nearby stations.

c Backwater from Knapp Creek.

Note.. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 28 to Feb. 9, Feb. 2O-23, 25, 26 (no gageheight record Jan. 23-3O).
GREAT VALLEY CREEK BASIN

110. Great Valley Creek near Salamanca, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°10'40", long 78°41'40", on left bank 0.3 mile upstream from highway 

bridge , 1 mile downstream from Hungry Hollow, 1^ miles northeast of Salamanca, Cattaraugus County, and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 142 sq ml.

Records available. December 1950 to September 1959.

~Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,393.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge. 8 years (1951-59), 226 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 9,470 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 10.57 ft, from 

recorded range In stage); no flow Sept. 29.

1950-59: Maximum discharge, 9,680 cfs Mar. 7, 1956 (gage height, 10.66 ft); no flow 

for several days In 1952-59.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, backwater from debris, or 

those below 1 cfs, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect or backwater from 

debris (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22

2.9

3.0 

3.2 

3.6 

4.2

32

67

169

391

5.0 835

6.0 1,750

7.0 3,040

8.0 4,540

10.0 8,240

2.5 

2.55

2.9

Jan. 23 to Sept. 3O

0 3.2 

.1 3.6 

.3 4.0 

.6 4.5 

1.2 5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

27 8.0

69

150

270

480

770

1,620

2,910

4,490

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

121

101

78

67

53

46

40

35

30

29

30

32

30

30

28

25

78

80

59

53

47

42

51

55

51

61

67

89

96 

85

074

1,763

56.9

0.401

0.46

Nov.

066

c60

c62

c54

*c49

c47

c46

c41

c40

066

0106

c82

0102

309

410

525

672

1,120

7O6

436

414

341

290

275

242

375

333

280

230 

170

7,949

265

1.87

2.08

Dec.

225

*215

201

218

271

200

180

200

210

195

175

190

175

165

155

145

150

145

140

135

125

116

125

118

108

100

104

110

108 

106

100

4,910

158

1.11

1.29

Jan.

108

130

140

130

110

120

*140

135

125

116

108

102

100

100

114

170

140

135

130

135

1,200

7,000

2,000

900

700

46O

390

310

300 

1,530

1,010

18,288

590

4.15

4.79

Feb.

540

390

370

500

380

*260

2O5

175

~6BO 170

1,010

566

602

627

1,540

674

495

408

260

210

195

200

205

205

170

170

175

242

-

11,404

407

2.87

2.99

Mar.

345

249

*232

193

165

633

472

340

298

242

195

185

165

160

428

644

341

263

432

939

1,240

766

542

673

1,030

1,180

1,570

840

584

600

16,471

531

3.74

4.31

Apr.

1,060

5.440

*1,800

1,110

797

1,720

889

7O4

953

704

530

412

333

277

235

205

178

162

214

172

155

138

125

114

104

129

304

353

361

18,003

600

4.23

4.71

May

256

226

205

168

145

127

114

102

92

88

*106

152

170

199

181

168

168

158

170

221

302

351

256

229

175

145

121

102

84 

72

65

5,122

165

1.16

1.34

June

66

*102

74

57

48

41

36

32

27

27

30

28

34

30

25

22

21

19

17

15

12

32

37

21

26

38

52

31

22 

18

1,040

34.7

0.244

0.27

July

18

66

36

25

18

25

40

24

*19

15

11

9.1

8.0

7.0

9.5

14

6.0

4.2

5.0

7.4

18

6.0

4.2

7.0

6.0

4.2

3.6

3.6

53 

40

17

529.8

17.1

0.120

0.14

Aug.

8.0

6.0

5.0

*4.2

5.0

3.6

3.1

3.1

2.7

2.7

2.3

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.8

16

35 

17

66

195.9

6.32

0.045

0.05

Sept.

27

16

11

6.0

3.6

3.1

2.7

1.9

1.6

1.2

*1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.4

.2

0 

.1

88.7

2.96

0.021

0.02

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,210 Min 6.2 Mean 2O3 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.42

Water year 1958-59: Max 7.OOO Min 0 Mean 235 Cfsm 1.65 In. 22.45

Peak discharge (base, 3,2OO cfs).--Jan. 22 (about 5 a.m.) 9,470 cfs (10.57 ft); Apr. 2 (1 p.m.) 

5,670 cfs (8.67 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

c Backwater from debris.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 28 to Dec. 1, Dec. 6 to Jan. 29, Feb. 1-10, 

19-26, Mar. 5, 8, 11-14 (no gage-height record Jan. 8-25; discharge estimated on basis of recorded 

range in stage and records for nearby stations).
16 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

115. Allegheny River at Red House, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°06'50", long 78°48'15", on left bank at site of former highway bridge 

at Red House, Cattaraugus County, 0.7 mile upstream from Meetinghouse Run, and at mile 

227.7.

Drainage area.--1,690 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1903 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,327.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 3, 1917, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 56 years, 2,792 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 35,000 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 12.99 ft); minImum, 130 cfs Sept. 28, 29 (gage height, 3.20 ft).

1903-59: Maximum discharge, 49,100 cfs Mar. 8, 1956 (gage height, 15.11 ft); minimum daily, 80 cfs Dec. 15-17, 1908.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height 

record, which are good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 758: Drainage area. WSP 1385: 1907, 1909-12, 1913(M), 

1914-15, 1916-17(M), 1925, 1927.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

3.8 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

570

800

1,530

2,490

4,810

7,650

3.2 

3.4 

3.6 

4.0 

4.5

130

250

410

870

1,670

5.0

6.0

8.0

11.0

13.0

2,620

4,830

10,800

23,400

35,100

ubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

*1,430

1,870 

1,570

1,350

1,230

1,100

1,000

917

852

800

788

776

740

692

680

669

800

917

839

728

669

636

669

704

752

839 

878

1,030

1,170

1,170

1,100

29,365

947

0.560

0.65

Nov.

1,030

986 

944

972

*958

904

865

826

800

891

1,110

1,140

1,070

1,550

2,270

3,260

3,490

6,090

5,330

4,260

3,810

3,480

3,150

2,800

2,670

2,800 

3,440

3,020

b2,800

b2,000

68,716

2,291

1.36

1.51

Dec.

b2,100

2,250 

*b2,250

2,330

2,710

b2,250

bl,750

bl,950

b2,100

bl,900

bl,800

bl,850

bl,800

bl,750

bl,650

bl,550

bl,650

1,570

1,500

bl,400

bl , 350

bl,250

bl,400

bl,300

bl,200

bl,Q2Q 

bl,060

1,100

1,080

1,060

bl,020

50,950

1,644

0.973

1.12

Jan.

1,040

1,130 

bl,350

bl,400

bl,200

bl,300

bl,350

bl,400

bl,350

bl,250

bl,160

bl.080

bl.02Q

*bl,020

bl,160

bl,550

bl,500

bl,400

bl,350

bl,350

b5,400

32,200

32.300

26,200

19,000

12,400 

a9,200

a7,200

a6,600

a!3,500

all, 400

200,760

6,476

3.83

4.42

Feb.

b7,400

b5,000 

b4,400

b4,500

b4,800

b4,200

b3,300

*2,880

2,780

5,190

11.400

9,720

8,850

8,160

10,600

9,030

b6,400

b5,500

b4,200

b3,300

b2,700

b2,700

b2,800

b2,800

b2,600

b2,5QQ 

b2,450

2,640

-

142,600

5,093

3.01

3.14

Mar.

3,820

3,680 

3,300

*2,920

2.440

3,610

7,560

5,640

4,400

3,930

3,410

3,100

2,820

2,620

2,990

7,080

5,450

3,950

3,500

5,740

8,690

8,270

6,000

5,890

7,600

9,820 

13,000

13.400

10.300

8,760

7,440

181,130

5,843

3.46

3.99

Apr.

8,840

16,700 

20.000

17,100

14,800

14,900

12,500

9,480

8,640

7,950

6,450

5,400

4,600

4,000

3,510

3,120

2,760

2,500

2,480

2,400

2,290

2,060

1,850

1,710

1.580

1,620 

3,030

6,480

7,230

6,870

202,850

6,762

4.00

4.46

May

6,110

5,120 

4,310

3,710

3,200

2,800

2,500

2,290

2,020

1,850

2,080

2,500

*2,880

2,880

2,720

2,520

2,360

2,250

2,230

2,800

2,840

2,980

2,860

2,540

2,210

1,930 

1,740

1,630

1,530

1,400

1.270

82,060

2,647

1.57

1.81

June

1,180

*1,370 

1,270

1,070

912

805

728

656

609

565

532

521

857

857

704

543

480

460

440

420

393

410

598

554

696

1,220 

1,080

1,130

968

740

22,768

759

0.449

0.50

July

609

1,330

1,580

954

704

620

*792

704

587

490

460

420

384

350

342

334

325

318

310

342

334

334

318

402

420

376

318

295

280

376

440

15,848

511

0.302

0.35

Aug.

402

302 

265

244

237

*237

237

237

230

280

280

280

258

237

218

204

198

218

198

192

185

180

174

174

185

180 

198

204

230

280

334

7,278

235

0.139

0.16

Sept.

334

280 

258

265

258

237

204

192

180

174

*163

158

152

146

141

141

141

146

146

146

141

141

141

141

141

141 

136

130

130

168

5,272

176

0.104

0.12

Calendar year 1958: Max 22,000 Min 434 Mean 2,531 Cfsm 1.50 In. 20.33

Water year 1358-59: Max 32,300 Min 130 Mean 2,766 Cfsm 1.64 In. 22.23

Peak discharge (base, 17,000 cfs). --Jan 22 (8 a.m.) 35,000 cfs (12.99 ft); Jan. 30 (time unknown)

about 19,000 cfs; Apr. 3 (5:30 a.m.) 21,000 cfs (10.51 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 17

125. Allegheny River near KInzua, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°50'50", long 78°59'30", on left bank at Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, 

half a mile upstream from Bent Run, 2 miles southwest of Kinzua, Warren County, and 

2.3 miles downstream from Kinzua Creek.

Drainage area. 2,179 sq mi.

Records available. October 1935 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,200.00 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers bench mark).

Average discharge. 24 years, 3,830 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 50,600 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 18.15 ft); minimum, 165 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 4.30 ft).

1935-59: Maximum discharge, 60,500 cfs Mar. 8, 1956 (gage height, 19.95 ft); minimum, 149 cfs Sept. 15, 1936; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 29, 1959.

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

which are fair. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1959 are given in 

WSP 1641.

Revisions (water years ). WSP 1275: 1936-37.

Eating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21

5.6 

6.0

820

1,220

Note. Same as 

following table 

above 6.0 ft.

Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

165

235

440

740

1,220

6.5 1,940

7.0 2,860

9.0 8,000

13.0 24,000

18.0 49,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2,040

2.550

2,260

1,960

1,780

1,600

al,400

al,300

al.200

al.100

al.OOO

al,000

al.050

al.100

al.150

1,060

1,160

1,420

1,320

1,170

1,050

981

1,000

*1,060

1,100

1,280 

1,340

1,440

1,640

1,660 

1,630

42,601

1,374

0.631

0.73

Nov.

1,500

1,450

1,440

1,370

1,350

1,300

1,230

1,170

1,180

1,340

1,560

1,660

1,600

2,060

3,040

4,200

4,560

7.420

7,400

5,850

5,070

4,680

4,200

3,840

3,610

*3,720 

4,320

4,080

3,700

3,300

93,200

3,107

1.43

1.59

Dec.

2,800

3,000

3,100

3,200

3,500

5,600

3,200

5,100

3,000

2,500

- 2,200

2,200

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,100

2,200

2,500

2,500

2,000

1,800

1,900

2,100

1,900

1,600 

1,600

1,700

1,700

1,700 

*1,700

75,600

2,574

1.09

1.26

Jan.

1,600

2,000

2,500

2,500

2,000

1,800

1,900

2,000

2,000

2,000

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

2,000

2,600

2,500

2,400

2,300

2,500

7,000

45.000

a38,000

a25,000

22,000

15,000 

11,000

8,200

6,680

9,190 

12,000

240,470

7,757

3.56

4.10

Feb.

11,000

8,000

6,000

6,260

6,400

5,800

4,500

3,800

5,600

8,950

al5,000

a!4,000

a!3,000

a!2,000

a!5,000

a!2,000

*a9,400

7,70O

6,000

4,700

4,200

4,000

3,840

3,840

3,500

3,200 

5.170

3,390

_

202,050

7,216

3.31

3.45

Mar.

4,680

4,940

4,440

3,960

5.280

4,370

8,880

7,550

5,980

5,550

4,560

4,200

3,840

3,500

3,980

8,180

7,400

5,460

*4,560

6,620

10,800

11,200

8,350

7,700

10,100

15,200 

18,200

18.400

14,000

11,600 

10,100

239,560

7,721

3.54

4.09

Apr.

11,200

22,200

26.000

21,600

18,400

18,400

16,400

12,800

11,200

10,400

8,520

7,100

6,120

5,460

4,810

4,200

5,720

5,390

3,280

5,280

3,060

2,860

*2,540

2,330

2.190

2,260 

4,580

8,350

9,750

9,400

265,800

8,860

4.07

4.54

May

8.180

6,960

6,120

5,350

4,560

5,960

5,610

5,280

2,860

2,660

2,860

5,500

4,080

4,080

5,960

3,720

5,590

5,170

5,440

4,080

3,960

3,960

3,840

3,500

2,960

2,600 

2,300

*2,050

1,920

1,700 

1,520

114,110

3,681

1.69

1.95

June

1,470

1,750

1,690

1,500

1,270

1,100

991

910

858

780

755

780

1,550

1,260

1,070

865

764

691

656

614

582

637

804

788

1,460

2,040 

1,580

1,570

1,350

1,100

32,973

1,099

0.504

0.56

July

892

1,680

2,510

1,520

1,090

973

1,030

1,000

*865

780

677

635

570

535

540

530

490

460

530

505

552

495

475

614

628

546 

485

431

432

*576 

525

23,371

754

0.346

0.40

Aug.

552

475

400

564

559

342

326

326

334

342

390

359

354

334

302

282

286

290

274

256

242

238

272

286

266

252 

246

284

355

379 

486

10,253

331

0.152

0.17

Sept.

485

413

386

350

338

518

294

266

238

235

224

207

204

190

*186

*182

182

186

193

190

186

182

179

179

182

179 

172

172

168 202"

7,068

236

0.108

0.12

Calendar year 1958 : Max 27,500 Mln 651 Mean 3,436 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.41

Water year 1958-59 : Max 45,000 Mln 168 Mean 3,685 Cfsm 1.69 In. 22.96

Peak discharge (base, 25,000 cfs). Jan. 22 (5 a.m.) 50,600 cfs (18.15 ft); Apr. 2 (9 p.m.) 28,500 

cfs (13.92 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations at Eldred and at 

West Hickory.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 29 to Dec. 4, Dec. 6 to Jan. 21, Jan. 26-28, 

Jan. 51 to Feb. 5, Feb. 6-9, 19-22, 25, 26 (no gage-height record Jan. 31 to Feb. 3).
CONEWANGO CREEK BASIN

130. Conewango Creek at Waterboro, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42"10'15", long 79"04"10", on right bank 300 ft downstream from concrete 

viaduct at Waterboro, Chautauqua County, 900 ft downstream from Davis Brook, and 

2^ miles upstream from Kennedy.

Drainage area. 290 sq mi.

Records available. September 1938 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,255.30 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers bench mark). Prior to Nov. 7, 1939, staff gages at site 1,300 ft upstream 

at various datums. Nov. 7, 1939, to Nov. 4, 1940, staff gage at site 1,100 ft upstream 

at datum 0.79 ft higher, and Nov. 5, 1940, to May 28, 1948, staff gage at site 700 ft 

downstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--21 years, 511 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,800 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 10.97 ft, from 

reconstructed gage-height graph); minimum, 30 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.73 ft).

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 8,600 cfs Apr. 7, 1947; maximum gage height, 11.58 ft 

Mar. 8, 1956; minimum discharge observed, 22 cfs Aug. 18, 1940, Sept. 27, 29, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from aquatic 

vegetation, doubtful or no gage-height record, or shifting control, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect, backwater 

from aquatic vegetation, or shifting control (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 7

160

217

555

to Sept. 30

4.0

50

170

326

590

885 

1,840 

3,350 

5,84O

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

L

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*402

409

278

208

168

139

122

112

106

99

103

108

103

106

155

142

461 455"

300

217

171

144

142

182

185

191

211

281

e304

e272

e247

6,523

210

0.724

0.84

Nov.

e232

e214

e214

e214

e211

e!97

e!91

e!70

e!7O

*e!86

e274

e235

e228

579

868

1,070

1,190

1.680

1,450

1,150

*823

655

560

498

464

677

765

614

470

359

16,564

552

1.90

2.12

Dec.

479

498

*504

566

784

641

b540

b580

b6OO

553

b520

b540

b540

b520

b500

b470

b480

482

b480

b470

b46o

b440

459

b450

b400

b370

b380

385

562

383

352

15,166

489

1.69

1.94

Jan.

399

504

590

563

bSQO

b370

b440

b430

b410

378

360

549

547

*544

487

651

b480

b450

b440

b470

1,320

a3,900

a5.600

a5,6OO

a4,5OO

a5,000

a2,200

al,700

bl,400

1,570

al,700

41,252

1,331

4.59

5.29

Feb.

1,650

bl,550

1,500

1,050

955

b760

*b620

566

485

1,010

1,690

1,560

1,480

1,570

2 . 030

2,000

1,860

1,590

1,120

724

620

b560

536

590

560

539

560

637

30,152

1,076

3.71

3.86

Mar.

874

784

736

*651

558

* 968

1,440

1,280

1,010

775

628

571

487

479 709"

1,670

1,630

1,290

941

1,540

1,810

1,950

1,760

1,610

1,690

1,850

2,180

2,510

2,280

2,040

1,740

40,041

1,292

4.46

5.15

Apr.

1,720

2,320

*3,040

5.570

3,090

2,740

2,540

1,860

1,630

1,520

1,260

986

745

617

552

506

456

420

456

412

368

331

305

279

255

279

497

642

811

710

34,515

1,150

5.97

4.45

May

568

443

427

417

347

3OO

264

240

217

214

225

341

*435

450

557

544

518

525

510

588

420

362

297

280

260

220

200

185

175

155

145

9,607

510

1.07

1.25

June

145

255

*220

160

135

116

106

100

94

88

82

86

96

94

82

74

74

72

68

 62

60

66

86

78

500

344

199

126

98

83

3,629

121

0.417

0.47

July

d80

dl!2

d!20

d90

d74

d76

d88

*d78

69

65

60

58

d56

d54

d50

50

52

49

52

d50

58

56

50

54

56

50

48

48

63

103

74

2,041

65.8

0.227

0.26

Aug.

58

49

46

44

*48

50

46

48

61

52

49

46

44

42

42

42

40

42

40

58

55

55

55

36

4O

55

54

55

58

4O

105

1,593

44.9

0.155

0.18

Sept.

9363"

54

49

45

42

40

38

36

55

*56

58

36

35

55

55

35

38

39

35

33

52

52

52

55

32

51

31

30

41

1,184

59.5

0.136

0.15

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,370 Mln 72 Mean 529 Cfsm 1.82 In. 24.76

Water year 1958-59: Max 5,6oO Mln 50 Mean 554 Cfsm 1.91 In. 25.90

Peak discharge (base. 2,300 cfs). Jan. 25 (about 11 p.m.) 5,8OO ofs (10.97 ft); Mar. 27 (11.45 p.m.) 

2,350 cfs (7.77 ft); Apr. 4 (3 p.m.) 3,400 cfs (9.05 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather 

 ecords, and records for nearby stations. 

e Shifting-control method used. 

Note. Backwater from aquatic vegetation May 24 to June 25.
CONEWMOO CREEK BASIH 19

135. Chautauqua Lake near Mayville, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°14'20", long 790 29'50", on-right bank of estuary of Mud Creek, 25 ft 

upstream from highway bridge, about 500 ft from lake, and 1 mile south of Mayville, 

Chautauqua County.

Drainage area. 189 sq mi.

Records available. November 1949 to September 1959.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,300.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 21, 1956, staff gage at site near mouth of Big Inlet at same 

datum.

Extremes. Maximum daily gage height during year, 9.27 ft Jan. 23; minimum, 7.31 ft 

Sept. 29.

1949-59: Maximum daily gage height, 10.65 ft Mar. 9, 1956; minimum daily, 6.29 ft 

Nov. 17, 1953.

Remarks. Lake regulated at outlet by Warner Dam. Capacity of lake not determined; area 

of water surface, 20.9 sq mi. Figures of change in contents computed from surface 

area multiplied by change in stage.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September1 1959

Dsy

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Mean

(t)

Oct.

8.03

8.06

8.03

7.98

7.91

7.92

7.89

7.84

7.81

7.75

7.70

7.69

7.70

7.69

7.71

7.72

7.74

7.75

7.76

7.76

7.77

7.78

7.74

7.76

7.76

7.75

7.75

7.73

7.71

7 68

7.79

-82.7

Mov.

7.65

7.63

7.59

7.59

7.56

7.48

7.47

7.51

7.45

7.40

7.42

7.39

7.42

7.48

7.61

7.73

7.84

8.14

8.18

8716

B.09

8.09

8.08

7.99

8.01

7.95

7.94

7.93

7. 87

7 . 85

7.75

+53.9

Dec.

7.86

7.83

7.83

7.79

7.80

7.84

7.88

7.87

7.87

7.88

7.87

7.85

7.84

7.82

7.80

7.77

7.75

7.73

7.71

7.69

7.67

7.65

7.60

7.56

7.54

7.52

7.49

7.45

7.41

7.37 

7.34

7.71 -124

Jan.

7.34

7.34

7.35

.36

.38

.38

.38

.38

.38

.39

.40

.40

.39

.39

.42

.49

.52

.52

.52

.51

7.83

9.17

9.27

9.26

9.23

9.16

9.06

8.97

8.86

8 . 95 

9.10

7.97

+381

Feb.

9.04

8.95

8.66

8.81

8.77

8.67

8.57

8.45

8.37

8.51

8.76

8.74

8.73

8.78

9.05

9.04

8.97

8.90

8.82

8.72

8.63

8.52

8.44

8.40

8.33

8.23

8.16

8.11

-

8.65

-234

Mar.

8.13

8.09

8.07

8.03

7.97

8.08

8.20

8.18

8.14

8.09

8.01

7.98

7.95

7.B8

7.91

8.14

8.10

8.06

8.04

8.13

8.32

8,36

8,31

8.32

8.40

8.50

8.81

8.86

8.80

8 . 75 

8.70

8.24

+133

Apr.

8.73

8.95

9.08

9.13

9.09

9.11

9.08

8.98

8.93

8.89

8.77

8.69

8.57

8.45

8.34

8.24

8.15

8.06

7.97

7.90

7.80

7.73

7.67

7i 61

7.62

7.62

7.72

7.88

7.98

-~--°--

8.36

-130

May

8.13

8.18

8.22

8.24

8.25

8.25

8.22

8.20

8.22

8.23

8.26

8.33

8.38

8.34

8.31

8.28

8.24

8.26

8.31

8.34

8.37

8.35

8.35

8.33

8.35

8.33

8.33

8.31

8.31

8 . 27 

8.28

8.28

+32.6

June

8.29

8.26

8.24

8.22

8.20

8.17

8.16

8.13

8.10

8.07

8.05

6.08

8.01

7.98

7.96

7.96

7.97

7.96

7.93

7.90

7.92

7.96

7.96

7.98

8.14

8.20

8.20

8.19

8.17

8 . 13

8.08

-33.7

July

8.14

8.14

8.14

8.13

8.12

8.06

8.02

8.02

.98

.95

.93

.91

.88

.87

.87

.86

.85

.86

.86

.85

.86

.84

.87

.85

.82

.82

.81

.80

T85 

93 7)90

7.93

-47.9

Aug.

7.90

7.89

7.88

7.87

7.84

7.85

a7.85

a7.84

a7.82

a7.80

7.79

7.80

7.78

a7.78

a7.78

a7.78

a7.78

7.74

7.73

7.72

7.69

7.69

7.69

7.69

7.68

11 67

7.68

7.67

7.70 

7.74

7.78

7.77

-32.6

Sept.

7^28

7.78

7.74

7.73

7.70

7.69

7.66

7.63

7.62

7.59

7.55

7.53

7.51

7.48

7.46

7.43

7.42

7.36

7.37

7.36

7.35

7.33

7.34

7.33

7.34

7.36

7.35

7.34

7^31 

7 . 36

7.49

-53.9

Calendar year 1958: Max 8.66 Min 6.82 Mean 7.88 t -13.3

Water year 1958-59: Max 9.27 Min 7.31 Mean 8.00 t -9.42

t Change in contents, equivalent cubic feet per second, in Chautauqua Lake.

a No gage-height record; gage height estimated from reconstructed gage-height graph based on 

recorded range in stage.
CONEWANGO CREEK BASIN

145. Chadakoin River at Falconer, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°06'45", long 79°12'15", on left bank 10 ft downstream from South Dow 

Street Bridge In Falconer, Chautauqua County, 1-f miles upstream from mouth, and 

6 miles downstream from Chautauqua Lake.

Drainage area. 194 sq mi.

Records available. October 1934 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,256.41 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 24 years (1935-59), 338 cfs (adjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,300 cfs Apr. 2 (gage height, 3.31 ft); minimum dally, 6.3 cfs Aug. 15, 16.

1934-59: Maximum discharge, 2,050 cfs Apr. 5. 1947 (gage height, 4.56 ft); minimum, 5.0 cfs July 1, 1954 (gage height, 0.285 ft); minimum daily, 5.9 cfs Aug. 5,7, 

21, 22, 1954.

Remarks. Records excellent. Flow regulated by Chautauqua Lake (see preceding page). 

Diurnal fluctuation caused by mills above station.

Revisions (water years ). WSF 803: 1936(M). 

Rating tabl water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr Apr. 2 to Sept. 30

0.9 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

94

185

305

535

1,100

5.8

7.7

14

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

3.3

127 -

305

540

1,100

1,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

*245

241

237

237 

233

233

229

229

229

233

237

233

233

164

132

123

120

115

115

115

115

115

115

166

233

229

225

225

225

262

244

6,087

196

Nov.

293

289

237

285 

285

285

281

277

273

273

*273

207

183

285

297

285

348

522

557

530

584

574

562

562

557

568

557

546

593

526

11,894

396

Dec.

395

408

505

*530 

555

525

472

418

413

507

436

454

440

456

456

456

456

451

451

451

451

426

426

426

422

426

422

422

422

418

413

13,529

436

Jan.

418

413

400

318 

245

245

245

*245

245

245

245

245

245

245

249

249

277

305

305

310

558

878

1,040

1.050

1,050

1,030

1,020

1,000

997

1,040

1,040

16,397

529

Feb.

1,030

1,020

1,010

997 

967

955

*925

9O7

857

967

955

955

961

991

1.060

1,060

1,060

1,040

1,030

997

967

937

919

913

871

821

810

794

-

26,776

956

Mar.

777

744

722

*662 

650

678

656

700

782

799

744

667

662

678

694

689

689

689

684

744

832

871

860

865

889

957

1,060

1.090

1,040

1,050

1,050

24,614

794

Apr.

1,030

1,180

1,190

1.250 

1,200

1,230

1,180

1,150

1,150

1,120

1,100

1,020

973

913

877

854

810

766

750

689

612

596

580

304

115

115

127

105

40

90

25,094

770

May

114

68

76

111 

111

154

111

105

100

98

105

105

*207

556

455

445

255

90

90

88

150

179

179

176

172

153

100

105

103

103

133

4,733

153

June

196

182

*182

182 

153

100

124

176

176

176

176

134

55

53

53

52

50

48

44

13

12

24

7.7

6/7

81

136

133

133

156

133

3,147.4

105

July

139

136

133

130 

130

136

*136

98

133

133

133

139

72

24

23

23

23

21

21

16

15

15

20

12

11

12

14

16

52

13

9.9

1,988.9

64.2

Aug.

9.3

9.3

11

13 

*13

11

12

12

12

16

11

9.3

8.7

7.2

6+5

6.3

17

38

35

34

32

27

18

28

32

27

41

40

34

43

41

654.4

21.1

Sept.

66

68

68

68 

66

66

66

66

66

*43

59

78

78

78

78

61

22

19

16

15

15

17

15

16

15

15

14

16

15

45

1,330

44.3

Adjusted for change In contents In Chautauqua Laket

Mean 

Cfsm

114 

0.588 

0.68

45C 

2.32 

2.59

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

312 

1.61 

1.86

910 

4.69 

5.41

723 

3.73 

3.88

927 

4.78 

5.51

639 

3.29 

3.68

185 

0.954

1.10

Observed

Max 816 Mln 12 Mean 326 

Max 1,230 Mln 6.5 Mean 368

71.2 

0.367 

0.41

16.3 

0.084 

0.10

-11.5 

-0.059 

-0.07

-9.60

-0.049 

-O.06

Adjusted

Mean 313 Cfsm 1.61 In. 21.92 

Mean 358 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25.09

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Negative figures of adjusted monthly discharge and 

Lake exceeded Inflow.

unoff Indicate that losses from Chautauqua
CONEWANGO CREEK BASIN 21

150. Conewango Creek at Russell, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41°56'20", long 79°07'55", on left bank at highway bridge in Russell, 

Warren County, 0.4 mile upstream from Ackley Run and 8.0 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--816 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for October, 

November 1939, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,222.18 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to Apr. 10, 1941, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average dlseharge. 20 years, 1,470 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,290 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 8.34 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 72 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 1.95 ft).

1939-59: Maximum discharge, 14,400 cfs Apr. 7, 1947 (gage height, 10.69 ft); minimum not determined; minimum daily, 58 cfs Oct. 1, 2, 1941.

Flood in March 1936 reached a stage of 10.9 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 14,600 

cfs).

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

which are fair. Plow regulated by Chautauqua Lake (see p. 19). Some diurnal fluctuation caused by mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1083: 1936(M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

.height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

151

277

580

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

1,530

2,700

5,750

9,950

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,040

1,150

990

821

716

644

596

559

538

524

524

538

538

524

524

524

810

1,090

902

708

580

517

*484

491

588

732

794

812

884

848

812

21,802

703

-82.7

Nov.

749

732

724

684

716

700

67S

660

636

676

776

848

758

1,040

1,900

2,700

2,760

3,580

5.810

3,740

3,230

2,510

2,030

1,800

*1,700

1,750

2,090

2,030

1,800 

1 ' 5OO

49,305

1,644

+53.9

Dec.

1,500

1,530

1,580

1,750

2.550

2,270

1,800

1,700

1,700

1,600

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,450

1,450

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,550

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,500

1,250

1.200 

*1,210

1,200

46,620

1,504

-124

Jan.

1,210

1,370

1,640

1,640

1,200

1,000

1,100

1,100

1,100

-it, 050

1,000

1,000

980

980

1,160

1,640

1,500

1,500

1,450

1,400

3,500

K7.850

g7,640

g7,850

g7,850

g7,250

6,650

6,100

5,410 

5,410

5,410

95,720

3,088

+381

Feb.

5,240

5,080

4,600

4,280

3,810

5,500

2,700

2,550

2.000

*5,900

4,760

4,600

4,600

4,760

5.410

5,410

5,410

5,410

4,920

3,740

2,800

2,300

2,150

2,150

2,090

2,030

2,150

2,330

104,260

3,724

-234

Mar.

2,700

2,640

2,510

2,270

1,970

2,770

3,580

5,440

5,300

2,960

2,390

2,090

1,860

1.750

2,600

4,120

3,960

5,810

*5,440

5,440

5,960

4,280

4,440

4,600

4,600

4,600

5,080

5,580

5.920 

5,920

5,580

112,160

5,618

+133

Apr.

5,080

5,580

6,280

7,030

7.250

7,030

6,650

6,100

5,580

5,080

4,760

4,120

3,440

2,640

2,210

1,970

1,800

al , 700

1,640

1,580

1,480

1,510

*1,220

1,130

759

a640

a600

al,600

32,000 

al,800

100,039

3,355

-130

May

al.600

al,300

al,200

al,100

al,000

a900

74O

628

559

510

504

594

996

1,280

1,250

1,210

1,120

859

913

1,140

1,000

1,000

857

848

749

660

559

*491

465 

434

401

26,830

865

+52.6

June

428

558

588

545

484

416

347

356

564

358

347

347

541

277

255

218

214

214

205

189

166

166

197

189

367

1.050

676

465

375 

347

10,989

566

-33.7

July

304

319

341

347.

309

288

277

263

*239

249

244

249

239

201

151

132

125

122

125

122

122

122

125

129

125

122

119

119

174 

*235

254

6,292

203

-47.9

Aug.

193

155

135

125

122

122

122

119

119

122

122

122

116

107

102

102

102

99

110

116

119

116

116

110

107

110

110

116

138 

141

580

3,995

129

-32.6

Sept.

460

293

235

193

178

166

155

148

145

141

135

125

135

*145

145

145

138

113

99

95

87

85

85

85

80

77

77

11

74 

82

4,193

140

-53.9

Adjusted for change In contents In Chautauqua Lake

Mean 

Cfsm

620 

0.760 

0.88

1,69E 

2.06 

2.32

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

1,380 

1.69 

1.95

3,469 

4.25 

4.90

3,490 

4.28 

4.46

3,751 

4.60 

5.30

5,205 

3.93 

4.38

898 

1.10 

1.27

Observed

Max 4,440 Mln 258 Mean 1,405 

Max 7,850 Mln 74 Mean 1,595

332 

0.407 

0.45

155 

0.190 

0.22

96.4 

0.118 

0.14

86.1 

0.106 

0.12

Adjusted

Mean 1,392 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.13 

Mean 1,586 Cfsm .1.94 In. 26.39

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Chautauqua Lake.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, observer's gage 

reading, and records for nearby stations.

g Computed from once- or twice-daily tape-gage

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ic 

Feb. 6, 7, 9, 21, 22.

ngs. 

30, Dec. 1, 7-27, 31, Jan. 5-11, 17-21,

575949 O - 61 - 3
BROKENSTRAW CREEK BASIN

155. Brokenstraw Creek at Youngsville, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°51'10", long 79°19'05", on right bank 150 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 6 at Youngsville, Warren County, 500 ft upstream from Mathews Run, and 

3.7 miles upstream from mouth. Records include flow of Mathews Run.

Drainage area. 321 sq mi, includes that of Mathews Run.

Records available.--October 1909 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some

periods, published in WSP 1305. Flow of Mathews Run included in records since October

1938.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,187.92 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1907. Prior to Jan. 17, 1916, staff gage and Jan. 17, 1916, to Sept. 30, 1933, 

chain gage, at site 150 ft upstream at datum 1.00 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1933, to June 15,

1939. chain gage at site 150 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--50 years, 575 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,600 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 11.51 ft); minimum, 38 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 0.03 ft).

1909-59: Maximum discharge, about 18,000 cfs Mar. 25, 1913 (gage height, 13.2 ft, 

present datum); minimum observed, 19 cfs Oct. 14, 1934.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 743: Drainage area. WSP 1083: 1913(M). WSP 1275: 1920, 

1932, 1936.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59., except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 25 June 26 to Sept. 30

0.3

.5

1.0

2.0

85

138

315

810

3.0 1,390

5.0 3,020

7.0 5,240

10.0 11,000

0.0 34

.2 66

.5 148

1.0 325

2.0 810

3.0 1,390

4.0 2,130

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

L

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

432

460

323

264

234

209

195

182

172

169

169

189

199

209

230

223

318

560

364

264

226

*206

206

209

249

452

418

396

368

307

267

8,669

280

0.872

l.OO

Nov.

248

230

287

303

252

237

226

212

226

323

360

323

283

420

940

1,330

1,250

1.810

1,700

1,160

782

694

645

*635

645

645

782

620

515

400

18,483

616

1.92

2.14

Dec.

480

520

50O

605

948

865

600

600

580

5OO

480

460

420

380

360

360

360

360

370

350

350

350

350

351

347

320

300

3OO

291

*303

3OO

13,660

441

1.37

1.58

Jan.

323

455

610

585

400

360

4OO

360

340

310

290

290

290

290

446

684

580

520

480

440

3,870

1O . 6OO

6,850

3,370

2,050

1,270

948

667

605

1,940

1,850

42,473

1,370

4.27

4.92

Feb.

1,650

1,200

782

1,000

1,030

810

555

505

427

4.000

*3,620

2,650

2,050

2,080

3,520

2,740

1,840

1,210

8OO

540

480

470

465

580

520

480

595

755

37,354

1,334

4.16

4.33

Mar.

1,090

1,000

892

694

525

1,450

1,810

1,330

1,000

755

600

560

485

495

1,230

2,210

1,780

1,090

*816

1,400

2,210

2,130

1,420

1,240

1,640

1,930

3.240

2,830

1,820

1,240

1,120

42,032

1,356

4.22

4.87

Apr.

1,270

5.600

3,420

2,560

1,810

1,670

1,500

1,060

1,030

1,090

865

684

580

505

450

400

360

339

391

400

335

*303

275

256

245

287

932

1,380

1,850

1,530

31,377

1,046

3.26

3.64

May

975

728

865

782

550

432

378

335

303

279

303

402

620

662

575

535

460

409

7OO

1.030

684

505

409

440

364

303

*267

279

252

223

202

15,251

492

1.53

1.77

June

247

409

303

220

182

163

144

130

124

116

110

143

295

195

141

124

121

116

108

100

95

118

154

118

1,270

1.460

844

364

250

198

8,362

279

0.869

0.97

July

164

1ZZ

170

142

121

118

107

*101

*93

115

110

139

121

98

130

137

98

85

127

121

107

96

96

133

154

112

88

80

*78

83

80

3,581

116

0.361

0.41

Aug.

73

64

62

61

61

62

61

59

61

73

76

62

59

57

55

52

52

55

53

48

47

15

45

48

52

48

47

47

47

50

2L4

1,896

61.2

0.191

0.22

Sept.

145

85

73

62

55

48

47

45

45

44

44

44

*44

44

44

44

45

45

52

52

45

44

45

45

44

42

41

41

AS

55

1,549

51.6

0.161

0.18

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,440 Min 130 Mean 558 Cfsm 1.74 In. 23.59

Water year 1958-59: Max 1O.60O Min 4O Mean 616 Cfsm 1.92 In. 26. 03

Peak discharge (base, 4,5OO cfs). --Jan. 22 (3 a.m.) 14.6OO cfs (11.51 ft); Feb. 10 (5 p.m.) 5,380 cfs

(7.11 ft); Apr. 2 (1O:30 a.m.) 4,84O cfs (6.69 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice No 

17-20, Jan. 31 to Feb. 2, Feb. 19-21, 25, 26.

30 to Dec. 3, Dec. 7-23, 26-28, 31, Jan. 5-14,
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 23

160. Allegheny River at West Hickory, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°34'15", long 79°24'30", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 127 at West Hickory, Forest County, 0.6 mile upstream from Siggins Run 

and 0.8 mile downstream from East Hickory Creek.

Drainage area. 3,660 sq mi.

Records available. October 1941 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,060.15 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to Dec. 12, 1941, tape gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 6,658 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 81,600 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 15.6 ft, from 

graph based on gage reading); minimum, 273 cfs Sept. 28 (gage height, 2.19 ft).

1941-59: Maximum discharge, 101,000 cfs Mar. 8, 1956 (gage height, 17.20 ft); maximum gage height, 17.51 ft Feb. 23, 1945 (ice jam); minimum discharge not determined.

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

those for Jan. 22, which are fair. Flow regulated by Chautauqua Lake (see p. 19).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

280

570

1,230

3,300

5.0

8.0

11.0

15.0

6,200

20,100

40,100

75,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

3,460

5.990

3,990

3,350

2,940

2,680

2,450

2,300

2,140

2,060

1,960

1,960

1,920

1,900

1,920

2,040

1,960

2,820

2,940

2,450

2,120

*1,940

1.870

1,900

1,980

2,410

2,780

2,800

2,940

3,040

2,940

77,950

2,515

-82.7

Nov.

2,800

2,660

2,680

E,630

2,580

2,540

2,450

2.520

2,360

2,660

2,920

3,140

3,O9O

5,300

5,010

8,400

9,400

15,100

15.100

12,600

1O,5OO

9,000

7,800

*7,OOO

6,600

6,400

7,600

7,800

7,000

5,800

177,240

5,908

+53.9

Dec.

5,000

5,200

5,600

5,750

7,000

7.400

5,800

5,200

5,200

4,800

4,500

4,300

4,600

4,600

4,4OO

4,000

5,800

4,000

4,200

4,200

5,600

3,6OO

3,500

3,600

3,600

3,400

5.000

3,400

*5,400

3,2OO

5,400

137,050

4,421

-124

Jan.

5.200

5,710

4,420

4,710

4,150

5,800

5,500

5,500

3,6OO

3,800

4,000

3,700

5,500

5,500

4,500

5,600

5,800

4,700

4,400

5,OOO

15,000

K70.000

a65,000

a46 , OOO

55,900

26,800

20,700

16,100

313,000

15,800

21,300

426,070

13,740

+381

Feb.

19,100

14,600

11,400

12,400

12,400

1O,8OO

8,400

7,400

6,2OO

17,500

27.500

23,700

*20,100

19,100

24,900

23,700

19,100

16,100

13, OOO

10,000

8,200

7,000

7,000

7,000

6,8OO

5.9OO

6,200

6,600

-

372,100

13,290

-234

Mar.

8,200

9,2OO

8,600

7,600

6.200

8,420

14,600

14,100

11,600

10,100

8,600

7,600

6,800

6,200

7,200

14,600

15.6OO

*11,900

9,620

11,200

17,100

19,600

16,100

14,600

16,600

20,100

26,800

51.000

24,500

20,100

18,100

422,540

15,620

+153

Apr.

17,600

34,200

41.700

35,900

3O,3OO

28,200

26,100

21 , 500

18,600

18,100

15,600

13,600

11,400

9,620

8,200

7,200

6,200

5,750

5,600

5,600

*5, 300

4,860

4,420

4,130

3,710

5.570

6,690

12,600

16,100

15,100

437,250

14,580

-130

May

12.600

10,500

9,200

8,400

7,OOO

6,050

5,3OO

4,860

4,280

3,990

4,130

4,710

6,050

7,000

6,600

6,400

5,750

5,300

5,150

7,200

6,600

6,200

5,900

5,600

4,860

4,280

3,990

*3,710

3,300

2,940

2.610

180,460

5,821

+32.6

June

2,470

2,970

2,990

2,660

2,320

2,060

1,790

1,610

1,530

1,480

1,410

1,440

2,060

2,080

1,790

1,580

1,360

1,250

1,170

1,100

1.020

1,180

1,310

1,290

5,510

6.200

4,720

5,250

2,610

2,160

66,370

2,212

-33.7

July

1,810

2,140

2.870

2,750

2,040

1,790

1,610

*1,600

1,480

1,560

1,280

1,260

1,170

1,050

1,020

968

888

786

927

954

888

875

836

1,010

1,100

1,020

875

798

726

*849

968

39,678

1,280

-47.9

Aug.

940

901

762

678

642

606

582

559

548

570

594

630

594

559

526

482

482

526

482

450

430

420

420

482

482

440

410

410

710

666

999

17,982

580

-52.6

Sept.

1.250

1,080

901

762

654

594

548

526

482

440

*450

400

570

580

580

570

370

570

352

344

536

528

512

504

304

296

288

280

280

550

14,041

468

-53.9

Adjusted for change in contents in Chautauqua Lake

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

2,432 

0.664 

0.77

5,962 

1.65 

1.82

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

4,297 

1.17 

1.35

14,120 

3.86 

4.45

13,060 

3.57 

3.72

13,750 

5.76 

4.33

14,450 

3.95 

4.41

5,854 

1.60 

1.84

Observed

Max 34,500 Mln 1,380 Mean 5,8o2 

Max 70,000 Min 280 Mean 6,489

2,178 

0.595 

0.66

1,232 

0.337 

0.39

547 

0.149 

0.17

414 

0.113 

. 0.13

Adjusted

Mean 5,789 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.47 

Mean 6,480 Cfsm 1.77 In. 24.04

Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Chautauqua Lake.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations at Kinzua and at 

Franklin.

g Computed from observer's outside gage reading.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 30 to Dec. 2, Dec. 6 to Jan. 1, Jan. 6-21, 

Feb. 19, 20.
24 TIONESTA CREEK BASIN

175. Tionesta Creek at Lynch, Pa.

Location.--41°36'05", long 79°03'00", on left bank at downstream side of highway bridge 

at Lynch, Forest County, 500 ft upstream from Bluejay Creek and 7 miles south of

Sheffield.

Drainage area. 233 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1937 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,252.43 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Average discharge. 22 years, 442 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,000 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 11.25 ft, from 

floodmark in gage well), from rating curve extended above 4,600 cfs on basis of slopearea measurement of peak flow; minimum, 19 cfs Sept. 27, 28 (gage height, 0.79 ft). 

1937-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 22, 1959; minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 21-23, 

1955; minimum gage height recorded, 0.68 ft Sept. 22, 23, 1955.

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

those computed from once-daily tape-gage readings, which are fair.

Revisions (water years) .--WSP 923: 1939-40. WSP 1555: 1943, 1946-47, 1948(M), 1952, 

1953(M),,1955-56.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feeb, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

1.2 

1.5

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

100

187

380

930

2,50O

3.0

87

180

380

930

5.0 2,500

7.0 4,690

8.0 6,200

9.0 8,400

11.0 14,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

294

249

212

204

190

181

171

155

149

143

168

158

152

143

204

168

146

140

132

126

123

110

118

*152

152

187

177

187

177

171

171

5,210

168

0.721

0.83

Nov.

155

152

174

165

155

146

135

126

149

198

249

190

194

198

215

280

320

520

614

576

515

456

402

364

376

*461

461

412

380

300

9,038

301

1.29

1.44

Dec.

320

350

320

348

416

340

300

300

300

250

220

250

250

210

210

220

220

220

220

220

200

190

180

210

200

140

150

160

160

160

*160

7,394

239

1.03

1.18

Jan.

180

250

290

280

250

220

230

220

210

200

190

180

170

170

250

400

300

290

280

300

2,500

*11,600

4,130

1,840

1,330

995

752

580

560

1,270

1,100

31,517

1,017

4.36

5.03

Feb.

720

540

540

865

664

500

400

420

380

*2,710

2.870

1,500

1,410

1,340

1,880

1,380

*1,130

962

752

520

500

500

480

470

370

400

402

416

_

25,021

894

3.84

3.99

Mar.

586

515

480

438

400

700

900

700

700

700

600

500

450

450

750

1,000

750

600

500

*750

1,100

995

780

826

1,060

,300

.740

,680

,270

,060

962

25,242

814

3.49

4.03

Apr.

995

1,840

2.280

1,920

1,440

1,410

1,160

1,060

1,030

865

710

620

555

505

456

416

384

371

407

416

380

340

282

*250

240

340

1,500

1,680

1,840

1,440

27,132

904

3.88

4.33

May

1.160

962

1,100

832

686

603

576

490

430

402

425

434

495

565

515

505

485

452

485

515

425

430

376

335

286

258

*243

254

215

190

170

15,299

494

2.12

2.44

June

181

282

198

152

136

121

109

104

95

87

83

134

441

201

133

115

112

101

93

80

76

204

343

156

2.130

1,690

858

614

443

358

9,830

328

1.41

1.57

July

310

979

516

366

299

393

421

278

240

*236

194

204

162

139

228

156

124

109

177

159

162

115

110

271

265

152

118

104

*113

238

142

7,480

241

1.03

1.19

Aug.

112

93

80

78

80

80

69

65

87

85

74

59

54

50

48

45

43

52

46

40

38

37

269

164

93

67

57

54

72

72

52

2,315

74.7

0.321

0.37

Sept.

45

48

59

50

39

35

32

31

29

28

26

26

25

25

24

*24

24

24

25

25

26

25

24

24

24

22

20

21

21

29

880

29.3

0.126

0.14

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,100 Min 77 Mean 381 Cfsm 1.64 In. 22.18

Water year 1958-59: Max 11,600 Min 20 Mean 456 Cfsm 1.96 In. 26.54

eak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs). --Jan 

4,300 cfs (6.74 ft); June 25 (5:30 p

22 (about 4 a.m.) 15,000 cfs (11.25 ft); Feb. 10 (11:30 p.m. 

m.) 3,51O cfs (5.98 ft).

Mote. No gage-height record Jan. 22-26, Mar. 5-20; discharge estimated on basis of records for 

nearby stations. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 29 to Dec. 3, Dec. 6 to Jan. 21, 

Jan. 28, 29, Feb. 1-3, 6-9, 12, 20-26, Mar. 23. Discharge for Oct. 5 to Nov. 25 computed from oncedaily tape-gage readings and recorded range in stage.
TIONESTA CREEK BASIN

200. Tionesta Creek at Tionesta Creek Dam, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°28'45", long 79°26'45", on left bank 100 ft downstream from outlet tunnel at Tionesta Creek Dam, Forest County, 0.3 mile southeast of Tionesta, and 0.9 mile 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 479 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1940 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,044.93 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. June 15 to Aug. 9, 1940, staff gage and Aug. 10, 1940, to Mar. 17, 1945, waterstage recorder, at site 200 ft downstream at datum 1.00 ft higher. Mar. 18, 1945, to 

June 30, 1954, staff gage at present site and datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorders 

0.3 and 0.7 mile downstream at datum 5.49 ft lower.

Average discharge. 19 years, 892 cfs (adjusted1 for storage since 1942).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,560 cfs Jan. 25 (gage height, 8.05 ft); maximum gage height, 9.90 ft Jan. 22 (backwater from Allegheny River); minimum daily discharge, 51 cfs Sept. 22, 23.

1940-59: Maximum discharge, 10,300 cfs June 6, 1946; minimum daily, 6 cfs Aug. 10, 

Sept. 6,7, 1941.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, backwater from 

Allegheny River, or those computed from once-daily tape-gage readings, which are fair. 

Flow completely regulated since 1941 by Tionesta Creek Reservoir (see p. 56).

Cooperation. Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except period of backwater from Allegheny 

River (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.7 

3.1 

3.5 

4.0

132

260

470

830

Discharge, in cubic feet pe

Oct. 28 to Sept. 30

2.2 46 4.0 870 

2.5 95 5.0 1,910 

3.0 250 6.0 3,310 

3.5 500 8.0 7,560 

water year October 1958 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

392

565

558

455

278

282

282

278

*282

282

282

282

282

282

241

215

215

212

212

212

*212

160

135

135

152

132

170

278

322

322

322

8,409

271

-2.3

Nov.

322

322

322

322

322

*322

322

322

317

317

317

322

322

389

458

458

518

732

960

969

969

969

969

960

960

951

942

942

933

924

18,174

606

-2.6

Dec.

720

*614

621

635

734

951

942

837

614

614

614

607

607

600

463

330

335

335

340

340

345

396

494

488

488

482

482

476

*425

335

335

16,599

535

-28.1

Jan.

335

340

335

340

345

350

391

482

482

482

482

482

476

476

470

522

628

635

628

621

c450

c480

cl,000

*3,820

*7,560

7,060

6,560

6,060

5,610

4,500

3,490

55,892

1,803

+183

Feb.

a3,500

a2 , 900

al , 500

aSSO

al,200

al , 400

81,200

aSSO

1,050

962

1,160

*3,180

4,210

3,580

2,690

4,020

*5,610

4,660

3,490

2,660

1,230

978

978

1,180

1,220

879

870

879

-

58,946

2, 105

-181

Mar.

888

1,120

1,350

1,200

779

699

1,200

1,460

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,230

987

1,500

*2,030

1,810

1,350

1,350

1,400

1,740

2,090

1,620

1,400

1,460

2,060

2,340

2,820

5.310

2,440

48,635

1,569

+18.5

Apr.

1,570

,460

,520

a ,400

,760

,580

,510

,250

* ,430

,790

,350

,350

,350

,350

,070

846

846

a620

a550

a620

*870

690

470

545

550

445

658

750

1,140

2,400

43,100

1,437

+327

May

5,620

5.850

3,760

3,580

3,310

2,420

1,700

1,350

1,040

870

870

870

879

897

897

906

915

924

935

1,180

1,220

888

888

888

775

600

600

600

*607

607

506

42,950

1,585

-337

June

335

340

434

600

493

517

517

290

240

214

168

168

197

246

246

246

246

246

246

246

246

246

286

335

525

al.050

2,070

2.410

2,270

2,090

17,363

579

+40.5

July

81,450

955

1,190

1,400

1,210

888

*614

621

514

335

350

350

350

350

350

330

350

330

330

350

326

290

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

*250

15,521

494

-56.0

Aug.

250

222

171

171

171

171

171

168

157

108

108

110

110

94

77

77

75

75

75

77

77

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

90

102

95

3,507

113

+6.7

Sept.

95

95

95

93

93

93

95

95

75

*67

*67

67

67

67

67

67

61

52

52

52

*52

51

51

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

2,051

67.7

-25.0

Adjusted for change in contents in Tionesta Creek Reser

Mean 

Cfsm

In.

269 

0.562 

0.65

603

1.26 

1.41

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

507 

1.06 

1.22

1,986

4.15 

4.78

1,924 

4.02

4.19

1,587 

3.51 

3.82

1,764 

3.68

4.11

1,048 

2.19 

2.52

Observed

Max 6,060 Min 132 Mean 786 

Max 7,560 Min 51 Mean 9O7

619 

1.29

1.44

458 

0.956 

1.10

120 

0.251 

0.29

42.7 

0.089

0.10

Adjusted

Mean 785 Cfsm 1.64 In. 22.03 

Mean 904 Cfsm 1.89 In. 25.65

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Tionesta Creek Reservoir. 

a No gage-height record at base gage; discharge estimated on basis of reservoir outflow records, 

c Backwater from Allegheny River.

Note.--Discharge for Feb. 18 to Apr. 3, Apr. 5-17, May 10-28, June 8-25, 27-30, July 2-6, 12-30, 

Aug. 2-6, Sept. 8-10 computed from once-daily tape-gage readings.
26 OIL CREEK BASIN

205. Oil Creek at Rouseville, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41°28'55", long 79°41'40", on right bank 200 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 8, 200 ft upstream from Cherrytree Run, and 1 mile upstream from Rouseville, Venango County. Records include flow of Cherrytree Run.

Drainage area. 300 sq mi, includes that of Cherrytree Run. 

Records available. June 1932 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,028.33 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to June 9, 1941, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 27 years, 527 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 21.000 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 11.97 ft); minimum, 33 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.59 ft).

1932-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 22, 1959; minimum observed, 22 cfs July 29, 

Sept. 5, 7, 1934; minimum gage height, 1.55 ft Sept. 23, 1955.

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

regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 743: Drainage area. WSP 1053: 1936-37(M). 1943(M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. Zl

2.0 99

2.5 245

3.0 475

3.5 795

4.0 1,190

6.0 3,230

7.0 4,770

1.6

1.8

2.0 113

2.5 260

3.0 480

Jan. 22 to Sept. 30 

34 4.0 1,190

6.0 3,230

9.0 8,580

10.0 11,100

12.0 21,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

404

364 

234

198

180

158

144

138

130

124

119 

124

119

116

119

116

109

144

138

122

109

106

106

116

135

204

186

177

180

155

141

4,915

159

0.530

0.61

Nov.

130

130 

155

172

152

*141

135

130

141

267

426 

297

238

238

571

1,160

943

2.370

1,370

878

686

602

529

487

493

493

571

453

380

300

15,038

501

1.67

1.B6

Dec.

380

380 

380

513

1.020

720

500

450

400

360

340 

340

340

280

260

250

250

250

250

240

220

200

*230

220

210

180

190

180

180

180

180

10,073

325

1.08

1.25

Jan.

112

500 

600

5OO

300

320

320

300

280

270

260 

250

240

230

450

*940

600

500

480

460

4,500

16,300

4,620

1,820

1,320

950

640

450

450

1,510

2,080

42,650

1,376

4.59

5.29

Feb.

1,000

500 

450

820

950

580

400

465

415

5,090

5.330 

i, 900

1,640

1,780

3,350

1,980

1,280

1,030

700

*450

450

450

492

618

460

460

618

849

-

34,507

1,232

4.11

4. 28

Mar.

1,150

878 

786

674

492

1,440

1,750

928

894

910

702 

648

540

558

1,370

2.680

1,240

835

709

1,130

1,640

1,400

872

856

958

1,070

2,190

2,160

1,240

*1,010

886

34,596

1,116

3.72

4.29

Apr.

849

3,010 

2,630

1,830

1,280

1,320

1,070

894

894

894

723 

618

546

486

440

405

368

356

465

455

395

348

324

304

288

453

1,830

1,930

2,820

*1,730

29,955

998

3.33

3.71

May

1.180

849 

1,030

814

624

522

455

405

360

344

395 

527

674

832

667

624

636

570

682

908

606

546

450

400

348

308

329

435

320

288

251

17,379

561

1.87

2.15

June

263

395 

316

*251

215

194

176

164

149

140

132

173

268

191

152

135

129

124

116

106

93

265

336

179

2.680

1,880

828

570

372

276

11,268

376

1.25

1.40

July

242

"288 419 

221

212

251

221

179

*158

146

146 

272

206

152

143

146

146

126

224

191

161

137

166

415

332

227

170

212

194

194

164

6,461

208

0.693

O.BO

Aug.

135

113 

100

93

113

98

90

106

90

132

132

103

*88

81

73

62

68

154

100

79

68

66

64

77

121

81

86

59

66

61

81

2,840

91.6

0.305

0.35

Sept.

118

118 

129

90

70

61

55

52

52

47

47 

48

47

44

44

42

*42

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

38

37

35

35

58

1,629

54.3

0.181

0.20

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,990 Min 106 Mean 498 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.51

Water year 1958-59 : Max 16,300 Min 35 Mean 579 Cfsm 1.93 In. 26.19

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--Jan. 22 (9 a.m.) 21,000 cfs (11.97 ft); Feb. 11 (1 a.m.) 7,780 cfs 

(8.64 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note--"Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 29 to Dec. 3, Dec. 6 to Jan. 21, Jan. 27-29, 

Feb. 1-4, 6, 7, 19-22, 25, 26, Mar. 13.
FRENCH CREEK BASIN 27

215. French Creek at Carters Corners, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°57'20", long 79°52'40", on left bank 400 ft upstream from highway bridge 

at Carters Corners, Erie County, 4 miles northwest of Union City, and 5 miles upstream 

from South Branch.

Drainage area. 208 sq ml.

Records available. October 1909 to September 1959. Published as North Branch French 

Creek at Klmmeytown 1910-14 and as French Creek at Klmmeytown 1915-32. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published In WSP 1305.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,235.7 ft above mean sea level. Prior to 

Dec. 22, 1948, chain gage at site 400 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 50 years, 415 cf s .

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 13,500 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 12.52 ft); minimum, 8.8 cfs Sept. 28-30 (gage height, 1.27 ft).

1909-59: Maximum discharge, 20,000 cfs Apr. 5, 1947 (gage height, 13.50 ft), by 

slope-area measurement of peak flow; maximum gage height observed, 16.0 ft Feb. 20, 1918 

(Ice jam), site then In use; minimum discharge observed, 3.9 cfs Aug. 15, 18-21, 1930; 

minimum gage height observed, 0.35 ft Aug. 23, 1931, site then In use.

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

record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 743: 

1942(M) .

Drainage area. WSP 1275: 1934, 1936-37(M) , 1939(M),

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 25 to June 1)

1.25 

1.3

2. Z

2.5

72

126

195

3.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

345

810

2,280

4,170

6,820

11,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

l

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

437

426

268

200

163

141

126

116

112

110

128

168

159

170

178

182

316

373 

256

200

172 

155

*150

155

259

380

310

370

334 

253

210

6,977

225

1.08

1.25

Nov.

182

170

277

253

202

182

172

157

155

204

331

283

244

479

1,280

1,550

1,120

2,690 

1,890

920

555 

500

492

444

*436

673

728

492

360 

300

17,721

591

2.84

3.17

Dec.

400

400

4OO

562

870

580

450

420

410

400

380

360

340

320

310

300

300

300 

300

300

290 

270

270

270

270

250

230

230

250 

*300

300

11,032

356

1.71

1.97

Jan.

330

500

600

500

350

350

330

310

290

280

260

250

240

*240

380

500

450

400 

380

360

2,500

as! 000

a3,000

al,500

a900

a600

8520

a600 

1,400

1,400

35,720

1,152

5.54

6.39

Feb.

1,300

800

600

700

880

660

450

350

320

1,820

*2,540

1,940

1,700

1,940

2.900

2,160

1,100

700 

450

380

320 

310

310

400

500

420

412

487

-

26,849

959

4.61

4.80

Mar.

728

675

590

464

360

1,200

1,510

1,060

675

460

360

320

320

307

1,050

2,280

1,550

*870 

700

1,400

2,450 

1,810

1,020

1,100

1,590

1,740

2,400

1,870

1,090 

810

782

33,541

1,082

5.20

6.00

Apr.

1,120

2,250

2.280

1,820

1,260

1,510

1,070

650

767

840

536

400

334

295

259

226

202

195 

289

268

215 

*185

163

152

141

152

326

656

1,510 

1,360

21,431

714

3.43

3.83

May

780

"¥075

412

412

283

212

190

170

150

139

141

318

536

362

328

436

301

241 

286

400

307 

247

200

190

157

128

*118

120

110 

116

102

8,292

267

1.28

1.48

June

229

320

195

130

101

82

69

62

57

52

50

54

61

53

45

42

42

40 

38

35

33 

36

45

45

957

681

261

148

102 

78

4,123

137

0.659

0.74

July

68

153

244

T28

78

61

51

*46

42

43

38

37

36

33

30

29

32

28 

30

32

34 

32

38

58

51

37

30

25

*24 

26

26

1,620

52.3

0.251

0.29

Aug.

26

24

21

20

21

20

20

20

20

24

20

19

18

d!7

d!6

d!5

14

14 

14

12

11 

10

9.9

13

14

14

12

11

16 

33

544.9

17.6

0.085

0.10

Sept.

23

30

24

21

20

16

14

14

13

12

14

*12

*12

12

12

12

12

11 

11

11

11 

10

10

10

10

9.9

9.4

9.4

8.8 

52

426.5

14.2

0.068

0.08

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,800 Min 54 Mean 407 Cfsm 1.96 In. 26.57

Water year 1958-59: Max 11,000 Min 8.8 Mean 461 Cfsm 2.22 In. 3O.10

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 cfs). Jan. 22 (2 p.m.) 13,500 cfs (12.52 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on baais of records for nearby stations.

d Doubtful gage-height records discharge computed on basis of records for Brokenstraw Creek at 

YoungsvLlle.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 29 to Dec. 3, Dec. 6 to Jan. 21, Jan. 30 to 

Feb. 9, Feb. 17-26, Mar. 5, 10-13, 19, 20 (no gage-height record Dec. 24-29, Feb. 2, 3).
28 FRENCH CREEK BASIN

240. French Creek at Utica, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°26'15", long 79°57'20", on right bank at upstream side of bridge on

State Highway 964 at Utica, Venango County, a third of a mile upstream from Mill Creek.

Drainage area. 1,028 sq mi.

Records available. August 1932 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,019.54 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1907. Prior to Nov. 27, 1933, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--27 years, 1,733 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,300 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 11.91 ft); minimum, 77 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 1.17 ft).

1932-59: Maximum discharge 20,700 cfs Mar. 23, 24, 1948 (gage height, 12.32 ft); 

minimum, 43 cfs July 30, 1934 (gage height, 1.03 ft).

Maximum stage known, 15.7 ft during flood in March 1913 (discharge, 35,600 cfs, from 

rating curve extended above 21,000 cfs).

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

Revisions (water years) . WSP 743: Drainage area. WSP 823: 1936(M). WSP 1275: 1933, 

1936.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

£.3 440

3.0 870

4.0 1,830

5.0

8.0

3,040

8,480

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

63

161

315

540

880

4.0 1,830

5.0 3,040

8.0 8,480

12.0 19,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,110

1.520

1,420

1,080

870

734

643

590

540

519

488

483

493

509

478

488

478

670

894

714

607

530

493

474

488

792

1,180

1,180

1,130

1,060

862

23,517

759

0.738

0.85

Nov.

714

631

595

643

714

*637

578

551

546

573

762

1,050

977

838

1,340

3,260

3,790

5,320

5,860

5,320

3,600

2,640

2,220

2,050

1,940

1,830

2,100

2,100

1,780

1,370

56,329

1,878

1.83

2.04

Dec.

1,150

1,500

1,600

1,960

3,110

3.180

2,270

1,880

1,780

1,700

1,300

1,500

1,550

1,600

1,500

1,400

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,300

*1,200

1,200

1,270

1,250

1,150

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,130

1 150

47,180

1,522

1.48

1.71

Jan.

1,320

2,030

2,770

2,700

2,100

1,600

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,150

1,100

1.050

1,050

1,050

*1,470

2,280

2,400

2,200

2,000

1,900

7,000

15,800

17,900

19.000

15,100

9,750

6,800

4,960

3,710

4,440

5, 860

144,690

4,667

4.54

5.23

Feb.

6,220

5,500

4,270

3,560

3,560

3,330

2,580

2,220

1,940

8,660

10.600

10,100

8,920

7,600

8,480

8,260

7,600

5,680

*3,900

2,600

2,100

1,880

1.780

2,000

2,100

2,100

2,460

3,110

-

 

133,110

4,754

4.62

4.82

Mar.

3,710

3,790

3,630

3,400

2,700

3,220

5,320

4,780

4,270

3,630

2,840

2,340

2,050

1,940

3,340

7,200

7,600

5,860

3,950

3,870

4,960

6,040

5,140

3,630

3,400

3,870

4,960

5,860

5,320

3,710

*2,970

129,300

4,171

4.06

4.66

Apr.

2,700

4,100

5,860

6,220

5,320

4,270

4,110

3,400

2,840

2,900

2,770

2,280

1,880

1,630

1,430

1,280

1,130

1,040

1,210

1,430

1,330

1,120

969

856

779

1,030

2,140

3,270

*6,040

6,040

81,374

2,712

2.64

2.94

May

5,320

3,790

2,840

2,340

1,940

1,580

1,280

1,100

960

864

864

944

1,520

2,050

1,780

1,730

1,880

1,630

1,530

2,000

1,880

1,480

1,200

1,070

987

840

800

960

848

744

654

49,405

1,594

1.55

1.79

June

690

880

1,030

*904

765

630

518

445

399

366

343

463

540

502

426

350

315

298

284

268

256

578

696

430

1,010

5,380

3,280

2,000

1 , 380

1,080

24,506

817

0.795

0.89

July

912

1.450

978

896

737

594

502

*426

378

340

332

460

366

318

280

253

235

223

318

271

262

250

247

350

422

417

332

274

290

312

322

13,727

443

0.431

0.50

Aug.

312

277

241

214

205

202

190

202

244

217

208

220

*211

187

167

155

155

199

178

155

141

130

125

130

290

374

247

193

173

167

170

6,279

203

0.197

0.23

Sept.

242

386

394

394

294

232

193

167

147

133

136

128

125

120

112

107

*105

100

100

97

95

95

93

90

88

83

81

79

79

107

4,602

153

0.149

0.17

Calendar year 1958: Max 10,100 Min 382 Mean 1,685 Cfsm 1.64 In. 22.25

Water year 1958-59: Max 19,000 Min 79 Mean 1,956 Cfsm 1.90 In. 25.85

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 1-3, 10-23, 25-29, 31, Jan. 5-14, 17-21, 

Feb. 19, 20.
FRENCH CREEK BASIN

250. Sugar Creek at Sugar-creek, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°25'45", long 79°52'45", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge, three-quarters of a mile north of Sugarcreek, Venango County, three-quarters 

of a mile upstream from mouth, and 3 miles northwest of Franklin.

Drainage area. 166 sq ml.

Records available.--August 1932 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,014.03 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Aug. 20, 1932, to Dec. 7, 1939, chain gage and Dec. 8, 1939, to Aug. 31, 

1948, water-stage recorder, at same site at datum 2.00 ft higher. Sept. 1, 1948, to 

Nov. 11, 1952, water-stage recorder at same site at datum 1.20 ft higher.

Average discharge.--27 years, 269 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, about 9,600 cfs Jan. 21; maximum gage height, 

9.43 ft Jan. 21 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge not determined.

1932-59: Maximum discharge, 10,000 cfs May 28, 1946 (gage height, 10.49 ft, present 

datum); maximum gage height, 10.5 ft Jan. 25, 1937, present datum, from graph based on 

gage readings; minimum discharge observed, 9.2 cfs Oct. 22, 1935.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or those computed from oncedaily wire-weight-gage readings, which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by mills 

above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 758: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1933-34(M), 1937-39, 

1948-49.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of lee effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 15, 16, 20)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

144

320

540

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

840

1,600

2,530

5,120

Z.O

148

280

500

3.0 1,050

4.0 1,730

6.0 3,630

8.0 6,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

219

1ST

127

116

102

92

82

79

73

75

69

67

67

66

64

62

62

69

67

66

64

62

62

64

67

86

75

77

77

75

67

2,561

82.6

0.498

0.57

Nov.

64

~S5 62

73

67

*67

66

64

69

121

150

119

106

109

184

280

396

723

454

328

262

217

186

170

163

183

193

166

150

130

5,391

180

1.08

1.21

Dec.

145

150

147

268

392

300

250

230

200

170

*160

170

160

130

130

130

130

125

125

120

110

94

116

116

100

90

100

100

99

106

100

4,763

154

0.928

1.07

Jan.

119

327

288

256

176

170

150

140

130

125

120

115

110

TIo

*324

436

300

290

285

284

4,000

5,880

1,920

1,110

840

625

505

364

336

1,060

780

21,675

699

4.21

4.86

Feb.

500

340

300

538

415

280

240

241

267

4,190

1,890

968

1,040

987

1,550

900

680

560

360

*260

260

292

292

352

298

292

417

485

_

19,194

686

4.13

4.30

Mar.

550

435

376

*340

500

752

638

453

495

530

414

372

320

312

1,080

1,270

768

510

424

505

640

544

394

368

340

336

881

868

595

455

*372

16,637

537

3.23

3.73

Apr.

332

1,400

1,110

840

625

610

490

450

445

388

340

308

292

271

250

235

226

212

273

292

250

220

195

195

208

479

1,500

1,450 " 1.820

1,160

16,866

562

3.39

3.78

May

770

560

500

384

304

268

256

232

202

190

210

306

328

364

312

304

425

352

522

460

324

280

226

208

190

170

185

220

185

170

148

9,555

308

1.86

2.14

June

161

250

182

*155

138

128

118

112

98

82

80

92

146

124

98

88

82

73

65

65

67

325

264

182

419

366

226

148

140

128

4,602

153

0.922

1.03

July

100

280

195

161

138

128

146

*118

108

98

75

214

152

118

92

90

88

84

173

112

88

80

143

260

218

144

128

126

163

166

122

4,308

139

0.837

0.97

Aug.

88

80

71

65

61

61

67

90

136

94

71

56

*54

54

50

46

50

52

45

36

29

27

29

29

29

29

29

29

63

61

56

1,737

56.0

0.337

0.39

Sept.

54

54

60

d60

d54

d46

d42

d38

d36

d34

d33

d32

d31

30

29

29

*29

27

27

27

29

29

23

20

d20

d20

d20

d20

d20

32

1,005

33.5

0.202

0.23

Calendar year 1958 : Max 3,720 Mln 62 Mean 247 Cfsm 1.49 In. 20.17

Water year 1958-59 : Max 5, 88O Mln 20 Mean 297 Cfsm 1.97 In. 24.28

Peak discharge (base, 3,OOO cfs).--Jan. 21 (about 9 p.m.) about 9,600 cfs; Feb. 1O (12 m.) 5,790 cfs 

(7.45 ft).__________________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for nearby stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 29 to Dec. 1, Dec. 6-22, 25-28, 31, Jan. 6-14, 

17-19, 21, Feb. 1-3, 6, 19-21. Discharge for Apr. 21-26, May 5 to Sept. 30 computed from once-daily 

wire-weight-gage readings.
30 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 

255. Allegheny River at Franklin, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41°23'25", long 79"49'10", on right bank at downstream side of Eighth

Street Bridge on U. 3. Highway 62 at Franklin, Venango County, 1,000 ft downstream from

French Creek.

Drainage area.--5.982 sq ml. 

Records available. October 1914 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some

periods, published In WSP 1305. Gage-height records collected at same site since April

1905 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 955.92 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Prior to Aug. 12, 1919, staff gage, Aug. 12, 1919, to Sept. 15, 1932, chain gage, and

Sept. 16-30, 1932, water-stage recorder, all at present site at datum 2.00 ft higher. 

Average discharge . 45 years, 10,320 cfs (adjusted for storage since 1941). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 126,000 cfs Jan. 22; maximum gage height, 20.58

ft Jan. 21 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 528 cfs Sept. 29 gage height, 1.72 ft). 

1914-59: Maximum discharge, 138,000 cfs Mar. 13, 1920 (gage height, 20.65 ft,

present datum); maximum gage height observed, 26.0 ft Feb. 26, 1926, present datum (ice

jam); minimum discharge, 334 cfs July 30, 1934 (gage height, 1.63 ft).

Maximum free-flow stage known, 25.0 ft Mar. 17, 1865, present datum (discharge,

196,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 120,000 cfs). Flood of Mar. 26, 1913.

reached a stage of 24.6 ft, present datum, from graph based on gage readings (discharge,

191,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 120,000 cfs). Flood of Feb. 27, 1917

(ice jam), equaled that of Feb. 26, 1926. 

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

regulated by Chautauqua Lake (see p. 19) and since 1940 by Tionesta Creek Reservoir

(see p. 56). 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 743: Drainage area. WSP 783: 1913(M). WSP 1003: 1920(M) . WSP 1385:1920, 1932.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

510

800

1,490

2,400

5,000

6.0

9.0

13.0

20.0

12,100

28,000

56,700

126,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

5,750

6.680 

6,680

6,050 

5,000

4,400

3,980

3,720

3,480

3,320

3,180

3,100

3,100

3,120

3,050

3,080

3,050

3,400

4,700

4,250

3,600

3,200

2,920

2.900

3,000

3,480 

4,550

4,850

4,850

5,000

4,700

126,140

4,069

-85.0

Nov.

4,400

4,100 

4,100

4,100 

4,100

3,980

*3, 720

5.600

3,600

3,980

4,700

5,150

5,150

5,000

6,580

12,500

15,200

20,800

24.400

22,000

17,600

14,800

13,000

11,300

10,900

10,500 

11,300

12,500

10,900

9,500

283,460

9,449

+51.3

Dec.

8,080

8,420 

8,600

9,500 

12,100

13.400

11,300

9,000

8,600

8,000

7,000

6,200

6,600

7,000

6,600

6,000

6,200

6,400

6,600

6,600

6,000

5,600

5,600

5,800

6,000

5,600 

5,400

5.000

5,000

5,000

5,400

222,600

7,181

-152

Jan.

6,000

7,000 

8,000

9,000 

9,000

8,000

6,400

5.400

5,806

6,000

5,800

5,400

5,400

5,400

8,000

10,000

11,000

10,000

9,000

8,200

22,000

117,000

94,800

74,500

60,000

48,000 

36,000

30,000

26,200

28,000

34, 900

720,200

23,230

+564

Feb.

32,000

26,000 

19,800

18,600 

19,200

17,600

14,800

13,000

10,900

37 , 000

51.900

42,700

39,100

36,300

42,700

42,000

38,400

30,400

24,000

13,000

13, 400

11,700

11,300

11,700

11,300

10 . 500 

11,300

12,500

-

- __

668,100

23,860

-415

Mar.

14,800

16,200 

15,600

14,300 

12,100

13, 900

23,200

23,800

20,800

18,600

15,600

13,800

12,100

11.300

13, 900

26,800

29,200

23,800

17,600

17,600

25,000

30,400

27,400

22,600

22,600

26,800 

34,400

45.000

37,700

*31,600

27,400

685, 900

22,130

+151

Apr.

24, 400

41,900 

56.700

51 , 100 

45 , 000

39,800

38,400

32 , 900

28 , 000

26,200

23,200

19,800

17,200

14,800

13,000

10,900

9,700

8,950

8,780

9,120

8,950

8,080

7,200

6,500

6.050

6,640 

14, 900

22 , 000

30,400

*29,200

____

659,770

21,990

+197

May

26.200

22,000 

19,800

17,200 

15,200

12,500

10,500

8,950

7,900

7,020

6,850

7,380

9,500

11,700

11,300

10,500

10,500

9,700

9,300

11,700

11,700

10,100

9,500

8,780

8,080

6,850 

6,360

6,850

5,900

5,300

4.850

329,960

10,640

-304

June

4,550

5,300 

5,450

5,300 

*4, 700

3,850

3,350

3,020

2,720

2,540

2,380

2,650

3,100

3,600

3,120

2,680

2,420

2,220

2,1OO

1,990

1.920

2,860

3,850

2,820

7,480

14.800 

12,500

9,500

7,720

6,500

136,990

4,566

+6.6

July

5,600

5,750 

5,450

6.200 

5,300

4,400

3,720

3,250

*3,080

2,620

2,540

3,220

2,650

2,300

2,120

2,070

1,960

1,810

2,180

2,140

1,970

1,850

1.790

2,480

2,680

2,360 

2,050

2,010

1,960

1,920

1,960

91,390

2,948

-83.9

Aug.

1.940

1,760 

1,600

1,410 

1,360

1,290

1,220

1,260

1,270

1,220

1,200

1,160

1,180

*1,110

1,010

938

888

1,050

1,160

938

850

825

838

838

1,010

1,180 

988

875

850

1,090

1,150

35,458

1,144

-25.9

Sept.

1,520

1.900 

1,760

1,600 

1,330

1,150

1,040

975

912

838

790

750

730

710

680

680

670

*650

650

640

620

620

610

591

582

573

573

564

555

746

26,009

867

-78.9

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

3,984 

0.666 

0.77

9,500 

1.59 

1.77

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

, 7,029 

1.18 

1.36

23,790 

3.98 

4.59

23,440 

3.92 

4.08

22,280 

3.72 

4.29

22,190 

3.71 

4.14

10,340 

1.73 

1.99

Observed

Max 42,000 Mln 2,560 Mean 9,709 

Max 117,000 Mln 555 Mean 10,920

4,573 

0.764 

0.85

2,864 

0.479 

0.55

1,118 

0.187 

0.22

788 

0.132 

0.15

Adjusted

Mean 9,695 Cfsm 1.62 In. 21.97 

Mean 10,910 Cfsm 1.82 In. 24.76

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Chautauqua Lake and Tionesta Creek 

Reservoir.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 8 to Jan. 21, Jan. 25-28, Feb. 1, 2, 19, 20 

(no gage-height record Jan. 5-12, 18-20).
CLARION RIVER BASIN 31

265. Sevenmile Run near Rasselas, Pa.

Location Lat 41°37'52", long 78°34'37", on right bank 300 ft upstream from highway

 bridge, 600 ft upstream from Plvemlle Run, and 3.2 miles northeast or Rasselas, Elk 

County.

Drainage area. 7.84 sq ml.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 1,690.73 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--8 years, 14.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,280 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 4.67 ft), from

 rating curve extended above 200 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 

4.78 ft; minimum, 0.28 cfs Sept. 26, 27 (gage height, 1.75 ft).

1951-59: Maximum discharge, 1,590 cfs Aug. 9, 1953 (gage height, 4.78 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 200 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 0.07 cfs Sept. 21, 1955 (gage height, 1.70 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or those computed from oncedally Telemark readings, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.75

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

0.28

.63

1.87

3.98

10

19

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

3.9

4.1

168

295

410

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

26

T9

17

15

13

11

9.9

8.8

8.2

7.8

7.5

6.8

6.2

6.0 *7.7

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.1

4.54

4.54

4.78

6.8

6.2

6.3

8.8

8.5

8.8

8.5 

7.8

7.5

275.76

8.90

1.14

1.31

Nov.

7.1

7.1

7.5

6.8

6.5

6.5

6.2

6.0

7.0

8.8

7.8

7.5

7.1

7.1

9.3

10

11

14 *16

14.5

14

13.5

12

12.5

12

15.5

14

13

12 

9.4

301.7

10.1

1.29

1.43

Dec.

-9T9 10.5

9.2

9.5

10.5

9.0

8.8

8.6

8.6

7.0

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.0

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

*5.9

6.0

5.4

6.0

5.6

5.0

4.5

478

5.4

5.2 

4.8

4.5

217.1

7.00

0.893

1.03

Jan.

5.0 ¥72

7.5

7.0

5.4

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.1

8.2

8.0

6.0

7.0

9.0

15

380

230

70

30

22

20

19

18

18 

*45

30

1,019.4

32.9

4.20

4.84

Feb.

24

18

19

22

17.5

13.5

12.5

12

10.5

95

74

42

41

41

56

38

31

26

20

16

16

14

13

12.5

10

9.6

9.9

11.5

-

723.5

25.8

3.29

3.43

Mar.

18.5

15

14

12 *11

29

25

19

17.5

16

14

13.5

12

11.5

19.5

24

17.5

15.5

16

30

39

31

26

39

63

76

96

6T

45 

37

34

897.5

29.0

3.70

4.26

Apr.

39

128

ToT

76

52

58

39 *34

35

28

24

20

18

16.5

14.5

12.5

11.5

10.5

10

11.5

9.9

8.5

7.8

7.5

6.8

10.5

58

55

67 

50

1,026.0

34.2

4.36

4.87

May

38

29

27

23

19

17

16

14

12

11.5

11.5

11.5

11 *12

10.5

9.9

9.5

9.2

13.5

13.5

12

11.5

10

9.5

8.5

7.8

7.1

6.8

6.0 5 4

4. 85

408.03

13.2

1.68

1.94

June

4.90

6.0

5.1

3.72

3.47

3.00

2.78

2.38

2.20

2.20

2.03

2.76

10.5

4.00

2.78

g2.38

*2.38

2.20

2.03

1.87

1.58

7.9

7.3

3.72

M

15

H

11.5

8.2 

6.5

159.38

5.31

0.677

0.76

July

6.0

10.5

6.6

g5.4

g4.54

Si!

Sll

g6.8

g5.7

g7.2

g6.2

g7.6

4.54

3.72

3.47

3.23

2.78

2.57

3.47

3.23

3.23

*2.38

2.27

3.95

4.44

2.38

2.03

1.72

2740 3 23

2^20

145.78

4.70

0.599

0.69

Aug.

1.87

1.58

1.45

1.45

1.45

1.45

1.32

1.32

1.45

1.45

1.32

1.08

.96

.96

.84

.96

.96

.84

.72

.65

.63

.92

5.3

2.53

1.85

1.20 *.96

.84

1.35 

1.20

. 96

41.78

1.35

0.172

0.20

Sept.

0.96

.96

"784 1.20

.65

.56

.49

.49

.49

.49

.49

.49

.42

.42

.42

.42

.42

.42

.49

.49

.42

.42

.42

.42

.35

.35

.32

.49

*.42 

.73

15.93

0.531

0.068

0.08

Calendar year 1958 : Max 215 Mln 1.45 Mean 13.8 Cfsm 1.76 In. 23.96

Water year 1958-59 : Max 380 Min 0.32 Mean 14.3 Cfsm 1.82 In. 24.84

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs).--Jan. 21 (11 p.m.) 1,280 cfs (4.67 ft); Apr. 2 (12:30 p.m.) 225 cf 

(5.71 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

g Computed from once-daily Telemark readings.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 30, Dec. 6-19, Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, Jan. 5-15, 

16-30, Feb. 1-5, 6, 7, 12, 19, 20, 25, 26, Mar. 11, 19, 23 (no gage-height record Jan. 22-50).
32 CLARION RIVER BASIN

275. East Branch Clarion River at East Branch Clarion River Dam, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°33'10", long 78"35'50", on left bank 700 ft upstream from Middle Fork, 

0.5 mile downstream from East Branch Clarion River Dam, Elk County, and 1-f miles northeast of Glen Hazel.

Drainage area. 73.2 sq mi.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,517.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Average discharge. 11 years, 138 cfs (adjusted for storage since 1952).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 530 cfs Mar. 28; maximum gage height, 3.79 ft 

Mar. 28 (backwater from Middle Fork); minimum daily discharge, 18 cfs Dec. 31 to Jan. 5, 

Jan. 8-15, 17.

1948-59: Maximum discharge, 2,590 cfs May 10, 1957 (gage height, 7.25 ft); minimum, 

1.5 cfs Feb. 26, 1952 (gage height, 1.00 ft); minimum daily, 6.7 cfs Sept. 21, 22, 1951.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater from Middle Fork, which are 

fair. Flow completely regulated since June 1952 by East Branch Clarion River Reservoir 

(see p. 56).

Cooperation. Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions. WSF 1235: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of backwater 

from Middle Fork (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In 

cubic feet per second)

1.3 

1.5

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 

13

1. 22 to Sept. 30

17

33

80

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

2.3 

3.0

140

300

1.4 

1.6 

2.0

2.5 

3.0 

3.8

170

290

530

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

*160

166

196

196

196

208

222

*228

228

228

225

225

238

250

*235

238

248

248

255

265

265

262

262

262

262

255

242

225

215

205

198

7,108

229

-170

Nov.

198

194

186

184

184

184

184

184

184

176

162

162

162

162

162

162

162

145

*125

125

125

128

128

130

130

132

132

132

130

128

4,682

156

-71.9

Dec.

128

128

128

128

128

130

130

130

130

130

120

102

86

64

47

32

22

*34

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

23

20

18

2,108

68.0

+5.1

Jan.

18

18

18

18

18

31

24

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

20

18

21

30

21

21

21

21

21

21

32

64

84

*84

54

44

866

27.9

+243

Feb.

94

155

185

130

125

185

175

165

150

48

44

155

240

240

280

440

495

495

495

393

230

192

166

138

115

73

38

22

_

5,663

202

+ 53.8

Mar.

23

22" 22

22

22

*24

24

24

24

36

48

48

47

47

38

28

28

26

24

24

24

24

36

70

110

130

170

370

512

495

419

2,961

95.5

+164

Apr.

210

62

80

280

512

512

512

*495

346

233

185

95

27

26

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

50

4,001

133

+149

May

135

210

240

260

240

190

150

135

132

126

124

124

*124

124

124

124

124

96

77

77

77

90

99

99

100

107

134

134

136

146

157

4,215

136

-5.8

June

170

142

123

123

144

166

168

168

174

188

197

*185

88

57

87

134

*142

142

140

150

170

170

121

115

58

20

20

20

40

60

3,682

123

-54.3

July

87

100

117

155

174

182

182

192

202

202

202

202

202

202

202

202

202

202

202

199

199

*199

199

192

185

188

199

199

170

12

140

5,550

179

-139

Aug.

177

204

226

235

235

235

235

235

233

233

233

233

233

230

228

228

228

228

228

228

228

228

90

120

216

*240

240

240

233

223

223

6,826

220

-200

Sept.

223

223

223

221

221

221

221

221

221

218

216

204

197

197

194

194

192

192

183

172

172

172

172

170

170

168

168

168

168

*166

5,848

195

-187

Adjusted for change In contents In East Branch Clarion River Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

59.0 

0.806 

0.93

84.1 

1.15 

1.28

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

73.1 

0.999 

1.15

271 

3.70 

4.27

256 

3.50 

3.64

26O 

3.55

4.09

282 

3.85 

4.30

130

1.78 

2.05

Observed

Max 295 Mln 16 Mean 95.6 

Max 512 Mln 18 Mean 147

68.7 

0.939 

1.05

40.0 

0.546 

0.63

20.0 

0.273 

0.31

8.00

0.109 

0.12

Adjusted

Mean 122 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.52 

Mean 129 Cfsm 1.76 In. 23.82

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, In East Branch Clarion River Reservoir. 

Note. Backwater from Middle Fork Oct. 1, Nov. 18-21, Jan. 21 to Feb. 16, Mar. 6, 7, 9, 15-18, 

20-28, Apr. 1-4, Apr. 26 to May 8, June 22, 25-30, July 6, 7, 29-31, Aug. 23, 24.
CLARION RIVER BASIN 35 

280. West Branch Clarion River at Wiloox, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41°34'30", long 78°41'35", on right bank 20 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Wilcox, Elk County, 100 ft downstream from Wilson Run, and 0.1 mile upstream 

from Pennsylvania Railroad bridge.

Drainage area. 63.0 sq mi.

Records available. October 1953 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,502.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Nov. 18, 1953, wire-weight gage at 

site 20 ft upstream at same datum. Nov. 18 to Dec. 8, 1953, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge.--6 years, 124 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,960 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 8.35 ft); minimum, 8.2 cfs Sept. 26, 27 (gage height, 1.33 ft).

1953-59: Maximum discharge, 4,050 cfs Mar. 8, 1956 (gage height, 8.59 ft); minimum, 

4.2 cfs Sept. 21, 1955 (gage height, 1.27 ft).

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

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.5 

1.7 

2.1 94

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

177

335

780

1,340

2,840

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to Septe

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

Z2

23

24

25

26

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

183

T26

120

117

109

94

88

80

75

72

68

63

57

55

71

*57

53

52

48

45

44

45

53

50

53

69

63

62

60

59

57

2,248

72.5

1.15

1.33

Nov.

57

60

66

59

56

56

53

52

64

81

68

63

64

66

81

86

92

111

126

*120

122

119

111

109

102

128

115

L05

100

82

2,574

85.8

1.36

1.52

Dec.

88

90

84

90

100

90

80

80

78

64

68

70

68

64

62

62

62

62

62

*62

56

50

58

52

46

44

47

50

47

45

45

2,026

65.4

1.04

1.20

Jan.

60

100

80

66

58

60

60

60

60

58

56

54

54

lo- 52

go

60

70

80

90

1,000

2,550

a900

a 530

a340

a220

al80

a!70

*a!60

364

233

7,995

258

4.10

4.72

Feb.

180

150

170

200

157

105

100

100

97

814

588

379

375

359

467

332

279

239

160

130

120

120

124

120

100

100

101

121

6,287

225

3.57

3.71

Mar.

182

143

134

119

*94

296

224

182

182

162

130

130

110

115

190

214

150

125

140

232

282

246

200

260

364

468

558

435

343

296

272

6,978

225

3.57

4.12

Apr.

307

729

705

568

439

443

328

293

*262

221

196

170

152

137

124

111

102

96

94

106

91

81

76

74

69.

1"02

426

455

536

455

7,948

265

4.21

4.69

May

343

268

265

213

182

160

154

132

117

115

111

108

*106

106

102

96

112

84

117

108

96

99

94

86

75

72

72

70

60

55

48

3,826

123

1.95

2.26

June

52

62

53

41

39

34

31

29

28

26

26

33

136

45

33

32

32

*28

28

26

25

129

82

50

455

264

185

152

115

91

2,342

78.1

1.24

1.38

July

81

124

76

63

53

116

98

69

63

72

57

59

46

41

45

35

31

31

34

31

31

26

*30

55

48

29

26

24

205

158

100

1,957

63.1

1.00

1.16

Aug.

75

59

50

42

42

36

32

34

39

33

28

25

22

22

20

19

20

19

17

15

14

16

~35 108

28

*21

20

20

20

22

17

970

31.3

0.497

0.57

Sept.

16

18

19

15

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

10

10

10

10

9.5

9.0

 STB 8.6

10

*9.0

15

348.7

11.6

0.184

0.21

Calendar year 1958 : Max 1,110 Min 20 Mean 116 Cfsm 1.84 In. 25.04

Water year 1958-59 : Max 2,550 Min 8.6 Mean 125 Cfsm 1.98 In. 26.87

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--Jan. 22 (4 a.m.) 3,960 cfs (8.35 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 28 to Jan. 21, Feb. 1-4, 6-8, 19-22, 25, 26, 

Mar. 5, 11-13, 17-19, 23.
34 CLARION RIVER BASIN

285. Clarion River at Johnsonburg, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°29'10", long 78°40'43", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge in Johnsonburg, Elk County, 0.1 mile downstream from Johnson Run and 0.4 mile 

downstream from confluence of East and West Branches.

Drainage area.--204 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,422.98 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Nov. 8, 1951, chain gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 388 cfs (adjusted for storage since 1952).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,670 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 7.87 ft); minimum, 70 cfs Dec. 26 (gage height, 1.70 ft); minimum daily, 99 cfs Dec. 31.

1945-59: Maximum discharge, 11,700 cfs May 28, 1946 (gage height, 9.2 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings]; maximum gage height, 9.25 ft Nov. 25, 1950, from floodmarks; minimum discharge, 6 cfs Sept. 18, 1952 (gage height, 0.68 ft), result of regulation above station; minimum daily, 20 cfs Oct. 5, 1948, Nov. 6, 1951. 

Flood in July 1942 reached a stage of 16.7 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated since June 1952 by East Branch Clarion River Reservoir (see p. 56) and at low flow by industrial plants above station.

Revisions. WSP 1235: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Sept. 3O

1.8 94

2.0 151

2.5 346

3.0

4.0 

5.0

610

1,340

2,290

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

120

181

350

640

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

1,340

2,290

5,060

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

It)

Oct.

473

379

403

393

374

360

360

355

346

342

337

328

324

337

*374

332

332

328

328

337

332

332

351

342

346

379

355

342

324

310

501

10,856

350

-170

Nov.

297

297

301

288

284

280

272

267 288"

319

284

272

272

276

288

314

328

370

*370'

355

360

355

337

328

324

319

365

332

332

310

9,384

313

-71.9

Dec.

301

306

288

306

552

506

288

288

288

251

265

251

224

177

161

155

151

*150

142

139

124

119

135

142

123

106

110

116

116

115

99

6,068

196

+5.1

Jan.

115

181

177

174

151

154

161

145

148

145

142

156

156

155

181

220

171

174

177

184

1,750

4,890

1,690

980

755

568

490

390

350

692

*496

16,254

524

+245

Feb.

424

456

460

574

424

412

575

565

540

1,780

1,550

945

980

945

1,120

1,080

1,050

945

847

694

454

418

580

560

291

247

251

251

_

18,158

648

+55.8

Mar.

580

515

291

260

*225

550

478

590

400

580

540

515

282

264

410

516

580

525

522

440

562

508

448

520

707

896

1,020

1,020

1,050

980

896

15,848

511

+164

Apr.

721

1,210

1,160

1,160

1,220

1,190

1,O8O

*1,020

847

646

544

418

500

275

247

225

208

195

198

225

191

175

168

159

152

226

744

840

1,080

945

17,765

592

+149

May

826

770

784

707

628

552

466

590

540

525

350

525

*515

515

5OO

291

515

260

281

268

243

251

247

251

215

208

245

256

219

225

223

11,327

365

-5.8

June

239

251

219

191

198

215

208

208

205

219

219

259

509

148

157

175

*184

181

178

181

191

551

270

184

1,410

820

562

448

540

291

8,951

298

-54.3

July

268

540

251

255

255

552

550

282

282

296

278

282

264

251

255

247

259

259

247

247

*247

231

231

255

243

212

219

215

358

277

255

8,205

265

-159

Aug.

247

260

268

275

278

264

260

255

268

260

251

247

245

259

259

245

255

245

255

251

227

231

278

158

235

260

*255

264

247

255

227

7,656

247

-200

Sept.

227

227

251

225

219

219

225

215

215

215

215

208

198

195

195

195

195

195

191

178

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

175

171 *IsT

5,934

198

-187

Adjusted for change in contents in East Branch Clarion River Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

180 

0.882 

1.02

241 

1.18 

1.52

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

201 

0.985 

1.14

767 

3.76 

4.55

702 

5.44 

5.58

675 

5.51 

5.82

Observed

741 

3.65 

4.05

559 

1.76 

2.03

Max 1,950 Min 78 Mean 31O 

Max 4,890 Min 99 Mean 374

244 

1.20 

1.34

126 

0.618 

0.71

47 

0.250 

0.27

11 

0.054 

0.06

Adjusted

Mean 556 Cfsm 1.65 In. 22.58 

Mean 556 Cfsm 1.75 In. 23.67

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in East Branch Clarion River Reservoir.
CLARION RIVER BASIN 35

295. Clarion River at Cooksburg, Pa.

Location. Lat 41"19'50", long 79°12'35" (revised), on left bank at downstream side of 

bridge on State Highway 36 at Cooksburg, Forest County, 300 ft downstream from Toms 

Run and 5 miles upstream from Canther Run.

Drainage area. 807 sq ml.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for October, 

November 1938, published In WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,146.48 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to May 17, 1939, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 1,448 cfs (adjusted for storage since 1952).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 30,400 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 14.54 ft); maxImum gage height, 15.35 ft Jan. 21 (Ice jam); minimum discharge observed, 218 cfs 

Sept. 28 (gage height, 1.86 ft, from temporary gage).

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 32,700 cfs July 19, 1942 (gage height, 14.96 ft); minimum, 41 cfs Aug. 30, 1939 (gage height, 1.22 ft).

Maximum stage known, about 19 ft Mar. 17, 1936, from floodmarks (discharge, 

56,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or those for July 9 to

Sept. 30, which are fair. Flow regulated since June 1952 by East Branch Clarion River 

Reservoir (see p. 56) and at low flow by industrial plants above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1305: 1939(M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relation indefinite July 9-14)

Oct. 1 to July 14 July 15 to Sept. 3O

2.4 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

4O5

760

1,610

2,690

7.0

10.0

14.0

5,860 

13,300 

28,20O

1.8 200

2.0 270

2.5 55O

3.0 

3.5

920

1,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,520

1.860

1,420

1,330

1,240

1,110

1,010

958

902

854

809

767

725

711

725

862

732

704

669

634

*627

608

655

718

690

711

830

809

781

711

669

27,351

882

-170

Nov.

634

634

669

725

669

641

627

602

602

795

942

816

767

767

788

990

1,200

1,760

1,810

1.910

1,710

1,610

1,460

1,380

1,380

1,330

1,510

1,330

1,200

1,000

32,258

1,075

-71.9

Dec.

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,150

1,380

1,560

1,200

1,100

1,000

9OO

1,OOO

1,000

900

800

740

700

680

660

660

640

580

520

560

600

560

500

460

5OO

500

500

500

24,850

802

+5.1

Jan.

500

700

1,000

1,000

900

700

800

800

760

700

680

660

640

600

700

1.6OO

1,600

1,400

1,200

1,200

6,000

26,500

11,300

5,790

4,120

3,150

2,450

2,060

1,910

2,650

3,720

87,590

2,825

+243

Feb.

2,300

1,800

1,700

2,280

2,320

1,700

1,400

1,460

1,330

8,910

12,000

5,660

*4,440

4,280

5,240

4,280

3,720

3,360

2,880

2,200

1,800

1,710

1,560

1,760

1,450

1,300

1.280

1,280

_

_ ___ _

85,400

3,050

+53.8

Mar.

1,710

2,060

1,760

1,610

1.580

1,850

3,600

2,540

2,180

2,690

2,280

2,010

1,810

1,610

1,790

5.770

2,690

2,180

1,860

2,120

2,570

2,690

2,180

2,060

2,230

2,650

2,950

5,220

2,880

2,630

2,450

71,790

2,316

+164

Apr.

2,280

3,000

5,550

4,760

5,880

5,800

5,450

5,020

2,820

2,400

2,120

1,860

1,660

1,460

1,280

1,200

1,070

998

958

1,040

1,110

950

846

788

759

892

5,100

4,600

5,860

4,600

71,851

2,595

+149

May

5.650

2,950

5,560

5,020

2,450

2,120

1,860

1,660

1,420

1,550

1,580

1,550

1,550

1,280

1,240

1,2OO

1,280

1,550

1,240

1,580

1,240

1,150

1,110

1,040

950

816

759

825

870

711

648

46,907

1,515

-518

June

654

926

974

802

697

608

584

554

552

510

510

522

655

767

495

420

420

465

460

445

425

544

1,560

956

1,640

4.420

2,280

1,760

1,580

1,010

27,755

925

-54.5

July

816

1,050

1,070

759

627

676

1.260

1,050

a9OO

a9OO

a800

a700

a600

a540

*490

*490

450

412

424

450

460

460

*594

460

550

490

412

555

555

406

*585

19,511

625

-159

Aug.

460

40O

565

545

588

4OO

*588

570

582

400

570

555

330

515

505

505

520

520

705

460

540

505

510

1.090

550

490

460

520

585

520

550

15,405

452

-200

Sept.

460

412

450

400

555

520

515

*310

295

295

285

280

270

250

250

246

246

250

246

238

*250

224

224

224

224

224

221

22T

224

242

8,391

280

-187

Adjusted for change In contents In East Branch Clarion River Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

712 

0.882 

1.02

1,005 

1.24 

1.38

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

807 

1.00 

1.15

3,068 

3.80 

4.58

5,104 

5.85 

4.01

2,480 

5.07 

5.54

2,544 

5.15 

5.51

1,507 

1.87 

2.16

Observed

Max 9,520 Mln 34O Mean 1,552 

Max 26,500 Min 221 Mean 1,416

871 

1.08 

1.20

484 

0.600 

0.69

232

0.287 

0.55

95.0 

0.115 

0.15

Adjusted

Mean 1,378 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.18 

Mean 1,398 Cfsm 1.73 in. 23.50

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfa). Jan. 22 (9 a.m.) 3O,4oO efs (14.54 ft); Feb. 11 (12:30 a.m.) 

18,000 cfs (11.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in East Branch Clarion River Reservoir.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 29 to Dec. 3, Dec. 7 to Jan. 21, Feb. 1-5, 6, 

7, 2O, 21, 25, 26. Discharge for July 15 to Sept. 50 computed from once-daily staff-gage readings 

of temporary gage at site 6OO ft downstream.
36 CLARION RIVER BASIN

305. Clarion River near PIney, Pa.

Location.-- Lat 41°11'33", long 79°26'25", on left bank a quarter of a mile downstream 

from 'hydroelectric plant of Pennsylvania Electric Co., 2tj miles northeast of Piney, 

Clarion County, 2.4 miles upstream from Piney Creek, and 3 miles southwest of Clarion.

Drainage area. 951 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1944 to September 1959 (monthly discharge only October 1944 to 

September 1947).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,002.06 ft above mean sea level (Pennsylvania Electric Co. bench mark). Prior to Dec. 23, 1947, records from hydroelectric 

plant a quarter of a mile upstream.

Average discharge.--15 years, 1,776 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 44,300 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 20.70 ft in

gage well, 21.8 ft outside from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 17,000cfs 

on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum, 15 cfs Sept. 28, 29 (gage 

height, 1.10 ft).

1947-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 22, 1959; minimum not determined. 

Maximum discharge known, 50,000 cfs for flood of Mar. 18, 1936, determined by Pennsylvania Electric Co. (elevation, 1,028.5 ft, at lower pool of dam).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow regulated since June 1952 by East Branch Clarion River Reservoir (see p. 56) and 

since 1924 by hydroelectric plant at Piney Dam (combined reservoir capacity, 113,200 

acre-ft).

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.1

1.3 

1.5

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

108

206

436

745

4.0

5.0

8.0

11.0

14.0

18.0

1,610

2,730

7,660

13,800

20,800

33,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

30

31

Total

Mean (tT

Oct.

1,820

1,570

1,640

1,490

1,190

1,370

1,200

865

826

985

676

1,030

770

876

1,040

834

907

718

361

*853

692

868

862

722

362

526

820

928

854

870

856

29,381

948

-168

Nov.

564

361

794

*690

874

890

876

365

374

1,260

892

880

1,020

1,030

988

540

1,960

2.400

1,820

2,300

2,330

1,960

1,060

1 , 400

1,800

2 , 330

1,040

2,190

1,380

377

36,745

1,225

-65.0

Dec.

1,210

1,130

*1,190

1,330

2.750

1,780

692

1,020

1,310

1,120

861

1,380

720

518

804

779

859

926

1,050

768

530

842

796

7S4

538

844

356

360

673

837

659

29,386

948

-1.3

Jan.

346

851

928

1,180

854

806

678

658

842

666

342

654

712

707

1,250

1,540

1,080

1,030

1,260

1,170

5,010

*51,900

*18,000

10,000

6,200

4,480

3,480

2,670

2,140

1,090

2,960

105,484

3,403

+239

Feb.

3,260

2,250

1,560

2,050

3,060

2,140

1,760

2,000

1,920

10,600

16,200

7,100

5,840

*5,840

5,840

5,500

4,480

4,480

3,600

2,950

1,600

1,830

2,210

2,170

1,750

1,520

1,790

1,580

106,680

3,810

+37.7

Mar.

1.600

2,140

1,840

2,180

1,720

3,210

4,250

2,160

2,750

3,160

3,160

2,900

2,700

2,180

2,620

*3,750

3,820

2,670

2,550

2,540

2,840

3,250

2,700

2,570

2,710

2,870

3,860

4,280

3,080

2,840

3,040

87,940

2,837

+181

Apr.

3,010

3,590

5,790

6,020

5,590

4,700

4,350

4,010

3,480

3,830

2,880

2,100

1,890

1,680

1,660

1,420

1,440

1,030

822

*al , 500

al.200

al,200

a900

a960

aSOO

al,100

a3,500

a6,000

a6,400

6.920

89,772

2,992

+178

May

5.840

4,560

4,980

4,100

4,170

3,150

2,530

2,280

1,640

1,610

1,610

2,020

1,600

1,680

2,080

1,430

1,530

2,050

1,440

1,920

1,460

1,600

1,390

1,050

1,200

*1,070

1,030

821

841

870

522

64,074

2,067

-21.4

June

942

1,220

1,070

*1,060

1,120

358

24

678

515

696

704

870

852

26

691

295

474

498

363

23

22

1,170

884

1,400

2,670

4,060

2,560

1,270

1,400

888

28,803

960

-52.1

July

1,050

1.980

1,290

343

181

*1,360

818

1,040

847

660

680

356

699

514

524

509

512

364

376

508

518

526

562

520

699

179

528

516

522

529

519

20,235

653

-149

Aug.

342

288

346

358

361

*279

543

518

176

366

512

518

517

513

26

386

732

376

535

537

527

27

28

2,160

*1,990

1,780

2,560

1,560

761

465

320

20,207

652

-390

Sept.

523

469

464

458

472

372

210

453

*429

*317

337

321

11

470

330

320

310

264

326

18

310

*322

*323

325

249

28

159

313

316

306

9,531

318

-198

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

780 

0.820 

0.95

1,160 

1.22 

1.36

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

947 

0.996 

1.15

3,642 

3.83

4.42

3,848 

4.05 

4.22

3,018 

3.17 

3.65

3,170 

3.33 

3.72

2,046 

2.15 

2.48

Observed

Max 11,800 Mln 22 Mean 1,585 

Max 31,900 Mln 17 Mean 1,721

908 

0.955 

1.07

504 

0.530 

0.61

262 

0.275 

0.32

120 

0.126 

0.14

Adjusted

Mean 1,610 Cfsm 1.69 In. 23.00 

Mean 1,687 Cfsm 1.77 In. 24.09

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In East Branch Clarion River and Piney 

Reservoirs. Records of contents In Piney Reservoir furnished by Pennsylvania Electric Co. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of reservoir outflow records.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 37

315. Allegheny River at Parkers Landing, Pa.

Location. Lat 41"06'05", long 79°40'45", on right bank 500 ft downstream from bridge on

State Highway 368 at Parkers Landing, Armstrong County, and 1.1 miles downstream from

Clarion River.

Drainage area. 7,671 sq mi. 

Records available.--October 1932 to September 1959. Gage-height records collected at

same site since 1885 are contained in reports of 0. S. Weather Bureau. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 845.14 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

of 1907. Prior to Oct. 1, 1932. 0. S. Weather Bureau gages at different datums.

Oct. 1-28, 1932, staff gage at datum 27.00 ft lower.

Average discharge . 27 years, 13,160 cfs (adjusted for storage since 1941). 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, about 175,000 cfs Jan. 22; maximum gage height, 

 29.60 ft Jan. 21 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 810 cfs Sept. 14 (gage

height, 1.00 ft).

1932-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 22, 1959; maximum gage height, that of

Jan. 21, 1959; minimum discharge, 409 cfs July 30, 1934 (gage height, 0.67 ft). 

Maximum discharge known, 250,000 cfs Mar. 17, 1865 (gage height, 29.4 ft), from

rating curve extended above 125,000 cfs. 

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

whTch are fair. Flow regulated by Chautauqua Lake (see p. 19), and since 1940 by

Tionesta Creek Reservoir, since 1952 by East Branch Clarion River Reservoir (see p. 56 ),

and since 1924 by Piney Reservoir.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except period of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

810

3,050

6,000

14,000

8.0

16.0

24.0

30,000

91,900

163,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

a8,400

al 0.000

al 0,OOO 

a9,000

a8,000

a6,300

a6,200

a5,800

a5,400

4,870

4,500

4,350

4,740

4,240

4,350

4,200

4,350

4,200

4,800

*5,660

4,950

4,650

4,330

4,120

5,660

3,900

5,100

6,000

6,040

6,000

5 990 3

174,600

5,632

-253

Nov.

5,600

5,190

*5,100 

5,250

5,250

5,290

5,190

4,860

4,500

5,250

6,210

6,300

6,590

6,700

6,600

11,400

18,000

22,500

27,600

26,400

22,000

19,000

16,000

14,500

13,500

13,700

13,000

15,400

14,100

12,100

343,080

11,440

-13.7

Dec.

10,200

10,000

11,000 

11,800

16,000

17.000

15,500

12,200

11,000

10,000

8,400

8,000

8,400

8,400

8,200

7,600

7,600

8,000

8,200

8,200

8,200

7,400

6,800

7,400

7,400

7,400

6,600

6,000

6,000

6,800

6,800

282,500

9,113

-153

Jan.

6,800

8,000

10,000 

12,000

11,000

10,000

8,400

7,000

7,200

7,400

7,000

6,800

6,800

6,800

7,800

12,000

13,000

12,000

11,500

11,000

25,000

160,000

126,000

90,300

75,100

59,900

44,700

36,200

30,000

30,000

36,900

896,600

28,920

+803

Feb.

37 , 600

3O.6OO

24,000 

22,OOO

23,000

21,000

18,500

16,000

14.000

52,900

79.100

54,300

48,700

44,700

49 , 500

50,300

45,500

38,300

30,000

24,000

17,800

15,500

15,000

16,000

15,000

14,000

14,000

15,000

846,300

30,220

-377

Mar.

17,000

19,500

20,000 

18,500

16,500

16,500

26,400

27,600

25,800

24,600

22,000

19,000

17,500

15.500

17,100

*31 , 300

35,500

30,000

23,000

21 , 500

25,800

34,100

32,000

27,000

25,200

28,200

34,800

49,500

43,200

36,200

32 , 000

812,800

26,220

+332

Apr.

28,200

39 , 400

65,500 

60,700

52,700

46,300

43,900

39 , 000

33,400

30,000

27,600

23,500

21,000

18,000

16,000

14,000

12,600

11,000

10,600

*1 1,800

11,800

10,600

9,400

8,600

7,600

7,200

15,200

30,000

41,800

39,700

787,100

26,240

+375

May

34.800

30,000

26,400 

23,500

21,500

18,000

15,000

12,600

11,000

9,800

9,600

9,800

11,400

13,500

14,500

13,000

13,000

13,000

11,800

13,000

15,000

13,000

11,800

11,000

10,200

9,200

8,200

8,800

7,800

7,200

6 .,150

433,550

13,990

-325

June

*6,190

7,500

7,800 

7,200

6,950

5,620

4,350

4,180

3,900

3,720

3,620

3,730

4,480

4,500

4,380

3,900

3,420

3,310

3,000

2,610

2.510

2,710

6,300

4,990

6,520

19,400

18,000

14,000

11,000

9,400

188,990

6,300

-45.5

July

7,640

7,800

8,110 

7,000

6,450

*6,710

6,000

4,910

4,500

4,120

3,330

3,900

4,300

3,480

3,130

2,950

2,860

2,580

2,550

3,210

2,920

2,700

2,620

2,820

3,590

5,480

2,950

*2,840

5,080

2,810

2,810

127,750

4,121

-233

Aug.

2,700

2,380

2,550 

2,150

1,990

1,920

1,920

1,880

1,860

1,810

1,870

1,920

1,890

1,860

1,550

1,120

1,760

1,600

1,720

1,820

1,600

1,340

al,200

al,100

a2,500

a2,800

a3,000

a5.400

a3,000

a2,000

al,800

61,790

1,993

-416

Sept.

a2,000

a2,200

a2.500 

a2,300

a2,100

al,900

al,700

al,500

*al,500

1,400

1,270

1,190

1,100

950

1,230

1,150

1,170

1,100

1,080

1,150

978

1,250

1,270

1,210

1,560

1,230

999

1,270

1,290

1,380

42,727

1,424

-277

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

5,379 

0.701 

0.81

11,430 

1.49 

1.66

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59 :

8,960 

1.17 

1.55

29,720 

3.87 

4.46

29,840 

3.89 

4.05

26,550 

3.46 

3.99

26,620 

3.47 

3.87

13,660 

1.78 

2.05

Observed

4ax 55,600 MIn 5,000 Mean 12,230 

Max 160,000 Kin 950 Mean 13,690

6,254 

0.815 

0.91

3,888 

0.507 

0.58

1,577 

0.206 

0.24

1,147 

0.150 

0.17

Adjusted

Mean 12,220 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.63 

Mean 13,640 Cfsm 1.78 In. 24.14

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Chautauqua Lake, Tionesta Creek, 

East Branch Clarion River, and Piney Reservoirs. Records of contents In Piney Reservoir furnished 

by Pennsylvania Electric Co.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations at Franklin and at 

Kittanning.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 9 to Jan. 22.

575949 O - 61 - 4
38 REDBANK CREEK BASIN

325. Redbank Creek at St. Charles, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°59'40", long 79°23'40", on left bank 500 ft downstream from Industrial 

railroad bridge at St. Charles, Clarion County, 0.3 mile downstream from Leatherwood 

Creek, and 3 miles west of New Bethlehem.

Drainage area. 528 sq ml.

Records available. October 1918 to September 1959. November 1920 to June 1921 monthly 

discharge only, published In WSP 1305; figures of dally discharge published In WSP 523 

are unreliable.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 973.14 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1907. Prior to July 10, 1940, chain gage at site 500 ft upstream at datum 3.10 ft 

higher.

Average discharge. 41 years, 852 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,900 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 13.89 ft); mlnImum, 38 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 1.74 ft).

1918-59: Maximum discharge, 35,200 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 18.60 ft, from 

floodmarks, site and datum then In use), by slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum observed, 19 cfs Oct. 1, 1918.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. Some regulatlon at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 743: Drainage area. WSP 1385: 1919, 1936-39. See also 

Records available.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.0 

3.5

67

142

256

430

4.0

5.0

7.0

10.0

13.0

660

1,300

3,200

7,500

12,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,160

1.340

985 

830

715

605

520

458

414

380

344

313

284

*265

262

253

242

231

216

203

194

192

216

256

262

256

245 

256

294

272

239

12,702

410

0.777

0.89

Nov.

218

213

248 

297

307

278

256

239

242

304

414

394

362

372

390

676

1,270

*1,920

1,840

1,790

1,460

1,200

985

830

800

742

742 

666

560

420

20,435

681

1.29

1.44

Dec.

460

560

480 

7EO

1,300

1,150

1,160

1,000

900

640

*480

560

580

480

400

400

400

440

420

420

360

340

320

360

340

280

ffi

294

297

307

16,825

543

1.03

1.19

Jan.

300

614

950 

950

770

560

500

500

460

442

422

398

376

362

716_

1,840

1,500

1,150

920

900

3,600

12,000

6,670

3,930

2,650

1,920

1,420 

920

760

1,700

2,020

52,220

1,685

3.19

3.68

Feb.

1,250

740

600 

1,280

1,260

800

540

676

605

5,690

6. '850

3,580

2,550

*2,250

2,870

2,200

1,740

1,500

1,200

703

560

700

720

1,230

895

830

830 

770

-

45,399

1,621

3.07

3.20

Mar.

985

1,200

*985 

890

742

1,600

2,440

1,700

1,460

1,920

1,620

1,380

1,120

1,060

1,710

3.200

2,300

1,620

1,260

1,200

1,340

1,420

1,090

950

890

985

1,480 

2,060

1,620

1,380

1,230

44,837

1,446

2.74

3.16

Apr.

1,120

2,080

3,560 

3,090

2,350

1,920

*1,700

1,380

1,260

1,260

1,160

985

890

800

715

635

570

524

506

640

693

600

520

470

438

426

1,550 

2,930

4.590

3,560

42,922

1,431

2.71

3.02

May

2.760

2,020

2,100 

1,970

1,540

1,230

1,060

890

742

645

660

*650

640

710

688

625

620

660

655

715

625

546

502

446

390

344

330 

327

317

281

248

25,936

837

1.59

1.83

June

252

526

625 

430

317

268

248

208

185

171

159

215

256

223

183

*152

137

131

126

119

111

111

165

224

159

255

308 

338

268

203

7,073

236

0.447

0.50

July

321

655

495 

314

220

430

715

486

310

526

582

370

262

208

181

188

179

146

144

165

223

*256

196

199

169

146

124

111

111

189

236

8,857

286

0.542

0.62

Aug.

188

153

121 

107

140

122

111

114

107

132

107

95

87

79

72

68

74

71

77

92

121

90

83

142

*118

97

145 

137

203

228

146

3,627

117

0.222

0.26

Sept.

110

94

84 

79

72

66

65

61

54

53

47

46

44

42

41

41

40

40

40

41

41

42

*42

40

39.

39

40 

40

39

48

1,570

52.3

0.099

0.11

Calendar year 1958 : Max 8,810 Min 124 Mean 876 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.52

Water year 1958-59 : Max 12,OOO Min 39 Mean 774 Cfsm 1.47 In. 19.90

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfs). Jan. 22 (9:30 a.m.) 13,900 cfs (13.89 ft); Feb. 10 (11 p.m.) 

9,740 cfs (11.40 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 29 to Dec. 3, Dec. 6-26, Jan. 6-9, 17-21, 

28-30, Feb. 1-3, 6, 7, 21-23.
MAHONING CREEK BASIN 39

340. Mahoning Creek at Punxsutawney, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°56'21", long 79°00'31", on right bank 75 ft downstream from Williams 

Run, a quarter of a mile west of Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, and 1.9 miles downstream from Sawmill Run.

Drainage area. 158 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,206.14 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers bench mark). Prior to Oct. 1. 1946, at site 2.9 miles upstream at datum 

13.30 ft higher.

Average discharge.-~21 years, 267 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,290 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 9.90 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 0.72 ft).

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 7,370 cfs July 15, 1958 (gage height, 10.89 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,300 cfs by logarithmic plotting- minimum 2 6 cfs 

Sept. 26, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 15.6 ft Mar. 18, 1936, from floodmark, at former site and datum 

(discharge, 12,500 cfs, from rating curve extended above 4,300 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting).

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

which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow by mine pumpage into stream above 

station.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of lee effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet pep second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

73

129

223

380

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

610

1,190

2,640

0.7 

.9

1.2 

1.5

2.0

111

230

2.5 395

3.0 610

4.0 1,190

7.0 3,470

9.0 5,390

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

384

317

274

253

228

202

183

168

157

148

135

125

116

114

112

104

*97

97

89

84

83

87

104

116

102

95

93

108

104

91

84

4,454

144

0.911

1.05

Nov.

83

84

131

148

131

125

116

108

114

142

157

144

152

159

162

279

484

570

"570" 648

*474

384

317

289

268

231

210

197

190

150

7,217

241

1.53

1.70

Dec.

160

164

157

190

391

545

400

320

290

230

170

200

200

170

160

150

150

150

150

*150

120

100

125

127

106

90

90

98

98

100

93

5,644

182

1.15

1.33

Jan.

108

349

301

271

180

180

190

170

160

157

146

140

133

127

390

743

438

340

300

300

2,120

4.950

1,850

980

692

525

412

300

*297

763

614

18,606

600

3.80

4,38

Feb.

400

320

300

450

350

266

200

230

206

2.580

1,790

830

720

638

830

626

520

458

364

250

220

245

272

441

250

2"33 236

224

~

14,249

509

3.22

3.35

Mar.

263

284

*251

236

206

862

740

478

458

550

423

384

346

325

586

981

621

458

392

392

402

367

300

287

272

308

438

575

446

402

370

13,403

432

2.73

3.15

Apr.

342

888

1,130

920

676

590

478

416

406

*430

388

353

336

318

281

260

242

215

221

835

605

442

370

314

272

254

784

1,020

1.450

1,100

16,336

545

3.45

3.85

May

950

704

890

704

540

442

402

336

284

266

254

278

284

392

*332

311

304

272

321

318

269

248

224

195

175

157

149

153

131

119

122

10,526

340

2.15

2.48

June

163

245

188

149

168

129

111

98

91

85

77

98

171

114

87

77

77

*71

67

62

58

59

79

61

56

62

79

62

55

52

2,951

98.4

0.623

0.69

July

97

97

71

56

49

117

146

80

62

67

58

50

46

53

114

64

52

46

46

118

~85 162

»69

a68

a60

a52

a48

*47

52

110

*61

2,303

74.3

0.470

0.54

Aug.

48

41

38

50

105

61

51

53

55

53

44

39

37

34

32

36

34

34

32

31

32

33

79

53

43

34

30

*39

60

46

36

1,393

44.9

0.284

0.33

Sept.

31

34

33

28

25

24

24

23

23

22

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

!§

15

15

16

17

*21

601

20.0

0.127

0.14

Calendar year 1958: Max 5,130 Min 57 Mean 313 Cfsm 1.98 In. 26.92

Water year 1958-59: Max 4,930 Min 15 Mean 268 Cfsm 1.70 In. E2.99

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). Jan. 22 (8 a.m.) 6,290 cfs (9.90 ft); Feb. 10 (9 p.m.) 3,560 cfs 

(7.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Redbank Creek at St. Charles. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 29 to Dec. 1, Dec. 7-18, 21, 22, 26, 27, 

Jan. 5-9. 18-20. 28. Feb. 1-3. 7. 20. 21. 25.
40 MAHONING CREEK BASIN

345. Little Mahoning Creek at McCormick, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°50'10", long 79°G6'35", on left bank 200 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at McCormick, Indiana County, 1 mile west of Georgeville, 1.7 miles upstream 

from Ross Run, and 4 miles southeast of Smicksburg.

Drainage area. 87.4 sq mi.

Records available . October 1939 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,164.88 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

"ihgineers bench mark). Prior to May 10, 1940, chain gage at site 200 ft upstream at 

same datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 150 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,260 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 10.46 ft); maximum gage height, 13.86 ft Jan. 21 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 0.3 cfs Sept. 28 (gage 

height, 1.82 ft).

1939-59: Maximum discharge, 5,300 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 11.42 ft); maximum gage height, that of Jan. 21, 1959; minimum discharge, that of Sept. 28, 1959; minimum gage height, 1.53 ft Aug. 26-28, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or shifting-control,which are

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect or shifting-control (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.4 

2.6 

2.9 

3.2

Oct. 1 to Jan.

El 3.5

37 4.0

74 5.0

121 6.0

21

iso

300

610

1,010

Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

0.3 

1.0 

2.2 

4.2 

6.8

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

113

205

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

325

640

1,020

1,500

2,850

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

124

109

87

78

68

58

50

46

42

39

36

32

30

28

27

26

*40

58

37

32

29

28

34

35

33

33

33

45

50 

42

38

1,447

46.7

0.534

0.62

Nov.

35

35

70

82

66

61

53

48

50

63

70

61

60

61

63

144

200

232

305

262

*Z07

164

1Z7

109

96

90

85

62

70 

66

3,097

103

1.18

1.32

Dec.

62

62

70

110

350

454

250

170

130

90

100

*110

110

80

76

70

70

70

70

70

60

52

50

60

52

45

46

47

48 

50

52

3,136

101

1.16

1.33

Jan.

60

250

190

140

110

100

100

90

80

70

66

60

56

52

250

450

250

200

160

170

1,000

2.800

742

425

285

217

165

100

*120 

4OO

306

9,464

305

3.49

4.03

Feb.

190

140

160

220

150

110

100

90

80

1.600

951

425

440

395

722

425

315

252

170

100

120

120

120

200

140

120

106

96

8,057

288

3.30

3.43

Mar.

110

121

*108

106

90

418

380

240

213

2 4O

183

156

151

142

356

553

328

223

177

167

167

158

121

116

104

140

339

546

330 

258

211

6,952

224

2.56

2.96

Apr.

179

510

588

455

312

270

209

177

165

*189

189

163

156

151

127

113

101

92

97

178

161

129

112

100

90

87

892

920

1.000 

622

8,534

284

3.25

3.63

May

622

4TO

362

265

201

161

156

124

104

94

97

119

151

415

*270

209

175

142

142

126

101

92 ' 83

74

61

56

56

71

56 

46

il

5,084

164

1.88

2.16

June

47

97

67

48

42

34

29

25

21

19

18

18

55

34

23

17

17

16

*15

13

12

14

34

20

14

21

33

25

17 

13

858

E8.6

0.3E7

0.37

July

12

34

24

15

12

39

38

19

14

*13

11

9.5

8.8

18 7.8

12

8.4

7.8

8.8

19

16

11*8.1

21

25

17

10

27

46 

94

*43

649.2

20.9

0.239

0.28

Aug.

27

18

13

12

20

22

12

13

16

12

9.8

7.8

6.5

5.7

4.9

4.

4.

9.

7.

5.

4.4

3.8

4.6

9.1

14

10

8.6

*11

~§7 110 

32

495.5

16.0

0.183

0.21

Sept.

19

15

13

9.8

7.1

5.8

5.4

4.7

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.3

2.2

1.9

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.7

.7

.6

3

*1.7

115.1

3.84

0.044

0.05

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,17O Min 8.1 Mean 149 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.10

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,800 Min O.4 Mean 131 Cfsm 1.50 In. 20.39

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 cfs). --Jan. 22 (5:30 a.m.) 4,260 cfs (10.46 ft); Feb. 10 (9:30 p.m.) 

2,690 cfs (8.78 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 28 to Dec. 5, Dec. 7 to Jan. 22, Jan. 28-30, 

'eb. 1-9, 19-22, 24-26, 28, Mar. 5, 8. Shifting-control method used June 2 to Sept. 30.
MAHONING CREEK BASIN

360. Mahonlng Creek at Mahonlng Creek Dam, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°55'40", long 79 C 17'30", on left bank at downstream side of highway

bridge at McCrea Furnace, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Mahonlng Creek Dam, 

Armstrong County, 1 mile southwest of Eddyvllle, and 2 miles upstream from Pine Run.

Drainage area. 344 sq ml.

Records available. August 1938 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for August 

1938, published In WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,003.39 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers bench mark). Prior to Feb. 1, 1940, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 589 cfs (adjusted for storage since June 1941).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,960 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 6.00 ft); minimum dally, 8.8 cfs Sept. 19-26.

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 10,400 cfs Mar. 8, 1942 (gage height, 8.10 ft); minimum, 2.5 cfs Oct. 13, 1947; minimum daily, that of Sept. 19-26, 1959.

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

which are fair. Flow completely regulated since 1941 to Mahoning Creek Reservoir 

(see p. 56).

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1305: 1941 (adjusted monthly runoff).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.1 6.

1.2 12

1.3 19

1.4 29

1.7 74

2.1 158

Discharge, in cubic feet per £

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

290

535

1,300

2,300

3,960

cond, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

758

888

904

634

486

480

398

262

262

262

262

262

225

*151

148

146

153

177

203

203

203

203

182

153

153

153

174

209

209

209

209

9,321

301

-35.5

Nov.

206

191

158

177

229

266

266

266

266

266

266

220

161

212

274

355

480

*707

1,210

1.590

1,340

1,260

1,020

888

654

647

547

337

258

258

14,775

492

+0.1

Dec.

258

310

420

425

465

786

1.080

1,040

1,030

1,010

*632

480

475

b47O

b300

b220

222

262

258

311

425

b340

246

243

b250

b210

bllO

b80

b!30

b!55

b!55

12,798

413

+3.4

Jan.

260

475

571

824

b880

b580

354

344

b440

b380

b260

b260

262

266

282

577

1,300

1,620

1,300

968

b700

b660

873

2,500

3.860

3,760

3,660

a3,500

a3,300

a2 , 800

a2,300

40,116

1,294

+21.7

Feb.

al,460

a480

a480

a550

816

872

595

470

470

b380

695

2,340

5,470

*2,780

1,520

2,240

3,200

2,590

1,540

743

342

315

440

622

894

676

480

480

-

32,030

1,144

-20.1

Mar.

553

660

695

*548

460

535

1,150

1,570

1,350

1,080

1,260

1,120

824

634

758

1,280

2.020

1,750

1,010

647

647

779

840

583

470

475

530

927

1,440

1,120

1,120

28,835

930

+9.2

Apr.

1,120

984

1,080

1,610

2.500

1,980

*1,350

976

808

660

667

800

968

848

583

470

470

470

405

577

1,020

1,030

1,020

880

667

589

524

595

877

1,730

28,058

935

+229

May

2,480

2.650

2,63O

2,560

2,420

2,070

1,260

984

793

583

502

*565

571

614

702

737

737

730

709

695

730

688

559

361

262

266

270

274

274

274

 239

29,169

941

-239

June

180

214

363

435

346

262

262

229

172

172

158

150

170

174

225

*270

207

172

172

172

156

132

132

130

TsT

139

132

130

130

130

5,867

196

+6.3

July

132

148

169

169

146

141

156

174

174

172

169

153

114

100

100

100

98

98

98

100

110

*134

163

166

163

148

121

112

102

110

*121

4,161

134

+1.8

Aug.

121

121

121

123

121

121

121

123

121

110

98

92

79

79

79

79

76

76

76

69

54

44

32

32

*32

30

40

56

64

83

i§4

2,597

83.8

+1.1

Sept.

153

135

96

88

78

69

57

46

34

34

34

34

34

36

36

36

36

24

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

*8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.4

9.4

9.4

17

1,175.6

39.2

-9.0

Adjusted for change in contents in Mahoning Creek Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

266 

0.773 

0.89

492 

1.43 

1.60

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

416 

1.21 

1.40

1,316 

3.83 

4.42

1,124 

3.27 

3.41

939 

2.73 

3.15

1,164 

3.38 

3.77

702 

2.04 

2.35

Observed

Max 4,910 Min 8O Mean 665 

Max 3,860 Mln 8.8 Mean 572

202 

0.587 

0.65

136 

0.395 

0.46

84.9 

0.247 

0.28

30.2 

0.088 

0.10

Adjusted

Mean 664 Cfsm 1.93 In. 26.19 

Mean 569 Cfsm 1.65 In. 22.48

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Mahoning Creek Reservoir, 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of reservoir outflow records, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
42 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

365. Allegheny River at Klttanning, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40 0 49'15", long 79°31'55", on right bank 600 ft upstream from dam at lock 7 

at Klttanning, Armstrong County, 5| miles upstream from Crooked Creek, 10 miles downstream from Mahoning Creek, and at mile 45.7.

Drainage area. 8,973 sq mi.

Records available. August 1904 to September 1928, October 1934 to September 1959. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete dam control. Datum of gage is 771.32 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Sept. 30, 1928, chain gage at site 4,000 

ft downstream at different datura. Oct. 1, 1934, to Apr. 19, 1939, staff gage at present 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 49 years, 15,710 cfs (adjusted for storage since 1941).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 198,000 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 26.40 ft); minimum, 750 cfs Sept. 28 [gage height, 11.20 ft).

1904-28, 1934-59: Maximum discharge, 269,000 cfs Mar. 26, 1913 (gage height, 30.7 

ft, from floodmark, site and datum then in use); minimum observed, 570 cfs Sept. 15-17, 

1913.

Remarks. Records good except those for period computed from four readings daily of upper 

lock staff gage, which are fair. Plow regulated by Chautauqua Lake (see p. 56), and 

since 1940 to Tionesta Creek, since 1952 by East Branch Clarion River, since 1924 by 

Piney, and since 1941 by Mahoning Creek Reservoirs (see p. 56). Records of chemical 

analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1641.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 873: Drainage area. WSP 1305: 1906(M). WSP 1435: 1936-37, 

1939.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

11.2

11.5

12.0

13.0

750

1,730

3,870

10,000

14.0

16.0

20.0

26.0

18,700

41,700

102,000

192,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

10,000

11.200

11,200

10,800

9,300

8,040

7,510

6,750

6,030 

5,680

5,620

4,960

*5,340

4,960

4,790

4,900

4,900

4,900

4,900 

5,740

5,680

5,060

4,960

4,740

4,480

4.270 

4,790

6,330 

6,570

6,630

6,570

197,600

6,374

-288

Nov.

6,330

5,800

5,510

5,860

5,800

5,910

5,800

5,570

4.960 

5,340

6,750

7,060

7,250

7,440

7,440

10,800

*18,700

25,600

51 . 800 

31,800

27,300

22,900

19,200

16,800

15,400

15,000 

15,400

15,400 

15, 900

13,600

 

388,420

12,950

-13.6

Dec.

10,400

10,800

11,200

12,800

17,200

21.200

18,200

14,100

12,800 

11,600

9,650

8,600

9,300

9,300

8,740

8,460

8,460

8,600

9,300 

9,300

8,810

8,110

7,580

8,250

8,530

7,840 

7,380

6,750 

6,750

7,770

7,770

315,550

10,180

-150

Jan.

7,900

8,810

11,600

13,200

13, 600

10,800

9,090

7, 770

8,320 

8,460

8,180

7.440

7,640

7,580

8,600

12,400

15,000

14,600

13,200 

12,400

25,500

184,000

156,000

100,000

84,400

70,200 

55, 500

45,700 

39,100

36,600

43, 000

1,046, 59Q

33, 760

+825

Feb.

45, 700

37,800

29,500

26,800

28,400

26,2OO

22,400

20,200

18,700 

47,900

97.600

69,500

61,200

55,500

58,300

61,200

58,300

48,500

39, 100 

30,600

23,400

17.700

18,200

19,700

19,700

18,700 

17,700

18,700

*1P37.2

37,040

-397

Mar.

20,200

23,400

24, 600

*22,900

20,200

20,200

31,800

34, 200

31,800 

31,800

29,500

24,600

21,200

18.700

19, 700

35,400

41,700

37,800

29,500 

24,600

27,300

36,600

36,600

31,800

31,800

29,500 

36, 600

52 . 700 

49,900

41,700

36,600

954,900

30,800

+341

Apr.

33,000

37,000

70 . 200

67,200

61,200

54,100

48,500

44,300

39,100 

35,400

31,800

28,400

24,600

21,800

18,700

16,400

14,600

13,200

12,000 

12,800

14,600

13,200

12 , 000

10,800

9,650

8. 880 

14,300

35,400 

48,500

49,900

901,530

30,050

+604

May

44.500

39,100

34,200

30,600

27,300

23,400

19,200

15,900

13,600 

12,000

*11,200

11,6OO

12,800

15,000

16,400

15, 900

15,000

15,000

14,600 

14,100

16,800

15,400

14,100

12,400

11,200

10,400 

9,300

9,300 

9,090

8,040

7.520

524, 550

16,920

-564

June

6,570

8,250

9,300

8,880

8,040

7,130

5,510

4,640

4,740 

4,220

4,120

4,270

5,340

5,250

*4,740

4,790

4,020

3,770

5,550 

3,120

2.680

2,680

5,090

5,980

5,780

15,800 

19.200

16,400 

12,000

10,400

 - -

206,220

6,874

-39.2

July

8,740

8,460

9.160

7,900

7,320

7,320

7,580

6,030

5,400 

5,180

4,740

4,270

4,740

4,420

3,730

3,390

3,260

5,030

2.810 

3,080

3,630

*3,340

3,160

3,210

3,680

3,920 

3,300

5,440 

3,390

3,490

5,300

148,420

4,788 -231

Aug.

3,160

2,850

2,430

2,680

2,600

2,270

2,190

2,510

2,150 

2,000

2,190

2,150

2,190

2,070

2,000

1,450

1,420

2,110

1,730 

2,030

1,920

1,810

1,380

*1.150

2,840

5,120 

5,160

5.710 

5,260

2,190

1,920

70, 440

2,272

-415

Sept.

2,190

2,390

2.850

2,680

2,430

2,050

1,810

1,660

1,840 

1,700

1,480

1,380

1,310

1,150

1,310

1,310

1,280

1,310

1,220 

1,050

1,150

1,150

1,250

1,220

1,180

1,150 

960

840 

1,120

1,250

45, 650

1,522

-286

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

6,086 

0.678 

0.78

12,940 

1.44

1.61

Calendar year 1958 : 

Water year 1958-59:

10,030 

1.12 

1.29

34,580 

3.85 

4.44

36,640 

4.08 

4.25

31 , 140 

3.47 

4.00

30,650 

3.42 

3.82

16,360 

1.82 

2.10

Observed

Max 62,700 Mln 3,300 Mean 14,500 

Max 184,000 Mln 840 Mean 15,990

6,835 

0.762 

0.85

4,557 

0.508 

0.59

1,857 

0.207 

0.24

1,236 

0.138 

0.15

Adjusted

Mean 14,490 Cfsm 1.61 In. 21.95 

Mean 15,940 Cfsm 1.78 In. 24.12

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Chautauqua Lake and Tionesta Creek, 

East Branch Clarion River, Plney and Mahoning Creek Reservoirs. Records of contents In Plney Reservoir furnished by Pennsylvania Electric Co.

* Expressed In thousands.

Note. Discharge for Jan. 29 to Mar. 11 computed from 4 readings dally of upper lock staff gage.
CROOKED CREEK BASIN 

380. Crooked Creek at Idaho, Pa.

43

Location. Lat 40°39'15", long 79°21'00", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Idaho, Armstrong County, l£ miles downstream from Plum Creek and 2f miles 

west of Shelocta.

Drainage area. 191 sq mi.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 961.04 ft above mean sea level (Buffalo, 

Rochester & Pittsburgh RR. bench mark).

Average discharge. 22 years, 288 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,240 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 9.60 ft); minimum, 6.6 cfs Sept. 27.

1937-59: Maximum discharge, 12,400 cfs Oat. 16, 1954 (gage height, 15.12 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,100 cfs on'basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow 

at site 1.2 miles below gage, adjusted for drainage-area ratio; minimum, 2.4 cfs 

Oct. 8, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 18.6 ft in March 1936, from floodmark (discharge, 19,400 cfs, 

from rating curve extended above 6,100 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage 

height 15.12 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, doubtful gage-height record, 

or shifting control, which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1385: 1938, 1945.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect or shifting 

control (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21

0.8 36 4.0 1,230

1.1 75 6.0 2,41O

1.5 151 8.0 3,860

2.0 291

O.15

.3

.5

.7

1.0

1.5

per second) 

Jan. 22 to Sept. 3O

5.8

13

27

46

85

170

2.0 29O

3.O 69O

5.O 1,810

7.O 3.O9O

9.O 4,70O

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

209

180

149

140

123

104

89

83

77

69

64

59

*51

46

44

42

52

91

57

47

40

40 

47

50

47

54

47

56

59

47

42

2,305

74.4

0.39O

0.45

Nov.

39

43

147

127

1OO

85

72

6O

66

91

113

*100

93

89

88

119

228

356

464

459

368

281 

223

193

165

151

138

120

130

HO

4,818

161

0.843

0.94

Dec.

120

140

140

522

1.200

1,18O

730

50O

36O

190

190

*190

150

12O

loo

120

no

94

105

110

no

100

100

no

100

76

80

86

92

100

10O

7,425

240

1.26

1.45

Jan.

21O

8OO

6OO

4OO

2OO

2OO

20O

170

150

120

110

100

94

9O

650

900

360

280

240

*24O

2,500

4.030 

1,250

690

494

390

305

210

21O

791

6OO

17,584

567

2.97

3.42

Feb.

350

250

27O

368

276

180

160

184

170

2.490

1,960

840

815

826

1,750

990

668

532

350

240

250

26O 

*266

364

217

205

194

186

_

15,611

558

2.92

3.04

Mar.

241

262

244

241

212

686

715

490

422

470

368

353

305

3O8

1,O2O

1.280

74O

490

368

314

299

270 

217

2O8

188

199

431

790

519

418

343

13,411

433

2.27

2.61

Apr.

296

766

*1,040

790

578

506

390

33O

308

311

296

273

276

279

246

224

201

186

186

239

236

2O3 

188

174

159

149

1,'230

1,570

1.65O

dl.OOO

14,260

475

2.49

2.78

May

d9OO

d.620

d540

*418

32O

262

276

217

182

170

166

172

196

379

302

254

222

186

17O

*155

131

124

119

105

85

77

93

164

1O3

84

77

7,269

234

1.23

1.42

June

117

382

226

159

124

102

86

70

*58

52

44

46

62

48

36

32

32

32

30

27

26

26 

54

35

26

26

43

32

26

*23

2,082

69.4

0.363

0.41

July

22

52

41

26

24

117

76

35

25

22

17

17

15

16

16

17

17

16

18

16

*13

12

12

29

55

23

15

*24

65

"54 132

1,039

33.5

0.175

O.20

Aug.

30

19

16

16

41

25

16

20

20

17

13

13

11

9.5

9.5

7.5

*13

18

16

13

12

19 

20

28

67

35

30

37

381

170

70

1,212.5

39.1

0.205

0.24

Sept.

39

33

31

25

18

dl6

d!4

d!4

d!3

d!3

d!2

dll

dll

dlO

dlO

d9.8

d9.6

d9.4

d9.2

d9.0

d9.0

*d9.O 

*9.0

8.4

8.4

7.9

7.5

9.0

9.0

13

407.2

13.6

0.071

O.08

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,380 Min 15 Mean 260 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18. 5O

Water year 1958-59: Max 4,030 Min 7.5 Mean 24O Cfsm 1.26 In. 17. 04

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs).--Jan. 22 (5 a.m.) 5,240 cfs (9.6O ft); Feb. 1O (9 p.m.) 3,620 cfs 

(7.69 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for nearby stations. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 28 to Dec. 3, Dec. 8 to Jan. 21, Jan. 28, 29, 

Feb. 1-3, 6, 7, 19-22. Shifting-control method used Nov. 3-17, July 3 to Sept. 5.
44 CROOKED CREEK BASIN

390. Crooked Creek at Crooked Creek Dam, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°43'10", long 79°30'45", on right bank a quarter of a mile downstream 

from Crooked Creek Dam, Armstrong County, 3^ miles south of Ford City, and 6-? miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--278 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1909 to September 1959. Published as "at Hileman's Farm

 1910-29, and as "near Pord City" 1930-39. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 799.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Feb. 3, 1910, staff gage and Feb. 3, 

1910, to July 31, 1933, chain gage, at site 2 miles downstream at different datums. 

July 31, 1933, to Dec. 5, 1939, chain gage at site l| miles downstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge.--50 years, 428 cfs (adjusted for storage since May 1940).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,180 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 7.63 ft); minimum, 9.0 cfs Feb. 9 (gage height, 0.60 ft); minimum daily, 16 cfs June 24-30, Aug. 28, 

Sept. 9-22.

1909-59; Maximum discharge, 21,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 17.86 ft, from 

floodmark, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs on 

basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow; minimum observed, 0.1 cfs Sept. 8, 

11, 20, 25, 26, 1932.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of doubtful gage-height record, which are

 fair. Flow completely regulated since 1940 by Crooked Creek Reservoir (see p. 56).

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 743: Drainage area. WSP 1435: 1919-21. 1932-33, 1935.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.5 142

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

1,990

4,540

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

387

476

370

247

187

159

159

114

12

72

72

72

72

*72

72

72

74

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

74

74

3,751

121

-22.2

Nov.

72

72

72

74

74

76

117

161

159

159

159

*159

159

155

159

159

184

247

310

355

407

466

462

453

448

407

313

240

204

204

6,687

223

-5.3

Dec.

204

204

204

204

270

509

970

1.180

1,180

1,150

760

440

377

250

*247

231

215

155

JO

72

72

110

149

152

152

152

152

152

152

152

152

10,439

337

+2.2

Jan.

152

205

361

466

471

618

951

270

98

147

147

147

147

147

147

269

556

660

555

494

*341

338

536

2,250

4.000

3,640

2,750

1,190

570

448

686

23,857

700

+39.0

Feb.

883

655

497

427

427

423

289

198

177

234

467

1,590

2.140

1,620

820

1,610

2,140

2,060

1,990

1,850

1,020

471

*462

462

458

458

415

292

-

24,535

875

-46.1

Mar.

237

240

243

292

359

387

575

880

1,000

695

695

695

67O

530

520

1,130

1.780

1,540

940

650

548

444

343

234

237

237

240

431

880

1,060

770

19,482

628

+13.4

Apr.

585

466

*615

910

1,150

1,120

1,090

1,030

770

561

444

342

247

247

247

247

250

253

253

253

253

253

253

253

253

250

2SO

285

495

1.200

14,835

494

+195

May

1,910

2,140

2,060

1,920

*1,850

1,130

525

384

247

247

247

247

250

253

316

371

371

330

255

256

256

221

179

131

96

94

96

96

95

96

98

16,769

541

-197

June

100

131

214

263

263

231

182

140

*116

110

94

81

77

77

77

77

67

58

60

61

60

60

45

*15

*16

16

16

15

16

16

2,756

91.9

-4.1

July

17

17

17

17

17

17

19

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

*18

18

19

26

37

37

37

39

48

107

141

876

28.3

+23.4

Aug.

147

147

105

57

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

36

28

18

18

18

18

*17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

*16

d68

d200

275

1,580

51.0

-3.4

Sept.

222

15-7

50

60

50

52

36

27

16

15

15

16

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

994

33.1

-20.4

Adjusted for change in contents in Crooked Creek Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

98.8 

0.355 

0.41

218 

0.784 

0.87

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

339

1.22 

1.41

809 

2.91 

3.35

830 

2.99 

3.11

641 

2.31 

2.65

689 

2.48 

2.77

344 

1.24 

1.43

Observed

Max 3,820 Min 33 Mean 4O2 

Max 4,000 Min 15 Mean 347

87.8 

0.316 

0.35

51.7 

0.186 

0.21

47.6 

0.171 

0.20

12.7 

0.046 

0.05

Adjusted

Mean 399 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.50 

Mean 345 Cfsm 1.24 In. 15.82

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Crooked Creek Reservoir, 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records of release from Crooked 

Creek Reservoir.
KISKIMINETAS RIVER BASIN 45

400. Stony Creek at Ferndale, Pa.

Location Lat 40°17'10", long 78°55'10", on right bank 50 ft upstream from highway bridge

 at Perndale, Cambria County, 0.4 mile downstream from Bens Creek, 1.2 miles upstream 

from Johnstown city limits, and 5.2 miles upstream from confluence with Little Conemaugh River.

Records eavalfable. October 1913 to March 1936, October 1938 to September 1959 Monthly

 discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305 Mon^y^gures adjusted for 

storage and diversion for October 1918 to September 1921, published in WSP 503 and 523, 

have been found in error and should not be used. Published as at Johnstown, 1914-36. 

Gage-height records collected in this vicinity since 1885 are contained in reports of 

U.S. Weather Bureau. .

Gaffe.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,183.84 ft above mean sea level city of

 Tohnstown datura. Prior to July 24, 1934, chain gage and July 24, 1934, to Mar 18 

1936 wire-weight gage, at site 3? miles downstream at different datum. Dec. 8, 1939, 

to Jan. 30, 1940, chain gage at site 50 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 31 years 11938-59), 741 cfs (adjusted for storage and diversion).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,010 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 6.66 ft); maximum gage height, 6.73 ft Jan. 15 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 8.2 cfs Sept. 26 (gage 

height. 1.48 ft).

1913-36, 1938-59: Maximum discharge, 59,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 30.26 

ft, from high-water mark, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended 

above 8,000 cfs on basis of slope-area and contracted-opening measurements of peak 

flow; minimum observed, 5 cfs Sept. 8, 1929.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height record, which are fair. Regulation by mine pumpage and by reservoirs and diversion above 

station; the five largest reservoirs have a combined capacity of 1,721,000,000 cu ft. 

Figures of daily discharge do not include diversion from Stony Creek intake and Quemahoning Creek Reservoir to plants of Bethlehem Steel Co., and from Mill Creek, Dalton 

Run, and North Fork Bens Creek Reservoirs for water supply of city of Johnstown.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 743: Drainage area, WSP 1435: 1920-21, 1932, 1941(M) , 

1943(M), 1945-46(M). See also Records available.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

141

141

123

113

106

98

92

86

80

64

57 

50

49

48

48

*46

46

53

57

54

47

46

62

74

65

58

59

86

96

85

66

2,296

74.1

+51.8

Nov.

58

66

206

376

224

168

138

118

120

173

275 

243

201

*174

184

263

243

212

198

184

171

159

153

144

132

160

187

171

204

150

5,455

182

+108

Dec.

170

174

159

204

685

950

480

420

320

240

180 

*220

230

180

200

190

190

190

190

210

190

180

170

230

230

180

180

190

190

220

280

8,022

259

+118

Jan.

350

800

700

582

358

300

280

260

240

220

200 

200

200

200

920

2,320

900

540

450

540

2,000

5.520

2,020

1,300

1,100

910

740

594

594

*960

1,050

25,348

818

+304

Feb.

680

520

516

646

594

465

350

390

346

2,070

5.970 

1,840

1,580

1,860

2,920

2,600

1,800

1,460

1,080

796

691

658

684

*dl,200

*(J840

<J750

d700

658

-

32,664

1,167

+148

Mar.

652

599

544

511

455

2,640

2,340

1,360

1,150

1,120

901

788

670

728

1,620

2,740

1,580

1,100

901

910

928

901

705

664

622

616

960

1,580

1,060

892

*780

33,017

1,065

+160

Apr.

652

940

1,210

1,300

1,090

937

804

705

646

1,450

3,000 

1,860

1,580

1,520

1,680

1,300

1,050

901

796

874

910

719

622

582

528

485

1/260

1,850

5.540

2,240

36,851

1,228

+205

May

1.740

1,360

1,360

1,120

885

755

*622

d540

dSOO

d480

d720 

d620

d800

dl,500

dl,000

d960

d860

d760

705

599

511

475

435

380

352

296

287

500

336

264

216

21,694

700

+157

June

199

382

628

420

264

224

188

170

150

139

*126 

152

167

123

102

94

89

87

87

78

72

72

110

79

67

59

54

50

46

.38

4,516

151

+93.3

July

56

56

49

35

28

70

102

60

56

28

24 

20

19

25

42

*38

47

65

76

72

72

74

60

64

41

44

54

28

86

144

136

1,709

55.1

+49.5

Aug.

85

46

54

28

46

90

56

130

83

74

54 

38

28

25

23

20

37

46

38

*50

24

26

71

254

220

97

58

44

159

102

69

2,115

68.2

+56.1

Sept.

96

83

52

39

51

25

23

21

24

29

26 

15

14

14

13

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

*12

11

13

13

14

23

708

23.6

+28.0

Adjusted for diversion and change Ir volr contents

Mean 

Cfsm

126 

0.279 

0.32

29C 

0.64: 

0.72

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

377 

0.856 

0.96

1,122 

2.49 

2.87

1,515 

2.92 

3.04

1,225 

2.72

5.14

1,453 

3.18 

3.55

857 

1.90 

2.19

Observed

Max 6,400 Mln 46 Mean 581 

Max 3,970 Min 11 Mean 478

244 

0.541 

0.60

105 

0.255 

0.27

124 

0.275 

0.52

51.6 

0.114 

0.13

Adjusted

Mean 711 Cfsm 1.58 in. 21.39 

Mean 601 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.11

Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion from and change In contents in Quemahonlng Creek, North Fork Bens Creek, Dalton Run, 

and Mill Creek Reservoirs and diversion from Stony Creek Intake, equivalent In cubic feet per second 

Records of diversion and reservoir contents furnished by Manufacturers Water Co. and Johnstown 

Water Co.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 2 discharge measurements and records 

for nearby stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 30, Dec. 1, Dec. 9 to Jan. 5, Jan. 6-15, 

17-21, Feb. 1, 2.
46 KISKIMINETAS RIVER BASIN

410. Little Conemaugh River at East Conemaugh, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°20'35", long 78°53'05", on right bank 100 ft downstream from highway

bridge at East Conemaugh, Cambria County, 0.3 mile downstream from Clapboard Run, and

2.5 miles upstream from confluence with Stony Creek. 

Drainage area. 183 sq mi.

Records available. April 1939 to September 1959. 

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,207.92 ft above mean sea level (Corps of

Engineers bench mark). Prior to Feb. 1, 1940, chain gage at site 100 ft upstream at

same datum.

Average discharge.--20 years, 314 cfs (adjusted for storage and diversion). 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,940 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 5.55 ft); mini-

 mum, '5.3 cfs Aug. 22 (gage height, 1.24 ft); minimum daily, 8.1 cfs Aug. 21.

1939-59: Maximum discharge, 12,300 cfs Oct. 16, 1954 (gage height, 8.86 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,100 cfs ,on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum observed, 3.6 cfs Sept. 24, 1939.

Maximum discharge known, 28,800 cfs Mar. 17, 18, 1936, by slope-area measurement. 

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

 shifting control, which are fair. Plow regulated by reservoirs and diversion above 

station; the two most effective reservoirs have a combined capacity of 245,700,000 cu 

ft. Figures of daily discharge do not include diversion at South Pork intake to 

Cambria plant of Bethlehem Steel Co., from Saltlick Run Reservoir to city of Johnstown, 

and from Wilmore Reservoir (capacity 137,000,000 cu ft; average diversion, about 2.6 

cfs) to Pennsylvania Railroad.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1305: - 1939-50 (adjusted monthly runoff).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect or shifting 

control (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.7

1.8

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21

37

56

2.0 

2.5

111

305

Note. Same as following 

table above 2.5 ft.

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

7.0

12

32

66

120

305

3.0 560

3.5 900

4.0 1,420

5.0 2,870

6.0 4,970

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

56

48

47

46

45

44 

43

42

41

40

40

40

42

48

52

*52

52

48

45

45

48

54

61

61

56

52

52

64

12

56

54

1,546

49.9

+10.2

Nov.

52

60

145

172

111

87 

74

58

64

84

128

111

94

88

80

110

140

140

140

135

*130

114

108

108

99

125

145

128

123

88

3,241

108

+11.7

Dec.

110

117

103

125

329

429 

220

187

146

80

90

130

120

86

100

80

*110

110

110

120

105

90

100

110

96

80

86

94

100

110

120

3,993

129

+15.1

Jan.

149

435

336

280

150

170 

180

150

140

120

120

115

T20

120

800

1,020

440

300

240

280

1,800

2.990

1,090

670

527

430

355

265

261

*549

510

15,112

487

+13.9

Feb.

300

200

220

375

318

220 

202

237

225

2.030

1,160

602

676

728

1,320

806

668

572

430

260

240

281

296

*538

323

314

305

289

14,135

505

+15.3

Mar.

297

273

253

249

214

1.150 

772

516

500

591

456

430

375

365

630

820

549

445

370

425

488

461

360

350

360

380

582

734

516

466

*435

14,812

478

+18.4

Apr.

395

563

608

638

544

516 

450

400

360

733

961

650

584

578

510

430

365

328

305

375

360

293

257

233

208

190

583

726

1.280

792

15,215

507

+28.2

May

658

500

488

466

440

395 

*370

346

314

331

375

297

395

461

400

385

346

310

285

*265

245

233

222

214

194

180

194

199

225

166

148

10,047

324

+20.2

June

138

162

158

124

108

99 

88

85

78

73

*62

79

190

82

60

53

51

51

47

42

38

39

60

53

46

44

44

42

38

40

2,274

75.8

+27.1

July

32

44

30

22

18

57 

60

31

21

18

17

14

14

93

85

*64

58

23

30

35

20

15

11

17

21

10

8.6

10

28

44

24

974.6

31.4

+31.1

Aug.

18

13

11

12

67

44 

22

113

74

41

25

17

11

11

10

10

11

22

17

*12

8.1

13

83

207

170

62

49

36

47

35

29

1,300.1

41.9

+29.2

Sept.

62

Tf

38

29

22

16 

16

16

20

22

23

21

15

13

16

20

21

26

35

47

44

44

46

46

*44

44

48

44

44

62

991

33.0

+11.4

Adjusted for diversion and change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

60.1 

0.328 

0.38

12C 

0.656 

0.73

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

144 

0.787 

0.91

501 

2.74 

3.16

520 

2.84 

2.96

496 

2.71 

3.12

535 

2.92 

3.26

344 

1.88 

2.17

Observed

Max 1,960 Min 40 Mean 245 

Max 2,990 Min 8.1 Mean 229

103 

0.563 

0.63

62.5 

0.342 

0.39

71.1 

0.389 

0.45

44.4 

0.243 

0.27

Adjusted

Mean 264 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.56 

Mean 248 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.43

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.~~ 

t t Diversion Diversion from from and and change In In contents contents inin Saltlick Run Reservoir, and diversion from South Fork 

intake, equivalent in cubic feet per second. Records of diversion and reservoir contents furnished 

by Saltlick Water Co. and Manufacturers Water Co.
KISKIMINETAS RIVER BASIN 47

415. Conemaugh River at Seward, Pa.

Location.--Lab 40°25'10", long 79°01'40", on left bank at highway bridge on State Highway 

56 at Seward, Westmoreland County, 2 miles downstream from Findley Run and 9 miles 

northwest of Johnstown.

Drainage area. 715 sq mi.

Records available. May 1938 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,075.64 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge.--21 years, 1,242 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,200 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 10.06 ft, from 

floodmark in well); minimum, 130 cfs Aug. 22 (gage height. 2.40 ft).

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 54,000 cfs Oct. 16, 1954 (gage height, 19.20 ft); minimum not determined; minimum daily, 105 cfs Dec. 28, 29, 31, 1938.

Maximum stage knovm, 26.4 ft Mar. 18, 1936, from floodmarks (discharge, 90,000 cfs, 

by contracted-opening measurement).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulated by steel mills and by reservoirs above station, the nine most effective of which 

have a combined capacity of 2,130,000,000 cu ft.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except period of Ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 30 to May 13)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 10 Feb. 11 to Sept. 30

2.7 

3.1 

3.5

255

545

1,020

4.0 

5.0 

8.0

1,930

3,870

12,000

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.1

130

210

320

575

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September

1,100

1,980

3,920

9,160

1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

452 

438

400

378

357

350

343

343

336

315

309

291

285

303

297

*297

303

297

267

?79

285

285

303

329

309

297

303

371

371

364

322

10,179

328

-90.4

Nov.

303 

322

534

802

6T2

502

445

408

408

477

640

612

536

*511

520

612

630

612

592

574

536

502

477

477

460

520

564

528

564

486

15,766

526

-30.7

Dec.

468 

520

477

545

1,180

2.160

1,160

992

894

673

564

592

602

486

520

477

*486

494

477

545

486

468

477

564

528

415

438

477

477

520

564

19,726

636

-4.8

Jan.

682 

1,730

1,610

1,250

854

b700

b700

621

583

545

520

511

528

520

2,110

4,360

1,950

1,100

908

1,130

4,870

11.500

4,120

2,690

2,180

1,870

1,550

1,160

*1,160

1,800

2,120

57,932

1,869

+180

Feb.

,460 

,040

,010

,340

,250

964

717

815

739

6,140

6.940

3,000

2,800

3,000

5,910

4,040

3,000

2,520

2,020

1,530

1,300

1,300

1,380

2,340

*1,730

1,550

1,460

1,360

-

62,655

2,238

+3.8

Mar.

1,340 

1,270

1,150

1,070

981

3,750

3,840

2,430

2,160

2,230

1,910

1,750

1,550

1,520

2,460

4.O40

2,710

2,120

1,800

1,840

1,850

1,850

1,530

1,440

1,380

1,360

1,740

2,900

2,110

1,850

*1,730

61,661

1,989

-0.7

Apr.

1,550 

1,900

2,430

2,520

2,210

2,030

1,840

1,640

1,530

2,420

4,740

3,290

2,800

2,710

2,710

2,340

2,020

1,800

1,660

1,760

1,800

1,480

1,300

1,190

1,060

966

2,280

3,470

5.880

3,700

69,026

2,301

+50.4

May

2.900 

2,340

2,320

2,000

1,640

1,360

*1,190

1,040

922

908

1,320

1,030

1,560

2,520

1,940

1,930

1,840

1,640

1,410

1,250

1,090

1,010

950

852

785

722

760

772

824

674

575

42,074

1,357

-4.6

June

565 

735

1.070

838

641

575

505

475

450

424

*398

485

619

441

376

355

348

348

341

327

308

327

383

341

314

308

302

284

284

278

13,445

448

-73.3

July

278 

302

278

250

235

362

369

302

260

245

235

225

225

301

284

*220

206

202

245

230

198

194

182

202

194

162

158

162

282

'284 455

7,727

249

-48.1

Aug.

235 

186

166

174

240

235

210

495

371

272

220

190

170

162

154

142

T72

198

178

*162

150

150

178

569

652

308

220

194

285

255

235

7,528

243

+16.4

Sept.

260 

255

215

194

170

158

158

158

158

162

170

158

142

146

142

142

142

142

154

162

162

166

166

162

*162

162

162

166

162

206

5,064

169

-41.6

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Bean 

Cfsm 

In.

238 

0.333 

0.38

495 

0.692 

0.77

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

631 

0.883 

1.02

2,049 

2.87 

3.31

2,242 

3.14 

3.27

1,988 

2.78 

3.21

2,351 

3.29 

3.67

1,352 

1.89 

2.18

Observed

Max 10,000 Mln 267 Mean 1,169 

Max 11,500 Mln 142 Mean 1,021

375 

0.524 

0.58

201 

0.281 

0.32

259 

0.362 

0.42

127 

0.178 

0.20

Adjusted

Mean 1,166 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.16 

Mean 1,018 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.33

Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Quemahoning Creek, North Fork Bens 

Creek, Dalton Run, Mill Creek, Hlnckston Run, Saltlick Run, and Laurel Run Reservoirs. Records of 

reservoir contents furnished by Manufacturers Water Co., Saltlick Water Co., and Johnstown Water Co.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
48 KISKIMINETAS RIVER BASIN

420. Blackllck Creek at Josephine, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°28'25", long 79°11'00", on right bank on upstream side of old concrete 

dam at Josephine, Indiana County, 0.9 mile upstream from Two Lick Creek.

Drainage area. 192 sq ml.

Records available. January 1952 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 975.82 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1912. Prior to Aug. 25, 1953, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 342 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,490 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 9.89 ft); minimum, 20 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 3.30 ft).

1952-59: Maximum discharge, 11,900 cfs Oct. 15, 1954 (gage height, 11.35 ft In gage 

well, 12.67 ft from outside gage), from rating curve extended above 5,500 cfs on basis 

of computation of peak flow over dam; minimum, 19 cfs Sept. 14, 1952, Nov. 4, 1953; 

minimum gage height, that of Sept. 26, 1959.'

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or doubtful gage-height 

record, which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by mine pumpage above station.

Revisions (water years1.--WSP 1385: 1952-54(M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

3.7 

3.9 

4.2 

4.5

156

260

5.0

6.0

7.0

8 0

495

1,180

2,120

3,290

3.3 

3.5 

3.7 

3.9 

4.2

100

170

4.5

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

270

490

1,180

2,120

4,740

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

172 

162

135

123

112

102

93

89

86

d80

d76

d74

d70 

d68

*d68

67

68

80

77

73

d66

d64

d64

d64

d66

76

77

102

102

88

77

2,721

87.8

0.457

0.53

Nov.

73 

76

213

288

222

181

156

133

135

185

268

226

*198 

181

178

230

316

451

405

358

309

272

237

215

198

232

322

264

280

220

7,022

234

1.22

1.36

Dec.

250 

250

250

307

612

790

537

440

350

250

190

190

180 

170

160

140

160

*160

160

160

160

130

130

160

140

120

130

130

130

140

150

7,226

233

1.21

1.40

Jan.

250 

900

693

537

300

180

210

180

160

150

145

140

140 

135

800

1,600

859

600

400

400

2,500

4.450

1,630

988

751

624

520

*422

350

560

618

22,192

716

3.73

4.30

Feb.

400 

280

280

408

366

250

200

246

228

2,180

1,670

828

884 

912

1,770

1,100

821

648

500

350

320

337

354

603

400

368

346

334

.

17,383

621

3.23

3.37

Mar.

338 

338

302

290

*260

842

913

588

530

535

445

418

386 

377

593

988

642

510

431

408

400

386

310

294

266

270

397

918

540

480

426

14,821

478

2.49

2.87

Apr.

*390 

608

800

716

582

535

475

418

395

571

968

681

618 

648

552

480

413

368

350

443

4S5

377

338

302

270

249

1,190

1,910

2.950

1,580

20,622

687

3.58

3.99

Hay

1,_180 

828

723

600

485

*404

364

310

263

242

263

260

330

465

400

350

310

270

242

224

191

185

179

170

145

125

129

145

122

106

.9J>

10,106

326

1.70

1.96

June

99 

182

165

123

96

135

96

79

73

*72

67

63

190 

126

84

70

67

67

66

60

57

57

87

70

59

57

64

57

49

4_6

2,583

86.1

0.448

0.50

July

45 

64

59

49

45

98

115

68

52

48

43

40

39 

38

71

56

*43

41

60

64

60

48

45

57

57

45

40

39

60

*98

59

1,746

56.3

0.293

0.34

Aug.

45 

38

36

37

76

62

48

49

49

49

41

36

36 

31

31

29

33

39

*37

*31

30

36

43

177

576

122

72

62

134

138

71

2,094

67.5

0.352

0.41

Sept.

76 

74

54

52

44

43

38

37

34

31

30

30

31 

30

30

29

31

29

30

27

30

29

28

*27

26

24

27

31

29

36

1,067

35.6

0.185

0.21

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,070 Hln 58 Mean 340 Cfsm 1.77 In. 24.07

Water w^year 1958-59: iaao-oy: wax M4,450ou Hln pu24 Mean roean300 ouuCfsm oi1.56 O..ODIn. o.n.21.24 £j..c*

Peak discharge (base, 2,700 cfs). Jan. 22 (4:30 a.m.) 6,490 cfs (9.89 ft) ; Feb. 10 (4 p.m.) 3,560 

cfs (8.18 ft); Apr. 29 (3:30 a.m.) 3,980 cfs (8.54 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records 

for Two Lick Creek at Graceton.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 29 to Dec. 3, Dec. 8 to Jan. 2, Jan. 5-16, 

18-21, 29, 30, Feb. 1-3, 6, 7, 19-21.
KISKIMINETAS RIVER BASIN 49

425. Two Lick Creek at Graceton, Pa.

Location. Lat 40 0 31'05", long 79°10'15", on right bank three-quarters of a mile upstream 

from highway bridge on road leading west from Graceton, Indiana County, 1 mile downstream from Tearing Run, and 1-J- miles upstream from Cherry Run.

Drainage area. 171 sq mi.

Records available. September 1951 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 983 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 8 years, 269 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year,- 5,180 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 9.17 ft); minimum, 8.0 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.45 ft); minimum daily, 12 cfs Sept. 21-25.

1951-59: Maximum discharge, 12,900 cfs Oct. 16, 1954 (gage height, 12.71 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,500 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow at site 1.6 miles above gage, adjusted to gage site; minimum, 2.0 cfs 

Sept. 14, 15, 1952 (gage height, 1.27 ft); minimum daily, 8.7 cfs Sept. 14, 1952.

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

which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation caused by mine pumpage and by sewage-disposal 

plant above station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of lee effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.3 

2.6

115

190

3.0 

3.5

310

490

720

2,080

3,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

145

135

108

92

86

70

66

60

55

54

49

50

45

44

*41

42

43

66

55

45

40

41

39

43

44

48

47

67

60 

53

48

1,881

60.7

0.355

0.41

Nov.

44

54

174

180

132

110

95

80

90

128

185

155

135

*122

118

180

300

375

386

350

295

253

208

180

158

165

180

160

205 

135

5,332

178

1.04

1.16

Dec.

170

178

162

307

736

500" 823

390

300

190

190

190

150

140

130

120

110

*105

105

110

120

105

90

94

100

90

80

84

88 

90

100

6,147

198

1.16

1.34

Jan.

200

800

600

400

250

200

200

150

140

130

120

110

100

100

700

1,200

500

400

350

300

2,000

5,640

1,300

720

539

450

350

*254

250

564

17,605

568

3.32

3.83

Feb.

373

260

260

368

288

211

158

205

172

2.000

1,480

720

839

813

1,550

920

665

526

387

250

253

268

277

470

300

289

262

256

-

14,820

529

3.09

3.22

Mar.

280

316

304

298

*199

608

615

450

406

434

347

331

301

299

675

593- 920

434

354

316

304

301

235

226

199

202

359

735

470 

406

358

12,275

396

2.32

2.67

Apr.

*310

757

920

770

580

494

392

334

307

361

458

392

386

414

347

307

274

250

250

314

298

250

226

205

188

170

1,250

1,590

2.200 

1,200

16,194

540

3.16

3.52

May

1.010

695

620

478

375

*316

295

250

205

199

223

190

220

366

307

274

250

211

185

165

142

135

132

130

100

86

106

170

118 

90

 

8,123

262

1.53

1.77

June

100

238

165

118

88

74

67

58

55

*51

45

45

74

55

45

41

40

41

39

37

34

37

70

49

37

34

46

43

33

*28

1,887

62.9

0.368

0.41

July

30

80

54

34

34

264

132

60

44

37

35

30

29

26

34

25

*25

24

32

40

40

29

29

60

68

42

30

38

65

147

71

1,688

54.5

0.319

0.37

Aug.

44

37

30

27

40

33

29

33

37

29

24

23

20

20

18

17

19

18

*16

16

15

19

24

64

131

40

33

131

384

454

-i no J-ttS

1,953

63.0

0.368

0.42

Sept.

261

108

70

51

42

40

33

29

27

21

23

21

21

18

20

15

a!4

a!3

a!3

a!3

a!2

al2

*a!2

12

12

16

15

14

16 

21

995

33.2

0.194

0.22

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,240 Mln 24 Mean 237 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.83

Water year 1958-59 : Max 3,640 Mln 12 Mean 244 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.34

Peak discharge (base, 2,300 cfs).--Jan. 22 (2 a.m.) 5,180 cfs (9.17 ft); Feb. 10 (7:30 p.m.) 2,930 

efs (7.02 ft); Apr. 29 (4:50 a.m.) 2,840 cfs (6.90 ft)._____________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for 

nearby stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 30, Dec. 1, Dec. 7 to Jan. 21, Jan. 29, Feb. 2, 

3, 20 (no gage-height record Dec. 28 to Jan. 21; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby 

stations).
50 KISKIMINETAS RIVER BASIN

440. Conemaugh River at Tunnelton, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°27'15", long 79°23'30", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Tunnelton, Indiana County, 0.9 mile downstream from Boatyard Run, 2 miles 

downstream from Conemaugh River Dam, 3f miles southeast of Saltsburg, and 5.5 miles upstream from confluence with Loyalhanna Creek.

Drainage area. 1,358 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 844.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1952, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 2,352 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 16,200 cfs Jan. 25 (gage height, 9.73 ft); minimum daily, 146 cfs Aug. 17.

1939-59: Maximum discharge, 59,200 cfs Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 21.0 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 1 cfs Sept. 10, 1954 (gage height, 1.20 ft); 

minimum daily, 1 cfs Sept. 10, 1954.

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

which are fair. Flow regulated by Conemaugh River Reservoir since 1952 (see p. 56), and 

by other reservoirs above station, the nine most effective of which have a combined 

capacity of 2,130,000,000 cu ft.

Cooperation. Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 25 Jan. 26 to Sept. 30

2.4 

3.0 

4.0

390

890

2,060

5.0 3,880

7.0 8,850

10.0 17,100

1.9 130

2.1 220

2.5 470

3.0 930

4.0 2,180

5.0 4,000

7.0 8,850

10.0 17,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1.060

1,040

784 

516

620

652

652

636 

628

612

588

564

548 

524

*508

492

476

476

492

476

460

453

446

446

460

476

484

508

564

580

580

17,801

574

-80.3

Nov.

556

524

564 

810

1,190

1,320

1,160

1,010 

900

850

950

1,120

*1,160 

1,110

1,060

1,050

1,160

1,540

1.720

1,720

1,600

1,500

1,360

1,220

1,120

1,020

990

1,280

1,500

1,230

34,294

1,143

-38.4

Dec.

1,000

1,190

1,420 

1,360

1,660

2,610

a5.260

a3,260 

a3,060

a2 , 800

al,850

al,000

bl,050 

bl,350

bl,300

b980

b960

b980

990

990

1,010

1,000

*980

990

1,020

1,030

990

960

950

960

1,000

43,960

1,418

+6.0

Jan.

1,050

1,820

3,160 

3,770

4,100

b2 , 100

bSOO

bl,300 

bl,600

bl,550

1,200

b950

980 

990

1,230

3,290

b6,600

b7,000

b3,800

b2,300

b2 , 600

*3,060

3,260

6,820

14,200

15.500

13,400

7,110

2,180

2,420

3,500

123,440

3,982

+247

Feb.

4,000

3,020

bl,900 

1,760

2,340

2,750

1,870

1,'eoo

2,110

3,490

9,740

11.500 

10,100

8,330

10,200

10,200

6,650

4,110

3,400

b2,200

2,030

2,660

3,200

3,800

3,300

2,500

2,180

-

122,500

4,375

-76.6

Mar.

2,260

2,340

2,260 

*2,180

1.890

1,890

4,110

5,100 

4,880

4,770

4,550

4,220

3,800 

3,020

2,840

5,190

7.050

5,940

3,450

2,420

2,580

2,660

3,110

2,890

2,180

2,110

2,110

3,250

5,100

4,270

3,110

107,51,0

3,468

-3.8

Apr.

2,750

*2,340

3,020 

4,000

4,770

5,810

5,270

3,300 

2,580

2,340

3,700

6,590

7,050 

6,060

4,790

3,700

3,600

3,300

2,750

2,340

3,110

2,930

2,180

1,900

1.540

1,600

1,830

2,500

2,930

5,630

106,190

3,540

+881

May

8,940

10,600

11.800 

10,700

7,280

*2,770

2,260

2,500 

2,180

1,970

1,900

2,040

2,040 

3,020

3,800

3,110

2,660

2,660

2,500

2,260

1,970

1,630

1,440

1,450

1,280

1.100

1,130

1,250

1,270

1,250

1,140

101,900

3,287

-819

June

814

911

1.550 

1,550

1,420

1,200

833

502 

613

640

640

*631

685 

810

770

685

631

586

550

534

510

494

510

559

550

518

494

486

463

 442

21,581

719

-68.8

July

421

421

449 

442

407

476

685

685 

613

518

449

400

358 

330

337

386

365

324

312

*330

351

337

318

312

330

344

312

276

255

*59l

595

12,529

404

-36.2

Aug.

559

470

386 

318

306

344

365

372 

526

550

486

414

344

300

260

196

146

*150

*180

265

312

288

288

337

634

840

721

586

577

830

B90

13,240

427

+31.7

Sept.

712" 770

631 

518

442

365

312

276 

255

250

245

240

240 

225

215

205

200

200

200

195

200

205

210

210

210

205

200

200

205

215

8,756

292

-87.5

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

494 

0.364 

0.42

1,105 

0.814 

0.91

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

1,424 

1.05 

1.21

4,229 

3.11 

3.59

4,298 

3.16 

3.29

3,464 

2.55 

2.94

4,421 

3.26 

3.64

2,468 

1.82 

2.10

Observed

Max 16,800 Mln 425 Mean 2,199 

Max 15,300 Mln 146 Mean 1,955

650 

0.479 

0.53

368 

0.271 

0.31

459 

0.338 

0.39

204 

0.150 

0.17

Adjusted

Mean 2,194 Cfsm 1.62 In. 21.92 

Mean 1,950 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.50

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Quemahoning Creek, North Fork Bens 

Creek, Dalton Run, Mill Creek, Hinckston Run, Saltlick Run, Laurel Run, and Conemaugh River Reservoirs. Records of reservoir contents furnished by Manufacturers Water Co., Saltlick Water Co., and 

Johnstown Water Co.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records of release from Conemaugh River 

Reservoir.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
KISKIMINETAS RIVER BASIN 51

450. Loyalhanna Creek at Kingston, Pa.

Location. Lat 40"17"35", long 79°20'25", on right bank 60 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 680, at Kingston, Westmoreland County, 100 ft downstream from Millers Run, 

1.9 miles upstream from Ninemile Run, and 3 miles southeast of Latrobe.

Drainage area. 172 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only October to 

December 1939, published In WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,014.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Average discharge. 20 years, 295 cfs (adjusted for storage and diversion).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,100 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 5.84 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Sept. 29; minimum daily, 1.3 cfs Sept. 26.

1939-59: Maximum discharge, 29,700 cfs Oct. 15, 1954 (gage height, 14.8 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 3,800 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

measurement of peak flow; minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 4, 1953; minimum daily, 0.2 cfs 

Oct. 23, 24, 1953.

Maximum stage known since at least 1918, that of Oct. 15, 1954. Flood of Mar. 17 or 

18, 1936, reached a stage of about 14.5 ft, from Information by local residents (discharge, 21,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 8,200 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair, or those 

below 10 cfs or for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which are poor. Flow regulated by Trout Run Reservoir (capacity, 49,460,000 cu ft), and diversion works at Kingston. Figures of daily discharge do not Include diversion from reservoir and at Kingston 

intake to Borough of Latrobe.

Revisions. WSP 1335: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 9 Feb. 10 to Sept. 3O

0.8 33 2.5 490 0.1 1.0 1.3 102

1.0 52 3.0 780 .2 2.8 1.6 168

1.3 92 4.0 1,600 .3 5.3 2.0 29O

1.6 155 5.0 2,650 .4 8.5 2.5 520

2.0 280 .5 13 3.0 850

.7 26 4.0 1,770

1.0 56 5.0 2,980

Discharge , In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

225

182

150

131

114

92

82

74

69

67

60

56

50

50

47

44

*d44

d60

d54

d48

d45

d40

d40

d40

d45

d50 

d70

122

88

67

56

2,362

76.2

+6.1

Nov.

52

54

187

170

131

116

108

94

101

125

136

118

106

105

108

131

118

*112

127

131

118

110

101

97

89

107 

128

127

334

200

3,741

125

+8.2

Dec.

200

184

164

372

847

742

420

320

250

200

160

*185

160

120

120

115

115

110

110

130

110

100

110

200

150

120 

125

130

140

145

150

6,504

210

+6.7

Jan.

250

600

400

300

170

210

200

180

*150

140

130

120

115

110

800

1,180

650

400

300

500

2,000

2.410

1,110

692

530

436 

348

260

251

611

520

16,073

518

+7.3

Feb.

370

260

280

409

300

220

190

195

189

*2.220

1,530

843

815

776

1,480

970

724

568

400

300

280

280

358

517

*356

337 

322

297

15,786

564

+6.8

Mar.

297

272

252

243

207

718

682

490

435

466

370

365

314

417

816

787

580

435

349

311

300

294

243

228

210

195 

363

516

374

337

304

12,170

393

+7.0

Apr.

*272

515

657

759

586

496

392

333

297

956

1,140

801

696

634

520

420

353

314

286

280

243

210

190

173

156

149

665

801

1,130

815

15,239

508

+8.1

May

696

520

430

361

294

249

222

*195

171

163

161

180

356

502

435

460

415

337

*290

240

207

192

373

225

173

149 

149

287

304

173

135

9,044

292

+7.0

June

156

605

372

246

187

156

129

106

88

*76

66

65

69

57

48

43

43

42

41

37

32

38

85

41

32

33

31

28

23

20

2,995

99.8

+4.0

July

18

33

28

20

16

87

69

29

17

14

12

11

8.7

8.4

28

12

*8.3

8.2

38

43

18

14

7.0

16

22

14

9.1

7.8

8.3

58

42

724.8

23.4

+5.4

Aug.

18

11

8.0

24

351

67

33

85

84

d40

d24

d!5

d!3

d!3

dll

d9.5

dlo

die

12

9.2

*4.9 15 

49

55

22

13 

10

93

370

128

52

1,665.6

53.7

+9.3

Sept.

50

31

22

15

12

11

8.9

7.1

5.0

5.2

5.7

6.2

6.1

5.2

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.2

5.6

5.7

5.2

d4.0

d2.5

*dl.6

1.5

1.5

1 8

2.8

9.0

253.3

8.44

+6.0

Adjusted for diversion and change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm

In.

82.3 

0.478 

0.55

133 

0.773 

0.86

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

217

1.26 

1.45

525 

3.05 

3.52

571 

3.32 

3.46

400 

2.33 

2.69

516 

3.00 

3.35

299 

1.74 

2.01

Observed

Max 1,950 Min 27 Mean 268 

Max 2,410 MLn 1.3 Mean 237

104 

0.605 

0.67

28.8 

0.167 

0.19

63.0 

0.366 

0.42

14.4 

0.084 

0.10

Adjusted

Mean 274 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.65 

Mean 244 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.27

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

ror nearoy staDlons.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 30, Dec. 1, Dec. 7 to Jan. 15, Jan. 17-21, 

28, Feb. 1-3, 6, 7, 19-21.
52 KISKIMINETAS RIVER BASIN

470. Loyalhanna Creek at Loyalhanna Creek Dam, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°27'50", long 79°27'05", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge, 0.7 mile downstream from Loyalhanna Creek Dam, Westmoreland County, 1^ miles 

south of Saltsburg, and 4.0 miles upstream from confluence with Conemaugh River.

Drainage area. 292 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 861.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Average discharge. 20 years, 478 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,050 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 5.36 ft); minimum, 19 cfs Sept. 19-22 (gage height, 0.40 ft).

1939-59: Maximum discharge, 11,700 cfs June 5, 1941 (gage height, 10.30 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Oct. 9, 10, 15, 16, 22-24, 1947, Sept. 16, 17, 1948 (gage height, -0.06 ft); 

minimum daily, 0.2 cfs Oct. 23, 1947.

Remarks. Records good. Flow completely regulated since 1942 by Loyalhanna Creek Reservoir 

(see p. 57) and Trout Run Reservoir (combined capacity, 96,400 acre-ft).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1435: 1941.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

120

255

425

910

1,700

3,650

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

210

304

331

210

210

210

210

185

140

115

115

115

115

*115

115

115

88

64

64

91

115

115

115

99 

66

66

90

120

140

168

165

4,381

141

+0.4

Nov.

150

120

120

140

185

210

210

210

207

207

210

222

*252

TTO

115

130

178

207

207

207

207

207

204

2 O4 

188

160

160

160

182

216

5,545

185

+ 12.6

Dec.

267

355

383

383

459

667

820

790

790

685

382

204

200

260

259

*210

2O7

200

204

204

204

200

204

204

245

310

277

204

207

263

313

10,560

341

-9.0

Jan.

313

429

685

790

685

449

260

200

240

300

266

200

198

200

201

402

1,170

1,790

1,150

735

*586

505

575

1,800 

2.950

2,850

2,750

2,550

1,550

910

910

28,599

923

-0.5

Feb.

732

430

370

366

447

517

433

362

358

275

369

1,390

1,920

1,450

635

1,380

2,060

2.150

2,060

1,850

1,000

380

383

537 

735

635

521

513

-

24,258

866

-7.5

Mar.

505

453

390

*433

386

4O8

724

970

715

529

537

612

710

612

595

880

1.040

1,OOO

880

612

505

501

321

198 

29O

372

366

525

710

710

568

18,057

582

+O.6

Apr.

460

*362

435

794

1,040

1,000

880

710

*563

509

708

1,190

1.510

1,270

1,OOO

581

529

529

525

471

369

366

290

210 

294

341

316

334

448

1,010

18,844

628

+110

May

1,390

1.480

1,390

1,350

*1,230

545

237

306

310

310

310

310

310

410

550

635

73.5

635

473

376

372

338

258

3OO 

386

263

165

224

404

445

280

16,727

540

-107

June

160

151

372

554

485

333

210

210

210

188

150

*132

132

132

132

108

66

66

66

66

66

95

145

165 

142

122

122

90

55

il

4,966

166

-0.9

July

52

66

66

66

62

125

260

218

94

50

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

*55

64

82

96

62 

60

60

60

60

60

*60

62

2,200

71.0

-2.1

Aug.

62

62

62

62

125

343

397

201

66

92

118

120

120

118

90

49

47

*58

58

58

58

52

43

5T 

88

118

98

56

113

315

404

3,705

120

+24.7

Sept.

397

325

174

80

43

43

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

34

19

19

*19

29

39

39

40

40

40

41

41

41

1,954

65.1

-29.5

Adjusted fop change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

141 

0.483 

0.56

198 

0.678 

0.76

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

332 

1.14 

1.31

922 

3.16 

3.64

858 

2.94 

3.06

583 

2.00 

2.31

738 

2.53 

2.82

433 

1.48 

1.71

Observed

Max 3,550 Min 60 Mean 446 

Max 2,950 Min 19 Mean 383

165 

0.565 

0.63

68.9 

0.236 

0.27

145 

0.497 

0.57

35.6

0.122 

0.14

Adjusted

Mean 444 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.63 

Mean 382 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.78

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Loyalhanna Creek and Trout Run 

Reservoirs. Records of contents in Trout Run Reservoir furnished by the Municipal Authority of the 

Borough of Latrobe.

Note. Discharge for Nov. 23 to Dec. 12, Dec. 15, July 5-11, computed from twice-daily tape-gage 

readings.
KISKIMINETAS RIVER BASIN 53

485. Kiskiminetas River at Vandergrift, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°36'20", long 79°33'15", on left bank a third of a mile upstream from 

bridge on State Highway 56 at Vandergrift, Westmoreland County, and 2 miles upstream 

from Pine Run.

Drainage area. 1,825 sq mi.

Records available. August 1937 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1305. October 1920 to September 1932 (gage heights and discharge measurements only) in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 769.40 ft above mean sea level (Corps of

 Engineers bench mark). Oct. 1, 1920, to Sept. 30, 1930, float gage and Oct. 1, 1930, to 

Sept. 30, 1932, water-stage recorder, at site two-thirds of a mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--22 years, 3,032 cfs (adjusted for storage and diversion).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,400 cfs Jan. 25 (gage height, 13.44 ft); mini-

 mum, 180 cfs Aug. 17, 18 (gage height, 2.70 ft); minimum daily, 192 cfs Aug. 18.

1937-59: Maximum discharge, 71,900 cfs Mar. 31, 1940 (gage height, 25.70 ft); minimum, 56 cfs Oct. 15, 16, 1952; minimum daily, 60 cfs Oct. 15, 1952.

Maximum stage known, 41.64 ft Mar. 18, 1936. from floodmark at present site (discharge, 185,000 cfs, by slope-area measurement).

Remarks. Records good. Flow "regulated since 1952 by Conemaugh River Reservoir (see p. 56), 

since 1942 by Loyalhanna Creek Reservoir (see p. 57), and other reservoirs above station, 

the 11 most effective of which have a combined capacity of 3,425,000,000 cu ft. Figures 

of daily discharge do not include diversion from Beaver Run Reservoir to plants and 

communities downstream, nor into the Monongahela River basin.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

180 

260 

445 

710 

1-,570

6.0

8.0

11.0

14.0

2,700

5,900

13,000

21,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,520 

1,470

1.570

811

888

944

952

936

864

798

764

734

716

*692

674

668 

656

596

590 596"

614

620

614

614

590

596

602

662

698

791

798

24,638

795

-73.3

Nov.

777 

710

734

894

1,300

1,720

1,520

1,370

1,270

1,180

1,220

*1,420

1,570

1,520

1,320

1,270 

1,470

1,780

2.220

2,160

2,110

1,940

1,840

1,620

1,520

1,370

1,270

1,370

1,890

1,750

44,105

1,470

-9.5

Dec.

1,420 

1,520

2,000

2,110

2,640

3,400

4.520

4,360

4,200

3,880

3,020

1,400

1,400

1,450

1,900

1)300

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,350

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,500

1,500

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,570

61,350

1,979

+34.6

Jan.

1,620 

2,220

4,040

4,680

5,180

3,900

1.300

1,500

1,900

2,000

1,800

1,300

1,370

1,420

1,720

3,180 

7,050

9,250

6,470

3,400

5,380

6,100

5,000

7,100

16,500

18.800

16,500

*1 1,800

4,250

3,640

4,360

164,730

5,314

+312

Feb.

5,000 

3,960

2,700

2,280

2,640

3,330

2,980

2.110

2,160

3,800

4,200

9,680

14.000

12 , 800

9,750

11,200 

12,800

9,950

6,300

5,720

3,790

2,340

*3,190

3,560

4,680

4,200

3,400

2,840

-

155,360

5,549

-54.7

Mar.

2,910 

g2,910

g2,840

g2,770

g2 , 700

2.520

4,390

6,100

5,720

5,360

5,180

5,000

4,680

4,200

3,800

5,880 

8.250

7,120

5,250

3,330

3,330

3,330

3,400

3,480

2,520

2,640

2,700

3,420

5,360

5,660

3, 880

130,630

4,214

+27.3

Apr.

3,560 

*3 , 120

3,720

4,680

5,900

6,300

6,860

4,200

3,640

3,050

3,860

6,940

8.000

7,340

6,260

4,360 

4,200

3,960

3,640

2,910

3,260

3,640

2,700

2,460

1.940

2,110

2,730

3,480

4,200

6,010

129,030

4,301

+1,030

May

9,750 

11,800

13.500

12,200

*g9,480

4,640

2,270

2,980

2,700

2,400

2,280

2,460

2,400

3,020

4,360

4,040 

3,330

3,400

3,120

2,700

2,460

2,160

1,840

1,780

1,890

1,470

1.370

1,570

1,720

1, 890

1, 620

122,600

3,955

-914

June

1,370 

904

1,920

2.220

2,110

1,720

1,370

793

*833

840

848

812

805

904

936

g856 

g752

g698

g662

g638

g626

g620

g722

g728

g746

g710

g662

g620

g540

K545

28,510

950

-66.6

July

515 

535

520

535

515

838

888

1.050

791

650

550

481

437

405

385

421 

437

405

413

*397

421

429

445

437

405

421

413

385

353

357

620

15,854

511

-31.1

Aug.

650 

580

500

454

445

590

798

771

525

632

638

575

505

450

405

325 

211

*192

205

266

377

377

369

349

506

912

928

740

746

954

1.420

17,395

561

+68.1

Sept.

1.270 

1,220

896

698

540

458

405

353

325

308

297

290

287

281

266

254 

248

242

228

218

222

*225

248

254

254

251

248

245

245

272

11,548

385

-117

Adjusted for diversion and change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsra 

In.

722 

0.396 

0.46

1,460 

0.800 

0.89

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

2,014 

1.10 

1.27

5,626 

3.08 

3.55

5,494 

3.01 

3.13

4,241 

2.32 

2.67

Observed

5,331 

2.92 

3.26

3,041 

1.67 

1.93

Max 21,500 Mln 545 Mean 2,854 

Max 18,800 Mln 192 Mean 2,482

883 

0.484 

0.54

480 

0.263 

0.30

629 

0.345 

0.40

268 

0.147 

0.16

Adjusted

Mean 2,882 Cfsm 1.52 In. 21.44 

Mean 2,498 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.56

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Quemahonlng Creek, North Pork Bens Creek, Dalton Run, Mill Creek, Saltlick 

Run, Hlnckston Run, Laurel Run, Conemaugh River, Trout Run, Loyalhanna Creek and Beaver Run Reservoirs, and diversion from Beaver Run Reservoir, equivalent In cubic feet per second. Records of 

diversion and reservoir contents furnished by Manufacturers Water Co., Saltlick Water Co., Johnstown 

Water Co., Municipal Authority of the Borough of Latrobe, and Municipal Authority of Westmoreland 

County.

g Computed from twice-daily tape-gage readings.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 30, Dec. 12-27, Jan. 7-12.

575949 O - 61 - 5
54 BUFFALO CREEK BASIN

490. Buffalo Creek near Freeport, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°43'00", long 79°42'00", on right bank 0.5 mile upstream from Little 

Buffalo Creek and 3 miles north of Freeport, Armstrong County.

Drainage area. 137 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1959. 

1940, published in WSP 1305.

Monthly discharge only for October

Gage.--Staff gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 

792 ft (by barometer).

Average discharge. 19 years, 195 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,590 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 7.3 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); maximum gage height, 9.5 ft Jan. 21 (from floodmark, result of ice jam); minimum discharge, 6.7 cfs Sept. 13-22, 27-29 (gage height, 0.82 ft).

1940-59: Maximum discharge, 14,000 cfs Oct. 15, 1954 (gage height, 13.60 ft, from 

floodmarks) , from rating curve extended above 4,300 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum observed, 2.0 cfs Sept. 3, 4, 7, 8, 1945; minimum gage 

height observed, 0.70 ft Sept. 14, 1952.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 17-21)

Oct. 1 to Jan Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

1.3 

1.5 

1.9 

2.3

146

270

3.0 630

4.0 1,340

5.0 2,190

1.5

6.2 1.9 

2.4 

3.0 

4.0 

7.0

153

320

630

1,340

4,250

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

144

117

99

95

86

75

66

62

60

56

53

47 *42

41

38

36

44

71

47

41

36

36

38

42

45

47

44

48

48

41

38

1,783

57.5

0.420

0.48

Nov.

36

37

71

64

53

53

52

47

50

82

120

99

92

97

90

151

*234

288

274

226

197

169

146

132

122

112

101

95

90

84

3,464

115

0.839

0.94

Dec.

100

96

90

200

602

492

300

250

200

150

150

150

150

130

100

100

100

100

100

100

90

80

86

90

90

60

66

70

76

80

86

4,534

146

1.07

1.23

Jan.

92

300

350

240

150

150

150

130

120

110

100

96

92

90

200

450

350

300

240

230

2,000

5,290

985

602

405

338

241

190

190

548

316

13,045

421

3.07

3.54

Feb.

250

200

180

329

224

180

130

153

161

2,540

1,380

690

548

492

*810

602

465

390

284

170

170

200

199

269

250

180

178

175

_

11,599

414

3.02

3.15

Mar.

202

*196

190

193

170

394

415

320

304

385

288

508

258

254

645

845

548

370

*292

251

262

231

178

184

164

202

308

465

360

304

258

9,722

314

E.29

2.64

Apr.

224

324

324

288

244

211

208

193

187

173

153

140

137

127

115

105

99

90

92

145

122

101

96

94

83

77

685

845

1,180

780

7,642

255

1.86

2.07

May

650

465

575

292

228

*195

167

140

117

115

*113

127

117

161

125

108

105

92

150

137

105

101

90

77

66

59

101

103

71

59

53

4,816

155

1.13

1.31

June

46

102

170

96

73

59

42

42

55

34

51

118

188

90

*56

47

45

42

35

32

28

26

61

56

26

37

60

46

29

21

1,755

58.5

0.427

0.48

July

21

129

51

54

26

195

135

66

48

77

48

34

31

25

22

21

19

17

18

23

*36

22

16

21

25

17

15

17

131

54

54

1,446

46.6

0.340

0.39

Aug.

34

26

21

19

102

41

30

29

40

28

23

19

17

16

14

13

12

13

12

11

10

11

12

*13

22

14

12

13

25

23

25

700

22.6

0.165

0.19

Sept.

18

14

14

15

12

10

9.9

8.5

8.5

8.2

7.8

7.2

7.0

6VL

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

7.2

7.0

7.2

7.2

6.7

6.7

6.7

7.8

256.9

8.56

0.062

0.07

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,660 Mln 17 Mean 181 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.89

Water year 1958-59: Max 3,290 Mln 6.7 Mean 166 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.49

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--Jan. 22 (4 a.m.) 4,590 cfs (7.5 ft); Feb. 10 (7 p.m.) 4,050 cfs 

(6.8 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 29 to Dec. 4, Dec. 7 to Jan. 21, 28, 29, 

Feb. 1-3, 6, 7, 20-22, 25, 26.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 55

495. Allegheny River at Natrona, Pa.

Location. Lat 40"36'55", long 79°43'10", on right bank 550 ft upstream from dam at 

lock 4 at Natrona, Allegheny County, 6 miles downstream from Kiskiminetas River, and 

at mile 24.2.

Drainage area. 11,410 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete dam control. Datum of gage is 736.74 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Apr. 14, 

1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 19,490 cfs (adjusted for storage since 1940).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 215,000 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 25.67 ft); 

minimum, 1,000 cfs Sept. 28 (gage height, 8.89 ft).

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 238,000 cfs Dec. 30, 1942 (gage height, 27.46 ft); minimum, 922 cfs Sept. 3, 1957 (gage height, 8'.86 ft).

Maximum stage known, 32.06 ft Mar. 18, 1936 (discharge, 365,000 cfs, determined by 

Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Chautauqua Lake (see p. 19), and by Tionesta 

Creek, East Branch Clarion River, Mahoning Creek. Crooked Creek, Conemaugh River, and 

Loyalhanna Creek Reservoirs (see following pages), and by 12 smaller reservoirs (combined capacity, excluding that of Chautauqua Lake, 862,100 acre-ft). Slight diversion 

since 1952 from Beaver Run Reservoir into the Monogahela River basin.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1435: 1939.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

9.0

9.5

10.0

11.0

1,030

1,320

3,110

5,930

13,200

13.0

16.0

20.0

25.0

34,600

77,400

138,000

206,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

*12,400

13,200

15.600

11^200

9,740

9,150

8,150

7,320

6,780

6,580

6,060

6,120

6,000

5,680

5,740

5,800

5,800

5,490

6,380

6,780

6,000

5,800

5,550

5,240

4,680

*5,300

6,920

7,530

7,660

7,600

232,850

7,511

-398

Nov.

7,390

6,780

6.580 

6,850

7,050

7,800

7,600

7,250

6,650

6,780

8,300

8,870

9,230

9,370

9,230

11,200

19,000

26,800

33,400

54.6CQ

31,000

26,800

22,900

19,200

18,200

17,200

17,200

*16,700

18,700

15,800

444,430

14,810

-41.8

Dec.

12,800

12,800

13,600 

15,400

20,700

26.200

24,600

20,700

18,700

17,700

14,400

11,200

11,200

11,200

11,200

10, 500

10,500

10,500

11,200

11,200

10,500

10,100

9,740

10,100

10,500

9,740

9,370

8,790

8.650

9,370

10,100

403,260

13,010

-127

Jan.

10,100

12,000

16,200 

18,700

19,700

16,200

12,400

10, 100

10,500

10,800

10, 500

9.500

9,370

9,370

10,800

15,800

21,800

24,600

21,800

17,200

27,600

ISljJDOO

173,000

g!22,000

gLL3,000

*g98,500

75,800

58 , 900

42,200

39,600

46,1OO

1,264,940

40,800

+1,160

Feb.

50,300

40,900

32,200 

28,600

29,800

29,200

24, 600

21,800

19.700

47,200

109,000

80,800

74,200

69,400

66,400

71,000

69,400

61,900

47,500

37,000

29,200

19,700

20,200

22,400

24,000

22,900

21,200

21,200

_

«.,191.7

42,560

-512

Mar.

22,400

25,100

26,200 

25,100

23,400

21.200

33, 400

40, 900

38,300

37,000

34, 600

30,400

27,400

24,600

24, 600

42,200

51,700

48,900

*38,300

29,800

31,000

39,600

42,200

37,000

32,200

33,400

39,600

54, 500

57.400

50,300

42,200

$1,104.9

35,640

+366

Apr.

38,300

38,300

72,300 

74.200

69,400

61, 900

58,900

51, 700

44, 800

38,300

37,000

35,800

33,400

29,800

26,200

21,800

19,700

18,200

16,700

16,700

18,200

18,200

15,800

14,000

12,400

11,600

17,100

38,300

54, 500

57,400

*1,060.9

35,360

+1,810

May

57.400

53, 100

48,900 

46,100

39,600

*31,000

23,400

20,200

17,700

15,400

14,000

14,400

15,400

18,200

21,200

20,700

19,200

19,200

18,700

17,700

19,700

18,700

16,700

14, 900

13,600

12,800

11,600

11,200

11,200

10, 500

9.500

681,700

21,990

-1,690

June

8,220

9,370

11,600 

11,600

10,800

9,740

7,550

5,800

5,620

5,240

5,060

5,770

6,710

6,190

5,950

5,930

5,120

4,590

4,300

5,860

3,390

5.540

4,950

7,590

6,520

13,600

20.700

17,700

15, 600

11,600

241,550

8,052

-126

July

9,740

9,740

10.100 

9,010

8,500

*8,650

9,250

7,870

6,580

6,260

5,620

4,760

5,180

5,120

4,150

5,740

3,580

3,390

5.160

3,250

4,020

3,690

5,640

5,690

5,910

4,240

5,910

5,740

4,080

4,150

4,150

170,590

5,503

-246

Aug.

4,020

3,740

3,110 

3,160

3,340

2,860

3,030

3,200

2,820

2,750

2,820

2,690

2,650

2,540

2,390

2,170

1.750

2,070

2,000

2,170

*2,310

2,240

2,060

1,730

2,690

3,860

4,130

4,470

4.940

5,440

5,490

90,600

2,925

-352

Sept.

3,690

5,490

5.740 

3,440

3,050

2,610

2,240

2,030

1,960

1,960

1,800

1,600

1,540

1,580

1,480

1,510

1,410

1,580

1,380

1,380

1,440

1,480

1,410

1,580

1,580

1,550

1,260

1.050

1,090

1,480

56,350

1,878

-425

Adjusted for diversion and change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

7,113 

0.625 

0.72

14,770 

1.29 

1.44

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

12,880 

1.13 

1.30

41,960 

3.68 

4.24

42,050 

3.69 

3.84

36,010 

3.16 

3.64

37,170 

3.26 

5.64

20,500 

1.78 

2.05

Observed

Max 85,800 MIn 3,800 Mean 18,350 

Max 181,000 Min 1,030 Mean 19,020

7,926 

0.695 

0.78

5,257 

0.461 

0.55

2,571 

0.225 

0.26

1,455 

0.127 

0.14

Adjusted

Mean 18,350 Cfsm 1.61 In. 21,87 

Mean 18,970 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.58

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents in Chautauqua Lake and Tionesta Creek, East Branch Clarion River, Mahoning 

Creek, Crooked Creek, Conemaugh River, and Loyalhanna Creek Reservoirs, and in 12 smaller reservoirs 

and diversions from Beaver Run Reservoir into Monongahela River basin, equivalent in cubic feet per 

second. Records of smaller reservoir contents furnished by Pennsylvania Electric Co., Manufacturers 

Water Co., Saltlick Water Co., Johnstown Water Co., Municipal Authority of the Borough of Latrobe, 

and Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County.

* Expressed in thousands.

g Computed from 8 readings daily of upper lock gage (staff gage).
56 ALLEGHENY RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs In Allegheny River basin

135. Chautauqua Lake. See page 19.

195. Tionesta Creek Reservoir. Lat 41°28'25". long 79°26'20", at control tower 0.8 mile 

upstream from Tionesta Creek Dam on Tionesta Creek, Forest County, Pa., 1.8 miles upstream from mouth, and 2 miles southeast of Tionesta. Drainage area, 478 sq ml. Records available, December 1940 to September 1959. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage 

Is at mean sea level, datum of Corps of Engineers, which Is 0.08 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Maximum contents during year, 81,660 acre-ft Jan. 24 (elevation, 

1,148.29 ft); minimum, 7,969 acre-ft Dec. 29 (elevation, 1,085.37 ft). Maximum contents 

during period 1940-59, 98,210 acre-ft Mar. 10, 1956 (elevation, 1,156.04 ft); minimum, 

1,912 acre-ft Dec. 5, 1940 (elevation, 1,069.30 ft).

Reservoir Is formed by an earthflll dam, rock faced; storage began In 1940 during 

construction. Dam completed Jan. 9, 1941. Capacity, 133,400 acre-ft between elevations 

1,052.00 ft (sill of outlet gates) and 1,170.00 ft (full pool). Minimum pool elevation, 

1,085.00 ft (capacity, 7,780 acre-ft). Reservoir Is used for flood control. Figures 

given herein represent total contents. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1505: 1955.

270. East Branch Clarion River Reservoir . Lat 41°33'35", long 78°35'40", at control tower 

at East Branch Clarion River Dam, on East Branch Clarion River, Elk County, Pa., If mires 

northeast of Glen Hazel and 7.5 miles upstream from confluence with West Branch Clarion 

River. Drainage area, 72.4 sq ml. Records available, June 1952 to September 1959. 

Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Maximum contents during year-, 65,752 acre-ft May 4 (elevation, 

1,670.38 ft); minimum, 27,010 acre-ft Dec. 14 (elevation, 1,627.50 ft). Maximum contents during period 1952-59, 73,230 acre-ft May 15, 1956 (elevation, 1,676.58 ft); minimum, 159 acre-ft Nov. 9, 1952 (elevation, 1,541.07 ft).

Reservoir Is formed by an earthflll dam, rock faced. Dam completed In 1952. Controlled storage began In June 1952. Capacity, 83.300 acre-ft between elevations 1,555 

ft (sill of outlet gates] and 1,685 ft (full pool). Minimum pool elevation, 1,555 ft 

(capacity, 1,000 acre-ft). Winter low-water pool elevation, 1,651 ft (capacity, 45,600 

acre-ft). Summer low-water pool elevation, 1,670 ft (capacity, 65,300 acre-ft. Storage 

to summer pool normally occurs during period Mar. 1 to Apr. 30. Depletion of low-water 

storage for augmenting flow in Clarion River occurs normally during period June to October. Figures given herein represent total contents. Reservoir is designated 

multiple-purpose. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

355. Mahoning Creek Reservoir . La t 40°55'18", long 79°16'41", at control house at Mahoning 

Creek Dam on Mahoning Creek, Armstrong County, Pa., 0.7 mile upstream from Camp Run, 

1.5 miles south of Eddyville, and 3.0 miles upstream from Pine Run. Drainage area, 

340 sq mi. Records available, June 1941 to September 1959. Water-stage recorder. 

Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of Corps of Engineers, which is 0.64 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929. Maximum contents during year, 39,549 acre-ft Jan. 24 

(elevation, 1,142.03 ft); minimum, 4,460 acre-ft Dec. 15 (elevation, 1,074.91 ft). Maximum contents during period 1941-59, 59,893 acre-ft Mar. 8, 1945 (elevation, 1,155.54 

ft); minimum, 330 acre-ft July 2, 3, 1944 (elevation, 1,026.80 ft).

Reservoir is formed by a concrete dam; storage began during construction sometime 

prior to June 15, 1941. Capacity, 74,100 acre-ft between elevations 1,015.00 ft (sill 

of outlet gates) and 1,162.00 ft (full pool); dead storage, 100 acre-ft. Minimum pool 

elevation, 1,075.00 ft (capacity, 4,475 acre-ft). Reservoir Is used for flood control. 

Figures given herein represent total contents. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

385. Crooked Creek Reservoir. Lat 40°42'50", long 79 0 30'30", at control tower at Crooked 

Creek Dam on Crooked Creek, Armstrong County, Pa., 4 miles south of Ford City and 

7 miles upstream from mouth. Drainage area, 277 sq mi. Records available, May 1940 to 

September 1959. Water-stage- recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 

Corps of Engineers, which is 2.07 ft below mean sea level, datum of 1929. Maximum contents during year, 27,345 acre-ft Jan. 24 (elevation, 874.17 ft); minimum, 4,506 acre-ft 

Jan. 8 (elevation, 839.99 ft). Maximum contents during period 1940-59, 58,020 acre-ft 

Apr. 16, 1948 (elevation, 899.02 ft); minimum, 1,728 acre-ft Aug. 17, 1940 (elevation, 

830.39 ft).

Reservoir is formed by an earthfill dam, rock faced; storage began in May 1940. 

Capacity, 93,900 acre-ft between elevations 809.00 ft (sill of outlet gates) and 920.00 

ft (full pool). Minimum pool elevation, 840.00 ft (capacity, 4,510 acre-ft). Reservoir Is used for flood control. Figures given hereIn represent total contents. Records 

furnished by Corps of Engineers.

435. Conemaugh River Reservoir. Lat 40"28'11", long 79°22'07", at face of dam on right 

bank at Conemaugh River Dam on Conemaugh River, Indiana County, Pa.; 2 miles upstream 

from highway bridge at Tunnelton and 7$ miles upstream from Loyalhanna Creek. Drainage 

area, 1,351 sq mi. Records available, October 1951 to September 1959. Water-stage 

recorder. Prior to Dec. 18, 1952, staff gage. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Maximum contents during year, 83,875 

acre-ft Jan. 24 (elevation, 935.77 ft); minimum,3,472 acre-ft Sept. 19 (elevation, 

878.42 ft). Maximum contents during period 1951-59, 135,466 acre-ft Oct. 17, 1954 (elevation, 949.68 ft); minimum, 570 acre-ft Oct. 26, 1952.

Reservoir is formed by a concrete gravity dam with earth embankment on the right end. 

Fully controlled storage began November 1953. Capacity, 273,600 acre-ft between-elevations 860.00 ft (sill of sluice gates) and 975.00 ft (full pool). Dead storage'is 

400 acre-ft. Minimum pool elevation 880.00 ft (capacity, 4,000 acre-ft). Reservoir is 

used for flood control. Partly controlled storage maintained October 1951 to Ocotber 

1953 when conduits were fully open and reservoir functioned as a detention basin, or 

operations for flood control were made when damaging floods became imminent at downstream points. Figures given herein represent total contents. Records furnished by 

Corps of Engineers.
ALLEGHENY RIVER BASIN 57

Reservoirs in Allegheny River basin Continued

465. Loyalhanna Creek Reservoir. Lat 40°27'25", long 79°27'08", at control house at 

Loyaihanna Creek Dam on Loyalhanna Creek, Westmoreland County, Pa., 2 miles south of 

Saltsburg and 4.7 miles upstream from mouth. Drainage area, 290 sq mi. Records available, June 1942 to September 1959 (fragmentary October 1943 to March 1946). Water-stage 

recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench 

mark). Maximum contents during year, 22,400 acre-ft Jan. 24 (elevation, 941.31 ft); 

minimum, 1,985 acre-ft Mar. 23 (elevation, 909.75 ft). Maximum contents during period 

1942-59, 47,914 acre-ft Apr. 16, 1948 (elevation, 956.82 ft); little or no contents at 

times.

Reservoir is formed by a concrete gravity dam with a gated spillway; storage began 

in June 1942. Capacity, 95,300 acre-ft between elevations 878.00 ft (sill of outlet 

gates) and 975.00 ft (full pool). Minimum pool elevation, 910.00 ft (capacity, 2,035 

acre-ft). Reservoir is used for flood control. Figures given herein represent total 

contents. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Date

Dec . 31 ...................

Calendar year 1958 ......

Sept. 30.............. .....

Water year 1958-59 ......

Oct . 31 ....................

Calendar year 1958. . ....

Sept. 30...................

water year 1958-59 ......

Oct . 31 ...................

Dec . 31 ...................

Calendar year' 1958 ......

Mar. 31...................

Sept.30.. .................

Water year 1958-59 ......

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(acrefeet)

Change In 

contents 

(acre-feet)

Tlonesta Creek Reservoir

1,089.30 

1,089.04 

1,O88.76 

1,085.48

-

1,102.68 

1,087.77 

1,089.84 

1,113.72 

1,087.49 

1,091.79 

1,087.83 

1,088.59 

1,085.77

-

1O,045 

9,902 

9,750 

8,025

-

19,284 

9,218 

10,342 

29,800 

9,070 

11,466 

9,250 

9,659 

8,173

-

-143 

-152 

-1,725

-733

+11,259 

-10,066 

+1,124 

+19,458 

-20,730 

+2,396 

-2,216 

+409 

-1,486

-1,872

Mahonlng Creek Reservoir

1,088.59 

1,077.92 

1,077.96 

1,O79.O7

-

1,085.72 

1,080.19 

1,083.05 

1,120.95 

1,077.46 

1,079.43 

1,080.01 

1,O80.37 

1,077.56

-

7,183 

5,OOO 

5,008 

5,220

-

6,556 

5,437 

6,OOO 

19,608 

4,915 

5,289 

5,402 

5,472 

4,934

-

-2,183 

+8 

+212

-1,072

+1,336 

-1,119 

+563 

+13,6O8 

-14,693 

+374 

+113 

+70 

-538

-2,249

Conemaugh River Reservoir

882.16 

883.93 

882 . 63 

884.48

-

893.17 

883.49 

882.96 

925.28 

881.26 

882 . 07 

884.15 

886.60 

878.85

-

4,684 

5,305 

4,844 

5,5O8

-

9,609 

5,146 

4,956 

54,419 

4,386 

4,654 

5,386 

6,326 

3,596

-

+621 

-461 

+664

-1,492

+4,101 

-4,463 

-190 

+49,463 

-50,033 

+268 

+732 

+940 

-2,730

-1,088

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents (acrefeet)

Change In 

contents 

(acre-feet)

East Branch Clarion River Reservoir

1,647.70 

1,634.77 

1,628.74 

1,629.20

-

1,648.32 

1,651.60 

1,661.76 

1,669.78 

1,669.47 

1,666.62 

1,658.62 

1,645.51 

1,631.21

-

42,579 

32,125 

27,846 

28,161

-

43,129 

46,115 

56,193 

65,054 

64,696 

61,463 

52,941 

40,674 

29,558

-

-10,454 

-4,279 

+315

+18,718

+14,968 

+2,986 

+10,O78 

+8,861 

-358 

-3,233 

-8,522 

-12,267 

-11,116

-13,021

Crooked Creek Reservoir

845.30 

841.92 

841.06 

841.43

-

847.17 

841. OO 

843.19 

862.40 

841.92 

841.26 

844.92 

844.42 

841.30

-

6,582 

5,220 

4,902 

5,039

-

7,440 

4,880 

5,7O6 

17,316 

5,220 

4,976 

6,416 

6,206 

4,991

-

-1,362 

-318 

+137

-2,063

+2,401 

-2,56O 

+826 

+11,610 

-12,096 

-244 

+1,440 

-210 

-1,215

-1,591

Loyalhanna Creek Reservoir

913.65 

913. 8O 

915.83 

914.03

-

913. SO 

912.26 

912.43 

927.09 

912.66 

913.46 

913.58 

917.91 

912.85

-

2,928 

2,970 

3,597 

3,035

-

2,970 

2,557 

2,601 

9,175 

2,660 

2,875 

2,909 

4,347 

2.7O9

-

+42 

+627 

-562

-1,585

-65 

-413 

+44 

+6,574 

-6,515 

+215 

+34 

+1,438 

-1,638

-219

t Elevation at 12 p.
58 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

500. Tygart River near Dailey, W. Va.

Location.--Lab 38"48'35", long 79°52'55", on right bank 50 ft downstream from highway

 bridge, 1,000 ft upstream from Stalnaker Run,1 mile northeast of Dailey, Randolph 

County, and 2% miles south of Beverly.

Drainage area. 187 sq mi.

Records available . April 1915 to September 1959.

Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,940.09 ft above mean sea level, adjust-

 ment of 1912 Prior to Sept. 27, 1928, staff gage a few feet upstream at same datum. 

Sept. 27, 1928, to Dec. 2, 1939, chain gage and Dec. 3, 1939, to Dec. 16, 1941, wireweight gage, at site 50 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 44 years, 344 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,820 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 9.85 ft); mini-

 mum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 27-29 (gage height, 0.11 ft).

1915-59: Maximum discharge, 13,100 cfs Feb. 4, 1932 (gage height, 17.2 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 7,500 cfs; no flow Sept. 12 to Nov. 30, 

1930, Sept. 29 to Nov. 5, 1953.

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

which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP873: 1932(M). WSP1053: 

1918(M), 1928(M), 1932, 1934-38.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.08

.1 

.2 

.3

.5 

.7

1.0

2.5

8.0

17

1.0 

1.4 

2.0 

3.0 

6.0 

9.0

41

96

218

525

1,880

4,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

24

25

26

23

19

16

14

13

12

11

11

10

10

*11

10

8.4

8.4

10

13

16

16

15

15

14

14

16

24

64

93

68

51

680.8

22.0

0.118

0.14

Nov.

43

53

138

208

141

108

91

74

70

1O8

127

110

94

85

78

82

74

70

66

66

61

58

53

49

45

43

42

56

253

218

2,764

92.1

0.493

0.55

Dec.

*168

145

127

183

270

307

240

213

164

120

100

90

80

70

65

60

57

55

52

50

50

50

50

85

147

90

90

110

166

206

183

3,843

124

0.663

0.76

Jan.

151

223

236

199

120

100

90

85

80

75

70

70

*67

90

1,120

1,380

a700

a400

a 300

a750

2,000

5,640

1,420

659

420

327

290

262

238

236

218

16,016

517

2.76

3.19

Feb.

187

162

153

278

372

307

220

236

199

201

388

292

394

740

1.580

1,060

639

437

321

223

160

150

180

525

472

388

*310

256

_

10,630

380

2.03

2.11

Mar.

223

201

179

162

145

1,210

1,14O

6OO

454

620

600

639

659

525

990

1,100

620

407

290

246

220

218

176

153

137

131

T59

276

240

236

243

13,199

426

2.28

2.62

Apr.

236

270

544

1,780

1,190

760

489

363

290

259

292

454

639

740

*1,190

926

600

420

339

290

256

226

233

213

199

185

20T

822

1.850

926

17,162

572

3.06

3.41

May

581

417

336

278

240

194

166

141

122

113

131

115

422

1,190

760

489

a350

a250

a200

a!50

a200

a350

a250

a200

al50

alSO

a200

*120

124

99

119

8,607

278

1.49

1.71

June

124

764

1.410

632

339

223

159

120

93

76

64

53

156

113

72

55

46

*42

36

31

28

24

23

21

20

411

479

214

120

83

6,031

201

1.07

1.20

July

61

62

55

40

31

27

26

21

16

14

12

11

11

10

8.8

7.7

*11

13

9.6

11

14

19

36

30

125

83

45

41

29

26

68

974.1

31.4

0.168

0.19

Aug.

62

40

28

25

256

168

91

61

64

49

36

28

22

*18

14

12

11

22

20

14

12

9.6

11 8.0

11

10

18

15

10

10

36

1,191.6

38.4

0.205

0.24

Sept.

36

24

16

11

8.8

6.5

5.3

4.4

4.7

3.9

2.9

2.5

2.3

2.7

*2.1

. 1.6

1.5

1.2

.8

.7

.6

.4

.4

*.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.4

142.2

4.74

0.025

0.03

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,820 Min 8.4 Mean 378 Cfsm 2.02 In. 27.43

Water year 1958-59: Max 3,640 Mln 0.2 Mean 223 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.15

Peak discharge (base, 4.OOO cfs).--Jan. 22 (4 p.m.) 4,820 cfs (9.85 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

Note..--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 1O-23, 27, 28, Jan. 6-14, Feb. 21-23.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 59

505. Tygart River near Elkins, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°55'30", long 79°52'45", on left bank 1.4 miles upstream from Leading 

Creek and 1.5 miles west of Elkins, Randolph County.

Drainage area. 272 sq mi.

Records ivailable.--October 1944 to September 1959.

Gage .--Wkter-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,893.95 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Nov. 16, 1944, staff gage and Nov. 16, 1944, to Sept. 30, 1951, 

water-stage recorder, at site 200 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 489 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,200 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 10.48 ft); tninlmum daily, 0.1 cfs Sept. 20-29; minimum gage height, 1.01 ft Sept. 26-28.

1944-59: Maximum discharge, 10,700 cfs Oct. 16, 1954 (gage height, 14.45 ft); minimum daily, that of Sept. 20-29, 1959; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 26-28, 1959.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or indefinite stage-discharge 

relation, which are poor. Some regulation by flood-control dam above station. Records 

of water temperatures for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1641.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect or 

indefinite stage-discharge relation (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 10-25, 27-28)

1.05

1.2

1.4

1.8

2.5

6.0

14

31

82

218

3.0 

5.0 

8.0 

10.0

350

1,160

3,060

4,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Itatal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

30

33

36

33

32

31

26

18

13

13

16

16

16

19

*19

14

13

15

19

19

20

26

25

18

19

23

27

43

126

93

36

887

28.6

0.105

0.12

Nov.

54

59

138

299

236

166

129

99

102

151

170

164

151

125

109

118

118

116

108

82

96

90

85

82

76

68

67

82

377

780

4,497

150

0.551

0.61

Dec.

*268

246

211

278

434

445

359

288

240

190

160

140

120

110

100

90

85

80

80

80

75

70

67

109

190

150

140

170

218

275

278

5,746

185

0.680

0.79

Jan.

260

371

407

347

250

200

160

140

120

110

105

100 *Too

140

1,220

2,160

1,120

620

434

980

3,210

4,700

2,980

1,040

680

520

459

428

386

365

344

24,456

789

2.90

3.34

Feb.

296

232

227

371

560

480

359

353

308

335

700

540

560

1,060

1.860

1,560

920

680

500

320

250

250

280

720

760

620

*480

395

-

15,976

571

2.10

2.18

Mar.

344

305

270

251

230

1,280

1.92O

942

720

900

920

965

1,040

820

1,180

1,470

900

620

428

353

311

299

255

218

198

185

200

335

329

317

320

18,825

607

2.23

2.57

Apr.

317

350

720

2,060

1,800

1,080

720

540

420

383

456

720

988

1,080

*1,800

1,410

920

660

504

428

374

323

320

296

275

258

255

817

2,160

1,350

23,784

793

2.92

3.25

May

840

640

500

410

362

290

251

216

187

181

181

203

553

1.980

1,260

780

540

395

320

253

218

270

484

365

*246

203

207

310

337

207

170

13,359

431

1.58

1.83

June

187

554

1.920

972

520

338

239

192

159

86

74

84

97

164

106

85

79

54

27

31

39

*36

35

33

35

165

680

334

198

123

7,646

255

0.938

1.05

July

63

84

85

70

43

33

42

36

23

22

21

19

18

16

16

13

&*0

7.2

53

59

43

16

89

99

744

286

*130

82

64

40

47

2,369.2

76.4

0.281

0.32

Aug.

99

63

42

47

154

232

142

76

52

36

40

32

26

14

13

12

13

13

12

15

13

12

15

10

*6.4

e2^

7.2

42

27

23

29

1,320.1

42.6

0.157

0.18

Sept.

42

35

28

elO

e.8

e.6

e.6

49

e4.0

el.O

el.O

el.O

el.O

el.O

el. 4

el. 4

18

el.O

e.2

e^l

e. ,

e.

*e.

e.

e.

e.

e.

e.

e.l

16

214.0

7.13

0.026

0.03

Calendar year 1958: Max 4,900 Min 13 Mean 567 Cfsm 2.08 In. 28.29

Water year 1958-59: Max 4,700 Min 0.1 Mean 326 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.27

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Jan. 22 (12:30 p.m.) 5,200 cfs (10.48 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, 

weather records, and records for nearby stations.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 9-22, 25-28, Jan. 5-14, Feb. 21-23.
60 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

510. Tygart River at Belington, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°01'45", long 79°56'10", on left bank opposite mouth of Mill Creek, a 

quarter of a mile downstream from highway bridge at Belington, Barbour County.

Drainage area.--408 sq ml, excluding that of Mill Creek. 

Records available. June 1907 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,679.49 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Apr. 25, 1939, staff or chain gage at site a quarter of a mile 

upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 52 years, 798 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,540 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 12.70 ft); minimum, 3.8 cfs Sept. 26, 27 (gage height, 1.77 ft).

1907-59: Maximum discharge, 18,400 cfs July 25, 1912 (gage height, 20.3 ft, from 

floodmarks, site then in use), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs; minimum, 

0.1 cfs Sept. 13, 1930 (gage height, 1.56 ft, site then in use).

Maximum stage known, 21.7 ft July 1888,'from floodmarks, site In use June 1907 to 

April 1939 (discharge, 21,200 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 953: 1933(M) , 1941(M) . WSP 1335: 

 1912, 1914-15, 1916tM). 1921-22(M), 1925(M) , 1928, 1933. WSP 1385: 1909(M), 1913-15(M), 

1917-18, 1924(M), 1928(M), 1932, 1934, 1936, 1938-39, 1948-49.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.78

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.5

4.0 

8.0

2.8

3.5

7.0

10.0

12.0

167

490

2,630

5,270

7,630

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

50

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

65

58

67

61

58

54

51

46

36

29

26

24

26

24

29

29

27

20

19

19

*26

24

29

32

27

27

36

67

181

 21590

1,520

49.0

0.120

0.14

Nov.

71

90

185

545 

415

310

207

192

157

247

410

315

287

255

196

205

205

*196

205

196

189

189

167

154

145

129

127

158

750

792

7,623

254

0.623

0.69

Dec.

490

447

379

572 

875

792

638

496

400

550

280

250

200

170

150

140

150

150

150

120

110

110

110

251

500

550

520

550

420

545

562

10,707

545

0.846

0.98

Jan.

485

600

680

589 

400

510

250

220

200

180

170

*170

170

250

1,860

5,400

1,940

1,040

710

1,530

4,770

7,650

4,800

1,760

1,130

848

765

765

694

638

589

39,543

1,269

5.11

5.59

Feb.

496

584

520

567 

820

765

584

567

501

525

1,130

985

958

1,700

2,860

2,560

1,580

1,100

820

562

400

370

450

1,280

1,400

*1,040

820

650

_

26,192

955

2.29

2.59

Mar.

556

496

451

400 

564

1,400

2,950

1,640

1,160

1,640

1,700

1,700

1,820

1,400

1,700

2,000

1,400

950

660

554

468

447

*400

344

310

283

296

474

550

501

485

29,419

949

2.33

2.68

Apr.

468

512

985

2,780 

2,780

1,700

1,100

820

644

600

710

1,150

1,490

1,640

2,700

2,140

1,520

1,040

792

682

606

518

490

468

415

589

584

792

2,560

2,070

54,925

1,164

2.85

5.18

May

1,570

1,040

820

666 

600

479

410

549

296

287

501

506

875

*5,220

2,520

1,340

875

638

518

405

559

468

660

600

410

520

506

482

1,610

628

374

23,312

752

1.84

2.12

June

320

556

2,490

1,580 

875

528

374

285

259

189

97

118

115

170

151

115

102

95

65

IS

42

55

75

65

58

158

785

452

261

196

10,623

554

0.868

0.97

July

100

88

100

95 

75

65

58

75

54

32

29

26

*22

18

17

15

14

13

12

58

67

51

56

110

1,560

688

296

223

164

127

174

4,240

157

0.556

0.59

Aug.

196

151

102

88

141

549

245

148

110

75

69

65

56

48

52

50

26

51

57

37

34

28

24

49

*56

25

91

54

86

110

75

2,644

85.5

0.209

0.24

Sept.

85

90

67

51 

38

19

15

12

39

21

13

9.0

7.5

6.2

5.6

4.8

4.8

4.8

9.0

10

7.6

6.2

5.2

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.0

475

4.2

4.8

556.7

18.6

0.046

0.05

Calendar year 1958: Max 7,500 Min 19 Mean 893 Cfsm 2.19 In. 29.75

Water year 1958-59: Max 7,650 Mln 4.0 Mean 524 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.42

Peak discharge (base, 6,200 cfs).~Jan. 22 (12:30 p.m.) 8,540 cfs (12.70 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.. Stage-discharge Delation affected by ice Dec. 9-25, 25-28, Jan. 3, 5-14, Feb. 3, 21-23.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 61

520. Middle Fork River at Audra; W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°02 I 25", long 80°04'10", on right bank at Audra, Barbour County, 600 ft 

upstream from highway bridge and 2.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 149 sq ml.

Records available. February 1942 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,670 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 17 years, 339 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,250 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 9.19 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.30 ft).

1942-59: Maximum discharge, 9,780 cfs Oct. 16, 1954 (gage height, 13.02 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Oct. 11-27, 1953; minimum gage height, 1.07 ft Sept. 9, 1957.

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

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.24

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.2

1.1 

1.5 

3.0 

5.0 

9.6

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

117

243

434

695

2,120

3,960

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

32

a 30

a40

a35

a30

a26

a23

21

19

16

14

13

13

*13

13

10

8.7

8.7

8.7

26

20

16

15

13

13

15

17

72

129

91

69

807.1

28.1

0.189

0.22

Nov.

59

62

183

349

243

184

155

127

129

184

2Z8

*209

176

157

144

146

133

127

127

137

133

129

117

110

103

99

99

108

361

330

4,848

162

1.09

1.21

Dec.

273

260

224

357

475

434

341

304

250

164

150

140

130

120

110

100

100

95

90

a&

85

85

86

166

390

290

250

300

341

357

315

6,867

222

1.49

1.71

Jan.

263

286

266

243

152

130

120

110

110

100

100

100

110

135

699

1,220

848

500

466

868

2,280

3,760

1,570

848

574

*434

390

370

341

322

286

18,001

581

3.90

4.49

Feb.

243

119

192

311

390

357

283

300

256

266

471

434

480

695

1,290

1,080

*725

525

390

256

224

210

253

552

552

475

390

330

_

12,109

432

2.90

3.02

Mar.

294

266

228

206

184

462

880

640

525

707

701

690

684

574

785

719

558

412

319

269

234

212

172

155

141

131

TIT

195

174

172

*172

12,002

387

2.60

3.00

^pr .

166

204

485

1.430

1,080

725

500

382

308

304

412

585

651

662

1,040

848

640

475

374

326

273

228

218

192

174

162

159

431

785

695

14,914

497

3.34

3.72

May

574

448

365

308

269

215

184

159

137

129

150

131

367

1.320

978

640

443

*330

260

192

155

264

439

390

276

204

212

243

290

243

179

10,514

339

2.28

2.62

June

155

500

1,150

696

412

276

187

139

112

88

70

56

46

39

34

28

24

22

20

18

16

15

27

29

24

50

221

113

68

42

4,677

156

1.05

1.17

July

31

37

56

39

27

27

35

34

24

17

13

9.6

7.8

*6.4

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.4

13

22

24

31

24

22

254

198

93

83

64

48

147

1,384.4

44.7

0.300

0.35

Aug.

137

80

52

40

54

101

65

44

37

31

27

22

18

14

12

9.6

9.6

12

9.6

17

13

9.1

8.2

*7.8

6.4

37

24

19

17

24

97

1,054.3

34.0

0.228

0.26

Sept.

91

79

51

34

24

18

14

12

9.6

12

10

11

.3

.5

.8

.4

.4

.4

.0

.6

.2

.6

.1

.8

.5

.4

.3

.3

Ld.

1.2

421.5

14.0

0.094

0.11

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,930 Mln 8.7 Mean 385 Cfsm 2.58 In. 35.07

Water year 1958-59: Max 3,760 Mln 1.1 Mean 240 Cfsm 1.61 In. 21.88

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs).--Jan. 22 (8:3O a.m.) 5,250 cfs (9.19 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 11-21, 26-28, Jan. 6-13, Feb. 22 (no gageheight record Jan. 8-13).
62 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

525. Sand Run near Buckhannon, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°57'50", long 80°09'10", on right bank 300 ft downstream from Left Fork, 

4.5 miles southeast of Buckhannon, Upshur County, and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 14.5 sq ml.

Records available. October 1946 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 1,530 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 13 years, 26.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 415 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 3.79 ft); minimum, 

0.05 Cfs Sept. 26, 27 (gage height, 0.50 ft).

1946-59: Maximum discharge, 2,580 cfs Oct. 15, 1954 (gage height, 6.26 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 240 cfs on basis of contracted-opening and slope-area measurements at gage height 5.39 ft; no flow for several days In 1951-55.

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

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of lee effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 28 29 to Sept. 30

0.87

1.0

1.2

1.5

1.8

2.0

1.3

2.5

6.0

14

30

47

0.50 

.6 

.7

1.0 

1.3

0.05 

.2

1.5 

2.8 

9.0

1.5 

1.8 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

111

215

465

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.8

7.4

5.8

4.8

3.7

3.1

2.5

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.2

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.9

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.5

2.1

2.6

4.4

3.4

2.5

2.3

82.3

2.65

0.183

0.21

Nov.

2.3

375

8.3

9.6

7.6

6.9

5.4

4.6

6.9

10

10

9.4

7.6

6.5

6.2

6.5

5.4

5.0

6.9

*7.6

7.4

6.9

6.0

5.6

4.8

5.8

5.6

15

49

27

269.6

8.99

0.620

0.69

Dec.

20

16

18

41

43

34

25

19

15

bll

7.2

a6.0

a5. 5

a5.0

a4.5

a4.2

a4.0

a4.0

b4.0

b4.0

b4.0

b4.0

6.8

22

26

b20

b!7

16

16

16 

14

452.2

14.6

1.01

1.16

Jan.

16

20

18

16

b!3

bll

a9.0

a8.0

a7.5

a7.0

a7.0

*6.8

8.3

15

100

99

b56

b45

b40

b50

132

~T3 265

41

30

24

30

30

30

27 

21

1,255.6

40.5

2.79

3.22

Feb.

16

b!4

b!3

29

35

30

24

21

18

24

35

29

45

71

128

69

*45

33

23

b!8

b!6

b!6

25

47

45

36

27

22

_

954

34.1

2.35

2.45

Mar.

20

18

16

14

15

88

78

47

40

63

60

57

50

46

50

37

28

20

16

14

14

13

11

9.9

9.5

9.3

12

12

11

11 

*11

900.5

29.0

2.00

2.31

Apr.

11

28

62

128

64

40

27

21

18

22

56

66

60

76

88

52

35

25

20

19

16

14

13

12

11

10

13

26

45

37

1,115

37.2

2.57

2.86

May

32

24

20

17

14

12

11

9.0

8.1

8.1

9.0

13

62

143

62

35

22

*16

13

10

8.8

17

14

10

8.3

7.9

11

17

15

11

9.0

669.2

21.6

1.49

1.72

June

7.7

33

47

26

15

11

8.1

6.4

4.8

3.8

3.0

2.3

2.0

1.5

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.7

.6

1.4

7.7

2.5

1.8

7.0

5.8

3.2

1.6

1.1

209.8

6.99

0.482

0.54

July

1.5

19

6.4

3.2

2.0

8.5 14

6.8

4.4

2.8

2.2

1.5

1.2

.9

.7

.5

.4

.4

-=| 

. o

1.0

.7

.7

2.7

100

25

11

7.7

5: 6

6.2

37

274.9

8.87

0.612

0.71

Aug.

16

9.0

6.2

9.6

12

8.6

6.2

4.8

4.4

3.8

2.4

*1.8

1.3

1.0

.7

.7

a2.0

2.7

1.4

.8

.6

.4

.4

.6

1.2

.8

.6

.5

.5

3.4

20

124.4

4.01

0.277

0.32

Sept.

5.8

?75

1.8

1.2

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

*.3

.5

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.08

.08

.07

.07

.06

.05

Toe

.06

.1

17.73

0.591

0.041

0.05

Calendar year 1958: Max 378 Min 0.7 Mean 30.1 Cfsm 2.08 In. 28.13

Water year 1958-59: Max 265 Min 0.05 Mean 17.3 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.24

Peak discharge (base, 350 efs).--Jan. 22 (4:30 a.m.) 415 cfs (3.79 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 

535. Buckhannon River at Hall, W. Va.

63

Location. Lat 39°03'05", long 80°06'50", on right bank a quarter of a mile upstream from 

highway bridge at Hall, Barbour County, and 1 mile upstream from Pecks Run.

Drainage area. 277 sq ml.

Records available. June 1907 to May 1909 (gage heights only), April 1915 to September 

1959.Monthly discharge only for some periods, published In WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,369.15 ft above mean sea level (Baltimore 

& Ohio RR. datum). June 1907 to May 25, 1909, chain gage at site a quarter of a mile 

downstream at datum 4.12 ft lower. Apr. 15, 1915, to June 8, 1939, staff gage at site 

500 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 44 years (1915-59), 594 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,720 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 9.89 ft); minimum, 3.6 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 3.54 ft).

1915-59: Maximum discharge observed, 12,200 cfs Mar. 14, 1918, Oct. 29, 1937 (gage 

height, 14.7 ft, site then In use), from rating curve extended above 8.000 cfs; minimum, 0.2 cfs Oct. 23, 27, 1930 (gage height, 1.30 ft, site then In use).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 783: 1918(M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 3O

3.94 

4.2 

4.5 

5.0

66 

126 

Z79

5.5

6.0

7.0

10.0

535

905

1,900

5,860

3.54

3.6

3.7

3.8 

4.0 

4.3

3.6 

5.Z

10

17

37

83

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

13O

305

900

1,900

4,460

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

82

151

159

117

98

84

73

66

58

53

47

44

42

37

35

39

33

29

30

42

53

47

43

40

37

37

43

75

141

156

126

2,117

68.3

0.247

0.28

Nov.

Ill

108

146

405

385

300

249

208

193

234

313

*283

241

218

196

193

190

170

164

193

211

193

175

159

148

141

146

159

673

76J3

7,274

242

0.874

0.98

Dec.

499

436

380

607

922

857

635

475

426

b350

b250

b220

b200

blSO

b!60

blSO

b!40

b!30

b!30

131

b!20

bllO

bllO

138

b400

b430

b400

395

346

351

b320

10,398

335

1.21

1.4O

Jan.

3O9

395

448

390

288

b24O

b200

blSO

b!70

b!6O

blSO

blSO

*b!50

blSO

916

2,440

1,790

990

730

1,340

3,900

5.500

4,040

1,600

940

696

636

690

648

594

528

31,188

1,006

3.63

4.19

Feb.

435

341

b300

440

708

648

540

492

440

474

828

771

884

1,550

2.440

2,260

*1,340

932

708

492

b380

b350

420

836

956

813

666

552

-

21,996

786

2.84

2.95

Mar.

474

430

375

360

328

876

1.900

1,240

924

1.20O

1,240

1,200

1,200

1,020

1,060

1,080

860

660

510

420

370

341

293

245

225

207

261

390

375

328

*314

20,706

668

2.41

2.78

Apr.

293

332

940

2.500

2,380

1,29O

852

648

516

516

9OO

1,390

1,390

1,500

1,780

1,440

988

726

588

510

440

360

332

310

265

245

237

534

1,240

1,200

26,642

888

3.21

3.58

May

908

714

576

474

420

346

285

237

200

180

207

211

636

2.500

1,960

1,010

685

*510

410

314

245

251

619

924

498

341

314

420

435

336

257

17,422

562

2.03

2.34

June

314

475

2.20O

1,340

726

468

328

233

174

136

112

94

78

67

58

50

44

37

34

32

30

27

37

53

44

69

519

344

189

128

8,440

281

1.01

1.13

July

98

203

375

218

144

115

141

125

87

65

50

42

33

*28

24

23

21

18

16

15

14

 22

46

52

3O7

415

230

125

94

79

273

3,468

112

0.404

0.47

t Aug.

390

225

141

110

224

435

273

180

133

122

101

79

62

50

41

34

34

69

60

53

40

29

39 *60

32

50

49

34

29

44"? 25

 

3,645

118

0.426

0.49

Sept.

366

T50

94

65

52

41

33

26

22

19

16

12

14

26

25

20

16

14

11

9.5

8.1

6.6

5.2

4.7

4.4

3.9

3.9

3.9

 3 9 3.6

'

1,079.7

36.0

0.130

0.14

Calendar year 1958 : Max 6,420 Min 27 Mean 685 Cfsm 2.47 In. 33.58

Water year 1958-59 : Max 5,300 Mln 3.6 Mean 423 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.73

Peak discharge (base, 4,50O cfs).--Jan. 22 (7 p.m.) 5,720 cfs (9.89 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
64 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

545. Tygart River at Philippi, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°09'00", long 80°02'25", on right bank in Philippi, Barbour County, 

0.2 mile downstream from Anglins Run and 5 miles downstream from Buckhannon River.

Drainage area.--916 sq mi.

Records available. April 1940 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,280.55 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to May 23, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 1,824 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,900 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 16.64 ft); 

minimum, 10 cfs Sept. 26-29 (gage height, 1.10 ft).

1940-59: Maximum discharge, 33,600 cfs Oct. 16, 1954 (gage height, 24.10 ft); minimum, 4.9 cfs Oct. 10-12, 21, 1953; minimum gage height, 0.92 ft Sept. 9, 10, 1957. 

Maximum stage known, 27.3 ft July 25, 1912, read on IF. S. Weather Bureau gage a 

quarter of a mile downstream, or about 26 ft, present site and datum (discharge, about 

37,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 4-28)

1.05

1.2

1.4

1.7

2.0

2.5

72

130

286

3.0

3.5

5.0

11.0

16.0

563

940

2,630

10,500

18,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

196

256

312

271

221

*190

173

156

140

123

107

98

92

90

88

90

94

92

80

78

105

121

114

107

107

112

116

173

380

524

402

5,208

168

0.183

0.21

Nov.

278

282

380

1,130

1,130

864

658

537

473

603

967

872

760

637

563

544

537

*486

479

524

537

518

461

414

380

355

350

370

1,510

2.180

19,779

659

0.719

0.80

Dec.

1,550

1,360

1,170

1,660

g.440

2,300

1,880

1,500

1,350

900

750

650

570

500

440

380

360

350

350

350

330

310

310

455

1,080

1,080

985

1,140

1,120

1,240

1,240

30, 100

971

1.06

1.22

Jan.

1,180

1,410

1,600

1,440

1,100

900

750

600

500

450

400

400

450

540

3,030

7,680

5,330

3,060

2,120

3,280

11,500

17.900

12,400

4,840

2,910

2,180

1,880

1,940

1,820

1,720

1, 600

96,900

3,126

3.41

3.93

Feb.

1,370

1,080

*900

1,290

2,000

1,940

1,600

1,500

1,370

1,550

2,630

2,500

2,440

4,030

6,520

6,520

4,140

2,840

2,120

1,500

1,000

950

1,100

2,560

3,140

2,500

2,060

1,720

-

__ _ _ _ .

64,870

2,317

2.53

2.63

Mar.

1,500

1,360

1,180

1,110

1,000

2,260

6.160

4,030

2,910

3,590

4,030

3,700

3,920

3,280

3,470

3,920

3,140

2,240

1,660

1,380

1,200

1,120

*985

823

738

679

752

1,080

1,290

1,140

1,090

66,737

2,153

2.35

2.71

Apr.

1,040

1,090

2,300

6,520

7.020

4,140

2,770

2,000

1,660

1,550

2,120

3,210

3,590

3,920

5,560

4,840

3,470

2,440

1,940

1,660

1,500

*1,250

1,130

1,080

958

872

839

1,4?0

4,140

4,360

80, 389

2,680

2.93

3.26

May

3,060

2,370

1,940

1,600

1,440

1,200

1,000

839

715

657

693

700

1,380

7.410

6,040

3,470

2,240

1,660

1,330

1,040

831

880

1,550

2,120

1,350

976

872

1,010

2,320

1,440

940

55,053

1,776

1.94

2.24

June

831

1,120

5.520

4,030

2,240

1,440

1,020

730

570

*436

321

241

231

211

256

199

167

148

135

105

85

85

118

148

140

181

1,220

1,120

644

408

23,900

797

0.670

0.97

July

290

245

544

391

278

245

248

238

202

148

107

85

72

64

58

*52

46

43

40

51

74

107

107

123

1,260

1.740

766

486

370

290

380

9,150

295

0.322

0.37

Aug.

823

550

345

248

282

823

658

448

290

248

196

178

148

123

103

80

72

125

121

*105

99

82

69

102

116

80

116

164

107

174

623

7,698

248

0.271

0.31

Sept.

693

111

259

181

133

99

71

56

44

53

71

44

33

26

28

30

25

21

17

16

14

18

16

13

11

10

10

10

10

11

2,437

81.2

0.089

0.10

Calendar year 1958: Max 18,200 Min 78 Mean 2,136 Cfsm 2.33 In. 31.64

Water year 1958-59: Max 17,900 Min 10 Mean 1,266 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.75

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 cfs).--Jan. 22 (12 m.) 19,900 cfs (16.64 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 10-23, Jan. 5-14, Feb. 3, 21-23.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 65

560. Tygart River at Tygart Dam, near Grafton, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°18'50", long 80°02'00", at Tygart Dam, 2.2 miles upstream from Threefork 

Creek and 2.4 miles upstream from Grafton, Taylor County.

Drainage area. 1,184 sq mi.

Records available. June 1938 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 21 years, 2,294 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,000 cfs Jan. 25; minimum daily, 167 cfs 

June 28.

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 20,000 cfs Feb. 2, 1939; no flow Aug. 2, 1938.

Remarks. Discharge computed from records of flow through gates and valves in dam. Flow 

regulated by Tygart Reservoir (see p. 103).

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

643

643

641

640

638

637

635

631 

629

627

623

628

640

637

634

631

627

624

621

618

614

611

608

605

601

598

595

593

590

590

590

19,242

621

-418

Nov.

589

782

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,170

1,200

1,280 

1,270

1,270

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,250

1,250

1,240

1,640

2.400 

27355"

2,290

2,240

2,190

2,130

2,070

2,000

1,620

960

950

960

1,490

43,851

1,462

-541

Dec.

2,510

2,940

2,520

1,870

2,250

2.950

27940"

2,880 

2,790

2,640

2,480

2,280

2,060

1,640

1,130

778

503

499 

495

492

489

482

473

473

498

830

1,130

1,140

1,160

1,460

1,700

48,482

1,564

-353

Jan.

1,460

1,150

1,55O

1,870

1,810

1,470

1,030

1,000 

981

789

465

471

478

487

812

2,790

6,050

6,980 

6,240

5,470

3,130

1,260

2,220

5,610

11 . 400

11,400

10, 600

9,780

8,840

5,570

5 f 850

119,013

3,839

+182

Feb.

5,100

3,35O

2,070

1,450

1,840

2,220

2,200

2,090 

1,850

90O

1,450

3,540

4,160

3,400

1,990

3,990

7,590

8.720 

7,786

6,310

4,060

2,400

1,660

1,820

3,000

3,710

3,220

2,440

______

94,310

3,368

-219

Mar.

1,980

1,640

1,390

1,200

931

1,480

3,680

6.040 

5,650

3,830

4,390

4,850

5,190

5,040

4,73O

4,630

4,490

3,770 

2,510

1,650

1,340

1.O9O

930

636

356

295

305

325

351

373

390

75,460

2,434

+217

Apr.

403

413

438

1,190

3,510

6.470

5J95O

4,800 

5,390

2,980

2,270

2,340

3,010

3,680

3,770

3,900

3,940

3.500 

2,620

2,180

1,310

1,320

960

601

605

608

611

614

626

652

70,661

2,355

+1,110

May

939

1,490

1,500

2,250

2,990

1,980

1,220

683 

684

685

686

513

'sTS 342

3,440

6.470

6] 390

5,750 

2,700

1,270

714

991

1,540

2,060

2,310

1,130

713

714

1,130

2,330

2 , 320

58,752

1,895

+324

June

1,130

710

1,660

3,940

4.180

2,060

724

725 

2,270

1,270

714

660

448

304

288

352

351

351 

350

327

302

301

277

254

254

239

188

167

244

353

25,393

846

+13.2

July

353

353

353

353

353

388

454

414 

453

402

352

352

352

350

350

350

350

348 

348

344

344

344

344

344

545

394

447

448

448

448

448

11,724

378

-58.0

Aug.

445

445

436

527

527

527

527

527 

527

527

526

526

525

524

521

519

518

517 

516

514

513

511

510

509

508

505

503

501

529

554

556

15,970

515

-190

Sept.

560

561

560

560

559

558

556

553 

551

549

546

543

541

539

537

535

532

530 

528

526

523

520

519

517

515

512

509

506

503

501

16,049

535

-443

Adjusted for change In contents In Tygart Reservoir

Mean 

Ofsm 

In.

203 

0.171 

0.20

921 

0.778 

0.87

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

1,211 

1.02 

1.18

4,021 

3.40 

3.92

3,149 

2.66 

2.77

2,651 

2.24 

2.58

3,465 

2.93 

3.27

Observed

Max 16,800 Mln 256 Mean 2,729 

Max 11,400 Mln 167 Mean 1,641

2,219 

1.87 

2.16

859 

0.726 

0.81

320 

0.270 

0.31

325 

0.274 

0.32

92.0 

0.078 

0.09

Adjusted

Mean 2,719 cfsm 2.30 In. 31.18 

Mean 1,611 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.48

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second. In Tygart Reservoir; furnished by Corps 

of Engineers.
66 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

570. Tygart River at Colfax, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°26'15", long 80°07'55", on right bank at highway bridge at Colfax, Marion 

County, 300 ft upstream from Guyses Run and 6 miles upstream from confluence with West 

Pork River. Records include flow of Guyses Run.

Drainage area. 1.366 sq mi, includes that of Guyses Run. 

Records available.--May 1939 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 855.49 ft above mean sea level (Baltimore 

& OhlofiR. datum). Since Jan. 19, 1945, auxiliary water-stage recorder 5.7 miles downstream at Falrmont waterworks.

Average discharge. 20 years, 2,607 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,800 cfs Jan. 25 ge height, 11.84 ft); minimum dally, 210 cfs June 29.

1939-59: Maximum discharge, 22,500 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 16.86 ft); maximum gage height, 16.95 ft Feb. 14, 1948 (backwater from West Fork River); minimum discharge, 94 cfs July 3, 1946; minimum daily, 129 cfs May 5-7, 1941.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of backwater from West Fork River, 

which are good, or those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are 

poor. Flow regulated by Tygart Reservoir (see p. 103).

Revisions (water years). WSP 1083: 1942(M). WSP 1335: 1941.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect or 

backwater from West Pork River (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.33

3.9

4.5

210

450

845

6.0

9.0

12.0

2,290

6,670

12.2OO

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,000

1.120

920

845 

785

756 

735

*721

714

707

693

693

686

686

679

665

672

700 

686

665

658

651

651

637

644

665 

665

756

808

742

700

22,705

732

-418

Nov.

686

714

1,300

1,440 

1,400

1,350 

1,300

1,400

1,400

1,440

1,490

1,440

1,440

1,400

1,400

1,440

1,490

*2,53'0' 2.530 

2,470

2,410

2,350

2,290

2,180

2,120

2,020 

1,120

1,220

2,180

1,900

49,850

1,662

-541

Dec.

2,650

3,220

3,030

2,770 

2,900

5.700 

3,360

3,220

3,030

2,840

2,650

2,530

2,350

2,070

1,400

bl,200

693

651 

630

658

637

630

617

686

778

882 

bl,400

1,400

1,440

*1,640

2,070

57,732

1,862

-353

Jan.

2,020

1,800

1,960

2,350 

2,240

b2,OOO 

bl,400

bl,300

bl,200

bl,000

b600

b600

665

b700

c2,500

c4,760

06,260

7,690 

7,350

6,500

c6,230

C3.690

C2.870

5,050

10,900

11.400 

10,500

9,740

8,880

6,170

6,010

136,335

4,398

+ 182

Feb.

5,690

4,000

2,900

2.070 

2,290

2,770 

2,710

2,650

2,410

c2,800

03,440

*4,150

5,210

C4,950

c3,620

c4,140

7,520

9.050 

8,030

6,840

4,750

3,030

2,290

2,290

3,220

4,300 

4,000

3,100

114,220

4,079

-219

Mar.

2,530

2,240

1,800

1,740 

1,260

2,400 

4,450

6.500

6,500

4,600

4,900

5,370

6,010

5,690

5,530

5,210

5,050

4,600 

3,360

2,290

1,800

1,590

1,220

1,040

617

420 

4TO

480

520

520

520

91,197

2,942

+217

Apr.

500

600

950

1,700 

4,000

6.700 

6,500

4,900

6,000

3,400

3,500

3,000

3,500

4,500

4,500

4,400

4,300

4,000 

3,000

2,500

1,500

1,400

1,200

700

680

680 

680

700

800

850

81,640

2,721

+1,110

May

1,000

1,700

1,600

2,100 

3,100

*2,300 

1,540

808

763

756

756

707

500

01,030

c2,920

6.500

6,330

6,010 

3,740

1,590

808

815

1,590

1,800

2,650

1,440 

778

822

920

2,020

2,590

61,983

1,999

+324

June

1,360

770

1,310

3,700 

4.450

2,530 

763

735

2,060

1,490

735

700

529

364

278

350

«373

373 

373

368

314

314

328

274

270

286 

282

238

210

342

26,469

882

+13.2

July

368

364

360

360 

360

378 

445

435

435

445

364

355

355

360

364

373

364

355 

364

360

355

355

378

391

410

410 

472

466

*461

466

466

12,194

393

-58.0

Aug.

472

466

478

559 

578

565 

553

624

5l4

604

578

553

553

547

541

535

535

547 

535

541

535

535

535

535

529

523 

529

535

547

591

591

16,933

546

-190

Sept.

604

610

604

598 

598

591 

591

584

578

*578

578

572

572

565

565

565

565

565 

559

559

559

553

553

547

547

541 

541

535

535

541

17,053

568

-443

Adjusted for change In contents In Tygart Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

314 

0.230 

0.26

1,121 

0.821 

0.92

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

1,509 

1.10 

1.27

4,580 

3.35 

3.86

3,860 

2.83 

2.95

3,159 

Z.31 

Z.66

3,831 

2.80 

3.12

2,323 

1.70 

1.96

Observed

Max 17,100 Mln 326 Mean 3,024 

Max 11,400 Mln 210 Mean 1,886

895 

0.655 

0.73

335 

0.245 

0.28

356

0.261 

0.30

125 

0.092 

0.10

Adjusted

Mean 3,014 Cfsm 2.21 In. 29.97 

Mean 1,856 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.41

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Tygart Reservoir; furnished by Corps 

of Engineers.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

c Backwater from West Fork River; discharge computed by using stage at auxiliary gage as a factor.

Note. No gage-height record Mar. 26 to May 6; discharge estimated on basis of outflow records 

from Tygart Reservoir, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 67

575. Skin Creek near Brownsville, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38 0 58'30", long 80°26'40", on right bank 0.6 mile upstream from Glady Pork, 

2.6 miles southeast of Brownsville, Lewis County, 3.0 miles upstream from mouth, and 

4.7 miles southeast of Weston.

Drainage area. 25.7 sq mi.

Records available . October 1945 to September 1959. Prior to October 1947, published as 

"near Weston."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,030 ft (from topographic map). Erior 

to Feb. 5, 1946, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 41.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 878 cfs Jan. 20 (gage height, 4.78 ft); no flow 

Sept. 17-30.

1945-59: Maximum discharge, 2,280 cfs Feb. 10, 1957; maximum gage height, 8.64 ft 

June 25, 1950; no flow at times in most years.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1173: 1948-49(P). WSP 1335: 1948(M).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

59

30

14

9.4

6.7

5.0

3.7

3.1

2.8

*2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

4.0

6.7

7.2

8.0

12

13

11

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

13

13

15

12

9.8

8.5

327.1

10.6

0.412

0.47

Nov.

7.6

10

24

21

13

11

8.5

7.2

13

28

18

13

9.8

8.0

8.0

8.5

7.2

6.7

16

25

*17

12

8.9

7.6

6.7

6.7

8.9

39

128

34

532.3

17.7

0.689

0.77

Dec.

21

18

24

92

63

46

24

18

13

8.9

7.2

6.7

5.8

4.7

4.0

3.7

3.7

4.0

3.7

5.0

3.7

3.4

3.7

15

18

12

10

9.8

10

12

11

485.0

15.6

0.607

0.70

Jan.

15

46

31

21

13

8.9

8.9

9.4

8.0

6.3

5.4

*5.0

6.3

11

247

218

61

33

24

415

295

351

73

41

32

27

41

52

40

34

27

2,206.2

71.2

2.77

3.19

Feb.

22

17

17

33

40

30

24

23

21

45

64

37

117

159

224

83

50

38

29

22

21

19

34

81

54

39

29

24

-

1,396

49.9

1.94

2.02

Mar.

22

20

19

25

25

233

110

62

52

111

83

101

80

64

50

34

27

22

18

16

16

14

12

11

11

10

18

30

22

19

16

1,353

43.6

1.70

1.96

Apr.

*14

92

165

"76 307

43

29

24

19

43

154

96

115

144

80

47

32

26

22

19

16

13

12

11

9.7

9.2

13

38

53

30

1,751.9

58.4

2.27

2.54

May

34

28

22

45

50

26

19

13

11

10

10

14

138

349

73

37

25

*19

14

11

9.2

8.0

306

46

26

22

64

110

42

24

96

1,701.2

54.9

2.14

2.46

June

47

441

HI

50

27

19

13

10

7.5

6.2

4.9

4.5

4.1

2.9

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1*1

1.4

6.6

4.1

2.6

13

8.0

3.6

2.0

1.4

854.8

28.5

1.11

1.24

July

0.8

1.4

1.0

.7

.6

1.4

*1.6

1.0

.8

.7

.5

.4

13

.7

.6

.4

.4

1.6

1.8

.8

.6

.5

.6

17

7.1

2.9

1.8

1.4

14

26

89.7

2.89

0.112

0.13

Aug.

8.6

3.6

2.3

4.0

10

4.9

2.6

1.6

1.4

1.2

*.8

.7

.6

.6

.4

.3

.2

1.0

1.2

.7

.5

.4

.3

.2

_._!

.1

.1

.3

.4

.6

57

106.7

3.44

0.134

0.15

Sept.

7.1

3.2

1.6

1.0

.6

.6

.5

.4

.2

*.2

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

16.1

0.537

0.021

0.02

Calendar year 1958: Max 610 Mln 0.7 Mean 40.0 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.15

Water year 1958-59: Max 441 Mln 0 Mean 29.6 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.65

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs).--Jan. 20 (7 p.m.) 878 cfs (4.78 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
68 MONONOAHELA RIVER BASIN

580. West Fork River at Brownsville, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 39°00'10", long 80°28'35", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Brownsville, Lewis County, 0.4 mile downstream from Skin Creek and 2.5 miles 

south of Weston.

Drainage area. 102 sq mi.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1959.

gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,010.85 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 15, 1949, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 169 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,980 cfs May 14 (gage height, 9.71 ft); minimum daily, 0.5 cfs Sept. 25-27.

1946-59: Maximum discharge, 6,420 cfs June 25, 1950 (gage height, 17.20 ft); no 

flow for several days in 1951-54.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of indefinite stage-discharge 

relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

4.95

5.0

5.1

5.2

2.0 

5.0

5.5 

7.0 

9.0

120

680

1,630

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

100

114

63

36

23

17

14

11

10

9.4

11

11

11

10

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

10

11

12

14

12

10

9.4

12

19

23

26

12

11

659.4

21.3

0.209

0.24

Nov.

10

11

23

47

47

32

21

19

23

52

80

58

34

28

26

30

26

23

34

71

*63

44

30

26

21

17

19

38

336

203

1,492

49.7

0.487

0.54

Dec.

106

83

83

277

281

217

129

91

77

44

36

26

23

19

15

14

14

15

14

17

15

14

14

34

91

77

66

58

55

55

52

2,112

68.1

0.668

0.77

Jan.

58

170

157

111

63

47

39

36

34

26

21

*17

2T

28

514

822

371

167

120

973

1.560

1,380

580

210

139

111

126

234

190

151

117

8,613

278

2.73

3.14

Feb.

88

66

50

97

142

120

94

88

83

129

228

177

306

620

666

*496

245

167

126

86

66

63

100

274

231

170

126

94

_

5,402

193

1.89

1.97

Mar.

85

77

71

77

83

565

600

281

200

336

348

359

340

274

231

161

114

85

66

58

55

52

39

32

28

2£

44

77

71

63

55

4,953

160

1.57

1.81

Apr.

*52

200

538

1,150

520

234

142

106

91

132

560

540

512

640

460

270

167

120

100

91

80

69

58

52

44

39

44

255

456

259

7,961

265

2.60

2.90

May

193

157

120

161

560

228

126

85

66

55

52

52

740

1,650

620

220

126

*91

71

55

36

30

610

355

114

85

154

344

197

106

177

7,616

246

2.41

2.78

June

117

1,020

1,200

314

142

85

60

41

28

23

17

12

11

10

9.4

8.5

7.6

7.6

6.8

5.0

5.0

5.0

9.4

9.4

8.5

19

23

21

12

7.6

3,244.8

108

1.06

1.18

July

6.8

5.9

5.0

5.0

5.0

6.8

*5.0

5.9

6.8

7.6

7.6

5.9

5.0

3.8

2.6

2.0

2.0

3.2

7.6

11

6.8

5.0

4.5

4.5

15

32

15

8.5

5.9

14

85

306.7

9.89

0.097

0.11

Aug.

74

28

14

11

52

74

30

14

9.4

6.8

*6.8

5.0

4.5

3.8

3.2

2.0

1.5

1.5

1.5

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.0

1.5

1.3

1.5

1.2

1.5

1.2

1.5

111

475.3

15.3

0.150

0.17

Sept.

69

15

8.5

5.0

3.8

3.8

2.6

2.0

2.0

*1.6

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.J5

.5

.5

3.0

4.0

2.6

137.3

4.58

0.045

0.05

Calendar year 1958: Max l,58o Win 3.8 Mean 173 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.05

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,630 Win 0.5 Mean 118 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.66

Peak discharge (base, 2,200 cfs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation indefinite Aug. 17-19, 24-30, Sept. 10-30; discharge estimated on 

basis of inflow, change in pool elevation, and records for nearby stations.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 69

585. West Fork River at Butcherville, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 39°05'25", long 80°28'05", on right bank at Butcherville, Lewis County, 0.5

 mile upstream from Freemans Creek, 3,500 ft downstream from bridge on Weston-Clarksburg 

interurban electric railway, and 3 miles north of Weston.

Drainage area. 181 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1915 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 993.0 ft above mean sea level (State Road 

"tJommission bench mark). Prior to Feb. 17, 1937, chain gage at interurban railway bridge 

3,500 ft upstream. Feb. 17, 1937, to Apr. 7, 1939, staff gage at site 2,500 ft upstream. Prior to Oct. 1, 1942, at datum 10.0 ft lower.

Average discharge. 44 years, 305 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,860 cfs Jan. 20 (gage height, 7.37 ft); mini-

 mumTl.O cfs Sept. 19, 20 (gage height, 0.43 ft).

1915-59: Maximum discharge, 18,000 cfs June 25, 1950 (gage height, 16.81 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,500 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

no flow at times during October 1919, September, October, December 1922, caused by 

either diversion or pondage at small dam upstream.

Maximum stage known, 17 ft in 1888 at site 3,500 ft upstream, present datum, from 

information by local residents. The stage on that day may have been affected by backwater from a dam which has since been washed out.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1053: 1935. WSP 1335: 1918, 1923.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.4 0.5 1.7 130

.5 2.2 2.4 328

.6 5.5 3.0 580

.7 10 5.0 1,800

1.0 29 7.0 3,500

1.3 59

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

269

268

132

72

48

35

28

23

20

*18

15

14

12

11

9.6

8.6

8.6

9.6

9.6

11

9.6

11

12

9.6

9.1

12

15

20

23

23

17

1,183.3

38.2

0.211

0.24

Nov.

15

17

32

65

67

51

37

31

32

60

101

76

57

44

41

47

45

41

53

111

*103

75

57

47

41

38

39

69

615

343

2,450

81.7

0.451

0.50

Dec.

178

137

139

575

520

392

229

156

120

75

59

52

46

39

35

31

29

31

31

36

33

29

29

63

132

109

96

87

85

88

82

3,743

121

0.669

0.77

Jan.

98

343

288

194

115

75

66

66

58

47

42

*37

39

55

1,050

1,620

650

300

200

1,710

2,870

2,440

960

354

229

183

194

325

288

235

188

15,319

494

2.73

3.15

Feb.

142

105

88

200

268

215

153

146

135

562

655

339

691

1,230

1,660

*872

424

288

210

144

109

107

187

488

400

284

207

160

-

10,469

374

2.07

2.15

Mar.

139

124

113

122

130

1,150

1,080

510

365

655

655

655

615

488

396

278

201

153

117

100

98

92

75

66

59

57

87

168

142

120

105

9,115

294

1.62

1.87

Apr.

*94

413

968

2,040

900

384

232

170

142

258

990

872

790

1,110

818

441

268

191

156

135

113

94

82

70

62

55

67

288

605

358

13,166

439

2.43

2.71

May

281

235

178

234

735

321

183

120

88

75

78

69

864

2.780

1,020

350

207

*142

109

82

66

55

812

529

178

135

250

680

328

176

563

11,923

385

2.13

2.45

June

253

1,820

2,040

605

247

144

92

66

48

38

31

27

23

20

17

15

13

12

10

6.8

6.8

9.4

31

26

19

59

68

37

27

18

5,829.0

19.4

1.07

1.20

July

13

9.1

7.8

6.4

5.2

11

*10

8.2

6.8

6.4

5.5

4.8

3.8

2.9

2.2

1.9

1x9

3.2

9.0

26

15

8.6

6.4

8.6

26

82

42

22

16

25

128

524.7

16.9

0.093

0.11

Aug.

130

52

26

28

73

109

52

28

19

14

*10

8.2

6.4

5.2

3.8

2.9

3.5

3.8

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.2 T~4

1.5

1.4

1.4

91

685.7

22.1

0.122

0.14

Sept.

166

47

24

15

10

6.8

5.5

4.5

3.2

*2.2

2.0

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.7

1.9

2.0

3.5

315.1

10.5

0.058

0.06

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,400 Mln 6.4 Mean 327 Cfsm 1.81 In. 24.55

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,870 Mln l.o Mean 205 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.35

Peak discharge (base, 3,6 

ofs (7.16 ft).

ofs).--Jan. 20 (11:30 p.m.) 3,860 ofs (7.37 ft); May 14 (5 a.m.) 3,680

Discharge measurement made on this day.

575949 O - 61 - 6
70 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

590. West Fork River at Clarksburg, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°16'05", long 80°21'25", on right bank at dam at Clarksburg waterworks,

 three-quarters of a mile south of Clarksburg, Harrison County, and 1 mile upstream from 

Elk Creek.

Drainage area. 384 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1923 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 931.82 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944. Since Sept. 5, 1944, 

auxiliary staff gage read several times daily during high-water periods, 100 ft downstream from gage. Since June 12, 1954, supplementary water-stage recorder 500 ft downstream at datum 10 ft lower.

Average discharge. 36 years, 599 cfs (adjusted for diversion).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,960 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 5.33 ft); minimum daily, 1.1 cfs Aug. 14-16. ,,,,*,. 1923-59: Maximum discharge, 16,900 cfs June 35, 1950 (gage height, 11.15 ft, corrected, in gage well, 11.8 ft from floodmark referred to outside gage); no flow over 

dam during parts of several years.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor.

 Records of daily discharge include only flow over dam. Some water diverted for supply 

of city of Clarksburg. Occasional regulation at low flow by five reservoirs (combined 

capacity, 635,000,000 gal). , v Revisions (water years). WSP 1113: 1934, 1927, 1929(M), 1930, 1933-35(M) , 1936-39, 

1940(P) , 1944(M) , 1945.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 16, 21-23)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 9, 

Jan. 14 to Apr. 25

Nov. 10 to Jan. 15, 

Apr. 24 to Sept. 3O

0.17 

.2 

.4 

.7 220

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

805

1,260

2,600

1 , 100

2.15 

2.2 

2.5 

2.5

1.1

2.5

6.0

17

2.8 

5.1 

5.5 

4.0

44

87

173

330

5.0 S10

7.0 2,310

10.0 5,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Total

Mean

Oct.

244

600

315

200

141

*108

85

64

57

51

44

38

32

27 

24

21

17

21

24

27

21

21

24

21

24

29

32

88

60

51

51

2,562

82.6

6.6

Nov.

i!

51

60

81

100

88

70

60

64

55

136

160

117

89 

82

89

*103

107

87

156

228

181

132

103

84

72

64

125

933

840

4,564

152

6.5

Dec.

419

308

501

1,060

1.220

1,050

615

589

294

205

148

127

148

134

123

119

111

101

103

91

64

62

62

105

208

225

189

178

*173

178

178

8,684

280

6.7

Jan.

203

746

755

500

301

a200

also

a!7o

a!50

a!30

allo

alOO

96

104 

1,410

4,020

1,840

789

510

1,600

*6.180

5,220

2,520

908

585

472

420

495

578

552

465

52,089

1,035

6.0

Feb.

364

274

232

564

630

552

585

550

522

1,000

5,300

1,070

1,060

2,540 

5.600

2,220

1,120

749

585

599

294

274

556

864

926

685

525

599

-

25,199

9OO

5.9

Mar.

545

315

274

280

274

1,210

2.250

1,190

814

856

1,180

1,150

1,210

980 

805

638

465

557

280

250

252

226

195

*170

155

ill

157

256

294

250

226

17,421

562

5.6

Apr.

195

314

1,420

2.940

1,830

S82

548

413

556

686

1,960

1,710

1,550

1,770 

1,650

1,040

677

495

599

550

308

244

205

168

195

156

156

226

728

700

24,011

800

6.2

May

518

468

364

*305

722

755 ?89

260

195

160

160

158

386

4.740 

2,580

950

514

353

270

189

166

iiS

503

90O

594

208

222

650

570

512

565

18,649

602

6.7

June

506

1,160

5.080

1,520

482

274

178

150

78

59

55

19

7.0

4.2 

*2.5

2.5

2*5

2.8

4.2

5.9

2.8

5.5

7.0

56

79

148

206

111

62

45

8,090.5

270

6.7

July

51

27

17

15

8.0

18

26

51

24

14

8.5

7.0

4.2

275

2.8

5.2

2.5

5.6

5.0

5.6

16

15

66

84

77

*92

52

35

215

501

1,207.0

38.9

7.3

Aug.

251

150

59

55

42

75

91

54

55

25

16

12

4.2

fci

1.1 1.5

2.1

1.7

2.1

1.9

2.1

2.5

2.8

2.5

3.6

2.5

2.8

2.5

1.7

2.3

822.9

26.5

7.8

Sept.

207

151

48

25

15

10

8.0

*6.0

5.3

4.2

2.5

1.9

1.7

1.7 

1*5

5.9

9.5

9.0

7.0

6.0

5.0

2.5

5.2

4.6

4.2

5.6

2.5

2.1

2.5

5.9

558.1

17.9

S.O

Adjusted for diversion

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

89.2 

0.252 

0.27

15E 

0.41 

0.4£

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

287 

0.747 

0.86

1,041 

2.71 

5.12

906 

2.56 

2.46

568 

1.48 

1.71

806 

2.10 

2.54

609 

1.59 

1.83

Observed

Max 7,770 Mln 15 Mean 675 

Max 6,180 Mln 1.1 Mean 594

277 

0.721 

0.80

46.2 

0.120

0.14

54.3 

0.089 

0.10

Adjusted

25.9

0.067 

0.07

Mean 682 Cfsm 1.78 In. 24.10 

Mean 401 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.16

Peak discharge (base, 6,700 cfs). Jan. 21 (8:50 a.m.) 6,960 cfs (5.25 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion, equivalent In cubic feet per second, by city of Clarksburg; furnished by Clarksburg 

Water Board.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN ; 

595. Elk Creek at Quiet Dell, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 39°13'40", long 80 0 17'50", on left bank 200 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Quiet Dell, Harrison County, and 0.9 mile upstream from Brushy Pork.

Drainage area.--84.6 sq mi.

Records available. September 1943 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 960.72 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (State Road Commission bench mark). Prior to June 29, 1958, wire-weight gage 

and crest-stage indicator at site 200 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 125 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,470 cfs May 14 (gage height, 7.54 ft); minimum, 0.5 cfs Sept. 12, 13 (gage height, 1.90 ft).

1943-59: Maximum gage height, 17.4 ft Feb. 10, 1957 (discharge not determined); 

minimum discharge observed, 0.2 cfs Sept. 14, 1952; minimum gage height observed, 

1.79 ft Sept. 10, 1946.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 10 Feb. 11 to Sept. 30

2.35 

2.5 

2.9 

3.3

4.0 

6.0 

7.0

212

880

1,270

1.9

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.5

0.5 

1.5 

3.0 

7.5

2.8 

3.2 

3.7 

5.0 

8.0

33

75

159

529

1,670

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

125.

94

44

33

24

*19

16

15

13

13

13

11

10

10

1^5

9.5

9.5

15

16

13

12

12

12

13

13

18

19

25

25

17

13

691.5

22.3

0.264

0.30

Nov.

12

12

18

26

21

18

16

14

18

44

51

35

28

22

21

36

*36

32

34

57

46

36

29

24

20

19

21

40

244

Tie

1,146

38.2

0.452

0.50

Dec.

70

63

64

249

199

159

92

70

54

38

30

27

26

21

20

18

18

20

20

26

23

19

20

48

67

44

46

44

43

44

39

1,721

55.6

0.657

0.76

Jan.

47

140

113

85

50

43

37

38

33

27

25

22

24

*30

577

808

260

140

100

632

1.070

955

307

162

126

113

111

113

110

110

98

6,506

210

2.48

2.86

Feb.

82

63

59

124

159

118

82

86

74

*530

950

a230

a 300

351

420

273

209

149

90

56

74

90

139

233

153

128

96

82

_

5,400

193

2.28

2.37

Mar.

69

74

73

81

71

516

447

231

172

202

206

258

255

195

155

119

98

81

69

65

63

62

49

*46

42

a40

a70

a70

a 60

52

51

4,042

130

1.54

1.78

Apr.

47

120

294

790

345

188

125

100

85

225

465

330

285

354

327

199

135

109

98

100

86

71

65

58

51

47

51

82

125

96

5,453

182

2.15

2.40

May

128

107

82

*116

181

104

78

60

49

49

102

63

261

1.350

435

183

116

88

71

55

46

42

36

31

28

26

32

38

77

34

26

4,094

132

1.56

1.80

June

22

115

133

58

35

27

22

19

17

15

13

13

11

10

*9,1

12

12

11

11

10

9.6

10

48

23

16

49

42

27

16

a!2

828.2

27.6

0.326

0.36

July

a 10

a!5

alO

a8

a6

10

27

14

8.6

6.5

5.5

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.2

5.5

6.8

4.8

4.8

5.2

7.0

6.0

6.5

11

36

34

*13

8.9

9.2

17

69

383.7

12.4

0.147

0.17

Aug.

27

14

9.2

7.5

8.2

8.2

6.2

5.5

7.0

7.2

7.0

5.5

4.2

3.8

3.2

3.0

2.7

3.8

5.5

5.0

3.6

3.0

2.6

3TO

3.8

6.0

4.4

3.4

4.6

6.2

15

199.3

6.43

0.076

0.09

Sept.

21

13

8.9

5.8

3.6

3.0

2.4

*1.6

1.5

1.2

.9

.5

.5

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.0

.8

.7

1.0

80.0

2.67

0.032

0.04

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,550 Min 6.2 Mean 133 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.36

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,350 Min 0.5 Mean 83.7 Cfsm 0.989 In. 13.43

Peak discharge (base, 980 cfs). Jan. 16 (1:30 a.m.) 993 cfs (6.28 ft)j Jan. 20 (7:30 p.m.) 1,430 cfs 

(7.40 ft)j Feb. 11 (5 a.m.) 1,430 cfs (7.42 ft); May 14 (2:30 p.m.) 1,470 cfs (7.54 ft). ________

» Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
72 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

600. Salem Pork subwatershed No. 11A (Varner Hallow Run) near Salem, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39"18"25", long 80°34'25", at Mason Dam on Varner Hollow Run, a tributary

 to Jacobs Run, 0.8 mile upstream from mouth and 2 miles northwest of Salem, Harrison

County.

Drainage area.--0.29 sq mi.

Records available. October 1954 to September 1959. 

Gage .--Water-stage recorder and concrete drop inlet. Datum of gage is 1,127.18 ft above

mean sea level (Soil Conservation Service bench mark). 

Average discharge . 5 years, 0.429 cfs. 

Extremes . Maximum outflow during year, 7.2 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 8.55 ft); no flow

 Oct. 22-25, June 11 to Aug. 8, Aug. 15-17, Aug. 20 to Sept. 30. Maximum inflow, 44 cfs 

(average for 15-mlnute interval) May 4, computed from outflow and change in reservoir 

contents.

1954-59: Maximum outflow, 11 cfs Aug. 6, 1956 (gage height, 13.95 ft); no flow for 

several days each year.

Remarks. Records good. Records of daily discharge are outflow from reservoir, determined 

from stage-discharge relation for outlet structure. Reservoir, is formed by earth dam; 

dam completed and storage began October 1954. Outlet structure is 3 x 3 x 17-foot concrete drop inlet connected to a 24-inch steel outlet pipe. Top of drop inlet is at 

elevation 1,140.9 ft. A 12-inch steel pipe is set in one side of the drop inlet at 

elevation 1,133.1 ft. There is an emergency spillway at elevation 1,145.6 ft. Top of 

dam embankment is 1,151 ft. Available capacity, 47 acre-ft between elevations 1,131.1 

ft (top of steel pipe) and 1,145.6 ft (crest of spillway). Records of suspended sediment loads and water temperatures for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1641.

The following table gives the relation between gage height and outflow (except

period of shifting control, Feb. 11, 12), reservoir capacity, and water-surface area

during the 1959 water year.

Qage 

height 

(feet)

5.3 

5.87 

5.9 

6.0 

6.1

Outflow 

(cfs)

0 

.02 

.09 

.23

Contents (acrefeet)

6.15 

7.17 

7.22 

7.39 

7.56

Surface 

area 

(acres)

1.73 

1.79 

1.79 

1.80 

1.81

Qage 

height 

(feet)

6.2 

6.5

7.0 

8.0

Outflow 

(cfs)

0.45 

1.3 

3.1 

6.4

Contents 

(acrefeet)

7.73 

8.28 

9.21 

11.31

Surface 

area 

(acres)

1.82 

1.85 

1.90 

2.30

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

 lean

t)

*

»»)

Oct.

0.29

.23

.16

.12

.09

.06

*.04

.03

.03

.03

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

.02

.02

.02

.02

.01

*.01

0

0

0

0

.02

.02

.04

.03

.02

.02

1.40

0.045

7.22

1.79

1.0

Nov.

0.02

. 02

.09

.08

.05

.05

.03

.03

.05

.07

.06

.04

.04

.04

.06

.12

*.10

.09

.17

.25

.16

.10

.08

.06

.04

.05

.04

.56

1.2

.53

4.28

0.143

7.66

1.82

2.68

Dec.

0.31

.25

.35

1.1

iii

1.1

.48

.25

.19

.12

.10

.08

.06

.05

.04

.03

703

.04

.03

.06

.05

.04

.07

.33

.29

.17

.12

.11

*.14

.17

.14

7.70

0.248

7.48

1.80

1.06

Jan.

0.54

1.7

.75

.45

.23

.14

.12

.11

.10

.07

.06

..05

.06

.22

5.4.

3.8

1.1

.53

.33

2.8

4.5

5.2

1.1

.53

.35

.31

.33

.25

.23

.33

.31

32.00

1.03

7.59

1.81

3.70

Feb.

0.25

.33

.19

.50

.56

.40

.35

.23

.21

111

*2.6

.45

1.5

2.2

2.5

1.0

.67

.50

.35

.23

.17

14

731

.70

.48

.35

.27

.23

-

21.07

0.752

7.54

1.81

2.22

Mar.

0.19

.17

.16

.14

.12

111

1.0

.70

.59

.61

.59

.83

.78

.59

.53

.70

.38

.23

.16

.14

.14

.12

.10

.09

».Q8

.08

.14

.23

.19

 16

.14

11.18

0.361

7.44

1.80

1.75

Apr.

0.12

1.1

1.2

1.1

.64

.40

.27

.25

.23

5.8

3.0

1.1

1.0

1.1

.67

.40

.27

.23

.19

.19

.14

.11

.10

.08

.07

.05

ToY

.33

.67

35

19.21

0.640

7.82

1.82

4.95

May

0.86

.50

.29

1.8

*2.0

.61

.27

.14

.10

.10

.09

.08

.29

1.3

.59

.31

.19

.14

.11

.08

.06

.05

.04

.03

_._02

.02

.03

.05

.04

.02 

.02

10.23

0.330

7.24

1.79

2.80

June

0.02

.82

.70

.21

.10

.06

.04

.02

.02

.01

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

2.00

0.067

7.03

1.78

1.67

July

(*)

0

0

7.17

1.79

3.93

Aug.

0

0

O

0

0

o

0

o

0.04

.15

.05

.03

.02

.01

0

0

0

0.01

.01

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0.30

0.010

7.01

1.78

2.20

Calendar year 1958: Max 6.7 Mln 0 Mean 0.460

Sept.

(*)

0

0

6.15

1.73

0.40

Water year 1958-59: Max 5.4 Mln 0 Mean 0.300

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

t Contents, In acre-feet, at end of month in reservoir No. 11A.

* Surface area, In acres, at end of month of reservoir No. 11A.

** Precipitation, In Inches, estimated on basis of precipitation at Clarksburg.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 73

601. Salem Fork subwatershed No. 9 (West Branch Patterson Fork) near Salem, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°16'15", long 80°34'15", at Stonestreet Dam on West Branch Patterson Fork, 

0.8 mile upstream from mouth and 1.2 miles southwest of Salem, Harrison County.

Drainage area. 0.92 sq mi.

Records available. January 1956 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete drop inlet. Datum of gage is 1,079.80 ft above 

mean sea level (Soil Conservation Service bench mark).

Extremes. Maximum outflow during year, 17.5 cfs Apr. 10 (gage height, 15.44 ft): no flow

 June 15-25, July 5, 11-24, 29, Aug. 12 to Sept. 30. Maximum inflow, 168 cfs (average 

for 15-minute interval) Apr. 10, computed from outflow and change in reservoir contents.

1956-59: Maximum outflow, 25.8 cfs Dec. 14, 1956 (gage height, 19.80 ft); no flow 

for several days in 1957-59.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Records of daily discharge are outflow from reservoir, determined from stage-discharge 

relation for outlet structure. Reservoir is formed by earth dam; dam completed and storage began in January 1956. Outlet structure is 3 x 3-foot concrete drop inlet connected 

to a 24-inch concrete outlet pipe. Top of dsop inlet is at elevation 1,104.0 ft. A 

16-inch steel pipe is set in one side of'the drop inlet at elevation 1,088.1 ft. There 

is an emergency spillway at elevation 1,105.1 ft. Top of dam embankment is 1,111.2 ft. 

Available capacity, 162 acre-ft between elevations 1,088.1 ft (top of steel pipe) and 

1,105.1 ft (crest of spillway).

The following table gives the relation between gage height and outflow, reservoir 

capacity, and water-surface area during the 1959 water year.

Gage 

height 

(feet)

8.34 

8.4 

8.5 

8.6 

8.8

Outflow 

(cfa)

0 

.04 

.16 

.34 

.92

Contents 

(acrefeet)

19.19 

19.38 

19.69 

£0.00 

20.65

Surface 

area 

(acres)

3.30 

3.32 

3.35 

3.38 

3.44

Qage 

height 

(feet)

9.0 

9.5

10 

12 

15

Outflow 

(cfa)

1.8 

4.4 

6.5 

11.0 

16.7

Contents 

(acrefeet)

21.35 

23.16 

25.10 

34.42 

53.94

Surface 

area 

(acres)

3.50 

3.70 

3.90 

5.40 

7.80

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Petal

Mean

t)

* .

**)

Oct.

1.3

172

.76

.47

.34

.24 

*.16

.15

.11

.09

.07

.07

.07

.05

.05

..03

.03

.08

.08

.06

*,06

.06

.06

.06

.05

.06

.07

.15

.13

.11

.07

6.29

0.203

19.47

3.33

0.72

Nov.

"Toe 0.07

.44

.63

.44

.32

.24

.19

.28

.86

.86

.63

.47

.37

.42

.76

*.79

.60

.92

1.3

.92

.60

.42

.32

.24

.28

.24

1.7

5.2

272

22.79

0.760

21.10

3.48

2.49

Dec.

1.2

.92

1.1

3.9

4.2

3.8 

1.8

1.1

.76

.47

.32

.30

.26

.21

.18

.15

.13

.12

.13

.21

.16

.12

.16

.55

.73

.55

.44

.39

*.47

.47

.42

25.72

0.830

20.09

3.39

0.98

Jan.

1.5

5.4

2.9

1.6

.89

.52 

.50

.47

.34

.26

.24

.21

.21

.37

7.8

10.4

5.0

1.7

1.1

4.9

11.4

12.1

6.8

2.2

1.3

1.0

.92

.76

.76

.92

1.0

85.47

2.76

20.68

3.44

3.20

Feb.

0.86

.70

.60

1.4

1.8

1.4

1.0

.92

.79

*5.9

9 .5

378

4.3

5.5

7.7

4.0

2.2

1.6

1.1

.76

.60

.57

1.1

3 .1

*2.3

1.6

1.2

.92

-

67.02

2.39

20.62

3.44

tt2.58

Mar.

0.86

.70

.63

.63

.57

fit

2.4

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.5

2.4

2.2

1.8

1.3

1.1

.79

.66

.57

.57

.50

.39

.39

*.34

.32

755

1.2

1.1

1.0

. 86

40.13

1.29

20.48

3.42

ttl.74

Calendar year 1958: Max 18.8 Min O Mean 1

Apr.

0.70

5.2

6.1

4.8

3.1

1.8

1.1

.92

.79

9.9

15.2

9.5

3.9

3.8

2.8

1.8

1.3

.96

.82

.73

.60

.52

.47

.39

.34

.32

.32

2.0

4.6

2.4

87.18

2.91

21.60

3.53

tt5.20

May

3.2

2.6

1.6

*2 .8

11.4

5.8 

2.0

1.1

.76

.57

.55

.42

1.5

9.1

4.5

1.8

1.1

.73

.50

.39

.30

.24

.19

.15

.12

.09

75T

1.3

.63

.37

.24

56.56

1.82

19.75

3.36

tt3.25

June

0.23

2.2

2.5

1.0

.52

.30 

.19

.13

.11

.08

.06

.04

.02

.02 *o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.04

.16

.09

.06

.03

7.78

0.259

19.32

3.31

tt2.80

.61

July

0.01

.04

.02

.01

o

.06 

.09

.04

.02

.01

0

0

O

0

O

0

0

0

o

0

*0

0

0

0

.02

.01

.01

.01

0

.19

39

0.93

0.030

19.88

3.37

tt4.20

Aug.

0.16

.07

.02

.09

a. 06

a. 04 

a. 02

a. 02

a. 04

a. 08

a. 03

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0.63

0.020

19.10

3.29

ttl.90

Sept.

(*)

0

0

17.79

3.17

ttO.77

Water year 1958-59: Max 15.2 Mln O Mean l.lo

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

t Contents, in acre-feet, at end of month in reservoir No. 9.

* Surface area, in acres, at end of month, of reservoir No. 9.

** Precipitation, in inches, during month at rain gage at reservoir, 

tt Estimated on basis of precipitation at Clarksburg.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
74 MOHOHGAHELA RIVER BASIN

605. Salem Pork at Salem, W. Va.

Location.--Lab 39°17'10", long 80°32'35", on left bank 0.2 mile downstream from Dog Run, 

0.8 mile upstream from Cherrycamp Run, and 0.9 mile northeast of Salem, Harrison County.

Drainage area. 8.32 sq ml.

Records available. January 1951 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder with artificial control. Datum of gage Is 1,026.04 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1944. Prior to Apr. 20, 1951, staff gage on left bank 

400 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 11.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 580 cfs Apr. 10 (gage height, 6.51 ft); minimum, 

0.08 cfs June 22 (gage height, 2.41 ft).

1951-59: Maximum discharge, 2,280 cfs Aug. 22, 1955 (gage height, 11.88 ft, from 

floodmarks); no flow during several months of various years.

The flood of June 25, 1950, reached a stage of 13.6 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

2,900 cfs, from rating curve estended above 1,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

The flow from 1,294 acres above station was partly controlled, but not diverted, by six 

floodwater detention reservoirs with a total combined detention capacity of 329 acre-ft 

below the emergency spillways. A seventh, and last, detention reservoir was completed 

In September 1958 with a drainage area of 204 acres and a capacity of 47 acre-ft below 

the emergency spillway. There Is also a municipal water-supply reservoir having a 

drainage area of 566 acres and a capacity of 155 acre-ft. The first floodwater detention reservoir In this basin was completed In October 1954.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1435: 1955.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 16-24, June 14-22, 24, 25, 30, 

July 1, 4, 11, 16, 17)

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1 

3.3

1.3 

2.7

3.4

3.5 

3.7 

4.0 

4.3 

5.0

4.1

6.3

13

32

64

203

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

8.3

5.4

4.0

3.1

3.8

*3.4

3.1

2.1

1.1

.8

.6

.5

.5

+±

.4

.7

.8

.5

.5

*.5

.4

.4

.4

.7

.6

1.0

1.4

.8

.7

.6

58.5

1.89

0.227

0.26

Nov.

0.6

1.5

4.1

3.7

2.6

1.9

1.4

1.4

2.9

5.2

4.3

3.5

2.7

2.2

3.8

5.2

*4.5

3.8

7.4

7.8

5.6

4.1

3.4

2.6

2.1

2.6

1.8

27

34

13

166.7

5.56

0.668

0.75

Dec.

9.2

7.8

12

31

38

27

13

8.9

6.6

4.3

3.5

3.4

2.6

1.9

1.6

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

2.1

1.4

1.2

2J5

7.5

5.9

4.8

4.0

3.7

4.1

*4.5

4.1

222.2

7.17

0.862

0.99

Jan.

22

41

18

11

7.2

5.2

4.8

4.3

3.5

2.6

2.3

1.9

2.3

8.3

132

76

28

13

11

87

114

120

32

16

12

11

10

9.2

9.2

12

11

837.8

27.0

3.25

3.74

Feb.

1O

8.6

8.6

18

17

12

11

10

9.2

*J38

56

24

49

65

64

28

18

14

11

8.9

8.3

7.8

14

22

16

12

10

9.2

_

639.6

22.8

2.74

2.86

Mar.

8.6

7.8

7.8

7.2

7.2

40

28

18

15

16

16

19

16

13

11

8.6

7.5

5.9

5.0

4.3

4.3

3.8

3.1

*3.3

2.7

2.7

5.9

9.6

7.8

' _

'

317.6

10.2

1.23

1.42

Apr.

4.8

56

43

37

22

13

9.2

7.2

7.2

164

77

36

26

28

17

12

8.6

6.9

6.1

5.9

5.0

4.1

3.5

a3.O

a2.6

a2.3

a3.0

a25

a30

al5

680.4

22.7

2.73

3.O4

May

a3O

a20

a!2

*a90

7O

23

11

6. 9

5.2

4.9

4.1

3.5

16

65

20

1O

6.9

5.2

4.1

2.8

2.5

1.9

1.4

.9

.7

.8

3.8

3.8

1.2

.5

.4

428.5

13.8

1.66

1.92

June

1.5

18

TT

4.5

2.1

1.1

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.3

.2

jj.

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

1.2

.5

.1

.7

.8

.8

.2

.1

.1

45.7

1.52

0.183

0.20

July

0.7

.5

.2

.1

.1

2.1

.5

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.2

. 1

.2

1.1

.2

.2

*. 1

.2

3.6

1.4

.5

.3

.3

1.1

6.7

3.6

25.2

O.81

0.097

0.11

Aug.

1.2

.7

.5

2.8

1.1

.7

.5

.5

5.O

5^4

1.4

.8

.5

.4

.3

.3

.7

1.2

.4

.3

.2

.3

.2

.4

.4

.2

.5

1.0

.9

.4

.3

29.5

O.95

0.114

0.13

Sept.

0.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

-Jl

5.9

0.20

0.024

O.03

Calendar year 1958: Max 290 Min 0.1 Mean 13.1 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.32

Water year 1958-59: Max 164 Min 0.1 Mean 9.47 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.-45

Peak discharge (base, 330 cfs). --Apr. 1O (12:30 p.m.) 580 cfs (6.51 ft); May 4 (7:30 p.m.) 502 cfs

(6.18 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.

No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage,

records for nearbv stat1nns_

_ _._ gage-heigh- ____^_, __ 

and records for nearby station
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 75

610. West Fork River at Enterprise, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°25'20", long 80°16'40", on left bank 150 ft downstream from highway

bridge at Enterprise, Harrison County, and three-quarters of a mile upstream from Bingamon Creek.

Drainage area. 759 sq mi.

Records available. June 1907 to September 1918 (gage heights only, October 1916 to September 1918) , October 1932 to September 1959.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 869.45 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. June 1907 to Sept. 30, 1918, chain gage at site 150 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 35 years (1907-16, 1933-59), 1,170 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,400 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 13.37 ft); minimum, 23 cfs Sept. 20, 21 (gage height, 1.40 ft).

1907-16, 1932-59: Maximum discharge, 31,400 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 25.56 

ft), from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of 

peak flow; minimum, 3.4 cfs July 27, 1934; minimum gage height, 0.6 ft Sept. 10, 14, 25, 

1908.

Flood in 1888 reached a stage of about 33 ft, present site and datum. 

. Revisions.. Figures of maximum discharge for water years 1915 and 1935 have been revised to 14,100 cfs Jan. 12, 1915 (gage height, 15.0 ft., from graph based on gage readi^P^l27^?0 ?Cn CMar ', 1 ?^i935 * gage helght ' 20 '° ft>. superseding those published 

in war 4Uo, fa6, ljub, and 1JJ5.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 803: 1936. W3P 823: Drainage area. WSP 1113: 1936-38(M) , 

1939. WSP 1335: 1911-15, 1937.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 2-30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Sept. 3O

1.89 112

2.2 218

4.0 1,270

6.0

13.0

2,800

10,900

1.26 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

144

295

4.0 1,270

6.0 2 ,800

13.0 10,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

495

1.180

770

495

347

*258

214

193

176

166

149

139

131

125

117

112

117

122

125

125

114

114

114

114

117

139

145

205

218

176

162

7,174

231

0.304

0.35

Nov.

159

156

173

218

248

243

218

189

193

258

323

365

296

243

233

290

301

296

296

*371

475

396

323

263

228

218

205

306

2 . OOP

1,740

11,223

374

0.493

0.55

Dec.

1,OOO

770

678

1,740

2.550

2,440

1,460

970

770

b600

b500

b420

b360

b320

b300

b280

b270

268

263

290

248

205

201

274

502

b550

586

488

390

*390

365

20,428

659

0.868

1.00

Jan.

428

1,600

1,670

1,150

b800

b600

b500

b430

b380

b350

b320

b300

b300

b350

3,800

7,580

3,700

1,640

1,180

2,O4O

10,400

9,860

4,790

2,120

1,420

1,180

1,060

1,040

1,150

1,150

1,120

64,408

2,078

2.74

3.16

Feb.

965

765

690

915

1,300

1,210

965

890

840

2,560

*6.770

2,530

2,530

4,240

5,670

4,130

2,360

1,740

1,360

1,020

865

840

865

1,640

1,840

1,500

1,210

1,020

-

53,230

1,901

2.50

2.61

Mar.

915

*840

765

740

715

1,770

4.240

2,530

1,740

1,600

1,740

1,880

2,360

2,000

1,670

1,390

1,090

915

790

690

660

648

558

489

*440

402

454

618

690

636

570

36,545

1,179

1.55

1.79

Apr.

522

908

2,530

4,460

3,700

1,960

1,270

990

865

2,600

4.900

3,500

2,710

3,100

3,000

2,120

1,500

1,150

990

915

865

74O

648

570

522

503

440

534

1,100

1,300

50,912

1,697

2.24

2.49

May

1,180

1,090

915

840

1,360

*1,420

915

672

516

440

475

447

690

5.120

5,120

2,040

1,270

940

765

642

516

440

380

1,020"

765

418

496

1,040

965

648

410

33,955

1,095

1.44

1.66

June

740

969

5.400

2,120

940

540

365

264

209

148

144

129

101

87

83

79

*74

74

74

74

71

7T

103

132

132

294

372

289

164

129

12,371

412

0.543

0.61

July

107

132

92

79

70

88

120

*112

101

83

71

63

58

56

60

54

48

47

60

94

54

*48

55

110

289

204

204

156

110

149

678

3,652

118

0.155

0.18

Aug.

252" 440

156

92

129

120

138

172

135

96

81

66

60

59

47

41

42

49

54

45

39

37

36

38

39

37

35

32

34

32

36

2,669

86.1

0.113

0.13

Sept.

63

194

TI2

73

58

46

37

33

*38

31

30

29

25

24

27

31

31

30

26

23.

23

25

32

33

36

38

33

31

34

44

1,290

43.0

0.057

0.06

Calendar year 1958: Max 12,7OO Mln 1O7 Mean 1,314 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.49

Water year 1958-59: Max lo,40O Min 23 Mean 816 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.59

Peak discharge (base, 12.OOO cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
76 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

615. Buffalo Creek at Barrackville, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 39°30'15", long 80°10'20", near center of span on downstream side of highway bridge at Barrackvllle, Marion County, 1,700 ft upstream from Flnchs Run.

Drainage area. 115 sq ml.

Records available.--June 1907 to December 1908, May 1915 to June 1924, August 1932 to 

September 1959.

Gage_.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 882.42 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Dec. 6, 1940, chain gage and Dec. 6, 1940, to June 3, 1943, waterstage recorder, at same site and datum 2.01 ft higher.

Average discharge.--36 years (1907-8, 1915-23, 1932-59), 171 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,230 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 11.10 ft); minimum, 0.7 cfs Sept. 27; minimum gage height, 1.85 ft Sept. 13, 14.

1907-8, 1915-24, 1932-59: Maximum discharge observed, 9,490 cfs Jan. 22, 1917 (gage 

height, 16.2 ft, present datum); no flow during greater part of period September to 

November 1908.

Flood In July 1912 reached a stage of about 18 ft, present site and datum (discharge, 

11,600 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or shifting control, which 

are poor.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 783: 1917(M) . WSP 1335: 1916(M) , 1918-20(M) , 1921, 

1922(M), 1924(M) , 1933(M) , 1940.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect or shifting 

control (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.71

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.7

0.9

1.8

3.5

6.0

13

43

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

132

240

520

1,350

2,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

79

78

63

52

44

37

32

*29

26

28

25

23

21

19

17

16

32

80

45

34

28

26

24

25

26

35

46

71

95

67

52

1,275

41.1

0.357

0.41

Nov.

44

42

43

43

40

39

37

34

36

54

84

76

65

56

56

96

98

*85

84

120

107

84

65

54

48

46

49

128

642

267

2,722

90.7

0.789

0.88

Dec.

158

130

117

257

533

586

255

160

123

84

72

68

58

49

44

41

39

40

37

45

42

38

40

56

63

54

b50

b55

58

61

*56

3,469

112

0.974

1.12

Jan.

83

671

329

190

114

blOO

b90

77

63

53

49

42

42

46

1,400

1,540

422

197

158

448

1.850

1,720

446

238

170

141

124

99

96

184

262

11,424

369

3.21

3.69

Feb.

174

114

109

170

166

124

96

104

95

1.980

*1,140

345

481

840

1,180

475

294

218

156

108

95

89

105

304

232

177

136

112

_

9,619

344

2.99

3.11

Mar.

104

92

81

79

68

281

388 !*38

190

168

145

215

288

283

296

232

172

130

105

95

89

80

65

*58

56

52

56

67

57

56

54

4,340

140

1.22

1.40

Apr.

56

138

310

373

252

177

126

110

96

616

800

388

326

590

431

262

174

136

116

105

91

75

66

58

52

49

49

58

79

76

6,235

208

1.81

2,02

May

80

80

75

69

68

*57

50

45

40

37

39

35

47

103

95

70

54

46

40

35

30

28

25

22

19

17

16

-si 233

43

29

1,708

55.1

0.479

0.55

June

22

37

57

37

26

19

16

13

10

8.7

*8.1

5.8

5.5

5.8

6.3

5.8

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.0

4.5

5,5

8.7

8.7

8.1

10

12

8.1

7.5

6.9

383.2

12.8

0.111

0.12

July

6.9

17

18

10

7.2

14

18

14

9.4

7.5

6.3

5.5

5.5

5.2

4.2

4.5

4.0

3,8

378

5.0

4.0

4,2

6.9

7.5

21

31

*20

14

12

20

62

372.4

12.0

0.104

0.12

Aug.

40

30

16

16

31

44

24

21

30

17

13

11

9.0

7.5

6.6

~s7o 5.2

35

46

26

16

11

9.0

36

37

21

14

11

9.4

8.4

25

632.1

20.4

0.177

0.20

Sept.

29

14

9.4

6.9

5.2

3,8

4.0

2.8

*2.6

2.5

2.6

1.5

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.7

1.2

1.4

2,0

1.5

1.2

1.5

1.2

.9

l7f

1.2

1. 8

111.5

3,72

0.032

0,04

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,940 Min 8.6 Mean 176 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.82

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,980 Mln 0.9 Mean 116 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.66

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs).--Feb. 10 (8 p.m.) 4,230 cfs (11.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

Note. Shifting-control method used Sept. 1-30.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

620. Monongahela River at lock 15, at Hoult , W. Va.

Location.- -La t 39°30'25", long 80°07'50", on right bank above spillway of dam at lock 15, 

at Hoult , Marion County, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Buffalo Creek, 

Z\ miles downstream from Fairmont , and 4 miles downstream from confluence of Tygart and 

West Fork Rivers.

Drainage area. 2,388 sq mi.

Records available. April 1915 to September 1926, October 1938 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 849.58 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1907. Prior to Sept. 30, 1926, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge . 32 years, 4,120 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 22,400 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 12.92 ft); minimum daily, 400 cfs June 15, 21, 22, 24.

1915-26, 1938-59: Maximum discharge observed, 91,500 cfs Jan. 2, 1919 (gage height, 

21.2 ft), from rating curve extended above 50,000 cfs; minimum daily, 33 cfs Sept. 27, 

Oct, 2, 1917; minimum daily since October 1938, 195 cfs Jan. 27, 1940.

Flood in 1888, before lock 15 was built, reached a stage of about 26 ft.

Remarks . Records good above 3, 000- cfs and fair below, except those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation or no gage-height record, which are poor. Since October 

1938, published records below 800 cfs do not include lockage or leakage through lock

f

ates and valves, both of which are usually a very small percentage of the total flow. 

low partly regulated by Tygart Reservoir (see p. 103}.

Re vis ions (water years ) . --WSP 583: 

WSF 1205: 1950.

1915-24. WSP 623: 1924. WSP 893: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of indefinite stage-discharge 

relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

7.45 

7.5 

8.0 

8.5

400

460

1,310

2,480

10.0

11.0

13.0

7,650

11,700

23,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,440

2.560

1,920

1,510

1,230

1,110

1,020

939

903

920

886

852

835 

801

784

784

818

903

852

818

761

767

767

767

767

801

835

958

1,150

1,020

903

31,207

1,007

-418

Nov.

852

869

1,400

1,690

1,670

1,640

1,600

1,640

1,670

1,780

1,900

1,990

1,900 

1,780

1,760

1,900

1,940

2,950

*3,070

3,100

3,160

3,010

2,810

2,640

2,560

2,430

1,530

1,580

4.990

4,300

66,111

2,204

-541

Dec.

3,970

4,470

4,170

4,820

6,460

7,450

5 71O

4,640

4,070

3,600

3,200

3,000

2,700 

2,400

1,800

1,500

1,000

1,000

950

1,000

950

900

900

1,000

1,300

1,500

2,100

2,000

1,850

1,970

2,480

84,860

2,737

-353

Jan.

2,510

4,040

4,230

3,810

3,300

2,800

2,OOO

1,900

1,700

1,400

1,000

1,000

1,000 

1,100

7,000

15,800

11,300

a9,500

a9,OOO

9,000

20.000

18,800

9,900

7,850

12,200

13,200

12,200

11,300

10,700

8,460

7,850

225,850

7,285

+182

Feb.

7,450

5,350

3,970

5.220

3,840

4,300

3,870

3,750

3,530

6,960

15.700

8,050

8,460 

10,900

11,700

9,690

10,500

11,300

10,300

8,460

6,270

4,140

3,400

4,270

5,710

6,460

5,900

4,640

-

190,090

6,789

-219

Mar.

3,710

3,400

2,750

2,670

2,110

3,890

9,480

9.900

9,080

7,050

7,450

8,050

9,080 

8,660

8,050

7,450

6,850

6,080

4,820

3,280

2,620

2,480

1,900

*1,690

1,150

886

920

1,270

1,490

1,380

1,310

140,906

4,545

+217

Apr.

1.210

1,490

4,300

6,850

8,870

9,080

9,280

5,710

7,850

6,780

11.500

8,260

7,050 

8,660

8,660

7,450

6,460

5,900

4,300

4,000

2,670

2,360

2,160

1,460

1,290

1,250

1,210

1,380

2,060

2,530

151,830

5,061

+1,110

May

2,30O

2,950

2,780

2,870

4,820

4,300

2,720

1,670

1,350

1,290

1,250

1,290

1.110 

5,870

9.280

9,080

8,260

7,650

5,170

2,380

1,380

1,210

1,920

2,510

3,810

2,060

1,290

2,180

2,110

2,620

3,500

102,980

3,322

+324

June

a2,200

a2,OOO

a5,000

a6.200

a5,500

a3,200

al,400

al,100

a2,000

al,800

920

818

645 

474

400

420

450

450

450

450

400

400

424

400

412

600

675

600

460

460

40,708

1,357

+13.2

July

530

572

530

502

474

558

630

645

544

544

460

424

448 

424

436

474

448

412

448

474

448

412

448

530

784

735

720

720

630

690

1.150

17,224

556

-58.0

Aug.

1.050

835

705

735

835

784

735

* 903

835

767

705

630

630 

600

556

572

586

615

630

630

600

572

558

630

660

600

558

572

558

630

630

20,888

674

-190

Sept.

660

835

784

675

675

630

615

600

630

630

630

645

630 

615

586

586

600

586

586

586

586

586

615

600

572

586

572

572

586

600

18,659

622

-443

Adjusted for change in contents in Tygart Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

589 

0.247 

0.28

1,663 

0.696 

0.78

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59s

2,384 

0.998 

1.15

7,467 

3.13 

3.61

6,570 

2.75 

2.86

4,762 

1.99 

2.29

6,171 

2.58 

2.88

Observed

3,646 

1.53 

1.76

Max 23,700 Min 474 Mean 4,740 

Max 20,000 Min 400 Mean 2,990

1,370 

0.574 

0.64

498 

0.209 

0.24

Adjusted

484 

0.203 

0.23

179 

0.075 

0.08

Mean 4,730 Cfsm 1.98 In. 26.71 

Mean 2,960 Cfsm 1.24 m. 16.80

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Tygart Reservoir; furnished by Corps 

of Engineers,

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for upstream stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation indefinite Dec. 10-28, Jan. 5-15, 20, June 15-21, 26; discharge 

estimated on basis of records for upstream stations.
78 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

625. Deckers Creek at Horgantown, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°37'45", long 79°57'10", on left bank at Klngwood Street, In Morgantown, 

Monongalia County, 0.6 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--63.2 sq ml.

Records available . April 1914 to September 1915 (gage heights only), February 1946 to 

September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 820 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

Dec. 4, 1914, chain gage on bridge 0.5 mile upstream at different datum. Dec. 4, 1914, 

to Sept. 30, 1915, chain gage on bridge 0.9 mile upstream at different datum. Feb. 8 

to May 7, 1946, staff gage and May 8, 1946, to June 19, 1956, water-stage recorder, at 

site 150 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--13 years, 108 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,000 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 3.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 800 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 

10.12 ft; minimum, 1.9 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.08 ft).

1946-59: Maximum discharge, 5,680 cfs Aug. 5, 1956 (gage height, 10.12 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 800 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 0.6 cfs Nov. 4, 1953; minimum gage height, 0.03 ft Oct. 5, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 11-19, 21-27, Dec. 13,

19-23, Jan. 13, 14)

0.35

.5

.7 

1.0

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21

I 1.5 

2.0 

3.0

22 to Sept. 30

157

305

750

2.1

4.7

7.7

11

22

40

1.1 

1.5 

Z.O 

3.0 

4.0

82

166

316

750

1,280

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

64

88

77

57

44

i 

*34

27

23

20

20

17

15

13

12

11

11

10

10

9^1

12

11

11

11

11

12

16

24

50

62

45

34

861.1

27.8

0.440

0.51

Nov.

29

27

52

90

82

IT

65

50

40

43

54

57

52

*47

43

44

50

47

45

55

61

57

51

45

40

36

40

46

112

309

230

1,999

66.6

1.05

1.18

Dec.

153

117

104

202

555

321

216

148

113

87

b70

b60

54

b47

b40

b35

b33

33

34

39

35

34

35

68

83

77

78

68

71

*85

63

2,976

96.0

1.52

1.75

Jan .

90

171

181

146

110

b90

b80

b70

b60

b50

b45

b40

39

41

385

725

450

250

160

267

655

850

430

253

189

154

152

140

131

147

131

6,682

216

3.42

3.93

Feb.

110

89

b80

116

120

100

84

84

79

559

775

*371

334

390

547

390

266

203

149

110

b90

84

95

142

133

122

110

96

_

5,828

208

3.29

3.43

Mar.

93

86

80

77

69

274

382

247

192

187

*174

235

250

212

217

187

154

124

1.00

89

84

77

66

60

55

52

7?

152

152

135

116

4,452

144

2.28

2.62

Apr.

100

180

302

356

282

209

156

127

110

360

560

371

276

235

203

171

142

116

100

96

86

*72

63

56

51

47

52

86

142

133

5,240

175

2.77

3.08

May

116

98

87

77

66

58

50

44

38

42

47

42

62

104

89

74

60

51

45

37

30

33

29

24

22

20

19

20

21

18

14

1,537

49.6

0.785

0.90

June

14

21

24

27

20

14

12

11

*9.4

8.0

8.0

6.8

5.3

5.3

5.0

6.2

4.7

4.5

4.0

3.7

3.3

5.3

7.7

6.2

5.9

7.1

7.7

7.1

7.4

5.3

276.9

9.23

0.146

0.16

July

5.7

4.7

3.3

3.0

2.5

12

7.1

4.5

4.7

4.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

3.0

4.2

*3.3

3.0

2.8

3.3

4.2

3.7

3.3

4.0

10

9.0

7.1

8.7

8.4

6.5

8.2

7.1

159.9

5.16

0.082

0.09

Aug.

6.5

5.3

5.0

10

8.0

5.9

6.8

6.8

5.6

6.2

6.5

5.3

4.7

3.7

3.3

2.8

5.2

7.3

*4.7

3.5

3.5

4.0

4.7

4.7

4.5

3.5

3.5

2.5

3.3

7.9

6.5

161.7

5.22

0.083

0.10

Sept.

4.5

4.0

3.7

4.0

3.5

3.3

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.3

2.5

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.3

2.8

3.3

3.3

*6.4

88.9

2.96

0.047

0.05

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,140 Mln 7.2 Mean 107 Cfsm 1.69 In. 23.03

Water year 1958-59: Max 850 Mln 2.1 Mean 82.9 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.80

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

650. Dry Fork at Hendricks, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°04'20", long 79°37'20", on right bank at Hendricks, Tucker County, 

0.4 mile upstream from confluence with Blackwater River.

Drainage area.--345 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1940 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,698.76 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Dec. 21, 1941, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 733 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,400 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 7.93 ft); minimum, 9.8 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.17 ft).

1940-59: Maximum discharge, 47,000 cfs Oct. 15, 1954 (gage height, 15.23 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 6.0 cfs Sept. 19, 20, 1946, Oct. 3-9, 1953.

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

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

1.47 33

1.6 52

1.8 100

2.2 253

2.7 580

3.5 1,350

5.0 3,480

1.17

1.3

1.4 28

1.6 62

1.9 144

9.8

18

2.3 320

2.9 750

4.0 1,970

6.0 5,320

7.0 7,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

71

81

71

65

58

52

47

46

42

41

39

35

*36

35

34

33

33

36

41

42

39

39

42

52

50

62

84

191

255

168

12 6

2,026

65.4

0.190

0.22

Nov.

103

122

484

588

357

269

226

188

208

346

334

334

334

284

248

295

328

334

295

279

240

217

196

180

168

157

157

192

564

443

8,470

282

0.817

0.91

Dec.

320

320

*334

508

596

588

422

360

350

250

210

190

170

160

150

140

140

140

130

130

130

130

140

260

317

230

230

230

300

540

*540

8,655

279

0.809

0.93

Jan.

501

1,020

768

636

370

270

250

240

230

210

200

190

190

240

2,600

2,600

1,300

850

652

961

3,440

7.610

3,000

1,600

1,100

858

795

682

585

578

585

35,111

1,133

3.28

3.78

Feb.

440

330

320

708

*759

555

421

461

396

720

1,270

733

980

1,570

2,760

1,840

1,310

1,000

800

550

46O

525

578

1,060

750

742

649

570

_

23,257

831

2.41

2.51

Mar.

540

489

421

390

577

2,470

2,310

1,400

1,120

1,050

858

960

813

822

2,240

2,760

1,590

*1,070

795

724

708

708

540

475

440

454

658

950

708

649

50,139

972

2.82

5.25

Apr.

641

858

1,550

2,760

2,100

1,650

1,160

912

777

815

1,100

1,170

1,090

1,090

1,710

2,100

1,710

1,240

1,000

885

822

682

641

*617

525

475

454

975

5.400

1,970

56,655

1,222

5.54

3.95

May

1,590

1,180

894

724

768

578

475

408

545

526

570

500

850

2.500

1,600

1,100

850

650

550

440

590

600

450

550

280

250

200

380

700

380

260

20,516

662

1.92

2.21

June

230

1,400

2,500

*1,080

674

482

554

275

222

185

162

154

306

206

144

118

107

96

90

85

76

67

85

85

*74

156

337

245

138

90

9,979

355

0.965

1.08

July

67

96

74

54

42

42

51

*40

52

28

24

25

24

24

56

45

57

50

56

138

109

80

101

109

1.640

672

299

245

197

251

601

5,227

169

0.490

0.56

Aug.

440

250

170

141

214

197

154

107

96

88

76

*62

52

45

38

34

38

351

245

125

85

60

52

69

64

56

494

240

170

185

202

4,578

148

0.429

0.49

Sept.

504

189

128

95

74

58

49

42

57

52

51

28

25

22

19

17

17

17

15

14

*14

14

14

13

12

11

11

10

9.8

100

1,419.8

47.5

0.157

0.15

Calendar year 1958: Max 9,200 Min 33 Mean 809 Cfsm 2.34 In. 31.79

Water year 1958-59: Max 7,610 Mln 9.8 Mean 510 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.04

Peak discharge (base, 7,OOO cfs).--Jan. 22 (4:50 a.m.) 10,400 cfs (7.95 ft).
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

660. Blackwater River at Davis, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°07'35", long 79°28'10", on right bank three-eighths of a mile southwest 

of Davis, Tucker County, and half a mile downstream from Beaver Creek.

Drainage area. 86.2 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1921 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,058.87 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

West Virginia Power and Transmission Co.). Prior to Dec. 18, 1952, staff gage at site 

60 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 38 years, 190 cfs.

Extreme s.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,230 cfs Jan, 22 (gage height, 7.32 ft); minimum, 1.5 cfs Sept. 11, 12 (gage height, 0.90 ft), caused by filling of small water 

supply pool about 1 mile upstream.

1921-59: Maximum discharge, 7,170 cfs Mar. 29, 1924 (gage height, 13.20 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, that of Sept. 11, 12, 1959.

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

which are poor.

Revisions

1931=3?

water-years). WSP 583: 1921-23. WSP 803: Drainage area. WSP 1173:

M7m)

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect ( 

height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6

1.5

2.7

4.3

6.5

10

15

30

1.9 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

183

299

610

1,000

2,050

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

28

28

26

24

23

21

*19

18

18

18

16

M

14

15

14

15

15

24

23

21

18

18

22

21

21

24

32

59

58 

44

33

744

24.0

0.278

0.32

Nov.

28

34

96

121

74

55

45

38

47

101

94

*94

76

65

59

109

115

109

90

76

65

58

52

50

47

45

44

78

245 

b!70

2,380

79.3

0.920

1.03

Dec.

b!20

96

96

198

225

201

b!50

b!20

bllO

b80

b70

b65

b60

b55

b50

b45

b45

b45

b45

b40

b40

b40

b45

b80

blOO

96

69

68

blOO 

b200

205

2,957

95.4

1.11

1.28

Jan.

blSO

375

238

175

allO

a80

a70

a65

a60

a55

a50

a50

b50

a70

a800

840

a400

a250

a220

b230

911

a2.000

a900

a500

a330

257

299

250

*196 

262

220

10,463

338

3.92

4.51

Feb.

158

b!40

b!30

267

255

152

b!20

101

109

323

460

232

315

476

840

508

318

243

179

b!30

b90

b60

111

292

175

121

92

88

-

6,485

232

2.69

2.80

Mar.

113

123

111

105

109

587

460

323

241

238

192

183

156

276

800

840

445

243

*203

194

190

198

156

131

121

121

268

346

214

194

8,079

261

3.03

3.49

Apr.

156

220

312

524

378

252

196

166

152

183

292

255

227

241

414

414

274

214

190

201

220

177

152

*127

105

97

101

251

445 

245

7,181

239

2.77

3.10

May

269

216

162

147

131

107

96

81

71

71

97

81

239

476

315

264

177

137

121

111

97

162

121

83

69

59

59

147

286 

117

71

4,640

150

1.74

2.00

June

59

156

260

135

78

62

50

*46

38

35

33

30

32

31

27

24

23

23

23

22

20

18

23

25

21

25

33

41

30 

21

1,444

48.1

0.558

0.62

July

16

18

21

18

14

18

21

17

14

7.9.

8.2

9.0

16

*12

11

10

9.6

9.0

11

16

19

17

16

18

92

105

46

25

22

20

21

677.7

21.9

0.254

0.29

Aug.

19

17

14

11

14

14

13

14

15

14

11

9.0

7.9

7.6

7.2

6.5

9.0

*49

48

27

18

17

12

14

16

13

15

18

20 

17

22

509.2

16.4

0.190

0.22

Sept.

26

18

14

10

8.2

7.2

7.6

7.2

5.4

1.9

1^6

3.5

3.8

3.7

3.5

3.2

3.8

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.5

3.7

3.7

3.3

2.9

2.6

2.5

*2.5 

£L

215.6

7.19

0.083

0.09

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,860 Min 14 Mean 208 Cfsm 2.41 In. 32.78

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,000 Min 1.6 Mean 125 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.75

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 cfs).--Jan. 22 (7 a.m.) 2,230 cfs (7.32 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record, discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 81

690. Shavers Foijk at Parsons, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°05'45", long 79°40'40" , on right bank at Parsons, Tucker County, 0.7 mile 

upstream from confluence with Black Pork.

Drainage area. 214 sq mi.

Records available. October 1910 to September 1926, October 1940 to September 1959. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published In WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,634.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 25, 1923, chain gage on old highway bridge 800 ft downstream at 

datum 3 ft lower. Aug. 25, 1923, to Sept. 30, 1926, series of staff gages on railroad 

bridge 40 ft upstream from chain gage at datum 3 ft lower than present datum. Oct. 4, 

1940, to Apr. 4, 1942, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--35 years, 554 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,400 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 8.45 ft); minimum, 6.0 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 0.14 ft).

1910-26, 1940-59: Maximum discharge observed, 14,800 cfs May 12, 1924 (gage height, 

10.60 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 8,700 cfs by 

velocity-area studies: minimum observed, 1 cfs Oct. 7, 1914 (gage height, 2.0 ft, site 

and datum then in use). Minimum stage and discharge both very doubtful.

Floods of July 10, 1888, and July 17, 1907, reached a stage of approximately 12.5 ft 

at site and datum of former gage (discharge, 25,000 cfs, from rating curve extended 

above 8,700 cfs).

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

water temperatures for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1641.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 583: 1922. WSP 923: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1911-12, 

1915-17, 1918(M), 1921-22(M) , 1926(M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.15 

.3

.5 

.8

1.2

6.5

15

33

78

171

1.7 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

355

1,230

3,250

6,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

68

71

76

82

70

60

55

49

46

45

41

38

*38

37

36

33

34

37

36

48

50

45

42

37

36

42

49

163

286 

227

171

2,148

69.3

0.324

0.37

Nov.

139

139

436

644

410

314

266

227

221

310

332

278

259

248

227

231

241

224

218

214

204

186

171

158

149

144

151

164

490 

438

7,819

261

1.22

1.36

Dec.

282

266

*263

360

496

484

390

290

278

200

160

150

140

130

120

110

100

100

100

100

100

100

110

170

200

170

170

170

200 

360

360

6,629

214

1.00

1.15

Jan.

320

496

533

380

221

139

130

120

120

110

110

110

110

140

1,700

1,700

867

533

472

699

2,050

*5,850

1,850

1,020

741

604

540

496

427 

405

395

23,388

754

3.52

4.06

Feb.

342

266

256

328

496

390

298

282

286

298

552

472

520

986

1.700

*1,210

790

598

472

314

302

310

337

650

566

444

385

332

-

14,182

506

2.36

2.46

Mar.

310

298

263

245

258

1,120

1.620

804

657

734

611

769

624

449

881

1,390

*881

*592

454

410

427

514

454

360

346

395

578

1,170

706

514

19,366

625

2.92

3.37

Apr.

514

655

1,620

2,100

1,350

1,130

874

664

566

578

846

1,170

944

839

1,080

1,170

993

783

657

604

585

540

484

449

405

350

328

747

1,800

*1,120

25,945

865

4.04

4.51

May

909

783

598

490

438

375

319

282

252

238

263

256

556

1.900

1,170

776

585

460

405

342

302

395

365

302

248

218

211

380

578

360

266

15,022

485

2.27

2.61

June

427

1,040

2.050

965

*598

422

328

*266

227

198

171

149

153

291

168

125

105

96

88

80

73

66

76

66

*56_

84

1,060

380

218

147

10,173

339

1.58

1.77

July

116

120

113

88

70

70

70

60

49

42

36

31

28

*30

28

24

34

34

48

66

76

105

111

130

751

472

227

147

127

139

270

5,692

119

0.556

0.64

Aug.

514

192

125

98

265

452

218

142

111

150

100

76

65

52

45

40

43

*86

66

68

56

43

37

32

27.

28

517

278

159 

150

224

5,995

129

0.605

0.69

Sept.

187

160

115

88

75

60

50

45

58

43

38

31

27

22

20

18

18

17

14

13

*12

12

11

10

10

9.0

8.0

7.0

10 6.5 

1,168.5

39.0

0.182

0.20

Calendar year 1958 : Max 5,700 Min 33 Mean 583 Cfsm 2.72 In. 36.99

Water year 1958-59: Max 5,850 Min 6.5 Mean 366 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.19

Peak discharge (base, 5,300 cfs). Jan. 22 (11:30 a.m.) 8,400 cfs (8.45 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 10 to Jan. 1, Jan. 7-15.
82 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

695. Cheat River near Persons, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°07'20", long 79°40'50", on left bank 2 miles north of Parsons, Tucker 

County, and 3 miles downstream from confluence .of Black and Shavers Porks.

Drainage area. 718 sq ml.

Records available. January 1913 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published In WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,589.66 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Aug. 17, 1944, chain gage on Moss Bridge about 1,600 ft upstream 

at datum 1.13 ft higher.

Average discharge. 45 years (1914-59), 1,656 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 23,300 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 11.52 ft); minimum, 27 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.63 ft).

1913-59: Maximum discharge, 52,100 cfs Oct. 15, 1954 (gage height, 19.08 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 27,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum observed, 9 cfs Aug. 12, 1930 (gage height, 1.28 ft, site and datum then In 

use) .

At site and datum In use prior to Aug. 17, 1944, the flood of Oct. 15, 1954, reached 

a stage of 20.8 ft, from floodmarks , which is 0.3 ft higher than the previously known 

maximum of July 1888 (discharge, 51,300 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 893: Drainage area. WSP 1305: 1917(M) , 1924(M) , 1932(M), 

1936(M), 1938-39(M). WSP 1335: 1916. WSP 1385: 1918-19(M).

Hating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 bo July 25 July 26 to Sept. 30

1.9 59

2.0 60

2.3 167

Z.8 382

3.5 645

4.0

5.0

7.0

10.0

11.0

1,370

2,840

7,200

16,800

21,100

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.2

24 2.7 342

3.4 765

4.O 1,38O

5.0 2,840

Discharge, in eubi? feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

174

2O4

197

169

171

150

134

126

117

111

105

100

*92

92

86

85

82

117

117

108

108

100

98

106

105

125

178

452

648

495

^

5,340

172

0.240

0.28

Nov.

295

300

1,020

1,560

957

728

594

501

507

846

879

797

765

669

586

676

765

742

669

655

574

513

466

431

404

362

367

382

1,550

1,170

20,772

692

0.964

1.06

Dec.

769

b750

*750

1,170

1.510

1,460

1,020

845

621

586

495

b450

b400

b370

b350

b330

b320

b320

b310

b300

b300

b300

323

568

676

566

525

525

655

1,190

1,210

20,186

651

0.907

1.05

Jan.

1,080

2,050

1,700

1,370

789

549

b500

b470

b450

b420

b400

b380

b380

b500

5,600

5,720

2,930

1,900

1,490

1,960

6,740

18.100

6.56O

3,560

2,520

1,980

1,900

1,700

1,410

1,440

1,460

78,008

2,516

3.50

4.04

Feb.

1,090

845

797

1,390

*1,830

1,330

939

1,000

948

1,240

2,760

1,760

2,120

3,470

6,080

4,140

2,840

2.2OO

1,700

1,190

975

1,040

1,220

2,520

1,900

1,700

1,450

1,240

_

51,714

1,847

2.57

2.68

Mar.

1,150

1,030

913

829

765

4,340

5, OOO

2,840

2,260

2,280

1,900

2,200

1,900

1,700

4,24O

5.720

3,470

2,280

*1,700

1,530

1,500

1,620

1,310

1,060

993

1,050

1,580

2,840

1,830

1,600

1,600

65,050

2,098

2.92

3.37

Apr.

1,490

1,800

3,650

5.960

4,240

3,290

2,520

1,900

1,630

1,760

2,520

2,930

2,520

2,360

3,470

4,040

3,200

2,440

1,980

1,830

1,830

1,590

1,420

1,320

1,150

1,000

948

1,850

5,960

*3,560

76,158

2,539

3.54

3.94

May

3,020

2,440

1,830

1,500

1,440

1,130

948

805

705

655

781

683

1,620

5.120

3,470

2,440

1,830

1,400

1,200

975

845

1,270

1,030

813

655

549

537

711

1,830

966

634

44,032

1,420

1.98

2.28

June

750

2,600

5,000

2,52O

1,560

1,100

821

655

537

454

393

337

454

568

*367

278

244

216

204

189

171

154

182

178

154

237

1,430

754

436

295

23,438

781

1.09

1.21

July

224

240

228

182

141

147

160

134

108

92

76

67

67

74

90

90

90

82

100

*186

232

216

236

286

2.770

1,560

672

472

388

388

942

10,740

346

0.482

0.56

Aug.

897

513

342

271

456

716

404

292

267

262

215

169

137

116

100

9098"

*599

479

267

186

140

119

131

149

128

994 672-

447

538

616

10,810

349

0.486

0.56

Sept.

596

437

296

219

179

146

125

113

100

95

86

75

64

58

53

49

49

46

43

42

*40

38

37

34

*33

31

30

28

27

32

3,201

107

0.149

0.17

Calendar year 1958 : Max 20,200 Min 82 Mean 1,799 Cfsm 2.51 In. 33.99

Water year 1956-59 : Max 18,100 Min 27 Mean 1,122 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.22

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 cfs). Jan. 22 (7 a.m.) 23,300 cfs (11.52 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 83

700. Cheat River at Rowlesburg, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°20'50", long 79°40 I 00", on left bank 50 ft downstream from Baltimore 

& Ohio Railroad bridge at Rowlesburg, Preston County, and 300 ft upstream from Saltlick 

Creek. Records include flow of Saltlick Creek.

Drainage area. 972 sq mi, including that of Saltlick Creek.

Records available.--July 1912 to September 1923 (gage heights only), October 1923 to September 1959. Gage-height records collected at practically the same site since 1884 are 

contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,369.8 ft above mean sea level (Baltimore 

& Ohio RR. bench mark). Prior to Nov. 18, 1923, staff, chain, or tape gages at several 

sites within 500 ft of present site at various daturas.

Average discharge . 36 years (1923-59), 2,222 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 30,000 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 10.46 ft); minimum, 32 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.20 ft).

1923-59: Maximum discharge, 66,300 cfs Oct. 16, 1954 (gage height, 15.67 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 42,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 10 cfs Oct. 15, 

1930; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 29, 1959.

Maximum stage known, 16.7 ft July 6, 1844, referred to present gage by relation curve 

(discharge, 125,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 45,000 cfs). Flood of 

July 10, 1888, reached a stage of 16.2 ft, referred to present gage by relation curve 

(discharge, 118,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 45,000 cfs).

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

Revisions (water years).--WSP 803: Drainage area. WSP 893: 1936-37. WSP 1173: 

1924-34(M,m) .

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 12, Dec. 14, 16, 22-25, 

Dec. 29 to Jan. 6, Jan. IE, 14J

Oct. 1 to Jan. 15 Jan. 16 to Sept. 30

1.56 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

119

285

6OO

1,080

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

2,540 

4,8OO 

7,750

2.4

198

565

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

8.0 

10.0

1,230

3,120

5,840

17,000

27,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

267

285

290

262

249

224

*200

178

163

160

153

143

137

124

119

119

119

140

146

156

143

146

143

140

143

156

167

360

890

78O

548

7,250

234

0.241

0.28

Nov.

439

378

640

2,110

1,540

1,070

820

680

640

940

1,420

*1,180

1,100

970

880

870

1,010

1,050

1,000

960

880

770

680

616

563

533

512

563

2,220

2 ,280

29,314

977

1.01

1.12

Dec.

1,430

1,210

1,130

1,640

2,540

2,450

1,920

1,370

1,230

840

624

600

b550

499

b470

439

b430

b420

b410

b400

b400

401

439

624

1,090

b800

b750

b800

96U

1,420

1,900

30,186

974

1.00

1.15

Jan.

1,780

2,730

2,640

1,920

1,210

743

b680

b640

b600

b560

b520

499

b500

624

7,120

9,990

b4,900

b2 , 800

b2,100

2,680

9,270

25.500

10,900

5,240

3,330

2,660

2,380

2,380

*2,000

1,860

2,020

110,576

3,567

3.67

4.23

Feb.

1,640

bl,200

bl,100

1,600

2,600

2,060

1,400

1,380

1,290

2,990

6,470

3,440

3,220

5,390

9.250

6,960

4,380

3,120

2,480

bl,600

bl,300

bl,400

1,730

3,560

3,120

2,520

2,120

1,730

_

81,050

2,895

2.98

3.10

Mar.

1,550

1,430

1,240

1,150

1.010

2,550

8.160

4,520

3,330

3,440

3,220

*3,690

3,690

2,720

5,020

7,640

4,950

3,220

2,440

2,O40

1,940

2,020

1,810

1,410

1,260

1,280

1,690

4,100

3,120

2,440

2 , 260

90,340

2,914

3.00

3.46

Apr.

2,080

2,100

4,600

8.880

6,800

4,800

3,560

2,720

2,340

2,420

3,560

4,380

3,690

3,220

4,520

5,240

4,520

3,330

2,720

2,440

2,340

2,140

*1,820

1,710

1,520

1,300

1,190

1,550

6,440

5,240

103,170

3,439

3.54

3.95

May

3,960

3,440

2,700

2,160

1,900

1,600

1,300

1,090

916

829

916

927

1,240

*7.980

5,690

3,690

2,820

2,120

1,690

1,400

1,160

1,290

1,480

1,100

883

745

688

798

1,770

1,460

905

60,647

1,956

2.01

2.32

June

818

1,840

6.110

3,560

2,100

1,410

1,050

818

*678

565

490

429

385

590

528

397

337

302

275

259

248

223

228

238

238

238

903

1,120

669

449

27,495

916

0.942

1.05

July

343

35*

314

280

228

243

243

228

185

149

127

111

90

118

*218

138

127

124

142

152

223

280

291

422

1,760

2.640

1,080

650

512

470

582

12,824

414

0.426

0.49

Aug.

1.120

766

505

391

360

692

608

505

449

422

385

297

233

185

152

134

114

169

*776

456

319

238

185

156

173

198

304

1,120

565

565

999

13,541

437

0.450

0.52

Sept.

745

669

490

360

286

233

190

164

145

131

111

108

93

80

73

66

62

60

56

55

51

49

47

42

41

40

36

35

*34

Tff jo

4,590

153

0.157

0.18

Calendar year 1958: Max 22,500 Mln 119 Mean 2,385 Cfsm 2.45 In. 33.32

Water year 1958-59: Max 23,300 Min 34 Mean 1,564 Cfsm 1.61 In. 21.85

Peak discharge (base, 20,000 cfs). Jan. 22 (ll a.m.) 30,000 cfs (10.46 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

705. Big Sandy Creek at Rockville, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°37'15", long 79°42'20", on right bank just downstream from highway bridge 

at Rockville, Preston County, 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 200 sq ml.

Records available . May 1909 to March 1918, April 1921 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 1,310 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Oct. 4, 1924, chain gages at highway bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 46 years (1909-17, 1921-59), 426 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,270 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 11.87 ft); minimum, 1.5 cfs Sept. 26, 27, 28, 29 (gage height, 2.86 ft).

1909-18, 1921-59: Maximum discharge observed, 21,300 cfs July 24, 1912 (gage height, 

18.0 ft), from rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs by velocity-area studies; minimum, 

0.1 cfs Oct. 21-27, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 20.0 to 20.5 ft July 10, 1888 (discharge, 28,000 to 30,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 583: 1912(M), 1922-23. WSP 643: Drainage area. WSP 923: 

 T55W. WSP 1173: T930-34(M,m) . WSP 1335: 1910-18, 1921, 1922-24(M), 1928(M), 

1930-43(M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 15 Jan. 16 to Sept. 3O

3.89

4.5

5.0

6.0

7.0

9.0

43

114

215

560

1,140

3,050

2.86 

3.2 

3.6 

3.9

4.5 

5.0

1.5

8.5

21

42

105

191

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0 

10.0

322

524

1,140

3,050

4,260

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

340

361

268

212

166

128

*107

94

85

84

87

70

58

53

48

44

43

76

72

56

47

44 

43

47

55

65

94

422

323

210

162

3,964

128

0.640

0.74

Nov.

139

132

268

350

277

229

183

152

175

215

235

218

190

*177

179

215

190

181

198

215

202

186 

164

148

135

152

202

39£

1.220

7,541

251

1.26

1.40

Dec.

485

407

361

830

1.500

1,220

720

541

430

271

b230

b200

blSO

b!60

blSO

b!40

b!30

b!30

139

179

162

139 

154

397

433

313

b300

300

300

430

404

11,535

372

1.86

2.14

Jan.

430

1,060

772

580

350

b260

b240

b210

b!90

b!70

b!60

blSO

blSO

164

2,180

2,340

1,140

620

493

758

2,610

5.170 

1,420

825

600

489

538

398

374

*590

795

24,226

781

3.90

4.50

Feb.

561

336

b300

561

438

336

257

279

262

5.640

2,880

1,180

1,180

1,300

2,400

1,380

920

670

480

296

290

293 

322

556

631

410

386

351

-

22,895

818

4.09

4.26

Mar.

340

309

282

265

239

1,250

1,260

771

636

771

658

*648

493

554

1.500

1,100

735

502

394

340

312

279 

219

210

185

173.

368

888

575

467

398

16,921

546

2.73

3.15

Apr.

333

732

1,260

1,550

990

705

502

406

347

1,110

1.750

1,020

795

735

687

561

446

382

336

522

282

251 

*210

187

169

160

504

942

1,550

990

19,974

666

5.53

3.71

May

795

620

480

414

333

276

239

204

175

177

202

162

361

1.060

711

463

351

276

234

191

162

164 

148

123

105

92

91

134

136

98

82

9,059

292

1.46

1.68

June

129

168

500

191

154

102

86

71

*58

50

44

37

32

28

23

19

19

17

17

17

le' 16

24

28

26

27

59

47

29

19

1,833

61.1

0.306

0.34

July

15

13

12

10

9.2

32

59

36

20

15

12

10

8.5

7.6

*6.9

7.4

7.8

8.0

12

16

14

16 

14

18

25

30

19

14

12

13

16

508.4

16.4

0.082

0.09

Aug.

27

36

21

16

16

14

12

12

11

11

12

11

10

8.5

7.4

6.7

12 6.4

*20

16

14

12 

159

-§T 190

60

36

25

23

27

33

956.0

30.8

0.154

0.18

Sept.

42

50

24

19

15

15

11

9.8

8.5

7.8

6.9

6.2

5.8

5.0

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.0 

2.8

2.6

2.2

1.7

1.7

1.5

TTs

*5.0

253.0

8.43

0.042

0.05

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,300 Mln 21 Mean 391 Cfsm 1.96 In. 26.55

Water year 1958-59 : Max 3,640 Mln 1.5 Mean 328 Cfsm 1.64 In. 22.24

Peak discharge (base, 4,800 cfs). Feb. 10 (6 p.m.) 7,270 cfs (11.87 ft).

» Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 85 

720. Dunkard Creek at Shannopin, Pa.

Location. Lat 39°45'30", long 79°58'20", on left bank at Shannopin, Greene County, 

1.4 miles north of Dunkard, 3.5 miles upstream from mouth, and 4 miles southwest of 

Greensboro.

Drainage area. 229 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1959. Prior to December- 1940 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 806 ft (by barometer). 

Average discharge. 19 years, 283 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,520 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 10.27 ft); minimum, 1.3 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 0.72 ft).

1940-59: Maximum discharge, 16,800 cfs June 4, 1941 (gage height, 14.02 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 0.4 cfs Aug. 28, 1944.

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

which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by mine pumps above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1505: 1955.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ic 

In feet, and discharge, In cubi

0.85 

1.0 

1.4 

1.8

3.0 

4.0

Oct. 1 to Feb. 9

10 5.0

16 6.0

38 7.0

70 8.0

Z30 10.0

475

830

1,320

2,120

3,400

6,920

)f Ice

; per

Feb.

1.

2.

5.

10

41

86

151

effect (gage he

second)

10 to Sept. 3O

1 3.0

9 4.0

8 5.0

6.0 1

7.0 2

8.0 3

10.0 6

lght :

240

490

850

,320

,120

,40O

,920

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

113

124

113

92

72

58

49

42

36

36

31

28

25

23

20

16

16

16

14

12

12

13

*14

15

16

16

22

36

38

37

1,194

38.5

0.168

0.19

Nov.

29

26

28

30

33

33

31

27

26

28

37

58

*54

54

45

52

75

75

*71

84

99

87

72

59

53

50

46

71

510

388

2,331

77.7

0.339

0.38

Dec.

200

182

157

210

514

910

437

260

180

120

110

100

80

60

50

45

42

42

42

45

50

40

40

50

80

62

60

66

70

8O

*8O

4,464

144

0.629

0.72

Jan.

100

1,000

500

300

150

130

110

100

90

80

60

50

50

50

800

1,500

600

260

240

1,OOO

4.500

4,000

1 , 000

600

400

330

250

200

175

451

750

19,826

640

2.79

3.22

Feb.

468

253

229

290

*315

222

167

170

220

5.400

2,000

1,000

1,000

1,200

1,500

900

600

500

350

200

190

180

180

280

230

220

210

191

_

18,665

667

2.91

3.03

Mar,

177

169

170

160

148

495

890

535

404

378

352

*464

620

550

580

500

350

260

210

200

180

160

140

120

100

120

150

160

150

140

130

9,162

296

1.29

1.49

Apr.

120

400

450

350

300

250

220

*200

172

382

1.200

750

639

1,200

910

579

391

293

242

204

202

163

142

123

107

96

116

215

*732

469

11,617

387

1.69

1.89

May

365

304

240

193

157

129

109

89

74

66

61

66

265

*910

485

266

181

136

108

*88

71

63

61

50

42

36

35

142

146

82

57

5,077

164

0.716

0.82

June

53

163

224 132"

80

55

43

36

30

25

21

18

16

13

11

9.1

7.8

*8. 2

7.8

7.4

7.4

7.8

9.1

9.6

8.2

7.0

7.4

14

28

18

1,076.8

35.9

0.157

0.17

July

13

12

9.6

12

14

21

32

35

25

17

12

9.1

7.0

5.8

5.2

4.6

4.3

4.0

8.2

15

9.6

6.6

8.7

28

34

27

21

18

16

16

19

469.7

15.2

0.066

0.08

Aug.

127

102

44

*38

171

221

84

47

33

27

*22

16

14

11

9.1

7.8

7.4

14

42

35

25

17

14

16

42

120

51

34

25

19

16

1,451.3

46.8

0.204

0.24

Sept.

15

*22~ 24

16

1C

9.1

7.8

6.6

4.9

4.3

3.7

3.1

3.4

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.7

2.3

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.7

2.1

Z.5

2.9

4.5

174.8

5.83

0.025

0.03

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,000 Mln 12 Mean 253 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.99

Water year 1958-59: Max 5,400 Mln 1.7 Mean 207 Cfsm 0.904 In. 12.26

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Jan. 22 (time unknown) 5,040 cfs (8.97 ft); Feb. 10 (time unknown) 

7,520 efs (10.27 ft)._________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Dec. 31 to Jan. 28, Feb. 9-27, Mar. 3, 4, Mar. 15 to Apr. 8j discharge 

estimated on basis of records for nearby stations. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 1, 

9-30.

57S949 O - 61 - 7
86 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

725. Monongahela River at Greensboro, Pa.

Location. Lat 39°47'15", long 79°55'15", on left bank on land guide wall, 750 ft upstream 

from dam at lock 7, at Greensboro, Greene County, 0.2 mile upstream from Georges Creek, 

2.2 miles downstream from Dunkard Creek, 4.3 miles downstream from Cheat River, and at 

mile 84.8.

Drainage area.--4,407 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1959. Prior to January 1939 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete dam. Datum of gage is 767.55 ft above mean sea 

level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge. 21 years, 8,168 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 61,900 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 18.78 ft); minimum not determined; minimum daily, 295 cfs July 17.

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 140,000 cfs Oct. 16, 1954 (gage height, 28.93 ft); minimum daily, 204 cfs Sept. 1-3, 5, 1946; minimum gage height, 10.23 ft Apr. 29, 1941.

Maximum stage known, about 36 ft in July 1888, from high-water profile by Corps of 

Engineers. Flood of Mar. 18, 1936, reached a stage of 28.4 ft (discharge, 137,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record and those between 

1,000 and 5,000 cfs, which are fair, and those below 1,000 cfs, which are poor. Flow 

regulated since 1938 by Tygart Reservoir (see p. 103) and since 1926 by Lake Lynn 

(combined capacity, 358,900 acre-ft).

Revisions (water years). WSF 1113: 1939(M) , 1941 (M). WSP 1385: 1936(M). WSP 1435: 

1939.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

10.7

11.0

11.5

12.0

220

750

2,050

3,670

13.0

15.0

17.0

18.0

8,100

22,000

40,900

52,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

2,650

3,660

4.290

3,250

1,890

2,170

2,060

1,580

1,580

1,290

1,210

970

1,880

1,460

1,020

1,020

970

1,040

1,110

1,500

1,660

1,240

1,260

*970

970

1,040

2,020

2,180

2,460

2,660

2,260

55,520

1,785

-413

Nov.

1,620

1,220

2 710

4*280

4,100

4,240

3,390

2,380

2,560

4,260

2,990

3,880

3,870

4,520

4,120

2,500

3,420

4,360

*4,670

4,700

5,000

4,600

3,300

4,480

4,320

3,700

2,520

4,010

10,800

9,240

121,760

4,059

-554

Dec.

6,960

7,210

6,820

8,840

13,600

15.600

7,850

8,040

8,190

5,580

4,830

4,780

4,440

3,190

3,730

3,170

3,040

2,990

2,380

2,270

1.760

2,280

2,640

2,950

1,780

3,300

2,480

2,940

3,830

4,080

*6,170

157,720

5,088

-399

Jan.

4,970

9,760

12,800

6,120

6,560

4,640

3,920

4,240

3,9OO

2,670

2.050

2,110

2,810

2,810

11,200

36,500

23,600

16,600

12,400

15,500

34,500"

50,500

31,600

18,000

20,400

a!8,OOO

a!7,000

16,200

15,400

14,400

1O,400

431,360

13,910

+161

Feb.

8,920

8,650

6,730

7,180

7,800

*7,780

7.6OO

4.850

8,150

17,600

55.5OO

20 ,800

19,600

22,800

27,000

22,800

20,800

18,200

15,300

13,700

9,300

6,140

7,650

9,560

11,200

11,300

9,580

7,860

-

374,150

13,360

-183

Mar.

4,940

6,960

6,190

5,260

6,400

10,900

2O,8OO

17,700

15,400

14,600

14,500

*15,200

17,300

14,900

15,200

17,700

14,300

13,200

12,200

7,320

4,700

3,600

4,650

4,340

3,620

5.450

5,970

5,960

5,660

6,160

5,140

304,200

9,813

+219

Apr.

4,500

7,560

13,800

16,900

19,100

16,100

16,400

10,900

11,600

13,600

25.600

17,000

15,900

*14,000

14,400

16,300

13,700

11,100

6,380

7,760

6,520

5,840

5,070

4,130

3,760

2.580

3,980

6,650

10,600

12,300

331,830

11,060

+1,090

May

9,840

6,960

5,150

6,220

7,940

7,640

5,580

3,880

2,690

1.900

3,170

3,480

7,460

13,500

17 . 600

13,400

9,640

10,200

10,2OO

*4,780

4,030

3,400

3,080

2,520

5,OOO

3,770

3,160

4,110

3,820

3,680

3,910

191,710

6,184

+424

June

3,260

5,300

10 . 400

10,200

8,340

5,620

2,280

2,340

1,960

2,580

2,290

1,430

1,220

595

1,020

1,100

1,010

955

*953

690

478

1,04O

863

1,050

679

840

2,510

1,000

960

1,060

74,023

2,467

+30.0

July

1,080

940

1,440

515

585

1,700

1,100

1,220

1,070

825

525

545

543

390

517

1,450

295

1,130

460

615

479

1,340

980

1,360

4.280

1,470

2,140

1,970

1,520

1,360

1,610

35,454

1>144

-80.7

Aug.

2.860

1,560

1,750

1,520

1,630

1,830

2,660

1,270

1,160

1,750

1,320

1,310

1,240

1,080

772

710

772

2,200

1,250

1,610

1,070

710

860

1,790

1,310

1,360

946

1,770

1,870

1,200

1,650

44,790

1,445

-188

Sept.

1,600

1,680

1.980

1,810

1,460

794

794

1,610

690

882

816

550

882

710

650

838

794

1,530

794

772

670

816

733

714

839

465

698

1,590

710

860

29,731

991

-490

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

1,372 

0.311 

0.36

3,505 

0.795 

0.89

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

4,689 

1.06 

1.22

14,070 

3.19 

3.68

13,180 

2.99 

3.11

10,030 

2.28 

2.63

12,150 

2.76 

3.08

6,608 

1.50 

1.73

Observed

Max 52,700 Mln 816 Mean 8,923 

Max 50,300 Mln 295 Mean 5,896

2,497 

0.567 

0.63

1,063 

0.241 

0.28

1,257 

0.285 

0.33

501

0.114 

0.13

Adjusted

Mean 8,917 Cfsm 2.O2 In. 27.44 

Mean 5,865 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.07

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Tygart Reservoir and Lake Lynn. 

Records of contents In Lake Lynn furnished by West Perm Power Co.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.

Note. Discharge for Oct. 18-23, Jan. 7-15, 18-2O, 24, 25, Jan. 28 to Feb. 7, July 31, Aug. 1, 

computed from 8 readings dally of upper lock gage.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 87

730. South Fork Tenmile Creek at Jefferson, Pa.

Location. Lat 39°55'25", long 80°C4'25", on right bank at downstream side of highway

bridge, 1 mile southwest of Jefferson, Greene County, and 85- miles downstream from Ruff 

Creek.

Drainage area. 180 sq mi.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and masonry control. Datum of gage is 852.54 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1907. Prior to Oct. 21, 1938, chain gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 28 years, 202 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,010 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 12.10 ft); minimum, 0.38 cfs Sept. 23, 24, 27 Tgage height, 0.50 ft).

1931-59: Maximum discharge, 13,800 cfs June 4, 1941 (gage height, 18.45 ft, from 

floodmark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs on basis of slopearea measurement of peak flow; minimum observed, 0.05 cfs Sept. 3, 1938 (gage height, 

0.36 ft).

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

which are fair.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1305: 1949. WSP 1435: 1932-34, 1935(M) .

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.1 

1.3

1.5

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

61

122

276

466

860

1,350

2,720

4,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

o

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

42

4636"

29

25

21

16.5

14.5

13.5

13

16

16

12.5

10.5

7.2

6.4

5.2

5.6

7.4

7.8

8.6

8.1

*7.6

7.4

8.1

9.3

13

21

35

24

18

511.2

16.5

0.092

0.11

Nov.

14

12.5

14

17.5

16.5

14

12.5

12

10.5

14

29

28

24

21

20

30

40

33

*35

37

40

36

32

28

24

24

22

25

159

125

949.5

31.6

0.176

0.20

Dec.

99

81

70

217

564

529

226

156

106

80

70

50

45

40

36

34

32

32

32

40

38

34

30

57

63

46

44

43

43

49

44

3,030

97.7

0.543

0.63

Jan.

67

758

*375

240

120

100

90

80

76

60

46

42

42

44

302

1,160

460

240

210

501

5.150

3,020

753

466

303

258

200

140

150

537

523

14,493

468

2.60

2.99

Feb.

300

180

197

276

*216

143

104

122

158

3.640

1,550

620

640

706

1,150

660

466

367

240

150

140

140

154

223

170

170

156

143

_

13,181

471

2.62

2.72

Mar.

143

138

127

127

115

291

382

265

247

306

284

329

*333

352

42O

352

265

200

156

143

140

120

110

100

90

100

130

150

140

120

110

6,285

203

1.13

1.30

Apr.

loo

180

200

160

130

110

100

90

80

450

400

300

260

250

*398

284

213

173

154

156

143

117

101

91

81

75

188

823

1.120

7,488

250

1.39

1.55

May

504

356

258

2OO

156

127

110

93

79

75

75

144

1.250

*950

504

325

216

162

135

113

*93

113

93

70

58

51

108

487

185

115

91

7,296

235

1.31

1.51

June

104

917

498

247

*154

108

87

66

54

51

44

34

28

26

21

17.5

14.5

*14.5

13.5

12.5

10.5

15

22

25

16

12

31

29

15

10.5

2,697.5

89.9

0.499

0.56

July

7.8

18.5

16.5

11

7.2

24

83

38

19.5

12.5

8.4

6.6

5.4

3.13

2.94

3.36

3.52

2.94

3.58

7.1

5.6

4.00

3.08

4.14

11

6.0

4.16

3.84

3.68

3.22

14

347.69

11.2

0.062

0.07

Aug.

24

24

11

*7.6

101

58

26

15.5

10.5

8.1

6.6

5.8

4.16

3.36

2.66

2.04

1.80

1.38

2.65

2.66

1.80

1.58

38

84

36

22

50

12.5

7.9

6.2

21

599.79

19.3

0.107

0.12

Sept.

28

13

*8.4

6.3

4.86

4.16

3.36

2.11

1.78

2.52

1.80

1.38

1.18

1.00

.84

.84

.84

.76

.76

.84

.84

.68

.50

.44

.50

.50

.50

.56

.50

.76

90.51

3.02

0.017

0.02

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,11O Min 5.2 Mean 152 Cfsm 0.844 In. 11.47

Water year 1958-59: Max 3,640 Min 0.44 Mean 156 Cfsm 0.867 In. 11.78

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). Jan. 22 (6 a.m.) 4,940 cfs (9.81 ft); Feb. 10 (4:3O p.m.) 7,01O 

cfs (12.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Mar. 21 to Apr. 14; discharge estimated on basis of records for near 

by stations. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 10-19, Jan. 5-12, 17-19, 28, 29, 

Feb. 1, 2, 19-21.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

745. Redstone Creek at Waltersburg, Pa.

Location Lat 39°58'45", long 79"45"50", near center of span on downstream side of highway

 bridge at Waltersburg, Fayette County, 500 ft upstream from Bolden Run and 1 mile upstream from Alien Run.

Drainage area. 73.7 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for October

 1942, published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage

 is 883.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 17 years, 104 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,160 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 9.18 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement at gage 

height 11.83 ft; minimum observed, 15 cfs Sept. 6 (gage height, 0.97 ft).

1942-59: Maximum discharge, 4,400 cfs Oct. 15, 1954 (gage height, 11.83 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak 

flow; minimum observed, 7.0 cfs Nov. 5, 1951; minimum gage height observed, 0.91 ft 

July 25, 1954.

Remarks.--Records fair. Some regulation at low flow by mine pumpage into stream above 

station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1435: 1943-45(M), 1946, 1947(M), 1948(P), 1949-50(M), 

1951(P), 1952(M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 10 Feb. 11 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 191

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

315

475

850

1,280

0.9

1.0 

1.5

9.4

18

100

2.0 210

3.0 540

5.0 1,340

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

l

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

95

52

46

38

36

33

31

31

34

34

30

26

25

28

28

26

26

28

22

22

22

25

*24

25

24

23

23

33

28

25

25

968

31.2

0.423

0.49

Nov.

24

20

42

28

30

31

28

28

23

*30

28

25

28

25

30

24

26

20

38

*30

30

29

19

30

30

33

28

35

72

b60

924

30.8

0.418

0.47

Dec.

b58

b56

56

85

117

148

106

*89

84

b54

b52

b46

b45

b42

b40

b39

38

37

37

52

b40

b35

b34

56

47

b40

b38

41

50

53

48

1,763

56.9

0.772

0.89

Jan.

62

*103

78

75

b58

b56

b50

53

50

b45

b40

b36

b35

b45

142

*214

138

123

121

237

545

581 250"

169

148

128

114

96

85

192

158

4,227

136

1.85

2.13

Feb.

119

103

99

121

*97

82

69

72

77

1,050

555

270

330

270

390

315

240

210

150

122

114

96

138

122

104

96

95

91

-

5,577

199

2.70

2.81

Mar.

93

89

89

91

82

202

185

140

136

160

*132

185

150

136

160

150

140

112

102

*96

95

82

75

72

65

65

91

96

82

86

80

3,519

114

1.55

1.78

Apr.

75

148

150

160

132

124

106

98

93

218

225

185

198

*198

172

150

132

120

112

116

100

89

82

77

72

179" 70

285

*404

240

4,510

150

2.04

2.28

May

240

185

160

150

124

102

91

86

77

79

79

115

1 ,Q7Q

793

375

270

185

150

122

*112

93

93

116

87

72

65

65

72

62

58

62

5,410

175

2.37

2.73

June

91

234

172

124

*96

82

77

62

56

51

45

48

45

43

38

35

37

*38

35

32

28

26

42

32

31

29

45

29

26

29

1,758

58.6

0.795

0.89

July

24

35

31

32

26

50

32

29

28

26

24

21

25

24

24

26

25

26

25

35

24

21

25

50

35

24

21

26

26

26

28

874

28.2

0.383

0.44

Aug.

29

22

18

2¥

*31

28

24

42

26

22

24

25

24

26

26

21

26

29

26

28

29

29

61

8836-

28

26

26

26

26

28

929

30.0

0.407

0.47

Sept.

38

*26

24

22

21

18" 16

18

24

25

24

24

16

17

21

24

24

24

24

18

18

24

24

24

24

24

26

21

25

32

690

23.0

0.312

0.35

Calendar year 1958: Max 916 Min 19 Mean 83.9 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.46

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,070 Min 16 Mean 85.3 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.73

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--Feb. 10 (1 p.m.) 3,16O cfs (9.18 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

750. Monongahela River at Charleroi, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°08'30", long 79°53'35", on right bank on land guide wall 1,100 ft upstream from dam at lock 4, at Charleroi, Washington County, half a mile downstream from 

Maple Creek, and at mile 41.5.

Drainage area. 5,213 sq mi.

Records available. October 1933 to September 1959. Monthly discharge prior to 1940, 

adjusted for reservoir contents, published in WSP 1305. Records for March 1886 to 

March 1905 (high-water periods only), published in WSP 169, have been found to be unreliable and should not be used (peak discharge of July 11, 1888, as published in 

WSP 783, is still considered reliable).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete dam. Datum of gage is 735.33 ft above mean sea 

level (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Average discharge. 26 years, 9,037 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 68,700 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 12.30 ft); minimum, 534 cfs Sept. 27 [gage height, 2.42 ft).

1933-59: Maximum discharge, 140,000 cfs Oct. 16, 1954; maximum gage height, 22.47 

ft Mar. 18, 1936; minimum discharge not determined.

Maximum stage known, 42.0 ft on lower gage, at old lock 1 mile downstream, or about 

26.1 ft on present gage, July 11, 1888 (discharge, about 156,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good above 3,000 cfs, fair between 1,000 and 3,000 ofs, and poor below 

1,000 cfs. Plow regulated by locks above station and since 1938 by Tygart Reservoir 

(see p. 103) and since 1926 by Lake Lynn (combined capacity, 358,900 acre-ft).

Revisions (water years). WSP 758: Drainage area. WSP 783: 1888(M). WSP 1435: 1934, 

1936.See also Records available.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

670

1,040

1,730

3,310

4.0

5.0

8.0

12.0

5,300

10,300

31,500

66,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

3,200

3,530

4,310

4.590 

3,030

2,060

2,490

2,090

1,810

1,730

1,430 

1,340

1,400

1,920

1,580

1,250

1,230

1,230

1,270

1,460

1,860

1,580

1,360

*1,320

1.120

1,210

1,400

2,150

2,330

2,890

2,620

62,590

2,019

-413

Nov.

2,150

1,760

*1.620

3,480 

4,500

4,340

3,890

3,010

2,330

3,100

3,720 

3,200

3,910

3,990

4,420

3,960

2,650

3,630

5,050

*4,760

5,130

5,050

4,350

3,610

4,430

4,350

3,530

2,670

8,370

12.000

122,960

4,099

-554

Dec.

7,150

7,650

7,400

8,050 

12,800

17.900

11,100

8,400

8,510

7,370

5,520 

5,050

4,920

4,270

3,350

3,610

3,060

3,280

2,960

2,690

2,460

2.050

2,760

3,140

3,000

2,270

3,570

3,100

3,420

4,430

5,140

170,360

5,495

-399

Jan.

5,980

*8,880

13,200

9,640 

6,420

5,530

5,050

4,310

4,270

3,980

2,890 

2.240

2,430

3,460

7,190

35, 900

28,800

20,000

13,200

14,600

38,600

59,100

44,900

22,100

20, 700

20,000

18,200

18,200

16,800

17,900

13,500

487,970

15,740

+161

Feb.

12,000

9,480

8,650

8,650 

9,200

9,390

8,650

7,200

*6.590

18,800

44,100 

25,900

2O,7OO

23,500

29,900

27,500

22,100

20,000

17,600

15,400

12,000

8,400

7,650

9,750

11,700

12 , 300

11,100

9,200

-

427,210

15,260

-183

Mar.

7,4OO

6,140

7,900

6,420 

6,280

9,410

20.000

19,300

16,200

16,200

16,200 

15,400

*18,600

16,800

16,200

19,300

15,800

14,100

13,800

10,300

6,190

,800

,510

,800

,760

.070

,500

,330

6,520

6,900

6,240

332,370

10,720

+219

Apr.

5,650

6,440

12,900

16,800 

19,300

17,600

16,800

14,100

11,400

12,800

25.600 

19,500

19,300

*15,40O

15,800

17,200

15,100

12,900

9,550

8,150

8,150

6,900

6,190

5,340

4,590

5.840

4,060

7,450

15, 100

14,800

366,710

12,220

+1,090

May

12,900

9,750

7,580

7,150 

8,400

8,920

7,400

5,830

4,030

5.000

3,060 

3,910

8,580

16,500

20,000

15,800

12,600

11,100

11,400

8,150

5,140

*4,680

4,190

3,900

4,100

5,090

4,190

4,680

5,440

4,300

4,950

236,720

7,636

+424

June

4,390

5,720

10,600

10.800 

10,000

7,900

5,120

2,240

2,690

2,620

2,930 

2,400

gl,920

gl,360

g983

gl,190

1,390

1,270

1,250

1,140

945

*850

1,250

1,340

1,190

1,100

1,300

2,690

1,410

1,170

91,158

3,039

+30.0

July

,420

,360

,410

,390 

907

,200

,860

,390

1,360

1,300

1,000 

832

778

796

706

888

1,300

888

1,080

983

888

932

1,340

1,430

2,110

4.110

1,840

2,300

1,970

1,760

1,630

43,158

1,392

-80.7

Aug.

2.520

2,360

1,840

1,780 

1,860

2,000

2,020

2,500

1,430

1,530

1,660 

1,480

1,410

1,390

1,230

g945

6§50

gl,190

gl,730

gl,480

gl,410

1,210

964

1,580

2,460

1,680

1,860

gl,410

gl,680

g2,060

gl,300

50,819

1,639

-188

Sept.

gl,430

1,780

],860

2.000 

1,780

1,480

1,040

888

1,390

1,060

888 

796

688

796

778

g796

832

926

1,320

964

814

742

814

814

832

814

670

850

1,270

926

32,038

1,068

-490

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

1,606 

0.308 

0.36

3,545

0.680 

0.76

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

5,096 

0.978 

1.13

15, 900 

3.05 

3.52

15,080 

2.89 

3.01

10, 940 

2.10 

2.42

Observed

13,310 

2.55 

2.85

8,060 

1.55 

1.79

Max 63,900 Mln 1,100 Mean 9,640 

Max 59,100 Mln 670 Mean 6,641

3,069 

0.589 

0.66

1,311 

0.251 

0.29

1,451 

0.278 

0.32

Adjusted

578 

0.111 

0.12

Mean 9,634 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25. 08 

Mean 6,610 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.23

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Tygart Reservoir and Lake Lynn. 

Records of contents In Lake Lynn furnished by West Perm Power Co. 

g Computed from twice-daily tape-gage readings.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

755. Youghlogheny River near Oakland, Md.

Location. Lat 39°25'19", long 79°25'32", on left bank 200 ft downstream from Baltimore & 

Ohio Railroad bridge, 250 ft downstream from Little Youghiogheny River, l£ miles northwest of Oakland, Garrett County, and 1^ miles upstream from Dunkard Lick Run.

DraInage are a.--134 sq ml.

Records available. August 1941 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 2,353.11 ft above mean 

sea level, unadjusted. Prior to Aug. 1, 1946, wire-weight gage at bridge 200 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--18 years, 286 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,530 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 6.04 ft); minimum, 3.9 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.72 ft).

1941-59: Maximum discharge, 11,800 cfs Oct. 16, 1954 (gage height, 12.16 ft); minimum dally, 2.5 cfs Oct. 4, 1953.

Flood In March 1936 reached a stage of 15.3 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good except those subsequent to July 17, and those for periods of Ice 

effect or no gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1113: 1947(M).

Rating tables, water year- 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 10 Feb. 11 to Sept. 30

1.9

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.5

3.0 304

4.0 847

5.0 1,560

6.0 2,490

2.2 

2.4

57

103

2.7 198

3.0 330

4.0 900

5.0 1,620

6.0 2,520

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

60

71

*50

44

41

38

52

29

27

27

26

24

22

22

21

21

20

32

50

24

20

20

21

22

22

50

44

*97

71

54

39

1,101

55.5

0.265

0.51

Nov.

56

58

102

116

80

69

60

50

69

157

142

116

100

87

87

108

95

85

87

90

78

71

67

62

58

60

67

82

558

bT90

2,867

95.6

0.715

0.80

Dec.

b!70

b!50

142

287

567

358

b250

b225

b!90

b!60

121

116

108

97

95

80

75

73

69

78

69

60

65

148

130

95

90

90

127

212

4,495

145

1.08

1.25

Jan.

222

b560

382

296

177

*b!95

177

151

133

124

105

95

90

100

bl,600

1,380

701

500

386

416

1,310

2.220

3975

a450

3400

3360

3330

3300

a280

3620

a450

15,485

500

3.73

4.30

Feb.

a320

3260

*a270

a400

596

304

b250

242

231

958

1,850

812

818

879

1,520

1,030

698

551

420

316

b310

b260

294

584

395

*345

292

251

_

15,236

544

4.06

4.23

Mar.

238

210

187

173

159

790

740

529

446

452

370

345

306

482

1,220

1,220

710

502

390

330

306

292

226

198

173

166

280

474

355

316

2 78

12,843

414

3.09

3.56

Apr.

238

296

458

1.250

770

*584

441

350

287

441

612

524

474

496

600

490

590

320

278

316

278

230

202

176

169

156

*T66

287

590

415

12,264

409

3.05

3.40

May

370

296

251

218

187

166

137

117

101

117

137

109

260

590

380

296

226

187

159

137

114

106

106

98

79

68

70

86

109

75

59

5,411

175

1.31

1.50

June

57

210

320

156

109

91

77

64

53

48

44

41

37

35

29

29

28

28

28

25

21

21

28

34

25

24

46

39

26

20

1,793

59.8

0.446

0.50

July

17

70

51

26

19

25

93

32

*20

16

13

12

38

61

28

18

ais

ai8

20

24

26

22

20

57

120

123

61

37

30

*26

29

1,168

37.7

0.281

0.32

AuS .

26

16

16

28

39

25

19

24

26

22

18

15

12

11

11

10

9.7

15

22

16

12

9.7

9.7

11

12

39

120

*48

28

22

34

726.1

23.4

0.175

0.20

Sept.

35

22

16

14

12

9.7

9.1

9.1

9.1

8.6

7.1

11

7.1

6.6

6.2

6.6

6.6

7.1

6.2

6.2

6.2

a5.8

35.8

35.8

35.4

a5. 4

5.0

4.2

4.6

26

289.5

9.65

0.072

0.08

Calendar year 1958 : Max 2,270 Min 20 Mean 275 Cfsm 2.05 In. 27.85

Water year 1958-59 : Max 2,220 Min 4.2 Mean 202 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.45

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). --Jan. 15 (6 p.m.) 2,130 cfs (5.65 ft); Jan. 22 (8 a.m.) 2,530 cfs

(6.04 ft); Feb. 11 (1:30 a.m.) 2,36O cfs (5.84 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimsted on bssis of 1 discharge 

stage, weather records, and records for nearby ststions. 

b Stage-dischsrge relstion sffected by ice.

essurement, recorded range in
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 

765. Youghiogheny River at Friendsville, Md.

91

Location.--Lat 39°39'17", long 79°24 I 27", on left bank 0.6 mile upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 42 at Priendsville, Garrett County, and ij miles upstream from Bear Creek.

Drainage area. 295 sq mi.

Records available. August 1898 to December 1904 and October 1940 to September 1959 in 

reports of Geological Survey. Monthly discharge only for October, November 1940, published in WSP 1305. September 1922 to September 1926 (gage heights only) in reports of 

Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,487.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Aug. 17,1898, to Dec. 31, 1904, and Sept. 1, 1922, to Sept. 30, 1926, wire-weight 

and chain gages at bridge 0.6 mile downstream at datum 16.24 and 16.29 ft lower, 

respectively.

Average discharge. 25 years, 647 cfs (adjusted for storage since 1940).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,360 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 5.48 ft); minimum, 13 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 1.58 ft); minimum daily, 14 cfs Sept. 27.

1898-1904, 1940-59: Maximum discharge, 13,000 cfs Oct. 16, 1954 (gage height, 

8.99 ft), from rating curve extended above'5,800 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement 

of peak flow; minimum daily, 10 cfs Sept. 8, 1957.

Maximum stage known, 14.2 ft Mar. 29, 1924, from floodmarks, site and datum then in 

use, or 10.2 ft, present site and datum (discharge, about 15,600 cfs, from rating curve 

extended on basis of slope-area measurement for peak Oct. 16, 1954).

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

which are fair. Low and medium flow regulated since 1925 by Deep Creek Reservoir 

(see p. 103).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1385: Drainage area at former site, 1898-1905, 1941(M), 

1942, 1944-45, 1948-49, 1951(M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.6

108

174

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

270

4OO

870

1,570

3,310

5,550

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

148

159

*131

111

99

88

81

72

68

68

53

59

55

54

53

63

55

61

120

319

357

249

314

329

188

146

280

*359

379

318

249

5,085

164

-78.3

Nov.

202

127

299

456

378

355

343

200

216

456

460

391

419

338

280

256

385

406

378

381

366

235

224

352

288

*274

186

350

690

400

10,091

336

-112

Dec.

516

494

460

860

980

880

540

620

550

520

420

390

300

190

360

370

330

300

320

230

220

130

280

350

280

290

260

180

330

490

520

12,960

418

-85.6

Jan.

430

1,100

860

650

480

b500

b470

b420

b370

b250

b220

b300

301

b290

b2,100

2,740

1,550

1,000

760

848

2,040

3.670

2,270

1,380

1,030

940

862

770

698

862

991

31,152

1,005

+104

Feb.

727

b600

*b530

821

961

732

508

578

573

1,520

5.440

1,860

1,520

1,670

2,600

2,080

1,430

1,150

916

696

b580

'569 507

1,100

799

*754

684

556

-

30,461

1,088

+139

Mar.

496

544

503

480

452

1,240

1,470

914

909

906

790

754

676

603

1,530

2.420

1,680

1,230

904

791

668

644

561

534

443

412

476

899

640

637

659

25,865

834

+73.9

Apr.

584

612

853

1.990

1,520

*1,160

903

778

672

838

1,150

944

919

871

1,030

881

770

579

516

600

606

521

463

424

326

305

416

636

1,330

962

24,159

805

+93.2

May

821

604

532

518

469

420

377

342

241

232

324

316

463

891

681

472

378

400

361

322

310

284

197

188

230

216

206

237

226

183

120

11,561

373

+11.9

June

171

250

 362 526

*262

152

132

177

180

179

74

71

63

55

53

53

45

49

53

50

41

36

53

48

55

47

59

93

61

135

3,585

120

-18.4

July

117

108

137

125

41

51

144

134

*119

85

65

50

22

M

214

232

144

111

39

80

127

120

182

131

156

170

128

124

131

110

117

3,612

117

-32.3

Aug.

110

55

86

*88

94

110

98

60

50

106

1O4

96

86

82

47

26

83

90

92

92

88

34

22

70

81

82

80

187

64

59

102

2,524

81.4

-43.4

Sept.

121

~85 123

100

32

25

23

72

84

83

81

30

16

64

80

74

67

82

50

15

68

64

100

80

62

46

14

68

86

79

1,974

65.8

-65.0

Adjusted for change in contents in Deep Creek Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm

85.7 

0.291 

0.34

224 

0.759 

0.85

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

332

1.13 

1.30

1,109 

3.76 

4.34

1,227 

4.16 

4.33

908 

3.08 

3.55

898 

3.04 

3.39

385 

1.31 

1.51

Observed

Max 3,740 Mln 53 Mean 604 

Max 3,670 Mln 14 Mean 447

102 

0.346 

0.39

84.7 

0.287 

0.33

38.0 

0.129 

0.15

0.8 

0.0027 

O.OO3

Adjusted

Mean 595 Cfsm 2.02 In. 27.38 

Mean 445 Cfsm 1.51 In. 2O.48

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Deep Creek Reservoir,- furnished by 

Pennsylvania Electric Co.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--No gage-height record Dec. 3 to Jan. 5, Jan. 18, 19; discharge estimated on basis of 

recorded range in stage, records for station near Oakland, records of release from Deep Creek Reservoir, and weather records.
92 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

775. Youghiogheny River at Youghiogheny River Dam, Pa.

Location. Lat 39°48'20", long 79°21'50", on right bank 800 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 281, a quarter of a mile downstream from Youghiogheny River Dam, 

Somerset County, a quarter of a mile south of Confluence, and 0.7 mile upstream from 

Casselman River.

Drainage area.--436 sq mi.

Records available. September 1904 to September 1913 (gage heights only), October 1939 to 

September 1959 in reports of Geological Survey. Monthly discharge only October 1939 to 

April 1940, published in WSP 1305. Figures of daily discharge prior to January 1911 

published in WSP 169, 205, 243, 263, and 283, have been found to be unreliable and 

should not be used. September 1904 to September 1922 (gage heights only) in reports of 

Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters. Published as "at Confluence" 1904-22.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,310.17 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Average discharge. 20 years (1939-59), 850 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,660 cfs Mar. 18 (gage height, 6.50 ft); maximum gage height, 8.81 ft Feb. 10 (backwater from Casselman River); minimum discharge, 

2.5 cfs Mar. 26 (gage height, 3.06 ft); minimum daily, 2.8 cfs Mar. 25, 26. 

. 1939-59: Maximum discharge, 13,700 cfs Mar. 5, 1948 (gage height, 11.28 ft); maximum gage height, 19.08 ft Oct. 15, 1954 (backwater from Casselman River); practically 

no flow at times during May and June 1950 when reservoir gates were closed.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater from Casselman River and those 

those for period Mar. 24 to Apr. 5, which are fair. Flow regulated since 1925 by Deep 

Creek Reservoir and since 1943 by Youghiogheny River Reservoir (see p. 103).

Cooperation.--Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions. WSF 893: Drainage area. See also Records available.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of backwater from 

Casselman River (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 16 Feb. 17 to Sept. 30

3.7 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

170

410

950

1,560

3.0

3.05

3.1

3.15

3.2

3.3

1.4 

2.2 

3.8 

7.0

3.4

3.5 

3.7 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

45

80

190

440

1,640

4,360

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

914

902

902

902

390

890

890

878

878

878

878

878

878

878

866

806

770

770

770

758

*794

782

758

746

746

746

734

734

722

710

7To

25,358

818

-774

Nov.

699

688

699

655

655

688

688

688

688

666

633

633

633

633

633

633

*633

644

644

644

633

633

622

622

622

622

622

622

600

580

19,355

645

-401

Dec.

570

570

580

600

c600

c430

355

550

600

666

710

734

746

746

746

746

746

746

734

688

677

633

603

600

600

611

590

540

464

*401

401

18,983

612

-166

Jan.

401

288

170

196

344

455

530

540

520

482

455

455

437

428

c290

e2OO

c200

337

560

590

c370

c220

c220

349

647

806

866

1,010

1.090

986

830

15,272

493

+984

Feb.

902

1,090

*1,290

998

782

1,030

1,150

1,150

1,150

C580

c230

542

1,060

745

c240

884

2,420

5.100

2,890

2,360

1,770

1,380

1,380

1,250

1,120

1,300

1,370

1,350

-

35,513

1,268

+405

Mar.

1,350

1.300

1,060

796

738

C680

C500

404

*404

404

404

522

672

672

694

C700

697

2,090

5.520

3,520

2,520

892

241

*5.2

2.8

2.8

6.0

8.8

6.4

5.7

5.1

24,620.8

794

+418

Apr.

4.4

9.7

14

20

13

106

160

160

160

el60

e!60

166

166

284

*368

594

852

880

880

880

880

880

880

820

672

551

480

490

c490

576

12,756.1

425

+881

May

l.ooo

1,340

1.410

1,410

1,390

1,320

1,040

655

431

422

422

422

422

451

560

796

856

*856

742

515

422

422

422

422

422

422

422

422

422

422

586

21,044

679

-157

June

341

240

166

160

234

386

413

413

413

440

460

460

460

460

460

*460

460

460

46O

460

460

460

460

460

460

451

415

415

440

450

12,255

4O8

-284

July

450

413

431

460

460

460

460

460

*460

460

460

460

460

500

573

573

573

575

584

575

575

575

575

575

575

573

573

575

573

573

*573

16,146

521

-418

Aug.

573

573

573

573

573

573

562

562

562

562

562

562

562

*562

552

562

562

562

562

562

562

575

562

562

562

562

562

562

562

562

551

17,488

564

-500

Sept.

551

*551

551

551

551

551

540

540

540

540

550

550

550

530

530

*520

573

606

606

606

606

606

595

595

595

595

595

595

584

595

16,988

566

-578

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

44.0 

0.101 

0.12

244 

0.560 

0.62

Calendar year 1958 : 

Water year 1958-59:

446 

1.02 

1.17

1,477 

3.39 

5.91

1,673 

3.84 

4.00

1,212 

2.78 

3.21

1,306 

3.00 

3.55

522

1.20 

1.38

Observed

lax 5,100 Mln 134 Mean 882 

Max 3,520 Mln 2.8 Mean 646

124 

0.284 

0.52

105 

0.256 

0.27

64 

0.147 

0.17

Adjusted

-12 

-0.028 

-0.03

Mean 784 Cfsm 1.8O In. 24.45 

Mean 594 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18. 5O

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Youghiogheny River and Deep Creek 

Reservoirs. Records for Deep Creek Reservoir furnished by Pennsylvania Electric Co.

c Backwater from Casselman River.

Note. Negative figures of adjusted discharge and runoff indicate that evaporation and seepage 

from reservoirs exceeded inflow.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 93

780. Casseltnan River at Grantsville, Md.

Location. Lat 39°42'08", long 790 08'12", on left bank at downstream side of highway

bridge, 0.3 mile upstream from Slaubough Run, 0.7 mile downstream from U. S. Highway 40, 

and 1.0 mile northeast of Grantsville, Garrett County.

Drainage area. 62.5 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1947 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 2,090 ft (from 

topographic map).

Average discharge. 12 years, 115 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,720 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 4.62 ft); minimum, 0.1 ofs Sept. 29 (gage height, 0.84 ft), result of regulation from unknown source; 

minimum daily, 0.3 cfs Sept. 29.

1947-59: Maximum discharge, 8,400 cfs Oct. 15, 1954 (gage height, 10.70 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement at 

gage height 8.13 ft and logarithmic plotting; minimum, that of Sept. 29, 1959; minimum 

daily, that of Sept. 29, 1959.

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

record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1143: 1948.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.88 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

0.3

.4

1.9

5.4

11

19

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

149

319

570

885

Discharge., in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

24

23

19

17

15

 13

12

12

12

11

9.6

9.0

8.4

7.9

T79

7.9

9.0

21

14

11

12

9.6

12

12

11

12

14

*38

32

22

17

455.3

14.7

0.235

0.27

Nov.

15

IT

71

56

36

32

27

24

28

47

53

47

38

33

36

55

47

42

39

38

33

30

28

27

26

26

27

34

~50 106

1,168

38.9

0.622

0.70

Dec.

48

45

42

*88

202

186

140

130

105

85

70

65

54

47

45

42

38

36

33

38

33

30

32

75

70

47

42

38

 45

111

95

2,157

69.6

1.11

1.28

Jan.

92

222

192

146

95

131

121

104

88

74

54

48

45

56

520

504

230

200

180

200

494

*680

311

250

200

169

149

145

150

296

6,371

206

3.30

3.79

Feb.

155

140

150

186

145

125

115

97

88

857

746

315

332

394

704

380

287

242

186

155

145

135

145

210

*145

140

130

118

6,967

249

3.98

4.15

Mar.

118

106

95

86

11

475

315

199

177

180

152

131

128

200

438

438

260

196

166

157

155

141

111

104

92

88

126

169

118

106

101

5,405

174

2.78

3.22

Apr.

92

128

180

340

211

171

*141

126

113

202

283

199

180

189

228

174

144

126

118

141

136

111

95

84

75

71

*165

339

507

1f75

5,344

178

2.85

3.18

May

225

177

157

149

118

101

90

77

69

81

99

73

193

218

144

133

109

90

84

71

66

58

52

47

42

37

37

41

56

34

27

2,955

95.3

1.52

1.76

June

27

d!20

d!35

*d58

36

29

24

21

18

14

12

12

9.6

8.4

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.9

6.8

5.4

5.0

8.4

7.3

5.8

5.8

14

9.6

5.8

4i£

641.6

21.4

0.342

0.38

July

3.8

5.8

7.9

5.8

3.8

12

12

6.3

5.0

*2.8

111

2.2

4.6

13

140

30

12

9.0

24

64

34

14

10

18

17

12

9.0

6.8

56

61

81

685.0

22.1

0.354

0.41

Aug.

30

15

9.6

9.6

12

9.0

7.9

73

34

17

11

8.4

7.3

5.8

4.6

4.2

3.8

14

10

6.3

4.2

4.6

5.8

19

28

8.4

*5.4

3.8

a3.4

a3.1

a9.0

387.2

12.5

0.200

0.25

Sept.

a9.5

a6.0

a4.8

a3.8

a3.0

a2.3

al.8

al.6

al.6

al.4

al.2

al.8

al.4

al.2

al.O

al.2

*1.2

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.4 1.4'

1.4

1.2

1.4

.8

.3

ii

101.3

3.38

0.054

0.06

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,380 Mln 4.6 Mean 108 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.48

Water year 1958-59: Max 857 Min 0.3 Mean 89.4 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.43

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs).--Feb. 10 (8:45 p.m.) 1,720 cfs (4.62 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

engineer's notes, and records for nearby stations.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement and outside 

staff-gage readings.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 30, Dec. 1, 7-29, Jan. 8-15, 17-20, 24, 25, 

28, 29, Feb. 1-3, 5-7, 20-27.
94 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

785. Big Piney Run near Salisbury, Pa.

Location. Lat 39°43'32", long 79°02'57", on left bank an eighth of a mile upstream from 

Little Piney Run, a quarter of a mile north of Maryland-Pennsylvania State line, and 

2-J miles southeast of Salisbury, Somerset County.

Drainage area. 24.5 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1932 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 2,240 ft (from 

Typographic map).

Average discharge. 27 years, 37.9 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 463 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 3.58 ft); maximum 

gage height, 4.02 ft Jan. 21 (ice jam); minimum daily discharge, 0.1 cfs Sept. 28.

1932-59: Maximum discharge, 6,850 cfs Oct. 15, 1954 (gage height, 8.56 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 500 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage heights 

7.5 and 8.56 ft; maximum gage height, 8.87 ft Feb. 22, 1944 (ice.Jam); minimum discharge, 0.08 cfs Sept. 1, 2, 3, 4, 1953, Sept. 6, 7, 8, 1957.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or fragmentary gage-height 

record, which are fair, and those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Infrequent regulation at low flow by Frostburg Reservoir. Records do not include a 

small amount of water diverted 3 miles above station through pumps to city of Frostburg, 

Md. , and from spring 700 ft above station by gravity to city of Salisbury, Pa.

Revisions '(water years). WSP 783: 1933 M). WSP 1385: 1942(P), 1943, 1945(P), 1946(M), 

1948, 1951(M), 1952. WSP 1505: 1939(M), 1942(P).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

150

268

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

0.10 

.15 

.64

1.6

2.8

4.6

7.4

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

75

127

231

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.3

2.7

2.2

2.0

1.9

*1.6 

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

UO

1.0

1.2

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.5

2.0

*3.3

2.7 

*2.1

2.0

51.9

1.67

.

-

Nov.

1.8

2.2

15

11

6.8

5.9 

4.5

3.3

3.9

5.6

7.1

6.2

5.0

4.5

5.6

9.3

7.4

6.5

5.9

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.1

3.9

3.5

4.5

^8y . o

183.0

6.10

_

-

Dec.

8.0

7.7

7.1

*11

11

32 

22

21

17

16

14

12

11

9.8

8.6

7.2

6.2

5.2

4.3

5.0

4.3

4.1

5.6

10

9.0

6.8

5.6

4.5

*6.6

11

10

339.6

11.0

_

-

Jan.

9.7

34

29

22

18

21 

20

18

15

12

9.4

8.2

7.6

9.4

140

98

52

39

31

34

180

145

80

60

49

40

*33

29

28

66

46

1,383.3

44.6

_

-

Feb.

36

33

31

37

29

20 

11

16

16

231

175

104

95

104

186

127

93

74

54

40

35

32

37

51

*37

35

31

29

-

1,804

64.4

_

-

Mar.

29

26

23

22

12

157 

125

90

75

71

59

50

46

66

140

148

104

75

61

60

58

50

38

36

33

32

38

41

33 

32

30

1,868

60.3

_

-

Apr.

28

44

53

72

63

60 

*50

43

38

66

86

78

71

70

76

70

59

49

42

49

48

37

34

30

26

25

*56

94

*180 

125

1,822

60.7

.

-

May

97

71

58

48

38

32 

28

22

20

20

37

16

51

76

48

44

37

40

30

22

17

16

15

14

11

10

9.4

10

10

eis

961.5

31.0

_

-

June

6.6

27

30

*12

5.2

4.1 

3.3

f3.0

f2.6

f2.5

f2.2

1.9

fl.8

1.6

1.4

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

fl.

fl.

fl.

1.

fl.

fl.

f2.

1.

1. 

.96

127.88

4.26

-

July

2.4

3.2

1.6

1.1

1.1

2.5 

1.6

.98

.51

*f.80

.64

.50

1.2

1.6

11

5.5

2.1

1.1

2.5

9.0

4.6

2.8

2.1

8.6

3.9

f2.2

fl.6

1.2

.98 

5 2

4^1

98.21

3.17

-

Aug.

2.1

1.2

.89

.80

1.4

.98

.57

37

12 .

6.0

3.7

2.6

2.0

1.5

1.1

.9

.8

3.0

2.0

1.3

.9

1.0

1.5

4.5

5.0

1.6

n.o

.75

.65 

.6

2.0

101.34

3.27

-

-

Sept.

2.0

1.2

1.0

.8

.6

.45 

.35

.3

.3

.25

.2

.3

.25

.2

.15

.2

*.2

.2

.25

.25

.25

.25

.2

.2

.2

.15

.15

.1

.15

1§

29.10

0.97

-

-

Calendar year 1958: Max 630 Min 1.0 Mean 41.2 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.81

Water year 1958-59: Max 231 Min 0.1 Mean 24.0 Cfsm 0.980 In. 13.31

Peak discharge (base, 450 cfs). --Feb. 10 (5 p.m.) 463 cfs (3.58 ft). ______ __________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from graph reconstructed from partly destroyed

record. co

Note. --No gage-height record Oc 

Aug. . 13 to Sept. . 30; discharg

stage when available, weather records, and records for nearby stations. Stage-discharge relation 

affected by Ice Nov. 30, Dec. 1, 8-23, 25, 29, Jan. 3-29, 31, Feb. 1, 7-9, 25, 26, Mar. 13, 23 (no 

gage-height record Dec. 13-22, Jan. 5-14, 17-20, 22-26; discharge estimated on basis of weather

o

- . -, . -, 

ords and records for nearby stations).
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 95

790. Casselman River at Markleton, Pa.

Location.--Lat 39°51 I 35", long 79°13'40", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Markleton, Somerset County, 2 miles southwest of Casselman and 7 miles downstream from Coxes Creek.

Drainage area. 382 sq mi.

Records available.--August to September 1913 (gage height and discharge measurements only),

 October 1920 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in 

WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,655.29 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1907. Prior to Nov. 19, 1940, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--39 years (1920-59), 645 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,800 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 8.17 ft); mini-

 mum, 14 cfs Sept. 26-30 (gage height, 1.08 ft).

1920-59: Maximum discharge, 50,000 cfs (estimated) Oct. 15, 1954 (gage height, 14.06 

ft), on basis of summation of peak flows at nearby stations; minimum, 10 cfs Sept. 9, 

1957 (gage height, 1.10 ft).

Revisions.--The maximum discharge for the water year 1924 has been revised to 33,300 

cfs Mar. 29, 1924 (gage height, 12.17 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 1305.

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

 diversion above station to city of Frostburg, Md., and to Borough of Salisbury, Pa.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 743: Drainage area. WSP 1435: 1932-34, 1935(M), 1936-38.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except pe 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cub

1.15

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.7

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

3 of ice effect 

=et per second)

250

550

970

2,140

5,860

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

114

120

98

86

78

69

62

57

57

55

52

50

43

43

43

41

40

52

55

52

*45

45 

55

64

59

59

59

72

111

98

75

2,009

64.8

0.170

0.20

Nov.

64

67

175

270

177

140

124

117

104

134

205

197

158

137

137

177

*197

169

158

154

140

124 

117

108

104

114

140

132

301

220

4,561

152

0.398

0.44

Dec.

180

200

185

348

1,000

1.160

450

380

340

300

280

250

200

170

150

155

160

165

170

170

150

140 

140

220

350

160

170

180

*200

270

300

8,593

277

0.725

0.84

Jan.

300

1,100

808

649

300

300

300

270

250

230

210

200

180

190

2,500

2,940

1,180

800

580

900

3,120

5.950 

1,710

1,180

990

826

681

480

480

1,230

1,180

30,014

968

2.53

2.92

Feb.

698

380

400

*782

663

440

300

409

333

5.260

4,190

1,760

1,810

1,950

3,640

2,150

1,550

1,260

961

580

540

620 

764

1,330

790

773

722

641

-

35,695

1,275

3.34

3.48

Mar.

610

572

501

474

422

2,330

2,080

1,250

*1,070

1,020

862

773

681

816

2,280

2.620

1,560

1,140

925

862

817

739 

588

543

494

460

568

880

633

550

529

29,649

956

2.50

2.89

Apr.

487

708

1,030

1,650

1,250

1,020

844

722

641

1,240

2,340

1,480

1,280

1,220

1,380

*1,120

916

790

705

722

730

595 

501

454

397

'972 361

1,850

5.290

1,940

32,635

1,088

2.85

3.18

May

1,620

1,210

1,010

916

739

618

536

454

397

391

665

501

1,720

1.910

1,260

1,170

898

*722

610

501

428

403 

361

306

265

236

218

267

328

241

 

21,086

680

1.78

2.05

June

163

549

969

463

295

232

197

162

144

130

117

104

104

89

78

69

*67

67

67

64

57

50 

52

52

50

43

45

50

45

_36

4,609

154

0.403

0.45

July

32

32

40

35

30

54

111

62

40

30

27

"27 25

28

28

133

63

40

41

92

156

83 

50

57

86

62

45

36

33

*171

200

1,949

62.9

0.165

0.19

Aug.

130

72

41

33

119

100

52

119

276

120

74

52

40

33

29

25

30

44

64

45

32

88 

134

149

90

103

68

50

41

36

36

2,325

75.0

0.196

0.23

Sept.

ill *64

50

41

36

30

29

28

24

23

20

19

18

17

16

17

18

18

17

17

17

17 

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

19

771

25.7

0.067

0.08

Calendar year 1958: Max 6,290 Hin 36 Mean 607 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.57

Water year 1958-59: Max 5,260 Min 14 Mean 476 Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.95

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 cfs).--Feb. 10 (6 p.m.) 11,800 cfs (8.17 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 30 to Dec. 3, Dec. 7 to Jan. 2, Jan. 5-15, 

18-20, 28, 29, Feb. 2, 3, 6, 7, 20-22.
96 MONONQAHELA RIVER BASIN

800. Laurel Hill Creek at Ursina, Pa.

Location. Lat 39°49'15", long 79°19il5", on right bank 500 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 53, at Ursina, Somerset County, and 2.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 121 sq mi.

Records available. August to September 1913 (gage heights and discharge measurement only), 

October 1918 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in 

WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and masonry control. Datum of gage is 1,335.26 ft above mean 

sea level, unadjusted. Prior to July 18, 1939, chain gage at bridge half a mile downstream at datum 6.20 ft lower.

Average discharge. 41 years (1918-59), 264 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,300 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 5.48 ft); minimum, 3.3 cfs Sept. 26, 27, 29; minimum gage height, 0.62 Sept. 15, 21.

1918-59: Maximum discharge, 10,900 cfs Oct. 15, 1954 (gage height, 10.63 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,100 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 2.2 cfs Sept. 26, 1932.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1932 has been revised to 3,000 

cfs Mar. 31, 1932 (gage height, 5.95 ft), superseding figures published in WSP 893 and 

1305.

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

regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions [water years). WSP 743: Drainage area. WSP 893: 1919-21, 1932-34. WSP 1435: 

1919-20.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.6

.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.2

3.3

6.3

11

20

33

74

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

174

415

760

1,240

2,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

88

96

77

69

65

58

53

47

43

43

45

38

35

33

32

29

29

52

42

33

*29

27

27

27

27

35

41

117

130

737? yo

80

1,643

53.0

0.438

0.50

Nov.

74

74

199

216

166

147

126

109

116

147

203

182

163

144

144

178

*159

147

144

144

129

119

109

109

96

117

182

172

320

220

4,555

152

1.26

1.40

Dec.

200

180

175

256

629

"420 670

340

250

190

180

170

150

110

100

100

105

105

110

110

100

90

80

130

140

90

100

110

*130

160

180

5,860

189

1.56

1.80

Jan.

220

600

440

360

220

180

170

180

160

140

125

115

105

130

1,100

1,440

700

440

310

420

1,090

1.980

940

580

427

360

291

240

210

469

14,522

468

3.87

4.46

Feb.

320

210

*220

300

300

220

180

178

166

1.880

1,640

722

712

789

1,620

956

631

482

376

280

260

250

283

514

350

325

310

286

_

14,760

527

4.36

4.54

Mar.

272

253

225

212

187

640

668

445

*382

360

305

286

248

281

605

803

534

398

330

300

276

262

221

199

187

191

265

410

335

305

281

10,666

344

2.84

3.28

Apr.

253

417

589

688

554

469

388

325

286

456

696

514

439

415

457

*376

325

310

296

291

253

178

166

155

122

119

471

743

1.050

K ne> 

byo

12,477

416

3.44

3.83

May

645

482

404

350

286

239

208

174

151

147

182

166

850

966

645

688

520

*410

325

262

216

208

208

163

136

116

105

129

151

119

94

9,745

314

2.60

3.00

June

90

483

398

272

208

166

136

112

94

82

72

65

80

62

49

*45

45

41

40

35

30

30

38

42

29

27

38

29

23

IS

2,880

96.0

0.793

0.89

July

20

20

25

23

20

40

58

39

26

21

17

16

14

11

11

10

10

10

15

35

21

15

12

18

34

26

17

15

13

*21

*74

707

22.8

0.188

0.22

Aug.

38

22

15

14

25

62

32

34

35

25

19

16

13

11

9.6

9.0

9. 3

19

16

14

11

26

99

51

58

26

17

14

12

12

11

774.9

25.0

0.207

0.24

Sept.

11

*9.6

8.4

8.4

7.4

7.0

6.3

6.0

5.7

5.7

8.9

9.6

6.3

4.5

4.2

4.8

4.5

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.6

3.9

6.3

171.9

5.73

0.047

0.05

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,000 Mln 15 Mean 245 Cfsm 2.02 In. 27.51

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,980 Mln 3.3 Mean 216 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.21

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). Feb. 10 (2:30 p.m.) 4,300 cfs (5.48 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 30 to Dec. 3, Dec. 6 to Jan. 15, Jan. 17-20, 

23, 24, 28, 29, Feb. 1-7, 20-23, 25.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 97

810. Youghiogheny River below Confluence, Pa.

Location. Lat 39°49'40", long 79°22'25", on left bank 1.0 mile downstream from Casselman 

River and ij miles downstream from Confluence, Somerset County.

Drainage area. 1,029 sq mi.

Records available. June 1940 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for June 1940, 

published in WSF 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,302.77 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Average discharge.--19 years, 1,952 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,200 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 10.21 ft); minimum, 475 cfs July 2, 3 (gage height, 1.68 ft); minimum daily, 495 cfs July 2, 3.

1940-59: Maximum discharge, 69,500 cfs Oct. 15, 1954 (gage height, 19.92 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 40 cfs Oct. 14, 1943 (gage height, 0.31 ft); minimum daily, 121 cfs Sept. 27, 

1943.

Maximum stage known, 21.6 ft Mar. 17 or 18, 1936, from floodmarks (discharge, 85,000 

cfs).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow regulated since 1925 by Deep Creek Reservoir and since 1943 by Youghiogheny River 

Reservoir (see p. 103).

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

485

650

1,040

1,540

4.0 

6.0 

7.0

2,830

6,350

8,470

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1.250 

1,250

1,190

1,150

1,130

1,100

1,080

1,070

1,060

1,050

al,050

al,050

al,050

al,050

al.OOO

934

894

918

926

910

910

*8B6

886

894

894

894

894

977

1,040 

1,010

950

31,347

1,011

-774

Nov.

926 

910

1,110

1,270

1,110

1,080

1,020

al,000

8980

al.OOO

al,050

1,090

1,020

977

959

1,040

1,060

*1,010

995

986

950

918

886

862

846

862

959

950

1 . 280 

1,150

30,256

1,009

-401

Dec.

1,020 

1,040

986

1,250

2,370

2.810

1,500

1,540

1,480

1,290

1,240

1,280

1,270

1,170

1,130

1,080

1,090

1,100

1,060

1,050

986

902

894

1,040

1,100

910

886

886

*830 

862

942

36,994

1,193

-166

Jan.

968 

2,100

1,700

1,380

1,200

1,170

1,170

1,150

1,070

934

870

814

814

783

4,400

5,850

2,770

2,620

1,890

2,190

5,070

7.570

3,860

2,690

2,550

2,480

2,280

2,150

2,150 

2,850

3,130

72,423

2,336

+984

Feb.

2,410 

2,150

*2,280

2,410

2,020

1,960

1.890

2,020

1,890

8.210

8,150

3,930

4,270

4,270

6,320

5,170

5,550

5,950

5,170

3,760

2,980

2,620

2,690

3,600

2,690

2,830

2,830

2,690

"

102,710

3,668

+405

Mar.

2,620 

2,550

2,150

1,770

1,600

3,600

4,040

2,550

2,150

*2,080

1,830

1,770

1,830

1,940

3,900

4,980

3,360

4,000

5.170

4,980

3,690

2,150

1,250

878

783

155

916

1,480

1,150 

1,020

934

73,876

2,383

+418

Apr.

862 

1,260

1,960

2,760

2,220

1,890

1,650

1,430

1,260

1,940

4,050

2,690

2,280

2,220

*2,550

2,480

2,410

2,280

2,150

2,150

2,150

1,890

1,770

1,600

1,330

1,140

1,940

3,520

5.740 

3,930

67,502

2,250

+881

May

5.950 

5,520

5,200

5,060

2,760

2,480

2,080

1,510

1,120

1,060

1,580

1,210

2,900

5,950

2,850

5,060

2,620

2,540

*1,960

1,480

1,200

1,160

1,090

995

902

846

806

862

1,120 

918

762

59,091

1,906

-157

June

671 

1,510

1.710

1,100

846

862

822

755

706

692

692

671

664

657

626

*602

596

596

590

579

568

562

574

574

557

530

550

510

525

555

21,212

707

-284

July

520

495

495

525

515

557

620

579

555

515

505

500

500

550

608

657

678

632

638

692

755

706

644

664

692

671

652

620

614 

626

*954

18,854

608

-418

Aug.

755 

678

652

608

620

776

657

650

894

741

657

626

608

596

584

571

579

614

652

614

g590

g626

837

741

748

644

620

608

596 

590

579

20,279

654

-500

Sept.

602 

626

596

*584

579

568

562

g557

g552

g546

g546

g546

g540

g540

535

525

557

602

602

596

590

590

590

584

579

584

584

579

579 

590

17,210

574

-578

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

257 

0.250 

0.27

608 

0.591 

0.66

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

1,027 

0.998 

1.15

5,320 

3.23 

3.72

4,073 

3.96 

4.12

2,801 

2.72 

5.14

3,131 

3.04 

3.59

1,749 

1.70 

1.96

Observed

Max 11,500 Mln 546 Mean 1,926 

Max 8,210 Min 495 Mean 1,512

423 

0.411 

0.46

190 

0.185 

0.21

154 

0.150 

0.17

-4 

-0.0059 

-0.004

Adjusted

Mean 1,828 Cfam 1.78 In. 24.15 

Mean 1,460 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.25

Discharge meaaurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Deep Creek and Youghiogheny River 

Reaervoirs. Records of contents in Deep Creek Reservoir furnished by Pennsylvania Electric Co.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Connellaville.

g Computed from once-daily tape-gage readings.

Note. Negative figures of adjusted discharge and runoff indicate that evaporation and seepage 

from reservoirs exceeded inflow.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

825. Youghiogheny River at Connellsville, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°01'05", long 79°35'40", on left bank at downstream side of Crawford 

Avenue Bridge In Connellsville, Fayette County, three-quarters of a mile upstream from 

Mounts Creek. Prior to Sept. 9, 1959, at site 0.4 mile downstream.

Drainage area.--1,326 sq ml.

Records available.--July 1908 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published In WSP 1305.

.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 860.13 ft above mean sea level (Baltimore 

_ Ohio RR. bench mark). Prior to Aug. 15, 1928, chain gage and Aug. 15, 1928, to 

July 7, 1958, water-stage recorder at same site and datum. July 8, 1958, to Sept. 8, 

1959, wire-weight gage at site 0.4 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--51 years, 2,503 cfs (adjusted for storage since 1925).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,200 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 9.45 ft); minimum dally, 540 cfs July 5, 6, 11-13.

1908-59: Maximum discharge, 103,000 cfs Oct. 16, 1954 (gage height, 21.96 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 55,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 11 cfs 

Sept. 23, 26, 27, 1908, Oct. 18, 1910 (gage height, 0.11 ft).

Remarks.--Records fair. Flow regulated since 1925 by Deep Creek Reservoir and since 1943 

by Youghiogheny River Reservoir (see p. 103), and by several smaller reservoirs above 

station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 743: Drainage area. WSP 783: 1924(M). WSP 1435: 1919-20.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 23-25, Aug. 31 to Sept. 2}

Oct. 1 to Sept. 8 Sept. 9-30

1.9 

2.4 

3.0

510

1,100

2,080

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

4,050

8,350

14,000

1.9 

2.2

490

710

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,320

1.550

1,390

1,240

1,240

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,240

1,100 

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

al,050

*al,050

al,050

1,050

1,050

970

1,040

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,170

35,510

1,145

-774

Nov.

1,100

1,100

1,240

1,550

1,500

1,320

1,240

1,170

1,100

1,240

1,240 

1,240

1,320

1,170

1,170

1,300

1,400

*1,400

1,320

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,170

1,170

1,100

1,100

1,320

1,390

32,200

1,990

39,280

1,309

-401

Dec.

1,640

1,550

1,550

1,810

3,200

4,850

3,050

2,100

2,000

1,900

1,700 

1,700

1,600

1,500

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,200

1,100

1,200

1,400

1,500

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,200

*1,390

1,390

51,930

1,675

-166

Jan.

1,390

1,930

2,650

2,080

1,900

1,400

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,500

1,300 

1.200

1,200

*1,200

5,200

9,850

4,850

3,050

2,460

3,250

*7,850

11.600

6,450

4,250

3,650

3,000

2,500

2,080

2,460

3,450

4,450

102,950

3,321

+984

Feb.

3,250

2,850

2,850

*3,650

3,050

2,650

2,360

2,270

2,180

5,080

12,700 

6,050

5,650

6,650

9,100

6,450

6,250

6,450

6,200

4,450

3,650

3,250

3,250

4,450

3,850

3,650

3,650

3,250

_________

-

129,140

4,612

+405

Mar.

3,250

3,050

3,050

2,360

2,080

2,760

6,250

4,OOO

3,600

*3,200

2,850 

2,460

2,460

2,460

4,850

7.100

5,050

4,850

6.OOO

*5,850

5,250

2,850

1,990

1,240

970

768

1,380

2,360

1,990

1,550

1,390

99,268

3,202

+418

Apr.

1 . 100

al,200

a2 , 200

a2,800

a3,800

a3,200

2,650

2,360

1,900

2,420

6.O5O 

4,450

3,650

3,450

3,650

3,250

*3,250

3,050

2,850

2,650

2,650

2,270

2,180

1,990

1,640

1,550

2,850

5,450

7.600

5,850

93,960

3,132

+881

May

5,450

5,050

4,450

4,250

3,850

3,450

2,850

2,180

1,640

1,550

1,640 

1,810

4,580

7,100

5,250

4,850

4,050

3,450

*2,850

2,180

1,720

1,720

1,900

1,240

1,240

1.100

1,170

1,100

1,240

1,240

1,100

87,250

2,815

-157

June

1,100

2,460

3.050

2,180

1,470

1,320

1,170

1,040

970

828

840 

840

792

744

744

698

*632

698

676

676

632

654

654

665

632

a600

a60o

610

590

570

29,135

971

-284

July

610

610

610

550

540

540

654

654

632

560

540 

540

540

*560

600

700

804

698

698

709

744

816

740

760

804

804

756

698

665

840

828

20,804

671

-418

Aug.

840

792

700

621

*780

828

816

804

905

970

905 

840

804

720

720

720

709

744

816

780

732

840

840

744

720

660

640

620

620

620

643

23,493

758

-500

Sept.

756

*654

640

620

6OO

580

580

580

*581

574

567 

567

567

560

560

*553

553

616

630

623

623

623

616

616

609

609

609

609

602

638

18,115

604

-578

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

371 

0.280 

0.32

908 

0.685 

0.76

Calendar year 1958 : 

Water year 1958-59 :

1,509 

1.14 

1.31

4,305 

3.25 

3.75

5,017 

3.78 

3.94

3,620 

2.73 

3.15

4,013 

3.03 

3.38

2,658 

2.00 

2.31

Observed

Max 16,100 Mln 628 Mean 2,491 

Max 12,700 Mln 5.O Mean 2.0O2

687 

0.518 

0.58

253 

0.191 

0.22

258 

0.195 

0.22

26 

O.O2O 

0.02

Adjusted

Mean 2,394 Cfsm 1.81 In. 24.49 

Mean 1,950 Cfsm 1.47 In. 19.96

" Discharge uiscnarge measurement measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, in Deep Creek and Youghiogheny River 

Reservoirs. Records of contents in Deep Creek Reservoir furnished by Pennsylvania Electric Co.

a No gage-height record) discharge estimated on basis of records for stations below Confluence a 

at Sutersvllle.

gage-height 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 8-29, Jan. 6-15.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 99

830. Green Lick Run at Green Lick Reservoir, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°06'20", long 79°30'05", on left bank at upstream end of Green Lick 

Reservoir, Payette County, 1.3 miles upstream from Latter Run and 3-| miles southeast 

of Mount Pleasant.

Drainage area. 3.07 sq mi.

Records available. August 1941 to September 1959.

Gage..--Water-stage recorder and V-notch sharp-crested weir. Datum of gage is 1,254.7 ft 

above mean sea level (Pennsylvania RR. bench mark).

Average discharge. 18 years, 5.62 cfs.

Extremes,--Maximum discharge during year, 169 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 2.38 ft); minimum 

Sally, 0.10 efs Sept. 24.

1941-59: Maximum discharge, 1,400 cfs Aug. 13, 1943 (gage height, 5.1 ft, backwater from debris), by slope-area measurement; maximum gage height, 5.42 ft May 24, 

1944 (backwater from debris); minimum discharge, 0.04 cfs Oct. 3, 1957 (gage height, 

0.10 ft).

Remarks, Records good except those for periods of ice effect or those below 1 cfs, which 

are fair.

Revisions (water years). VfSP 1053: 1943(m). WSP 1305: 1942(M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 9 Nov. 10 to Sept. 30

0.3 

.4 

.5

0.53

1.02

1.72

2.65

0.7

.9

1.0

3.90

7.5

9.9

0.1O

.22

.62

1.18

1.92

0.6 2.90

.9 7.8

1.2 16

1.5 28

1.8 57

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

9.2

4.O5

2.65

2.08

1.72

1.42

1.21

1.08

.96

.90

.85

.80

.70

.65

.61

.57

1.11

1.32

.80

.65

.57

*.53

753

.57

.73

1.64

1.59

4.62

2.17

1.64 

1.42

49.34

1.59

0.518

0.60

Nov.

1.21

. 1.20

*5.2

3.18

2.45

2.08

1.72

1,56

1.90

*2.68

2.79

2.18

2.00

1.84

2.09

2.27

2.00

*1.92

4.09

3.4O

2.79

2.47

2.18

2.09

1.84

2.57

2.18

7.3

10

5.9

87.08

2.90

0.945

1.05

Dec.

4.78

3.98

4.24

15

22.

14

8.2

6.7

5.3

4.0O

3.3O

3.00

2.40

2.20

2.OO

2.00

2.00

1.90

1.90

2.40

2.00

1.90

2.00

6.0

3.98

2.80

2.90

3.14

9.1

*8.2 

6.1

159.42

5.14

1.67

1.93

Jan.

9.5

16

10

7.8

5.6

5.1

4.46

3.83

3.20

2.70

2.70

2.50

2.30

4.00

35

23

11.5

7.6

6.4

21

57

38

15

9.8

7.8

6.7

5.1

4.30

5.7

14 

9.6

357.19

11.5

3.75

4.33

Feb.

6.6

4.8

5.3

*7.2

5.1

3.83

3.41

3.14

3.27

55

22

12

16

17

23

14

1O.5

8.5

6.0

5.0

4.78

4.14

9.4

11.5

8.0

7.4

6.8

6.1

-

289.77

10.3

3.36

3.51

Mar.

5.9

5.4

5.1

4.78

4.46

19.5

12

8.5

8.2

*10.5

10.5

7.0

5.7

11

22

15

10

7.4

6.3

5.4

5.4

4.78

3.83

3.54

5.14

3.27

7.3

8.2

7.2

6.7 

5.9

243.90

7.87

2.56

2.95

Apr.

5.4

14.5

13

10.5

8.5

7.2

5.9

5.3

4.78

26

20

13

11

11

8.5

7.0

*5.9

5.3

4.78

4.78

4.14

3.54

3.14

2.79

2.47

2.47

17

19

18.5

14

279.39

9.31

3.03

3.38

May

13.5

9.8

7.8

6.7

5.3

4.62

3.83

3.27

2.90

2.79

2.57

5.8

16

21

13.5

10.5

8.2

6.5

*5.4

4.14

3.40

3.17

5.8

3.40

2.57

2.18

2.09

3.49

3.84

2.47 

2.09

188.62

6.08

1.98

2.28

June

6.6

26

24

10

6.3

4.62

3.27

2.47

2.00

1.68

1.46

1.32

1.18

1.06

.94

.82

*.82

.82

.77

.67

.62

.84

1.88

.72

.52

.52

.62

.57

.44

.52

104.05

3.47

1.13

1.26

July

0.64

1.23

.60

.40

.32

3.34

1.51

.57

.44

.36

.32

.28

.28

.28

.28

.25

.22

.22

.28

.40

.36

.28

.25

.54

.36

.28

.22

.22

5.6

3.35 

. 89

24.57

0.793

0.258

0.30

Aug.

0.48

.32

.25

.31

*.80

.42

.28

.32

.40

.32

.25

.19

.16

.16

.14

.14

.17

.32

.22

.16

.16

3.21

2733"

.81

.52

.36

.32

.28

.28

.32

.42

14.82

0.478

0.156

0.18

Sept.

*0.40 "728

.22

.19

.16

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.14

.16

.16

.16

.16

.16

.19

.19

.19

a. 30

a. 30

a. 20

a. 15

a. 10

a. 12

.14

.12

.16

.14

.32

5.51

0.184

0.060

0.07

Calendar year 1958: Max 41 Mln 0.34 Mean 5.03 Cfsm 1.64 In. 22.25

Water year 1958-59: Max 57 Min 0.10 Mean 4.94 Cfsm 1.61 In. 21.84

Peak discharge (base, 130 cfs).--Feb. 10 (11 a.m.) 169 cfs (2.38 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations. 

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 10-23, 26, Jan. 9-14, 18, 19, Feb. 

2O.
iuo MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

835. Youghiogheny River at Sutersville, Pa.

Location. Lat 40° 14'25", long 79°48'25", on left bank 500 ft upstream from highway bridge 

at Sutersville , Westmorland County, and 2.1 miles downstream from Sewickley Creek.

Drainage area. 1,715 sq mi.

Records available. October 1920 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1305.

.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 733.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of

929, supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to Oct. 9, 1934, chain gage and Oct. 9,

1934, to May 31, 1939, wire-weight gage, at site 500 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 39 years, 2,956 cfs (adjusted for storage since 1925).

Extreme s. Maximum discharge during year, 27,600 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 14.53 ft); minimum observed, 594 cfs Sept. 17, 18 (gage height, 2.93 ft); minimum daily, 594 cfs 

Sept. 17.

1920-59: Maximum discharge, 108,000 cfs Oct. 16, 1954 (gage height, 32.5 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum observed, 57 cfs Sept. 29, 30, 1922.

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

regulated since 1925 by Deep Creek Reservoir and since 1943 by Youghiogheny River 

Reservoir (see p. 103), and by several smaller reservoirs above station. Records of 

chemical analyses for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1641.

Revisions (water years). WSP 743: Drainage area. WSP 1435: 1935-36.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage height 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per s

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21

ond) 

Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

3.4 

4.0 

5.0

990

1,620

2,960

8.0 

1O.O

9,000

14,000

2.9 

3.4 

4.0

570

1,000

1,640

5.0

8.0

13.0

3,090

9iOOO

22,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Nfonn

ftf

OCt.

1,800

1,980

1,800

1,620

1,560

1,460 

1,400 

1,370

1,330

1,320

1,300

1,260

1,220

1,220

1,210

1,190

1,150

1,170

1,170

1,110

1,100

1,110

1.070

1,080

1,110

1,140 

*1,150

1,260

1,460 

1,380

1,290

40,790

1,316

-774

Nov.

1,220

1,180

1,270

1,740

1,680

1,510 

1,460 

1,340

1,320

1,370

1,400

1,510

1,460

1,390

1,330

1,370

1,460

1,400

1,400

1,460

*1,400

1,340

1,290

1,240

1,220

1,200 

1,310

1,460

2,700 

2,440

43,870

1,462

-401

Dec.

1,920

1,860

1,740

2,050

3,410

5.800 

3,800 

2,720

2,580

2,000

2,000

1,900

1,900

1,800

1,700

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,500

1,500

1,300

1.200

1,300

1,500

1,600

1,500 

1,300

1,300

1,300 

1,400

1,500

60,180

1,941

-166

Jan.

1,600

3,300

4,200

3,120

2,020

1.500 

1,700 

1,800

*1,700

1,500

1,400

1,300

1,300

*1 , 300

3,000

12 , 000

6,430

3,000

2,800

3,500

12,000

15. 400

9,640

5,700

4,460

4,170 

3,710

3,100

3,090 

3,980

5,500

129,020

4,162

+984

Feb.

4,260

3,200

3,000

3,800

3,530

*2,920 

2,680 

2,680

2,760

8,320

20.500

8,070

6,500

7,300

9,960

8,560

7,300

7,300

6,500

5,200

4,400

3,600

3,620

4,840

4,360

3,890 

3,980

3,800

-

156,830

5,601

+405

Mar.

3,71O

3,620

3,350

2,920

2,520

3,240 

7.500 

4,930

3,980

3,800

3,530

3,350

3,260

3,090

5,040

*7,300

6,100

4,840

6,100

6,100

5,900

3,800

2,840

1,890

1,640

1,460 

1,580

2,680

2,760 

2,300

2,090

117,020

3,775

+418

Apr.

1.890

2,090

4,080

4,640

4,640

3,800 

3,260 

2,840

2,450

2,600

6,500

5,700

*4,640

4,360

4,260

4,080

3,890

3,620

3,350

3,180

3,180

2,920

2.600

2,450

2,160

1,890 

2,720

6,300

9,000 

7,500

116,590

3,886

+881

May

6,500

6,100

5,310

4,840

4,260

3,800 

3,350 

2,760

2,090

1,890

1,890

2,230

4,130

8.780

6,300

5,310

4,740

4,080

3,440

2,840

2,230

*2,020

2,450

2,020

1,700

1,520 

1.410

1,580

1,700 

1,700

1,460

104,430

3,369

-157

June

1,390

2,380

5.440

3,000

1,960

1,580 

1,460 

1,330

1,210

1, 110

1,060

1,040

1,020

955

928

883

874

865

*838

829

793

802

901

865

802

793 

874

766

706 

706

36,160

1,205

-284

July

748

883

714

650

658

1,170 

1,050 

910

802

714

666

634

618

618

626

714

757

811

793

883

883

910

865

883

928

892 

829

*793

793 

957

1,110

25,262

815

-418

Aug.

1,170

955

838

793

982

865 

955 

928

910

1,070

919

811

757

730

706

698

698

730

766

775

739

757

955

1,170

1,050

982 

829

784

829 

802

784

26,737

862

-500

Sept.

793

865

838

*739

698

674 

650 

642

642

g642

g634

g618

g610

g602

g618

g610

g594

g610

g682

g6.74

g674

*g682

g674

g666

g666

g666 

g666

g666

g666 

g714

20,175

672

-578

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

542 

0.316 

0.36

1,061 

0.619 

0.69

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

1,775 

1.03 

1.19

5,146 

3.00 

3.46

6,006 

3.50 

3.64

4,193 

2.44 

2.81

4,767 

2.78 

3.10

3,212 

1.87 

2.16

Observed

fax. 19,200 Mln 700 Mean 2,886 

Max 20,500 Min 594 Mean 2,403

921 

0.537 

0.60

397 

0.231 

0.27

362

0.211 

0.24

94 

0.055 

0.06

Adjusted

Mean 2,788 Cfsm 1.63 m. 22.07 

Mean 2,351 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.58

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Deep Creek and Youghiogheny River 

Reservoirs. Records of contents in Deep Creek Reservoir furnished by Pennsylvania Electric Co.

g Computed from twice-daily tape-gage readings.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 10 to Jan. 2, Jan. 6-16, 18-21, 28, Feb. 2, 

3, 20-22.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 101

840. Abers Creek near Murrysville , Pa.

Location. Lat 40°27'01", long 79°42'50", on right bank at downstream side of highway

bridge, 30 ft upstream from small tributary, 2 miles northwest of Murrysville, Westmoreland County, and 5ij miles northwest of Export.

Drainage area.--4.39 sq mi.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 936.73 ft above mean 

sea level (Pennsylvania Department of Highways bench mark). Prior to Oct. 1, 1950, 

water-stage recorder at site 800 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 5.22 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,100 cfs Aug. 28 (gage height, 6.98 ft); no 

flow Aug. 19-21.

1948-59: Maximum discharge, 1,600 cfs July 5, 1950 (gage height, 7.72 ft, from 

floodmarks at present site), from rating curve extended above 900 cfs on basis of 

contracted-opening measurement of peak flow; no flow at times during some years.

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

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 14 Mar. 15 to Sept. 30

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

0.7 

1.4 

2.7 

4.9

2.2 8.0

2.4 16

2.7 36

3.0 66

1.9

.1

.2

.4

1.0

2.1

2.7 

3.0 70

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.6

270 

1.8

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.9

.8

*.8

.8

.8

.8

1.3

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.9

1.2

1.4

1.3

1.7

1.2

1.0

 8

34.9

1.13

0.257

0.30

Nov.

0.8

.9 

1.4

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.7

1.2

*1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.4

1.7

4.8

379

4.8

3.9

3.1

2.6

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

*2.4

2.8

2.4

58.7

1.96

0.446

0.50

Dec.

2.2

1.9 

278

18

24.

13

7.0

5.0

4.5

3.5

*3.5

3.0

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.4

3.0

2.3

2.0

*4.0

5.0

3.0

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.5

3.0

2.7

137.9

4.45

1.01

1.17

Jan.

11

13 

7.0

5.6

4.0

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.1

271

3.5

25

23

20

15

7.0

*20

48" 66

22

12

6.9

*5.7

4.4

4.0

6.0

12

6.9

367.7

11.9

2.71

3.11

Feb.

4.0

3.5 

6.0

6.5

3.5

2.8

2.7

2.6

676

*53_

20

13

15

23

30

16

*12

9.8

7.0

6.0

6.0

5.2

7.3

5.3

4.5

4.0

3.1

3.5

_

281.9

10.1

2.30

2.39

Mar.

4.4

4.6 

4.1

3.9

4.5

*16

11

8.0

7.2

8.0

6.5

6.3

5.8

11

39.

23

13

9.6

8.0

6.9

7.3

5.6

5.0

4.3

4.1

4.5

10

9.7

6.9

*6.6

6.3

271.1

8.75

1.99

2.30

Apr.

5.7

14

12

10

a8. 4

a8.0

a7.4

a6.6

a6.0

5.5

5.0

4.7

6.3

7.2

6.0

5.2

4.7

4.3

4.3

13

6.9

5.2

4.3

3.7

3.5

3.3

*44

39

30

21

305.2

10.2

2.32

2.59

May

16

TT 

8.1

*6.6

5.5

4.7

4.3

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.3

4.6

5.2

5.0

4.1

2.8

2.5

2.2

Z.I

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.0

170

115.7

3.73

0.850

0.98

June

1.6

2_a 

1.4

1.0

.9

.6

.6

*.4

.4

.4

.3

.8

.6

.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

.4

.JL

.2

.8

.8

.4

1.6

1.2

.7

.4

.3

.2

20.2

0.67

0.153

0.17

July

0.2

.4 

.2

.2

.2

*4.6

1.1

.6

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

4

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.8

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

*.3

.2

11.7

0.38

0.087

0.10

Aug.

0.1

.1 

.1

6.6

2.7

1.4

.7

3.4

1.0

.6

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

0

0

0

6.9

2.5

1.0

.8

7.2

2.2

60

a62

22

18

200.5

6.47

1.47

1.70

Sept.

6.6

47T 

2.5

1.8

1.3

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.3

.3

.3

.3

^2.

.3

.4

.7

.5

1.5

29.9

1.00

0.228

0.25

Calendar year 1958: Max 68 Mln 0.1 Mean 4.97 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.38

Water year 1958-59: Max 66 Mln 0 Mean 5.03 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.56

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). Aug. 28 (12 p.m.) 1,100 cfs (6.98 ft); Aug. 30 

(4.12 ft).

p.m.) 215 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations. 

Note.. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 29 to Dec. 3, Dec. 6-30, Jan. 3-21, 23, 24, 

28, 29, Feb. 1-3, 6, 7, 12, 19-22, 25, 26, 28, Mar. 5, 8, 11, 13, 18, 19, 23.

575949 O - 61 - 8
102 MONONQAHELA RIVER BASIN

850. Monongahela River at Braddock, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°23'30", long 79"51'30", near right bank on river guide wall 380 ft upstream from dam at lock 2, at Braddock, Allegheny County, 1,700 ft downstream from 

Turtle Creek, and 11.2 miles upstream from confluence with Allegheny River.

Drainage area. 7,337 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete dam. Datum of gage is 707.16 ft above mean sea 

T^evel, adjustment of 1929. Prior to Aug. 13, 1951, at site 700 ft upstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge.--21 years, 12,480 cfs (adjusted for storage and diversion).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 84,900 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 21.15 ft); minimum, 1,350 cfs Sept. 13 (gage height, 12.22 ft); minimum daily 1,460 cfs Sept. 14, 16. 

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 201,000 cfs June 5, 1941 (gage height, 31.20 ft); minimum, 559 cfs Sept. 20, 22, 23, 1946; minimum daily, 703 cfs Sept. 3, 4, 22, 1946; minimum gage height, 12.01 ft Oct. 7-13, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 38.8 ft Mar. 18, 1936, from floodmarks (discharge, 210,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by locks and hydroelectric plants, since 1938 by 

Tygart River Reservoir, since 1926 by Lake Lynn, since 1925 by Deep Creek Reservoir, 

and since 1943 by Youghiogheny River Reservoir (see following page), combined capacity, 

718,960 acre-ft. Figures of daily discharge include slight diversion from Beaver Run 

Reservoir and Thorn Run, in the Kiskiminetas River basin, to the Borough of Jeannette 

and into Turtle Creek, respectively. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 

1959 are given in WSP 1641.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

12.2

12.5

13.0

14.0

1,300

2,100

3,800

9,000

16.0

19.0

21.0

23,200

54,500

81,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

5,150

5,300

5,900

6,10O

5,2OO

3,720

3,640

3,56O

3,080

2,940

E.710

2,500

*2, 500

2,840

2,840

2,470

2,38O

2,320

2,380

2,300

2,650

2,680 

2,530

2,320

2,240

2,300

2,320

2,900

3,48O 

3,900

4,OOO

101,150

3,263

-1,200

Nov.

3,440

3,000

2.78O

4,020

6,150

5.70O

5,850

5,050

3,950

*3,90O

5,450

4,800

5,400

5,350

5,90O

5,750

4,400

4,750

6.00O

6,3OO

6,200

6,550 

5,90O

4,850

5,550

5,600

5,1OO

4,150

7,300 

14,90O

163,940

5,465

-969

Dec.

10, 2OO

9,600

9,30O

9.6OO

14,200

21,600

18,80O

11,800

11,100

10,200

7,550

6,80O

6,800

6,300

5, 100

5,200

4.9OO

4,800

5,OOO

4,700

4,200

*5, 600 

3,680

4,600

5,200

4,200

4,550

g4,450

g5,15O 

g6,050

g6,300

235,530

7,598

-580

Jan.

g8,70O

glO,2OO

g!7,700

g!6,000

g9,900

g7,300

6,300

6,550

6,300

5,9OO

4,700

5,640

3,640

4,400

6,950

39,200

39,600

24, 100

17,000

*18,000

46,800

74,20O

32,' 000

25,000

25,OOO

23,200

21,600

2O, 000 

21,60O

20,8OO

631,680

20,380

+1,130

Feb.

17 , 400

13,800

12.8OO

12,400

12,800

12,400

11,800

10,800

8.7OO

21,20Q

64.50O

40,800

27,700

30,400

38,500

39,600

*31,300

28,600

25,900

21,600

18,000

14,200 

11,400

14,200

16,300

16,300

16,000

13,80O

-

603,200

21,540

+205

Mar.

12,100

9,900

11,400

10,2OO

9,000

11,100

23,900

25.9OO

20,8OO

20,000

2O, OOO

18,400

21,600

20,800

20,800

25,900

23,200

20,000

20,000

18,000

13, 500

10,200 

7,550

7,300

6,550

6.O50

6,100

9,600

9,9OO 

*9,OOO

9,000

457,750

14,770

+621

Apr.

7,8OO

7,800

14,300

20,000

23,20O

22,400

20,000

18,000

14,200

14,900

24,600

26.800

24,100

20,OOO

20,000

20,800

20,000

17 , 400

14,600

10, 800

12,100

10.2OO 

9,300

8,400

7,050

6,5OO

6,300

11,400

23,200 

24, 100

480,050

16,000

+1,96O

May

21,60O

17.7OO

14, 6OO

*12,100

12,100

13,200

11,800

9,600

7,050

5,600

5,OOO

5,950

9,110

24, 100

25.9OO

22,400

18, 800

15,200

14,900

12,800

8,400

6,800 

6,80O

6,300

5,500

6,800

5,950

6,150

7,050 

6,550

6,150

351,960

11,350

+251

June

6,200

7,O50

12,100

15.600

12,80O

10,200

7,300

*4, 200

3,72O

3,560

3,720

3,560

2,870

2,440

2,070

2,040

2, ISO

2,130

2,100

2,070

2,020

1,96O 

2,210

2, 160

2,210

2.16O

2,240

2,940

2,530 

1,99O

128,530

4,284

-271

July

2,020

2,240

2,040

2,130

1,820

3,280

3,160

2,620

2,320

2,130

1,900

1,690

1,560

1,530

*1.51O

1,560

1,850

1,900

1.90O

1,930

1,880

1,850 

2,130

2,320

2,440

4.580

3,000

2,97O

2,940 

2,740

2,740

70,680

2,280

-516

Aug.

3,O80

3,440

2,710

2,84O

3,400

2,810

2,780

3,560

2,740

2,410

2,590

2,32O

2,270

2,160

2,040

1,85O

*1.770

1,820

2,440

2,350

2.35O

2,450 

2,240

2,380

3,240

2,840

2,780

2,320

4.820 

2,840

2,710

82,350

2,656

-7O4

Sept.

2,440

2,590

2,590

2,650

2,560

2,320

1,930

1,690

1,930

1,820

1,660

1,560

1,480

1,460

1,510

1,460

1,510

1,530

1,820

1,900

1,690

1,610 

1,610

1,590

1,610

1,660

1,51O

1,510

1,880 

1,960

55,040

1,835

-1,080

Adjusted for diversion and change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

2,063 

0.281 

0.32

4,496 

0.613 

0.66

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

7,018 

0.957 

1.10

21,510 

2.93 

3.38

21,740 

2.96 

3.08

15,390 

2.10 

2.42

17,960 

2.45 

2.73

Observed

11,600 

1.58 

1.82

'ax 75,500 Mln 2,24O Mean 12,64O 

Max 74,200 Mln 1,460 Mean 9,211

4,013 

0.547 

0.61

1,764 

0.240 

0.28

1,952 

0.266 

0.31

755 

O.103 

0.11

Adjusted

Mean 12,520 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.15 

Mean 9,211 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.84

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Tygart Reservoir, Lake Lynn, Deep Creek, and Youghiogheny River Reservoirs, 

and diversion from Beaver Run Reservoir, equivalent In cubic feet per second. Records of contents 

In Lake Lynn and Deep Creek Reservoir, and diversion from Beaver Run Reservoir, furnished by West 

Penn Power Co., Pennsylvania Electric Co., and Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County, respectively.

g Computed from 8 readings dally of upper lock gage (staff gage).
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 103

Reservoirs in Monongahela River basin

555. Tygart Reservoir. Lat 39°18'50", long 80°02'00", at'dam on Tygart River, 2.2 miles 

upstream from Threefork Creek and 2.4 miles upstream from Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va. 

Drainage area, 1,184 sq mi. Records available, October 1939 to September 1959. Gage, 

water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level. Maximum contents during 

year, 132,000 acre-ft May 15 (elevation, 1,105.30 ft); minimum, 11,100 acre-ft Mar. 22 

(elevation, 1,009.92 ft). Maximum contents since storage began, 243,604 acre-ft July 26, 

1958 (elevation, 1,152.72 ft); minimum since October 1939, 8,330 acre-ft Jan. 25, 1940 

(elevation, 1,005.15 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam completed and accepted February 1938, 

storage began May 15, 1938. Capacity, 286,600 acre-ft between elevations 991.5 ft 

(sill of valves) and 1,167.0 ft (crest of spillway) above mean sea level. Dead storage, 

2,950 acre-ft. Figures given herein represent total contents. Conservation pool elevation is 1,010.0 ft and water below elevation 991.5 ft cannot be withdrawn. Reservoir 

Is used for flood control and supplementary supply for navigation on Monongahela River 

during periods of low flow. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

760. Deep Creek Reservoir . La t 39 0 30'34" ( long 79°23'28", on Deep Creek at dam, 1.8 miles 

upstream from mouth and 7 miles north of Oakland, Garrett County, Md. Drainage area, 

64.7 sq mi. Records available, July 1925 to September 1959 (prior to October 1950, 

month-end contents published in WSP 1305, and October 1950 to September 1955, month-end 

contents published in WSP 1385). Gage, water-stage recorder at right end of spillway. 

Datum of gage Is at mean sea level (unadjusted). Maximum contents during year, 81,100 

acre-ft May 16-20 (elevation, 2,458.80 ft); minimum, 55,300 acre-ft Dec. 24, 25 (elevation, 2,451.20 ft). Maximum contents since storage began, 93,258 acre-ft July 24, 25, 

1949 (elevation, 2,462.075 ft); minimum observed, 11,763 acre-ft Sept. 30, 1925 (elevation, 2,433.45 ft).

Reservoir is formed by an earthfill dam completed January 1925. Usable capacity, 

92,975 acre-ft between elevations 2,425 ft (top of intake to outlet tunnel) and 2,462 ft 

(crest of spillway). Dead storage, 13,085 acre-ft. Figures given herein represent 

usable contents. Reservoir is used for hydroelectric power. Records furnished by Pennsylvania Electric Co.

770. Youghiogheny River Reservoir. Lat 39°47'56", long 79°22'06", at control tower at 

dam, 1.2 miles upstream from Confluence, Pa., since June 1951. Water-stage recorder 

also at lat 39°45'21", long 79°24'00", at bridge on U. S. Highway 40, 500 ft upstream 

from Stuck Hollow Run, 0.6 mile upstream from Tub Run, and 7.5 miles upstream from 

Youghlogheny River Dam on Youghiogheny River, Somerset County, Pa. Datum of gage Is at 

mean sea level. Prior to Mar. 9, 1948, staff gage at dam. Drainage area, 434 sq mi. 

Records available, October 1943 to September 1959. Maximum contents during year. 

164,810 acre-ft May 1 (elevation, 1,442.57 ft); minimum, 26,375 acre-ft Dec. 29 (elevation, 1,372.50 ft). Maximum contents during period 1943-59, 207,120 acre-ft Aug. 8, 

1956 (elevation, 1,456.27 ft); minimum, 845 acre-ft Oct. 11, 1943 (elevation, 1,328.8 ft). 

Reservoir is formed by an earthfill dam, rock faced; storage began during construction sometime prior to July 1943; storage for low-flow augmentation commenced January 

1948. Dam completed October 1943. Capacity, 254,000 acre-ft between elevations 

1,319.50 ft (invert at intake to outlet tunnel) and 1,470.00 ft (full pool). Minimum 

pool elevation Is 1,344.0 ft, capacity, 5,230 acre-ft. Winter low-water pool elevation 

Is 1,419.0 ft, capacity, 103,000 acre-ft. Summer low-water pool elevation is 1,439.0 ft, 

capacity, 154,500 acre-ft. Storage to summer pool normally occurs during period Mar. 15 

to Apr. 15. Depletion of low-water storage for Youghiogheny River flow augmentation 

occurs normally during period July through November. Figures given herein represent 

total contents. Reservoir Is designated multipurpose. Records furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Date

Dec . 31 ........

Calendar 

year 1957.

Sept. 30. .......

Water year 

1958-59.

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(acrefeet)

Change

contents 

(acrefeet)

Tygart Reservoir

1,083.19 

1,065.74 

1,038.82 

1,013.79

-

,027.75 

,012.40 

,029.07 

,082.50 

,094.51 

,094.96 

,092.91 

1,085.88 

1,068.42

-

93,300 

67,600 

35,500 

13,800

25,000 

12,800 

26,200 

92,200 

112,100 

112,900 

109,400 

97,700 

71,300

-

-25,700 

-32,100 

-21,700

-6,900

+11,200 

-12,200 

+13,400 

+66,000 

+19,900 

+800 

-3,500 

-11,700 

-26,400

-22,000

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(acrefeet)

Change

contents 

(acrefeet)

Deep Creek Reservoir

2,456.40 

2,455.00 

2,453.00 

2,451.35

-

2,453.35 

2,455.65 

2,456.95 

2,458.50 

2,458.70 

2 , 458 . 40 

2,457.85 

2,457.10 

2,456.00

-

72,500 

67,700 

61,100 

55,800

-

62,200 

69.9OO 

74,500 

80,000 

80,800 

79,700 

77,700 

75,000 

71,100

-

-4,800 

-6 , 600 

-5,300

-6,569

+6,400 

+7,700 

+4,600 

+5,500 

+80O 

-1,100 

-2,000 

-2,700 

-3,900

-1,400

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(acrefeet)

Change 

In 

contents 

(acrefeet)

Youghiogheny River Reservoir

1,414.13 

1,390.76 

1,377.79 

1,373.37

-

,408.95 

,415.94 

,424.99 

,442.35 

,438.74 

,433.02 

,423.73 

,411.26 

,394.76

-

92,192 

49 , 402 

32,226 

27,296

-

81,400 

96,148 

117,296 

164,166 

153,774 

137,974 

114,217 

86,121 

55,616

-

-42,790 

-17,176 

-4,930

-64,015

+54,104 

+14,748 

+21,148 

+46,870 

-10,392 

-15,800 

-23,757 

-28,096 

-30,505

-36,576

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
CHARTIERS CREEK BASIN

855. Chartiers Creek at Carnegie, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°24'00", long 80°05'55", on right bank 200 ft upstream from highway bridge 

at Carnegie, Allegheny County, 0.2 mile downstream from Robinson Run, and 9.0 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 257 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1919 to September 1933, October 1940 to September 1959.

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305. June 1915 to September 

1919 (gage heights and discharge measurements only) in reports of Water Supply Commission of Pennsylvania.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 762.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944 (Pennsylvania RR. bench mark). Prior to Dec. 15, 

1931, chain gage at site half a mile downstream at different datum. Jan. 8, 1932, to 

Sept. 30, 1933, chain gage at site 1 mile downstream at different datum.

Average- discharge.--33 years (1919-33, 1940-59), 299 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,250 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 10.30 ft); minimum, 33 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 1.34 ft).

1919-33, 1940-59: Maximum discharge, 13,500 cfs Aug. 6, 1956 (gage height, 16.37 

ft); minimum observed, 16 cfs Aug. 9, 1926, and at times in September 1932.

Flood of Mar. 17, 1936, reached a stage of 11.0 ft, at site 1 mile downstream at 

different datum (discharge, 9,600 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or shifting control, which 

are fair. Some regulation at low flow by mine drainage, reservoirs, and industrial 

usage above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1053: Drainage area. WSP 1435: 1920, 1921(M), 1933.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect or shifting 

control (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

1.7 73

2.0 119

2.5 247

3.0 440

4.0 960

6.0 2,320

8.0 4,000

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

37

65

110

225

3.0 390

4.0 890

6.0 2,320

9.0 4,950

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

172

155

137

130

119

110

111

110

106

104

98

92

91

92

90

90

93

97

86

*83

83

83

84

83

93

88

86

104

100

88

85

3,143

101

0.393

0.45

Nov.

80

78

90

91

85

83

80

75

84

103

92

85

85

81

91

98

104

94

97

97

*91

83

78

79

81

83

77

75

b80

b80

2,580

86.0

0.335

0.37

Dec.

b80

91

92

206

454

424

221

193

170

bllO

b!20

b!30

bllO

b96

blOO

blOO

blOO

blOO

blOO

b!20

106

98

108

141

130

90

97

102

104

117

111

4,321

139

0.541

0.63

Jan.

204

571

*316

235

b!45

b!40

b!40

b!50

b!40

bl!5

111

106

119

132

e649

*e691

e310

e260

e254

e399

e3,520

*4,270

1,030

625

520

478

418

343

362

725

18,046

582

2.26

2.61

Feb.

418

b320

b320

462

370

298

256

27T

*332

2.500

1,940

722

635

655

1,020

705

595

530

442

b340

b320

329

362

414

350

326

312

294

_

15,841

566

2.20

2.29

Mar.

294

294

280

280

268

354

386

322

326

378

*346

378

350

445

716

545

446

382

346

340

322

294

271

262

245

274

287

304

250

238

235

10,458

337

1.31

1.51

Apr.

228

277

287

271

253

248

232

225

240

238

230

228

*256

346

322

287

265

248

240

240

228

208

202

195

188

185

*518

810

1, 240

650

9,585

320

1.25

1.39

May

680

520

430

374

332

304

280

256

240

256

280

331

470

650

434

346

304

274

262

240

225

208

195

188

178

168

*173

210

195

168

148

9,319

301

1.17

1.35

June

157

256

210

162

140

132

124

116

116

108

101

244

186

120

104

104

101

100

*95

89_

92

128

185

111

99

154

328

T4T

108

98

4,210

140

0.545

0.61

July

95

*113

89

76

74

*902

259

151

124

132

106

95

90

88

82

82

76

72

87

96

84

77

74

78

65

63

61

*70

65

93

105

3,724

120

0.467

0.54

Aug.

75

62

57

105

134

87

71

127

94

94

74

68

63

61

56

53

67

77

68

60

55

116

210

100

94

68

78

67

60

58

78

2,537

81.8

0.318

0.37

Sept.

68

*58

58

55

53

48

45

44

48

50

49

45

42

41

45

45

44

43

41

39_

41

*43

43

43

41

41

40

40

41

Zi

1,412

47.1

0.183

0.20

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,030 Mln 74 Mean 253 Cfsm 0.984 In. 13.35

Water year 1958-59: Max 4,270 Mln 39 Mean 233 Cfsm 0.907 In. 12.32

Peak discharge (base. 2,500 cfs). Jan. 22 (12:30 a.m.) 6,250 cfs (10.30 ft); Feb. 10 (11:30 p.m.)

3,820 cfs (7.76 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

e Shifting-control method used.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 105

860. Ohio River at Sewlckley, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°31'50", long 80°11'20", on left bank 200 ft upstream from highway bridge 

at Sewlckley, Allegheny County, 0.5 mile upstream from Narrows Run, 1.5 miles upstream 

from Dashlelds Dam, and 11.8 miles downstream from confluence of Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers.

Drainage area.--19,500 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--October 1933 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and dam 1.5 miles downstream. Datum of gage Is 690.00 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Nov. 22, 1933, staff gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 26 years, 32,740 cfs (adjusted for storage since 1938).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 274,000 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 19.67 ft); minImum, 2,530 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 2.72 ft).

1933-59: Maximum discharge, 574,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 34.75 ft. from 

floodmark In gage house); minimum, 1,800 cfs Sept. 4, 1957 (gage height, 2.60 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those computed from eight readings daily of upper lock gage, 

which are fair. Some regulation by locks, and by many reservoirs above station (see 

pp. 19,56,103 ). Combined capacity of reservoirs, excluding that of Chautauqua Lake but 

including Lake Lynn and Deep Creek Reservoirs and 12 smaller reservoirs, 1,581,000 

acre-ft.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1305: 1938-40 (adjusted monthly runoff). WSP1435: 1934.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

5.0

2,400

4,370

8,500

14,500

30,200

7.0

10.0

14.0

19.0

70,200

142,000

200,000

264,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

g!8 , 900

*18,800

19,600

18,900

16 , 600

13,400

13,000

12,200

10,500

9,300

8,800

8,600

8,210

8,600

8,310

8,020

7,830

8,020

7,270

8,120

9,300

8,700

8,210

7,830

7,540

7,540

7,360

9,400 

10,400

11,400

11,600

332,260

10,720

-1,600

Nov.

10,500

9,400

9.200

*9,400

12,700

13,000

13 , 000

11,800

9,830

10,400

12,700

13,200

13,800

14,200

14 , 800

15,600

22,800

31,900

38,200

41,100

38,200

32,800

28,500

24,400

23,600

*22,800

22,000

21,200 

26,800

31,900

599,730

19,990

-1,010

Dec.

23,600

22,800

22,800

26,000

36,400

51.000

45,000

34,600

30,200

28,500

22,000

18 , 900

17 , 600

17,400

16,000

15,800

14,600

14,900

16 , 400

16,400

15,100

14 , 100

13,400

13,900

16,000

14,400

13 , 900

13,500 

13,400

15 , 100

16,000

649,700

20,960

-707

Jan.

19,600

22,800

32,800

34,600

29,400

25,200

19,600

17 , 200

16,400

16,800

15,600

13,800

12,700

13,900

17,800

54,000

63 , 600

50,000

41,100

38,200

76,800

213,000

254,000

g!70, 000

g!37,000

127,000

*104,000

85,800 

68,000

65,800

70,200

40,926.7

62,150

+2,290

Feb.

70,200

g57,300

g49,000

g45,000

45 , 000

44,000

38 , 200

34 , 600

31,000

69,600

176,000

144,000

107 , 000

104,000

109,000

114,000

107,000

95,000

76,800

61,500

50,000

35,500

32,800

37,300

42,000

40,200

38,200

36,400

*1,890. 6

67,520

-307

Mar.

34,600

35,500

39,200

37,300

52,800

33,700

56,500

70,200

63,600

g61,500

g57,300

g53,100

g53,100

g50,000

g49,000

g68,000

g76.800

*g72,400

g61,500

g53,100

g47,000

gSl.OOO

g52,000

g47,000

g40,200

39,200

45,000

61,500 

70,200

63,600

53,100

*1,629

52,550

+987

Apr.

49,000

47,000

84,600

97,500

95,000

*88,100

81,200

72,400

61,500

55,200

63,600

65,800

59,400

52,000

49,000

44,000

40 , 200

56,400

51,900

28 , 500

51,000

29,400

26,000

22,800

19,600

18,500

25,200

51,000 

81,200

85,800

*1,592.4

55,080

+5,770

May

81,200

74,600

68 , 000

65,600

*55,200

47,000

36,400

51,000

26,000

21,200

19,600

22,000

25,600

39,700

47,000

45,000

39,200

54,600

33,700

50,200

27,600

26,000

25,600

21,200

18 , 900

19,600

17,800

18,400 

19,600

17,200

15,500

*1,064.2

34,350

-1,440

June

14,800

16,000

23,600

26,000

23,500

19,600

14 , 900

9,940

9,000

8,600

8,900

9,830

9,830

8,510

7,850

7,560

7,100

6,570

6,080

5,990

5,600

g5,680

6,570

8,820

8,590

13 , 100

23,600

21,200 

15,900

13,400

366,500

12,210

-597

July

11,700

*11,600

11,400

11,000

9,400

14.800

12,700

10,800

8,500

8,400

7,450

6,320

6,320

6,490

5,680

5,580

5,550

5,460

5,460

5,460

5,680

5,830

5,830

6,650

6,320

8,900

6,830

7,560 

7,100

7,450

6,920

244,720

7,894

-762

Aug.

7,100

7,270

6,240

7,340

7,100

6,080

5,830

7,500

6,600

5,080

5,580

5,380

5,010

4,720

4,580

4,300

3,800

5.450

4,170

4,650

*4,650

5,400

5,530

4,370

5,530

6,740

6,740

6,740 

11,100

6,320

6,490

181,170

5,844

-1,060

Sept.

6,320

6,240

6.400

6,400

5,680

5,080

4,580

4,100

5,960

5,960

5,620

3,360

3,030

2,840

2,840

2,840

2,840

2,970

3,160

5,290

5,030

2,900

2,840

5,030

3,030

3,100

2,970

2,780 

2,780

4,380

114,350

3,812

-1,500

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

9,120 

0.468 

0.54

18,98C 

0.973 

l.OS

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

20,250 

1.04

1.20

64,440 

3.30 

3.80

67,210 

3.45 

5.59

55,540 

2.75 

3.17

56,850 

2.92 

5.26

52,890

1.69 

1.95

Observed

Max 150,000 Min 6,650 Mean 31,770 

Max 254,000 Min 2,780 Mean 29,020

11,810 

0.606 

0.68

7,152 

0.566 

0.42

4,784 

0.245 

0.28

2,312

0.119 

0.15

Adjusted

Mean 51,650 Cfsm 1.62 In. 22.04 

Mean 28,870 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.11

Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Chautauqua Lake, Tionesta Creek, 

East Branch Clarion River, Mahoning Creek, Crooked Creek, Conemaugh River, Loyalhanna Creek, Tygart 

River, Youghiogheny River, and Deep Creek Reservoirs, Lake Lynn, and 12 smaller reservoirs. Records 

of reservoir contents furnished by Pennsylvania Electric Co., Manufacturers Water Co., Saltlick 

Water Co., Johnstown Water Co., Municipal Authority of the Borough of Latrobe, Municipal Authority 

of Westmoreland County, and Wesb Perm Power Co.

* Expressed in thousands.

g Computed from 8 readings daily of upper lock gage.
106 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

865. Mahonlng River at Alliance, Ohio

Location. --Lat 40°55'55", long 81°05'45", In SE£ sec. 24, T.19 N. , R.6 W. , on right bank

15 ft upstream from Webb Avenue Bridge In Alliance, Stark County, 0.2 mile upstream

from waterworks dam, and 4 miles upstream from Beech Creek.

Drainage area. 87.9 sq ml.

Records available. August 1941 to September 1959.

Gage . Water-stage recorder and concrete dam. 

level, adjustment of 1912.

Datura of gage Is 1,037.3 ft above mean sea

Average discharge .--18 years, 85.4 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,740 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 9.11 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,300 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over damj 

minimum, 2.4 cfs Aug. 28, 29 (gage height, 1.50 ft).

1941-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 1959; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair, 

by Westvllle Reservoir above station.

Plow slightly regulated

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

8.5

28

83

156

410

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

720

1,060

1,420

1,860

2,390

5.5

6.0 

7.0

2,960

3,580

5,180

1.5

1.6

2.4

20

1.8 

2.0

81

156

Note. Same as preceding table above 2.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfstn

In.

Oct.

30

30

26

23

21

19

19

17

17

17

15

15

15

17

15

13

13

17

19

*17

19

21

28

23

17

13

15

21

26

21

17

596

19.2

0.218

0.25

Nov.

15

15

15

15

15

15.

13

13

19

26

26

21

19

19

28

43

49

49

40

*36

26

21

19

17

19

23

21

21

19

17

692

23.1

0.263

0.29

Dec.

12

19

23

86

165

86

62

49

38

33

30

26

26

21

21

21

21

21

23

26

33

*30

30

38

46

38

30

30

33

60

60

1,242

40.1

0.456

0.53

Jan.

74

375

261

121

77

110

86

51

38

30

28

26

26

23

62

125

89

113

106

60

3,680

*4.360

547

209

121

95

81

55

51

297

410

11,787

380

4.32

4.98

Feb.

117

85

61

*148

99

55

42

39

58

*2,000

1,420

341

218

256

498

314

187

165

113

71

58

60

100

340

152

133

169

156

-

7,455

266

3.03

3.16

Mar.

205

246

205

160

103

148

156

88

110

200

133

99

95

117

486

571

174

95

*85

81

74

64

48

48

45

74

129

133

85

68

64

4,389

142

1.62

1.87

Apr.

58

297

324

228

133

99

71

61

61

58

51

48

42

39

36

33

30

28

30

*39

48

36

30

28

22

22

129

404

818

375

3,678

123

1.40

1.56

May

336

156

95

68

51

45

64

48

36

36

45

71

81

64

48

51

42

*30

48

58

68

74

241

113

55

39

58

237

308

144

92

2,902

93.6

1.06

1.22

June

178

393

218

92

48

33

25

20

15

15

13

74

110

36

20

13

10

8.2

8.2

6.0

6.0

*30

71

30

28

256

1.020

455

110

88

3,429.4

114

1.30

1.45

July

71

48

36

28

22

42

36

20

18

15

36

~68 148

28

18

15

13

18

25

33

*22

15

10

20

20

13

10

45

33

106

136

1,168

37.7

0.429

0.49

Aug.

45

20

15

245

341

106

51

51

42

28

25

22

20

18

15

13

13

10

10

8.2

8.2

8.2

6.0

*6.0

3.7

3.7

liO

4.7

3.7

18

48

1,211.4

39.1

0.445

0.51

Sept.

25

20

8.2

4.7

3.7

1,0

3.7

3.7

3.7

13

28

8.2

4.7

4.7

3.7

4.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

4.7

*6.0

6.0

8.2

8.2

10

8.2

8.2

10

8.2

68

299.5

9.98

0.114

0.13

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,750 Min 0 Mean 97.6 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.07

Water year 1958-59: Max 4,360 Mln 3.0 Mean 106 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.44

Peak discharge (base, 900 cfs).--Jan. 21 (10:30 p.m.) 9,740 cfs (9.11 ft); Feb. 10 (7 p.m.) 3,320 

cfs (5.76 ft); Apr. 29 (6 a.m.) 990 cfs (3.42 ft); June 27 (11:30 a.m.) 1,270 cfs (3.82 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 107

895. Mill Creek near Berlin Center, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°00'00", long 80°58'10", in T.I H., R.5 W., on left bank at downstream 

side of county bridge, 150 ft upstream from unnamed tributary, 1 mile upstream from 

flow line of Berlin Reservoir, l£ miles upstream from Turkeybroth Creek, and 2 miles 

southwest of Berlin Center, Mahoning County. Records include flow of unnamed tributary.

Drainage area. 19.7 sq mi, including that of unnamed tributary 150 ft below gage. 

Records available. September 1941 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,032.9 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 22, 1941, staff gage and Oct. 22, 1941, to Apr. 23, 1947, waterstage recorder, at same site and datum. Apr. 24, 1947, to Sept. 10, 1952, water-stage 

recorder at site 100 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 1&.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,700 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 6.70 ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs Sept. 21 (gage height, 0.42 ft).

1941-59: Maximum discharge, 1,900 cfs May 27, 1946 (gage height, 6.92 ft); no flow 

Aug. 26-31, Sept. 3, 4, 1953, July 26-31, Aug. 10-14, 1954, Sept. 21, 22, 1955.

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

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of loe effect (gage 

height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

.9

1.1

1.3 

1,6 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

20

34

52

74

102

162

235

335

470

645

860

1,150

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

£0

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

476" 6.0

3.2

2.6

2.3

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.8

JUS

1.7

1.8

1.7

3.0

3.7

2.2

*1.8

1.8

1.6

1.7

1.8

2.1

2.4

2.3

4.5

3.0 

2.3 2)1

74.5

2.40

0.122

0.14

Nov.

2.1

2.2

2.8

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.1

-US

3.2

7.9

4.9

3.5

3.2

3.9

7.2

16

29

16

11

*6.9

5.5

4.5

3.9

4.9

7.2

7.4

5.8

5.3

6.2 

6.4

187.4

6.25

0.317

0.35

Dec.

7.2

7.6

9.2

61

43

16

9.5

6.9

6.0

5.3

4.9

4.5

4.3

4.0

*3.9

3.7

3.7

3.8

4.0

4.3

4.2

3.8

3.8

4.3

4.8

4.5

3.8

£.!

3.7 

4 3

s!o

258.6

8.34

0.424

0.49

Jan.

49

187

52

20

11

7.4

6.2

5.5

5.0

4.5

4.2

1*2

4.0

8.2

44

56

26

15

10

*8.0

1.120

401

a2oO

870

830

a!5

8.6

6.4

6.0 

162

42

2,588.0

83.5

4.24

4.89

Feb.

15

8.6

8.6

40

15

6.7

4.7

1.5

36

852

147

59

53

82

151

43

26

18

12

9.5

7.9

8.2

63

*61

24

24

39

34

-

1,832.7

65.5

3.32

3.46

Mar.

56

48

44

32

20

45

26

19

34

45

25

17

20

34

242

68

28

20

*17

16

16

12

2*7

11

10

29

60

35

20

17

16

1,091.7

35.2

1.79

2.06

Apr.

13

126

62

41

23

16

11

11

10

9.5

8.2

8.9

6.4

5.8

5.1

4.7

3.9

6.7

5.1

*6.2

6.2

4.3

3.7

3.4

5.0

3.4

50

171

109 

70

787.5

26.2

1.53

1.48

May

75

24

14

9.2

6.4

4.9

5.3

4.O

5.2

5.2

4.0

3.5

8.6

5.8

5.5

6.4

4.9

5.7

*8.6

5.1

5.4

2.9

9.7

4.9

2.9

2.4

10

210

156 

56

15

664.5

21.4

1.09

1.26

June

17

24

10

6.7

4.5

5.5

2.9

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.5

38

20

6.2

3.2

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.5

1*1

*6.0

5.5

2.2

60

59

22

7.9

5.7

14

554.5

11.1

0.565

0.65

July

6.7

5.9

2.8

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.7

1.0

^1

1.2

1.2

19

3.9

1.8

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

2.2

1.9

*1.4

1.1

1.2

1.5

2.3

1.1

.9

2.4

2.2 

18

11

99.5

5.20

0.162

0.19

Aug.

3.5

1.7

1.1

10

To

5.7-

2.2

9.5

4.3

2.4

1.7

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.7

.8

.8

ig_

.6

1.0

1.1

*.7

.6

.6

.7

.8

.6

E.I

4.3

70.7

2.28

0.116

0.13

Sept.

1.4

1.0

.9

.6

_._4

.4

.4

.4

.4

2.3

1.0

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

q q .3^2.

27.6

0.920

0.047

0.05

Calendar year 1958: Max 655 Mln 1.4 Mean 19.2 Cfsm 0.975 In. 13.21

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,120 Mln 0.4 Mean 22.0 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.13

Peak discharge (base, 5OO cfs). --Jan. 21 

cfs (6.08 ft); May 28 (8 p.m.) 7o5 cfs

(2:30 p.m.) 1,700 cfs (6.7O ft)) Feb. 10 (1:30 p.m.) l,22o 

(5.15 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for other stations In the basin. 

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 5 to Jan. 1, Jan. 3-14, 16-20, 27-29, Jan. 31 

to Feb. 9, Feb. 16-26.
108 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

905. Mahoning River below Berlin Dam, near Berlin Center, Ohio

Location Lat 41°02'55". long 81°00'05", in T.I N., R.6 W., on left bank 600 ft downstream 

from Berlin Dam and 3£ miles northwest of Berlin Center, Mahoning County.

Drainage area. 249 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for October 

1930, published in WSP 1305. Prior to October 1942, published as "near Berlin Center."

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 958.0 ft above mean sea 

level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1942, water-stage recorder at 

site 1 ¥ miles upstream at datum 966.15 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 

(levels by Mahoning Valley Sanitary District). Oct. 1, 1942, to May 11, 1949, waterstage recorder 200 ft downstream from present site at datum 8.00 ft lower than present 

datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 232 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,200 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 5.23 ft); minimum, 5.0 cfs May 1-12 (gage height, 0.75 ft).

1930-59: Maximum discharge, 8,630 cfs Jan. 25, 1937 (gage height, 10.97 ft, site and 

datum then in use); no flow at times during 1948-49.

Remarks --Records good. Flow regulated since 1942 by Berlin Reservoir (see p. 126). 

Slight regulation since 1954 by Deer Creek Reservoir (capacity, 3,180 acre-ft).

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 743: 1932. WSP 853: 1936. WSP 873: 1932(M), 1933, 

1934-35(M), 1936-38.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.7 

.9 

1.1 

1.3 

1.6 

1.9

4.1 

8.1

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

120

232

550

1,020

1,560

2,820

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

352

346

340

334

334

334

334

328

328

328

323

334

340 

340

334

328

311

282

232 

*192

176

176

150

77

29

23

23

20

17

16

16

7,097

229

-

-

Nov.

16

Te

16

17

17

16

17

17

17

17

20

32

61 

106

118

118

120

120

120 

*120

120

132

150

165

180

180

180

180

180

163

2,751

91.7

-

-

Dec.

180

180

180

165

135

129

129

129

141

161

g!61

gl80

g!87 

g!87

g!83

g!83

g!83

*g!80

180 

183

183

168

147

157

183

183

183

183

180

150

144

5,197

168

-

-

Jan.

172

176

180

183

187

187

183

180

183

183

180

192

210 

205

205

214

214

218

210 

210

247

257

334

1,790

2,750

2,410

2,280

2,220

1,980

248

1,060

19,448

627

-

-

Feb.

2,340

1,800

1,100

352

522

423

187

157

183

187

196

1,450

1,750 

23

1,080

2,100

2,210

2,340

2,410 

g2,160

gl,740

gl,250

g828

*g!04

104

104

104

104

_

27,308

975

-

-

Mar.

106

106

200

435

478

414

370

364

358

370

376

370

364 

358

400

470

534

840

1,040 

696

257

242

340

277

200

200

187

150

120

120

187

10,929

353

-

-

Apr.

214

144

132

135

135

168

192

187

187

96

18

30

42 

42

41

41

41

42

42 

*42

41

41

41

41

41

41

29

19

8.7

6.7

2,280.4

76.0

-

-

May

5.8

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

25

92 

123

123

138

141

*123

108 

99

99

86

77

89

111

135

154

147

115

150

288

2,478.8

80.0

-

-

June

352

382

394

394

394

394

394

370

242

172

161

161

176 

210

232

232

232

218

196 

192

192

210

165

*132

165

83

7.0

6.7

23

103

6,584.7

219

-

"

July

228

340

340

340

328

282

267

267

267

267

272

191

129 

183

272

272

272

272

272 

272

*272

277

277

277

311

340

305

257

237

237

262

8,385

270

-

"

Aug.

305

334

334

294

247

232

294

346

328

334

340

352

370 

376

376

376

376

352

334 

334

334

288

262

*262

262

257

257

257

257

252

252

9,574

309

-

"

Sept.

252

228

223

252

252

252

277

'272 305

247

247

247

247 

247

247

247

247

247

247 

247

*247

247

252

252

228

210

196

176

180

*183

7,2O1

240

-

"

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,210 Mln 12 Mean 273 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,750 Mln 5.0 Mean 299 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

g Computed from once-daily gage readings and log of gate operations.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 109

915. Mahoning River at Pricetown, Ohio

Location. Lat 41 e 07'50", long 80 e 58'24", in T.2 N. , R.5 W. , on left bank a quarter of a 

mile south of Mahoning-Trumbull County line, 0.3 mile downstream from Milton Dam, half 

a mile southwest of Pricetown, Mahoning County, and 3 miles upstream from Kale Creek.

Drainage area. 276 sq mi.

Records available . July 1929 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 905.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Aug. 14, 1929, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge . 30 years, 253 cfs (unadjusted\.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,320 cfs Feb. 16 (gage height, 7.90 ft); minimum, 3.6 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 1.25 ft).

1929-59: Maximum discharge, 6,770 cfs Jan. 25, 1937 (gage height, 15.01 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,200 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum, 

0.4 cfs Nov. 9, 10, 1941, Feb. 19-21, Oct. 10-21, 1945.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Berlin Reservoir beginning 1942 and Milton 

Reservoir throughout the period of record (see p. 126).

Revisions (water years). WSP 728: 1930(M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In

cubic feet per second) 

Oct. 1 to Jan. 26,

July 1 to Sept. 30 Jan. 27 to June 30

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.1

3.1 

9.5 3.0 

4.5 

6.0 

7.0

195

329

883

1,600

2,130

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.1

1.0 

7.2

45

78

135

2.5 

3.0 

4.5 

6.0 

7.7

220

340

805

1,410

2,220

Discharge, in cubic feet per 30nd, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sni

In.

Oct.

357

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

363

363

363

363

363

363

366

314

286

286

286

*286

286

286

250

235

232

229

229

232

227

227

9,672

312

-

-

Nov.

227

224

205

195

195

195

195

195

195

195

193

193

193

190

190

190

193

190

190

190

*188

188

188

188

188

188

188

188

188

5,813

194

-

-

Dec.

188

188

188

188

188

188

188

188

188

188

186

184

184

184

184

184

184

184

184

184

184

*184

184

184

184

184

184

184

184 

J- 81

181

5,740

185

-

Jan.

181

184

184

181

181

181

181

181

181

181

181

157

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

157

12

6.3

228

1,340

2,030

32,120

2,080

*1,980

1,280

1,120

15,627.3

504

_

-

Feb.

1,320

1,680

1,680

1,540

1,080

1,110

540

540

370

147

14~4.9

1,720

491

553

2,080

2,080

2.220

2,220

2,220

2,220

2,220

2,220

1,510

*510

510

495

495

-

33,917.9

1,211

_

-

Mar.

480

480

465

465

465

465

465

465

450

450

450

450

450

435

435

450

735

915

895

570

390

390

390

*295

243

243

243

243

241

241

241

13,595

439

_

-

Apr.

241

241

238

238

238

238

238

238

238

116

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

41

*39

39

39

39

39

39

39

42

39

39

3,067

102

_

-

May

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

96

45

98

145

145

145

127

123

123

123

*125

125

125

125

125

123

123

135

153

155

202

352

390

3,740

121

_

-

June

390

390

390

390

390

390

390

390

232

198

198

205

202

202

202

202

216

220

220

220

220

222

209

*200

207

207

207

205

315

360

7,989

266

_

-

July

360

354

354

351

357

360

278

253

253

258

258

261

258

272

280

280

280

280

280

280

280

*280

283

283

283

283

283

283

283

283

283

9,014

291

_

-

Aug.

283

283

283

386

283

283

348

376

376

376

376

376

376

376

376

376

379

379

379

379

303

264

264

264

*264

267

267

267

267

269

269

9,914

320

_

-

Sept.

269

269

269

267

267

267

264

264

264

267

269

258

256

256

256

256

240

229

229

229

229

*229

229

229

202

190

190

190

190

195

7,218

241

-

Calendar year 1958 : Max 1,240 Min 68 Mean 305 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59 : Max 2,220 Mln 4.9 Mean 343 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
110 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

920. Kale Creek near Pricetown, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°08'25", long 80°59'45", in T.3 N. , R.5 W. , on right bank at downstream 

side of highway bridge, 0.4 mile north of Mahoning-Trumbull County line, 1-? miles northwest of Pricetown, 2t miles upstream from mouth, and 3j miles south of Newton Falls.

Drainage area.--20.9 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1959. Prior to June 1941 monthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 914.7 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to June 27, 1941, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 22.0 cfs.

Extremes.-rMaxlmum discharge during year, 3,890 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 8.52 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 8, 9, 17, 18 (gage height, 0.44 ft).

1940-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 1959; no flow at times in 1952-55.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those below 1.0 cfs, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 973: 1942. WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 7 to Nov. 16)

1.0 

1.3

0.1

.3

.8

1.6

3.0

11

24

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

42

75

210

435

825

1,400

2,240

Discharge, in cubic feet pe cond, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3^0

2.5

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.3

2.0

2.5

1.6

1.1

*.7

.7

.7

.8

1.1

1.2

1.6

2.0

2.4

3.0

51.1

1.65

0.079

0.09

Nov.

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

275

2.5

2.6

3.5

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.6

5.0

23

136

79

25

*14

9.0

6.9

5.3

4.6

4.0

5.0

8.4

7.4

6.3

"

388.5

13.0

0.622

0.69

Dec.

6.1

6.9

8.4

46

90

29

12

6.1

4.9

4.2

3.8

3.5

3.3

3.0

2.9

2.8

*2.7

2.7

2.9

3.1

3.0

2.8

2.8

3.1

3.5

3.1

2.8

2^6

3.0

5.0

278.6

8.99

O.*50

0.50

Jan.

4.6

239

61

22

12

8.0

5.5

4.2

3.5

3.3

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.9

3.0

19

18

4.4

2.6

2.4

1.510

826

53

18

11

7.7

7.0

6.0

*5.0

121

82

3,071.1

99.1

4.74

5.46

Feb.

20

8.0

5.8

10

17

6.6

3.8

3.0

4.8

1.510

276

40

31

49

178

51

30

15

10

7.0

4.8

5.5

56

167

*32

22

30

34

2,427.1

86.7

4.15

4.32

Mar.

45

53

*49

73

28

51

47

21

44

92

34

20

18

21

527

125

34

21

21

*19

17

16

11

9.6

9.0

24

182

87

28

20

18

1,564.6

50.5

2.42

2.79

Apr.

16

119

62

50

32

19

13

11

12

14

11

8.4

6.9

6.1

5.0

. 4.2

3.7

3.5

5.7

5.0

*6.3

5.3

4.0

3.1

2.5

2.6

20

226

142

73

890.1

29.7

1.42

1.58

May

66

25

15

8.4

4.8

5.0

2.0

1.5

1.2

1.5

1.4

2.4

5.5

4.6

5.5

5.5

5.5

2.5

*2.5

2.1

5.5

24

14

12

5.5

3.0

3.5

23

26

22

15

308.4

9.95

0.476

0.55

June

6.6

4.4

3.5

2.6

2.1

1.6

1.5

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

2.2

2.1

1.5

1.1

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.6

.7

5.1

*3.8

2.4

167

651

106

50

10

5.0

1,015.8

33.9

1.62

1.81

July

3.7

3.5

2.6

2.2

1.7

2.2

2.2

1.6

1.8

2.4

4.6

119

24

6.1

2.8

1.8

1.3

1.4

5.8

4.6

3.0

*2.4

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.2

1.1

T75

5. '5

29

52

295.6

9.47

0.453

0.52

Aug.

8.7

3.5

1.8

54

58

9.6

5.8

11

22

6.6

5.1

2.0

1.4

1.1

.9

.8

1.0

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

2.2

*1.6

1.0

.7

.5

.5

5.2

3.3

246.7

7.96

0.381

0.44

Sept.

4.8

20

16

3.7

1.1

.5

.3

7§

.3

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.5

.2

.5

.5

*.4

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

.8

1.0

1.0

25

81.9

2.75

0.131

0.15

Calendar year 1958: Max 788 Min 0.6 Mean 20.8 Cfsm 0.995 In. 13.54

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,510 Min 0.2 Mean 29.1 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.90

Peak discharge (base, 5OO cfs). --Jan. 21 (5:15 p.m.) 3,890 cfs (8.52 ft); Feb. 10 (12 m. ) 2,010 cfs 

(6.76 ft); Mar. 15 (8:30 p.m.) 665 cfs (4.64 ft); June 26 (2:30 a.m.) 1,540 cfs (6.18 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Di 

E5, 26.

5 to Jan. 30, Feb. 1-4, 6-9, 12, 13, 17-22,
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 111

925. West Branch Mahoning River near Newton Palls, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°10'18", long 81°01'18". In T.3 N., R.6 W., on right bank 250 ft downstream from bridge on Ravenna Road, 2-j miles southwest of Newton Palls, Trumbull County, 

6 miles upstream from mouth, and 7 miles downstream from Silver Creek.

Drainage area. 97.8 sq ml.

Records available.--June 1926 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 912.2 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers bench mark). Prior to Aug. 30, 1929, staff gage at site 75 ft upstream at 

same datum.

Average discharge.--33 years, 98.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,340 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 13.60 ft); minimum, 10 cfs Sept. 25-28; minimum gage height, 1.07 ft June 22.

1926-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 22, 1959; minimum, 2.9 cfs Dec. 6, 1949 

(flow retarded by ice above station); minimum gage height, 0.95 ft July 22, 23, 1936.

Remarks .--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or1 no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 973: 1926-30, 1933, 1934(M) , 1936-38, 1939(M), 1940. 

WSP 1385: 1929(M), 1945.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of lee effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 6-11, 15-21, 23-27)

Oct. 1 to June 26

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

June 27 to Sept. 30

158

344

407

474

644

840

1,080

1,400

1,850

2,610

3,920

5,500

1.0 1.1

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

5.5

12

Note.--Same as 

preceding table 

above 2.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Itotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

20

22

18

18

16

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

20

18

16

*13

13

13

13

13

18

20

22

26

20

17

493

15.9

0.163

0.19

Nov.

16

16

16

17

17

17

16

15

16

28

41

32

30

46

59

259

*603

654

189

108

76

60

52

46

45

54

66

53

49

47

2,743

91.4

0.935

1.04

Dec.

47

50

54

154

299

125

75

55

45

38

a35

a33

a31

a30

a28

a27

*27

27

30

32

32

27

28

31

35

31

27

27

27

30

35

1,572

50.7

0.518

0.60

Jan.

50

648

344

154

84

a70

a50

a 40

a36

a32

a30

a30

29

29

63

256

143

106

75

50

*2,550

*5,190

839

290

125

80

60

45

38

502

387

12,425

401

4.10

4.73

Feb.

150

71

52

96

78

45

33

30

40

*2,590

2,650

355

240

240

892

319

215

191

108

85

70

57

189

648

226

154

195

195

_

10,214

365

3.73

3.88

Mar.

213

222

290

357

169

292

284

125

219

414

195

109

100

108

666

1,060

244

123

133

*167

145

137

85

79

Z2

163

606

370

145

111

104

7,507

242

2.47

2.85

Apr.

90

324

254

240

154

104

79

74

93

106

80

66

59

53

49

45

41

39

49

*85

106

66

50

43

38

41

286

862

1,080

446

5,102

170

1.74

1.94

May

370

171

104

77

56

42

37

33

30

30

38

56

106

66

50

52

49

43

38

*39

39

63

37

28

21

18

18

260

256

180

92

2,499

80.6

0.824

0.95

June

96

117

69

43

31

25

22

20

20

18

17

23

26

20

17

16

16

15

T5

15

15

18

57

28

208

*2,430

1,220

255

92

55

5,019

167

1.71

1.91

July

41

51

65

35

26

29

44

24

20

28

28

231

162

45

26

20

18

17

65

50

26

20

*17

16

16

15

14

TT

28

163

180

1,537

49.6

0.507

0.58

Aug.

48

26

19

148

247

70

38

225

104

59

38

26

20

17

15

15

15

18

15

13

13

11

19

29

*27

21

234

55

30

31

66

1,712

55.2

0.564

0.65

Sept.

38

132

135

47

26

19

16

16

16

14

20

18

15

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

*12

12

12

11

10

10

11

12

47

745

24.8

0.254

0.28

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,600 Mln 13 Mean 90.3 Cfsm 0.923 In. 12.52

Water year 1958-59: Max 5,190 Mln 10 Mean 141 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.60

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 cfs).--Jan. 22 (2:30 a.m.) 8.340 cfs (13.60 ft); Feb. 10 (11 p.m.) 5,060 

efs (11.74 ft); Mar. 16 (7:30 a.m.) 1,390 cfs (7.97 ft); Apr. 29 (6 a.m.) 1,380 cfs (7.95 ft); 

June 26 (9:30 a.m.) 3,660 cfs (10.82 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Mahoning River at Leavlttsburg. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 6-10, Dec. 17 to Jan. 1, Jan. 13, 14, 19-21, 

26-29, Feb. 5-9, 19-21.
112 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

930. Eagle Creek at Phalanx Station, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°15'40", long 80°57'16", on right bank 75 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, 1 mile north of Phalanx Station, Trumbull County, 2 miles downstream from 

Tinker Creek, and 4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--97.0 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1926 to September 1934, October 1937 to September 1959. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 887.42 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Mahoning Valley Sanitary District). Prior to Sept. 14, 1929, staff 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge . 30 years (1926-34, 1937-59), 105 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,700 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 13.12 ft); minimum, 10 cfs Sept. 22, 30 (gage height, 2.15 ft).

1926-34, 1937-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 22, 1959; minimum, 0.6 cfs Aug. 4, 

1939 (gage height, 1.62 ft); minimum daily, 0.9 cfs Aug. 4, 1939.

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

slightly regulated by mill several miles above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 953: 1938-41. WSP 1385: 1927-30, 1931-32(M), 1934, 

1938-41(P) . WSP 1555: 1928(M), 1929.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 bo Mar. 27 Mar. 28 to Sept. 30

63

102

230

346

7.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

680 

1,170 

1,600 

2,580 

4,20O 

6,400

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0

7.7

12

26

57

90

4.0 210

5.0 343

7.0 680

9.0 1,170

10.0 1,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

31

38

32

28

26

22

20

21

21

21

22

21

20

18

18

19

21

24

24

22

20

20

21

*22

27

38

33

32

37

31

778

25.1

0.259

0.30

Nov.

27

25

25

25

24

24

23"Si

25

33

46

41

36

47

69

197

424

*900

392

166

103

82

69

61

61

68

92

73

63

58

3,303

110

1.13

1.26

Dec.

62

62

65

108

272

230

115

78

63

55

51

48

47

43

40

40

*40

40

42

46

46

39

41

47

52

44

39

38

43

45

53

2,031

65.5

0.675

0.78

Jan.

61

318

552

270

134

103

69

56

51

47

45

42

42

42

73

183

276

168

94

72

1,670

*5,500

2,090

1,450

376

b200

blOO

b70

b55

256

720

15,185

490

5.05

5.82

Feb.

460

184

82

99

141

b60

b50

b45

b70

3,860

2,590

635

356

420

818

542

274

230

158

99

91

79

136

529

*b365

202

230

250

12,055

431

4.44

4.62

Mar.

230

245

250

360

240

272

403

196

245

448

272

163

137

144

388

1,110

393

190

184

224

*202

208

137

113

106

120

327

410

173

131

173

8,194

264

2.72

3.14

Apr.

230

288

282

216

155

112

93

86

118

143

102

83

74

68

61

55

52

50

81

138

*155

92

71

61

55

65

369

990

1,430

604

6,379

213

2.20

2.46

May

448

210

131

99

81

70

62

55

49

48

92

113

142

86

68

66

66

60

56

65

*60

88

66

61

52

42

52

230

167

1Q2

79

3,066

98.9

1.02

1.18

June

59

288

179

76

53

44

37

32

28

26

26

26

31

29

24

21

21

21

22

22

23

23

*38

29

28

275

448

263

66

40

2,298

76.6

0.790

0.88

July

32

121

132

53

35

31

30

24

21

21

25

99

67

32

26

23

21

20

38

44

25

*22

20

20

27

26

20

18

19

23

31

1,146

37.0

0.381

0.44

Aug.

23

18

16

23

S2

32

23

45

48

26

20

18

17

16

16

14

16

22

20

16

15

14

15

*14

11

12

14

16

18

21

21

663

21.4

0.221

0.25

Sept.

20

37

59

32

23

19

16

15

12

14

21

20

18

14

12

13

13

13

14

14

12 *T!

12

12

11

12

12

11

28

532

17.7

0.182

0.20

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,560 Mln 17 Mean 102 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.19

Water year 1958-59: Max 5,500 Mln 11 Mean 152 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.33

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 cfs).--Jan. 22 (9:30 a.m.) 6,700 cfs (13.12 ft); Feb. 10 (8:30 p.m.) 

4,820 cfs (12.31 ft); Mar. 16 (8:30 a.m.) 1,480 cfs (9.80 ft); Apr. 29 (5 a.m.) 1,810 cfa.(10.31 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN

940. Mahoning River at Leavittsburg, Ohio

Location.--Lat 41°14'20", long 80°52'50", in T.4 N., R.4 W., on right bank at upstream 

side of highway bridge at Leavittsburg, Trumbull County, 300 ft downstream from Duck 

Creek and l£ miles downstream from Eagle Creek.

Drainage area. 580 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1959. Prior to June 1941 monthly discharg

only, published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 871.25 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to July 2, 1941, chain gage and July 2, 1941, to July 22, 1952, waterstage recorder, at site 50 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 574 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 20,300 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 19.37 ft); 

minimum, 151 cfs May 9 [gage height, 3.21 ft).

1940-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 22, 1959; minimum, 55 cfs July 7, 1952; 

minimum gage height, 1.50 ft June 10, July 9, 1941.

Maximum stage known, about 24 ft Mar. 26, 1913. Flood of Jan. 25 or 26, 1937, 

reached a stage of 17.8 ft. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1959 are 

given in WSP 1641.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Plow regulated by Berlin Reservoir beginning 1942 and Milton Reservoir throughout the period 

of record (see p. 126).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.2 

3.4 

3.7 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

148

204

310

430

900

2,020

9.0

11.0

13.0

16.0

19.0

3,220

4,600

6,300

9,400

18,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

418

426

426

418

410

406

398

398

398

398

398

398

398

398

390

390

386

342

346

338

338

338

338

*326

287

291

302

302

310 

306

291

11,309

365

_

-

Nov.

291

287

287

258

258

254

254

254

258

268

295

310

295

306

358

578

1,230

2,020

1,200

675

*492

426

386

366

358

366

410

402

370 

354

13,866

462

_

-

Dec.

358

362

374

502

982

800

533

426

382

358

342

330

322

302

299

280

280

280

290

300

290

285

*280

300

320

320

300

280

290 

330

360

11,457

370

_

-

Jan.

418

1,090

1,310

850

542

400

350

300

280

260

250

230

220

223

295

484

569

492

398

338

*3,190

* 15. 500

10,500

2,200

1,500

*1,960

2,500

2,500

2,380 

2,380

2,500

56,409

1,820

_

-

Feb.

2,020

1,800

1,700

1,560

1,500

1,370

800

725

700

4,720

9,800

4,240

2,140

2,200

2,140

3,160

2,920

2,920

2,800

2,620

2,440

1,960

1,620

2,020

*1,560

1,090

1,060

1,180

-

64,765

2,313

-

-

Mar.

,150

,260

,280

,500

,200

,120

,450

,060

,010

1,620

1,280

928

825

825

1,500

3,160

2,020

1,500

1,450

1,340

*928

900

775

675

524

556

1,280

1,670

928 

675

628

37,017

1,194

-

-

Apr.

587

828

1,280

1,010

850

675

574

533

560

592

382

302

261

236

210

195

181

178

210

330

»430

326

240

204

175

195

792

2,200

3.410 

1,820

19,766

659

_

-

May

1,280

750

454

350

272

220

192

172

181

184

175

350

406

358

287

258

265

250

240

247

*233

287

295

250

233

207

236

554

825 

725

725

11,461

370

_

-

June

592

750

800

587

515

492

474

466

402

240

240

283

272

254

240

233

233

250

250

247

250

283

*334

283

261

1,870

2,920

1,410

574

551

16,556

552

-

-

July

510

533

650

542

488

479

466

374

350

366

386

858

800

488

406

382

366

362

418

470

418

*378

362

358

350

354

354

346

346 

374

675

14,009

452

-

-

Aug.

466

378

354

370

700

564

442

551

775

592

515

470

458

454

446

438

450

450

450

434

402

322

322

*338

346

330

550

406

354 

394

446

13,967

451

-

-

Sept.

390

462

578

438

366

342

330

330

326

326

330

334

314

302

299

295

295

268

265

268

268

*268

265

268

258

230

233

230

230 

330

9,438

315

-

-

Calendar year 1958: Max 4,840 Min 156 Mean 590 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 15,500 Min 172 Mean 767 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 16-31, Jan. 6-12, Feb. 2, 3.
114 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

955. Mosquito Greek below Mosquito Creek Dam, near Cortland, Ohio

Location.--Lat 41 "18'00", long 80°45 I 25", In T.5 N., R.3 W., on right bank 100 ft downstream from Mosquito Creek Dam, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Confusion Run, 

2 miles downstream from Walnut Creek, and 3 miles southwest of Gortland, Trumbull 

County .

Drainage area.--97.4 sq ml.

Records available.--May 1926 to September 1929, May 1943 to September 1959.

Gage .--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 873.98 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to June 12, 1943, 

staff gage, June 12 to Aug. 22, 1943, wire-weight gage, and Aug. 23, 1943, to Feb. 14, 

1951, water-stage recorder, at site 900 ft downstream at datum 6.63 ft lower.

Average discharge. 19 years, 103 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 832 cfs Feb. 16 (gage height, 3.90 ft): minimum, 

4.7 cfs several days In November, December, and January (gage height, 1.13 ft).

1926-29, 1943-59: Maximum discharge, 1 890 cfs Jan. 19, 1929 (gage height, 11.5 ft, 

from floodmark, site and datum then In use); no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 3 cfs, which are fair. Flow completely regulated by Mosquito Creek Reservoir beginning 1943 (see p. 126). Water Is diverted at 

reservoir outlet for municipal supply of city of Warren; diversion not Included In 

figures of dally discharges.

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions. WSP 1385: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5

1.7

3.6

8.1

15

36

65

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

122

250

404

591

909

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

239

239

230

225

225

225

225

211

195

195

195

195

185

169

169

169

169

157

145

145

145

145

134

*122

122

122

122

109

99

33

99

5,225

169

11.2

Nov.

99

M

74

74

74

59

46

47

32

16

16

10

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

33

72

74

74

75

75

67

47

49

50

39

18

10

1,339.5

44.6

11.1

Calendar year 1958: t

Water year 1958-59! t

Dec.

* . '

4!

145.7

4.70

11.6

Jan.

4.7

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.5

6.9

6.0

6.4

63

142

292

384

394

239

205

1,843.4

59.5

11.8

Feb.

308

348

348

348

302

262

198

107

67

24

6.4

117

270

158

138

586

810

796

782

782

774

767

623

332

217

*187

190

187

-

10,034.4

358

12.1

. Mar.

187

190

225

358

404

388

365

339

314

296

285

259

250

228

198

182

206

239

250

239

228

219

195

155

118

93

80

80

82

82

65

6,799

219

11.8

Apr,

37

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

9.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

31

60

6.0

6.0

*6.0

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

6.0

5.5

M

407.0

13.6

11.9

May

256

330

350

330

327

327

327

222

90

53

53

29

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.5

*113

185

172

136

95

82

118

172

129

34

6.0

6.0

3,963.5

128

12.9

June

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.9

6.9

196

333

374

261

159

145

162

200

211

206

20O

198

198

192

*139

192

217

72

5.5

5.5

40

92

3,849.0

128

13.8

July

92

90

90

90

90

90

138

233

219

200

185

88

30

132

174

192

192

190

177

150

150

167

177

174

174

177

177

174

174

169

147

4,702

152

13.5

lax 292 Min 3.5 Mean 66.2

Aug.

155

190

198

208

182

155

155

155

14O

129

145

155

155

152

152

152

152

152

152

152

*152

152

152

152

152

152

152

152

152

152

152

4,858

157

14.1

Sept.

152

152

152

152

152

152

147

138

138

*134

124

124

118

114

114

107

101

101

93

90

90

*84

79

79

70

65

65

54

49

42

3,232

108

13.0

lax 810 Mln 4.7 Mean 127

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion, equivalent In cubic feet per second, by city of Warren.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 115

980. Mahoning River at Youngstown, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°06'41", long 80°40'25", on left bank 400 ft upstream from Bridge Street 

Bridge In Youngstown, Mahoning County, and three-quarters of a mile upstream from Mill 

Creek.

Drainage area. 899 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1921 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for October

 1921, published In WSP 1305. May 1903 to July 1906 at site 4? miles downstream; records 

not equivalent.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 826.53 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Mahoning Valley Sanitary District). Prior to Nov. 16, 1926, chain 

gage at site 400 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 38 years, 849 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,900 cfs Jan. 22; maximum gage height, 18.62 ft

 Jan.' 22 (backwater from Mill Creek); minimum discharge, 236 cfs Apr. 18, 25 (gage height, 

2.48 ft).

1921-59: Maximum discharge, 17,600 cfs Jan. 25, 1937 (gage height, 14.92 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 9,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting and on basis of velocityarea studies; maximum gage height, that of Jan. 22, 1959; minimum discharge, 28 cfs 

Aug. 14, 1930 (gage height, 1.80 ft); minimum dally, 30 cfs Aug. 16, 1930.

Maximum stage known, 26.5 ft Mar. 26, 1913 (discharge, 42,500 cfs, estimated by Corps 

of Engineers).

Remarks. Records good. Water diverted above station for municipal supply for city of

Youngstown. Some sewage returned to river above station. Water also diverted above and 

below station by a private company for Industrial uses, some of which Is returned to 

river above station. Flow regulated by Berlin, Milton, Mosquito Creek, and Meander 

Creek Reservoirs (see p. 126), together with reservoir on Squaw Creek.

Cooperation. Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 623; 1924(M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Backwater from Mill Creek Jan. 21-24, Feb. 10-12, 14)

2.5 

3.0 

5.0

245

550

2,340

7.0 

8.0

4,450

5,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

738

720

729

711

693

675

666

666

657

639

614

614

630

622

606

590

598

545

522

515

515

508

*508

508

480

459

480

494

473

466

445

18,084

583

_

-

Nov.

431

424

431

398

380

380

362

344

374

380

356

374

380

374

438

590

1,760

2.520

1,940

*1,080

747

590

522

508

475

480

480

522

487

424

18,949

632

_

-

Dec.

431

424

438

684

1.520

1,280

729

566

473

424

410

398

380

356

356

344

350

350

356

368

362

*362

350

380

404

404

368

350

356

404

445

14,622

472

_

-

Jan.

536

1,430

1,940

1,370

783

550

473

417

392

356

350

350

322

295

424

590

747

693

558

*451

7,680

*16.200

*15,600

9,140

2,130

2,090

2,590

3,040

3,080

3,360

3,670

81,607

2,632

_

-

Feb.

2,980

2,470

2,470

2,300

2,120

1,960

1,400

1,070

1,100

*8,550

*15.600

10 , 600

3,570

3,500

3,610

4,280

4,400

4,460

4,310

3,960

3,850

3,300

2,950

3,460

2,840

1,860

1,670

1,820

_

104,260

3,724

_

-

Mar.

1,870

1,960

*1,940

2,160

2,020

1,890

2,250

1,890

1,710

2,430

2,250

1,660

1,400

1,350

2,700

4.950

3,970

2,340

2,020

1,940

1,530

1,350

*1,260

1,060

846

810

1,660

2,610

1,710

1,120

963

59,599

1,923

_

-

Apr.

864

1,480

2,250

1,760

1,350

1,010

810

693

702

747

574

410

356

522

295

280

260

270

522

*386

501

452

334

280

250

290

1,130

3,780

5.180

3,520

30,858

1,029

-

-

May

2.120

1,580

1,070

864

747

648

598

550

480

404

"466 322

515

501

424

368

362

350

*356

334

445

501

545

459

598

368

410

666

1,160

864

855

19,728

636

-

-

June

729

801

936

702

590

543

529

522

515

494

515

774

693

515

445

424

445

473

487

473

459

*590

590

501

550

1,440

5,520

2,070

747

590

22,662

755

-

-

July

630

648

758

648

574

582

566

"550" 522

574

657

1.260

1,220

614

590

590

590

606

783

747

*630

566

558

566

543

550

558

550

558

590

810

20,168

651

-

-

Aug.

693

566

574

675

900

819

630

819

1.010

756

666

666

684

675

648

648

702

675

657

*648

630

550

515

522

529

522

574

684

550

699

702

20, 588

664

-

-

Sept.

598

622

747

684

566

515

508

508

508

536

522

48O

450

440

440

425

410

400

380

380

*404

404

386

586

380

344

328

334

322

675

14,082

469

-

-

Calendar year 1958: Max 6,630 Mln 232 Mean 853 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 16,200 Mln 250 Mean 1,165 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN

985. Mill Creek at Youngstown, Ohio

Location.--Lat 41°04'20", long 80°41'25", in T.2 N., R.2 W., on right bank 600 ft upstream 

from suspension bridge in Mill Creek Park at Youngstown, Mahoning County, 1 mile downstream from Newport Dam, and 2-| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 68.4 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1943 to September 1959. Prior to December 1943 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 898.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 16 years, 63.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,290 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 7.49 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Apr. 22 (gage height, 0.40 ft).

1943-59: Maximum discharge, 6,100 cfs May 27, 1946 (gage height, 9.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,800 cfs by computation of peak flow over dam; minimum, 

0.1 cfs Oct. 8, 1947, Aug. 26, 1949, Sept. 10-12, 1952, Feb. 3-9, 1954.

Maximum discharge known, 7,140 cfs in March 1913 at dam 1 itftle downstream (computed 

by Mill Creek Park Association).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulated intermittently by Newport Dam.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Sept. 5O

0.4 

.5

0.4

1.1

2.8

5.7

10

26

1.2 

1.5 

1.8 

2.1 

2.5

49

101

175

275

445

0.4 

.5

1.0 

1.2

1.5

0.4

1.1

2.8

6.2

12

29

56

117

1.8 

2.1 

2.5 

2.9 

5.4 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

195

295

450

625

885

1,220

1,890

2,740

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IS

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

24

22

24

23

21

18

17

18

17

15

14

14

14

15

14

14

18

31

20

12

8.9

7.8

*6.5 10 

12

18

21

24

48

112

128

761.2

24.6

0.360

0.42

Nov.

61

.6

.6

15

24

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.6

.5

69

81

48

33

*26

22

20

22

27

26

25

24

22

22

574.6

19.2

0.281

0.31

Dec.

22

24

29

97

208

112

61

41

35

30

28

26

24

23

22

21

2T

21

22

22

22

*22

23

24

26

24

22

21

22

24

30

1,149

37.1

0.542

0.62

Jan.

70

307

247

136

79

45

30

24

20

18

17

16

15

18

50

97

83

60

45

*50

2,1OO

2.560

730

224

86

60

40

30

25

124

139

7,525

243

3.55

4.09

Feb.

103

50

40

74

69

35

24

22

76

1.950

988

311

190

208

192

225

146

122

78

44

35

31

114

260

134

*84

106

110

_

5,801

207

3.03

3.16

Mar.

129

131

96

84

56

112

115

56

78

144

96

63

60

82

428

434

204

94

70

63

58

53

*39

36

55

90

213

151

76

61

56

5,465

112

1.64

1.89

Apr.

48

275

288

210

122

76

54

47

46

41

56

55

50

42

94

74

9.8

.5

.5

.5

.5

1.2

19

18

16

16

84

350

442 525"

2,777.0

92.6

1.55

1.51

May

255

141

72

48

56

29

25

22

19

19

24

59

48

54

27

50

28

25

*50

24

21

17

22

23

15

12

17

25

1O4

189

80

1,496

48.2

0.705

0.81

June

42

33

24

16

11

8.1

6.2

5.4

5.4

4.7

65~ 4.0

141

67

22

12

7.6

6.7

6.2

5.8

4.7

*38

47

15

163

512

T78

69

30

30

1,379.8

46.0

0.673

0.75

July

21

19

15

9.8

7.2

13

9.8

1~6.2

26

29

154

54

25

14

9.2

8.1

7.6

25

41

*27

15

10

12

12

7.6

7.6

14

9.2

55

88

753.3

24.5

0.355

0.41

Aug.

22

9.2

5.8

84

72

25

18

~42 146

19

12

7.6

5.8

5.1

3.7

5.1

2.6

2.4

2.8

2.4

2.1

274

4.0

*7.2

8.1

6.7

7.2

12

12

14

53

619.2

20.0

O.292

0.54

Sept.

26

13

9.2

7.2

5.1

4.0

5.4

2.1

2.4

2.8

5.4

5.4

5.7

2.8

1.6

1.7

2.1

1.7

1.9

2.1

*5.1

9.2

11

10

11

11

10

11

10

56

245.9

8.20

0.120

0.13

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,74O Mln O.5 Mean 74.5 Cfsm 1.O9 In. 14.81

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,56O Mln O.5 Mean 72.7 Cfsm 1.O6 In. 14.44

Peak discharge (base, 70O cfs). Jan. 22 (l a.m.) 4,290 cfs (7.49 ft); Feb. 10 (1:3O p.m.) 2,74O cfs 

(6.00 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 9-51, Jan. 6-1O, 18-21, 27-29, Peb. 2, 5.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN

995. Mahoning River at Lowellville, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°02'10", long 80°32 I 10", in T.I N., R.I ii., on left bank 300 ft upstream 

from Washington Street Bridge at Lowellville, Mahoning County, 1 mile upstream from 

Ohio-Pennsylvania State line, and 3 miles downstream from Yellow Creek.

Drainage area. 1,076 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1959. Prior to July 1943 monthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1305.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 796.84 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 26, 1944, wire-weight gage at site 300 ft downstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 1,103 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 21,000 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 14.43 ft); minimum daily, 310 cfs Apr. 25; minimum gage height, 2.81 ft Sept. 30.

1942-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 1959; minimum, 125 cfs June 29, 1952. 

Maximum stage known, 17.8 ft In March 1913.

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

are fair. Plow regulated by Berlin, Milton, Mosquito Creek, and Meander Creek Reservoirs (see p. 126), together with reservoirs on Dry Run, Squaw, and Yellow Creeks. 

Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1959 are given in 

WSP 1641.

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1555: 1946(M), 1952(M), 1955(M), 1956.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 19-26, Mar. 30 to Apr. l)

300

405

525

860

1,390

2,700

6.5

8.0

9.5

11.0

12.5

14.0

4,960

7,400

10,200

13,300

16,600

20,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2B

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

900

832

841

812

784

765

774

784

841

803

738

720

729

747

729

738

729

651

619

635

603

603

*603

595

574

525

567

595

574

619

627

21,656

699

-

-

Nov.

567

483

495

465

459

453

429

394

435

441

405

411

453

429

519

635

1,890

2.560

2,280

*1,290

890

720

627

619

581

588

574

627

588

513

21,820

727

-

-

Dec.

513

519

546

940

1,680

1,560

940

720

595

532

501

495

477

441

435

423

435

435

453

47L

459

*459

477

507

513

519

483

453

471

546

595

18,593

600

-

-

Jan.

784

1,870

2,350

1,700

1,000

700

600

530

475

450

430

420

400

370

500

700

920

850

710

*635

11,400

19 . 500

*16,800

8,890

2,700

2 , 780

3,220

3,380

3,380

4,050

4,200

96,494

3,113

-

-

Feb.

3,450

2,850

2,850

2,700

2,420

2,210

1,740

1,310

1.290

10,100

*15.100

11,200

4,130

4,200

4,350

4,650

4,800

4,800

4,500

4,200

4,050

3,600

3,380

4,050

3,450

2,280

2,000

2,150

_

117,810

4,208

-

-

Mar.

2,250

2,300

2,300

2,600

2,420

2,210

2,490

2,350

2,070

2,490

2,490

2,000

1,740

1,870

3,000

5,110

4,650

2,780

2,280

2,140

1,740

1,500

*1,360

.1,190

1,000

990

2,010

3,150

2,280

1,360

1,140

69,260

2,234

-

-

Apr.

1,040

1,980

2,850

2,200

1,600

1,300

1,000

840

860

900

700

550

450

400

350

330

320

350

405

*459

539

540

400

340

510

350

1,300

4,050

6.250

5,110

38,053

1,268

-

-

May

2.920

2,140

1,680

1,340

1,040

880

794

729

659

574

489

675

720

702

603

525

513

495

*532

489

574

659

702

611

539

495

553

860

1,500

1,300

1,160

27,452

886

-

-

June

1,040

1,020

1,190

980

765

684

643

635

627

611

627

1,080

1,010

774

603

553

560

581

595

567

560

*926

870

651

1,070

1,740

4.050

2,630

1,100

765

29,507

984

-

-

July

803

841

870

860

720

765

702

659

720

729

938

1,740

1,500

794

702

702

693

747

1,010

960

*784

675

659

693

651

"659 635

774

675

794

1,000

25,454

821

-

-

Aug.

890

659

659

1,040

1,080

1,060

756

1.540

1,190

950

803

756

756

738

711

702

747

747

702

*693

693

611

546

581

574

581

611

794

619

766

890

24,245

782

-

-

Sept.

720

702

822

803

635

567

560

560

553

581

574

532

507

495

495

483

477

459

441

435

*447

465

453

441

435

405

378

383

372

896

16,076

536

-

-

Calendar year 1958: Max 7,760 Mln 350 Mean 1,088 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 19,300 Min 310 Mean 1,387 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Ho gage-height record Jan. 4-19, Feb. 27 to Mar. 4; discharge estimated on basis of 

or other Mahoning River stations. Doubtful gage-height record Apr. 4-18, 22-26; discharge e

Note.--No gage-height record Jan. 4-19, Feb. 27 to Mar. 4; discharge estimated on 

for other Mahoning River stations. Doubtful gage-height record Apr. 4-18, 22-26; d 

on basis of reconstructed gage-height graph and records other Mahoning River static

records 

stimated

575949 O - 61 - 9
118 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

1015. Shenango River at Pymatuning Dam, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°29'55", long 80°27'30", on left bank 500 ft downstream from Sugar Run, 

550 ft downstream from Pymatunlng Dam, Crawford County, and l|- miles northwest of 

Jamestown.

Drainage area. 167 sq ml.

Records available. June 1934 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 970.00 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1907.

Average discharge. 25 years, 202 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,280 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 8.15 ft); minimum, 13 cfs Jan. 14 (gage height, 3.98 ft).

1934-59: Maximum discharge, 1,540 cfs Sept. 4, 1937 (gage height, 9.2 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs June 30 to July 3, 1934.

Remarks. Records excellent except those computed from twice-daily tape-gage readings, 

which are good. Plow regulated since 1933 by Pymatuning Reservoir (see p. 126).

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: 1934-36. WSP 1083: 1936(M), 1937, 1940(M), 1941-45. 

WSP 1335:1940.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height. In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.9

4.0 

4.2 

4.4 

4.7

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0

176

405

610

940

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

233

STff

228

£28

228

228

228

228

228

228

228

228

228

228

228

224

224

224

224

224

224 

224

g!79

g!60

160

160

156

160

160

160

160

6,448

208

-205

Nov.

160

TBU

160

160

*160

g!60

g!60

g!60

g!60

g!60

g!60

g!60

g!32

77

51

88

141

101

86

80

80 

80

80

80

80

80

82

82

80

80

3,513

117

+47.1

Dec.

82

82

82

108

109

90

84

82

82

*80

79

79

77

77

77

77

77

77

77

77

79 

79

79

79

80

80

80

80

41

24

2?

2,380

76.8

+96.3

Jan.

27

77

41

30

24

g24

g23

g22

g22

g21

gZl

gzi

g!8

*13

27

32

26

23

18

17

g704 

191

28

20

19

225

432

523

575

645

592

4,481

145

+596

Feb.

575

575

E75

575

575

575

575

575

407

540

230

g535

g610

g592

g628

732

880

*910

910

910

910 

880

910

910

910

910

910

910

19,734

705

+ 93.3

Mar.

910

TSS

645

645

527

447

330

320

431

477

464

454

459

454

596

495

464

553

610

610

628 

610

555

374

266

150

*195

167

150

150

90

13,994

451

+63.6

Apr.

55

82

73

63

55

55

52

54

60

55

51

48

47

46

45

43

43

46

101

65

55 

48

46

43

43

61

143

*166

102

347

2,193

73.1

+284

May

555

592" 592

592

592

592

443

305

195

137

146

150

146

143

gT7

g50

g52

g51

g65

g55

g50 

g48

47

47

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

6,044

195

-54.2

June

69

85

*54

50

48

47

46

129

211

211

211

228

228

220

215

215

215

215

211

257

280 

285

290

285

320

434

387

315

295

290

6,346

212

-48.4

July

300

355

300

285

280

280

280

280

280

*280

280

300

285

285

280

280

280

280

285

285

280 

280

280

290

290

285

280

285

285

295

295

8,905

287

-269

Aug.

285

285

280

280

280

280

280

285

285

280

280

*280

;so

280

275

275

275

275

275

275

275 

275

275

275

275

275

275

275

275

275

275

8,615

278

-313

Sept.

275

275

275

275

275

275

275

275

275

275

275

275

275

275

275

*275

275

251

224

224

224 

224

224

224

224

224

224

224

224

160

7,550

252

-200

Adjusted for change In contents In Pymatuning Reservoir

Mean

Cfsm 

In.

3.00 

0.018 

0.02

164 

0.982 

1.1C

Calendar year 1958 : 

Water year 1958-59 :

173 

1.04 

1.20

741 

4.44 

5.12

798 

4.78 

4.98

515 

3.08 

3.55

357 

2.14 

2.39

141 

0.844 

0.97

Observed

Max 715 Min 16 Mean 171 

Max 910 Min 13 Mean 247

164 

0.982 

1.10

18.0 

0.108 

0.12

-35.0 

-0.210 

-0.24

52.0 

0.311 

0.35

Adjusted

Mean 156 Cfsm 0.934 In, 12.69 

Mean 239 Cfsm 1.43 In. 20.66

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, In Pymatuning Reservoir, 

g Computed from twice-daily tape-gage readings.

Note. Negative figures of adjusted discharge and runoff indicate that evaporation and seepage exceeded natural flow.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 119

1025. Little Shenango River at Greenville, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°25'15", long 80°22'35", on left bank 1,500 ft downstream from Williamson 

Crossing Bridge, 1 mile northeast of Greenville, Mercer County, and 2 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area.--104 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1913 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 953.46 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Nov. 4, 1915, staff gage, Nov. 4, 1915, to Sept. 30, 1918, waterstage recorder, Nov. 7, 1919, to Aug. 31, 1923, and Nov. 19, 1925, to June 20, 1934, 

staff gage, at site 1 mile downstream at datum 8.96 ft lower.

Average discharge. 46 years, 142 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,540 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 14.30 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,200 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 

12.26 ft; minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 0.87 ft).

1913-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 22, 1959; minimum, 2.9 cfs July 31, 1934 

(gage height, 0.58 ft).

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

those computed from once-daily tape-gage readings, which are fair. Some regulation at 

low flow by mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 743: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1923(m).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Sept. 3O

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

108

190

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

295

570

1,320

2,400

0.9 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

13

29

53

113

198

3.0

5.0

8.0

11.0

13.0

308

930

2,400

4,750

6,980

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

86

96

56

43

35

32

28

27

25

25

23

23

24

24

24

22

21

22

22

22

22

22

22

24

27

35

32

35

35

30

25

989

31.9

0.307

0.35

Nov.

24

23

24

24

*23

23

23

22

23

36

55

44

37

38

63

177

262

495

249

143

105

90

73

66

68

71

82

66

60

54

2,543

84.8

0.815

0.91

Dec.

60

66

70

239

419

200

140

110

96

*82

a76

a68

a60

a58

a56

a54

a 54

a54

56

54

52

*50~55

58

58

54

52

52

52

90

100

2,746

88.6

0.852

0.98

Jan.

110

500

529

254

120

120

100

90

80

70

66

60

56

*56

200

450

300

250

200

180

2,000

5.980

 1,110

372

272

180

140

100

90

380

481

14,896

481

4.62

5.33

Feb.

a!60

a90

a70

151

150

80

60

70

200

5.280

gl,800

g491

g456

g441

g760

g494

g261

g239

*g!30

110

105

loo

110

229

150

150

293

313

_

10,943

391

3.76

3.91

Mar.

316

263

228

226

159

277

293

169

279

401

256

177

154

166

521

990

340

202

206

279

246

237

166

158

154

134

*549

451

210

170

156

8,515

268

2.58

2.97

Apr.

156

481

616

346

212

192

165

158

179

165

138

122

109

95

82

71

65

70

419

599

240

147

113

95

82

197

888

*1,060

1.630

KQfi oyo

9,568

512

3.00

3.35

May

384

235

266

218

147

116

100

86

76

73

98

122

220

288

161

156

184

152

168

204

119

96

82

79

68

61

60

105

87

68

55

4,512

159

1.54

1.54

June

141

445

*145

81

59

48

42

58

54

32

29

192

217

92

56

42

58

55

52

29

28

122

190

71

468

789

672

465

186

107

4,921

164

1.58

1.76

July

120

556

206

100

71

59

49

42

37

*36

36

392

150

63

44

38

35

51

93

78

45

35

31

74

151

76

42

58

57

48

60

2,871

92.6

0.890

1.03

Aug.

38

50

27

25

25

25

24

55

56

36

27

*24

22

21

19

19

25

37

25

21

19

19

18

18

17

16

15

15

16

28

88

810

26.1

0,251

0.29

Sept.

61

40

40

27

22

19

17

16

16

16

18

17

16

15

14

*14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

15

15

15

15

15

27

571

19.0

0.185

0.20

Calendar year 1958 : Max 5,280 Mln 21 Mean 135 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.58

Water year 1958-59: Max 5,980 Mln 13 Mean 173 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22. 62

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). Jan. 22 (5 a.m.) 8.54O cfs (14.50 ft); Feb. 10 (1:50 p.m.) 4,100 

cfs (10.30 ft); Apr. 29 (7 a.m.) 2,100 cfs (7.47 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations, 

g Computed from once-daily tape-gage readings.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 29 to Dec. 1, Dec. 3, 6-10, Dec. 19 to Jan. 2 

Jan. 5-21, 26-30, Feb. 5-9, 19-25, 25, 26.
J-- 0 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

1030. Pymatuning Creek near Orangeville, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°18'40", long 80°28'40", on right bank 2 miles upstream from mouth, 

3 miles southeast of Orangeville, Mercer County, and 3 miles north of Sharpsville.

Drainage area. 169 sq ml.

Records available . October 1913 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published In WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 873.35 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Aug. 17, 1915, staff gage, Aug. 17, 

1915, to Aug. 31, 1923, and Nov. 19, 1925, to June 18, 1934, chain gage, at site 1,500 

ft downstream at datum 0.62 ft higher.

Average discharge. 46 years, 208 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,360 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 11.88 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 efs by logarithmic plotting and study of previously 

defined rating curve; maximum gage height, 13.32 ft Jan. 22 (backwater from Shenango 

River); minimum discharge, 6.0 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.48 ft).

1913-59: Maximum discharge, 6,200 cfs Feb. 3, 1915 (gage height, 9.1 ft, from graph 

based on gage readings, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 

1,500 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, that of Jan. 22, 1959; 

minimum discharge observed, 0.5 cfs Sept. 25, 1933.

Maximum stage known, 16.0 ft Mar. 26, 1913, site and datum then in use, from floodmark (backwater from Shenango River).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from Shenango 

River, which are fair, or those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Some regulation at low flows by mills above station.

Revisions (water years).--W3P 743: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1919-20, 192l(M), 1934, 

1936-37, 1939, 1940-41(M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of lee effe 

backwater from Shenango River (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.4 5.4 4.0 274

1.5 8.3 6.0 677

1.7 16 8.0 1,190

2.0 34 9.0 1,620

2.5 75 10.0 2,440

3.0 132 12.0 5,520

Discharge, In cubic feet pe cond, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfstn

In.

Oct.

*40

45

40

35

30

26

23

20

19

18

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

17

20

25

29

30

30

684

22.1

0.131

0.15

Nov.

28

23

22

22

*22

22

22

22

25

30

40

38

36

35

100

350

400

340

360

350

280

220

180

150

181

124

108

106

100

90

3,826

128

0.757

0.84

Dec.

90

96

100

213

512

300

26O

240

220

*200

160

140

120

110

90

80

76

74

72

12

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

100

120

3,873

125

0.740

0.85

Jan.

217

579

510

551

600

500

400

300

200

120

100

90

80

*74

150

250

230

220

210

200

1,200

*c4.600

*c3,700

c2,600

1,700

1,100

800

450

450

600

500

23,281

751

4.44

5.12

Feb.

450

350

350

400

350

300

200

188

214

1,710

2.820

2,330

1,390

1,040

1,070

907

721

580

*460

400

340

220

186

239

280

280

340

380

_

18,495

661

3.91

4.07

Mar.

480

551

551

551

510

530

510

500

551

551

530

490

430

350

596

712

1.010

858

635

500

430

360

312

293

239

*194

292

322

340

350

312

14,840

479

2.83

3.27

Apr.

248

403

370

360

331

293

239

194

181

188

194

174

150

122

102

87

73

68

250

400

380

340

254

150

104

116

520

*917

1.450

1,400

10,058

335

1.98

2.21

May

1.180

811

572

440

331

184

108

78

62

56

60

106

130

133

116

102

98

107

108

139

133

106

100

84

65

50

48

50

40

43

44

5,684

183

1.08

1.25

June

45

182

*312

350

284

165

74

39

28

23

20

80

125

96

56

36

26

22

20

18

"21 17

38

48

55

134

174

239

265

216

3,208

107

0.633

0.71

July

150

205

265

256

147

57

34

25

21 *19

62

362

160

57

32

23

19

17

43

44

32

23

20

52

86

71

45

309

534

400

420

3,990

129

0.763

0.88

Aug.

400

350

216

80

44

35

28

36

51

38

28

*22

19

16

14

13

20

28

22

19

15

14

12

12

11

11

13

15

23

56

24

1,685

54.4

0.322

0.37

Sept.

16

18

20

32

3_9

33

19

12

9.7

9.0

10

11

11

11

9.0

*8.3

7.4

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.1

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.3

6.6

6.0

18

374.4

12.5

0.074

0.08

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,800 Min 11 Mean 157 Cfsm 0.929 In. 12.65

Water year 1958-59: Max 4,600 Mln 6.0 Mean 247 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.80

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

c Backwater from Shenango River.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 1-8, Oct. 11 to Nov. 5, Nov. 7-17, 19-24; discharge estimate 

basis of records for nearby stations. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 29 to Dec. 

Dec. 6-31, Jan. 5-21, Jan. 26 to Feb. 7, Feb. 18-22, 25, 26.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 121

1035. Shenango River at Sharpsville, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°16'00", long 80°28'20", on left bank 700 ft upstream from Erie Railroad 

 bridge at Sharpsville, Mercer County, and 3 miles downstream from Pymatuning Creek.

Drainage area. 588 sq mi.

Records available. March 1938 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 861.57 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 21 years, 743 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15.700 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 15.97 ft); minimum, 158 cfs June 9 (gage height, 2.58 ft).

1938-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 22, 1959; minimum, 38 cfs Sept. 4, 1941 

(gage height, 2.09 ft).

Maximum stage known, 19.3 ft Mar. 26, 1913, from Pymatuning survey-profile map.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulated since 1933 by Pymatuning Reservoir (see p. 126) and by mills above station.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

181

322

635

1,040

6.0

10.0

15.0

3,100

7,760

14,300

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

164

370

710

1,150

6.0

10.0

13.0

3,290

7,760

11,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

*406

486

424

383

350

333

312

307

307

307

296

296

296

296

296

291

286

286

286

286

286

286

286

252

JJ29

248

257

276

281

276

262

9,469

305 

-205

Nov.

257

243

238

*233

229

224

224

220

224

262

322

333

312

271

262

509

1,260

1.470

1,140

838

750

680

607

532

418

360

355

338

300

250

13,661

455 

+47.1

Dec.

300

300

322

733

1.570

980

660

620

*560

500

450

400

370

350

320

300

300

300

300

300

300

270

270

270

290

280

270

260

270

290

320

12,825

414 

+96.3

Jan.

360

1,410

1,320

977

758

640

540

450

400

350

300

280

270

260

*529

1,130

1,010

806

650

586

4,880

14.200

*10,900

4,540

2,360

1,500

1,300

1,200

1,250

1,880

2,080

59,116

1,907 

+596

Feb.

1,400

1,200

1,100

1,220

1,200

1,020

920

888

915

5,140

8.560

4,830

3,070

2,800

3,400

2,800

2,240

*2,140

1,860

1,550

1,500

1,400

1,400

1,750

1,600

1,550

1,860

2,020

-

61,153

2,183 

+95.3

Mar.

2,140

2,080

1,800

1,750

1,550

1,600

1,650

1,500

1,450

1,970

1,650

1,450

1,250

1,220

2,120

5.180

2,580

1,860

1,700

1,650

1,550

1,500

1,320

1,170

924

*750

1,060

1,600

1,070

924

846

48,664

1,570 

+63.6

Apr.

682

1,490

1,800

1,350

951

806

703

612

640

640

591

521

455

390

340

299

267

251

969

1,400

1,130

798

626

448

346

346

1,950

3,220

*5.270

3,950

33,241

1,108 

+284

May

2,740

2,080

1,700

1,550

1,300

1,030

897

668

542

390

385

500

619

726

605

455

409

487

416

556

461

546

310

288

246

206

216

278

256

231

202

21,093

680 

-54.2

June

189

*840

814

654

535

383

236

ill

258

316

305

517

897

619

448

377

352

354

322

310

352

396

661

556

572

1,550

1.750

1,450

1,040

766

17,956

599 

-48.4

July

626

1,250

1,300

850

633

494

448

409

396

383

396

1,240

1,060

542

*435

403

385

577

481

521

442

585

570

405

661

556

448

589

1.580

888

1,070

19,797

639 

-269

Aug.

854

750

619

448

403

385

564

390

422

409

*383

358

346

334

328

516

522

396

358

354

322

316

316

310

305

299

299

305

322

383

370

12,064

389 

-313

Sept.

396

358

352

352

346

334

316

299

299

299

305

305

305

305

*299

299

299

299

272

246

241

*241

241

256

236

236

251

256

256

264

8,683

289 

-200

Adjusted for change In contents In Pymatuning Reservoir

Mean

Cfsm

In.

100

0.170

0.20

502

O.B54

0.95

Calendar year 1958:

Water year 1958-59:

510

0.867

1.00

2,503

4.26

4.91

2,276

3.87

4.03

1,634

2.78

3.21

1,392

2.37

2.64

626

1.06

1.22

Observed

Max 12,200 Mln 110 Mean 646

Max 14,200 Mln 177 Mean 870

551

0.937

1.05

370

0.629

0.75

76.0

0.129

0.15

89.0

0.151

0.17

Adjusted

Mean 651 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.55

Mean 862 Cfsm 1.47 In. 20.26

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Pymatuning Reservoir.

Note. stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 29 to Dec. 2, Dec. 6 to Jan. 1, Jan. 6-14, 19, 

26-29, Feb. 1-3, 7 (no gage-height record Dec. 11-17, Jan. 8-14).
122 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

1055. Beaver River at Wampum, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°53'15", long 80°20'05", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on

 State Highway 288 at Wampum, Lawrence County, 2, miles upstream from Connoquenessing 

Creek.

Drainage area. 2,235 sq ml. , ,_ ...

Records available. July 1914 to September 1918, August 1932 to September 1959. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published In WSP 1305.

Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 736.24 ft above mean sea level (Fennsyl-

"HFania RR. bench mark). Prior to Sept. 30, 1914, staff gage at site 500 ft downstream 

at datum 0.76 ft lower. Oct. 1, 1914, to Sept. 30, 1918, chain gage at site 1 mile 

upstream at datum 0.84 ft higher. Aug. 26, 1932, to Oct. 3, 1933, chain gage and 

Oct. 3, 1933, to Nov. 16, 1938, staff gage, at present site and datum. Since 1932, 

auxiliary gage 10 miles downstream at station at Beaver Palls which Is used during 

periods of backwater from Connoquenessing Creek.

Average discharge. 31 years (1914-18, 1932-59), 2,365 cfs (adjusted for storage since 1932).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 49,900 cfs Jan. 22; maximum gage height, 24.86 

ft Jan. 22 (backwater from Connoquenessing Creek); minimum discharge, 610 cfs Sept. 29 

(gage height, 3.10 ft); minimum dally, 628 cfs Sept. 28.

1914-18, 1932-59: Maximum discharge, 50,100 cfs May 28, 1946 (backwater from 

Connoquenessing Creek), from rating curve extended above 24,000 cfs on basis of 

contracted-opening measurement at gage height 21.44 ft; maximum gage height, that of 

Jan. 22, 1959; minimum discharge observed, 74 cfs July 30, 1933 (gage height, 1.70 ft); 

minimum dally, 97 cfs July 22, Aug. 23, 1933.

Maximum stage known, 29.9 ft Mar. 26, 1913, from floodmark (discharge, about 87,000cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or backwater from 

ConnoquenessIng Creek, which are fair. Plow regulated since 1942 by Berlin, since 1916 

by Milton, since 1944 by Mosquito Creek, since 1929 by Meander Creek, and since 1933 

by Pymatunlng Reservoirs (see p. 126).

Revisions (water years) . WSP 728: Drainage area. WSP 1385: 1933-40, 1946, 1951-52.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of backwater from ConnoquenesaIng 

Creek (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

3.2 

3.5 

4.0

Discharge,

67O 6.0 4,770 3.1 610 6.0 5,O20

930 8.O 8,500 3.5 1,020 B.O 9,OOO

1,630 12.O 16,5OO 4.0 1.67O 11.0 15,000

In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

*al.70Q 

al,700

al,700

al,6OO

al,500

al,4OO

al,300

1,270

1,320

1,300

1,230 

1,190

1,160

1,190

1,160

1,150

1,180

1,150

1,060

1,060

1,040

1,030

1,030 

1,020

980

936

958

1,110

1,060

1,030

1,040

37,554

1,211

-720

Nov.

1,000 

892

881

*850

83O

800

770

740

730

947

1,040 

1,040

1,050

1,020

1,020

1,450

3,540

5.850

4,950

3,270

2,330

1,980

1,760 

1,600

1,530

1,390

1,320

1,320

1,300

1,130

 

48,330

1,611

-14.2

Dec.

1,060 

1,180

1,220

2,200

4.320

4,O70

2,630

1,980

*1,770

1,530

1,400 

1,350

1,240

1,100

1,020

980

958

980

1,000

1,100

1,080

1,000

980 

1,110

1,180

1,080

1,030

980

980

1,310

1,460

45,278

1,461

+79.9

Jan.

1,590 

4,600

5,310

4,150

2,710

1,910

1,710

1,530

1,400

1,200

1,040 

980

958

903

1,600

2,870

2,790

2,400

*1,980

1,840

16,000

Itc47.500

*C39,200 

c 27, 000

12,200

6,600

5,600

5,400

5,400

7,600

8,400

224,371

7,238

+1,600

Feb.

6,600 

5,O20

4,740

5,020

4,640

4,070

3,440

2,860

2.780

020,000

C52.100 

c24,500

13,800

9,800

11,000

10,400

*9,200

8,400

7,800

6,800

6,200

5,800

5,800 

7,400

6,600

5,210

5,210

5,600

-

________

 

240,790

8,600

-269

Mar.

5,800 

6,000

5,600

5,400

5,020

5,020

5,600

4,830

4,360

6,200

6,000 

4,740

3,980

4,070

7,160

11.000

9,800

6,400

5,210

5,020

4,640

4,160

3,710 

3,360

2,940

*2.860

3,600

6,000

4,740

3,360

2,940

159,520

5,146

+159

Apr.

2,700 

5,970

7,4OO

6,2OO

4,450

3,440

2,860

2,540

2,390

2,460

2,320 

1,880

1,700

1,500

1,400

1,320

1,180

1.040

1,160

2,700

2,860

2,390

1,880 

1,490

1,230

1,120

2,700

8,550

14.600

13,200

 

106,630

3,554

+757

May

9.600 

6,470

4,640

3,980

*3,360

2,78O

2,460

2,160

1,810

1,630

1,460 

1,780

2,160

2,160

2,020

1,710

1,530

1,460

1,630

1,490

1,540

1,480

1,390 

1,310

1,130

1,020

962

1,310

2,020

2,090

1,680

72,222

2,330

-17.8

June

1,520 

*1 , 75O

2,540

2,090

1,640

1,390

1,170

1,010

916

951

1,020 

1,820

2,240

2,020

1,440

1,150

1,080

1,060

1,040

1,020

986

1,360

1,880 

1,660

2,230

3,800

5.800

5,020

2,990

2,020

 

56,613

1,887

-178

July

1,780 

*1,780

2,620

2,160

1,74O

1,670

1,390

1,270

1,230

1,450

1,300 

2,920

3.560

2,050

1,460

1,320

1,230

1,220

1,600

1,740

1,570

1,270

1,150 

1, 180

1,240

1,440

1,320

1,320

2,680

2,390

2,620

53,470

1,725

-653

Aug.

2.320 

1,770

1,570

1,820

1,780

1,710

1,340

1,910

2,010

1,940

*1,460 

1,310

1,240

1,190

1,150

1,120

1,120

1,220

1,220

1,170

1,130

1,120

997 

1,010

1,020

1,010

986

1,200

1,120

1,120

1,660

42,743

1,379

-747

Sept.

1.400 

1,300

1,300

1,340

1,14O

1,040

997

962

951

951

1,020 

928

905

884

*863

852

842

821

800

760

730

*740

730 

720

710

682

637

628

637

1,020

 

27,290

910

-571

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

491 

0.220 

0.25

1,597 

0.715 

0.80

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

1,541 

0.689 

0.79

8,838 

3.95 

4.55

8,331 

3.73 

3.88

5,305 

2.37 

2.73

4,311 

1.93 

2.15

2,312 

1.03 

1.19

Observed

Max 20,300 Mln 730 Mean 2,474 

Max 47,500 Mln 628 Mean 3,054

1,709 

0.765 

0.85

1,072 

0.480 

0.55

632 

0.283 

0.33

339 

0.152 

0.17

Adjusted

Mean 2,440 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.81 

Mean 3,008 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.24

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second. In Berlin, Milton, Mosquito Creek, 

Meander Creek, and Pymatunlng Reservoirs.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Beaver Falls, 

c Backwater from Connoquenessing Creek.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 123

1060. Connoquenesslng Creek at Hazen, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°49'00", long 80°14'35", on right bank at downstream side of highway

 bridge at Hazen, Beaver County, half a mile upstream from Brush Creek.

Drainage area. 356 sq mi.

Records available. October 1919 to September 1959. June 1915 to September 1919 (gage

 heights and discharge measurements only) in reports of Water Supply Commission of Pennsylvania. Prior to October 1928, published as "near Hazen." Monthly discharge only 

for some periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 852.31 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to June 23, 1941, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 40 years, 480 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 10,400 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 12.65 ft); mini-

 mum, 14 cfs Sept. 28-30 (gage height, 1.04 ft).

1919-59: Maximum discharge, 23,000 cfs June 29, 1924 (gage height, 16.66 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, 

6.0 cfs July 21-23, 1936 (gage height, 0.82 ft).

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

which are fair. Some regulation by mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 743: Drainage area. WSP 893: 1937-38, 1939(M). WSP 1335:

 1920-21, 1924(M) . BSP 1385: 1952.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

1.6 69

1.7 87

2.0 165

2.5 345

3.0 615

5.0 1,930

7.0 3,500

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

Z.O

3.5 345

3.0 615

7.0 3,540

12.0 9,550

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13.

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

-total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

277

*281

216

202

186

168

150

141

130

127

117

107

102

98

94

87

105

144 

125

98

87

83

83

87

87

98

94

102

117 

98

83

3,974

128

0.360

0.42

Nov.

80

80

*85

105

94

83

82

74

78

122

174

168

144

132

132

208

322

m462

368

317

273

244

230

212

195

170

160 

150

5,935

198

0.556

0.62

Dec.

140

150

200

600

1.300

1,160

780

*600

500

400

400

300

260

230

210

190

190

190 

190

200

210

190

170

200

190

180

170

190

210 

230

250

10,380

335

0.941

1.08

Jan.

300

800

1,000

700

500

350

350

300

250

230

210

210

200

200

300

600

500

*350 

300

330

3,000

B9.200

a4,500

al,500

1,080

870

675

400

400

1,180

1,080

31,865

1,028

2.89

3.33

Feb.

600

400

400

727

597

380

290

345

333

5.380

4,960

1,940

1,460

1,260

1,860

1,430

*1,180

940 

700

450

450

500

555

940

600

603

609

597

-

30,486

1,089

3.06

3.18

Mar.

627

615

567

555

484

705

905

701

714

975

786

760

688

657

1,610

2.220

1,430

1,010 

786

663

615

585

451

425

*586

415

666

1,010

792

603

24,100

777

2.18

2.52

Apr.

531

1,730

1,460

1,120

818

688

573

490

451

420

368

329

317

293

265

240

223

209 

202

223

254

216

189

174

162

156

1,180

2,020

2.570 

1,780

19,651

655

1.84

2.05

May

*1,540

1,040

S50

682

537

435

368

313

269

248

254

312

345

374

305

273

248

230 

289

366

258

248

230

195

165

144

135

192

295 

206

159

11,505

371

1.04

1.20

June

*144

235

348

254

180

138

117

100

89

80

73

141

394

179

114

100

80

74 

71

66

61

66

132

109

104

287

198

199

114 

105

4,352

145

0.407

0.45

July

91

*371

226

130

96

410

492

236

162

313

248

186

144

105

85

73

66

61 

59

62

74

69

58

53

53

53

44

40

45 

43

84

4,232

137

0.385

0.44

Aug.

73

50

35

39

91

102

62

61

66

63

*51

43

37

32

30

27

27

28 

27

27

24

25

44

54

36

32

30

144

294

176

144

1,974

63.7

0.179

0.21

Sept.

106

71

59

50

43

38

33

30

29

27

26

24

22

*22

*21

20

20

19 

18

IS

18

19

18

18

17

16

16

16

M

868

28.9

0.081

0.09

Calendar year 1958; Max 5,770 Min 40 Mean 474 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.07

Water year 1958-59: Max 9,200 Min 14 Mean 409 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.59

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Jan. 22 (8 

cfs (11.07 ft).

.m.) 10,400 cfs (12.65 ft); Feb. 10 (11 p.m.) 8,380

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 28 to Dec. 5, Dec. 7 to Jan. 21, Jan. 28, 

Feb. 1-3, 6,7, 18-22, 25 (no gage-height record Jan. 5-10, 17, 18).
BEAVER RIVER BASIN

1065. Slippery Rock Creek at Wurtemburg, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°53'00", long 80°13'55", on left bank at highway bridge at Camp Elwood, 

2 miles north of Wurtemburg, Lawrence County, and 2.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 398 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1911 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 831.40 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1907. Jan. 1, 1912, to Sept. 30, 1922, chain gage at site 1^ miles downstream at 

datum 13.77 ft lower and Oct. 1, 1922, to Sept. 30, 1940, chain gage at site 2 miles 

downstream at datum 18.92 ft lower.

Average discharge. 48 years, 571 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 14,000 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 10.45 ft); minimum, 30 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 0.30 ft).

1911-59: Maximum discharge, 19,000 cfs Jan. 25, 1937 (gage height, 12.05 ft, from 

floodmark, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs; minimum observed, 16 cfs Sept. 13, 1932.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1955 has been revised to 13,500 

cfs Oct. 16, 1954 (gage height, 10.23 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 1385.

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

which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 743: Drainage area. WSP 1385: 1932, 1935, 1936(M), 1937-39. 

Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water period in the 

water year 1955, superseding those published in WSP 1385, are given herewith:

1954 

Oct. 15................. 3,020

16................. 12,400

17................. 7,260

Month

October 1954. ..................

Water year 1954-55. .........

Cfs -days

40,8O7

-

Maximum

12 , 400

12,400

Minimum

74

34

Mean

1,316

646

Per square

mile

3.31

1.62

Runoff in 

inches

3.81

22.04

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

0.9 97

1.0 124

1.5 300

2.0 555

3.0 1,260

4.0 2,200

5.0 3,390

6.0 4,990

0.3

.5

.7

1.0

1.5

2.0

170

350

580

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

10.0

870

1,260

2,200

3,390

6,900

13,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

302

*415

284

236

211

183

170

159

156

153

143

134

134

130

127

119

124

150

159

143

140

134

121

130

150

187

194

208

225

197

166

5,484

177

0.445

0.51

Nov.

159

156

180

*218

204

183

170

159

163

277

550

420

336

360

355

594

943

1,480

1,100

800

594

484

405

355

420

400

380

320

280

270

12,715

424

1.07

1.19

Dec.

250

270

300

820

1,450

1,100

680

560

*450

350

350

350

320

300

280

270

260

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

£50

250

300

350

12,010

387

0.972

1.12

Jan.

400

1,100

1,500

1,220

800

500

500

450

400

380

340

310

280

280

500

1,000

*800

700

600

520

3,500

*12,500

5, 540

Z, 640

1,750

1,260

900

600

560

1,480

1,850

45,160

1,457

3.66

4.22

Feb.

1,100

600

500

797

940

600

450

462

498

a5,000

a5,600

a4,000

a2,200

al,700

a2,000

1,900

*1,380

1,180

850

550

500

500

614

1,100

828

740

828

940

38,357

1,370

3.44

3.58

Mar.

980

905

780

744

635

924

1,260

828

828

1,220

940

756

684

702

1,580

2,560

1,560

1,060

864

762

732

726

575

525

*495

586

846

870

679

586

550

27,542

888

2.23

2.57

Apr.

515

2,300

5,150

2,200

1,520

1,100

870

726

674

613

545

485

444

408

374

346

322

298

302

664

750

476

374

326

294

278

734

1,700

2,580

*1,900

27,248

908

2.28

2.55

May

1.520

1,100

804

762

586

480

426

382

338

318

346

444

570

624

515

444

422

390

460

550

399

338

322

282

252

228

224 263"

302

266

249

14,606

471

1.18

1.36

June

224

*441

523

324

235

191

164

149

134

126

112

362

652

393

242

172

146

134

129

118

107

139

301

239

234

214

180

172

146

115

6,818

227

0.570

0.64

July

102

115

137

116

90

156

280

153

107

159

149

200

232

144

*100

83

75

71

83

90

94

81

75

73

69

64

61

62

88

98

120

3,527

114

0.286

0.33

Aug.

94

73

60

93

145

100

75

91

92

*85

71

62

54

50

47

45

45

49

46

43

39

40

53

53

50

44

44

43

49

47

79

1,959

63.2

0.159

0.18

Sept.

113

76

62

54

45

43

40

39

38

37

36

35

35

*34

34

33

33

33

33

34

34

*34

34

34

34

33

31

33

33

43

1,230

41.0

0.103

0.11

Calendar year 1958: Max 4,830 Min 102 Mean 584 Cfsm 1.47 In. 19.93

Water year 1958-59: Max 12,500 Min 31 Mean 539 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.36

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs).--Jan. 22 (8 a.m.) 14,000 cfs (10.45 ft); Feb. 10 (about 11 p.m.) 

8,300 cfs (7.7 ft); Apr. 2 (3 p.m.) 3,530 cfs (5.09 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 28 to Jan. 3, Jan. 5-21, 27-29, Feb. 1-3, 6, 

7, 19-22, 26.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 125

1075. Beaver River at Beaver Palls, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°45'45", long 80°18 I 55", on left bank at Beaver Falls, Beaver County, 

200 ft upstream from pumping plant of Beaver Valley Water Co., 5.5 miles upstream from 

mouth, and 7 miles downstream from Connoquenessing Creek.

Drainage area. 3,106 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1935 to September 1959 (high-water records only prior to

October 1956). Gage-height records collected at same site since 1908 are contained in 

reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

;e.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 727.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of

929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Dec. 3, 1941, tape gage at site 200 ft 

downstream at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 69,900 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 14.42 ft); minimum not determined; minimum daily, 688 cfs Sept. 27.

1935-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 22, 1959; minimum not determined. 

Maximum stage known, 17.4 ft Mar. 27, 1913 (discharge, 103,000 cfs, from rating 

curve extended above 60,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

Remarks. Records good above 2,000 ofs and fair below except those below 1,200 cfs, which 

are poor. Flow regulated since 1942 by Berlin, since 1916 by Milton, since 1943 by 

Mosquito Creek, since 1929 by Meander Creek, and since 1933 by Pymatuning Reservoirs 

(see p. 126).

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.7 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

560

1,100

3,790

7,400

9.0

11.0

14.0

23,400

37,800

65,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

2,400

*2,570

2,300

2,080

2,030

1,770

1,700

1,620

1,640

1,640

1,600 

1,550

1,520

1,500

1,450

1,430

1,470

1,520

1,400

1,400

1,330

1,310

1.280 

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,310 

1,350

1,430

1,430

1,380

49,250

1,589 -720

Nov.

1,330

1,240

1,220

1,200

1,200

1,150

dl.100

dl,100

dl,100

dl,200

1,670 

1,720

1,550

1,550

1,600

2,240

4,450

8,500

6,900

4,760

3,460

2,960

2,620 

2,350

2,300

2,130

2,030 

1,980

1,870

1,720

70,000

2,333

-14.2

Dec.

1,640

1,800

1,770

3,220

7,400

7,010

4,680

3,520

3,070

2,430

2,190 

2,240

2,080

1,800

1,670

1,620

1,620

1,640

1,670

1,800

1,870

1,720

1,670 

1,820

2,000

1,850

1,620 

1.600

1,600

1,950

2,270

74,840

2,414

+-79.9

Jan.

2,380

6,530

8,980

7,200

4,740

3,220

2,930

2,590

2,350

2,080

1,870 

1,670

1,620

1.570

2,610

5,450

4,920

3,980

*3,400

3,190

22,800

65.400

49,900 

32,400

16,900

9,700

7,850 

7,000

6,600

10,400

12,000

314,230

10,140

+1,600

Feb.

8,980

6,400

5,820

6,600

6,400

5,270

4,420

3,980

5,820

30,000

46,200 

51,700

18,700

13,700

15,700

* 14, 200

12,400

11,200

9,950

8,080

7,400

7,200

7,050 

9,700

8,520

6,800

6,600 

7,400

.

324,190

11,580 -269

Mar.

7,620

7,850

7,200

7,000

6,400

6,440

8,080

6,700

6,010

8,570

8,080 

6,600

5,640

5,450

10,100

16,200

15,700

9,200

7,200

6,600

6,200

5,820

5,090 

4,580

*4,070

5,910

5,020 

7,850

6,750

5,090

4,580

219,400

7,077

+159

Apr.

4,260

9,610

15,200

10,400

7,400

5,820

4,750

4,100

5,940

5,820

5,550 

5,070

2,790

2,510

2,350

2,220

2,130

2,000

1,920

5,580

4,070

3,250

2,590 

2,160

1,820

1.700

4,390 

12,600

20,400

18,000

164,400

5,480

+757

May

*15.7QO

9,450

6,800

5,820

4,750

4,040

5,550

3, -2 20

2,760

2,460

2,350 

2,720

3,400

5,450

3,130

2,730

2,540

2,350

2,590

2,750

2,480

2,300

2,470 

2,080

1,740

1,600

1.550 

1,820

2,730

2,680

2,160

108,130

5,488

-17.8

June

*1,950

2,270

3,570

2,760

2,150

1,770

1,470

1,260

1,220

1,170

1.150 

2,140

3,310

2,840

1,900

1,500

1,380

1,510

1,260

1,240

1,200

1,490

2,270 

2,130

2,370

4,260

6.020 

5,560

3,450

2,520

68,450

2,282

-178

July

2,050

2,270

2,990

2,650

2,150

2,220

2,540

2,000

1,800

2,190

2,030 

3,580

5.940

2,670

1,900

1,620

1,550

1,510

1,620

1,850

1,770

1,470

1,280 

1.240

1,260

dl,600

dl , 500 

dl,500

2,650

2,510

2,760

64,030

2,065

-653

Aug.

2.620

2,050

1,820

2,020

2,110

2,030

1,520

2,000

2,260

*2,360

1,800 

1,500

1,350

1,260

1,170

1,220

1,260

1,260

1,550

1,280

1,260

1,170

1.060 

1,060

1,100

1,080

1,170 

dl,500

dl,700

1,700

1,900

48,720

1,572 -747

Sept.

1.770

1,470

1,350

1,400

1,400

1,280

1,240

1,150

1,080

1,020

1,020 

1,040

1,040

962

882

900

882

882

864

882

864

810

774 

774

756

720

688 d7o"o

d700

dl,000

50,500

1,010

-571

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

869 

0.280 

0.52

2,519 

0.747 

0.83

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

2,494 

0.803 

0.93

11,740 

5.78 

4.56

11,510 

5.64 

3.79

7,256 

2.55 

2.69

6,257 

2.01 

2.24

3,470 

1.12 

1.29

Observed

Max 24,800 Min 1,100 Mean 5,811 

Max 65,400 Mln 688 Mean 4,208

2,104 

0.677 

0.76

1,412 

0.455 

0.52

825 

0.266 

0.31

439 

0.141 

0.16

Adjusted

Mean 3,777 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.52 

Mean 4,162 Cfsm 1.54 In. 18.20

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, in Berlin, Milton, Mosquito Creek, 

Meander Creek, and Pymatuning Reservoirs.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Wampum.
126 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Beaver River basin

900. Berlin Reservoir. Lat 41°02'45", long 81°00'10", In T.I N., R.6 W., at dam on Mahoning River, 35- miles northwest of Berlin Center, Mahonlng County, Ohio. Drainage area, 

249 sq mi. Records available, December 1942 to September 1959. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Maximum 

total contents during year, 63,580 acre-ft May 30 (elevation, 1,026.11 ft); minimum, 

15,310 acre-ft Jan. 1 (elevation, 1,003.51 ft). Maximum total contents during period 

1942-59. 91,150 acre-ft July 8, 1943 (elevation, 1,032.0 ft); minimum (after Initial 

filling), 1,540 acre-ft Jan. 10, 1944 (elevation, 978.82 ft).

Reservoir is formed by earth dam with concrete spillway; storage began in December 

1942. Capacity at top of crest gates (elevation, 1,032.0 ft), 91,150 acre-ft. No dead 

storage. Reservoir is used for flood control and to augment flow of Mahonlng River 

during periods of low flow. Water used for industrial purposes in vicinity of Warren 

and Youngstown. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

910. Milton Reservoir. Lat 41°07'40" , long 80°58'35", In T.2 N., R.5 W., at dam on Mahoning River, 0.8 mile southwest of Pricetown, Mahonlng County, Ohio. Drainage area, 

276 sq mi. Records available, December 1923 to September 1959. Month-end contents for 

some periods, published in WSP 1305. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at 

mean sea level (levels by city of Youngstown). Prior to Oct. 7, 1941, float gage at 

same site and datum. Maximum total contents during year, 31,530 acre-ft Feb. 16 (elevation, 952.16 ft); minimum, 14,390 acre-ft Nov. 24 (elevation, 941.78 ft). Maximum 

total contents during period 1923-59, 35,020 acre-ft June 29, 1924 (elevation, 953.8 

ft); minimum, 1,220 acre-ft Jan. 23, 1954 (elevation, 924.27 ft, from graph based on 

gage readings).

Reservoir Is formed by earth dam with concrete spillway; storage began in 1916. 

Capacity at spillway level (elevation, 951 ft), 29,150 acre-ft. No dead storage. Reservoir Is used to augment flow of Mahonlng River during periods of low flow. Water used 

for industrial purposes In vicinity of Warren and Youngstown, Capacity table computed 

from base data furnished by city of Youngstown, Division of Water.

950. Mosquito Creek Reservoir.--Lat 41 C 18'00", long 80 G 45'25", in T.4 N., R.3 W., at dam 

on Mosquito Creek, 3 miles southwest of Cortland, Trumbull County, Ohio. Drainage area, 

97.4 sq mi. Records available, October 1943 to September 1959. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Maximum 

total contents during year, 87,470 acre-ft Apr. 30 (elevation, 902.04 ft); minimum, 

46,790 acre-ft Sept. 29 (elevation, 896.15 ft). Maximum total contents during period 

1943-59, 101,100 acre-ft June 3, 1947 (elevation, 903.65 ft); minimum, 10,590 acre-ft 

Nov. 16, 1944 (elevation, 886.97 ft).

Reservoir is formed by earth dam with an emergency spillway discharging into Grand 

River basin. Flow Is controlled by gates In concrete conduits through dam. Storage 

began in October 1943. Capacity at spillway level (elevation, 904.00 ft) 104,100 

acre-ft. Reservoir is used for flood control and to augment flow of Mahoning River 

during periods of low flow. Water used for Industrial purposes in vicinity of Warren 

and Youngstown. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

970. Meander Creek Reservoir. Lat 41°09'10", long 80°46 I 50", in T.3 N., R.3 W. , at dam on 

Meander Creek, 0.8 mile northwest of Mineral Ridge, Trumbull County, Ohio. Drainage 

area, 84.9 sq mi. Records available, November 1929 to September 1959. Month-end contents for some periods, published in WSP 1305. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of 

gage Is at mean sea level (levels by Mahoning Valley Sanitary District). Maximum total 

contents during year, 41,800 acre-ft Jan. 21 (elevation, 909.25 ft); minimum, 27,910 

acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 902.61 ft). Maximum total contents during period 1929-59, 

that of Jan. 21, 1959; minimum, 9,370 acre-ft Feb. 28, 1954 (elevation, 888.78 ft).

Reservoir is formed by earth dam with concrete spillway; storage began in 1929. 

Capacity at spillway level (elevation, 905 ft), 32,410 acre-ft. No dead storage. Water 

used for municipal supply of Nlles and Youngstown. Capacity table computed from base 

data furnished by Mahoning Valley Sanitary District.

1005. Pymatunlng Reservoir.--Lat 41°30'00", long 80°27'35", In gatehouse at Pymatunlng Dam 

on Shenango River, Crawford County, if miles northwest of Jamestown, Pa. Drainage area, 

158 sq ml. Records available, October 1932 to September 1959. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level, adjustment of 1907. Maximum contents during year, 189,780 acre-ft Apr. 30 (elevation, 1,008.12 ft); minimum, 123,600 acre-ft 

Nov. 9 (elevation, 1,003.23 ft). Maximum contents during period 1933-59, 208,120 

acre-ft May 14, 1956 (elevation, 1.009.36 ft); minimum observed, 28.9 acre-ft Oct. 15, 

16, 19, 1933 (elevation, 975.70 ft).

Reservoir is formed by an earthflll dam, stone faced; controlled storage began 

December 1933; all regulating gates closed Jan. 23, 1934. Capacity, 188,040 acre-ft 

between elevations 975.3 ft (sill of outlet gate) and 1,008.0 ft (crest of spillway). 

Dead storage, 10,150 acre-ft. Figures given herein represent usable contents. Reservoir used to regulate flow In Shenango River and for flood control.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Beaver River basin Continued 

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1956 to September 1959

127

Date

Dec. 31. ...................

Sept. 30.. ..................

Water year 1958-59. ......

Oct. 31....................

Calendar year 1958. ......

Feb. 28....................

Mar. 31....................

Sept. 30. ...................

Water year 1958-59. ......

Oct. 31....................

Calendar year 1958. ......

Mar. 31....................

Hay 31....................

Sept. 30.... ................

Water year 1958-59. ......

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(acrefeet)

Change In 

contents 

(acre-feet)

Berlin Reservoir

1,015.82 

1,007.64 

1,007.24 

1,003.53

-

1,018.43 

1,016.21 

1,018.43 

1,023.38 

1,026.09 

1,025.37 

1,OE1.64 

1,016.43 

1,008.96

-

33,760 

20,040 

19,520 

15,330

-

39,670 

34,590 

39,670 

53,760 

63,500 

60,760 

48,310 

35,070 

21,820

-

-13,720 

-520 

-4,190

-19,190

+24,340 

-5,080 

+5 , 080 

+14,090 

+9,740 

-2,740 

-12,450 

-13,240 

-13,250

-11,940

Mosquito Creek Reservoir

898.30 

896.47 

896.70 

897.21

-

900.27 

900.12 

900.29 

902 . 04 

901.23 

900.43 

899.20 

897.50 

896.39

-

60,010 

48,640 

49,990 

53,070

-

73,760 

72,660 

73,910 

87,470 

81,040 

74,950 

66,090 

54,870 

48,170

-

Pymatuning Res

1,004.58 

1,003.60 

1,003.82 

1,004.28

-

,006.99 

,006.62 

,006.90 

,008.08 

,007.85 

,007.65 

,006.48 

,005.06 

1,004.15

-

140,890 

128,260 

131,060 

136,980

-

173,600 

168,420 

172,330 

189,200 

185,870 

182,990 

166,470 

147,210 

135,300

-

-11,370 

+1,350 

+3,080

+3,370

+20,690 

-1,100 

+1,250 

+13,560 

-6,430 

-6,090 

-8,860 

-11,220 

-6,700

-11,840

ervolr

-12,630 

+2 , 800 

+5,920

-11,030

+36,620 

-5,180 

+3,910 

+16,870 

-3,330 

-2 , 880 

-16,520 

-19,260 

-11,910

-5,590

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(acrefeet)

Change In 

contents 

(acre-feet)

Milton Reservoir

947.85 

945.32 

941.92 

941.83

-

950.60 

948.96 

947.95 

948.47 

947 . 90 

948.08 

947.77 

947 . 90 

948.16

-

Meande

905.40 

904.17 

904.22 

904.33

-

905.75 

905.54 

905.22 

906.00 

905.97 

906.33 

905.47 

904.25 

902.88

-

23,260 

19,130 

14,550 

14,450

-

28,370 

25,250 

23,440 

24,360 

23,350 

23,660 

23,120 

£3,350 

23,810

-

r Creek Re

33,220 

30,800 

30,900 

31,110

-

33,930 

33,500 

32,850 

34,430 

34,370 

35,140 

33,360 

30,960 

28,390

-

-4,130 

-4,580 

-100

-1,860

+13,920 

-3,120 

-1,810 

+920 

-1,010 

+310 

-540 

+230 

+460

+550

servoir

-2,420 

+100 

+210

+4,340

+2,820 

-430 

-650 

+1,580 

-60 

+770 

-1,780 

-2,400 

-2,570

-4,830

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
128 RACCOON CREEK BASIN

1080. Raccoon Creek at Moffatts Mill, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°37'40", long 80"20'20", on left bank at downstream side of highway bridge

 at Moffatts Mill, Beaver County, 1.4 miles downstream from Gums Run, 4 miles south of 

Vanport, and 4.2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 178 sq mi.

Records available .--September 1941 to September 1959. May 1915 to July 1932 (gage heights

 and discharge measurements only) In reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and 

Waters.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 719.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 TJ29, Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944 (Corps of Engineers bench 

mark). May 27, 1915, to July 31, 1932, and Sept. 2 to Dec. 3, 1941, chain or staff 

gages at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 200 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,110 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 7.74 ft); minimum, 1C cfs Sept. 28 (gage height, 1.43 ft).

1941-59: Maximum discharge, 8,590 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 9.71 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3.700 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 4.8 cfs Sept. 7, 

8, 1945 (gage height, 1.30 ft).

Flood of Apr. 15, 1922, reached a stage of 9.80 ft (discharge, 10.000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 4,500 cfs). Flood of Mar. 5, 1920 (ice Jam) equalled that of 

Apr. 15, 1922.

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

which are fair.

Revisions (water years ) .--WSP 1385: 1941-43.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 12-15)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Sept.

1.6 

1.8 

2.1

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

225

435

1,000

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.1

51

111

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

7.0

240

460

1,050

2,850

4,070

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

0

1

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

89

83

*74

74

72

67

63

63

56

56

47

45

42

38

38

36

35

44

38

35

32

30

29

30

30

48

41

41

44

35

30

1,485

47.9

0.269

0.31

Nov.

29

27

*33

36

32

30

29

26

29

45

47

33

30

29

29

41

*44

45

48

Jj2_

53

48

42

51

56

*53

51

45

48

48

1,219

40.6

0.228

0.25

Dec.

48

48

60

110

300

240

130

*120

100

80

90

100

80

66

66

66

68

70

70

72

68

66

66

76

70

60

65

70

75

80

86

2,766

89.2

0.501

0.58

Jan.

90

300

250

200

120

100

110

130

120

110

100

90

80

76

*150

350

200

180

170

200

1,000

4,020

940

545

420

352

*284

180

190

450

410

11,917

384

2.16

2.49

Feb.

260

180

180

340

260

180

140

184

176

1,860

1,590

724

595

545

850

*610

505

435

310

200

210

230

272

329

244

244

233

219

_

12,105

432

2.43

2.53

Mar.

230

230

219

216

188

258

272

222

236

316

280

312

272

288

697

610

455

*342

288

a260

a240

a220

a!90

a!70

*157

154

243

288

222

212

198

8,485

274

1.54

1.77

Apr.

184

604

646

470

352

296

240

216

205

205

177

160

170

184

164

*144

133

124

124

138

130

111

102

95

88

93

581

990

1,140

706

8,972

299

1.68

1.87

May

*590

440

356

292

240

205

180

151

130

127

144

161

208

259

191

164

144

124

138

127

102

102

97

88

74

70

*a80

a220

a200

alSO

144

5,728

185

1.04

1.20

June

*164

288

198

148

116

97

84

74

a68

a60

54

99

151

72

56

51

50

48

46

44

40

49

118

60

48

110

164

84

60

51

2,752

91.7

0.515

0.57

July

*53

259

95

65

59

187

183

90

70

481

176

114

86

68

61

56

50

46

51

66

53

45

40

59

46

40

36

42

38

154

304

3,173

102

0.573

0.66

Aug.

86

56

44

79

152

74

58

78

133

*178

100

72

61

53

45

42

45

46

44

35

33

29

78

81

93

64

155

65

53

48

46

2,226

71.8

0.403

0.47

Sept.

42

36

33

*30

27

24

24

22

22

20

19

19

17

*17

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

*14

15

14

IS

13

13

13

13

15

580

19.3

0.108

0.12

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,610 Min 22 Mean 160 Cfsm 0.899 In. 12.17

Water year 1958-59: Max c,020 Min 13 Mean 168 Cfsm 0.944 In. 12.82

Peak discha 

2,850 cfs

ge (base, 2,500 cfs).--Jan. 22 (3 a.m.) 5,110 cfs (7.74 ft); Feb. 10 (9 to 11 p.m.) 

(6.00 ft).
LITTLE BEAVER CREEK BASIN 129

1090. Lisbon Creek at Lisbon, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°46 I 55", long 80°45'50", In NW£ sec.13, T.14 N., R.3 W., on left bank at 

City Water Works of Lisbon, Columbiana County, 800 ft upstream from bridge on State 

Highway 164 and 1 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--6.08 sq ml.

Records available. September 1946 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 963.28 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge. 13 years, 6.13 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 811 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 5.64 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 110 cfs as explained below; minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 9, 10 

(gage height, 1.87 ft).

1946-59: Maximum discharge, 1,500 cfs July 31, 1958 (gage height, 7.47 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 110 cfs on basis of Indirect measurements at gage heights 

4.39, 5.84, and 7.47 ft; minimum, 0.1 cfs at times during 1946, 1951-55, 1957, 1959.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of Ice effect or doubtful gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.86

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

0.1

.6

3.3

8.2

15

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

4.0

92

165

415

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.7

3.0

2.6

2.3

2.3

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.6

2.3

1.6 

*1.4

1.4

52.6

1.70

0.280

0.32

Nov.

1.4

1.6

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

2.3

5.0

2.3

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.9

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.3

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.9

1.6

*1.6

1.4 

bl.5

53.7

1.79

0.294

0.33

Dec.

bl.3

bl.3

bl.5

5.5

5.0

b3.0

2.3

b2.0

bl.8

bl.6

bl.4

bl.4

bl.3

bl.4

bl.4

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.4

bl.4

bl.5

bl.6

bl.7

bl.6

bl.6

bl.5

bl.6

bl'.S 

b3.5

b3.0

60.4

1.95

0.321

0.37

Jan.

8.5

17

8.2

6.0

b4.5

b3.5

3.0

b2.5

*b2.1

bl.6

bl.6

bl.5

bl.5

1.6

11

6.5

b5

b4.5

b4.0

b5

339

52

14

8.2

7.6

6.5

b5

b4.0

b3.5 *51

13

602.9

19.4

3.19

3.68

Feb.

b7

b4.0

b5

15

b6

b4.5

b4.0

b3.5 2T~

178

28

15

17

21

24

14

13

12

7.0

b5

b5

b6

18

14

8.9

9.6

*11

9.6

-

486.1

17.4

2.86

2.98

Mar.

12

9.6

8.9

8.2

7.0

12

8.2

6.5

10

11

7.6

7.6

7.6

14

37.

14

10

7.6

7.0

7.0

7.0

5.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

7.6

7.6

5.5

5.0 

5.0

*5.0

276.0

8.90

1.46

1.68

Apr.

4.6

23

15

12

8.9

7.0

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.6

3.7

3.3

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.3

4.1

4.1

3.0

3.0

2.6

2.5

2.6

22

60

*23 

15

267.3

8.91

1.47

1.64

May

14

9.6

7.0

6.0

5.5

4.6

4.6

4.1

3.7

4.1

5.5

7.8

5.5

5.0

5.0

4.6

4.1

3.7

8.1

4.6

3.7

3.3

4.6

3.3

2.6

2.6

3.0

8.7

6.0 

4.6

3.3

162.8

5.25

0.863

0.99

June

3.7

3.7

3.0

2.3

1.9

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

17

5.4

3.3

2.3

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

10

4.5

2.3

78

121

23

12

7.0 

*5.0

322.5

10.8

1.78

1.99

July

4.1

4.6

3.3

2.6

2.3

5.1

3.0

2.3

2.6

11.

3.7

8.1

3.7

2.3

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.4

3.6

4.1

2.3

1.6

2.3

2.3

2.3

1.9

1.6

1.9

1.9 

*6.1

1.9

99.0

3.19

0.525

0.61

Aug.

1.6

1.2

1.2

12

7.2

3.3

2.6

4.0

2.6

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.1

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.6 

1.3

*.6

58.8

1.90

0.312

0.36

Sept.

0.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.4

.3

.6

*5.2

11.1

0.370

0.061

0.07

Calendar year 1958 : Max 377 Min 0.6 Mean 7.54 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.85

Water year 1958-59 : Max 339 Min 0.1 Mean 6.72 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.02

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfs). --Jan. 21 

(3.68 ft); June 26 (5:3O p.m.) 573 cfs

(7:3O a.m.) 811 cfs (5.64 ft); Feb. 10 (2:3O a.m.) 335 cfs 

(4.66 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. --Discharge computed from doubtful gage-height record Aug. 31 to Sept. 30.
130 LITTLE BEAVER CREEK BASIN

1095. Little Beaver Creek near East Liverpool, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40C 40'32", long 80°32'23", on right bank at downstream side of Grimms 

Bridge, 1-j miles upstream from Island Run, 4 miles upstream from mouth, and 4 miles 

northeast of East Liverpool, Columbiana County.

Drainage area. 505 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1915 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 702.77 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Sept. 22, 1926, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 44 years, 524 cfs.

Ext reme s. - -Maximum discharge during year, 17,000 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 14.70 ft); minimum, 31 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 2.03 ft).

1915-59: Maximum discharge, 25,000 cfs July 19, 1941 (gage height, 17.4 ft); from 

rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 12 cfs several days in 1918, 1930, 1932, 1936; minimum gage height, 1.53 ft 

Aug. 13, 1930.

Maximum stage known, about 20 ft.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 873: 1937(M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 4, 5, 8, 9, 21-26, Mar. 29 to Apr. 1)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 10, June 27 to Sept. 30 Feb. 10 to June 26

2.0

2.1 

2.5 

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

32

39

56

78

106

160

270

430

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

1,500

2,300

3,320

4,580

6,100

10,000

15,000

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

113

165

300

490

1,000

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

11.0

1,610

2,430

3,530

4,950

8,750

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

279

258

235

222

206

188

180

174

168

164

154

146

142

138

135

132

137

204

192

162

144

135

135

137

137

142

144

164

170

*160

140

5,224

169

0.335

0.39

Nov.

130

128

137

142

135

130

123

118

126

160

186

168

148

138

140

170

218

220

216

194

174

156

144

138

142

148

148

*156

130

125

4,588

153

0.303

0.34

Dec.

125

135

160

291

750

500

300

230

190

165

150

135

130

125

130

135

140

145

145

140

135

130

150

160

160

155

150

140

160

*290

320

6,151

198

0.392

0.45

Jan.

400

1,810

1,830

1,410

750

400

250

200

170

150

150

150

160

200

681

1,270

855

618

450

370

6,100

15,000

3" Q1Q

1,880

1,230

800

550

400

350

*2,050

1,890

44,434

1,433

2.84

5.27

Feb.

850

450

550

1,150

855

520

400

520

595

8 . 080

6,930

2,550

1,850

1,650

2,120

1,680

1,550

1,250

958

540

470

500

852

1,420

946

856

*841

808

_

40,841

1,459

2.89

5.01

Mar.

830

830

750

700

602

750

858

625

700

1,030

858

802

750

876

2,240

2,460

1,520

1,060

885

775

700

602

512

478

442

504

775

775

602

540

*512

26,345

850

1.68

1.94

Apr.

478

2,160

2,160

1,680

1,270

1,000

830

725

675

602

540

486

450

410

566

335

507

291

307

370

410

349

297

270

255

249

1,520

2,950

*5,410

2,120

27,272

909

1.80

2.01

May

1,790

1,360

1,030

830

700

580

526

482

418

402

478

675

775

580

499

478

454

378

594

602

458

574

613

548

366

304

297

1,040

*1,640

1,150

675

21,056

679

1.34

1.54

June

790

940

650

466

349

288

246

212

190

174

161

466

885

426

252

194

172

157

148

159

129

211

504

270

605

2.960

2,680

1,140

618

*446

16,868

562

1.11

1.24

July

420

406

297

238

206

242

248

192

164

377

320

547

450

250

182

160

157

125

144

235

200

154

150

196

220

156

128

126

133

*235

350

7,128

250

0.455

0.52

Aug.

210

150

118

291

750

570

250

250

260

216

176

142

123

109

100

95

95

91

85

78

75

71

71

74

78

70

66

66

64

62

*103

4,753

155

0.305

0.35

Sept.

144

103

84

72

62

56

52

51

46

44

51

52

51

46

42

41

44

45

45

41

38

38

57

57

34

35

32

35

54

*48

1,556

51.2

0.101

0.11

Calendar year 1958: Max 13,800 Mln 88 Mean 622 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.70

Water year 1958-59: Max 13,000 Mln 32 Mean 565 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.17

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--Jan. 22 (6:15 a.m.) 17,OOO cfs (14.70 ft); Feb. 10 (5 p.m.) 

11,200 cfs (12.12 ft); June 26 (2 a.m.) 5,110 cfs (9.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Lee Nov. 29 to Dec. 5, Dec. 6 to Jan. 1, Jan. 6, 14,

18-21, 26-29, Feb. 1-5, 6-9, 20-22.
YELLOW CREEK BASIN 131

1100. Yellow Creek near Hammondsville , Ohio

Location. Lab 40°32'15", long 80°43'35", in sec.29, T.8 N., R.2 W. , on right bank 1,000 

ft upstream from Lowery Run, 0.9 mile upstream from Bush Creek, and 1.65 miles southwest 

of Hammondsville, Jefferson County.

Drainage area. 148 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 692.1 ft above mean sea level (Ohio State 

Highway Department bench mark).

Average discharge. 19 years, 166 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,480 cfs Jan. 22; maximum gage height, 9.51 ft 

Jan. 21 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 3.5 cfs Sept. 26, 27 (gage height, 1.50 

ft).

1940-59: Maximum discharge, 9,580 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 12.17 ft); minimum, 0.9 cfs Jan. 2, 11, 1954, Sept. 21, 1955; minimum gage height, 1.35 ft Sept. 12, 13, 

16, 1957.

The highest stage known is reported to have occurred in 1912.

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

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 9

21

52

100

212

372

4.5

5.5

585

850

1,520

2,360

3,300

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

Feb. 10 to Sept. 30

3.5 3.5

13 4.0

28 4.5

5.5

108 6.5

225

380

585

850

1,520

2,360

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

70

62

49

47

44

40

37

36

34

33

33

30

29

27

27

25

27

43

47

52

35

29

28

40

32

37

39

37

40

*34

38

1,181

38.1

0.257

0.30

Nov.

31

32

46

39

35

27

25

23

25

32

36

32

28

27

28

35

43

36

38

44

40

38

36

34

34

33

31

*31

29

27

995

33.2

0.224

0.25

Dec.

27

28

32

46

212

174

117

75

60

50

45

40

36

36

37

38

40

40

40

38

37

39

43

44

44

41

41

44

50

*60

70

1,724

55.6

0.376

0.43

Jan.

80

400

375

250

125

80

60

50

48

45

45

45

50

60

177

490

330

200

150

120

1,770

2,920

850

470

300

200

150

110

110

*340

319

10,719

346

2.34

2.70

Feb.

229

120

150

250

200

160

125

105

T20

*2.270

1,720

712

572

479

640

483

408

356

276

203

180

206

225

291

222

217

*206

190

_

11,315

404

2.73

2.94

Mar.

196

193

188

183

164

220

237

198

222

306

273

285

249

261

680

590

423

321

270

240

231

203

168

166

150

146

219

333

252

228

*206

8,001

258

1.74

2.01

Apr.

190

882

740

508

370

306

255

225

206

183

164

146

141

130

120

105

95

90

95

110

140

120

104

99

94

92

739

1,100

*850

585

8,984

299

2.02

2.25

May

504

387

321

267

225

193

168

146

124

110

116

172

196

183

157

148

132

118

116

103

85

79

76

77

70

66

73

76

*101

88

76

4,753

153

1.03

1.19

June

64

67

68

54

48

43

39

36

32

32

28

40

73

36

30

28

24

24

26

26

25

32

118

56

41

54

82

55

39

*32

1,352

45.1

0.305

0.34

July

28

34

36

27

24

32

50

29

24

58

42

48

50

32

26

22

20

18

26

164

193

51

41

55

48

36

32

126

64

*243

222

1,901

61.3

0.414

0.48

Aug.

126

84

60

54

70

55

41

40

39

34

28

26

24

23

21

17

17

20

24

21

16

16

15

15

17

14

12

16

20

15

*15

995

32.1

0.217

0.25

Sept.

18

13

13

12

10

9.2

8.1

7.6

6.7

7.6

9.7

9.2

9.7

7.6

6.7

6.3

5.8

5.8

5.4

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.0

5.0

4.3

3.9

3.9

4.3

4.3

*7.2

225.9

7.53

0.051

0.06

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,460 Min 11 Mean 162 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.88

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,920 Min 3.9 Mean 143 Cfsm 0.966 In. 13.20

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--Jan. 22 (2 a.m.) 4,480 cfs (8.64 ft); Feb. 10 (8 p.m.) 3,600 cfs 

(7.78 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 9-17, Dec. 26-29, Jan. 5-14, Feb. 2-9, Apr. 14-22; discharge estimated on basis of records for other nearby stations. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 

29 to Dec. 4, Dec. 8-25, Dec. 30 to Jan. 4, Jan. 17-21, 25-3O, Feb. 21.
132 SHORT CREEK BASIN

1115. Short Creek near Dillonvale , Ohio

Location. Lat 40°11'35", long 80°44'05", in sec.30, T.4 N., R.2 W. , on right bank at

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 150, 2.1 miles east of Dillonvale, Jefferson 

County, 2.2 miles downstream from Jug Run, and 2.7 miles upstream from Little Short 

Creek.

Drainage area. 124 sq mi.

Records available. October 1941 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 676.1 ft above mean sea level (State of 

(Jhio bench mark). Prior to October 21, 1941, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 128 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,930 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 7.54 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Sept. 27, 29, 30; minimum gage height, -0.03 ft Sept. 29, 30.

1941-59: Maximum discharge, 6,500 cfs Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 8.77 ft); minimum 

daily, 2.8 cfs Sept. 21, 27, 1947; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 29, 30, 1959.

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

which are poor.

Revisions (water years ). WSF 1003: 1942-43.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 2,

Sept. 1-30

Apr. 3 to Aug. 31

-0.10 

+ .10

1.0 

1.2

81

132

173 5.5

246

400

600

810

1,300

2,100

2.0 

2.5

144

185

252

407

600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

60

55 

48

47

44

42

*38

38

36

38

36

33

30

30

.29.

30

30

38

35

33

30

30

31

33

35

40

3B

46

38

36

32

1,159

37.4

0.302

0.35

Nov.

30

32 

34

32

30

30

30

28

32

*44

36

30

28

28

31

40

36

35

44

50

42

38

35

34

32

32

30

26

25

M

997

33.2

0.268

0.30

Dec.

23

24 

27

48

140

121

80

65

*56

44

38

35

32

31

31

32

33

33

32

35

35

32

32

35

37

36

33

35

38

42

40

1,355

43.7

0.352

0.41

Jan.

64

282

162

113

59

70

70

*60

52

45

40

36

35

40

325

320

115

95

95

145

2.080

1,720

350

215

175

160

135

105

110

336 

262

7,871

254

2.05

2.36

Feb.

150

100 

110

333

220

176

105

95

*125

1.880

*870

428

393

368

436

333

293

268

210

150

140

140

180

206

171

167

158

150

8,357

298

2.40

2.50

Mar.

150

150 

140

136

*130

178

208

175

173

225

208

201

198

218

456

336

262

225

206

196

187

173

162

150

138

130

130

138

136

132

124

5,751

186

1.50

1.73

Apr.

117

604 

400

296

242

219

200

189

*187

193

179

172

174

183

181

172

160

150

144

142

137

130

128

128

121

121

268

308

327

252

6,224

207

1.67

1.86

May

352

282 

233

208

193

172

*177

154

135

133

139

250

342

496

279

226

208

185

185

172

150

216

160

140

128

123

123

118

112

106

101

5,998

193

1.56

1.80

June

106

152 

123

98

90

85

80

75

*69

65

62

80

75

65

60

58

54

52

52

50

50

78

112

64

58

90

107

66

56

51

2,283

76.1

0.614

0.68

July

66

104 

62

51

47

82

*61

49

50

124

60

54

48

42

39

38

36

38

59

46

40

38

40

58

52

43

38

38

35

110

168

1,816

58.6

0.473

0.55

Aug.

65

50 

45

169

116

69

58

65

61

54

*47

42

38

35

32

a27

40

a45

42

38

33

a25

a23

a24

a26

a23

a20

a25

a30

a25

324

1,416

45.7

0.369

0.43

Sept.

a28

a21 

*21

20

18

18

17

16

*16

18

24

23

21

19

16

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

21

15

14

15

14

21

544

18.1

0.146

0.16

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,120 Min 23 Mean 96.6 Cfsm 0.779 In. 10.58

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,080 Min 14 Mean 12o Cfsm 0.968 In. 13.13

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs). Jan. 21 (11 p.m.) 3,930 cfs (7.54 ft); Feb. 10 (5:30 p.m.) 2,670 

cfs <6.37 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record! discharge estimated on basis of records for Yellow Creek near Hammondsville and Captina Creek at Armstrongs Mills.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Hov. 29 to Dec. 4, Dec. 8, 9, 11-31, Jan. 6-15, 

17-20, 23-29, Feb. 1-3, 7-9, 19-23.
WHEELING CREEK BASIN 13 

1120. Wheeling Creek at Elm Grove, W. Va.

Location. Lat 40°02'40", long 80°39'40", on right bank at highway bridge at Elm Grove, 

Ohio County, 500 ft downstream from Little Wheeling Creek.

Drainage area. 282 sq ml.

Records available.--November 1940 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 667.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge.--19 years, 325 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,600 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 9.87 ft); minimum daily, 2.0 cfs Sept. 29,30.

1940-59: Maximum discharge, 22,100 cfs Dec. 30, 1942 (gage height, 13.67 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 8,500 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage 

heights 13.2 and 13.67 ft; minimum, 0.3 cfs Sept. 22, 1949; minimum gage height, 

0.63 ft Aug. 21, 1953.

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

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage

height , in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 6-30, Dec. 10, Dee. 17 to Jan. l)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

1.3 22

1.6 62

1.8 107

2.1 217

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

3,200

7,700

1.

2.0

4.0

7.5

13

23

54

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

6.0

129

287

640

4,500

7,700

Discharge, in cubic feeb per second, water year October 1358 to September 1959

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

za

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

138

119

92

78

70

60

52

*48

45

49

49

43

36

32

30

28

25

30

29

*30

25

23

24

26

28

38

45

60

92

82 

78

1,604

51.7

0.183

0.21

Nov.

68

64

62

59

54

48

45

40

43

64

82

72

66

59

60

74

80

*76

80

90

100

90

76

64

62

57

51

49

113

192

2,140

71.3

0.253

0.28

Dec.

b!40

b!20

bllO

565

1,400

1,180

576

413

280

153

b!20

bllO

blOO

b90

b85

b80

80

78

72

92

92

70

76

132

160

110

119

119

*126

132 

113

7,093

229

0.812

0.94

Jan.

376

1,510

817

551

250

b200

b!60

b!30

bllO

blOO

blOO

blOO

b!20

153

999

2,070

900

650

500

800

7,550

6,320

1,880

938

730

631

518

376

414

604 

916

31,253

1,008

3.57

4.12

Feb.

720

518

470

660

690

559

428

414

388

6,710

3,110

1,390

1,080

1,160

1,740

1,360

960

740

586

428

388

394

376

435

394

352

329

305

-

27,082

967

3.45

3.57

Mar.

292

308

305

298

282

540

586

577

526

550

595

586

586

604

894

762

595

478

382

324

292

268

*236

220

205

23"6 192

273

228

220 

207

12,443

401

1.42

1.64

Apr.

199

268

558

364

324

298

*264

240

252

264

364

335

364

762

595

449

564

508

287

273

249

211

195

180

166

1 13aRQ 

303

911

1,680

894

11,860

395

1.40

1.56

May

740

542

414

340

*282

245

220

192

173

173

192

298

2,040

1,940

916

568

594

508

268

224

188

184

268

177

146

126

592

604

370

236 

184

13,344

430

1.52

1.76

June

192

1,130

670

346

245

188

155

129

106

88

73

67

73

64

51

*39

34

53

31

29

29

45

69

62

39

46

46

52

53

22.

4,186

140

0.496

0.55

July

17

15

12

16

17

44

85

51

29

20

14

12

11

9.2

8.6

7.5

6.4

5.8

14

37

16

11

8.0

7.2

6.4

6.1

7.5

*9^7

7.5

76 

34

618.9

20.0

0.071

0.08

Aug.

17

23

15

77

*169

115

46

30

21

17

13

11

9.2

6.8

5.8

8.3

29

22

20

12

6.8

10

8.6

11

10

32

*25

15

10

8.0 

7.0

808.5

26.1

0.095

0.11

Sept.

80

60

50

40

55

50

25

20

17

15

15

11

10

9.0

8.5

8.0

7.5

7.0

6.5

6.0

5.5

5.0

4.5

4.0

3.5

5.0

2.5

2.2

2.0

2.0

492.7

16.4

0.058

0.06

Calendar year 1358: Max 4,370 Win 12 Mean 315 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.17

Water year 1958-59: Max 7,330 Min 2.0 Mean 309 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.88

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs).--Jan. 21 (10:50 p.m.) 10,900 cfs (9.60 ft); Feb. 10 (11:30 a.m.) 

11,600 cfs (9.87 ft). __

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 18-20, Aug. 28 to Sept. 30; discharge estimated on basis of 

weather records, recorded range in stage, and records for nearby stations.

575949 O - 61 - 10
134 CAPTINA CREEK BASIN

1140. Captina Creek at Armstrongs Mills, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°54'32", long 80°55'29", in NE^ sec.10, T.5 N. , R.4 W. , on left bank at 

downstream side of highway bridge half a mile east of Armstrongs Mills, Belmont County, 

and two-thirds of a mile downstream from Anderson Run.

Drainage area. 135 sq mi.

Records available. August 1926 to September 1935, October 1958 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 739.7 ft above mean sea level (unadjusted). 

Prior to October 1935, chain gage at same site at datum 1.0 ft higher.

Average discharge. 10 years, 156 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,910'cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 11.75 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow Sept. 27-29.

1926-35, 1959: Maximum discharge, 10,500 cfs Aug. 7, 1935 (gage height, 14.40 ft, 

present datum), from rating curve extended above 1,700 cfs by logarithmic plotting; 

no flow at times during 1929, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1959.

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

which are fair.

Rating table

height, in feet, and discharge

aar 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage

1.8 

2.0 56

ubic feet per

144

265

670

1,310

2,160

3,140

4,780

7.0 

8.5

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

70

55

43

38

34

29

24

21

22

78

57

38

29

26

21

19

18

18

18

17

16

15

15

18

20

22

22

*25

27

24

16

895

28.9

0.214

0.25

Nov.

15

17

55

44

33

28

24

20

21

67

64

50

42

36

40

84

66

57

100

123

93

73

59

52

*47

43

42

40

39

38

1,512

50.4

0.373

0.42

Dec.

38

45

50

440

948

458

240

183

150

125

110

100

95

90

85

80

*75

72

70

75

72

70

70

80

80

75

72

75

80

*95

90

4,388

142

1.05

1.21

Jan.

270

696

300

204

160

140

120

100

90

80

75

70

70

80

1,020

796

335

200

110

120

*4.690

*2,810

584

394

300

257

210

180

190

380

236

15,317

494

3.66

4.22

Feb.

211

150

170

610

276

197

172

165

174

5.880

*1,010

474

470

595

730

438

342

286

206

150

130

130

160

221

161

154 '142

*129

11,933

426

3.16

3.29

Mar.

140

136

131

131

119

332

276

211

219

300

243

296

259

653

854

430

296

221

187

165

169

140

119

114

100

95

134

150

115

*112

106

6,953

224

1.66

1.91

Apr.

97

781

442

300

219

183

152

138

144

165

146

140

188

282

206

174

150

134

125

129

114

97

86

78

72

70

100

265

*366

227

5,770

192

1.42

1.58

May

221

176

148

198

174

131

110

90

78

84

95

281

818

618

290

194

154

125

110

93

80

69

62

53

48

50

*51

63

43

36

43

4,786

154

1.14

1.31

June

259

416

163

91

66

52

43

35

27

24

19

22

29

19

15

13

12

12

11

10

9.9

10

63

19

13

18

41

21

12

*11

1,555.9

51.9

0.384

0.43

July

10

7.8

7.3

6.8

6.1

5.6

4.6

6.3

6.3

1OO

20

10

9.1

6.8

4.4

3.0

1.9

1^2

2.1

29

10

7.1

5.3

4.1

4.8

7.6

5.1

*3.4

3.2

172

458

928.9

30.0

0.222

0.26

Aug.

62

 26

14

31

347

also

a25

a30

15

alO

aS.O

a6.o

a5.0

a4.0

a4.5

a4.0

a!2

a25

14

10

8.1

6.1

4.8

3.9

3.4

*2.5

1^1

2.1

39

13

8.9

896.4

28.9

0.214

0.25

Sept.

6.6

6.8

1£

7.1

4.6

3.2

2.1

1.5

1.1

.8

.7

.6

.7

1.0

.7

.6

.4

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

*0

0

.2

47.7

1.59

0.012

0.01

Calendar year 1958 : Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 4,690 Min 0 Mean 151 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.14

Peak discharge (base, 2.OOO cfs). Jan. 15 (7:30 p.t 

cfs (11.75 ft); Feb. 10 (12 ra.) 8,460 cfs (11.43 1 

July 31 (12:30 a.m.) 2,010 cfs (5.83 ft).

2,140 cfs (5.98 ft); Jan. 21 (12 p.m.) 8,910 " ' ~ ~" P.m.) 2,f- - - -- , . 

June 1 (7:30

. .. 

,600 cfs (6.46 ft);

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 29 to Dec. 4, Dec. lo to Jan. 1, Jan. 5-15, 

18-20, 27-29, Feb. 2, 3, 20-23.
MIDDLE ISLAND CREEK BASIN 135

1145. Middle Island Creek at Little, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 398 28'30", long 80 8 59'50", on right bank at downstream side of highway

bridge at Little, Tyler County, 0.1 mile upstream from Stewarts Run and 5 miles west of 

Middlebourne.

Drainage area. 458 sq mi.

Records available. May 1915 to September 1922 (gage height only, October 1916 to September 

1922), October 1928 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 631.32 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Apr. 25, 1929, staff gage, Apr. 25, 1929, to Nov. 30, 1939, chain 

gage, and Dec. 1, 1939, to July 10, 1947, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 31 years (1928-59), 617 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,720 cfs Jan. 16 (gage height, 13.24 ft); minimum, 0.7 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 1.73 ft).

1915-22, 1928-59: Maximum discharge, 25,000 cfs June 26, 1950 (gage height, 28.0 ft, 

from high-water mark in gage well); no flow during part of 1922 and Sept. 1 to Nov. 4, 

Nov. 7-10, 1930.

Maximum stage known, about 33.5 ft in August 1875.

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

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, in fe

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 15-22, July 2)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 5 Dec. 6 to Sept. 30

2.2 22

2.4 42

2.9 120

3.3 219

3.5 293

4.0 580

5.0 1,340

6.0 1,970

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

0.3

1.5

4.0

9.0

16

2.4 

2.8 

3.3 

3.5 

4.0

106

230

305

580

5.0 O40

7.0 2,770

13.0 8,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tobal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

229

210

233

210

152

116

*94

77

68

61

55

48

43

38

33

30

27

30

33

31

*34

32

27

26

25

26

26

32

40

55

55

2,196

70.8

0.155

0.18

Nov.

52

48

54

83

138

122

106

87

74

72

87

111

140

113

100

140

207

*207

204

532

437

285

201

154

124

104

95

102

1,580

1, 280

6,839

228

0.498

0.56

Dec.

595

426

370

899

1,780

2.550

1,160

601

422

b290

b220

192

160

128

bllO

99

91

84

82

88

98

101

98

124

265

b270

237

221

*195

192

178

12,506

397

0.867

1.00

Jan.

218

2,540

1,600

800

b450

b500

248

234

189

b!60

157

116

104

101

3,420

7,510

2,210

920

b800

1,750

7.840

7,400

2,700

920

608

467

406

336

518

467

615

45,884

1,480

5.25

3.73

Feb.

485

556

295

491

740

594

400

360

556

2,720

5.150

1,510

1,440

2,770

4,050

2,050

1,040

710

554

380

297

277

305

848

848

601

467

375

-

30,407

1.086

2.37

2.47

Mar.

332

323

285

285

281

569

1,600

976

702

672

688

1,040

1,200

920

718

580

444

560

293

248

227

218

*200

176

156

144

146

197

230

240 

218

14,668

475

1.03

1.19

Apr.

200

227

1,120

1,410

1,200

740

497

575

518

1,810

5.150

1,840

1,600

2,150

1,410

840

560

428

355

510

289

248

209

184

163

148

148

250

672

688

25,499

850

1.86

2.07

May

656

762

515

428

*580

455

305

250

189

156

159

155

288

1,410

1.510

594

375

269

215

176

155

285

168

124

105

89

96

319

552

221

146

11,579

367

0.801

0.92

June

186

547

1.510

578

275

173

122

94

76

64

52

45

43

56

32

*29

23

20

18

15

15

14

54

61

45

40

66

60

42

42

4,175

159

0.503

0.34

July

36

54

66

86

59

258

552

170

89

57

45

55

28

22

19

16

14

12

10

9.0

9.0

14

16

16

16

74

57

*47

68

297

1.750

3,739.0

121

0.264

0.30

Aug.

952

501

158

106

165

157

105

92

105

71

56

54

51

40

30

25

24

96

94

88

60

45

55

28

*25

20

20

18

22

55

22

3,066

98.9

0.216

0.25

Sept.

64

11

47

32

25

20

15

12

9.7

8.0

6.5

5.5

5.0

4.5

4.0

3.5

5.5

5.2

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.4

1.5

1.1

.8

/T.

'

560.5

12.0

0.026

0.05

Calendar year 1958: Max 9,490 Min 23 Mean 680 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.16

Water year 1958-59: Max 7,840 Min 0.7 Mean 440 Cfsm 0.961 In. 13.04

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 cfs). Jan. 16 (4 a.m.) 8,720 cfs (13.24 ft); Jan. 22 (6:50 a.m.) 8,610 

cfs (13.14 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
136 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

1150. Ohio River at St. Marys, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°23'25", long 81°12'30", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 50 (alternate) at St. Marys, Pleasants County, 0.9 mile downstream from 

Middle Island Creek and at mile 155.0.

Drainage area.--26,850 sqmi, approximately.

Records available. January 1938 to September 1959 (fragmentary prior to November 1939 and 

high water only since October 1952). Gage-height records collected at same site since 

1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 577.30 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

datum. Prior to Nov. 29, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Auxiliary 

water-stage recorder on left bank 1.5 miles upstream from lock and dam 17, and 11 miles 

downstream from base gage. Prior to Feb. 22, 1951, auxiliary water-stage recorder or 

lock gage at lock 17.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 302,000 cfs Jan. 24; maximum gage height, 38.98 

ft Jan. 24; minimum daily discharge not determined.

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 421,000 cfs Jan. 1, 1943; maximum gage height, 46.67 ft 

Jan. 1, 1943; minimum daily discharge not determined; minimum gage height recorded, 

3.45 ft Jan. 14, 1940 (dam down at lock 17).

Maximum stage known since at least 1884, 54.2 ft in March 1913.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge less than 15,000 cfs on days for which no discharge is 

shown. Plow partly regulated by locks, dams, and reservoirs above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1555: 1938-48, 1955-57.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

4 

5

6 

1 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

CO

21

23 

24 

25

26

28 

29

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Cfsm

Oct.

23,700 

23,700 

24.800 

23,800 

23,700

15,500 

13,500 

17,400 

14,200 

13,900

15,300

-

Nov.

16,900

16,900 

16,000 

16,600

17,300 

19,500 

15,600 

19,500 

20,200

19,500 

25,800 

38,500 

43,800 

*44, 100

45,900 

39,600 

32,900 

29,200 

26,800

29,000 

24,200 

25,800 

32,900 

35,100

-

Dec.

31,600 

23,500 

29,300 

33,200 

45,600

64,900 

64,800 

53,200 

32,000 

31,100

28,000 

26,000 

20,300 

23,200 

23,900

26,700 

25,400 

24,000 

27,000 

23,800

17,400 

19,500 

17 , 500 

18,500 

21,500

19,400 

18, 100 

19,400 

15,200 

19,500 

22,400

865,900 

27,930

Jan.

28,300 

40, 100 

45, 100 

48,900 

44, 800

29,200 

27,900 

22,800 

21,900 

24,400

23,000 

24,700 

16,400 

20,000 

37,700

66,800 

72,900 

74,900 

64,800 

58,700

75,400 

171,000 

261,000 

*296, 000

239,000

185,000 

152,000 

121,000 

103,000 

86,900 

84,800

2,568,400 

82,850

Feb.

88,600 

84,200 

74,600 

63,000 

59,800

57 , 800 

55,800 

50,100 

52,500 

62,000

135,000 

 204,000

f-191,000 

154,000 

142,000

141,000 

139,000 

130,000 

119,000 

98,800

80, 100 

64,800 

45,400 

50, 900 

58,800

56,800 

55,000 

51,400

2,563,400 

91,550

Mar.

52,700 

59,200 

60,500 

59,700 

49,600

49.300 

58,300 

68,300 

80,900 

77,100

75,600 

74,200 

70,000 

65,700

66,100

69 , 300 

88,300 

99,200 

92,800 

78,300

66,800 

60,100 

59 , 300 

61,200 

58,200

51,400 

56,800 

61,000 

70,500 

80,900 

74,300

2,095,600 

67,600

Apr.

66,100 

61,000 

67,800 

102,000 

116,000

112,000 

103,000 

95,100 

86,100 

76,900

73,600 

73,200 

77,300 

73,600 

67,700

*61,200 

53,300 

37,400 

40, 000

36,000

34,700 

37,800 

33,400 

27,100 

31,300

25.200

55 j 400 

79,600 

109,000

1,945,900 

64,860

May

116,000

109,000 

95,700 

83,300 

75,500

69,000 

55, 800 

34,300 

31,400 

27,600

25,700 

32,000 

42,500 

53,600 

.62,900

59,700 

53,600 

35,700 

38,600 

39,200

34,400 

32,400 

31,200 

27,200 

24,700

24,300 

25,200 

26,000 

28,600 

24,700 

22,300

1,442,600 

46,540

June

25, 100 

26,700 

27,800 

55.500 

27,400

26,000 

21,800

16,700

(*)

23,000 

30,700 

30,700 

24,500 

16,200

1

July

15,500 

17,200

25.200

20, 600 

22,200

1

Aug.

(*)

Sept.

Calendar year 1958: Max 184,000 Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. - 

Water year 1958-59: Max 296,000 Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
LITTLE MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 137

1154. Little Muskingum River at Bloomfield, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°33'50", long 81°12'lO",in sec.22, T.3 N. , R.6 W. , on left bank at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 260 at Bloomfield, Washington County, 2.2 miles 

downstream from Wilson Run.

Drainage area. 210 sq mi.

Records available. October 1958 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 650 ft (from topographic map).

Extreme s. Maximum discharge during year, 8,390 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 24.16 ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 3.58 ft Sept. 12, 13.

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

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 9-3O)

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

13.0

16.0

19.0

22.5

435

1,020

1,660

2,850

4,200

5,650

7,480

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

3

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

90

76

59

50

44

38

32

29

27

27

29

27

22

20

18

16

16

20

22

21

19

17

16

17

18

20

20

*23

22 

23

21

899

29.0

0.138

0.16

Nov.

20

20

32

55

52

44

38

32

31

40

47

43

40

36

41

79

96

83

94

148

127

100

81

68

*59

54

51

45

42

42

1,740

58.0

0.276

0.31

Dec.

45

50

60

715

1.840

1,420

340

165

110

85

78

74

70

66

61

58

55

55

50

60

56

49

50

66

71

52

54

54

58

*70

66

6,103

197

0.938

1.08

Jan.

212

1,840

523

292

150

100

85

75

65

60

54

54

56

64

1,550

3,070

520

175

90

1 , 000

*6,440

*7.280

1,000

325

275

252

209

154

164 

379

446

26,959

870

4.14

4.77

Feb.

276

125

150

773

587

315

195

155

190

*4,320

4.6OO

599

858

1,880

2,480

786

455

357

287

187

150

130

225

365

271

246

*211

184

-

21,357

763

3.63

3.78

Mar.

190

2O3

195

203

198

594

691

373

317

385

357

648

694

703

784

443

315

246

200

182

169

154

127

118

107

100

102

109

94

*88

88

9,177

296

1.41

1.63

Apr.

83

196

362

317

252

203

166

146

136

421

348

273

387

716

441

306

241

198

179

161

141

120

107

94

83

81

81

454

*1.250 

396

8,319

277

1.32

1.47

May

301

241

195

158

136

113

96

79

70

65

70

249

1,710

2,190

525

287

203

154

124

102

83

70

60

52

44

41

*79

122

70 

49

 ZQ 

J3

7,777

251

1.20

1.38

June

39

1.280

497

190

113

81

64

51

41

34

29

26

113

68

39

28

23

20

18

15

li

24

148

50

30

*28

71

70

39 

25

3,268

109

0.519

0.58

July

24

40

21

15

13

14

20

16

12

45

49

23

14

11

8.9

7.2

6.1

5.6

5.4

172

11

12

9.7

12

15

14

11

*9.2

7.9 

266

5 » 960

4,706.2

152

0.724

0.83

Aug.

2.940

179

88

78

246

131

66

78

47

32

24

20

15

13

12

11

102

301

81

41

25

18

13

11

9.4

*8.2

8.4

a9.0

a40 

a20

a9.o

4,676.0

151

0.719

0.83

Sept.

a6.5

a6.0

JU6

6.5

5.0

4.6

4.1

3.7

*3.2

3.7

3.2

2.7

2.8

3.5

2.7

2.2

1.4

1.3

1.1

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

* .7

.6 

.7

79.5

2.65

0.013 o.oi

Calendar year 1958: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 7,280 Mln 0.6 Mean 260 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.83

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs).--Jan. 16 (4 a.m.) 4,540 cfs (16.75 ft); Jan. 22 (6 a.m.) 8,390 

cfs (24.16 ft); Feb. 10 (11 p.m.) 8,210 cfs (23.83 ft); Feb. 15 (6 a.m.) 3,380 cfs (14.17 ft); 

May 13 (9 p.m.) 3,280 cfs (13.96 ft); Aug. 1 (3 a.m.) 5,840 cfs (19.37 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Captlna Creek at Armstrong 

Mills.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 28 to Dec. 3, Dec. 7-15, Jan. 5-12, 17-2O, 

23-25, Feb. 2, 3, 7-9, 21, 22.
138 MOSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

1160. Tuscarawas River at Clinton, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°55'39", long 81°37'59", in NW£ sec.32, T.14 N., R.10 W. f on right bank 

100 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 21 at Clinton, Summit County, and 1 mile 

upstream from Chippewa Creek.

Drainage area. 165 sq mi.

Records available. May 1926 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 933.28 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. May 9, 1926, to July 24, 1930, chain gage at site 100 ft upstream at datum 

4.00 ft higher prior to Nov. 18, 1928, and at present datum thereafter.

Average discharge.--33 years, 141 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,120 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 15.50 ft); minimum, 45 cfs Nov. 7 (gage height, 4.03 ft).

1926-59: Maximum discharge, 2,700 cfs Aug. 8, 1935 (gage height, 14.82 ft); maximum 

gage height, 15.50 ft Jan. 22, 1959; minimum discharge, 10 cfs Nov. 6, 1928. 

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 22.2 ft.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Ohio Canal diverts small amount of water from river at Portage Lakes, 3 miles south of 

Akron; part of diverted water flows into Cuyahoga River basin. Flow slightly regulated 

at headwaters.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Backwater from Chippewa Creek July 8; shifting-control 

method used Sept. 3-3O)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 15 Mar

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

120

305

621

10.0

12.0

14.0

15.0

840

1,280

1,750

2,000

4.2 

4.6

16 to Sept. 30

2 5.0

4 7.0

2 9.0

9 11.0

150

335

631

1,060

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

108

101

87

80

74

*70

75

73

73

73

67

59

61

63

66

66

70

64

59

65

66

65

68

65

66

67

66

69

64

62

56

2,170

70.0

-

-

Nov.

56

61

62

62

66

61

*57

57

65

68

101

62

61

64

82

97

170

251

144

109

89

80

72

74

74

89

88

80

81

75

2,558

85.3

-

-

Dec.

74

78

80

112 «lli

121

90

83

82

78

71

73

72

66

66

68

68

70

71

70

66

64

73

77

74

80

78

75

74

81

75

2,481

80.0

-

-

Jan.

110

329

233

144

96

*92

81

78

74

69

68

64

67

68

114

134

102

88

81

79

852

1,940

*2.000

1,690

1,260

788

462

294

250

404

533

12,644

408

-

-

Feb.

271

207

155

206

176

177

131

ill

149

1,050

1.520

*1,490

1,180

864

1,010

921

723

479

345

249

174

157

342

579

353

266

295

271

-

13,859

495

-

-

Calendar .year 1958: Max 1,560 Mln 56

Mar.

283

*340

436

445

281

411

430

242

292

477

305

234

214

236

628

792

561

348

242

228

269

233

174

a!60

alSO

a200

a350

a450

a300

a250

a225

10,186

329

-

-

Apr.

a250

a300

a375

a350

a275

a225

*214

209

216

216

173

140

177

190

165

127

125

130

190

261

231

161

148

140

136

136

268

598

871

840

7,837

261

-

-

May

829

646

440

257

*227

184

157

148

142

138

138

204

195

159

148

152

142

136

134

125

124

144

180

178

148

132

145

311

367

369

322

7,121

230

-

-

June

226

203

151

128

120

114

113

*116

115

112

110

120

118

108

108

111

109

108

111

110

106

122

118

116

127

163

220

176

128

123

3,910

130

-

-

July

118

140

157

129

113

308

420

*176

130

118

112

131

113

111

105

105

105

128

380

182

126

116

116

116

116

110

106

122

144

175

129

4,657

150

-

-

Aug.

113

108

106

186

214

*144

114

165

142

116

113

125

105

102

99

98

105

108

108

103

102

112

104

106

102

106

111

106

104

125

169

3,721

120

-

-

Sept.

131

305

237

132

92

78

71

*73

70

85

79

73

70

70

71

70

72

67

71

70

72

72

73

76

77

80

73

77

78

162

2,827

94.2

-

-

Mean 142 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,000 Mln 56 Mean 203 Cfsm - In. -

eak discharge (base, 70O cfs). Jan. 22 (11 to 12 p.m.) 2,120 cfs (15.50 ft); Feb. 11 (9 p.m. 

1,580 cfs (13.30 ft); Mar. 16 (7 a.m.) 825 cfs (9.93 ft)j Apr. 29 (6 a.m.) 891 cfs (10.23 ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Hasslllon.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 139

1170. Tuscarawas River at Massillon, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°46 I 17", long 81°31 1 25", in sec.20, T.10 N. , R.9W., on left bank at 

sewage-treatment works, If miles south of Massillon, Stark County, and 3 miles downstream from Newman Creek.

Drainage area.--526 sq mi.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1959. Prior to April 1938 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 916.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Aug. 19, 1944, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 423 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,220 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 13.46 ft): minimum, 127 cfs Mov. 9 (gage height, 0.73 ft).

1937-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 22, 1959; minimum, 54 cfs July 25, 1954; 

minimum gage height, 0.18 ft July 25, 26, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good. Ohio Canal diverts small amount of water from river at Portage 

Lakes, 3 miles south of Akron; part of diverted water flows into Cuyahoga River basin.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 4-29)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 12 Feb. 13 to Sept. 30

0.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

131

190

305

445

790

4.0

6.0

8.0

11.0

14.0

1,220

2,260

3,500

5,480

7,620

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

125

162

203

323

465

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

11.0

790

1,220

2,260

3,500

5,480

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

256

254

229

205

186

*180

180

180

178

184

174

156

160

156

160

160

172

178

150

146

150

146

150

152

144

150

156

178

168

150

146

5,334

172

-

-

Nov.

135

135

142

142

142

139

*139

135

142

166

184

174

146

148

164

302

314

445- 622

331

278

238

209

203

211

231

282

242

229

182

6,552

218

-

-

Dec.

205

209

218

268

*538

409

273

244

238

215

209

205

192

170

170

170

176

174

178

182

168

166

178

198

200

188

190

182

186

215

224

6,738

217

-

~

Jan.

310

1,090

880

535

331

*315

280

256

238

215

190

188

194

200

328

535

345

313

268

263

3,810

7.150

*6,660

5,730

4,660

3,220

1,890

1,190

882

1,320

1,640

45,406

1,465

-

-

Feb.

1,080

612

514

644

566

481

427

364

412

3,490

4,880

»4.900

4,290

3,290

3,110

3,050

2,570

1,890

1,220

790

588

519

1,190

1,580

1,300

902

874

918

-

46,451

1,659

-

-

Mar.

986

*1,150

1,380

1,510

1,100

1,210

1,420

878

886

1,420

1,090

744

720

738

1,720

2.220

1,910

1, 190

762

643

618

597

501

436

407

501

922

1,090

671

540

546

30,506

984

-

-

Apr.

570

f!8

890

854

618

555

*516

483

492

507

436

345

347

395

342

290

270

267

358

612

625

445

378

334

307

287

644

1,720

2,350

2.490

18,545

652

-

-

May

2.500

2,120

1,450

854

*626

495

378

310

302

282

284

427

537

422

356

361

315

284

284

270

255

282

350

345

297

253

277

653

1,140

972

654

18,335

591

-

-

June

516

654

413

310

260

230

212

*207

210

205

192

210

255

221

190

190

182

176

182

178

172

234

280

203

243

422

570

410

267

227

8,221

274

-

-

July

234

258

274

221

190

436

866

*513

323

262

248

272

218

192

172

162

158 160"

910

576

265

320

184

188

182

178

182

203

234

591

364

9,536

308

-

-

Aug.

250

205

188

262

407

*294

203

241

284

205

186

207

190

166

156

154 iSe

168

174

166

164

174

182

188

188

174

223

232

201

207

372

6,567

212

-

"

Sept.

282

683

636

347

203

158

136

*132 138"

149

182

156

149

143

151

143

141

141

138

136

134

141

143

143

154

156

156

156

164

294

5,985

200

-

"

Calendar year 1958: Max 5,500 Mln 85 Mean 425 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 7,130 Mln 132 Mean 573 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge [base, 2,200 cfs). Jan. 22 (9:30 a.m.) 7,220 cfs (13.46 ft); Feb. 12 

cfs (10.40 ft); Mar. 16 (Z p.m.) 2,260 cfs (6.00 ft); May 1 (12:30 a.m.) 2,520 cfs

(6 a.m.) 5,060 

(6.44 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
140 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

1175. Sandy Creek at Waynesburg, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°40 I 22", long 81°15'38", in sec.21, T.17 N., R.7 W., on upstream side of 

left pier (revised) of bridge on U. S. Highway 43, 800 ft downstream from Little Sandy 

Creek, a quarter of a mile north of Waynesburg, Stark County, and half a mile upstream 

from Indian Run.

Drainage area. 254 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published In WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 955.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912.

Average discharge. 21 years, 265 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,000 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 10.05 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,700 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 36 cfs Sept. 28 (gage height, 0.14 ft).

1938-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 22, 1959; minimum, 14 cfs Sept. 8, 1952.

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

which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 923: 1939-40. WSP 1555: 1940(M), 1943(M), 1947(M), 1952, 

1956(M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second.)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 6 to Sept. 3O)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

0.1

.5

1.0

29

121

250

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

570

960

1,900

0.0 

.5 

1.0 

2.0 

3.0

143

285

615

980

5.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.5

1,900

3,480

6,100

12,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

138

131

116

107

97

92

88

88

88

*92

88

83

81

81

81

79

81

81

81

79

74

72

72

72

74

74

72

83

81

74

69

2,669

86.1

0.339

0.39

Nov.

65

67

67

67

67

62

62

62

67

95

88

*76

69

65

72

90

88

90

86

81

74

69

65

65

67

76

76

72

74

365

2,189

73.0

0.287

0.32

Dec.

a70

74

65

128

277.

202

100

90

85

80

74

76

70

62

*65

68

70

70

75

70

66

64

75

85

80

76

72

70

79

133

145

2,816

90.8

0.357

0.41

Jan.

214

732

542

409

200

140

130

120

110

100

95

95

*100

102

269

385

250

170

140

176

5,100 ni.ooo

3,270

1,690

941

660

524

409

390

1,100

918

30,481

983

3.87

4.46

Feb.

562

399

364

598

503

357

288

291

338

*2,950

5.420

1,800

1,140

916

1,060

797

*696

632

510

406

a360

377

538

734

517

467

477

442

_

21,939

784

3.09

3.22

Mar.

528

538

497

464

406

517

510

419

467

*573

471

438

435

484

964

836

660

510

445

402

373

325

285

270

255

294

347

331

276

255

255

13,830

446

1.76

2.03

Apr.

243

590

668

640

500

422

364

325

306

285

258

234

*219

205

194

178

170

162

159

173

178

156

146

138

150

130

649

1,380

1 , 600

1,140

11,942

398

1.57

1.75

May

888

629

474

393

331

282

255

225

200

192

222

*318

360

282

240

228

205

184

321

294

237

252

337

237

192

181

197

282

458

297

231

9,424

304

1.20

1.38

June

334

510

297

217

181

159

138

126

118

108

*106

108

128

118

103

98

93

93

91

11

88

178

222

128

113

415

1.250

529

258

192

6,567

219

0.862

0.96

July

156

151

167

126

108

200

146

113

*98

130

136

273

154

110

96

86

82

79

100

116

110

88

82

113

154

116

93

86

82

194

156

5,881

125

0.492

0.57

Aug.

113

91

79

186

544

154

100

103

91

*82

72

68

60

56

54

50

48

48

48

11

48

48

56

58

47

80

123

56

48

102

116

2,676

86.3

0.340

0.39

Sept.

64

66

64

52

47

45

45

43

43

72

82

56

47

*45

45

43

42

42

42

42

40

40

40

40

40

38

40

38

58

154

1,535

51.2

0.202

0.23

Calendar year 1958: Max 4,390 Min 60 Mean 284 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.16

Water year 1958-59: Max 11,000 Min 38 Mean 301 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.11

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 cfs). Jan. 22 (4 a.m.) 15,000 cfs (10.05 ft); Feb. 10 (11 p.m.) 4,200 

cfs (7.39 ft); Apr. 29 (l2:50 a.m.) 2,140 cfs (5.46 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for- Nimishillen Creek at North 

Indus t ry.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 7-28, Jan. 5-13, 17-21 (no gage-height record 

Dec. 8-12, Jan. 6-12, 19, 20; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Nimishillen Creek at North Industry).
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 141

1180. Middle Branch Nimishillen Creek at Canton, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°50'30", long 81°21'20", in N| sec.27, T.ll N., R.8 W., on right bank at 

downstream side of bridge on MartLndale Road, £.4 miles upstream from mouth and 3.1 miles 

northeast of Canton, Stark County.

Drainage area.--44.2 sq mi.

Records available. September 1941 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,046.6 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912.

Average discharge. 18 years, 34.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,470 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 6.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; minimum, 3.6 cfs June 5; minimum gage height, 0.89 ft Nov. 7.

1941-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 22, 1959; minimum, 0.2 cfs Nov. 9, 1944.

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

which are fair. Part of municipal water supply for city of Canton is pumped from its 

northeast well field; a large portion of pumpage is believed to be diverted indirectly 

from creek as recharge for aquifer supplying well field. Mean annual pumpage for water 

year 1959, 15.7 cfs. At times low flow regulated by small pools above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1033: 1942 (M), 1943(P), 1944(M). WSP 1143: 1948.

Rating tables, water year 195B-59, except periods of ice effect (gage height,

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. B-1O, June 28 to Aug. 20, Aug. 22-25, 

Aug. 30 to Sept. 4, Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Jan

O.B 

1.0 

2.0 

3.0

17 

100 

Z19

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

3B5

670

1,710

1.3 

1.5 

Z.O 

3.0

n. 22 to Sept. 3O

5.5 4.0 345

5.0 670

6.0 1,710

1BO

Discharge, in cuoic feet pe ond, water year October 195B to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

2B

24

22

19

18

15

15

15

*15

13

14

12

12

12

*12

12

15

15

12

10

10

11

11

11

11

12

11

15

14

12

12

440

14.2

-

-

Nov.

11

11

11

11

11

9.7

B.8

9.7

9.7

17

*13

12

11

11

14

30

32

36

26

20

IB

16

14

13

16

20

23

16

15

14

479.9

16.0

-

-

Dec.

15

16

18

39

5_7

29

14

13

12

11

*11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

12

11

10

10

12

13

12

11

11

11

13

IB

17

46B

15.1

-

-

Jan.

24

97

5B

33

16

15

14

14

13

12

11

*11

11

12

37

43

33

2B

27

36

*1,230

»1.620

365

223

141

90

63

53

45

141

95

4,611

149

-

-

Feb.

5B

53

3B

69

47

36

31

31

50

744

506

172

134

131

197

*114

9B

91

69

56

50

49

114

103

74

79

B4

76

_

3,356

120

-

-

Mar.

95

97

9B

69

74

B5

54

a60

71

*97

70

56

56

63

172

132

75

55

52

51

51

45

39

40

40

47

75

95

60

52

49

2,175

7O.2

-

-

Apr.

46

93

104

B4

61

51

43

40

39

37

35

32

*30

30

27

27

25

26

26

2B

2B

26

24

23

23

23

5B

126

104

79

1,396

46.6

-

-

May

96

57

42

33

29

23

23

21

20

20

20

*27

26

21

20

20

16

15

16

17

14

30

175

76

43

33

56

202

Z61

101

1,619

52.2

-

-

June

45

35

30

23

17

12

11

12

11

10-

*26

49

38

19

22

29

17

17

16

17

17

29

30

16

33

70

61

37

29

51

651

26.4

-

-

July

46

36

25

16

15

19

16

14

*14

13

14

66

26

17

14

14

12

12

32

20

14

12

11

10

9.7

9.2

6.6

76

60

46

31

736.5

23.6

-

"

Aug.

22

16

13

75

21

33

23

27

21

*17

14

12

10

9.2

8.6

6.6

13

12

8.6

6.1

1*6

11

14

9.7

6.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

6.6

23

543.0

17.5

-

-

Sept.

12

15

16

9.7

6.1

7.6

7.6

7.2

7.6

7.6

6.1

7.2

6.6

*8.6

a7.1

a6.9

ae.e

a6.6

a6.4

a6.4

a6.6

ae.e

7.2

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.1

6.4

5.6

12

244.4

6.15

-

-

Calendar year 195B: Max 1,500 Min 4.6 Mean 36. B Cfsm - In. -

Water year 195B-59: Max 1,62O Min 5.B Mean 46.4 cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs).--Jan. 22 (2 a.m.) 2,47O cfs (6.5O ft); Feb. 10 (7 p.m.) 1,180 cfs 

(5.60 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 29 to Dec. 1, Dec. 6 to Jan. 1, Jan. 4-14, 

16-20.
142 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

1185. Nimishillen Creek at North Industry, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°44'01", long 81°21'08", in SW^- sea.35, T.10 N. , R.8 W. , on left bank 

just downstream from railroad bridge, 1 mile southeast of North Industry, Stark County, 

and 3 miles downstream from Sherrick Run.

Drainage area. 175 sq mi.

Records available. October 1921 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 970.77 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Dec. 13, 1923, chain gage at site 1 mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 38 years, 166 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,600 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 11.29 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,500 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 64 cfs Sept. 25 (gage height, 1.07 ft).

1921-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 1959; minimum, 3.6 cfs Sept. 2, 1934.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1113: 1924-30, 1932-37, 1938(M), 1939-40, 1943(M), 1945(P). 

WSP 1555:1929, 1935, 1937(M), 1940(M), 1950(M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

145

300

480

680

4.O 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

1,170

1,730

2,370

3,120

4,160

5,440

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

145

127

117

106

97

106

10B

108

*117

108

93

86

93

97

97

95

166

95

79

84

86

86

B8

88

84

83

101

108

99

95

3,135

101

0.577

0.67

Nov.

90

BB

95

101

99

99

95

93

129

117

noi

95

95

95

140

145

148

154

127

112

101

97

90

97

106

140

112

106

99

J36

3,252

108

0.617

0.69

Dec.

104

108

119

235

276

160

108

112

108

99

*93

97

88

79

84

86

88

88

104

97

92

92

108

115

99

92

93

90

117

166

140

3,537

114

0.651

0.75

Jan.

336

560

286

202

127

129

119

117

108

95

92

*93

99

112

325

250

160

145

135

168

*4,300

*5.590

928

488

349

293

259

217

205

712

402

17,201

555

3.17

3.66

Feb.

235

187

184

324

211

169

145

T45

289

5.100

1,830

590

508

556

87O

*460

405

377

293

235

208

217

444

516

314

296

321

310

-

13,739

491

2.B1

2.93

Mar.

402

402

430

366

2B2

430

314

235

332

 419

304

276

279

389

905

508

32B

265

253

247

247

205

205

187

187

286

384

328

232

226

226

10,079

325

1.86

2.14

Apr.

217

805

496

377

272

235

211

211

208

196

178

160

*166

163

151

151

151

145

157

175

172

151

148

145

137

124

540

1.040

600

448

8,330

27B

1.59

1.77

May

398

265

202

187

163

157

160

137

132

132

142

*229

181

145

142

132

115

117

200

129

124

33B

608

247

166

166

245

640

835

370

7,442

240

1.37

1.5B

June

358

2B2

196

160

140

124

106

119

124

127

*129

187

132

95

99

101

97

95

95

93

86

305

135

97

195

507

512

166

129

142

5,133

171

0.977

1.09

July

260

223

135

108

106

267

129

119

*115

112

233

310

140

110

95

97

101

127

220

145

115

108

10B

136

93

79

92

169

226

366

135

4,779

154

0.880

1.01

Aug.

97

79

83

454

304

163

140

157

117

*117

110

1O6

101

99

95

101

115

95

90

90

93

132

148

119

101

124

101

104

99

535

163

4,432

143

0.817

0.94

Sept.

190

154

104

90

86

79

81

90

88

115

99

81

U

*76

79

81

78

81

79

73

84

93

83

79

79

79

73

84

84

505

3,120

104

0.594

0.66

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,750. Min 63 Mean 201 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15. 60

Water year 1958-59: Max 5,390 Min 73 Mean 231 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.89

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). Jan. 21 (10 p.m.) B.60O cfs (11.29 ft); Feb. 10 (9 p.m.) 3,860 

cfs (7.74 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 143

1205. McGuire Creek below Leesvllle Dam, near Leesville, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°28'09", long 81 "11 "49", in SE^ sec.36, T.13 N., R.6 W., on left bank at 

outlet of Leesville Dam, 1.3 miles upstream from mouth and 1.4 miles northeast of Leesville j Carroll County.

Drainage area. 47.9 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and V-notch weir. Datum of gage is 915.00 ft above mean sea 

level. Prior to May 27, 1942, staff gage at site 100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 53.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 404 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 5.20 ft); minimum, 

 1.7 cfs Dec. 18 (gage height, 2.07 ft).

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 740 cfs Mar. 4, 1940 (gage height, 7.88 ft, backwater 

from Conotton Creek); no flow for several days in 1939-41.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Leesville Reservoir (see p.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 21-23)

1.8 

2.4 

2.9 

3.8 

5.0 

6.8

3.0 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

109

224

315

380

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, waber year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

21 

18

17

14

14

10

9.9

9.9

9.5

9.5

8.5

8.2

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.5

8.5

10

9.5

9.2

8.8

8.5

8.5

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.5

9.2

8.8

8.5

*8.2

311.2

10.0

-

"

Nov.

1*8. 

8.2

8.5

8.5

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.8

8.2

9.5

9.9

9.5

9.5

9.2

11

14

14

14

14

13

11

11

10

9.9

9.5

9.9

9.5

12

15

15

314.0

10.5

-

~

Dec.

*22 

9.2

8.5

13

37

46

40

33

31

26

22

21

19

18

24

80

68

22

2.0

2.9

4.0

5.0

5.9

6.6

7.8

30

18

6.8

*7.5

11

19

666.2

21.5

-

-

Jan.

26 

70

81

81

76

70

56

48

36

29

26

22

21

22

44

68

70

70

60

56

53

89

127

132

132

132

132

132

132

*132

132

2,357

76.0

-

~

Feb.

132 

132

132

132

196

363

355

351

348

228

144

142

*242

364

363

356

350

347

342

338

298

97

95

99

95

*91

87

M

-

6,302

225

-

-

Mar.

83 

80

78

76

72

76

80

80

80

85

85

89

89

91

111

150

205

103

93

89

85

81

74

67

62

56

63

68

67

62

*62

2,642

85.2

-

-

Apr.

56 

85

182

154

109

93

89

85

83

78

70

62

56

48

40

35

31

29

30

33

31

28

24

22

20

20

76

178

*237

245

2,327

T7.6

-

-

May

239 

228

182

81

80

74

67

58

46

43

45

62

74

74

70

65

60

53

52

46

40

36

32

27

22

24

29

32

*30

30

26

2,027

65.4

-

-

June

22 

2T

19

15

13

10

9.2

8.5

8.5

8.2

7.8

15

19

13

9.9

8.8

8.5

7.5

7.1

6.6

6.4 9^"

20

15

13

17

22

15

13

*11

379.5

12.6

-

"

July

11

14

14

13

9.5

12

10

9.2

8.2

7.5

7.1

9.2

8.8

8.2

7.1

6.3

5/L

6.1

28

85

80

65

50

50

37

26

34

67

*62

185

250

1,165.9

37.6

-

"

Aug.

226 

216

120

83

81

70

58

49

33

22

18

15

13

10

9.5

8.8

8.5

8.5

8.2

7.5

7.1

6.8

7.8

10

10

9.9

12

15

14

13

*18

1,188.6

38.3

-

"

Sept.

15

13

10

8.8

7.8

7.5

6.6

6.4

5.9

5.9

6.1

5.2

4.4

3.6

3.2

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

*2.4

2.5

4.0

144.5

4.82

-

-

Calendar year 1958: Max 266 Mln 1.4 Mean 46.6 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 364 Mln 2.0 Mean 54.3 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
144 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

1215. Indian Pork below Atwood Dam, near New Cumberland, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°31'30", long 81°17'20", in SE£ sec.28, T.15 N. , R.7 W. , on left bank 

500 ft downstream from Atwood Dam, 0.5 mile upstream from mouth, and 1.5 miles southeast of New Cumberland, Tuscarawas County.

Drainage area. 70.3 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and masonry control. Datum of gage is 884.00 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Aug. 28, 1943, staff gage at site 250 ft upstream at same datum. Auxiliary staff gage read twice weekly 0.5 mile downstream.

Average discharge. 21 years, 71.9 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 443 cfs Feb. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; maximum gage 

height, 17.90 ft Jan. 25 (backwater from Conotton Creek); minimum discharge, 1.3 cfs 

Sept. 27, 28 (gage height, 5.68 ft).

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 1,610 cfs Apr. 7, 1945; maximum gage height, 19.0 ft 

June 11, 1947 (backwater from Conotton Creek); minimum discharge, 0.1 cfs at times 

during 1939, 1944, 1946-47, 1952; minimum gage height, 4.95 ft Sept. 4, 1939.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by Atwood Reservoir (see p. 177).

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Backwater from Conotton Creek Jan. 21 to Feb. 28, Mar. 7, 

11, 15-17, Apr. 4, 5, Apr. 28 to May 3)

5.6 

5.8 

6.0 

6.5 

6.7

1.1

2.8

5.0

12

22

7.0 

7.3 

8.0 

9.0

84

209

430

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

48

40

31

25

19

13

12

12

13

13

11

11

10

10

9.8

9.6

10

11

11

10

10

9.7

9.3

1^0

9.2

9.3

9.3

9.6

9.4

9.3

*9.0

432.5

14.0

-

-

Nov.

9.0

9.3

9.2

9.2

8.9

7.6

874

8.3

8.5

9.0

9.3

9.3

9.2

9.3

9.8

11

12

11

12

12

11

11

10

10

10

9.7

10

12

34

70

380.0

12.7

-

-

Dee.

*32

18

8.3

8.3

13

94

5T

73

69

38

16

8.8

8.9

22

39

18

9.6

9.6

8.4

30

36

30

16

16

40

39

19

9.3

*14

12

71

907.2

29.3

-

-

Jan.

25

64

84

88

92

90

86

84

84

84

84

70

18

36

40

77

86

87

74

69

130

136

136

137

137

137

137

137

137

137

136

2,919

94.2

-

-

Feb.

350

440

*441

441

445

441

441

438

438

163

136

136

*278

381

378

376

235

135

210

376

378

380

380

380

406

*427

419

404

-

9,851

352

-

-

Mar.

303

109

83

83

87

90

229

146

78

92

270

169

73

80

272

367

153

76

76

76

76

77

73

71

69

69

69

70

66

65

*61

3,678

119

-

-

Apr.

59

84

175

286

173

80

80

80

78

78

76

69

66

62

56

54

48

41

41

39

36

32

27

2222"

22

68

286

*331

575

2,944

98.1

-

-

May

423

416

402

167

80

78

76

71

65

62

64

69

77

77

77

74

69

66

66

70

66

68

64

59

52

48

48

49

*58

61

61

3,183

103

-

-

June

65

66

135

58

53

45

34

27

19

17

16

21

53

21

15

14

13

12

12

11

10

12

15

14

14

15

16

14

15

*12

750

25.0

-

-

July

13

22

17

14

13

12

12

11

10

10

10

11

11

10

9.6

9.0

8.4

8.5

10

14

12

11

12

19

19

14

15

16

*21

90

 251

715.5

23.1

-

-

Aug.

207

75

64

61

66

60

48

42

52

22

13

12

11

10

9.7

9.5

8.8

8.8

8.6

7.9

7.4

7.1

6.7

6.7

6.5

6.0

6.2

6.5

6.5

7.4

*9.7

850.8

27.4

-

-

Sept.

9.4

9.7

9.4

8.9

8.4

7.7

7.2

7.0

6.5

6.5

6.5

5.9

5.3

4.7

4.3

4.0

5.2

5.0

2.7

2.5

2.2

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.5

*1.7

1.5

5.2

141.4

4.71

-

-

Calendar year 1958: Max 487 Mln 1.5 Mean 70.5 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59= Max 443 Mln 1.3 Mean 73.3 CTsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 145 

1225. Tuscarawas River below Dover Dam, near Dover, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°31'49". long 81°25'51", In T.9 N., R.2 W., on left bank at downstream 

 side of bridge on State Highway 16, 2.2 miles downstream from Dover Dam, Z\ miles northeast of Dover, Tuscarawas County, and 3 miles upstream from Sugar Creek.

Drainage area. 1,398 sq ml.

Records available. October 1923 to September 1959.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 861.51 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Aug. 30, 1930, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 36 years, 1,385 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,150 cfs Feb. 25 (gage height, 7.56 ft); minimum, 34 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 0.91 ft).

1923-59: Maximum discharge, 26,400 cfs Jan. 26, 1937 (gage height, 15.51 ft); minimum, 2.3 cfs July 20, 1946, Oct. 27, 1948; minimum gage height, -1.64 ft July 20, 1946; 

minimum dally discharge, 6.5 cfs Oct. 26, 1948.

Flood In March 1913 reached a stage of about 23.5 ft (discharge, 62,000 cfs, computed by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. Ohio Canal 

diverts small amount of water from river at Portage Lakes, 3 miles south of Akron and 

since 1939 from Nlmlsila Creek; part of diverted water flows into Cuyahoga River basin. 

Flow regulated by four flood-control reservoirs since 1936 (see p. 177).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 758: Drainage area. WSP803: 1933(M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 31 to Nov. 13)

Oct. 1 to Pet). 27 Feb. 28 to July 6 July 7 to Sept. 30

0.9 

1.1 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

75

195

350

535

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.5 

7.5

890

1,310

2,290

4,100

7,050

1.7 380

2.0 605

2.5 1,040

3.0 1,520

4.0 2,520

5.5 4,250

7.0 6,300

1.8 

2,1 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

360

540

810

1,180

2,070

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*838

TS35

755

684

621

554

548

535

535

548

535

483

458

458

464

*470

483

607

548 

476

470

464

470

470

476

458

476

516

535

496 

458

16,719

539

_

-

Nov.

428

416

*416

428

440

434

434

422

434

542

554

548

337

*453

663

621

748

962

1.010 

792

705

621

568

535

542

600

649

642

614

502

17,060

569

_

-

Dec.

628

642

580

649

*1,180

1,440

1,150

970

800

690

620

610

590

540

500

495

500

510

510 

515

520

490

485

520

570

560

550

520

510

540 

640

20,024

646

_

-

Jan.

1,010

2,270

2,980

2,220

1,400

1,100

900

800

700

640

600

560

560

600

882

*1,870

1,200

1,000

850 

800

3,080

110

41

39

4,790

6,020

6,470

6.510

*6,350

5 f 980

6,360

68,692

2,216

_

-

Feb.

6,330

6,330

6,330

6,060

6,410

6,540

6,760

6,750

6,570

4.050

5,640

6,240

6,100

6,010

6,040

6,220

6,410

6,520

6,520 

6,680

6,790

6.870

*6,570

6,650

6,730

6,650

6,520

5,650

-

176,920

6,319

_

-

Mar.

3,180

2,960

2,800

3,650

2,960

2,780

3,350

2,880

2,320

2,910

3,170

2,880

2,370

2,300

3,760

*4.040

5,130

4,280

2,080 

2,210

2,060

1,980

1,720

1,560

1.470

1,500

1,960

2,650

2,180

1,760

1,650

82 , 500

2,661

-

Apr.

1,630

2,300

*3,400

3,320

3,060

2,350

1,900

1,920

1,720

1,670

1,540

1,350

1,220

1,240

1,170

*1,040

950

887

869 

1,100

1,420

1,200

977

878

794

753

1,820

3,840

5,190

*5 J 550

57,038

1,901

_

-

May

5,500

5,670

5,640

5,040

2,650

2,000

1,620

1,370

1,210

1,120

1,090

1,320

1,900

1,690

*1,440

1,310

1,210

1,070

1,200 

1,300

1,100

1,030

1,510

1,590

1,130

977

1,000

*1,320

2,470

2,650

2 ,160

62,287

2,009

_

-

June

1,600

1,880

1,800

1,290

1,010

887

744

661

621

581

549

565

736

710

*557

518

495

488

465 

458

436

597

1,320

977

694

968

2,120

2.440

*1,380 

941

28,488

950

_

-

July

833

1,170

1,000

815

637

851

1,200

1,120

726

594

576

1,140

950

663

*534

456

420

420

731 

1,600

1,260

775

635

684

754

649

558

*570

740

1,270 

1,910

26,241

846

_

-

Aug.

1,510

1,040

810

761

1,620

1,360

929

789

810

726

594

540

540

492

438

408

402

*426

420

408

390

360

408

558

486

402

468

582

456 

432

992

20,557

663

_

-

Sept.

887

*712

1.240

894

614

486

426

390

378

408

588

504

420

*372

366

360

360

355

345 

340

330

335

275

390

345

350

345

335

340 

504

13,994

466

_

-

Calendar year 1958: Max 5,950 Mln 280 Mean 1,396 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 6,870 Mln 39 Mean 1,618 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 7-31, Jan. 5-14, 17-20.
146 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

1230. Sugar Creek above Beach City Dam, at Beach City, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°39'25", long 81°34'40", In NE^ sec.35, T.10 N., R.3 W., on right bank at 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 212 at Beach City, Stark County, 2.3 miles 

upstream from Beach City Dam.

Drainage area. 160 sq ml.

Records available . October 1944 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 953.2 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912.

Average discharge. 15 years, 142 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum daily discharge during year, 7,960 cfs Jan. 22; maximum gage height, 

2TTM ft Jan. 23 (backwater from Beach City Reservoir); minimum daily discharge, 8.0 cfs 

Sept. 27, 28; minimum gage height, 0.10 ft Sept. 15, 16.

1945-59: Maximum dally discharge, that of Jan. 22. 1959; maximum gage height, 20.04 

ft Jan. 23, 1959 (backwater from Beach City Reservoir); minimum discharge, 1.4 cfs 

Aug. 27, 1952; minimum gage height, -0.06 ft Sept. 10, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from Beach City 

Reservoir, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect or backwater 

from Beach City Reservoir (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 16 to Nov. 18, Sept. 17-30)

8.0

.3

.6

1.0 158

2.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

409

1,020

1,400

1,930

4,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

54

51

45

42

38

34

32

32

32

37

35

31

30

27

26

25

28

41

38

30

28

25 

25

24

26

28

27

29

29

26

24

999

32.2

0.201

0.23

Nov.

24

24

*28

27

25

24

22

21

24

37

32

27

26

26

27

46

45

44

45

37

34

32 

30

30

30

33

62

52

44

36

994

33.1

0.207

0.23

Dec.

*31

36

46

69

152

97

76

60

51

46

43

40

39

40

41

38

36

36

37

39

44

43 

42

44

49

48

45

43

*45

49

55

1,560

50.3

0.314

0.36

Jan.

97

521

539

232

123

100

82

72

60

52

46

42

42

44

202

488

225

150

110

95

5,940

7.960 

2,000

800

470

310

225

200

180

670

350

22,427

723

4.52

5.21

Feb.

275

180

170

260

200

150

130

130

145

2,430

2,760

86O

430

460

730

660

360

300

264

184

176

165 

244

503

320

232

*242

244

-

13,204

472

2.95

3.07

Mar.

294

389

444

527

372

426

557

286

266

452

312

209

220

230

644

978

617

266

218

198

182

162 

141

137

125

139

209

269

167

145

*137

9,716

313

1.96

2.26

Apr.

127

376

415

347

218

171

143

129

123

117

107

97

89

84

76

71

65

64

64

69

76

64 

58

54

52.

54

473

1,030

1.740

*780

7,333

244

1.52

1.70

May

590

340

235

182

154

133

117

103

91

84

84

121

135

107

88

82

78

69

105

86

69

86 

74

76

62

56

58

*67

249

171

109

4,061

131

0.819

0.94

June

121

482

220

121

86

69

56

48

44

39

34

35

110

71

42

37

32

29

27

26

25

112 

182

65

48

129

424

216

*82

214

3,226

108

0.675

0.75

July

125

434

131

78

57

99

62

45

38

37

31

183

73

45

34

28

26

25

184

139

54

37 

30

39

38

28

25

*25

27

88

48

2,313

74.6

0.466

0.54

Aug.

32

23

*20

32

64

32

25

31

29

22

20

19

18

18

16

17

19

22

18

15

15

16 

17

22

22

16

68

38

20

19

»119

864

27.9

0.174

0.20

Sept.

37

82

88

37

22

18

16

15

13

13

17

15

13

12

10

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.8

9.8 

10

10

9.2

8.6

8.0

*8.0

9.2

46

582.6

19.4

0.121

0.14

Calendar year 1958 : Max 1,650 Mln 2O Mean 125 Cfsm 0.781 In. 10.58

Water year- 1958-59: Max 7,960 Min 8.0 Mean 184 Cfam 1.15 In. 15.63

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 29 to Dec. 2, Dec. 9-31, Jan. 6-14, 18-20; 

backwater from Beach City Reservoir Jan. 21 to Feb. 18, Apr. 28 to May 2 (no gage-height record 

Jan. 21 to Feb. 18; discharge estimated on basis of records for Beach City Reservoir).
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 147

1240. Sugar Creek below Beach City Dam, near Beach City, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°38'10", long 81°33'20", in T.10 N., R.3 W., on right bank 1,000 ft downstream from Beach City Dam, 0.3 mile downstream from South Pork,and 1-J miles southeast 

of Beach City, Stark County.

Drainage area. 300 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 928.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Mar. 23, 1939, staff gage at site 550 ft downstream at datum 1 ft 

higher. Mar. 23, 1939, to Sept. 26, 1949, water-stage recorder at site 300 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 265 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,340 cfs Jan. 28 (gage height, 7.51 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Sept. 26-30 (gage height, 0.85 ft).

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 7,500 cfs Mar. 13, 1939 (gage height, 9.53 ft, converted to present site and datum by curve of relation); minimum, 3.1 cfs Sept. 28-30, 

1954; minimum gage height, 0.60 ft Sept. 1, 2, 9, 10, 1954.

Remarks. Records good. Flood flow regulated by Beach City Reservoir (see p. 177). 

Revisions (water years). WSP 953: 1941.

Hating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 4 to Nov. 19)

0.7 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

55

93

170

390

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

700

1,100

1,570

2,070

2,610

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

74

7T 

65

57

53

48

44

43

43

43

45

42

40

37

37

36

34

52

55

44

41

37

37

36

36

37

40

41

42

42

38

1,390

44.8

-

"

Nov.

37

37 

*41

43

43

41

37

34

34

50

60

51

43

41

40

52

68

66

62

59

53

51

50

48

48

53

71

7766"

60

1,516

50.5

-

"

Dec.

*55

s75

185

183

132

107

99

92

80

71

71

70

75

67

66

67

66

72

79

80

76

80

89

88

81

80

*80

90

106

2,672

86.2

-

"

Jan.

112

456 

742

458

248

184

156

140

124

104

88

80

77

80

162

479

382

270

211

181

382

605

2,060

2,160

2,210

2,280

*2,270

2.550

2,300

2,180

2,210

25,721

830

-

"

Feb.

2.160

2,080 

2,090

2,110

2,000

698

339

317

279

843

1,800

2,040

2,010

2,010

2,040

2,020

2,000

1,650

735

420

372

375

410

742

672

503

*455

449

-

33,619

1,201

-

'

Mar.

476

616 

682

746

679

662

850

637

515

662

626

476

446

440

941

1.560

1,120

626

461

402

370

334

291

272

252

250

322

408

336

270

*248

16,976

548

-

"

Apr.

233

463 

930

818

595

440

363

312

284

263

238

213

198

183

168

155

145

139

134

134

143

134

122

113

107

104

45T

1,320

1,530

*1.590

12,023

401

-

"

May

1,620

1.670 

1,050

500

380

310

263

225

198

186

183

219

329

259

205

179

163

151

179

213

158

153

150

147

128

116

T20

*150

307

346

275

10,532

340

-

"

June

263

542 

440

259

179

140

118

104

92

83

76

76

132

148

93

74

63

62

59

56

53

9T

482

460

233

293

644

803

*382

358

6,864

229

-

~

July

291

578 

405

235

160

iea

155

104

83

74

68

203

183

97

67

55

52

50

92

231

116

67

52

54

62

54

43

*76

63

113

100

4,143

134

-

Aug.

74

55 

*44

60

134

92

65

56

55

48

42

40

38

37

34

32

31

34

35

34

31

30soso

36

34

41

61

54

50

*128

1,565

50.5

-

Sept.

89

96 

156

94

51

29

23

22

23

24

28

28

24

19

17

16

16

16

16

16

17

18

18

18

15

14" 14

*14

14

35

980

32.7

"

Calendar year 1958 : Max 1,600 Min 34 Mean 241 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59 : Max 2,330 Min 14 Mean 323 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
148 MUSKINQUM RIVER BASIN

1250. Home Creek near New Philadelphia, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°28'05", long 81°24'15", on right bank 100 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, half a mile upstream from confluence with Beaverdam Creek, and 2f miles southeast of New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County.

Drainage area. 1.64 sq mi.

Records available. December 1936 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 872.49 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge . 22 years (1937-59), 1.30 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 221 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 4.00 ft); no flow 

Jan. 10-12, Aug. 23-26, Sept. 5-10, 12-29.

1936-59: Maximum discharge, 269 cfs Feb. 25, 1956 (gage height, 4.33 ft); no flow 

at times in 1938-40, 1942-59.

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

which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1173: 1941(M). WSP1385: 1951-53(M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.4 

.5 

.6

0.01 

.05 

.1

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6

1.5

2.2

3.3

4.9

10

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

27

56

101

1.0 1.0 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

~.1

.1

.1

.1

if

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.2

.3

.2

.1 

.1

5.7

0.18

0.110

0.13

Nov.

~0.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

*.l

.1

.3

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

6.7

0.22

0.134

0.15

Dec.

0.2

.3

.4

1.6

*1.4

.9

.6

.5

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

7T

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

10.2

0.33

0.201

0.23

Jan.

2.2

3.5

1.8

1.3

.5

.2

.2

.1

.1

0_

0

0

.1

.3

.7

*1.5

.8

.6

.4

11

100

13

6.0

3.3

1.4

1.2

.8

.7

.7

3.3

2.1

157.8

5.09

3.10

3.57

Feb.

1.5

1.1

.9

1.3

1.1

.8

.7

.7

1.0

*24

6.0

3.2

3.5

3.9

3.5

2.5

2.1

1.9

1.3

1.0

1.1

.9

1.3

2.3

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.3

-

 

73.1

2.61

1.59

1.66

Mar.

1.5

1.8

2.3

1.6

1.6

3.5

2.1

1.8

2.3

2.5

1.8

1.9

2.0

3.2

6.0

*3.8

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

.9

.8

.8

±L

.9

1.4

1.0

.9

.9 

.8

58.2

1.88

1.15

1.33

Apr.

0.8

3.9

2.9

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.6

*.6

.5

.6

.7

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

4.8

*10

3.1

3.2

47.5

1.58

0.963

1.07

May

2.8

1.7

1.2

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.7

1.0

1.2

1.0

*.8

.6

.6

.4

1.1

.6

.8

.8

.6

.4

JL!

.6

.8

1.8

2.5

1.9 

1.2

29.7

0.96

0.585

0.67

June

1.2

1.0

.7

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.5

.3

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.1

.2

2.3

.6

.3

.4

13

9.4

3.0

1.8

1.5

40.1

1.34

0.817

0.91

July

1.4

1.3

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

or

.1.1

.9

.9

1.0

.3

.2

.6

.7

.4

.2

.9

.4

.5

1.2 

.6

16.1

0.52

0.317

0.37

Aug.

0.3

.2

.2

11

1.4

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

O

0

0

1.0

.3.1

.1 

.1

18.5

0.60

0.366

0.42

Sept.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

o_

0

0

0

0

0

.1

o

0

*0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

9.3

9.8

0.33

0.201

0.22

Calendar year 1958: Max 37 Mln 0 Mean 1.12 Cfsm 0.683 In. 9.27

Water year 1958-59 : Max 1OO Mln 0 Mean 1.30 Cfsm 0.793 In. 10.73

Peak discharge (base, 50 cfs). --Jan. 21 (1 a.m.) 221 cfs (4.00 ft); Feb. 10 (10:45 a.m.) 148 cfs 

(3.35 ft); June 26 (3:45 p.m.) 99 cfs (2.98 ft); Sept. 30 (8:30 p.m.) 57 cfs (2.52 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 13-16, Feb. 20 to Mar. 3; discharge estimated on basis of recds for nearby stations; stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 17-31, Jan. 17-19, Feb. 2-9.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 149 

1260. Stillwater Creek at Piedmont, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°11'40", long 81°12'50", in sec.35, T.10 N. , R.6 W. , on left bank 400 ft 

downstream from outlet of Piedmont Dam and mouth of Boggs Pork and three-quarters of 

a mile northwest of Piedmont, Harrison County.

Drainage area. 122 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 872.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Sept. 9, 1949, at site 1,000 ft downstream at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 21 years, 135 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,330 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 10.93 ft); minimum, 2.0 cfs Sept. 27-30 (gage height, 0.68 ft).

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 1,470 cfs Dec. 4, 1950 (gage height, 10.72 ft); maximum 

gage height, 11.23 ft Mar. 7, 1945 (site and datum then in use); minimum discharge, 

0.1 cfs Sept. 4, 1953; minimum gage height observed, -1.20 ft Sept. 17, 28, Oct. 4-7, 

1948, site and datum then in use.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Piedmont Reservoir (see p. 178).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

Oct. 1 to May 14, 

Aug. 5 to Sept. 30

1.0 3.0

4.0 4.0

10 5.5

18 7.0

38 8.5

74 10.0

May 15 to Aug. 4

149

240

405

600

840

1,130

0.9 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.5

3.3

8.0

130

230

405

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Tobal

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

74

66

60

57

51

47

*44

41

40

41

37

32

28

27

24

22

20

21

18

17

16

15

IB- 14

IS

14

14

17

16 

15

14

932

30.1

-

-

Nov.

14

16

18

17

16

14

14

14

17

*27

24

20

20

20

27

33

32

32

52

52

44

41

39

36

36

34

30

32

43

39

853

28.4

-

-

Dec.

34

32

34

84

135

139

118

b!05

*b96

b94

b92

b91

b90

90

81

62

52

88

64

67

60

49

39

48

68

76

53

41

43 

52

52

2,229

71.9

-

-

Jan.

97

254

397

254

112

blOO

b95

*b90

b90

b85

81

74

63

72

254

535

572

366

123

169

800

1.080

498

322

543

638

643

*642

652 

660

639

11,000

355

-

-

Feb.

649

636

628

585

615

372

122

126

*149

896

1.090

543

614

638

652

645

648

648

646

638

636

621

384

141

151

200

218

-

14,425

515

-

-

Mar.

168

124

123

122

*120

155

264

304

172

169

253

391

247

225

363

424

451

4T9

297

168

142

139

127

108

107

107

135

137

127 

126

123

6,337

204

-

-

Apr.

120

4O7

552

550

589

418

155

122

*132

157

191

187

194

197

188

180

174

128

111

120

119

112

109

106

103

101 263"

383

377 

374

6,919

231

-

-

May

376

357

260

149

128

122

*135

122

116

118

127

223

389

391

369

367

364

316

187

132

96

103

92

85

ZfL

'8

JO

86

77 

76

80

5,677

183

-

-

June

121

220

T75

118

100

90

78

68

*60

53

48

60

58

48

41

35

28

23

18

16

15

24

54

35

31

40

37

27

19 

16

1,756

58.5

-

-

July

22

43

19

13

10

18

*22

10

8.0

7.6

6.6

9.0

7.0

5.4

4.8

4.4

3.9

3.7

5.4

6.0

4,6

3.9

4.4

9.8

8,8

5.2

5.0

5,2

4.5 

6,8

25

312.0

10.1

-

-

Aug.

7.0

5.0

4.3

142

545

157

72

64

55

47

*39

34

27

20

17

16

18

22

18

15

13

11

9.7

8.7

8.7

8.0

7.7

7.7

7.4

ll'

1,224.5

39.5

-

-

Sept.

9.3

9.3

*9.0

7.4

6.7

6.2

5.4

4.8

*4.5

4.5

~5.6 10

4.0

3.6

3.3

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

5.4

132.5

4.42

-

-

Calendar year 1958: Max 741 Min 14 Mean 126 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,090 Min 3.0 Mean 142 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice

575949 O - 61 - 11
150 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

1270. Stlllwater Creek at Tippecanoe, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°16'11", long 81°17'27", In NWij sec.22, T.12 N. , R.7 W. , on left bank at 

downstream side of highway bridge at Tippecanoe, Harrison County, half a mile downstream from Brushy Fork, 3-f miles upstream from Weaver Run, 6 miles upstream from 

Laurel Creek, and 9 miles south of Dennlson.

Drainage area. 281 sq ml.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published In WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 849.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Feb. 9, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average dlscharge. 21 years, 318 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,050 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 15.47 ft); minimum, 6.4 cfs Sept. 25 (gage height, 1.27 ft).

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 4,410 cfs Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 17.26 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Oct. 3, 4, 1940; minimum gage height, 0.72 ft Oct. 7, 1947.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Clendenlng Reservoir on Brushy Fork and by 

Piedmont Reservoir (see p. 178).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

1.7

1.8

2.O

3.0

5.0

Oct. 1

26

33

48

152

393

to June 2

8.0

12. 0

13.0

14. 0

15.0

June 3 to Sept. 3O

780

1,400

1,600

2,000

2,700

1.3 7.4

1.4 12

1.6 22

1.8 38

Note. --Same as

2.0

3.0

5.0

precedJ

54

156

393

Lng

table above 5.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

0

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

128

120

103

94

85

76

71

*68

67

66

64

53

46

46

42

40

38

39

38

3d

34

33

3232"

34

33

33

35

37

35

34

1,692

54.6

-

-

Nov.

32

34

39

39

36

35

32

31

34

*50

56

46

41

39

41

59

59

55

77

119

91

77

69

63

61

59

57

55

63

1,637

54.6

-

-

Dec.

59

56

60

131

386

453

357

295

*250

200

160

160

160

160

132

88

68

83

93

78

84

107

73

69

91

122

108

68

72

93

102

4,418

143

-

-

Jan.

152

595

730

750

500

250

220

*214

213

208

186

145

91

94

392

880

973

878

468

379

1,170

2,340

2.460

*1 , 460

1,110

1,150

1,150

*1,110

1,100

1,220

1,210

23,798

768

_

-

Feb.

928

804

772

821

906

817

752

313

*300

1,080

2.580

*2,530

1,510

1,200

1,190

1,300

1,280

1,250

1,200

1,130

1,110

972

788

796

434

360

375

415

-

27,913

997

_

-

Mar.

403

342

319

314

*294

370

500

567

557

593

558

609

677

676

972

1.110

1,040

806

601

436

333

327

294

256

243

234

398

539

469

460

375

15,672

506

_

-

Apr.

289

805

1.520

1,310

1,240

1,090

564

330

*324

357

381

368

381

401

384

351

328

294

247

272

294

258

236

220

206

194

389

901

1,070

1,000

15,804

527

-

-

May

944

815

606

420

332

296

*285

267

238

230

249

350

726

761

714

591

544

532

405

339

258

253

247

222

199

189

202

223

210

190

175

12,012

387

_

-

June

190

556

54T

314

230

190

158

133

*116

105

93

109

152

107

84

73

63

56

50

46

42

55

118

92

72

81

82

70

55

47

4,080

136

_

-

July

53

68

59

45

36

*40

54

40

30

29

28

37

36

26

22

20

18

17

T7

21

22

18

17

24

44

32

32

44

28

40

75

1,072

34.6

-

-

Aug.

49

32

22

256

726

390

152

120

106

87

*71

63

52

42

36

32

32

36

36

34

28

26

22

20

19

18

17

17

17

20

32

2,610

84.2

-

-

Sept.

21

18

*17

15

14

12

12

12

*11

12

12

15

12

11

11

10

9.9

9.0

8.2

9.0

9.0

9.4

9.4

9.0

7.8

7.4

774

8.6

8.6

12

339.7

11.3

.

-

Calendar year 1953 : Max 1,740 Mln 31 Mean 239 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,580 Mln 7.4 Mean 304 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

1275. Stillwater Creek at Ohrichsville, Ohio

Locatlon.--Lat 40°23'll", long 81°20'48", on left bank, gages upstream and downstream from

concrete dam of Dennison Water Supply Co. , at Ohrichsville, Tuscarawas County, 2 miles

upstream from Little Stillwater Creek. 

Drainage area. 367 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1922 to September 1959. 

Gage.--Two water-stage recorders used Interchangeably. Datum of upper gage is 839.37 ft,

Tower gage, 829.37 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Oct. 1, 1936,

staff gage at site 1.7 miles upstream at same datum as upper gage; since Oct. 1, 1936,

this gage used as auxiliary gage read twice daily. 

Average discharge.--37 years, 434 cfs (unadjusted). 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,040 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 5.72 ft, upper

gage, affected by backwater from Tuscarawas River); minimum, 10 cfs Sept. 18-21 (gage

height, 0.24 ft, upper gage).

1922-59: Maximum discharge, 7,650 cfs Aug. 8. 9, 1935 (gage height, 14.2 ft, site

then in use, 12.8 ft, upper gage at present site); no flow at times in 1930, 1932,

1936, 1939-40, 1953.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of about 17.5 ft, site in use prior to October

1936, and about 15.5 ft, upper gage at present site. 

Remarks.--Records good except those for Jan. 21-25, Feb. 10-19, Apr. 37 to May 3, which

are fair. Flow regulated by Piedmont and Clendening flood-control reservoirs (see

p. 178). Water is diverted 1.7 miles above station for municipal supply of cities of

Dennison and Uhrichsville; diversion not included in figures of dally discharge. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 853: Drainage area. WSP 1113: 1923-24, 1926-31, 1932(M),

1933-35.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 21-25, Feb. 10-19,

Apr. 27 to May 3)

0.2 

.3

.4

5

19

40

72

110

200

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

315

720

1,260

2,070

2,600

3,060

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

B

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

148

148

135

118

106

95

87

*80

76

72

72

69

62

55

55

49

49

49

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

2,123

68.5

1.61

Nov.

46

43

43

49

52

49

46

46

43

52

76

76

65

58

58

58

*72

76

69

102

118

99

87

72

69

65

62

62

62

65

1,940

64.7

1.58

Dec.

91

72

69

83

*303

495

TfT

385

315

238

162

162

162

162

166

148

114

99

106

114

106

118

127

106

106

110

144

135

106

110

135

5,220

168

1.72

Jan.

152

535

897

930

625

297

303

291

267

250

244

211

157

118

222

*930

1,160

1,150

820

487

1,820

2.920

2,700

*2,480

1,950

1,520

1,440

1,380

1,330

1,520

1,730

30,836

995

1.69

Feb.

1,450

1,030

897

974

1,050

*1,030

644

371

350

952

2,290

*2J 640

*2,470

1,650

1,510

1,590

1,600

1,560

1,500

1,410

1,330

1,250

1,010

974

770

471

441

448

33,662

1,202

1.61

Mar.

463

463

420

406

378

406

562

634

663

730

740

701

770

780

1,170

*1.460

1,380

1,140

820

598

607

392

350

315

279

267

37T

930

919

607

544

20,265

654

1.5S

Apr.

413

682

1,480

1.600

1,520

1,370

996

511

392

385

392

399

399

399

413

*392

371

343

303

291

329

315

279

255

238

222

312

842

1,300

1,200

18,343

611

1.50

May

1.100

985

820

634

463

385

343

322

279

255

255

297

679

908

*897

740

634

580

519

413

322

279

279

261

228

206

211

279

279

244

211

14,307

462

1.62

June

238

490

730

503

322

250

206

171

148

131

118

102

139

148

*114

99

87

76

65

58

55

95

233

176

118

118

144

123

95

76

5,428

181

1.73

July

83

110

102

76

58

52

58

B5

46

40

40

52

58

46

*36

31

27

27

40

555

121

52

40

52

58

65

52

65

72

95

118

2,172

70.1

1.79

Aug.

110

65

46

125

952

740

540

190

162

139

118

95

80

65

55

46

46

*46

49

46

40

56

35

28

27

23

?5

23

25

23

31

3,827

123

1.86

Sept.

33

27

25

23

19

16

14

15

15

16

16

18

19

*16

15

15

11

10

10

10

11

14

16

19

25

25

27

37

51

11

587

19.6

1.67

Adjusted for diversion

997 | 1,204 656 612

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

Observed

Max 2,460 Mln 45 Mean 331 

Max 2,920 Mln 10 Mean 380

Adjusted

Mean 333 

Mean 382

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion by city of Dennison, equivalent in cubic feet per second.
152 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

1285. Little Stillwater Creek below Tappan Dam, at Tappan, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°21'30", long 81°13'50", in sec.4, T.13 N., R.7 W., on right bank 150 ft

downstream from outlet of reservoir at Tappan Dam, 1 mile west of Tappan, Harrison

County, and 2 miles upstream from Plum Run.

Drainage area.--71.0 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and masonry control. Datum of gage is 861.00 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Jan. 30, 1939, water-stage recorder at gatehouse of Tappan Dam at datum 9 ft higher. Jan. 30 to Mar. 24, 1939, staff gage and 

Mar. 25, 1939, to Aug. 6, 1944, water-stage recorder, at site 150 ft downstream at 

present datum.

Average discharge .--21 years, 77.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 447 cfs Feb. 19, 20 (gage height, 6.79 ft); minimum, 1.3 cfs Oct. 23-25, Jan. 21-25 (gage height, 4.36 ft).

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 1,050 cfs Mar. 13, 1939 (gage height, 10.00 ft); no 

flow Sept. 12-15, 18, 19, 21-29, Oct. 13-21, 1939.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by Tappan Reservoir (see p. 178).

Rating table, water year 1358-59 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6

5.0 

5.2 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

108

240

375

505

Discharge, in cubic feet pec- second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

El

22

23

24

25

26

2 7

23

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

204

308

300

324

324

324

327

327

327

324

324

327

327

327

327

322

322

319

322

322

319

14

2.5

1.3

1.9

2.0

1.7

2.5

3.2

3.2

*3.2

6,682.5

216

-

-

Nov.

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.4

3. 7

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.1

10

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

358.7

12.0

-

-

Dec.

 

16

IE

15

15

100

138

59

10

10

10

9.6

16

33

33

33

*33

32

21

16

16

8.0

5.3

2.5

275

2.5

2 5

2. '5

2.5

2.5

2.5 

2.6

666.5

21.5

-

-

Jan.

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

*2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

21

81

71

1.3

1.3

1.3

2.4

2.1

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7 

1.7

240.3

7.75

_

-

Feb.

1.7

1.7

1.8

3.9

6.5

10

13

14

22

91

117

117

*117

117

255

432

432

427

434

447

427

324

98

102

106

*100

98

91

-

4,406.6

157

-

Mar.

91

93

89

85

76

50

62

68

122

192

184

176

136

91

146

252

249

206

146

100

93

78

56

56

56

57

105

198

198

195 

°55

 

3,961

128

-

-

Apr.

322

*349

365

346

341

337

339

344

276

110

71

71

38

20

40

60

66

62

62

78

74

54

33

20

20

20

192

316

*319

322

5,067

169

-

-

May

324

324

255

97

74

89

64

49

49

49

49

180

156

93

50

50

50

50

50

60

68

68

68

68

53

20

9.1

25

*36

38 

39

2,654.1

85.6

-

-

June

39

73

89

68

39

28

8.6

8.6

3.2

2.0

2.0

20

9.1

9.1

3.5

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

3.0

50

34

10

32

110

39

3.7

*3.5

700. 2

23.3

-

-

July

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

2.8

1.9

1.8

TTs

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

 1.9

1.9 

1.9

70.8

2.28

-

-

Aug.

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.2

4.5

5.6

5.9

5.9

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.9

5.6

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.5

4.3

3.9

4.1

4.3

3.9

3.7

3.4

4.1

4.8

142.8

4.61

-

-

Sept.

4.5

*4.5

4.3

4.1

3.7

5.5

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.4

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.9

 1.9

78.2

2.61

-

-

Calendar year 1958: Max 387 Min 1.3 Mean 64.1 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 447 Min 1.3 Mean 68.6 Cfsra - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MTJ3KINGUM BIVER BASIH 153

1290. Tuscarawas River at Newcomerstown, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°15'40", long 81°36'35", in T.5 N. , R.3 W. , on right bank at downstream 

side of highway bridge three-quarters of a mile south of Newcomerstown, Tuscarawas 

County, 2 miles upstream from Buckhorn Creek, and 4 miles downstream from Dunlap Creek.

Drainage area. g.436 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1921 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 780.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of lyic. Prior to Sept. 28, 19S5, chain gage, Sept. 28, 1925, to July 17, 1935, waterstage recorder, and July 18, 1935, to Feb. 13, 1939, wire-weight gage, at site 1+ miles 

upstream at datum 5.03 ft higher prior to Oct. 1, 1934, and thereafter at datum 0.03 ft 

higher than present datum.

Average discharge.--38 years, 2,456 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,700 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 10 05 ft)- minimum, 294 cfs Nov. 15; minimum gage height, 1.53 ft Sept. 24.

1921-59: Maximum discharge, 46,800 cfs Jan. 26, 1937 (gage height, 20.65 ft, site 

and datum then in use); minimum, 120 cfs Aug. 7, 1930.

Flood in March 1912 reached a stage of about 21.5 ft, at site and datum used prior 

to Oct. 1, 1934 (discharge, 83,000 cfs, computed by Corps of Engineers).

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

which are fair. Ohio Canal diverts water above station; part of diverted water flows 

into Cuyahoga River basin. Flow regulated by eight flood-control reservoirs (see p.178). 

Records of chemical analyses and water-temperatures for the water year 1959 are eiven 

in WSP 1641.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 728: 1929(M). WSP 758: drainage area. WSP 873: 1935.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except per 

in feet, and discharge, in cubi 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 21

ds of ice effect (gage height, 

feet per second) 

c. 4)

4 to Sept. 3O

870

1,420

1.5

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

290

380

570

980

3.0

4.0

1,520

2,870

6,100

9,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

CO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

1,320

1,490

1.520

1,420

1,370

1,270

1,220

1,210

1,200

1,200

1,210

1,200

1,170

1,160

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,310

1,360

1,240

1,110

1,000

692

644

628

628

620

644

*668

684

644

33,342

1,076

-

-

Nov.

613 "599

592

585

606

592

585

571

571

620

740

772

740

472

832

843

950

,070

' ,570

,230

,110

,OOO

900

834

798

*807

843

940

920

834

23,939

798

-

-

Dec.

910

843

852

843

1.42O

2,560

2,370

1,830

1,520

1,230

852

920

850

800

750

700

700

720

750

750

750

700

720

760

820

820

800

760

760

800

900

30,760

992

-

-

Jan.

1,600

2,450

4,580

4,310

3 , 300

1,760

*1,550

1 , 300

1 , 200

1,100

1,020

960

960

1,050

1,310

2,770

2,100

1,700

1,550

1,540

6,500

12.400

6,220

5,500

6,620

9,400

*9,790

9,890

10,000

10,000

10,400

134,830

4,349

_

-

Feb.

10,300

9,830

9,530

9,660

9,540

9,540

8,500

7,870

7.640

10,500

11,600

11,700

12.100

11,700

11,100

10,700

10,800

10,900

10,500

9,540

9,250

9,220

9,110

8,780

*8,890

8,510

8,150

7,870

-

273,330

9,762

_

-

Mar.

6,230

5,090

4,810

5,080

5,230

4,570

5,080

5,310

4,550

4,630

5,330

5,050

4,630

4,260

5,420

7,740

6.55O

7,590

5,700

4,550

3,880

3,490

3,160

2,800

*2,560

2.400

2,520

3,240

4,010

3,430

3,120

144,010

4,645

_

-

Apr.

3,010

3,700

6,060

6,700

6,370

5,470

4,610

3,790

3,440

3,110

2,840

2,630

2,430

2,300

2,280

2,150

2,010

1,880

L,820

1,880

2,160

2,210

1,890

*1,700

1,590

1.510

1,880

5,880

9,OOO

9,570

105,870

3,529

_

-

May

9.470

9,210

7,940

7,710

5,860

3,710

3,060

,640

,330

,140

,070

,220

,170

,650

,250

,840

,580

,390

,280

,360

,250

,050

,980

,46O

* ,120

: ,720

,750

,180

,980

3,670

3,270

107,310

3,462

_

-

June

2,580

2,900

5,540

2,860

2,110

1,750

1,500

1,300

1,180

1,110

1,020

1,020

1,120

1,240

1,110

935

872

827

792

768

736

863

2,250

2,260

1,520

*1,400

2,600

3,510

2,660

1,680

50,013

1,667

_

-

July

1,570

1,720

1,890

1,450

1,150

1,110

1,42O

1,700

1,310

1,020

908

1,180

1,660

1,170

908

784

712

688

827

2, BIO

2,390

1,390

1,070

1,140

1,070

1,030

*980

1,030

971

1,310

2,180

40,548

1,308

_

-

Aug.

2,120

1,630

1,220

1,330

2,300

2.940

2,010

1,390

1,210

1,150

1,010

881

792

760

70O

620

580

620

600

600

560

520

60O

820

760

600

700

*776

720

613

704

31,836

1,027

_

-

Sept.

1,290

953

1,080

1,260

908

688

563

500

476

580

600

500

460

450

430

430

420

420

410

400

400

400

320

460

*410

360

360

360

355

491

16,734

558

_

-

Calendar year 1958 : Max 10,600 Min 472 Mean 2,407 Cfsra - In. -

Water year 1958-59 : Max 12,400 Min 320 Mean 2,719 Cfsra - In. -
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

1300. Black Pork below Charles Mill Dam, near Mlfflln, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°44'07", long 82°21'48", in HE^ sec.35, T.23 N., R.17 W., on left bank 

800 ft downstream from Charles Mill Dam, 0.45 mile downstream from Seymour Run, 

Z\ miles south of Mifflin, Ashland County, and 4 miles upstream from Rocky Pork.

Drainage area. 218 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1959. Prior to October 1940, published as 

Black Pork near Mifflin. Monthly discharge only for October 1938, published in

WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 981.56 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912. Dec. 3, 1941, to Dec. 5, 1944, at site 200 ft downstream at same datum.

Average diacharge.--21 years, 190 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,230 cfs Feb. 12 (gage height, 7.54 ft); minimum, 16 cfs July 21 (gage height, 4.00 ft).

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 2,100 cfs Mar. 14, 1939 (gage height, 8.45 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs May 21, 1940; minimum daily, 0.9 cfs Apr. 21, 1940.

Maximum discharge known, 11,700 cfs in March 1913 (computed by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Charles Mill Reservoir (see p. 178).

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

4.0 

4.2 

4.4 

4.7 

5.0

67

156

293

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

7.5

505

660

790

970

1,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

67

59

56

50

48

39

36

34

34

38

36

32

29

29

29

29

32

34

32

32

31

30

32

34

36

36

39

42

40

*40

39

1,174

37.9

_

-

NDV.

39

42

42

39

38

40

38

33

36

40

38

38

36

36

44

52

65

104

166

209

222

204

166

151

126

133

151

192

209

175

2,904

96.8

-

-

Dec.

154

140

133

133

175

227

240

227

200

171

144

129

122

107

95

90

82

72

70

70

65

63

63

63

63

67

70

70

70

*72

77

3,524

114

-

Jan.

87

122

183

236

240

222

196

179

158

140

122

110

104

98

110

158

204

222

222

200

527

331

24

43

718

886

950

1.120

1,120

661

1,100

10,793

348

-

Feb.

1,120

*1,120

1,030

824

1,110

1,140

1,100

1,110

978

11

692

1.160

1,140

737

698

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,150

1,160

1,140

1,130

966

970

1,100

1,130

1,120

1,120

-

28,382

1,014

-

Mar.

* ,120

,100

,120

,120

.140

696

996

,140

,080

,050

1,140

1,130

1,120

1,120

636

960

1,130

1,110

1,100

1,100

1,050

764

564

413

326

288

293

293

293

288

269

25,949

837

-

Apr.

*250

269

293

312

312

302

274

236

222

209

200

192

175

162

151

140

122

116

122

154

214

274

298

279

236

214

161

87

436

385

6,797

227

-

-

May

*600

698

705

70S

705

700

695

688

682

678

672

416

576

655

650

642

665

672

665

658

652

469

389

326

£50

209

179

136

171

154

144

16,209

523

-

-

June

*129

154

204

245

232

192

158

129

113

101

90

92

113

98

84

74

65

58

52

50

44

45

48

48

48

59

70

77

74

80

3,026

101

-

-

July

*59

52

45

38

34

32

28

26

25

22

22

26

22

20

20

21

27

43

74

59

44

45

39

33

31

28

27

25

27

28

*28

1,050

33.9

-

-

Aug.

26

20

20

30

51

27

26

30

31

28

27

27

22

21

22

22

21

22

22

21

22

21

24

26

25

25

25

25

25

26

25

765

24.7

-

-

Sept.

*25

27

28

28

28

27

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

27

27

26

25

25

24

24

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

*22

24

746

24.9

-

-

Calendar year 1958: Max 675 Kin 23 Mean 176 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,160 Min 20 Mean 278 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 155

1305. Touby Run at Mansfield, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°45'55", long 82°32'35", in NW^- sec.20, T.21 N. , R.18W., on left bank 

100 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway SON at west edge of Mansfield, Richland 

County, and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--5.17 sq mi.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and broad-crested weir. Datum of gage is 1,216.42 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by city of Mansfield).

Average discharge.--13 years, 4.91 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 910 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 3.94 ft in gage 

well, 4.7 ft from outside high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 160 cfs 

as explained below; minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 15; minimum gage height, 0.48 ft July 15.

1946-59: Maximum discharge, 965 cfs June 6, 1947 (gage height, 4.17 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 160 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage heights 

2.49 and 4.17 ft and computation of flow over dam at gage height 3.94 ft; minimum, 

0.1 cfs on many days in 1946, 1951-52, 1954-56.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record 

and those below 1 cfs, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.47 

.5

0.5 

1.0 

4.4

9.6

17

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

112

236

456

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.9

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.8

*1.3

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.0

1.0

.8

2.0

1.0

1.4

1.3

1.9

1.6

1.3

1.0

1.0

40.2

1.30

0.251

0.29

Nov.

1.3

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

7.5

2.5

5.3

4.5

3.7

*1.9

1.9

1.6

1.3

1.6

1.9

5.5

2.6

1.9

bl.8

bl.7

68.4

2.28

0.441

0.49

Dec.

bl.7

bl.7

4.1

12

6.4

2.9

b2.8

b2.4

b2.1

b2.0

bl.9

bl.8

bl.8

bl.7

bl.6

bl.6

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

bl.5

1.6

1.9

2.2

1.3

i±fi

1.3

1.3

2.1

*2.6

1.3

72.6

2.34

0.453

0.52

Jan.

15

9.5

4.1

2.9

b2.9

b2.7

b2.5

b2.3

b2.1

bl.9

bl.8

bl.8

b2.0

b5

18

4.9

4.4

b4.0

b3.5

b!3

*424

30

9.1

6.4

4.1

3.3

2.9

2.2

6.2

43

7.5

643. 0

20.7

4.00

4.61

Feb.

3.3

b3.5

*b4.5

9.3

2.9

1.9

1.9

1.6

26

180

17

8.5

9.1

57

23

10

8.5

6.9

4.4

b4.0

b4.0

3.7

21

10

4.9

4.9

5.9

5.4

-

443.1

15.8

3.06

3.19

Mar.

8.5

11

14

8.5

5.4

37

9.1

4.9

10

8.5

5.4

4.4

4.4

8.7

J57.

13

8.0

4.9

*4.1

a3.5

a3.5

a3.5

a3.0

a3.0

a2.9

a5

a7

a4.5

a4.0

3.7

a3.5

273.9

8.84

1.71

1.97

Apr.

a3.0

a20

alO

a!5

a8

a6

a4.0

a3.5

2.9

a3.5

a4.5

3.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.2

6.0

4.1

2.9

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.2

64

*99

32

32

350.3

11.7

2.26

2.52

May

17

9.1

6.4

4.4

3.7

2.9

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

30

7.4

4.4

3.3

a2.7

a2.3

a2.2

a2.2

a2.0

al.9

al.8

a6

a3.5

a2.4

al.8

al.6

59

12

5.4 

2.9

209.7

6.76

1.31

1.51

June

11

4.6

2.2

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.0

1.0 *.e

.8

4.9

2.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

2.3

.8

.6

6.6

1.8

1.3

1.0

.9

1.0

55.4

1.85

0.358

0.40

July

5.0

1.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

3.4

1.3

.8

.8

* . 6

.6

.8

16

3.3

1.0

.8

.8

.8

1.3

.8

.5

.6

3.0

1.0

2.1 

1.0

55.2

1.78

0.344

0.40

Aug.

0.8

.6

.6

2.1

1.0

1.0

1.8

1.6

1.0

1.0

*1.3

.8

.8

.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

3.0 

1.0

32.1

1.04

0.201

0.23

Sept.

li

3.3

1.0

.6

.6

.6

-^

.5

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.5

*.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.8

.8

.5

.6

2.6

35.6

1.19

0.230

0.26

Calendar year 1958: Max 91 Min 0.6 Mean 4.39 Cfsm 0.849 In. 11.51

Water tieryear 1958-59: 1300-03; Max m424 *£Mln wi0.5 uoMean m6.25 o^oCfsm ui s1.21 j...= x In. i16.39 j.o.j3

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). Jan. 21 (4:45 p.m.) 910 cfs (3.94 ft); Feb. 10 (10:30 a.m.) 537 cfs 

(2.68 ft); May 28 (1:45 p.m.) 374 cfs (2.35 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.

No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Clear Fork

utler.

lation affected by ice.

at Butle

b Stage-discharg
156 WSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

1315. Black Fork at Loudonville, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°38'08", long 82"14'19", in NW^ sec.l, T.19 N., R.16 W. , on right bank at

 upstream side of bridge on State Highway 3 at Loudonville, Ashland County, 1 ? miles 

downstream from Big Run.

Drainage area. 342 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1931 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 928.46 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 23, 1941, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--28 years, 337 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,780 Jan. 22 (gage height, 13.65_ft) from

 rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, tiO cfs oept. uL; 

minimum gage height, 3.04 ft Oct. 13, 17.

1931-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 22, 1959; minimum, 29 cfs Aug. 7, 8, 1934

gaMaximum\tage known', about 20.5 ft, present site and datum, in March 1913.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Charles Mill Reservoir, 16 miles above station

 (see p. 178).

Revisions (water years) . WSP 873: 1935.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan

99

119

215

344

764

1,200

22

8.5

10.0

11.5

13.0

13.1

1,900

3,080

4,800

6,800

6,950

3.0 

3.3

3.6

table

63 4.0

132 5.5

212 7.0

e_. Same as pre 

above 7.0 ft.

320

752

1,200

Discharge ubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

161

144

135

130

121

113

*115

113

117

126

117

109

103

107

107

105

115

128

109

105

107

107

113

119

109

115

113

124

117

113

111

3,628

117

_

-

Nov.

Ill

121

115

115

113

111

109

107

109

117

115

*109

107

107

121

183

164

200

258

273

291

270

240

220

212

232

238

252

273

250

5,243

175

_

-

Dec.

228

220

212

245

312

312

317

299

286

250

230

210

190

b!70

*b!60

b!50

b!40

b!35

b!35

b!35

b!40

140

144

154

152

144

149

149

147

161

156

5,972

193

_

-

Jan.

195

366

291

314

309

296

262

245

225

205

188

178

*173

171

335

309

291

307

288

278

3,400

6.840

*1,880

512

680

1,110

1,110

*1,200

1,320

1,740

1,360

26,378

851

_

-

Feb.

1,340

1,330

1,310

1,200

1,170

1,280

1,280

1,260

1,280

2.840

2,710

1,350

*1,530

1,570

1,710

1,320

1,460

1,430

1,350

1,340

1,330

1,320

1,350

1,330

1,230

1,300

1,330

1,320

40,570

1,449

,

-

Mar.

,360

,350

,380

,380

,330

,430

,180

,250

,370

,360

,300

,350

* ,330

,340

.750

,330

,300

,380

,340

,310

1,300

1,190

878

675

556

512

556

521

498

483

154

34,743

1,121

_

-

Apr.

421

602

562

570

509

480

435

404

390

365

354

334

317

*301

282

266

255

247

252

290

334

362

382

370

334

306

1,020

1.500

1,390

1,190

14,824

494

-

-

May

1.050

977

941

908

872

842

824

803

782

776

773

929

749

*800

776

752

743

761

770

740

731

701

646

530

415

354

312

576

611

387

304

22,135

714

-

-

June

280

354

334

356

304

304

266

239

220

204

190

*321

520

228

193

185

172

161

155

148

142

177

182

150

153

255

220

172

161

161

6,945

232

-

"

July

158

180

142

130

122

117

114

110

107

107

114

163

*110

107

100

98

100

153

246

204

150

135

130

117

117

107

98

114

163

120

132

4,565

147

-

"

Aug.

107

100

91

135

130

110

107

124

110

10O

100

107

*100

96

93

91

91

98

96

93

91

89

86

102

100

98

98

96

96

114

137

3,186

103

-

"

Sept.

105

232,

132

105

100

93

91

91

96

96

a93

a93

a93

*89

96

91

91

89

89

84

82

86

86

84

86

86

86

91

89

112

2,937

97.9

-

"

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,550 Min 80 Mean 317 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 6,840 Mln 82 Mean 469 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 157

1320. Clear Pork at Butler, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°35'35", long 82°25'20", in NE£ sec.20, T.21 N., R.17 W., on left bank 

at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 95, 0.3 mile northeast of Butler Richland County.

Drainage area. 143 sq mi.

Hecords available. October 1944 to September 1959. Prior to May 1945 monthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,057.2 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 15 years, 150 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 14,300 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 9.43 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs on basis of computed reservoir inflow: minimum 

24 cfs Sept. 26; minimum gage height, 1.01 ft July 17.

1944-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 1959; minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 12, 18 

1948; minimum gage height recorded, 0.85 ft Aug. 15, 1952.

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

regulated by Clear Pork Reservoir (capacity, 10,740 acre-ft) 12 miles above station 

beginning in July 1953. Water is diverted above station for municipal supply of city 

of Mansfield.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1385: 1951-54.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 9-30)

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

195

435

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

730

1,100

1,600

2,420

4,600

10,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

6S

63

59

56

53

51

51

49

53

58

58

51

45

45

44

44

44

48

45

45

45

45

45

45

48

48

49

49

48

45

*45

1,542

49.7 

10.4

Nov.

45

48

49

49

48

44

15

44

45

49

49

48

45

48

51

82

70

71

88

72

62

59

53

53

51

62

70

59

56

51

1,664

55.5 

9.74

Dec.

*51

51

51

91

126.

91

82

64

59

54

51

48

46

44

42

40

38

38

39

40

41

40

41

44

49

54

48

48

45

56

*56

1,668

53.8 

10.3

Jan.

138

276

147

121

88

85

80

80

75

65

64

64

65

66

345

300

175

150

135

140

6.720

4,700

1,420

574

394

318

262

219

201

*673

485

18,625

601 

10.3

Feb.

322

233

205

315

225

177

165

1S1

210

2.850

1,800

709

488

765

1,050

630

455

382

298

238

203

199

292

370

252

225

223

221

13,659

488 

10.5

Mar.

*255

250

315

302

225

556

776

300

325

315

248

233

223

243

712

522

342

235

205

187

185

169

138

132

126

123

181

153

126

121

117

8,320

268 

10.5

Apr.

*113

283

280

290

201

185

149

140

138

134

126

117

112

108

106

103

99

96

96

97

97

94

93

91

88

88

646

1.520

980

800

7,270

242

10.6

May

*609

415

300

238

201

175

161

146

134

128

128

298

302

245

195

165

142

126

121

119

112

145

195

151

117

104

103

161

308

328

153

6,225

201 

11.2

June

*147

233

167

130

106

93

85

78

76

74

71

71

72

70

67

65

64

63

60

60

59

78

88

63

485

257

144

97

82

101

3,304

110 

13.1

July

*104

97

82

72

70

67

64

60

59

56

58

67

58

55

56

51

15

172

2Ii

94

77

68

65

62

60

59

56

56

58

74

*80

2,373

76.5 

12.6

Aug.

62

56

55

99

78

62

58

67

58

54

53

53

51

49

48

48

51

50

48

45

44

44

43

44

42

41

41

40

39

Is

50

1,621

52.3 

13.0

Sept.

»64

425

106

67

55

48

43

59

54

51

50

29

28

27

26

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

26

27

28

28

*53

1,448

48.3 

12.1

Adjusted for diversion

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

60.1 

0.420 

0.48

65.2 

0.456 

0.51

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

64.1 

0.448 

0.52

611 

4.27 

4.92

498 

5.48 

3.62

278 

1.94 

2.24

253

1.77 

1.98

212

1.48 

1.71

Observed

Max 1,220 Mln 29 Mean 131 

Max 6,720 Mln 25 Mean 186

123 

0.860 

0.96

89.1 

0.625 

0.72

65.3 

0.457 

0.55

60.4 

0.422 

0.47

Adjusted

Mean 141 Cfsm 0.986 In. 13.38 

Mean 197 Cfsm 1.58 In. 18.66

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 cfs). --Jan. 21 (l p.m.) 14,500 cfs 

cfs (7.74 ft); Feb. 14 (12 p.m.) 1,950 cfs (6.46 ft); Ap 

(7 p.m.)l,590 cfs (5.98 ft).

.45 ft); Feb. 10 (9 a.m.) 3,710 

28 (12 m. ) 1,760 cfs (6.24 ft); June

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion by city of Mansfield, equivalent In cubic feet per second.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 50, Dec. 10-22, Jan. 6-14, 16-21.
158 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

1335. Clear Pork below Pleasant Hill Dam, near Perrysville, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°37'10", long 82°19'25", in N| sec.7, T.19 N. , R.16 W. , on right bank 

a quarter of a mile downstream from Pleasant Hill Dam, 2$ miles south of Perrysville, 

Ashland County, and 4 miles upstream from Pine Run.

Drainage area.--199 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for October 

1938, published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 967.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to May 1, 1947, at site half a mile downstream at datum 4.88 ft lower.

Average discharge. 21 years, 198 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,340 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 4.89 ft); minimum, 29 cfs Sept. 25 (gage height, 0.62 ft).

1938-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 23, 1959; minimum, 0.3 cfs Sept. 24, 1953 

(gage height, 0.12 ft); minimum daily, 0.6 cfs Nov. 2, 4, 1938; minimum gage height, 

0.06 ft Feb. 25, 1958.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Pleasant Hill Reservoir (see p. 178).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59

Oct. 1 to Jun

In

25

height, in feet, and discharge, 

r second)

June 26 to Sept. 30

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

71

109

178

330

2.5 545

3.0 825

3.5 1,160

4.0 1,520

5.0 2,450

0.6 27

50

1.0 81

1.2 119

1.5 

2.0

185

330

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

93

85

80

76

70

66

64

64

66

71

68

64

60

60

59

58

59

60

58

56

55

53

56

56

56

56

58

58

58

56

*53

1,952

63.0

-

-

Nov.

52

56

58

56

56

53

51

51

52

56

56

56

55

55

58

68

75

82

87

.89.

84

78

71

70

66

71

75

82

84

73

1,976

65.9

-

"

Dec.

»71

70

71

82

117

128

115

109

105

91

85

85

85

80

75

71

64

65

62

64

66

65

62

65

68

66

66

65

66

68

*73

2,425

78.2

-

-

Jan.

87

211

243

225

178

146

135

124

115

103

97

89

89

85

156

284

271

228

202

186

890

2,170

2,280

2,160

1,930

1,860

1,770

*1,720

1,580

1,450

1,430

22,494

726

-

-

Feb.

1,360

1,000

705

617

595

575

555

530

515

814

1,390

1.400

1,320

1,210

1,300

1,230

988

813

683

628

606

575

550

540

535

525

525

515

22,599

807

-

-

Mar.

*495

472

468

464

450

450

472

472

472

490

459

450

397

351

446

486

490

490

477

464

436

354

287

250

222

211

225

231

211

194

 192

12,028

388

-

-

Apr.

*183

246

317

365

337

304

265

234

222

208

189

170

158

156

146

139

130

124

120

124

124

120

111

109

103

99

326

520

612

688

6,949

232

-

"

May

*765

741

650

612

600

585

565

545

520

500

464

414

441

393

334

281

243

214

197

181

168

168

253

253

217

189

170

240

468

454

365

12,190

393

-

"

June

*300

300

287

259

208

176

153

139

126

120

113

122

130

115

103

95

85

80

76

71

70

84

115

99

139

389

320

235

183

158

4,850

162

-

"

July

*147

142

125

109

97

90

83

76

71

68

67

79

75

68

64

60

59

68

258

222

162

123

103

90

81

73

68

68

76

78

*86

3,036

97.9

-

"

Aug.

79

68

60

71

94.

83

73

73

70

62

58

56

54

50

47

46

46

50

47

44

44

42

44

60

54

47

42

40

31

47

65

1,753

56.5

-

"

Sept.

*60

176

IS1

136

103

81

68

60

53

49

41

37

35

34

34

32

34

35

32

32

32

32

32

11

32

32

33

33

33

*38

1,647

54.9

-

"

Calendar year 1958: Max 600 Mln 27 Mean 178 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,280 Mln 31 Mean 257 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 159

1350. Lake Pork below Mohicanvllle Dam, near Mohicanville, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°43'20", long 82°09'20", In see.3, T.20 N., R.15 W. , on right bank 800 ft 

downstream from Mohlcanvllle Dam, 2 miles east of Mohlcanvllle, Ashland County, 

2.4 miles downstream from the confluence of Jerome and Muddy Porks, and ?4 miles northeast of Loudonvllle.

Drainage area. 269 sq ml.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1959.

Gage..--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 930.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Jaly 25, 1949, at site 500 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 230 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discnarge during year, 1,800 cfs Feb. 10; maximum gage height, 9.86 ft 

Jan. 21 (backwater from tributary); minimum discharge, 1.0 cfs Jan. 25, 26; minimum 

gage height, 3.25 ft Sept. 25.

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 3,920 cfs Mar. 13, 1939; maximum gage height, that of 

Jan. 21, 1959; minimom dally discharge, 1 cfs June 10, 1947, Jan. 25, 1959; minimum 

gage height, 1.92 ft Nov. 26, 1943.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or backwater from tributary 

1 mile below station, which are fair. Plow regulated by Mohlcanvllle Reservoir 

(see p. 178).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect or backwater from 

tributary 1 ml.Le below station (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 17

3.4 34

3.7 78

4.O 13O

4.5 Z35

5.0 365

Nov. 18 to July 18 July 19 to Sept. 3O

3.3

3.5 

3.7 

4.0 

4.5

23

46

74

125

234

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.5

365

665

1,020

1,80O

3.2 

3.4 

3.7

4.0

11

25

60

107

4.5 

5.O 

6.0 

7.0

Z1O

35O

665

1,020

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

l

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

92

55

75

72

66

58

57

57

57

63

6O

54

51

51

51

48

60

76

63

57

54

54

56

62

58

54

56

58

56

*50

47

1,856

59.9

-

-

Nov.

47

50

54

52

50

45

44

44

47

52

52

51

50

48

62

165

338

413

249

157

114

97

85

8O

85

147

198

*121

10O

79

3,176

106

-

-

Dec.

92

93

97

208

Mi

215

b!55

b!30

b!15

blOS

b95

b90

b85

b82

82

82

82

80

82

84

76

11

71

98

104

80

80

79

80

*100

98

3,437

111

-

-

Jan.

151

770

491

280

14O

148

125

112

95

8O

74

68

71

74

268

371

215

174

134

129

0225

c4

c3

c2

cl

061

696

763

1,510

1,520

1.56O

10,315

333

-

-

Feb.

1,580

*1.650

1,620

1,570

1,630

1,620

1,590

1,580

1,570

0662

0113

1,530

1,590

1,440

1,460

1,630

1,620

,6OO

,6OO

,600

,6OO

,60O

1,630

1,620

1,59O

1,6OO

1,590

1,560

-

42,045

1.5O2

-

-

Mar.

*1,520

1.570

1,570

1.5OO

1,480

1,170

1,090

742

662

812

494

348

362

413

948

1,190

1,200

840

560

410

332

290

234

222

208

327

641

443

298

267

252

22,395

722

-

-

Apr.

*234

639

605

497

334

264

222

205

217

224

196

174

161

150

142

134

125

120

140

259

298

194

157

136

125

123

756

1,070

1,090

1.110

10,101

337

-

-

May

*1,090

1,090

1.O9O

1,100

1.120

1,110

1,08O

996

641

383

227

464

485

267

201

176

172

150

144

125

116

184

777

494

210

163

211

685

1,080

1,030

868

17,929

578

-

-

June

*666

996

1.O1O

797

398

210

144

123

109

100

93

111

230

114

87

82

74

71

67

63

60

134

123

76

97

664

736

249

123

95

7,902

263

-

-

July

*144

252

107

79

64

59

57

52

47

41

45

67

47

40

36

34

30

169

770

296

112

74

59

51

67

47

41

39

104

107

*82

3,219

104

-

"

Aug.

54

41

32

82

68

45

35

152

73

47

37

93

47

34

30

25

25

35

29

23

23

23

23

23

23

24

80

34

26

26

54

1,366

44.1

-

-

Sept.

*33

570

142

67

43

33

25

23

22

20

20

20

19

20

21

20

17

17

18

17

16

19

18

16

i§

15

15

18

*19

53

1,371

45.7

-

"

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,180 Min 30 Mean 212 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,650 Mln 1 Mean 343 Cfsm - In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

o Backwater from tributary 1 mile below stable
160 MJSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

1360. Mohican River at Greer, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°30'55", long 82°11'48", In NW£ sec.10, T.8 N., R.10 W. , on left bank 

3,000 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 514 at Greer, Knox County, 5 miles 

upstream from Bigger Run, and 7 miles downstream from Lake Fork.

Drainage area. 942 sq mi.

Records available. September 1921 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 872.91 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to July 22, 1931, chain gage at site 3,000 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 38 years, 887 cfs .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,700 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 12.39 ft); minimum, 175 cfs several days in September (gage height, 1.48 ft).

1921-59: Maximum discharge, 17,700 cfs Aug. 7, 1935 (gage height, 13.63 ft); minimum, 50 cfs (estimated) Jan. 2, 1935.

Maximum stage known, 27.0 ft in March 1913 (discharge, 55,000 cfs, estimated).

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

which are fair. Flow regulated, beginning August 1936, by Charles Mill, Mohicanville, 

and Pleasant Hill Reservoirs (see p. 178).

Revisions (water yearsj. WSF 623: 1924(M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

1.5 178

1.7 267

2.0 464

3.0 1,540

6.0 5,270

9.0 9,800

1.4 148

1.7 281

2.0 520

3.0 1,760

6.0 5,620

9.0 10,100

12.0 15,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

418

387

354

342

316

294

284

284

284

311

294

272

*262

267

267

258

267

322

284

267

267

262

267

294

284

284

284

300

294 

278

272

9,120

294

_

-

Nov.

267

278

294

284

E78

272

267

258

267

300

294

*284

278

267

289

456

500

898

705

635

585

528

456

418

410

449

625

520

450

o80

12,192

406

_

-

Dec.

400

390

410

473

953

810

550

470

430

400

380

360

350

340

*330

320

310

310

310

310

320

310

330

350

360

360

340

320

350

400

450

12,496

403

_

-

Jan.

537

1,280

1,210

975

705

600

550

500

475

450

400

375

375

400

500

1,060

700

600

532

541

*8,700

15, 600

e',750

3,230

3,000

3,340

a3,300

a3,700

a4,100

4,990

a4,200

71,675

2,312

-

Feb.

a3,900

a3,700

a3,550

a3,350

a3 . 200

3,570

3,550

3,480

3,530

6,920

6,130

4,590

*5,110

5,020

5,440

4,820

4,690

4,380

4,010

3,880

3,790

3,770

3,870

3,880

3,650

3,680

3,720

3,660

116,840

4,173

-

Calendar year 1958; Max 3,580 Min 190

Mar.

3,690

3,660

5,750

3,720

3,600

3,570

3,210

2,770

2,670

2,900

2,460

2,280

2,230

*2,200

3,390

3,480

3,360

3,120

2,600

2,360

2,220

2,030

1,630

1,380

1,220

1,200

1,530

1,480

1,240

1,160

1.100

77,210

2,491

_

-

Apr.

1,040

*1 , 500

1,760

1,730

1,470

1,320

1,180

1,070

1,030

1,000

942

868

818

*768

718

680

630

597

608

730

918

818

792

755

692

655

2,140

4,010

4.140

3,550

38,929

1,298

_

-

May

5.470

3,200

2,980

2,800

2,730

2,660

2,580

2,460

2,160

1,830

1,660

1,780

1,970

*1,630

1,480

1,370

1,300

1,270

1,270

1,220

1,170

1,240

1,720

1,580

1,070

868

805

1,400

2,480

2,130

1,780

58,063

1,873

_

-

June

1,360

1,680

1.720

1,640

1,200

905

692

586

520

472

444

*492

1,330

642

492

444

409

386

370

547

347

425

630

434

417

1,280

1,640

992

608

492

23,396

780

_

-

July

472

742

472

378

327

307

288

270

252

252

252

355

*288

252

235

224

220

230

1.700

1,000

542

386

334

301

288

264

247

241

394 

409

363

12,285

396

_-

Aug.

288

252

224

307

578

281

252

321

527

252

224

264

*247

216

203

199

199

216

211

195

190

182

179

203

199

199

235

211

190 

291

334

7,469

241

_

-

Sept.

247

827

642

370

281

241

216

203

199

195

190

182

179

*175

175

179

179

179

179

175

175

179

186

186

186

186

186

190

186 

224

7,097

237

_

-

Mean 801 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59; Max 13,600 Min 175 Mean 1,224 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 28 to Dec. 2, Dec. 7-31, Jan. 6-15, 17-21.
MDSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 161

1365. Kokosing River at Mount Vernon, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°24i25", long 82°30>00", on right bank at downstream side of Tilden 

Avenue Bridge at Mount Vernon, Knox County, 0.8 mile downstream from North Branch and 

2.7 miles upstream from Dry Run.

Drainage area.--200 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1953 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 984.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Apr 3, 

1953, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 195 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 38,000 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 18.19 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,400 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flowminimum, 25 cfs Sept. 20, 21 (gage height, 2.16 ft).

1953-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 1959; minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 29, 30, 

1954; minimum gage height, 1.65 ft Oct. 1, 2, 1953.

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

regulation by Knox Lake on East Branch of North Branch Kokosing River beginning in

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IS

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

96

87

78

73

69

63

60

58

69

*104

87

71

65

60

58

56

54

52

50

50

50

48

48

50

52

56

58

58

56

54

50

1,940

62.6

0.313

0.36

Nov.

50

56

56

54

50

48

46

45

46

60

60

56

50

48

56

78

85

78

94

89

*80

69

60

60

58

76

94

89

b80

b75

1,946

64.9

0.324

0.36

Dec.

b70

69

71

122

246

b!60

b!40

b!30

bllO

blOO

b95

*b90

b85

b80

b80

b75

b75

b75

b70

b70

b75

b75

72

83

87

bB5

81

75

77

*98

98

2,919

94.2

0.471

0.54

Jan.

181

512

292

217

b!50

b!40

b!30

115

105

b95

b85

b80

81

87

*498

451

246

208

ISO

150

*14.600

7,310

1,380

774

584

455

381

314

284

872

672

31,629

1,020

5.10

5.88

Feb.

372

*264

232

405

292

210

179

164

167

2,150

815

678

982

1,610

804

578

475

358

280

228

220

358

550

327

280

260

252

_

17,740

634

3.17

3.30

Mar.

305

370

446

360

269

701

642

356

365

408

305

254

258

346

1.070

654

380

*273

250

231

215

193

175

170

161

156

198

201

168

158

 152

10,190

329

1.64

1.89

Apr.

147

432

440

452

273

212

182

165

161

154

143

137

131

125

119

112

109

105

105

114

119

109

102

96

95

93

*952

1.960

1,430

924

9,698

323

1.62

1.81

May

726

440

292

234

198

168

150

137

125

119

125

365

424

244

180

147

135

123

376

204

147

135

210

182

137

119

183

1,100

1.240

578

280

9,223

298

1.49

1.72

June

266

726

292

180

143

123

112

100

93

86

*85

93

114

100

86

80

76

72

71

68

65

144

291

141

489

1.240

538

215

147

137

6,373

212

1.06

1.18

July

172

133

105

93

85

79

74

70

65

62

59

64

58

55

52

50

50

61

146

85

66

58

53

50

49

47

47

55

53

75

80

2,251

72.6

0.363

0.42

Aug.

60

52

*44

*77

B5

66

56

58

53

49

46

*50

44

40

39

36

39

43

39

35

34

32

30

30

30

30

34

34

31

39

82

1,417

45.7

0.228

0.26

Sept.

56

299

178

88

60

49

42

38

35

32

31

30

28

27

27

27

26

26

26

25

26

*27

27

27

28

28

32

32

30

35

1,442

48.1

0.240

0.27

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,220 Min 45 Mean 184 Cfsm 0.920 In. 12.48

Water year 1958-59: Max 14,500 Min 25 Mean 265 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.99

Peak discharge (base, 2,200 cfs). --Jan. 21 (3:30 p.m.) 38,000 cfs (18.19 ft); Feb. 10 (3 p.m.)

6,250 cfs (11.37 ft); Feb. 14 (12 p.m.) 2,360 cfs (6.93 ft); Apr. 28 (12 m. ) 2,580 cfs (7.27 ft);

May 29 (1 a.m.) 2,520 cfs (7.18 ft); June 25 (11 p.m.) 2,210 cfs (6.69 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice
162 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

1370.'Kokosing River at Millwood, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°23'55", long 82°17'10", In southeast corner of T.7 N., R.ll W., on left 

bank 0.4 mile west of Mlllwood, Knox County, lj miles upstream from Honey Run, 2 miles 

downstream from Jelloway Creek, and 3-j miles upstream from Brush Run.

Drainage area. 454 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1921 to September 1959. Published as "near Millwood" October 

lyai to July 1939. Records published for both sites October 1938 to July 1939.

Gage. Water-stage recorder at present site and datum since Oct. 1, 1938. Datum of gage 

is 865.00 ft above mean sea level. Prior to July 10, 1931, chain gage at site 3-f miles 

downstream and July 10, 1931, to July 31, 1939, water-stage recorder at site 3^ miles 

downstream, at datum 23.94 ft lower.

Average discharge.--38 years, 485 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 75,900 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 34.00 ft, from 

high-water mark in well), from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs on basis of slopearea measurement of peak flow; minimum, 76 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 4.14 ft).

1921-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 1959; minimum, 33 cfs Aug. 17, 26, 

1932, Sept. 27, 28, 1954.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage corresponding to 22.0 ft at former site and datum 

(discharge, 40,000 cfs, estimated).

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

backwater from Mohawk Reservoir, which are fair.

Revisions (water years) .--WSP 803: 1933, 1935.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect or backwater from

Mohawk Reservoir (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 8-29)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 28 Apr. 29 to Sept. 30

4.2 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

69

128

292

735

1,340

3,010

11.0

13.0

16.0

19.0

23.0

5,080

7,850

13,600

20,700

32,300

4.0 

4.2 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

70

100

163

315

760

1,340

3,010

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

£0

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

179

160

151

141

136

128

126

124

128

160

154

136

*126

121

117

115

115

115

110

108

108

106

108

108

110

113

115

119

115

113

108

3,873

125

0.275

0.32

Nov.

108

115

117

115

110

106

104

104

108

124

124

119

*117

113

121

151

157

151

149

154

146

136

124

121

121

144

160

163

155

135

3,872

129

0.284

0.32

Dec.

140

144

140

179

572

315

235

190

165

155

*145

140

140

138

155

138

140

140

140

140

150

150

140

160

170

170

160

150

160

1 J.3U Qfi 

210

5,241

169

0.372

0.43

Jan.

390

1,280

762

556

348

310

280

*255

235

200

195

175

173

202

774

1,000

600

450

400

350

*a50.600

a27,900

a2 , 600

al,500

al,300

cl,100

c900

C760

c650

1,780

1,430

79,455

2,563

5.65

6.51

Feb.

801

578

556

784

616

*469

380

372

365

8.650

*6,290

2,000

1,570

1,950

3,380

1,890

1,400

1,150

840

635

565

534

700

1,040

680

592

569

552

39,908

1,425

3.14

3.27

Calendar year 1958: Max 4,860 Mln 90

Mar.

685

801

912

818

*665

1,240

1,260

812

779

823

685

611

592

762

2.010

1,400

942

720

630

578

547

490

443

422

401

389

478

512

422

389

380

22,598

729

1.61

1.86

Apr.

360

858

1,220

1,270

710

578

*499

452

427

397

364

336

320

300

281

265

250

240

240

265

269

236

222

208

202

202

1,470

5.150

S7650

1,730

19,971

666

1.47

1.64

May

1,400

1,010

775

635

552

470

410

*366

332

518

318

756

909

596

475

594

550

518

1,070

665

498

802

898

640

480

410

468

1,630

2.420

1,190

775

22,310

720

1.59

1.85

June

690

1,460

760

516

402

343

301

*267

241

226

217

254

506

290

229

204

190

176

144

161

156

564

680

343

1,120

2.150

1,130

578

390

406

14,874

496

1.09

1.22

July

558

475

518

260

229

206

187

*171

161

151

149

151

159

131

126

124

120

151

225

232

156

137

128

185

168

128

155

135

144

252

235

6,025

194

0.427

0.49

Aug.

163

135

122

472

30T

*198

163

158

146

153

126

126

122

114

111

107

107

111

109

104

102

100

98

95

95

113

257

113

107

252

201

4,664

150

0.330

0.38

Sept.

158

259

308

168

120

102

94

*87

86

84

83

81

80

78

78

78

78

78

78

22.

77

78

78

77

77

77

77

78

78

152

3,084

103

0.227

0.25

Mean 400 Cfsm 0.881 In. 11.96

Water year 1958-59: Max 30,600 Mln 77 Mean 619 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.52

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Jan. 21 (8 p.m.) 75,900 cfs (54.00 ft); Feb. 10 (8:50 p.m.) 15,800 

cfs (17.00 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated from reconstructed gage-height graph and verified by 

flow through Mohawk Reservoir.

c Backwater from Mohawk Reservoir.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 29 to Dec. 1, Dec. 5, Dec. 6 to Jan. 1, Jan. 6- 

12, 16-20.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 163

1385. Walhonding River below Mohawk Dam, at Nellie, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°20'26", long 82°03'49", on right bank at upstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 79 at Nellie, Coshocton County, half a mile upstream from Mohawk Creek 

and if miles downstream from Mohawk Dam.

Drainage area. 1,502 sq mi.

Records available . December 1910 to March 1913 (gage heights and discharge measurements 

only). September 1921 to September 1959. Published as Mohican River at Pomerene 

1910-13, as Walhonding River at Pomerene 1921-37, and as Walhonding River at Nellie 

1938-39.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 790.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Nov. 7, 1925, chain gage and Nov. 7, 1925, to Sept. 30, 1937, 

water-stage recorder, at site 3f miles upstream at datum 15.53 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1937, 

to Sept. 30, 1938, wire-weight gage at present site at datum 2.09 ft higher.

Average discharge. 38 years (1921-59), 1,457 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,760 cfs Feb. 6 (gage height, 12.78 ft); minimum, 185 cfs July 9 (gage height, 5.42 ft).

1921-59: Maximum discharge at site at Pomerene, 43,800 cfs Jan. 25, 1937; maximum 

discharge at present site since regulation began at Mohawk Dam, 24,000 cfs Jan. 25, 26, 

1937 (gage height, 18.8 ft, present datum, from floodmarks); minimum, 3.3 cfs Oct. 20, 

1939; minimum gage height, 4.48 ft Oct. 26, 1948, Sept. 13, 1954; minimum daily discharge, 19 cfs Feb. 27, 1954.

Maximum discharge known, 80.000 cfs in March 1913 (gage height, 21.6 ft, original 

site and datum, from floodmark).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulated beginning 1936 by Mohicanville, Charles Mill, Pleasant Hill, and Mohawk Reservoirs (see p. 178,179).

Rating table, water year 1958-59., except periods of Ice effect 

height^ In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

5.5 

5.7 

6.0 

6.5

218

317

500

860

7.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

1,310

3,700

6,650

10,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*661

62^

549

521

494

474

454

448

454

500

521

468

435

417

417

399

387

417

429

393

369 369-

369

375

393

381

393

399

411

393

*375

13,691

442

-

"

Nov.

369

375

299

393

381

363

358

346

358

387

405

393

375

369

381

500

654

908

908

844

766

717

661

619

605

633

780

788

759

675

16,469

549

-

"

Dec.

745

759

703

*668

1,160

1,500

1,000

750

650

600

550

500

480

460

480

500

480

480

500

500

460

460

500

520

540

*530

520

520

550

600

650

19,115

617

-

"

Jan.

750

2,420

3,380

2,610

1,390

1,030

850

750

650

600

550

550

550

650

1,210

3,100

2,000

1,350

1,200

1,340

3,400

454

346

405

4,360

5,240

6,860

8,130

8,800

9.140

9,140

83,205

2,684

-

'

Feb.

9,230

9,210

9,520

9,500

*9,610

9,650

*9,570

9,520

9,450

4,170

2,070

6,140

7,920

7,930

7,600

7 ,770

8,310

8,850

9,170

9,340

9,420

9,480

9,380

9,380

9,500

*9,250

9,020

6,040

_

235,980

8,428

-

'

Mar.

4,650

4,630

4,900

5,060

4,680

4,570

5,100

4,500

3,900

4,090

3,830

3,470

3,300

3,240

4,470

5,580

4,970

4,510

3,850

3,380

3,120

2,900

2,450

2,080

1,820

1,630

1,910

2,270

1,830

1,620

1,580

109,890

3,545

-

"

Apr.

* ,500

,030

,050

,020

,600

, 190

,890

,690

,580

,510

,400

,290

1,210

1, 150

1,080

1,010

967

916

908

892

1,160

1,130

1,050

1,000

940

900

2,400

*5,480

5, 820

57550"

57,213

1,907

-

~

May

5,660

5,680

5.84O

4,260

3,650

3,470

3,310

3,140

2,860

2,440

2,190

2,340

2,070

1,390

1,510

1,920

1,760

1,680

2,270

2,180

1,770

1,900

3,360

2,780

1,890

1,490

1.560

2,130

*5,390

4,320

3,180

89,190

2,877

-

"

June

2,360

3,210

2,820

2,460

1,910

1,510

1,200

1,050

940

876

804

868

1,940

1,270

924

796

731

668

633

598

563

788

1,680

1,040

1,010

5.650

3,170

2,000

*1,290

1,120

43,879

1,463

-

"

July

1,100

1,490

1,120

860

738

668

605

563

521

494

454

542

549

454

417

393

381

381

1,400

1,780

958

703

577

591

647

514

448

454

542

*731

788

21,863

705

-

"

Aug.

619

480

411

926

1,040

710

570

528

647

494

429

411

454

375

340

323

317

334

334

317

296

281

275

265 296"

286

591

399

323

307

*846

14,224

459

-

Sept.

528

718

1.270

745

528

423

358

323

301

296

270

260

251

237

232

227

227

223

223

223

223

218

227

227

227

227

227

237

246

*307

10,229

341

-

Calendar year 1958: Max 5,720 Mln 346 Mean 1,312 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 9,630 Mln 218 Mean 1,959 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice De 8 to Jan. 1, Jan. 7-14, 17-21.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

1390. Killbuck Creek at Killbuok, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°29'43", long 81°59'10", in SW^ sec.6, T.8 N., R.7 W., on right bank at 

downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 62 at Killbuck, Holmes County, an eighth 

of a mile downstream from Black Creek.

Drainage area. 466 sq mi.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is

788.05 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Oct. 1, 1949, chain gage 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 394 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 28,400 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 21.75 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 6,000 cfs as explained below; minimum, 

60 cfs Aug. 23 (gage height, 5.18 ft).

1930-59: Maximum discharge, 28,800 cfs Aug. 7, 1935 (gage height, 21.77 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 6,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 21.75 ft; minimum, 23 cfs Sept. 10-15, 28-30, 1954; minimum gage 

height, 1.96 ft Aug. 14, 1932.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 873: 1935. WSP 1555: 1935.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Discharge

5.1

5.5

6.0

S.O 

10.0 

12.0 

13.0

able feet pe

54

83

127

36S

660

1,030

1,320

14.0

15.0

16.0

17.0

18.0

19.0

20.5

1,740

2,250

3,040

4,400

6,700

10,500

18,400

cond, water year October 195S to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

196

186

169

160

155

140

135

132

137

147

134

126

119

120

120

119

128

152 

132

125

122

119

*121

125

124

124

122

129

125

117

4,181

135

0.290

0.33

Nov.

118

124

128

122

118

114

111

108

117

145

137

126

*122

120

128

179

201

251 

249

211

178

147

139

132

137

160

193

190

174

4,540

151

0.324

0.36

Dec.

188

168

154

194

329

305

190

198

190

178

*172

*176

160

145

146

150

154

150 

145

140

140

148

154

158

150

148

142

140

138

T*a

5,276

170

0.365

0.42

Jan.

309

845

688

570

400

340

305

*290

270

240

225

210

200

196

455

592

441

370 

340

334

6,980

*17,300

6,120

*6,040

4,910

3,470

2,590

1,900

1,430

61,390

1,980

4.25

4.90

Feb.

1,200

902

726

816

652

506

*393

434

397

2,060

2,770

2,380

1,600

1,250

1,450

1,200

1,050

900 

780

700

620

660

*784

957

873

866

801

734

_

28,461

1,016

2.18

2.27

Mar.

796

859

959

1,060

1,020

1,190

1,200

1,060

994

982

1,010

845

*787

770

1,380

1,550

1,510

1,380 

1,100

872

726

615

570

530

483

480

543

582

570

27,477

886

1.90

2.19

Apr.

473

698

762

805

724

657

*578

525

488

459

427

399

375

347

323

294

278

266 

264

306

326

316

287

261

242

232

1,130

1,870

2,160

18,292

610

1.31

1.46

May

2,140

2,060

1,830

1,410

1,020

761

592

*507

438

403

368

528

555

477

427

385

336

313 

463

388

357

360

427

409

333

301

274

423

924

21,014

678

1.45

1.67

June

603

729

896

837

656

490

376

*296

241

209

188

223

666

406

245

201

179

161 

153

155

138

402

724

355

237

620

948

638

474

12,820

427

0.916

1.02

July

329

470

382

277

237

201

223

*182

147

138

129

395

180

137

122

112

105

104 

515

480

442

555

237

203

184

140

152

149

162 3^9

7,509

256

0.506

0.58

Aug.

226

162

132

233

219

*155

132

145

146

127

112

152

112

99

91

87

85

91 

87

77

75

72

68

91

79

107

581

279

172

4,469

144

0.309

0.36

Sept.

137

520

483

596

290

192

145

*119

104

95

104

109

97

82

78

76

74

72 

72

70

69

67

67

65

64

64

64

64

62

4,051

155

0.290

0.52

Calendar year 1958 : Max 2,690 Min 102 Mean 400 Cfsm 0.858 In. 11.62

Water year 1958-59 : Max 17,300 Min 62 Mean 546 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.88

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). Jan. 22 (3 a.m.) 28,400 cfs (21.75 ft)j Feb. 11 (1 a.m.) 3,040 

cfs (16.00ft)j Apr. 29 (1 a.m.) 2,330 cfs (15.12 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 6-30, Jan. 5-14, 18-21, Feb. 15-22.
MUSKINGTM RIVER BASIN 165

1400. Mill Creek near Coshocton, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°21'50", long 81°51'40", in SWv sec.3, T.6 N. , R.6 W., on left bank half 

a mile downstream from Little Mill Creek and 6 miles north of Coshocton, Coshocton 

County.

Drainage area. 27.5 sq mi.

Records available. October 1936 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for October 

1936, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 782.00 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge. 23 years, 27.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,440 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 11.40 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs as explained below; minimum, 0.3 cfs Sept. 26 

(gage height, 0.63 ft).

1936-59: Maximum discharge, 7,650 cfs June 28, 1957 (gage height, 12.73 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage 

heights 11.40 and 12.73 ft; no flow Sept. 28, 29, 1954.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSF 1143: 1946, 1947-48(P).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

0.9 

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.2

1.4 

3.6 

7.2

79

2.5

3.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

10.5

123

174

600

750

1,050

1,800

2,460

1.1

1.3 

1.5

1.4

3.6

7.2

12

1.7 

2.0 

4.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

21

44

270

600

750

1,050

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, waber year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

L

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2B

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.9

3.6

*3.1

2.8

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.6

3.3

2.6

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

3.0

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.9

2.0

2.2

2.3

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.1

2.0

75.5

2.44

0.089

0.10

Nov.

2.2

3.1

3.3

2.7

2.3

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.8

5.4

3.3

2.7

2.6

2.4

3.0

5.3

3.9

3.4

3.9

3.3

*3.0

2.8

2.7

2.8

2.8

4.0

4.4

3.9

b3.5

3.0

94.6

3.15

0.115

0.13

Dec.

3.2

37?

4.2

9.9

14.

9.4

6.4

b6

b5

4.5

4.2

*5.0

4.4

4.2

b4.0

4.0

b4.0

3.9

4.4

b5

b4.5

4.4

5.0

6.2

5.8

4.5

4.7

5.2

5.8

*8 . 1

7.4

171.2

5.52

0.201

0.23

Jan.

64

154

47

27

18

11

blO

b9

b8

7.2

6.2

b6

b6

b7

75

40

24

16

15

22

*2,180

455

110

70

50

40

30

24

25

92

46

3,694.4

119

4.33

4.99

Feb.

30

*26

26

44

27

19

18

18

41

1,050

162

74

67

80

94

56

46

41

30

25

25

25

40

40

30

28

26

24

2,191

78.2

2.84

2.96

Mar.

36

37

43

39

36

55

41

34

39

43

35

37

33

75

121

62

47

*38

34

30

29

23

20

20

18

18

23

19

li

16

16

1,133

36.5

1.33

1.53

Apr.

15

120

62

51

40

34

29

26

24

20

19

18

16

15

13

13

12

12

12

13

11

10

9.4

9.0

9.0

9.0

*53

332

T5T

93

1,226.4

40.9

1.49

1.66

May

90

57

44

37

30

26

22

20

18

18

16

30

21

17

15

14

13

12

15

11

12

12

13

11

9.0

10

16

14

16

28

15

682.0

22.0

0.800

0.92

June

17

17

13

10

9.0

8.3

7.0

*6.2

5.6

5.2

4.7

83

120

18

13

11

9.0

8.3

7.2

6.6

5.8

~5T 174

22

28

149

106

37

26

75

1,058.9

35.3

1.28

1.43

July

48

44

26

20

16

15

11

9.7

8.7

8.3

7.6

11

7.0

5.8

5.0

4.7

4.4

4.9

7.1

12

*5.0

4.0

3J.

15

7.6

4.9

6.8

6.0

4.5

5.6

347.1

11.2

0.407

0.47

Aug.

4.2

3.3

2.8

61

12

7.8

6.4

5.8

5.6

4.4

3.7

*4.2

3.3

2.8

2.6

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.3

373

1.6

2.2

4.4

2.2

1.6

1.6

163.9

5.29

0.192

0.22

Sept.

2.4

13

.8

.6

.9

.5

.3

.2

.1

.2

.4

.4

. 1

.0

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

*.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

13

58.6

1.95

0.071

0.08

Calendar year 1958: Max 416 Mln 1.8 Mean 21.1 cfsm 0.767 In. 10.43

Water water year year 1958-59: lastt-bb: Max max 2,180 i;,iau win Min u.4 0.4 mean Mean ^a.a 29.9 crsm Cfsm 1.09 i.ua in. In. 14.72 J-*. <c

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs).--Jan. 21 (2 p.m.) 4,440 cfs (11.40 ft); Feb. LO (l p.m.) 2,260 cfi 

(10.36 ft); June 12 (11 p.m.) 778 cfs (8.16 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

575949 0-61 - 12
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

1405. Musklngum River near Coshocton, Ohio

Location.--Lab 40°14'55", long 81°52'22", in T.5 N., R.6 W., on right bank at upstream 

side of highway bridge, 2 miles south of Coshocton, Coshocton County, and 2 miles downstream from confluence of Tuscarawas and Walhonding Rivers.

Drainage area. 4,847 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1936 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 730.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Sept. 19, 1936, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge . 23 years, 4,919 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 32,900 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 13.43 ft); minimum, 665 cfs Sept. 25 (gage height, 0.50 ft).

1936-59: Maximum discharge, 78,700 cfs Jan. 26, 1937 (gage height, 21.98 ft); minimum, 342 cfs Nov. 4, 1944; minimum gage height, 0.01 ft Sept. 13, 14, 1954.

Maximum discharge known, 202,000 cfs March 1913 (computed by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulated by 12 flood-control reservoirs (see p. 177).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.5 

1.0 

2.0 

4.0

665

1,060

2,210

5,520

7.0

10.0

13.0

12,400

21,000

31,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2,490

2,490

2.550

2,420

2,300

2,150 

2,050

1,990

1,980

2,020

2,030

1,940

1,800

*1,690

1,660

1,590

1,580

1,680 

1,820

1,710

1,620

1,580

1,420

1,330

1,280

1.270 

1,290 

1,300

1,460

1,360

1,350

55,200

1,781

-

-

Nov.

1,280

1,310

1,340

1,350

1,330

1,300 

1,240

1,230

1,260

1,350

1,470

1,510

1,470

1,360

1.160

1,680

1,820

2,110 

2,490

2,480

2,240

2,080

1,920

1,780

1,690

1,700 

1,860 

2,080

2,070

1,800

49,760

1,659

-

-

Dec.

*1.630

1,940

1,820

1,950

2,550

5,890 

3,650

3,350

2,820

2,600

2,400

2,100

2,100

2,000

2,000

2,000

1,900

1,900 

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

2,000

2,000 

2,000 

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,200

68,200

2,200

_

-

Jan.

3,050

5,640

9,170

8,210

5,820

3,960 

3,500

3,000

2,500

2,400

2,200

2,100

2,000

2,200

2,770

5,460

6,130

5,260 

4,890

4,410

17,900

50, 700

24,000

14, 500

17,200

20,400 

21,000 

21,200

*21,700

22,200

22 200

317,670

10,250

-

-

Feb.

21,900

21,100

20,400

20,400

20,200

20,000 

19,100

18,100

17,900

21,800

19,900

22,300

24,200

24.700

23,800

23,300

23,300

23,300 

23,100

21,700

20,800

20,400

20,300

20,000

20,300

19 , 800 

18,900 

16. 800

_

587,800

20,990

_

-

Mar.

*13,400

11,400

11,800

12,100

11,900

11,400 

12,000

12,000

10,600

10,600

11,100

10,400

9,810

9,420

12, 000

15,300

16,200

15,200 

12,400

10, 100

8,890

8,060

7,270

6,260

5,720

5,42^ 

5,660 

7,140

7,580

6,490

5,940

313,560

10, 110

-

-

Apr.

*5,820

7,050

10, 200

11,600

10,900

9,600 

8,190

7,050

6,360

5,880

5,340

4,990

4,700

4,410

4,230

4,030

3,840

3,620 

3,510

3,540

3,920

4,210

3,820

3,530

3,280

5.110 

4,100 

12,300

17,400

18.100

198,630

6,621

-

-

May

*18.400

18,200

18,000

15,900

12,500

9,470 

8,100

7,180

6,550

5,760

5,340

5,420

7,360

7,380

6,550

5,860

5,300

4,930 

5,080

5,680

4,930

4,760

6,240

6,210

5,240

4,300 

5.980 

4,760

8,300

9,880

8,460

246,020

7,956

-

-

June

*6,780

6,840

6,590

6,990

5,660

4,440 

5,690

5,200

2,840

2,620

2,450

2,480

5,400

4,100

3,100

2,620

2,400

2,210 

2,080

2,000

1.940

2,040

5,320

4,910

5,620

5,580 

7.290 

7,180

5,920

4,550

126,440

4,215

-

-

July

*5,810

4,010

4,210

5,490

2,940

2,650 

2,580

2,860

2,700

2,250

2,050

2,080

2,760

2,480

2,040

1,810

1,640

1,520 

1,960

4,990

4,640

5,220

2,480

2,730

2,690

2,240 

2,030 

2,210

1,990

2,580

*5,370

85,010

2,742

-

-

Aug.

3,540

3,020

2,350

3,460

4,230

4.530 

3,490

2,730

2,480

2,210

1,880

1,660

1,580

1,470

1,360

1,260

1,260

1,180 

1,180

1,150

1,080

1,040

984

1,030

1,110

1, 150 

1,550 

1,510

1,440

1,200

1,630

59,504

1,919

-

Sept.

*2,000

1,950

2.800.

2,690

2,080

1,600 

1,290

1,130

1,050

975

975

1,050

1,020

907

874

834

810

810 

802

780

765

742

735

721

700

721 

686 686"

695

854

35,690

1,125

-

~

Calendar year 1958: Max 18,600 Mln 1,160 Mean 4,554 cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 30,700 Mln 686 Mean 5,867 cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 10-51, Jan. 7-14.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 167

1415. Seneca Fork below Senecaville Dam, near Senecaville, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°55'23', long 81°26'10", on left bank 650 ft downstream from Senecaville 

Dam, 1 mile downstream from Crooked Creek, and 1-j miles southeast of Senecaville, 

Guernsey County.

Drainage area. 121 sq mi.

Records available. September 1938 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 799.00 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Jan. 24, 1942, at site 150 ft downstream at 

same datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 129 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 796 cfs Jan. 26, Feb. 10 (gage height, 9.47 ft); 

minimum, 0.9 cfs Aug. 27 (gage height, 4.00 ft).

1938-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 26, Feb. 10, 1959; maximum gage height, 

10.35 ft Feb. 1, 1949; no flow May 3, 4, 1939, Jan. 28 29, Feb. 4, 5, Apr. 25, 1952.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Senecaville Reservoir (see p. 179).

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

4.0

4.1

4.2 

4.4 

4.7 

5.0

0.9

1.6

2.8

7.1

21

46

124

232

421

575

770

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

114

88

71

67

46

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

27

*21

19

18

17

16

16

13

10

7.5

7.1

6.8

6.6

6.6

8.5

8.5

8.5

8 

0 £

835.3

26.9

-

-

Nov.

8.2

sTF

10

15

19

18

15

15

15

16

16

19

23

25

25

25

34

48

63

76

77

TT

77

*63

41

37

37

37

36

37

1,012.4

33.7

-

-

Dec.

85

134

130

154

217

259 253"

240

226

209

196

182

174

160

149

137

132

126

118

116

iio

100

99

99

95

91

86

80

*77

77

77

4,388

142

-

-

Jan.

88

147

163

163

158

154

145

139

130

124

118

110

102

100

156

245

251

242

234

284

100

17

9.6

10

200

742

750

737

746

758

749

8,071.6

260

-

-

Feb.

744

736

742

722

732

734

722

712

704

389

5.3

185

742

718

653

698

749

744,

732

725

713

704

704

670

280

180

171

171

-

16,481.3

589

-

-

Mar.

167

163

163

154

154

158

167

174

174

187

191

202

211

240

313

313

299

352

626

512

176

171

167

158

149

139

139

143

143

137

 130

6,572

212

-

-

Apr.

126

196

242

245

24T

*228

219

204

200

200

196

191

189

193

134

99

148

202

178

152

130

104

86

91

76

70

7T

95

112

*91

4,713

157

-

-

May

134

134

134

114

90

84

76

61

43

37

37

57

122

273

315

267

215

182

160

126

100

93

93

74

52

46

47

*47

47

47

47

3,352

108

-

-

June

52

143

163

132

106

84

62

54

40

35

28

25

38

46

38

32

16

12

12

12

12

7.5

24

27

27

27

40

67

65

*58

1,484.5

49.5

-

-

July

53

43

33

20

9.0

20

17

12

7.5

18

25

25

25

19

11

8.2

6.3

22

31

31

33

23

18

18

19

19

19

19

*9.3

14

11

704.3

22.7

-

-

Aug.

~86 100

71

59

56

47

37

34

34

30

28

28

18

14

14

9.3

10

20

20

14

11

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.3

*4.8

3.1

2.8

2.7

2.3

804.1

25.9

-

"

Sept.

2.2

13

33

27

25

24

24

16

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1*5

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.1

206.8

6.89

-

"

Calendar year 1958: Max 620 Min 2.0 Mean 145 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1958-59: Max 758 Min 1.5 Mean 133 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
168 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

1420. Wills Creek at Cambridge, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°00'54", long 81°35'14", on left bank at upstream side of Fairground 

Bridge on South Ninth Street in Cambridge, Guernsey County, 1 mile downstream from 

Leatherwood Creek.

Drainage area. 406 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1926 to September 1928, May 1937 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 772.34 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 6, 1927, chain gage at site lj miles downstream at different 

datura. Oct. 6, 1927, to Sept. 30, 1928, and May 22, 1937, to 'Oct. 18, 1938, chain gage 

at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 458 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,050 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 17.85 ft); minimum daily, 2.7 cfs Sept. 27; minimum gage height, 1.49 ft Sept. 12, 13.

1926-28, 1937-59: Maximum discharge, 7,860 cfs Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 21.32ft); 

minimum, 1.6 cfs Aug. 14, 1957.

Flood of Aug. 8, 1935, reached a stage of 25.4 ft.

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

shifting control, which are poor. Flow regulated by Senecaville Reservoir (see p. 179). 

Water is diverted above station for municipal supply of city of Cambridge.

Revisions (water years). WSP 853: 1928(M). WSP893: 1928. WSP973: 1942.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect or shifting 

control (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 25

62

150

245

660

8.0

11.0

13.0

15.0

17.6

1,410

2,160

2,750

3,500

4., 890

Jan. 24 to Sept. 30

3.0

5.0

8.0

11.0

13.0

15.0

16.0

57

133

220

629

1,310

2,030

2,680

3,500

3., 950

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

245

211

148

120

107

82

58

54

57

82

82

62

52

47

44

41

41

43

42

41

40

37

3T

37

43

52

59

57

*56

57

65

2,199

70.9

4.78

Nov.

80

84

108

122

84

77

76

62

64

91

133

99

84

91

116

192

169

137

192

565

262

213

182

171

148

*122

112

105

101

110

3,952

132

4.79

Dec.

105

161

222

574

1,340

1,550

1,220

690

519

464

375

325

300

270

250

230

220

210

*205

200

190

180

175

170

170

170

170

175

178

215

216

11,439

369

4.25

Jan.

291

1,220

1,490

925

462

375

300

250

220

190

170

161

158

171

749

1,530

1,640

1,240

700

617

1,970

4., 070

4,840

3,840

2,680

*1,450

1,060

954

924

1,150

1,370

37,167

1,199

4.39

Feb.

1,240

1,020

933

1,100

1,190

1,020

891

894

882

1,670

3,620

5,960

3,090

2,320

1,970

1,930

1,710

1,470

1,260

1,050

919

891

935

1,140

*1,040

671

495

451

59,742

1,419

4.56

Mar.

466

526

476

461

409

517

713

561

552

774

748

647

730

880

1,510

1.810

1,500

891

750

866

717

478

397

569

*545

324

544

395

345

315

506

20,102

648

4.56

Apr.

286

762

1,620

1,510

859

594

493

440

426

543

480

424

489

739

629

421

542

361

595

597

401

515

271

*247

224

206

220

565

554

444

15,457

515

4.55

May

459

417

347

502

294

243

209

181

155

136

136

188

561

792

739

526

421

332

286

277

211

188

193

181

*145

151

156

202

248

228

207

9,069

293

5.95

June

260

843 856"

417

264

209

174

142

122

98

86

82

285

198

127

100

78

64

64

64

60

82

235

162

104

*122

152

198

136

115

5,879

196

6.84

July

104

106

95

71

50

128

158

77

51

50

70

74

80

63

46

34

28

71

220

220

120

83

70

117

148

105

*67

57

64

104

474

5,205

103

6.83

Aug.

259

153

120

142

266

157

98

104

117

77

65

86

95

50

51

50

42

94

125

85

50

54

26

22

25

19

18

*15

12

13

14

2,416

77.9

7.09

Sept.

15

a30 a28-

a27

26

25

24

23

18

12

8.1

6.7

5.5

5.1

5.3

5.3

4.8

3.3

3.8

4.6

4.6

5.3

5.2

5.3

*2 .8

3.2

2.7.

2.8

5.1

12

323.5

10.8

6.14

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,06O Min 37 Mean 439

Water year 1958-59 : Max 4,84O Min 2.7 Mean 414

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion, equivalent in cubic feet per second, by city of Cambridge.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station below Wills Creek 

Dam.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 11-18, 20-22, 24-27, Jan. 6-11. Shiftingcontrol method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 5, Dec. 19, 25, Dec. 28 to Jan. 1, Jan. 12-14, Aug. 1 to Sept. 50.
MUSKINQUM RIVER BASIN 

1422. Salt Pork near Cambridge, Ohio

169

Location. Lat 40°05'05", long 81°27'20", In T.3 N.. R.2 W., on right bank at downstream 

side of bridge on U. 5. Highway 22 near Cambridge, Guernsey County, half a mile upstream from Brushy Pork. 

Drainage area. 55.6 sq ml.

Records available. August 1956 to September 1959. 

(Sage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,450 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 11.2 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow Sept. 19-29.

1956-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 22, 1959: no flow several days In 1957, 

1958, 1959.

Revisions. Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1957 and 1958 have been 

revised to 840 cfs Apr. 5, 1957 (gage height, 10.12- ft) and 1,100 cfs May 4, 1958 (gage 

height, 10.62 ft), superseding those published In WSP 1555.

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

record, which are poor. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1959 are given 

In WSP 1641.

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge, In cubic feet per second, for high-water periods 

In the water years 1957 and 1958, superseding those published In WSP 1555, are given 

herewith:

Apr. 5, 1957........... 730

May 5, 1958........... 865

July 17, 1958........... 554

Month

April 1957 .................

Calendar year 1957 .......

May 1958.. .................

Water year 1957-58. ......

Cfs-days

4,086

-

4,404.3

Maximum

730

750

865

865

Minimum

51

0

5.4

0

Mean

156 

41.2

44.7

142

62.5

Per square

mile

2.45

.804

2.55

1.12

Runoff In 

Inches

2.73 

10.15

10.97

2.94

15.24

Revised peak discharge. 1956-57: Jan. 25 (7 p.m.) 617 cfs (9.66 ft); Apr. 5 (3 a.m.)

840 cfs (10.12 ft). 

1957-58; May 4 (8 p.m.) 1,10O cfs (10.62 ft); July 17 (8 a.m.) 685 cfs (9.81 ft).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 20 to Apr. 1, Apr. 6-9, 11-13, 16-26)

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

0

98

2.0 6.0 155 

4.6 7.0 225 

9.9 9.0 425 

22 10.5 1,030 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0 

10.5

55

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

18

19

14

15

11

9.7

8.6

8.2

8.0

10

11

8,8

7.5

6,7

*6.2

6,2

6.0

6.2

6.9

6.9

6.4

5.7

5,7

6.0

7.5

7.5

8.2

7.6

7.8

7.5

6.4

267.8

8.64

0.155

0.18

Nov.

5.7

6.6

10

15

9.5

7.6

7.3

6.6

6.2

9.1

16

12

9.7

9.0

8.8

16

20

15

16

56

57

24

19

16

15

*14

15

12

12

12

453.9

14.5

0.261

0.29

Dec.

15

15

15

160

500

100

50

35

30

25

22

21

19

18

17

16

15

15

*b!4

14

14

15

b!5

b!5

b!6

15

15

15

16

18

18

1,084

55.0

0.629

0.75

Jan.

125

150

70

50

50

26

22

19

17

15

14

14

15

16

275

150

60

50

22

25

1.000

800

600

436

138

88

70

61

57

182

218

4,785

154

2.77

5.19

Feb.

82

69

55

122

121

66

49

45

58

492

*930

569

205

207

258

205

114

89

66

46

49

59

47

99

*62

50

47

45

4,064

145

2.61

2.72

Calendar year 1958: Max 865 Mln 2.7

Mar.

50

58

50

48

40

72

108

66

61

145

107

84

90

159

550

355

155

77

61

54

50

50

40

57

*54

51

40

55

42

36

34

2,575

83.1

1.49

1.72

Apr.

52

260

427 252"

90

65

52

46

50

71

54

47

61

98

68

55

46

41

40

52

55

41

55

*51

28

27

94

210

198

104

2,708

90.3

1.62

1.81

May

112

74

52

39

51

25

58

19

16

15

18

43

89

88

56

55

27

22

20

25

18

16

16

14

*11

9^.

10

11

28

15

10

1,000.3

32.3

0.581

0.67

June

14

40

24

13

8.6

6.6

5.4

4.6

4.0

3.6

3.1

3.5

15

9.7

4.9

3.8

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.1

1.9 576"

42

15

5.9

*11

22

18

8.0

4.6

506.1

10.2

0.185

0.20

July

3.5

2.6

2.7

2.6

1.8

4.6

16

8.4

4.5

4.6

6.2

5.9

7.5

5.9

4.0

2.8

2.0

1*5

2.4

9.9

8.0

5.9

4.5

*18

29

11

5.6

5.9

3.6

17

63.

268.7

8.67

0.156

0.18

Aug.

49

15

6.0

8.0

10

6.0

4.0

4.0

4.5

5.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

2.0

1.4

1.5

1.5

2.5

3.0

2.0

1.4

1.1

.9

.8

.9

.7

*.6

.5

.5

.6

.8

141.0

4.55

0.082

0.09

Sept.

0.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.5

7.8

0.260

0.005

0.01

Mean 56.8 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.84

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,000 Mln 0 Mean 48.3 Cfsm 0.867 In. 11.79

Peak discharge (base, 350 cfs). --Jan. 22 (time unknown) 1.450 cfs (11.2 ft); Feb. 10 (9:30 p.m.) 

1,430 cfs (11.17 ft); Mar. 16 (2 a.m.) 566 cfs (8.56 fb); Apr. : (9 a.m.) 449 cfs (9.14 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day,

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 26 to Dec. 18, Dec. 20-22, Dec. 26 bo Jan. 25 and doubtful gageheight record Aug. 2 to Sept. 30; discharge estimated on basis of records for Wills Creek at 

Cambridge.
170 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

1435. Wills Creek below Wills Creek Dam, at Wills Creek, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°09'40", long 81°50'45", in sec.22, T.4 N., R.6 W., on left bank 1,200

 ft downstream from Wills Creek Dam, 1 mile southwest of town of Wills Creek, Coshocton 

County, 3 miles southeast of Conesville, and 5| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 845 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1959.

Gage .--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 717.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

 of 1912. Prior to Feb. 18, 1939, staff gage and Feb. 18, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1949, 

water-stage recorder, at site 1,500 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 914 cfs .

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,810 cfs Jan. 31, Feb. 21 (gage height, 16.32

 Ft); minimum, 19 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.48 ft).

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 6,930 cfs Mar. 7, 1940 (gage height, 17.40 ft, site 

then In use); minimum, 0.9 cfs Oct. 28, 29, 1948, Apr. 5, 6, 1951; minimum daily, 1 cfs 

Aug. 10, Oct. 27-29, 1948, Jan. 28, 1952.

Maximum discharge known, 22,300 cfs in March 1913 (computed by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Wills Creek and Senecaville Reservoirs (see

 PTT79).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 25-28)

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

Oct. I to May 3

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16. 2

May 4 to Sept. 30

121

190

400

970

1,720

2,570

3,500

4,520

5,740

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

70

108

150

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

220

440

1,020

1,720

Note. Same as preceding 

table~al

Discharge, in cubic feet pe

above 8.0 ft. 

second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*490

432

393

352 

308

268

238 

210

185

172

165

185

194

179

158

139

127

118

108

103

100

96

92

91

91

91

89

95

102

106

*105

5,582

180

-

-

Nov.

T06~ 105

109

109 

123

152

147 

134

126

129

126

135

158

159

158

161

190

250

264

266

365

445

408

*356

321

290

272

258

236

226

6,284

209

-

"

Dec.

202 20!"

206

266 

528

1,350

1,880 

1,830

1,320

855

642

565

555

530

475

420

378

356

345

336

334

341

343

332

334

356

365

356

*354

358

385

17,103

552

-

"

Jan.

475

834

1,580

2,130 

2,110

1,400

792 

630

582

525

458

400

360

349

49C7

1,020

1,920

2,320

2,000

1,530

1,980

2,260

1,920

510

2,950

5,360

5,580

5.710

*5,680

5,660

5,680

65,195

2,103

-

-

Feb.

5,660

5,550

4,610

3,110 

2,610

2,490

2,170 

1,900

1,780

2,210

1,230

1,800

2,800

2,660

2,710

3,720

4,880

4,960

5,220

5,470

5,680

5,630

5,570

5,570

5,230

*3,100

2,020

1,520

101,850

3,638

-

-

Calendar year 1958: Max 5,520 Min 80

Mar.

1,270

1,190

1,260

1,240 

1,170

1,090

1,200 

1,420

1,380

1,310

1,490

1,640

1,530

1,510

2,100

3,090

3.550

3,450

2,830

1,820

1,550

1,420

1,140

918

804

735

STo

1,050

1,090

991

*864

46,912

1,513

-

-

Apr.

786

963

1,780

2,760 

3.040

2,530

1,730 

1,250

1,040

932

935

928

861

840

966

1,040

894

741

666

708

786

816

744

630

560

515

525

*900

1,920

1,680

34,466

1,149

-

"

May

1,820

2,120

2.170

2,060 

1,330

952

794 

665

570

513

471

505

896

1,250

1,420

1,410

1,160

952

824

713

640

632

836

914

719

592

549

770

*818

902

821

30,788

993

-

-

June

761

965

1,440

1.590 

1,210

848

632 

500

406

339

282

256

807

1,150

878

592

421

315

248

203

171

183

326

515

539

416

328

304

*359

331

17,318

577

-

-

July

291

24T

201

173 

155

181

192 

240

242

187

150

140

141

141

136

121

104

91

82

99

199

244

212

190

171

183

205

185

152

*180

260

5,499

177

-

-

Aug.

416

505

387

406 

560

696

590

414

295

240

214

174

153

150

146

132

132

118

107

112

135

129

109

91

77

63

61

60

58

52

*48

6,830

220

-

"

Sept.

46

46

44

42 

40

42

44 

42

42

40

42

44

44

40

38

35

28

27

27

27

25

24

26

26

26

22

22

20

*21

51

1,043

34.8

-

"

Mean 847 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 5,710 Min 20 Mean 928 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 171

1440. Wakatomlka Creek near Prazeysburg, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°07'57", long 82°08'53", In NW£ sec.13, T.3 N. , R.9 W. , on right bank 

2 mllea northwest of Prazeysburg, Musklngum County, 2 miles downstream from Plvemlle 

Run, and 2| miles upstream from Black Run.

Drainage area. 140 sq ml.

Records available. September 1936 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 748.12 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 31, 1936, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 149 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,700 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 13.15 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,700 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak 

flow; minimum, 7.7 cfs Sept. 16-20; minimum gage height, 1.19 ft Sept. 9, 10, 16-20.

1936-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 22, 1959; minimum, 2.3 cfs Oct. 4, 5, 1953; 

minimum gage height, 1.08 ft Sept. 8, 9, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, and those below 10 cfs, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years) . MSP 1113: 1937(M). WSP 1555: 1952(M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 6-3O)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Sept. 3O

2.5

13

21

43

81

128

270

3.0 

4.0 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

445

920

3,610

4,820

6,600

1.0

1.2

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

98

204

3.0 

4.0 

8.0 

9.O 

11.0

352

840

3,610

4.8ZO

8.7OO

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

2Z

Z3

24

25

26

27

28

29

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

26

*24

22

22

21

20

19

18

?0

24

22

19

18

18

18

18

ZO

24

24

23

23

23

23

25

26

27

28

28

27 

25

23

698

22.5

O.161

0.19

N9V.

22

25

27

27

25

24

23

22

25

*56

36

27

23

22

25

30

30

29

29

27

25

23

22

21

?l

26

33

33

30 

30

798

26.6

0.190

0.21

Dec.

24

27

29

39

86

1OO

90

55

50

45

40

35

35

30

30

25

*25

25

30

30

35

35

35

35

40

35

35

35

40 

45

55

1,275

41.1

0.294

0.34

Jan.

160

480

289

195

110

100

75

55

50

45

40

40

42

46

156

195

14O

160

16O

131

4,850

*6.920

993

494

367

298

237

190

19O 

369

291

17,868

576

4.11

4.74

Feb.

2O4

170

180

*222

171

131

125

117

111

2,800

2,390

676

532

522

792

489

386

334

245

200

210

165

206

256

185

176

167

158

-

12,320

44O

3.14

3.27

Mar.

229

282

291

256

216

301

276

214

216

232

204

*202

194

248

708

449

304

226

197

178

167

141

125

117

110

106

131

133

108 

1O4

100

6,765

218

1.56

1.80

Apr.

95

346

371

320

248

212

173

160

148

131

117

108

106

97

90

85

77

74

74

83

78

68

*62

58

55

56

100

54O

59O 

oob TDC

5,1O8

170

1.21

1.35

May

334

270

222

214

190

156

137

115

102

100

97

182

282

24O

171

139

121

106

1OO

87

80

10?

769 328"

2O6

182

169

222

154 

139

121

5,837

188

1.34

1.54

June

100

1OO

9O

*71

59

51

50

4O

36

34

31

66

233

90

56

45

39

34

31

29

27

36

120

48

41

89

151

75

49 

39

1,960

65.3

0.466

0.52

July

76

82

50

37

31

29

25

22

20

22

20

50

29

22

18

*17

*I3

60

47

58

38

23

22

35

95

38

28

24

22 

428

nt ( C.'ko

1,737

56.0

0.400

O.46

Aug.

102

63

47

156

171

93

68

66

56

43

35

3O

26

24

22

20

22

21

20

18

17

16

16

15

*14_

15

166

45

24 

19

20

1,470

47.4

0.339

0.39

Sept.

17

16

17

14

12

11

11

10

9.6

9.6

10

9.3

9.0

8.4

8.4

8.0

8.0

*8.O

8.0

8.0

8.4

8.7

8.7

9.0

9.0

9.3

9.3

9.6

11

21

326.3

1O.9

0.078

0.09

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,360 Mln 18 Mean 1ZO Cfsm 0.857 In. 11.59

Water year 1958-59: Max 6,920 Mln 8.O Mean 154 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14. 9O

Peak discharge (base. 1,600 cfs). Jan. 22 (12:3O a.m.) 13,700 cfs (13.15 ft); Feb. 10 (11 p.m.) 

5,320 cfs (9.31 ft). ___________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 29, 30, Dec. 6 to Jan. 2, Jan. 5-12, 17-19, 

FebTT, 3, 20, 21.
172 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

1445. Muskingum River at Dresden, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°07'14", long 82°00'02", on left bank 70 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 208, half a mile east of Dresden, Muskingum County, and half a mile downstream from Wakatomika Creek.

Drainage area.--5,982 sq mi.

Records available. September 1921 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 693.15 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Aug. 24, 1925, chain OP staff gage at about same site and datum.

Average discharge. 38 years, 6,173 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 39,400 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 20.50 ft); minimum, 873 cfs Sept. 25 (gage height, 4.78 ft).

1921-59: Maximum discharge, 100,000 cfs Aug. 9, 1935 (gage height, 31.6 ft); minimum, 335 cfs June 25, 1925 (gage height, 2.73 ft).

Maximum stage known, 46.0 ft in March 1913, present site and datum, from floodmark 

(discharge, 228,000 cfs, computed by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulated by 14 flood-control reservoirs (see p. 177). Records of water temperatures and 

suspended sediment loads for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1641.

Revisions (water years). WSF 728: 1927 (M). WSP 758: Drainage area. WSP 803: 1935. 

WSP 1385:1922-23, 1928(M), 1929, 1930(M).

Rating tables water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 28 Mar. 1 to Sept. 30

5.0 1,180

7.0 3,810

10.0 9,480

15.0

20.0

22,100

37,700 5.0 

7.0

890

1,080

3,700

10.0

15.0

9,480

22,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5,180

3,010

3,060

2,900

2,730

2,580

2,460

2,380

2,320

2,290

2,300

2,260

2,180

*2,100

2,040

1,990

1,930

1,930 

2,060

2,040

1,930

1,870

1,780

1,600

1,570

1,570

1,560

1,560

1,590

1,630

1,600

66,000

2,129

_

-

Nov.

1,560

1,560

1,570

1,580

1,570

1,570

1,530

1,500

1,480

1,530

1,650

1,710

1,740

1,690

1,450

1,830

2,000

2,300 

2,760

2,870

2,720

2,660

2,490

2,290

2,140

2,120

2,180

2,420

2,420

2,180

59,070

1,969

_

-

Dec.

*1,900

2,100

2,180

2,270

2,890

5,010

5,890

5,430

4,260

3,170

2,800

2,500

2,650

2,530

2,430

2,350

2,300

2,310 

2,310

2,320

2,290

2,310

2,310

2,320

2,340

2,420

2,380

2,380

2,400

2,380

*2,490

85,620

2,762

_

-

Jan.

2,920

4,980

9,080

11,600

9,570

6,630

4,940

4,200

3,900

3,500

3,150

3,000

2,800

2,940

3,320

5,620

7,000

6,500 

5,600

6,000

17,400

56,900

33,800

18,800

19,200

26,300

27,400

*28,000

28,300

28,800

29,100

401,250

12,940

-

Feb.

28,700

28,000

27,000

25,500

24,400

24,000

23,000

21,700

21,200

25,700

27,700

24,900

27,300

28,100

27,700

28,200

28,800

29.200 

29,100

28,400

27,700

27,200

27,100

26,900

26,800

25,100

22,500

20.600

_

732,500

26,160

_

-

Mar.

*16,700

14,000

14,300

14,400

14,400

13,800

14,000

14,600

13,300

12,800

13,500

13,300

12,300

11,900

14,800

18,700

20.500

20,000 

16,800

13,400

11,600

10,600

9,480

8,090

7,380

6,860

6,960

8,620

9,480

8,340

7,540

392,450

12,660

_

-

Apr.

*7,300

8,740

12,600

15,200

15,200

13 , 600

11,300

9,440

8,360

7,640

7,100

6,640

6,190

5,830

5,680

5,690

5,220

4,810 

4,540

4,520

4,910

5,380

4,910

4,450

4,100

5,860

4,160

12,000

19,500

20,400

249,270

8,309

_

-

May

*20,700

21.000

20,800

19,500

15,600

11,800

9,920

8,690

7,760

6,940

6,320

6,540

8,840

9,680

8,910

8,050

7,220

6,540 

6,190

6,840

6,070

5,830

7,860

8,140

6,940

5,510

4,900

5,770

8,540

11,400

10,100

298,900

9,642

_

-

June

*8,400

8,140

9,740

9,520

7,860

6,090

4,930

4,160

3,620

3,240

2,980

2,900

6,040

6,090

4,520

3,670

3,120

2,640 

2,420

2,260

£.100

2,100

5,290

5,750

4,490

5,490

7,640

7,760

6,640

4,910

154,510

5,150

_

-

July

*4,180

4,300

4,520

3,810

3,160

2,810

2,710

2,990

2,960

2,470

2,140

2,100

2,750

2,610

2,130

1,870

1,720

1,660 

1,770

4,760

5,060

3,750

2,820

2,810

3,160

2,540

2,280

2,420

2,180

3,040

*4,040

91,520

2,952

_

-

Aug.

4,130

3,650

2,930

3,680

5,220

5,580

4,520

3,460

2,930

2,710

2,390

2,060

1,910

1,810

1,690

1,580

1,560

1,470 

1,440

1,430

1,400

1,350

1,280

1,260

1,300

1,370

1,460

1,840

1,690

1,500

1,650

72,250

2,331

_

-

Sept.

*2,100

2,260

2,710

£.960

2,440

1,950

1,610

1,420

1,290

1,240

1,220

1,240

1,250

1,180

1,110

1,060

1,030

1,010 

990

980

962

944

935

935

899

926

890

890

908

1,050

40,389

1,346

-

-

Calendar year 1958: Max 24,50O Min 1,450 Mean 5,865 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1958-59: Max 36,900 Min 890 Mean 7,243 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 11-17, Jan. 8-13, 17-21.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 173 

1465. Licking River near Newark, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°03'33", long 82°20'23", in NE^SW^- T.2 N. , R.ll W., on right bank at

downstream side of Stadden Bridge, 1 mile downstream from Shawnee Run, 1| miles upstream 

from Equality Run, and 3| miles east of Newark, Licking County.

Drainage area. 536 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 779.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to May 9, 1940, chain gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge.--20 years, 547 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 45,000 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 20.3 ft, from 

high-water mark), from r.iting curve extended above 24,000 cfs on basis of flood-routing 

studies from station at n oboso; minimum, 47 cfs Sept. 28, 29; minimum gage height, 

0.98 ft Nov. 8.

1939-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 1959; minimum, 15 cfs Jan. 12, 1954, 

result of freezeup.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow slightly regulated by Buckeye Lake on South Fork. Gates operated intermittently 

to maintain normal lake level.

Revisions (water years). WSF 973: 1940(M). WSP 1033: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

0.9 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

5.0

76

132

213

410

2,130

9.0

12.0

14.0

15.0

5,200

8,570

12,900

16,000

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

34

70

147

330

750

6.0 2,570

1O.O 5,76O

13.0 10,300

16.0 19,900

1B.O 29,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

280

*170

137

132

125

121

121

117

125

132

125

119

114

112

108

110

110

106

103

106

101

99

105

96

97

99

101

105

103

106

103

3,688

119

0.222

0.26

Nov.

97

99

103

99

99

97

96

90

103

*108

119

110

103

99

106

114

123

117

121

119

108

103

97

97

96

110

117

119

123

110

3,202

107

0.200

0.22

Dec.

108

110

114

173

440

342

245

235

196

173

170

154

152

142

144

125

125

125

*128

132

144

144

142

154

165

150

147

142

154

187

219

5,281

170

0.317

O.37

Jan.

548

2,150

1,090

742

455

425

292

232

198

176

154

142

201

239

923

1,360

a700

a500

a600

415

15,300

a25,6QO

a6,000

3,170

1,920

1,520

1,270

1,110

1,030

1,480

1,540

71,492

2,306

4.30

4.96

Feb.

1,130

a 900

a850

1,130

*1,080

855

555

509

488

9,570

*8,940

3,150

2,230

2,560

3,630

2,160

1,620

1,450

1,230

1,030

915

905

995

1,430

1,130

985

728

669

_

52,624

1,879

3.51

3.66

Mar.

870

1,200

1,040

1,030

880

1,070

1,410

880

755

825

830

*736

696

825

2,600

1,410

885

682

610

568

542

496

451

426

406

390

439

480

422

398

382

24,634

795

1.48

1.71

Apr.

366

1,220

1,180

1,040

750

614

517

472

430

402

378

354

342

322

302

286

271

260

256

267

275

260

*237

222

212

204

245

1,080

1,250

830

14,824

494

0.922

1.03

May

BIO

645

500

418

570

554

298

267

248

241

234

509

1,510

800

554

426

366

522

294

526

294

322

394

394

294

271

260

263

279

382

459

12,842

414

0.772

0.89

June

506

580

488

*538

260

215

187

175

157

147

158

187

502

265

184

154

138

150

124

116

121

159

658

562

286

410

406

298

212

180

7,679

256

0.478

0.55

July

226

222

175

150

155

130

121

116

116

152

136

578

187

152

116

108

*106

108

124

118

110

103

103

113

502

212

154

144

124

150

152

4,661

150

0.280

0.52

Aug.

124

108

98

105

226

177

132

130

106

96

95

88

86

82

79

77

77

77

77

75

75

72

70

72

*70

72

79

182

100

72

75

5,050

98.4

0.184

0.21

Sept.

79

79

72

68

66

64

64

64

62

68

62

60

56

56

54

56

56

56

56

56

58

58

54

52

52

50

48

47

48

122

1,845

61.4

0.115

0.15

Calendar year 1958: Max 7,040 Min 90 Mean 545 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.80

Water year 1958-59: Max 25,600 Min 47 Mean 564 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.29

Peak discharge (base, 6,500 cfs).--Jan. 21 (12 p.m.) 45,000 cfs (20.5 ft); Feb. 10 (8 p.m.) 15,900 

cfs (14.97 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, flood routing from Toboso, 

and records for station at Toboso.
MOSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

1470. Licking River at Toboso, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°03'26", long 82"13'12", on right bank 30 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Toboso, Licking County, and 3 miles downstream from Rocky Fork.

Drainage area. 672 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1902 to July 1906 (published as "at Pleasant Valley"), September 1921 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 744.84 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Nov. 14, 1902, to July 21, 1906, staff or chain gage at site si miles downstream at different datum. Sept. 21, 1921, to Sept. 19, 1929, chain gage at site 30 ft 

upstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--40 years (1903-5, 1921-59), 672 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 49,800 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 21.08 ft); min- 

 imum, 65 cfs Sept. 28, 29; minimum gage height, 0.43 ft Oct. 23.

1902-6, 1921-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 22, 1959; minimum, 34 cfs Jan. 1, 

1931.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 20.0 ft (discharge, 35,000 cfs, computed by 

Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District).

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

which are fair. Flow slightly regulated by Buckeye Lake on South Fork. Gates operated 

intermittently to maintain normal lake level.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: 1922(M), 1924(M), 1927-29(M), 1933(M), 1935(M). 

WSP 873: 1935. WSP 1305:" 1937(M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 24 to Dec. 3)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

0.4

.7

1.0

2.0

1Z6 

180 

Z51 

565

5.0

8.0

13.0

15.0

1,970

4,240

9,500

12,900

2.4 

2.6 

3.0 

6.0 

9.0

65

122

310

2,030

4,500

14.0

16.0

18.0

20.0

11,200

15,300

24,400

38,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water- year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

352

*231

170

160

156

151

147

147

151

168

160

147

144

142

159

139

140

139

157

139

136

134

139

139

139

139

142

144

142

142

142

4,797

155

0.231

0.27

Nov.

159

140

144

142

140

159

157

136

142

*162

162

155

146

140

153

168

170

T68

164

158

147

140

132

151

129

147

149

168

164

blSO

4,462

149

0.222

0.25

Dec.

b!40

144

147

226

557

429

361

b300

b260

b250

b230

b210

b200

b!90

blSO

blSO

+b!70

b!70

b!70

blSO

b200

b200

b!90

207

216

214

212

212

202

258

267

7,052

227

0.558

0.59

Jan.

566

2,420

1,540

928

585

537

429

324

293

b260

b250

b220

267

504

1,010

1,520

794

658

946

658

12,600

*56,900

9 540

4^110

2,340

1,840

1,540

1,340

1,260

1,680

1,720

89,159

2,876

4.28

4.93

Feb.

1,540

1,160

1,100

+1,500

1,250

1,070

851

78O

741

9,79O

12.100

,750

,390

,620

,090

,240

,710

,540

,300

,090

,010

985

,120

,440

,170

1,050

851

785

-

60,621

2,165

5.22

3.35

Mar.

,020

,260

,140

,100

978

,230

,380

961

900

972

934

+856

834

1,020

2.820

1,620

1,100

884

* 780

736

702

648

592

560

538

516

587

620

554

521

510

28,873

931

1.39

1.60

Apr.

495

1,390

1,350

1,170

906

752

636

582

532

490

460

455

425

410

585

565

540

325

325

345

545

520

»300

285

270

265

520

1,200

1,420

1,020

17,865

595

0.885

0.99

May

983

812

648

576

516

460

420

385

370

370

350

642

1,450

994

658

532

470

425

590

405

380

375

587

510

455

390

365

355

365

405

490

16,513

553

0.793

0.91

June

585

548

548

*595

510

270

245

225

225

g220

g210

g510

g516

g515

g255

g225

g!86

172

163

159

163

196

697

405

520

470

430

330

255

215

9,365

512

0.464

0.52

July

280

305

235

a!90

a!70

a!60

a!50

a!40

a!50

182

159

435

240

182

151

*147

151

163

172

163

151

147

147

165

550

265

205

201

182

225

210

6,151

198

0.295

0.54

Aug.

186

165

147

201

295

240

186

191

155

138

126

116

112

109

100

100

105

105

109

106

100

95

95

95

g96

a95

a!40

a!50

165

112

a!20

4,241

137

0.204

0.24

Sept.

allO

a 110

allO

a 100

a 95

a90

a80

a80

a80

90

85

85

80

75

78

78

82

82

80

78

78

80

78

72

72

70

68

65

65

122

2,518

83.9

0.125

0.14

Calendar year 1958 : Max 8,240 Mln 129 Mean 676 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.67

Water year 1958-59 : Max 36,900 Min 65 Mean 689 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.93

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfs). --Jan. 22 (5 a.m.) 49,800 cfs (21.08 ft); Feb. 10 (10 p.m.) 17,000

cfs (16.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

near Newark newai'K anda atc Dlllon. i^ixion.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage n ading .
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 175

1475. Licking River at Dillon, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°58'15", long 82°03'25", in T.I H., R.8 W., on downstream side of center 

pier of highway bridge at Dillon, Muskingum County, 3 miles northwest of Zanesville and 

3^ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 754 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 683.7 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Oct. 27, 1940, at site a third of a 

mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 766 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 47,000 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 32.46 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 66 cfs Sept. 29; minimum gage height, 3.04 ft Sept. 14, 15.

1939-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 22, 1959; minimum, 36 cfs Feb. 13, 1944, 

result of freezeup.

Maximum stage known, 37.0 ft in March 1913, from floodmark (backwater from Muskingum 

River).

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

slightly regulated by Buckeye Lake on South Fork. Gates operated intermittently to 

maintain normal lake level.

Revisions. WSP 923: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Ja

3.2 

3.4

3.7

100

175

310

4.0 500

7.0 2,700

12.0 7,100

5.0

Jar

69

108

191

398

1,010

22 to Sept. 30

12.0

20.0

26.0

30.0

6,850

15,800

26,400

36,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

376

*322

215

191

179

171

163

163

163

183

187

171

159

155

155

159

159

163

155

151

151

151

151

163

155

159

163

163

163

151

151

5,461

176

0.233

0.27

Nov.

151

147

151

151

147

143

139

139

143

*163

163

167

151

143

155

175

175

175

175

171

159

151

135

135

152

139

147

163

171

139

4,595

153

0.203

0.23

Dec.

140

147

151

187

43 O

500

310

300

260

250

240

220

210

200

200

190

*180

180

180

190

210

210

190

220

240

220

210

210

224

242

305

7,146

231

0.306

0.35

Jan.

424

2,680

1,830

1,130

6OO

600

450

350

300

260

230

210

280

340

836

1,910

955

703

871

738

7,050

»56,000

16,700

5,100

3,000

2,370

1,830

1,510

1,350

1,850

2,250

94,707

3,055

4.05

4.67

Feb.

1,570

1,210

*1,020

1,260

1,490

1,160

870

704

674

5,950

*16,000

6,140

3,370

,360

,740

,400

,450

,980

,600

,300

,100

,070

,110

,970

,290

,210

,020

898

_

69,916

2,497

3.31

3.45

Mar.

,000

,400

,430

,340

,200

,150

,850

,340

,030

,09O

* ,090

,020

933

,020

,190

2,610

1,620

1,150

884

814

770

704

638

602

572

554

602

668

614

560

554

33,999

1,097

1.45

1.67

Apr.

532

1,160

2.010

1,600

1,310

982

770

680

638

590

554

514

498

476

439

408

388

384

393

444

434

*388

360

336

323

318

350

764

2,000

1,430

21,473

716

0.950

1.06

May

1,270

1,070

807

686

692

578

532

481

434

418

424

602

1,400

1,660

947

668

566

503

476

444

434

408

632

626

509

444

434

408

408

403

566

19,930

643

0.853

0.98

June

471

434

*698

476

369

310

280

263

255

240

229

263

439

424

276

225

194

182

166

160

157

176

506

503

301

429

439

384

271

222

9,742

325

0.431

0.48

July

218

280

229

191

169

166

157

146

154

169

166

325

301

198

*160

152

146

160

166

169

152

140

140

152

234

288

211

188

208

211

229

5,975

193

0.256

0.30

Aug.

185

160

146

149

269

263

198

194

169

149

138

130

125

118

113

110

108

108

106

104

102

100

98

95

*95

95

147

149

191

130

130

4,374

141

0.187

0.22

Sept.

127

125

118

110

104

93

87

83

87

89

93

89

83

78

78

78

80

83

83

83

83

83

83

82

80

78

76

71

74

95

2,656

88.5

0.117

0.13

Calendar year 1958: Max 11,200 Mln 132 Mean 782 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.07

Water year 1958-59: Max 36,000 Mln 71 Mean 767 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.81

Peak discharge (base, 6,500 cfs).--Jan. 22 (1 p.m.) 47,000 cfs (32.46 ft)j Feb. 11 (9:30 a.m.) 

18,100 cfs (21.46 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 1, 8-28, Jan. 5-14.
176 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

1500. Muskingum River at McConnelsville, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°38'55", long 81 "51 "30", in SEij sec. 11, T.10 N., R.12 W., on upstream 

side of bridge half a mile upstream from dam 7, at McConnelsville, Morgan County, and 

3 miles downstream from Oilspring Run. Prior to Sept. 9, 1959, at site half a mile 

downstream.

Drainage area.--7,411 sq mi.

Records available. October 1921 to September 1959.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 650.31 ft above mean sea 

level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to July 27, 1922, chain gage at present site and 

datum. July 27, 1922, to Aug. 10, 1926, staff gage and Aug. 11, 1926, to Sept. 8, 

1959, water-stage recorder, at site half a mile downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--38 years, 7,282 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 81,60' cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 14.38 ft); minimum daily, 1,000 cfs Stpt. 28.

1921-59: Maximum discharge, 126,000 cfs Jan. 26, 1937 (gage height, 21.14 ft); minimum, 218 cfs Aug. 25, 1930 (gage height, -0.65 ft), from rating curve extended below 

470 cfs.

Maximum stage known, 33.5 ft Mar. 27, 1913 (discharge, 270,000 cfs, computed by 

Corps of Engineers}.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are fair. Flow regulated by 14 flood-control reservoirs(see p. 177). Some regulation at low flow by powerplant above station. Records of chemical analyses and water 

temperatures for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1641.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 758: Drainage area. WSP 853: 1933(M). WSP 1173: 1922-24, 

1928(M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except period of indefinite stage-discharge 

relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Ja Jan. 25 to Sept. 30

1.2 1,800 5.0 15,OOO 0.6 870 6.0 20.40O

1.5 2,410 10.0 46,400 1.0 1,630 12.0 62,200

£.0 3,490 13.0 70,600 3.0 6,040 13.0 70,600

3.0 6,040

Discharge, in eubi: feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

£0

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

II

Total 

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3,950

3,700

3,510

3,400

3,250

3,050

2,900

2,770

2,720

2,810

2,750

2,680

2,600

2,520

2,450

2,370

2,300

2,280

2,370

2,450

2,370

2,260

2,240

2,120

1,980

1,980

2,060

2,040

1,960

1, 880

1,880

79,600 

2,568

-

-

Nov.

1,860

1,880

1,960

1,920

*1,900

1,940

1,920

1,860

1,900

2,000

2,040

2,140

2,140

2,120

2,120

2,300

2,520

2,640

3,180

5.420

3,270

3,140

2,980

2,810

2,600

2,520

2,520

2,720

2,830

2,660

71,810 

2,394

-

-

Dec.

2,450

2^700

3,450

4,910

5,610

5,810

5,840

5,120

3,950

3,160

2,980

3,160

3,050

2,940

2,720

2,750

2,750

2,720

2,830

2,810

2,770

2,830

2,980

3,010

2,900

2,920

2,920

2,960

3,010

3,030

103,510 

3,339

-

-

Jan.

3,840

7,650

10,000

12,900

10,100

6,490

5,200

4,970

4,730

4,070

3,790

3,600

5,470

3,700

5,470

7,770

8,340

7,370

6,560

8,380

27,100

64,300

67,400

30,900

20,700

26,400

28,100

28,500

28,700

29,900

31,100

511,500 

16,500

-

-

Feb.

29,800

28,700

*27 , 800

27,200

25,900

24,800

23,700

22,300

21.400

36,200

49,400

34,900

30,600

32,600

34,600

32,600

31,300

31 , 300

30,600

29,700

28,700

28,300

28,400

29,100

28,300

27,200

24,600

22,500

822,500 

29,380

-

-

Mar.

19,600

17,300

16,200

15,800

16,000

15,800

15,800

16,300

15,400

14,300

*14,800

14,800

14,200

14,600

19,900

22,100

22,800

22,300

19,600

15,800

13,300

11 , 800

10,400

9,070

7,980

7,250

7,210

8,480

9,780

7^980

445,850 

14,380

-

-

Apr.

7,450

10,500

14,000

16,600

16,900

lo,400

13,000

10,800

9,290

8,340

7,570

7,130

6,910

6,460

6,130

6,010

5,700

5,400

5,210

5,260

*5,330

5,560

5,480

5,060

4,780

4,610

4,580

9,140

19,600

21 , 800

270,000 

9,000

-

-

May

22,200

22,000

21,600

20,900

18 , 000

13,700

10,800

9,200

8,080

7,250

6,700

6,770

9,290

- 11 , 400

10,200

8,840

7,730

6,910

6,420

6,700

6,350

5,900

7,770

8,750

7,730

6,230

5.750

5,980

7,210

11,800

11,100

319,260 

10,300

-

-

June

9,290

*7,850

9,650

9,960

8,620

6,600

5,530

4,880

4,410

4,090

3,840

3,670

5,100

6,600

5,230

4,360

3,800

3,480

3,250

3,140

5,020

3,020

4,450

6,520

5,400

5,350

7,050

7,850

6,940

5,560

168,290 

5,610

-

-

July

4,720

4,500

4,690

4,450

5,860

5,580

5,350

3,290

3,500

5,310

2,870

3,080

*3,160

*3,380

2,890

2,540

2,350

2,510

2,550

5,550

4.990

4,590

5,580

5,160

5,480

3,350

3,000

2,810

2,830

3,040

4,110

106,250 

3,427

-

-

Aug.

4,220

4,000

5,520

3,080

4,650

5.060

4.76O

4,000

3,380

3,100

2,850

2,620

2,390

2,250

2,090

1,970

1,970

1,990

2,030

1,850

1,790

1,690

1,610

*1,590

1.550

1,610

1,690

2,150

2,000

1,800

2 , 000

81,220 

2,620

-

-

Sept.

2,400

2,800

3,100

5,400

2,900

2,500

2,000

1,800

1,600

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

*1 , 400

1,400

1,500

1,500

1,300

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

*1,000

1,100

1 200

_...'..._

48,900 

1,630

-

-

Calendar year 1958: Max 38,200 Min 1,860 Mean 6,882 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 67,400 Min 1,000 Mean 8,298 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation indefinite Aug. 29 to Sept. 50; discharge 

2 discharge measurements and records for station at Dresden.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 177 

Reservoirs in Muskingum River basin

During the years 1935 to 1938, the Corps of Engineers constructed 14 dams on the 

Muskingum River and tributaries for the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District. The 

reservoirs created by these dams are used mainly for flood control, but all 11 of them a 

conservation pool is maintained for emergency water supply for domestic and industrial 

uses, to maintain sanitary stream conditions during periods of extreme low flow, and for 

recreational and wildlife conservation purposes.

There are no gates on spillways of the dams, except at Senecaville. All regulation is 

done by gates in tunnels through the dams, except at Beach City and Charles Mill, where 

there are also bypass gates in the conservation weir. At Senecaville, regulation at 

higher stages can be assisted by operation of ll^-foot taintor gates on spillway.

The total capacity of these reservoirs at spillway level is 1,539,000 acre-ft, of which 

211,400 acre-ft is retained in the conservation pools.

The Corps of Engineers assumed operation of the reservoirs on Aug. 13, 1939, and furnished gage-height records and capacity curves used to compute data contained herein.

1195. Bolivar Reservoir. Lat 40°39'05", long 81"25'55", at dam on Sandy Creek, 1.1 miles 

east of Bolivar, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Drainage area, 502 sq mi. Records available, 

June 1938 to September 1959. Month-end contents prior to September 1938 published in 

WSP 1305. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 895.0 ft above mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. 

Maximum total contents during year, 63,440 acre-ft Jan. 26 (elevation, 944.01 ft); minimum, 200 acre-ft Sept. 25 (elevation, 896.70 ft, from graph based on gage readings). 

Maximum total contents during period 1938-59, that of Jan. 26, 1959; minimum, 

175 acre-ft Oct. 9, 1953 (elevation, 896.30 ft).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Nov. 15, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 962.0 ft), 149,600 acre-ft. Reservoir is used for flood control only. 

There are no gates on spillway and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through 

dam.

1200. Leesvllle Reservoir.--Lat 40°28'10", long 81°11'45", in E^ sec.36, T.13 N., R.6 W., 

at dam on McGuire Creek, 1.4 miles northeast of Leesville, Carroll County, Ohio. Drainage area, 47.9 sq mi. Records available, April 1938 to September 1959. Month-end contents prior to September 1938 published in WSP 1305. Gage, water-stage recorder. 

Datum of gage is 928.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have 

been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum total contents during year, 

23,610 acrerft Jan. 24 (elevation, 966.87 ft); minimum, 18,830 acre-ft Sept. 29 (elevation, 962.33 ft). Maximum total contents during period 1938-59, 26,760 acre-ft 

Apr. 17, 1948 (elevation, 969.59 ft); minimum, 370 acre-ft Oct. 9-25, 1939 (elevation, 

928.38 ft), but may have been less during period Sept. 18-24, 1940.

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Oct. 22, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 977.5 ft), 37,400 acre-ft, of which 19,500 acre-ft is in conservation pool. 

Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on spillway 

and all regulation is done by gates in conduit through dam.

1210. Atwood Reservoir.--Lat 40°31'35", long 81°17'15", in SE^ sec.28, T.15 N., R.7 W., at 

dam on Indian Fork, 1.5 miles southeast of New Cumberland, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. 

Drainage area, 70.3 sq mi. Records available, June 1938 to September 1959. Month-end 

contents prior to September 1938 published in WSP 1305. Gage, water-stage recorder. 

Datum of gage is 890.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have 

been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Prior to Oct. 11, 1938, staff gage 

at same site and datum. Maximum total contents during year, 32,600 acre-ft Jan. 26 

(elevation, 933.16 ft); minimum, 22,580 acre-ft Sept. 29 (elevation, 927.32 ft). Maximum total contents during period 1938-59, 35,220 acre-ft Feb. 8, 1952 (elevation, 

934.51 ft); minimum, 10.2 acre-ft Jan. 8, 9, 1940 ^elevation, 890.36 ft).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Sept. 23, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 941.0 ft), 49,700 acre-ft, of which 23,600 acre-ft is in conservation pool. 

Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on spillway 

and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through dam.

1220. Dover Reservoir.--Lat 40°33'30", long 81°24'45", in SW^ sec.6, T.9 N., R.I W., at 

dam on Tuscarawas River, 4.2 miles northeast of Dover, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Drainage area above dam is 1,397 sq mi. Records available, June 1938 to September 1959. 

Month-end contents prior to September 1938 published in WSP 1305. Gage, water-stage 

recorder. Datum of gage is 858.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage 

readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Prior to Sept. 22, 

1938, staff gage at same site and datum. Maximum total contents during year, 86,120 

acre-ft Jan. 25, 26 (elevation, 901.65 ft); minimum, 0.9 acre-ft Nov. 8 (elevation, 

865.18 ft). Maximum total contents during period 1938-59, 92,890 acre-ft June 11, 1947 

(elevation, 902.68 ft); no contents several days during most years); minimum elevation, 

864.25 ft Sept. 26, 1939.

Reservoir formed by concrete dam completed Nov. 29, 1937. Capacity at spillway 

level (elevation, 916.0 ft), 203,000 acre-ft, of which 1,000 acre-ft is in conservation 

pool. Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on 

spillway and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through dam.

1235. Beach City Reservoir.--Lat 40°38'10", long 81°33'30", in T.10 N., R.3 W., at dam on 

Sugar Creek, 1.6 miles southeast of Beach City, Stark County, Ohio. Drainage area, 

300 sq mi. Records available, June 1938 to September 1959. Month-end contents prior 

to September 1938 published in WSP 1305. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 

931.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been adjusted to 

elevations above mean sea level. Prior to Feb. 4, 1939, staff gage at same site and 

datum. Maximum total contents during year, 53,520 acre-ft Jan. 23 (elevation, 973.24 

ft); minimum, 1,860 acre-ft Sept. 28, £9 (elevation,948.34 ft). Maximum total contents 

during period 1938-59, that of Jan. 23, 1959; minimum, 1.1 acre-ft several days in 

September and October ly39 (elevation, 931.60 ft).
178 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Muskingum River basin Continued

1235. Beach City Reservoir. Continued

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Aug. 13, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 976.5 ft), 71,700 acre-ft, of which 1,700 acre-ft is in conservation pool. 

Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on spillway 

and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through dam or through bypass in conservation weir.

1255. Piedmont Reservoir. Lat 40°11'25", long 81°12'45", in SEv sec.35, T.10 N., R.6 W., 

at dam on Stillwater Creek, 0.4 mile west of Piedmont, Harrison County, Ohio. Drainage 

area, 84 sq mi. Records available, May 1938 to September 1959. Month-end contents 

prior to September 1938 published in WSP 1305. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of 

gage is 881.75 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum total contents during year, 42,120 

acre-ft Jan. 24 (elevation, 916.56 ft); minimum, 31,900 acre-ft Sept. 29 (elevation, 

912.25 ft). Maximum total contents during period 1938-59, 46,710 acre-ft June 11, 12, 

1947 (elevation, 918.33 ft); minimum, 95 acre-ft Sept. 18-25, 1939 (elevation, 882.25 

ft).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed May 22, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 924.6 ft), 65,000 acre-ft, of which 33,600 acre-ft is in conservation pool. 

Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on spillway 

and all regulation is done by gates in tunnel through abutment of dam.

1265. Clendening Reservoir.--Lat 40°16'05", long 81°16'35", in NW^ sec.16, T.12 N. , R.7W., 

at dam on Brushy Fork/ 0.6 mile east of Tippecanoe, Harrison County, Ohio. Drainage 

area, 69.5 sq mi. Records available, June 1938 to September 1959. Month-end contents 

prior to September 1938 published in WSP 1305. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of 

gage is 862.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Prior to July 11, 1938, staff gage at same 

site and datum. Maximum total contents during year, 31,520 acre-ft Feb. 15 (elevation, 

900.64 ft); minimum, 24,870 acre-ft Sept. 29 (elevation, 897.04 ft). Maximum total 

contents during period 1938-59, 38,080 acre-ft Feb. 7, 1952 (elevation, 903.85 ft); minimum, 33 acre-ft Nov. 4, 1938 (elevation, 862.33 ft).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Nov. 1, 1937; capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 910.5 ft), 54,000 acre-ft, of which 26,500 acre-ft is in conservation pool. 

Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on spillway 

and all regulation is done by gates in tunnel through abutment of dam.

1280. Tappan Reservoir.--Lat 40°21'35", long 81°13'35", in NW^ sec.4, T.13 N., R.7 W., at 

dam on Little Stillwater Creek, 0.9 mile west of Tappan, Harrison County, Ohio. Drainage area, 71.0 sq mi. Records available, May 1938 to September 1959. Month-end contents prior to September 1938 published in WSP 1305. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum 

of gage is 870.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been 

adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum total contents during year, 

39,460 acre-ft Feb. 15 (elevation, 901.10 ft); minimum, 21,700 acre-ft Dec. 7 (elevation, 892.95 ft). Maximum total contents during period 1938-59, 48,480 acre-ft Feb. 5, 

6, 1952 (elevation, 904.53 ft); minimum, 45 acre-ft Sept. 29, 1939 (elevation, 869.96ft).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Oct. 24, 1936. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 909.0 ft), 61,600 acre-ft, of which 35,100 acre-ft is in conservation pool. 

Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on spillway 

and all regulation is done by gates in tunnel through dam.

1295. Charles Mill Reservoir.--Lat 40°44'20", long 82°21'40", in NE£ sec.35, T.23 N., R.17 

W., at dam on Black Fork, 2.5 miles south of Mifflin, Ashland County, Ohio. Drainage 

area, 216 sq mi. Records available, April 1938 to September 1959. Month-end contents 

prior to September 1938 published in WSP 1305. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of 

gage is 987.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum total contents during year, 53,780 

acre-ft Jan. 25 (elevation, 1,013.53 ft); minimum, 6,180 acre-ft Sept. 28 (elevation, 

996.07 ft). Maximum total contents during period 1938-59. that of Jan. 25, 1959; minimum, 1,880 acre-ft Jan. 19, 20 1954 (elevation, 991.57 ft).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Aug. 17, 1936. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 1,020.0 ft), 88,000 acre-ft, of which 7,400 acre-ft is in conservation pool. 

Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on spillway 

and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through dam or through bypass gate 

around conservation weir.

1330. Pleasant Hill Reservoir.--Lat 40°37'25", long 82 0 19'30", in NE£ sec.7, T.19 N., R.16 

W., at dam on Clear Fork, 2.5 miles south of Perrysville, Ashland County, Ohio. Drainage area, 199 sq mi. Records available, May 1938 to September 1959. Month-end contents 

prior to September 1938 published in WSP 1305. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of 

gage 971.75 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum total contents during year, 43,540 

acre-ft Jan. 23 (elevation, 1,044.01 ft); minimum, 12,900 acre-ft Sept. 27-30 (elevation, 1,019.25 ft). Maximum total contents during period 1938-59, that of Jan. 23, 1959; 

minimum, 86 acre-ft May 8, 1938 (elevation, 976.63 ft).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Feb. 1, 1938. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 1,065.0 ft), 87,700 acre-ft, of which 13,500 acre-ft is in conservation pool. 

Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on spillway 

and all regulation is done by gates in tunnel through dam.

1345. Mohicanville Reservoir . Lat 40°43'35", long 82°09'05", in SE^ sec.34, T.21 N., R.15 

W., at dam on Lake Fork, 2 miles east of Mohicanville, Ashland County, Ohio. Drainage 

area, 269 sq mi. Records available, May 1938 to September 1959. Month-end contents 

prior to September 1938 published in WSP 1305. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of 

gage is 932.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum total contents during year, 54,870 

acre-ft Jan. 26 (elevation, 956.85 ft); minimum, 55 acre-ft Sept. 21, 24, 25 (elevation, 

933.27 ft, from graph based on gage readings). Maximum total contents during period 

1938-59, 59,820 acre-ft June 15, 1947 (elevation, 957.60 ft); minimum, 28 acre-ft several days in 1941, 1944, 1945; minimum elevation, 932.38 ft several days in August, 

September, October, 1941.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 179

Reservoirs in Muskingum river basin Continued

1345. Mohicanville Reservoir. Continued

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Dec. 24, 1936. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 963.0 ft), 102,000 acre-ft. Reservoir is used for flood control only. 

There are no gates on spillway and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through 

dam.

1380. Mohawk Reservoir. Lat 40°21'10", long 82°05'15", in SWij sec.6, T.6 N., R.8 W., at 

dam on Walhonding River, 1.5 miles northwest of Nellie, Coshocton County, Ohio. Drainage area, 1,501 sq mi. Records available, April 1938 to September 1959. Month-end 

contents prior to September 1938 published in WSP 1305. Gage, water-stage recorder. 

Datum of gage is 799.2 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have 

been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum total contents during year, 

176,100 acre-ft Jan. 25 (elevation, 873.94 ft); minimum, 134 acre-ft Sept. 22 (elevation, 801.05 ft, from graph based on gage readings). Maximum total contents during 

period 1938-59, that of Jan. 25, 1959; minimum, 102 acre-ft Sept. 21 and Oct. 4, 1955; 

minimum elevation, 800,35 ft, from graph based on gage readings, Oct. 4, 1955.

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Sept. 22, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 890.0 ft), 285,000 acre-ft. Reservoir is used for flood control only. 

There are no gates on spillway and all regulation is done by gates in tunnels through 

dam.

1410. Senecaville Reservoir. Lat 39°55'25", long 81°26'10", at dam on Seneca Pork,

1.5 miles southeast of Senecaville, Guernsey County, Ohio. Drainage area, 121 sq mi. 

Records available, June 1938 to September 1959. Month-end contents prior to September 

1938 published in WSP 1305. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 812.05 ft 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been adjusted to elevations 

above mean sea level. Prior to Sept. 21, 1938, staff gage at same site and datum. 

Maximum total contents during year, 60,890 acre-ft Jan. 25 {elevation, 836.69ft); minimum, 

41,270 acre-ft Sept. 28, 29 (elevation, 831.63 ft). Maximum total contents during 

period 1938-59, 63,370 acre-ft Mar. 24, 1945 (elevation, 837.27 ft); minimum, 2,310 

acre-ft); Oct. 22, 23, 1939 (elevation, 812.53 ft).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed May 14, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 842.5 ft), 88,500 acre-ft, of which 43,500 acre-ft is in conservation pool. 

Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. Outflow is controlled mostly by 

operation of gates in short conduits through dam, but above spillway level, 11-J-foot 

taintor gates on spillway can be used.

1430. Wills Creek Reservoir . Lat 40°09'25", long 81°50'55", in SEij sec.23, T.4 N., R.6 W., 

at dam on Wills Creek, 1.3 miles south of village of Wills Creek, Coshocton County, 

Ohio. Drainage area, 844 sq mi. Records available, April 1938 to September 1959. 

Month-end contents prior to September 1938 published in WSP 1305. Gage, water-stage 

recorder. Datum of gage is 733.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage 

readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum total contents 

during year, 74,810 acre-ft Feb. 16, 17 (elevation, 764.51 ft); minimum, 5,390 acre-ft 

Sept. 28-30 (elevation, 741.27 ft). Maximum total contents during period 1938-59, 

122,200 acre-ft Mar. 11, 1945 (elevation, 771.38 ft); minimum, 1,880 acre-ft Oct. 22, 

23, 1939 (elevation, 734.10 ft).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Oct. 13, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 779.0 ft), 196,000 acre-ft, of which 6,000 acre-ft is in conservation pool. 

Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on spillway 

and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through dam.

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Date

Dec . 31 .........

Calendar year 

1958.

Water year 

1958-59.

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(acrefeet)

Change

contents 

(acrefeet)

Bolivar Reservoir

898.17 

897.25 

897.33 

898.13

-

941.84 

901.79 

899.12 

912.91 

901.28 

898.51 

898.20 

900.80 

902 . 05

-

317 

238 

245 

313

-

56,400 

841 

419 

5,830 

744 

353 

320 

659 

892

-

-79 

+7 

+68

-475

+56,087 

-55,559 

-422 

+5,411 

-5,086 

-391 

-33 

+339 

+233

+575

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(acrefeet)

Change 

in 

contents 

(acrefeet)

Leesvllle Reservoir

962.73 

962.62 

962.65 

962.65

-

966.48 

963.04 

962.86 

963.65 

962.72 

962.67 

963.90 

962.70 

962.60

-

19,230 

19,120 

19,150 

19,150

-

23,180 

19,540 

19,360 

20,150 

19,220 

19,170 

20,400 

19,200 

19,100

-

-110 

+30 

0

+5,210

+4,030 

-3,640 

-180 

+790 

-930 

-50 

+1,230 

-1,200 -loo

-130

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(acrefeet)

Change 

In 

contents 

(acrefeet)

Atwood Reservoir

927.91 

927.66 

927.61 

927.66

-

932.93 

928.25 

927.91 

928.87 

927.95 

927.70 

928.27 

927.70 

927.46

-

23,460 

23,090 

23,020 

23,090

-

32,170 

24,000 

23,460 

24,990 

23,520 

23,150 

24,030 

23,150 

22,790

-

-370 

-70 

+70

+7 , O8O

+9,080 

-8,170 

-540 

+1,530 

-1,470 

-370 

+880 

-880 

-360

-670

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
180 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Muskingum River basin Continued

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Date

Dec . 31 .........

Calendar year 

1958.

Sept. 30.. .......

Water year 

1958-59.

Dec . 31 .........

Calendar year 

1958.

Sept. 30... ......

Water year 

1958-59.

Oct. 31.........

Calendar year 

1958.

Sept. 30. ........

Hater year 

1958-59.

Oct. 31. ........

Dec . 31 .........

Calendar year 

1958.

June 30.........

Aug . 31 .........

Sept. 30. ........

Hater year 

1958-59.

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(acrefeet)

Change 

in 

contents 

(acrefeet)

Dover Reservoir

866.50 

865.32 

865.60 

866.55

-

896.74 

871.25 

868.40 

881.31 

869.07 

866.50 

869.20 

867.66 

868.45

-

16 

1.6 

3.0 

17

-

57 , 250 

338 

83 

6,990 

115 

16 

124 

52 

85

-

-14.4 

+1.4 

+14

-57

+57,233 

-56,912 

-255 

+6,907 

-6,875 

-99 

+108 

-72 

+33

+69

Clendening Reservoir

897.77 

897.52 

897.60 

897.65

-

898.05 

898.11 

898.09 

898.20 

897.94 

897.79 

897.60 

897.46 

897.20

-

26,110 

25,680 

25,820 

25,900

-

26,600 

26,710 

26,670 

26,880 

26,400 

26,140 

25,820 

25,580 

25,140

-

-430 

+140 

+80

+8,770

+700 

+110 

-40 

+210 

-480 

-260 

-320 

-240 

-440

-970

Pleasant Hill Reservoir

1,019.67 

1,019.47 

1,019.57 

1,019.56

-

1,019.82 

1,022.22 

1,020.03 

1,026.78 

1,020.44 

1,019.86 

1,019.62 

1,019.52 

1,019.38

r

13,240 

13,080 

13,160 

13,150

-

13,360 

15,520 

13,550 

19,930 

13,920 

13,400 

13,200 

13,120 

13,000

-

-160 

+80 

-10

+4, 100

+210 

+2,160 

-1,970 

+6,380 

-6,010 

-520 

-200 

-80 

-120

-240

Senecaville Reservoir

832.42 

832.16 

832.33 

831.89

-

835.06 

832.44 

832.24 

832.49 

832.30 

832.33 

832.45 

832.07 

831.71'

-

44,030 

43,100 

43,710 

42,160

-

54,140 

44,100 

43,380 

44,280 

43,600 

43,710 

44,140 

42,770 

41 , 540

-

-930 

+610 

-1,550

-3,310

+11,980 

-10,040 

-720 

+900 

-680 

+110 

+430 

-1,370 

-1,230

-2,490

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents (acrefeet)

Change 

in 

contents (acrefeet)

Beach City Reservoir

948.83 

948.55 

948.65 

948.93

-

964.62 

950.01 

949.47 

955.81 

949.35 

949.81 

948.81 

948.94 

949.09

-

2,080 

1,950 

2,000 

2,130

-

22,590 

2,710 

2,410 

7,650 

2,350 

2,600 

2,070 

2,130 

2,210

-

-130 

+5O 

+130

-420

+20,460 

-19,880 

-300 

+5,240 

 -5,300 

+250 

-530 

+60 

+8O

+130

Tappan Reservoir

899.29 

893.02 

893.00 

893.27

-

898.56 

899.30 

899.34 

898.52 

898.33 

898.32 

898.70 

898.92 

898.71

-

35,100 

21,840 

21,800 

22,310

-

33,390 

35,120 

35,220 

33,300 

32,860 

32,840 

33,710 

34,220 

33,730

-

-13,260 

-40 

+510

-3,430

+11,080 

+1,730 

+100 

-1,920 

-440 

-20 

+870 

+510 

-490

-1,370

Mohicanville Reservoir

933.83 

933.60 

933.99 

933.92

-

955.87 

947.77 

934.89 

948.34 

936.50 

933.84 

933.70 

933.47 

934.47

-

76 

67 

83 

80

-

48,830 

12,530 

132 

14,290 

244 

77 

71 

62 

109

-

-9 

+ 16 -3

-42

+48,750 

-36,300 

-12,398 

+14,158 

-14,046 

-167 

-16 

-9 

+47

+33

Wills Creek Reservoir

743.09 

741.79 

742.22 

742.77

-

753.38 

744.21 

743.69 

746.89 

743.52 

742.50 

742.88 

741.45 

741.51

-

7,080 

5,820 

6,220 

6,750

-

26,900 

8,420 

7,780 

12,420 

7,580 

6,490 

6,860 

5,540 

5,590

-

-1,260 

+400 

+530

-1,590

+20,150 

-18,480 

-640 

+4,640 

-4,840 

-1,090 

+370 

-1,320 

+50

-1,490

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(acrefeet)

Change 

in 

contents (acrefeet)

Piedmont Reservoir

913.08 

912.72 

912.83 

912.87

-

914.76 

913.13 

913.20 

913.39 

913.04 

912.65 

912.65 

912.64 

912.42

-

33,760 

32,930 

33,180 

33,280

-

37,620 

33,870 

34,040 

34,470 

33,670 

32,780 

32,780 

32,760 

32,270

-

-830

+250 

+100

-640

+4,340 

-3,750 

+170 

+430 

-800 

-890 

0 

-20 

-490

-1,490

Charles Mill Reservoir

997.42 

997.19 

997.70 

997.38

-

1,012.34 

1,008.57 

998.08 

1,004.88 

997.55 

997.26 

997.05 

996.60 

996.20

-

7,990 

7,670 

8,380 

7,930

-

48,560 

34,000 

8,920 

22,590 

8,170 

7,760 

7,470 

6,880 

6,350

-

-320 

+710 

-450

-1,850

+40,630 

-14,560 

-25,080 

+13,670 

-14,420 

-410 

-290 

-590 

-530

-1,640

Mohawk Reservoir

802.73 

g801.71 

802 . 52 

802.63

-

867.86 

814.06 

805.43 

826.25 

808.53 

804.14 

803.27 

802.48 

g801.90

-

237 

171 

222 

230

-

142,600 

2,180 

476 

10,860 

872 

350 

276 

220 

182

-

-66 

+51 

+8

-403

+142,370 

-140,420 

-1,704 

+10, 384 

-9,988 

-522 

-74 

-56 

-38

-55

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

g From graph based on staff-gage readings
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 181

1510. Ohio River at Parkersburg, W. Va.

Location. Lat Sg'ie'OS", long 81 C 33'50", on left bank on downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 50 at Parkersburg, Wood County, 0.3 mile upstream from Little Kanawha 

River, and at mile 184.4.

Drainage area. 35,600 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1940 to September 1959. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1888 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 562.01 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

aatum. Prior to Apr. 25, 1950, at Baltimore & Ohio Railroad bridge 0.3 mile downstream 

at same datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 0.4 mile downstream from lock and dam 18 

and 4.0 miles upstream from base gage; prior to Nov. 13, 1948, at lock 18.

Average discharge. 19 years, 50,730 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 364,000 cfs Jan. 24; maximum gage height, 40.90 

ft Jan. 25; minimum daily discharge, 5,130 cfs Sept. 15; minimum gage height, 9.06 ft 

May 18.

1940-59: Maximum discharge, 440,000 cfs Jan. 1, 1943; maximum gage height, 49.03 ft 

Jan. 1, 1943; minimum daily discharge recorded, 2,290 cfs Oct. 1, 1955. 

Maximum stage known, 58.9 ft Mar. 29, 1913 (discharge, 593,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those below 10,000 cfs and those for periods of doubtful 

gage-height record at base gage, which are fair. Flow partly regulated by locks, dams, 

and reservoirs upstream.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1555: 1940-48, 1954-57.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

24,700

25,400

27.200

26,100

25,100

20,100

17,500

21,100

17,800

17,500

,

\ 15,800

1

1

>

V 14,700

j

j

I "

{ 14,200

J

13,600

13,700

14, 800

17,600

17,100

19,300

542,100

17,490

-

-

Nov.

17,600

16,000

15,400

15,500

19,000

20,400

18,400

18,000

14,900

14,100

19,200

21,100

17,500

22,100

21,100

21,400

27 , 400

43,300

47,200

47,900

50.900

46,600

38,700

32,700

30,400

31,100

25,900

27,900

35,900

39,300

816,900

27,230

-

-

Dec.

35,500

26,400

30,900

40,600

59,000

76.900

73,600

63,500

39,900

35, 800

32,100

28,200

24,900

26,100

22,300

22,500

22,600

24,200

25,700

25,800

20,700

21,700

20,100

20,500

22,800

22,200

20,800

21,400

19,000

22 600

24:', 600

972,900

31,380

-

-

Jan.

29,600

54,500

61,500

61,900

59,000

37,600

36,700

30,100

26,300

27 , 200

24,500

25,100

21.100

24,400

49,700

86,100

84,100

86,400

74,700

69,500

d!06, 000

3212,000

320,000

353,000

296,000

219,000

188,000

159,000

135,000

121,000

118,000

*3,197

103,100

-

-

Feb.

119,000

116,000

105,000

96,000

90,900

85,300

78,700

64,800

62,800

87,000

d!86, 000

d250, OOP

3215, 000

198,000

184,000

175,000

174,000

163,000

150,000

131,000

113,000

99,600

76,900

77,600

89,100

87,600

82,800

71,300

-

______ 

$3,409.4

121,800

-

-

Mar.

63,600

65,700

65,400

72,800

67,900

57 , 500

73,900

84,800

97,900

94,500

91,700

94,700

91,200

84, 600

87,900

92,100

d!04, 000

119,000

114,000

99,600

84,000

73,200

68,000

69,300

64,000

47.100

57,800

65,800

73,800

87,900

84,200

*2,497.9

80,580

-

-

Apr.

74,900

70,700

79,400

110,000

132,000

129,000

119,000

106,000

97 , 200

89,200

85, 300

82, 100

87,700

86,000

*79,600

70,100

60,200

44,200

48,000

43,100

42, 200

46,400

42, 100

36,000

29,300

25, 600

39,600

60,400

88,900

126,000

$2,230 . 2

74,340

-

-

May

135,000

132,000

120,000

106,000

96,900

86,400

71,200

48,700

40, 200

35, 100

32,900

41,600

56,700

70,800

76,200

70,200

63,500

43,700

49,200

49,500

*44,200

40,200

39,100

37,200

32,100

50.500

52,300

32,200

37,300

35,200

35,000

*1,820. 9

58,740

-

-

June

35,500

58,900

39,300

47.400

36,700

54,900

26,400

20,500

16,800

15,700

15,200

17 , 500

21,400

19,600

17,900

d!6, 700

d!4, 100

d!2,800

dll.OOO

dl5,400

d!2,500

d!4,600

17,400

21,700

20, 500

29,100

58,200

41,600

53,400

25,000

725,700

24,120

-

-

July

21,200

22,400

20 , 500

19,600

21,400

25,800

20,400

20,100

16,700

19,500

14,700

15,200

15,100

14 , 800

15,800

d!2,100

d8.710

dlO,400

d!6, 900

d!3,900

*dll,200

13,900

14.900

14,400

14 , 100

14,600

18,100

11,900

14,200

23,000

26.900

520,210

16,780

-

-

Aug.

20.200

15,100

14,700

17 , 000

d!9,500

d!7,500

d 14, 500

d!7,500

d!6, 000

d!2,500

d!5,100

d8,550

d!2,500

d9,700

d8, 640

dll,100

d!7,000

d9,940

d8, 900

d7.020

d8,520

dlO, 100

d!5,000

d8,710

d8,350

d!5, 500

d!5,000

9,550

20,200

12,500

10,800

402,580

12,990

-

-

Sept.

10, 100

10,700

11,200

12,200

11,400

11,100

8,100

6,920

6,810

6,920

6,480

5,940

6,390

5,860

5.150

6,390

6,120

6,680

6,120

7,230

6,770

6,880

8,150

6,970

6,590

8,130

7,450

6,880

6,880

8,710

230,980

7,699

-

-

Calendar year 1958: Max 220,000 Mln - Mean 49,550 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 353,000 Mln 5,130 Mean 47,570 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed In thousands.

d Computed from doubtful gage-height record at base gage.

575949 O - 61 - 13
182 LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1515. Little Kanawha River near Burnsville, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°49'25", long 80°35'35", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 5, 0.1 mile downstream from Khawl Creek and 4 miles southeast of Burnsville, Braxton County.

Drainage area. 155 sq mi.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some perlods, published in WSP 1305.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 756.09 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 25, 1940, staff gage at site 

100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 281 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,230 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 11.95 ft); minimum, 3.9 cfs Sept. 26.

1937-59: Maximum discharge, 9,200 cfs Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 19.04 ft); minimum, 

0.01 cfs Nov. 15-21, 1953; minimum gage height, -0.01 ft Oct. 21, 1953.

Flood in March 1918 reached a stage of 19.7 ft, from floodmark (discharge, about 

9,800 cfs).

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

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

*31

75

60 

43

35

28

24

19

16

15

12

10

10

9.2

8.6

7.4

7.4

8.6

10

19

16

12

10

9.8

8.6

9.8

14

28

43

40

31

670.4

21.6

0.139

0.16

Nov.

29

35

57 *148

130

102

85

67

70

98

107

98

85

74

67

65

65

54

58

78

85

78

70

63

58

52

51

74

297

279

2,674

89.1

0.575

0.64

Dec.

195

165

148 

271

552

297

220

b!50

bllO

b80

b55

b50

b45

b40

b37

b35

b40 *b45

44

50

46

39

35

85

205

155

165

180

135

123

109

3,706

120

0.774

0.89

Jan.

Ill

172

152 

blOO

b70

b45

b40

b50

b45

b40

b40

b40

b50

65

323

903

604

b350

b300

1,230

2,140

*2.810

1,230

547

369

285

323

358

323

291

243

13,649

440

2.84

3.27

Feb.

201

160

137 

214

280

b230

b200

b!80

b!70

196

302

296

436

813

1.570

981

547

380

295

204

157

180

204

564

377

*328

266

219

_

9,685

546

2.25

2.52

Mar.

191

178

157 

160

160

729

981

547

585

450

505

533

491

436

450

396

310

240

191

167

152

142

120

103

99

92

96

115

106

101

101

8,884

287

1.85

2.15

Apr.

101

186

555 

1.720

1,010

519

557

251

204

277

645

925

1,070

869 *841

589

582

280

230

204

178

150

144

132

120

115

502

841

1,010

605

14,766

492

5.17

5.54

May

410

302

258 

225

596

255

191

147

120

108

144

160

956

1.750 *925

464

299

219

170

152

106

110

519

585

206

152

199

227

170

154

108

9,905

520

2.06

2.58

June

101

1,480

1.980 

659

554

199

152

94

70

56

45

58

55

29

24

20

17 *15

15

11

9.5

9.0

975

9.5

12

19

152

81

40

26

5,697.5

190

1.25

1.37

July

17

225

175 

96

60

45

58

47

29

22

17

13

10

15

17

8.5

6.5

9.0

8.0

7.5

17

20

*15

13

119

108

54

34

50

828

1.010

5,151.5

101

0.652

0.75

Aug.

550

152

92 

520

1^040

547

170

107

84

71

58

47

37

53

27

24

24

25

52

36

28

24

34

53 *47

29

24

22

21

108

446

3,952

127

0.819

0.94

Sept.

"87 175

58 

44

33

27

23

19

17

14

12

11

10

10

10

9.2

8.0

7.1

6.7

5.5

5.5

5.1

4.7

4.3

4.5

5.9

5.1

5.9

5.9

6.7

657.9

21.5

0.137

0.15

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,450 Mln 7.4 Mean 345 Cfsm 2.23 In. 30.17

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,810 Mln 3.9 Mean 212 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.54

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 efs).--Jan. 22 (2 p.m.) 3,230 cfs (11.95 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice
LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 183

1520. Little Kanawha River at Glenville, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°56'00", long 80°50'20", on right bank at highway bridge at Glenville, 

Grllmer County, 1,000 ft upstream from Sycamore Run.

Drainage area. 386 sq ml.

Records available. June 1915 to September 1922 (gage heights only), October 1928 to September 1959.Monthly discharge only October to December 1928, published In WSP 1305.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 697.79 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. June 1915 to Sept. 30, 1922, staff gage and Dec. 10, 1928, to Dec. 13, 1934, 

chain gage, at bridge 300 ft upstream at same datum. Auxiliary wire-weight gage read 

twice daily 2.7 miles downstream from base gage.

Average discharge. 31 years, 601 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,700 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 17.49 ft); maximum gage height, 17.86 ft Jan. 21; minimum discharge, 1.4 cfs Sept. 25 (gage height, 

1.47 ft), result of temporary dam.

1915-22 1-988-59: Maximum discharge, 20,400 cfs Apr. 16, 1939, from graph of discharge adjusted for changing stage; maximum gage height, 33.22 ft Apr. 17, 1939, from 

floodmarks; no flow at times in September and October 1930 and 1932.

Maximum stage known, 33.6 ft Nov. 16, 1926.

Remarks. Records good except those for period computed using fall as a factor, which are 

fair, and those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Records of water temperatures for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1641.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 783: Drainage area. WSP 1435: 1954. WSP 1555: 1947(M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect or when fall 

is used as a. factor (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet 

per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 4-29)

Oct. 1 to Oct. 20

1.9 18

2.2 40

2.5 76

3.0 166

3.5 300

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

0.4 

1.8 

4.0 

7.0

11

Oct. 21 to Sept. 30 

2

175

316

4.0 510

8.0 2,110

16.0 5,580

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

88

192

156

103

76

58

48

41

36

32

29

26

24

22 

22

20

19

2T

22

23

28

40

34

30

28

29

31

36

51

77

a70

1,512

48.8

0.126

0.15

Nov.

a65

a60

a50

*149

203

162

130

107

95

123

164

156

136

119 

111

108

107

99

110

162

175

149

130

113

97

86

80

99

563

627

4,575

152

0.394

0.44

Dec.

393

309

280 

822

880

802

510

354 284"

b200

b!50

b!20

blOO

b90 

b80

b75

*70

76

80

78

83

74

67

105

270

294

258

258

231

192

7,793

251

0.650

0.75

Jan.

201

608

498 

343

240

b!50

b!20

bllO

b!20

bllO

108

100

89

113 

973

2,520

1,380

802

549

k2,050

*k4,820

Ic5,500

3,000

1,100

705

510

568

783

666

549

455

29,840

963

2.49

2.87

Feb.

354

284

231 

3BT

568

494

393

362

346

502

1,100

646

1,060

2,150 

5,050

2,070

1,180

802

588

409

294

284

550

785

764

*646

510

405

-

20,959

749

1.94

2.02

Mar.

350

516

284 

284

274

1,610

1.990

1,220

842

1,000

1,140

1,220

1,180

1,040 

920

764

568

444

559

287

264

248

210

181

167

156

TIT

228

210

183

177

18,277

590

1.53

1.76

Apr.

173

584

1,260 

5.280

2,190

1,100

666

479

385

595

1,780

1,660

2,360

*2,150 

1,580

1,180

764

549

428

362

320

264

231

213

190

173

512

1,460

1,900

1,180

29,566

986

2.55

2.85

May

822

608

455 

577

686

510

562

277

215

192

206

254

1,320

*4.200 

2,070

960

568

397

305

240

190

162

60T

783

343

242

327

1,020

597

261

19,557

651

1.63

1.88

June

190

1,910

4.060 

1,420

608

339

234

177

138

110

89

76

66

55 

46

40

54

*28

24

20

19

16

TT

17

22

77

97

171

108

68

10, 276

545

0.889

0.99

July

50

56

246

156

103

82

84

78

65

41

50

23

19

16 

U3

66

28

18

16

69

51

33

*37

35

102

254

140

86

59

306

1.540

5,760

121

0.313

0.36

Aug.

686

280

164 

121

1.740

724

324

196

138

110

91

73

57

45 

55

29

24

23

20

45

40

30

24

26

*118

92

47

52

29

27

542

5,952

191

0.495

0.57

Sept.

T75~ 593

110 

74

54

41

31

25

20

17

15

15

11

9.8 

9.4

8.6

9.0

9.0

8.6

8.2

7.4

7.0

6.4

4.0

1.7

5.5

4.0

4.6

4.6

3.3

1,087.9'

36.3

0.094

0.10

Calendar year 1958: Max 11,300 Min 19 Mean 736 Cfsm 1.91 In. 25.89

Water year 1958-59: Max 5,500 Mln 1.7 Mean 420 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.74

Peak discharge (base, 6,700 cfs). Jan. 22 (12:50 p.m.) 5,700 cfs (17.49 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. k Computed by using fall as a factor.
184 LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1530. Steer Creek near Grantsville, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38 0 51'45", long 81 0 02'05", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge, 500 ft upstream from Rush Run, 2.2 miles upstream from mouth, and 5.5 miles 

southeast of Grantsville, Calhoun County.

Drainage area. 166 sq mi.

Records available. October 193V to September 1959. Monthly discharge only October 1937 

to February 1938, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 678.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Feb. 25, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. 

Since June 17, 1941, auxiliary staff gage at site 1 mile downstream.

Average discharge. 22 years, 220 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,940 cfs Jan. 20 (gage height, 11.46 ft); 

maximum gage height, 12.43 ft Jan. 22 (backwater from Little Kanawha River); no flow 

Sept. 26-29.

1937-59: Maximum discharge, 12,400 cfs Apr. 16, 1939 (computed from graph based 

on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 

28.15 ft Apr. 16, 1939 (backwater from Little Kanawha River); no flow at times during 

1953, 1955, 1957, 1959.

Remarks. Records good except those above 1,000 cfs, which are fair, and those for 

periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1113: 1947. WSP 1275: 1938-39.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect 

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Pall used as a factor Jan. 2O-23)

ge height, in feet, and

Oct. 1 to Jan. 19 Jan. 20 to Aug. 4 Aug. 5 to Sept. 30

2.7 

3.0

2.5

4.1

6.4

14

24

43

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

7.0

83

144

244

374

1,000

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.5

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

9.0

43

87

152

249

374

1,760

2.1 

2.3 

2.5

0 

.2 

.8 

1.6 

3.0 

7.6 

15

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.O 

6.O

24

43

87

152

249

374

679

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

24

78

45

30

23

18

15

12

9.7

8.4

8.7

6.7

5.9

5.2

4.8

3.9

3.5

3.1

376

3.8

3.9

3.8

3.9

4.8

5.2

6.2

7.1

11

13

13

11

395.2

12.7

0.077

O.O9

Nov.

9.4

¥74

22

48

*41

31

25

20

17

18

22

24

21

18

18

19

20

18

21

32

38

33

27

24

20

18

18

24

180

128

963.8

32.1

0.193

0.22

Dec.

73

64

62

350

35T

249

130

b80

b50

b40

b30

b25

b22

b20

b!8

b!7

*16

18

18

21

21

18

17

33

64

45

b35

b35

b35

b40

42

1,989

64.2

0.387

0.45

Jan.

51

249

194

125

72

b45

b40

b35

b30

b27

b26

25

25

32

376

916

416

352

296

1,370

*1,370

1.560

498

308

225

181

229

324

274

238

184

10,093

326

1.96

2.26

Feb.

146

115

98

183

254

196

144

b!30

140

173

245

168

342

1,050

1.410

663

380

232

219

148

bllO

bllO

142

238

*200

175

149

127

_

7,737

276

1.66

1.73

Mar.

116

108

96

98

85

645

568

331

256

270

311

355

377

431

363

251

186

144

116

104

100

92

72

61

56

50

64

74

56

50

49

5,935

191

1.15

1.33

Apr.

48

236

522

1.410

600

337

219

172

144

293

679

615

992

*992

663

385

260

192

162

150

116

96

85

73

62

56

371

568

584

334

11,416

381

2.30

2.56

May

247

188

149

129

136

108

88

68

54

49

55

53

454

*1.150

446

227

146

110

85

62

48

41

56

32

25

22

25

27

28

22

15

4,345

140

0.843

0.97

June

12

24

66

37

22

16

12

9.3

7.6

6.3

5.1

4.5

4.3

6.8

8.7

6.0

*4.3

3.4

2.7

2.1

1.9

1.6

1.3

T75

1.7

6.6

40

22

11

7.3

355.0

11.8

0.071

0.08

July

5.1

3.5

2.7

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.6

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.5

.8

4.1

3.5

*2.2

2.0

2.1

1.9

1.8

7.6

5.5

5.1

6.4

27

101.9

3.29

0.020

O.O2

Aug.

33

16

9.6

26

596

99

44

25

17

13

9.6

7.3

5.0

4.0

2.9

1.6

.9

.7

.6

.4

.4

.8

.7

.5

*1.6

3.0

5.2

6.2

3.0

3.0

39

975.0

31.5

0.190

0.22

Sept.

42

T?

11

7.1

4.4

2.9

2.0

1.4

1.2

1.0

.7

.7

.5

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

o

.1

93.5

3.12

0.019

0.02

Calendar year 1958 : Max 4,000 Mln 3.0 Mean 28O Cfsm 1.69 In. 22.88

Water year 1958-59 : Max 1,560 Mln 0 Mean 122 Cfsm 0.735 In. 9.95

Peak discharge (base, 2,700 cfs). Jan. 20 (5 p.m.) 2,940 cfs (11.46 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice
LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 185

1535. Little Kanawha River at Grantsville, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°55'20", long 81°05'50", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 16 at Grantsville, Calhoun County, 1,200 ft downstream from Philip Run.

Drainage area. 913 sq mi.

Records available . October 1928 to September 1959. 

December 1928, published in WSP 1305.

Monthly discharge only October to

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 652.83 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Nov. 21, 1934, chain gage on bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 31 years, 1,358 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,700 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 25.04 ft); 

minimum , 3.6 cfs Sept. 29, 30.

1928-59: Maximum discharge, 34,300 cfs Apr. 17, 1939 (gage height, 43.10 ft); no 

flow Sept. 10 to Nov. 16, 1930.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1275: 1929(M), 1932-36.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 22-3O)

6.2 

6.5

6.4

6.5

6.6 

6.8

3.6 

7.6

76

7.0

8.0

9.0

11.0

18.0

25.0

122

418

795

2,060

7,300

13,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

145

410

428

505

215

167

158

120

108

100

91

85

76

68

62

58

54

54

51

54

55

55

56

60

60

62

60

72

87

94

108

3,552

115

0.126

0.14

Nov.

110

105

155

252

*528

510

258

220

164

156

200

267

255

205

186

189

205

209

215

325

405

338

270

220

192

172

156

175

1,310

1.460

8,928

298

0.326

0.56

Dec.

840

617

560

1,760

2.540

2,340

1,520

818

656

459

b510

b250

b220

b200

b!80

*b!70

148

158

158

145

162

148

152

T62

555

560

487

402

411

579

559

17,144

555

0.606

0.70

Jan.

379

1,650

1,710

960

b50O

b550

b280

b£60

b270

b260

b210

b!90

172

186

1,890

6,700

5,700

1,920

1,220

4,370

*12,700

15,100

7 950

2*760

1,640

1,190

1,040

1,570

1,500

1,260

1,070

72,957

2,555

2.58

2.97

Feb.

840

675

560

695

1,520

1,190

885

795

775

1,050

5,880

1,920

2,060

5,420

7.120

5,100

2,900

1,920

1,450

960

695

617

695

1,450

1,710

*1,560

1,100

862

-

49,964

1,784

1.95

2.04

Mar.

755

675

617

598

579

2,650

4.650

2,970

1,990

1,990

2,550

2,620

2,850

2,620

2,270

1,780

1,260

955

755

617

560

542

466

592

544

516

556

476

505

432

392

40,452

1,505

1.43

1.65

Apr.

375

754

2,970

5,900

5,260

2,760

*1,570

1,070

862

1,750

5,180

4,020

5,100

5,500

4,02O

2,760

1,850

1,260

960

885

715

598

505

452

598

555

774

3,040

3,880

2,760

68,281

2,276

2.49

2.78

May

1,850

1,500

1,070

840

955

1,040

715

560

455

566

544

598

1,140

8,650

5,260

2,200

1,160

795

598

470

566

300

386

1,100

617

592

551

1,600

985

542

359

37,504

1,203

1.32

1.52

June

452

1,570

6.580

3,040

1,070

617

418

291

218

164

155

110

96

85

78

66

*60

51

44

56

55

28

26

26

51

78

244

205

205

152

15,985

555

0.584

0.65

July

94

76

64

252

148

108

91

87

85

74

58

48

59

52

25

64

85

49

44

48

54

*80

56

56

62

150

285

164

110

105

1.420

4,089

152

0.145

0.17

Aug.

1,400

579

5O5

192

1.930

1,710

656

55O

220

156

122

100

85

68

54

46

59

55

29

24

25

58

55

52

*29

92

105

74

49

39

264

8,856

286

0.313

0.36

Sept.

840

365

205

125

94

70

51

59

55

26

21

19

18

15

14

12

11

10

.6

.6

.6

.8

r 4

>.o

.8

.4

.O

.0

.0

.0

2,054.2

67.8

0.074

0.08

Calendar year 1958: Max 21,9OO Min 46 Mean 1,763 Cfsm 1.95 In. 26.21

Water year 1958-59: Max 15,100 Min 4.0 Mean 9O5 Cfsm 0.989 In. 13.42

Peak discharge (base, IS,OOP cfs).--Jan. 22 (12:50 p.m.) 15,70O cfs (25.O4 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
186 LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 

1540. West Pork Little Kanawha River at Rocksdale, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°50'35", long 81°13'20", near center of span on downstream side of 

highway bridge, 50 ft downstream from Henry Pork at Rocksdale, Calhoun County, and 

9 miles southwest of Grantsville.

Drainage area. 205 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1928 to September 1931, October 1937 to September 1959. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice dally. Datum of gage 

is 657.85 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Sept. 30, 1931, 

chain gage on downstream side of bridge at present datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 252 cfs.

Extreme s.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,850 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 17.14 ft); no 

flow Sept. 11-30.

1928-31, 1937-59: Maximum discharge, 20,200 cfs Apr. 16, 1939 (gage height, 

30.3 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs; no flow at 

times during 1930, 1953, 1957, 1959.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 953: 1929-31, 1938(M), 1939. WSP 1275: 1950.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 3O

4.78

4.8

4.9 

5.1 

5.4 

5.8 

6.2

1.7

2.0

4.7

18

42

74

116

7.0 

7.5

11.0

14.0

194

298

428

558

1,420

2.44O

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.8

4.9

0

.1

1.2

2.4

3.7

5.5

8.4

13

5.2

5.5

6.0

6.5

7.0

1O.O

13.0

33

58

108

193

320

1,190

2,130

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

15

35

37

30

16

10

7.2

8,5

7.2

7.2

4.7

4.4

4.7

3.4

2.6

2.0

1.8

1=2

1.7

2.0

3.4

3.4

2.4

2.0

5.3

2.8

3.4

4.4

21

17

12

279.2

9.01

0.044

0.05

Nov.

~97T 8.5

26

28

*35

31

21

22

26

29

17

18

15

14

16

18

17

18

23

39

39

32

25

23

20

18

14

21

187

128

937.6

31.3

O.153

O.17

Dec.

78

69

64

389

376

207

125

97

80

b55

b45

b35

b30

b25

b21

*19

17

18

19

26

21

16

15

40

57

47

30

37

28

24

45

2,154

69.5

0.339

O.39

Jan.

82

269

175

124

88

54

40

23

b21

b20

bl9

bl8

b20

35

545

1,24O

376

246

243

*2,150

2,010

2.430

687

309

283

193

238

325

272

246

2O9

12,990

419

2.04

2.36

Feb.

143

111

12T

267

272

211

124

162

132

166

259

168

301

1,410

1.660

832

445

325

231

ISO

136

130

127

315

*226

204

172

133

-

9,133

326

1.59

1.66

Mar.

134

121

118

113

112

73O

586

361

293

331

431

361

445

369

445

298

198

159

124

121

112

108

73

74

95

89

81

87

69

67

63.

6,768

218

1.06

1.23

Apr.

76

3O7

1,200

1.860

672

358

221

*185

157

586

920

745

1,280

1,380

832

487

306

244

259

157

139

112

98

85

77

71

172

389

543

298

14,216

474

2.31

2.58

May

272

180

146

124

151

117

95

71

61

55

53

54

*292

890

347

191

124

97

81

62

49

43

38

41

32

30

27

27

23

23

20

3,816

123

0.600

0.69

June

8.1

192

120

54

30

22

19

14

11

9.3

7.0

7.2

44

25

14

9.8

*7.0

5.1

3.4

4.1

3.7

2.9

ill

2.4

2.7

3.6

5.1

12

7.8

5.1

653.0

21.8

O.106

0.12

July

3.7

3.2

2.7

2.0

1.4

1.7

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

~6.7

2.8

*2.2

1.9

1.8

2.4

4.1

2.8

2.2

2.0

1.7

17

85.5

2.76

O.O13

0.02

Aug.

25

17

7.0

17

282

72

38

22

15

9.6

6.7

5.1

4.1

3.0

2.7

2.2

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.3

1.0

.8

.8

*.5

.8

1.7

5.5

3.3

2.2

1.9

555.6

17.9

0.087

0.10

Sept.

T72~ 1.3

1.0

.8

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

O

0

o

o

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.1

0.17

0.00083

0.0009

Calendar year 1958 : Max 5,10O Mln 1.7 Mean 323 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.38

Water year 1958-59 : Max 2,43O Mln 0 Mean 141 Cfsm 0.688 In. 9.37

Peak discharge (base, 3,5OO cfs).--Jan. 22 (4:30 a.m.) 3,850 cfs ( 17.14 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 187

1545. Reedy Creek near Reedy, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38"57'40", long 81°23'25", on left bank a quarter of a mile downstream 

from Roundbottom Run, 1 mile north of LucQe, and 4 % 5 miles northeast of Reedy, 

Roane County.

Drainage area. 79.4 sq mi.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 650 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 8 years, 89.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,480 cfs Jan. 20 (gage height, 9.95 ft); no 

flow Sept. 13-30.

1951-59: Maximum discharge, 5,730 cfs Feb. 10, 1957 (gage height, 14.7 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,700 cfs; no flow Sept. 13-30, 1959.

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

which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1385: 1952-53(P).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.81

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.1 

4.9 

9.3

2.5 

2.7 

3.0

4.0 

7.0

36

62

111

330

1,150

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.5

9.3

7.9

6.3

5.3

4.2

3.6

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.1

3.6

3.0

2.5

1.9

1.7

1.5

T7T

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.7

1.9

2.1

2.8

3.3 

4.9

4.6

102.1

3.29

0.041

0.05

Nov.

3.6

3.6

9.6

18

13

*7.9

6.3

5.6

4.2

4.2

4.9

4.9

4.6

3.9

5.4

16

13

11

42

58

26

16

12

9.3

7.5

6.7

6.7

146

561

so

910.9

30.4

0.383

0.43

Dec.

37

30

40

162

225

158

51

36

b25

b!7

bll

blO

b9

7.9

*6.7

5.6

4.9

670

6.0

6.7

7.5

6.3

6.3

27

36

b25

16

14

16 

21

20

1,049.9

33.9

0.427

0.49

Jan.

76

210

85

44

26

15

11

b9

bS

b7

6.7

6.3

673

11

655

658

a!20

a70

*a50

1,070

930

1,060

166

93

71

58

48

44

44

46

38

5,742.3

185

2.33

2.69

Feb.

27

20

18

271

178

91

46

43

40

286

246

98

400

750

690

212

126

107

95

48

37

34

82

*178

98

74

48

42

-

4,385

157

1.98

2.05

Mar.

44

51

48

52

47

389

221

126

100

136

189

312

212

187

128

83

49

38

30

28

28

27

21

19

18

20

63

93

42 

35

30

2,866

92.5

1.16

1.34

Apr.

26

166

185

148

97

*54

38

32

28

856

645

264

497

483

206

119

80

48

43

38

30

25

21

20

17

15

406

380

204 

91

5,262

175

2.20

2.46

May

68

44

36

28

25

20

16

13

11

10

7.9

*6.7

61

-51 191

25

16

13

11

7.9

6.7

10

7.5

4.9

3.9

3.3

4.2

7.5

5.6 

3 9

sio

722.0

23.3

0.293

0.34

June

2.5

68

36

13

6.7

4.9

3.6

2.5

2.1

1.7

1.4

1.2

41

11

5.3

*3.3

2.1

1.5

1.2

1.0

.7

.7

.6

76

.7

1.7

1.0

.6

.6 

.6

217.8

7.26

0.091

0.10

July

0.6

1.2

.8

.6

.6

5.0

2.1

1.1

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.5

*2.2

1.9

1.2

2.7

4.2

4.9

3.3

2.1

5.4 

22

10

75.6

2.44

0.031

0.04

Aug.

4.6

2.3

1.4

1.2

1.2

4.2

3.3

1.9

1.2

.8

.6

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

-tt

.2

.2

.2

.2

20 

 9 " 3

'

60.0

1.94

0.024

0.03

Sept.

2.3

1.4

1.1

.7

.6

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

o

7.7

0.267

0.0033

0.004

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,180 Min 0.8 Mean 120 Cfsm 1.51 In. 2O.5O

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,070 Min O Mean 58.6 Cfsm O.738 In. 10.02

Peak discharge (base. 1,6OO cfs). Jan. 2O (10:3O p.m.) 2,480 cfs (9.95 ft); Apr. 1O (9:3O p.m.) 

1.810 cfs (8.76 ft)._______________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
188 LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1550. Little Kanawha River at Palestine, W. Va.

Location, Lat 39°03'35', long 81°23'25", on left bank at end of Washington Street in 

Elizabeth, 1.0 mile upstream from Tucker Creek, 2.3 miles northeast of Palestine, Wirt 

County, and 2.4 miles upstream from lock 3.

Drainage area.--1,515 sq mi.

Records available. April 1915 to September 1922 (gage heights only), July to September 

1939 (fragmentary), October 1939 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only October 

1939 to September 1941, published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 585.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Parkersburg-Dniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to Feb. 17, 1950, 

water-stage recorders or staff gages at locks 3 and 4 at various daturns. Auxiliary 

water-stage recorder 3 miles upstream at lock 4.

Average discharge.--20 years, 2,100 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 22,600 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 24.00 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs July 14, due to filling of pool above lock 3.

1939-59: Maximum discharge, 46,300 cfs Apr. 14, 1948 (gage height, 30.4 ft, datum 

then in use); minimum for 1944-46, 1948-59, that of July 14, 1959.

Flood of Apr. 17, 1939, reached a stage of 32.25 ft, from floodmarks at lock 4 (discharge, about 53,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, doubtful gage-height record, 

or indefinite stage-discharge relation, which are poor1 .

Revisions (water years ) . WSP 953: 1940(M).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

312

288

326

585

514

447

e350

e250

el80

e!50

e!30

el 10

elOO

e90

e80

e80

e80

e80

e80

e80

e80

e80

e90

e95

elOO

elOO

elOO

ellO

e!20

e!30

e!40

5,457

176

0.116

0.13

Nov.

e!50

e!70

e200

e300

358

*396

432

375

315

275

242

230

270

322

310

325

325

310

352

514

530

57O

526

432

355

308

272

336

1,710

2,020

13,230

441

0.291

0.32

Dec.

1,740

1,2(50

1,010

1,400

3,090

3,580

2,640

1,680

1,220

905

580

b450

b400

335

*312

290

270

242

228

228

218

225

225

265

315

363

600

625

555

565

545

26,361

850

0.561

0.65

Jan.

650

1,680

2,550

1,980

1,360

b900

b600

b450

b400

b350

b350

b310

b290

b270

1,580

d9,500

8,000

3,580

b2,000

5,910

16,600

21,500

17,000

dll,000

d6,300

d2,600

1,770

1,770

2,120

1,980

1,770

127,120

4,101

2.71

3.12

Feb.

1,490

1,230

1,050

1 490

1^980

2 , 050

1,660

1,420

1,350

1,410

4,160

3,690

3,380

8,150

11,500

9,350

5,390

3, 180

2,500

1,980

1,490

1,230

1,200

*1,700

2,190

2,190

1,840

1,600

-

81,650

2,916

1.92

2.00

Mar.

1,420

1,320

1,230

1,170

1,110

1,930

5.260

4,880

3,090

2,580

3,000

3,800

3,800

3,690

3,280

2,740

2,120

1,740

1,380

1,170

1,020

931

875

761

646

570

555

820

848

820

740

59,296

1,913

1.26

1.46

Apr.

666

838

2,660

5,000

8,150

*4,880

2,660

1,910

1,490

3,660

8,450

7,000

7,000

9,200

7,280

4,520

3,000

2,190

1,740

1,460

1,260

1,080

903

761

661

585

TeT

3,280

4,640

4,160

101,871

3,396

2.24

2.50

May

2,740

2,090

1,770

1,440

1,200

1,230

1,260

995

792

648

560

*494

594

3,820

9,650

4,760

1,950

1,140

863

731

621

550

467

440

el, 200

704

522

494

el, 600

el, 000

616

46,941

1,514

0.999

1.15

June

478

538

e3,500

e7,OOO

e2,500

912

682

528

423

330

266

236

218

251

196

*153

127

109

98

88

78

72

69

59

63

74

76

93

e350

e250

19,817

661

0.436

0.49

July

e!70

e!40

e!20

ellO

e550

e250

e200

e!60

e!40

e!20

elOO

e90

e80

e70

.9

.1

.2

.3

.4

.8

*2.0

11

54

127

139

100

87

154

310

259

32O

3,670.7

118

0.078

0.09

Aug.

792

1,220

742

492

336

1.580

1,420

846

553

394

284

206

163

135

113

97

e90

e75

e65

58

48

39

35

*32

34

39

35

43

106

106

87

10,265

331

0.218

0.25

Sept.

61

497

558

362

225

154

110

81

58

48

39

30

25

22

18

15

14

13

9.6

8.5

7.9

7.9

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.6

6.0

6.0

7.9

2,419.2

80.6

0.053

0.06

Calendar year 1958: Max 22,100 Mln 80 Mean 2,735 Cfsm 1.81 In. 24.51

Water year 1958-59: Max 21,500 Mln 0.9 Mean 1,365 Cfsm 0.901 In. 12.22

Peak discharge (base, 13.000 cfs).--Jan. 22 (l p.m.) 22,600 cfs (24.00 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record, discharge computed on basis of weather records, appearance of recorder chart and records for other stations on Little Kanawha River.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite, discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records 

for other stations on Little Kanawha River.
LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 189

1555. Hughes River at Cisko, tf. Va.

Location. Lat 39°07'10", long 81°16 I 40", on right bank 100 ft downstream from confluence 

of North and South Porks, 1 mile upstream from Cisko, Ritchie County, and 5 miles south 

of Petroleum.

Drainage area. 452 sq mi.

Records available. May 1915 to September 1922 (gage heights only), October 1928 to September 1931, October 1938 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1305. Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 607.92 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Sept. 30, 1931, staff gage at site 0.9 mile downstream and Mar. 5, 

1939, to Sept. 30, 1945, staff gage at site 1 mile downstream, both at datum 2.56 ft 

lower. Oct. 1, 1945, to June 30, 1946, wire-weight gage at bridge across mouth of 

North Fork at present datum.

Average discharge. 24 years (1928-31, 1938-59), 584 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,360 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 17.35 ft); minimum, 1.1 cfs Sept. 28-30.

1915-22, 1928-31, 1938-59: Maximum discharge, 31,700 cfs June 26, 1950 (gage height, 

32.69 ft), from rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage heights 24.8, 28.1, and 30.4 ft; no flow July 26, Aug. 2-6, Sept. 4 to 

Dec. 5, 1930.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

fair, and those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 893: 1939. WSP 1113: 1947.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage height, In 

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 20

2.2

2.3 

2.5 

2.8

3.2 183

3.6 335

4.0 515

8.0 2,500

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

1.1

2.5

5.0

7.5

10

Jan. 21 to Sept. 30

2.2 15

2.4 31

2.7 67

3.0 125

3.3 221

3.6 352

4.0 543

10.0 3,650

16.0 8,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

2£

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

137

121

145

124

96

76

62

51

43

37

32

29

28

25

23

21

18

18

17

17

16

20

23

20

18

18

18

21

25

26

30

1,355

43.7

0.097

0.11

.Nov.

35

35

43

54

92

*89

72

58

50

47

47

51

54

57

57

76

162

162

150

283

295

203

150

112

92

77

70

122

1.500

850

5,145

172

0.381

0.42

Dec.

398

304

272

650

1,300

1,950

700

384

b250

b!90

b!50

bllO

b95

b80

b70

*b60

b52

b50

b50

58

81

65

57

85

b!70

b!90 bieo

137

124

131

142

8,535

275

0.608

0.70

Jan.

196

2,000

1,200

560

376

b250

b200

b!50

b!20

blOO

b90

b75

68

74

1,700

d6,100

1,650

b600

*b500

2,110

7,620

7,140

1,930

760

577

457

409

361

329

361

442

38,505

1,242

2.75

3.17

Feb.

394

293

237

538

883

581

390

338

320

1,830

4,660

1,260

1,230

2,730

3,950

1,880

956

712

b500

b370

311

288

315

d858

*d810

572

457

371

28,034

1,001

2.21

2.31

Mar.

338

338

320

320

311

1,010

1.650

883

682

712

981

1,430

1,430

981

736

567

433

357

284

246

229

221

191

162

144

136

138

225

280

233

206

16,154

521

1.15

1.33

Apr.

188

457

1,380

1,260

932

620

*437

347

315

2.9OO

5.770

1,780

1,830

2,180

1,280

810

586

452

376

338

297

250

210

178

158

138

184

538

956

712

27,859

929

2.06

2.29

May

615

712

505

399

338

271

210

165

133

123

125

111

*d524

dS.OOO

1,330

596

380

271

206

162

130

147

276

338

174

116

94

92

158

125

92

11,918

384

0.85O

0.98

June

70

64

171

202

130

81

60

47

38

31

25

23

20

16

13

14

*10

9.2

8.5

8.0

7.0

6.8

7.0

6.8

9.5

62

116

70

47

36

1,408.8

47.0

0.104

0.12

July

33

43

36

59

45

133

133

98

57

38

26

19

14

11

8.8

7.5

6.5

5.8

7.2

*8.2

6.5

6.0

5.5

22

51

38

36

32

28

d!98

cO.,480

2,692.0

86.8

0.192

0.22

Aug.

390

171

94

63

49

39

41

42

37

31

30

25

22

19

14

10

15

22

16

14

14

14

13

*15

47

33

18

17

24

16

112

1,467

47.3

0.105

0.12

Sept.

258

96

54

35

24

16

12

9.8

8.2

6.5

5.2

4.5

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.2

3.0

2.5

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2 ia1.1

1.1

567.2

18.9

0.042

0.05

Calendar year 1958 : Max 14,3OO Min 13 Mean 751 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.57

Water year 1958-59= Max 7,620 Min 1.1 Mean 394 Cfsm 0.872 In. 11.82

Peak discharge (base, 9,500 cfs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

d Computed from doubtful gage-height record.
190 HOCKING RIVER BASIN

1560. Hunters Run at Lancaster, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°42'30", long 82°37'20", in NE£ sec.11, T.14 N., R.19 W., on right bank 

 at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 22, 1 mile southwest of Lancaster, Pairfield County, and l£ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 9.63 sq mi.

Records available. January 1956 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 823.6 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,250 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 5.78 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 730 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement at gage 

height 15.4 ft; minimum, 0.3 cfs Aug. 14; minimum gage height, 1.11 ft Nov. 30.

1956-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 1959; minimum, that of Aug. 14, 1959; 

minimum gage height, 0.90 ft Jan. 17, 1956.

Maximum stage known, 15.4 ft July 21 or 22, 1948 (discharge, 11,200 cfs, on basis of 

contracted-opening measurement of peak flow at Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, threequarters of a mile upstream).

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

which are poor. Flood flow affected by temporary retention in four retarding basins 

above station.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.1 

l.Z 

1.4 

1.6 

Z.O

Oct. 1 to Mar

1.7 

3.5 

9.3

14

2.5 76

3.0 136

3.5 Z39

4.0 405

Mar. 15 to Sept. 30

1.15 

l.Z 

1.3 

1.5

0.3

.9

2.9

1.7 

2.0 

Z.5

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Zl

ZZ

Z3

24

25

26

27

28

29

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.5

5.9

5.6

5. -6

5.4

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.6

5.4

5.1

4.8

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

5.4

4.5

4.5

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.3 

4 3

4 ^'On

150.8

4.86

0.505

0.58

Nov.

4.0

4.3

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.8

4.5

4.5

4.0

»3.5

3.3

3.3

6.2

5.1

4.5

4.8

6^

5.1

4.5

4.3

4.0

4.0

3.8

4.3

3.5

b3.5

b3.5 

b3.5

124.3

4.14

0.430

0.48

Dec.

b3.5

4.3

5.9

11

IS.

10

10

7.7

b7

b6

b6

b5

b5

b4.5

b4.0

b4.0

b3.5

b3.5

b3.5

b4.0

b4.0

3.8

4.5

5.S

4.3

b4.0

b4.0

3.5

3.5 

3.5

5.3

164.4

5.30

0.550

0.63

Jan.

16

11

7.7

6.2

b6

b6

bS

b5

b4.5

b4.0

b4.0

b3.5

b3.5

5.7

21

11

blO

blO

blO

79

*341

144

73

21

17

14

12

11

*12 

20

15

910.1

29.4

3.05

3.52

Feb.

12

12

13

16

12

11

10

11

14

112

41

22

22

37

29

21

19

18

b!5

b!3

b!2

14

IB

16

14

14

14

14

-

676

24.1

2.50

2.60

Mar.

19

17

16

14

14

16

14

14

*14

15

15

15

15

63

52

22

17

14

14

13

12

12

11

10

10

10

11

9.7

9.7 

9.7

9.4

507.5

16.4

1.70

1.96

Apr.

9.4

29

14

11

9.7

9.0

8.7

8.7

9.0

8.4

8.1

8.7

8.4

7.7

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.7

8.1

*8.4

7.4

7.1

6.5

6.5

S.5

6.5

8.7

14

11 

12

282.4

9.41

0.977

1.09

May

14

10

8

7

8

7

6

6

6

8

6

9

7

6

6

5

5

4.5

4.5

J-o

4.0

4.5

5

4.5

4.5

5

5

7

5

7

4 5'

193.0

6.23

0.647

0.75

June

*3.5

4.5

4.5

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.5

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.4 *l*s

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

6.2

3.7

3.0

2.4

2.1 

2.1

98.1

3.27

0.340

0.38

July

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.6

3.0

1.7

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.8

^S.

1.8

1.3

JU2

1.3

1.5

*1.8

2.2

1.8

1.6

2.9

2.7

2.0 

2.0

1.6

56.8

1.83

0.190

0.22

Aug.

0.9

.8

1.3

1.4

*1.1

.9

.7

.8

.9

.8

.7

.8

.7

^5

.5

.5

.8

.9

.8

.7

*.7

.8

.7

.7

.7

2.9

2.7

1.9

2.8 

2.0

1.3

33.7

1.09

0.113

0.13

Sept.

1.4

2.2

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

.9

.8

.9

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.6

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

1.0 

6

38.6

1.29

0.134

0.15

Calendar year 1958: Max 150 Min 3.3 Mean 11.3 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.91

Water year 1958-59: Max 341 Min 0.5 Mean 8.86 Cfsm 0.920 In. 12.49

Peak discharge (base 

(4.38 ft). 200 cfs).--Jan. 21 (6 p.m.) 1,250 cfs (5.78 ft), Feb. 10 (12:30 p.m.) 557 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Mote.--No gage-height record May 2 to June 18, June 27 to July 22, Aug. 27 to Sept. 30; discharge 

estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, records for Hocking River at 

Lancaster and Clear Creek near Rookbridge.
HOCKING RIVER BASIN 191

1564. Hooking River at Lancaster, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°42'25", long 82°36i05", in NEj- sec.18, T.14 N. , R.19 W. , on right bank 

25 ft upstream from Columbus Street Bridge in Lancaster, Fairfield County, and half a 

mile downstream from Hunters Run.

Drainage area. 49.8 sq mi.

Records available. June 1956 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 797.9 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929.

Extreme s. Maximum discharge during year, 1,980 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 12.76 ft); minimum, 2.3 cfs Aug. 24, 26; minimum gage height, 1.63 ft Jan. 4, 5.

1956-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 1959; minimum, that of Aug. 24, 26, 

1959; minimum gage height, that of Jan. 4, 5, 1959.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by industrial plants above station. Flood flow affected by 

temporary retention in six retarding basins above station. Water supply for city of 

Lancaster is pumped from wells adjacent to the Hocking River. A portion of the pumpage 

is believed to be diverted from the Hocking River basin as recharge for aquifer supplying well field.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 20, July 6 to Aug. 26)

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

Oct. 1 to Jan. 19

8.9

19

Jan. 20 to Jane 24

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

12

32

54

92

4.0

6.0

10.0

182

502

1,350

June 25 to Sept. 30

1.7 1.5

1.8 4.8

2.0 15

2.5 48

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 bo September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

26

24

23

23

21

21

21

20

26

25

21

19

20

19

18

19

19

20

19

18

18

18

22

18

17

19

21

18

17 

16

16

622

20.1

0.404

0.47

Nov.

17

18

18

17

16

16

16

16

20

19

IS

*17

16

17

30

24

23

25

29

24

23

22

21

21

20

19

13

13

13

13

574

19.1

0.384

0.43

Dec.

13

14

21

55

16

47

43

31

26

25

20

20

19

17

*16

15

13

13

13

15

15

14

15

20

18

17

15

14

14 

15

15

684

22.1

0.444

0.51

Jan.

99

96

52

39

30

30

25

20

18

17

15

14

IS

20

122

69

45

36

35

175

*1.280

567

142

83

71

60

51

46

*46 

88

69

3,473

112

2.25

2.59

Feb.

52

42

46

66

48

38

35

35

41

677

165

89

91

155

132

82

70

66

53

44

43

42

64

64

54

50

46

50

2,440

87.1

1.75

1.82

Mar.

81

71

60

51

48

67

56

47

*51

59

63

63

62

217

214

92

70

57

53

50

47

43

40

39

36

36

41

36

35

34

33

1,952

63.0

1.27

1.46

Apr.

33

151

80

61

51

44

40

36

36

34

31

34

32

29

26

26

24

28

27

*35

27

24

22

21

21

20

37

61

42 

46

1,179

39.3

0.789

0.88

May

51

^5

29

27

26

24

22

21

21

26

21

37

27

24

22

21

20

20

20

18

18

£0

22

18

20

21

27

32

25

35

22

772

24.9

0.500

0.58

June

*20

22

21

19

19

19

19

20

20

20

20

21

19

16

18

18

18

18

17

16

16

22

22

IS

!?.

23

15

13

it

575

19.2

0.386

0.43

July

13

12

11

9.5

9.0

18

9.5

7.5

8.0

8.0

7.0

7^5

7.5

8.0

8.0

9.0

23

13

7.5

7.0

7.0

8.0

*12

14

10

7.5

18

18

13 

13

13

336.5

10.9

0.219

0.25

Aug.

13

11

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.0

8.5

8.5

8.0

8.0

5.7

6.1

5.2

4.4

4.4

4.0

6.1

5.2

4.8

4.8

*4.0

5.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

!Z

15

9.7

9.0 

14

6.6

235.3

7.59

0.152

0.18

Sept.

7.5

12

7.5

6.

5.

5.

5.

6.

6.

6.6

4.8

4.8

4.4

4.8

5.7

5.7

6.1

5.7

5.7

4.8

5.7

5.7

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.0

4.8

4.8 

3J.

196.7

6.56

0.132

0.15

Calendar year 1958 : Max 566 Min 12 Mean 51.0 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.89

Water year 1958-59 : Max 1,280 Min 3.7 Mean 35.7 Cfsm 0.717 In. 9.75

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). Jan. 21 (7 p.m.) 1,980 cfs (12.76 ft); Feb. 10 (1 p.m.) 1,320 cfs 

(9.88 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 28 to Dec. 2, Dec. 10-31, Jan. 5-14.
192 HOCKING RIVER BASIN

1570. Clear Creek near Rockbridge, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°35'20", long 82°34'40", in NEj sec.20, T.13 N., R.18 W., on left bank 

 at upstream side of highway bridge, 2 miles upstream from mouth and 3 miles west of 

Roekbridge, Hocking County.

Drainage area. 87.7 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 760.13 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to May 2, 1940, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 84.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,200 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 10.78 ft); minimum, 9.0 cfs Sept. 24; minimum gage height, 1.20 ft Aug. 15, 16.

1939-59: Maximum discharge, 16,000 cfs July 22, 1948 (gage height, 17.68 ft, from 

high-water mark in well), from rating curve extended above 3,500 cfs on basis of slopearea measurement of peak flow; minimum, 3.0 cfs Dec. 29, 1947, result of freezeup; minimum gage height, 0.75 ft Aug. 27, 1942.

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

which are fair.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1305: 1940(M) , 1943(M) , 1945(M) .

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan Jan. 22 to Sept. 3O

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 109

3.0 304

6.0 1,210

9.0 2,250

1.1

1.2 

1.5

7.0

11

2.0 99

3.0 304

8.0 1,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

13

39

38

36

34

32

30

30

35

38

33

29

29

28

28

27

29

42

32

30

29

28

29

32

29

34

34

32

29 

£8

27

993

32.0

0.365

0.42

Nov.

28

29

29

27

27

26

25

26

28

32

27

*25

25

25

47

51

38

36

54

47

40

a35

a35

a35

a35

a30

a30

a30

a30 

a30

982

32.7

0.373

0.42

Dec.

a30

33

38

109

180

129

138

109

76

60

55

50

45

40

*35

35

30

30

35

40

35

35

35

50

45

40

40

40

40 

40

42

1,739

56.1

0.640

0.74

Jan .

152

218

119

99

70

65

60

50

45

40

35

35

35

45

314

186

128 lie

119

378

gl.980

1,580

a430

a250

188

166

144

123

*114 

214

202

7,702

248

2.83

3.26

Feb.

153

114

121

138

118

96

83

80

83

885

413

213

222

432

420

244

196

178

142

121

106

94

125

127

104

102

94

94

-

5,296

189

2.16

2.25

Calendar year 1958: Max 894 Mln 24

Mar.

157

138

120

10£

94

121

106

93

*99

125

130

123

123

343

508

217

164

129

120

111

106

94

88

83

79

79

86

75

69 

69

68

4,019

130

1.48

1.71

Apr.

a70

*a380

166

129

109

96

88

83

83

77

73

73

75

68

64

62

59

59

63

*70

62

57

55

52

Si

51

72

135

111 

113

2,706

90.2

1.03

1.15

May

127

lol

86

79

72

65

61

55

54

57

57

115

121

101

79

69

63

58

55

49

48

46

51

43

11

41

131

117

58 

68

49

2,217

71.5

0.815

0.94

June

*46

92

57

47

41

38

36

33

32

31

29

37

34

29

28

27

26

26

*25

25

24

25

26

25

25

25

23

21

20 

19

972

32.4

0.369

0.41

July

20

22

19

19

20

32

20

18

17

16

16

16

16

15

14

14

15

19

20

20

17

16

*16

a20

a20

a!9

a20

a25

a20 

a!9

a!8

578

18.6

0.212

0.24

Aug.

a!7

16

14

16

17

16

14

15

14

14

13

12

12

12

11

12

18

19

14

13

*13

al2

all

alO

all

a!2

a25

17

a20 

al7

al6

453

14.6

0.166

0.19

Sept.

a!7

al5

16

14

13

12

11

11

10

11

12

12

11

10

10

9.8

9.8

10

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.4

974

9.4

9.8

9.8

10

10 

22

348.8

11.6

0.132

0.15

Mean 88.8 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.76

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,980 Mln 9.4 Mean 76.7 Cfsm 0.875 In. 11.88

Peak discharge (base, 1,900 cfs}.--Jan. 22 (l a.m.) 3,200 cfs (10.78 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

records for Hocking River at Lancaster and at Enterprise.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 10-30, Jan. 6-14.
HOCKING RIVER BASIN 193

1575. Hocking River at Enterprise, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°33'54", long 82°28'30", in NW£ sec.5, T.14 N. , R.17 W. , on right bank at 

upstream side of highway bridge at Enterprise, Hocking County, 4 miles downstream from 

Buck Run.

Drainage area.--460 sq mi.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1959. Prior to May 1931 monthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 723.6 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 24, 1933, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--89 years, 439 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,950 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 15.97 ft); minimum, 36 cfs Sept. 25 (gage height, 0.41 ft).

1930-59: Maximum discharge, 25,200 cfs Apr. 20, 1940 (gage height, 19.94 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Aug. 19, 1932; minimum gage height, 0.08 ft Aug. 31, Sept. 14, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 22.0 ft in March 1907, from floodmark (discharge, 36,000 cfs), 

from reports of Corps of Engineers.

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

Revisions (water years). WSF 873: 1938.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

5.0

126

206

334

1,230

12.0

14.0

16.0

2,560

5,190

7,200

10,000

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

110

206

334

4.0

8.0

11.0

13.0

955

2,670

4,430

6,070

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2~§4 337

260

248

232

208

194

192

201

228

206 

175

162

158

152

151

151

166

158

151

145

138

143

154

152

152

162

181

164

145

138

5,698

184

0.400

0.46

Nov.

133

138

147

147

136

129

128

126

131

166

164 

*141

133

131

190

364

255

223

284

307

255

228

204

194

185

183

179

177

177

170

5,525

184

0.400

0.45

Dec.

170

180

197

472

1.150

1,140

599

554

426

350

300 

270

250

230

*210

200

180

170

180

190

190

190

190

220

280

240

220

200

210

220

230

9,808

316

0.687

0.79

Jan.

492

1,520

867

632

399

390

340

300

270

250

220 

200

180

180

1,120

1,570

764

590

551

972

*5,340

9.000

5,980

2,200

1,150

952

798

639

630

*1,100

1,080

40,676

1,312

2.85

3.29

Feb.

754

584

575

808

681

536

461

506

492

2,840

4.180 

2,830

1,460

1,920

2,400

1,830

1,200

1,020

780

593

536

551

665

815

614

578

542

518

-

__ _ _ _ .

31,269

1,117

2.43

2.53

Mar.

860

983

767

671

569

684

668

548

*560

655

697 

674

716

1,140

2.600

1,920

1,060

780

694

620

584

524

464

441

413

399

444

424

369

358

555

22,639

730

1.59

1.83

Apr.

339

1.280

1,130

742

587

515

452

422

422

413

369 

358

405

385

339

312

297

294

310

*353

320

286

271

252

242

240

299

611

777

662

13,684

456

0.991

1.11

May

798

636

506

427

416

353

304

273

252

258

258 

385

518

410

320

281

255

232

220

197

177

170

199

199

156

156

179

369

192

206

220

9,522

307

0.667

0.77

June

*175

213

181

147

133

124

113

108

102

100

95

116

179

125

95

94

89

85

82

81

80

80

107

107

91

146

100

87

76

72

3,381

113

0.246

0.27

July

68

78

76

67

72

89

108

72

66

64

61 

96

111

66

62

56

62

102

87

77

*66

56

56

82

82

71

74

101

80

68

66

2,542

75.5

0.164

0.19

Aug.

60

55

50

55

57

56

55

52

47

46

46 

45

45

44

41

44

54

71

68

55

*48

45

43

40

45

45

102

72

88

68

62

1,702

54.9

0.119

0.14

Sept.

68

58

62

52

45

45

43

43

43

45

45 

45

45

40

41

59

40

40

39

42

40

39

41

38

11

37

39

39

44

79.

1,353

45.1

0.098

0.11

Calendar year 1958 : Max 4,800 Mln 124 Mean 558 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.46

Water year 1958-59: Max 9,000 Min 37 Mean 404 Cfsm 0.878 In. 11.94

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs). Jan. 22 (10 a.m.) 9,950 

cfs (11.13 ft).

cfs (15.97 ft); Feb. 11 (9:30 p.m.) 4,520

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 30 to Dec. 2, Dec. 10-31, Jan. 6-14.
194 HOCKING RIVER BASIN

dam 

Burr

1585. Tom Jenkins Reservoir at Burr Oak, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39 0 32'35", long 82°03'30", near center of sec.6, T.ll N., R.14 W., at 

on East Branch Sunday Creek, 0.2 mile upstream from mouth, 0.4 mile southeast of 

Oak, Athens County, and 3 miles northeast of Olouster.

Drainage area. 32.8 sq ml.

Records available. February 1952 to September 1959. Prior to October 1952, published as 

Burr Oak Reservoir at Burr Oak.

Page.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year. 12,630 acre-ft Jan. 25 (elevation, 725.59 ft); 

minimum, 8,720 acre-ft Sept. 29, 30 (elevation, 720.17 ft).

1952-59: Maximum contents, that of Jan. 25, 1959; minimum, 3,490 acre-ft Nov. 20, 

1953 (elevation, 709.89 ft).

acre- s n conservaon poo. Dea sorage, 5 acre-f. igures given herein 

represent total contents. Reservoir Is used for flood control, although conservation 

pool Is operated for Increased low flow for water supply and for recreation and conservation of fish and wildlife. Outflow is controlled by operation of gates In conduit 

through dam.

Cooperation. Oage-helght record and capacity curve furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Date

Dec . 31 ..............................................

Sept . 30 ..............................................

Water year 1958-59 .................................

Elevation 

(feet)t

721.44

721.20

-

721.16

721.46

721.31

721.45

721.50

720.89

720.49

720.33

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

9,530

9,10O

9,500

9,400

-

9,370

9,570

9,470

9,570

9,600

9,190

9,060

8,930

8,820

-

Change in contents 

(acre-feet)

_

-430

+400

-100

+5,870

-30

+200 -100

+100

+30

-410

-130

-130

-110

-710

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
HOCKING RIVER BASIN 195

1590. Sunday Creek at Glouster, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°30'00", long 82°05'05", on left bank 150 ft downstream from West Branch 

Sunday Creek and 200 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 78 at Glouster, Athens 

County.

Drainage area. 104 sq mi.

Records available .--October 1951 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 665.23 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Dec. 4, 1951, wire-weight gage at site 200 ft downstream at same 

datum.

Ave rage d i s charge . 8 years, 94.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,180 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 14.65 ft); minimum, 3.5 cfs Sept. 6, 7, 8, 9, 19, 20 (gage height, 1.90 ft).

1951-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 1959; minimum, 0.4 cfs Oct. 26, 27, 

1953; minimum gage height observed, 1.56 ft Oct. 6, 1951.

Remarks . Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair. 

Jenkins Reservoir (see preceding page).

Flow regulated by Tom

Hating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 11, Jan. 12)

Oct. 1 to Jan. Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

7.9

68

144

6.0

11.0

14.0

362

1,110

1,880

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.5

3.5

6.1

10

16

37

3.0 72

4.0 142

5.0 227

8.0 627

13.0 1,540

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*50

42

37

34

32

30

27

26

27

27

25

23

21

21

20

19

20

20

18

18

17

16

44

80

9.5

10

11

13

12

12

11

772.5

24.9

-

-

Nov.

11

12

13

13

12

12

11

11

12

16

16

15

*15

14

23

44

36

32

64

IS.

58

48

42

38

35

36

33

36

39

32

858

28.6

-

"

Dec.

32

34

43

272

882

760

328

139

104

70

55

51

47

40

37

*32

30

30

32

37

33

31

34

40

39

36

35

33

34

36

32

3,438

111

-

-

Jan.

152

465

308

179

131

101

83

66

48

40

40

35

33

42

548

963

437

138

113

391

1.810

1,390

233

149

289

756

682

406

151

*221

213

10,613

342

-

-

Feb.

150

110

106

143

122

106

94

87

79

1.050

995

805

651

736

858

399

211

193

148

93

85

76

105

129

102

98

94

90

-

7,915

283

-

-

Mar.

138

147

206

243

148

182

173

137

127

*164

168

188

237

496

913

5Z2

218

146

119

112

121

106

98

93

76

61

69

69

62

61

60

5,660

183

-

-

Apr.

58

484

504

212

148

95

82

76

81

93

85

87

134

311

282

175

124

102

98

104

*100

80

64

60

54

52

70

208

265

273

4,561

152

-

-

May

474

241

165

129

102

90

73

54

43

40

38

91

124

146

96

79

68

60

58

52

45

40

59

48

39

45

42

39

34

30

44

2,688

86.7

-

-

June

33

*29

28

23

21

19

17

16

15

14

14

14

14

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

13

13

10

10

11

9.4

8.9

8.5

442.8

14.8

-

-

July

9.4

11

10

8.5

8.9

11

8.9

8.5

8.0

8.9

8.5

9.8

9.4

8.9

8.5

8.5

8.5

9.4

11

11

8.0

*7.2

7.2

11

9.4

8.9

10

9.4

14

9.8

9.4

290.9

9.38

-

"

Aug.

8.9

8.0

7.6

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.2

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.5

6.5

6.1

9.8

9.4

7.2

*6.5

6.1

6.1

5.8

8.4

5.2

5.2

5.5

24

6.1

4.6

8.9

237.9

7.67

-

"

Sept.

5.5

4.6

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.7

5^

3.7

3.9

5.9

8.0

4.6

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.7

3.9

3.9

4.4

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

8.0

129.8

4.33

-

"

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,340 Min 9.0 Mean 118 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,810 Min 3.5 Mean 103 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Computed from twice-daily Telemark readings Oct. 29 to Nov. 13.
196 HOCKING RIVER BASIN

1595. Hocking River at Athens, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°19'45", long 82°05'17", in T.9 N., R.14 W., on left bank at upstream side 

of Mill Street Bridge, three-quarters of a mile east of business section of Athens, 

Athens County, and 3^ miles downstream from Margaret Creek.

Drainage area.--944 sq mi.

Records available. May 1915 to September 1959.

Gage .--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 615.59 ft above mean sea level, .adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Aug. 17, 1931, staff or chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 44 years, 985 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,800 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 19.38 ft); minimum, 52 cfs Sept. 17, 18, 19 (gage height, 2.48 ft).

1915-59: Maximum discharge, 30,400 cfs Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 23.0 ft); minimum, 9 cfs Oct. 11, 1930.

Maximum stage known, 26.7 ft in March 1907 (corrected), from information by local 

resident (discharge, 50,000 cfs, computed by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some regulation by Tom Jenkins Reservoir beginning 1952 {see p. 194). Diurnal fluctuation at 

low flow caused by mill above station. Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, 

and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1641.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 523: 1918-19(M). WSP 743: 1922(M). WSP 873: 1920, 1922, 

1924-48, 1937. WSP 1113: 1932. WSP 1143: 1933.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22

163

332

585

1,820

Discharge, in

1E.O 

16.0 

18.0 

20.0

5,310

8,910

12,200

17,800

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

4.0

Jan. 23 to Sept.

40 6.0

91 12.0

165 16.0

350 18.0

600 20.0

1,830

5,310

8,910

12,200

17,800

st per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

640

585

492

444

418

375

341

324

320

332

341

320

289

268

257

250

247

254

257

250

233

217

226

301

261

240

247

257

264

250

226

9,726

314

_

-

Nov.

220

223

226

233

230

223

214

204

204

220

250

250

*226

220

237

394

502

389

433

640

574

470

413

371

341

332

336

336

345

312

9,568

319

-

Dec.

b300

328

354

967

3,000

4.010

2,120

1,210

b900

b600

b550

b490

b450

b410

b390

*b360

b310

b310

312

336

b340

b330

324

375

480

b420

b390

b360

366

375

b390

21,857

705

-

Jan.

636

bE,300

2 .,480

1,480

1,000

b650

b600

b550

b490

b440

b390

b350

328

336

*1,900

b4,800

3,180

1,400

bl,100

2,040

8,630

14,500

14 ,900

9,630

3,470

2,320

2,140

1,740

1,400

*1,600

2,200

88,983

2,870

-

Feb.

1,680

1,260

1,050

1,380

1,450

1,120

912

905

886

3,170

7.470

6,750

4,870

4,450

5,830

4,780

2,860

2,200

1,890

1,440

1,160

1,090

1,180

1,570

1,410

1,220

1,140

1,050

66,173

2,363

-

Mar.

1,270

1,840

1,610

1,580

1,320

1,350

1,500

1,280

1,160

*1,340

1,580

2,180

1,940

2,060

4,410

4.700

2,690

1,760

1,460

1,300

1,260

1,160

989

919

853

782

808

866

769

715

703

48,154

1,553

-

Apr.

673

1,680

2.780

1,940

1,440

1,160

975

872

853

1,030

940

860

1,120

1,530

1,360

1,060

892

788

769

788

*834

745

667

622

572

545

727

1,860

2,300

1,680

34,062

1,135

_

-

May

1.900

1,850

1,380

1,110

989

840

751

638

545

512

506

589

1,110

1,520

975

763

650

584

523

485

440

413

703

589

431

418

490

616

540 

408

600

23,858

770

_

-

June

450

*426

436

341

283

256

230

216

199

190

180

177

245

260

199

168

162

157

148

148

143

140

148

159

165

145

190

148

137

JL23

6,369

212

_

-

July

115

120

118

113

111

118

127

143

113

104

98

98

113

154

113

102

95

98

135

130

*113

104

93

100

127

127

123

113

130 

127

120

3,595

116

-

Aug.

106

95

89

82

83

85

87

87

85

80

72

65

65

65

65

64

64

76

89

83

*74

69

64

58

57.

57

67

89

111 

100

123

2,456

79.2

--

Sept.

98

91

82

72

72

69

64

60

55

81

129

72

62

58

55

55

55

52

54

54

55

55

55

57

58

57

57

60

64 

93

2,001

66.7

-

-

Calendar year 1958: Max 11,600 Min 204 Mean 1,161 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 14,900 Min 52 Mean 868 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (ba 

cfs (15.06 ft).

7,500 cfs).--Jan. 23 (6 a.m.) 15,£ cfs (19.38 ft); Feb. 11 (7:30 p.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 197

1600. Ohio River at Pomeroy, Ohio

Location. Lat 38°50<25", long 82°08'30", on left bank at Point Pleasant, Mason County, 

W. Va,, 1,200 ft upstream from Kanawha River and at mile 265.4.

Drainage area. 40,500 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--February to April 1936, December 1936 to February 1937, February 1940 

to September 1959 (discharge not compiled for low-water periods since September 1952). 

Gage-height records collected at same site since 1889 are contained in reports of 

U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 514.10 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

datum. In 1936 and 1937 staff gages at locks 24 and 25 at different datums. Feb. 7, 

1940, to Sept. 30, 1951, water-stage recorder at site 0.3 mile upstream at present 

datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder near left bank on downstream side of pier of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 33 at Pomeroy, 13.8 miles upstream from gage.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 365,000 cfs Jan. 25; maximum gage height, 43.88 

ft Jan. 25; maximum gage height at auxiliary gage, 46.55 ft Jan. 25; minimum daily discharge not determined; minimum gage height, 23.04 ft Jan. 7.

1936-37, 1940-59: Maximum discharge, 554,000 cfs Jan. 27, 1937 (gage height, 67.7ft, 

pass sill gage, lock 24): minimum daily discharge not determined; minimum gage-height 

since February 1940, 22.52 ft Sept. 10, 1956.

Maximum discharge known, 633,000 cfs Mar. 30, 1913 (gage height, 70.1 ft, pass sill 

gage, lock 24).

Remarks. Records good except those below 60,000 cfs and those for period of doubtful gageheight record, which are fair. Discharge less than 35,000 cfs on days for which no discharge is shown. Flow partly regulated by locks, dams, and reservoirs upstream.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1505: 1955. WSP 1555: 1936-37, 1940-48, 1954-57.

Discharge, in cubi- feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

Total 

Mean 

Cfsm

Cale 

Wate

Oct.

idar yea 

r year 1

Nov.

-

:

:

40,700 

*47,300

46,400

45,800 

44,600 

40,900

43,900

:

' 1958: I 

958-59: I

Dec.

40,400

36,800 

43 , 400 

60, 100

79,700

84.500

44,' 900 

38,500

36,500

-

-

:

lax 271 

fax 358

Jan.

38,000 

56,000

72,900 

70,700 

70,100

45,500

35,800

56,000

93,500 

103,000 

97,200 

92,500

88,000

[3118,000 

d202, 000 

d290,000 

d347, 000 

358,000

*317, 000 

249,000 

206,000 

174,000

1

,000 ! 

,000 I

Feb.

132,000 

131,000

124,000 

113,000 

109,000

102,000

95,200 

85,900 

75,500 

83,100

163,000 

236,000 

263,000

258,000 

243,000

229,000 

214,000 

203,000 

185,000

166,000

141,000 

120,000 

105,000 

86,400 

95,300

99,600 

98,800 

92,100

4,048,700 

144,600

4in - 

1in -

Mar.

78,700 

77,900

78,700 

81,400 

85,500

75,700

78,700 

92,000 

103,000 

108,000

107 , 000 

110,000 

114,000

105,000 

101,000

105,000 

109,000 

126,000 

130,000

120,000

101,000 

91,100 

81,400 

77,900 

76,300

64,900 

59.200 

66,000 

78,800

2,871,400 

92,630

Mee 

Me<

Apr.

90,000 

83,700

87,800 

103,000 

132,000

150,000

144,000 

125,000 

115,000 

111,000

112,000 

104,000 

104,000

109,000 

107,000

95,200 

81,100 

54,800 

52,800

48,700

46,300 

46,600 

47,000 

41,700 

37,500

36,400

69^000 

91,500

2,587,700 

86,260

in - 

in -

May

144,000 

150,000

144,000 

128,000 

113,000

103,000

92,900 

60,500 

45,300 

38,500

38,300 

42 , 300 

59,400

82,400 

93,500

91,500 

78,900 

59,700 

49,400

51,800

47,000 

45,000 

41,400 

36,500 

36,100

36,200 

35,000 

52.200

2,095, 900 

67,610

Cfs 

Cfs

June

41,400

37,500 

55,000

38,700

-

1

1

40,700 

42,800

:

n

July

In. - 

In. -

Aug. Sept .

cLLfcJI ytjal -L3OO-33: I'ltlA 33O,UUU 1'1-LIl ~ 1'lfcJa

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Computed from doubtful gage-height record at base

575949 O - 61 - 14
198 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1610. South Pork Hew River near Jefferson, N. C.

Location.--Lat 36°24', long 81°25', on right bank 600 ft upstream from bridge on State 

Highways 16 and 88, a quarter of a mile downstream from Bear Creek, and 4 miles southeast of Jefferson, Ashe County.

Drainage area. 207 sq mi.

Records available. October 1924 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,657.04 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to Oct. 14, 1934, chain gage on old bridge 400 ft downstream at same datum. 

Oct. 14, 1934, to Mar. 25, 1935, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 35 years, 407 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,860 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 9.55 ft); minimum not determined, occurred during period of ice effect; minimum daily, 100 cfs Dec.12.

1924-59: Maximum discharge, 52,800 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 22.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,100 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 52 cfs Dec. 24, 1943, result of freezeup; minimum daily, 65 cfs Sept. 9, 1925. 

Maximum stage known prior to 1924, 18.0 ft July 15, 1916, from floodmarks witnessed 

by local resident (discharge, 35,200 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair, 

and those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions

1941-42 m)

water iter yi years). WSP 1275: 1925-26(M), 1928-30(M), 1931-32, 1933-35(M),

I, 194'4(m).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.8 

2.0 

Z.5 

3.0

150

205

385

650

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

1,350

2,250

3,400

6,540

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

l

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

202

249

224

236

220

190

178

178

172

*168

165

160

158

160

162

165

172

190

252

246

190

214

236

214

196

181

178

175

165

168

168

5,932

191

0.923

1.06

Nov.

175

255

278

239

205

193

187

178

172

172

170

168

165

162

165

168

172

172

168

162

*158

155

155

155

155

158

162

170

246

246

5,486

183

0.884

0.99

Dec.

181

175

175

175

175

168

b!50

b!30

b!50

b!50

b!30

blOO

b!30

b!30

b!30

*b!50

b!70

b!70

b!70

blBO

bl80

blBO

blBO

b!70

b!50

b!20

b!60

1,670

5.190

932

CCQ

10,589

342

1.65

1.90

Jan.

486

540

428

364

b220

b!30

b240

b300

b280

blBO

b200

b300

b320

300

289

b300

b200

b220

b2BO

b340

384

1.850

851

540

449

385

351

330

311

292

282

11,942

385

1.86

2.14

Feb.

268

255

255

268

289

272

236

236

239

242

249

242

338

*404.

342

315

289

275

272

246

b!90

b200

278

303

252

236

227

224

-

7,442

266

1.28

1.34

Mar.

224

220

217

211

236

*962

678

454

381

351

322

319

319

300

303

303

272

255

249

249

249

246

236

230

224

224

431

528

355

460

513

10,521

339

1.64

1.89

Apr.

404

497

524

486

444

385

359

326

315

500

359

742

1.150

717

578

513

465

MSB

568

606

568

584

765

659

556

491

465

449

529

455

15,655

521

2.52

2.81

May

399

381

364

346

342

334

319

300

289

296

319

a300

a560

a400

a540

a5 20

aSOO

a280

a28o

*a300

568

688

486

581

354

358

355

359

414

423

508

11,423

368

1.78

2.05

June

683

900

759

573

481

423

381

*546

522

507

292

275

268

258

246

256

250

220

227

217

211

205

205

227

286

511

242

211

195

187

9,922

531

1.60

1.78

July

184

249

358

255

211

196

196

184

HZ

175

175

184

196

256

220

217

250

220

252

282

*220

507

584

522

672

465

555

497

460

511

268

8,855

285

1.58

1.59

Aug.

296

239

224

296

546

364

296

511

289

246

250

214

205

196

190

190

195

190

224

507

326

265

242

258

387

564

515

500

296

345

535

8,879

286

1.58

1.60

Sept.

1,140

1,050

612

475

399

376

818

865

661

546

470

419

372

542

522

505

*289

282

275

262

258

252

242

256

230

227

224

230

525

6.080

18,582

619

2.99

5.54

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,190 Win 100 Mean 463 Cfsm 2.24 In. 30.40

Water year 1958-59: Max 6,O80 Win 10O Mean 343 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.49

Peak discharge (base, 2,60O cfs). Dec. 28 (12 p.m.) 4,69O cfs (6.87 ft)j Sept. SO (l p.m.) 9,86O 

cfs (9.55 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-^Right record) discharge estimated on basis of streamflow continuity, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 199

1640. New River near Galax, Va.

Location. Lat 36°38'50", long 80°58'45", on left bank at upstream side of bridge on U. S. 

Highway 58, 500 ft downstream from Meadow Creek, 1.2 miles southwest of Old Town, 

3.1 miles southwest of Galax, Carroll County, and 3.6 miles downstream from Elk Creek.

Drainage area.--1,131 sq ml.

Records available. October 1929 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published In WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 2,208.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge . 30 years, 1,801 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 40,700 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 10.35 ft); 

minimum, 380 cfs Dec. 26 (gage height, 0.70 ft).

1929-59: Maximum discharge, 141,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 25.7 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs on basis of computation of 

peak flow over dam at Fries 6 miles downstream, and slope-area measurement of peak 

flow; minimum, 193 cfs Jan. 9, 1956 (gage height, 0.52 ft), result of freezeup.

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

Revisions (water year

Rating tables

Oct. 1

0.8 450 

1.0 620 

1.4 1,100 

1.8 2,020

s).--WSP 758: 1933(M)

, water year 1958-59, ex 

In feet, and discharge,

to Jan. 22

2.4 3,700 

5.0 5,480 

5.0 15,500 

7.0 25,000

, drainage area. WSP 893: 1930(M),

cept periods of ice effect (gage height, 

in cubic feet per second)

Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

0.9 560 3.0 5,480 

1.3 1,O20 5.0 13,500 

1.8 2,020 7.0 23,000 

2.4 3,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1.959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

700

820

*844

820

820

750

680

660

650

640

620

602

593

602

593

602

630

670

1.850

1,100

820

820

844

820

750

700

680

690

690

670

650

23,380

754

0.667

0.77

Nov.

670

8£0

1.020

1,020

856

770

730

710

Dec.

780

730

710

720

730

700

660

602

690 b600

680

680

670

660

650

650

650

660

660

650

630

*620

611

602

602

602

611

611

640

904

972

21,301

710

0.628

0.70

b580

b560

b540

b520

b520

b500

b540

b600

b640

b700

b800

b700

b680

b660

b640

b600

514

566

7,460

18.700

7 , 880

3,840

54,972

1,773

1.57

1.81

Jan.

2,720

2,500

2,160

1,670

1,160

bSOO

b900

bl.OOO

bl,200

1,160

956

1,080

1,520

1,640

1,640

1,620

1,050

b700

bl.OOO

1,340

2,360

9.550

7,480

3,700

2,610

2,080

1,780

1,590

1,440

1,310

1,240

62,756

2,024

1.79

2.06

Feb.

1,170

1,100

1,060

1,100

1,220

1,200

1,050

Q 94

1,020

1,020

1,020

981

1,190

1.760

1,760

1,710

1,590

*1,460

1,290

1,110

968

981

1,140

1,260

1,110

1,010

968

942

-

33,184

1,185

1.05

1.09

Mar.

929

942

916

890

866

2,660

5.700

2,240

1,680

1,480

1,340

1,540

1,540

1,240

1,220

1,260

1,170

1,080

1,020

1,010

1,010

994

981

916

905

905

1,640

5,540

2,440

2,500

2,660

46,410

1,497

1.52

1.55

Apr.

2,270

2,240

2,500

2,780

5,000

2,410

1,920

1,610

1,440

*1.560

1,520

3,510

7.290

5,650

5,840

5,060

2,520

2,190

2,500

5,840

5,840

5,840

4,750

4,450

3,560

2,890

2,440

2,130

2,000

1, 880

88,970

2,966

2.62

2.93

May

1,760

1,560

1,420

1,520

1,560

1,380

1,290

1,200

1,140

1,110

1,140

1,110

1,160

1,320

1,270

1,100

1,020

981

994

1,010

1,440

1,710

1,730

1,310

1,110

1,060

1,120

1,290

1,710

1.780

1,780

41,085

1,325

1.17

1.55

June

2,500

3.560

5,560

2,610

2,000

1,660

1,460

1,290

1,160

*1,080

1,050

1,010

1,060

994

929

866

842

818

818

794

794

759

726

757

916

1,200

1,040

890

782

71 S

-Li2

58,420

1,281

1.15

1.26

July

726

806

955

942

818

715

715

682

650

620

650

682

704

726

748

759

770

850

818

*1,200

1,080

1,270

1,440

1,240

1,560

1.880

1,520

1,750

1,440

1,220

968

30,844

995

0.880

1.01

Aug.

1,010

916

818

830

1,010

1.160

981

916

890

842

759

704

682

650

630

620

620

704

759

*806

830

903

890

818

818

929

955

842

854

981

1,060

26,187

845

0.747

0.86

Sept.

2,500

3,990

2,220

1,380

1,270

1,950

2,72O

2,690

2,500

1,610

*1,510

1,200

1,060

981

929

890

854

818

794

759

757

757

726

695

682

671

660

660

930

21.400

59,921

1,997

1.77

1.97

Calendar year 1958: Max 18,700 Min 500 Mean 2,316 Cfsm 2.05 In. 27.78

Water year 1958-59: Max 21,400 Min 500 Mean 1,445 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.34

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs).--Dec. 29 (4 to 5 a.m.) 25,400 cfs (7.10 ft); Jan. 22 (5 to 6 p.m.) 

12,200 cfs (4.70 ft); Sept. 30 (10 p.m.) 4O,700 cfs (10.35 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ioe.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1650. Chestnut Creek at Galax, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°38'45", long 80°55'10", on right bank 200 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 89, 0.6 mile south of Galax, Carroll County, and 1.7 miles downstream 

from Wards Mill Branch.

Drainage area.--39 sq mi.

Records available. September 1944 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,344.17 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to June 25, 1948, staff gage and June 25, 

1948, to May 28, 1953, water-stage recorder, at site 200 ft upstream at datum 0.86 ft 

higher.

Average discharge.--15 years, 66.3 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,100 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 11.25 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Dec. 25 (gage height, 0.80 ft).

1944-59: Maximum discharge, 6,980 cfs Oct. 17, 1947 (gage height, 14.4 ft, from 

floodmark, site and datum then in use); minimum, 13 cfs Jan. 5, 1956 (gage height, 0.70 

ft), result of freezeup.

Flood of Aug. 14, 1940, reached a stage of 17.4 ft (discharge, 11,000 cfs, by 

contracted-opening measurement).

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

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1385: 1953.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

215

475

2,220

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

41

33

*32

36

31

29

29

28

28

27

26

25

26

27

27

28

29

38

53

32

33

45

43

34

31

30

30

30

30

29

29

989

31.9

0.818

O.94

Nov.

35

45

38

33

31

31

30

29

30

30

30

29

£9

29

29

29

29

30

29

28

*28

27

27

27

27

E7

27

36

46

30

925

30.8

0.790

0.88

Dec.

29

30

32

33

30

29

b28

b27

b26

b26

b25

b24

b25

b24

b24

b23

b25

30

33

29

36

29

30

27

25

b23

b30

842

300

102

71

2,067

66.7

1.71

1.97

Jan.

82

78

61

55

b50

b45

b50

55

b50

b45

b42

*b40

b45

52

51

57

b50

b45

b50

57

141

254

84

67

60

56

53

51

49

47

45

1,967

63.5

1.63

1.88

Feb.

43

42

43

50

52

43

41

41

42

42

41

38

60

47

44

38

38

*40

35

b32

b35

37

43

41

37

' 36

36

36

-

1,153

41.2

1.06

1.10

Mar.

40

41

37

M.

42

247

83

63

58

53

50

55

47

45

46

44

42

40

40

40

40

38

36

36

36

36

71

47

42

77

64

1,672

53.9

1.38

1.59

Apr.

51

88

61

67

52

47

44

42

40

*40

74

204

160

99

78

67

60

58

72

74

64

99

108

78

67

61

57

55

53

50

2,170

72.3

1.85

2.07

May

56

50

50

76

58

50

47

45

43

47

47

42

63

53

*45

43

42

41

41

98

137

70

57

49

46

47

47

74

83

61

65

1,773

57.2

1.47

1.69

June

64

72

60

52

47

44

42

40

37

*38

37

36

36

32

31

31

31

31

31

30

30

29

28

30

36

33

30

28

26

25

1,117

37.2

0.954

1.07

July

24

27

31

28

25

26

25

23

23

24

24

30

54

61

36

31

30

30

46

*55

43

58

40

37

43

38

33

32

30

29

30

1,066

34.4

0.882

1.02

Aug.

30

27

24

40

35

28

37

38

30

26

24

23

23

22

22

22

21

22

29

*30

25

23

26

27

47

30

30

27

48

51

187

1,074

34.6

0.887

1.02

Sept.

477

118

63

49

47

60

82

55

50

43

*40

37

36

35

34

33

31

31

30

30

30

30

29

29

29

28

28

29

114

1.980

3,707

124

3.18

3.53

Calendar year 1958; Max 842 Mln 23 Mean 66.6 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.16

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,980 Min 21 Mean 53.9 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.76

eak discharge (base, 700 cfs).--Dec. 28 (7:30 p.m.) 1,600 cfs (6.22 ft); Jan. 21 (10:30 p.m.) 772 

cfs (3.83 ft); Sept. 1 (2:30 p.m.) 1,280 cfs (5.32 ft); Sept. 30 (2 p.m.) 4,100 cfs (11.25 ft).

Discharge measur 

Stage-discharge

?ment made on this day 

'elation affected by ie
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 201

1655. New River at Ivanhoe, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°50'05", long 80°57'10", on left bank at Ivanhoe, Wythe County, 2.1 miles 

downstream from Big Branch and 2.3 miles upstream from Cripple Creek.

Drainage area. 1,340 sq mi.

Records available. August to December 1927, October 1929 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Ls I,943.u9 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 1929.

Average discharge. 30 years, 2,040 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 42,100 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 17.88 ft); minimum, 155 cfs Aug. 5 (gage height, 0.90 ft); minimum daily, 375 cfs Dec. 27.

1929-59: Maximum discharge, 155,000 efs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 38.1 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs on basis of flood records for 

other stations on New River; minimum, 92 cfs Sept. 8, 1930 (gage height, 0.89 ft); minimum daily, 184 cfs July 28, 1930.

Flood in July 1916 reached a stage of 34.8 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 132,000 

cfs, from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs as explained above). Flood in September 1878 was about 5 ft lower than flood of July 1916 and was highest known from 

1840 to 1916.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by powerplants at Buck, 2.8 miles above station, 

and at Byllesby, 5.5 miles above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 783: 1933(M), drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.0 

2.5

355

460

770

1,370

3.0

5.0

8.0

12.0

2,1EO

5,820

12,400

22,600

Discharge, ublc feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10'

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

O

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

818

1,040

1,200

970

1,160

945

840

875

*741

829

785

486

752

592

759

800

723

1,200

1,4OO

1.510

1,120

1,150

895

1 , 060

990

768

928

660

788

773

794

28,351

915

0.683

0.79

Nov.

800

974

1.580

1,180

1,220

1,070

798

932

614

838

888

802

800

652

825

728

745

720

886

620

807

742

615

680

774

732

770

898

825

1,120

25,435

848

0.633

0.71

Dec.

1,180

948

912

848

1,200

754

420

795

694

755

492

755

572

482

734

500

725

716

964

1,010

634

869

778

832

860

44O

375

6,600

20,000

9 180

4^670

60,694

1,958

1.46

1.68

Jan.

3,2OO

2,580

1,920

1,720

1,380

1,460

788

1,370

1,750

1,540

972

1,350

1,580

1,480

1,900

1,680

980

5O4

1,010

1,530

2,070

9.840

8,130

4,540

2,780

2,380

1,740

1,820

1,630

1,490

1,390

68,504

2,210

1.65

1.90

Feb.

1,400

1,100

1,260

995

1,290

1,310

1,250

815

1,240

1,230

1,050

1,030

1,440

1,680

1,810

1,720

1,740

*1,750

1,420

1,220

825

1,130

1,350

1,200

1,420

1,300

1,050

1,040

-

36,065

1,288

0.961

1.00

Mar.

1,060

1,110

955

922

1,060

2,560

5,560

2,480

2,180

1,640

1,510

1,480

1,510

1,300

1,320

1,360

1,240

1,240

1,200

990

1,140

1,130

1,180

982

1,200

1,040

1,940

2,840

2,7£0

2,650

2,870

50,399

1,626

1.21

1.40

Apr.

2,590

2 , 420

2 , 630

2,690

3,090

2,720

2,070

2,100

1,880

1,800

1,980

3,280

B.540

6,660

4,940

3,640

2,700

2,400

3,140

4,050

4,070

4,120

4,890

5,090

4,420

3,520

2,820

2,800

2,500

2,390

101,740

3,391

2.53

2.82

May

2,2OO

2,080

1,890

2,100

2,190

1,810

1,680

1,560

1,430

1,510

1,480

1,500

1,640

1,810

1 , 600

1,440

1,580

712

1,420

1,370

2,120

2,410

2,060

1,890

*1,310

1,420

1,480

1,620

2,240

2.550

2,060

54,142

1,747

1.30

1.50

June

2,770

3,540

5.700

5,560

a2,500

al,900

al,600

al,500

al,4OO

al,200

1,360

1,240

1,220

955

1,110

1,200

832

842

1,110

892

1,OOO

658

903

746

1,020

1,440

1,580

1,060

875

854

44,367

1,479

1.10

1.23

July

823

974

914

1,190

1,060

830

810

902

570

*645

700

795

902

1,300

814

1,060

885

745

862

1,430

1,800

2,050

1,690

1,820

2,200

2,520

2,560

1,820

1,780

1,700

1,150

39,081

1,261

0.941

1.08

Aug.

1,220

890

1,080

980

1,190

1,140

1,120

1,150

992

1,380

916

792

665

728

385

624

608

438

650

1,170

800

1,350

945

820

978

964

1,310

1,150

1,200

1,300

1,260

30,133

974

0.727

0.84

Sept.

2,930

5,190

2,760

1,640

1,880

2,590

2,920

2,460

2,890

2,240

*1,560

1,420

1,150

1,290

1,140

1,190

965

952

1,190

850

547

882

876

668

1,050

585

718

815

1,780

21.9OO

69,028

2,301

1.72

1.92

Calendar year 1958: Max 20,OOO Min 375 Mean 2,375 Cfsm 1.77 In. 24.05

Water year 1958-59: Max 21,900 Min 375 Mean 1,666 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.87

Peak discharge (base, 13,5OO cfs).--Dec. 29 

13,800 ofs (8.58 ft); Sept. 30 (11:30 p.m.

5 a.m.) 24,200 cfs (12.61 ft); Jan. 22 (3:30 p.n 

42,100 cfs (17.88 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for New River 

at Alllsonla and near Galax.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1670. Reed Creek at Grahams Forge, Va.

Location. Lat 36°56'20", long 80°53'15", on right bank 35 ft upstream from highway bridge

 at Grahams Forge, Wythe County, 2.2 miles downstream from Glade Creek, and 7.3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 247 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1908 to September 1916, February 1927 to September 1956, October 

1957 to September 1959.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,924.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1916, chain gage at same site at datum 0.68 ft lower. Feb. 3, 

1927, to Oct. 28, 1934, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--39 years (1908-16, 1927-56, 1957-59), 256 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,100 cfs Apr. 13 (gage height, 5.30 ft); mini-

 mum, 36 cfs Dec. 26 (gage height, 1.20 ft), result of freezeup; minimum daily, 54 cfs 

Sept. 28. 1908-16, 1927-56, 1957-59: Maximum discharge uncertain (previously published 

figure believed to be in error), occurred July 16, 1916 (gage height, 12.1 ft, datum 

then in use, from floodmarks); minimum observed, about 5 cfs Dec. 22, 1909 (gage height, 

1.17 ft, datum then in use), result of freezeup; minimum daily, 22 cfs Jan. 30, 1934.

Remarks.--Records good, 

station.

Revisions (water years ).~WSP 1235 

1930-34(M).

ccasional diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above 

1912-13, 1915-16. WSP 1275: 1911, 1927-28(M),

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.3 

1.5

1.7 

2.0

Oct. 1 to Apr. 13 Apr. 14 to Sept. 3O

50

96

147

260

2.5 

3.0

4.0 

5.0

590

1,030

2,160

3,520

1.3 

1.5

1.8 

2.0

182

260

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 2.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

94

94

86

86

76

78

*78

81

78

76

78

74

74

76

76

76

76

84

108

104

84

94

91

88

84

84

81

81

81

76

78

2,575

83.1

0.336

0.39

Nov.

84

104

108

104

94

88

88

84

84

84

84

84

81

81

76

81

*84

81

81

76

76

74

78

74

76

76

74

78

91

101

2,529

84.3

0.341

0.38

Dec.

91

86

84

86

84

84

74

71

76

71

69

65

b64

b66

69

63

b66

b70

76

76

71

74

76

74

71

56

65

186

1,440

542

270

4,416

142

0.575

0.66

Jan.

200

173

147

134

*b66

b72

b80

b90

blOO

106

88

88

101

111

118

129

91

b70

b80

116

154

1,650

702

370

280

232

208

188

170

157

147

6,418

207

0.838

0.97

Feb.

139

131

126

126

134

139

131

126

131

126

124

118

1Z9

160

212

*300

252

216

188

154

134

142

144

154

147

142

137

134

4,296

153

0.619

0.65

Mar.

131

131

126

139

121

351

489

328

265

232

208

200

224

220

216

208

188

173

160

150

147

142

139

131

126

124

576

873

461

358

334

7,671

247

1.00

1.15

Apr.

310

285

275

422

454

*334

275

236

216

196

224

1,OOO

2.880

1,130

718

542

440

370

370

841

726

718

1,600

1,100

750

566

461

405

346

316

18 , 506

617

2.50

2.79

May

295

280

260

260

260

234

226

221

206

196

189

176

179

196

196

179

170

167

161

161

167

164

155

147

*139

136

136

134

158

173

200

5,921

191

0.773

0.89

June

173

273

590

334

234

189

167

149

142

131

124

121

114

111

106

104

101

98

96

96

94

94

91

91

96

98

101

96

91

11

4,386

146

0.591

0.66

July

81

78

81

84

76

71

71

66

62

*&9

81

81

86

81

91

81

86

91

98

96

94

104

94

91

101

86

94

131

108

101

94

2,709

87.4

0.354

0.41

Aug.

86

81

*76

94

129

118

96

91

84

81

74

71

71

64

66

64

101

81

84

81

84

84

71

96

252

164

129

116

157

164

144

3,054

102

0.413

0.47

Sept.

147

161

142

118

148

104

101

*96

94

88

81

81

76

71

71

69

69

69

66

66

62

64

64

62

62

59

57

54

71

704

3,177

106

0.429

0.48

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,840 Mln 56 Mean 318 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.51

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,88O Mln 54 Mean 180 Cfsm 0.729 In. 9.90

Peak discharge (base, 2,300 cfs). Apr. 13 (7 to 8 a.m.) 4,1OO cfs (5.30 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 203

1675. Big Reed Island Creek near Allisonia, Va.

Location. Lat 36°53', long 80°44', on left bank 700 ft downstream from highway bridge, 

3.5 miles southeast of Allisonia, Pulaski County, 4 miles upstream from Little Reed 

Island Creek, and 4.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 278 sq mi.

Records available . August 1908 to September 1916, April 1939 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,902.74 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Aug. 2, 1908, to Sept. 30, 1916, at site 4 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--28 years, 400 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,500 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 12.54 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 6,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak 

flow; minimum, 86 cfs July 8 (gage height, 1.88 ft).

1908-16, 1939-59: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 30, 1959; minimum recorded, 

81 cfs Dec. 16, 1943 (gage height, 1.78 ft), result of freezeup.

Revisions.--The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

893 

1033 

1083 

1205 

1235

Water 

year

1940 

1945 

1947 

1951 

1952

Date

Aug . 14 , 

June 11 , 

June 14, 

Dec . 7 , 

Mar. 11,

1940 

1945 

1947 

1950 

1952

Discharge 

(cfs)

13,000 

8,670 

10,500 

9,390

9,750

Gage height 

(feet)

11.70 

9.32 

10.3 

9.70 

9.92

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1033: 1939(P), 1940, 1941-43 (P). WSP 1305: 1912(M).

Revised figures of discharge, In cubic feet per second, for the water years 1940, 1947, 

and 1951, superseding those published In WSP 893, 1083, and 1205, are given herewith:

Month

Calendar year 1940. ......

Calendar year 1947 .......

Water year 195O-51 .......

Cfs -day s

159,188

163,506

-

Maximum

8,800

,300

,060

Minimum

245

110

175

143

Mean

1,121

435

710

448

377

Per square 

mile

.03

.56

.55

.61

.36

Runoff in 

Inches

4.65

21.29

2.84

21.88

19.60

18.41
204 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1675. Big Reed Island Creek near Allisonia, Va.--Continued

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.8 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

140

300

540

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

1,270

3,310

8,130

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

215

309

215

223

215

187

*175

175

175

172

164

154

158

164

164

168

168

175

207

191

191

296

336

231

195

183

183

179

172 

172

168

6,080

196

0.705

0.81

Nov.

183

322

264

223

199

207

183

175

175

187

187

172

172

172

168

172

*175

179

172

164

161

161

161

164

164

164

164

172

381 

243

5,782

193

0.694

0.77

Dec.

175

219

199

207

203

179

140

b!30

b!40

b!40

b!30

b!20

b!40

b!30

b!30

b!40

b!50

b!60

b!70

b!90

b!60

b!50

b!60

b!50

b!40

bllO

199

1,230

4.040 

741

450

10,722

346

1.24

1.43

Jan.

376

510

381

322

*203

b!70

b2OO

b250

b300

b250

b210

b230

b250

b300

b330

b290

b250

b2OO

b250

b300

551

2,440

694

455

405

345

322

304

291 

282

268

11,929

385

1.38

1.60

Feb.

251

243

235

268

332

282

247

243

247

247

247

231

296

368

3l4

*286

273

264

255

211

203

Z60

291

291

231

219

211

211

-

7,257

259

0.932

0.97

Calendar year 1958: Max 4,040 Min 110

Mar.

207

231

219

207

205

1.520

700

445

372

550

518

522

514

275

264

273

243

231

223

227

227

227

211

207

205

205

418

4OO

296 

450

490

10,254

531

1.19

1.37

Apr.

576

520

530

568

455

*581

556

509

286

278

554

788

1,220

649

500

425

376

554

450

525

445

578

908

619

485

425

576

572

554 

552

14,554

485

1.74

1.94

May

556

509

296

554

540

504

550

286

260

255

*291

268

565

455

509

275

260

247

251

245

519

450

518

275

245

251

259

282

309 

420

450

9,764

315

1.13

1.31

June

572

440

445

518

278

247

251

219

207

199

191

187

185

172

161

154

154

147

147

150

144

140

154

131

144

168

168

147

128 

116

6,022

201

0.723

0.81

July

104

147

128

116

104

94

5T

96

*94

98

116

161

164

255

314

179

168

147

187

405

586

490

500

273

564

400

405

490

586 

286

260

7,612

246

0.885

1.02

Aug.

225

205

*185

195

251

199

175

211

172

158

147

137

131

128

122

147

137

144

157

220

185

147

119

122

255

183

172

147

157 

522

984

6,591

206

0.741

0.85

Sept.

2,100

4,040

425

500

247

500

755

*455

450

518

264

247

225

211

211

203

191

195

179

172

172

164

161

158

154

150

150

154

252 

6,690

19,871

662

2.58

2.66

Mean 448 cfam 1.61 Jn . 21.91

Water year 1958-59: Max 6,690 Min 94 Mean 318 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.54

Peak discharge (base, 3,500. cfs).--Dec. 29 (4 a.m.) 8,310 cfs (9.07 ft); Jan. 22 (5:30 a.m.) 3,810 

cfs (6.56 ft); Sept. 1 (1:30 p.m.) 5,01O efs (7.12 ft); Sept. 50 (8:30 p.m.) 14,500 cfa (12.54 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 205

1680. New River at Alllsonia, Va.

Location. Lat 36°56', long 80°45 T , on left bank a quarter of a mile downstream from Big 

Reed Island Creek and half a mile upstream from Allisonia, Pulaskl County.

Drainage area. 2,202 sq mi.

Records available. September 1929 to September 1959.

~Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,848.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge. 30 years, 3,010 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 64,200 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 12.05 ft); minimum, 434 cfs Jan. 6 (gage height, 0.54 ft); minimum daily, 755 cfs Aug. 15.

1929-59: Maximum discharge, 185,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 23.4S ft), from 

rating curve extended above 52,000 cfs on basis of flood records for other stations on 

New River; minimum, 412 cfs Sept. 7, 1930 (gage height, 0.47 ft); minimum daily, 453 eft 

Sept. 6, 1930.

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by powerplants 25 miles above station. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 783: Drainage area. WSP 823: 1936. WSP 1305: 1933(M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

690

910

1,520

2,580

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

5,800

14,800

33,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

1,210

1,470

1,540

1,510

1,590

1,340

*1,380

1,160

1.2UO

1,120

1,180

935

1,060

1,060

1,070

1,100

1,210

1,160

1,980

2,100

1,840

1,850

1,430

1,500

1,540

1,100

1,480

1,150

1,160

1,270

1,130

41,835

1,350

0.613

0.71

Nov.

1,200

1,560

1,630

1,820

1,840

1,400

1,280

1,220

1,140

1,150

1,350

1,290

1,250

1,160

1,140

1,220

*1,310

1,100

1,190

1,260

1,100

1,140

1,130

1,000

1,160

1,050

1,220

1,060

1,600

1,540

_ 

38,510

1,284

0.583

0.65

Dec.

1,490

1,580

1,390

1,230

1,400

1,330

935

995

1,140

1,140

995

935

995

992

1,020

1,060

985

1,180

1,270

1,380

1,140

1,290

1,060

1,180

1,210

920

885

5,380

50,200

12,600

6,310

85,617

2,762

1.25

1.45

Jan.

4,320

3,980

2,920

3,070

1,520

1.420

1,710

1,760

2,390

2,240

1,580

1,740

1,960

2,240

2,500

2,380

1,960

1,440

1,820

2,050

3,120

15,400

11,600

6,520

4,360

3,760

2,800

3,000

2,680

2,60O

2,240

103,080

3,325

1.51

1.74

Feb.

2,160

2,090

2,010

1,870

2,120

2,370

2,100

1,740

2,080

1,960

1,880

1,660

2,160

2,460

2,810

*2,760

2.880

2,460

2,470

2,060

1.540

1,900

2.00O

2,190

2,200

1,920

1,880

1,650

-

---- 

£9,380

2,121

0.963

1.00

Mar.

1,760

1,940

1,640

1,570

1,650

5,060

5,780

4,880

3,650

2,850

,760

,460

,520

,370

,310

,340

,300

,070

,160

1,870

1,810

1,940

1,860

1,680

1,930

1,550

2,880

4,870

4,180

3,860

4,180

84,660

2,731

1.24

1.43

Apr.

3,860

3,840

3,970

4,140

4,620

*3,940

3,260

2,960

2,720

2,550

2,500

5,210

15.800

10 , 100

6,910

5,360

4,130

3,380

4,340

6,020

6,000

6,040

8,520

8,040

6,620

4,950

4,390

3,640

3,510

3,360

152,680

5,089

2.31

2.58

May

3,120

2,800

2,870

2,94O

3,240

2,700

2,540

2,270

2,180

2,100

2,100

2,200

2,320

2,610

2,470

2,120

2,260

1.540

2,060

1,740

3,160

3.500

3,070

2,510

2,210

2,060

1,930

2,000

2,660

3,180

3,010

77,270

2,493

1.13

1.31

June

3,110

4,160

5.270

4,300

3,320

2,780

2,360

2,200

2,120

1,710

1,900

1,750

1,720

1,520

1,560

1,540

1,400

1,230

1,260

1,500

1.120

1,360

1,130

1,210

1,280

1,540

2,O70

1,610

1,300

1,180

60,510

2,017

0.916

1.02

July

1,160

1,240

1,340

1,480

1,340

1,260

1,060

1,210

1,020

*918

975

1,080

1,460

1,330

1,640

1,380

1,300

1,200

1,320

1,820

2,400

2,360

2,730

2,370

3,30O

2,660

5,410

2^690

2,190

1,930

54,393

1,755

0.797

0.92

Aug.

1,540

1,340

*1,500

1,520

1,720

1,460

1,600

1,710

1.5OO

1,840

1,290

1,140

1,070

1,040

755

872

982

948

882

1,180

1,410

1,600

1,220

1,420

1,560

1,440

1,700

1,540

1,560

1,980

2^560

43,679

1,409

O.64O

O.74

Sept.

5,320

7,340

3,720

2, BOO

2,360

3,290

3,700

*3,2£0

3,640

2,800

2,210

1,890

1,640

1,530

1,550

1,420

1,460

1,340

1,560

1,220

1,020

1,230

1,160

1,000

1,300

968

990

1,120

1,480

26,800

 

90,878

3,029

1.38

1.53

Calendar year 1958 : Max 30,200 Min 885 Mean 3,566 Cfsm 1.62 In. 21.98

Water year 1958-59 : Max 30,200 Min 755 Mean 2,445 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.08

Peak discharge (base, 17,500 cfs).--Dec. 29 (8 a.m.) 36,2OO cfs (8.39 ft); Jan. ZZ (6 p.m.) 2O,1OO 

efs (5.90 ft); Sept. 50 (11 p.m.) 64,200 cfs (12.05 ft)._________ ______ ______ ______

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
206 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1700. Little River at Graysonton, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°02', long 80°33', on left bank at upstream side of highway bridge at 

Snowville, Pulaski County, half a mile upstream from Graysonton, 7 miles south of 

Radford, and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 300 sq mi.

Records available. October 1928 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,816.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 20, 1931, chain gage at bridge 

1 mile downstream at datum 17.99 ft lower. Nov. 20, 1931, to Nov. 12, 1941, waterstage recorder 1-J- miles downstream at datum 20.58 ft lower.

Average discharge. 31 years, 369 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 18,500 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 12.76 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 6,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak 

flow; minimum, 40 cfs Dec. 8; minimum gage height, 0.72 ft Feb. 21.

1928-59: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 30, 1959; minimum, 21 cfs Feb. 22, 1942, 

result of freezeup; minimum daily, 50 cfs Sept. 21, 1932.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1951 has been revised to 13,900 

cfs Dec. 8, 1950 (gage height, 10.4 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 1205.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: 1929-36. WSP 1143: 1945. WSP 1305: 1929(M). 

WSP 1555: Drainage area (at site used 1928-41).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 28

0.9 

1.2

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

65

155

300

660

1,660

0.8 

.9 

1.0 

1.3 

1.6

110

220

400

29 to Sept. 30

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

730

1,710

4,590

9,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

130

182

160

155

160

134

*127

127

130

127

120

111

111

117

120

124

130

144

152

148

138

220

360

235

164

148

144

144

138

134

130

4,664

150

0.500

0.58

Nov.

141

220

245

191

160

148

144

138

134

141

144

134

134

134

134

138

*144

144

141

134

130

130

127

130

130

130

130

141

275

230

4,596

153

0.510

0.57

Dec.

Ill

144

178

164

168

144

99

78

b90

105

80

75

bllO

bllO

blOO

bllO

bl!5

b!20

141

144

127

114

130

152

120

88

85

772

6.050

1,110

526

11,640

375

1.25

1.44

Jan.

386

478

386

306

*b!50

b!40

b200

255

240

b200

b!60

b!90

204

265

288

306

b200

b!50

b!70

324

442

2.060

784

421

358

300

276

255

240

230

216

10,580

341

1.14

1.31

Feb.

204

192

188

204

245

212

176

176

184

184

180

166

204

318

270

*250

230

225

204

142

104

170

245

235

196

176

173

173

-

5,626

201

0.670

0.70

Mar.

173

180

176

173

173

1.010

766

414

330

300

270

265

270

240

235

220

200

184

180

184

188

188

180

173

173

173

260

372

235

270

421

8,576

277

0.923

1.06

Apr.

306

282

372

463

449

*337

288

260

245

250

260

712

1.460

802

577

449

386

344

365

518

421

518

1,110

820

568

442

379

344

330

294

14,331

478

1.59

1.78

May

282

265

250

276

306

282

245

225

208

204

*212

208

225

330

240

208

204

196

204

204

270

282

216

200

184

173

188

337

255

225

464

7,568

244

0.813

0.94

June

288

282

386

260

208

188

176

170

159

152

152

152

173

170

145

134

134

131

134

134

124

117

114

120

145

148

134

114

101

92

4,937

165

0.550

0.61

July

86

101

107

89

86

78

78

80

*76

11

80

92

142

156

180

145

114

101

143

166

255

255

250

173

162

152

145

200

184

142

124

4,216

136

0.453

0.52

Aug.

138

110

*162

142

344

250

145

124

117

104

95

86

83

80

76

74

74

124

89

80

107

110

86

76

159

107

86

80

95

498

586

4,477

144

0.480

0.55

Sept.

874

658

276

184

156

594

1,760

*694

393

282

220

196

180

166

159

156

148

142

142

131

134

131

124

120

117

114

110

114

157

8 . 450

17,082

569

1.90

2.12

Calendar year 1958: Max 6,030 Min 75 Mean 412 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.65

Water year 1958-59: Max 8,450 Min 74 Mean 269 Cfsm 0.897 !" 12.18

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs).--De 

18,500 cfs (12.76 ft).

29 (9:30 a.m.) 8,920 cfs (7.58 ft); Sept. 30 (10 p.m.)

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 207

1710. New River at Radford, Va.

Location. Lat 37°08', long 80°34', on left bank 2,000 ft downstream from bridge on U. S.

Highway 11 at Radford, Montgomery County, 5 miles downstream from Little River, and

5-J miles downstream from Claytor Dam. 

Drainage area. 2,748 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1907 to September 1915, August 1939 to September 1959. Records 

 for August 1898 to September 1907, published in WSP 27, 36, 48, 65, 83, 98, 128, 169,

205, 243 and 536, have been found to be unreliable and should not be used. Gage-height

records collected at same site since 1895, but at different datum, are contained In

reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,712.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. Prior to August 1939, chain gage at highway bridge 2,000 ft upstream at datum

0.85 ft lower.

Average discharge . 28 years (1907-15, 1939-59), 3,731 cfs (adjusted). 

Extremes.--Maximum peak discharge during year, 40,300 cfs Dec. 29 (gage height, 12.16 ft);

a higher discharge and stage occurred at midnight Sept. 30 (63,700 cfs,17.15 ft) on a

rising stage preceding a peak on Oct. I, 1959; minimum discharge, 526 cfs Nov. 24 (gage

height, 1.47 ft); minimum dally, 825 cfs Oct. 12.

1907-15, 1939-59: Maximum discharge, 218,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 35.96

ft), from rating curve extended above 73,000 cfs on basis of records for other stations

on New River and flow over Claytor Dam (computed by Appalachian Electric Power Co.);

minimum, 165 cfs Aug. 25, 27, 1944 (gage height, 1.08 ft); minimum dally, 550 cfs

Aug. 22, 1911.

Flood of July 16, 1916, reached a stage of 37.4 ft, at site and datum used by Geological Survey 1904-7, from reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Plow regulated since 1939 by Claytor Reservoir (usable capacity, 100,000 acre-ft).

Some additional regulation at low flow by dam and powerplant on Little River, half a.

mile above mouth. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 873: Drainage area. WSP 953: 1940-41. WSP 1305: 1908-12.

See also Records available.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,060

1,300

1,300

al,200

al,100

al,000

al,400

al,200

*al,200

1,730

1,200

825

1,270"

1,160

1,070

1,280

1,180

882

1,540

1,280

2,040

2,500

2,680

2,430

1,660

1,220

1,480

1,220

1,760

2,520

2,060

45,747

1,476

+16

Nov.

1,500

1,320

1,930

2,050

2,140

2,300

2,300

1,180

1,190

1,490

1,420

1,450

1,380

1,400

875

1,090

1,390

1,340

1,520

1,420

1,480

1,070

1,140

1,580

1,260

1,340

1,140

1,760

1,250

1,160

43,865

1,462

+9

Dec.

1,520

1,720

1,940

1,920

1,890

1,300

1,390

1,800

1,260

1,330

1,390

1,380

1,560

1,160

1,540

1,340

1,370

1,400

1,320

1,430

1.020

1,620

1,380

1,220

1,200

1,230

1,400

4,760

50,100

13,900

9,38O

97,170

3,135

+104

Jan.

9,03O

9,140

4,110

1,820

3,160

2,460

2,160

2,280

2,400

1,870

1,250

2,000

2,180

1,880

2,380

4,500

2,000

1,490

1,640

1,940

2,920

12.500

11,900

9,540

5,720

5,410

4,390

3,510

3,420

3,860

2 ,080

124,940

4,030

-271

Feb.

1,640

1,680

2,500

2,260

2,080

2,440

1,960

1,730

2,160

2,780

2,350

2,220

4,210

3,760

1.280

2,900

2,940

3,160

2,860

2,740

1,840

1,640

3,010

3,010

4,280

3,130

2,320

1,370

-

70,250

2,509

-145

Mar.

1,520

2,550

1,920

1,980

1,880

4,820

2,820

2,340

4,450

4,140

3,810

3,890

3,680

1,900

1,850

*2,670

2,740

2,580

2,480

2,380

1,780

1,760

2,490

2,120

1,960

1,940

2,980

a3,300

a2,300

a3,200

a4,500

84,730

2,733

+327

Apr.

a5,000

5,920

a5,000

a4,000

a2,300

a3,500

a5,800

a5,000

5,350

3,600

1,920

5,160

12.400

11,800

9,520

9,360

7,500

3,900

3,260

5,360

5,600

6,740

11,300

9,930

7,730

3,580

4,860

4,740

4,520

4,480

179,130

5,971

-135

May

4,580

2,140

1,840

3,840

3,700

a4,000

a3,500

a3,200

al,700

a2,000

a2,500

a2 , 60O

a2,500

a3,000

a3,200

a2 , 500

al,700

a2 , 500

a2,500

al,800

a2 , 100

a2 , 500

a3,500

al,900

a2,300

a2 , 900

2,300

1,980

1,920

1.620

1 930

80,050

2,582

+216

June

4,080

7.120

6,060

4,470

4,840

1,830

1,400

3,180

2,310

1,960

1,880

1,420

1,280

1,020

1,580

1,700

1,650

1,650

1,580

990

1,120

1,460

1,920

1,820

1,460

1,670

1,240

1,090

1,670

1,440

66,890

2,230

+34

July

1,390

1,380

1,380

1,110

1,260

1,6OO

1,540

1,340

*2,200

1,380

1,020

918

1,300

1,360

1,730

1,540

1,680

1,250

1,420

1,800

2,590

3,860

3,460

3,090

4,580

3,120

3,280

2,970

3,320

3,690

3,290

65,648

2,118

-141

Aug.

1,550

1,320

1,600

2,540

1,820

2,040

1,770

1,360

1,320

1,700

1,220

1,230

1,250

1,210

900

898

1,260

1,090

1,170

1,120

1,160

928

1,060

1,280

1,300

1,500

1,600

2,360

1,550

1,470

3,730

46,306

1,494

+146

Sept.

7,450

10,800

6,400

3,480

1,400

1,660

2,820

4,120

4,100

3,780

3,730

1,680

1,510

2,680

1,880

1,560

1,870

1,850

1,480

1,540

1,760

1,480

1,580

1,480

1,360

1.020

1,070

1,430

6,610

20,100

103,680

3,456

-46

Adjusted for change In contents In Claytor Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

1,492 

0.543 

0.63

1,471 

0.535 

0.60

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59;

3,239 

1.18 

1.36

3,759 

1.37 

1.58

2,364 

0.860 

0.90

3,060 

1.11 

1.28

5,836 

2.12 

2.36

2,798 

1.02 

1.18

Observed

Max 30,100 Mln 825 Mean 4,173 

Max 30,100 Mln 825 Mean 2,763

2,264 

0.824 

0.92

1,977 

0.719 

0.83

1,640 

0.597 

0.69

3,410 

1.24 

1.38

Adjusted

Mean 4,186 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.68 

Mean 2,774 Cfam 1.01 In. 13.71

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Claytor Reservoir; furnished by 

Appalachian Electric Power Co.

a No gage-height reoordj discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for New River 

at Eggleston and Glenlyn.
208 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1715. New River at Eggleston, Va.

Location. Lat 37°17'22", long 8U°37'01", on left bank 50 ft downstream from highway

bridge at Eggleston, Giles County, 1.9 miles downstream from Spruce Run, and 7.8 miles 

upstream from Walker Creek.

Drainage area.--2,941 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1914 to September 1959.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,615.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 2, 1926, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--45 years, 3,877 cfs (adjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 38,600 cfs Dec. 29 (gage height, 14.51 ft); minimum, 69S cfs Oct. 13 (gage height, C.58 ft); minimum daily, 820 cfs Aug. 16.

1914-59: Maximum discharge, 219,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 41.16 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 49,000 cfs on basis of flood records for other stations on 

New River; minimum, 536 cfs Oct. 13, 1941 (gage height, 2.29 ft); minimum daily, 635 cfs 

July 20, 21, Sept. 28, 1926.

Flood in 1878 reached a stage of about 40 ft (discharge, about 209,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Plow regulaTed since 1939 by Claytor Reservoir (usable capacity, 100,000 acre-ft), 30 miles 

above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 536: 1915. WSP783: Drainage area. WSP893: 1916(M). 

WSP 1275:1918-19.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.7 

3.0 

4.0

810

1,130

2,510

6.0 

9.0

12.0

7,000

16,500

27,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,170

1,210

1,360

l,28u

1,220

1,100

1,560

*1,340

1,260

1 , 860

1,230

1,240

1 . 050

1,370

1,130

1,220

1,380

1,200

1,460

1,4OO

1,680

2,390

5.250

2,570

2,040

1,720

1,660

1,450

1,450

2,240

2,660

49,110

1,584

+16

Nov.

1,870

1,700

2,110

2,180

1,980

2,550

2,360

1,840

1,350

1,540

1,560

1,500

1,470

1,480

1,260

1.060

1,390

1,460

1,560

1,580

1,540

1,330

1,220

1,470

1,440

1,370

1,380

1,380

2,020

1,320

48,050

1,602

+9

Dec.

1,480

1,700

1,880

2,090

2,060

1,720

1,500

1,830

1,640

1,540

1,400

1,490

1,430

1,620

1,490

1,520

1,480

1,500

1,470

1,480

1,540

1,260

1,600

1,410

1,420

1.180

1,450

2,540

27.400

17,600

10,500

100,020

5,226

+104

Jan.

9,500

10,500

5,700

2,580

b2,200

b3,500

b5,000

b2,600

b2,600

b2,500

b 1.500

b2,500

4,710

2,060

2,510

5,760

b2,500

b 1,800

b2,000

b2,200

2,510

12,100

12.800

10,900

7 , 050

6,180

5,060

4,140

5,520

4,080

2 , 980

141,140

4,553

-271

Feb.

2,150

2,790

2,600

2,56O

2,200

2,280

2,340

2,140

2,280

2,700

2,650

2,360

3,460

4,140

2,930

2,600

*3,240

3,270

3,560

2,880

2,280

1,940

2,640

5,280

5,400

4.670

2 ,540

1.720

-

77,600

2,771

-145

Mar.

1.580

2,520

2,020

2,090

2,020

4,700

5,800

2,700

5,890

4,660

4,270

4,280

4,080

2,66O

2,120

*2,870

2,840

2,850

2,540

2,590

1,980

1,910

2,640

2,540

2,100

2,080

2,730

2,960

2,500

4,360

5.090

91,750

2,960

+527

Apr.

5,540

5,980

6,240

4,840

2,680

4,080

6,150

5,140

5,500

4,080

2,860

4,130

15.400

12 , 800

10,900

9,900

9,500

4,970

4,000

4,500

6,500

6,960

11,800

11,500

9,000

5,680

4,780

5,100

5,000

4,780

197,470

6,582

-155

May

5.010

5,580

2,180

3,320

3,670

4,400

4,000

3,760

2,460

1,720

2,660

2,950

2,670

2,980

3,630

2,720

1,940

2,750

2,870

2,110

2,460

2,740

3,920

2,180

2,860

*5,060

2,460

5,000

1,950

1,890

1,790

88,450

2,855

+216

June

5,160

6,110

7.560

4,930

4,640

3,660

1,620

2,920

2,480

2,080

1,910

1,540

1,420

1,120

1,250

1,560

1,520

1,750

1,620

1,310

960

1,290

1,780

1,810

1,600

1,620

1,420

1,160

1,380

1,420

68,380

2,279

+34

July

1,450

1,370

1,370

1,210

1,200

*1,390

1,520

1,420

1,940

1,640

1,120

970

934

1,230

1,620

1,520

1,620

1,320

1,300

1,660

1,980

3,440

3,770

5,450

3,340

4.260

3,250

3,270

3,420

5,520

5,420

64,924

2,094

-141

Aug.

2,400

1,580

1,520

1,620

2.940

2,140

1,840

1,680

1,400

1,620

1,580

1,200

1,210

1,200

1,080

820

1,000

1,120

1,040

1,160

1,040

1,050

845

*1,020

1,230

1,350

1,440

1,850

1,980

1,520

2,700

45,755

1,475

+146

Sept.

5,490

11,800

7,860

5,050

2,060

1,660

2,460

5,820

5,400

4,120

5,570

2,800

1,540

2,440

1,980

1,650

1,800

1,840

1,560

1,570

1,660

1,490

1,500

1,500

1,590

1,120

955

1,120

5,480

15.800

98,425

5,281

-46

Adjusted for change in nts for Claytor Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

1,600 

0.544 

0.65

1,611 

0.548 

0.61

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

5,330 

1.13 

1.30

4,282 

1.46 

1.68

2,626 

0.895 

0.93

3,287 

1.12 

1.29

6,447 

2.19 

2.44

5,069 

1.04 

1.20

Observed

Max 27,400 Mln 880 Mean 4,599 

Max 27,400 Mln 820 Mean 2,934

2,315 

0.786 

0.88

1,955 

0.664 

0.77

1,621 

0.551 

0.64

5,255 

1.10 

1.23

Adjusted

Mean 4,612 Cfara 1.57 In. 21.29 

Mean 2,945 Cfsm 1.00 In. 15.60

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Claytor Reservoir 

Appalachian Electric Power Co.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

furnished by
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 209

1730. Walker Creek at Bane, Va.

Location. Lat 37"16'05", long 80"42"35", on left bank 0.2 mile downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 100 at Bane, Giles County, 0.2 mile downstream from Sugar Run, and 

7.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 305 sq mi.

Records available. March 1938 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,665.92 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Mar. 31 to Aug. 1, 1938, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--21 years, 317 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,530 cfs Apr. 13 (gage height, 10.87 ft); minimum, 15 cfs Dec. 21 (gage height, 2.42 ft), result of freezeup.

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 16,500 cfs Jan. 30, 1957 (gage height, 16.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,200 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, that of Dec. 21, 1958; minimum daily, 25 cfs Dee. 1, 1955. 

Maximum stage known, about 23.5 ft in September 1878.

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

regulated by mill and dam at Staffordsville, 2 miles above station, prior to January 

1945.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1143: 1939(M), 1940, 1944, 1946. WSP 1305: 1938 (M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 24 to Feb. 19, Feb. 22 to Mar. 6)

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

124

250

430

5.0

7.0

9.0

10.0

660

2,040

3,720

5,020

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

52

55

58

57

53

51

49

*47

48

48

47

45

44

44

44

44

45

48

64

80

64

58

60

61

60

57

55

53

53

53

52

1,649

53.2

0.174

0.20

Nov.

53

60

82

94

80

69

62

60

57

57

56

56

56

55

54

54

54

54

*53

53

51

50

50

50

50

50

49

52

64

77

1,762

58.7

0.192

0.21

Dec.

74

65

64

63

62

62

57

47

b45

b42

b40

b40

b39

b36

b36

b35

b40

52

48

50

38

49

53

55

b45

b35

41

70

2,520

950

488

5,143

166

0.544

0.63

Jan.

336

280

235

193

blOO

b80

b70

*b!25

bllO

blOO

b80

b70

b80

110

117

128

b80

b70

b80

119

168

1,790

1,050

625

474

386

329

280

241

211

193

8,310

268

0.879

1.01

Feb.

171

157

145

145

151

149

132

122

121

126

122

119

1Z1

155

229

354

*362

326

298

b!70

b!50

199

199

199

187

168

161

157

-

__ _ _ _

5,095

182

0.597

0.62

Mar.

153

151

147

141

137

923

1,080

640

484

406

336

322

366

336

315

301

265

241

214

193

185

179

166

151

143

137

848

1,350

798

640

645

12,373

399

1.31

1.51

Apr.

575

524

479

585

715

560

458

*390

343

304

350

1,910

4,350

1,890

1,180

885

688

570

528

855

855

1,080

2,340

1,700

1,080

798

615

524

442

370

27,943

931

3.05

3.41

May

326

284

253

259

329

268

244

256

211

185

171

155

161

*199

208

179

163

151

141

132

135

132

117

112

100

95

101

259

235

241

265

6,067

196

0.643

0.74

June

284

542

595

446

329

259

208

168

143

126

112

104

96

89

83

78

76

73

70

68

67

64

63

61

60

63

64

62

58

5_5

4,566

152

0.498

0.56

July

54

55

51

49

47

*45

44

43

43

41

39

39

39

41

42

41

42

43

44

43

44

62

82

68

58

53

55

130

190

166

130

1,923

62.0

0.203

0.23

Aug.

88

69

61

82

542

229

134

151

119

89

73

67

60

53

49

55

51

50

49

47

48

53

51

*49

46

45

57

58

65

95

90

2,775

89.5

0.293

0.34

Sept.

88

95

89

69

73

78

68

68

*64

57

51

46

44

42

41

40

38

38

37

37

36

36

35

34

33

32

32

32

34

765

2,232

74.4

0.244

0.27

Calendar year 1958 : Max 5,320 Mln 35 Mean 418 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.61

Water year 1958-59 : Max 4,350 Mln 32 Mean 219 Cfsm 0.718 In. 9.73

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs).--Apr. 13 (3:30 a.m.) 6,530 cfs (10.87 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
210 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1755. Wolf Creek near Narrows, Va.

Location. Lat 37°18'20", long 80°51'00", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 61, 8.8 miles southwest of Narrows, Giles County, and 3.5 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 223 sq mi.

Records available. July 1908 to September 1916, March 1938 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,583.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. July 22, 1908, to Sept. 30, 1916, and Mar. 31 to Nov. 7, 1938, staff gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge.--29 years, 288 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,300 cfs Apr. 13 (gage height, 8.25 ft); minimum, 17 cfs Dec. 16, 21 (gage height, 2.33 ft); minimum daily, 25 cfs Aug. 3, 

Sept. 27, 28.

1908-16, 1938-59: Maximum discharge, 12,900 cfs Jan. 29, 1957 (gage height, 12.55 ft 

in gage well, 13.8 ft from floodmarks, at downstream side of bridge), from rating curve 

extended above 5,700 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow; minimum, 8.8 cfs Dec. 25, 1953 (gage height, 2.28 ft), result of freezeup; minimum daily, 

17 cfs Jan. 2, 1940.

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

diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill and dam 300 ft above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 973: 1940-41(M). WSP 1235: 1912-13, 1915-16. WSP 1435: 

1913(M), 1915-16[M). WSP 1505: 1940, monthly and yearly runoff.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

4.0

24

62

132

480

5.0 995

6.0 1,730

8.0 4,000

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

4.0

24

62

132

545

5.0 1,040

6.0 1,730

8.0 4,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

43

47

48

47

44

42

40

*38

37

36

36

35

34

34

35

34

34

37

70

62

48

44

44

44

44

43

43

46

49 

51

47

1,336

43.1

0.193

0.22

Nov.

46

68

121

104

84

70

62

56

55

61

68

64

59

56

54

52

52

51

48

*47

47

46

44

43

42

42

42

44

55 

84

1,767

58.9

0.264

0.29

Dec.

66

59

64

64

68

68

58

47

b45

b40

b40

b38

b37

b35

b31

b30

b35

48

49

46

42

43

44

47

b40

b30

b35

75

2.240

520

5,052

163

0.731

0.84

Jan.

374

321

267

229

blOO

b80

blOO

*166

135

b90

b85

b80

b90

115

132

173

bllO

blOO

bllO

182

291

2,400

1,140

740

545

442

370

316

268 

233

204

9,988

322

1.44

1.67

Feb.

186

161

146

150

175

172

136

136

132

132

129

118

126

193

383

568

*486~

428

356

b220

b!70

b!90

226

252

226

208

200

186

-

6,191

221

0.991

1.03

Mar.

175

172

157

150

159

687

865

615

509

446

370

370

414

396

388

370

329

296

260

244

229

218

193

175

161

154

1,560

1,300

840 

690

586

13,258

428

1.92

2.21

Apr.

504

491

615

1,240

1,040

790

615

518

*446

585

491

1,660

5,100

1,520

1,040

840

690

581

540

581

563

940

1,730

1,240

915

715

590

552

450

25,745

858

3.85

4.29

May

342

300

268

312

520

276

410

296

248

226

204

182

516

*455

419

342

288

248

222

193

179

157

154

132

110

104

107

168

168 

146

200

7,492

242

1.09

1.25

June

197

522

446

324

233

175

136

107

91

80

72

64

61

56

52

48

47

46

43

42

40

37

58

40

41

46

51

47

41 

38

3,261

109

0.489

0.54

July

56

55

55

54

52

*51

31

29

26

26

26

26

26

29

43

55

51

54

42

51

48

41

55

35

35

35

32

29

28 

38

32

1,046

33.7

0.151

0.17

Aug.

30

28

25

47

152

74

54

51

42

40

35

34

31

30

29

28

30

31

29

35

32

37

37

*29

26

28

50

51

86 

82

58

1,551

45.6

0.196

0.25

Sept.

74

76

62

52

46

44

42

40

*37

37

35

46

49

42

38

36

35

54

52

30

30

50

28

26

26

26

25.

25

28

164

1,295

45.2

0.194

0.22

Calendar year 1958 : Max 5,350 Min 30 Mean 343 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.88

Water year 1958-59 : Max 3,100 Min 25 Mean 213 Cfsm 0.955 In. 12.96

Peak discharge (base, 3,100 cfs). Dec. 29 (9 a.m.) 3,100 cfs (7.30 ft); Jan. 22 (8:30 a.m.) 3,280 

efs (7.45 ft); Apr. 15 (2 a.m.) 4,500 cfs (8.25 ft).____________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 211

1765. New River at Glenlyn, Va.

Location.--Lat 37 0 22'20", long 80°51'45", on right bank at upstream side of bridge on 

U.S. Highway 460 at Glenlyn, Giles County, 0.3 mile upstream from East River and 

6.3 miles downstream from Wolf Creek.

Drainage area. 3.768 sq mi.

Kecords available. August 1927 to September 1959.

Page.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,489.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Oct. 16, 1934, to June 16, 1939, at site 200 ft upstream from highway bridge at 

same datum.

Average discharge. 32 years, 4,929 cfs (adjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 52,000 cfs Dec. 29 (gage height, 12.15 ft)' minimum, 986 cfs Aug. 24; minimum gage height, 2.30 ft Oct. 14; minimum daily discharge 

1,140 cfs Aug. 17, 24.

1927-59: Maximum discharge, 226,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 27.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 64,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow 

minimum, 770 cfs Sept. 8, 1930; minimum daily, 820 cfs Sept. 8, 1930.

Remarks. Records good above 3,000 cfs and fair below. Flow regulated since 1939 by

Claytor Reservoir (usable capacity, 100,000 acre-ft) , 55 miles above station. Records 

of water temperatures for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1641

Revisions (water years) . WSP 758: Drainage area. WSP 1305: 1928(M) , 1930(M) .

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation indefinite July 22 to Aug. 1, Sept. 19-29)

Oct. 1 to June 18 June 19 to Sept. 30

2.5 1,340

3.0 2,080

4.0 4,000

6.0

8.0

10.0

9.EOO 

17,000 

32,000

2.4 

3.0 

4.0

1,050

1,710

3,210

5.0 5,210

6.0 7,870

8.0 17,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

4

5

6 

7

8

g

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

£7

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,650

1,560

1,750

1,790

1,650

1,610 

1,660

*2,000

1,680

1,750

2,150

1,620

1,400 

1,590

1,700

1,520

1,700

1,820

1,450

2,210

1,750

2,500

5,100

5,500

5,000

2,260 

1,790

2,110

1,750

2,100

3,000

60,820

1,962

+16

Nov.

2,700

2,190

2,050

2,600

2,620

2,600 

2,700

2,800

1,760

1,760

2,020

1,890

1,860 

1,860

1,870

1,440

1,630 

1,820

1,860

*2,000

1,950

2,020

1,590

1,700

2,080

1,760 

1,860

1,680

2,400

2,080

61,150

2,038

+9

Dec.

1,810

2,140

2,400

2,700

2,700

2,600 

1,950

2,020

2,400

1,840

1,840

1,920

1,920 

2,140

1,780

2,130

2,050 

2,030

2,000

1,940

2,080

1,690

2,140

2,080

1,940

1,870 

1,820

2,160

28,400

*25,700

12,200

124,570

4,012

+104

Jan.

9,520

10,600

7,420

4,600

2,500

3,800 

5,900

5,500

3,200

5,000

2,700

2,400

3,100 

3,000

2,800

3,500

5,420 

2 , 900

2,500

2,800

2,160

12,800

15,400

12,600

8,850

6,940 

6,010

5,480

4,720

4,580

4,920

167,420

5,401

-271

Feb.

3,160

2,700

3,520

3,450

5,260

5,000 

3,520

2,950

2,720

3,080

3,520

5,200

5,220 

5,180

5,070

5,100

*4,550 

4,440

4,500

4,160

5,720

2,980

2,800

4,040

4,100

5.300 

5,880

5,260

_

102,160

5,649

-145

Mar.

2,540

2,450

3,350

2,700

2,780

4,960

7.060

4,840

4,260

5,850

5,380

5,280

5,300 

5,000

3,420

3,300

4,040 

3,900

3,680

5,490

3,380

2,840

2,740

3,300

2,900

2,770 

4,240

6,890

4,640

4,900

6,140

128,100

4,152

+527

Apr.

6,560

6,580

7,560

7,580

5,540

4.540 

7,280

6,450

*6,070

5,540

5,260

5,960

22,500 

17,000

13,800

11,900

11,400 

6,880

5,840

5,950

7,900

8,980

15,400

15,400

11,800

9,160 

5,830

6,670

6,270

5 , 920

262,920

8,764

-135

May

5,930

5,580

3,470

3,280

4,880

4,860

4,960

4,760

4,240

2,830

2,520

3,800

3,670 

*5,96Q

4,520

4,700

2,990 

2,810

3,750

3,450

2,950

5,250

4,760

5,420

2,920

3,820 

3,600

3,200

3,080

2,920

2,820

117,500

3,790

+216

June

3,050

5,980

8,690

6,450

5,560

5,780 

2,880

2,350

3,440

3,110

2,760

2,660

2,180 

2,040

1,620

2,170

2,260 

2,210

a2,300

a2,100

al,700

al.500

a2,000

a2,500

a2,500

a2,500 

a2,100

al,800

al,700

1,680

89,150

2,972

+34

July

,660

,680

,640

,660

,420

* ,560 

,740

,720

,560

,160

,620

,250

,160 

,400

,560

,800

,560 

,670

,460

,520

,790

,600

,800

,700

,500

.500 

,500

,400

,500

3,700

3,800

70,370

2,270

-141

Aug.

,100

,700

,400

,800

,980

,100 

,140

,100

,670

,500

,760

,350

,420 

,440

,440

,160

" "^490"

,350

,380

,470

,280

,180

* ,140

,320

,380 

,620

,760

,690

,000

1,920

52,180

1,683

+146

Sept.

4,400

11,300

8,800

5,900

3,740

2,020 

2,310

3,220

*4,260

4,510

5,990

5,940

2,040 

1,860

5,050

2,570

2,580 

2,680

2,300

2,200

2,200

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,000

1,700 

1,400

1,700

3,000

15,800

111,370

5,712

-46

Adjusted for change in contents for Claytor Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

1,978 

0.525 

0.61

2,04" 

0.543

o.e:

Calendar year 1958 : 

Water year 1958-59:

4,116 

1.09 

1.26

5,130 

1.36 

1.57

3,504 

0.930 

0.97

4,459 

1.18 

1.36

§,629 

2.29 

2.56

4,006 

1.06

1.22

Observed

Max 32,800 Min 1,100 Mean 5,719 

Max 28,400 Min 1,140 Mean 3,692

5,006 

0.798 

0.89

2,129 

0.565 

0.65

1,829 

0.485 

0.56

5,666 

0.973

1.09

Adjusted

Mean 5,732 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.66 

Mean 3,705 Cfsm 0.985 In. 15.55

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Claytor Reservoir; furnishea by 

Appalachian Electric Power Co.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for New River 

at Eggleston and Radford.
212 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1785. Camp Creek near Camp Creek, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 37°30'15", long 81°07'40", on left bank 1,500 ft downstream from Mash Fork 

and 2.1 miles upstream from Camp Creek, Mercer County.

Drainage area.--32.0 sq mi.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder; concrete control since 1955. Altitude of gage is 2,050 ft 

(from topographic map).

Average discharge. 13 years, 45.7 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 865 cfs Apr. 12 (gage height, 3.86 ft); no flow 

for part of each day Sept. 25, 26, 28, 29.

1946-59: Maximum discharge, 3,410 cfs Jan. 29, 1957 (gage height, 6.35 ft); no flow 

at times during 1952-56, 1959.

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

which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1435: 1948, 1950(P), 1955.

Rating tables, water year 1958-53, except periods of ice effect 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

age height,

0.4

.5

Oct. 1 to Dec. 28

1.0 1." 

1.4

0.35 

.4 

.5 

.6

Dec. 29 to Sept. 30

0.1 1.0 12

.4 1.2 21

1.2 1.4 35

2.5 1.7 66

6.5 2.0 120

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

264

465

940

cubi: feet per second, water year October 1958 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

21

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

*2.4

3.2

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.1

.3

.4

.4

.5

.7

.8

.8

. 3

*, .4

.9

.7

f 2

53.2

1.72

0.054

0.06

Nov.

3 2

10

13

8.7

6.5

5.4

4.4

3.9

4.6

6.1

4.8

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.7

4.1

4.1

3.7

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.S

2.7

2.9

3.0

4.6

14

11

155.1

5.17

0.162

0.18

Dec.

b9

8.4

*8.9

29

30

23

b!8

b!3

bll

bio

b8

b7

b7

b6

b6

b6

b5

b5

b5

b5

b5

b4

b4

b4

b4

b5

b6

26

*328

123

66

795.3

25.7

0.803

0.92

Jan.

E4

b54

b40

b3O

b25

b20

b!6

b!4

a!3

a!2

all

alo

bio

bll

16

b2O

a25

a25

a25

a35

a80

a330

aEOO

a 90

55

26

29

29

2£

23

20

1,373

44.3

1.38

1.60

Feb.

18

18

20

*26

26

25

27

31

26

28

26

22

47

81

186

144

86

68

49

b40

b35

b30

39

36

32

32

30

27

_

1,255

44.8

1.40

1.46

Mar.

26

23

22

19

*JL8

40

56

51

46

41

36

144

144

99

90

72

60

46

40

37

34

29

23

22

20

20

206

171

101

74

60

1,870

60.3

1.88

2.17

Apr.

53

*74

175

408

171

94

62

49

40

36_

93

472

356

149

94

74

59

49

45

50

51

72

231

155

92

64

*52

50

55

48

3,473

lie

3.62

4.04

May

43

35

32

32

29

25

23

20

19

19

19

16

36

50

43

36

29

26

20

18

18

14

12

11

9.2

8.7

12

19

13

11

12

709.9

22. 9

0.716

0.83

June

10

93

97

*56

34

23

16

12

10

8.7

7.6

7.8

8.1

6.3

5.2

4.5

4.3

3.9

3.6

3.2

2.7

2.5

4.4

6.8

6.3

5.4

4.5

2.9

*1.8

1.2

452.7

15.1

0.472

0.53

July

1.4

11

4.3

2.5

1.8

1.6

1.2

.8

.6

.3

.2

.2

.2

2.9

4.5

1.8

1.0

.7

2.0

5.2

2.5

2.1

3.4

1.8

2.9

2.1

1.2

*1.0

1.1

9.8

6.3

78.4

2.53

0.079

0.09

Aug.

3.6

2.1

1.3

56

42

13

7.8

5.8

4.7

3.6

2.5

1.8

1.3

1.0

.7

1.6

1.1

.8

.6

.9

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.5

.8

15

8.2

*11

189.6

6.12

0.191

0.22

Sept.

6.5

6.1

3.4

2.4

1.7

1.2

1.0

.7

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

J.

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

4.2

30.6

1.02

0.032

0.04

Calendar year 1958: Max 800 Min 0.8 Mean 57.5 Cfsm 1.80 In. 24.38

Water year 1958-59: Max 472 Min 0.1 Mean 28.6 Cfsm 0.894 In. 12.14

Peak discharge (base, 580 cfs).--Apr. 12 (5 p.m.) 865 cfs (3.86 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis 

tone River near Pipestem, and weather records, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

scords for Piney Creek at Raleigh, Blues-
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 213

1790. Bluestone River near Pipestem, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 37°32'45", long 81°00 I 30", on left bank 1.2 miles downstream from Mountain 

Creek, 2.5 miles west of Pipestem, Summers County, and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 363 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1950 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,527.35 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Average discharge.--9 years, 466 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,900 cfs Apr. 12 (gage height, 9.96 ft); minimum, 5.2 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 1.37 ft).

1950-59: Maximum discharge, 16,100 cfs Jan. 29, 1957 (gage height, 14.49 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 26, 1959.

Maximum stage known since at least 1908, that of Jan. 29, 1957.

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

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Js

1.86

2.0

2.5

3.0

4.0

164

378

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

780

1,330

2,100

3,100

Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

1.4

1.7

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

;ar Octc

6.0

16

35

90

165

275

)ber 1958

4.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

9.0

10.0

to Septet

424

795

1,340

2,120

4,300

5,900

nber 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*42

47

54

49

45

42

39

38

36

54

53

31

29

29

29

29

29

28

43

76

59

43

40

59

36

34

36

39

47

51

*45

1,249

40.3

0.111

0.15

Nov.

42

65

155

155

102

78

71

62

58

62

74

75

65

58

54

52

52

51

48

46

44

43

40

40

38

37

38

40

66

bllO

1,913

65.8

0.176

0.20

Dec.

*b30

b70

76

106

144

bllO

98

85

b70

b60

53

b50

b50

b45

45

41

46

48

47

51

43

44

42

b40

b40

39

47

70

2,460

2,100

*950

7,226

233

0.642

0.74

Jan.

472

438

556

288

173

101

b90

b90

b80

b80

b80

b90

blOO

b!20

b!70

b200

b230

b240

b250

b350

1,060

5,460

2,600

1,040

631

506

424

365

306

295

242

14,927

482

1.33

1.53

Feb.

207

*187

176

212

278

281

255

235

237

237

286

237

360

612

1,070

1,380

914

709

612

489

399

365

235

456

402

368

341

306

11,826

422

1.16

1.21

Mar.

281

*265

239

225

210

539

1,280

818

576

523

440

669

938

818

751

669

558

472

387

347

326

300

259

232

212

201

1,260

1,740

1,070

773

*631

18,009

581

1.60

1.85

Apr.

523

540

818

2,700

2,160

1,220

818

650

540

47_2

795

5,000

4,460

2,600

1,480

1,040

818

669

612

594

540

650

2,160

1,940

1,220

818

650

576

558

*489

56,110

1,204

5.52

5.70

May

421

359

312

320

424

378

506

393

300

265

259

210

651

1,010

773

540

408

344

292

239

250

212

223

187

155

142

158

T58

145

188

212

10,372

335

0.923

1.06

June

*205

440

576

350

218

163

154

111

98

85

75

76

95

72

64

56

52

50

47

44

42

40

42

55

61

58

65

62

50

39

3,521

117

0.322

0.36

July

*33

65

137

72

47

40

54

29

26

25

25

22

22

25

35

45

54

27

26

55

49

50

57

77

51

40

55

25

25

37

*53

1,297

41.8

0.115

0.13

Aug.

52

38

29

90

257

155

84

56

42

34

29

25

22

19

18

16

24

25

25

21

55

38

57

41

27

20

25

41

151

225

124

1,805

58.2

0.160

0.18

Sept.

*86

67

54

44

35

63

42

31

27

22

20

16

16

24

18

20

17

14

9.6

14

11

13

12

12

12

9.4

6.9

7.5

9.6

*45

778.0

25.9

0.071

0.08

Calendar year 1958: Max 7,440 Min 28 Mean 556 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.80

Water year 1958-59: Max 4,460 Min 6.9 Mean 299 Cfsm 0.824 In. 11.17

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 cfs).--Apr. 12 (9 p.m.) 5,900 cfs (9.96 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

575949 O - 61 - 15
214 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1800. New River at Blues tone Dam, W. Va.

Location. Lat 37°38'35", long 80°53'00", on right bank a quarter of a mile downstream from 

Bluestone Dam, Summers County, 0.7 mile upstream from Greenbrier River, and 2 miles upstream from Hinton, Summers County.

Drainage area.--4,604 sq mi.

Records available . October 1923 to September 1959. Published as near Hinton' 1943-46. 

Monthly discharge only October, November 1923, published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,360.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Dec. 1, 1923, to Nov. 19, 1934, staff gage and 

Nov. 20, 1934, to July 1, 1947, water-stage recorder, at site 1.3 miles upstream at 

datum 8.49 ft higher. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 0.7 mile downstream from present 

base gage.

Average discharge. 36 years, 5,536 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 35,000 cfs Jan. 27 (gage height, 11.66 ft); minimum daily, 365 cfs Jan. 24.

1923-59: Maximum discharge, 232,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 21.0 ft, from 

floodmarks, present site and datum), by slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum, 

10 cfs (estimated during construction at Bluestone Dam) Aug. 30, 1948; minimum daily, 

178 cfs Jan. 29, 1952.

Floods of Apr. 21 and May 23, 1901, reached a stage of 24.2 ft, former site and 

datum (discharge, 234,000 cfs). Flood in 1878 probably reached a higher stage.

Remarks. Records good above 4,000 cfs and fair below except those below 500 cfs, which 

are poor. Flow regulated since 1939 by Claytor Reservoir and since 1949 by Bluestone 

Reservoir (combined usable capacity, 721,000 acre-ft). Records of chemical analyses for 

the water year 1957 are given in WSP 1641.

Revisions (water years). WSF 713: 1925(M). WSP 783: Drainage area. WSP 893: 1930(M), 

1935-36(M).WSP 1335: 1929, 1933.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except period of Indefinite stage-discharge 

relation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 25 Jan. 26 to Sept. 3O

7.5 1,310

8.0 2,760

8.5 5,320

9.0 8,580

10.0 16,500

12.0 39,200

7.3 

7.6 

7.8 

8.0

840

1,510

2,060

2,810

8.5 5,150

9.0 8,10O

10.0 16,500

11.0 27,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1.330

1,330

1,330

1,360

1,380

1,400

1,400

1,560

1,520

1,820

1,820

1,590

1,450

1,400

1,400

1,470

1,520

1,450

1,400

1,400

1,690

2,170

2,800

5.050

3,010

2,260

1,760

1,820

1,720

*1,930

2,690

54,230

1,749

+44

Nov.

2,840

2,010

1,900

2,230

2,650

2.950

2,890

2,650

1,870

1,540

1,740

1,870

1,870

1,870

1,870

1,490

1.550

1,690

1,870

1,850

1,850

1,760

1,620

1,470

1,720

1,740

1,640

1,640

1,870

1,870

 -

58,140

1,938

-15

Dec.

*2,200

2,460

2,360

2,460

2,540

2,500

2,290

1,870

1,720

2,130

1,900

1,620

1,450

1,420

1,590

1,660

1,850

1,870

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,660

1,590

1,620

1,590

1,590

1,790

14,700

51,400

22,900

122,130

3,940

+110

Jan.

13,000

12,200

10,600

5,140

2,800

2,360

3,460

3,460

3,420

2,890

2,500

2,070

2,330

2,840

2,970

3,050

4,970

3,320

2,100

2,390

3,560

15,300

e 14, 600

e365

e496

7,060

25.400

23,300

5,550

4,400

4,950

192,851

6,221

-332

Feb.

3,440

*2.650

3,480

3,620

3,220

3,170

2,730

3,040

3,260

2,860

3,400

3,440

3,400

5,250

6,140

5,920

5,400

5,500

5,150

5,000

4,020

3,440

3,120

3,350

4,600

4,950

5,650

3,620

-

112,820

4,029

-171

Mar.

2,610

*2.580

3,080

3,220

2,530

4,020

9,120

7,040

5,920

6,500

6,440

6,140

6,920

6,380

4,450

3,980

4,650

4,600

3,980

3,940

3,170

2,860

2,900

3,840

3,890

2,860

4,450

9.520

7,280

*5,920

7,540

152,130

4,907

+364

Apr.

7,960

7,540

8,730

12,000

10,200

6.260

9,120

7,960

6,560

6,620

6,800

12,300

24,800

27.200

20,900

15,200

13,800

10,300

7,400

6,980

8,450

8,960

18,700

22,500

16,000

12,000

7,540

7,890

7,400

*6,560

344,630

11,490

-81

May

6,500

6,040

4,070

3,440

5,760

5,500

5,350

5,400

4,750

3,170

2.690

3,580

3,650

5,5OO

5,500

5,550

3,760

3,040

4,210

3,940

3,080

2,990

4,700

3,980

3,220

3,220

3,260

3,350

3,220

2,860

2,860

129,140

4,166

+234

June

3,480

*6,660

10.300

7,960

5,980

5,450

3,260

2,200

2,940

3,170

2,490

2,300

1,970

1,790

1,760

1,710

1,710

1,710

1,710

1,710

1,740

1,710

1,640

1.580

1,740

1,850

1,850

1,710

1,640

1,610

87,330

2,911

+22

July

*1,610

1,610

1,610

1,610

1,610

1,610

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,970

1,790

1,330

1,150

1,130

1,420

1,680

1,790

1,790

1,680

1,580

1,790

2,900

4,020

3,980

3,620

4,500

3,840

3,440

3,580

*3,840

4,070

71,270

2,299

-133

Aug.

3.840

2,340

1,640

1,640

3,040

3,580

2,810

2,340

2,130

1,970

1,710

1,640

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,240

1,100

994

972

1,330

1,560

1,540

1,300

1,150

1,330

1,490

1,490

1,560

2,300

2,810

*2,340

57,566

1,857

+ 125

Sept.

4,160

8,960

10,200

6,440

4,550

1,970

1,400

2,300

5,300

4,900

4,260

3,530

2,270

1,820

2,340

2,060

1,910

1,820

1,820

1,680

1,580

1,580

1,660

1,710

1,640

1,540

1,350

1.500

*1,560

10,600

 

98,21O

3,274

-67

Adjusted for change In contents In Claytor and Bluestone Reservoirs

Mean 

Cfsm

1,793 

0.389 

0.45

1,923 

0.418 

0.47

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

4,050 

O.880 

1.01

5,889 

1.28 

1.48

3,858 

0.838 

0.87

5,271 

1.14 

1.31

11,410 

2.48 

2.77

4,400 

0.956 

1.10

Observed

Max 41,600 Mln 712 Mean 6,873 

Max 31,4OO Mln 365 Mean 4,O56

2,933 

0.637 

0.71

2,166 

0.47O 

0.54

1,982 

0.43O 

0.50

3,207 

0.697 

0.78

Adjusted

Mean 6,889 Cfsm 1.5O In. 20.33 

Mean 4,O66 Cfsm 0.883 In. 11.99

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Claytor and Bluestone Reservoirs. 

Records for Claytor Reservoir furnished by Appalachian Electric Power Co. and those for Bluestone 

Reservoir by Corps of Engineers.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge computed from sluice-gate openings and reservoir 

pool elevations.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 215

1805. Greenbrier River at Durbin, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38°32'35", long 79°50'00", on left bank at Durbin, Pocahontas County, 500 ft 

downstream from confluence of East and West Forks.

Drainage area. 134 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1943 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,699.71 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge.--16 years, 246 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, about 4,970 cfs Jan. 22; maximum gage height,

6.67 ft Jan. 22 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 1.8 cfs Sept. 28, 29 (gage height, 0.39 ft),

1943-59: Maximum discharge, 9,900 cfs Oct. 15, 1954 (gage height, 8.38 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4.300 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 

9.20 ft Feb. 2, 1956 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 0.3 cfs Sept. 29, Oct. 3, 1953; minimum gage height, 0.39 ft Sept. 28, 29, 1959.

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

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relation indefinite Oct. 21)

Oct. 22 to Sept. 30

1.1

1.3

.6

.9

1.2

1.4

3.0

5.6

6.0

199

363

590

1,210

2,100

4,570

Discharge, et per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

23

27

23

21

19

18

17

17

16

16

16

14

13

13

13

14

15

24

25

18

17

17

18

16

16

21

28

58

49

33

27

662

21.4

0.160

0.18

Nov.

26

49

102

104

74

64

53

44

47

79

65

59

58

53

54

70

59

*60

58

54

50

48

46

43

»41

39

38

56

183

TTo

1,886

62.9

0.469

0.52

Dec.

90

90

130

176

199

219

180

150

130

110

95

85

75

70

66

64

62

 60

60

60

58

56

54

52

50

48

45

45

55

70

2,794

90.1

0.672

0.78

Jan.

120

200

300

200

140

120

100

90

80

75

75

70

70

80

150

300

200

150

150

300

758

5,550

1,210

656

428

*322

265

213

178

168

151

10,869

351

2.62

3.02

Feb.

124

106

1OO

200

213

176

149

173

149

156

186

133

255

395

722

625

458

352

252

183

161

199

191

224

173

183

168

156

_

6,562

234

1.75

1.82

Mar.

151

140

128

115

104

536

840

530

403

326

258

239

199

228

550

900

635

424

316

268

258

249

213

186

166

161

*265

399

337

337

363

10,224

330

2.46

2.84

Apr.

344

668

900

1,520

965

695

505

395

319

302

363

481

458

437

590

750

646

490

395

*344

288

255

258

227

213

202

236

710

1,280

840

15,876

529

3.95

4.41

May

575

395

312

261

230

191

168

144

126

128

133

108

628

870

646

463

341

284

224

186

161

154

149

126

104

117

124

291

*268

199

176

8,282

267

1.99

2.30

June

154

1,190

1,140

595

363

249

181

135

106

83

69

62

70

48

39

35

34

32

29

28

26

23

*21

22

25

200

131

60

37

30

5,217

174

1.30

1.45

July

27

25

22

19

17

16

16

14

12

10

9.9

10

19

31

25

16

13

14

16

37

37

21

33

23

38

40

35

*60

33

26

33

747.9

24.1

0.180

0.21

Aug.

37

26

20

30

83

50

30

35

36

27

21

18

16

14

12

12

19

21

21

14

11

9.0

9.0

10

17

19

*192

41

30

33

46

959.0

30.9

0.231

0.27

Sept.

"'9

37

26

20

16

16

17

20

16

13

11

9.0

8.0

7.0

6.0

5.5

5.0

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.2

 3.0

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.0

*1.9

1.8

109

454.0

15.1

0.113

0.13

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,320 Min 13 Mean 238 Cfsm 1.78 In. 24.10

Water year 1958-59: Max 3,550 Min 1.8 Mean 177 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.93

Peak discharge (base, 2.80O cfs).--Jan. 22 (time unknown) about 4,970 cfs.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Hpte.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 30 to Dec. 3, Dec. 7 to Jan. 20, Feb. 3, 4. 

No gage-height record Jan. 5-15, Sept. 13-27; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, 

1 discharge measurement, and records for Greenbrier River at Buckeye.
216 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1825. Greenbrier River at Buckeye, W. Va.

Location. 38°11'15" . long 80°07'50", on right bank at upstream side of highway bridge at 

Buckeye, Pocahontas County, 1,000 ft upstream from Swago Creek and 3.5 miles downstream 

from Knapp Creek. Records Include flow of Swago Creek.

Drainage area. 540 sq ml, Including that of Swago Creek. 

Records available. September 1929 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 2,085.89 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Feb. 27, 1939, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 847 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year 14,800 cfs June 2 (gage height, 11.20 ft); minimum, 10 cfs Sept. 22, 24, 26, 27, 28 (gage height, 1.50 ft).

1929-59: Maximum discharge, 41,500 cfs Feb. 5, 1932 (gage height, 17.5 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs; minimum, 3.8 cfs Aug. 13, 

1930 (gage height, 1.19 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 758: 1933. WSP 953: 1930-32, 1934-35(M), 1936, 1937(M) , 

1938-39, 1940(M).WSP 1275: 1936.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic fee per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan 

1.72 45

2.0 99

2.5 245

3.0 445

3.5 715

4.0 1,090

6.0 3,370

8.0 6,700

9.0 8,900 1.9 

2.3

23 to Sept. 30

370

800

2,230

4,770

8,900

ubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

78

80

80

78

72

65

59

59

56

54

54

50

49

45

47

45

45

47

49

49

57

59

56

54

50

54

61

68

78

111

93

1,902

61.4

0.114

0.13

Nov.

80

91

109

165

189

147

126

113

101

101

113

131

111

109

104

106

111

113

*104

101

99

93

91

88

84

86

84

99

276

214

3,539

118

0.219

0.24

Dec.

186

192

316

328

465

520

422

372

b300

b250

b220

192

b!70

b!60

150

147

131

b!30

*bl30

b!30

b!20

b!20

118

131

126

bllO

101

97

128

162

201

6,325

204

0.378

0.44

Jan.

210

414

606

525

328

b250

b210

b240

b230

b210

b!90

b!70

180

186

350

b800

b600

b450

b400

b500

b2,000

7,850

3,390

1,960

1,300

*990

800

709

584

536

524

27,672

893

1.65

1.91

Feb.

445

370

325

560

830

695

512

542

530

470

542

455

921

1,840

2.910

2,340

1,680

1,260

966

653

b500

b450

b500

611

518

460

445

405

-

22,735

812

1.50

1.57

Mar.

375

370

338

321

293

1,750

3,390

1,900

1,440

*1,260

1,080

1,050

912

871

2,910

5.890

2,560

1,630

1,180

990

912

882

730

625

542

512

1,670

2,750

1,790

1,550

2,010

42,445

1,569

2.54

2.92

Apr.

1,680

2,120

5,270

4.450

5,590

2,400

1,680

1,500

1,060

912

1,120

2,400

2,910

2,540

5,030

2,560

2,060

1,580

1,540

*1,530

1,340

1,140

1,140

1,130

1,010

890

779

1,150

5,590

2,560

57,661

1,922

5.56

5.97

May

1,740

1,260

974

808

702

572

488

4 2O

561

343

525

313

1,570

3,510

2,230

1,580

1,140

950

800

688

578

1,900

1,260

744

512

420

530

4.180

*2,670

1,480

1,740

36,788

1,187

2.2O

2.55

June

1,440

6,580

6.880

2,850

1,630

1,080

772

560

420

334

285

242

220

214

177

150

136

131

121

109

99

91

*86

84

80

140

410

245

156

116

25,638

855

1.58

1.77

July

93

82

74

63

56

54

50

45

40

39

38

38

38

47

59

88

68

54

67

82

126

156

118

95

104

99

179

*445

254

156

154

5,001

96.8

0.179

0.21

Aug.

115

97

86

128

772

566

214

150

145

125

97

80

67

56

50

45

47

47

44

47

47

44

36

32

32

27

*26

126

106

88

76

3,414

110

0.204

0.24

Sept.

72

88

91

68

54

45

59

55

53

32

52

27

20

18

16

16

15

13

12

12

12

*12

12

11

11

11

11

11

12

59

898

29.9

0.055

0.06

Calendar year 1958: Max 9,400 Min 45 Mean 838 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.04

Water year 1958-59: Max 7,830 Min 11 Mean 636 Cfsm 1.18 In. 15.99

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 cfs). Jan. 

14,800 cfs (11.20 ft).

22 (10:30 a.m.) 11,400 cfs (10.02 ft); June 2 (8 p.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Nov. 21
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1830. Second Creek near Second Creek, W. Va.

Location. Lat 37°41'05", long 80°27'25", on left bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 219, 1.5 miles downstream from Second Creek, Monroe County, and 

8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 80.8 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1945 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,812.36 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Oct. 18, 1947, staff gage at site 100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 77.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,570 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 3.25 ft); minimum, 2.6 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, -0.28 ft).

1945-59: Maximum discharge, 6,100 cfs Mar. 31, 1958 (gage height, 6.20 ft); minimum, 0.7 cfs Nov. 17, Dec. 24, 1953.

Remarks.--Records fair. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by gristmills at 

Gap Mills and Second Creek.

Revisions (waber years).--WSP 1275: 1950.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

-O.24

-.1

.1

177

330

580

1, 300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

c7

4

5

&

7

8

9

10

11

i:

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

0

1

£

3J

4

5

fa

7

9

g(-i

1

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

7.7

8.2

7.2

6.8

6.4

5.9

5.9

5.4

5.4

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.4

5.4

5.9

7.2

18

11

8.6

8.6

9.5

9.0

8.2

8.2

8.2

9.0

+ 8.6

8.2

7.7

235.1

7.58

0.094

0.11

Nov.

8.6

18

22

17

13

11

9.5

8.2

8.2

8.6

8.2

7^7

7.7

7.7

7 .2

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.2

7.2

6.8

6.4

6.4

5.9

6.4

6.4

6.4

8.2

32

14

299.0

9.97

0.125

0.14

Dec.

11

*13

13

16

17

15

7.1

11

12

7.2

7.7

7.7

7.7

5.9

5.9

4.7

5.9

6.4

6.4

7.2

5.9

6.4

6.4

8.6

7.2

4.1

4.4

8.1

163

*155

99

655.9

21.2

0.262

0.30

Jan.

77

93

74

57

40

30

27

28

23

19

18

15

17

20

26

29

21

22

19

25

165

817

184

118

88

74

67

58

50

44

40

2,385

76.9

0.952

1.10

Feb.

37

31

*30

37

39

30

24

26

26

26

27

27

66

108

182

151

110

93

72

50

42

43

46

50

37

35

33

32

_

1,510

53.9

0.667

0.7O

Mar.

31

31

29

*28

Z6_

232

202

132

112

101

86

174

168

134

118

103

91

74

62

57

54

51

41

38

35

34

233

182

128

112

99

2,998

96.7

1.20

1.38

Apr.

*93

97

103

164

153

128

104

88

77

70

212

672

663

312

236

182

147

122

114

116

 110

174

460

277

187

149

124

*112

99

84

5,623

188

2.33

2.59

May

75

63

56

63

67

56

51

45

40

39

34

33

56

67

60

52

45

41

35

31

30

50

143

60

40

37

46

183

ToT

65

51

1,820

58.7

0.726

0.84

June

39

118

*167

103

68

51

39

30

25

22

20

17

17

15

14

13

12

11

11

11

10

9.0

9.5

11

11

11

14

11

8.6

*8.6

906.7

30.2

0.374

0.42

July

8.2

11

7.9

7.2

6.8

6.4

6.8

6.4

5.9

6.4

6.4

6.4

5.9

8.2

6.8

6.4

6.4

5.9

13

30

15

10

9.5

7.7

7.2

8.2

11

12

*9.5

20

44

322.5

10.4

0.129

0.15

Aug.

20

12

10

22

38

20

15

11

9.5

8.6

7.7

7.2

6.8

6.8

5.9

5.9

6.8

8.2

7.2

6.8

5.9

5.9

5.0

5.4

7.2

5.4

5.0

5.9

6.8

8.6

16

312.5

10.1

0.125

0.14

Sept.

12

*10

8.2

7.2

6.4

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.0

5.4

5.4

5.0

4.7

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.4

3.8

4.1

4.4

4.1

4.1

3.8

4.4

4.1

4.1

*4.7

li

183.1

6.10

0.075

0.03

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,970 Min 4.1 Mean 94.1 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.83

Water year 1958-59: Max 817 Min 3.8 Mean 47.3 Cfsm 0.585 In. 7.95

Peak discharge (base, 1.200 cfs). Jan. 22 

1,350 cfs (3.04 ft).

t:30 p.m.) 1,570 cfs (3.25 ft); Apr. 12 (9:30 p.m.)

Discharge measurement made on this day.
218 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1835. Greenbrier River at Alderson, W. Va.

Location. Lat 37°43'30", long 80°38'30", on left bank 400 ft upstream from highway bridge 

at Alderson, Monroe County, and half a mile upstream from Muddy Creek.

Drainage area. 1,357 sq mi.

Records available. July 1895 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,529.42 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 15, 1929, wire-weight or chain gage at bridge 400 ft downstream 

at same datum.

Average discharge. 64 years, 1,993 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,900 cfs June 3 (gage height, 11.19 ft); minimum, 43 cfs Sept. 28, 29 (gage height, 1.66 ft).

1895-1959: Maximum discharge, 77,500 cfs Mar. 14, 1918 (gage height, 22.0 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs; minimum, 24 cfs Aug. 12, 

Oct. 1, 2, 1930 (gage height, 1.65 ft).

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

which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 536: 1907-9. WSP 783: Drainage area. WSP 803: 1918(M). 

WSP 953: 1930-41. WSP 1275: 1897, 1905, 1910, 1914(M), 1915-16, 1917(M) , 1919-20(M) , 

1924-25(M) , 1927(M), 1929, 1949.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, ana discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 6)

1.65 

1.9 

2.2 

2.6

102

200

430

3.0 

3.5 

5.0 

10.0

840

1,560

4,600

19,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

3

4

5

a

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

192

189

189

185

177

173

166

159

152

146

140

133

130

124

124

122

122

122

140

143

130

127

127

127

133

143

143

140

*136

159

162

4,555

147

0.108

0.12

Nov.

170

240

272

310

341

335

354

298

266

Dec. I Jan.

709

*534

409

506

804

944

970

709

654

245 b550

236

227

218

222

232

222

214

214

209

204

204

200

192

189

181

181

177

185

250

764

7,552

252

0.186

0.21

b430

335

b300

272

287

256

256

250

266

298

245

272

240

256

245

209

184

222

793

*1.190

866

14,461

466

0.343

0.40

698

892

1,510

1,540

1,120

b700

b500

b600

b600

b550

b500

b450

464

430

430

515

1,590

1,400

1,100

905

1,190

9,480

10,000

4,000

2,800

2,220

1,750

1,500

1,320

1,150

1,100

53,004

1,710

1.26

1.45

Feb.

1,040

931

*792

780

1,040

1,370

1,190

984

984

998

970

1,040

1,300

4,040

5,330

5.970

4,260

3,180

2,470

1,820

1,250

1,050

1,120

1,220

1,180

1,080

931

905

-

49,225

1,758

1.30

1.35

Mar.

853

816

780

*744

676

1,120

5,970

4,840

3,290

2,710

2,410

3,180

3,600

2,870

4,150

8,400

6,500

4,150

2,870

2,240

1,980

1,820

1,680

1,400

1,220

1,110

4,060

9.000

5,970

4,040

3,820

38,269

3,170

2.34

2.69

Apr.

*4,040

5,500

5,200

7,500

9,000

5,970

4,150

3,080

2,490

2.090

2,550

6,640

12.400

7,800

6,500

6,100

4,600

3,600

3,080

3,600

4,260

3,710

5,080

4,960

3,710

2,980

2,410

*2,180

2,770

4,720

140,670

4,689

3.46

3.86

May

3,600

2,770

2,170

1,950

1,800

1,530

1,320

1,140

998

951

1,180

1,040

1,510

6 . 640

5,460

3,600

2,610

2,070

1,890

1,630

1,430

1,860

4,O40

2,830

1,860

1,380

1,190

2,360

6,100

3,600

3,500

75,989

2,451

1.81

2.08

June

3,400

5,010

*19.100

8,400

4,260

2,790

2,020

1,530

1,190

957

780

665

562

490

438

409

360

323

304

282

266

245

232

222

222

222

236

256

515

*360

56,046

1,868

1.38

1.54

July

282

240

214

189

173

162

149

140

130

124

119

116

108

110

116

124

152

162

166

261

256

200

185

227

227

204

189

200

*405

562

498

6,390

206

0.152

0.18

Aug.

402

310

256

266

706

1.510

840

534

456

374

310

260

220

200

180

160

140

130

120

120

110

110

100

100

95

90

90

87

85

90

95

8,546

276

0.203

0.23

Sept.

120

*200

189

156

149

156

136

119

108

97

90

82

77

73

68

68

68

66

62

57

55

53

51

51

49

47

47

45

*45

66

2,650

88.3

0.065

0.07

Calendar year 1958: Max 22,200 Min 122 Mean 2,051 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.53

Water year 1958-59: Max 19,100 Min 45 Mean 1,417 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.18

Peak discharge (base, 17,000 cfs). Jan. 22 (12 p.m.) 17,200 cfs (9.20 ft); June 3 (10 a.m.) 23,900 

cfs (11.19 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--No gage-height record Jan. 18, 19, 23-25, Aug. 11 to Sept. 1; discharge estimated on basis 

of weather records and records for nearby stations.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 219

1840. Greenbrier River at Hilldale, W. Va.

Location. Lat 37°38'25" , long 80°48'20", on left bank 100 ft downstream from highway 

bridge on State Highway 3 at Hilldale, Summers County, 0.1 mile upstream from Howard 

Creek, 0.9 mile upstream from Powley Creek, 5 miles southeast of Hinton, and 5.6 miles 

upstream from mouth. Records include flow of Howard Creek.

Drainage area. 1,625 sq mi, including that of Howard Creek. 

Records available.--June 1936 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,388.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 23 years, 2,152 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 24,200 cfs June 3 (gage height, 13.16 ft); minimum, 43 cfs Sept. 28, 29 (gage height, 0.36 ft).

1936-59: Maximum discharge, 47,800 cfs Feb. 22, 1953, Mar. 6, 1955 (gage height, 

20.50 ft); minimum, 39 cfs Sept. 18-20, 1946; minimum gage height, 0.36 ft Sept. 28, 

29 1959.

'Maximum stage known, 21.85 ft Mar. 18, 1936 (discharge, 60,800 cfs, from data furnished by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1435: 1955.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 13 Apr. 14 to Sept. 30

0.71 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

120

237

585

1,030

3.0

6.0

10.0

2,050

6,350

15,200

0.37

.6

.9 

1.3 

2.0

190

402

970

3.0

6.0

10.0

12.0

1,990

6,350

15,200

20,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

214

205

200

200

196

187

179

175

167

155

151

141

137

131

124

124

120

120

134

148

151

134

131

127

127

131

148

148

141 

137

*159

4,742

153

0.094

0.11

 Nov.

171

205

302

332

378

371

371

350

308

274

248

£42

232

219

237

237

223

223

219

214

214

209

200

191

187

183

179

187

223 

550

7,659

255

0.157

0.18

Dec.

868

688

542

500

769

1,050

1,120

931

778

640

492

436

378

344

320

300

290

285

269

296

290

296

290

279

274

269

219

258

598 

1,660

1 ,260

16,989

548

0.337

0.39

Jan.

994

1,080

1,830

1,940

1,500

715

568

715

823

670

619

508

542

517

526

594

851

1,830

1,100

976

1,260

6,890

14.000

6,030

4,000

2,910

2,290

1,830

1,660

1,450

1,350

62,568

2,018

1.24

1.43

Feb.

1,300

1,210

1,080

*994

1,160

1,610

1,450

1,260

1,160

1,260

1,160

1,210

1,300

3,830

6,030

7.090

5,390

4,000

3,100

2,410

1,720

1,350

1,350

1,500

1,450

1,350

1,210

1,160

-

59,094

2,110

1.30

1.35

Mar.

1,110

1,070

*1,020

985

913

1,080

5,480

6,190

4,150

3,300

2,910

3,860

5,070

4,000

4,150

8,200

7,830

5,230

3,720

2,780

2,350

2,170

2,050

1,720

1,500

1,350

4,110

10.200

5^230

*4,450

115,818

3,736

2.30

2.65

Apr.

4,910

4,300

5,230

8,020

10,200

7,280

5,390

4,000

3,170

2 , 650

3,240

7,680

15,000

9,96O

7,460

7,280

5,710

4,600

3,780

4,300

5,390

4,750

6,720

6,720

5,070

3,850

3,130

2,730

*2 , 730

5,070

170,320

5,677

3.49

3.90

May

4,450

3,340

2,660

2,230

2,170

1,820

1,550

1,350

1,160

1.040

1,550

1,600

1,940

6,870

7.090

4,750

3,410

2,600

2,230

1,940

1,660

1,550

4,150

3,620

2,290

1,600

1,320

1,450

6,430

4,600

3 , 620

88,040

2,840

1.75

2.01

June

3,850

3,590

*19.200

10,600

5,550

3,550

2,540

1,880

1,400

1,110

925

781

713

608

522

470

429

383

352

334

312

290

269

259

254

244

254

274

*422 

463

61,828

2,061

1.27

1.42

July

340

279

234

212

190

175

160

145

136

129

119

113

111

105

122

119

119

145

163

171

290

244

194

186

234

225

221

*199

230 

579

584

6,473

209

0.129

0.15

Aug.

470

371

295

340

456

1.500

1,130

680

500

443

334

284

244

212

186

163

145

136

132

122

119

111

105

102

94

91

91

89

86 

94

94

9,219

297

0.183

0.21

Sept.

*139

230

203

190

156

145

152

136

113

105

91

82

75

70

66

62

62

60

58

58

55

53

51

49

47

46

44

*44

44 

68

2,754

91.8

0.056

0.06

Calendar year 1958: Max 23,600 Mln 120 Mean 2,495 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.85

Water year 1958-59: Max 19,200 Min 44 Mean 1,659 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.86

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 cfs). June 3 (2:30 p.m.) 24,200 cfs (13.16 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
220 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1845. New River at Hinton, W. Va.

Location. Lat 37°40'15", long 80°53'40", on right bank at Hinton, Summers County, 0.2 mile 

upstream from Madam Creek and 1.5 miles downstream from Greenbrier River.

Drainage area.--6,257 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1936 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,355.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

TT929. Prior to June 5, 1949, at site 400 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 7,649 cfs (adjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 40,300 cfs Apr. 13 (gage height, 6.92 ft); minimum, 1,120 cfs Aug. 18, 19 (gage height, 1.48 ft); minimum daily, 1,140 cfs Aug. 19.

1936-59: Maximum discharge, 246,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 18.97 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 80,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at station at 

Bluestone Dam, and gaged inflow from Greenbrier River; minimum, 418 cfs Aug. 30, 1948 

(gage height, 1.14 ft); minimum daily, 920 cfs Oct. 22, 1941.

Remarks.--Records excellent above 5,000 cfs and good below. Flow regulated since 1939 by 

Claytor Reservoir and since 1949 by Bluestone Reservoir (combined usable capacity, 

721,000 acre-ft) .

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.48 1,120 2.5

1.5 1,160 3.0

1.7 1,660 5.0

2.0 2,710 7.0

Discharge, In cubic feet pe cond, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

15

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,560

1,630

1,850

1,880

1,590

1,520

1,470

1,470

1,550

1,510

1,550

1,500

1,520

1,750

2,250

2,920

5,170

3,050

2,350

1,850

1,880

1,850

2^750

57,310

1,849

+44

Nov.

2,360

2,180

2,140

2,520

2,950

5j260

3*260

2,920

2,180

1,820

1,940

2,080

2,080

2,080

2,080

1,720

1.550

1,850

2,040

2,040

2 , 000

1,970

1,750

1,660

1,820

1,820

1,750

1,750

2,000

._!'____

64,360

2,145

-15

Dec.

2,360

3,170

*3,000

3,050

3,300

3,470

3,390

2,790

2,440

2,920

2,440

2,040

1,850

1,720

1,850

1,910

2,080

2,140

2,140

2,180

2,140

2,140

1,310

1,910

1,910

1,850

1,850

2,050

14,100

31,200

133,900

4,319

+110

Jan.

13,200

12,800

11,400

5,780

4,2^0

3,260

4,OEO

4,100

4,100

3,EOO

3,090

2,790

2,880

3,390

3,520

3, E50

5,430

4,580

3,2EO

3,250

4,580

20,500

26,900

5,340

4,150

9,640

25,600

23,500

7,180

5,690

6,060

243,680

7,851

-332

Feb.

4,530

5,850

4,430

*4,3dO

4,100

4,530

4,100

4,100

4,290

3,950

4,390

4,430

4,530

8,300

11,800

12,800

10,400

9,500

8 , 000

7,240

5,540

4,530

4,290

4,530

5,850

6,120

6,730

4,530

-

165,220

5,936

-171

Mar.

3,650

5,530

+3,360

4,150

3.43O

4,870

13,800

13,500

10,100

9,800

9,200

9,800

11,800

10,400

8,300

11,800

12,800

9,800

7 , 580

6,670

5,480

5,020

4,870

5,530

5,330

4,150

7,860

19,200

15, 200

111 800

264,240

8,524

+364

Apr.

12,400

11,800

13,500

18,800

20,000

13,500

13,800

11 , 800

9,500

9,200

9,800

19,200

58,200

35,200

27,400

21 , 500

18,800

14,200

11,000

11,400

13,500

12,800

24,700

28,300

20,400

15,200

10,700

10,400

*9 , 800

11,400

498,300

16,510

-81

May

10,700

9,200

5,570

5,640

8,000

7,410

7,010

6,900

5,060

4,390

4.540

5,380

5,730

12,400

12,800

10,100

7,350

5,540

6,400

5,900

4,820

4,530

8,600

7,700

5,590

4,870

4,630

4,630

9,200

7,700

6,400

217,790

7,025

+234

June

7,290

*9 , 800

28.500

19,200

11,400

8,900

5,900

4,200

4,480

4,290

5,470

3,130

2,670

2,400

2,280

2,180

2,180

2,140

2,110

2 , 110

2,080

2,040

1,910

1.850

2,000

2,110

2,110

2 , 000

2,000

2,110

148,640

4,955

+22

July

1,970

*1,940

1,880

1,850

1,820

1,750

1,720

1,720

1,720

2,080

1,970

1,440

1.250

1 , 250

1,520

1,850

1,910

1,910

1,850

1,750

2,040

3,050

4,050

4,050

3,700

4,480

4,010

3,470

3,650

*4,200

4,53_0_

76,400

2,465

-133

Aug.

4,240

2,790

1,880

1,940

3,430

4,820

3,880

3,090

2,630

2,400

2,040

1,880

1,690

1,630

1,610

1,420

1,250

1,160

1,140

1,390

1,580

1,580

1,320

1,210

1,390

1,520

1,500

1 , 580

2,220

2,790

2,350

65,360

2,108

+125

Sept.

4,170

8,300

9,800

5,400

4,480

2,140

1,470

2,400

5,120

4,870

4,100

3,480

2,320

1,850

2,220

2,040

1,910

1,820

1,880

1,690

1,580

1,580

1,690

1,690

1,610

1,550

1,520

1,320

1,520

9,370

96,290

3,210

-57

Adjusted for change in contents in Claytor and Blueston

Mean 

Cfsm

1,893 

0.303 

0.35

2,130 

0 . 340 

0.38

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

4,429 

0.708 

0.82

7,529 

1.20 

1.38

5,765 

0.921 

0.96

8,888 

1.42 

1.54

16,530 

2.64 

2.94

7,259 

1.16 

1.34

Observed

Max 52,500 Mln 1,470 Mean 8,998 

Max 38,200 Mln 1,140 Mean 5,568

4,977 

0.795

0.89

2,332 

0.373 

0.43

2,233 

0.357 

0.41

3,143 

0.502 

0.56

Adjusted

Mean 9,014 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.57 

Mean 5,578 Cfsm 0.891 In. 12.10

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Claytor and Blueston 

Record of contents of Claytor Reservoir furnished by Appalachian Electric Power Co. a 

Bluestone Reservoir furnished by Corps of Engineers.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 221

1850. Piney Creek at Raleigh, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 37°45'40", long 81 0 09'50", on left bank at Raleigh, Raleigh County, 0.5 mile 

downstream from Whitestick Creek, 0.5 mile upstream from Beaver Creek, and Ij- miles 

southeast of Beckley.

Drainage area. --52.2 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1951 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,087.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Average discharge.--8 years, 65.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 624 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 3.47 ft); minimum, 

 1.4 cfs Oct. 18, Sept. 24, 26, 28; minimum gage height, 1.18 ft Sept. 24, 26, 28.

1951-59: Maximum discharge, 2,500 cfs Jan. 29, 1957 (gage height, 5.78 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 8-10, 1957 (gage height, 1.16 ft); minimum gage height, 1.13 ft 

Sept. 19, 1955.

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

Revisions [water years ). WSP 1435: 1955(M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 3O

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7

1.2 

4.2 

8.2

2.0 88

2.5 213

3.0 394

4.0 940

1.18

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.4 1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

4.0

224

404

940

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

0

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1"

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

^0

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*5.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.8

3.4

3.0

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.6

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

3.8

*3.4

3.0 

3.8

4.2

89.0

2.87

0.055

0.06

Nov.

6.9

9.6

22

15

9.1

7.8

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.6

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.2

3.8

3.8

7.7

6.6 

14

210.5

7.02

0.134

0.15

Dec. 1 Jan.

19

9.6

*11

23

33

31

b25

b20

17

b!5

b!2

blO

8.2

b8

b8

7.8

7.4

6.6

6.6

6.2

7.4

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.8

7.4

7.0

7.8

56 

96

170

660.4

21.3

0.408

0.47

48

46

38

35

b30

b25

b20

b!7

bl5

b!3

12

11

IT11

16

26

32

b35

b40

43

110

525

282

118

76

61

53

46

40 

37

34

1,906

61.5

1.18

1.36

Feb.

31

2_7

27

*46

67

65

56

53

48

46

43

35

48

72

143

180

128

96

76

60

50

43

48

5O

42

39

37

36

-

1/692

60.4

1.16

1.21

Mar.

35

34

31

30

*28

64

112

90

74

67

60

213

246

163

128

101

84

69

56

50

46

42

36

32

30

31

110

197

158

121

96

2,634

85.0

1.63

1.88

Apr.

82

*88

137

400

287

163

112

84

69

60

67

233

545

283

169

126

98

82

76

92

78

86

186

197

135

98

*80

74

63

 54

4,304

143

2.74

3.07

May

51

43

39

48

53

46

39

36

34

32

32

27

77

109

86

65

54

51

43

35

32

27

26

23

21

18

19

30

144 

108

155

1,601

51.6

0.989

1.14

June

84

94

174

*135

78

50

37

32

26

22

20

17

17

16

14

13

12

10

10

10

9.0

8.5

9.0

11

10

10

10

8.5

*7.5 

6.5

961.0

32.0

0.613

0.68

July

7.5

6.5

8.0

6.5

6.5

8.0

6.5

6.0

5.5

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.3

3.6

3.9

2.8

3.0

*2.8

5.0 

3.3

140.7

4.54

0.087

0.10

Aug.

3.6

4.2

4.5

32

42

16

8.5

7.5

6.5

6.5

6.0

5.5

4.5

4.5

3.9

3.0

3.0

4.9

6.0

6.5

6.5

5.5

3.9

7.4

3.9

3.3

4.6

3.6

5.2 

20

*80

323.0

10.4

0.199

0.23

Sept.

40

17

3.5

8.0

7.5

7.0

6.5

4.5

3.9

3.3

2.8

2.5

2.8

3.0

2.2

1.9

1.6

2.2

1.9

1.6

2.2

1.6

1.6

1.5

T^

1.6

1.5

*1.6

1.9 

6.5

151.2

5.04

0.097

0.11

Calendar year 1958: Max 940 Min 1.6 Mean 72.3 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.81

Water year 1958-59: Max 545 Min 1.5 Mean 40.2 Cfsm 0.770 In. 10.46

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs).--No peak above base

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1865. Williams River at Dyer, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°22'45", long 8Q°29'05", on left bank at Dyer, Webster County, 0.2 mile 

downstream from Craig Run and 7 miles southwest of Webster Springs.

Drainage area. 128 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1929 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,193.46 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to June 11, 1930, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 315 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,860 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 8.44 ft); minimum, 1.2 cfs Sept. 28, 29 (gage height, 0.55 ft).

1929-59: Maximum discharge, 22,000 cfs July 4, 1932 (gage height, 18.45 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 5,500 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage heights 12.33 and 18.45 ft; minimum daily, 0.5 cfs Oct. 13-16, 21, 1953; 

minimum gage height, 0.44 ft Oct. 5, 6, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1275: 1930.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.95

1.2

1.6

2.0

2.5

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 

14

Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

136

266

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

7.0

456

656

990

3,970

0.55 

.7 

.8 

.9

1.1 

1.4 

1.7

1.2

4.0

7.0

11

22

46

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

7.0

148

278

456

656

990

3,970

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

4

5

6

8

9

LO

11

12

13

14

15

16

L7

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

37

52

43

35

31

28

26

23

21

20

20

19

18

16

16

15

14

16

18

18

*17

16

15

16

16

19

28

95

130

1,002

32.3

0.252

0.23

Nov.

68

145

501

460

294

222

177

143

140

160

136

122

112

102

95

95

87

78

79

79

72

68

64

60

*6O

57

56

60

188

4,110

137

1.07

1.19

Dec.

bllO

bllO

118

299

396

416

287

b240

198

138

bllO

blOO

b90

b80

b75

b70

b65

b65

b70

72

68

67

62

112

112

b90

b90

103

149

4,279

138

1.08

1.24

Jan.

145

294

216

185

b!30

b90

b80

b9^

blOO

b95

b90

b90

b95

bloo

b250

656

412

308

254

424

1,220

3,160

990

596

448

355

317

272

254

12,227

394

3.08

3.55

Feb.

2O4

b!50

b!40

300

320

251

207

215

189

182

202

148

473

765

Ij300

736

532

*421

317

242

207

212

234

376

288

260

220

199

-

9,290

332

2.59

2.70

Mar.

187

168

152

135

151

1,110

706

480

417

413

334

369

307

' 307

880

1,170

616

440

362

334

410

484

344

300

324

*373

1,360

1,030

588

15,203

490

3.83

4.42

Apr.

406

826

765

Ij480

830

706

528

417

351

320

413

556

584

508

576

564

456

366

317

355

391

317

310

294

248

220

215

341

540

14,598

487

3.80

4.24

May

344

278

237

217

207

*172

152

131

113

107

96

83

475

636

484

448

358

310

278

217

187

226

166

140

113

105

146

991

532

8,610

278

2.17

2.50

June

245

1,280

1,300

636

425

291

210

155

119

*86

68

57

94

65

45

40

44

44

36

31

28

25

22

20

22

253

224

88

50

6,041

201

1.57

1.76

July

32

32

26

23

18

16

14

12

11

9.4

8.2

7.0

7.0

6.4

*13

128

43

24

22

26

31

29

24

23

36

35

29

42

36

951.0

30.7

0.240

0.28

Aug.

83

44

30

895

IjJlO

337

184

265

251

152

101

71

53

42

35

29

281

*10l

64

46

36

29

26

22

19

16

14

14

14

4,510

145

1.13

1.31

Sept.

19

22

19

15

12

10

8.2

8.2

9.0

6.7

5.5

4.6

4.0

3.4

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.6

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.8

*1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.2

1.2

179.1

5.97

0.047

0.05

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,970 Hin 14 Mean 368 Cfsm 2.88 In. 38.98

Water year 1958-59 : Max 3,160 Min 1.2 Mean 222 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.53

Peak discharge (base, 4,600 cfs).--Jan. 22 (3:3O a.m.) 5,86O cfs (8.44 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 223

1870. Gauley River at Camden on Gauley, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°21'55", long 80°36'05", on right bank at Baltimore & Ohio Railroad 

station at Camden on Gauley, Webster County, 0.2 mile downstream from Coon Creek and 

0.9 mile upstream from Strouds Creek.

Drainage area. 236 sq ml.

Records available . July 1908 to September 1916, October 1929 to September 1959. Prior 

to October 1934, published as "at Alllngdale." Monthly discharge only for some periods, published In WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 2,003.28 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. July 1908 to Sept. 30, 1916, chain gage at site 1.1 miles downstream at 

datum 3.08 ft lower. Oct. 20, 1929, to Oct. 29, 1934, chain gage at site 1.1 miles 

downstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--38 years, 578 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,770 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 12.50 ft); minimum, 3.1 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 0.84 ft).

1908-16, 1929-59: Maximum discharge. 42,500 cfs July 4, 1932 (gage height, 27.38 ft, 

present site and datum, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 17,000 cfs 

by velocity-area studies; minimum, 0.3 cfs Oct. 23-27, 1953; minimum gage height, 

0.54 ft Sept. 24, 25, 1930.

Maximum stage known, that of July 4, 1932.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1275: 1908-16, 1931 (M), 1934.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.84

1.0

1.2

1.5

1.8

2.0

3.1 

5.2

72

110

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

11.0

240

430

855

2,000

3,460

6,740

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

o

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

29

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ocb.

70

90

102

83

69

61

56

50

46

42

40

36

33

32

31

29

29

29

29

32

38

34

30

29

29

31

42

146

244

193 

144

1,949

62.9

0.267

0.31'

Nov.

130

190

650

925

610

470

366

289

254

268

272

237

222

Dec.

237

275

237

474

684

837

606

534

438

b300

231

b220

b200

2041 179

193

188

177

164

156

159

154

142

137

130

128

121

114

119

245

310

7,724

257

1.09

1.22

b!60

137

b!30

b!40

149

154

128

119

121

169

261

166

196

250

261

378

350

8,721

281

1.19

1.37

Jan.

314

426

438

378

b250

159

b!50

b!80

b200

179

177

166

182

182

b500

bl,200

b900

b700

b600

bl,000

b2,000

5,540

2,180

1,250

900

693

598

538

494

510 

494

23,478

757

3.21

3.70

Feb.

410

350

314

502

634

522

406

438

378

354

370

282

566

1,310

2.240

1,640

1,080

*832

652

b500

b450

b450

478

801

657

594

502

430

_

-----

18,142

648

2.75

2.86

Mar.

386

346

300

275

258

1,390

1,520

950

819

925

824

878

824

702

1,440

2,120

1,280

855

662

606

630

742

566

494

*498

526

1,340

1,700

1,020

846 

810

26,532

856

3.63

4.18

Apr.

688

1,010

1,460

1,660

1,880

1,490

1,020

796

648

582

729

1,100

1,430

1,190

1,370

1,190

900

716

614

670

734

614

590

558

482

430

406

630

1,000

796

28,383

946

4.01

4.47

May

652

534

434

382

406

*330

268

225

190

177

164

144

804

1,640

1,080

878

693

582

522

398

322

756

482

330

250

207

237

1,150

925

613 

724

16,504

532

2.25

2.60

June

498

1,650

2.520

1,370

824

554

382

275

207

*166

132

114

128

123

85

69

64

72

61

50

42

38

35

30

29.

168

426

154

92

66

10,424

347

1.47

1.64

July

52

50

46

36

29

25

22

19

17

16

13

10

9.4

9.4

*11

68

98

49

34

43

39

46

41

30

41

62

56

69

74

66 

279

1,459.8

47.1

0.200

0.23

Aug.

193

104

67

1,270

5.110

810

410

386

550

322

210

151

114

88

70

59

235

*154

100

72

50

41

33

28

28

22

20

18

16

16

8,775

283

1.20

1.38

Sept.

31

26

27

23

20

14

12

11

10

9.7

9.1

7.5

6.5

6.0

5.2

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.5

4.1

3.9

4.8

*4.1

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.5

3.2

3.1

3.2

278.4

9.28

0.039

0.04

Calendar year 1958: Max 5,980 Min 29 Mean 673 Cfsm 2.85 In. 38.74

Water year 1958-59: Max 5,540 Min 3.1 Mean 417 Cfsm 1.77 In. 24.00

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfs). Jan. 22 (7:30 8,770 cfs (12.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1890. Cherry River at Fenwick, W. Va.

Location, Lat 38°13'45", long 80°35'00", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Fenwick, Nicholas County, 1,000 ft downstream from Laurel Creek.

Drainage area. 150 sq mi.

Records available. September 1929 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,088.94 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Mar. 16, 1939, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--30 years, 410 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,280 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 7.77 ft); minimum, 2.6 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 0.61 ft).

1929-59: Maximum discharge, 37,000 cfs July 19, 1954 (gage height, 19.8 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 19,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

measurement of peak flow; minimum, 0.1 cfs in September 1930, 1932, 1936, and In August 

1938.

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

which are poor.

Revisions (water years ). WSP 973: 1940-42. WSP 1275 

1936-39.

1930-31(M), 1932, 1933-34(M),

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.3 

1.6

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

134

279

510

1,830

4,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

25

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

E4

65

50

41

37

34

30

28

25

23

22

20

18

17

17

17

16

20

21

20

*18

17

17

17

17

20

40

183

165

112

94

1,275

41.1

0.274

0.32

Nov.

93

265

807

681

435

321

251

200

189

212

173

148

134

124

116

112

101

96

96

91

83

77

72

69

66

64

6G

69

289

175

5,675

189

1.26

1.41

Dec.

173

162

162

*391

499

538

391

338

265

162

b!40

b!30

b!20

bllo

bloo

b90

b80

b80

b85

90

79

72

70

154

141

b!20

blOO

134

198

231

203

5,608

181

1.21

1.39

Jan.

200

321

283

234

126

blOO

b90

blOO

b!20

bllO

blOO

blOO

blOO

109

354

526

a350

a3OO

283

558

1,460

5,050

al,300

a 8 00

a 6OO

466

420

546

517

554

298

15,835

446

2.97

3.43

Feb.

254

212

200

346

321

276

218

244

228

228

265

198

60T

975

1,550

1,110

777

626

477

355

b310

283

396

510

396

368

317

279

-

12,306

440

2.95

5.05

Mar.

258

228

205

180

221

1,800

1,220

795

642

648

526

747

570

543

1,220

1,530

975

687

558

516

592

670

488

425

*455

466

2,110

1,870

1,110

855

25,791

767

5.11

5.90

Apr.

609

1,040

1,220

1,990

1,420

1,180

855

642

510

450

565

945

1,080

885

885

783

620

510

455

609

598

516

543

472

400

346

325

516

747

570

£2,286

743

4.95

5.55

May

510

396

321

290

248

*206

175

146

128

122

112

94

410

693

521

435

346

415

391

302

262

248

206

165

136

128

162

351

287

228

576

9,010

291

1.94

2.23

June

359

1,900

1,640

945

576

373

254

189

141

*109

85

72

69

58

47

43

41

37

32

26

23

20

20

24

35

151

120

58

38

28

7,513

250

1.67

1.86

July

21

25

25

18

13

13

11

8.7

6.9

6.6

5.8

5.2

5.0

*21

34

20

13

9.8

8.1

9.4

13

13

15

14

23

17

26

54

32

118

580

982.5

31.7

0.211

0.24

Aug.

allO

a70

a40

a400

aUBOO

a500

a250

a200

a250

a!80

alEO

a90

370

a~r

a45

a 35

a4O

45

*52

25

20

18

18

14

11

9.4

8.7

12

16

54

246

4,782.1

154

1.03

1.19

Sept.

84

47

54

24

18

15

11

9.0

8.1

7.2

6.6

5.8

5.2

4.6

4.6

4.4

5.6

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.0

4.4

*5.7

5.2

5.2

3.1

3.0

3.0

2.8

4.2

339.9

11.3

0.075

0.08

Calendar year 1958: Max 4,960 Mln 15 Mean 486 Cfsm 3.24 In. 43.97

Water year 1958-59: Max 3,030 Mln 2.8 Mean 294 Cfsm 1.96 In. 26.63

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Jan. 22 (2:50 a.m.) 5,280 cfs (7.77 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records Cor nearby 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 225

1895. Gauley River near Summersville, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°16'15", long 80°49'10", on right bank at Brocks Bridge, 500 ft downstream from Muddlety Creek and 2 miles east of Summersville, Nicholas County.

Drainage area.--680 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1908 to September 1916, October 1928 to September 1959. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,580.90 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). July 1908 to September 1916, chain gage 

at present site at datum 2 ft lower. Nov. 23, 1928, to Jan. 4, 1939, chain gage at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge. 39 years, 1,536 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 20,500 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 13.40 ft); minImum, 5.0 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 0.99 ft).

1908-16, 1928-59: Maximum discharge, 77,700 cfs July 4, 1932 (gage height, 28.75 

ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 23,000 cfs on basis of 

contracted-opening measurement at gage height 25.87 ft; minimum, 0.6 cfs Oct. 27, 1953 

(gage height, -0.46 ft).

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 783: Drainage area. WSP 1275: 1910-13, 1929-30(M), 1931- 

32, 1935(M), 1936. WSP 1335: 1932(M), 1940(M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 4 Aug. 5 to Sept. 30

1.31 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

3.0

52

111

215

385

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0 

12.0

910

1,620

3,640

7,100

15,700

5.5

11

2.0 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

128

414

617

910

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 4.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

L

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Z9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

190

268

Z65

218

181

160

140

1Z9

118

108

99

92

86

8Z

80

78

76

78

8Z

84

86

*86

8Z

79

76

79

96

188

530

474

349

4,739

153

O.ZZ5

O.Z6

Nov.

301

434

1,340

2.510

1,620

1,180

940

760

682

706

706

595

540

502

470

456

425

393

385

393

373

345

323

301

288

274

274

274

562

880

19,232

641

0.943

1.05

Dec.

615

730

670

*1,030

1,710

2.070

1,660

1,370

1,180

820

b700

b650

b600

b550

b500

b450

b400

b400

b400

b400

373

326

301

425

688

545

b500

b600

706

880

880

23,129

746

1.10

1.26

Jan.

820

970

1,120

970

b700

b600

b500

b550

b550

b500

b470

b450

b450

b450

b600

b2,500

2,460

1,800

1,450

2,050

6,020

15,000

6 890

3^580

2,560

1,940

1,620

1,490

1,330

1,330

1,330

63,050

2,034

2.99

3.45

Feb.

1,150

1,000

850

1,150

1,620

1,370

1,120

1,150

1,060

970

1,000

850

1,200

3,410

5,860

4,650

*3,240

2,460

1,940

1,410

1,120

bl,100

1,220

1,940

1,840

1,620

1,370

1,180

-

48,850

1,745

2.57

2.67

Mar.

1,060

970

850

790

718

2,890

4,200

2,760

2,260

2,560

2,510

2,710

2,660

2,160

3,520

5,480

3,580

2,460

1,890

1,620

1,620

1,890

1,580

1,290

*1,260

1,370

3,530

5.670

3,360

2,560

2, 260

74,038

2,388

3.51

4.05

Apr.

1,940

2,160

3,920

7.100

5,670

4,350

3,080

2,310

1,840

1,620

1,980

3,190

4,500

3,780

3,780

3,360

2,660

2,070

1,710

2,120

2,460

2,120

1,940

1,760

1,490

1,290

1.150

1,530

2,660

2,410

81,950

2,732

4.02

4.48

May

2,020

1,660

1,330

1,220

*1,150

1,000

850

730

615

565

535

488

1,590

4,650

3,410

2,510

1,940

1,580

1,490

1,180

970

2,070

1,710

1,120

820

637

642

1,810

2,070

1,330

2,310

46,002

1,484

2.18

2.52

June

1,620

4,890

7.580

4,060

2,460

1,580

1,090

820

*615

479

377

312

288

301

235

181

158

154

158

137

115

102

94

91

91

156

780

448

240

162

29,774

992

1.46

1.63

July

124

111

120

102

86

76

72

60

50

40

36

34

29

*25

21

44

68

116

86

96

76

78

88

82

131

140

142

218

179

195

745

3,470

112

0.165

0.19

Aug.

670

326

190

1,970

*8.780

2,560

1,150

970

1,330

850

562

414

320

255

204

163

138

386

*261

196

147

115

104

89

74

' 93

74

63

60

61

149

22,724

733

1.08

1.24

Sept.

264

204

138

104

84

68

58

50

42

38

35

31

29

26

24

20

17

15

13

14

13

12

*10

8.0

8.0

7.0

6.5

6.5

5.5

5.5

1,356.0

45.2

0.066

0.07

Calendar year 1958: Max 15,700 

Water year 1958-59: Max 15,000

Mean 1,872 

Mean 1,146

Cfsm 2.75 In. 37.35 

Cfsm 1.69 In. 22.87

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 cfs).--Jan. 22 (9:30 a.m.) 20,500 cfs (13.40 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1900. Meadow River at Nallen, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38°06'45", long 80°52'35", on left bank at highway bridge at Nallen, 

Payette County, 0.3 mile downstream from highway bridge on Q. S. Highway 19, 2 miles 

upstream from Anglins Creek, and 3 miles downstream from Brackens Creek and Russellville.

Drainage area.--287 sq mi.

Records available. July 1908 to September 1916 (published as "near Russellville"), October 1928 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in 

WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,869.47 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Oct. 27, 1942, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 39 years, 529 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,000 efs Jan. 22 (gage height, 9.55 ft); mini- 

 mum, 6.5 cfs Sept. 26, 27, 28, 29 (gage height, 2.85 ft).

1908-16, 1928-59: Maximum discharge observed, 11,200 cfs Mar. 5, 1934 (gage height,

15.64 ft), from rating curve extended above 6,500 cfs; no flow at times in 1930 and on

Oct. 27, 1953 (regulated by temporary earth dam).

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

which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 783: Drainage area. WSP 1033: 1930(M), 1932(M), 1934-36.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage

height,

Discharge, in cubic feet pe

d discharge, in cubic feet per second)

6.5 4.5 216

12 5.0 359

24 6.0 720

51 7.0 1,210

116 9.0 2,540

r second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

59

59

63

55

48

44

40

36

34

33

30

28

6

4

3

3

5

3

3

3

* 3

4

4

4

5

30

36

55

66

49

1,098

35.4

0.123

0.14

Nov.

45

59

124

250

221

168

134

113

101

95

97

87

79

73

70

68

67

64

64

62

61

56

54

52

50

50

49

54

105

232

2,804

93.5

0.326

0.36

Dec.

170

181

160

*237

460

495

391

b300

b250

b200

b!60

b!30

b!20

bllO

blOO

b90

b90

b95

101

98

88

80

78

100

136

bllO

b90

b!20

179

372

425

5,716

184

0.641

0.74

Jan.

398

442

512

495

b350

b250

b!70

b!70

b!90

blSO

b!70

172

174

162

183

330

a600

a450

a350

a500

al.OOO

a2,500

2,260

1,480

1,110

860

620

512

460

422

388

17,860

576

2.01

2.31

Feb.

344

298

250

319

398

372

313

298

298

304

391

359

460

,060

,510

,600

* ,270

,040

788

b560

b450

b400

b450

512

495

460

411

365

15,775

563

1.96

2.O4

Mar.

337

310

281

256

257

985

1,770

1,330

1,110

985

765

1,040

1,240

1,080

1,570

1,980

1,600

1,080

742

582

512

478

4O8

*353

313

289

1,310

2,470

2,050

1,540

1,300

30,303

978

3.41

3.93

Apr.

1,080

985

1,140

2,190

2,260

1,740

1,270

935

660

548

582

1,140

2,260

1,980

1,770

1,420

1,060

788

660

835

910

860

1,140

1,270

1,140

960

720

660

680

600

34,243

1,141

3.98

4.44

May

548

478

411

4£2

*530

442

375

313

264

257

304

405

810

1,980

1,910

1,360

935

680

548

460

378

337

415

620

620

442

264

620

1,040

620

640

19,408

626

2.18

2.51

June

530

415

788

788

582

394

289

221

*170

136

113

98

87

78

68

61

54

48

44

39

36

32

31

30

32

47

66

78

54

39

5,448

182

0.634

0.71

July

30

30

38

28

26

23

18

16

15

14

12

11

11

*10

36

54

35

24

20

17

16

17

19

16

16

14

14

14

13

16

27

650

21.0

0.073

0.08

Aug.

41

46

30

235

985

375

183

121

88

73

59

47

37

32

27

25

23

39

*43

30

23

19

16

14

13

12

11

12

12

15

36

2,722

87.8

0.306

0.35

Sept.

56

93

64

49

36

27

21

17

16

14

13

12

11

10

10

9.2

8.4

7.7

7.4

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.8

*6.8

6.8

6.5

675

6.8

7.1

9.6

559.3

18.6

0.065

0.07

Calendar year 1958: Max 5,020 Min 23 Mean 666 Cfsm 2.32 In. 31.51

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,500 Hin 6.5 Mean 374 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.68

Peak discharge (base, 3,800 cfs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 227

1915. Peters Creek near Lockwood, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38°15 I 40", long 81°01'20", on right bank 0.9 mile upstream from Line Creek 

and Lockwood, Nicholas County, 1.3 miles downstream from Tate Run, and 4-J- miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 40.9 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1959.

e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,059.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of

929, Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to Nov. 2, 1945, 

staff gage and Nov. 2, 1945, to Aug. 2, 1955, water-stage recorder, at site 0.5 mile 

upstream at datum 12.67 ft higher.

Average discharge. 14 years, 65.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,500 cfs Aug. 30 (gage height, 14.40 ft, from 

high-water mark in well), from rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs on basis of slopearea measurement of peak flow; minimum, 0.8 cfs July 17.

1945-59: Maximum discharge, 6,500 cfs Aug. 2, 1958, Aug. 30, 1959; maximum gage 

height, 14.43 ft Aug. 2, 1958; no flow Sept. 6-9, 1957.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 20-26, Jan. 24, Feb. 14, 17, 18, 

Mar. 7, 14-16, 28, 29, Apr. 17, 22, 23, 30, May 1, 16, June 30, 

July 3, 4, 8-18, 21-24, Aug. 23)

,09 0.9

2.5

5.0

8.5

14

2.4 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

41

95

162

252

490

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Z4

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

20

16

12

9.5

7.9

6.9

6.0

5.8

5.3

5.0

4.2

4.0

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.0

2.9

3.4

3.5

3.0

2.9

*2.7

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.9

6.2

12

7.7

6.4

5.6

183.6

5.92

0.145

0.17

Nov.

5.9

13

40

37

25

18

14

12

14

14

12

11

10

10

9.8

10

S.2

8.3

9.5

10

9.2

9.0

8.3

*8.1

7.7

7.3

7.3

12

28

23

412.6

13.8

0.337

0.38

Dec.

b!9

b!8

22

40

51

47

40

b33

27

19

b!6

b!4

b!2

blO

b9.5

b9.0

b9.0

blO

10

10

9.0

8.3

9.5

16

14

b!3

b!2

b!4

17

16

15

569.3

18.4

0.450

0.52

Jan.

18

22

20

18

b!6

b!4

b!4

b!6

b!7

16

15

1317"

18

31

48

b40

b35

b35

b!20

315

475

- 244

107

73

59

56

54

57

60

52

2,095

67.6

1.65

1.90

Feb.

44

40

38

63

73

69

57

54

47

44

39

27

47

128

226

200

*117

93

71

58

b45

b45

57

62

59

57

51

44

_

1,955

69.8

1.71

1.78

Mar.

42

37

35

32

30

78

103

76

75

165

199

176

144

124

128

1OO

79

60

48

44

41

36

29

*26

24

22

78

136

99

79

63

2,408

77.7

1.90

2.19

Apr.

53

77

149

398

272

140

86

67

54

56

136

332

460

338

262

154

99

73

65

180

148

108

97

85

74

64

65

89

172

134

4,487

150

3.67

4.08

May

95

70

56

65

*73

59

47

38

32

29

26

35

254

385

204

100

68

59

44

34

30

55

38

28

22

21

20

71

44

30

29

2,161

69.7

1.70

1.96

June

25

411

432

156

73

45

31

23

*18

14

12

10

9.8

7.3

6.2

5.8

5.4

5.0

4.6

4.0

3.5

3.1

3.3

3.5

3.8

8.4

8.1

4.1

3.1

2.5

1,341.5

44.7

1.09

1.22

July

2.9

3.9

2.4

1.9

4.0

8.8

4.6

2.6

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.2

»1.0

1.1

.9

.9

.9

1.1

3.5

6.7

2.6

1.9

1.9

1.6

26

7.3

13

14

7.7

59

39

227.3

7.33

0.179

0.21

Aug.

13

6.9

4.7

478

256

57

28

34

27

17

12

9.2

7.3

5.9

5.0

4.7

*5.4

9.9

5.6

3.8

3.2

3.0

2.6

3TT

6.2

3.0

3.1

3.8

3.0

472

451

1,945.0

62.7

1.53

1.77

Sept.

68

30

18

13

14

9.5

7.7

6.5

6.2

5.6

5.3

4.7

3.6

3.3

3.1

7.9

6.9

3.8

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.1

*1.9

1.6

1.5

1.4

T76

1.7

2.2

240.8

8.03

0.196

0.22

Calendar year 1958: Max 3.0OO Min 2.7 Mean 89.5 Cfsm 2.19 In. 29.72

Water year 1958-59: Max 478 Min 0.9 Mean 49.4 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.40

Peak discharge (base, 1,2OO cfs). Aug. 4 (2:30 p.m.) 1,23O cfs (7.35 ft); Aug. 30 (10:30 p.m.) 

6,500 cfs (14.40 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
228 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1920. Gauley River above Belva, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°14'00", long 81°10'45", on right bank half a mile upstream from Belva, 

Nicholas County, and 1 mile upstream from Twentymile Creek.

Drainage area.--1,315 sq ml.

Records available. October 1928 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 669.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912.

Average discharge . 31 years, 2,633 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 28,800 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 13.82 ft); minimum, 21 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 0.45 ft).

1928-59: Maximum discharge, 105,000 cfs July 5, 1932 (gage height, 28.60 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 37,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies and inflow and 

storage adjustments to record for Kanawha River at Kanawha Falls; minimum, 3.2 cfs 

Oct. 21, 1953 (gage height, 0.10 ft).

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

Revisions (water years) . WSP 783: Drainage area. WSP 873: 1938. WSP 1275: 1929-30.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22

1.13 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

108

251

526

935

3.0

5.0

8.0

12.0

1,460

4,620

11,500

23,100

0.45

.7 

1.0

1.3 

1.5

Jan. 23 to Sept. 3O 

21

164

248

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

590

1,580

2,890

6,570

14,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

316

352

413

401

352

296

264

239

214

198

179

163

152

137

126

116

116

116

116

*108

112

119

122

122

119

116

122

152

265

636

540

6,799

219

0.167

0.19

Nov.

443

443

838

2,960

2,420

1,750

1,310

1,050

908

872

890

836

724

674

636

605

576

540

526

513

513

494

461

*431

413

401

390

401

461

967

24,446

815

0.620

0.69

Dec.

1,020

890

973

1,030

2,120

2.800

2,720

2,020

1,880

1,440

bl.OOO

b930

b900

b820

b700

b600

b540

597

b560

576

b530

494

443

487

707

863

b700

845

944

1,100

1,420

32,649

1,053

0.801

0.92

Jan.

1,380

1,380

1,770

1,680

1,330

b900

b730

890

bl.OOO

b900

b700

b670

651

b670

749

2,620

3,550

2,640

b2,100

4,350

8,340

21,900

13,2OO

7,260

4,900

3,710

2,970

2,660

2,450

2,380

2,310

102,740

3,314

2.52

2.90

Feb.

2,120

1,810

1,580

1,750

2,590

2,520

2,120

1,930

1,930

1,750

1,690

1,690

1,570

4,240

7,950

*8,660

6,170

4,720

3,800

2,810

2,120

2,050

2,120

2,740

3,130

2,740

2,450

2,120

_

__ _ ___.

82,870

2,960

2.25

2.34

Mar.

1,930

1,750

1,580

1,470

1,540

2,300

7,950

5,570

4,340

4,430

4,720

4,720

5,480

4,520

5,770

8,420

6,800

4,810

3,460

2,740

2,520

2,590

2,520

*2,050

1,870

1,870

3,650

10.700

7,490

5,480

4,520

129,360

4,173

3.17

3.66

Apr.

3,800

3,460

5,670

10,500

10.700

7,950

5,870

4,340

3,370

2,810

3,050

5,670

9,940

8,420

7,720

6,570

5,100

3,880

3,130

3,620

4,430

4,060

3,880

3,970

3,540

3,050

2,660

2,660

3,800

4,150

151,770

5,059

3.85

4.29

May

3,460

2,890

2,380

*2,180

2,450

2,180

1,870

1,560

1,330

1,180

1,110

1,150

2,090

8,660

7,490

5,280

3,880

3,050

2,660

2,240

1,870

2,050

2,740

2,120

1,870

1,460

1,170

1,580

3,800

2,660

2,590

83,000

2,677

2.04

2.35

June

2,810

5,190

11.200

6,570

4,240

2,740

1,990

*1,480

1,160

922

747

624

558

495

480

392

314

270

239

239

216

187

168

158

148

148

211

950

566

358

45,770

1,526

1.16

1.29

July

248

194

155

152

164

Ib8

133

108

96

88

78

68

*63

57

53

51

49

76

107

155

126

133

123

104

161

191

198

239

280

291

487

4,586

148

0.113

0.13

Aug.

1,080

747

457

928

12,100

4,810

2,180

1,350

1,570

1,430

960

693

518

399

308

248

*216

191

392

327

243

187

158

130

123

116

100

104

96

90

1,260

33,511

1,081

0.822

0.95

Sept.

270

364

364

248

220

164

133

113

98

85

76

65

58

56

51

50

46

50

42

36

32

30

28

*25

23

22

23

22

21

25

2,840

94.7

0.072

0.08

Calendar year 1958: Max 31,000 Min 108 Mean 3,338 Cfsm 2.54 In. 34.44

Water year 1958-59: Max 21,900 Mln 21 Mean 1,919 Cfsra 1.46 In. 19.79

Peak discharge (base, 25,000 cfs). Jan. 22 (l p.m.) 28,800 cfs (13.82 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 

1930. Kanawha River at Kanawha Palls, W. Va.

229

Location.--Lat 38°08'20", long 81°12'45", on right bank 150 ft downstream from toll 

bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from village of Kanawha Falls, Payette 

County, 2 miles downstream from Gauley Bridge, and 2 miles downstream from confluence 

of New River and Gauley River.

Drainage area. 8,367 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1877 to September 1959. October 1916 to September 1918 and 

October 1927 to October 1928, published as "at Lock 2, Montgomery/'

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 623.2Q ft above mean sea level, datum of

"1929. Prior to Oct. 27, 1928, staff gages at several sites within 9 miles of present 

site at various datums.

Average discharge . 82 years, 12,580 cfs (adjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 57,900 cfs Jan. 23, Apr. 14; maximum gage height,

 10.60 ft Jan. 23; minimum discharge, 815 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height, -0.66 ft); minimum

daily, 1,090 cfs July 15.

1877-1959: Maximum discharge, 320,000 cfs Sept. 14, 1878 (gage height, 37.8 ft, site

then in use, present datum), from gage-height relation and rating curve extended above

150,000 cfs; minimum, 640 cfs Aug. 15, 1930 (gage height, -0.95 ft); minimum daily, 690

cfs Oct. 29, 1921. 

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated since 1939 by Claytor Reservoir and since 1949 by

 Bluestone Reservoir (combined usable capacity, 721,000 acre-ft). Records of water temperatures for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1641.

Revisions (water years). WSP 783: Drainage area. WSP 923: 1878, 1886, 1897, 1899, 

1901-3. WSP 1335: 1931.

Hating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

-0.4 

0.0 

1.0 

2.0

1,090

1,610

3,410

5,970

4.0 

7.0 

11.0

13,500

31,000

61,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

2,120

2,070

2,140

2,090

2,050

2,120

1,990

1,930

2,120

2,120

2,270

2,270

2,140

1,940

1,850

1.720

1,860

1,990

1,860

1,820

1,840

2,160

2,680

3,410

5.640

3,410

2,680

2,190

2,360

2,780

2,880

70,500

2,274

+44

Nov.

3,640

3,760

3,410

5,300

5.560

5,300

4,900

4,640

4,130

3,520

2,880

3,080

3,080

2,980

2,980

2,880

2,590

2,340

2,590

2,780

2,780

2,780

2,590

2,500

2,210

2,410

2,500

2,410

2,590

3,300

98,410

3,280

-15

Dec.

3,760

4,510

4,640

4,260

5,70O

6,840

6,690

5,970

5,030

4,380

4,130

3,520

3,410

2,980

2,590

2,680

2,780

2,980

2,980

2,980

2,980

2,880

2,780

2,780

2,780

2,980

2,780

2,980

5,560

29,500

51,000

171,810

5,542

+110

Jan.

17,600

15,500

15,500

11,700

7,640

4,900

4,510

5,300

5,700

5,160

4,510

4,000

3,880

4,260

4,900

6,250

7,640

9,300

6,250

6,400

13,000

58,700

53,800

20,600

11,700

9,700

24,200

33,800

15,500

9,300

9,100

590,500

12,590

-332

Feb.

8,720

6.250

6,250

6,840

7,810

7,470

7,310

6,690

7,000

6,540

6,400

6,690

6,690

10,100

20,600

*24,800

20,000

16,500

14,500

11,700

9,700

7,640

7,310

7,640

9,100

9,700

9,700

8,910

-

278,560

9,949

-171

Mar.

6,400

6,250

5,160

6,400

5,560

7,640

18,800

23,600

17,000

15,500

16,000

16,000

20,600

18,200

17,600

19,400

21,800

17,600

12 , 500

10,500

9,700

8,160

8,160

7,150

7,980

6,840

10,500

£9,600

29,000

20,000

17,600

437,200

14,100

+564

Apr.

18,200

18,200

19,400

55,100

37,500

27,200

20,600

20,000

14,500

13,500

15,000

23,600

55.000

52,200

42,200

55,100

27,200

25,600

16,500

17,000

18,800

20,600

27,200

58,000

29,600

25,000

17,600

15,500

16,000

16,000

745,700

24,790

-81

May

16,000

14,000

12,100

8,720

9,500

10,900

9,300

8,910

8,540

7,000

6,540

6,540

9,500

22,400

24,800

18,800

15,000

10,100

9,100

9,500

7,810

7,000

9,100

11,700

8,540

6,840

6,110

6,540

10,900

11,700

10,100

352,590

10,730

+234

June

10,100

12,100

55,100

54,200

20,000

15,500

10,500

*6,250

5,560

5,560

5,050

4,000

5,880

3,410

3,080

2,980

2,780

2,590

2,500

2,590

2,500

2,500

2,410

2,240

2,240

2,390

2,590

5,190

2,780

2,500

209,050

6,968

+22

July

2,590

2,580

2,260

2,070

2,220

2,170

2,070

2,010

1,960

2,090

2,190

2,170

1,880

1,500

1.090

1,550

1,990

2,090

2,220

2,240

1,990

2,590

5,520

4,510

4,260

4,150

5. ISO

4,000

4,000

4,260

5,160

83,920

2,707

-155

Aug.

5,560

4,900

5,240

5,070

15,000

' 9,100

6,840

5,500

4,510

4,260

5,520

2,980

2,590

2,210

2,190

2,040

1,760

1,420

1,570

*1,610

1,700

1,860

1,900

1,660

1,440

1,470

1,880

1,750

1,910

2,680

4,510

106,410

5,453

+125

Sept.

5,520

6,210

10,500

9,100

5,970

4,580

2,560

1,670

5,560

5,560

4,770

4,150

5,520

2,410

2,140

2,590

2,560

2,320

1,880

1,640

1,990

1,620

1,800

1,840

1,860

1,740

1,790

1,840

1.140

2 , 280

98,290

5,276

-67

Adjusted for change in contents in Bluestone and Claytor Reservoirs

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

2,518 

0.277 

0.52

3,265 

0.590 

0.44

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

5,652 

0.676 

0.80

12,260 

1.47 

1.70

9,778 

1. 17 

1.22

14,460 

1.73 

1.99

24,710 

2.95 

3.29

10,960 

1.51 

1.51

Observed

Max 75,900 Min 1,550 Mean 15,660 

Max 53,800 Min 1,090 Mean 8,276

6,990 

0.855 

0.93

2,574 

0.308 

0.36

5,558 

0.425 

0.49

5,209 

0.584 

0.43

Adjusted

Mean 15,680 cfsm 1.65 In. 22.25 

Mean 8,286 cfsm 0.990 In. 15.48

* Discharge _ measurement . ___ .._ _ made ...___on thisn day a.

- Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, In Claytor and Bluestone Reservoirs. 

Records of contents for Claytor Reservoir furnished by Appalachian Electric Power Co. and those for 

Bluestone Reservoir by Corps of Engineers.

575949 O - 61 - 16
230 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1950. Elk River at Centralia, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°37'00", long 80°33 I 20", on left bank at Centralia, Braxton County, 

200 ft upstream from Houston Run and 0.6 mile upstream from Laurel Creek. Records 

include flow of Houston Run.

Drainage area.--281 sq mi (including that of Houston Run).

Records available. October 1934 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only October and 

November 1934, published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 931.89 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Parkersburg-Qniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Average discharge. 25 years, 650 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, about 9,900 cfs Jan. 22; minimum daily, 4 cfs 

Sept. 23-30.

1934-59: Maximum discharge, 18,300 cfs Feb. 3, 1939 (gage heighb , 14.72 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Oct. 27, 1953 (gage height, 2.17 ft).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, doubtful or no gage-height 

record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except period of lee effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Ja Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

104 

ZZ4 

394

6ZO

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0 

10.0

910

1,630

2,630

5,930

8,000

2.2

2.3

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

4.0

10

105

230

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

407

640

961

1,850

3,050

4,530

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

78

86

91

83

67

58

53

47

45

40

37

34

32

31

29

27

27

31

32

42

40

38

*34

33

32

34

43

147

303

245

188

2,107

68.0

0.24Z

0.28

Nov.

163

183

417

862

636

468

364

293

270

286

303

270

245

227

210

207

196

183

178

186

180

170

158

146

139

133

135

142

*356

489

8,195

273

0.972

1.08

Dec.

398

360

320

414

658

808

724

585

476

342

260

260

260

230

180

150

150

180

150

150

140

120

100

150

280

250

300

350

300

300

310

9,655

311

1.11

1.28

Jan.

310

330

350

350

300

200

180

190

220

190

160

150

150

170

800

2,500

1,800

1,200

900

1,500

3,000

6.000

3,000

2,500

900

700

600

540

500

450

400

30,540

985

3.51

4.04

Feb.

350

300

300

400

650

600

500

450

400

400

5OO

450

600

1,500

2.5OO

2,000

1,500

1,000

732

521

b400

b350

420

974

961

801

*651

544

-

20,754

741

2.64

2.75

Mar.

480

432

379

348

512

1,150

1,900

1,240

961

1,000

961

917

888

750

1,550

2.600

1,600

1,080

738

588

559

609

525

436

391

391

559

1,200

840

685

657

26,726

862

3.07

3.54

Apr.

604

709

1,600

5.910

2,660

1,800

1,240

903

702

609

714

1,240

1,650

1,460

1,700

1,550

1,200

910

738

679

651

598

573

554

5O7

458

436

730

1,750

1,460

34,295

1,143

4.07

4.54

May

1,080

820

646

564

530

436

*565

508

258

246

253

236

1,020

2.470

1,700

1,160

820

655

525

420

344

525

449

383

298

258

258

489

679

462

337

18,952

611

2.17

2.51

June

312

1,480

3.680

2,180

1,370

881

583

371

252

201

*162

133

166

308

210

138

111

96

84

72

64

56

50

47

44

48

564

352

213

138

14,366

479

1.70

1.90

July

105

124

101

79

62

54

47

46

36

30

25

21

18

1£ *18

48

48

33

35

32

40

46

71

68

78

164

116

116

107

284

1.200

3,268

105

0.374

0.43

Aug.

583

322

204

185

2.610

1,200

635

407

367

526

230

169

*128

101

81

68

62

74

78

71

57

44

43

41

63

38

28

26

30

55

74

8,400

271

0.964

1.11

Sept.

54

38

28

23

22

18

16

13

12

10

8.2

7.6

7.0

5.8

4.6

5.8

8.8

*8.8

8

6

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

346.6

11.6

0.041

0.05

Calendar year 1958: Max 8,700 Min 27 Mean 824 Cfsm 2.93 In. 39.79

Water year 1958-59: Max 6,000 Min 4 Mean 487 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.51

Peak discharge (base, 8,500 cfs). Jan. 22 (time unknown) about 9,900 cfs.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 231

1955. Elk River at Sutton, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°39'45", long 80°42'35", near left bank on downstream side of pier of 

highway bridge at Sutton, Braxton County, half a mile upstream from Granny Creek and 

2-| miles downstream from Wolf Creek.

Drainage area. 543 sq ml.

Records available .--October 1938 to September 1959. 

to February 1939, published In WSP 1305.

Monthly discharge only October 1938

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 808.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Parkersburg-Unlontown supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to Apr. 5, 1940, 

chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. --21 years, 1,094 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,700 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 19.70 ft); minimum, 6.4 cfs Sept. 26, 27, 29, 30 (gage height, 2.12 ft).

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 34,200 cfs Jan. 29, 1957 (gage height, 31.27 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Oct. 25, 26, 28, 29, 1953; minimum gage height, 1.84 ft Oct. 25, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 37.2 ft Mar. 13, 1918, from floodmarks (discharge, about 49,000 

cfs).

Remarks. --Re cords good except those computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings, 

which are fair, and those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0

5.0

12

34

83

158

3.5

4.0

7.0

17.0

340

575

3,000

12,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, waber year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

125

164

174

152

130

112

98

87

81

75

66

61

56

53

50

47 

45

48

51

59

66

62

*58

53

50

53

61

124

419

299

3,362

108

0.199

0.23

Nov.

245

245

414

1.400

1,080

782

587

475

428

447

456

428

392

362

340

336 

324

295

283

303

311

295

283

268

256

242

234

215

*534

920

13,210

440

0.810

0.90

Dec.

803

684

570

726

1,160

1.560

1,200

1,000

810

g555

g406

g419

g433

g320

g268

g245 

g253

b250

b250

b230

b200

196

192

242

480

461

510

605

535

56O

575

16,498

532

0.980

1.13

Jan.

570

617

670

677

530

g340

b320

b350

b400

b330

b300

b250

b250

g324

1,400

4,170 

3,000

g2,040

gl,560

2,580

6,150

11,600

5,610

2,730

1,840

1,360

1,160

1,040

936

882

810

54,796

1,768

3.26

3.75

Feb.

705

599

525

712

1,120

1,120

912

860

782

775

968

882

992

2,040

4.620

3,990 

2,460

1,800

*1,360

944

712

705

803

1,480

1,760

1,520

1,200

992

-

37,338

1,334

2.46

2.56

Mar.

845

523

629

605

540

1,030

3,180

2,460

1,800

1,760

1,920

1,880

1,800

1,560

2,200

3.360 

2,460

1,800

1,280

1,000

875

868

817

663

575

540

611

1,240

1,160

1,040

944

41,965

1,354

2.49

2.87

Apr.

905

912

1,960

4,480

5.160

3,450

2,200

1,600

1,240

1,080

1,400

2,460

3,720

3,360

3,450

3,000 

2,200

1,680

1,320

1,240

1,280

1,120

1,040

952

875

803

747

1,120

2,460

2, 820

60,034

2,001

3.69

4.11

Hay

2,080

1,560

1,240

968

1,120

960

*754

599

495

475

550

611

2,280

4.890

3,900

2,370 

1,640

1,120

928

733

570

1,240

1,640

1,080

726

560

515

520

944

747

525

38,340

1,237

2.28

2.63

June

447

2,630

5.880

3,900

1,960

1,200

782

550

424

340

*272

230

203

311

315

238 

174

147

130

118

105

92

83

79

79

108

428

530

344

220

22,319

744

1.37

1.53

July

152

374

362

227

155

120

110

92

79

68

54

47

40

35

30

*27

41

58

59

83

81

81

92

110

120

174

216

155

161

180

1.720

5,303

171

0.315

0.36

Aug.

1,200

575

344

326

5.570

2,080

1,120

642

535

470

362

*260

203

167

150

128 

98

96

115

103

87

74

2^8

155

189

136

83

85

158

162

470

14,529

462

0.851

0.98

Sept.

272

T55

108

79

66

59

50

44

41

35

32

27

22

19

17

14 

13

*12

12

11

9.9

9.2

7.8

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.8

7.8

7.1

7.1

1,166.0

38.9

0.072

0.08

Calendar year 1958: Max 13,70O Hln 45 Mean 1,461 Cfsm 2.69 In. 36.52

Water year 1958-59: Max 11,600 Hln 7.1 Mean 846 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.13

Peak discharge (base, 11,000 cfs).--Jan. 22 (1:30 p.m.) 15,700 cfs (19.70 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
232 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1966. Elk River near Frametown, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°35'34", long 80°53'06", on right bank, opposite mouth of Birch River, at 

village of Glendon, 2.2 miles upstream from Strange Creek and 3.2 miles southwest of 

Frametown, Braxton County. Records include flow of Birch River.

Drainage area. 752 sq mi (including that of Birch River). 

Records available. October 1958 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 775.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to Mar. 25, 1959, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 18,400 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 14.40 ft); minimum, 9.0 cfs Sept. 28, 29 (gage height, 1.44 ft).

Remarks. Records fair prior to Mar. 25 and good thereafter except those for periods of no 

gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating tables water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 13 May 14 to Sept. 30

2.7 

3.0

115

220

325

535

3.5

4.0

7.0

12.0

1,040

1,720

6,070

13,900

1.4 7.0

1.5 12

1.7 28

1.9 53

2.1 94

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

4.0 

8.0

200

372

633

1,970

7,570

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

1

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a!70

a200

a230

a200

al70

also

a!30

allo

aioo

a90

a85

a80

a75

a70

a65

a60

a60

a60

a65

a75

a85

a80

a75

*a70

a65

a65

a 70

a80

a!40

a400

a.350

3,725

120

0.160

0.18

Nov.

a300

a300

a350

al,000

1,500

898

720

552

a520

487

519

519

455

413

385

379

373

331

325

349

*361

361

314

298

276

281

281

325

a500

a700

14,172

472

0.628

0.70

Dec.

932

898

*740

956

1,380

al,600

1,710

1,300

1,090

519

503

519

578

a500

a450

a350

a350

*325

a320

a300

286

255

235

255

448

560

578

730

683

656

683

20,689

667

0.887

1.02

Jan.

720

832

865

865

740

479

392

495

527

385

325

314

337

373

770

a5, 400

a4,200

a3,000

a2,100

*3,470

*8,320

*15.400

*9,060

3,820

2,210

al,900

al,600

al,500

1,360

1,270

1 140

72,169

2,328

3.10

3.57

Feb.

992

854

720 956"

1,590

1,550

1,370

1,220

1,100

*1,120

1,440

1,290

1,570

3,050

a6,500

5,770

3,540

2,700

al,800

al,300

al,000

al,000

al,100

1,660

2,420

2,140

al,700

al,300

-

52,752

1,884

2.51

2.61

Mar.

al,200

1,160

790

843

740

1,610

3,680

a3,000

2,490

2,350

2,700

2,700

a2,500

2,350

a3,000

5,970

3,400

2,420

1,760

1,380

1,300

1,170

1,050

876

740

674

730

1,210

1,580

1,300

1,170

55,843

1,801

2.39

2.76

Apr.

1,130

1,310

2,420

6,220

6,820

4,720

2,980

2,210

1,690

1,540

2,210

3,820

5,620

5,170

*5,020

4,270

3,120

2,350

1,830

1,620

1,710

1,580

1,400

1,290

1,170

1,070

1,020

1,590

3,120

3,680

83,700

2,790

3.71

4.14

May

2,910

2,210

1,710

1,360

1,380

1,250

*980

800

647

620

1,020

1,000

4,720

7,430

5,750

3,580

2,530

1,930

1,510

1,240

953

1,270

2,320

1,700

1,160

875

766

814

1,130

1,160

814

57,539

1,856

2.47

2.85

June

655

2,810

6,870

5,190

2,880

1,830

1,270

875

633

483

380

*319

306

289

410

313

229

183

158

137

120

106

94

89

92

179

200

709

474

300

28,583

953

1.27

1.41

July

200

187

526

313

205

166

130

117

94

82

67

53

46

39

35

*32

29

32

60

71

78

76

80

97

148

144

224

196

162

1,170

5,042

163

0.217

0.25

Aug.

1,730

850

465

564

3,930

2,950

1,580

953

666

584

457

*319

239

187

151

126

117

94

1O6

120

103

87

111

306

158

220

130

89

151

935

18,636

601

0.799

0.92

Sept.

535

260

162

114

85

67

58

50

45

39

36

30

26

24

22

20

18

*16

15

15

13

12

12

12

12

10

10

9.5

975 

12

1,749.0

58.3

0.078

0.09

Calendar year 1958: Max - 

Water year 1958-59: Max 13,400

Mln - 

Mln 9.5

Mean - 

Mean 1,136

Cfsm - In. - 

Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.50

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for other stations In Elk River 

basin.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIH 233

1968. Elk River at Clay, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°27'36", long 81°05'15", on right bank at downstream side of pier of 

highway bridge at Clay, Clay County, 0.9 mile downstream from Buffalo Creek, 2.1 miles 

downstream from Lower Two Run Creek, and 53.2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 994 sq mi.

Records available. Uctober 1958 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 677.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T9D9, supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to Mar. 27, 1959, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,100 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 13.60 ft); tninimum, 1.5 cfs Sept. 22 (gage height, -0.13 ft).

Maximum stage known, 32.4 ft Mar. 14, 1918, from reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks.--Records fair prior to Mar. 27 except those for periods of ice effect, which are 

poor; records good after Mar. 27 except those computed from wire-weight-gage readings, 

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage height,

0.5

.7

1.0

1.5

2.0

Oct.

59

98

179

374

640

1 to Jan.

3.0

4.0

8.0

13.0

22

1,290

2,150

7,500

17,400

-0.2

-.1

0.0

.1

.3

.5

.7

Jan. 23

1.0

2.0

5.0

11

29

58

1O2

second) 

to Sept. 30

1.0

1.5

2.0

3.0

4.0

8.0

13.0

198

420

692

1,290

2,150

7,500

17,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

0

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1"

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

£0

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

164

212

230

268

196

164

149

136

122

110

96

88

88

77

77

73

72

117

68

66

68

68

7E

*83

77

79

79

88

98

321

3,993

129

0.130

0.15

Nov.

304

308

365

628

L..550

1,220

880

682

582

532

543

554

500

453

398

384

379

365

342

356

*384

374

352

334

316

287

268

308

500

748

15,196

507

0.510

0.57

Dec.

1,080

1,010

880

1,150

*1,430

1,900

1,670

1,510

1,290

940

b7OO

b550

b550

b500

b450

b350

b350

b320

b380

365

365

329

308

295

370

412

473

790

910

790

23,207

749

0.754

0.87

Jan.

790

940

980

940

880

b600

b550

b550

b520

b520

b470

412

422

422

1,030

6,330

5,620

3,130

2,590

5,340

11,600

17j400

*13,400

5,760

3,440

2,480

1,950

2,000

1,760

1,590

95,926

3,094

3.11

3.59

Feb.

1,320

1,130

1,010

1,070

1,670

1,950

1,630

1,470

1,360

*1,400

1,900

1,630

1,760

4,480

SjMo

8,140

5,620

3,570

2,540

1,900

1,320

1,190

1,220

1,670

2,890

2,590

2,150

1,670

- 

__ _ _ __.

68,710

2,454

2.47

2.57

Mar.

1,470

1,320

1,100

1,070

1,010

1,670

3,960

4,500

3,440

3,130

3,830

3,830

3,570

3,310

2,540

3,460

4,640

3,190

2,150

1,670

1,430

1,260

1,220

1,100

980

893

922

1,100

1,720

1,510

68,355

2,205

2.22

2.56

Apr.

1,290

1,400

2,420

7,500

JL2.80

6,600

4,220

2,830

2,100

1,850

2,770

5,620

8,46O

7,980

7,350

6,180

4,640

3,250

2,420

2,OOO

2,000

1,850

1,630

1,470

1,360

1,290

1,220

1,670

3,700

4,920

110,770

3,692

3.71

4.14

May

3,960

2,890

2,150

1,800

1,720

1,630

1,320

1,100

922

922

*1,510

1,190

5,310

9,440

7,660

4,920

3,190

2,200

1,590

1,320

1,070

922

2,000

1,670

1,190

951

806

922

922

1,160

69,308

2,236

2.25

2.59

June

760

3,100

8,140

6,900

3,700

2,000

1,360

1,010

800

641

519

*391

376

297

320

381

284

214

169

146

130

116

105

95

92_

119

194

333

590

391

33,673

1,122

1.13

1.26

July

262

180

250

415

271

233

173

127

108

95

78

70

58

52

45

*39

36

33

34

42

70

74

90

83

95

146

162

258

206

191

382

4,358

141

0.142

0.16

Aug.

1,800

1 , 040

641

466

2,770

3,830

1,720

1,100

766

652

552

*430

315

237

191

159

152

133

102

102

113

100

85

147

254

162

206

133

100

143

19,087

616

0.620

0.71

Sept.

864

440

258

173

119

85

74

68

62

56

48

38

32

27

27

26

*23

20

18

17

11

1.8

8.0

11

9.8

9.2

8.6

8.6

8.0

j.8

2,560.8

85.4

0.086

0.10

Calendar year 1958: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 17,4OO Min 1.8 Mean 1,411 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.27

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Mote. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Sept. 2-17.
234 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1970. Elk River at Queen Shoals, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°28'20", long 81°17'10", on right bank 50 ft upstream from Queen Shoals 

Creek, 100 ft downstream from highway bridge at Queen Shoals, Kanawha County, and 

4 miles upstream from Big Sandy Creek. Records include flow of Queen Shoals Creek.

Drainage area.--1,145 sq mi (including that of Queen Shoals Creek).

Records available . October 1928 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only October, November 1928, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 604.09 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~l!929, Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to June 19, 1932,

chain gage and June 19, 1932, to Sept. 30, 1946, water-stage recorder, at bridge 100 ft

upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 31 years, 1,951 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,900 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 13.82 ft); mini- 

 mum, 9.0 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 2.82 ft).

1928-59: Maximum discharge, 72,000 cfs July 5, 1932 (gage height, 29.2 ft); from 

rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs; minimum, 0.3 cfs Nov. 4, 5, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 783: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1929-32, 1935(M), 1936, 

1939, 1943(M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 1, 3, 5, 10, 11, Sept. 1, 2)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31 Jan. 1 to Sept. 30

3.4

3.7 

4.0 

4.5

61

104

167

326

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0

576

966

1,500

3,000

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

8.0

19

37

76

168

338

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

8.0 

13.0

600

1,040

1,630

4,620

16,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

g

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*212

259

280

287

276

243

212

186

162

145

130

117

106

99

93

85

80

82

80

75

71

70

70

75

84

85

85

90

96

102

*570

4,407

142

0.124

0.14

Nov.

380

346

362

451

1.580

1,280

957

751

615

552

534

546

534

488

466

441

416

402

393

388

402

416

398

388

362

350

330

330

441

622

15,721

524

0.458

0.51

Dec.

*1,100

1,020

966

1,120

1,500

1.880

1,880

1,620

1,370

1,080

735

608

608

576

466

388

384

380

342

406

342

375

a350

a320

a400

a450

aSOO

aSOO

a8 50

a750

*727

24,293

784

0.685

0.79

Jan.

831

990

1,150

1,100

960

656

552

594

546

576

546

420

465

440

699

3,160

5,420

3,420

2,350

4,210

10,700

15.500

*14,600

6,480

3,880

2,910

2,350

2,280

2,150

2,020

1, 820

93,575

3,019

2.64

3.04

Feb.

1,580

*1,380

1.160

1,260

1,820

2,150

1,960

1,760

1,630

1,590

2,150

1,960

2,020

3,800

7,580

8.240

5,830

3,960

3,050

2,420

1,820

1,490

1,530

1,890

2,630

2,840

2,490

2,080

-

74,070

2,645

2.31

2.41

Mar.

1,760

*1,540

1,220

1,130

1,150

1,760

3,500

4.720

3,570

3,420

3,720

3,880

3,570

3,420

3,270

4,050

4,720

3,420

2,630

2,080

1,760

1,540

1,400

1,310

1,120

980

1,030

1,180

1,760

1^700

74,200

2,394

2.09

2.41

Apr.

*1,530

1,630

2,420

6,480

8,680

6,920

4,620

3,270

2,560

2,220

2,700

5,220

8.900

8,680

7,800

6,480

4,820

3,570

2,770

2,350

2,280

2,150

2,020

1,820

1,630

1,540

1.480

1,890

3,500

4,720

116,650

3,888

3.40

3.79

May

*4,230

3,200

2,630

2,350

2,630

2,280

1,820

1,460

1,160

1,000

1,620

1,590

3,800

9.120

8,020

5,420

3,570

2,700

2,080

1,700

1,300

1,030

1,640

2,080

1,480

1,070

850

1,580

1,160

1,240

1,120

76,930

2,482

2.17

2.50

June

*831

2,180

7.580

7,36O

4,320

2,490

1,700

1,170

840

642

518

445

415

376

309

376

362

288

231

197

173

156

141

129

118

118

150

212

467

475

34,769

1,159

1.01

1.13

July

*347

255

191

313

552

292

241

184

141

125

112

94

85

75

65

56

49

44

43

44

42

56

78

94

97

101

168

238

277

258

*266

4,783

154

0.134

0.16

Aug.

1,300

1,340

850

576

1,510

4.050

2,220

1,360

960

734

635

512

390

292

238

191

189

163

145

120

109

125

116

99

167

254

186

209

154

118

181

19,471

628

0.548

0.65

Sept.

*864 660"

5SO

248

181

159

112

95

80

69

61

55

45

41

56

55

*29

26

25

21

20

18

18

15

14

10

9.0

J7S

10

15

5,550.5

111

0.097

0.11

Calendar year 1958: Max 25,700 Min 70 Mean 2,550 Cfsra 2.23 In. 30.24

Water year 1958-59: Max 15,300 Min 9.0 Mean 1,485 Cfsra 1.30 In. 17.62

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, records for 

other Elk River stations, and weather records.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 235

1980. Kanawha River at Charleston, W. Va.

Location Lat 38°22'10", long 81°42'05", on left bank at old lock 6, 1.0 mile upstream 

from Davls Creek, 1-j miles downstream from Twomlle Creek, 2.0 miles downstream from 

Patrick Street Bridge at Charleston, and 3.5 miles downstream from Elk River.

Drainage area. 10,419 sq ml.

Records available. June 1939 to September 1959. 

to February 1940, published In WSP 1305.

Monthly discharge only September 1939

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 548.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Auxiliary water-stage recorder on left bank 

1.2 miles downstream from Elk River and 2.3 miles upstream from base gage. Prior to 

July 1, 1942, the auxiliary gage was a wire-weight gage and a water-stage recorder at 

the Kanawha Boulevard Bridge over Elk River at its mouth. July 1, 1942, to Sept. 30, 

1955, the auxiliary gage was a water-stage recorder on left bank, 0.5 mile downstream 

from Elk River and 3.0 miles upstream from base gage.

Average discharge. 20 years, 14,320 cfs (adjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 77,500 cfs Jan. 23; maximum gage height, 25.66 

ft Jan. 23; minimum daily discharge not determined, but less than 1,780 cfs during 

period Sept. 26-30; minimum gage height, 17.42 ft June 11.

1939-59: Maximum discharge, 216,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1940; maximum gage height, 39.72 

ft Mar. 7, 1955; minimum discharge, less than 1,030 cfs during period Oct. 1-5, 1953; 

minimum gage height, that of June 11, 1959.

Maximum stage known, about 54.3 ft Sept. 29, 1861.

Remarks. Records good above 10,000 cfs and fair below. Some regulation since 1939 by 

Claytor Reservoir and since 1949 by Bluestone Reservoir (combined usable capacity, 

721,000 acre-ft). Records of water temperatures for the water year 1959 are given in 

WSP 1641.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1335: 1943.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

i

Ie2,490

J

..

leZ,320

I

J

,

Ie2,260

j

J

,

Ul,980

J

N

Ie2,870

J

3,030

77,780

2,509

+44

Nov.

Ve5, 110

j

>

Us, 480

J

.

Ie3, 620

J

.

Us, 140

|

]

X

Us, 090

J

.

I

Le3,490

1 J

119,650

3,986

-15

Dec.

>e6,350

V

U7,940

J

1

Ie4,090

J

.

Us, 370

j

J

s

Le3, 390

I

j

i

Ie4,190

*26,700

55,100

202,260

6,525

+110

Jan.

20,800

18 , 000

17,900

16,700

10,200

X

Le5, 900

I

J

s

Ie5, 150

1

11,800

14,000

14,500

8,580

14,000

27,200

55,700

74,700

39,600

19,800

16,400

25,400

37,800 

25,800

14,700

12,200

549,030

17,710

-332

Feb.

12,500

10,900

*9,450

12,000

12,600

13,500

12,300

10,200

11,200

11,500

11,600

10,200

11,900

17,300

32,900

57,900

31,300

25,500

20,600

17,300

15,800

11,800

11,600

12,600

14,500

15,600

14,700

11,900

457,150

15,610

-171

Mar.

8,120

11,500

22,500

51,200

23,800

20,200

22,800

22,900

27,200

25,500

24 , 200

25,500

29,700

25,400

19,100

16,000

15,500

12,500

11,500

10,200

11,500

10,100

12,600

30,500 

54,100

25,100

*21,500

580,800

18,740

+564

Apr.

20,900

22,900

24,500

41,500

51,200

59,000

27,600

26,100

20 , 000

17,800

17,700

27 , 200

62,900

72,400

58 , 200

45,200

36,200

30,200

21,800

20,400

21,500

24,500

*28,200

41,400

55,400

26,400

21,100

17,900 

22,000

25,100

945,200

31,440

-81

May

22,500

19,400

17,900

15,400

13,600

14,800

13,000

11,600

9,980

9,820

8,350

8,480

12,700

52,100

55,500

27,500

20,800

15,000

15,000

15,400

11,000

11,000

11,200

14,600

11,400

9,080

8,240

8,350 

11,500

15,400

11,200

455,000

14,610

+254

June

10,800

14,000

56,400

44 , 400

27,OOO

17,400

13,400

7,320

6,480

5,590

,

Ie4,470

[

J

, e5,080

e2,600

Le5,070

248,890

8,296

+22

July

e2,650

 e2,560

..

Ul,850

j

J

-,

\ 2,150

J

>

L 5,660

1

J

1

> 5,240

[

94,690

3,055

-155

Aug.

. 7,500

. 7,030

.,

Ie3, 140

I

J

Ul, 860

el, 860

1

> 2,750

1

'

122,450

3,950

+125

Sept.

> 7,100

 3,640

, 3,260

-,

\ 2,540

J

 el, 850

.el, 780

99,850

3,328

-67

Adjusted for change In contents In Claytor and Bluestone Reservoirs

Mean

Cfsm 

In.

2,553 

0.245 

0.28

3,973 

0.381 

0.43

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

6,635 

0.637 

0.73

17,380 

1.67 

1.92

15,440 

1.48 

1.54

19,100 

1.85 

2.11

51,560 

3.01 

3.36

14,840 

1.42 

1.64

Observed

Max 100,000 Mln - Mean 18,170 

Max 74,700 Mln - Mean 10,760

8,318 

0.798 

0.89

2,922 

0.280 

0.32

4,075 

0.391 

0.45

5,261 

0.315 

0.55

Adjusted

Mean 18,190 Cfsm 1.75 In. 23.69 

Mean 10,770 Cfsm 1.03 In. 14.02

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Claytor and Bluestone Reservoirs. 

Records of contents for Claytor Reservoir furnished by Appalachian Electric Power Co. and those for 

Bluestone Reservoir by Corps of Engineers.

e Stage-fall-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of records for Kanawha 

River at Kanawha Palls and tributary Inflow.
236 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

1985. Coal River at Ashford, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°10'45", long 81°42'40", on left bank at downstream side of highway bridge 

at Ashford, Boone County, 300 ft upstream from Lick Creek, 1 mile downstream from Brush 

Creek, and 1.8 miles upstream from Bull Creek.

Drainage area.--393 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1908 to September 1916 (published as "at Brushton"), May 1930 to 

September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 622.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~^T929. Prior to Aug. 9, 1916, chain gage at site 1 mile upstream at different datum.

May 7, 1930, to Dec. 30, 1938, chain gage and Dec. 31, 1938, to Feb. 10, 1939, staff

gage, at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 37 years, 501 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,630 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 10.96 ft); minimum, 3.6 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.07 ft).

1908-16, 1930-59: Maximum discharge observed, 35,800 cfs Aug. 9, 1916 (gage height, 

36.3 ft, from floodmark, site and datum then in use, or 35.66 ft, from floodmark, present site and datum), from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs; no flow Sept. 18-21, 

24, Oct. 6-12, 1930.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 783: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1912, 1916(M), 1936.

Rating tables, water ye 

height, in feet,

Oct. 1 bo Nov. 28

1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

d discharge, In cubic feet per second)

29 to Sept. 30

2.1 

2.3

2.1

2.4 162

2.7 274

3.0 427

4.0 1,130

9.0 5,03O

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

71

112

79

67

59

51

*47

40

37

35

33

31

28

28 

27

26

25

28

28

28

27

25

25

26

26

27

34

38

52

41

41

1,242

40.1

0.102

0.12

Nov.

41

56

93

128

123

*99

84

70

70

70

66

60

56

51

50

50

48

46

49

50

49

48

46

43

44

40

39

59

136

172

2,036

67.9

0.173

0.19

Dec.

153

136

120

162

283

302

240

214

*178

133

91

80

72

68

64

60

57

55

53

51

50

50

50

70

78

59

54

75

87

288

331

3,764

121

0.308

0.36

Jan.

279

270

266

240

160

90

74

70

64

62

60

58

56

54 

90

142

118

102

123

497

1,210

4,520

2,250

1,050

688

529

468

433

416

416

394

15,249

492

1.25

1.44

Feb.

362

321

298

394

548

600

529

486

445

416

456

410

439

640 

1,330

1,690

1,210

930

759

613

517

474

474

492

*439

400

388

362

16,422

586

1.49

1.55

Mar.

352

336

316

307

293

574

1,110

938

759

724

661

885

1,450

1,090 

870

731

600

511

433

388

367

341

*293

266

245

240

548

1,370

1,170

930

803

19,901

642

1.63

1.88

Apr.

709

745

982

2,250

2,250

*1,450

968

745

613

542

587

1,730

4,530

3,030 

2,250

1,610

1,130

862

731

803

862

862

1,650

1,810

1,250

922

759

788

878

767

38,865

1,296

3.30

3.68

May

661

554

474

445

433

388

362

*302

270

245

225

214

462

1,890 

1,290

788

568

486

416

336

283

283

245

217

182

159

142

133

142

118

£49

12,962

418

1.06

1.23

June

326

667

1,170

647

416

283

214

165

136

113

98

98

100

78 

*72

66

62

56

52

50

45

44

42

51

69

77

82

72

54

45

5,450

182

0.463

0.52

July

36

36

33

32

32

52

66

44

33

31

28

26

*22

19 

19

18

18

18

18

29

30

29

22

18

IS

25

39

63

39

37

37

965

31.1

0.079

0.09

Aug.

39

32

*26

28

110

128

63

41

35

32

25

20

18

IS 

14

13

16

19

21

16

14

18

18

14

11

9.5

18

28

56

44

39

980.5

31.6

0.080

0.09

Sept.

39

40

46

32

25

19

17

14

13

12

11

9.5

9.5

*8.9 

8.0

8.3

8.0

7.1

5.8

5.3

5.5

5.8

6.3

5.3

5.5

5.1

4.8

4.6

3.8

6.5

391.6

13.1

0.033

0.04

Calendar year 1958: Max 5,910 Min 25 Mean 697 Cfsm 1.77 In. 24.06

Water year 1958-59: Max 4,520 Min 3.3 Mean 324 Cfsm 0.824 In. 11.19

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs}.--Jan. 22 (11:30 a.m.) 6,630 cfs (10.96 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 12-23, Jan. 6-15.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 237

1990. Little Coal River at Danville, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°04'45", long 81°50'15", on right bank at upstream side of highway bridge 

at Danville, Boone County, 900 ft upstream from Turtle Creek and 2.3 miles downstream 

from confluence of Pond and Spruce Forks.

Drainage area.--270 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1930 to September 1959. Prior to September 1941, published as "at 

Madison."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 661.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

192B. Prior to Oct. 1, 1941, chain OP wire-weight gage at site 1.5 miles upstream at 

datum 6.80 ft higher.

Average discharge. 29 years, 337 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,760 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 10.52 ft); minimum, 3.7 cfs Sept. 29.

1930-59: Maximum discharge, 42,800 cfs Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 30.2 ft, from 

floodmarks, present site and datum), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on 

basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; no flow at times July to October 1930.

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

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 8-30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 3O

1.8

1.9

2.2 

2.6 

3.0

58

135

258

3.5 490

4.0 765

6.0 1,960

8.0 3,160

1.9 

2.1

Z.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

7.0

125

265

473

745

2,540

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

L

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

21

22

23

24

25

26

Z7

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

74

90

60

48

39

35

*Z9

Z6

Z3

Z3

21

20

18

18

II

17

17

18

19

19

17

18

18

18

18

18

20

30

31

26

21

866

Z7.9

0.103

0. 12

Nov.

Z3

43

69

63

48

*45

41

36

35

35

36

30

27

Z6

28

Z8

26

Z7

29

35

30

29

Z9

27

27

26

26

44

223

151

1,342

44.7

0.166

0.18

Dec.

108

b94

b8Z

153

196

196

156

b!20

*1Z8

96

74

b60

b5Z

b47

b45

b42

b40

b37

b36

b35

b35

b35

b35

b5Z

66

48

b40

b60

94

151

170

2,583

83.3

0.309

0.36

Jan.

176

187

167

153

94

b60

b50

b47

b45

b43

b41

b40

b38

b37

b60

blOO

b80

b70

blOO

538

1,210

Z.9ZO

1,250

706

489

377

340

a 300

a280

a280

a270

10,548

340

1.26

1.45

Feb.

a250

2Z7

Z21

318

405

433

a380

a350

a300

a280

a320

aZ80

a350

586

1,280

1.540

890

712

564

468

409

377

386

356

*306

29Z

28Z

262

-

12,624

451

1.67

1.74

Mar.

262

249

239

Z36

227

438

684

580

505

468

414

531

657

618

558

458

395

332

Z92

Z68

Z59

236

*200

181

170

170

438

657

630

548

468

1Z,368

399

1.48

1.70

Apr.

409

489

772

1,580

1,Z80

860

640

531

443

586

391

1,110

2,540

1,820

1,520

1,130

830

706

701

890

a800

a650

980

980

772

618

537

531

596

a5ZO

26,012

867

3.21

3.58

May

a470

3400

a340

a310

a290

a250

*a220

189

167

159

142

123

266

646

521

373

292

282

246

212

178

178

212

170

135

118

107

93

89

97

212

7,487

242

0.896

1.03

June

157

1,570

1,260

564

344

a240

a!90

al50

allO

a9O

*a83

74

91

65

57

a54

a48

a45

a41

a38

a36

a35

46

49

72

60

103

69

51

45

5,837

195

0.722

0.80

July

41

33

38

33

31

59

62

41

28

25

23

22

*19

28

32

22

18

18

18

26

33

22

19

15

15

18

26

43

26

30

_67

931

30.0

0.111

0.13

Aug.

42

27

*19

18

88

51

34

27

26

25

20

18

15

14

13

13

16

18

18

19

15

14

12

11

9.6

IS

15

48

60

60

46

823.6

26.6

0.099

0.11

Sept.

79

55

36

27

22

20

18

17

15

13

11

13

14

*14

14

13

12

12

12

11

9.6

9.6

9.6

8.3

7.4

6.6

5.1

4.9

3.7

7.4

500.2

16.7

0.062

0.07

Calendar year 1958: Max 6,800 Min 17 Mean 480 Cfsm 1.78 In. 24.14

Water year 1958-59: Max Z,9ZO Min 3.7 Mean 224 Cfsm 0.830 In. 11.27

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 cfs).--Jan. 22 (10 a.m.) 4,760 cfs (10.52 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorder record, records for

al River at Ashford and Mud River near Milton, and weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

ua-L n.j_ vc±- CIL, ABII± DJ. u diiu riu.u nxvej.- iieai" WJ.J.L,

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
238 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 

2010. Pocatalico River at Sissonville, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38°31'35", long 81°37'50", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 21 at Sissonville, Kanawha County, 0.3 mile downstream from Grapevine 

Creek and 1.8 miles downstream from Pocatalico Creek.

Drainage area. 238 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1908 to September 1916, May 1930 to September 1931, February 1937 

to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 594.56 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. June 26, 1908, to Sept. 30, 1916, chain gage at same site at datum 0.59 ft 

lower. May 20, 1930, to Sept. 30, 1931, Feb. 17, 1937, to Mar. 4, 1940, chain gage and 

Mar. 5, 1940, to Nov. 4, 1948, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--31 years (1908-16, 1930-31, 1937-59), 287 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,500 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 16.75 ft); no 

flow Sept. 25-29.

1908-16, 1930-31, 1937-59: Maximum discharge, 17,000 cfs June 27, 1910, from rating 

curve extended above 4,200 cfs; maximum gage height, 34.4 ft Apr. 16, 1939, from floodmarks; no flow Sept. 25-29, 1959.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, doubtful or no gage-height 

record, or those after May 16, which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSF 1335: 1908-10, 1912-13, 1915-16.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

15

*17

16

17

18

14

13

12

11

11

11

10

9.8

9.6

10

10

9.6

10

10

10

10

11

12

12

13

12

9.6

11

13

*21

20

388.6

12.5

0.053

0.06

Nov.

16

19

41

93

74

49

35

27

22

21

19

17

17

*16

16

15

15

14

22

42

66

51

38

30

25

22

21

123

a600

342

1,908

63.6

0.267

0.30

Dec.

163

120

138

436

551

487

261

blSO

blOO

b70

b55

45

39

33

a29

a25

22

22

21

24

24

22

21

29

45

72

54

44

44

50

53

3,249

105

0.441

0.51

Jan.

85

*359

317

217

b!30

blOO

73

59

60

47

35

28

28

36

a700

a2,000

899

368

261

1,840

5,110

3,040

1,240

368

268

223

261

359

317

281

223

17,332

559

2.35

2.71

Feb.

169

130

*103

282

508

317

217

187

169

181

302

223

748

2,430

2,550

1,220

529

368

295

217

157

149

193

350

288

229

193

163

_

12,867

460

1.93

2.01

Mar.

151

*163

157

163

163

668

827

406

302

325

436

686

686

551

436

295

229

181

141

122

& 117

110

91

75

68

63

96

143

125

106

*98

8,180

264

l.-ll

1.28

Apr.

89

371

899

1,220

732

368

248

199

169

61E

1,500

1,070

1,730

1,820

971

498

317

235

205

175

147

119

101

86

72

63

77

267

551

*348

15,259

509

2.14

2.38

May

223

169

134

145

141

96

73

56

62

50

84

157

377

851

518

281

e200

e!40

elOO

e75

e60

51

48

54

44

38

34

54

48

35

30

4,428

143

0.601

0.69

June

26

*57

*183

94

60

44

35

28

23

19

16

16

29

75

46

32

23

18

14

11

9.5

8.0

8.0

7.0

6.5

6.0

5.5

3.6

e2.0

*1 6 ^ 

906.7

30.2

0.127

0.14

July

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.6

74

39

12

6.0

4.5

3.6

2.4

1.6

1.2

.9

.6

79

.9

1.6

3.6

2.4

2.4

2.0

1.2

5.0

13

14

38

40

169

98

544.6

17.6

0.074

0.09

Aug.

44

22

12

*13

JLL

58

23

10

5.8

3.9

2.8

1.6

1.3

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.4

.2

.4

.6

.7

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

2.2

4.2

278.7

8.99

0.038

0.04

Sept.

5.1

*5.8

379

2.8

1.9

1.4

1.2

1.2

.8

1.3

1.0

.7

.2

.1

.1

. 1

. 1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.1

28.5

0.95

0.0040

0.004

Calendar year 1958: Max 5,020 Min 7.8 Mean 392 Cfsm 1.65 In. 22.38

Water year 1958-59= Max 3,110 Min 0 Mean 179 Cfsm 0.752 In. 10.21

Peak discharge (base, 3,200 cfs).--Jan. 21 (7 a.m.) 3,500 cfs (16.75 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, records for 

Middle Island Creek at Little, Reedy Creek at Reedy, and Mud River near Milton.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records 

for nearby stations.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 239

2015. Ohio River at Point Pleasant, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°50'25", long 82°08'30", on left bank at Point Pleasant, Mason County, 

1,200 ft upstream from Kanawha River and at mile 265.4. Records include flow of 

Kanawha River.

Drainage area. 52,760 sq mi, approximately (includes that of Kanawha River).

Records available. March 1940 to September 1959 (since October 1952, no low-flow 

records).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 514.10 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

datum. Prior fco Oct. 1, 1951, at site 0.3 mile upstream at same datum. Auxiliary 

water-stage recorder at old lock 26, 0.7 mile upstream from Gallipolis lock and dam and 

13.1 miles downstream from base gage.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 412,000 cfs Jan. 24; maximum gage height, 43.88 

ft Jan. 25; minimum daily discharge not determined; minimum gage height, 23.04 ft Jan. 7. 

1940-59; Maximum discharge, 522,000 cfs Jan. 1, 1943; maximum gage height, 55.00 ft 

Apr. 16, 1948; maximum gage height at auxiliary gage, 59.76 ft Apr. 16, 1948; minimum 

daily discharge not determined; minimum gage height, 22.52 ft Sept. 10, 1956.

Remarks. Records good except those below 50,000 cfs and those for periods of doubtful gageheight record, which are fair. Discharge less than 35,000 cfs on days for which no discharge is shown. Flow partly regulated by locks, dams, and reservoirs upstream from 

station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

23 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

Oct. Nov.

49,100 

*49,900 

51.900

49, 100 

48,200 

44,200 

35,400

46,300 

49,100

1

Dec.

45,100

43,900 

70,600

89,400 

95.900 

83 , 800 

56,500 

36,100

40,500 

60,900

:

Jan.

62,200 

71,500 

83,400 

85,400 

79,600

50, 800 

38,000

35,300

55,100

102,000 

111,000 

114,000 

99,900 

93,100

d!50,000 

d273,000 

<J37 0,000 

(3597. OOP 

380,000

*346,000 

294,000 

258,000 

209,000 

151,000 

139,000

:

Feb.

138,000 

131,000 

125,000 

119,000 

120,000

113,000 

106,000 

97,000 

82.500 

93,200

152,000 

239,000 

270,000 

282,000

282,000

277,000 

259,000 

235,000 

208,000 

177,000

151,000 

127,000 

113,000 

96,100 

103,000

114,000 

111,000 

104,000

4,424,800 

158,000

Mar.

89,300 

83,300 

85,600 

86,300 

90,600

91,100 

98,900 

119,000 

123,000 

128,000

127,000 

129,000 

139,000 

135,000 

123,000

125,000 

134, 000 

145,000

143,000 

131,000

114,000 

101,000 

91,500 

85,500 

85,700

71,800 

71.100 

94,600 

115,000 

114,000 

116,000

3,386,300 

109,200

Apr.

108,000 

105,000 

111,000 

135,000 

184,000

192,000

174,000 

148,000 

131,000 

132,000

130,000 

131,000 

166.OOO 

190,000 

176,000

144,000 

119,000 

91,200 

81,900 

75,500

73,500 

75,900 

76,500 

86,700 

77,900

65,50O 

68,300 

90,600 

115,000 

137,000

3,591,300 

119,700

May

161,000 

164,000

154,000 

135,000 

122,000

113,000 

103,000 

75,300 

58 , 800 

46,300

45,000 

50, 300 

73,500 

115,000 

129,000

119,000 

101,000 

75,900 

63,300 

63,700

59,800 

55,900 

52,500 

50,800 

50,000

44,600 

45,200 

41.200 

54,500 

54,700 

48,400

2,525,700 

81,470

June

49,500 

58,100 

75,900 

101.000

81,500

55,500 

36,100

44,000 

37,600

:

July Aug. Sept.

Calendar year 1958: Max 395,000 Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. - 

Water year 1958-59: Max 397,000 Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

d Computed from doubtful gage-height record at base gage.
240 RACCOON CREEK BASIN

2020. Raccoon Creek at Adamsville, Ohio

Location.--Lat 38°52'31", long 82°21'18", on line between sees. 25 and 26, T.6 N., R.16 

 W., on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 480 ft upstream from U.S. Highway 35 at Adamsville, Gallia County, and 1.3 miles downstream from Indian Creek.

Drainage area. 587 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1915 to December 1935, October 1938 to September 1959. Monthly 

discharge only for December 1935, published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 570.85 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to June 13, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 41 years, 658 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,090 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 19.42 ft); minimum daily, 6 cfs Sept. 20, 23, 24.

1915-35, 1938-59: Maximum discharge, 15,500 cfs Apr. 15, 1948 (gage height, 24.92 

ft); minimum, 1.4 cfs Sept. 24, 1930 (gage height, 1.54 ft). 

Maximum stage known, 25.2 ft in January 1937, from floodmark.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period July 13 to Sept. 30, which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 69f 

1926-27, 1931, 1933, 1935(M).

Drainage area. WSP 873: 1916-18, 1920, 1922, 1924,

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 1-30)

Oct. 1 to Jan Jan. 24 to Sept. 30

2.2 40

2.5 82

3.0 168

6.0 770

11.0 2,200

17.0 4,560

19.0 6,590

2.2 

2.6

5.0

10

27

44

103

3.0

6.0

11.0

17.0

19.4

171

770

2,200

4,560

7,070

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

193

150

122

106

95

82

*76

69

68

77

71

62

58

55

51

48

45

44

44

44

44

50

48

50

47

46

45

46

45

45

47

2,073

66.9

0.114

0.13

Nov.

47

55

58

59

59

58

55

59

65

66

65

60

60

63

69

90

*92

122

146

170

179

199

204

168

137

127

120

134

22O

179

3,185

106

0.181

0.20

Dec.

166

170

182

378

878

1,570

1.750

1,380

866

484

414

396

362

316

281

235

191

173

157

159

155

146

143

157

154

152

155

146

*141

145

146

12,128

391

0.666

0.77

Jan.

244

546

748

864

748

587

544

466

444

384

334

261

199

173

520

1,460

1,780

1,770

1,490

1,960

3,610

4,990

6,280

*7 . OOP

5,930

*4,380

*2,320

909

735

697

777

53,150

1,715

2.92

3.37

Feb.

818

693

526

605

682

656

542

476

460

825

1,560

2,030

2j2OO

2,680

5,050

2,910

2,740

2,240

1,520

1,070

806

660

667

757

780

737

653

603

33,926

1,212

2.06

2.14

Mar.

583

623

704

715

649

651

689

686

660

675

820

1,430

1,900

2,010

1,750

1,550

1,440

1,290

931

722

*645

642

609

563

504

470

486

482

476

472

442

26,269

847

1.44

1.66

Apr.

420

587

854

1,120

1,050

868

724

625

581

1,300

1,120

1,060

1,250

1,380

1,370

1,220

967

789

689

634

579

526

476

424

382

352

380

1,040

2,340

2,450

27,537

918

1.56

1.74

May

*2 , 08O

1,330

921

768

739

579

498

456

384

328

291

269

330

546

719

883

664

468

376

323

276

242

213

185

166

180

206

695

759

522

334

16,730

540

0.920

1.06

June

249

264

289

226

2O2

162

137

118

103

90

81

*81

73

64

59

59

62

56

51

45

44

41

41

39

40

37

41

41

42

43

2,880

96.0

0.164

0.18

July

*40

37

33

33

33

35

39

48

39

40

38

33

35

30

29

28

28

30

30

26

23

24

20

20

20

35

44

~103

82

95

1,227

39.6

0.067

0.08

Aug.

74

60

42

35

40

35

30

24

25

20

20

19

*18

18

18

18

20

21

20

20

20

19

17

16

16

14

15

22

34

25

26

801

25.8

0.044

0.05

Sept.

19

17

14

13

12

11

10

10

9.9

42.

20

7.3

7

7.3

6.6

7.9

7

6.3

6.3

&_

6.3

6.3

6

6

*6.6

7

7

7

9

25

325.8

10.9

0.019

0.02

Calendar year 1958: Max 6,710 Min 32 Mean 726 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.76

Water year 1958-59: Max 7,OOO Min 6 Mean 494 Cfsm 0.842 In. 11. 4O

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs).--Jan. 24 (8 to 9 a.m.) 7,090 

3,070 cfs (13.54 ft).

fs (19.42 ft)j Feb. 15 (4 to 5'a.m.)

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge below about 35 cfs computed on basis of once-daily wire-weight-gage readings, 

weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.
GUYANDOT RIVER BASIN 241

2030. Guyandot River at Man, W. Va.

Location. Lat 37°44'30", long 81°52'45", on right bank on downstream side of highway

 bridge at Man, Logan County, 500 ft upstream from Buffalo Creek and 0.7 mile downstream 

from Huff Creek. Records Include flow of Buffalo Creek.

Drainage area. 762 sq ml (including that of Buffalo Creek). 

Records available. December 1928 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 710.88 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to July 3, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--30 years (1929-59), 981 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,800 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 12.46 ft); min-

 imum, 28 cfs Sept. 27, 29 (gage height, 3.82 ft); minimum gage height, 3.12 ft

1928-59:' Maximum discharge observed, 40,000 cfs Mar. 3, 1934 (gage height, 19.11 

ft), from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 22.25 ft Jan. 29, 

1957; minimum discharge, 3.0 cfs Oct. 6, 1930 (gage height, 2.32 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which are

 fair, and those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 783: 1934 (M), drainage area. WSP 1335: 1929, 1934.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IS

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

146

150

148

128

113

105

97

90

*88

88

86

86

85 

84

82

84

82

84

87

91

98

86

84

84

83

83

89

98

107

107

98

3,021

97.5

0.128

0.15

Nov.

101

160

355

*470 325"

239

189

160

142

130

130

121

110 

103

98

100

101

101

103

100

94

92

90

91

92

90

89

96

148

325

4,545

152

0.199

0.22

Dec.

242

166

179

392

800

734

540

373

300

217

*160

130

107 

d93

d88

b85

blOO

b!30

b!30

b!30

b!20

b!20

bllO

130

138

b!20

b!40

d!53

940

2,620

1,710

11,397

368

0.483

0.56

Jan.

1,250

1,050

884

744

585

450

b400

b400

b400

b350

b300

b280

*265 

297

344

480

585

699

863

898

2,220

10.200

4,900

2,370

1,610

1,250

1,090

940

816

a800

a750

38,467

1,241

1.63

1.88

Feb.

a700

a 600

a550

770

1,010

1,250

1,170

1,050

975

905

856

d718

d776 

dl,340

d2,740

d3.930

2,740

*1,970

1,520

1,130

940

863

905

1, 050

1,050

1,010

940

835

-

34,293

1,225

1.61

1.67

Mar.

796

731

663

621

585

905

1,420

1,470

1,340

1,290

1,210

2,540

4.390 

2,810

2,020

1,660

1,380

1,170

975

877

835

783

657

*574

519

497

875

2,310

2,310

2,080

1,970

42,263

1,363

1.79

2.06

Apr.

1,760

1,760

2,140

4,990

4,710

2,810

2,020

1,560

1,290

1.130

1,210

3,030

9.400 

4,870

3,140

2,430

1,920

1,560

1,420

1,610

1,660

1,760

3,280

3,560

2,680

2,020

1,610

dl,420

dl,290

dl,130

75,170

2,506

3.29

3.67

May

dl,050

d940

d849

d802

d770

d712

*591

514

440

420

395

352

856 

1.470

1,290

1,050

835

757

663

536

430

502

455

348

273

217

201

2TT

245

298

312

18,850

608

 0.798

0.92

June

316

d3.690

d2,920

dl,640

d882

d560

d412

d334

d278

d244

*221

203

223

203

192

174

160

152

144

139

135

130

164

217

231

229

259

229

187

147

15,015

500

0.656

0.73

July

120

116

100

136

133

*172

139

119

95

80

77

66

59 

67

83

83

77

63

65

144

147

122

102

89

92

89

102

104

88

147

183

3,259

105

0.138

0.16

Aug.

160

136

112

300

*662

515

266

192

143

118

112

92

77 

67

62

56

60

72

73

73

63

63

62

56

52

55

85

169

295

359

507

5,114

165

0.217

0.25

Sept.

325

242

175

129

115

95

79

73

64

64

66

57

56 

52

*46

52

47

40

37

35

39

37

35

37

33

31

29

32

32

56

2,210

73.7

0.097

0.11

Calendar year 1958: Max 12,300 Min 82 Mean 1,366 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.34

Water year 1958-59: Max 10,200 Min 29 Mean 695 Cfsm 0.912 In. 12.38

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs). Jan. 22 (12:30 p.m.) 12,800 cfs (12.46 ft); Apr. 13 (7 a.m.) 

11,500 cfs (11.87 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Guyandot 

River at Branchland and Mud River near Milton, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

d Computed from doubtful gage-height record.
242 GUYANDOT RIVER BASIN

2040. Ouyandot River at Branchland, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38°13'15", long 82°12'10", on right bank at downstream side of highway

 bridge at Branchland, Lincoln County, 20 ft downstream from Fourmile Creek.

Drainage area. 1,226 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1915 to September 1922 (1918-22, gage heights only), December 1928 

to September 1959. Monthly discharge only July, August 1916, published in WSP 1305.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 547.91 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

 of 1912. Prior to June 20, 1932, chain gage at same site and datum. Since Oct. 1, 1942, 

auxiliary wire-weight gage read twice daily, 4 miles upstream at Midkiff.

Average discharge.--32 years (1915-17, 1929-59), 1,573 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,600 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 21.77 ft); mini-

 muiT65 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 3.08 ft).

1915-22, 1928-59: Maximum discharge, 40,400 cfs Jan. 30, 1957 (gage height, 41.88 

ft, backwater from Ohio River and tributaries), from rating curve extended above 32,000 

cfs; maximum gage height, 42.57 ft Mar. 1, 1955 (backwater from Ohio River and tributaries); minimum discharge, 3.6 cfs Oct. 25, 1930 (gage height, 2.66 ft).

Maximum stage known, about 44 ft, from floodmark, probably in 1907 (discharge, 

43,500 cfs, from rating curve extended above 32,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height 

record, which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 803: Drainage area. WSP 853: 1918(M). WSP 1335: 1916-17, 

1929-30, 1932-35.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except period of Ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Pall used as a factor Jan. 23, Apr. 5, 14)

3.0 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0

5.0

172

4OO

1,110

13.0

19.0

2,010

3,700

6,650

11,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

Z

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

190

315

275 

246

229

204

186

169

156

146

137

134

134

137

129

126

123

126

120

*126

134

140

150

132

126

123

126

134

150

153

162

4,938

159

0.130

0.15

Nov.

166

169

216 

355

496

406

330

280

242

225

208

194

186

176

166

159

*162

162

166

176

172

162

153

153

150

150

146

166

424

520

6,836

228

0.186

0.21

Dec.

568

532

442 

496

727

1,070

982

b700

b540

b450

t)350

b300

b270

b250

b230

242

237

*250

246

242

260

216

229

S37

260

270

221

260

340

1,660

2.590

15,667

505

0.412

0.48

Jan.

1,630

1,320

1,150 

1,010

822

580

360

460

608

478

406

355

385

490

472

562

615

615

650

1,740

3,190

d8,710

11.200

5,720

3,350

2,260

1,760

*1,540

1,400

1,320

1,230

56,388

1,819

1.48

1.71

Feb.

1,110

974

886 

1,110

1,500

1,760

1,810

1,630

1,500

1,360

1,360

1,270

1,230

dl,720

d3,980

d5.7QO

d5,290

3,980

3,110

2,360

1,760

1,540

1,450

1,540

1,580

1,500

1,450

1,360

-

55,820

1,994

1.63

1.69

Mar.

1,270

1,270

1,190 

1,110

1,070

1,230

1,720

2,160

2,110

1,960

1,760

1,810

4,290

4.800

3,630

2,860

2,260

1,810

1,540

1,360

1,230

1,190

1,070

966

862

814

1,110

1,860

3,270

2,950

2 , 680

59,212

1,910

1.56

1.80

Apr.

2,500

2,410

2,950 

4,290

6,380

5,340

3,770

2,770

2,110

2.O10

2,060

3,030

*9,570

11.5OO

7,070

4,750

3,770

2,950

2,460

2,360

2,500

2,460

2,950

4,550

4,400

3,420

2,680

2,410

2,590

2, 160

114,170

3,806

3.10

3.46

May

1,810

1,580

1,450 

1,580

1,230

1,110

1,030

926

822

755

706

699

1,190

2,360

2.410

1,810

1,400

*1,190

1,070

934

798

699

748

706

594

520

448

118

478

448

478

32,397

1,045

0.852

0.98

June

466

758

5.770 

2,500

1,320

942

706

562

478

400

350

320

315

305

270

250

229

208

*194

183

176

172

169

T94

260

280

325

370

305

250

17,027

568

0.463

0.52

July

208

197

176 

153

194

295

340

233

186

159

140

126

118

110

105

110

112

115

118

120

132

162

*150

134

118

107

123

132

137

150

225

4,885

158

0.129

0.15

Aug.

285

204

172 

156

204

608

550

335

233

183

146

126

118

107

loo

93

86

78

84

105

98

88

86

78

*78

76

88

153

204

300

360

5,582

180

0.147

0.17

Sept.

472

412

335 

237

183

153

137

123

107

100

90

88

90

88

88

86

84

84

86

86

84

84

82

82

78

72

72

68

16

76

3,893

130

0.106

0.12

Calendar year 1958 : Max 24,700 Min 120 Mean 2,055 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.76

Water year 1958-59 : Max 11,500 Min 66 Mean 1,032 Cfsm 0.842 In. 11.44

(base, 13,000 cfs).--Jan. 23 (6:30 a.m.) 14,600 cfs (21.77 ft); Apr. 14 (3 a.m.) 

14,500 i _ 7n O ft)! f h \

Discharge meas ment made on this day, 

b Stage-discharge relation elation affected affected by ice. 

d Computed from doubtful gage-height record.
GUYANDOT RIVER BASIN

2045. Mud River near Milton, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°23'15", long 82"06"46", on right bank 75 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, 700 ft downstream from Little Twomile Creek, 0.9 mile upstream from Charley 

Creek, and 3.4 miles south of Milton, Cabell County.

Drainage area. 256 sq mi.

Records available . February 1938 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 572.64 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 9, 1940, staff gage and Feb. 10, 

1940, to Nov. 20, 1957, wire-weight gage, at site 75 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 272 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,780 cfs Apr. 14 (gage height, 12.73 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 20-24.

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 14,500 cfs Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 29.35 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum, 0.01 cfs Sept. 8, 1957; minimum gage height, 0.06 ft Sept. 21, 23, 

1959.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1555: 1953, drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feetj and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 3 to Nov. 3, Jan. 24 to Feb. 13)

0.0 

.1 

.2

0.1

.5

1.7

3.5

1.2 

1.6 

2.0 

7.0 

13.0

53

98

163

1,160

2,880

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.0

7.2

576

4.4

3.1

2.8

2.8

1.9

1.5

1.2

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.6

1.9

*1.7

1.5

1.7

1.3

1.7

2.1

2.1

2.8

3.8

2.2

1.9

1.9

88.2

2.85

0.011

0.01

Nov.

2.6

3.8

6.8

18

22

18

16

13

12

10

10

8.2

7.2

6.5

6.2

6.2

*6.8

6.8

7.9

13

18

16

14

13

12

11

9.6

38

350

210

892.6

29.8

0.116

0.13

Dec.

94

66

58

180

290

267

148

84

69

54

b40

b32

b27

b25

b23

b22

21

*21

21

22

b20

19

18

23

42

51

49

38

38

48

57

1,967

63.5

0.248

0.29

Jan.

60

232

219

136

72

b45

b35

b32

b30

b28

b26

b25

24

26

53

390

b280

blBO

b!40

948

2,360

2.450

1,200

480

290

220

202

*219

248

300

250

11,200

361

1.41

1.63

Feb.

188

144

119

256

550

360

226

188

166

228

390

178

372

850

1.820

1,120

590

450

460

320

231

197

208

262

215

182

160

141

10,571

378

1.48

1.54

Mar.

148

183

175

163

149

379

490

320

*252

231

211

300

330

280

239

199

156

127

101

88

94

106

84

71

65

63

200

360

231

190

166

6,151

198

0.773

0.89

Apr.

146

334

750

1,120

830

520

350

256

215

505

1,120

992

*2,360

2,650

1,620

850

550

400

310

267

224

183

172

166

146

132

188

630

890

650

19,526

651

2.54

2.84

May

410

300

226

300

267

190

136

100

76

65

57

66

404

910

590

280

178

*135

112

84

65

53

50

41

36

32

29

33

35

29

Z5.

5,314

171

0.668

0.77

June

37

66

163

74

45

33

27

22

20

17

16

15

16

14

12

10

9.3

8.2

*7.9

6.8

6.5

5.9

7.2

7.2

8.2

6.8

6.2

5.0

4.4

4.1

680.7

22.7

0.089

0.10

July

3.8

5.6

5.3

4.7

6.8

42

43

24

16

10

8.2

6.5

5.3

4.7

3.8

3.1

2.8

3.0

3.8

3.3

2.6

2.8

*4.7

3.8

3.1

2.8

7.4

32

22

17

48

351.9

11.4

0.045

0.05

Aug.

56

29

18

12

9.6

7.9

7.2

5.6

4.4

3.5

3.1

2.6

2.2

1.9

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

1.2

1.2

.9

.7

.6

*76

.9

.9

32

8.5

19

12

246.8

7.96

0.031

0.04

Sept.

12

6.8

4.7

3.5

3.5

5.0

3.3

2.8

2.1

1.5

1.2

1.2

.9

.6

.5

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.9

53.1

1.77

0.0069

0.008

Calendar year 1958 : Max 5,170 Mln 1.0 Mean 344 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.25

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,650 Mln 0.1 Mean 156 Cfsm 0.609 In. 8.30

Peak discharge (base, 3,700 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

2060. Ohio River at Huntington, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°24 I 48", long 82°30'02", on right bank at lock 28 at Sybene, Lawrence 

County, Ohio, 0.1 mile upstream from Fourpole Creek, 3.0 miles dovmstream from Symmes 

Creek, and at mile 311.6.

Drainage area. 55,900 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . August 1934 to September 1959. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since 1913 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 490.263 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

datum. Prior to July 8, 1942, at datum 1.737 ft higher. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 

4.7 miles upstream from base gage, on left bank at foot of 24th Street, Huntington, 

Cabell County, 1.5 miles dovmstream from Guyandot River.

Average discharge. 25 years, 77,620 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 444,000 cfs Jan. 24; maximum gage height, 49.67 

ft Jan. 25; maximum gage height at auxiliary gage, 51.22 ft Jan. 25; minimum daily discharge, not determined but less than 8,300 cfs.

1934-59: Maximum discharge, 654,000 cfs Jan. 28, 1937; maximum gage height, 69.45ft 

Jan. 27, 1937, present datum; maximum gage height at auxiliary gage, 70.75 ft Jan. 27, 

1937, present datum; minimum daily discharge, 3,200 cfs Sept. 6, 13, Nov. 2, 1934, 

Oct. 3, 1935, Oct. 1, 1937.

Remarks. Records good except those below 20,000 cfs, which are fair, and those for periods 

of doubtful gage-height record or indefinite stage-discharge relation, which are poor. 

Flow partly regulated by locks, dams, and reservoirs upstream.

Revisions (water years). WSP 853: 

1935(M), 1939(M).

1934, 1936. WSP 893: Drainage area. WSP 1305:

Discharge, in cutic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

Total 

Mean 

Cfsrn

Oct.

45 , 500 

d2 1,700' 

37,300 

35,800 

26,500

35,100 

d23,500 

22,100 

20,800 

24,600

19,900 

19,900 

20,400 

15,700 

15,700

18,000 

16,100 

14,800 

12,700 

12.500

12,700 

20,700 

20,100 

15,600 

15,400

15,100 

14,800 

14,900 

15,700 

18,700 

20,100

656,200 

20,520

Nov.

20,600 

25,100 

19,900 

15.800 

24,600

51,800 

29,100 

24,900 

25,100 

18,800

21,200 

25,200 

25,700 

25,200 

26,000

29,000 

51,800 

46,400 

52,700 

55,500

53,300 

53,900 

52,600 

39,300 

51,000

52,500 

55,900 

35,200 

48, 500 

55,400

«.,005.8 

55,550

Dec,

50,400 

57,700 

57,000 

49,900 

71,200

95,900 

105.000 

99,500 

75,400 

39,300

39,000 

39,700 

33,800 

32,200 

31,200

27,700 

*27,900 

29,100 

52,500 

36,200

30,000 

27,900 

24,600 

23,100

29,600

32,200 

27,300 

28,000 

30,300 

41,700 

66,200

ft, 349. 5 

45,550

Jan.

69,200 

70,800 

88,500 

94,700 

92,500

65,000 

38,800 

56,200 

d36,500 

d57,200

d56, 100 

d53,500 

d34,100 

d52,900 

d56,400

d99,100 

d!21,000

diao.ooo

111,000 

106,000

153,000 

263,000 

d338, 000 

d411, 000

d402,000

378,000 

315,000 

274,000 

251,000 

177,000 

152,000

*4,475.5 

144,300

Feb.

143,000 

139,000 

152,000 

124,000 

124,000

118,000 

111,000 

102,000 

91,100 

88,600

157,000 

222,000 

262,000 

288,000 

289,000

290,000

277,000 

250,000 

221,000 

194,000

167,000 

158,000 

122,000 

105,000 

104,000

114,000 

114,000 

108,000

*4,572.7 

163,300

Mar.

96,500 

88,600 

87,500 

87,500 

95,500

92,100 

94,100 

116,000 

124,000 

156,000

134,000 

136,000 

142,000 

144,000 

131,000

150,000 

156,000 

145,000 

148, 000

159,000

121,000 

108,000 

97,700 

90,000 

87,500

85,100 

d70.100 

84,700 

115,000 

121,000 

121,000

*5,499.5 

112,900

Apr.

115,000 

108,000 

111,000 

135.000 

180,000

205,000 

189,000 

d!6 1,000 

d!41,000 

d!41,000

d!46, 000 

d!57, 000 

d!65,000 

d208,000 

d!85, 000

dies, ooo

d!35, 000 

dll 2, 000 

d95,800 

d90,600

d81,800

dse.ioo

d82,600 

daO.900 

d91,800

d83,200 

d76,900 

d77,500 

d!04,000 

d!27,000

*5,813.2 

127,100

May

d!48,OOO 

d!59, 000 

d 167, OOP 

dl 49,000 

150,000

120,000 

111,000 

89,800 

64,100 

47,100

42,000 

49,400 

72,700 

107,000 

154,000

129,000 

108,000 

89,800 

*69,500 

66,600

60, 100 

55,900 

52,700 

50,500 

51,100

48,500 

41, 100 

58.800

57^000 

51,400

42,615.9 

84,580

June

46,600 

62,000 

75,400 

98.500 

94,700

62,700 

46,600 

59,200 

26,600 

22,500

26,000 

22,800 

27,500 

27,500 

d26,700

21,900 

20,500 

17,600 

15,500 

11,000

12,100 

11,200 

21,000 

21,200 

22,100

50,500 

41,400 

49,400 

53,800 

55,200

tl,067. 1 

55,570

July

d20,800 

27,000 

24, 100 

25,600 

25,800

54,100 

50,900 

15,100 

18,400 

22,600

20,100 

14, 600 

13,100 

19,600 

16,500

11,800 

13,400 

10,000 

12,700 

18,800

14,500 

15,100 

18,000 

25,100 

20,100

17,200 

24,900 

25,600 

17,300 

24,100 

55,800

622,500 

20,080

Aug.

24,400 

55.500 

22,400 

18,100 

33,100

34,700 

29,100 

29,100 

25,000 

19,900

16, 800 

18,000 

15,600 

11, 500 

16,000

12,500 

12,500 

16,900 

21,900 

12,200

11,800 

8,520 

10,600 

12,500 

11,200

*15,000 

15,700 

15,800 

19,400 

17,200 

14, 500

573,220 

18,490

Sept.

15,700 

17, 800 

18,600 

25,500 

22, 100

17,400 

11,500 

11,000 

8,830 

10,800

11,500 

11, 800 

12,500 

10,000 

8,940

I 69,000 

I 610,000 

I 610,000

556,970 

11,900

Calendar year 1958: Max 409,000 Min 12,500 Mean 83,130 Cfsrn - In. - 

Water year 1958-59: Max 411,000 Min - Mean 67,360 Cfsrn - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this, ,,. 

d Computed from doubtful gage-height record.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite,- discharge estimated on basis of records for Ohio River at 

Parkersburg, W. Va.
TWELVEPOLE CREEK BASIN 245 

2070. Twelvepole Creek at Wayne, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38"13'05", long 82°26'55", on right bank at bridge on State Highway 37 at 

Wayne, Wayne County, three-quarters of a mile downstream from confluence of East and 

West Forks.

Drainage area. 291 sq ml.

Records available. July 1915 to September 1922 (gage heights only, October 1917 to September 1922), October 1928 to September 1931, August 1946 to September 1954, October 

1955 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 576.53 ft (revised) ibove mean sea level, 

(unadjusted). Prior to Sept. 30, 1931, chain gage and Oct. 1, 1931, to Aug. 28, 1957, 

wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--17 years (1915-17, 1928-31, 1946-54, 1955-59), 326 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,800 cfs Apr. 13 (gage height, 11.48 ft); minImum, 0.1 cfs Aug. 29 (gage height, 2.56 ft); minimum gage height, 1.58 ft Aug. 9.

1915-22, 1928-31, 1946-54, 1955-59: Maximum discharge, 13,000 cfs Feb. 2, 1951 

(gage height, 27.0 ft); no flow Oct. 21-27, Nov. 2, 1953.

Maximum stage known. 28.3 ft June 30, 1928, from reading by U. S. Weather Bureau 

(discharge, 14,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or indefinite stage-discharge 

relation, which are poor. Stage-discharge relation occasionally affected by renovation 

or manipulation of stoplogs in dam 1^ miles downstream.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1335: 1916-17, 1930.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.0

1^6

4.5

13

7.4

5.0

3.6

3.6

5.6

*6.2

4.5

4.5

3.0

2.0 

3.0

4.5

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.0

2.5

2.0

3.0

4.0

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.4

4.0

3.2

3.6

120.7

3.89

0.013

0.02

Nov.

6.2

7.4

*7.4

8.0

11

11

12

11

8.6

8.0

7.4

6.2

6.2

6.2 

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

10

13

14

17

16

14

12

11

11

35

146

138

583.2

19.4

0.067

0.07

Dec.

81

64

65

120

166

157

110

77

77

47

49

*39

30

26 

22

18

17

rf

17

20

18

18

18

28

33

33

35

34

40

53

60

1,589

51.3

0.176

0.20

Jan.

74

142

131

112

61

b50

*42

40

40

39

32

25

25

33 

104

286

166

149

125

1,110

1,560

2,660

1,580

630

431

329

297

268

263

318

308

11,430

369

1.27

1.46

Feb.

261

220

190

Jla:

675

509

379

329

297

268

240

198

266

509 

1 . 350

*1,140

750

574

483

353

276

266

276

286

242

220

208

190

_

11,373

406

1.40

1.45

Mar.

202

228

228

230

214

329

418

353

329

318

297

353

340

308 

286

261

228

198

168

155

155

147

125

112

104

*102

24T

340

297

272

253

7,597

245

0.842

0.97

Apr.

230

329

660

870

705

561

431

353

308

783

1,280

1,210

2,620

2,330 

1,490

965

690

522

431

522

418

340

318

297

263

247

242

308

705

535

20,963

699

2.40

2.68

May

431

353

297

*276

242

202

170

147

118

105

92

93

933

1,810 

930

548

379

297

253

200

172

140

110

93

128

149

182

107

76

92

80

9,205

297

1.02

1.18

June

147

286" 690

144

84

55

39

*45

35

30

25

30

50

50 

60

45

40

60

20

15

5

30

40

40

30

20

20

15

10

8

2,168

72.3

0.248

0.28

July

6

8

6

5

350

400

250

40

50

20

10

3

F

*17 

14

12

8.7

6.6

6.8

18

16

11

11

10

12

11

11

14

12

10

9.2

1,364.3

44.0

0.151

0.17

Aug.

11

13

9.7

8.0

8.0

*7.5

6.2

20

7

5

4

33"

3 

3

3

3

3

3

20

20

16

16

16

14

15

16

16

11

4.3

19

306.7

9.89

0.034

0.04

Sept.

17

14

11

8.6

6.9

5.7

5.1

4.6

4.1

3.9

3.8

3.5

3.2

3.0 

2.8

*2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.5

.8

118.2

3.94

0.014

0.02

Calendar year 1958: Max 5,960 Mln 1.3 Mean 361 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.86

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,660 Mln 0.5 Mean 183 Cfsm 0.629 In. 8.54

Peak discharge (base, 3,400 cfs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Stage-discharge relation indefinite Oct. 13-15, 19-27, June 8 to July 13, Aug. 8-20; discharge estimated on basis of gage-height record, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

575949 O - 61 - 17
246 BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

2075. Levisa Fork near Grundy, Va.

Location. Lat 37°18'00", long 82"07'30", on right bank 20 ft downstream from wooden 

bridge to Appalachian Power Co. substation, 2 miles northwest of Grundy, Buchanan 

County, 2.7 miles downstream from Slate Creek, and 2.8 miles upstream from Poplar Creek.

Drainage area.--235 sq mi.

Records available. October 1941 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 984.17 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Aug. 20, 1949, chain gage at bridge 

20 ft upstream at datum 2.00 ft higher. Aug. 21, 1949, to July 28, 1958, water-stage 

recorder at site 30 ft downstream at datum 2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 18 years, 270 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,420 cfs Apr. 12 (gage height, 10.25 ft); minimum, 5.2 cfs Aug. 16, 17 (gage height, 1.06 ft), but may have been less during period 

of1 doubtful gage-height record Sept. 28 or 29.

1941-59: Maximum discharge, 33,200 cfs Jan. 29, 1957 (gage height, 21.06 ft, present datum), from rating curve extended above 6,500 cfs on basis of slope-area and 

contracted-opening measurements of peak flow; minimum observed, 0.2 cfs July 30, 1944 

(gage height, 0.48 ft, site and datum then In use).

Flood in March 1929 reached a stage of 18.0 ft, present datum (discharge, 21,800 

cfs), from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record and 

those below 25 cfs, which are fair.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1305: 1947(M), 1949(M). WSP 1505: 1944-46(M), 1950(M), 

1953(M), 1955(PJ, 1956(M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 18, 19}

2.3

4.0 

6.0

12

20

£8

43

64

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

103

170

285

460

875

1,500

3,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

34

*42

34

£8

£4

22

20

19

18

17

15 

14

13 

12

12

11

TT

15

24

23

22

£0

19

17

17

18

19

£3

£3

2£

22

630

20,3

0.086

0.10

Nov.

24

50

91

*56

40

34

31

£7

25

£7

28 

25

23" 23 

£3

23

£4

24

23

24

24

23

23

23

£3

23

23

28

~82~ 104

1,0£1

34.0

0.145

0.16

Dec.

52 *47

49

75

10£

96

63

60

61

43

42 

4£

38 

33

33

32

29

30

29

30

27

26

25

37

38

28

26

106

1,550

76£

40£

3,793

12£

0.519

0.60

Jan.

£80

235

180

149

69

60

*80

94

86

70

f

60 

81

116

242

278

180

£00

300

840

5.500

1,060

600

416

318

260

£08

174

154

137

10,335

333

1.42

1.64

Feb.

12£

106

10£

*152

£42

270

235

£40

220

£2£

278 

£5£

275 

318

1.590

1,300

785

600

416

303

245

£30

306

424

436

399

336

£78

10,482

374

1.59

1.66

Mar.

245

*218

£04

194

186

504

700

560

460

39£

329 

996

988 

7£0

600

472

392

312

258

238

£25

£00

161

14£

132

124

800

988

7£0

580

460

13,500

435

1.85

2.14

Apr.

374

428

600

1,550

1,190

*76£

540

416

336

300

440 

2,680

5.500 

1,460

988

785

620

492

432

374

315

343

898

898

680

520

424

378

336

272

23,331

778

3.31

3.69

May

2-48

208

180

180

157

135

*116

10£

88

84

76 

66

£00 

450

300

200

150

130

120

100

80

110

190

130

90

70

100

800

500

300

159

5,810

187

0.796

0.92

June

*110

300

450 350"

200

150

1£0

90

70

60

50 

45

100 

50

40

35

30

£7

25

£3

£1

19

£0

30

60

90

70

35

25

£0

£,715

90.5

0.385

0.43

July

20

20

20

19

18

16

14

IE

11

10

9.5 

9.0

16 *8.5 

16

22

£4

35

30

30

30

25

31

34

40

34

Z4

22

£9

40

129

798.0

25.7

0.109

0.13

Aug.

41

27

24

45

66

41

30

£7

23

*18

18 

13

8.4 

6.9

5.6

17 5.4

18

18

29

19

28

19

12

9.0

14

62

39

119

171

210

1,183.3

38.2

0.163

0.19

Sept.

128

*7£

48

40

6£

46

35

33

41

£9

61 

40

30 

£5

23

£1

19

16

11

10

9.5

9.0

8.5

8.0

7.5

7.0

6.0

5.5

675

44

901.5

30.0

0.128

0.14

Calendar year 1958: Max 9,600 Mln 11 Mean 353 Cfsm 1.50 In. £0.38

Water year 1958-59 : Max 3,500 Mln 5.4 Mean £04 Cfsm 0.868 In. 11.80

Peak discharge (base, £,500 cfs). Jan. £2 (6 a.m.) 4,670 cfs (9.00 ft); Apr. 12 (9 to 10 p.m.) 

6,420 cfs (10.25 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Doubtful or no gage-height record Oct. 7-18, -£1-27, May 13 to July 13, Sept. 20-29; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Russell Fork at Hays! and Pound .River 

near Haysl.
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN 247

2080. Levisa Fork at Fishtrap, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°25'45", long 82°23'20", on right bank 300 ft south of U. S. Highway 460, 

700 ft downstream from Hurricane Creek, 1 mile southeast of Fishtrap, Pike County, and 

6.1 miles upstream from Russell Fork.

Drainage area. 386 sq mi.

Records available. February 1938 to September 1959.

Gage. Staff gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 

688.10 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1913 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 21 years, 441 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,140 cfs Apr. 13 (gage height, 13.84 ft); minimum not determined (occurred Sept. 29 during period of doubtful or no gage-height 

record) .

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 33,000 cfs Jan. 29, 1957 (gage height, 33.9 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum observed, 0.1 cfs Nov. 9, 1939.

Flood in 1929 reached a stage of about 26.5 ft.

Remarks . Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, doubtful or no gage-height 

record, which are poor.

Revisions [water years ). WSP 953: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1938(M), 1939, 1940(M), 

1942-43, 1944-45(M), 1946, 1948.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 5, Dec. 1, 4, 8, 9)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 29 Dec. 30 to Sept. 30

0.8 12

1.2 41

1.9 114

2.3 210

2.9 

3.5 

6.0

475

850

2,600

0.65 

.7

1.2 

2.0

3.6

6.2

13

42

125

2.4

2.8

3.5

10.0

194

330

770

5,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

46

76

66

56

46

36

32

31

28

26

25

24

22

21

20

20

16

18

37

28

27

28

26

22

21

22

22

22

21 

20

20

925

29.8

0.077

0.09

Nov.

36" 25

109

130

98

68

56

46

40

39

36

35

*32

30

29

29

30

30

32

32

35

33

32

30

29

27

26

29

84

.= 158 _

1,439

48.0

0.124

0.14

Dec.

119

88

86

113

148

158

162

114

99

a75

a60

a50

a47

a 42

a 40

*a38

a37

a38

a40

a 40

a36

a33

a30

a5T

a47

a45

a37

109

2.270 

1,450

595

6,283

203

0.526

0.61

Jan.

355

270

204

152

b!20

b94

85

b90

blOO

a80

a76

a74

a80

97

113

235

340

350

*326

410

850

5.580

1,830

930

595

440

326

278

217 

197

176

14,870

480

1.24

1.43

Feb.

154

139

129

T46

238

b300

b280

294

274

262

322

262

330

404

1,440

1.900

1,170

866

602

434

340

294

330

500

567

518

470

410

-

13,375

478

1.24

1.29

Mar.

365

392

*345

*355

322

555

1,130

898

728

637

524

1,350

1.590

1,560

970

778

609

482

326

322

310

282

235

210

172

167

486

1,270

818 

714

623

19,525

630

1.63

1.88

Apr.

494

530

735

1,900

1,700

1,170

*770

602

500

404

330

1,940

5,280

2,280

1,480

1,260

898

735

623

665

530

512

1,620

1,720

1,760

914

609

560

512

434

33,467

1,116

2.89

3.22

May

350

302

244

223

194

168

158

158

142

151

126

112

279

542

464

335

247

207

*174

146

136

139

698

365

207

144

120

244

298

235

7,546

243

0.630

0.73

June

284

~^25 1.590

550

226

180

140

115

100

a84

a72

allO

aso

70

55

52

47

42

59

55

55

51

50

51

90

130

100

61

40

4,680

156

0.404

0.45

July

29

28

23

20

22

26

16

15

16

15

12

10

1~9.0

17

11

a!5

21

24

68

56

40

55

25

55

40

55

57

50 

49

150

956.0

50.8

0.080

0.09

Aug.

89

66

39

97

89

88

64

a46

a34

30

27

25

*17

al5

all

a9.0

a8.0

7.5

10

20

51

55

26

24

*20

16

15

57

94

154

120

1,575.5

44.4

0.115

0.15

Sept.

163

124

88

a64

a90

al05

a80

a58

43

55

40

54

56

57

*50

24

25

16

14

15

11

10

9.0

7.6

6.8

6.2

5.8

5.4

H'

1,251.1

41.0

0.106

0.12

Calendar year 1958 : Max 12,900 Mln 16 Mean 664 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.36

Water year 1958-59: Max 5,380 Min 4.8 Mean 290 Cfsm 0.751 In. 10.18

Peak discharge (base 

cfs (15.84 ft).

5,000 cfs). Jan. 22 (11 a.m.) 8,590 cfs (15.29 ft); Apr. 15 (2 a.m.) 9,140

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for stations on nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Doubtful or no gage-height record June 6-9, 14-30, July 12, 13, 31, Aug. 1, 10-15, 18, 19, 

Sept. 19-29; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records 

for stations on nearby streams.
248 BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

2085. Russell Fork at Haysl, Va.

Location. Lat 37°12'25", long 82°17'45", on right bank 180 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Haysi, Dickenson County, and 700 ft downstream from McClure River.

Drainage area. 286 sq mi.

Records available. July 1926 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published Ln WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,237.45 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 21, 1939, chain gage at highway bridge 180 ft upstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 33 years, 325 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,200 cfs Apr. 12 (gage height, 10.39 ft); minimum, 2.0 cfs Sept. 28, 29 (gage height, 1.40 ft).

1926-59: Maximum discharge, 46,600 cfs Jan. 29, 1957 (gage height, 23'.17 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurements at gage 

heights 13.1 and 23.17 ft; minimum observed, 0.2 cfs June 27, 28, 1936.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSF 1003: 1926-43. WSP 1385: 1928(M), 1929, 1933(M), 1935(M), 

 1937-38(M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 6, 17-19, Feb. 20)

1 5

1.7

2.0

2.3

2.6

Oct. 1 to Jan. 2

9.0 3.0

24 4.0

60 5.0

124 7.0

220

Jan. 23 to Sept. 3O

4OO 

1,070 

2,140 

5,000

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.3

2.0

6.0

13

122

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

212

360

670

1,070

2,140

5,OOO

Discharge, cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1^

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

-L

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

29

*46

41

31

25

22

18

17

15

14

13

12

11

11

10

9.7

9.7

9.7

10

20

19

18

15

15

15

15

16

20

22

22

21

572.1

18.5

0.065

0.07

Nov.

21

36

59

46

*34

29

24

21

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

18

17

18

20

19

18

18

17

15

15

15

18

70

85

774

25.8

0.090

0.10

Dec.

57

46

*49

54

62

64

54

45

45

39

32

30

30

8

6

4

4

5

6

4

7

2

2

9

35

34

28

94

1.400

568

314

3,357

108

0.378

0.44

Jan.

224

184

144

119

85

75

69

78

102

78

71

67

57

71

130

269

230

200

220

292

588

4,660

942

476

328

270

226

186

154

138

125

10,858

350

1.22

1.41

Feb.

108

94

*91

130

206

223

186

206

190

199

202

158

167

219

1,O90

1,020

628

464

320

200

170

196

262

154

320

302

270

234

-

8,009

286

1.00

1.04

Mar.

234

223

*219

230

241

1,270

1,020

614

464

365

302

600

628

518

458

365

313

266

223

212

206

199

161

143

152

132

1,560

1,180

718

518

400

14,114

455

1.59

1.84

Apr.

332

370

494

1,260

1,010

*670

458

356

302

277

385

4,150

3,800

1,350

942

710

524

41O

380

348

313

365

1,350

1,030

686

500

390

34O

291

252

24 , 045

802

2.80

3.13

May

237

196

174

161

143

*132

132

112

100

94

87

83

462

537

328

237

180

154

143

112

96

148

234

143

103

83

121

1,720

494

302

255

7,503

242

0.846

0.98

June

226

*429

558

316

219

161

125

100

80

69

60

54

85

63

50

4O

39

34

32

29

26

24

23

40

94

112

62

42

32

25

3,249

108

0.378

0.42

July

21

21

19

17

14

13

12

9.5

7.4

6.0

5.6

8.1

12

*7.4

7.4

11 5.2

40

34

40

54

33

25

25

50

45

31

45

71

55

91

835.6

27.0

0.094

0.11

Aug.

65

37

28

37

34

28

23

22

29

25

*18

12

9.5

7.4

5.2

4^8

5.6

4.8

4.8

8.1

12

10

19

14

8.8

6.0

44

66

193

127

148

1,056.0

34.1

0.119

0.14

Sept.

58

*36

24

76

161

71

40

32

27

25

60

55

34

24

19

16

13

11

10

8.1

6.7

5.2

4.8

4.4

3.6

3.2

2.8

2.4

2.4

30

865.6

28.9

0.101

0.11

Calendar year 1958: Max 13,300 Mln 9.7 Mean 398 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.86

Water year 1958-59: Max 4,660 Mln 2.4 Mean 206 Cfsm 0.720 In. 9.79

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 cfs). Jan. 22 (4:30 a.m.) 11,500 cfs (10.08 ft); Apr. 12 (9 p.m.) 

12,200 cfs (10.39 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN 249

2090. Pound River near Haysi, Va.

Location. Lat 37°12'50", long 82°22'50", on left bank 0.2 mile downstream from Cranesnest River, 0.8 mile upstream from Twin Branch, and 4.7 miles west o f Havsl, Dickenson County.

Drainage area.--212 sq ml. At site used prior to December 1939, 217 sq ml.

Records available. July 1926 to September 1959 (prior to December 1939, flow of Twin 

Branch Included). Monthly discharge only for some periods, published In WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 1,280 ft (by barometer). July 18, 1926, 

to Feb. 3, 1939, chain gage at footbridge 0.8 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 33 years, 260 cf s.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 6,730 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 11.24 ft); minimum, 5.2 cfs Sept. 28 (gage height, 2.48 ft).

1926-59: Maximum discharge, about 30,000 ofs Mar. 23, 1929 (gage height, 16.5 ft. 

from floodmarks, site and datum then in use); minimum, less than 0.1 cfs on several days 

in September 1932.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 953: 1940-41. WSP 1003: 1942, 1943(P) WSP 1275- 1927-30 

1931(M) , 1932-39.

Rating

(Staj

table, water year 1958-59

in cubic f

;e-discharge relation affe

2.4 2.0

2.5 6.0

2.6 12

2.7 19

2.8 29

3.0 59

4.0 280

(gage height,

eet per second)

cted by ice Jan

4.5

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

10.0

in feet, and discharge.

. 17-19, Feb. 20, 21)

425

635

1,120

1,680

2,420 ,

5,050

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

20

*52

45

33

25

21

19

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

15

14

15-

14

17

19

16

16

15

15

13

13

15

23

24 

23

18

612

19.7

0.093

0.11

Nov.

18

24

36

34

*29

25

22

19

18

17

18

18

18

16

17

18

19

19

20

19

19

18

18

17

17

16

16

18

68 

89

720

24.0

0.113

0.13

Dec.

61

49

*47

50

54

61

59

52

49

47

33

32

28

25

21

22

21

20

21

22

22

20

19

25

33

26

25

93

1.580

266

3,204

103

0.486

0.56

Jan.

193

162

129

107

71

50

*47

54

69

64

50

47

52

71

135

273

200

160

180

273

852

4.450

995

469

314

251

210

175

146 

131

120

10,500

339

1.60

1.84

Feb.

102

89

*85

113

188

184

155

160

157

186

290

237

258

360

1.120

1,020

590

414

301

150

140

164

213

285

266

249

222

195

7,893

282

1.33

1.38

Mar.

197

201

*195

206

195

597

612

414

332

285

237

628

725

529

411

322

261

218

184

168

162

155

133

120

111

105

522

658

445 

366

301

9,995

322

1.52

1.75

Apr.

258

273

360

1,070

895

545

*372

296

249

218

232

1,200

2.650

1,120

702

517

384

322

306

285

270

327

1,200

970

612

425

332

296

261 

218

17,145

572

2.70

3.01

May

201

175

149

135

122

*109

107

91

78

74

69

64

232

505

273

186

140

120

122

100

83

74

142

102

59

62

59

478

298 

208

160

4,777

154

0.726

0.84

June

131

*316

795

324

201

146

111

85

69

57

52

54

195

105

64

50

42

38

32

30

27

26

24

36

144

109

62

44

34 

28

3,431

114

0.538

0.60

July

26

27

26

26

24

21

18

16

14

13

12

12

11

*25

19

16

19

69

47

39

45

30

42

54

124

71

45

78

113 

66

45

1,193

38.5

0.182

0.21

Aug.

37

30

25

26

32

33

28

25

29

27

*22

18

16

13

12

11

11

10

8.4

7.2

13

20

22

13

10

9.0

80

116

227 

109

68

1,107.6

35.7

0.168

0.19

Sept.

54

*57

39

32

70

41

32

26

22

36

91

47

38

27

23

19

17

16

13

11

11

10

9.6

9.0

8.4

7.8

6.6

5^

7.2

30

816.2

27.2

0.128

0.14

Calendar year 1958: Max 6,890 Min 13 Mean 301 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19-26

Water year 1958-59: Max 4,450 Min 5.6 Mean 168 Cfsm 0.792 In. 10.76

Peak discharge (ba 

cfs (9.32 ft).

3,500 cfs). Jan. 22 (6:30 a.m.) 6,730 cfs (11.24 ft); Apr. 13 (1 a.m.) 4,070

Discharge ement made on this day.
250 BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

2095. Levisa Fork at Pikeville, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°28'35" , long 82°31'05", on left bank at foot of Huffman Avenue In Pikeville, Pike County, 150 ft upstream from Lower Chole Creek, 0.2 mile upstream from 

bridge on U. S. Highway 119, 0.5 mile upstream from Ferguson Fork, and 7.6 miles downstream from Shelby Creek.

Drainage area.--1.237 sq mi, includes that of Lower Chole Creek.

Records available, October 1937 to September 1959. Gage-height records collected in this 

vicinity since 1907 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 633.18 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to Sept. 23, 1944, chain or wire-weight gage at site 0.2 mile downstream at datum 

1.0 ft higher. Sept. 23, 1944, to Sept. 30, 1952, water-stage recorder a quarter of 

a mile downstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--22 years, 1,353 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 20,400 cfs Apr. 13 (gage height, 24.62 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Sept. 29.

1937-59: Maximum discharge, 85,500 cfs Jan. 30, 1957 (gage height, 52.72 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 45,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 1.5 cfs Oct. 21, 22, 1953.

Flood in February 1862 reached a stage of about 52 ft. Flood in January 1918 

reached a stage of 44.7 ft, from floodmark.

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

which are fair.

Revisions. WSP 953: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 22, 23, July 4, 5, July 7-19, Aug. 10-20)

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.8 

2.5

10

16

26

57

137

300

3.2

4.0

5.0

10.0

22.0

490

810

1,500

5,500

17,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ocb.

84

148

148

150" 192

116

96

80

68

63

63

57

54

48 

45

42

42

48

50

50

52

50

63

63

57

52

50

48

54 

55

68

2,256

72.8

0.059

0.07

Nov.

72

84

114

248

238

188

150

124

108

104

96

90

*88

84 

82

84

88

86

88

90

92

88

86

82

77

74

72

78

146 

280

3,381

113

0.091

0.10

Dec.

375

290

242

240

280

330

350

330

260

240

200

160

140

120 

105

90

80

75

78

80

77

70

64

60 10"0"

130

115

130

4,120 

4.550

2,060

15,341

495

0.400

0.46

Jan.

1,310

980

770

608

454

280

260

290

330

280

260

250

260

275 

330

686

1,240

1,050

1,100

*1,150

2,300

14.200

9,920

3,320

2,160

1,600

1,310

1,040

820 

700

600

50,133

1,617

1.31

1.51

Feb.

552

484

454

496

775

1,100

1,080

932

968

878

1,080

1,140

1,080

1,410 

3,410

6.270

3,950

2,760

2,140

1,620

1,150

980

1,010

1,490

1,690

1,630

1,480

1,240

-

43,249

1,545

1.25

1.30

Mar.

1,120

1,140

1,090

*1,080

1,060

1,810

3,480

2,670

2,150

1,930

1,630

3,040

4.460

3,400 

2,710

2,240

1,800

1,500

1,200

1,020

956

902

770

664

604

564

1,2S6"

4,010

2,800

2 , 280 

1,920

57,260

1,847

1.49

1.72

Apr.

1,660

1,540

1,970

4,510

5,570

3,620

*2,560

1,980

1,630

1,350

1.500

3,000

17.200

9,150 

4,780

3,540

2,780

2,300

2,200

2,580

1,900

2,100

4,910

5,640

3,860

2,700

2,140

1,860

1,800 

1 ' 500

103,630

3,454

2.79

3.12

May

1,260

1,220

872

736

680

604

552

499

436

398

380

355

618

2.160 

1,760

1,130

800

652

*560

505

424

368

927

805

520

398

338

1,750

1,920

998

775

25,400

819

0.662

0.76

June

636

2,160

2,920

1,770

1,000

680

505

395

328

278

235

212

252

348 

250

188

155

135

122

110

98

90

90

108

194

445

342

252

179 

129

14,606

487

0.394

0.44

July

108

104

100

90

84

102

86

70

61

50

47

43

50

108 

68

59

65

68

80

192

170

157

135

106

100

185

210

152

126

T§4

3,438

111

0.090

0.10

Aug.

216

203

141

212

225

192

169

135

110

96

92

78

*66

*52 

47

40

39

34

36

36

60

110

95

80

85

70

60

100

395 

524

415

4,213

136

0.110

0.13

Sept.

466

322

242

190

268

320

240

181

137

114

155

194

216

157 

*116

88

68

55

45

40

34

30

26

22

21

20

18

16

15_

3,852

128

0.103

0.12

Calendar year 1958: Max 48,600 Mln 42 Mean 1,885 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.69

Water year 1958-59: Max 17,200 Mln 15 Mean 895 Cfsm 0.724 In. 9.83

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 cfs).~Jan. 22 (9 p.m.) 20,300 cfs (24.53 ft); Apr. 13 (5 p.m.) 20,400 

cfs (24.62 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Doubtful or no gage-height record Nov. 14-28, Dec. 4-28, Jan. 6-15, 18-20, Aug. 21-27; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, and summation of records for 

Pound River near Haysl, Va., Russell Pork at Haysl, Va., and station at Plshtrap.
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN 251

2100. Johns Creek near Meta, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°33'50", long 82 0 27'20", on left bank 100 ft upstream from Ford Branch, 

1,200 ft upstream from U. S. Highway 119, 0.9 mile upstream from Raccoon Creek, and 

1.1 miles southwest of Meta, Pike County.

Drainage area. 55.7 sq mi.

Records available. May 1941 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 717.66 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 18 years, 67.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,370 cfs June 2 (gage height, 8.85 ft); no flow 

Aug. 20-25, Sept. 15-29.

1941-59: Maximum discharge, 4,680 cfs Jan. 29, 1957 (gage height, 14.54 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,900 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; no flow at times in many years.

Flood in 1939 reached a stage of 13.6 ft, from floodmarks 600 ft downstream.

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

which are poor. Some regulation at low flow by small mill three-quarters of a mile upstream from station.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 31 to Nov. 11)

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

0

.3 

1.5 

3.4 

5.6

2.4

2.5

2.6 

2.8 

3.0

3.5 

4.0 

6.0

7.0

102

178

510

740

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.5

7.0

5.2

4.2

2.6

2.4

2.0

*1.8

1.5

T3

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.6

2.0

2.6

5.8

4.5

3.4

4.0

4.0

4.2

5.6

5.6

6.3

7.0

7.3

770

5.6

119.4

3.85

0.069

0.08

Nov.

5.6

8.4

9.2

8.0

6.0

4.5

3.8

3.2

2.6

3.8

3.8

*5.1

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.4

2.6

2.6

3.4

4.0

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.5

5.0

14

39

21

190.4

6.35

0.114

0.13

Dec.

bll

blO

b9.5

18

24

23

b!7

b!4

b!3

b8.4

7.0

7.6

7.0

5.6

*4.8

*4.5

a4.3

a4.4

a4.6

4.8

4.0

4.0

3^4

5.8

6.3

5.8

5.8

21

126

70

45

499.6

16.1

0.289

0.33

Jan.

35

29

22

17

a!4

a!2

all

alO

a9. 2

a9.0

aS^

ag.O

a9.4

12

13

47

49

a37

a 50

*92

281

732

184

98

69

56

48

42

38

36

32

2,111.1

68.1

1.22

1.41

Feb.

27

23

24

29

a34

a40

a35

a40

a38

a36

a39

a33

*39

91

250

197

127

97

69

52

b41

b37

49

55

58

53

48

42

_

1,703

60.8

1.09

1.14

Mar.

48

*51

*55

53

54

73

77

70

66

60

54

135

168

127

106

82

70

55

45

41

38

34

27

24

22

23

102

85

71

69

66

2,051

66.2

1.19

1.37

Apr.

62

68

79

221

183

*126

91

*73

60

52

51

206

405

224

164

124

95

78

73

397

226

196

474

252

164

113

86

74

61

48

4,526

151

2.71

3.02

May

40

32

26

22

17

14

12

10

8.8

8.0

8.0

7.0

59

90

60

38

27

*23

18

*14

12

12

11

9.5

8.0

7.0

9.5

113

39

22

24

800.8

25.8

0.463

0.53

June

19

692

245

98

55

33

22

16

12

10

8.0

7.0

14

8.4

6.0

5.2

4.5

3.6

3.2

2.8

2il

2.2

2.6

3.2

4.2

6.6

11

6.3

4.2

3.0

1,310.2

43.7

0.785

0.87

July

2.2

3.0

2.6

2.0

2.3

8.6

T^

2.8

1.8

1.5

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

^8

1.5

2.0

2.2

1.6

2.6

3.8

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.0

.8

.9

.9

3.2

2.6

1.5

66.1

2.13

0.038

0.04

Aug.

0.8

.4

.3

1.3

2.4

2.8

1.6

1.4

.9

.9

.8

*.4

.3

*.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.8

1.3

1.7

5.6

sa

2.4

29.9

0.96

0.017

0.02

Sept.

0.9

5.8

2^

1.3

.9

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

10.9

0.36

0.0065

0.007

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,160 Min 0.9 Mean 83.8 Cfsm 1.50 In. 20.41

Water year 1958-59: Max 732 Min 0 Mean 36.8 Cfsm 0.661 In. 8.95

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for stations on nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
252 BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

2110. Dewey Reservoir near Van Lear, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°44'16", long 82°43'50", In Intake structure of Dewey Dam on Johns 

Creek, 1.0 mile upstream from Daniels Creek and 2^ miles southeast of Van Lear, 

Johnson County.

Drainage area. 207 sq ml.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1959 in reports of Geological Survey. November 1948 to September 1950 in files of Corps of Engineers.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Corps of 

Engineers). Prior to June 1, 1950, staff gage at site 3,100 ft upstream.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 19,800 acre-ft Apr. 14 (elevation, 652.21 ft); 

-minimum, 12,300 acre-ft Mar. 11 (elevation, 645.02 ft).

1950-59: Maximum contents, 81,400 acre-ft Mar. 9, 1955 (elevation, 682.30 ft); minimum, 5,050 acre-ft Dec. 1, 1955 (elevation, 634.45 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by rolled earthfill dam with discharge tunnel, controlled 

by concrete gravity weir, crest elevation 644.5 ft, three gated sluices, and uncontrolled side channel concrete spillway. Dam completed July 22, 1949, and filling of 

pool began May 15, 1950. Conservation pool (elevation, 645.0 ft) first reached June 14, 

1950. Total capacity at elevation 686.0 ft (spillway crest) is 93,300 acre-ft, ofwhich 81,000 acre-ft above elevation 645.0 ft is reserved for flood control and 12,300 

acre-ft below elevation 645.0 ft is for conservation. Figures given herein represent 

total contents, of which 69 acre-ft below gate sill, elevation 608.25 ft is dead 

storage.

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Date

Dec . 31 ..............................................

Calendar year 1958 .................................

Sept. 30.. ............................................

Water year 1958-59 .................................

Elevation 

(feet)t

645.25

_

648.70

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

12,600

12,500

.

17,400

17,400

15,900

-

Change in contents 

(acre -feet)

_

-loo

0

-600

-1,100

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN 253

2115. Johns Creek near Van Lear, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°44'37", long 82°43'27", on right bank 100 ft upstream from Long Branch, 

0.3 mile upstream from Daniels Creek, 0.7 mile downstream from Dewey Dam, and 2^ miles 

southeast of Van Lear, Johnson County.

Drainage area. 208 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 597.28 ft above mean 

sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 14, 1940, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 214 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,380 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 12.58 ft); minimum, 7.7 cfs Oct. 15 (gage height, 2.48 ft).

1939-59: Maximum discharge, 8,350 cfs Jan. 9, 1946 (gage height, 26.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 

27.88 ft Jan. 30, 1957 (backwater from Levisa Fork); no flow Jan. 30 to Feb. 2, 1957, 

May 8, 9, 1958, due to closing of outflow gates at Dewey Reservoir.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Dewey Reservoir (see preceding page). Records 

of water temperatures for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1641.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.5

2.6 

2.8 

3.1

8.0

13

4.0

6.0

9.0

13.0

214

544

1,280

2,510

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

14

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

11

11

9.7

9.2

8.8

iP

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

9.7

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9 " 2

340.8

11.0

Nov.

9.2

972

9.2

9.2

65

80

89

89

88

88

88

89

*89

89 

89

88

89

92

92

91

91

91

89

89

89

89

89

132

206

201

2,606.8

86.9

Dec.

132

50

32

88

108

108

107

54

31

32

32

32

31

30 

30

28

*28

26

26

25

24

23

22

23

23

22

22

23

28

238

214

1,692

54.6

Jan.

112

116

108

107

48

30

31

32

35

36

36

35

35

35 

37

169

112

123

169

384

*908

2.200

2,010

248

13.

66

730

281

188

150

110

8,694

280

Feb.

112

112

112

156

235

296

249

148

140

244

299

166

208

315 

670

1.040

702

348

278

203

163

161

161

99

112

179

182

158

-

7,248

259

Mar.

156

102

88

131

195

222

224

225

308

292

132

147

377

414 

300

228

161

161

158

90

36

136

192

99

48

35

139

350

348

171

113

5,778

186

Apr.

63

9.7

9.7

9.2

9.2

41

268

*337

259

225

225

672

1,340

1.510 

1,120

922

454

328

267

483

845

652

820

952

616

384

321

281

219

219

13,860.8

462

May

174

100

54

88

108

54

36

86

92

28.

30

30

131

348 

176

104

104

102

73

*28

30

32

55

61

30

30

30

32

91

112

110

2,559

82.6

June

60

224

870

602

125

32

36

36

36

37

37

37

36

33 

32

30

28

26

25

24

22

21

22

23

24

25

28

28

28

26

2,613

87.1

July

25

26

24

22

20

20

19

19

17

16

15

14

13

13 

12

11

11

11

11

10

1~9.7

9.7

9.7

12

11

11

11

11

11

10

446.1

14.4

Aug.

-9.7 10

9.1

9.7

9.1

9.2

9.1

9.2

9.2

8.8

8.8

*8.8

9.2

9.2 

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

287.3

9.27

Sept.

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.8

8.8

9.2

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8 

8.8

*8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.2

9.2

10

269.2

8.97

Observed Adjustedt

Calendar year 1953 :

Water year 1958-59 : 1

lax 2,470 Min 0 Mean 306 Mean 306 Cfsm 1.47 In. 19.97

lax 2,200 Min 8.4 Mean 127 Mean 126 Cfsm 0.606 In. 8.20

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for change in contents in Dewey Reservoir.
254 BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

2120. Paint Creek at Staffordsville, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°50'05" , long 82°52'15", near center of span on downstream side of bridge 

on U. S. Highway 460, 100 ft downstream from Barnetts Creek, 0.8 mile upstream from 

Mudlick Creek, 1.7 miles west of Staffordsville, Johnson County, 4 miles upstream from 

Jenny Creek, and 7.6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 101 sq mi.

Records available. March 1950 to September 1959.

Gage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage 

is 600.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Average discharge. 9 years, 125 cfs.

Extreme s. Maximum discharge during year, 1,970 cfs Apr. 11 (gage height, 11.00 ft); minimum observed, 1.1 cfs Aug. 16.

1950-59: Maximum discharge, 11,700 cfs Sept. 20, 1950, Mar. 22, 1952, from rating 

curve extended above 5,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 24.11 ft 

Mar. 22, 1952; no flow Oct. 3, 5, 6, 1952, Sept. 18, 1955, Sept. 1-8, 1957.

Flood of July 5, 1939, reached a stage of about 25 ft, from information furnished 

by local residents.

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

Revisions. WSP 1235: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

4.0 

5.0 

9.0

62

107

215

340

590

1,440

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.2

3.4

4.7

4.0

4.0

3.4 

3.0

2.6

*2.5

2.4

2.2

2.2

fif

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.0

2.2

2.4 

2.4

2.6

2.8

3.4

3.4

9.6

4i7

5.7

5.7

106.4.

3.43

0.034

0.04

Nov.

8.8

10

16

8.4

5.7

14

3.7

4.7

4.0

3.7

4.7

4.0 

3.4

3.5

14

6.2

5.7

9.6

*14

12

8.8

5.7

5.7

4.7

6.8

5.4

72

148

2g

432.0

14.4

0.142

0.16

Dec.

b24

b23

31

54

68.

1

62 

45

b35

b30

b20

b!8

b!6

bll 

b9.5

b9.0

8.8

*9.6

10

9.6

9.6

b6.5 

b6.3

6.8

12

10

6.8

5.7 

3.7

9.6

15

18

603.5

19.5

0.193

0.22

Jan.

19

36

48

37

b23

b!5

11

19

b!6

b!3

bll

11

12 

19

28

96

b78

b75

452

752

*415 

764

228

167

121

104

138

88

101

116

94

4,107

132

1.31

1.51

Feb.

82

62

57

130

145

112 

91

94

84

80

73

59

88 

244

824

375

245

178

111

79

b68 

b66

80

73

58

54

56 

52

3,720

133

1.32

1.37

Mar.

53

52

47

45

*38

59 

59

58

65

63

62

91

104 

97

93

76

65

52

*49

47

52 

41

36

33

32

28

127 

I5T

101

97

2,008

64.8

0.642

0.74

Apr.

79

104

143

252

215

152

116

101

*101

1,010

1.580

788

1,020 

808

528

365

235

167

158

141

107 

91

88

73

63

59

ft

88

70

8,629

288

2.85

3.18

May

65

53

48

42

36

31

29

25

20

19

18

ii

es

91

54

40

29

29

25

21

*18 

24

63

28

22

76

1

82 

52

33

55

11L

1,384

44.6

0.442

0.51

June

400

39T

174

91

62

40

31

23

18

14

12

12

12 

11

6.8

4.7

4.7

3.7

3.4

3.4

14

5.2

9.6

10

8.8

15 

8.0

4.7

3.0

1,387.8

46.3

0.458

0.51

July

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.2

2.3

2.2 

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

fcf

5.2

2.4

1.9

2.0

2.3

2.1

6.8 

3.4

2.4

2.2

2.1

33

32

62

14

9.6

66

275.1

8.87

0.088

0.10

Aug.

19

4.0

2.6

2.2

2.1

2.0 

2.2

2.6

2.6

2.4

*2.1

1.5

1.2 

IT?

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.7

2.1

2.2

2.6 

2.4

2.6

2.6

8.0

10

20 

11

8.8

8.8

4.7

139.0

4.48

0.044

0.05

Sept.

4.0

2.2

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.5 

1.4

1.2

rr

2.8

~6~.8 39

3.0 

2.4

1.9

1.4

*1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.6

2.0

2.4 

2.6

3.6

15

111.7

3.72

0.037

0.04

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,980 Min 1.5 Mean 1.36 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.30

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,380 MLn 1.2 Mean 62.7 Cfsm 0.621 In. 8.43

Peak discharge (base, 2,900 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN 255

2125. Levisa Pork at Paintsville, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°48'55", long 82°47'30", on left bank 700 ft downstream from bridge on

 State Highway 40 at Paintsville, Johnson County, and 900 ft downstream from Paint Creek.

Drainage area.--2,143 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1915 to September 1916, October 1916 to November 1920 (gage

 heights only), and October 1928 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only October to 

December 1928, published in WSP 1305. Published as "at Thelma" prior to 1928.

Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 566.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"^"929, supplementary adjustment of 1944. June 1, 1915, to Nov. 9, 1920, staff gage at 

site 3.4 miles downstream at different datum. Dec. 22, 1928, to Oct. 11, 1934, chain 

gage, Oct. 11, 1934, to Apr. 5, 1940, wire-weight gage, Apr. 6, 1940, to Oct. 23, 1953, 

water-stage recorder, and Oct. 24, 1953, to Oct. 19, 1954, staff gage, at bridge 400 ft 

upstream at present datum.

Average discharge'. 32 years (1915-16, 1928-59), 2,342 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 21,200 cfs Apr. 14 (gage height, 23.94 ft); min-

 imum, 73 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.59 ft).

1915-16, 1928-59: Maximum discharge, 69,700 cfs Jan. 31, 1957 (gage height, 45.92 

ft); minimum, 8.4 cfs July 23-25, 1930 (gage height, 1.06 ft).

Flood of Jan. 29, 1918, reached a stage of 40.7 ft, site and datum then in use 

(42.0 ft, present site and datum), from floodmarks, determined by Corps of Engineers. 

Flood in 1862 reached a stage of 46.6 ft, from levels to floodmark by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageheight record, which are poor. Slight regulation by Dewey Reservoir (see p. 252).

Revisions. WSP 953: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 21, 22)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 3O

1.7 93

2.0 154

3.0 477

4.0 935

7.0 2,920

12.0 7,300

17.0 12,900

1.6 75

2.0 154

2.5 295

3.0 490

4.0

6.0

12.0

24.0

1,010

2,470

8,070

21,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 bo September 1959

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

147

172

190 

224

258

229

196

172

154

143

134

128

122

122

*124

118

112

110

110

122

122

118

118

116

120

a!20

all8

al!6

al!4

112

112

4,553

140

0.065

0.08

Nov.

114

122

134 

147

199

370

323

286

262

241

227

218

210

*204

201

201

199

199

229

215

229

229

229

227

218

215

210

289

76O

 

7,782

259

0.121

0.14

Dec.

745

678

525 

529

642

711

721

a 600

aSOO

a410

a350

aSOO

a260

a240

b220

b205

199

218

207

204

196

185

179.

179

187

201

199

221

552

4.890

3 * 95O

19,203

619

0.289

0.33

Jan.

2,070

1,630

1,400 

1,180

910

b570

b420

485

b510

b470

b450

444

447

458

501

8OO

1,520

1,730

1,820

2,960

*4,520

12,500

19.700

12.7OO

4,450

3,O3O

3,060

2,600

2,030

1,870

1,560

88,795

2,864

1.54

1.54

Feb.

1,370

1,190

1,080 

1,370

2,010

2,250

2,330

2,060

1,850

1,970

2,350

2,140

2,170

2,610

5,060

7,470

8.460

5,510

4,040

3,080

2,300

1,930

1,830

1,890

2,210

a2,500

a2,250

2,O5O

-

77,310

2,761

1.29

1.34

Mar.

1,870

1,770

1,640 

1,650

*1,710

1,840

3,220

4,140

3,370

2,950

2,540

2,350

4,900

5 t g^Q

4,360

3,620

2,920

2,420

2,090

1,770

1,490

1,480

1,530

1,250

1,080

982

1,550

3,620

4,940

3,720

a3,100

81,482

2,628

1.23

1.41

Apr.

a2,800

a2 . 600

a3,500 

4,510

7,400

6,690

4,680

5,720

*3,080

3,600

4,560

5,510

14,000

20.400

15,400

7,750

5,940

4,260

3,710

4,130

4,990

4,090

4,810

8,470

7,420

5,100

3,950

3,430

3,090

2,770

173,960

5,799

2.71

3.02

May

2,370

2,020

1,720 

1,460

1,330

1,180

1,000

938

906

750

670

635

889

2,480

5.280

2,550

1,680

1,350

1,130

922

*828

770

790

1,270

1,130

1,460

966

1,400

2,460

2,470

2,470

45,074

1,454

0.678

0.78

June

1,720

2,150

4.850 

4,570

2,470

1,500

1,100

861

690

580

470

410

574

414

495

402

520

274

247

224

207

187

199

218

218

271

740

585

410

516

27,452

914

0.427

0.48

July

259

277

277 

218

187

169

159

162

147

152

120

112

104

160

274

182

159

126

132

141

167

244

274

253

207

199

219

550

265

221

253

6,129

198

0.092

0.11

Aug.

530

247

280 

235

268

562

262

268

213

185

*154

139

a!25

allO

alOO

a92

a86

a82

a8O

a!40

95

a8 5

a80

a!20

a!50

a!20

a!90

179

152

347

655

5,911

191

O.O89

0.10

Sept.

525

575

406 

502

247

229

330

298

227

190

176

156

182

232

210

*166

143

126

116

108

102

97

91

89

84

82

79

77

15

93

5,813

194

0.091

0.10

Calendar year 1958s Max 51,700 Min 110 Mean 2,928 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.54

Water year 1958-59: Max 2O.4OO Min 75 Mean 1,488 Cfsm 0.694 In. 9.43

Peak discharge (base, 18.0OO cfs). Jan. 23 (5:3O p.m.) 2O.800 cfs (23.62 ft); Apr. 14 (10 to 10:5O 

a.m.) 21,200 cfs (25.94 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorder graph, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
256 BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

2130. Tug fork at Litwar, W. Va.

Location. Lat 37°29'05", long 81°50'40", on left bank 200 ft downstream from War Branch, 

0.5 mile downstream from Litwar, McDowell County, 2.2 miles northwest of laeger, and 

2.7 miles downstream from Dry Pork.

Drainage area. 502 sq mi.

Records available. May 1930 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 936.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Prior to Oct. 16, 1942, chain or wire-weight gage at highway bridge 0.5 mile 

upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 529 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,700 cfs Apr. 12 (gage height, 8.08 ft); minimum, 40 cfs Sept. 19 (gage height, 0.99 ft).

1930-59: Maximum discharge, 35,700 cfs Jan. 29, 1957 (gage height; 21.60 ft); minimum observed, 11 cfs Oct. 3, 4, 7, 1930; minimum gage height, 0.99 ft Sept. 19, 1959.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 728: 1931. WSP 1335: 1930, 1931-35(M) , 1937, 1943-46, 

1947(M) , 1948, 1949JP) , 1950, 1952-53.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 17, Jan. 17-19)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

1.16 58

1.5 127

2.0 302

2.5 

4.0 

5.0

585

2,060

3,290

1.0 

1.3 

1.7

2.0

191

305

2.5 609

4.0 2,060

6.0 4,810

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

166

166

140

132

132

122

122

*120

113

113

110

108

108 

103

103

103

103

105

122

110

99

97

88

95

92

86

92

103

108

92

92

3,445

111

0.221

0.26

Nov.

97

154

224

*173

135

117

110

99

101

113

110

97

92 

86

84

88

92

82

84

82

82

80

73

75

82

78

78

88

210

188

3,254

108

0.215

0.24

Dec.

135

117

127

179

199

182

154

130

127

*115

84

90

92

90

75

61

60

70

80

90

82

73

73

86

97

75

58

151

2.250

1,410

633

7,243

234

0.466

0.54

Jan.

433

374

321

285

206

130

146

196

199

176

146

130

154

170

192

298

250

250

300

461

872

3.720

1,680

978

692

556

479

405

357

333

297

15,186

490

0.976

1.13

Feb.

267

252

248

314

405

441

389

389

384

389

417

373

417 

506

1,530

1.900

*1,260

1,000

762

571

485

465

526

601

563

548

513

465

16,380

585

1.17

1.21

Mar.

447

417

400

378

358

485

789

710

642

626

533

1,300

1,530

1,180

1,030

870

736

642

548

513

499

465

405

*378

357

347

1,190

1,650

1,250

1,050

888

22,573

728

1.45

1.67

Apr.

762

789

1,210

2,820

2,220

1,580

1,210

1,000

861

762

897

3,560

4.810 

2,520

1,950

1,630

1,330

1,200

1,050

969

861

879

1,140

1,300

1,140

978

870

816

807

710

42,451

1,414

2.82

5.14

May

667

579

526

526

506

*479

459

400

368

352

333

319

472 

571

472

400

352

328

310

280

267

519

373

280

244

222

211

215

211

211

255

11,507

371

0.739

0.85

June

222

280

276

225

198

172

154

146

154

*140

132

127

124

124

110

112

107

107

103

100

96

96

94

96

103

124

163

120

105

98

4,208

140

0.279

0.51

July

96

107

107

96

107

130

*105

87

78

80

94

80

76

92

83

89

81

98

98

100

94

81

92

80

87

83

78

67

69

83

130

2,828

91.2

0.182

0.21

Aug.

94

74

72

*131

569

138

96

85

80

71

67

63

56

60

59

57

63

53

51

80

80

76

60

56

51

59

81

87

193

157

120

2,839

91.6

0.182

0.21

Sept.

135

107

76

64

76

72

69

65

60

53

54

60

53 

51

*48

47

47

46

42

43

46

43

42

41

45

45

46

42

45

92

1,755

58.4

0.116

0.13

Calendar year 1958: Max 9,700 Min 58 Mean 802 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.70

Water year 1958-59: Max 4,810 Min 41 Mean 366 Cfsm 0.729 In. 9.90

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs.--Apr. 12 (10 p.m.) 8,700 cfs (8.08 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN 257 

2135. Panther Creek near Panther, W. Va.

Location. Lat 37°26'45", long 81°52'15", on left bank 200 ft downstream from Cub Branch, 

2.1 miles upstream from Trace Fork, and 3 miles southwest of Panther, McDowell County.

Drainage area.--30.8 sq mi.

Records available. July 1946 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,050 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--13 years, 37.8 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,660 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 6.98 ft, from 

high-water mark in well); minimum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 25, 26; minimum gage height, 1.09 ft 

Sept. 26.

1946-59: Maximum discharge, 4,900 cfs Jan. 29, 1957 (gage height, 9.50 ft); no flow 

at times during August and September 1955.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1505: 1955(P).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to No

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

0.3 

1.3 

4.0 

9.0

Nov. 30 to Sept. 30

0.2 2.2

.7 2.5

1.6 3.0

2.8 4.0

4.5 5.0

10 6.0

32

55

112

305

560

970

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.4

4.2

2.8

2.5

1.9

1.7

1.4

*1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

.7

.6

.4

.6

.9

.3

.9

1.2

1.5

.9

.7

1.2

1.4

.9

.9

1.4

2.5

2.3 

2.0

1.3

45.7

1.47

0.048

0.06

Nov.

1.7

6.4

10

*4.8

3.6

3.1

2.3

2.3

1.8

2.6

2.1

2.3

1.8

2.0

1.5

2.0

1.4

1.7

1.3

2.3

1.9

1.5

1.9

1.1

1.4

1.0

1.1

2.7

18 

11

98.6

3.29

0.107

0.12

Dec.

6.9

6.7

8.1

15

18

14

9.7

9.7

8.1

*b7.0

b6.0

b5.0

b4.0

b3.5

b3.1

2.8

3.0

2.8

3.1

3.3

3.1

2.6

2.4

4.5

b3.5

b2.5

2.2

28

276

41

587.6

19.0

0.617

0.71

Jan.

30

24

18

16

b9.O

6.9

9.1

13

12

8.1

be.o

b6.0

*b7.0

10

15

26

b25

b20

b20

b25

b200

909

112

58

40

32

28

22

19

18

15

1,759.1

56.7

1.84

2.12

Feb.

14

12

13

22

36

39

33

31

28

28

24

20

29

44

157

124

*78

60

37

b25

b22

b22

33

40

40

36

31

28

-

1,106

39.5

1.28

1.34

Mar.

27

23

22

20

20

40

55

48

44

41

41

311

175

93

70

50

39

32

27

26

25

22

18

*16

16

15

59

87

70

57 

48

1,637

52.8

1.71

1.98

Apr.

43

46

59

260

136

78

52

40

32

50

42

493

392

157

102

76

56

45

39

34

30

35

106

99

70

52

41

41

51

49

2,786

92.9

3.02

3.36

May

40

33

28

27

22

*19

17

14

13

12

10

9.1

41

59

37

26

20

16

14

10

9.1

20

24

15

10

7.8

7.2

8.1

6.2

6.9 

8.4

589.8

19.0

0.617

0.71

June

7.2

26

28

18

12

8.4

6.7

5.5

4.3

*3.8

3.5

3.8

3.5

2.8

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.6

1.5

1.1

1.2

1.6

2.0

3.0

2.7

1.8

1.2

.9

161.5

5.38

0.175

0.20

July

0.7

.6

1.2

.7

1.0

Z-B

*1.7

1.0

.4

.6

.6

.5

.5

.8

.6

.4

.6

.6

.9

2.6

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.4

.7

1.0

.6

. 6 

1.5

32.4

1.05

0.034

0.04

Aug.

1.6

.6

1.3

*17

9.9

3.1

2.3

1.4

2.0

1.0

.9

.7

.5

.6

_^4

.6

.5

.6

.5

1.4

1.1

.8

1.6

1.2

.6

.6

4.3

5.2

7.5 

4.2

5 7

79.7

2.57

0.083

0.10

Sept.

6.4

3.8

2.1

1.7

17

5.9

3.3

3.6

2.3

1.8

1.2

1.4

.8

.8

*.6

.5

.6

.6

.4

.4

.6

.3

.4

.3

^2

.3

.6

.4

.4

7.8

66.5

2.22

0.072

0.08

Calendar year 1958 : Max 730 Min 0.3 Mean 52.0 Cfsm 1.69 In. 22.94

Water year 1958-59 : Max 909 Min 0.2 Mean 24.5 Cfsm 0.795 In. 1O.82

Peak discharge (bas 

cfs (6.35 ft).

700 cfs).--Jan. 22 (time unknown) 1..66O cfs (6.98 ft); Apr. 12 (6 p.m.) 1.18O

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
258 BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

2140. Tug Fork near Kermlt, W. Va.

Location. Lat 37 0 49'05", long 82°23'20", on right bank 2 miles upstream from Wolf Creek, 

3 miles upstream from Kermlt, Mlngo County, and 3 miles downstream from Pigeon Creek.

Drainage area.--1,185 sq ml.

Records available.--July 1934 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. .Datum of gage Is 581.82 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 25 years, 1,331 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,600 cfs Apr. 13 (gage height, 22.96 ft); minimum, 42 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 1.22 ft).

1934-59: Maximum discharge, 61,300 cfs Jan. 30, 1957 (gage height, 43.88 ft, from 

high-water mark In well); minimum, 23 cfs Sept. 14, 1939 (gage height, 1.13 ft).

Stage of about 43.3 ft was reached on unknown date prior to 1915.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years).--WSF 953: 1934-41, WSP 1505: 1955.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

1.62 134

2.0 227

4.0 960

10.0 3,850

17.0 8,900

1.23

1.8 

3.0

182

605

9.0 3,300

16.0 8,100

21.0 12,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

227

275

287

265

227

208

200

192

*175

173

170

164

157

154

154

150

150

147

157

170

173

161

150

150

iio

140

145

159

161

164

164

5,509

178

0.150

0.17

Nov.

152

168

214

408

*352

265

219

192

180

170

168

168

168

157

150

147

145

145

159

159

152

147

143

140

138

134

136

159

425

4 7 8

5,938

198

0.167

0.19

Dec.

495

376

320

369

512

620

565

478

408

341

*244

247

247

222

164

b!50

b!50

b!60

b!80

192

b!70

b!70

b!80

203

b200

b!80

b!70

250

825

5.300

2,050

14,138

456

0.385

0.44

Jan.

1,300

1,040

880

740

565

268

307

366

408

b340

b290

b260

b300

344

390

495

b450

b450

b500

1,340

2,300

8.740

7,300

3,200

2,120

1,670

1,400

1,280

1,160

1,040

960

42,203

1,361

1.15

1.32

Feb.

860

761

722

860

1,080

1,320

1,320

1,200

1,160

1,160

1,200

1,120

1,160

1,540

2,650

4.510

3,740

*2,700

2,080

1,620

1,320

1,160

1,160

1,280

1,320

1,320

1,240

1,160

-

42,723

1,526

1.29

1.34

Mar.

1,120

1,120

1,080

1,080

1,040

1,200

1,620

1,850

1,720

1,580

1,440

1,720

3.850

3,250

2,550

2,120

1,760

1,490

1,280

1,160

1,080

1,040

960

860

*800

742

960

2,120

2,400

2,120

1,940

49,052

1,582

1.34

1.54

Apr.

1,800

1,670

1,940

3,620

5,680

3,800

2,800

2,210

1,850

1,620

1.540

2,200

12.000

8,660

4,870

3,630

2,950

2,450

2,160

2,600

2,550

2,260

3,300

4,090

3,250

2,600

2,160

1,940

1,850

1,720

95,770

3,192

2.69

3.01

May

1,580

1,400

1,240

1,160

*1,080

1,000

900

840

742

683

664

605

900

1.800

1,670

1,240

1,000

880

780

683

605

546

664

780

586

461

400

566

664

488

527

27,134

875

0.738

0.85

June

488

1,300

2.900

1,400

900

644

508

385

*324

290

273

270

310

277

245

230

213

204

199

190

182

168

168

196

199

219

324

306

258

204

13,774

459

0.387

0.43

July

179

188

179

168

160

163

174

185

*168

139

122

116

122

119

109

124

119

116

142

158

204

174

145

129

122

134

137

166

145

152

174

4,632

149

0.126

0.15

Aug.

155

177

145

160

*345

508

317

213

166

139

126

112

99

94

87

80

90

85

97

106

87

69

97

104

87

78

85

106

242

286

342

4,884

158

0.133

0.15

Sept.

236

210

204

174

134

124

150

139

116

109

112

97

82

78

78

*69

67

62

58

54

54

48

48

46

48

41

46

46

48

85

2,866

95.5

0.081

0.09

Calendar year 1958: Max 39,200 Mln 134 Mean 1,943 Cfam 1.64 In. 22.26

Water year 1958-59: Max 12,000 Mln 44 Mean 846 Cfsm 0.714 In. 9.68

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs).--Jan. 22 (7:30 p.m.) 12,400 cfs (20.78 ft); Apr. 13 (4 p.m.) 

14,600 cfs (22.96 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN 259

2150. Big Sandy River at Louisa, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°10'16", long 82°38'05", on left bank 1.6 miles upstream from Blaine 

Creek, 4.3 miles northwest of Louisa, Lawrence County, and at mile 21.2.

Drainage area. 3,870 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only October, November 1938, October 1947 to September 1948, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 512.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 10, 1951, water-stage recorder or staff gages at lock 3, 5.0 miles 

upstream at datum 3.65 ft higher. Auxiliary water-stage recorder (formerly base gage) 

at site 5.0 miles upstream; prior to Nov. 10, 1951, auxiliary water-stage recorder or 

wire-weight gage at mouth of Blaine Creek, 1.6 miles downstream from present base gage.

Average discharge. 21 years, 4,163 cf s .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 27,100 cfs Apr. 14; maximum gage height, 27.39 

 ft Apr. 14; minimum discharge, 119 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 1.53 ft).

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 89,400 cfs Mar. 2, 1955; maximum gage height, 46.37 ft 

May 8, 1958; minimum discharge not determined.

Flood of Apr. 3, 1908, reached a stage of 48.4 ft, former site and datum.

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

which are fair.

Cooperation. Gage-height records furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1505: 1939.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

TWal

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

396

*456

530

535

525

495

465

424

400

376

352

340

324

312

304

300

288

288

276

276

292

312

304

288

280

268 276-

280

292

292

300

10,846

350

0.090

0.10

Nov.

300

296

300

348

545

560

658

585

625

475

440

420

412

408

396

384

372

364

376

*392

408

412

408 

400

396

384

380

416

634

1.500

13,994

466

0.120

0.13

Dec.

1,550

1,420

1,260

1,130

1,250

1,530

1,640

1,530

1,380

bl.100

b980

b880

b770

b680

b600

b560

b540

b600

b580

b560

b510

b470

b450 

b500

436

396

475

520

634

2,740

7.010

34,681

1,119

0.289

0.33

Jan.

5,340

3,190

2,560

2,220

bl,900

bl,600

bl,350

bl, 150

bl.OOO

b940

b900

b920

bl.OOO

bl.100

bl,400

b2, 150

b2,000

b2,500

b3,000

b5,900

9,380

15, 100

21.700 

20, 700

12,500

8,000

5,700

5,000

4,200

3,600

3,340

151,340

4,882

1.26

1.45

Feb.

2,890

2,510

2.280

2,470

3,360

3,820

4,050

3,850

3,450

3,260

3,600

*3,750

4,660

4,900

6,920

10,700

14.400

11,800

8,700

7,190

5,050

3,850

3,370 

3,370

3,520

3,800

3,780

3,540

_

138,840

4,959

1.28

1.33

Mar.

3,270

3,140

3,010

2,910

2,900

3,080

3,630

5,640

5,820

5,050

4,530

4,120

5,370

9.290

8,310

6,600

5,430

4,340

3,600

3,080

2,700

2,470

2,430 

2,290

2,000

1,860

2,240

3,350

6,870

7,070

5,700

132, 100

4,261

1.10

1.27

Apr.

4,940

4.550

5,010

6,290

11, 100

13, 700

10, 300

7,420

5,900

6,380

8,530

8,840

17,300

24, 600

26.900

18,900

12,600

9,060

7,350

6,730

7,960

7,700

6,920 

9,900

12,600

10, 100

7,530

6,200

5,880

5,370

296,560

9,885

2.55

2.85

May

4,760

4,120

3,620

3,150

2,820

2,640

2,400

2,150

2,000

1,860

1,670

1,600

1,950

4,130

5.790

5,120

3,600

2,780

2,360

2,080

1,820

1,640

1.550 

1,670

2,160

2,070

2,510

2,130

2,230

3,380

3,260

85,020

2,743

0.709

0.82

June

2,780

2,680

5,440

7,480

5,240

2,950

2,030

1,630

1,350

1,130

973

880

850

832

790

808

742

640

565

525

490

460

448 

448

500

540

600

1,090

1,010

778

46,679

1,556

0.402

0.45

July

600

520

535

520

540

595

452

416

404

380

344

304

276

254

260

376

352

320

316

308

308

340

432 

432

436

388

356

456

585

500

*400

12,705

410

0.106

0.12

Aug.

444

485

490

485

470

510

856

670

565

a480

a400

a350

a310

a260

a230

a210

a!90

a!80

a!70

a!60

a300

a270

a290

a210

a!70

al5o

a200

a250

a300

a375

a55o

10,980

354

0.091

0.11

Sept.

938

784

*730

628

540

444

380

420

465

416

368

344

320

296

300

320

300

264

239

221

203

185

173 

161

152

143

137

128

122

134

10, 255

342

0.088

0.10

Calendar year 1958: Max 73,800 Mln 268 Mean 5,642 Cfam 1.46 In. 19.76

Water year 1958-59: Max 26,900 Mln 122 Mean 2,586 Cfam 0.668 In. 9.06

Peak diacharge (base, 25,000 cfa).--Apr. 14 (5 p.m.) 27,100 cfa (27.39 ft at 10 to 11:15 p.m.).

* Diacharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge eatlmated on basis of weather reoorda and recorda for atatlon 

on nearby streams.

b Stage-dlacharge relation affected by Ice.
260 BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

2155. Blalne Creek at Yatesvllle, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°08'40", long 82°41'05", on upstream wall near center of span of covered 

bridge at Yatesville, Lawrence County, 5 miles northwest of Louisa, 5.8 miles upstream 

from Cat Creek, and 10.2 miles downstream from Little Blaine Creek.

Drainage area. 217 sq mi.

Records available . June 1915 to September 1918, October 1918 to January 1921 (gage 

heights only), January 1938 to September 1959.

Gage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator: gage read twice daily. Datum of gage 

is 561.57 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. June 1, 1915, to Jan. 30, 1921, staff 

gage at site 50 ft upstream at datum 0.45 ft higher. Jan. 4, 1938, to Dec. 25, 1945, 

staff gage at site 130 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge . 24 years (1915-18, 1938-59), 254 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,230 cfs Apr. 11 (gage height, 13.45 ft); minimum daily, 1.1 cfs Sept. 27-29.

1915-18, 1938-59: Maximum discharge, 15,500 cfs Feb. 4, 1939 (gage height, 26.55ft); 

minimum not determined.

Maximum stage known, 27.6 ft, present site and datum, on unknown date prior to 1915.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Revisions. WSP 953: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.0 

1. 1 

1.2 

J.3 

1.5 

1.7

0.3

1.5

3.0

5.0

8.0

17

34

2.0

2.5

3.0

5.0

10.0

13.0

71

165

277

737

2,070

3,050

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IS

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.4

*5.9

6.5

6.2

5.6

5.2

4.9

4.7

4.5

5.0

4.5

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.7

4.5

4.0

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.3

5.4

4.5

10

6.8

5.8

5.4

5 8

155.6

5.02

0.023

0.03

Nov.

7.0

9.0

20

10

7.0

6.0

6.0

6.2

7.8

6.4

6.2

7.8

7.0

5.8

674

10

7.0

6.0

*10

18

16

13

10

8.0

10

9.0

9.0

90

200

100

634.6

21.2

0.098

0.11

Dec.

40

30

40

64

125

121

93

68

b50

b35

b25

b21

b21

b20

18

17

*16

19

21

16

12

\Z

14

23

16

14

13

12

17

17

17

1,027

33.1

0.153

0.18

Jan.

26

42

50

40

b32

b22

17

*25

b21

b!6

b!3

12

T?

14

34

52

100

339

284

994

1,980

2,480

1,550

491

353

272

231

208

199

254

222

10,385

335

1.54

1.78

Feb.

165

137

133

245

300

240

185

171

165

151

*149

111

137

415

1,490

882

537

392

307

231

171

171

177

199

141

131

125

125

-

7,783

278

1.28

1.33

Mar.

131

125

111

117

137

145

151

165

157

165

165

254

337

277

249

222

157

131

*105

111

102

85

65

71

60

133

171

187

157

161

151

4,755

153

0.705

0.81

Apr.

151

181

392

594

629

341

272

215

323

1,450

3,000

1,900

2,210

1,990

1,200

732

525

376

330

353

330

277

254

231

185

171

177

192

203

185

19,369

646

2.98

3.32

May

171

161

141

125

105

93

85

58

49

46

40

83

229

438

240

173

121

107

98

68

55

44

42

42

42

387

707

539

295

233

298

5,315

171

0.788

0.91

June

252

447

739

337

194

133

98

68

55

44

34

26

30

27

22

22

16

13

11

9.0

8.0

8.0

14

24

22

25

38

25

16

12

2,769. 0

92.3

0.425

0.47

July

9.0

11

9.0

8.0

15

45

22

11

4.8

4.0

3.5

3.0

2.7

2.8

2.7

3.5

10

5.0

4.0

7.0

12

8.0

5.0

4.0

4.0

60

54

~45 100

*32

16

523.0

16.9

0.078

0.09

Aug.

31

42

20

12

9.6

8.0

8.0

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

6.8

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

3.2

6.0

7.0

5.0

4.0

3.3

2.9

2.4

2.2

2.2

3.2

32

12

6.5

277.4

8.95

0.041

0.05

Sept.

10

*8.0

8.0

6.5

6.8

5.9

5.3

4.2

2.4

2.4

2.4

5.6

14

7.4

7.4

6.5

4.6

4.0

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.5

1.1

T7T

l.l

20

149.3

4.98

0.023

0.03

Calendar year 1958: Max 5,300 Mln 2.8 Mean 279 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.49

Water year 1958-59: Max 3,000 Mln l.l Mean 146 Cfsm 0.673 In. 9.11

Peak discharge (base, 4,200 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Doubtful or no gage-height record Oct. 5 to Dec. 2, Dec. 15-20, 24-26, Jan. 8, June 18 to 

July 7, July 11-29, Aug. 19-24; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, weather 

records, and records for stations on nearby streams.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 261

2160. Ohio River at Ashland, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°27'23", long 82°36'27", on left bank in upper pool at lock and dam 29 at 

Ashland, Boyd County, 2.8 miles downstream from Big Sandy River and at mile 319.9.

Drainage area. 60,750 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1959 (prior to October 1939 and since Octoher 1952, no low-flow records).

Gage. Staff gage read hourly. Datum of gage is 483.12 ft above mean sea level, Ohio 

River datum. Auxiliary staff gage on left bank at lock and dam 30, 19.5 miles downstream.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 392,000 cfs Jan. 25; maximum gage height,

53.4 ft Jan. 25, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge not determined.

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 589,000 cfs Apr. 16, 1948; maximum gage height, 65.3 ft 

Apr. 17, 1948; minimum daily discharge determined, 3,760 cfs Oct. 2, 1946. 

Maximum stage known, 73.6 ft Jan. 27, 1937.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of indefinite stage-fall-discharge relation, which are poor. Discharge less than 55,000 cfs on days for which no discharge is 

shown.

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years ). WSP 1033: 1944(M,m).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Cfsm

Oct. Nov.

55,400 

55,400

55,800 

55,800 

55,500

57 , 000

Dec.

55,300 

£46,000 

65,500

90, 500 

104, OOO

98,700 

75,200 

e 50, 000

ie37 , 000 

Ie32, 000 

Ie28, 000

Ie33,000 

61,900

1,389,100 

44,810 

0.74 

0.85

Jan.

73,200 

70,400 

83,4OO 

90,200 

89,800

70,000 

^39,000

b4O, OOO

96,800 

121,000 

121,000 

114,000 

104,000

151,000 

238,000 

333,000 

384,000 

388,000

376,000 

334,000 

289,000 

243,000 

180,000 

155,000

4,460,800 

143,900 

2.37 

2.73

Feb.

147 , OOO 

141,000 

134,000 

124,000 

125,000

122,000 

113,000 

104,000 

91,300 

85. 100

130,000 

211,000 

255,000 

277,000 

284,000

292,000

283,000 

258,000 

231,000 

200,000

172,000 

145,000 

127,000 

109,000 

103,000

116,000 

119,000 

112,000

4,610,400 

164,700 

2.71 

2.82

Mar.

96,500 

87,30O 

83,800 

84,200 

91,000

90,800 

90, 500 

117,000 

130,000 

137,000

136,000 

136,000 

146, OOO 

154.OOO

142,000

136,000 

140, 000 

149,000 

154,000 

148,000

128,000 

111,000 

98,200 

89,200 

84,300

81, 800 

68, 400 

80, 300 

114,000 

129,000 

125,000

3,558,300 

114,800 

1.89 

2.18

Apr.

119,000 

112,000 

113,000 

135,OOO 

182,000

211,000 

200, 000 

174.OOO 

152, OOO 

152,000

164,000 

153,000 

189,000 

232, OOO

231,000

192,000 

153,000 

120, 000 

96, 500 

86,800

81,600 

81,000 

81,800 

88,600 

97,600

82,800 

76,400 

80,000 

115,000 

140, 000

4,092, 100 

136,400 

2.25 

2.51

May

165,000 

174.OOO 

174,000

155,000 

135,000

125,000 

115,000 

9 2.3OO 

67,900 

652,000

e45,000 

e52,000 

70, 200 

101,000 

138,000

139,000 

115,000 

91,800 

70,700 

65,800

61,000 

57,300 

55,800 

54,800 

55, 400

54,800 

646,000 

642,000 

58,500 

59,700 

56,300

2,745,300 

88, 560 

1.46 

1.68

June

53,700 

62,200 

74,800 

98,800 

1O3,OOO

69,600 

53,400

1

July Aug. Sept.

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In. 

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

e Stage-fall-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at 

Huntlngton, W. Va.

B7B949 O - 61 - 18
262 LITTLE SANDY RIVER BASIN

2165. Little Sandy River near Grayson, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°20'25", long 82 0 55'10", on downstream side of center pier of highway 

bridge, 0.3 mile upstream from Lower Stlnson Creek, 1.3 miles downstream from U. S. 

Highway 60, and 1.7 miles northeast of Grayson, Carter County.

Drainage area. 398 sq mi.

Records available. April 1938 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 557.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 11, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Since Apr. 6, 

1948, supplementary wire-weight gage 1.4 miles upstream at same datum as base gage.

Average discharge.--21 years, 474 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,860 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 16.18 ft); minimum, 1.9 cfs Sept. 23-26 (gage height, 2.63 ft).

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 24,500 cfs Sept. 22, 1950; maximum gage height, 27.53 

ft Sept. 22, 1950; minimum discharge observed, 1.5 cfs Oct. 12, 1953.

Flood in February 1937 reached a stage of 25.0 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

16,600 cfs).

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 923: Drainage area. WSP 1435: 1939(M) , 1943(M), 1948(PJ.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11-

lS

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*54

50

45

42

39

37

34

32

30

30

30

31

30

28

25

24

a24

a24

a23.

a23

a23

a23

25

26

30

31

25

26

27

25

24

940

30.3

0.076

0.09

Nov.

23

23

29

29

28

26

*23

22

23

23

22

22

21

21

23

25

26

27

37

69

70

66 

58

51

47

46

44

68

317

358

1,667

55.6

0.140

0.16

Dec.

227

193

183

251

385

500

362

257

210

a!60

a!30

allO

a95

a80

a70

a65 *a61

a58

a55

a53

a52

a50 

55

61

a57

a51

a47

12

45

51

53

4,070

131

0.329

0.38

Jan.

77

229

330

263

a20O

a!6o

a!30

allO

a90

a80

a70

a65

a72

84

353

1,720

a700

S450

a350

2,040

4,220

5.610 

2,790

953

715

598

525

480

438

425

395

24,722

797

2.00

2.31

Feb.

330

277

243

365

*482

410

330

320

315

325

398

338

460

1,100

3.070

2,050

1,110

870

720

532

420

375 

390

428

345

301

287

269

-

16,860

602

1.51

1.58

Mar.

271

263

245

233

211

239

287

255

251

273

275

*395

582

532

472

392

320

275

239

221

227

237

199

179

167

161

261

378

308

305

299

8,952

289

0.726

0.84

Apr.

279

355

540

555

512

438

362

315

322

2,690

4.460

2,930

3,000

2,930

1,860

*1,170

842

675

585

605

625

520 

455

392

328

293

277

315

325

281

29,236

975

2.45

2.73

May

257

237

209

187

165

153

149

126

109

100

94

92

145

495

350

225

169

138

127 *108

99

97 

80

77

65

77

263

189

126

96

112

4,916

159

0.399

0.46

June

97

306

422

207

124

91

72

58

49

42

38

36

72

48

33

30

24

22

20

IS

16

16 

27

37

37

33

39

36

30

24

2,102

70.1

0.176

0.20

July

*20

19

30

27

24

~65 121

40

27

18

18

26

17

13

11

10

9.7

8.3

8.3

9.7

9.7

9.0

9.0

9.7

13

16

16

23

40

44

29

740.4

23.9

0.060

0.07

Aug.

36

24

23

18

13

11

9.7

9.0

9.0

8.3

7.6

6.9

6.6

5.9

5.0

5.5

5.3

5.5

65

28

9.0

5.7 

4.6

3.7

3.1

3.3

3.3

3.0

1*6

5.1

8.6

354.3

11.4

0.029

0.03

Sept.

8.6

6.6

5.9

5.7

5.3

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.3

*8.3

55

48

21

12

8.0

6.2

4.4

3.7

3.0

3.0

2.6

2.3

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.6

4.0

6.2

10

254.7

8.49

0.021

0.02

Calendar year 1958: Max 9,430 Min 17 Mean 539 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.38

Water year 1958-59: Max 5,610 Min 1.9 Mean 260 Cfsm 0.653 In. 8.87

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for stations on nearby streams.
TYGARTS CREEK BASIN

2168. Tygarts Creek at Olive Hill, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°17'57", long 83°10'25", on downstream side of right pier of bridge on 

county road at Olive Hill, Carter County, 0.3 mile downstream from Henderson Branch 

and 0.9 mile upstream from Bens Run.

Drainage area. 59.6 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1957 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete dam (dam destroyed In July 1959). Datum of gage 

is 739.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,840 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 14.00 ft); no 

flow on several days (occurred during periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation 

or no gage-height record).

1957-59: Maximum discharge, 2,930 cfs May 5, 1958 (gage height, 14.20 ft); no flow 

at times each year.

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

Indefinite stage-discharge relation, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect or 

indefinite stage-discharge relation (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

6.3

6.5

6.6

6.7

6.8

6.9

0

1.0

2.0

4.0

7.0

13

7.0 

7.2 

7.6 

8.0

10.0

23

52

125

285

1,120

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2S 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*19

15

13

11

8.2

6.1

5.5

4.3

4.6

7.4

12

6.4

4.9

4.3

3.4

2.4

3.8

2.4

3.0

2.8

2.4

2.2

270

3.0

3.4

4.3

5.2 

4.3

3.6

3.0

174.8

5.64

0.095

0.11

Nov.

3.8

5.8

6.7

5.8

4.6

 3.8

*3.6

3.6

4.0

4.9

4.9

4.6

4.3

4.0

9.5

21

16

16

76

57

55

32 

26

22

20

47

46

172 

134

80

893.9

29.8

0.500

0.56

Dec.

70

63

114

121

272

128

87

70

55

45

35

30

26

22

19

18

*16

15

14

b!3

b!3

b!2 

22

39

31

26

b23

b20 

b!8

b!7

b!6

1,470

47.4

0.795

0.92

Jan.

126

146

110

85

60

40

35

30

25

19

16

15

16

25

800

450

200

100

75

1.100

1,100

700 

200

130

100

80

70

60 

55

50

45

6,063

196

3.29

3.78

Feb.

40

35

35

50

100

*83

75

75

68

98

85

68

205

516

512

227

149

152

116

92

78

73 

96

94

78

73

65

62

3,400

121

2.03

2.12

Mar.

65

58

55

47

47

63

62

55

58

66

70

*143

110

90

80

65

55

45

35

32

33

35 

33

30

29

1 "

f "

1,842

59.4

0.997

1.15

Apr.

' 110

1

I 80

f

[

370

*131

99

85

78

83

70

62

57

47

44

41

49

58 

57

49

4,100

137

2.30

2.56

May

44

39

33

32

28

26

22

19

18

17

16

19

35

39

23

20

16

16

14

11

*9.2

. 10

596.2

19.2

0.322

0.37

June

4

\

'

225

7.50

0.126

0.14

July

10

*26.0

8.4

3.0

15

44

12

4

214.4

6.92

0.116

0.13

Aug.

(**)

1.3

40.3

1.3

0.022

0.03

Sept.

(**)

 0.5

15.0

0.5

0.0084

0.009

Calendar year 1958 : Max 1,810 Min 1.2 Mean 102 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.32

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,100 Min - Mean 52.1 Cfsm 0.874 In. 11.88

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). Jan. 15 (time unknown) 2,390 cfs (12.94 ft); Jan. 21 (time 

unknown) 2,840 cfs (14.00 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
264 TYGARTS CREEK BASIN

2170. Tygarts Creek near Greenup, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°33'51", long 82 0 57'08", on dovmstream side of center pier of bridge on

State Highway 7, 100 ft dovmstream from Lick Run, 0.4 mile upstream from White Oak

Creek, and 6^ miles west of Greenup, Greenup County. 

Drainage area. 241 sq ml.

Records available.--August 1940 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 547.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Average discharge. 19 years, 300 cfs. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,920 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 15.65 ft); no

flow for part of Sept. 22.

1940-59: Maximum discharge, 12,800 cfs Apr. 13, 1948 (gage height, 20.35 ft); no

flow at times In several years. 

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Occasional regulation at low flow caused by withdrawal of water for cooling purposes

by gas transmission plant above station. Records of water temperatures and suspended

sediment loads for the water year 1958 are given In WSP 1641. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1113: 1942-43, 1945-46. Revised figures of discharge, In

cubic feet per second, for the water year 1958, superseding those published In WSP 1555,

are given herewith:

Date

1958

July 25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Aug. 1

2

3

4

Discharge

1,320

630

420

303

255

204

155

332

3O3

438

630

Date

1958-Con.

Aug. 5

6

7

8

9

10

12

13

14

15

16

Discharge

348

216

152

115

loo

108

204

258

483

210

165

Date

1958-Con.

Aug. 17

18

19

20

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

289

357

168

115

158

1,300

492

267

170

125

94

Month Cfs -days Maximum Minimum Mean

Water year 1957-58.. ..... - 6,OOO 1.4 428

Date

1958-Con.

Sept. 21

22

23

24

27

28

29

30

Discharge

258

438

183

118

241

363

195

115

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

2.55 2.94

1.78 24.14

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

' in cubic feet per second)

3.0 

3.2 

3.5

4.0 

5.0

64

130

270

570

10.0 2,120

13.0 3,500

15.0 4,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

*82

64

51

42

35

31

27

24

24

24

25

26

25

24

22

20

19

20

20

18

17

16

IT

17

18

19

20

24

27

28

26

854

27.5

0.114

0.13

Nov.

27

26

30

30

30

28

*25

22

20

19

18

17

IT

17

18

19

28

41

41

120

132

89

69

58

46

46

54

91

426

378

1,982

66.1

0.274

0.31

Dec.

234

192

180

306

504

684

366

249

192

160

130

110

90

80

70

60

*57

52

49

46

44

42

41

42

44

44

44

44

43

44

43

4,286

138

0.573

0.66

Jan.

54

348

354

234

180

140

110

100

80

70

60

56

60

69

948

2,380

700

400

300

1,960

4,360

4,460

1,400

516

393

336

291

255

231

213

iyo

21,256

686

2.85

3.28

Feb.

172

148

132

160

*291

264

204

180

180

363

597

357

444

1,210

2,460

1,080

561

459

441

342

270

231

246

327

285

243

219

195

_

12,061

431

1.79

1.86

Mar.

198

222

204

186

165

180

204

204

180

186

*210

372

456

360

294

243

198

170

148

135

128

122

112

100

91

87

103

138

138

125

122

5,781

186

0.772

0.89

Apr.

120

195

363

318

267

222

189

165

178

1,010

996

627

978

1,350

894

540

405

360

339

342

312

252

216

183

160

145

255

519

417

315

12,612

420

1.74

1.95

May

246

195

165

142

125

110

103

84

73

68

62

56

80

118

128

102

75

64

54

*48

47

48

50

43

68

58

56

41

36

31

27.

2,603

84.0

0.349

0.40

June

25

558

168

84

59

43

32

24

20

17

14

13

12

10

8.6

8.0

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.0

5.0

3.7

6.2

8.2

10

12

10

8.6

8.6

14

1,205.5

40.2

0.167

0.19

July

*19

15

12

35

32

25

17

22

36

36

23

20

42

23

11

4.7

1.8

6.2

5.6

2.4

3.4

3.7

3.4

3.1

2.8

2.8

7.7

14

17

31

17

494.6

16.0

0.066

0.08

Aug.

9.8

6.8

5.

4.

4.

4 .

3.

3.

3.

3.

2.

2.

4.

5.

4.

4.

4.

4.

5.

15

20

12

6.8

4.7

3.7

2.8

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.6

161.3

5.20

0.022

0.02

Sept.

2.1

2.4

2.1

1.0

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.0

*1.1

1.3

3.7

6.8

4.4

3.4

2.8

2.1

1.1

1.3

1.5

1.5

.6

ii

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.5

53.1

1.77

0.0073

0.008

Calendar year 1958: Max 6,000 Min 14 Mean 382 Cfam 1.59 In. 21.55

Water year 1958-59: Max 4,460 Min o.4 Mean 174 Cfsm 0.722 In. 9.78

Discharge scargemeasurement measuremen madeae on this sday.

Note . No gage-height record Nov. 1-11, Dec. 10-23, Jan. 5-13, 17-19, discharge estimated on basis 

f 2 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams and station 

t Olive Hill.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 265

2180. Little Scioto River above Marion, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°37'43", long 83°10'11", In NE-f sec.7, T.5 S. , R.15 E., on left bank at 

downstream side of Chesapeake & Ohio Railway bridge, 1 mile downstream from Rock Pork 

and 3^ miles northwest of Marion, Marion County.

Drainage area. 70.0 sq ml.

Records available. January 1938 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published In WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 909.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 17, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 51.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,160 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 8.73 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,900 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow Sept. 15-30. 

1938-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 22, 1959; no flow at times.

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

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1143: 1939(M), 1943-45, 1947. WSP 1385: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year- 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 20 Jan. 21 to Sept. 30

0.6

.7

.9

1.2

1.6

2.0

3.0

0.6

3.0

11

27

59

100

242

0.3 

.4 

.5 

.6 

.7

.1

.3

.9

2.9

6.9

0.9 

1.1 

1.4 

1.7 

2.O 

3.0

107

262

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

8.3

712

1,080

1,740

3,400

4,060

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

10

8.2

6.9

6.5

5.7

5.3

5.3

5.3

9.1

11

8.7

6.9

5.7

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.6

5.0

4.2

4.2

3.8

378

3.8

4.2

4.6

5.3

*5.0

5.0

4.6

4.2

4.2

175.3

5.65

0.081

0.03

Nov.

3.8

3.8

4.2

4.2

4.6

3.8

3.0

3.0

3.8

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.0

2.7

4.6

13

21

53

65

45

30

23

19

17

15

42

68

40

b30

b25

562.3

18.7

0.267

0.30

Dec.

b20

21

23

65

112

75

b55

*b40

b30

b20

b20

b!9

bl7

b!6

bl5

bl4

b!3

bl3

bl3

b!3

b!3

b!2

b!2

b!3

b!4

b!4

b!3

b!3

b!3

b!4

bl8

763

24.6

0.351

0.40

Jan.

26

94

73

53

b50

b45

b35

b30

b25

b20

b!9

bl8

bl8

b25

122

176

112

91

66

68

1,920

*4,000

2,050

1,010

471

216

bl40

*b95

b85

370

324

11,847

382

5.46

6.30

Feb.

161

bllO

blOO

blOO

b70

b60

b50

43

49

1,050

1,110

348

247

286

509

294

210

178

126

b95

b95

b70

100

148

96

82

79

88

-

5,954

213

3.04

3.17

Mar-.

126

*190

150

108

82

169

179

96

94

127

100

80

70

83

520

243

127

80

68

61

57

46

41

38

35

34

40

34

31

29

29

2,967

95.7

1.37

1.58

Apr.

29

36

41

35

30

27

24

23

24

24

23

20

*20

19

16

16

15

T5

18

20

21

19

16

15

15

15

215

560

658

413

2,422

80.7

1.15

1.28

May

320

216

143

103

76

59

46

37

32

31

28

64

99

78

56

41

34

29

26

24

20

55

282

154

81

*55

43

38

69

80

56

2,475

79.8

1.14

1.31

June

37

34

26

20

17

16

14

12

11

10

*9.7

12

9.7

7.8

6.9

6.1

5.3

4.9

4.5

4.1

3.7

4.5

5.3

4.9

5.3

21

17

8.7

5.7

4.5

348.6

11.6

0.166

0.19

July

7.4

12

7.8

4.9

3.7

*2.6

2.1

1.6

1.5

1.2

1.2

3.3

1.9

1.5

1.0

.7

.7

.9

1.2

1.0

.7

. 7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.5

.5

.5

.6

.7

65.2

2.10

0.030

0.03

Aug.

0.6

.5

.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2'.I

.1

.1

.1

.1

9.7

0.31

0.0044

0.005

Sept.

0.1

.3

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

3.1

0.10

0.0014

0.002

Calendar year 1958: Max 422 Win 2.7 Mean 40.3 Cfsm O.576 In. 7.83

Water year 1958-59: Max 4,000 Mln 0 Mean 75.6 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.66

eak discharge (base, 450 cfs).--Jan. 22 (3 a.m.) 5.160 cfs (8.73 ft); Jan. 30 (9:30 p.m.) 472 cfs 

(4.00 ft); Feb. 10 (11:30 p.m.) 1,590 cfs (6.83ft); Feb. 15 (2 p.m.) 538 cfs (4.30 ft); Apr. 29 

(12:30 a.m.) 743 cfs (5.11 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
266 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

2195. Scioto River near Prospect, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°25UO", long 83°11'50", on downstream side of pier of Hoskins Bridge, 

l£ miles upstream from Ottawa Creek, 2 miles south of Prospect, Marion County, and 

Zi miles downstream from Patton Run.

Drainage area. 571 sq mi.

Records available. July 1925 to October 1932, October 1939 to September 1959. Published 

as "at Prospect" 1925-32. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity since 1915 

are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 886.9 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). July 24, 1925, to Oct. 31, 1932, chain gage at 

site 2^ miles upstream at datum 4.8 ft higher. Oct. 16 to Dec. 5, 1939, chain gage at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge. 27 years, 461 cfs.

Extreme s. Maximum discharge during year, 10.100 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 15.30 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Aug. 19 (gage height, 0.94 ft).

1925-32, 1939-59: Maximum discharge, 10,100 cfs Mar. 22, 1927, Jan. 21, 1959 (gage 

heights, 15.0 ft, site and datum then in use, 15.30 ft, respectively); minimum, 3.5 cfs 

Sept. 13, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 21.1 ft Mar. 25, 1913, original site and datum (discharge, 

27,000 cfs, computed by Franklin County Conservancy District).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant above station.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

3.0

130

367

4.0 720

6.0 1,720

9.0 3,760

11.0 5,430 1.6 

2.0

Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

13 3.0

18 4.0

33 6.0

67 10.0

135 15.0

373

720

1,720

4,560

9,780

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

128

104

91

80

75

64

64

62

76

148

2O4

178 

120

92

80

72

69

62

58

58

60

57

60

60

60

62

*58

60

54 

53

50

2,519

81.3

0.142

0.16

Nov.

50

50

47

47

49

50

46

42

48

45

43

47 

50

49

57

72

91

231

720

926

692

396

262

202

165

167

416

553

356 

210

6,179

206

0.361

0.40

Dec.

170

184

175

235

520

684

482

*322

240

180

160

160

140

130

120

110

100

100

100

100

100

95

95

100

110

110

109

96

91 

96

92

5,506

178

0.312

0.36

Jan.

120

238

367

362

300

270

220

190

160

140

130

120 

110

100

412

736

918

810

594

380

5,340

9,140

9.510

*9,300

8,570

6,730

4,130

*2,440

1,100

1,530

2,210

66,677

2,151

3.77

4.35

Feb.

2,770

2,180

1,140

846

796

630

402

382

358

3,190

5,060

6.610 

5,520

3,740

3,150

3,270

2,910

1,900

1,280

818

531

531

545

792

945

778

657

645

-

52,376

1,871

3.28

3.42

Mar.

756

*1,000

1,090

936

696

877

1,440

1,810

1,240

985

1,020

823 

641

618

1,340

1,970

2.000

1,100

622

490

438

390

342

302

280

262

277

302

334

297

272

24,950

805

1.41

1.63

Apr.

267

302

448

517

432

351

287

248

234

280

384

321

*250

222

196

180

157

147

151

153

191

209

191

163

141

135

882

2,630

4,810 

5.580

20,259

675

1.18

1.32

May

4.260

2,870

1,650

922

614

454

356

290

243

216

207

365 

592

630

517

388

295

243

218

189

172

178

484

490

334

*243

202

211

243

272

272

18,620

601

1.05

1.21

June

250

205

155

124

105

93

82

74

70

64

60

79 

76

64

55

50

46

43

41

40

36

48

79

63

68

180

402

305

172

120

3,249

108

0.189

0.21

July

90

281

390

227

118

*79

61

50

45

40

38

55

40

46

42

35

30

31

47

46

39

33

29

30

27

26

59

67

45 

44

51

2,241

72.3

0.127

0.15

Aug.

45

34

28

33

33

29

33

39

33

44

39

39 

35

29

26

49

26

*23

17

17

18

18

17

M

16

17

17

18

20 

19

17

844

27.2

0.048

0.06

Sept.

27

70

93

118

68

40

29

23

20

20

17

16

16

14

16

14

14

15

15

15

13

16

16

16

15

16

17

*18

18 

21

826

27.5

0.048

0.05

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,600 Min 42 Mean 451 Cfsm 0.790 In. 10.70

Waber year 1958-59; Max 9,510 Min 13 Mean 560 Cfsm 0.981 In. 13.32

Peak discharge (base, 3,600 cfs).--Jan. 21 (11 p.m.) 10,100 cfs (15.30 ft); Feb. 12 (1 p.m.) 6,750 

cfs (12.30 ft); Apr. 30 (7 a.m.) 5,500 cfs (11.08 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 30, Dec. 1, 9-26, Jan. 5-14.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 267

2196. Eagon Run near Warrensburg, Ohio

Location. Lat 40 0 19'35", long 83°09'15", In T.5 N., R.20 W., on right bank at Herbert 

Eagon farm, 0.9 mile upstream from mouth, 1.7 miles northeast of Warrensburg, 

Delaware County, and 5.0 miles northwest of Delaware.

Drainage area. 0.123 sq ml (79 acres).

Records available. October 1949 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and V-notch sharp-crested weir, 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Datum of gage Is 922.7 ft

Average discharge. 10 years, 0.092 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 48 cfs May 28 (gage height, 5.29 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 13 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow for many days.

1949-59: Maximum discharge, that of May 28, 1959; no flow for many days each 

year.

Remarks . Records fair except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor. A stock 

pond (capacity, 16.6 acre-ft) 1,000 ft upstream has regulated runoff from 41 acres 

since Oct. 31, 1954.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.0

3.1 

3.Z

3.3

3.4

3.5

.17 

.33 

.56

3.7 

3.9 

4.1 

4.3 

4.6

1.2

2.3

4.0

6.6

13

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

0.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.04 *.04

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

.02

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

0.57

0.018

-0.021

Nov.

O.O2

.02

.02

.02

.02

.01

.'01Ol

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.04

.03

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.01 *.01

.01

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

0.49

0.016

-0.007

Dec.

0.01

.01

.02

.06

.04

b.03

b.03

b.02

.02

.01

b.Ol

b.Ol

b.Ol

b.Ol

b.Ol

b.Ol

b.Ol

b.Ol

.01

.01

b.Ol

b.Ol

.01

.01

.01

b.Ol

b.03

.02

.02

.02

*. 02

0.52

0.017

-0.009

Jan.

0.19

.13

.10

b.07

b.05

b.05

b.04

b.04

b.03

b.03

b.03

b.03

b.04

b.09

.26

b.14

b.12

b.10

b.09

b.45

11

2.4

.33

.20

.12

.10

.09

.10

.12

34

17.03

0.549

+0.063

Feb.

0.11

.08

.11

.13

*.06

.05

.04

754

.33

.22

.12

.19

1.9

.46

.22

.21

.17

.11

b.07

.06

.06

.17

.15

.11

.13

.13

.14

-

9.17

0.328

0

Mar.

0.38

.27

.18

.13

.13

.61

.18

.13

.15

.15

.22

.21

.11

.93

773

.17 *.13

.11

.11

.10

.09

.08

.07

.07

.06

.08

.13

.12

.11

.09

6.11

0.197

-0.004

Apr.

0.09

.11

.14

.13

.11

.09

.08

.07

.07

.06

.06

.05

.05

.05

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.06

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.31

.65 *729

.27

3.18

0.106

+0.003

May

0.21

.11

.08

.06

.06

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.27

.14

.11

.08

.06

.05

.04

.08

.04

.03

706

.09

.06

.04

.04

.04

1.9

1.4

. 61

. 18

6.08

0.196

+0.002

June

0.59

.'08

.06

.04

.04

.03

.02

.02

.02

.03

.04

.03

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.01

.01

.28

.06

.04

.42

.20

.07

.04

.10

.36

2.89

0.096

-0.019

July

"754 0.12

.04

.03

.03

.02

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

0

$

0

.01

.03

.03

.02

.02

.01

0

0

0

0

0

.03

.02

.01

0

0.55

0.018

-0.024

Aug.

0

0

76T

.01

0

0

0

*o

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0.07

0.002

-0.023

Sept.

"76T 0.04

0

<5

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.05

0.002

-0.019

Calendar year 1958: Max 3.8 

Water year 1958-59: Max 11

Mean 0.123 

Mean 0.128

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in stock pond.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
268 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

2200. Mill Creek near Bellepoint, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°14'55", long 83°10'30", on left bank at upstream side of highway bridge, 

miles upstream from >mmouth and l| miles west of Bellepoint, Delaware County.

Drainage area. 181 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 865.14 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by students of Ohio State University, city of Columbus bench mark). 

Prior to Jan. 1, 1948, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 161 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 20,300 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 13.85 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 1.1 cfs 

Sept. 26, 27; minimum gage height, 0.97 ft Sept. 18.

1942-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 1959; no flow Sept. 25, 26, 1944, 

Sept. 19, 1948.

Maximum stage known, 18.0 ft in March 1913.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those below 10 cfs, 

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ioe effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 1O-30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

1.3

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

71

126

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

377

567

821

Note.--Same as following 

table above 4.0 ft.

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

0

2.0

4.5

7.7

12

18

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

117

221

366

561

4.0

5.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

821

1,510

4,820

7,740

12,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

36

26

21

17

14

12

10

TT

12

27

35

24

21

15

14

14

14

16

19

19

14

14

16

19

E4

21

18

*15

16

15

14

563

18.2

0.101

0.12

Nov.

14

14

14

13

TI

14

13

13

15

17

18

17

19

17

22

54

5T

*43

54

54

41

26

18

15

14

14

17

23

26

19

703

23.4

0.129

0.14

Dec.

17

15

15

92

250

159

100

65

50

35

30

*30

25

25

20

20

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

20

19

18

18

20

25

1,232

39.7

0.219

0.25

Jan.

100

360

200

120

90

75

60

50

40

35

30

25

25

45

500

440

200

160

120

190

*10,700

12.600

1,900

330

221

120

*100

90

85

602

686

30,299

977

5.40

6.23

Feb.

160

110

100

180

195

87

66

51

61

3.980

3,830

492

340

1,220

1,860

579

346

282

171

92

95

73

105

265

190

133

135

143

15,347

548

3.03

3.16

Mar.

212

*293

231

150

105

720

737

209

162

226

188

133

119

298

1,650

706

226

131

100

90

82

70

58

54

49

48

78

82

71

58

55

7,391

238

1.31

1.51

Apr.

52

92

203

234

146

92

63

55

48

43

43

34

*33

32

29

27

25

24

24

30

48

54

36

29

26

25

147

1.670

1,320

442

5,126

171

0.945

1.05

May

333

193

119

86

65

50

42

34

30

30

36

363

752

324

177

95

68

54

299

95

57

43

100

94

57

38

*30

33

65

274

138

4,174

135

0.746

0.86

June

63

40

36

26

21

18

16

15

13

12

12

17

44

21

15

11

10

9.6

8.8

8.5

7.7

13

25

13

11

22

30

16

14

57

625.6

20.9

0.115

O.L3

July

311

234

198

54

30

*19

13

11

9.2

7.7

7.0

6.7

6.3

5.9

6.0

6.0

6.0

7.4

19

19

11

8.8

7.4

47

148

93

32

535

380

107

50

2,395.4

77.3

0.427

0.49

Aug.

25

18

14

12

12

11

10

14

18

12

12

38

2T

12

8.8

8.8

10

10

*8.8

7.0

6.7

5.7

5.4

6 .0

7.4

5.4

5.4

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.4

352.8

11.4

0.063

0.07

Sept.

24

21

17

18

10

6.3

5.1

4.8

3.5

3.5

3.7

3.7

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.7

2.0

2.2

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

2.2

*2.2

2.2

4.8

164.6

5.49

0.030

0.03

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,900 Min 8.6 Mean 163 Cfsm 0.901 In. 12.24

Water year 1958-59: Max 12,600 Min 1.8 Mean 187 Cfsm 1.03 In. 14.04

Peak discharge (base, -2,500 cfs).--Jan. 21 (8 p.m.) 20,300 cfs (13.85 ft); Feb. 10 (5 P.m.) 5,700 cfs 

(8.67 ft).___________________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 7 to Jan. 21, Jan. 26-29, Feb. 1-4.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

2210. Scioto River below O'Shaughnessy Dam, near Dublin, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°08'36", long 83°07'14", on left bank in Delaware County, a quarter of a 

mile north of county line, three-quarters of a mile downstream from O'Shaughnessy Dam, 

and 3 miles north of Dublin, Franklin County.

Drainage area. 988 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1921 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 775.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Aug. 26, 1921, staff gage at site three-quarters of a mile upstream 

at same datum. Aug. 26, 1921, to Oct. 13, 1924, staff gage at site 100 ft downstream 

at same datum.

Average discharge. 38 years, 779 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 55,200 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 22.04 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 37 cfs Sept. 4-8 (gage height, 3.37 ft).

1921-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 22, 1959; minimum, 0.4 cfs Nov. 8, 1924 

(gage height, 2.21 ft).

Maximum stage known, 24.6 ft Mar. 25, 1913 (discharge, 74,500 cfs at Griggs Dam, 

9 miles below gage, computed by C. E. Sherman, Ohio State University).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or those computed 

from Telemark and/or engineer's readings, which are fair. Flow regulated by 

O'Shaughnessy Reservoir since 1924 (see p. 285).

Revisions (water years). WSP 803: 1924-35. WSP1305: 1924(M). WSP1505: 1924.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

5.3 

3.5 

3.7 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

30

60

102

203

480

870

6.0

7.0

9.0

14.0

20.0

1,900

3,300

7,450

21,400

45,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

253

195

164

147

143

100

102

105

113

157

221

258

212

161

133

116

113

110

97

95

93

93

108

97

100

100

97

*99

84 

81

81

4,028

130

-

-

Nov.

90

84

79

77

77

79

77

75

84

84

77

77

79

84

97

122

147

172

564

1,040

1,000

665

403

299

221

221

276

697

588 

310

7,945

265

-

-

Dec.

239

248

248

354

853

1.100

836

565

361

274

248

*263

226

191

172

154

147

144

150

147

144

137

T37

144

154

154

157

150

147 

161

164

8,569

276

-

-

Jan.

294

769

828

785

385

338

327

294

258

221

180

150

157

168

681

1,630

1,390

1,010

753

625

27,400

*42,900

16,100

all, 000

10,300

8,100

*4,970

2,980

1,780 

2,430

'

143,093

4,616

-

-

Feb.

3,300

2,670

1,820

1,470

1,380

1,020

737

610

579

9,600

15.000

8,490

7,150

a5, 500

a5,300

a5,000

4,150

2,940

2,040

1,370

906

844

862

1,300

1,530

1,330

1,140

1,110

-

87,148

3,112

-

-

Mar.

1,270

1,720

*1,790

1,570

1,210

1,880

3,030

2,440

2,060

1,660

1,690

1,390

1,140

1,270

5.890

3,840

2,890

1,910

1,170

888

802

665

602

536

494

441

558

480

565 

536

480

44,867

1,447

-

-

Apr.

460

536

785

1,060

924

689

529

454

403

367

494

494

409

*349

305

284

263

244

263

279

268

333

321

284

253

239

827

5,680

7.850 

6,960

32,586

1,086

-

-

May

5.700

3,930

2,460

1,540

1,040

777

618

487

397

373

349

818

1,950

1,490

1,140

794

588

460

697

474

349

452

1,110

1,010

*673

480

379

385

588

649

32,967

1,063

-

-

June

543

515

344

258

212

184

161

147

130

122

116

127

192

127

116

116

100

95

93

90

88

84

86

100

122

192

480

543

344 

284

6,111

204

-

-

July

763

626

1,500

721

349

221

*144

116

108

95

90

88

79

77

71

75

75

75

75

77

79

79

77

79

81

102

105

131

467 

239

147

6,811

220

-

-

Aug.

253

344

222

217

561

349

189

105

97

95

93

95

124

97

66

68

70

90

93

*95

93

95

95

93

93

88

90

90

84

68

M

4,066

131

-

-

Calendar year 1958: Max 8,410 Mln 16 Mean 850 Cfsm - In. -

Sept.

41

40

40

37

37

37

37

49

62

62

62

62

62

a60

a60

a60

a60

a60

a60-

a60

62

a60

a60

a60

a6O

a60

a60

a60

*62 

62

1,654

55.1

-

-

Water year 1958-59: Max 42,900 Mln 37 Mean 1,041 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of normal recession, O'Shaughnessy Reservoir 

eleases, weather records, and records for nearby stations. 

Note. Discharge computed from Telemark and/or engineer's readings Jan. 5-23, Sept. 21.
270 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

2230. Olentangy River at Claridon, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°35'05", long 82°59'20", in NW£ sec.26, T.5 S., R.16 E., on left bank at

 downstream side of bridge on State Highway 95, half a mile east of Claridon, Marion 

County, half a mile downstream from Otter Creek, and 7^ miles east of Marion.

Drainage area. 156 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1946 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 962.25 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 13 years, 157 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,900 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 16.77 ft), from

 rating curve extended above 4,700 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; minimum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 19, 20, 24-27, 29; minimum gage height, 1.10 ft 

Sept. 19, 20, 24-26.

1946-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 22, 1959; no flow Oct. 2-26, 1953, 

Sept. 14-22, 1955.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1235: 1947, 1948(P).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In 

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

1.6 

1.8 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

104

224

6.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

13.0

657

1,210

1,610

2,250

5,870

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

0.6

2.0

3.8

8.7

15

28

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

9.0

60

110

255

712

1,300

1,680

10.0 2,280

12.0 4,510

14.0 7,500

16.0 12,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

27

23

21

18

16

14

13

12

16

23

23

18

15

13

12

12

13

13

12

15

13

12

13

13

14

17

16

16

16

16

*14

489

15.8

0.101

0.12

Nov.

14

14

15

17

16

14

13

T3

14

16

17

16

15

14

17

37

60

90

128

115

70

48

38

34

32

59

~85 133

56

49

1,259

42.0

0.269

0.30

Dec.

*44

43

46

140

512

160

110

80

60

45

40

40

35

35

30

30

*25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

30

30

30

25

25

30

35

1,655

53.4

0.342

0.39

Jan.

70

*320

300

167

126

104

85

71

57

48

41

38

4T

49

332

607

367

222

150

126

4..59O

*11.900

3,800

1,200

*523

333

246

209

174

*826

27,922

901

5.78

6.66

Feb.

327

223

182

207

174

110

100

88

94

*2,090

5.450

1,620

556

652

1,550

1,160

502

378

262

183

160

127

184

585

257

167

*167

189

_

15,524

554

5.55

3.70

Mar.

252

411

452

317

194

406

568

223

192

279

210

152

140

191

848

769

285

160

135

126

120

107

91

85

77

75

97

101

82

76

*75

7,294

255

1.51

1.74

Apr.

72

99

150

132

112

88

72

64

62

69

63

54

50

47

41

38

36

35

58

46

65

55

42

37

35

55

603

1,430

1.820

1,320

6,808

227

1.46

1.65

May

*842

466

251

167

126

97

79

66

56

52

50

114

271

167

112

81

66

57

52

46

40

80

190

108

69

51

45

51

109

152

98

4,209

156

0.872

1.01

June

*219

511

200

96

64

46

36

30

26

24

22

24

22

19

16

15

14

13

12

12

11

14

20

19

31

118

66

35

22

*20

1,777

59.2

0.579

0.42

July

77

52

57

25

16

12

9.6

8.2

7.4

6.4

6.6

9.9

8.7

8.2

5.6

5.0

5.6

8.4

11

15

12

7.4

5.9

5.4

5.0

4.4

5^

4.4

5.4

6.1

*22

437.8

14.1

0.090

0.10

Aug.

22

9.3

5.6

5.4

4.9

16

8.2

6.6

5.6

5.4

4.4

4.0

4.3

5.9

4.0

6.1

4.0

5.8

3.6

2.2

2.1

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.4

T77

2.2

1.8

*1 , 8

151.2

4.88

0.031

0.04

Sept.

2.4

5.6

25

T4

6.9

4.3

2.8

2.0

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.0

.8

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.9

1.0

.6

*1.1

84.9

2.83

0.018

0.02

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,770 Mln 9.4 Mean 110 Cfsm 0.705 In. 9.54

Water year 1958-59: Max 11,900 Mln 0.6 Mean 185 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.13

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). Jan. 22 (5 a.m.) 14,900 cfs (16.77 ft); Feb. 11 (12:30 a.m.); 

3,870 cfs (11.49 ft); Feb. 15 (lO:30 a.m.) 1,730 cfs (9.11 ft); Apr. 29 (3 a.m.) 1,890 cfs 

(9.45 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 6 to Jan. 3, Feb. 6, 7.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIH 271

2245 (revised). Whetstone Creek near Ashley, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°27'20", long 82°57'25", in W-f sec.19, T.7 H., R.18 W., on left bank

 §00 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 746, 0.6 mile downstream from Shaw Creek, 

and 3£ miles north of Ashley, Delaware County.

Drainage area. 98.5 sq mi.

Records available. October 1954 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 942.77 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 5 years, 97.6 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 19,100 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 14.34 ft), from

 rating curve extended above 3,900 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 0.5 cfs Sept. 24, 25, 26 (gage height, 1.24 ft).

1954-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 1959; no flow for many days in 1954-55.

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

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage height, In 

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Apr. 28 Apr. 29 to Sept. 30

1.5

1.6

1.8

2.1

2.5

3.0

3.5

9.0

14

32

71

132

227

350

4.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

12.0

517

940

1,550

2,340

4,850

8,750

11,300

1.7

2.0

2.5

3.0

4.0

19

46

116

225

530

5.0

6.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

1,000

1,600

2,380

4,850

8,750

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.7

1.9

0.5

1.1

2.5

6.0

18

36

2.2

2.5

3.0

4.0

5.0

80

137

258

570

1,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

34

28

24

22

19

17

16

15

36

60

40

28

22

20

17

16

16

15

14

14

14

13

16

18

19

21

21

21

21

19

*17

673

21.7

0.220

0.25

Nov.

16

17

18

17

17

16

16

15

16

19

20

20

19

17

24

54

50

54

78

63

43

33

26

24

24

37

47

39

b35

b30

904

30.1

0.306

0.34

Dec.

*26

26

34

138

175

blOO

b80

b55

b45

b35

b30

b30

b25

b25

b20

b20

*b20

b!9

b!9

b!9

b!9

b!8

b!8

b!9

b20

b20

b20

b!9

b!9

b20

b25

1,158

37.4

0.380

0.44

Jan.

blOO

*b350

173

113

b90

b75

b60

48

b40

b35

b30

b25

24

43

b400

382

b!70

b!40

b!20

blOO

*9.280

5,300

559

300

*169

bllO

b90

b80

b70

*570

325

19,371

625

6.35

7.32

Feb.

b!20

b90

b80

b90

b80

b65

b50

43

44

*2 . 620

1,240

270

230

632

1,410

347

233

193

134

blOO

b95

75

150

246

120

105

*106

111

9,079

324

3.29

3.43

Mar.

161

220

243

158

1O8

404

262

125

127

158

113

90

90

175

825

323

146

100

90

81

77

67

57

54

51

53

86

84

63

58

*56

4,705

152

1.54

1.78

Apr.

52

124

140

142

91

68

56

50

46

44

41

37

34

33

31

29

27

27

28

35

35

32

27

25

25

25

*817

1,550

748

551

4,730

158

1.60

1.78

May

*381

*204

155

98

75

61

50

42

36

37

37

210

318

165

106

75

61

49

48

45

36

33

53

64

39

31

28

56

 117

106

64

2,858

92.2

0.936

1.08

June

*41

276

94

48

31

24

20

16

14

13

13

17

16

12

10

9.8

8.8

8.2

7.6

7.6

IT^

58

23

354

T62" 782

80

48

2,515.1

83.8

0.851

0.95

July

102

54

34

24

20

20

15

12

10

9.3

8.2

7.6

7.1

6.6

5.3

5.0

4.6

7.8

70

28

15

9.8

8.2

7.6

7.1

6.0

5.6

9.0

8.2

6.6

*9.9

543.5

17.5

0.178

0.21

Aug.

13

7.1

5.0

9.3

9.8

6.0

4.6

6.6

5.6

4.2

3.6

3.9

3.2

2.5

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.1

1.8

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9 iTo

1.4

1.2

*1.4

111.3

3.59

0.036

0.04

Sept.

2.4

~54 170

23

13

8.8

5.0

3.2

2.5

2.2

1.9

.7

.5

.4

.2

.1

.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.7

.7

j-§

.6

.8

1.0

1.0

*1.6

305.9

10.2

0.104

0.12

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,480 Min 10 Mean 77.3 Cfsm 0.785 In. 10.64

Water year 1958-59: Max 9,280 Mln 0.6 Mean 129 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.74

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 cfs). Jan. 21 (7 p.m.) 19,100 cfs (14.34 ft); Feb. 10 (6 p.m.) 4,090 

cfs (8.47 ft); Feb. 15 (7 a.m.) 2,040 cfa (6.60 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
272 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

2255 (revised). Olentangy River near Delaware, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°21'20", long 83°04'05", In NW^-NE^ T.5 N., R.19 W., on left bank 500 ft 

upstream from highway bridge, 1,000 ft downstream from Delaware Dam, 1,300 ft upstream 

from Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, and 4 miles north of Delaware, Delaware County.

Drainage area. 387 sq mi.

Records available. October 1923 to September 1934, April 1938 to September 1959. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 800.00 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1950, 

water-stage recorder at site 500 ft downstream at datum 76.7 ft higher.

Average discharge. 32 years, 348 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,000 cfs Jan. 31 (gage height, 88.11 ft); minimum, 6.9 cfs July 29 (gage height, 79.57 ft); minimum daily, 8.4 cfs July 8.

1923-34, 1938-59: Maximum discharge, 14,100 cfs Mar. 21, 1927 (gage height, 16.9 ft, 

site and datum then in use); minimum, 0.1 cfs Aug. 20, 1930, Sept. 14-29, 1934.

Remarks. Records good. Flow completely regulated by Delaware Reservoir since 1951 (see 

p. 285). Records of water temperatures for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1641.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31 Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

80.0 27

80.2 45

80.4 77

80.7 172

81.0 319

82.0 905

85.0 3,020

88.0 5,880

79.6

79.8

80.0

80.2

80.4

80.6 136

81.0 331

84.0 2,480

88.0 5,950

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

164 

168

168 

168

164

168

168

168

164

164

164

164

161

161

190

185

168

168

168

92

46

46

46

46

47

47

47

47

46

46

*45

3,794

122

-

-

Nov.

45 

4T

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

51

73

75

77

75

75

77

77

110

185

185

185

185

181

181

181

181

181

2,875

95.8

-

-

Dec.

*181 

185

185 

194

438

556

542

286

164

121

108

108

108

108

67

47

47

47

49

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

96

121

4,228

136

-

-

Jan.

134 

*550

825 

815

299

50

50

148

194

194

153

128

105

108

381

1,030

809

408

308

343

726

152

55

29

1,500

5,190

5.870

5,860

5,840

*5,340

5,740

43,334

1,398

-

-

Feb.

5.940 

5,820

5,310 

4,410

1,850

182

250

281

286

584

1,280

4,170

4,480

3,100

3,220

4,400

4,280

3,190

449

625

367

244

373

646

954

539

*379

436

58,045

2,073

-

-

Mar.

618 

975

1,080 

1,070

551

474

1,110

898

514

569

618

488

429

315

1,090

2.290

1,530

558

337

337

337

270

196

196

196

196

200

196

196

196

*196

18,226

588

-

-

Apr.

121 

82

84 

84

84

82

82

82

77

80

80

80

80

80

62

51

50

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

228

487

22

687

3,224

107

-

-

May

*2,340 

*3 , 980

4.550 

2,250

576

320

260

191

161

165

165

177

598

793

368

169

169

234

270

270

182

148

148

T48

749

478

177

169

169

161

173

20,508

662

-

-

June

*579 

592

779 

342

144

144

144

81

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

37

31

30

22

18

17

21

33

18

21

966

859

436

166

*54

5,912

197

-

-

July

318 

357

148 

129

129

67

21

8.4 97i"

10

17

22

24

25

25

25

26

27

28

26

34

40

40

40

40

40

40

41

38

42

*40

1,876.8

60.5

-

-

Aug.

39 

39

39

41

40

39

39

39

39

39

39

38

38

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

38

38

38

34

33

33

35

33

33

*33

1,168

37.7

-

"

Sept.

34

34

34 

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

44

17

14

14

13

15

16

16

16

15

16

16

15

*16

787

26.2

-

-

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,660 Min 28 Mean 285 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 5,940 Mln 8.4 Mean 449 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 273

2268. Olentangy River near Worthington, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°06'35", long 83°01i55". in M^ T.2 N. , R.18 W. , on right bank 30 ft

downstream from Wilson Road Bridge, ! ? miles northwest of Worthington, Franklin County, 

and 2^ miles upstream from Rush Run.

Drainage area. 493 sq mi.

Records available. October 1955 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 743.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, unadjusted.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,500 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 15.68 ft, from 

high-water mark in well); minimum, 8.8 cfs July 11 (gage height, 2.36 ft).

1955-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 1959; minimum, that of July 11, 1959.

Flood in January 1952 reached a stage of 15.3 ft, from information by Corps of 

Engineers (discharge, 15,100 cfs, revised).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulated by Delaware Reservoir (see p. 285). Records of water temperatures for the water 

year 1959 are given in WSP 1641.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. Zl

2.8 

3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

185 

347 

8ZO

6.0

7.0

12.0

14.0

1,390

Z.120

7,760

11,300

2.3

2.4

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

Jan. ZZ to Sept. 30 

6.0

44

97

Z10

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

11.0

370

840

1,410

2,120

6,510

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Z5

Z6 

27 

28

29

30

31

Itotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

177

180

180

177

177

174

174

174

180 

180

177 

172

172

172

191

220

169

172

169

163

70

51

57

61

54

59 

57 

57

*52

52

52

4,172

135

-

-

Nov.

52

54

54

52

52

52

51

5?

57 

59

55 

54

54

66

95

97

93

*91

95

91

91

168

194

194

191

200 

T94 

200

194

b!90

3,142

105

-

-

Dec.

b!90

205

191

248

379

630

620

492

169 

blSO

b!30 

b!30

b!30

b!20

*b95

b60

b55

b55

b55

b55

b55

57

61

62

59

54 

59 

57

59

68

140

4,890

158

-

-

Jan.

252

585

1,070

914

654

95

87

79

194 

191

178 

111

111

120

432

1,590

1,800

b950

b6OO

b700

*10.800

3,330

562

263

370

4,190 

5,750 

5,830

*5,860

5,850

5,780

59,298

1,913

-

-

Feb.

5.970

5,790

5,750

4,330

2,970

247

262

310

326 

3,890

1,320 

3,860

4,650

4,540

3,110

4,510

*4,440

4,060

638

720

580

287

408

695

*944

830 

382 

495

-

66,314

2,368

-

-

Mar.

695

1,080

*1,210

1,140

825

695

1,080

1,100

730 

585

705 

625

482

660

1,280

2.150

1,780

775

378

374

366

332

230

216

216

218 

271 

250

230

227

224

21,109

681

-

-

Apr.

210

192

179

184

153

138

128

125

121 

113

113 

111

111

*109

107

82

76

76

80

89

82

76

74

74

74

76 

186 

1.280

314

476

5,209

174

-

-

May

1,600

3,540

4.510

3,070

760

418

262

241

172 

182

179 

489

583

939

672

Z05

189

202

409

297

253

580

630

250

*480

746 

253 

177

213

205

182

22,688

732

-

-

June

561

743

8OO

594

160

153

149

142

76 

69

67 

82

69

64

64

62

44

36

36

31

22

23

67

55

34

507 

1.210 

450

359

88

6,817

227

-

-

July

147

438

203

130

130

125

51

*31

14 

9.7

9^2

9.7

18

22

23

24

26

28

38

34

28

31

43

50

55

44 

46 

47

79

49

49

2,031.6

65.5

-

~

Aug.

43

40

40

53

54

43

41

44

41 

41

40 

46

40

38

38

38

43

43

40

38

38

38

40

*40

38

36 

31 

33

71

44

67

1,320

42.6

-

-

Sept.

38

69

47

37

34

33

33

34

33 

33

33 

33

34

33

33

33

33

44

25

13

11

IT

11

12

14

14 

16 

18

*17

21

850

28.3

-

"

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,090 Mln 39 Mean 391 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 1O,8OO Mln 9.2 Mean 542 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
274 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

2275. Scioto River at Columbus, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°54'34", long 83°00'33", on right bank at sewage-treatment works of city 

of Columbus, Franklin County, 0.4 mile downstream from bridge on Prank Road.

Drainage area. 1,624 sq mi.

Records available. October 1920 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 680.40 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 1, 1924, staff gage at site 200 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 39 years, 1,353 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 68,200 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 27.22 ft, from 

high-water mark in well), from rating curve extended above 46,000 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum, 94 cfs Sept. 28 (gage height, 5.97 ft).

1920-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 22, 1959; minimum, 42 cfs Sept. 6, 1930.

Flood of Mar. 25,1913, reached a stage of 25.9 ft (discharge, 138,000 cfs, estimated 

by Franklin County Conservancy District). This stage is not comparable with present 

gage heights because of subsequent channel improvement and levee construction.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Griggs Reservoir, by 0'Shaughnessy Reservoir 

since 1924, and by Delaware Reservoir since 1951 (see p. 285). Records include sewage 

return flow for city of Columbus. Water supply for the city of Columbus is obtained 

from Scioto River below Griggs Dam, Big Walnut Creek below Central College and from 

wells in the Alum Creek basin. For statement on diversion from Alum Creek basin into 

municipal supply system of the city of Columbus see Remarks for Alum Creek at Columbus 

(p. 276). Diversion from Big Walnut Creek began June 1956 and records of diversion 

furnished by city of Columbus show monthly average of 38.0 cfs for the water year, see 

Remarks for Big Walnut Creek at Rees (p. 277).

Revisions (water years). WSP 743: 

1926-30, 1932-33.

1927(M). WSP 758: Drainage area. WSP 803: 1922-24,

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

6.2 

6.6 

7.0 

8.0 

10.0

175

333

535

1,170

3,110

16.0

19.0

22.0

24.0

26.0

11,100 

16,800 

26,800 

38,OOO 

55,000

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

8.0

101

245

475

1,150

10.0 3,100

16.0 11,100

19.0 16,800

22.0 26,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 195.9

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

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

596

530

486

455

430

395

375

375

470

470

445

508

518

475

430

450

502

415

361

366

315

218

273

260

244

240

244

237

225

210

*210

11,728

378

-

-

Nov.

203

229

229

206

218

218

203

196

240

252

218

200

192

203

302

293

311

338

445

974

1.160

954

753

634

540

584

480

759

928

681

13,143

438

-

-

Dec.

*535

535

530

628

1,1OO

1.900

1,600

1,300

804

562

480

435

435

380

356

315

273

256

256

281

244

244

240

244

244

252

252

256

260

264

15,746

508

-

-

Jan.

600

1,220

1,810

1,930

1,44O

623

535

475

465

475

440

380

329

400

1,030

2,440

2,640

1,770

1,230

1,240

34,000

*48.200

18,000

11,900

*10,700

11,900

11,100

9,310

8,100

*8,070

'

202,242

6,524

-

-

Feb.

9,310

8,660

7,860

6,220

5,460

2,OOO

1,410

1,330

1.280

12,900

15.500

12,100

11,800

10,900

11,000

9,920

8,900

7,74O

3,930

2,58O

2,000

1,470

1,580

2,140

2,720

2,840

1,870

1,860

_

167,280

5,974

-

-

Mar.

2,160

2,990

3,380

*3,060

2,720

2,690

4,220

3,990

3,290

2,590

2,730

2,560

2,050

2,030

4,760

6.580

5,560

3,510

2,030

1,570

1,430

1,260

1,060

972

902

867

1,050

965

923

951

*895

75,545

2,437

-

-

Apr.

860

1,150

1,060

1,330

1,25O

1,050

860

769

699

626

664

727

685

602

548

514

470

445

440

548

465

470

497

470

440

410

587

5,260

7.640

7,270

38,806

1,294

-

-

May

*7,120

7.550

6,980

5,410

2,200

1,470

1,050

888

713

685

671

1,870

2,780

2,910

2,310

1,300

979

818

1,060

1,090

902

812

2,150

1,530

1,170

1,680

1,010

1,060

1,170

1,710

1, 260

64,308

2,074

-

-

June

*958

1.850

1,280

1,250

608

492

450

455

290

245

277

366

321

326

269

261

253

231

217

201

198

265

273

265

234

348

1,770

1,210

958

*542

16,643

555

-

-

July

650

1,120

1.410

1,130

727

542

375

253

238

214

194

214

191

191

188

179

182

257

242

204

191

185

257

443

257

179

330

405

425

560

*475

12,408

400

-

-

Aug.

273

159

179

201

330

440

420

253

194

198

188

188

194

210

191

159

182

194

182

173

173

162

146

165

173

173

*173

278

224

272

277

6,724

217

-

-

Sept.

251

228

188

168

151

135

135

154

165

162

151

138

130

146

154

148

146

146

148

123

128

138

133

138

135

128

120

128

143

277

4,635

154

-

-

Calendar year 1958: Max 11,400 Min 177 Mean 1,436 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 48,200 Min 120 Mean 1,724 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 275 

2285. Big Walnut Creek at Central College, Ohio

Location. Lat 40"06'13", long 82°53'03", in T.2 N., R.17 W., on left bank at upstream 

side of highway bridge, a quarter of a mile east of Central College, Franklin County, 

0.4 mile downstream from Hoover Dam, and 3 miles southeast of Westerville.

Drainage area. 190 sq ml.

Records available. July 1938 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 814.96 ft above mean sea level.

Average discharge. 21 years, 184 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,800 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 19.75 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,200 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over Hoover 

Dam; minimum, 11 cfs on Feb. 5 (gage height, 2.17 ft), caused by gate operations at 

Hoover Dam; minimum dally discharge, 47 cfs Oct. 2,3.

1938-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 1959; no flow for many days in 1944 

and 1955.

Remarks. Records good. Flow completely regulated by Hoover Reservoir since September 

1954 (see p. 285).

Revisions (water years). WSP 873: 1938. WSP 1435: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

3.0 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0

68

103

175

337

6.0 1,130

8.0 2,320

12.0 5,830

15.0 10,600

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

201

340

750

8.0 2,400

11.0 4,810

13.0 7,080

15.0 10,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

60

47

47

49

53

51

50

52

53

54

54

54

54

54

54

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

56

55

55

55

55

55

*54 

54

53

1,663

53.6

_

-

Nov.

53

53

53

53

53

50

53

54

54

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

58

53

52

51

51

51

51

51

51

52

51

53

51 

51

1,574

52.5

-

Dec.

52

53

53

54

53

52

52

52

52

52

*52~ 51

54

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53 

53

53

1,636

52.8

_

-

Jan.

62

58

55

55

55

55

53

53

85

134

134

134

162

190

215

227

224

221

221

227

9,500

10,600

1,690

696

410

*301

245

225

225 

230

248

26,990

871

_

-

Feb.

264

193

163

149

158

158

218

218

214

3,200

3.410

1,030

584

642

1,430

855

486

458

238

162

141

187

232

230

230

230

197

235

-

15,892

568

_

-

Mar.

235

232

*230

230

230

301

530

358

301

277

295

292

230

240

620

651

386

253

23E

232

258

250

238

232

235

232

280

219

196 

230

230

8,955

289

_

-

Apr.

238

242

235

232

235

235

235

235

235

235

235

235

235

232

*232

232

232

232

232

232

232

225

218

218

220

220

211

223

225 

228

6,906

230

_

-

May

218

228

228

228

230

230

228

228

228

228

228

238

230

230

230

230

230

232

235

238

242

242

240

240

238

232

*230

197

228

225

7,144

230

_

-

June

223

242

240

223

223

220

220

220

218

218

198

218

220

215

215

215

213

215

215

218

218

220

215

215

220

218

220

220

172

1 ia7^7 

6,444

215

_

-

July

147

147

147

149

149

147

.47

*147

120

74

72

12

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

74

74

72

72

74

72

72

72

72

2,892

93.3

_

-

Aug.

72

70

70

69

69

69

69

39

69

69

69

69

69

69

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

*72

72

72

74

72 

76

70

2,179

70.3

_

-

Sept.

70

69

67

70

72

65

67

67

67

67

67

67

67

67

67

*65

60

60

60

60

i8- 58

60

60

60

60

60

62

*62

_9jS

1,957

65.2

_

-

Calendar year 1958 : Max 2,130 Mln 27 Mean 155 Cfsm - In. -

Waber year 1958-59 : Max 10,600 Mln 47 Mean 231 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
276 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 

2290. Alum Creek at Columbus, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°56'43", long 82°56'28", on left bank a quarter of a mile downstream from

 ETvIEgston Avenue Bridge in Columbus, Franklin County, and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--190 sq mi.

Records available . July 1923 to December 1935, January 1938 to September 1959. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 733.63 ft above mean sea level. 

Average discharge.--33 years, 163 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 36,400 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 19.59 ft, from

 high-'water mark in well), from rating curve extended above 17,000 cfs on basis of 

contracted-opening measurement of peak flow; no flow Sept. 31-39.

1923-35, 1938-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 23, 1959; no flow Sept. 21-39, 

1959.

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

 for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. During low-flow seasons part of 

municipal water supply for city of Columbus is pumped from its Alum Creek well field. 

A portion of pumpage is believed to be diverted from Alum Creek basin as recharge for 

aquifer supplying well field.

Revisions (water years). WSP 758: 1933. WSP 1305: 1928(M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 25 to Feb. 6)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

6.0

10

82

162

3.0

4.0

6.0

1O.O

12.0

274 

556 

1,350 

3,74O 

6,09O 

9j_93O

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

2.5

6.2

12

3.4 

3.6 

3.8 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

92

140

320

540

8.0 2,310

11.0 4,690

14.0 9,930

17.0 17,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

32

21

15

14

11

10

9.6

9.6

19

22

11

17

19

14

12

9.6

32

11

8.8

8.4

11

11

15

13

13

14

16

18

*16

14

13

460.0

14.8

O.078

O.09

Nov.

12

14

14

12

1JL

12

12

12

15

20

15

14

15

16

27

20

30

*3

35

29

40

34

25

22

19

29

23

30

39

23

662

22.1

0.116

0.13

Dec.

23

22

23

SO

192

154

115

b85

b60

b45

*b35

b30

30

b25

25

22

b20

b20

b20

b25

25

23

23

23

23

24

26

24

24

31

34

1,311

42.3

O.223

0.26

Jan.

120

303

326

212

blSO

bllO

b95

b75

b65

b45

41

33

30

49

219

347

310

blSO

blSO

150

8,030

*16 , 600

*1J970

55O

332

230

164

132

*130

312

513

31,983

1,032

5.43

6.26

Feb.

226

143

130

161

152

117

112

112

116

3,410

5.130

659

464

690

1,920

705

4O5

340

233

135

114

117

170

392

252

188

164

161

16,918

604

3.18

3.31

Mar.

219

41O

410

*296

194

486

585

260

205

240

219

174

184

312

1.130

610

272

167

127

*119

114

99

84

79

73

71

103

174

119 

103

94

7,732

249

1.31

1.51

Apr.

105

400

382

332

212

137

105

90

81

71

68

61

53

49

*48

45

42

42

42

53

50

48

40

35

J54

36

71

1,150

1.250 

486

5,598

187

0.984

1.10

May

400

260

155

107

84

68

61

52

46

49

50

356

630

268

155

103

86

68

222

252

114

84

244

127

77

68

70

*99

327 

350

200

5,232

169

0.889

1.02

June

96

1.080

291

117

73

55

45

37

31

28

31

29

3O

25

20

20

19

18

17

!fi

16

35

10O

55

20O

50O

300

170

100 

2OO

3,754

125

O.658

O.73

July

150

100

70

50

35

25

20

*15

14

11

9.1

11

7.4

6.2

5.5

5.5

5.5

20

13

7.9

6.9

14

24

51

28

14

18

18

11 

*6 . 2

9.6

781.8

25.2

0.133

0.15

Aug.

10

7.4

7.4

7.4

5.8

22

21

14

9.1

7.4

5.8

4.7

4.0

4.0

3.2

2.9

3.2

5.1

3.6

2.1

1.4

.8

.6

.3

.3

*.2

.1

9.7

8.5

20

41

233.0

7.52

O.O40

0.05

Sept.

32

15

"29 42

18

11

7.4

5.5

5.1

3.2

1.6

1.0

.7

.7

.6

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

o

0 

5.8

179.7

5.99

0.032

O.O4

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,630 Min 8.4 Mean 139 Cfsm 0.732 In. 9.90

Water year 1958-59: Max 16,600 Min 0 Mean 2O5 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.65

-_., discharge (base, 3,000 cfs) . Jan. 22 (4 a.m.) 26.4OO cfs (19.59 ft); Feb. 11 (5 a.m.) 7,530 

cfs (12.80 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 24, June 14 to July 7; discharge estimated on basis

 ecords and records for Whetstone Creek near Ashley and other nearby stations.

of weather
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 277

2295. Big Walnut Creek at Rees, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°51'24", long 82°57'26", in NE^ sec.26, T.4 N. , R.22 W., on right bank

at downstream side of highway bridge, half a mile southwest of Rees, Franklin County,

and 4£ miles downstream from Alum Creek. 

Drainage area. 544 sq mi. 

Records available. August 1921 to December 1935, October 1938 to September 1959. Monthly

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 698.20 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

of 1912. Aug. 18, 1921, to Oct. 23, 1927, chain and staff gages at site 0.3 mile

upstream at datum 2.00 ft lower prior to Oct. 1, 1924, at present datum thereafter. 

Average discharge. 35 years, 493 cfs (adjusted for diversion). 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 59,800 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 22.03 ft, from

high-water mark in well), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of

contracted-opening measurement of peak flow; minimum, 25 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height,

1.25 ft).

1921-35, 1938-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 22, 1959; minimum, 5 cfs Sept. 4,

5, 10-12, 1925.

Flood of Mar. 25, 1913, reached a stage of 20.5 ft, present datum, at site 0.3 mile

upstream. 

Remarks.--Records fair. Flow regulated by Hoover Reservoir since September 1954

(see p. 285). Diversion above station for part of municipal supply of city of Columbus

beginning June 15, 1956. Sewage returned to Scioto River above station at Columbus. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1053: 1929, 1933(M), 1943(M), 1945. WSP 1305: 1923(M),

1925-26(M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, Jan. Z3 to Feb. 10)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 2Z to May 27 May 28 to Sept. 30

1.4 48

1.6 81

Z.O 171

2.5 320

3.0 508

5.0 1,540

9.0 4,700

13.0 9,540

2,4 

2.7 

3,0 

5.0 

8.0

285

390

520

1,610

3,780

1Z.O 

15.0 

17.0 

19.0 

Zl.O

8,100 

13,100 

18,400 

29,100 

46,4OO

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

E.5

28

148

265

3.0 43O

5.0 1,550

6.O 2,250

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

134

103

81

7Z

68

70

68

63

70

108

85

68

81

81

70

63

79

120

68

65

67

65

76

89

74

83

83

87

77 *76

6£

2,462

79.4

34.1

Nov.

68

70

81

76

70

68

67

67

76

101

91

77

77

79

93

110

95

114

116

101

99

103

97

89

89

97

108

114

1Z5 

108

2,7Z6

90.9

33.8

Calendar year 1958:

Water year 1958-59: 1

Dec.

99

101

103

186

4Z4

358

238

2Z3

184

154

*139

141

130

116

116

105

100

100

110

13Z

121

119

116

123

130

119

121

1Z5

13Z 

156

168

4,689

151

34.6

Jan.

353

1,150

712

476

253

204

190

170

161

156

220

212

204

259

814

1,030

761

480

452

481

8,790

M4.600

*12,400

2,200

1,600

1,190

915

775

*735 

1,020

1,310

84,273

2,718

35.5

Feb.

942

725

625

745

670

529

520

575

575

5,630

12,400

3,330

1,740

1,890

4,020

2,470

1,460

1,220

870

560

422

430

625

976

805

655

610

552

-

46,571

1,663

35. Z

Mar.

745

992

93Z

*810

630

1,110

1,570

998

770

820

780

785

660

871

2.190

1,910

1,090

730

556

516

511

520

434

418

410

398

475

590

430 

422

422

24,495

790

35.2

Apr.

410

1,200

1,020

865

680

556

470

434

414

406

386

374

362

354

*346

322

322

319

315

366

340

329

306

297

294

294

350

1,550

Hi

16,661

555

36.4

lax 7,300 Min 54 Mean 496

May

865

665

502

418

370

346

318

312

291

217

309

969

1,370

785

547

434

386

354

426

615

516

398

920

560

410

374

366

*1 . 600

645 

896

682

17,946

579

40.8

June

390

1^290

709

398

317

288

268

260

248

24Z

240

27Z

252

245

240

235

228

223

218

216

216

260

362

314

265

571

625

358

282 

188

10,220

341

41.4

July

161

235

198

170

161

177

150

150

*139

122

64

74

68

56

49

48

48

52

96

68

61

52

67

152

146

*89

83

108

83 

68

61

3,256

105

41.8

Aug.

61

55

50

52

56

47

61

60

56

55

48

44

46

42

36

37

38

43

49

39

37

33

3Z

29

29

*30

29

41

104 

56

175

1,570

50.6

44.1

Sept.

83

128

74

87

62

52

48

43

38

38

35

39

38

36

37

34

38

38

35

31

2~9

Z8

30

28

28

28

29

28

31 

40

1,313

43.8

42.6

lax 44,600 Min 28 Mean 592

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Diversion, equivalent in cubic feet per second, for city of Columbus.

575949 0-61-19
278 SCIOTO RIVER BASIH

2305. Darby Creek at Darbyville, Ohio

Location. Lat 39 C 42'05", long 83°06'35", near right bank on downstream side of pier of 

bridge on State Highway 316, three-eighths of a mile northeast of Darbyville, Plckaway 

County, and 3 miles downstream from Greenbrler Creek.

Drainage area. 533 sq ml.

Records available. October 1921 to December 1935, January 1938 to September 1959. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published In WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 713.6 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Mar. 17, 1940, chain or staff gages at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 35 years, 438 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 49,000 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 17.94 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 22,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 29; minimum gage height, 1.25 ft Oct. 29.

1921-35, 1938-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 22, 1959; minimum observed, 

1.4 cfs Sept. 17, 1932.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1083: 1922(M), 1924(M), 1927(M), 1933(M), 1938(M). 

WSP 1305:1926(M), 1928-31(M), 1934(M), 1945(M). WSP 1505: 1932(m).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0

64

97

197

322

520

1,620

7.0

11.0

13.0

15.0

17.0

3,380

9,510

14,000

22,900

38,900

1.3

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

12

20

56

107

234

390

4.0 795

6.0 1,960

8.0 3,980

10.0 7,050

12.0 11,400

14.0 17,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

203

174

154

138

124

116

105

99

99

106

160

205

158

134

118

106

101

99

99

95

92

88

88

90

97

97

99

97

69

*80

99

3,589

116

0.218

0.25

Nov.

80

75

75

74

72

69

66

M

68

68

71

80

83

77

77

78

100

158

140

130

168

144

124

110

103

101

99

108

118

103

2,883

96.1

0.180

0.20

Dec.

94

103

105

108

262

529

320

260

210

160

*120

110

110

100

100

95

90

90

95

90

90

90

90

95

110

100

95

95

100

120

134

4,270

138

0.259

0.30

Jan.

ill

602

1,120

710

511

350

310

270

240

220

200

190

180

199

352

1,560

1,500

850

700

650

6,600

*58.400

*15,200

4,890

2,660

1,720

1,300

1,000

850

1,100

2,430

87,041

2,808

5.27

6.08

Feb.

1,480

950

804

940

1,160

754

540

532

493

3,820

11.900

6,050

2,400

2,320

3,990

3,120

1,780

1,420

1,100

790

612

640

608

782

782

660

592

552

-

51,571

1,842

3.46

3.60

Mar.

600

741

750

624

500

714

1,640

975

728

705

736

682

596

836

2,080

2.790

1,340

875

640

556

496

436

369

336

317

299

323

358

326

*293

 

22,942

740

1.39

1.60

Apr.

278

450

460

*460

496

376

308

275

263

243

228

212

203

201

190

182

176

169

166

176

174

161

158

148

141

139

153

405

1.540

900

9,431

314

0.589

0.66

May

656

516

397

320

272

237

212

190

174

174

*184

496

1.880

1,540

1,000

652

484

380

323

565

404

314

511

1,040

628

439

342

397

454

860

692

16,733

540

1.01

1.16

June

439

355

290

228

195

171

161

148

136

122

114

118

174

171

*139

120

107

103

88

85

80

98

151

166

141

118

105

94

85

81

4,583

153

0.287

0.32

July

71

253

166

131

144

317

156

96

76

68

56

59

49

43

43

41

40

41

49

44

44

43

43

48

58

58

109

129

92

244

.179

2,990

96.5

0.181

0.21

Aug.

109

73

58

55

47

43

41

41

43

*48

71

64

386

248

153

107

88

74

68

58

49

41

37

31

30

29

26

33

41

30

30

2,252

72.6

0.136

0.16

Sepb.

31

37

41

44

il

44

35

31

28

24

20

20

19

18

18

18

18

*17

17

20

15

17

19

15

15

14

18

14

13

16

703

23.4

0.044

0.05

Calendar year 1958: Max 7,930 Mln 64 Mean 616 Cfsm 1-16 In. 15.69

Water year 1958-59: Max 38,400 Min 13 Mean 573 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.59

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 cfs).--Jan. 22 (12 m.) 49,000 cfs (17.94 ft)j Feb. 11 (2 p.m.) 14,400 

cfs (13.12 ft)j Feb. 15 (9 p.m.) 4,800 cfs (8.60 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 7-30, Jan. 6-13, 21.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 279

2315. Scloto River at Chllllcothe , Ohio

Location. Lat 39°20'31", long 82°58'27", on right bank at north end of Chllllcothe, 

ROBS County, 450 ft downstream from Bridge Street Bridge on U. S. Highway 23

Drainage area.--3.847 sq ml.

Records available.--December 1913 to September 1914 (gage heights and discharge measurements only), October 1920 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published In WSP 1305. Gage-height records collected In this vicinity since 1907 are 

contained In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 594.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Sept. 30, 1914, staff gage at site 400 ft upstream at different 

datum. Apr. 1, 1921, to Feb. 1, 1923, tape gage and Feb. 2, 1923, to Aug 6, 1930 

chain gage, at site 500 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 39 years, 3,337 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 144,000 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 32.50 ft, from 

high-water mark In well); minimum, 254 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 1 34 ft)

1920-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 23, 1959; minimum, 160 cfs Jan. i, 1931 

Maximum stage known, 39.8 ft Mar. 26, 1913 (discharge, 260,000 cfs, estimated by 

Franklin County Conservancy District).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulated by Grlggs Reservoir, by 0'Shaughnessy Reservoir since 1924, by Delaware Reservoir 

since 1951, and by Hoover Reservoir since 1954 (see p. 285). Records of water temperatures for the water year 1959 are given In WSP 1641.

Revisions (water years). WSP 758: Drainage area. WSP 803: 1929(M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in 

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 3O

1.8 540

2.0 675

3.0 1,630

7.0 6,850

11.0 13,900

15.0 23,700

19.0 39,000

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

4.0 

7.0

230

360

730

2,560

6,40O

12.0

17.0

23.0

31.0

15,800

30,200

61,000

127,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.480

1,310

1,180

1,060

983

920

902

839

839

875

938 

965

1,020

1,OOO

929

857

857

893

911

814

774

750

682

682

698

675

675

668

661

626

*605

27,068

873

-

"

Nov.

612

612

605

626

605

592

586

579

572

592

654 

626

612

598

626

690

750

758

830

866

1,380

1.620

1,420

1,210

1,050

947

956

938

1,170

1,350

25,032

834

-

"

Dec.

*1,130

965

965

1,030

1,620

2,710

3.010

2,600

2,310

1,640

bl,200 

bl',200

bl,100

bl,000

b950

b900

b900

b850

b850

b850

b850

b800

774

782

822

830

822

798

790

814

830

36,692

1,184

-

~

Jan.

1.020

*2,840

4,720

4,390

3,440

2,560

1,920

1,740

bl,500

bl,300

bl,200 

bl,200

1,180

1,100

1,720

3,820

5,690

5,060

3,610

3,510

11,800

35,700

1 127.000

*71,700

*35,100

21,200

16,500

15,400

13,100

*1 1,500

12,400

424,920

13,710

-

-

Feb.

13,600

12,700

11,200

10,200

8,870

7,440

4,140

3,430

3.510

6,790

18,400 

56.700

34,700

23,000

21,200

21,800

20, 100

15,400

12,100

7,030

4,910

4,140

3,750

4,380

5,200

5,220

*4,850

4,020

-

328,580

11,740

-

"

Mar.

4,180

5,060

5,820

5,740

5,090

4,610

6,180

7,780

6,400

5,540

5,270 

5,270

4,980

5,260

8,940

12.400

11,700

8,520

5,790

4,180

3,650

3,340

3,010

2,690

2,520

2,370

2 . 360

2,640

2,600

2,410

*2,360

158,660

5,118

-

-

Apr.

2,300

3,100

4,710

3,840

3,580

3,210

2,700

2,370

2,230

2,070

1,950 

1,920

1,920

1,860

1,770

1,660

1,590

1,520

1,500

1,520

1,630

1,490

1,460

1,430

1,370

1.320

1,800

2,470

8,050

10.500

78,840

2,628

-

"

May

*9.230

8,680

8,620

7,830

5,920

3,350

2,600

2,170

1,930

1,760

m5,100

7,490

5,810

4,320

3,080

2,530

2,230

2,380

2,640

2,200

2,400

3,960

3,390

2,630

2,800

2,650

3,130

3,150

3,930

121,480

3,919

-

"

June

*3,100

2,530

3.660

2,720

2,280

1,690

1,470

1,360

1,310

1,130

997 

1,030

1,140

1,100

1,080

970

930

890

850

810

770

754

882

1,170

1,140

1,020

1,250

2,420

1,820

*1,550

43,823

1,461

-

~

July

1,130

1,110

1,750

1.900

1,730

1,870

1,490

1,040

810

722

650 

570

570

528

500

486

479

556

563

738

556

535

514

594

826

834

722

834

970

890

*1,110

27,577

890

-

'

Aug.

954

730

570

514

549

556

714

698

602

500

451 

479

465

738

666

570

500

465

472

458

430

402

381

388

360

360

360

360

451

586

*472

16,201

523

-

"

Sept.

586

563

549

479

430

423

374

339

339

360

332

318

311

290

278

297

311

311

311

311

311

284

278

284

272

272

266

266

254

*278

10,277

343

~

"

Calendar year 1958: Max 31,800 Hin 572 Mean 3,799 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 127,000 Hin 254 Mean 3,559 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
280 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

2325. Rocky Fork near Barretts Mills, Ohio

Location. Lat 39 0 13'05", long 83°23'05", on left bank at downstream side of highway

 bridge, 1.1 miles north of Barretts Mills, Highland County, 2 miles east of Rainsboro, 

2f miles upstream from mouth, and 6 miles downstream from Rocky Fork Reservoir.

Drainage area. 141 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 770.7 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

"(Jorps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 15, 1940, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 150 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,000 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 11.53 ft); mini-

 mum, 17 cfs July 15, 16 (gage height, 1.90 ft); minimum daily, 19 cfs July 11, 12, 16. 

1939-59: Maximum discharge, 13,200 cfs Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 15.56 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum daily, 

1.0 cfs Nov. 17, 1953.

Remarks. Records fair. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by mills above station. Flow regula^ed by Rocky Fork Reservoir since 1952 (capacity, 34,100 acre-ft).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used June 17, July 5, 6, 19, 20, 24, 27-31, 

Sept. 1; stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 14, 15, 

Jan. 6, 10, 11)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 14 Feb. 15 to Sept. 30

2.1 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

34

60

121

3.5

4.0

6.0

10.0

247

450

1,650

4,740

1.9 

2.2 

2.5

3.0

3.5 

4.0 

6.0

277

467

1,470

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

53

44 

40

38

35

32

30

*30

38

38

34

30

29

26

27

26

29

28

26

26

26

26

29

27

26

26

26

27

26

26

25

949

30.6

-

"

Nov.

26

26 

26

25

25

25

24

25

26

26

25

25

25

25

61

60

62

64

*89

70

60

53

49

49

45

48

41

49

55

48

1,257

43 .9

-

"

Dec.

45

43 

60

143

512

271

188

152

125

101

85

80

70

65

55

50

50

49

49

53

50

49

*49

52

50

48

47

46

46

46

45

2,574

83.0

-

"

Jan.

113

176 

154

139

110

90

*83

76

70

60

55

52

51

75

1,050

664

150

133

119

896

4.150

3,700

1,080

618

362

250

194

154

135

191

188

15,338

495

-

-

Feb.

159

133 

119

150

139

119

98

90

100

905

810

486

565

1,110

1.300

825

578

471

*339

240

191

160

192

199

180

168

156

154

-

10,136

362

-

"

Mar.

277

262 

237

201

173

295

290

243

232

265

321

342

354

658

785

560

400

277

220

182

166

143

127

116

108

110

144

144

134

125

122

8,013

258

-

"

Apr.

*123

704 

609

420

303

226

184

158

150

137

122

110

118

113

100

90

82

80

87

101

98

88

80

74

68

64

90

137

128

118

4,962

165

-

"

May

105

95 

87

77

70

64

59

50

41

39

46

64

*164

332

262

199

156

128

113

98

93

*E50

42

39

35

36

39

40

37

35

31

2,926

94.4

-

-

June

30

41 

45

38

33

29

27

25

23

22

27

52

34

25

23

22

*142

22

20

20

20

20

21

20

20

22

21

20

21

20

905

30.2

-

-

July

26

24 

21

20

33

95

22

20

20

20

19

19

20

20

20

19

20

20

35

39

22

21

21

53

25

23

201

361

342

249

164

2,014

65.0

-

"

Aug.

113

80 

57

*47

37

28

27

30

27

24

22

21

20

20

 20

21

23

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

21

22

32

24

927

29.9

-

-

Sept.

60

49 

31

26

22

23

22

23

21

22

22

22

21

22

22

*22

22

21

21

22

22

21

21

20

22

21

21

22

21

23

730

24.3

-

~

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,220 Mln 24 Mean 172 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 4, ISO Min 19 Mean 139 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 281

2340. Paint Creek near Bourneville, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°15'49", long 83°10'01", on downstream side of left pier of highway

bridge, l£ miles southwest of Bourneville, Ross County, and 1-jj miles upstream from

Upper Twin Creek. 

Drainage area. 808 sq mi. 

Records available. October 1921 to January 1937, January 1938 to September 1959. Monthly

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305. Published as "at Bainbridge"

October 1921 to September 1923 and as "near Bainbridge" January 1938 to May 1939. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 665.2 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

of 1912. Prior to Sept. 30, 1923, chain and staff gage at site 9 miles upstream at

datum 700.81 ft above mean sea level. Oct. 1, 1923, to Aug. 26, 1924, chain gage and

Aug. 27, 1924, to Jan. 25, 1937, water-stage recorder, at present site and datum.

Jan. 20, 1938, to May 3, 1939, chain gage at site 6 miles upstream at datum 687.64 ft

above mean sea level.

Average discharge.--36 years (1921-36, 1938-59), 791 cfs. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 24,700 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 16.63 ft); minimum, 37 cfs Sept. 27-29; minimum gage height, 2.31 ft Nov. 8.

1921-37, 1938-59: Maximum discharge, 52,100 cfs Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 19.2 ft);

minimum, 6.7 cfs Aug. 13, 14, 1930; minimum gage height, 1.67 ft Oct. 14, 15, 16, 1957. 

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

slightly regulated by Rocky Fork Reservoir since 1952 (capacity, 34,100 acre-ft).

Records of water temperatures and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1959 are

given in WSP 1641. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 893: 1924, 1925(M), 1926, 1927(M), 1933, 1935, 1937.

WSP 1385:1922, 1923(M), 1924.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect Csage height,

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 24 to Apr. 1, Apr. 8-27, May 2-12)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

2.3

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

153

300

550

875

7.0 3,410

1O.O 6,81O

13.0 12,200

15.0 18,000

16.1 22,400

2.7 32

3.0 89

3.5 242

4.0 455

4.5 780

5.0 1,250

10.0 6,810

13.0 12,200

16.0 21,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

206

T7F

162

153

140

129

121

114

119

137

124

114

110

*108

103

101

98

99

96

96

96

96

99

105

105

105

103

103

101

3,611

116

0.144

0.17

Nov.

92

94

94

94

92

92

89

87

89

90

94

92

90

89

130

216

181

*165

206

191

168

150

131

126

121

117

114

121

142

3,688

123

0.152

0.17

Dec.

119

124

124

376

1,100

1,250

682

763

b600

b460

b380

b310

b270

b240

220

210

200

2OO

195

232

256

236

*228

260

264

b250

240

236

228

213

10,894

351

0.434

0.50

Jan.

442

1,320

1,280

1,070

770

574

*b490

b420

b370

b320

284

292

327

340

2,040

2,480

1,380

1,120

1,470

2,120

13,800

22,200

*18,300

5,780

3,480

2,580

2,200

1,850

1,640

95,419

3,078

3.81

4.39

Feb.

2,200

,730

,460

,730

,630

,370

,130

,060

,030

,850

,870

,160

,190

,350

,510

,670

,680

,260

* ,740

,400

,150

,100

,150

,360

,330

,220

,110

,030

-

63,470

2,267

2.81

2.93

Mar.

,410

,540

,410

,210

,O3O

* ,510

,820

,560

,370

,430

,790

,780

,730

,000

,540

,490

,500

,810

,430

1,230

1,080

914

765

670

609

557

684

691

595

45,251

1,460

1.81

2.09

Apr.

*515

*2,550

*2,140

1,590

1,260

990

780

649

622

569

509

487

504

482

435

392

365

347

347

383

369

331

303

280

265

250

418

1,780

1,750

22,952

7B5

0.947

1.06

May

635

487

411

360

322

295

269

242

228

250

307

*1,030

3,070

2,240

1,490

1,030

780

635

551

482

607

416

406

360

343

339

331

299

19,661

634

0.785

0.90

June

246

389

466

314

261

235

206

190

173

161

148

196

210

173

145

*136

185

168

120

114

114

112

114

120

122

125

145

122

114

5,426

181

0.224

0.25

July

94

114

106

92

129

488

161

114

94

92

87

78

74

69

67

65

63

63

94

392

120

89

87

190

167

112

637

844

972

6,597

213

0.264

O.3O

Aug.

272

199

148

*134

411

1,110

466

388

307

250

203

170

142

120

109

99

92

94

94

89

87

78

74

69

67

65

63

63

63

5,731

185

0.229

0.26

Sept.

89

391

131

89

65

63

52

56

52

50

48

48

48

46

46

*45

42

42

43

45

45

45

43

38

38

38

38

37

37

1,896

63.2

0.078

0.09

Calendar year 19581 Max 15.1OO Mln 87 Mean 924 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.53

Water year 1958-59: Max 22,2OO Mln 37 Mean 78O Cfsm 0.965 In. 13.11

Peak discharge (base 

cfs (11.80 ft).

9,000 cfs).--Jan. 22 (6 p.m.) 24,700 cfs (16.63 ft); Feb. lo (9 p.m.) 9,730

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice
282 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

2345. Scioto River at Higby, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°12'44", long 82°51'35", in sec.6, T.7 N., R.20 W., on left bank at downstream side of highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Walnut Creek 

and lij miles north of Higby, Ross County.

Drainage area.--5.129 sq mi.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 567.6 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Nov. 7, 1930, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--29 years, 4,370 cfs.

gage height, 26.40 ft), 

fs Sept. 29, 30; minimum

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 160,000 cfs Jan. 23 

from rating curve extended above 115,000 cfs; minimum, 290 

gage height, 1.71 ft Nov. 9.

1930-59: Maximum discharge, 177,000 cfs Jan. 23, 1937, from rating curve extended 

above 112,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 26.4 ft Jan. 23, 1937, from floodmarks, and 

Jan. 23, 1959; minimum discharge, 244 cfs Oct. 23, 1930. 

Maximum stage known, 31.6 ft Mar. 26, 1913.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair. 

Flow slightly regulated by O'Shaughnessy and Griggs Reservoirs, since 1951 by Delaware Reservoir, since September 1954 by Hoover Reservoir (see p. 285), and since 1952 

by Rocky Pork Reservoir (capacity, 34,100 acre-ft). Records of water temperatures and 

suspended sediment loads for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1641.

Revisions (water years). WSP 758: Drainage area. WSP 893: 1937(M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of shifting control (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.7

2.0

5.0

13.0

Oct. 1 to Jan. 23

680

1,070

5,730

23,200

16.0 

20.0 

 23.0 

25.0

Jan. 24 to Sept. 30

33,600

64,000

97,200

129,000

2.0 

3.0

290

1,520

6.0 

13.0

7,250

23,200

Note. Same as preceding table 

above 13.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,960

1,770

1,600

1,390

1,410

1,320

1,280

1,210

1,210

1,220

1,180

1,240

1,540

*1,350

1,310

1,210

1,200

1,180

1,220

1,100

1,040

1,020

966

914

966

914

901

875

862

836

823

36,817

1,188

_

-

Nov.

784

810

797

810

784

758 

732

719

706

732

810

823

784

758

823

979

1,100

*1,080

1,200

1,250

1,570

1,880

1,740

1,690

1,380

1,290

1,250

1,270

1,380

1,630

32,319

1,077

_

-

Dec.

1,480

1,280

1,280

1,590

5,020

4.050 

3,990

5,400

5,060

2,220

1,670

1,670

1,520

1,420

1,520

1,250

1,240

1.150

1,140

1,170

1,200

1,200

1,170

1,180

1,220

1,180

1,200

1,170

1,170

1,200

1,210

52,000

1,677

_

-

Jan.

1,590

3,890

6,070

5,750

4,440

3,080 

2,480

*2,570

2,080

1,800

1,690

1,660

1,660

1,600

5,570

6,710

6,950

6,130

4,760

6,080

24,800

45 , 900

127,000

*10 6,000

*52,200

28,600

19,900

18,500

15,700

14,300

15,500

542,540

17,490

_

-

Feb.

16,200

14,900

15,200

12 , 600

11,500

10,OOO 

6,610

5,570

5.210

11,600

26,300

36,200

41.900

31,500

31,500

27,200

*25,000

19,400

15 , 500

9,890

7,030

6,150

5,690

6,250

6,900

6,840

6,440

5,610

_

422,290

15,080

_

-

Mar.

5,960

6,880

7,400

7,250

6,480

6,250 

7,650

9,540

8,060

7,250

7,520

7,560

7,210

8,850

16,000

16.600

15,100

11,000

7,670

5,940

5,290

4,950

4,550

4,150

5,850

5,660

3,640

5,750

3,690

*3,540

5,410

220,090

7,100

_

-

Apr.

3,470

6,820

*8,550

6,550

5,730

5,110 

4,370

3,950

5,770

5,640

5,590

3,220

5,240

3,160

2,960

2,780

2,650

2,520

2,450

2,510

2,560

2,450

*2,510

2,260

2,190

2.070

5,570

6,540

10,600

12 . 900

127,810

4,260

-

-

May

11.600

10,600

10,400

9,690

7,890

4,850 

3,750

3,180

2,880

2,690

*2.560

2,700

5,750

11,200

9,270

6,880

4,910

3,970

3,450

5,510

*5,640

3,140

5,500

4,870

4,450

3,450

3,540

3,350

4,030

3,620

4,550

163,410

5,271

-

-

June

5,910

3,120

4,650

3,600

5,010

2,450 

2,150

1,990

1,900

1,760

1,600

1,590

1,700

1,660

 1,620

1,550

1,470

1,480

1,400

1,550

1,320

1,500

1,540

1,520

1,580

1,510

1,480

2,650

2,240

1,900

60,740

2,025

-

-

July

1,650

1,460

1,940

2,040

2,010

2.850 

2,120

1,590

1,550

1,270

1,170

1,110

1,070

1,060

1,010

986

1,010

1,050

1,080

1,590

1,220

1,070

1,010

1,080

1,320

1,550

1,650

2,090

2,140

1,860

1,860

45,806

1,478

-

-

Aug.

1,650

1,400

1,210

1,780

2.780

*2,010 

1,860

1,620

1,470

1,310

1,200

1,140

1,110

1,210

1,250

1,160

1,070

1,020

1,010

1,010

974

950

926

926

914

866

842

770

746

890

818

57,872

1,222

-

-

Sept.

926

1.050

1,010

866

770

710 

658

590

590

590

566

542

550

494

482

470

470

*458

454

410

410

598

562

550

550

558

526

526

502

574

16,152

558

-

-

Calendar year 1958: Max 39,200 Mln 706 Mean 5,224 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 127,000 Mln 302 Mean 4,815 Cfsra - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 24,000 cfs). Jan. 23 (6 p.m.) 160,000 cfs (26.40 ft); Feb. 13 (4 a.m.) 44,100 

cfs (17.70 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Shifting-control method used Jan. 27 to Feb. 10, Feb. 18 to Apr. 28.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 283

2350. Salt Creek at Tarlton, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°33'45", long 82"47'00", in SW^ sec.34, T.12 N. r R.20 W., on right bank 

in Fairfield County, half a mile northwest of Tarlton, Pickaway County, and 65- miles 

upstream from Plum Run.

Drainage area. 10.6 sq mi.

Records available. July 1946 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 875.36 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912.

Average discharge. 13 years, 10.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,190 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 4.56 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1946-59: Maximum discharge, 2,780 cfs July 18, 1947 (gage height, 6.4 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 850 cfs by velocity-area studies; no flow for many days.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.6

.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.2

.2

.7

2.0

4.9

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

56

132

268

435

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.3

1.6

1.4

1.1

.9

*.8

.8

.8

1.2

1.6

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.4

3^0.

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.7

2.0

1.9

2.5

2.3

2.0

1.9 

1.7

1.6

47.0

1.52

0.143

0.16

'Nov.

1.6

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.7

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.4

5.9

2.9

1.9

*1.9

5.4

2.9

2.3

1.9

1.6

1.4

1^3

1.6

1.3

bl.8

bl.6 

bl.4

60.0

2.00

0.189

0.21

Dec.

bl.5

b2.0

5.6

30

44

b!9

b!7

bio

b7

b5

b4.5

*b4.0

b3.0

b3.0

b2.5

b2.5

b2.2

b2.0

b2.2

b3.0

b2.3

b2.0

b2.5

b3.0

b4.0

b3.0

b2.7

b2.6

b2.6 

b2 .8

b4.0

201.5

6.50

0.613

0.71

Jan.

b60

*33

15

blO

b7

b5

b4.5

b4.0

b3.5

b3.0

b2.8

b2.6

b2.5

b20

b75

b20

b!7

b!5

bl3

b!20

419

70

b20

blO

8.3

7.3

b6

b6

b7 

b25

b!5

1,026.5

33.1

3.12

3.60

Feb.

bll

b9

b8

b8

*b6

b5

b4.0

3.8

7.6

215

34

16

36

118

41

20

14

14

bll

blO

blO

b9

14

13

11

9.3

8.3

8.6

-

674.6

24.1

2.27

2.36

Mar.

29

16

12

9.3

8.8

15

10

8.8

12

22

17

14

14

~75 106

*19

12

b9

7.8

7.3

6.8

4.9

4.9

4.5

4.2

4.2

5.4

4.2

3.8 

3 8

5J5

474.2

15.3

1.44

1.66

Apr.

4.7

69

16

10

7.8

5.9

4.9

4.2

4.5

3.8

3.1

3.8

3.8

3.1

2.7

2.7

2.3

2.5

2.7

4.4

2.9

2.5

2.3

1.9

1.9

1.9

9.0

16

7.8

8.3

216.4

7.21

0.680

0.76

May

8.3

5,. 4

4.2

3.5

3.1

2.7

2.5

2.0

1.9

2.6

2.5

24

17

12

6.8

4.5

3.5

2.9

2.5

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.5

1.4

49

16

5.8 

4.2

2.7

201.0

6.48

0.611

0.70

June

2.0

5.0 278^

1.9

1.4

1.3

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.5

1.0

*.7

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.4

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

,1

25.2

0.84

0.079

0.09

July

0.1

.2

.2

.1

.3

.9

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.9

.3

.2

.7

.7

.4 

.2

.2

7.5

0.24

0.023

0.03

Aug.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

.1.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

1.7

0.05

0.005

0.006

Sept.

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

ii.

0.3

0.01

0.00094

0.001

Calendar year 1958: Max 151 Mln 0.4 Mean 10.4 Cfsm 0.981 In. 13.33

Water year 1958-59: Max 419 Mln 0 Mean 8.04 Cfsm 0.758 In. 10.29

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs}. Jan. 21 (6 p.m.) 1,190 cfs (4.56 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
284 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

2355. Tar Hollow Creek at Tar Hollow State Park, Ohio

'20", long 82°45'00", In NEySEi; sec.36, T.10 N., R.20 W., in Tar 

, on left bank 2 miles upstream from mouth and 5-jj miles south of

Location. Lat 39°23 

Hollow State Park 

Adelphi, Ross County.

Drainage area.--1.50 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1946 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and V-notch weir. Datum of gage Is 793.91 ft above mean sea 

level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge.--13 years, 1.25 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 62 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 4.38 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1946-59: Maximum discharge, 374 cfs June 13, 1958 (gage height, 5.62 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 35 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 

5.21 ft; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

1.2 

2.3

3.3

3.5 

3.8 

4.1

3.9

8.6

20

38

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

*.i

.2

.4

.3 

.2

.2

.1

0

O

0

0

0 

0

1.5

0.05

0.033

0.04

Dec.

0

0

0

.6

4.7

2.0

1.0

.9

.6

.4

.4

*.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

.2

.4

.3

.3

.2

*.2 

.2

.2

13.5

0.44

0.293

0.34

Jan.

2.3

3.0

1.8

1.1

.7

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

8.5

5.2

2.6

1.7

1.5

12

37. 

10

3.4

2.2

1.7

1.4

1.1

.9

.8 

1.6

1.4

104.2

3.36

2.24

2.58

Feb.

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.2

.9

*.6

.6

.6

.7

8.2

4.6

3.0

5.3

12

8.8

4.3

3.0

2.4

.7

.2

.0 

.O

.4

.5

.3

1.3

1.1

1.2

-

72.0

2.57

1.71

1.78

Mar.

2.2

2.6

2.3

1.7

1.6

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.6

1.9

2.6

2.6

2.7

1212"

*4.7

2.9

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.7

.8

.7

.7 

.7

.8

72.5

2.34

1.56

1.80

Apr.

1.1

11

4.8

2.7

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.3

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

.9 

.9

.7

.7

.6

.6

12

17

*4.5

87.9

2.93

1.95

2.18

May

3.2

274

1.8

1.5

1.1

.9

.7

.6

.4

.4

.4

.5

.9

1.1

.8

.7

.6

.4

.4

.4

.3 

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2 

.3

.4

21.6

0.70

0.467

0.54

June

0.2

.2

.2

.1

O

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

*0

0.7

0.02

0.013

o.oi

July

o

0

o

o

0

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0.6

0.02

0.013

0.01

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1958: Max 56 Min 0 Mean 1.40 Cfsm 0.933 In. 12.69

Water year 1958-59: Max 37 Min 0 Mean 1.03 Cfsm 0.687 In. 9.28

Peak discharge (base, 50 cfs). Jan. 21 (6:45 p.m.) 62 cfs (4.38 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 285 

Reservoirs in Scioto River basin

2205. O'Shaughnessy Reservoir. Lat 40°09'15", long 83°07'34", in Delaware County, at 

dam on Scioto' River, 4 miles north of Dublin, franklin County. Drainage area, 

987 sq mi. Records available, October 1924 to September 1959. Monthly contents for 

some periods, published in WSP 1305. Daily readings have been obtained by city of 

Columbus, Division of Water, since 1924. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage 

is at mean sea level (levels by city of Columbus). Maximum contents during year, 

24.S90 acre-ft Jan. 22 (elevation, 854.40 ft); minimum, 12,480 acre-ft Sept. 30 

(elevation, 842.15 ft). Maximum contents during period 1924-59, that of Jan. 22, 

1959; minimum observed, 97.9 acre-ft Feb. 11, 1945 (elevation, 791.97 ft).

Reservoir formed by concrete dam; dam completed and storage begun in 1924. Available capacity, 14,490 acre-ft, between elevations 789.5 ft (sill of outlet gate) and 

845 ft (crest of apillway), based on survey made in 1942. Flashboards installed 

May 8, 1945, additional capacity, 2,450 acre-ft, between elevations 845 ft (crest of 

spillway) and 847.9 ft (crest of flashboards). Dead storage, 55 acre-ft. Records 

given herein represent total contents. Water used for municipal supply of city of 

Columbus. Capacity table computed from data furnished by city of Columbus.

2215. GrlgRS Reservoir. Lat 40°00'54", long 83°05'38", at dam on Scioto River, 5| miles 

northwest of Columbus, Franklin County, and 6^ miles upstream from Olentangy River. 

Drainage area, 1,052 sq mi. Records available, January 1921 to September 1959. 

Monthly contents for some periods, published in WSP 1305. Daily readings have been 

obtained by city of Columbus, Division of Water, since 1908. Gage, water-stage 

recorder. Datum of gage is 680.38 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels 

by city of Columbus); gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea 

level. -Maximum contents during year, 7,730 acre-ft Jan. 22 (elevation, 763.91 ft); 

minimum, 3,460 acre-ft Aug. 1 (elevation, 752.01 ft). Maximum contents during period 

1921-59, that of Jan. 22, 1959; minimum observed, 277 acre-ft Jan. 24, 1945 (elevation, 

735.78 ft).

Reservoir formed by concrete dam; dam completed and storage begun in 1905. Available capacity, 3,680 acre-ft between elevations 735.4 and 753.4 ft (crest of spillway), 

based on survey made in 1935. Flashboards installed July 28, 1945, additional capacity, 

735 acre-ft, between elevations 753.4 ft (crest of spillway) and 755.6 ft (crest of 

flashboards). Dead storage, 250 acre-ft. Records given herein represent total 

contents. Water is used for municipal supply of city of Columbus. Capacity table 

computed from data furnished by city of Columbus.

2250. Delaware Reservoir. Lat 40°21'25", long 83°04'05", in NW^NE^ T.5 N. , R.19 W. , at 

dam on Olentangy River, 4 miles north of Delaware, Delaware County. Drainage area, 

381 sq mi (Corps of Engineers). Records available, March 1951 to September 1959. 

Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum 

[levels by Corps of Engineers). Maximum contents during year, 113,000 acre-ft Jan. 25 

(elevation, 944.75 ft); minimum, 7,860 acre-ft Jan. 5 (elevation, 909.40 ft). Maximum 

contents during period 1951-59, that of Jan. 25, 1959; minimum, 4,160 acre-ft Jan. 20, 

1954 (elevation, 904.07 ft).

Reservoir formed by earth dam with concrete spillway; closure of dam made Aug. 12, 

1947; storage to maintain conservation pool began Mar. 20, 1951. Capacity at top of 

crest gates (elevation, 947.00 ft), 132,000 acre-ft of which 8,400 acre-ft (winter) and 

14,000 acre-ft (summer) is in conservation pool. No dead storage. Records given herein 

represent total contents. Reservoir is used primarily for flood control although the 

conservation pool is operated for increased low flow for water supply and pollution 

abatement to downstream areas and for recreational and wildlife conservation purposes. 

Outflow is controlled mostly by operation of gates in sluiceways through dam, but 

above spillway level, taintor gates on spillway can be used. Gage-height record and 

capacity curve used to compute data contained herein furnished by Corps of Engineers.

2284. Hoover Reservoir. Lat 40°06'30", long 82°53'00", in T.2 N. , R.17 W. , at dam on Big 

Walnut Creek, half a mile northeast of Central College, Franklin County, and 12 miles 

northeast of Columbus. Drainage area, 190 sq mi. Records available, March 1955 to 

September 1959. Gage, water-stage recorder; staff gage read once daily prior to 

Sept. 10, 1956. Datum of gage is at mean sea level. Maximum contents during year, 

74,680 acre-ft Jan. 21 (elevation, 894.76 ft); minimum, 36,240 acre-ft Sept. 30 

(elevation, 879.93 ft). Maximum contents during period 1955-59, that of Jan. 21, 1959; 

minimum, that of Sept. 30, 1959.

Reservoir formed by earth dam with concrete spillway; dam completed in 1954 and 

storage began in March 1955. Available capacity, 60,340 acre-ft at elevation 890 ft 

(crest of spillway). Dead storage, 214 acre-ft at elevation 830 ft (sill of two 4- by 

6-foot gates). Records given herein represent total contents. Water is used for 

municipal supply of city of Columbus. Capacity table computed from data furnished by 

city of Columbus.
286 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Scioto River basin Continued

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Date

Dec. 31....................

Sept.30... .................

Dec. 31....................

Sept.3O. ...................

Water year 1958-59. . .....

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents (acrefeet)

Change In 

contents 

(acre-feet)

O'Shaughnessy Reservoir

848 . 30 

848.11 

848.24 

848.19

-

849.18 

848.56 

848.28 

849.74 

848.40 

848.32 

848.12 

842.80 

842.15

-

17,420 

17,230 

17,360 

17,310

-

18,300 

17,670 

17,400 

18,880 

17,520 

17,440 

17,240 

12, 930 

12,480

-

-190 

-t-130 

-50

-t-560

-t-990 

-630 

-270 

-t-1,480 

-1,360 

-80 

-200 

-4,310 

-450

-4, 940

Delaware Reservoir

915.24 

911.12 

910.57 

91O.30

-

932.98 

910.57 

910.40 

926.60 

915.98 

915.60 

914.62 

913.14 

912.41

_

14,260 

9,520 

8,970 

8,700

-

51,140 

8,970 

8,800 

34,000 

15,270 

14,780 

13,510 

11,750 

10,890

.

-4,740 

-550 

-270

-t-390

-t-42,440 

-42,170 

-17O 

-t-25,200 

-18,730 

-49O 

-1,270 

-1,760 

-860

-3.370

Elevation 

(feet)t

Contents 

(acrefeet)

Change In 

contents 

(acre-feet)

Qrlggs Reservoir

755.71 

755.44 

755.56 

755.54

-

756.89 

g756.21 

g755.75 

757.60 

755.76 

755.56 

752.14 

755.50 

753.99

-

4,710 

4,630 

4,670 

4,660

-

5,130 

4,890 

4,740 

5,390 

4,740 

4,670 

3,510 

4,650 

4,140

-

-80 

+40 

-10

-190

-t-470 

-240 

-150 

-t-650 

-650 

-70 

-1,160 

+1,140 

-510

-570

Hoover Reservoir

889.37 

888.15 

887.27 

886.88

-

890.02 

889.76 

888.46 

887.57 

887.47 

886.51 

884.13 

882. OS 

879.93

.

58,730 

55,400 

53,100 

52,090

-

60,400 

59,700 

56,220 

53,880 

53,620 

51,140 

45,200 

40,570 

36,240

_

-3,330 

-2,300 

-1,010

-8,800

+8,310 

-70O 

-3,480 

-2,34O 

-260 

-2,48O 

-5,940 

-4,63O 

-4,330

-22.490

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

g Computed from once-daily gage readings.
OHIO BRUSH CREEK BASIN 287

2375. Ohio Brush Creek near West Union, Ohio

Location. Lat 38°48'13", long 83°25'16", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 348, 0.3 mile downstream from Cedar Run, 2 miles southwest of Cedar Mills, 

and 7 miles east of West Union, Adams County.

Drainage area . 388 sq mi.

Records available. August 1926 to November 1935, September 1940 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 510.6 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Nov. 22, 1940, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 28 years, 443 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 20,700 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 18.53 ft); minimum, 2.3 cfs Sept. 22-26, 28, 29; minimum gage height, 2.14 ft Sept. 18-20.

1926-35, 1940-59: Maximum discharge, 51,600 cfs Mar. 19, 1943 (gage height, 

26.5 ft), from rating curve extended above 22,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement 

of peak flow; no flow Sept. 13-23, 27, 28, 1955.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-20, 29)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

2.6 

2.9 

3.2 

3.5

38

92

179

298

4.0

5.0

9.0

15.0

534

1,150

4,820

12,800

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

1.9

5.0

11

2.5 

2.7 

3.1 

3.5

150

298

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 3.5 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

126

100

80

69

64

55

50

*45

52

225

132

74

58

50

45

40

38

145

156

88

72

62

57

57

64

70

64

180

134

92

76

2,618

84.5

0.218

0.25

Nov.

70

69

76

82

76

65

62

57

55

58

64

69

62

58

526

650

298

216

*1.230

529

329

244

190

156

140

126

123

120

137

132

6,069

202

0.521

0.58

Dec.

129

176

342

2,980

4.460

1,450

592

454

351

209

228

198

149

120

102

88

88

90

92

100

94

*88

82

94

92

72

70

12

72

74

78

13,286

429

1.11

1.28

Jan.

1,280

1,520

560

396

176

*156

153

143

117

92

76

74

74

107

5,320

2,000

646

374

338

6,440

11.400

9, 670

1,020

592

458

406

369

285

311

603

45,738

1,475

3.80

4.38

Feb.

387

240

203

444

410

333

210

229

233

3.990

1,470

624

2,030

2,920

2,760

958

651

*587

498

298

256

256

406

635

406

338

307

277

-

22,356

798

2.06

2.14

Mar.

1.810

854

555

439

346

847

743

524

449

761

1,210

1,620

1,340

1,700

1,110

619

444

351

298

281

316

273

213

192

172

216

629

592

346

285

*260

19,795

639

1.65

1.90

Apr.

236

2.850

97T

624

444

346

277

240

233

401

307

269

514

382

273

221

188

169

169

178

181

150

128

116

107

100

140

731

592

298

11,835

394

1.02

1.14

May

213

162

136

116

105

94

84

74

64

60

59

*72

162

210

156

100

78

66

57

51

47

58

90

68

46

48

51

46

41

37

29

2,680

86.5

0.223

0.26

June

25

23

23

40

29

21

16

13

11

9.6

8.5

8.5

38

57

25

*17

12

9.6

7.9

6.7

5.6 7.9'

9.6

11

8.5

9896"

41

20

14

712.4

23.7

0.061

0.07

July

14

134

112

40

25

60

100

43

20

13

9.6

12

6.7

5.6

5.0

4.2

3^8.

93

395

1,030

188

70

37

2.120

1,210

240

886

453

1,600

598

281

9,808.9

316

0.814

0.94

Aug.

128

84

57

41

34

*34

32

564

181

82

52

35

27

22

18

19

20

24

128

188

90

43

27

20

17

14

12

12

14

15

12

2,046

66.0

0.170

0.20

Sept.

42

688

166

62

35

18

13

9.1

7.9

6.7

6.2

5.6

5.0

3.8

3.4

3.0

*3.0

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.6

1,109.8

37.0

0.095

0.11

Calendar year 1958: Max 12,600 Mln 10 Mean 481 cfsm 1.24 In. 16.84

Water year 1958-59: Max 11,400 Mln 2.3 Mean 378 cfsm 0.974 In. 13.25

Peak discharge (base, 11,000 cfs). Jan. 22 (5 a.m.) 20,700 efs (18.55 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
288 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

2380. Ohio River near Maysville, Ky.

Location. Lat 38 0 38'05", long 83°42'11", on left bank at lock and dam 33, 1.8 miles upstream from city limits of Maysville, Mason County, 2.2 miles downstream from Cabin 

Creek, and at mile 405.1.

Drainage area. 70,130 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--January 1939 to September 1959 (fragmentary prior to October 1940).

Gage. Staff gage read hourly. Datum of gage is 452.57 ft above mean sea level, Ohio 

River datum. Auxiliary staff gage at lock and dam 34, 29.0 miles downstream, read 

hourly.

Average discharge.--19 years (1940-59), 91,970 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 489,000 cfs Jan. 25; maximum gage height, 54.8 

ft Jan. 26 (from graph based on gage readings); minimum discharge not determined.

1939-59: Maximum discharge, 635,000 cfs Apr. 17, 1948; maximum gage height, 65.5 ft 

Mar. 9, 1945; minimum discharge not determined.

Maximum stage known, 75.3 ft Jan. 27, 1937 (discharge, 820,000 cfs, estimated).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of indefinite stage-fall-discharge relation, which are poor.

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day Oct.

!

8 ;9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean

Cfsm 

In.

>e37,000 

,628,000 

 623,000 

.e!6,000 

* 18, 000 

619,000

724,000 

23,350 

0.333 

0.38

Nov.

e22,000

(*) 

e31,OOO

027,000

 e35,000

53,700 

54,600

54,900 

55,100 

55,100 

650,000 

640,000

635,000 

638,000 

640,000 

640,000 

54,900

1,076.3 

35,880 

0.512 

.0.57

Dec.

57,600 

652,000 

642,000 

652,000 

66,200

82,900 

101,000 

112,000

104,000 

78,200

e42,000 

e 33, 000 

,e33,000

^ 37,000

*1,509.9 

48,710 

0.695 

0.80

Jan.

69,000 

77,700 

80,100 

93,600 

99,700

95,600 

74,200 

e45,000 

e40,000 

642,000

642,000 

640,000 

638,000 

638,000 

657.000

80,300 

123,000 

137,000 

132,000 

128,000

169,000 

227,000 

307,000 

405,000 

478,000

479,000

439,000 

384,000 

332,000 

276,000 

219,000

£5,227.2 

168,600 

2.40 

2.77

Feb.

188,000 

174,000 

*L64,000 

154,000 

147,000

146,000 

137,000 

125,000 

113,000 

105.000

115,000 

185,000 

266,000 

314,000 

341,000

347,000

342,000 

326,000 

301,000 

267,000

232,000 

194,000 

162,000 

140,000 

123,000

119,000 

128,000 

128,000

*5,483 

195,800 

2.79 

2.91

Mar.

124,000 

113,000 

105,000 

102,000 

101,000

104,000 

105,000 

112,000 

133,000 

145,000

*L53,000 

157,000 

162,000 

170,000 

173,000

168,000 

163,000 

168,000 

172,000 

171,000

158,000 

138,000 

121,000 

109,000 

98,400

94,500 

90,500 

81.400 

93,800 

124,000 

132,000

$4,041.6 

130,400 

1.86 

2.14

Apr.

130,000 

128,000 

128,000 

134,000 

161,000

207,000 

225,000 

209,000 

183,000 

169,000

176,000 

179,000 

180,000 

223,000 

*255,000

243,000 

204,000 

162,000 

128,000 

107,000

95,800 

91,700 

90,100 

89,600 

98,400

101,000 

91,200 

88 . 400 

107,000 

139,000

*4,523.2

150,800 

2.15 

2.40

May

166,000 

186,000 

192^000

187,000 

168,000

151,000 

134,000 

121,000 

99,200 

75,500

652,000 

650,000 

59,900 

79,000 

120,000

148,000 

143,000 

122,000 

100,000 

*80,900

72,000 

66,600 

64,000 

60,100 

57,500

59,400 

652,000 

648,000 

645.000 

62,200 

63,400

*3,084.7 

99,510 

1.42 

1.64

June 1 July

60,800 

58,000 

67,400 

84,200 

108.000

103,000 

76,500

 640,000 

e27,000

^23,000 

>e!7,000 

te37,000

*1, 197.9 

39,930 

0.569 

0.64

(*) 

(630,000 

)

«27,000 

^21,000 

^15,000 

L;20,000

te25,000

715,000 

23,060 

0.329 

0.38

Aug.

630,000 

e32,000 

el8,000 

e!7,000 

B12,000 

te!7,000

647,000 

20,870 

0.298 

0.34

Sept.

620,000

E 15, 000 

(*)

! 12, 000 

69,500

tio,ooo

lell,000

387,500 

12,920 

0.184 

0.21

Calendar year 1958: Max 527,000 Min - Mean 102,000 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.72 

Water year 1958-59: Max 479,000 Min - Mean 78,400 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.18

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

e Stage-fall-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measu 

ments and records for other main-stem and tributary stations.
WHITEOAK CREEK BASIN 289

2385. Whiteoak Creek near Georgetown, Ohio

Location. Lat 38°50'42", long 83"55"16", on left bank at upstream side of bridge on State 

Highway 221, 600 ft downstream from Opossum Run, if miles southwest of Georgetown, 

Brown County, and 6-j miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 221 sq mi.

Records available . October 1923 to November 1935, October 1939 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is

569.21 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Feb. 8, 1940, and Dec. 9, 

1948, to Sept. 30, 1949, chain, staff, or wire-weight gages and Feb. 8, 1940, to Dec. 8, 

1948, water-stage recorder, at same site at datum 8.00 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1949, to 

Nov. 6, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge . 32 years, 249 cfs .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,800 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 11.20 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 

11.65 ft Jan. 21 (ice jam); no flow part of day Sept. 26.

1923-35, 1939-59: Maximum discharge, 20,500 cfs May 14, 1933 (gage height, 20.87 ft, 

present datum); no flow at times in 1930, 1940-41, 1943, 1948, 1951, 1953.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Flow supplemented on Sept. 30 by release from Lake Grant on Sterling Run.

Revisions (water years). WSP 728: 1924-31. WSP 758: 1933.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22

2.6 

2.9 

3.2 

3.6

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

10.0

289 

800 

1,430 

2,260 

3,680 

8.4OO

Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

1.7 0.1 2.7 41

1.8 .6 3.0 72

1.9 1.7 3.3 113

2.0 3.5 3.6 168

2.1 6.4 4.0 300

2.2 10 5.0 800 

2.4 20

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 5.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

ZZ

23

B4

25

ze

Z7

28

Z<3

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfara

Oct.

26

20

17

15

14

13

12

*11

13

12

13

17

14

12

11

10

10

11

8.9

SU3

15

13

13

12

11

12

17

67

70

38

26

562.2

18.1

0.082

0.09

Nov.

21

18

IS

20

22

18

16

15

15

14

15

19

25

*19

237

584

138

97

308

216

94

63

49

40

36

33

31

36

b40

b35

2,292

76.4

0.346

0.39

Dec.

b35

b50

b!50

1,160

1,400

815

198

140

88

b55

b55

b45

b35

b30

b25_

b25

b25

b25

b30

b30

b40

*34

32

38

b40

b35

b30

b30

b30

29

31

4,785

154

0.697

0.80

Jan.

359

956

301

166

85

*b65

b60

b55

b45

b35

b30

b30

b30

83

2,450

1,230

270

117

126

890

b7,800

8.200

426

181

129

124

124

101

100

552

567

25,687

829

3.75

4.32

Feb.

213

107

112

236

246

142

98

94

90

2.550

2,100

340

1,080

1,660

2,330

510

268

*288

304

124

93

80 143"

398

213

147

133

113

-

14,212

508

2.30

2.40

Mar.

704

522

225

149

110

1,030

654

312

225

515

932

696

772

1.250

778

288

155

113

91

87

81

74

63

56

54

54

94

304

127

95

*84

10,694

345

1.56

1.80

Apr.

77

1.920

623

253

147

107

84

73

72

77.

72

69

101

104

77

58

50

47

47

53

72

58

45

37

31

29

32

150

174

88

4,827

161

0.729

0.81

May

56

40

33

31

25

22

19

17

16

16

18

*36

72

602

176

87

54

41

34

29

25

21

19

17

16

14

16

21

14

16

15

1,618

52.2

0.236

0.27

June

11

26

73

69

33

19

12

9.4

7.1

5.7

6.4

6.4

7.1

4.8

8.2

*11

7.1

4.5

3.5

2.7

2.3

2.3

7.1

14

6.4

11

73

31

18

10

502.0

16.7

0.076

0.08

July

9.9

185

108

41

20

11

7.1

5.1

3.7

3.1

2.0

1.4

1.0

.6

.6

.3

.3

.8

36

22

68

39

22

72

61

48

72

388

727

545

104

2,604.9

84.0

0.38O

0.44

Aug.

46

24

18

13

*11

9.4

8.2

6.4

30

29

19

12

8.6

6.1

4.5

4.0

7.9

4.8

3.7

2.7

28

18

9.4

5.7

4.5

4.0

2.7

5.7

2.3

1.7

28

378.3

12.2

0.055

O.O6

Sept.

108

679

174

62

29

16

10

7.1

5.1

4.0

3.1

2.2

1.7

1.5

1.2

1.1

*.8

.5

.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

6.4

1,114.6

37.2

0.168

0.19

Calendar year 1958: Max 5,410 Min 7.5 Mean 243 Cfsra 1.10 In. 14.89

Water year 1958-59: Max 8,200 Min 0.1 Mean 190 Cfara 0.860 In. 11.65

Peak discharge (base, 4,6OO cfs). Jan. 22 (7 a.m.) 11,800 cfs (11.20 ft); Feb. 11 (2 

(8.49 ft).

i.m.) 4,720 efs

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
290 LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN

2400. Little Miami River near Oldtown, Ohio

Location. Lat 39 G 44'55", long 83"55'50", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U. 3. Highway 68, 0.9 mile upstream from Massle Creek, 1.3 miles northeast of Oldtown, 

Greene County, and 4.5 miles north of Xenla.

Drainage area. 129 sq mi.

Records available. July 1952 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 816.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929.

Average discharge. 7 years, 94.0 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 14,800 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 12.20 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,400 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 16 cfs Aug. 30 (gage height, 1.11 ft).

1952-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 1959; minimum, 5.4 cfs July 29, 1954 

(gage height, 1.04 ft), result of temporary storage at rock dam upstream.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Sept. 3O

1.6 40

2.0 84

2.5 157

3.0 252

4.0 540

6.0 1,260

8.0 2,310

9.0 3,100

10.O 4,5OO

10.5 5,500

11.0 7,100

1.1 15

1.5 58

2.0 125

3.O 307

4.O 56O

6.O 1,260

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 6.O ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, waber year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

1L

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

54

52

49

48

47

46

*44

43

45

51

48

44

43

42

iS

40

46

51

45

44

43

41

45

46

44

44

44

43

41

40

4O

1,393

44.9

O.348

O.40

Nov.

42

5O

50

46

44

43

41

42

46

53

50

46

45

45

53

61

56

55

62

57

53

49

46

*45

43

*50

53

54

48

46

1,474

49.1

0.381

0.43

Dec.

46

46

47

89

158

103

94

85

70

65

65

*67

57

56

50

52

53

51

51

56

53

50

52

57

54

50

50

49

48

48

46

1,898

61.2

0.474

0.55

Jan.

71

146

116

97

55

*75

74

68

6O

54

53

52

52

58

234

237

141

136

126

114

»6.140

4,190

789

42O

329

281

236

205

193

3O8

292

15,402

497

3.85

4.44

Feb.

223

183

178

242

204

16O

144

144

*143

»1.550

963

373

331

492

644

371

298

26O

212

180

165

160

180

188

166

161

152

146

8,413

300

2.33

2.43

Mar.

149

148

144

132

13O

'269

248

188

178

185

201

183

181

251

545

316

231

186

168

157

149

136

126

121

*117

117

143

146

126

122

117

5,61O

181

1.40

1.61

Apr.

118

201

174

155

136

124

112

110

105

100

96

93

9O

88

84

81

80

79

79

80

78

74

71

68

67_

67

103

215

201

146

3,275

109

0.845

0.94

May

124

111

100

*89

84

78

74

71

78" 67

76

330

378

318

214

163

137

118

108

97

90

93

221

138

108

103

92

84

79

81

3,993

129

l.OO

1.15

June

84

74

67

62

58

57

52

51

50

48

48

51

48

44

43

*42

41

40

40

39

38

39

56

51

46

44

41

38

36

54

1,462

48.7

O.378

0.42

July

55

55

32

51

62

113

54

41

36

35

51

50

29

28

26

26

25

24

2T

51

27

25

29

30

28

26

28

44

*41

56

59

1,104

55.6

O.276

0.32

Aug.

55

29

26

475

152

71

55

49

41

58

54

52

29

28

28

27

29

3O

28

26

25

24

23

22

22

22

20

2T

22

22

25

1,488

48.0

O.372

0.43

Sept.

55

61

36

28

25

25

25

22

*25

21

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

11

18

18

22

22

21

19

679

22.6

0.175

0.20

Calendar year 1958; Max 3,81O Mln 40 Mean 156 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.46

Water year 1958-59: Max 6,140 Min 17 Mean 127 Cfsm 0.984 In. 13.32

Peak discharge (base, 8OO cfs). Jan. 21 (6 p.m.) 14,800 cfs (12.20 ft); Feb. 10 (9 p.m.] 

(7.78 ft); Feb. 15 (5 a.m.) 838 cfs (4.85 ft); Aug. 4 (8 a.m.) 1,540 cfs (6.66 ft).

2,180 cfs

Discharge measurement made on this day.
LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN 291

2405. North Pork Massie Creek at Cedarville, Ohio

Location. Lat 39 0 45'25", long 83°47'25", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

James Barber Road, 1 mile upstream from confluence with South Fork and 1 mile northeast 

of Cedarville, Greene County.

Drainage area.--25.6 sq ml.

Records available. July 1954 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,028.00 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 5 years, 28.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,960 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 8.55 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 900 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 1.3 cfs Sept. 24; minimum gage height, 1.63 ft Sept. 9.

1954-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 1959; no flow at times In 1954-55.

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

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and dsicharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 24-3O)

0.8 

1.8

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

8.0

107

152

232

362

560

910

2,160

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.4

6.9

6.7

6.5

6.3

*6.1

6.0

5.8

6.1

8.1

6.1

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.5

6TF

7.4

6.7

6.3

6.0

6.0

7.0

7.2

6.7

6.5

6.3

6.1

6.0

5 0

* 0

5.6

196.6

6.34

0.248

0.29

Nov.

6.3

7.4

6.9

6.5

6.3

6.1

6.0 or

7.2

8.5

7.6

7.0

6.7

6.5

9.4

11

9.8

9.6

9.4

8.7

8.1

7.2

6.7

*6.9

6.5

9.6

9.6

9.6

8.6

b8

233.8

7.79

0.304

0.34

Dec.

b8

8.3

10

30

38.

31

24

*21

b!7

b!6

b!5

*b!4

b!3

12

13

13

12

11

11

12

11

11

12

14

12

11

11

11

11

11

9.8

454.1

14.6

0.570

0.66

Jan.

26

44

33

25

*b20

b20

b!8

b!5

b!4

b!3

b!2

12

12

16

64

b65

b50

35

32

31

*1,550

893

150

85

70

60

49

41

39

82

68

3,644

118

4.61

5.32

Feb.

52

41

39

56

42

36

30

29

*2T

240

161

89

88

136

152

89

74

62

53

b40

b35

32

38

40

36

34

32

30

-

1,815

64.8

2.53

2.64

Mar.

31

32

31

27

27

60

53

41

38

38

45

40

37

63

155

76

56

43

38

34

31

27

26

*24

23

22

25

23

22

22

51

1,211

39.1

1.53

1.76

Apr.

21

31

29

25

23

21

20

19

18

17

16

16

15

15

14

13

13

13

13

14

12

12

11

11

11

10

18

60

48

34

593

19.8

0.773

0.86

May

27

23

20

*18

17

15

14

13

12

15

14

96

118

102

69

52

41

34

28

24

23

25

69

38

29

25

22

19

17

17

29

1,065

34.4

1.34

1.54

June

22

18

15

13

11

10

8.9

7.8

7.2

6.9

6.7

6.9

6.1

5.5

*5.3

5.3

5.2

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.5

4.8

4.2

4.3

4.2

4.1

3.7

3.4

5.5

215.0

7.17

0.280

0.31

July

3.3

5.5

5.1

2.8

8.2

"8.1 24

5.0

4.1

3.4

3.2

5.0

2.7

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.0

1.9

2TT

2.5

2.6

2.1

5.0

*4.5

3.1

3.0

3.1

119.8

3.86

0.151

0.17

Aug.

2.8

2.5

2,4.

~58 175

27

17

13

9.4

7.0

6.0

5.2

4.6

4.5

8.9

11

6.0

5.2

4.5

4.1

5.7

3.5

5.5

3.1

3.0

2.8

2.8

5.0

3.4

3.2

3.2

408.9

13.2

0.516

0.59

Sept.

3.7

4.5

5.4

5.0

2.7

2.6

2.6

*2.4

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

61.7

2.06

0.080

O.O9

Calendar year 1958 : Max 1,120 Min 5.5 Mean 4O.4 Cfam 1.58 In. 21.43

Water year 1958-59 : Max 1,550 Min 1.4 Mean 27.4 Cfam 1.07 In. 14.57

Peak discharge (base, 20O cfs). Jan. 21 (6 p.m.) 2,96O cfs (8.55 ft); Feb. 10 (5 to 7 p.m.) 518 cfs 

(5.85 ft); Feb. 15 (1 a.m.) 224 cfa (5.46 ft); Aug. 4 (11 a.m.) 529 cfs (5.89 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
292 LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN

2410. South Fork Massie Creek near Cedarville, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°44'20", long 83°45'50", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

Weimer Road, 2.3 miles east of Cedarville, Greene County, and 2.4 miles upstream from 

confluence with North Fork,

Drainage area.--20.2 sq mi.

Records available. July 1954 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 1,039.14 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge.--5 years, 20.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,440 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 8.27 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 500 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 0.2 cfs Aug. 2, 3 (gage height, 1.32 ft).

1954-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 1959; no flow at times in 1954-55, 

1957.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect and those below 1.0 cfs, 

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-6)

1.5 2.0

1.7 5.0

2.0 11

2.5 26

Oct. 1 to May 12

3.0 51

3.5 87

4.0 133

5.0 252

6.0 481

6.5 680

7.0 960

7.5 1,350

May 13 to Sept. 3O

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

0.2

.5

1.3

2.4

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

5.3

10

26

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 2.5 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.6

37T

3.1

3.0

3.0

*2.8

2.3

2.8

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

276

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.4 

2.3

2.8

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.3 

2 3

83.6

2.70

0.134

0.15

Nov.

2.7

3.1

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.8

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

3.6

4.4

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.7

3.6 

3.4

3.3

*3.1

2.8

3.7

3.7

3.6

b3.5

3.0

96.0

3.20

0.158

0.18

Dec.

'374 3.1

4.2

16

20

17

14

*12

9.6

8.3

b8

b7

6.8

6.4

b7

6.6

6.8

5.9

6.3

6.1

5.9 

5.7

6.1

7.0

5.9

5.7

5.9

6.1

5.7

5.5 

5.4

239.4

7.72

0.382

0.44

Jan.

17

32

21

15

*b!3

b!2

blo

b9

b8

b7

b7

b6

b6

9.2

51

b50

b40

b25

b20

18

*L.27Q 

600

120

65

50

38

28

22

20

66 

49

2,704.2

87.2

4.32

4.98

Feb.

32

25

22

36

23

17

15

IS

*15

*510

151

85

88

136

137

80

58

43

31

b20

b!9

17

22

24

21

20

17

16

-

_______

1,495

53.4

2.64

2.75

Mar.

16

19

18

15

14

48

36

23

22

22

30

27

22

59

154

70

43

27

23

20

18 

15

14

*13

12

12

14

13

12

12

11

854

27.5

1.36

1.57

Apr.

11

18

17

14

13

11

11

11

10

9.4

9.1

8.9

8.7

8.3

7.8

7.6

7.4

7.4

7.6

8.1

7.0 

6.8

6.6

6.3

673

6.3

13

61

38

24

381.6

12.7

0.629

0.70

Hay

18

15

13

*12

11

10

9.6

8.7

8.5

10

8.9

115 in

77

46

32

24

19

16

14

12 

16

44

20

15

13

12

9.9

8.8

8.0 

7.5

745.9

24.1

1.19

1.37

June

8^0

7.3

6.2

5.5

5.1

5.0

4.5

4.4

4.1

3.9

3.8

4.1

3.8

3.4

*3.1

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.4 

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.6

2.0

1.8

1.6

107.9

3.60

0.178

0.20

July

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.4

2.0

3.9

273

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

.5 

.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

.5

*.5

.5

*.4 

.4

33.4

1.08

0.053

0.06

Aug.

0.3

.3

.3

124

65

20

10

7.1

4.8

3.8

3.1

2.7

2.2

2.0

2.9

3.5

2.3

2.1

1.7

1.5

1.4 

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7 

.7

269.5

8.69

0.430

0.50

Sept.

0.7

7T

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

*.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4 

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.5

13.4

0.45

0.022

0.02

Calendar year 1958 : Max 754 Min 2.3 Mean 28.1 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.94

Water year 1958-59 : Max 1.27O Hin O.3 Mean 19.2 Cfsm 0.950 In. 12.92

Peak discharge (base, 2OO cfs ). Jan. 21 (5 p.m.) 2,440 cfs (8.27 ft); Feb. 10 (1:30 p.m.) 484 cfs 

(6.01 ft); Feb. 14 (10 p.m.) 210 cfs (4.72ft); May 12 (2 p.m.) 247 cfs (4.97 ft); Aug. 4 (2 p.m.) 

326 cfs (5.38 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN 293

2415. Massie Creek at Wllberforce, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°43'20", long 83 0 52'55", on right bank at upstream side of bridge on 

Wilberforce-C1inton road, 0.5 mile northwest of Wilberforce, Greene County, 1.7 miles 

upstream from Clark Run, and 3.5 miles northeast of Xenia.

Drainage area. 64.3 sq mi.

Records available. September 1952 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 865.30 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 7 years, 50.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,300 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 11.25 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; minimum, 2.7 cfs Sept. 23, 24, 25; minimum gage height, 1.64 ft Sept. 13, 15. 

1952-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 1959; minimum, 0.3 cfs Sept. 3-7, 1954; 

minimum gage height, 1.41 ft July 31, 1954.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those below 5 cfs, which 

are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. ZO Jan. 21 to Sept. 30

1.9 

Z.O 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

99

170

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

2.4

5.0

13

32

56

103

170

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

260

548

1,360

1,940

2,770

4,030

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Itotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

21

19

18

18

17

16

*15

15

16

22.

17

15

15

15

15

14

18

20

18

17

16

15

19

19

18

17

16

16

15 

15

14

521

16.8

0.261

0.30

Nov.

16

20

19

17

16

16

15

15

17

19

18

17

16

15

20

24

22

22

22

20

19

18

17

*16

16

23

23

23

21

20

562

18.7

0.291

0.32

Dee.

20

20

22

58

18

60

51

*47

38

b35

37

*36

32

30

27

29

29

26

26

28

26

25

27

31

27

b25

26

26

25 

25

22

1,014

32.7

0.509

0.59

Jan.

50

99

71

57

*b40

b45

b40

b35

b35

b30

b30

b25

b25

34

134

137

b85

b75

b70

70

*5.620

2,330

389

170

139

117

93

79

75 

143

127

8,469

273

4.25

4.90

Feb.

98

78

74

105

82

64

60

57

*58

*659

385

173

173

286

316

184

149

123

98

83

74

67

79

84

75

71

66

64

-

3,866

138

2.15

2.24

Mar.

65

68

67

58

56

142

115

88

82

84

100

91

84

155

512

170

123

94

82

75

68

61

56

*54

52

52

61

56

52 

51

49

2,723

87.8

1.37

1.58

Apr.

51

78

69

60

54

50

47

46

44

42

40

39

38

36

34

34

32

32

32

34

31

28

28

27

27

27

58

140

114

82

1,454

48.5

0.754

0.84

May

66

56

50

*46

42

40

36

34

32

40

36

240

251

199

137

105

86

73

64

55

52

56

135

80

62

56

49

46

41

38

49

2,352

75.9

1.18

1.36

June

44

39

34

30

27

26

24

22

20

19

18

20

17

16

15

*15

14

13

13

12

12

14

14

13

13

17

14

11

10

9-8

565.8

18.9

0.294

0.33

July

9.4

9.4

8.2

7.4

12

38

18

13

11

9.8

8.6

8.2

7.4

6.6

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.6

7.4

6.6

5.8

5^0

6.9

7.4

6.2

5.8

7.2

14

*7.4

6.2 

5. 8

283.9

9.16

0.142

0.16

Aug.

5.8

4.3

3.9

447

153

64

40

30

24

18

15

13

11

10

19

30

15

13

11

10

9.0

8.2

7.4

6.6

6.2

5.8

5.8

6.2

6.2 

7.0

6. 6

1,012.0

32.6

0.507

0.58

Sept.

26

16

9.0

6.6

5.8

5.0

5.0

5.0

*4.3

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.6

3.6

3.6

.3.6

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

2.9

3.0

4.3

3.9

3.9 

3.6

155.3

5.18

0.081

0.09

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,240 Min 14 Mean 90.3 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.07

Water year 1958-59: Max 3,620 Min 2.9 Mean 63.0 Cfsm 0.980 In. 13.29

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs).--Jan. 21 (5:30 p.m.) 7,300 cfs (11.25 ft); Feb. 10 (5 p.m.) 895 cfs 

(5.95 ft); Aug. 4 (8:30 a.m.) 1,300 cfs (6.87 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

575949 O - 61 - 20
294 LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN

2440 (revised). Todd Fork near Roachester, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°20'05", long 84°05'10", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 123, 0.3 mile downstream from Lick Run, 1.6 miles southeast of Roachester, 

Warren County, 2f miles southeast of Morrow, and 4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 219 sq mi.

Records available. September 1952 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 679.40 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1929.

Average discharge. 7 years, 213 cfs .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 25,500 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 19.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; minimum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 5.15 ft).

1952-59: Maximum discharge, fchat of Jan. 21, 1959; no flow for part of each day 

Sept. 1,2, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation by Cowan Lake on Cowan Creek (capacity, 12,000 

acre-ft).

Revisions. WSP 1435: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

5.5

5.6 

5.8 

6.0 

6.3 

6.6

15

24

37

74

137

7.0

8.0

10.0

13.0

16.0

18.0

270

730

2,190

5,430

10,500

16,300

5.1

5.2

5.3

5.4

5.5 

5.7 

5.9

0.6

1.8

4.1

7.5

12

25

48

6.2

6.5

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

109

206

385

810

2,220

4,250

6,780

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

32

30

27

24

23

21

*20

19

19

21

21

18

16

15

11

13

13

13

16

124

436

1ST

418

51

25

21

27 

21

18

17

16

1,979

63.8

-

-

Nov.

16

17

17

17

17

15

15

15

16

21

22

*410

42

21

24

36 

32

27

26

25

23

21

19

19

18

19

22 

25

27

24

1,048

34.9

-

-

Dec.

22

24

34

187

582

196

100

107

74

59

53

51

45

36

32

29 

*32

35

34

49

57

45

44

53

48

36

38 

39

38

36

33

2,048

66.1

-

-

Jan.

180

377

218

132

96

140

726

375

53

47

42

37

3¥

48

855

456 

175

159

159

822

*14 J 900

6,210

810

403

299

*248

259 

407

535

370

310

29,887

964

-

-

Feb.

199

141

192

308

656

530

106

ToT

132

5.290

986

822

828

961

926

403 

485

770

642

502

126

121

529

760

651

576

182 

154

_

15,887

567

_

-

Mar.

251

216

174

158

115

952

579

258

210

275

*410

502

581

1.290

1,060

596 

263

188

161

148

148

158

126

118

112

118

196 

188

141

129

124

9,085

295

-

-

Apr.

150

868

455

520

230

182

148

152

124

115

102

96

99

86

78

74

70

68

74

115

104

*80

70

64

59

57

76 

275

199

138

4,686

156

-

-

May

109

89

76

68

62

57

49

44

40

66

86

180

1,040

1.180

482

502 

210

154

132

104

112

151

184

94

70

70

86

72

60

56

51

5,516

178

-

-

June

45

51

*80

48

36

50

26

24

21

19

17

20

24

19

15

14

12

11

10

9.5

9.5

12

60

55

567

470

118 

60

40

29

1,951.6

64.4

_

-

July

25

21

20

16

14

18

19

15

12

9.8

7.5

6.8

*6.1

4.4

3.9

ti6.1

44

88

27

15

12

70

68

28

1.750 

1,150

559

152

80

4,015.7

130

_

-

Aug.

51

55

22

19

22

19

18

17

13

11

9.3

8.0

6.8

6.1

5.1

4.8 

5.5

6.5

7.5

7.5

6.5

5.8

4.4

5.6

5.6

*8.8

15 

6.8

20

107

156

607.6

19.6

-

-

Sept.

27

92 ~SS

51

20

15

11

8.4

6.5

5.5

5.9

5.4

2.7

2.3

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.1

1.8 

1.6

.t! ito

311.0

10.4

-

-

Calendar year 1958: Max 5,580 Mln 13 Mean 278 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59 : Max 14,9OO Mln O.8 Mean 211 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs). Jan. 21 (5 p.m.) 25,500 cfs (19.50 ft)j Feb. 10 (10:30 a.m.) 

4,850 cfa (12.52 ft); July 27 (3 p.m.) 5,670 cfs (11.47 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN 295

2455. Little Miami River at Milford, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°10'17", long 84°17'53", on right bank 500 ft downstream from Wooster 

Pike Bridge in Milford, Clermont County, and l£ miles upstream from East Fork Little 

Miami River.

Drainage area. 1,195 sq mi.

Records available. June 1915 to September 1917, October 1917 to May 1920 (gage heights 

only), March 1925 to September 1936, October 1938 to September 1959. Monthly discharge 

only for some periods, published in WSP 1305. Published as "at Miamiville" 1915-20.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 499.35 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. June 22, 1915, to May 14, 1920, chain gage at site 4 miles upstream at different datum. Mar. 11, 1925, to Aug. 16, 1928, chain gage at bridge 500 ft upstream at 

datum 0.72 ft higher.

Average discharge. 34 years (1915-17, 1925-36, 1938-59), 1,220 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 84,100 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 22.30 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 60,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum observed, 81 cfs Sept. 25, 26 (gage height, 0.09 ft).

1915-17, 1925-36, 1938-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 22, 1959; minimum observed, 27 cfs Sept. 18, 1954; minimum gage height, -0.25 ft Sept. 10, 11, 1955.

Flood of March 1913 reached a stage of 25.5 ft, present datum, from information by 

Corps of Engineers.

Remarks^. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or those below 

150 cfs, which are fair. Some regulation by Cowan Lake on Cowan Creek, tributary to 

Todd Fork; water released from storage during October, November, January, and February.

Revisions (water years). WSP 728: 

WSP 873:1925-36.

1931. WSP 743: 1932. WSP 758: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 20 Jan. 21 to Sept. 30

0.3 186

.7 345

1.0 492

1.5 796

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

1,250

2,430

3,860

0.0 

.3 

.6

1.0

121

205

360

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

615

980

1,960

3,240

5.0

8.0

18.0

22.0

5,040

13,200

50,400

81,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

n

18

L9

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

323

310

297

280

268

256

*249

252 

260

268

285

272

249

237 

230

222

g218 

g215

241

241

480

641 

678

503

289

256 

305

327

256

230

a230

9,368

302

-

-

Nov.

a230

a230

233

241

233

a 230

a230

a230 

a 240

241

268

396

*477

252 

272

392

383 

341

354

392

341

310 

289

276

264

268 

289

332

332

314

8,880

296

-

-

Dec.

280

310

364

1,330

2.790

1,890

875

731 

618

466

436

466

441

392 

359

*341

336 

345

350

359

407

383 

364

383

416

392 

336

350

341

336

327

17,514

565

-

-

Jan.

770

2,150

1,470

1,020

584

407

719

1,030 

589

441

383

378

373

407 

3,860

3,730

1,520 

892

836

2,900

48,200

*72.400 

17,600

5,300

*2,980

2,410 

2,050

2,020

2,000

2,470

2,600

184,489

5,951

-

"

Feb.

2,020

1,560

1,330

1,790

2,110

1,880

1,340

1.100 

1,120

11.200

8,300

4,880

3,620

4,290 

6,020

3,610

2,570 

2,980

2,370

1,870

1,360

1,120 

1,540

2,480

2,120

1,910 

1,510

1,220

-

79,220

2,829

-

~

Mar.

1,470

1,500

1,290

1,120

972

5,000

3,160

2,020 

1,660

*1,840

2,670

2,220

2,430

4,6OO 

6.910

3.690

2,300 

1,770

1,460

1,310

1,200

1,090 

948

884

856

852 

1,130

1,310

1,040

924

892

60,498

1,952

-

-

Apr.

852

2,090

2.240

1,690

1,380

1,120

948

860 

806

764

708

667

654

634

591

561

533 

522

511

561

*622

538 

485

460

445

436 

475

1.990

2,110

1,420

27,673

922

-

-

May

1,050

844

715

628

579

533

490

450 

427

450

628

1,140

3,490

4.880 

2,490

1,690

1,270 

998

852

743

660

654 

813

860

674

667 

648

622

528

603

511

31,587

1,019

-

"

June

455

*441

436

400

360

343

326

306 

286

274

267

302

352

306 

263

244

236 

230

226

a220

a210

a230 

498

465

457

5.240 

956

516

364

298

15,507

450

-

"

July

267

265

255

g219

g219

g205

263

259 

g!89

g!76

g!76

g!65

g!65

*g!43 

g!25

g!25

g!19 

gl!9

gl!9

185

199

151 

gl!9

162

267

219 

605

2.660

1,070

528

582

10,090

325

-

-

Aug.

274

216

179

162

997

679

391

514 

267

216

186

170

156

148 

a!40

a!40

170 

202

165

a!40

239

a!40 

gl!7

gl!5

*K109

252 

406

145

g!21

145

269

7,370

258

-

-

Sept.

222

590" 531

222

162

a!30

a!20

a!20 

allO

allO

allO

alOO

alOO

alOO 

a95

g94

g92 

g92

g92

g92

g92

g90 

g90

g85

g8i

g81 

g85

g90

g85

g99

5,662

122

-

-

Calendar year 1958 : Max 23,200 Mln 215 Mean 1,436 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.30

Water year 1958-59 : Max 72,400 Mln 81 Mean 1,243 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.12

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 cfs). Jan. 22 (9 a.m.) 84,100 cfs (22.50 ft); Feb. 10 (4 p.m.) 16,600 

cfs (9.05 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, records for station near 

Oldtown, and other nearby stations.

g Computed from Heather Bureau once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
296 LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN

2475. East Fork Little Miami River at Perintown, Ohio

Location. Lat 39 0 08'13", long 84°14'17", on left bank at downstream side of highway bridge 

at Perintown, Clement County, 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 477 sq mi.

Records available. May 1915 to September 1917, October 1917 to May 1920 (gage heights 

only) , January 1925 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 507.28 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Feb. 6, 1940, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 36 years (1915-17, 19S5-59) , 549 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 32,000 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 21.24 ft); minimum, 1.3 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 1.17 ft).

1915-20, 1925-59: Maximum discharge, 39,400 cfs Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 23.42 ft); 

minimum, 0.3 cfs July 24, 1930; minimum gage height, -0.18 ft Oct. 3-7, 1917.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair. Occasional regulation 

by Stonelick Lake on Stonelick Creek.

Revisions (water years). WSP 643: Drainage area. WSP 873: 1938. WSP 973: 1933(M) .

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(ShiftIng-control method used Sept. 23-3O)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Sept. 3O

1.5

1.6 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

16

24

63

115

196

392

5.0

lo.O 

13.0 

16.0 

19.0

1,490

5,280

8,870

14,700

23,8OO

1.7

0.5

1.7

3.5

6.1

11

18

40

2.1

2.5

3.0

5.0

10.0

13.0

17.0

109

214

435

1,550

5,280

8,870

17,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

93

74

63

56

50

44

*40

38

38

38

38

38

33

28

26

22

21

20

21

20

18

17

21

24

27

24

28

42

52

50

43

1,147

37.0

0.078

0.09

Nov.

50

44

43

38

38

33

30

28

30

34

36

36

39

*36

88

392

171

133

174

180

115

89

76

65

58

52

48

54

62

62

2,334

77.8

0.163

0.18

Dec.

63

81

202

1,770

2.980

1,920

541

248

190

130

100

100

77

66

60

52

*54

52

54

60

56

56

60

65

58

52

57

56

52

52

52

9,416

304

0.637

0.73

Jan.

827

1,790

84O

425

193

143

120

126

88

77

68

63

63

103

5,030

3,050

763

326

248

4,700

21.600

15,800

1,990

552

*430

360

335

274

278

1,270

1,390

63,322

2,043

4.28

4.93

Feb.

630

335

236

615

706

420

266

246

358

6.420

3,670

934

1,800

4,040

4,240

1,270

701

976

954

430

266

236

460

882

640

430

360

308

32,829

1,172

2.46

2.56

Mar.

894

932

545

365

290

2,460

1,680

800

560

855

*1,700

1,350

1,880

2.960

2,500

948

480

326

274

236

221

201

185

171

157

154

246

385

294

236

201

24,486

790

1.66

1.91

Apr.

256

5.200

1,370

565

350

258

211

182

165

154

147

144

168

165

144

132

117

109

111

126

132

*120

117

101

94

122" 86

420

370

239

9,875

329

O.69O

0.77

May

160

126

107

94

85

76

70

65

58

69

70

182

1,480

4.540

1,100

420

250

185

160

137

126

117

115

107

94

90

90

85

74

126

101

10,559

341

0.715

0.82

June

79

1.060

*970

299

162

115

94

77

67

58

52

50

50

43

40

40

38

38

31

28

26

30

67

81

54

49

53

140

90

64

4,045

135

0.283

0.32

July

50

63

60

36

39

44

29

22

18

13

12

11

13

*20

16

13

27

14

15

13

11

12

12

73

109

115

92

1.560

93T

445

168

4,062

131

0.275

0.32

Aug.

105

74

55

46

39

31

26

22

18

16

15

18

22

18

15

13

16

16

13

13

9.7

8.4

7.4

6.6

6.6

*9.2

9.2

6.1

9.7

9.7

7.4

681.0

22.0

0.046

0.05

Sept.

67

314

344

148

85

54

34

22

16

13

9.2

7.4

6.1

5.3

4.3

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.1

2.8

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.6

2.1

1.7

3.1

3.1

1,167.7

38.9

0.082

0.09

Calendar year 1958: Max 9,80O Mln 16 Mean 5O4 Cfsm 1.O6 In. 14.35

Water year 1958-59: Max 21,600 Mln 1.6 Mean 449 Cfsm 0.941 In. 12.77

Peak discharge (base, 10,OOO cfs). Jan. 21 (7 p.m.) 32,ooO cfs (21.24 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
LICKING RIVER BASIN 297

2485. Licking River near Salyersville, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°45'03", long 83°05'04", on left bank at upstream side of bridge on State 

Highway 30, 0.2 mile upstream from Gardner Branch, 1.2 miles west of Salyersville, 

Magoffin County, and 3.1 miles downstream from State Road Pork.

Drainage area. 140 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only October to 

December 1938, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 823.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Feb. 27, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 160 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,020 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 18.12 ft); minimum, 0.7 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 6.21 ft).

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 14,300 cfs Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 25.4 ft, from 

floodmarks); no flow at times.

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

which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 923: 1939-40, drainage area. WSP 1505: 1955(M), 1956(P).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except period of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 20 Jan. 21 to Sept. 3O

6.2 

6.4 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

12.3

2.0

8.0

34

93

180

665

6.2

6.3 

6.5 

6.8 

7.3 

8.0

0.6

1.5

4.2

10

27

58

9.0

10.0

13.0

16.0

18.0

125

240

690

1,270

1,960

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

18

*T8

14

12

10

8.8

7.4

6.5

5.6

5.3

5.9

5.6

4.7

3.8

3.2

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.3

3.2

4.1

3.5

3.5

2.9

3.2

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.8

3.8

188.1

6.07

0.043

0.05

Nov.

4.4 672"

10

12

9.6

7.7

6.8

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.6

5.6

5.0

4.7

4.7

5.0

5.0

8.4

16

*19

16

14

12

10

10

10

35

281

150

695.2

23.2

0.166

0.18

Dec.

92

80

74

108

121

~90 123

75

55

45

40

35

30

28

25

24

23

*22

20

19

18

18

18

20

18

16

16

16

23

a28

a35

1,355

43.7

0.312

0.36

Jan.

44

85

93

83

a70

a60

aSO

51

52

a50

a45

a42

a39

44

64

136

a!70

allO

a80

659

834

*1,840

1,170

366

237

201

184

179

169

169

145

7,521

243

1.74

2.00

Feb.

119

98

95

324

387

273

197

172

150

222

459

272

303

472

1.100

666

426

328

228

170

136

123

131

128

107

100

95

90

7,371

263

1.88

1.96

Mar.

93

90

85

83

77

*97

108

102

105

109

101

121

129

125

118

107

95

83

77

72

73

68

60

56

52.

53

262

T78

145

144

132

3,200

103

0.736

0.85

Apr.

120

ITS

321

454

390

297

222

184

168

*402

662

864

1.790

1,010

528

378

286

228

211

329

315

258

230

194

169

152

139

183

213

164

11,039

368

2.63

2.93

May

146

125

109

98

87

79

71

62

56

52

48

122" 46

340

175

129

100

90

79

66

58

*55

70

62

87

234

147

125

90

185

202

3,395

110

0.786

0.90

June

106

155

T72- 316

115

90

74

60

52

46

36

37

37

28

25

22

21

18

16

15

14

12

27

19

17

16

19

14

12

IP1, 601

53.4

0.381

0.43

July

10

11

10

11

10

10

10

8.8

8.4

8.0

7.4

5.6

5.5

5.1

4.9

6.8

6.4

7.2

10

21

8.8

6.6

6.8

8.4

8.2

6.8

5.6

5.3

5.1

15

20

273.7

8.83

0.063

0.07

Aug.

9.2

4.9

4.2

4.2

5.6

6.6

5.8

4.7

3.9

*3.4

3.2

2.9

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.0

2.3

2.5

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.6

1.7

3.8

12

9.0

11

8.0

130.2

4.20

0.030

0.03

Sept.

5^3

4.2

3.3

2.7

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.7

2.3

1.7

1.6

1.2

1.0

.9

*.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.0

1.3

1.3

3.0

49.0

1.63

0.012

0.01

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,590 Mln 2.3 Mean 176 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.08

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,840 Mln 0.7 Mean 101 Cfsm 0.721 In. 9.77

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). Jan. 22 (8 p.m.) 2,020 cfs (18.12 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

on nearb nearby streams. streams.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 7-29.
298 LICKING RIVER BASIN

2495. Licking River at Farmers, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°08'25", long 83°33'30", near right bank on downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 60, 300 ft upstream from Chesapeake and Ohio Railway bridge, threequarters of a mile west of Farmers, Rowan County, and 1.1 miles upstream from Triplett 

Creek.

Drainage area. 826 sq mi.

Records available. July 1915 to June 1920 (gage heights only), May 1928 to September 1931, 

 December 1936 to February 1937 (in WSP 838), April 1938 to September 1959. All figures 

of discharge above 2,000 cfs prior to April 1938 have been found to be unreliable and 

should not be used. Gage-height records collected at same site since 1915 are contained 

in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

f

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 646.55 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. July 22, 1915, to June 30, 1920, staff gage at site 400 ft downstream at datum 

0.21 ft lower. May 22, 1928, to Sept. 1, 1939, chain or wire-weight gage and Sept. 2, 

1939, to July 13, 1942, water-stage recorder, at site 100 ft downstream at present 

datum. Auxiliary staff gage 3.8 miles upstream since Oct. 1, 1944; July 2, 1938, to 

Sept. 30, 1944, staff gage 1 mile downstream used as auxiliary gage.

Average discharge. 21 years (1938-59), 1,046 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,610 cfs Jan. 21; maximum gage height, 20.1 ft 

Jan. 22, from floodmarks; minimum discharge, 4.1 cfs Sept. 25.

1915-20, 1928-31, 1936-37, 1938-59: Maximum discharge determined, 22,200 cfs Feb. 3, 

1939 (gage height, 24.8 ft, from graph based on gage readings); maximum gage height, 

31.1 ft Feb. 9, 1918 (ice jam), datum then in use; reverse flow at times caused by backwater; minimum discharge unaffected by backwater, 0.7 cfs Oct. 14, 1930; minimum gage 

height, 1.30 ft Sept. 19, 1943.

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

those computed using fall as a factor, which are poor. Records of water temperatures 

for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1641.

Revisions (water years). WSP 953: 

19501P).

Drainage area. WSP 1275: 1928-31, 1937. WSP 1505:

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

L

2

5 

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

66

 59

56 

54

50

49 

52

50

49

49

44

43

44

40

38

37

36

36

36

54

34

37

37

37

37

40

44

43 

41 

43

43

1,358

43.8

0.053

0.06

Nov.

44

46

46 

50

56

57 

57

57

59

61

59

56

54

52

56

56

56

61

72

105

134

122

108

95

92

90

83

102 

208 

410

2,604

86.8

0.105

0.12

Dec.

498

470

365 

365

518

675 

622

498

404

b350

b300

b260

b240

b220

b200

b!80

b!65

 155

116

110

b!05

b97

90

100

158

155

122

88

So

98

108

7,922

256

0.310

0.36

Jan.

131

293

466 

442

530

410 

380

305

395

350

320

230

170

176

1,330

1,960

1,970

940

950

1,500

6.950

6,540

6,050

5,340

5,450

1,950

1,500

1,150 

1,050 

1,000

955

48,965

1,579

1.91

2.20

Feb.

a920

a880

a860 

3850

al,050

»al,500 

1,260

1,050

925

920

915

860

1,120

1,940

5,230

5.570

4,040

2,710

1,860

1,310

990

810

755

815

730

646

590

554

41,460

1,481

1.79

1.87

Mar.

546

534

506 

486

454

470 

554

3580

3620

3660

3740

39OO

 1,020

1,060

995

870

720

610

518

466

458

474

450

589

562

547

554

1,080 

1.160 

990

865

20,378

657

0.795

0.92

Apr.

780

815

1,070 

1,300

1,640

1,580 

1,350

1,080

965

5,020

5,920

6,960

7.500

6,890

 6,100

5,200

2,940

1,880

1,490

1,580

1,480

1,380

1,210

1,050

920

810

735

750 

750 

780

69,685

2,525

2.81

5.14

May

855

705

610 

522

458

410 

574

341

502

266

251

256

284

750

950

965

655

502

414

562

*517

287

265

259

256

. 554

1.080

960 

665 

482

777

16,012

517

0.626

0.72

June

1,140

1,150

1.540 

1,480

1,050

660 

474

565

296

242

200

175

161

155

149

145

105

90

85

72

62

57

56

59

102

221

179

140 

116 

92

10,812

560

0.456

0.49

July

174

 155

90 

92

95

92 

64

52

50

56

46

41

52

40

61

46

47

36

29

37

54

54

72

81

61

59

125

116 

544

ffcn cbU

140

2,721

87.8

0.106

0.12

Aug.

122

191

200 

122

74

57 

47

43

45

44

40

54

29

26

24

24

24

45

85

70

57

44

50

24

20

18

17

17 

21 

42

83

1,715

55.5

0.067

0.08

Sept.

72

61

47 

58

53

28 

24

20

17

 21

54

~68 128

44

53

29

25

20

16

14

11

10

7.7

6.5

0.5

5.5

5.3

5.3 

5.3

16

849.7

28.3

0.054

0.04

Calendar year 1958: Max 15,OOO Min 34 Mean 1,116 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.36

Water year 1958-59: Max 7,30O Min 5.3 Mean 615 Cfsm 0.745 In. 10.12

Peak discharge (base, 7,OOO cfs). Jan. 21 (10 p.m.) 8,61O cfs (20.1 ft at 4 p.m. Jan. 22); Apr. 15

(4 a.m.) 7,420 cfs (17.87 ft at 12 p.m.)._____________________________________________

 Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated' on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

recorded range in stage, and records for stations at Salyersville and Blue Lick Springs.

b Stsge-dishcarge relation affected by ice.

Note. Pall used as a factor in computing discharge Jan. 14-18, 21-25, Feb. 14-18, Apr. 1O-18.
LICKING RIVER BASIN

2500. Triplett Creek at Morehead, Ky .

Location. Lat 38°10'46" ) long 83°25'55", on right bank at Morehead, Rowan County, 

l!l miles upstream from Dry Creek, 1.6 miles downstream from Christy Creek, and 

13^- miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 47.9 sq mi (revised).

Records available . June 1941 to September 1959.

^

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 708.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge. 18 years, 73.8 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 3,130 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 8.27 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs June 21, 22, 23.

1941-59: Maximum discharge, 11,400 cfs (revised) Sept. 21, 1950 (gage height, 13.10 

ft ), from rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at 

gage height 14.83 ft for flood of July 3, 1960; no flow for many days.

Maximum stage known, 18.9 ft in July 1939, from f loodmarks .

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

953

953

1033

1083

1113

1143

1173

1205

1235

1275

1385

1435

1505

1555

Water 

year

1941

1942

1945

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1955

1956

1957

1958

Date

July 19,

Apr . 9 ,

Dec. 31,

Aug. 5,

Apr . 8 ,

Jan. 5,

Sept. 21,

Jan. 4,

Mar. 22,

Mar. 3,

July 9,

Feb. 17,

Dec. 14,

May 5,

1941

1942

1944

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

1955

1956

1956

1958

Discharge 

(cfs)

7,090

7,330

4,700

4,970

9,250

4,350

11,400

5,080

8,110

4,620

11,000

7,330

7,020

3,210

Gage height 

(feet)

11.41

11.53

9.84

10.07

12.40

9.53

13.10

10.15

11.92

9.77

13.00

11.53

11.37

8.38

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

which are poor. Water is diverted from reservoir on Evans Branch at dam about 1 mile 

above station, and from Triplett Creek about a quarter of a mile above station, to 

supply Morehead State College and town of Morehead. Sewage returns to stream below 

station, just above the mouth of Dry Creek. Some regulation by reservoir on Evans 

Branch (capacity, about 185 cfs-days) and by pondage above station.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, Ln cubic feet per second, for the water years 

 1941, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1955-57, superseding those published in WSP 953, 1113, 1173, 

1235, 1305, 1385, 1435, and 1505, are given herewith:

Date

1941

July 18

19

1948

Apr. 8

1949

Dec. 13

Discharge

363

1,030

1,700

1,420

Date

1950

Jan. 5

29

31

May 26

June 4

19

sept. 20

21

Discharge

2,110

1,300

2,540

939

1,220

3,920

2,010

3,260

Date

1952

Mar. 22

1955

Mar. 5

July 9

1956

Jan. 30

Discharge

2,910

3,390

2,190

1,430

Date

1956-Con.

Feb. 2

14

15

17

18

Dec. 14

1957

Jan. 22

Discharge

1,840

641

2,250

1,540

1,610

2,320

998

Month

July 1941...................

April 1948..................

March 1952. .................

Calendar year 1952 ........

March 1955. .................

Water year 1955-56. .......

Cfs-days

2,330.6

7,619

31,082.3

4,619 

26,424.2

13,966

53,775.1

6,964

-

10,719

-

Maximum

1,030

1,900

2,040

1,420 

1,520

2,540 

939

3 920

3,920

2,910

2,910

3,390

3,390

2.250

Minimum

0.8

12

0

10 

0

39

1.8

25

0

57

.2

Mean

75.2

254

84.9

149 

72.4

451

147

225

58.1

346

87.3

97.5

Per square 

mile

1.57

5.30

1.77

3.11 

1.51

9.42

3.07

4.70

1.21

7.22

1.82

2.04

Runoff In 

Inches

1.81

5.92

24.14

3.59 

20.52

10.87

41.76

5.41

16.51

8.32

24.75

27.72
300 LICKING RIVER BASIN

2500. Triplett Creek at Morehead, Ky . Continued

Revised monthly discharge. In cubic feet per second, 1941, 1948,

Month

Calendar year 1956. .......

Calendar year 1957 ........

Cfs -days

6,823.0

5,788

Maximum

2,320 

2,320

998 

2,320 

998

Minimum

7.2 

1.7

19 

0 

0

Mean

220 

117

187 

73.7 

67.8

1950, 1952, 1955-57

Per square

mile

4.59 

2.44

3.90 

1.54 

1.42

Runoff in 

Inches

5.30 

33.12

4.49 

20.88 

19.22

Revised peak discharge. 1941-42: Apr. 9 (2 p.m.) 7,330 cfs; Aug. 23 (4 p.m.) 6,510 cfs. 

1942-43: May 25 (9:15 a.m.) 2,770 cfs. 

1944-45: Dec. 31 (9:30 p.m.) 4,700 cfs; Apr. 25 (4 a.m.) 4,290 cfs.

1947-48: Feb. 13 (12 p.m.) 4,650 cfs; Mar. 16 (6:30 a.m.) 4,030 cfs; Apr. 8 (6:30 a.m.) 

9,250 cfs; Apr. 13 (2:30 a.m.) 5,360 cfs.

1948-49: Dec. 15 (9 a.m.) 4,200 cfs; Jan. 5 (11 a.m.) 4,350 cfs; Feb. 14 (11 a.m.) 4,170 

cfsj Feb. 15 (12:30 p.m.) 3,380 cfs.

1949-50: Dec. 13 (2 a.m.) 4,170 cfs; Jan. 5 (7 a.m.) 4,630 cfs; Jan. 31 (4:30 a.m.) 4,650 

cfs; Mar. 12 (8 a.m.) 3,520 cfs; May 26 (5 p.m.) 7,020 cfs; June 4 (2 p.m.) 3,820 cfs; 

June 19 (7:30 p.m.) 9,490 cfs; Sept. 20 (6 a.m.) 10,600 cfs; Sept. 21 (4 p.m.)11,400 cfs.

1950-51: Nov. 20 (10:30 a.m.) 3,660 cfs (8.88 ft); Jan. 4 (1 a.m.) 5,080 cfs (10.15 ft); 

Jan. 14 (8 p.m.) 5,010 cfs (10.10 ft).

1954-55: Feb. 27 (7:30 a.m.) 4,240 cfs (9.43 ft); Mar. 5 (2 a.m.) 9,120 cfs (12.35 ft); 

July 9 (2 p.m.) 11,000 cfs (13.00 ft).

1955-56: Jan. 30 (6 a.m.) 5,190 cfs (10.23 ft); Feb. 2 (12 m.) 4,180 cfs (9.37 ft); 

Feb. 15 (1 a.m.) 4,890 cfs (10.00 ft); Feb. 17 (10 p.m.) 7,330 cfs (11.53 ft); Mar. 14 

(6 a.m.) 4,620 cfs (9.77 ft).

1956-57: Dec. 14 (10:30 a.m.) 7,020 cfs (11.37 ft); Jan. 22 (8 p.m.) 5,730 cfs (10.61 ft).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 29 to Nov. 18)

4.0 

4.5

66

134

194

374

760

960

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

86

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

5.1

*4.4

4.0

4.2

3.6

3.3

2.9

3.1

4.0

6.4

6.0

4.6

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.1

2.6

2.6

2.9

2.9

2.4

2.2

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.7

3.1

3.1

2.7

2.6

2.6

106.9

3.45

0.072

0.08

Nov.

3.1

3.5

3.3

2.7

2.6

2.7

*2.4

2.9

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.9

3.8

3.8

3.8

5.5

47

46

30

18

13

9.1

6.8

18

28

80

102

62

518.2

17.3

0.361

0.40

Dec.

46

40

66

106

159

124

78

59

46

32

23

20

15

13

10

9.1

bS.O

*b7.0

b6.5

b6.1

b5.7

b5.5

b6.5

b!3

b!2

bll

bll

bll

blO

blO

blO

979.4

31.6

0.660

0.76

Jan.

70

124

84

62

40

30

28

26

19

15

13

12

13

23

686

342

b!20

b75

59

913

893

463

154

b90

a75

a 60

a55

a 50

a45

a40

a35

4,714

152

3.17

3.66

Feb.

a32

a29

a28

a40

a70

*61

48

46

41

46

43

38

124

604

471

175

111

95

74

59

46

40

55

61

53

48

40

35

_

2,613

93.3

1.95

2.03

Mar.

36

35

33

30

27

40

43

38

43

45

50

99

*95

78

62

50

40

35

26

24

28

28

23

22

20

26

74

72

62

59

53

1,396

45.0

0.939

1.08

Apr.

46

109

124,

108

84

68

55

48

86

463

268

258

358

316

*801

181

88

68

68

80

68

59

50

41

36

30

88

32

38

87

3,396

113

8.36

8.64

May

26

23

18

15

13

13

10

9.1

8.3

7.9

7.8

12

24

33

24

19

15

18

10

9.1

*8.3

7.9

13

7.9

5.4

7.8

4.8

4.8

3,8

5.0

12

388.1

12.5

0.261

0.30

June

6.4

5.4

4.4

3.5

3.5

3.1

8.8

8.8

8.0

1.9

1.6

1.7

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.8

8.8

1.7

.9

.7

.7

.7

.8

3.1

52

36

8.7

4.2

2.7

159.0

5.30

0.111

0.12

July

50

*48

18

5.7

170

138

41

15

146

245

50

19

10

6.4

4.0

8.9

2.8

2.0

8.8

1.9

8.8

2.4

3.6

4.8

9.1

5.7

4.2

4.5

2.9

3.5

3.5

1,017.7

32.8

0.685

0.79

Aug.

3.3

2.7

1.7

2.0

8.7

8.6

2.6

2.7

8.7

2.4

8.4

8.4

2.4

2.2

8.7

3.3

4.4

37§

2.0

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.8

1.4

1.3

8.3

3.1

2.4

4.2

2.7

3.6

78.0

2.52

0.053

0.06

Sepb.

4.6

4.6

5.4

371

8.0

1.7

1.3

1.2

.9

 1.4

a2.5

a8.0

al.7

al.4

al.2

al.l

al.O

al.O

a. 9

a. 9

a. 9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.9

.8

1.8

49.6

1.65

0.034

0.04

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,590 Mln 1.2 Mean 80.8 Cfsm 1.69 In. 22.89

Water year 1958-59: Max 893 Min 0.7 Mean 42.2 Cfsm 0.881 In. 11.96

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage 

and records for stations on nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
LICKING RIVER BASIN 301

2505. Licking River at Blue Lick Springs, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°25'19", long 83°59'57", near center of span on downstream side of bridge 

on U. S. Highway 68 and State Highway 32, at Blue Lick Springs, Nicholas County, 

! £ miles upstream from Indian Run, 10 miles upstream from Johnson Creek, and 10 miles 

downstream from Fleming Creek. Records include flow of Indian Run.

Drainage area. 1,740 sq mi, approximately (including that of Indian Run). 

Records available. April 1938 to September 1959 (discontinued).

Gage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read once or twice daily. Datum 

of gage is 560.99 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 21 years, 2,270 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,000 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 30.47 ft); minimum observed, 10 cfs Sept. 29.

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 35,900 cfs Apr. 13, 1948 (gage height, 45.0 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum observed, 2.9 cfs Sept. 9, 1957; minimum gage height observed, 

2.90 ft Oct. 12, 13, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 47.4 ft in January 1937.

Remarks. Records poor.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

150

290

6.0

7.0

11.0

23.0

30.0

500

1,09O

4,000

13,700

18,60O

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

23

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

185

*Tf5

150

136

125

117

no

1O3

98

99

1O3

105

99

96

91

86

83

80

74

71

68

68

68

65

64

63

64

64

65

a65

a65

2,901

93.6

O.054

O.06

Nov.

370

370

375

a80

a90

3100

a!05

107

107

110

110

108

107

107

116

117

117

156

198

206

185

172

175

180

2O4

241

290

355

910

1,800

6,746

225

0.129

O.14

Dec.

1,660

1,510

2,520

35,500

34,OOO

32,500

32,000

31,500

3l,OOO

3800

3700

a600

3500

3450

a400

3550

*526

319

276

270

250

223

24T

266

290

519

345

356

360

294

290

28,415

917

0.527

0.61

Jan.

850

2,280

2,280

1,800

1,210

al.100

al,000

a 950

a90O

al,100

3950

3800

3600

3500

1,42O

37,000

8,020

4,700

2,810

8,340

15.0OO

18 , 50O

16,400

13,9OO

9,860

5,82O

3,58O

2,44O

2,110

1,98O

1,780

139,780

4,509

2.59

2.99

Feb.

1,600

1,520

1,360

1,280

*1,580

1,750

2,040

2,060

2,080

2,740

2,730

2,530

2,750

4,910

8,900

1O,600

9,380

6,340

5,330

5,720

2,200

2,000

2,020

2,040

2,210

2,110

2,080

2,050

-

91,870

5,281

1.89

1.96

Mar.

2,050

2,020

1,85O

1,840

1,80O

1,84O

1,84O

1,850

1,670

*1,540

1,720

2,280

5,02O

5,020

2,440

2,29O

2,000

1,490

1,25O

1,140

1,100

1,080

1,060

88O

750

922

1,290

1,490

2,740

2,600

2,600

55,402

1,787

1.O3

1.18

Apr.

2,440

2,280

2,520

2,78O

2,840

2,500

2,120

2,060

2,270

3,510

5,960

7,500

8,820

9,940

*9,86O

8,820

7,500

5,400

4,55O

4,080

5,65O

5,070

2,460

2,240

1,720

1,540

1,240

1,52O

1,380

1,45O

116,980

5,899

2.24

2. SO

May

1,470

1,450

1,290

1,210

988

880

820

718

622

515

450

441

5OO

574

658

1,030

910

aSOO

a7OO

*610

592

530

510

505

475

a700

aSOO

a750

a950

3850

3700

25,978

773

0.444

O.51

June

,160

,58O

,700

,72O

,600

,300

,120

850

580

404

312

252

188

175

169

159

152

150

146

156

119

112

110

177

1,550

7,540

5,190

1,470

982

*409

51,292

1,043

O.599

0.67

July

418

916

742

550

495

455

422

384

356

526

315

364

273

130

101

92

80

70

alOO

3200

3150

a!30

a!50

alSO

910

550

364

283

418

445

326

10,695

545

0.198

0.23

Aug.

372

436

380

*226

198

175

154

116

89

78

63

58

57

54

61

465

455

270

121

92

78

77

84

88

74

70

72

72

68

46

34

4,683

151

O.O87

0.10

Sept.

45

108

138

126

107

89

65

58

45

*56

54

25

22

25

29

71

74

60

56

29

25

23

2O

2O

15

15

12

12

11

57

1,410

47.0

0.027

O.O5

Calendar year 1958: Max 19,500 Mln 63 Mean 2,326 Cfsm 1.54 In. 18.15

Water year 1958-59: Max 18,500 Mln 11 Mean 1,4O9 Cfsm 0.810 In. 1O.98

Peak dlschsrge (bsse, 16,000 cfs).--Jan. 22 (12 ra.) 19,000 cfs (30.47 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gsge-helght record; dlsohsrge estlmsted on basis of westher records and records for ststlon 

at Farmers and McKlnneysburg.
302 LICKING RIVER BASIN

2510. North Fork Licking River near Lewisburg, Ky.

Location. Lat 38"32'55", long 83"47'30", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 419, l£ miles west of Lewisburg, Mason County, and lj miles downstream 

from Mill Creek.

Drainage area. 118 sq mi.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1959.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 680 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

Nov. 2, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 154 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,010 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 12.95 ft); no 

 FTow~Sept. 13-30.

1946-59: Maximum discharge, 11,300 cfs Apr. 13, 1948 (gage height, 20.7 ft, from 

floodmarks); no flow for many days.

Flood in July 1938 reached a stage of 22.7 ft, from information by local resident.

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

Revisions (water years ). WSP 1173: 1947-48.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, tn cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 21 to Nov. 6)

1.0

1.2

1.3

1.8 

2.3 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

11.0

70

15Z

308

548

880

1,820

3,840

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

3.3

2.0

1.3

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.5

.7

1.2

2.2

6.0

3.1

2.2

1.9

1.3

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.7 

.7

.8

.7

.6

.6

.9

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.1

41.7

1.35

0.011

0.01

Nov.

1 0

TTT

1.0

1.0

1.0

*1.2

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

2.0

2.4

6.9

7.9

78

65

46 

29

18

12

9.4

9.0

8.6

21

41

b60

434.4

14.5

0.123

0.14

Dec.

b50

b45

150

445

878

349

127

80

b60

b40

b30

b23

b!8

b!5

b!3

*11

10

b9.5

b9.0

b8.5

bS.O 

b8.0

b8.0

blO

b!2

bll

bll

10

10

10

10

2,479.0

80.0

0.678

0.78

Jan.

201

404

168

95

b85

bSO

b70

b55

43

29

22

19

21

50

1,280

909

b250

b!70

b!30

2,380

5.620 

2,100

344

178

145

121

113

97

87

87

76

13,429

433

3.67

4.23

Feb.

62

b50

b50

*78

134

80

60

56

57

812

620

225

536

1,010

1,020

382

241

210

188

120

85 

80

176

232

139

113

92

81

6,989

250

2.12

2.20

Mar.

440

253

164

129

103

156

164

118

106

103

*145

592

291

188

143

105

86

68

60

57

80 

64

51

47

43

44

118

87

62

55

51

4,173

135

1.14

1.32

Apr.

48

341

232

132

94

76

59

54

54

375

243

192

577

*378

212

145

108

90

84

73

63 

50

44

38

33

29

58

301

438

143

4,764

159

1.35

1.50

May

87

64

50

43

38

33

26

21

18

15

13

15

44

90

50

29

18

16

*13

11

9.8 

9.0

6.9

5.6

5.6

8.2

26

26

11

7.6

4.5

814.2

26.3

0.223

0.26

June

3.6

5.3

24

31

11

7.2

4.3

2.8

2.1

1.6

1.3

1.2

.9

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

.5

.5

.6 

.5

1.2

1.1

334

312

162

65

26

*12

1,044.9

34.8

0.295

0.33

July

280

1,080

176

71

209

289

129

49

22

12

8.2

5.0

3.3

2.2

1.6

1.3

ri

1.4

6.2

7.1 

19

9.0

41

145

68

46

94

134

73

50

3,034.6

97.9

0.830

0.96

Aug.

21

11

7.2

5.6

4.0

2.6

1.5

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.9

2.2

3.1

2.2

1.3 

.9

.6

.7

.6

.4

.4

.6

.7

.7

.7

77.3

2.49

0.021

0.02

Sept.

0.7

1.5

T76

.8

.6

.6

.5

.4

**. 4

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7.1

0.24

0.0020

0.002

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,450 Min 0.5 Mean 134 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.45

Water year 1958-59: Max 3,620 Min 0 Mean 102 Cfsm 0.864 In. 11.75

Peak discharge (base, 3,600 cfs). Jan. 21 (9 p.m.) 5,010 cfs (12.95 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
LICKING RIVER BASIN 303

2515. Licking River at McKinneysburg, Ky.

Location.--Lat 38°35'52", long 84°16'00", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at McKinneysburg, Pendleton County, 6.5 miles southeast of Falmouth, 9.0 miles 

upstream from Blanket Creek, and 12.8 miles upstream from South Fork.

Drainage area. 2,280 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. July 1924 to August 1926, October 1938 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only October, November 1938, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder1 . Datum of gage is 520.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. July 23, 1924, to Aug. 9, 1926, chain gage at same site, datum unknown. Nov. 18, 

1938, to June 30, 1939, wire-weight gage at present site and datum. Oct. 1, 1949, to 

Sept. 30, 1957, auxiliary water-stage recorder 4.0 miles downstream.

Average discharge.--22 years (1924-25, 1938-59), 2,992 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 33,200 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 33.12 ft); minimum, 64 cfs Sept. 29, 30.

1924-26, 1938-59: Maximum discharge, 54,100 cfs Apr. 13, 1948 (gage height, 47.59 

ft); minimum, 3.8 cfs Oct. 18, 19, 1952.

Flood in January 1937 reached a stage of about 47.8 ft, from floodmarks.

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

indefinite stage-discharge relation, which are poor. Records of chemical analyses, 

water temperatures, and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1959 are given in 

WSP 1641.

Revisions. WSP 953: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect or Indefinite 

stage-discharge relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge. In cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 16 Feb. 17 to Sept. 30

5.0 235

7.0 1,320

10.0 3,800

15.0 8,900

20.0 15,100

25.0 21,800

30.0 28,800

33.0 33,000

3.7 

4.0

4.5

5.0 305

7.0 1,470

10.0 3,800

Note.--Same as preceding 

table above 10.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

253

230

200

180

160

150

140

130

125

120

120

115

115

115

110

105

100

95

90

85

85

80

80

75

75

75

75 

75

75

75

70

3,578

115

0.050

0.06

Nov.

70

70

75

75

80

80

*82

85

90

95

95

95

95

95

271

320

250

250

300

350

250

250

350

300

300

250

250 

300

350

1.380

6,903

230

0.101

0.11

Dec.

1,410

1,180

1,490

3,430

6.230

5,290

3,850

2,400

1,580

1,150

920

728

b650

b600

*b530

b450

b400

b350

310

276

b250

b220

b200

240

b270

b290

b300 

b310

b330

305

271

36,210

1,168

0.512

0.59

Jan.

1,310

2,920

2,910

2,480

1,610

al.300

al.100

al.OOO

al.OOO

a950

a800

a750

a700

b900

b5,400

8,560

9,400

a6,000

3,080

11,600

25,000

32.600

26,600

17,700

12,300

7,960

4,980 

3,050

2,510

2,330

2,210

201,010

6,484

2.84

3.28

Feb.

2,030

*1,800

1,570

1,560

1,740

2,320

2,360

2,280

2,070

4,180

4,950

4,320

4,430

6,920

12 , 000

12,800

11,800

8,910

6,520

4,640

3,230

2,580

2,840

3,170

2,960

2,610

2,250 

2,010

_

120,850

4,316

1.89

1.97

Mar.

4,310

3,270

2,880

2,360

2,050

2,570

2,550

2,460

2,280

2,110

2,350

4,350

4,480

4,140

3,300

2,760

2,350

2,020

1,750

*1,580

1,910

1,790

1,500

1,420

1,270

1,230

2,090 

1,790

2,110

2,240

2,090

75,360

2,431

1.07

1.23

Apr.

1,920

4,470

3,490

3,550

3,100

2,850

2,750

2,480

2,190

3,130

5,810

7,960

*9,790

11,000

11,500

10,200

8,740

6,820

4,470

3,080

3,290

3,420

2,680

2,360

2,060

1,830

1,710 

2,030

2,640

2,470

133,590

4,453

1.95

2.18

May

1.950

1,710

1,560

1,370

1,220

1,090

980

872

776

704

635

605

752

1,130

1,250

1,500

1,440

1,300

1,030

*836

812

722

640

565

575

836

1,070 

956

1,290

1,120

890

32,186

1,038

0.455

0.52

June

1,030

1,880

1,640

1,770

1,880

1,580

1,170

860

650

520

430

375

332

254

212

182

171

159

152

140

126

118

T65

224

190

5,710

7 -, 500 

3,400

*1,140

692

34,652

1,155

0.507

0.57

July

485

824

1,810

1,580

704

674

635

716

525

314

234

585

450

244

178

157

140

128

260

578

248

161

156

1,280

686

1,040

645 

582

788

836

932

18,575

599

0.263

0.30

Aug.

890

635

490

314

277

251

198

152

128

110

95

87

82

79

!§_

434

430

178

244

248

167

182

165

134

110

270

341 

155

251

146

94

7,415

239

0.105

0.12

Sepb.

78

76

76

116

154

107

91

*82

78

76

72

71

70

69

68

68

88

85

78

74

72

70

69

68

67

66

66 

65

65

64

2,329

77.6

0.034

0.04

Calendar year 1958: Max 30,600 Mln 70 Mean 2,907 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.31

Water year 1958-59: Max 32,600 Mln 64 Mean 1,843 Cfsm 0.808 In. 10.97

Peak discharge (base, 21,000 cfs).--Jan. 22 (8 a.m.) 33,200 cfs (33.12 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

at Blue Lick Springs and Catawba.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation indefinite Oct. 2 to Nov. 14, Nov. 17-29; discharge estimated on 

basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for stations at Blue Lick Springs anc 

flat.awha
304 LICKING RIVER BASIN

2520. Stoner Creek at Paris, Ky.

Location.- -La t 38 0 13'45", long 84"15'22", on left bank at upstream side of bridge on 

county road, 0.5 mile north of Paris, Bourbon County, and 1.5 miles downstream from 

Huston Creek.

Drainage area. --938 sq mi.

Records available. April 1953 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder- and concrete control. Datum of gage is 770.43 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 6 years, 232 cf s .

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 7,940 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 14.12 ft); minimum, 0.9 cfs July 13 (gage height, 1.90 ft).

1953-59: Maximum discharge, 10,000 cfs Mar. 8, 1956 (gage height, 15.84 ft); minimum daily, 0.2 cfs for several days in 1954.

Highest stage since about 1928, about 19.5 ft in winter of 1951, from information by 

local resident.

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

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1385: 1954.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.9

2.0 

Z.I

2.6

2.7

76

111

2.8

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0 

12.0

165

265

425

570

1,430

3,280

5,810

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*6.6

5.2

5.2

4.3

5.6

5.6

4.3

3.4

5.2

7.7

6.6

6.6

8.2

9-i

7.2

6.1

5.6

5.2

5.2

3.6

2.7

2.5

3.6

3.4

2.9

3.1

7.2

5.2

4.3

5.2

3 4

160.3

5.17

0.022

0.03

Nov.

4.7

6.6

7.2

6.6

6.1

7.2

*7.2

6.6

6.6

7.7

7.2

6.1

6.1

7.2

13

11

12

18

25

26

33

34

29

24

20

26

32

41

123

175

. 735.1

24.5

0.103

0.11

Dec.

94

73

130

378

420

462

297

205

149

97

73

63

50

46

38

32

*30

b28

b26

b24

b22

b20

18

b25

b28

b30

b31

30

b28

b26

b25

2,998

96.7

0.406

0.47

Jan.

125

631

405

285

165

116

104

95

80

71

58

49

49

61

340

1,630

598

354

305

2,480

5,720

5,310

1,160

577

420

357

317

297

293

289

255

22,996

742

3.12

3.59

Feb.

215

180

165

*215

250

220

195

190

190

266

588

395

459

1,050

2,450

1,060

616

453

369

293

235

205

240

285

255

235

205

195

11,654

416

1.75

1.82

Mar.

345

420

369

313

265

321

380

329

313

309

293

430

474

385

321

245

195

165

*149

143

143

133

116

97

83

94

149

175

138

122

111

7,525

243

1.02

1.18

Apr.

104

220

321

260

205

175

143

122

133

380

428

372

650

664

456

*369

305

260

225

200

185

143

111

97

83

73

71

94

100

80

7,029

234

0.983

1.10

May

63

53

49

44

39

34

32

28

25

22

21

26

53

86

76

49

38

33

28

25

*24

26

76

49

36

28

22

18

16

13

545

1,677

54.1

0.227

0.26

June

240

762

718

321

175

100

68

50

41

33

29

29

26

18

15

11

10

8.2

7.2

6.1

5.2

4.3

4.0

4.3

12

80

39

24

15

11

2,866.3

95.5

0.401

0.45

July

*11

11

8.8

7.2

6.1

6.1

4.3

3.4

3.4

2.5

1.8

1.5

1.0

T^T

1.8

3.1

2.2

2.5

5.2

5.6

2.5

3.6

4.0

154

1,820

342

165

97

100

68

56

2,902.0

93.6

0.393

0.45

Aug.

49

34

26

20

*17

14

13

18

14

11

8.8

7.7

6.6

12 5.2

36

24

60

96

32

21

16

12

10

8.2

15

49

33

33

26

18

745.5

24.0

0.101

0.12

Sept.

15

15

13

17

17

12

9.4

8.2

7.

*6.

4.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

3.

2.

2.

2.

2.

3 . i

4.

3.

2.

2.

2.

3.

3.

184.9

6.16

0.026

0.03

Calendar year 1958: Max 4,940 Min 2.5 Mean 241 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.73

Water year 1958-59: Max 5,720 Mln 1.0 Mean 168 Cfsm 0. 7O6 In. 9.61

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs).--Jan. 22 (l a.i 

(9.94 ft).

7,940 cfs (14.12 ft); July 25 (5 a.m.) 3,990 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
LICKING RIVER BASIN 305

2525. South Pork Licking River at Cynthiana, Ky.

Location.--Lat 38°23'27", long 84"18"11", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on

State Highways 356 and 36, at Cynthiana, Harrison County, 0.4 mile downstream from Grays 

Run and in pool formed by old milldam 2.6 miles downstream.

Drainage area.--615 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1938 to September 1959. Gage-height records collected in this 

vicinity since 1917 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 688.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to Oct. 28, 1952, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge.--21 years, 734 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 18,000 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 17.56 ft); minImum daily, 5.6 cfs Sept. 30.

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 35,300 cfs Apr. 13, 1948 (gage height, 23.32 ft); minimum daily, 0.3 cfs Oct. 23-26, Nov. 10-18, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or indefinite stagedischarge relation, which are fair. Small diversion by Cynthiana municipal water plant. 

Records of water temperatures for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1641.

Revisions (water years). WSP 953: Drainage area. WSP 1113: 1943(M). WSP 1505: 1945.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect or Indefinite 

stage-discharge relation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic 

feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 3-18)

3.0

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

5.5

7.7

8.7

11

25

55

105

4.7

5.0

6.0

9.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

225

430

1,240

4,300

8,550

11,800

15,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

43

34

25

22

21

18

15

14

18

22

24

22

18

15

12

10

9.6

8.7

8.2

7.9

7.7

7.5

7.3

7.2

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

446.1

14.4

0.023

0.03

Nov.

La

7.3

7.5

*7.9

8.4

9.4

11

15

21

18

17

17

17

18

25

24

19

22

55

117

165

135

123

111

90

80

70

90

171

588

1,866.6

62.2

0.101

0.11

Dec.

395

264

238

698

1,480

1.850

1,110

650

388

b300

b220

bl80

b!50

b!30

*bl!3

blOO

b90

80

b75

b70

65

b63

b60

b62

b65

b80

b95

blOO

90

80

75

9,396

303

0.493

0.57

Jan.

141

1,000

1,410

858

493

304

290

258

177

155

135

123

111

117

482

3,860

2,740

1,150

882

4,960

14,200

15,100

7,040

2,440

1,280

938

754

658

618

610

586

63,870

2,060

3.35

3.86

Feb.

514

*458

465

458

535

535

458

465

472

500

1,040

1,150

1,090

2,380

5.780

4,080

2,230

1,490

1,100

810

642

549

556

794

762

634

556

535

-

31,038

1,108

1.80

1.88

Mar.

922

1,330

1,090

842

674

706

946

874

754

706

682

906

1,460

1,160

890

690

556

472

402

*381

395

381

388

353

311

311

395

486

437

395

367

20,662

667

1.08

1.25

Apr.

346

810

1,030

914

674

542

458

388

374

634

1,300

1,030

*1,660

2,140

1,580

1,100

826

666

594

535

472

402

346

297

270

244

225

232

297

304

20,690

690

1.12

1.25

May

225

177

147

129

117

105

100

85

75

65

55

70

105

147

251

213

159

*123

100

95

90

85

100

183

171

129

100

95

75

60

46

3,677

119

0.193

0.22

June

618

493

1,380

826

430

277

213

177

141

111

117

95

90

75

55

46

40

31

24

21

17

14

11

10

98

2.090

1,760

618

*213

129

10,220

341

0.554

0.62

July

80

60

46

37

37

25

21

17

12

11

9.8

8.7

8.0

7.3

7.1

6.8

6.3

6.2

6.2

6.1

5.9

5.8

6.5

291

2.180

946

479

486

367

258

189

5,632.7

182

0.296

0.34

Aug.

141

123

105

80

*60

49

43

37

34

34

34

31

25

19

19

34

28

70

272

251

117

70

46

40

31

102

90

151

105

100

90

2,431

78.4

0.127

0.15

Sept.

65

46

34

25

22

19

17

*18

17

14

11

9.8

9.2

8.6

8.3

7.8

7.6

7.4

7.3

7.1

6.9

6.8

6.6

6.5

6.3

6.1

e6.0

e5.8

e5.7

e5.6

423.4

14.1

0.023

0.03

Calendar year 1958: Max 11,300 Mln 7.0 Mean 640 Cfsm 1.04 In . 14.12

Water year 1958-59: Max 15,100 Mln 5.6 Mean 467 Cfsm 0.759 In. 10.31

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs).--Jan. 21 (7 p.m.) 18,000 cfs (17.56 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations 

nearby streams.
306 LICKING RIVER BASIN

2535. Licking River at Catawba, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°42 I 37", long 84°18'39", on left bank 1 mile southeast of Catawba, Pendleton County, 1.6 miles upstream from Kincaid Creek, and 2.3 miles north of Falmouth.

Drainage area.--3,250 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . January 1914 to July 1920 (January 1914 to July 1915 and October 1917 

to July 1920, gage heights only), July 1928 to September 1959. Published as "at Falmouth" 1914-16. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity since 1887 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bareau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 498.37 ft above mean sea level (Louisville 

& Nashville RR. bench mark). Jan. 1, 1914, to July 31, 1916, chain gage at site 

3.8 miles upstream at datum 13.8 ft higher. July 14, 1916, to July 6, 1920, staff gage 

at site 1.4 miles downstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--33 years (1915-17, 1928-59), 4,091 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 54,900 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 34.92 ft); minimum, 36 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 4.34 ft).

1915-17, 1928-59: Maximum discharge, 86,300 cfs Apr. 14, 1948 (gage height, 47.0 ft, 

from floodmark); minimum, 2.5 cfs Aug. 5, Oct. 14, 18, 1930.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 853: 1937. WSP 953: Drainage area. WSP 1003: 1943. 

WSP 1385:1942.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

4.3

4.4 

4.7 

5.0 

5.5

97

191

385

6.0

8.0

12.0

20.0

35.0

680

2,780

8,550

22,900

55,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1.

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

455

360

304

266

232

206

184

173

166

166

162

155

152

152

145

136

129

126

118

115

110

102

102

100

97

93

100 

97

95

91

87.

4,976

161

0.050

0.06

Nov.

87

JI

97

*100

102

107

110

118

123

126

126

123

123

123

434

450 

293

243

617

707

480

556

664

562

475

421

385 

398

455

1.210

9,906

330

0.102

0.11

Dec.

1,630

1,660

1,800

5,460

9.750

8,O5O

7,380

3,790

2,470

bl,750

bl , 300

bl.OOO

b850

b750

b700

b600 

b550

b500

b470

b450

b440

b430

b420

416

b420

b450

b480 

502

502

480

445

55,875

1,802

0.554

0.64

Jan.

1,700

4,230

4,340

4,020

2,720

1,520

1,230

bl,100

bl,050

b950

b850

bSOO

b750 824"

8,900

11,500 

13,400

10,200

4,870

14,500

39 , 200

55.500

42,800

25,500

15,200

10,100

6,420

4,190

5,420

5,190

5,060

295,654

9,537

2.93

5.58

Feb.

2,840

*2,550

2,250

2.180

2,400

2,880

5,050

2,820

2,670

5,910

7.050

5,780

6,050

8,920

17 , 500

18.400 

15,600

11,500

8,420

6,020

4,290

5,370

3,840

4,410

3,980

3,550

5,O1O 

2,750

165,750

5,848

1.80

1.87

Mar.

5,870

4,910

4,480

5,620

5,050

4,520

5,820

5,620

*3,350

5,040

5,210

5,820

5,880

5.900

4,710

5.840 

5,200

2,680

2,280

2,010

2,170

2,580

1,990

1,790

1,620

1.510

2,670 

2,340

2,550

2,720

2,540

103,850

3,550

1.05

1.19

Apr.

2,450

6,680

4,970

4,740

4,060

3,590

3,560

5,050

2,650

5,260

5,640

8,920

*11,000

12,700

15.100

11,800 

9,920

7,880

5,400

5,900

5,670

5,980

5,160

2,720

2,550

2,060

1.870 

2,080

2,850

2,760

156,550

5,218

1.61

1.79

May

2.290

1,890

1,700

1,480

1,510

1,160

1,020

905

797

716

657

664

878

1,270

1,540

1,580 

1,620

*1,470

1,190

960

824

941

770

618

556

698

1,570 

1,170

1,520

1,400

1,020

55,584

1,148

0.555

0.41

June

952

1,950

2,120

2,950

2,610

2,020

1,470

1,090

788

589

497

46O

450

577

520

285 

258

247

228

215

195

184

281

277

281

5,670

9.800 

5,560

*1,980

1,020

45,082

1,456

0.442

O.49

July

641

556

1,570

1,770

788

545

582

582

550

590

304

394

480

351

258

221

198

180

215

550

460

296

259

2,140

1,590

5.240

1,720 

1,060

1,860

1,340

1,150

26,156

844

0.260

0.30

Aug.

1.060

761

582

*450

385

560

512

266

224

195

166

142

129

115

115

5"58"

296

277

551

421

577

551

274

224

195

962 

577

500

331

243

10,892

551

0.108

0.12

Sept.

221

215

166

152

217

198

166

*156

118

105

95

85

77

74

70

67 

65

115

102

89

79

70

65

60

55

52

46 

44

58

56.

5,072

102

0.031

0.04

Calendar year 1958: Max 44,000 Min 87 Mean 3,783 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15. 8O

Water year 1958-59: Max 53,3OO Min 36 Mean 2,491 Cfsm O.766 In. 1O.4O

Peak discharge (base, 32,OOO cfs). Jan. 22 (5 a.m.) 54,9OO cfs (54.92 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 

2550. Ohio River at Cincinnati, Ohio

307

Location. Lat 39°05'40", long 84°30'40", on right bank at downstream side of CovingtonCinclnnati suspension bridge, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, 0.8 mile downstream from 

Licking River, 1.9 miles upstream from Hill Creek, and at mile 470.5.

Drainage area. 76.580 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1936 to September 1959 (fragmentary prior to October 1939). 

Gage-height records collected at approximately same site since 1858 are contained in 

reports of Mississippi River Commission for period 1858 to 1886, in files of U S 

Weather Bureau 1886 to 1890, and in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau since 1890.

Gage. water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 429.61 ft above mean sea level, Ohio River 

datum. Prior to Oct. 1, 1948, several gages at different sites and datums were used. 

Since Oct. 1, 1939, auxiliary water-stage recorder or staff gage read hourly, at dam 37. 

12.7 miles downstream; prior to Oct. 1, 1939, several gages at different sites and 

datums were used as auxiliary gages.

Average discharge. 20 years (1939-59), 96,940 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 493,000 cfs Jan. 26; maximum gage height, 55.52 

ft Jan. 26; minimum discharge not determined.

1936-59: Maximum discharge 894,000 cfs Jan. 26, 1937; maximum gage height, 80.0 ft 

Jan. 25, 26, 1937, present site and datum; minimum discharge not determined.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of indefinite stage-fall-discharge relation, which are poor.

Cooperation. Auxiliary staff-gage readings furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4:

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

S

Use ,000 [

>

\

I

Ve29,000

>

24,000

,

Wl7,000

>

\

I

Wl9,000

>

\

I

1

£20,000

1

 ^

755,000

24,350

0.318

0.37

Nov.

23,000

(*)

32,000

I

Ie27,000

|

31,200

27,500

34,100

43,200

60,800

64.800

61,800

60,600

61,100

53,400

37,400

34,100

31,300

43.30C

46,200 

59,300

tl, 133.1

37,770

0.493

0.55

Dec.

63,900

55,700

42,200

62,800

78,400

92,200

102,000

114,000

117,000

104,000

70,500

45,200

42,800

38,500

39,200

*35,900

34,700

30,900

36,700

39 , 300

40,000

32,400

30,300

29,600

27,800

34,200

35,800

25.900

30,400

40,600

57,100

*1,630

52,580

0.687

0.79

Jan.

67,900

82,600

85,900

91,800

104,000

101,000

93,000

56,700

41,300

42,100

41,600

42,100

38,300

56.900

66,000

90,500

107,000

126,000

133,000

142,000

184,000

306,000

376,000

403,000

461,000

488.000

477,000

444,000

390,000

 "639,000

273,000

*5,750/7

184,900

2.41

2.78

Feb.

220,000

190,000

173,000

164,000

155,000

149,000

144,000

137,000

124.000

128,000

126,000

142,000

210,000

280,000

335,000

363,000

372,000

361,000

342,000

307,000

269,000

228,000

193,000

167,000

145,000

128,000

127,000

133,000

~ £5,812

207,600

2.71

2.82

Mar.

136,000

129,000

117,000

110,000

108,000

114,000

115,000

110,000

120,000

140,000

153,000

163,000

169,000

179,000

185,000

179,000

173,000

170,000

172,000

173,000

169,000

153,000

140,000

123,000

113,000

104,000

101,000

96,200

90.100

103,000

124,000

t4,231.3

136,500

1.78

2.05

Apr.

132,000

145,000

142,000

136,000

144,000

171,000

206,000

212,000

172,000

178,000

174,000

185,000

186,000

*ZOO,000

235.000

226,000

233,000

198,000

161,000

132,000

112,000

102,000

98,100

95,900

96,800

103,000

103,000

96,500

91.100

110,000

t4,b?6.4

152,500

1.99

2.22

May

145,000

162,000

175,000

186,000

183,000

168,000

152,000

135,000

119,000

101,000

78,000

55,100

65,200

72,900

87,100

125,000

133,000

136,000

117,000

98,500

81,300

76,400

70,900

67,500

65,000

63,900

54,600

45.500

61,800

66,000

66,300

*3,211

103,600"

1.35

1.56

June

67,900

66,500

68,200

72,200

79,800

94.700

93,700

65,600

35,800

33,800

,

U28,000

1

]

.

1

Ie24,000

1

)

,

I

UlS.OOO

I

J

35,500

38,500

51,900

47,600 

*30,900

tl,230.6

41,020

0.536

0.60

July

58,600

1

JeSl.OOO

j

39,300

42.500

i

ie21,000

1

,

^25,000

|

I

1

Aug.

te52,000

^

^55,000

J

1

Ul9,000

1

J

fel5 '°00|tel8,000 1

j [

27,600P

17.400B

Sept.

.

t21,000

1

1

Ul6,000

1 ^

k

Ul3,000

|

|

.

^10,000

1)

1

e20,000 1

e25,000 Wl5,000 VelO,500

25,300

50, 800 p p

20,000

28,400

56,500

26,800 

27,600

57,500

802,900

25,900

0.538

0.39

1Vel8,000

695,000

22,350

0.292

0.34

1lell,500

410, 000

13,670

0.179

0.20

Calendar year 1958: Max 541,000 Hln - Mean 108,700 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.26

Water year 1958-59: Max 488,000 Min - Mean 82,780 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.67

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

e Stage-fall-dlscharge relation indefinite} discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements and records for other main-stem and tributary stations.
308 MILL CREEK BASIN

2555. Mill Creek at Reading, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°13'15", long 84°26'50", in sec.32, R.I, T.4, on right bank at upstream 

side of Koehler Street Bridge at Reading, Hamilton County, 1 mile upstream from West 

Fork Mill Creek and 13 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 73.1 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to April 1939, June 1939 to September 1959.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 527.00 ft above mean sea level, Ohio River 

datum. Prior to Oct. 1, 1951, water-stage recorder or wire-weight gage at same site 

at datum 4.00 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1951, to Apr. 25, 1954, wire-weight gage at present 

site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,640 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 19.67 ft), from 

 rating curve extended above 2,600 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow;

minimum, 4.6 cfs Aug. 3 (gage height, 5.13 ft).

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 5,780 cfs Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 20.00 ft, present

datum); no flow for days in 1940-41, 1944, 1951.

Remarks.--Records fair. Some diversion by industrial plants above station. Flow supplemented at times by ground-water pumpage from wells in Mill Creek and Miami River basins. 

Some flow is diverted indirectly from streams as recharge for aquifer supplying wells.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 22 to Feb. 10)

5.6 

5.8 

6.1 

6.4

Oct. 1 tc 

6.3

Jan. 21 to Feb. 28 Mar. 1 to Sept. 30

112

178

492

5.4 

5.7 

6.0

7.0

11.0

17.0

305

1,520

4,250

5.1

5.2 

5.5 

5.7

4.0 6.0 98

7.0 7.0 305

30 8.0 585

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

g!5

g!4

13

12

10

*13

13

13

11

23

15

10

13

14

14

15

17

14

1^1

14

16

16

23

15

13

9.6

17

14

12

13

13

453.9

14.6

-

-

Nov.

11

8.9

12

13

14

14

13

15

16

16

15

14

*14

14

31

17

16

24

28

22

18

14

12

16

18

23

15

18

22

15

498.9

16.6

-

"

Dec.

21

26

43

103

224

89

47

47

40

g29

g29

g29

g22

g!9

g22

*g22

g23

g24

g28

g29

g25

g26

g26

27

20

20

20

20

24

27

26

1,177

38.0

-

"

Jan.

159

102

58

44

g29

g28

g29

g33

g29

g24

g20

g26

g26

46

320

g!31

g54

g37

g47

436

*3.980

2,190

299

*163

109

98

76

61

74

195

107

9,030

291

-

-

Feb.

62

43

48

90

53

39

32

33

69

1.050

305

185

209

380

318

179

143

205

120

90

74

64

199

157

103

92

82

74

-

4,498

161

-

"

Mar.

85

87

77

66

63

504

141

92

95

*129

179

163

219

492

242

124

96

79

76

71

65

51

53

53

51

108

133

88

66

68

66

3,882

125

-

-

Apr.

133

327

120

85

66

62

59

56

58

53

47

44

47

47

45

42

40

37

40

56

*38

34

33

32

28

25

g53

g88

g53

42

1,890

63.0

-

"

May

36

30

27

28

30

30

27

26

24

g50

37

g!35

n;! 51

120

51

34

26

25

29

27

25

27

g44

gZl

g27

g95

g44

gn

g38

g44

g22

1,402

45.2

-

-

June

24

*24

23

22

19

15

12

10

11

12

82

155

92

29

23

22

19

18

16

14

14

30

29

18

35

30

20

11

14

18

861

28.7

-

-

July

47

47

19

13

11

13

17

15

16

16

14

10

10

14

*14

16

14

12

11

11

11

10

22

32

8.2

5.8

23

69

14

7.0

7.0

549.0

17.7

-

-

Aug.

5.8

5.4

5.8

12

8.2

8.2

16

8.8

8.2

12

17

18

14

15

11

12

54

15

44

21

16

11

11

27

*18

49

23

18

12

8.2

12

516.6

16.7

-

-

Sept.

92

31

14

12

7.6

6.6

5.8

11

12

14

12

8.2

7.0

10

11

14

14

13

8.<i

7.0

11

14

14

15

14

11

9.4

11

14

14

437.8

14.6

-

"

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,580 Min 8.9 Mean 74.4 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 3,980 Mln 5.4 Mean 69.0 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 1,700 cfs). Jan. 21 (5 p.m.) 5,640 cfs (19.67 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
MILL CREEK BASIN 309 

2565. West Fork Mill Creek Reservoir near Greenhills, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°15'40", long 84°29 r 40" , at dam on West Fork Mill Creek, l£ miles east 

of Greenhills, Hamilton County.

Drainage area.--29.5 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1953 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 600.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers); gage readings have been reduced to elevations 

above mean sea level.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 9,750 acre-ft Jan. 22 (elevation, 698.95 ft); 

minimum, 1,440 acre-ft July 21, 22 (elevation, 674.52 ft).

1953-59: Maximum contents , that of Jan. 22, 1959; minimum, 1,370 acre-ft Nov. 20, 

1953 (elevation, 674.11 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir Is formed by earth dam with concrete spillway; operation for flood 

control began Dec. 20, 1952; storage to maintain conservation pool began Apr. 19, 1953. 

Capacity at spillway level (elevation, 702.0 ft), 11,380 acre-ft, of which 1,530 acreft is In conservation pool. Dead storage, 65 acre-ft. Records given herein represent 

total"contents. Reservoir Is used for flood control and recreation. There are no gates 

on spillway and all regulation is done by gates in conduit through dam.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record and capacity table furnished by Corps by Engineers.

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Dec.

Cal

Apr.

July

Sept.

Wat

Date

31...............................................

endar year 1958. .................................

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

er year 1958-59 ..................................

Elevation 

(feet)t

675.09

675.05

-

675.14

675.05

675.10

674.89

_

Contents 

(acre-feet)

,550

,540

-

,540

,550

1,510

_

Change in contents 

(acre-feet)

_

-10

+10

-80

-20

+10

-30

-40

-40

at 12 p.m.

575949 O - 61 - Zl
310 MILL CREEK BASIN

2575. West Fork Mill Creek at Woodlawn, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°15'15", long 84°28'15", In NE^ sec.10, R.I, T.3, on left bank at upstream side of Riddle Road Bridge In Woodlawn, Hamilton County, 0.5 mile upstream from 

small tributary, 1.9 miles downstream from West Pork Mill Creek Dam, and 4.0 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 31.9 sq ml.

Records available. December 1952 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 570.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Average discharge. 6 years (1953-59), 26.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,290 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 5.56 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1952-59: Maximum discharge, 2,000 cfs Apr. 4, 1956 (gage height, 6.82 ft); no flow 

for many days in most years.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record or those below 

2 cfs, which are poor. Plow regulated by West Pork Mill Creek Reservoir beginning 

1953 (see preceding page).

Rating tables, wate year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 3O

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4

0.1

1.0

3.0

5.8

15

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

70

141

239

387

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

.1

.2

1.3

3.6

6.8

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.4

22

74

149

265

620

1,220

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.3

1.5

; 1 a - 5

*.3 "i

f a. 2

J

3.4

6.7

2.8

2.6

.2

12

, a. 3

.6

1.6

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.0

52.0

1.68

-

-

Nov.

2.3

1.9

2.3

3.3

3.5

3.5

2.1

2.3

3.5

10

6.6

*2.3

a6

151.6

5.05

-

"

Dec.

> a6

a27 

alOO

a35

a26

(*)

a4

5.2

6.2

305.4

9.85

-

-

Jan.

65

72

14

11 

9

5.2

3.5

6.0

7.1

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

17

135

119

29

23

14

108

310

193

1,090

*!, 190

1,060

444

3.6

2.4

3.8

104

15O

5,204.6

168

-

-

Feb.

42

32

12

31 

32

13

_9.7

19

124

422

135

71

83

207

55

42

68

44

21

14

13

loo

70

30

29

18

15

-

1,764.7

63.0

-

-

Mar.

30

28

15

12 

16

220

80

32

34

*40

70

56

80

138

255

a50

Apr.

a!2

a85

a45

a35

all

1

a35 |

a25

a!3

a25

a65

a30

a25

a!8

a!3

1,533

49.5

-

-

I ,"

17

a6

15

a35

a35

alO

475

15.8

-

-

May

 a4

a25

a65

40

171

68

24

13

7.8

2.5

*7.6

6.0

3.9

5.8

6.5

2.6

6.4

8.0

6.6

2.6

17

14

543.3

17.5

-

"

June

*2.4

2.4

} a.5

aO

21

210

101

22

7.6

1.7

1.3

a.l

1.7

11

18

2}

11

2.4

2.4

a. 2

439.1

14.6

-

-

July

4.7

11

1.7

1.7 

1.7

2.0

1.1

, aO

(*)

34

1.6

3.7

18

8.9

2.0

.3

5.2

.4

13

168.0

5.42

-

"

Aug.

9.1

.1

aO

aO 

1.4

1.5

.1

. aO

(*)

11

23

6.4

1.0

.1

aO

aO

*0

6.7

1.5

1.5

2.2

1.5

1.5

1.7

70.3

2.27

-

"

Sept. '

1.8

7.9

.6

. aO

: »

10.7

0.36

-

"

Calendar year 1958: Max 945 Min - Mean 28.2 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,190 Min 0 Mean 29.4 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, recorded range 

in stage, reservoir outflow records, weather records, and records for unpublished station at Lockland.
MILL CREEK BASIN 311

2590. Mill Creek at Carthage, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°12'05", long 84°28'10", in SW-f sec.l, R.I, T.3, on right bank 100 ft 

downstream from Anthony Wayne Avenue Bridge in Carthage, Hamilton County, 1 mile downstream from West Fork Mill Creek, and 11 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 116 sq mi.

Records available. November 1946 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 512.00 ft above mean sea level, Ohio River 

datum. Prior to Oct. 1, 1954, at site 100 ft upstream at present datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,900 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 16.17 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,800 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum daily, 5.3 cfs Oct. 19.

1946-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 1959; no flow at times during 1948-49.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Some diversion by industrial plants above station. Flow supplemented at times by 

ground-water pumpage from wells in Mill Creek and Miami River basins. Some flow is 

diverted indirectly from streams as recharge for aquifer supplying wells. Flow regulated by West Fork Mill Creek Reservoir beginning 1953 (see p. 309).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1

O.15 5.3

.2 7.5

.3 14

.5 32

.7 51

1.0 90

Discharge, In ci

to Jan. 21

1.5 181

2.O 335

4.O 1,000

9.0 3,200

13.0 5,370

Jblc feet per secor

-0.1

0.0

.1

.4

.7

Jan. 22 to Sept. 3O

i 1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

4.0 

9.0

98

186

335

1,000

3,200

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

16

14

13

9.7

7.5

*9.7

9.7

9.1 

29

22

13

7.1

8.0

9.1

15

10

9.7

B.6

5.3

7.5

9.7

9.7

25

12

9.1

7.1

15

11

9.1

9.1

9.7

359.5

11.6

-

-

Nov.

8.0

5.7

8.6

9.1

9.7

10

9.1

13 

15

16

18

12

*12

13

38

24

25

42

49

35

19

12

9.1

14

16

22

12

20

34

16

546.3

18.2

-

-

Dec.

20

27

55

126

554

126

82

59 

49

30

30

32

24

20

20

*19

20

22

22

25

22

22

30

27

22

16

17

16

21

25

27

1,407

45.4

-

-

Jan.

221

157

68

48

43

26

29

32 

32

22

il

22

24

54

474

273

83

54

53

678

*5.080

2., 730

1,400

*1,300

1,080

572

91

72

80

237

15.2BO

493

-

-

Feb.

113

94

76

123

98

64

49

52 

100

1.060

568

218

191

379

394

173

136

198

129

91

64

57

253

186

110

107

90

74

-

5,247

187

-

-

Mar.

108

1OO

75

58

78

650

210

124 

134

*167

261

229

32B

703

529

178

141

1O4

90

87

76

57

53

57

54

116

173

119

88

76

72

5,295

171

-

-

Apr.

133

40O

159

119

79

75

63

63 

64

58

49

48

47

47

42

39

36

31

36

71

*54

45

33

30

27

23

87

124

85

49

2,216

73.9

-

May

34

28

25

26

27

27

25

23 

21

80

6O

214

215

257

112

64

42

42

40

38

36

38

48

27

36

113

47

72

48

52

38

1,955

63.1

_

-

June

28

*28

25

21

21

a!5

a!3

all 

a!2

17

123

316

154

50

29

20

17

16

15

15

14

34

26

17

48

43

26

14

15

16

1,199

40.0

-

July

43

52

16

14

14

14

a!4

a!4 

a!4

al4

al4

all

all

a!3

a!4

*15

al4

a!4

13

a!3

27

24

17

45

15

all

a!5

72

a!5

al2

62

656

21.2

-

Aug.

22

alO

all

a!3

all

all

alB

all 

all

a!3

14

14

a!3

*14

11

13

70

34

44

20

15

12

14

23

*21

40

20

16

13

11

12

575

IB. 5

_

-

Sept.

1O6

37

16

15

14

13

13

15 

16

16

15

14

13

14

16

16

16

17

14

13

16

18

18

18

18

16

16

15

18

18

580

19.3

_

-

Calendar year 1958 : Max 1,740 Mln 5.3 Mean 105 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59 : Max 5,080 Mln 5.3 Mean 96.8 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather 

at Reading and on West Fork Mill Creek.

ecords and records for stations
312 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

2605. Indian Lake at Russells Point, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°28'05", long 83°53'20", on north edge sec.l, T.7 S., R.8 E., on backwall 

of concrete intake well for State fish hatchery on U. S. Highway 33, a quarter of a 

mile east of Russells Point, Logan County, and half a mile west of outlet into Miami 

River.

Drainage area. 109 sq mi.

Records available. November 1946 to March 1959 (discontinued).

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Prior to Sept. 15, 1949, at site half a mile east of 

Indian Lake Dam spillway at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum gage height observed during period October 1958 to March 1959, 3.58 ft 

Jan. 22; minimum not determined.

1946-59: Maximum gage height observed, that of Jan. 22, 1959; minimum observed, 

0.58 ft Feb. 12, 1948.

Remarks. Lake level controlled by dam. Capacity at spillway level (gage height, 2.15 ft), 

4T7500 acre-ft. Surface area at spillway level, 6,134 acres. Gage heights Nov. 30 to 

Jan. 4 are to top of ice.

Gage height, in feet, October 1958 to March 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.70 

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.72

1.74

1.76

1.74

1.76

-

1.76

1.76

1.76

1.76

1.76

1.76

1.76

1.76

1.76

1.76

1.76

.78

.78

.76

.78

.76

1.70

1.66

1.64

Nov.

1.58 

1.41

1.36

1.28

1.22

1.24

1.28

1.28

1.28

1.30

1.32

1.32

1.32

1.38

1.46

1.52

1.60

1.64

1.66

1.70

1.70

1.72

-

1.76

1.78

1.80

1.82

1.84

1.86

2.00

Dec.

frf

2.00

2.10

2.14

2.14

2.14

2.18

2.18

2.18

2.18

2.18

2.18

2.18

2.18

2.18

2.18

2.18

2.18

2.18

2.18

2.16

2.16

2.16

2.16

2.16

2.16

2.16

2.16

2.16

2.16

Jan.

2.16

2.16

2.16

2.12

2.10

2.08

2.06

2.02

1.98

1.96

1.96

1.94

1.94

1.92

1.92

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.90

3.12

3.58

3.06

.58

.50

.40

.31

.22

.30

.30

.28

Feb.

2.26

-

2.17

2.00

1.84

1.62

1.60

1.60

2.90

2.58

2.34

2.32

2.30

2.26

2.24

2.22

2.20

2.18

2.10

2.00

1.70

1.54

1.42

1.30

1.18

1.10

1.04

-

Mar.

1.00 

.98

.96

.92

.88

.84

.80

.80

.90

1.08

1.00

.90

.80

.70

-

-

-

-

-

.78

.78

.78

.78

.78

.78

.74

.76

.78

.76

.76

.76

Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN

2607. Buckongahelas Creek near Degraff, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°20'50", long 83°53'30", in E| sec.3, R.14, T.2, on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 2 miles downstream from Bluejacket Creek, 2f miles 

northeast of Degraff, Logan County, and 4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 37.5 sq mi.

Records available. October 1957 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,008.76 ft above mean sea level, datura of

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,780 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 6.83 ft); minimum, 4.0 cfs Sept. 26, 28 (gage height, 1.19 ft).

1957-59; Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 1959; minimum, that of Sept. 26, 28, 

1959.

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

Cooperation. Base data furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 21, Jan. 30 to Feb. 1, Feb. 3-9)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 20

1.2 12

1.4 21

1.6 36

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5 

2.0

Jan. 21 to Sept. 30

2.9

5.2

9.1

14

21

2.5

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

55 5.0

100

160

230

327

640

1,150

Discharge ubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

3

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*26

23

21

20

20

19

19

18

23

23

20

19

20

18

18

18

18

18

17

18

17

17

18

18

17

17

18

17

17 

16

16

584

18.8

0.501

0.58

Nov.

16

18

17

17

17

16

16

16

18

*18

16

16

16

15

21

20

20

25

26

21

18

17

17

17

17

27

21

18

17

16

550

18.3

0/488

0.54

Dec.

16

18

18

31

32

25

20

19

18

17

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

*14

14

16

15

14

14

14

14 

14

13

521

16.8

0.448

0.52

Jan .

26

31

25

21

25

20

20

18

17

IS.

16

16

16

17

60

40

35

30

30

40

*1,040

1,100

220

141

119

97

82

72

71

150

89

3,700

119

3.17

3.66

Feb.

65

55

*55

69

52

46

42

42

46

*721

202

120

108

145

179

107

92

80

*66

60

55

52

69

68

56

55

52

52

-

2,811

100

2.67

2.78

Mar.

55

58

53

47

47

*116

77

60

66

66

59

55

55

65

129

76

61

52

52

49

49

43

42

40

39_

40

49

43

40 

42

40

1,765

56.9

1.52

1.75

Apr.

39

73

61

53

46

42

*39

37

42

40

37

35

33

33

33

31

30

30

33

39

35

32

31

29

30

29

*175

260

121

108

1,656

55.2

1.47

1.64

May

77

64

55

49

44

39

37

35

32

35

33

64

52

48

*40

36

33

31

30

28

28

27

32

27

15

26

37

35

36 

44

31

1,210

39.0

1.04

1.20

June

27

*25

23

21

20

20

19

18

18

17

17

17

16

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

16

16

13

12

I!

16

493

16.4

0.437

0.49

July

22

27

16

15

13

14

12

12

11

11

11

14

*11

10

1^

9.6

10

11

11

10

10

9.6

10

54

46

17

15

23

21 

26

19

510.8

16.5

0.440

0.51

Aug.

15

13

13

17

14

12

10

9.6

9.1

9.1

8.7

8.3

8.3

7.5

7.5

6.8

*6.4

6.8

6.0

6.0

5.6

5.0

4.5

1*3

4.5

5.0

5.6

6.0

6.0 

5.0

6.0

251.6

8.12

0.217

0.25

Sept.

21

23

8.3

6.8

6.0

5.6

5.6

*6.O

6.0

7.5

6.0

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.2

5.2

5.6

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

7.5

5.0

5.0 

5 " 2

205.9

6.86

0.183

0.20

Calendar year 1958: Max 441 Min 13 Mean 43.6 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.79

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,10O Min 4.3 Mean 39.1 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.12

Peak discharge (base, 300 cfs).--Jan. 21 (7 p.m.) 1,780 cfs (6.83 ft)j Feb. 10 (12 m.) 1,060 cfs 

(5.85 ft); Feb. 14 (11:30 p.m.) 334 cfs (4.03 ft); Apr. 28 (8 a.m.) 350 cfs (4.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 28 to Dec. 1, Dec. 7-31, Jan. 5-20, Feb. 2, 

20, 21.
314 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

2608. Stony Creek near Degraff, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°17'25", long 83°54'35", in NWv sec.5, R.13, T.3, on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, lj miles south of Degraff, Logan County, and 1-J miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 59.2 sq mi.

Records available. October 1957 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 967.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,770 cfs Jan. 22; maximum gage height, 11.48 

ft Jan. 22 (backwater from Miami River); minimum discharge, 12 cfs all or part of each 

day Sept. 21-26; minimum gage height, 1.39 ft Sept. 24-26.

1957-59: Maximum discharge and gage height, those of Jan. 22, 1959; minimum discharge, 11 cfs Oct. 11, 1957 (gage height, 1.33 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from Miami 

River, which are fair.

Cooperation. Base data, except one discharge measurement, furnished by Miami Conservancy 

District.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect or backwater from

Miami River (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 29, Feb. 2-9)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21

1.5 18 

2.0 46 

4.0 185 

Note. Same as 

following table 

above 4.O ft.

Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

42

106

185

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

7.5

£74 

414 

675 

890

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

£4

25

£6

27

£8

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

*37

34

32

30

29

28

28

27

30

32

30

29

28

27

27

26

£8

£8

27

£7

26

26

28

27

27

27

27

26

26 

£5

24

873

28.2

0.476

0.55

Nov.

26

28

26

24

£4

23

23

25

£9

*29

£6

25

24

£3

32

34

31

36

11

34

31

29

£7

27

27

37

33

30

£5 

25

854

28.5

0.481

0.54

Dec.

£5

£9

30

56

56

40

35

30

30

£5

25

£5

25

25

25

25

£5

25

£5

25

25

*23

24

26

24

23

22

22

22 

22

21

860

27.7

0.468

0.54

Jan.

43

53

42

35

40

35

30

30

25

25

25

*25

25

30

90

65

55

50

45

55

*c 1,600

*e 1.900

850

462

£58

172

123

98

90 

£31

157

6,764

218

3.68

4.24

Feb.

105

79

*76

112

74

62

57

57

86

*993

66£

293

205

218

273

179

144

123

99

85

75

71

92

95

80

77

74

74

-

4,620

165

2.79

2.90

Mar.

BO

83

77

67

65

*188

132

96

103

107

96

86

83

121

232

135

98

78

73

69

66

60

58

58

56

58

67

61

58 

60

2,729

88.0

1.49

1.72

Apr.

58

107

94

85

70

61

*57

55

57

54

5£

50

48

46

45

44

42

43

47

56

51

46

43

4£

41

41

148

286

202 

151

2,222

74.1

1.25

1.40

May

114

86

70

61

57

52

49

46

44

46

45

93

102

88

*65

56

51

47

45

42

42

41

46

42

40

40

53

65

52 

70

59

1,809

58.4

0.986

1.14

June

49

*43

40

36

34

32

31

30

28

28

28

30

28

£6

26

25

25

24

24

23

23

23

24

24

24

25

27

23

22 

23

848

28.3

0.478

0.53

July

51

68

35

27

25

24

£2

20

19

M

21

24

*20

20

19

18

26

28

25

22

21

20

19

24

28

22

40

141

58 

39

31

975

31.5

0.532

0.61

Aug.

25

22

19

26

22

20

19

20

19

18

17

17

16

16

17

17

*16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

15

539

17.4

0.294

0.34

Sept.

36

39

23

19

17

16

16

*15

14

15

15

14

14

14

13

13

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

14

13

13 

13

475

15.8

0.267

0.30

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,6OO Min 2o Mean 68.5 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.74

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,900 Min 12 Mean 64.6 Cfsm 1.O9 In. 14.81

Peak discharge (base, 350 cfs).--Jan. £2 (time unknown) 2,770 cfs: Feb. 10 (3:30 p.m.) 1,310 cfs 

(8.14 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

c Backwater from Miami River.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 28 to Dec. 1, Dec. 6-21, 26, Jan. 4-2O, 

Feb. £0, 21.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 315

2615. Miami River at Sidney, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°17'14", long 84°08'57", on right bank 100 ft upstream from North Street 

Bridge in Sidney, Shelby County, and half a mile downstream from Tawawa Creek.

Drainage area. 545 sq mi.

Records available. February 1914 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 924.70 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Sept. 18, 1919, staff gage at site 100 ft downstream at datum 

1.76 ft higher. Sept. 18, 1919, to Aug. 19, 1925, staff gage at site 100 ft downstream 

at present datum.

Average discharge. 45 years, cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,800 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 15.91 ft); minimum, 37 cfs Aug. 15 (gage height, 0.22 ft).

1914-59: Maximum discharge, 20,700 cfs Mar. 20, 1927, from rating curve extended 

above 6,900 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; maximum gage height, that of Jan. 21, 

1959; minimum discharge, 7.4 cfs Sept. 23, 1935.

Maximum stage known, 19.6 ft, Mar. 25, 1913, present datum (discharge, 44,000 cfs, 

computed by Miami Conservancy District).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some regulation by Indian Lake (see p. 312).

Cooperation. Base data furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 743: Drainage area. WSP 1305: 1914 (M), 1922 (M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 27 to May 2)

1.5 

2.0

137

232

367

3.0

5.0

7.0

10.0

15.0

755

1,790

3,280

6,660

14,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

l

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

150

137

127

121

116

114

*112

108

110

142

151

126

115

109

106

103

106

112

108

103

102

102

102

106

103

103

104 

106

102

99

3,599

116

-

"

Nov.

262

272

270

268

265

*262

184

112

115

123

116

108

103

102

121

168

222

701

818

473

296

226

191

172

168

343

506 

294

239

182

7,682

256

-

-

Dec.

b200

195

187

450

724

469

270

b260

b220

b!90

b!90

*b200

b!80

b!80

b!70

b!60

b!70

b!70

165

b!60

b!60

blSO

152

b!60

b!70

b!60

152 

154

158

158

blSO

6,634

214

-

"

Jan.

276

692

523

397

272

b240

b330

b260

b240

b220

b210

b210

203 2l9~

1,100

1,160

484

b420

b400

*426

9,880

12.900

7,180

6,230

4,680

2,750

1,760 

1,060

768

1,850

2,170

59,510

1,920

-

-

Feb.

1,480

917

737

971

868

701

645

637

*632

5,160

5.790

3,600

2,560

2,440

3,050

2,320

1,740

1,420

1,120

876

796

755

876

1,180

962

863

832 

818

44,746

1,598

-

-

Mar.

872

1,020

926

791

714

1,670

1,740

1,140

1,000

1,130

1,040

894

845

1,020

2.050

1,290

*746

579

567

548

533

484

441

322

278

268

397 

637

552

393

352

25,239

814

-

-

Apr.

345

800

814

742

591

480

342

299

358

560

400

322

275

250

232

215

203

213

217

239

258

215

195

185

180

259

1,660 

*3.960

3,610

2,720

21,139

705

-

-

May

2.070

1,400

935

732

60S

540

499

458

268

234

234

355

632

624

506

427

278

224

209

*193

185

197

275

337

193

183

2BI 

342

250

275

285

14,109

455

-

-

June

222

193

178

147

137

129

118

114

110

106

109

124

112

100

93

92

87

*84

83

83

83

82

83

106

92

238

239

151

109

96

3,700

123

-

-

July

96

211

178

118

96

86

82

69

65

63

63

83

79

66

58

60

57

74

74

70

63

61

*60

62

126

93

76 

184

170

121

110

2,874

92.7

-

-

Aug.

89

74

65

74

80

73

64

62

63

*60

55

53

51

50

44

48

52

50

47

47

44

44

44

44

44

48

79 

99

95

79

66

1,887

60.9

-

"

Sept.

91

197

144

88

70

60

50

49

48

*48

48

47

44

42

40

42

42

43

43

43

44

43

43

44

43

41

48 

53

53

50

1,741

58.0

-

"

Calendar year 1958 : Max 8,120 Mln 99 Mean 578 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59 : Max 12,900 Min 40 Mean 528 Cfsra - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 3,400 cfs). Jan. 21 (11 p.m.) 16,8OO cfs (15.91 ft); Feb. 10 (5 p.m.) 6,970 

cfs (10.24 ft); Apr. 28 (6 p.m.) 4,230 cfs (7.58 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Jan. 23-28, Apr. 12-28.
316 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

2620. Loramle Creek at Locklngton, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°12'35", long 84°14'32", In ME^ sec.30, T.7 N., R.6 E., on left bank at 

downstream side of highway bridge, 1,300 ft downstream from Locklngton Dam, half a mile 

northwest of Locklngton, Shelby County, and li miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--261 sq ml.

Records available. October 1915 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 800.03 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to July 3, 1924, staff gage at same site at datum 

75.96 ft higher. July 3, 1924, to Aug. 17, 1926, staff gage and Aug. 18 to Sept. 30, 

1926, water-stage recorder, at same site at datum 74.96 ft higher.

Average discharge. 44 years, 212 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,750 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 84.43 ft); minimum, 3.7 cfs Sept. 26, 27 (gage height, 77.14 ft).

1915-59: Maximum discharge, 10,400 cfs May 7, 1916 (gage height, 86.4 ft, present 

datum), from rating curve extended above 6,600 cfs; minimum, 2.0 cfs Aug. 19, 1931.

Maximum stage known, 91.6 ft Mar. 25, 1913, present datum (discharge, 25,600 cfs, 

at site above Turtle Creek, drainage area, 208 sq mi, computed by Miami Conservancy 

District).

Remarks.--Records good. Slight regulation by Lake Loramie (capacity, about 13,000 acre- 

 TtTT Flood flow regulated by Lockington retarding basin beginning in 1921.

Cooperation.--Base data furnished by Miami Conservancy District. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 523: Drainage area. WSP 923: 1916.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge

In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 21)

77.5

77.7

78.0

78.2

78.4

:harge ,

Oct. 1 to

12

21

44

70

117

in cut ic

Jan. 22

78.6

79.0

82.0

85.0

feet per

196

445

2,980

6,540

second,

Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

77.1 

77.3 

77.6 

77.8 

78.0 

IB.2

3.1 

6.7

78.4

78.6

79.0

82.0

84.1

117

201

480

3,260

5,330

year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IE

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

EB

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

54

51

47

40

33

30

*26

19

18

18

20

19

18

16

14

13

13

16

14

14

14

19

20

19

18

19

18

17

17

16

16

686

22.1

-

-

Nov.

16

17

17

17

17

*16

15

16

17

17

18

18

17

17

22

100

212

475

367

212

153

135

106

93

88

335

257

166

120

100

3,176

106

-

-

Dec.

112

95

95

322

574

206

130

*124

95

82

90

82

63

51

44

35

31

29

28

28

26

23

24

31

35

28

25

25

25

26

25

2,409

77.7

-

-

Jan.

148

374

190

109

56

66

57

53

46

40

35

3232"

41

745

419

162

110

80

111

4,000

5.680

5,240

3,620

1,040

488

326

213

182

1,270

1,040

26,005

839

-

-

Feb.

497

272

201

348

218

139

135

131

 146

3,290

3.640

1,730

843

1,310

2,080

1,100

695

599

385

306

272

266

435

633

424

363

356

299

-

21,113

754

-

-

Mar.

333

385

348

279

242

1,430

785

448

448

497

440

348

356

827

1,400

677

408

306

306

259

253

236

218

*104

74

69

221

306

163

149

149

12,464

402

-

-

Apr.

162

1,020

713

480

313

218

158

139

415

432

292

213

153

121

98

82

74

67

76

106

124

93

76

63

51

57

1,540

*5.090

2,680

1,310

14,422

481

-

-

May

758

440

292

201

153

112

84

82

63

63

64

140

341

207

135

95

74

63

58

*53_

61

82

540

218

121

84

227

407

109

158

101

5,586

180

-

-

June

70

56

47

38

34

31

28

24

22

21

20

58

47

33

25

21

20

18

17

16

16

16

15

18

56

56

56

56

33

35

1,005

33.5

-

-

July

47

102

82

52

34

25

19

*16

14

13

12

11

11

11

10

9.9

9.3

9.0

9.3

9.6

9.6

9.0

28

70

30

20

15

14

65

45

22

833.7

26.9

-

-

Aug.^

15

11

10

13

12

11

11

9.9

8.8

*8.5

8.0

7.7

7.5

7.0

6.7

6.3

6.3

6.1

6.1

5.9

5.9

5.7

5.5

5.3

5.1

5.3

5.1

5.3

6.5

8.8

9.0

245.3

7.91

-

-

Sept.

e.e

17

12

11

6.5

7.2

6.3

5.9

5.5

*5.9

6.1

5.7

6.3

6.3

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.1

4.5

4.2

4.1

3.7

4,1

4.7

4.5

5.3

190.0

6.33

-

"

Calendar year 1958: Max 6,400 Mln 13 Mean 3O1 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 5,680 Mln 3.7 Mean 241 Cfsm - In.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 317

2630. Miami River at Taylorsville, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°52'22", long 84°09'51", in SW^ sec.36, R.8, T.2, on left bank 600 ft

downstream from Taylorsville Dam, three-quarters of a mile north of Taylorsville, Montgomery County, and 9-=r miles upstream from Stillwater River.

Drainage area. 1,155 sq mi.

Records available. January 1914 to September 1917 (published as "at Tadmor"), October

19"! to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305. 

Gage-height records collected at site at Tadmor, January 1914 to July 1920, are contained in reports of U. 3. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 700.08 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to October 1921, staff gage at site l| miles upstream at different datum. 

Jan. 1, 1922, to Nov. 11, 19C5, staff gage at site 600 ft upstream at outlet works of 

Taylorsville Dam at present datum.

Average discharge .--41 years, 1,014 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 31,400 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 75.44 ft); minimum, 90 cfs Sept. 20, 26, 27 (gage height, 61.15 ft).

1914-17, 1921-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 22, 1959; minimum, 30 cfs Jan. 2, 

1945 (gage height, 61.10 ft).

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 25.4 ft at site at Tadmor (discharge, 127,000 

cfs, computed by Miami Conservancy District).

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

regulated at retarding basins on Miami River just above station and on Loramie Creek at 

Lockington beginning in 1921. Low and medium flow slightly regulated by Indian Lake 

(see p. 312).

Cooperation.--Base data furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

Revisions (water yearsj.--WSP 743: 1924(M). WSP 758: Drainage area. WSP 853: 1930, 

1937.WSP 923:I5Z2-24. WSP 1385: 1916.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, ( 

height, in feet, and dischargf

Oct. 1 to Jar

except periods of ice effect (gage 

 , in cubic feet per second)

Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

61.7

62.0

62.5

63.0

183

304

Note. Same as 

following table 

above 63.0 ft.

61.1

61.5

62.0

62.5

63.0

65.0

84

149

317

545

855

2,630

67.0

69.0

71.0

74.0

75.3

4,960

8,210

13,100

23,800

30,600

Discharge ubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

0

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

385

353

330

304

258

262

246

238

258

362

322

30E

283

*275

246

234

242

254

242

230

218

218

250

238

222

210

210

210

202

*21 Q

202

8,022

259

0.224

0.26

Nov.

296

423

423

404

399

394

371

308

262

262

250

250

238

*226

254

317

418

522

1,470

1,120

752

582

502

442

389

452

962

759

555

b450

14,452

482

0.417

0.47

Dec.

b480

452

408

572

1,540

1,120

694

b600

b50O

b380

b370

b390

b360

b330

b310

b310

b310

b310

b310

b310

b310

b300

b290

b300

300

287

291

287

287

*296

283

13,087

422

0.365

0.42

Jan.

408

1,080

1,130

820

b500

b420

b500

b550

b47O

b410

b380

b380

b380

408

1,310

2,510

1,370

b750

b750

b900

bll,700

30.200

*24,500

16,400

9,770

4,760

3,170

2,190

1,620

3,060

4,310

127,106

4,100

3.55

4.09

Feb.

3,020

1,940

1,500

1,750

1,680

1,330

1,160

1,130

1.11Q

9,490

*16.400

10, 400

5,250

4,630

7,500

5,360

3,610

2,940

2,340

1,750

1,530

1,510

1,560

2,240

2,000

1,720

1,610

1,520

-

97,980

3,499

3.03

3.16

Mar.

1,540

1,750

1,740

1,510

1,330

3,090

3,730

2,400

1,950

2,250

*2,190

1,880

1,710

1,920

4.790

3,610

2 , 050

1,470

1 , 300

1,260

1,210

1,120

*1,040

940

765

707

752

1,180

1,100

985

841

54,110

1,745

1.51

1.74

Apr.

827

1,520

2,110

1,700

1,370

*1,150

940

785

799

1,140

1,060

855

739

663

599

540

520

510

500

583

594

572

515

466

438

438

1,210

6,060

7 , 510

5 ' 210

41,923

1,397

1.21

1.35

May

5,550

 2,500

1,710

1,350

1,100

978

876

799

707

583

561

897

1,500

1,310

1,120

883

745

599

682

505

540

515

1,190

918

676

*611

804

2,490

1,150

992

869

33,670

1,086

0.940

1.08

June

759

862

599

515

442

410

592

375

558

550

529

*309

546

305

285

273

258

247

222

218

228

228

204

189

232

266

401

401

317

254

10,574

552

0.505

0.54

July

228

281

406

542

258

225

189

177

166

149

140

301

172

172

154

156

128

152

159

183

*159

158

156

162

189

174

218

259

281

505

222

6,521

204

0.177

0.20

Aug.

186

162

145

469

247

174

152

141

156

152

130

123

116

114

118

125

111

*113

108

108

107

108

107

104

105

105

100

101

125

164

128

4,560

141

0.122

0.14

Sept.

189

705

371

250

156

128

118

116

111

107

105

100

100

103

105

*104

98

93

93

90

97

98

97

97

94

92

101

104

100

98

4,214

140

0.121

0.14

Calendar year 1958: Max 20,000 Min 202 Mean 1,329 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.63

Water year 1958-59: Max 30,200 Min 90 Mean 1,139 Cfsm 0.986 In. 13.39

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice
318 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

2640. Greenville Creek near Bradford, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°06 I 08", long 84°25'48", between sees. 33 and 34, T.9 N., R.4 E., on left 

bank at ^ownstream side of bridge on State Highway 721, if miles south of Bradford, on 

line between Darke and Miami Counties, and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 195 sq mi.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1959. Prior to April 1931 monthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 948.9 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 1, 1942, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--29 years, 173 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,990 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 8.93 ft); minimum, 9.2 cfs Sept. 1 (gage height, 1.08 ft).

1930-59: Maximum discharge, 9,320 cfs May 14, 1933 (gage height, 9.2 ft); minimum, 

6.7 cfs Aug. 4, 5, 1934.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 12.1 ft (discharge, 18,200 cfs, at site with 

drainage area of 213 sq mi, computed by Miami Conservancy District).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by mill above station.

Cooperation. Base data furnished by. Miami Conservancy District.

Revisions (water years). WSP 803: 1933 (M). WSP 823: 1933. WSP 1235: 1936, 1937(M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in 

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 19

1.6 48

2.0 106

2.5 214

3.O 380

Nov. 20 to Jan 21 Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

54

115

216

380

830

5.0 1,380

6.0 2,090

7.0 3,110

8.0 4,460

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

127

254

425

880

1,510

3,340

6,120

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

67

62

61

60

57

54

54

56

*61

90

95

75

67

62

61

57

62

62

57

56

56

56

57

58

57

57

57

56

57

54

54

1,895

61.1

0.313

0.36

Nov.

56

67

65

61

58

56

54

54

69

80

74

68

65

62

88

144

160

357

335

*211

158

129

112

105

98

137

221

162

137

blOO

3,543

118

0.605

0.68

Dec.

bllO

108

*103

184

264

187

142

b!30

blOO

b95

blOO

blOO

b90

b80

b75

*76

79

76

76

82

76

72

74

82

76

67

70

68

68

67

65

3,040

98.1

0.503

0.58

Jan.

198

402

211

164

93

152

131

120

100

90

82

87

84

95

*388

343

b!60

b!50

142

153

*3,510

5,140

2,400

1,030

540

428

328

257

226

754

607

18,565

599

3.07

3.54

Feb.

362

b250

b230

311

232

157

b!40

bl40

150

*1,970

2,780

1,000

620

792

1,500

792

544

453

348

b270

b230

217

295

397

311

274

245

229

-

15,239

544

2.79

2.90

Mar.

238

245

220

190

172

629

540

366

369

446

468

376

341

472

955

648

400

294

*251

229

215

185

168

161

155

152

182

248

195

182

175

9,847

318

1.63

1.88

Apr.

170

370

328

280

238

201

178

168

*254

261

209

180

163

152

142

133

129

129

142

150

146

131

123

121

1ST

121

397

1.210

1,050

8,082

269

1.38

1.54

May

460 348"

277

229

203

185

166

152

148

155

152

170

215

175

150

133

125

117

119

109

102

102

125

100

87

86

*93

86

81

86

78

4,814

155

0.795

0.92

June

73

69

67

63

62

60

58

55

54

52

55

98

~56 100

54

52

50

49

*47

45

44

44

44

42

46

72

63

47

42

56^

1,701

56.7

0.291

0.32

July

39

46

42

38

35

34

33

31

30

28

27

26

26

25

*24_

24

24

24

27

46

35

29

28

31

36

32

36

70

53

35

33

1,047

33.8

0.173

0.20

Aug.

36

29

*26

32

31

29

27

27

25

25

24

28

42

26

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

19

18

18

15

IB

22

31

33

27

784

25.3

0.130

0.15

Sept.

15

*108 ~57

34

28

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

20

22

22

22

22

21

20

19

19

21

20

22

24

24

23

781

26.0

0.133

0.15

Calendar year 1958: Max 5,59O Min 45 Mean 262 Cfsm 1.34 In. If. 24

Water year 1958-59: Max 5,140 Min 15 Mean 190 Cfsm 0.974 In. 13,. 22

Peak discharge (base, 1,5OO cfs).--Jan. 21 (10 p.m.) 5,99o cfs (8.93 ft); Feb. 11 (7 a.m.) 3,130 cfs 

(6.81 ft); Feb. 15 (12:30 p.m.) 1,690 cfs (5.23 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 319

2650. Stillwater River at Pleasant Hill, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°03'28", long 84°21'22", in SEij sec.18, T.7 N., R.5 E., on left bank at

downstream side of highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile northwest of Pleasant Hill,

Miami County, and 2 miles downstream from Painter Creek. 

Drainage area.--502 sq mi. 

Records available . October 1916 to September 1928, October 1934 to September 1959.

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305. Gage-height records

collected at same site since March 1922 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather

Bureau. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 846.73 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

of 1912. Prior to Dec. 23, 1934, staff or chain gage at same site and datum. 

Average discharge . 37 years (1916-28, 1934-59), 456 cfs. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 19,300 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 17.98 ft); minimum, 22 cfs Aug. 27, 28 (gage height, 0.95 ft).

1916-28, 1934-59: Maximum discharge, 26,400 cfs Jan. 14, 1937, from rating curve

extended above 14,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; maximum gage height, that

of Jan. 21, 1959; minimum discharge observed, 4 cfs Oct. 17, 1920, July 12, 22, Aug. 30,

1921.

Maximum discharge known, 51,400 cfs Mar. 25, 1913 (gage height, 17.5 ft), at site

about 3 miles upstream, computed by Miami Conservancy District. This stage is not

comparable with present gage heights because of failure of levee in 1913. 

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant on Greenville Creek. 

Cooperation. Base data, except one discharge measurement, furnished by Miami Conservancy

District. 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 523: 1917, drainage area. WSP 1305: 1920(M), 1922-25(H).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Feb. 28 1 to Sept. 3O

1.7 78

2.0 134

2.5 249

3.0 401

4.0 830

6.0 2,090

11.0 6,730

13.0 9,250

15.0 12,800

2.6 276

3.0 402

4.O 88O

6.0 2,270

12.0 8,130

14.0 10,900

16.0 14,900

1.0 

1.2 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

154

265

3.0 416

4.0 880

6.0 2,270

9.O 5,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

L7

18

L9

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

116

108

103

101

95

90

90

86

*99

130

162.

136

114

104

99

92

101

108

95

95

90

90 

93

95

93

92

90

86

86

83

80

3,102

100

0.199

0.23

Nov.

85

104

106

99

92

85

81

81

99

120

120

108

99

93

122

314

*329

1.100

965

523

345

271 

224

200

184

550

591

361

288

200

7,939

265

0.528

0.59

Dec.

210

219

*207

486

870

511

317

293

210

177

193

200

170

155

140

*140

155

149

149

157

147

134 

142

166

155

130

134

134

132

128

3- 18

6,630

214

0.426

0.49

Jan.

355

1,310

632

408

205

260

282

246

202

175

157

162

166

191

1,260

1,150

479

419

364

364

*11,700

14,600 

*6,580

2,690

1,320

1,040

720

538

464

2,310

1,780

52,529

1,694

3.37

3.88

Feb.

864

533

484

705

489

329

276

282

297

6,080

6.960

*2,510

1,590

2,360

4,430

2,130

1,400

1,160

814

562

464

432 

640

1,160

786

640

586

543

39 , 506

1,411

2.81

2.93

Mar.

625

690

558

446

379

2,3OO

1,760

958

928

1,220

1,250

910

790

1,340

5.270

1,840

964

650

*527

481

442

379 

338

320

300

292

413

892

489

420

406

26,577

857

1.71

1.97

Apr.

389

1,270

922

715

544

434

366

341

*558

675

453

372

329

300

270

250

235

231

240

278

289

242 

222

204

197

193

1,120

4.170

2,980

1,620

20,409

680

1.35

1.51

May

1,090

745

535

427

366

320

287

255

242

260

260

312

595

372

287

248

226

210

213

235

233

259 

735

421

260

233

*222

231

215

242

202

10,738

346

0.689

0.79

June

174

156

142

128

121

115

108

101

96

90

alOO

a!30

a200

a!40

alOO

a90

a85

a80

75

72

71

72 

75

*72

71

86

98

83

70

£1

3,062

102

0.203

0.23

July

61

72

71

62

56

54

51

48

45

43

43

42

42

41

*40

38

36

3T

41

55

56

49 

44

44

53

53

54

83

84

65

58

1,621

52.3

0.104

0.12

Aug.

52

46

*42

54

54

50

46

44

44

41

37

37

42

43

32

31

34

34

34

30

32

33

31

33

29

28

25

28

32

42

42

1,182

38.1

0.076

0.09

Sept.

48

*96

104

61

43

38

32

33

34

32

30

30

30

30

32

29

30

30

33

28

33

30 

28

28

28

29

26.

30

33

32

1,120

37.3

0.074

0.08

Calendar year 1958: Max 14,200 Mln 80 Mean 681 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.41

Water- year 1958-59: Max 14,6OO Mln 25 Mean 478 Cfsm 0.952 In. 12.91

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs).--Jan. 21 (8 p.m.) 19,300 cfs (17.98 ft); Feb. 10 (12 p.m.) 8,91O 

cfs (12.63 ft); Feb. 15 (4 a.m.) 5,140 cfs (9.14 ft); Apr. 28 (3 p.m.) 4,550 cfs (8.55 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station 

at Englewood.
320 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

2660. Stillwater River at Englewood, Ohio

Location. La t 39°52'10", long 84°16'S7", in NWij sec. 23, T.5 N. , R.5 E., on right bank 

1,000 ft downstream from Englewood Dam, 1 mile southeast of Englewood, Montgomery 

County, and 8-g miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. --646 sq mi.

Records available .--October 1925 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for October 

1925, published in WSP 1305.

Qage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 699.97 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge .--34 years, 590 cfs.

Extremes .--Maximum discharge during year, 9,450 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 80.21 ft); minimum, 27 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 71.78 ft).

1925-59: Maximum discharge , 9,980 cfs June 15, 1958 (gage height, 80.88 ft); minimum, 3.7 cfs Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 1944 (gage height, 71.36 ft).

Maximum discharge during flood in March 1913, 85,400 cfs, at site 1 mile downstream, 

computed by Miami Conservancy District.

Remarks . Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which 

Flood flow regulated by Englewood retarding basin. Diurnal fluctuation cau 

powerplanrs at West Milton and on Greenville Creek.

Cooperation. Base data furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

Eating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

are fair. 

sed by

Oct. 1 to Feb. 28 Mar. 1 to Sept. 30

72.2

72.4

72.6

73.0

153

255

590

74.0

75.0

77.0

1,350

3,070

4,180

9,430

71.7

71.9

72.1

72.3

72.5

72.7

119

196

313

73.0 580

73.5 1,020

74.0 1,350

75.0 2,070

77.0 4,180

aibie feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

O.:t .

162

150

146

139

133

129

129

122

136

193

209 209"

175

*157

153

139

133

143

139

133

129

126

133

133

126

126

122

119

116

114

114

4,387

142

0.220

0.25

Nov.

114

126

136

*136

129

126

114

114

122

143

157

157

146

139

146

251

423

910

1,270

860

542

405

333

290

255

292

843

542

405

304

9,930

331

0.512

0.57

Dec.

262

290

276

401

1.120

892

514

432

389

269

255

a280

a250

a230

a200

a200

226

*209

209

209

209

193

193

209

226

193

188

188

188

188

171

9,259

299

0.463

0.53

Jan.

279

1,340

1,120

712

381

372

405

*397

311

255

226

214

226

236

1,040

1,780

818

533

542

507

4,680

8,900

9.400

9,000

8,230

7,170

5,660

2,600

818

1,930

2,910

72,994

2,355

3.65

4.21

Feb.

1,440

956

792

1,010

940

609

477

477

464

4,340

7.040

6,870

5,670

4,OOO

4,580

4,240

*2 , 250

1,600

1,300

932

730

748

748

1,400

1,240

1,000

892

818

-

57,563

2,056

3.18

3.31

Mar.

812

940

846

707

570

,900

,850

,400

,210

,470

,600

+ ,380

,160

,410

.200

,970

,550

1,060

821

743

689

610

520

480

462

417

453

1,040

787

630

580

35,267

1,138

1.76

2.03

Apr.

550

1,090

1,380

1,100

846

*689

570

520

530

906

689

550

471

435

382

359

336

321

328

367

390

359

313

294

281

275

443

3,340

4.170

2,530

24,814

827

1.28

1.43

May

1,500

1,140

855

680

570

490

435

367

336

344

352

500

889

689

480

375

321

300

*344

313

375

344

627

804

426

336

344

328

313

686

510

16,373

528

0.817

0.94

June

344

307

238

207

187

179

170

162

157

146

146

170

294

192

153

139

129

122

111

111

111

111

114

*111

109

106

116

122

109

95

4,766

159

0.246

0.27

July

86

93

96

93

89

82

73

69

66

61

57

61

57

54

51

48

48

50

61

*78

73

75

66

64

62

68

84

122

139

119

93

2,338

75.4

0.117

0.13

Aug.

80

68

62

224

150

98

80

69

64

62

57

53

50

53

62

54

44

40

38

43

*44

38

37

36

37

36

32

32

31

38

46

1,858

59.9

0.093

0.11

Sept.

82

153

139

126

86

66

54

47

41

41

38

32

33

33

34

32

34

34

36

38

37

*33

34

31

30

28

38

37

33

33

1,513

50.4

0.078

0.09

Calendar year 1958: Max 9,980 Mln 114 Mean 921 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.36

Water year 1958-59: Max 9,400 Mln 28 Mean 660 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.87

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis 

at Pleasant Hill.

of weather records and records for station
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 321

2665. Mad River at Zanesfield, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°21'05", long 83°40'25", on left bank at upstream side of highway bridge 

adjacent to 0. 3. Highway 33, 0.8 mile upstream from unnamed stream in Hadley Bottom 

and 1 mile north of Zanesfield, Logan County.

Drainage area. 6.41 sq mi.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1959.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,208.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929.

Average discharge. 13 years, 8.43 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 797 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 5.05 ft), from

 rating curve extended above 100 cfs as explained below, minimum, 1.3 cfs Sept. 22-26; 

minimum gage height, 0.68 ft Aug. 25.

1946-59: Maximum discharge, 1,380 cfs Apr. 11, 1948 (gage height, 6.76 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 100 cfs on basis of critical-depth measurements at gage 

heights 5.29 and 4.46 ft; minimum, 0.6 cfs Jan. 12, 13, 1954 (result of freezeup), 

Sept. 17-19, 1955; minimum gage height, 0.63 ft Feb. 7, 12, 1954, Sept. 17-19, 1955.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1385: 1947, 1948-52(P), 1953-54(M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 20 Jan. 21 to Sept. 30

2.8 

3.6 

6.6

1.0

1.2

.8 

1.0

1.3 

2.2 

4.6

1.3 36

1.6 73

2.0 141

4.0 556

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1C

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

2~L

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.5

5.2

4,6

4.6

4.3

4,3

4.1

4.1

*4.6

4.9

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

5_.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

121.9

3.93

0.613

0.71

Nov.

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

4.6

4.1

3.6

4.3

4.3

*3.6

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.4

4^9.

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.2

108.4

3.61

0.563

0.63

Dec.

3.2

3.2

3.4

5.5

5.5

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.2

b4.0

b4.0

3.2

b3.0

b3.0

b3.0

b3.0

*3.2

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.0

2.8

3.0

3.6

3.4

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

*3.2

104.4

3.37

0.526

0.61

Jan.

7.3

6.2

4.9

4.1

b5

b5

3.8

3.4

3.0

b2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

7.3

18

8.2

7.4

b6

4.9

8.4

~ST 390

b30

18

16

12

11

9.7

13

36

13

719.8

23.2

3.62

4.17

Feb.

10

b8

11

*13

9.7

b8

6.8

7.2

36

151

40

20

20

41

28

19

17

14

11

blO

blO

10

18

14

11

10

10

10

-

573.7

20.5

3.20

3.33

Mar.

11

10

11

9.2

9.4

33

14

12

15

14

11

11

12

26

28

14

11

10

9.7

*9.2

9.2

8.0

8.0

8.4

8.0

8.0

12

8.8

8.4

8.4

8.4

376.1

12.1

1.89

2.18

Apr.

8.7

22

16

13

11

9.7

9.2

8.8

9.7

8.8

8.4

7.6

7.2

6.8

6.4

6.0

6.0

6.8

8.0

12

8.8

7.6

6.8

6.4

6.4

6.4

64

64

*25

26

413.5

13.8

2.15

2.40

May

16

13

11

10

10

9.2

8.8

8.4

8.0

10

9.7

34

20

16

12

10

9.7

8.8

8.0

7.6

7.2

7.4

9.2

7.6

6.8

6.8

10

8.8

24

17

10

355.0

11.5

1.79

2.06

June

8.4

7.2

6.4

5.6

5.3

5.0

4.3

4.3

4.0

*4.0

4.2

5.0

4.0

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.8

3.8

3.0

3.3

3.8

5.5

126.0

4.20

0.655

0.73

July

18

9.6

4.6

3.8

5.5

3.6

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.8

*2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

21

12

5.3

3.8

5.6

6.0

9.7

5.0

152.3

4.91

0.766

0.88

Aug.

3.6

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

*2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

63.2

2.04

0.318

0.37

Sept.

5.5

3.3

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

*1.3

1.3

1.3

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.6

51.5

1.72

0.268

0.30

Calendar year 1958: Max 250 Min 2.5 Mean 9.56 Cfsm 1.49 In. 20.26

Water year 1958-59: Max 390 Min 1.3 Mean 8.67 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.37

Peak discharge (base, 300 cfs). Jan. 21 (1:30 p.m.) 797 cfs (5.05 ft); Feb. 10 (7:45 a.m.) 426 cfs 

(3.41 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
322 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

2670. Mad River near Urbana, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°06'27", long 83°47 I 57", on west line of sec.35, T.5 E., R.ll N., on left 

 bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 36, if miles upstream from Dugan

Run, if miles downstream from Muddy Creek, and 2^ miles west of Urbana, Champaign

County.

Drainage area. 157 sq mi.

Records available. September 1925 to September 1931, August 1939 to September 1959. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 985.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

of 1912. Prior to May 18, 1930, chain gage at same site and datum. May 18, 1930, to

Sept. 30, 1931, staff gage at site 600 ft downstream at datum 0.36 ft lower. Aug. 1 to

Sept. 25, 1939, staff gage at present site and datum. 

Average discharge. 26 years, 147 cfs. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,000 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 12.05 ft), from

rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs on basis of estimate of peak flow based on

contracted-opening measurement at site 3 miles downstream with drainage area of

235 sq mi, adjusted to gage site by 0.8 power of the drainage area ratio; minimum,

56 cfs Sept. 24 (gage height, 2.99 ft).

1925-31, 1939-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 22, 1959; minimum daily, 24 cfs

Pteb. 2, 3, 1945. 

Remarks. Records good. 

Cooperation.--Base data, except two discharge measurements, furnished by Miami Conservancy

District. 

Revisions (water years).--WS? 1305: 1930(M). WSP 1505: 1956. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water year 1929, superseding those published

in WSP 683 and 1305, are given herewith:

Feb. 26........... 5,040

27........... 1,780

Month

Calendar year 1929. .........

Maximum

5,040

5,040

Minimum

78

63

66

Mean

378

189

206

Per square 

mile

2.41

1.20

1.31

Runoff In 

Inches

2.51

16.35

17.85

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21

3.0 77 4.0 433

3.3 137 7.0 2,640

3.6 234 9.0 4,340

Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

3.0 

3.3 

3.6 

4.0

57

116

201

351

4.5 645

5.0 1,040

10.0 5,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

ID

11

13

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

145

134

132

132

127

130

127

132

134

140

132

130

*124

122

114

110

114

112

110

108

104

104

106

104

106

108

110

108

104

102

97.

3,662

118

0.752

0.87

Nov.

97

101

97

95

95

93

93

97

106

108

104

104

*102

102

112

114

108

110

120

108

104

102

101

101

99

102

102

102

97

95

3,071

102

0.650

0.72

Dec.

99

*97

99

120

150

112

106

104

101

97

97

99

93

91

88.

91

91

90

90

90

88

88

88

90

90

88

88

38

88

88

88

2,957

95.4

0.608

0.70

Jan.

112

143

122

117

106

106

*117

106

97

88

87

87

*88

99

253

151

120

110

104

111

*3,770

5,000

1,050

698

582

498

430

384

360

652

435

16,183

522

3.32

3.83

Feb.

356

317

301

379

294

267

253

249

251

2,880

950

536

480

603

610

*424

389

356

313

298

279

271

301

290

264

257

246

259

_

12,653

452

2.88

3.00

Mar.

242

239

*242

228

225

407

282

257

271

275

257

246

246

274

516

317

279

249

246

235

228

215

211

208

201

198

208

198

191

191

188

7,770

251

1.60

1.84

Apr.

188

257

242

239

208

191

185

*182

182

175

172

169

163

166

163

161

161

155

161

175

166

158

155

152

149

147

330

575

338

298

6,163

205

1.31

1.46

May

253

221

204

191

*185

179

175

169

163

175

172

444

301

260

215

195

185

175

175

166

163

161

166

155

149

152

158

172

163

217

179

6,038

195

1.24

1.43

June

166

161

155

147

147

141

141

136

136

134

134

136

128

121

118

116

*116

116

114

114

111

109

107

104

104

107

109

100

98

14T

3,767

126

0.803

0.90

July

111

187

ITT

100

98

104

93

89

87

83

87

89

83

*87

87

83

83

85

79

73

70

67

65

73

117

85

83

*104

139

104

93

2,899

93.5

0.596

0.69

Aug.

85

79

79

89

79

73

70

73

70

67

62

63

62

60

60

60

62

62

63

67

67

67

68

67

*63

59

59

62

62

65

60

2,084

67.2

0.428

0.49

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,030 Min 80 Mean 185 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.02

Sept.

65

§1

71

63

63

62

62

65

 65

68

67

67

67

*63

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

57

57

57

59

59

65

65

63

63

1,900

63.3

0.403

0.45

Water year 1958-59: Max 5,000 Mln 57 Mean 189 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.38

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 cfs). Jan. 22 (5 a.m.) 8,000 cfs (12.05 ft); Feb. 10 (5 p.m.) 4,020 cfs 

(8.65 ft); Feb. 14 (11 p.m.) 1,160 cfs (5.15 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 323 

2695. Mad River near Springfield, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°55'23", long 83°52'13", in NWj- sec.16, R.9, T.4, on right bank 150 ft 

downstream from Rock Run, 2 miles downstream from Buck Creek, and 3 miles west of 

Springfield, Clark County.

Drainage area. 485 sq mi.

Records available. January 1904 to March 1906 (fragmentary), February 1914 to September 

1959.Monthly discharge only for October 1916, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 881.42 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Jan. 1, 1904, to Mar. 31, 1906, chain gage at site a third of a mile downstream at different datum. Feb. 1, 1914, to Feb. 29, 1924, staff gage at site if miles 

upstream at datum 6.39 ft higher. Mar. 1, 1924, to July 31, 1925, chain gage at site 

300 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 46 years (1904-5, 1914-59), 492 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 30,500 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 15.76 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs on basis of slope-area and contracted-opening 

measurements of peak flow; minimum, 180 cfs Sept. 24, 29; minimum gage height, 1.64 ft 

June 20, 29.

1904-5, 1914-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 1959; minimum, 30 cfs Sept. 15, 

1904.

Maximum stage known, 16.9 ft Mar. 25, 1913, present datum (discharge, 55,400 cfs, 

computed by Miami Conservancy District).

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1924 has been revised to 

18,300 cfs June 8, 1924 (gage height, 13.3 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 603 

and 1305.

Remarks. Records good.

Cooperation. Base data, except eight discharge measurements, furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

Revisions (water years). WSP 603: 1924. WSP 823: 1929(M). WSP 1305: 1914(M), 

1916-17(M), 1922-23(M), 1925(M), drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

412

387

381

363

346

346

352

352

424

482

394

357

*357

369

357

352

369

341

329

329

324

313

346

329

324

302

302

307 

302

297

10,847

350

0.722

0.83

Nov.

324

329

318

313

307

302

302

307

341

346

329

313

*313

307

406

381

357

400

412

381

357

335

329

324

324

369

324

341 

324

307

10,122

337

0.695

0.78

Dec.

307

318

329

456

515

412

369

369

346

318

324

329

307

292

287

297

*302

297

307

307

292

297

307

313

292

292

292

276 

287

292

10,010

323

0.666

0.77

Jan.

462

590

450

400

313

346

346

329

318

302

282

292

*297

363

1,320

860

555

488

475

558

*17.400

*16,700

4,380

2,020

1,570

1,350

1,160

1,020 

985

1^270

59,081

1,906

3.93

4.53

Feb.

994

850

842

1,200

842

714

648

624

656

*9 , OOP

*4,730

1,830

1,650

2,240

2,500

*1,520

1,320

1,160

985

868

799

774

913

913

799

765

722

714

41,572

1,485

3.06

3.19

Mar.

732

732

708

660

660

1,460

1,050

860

868

908

868

*820

812

1,110

2.190

1,160

908

780

740

716

684

620

606

599

571

578

620

571 

543

557

550

25,241

814

1.68

1.94

Apr.

606

844

780

748

676

599

564

*550

550

529

501

480

480

474

462

456

450

432

438

468

462

438

438

432

420

414

840

1,420 

1,000

844

17,795

593

1.22

1.36

May

748

620

550

515

*494

474

462

444

432

508

468

1,650

1,180

924

684

571

515

480

652

494

462

512

764

501

462

468

444

480 

494

522

501

18,475

596

1.23

1.42

June

432

432

404

382

370

355

345

340

340

330

340

350

330

320

325

325

*315

315

310

300

315

340

340

320

310

330

315

290 

285

310

10,115

337

0.695

0.78

July

330

355

305

285

315

360

290

285

275

270

265

265

256

*256

247

247

285

285

300

265

260

256

280

330

315

275

366

315"

315

285

9,168

296

0.610

0.70

Aug.

247

234

234

533

310

260

242

242

229

224

220

216

216

212

212

208

242

224

220

220

220

216

212

216

*216

*216

216

229 

224

252

256

7,418

239

0.493

0.57

Sept.

417

330

247

216

212

204

196

200

200

196

196

196

188

»196

196

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

196

196

200

200

229

200 

196

200

6,407

214

0.441

0.49

Calendar year 1958 : Max 7,290 Min 261 Mean 644 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.03

Water year 1958-59 : Max 17,400 Min 188 Mean 620 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.36

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). Jan. 21 (9 p.m.) 30,500 cfs (15.76 ft); Feb. 10 (4 to 5 p.m. 

12,600 cfs (11.95 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
324 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

2700. Mad River near Dayton, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°47'48", long 84°05 I 32" ) in SW£ sec.7, R.8, T.2, on left bank 600 ft 

downstream from Huffman Dam, 2-J miles downstream from Mud Run, and 6 miles northeast 

of Dayton, Montgomery County. Prior to Jan. 21, 1959, at site 1,000 ft downstream.

Drainage area. 632 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1914 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 699.95 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Nov. 19, 1914, to Sept. 30, 1921, staff gage at site 1 mile upstream at datum 

83.96 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1924, to Sept. 30, 1926, staff gage and Oct. 1, 1926, to 

Sept. 30, 1957, water-stage recorder at present site and datum. Oct. 1, 1957, to 

Jan. 20, 1959, staff gage at site 1,000 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 45 years, 632 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 21,200 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 87.30 ft), 

based on Huffman retarding basin outflow records; minimum, 203 cfs Sept. 26, 30 (gage 

height, 77.64 ft).

1914-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 22, 1959; maximum gage height, 87.9 ft 

Feb. 26, 1929; minimum discharge, 91 cfs Aug. 6, 9, 1934, but may have been less during 

period 1921-24.

Maximum stage known, 14.0 ft Mar. 25, 1913, original site and datum (discharge, 

75,700 cfs, computed by Miami Conservancy District).

Remarks.--Records fair prior to Feb. 10, good thereafter. Flood flow regulated by Huffman 

retarding basin beginning in 1921.

Cooperation. Base data, except one discharge measurement, furnished by Miami Conservancy 

District.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 453: 1915. WSP 523: Drainage area. WSP 743: 1929-32. 

WSP 1305: 1916(M), 1925(M), 1930-32(M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 21 to Nov. 1, Nov. 14, 15, 

Jan. 21-23, Aug. 24-27; stage-discharge relation indefinite 

Jan. 24 to Feb. 6, Mar. 25, 26)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 2O Jan. 21 to Mar. 26 Mar. 27 to Sept. 30

77.9

78.2

78.6

79.0

80.0

297

435

767

1,260

2,760

77.7 

78.0 

79.0 

81.O 

84.0 

86.3

735

1,020

2,200

5,520

12,800

20,400

77.6

78.0

78.5

79.0

80.0

187

365

649

1,050

2,140

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

 

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

3

10

11

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

 

Oct.

a 500

a490

a480

a460

a450

441

a440

a44O

a470

a500

a480

a450

a46o

467

*424-

414

424

515

424

414

403

393

387

393

373

373

373

378

387

*368

368

13,339

430

0.680

0.78

Nov.

364

a4!0

a4OO

a390

a380

a370

a380

a390

a420

a440

a410

a400

a380

368

515

a480

a460

a 500

a550

a480

a450

419

408

364

*378

441

430

393

393

387

-------

12,550

418

0.661

0.74

Dec.

387

*387

373

480

697

569

480

473

a430

a400

a400

a410

387

a370

a350

a360

*360

351

351

364

346

337

342

360

346

333

337

333

325

337

329

12,104

390

0.617

0.71

Jan.

393

822

569

499

a380

a410

a410

393

408

393

337

346

a360

393

1,180

1,490

811

717

522

499

6,920

20,200

*17,200

5,000

2,200

1,700

1,500

1,300

1,200

2,300

1,700

72,552

2,340

3.70

4.27

Feb.

1,300

1,100

1,100

1,400

1,100

950

a850

aSOO

a8OO

5,810

*1 0,500

3,410

2,280

2,480

3,410

2,170

1,800

1,590

1,360

al,200

al,100

al,000

1,270

1,260

1,100

1,040

990

960

-

____ _ __

-- -

53,930

1,926

3.05

3.18

Mar.

970

94O

930

872

854

1,700

1,510

1,140

*1,080

1,140

1,170

1,080

1,060

1,210

2,580

1,680

1,260

1,060

390

940

892

834

807

789

750

800

851

803

758

713

*684

32,847

1,060

1.68

1.94

Apr.

706

1,000

934

934

827

772

728

713

706

684

663

642

636

629

629

623

609

603

590

596

603

583

571

559

552

546

819

1,350

*1,320

996

 

22,123

737

1.17

1.30

May

909

795

713

656

623

596

571

546

534

596

596

1,530

1,_710

1,270

978

835

742

663

851

735

*670

616

1,020

765

677

663

616

583

596

677

656

23,988

774

1.22

1.41

June

596

571

54 O

477

466

456

445

430

424

414

445

477

404

380

380

394

385

380

375

360

351

399

435

360

356

*351

370

327

318

318

12,384

413

0.653

0.73

July

360

404

390

360

351

424

399

356

332

323

309

304

268

263

259

250

259

327

346

332

*281

272

277

365

346

300

424

445

501

365

370

10,562

341

0 . 540

0.62

Aug.

318

286

272

*870 603"

450

375

337

327

313

290

281

272

263

259

259

327

300

281

277

290

268

259

259

*263

263

277

272

286

277

337

10,011

323

0.511

0.59

Sept.

309

522

342

290

268

254

241

241

228

228

224

228

228

224

237

232

*237

241

237

228

228

228

224

224

224

220

268

224

212

208

7,499

250

0.396

0.44

Calendar year 1958: Max 9,620 Min 325 Mean 828 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.75

Water year 1958-59: Max 20,200 Min 208 Mean 778 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.71

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for 

near Springfield.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 325

2705. Miami River at Dayton, Ohio

Location. --La t 39°45 I 55", long 84°11'51", on left bank 1,000 ft downstream from Main 

Street Bridge in Dayton, Montgomery Chanty, and three-quarters of a mile downstream 

from Mad River.

Drainage area. 2,513 sq mi.

Records available. --April to September 1905, January to September 1906, January 1907 to 

December 1909 (gage heights only), April 1913 to September 1959. Monthly discharge 

only October 1919 to September 1921, published in WSP 1305. Gage-height records collected at Main Street Bridge since January 1892 are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 700.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 1, 1921, staff gage at Main Street Bridge at datum 23.73 ft 

higher. Oct. 1, 1921, to July 24, 1931, staff gage at Main Street Bridge at datum 

21.00 ft higher.

Average discharge .--46 years (1913-59), 2,244 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 60,900 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 35.45 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 294 cfs Sept. 12, 13, 14 (gage height, 20.79 ft). 

1905-6, 1913-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 22, 1959; minimum, 78 cfs Sept. 26, 

1941 (gage height, £0.19 ft).

Maximum stage known, 29.0 ft Mar. 26, 1913, site and datum then in use (discharge, 

250,000 cfs, computed by Miami Conservancy District).

Remarks. --Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flood flow 

regulated by four retarding basins above station beginning in 1920. Water is diverted 

above station for use in Dayton; most of return flow from diversions bypasses station 

in Dayton sewer system.

Cooperation. --Base data furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

Revisions Uater years ) .--WSP 758: Drainage area. WSP 1385: 1917.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. I to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

21.3 622

21.5 792

22.0 1,310

23.0 2,660

25.0 6,500

£6.0 9,010

29.0 20,200

32.0 36,200

35.0 57,300

20.8

21.0

21.5

22.0

300

425

794

1,310

Note. Same as preceding table above 

22.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubi: feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

1-8

19

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,050

985

915

848

783

801

801

792

866

1,070

995

925

915

857

783

748

838

811

748

722

*722

704

774

792

739

696

655

663

655

647

647

£4,947

805

-

-

Nov.

688

945

955

945

*915

905

876

866

838

848

838

801

730

696

811

945

,180

,740

.100

,560

,820

,460

,270

,160

,070

,120 '990

,790

,420

,190

36,472

1,216

-

-

Dec.

1,100

1,110

1,100

1,360

*2.980

2,740

bl.800

bl,600

bl,400

bl.100

bl.100

bl,100

bl.OOO

b950

b900

b900

b900

b900

b900

b900

b850

b850

838

876

b850

b850

838

829

811

801

783

35,016

1,130

_

-

Jan.

1,110

2,850

2,960

2,130

1,360

bl,100

bl,300

bl,400

bl,300

bl,200

bl.OOO

bl , 000

1,050

1,070

2,940

5,840

3,490

b2,000

bl.800

2,010

26,300

*57,100

51,300

*31,100

21,100

14,900

10,100

7,930

5,200

6,940

9,770

280,650

9,053

-

-

Feb.

6,570

4,510

3,730

4,370

4,200

3,320

2,800

2,690

3,940

18,600

*52.900

22 , 400

15,500

12,100

15,800

13,000

8,510

6,500

5,210

4,130

3,680

3,560

3,640

4,960

4,650

3,970

3,710

3,540

-

__ _ ___.

222,490

7,946

-

-

Mar.

3,520

3,790

3,790

3,370

2,980

6,240

8,850

5,440

4,390

5,000

5,340

4,770

4,200

4,650

10,600

9,370

5,480

3,950

3,370

3,150

3,000

2,760

*2,530

2,400

2,120

1,980

2,170

2,870

2,790

2,420

2,200

129,490

4,177

-

-

Apr.

2,220

3,370

4,790

3,970

3,270

2,770

2,400

2,140

2,050

2,630

2,580

2,130

1,910

1,760

*1,620

1,540

1,460

1,420

1,410

1,550

1,600

1,540

1,420

1,330

1,260

1,220

2,060

9,210

13,900

9,980

90,510

3,017

-

-

May

6.590

4,900

3,640

2,920

2,500

2,200

1,980

1,800

1,690

1,610

1,610

3,060

4,510

*3,710

2,900

2,320

1,960

1,620

2,090

1,720

1,670

1,480

2,600

2,680

1,870

1,640

1,600

3,490

2,260

2,380

2,140

79,140

2,553

-

-

June

,720

.820

,410

,170

,040

965

916

877

822

*803

849

916

955

868

786

760

734

709

686

654

670

760

752

678

670

726

803

849

734

647

26,749

892

-

-

July

647

*693

794

768

662

726

631

581

545

518

478

631

525

505

478

438

425

484

559

581

491

458

465

539

552

505

726

817

831

726

662

18,441

595

-

-

Aug.

552

505

465

1,520

1,130

726

588

532

511

484

465

458

419

399

412

419

478

425

387

367

*406

361

343

343

343

349

318

318

361

425

445

15,254

492

-

-

Sept.

412

1.110

794

654

511

425

380

367

361

349

330

312

300

312

324

324

*324

324

312

306

318

330

318

312

312

300

406

361

330

312

11,830

394

-

-

Calendar year 1958 : Max 37,200 Min 647 Mean 3,156 Cfsm - In.

Water ye=.r 1958-59 : Max 57,100 Min 300 Mean 2,660 Cfsm - In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

575949 O - 61 - 22
326 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

2715. Miami River at Miamisburg, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°38'45", long 84°17'20", In sec.31, R.6, T.I, on left bank 600 ft down-

 stream from bridge on State Highway 725 at Miamisburg, Montgomery County, and 0.3 mile

downstream from Bear Creek.

Drainage area. 2,718 sq ml. .. , , . 

Records available. March 1916 to September 1920 (published as at Franklin 1916-17)

 Sugust 1924 to September 1935 (published as "near Miamisburg ), October 1952 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published In WSF 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 678.60 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

~of 1912. Mar. 16, 1916, to Sept. 30, 1920, staff gage at site 6.7 miles downstream at 

different datum. Aug. 29 to Sept. 16, 1924, staff gage and Sept. 17, 1924, to Sept. 30, 

1935, water-stage recorder, at site 2.2 miles downstream at datum 677.06 ft above mean 

sea level.

Average discharge.--22 years, 2,371 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 61,800 cfs Jan. 21, 22 (gage height, 20.65 It,

 from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 335 cfs Sept. 12, 19; minimum daily,

407 cfs Sept. 13.

1916-20, 1924-35, 1952-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 22, 1959; minimum

daily, 148 cfs Sept. 7, 1925.

Maximum discharge known, 257,000 cfs Mar. 26, 1913, computed by Miami Conservancy

Dis ti*ict 

Remarks.--Records good. Diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant above station. Flood

flow regulated by four retarding basins above station beginning in 1920. 

Cooperation.--Gage-height record furnished by Dayton Power & Light Co. Thirteen discharge

measurements furnished by Miami Conservancy District. 

Revisions (water years).--743: 1929(M). WSP1385: 1926.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 28

2.6 710

3.0 1,100

4.0 2,250

7.0 7,750

11.0

15.0

20.0

16,800

30,100

57,400

Mar. 1 to Sept. 30

2.1 400

2.5 690

3.0 1,100

Note. Same as

preceding table

above 3.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29 

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.250

1,180

1,120

1,020

970

950

950

980

1,080

1,240

1,230

1,090

1,130

1,070

980

930

1,040

1,010

890

*890

890

872

970

1,000

920

862

814

834 

824 

786

805

30,577

986

0.363

0.42

Nov.

834

1,130

1,180

1,170

*1,130

1,090

1,070

1,070

1,040

1,030

1,030

1,000

900

843

1,000

1,110

1,320

1,790

3,350

2,990

2,140

1,690

1,450

1,360

*1,270

1,310

1,970

2,090 

1,670 

1,360

42,387

1,413

0.520

0.58

Dec.

1,180

1,280

1,320

1,590

3,120

3.210

2,140

1,790

1,620

1,280

1,270

1,340

1,230

1,100

1,030

1,040

1,100

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,020

1,000

*1,000

1,020

1,000

1,000

980

970 

980 

1,000

970

40,790

1,316

0.484

0.56

Jan.

1,460

2,900

3,600

2,560

1,500

1,260

1,520

1,650

1,510

1,320

1.160

1,170

1,220

1,310

3,440

6,430

3,850

2,110

2,070

2,350

35,000

*54,400

55.600

*37,800

23,600

16,400

13,000

9,330 

5,110

7,190

11,100

312,920

10,090

3.71

4.28

Feb.

7,790

5,990

5,110

5,590

5,250

4,290

3,530

3.300

3,390

16,700

32.600

24,300

15,400

13,000

15,500

13,900

*9,800

7,650

6,470

5,150

4,360

4,270

4,470

5,590

5,610

4,840

4,480

4,270

242,600

8,664

3.19

3.32

Mar.

4,180

4,410

4,520

4,110

3,640

6,830

9,890

6,610

5,250

5,750

6,270

5,770

5,130

5,850

10.700

10,700

6,650

4,810

4,120

3,850

3,570

3,300

3,070

2,910

2,630

*2.470

2,790

3,220 

3,420

2, 980

2,720

152,120

4,907

1.81

2.09

Apr.

2,790

3,780

5,550

4,740

4,020

3,390

2,950

2,640

2,470

2,990

3,060

2,550

2,350

2,190

2,040

1,920

1,800

1,740

1,670

1,910

1,940

1,860

1,740

1,630

1,530

1.490

2,830

9,810 

*13.500

10,900

103,780

3,459

1.27

1.42

May

7.470

5,670

4,300

3,440

2,960

2,610

2,360

2,140

1,990

2,000

1,930

4,280

5,530

4,610

3,490

2,820

2,400

2,050

2,470

2,190

2,070

*1.870

2,720

3,140

2,330

2,050

1,990

3,690 

2,750

2,670

2,530

94,520

3,049

1.12

1.29

June

2.150

2,150

1,790

1,480

1,370

1,250

1,150

1,210

1,040

*1,050

1,080

1,320

1,150

1,080

1,010

981

972

914

890

866

866

1,460

1,180

930

922

1,220

1,010

1,050 

990

866

35,397

1,180

0.434

0.48

July

850

874

947

981

850

906

850

762

730

*698

645

722

706

660

645

630

540

615

770

794

690

608

645

778

698

652

914

1.220 

1,130

956

866

24,332

785

0.289

0.33

Aug.

746

660

615

2.950

1,650

1,030

866

722

660

652

630

622

592

*562

562

562

668

592

562

540

533

470

477

519

519

512

498

477 

616

755

600

22,399

723

0.266

0.31

Sept.

600

1.350

1,040

*866

690

562

512

519

533

512

470

414

407

435

456

463

470

456

414

421

435

463

456

449

449

421

592

505 

484

449

16,273

542

0.199

0.22

Calendar year 1958 : Max 40,200 Min 786 Mean 3,582 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.90

Water year 1958-59 : Max 55,600 Mln 407 Mean 3,063 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.30

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 327

2720. Twin Creek near Germantown, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°38'10", long 84°23'48", in NW£ sec.11, T.3 N., R.4 E., on right bank a 

quarter of a mile downstream from Germantown Dam, l| miles northwest of Germantown, 

Montgomery County, and 3 miles upstream from Little Twin Creek.

Drainage area . 275 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1914 to December 1923, December 1926 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 700.24 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Dec. 18, 1926, staff gage at site 1 mile downstream at datum 12.49 ft 

higher.

Average discharge . 41 years (1914-23, 1927-59), 269 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,590 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 29.19 ft); mini- 

 mum, 10 cfs Sept. 23-25 (gage height, 18.44 ft).

1914-23, 1926-59: Maximum discharge, 9,390 cfs July 8, 1915 (gage height, 11.7 ft, 

from graph'based on gage readings, site and datum then in use); maximum gage height, 

that of Jan. 22, 1959; minimum discharge, 1.5 cfs Sept. 25, 1941 (gage height, 18.25 ft). 

Maximum stage known, 18.3 ft Mar. 25, 1913, original site and datum (discharge, 66,000 

cfs, computed by Miami Conservancy District).

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

which are fair. Flood flow regulated by Germantown retarding basin beginning in 1920.

Cooperation.--Base data furnished by Miami Conservancy District. 

Revisions (water years ). WSP 403: 1914(M). WSP1385: 1915 (M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, ana discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22

20.0 

Z0.5

65 

104 

2Z3 

412

21.0 670

23.0 1,940

26.0 4,620

29.1 8,460 19.0

19.5

Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

20.0

20.5

21.0

25.0

162 29.0

280

490

775

4,000

8,320

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

58

51

48

47

44

41

41

41

45

55

92

63

56

47

42

40

41

42

41

*40

40

40

42

42

41

40

50

44

40

38

37

1,429

46.1

0.168

0.19

Nov.

38

41

40

41

40

40

*37

37

48

60

62

58

51

48

71

104

104

106

2O7

178

129

110

94

a90

a85

a95

allO

a95

a90

a90

2,399

80.0

0.291

0.32

Dec.

a95

alOO

a95

alSO

598

267

190

130

110

100

*100

100

90

80

75

75

75

75

*75

80

75

75

75

85

80

75

70

65

65

65

65

5,285

106

0.585

0.44

Jan.

442

747

572

265

alSO

a!60

a!40

120

100

90

85

85

90

100

911

694

500

180

160

170

5,500

8,450

7,710

6,590

1,650

475

*347

272

261

1,570

905

58,669

1,247

4.55

5.22

Feb.

490

504

510

525

510

226

196

T98

207

4,600

6,100

*2,060

933

2,140

2,860

1,120

730

575

402

289

250

253

304

455

560

517

289

266

-

27,067

967

5.52

3.66

Mar.

272

289

272

256

210

1,540

840

470

597

455

692

520

*450

1,120

2,310

982

530

540

285

258

240

212

194

187

177

172

194

192

179

177

166

14,556

470

1.71

1.97

Apr.

164

275

298

532

275

228

190

185

185

172

162

152

146

*156

127

121

118

114

116

160

158

118

110

105

100

98

379

1,550

1,050

515

7,817

261

0.949

1.06

May

521

245

201

177

162

146

152

121

114

125

125

959

905

551

504

228

194

170

522

226

177

*178

581

228

175

196

228

187

168

950

406

9,178

296

1.08

1.24

June

238

194

148

127

112

102

93

85

*77

72

70

107

142

93

75

64

60

56

52

50

47

91

86

60

65

164

91

60

49

44

2,774

92.5

0.336

0.57

July

59

42

58

57

54

55

51

28

*27

26

26

29

25

23

22

21

21

21

23

*50

53

27

25

24

23

22

24

27

52

39

32

904

29.2

0.106

0.12

Aug.

27

23

21

759

260

108

68

50

42

34

31

28

26

*24

24

26

23

22

20

23

20

18

16

16

16

15

16

16

19

25

18

1,834

59.2

0.215

0.25

Sept.

16

94

56

55

25

21

19

17

*16

14

15

15

15

12

12

12

15

15

13

13

12

12

11

10

To

12

19

20

18

18

580

19.3

0.070

0.08

Calendar year 1958: Max 6,69O Mln 37 Mean 367 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.09

Water year 1958-59: Max 8,450 Min 10 Mean 303 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.92

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

on nearby streams.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 7-31, Jan. 8-14, 17-21.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN

2735. Talawanda Creek near Hamilton, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°2?'30", long 84°32'50", in sec.9, T.2 N., R.3 E., on left bank 0.9 mile 

downstream from Sevenmile Creek, if miles south of village of Sevenmile, 3 miles upstream from mouth, and 4 miles north of Hamilton, Butler County.

Drainage area.--311 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1937 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 13U5.

Gage.--Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage Is 59u,~ ft above mean sea level, ad-

^lustment of 1912. Prior to May 1, 1939, water-stage recorder at site 1,000 ft downstream at datum about 2.5 ft lower. Sept. 1, 1939, to May 18, 1948, and Oct. 1, 1956, 

to Apr. 12, 1957, water-stage recorder at site 1,000 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--22 years, 308 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 44,500 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 21.9 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; minimum, 7.3 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 7.73 ft).

1937-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 1959; minimum, 0.2 cfs Oct. 4, 1953. 

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

1143,1305 

1205 

1235

Water 

year

1949 

1951 

1952

Date

Jan. 4, 1349 

Nov. 20, 1950 

Jan. 26, 1952

Discharge 

(cfs)

33,500 

19,200 

26,300

Gage height 

(feet)

21.0 

g!9.0 

20.2

g Prom graph based on gage readings. 

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Occasional regulation by Acton Lake Dam, 18 miles upstream from station beginning in

1956.

Cooperation. Ten discharge measurements furnished by Miami Conservancy District. 

Revisions~Twater years). WSP 973: 1940, 1942. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic

feet per second, for high-water period in the water year 1949, superseding those publighed in WSP 1143 and 1305, are given herewith:

1949 

Jan. 4.. ............... 11,700

5................. 15,700

24................. 14,100

Month

Calendar year 1949 ........

Cfs -days

145,336.0

Maximum

15,700

Minimum

3.8

Mean

443

398

Per square

mile

1.42

1.28

Runoff In 

Inches

19.32

17.38

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, year October 1958 to September 1959

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

76

60

54

50

48

47

47

47

54

73

69

60

52

47

4J3

*43

43

54

50

47

47

45

47

47

47

47

89

56

50

50

48

1,637

52.8

-

"

Nov.

47

48

Dec.

a!20

allO

50 j allO

50

50

50

48

48

56

76

62

54

52

50

85

126

121

143

*220

160

136

124

114

112

105

121

124

117

allO

alOO

2,759

92.0

-

"

also

a420

a320

a210

a!60

a!20

105

101

94

94

a85

*85

a85

a85

a85

a90

a90

aSE

a85

aSO

a95

a90

a85

aSO

aSO

*76

a75 a7~5

3,665

118-

"

Jan.

333

465

300

220

185

160

140

128

121

117

112

108

103

117

877

475

260

196

160

444

*22.500

5,490

*1,240

a850

a650

a500

a420

a390

a370

al,100

*700

39,231

1,266-

"

Feb.

568

504

448

645

568

532

500

477

682

5,820

2,220

1,510

1,350

2,280

1,880

1,410

1,130

956

830

710

630

602

635

695

607

a550

a 500

a450

____ _

29,689

1,060-

-

Mar.

a470

a 500

a450

a430

a410

1,180

564

a500

*477

a600

a800

a 600

564

1,090

989

740

602

556

500

481

466

455

433

330

318

294

248

212

190

*163

155

15,765

509

~

"

Apr.

142

212

226

218

257

246

234

215

204

193

188

177

172

161

136

113

102

93

86

*139

108

98

91

86

81

77

123

346

312

209

5,045

168-

"

May

169

136

115

*105

100

93

83

77

75

86

79

1.470

976

745

433

309

262

218

321

306

234

185

220

185

163

150

182

204

188

243

2?S

8,338

269-

"

June

*193

161

131

102

93

83

75

68

64

60

60

218

153

105

*79

70

62

55

50

46

43

43

115

86

73

144

93

58

50

42

2,675

89.2-

"

July

38

35

32

30

28

27

*27

26

24

22

20

a20

a20

a!9

a!8

a!7

*16

20

29

26

23

22

20

21

23

21

20

25

24

23

21

737

23.8-

-

Aug.

20

19

17

25

*34

24

18

14

12

11

9.8

8.9

8.9

8.5

8.0

8.0

8.5

9.8

9.4

10

9.8

9.4

8.9

*8.9

8.5

9.4

a!3

18

30

~30 132

561.7

18.1

~

Sept.

30

240

100

50

30

22

16

13

13

12

12

13

12

11

*11

11

11

10

9.8

9.8

9.4

8.9

8.9

7.6

7.6

7.3

17

15

12

10

740.3

24.7-

~

Calendar year 1958: Max 5,550 Mln 43 Mean 413 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 22,5OO Mln 7.3 Mean 304 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis 

Creek near Qermantown.

of weather records and records for Twin
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 329

2740. Miami River at Hamilton, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°23'28", long 84°34'20", in NE^ sec.6, T.I N. , R.3 E., on right bank 1,000 

ft downstream from Columbia Bridge at Hamilton, Butler County, and 3 miles downstream 

from Talawanda Creek.

Drainage area. 3,639 sq mi.

Records available. January 1907 to June 1909 (fragmentary), January 1910 to September

1918, April 1927 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published 

in WSP 1305. Gage-height records collected at site 0.7 mile upstream since 1911 are 

contained in reports of 0. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 499.98 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Apr. 12, 1927, staff gages at site 0.7 mile upstream at datum 64.65 

ft higher.

Average discharge.--40 years (1910-18, 1927-59), 3,400 cfs .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 108,000 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 79.49 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 74,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak 

flow; minimum, 277 cfs Sept. 16 (gage height, 56.23 ft).

1910-18, 1927-59: Maximum discharge, 352,000 cfs Mar. 26, 1913 (gage height, 38.5ft, 

site and datum then in use), computed by Miami Conservancy District; minimum, 100 cfs 

Sept. 26, 27, 1941; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 16, 1959.

Remarks.--Records good. Low flow regulated by powerplant at Hamilton. Flood flow regulated by five retarding basins above station beginning in 1920. Small diversion above 

gage for municipal supply of Hamilton. Records of water temperatures for the water 

year 1959 are given in WSP 1641.

Cooperation. Base data, except three discharge measurements, furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 758: Drainage area. WSP 803: 1936.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21

57.6

58.0

59.0

62.0

870

1,330

2,880

9,380

66.0

70.0

74.0

21,100 

36,800 

57,OOO

56.5

57.0

58.0

59.0

Jan. 22

390

725

1,690

3,220

62.0

67.0

72.0

77.0

10,300 

27,000 

49,800 

8O.8OO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

2(3

27

23

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.640

1,520

1,450

1,330

1,220

1,150

1,210

*1,210

1,220

1,420

1,520

1,340

1,320

1,290

1,220

1,170

1,150

1,270

1,110

1,070

1,080

*1,060

1,110

1,150

1,130

1,040

1,080

1,050

1,050

1,000 

980

37,560

1,212

0.333

0.38

Nov.

969

1,070

1,270

1,290

1,270

1,250

1,210

1,190

1,190

1,220

1,220

1,190

1,160

1,080

1,260

1,450

1,520

1,950

*3,55^

5.680

2,830

2,260

1,890

1,740

1,660

1,640

1,840

2,580

2,140

1,760

50,129

1,671

0.459

0.51

Dec.

1,490

1,540

1,640

2,360

3,780

4.200

3,020

2,410

2,280

1,820

1,630

1,740

1,680

1,490

1,360

1,290

1,400

1,400

1,370

1,420

1,380

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,260

1,220

1,230

1,200

*1.190

1,210

1,210

53,150

1,715

0.471

0.54

Jan.

2,510

4,060

4,6LO

3,580

2,280

1,680

*1,920

2,200

2,040

1,780

1,560

1.470

1,540

1,680

4,900

7,630

5,170

3,240

2,750

3,420

*56,300

*75.900

63,5OO

*53,500

33,400

20,600

15,700

12,200

7,890

8,880

13,200

419,100

13,520

3.72

4.29

Feb.

10,700

7,470

6,170

6,770

6,750

5,550

4,710

4,360

4,540

22,900

57.000

*35,200

20,500

18,600

£2,200

18,400

13,200

10,100

8,360

6,820

5,670

5,320

5,840

6,650

7,080

6,170

5,670

5,370

-

317,870

11,350

3.12

3.25

Mar.

5,300

5,370

5,430

4,970

4,840

9,300

9,140

8,620

6,630

6,72O

8,050

7,610

7,640

9,060

14 . 800

*13,900

9,350

6,630

5,460

5,020

4,710

4,340

4,020

3,720

3,470

5,260

3,540

3,520

4,100

3,500

3,320

195,340

6,301

1.73

1.99

Apr.

*3,150

4,340

5,720

5,620

4,880

4,220

3,720

3,520

5,200

5,500

5,700

3,180

2,880

2,680

2,460

2,300

2,170

2,060

2,000

2,190

2,280

2,170

2,050

1,940

1,830

1,760

2,560

9,320

14 , 800

12,700

118,500

3,950

1.09

1.22

May

8,780

6,390

5,060

*4,040

3,470

3,060

2,72O

2,450

2,260

2,260

2.240

6,310

8,020

7,280

4,950

3,880

3,180

2,730

2,950

3,180

2,660

2,490

3,000

4,000

2,970

2,560

2,900

3,450

3,620

3,740

3,700

120,300

3,881

1.07

1.23

June

2,860

2,610

2,280

1,910

1,750

1,600

1,490

1,430

1,440

1,300

1,340

2,03O

1,580

1,450

1,260

*1,240

1,200

1,150

1,110

1,060

1.000

1,160

2,570

1,500

2,170

5.720

1,730

1,550

1,270

1,180

49,540

1,645

0.452

0.50

July

1,080

1,060

1,050

1,140

1,020

985

*1,040

940

861

852

802

685

852

810

750

750

754

645

795

886

895

795

784

844

886

827

818

1,220

1.570

1,190

1,080

28,442

917

0.252

0.29

Aug.

985

827

750

2,540

2,820

1,490

1,180

1,010

878

827

818

776

742

*669

623

645

742

759

695

*669

630

595

517

645

559

668

645

595

503

895

890

27,361

883

0.243

0.28

Sept.

767

1,190

1,560

1,090

951

759

601

623

578

571

537

510

473

503

*491

489

520

493

467

473

501

479

491

497

458

479

479

655

530

510

18,683

623

0.171

0.19

Calendar year 1958: Max 45,100 Min 963 Mean 4,575 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.06

Water year 1958-59: Max 73,900 Min 438 Mean 3,934 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.67

Discharge measurement made on this day.
330 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

2750. Whitewater River near Alpine, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39°34'23", long 85°09'27", in sec. 14, T.13 N., R.12 E., on right bank 500 ft 

downstream from highway bridge, 0.4 mile downstream from Wilson Creek, 1.6 miles northeast of Alpine, and 4.7 miles upstream from Bear Creek.

Drainage area. 539 sq mi.

Records available . October 1928 to September 1959. Prior to October 1936, published as 

West Fork Whitewater River near Alpine.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 750.19 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 9, 1928, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--31 years, 545 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 31,600 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 16.14 ft); minimum, 75 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 4.39 ft).

1928-59: Maximum discharge, 35,000 cfs Jan. 14, 1937 (gage height, 16.61 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Sept. 22, 1931; minimum daily, 26 cfs Aug. 13, 1944.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1143: 1943-44(M), 1947(M). WSP1275: Drainage area. 

 WSP 1335: 1929-30, 1932(M), 1937(M), 1938, 1946-47(m), 1949-50. WSP 1505: 1942(P).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 29 to May 30)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 10 Feb. 11 to Sept. 30

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

1O.O

187

390

930

1,720

5,400

12.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

8,500

10,800

14,400

20,300

4.3

4.7 

5.3

145

365

6.0 8OO

7.0 1,600

10.0 5,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

284

264

260

248

244

233

229

225

284

516

465

345

324

284

264

*256

256

244

237

233

229

225

248

237

221

221

303

284

256 

241

233

8,393

271

0.503

0.58

Nov.

233

244

244

233

225

217

210

217

264

284

*264

248

241

229

478

515

548

1,150

1,060

755

618

540

465

440

415

723

755

590

540 

440

13,365

446

0.827

0.92

Dec.

415

415

415

608

810

645

515

b470

440

415

b380

b360

b340

b320

b3lO

303

*303

303

303

324

303

284

284

303

284

264

264

264

260 

260

246

11,412

368

0.683

0.79

Jan.

919

1,180

755

590

440

b450

440

415

368

345

303

303

303

*371

1,080

930

618

540

470

605

17.000

15,700

3,380

2,430

1,980

1,720

1,480

1,320

1,280 

2 520

1 , 900

62,135

2,004

3.72

4.29

Feb.

1,430

1,200

1,130

1,430

1,200

1,060

990

930

1,080

9,670

4,920

2,150

1,820

3,760

4,020

2,150

1,600

1,410

1,240

1,010

940

905

1,080

*1,240

1,080

1,010

940

905

-

52,300

1,868

3.47

3.61

Mar.

940

905

870

800

765

1,740

1,410

1,080

1,080

1,320

*1,410

1,160

1,160

1,850

2,870

1,710

1,240

1,010

905

870

800

730

695

660

628

628

695

660

628 

628

628

32,475

1,048

1.94

2.24

Apr.

660

1,160

1,010

940

835

730

660

628

765

800

695

628

595

562

*530

500

470

470

595

730

628

530

500

470

442

'953 415

2.650

2,150

1,320

24,001

800

1.48

1.65

May

1,010

905

800

800

730

695

660

628

628

660

628

1,220

*1,160

940

800

730

695

685

870

695

628

660

660

595

562

562

680

695

696 

1,660

765

24,102

777

1.44

1.66

June

595

500

442

390

365

345

345

325

305

305

305

345

305

285

265

265

*245

245

245

226

226

226

226

226

238

345

285

226

207 

201

9,054

302

0.560

0.62

July

197

207

194

188

178

178

175

169

160

157

151

145

142

140

*135

132

138

165

204

207

163

148

145

157

160

154

166

172

169 

163

160

5,119

165

0.306

0.35

Aug.

145

135

130

192

157

142

132

130

125

120

116

116

111

109

105

105

107

111

*122

113

111

105

100

98

96

98

96

102

111 

113

3,653

118

0.219

0.25

Sept.

190

226

178

138

120

109

105

100

114

118

107

98

94

92

90

*90

92

92

88

85

85

83

81

79

77

75

96

94

88 

88

3,172

106

0.197

0.22

Calendar year 1958 : Max 14,000 Mln 210 Mean 802 Cfsm 1.49 In. 20.20

Water year 1958-59: Max 17,000 Mln 75 Mean 683 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.18

Peak discharge (base, 6,500 cfs).--Jan. 21 (11 p.m.) 31,600 cfs (16.14 ft); Feb. 10 (9 p.m.) 14,400 

cfs (14.03 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 331

2755. East Fork Whitewater River at Richmond, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°48'24", long 84°54'26", In SE£ sec.7, T.13 N., R.I W., on left bank 50 ft

 downstream from highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile south of Richmond, and 2 miles 

upstream from Short Creek.

Drainage area. 123 sq ml.

Records available.--April 1949 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 854.01 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 TT929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission). Prior to July 27, 

1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 131 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,100 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 12.44 ft), from

 rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; minimum, 3.0 cfs Sept. 16 (gage height, -0.12 ft).

1949-59- Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 1959; maximum gage height, 12.49 ft 

Jan. 15, 1950; minimum discharge, 0.55 cfs Sept. 21, 1955; minimum gage height, that of 

Sept. 16, 1959.

Maximum stage known, 15.0 ft in March 1913, from floodmarks (discharge not determined).

Remarks.--Records fair. Some regulation at low flow by powerplant above station. 

Revisions (water years). WSF 1235: 1951. WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Hating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 12, 13, Feb. 16 to Mar. 14; 

stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 8, 11, 12, 

15, Jan. 5)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31 Feb. 1 to Sept. 3O

0.5 

.9

1.5 

2.5

230

557

4.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

1,270

3,610

5,820

9,460

-0.1 

0.0

.3

3.4 

6.4

16

22

0.7 

1.0 

1.5

69

120

230

Discharge, In cubic

Note.--Same as preceding 

table above 1.5 ft. 

year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

48

45

44

42

42

44

42

42

84

155

72

55

50

44

46

*46

46

45

41

41

38

38

50

40

40

41

49

42

41

40

38

1,531

49.4

0.402

0.46

Nov.

44

44

45

41

40

37

38

48

54

55

49

*46

45

45

117

107

144

244

219

132

104

87

77

71

72

215

136

113

91

77

2,637

87.9

0.715

0.80

Dec,

77

72

79

192

192

119

91

78

71

63

58

54

52

50

50

50

*50

49

50

58

50

49

52

60

60

60

71

60

54

48

M

2,165

69.8

0.567

0.65

Jan.

327

230

147

115

90

79

80

72

61

55

48

50

52

*87

394

206

115

105

103

254

*B,700

1,650

495

332

273

226

179

153

174

586

15,726

507

4.12

4.75

Feb.

193

150

150

217

140

110

100

100

266

5.960

618

362

331

1,270

*668

377

301

272

217

193

160

160

217

230

193

182

182

182

-

11,501

411

3.34

3.48

Mar.

182

171

160

140

140

461

272

217

230

286

*286

230

217

433

596

286

204

160

150

140

130

120

110

110

100

110

120

110

100

100

100

6,171

199

1.62

1.87

Apr.

138

257

217

204

171

140

120

121

150

130

120

110

100

95

*92

92

87

84

104

100

87

82

76

74

70

69

427

677

362

217

4,773

159

1.29

1.44

May

171

140

120

120

100

95

87

81

78

90

89

276

*182

130

110

95

89

90

90

78

75

74

72

68

J34

72

100

74

141

110

81

3,242

105

0.854

0.98

June

74

64

59

55

54

51

49

45

43

40

66

59

48

42

42

40

 38

33

33

30

31

31

30

30

113

91

56

46

39

32

1,464

48.8

0.397

0.44

July

37

34

30

27

27

24

22

21

18

16

16

18

16

*16

15

13

14

24

35

25

20

19

20

24

19

19

38

42

32

24

22

727

23.5

0.191

0.22

Aug.

22

19

18

45

26

22

22

26

18

17

14

13

12

10

13

14

13

36

*16

14

12

10

10

13

9.5

9.5

8.2

10

9.1

8 7

il§

497.5

16.0

0.130

0.15

Sept.

87

60

27

17

14

13

8.7

7.6

10

17

12

12

10

10

6.8

*7.2

7.5

8.4

8.7

8.3

7.9

7.9

7.3

6.8

6.4

6.1

22

10

9.5

8.7

444.6

14.8

0.120

0.13

Calendar year 1958 : Max 4,140 Mln 29 Mean 187 Cfsra 1.52 In. 20.72

Water year 1958-59 : Max 8,700 Mln 6.1 Mean 139 Cfsra 1.13 In. 15.37

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). Jan. 21 (2 p.m.) 14,100 cfs (12.44 ft); Feb. 10 (10 a.m.) 7,820 

cfs (10.15 ft); Feb. 14 (6 p.m.) 2,740 cfs (5.98 ft).

Discharge asurement made on this day.
332 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

2760. East Fork Whitewater River at Brookville, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°26'00", long 85 0 00'11", in NE-pNE^- sec .2u, T.3 N., R.2 W., on right bank 

65 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 101, 0.9 mile northeast of Brookville, 

and 1.3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--3£2 sq mi.

Records available. March 1354 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 623.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to May 22, 1954, wire-weight gage at site 65 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--5 years, 423 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 36,100 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 16.50 ft); minimum, 31 cfs Sept. 25 (gage height, 0.24 ft).

1954-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 1959; minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 5, 1955; 

minimum gage height, that of Sept. 25, 1959.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1555: 1954(M), 1955(P).

Rating tables, 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. El

1.8 

Z.3 

3.0 

4.0

Jan. 21 to Sept. 30

0.2 

.5 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

247

483

3.0 1,560

4.0 2,880

8.0 10,700

13.0 21,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

"6

2 7

28

29

30

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

138

122

lie

110

104

101

101

95

110

266

186

152

138

122

*116

113

116

119

119

104

98

98

104

119

101

104

142

135

116

107

104

3,776

122

0.319

0.37

Nov.

104

116

110

110

110

104

98

98

169

180

*148

135

125

122

245

270

225

37e

510

332

265

222

197

180

166

245

278

225

208

166

5,839

195

0.510

0.57

Dec.

197

197

197

380

558

430

355

283

229

197

183

172

169

166

169

176

183

*204

176

197

176

162

166

169

166

148

145

145

145

148

142

6,510

210

0.550

0.63

Jan.

560

620

405

310

288

241

257

249

241

222

197

169

166

197

*867

620

355

257

292

407

*2 1,600

*10,600

*1,740

1,230

1,030

902

794

737

722

1,280

1,130

48,686

1,571

4.11

4.74

Feb.

854

7E2

722

854

722

630

570

600

570

10,900

4,130

1 , 300

1,060

4,900

4,450

1,560

1,140

920

7S2

570

540

540

755

755

*630

600

570

540

-

42,826

1,530

4.01

4.18

Mar.

570

540

512

456

430

1,290

957

755

691

*755

920

788

755

1,670

3,880

1,380

821

691

eoo

570

540

456

430

430

405

405

430

405

380

380

356

22,648

731

1.91

2.20

Apr.

380

854

691

660

540

483

430

405

512

456

430

405

356

356

329

*307

307

298

298

380

333

298

281

268

255

251

630

1,560

1,140

788

14,681

489

1.28

1.43

May

600

456

405

380

380

333

307

281

268

315

307

2,000

1,300

*941

630

456

405

380

563

430

356

333

356

302

272

302

276

595

315

955

456

15,655

505

1.32

1.52

June

333

293

251

232

213

198

188

174

168

161

423

631

265

220

174

164

152

*139

130

125

122

289

217

148

136

288

202

155

125

116

£,435

214

0.560

0.62

July

113

158

110

97

92

92

82

77

77

73

73

73

68

70

68

*61

55

63

136

155

95

77

73

77

87

77

77

103

97

87

77

2,720

87.7

0.230

0.27

Aug.

73

63

63

122

125

87

77

73

73

68

63

61

59

52

50

50

46

42

68

70

59

48

44

42

42

42

55

42

46

82

55

1,942

62.6

0.164

0.19

Sept.

245

302

119

77

68

55

50

50

40

80

55

46

42

38

36

40

*38

38

38

36

36

34

34

32

31

32

61

61

46

38

1,898

63.3

0.166

0.19

Calendar year 1958: Max 8,380 Kin 92 Mean 559 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.88

Water year 1958-59: Max 21,600 Mln 31 Mean 476 Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.91

Eak discharge (base, 4,500 cfs).--Jan. 21 (E p.m.) 36,100 cfs (16.50 ft); Feb. 10 (6 p.m.) 16,600 

cfs (10.68 ft); Feb. 14 (11:30 p.m.) 8,140 cfs (6.75 ft); May 12 (11:30 a.m.) 4,600 cfs (5.00 ft).
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 333

2765. Whitewater River at Brookville, ind.

Location.--Lat 39°24'24", long 85°00'45", in NW^ sec.SS, T.9 N., R.2 W. , on right bank at 

downstream side of highway bridge, 0.3 mile downstream from East Pork and 1.1 miles 

south of Brookville.

Drainage area.--1,239 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1915 to September 1917, October 1917 to May 1920 (gage heights 

only), and July 1923 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 595.71 ft (revised) above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. July 1923 to Sept. 27, 1928, chain gage at same site and datum. Prior 

to July 1923, chain gage at same site at datum 1.5 ft higher.

Average discharge.--38 years (1915-17, 1923-59), 1,287 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 81,800 efs Jan. 21 (gage height, 27.78 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 45,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; minimum, 153 cfs Aug. 25; minimum gage height, 0.81 ft Sept. 23-26.

1915-20, 19S3-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 1959; minimum, 49 cfs Jan. 5, 

1935; minimum gage height, 0.12 ft Sept. 21, 1955.

Maximum stage known, 39.0'ft Mar. 25, 1913 (present datum), from floodmarks (discharge not determined).

Remarks. Records good except for discharges above 45,000 cfs, which are poor. Some regulation at low flow caused by powerplant above station.

Revisions (water years j. WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1915-17, 1929, 1930(M), 

1933(M), 1934, 1935(m), 1936. WSP 1505: 1916(M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 3-30; stage-discharge 

relation affected by ice Jan. 23)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 10 Feb. 11 to Sept. 30

1.2

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

400

820

1,510

3,460

8.0

13.0

19.0

23.0

7,800

19,000

37,400

55,000

0.8

1.2

135

285

2.0

3.0

760

1,510

Note.--Same as preceding 

table above 3.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

1.5

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.50

515

490

475

455

430

420

415

445

760

790

625

550

510

*480

460

455

455

435

420

410

400

425

455

420

415

590

585

505

470

445

15,255

492

0.397

0.46

Nov.

440

475

470

445

435

420

405

410

550

630

*560

525

495

475

1,030

1,140

1,070

1,840

2,280

1,550

1,210

1,040

910

850

760

1,040

1,040

1,100

1,000

850

25,445

848

0.684

0.76

Dec.

820

820

850

1,670

2.190

1,630

1, 130

1,140

940

820

820

820

724

675

625

625

615

*615

610

670

630

590

600

620

585

545

550

555

535

535

515

25,069

809

0.653

0.75

Jan.

1,870

2,660

1,710

1,280

850

790

910

880

760

700

645

620

630

724

*3,410

2,370

1,390

1,040

1,080

1,370

*55,000

*38,800

*6,540

3,980

3,220

2,730

2,320

1,960

1,900

3,140

3,110

148,389

4,787

3.86

4.45

Feb.

2,240

1,750

1,670

2,100

1,790

1,430

1.520

1,320

1,370

25,700

15,700

4,660

3,700

10,400

11,500

4,940

3,580

3,340

2,660

2,100

1,920

1,830

2,370

2,560

*2,190

2,010

1,920

1,830

-

__ _ _ _

117,900

4,211

3.40

3.54

Mar.

,830

,830

,750

,590

,510

,080

,100

,370

,190

* ,460

,860

,560

,560

,930

,140

,100

,760

,280

,010

,830

,750

,590

,510

,430

,350

,350

,430

,350

,270

,270

,270

71,310

2,300

1.86

2.14

Apr.

1,360

2,980

2,280

2,100

1,830

1,590

1,430

1,350

1,750

1,670

1,430

1,350

1,270

1,190

1,110

*1,040

970

970

970

1,350

1,190

1,040

970

865

850

830

1,480

4,240

3,820

2,460

47,715

1,590

1.28

1.43

May

,920

,590

,430

,430

,350

,110

,040

970

900

970

970

4.150

3,220

*2,660

1,830

1,510

1,350

1,190

1,590

1,270

1,110

1,040

1,040

970

865

900

970

1,350

970

2,500

1,590

45,755

1,476

1.19

1.37

June

1,190

970

865

760

690

660

630

570

540

540

768

1,040

660

540

510

480

450

*420

420

590

390

785

2,210

540

480

660

570

480

420

590

20,018

667

0.558

0.60

July

562

590

420

590

555

562

310

285

285

262

262

240

240

240

240

*228

2Z8

262

510

450

310

262

262

335

480

310

285

310

310

285

285

9,735

314

0.253

0.29

Aug.

262

240

224

310

335

262

240

232

228

212

204

200

193

186

179

176

179

*182

224

216

186

176

165

162

156

159

812

224

200

562

236

7,322

236

0.190

0.22

Sept.

706

1,090

480

362

285

262

236

220

212

262

228

208

196

190

190

182

*179

179

176

179

176

176

176

172

172

172

193

200

190

179

7,828

261

0.211

0.24

Calendar year 1958: Max 25,900 Mln 400 Mean 1,822 Cfsm 1.47 In. 19.97

Water year 1958-59: Max 55,000 Mln 156 Mean 1,484 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.25

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 cfs).--Jan. 21 (5:50 p.m.) 81,800 cfs (27.78 ft); Feb. 10 (6 p. 

55,900 cfs (18.00 ft); Feb. 14 (9 p.m.) 19,500 cfs (13.21 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
334 LAUGHERY CREEK BASIN

2770. Laughery Creek near Farmers Retreat, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°57 r 05", long 85°04'22", In sec.2, T.4 H. , R.3 W. , on right bank 2 miles 

southeast of Farmers Retreat and 3f miles downstream from Bear Creek.

Drainage area.--248 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 526 ft (by barometer). Prior to Apr. 16, 

1941, staff gage at same site and datura.

Average discharge. 19 years, 281 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 47,800 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 21.13 ft),

from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak 

flow; minimum, 0.3 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.93 ft).

1940-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 1959; no flow at times in most years.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low flow by mill above station. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 973: 1942(M). WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 20 Jan. 21 to Sept. 30

2.3 

2.8 

4.0 

6.0 

7.0

93

225

640

1,560

2,160

0.85 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

2.2 

4.8

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

4.0 

6.0

19

30

62

125

780

1,580

9.0

12.0

13.0

15.0

17.0

3,610

6,720

8,410

14,600

23,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

58

44

34

32

25

*25

20

17

24

31

25

31

9.0

19

16

16

8.6

11

9.8

9.4

10

16

7.5

3.4

5.2

6.8

13

11

14

17

25

591.7

19.1

0.077

0.09

Nov.

23

20

18

*15

12

9.8

13~~ 9.4

16

23

25

49

42

35

58

78

168

181

378

325

141

97

73

63

56

55

66

120

95

7 8

2,342.2

78.1

0.315

0.35

Dee .

84

84

96

280

1.500

824

360

*210

150

120

95

80

67

60

54

46

42

40

41

44

44

49

44

44

49

48

41

37

35

35

35

4,538

146

0.589

0.68

Jan.

275

325

360

189

104

*104

108

71

66

62

49

45

39

85

1,520

1,620

448

225

226

1,330

*19.100

11,100

2,500

420

311

260

241

203

185

442

668

42,681

1,377

5.55

6.40

Feb.

365

230

182

*260

305

212

152

143

204

2,170

2.470

570

605

1,740

2,150

780

500

954

900

380

245

206

722

780

535

365

305

275

-

18,705

668

2.69

2.80

Mar.

305

365

290

*230

270

1,380

1,040

500

365

365

605

675

698

1,130

1.960

856

448

305

245

230

260

215

209

275

275

386

380

275

260

245

230

15,272

493

1.99

2.29

Apr.

281

430

395

365

275

*260

350

335

320

305

215

197

182

109

92

90

86

66

36

36

31

26

25

23

11

22

28

72

53

41

4,767

159

0.641

0.72

May

31

76

72

60

*53

46

41

41

34

68

57

360

780

365

260

140

102

84

90

72

144

109

84

70

60

62

60

280

200

92

74

4,067

131

0.528

0.61

June

66

55

40

30

24

21

18

11

*14

14

15

11

10

28

17

13

9.4

6.3

4.0

575

5.8

6.8

1,860

'2,040

196

134

120

80

55

38

4,947.6

165

0.665

0.74

July

32

21

26

32

28

*23

16

13

11

8.8

6.8

8.3

4.4

5.3

3.8

3.0

2.2

277

3.8

5.2

20

15

11

13

19

72

61

66

108

98

57

795.8

25.7

0.104

0.12

Aug.

36

25

17

13

11

*8.8

8.8

6.8

5.3

7.3

6.8

6.8

6.8

4.8

3.8

4.0

7.3

7.8

5.8

6.8

6.3

3.8

3.2

3.0

2.4

2.8

3.5

3.5

4.0

3.8

6.3

242.3

7.82

0.032

0.04

Sept.

10

11

"53 100

26

16

11

*9.4

7.3

5.3

4.4

3.5

2.8

2.4

1.8

1.6

1.1

1.0

.7

.8

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

i5-

274.8

9.16

0.037

0.04

Calendar year 1958: Max 6,780 Min 3.2 Mean 287 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.71

Water year 1958-59: Max 19,100 Min 0.3 Mean 272 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.88

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs).--Jan. 21 (2 p.m.) 47,800 cfs (21.13 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

2775. North Fork Kentucky River at Hazard, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°14'45", long 83°11'00", near right bank on downstream side of Woodland 

Park bridge on eastern limits of Hazard, Perry County, 150 ft upstream from city waterworks dam and 4.0 miles upstream from Lotts Creek.

Drainage area. 466 sq mi.

Records available. January 1940 to September 1959. Gage-height records collected in the 

vicinity since 1925 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage

i

. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. 

839.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Datum of gage

Average discharge .--19 years, 525 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,000 cfs Jan. 22 {gage height, 17.99 ft); minimum not determined; minimum gage height observed, 3.44 ft Sept. 24.

1940-59: Maximum discharge, 47,800 cfs Jan. 29, 1957 {gage height, 37.54 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs; minimum not determined; minimum 

gage height observed, 3.20 ft June 28, 1954.

Flood of May 30, 1927, reached a stage of about 34 ft (from information by local 

resident, U. S. Weather Bureau gage readings, and relation of 1927 and 1939 floods). 

Flood of Feb. 3, 1939, reached a stage of 29.95 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks .--Records good except those below 20 cfs, which are fair, and those for periods of 

ice effect, no gage-height record, or indefinite stage-discharge relation, which are 

poor. Small diversion by city of Hazard waterworks and electric plant above station. 

Records of water temperatures for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1641.

Revisions (water years J.--WSP 953: 1940. 

drainage area. WSP 1505: 1951.

WSP 1385: 1942-48, 1949(M) , 1950-51, 1953,

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect or Indefinite 

stage-discharge relation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic 

feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used June 26 to July 17, July 19, 21-27, July 30 to 

Aug. 13, Aug. 21 to Sept. 10, Sept. 13-16, 28)

3.9

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.0

12

4.5

4.7

5.0

10.0

14.0

230

400

740

7,500

12,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

e37

e80

e75

e49

e35

631

e27

e25

24

26

28

28

26

20

20

20

18

20

34

34

39

34

28

28

24

24

24

a25

*a28

a29

a34

974

31.4

0.067

0.08

Nov.

a39

45

52

52

45

39

36

34

34

28

28

28

26

28

2i

31

34

36

45

79

75

67

59

52

45

45

45

172

805

373

2,501

83.4

0.179

0.20

Dec.

230

176

150

203

223

210

196

169

144

allO

*88

75

b68

a60

a54

52

52

52

48

42

b26

b25

b30

52

63

52

36

394

2.080

534

6,655

215

0.461

0.53

Jan.

410

328

223

blSO

bllO

b80

b70

b98

b!25

a98

a SO

a59

a80

b!25

238

1,040

b870

b45o

b420

740

3,280

11,500

2,040

1,090

779

604

*534

391

328

246

26,902

868

1.86

2.15

Feb.

210

182

156

294

430

430

346

346

328

364

1,000

805

766

1,030

2,540

1,970

1,270

974

690

460

337

328

400

523

460

440

400

346

_

17,825

637

1.37

1.42

Mar.

346

337

294

310

278

328

32S

310

294

310

278

792

1,160

896

715

580

*480

400

346

328

310

294

230

203

189

182

270

430

420

410

400

12,448

402

0.863

0.99

Apr.

373

480

690

2,020

1,420

1,030

740

580

480

420

420

2,730

4.090

2,270

1,520

1,140

896

690

665

1,050

805

1,180

3,070

1,830

1,250

935

740

*652

715

546

35,427

1,181

2.53

2.83

May

480

382

310

262

230

189

176

150

128

112

98

93

230

665

319

216

150

144

162

128

128

128

460

346

302

176

128

396

328

715

440

8,171

264

0.567

0.65

June

262

5.260

2,470

922

512

328

238

196

*156

133

117

102

302

189

102

79

59

45

39

39

39

34

24

24

41

98

93

75

63

56

12,097

403

0.865

0.97

July

48

52

52

45

42

45

52

42

31

45

39

24

16

12

12

56

79

144

93

117

*88

71

59

59

71

88

63

161

137

83

63

1,989

64.2

0.138

0.16

Aug.

88

75

59

56

71

63

63

56

48

59

52

56

34

e30

e25

e23

e22

e40

e37

e35

42

31

24

16

*10

9.0

^0

28

48

48

71

1,328.0

42.8

0.092

0.11

Sept.

63

48

42

26

18

18

20

28

52

74

238

156

83

63

52

42

e37

e33

e27

e20

e!7

e!5

e!3

e!2

ell

ell

e7.0

11

7.0

*24

1,268.0

42.3

0.091

0.10

Calendar year 1958: Max 16,300 Mln 18 Mean 681 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.83

Water year 1958-59: Max 11,5OO Mln 7.O Mean 350 Cfsm 0.751 In. 10.19

Peak discharge (base, 7,500 cfs).--Jan. 22 (7 a.m.) 18,OOO cfs (17.99 ft); June 2 (4:30 p.m.) 14,800 

cfs (15.60 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for stations on nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records 

for stations on nearby streams.
33G

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 107 cfs Apr. 1C (gage height, C.1C ft); no flow 

for many days.

1355-59: Maximum discharge, 375 cfs Jan. 29, It'57 (gage height, 3.20 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 120 cfs; no flow for many days each year.

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

which are poor.

Bating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used July 26)

1.0

1.1

1.2

Discharge, in

1.3

1.4 

1.6

nd, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

3

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

0:t.

0.4

. 2

.15

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.15

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.15

.15

.1

.1

.05

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

**.!

.1

.1

5.75

0.121

0.055

O.06

Nov.

0.25

.25

. 2

.IE

.15

.15

.IE

.IE

25

.25

.2

. 2

.15

.15

.2

.2

.2

.2

1.75

.9

.6

.35

.3

.2

.2

.25

.2

4.2

3.6

1.85

17.85

0.595

0.269

0.30

Dec.

bl.15

b.8

1.25

2.00

2.3

2. (JO

bl.6

bl.l

b.6

*b.3E

b.5

b.4

b.25

b.25

b.25

b.25

.35

b . 2

b.2

.25

b.15

.15

.2

.30

b.15

.1

.1

.4

.6

.6

19.50

0.629

0.235

0.33

Jan.

1.40

2.00

1.8E

bl.55

b.7

b.6

b.EE

b.6E

b.6

b.45

b.4

b.35

b.4

b.7

1.95

4.2

b2.5

b2.0

b2.2

b9.8

36

a 20

a8.5

4.0

3.0

2.45

2.45

2.45

*2.45

2.30

120.45

3.89

1.76

2.03

Feb.

1.70

bl.4

bl.6

4.7

4.4

3.6

b2.9

2.8

2.45

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.8

9.8

18

8.8

5.8

4.0

2.75

b2.u

bl.6

2.00

2.45

2. IB

2.00

2.00

1.85

1.8E

-

107.60

3.84

1.74

1.81

Mar.

1.85

1.70

1.70

1.40

1.55

2.30

2 .50

2.30

2.45

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.15

2.00

2.15

1.70

1.70

bl.35

*1.Z5

1.55

1.70

1.40

1.25

1.15

1.15

1.95

5.8

4.2

3.8

3.4

67.10

2.16

0.977

1.13

Apr.

2.8

9.7

15

15

7.8

5.4

3.3

5.0

2.8

4.2

8.8

45

a40

a 30

19

9.3

5.0

3.4

3.0

7.0

6.6

4.7

4.4

3.6

3.0

2.45

2.30

2.30

2.15

*2.0U

273.50

9.12

4.13

4.60

May

.85

.70

.40

.25

.15

.9

.7

.5

.4

.4

.30

. o5

i. 6

2.45

1.70

1.25

1.0

.9

.7

.6

.5

.4

.30

.25

.25

. 2

.2

.2

a. 15

a. 2

a. 75

26.50

0.855

0.387

0.45

June

aO.5

al.8

al.6

al.35

al.O

a. 6

a. 35

a. 25

a. 2

a. 15

a.l

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.55

.05

0

0

0

0

8.50

0.283

0.123

0.14

July

O.05

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Ci

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

.OB

o

o

0

.05

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.15

0 . 005

0.0023

0.003

Aug.

0

0

0

O

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.05

.1

0

0.15

0.005

0.0023

0.003

Sept.

0.05

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

a. 05

a.l

0.20

0.007

0.0032

0.003

Calendar year 1958: Max 94 Min 0.05 Mean 3.35 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.56

Water year 1953-59: Max 45 Min 0 Mean 1.77 Cfsm 0.801 In. 10.86

Peak discharge (base, 180 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage when available, 

weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 337

2785. Troublesome Creek at Noble, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°26'36", long 83°13'06", on left bank adjacent to State Highway 15,

0.2 mile downstream from Buckhorn Creek, 1.5 miles west of Noble, Ereathitt County, and 

14 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage are a. 177 sq mi.

Records available, December 1949 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 768.5 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 9 years (1950-59), 223 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,920 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 16.90 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Aug. 20, 21, Sept. 29.

1949-59: Maximum discharge, 15,600 cfs Feb. 1, 1951 (gage height, 24.78 ft); no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage known, about 29 ft in February 1939, from information by local 

residents.

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

Revisions. WSP 1555: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, e>

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21

.35 4.9 2.0 64

.4 7.3 2.5 163

.5 13 3.0 280

.6 20 5.0 865

.8 37 7.0 1,560

cept periods of ice e

Jan. 22 to

.12 0.1 1.6

.2 .6 1.8

.3 2.5 2.0

.4 5.4 2.5

.5 10 3.0

ff

S

1

2

ect 

nd)

ept

17

32

61

45

55

(gage height, in

30

5.0 865

7.0 1,560

10.0 2,700

13.0 4,200

Discharge., in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

34

42

33

27

19

17

14

13

11

10

11

9.0

7.9

7.3

7.3

6.8

5.8

7.3

11

12

12

13

11

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

*8.5

8.5

9.0

414.7

13.4

0.076

0.09

Nov.

12

16

22

24

21

19

18

16

16

16

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

30

43

41

32

28

26

23

22

21

101

575

181

1,206

40.2

0.227

0.25

Dec.

108

85

79

102

122

128

b98

b82

b76

b40

b50

b45

b56

b52

b29

26

24

25

25

26

b20

b2l

b!9

b26

b24

b!7

b!8

24

220

ToT loo

150

1,940

62.6

0.554

0.41

Jan.

126

156

157

118

b75

b60

b55

b60

b57

b45

b35

b33

b37

b56

116

385

b340

b320

b290

469

1,510

5.740

802

430

308

248

222

203

*183

175

149

10,958

555

1.99

2.50

Feb.

127

112

110

518

594

315

248

228

97

03

79

45

73

296

998

672

463

342

245

b!70

b!25

b!50

185

201

183

177

165

149

-

7,250

259

1.46

1.52

Mar.

153

134

127

120

112

143

145

140

149

177

177

255

262

250

255

191

167

141

*124

118

122

115

95

88

82_

88

310

282

250

240

212

5,184

167

0.944

1.09

Apr.

195

412

685

1,560

718

457

318

252

212

222

275

2,080

1,700

900

577

421

320

268

258

622

430

364

514

424

340

278

232

240

210

*181

15,463

515

2.91

5.25

May

171

140

124

108

95

82

69

56

47

42

36

35

289

205" 342

145

113

100

85

67

65

55

83

61

44

33

30

25

21

24

110

2,896

93.4

0.528

0.61

June

55

442

385

173

110

77

53

56

27

22

*19

19

18

24

16

11

8.8

7.2

e.4

5.7

5.1

4.5

5.4

14

106

112

45

29

20

12

1,868.1

62.3

0.352

0.39

July

13

22

14

16

11

8.2

10

7.2

5.4

4.2

3.3

2.7

2.3

1T9" 1.9

1.9

2.5

5.9

5.7

5.7

5.1

6.0

*19

17

14

10

6.0

11

10

5.4

3.9

250.2

8.07

0.046

0.05

Aug.

5.0

3.3

5.4

4.2

3.3

3.3

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.5

.9

.7

.6

.5

.6

.5

.7

.6

.2

jj_

,1

.9

.7

.4

.2

.2

*1.5

1.9

2.3

2.5

3.3

49.1

1.58

0.0089

0.01

Sept.

24

17

11

6.0

4.2

3.0

3.0

1.9

1.5

2.3

4.2

7.2

6.4

4.8

3.3

2.3

2.1

1.5

.9

.7

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.5

.3

.2

.1

.4

110.3

3.68

0.021

0.02

Calendar year 1958; Max 3,990 Min 5.8 Mean 282 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.62

Water year 1958-59: Max 3,740 Min 0.1 Mean 130 Cfsm 0.734 In. 9.99

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs).--Jan. 22 (1:15 a.m.) 6,920 cfs (l6.90fft); Apr. 12 (6:15 p. 

5,580 cfs (11.86 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
338 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

2800. North Fork Kentucky River at Jackson, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°33'05", long 83°23'05", near center of span on upstream side of bridge 

on State Highways 30 and 52, at Jackson, Breathitt County, 3 miles downstream from 

Quicksand Creek.

Drainage area. --1,101 sq mi.

Records available .--June 1928 to September 1931, December 1936 to February 1937, April 

1938 to September 1959. Gage-height records collected at same site during periods 

1904-7, 1913-21, and February to December 1934 (above 8.0 ft only), January 1935 to 

September 1959 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 

B97.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1941, at datum 1.00 ft 

higher .

Average discharge . 24 years (1928-31, 1938-59), 1,260 cf s .

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 18,300 cfs Jan. 22; maximum gage height, 22.30 

ft Jan. 22; minimum discharge, 14 cfs Sept. 28, 29 (gage height, 1.70 ft).

1928-31, 1936-37, 1938-59: Maximum discharge, 53,500 cfs Jan. 30, 1957; maximum gage 

height, 43.10 ft Feb. 4, 1939, present datum; no flow Oct. 16, 1930.

Maximum stage known, that of Feb. 4, 1939. Flood of May 30, 1927, reached a stage 

of 42.9 ft.

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

which are fair. Diurnal fluctuation during low flow caused by city of Jackson pumping 

from pool formed by earthen dam downstream from gage.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Revisions (water years). WSP 853: 1929(M). WSP 1335: 1928 (M) , 1929, 1931 (M) . WSP 1435: 

1954-55. WSP 1505: 1948. WSP 1555: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, ana discharge, In cond)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 20; rate of change In 

stage used as a factor Jan. 22-24, Feb. 15, 16, Apr. 12-14, June 3)

1.7

1.8 

2.0

2.5

2.6 

3.0

90

170

395

4.0

5.0

8.0

18.0

21.0

1,110

2,000

5,030

13,500

16,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

70

94

128

149

132

102

88

79

71

67

66

64

64

64

59

59

57

55

56

70

70

68

70

76

70

67

63

*64

67

67

67

2,343

75.6

0.069

0.08

Nov.

67

76

88

104

115

115

108

104

96

94

88

85

85

82

80

80

80

80

80

210

257

245

210

174

152

145

130

145

1,500

1.700

6,575

219

0.199

0.22

Dec.

910

671

560

606

690

750

645

586

509

*443

b400

b360

310

270

220

180

190

170

160

165

150

140

Tso- 130

iso

210

200

185

179

2^500

1,270

13,889

448

0.407

0.47

Jan.

910

719

798

750

b450

b400

b380

b410

b350

b300

b220

b210

b240

b320

461

1,240

1,930

1,550

1,200

2,260

3,880

16,500

*12,300

3,720

2,560

,850

,560

,480

,300

,170

,050

62,268

2,009

1.82

2.10

Feb.

902

758

710

1,270

1,910

1,750

1,480

1,320

1,210

1,580

1,890

1,910

1,800

2,140

5,250

5.550

3,760

2,780

1,980

1,460

1,150

998

1,080

1,260

1,260

1,170

1,150

1,040

-

50,458

1,802

1.64

1.70

Mar.

1,010

942

886

838

8O6

862

966

954

918

982

958

,070

,510

.800

,620

,460

,250

,060

934

*858

806

790

710

645

580

555 982"

1,270

1,270

1,240

1,170

51,642

1,021

0.927

1.07

Apr.

1.150

1,650

2,280

4,180

4,510

3,100

2,240

1,770

1,510

1,940

2,970

5,310

10.600

7,150

4,330

3,270

2,510

1,980

1,770

2,750

2,700

*2,120

3,150

*4,010

2,760

2,120

1,750

1,560

1,630

1,420

89,950

2,998

2.72

5.04

May

1,240

1,090

930

806

697

606

528

479

443

583

347

311

775

1.740

1,550

966

742

619

554

497

455

415

593

854

758

548

449

371

341

445

1,080

21,608

697

0.633

0.73

June

758

606

6.470

2,920

1,570

838

645

485

585

511

265

206

206

206

517

215

166

155

120

108

100

96

90

9?

122

517

281

188

156

122

18,292

610

0.554

0.62

July

106

*92

87

88

92

98

84

85

84

77

67

79

71

56

52

50

5T

71

120

188

158

149

363

345

142

155

120

120

115

*239

156

3,724

120

0.109

0.13

Aug.

138

94

92

98

100

94

100

87

84

76

68

59

57

55

47

44

44

47

48

50

51

51

33

33

37

40

136

197

197

120

98

2,475

79.8

0.072

0.08

Sept.

116

220

*120

92

77

67

57

48

45

68

76

73

193

145

104

85

68

56

50

40

37

34

27

22

19

16

16

14

14

17

2,014

67.1

0.061

0.07

Calendar year 1958: Max 26,900 Mln 55 Mean 1,620 Cfsm 1.47 In. 19.99

Water year 1958-59: Max 16,300 Mln 14 Mean 836 Cfsm 0.759 In. 10.31

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 cfs).--Jan. 22 (6:30 p.m.) 18,500 cfs (22.50 ft at 12 p.m.).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 15-28; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and 

records for stations on nearby streams.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 339

2809. Middle Fork Kentucky River at Buckhorn, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°20'45", long 83°28'07", on right bank 25 ft upstream from Squabble Creek, 

250 ft upstream from highway bridge on county road at Buckhorn, Perry County, about 

2,000 ft downstream from flood-control dam, and at mile 42.9. Records include flow of 

Squabble Creek.

Drainage area. 420 sq mi, includes that of Squabble Creek. 

Records available. September 1956 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 717.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 11, 1956, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,660 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 18.45 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Aug. 26 (gage height, 0.71 ft), result of construction work upstream.

1956-59: Maximum discharge, 82,300 cfs Jan. 29, 1957 (gage height, 43.1 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum, that of Aug. 26, 1959.

Flood in January 1939 reached a stage of 38.1 ft, from levels to high-water mark by 

Corps of Engineers.

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

which are fair. High flow regulated by Buckhorn Reservoir which was under construction 

during the 1959 water year.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 17-20, 25-29, June 8-25)

0.8

.9

1.1

1.3

1.6 

2.0 56

2.5

3.0

4.0

6.0

12.0

16.0

118

220

520

1,390

4,780

7, TOO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

27

27

34

74

61

46

37

31

26

24

22

20

23

22

20

19

17

20

20

18

20

24

25

22 

20

23

21

19

*16

15

!i

807

26.0

0.062

0.07

Nov.

18

22

24

28

32

35

38

40

35

30

26

24

23

22

21

20

19

18

30

80

110

140

150

110 

80

64

66

100

800

1,200

3,405

114

0.271

0.30

Dec.

800

400

270

250

3OO

360

350

270

210

150

*130

bl!5

b!05

b95

b80

b70

67

64

64

62

b56

b52

b50

b54 

64

68

58

59

614

1.060

643

6,990

225

0.536

0.62

Jan.

48S

444

375

318

25O

b!55

b!50

b!65

b!60

b!5O

b!4O

b!50

174

202

321

1,000

1,400

b835

b650

859

2,210

7.550

6,150

4,680 

1,490

715

607

546

429

584

539

33,263

1,073

2.55

2.95

Feb.

294

245

230

426

643

655

559

502

478

447

1,170

1,060

823

938

2,260

2.690

1,690

1,100

775

563

432

375

408

506 

502

478

460

435

-

21,144

755

1.80

1.87

Mar.

411

396

360

348

324

330

360

348

345

366

381

766

1.560

1,100

851

751

619

534

457

*423

405

399

348

309 

279

279

384

492

509

516

502

15,452

498

1.19

1.37

Apr.

482

571

1,040

2,240

2,120

1,320

902

703

583

607

787

1,960

4.400

3,170

1,970

1,300

1,010

755

687

996

938

847

1,190

1,430 

1,100

835

635

587

795

615

36,575

1,219

2.90

3.24

May

516

420

357

309

285

242

200

174

152

136

123

255" 117

485

495

357

273

240

366

450

345

291

938

1.360 

985

559

375

303

240

207

177

11,712

378

0.900

1.04

June

195

690

3.470

1,800

723

471

390

378

300

172

138

*115

123

121

99

71

52

41

34

28

24

20

25

24

35

90

76

91

67

49

9,912

330

0.786

0.88

July

58

30

27

24

23

20

18

15

12

10

8.8

8.0

7.1

6^4

6.9

7.8

81

108

103

61

43

225

198

*134 

94

82

72

61

41

67

77

1,709.0

55.1

0.131

0.15

Aug.

78

68

64

49

76

136

87

65

53

46

36

13

so-1.7

le

14

14

14

9.1

7.8

7.3

6.9

6.2

5.5 

2.5

5.9

6.0

*6.0

6.9

7.1

6.7

964.6

31.1

0.074

0.09

Sept.

6.4

9.7

36

33

25

18

13

11

9.4

20

241

128

68

45

32

25

20

15

12

10

8.5

7.5

6.7

6.2 

5.7

5.0

4.7

4.6

4.3

5.4

836.1

27.9

0.066

0.07

Calendar year 1958: Max 11,900 Min 9.9 Mean 672 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.71

Water year 1958-59: Max 7,330 Min 1.7 Mean 391 Cfsm 0.931 In. 12.65

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 20-28, Nov. 4 to Dec. 11; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for stations on nearby

streams.
340 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

2810. Middle Pork Kentucky River at Tallega, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°33'18", long 83°35'38", on downstream side of left pier of highway 

bridge, 100 ft upstream from Lynam Creek, 0.5 mile southwest of Tallega, Lee County, 

and 7.9 miles upstream from confluence with North Pork.

Drainage area. 537 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1930 to March 1932, October 1939 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 642.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Oct. 16, 1930, to Mar. 31, 1932, chain gage 

and Oct. 30, 1939, to Feb. 6, 1940, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--21 years (1930-31, 1939-59), 677 cfs .

Extremes,--Maximum discharge during year, 8,990 cfs Jan. 83 (gage height, 25.41 ft); minimum daily, 8.5 cfs Sept. 30.

1930-32, 1939-59: Maximum discharge, 52,700 cfs Jan. 30. 1957 (gage height, 43.33 

ft), from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak flow; minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Oct. 12-22, 1953.

Flood in February 1939 reached a stage of 40.5 ft, from information by Corps of 

Engineers.

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

which are fair.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1113: 1931, 1940. W3P 1385: 1931-32, 1948, drainage area. 

WSP 1505: 1946(M) , 1951(M).

Discharge, in cublj feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*38

34

*35

35

37

64

F2

49

42

40

38

36

33

31

30

31

31

30

30

30

29

29

28

29

32

33

33

33

32

30

29

1,093

35.3

o.oee

0.08

Nov.

28

32

40

45

50

53

60

64

66

63

S3

46

44

41

38

36

36

*35

50

94

*120

158

175

133

113

82

83

142

789

1,500

4,069

136

0.253

0.28

Dec.

775

483

370

348

375

434

429

366

290

266

225

b!7O

b!35

b!20

b96

b85

b78

72

71

72

b60

b58

b56

bG2

b60

58

64

70

70

1,000

7,634

246

0.458

0.53

Jan.

595

546

496

420

326

*a200

alSO

a!90

alSO

alSO

a!20

allO

162

150

306

928

al,500

al.100

a880

al.100

2,100

5,290

*B,460

7,400

4,380

1,280

897

78O

798

618

532

42,174

1,360

2.53

2.92

Feb.

456

380

326

586

920

964

830

712

658

*820

1, 100

1.62O

1,280

1,480

2,850

5,320

2,780

1,760

1,250

874

658

528

532

609

663

636

604

577

£9,773

1,063

1.98

2.06

Mar.

542

514

478

429

416

424

456

465

452

452

474

542

1,560

1,610

1,230

1,010

*834

717

604

537

506

478

442

370

322

314

420

519

618

614

618

18,967

612

1.14

1.31

Apr.

58?

640

1,060

1,850

2,680

2,060

1,360

992

848

1,850

2,430

2 , 500

4,670

5,280

3,420

2,100

1,460

1,140

938

1,040

1,290

*1,080

1,100

1,560

1,470

1,150

879

834

865

960

50,088

1,670

3.11

3.47

May

708

614

542

429

352

298

240

185

145

116

97

91

2911

501

64O

505

357

282

240

483

429

326

432

1,250

1.450

865

542

380

282

262

250

13,623

439

0.818

0.94

June

172

334

2,100

2,950

1,430

663

492

362

330

250

145

111

90

83

79

73

60

49

41

37

33

31

30

29

74

135

94

7E

70

*69

10,468

349

0.650

0.72

July

66

82

51

38

33

40

34

27

22

19

16

15

13

13

12.

12

33

87

127

133

77

62

434

237

175

116

105

*104

105

127

232

2,647

85.4

0 . 159

0.18

Aug.

347

212

150

131

110

94

200

160

110

97

79

71

56

38

18

20

69

71

46

31

22

18

16

13

13

20

84

84

207

91

49

2,727

88.0

0.164

0.19

Sept.

*22

17

13

*12

14

56

49

33

21

172

168

250

188

112

77

58

41

29

19

16

13

12

10

10

8.7

9.5

9.5

10

8.9

8.5

1,467.1

48.9

0.091

0.10

Calendar year 1958: Max 15,100 Mln 23 Mean 887 Cfsm 1.65 In. Z2.42

Water year 1958-59: Max 8,460 Mln 8.5 Mean E06 Cfsm 0.942 In. 12.78

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for stations on nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 341

2815. South Fork Kentucky River at Booneville, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°28'45", long 83°40'38", on right bank 600 ft downstream from Buck Creek, 

900 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 30 at Booneville, Owsley County, and 

0.5 mile downstream from Meadow Creek.

Drainage area. 722 sq mi.

Records available . March 1925 to September 1931, October 1939 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 642.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Aug. 5, 1925, staff gage at site 

700 ft upstream from Meadow Creek and Aug. 5, 1925, to Sept. 30, 1929, tape gage on 

highway bridge 600 ft upstream from Meadow Creek, at datum 3.07 ft higher. Oct. 1 to 

Nov. 27, 1929, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 26 years, 1,001 cfs.

Extreme s.--Maximum discharge during year, 18,900 cfs Jan. 22; maximum gage height, 27.78 

ft Jan. 22; minimum discharge, 9.6 cfs Sept. 28 (gage height, 1.48 ft).

1925-31, 1939-59: Maximum discharge, 66,100 cfs Jan. 30, 1957, from rating curve 

extended above 35,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; maximum 

gage height, 43.40 ft Jan. 30, 1957; no flow Oct. 11-28, Nov. 3-14, 1953.

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

which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 893: 

area.

1929(M). WSP 1335: 1925-31. WSP 1555: Drainage

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

-Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

2122"

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

82

85

97

112

104

92

81

72

66

60

57

54

54

57

61

57

50

46

45

51

59

72

72

71

66

64

69

66

61

58

56

2,097

67.6

0.094

0.11

Nov.

59

67

82

104

130

132

129

122

112

102

93

90

85

79

76

73

*72

83

318

935

773

484

348

268

221

190

174

341

2,920

2 350

11,012

367

0.508

0.57

Dec.

1,060

725

586

620

737

733

592

502

457

379

300

262

b230

b200

b!60

b!50

159

147

140

141

b!25

b!20

bl!5

bl!5

b!25

b!40

132

128

176

814

685

10,955

353

0.489

0.56

Jan.

579

634

657

582

b450

b285

b290

b300

b280

b260

b240

b230

295

315

583

3,040

3,020

bl,540

bl,220

2,970

5,400

16.100

8,960

2,900

1,690

1,230

1,050

967

859

789

677

58,392

1,884

2.61

3.01

Feb.

572

481

436

1,160

2,160

1,660

1,200

1,010

*900

1,030

1,560

1,500

1,240

2,420

7,210

5,500

2,920

2,060

1,430

1,020

761

642

709

1,060

1,080

1,020

940

818

_

44,499

1,589

2.20

2.29

Mar.

769

729

645

603

547

572

681

673

657

701

689

749

al,500

a2.200

al,700

al,300

*a980

a900

a750

a700

a640

a600

a540

a520

a500

a500

669

976

904

882

823

25,599

826

1.14

1.32

Apr.

745

777

1,600

3,170

3,130

2,070

1,470

1,120

972

2,780

6,140

7,390

11.900

6,190

3,390

2,190

1,540

1,160

994

1,130

*1,560

1,330

1,160

976

805

689

614

624

749

845

69,210

2,307

3.20

3.56

May

689

600

505

445

391

340

295

255

225

195

177

171

a415

922

737

536

421

355

439

628

508

550

717

699

1.120

624

631

558

454

690

a550

15,842

511

0.708

0.82

June

a460

al,400

a2.700

al,200

aSOO

a600

a520

aSOO

a350

a200

a!70

a!50

a!40

a!30

a!20

118

95

76

65

57

51

46

44

58

111

204

136

128

93

*73

10,795

360

0.499

O.56

July

108

215

114,

68

58

62

53

44

34

30

30

29

25

20

18

16

18

78

196

140

80

421

370

186

350

267

330

874

*430

413

415

5,492

177

0.245

0.28

Aug.

1.020

345

189

135

178

285

251

207

162

114

86

67

54

45

39

36

49

6O

62

62

59

57

50

40

33_

34

a70

alOO

227

186

136

4,438

143

0.198

0.23

Sept.

*98

176

203

152

106

77

58

46

39

92

215

280

170

117

85

67

53

41

35

30

25

21

18

14

13

11

10

12 9.6

18

2,291.6

76.4

0.106

0.12

Calendar year 1958: Max 22,000 Mln 23 Mean 1,278 Cfsm 1.77 In. 24.02

Water year 1958-59: Max 16,100 Mln 9.6 Mean 714 Cfsm 0.989 In. 13.43

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 cfs). Jan. 22 (6 p.m.) 18,900 cfs (27.78 ft at 6:3O p.m.).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, recorded range 

In stage, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

575949 O - 61 - 2.3
342 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

2820. Kentucky River at lock 14, at Heidelberg, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°33'19", long 83°46'06", on right bank 1,000 ft upstream from lock 14 at 

Heidelberg, Lee County, 0.5 mile upstream from Sturgeon Creek, and at mile 249.2.

Drainage area.--2,657 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1925 to September 1931, December 1936 to February 1937, July 

1938 to September 1959. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity since 1902 are 

contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 626.66 ft above mean sea level, Ohio River 

datum (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Sept. 2, 1939, staff gage at lock 14 

at same datum.

Average discharge . 27 years (1925-31, 1938-59), 3,514 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 37,700 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 19.31 ft): minimum daily, 39 cfs Sept. 28; minimum gage height, 8.28 ft Sept. 30.

1925-31, 1936-37, 1938-59: Maximum discharge, 120,000 cfs Feb. 4, 1939 (gage height, 

35.6 ft, from floodmarks); minimum, 4 cfs Oct. 20, 1930; minimum gage height observed, 

2.9 ft Nov. 22, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those below 1,000 cfs, which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1385: 1926-27, 1928(M), 1929, 1931(M), 1937, 1939(M), 

drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second 

(Stage-discharge relation indefinite below about 2oO cfs

(gage

8.9

9.0

9.3

9.7

10.0

205

275

538

1,030

1,520

10.5

11.0

13.0

16.0

20.0

2,530

3,660

9,240

20,100

41,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

233

219

233

291

330

353

330

261

250

220

200

190

180

170

185

180

175

165

160

150

160

190

210

220

215

210

200

190

185

180

180

6,615

213

0.080

0.09

Nov.

185

205

233

261

337

370

353

362

337

306

275

254

261

233

240

247

*240

233

518

1,060

1,280

1,090

933

764

635

538

518

722

4,040

6.010

- 

23,040

768

0.289

0.32

Dec.

3,800

2,380

1,840

1,740

1,980

2,170

2,030

1,700

1,450

1,260

1,040

906

777

b660

b520

b470

b480

489

450

469

b370

b350

b330

b350

b360

b370

388

414

440

2,190

5.920

36,093

1,164

0.438

0.51

Jan.

2,600

2,420

2,450

2,150

1,700

b900

b820

b950

b890

b780

b660

b620

b770

933

1,390

4,560

6,670

5,160

3,800

7,420

12,400

25,300

56.400

25,000

12,000

5,980

4,390

3,900

3,610

3,180

2,770

182,573

5,889

2.22

2.56

Feb.

2,380

2,000

1.740

2,490

5,060

5,190

4,320

5,680

*3,270

3,290

4,820

5,670

5,130

6,430

15, 500

16.900

13,200

8,550

6,040

4,340

3,220

2,600

2,400

2,640

5,250

2,950

2,950

2,750

-

___ __ .

142,720

5,097

1.92

2.00

Mar.

2,550

2,400

2,240

2,090

1,940

1,960

2,220

2,500

2,260

2,280

2,520

2,550

5,920

5.650

4,930

*4,190

3,520

3,020

2,570

2,260

2,090

1,980

1,860

1,610

1,430

1.540

1,920

2,950

3,080

3,040

2,930

81,380

2,625

0.988

1.14

Apr.

2.750

2,770

4,440

7,900

11,600

9,300

6,400

4,770

4,O20

8,650

15,600

14,500

26.700

25, 000

16,100

10,200

7.3OO

5,560

4,640

4,640

*6,490

5,620

5,080

6,980

6,960

5,160

4,090

5,680

4,020

4,090

244,990

8,166

3.07

3.43

May

3,360

2,860

2,420

,980

,680

,450

,250

,080

906

815

717

670

1,420

3,430

3,760

,860

,920

,530

,560

,680

,590

,480

,9OO

,750

.800

,750

,940

,500

,150

,580

,820

59,188

1,909

0.718

0.83

June

1,760

2,150

6,010

11.100

5,160

2,530

1,740

1,240

1,030

815

624

538

528

460

450

509

405

353

261

226

205

195

185

200

366

777

717

518

*405

530

41,787

1,393

0.524

0.58

July

268

549

388

219

160

192

192

170

150

130

120

105

110

90

80

76

73

130

298

440

405

492

1.120

729

740

592

558

1,120

740

768

1,010

12,194

595

0.148

0.17

Aug.

1.540

729

450

562

345

460

469

450

388

298

233

200

175

150

130

125

115

160

190

170

150

140

130

110

100

110

2OO

478

866

518

*388

10,129

527

0.123

0.14

Sept.

261

240

337

330

247

210

180

150

120

180

509

489

460

450

353

247

205

165

135

105

85

76

62

54

47

41

40

39

40

50

5,907

197

0.074

0.08

Calendar year 1958 : Max 61,700 Min 115 Mean 4,245 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.68

Water year 1958-59 : Max 36,4OO Min 39 Mean 2,319 Cfsm O.873 In. 11.85

Peak discharge (base, 3O.OOO cfs).--Jan. 23 (12:30 p.m.) 37,700 cfs (19.31 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 343

2825. Red River near Hazel Green, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°48'44", long 83°27'50", on right bank 600 ft upstream from Buck Creek, 

0.3 mile downstream from Chapel Branch, and 2.7 miles northwest of Hazel Green, Wolf 

County.

Drainage area. 65.8 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1954 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 880 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 5 years, 90.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,350 cfs Apr. 11 (gage height, 5.77 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1954-59: Maximum discharge, 3,020 cfs Feb. 28, 1955 (gage height, 10.64 ft); no 

flow at times.

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

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 15, 16, 22-24, Sept. 5-9, 17-30)

1.4 14

1.6 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

6.0

30

72

135

220

370

1,040

1,460

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

*2.8

3.0

3.6

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

.6

.8

1.1

.8

.9

1.1

2.5

1.4

2.4

3.0

2.2

52.8

1.70

0.026

O.O3

Nov.

2.8

3.0

4.9

5.3

4.5

3.9

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.8

2.6

2 ? m

2.4

2.6

*2.8

6.3

13

9.8

8.5

7.3

6.5

5.3

5.3

4.9

13

62

40

238.2

7.94

0.121

0.13

Dec.

b25

b22

22

33

48

51

36

b30

b25

b!6

b!2

b!2

b9.3

b8.9

b8.1

b7.3

b6.9

b6. 5

6.9

7.7

b4.9

b4.9

5.7

8.5

b6. 5

b5.3

5.3

5.7

7.7

a8.6

a9. 3

466.0

15.0

0.228

0.26

Jan.

10

29

30

27

b!4

b!6

*14

16

b!4

b!2

bio

b8.9 973

13

31

91

b69

b62

b57

474

526

632

229

130

99

82

74

72

72

72

64

3,059.2

98.7

1.50

1.73

Feb.

55

47

45

91

117

99

80

72

65

*64

58

49

69

198

657

224

187

138

97

b70

b54

b51

64

55

47

44

41

40

-

2,878

103

1.57

1.63

Mar.

42

39

38

36

33

45

48

48

54

55

51

74

87

85

78

62

52

45

40

38

38

36

30

28

2B_

27

a67

a63

a58

55

51

1,529

49.3

0.749

0.86

Apr.

45

64

104

160

138

108

83

72

87

780

1,180

580

636

541

415

262

175

130

117

112

a 90

a8O

*69

60

a52

48

44

48

52

45

6,377

213

3.24

3.60

May

47

40

36

32

29

26

24

20

18

17

15

15

64

119

78

54

41

38

33

26

25

24

19

15

15

26

32

24

18

26

42

1,038

33.5

0.509

0.59

June

68

110

78

45

31

25

18

14

12

9.8

8.5

7.7

7.3

5.7

4.5

4.5

3.9

3.3

3.0

3.0

2.6

276

3.3

10

9.3

12

15

9.8

5.7

4.2

536.7

17.9

0.272

0.30

July

*3.9

16

11

5.7

4.2

4.5

4.5

3.0

2.4

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.7

2.0

1.5

1.4

2.3

3.6

2.4

2.0

31

27

*11

9.0

10

173.9

5.61

0.085

0.10

Aug.

6.9

4.5

2.8

2.6

2.6

3.0

2.0

1.7

1.8

1.3

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.0

.8

.8

.6

.3

a. 3

a. 5

a. 3

a. 7

al.5

4.2

2.2

53.0

1.71

0.026

O.O3

Sept.

1.4

1.0

1.0

.8

.7

.5

.4

.3

.2

38

7.2

3.0

1.8

1.3

1.0

.8

.8

.6

.4

.3

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

61.7

2.06

0.031

0.03

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,94O Min 0.6 Mean 86.3 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.78

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,18O Min 0 Mean 45.1 Cfsm O.685 In. 9.29

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for stations on nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
344 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

2830. Stillwater Creek at Stillwater, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°45'24", long 83°29'12", on right bank 15 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 15, 90 ft downstream from Trace Fork, 2.1 miles upstream from Laurel Fork, 

at Stlllwater, Wolfe County.

Drainage area. 24.0 sq ml.

Records available. May 1954 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 883.83 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 5 years, 35.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 921 cfs Apr. 10 (gage height, 6.57 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1954-59: Maximum discharge, 3,890 cfs Dec. 14, 1956 (gage height 12.91 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 

11.5 ft; no flow for many days.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect or doubtful or no gageheight record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.65

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

1.2 

2.4 

4.0 

6.5 5.0 

6.0

56 

108 

168 

268 

49O 

750

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.6

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

2

75

.3

.2

.3

.2

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

13.2

0.43

0.018

0.02

Nov.

1.1

1.2

.8

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.7

.7

.5

.4

.4

.4

.7

.9

.7

.7

b7.6

4.6

3.5

2.8

2.2

2.1

1.7

2.2

1.7

19

2:

b!5

101.2

3.37

0.140

0.16

Dec.

bll

b8.6

12

22

29

24

b!5

b!2

bS.O

b4.8

b4.5

b4.0

b3.0

b2.9

b2.4

b2.2

b2.8

b2.2

b2.7

b2.2

bl.5

bl.5

b2.5

b3.6

b2.2

bl.6

bl.6

2.8

3.1

3.0

3.0

201.7

6.51

0.271

0.31

Jan.

8.3

17

b!3

b8.6

b6.5

b4.5

*b5.9

6.8

5.0

b3.8

b3.0

b3.1

4.4

5.9

34

54

b32

b!9

b!8

285

270

202

68

b42

29

24

25

23

27

fJO

25

1,298.8

41.9

1.75

2.01

Feb.

2O

b!4

b!5

33

34

30

b23

23

20

20

*16

b!3

26

178

234

97

58

41

28

b!9

b!6

b!4

20

16

14

14

13

13

_

1,062

37.9

1.58

1.65

Mar.

13

12

12

11

11

15

15

15

18

18

18

28

32

29

26

20

*17

13

12

12

12

9.7

8.3

7.7

7.1

8.9

16

14

14

13

13

470.7

15.2

0.633

0.73

Apr.

12

20

29

43

37

28

23

20

64

524

242

264

258

182

112

66

45

35

32

30

25

23

*21

18

16

14

13

16

12

11

2,235

74.5

3.10

3.46

May

11

8.9

8.0

7.1

6.2

5.9

5.0

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.1

5.1

25

20

15

12

8.9

9.3

6.8

5.9

6.5

6.2

4.6

3.6

4.0

4.6

4.4

3.5

11

13

7.1

243.5

7.85

0.327

0.38

June

4.8

6.5

4.2

3.1

2.4

2.0

1.5

1.2

.8

.7

.6

.8

.7

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

^JL

.1

.1

2.0

2.5

4.4

8.4

4.8

2.2

1.4

.8

57.4

1.91

O.O8O

0.09

July

*2.0

2.8

1.3

.7

.7

.7

.4

.2

.2

_._!

.1

.1

.1

.1

.7

.5

.2

1.0

1.3

.9

.2

1.6

1.4

.7

.8

.5

6.4

4.6

*2.1

15

7.4

54.8

1.77

0.074

0.08

Aug.

3.5

3.0

4.2

4.6

4.2

2.8

2.1

1.6

1.1

.5

.2

a.l

a.l

a.l

a. 3

1.7

3.5

2.5

.8

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

.7

1.3

2.6

1.1

.4

43.7

1.41

0.059

0.07

Sept.

0.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

9.6

1.2

.4

. 2

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

.2

12.3

O.41

0.017

0.02

Calendar year 1958= Max 835 Min O.I Mean 31.4 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.79

Water year 1958-59: Max 524 Min 0 Mean 15.9 Cfsm O.662 In. 8.98

Peak discharge (base, 1,3OO cfs).--Mo peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorder graph, 

records, and records for stations on nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 345

2835. Red River at Clay City, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°51'52", long 83°55'59", on downstream side of pies on left bank at bridge 

on STTate Highway 15 at Waltersville, 500 ft upstream from Brush Creek, half a mile west 

of Clay City, Powell County, and 4.8 miles upstream from Hardwick Creek.

Drainage area. 362 sq mi.

Records available . October 1930 to March 1932, April 1938 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for October 1930, published in WSP 1305.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 600.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 14, 1939, chain or wire-weight gages 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge . 22 years (1930-31, 1938-59), 471 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,320 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 11.95 ft); mini- 

 mum, 3.0 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.73 ft).

1930-32, 1938-59: Maximum discharge, 21,100 cfs July 15, 1938 (gage height, 22.8ft); 

minimum, 1.2 cfs Aug. 10-12, 1944 (gage height, 0.52 ft).

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

which are fair.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1275: 1931-32. WSP 1385: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gagi 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

3.0

11

26

64

134

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0 

12.0

230

365

1,020

1,900

3,350

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

29

*28

28

28

28

26

26

24

23

24

23

25

25

23

20

18

17

17

16is

15

16

17

16

20

28

24

24

24

23

21

691

22.3

0.062

0.07

Nov.

21

23

35

36

32

30

24

24

24

24

25

25

*24

24

24

24

33

36

56

128

1O6

80

66

66

57

53

59

112

293

288

1,852

61.7

0.170

0.19

Dec.

200

151

155

235

329

359

275

194

b!50

b!20

b95

b85

b75

b7O

b65

b60

57

b55

59

60

b55

b55

54

65

b80

b70

b55

b55

60

64

66

3,528

114

0.315

0.36

Jan.

93

156

180

164

b!25

blOO

*88

84

b90

b85

b75

b65

62

75

607

1,210

b570

b360

b320

1.6OO

2,830

5,050

2,420

885

605

494

440

422

389

395

374

18,413

594

1.64

1.89

Feb.

326

283

245

440

581

494

404

371

356

341

*311

258

283

868

2^420

2,110

1,030

780

569

425

329

300

374

440

350

311

288

268

_

15,545

555

1.53

1.60

Mar.

275

273

250

245

223

311

344

298

303

365

353

360

542

491

449

386

*332

275

235

215

240

250

210

188

179

234

717

509

398

365

329

10,144

327

0.903

1.04

Apr.

298

551

569

623

612

524

431

365

464

1,710

2,770

2,990

2,830

2,390

1,670

1,200

822

619

599

651

524

440

*386

347

308

283

265

260

275

255

26,011

867

2.40

2.67

May

217

212

190

171

158

146

134

123

109

102

103

111

380

752

461

323

243

200

184

164

146

139

155

146

115

126

*153

126

109

192

212

6,102

197

0.544

0.63

June

141

124

184

160

114

86

71

60

51

45

40

37

36

36

32

28

25

24

21

20

20

19

20

23

57

566

264

129

83

60

2,576

85.9

0.237

0.26

July

48

43

32

29

31

47

54

*37

28

24

20

17

16

14

12

10

To

12

23

33

32

25

24

28

26

34

40

117

441

128

347

1,782

57.5

0.159

0.18

Aug.

174

83

53

40

34

29

28

28

29

26

22

*17

20

26

29

47

40

45

44

39

28

23

20

18

17

a!6

a!5

a!4

a21

31

38

1,094

35.3

O.O98

0.11

Sept.

25

a24

a23

22

a21

a20

a!9

22

a45

a85

173

86

43

30

*24

17

13

10

10

7.9

6.2

5.5

4.3

4.1

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

5.0

760.0

25.3

0.070

0.08

Calendar year 1958: Max 9,340 Min 15 Mean 483 Cfsm 1-33 in . 18.10

Water year 1958-59: Max 3,050 Min 3.0 Mean 242 Cfsm O.669 In. 9.08

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and 

on nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

ecords for stations
346 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

2840. Kentucky River at lock 10, near Winchester, Ky.

Location. Lat 37"53'.41", long 84°15'44", on left bank at lock 10, 0.9 mile downstream 

from Otter Creek, 8 miles southwest of Winchester, Clark County, and at mile 176.4.

Drainage area. 3,955 sq mi.

Records available. October 1907 to September 1959.

Gage.--Upper staff gage at lock 10, read twice daily. Datum of gage is 557.37 ft above 

mean sea level, Ohio River datum. Feb. 2, 1940, to Aug. 10, 1943, water-stage recorder 

1.1 miles upstream at different datum. Auxiliary gage is upper staff gage at lock 9, 

at Valley View, 18.9 miles downstream.

Average discharge.--52 years, 5,175 cfs .

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 38,200 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 19.3 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 106 cfs Sept. 30.

1907-59: Maximum discharge, 92,400 cfs Feb. 5, 1939 (from graph based on gage readings); maximum gage height, 35.1 ft Mar. 29, 1913; minimum discharge, less than 10 cfs 

(estimated) in October 1930.

Remarks. Records good above 1,000 cfs and poor below. 

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years).--WSF 1275: 1908-52. WSP 1555: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 11, 12)

10

100

150

220

360

690

1,420

11.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

19.0

2,240

4,260

9,750

18,400

36,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

l'

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

336

304

312

320

320

336

420

380

344

380

312

274

256

*256

244

232

220

226

220

215

205

200

205

210

220

238

244

244

238

232

232

8,375

270

0.068

0.08

Nov.

232

244

262

288

312

390

460

493

450

410

370

344

320

312

328

328

304

*312

400

742

1,340

1,610

1,420

1,100

918

781

703

862

1,880

 5 * 380

23,295

776

0.196

0.22

Dec.

5.900

3,980

3,080

2,870

3,060

3,380

3,160

2,730

2,400

2,110

1,800

1,550

1,320

1,100

960

807

678

642

630

620

600

580

580

642

703

678

654

642

618

690

2,460

51,624

1,665

0.421

0.49

Jan.

4,070

3,730

3,240

3,060

2,640

2,080

1,550

1,310

1,440

1,300

1,100

1.000

1,130

*1,240

3,020

7,380

8,430

7,680

6,080

12,300

21,400

27,400

34,000

56.100

25,000

11,700

6,780

5,850

5,380

5,000

4,480

256,870

8,286

2.10

2.42

Feb.

3,890

3,340

2.920

3,180

5,200

6,780

6,120

5,320

4,680

4,450

*5,500

6,420

6,800

9,890

20,900

24.400

19,900

14,200

10,000

7,000

5,250

4,140

3,870

4,500

4,500

4,500

4,280

3,930

-

205,860

7,352

1.86

1.94

Mar.

4,380

3,910

3,580

3,470

3,120

3,020

3,490

3,600

3,580

3,360

3,360

5,150

5,650

6,720

7.800

6,250

*5,350

4,680

3,890

3,340

3,160

3,120

2,920

2,780

2,510

2.240

3,580

4,140

4,380

4,380

4,070

124,980

4,032

1.02

1.18

Apr.

5.870

4,700

5,280

5,150

9,750

12,900

9,440

6,750

5,700

10,800

20,900

22,600

27,400

52.800

29,200

17,400

11,900

8,540

7,020

7,550

7,520

7,650

*6,700

6,500

7,890

6,920

5,620

4,850

4,720

4,750

522,170

10,740

2.72

3.03

May

4,720

4,020

3,360

2,940

2,550

2,200

1,920

1,710

1,560

1,520

1,200

1.070

1,900

4,500

5.520

4,550

3,340

2,620

2,310

2,150

2,550

2,580

2,730

2,910

3,690

5,220

*5,840

2,830

2,220

1,900

3,160

88,890

2,867

0.725

0.84

June

2,460

2,850

3,650

9.640

9,400

4,500

2,650

2,060

1,640

1,290

1,060

862

974

678

594

654

666

537

430

352

520

296

288

296

288

918

1,740

1,210

862

618

55,785

1,793

0.453

0.51

July

482

420

594

493

380

344

320

304

344

274

180

127

124

130

142

146

146

154

200

288

410

537

918

1,370

1,040

932

807

946

1.580

1,210

1, 260

16,602

536

0.136

0.16

Aug.

1,550

1,560

974

594

440

380

515

537

450

400

344

*288

244

220

180

170

170

190

210

232

205

185

170

158

154

158

185

263

6.060

2,420

1,210

20,856

672

0.170

0.20

Sept.

729

678

410

352

528

520

280

262

220

210

205

482

559

495

*471

590

528

268

205

175

166

166

146

124

118

124

115

112

112

106

8,654

288

0.075

0.08

Calendar year 1958 : Max 56,100 Min 195 Mean 6,064 Cfam 1.53 In. 20.80

Water year 1958-59 : Max 36,100 Min 106 Mean 3,238 Cfam 0.819 In. 11.15

Peak discharge (base, 4O,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 347

2845. Kentucky River at lock 8, near Camp Nelson, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°44'43", long 84°35'12", on wall of lock 8 near right bank, 2.7 miles 

southeast of Camp Nelson, Jessamine County, 2.7 miles downstream from Sugar Creek, 

4.5 miles upstream from Hlckman Creek, and at mile 139.9.

Drainage area. 4,414 sq mi.

Records available. June 1939 to September 1959.

Gage.--Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 520.50 ft above mean sea level, 

""datum of 1S29 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Since Oct. 1, 1951, auxiliary waterstage recorder 4.8 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 20 years, 5,593 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 37,600 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 21.6 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 100 ofs July 15, Sept. 28-30.

1939-59: Maximum discharge, 89,700 cfs Feb. 2, 1957 (gage height, 38.52 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings and floodmarks); minimum discharge not determined.

Flood of Mar. 28, 1913, reached a stage of 40.0 ft (discharge, 103,000 cfs). Flood 

of Jan. 23, 1937, reached a stage of 41.2 ft (discharge, 91,500 cfs). Flood of Feb. 6, 

1939, reached a stage of 38.6 (discharge, 94,800 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good above 500 cfs and poor below. 

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions,.--WSP 1385: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

460

460

380

380

6380

e380

e380

e380

380

380

380

380

310

*310

250

250

225

e200

6200

e200

6200

e200

250

250

e250

e250

6250

6250

6250

e250

6250

9,315

300

0.068

0.08

Nov.

250

250

250

310

310

310

310

380

6460

e460

6380

6380

e380

6345

6310

310

310

310

*420

460

6550

el, 200

1,380

1,040

890

760

760

760

2,220

5.010

21,465

716

0.162

0.18

Dec.

5.860

4,530

2,940

2,730

2,730

3,720

3,610

2,840

2,620

2,020

1,930

1,650

1,290

1,200

1,120

965

760

705

650

650

650

600

550

760

760

760

760

760

650

650

1,470

52,890

1,706

0.386

0.45

Jan.

3,960

4,180

3,380

3,380

2,840

2,320

1,840

1,290

1,290

1,290

1,200

1,120

1.040

*1,120

2,620

8,250

8,920

8,420

7,010

15,800

26,000

30,400

33,000

56.900

29,900

14,700

7,770

6,360

6,230

5,730 

5,010

283,270

9,138

2.07

2.39

Feb.

4,530

3,610

5.270

3,270

4,180

6,360

6,480

5,490

5,150

*4,890

5,250

6,100

6,880

9,960

25,400

26.000

25,200

15,600

11,200

8,580

5,860

4,770

4,410

5,860

5,150

4,770

4,650

4,420

-

223,250

7,973

1.81

1.88

Mar.

4,650

4,420

4,070

5,720

4,070

5,500

5,840

5,840

4,070

4,500

4,070

5,490

5,980

6,360

6.740

6,610

5,860

*5,250

4,420

3,960

5,610

5,270

5,160

2,940

2.840

2,840

5,500

4,550

5,010

4,890

4,530

136,340

4,398

0.996

1.15

Apr.

4,500

4,650

5,860

6,740

10,300

15,400

10,700

7,610

6,610

15,000

19,600

23,600

25,400

52.600

31,700

21,000

12,300

9,780

7,610

7,930

*7,460

8,250

7,010

6,480

8,090

7,610

6,110

5,250

4,890

5 150

540,970

11,370

2.58

2.87

May

5,010

4,530

3,500

5,050

2,S40

2,520

2,320

1,950

1,740

1,470

1,290

1.200

1,560

5,960

5,490

5,010

5,960

2,840

2,420

2,220

2,420

2,730

2,750

5,050

5,270

*5,250

4,550

5,050

2,620

2,120

5,270

95,900

3,029

0.686

0.79

June

3,050

3,960

3,610

7,010

10.500

5,860

3,270

2,420

1,950

1,470

1,200

890

1,120

890

705

705

650

600

505

460

460

420

345

345

345

420

1,560

1,470

1,120

760

58,050

1,935

0.438

0.49

July

600

600

600

600

600

460

420

545

545

545

510

200

145

150

100

150

145

150

150

200

225

510

550

1,560

1,200

965

825

825

1,580

1,470

1,120

16,965

547

0.124

0.14

Aug.

1,580

1,580

1,120

760

505

505

420

505

505

420

420

545

*250

225

200

225

200

180

180

180

225

225

200

180

115

145

145

180

7.950

3,960

1,740

24,980

806

0.183

0.21

Sept.

965

760

600

580

380

545

510

510

250

250

225

250

510

550

460

*580

580

280

250

250

200

200

160

160

130

130

115

100

100

100

9,280

309

0.070

0.08

Calendar year 1958: Max 58,400 Min 20O Mean 6,399 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.67

Water year 1958-59: Max 36,900 Min 10O Mean 3,481 Cfsm 0.789 In. 10.71

Peak discharge (base, 40,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations 

locks 6 and 10.
348 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

2850. Dix River near Danville, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°38'31", long 84°39'39", on right bank 50 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 52, 1.4 miles downstream from Hanging Fork, and 6 miles east of Danville, 

Boyle County.

Drainage area. 318 sq mi.

Records available. May to August 1905 (gage heights only), October 1942 to September 1959. 

Published as Dicks River near Danville 1905.

Gage

l!

P

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 750.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. Prior to Dec. 16, 1942, staff gage at same site and datum. May to August 1905 

staff gage at site 6 miles downstream at different datum. Auxiliary staff gage at 

site 2 miles downstream from base gage read twice daily during periods of possible 

backwater.

Average discharge. 17 years, 447 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,240 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 8.30 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 22, 23, 27-29.

1942-59: Maximum discharge, 20,900 cfs Mar. 5, 1945 (gage height, 16.28 ft); no 

flow at times.

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

Revisions. WSP 1555: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 25 to Nov. 19)

62

138

235

380

590

1,260

2,260

28 6.6 4,400

40

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

£0

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

30

28

26

24

22

22

21

19

18

22

25

29

24

20

19

17

14

12

9.1

8.0

.61!

6.1

8.3

9.1

11

12

12

12

*13 

12

11

521.7

16.8

0.053

0.06

Nov.

IS.

16

28

32

28

26

21

18

16

16

16

15

15

15

17

24

35

29

50

205

129

89

67

56

47

46

52

119

902 

445

2,586

86.2

0.271

0.30

Dec.

276

235

*235

470

490

430

290

216

181

b!30

bllO

blOO

b85

b70

b65

b60

b55

b55

60

60

54

b50

54

70

b90

b80

b75

b72

70 

68

65

4,421

143

0.450

0.52

Jan.

115

722

455

305

b!70

b!4o

b!20

bllO

b!05

b95

b85

b80

*91

112

1,020

2,670

902

515

470

3,740

4,400

3,980

1,220

758

584

485

450

525

520

470

375

25,789

832

2.62

3.02

Feb.

305

244

220

360

460

320

258

240

231

240

360

271

271

1,420

3.810

1,520

878

656

470

350

271

240

345

*500

355

295

258

224

-

15,372

549

1.73

1.80

Mar.

420

445

365

345

295

710

710

480

47O

620

490

872

752

548

450

355

285

231

201

184

240

390

253

208

184

178

253

205

171

*178

11,666

376

1.18

1.36

Apr.

160

322

662

460

345

258

205

175

196

2,640

1,510

1,020

1,450

1,180

764

542

415

340

325

425

400

276

220

181

157

138

125

125

125 

110

15,251

508

1.60

1.78

May

98

94

85

*72

65

60

52

45

40

38

35

35

42

82

116

68

49

42

45

68

54

57

65

50

39

35

32

29

25 

22

12

1,658

53.5

0.168

0.19

June

18

35

72

43

31

S9

57

*32

24

19

15

13

11

7.7

5.5

4.3

3.4

2.4

2.0

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.2

2.9

13

35

28

17

12 

9.9

607.2

20.2

0.064

0.07

July

8.0

5.5

3.8

2.6

2.1

1.7

1.5

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

jT_

1.0

6.4

1.5

1.4

*9.2

13

17

26

83

405

116

62

369

399 

110

75

1,726.8

55,7

0.175

0.20

Aug.

67

45

31

25

66

38

30

26

26

21

16

12

8.3

5.5

4.3

3.4

2.9

11

43

72

47

29

27

17

*12

7.1

4.5

9.7

48 

43

R7

 

882.7

28.5

0.090

0.10

Sept.

48

26

17

12

8.7

7.1

5.2

2.1

1.6

1.2

1.3

1.1

.9

.7

.7

.6

.6

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1 

.2

137.0

4.57

0.014

0.02

Calendar year 1958 : Max 6,560 Min 6.1 Mean 461 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.70

Water year 1958-59 : Max 4,400 Min 0.1 Mean 221 Cfsm 0.695 In. 9.42

Peak discharge (base, 8,OOO cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--Discharge for Oct. 31 to Nov. 18, Sept. 18-30, computed from once-daily inside gage readings.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 349

2860. Herrington Lake near Burgin, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°47'08", long 84°42'14", at Dix Dam on Dix River, 2.9 miles upstream from

 mouth and 8 miles east of Burgin, Mercer County.

Drainage area. 439 sq mi.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1959 in reports of Geological Survey. Novem-

 ber 1925 to September 1959 in files of Kentucky Utilities Co.

Gage. Indicator gage. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Kentucky Utilities Co.).

Extremes Maximum usable contents during year, 66,400 acre-ft Apr. 4 (elevation, 733.9 ft);

 minimum contents, 30,600 acre-ft Dec. 31, Jan. 1 (elevation, 708.3 ft).

1925-59- Maximum usable contents, 123,200 acre-ft many times (elevation, 760 ft); 

minimum contents after first filling, 1,620 acre-ft Dec. 18, 20-27, 1929 (elevation, 

681.8 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth and rockfill dam with side channel spillway controlled

 5FTO vertical lift gates 35 ft long and 10 to 12 ft high. Storage began Nov. 4, 1925; 

water in reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Nov. 26, 1925. Usable capacity 

between elevations 760 ft (top of spillway gates) and 680 ft (minimum pool) is 123,200 

acre-ft. Dead storage unknown. Reservoir is used for power.

Cooperation. Gage-height recprd furnished by Kentucky Utilities Co. 

Revisions.--WSP 1555: Drainage area.

Month-end elevation and contents, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Date

Dec . 31. ..............................................

Elevation 

(feet)t

708.3

-

7Z5.1

726.7

719.6

_

Contents 

(acre-feet)

30,600

_

Change In contents 

(acre-feet)

_

-7,500

-4,500

-40,600

+1,800

-3,400

-4,700

t Elevation at 12 p.
350 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

2870. Kentucky River at lock 6, near Salvisa, Ky.

Location. 37°55'32" . long 84°49'17", on right bank at lock 6, Woodford County, 1.6 miles

upstream from Clear Creek, 2.1 miles east of Salvisa, Mercer County, and at mile 96.2. 

Drainage area. 5,102 sq mi, of which about 100 sq mi does not contribute directly to

surface runoff. 

Records available. October 1925 to September 1959. Prior to October 1953, published as

"at lock 6, at Warwick." 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 487.89 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted

(Corps of Engineers bench mark)." Prior to November 1934, staff gage at same site and

datum. Auxiliary staff gage at lock 5, 14 miles downstream read twice daily. 

Average discharge. 34 years, 6,568 cfs (unadjusted). ' 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 40,300 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 17.73 ft); minimum daily, 156 cfs Sept. 30.

1925-59: Maximum discharge, 112,000 cfs Jan. 23, 1937; maximum gage height, 43.35

ft Jan. 25, 1937, from floodmarks; minimum daily discharge, about 15 cfs Aug. 27, 1930. 

Remarks. Records fair above 1,000 cfs and poor below. Plow regulated by Herrington Lake

(see preceding page) and by hydroelectric plant at lock 7. 

Cooperation. Auxiliary gage readings furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revlslons~Twatep years). WSP 1385: 1926-27, 1928(M) , 1929, 1931(M) , 1932, 1933-34(M) ,

1935, 1937, drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 1 to Apr. 2, May 1 to 

June 4, June 6-25)

9.7 

10.0

150

270

570

1,050

1,680

10.5

11.0

12.0

15.0

18.0

2,930

4,460

8,360

24,000

41,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

682

511

498

498

570

546

522

584

742

888

584

474

534

546

*570

440

350

390

326

390

418

522

212

360

370

380

390

360

400

380

400

14,837

479

-128

Nov.

302

522

522

420

486

450

570

598

522

546

534

612

570

558

612

510

570

612

*654

661

1,100

1,820

1,570

1,660

1,400

1,310

978

1,490

2,100

4 190

________

28,449

948

-126

Dec.

6.760

5,340

4,090

3,440

3,560

3,830

3,740

3,590

3,010

2,660

2,320

1,960

1,660

1,380

1,250

1,170

1,130

906

838

806

758

806

1,140

1,250

906

888

924

854

888

996

1,240

64,090

2,067

-73

Jan.

3,530

4,870

4,190

3,650

3,210

2,740

2,250

1,730

1,680

1,550

1,500

1,500

1.110

1,400

*2,300

9,170

9,820

9,260

7,580

14,700

29,100

36,200

35,200

59 . 500

35,800

21,000

11,400

8,360

7,540

7,120

6,360

325,120-

10,490

+340

Feb.

5,300

5,090

4,430

4,260

5,120

6,680

7,000

6,090

5,670

*5,300

5,600

6,560

7,580

10,100

23,100

27.600

26,000

20,000

14,200

10,300

7,670

5,630

5,450

5,750

5,270

5,230

5,050

4,700

-

________

250,730

8,955

+32

Mar.

5,050

5,230

4,870

4,460

4,260

4,430

4,600

4,530

4,600

4,840

5,300

5,860

6,760

7,000

8.100

7,580

6,440

5,790

*4,840

4,220

4,390

4,120

3,710

3,410

3,180

2.880

3,180

3,930

4,660

4,800

4,870

151,890

4,900

+141

Apr.

4.490

4,730

6,090

6,320

9,030

12,900

12,000

8,940

7,210

12,200

19,300

26,000

27,200

34,200

35,500

26,200

16,500

11,600

9,030

8,540

*8,620

9,170

8,180

7,160

7,630

8,010

6,600

5,340

4,840

5,090

368,620

12,290

-29

May

5.230

4,730

4,020

3,500

3,130

2,740

2,430

2,250

1,910

1,610

1,570

1.550

1,610

2,500

5,050

5,250

4,290

5,350

2,800

2,480

2,480

2,850

2,880

2,990

5,210

*4,260

5,120

5,470

2,850

2,400

2,580

96,850

5,124

-21

June

5,180

5,770

5,590

5,540

11.000

7,580

4,020

2,770

2,200

1,700

1,290

1,150

1,190

1,010

812

772

752

716

626

591

510

572

571

570

1,050

205

1,050

1,480

1,050

822

61,899

2,065

-57

July

710

598

546

558

587

559

495

400

*462

440

534

560

502

205

566

866

19J.

217

200

241

257

517

654

1,400

1,510

991

976

906

1,510

1.770

1,090

19,801

659 -29

Aug.

1,750

1,550

1,240

1,050

546

658

651

636

657

513

*450

522

445

574

244

580

545

550

554

410

419

551

558

326

244

286

296

509

5.850

5,450

2,320

29,252

943

-57

Sept.

1.150

900

640

565

580

509

555

400

542

244

250

266

402

563

584

474

440

560

554

518

502

270

250

510

244

205

200

231

244

156.

11,866

596

-79

Adjusted for change in contents in Herrington Lake

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

351 

0.069 

0.08

822 

0.161 

0.18

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

1,994

0.391 

0.45

10,850 

2.12 

2.45

8,987 

1.76 

1.85

5,041 

0.988 

1.14

12,260 

2.40 

2.68

5,103 

0.608 

0.70

Observed

Max 59,000 Mln 212 Mean 7,452 

Max 39,300 Mln 156 Mean 3,900

2,006 

0.393 

0.44

610 

0.120 

0.14

886 

0.174 

0.20

317 

0.062 

0.07

Adjusted

Mean 7,376 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.63 

Mean 3,893 Cfsm 0.763 In. 10.36

Peak discharge (base, 40,000 cfs). Jan. 24 (8 p.m.) 40,300 cfs (17.73 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Herrington Lake; furnished by Kentucky Utilities Co.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 351

2875. Kentucky River at lock 4, at Frankfort, Ky.

Location.--Lat 38°12'06", long 84"52"54", on left bank at downstream side of Broadway

Street Bridge at Frankfort, Franklin County, 300 ft upstream from Benson Creek,0.9 mile

upstream from lock 4, and at mile 65.9. Records include flow of Benson Creek. 

Drainage area. 5,412 sq mi (includes that of Benson Creek), of which about 120 sq mi does

not contribute directly to surface runoff. 

Records available.--March 1905 to July 1906 (gage heights only), October 1925 to September

1959.Monthly discharge only October 1930 to February 1931, October, November 1931,

and May to September 1932, published in WSP 1305. Gage-height records collected in

this vicinity September 1887 to December 1889,January to May 1893, and since Ap^il

1901 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 462.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. Prior to Dec. 27, 1939, staff gage at lock 4, 0.9 mile downstream, at same

datum. Auxiliary staff gage, read twice daily, at lock 5, at Tyrone, 16.3 miles

upstream.

Average discharge. 34 years, 6,928 cfs (unadjusted). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 42,600 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 19.55 ft); minimum daily, 172 cfs July 15.

1925-59: Maximum discharge, 115,000 cfs Jan. 25, 1937; maximum gage height, 47.46

ft Jan. 25, 1937, from floodmarks, at site 0.9 mile downstream; minimum discharge not

determined. 

Remarks.--Records fair above 1,000 cfs and poor below. Flow regulated by Herrington Lake

Tsee" p. 349) and by hydroelectric plant at lock 7. Records of chemical analyses, water

temperatures, and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1959 are given in

WSP 1641. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1113: 1941-42. WSP 1385: 1926-27, 1929(M), 1932-33,

1935-37, 1938(M), drainage area. WSP 1555: 1932(M). 

Cooperation. Auxiliary gage readings furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16 

17

16

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

900

528

546

497

546

564

564

654

728

900

861

564 

*528

510

546

445 

395

3OO

370

550

570

564 

55O

272

550

595 

595

419

580

580 

546

15,671

506

-128

Nov.

290

445

672

484

528

510

546

618

582

528

510

406 

600

582

672

600 

582

654

766

*654

960

1,600 

1,650

1,450

1,370

1,180 

1,080

1,16O

1,970

5.560

27,169

9O6

-126

Dec.

6^490

5,79O

4,550

4,090

4.5OO

4,540

4,O90

5,640

5,240

2,660

2,5OO

2,07O 

1,69O

1,370

1,160

1,130 

1,08O

960

880

880

88O

825 

920

1,4OO

980

940 

920

880

88O

94O 

1,OOO

67,475

2,177

-75

Jan.

5,4OO

5,520

4,500

3,640

3,400

5,20O

2,440

2,100

1,780

1,630

1,630

1.480 

1,540

1,720

*2,970

8,640 

9,84O

9,56O

7,480

19,OOO

52,200

41.600 

57,70O

39,5OO

38,400

24,200 

12,500

9,22O

8.21O

7,750 

7,12O

553,470

11,400

+340

Feb.

6,140

5,530

5,100

4,890

5,36O

6,800

7,540

6,670

*6,050

5,960

6,O5O

6,890 

8,500

11 , 5OO

21,100

26 ,8OO 

26.OOO

20,700

14,800

10,9OO

8,400

6,25O 

6,05O

6,4OO

5.7OO

5,58O 

5,400

4,97O

-

- 

261,410

9,556

+32

Mar.

5,360

5,400

5,O60

4,550

4,290

5,36O

4,930

4,720

4,720

4,930

5,190

5,92O 

6,890

6,840

7,790

7,610 

6,670

5.83O

4,890

*4,380

4,590

4,500 

5.96O

3,6OO

3,480

5.080 

5,560

4,290

4,95O

5,150 

5, ISO

157,420

5,078

+141

Apr.

4.950

5,620

6,54O

6,980

8,740

12,400

12,8OO

10,10O

8,110

1O,400

17,400

24.4OO 

25,8OO

51,100

54.9OO

29,800 

18,200

12,8OO

1O,5OO

9,550

9,600

*9,56O 

8,850

7.7OO

7,660

8,400 

7,250

6.O1O

5.19O

5,280

376,550

12,540

-29

May

5,320

4,890

4,250

5,640

5,200

2,770

2,440

2,240

1,820

1,650

1,460

1*240 

1,970

2,340

4,720

m5.6OO

2,850

2,440

2.3OO

2,700 

2,770

2,810

5.OOO

4.OOO 

5,150

*3,840

2,890

2,34O 

2,300

96,87O

3,125

-21

June

5,280

4,000

3,760

4,550

10.4OO

8,88O

4,800

3,OOO

2,340

1,72O

1,570

1,15O 

1,080

1,O4O

880

728 

785

804

69O

618

546

6OO 

709

546

1,060

34O 

612

1.54O

1,18O

960

63,948

2,132

-57

July

747

672

546

582

582

6OO

*471

419

580

471

4O6

560

290

240

172

842 

250

220

220

250

25O

522 

804

1,6OO

1,880

1,260 

1,110

1,88O

1,510

1.970 

1,430

22,536

727

-29

Aug.

1,570

1,720

1,450

1,O2O

69O

471

804

6OO

546

709

564

564 

497

*560

56O

500 

58O

540

35O

406

445

370 

380

330

30O

310 

272

36O

4,160

7,020 

2,810

30,458

982

-57

Sept.

1.570

9OO

766

728

4O6

471

4O6

560

406

264

240

240 

510

471

656

452 

*452

419

540

550

340

272 

280

29O

248

224 

186

na224

216

12,586

42O

-79

Adjusted for change in contents in Herrington Lake

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

378 

O.O7O 

0.08

780 

0.144 

0.16

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59'

2,104 

0.389

0.45

11,740 

2.17 

2.50

 9,368 

1.73 

1.8O

5,219 

0.964 

1.11

12,51O 

2.51 

2.58

Observed

Max 59,600 Min 272 Mean 7,841 

Max 41,600 Min 172 Mean 4,O69

5,104 

0.574 

0.66

2,075 

0.585 

O.45

698 

O.129 

0.15

925 

0.171 

O.20

Adjusted

541 

O.O65 

0.07

Mean 7,785 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.54 

Mean 4,062 Cfsm O.751 In. 1O.19

Peak discharge (base, 44,OOO cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Herrington Lake, furnished by 

Kentucky Utilities Co.
352 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

2880. North Elkhorn Creek near Georgetown, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°12'20", long 84°30'49", on left bank at upstream side of bridge on Crumbull Pike, 1.7 miles downstream from Miller Run, 2^ miles east of Georgetown, Scott 

County, and 2.6 miles upstream from Lanes Run.

Drainage area. 119 sq mi, of which about 8 sq mi does not contribute directly to surface 

runoff.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only October 1949 

to March 1950, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control with crest-stage indicator. Datum of 

gage is 796.49 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to Sept. 18, 1952, wireweight gage and crest-stage indicator at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 157 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,990 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 14.6 ft); minimum, 0.8 cfs July 18 (gage height, 2.19 ft).

1949-59: Maximum discharge, 6,480 cfs Mar. 23, 1952 (gage height, 18.41 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,600 cfs; no flow for many days.

Flood in April 1948 reached a stage of about 22 ft, from information by local 

residents.

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

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per aecond)

2.18

2.3

2.4

2.5 

2.7 

3.0

0.8

1.8

3.8

7.0

16

47

3.3 

3.7 

4.5

8.0 

11.8

97

205

460

1,680

3,010

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*4.8

4.4

4.4

3.8

3.8

3.4

3.0

2.8

3.6

3.0

3.6

4.8

3.6

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

6.0

4.4

3.0

3.0 

2.4

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

104.8

3.38

0.028

0.03

Nov.

3.0

3.4

3.4

*3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

5.7

6.0

4.8

4.8

5.1

11

14

12 

11

11

9.7

8.4

8.4

8.4

10

21

21

217.9

7.26

0.061

0.07

Dec.

22

20

34

87

245

174

111

79

63

47

59

53

28

23

21

17

16

b!5

b!4

b!5

b!2 

bll

14

16

16

17

16

14

bl3

b!2

b!2

1,252

40.4

0.359

0.59

Jan.

46

120

152

97

71

57

55

51

47

40

55

31

30

35

190

518

562

225

188

1,450

2,980 

2,620

812

528

595

332

276

221

194

180

158

12,470

402

3.38

3.90

Feb.

135

115

104

*135

142

120

111

106

106

125

300

245

525

640

1,220

718

472

568

277

194

152 

135

158

180

148

138

125

115

-

7,109

254

2.13

2.22

Mar.

229

225" 258

188

152

205

209

180

170

162

148

177

194

188

162

138

115

99

*89

85

104 

93

79

74

69

67

93

93

85

85

77

4,288

158

1.16

1.54

Apr.

77

281

504

221

162

135

113

97

95

158

162

188

525

272" 332

*205

160

138

130

113

95 

79

69

61

55

50

46

4T

54

50

4,272

142

1.19

1.34

May

40

36

32

29

27

23

20

18

16

15

14

15

22

33

37

27

22

20

18

16

*16 

16

16

14

13

12

11

10

9.7

18

37

652.7

21.1

0.177

0.2O

June

51

300

176

85

54

39

50

25

17

14

15

24

16

12

9.7

7.9

6.

6.

6 .

5.

5. 

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

5.

4.

4.

949.8

51.7

0.266

0.30

July

*4.1

3.6

5.4

5.2

2.8

2.8

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.4

2.2

2.8

2.8

1.6

1.5

1.1

.8

1.2

2.4

1.6 

2.0

6.0

79

919

227

95

255

254

150

79

2,069.8

66.8

0.561

0.65

Aug.

58

41

50

24

*21

17

19

27

55

22

16

12

11

8.8

7.4

7.0

7.9

7.0

6.0

5.4

5.4 

5.1

4.1

5.6 578"

4.1

5.1

4.8

4.8

4.8

6.0

432.1

13.9

0.117

0.14

Sept.

6.0

5.4

4.4

5.8

3.0

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

*5.4

2.8

2.6

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.5 

1.0

lit

1.8

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

74.1

2.47

0.021

0.02

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,5OO Mln 2.4 Mean 139 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.90

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,980 Min O.8 Mean 92.9 Cfsm 0.781 In. 10.60

Peak discharge (base, 2,70O cfs). Jan. 21 (7:30 p.m.) 3,990 cfa (14.6 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 353

2885. Cave Creek near Port Spring, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°01'15", long 84°35'38", on left bank 3 ft downstream from bridge on 

Bowman Mill Road, 1.4 miles upstream from South Elkhorn Creek, and 2^ miles southeast 

of Port Spring, Payette County.

Drainage area. 2.53 sq mi, of which about 0.6 sq mi does not contribute directly to surface runoff.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 884.26 ft above mean 

sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge.--7 years, 2.46 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 63 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 2.38 ft); no flow 

 SepTT 18, 19, 27-30.

1952-59: Maximum discharge, about 400 cfs (revised) May 13, 1955 (gage height, 

3.48 ft); no flow at times.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

1335 

1335 

1385 

1435 

1505 

1555

Water 

year

1953 

1954 

1955 

1956 

1957 

1958

Date

Mar. 3, 1953 

Sept. 20, 1954 

May 13, 1955 

Mar. 7 or 8, 1956 

Apr. 4, 1957 

July 24, 1958

Discharge 

(cfs)

105 

76 

*400 

65 

94 

207

Gage height 

(feet)

2.6 

2.46 

3.48 

2.40 

2.55 

2.99

* About. 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Revisions. WSP 1555: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for high-water periods in the water years 1955-58 (revised peak discharges only 

for 1956-57), superseding those published in WSP 1385, 1435, 1505 and 1555, are given 

herewith:

May 13, 1955........... 41

July 24, 1958........... 51

July 25, 1958........... 70

Month

July 1958..................

Water year 1957-58. ......

Cfs -days

151.60

285.70

Maximum

41 

41 

41

70 

70

Minimum

0.3 

.05 

.05

.1 

0

Mean

4.89 

2.92 

2.90

9.22

4.05

Per square 

mile

1.93 

1.15 

1.15

3.64 

1.60

Runoff In 

Inches

2.23 

15.70 

15.56

4.20 

21.71

Revised peak discharge. 1954-55: Mar. 21 (6:30 p.m.) 87 cfs (2.52 ft); May 13 (3:30 p.m.) 

about 400 cfs (3.48 ft); May 21 (7 p.m.) 65 cfs (2.40 ft); Aug. 7 (2:45 p.m.) 81 cfs

( 2 49 ft)

1955-56: Feb. 2 (11:30 a.m.) 55 cfs (2.31 ft); Feb. 18 (time and discharge unknown); 

Mar. 7 or 8 (time unknown) 65 cfs (2.40 ft).

1956-57: Apr. 4 (7 a.m.) 94 cfs (2.55 ft); Apr. 22 (4 p.m.) 85 cfs (2.51 ft).

1957-58; Dec. 7 (4 p.m.) 65 cfs (2.58 ft); July 24 (lO p.m.) 207 cfs (2.99 ft).____
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

2885. Cave Creek near Fort Spring, Ky. Continued

Eating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.62 

.7

1.0

0

.04

.20

.50

1.20

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.1

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

IT

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.15

*.15 

.15

.15

.15

.15

.1

.1

.15

.5

.2

.15

.15

.15

.15

.15

.15

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.15

.15

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

4.15

0.134

0.053

0.06

Nov.

0.15

.2 

.15

.15

.2

.15

.15

.15

.15

.15

.1

7T.1

.1

.25

.2

.15

.2

.35

.2

.2

.15

.15

.1

.1

.4

.25

.4

.4

.3

5.80

0.193

0.076

0.09

Dec.

0.3

.35 

.7

.7

1.2

.85

.65

.55

.4

.35

.35

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

.3

.3

.3

.25

.25

.2

72

.2

.25

11.70

0.377

0.149

0.17

Jan.

al.O

a2.0 

al.5

al.2

a. 9

a. 8

.65

.65

.65

.65

.65

.65

.65

.7

4.2

6.4

a4.5

a3.5

a3.0

a25

a 40

a25

a!5

alO

aS.O

a6.0

a5.0

a4.5

a4.0

a3.6

a3.3

183.65

5.92

2.34

2.70

Feb.

a3.1

a2.9 

a2.9

a2.8

*2.6

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

3.2

3.6

3.8

4.8

9.8

16_

13

10

8.0

6.1

4.6

3.8

3.4

4.0

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.8

3.0

.

132.8

4.74

1.87

1.95

Mar.

3.2

3.2 

3.6

372

3.2

3.6

3.2

3.0

a3.1

a3.0

a3.1

a3.3

a3.1

a3.1

a3.0

a2.6

*2.3

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.2

1.95

1.8

1.65

1.5

1.65

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

76.45

2.47

0.976

1.12

Apr.

1.25

3.6

4.0

3.4

3.0

2.8

2.1

1.95

2.2

2.2

1.95

2.2

3.2

3.6

3.6

3.4

*3.2

3.0

2.8

2.4

1.95

1.65

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.0 

69.65

2.32

0.917

1.02

May

0.9

.85 

.8

.7

.65

.65

.6

.55

.5

.5

.5

.5

.65

.55

.5

.45

.4

.45

.4

.4

*.45

.4

.4

.35

.35

.35

tf

.3

 

1.165

16.45

0.531

0.210

0.24

June

2.2

T785 

1.2

.9

.8

.65

.6

.55

.45

.4

.45

.4

.3

.25

.3

.4

.4

.35

.35

.35

.35

.35

.45

.4

.4

.3

.25

.2

.15

715

16.15

0.538

0.213

0.24

July

*0.15

.15 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

^05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.15

.1

.1

.1

.55

72F

.2

.1

.1

.15

.2

.1

.1

3.55

0.115

0.045

0.05

Aug.

0.1ti

.05

.05

*.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05 -.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.15

.9

715

.15

2.75

0.089

0.035

0.04

Sept.

0.1

7?

.1

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

*.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

0

0

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

0

0

0

0

1.45

0.048

0.019

0.02

Calendar year 1958: Max 70 Min 0.1 Mean 3.10 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.62

Water year 1958-59: Max 40 Min 0 Mean 1.44 Cfsm 0.569 In. 7.70

Peak discharge (base, 50 cfs). Jan. 21 (time unknown) 63 cfs (2.38 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, 

and records for stations on nearby streams.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 355

2890. South Elkhorn Creek at Fort Spring, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°02'35", long 84°37'35", on right bank near upstream side of bridge on

U S. Highway 60 at Fort Spring, Payette County, 1.5 miles upstream from Shannon Run

and 65 miles west of Lexington. 

Drainage area. 24.0 sq mi, of which about 3 sq mi does not contribute directly to surface

runoff.

Records available.--March 1950 to September 1959. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 834.25 ft above mean

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Aug. 12, 1952, wire-weight gage at same site and

datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 28.5 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 548 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 5.69 ft); no flow

for many days.

1950-59: Maximum discharge, 1,280 cfs (revised) Mar. 22, 1952 (gage height, 8.0 ft);

no flow for many days in most years.

Revisions. Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1951 and 1952 have been

revised to 1,130 cfs Jan. 4, 1951 (gage height, 7.7 ft) and 1,280 cfs Mar. 22, 1952

(gage height, 8.0 ft), superseding those published in WSP 1275. 

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

which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1275: 1951-52. WSP 1505: Drainage area. The figures of

peak discharge for water years 1951-52 have been revised, as shown below, superseding

those published in WSP 1275.

Revised peak discharge. 1950-51: Jan. 4 (2 a.m.) 1,130 cfs (7.7 ft); Jan. 14 

(1 p.m.) 1,030 cfs (7.5 ft).

1951-52: Dec. 20 (12 m.) 1,130 cfs (7.7 ft); Mar. 22 (12 m.) 1,280 cfs (8.0 ft).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.12

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

0

.5

1.2

2.9

6.5

12

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

5.1

18

37

66

132

236

430

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

2.0

*1.8

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.2

5.6

3.4

2.5

2.0

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2 

1.2

1.2

1.2 

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2 

1.2

1.0

47.9

1.55

0.065

0.07

Nov.

1.5

1.6

2.0

1.0

T7E

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.5

2.5

5.7

2.5

2.5

7.5

5.1

3.7 

2.9

2.5

2.5 

2.1

6.8

5.5

7.0

11 

9.0

97.8

5.26

0.156

0.15

Dec.

7.5

7.5

14

21

29.

26

20

15

12

8.5

b7.2

b6.2

5.5

5.1

b4.6

b4.1

*3.7

3.2

b2.9

b2.6

2^5 

2.7

2.9

4.5 

5.2

2.9

a2.8

a2.7

a2.6 

a2.5 a2 5

257.2

7.65

0.319

0.37

Jan.

11

20

17

15

10

10

10

9.5

8.0

7.0

6.0

6.0

5.5

T75

49

81

54

41

34

265

422 

296

147

106 

81

65

52

45

58 

54

50

1,974.0

65.7

2.65

5.06

Feb.

25

22

22

27

*24

22

20

20

20

28

55

52

41

104

186

125

90

66

49

41

54

29

57

54 

50

28

26

24

-

1,257

44.2

1.84

1.92

Mar.

55

31

31

29

27

54

5T

29

50

29

29

51

50

50

29

25

25

*20

18

17

18 

16

15

fi

13

15

13

13 

15

15

711

22.9

0.954

1,10

Apr.

13

38

59

55

29

25

22

20

22

50

25

29

56

39

37

35

*29

26

24

22

20 

17

15

14 

15

12

11

15

12 

10

708

25.6

0.985

1.10

May

SU1

9.0

8.0

7.5

7.0

6.5

5.5

5.1

4.7

4.5

4.0

4.0

6.5

6.5

5.1

4.7

4.3

4.3

4.7

5.7

*4.5 

4.5

5.7

5.4 

3.2

3.4

2.9

2.9

2^5. 

3,8

7.5

156.8

5.06

0.211

0.24

June

5.8

17

10

7.0

5.5

4.3

3.7

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.6 

.5

1.2

2.3 

2.0

2.1

1.5

1.0

.8 

.6

86.5

2.88

0.120

0.15

July

*0.4

.5

.8

.4

.5

.3

.2

.1

.1

jO

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

.5

.5

.9

.5 

.9

5.5

~5.5 16 

5.2

2.0

1.6

2.5 

1.6

1.5

45.7

1.47

0.061

0.07

Aug.

1.2

.8

.6

.5

.5

*.4

.5

.5

.4

.5

.1

.1

.1

0

0

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.5

.2

.1 

0

0

0

.2

25

9.0

9 5"

50.8

1.64

0.068

0.08

Sept.

4.5

5.7

2.5

1.8

1.2

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.4

*.5

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

o

0

0

0 

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0 

0

18.0

0.60

0.025

0.03

Calendar year 1958: Max 407 Min 1.0 Mean 32.1 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.18

Water year 1958-59: Max 422 Min 0 Mean 14.7 Cfsm 0.612 In. 8.32

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). Jan. 21 (10 p.m.) 548 cfs (5.69 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

on nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
356 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

2895. Elkhorn Creek near Frankfort, Ky.

Location. Lat 38"16'06", long 84°48'53", on downstream side of center pier of Knights

Bridge, 4^ miles northeast of city limits of Frankfort, Franklin County, and 7.4 miles

downstream from confluence of North and South Elkhorn Creeks. 

Drainage area. 473 sq mi, of which about 70 sq mi does not contribute directly to surface

runoff.

Records available. May 1915 to December 1920 (gage heights only, October 1918 to December 

 1920), December 1939 to September 1959. Published as "at Forks of Elkhorn" 1915-20. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder and crest-stage indicator. Datum of gage is 540.20 ft above

mean sea level, datum of 1929. May 1, 1915, to Dec. 31, 1920, staff gage at site

6.6 miles upstream at different datum. Dec. 28, 1939, to Aug. 14, 1940, wire-weight

gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years (1915-18, 1940-59), 573 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,500 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 11.36 ft in gage

well, 12.06 ft from outside gage); minimum, 3.8 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.56 ft). 

1915-18, 1939-59: Maximum discharge, 22,400 cfs Apr. 14, 1948 (gage height, 12.04

ft in gage well, 14.5 ft from outside gage by relation curve); no flow Jan. 7-13, 1940. 

Flood of Aug. 2, 1932, reached a stage of about 17.5 ft, from information by local

resident. Flood in January 1937 was about 0.3 ft lower. 

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or indefinite stage-discharge

relation, which are poor. 

Revisions. WSP 1555: Drainage area.

Eating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect or 

Indefinite stage-discharge relation (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 26 to May 13)

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

Z.2 

2.3

2.3 2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

109

236

432

695

1,410

2,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

53" 63

51 

46

42

42

40

42

41

41

45

62

*51

42

41

38

34

33

29

21

31

33

35

33

29

38 

38

37

38

36

33

1,244

40.1

0.085

0.10

Nov.

36

35

34

48

45

36

34

34

37

33

35

37

35

32

36

34

*79

53

54

79

96

TT

58

56

51

51 

49

77

77

94

1,526

50.9

0.108

0.12

Dec.

100

94

' 98 

252

640

951

602

418

324

250

200

180

160

140

120

110

100

90

85

75

70

65

75

80

80

85 

80

75

71

69

67

5,806

187

0.395

0.46

Jan.

146

423

456

409

269

260

*250

220

200

180

160

145

140

1«

449

1,290

1,310

924

717

e3,500

e9,500

ell. OOP

64,500

62,700

1,920

1,460 

1,160

944

817

744

668

47 , 007

1,516

3.21

3.70

Feb.

585

517

466

506

553

491

437

418

*409

506

612

700

766

1,410

e3.600

e3,200

2,160

1,620

1,170

878

717

618

656

761

656

585 

537

501

-

26,035

930

1.97

2.05

Mar.

739

865

823 

750

668

944

898

772

717

684

618

651

678

651

607

*532

471

409

369

336

344

352

301

266

249

239 

287

324

287

273

269

16,373

528

1.12

1.29

Apr.

252

414

829 

756

612

517

437

386

369

423

517

501

656

800

766

673

564

501

496

*442

386

*324

276

246

221

198 

187

184

190

179.

13,302

443

0.937

1.05

May

162

145

124 

109

98

94

83

73

62

60

58

9T

206

352

221

172

145

127

120

116

109

116

102

87

*77

73 

75

91

81

127

967

4,523

146

0.309

0.36

June

373

624

811 

501

321

342

256

166

131

116

102

91

85

73

65

62

54

48

45

41

34

3F

37

42

60

58 

69

53

42

37

4,775

159

0.336

0.38

July

38

38

36

35

27

29

*25

25

22

21

22

20

15

15

19

28

21

20

20

16

32

29

26

68

624

684 

382

655

477

486

305

4,260

137

0.290

0.33

Aug.

215

176

140 

116

94

79

73

75

69

58

*54

60

53

46

37

32

38

41

51

51

51

45

36

35

32

34 

46

44

58

164

113

2,216

71.5

0.151

0.17

Sept.

81

BT

56

51

44

36

30

27

25

26

25

20

19

*18

18

19

17

17

17

16

10

9.0

16

17

16

9.5 

16

10

5.9

4,3.

742.7

24.8

0.052

0.06

Calendar year 1958: Max 12,600 Mln 27 Mean 594 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.06

Water year 1958-59: Max 11,000 Mln 4.3 Mean 350 Cfsm 0.740 In. 10.07

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfs). Jan. 22 (3 a.m.) 13,500 cfs (inside 11.36 ft, outside 12.06 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite,- discharge estimated on basis of records for stations on 

nearby streams.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 10-29, Jan. 6-13.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 357

2900. Flat Creek near Frankfort, Ky.

Location.--Lat 38 0 17'53", long 84°56'32", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 421, 0.4 mile downstream from confluence of Goose Creek and Bald Knob 

Branch and 7 miles northwest of Frankfort, Franklin County.

Drainage area. 5.63 sq mi.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control with crest-stage indicators. Datum of 

gage is 668.65 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 8 years, 6.16 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,150 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 8.25 ft in gage 

well, 9.08 ft from outside gage), from rating curve extended above 320 cfs on basis of 

slope-area measurement at gage height 8.29 ft; no flow for many days.

1951-59: Maximum discharge, 7,100 cfs July 8, 1955 (gage height, 11.50 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 600 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

measurement of peak flow; no flow for many days.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions. WSP 1555: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.3

1.4

1.7

0 

.1 

.7 

1.5 

3.8 

10

2.7 

3.2 

3.6

25

44

76

134

198

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.1 

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.9

0.03

0.0053

0.006

Nov.

0 

0

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

2.3

1.0

.4

1.5

3.0

*.9

.4

.3

.2

.3

.3

.4

.3

.6

.6

.4

13.9

0.46

0.082

0.09

Dec.

0.4 

.5

12

6.7

28

2.0

1.0

.7

.4

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.3

.4

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

55.3

1.78

0.316

0.37

Jan.

19 

2.8

1.4

.8

.4

.2

.2

*.5

.2

.2

.1

.2

.4

5.5

46

6.3

1.6

1.5

1.4

177

~5.8 197

1.9

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.2

.9

.9

1.2

.9

479.3

15.5

2.75

3.17

Feb.

0.7

7?

4.0

1.6

1.0

.8

1.0

*1.0

6.4

2.1

1.6

11

"6.5 32

2.4

1.9

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.2

11

2.6

1.8

1.6

1.4

5.0

-

105.2

3.76

0.668

0.69

Mar.

5.0 

2.0

1.8

1.4

9.0

12

2.4

1.9

2.1

1.9

4.3

4.4

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.3

*1.2

1.2

1.2

.9

.9

.9

.8

3.6

2.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

76.2

2.46

0.437

0.50

Apr.

~9.9 24 

2.3

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

4.2

2.1

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

3.2

2.1

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

*.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.2

.8

.6

73.1

2.44

0.433

0.48

May

0.6 

.5

.4

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.3

.5

1.0

2.5

T74

.6

.4

.3

.4

.4

.4

1.7

.9

.7

.2

a.

.1

.2

*.4

.2

.2

.2

16.6

0.54

0.096

0.11

June

°*

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.8

0.03

0.0053

0.005

July

0

<5

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1.1.1

0

3.0

T7T

.3

.1.1

4.9

0.16

0.028

0.03

Aug.

§

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2.1

.1

0

0

.1

.2

.9

74

.2

.1

2.3

0.07

0.012

0.02

Sept.

H.2

.1

.1

o

(J

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.2

0.17

0.030

0.03

Calendar year 1958: Max 231 Mln 0 Mean 5.01 Cfsm 0.890 In. 12.09

Water year 1958-59: Max 197 Mln 0 Mean 2.28 Cfsm 0.405 In. 5.50

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 efs).~Jan. 21 (2:30 p.m.) 2,150 cfs (Inside, 8.25 ft, outside, 9.08 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

575949 O - 61 - 24
358 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

2905. Kentucky River at lock 2, at Lockport, Ky.

Location.--Lat 38"26'20", long 84°57'48", on left bank at lock 2 at Lockport, Henry

County, 0.1 mile downstream from Sixmile Creek and at mile 31.0. 

Drainage area. 6,180 sq mi, of which about 200 sq mi does not contribute directly to surface runoff. 

Records available. October 1925 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some

periods, published in WSP 1305. Monthly discharge only June to September 1930, published in WSP 1305; figures of daily discharge published in WSP 698 are unreliable. 

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 433.36 ft above mean sea level,

datum of 1929. Auxiliary staff gage read twice daily at lock 3, 11.0 miles upstream. 

Average discharge. 34 years, 8,124 cfs (unadjusted). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 58,100 cfs Jan. 22; maximum gage height, 31.7 ft

Jan. 22, from graph based on gage readings; minimum daily discharge, 210 cfs Sept. 28,

29.

1925-59; Maximum discharge, 123,000 cfs Jan. 26, 1937; maximum gage height, 56.85

ft Jan. 24, 1937 (backwater from Ohio River); minimum discharge not determined. 

Remarks.--Records fair above 500 cfs and poor below. Flow regulated by Herrington Lake

(see p. 349) and by hydroelectric plant at lock 7. 

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

RevisloniTwater years). WSP 1385: 1926-29, 1932, 1934-37, 1945. WSP 1555: Drainage

area. See also Records available.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except period of Indefinite stage-discharge

relation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Pall used as a factor Jan. 20-31, Feb. 15-20, Apr. 14-17; shifting-control

method used June 16-27, Aug. 3-29)

7.4

8.0 

8.3

210

250

380

 740

1,300

8.6

9.0

10.0

12.0

15.0

2,050

3,200

6,450

14, ZOO

30,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

836 

656

600

552

528

540

564

576

698

836

900

656 

552

528

*642

576 

552

470

440

420

440

600

614

450

420

420

504

504

504

576

17,682

570

-128

Nov.

460 

420

698

670

552

540

614

600

712

600

600

740 

614

670

1,020

804

*772

788

1,140

920

980

1,600

1,950

1,550

1,700

1,400

1,380

1,140

2,050

3.170

30,854

1,028

-126

Dec.

6,140 

6,380

5,050

6,000

7.640

6,030

5,300

4,460

4,250

3,470

3,050

2,660 

2,250

1,950

1,620

1,450 

1,400

1,280

1,180

1,140

1,100

940

1,080

1,720

1,300

1,100

1,140

1,060

820

1,040 

1,080

85,080

2,745

-73

Jan.

3,860 

6,380

5,960

4,880

4,100

3,560

3,110

2,480

2,100

1,900

1.750

1,800 

1,750

1,820

5,400

*9, 560 

11,900

11,000

9,920

24,800

45,200

57.500

49,100

48,100

46,300

35,900

21,400

12,400

11,800

10,400 

8,860

464,790

14,990

+340

Feb.

7,600 

6,170

5,750

5.540

5,610

6,760

7,850

7,290

6,560

7,920

7,010

*7,360 

9,000

13,600

27,200

34.600 

34, 606

29,100

23,800

15,500

11,500

7,820

7,080

7,710

6,940

6,560

6,280

5,920

-. -

328,630

11,740

+32

Mar.

6,620 

6,730

6,340

5,920

5,260

8,200

6,520

6,030

5,820

5,820

6,240

7,010 

7,710

7,780

8,400

*8 . 680 

7^640

6,660

5,890

4,980

4,670

4,640

4,370

3,860

3,800

3,440

3,560

4,160

4,700

5,160

5,120

181,730

5,862

+141

Apr.

5.050 

7,040

6,730

7,360

8,400

12,000

13,200

10,800

8,440

9,320

16,100

24,800 

29,300

35,000

58.600

36,200 

22,900

14,000

11,200

*9,280

9,240

9,160

9,480

8,130

7,640

8,400

7,780

6,450

5,580

5 190 _._.'__ 

402,770

13,430

-29

May

5,470 

5,220

4,520

3,980

3,620

3,200

2,840

2,600

2,250

2,050

1,800

1.750 

2,150

2,840

3,140

5.580 

4,940

4,100

3,350

2,840

2,660

3,170

3,320

3,140

3,140

3,680

4,840

4,400

3,440

2 1 780

3,740

106,550

3,437

-21

June

*3,680 

4,220

4,910

4,400

8,960

10.200

5,960

3,680

2,840

2,150

1,850

1,480 

1,220

1,350

1,160

940 

884

868

820

726

740

656

642

940

1,140

804

400

1,655"

1,620

1,220

72,060

2,402

-57

July

868 

740

600

528

528

528

504

460

540

*420

440

410 

430

332

275

440 

600

275

250

250

230

242

400

1,650

1,920

2,360

1,520

5.260

1,700

2^000

26,980

870

-29

Aug.

1,420 

2,050

1,880

1,300

1,160

656

552

712

670

*684

712

670 

670

656

588

450 

540

528

480

480

670

564

504

450

430

440

410

380

1,300

7 It i J.PU mt

3,740

32,896

1,061

-57

Sept.

2.180 

1,260

980

836

460

480

440

400

400

390

300

285 

275

364

600

576 

480

*460

450

e400

e350

e350

e320

e320

e300

e250

6250

e210

e210

g250

14,826

494

-79

Adjusted for change In contents In Herrington Lake

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

442 

0.072 

0.08

902 

0.146 

0.16

Calendar year 1958s 

Water year 1958-59:

2,672 

0.432 

0.50

15,330 

2.48 

2.86

11,770 

1.90 

1.98

6,003 

0.971 

1.12

13,400

2.17 

2.42

3,416 

0.553 

0.64

Observed

Max 64,900 Mln 420 Mean 9,028 

Max 57,300 Mln 210 Mean 4,835

2,345 

0.379 

0.42

841 

0.136 

0.16

1,004 

0.162 

0.19

415 

0.067 

0.07

Adjusted

Mean 8,972 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.70 

Mean 4,828 Cfsm 0.781 In. 10.60

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Herrington Lake; furnished by Kentucky Utilities Co.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at 

lock 4.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 359

2910. Big Eagle Creek at Sadieville, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°23'22", long 84°32'36", on left bank 15 ft upstream from Spoon Branch, 

a quarter of a mile west of Sadieville, Scott County, and 5.8 miles upstream from 

Little Eagle Creek. Records include flow of Spoon Branch.

Drainage area. 42.9 sq mi, includes that of Spoon Branch.

Records available. June 1941 to September 1959. Prior to October 1956, published as Eagle 

Creek at Sadieville.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 757.18 ft above mean 

sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 18 years, 59.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,760 cfs Jan. 20 (gage height, 12.19 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1941-59: Maximum discharge, 9,870 cfs Mar. 19, 1943 (gage height, 21.96 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 4,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow 

at times each year.

Flood in August 1932 reached a stage of about 22 ft, from floodmarks.

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

which are poor. Occasional diversion from gage pool for water supply of Sadieville 

and to fill water tank of Southern Railway; some return from these diversions.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1505: 1943(M), 1945(M), 1948(M), 1950(M). WSP 1555: 

Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 25 to Nov. 3, Sept. 2-10)

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

.1

.5

1.3

3.5

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.5

7.5

12

21

36

130

3.0 

5.0 

7.6

265

940

1,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

 1.3

1.0

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

3.6

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.5

.5

.5

.6

.5 

.5

.5

21.8

0.70

0.016

0.02

Nov.

0.5

.5

.6

*.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

21

13

8.4

36

~~27 128

11

7.5

5.5

3.9

3.3

3.3

3.1

4.7

6.3 

6 .3

295.8

9.86

0.230

0.26

Dec.

7.1

9.3

183

187

572

71

26

16

11

8.0

b5.0

b4.0

a3.0

a2.0

al.7

al.5

*aT7£

2.2

2.8

3.5

b3.1

b2.8

b2.5

4.3

4.7

4.7

4.3

3.1

3.1 

3.1

3.1

1,156.5

37.3

0.869

1.00

Jan.

273

105

34

17

8.8

6.7

6.3

7.5

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.7

6.7

82

550

145

17

7.5

5^9

1.800

1,470

259

36

17

15

15

13

11

10

11

11

4,968.4

160

3.73

4.31

Feb.

8.8

7.5

7.1

*27

22

11

8.8

9.3

9.8

153

58

24

100

444

187

56

36

32

21

16

14

14

103

58

28

22

18

39

-

1,534.3

54.8

1.28

1.33

Mar.

179

51

36

28

24

160

54

36

*36

32

41

97

51

36

28

21

17

16

15

15

48

36

19

17

16

16

68

28

20

21

20

1,282

41.4

0.965

1.11

Apr.

63

~62 231

28

27

21

19

18

17

83

a25

a25

a30

also

a50

*30

27

27

56

33

24

18

17

16

14

13

15

36

24

15

1,214

40.5

0.944

1.05

May

12

11

11

9.3

9.3

8.4

8.0

6.3

5.5

5.1

6.7

55

47

89

22

12

9.3

*8.4

7.5

7.1

9.3

8.8

6.7

4.7

2.8

2.4

5^

11

8.8

1 ^^ J.3O

165

726.0

23.4

0.545

0.63

June

28

12

8.8

6.7

167

154

24

9.3

5.9

3.5

4.0

27

11

5.5

2.6

1.3

1.1

.7

.4

.3

.3

.2

3

.1

.2

.3

.3

.2

.1

475.0

15.8

0.368

0.41

July

**0.1

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

2.4

93

~26 288

10

44

21

7.5

492.6

15.9

0.371

0.43

Aug.

3.5

2^

1.2

.9

*.7

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.5

.4

.5

.5

.5 

.5

.4

16.6

0.54

0.013

0.01

Sept.

0.6

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

.8

.7

.5

.4

**.3

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

8.0

0.27

0.0063

0.007

Calendar year 1953: Max 1,370 Mln 0.1 Mean 41.9 Cfsm 0.977 In. 13.28

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,800 Mln 0 Mean 33.4 Cfsm 0.779 In. 10.57

Peak discharge (base, 2,800 cfs). Jan. 20 (3:30 p.m.) 3,760 cfs (12.19 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range In stage, 

and records for stations on nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
360 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

2915. Eagle Creek at Glencoe, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°42'22", long 84°49 I 32", near center of span on upstream side of bridge 

on State Highway 16 at Gallatln-Owen County line, half a mile south of Glencoe, 

Gallatln County, 5.9 miles downstream from Tenmlle Creek, and 22 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 437 sq ml.

Records available.--April 1915 to September 1918, October 1918 to December 1920 (gage 

heights only), May 1928 to September 1931, June 1938 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only May 1915, June 1938, published In WSP 1305.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice dally. Datum of gage Is 508.36 ft above mean sea

level, unadjusted. Prior to Oct. 1, 1950, staff, chain, or wire-weight gages at bridge 

600 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 27 years (1915-18, 1928-31, 1938-59), 512 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 22,900 ofs Jan. 21 (gage height, 19.0 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow for many days.

1915-20, 1928-31, 1938-59: Maximum discharge, 32,900 cfs Mar. 19, 1943 (gage 

height, 23.1 ft, from floodmark, present site); no flow at times. 

Flood In 1913 reached a stage of about 22.5 ft, present site.

Remarks. Records poor. Records of water temperatures for the 1959 water year are given 

 In~¥SP 1641.

Revisions (water years ).--WSP 1275: 1916-17, 1929(M). WSP 1555: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

20

25

22

25

19

15

15

11

12

15

14

15

15

14

9.0

6.5

6.3

12

11

10

9.0

7.5

6.5

5.1

sts

9.0

25

71

45

52

25

522.0

16.8

0.058

0.04

Nov.

19

26

15

*19

15

14

12

17

22

34

26

22

19

16

938

1.4QO *644

295

356

225

182

150

105

81

67

49

36

a 50

a60

65

4,979

166

0.380

0.42

Dec.

65

47

91

205

660

1.540

£04

557

b200

blSO

blOO

b80

b60

a50

*b40

b55

b5T

b40

b50

b70

b80

b80

b70

81

85

69

59

55

47

69

178

5,250

169

0.587

0.45

Jan.

755

2,010

1,140

507

200

150

107

85

75

65

61

61

660" 55

6,280

as, 000

al.OOO

a500

1,550

7,680

15.500

12,460

1,080

444

262

250

220

210

210

a200

al90

56,265

1,815

4.15

4.79

Feb.

alSO

*178

228

412

560

504

259

205

180

1,400

5,060

705

705

8.100

7,120

1,690

440

400

500

452

428

568

620

735

280

304

516

510

52,259

1,151

2.65

2.74

Mar.

750

982

620

564

a550

al,500

aeoo

a500

*452

508

1,140

~624 1.950

576

268

"'' 242

222

198

188

168

172

188

172

168

192

552

456

568

504

245

188

14,767

476

1.09

1.26

Apr.

155

178

584

424

198

178

160

150

140

158

200

202

*188

202

212

182

165

175

228

228

185

165

148

140

125

115

105

158

165

155

5,724

191

0.457

0.49

May

115

105

97

89

77

75

69

67

61

57

55

584

452

572

604

544

182

155

190

182

140

188

245

152

125

111

109

158

119

99

155

5,469

176

0.405

0.47

June

510

444

298

218

155

77

95

160

135

71

57

43

52

22

17

20

22

17

14

15

9.0

6.7

9.8

9.0

6.5

17

25

17

*11

12

2,520.8

77.4

0.177

0.20

July

59

25

11

5.1

2.9

2.5

1.9

1.4

1.5

1.0

.7

.4

.4

.2

.1

.2

.2

.1

.2

.1

0

0

0

262

1.690

452

596

220

a500

a200

alOO

5,913.7

126

0.288

0.55

Aug.

a 80

a60

*47

aso

19

10

6.7

6.5

5.9

4.5

2.9

2.7

4.5

8.2

7.5

5.5

2.9

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.1

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

56

14

371.1

12.0

0.027

0.05

Sept.

175

105

79

125

55

27

16

*9.8

4.7

3.5

2.5

1.7

.9

.6

.5

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

606.2

20.2

0.046

0.05

Calendar year 1953: Max 11,100 Win 0.9 Mean 480 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.92

Water year 1958-59: Max 15,300 Mln 0 Mean 565 Cfsm 0.851 In. 11.27

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 cfs).--Jan. 21 (12 p.m.) 22,900 cfs (19.0 ft); Feb. 14 (11 p.m.) 17,900 

cfs (16.6 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height-record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Big Eagle 

Creek at Sadlevllle.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
BEAKGRASS CREEK BASIN 361

2925. South Fork Beargrass Creek at Louisville, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°12'39", long 85°42'07", on upstream side of right abutment of Trevillan 

Way Bridge at Louisville, Jefferson County, 4.9 miles upstream from confluence with 

Middle Fork and 6.4 miles upstream from Ohio River.

Drainage area. 18.8 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1940, August 1944 to September 1953, and 

October 1954 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only October to December 1939, published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 448.60 ft above mean 

sea level, Louisville city datum, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Oct. 29, 1953, at datum 

2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--15 years, 20.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,180 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 8.86 ft); no 

flow July 7-14.

1939-40, 1944-53, 1954-59: Maximum discharge, 1,890 cfs Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 

13.62 ft, present datum), from rating curve extended above 900 cfs; no flow at times.

Flood of Mar. 19, 1943, reached a stage of 15.1 ft, present datum, from information 

furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.82 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

.3

.7

3.0

6.1

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

90

190

300

570

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.0 

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

*1.8 1-

1-

.9

57.5

1.85

0.093

0.11

Calendar yea

Water year 1

Peak dlschar

Nov.

0.8

*1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

8.4

3.3

2.7

10

T.I

5.1

3.6

3.3

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.4

3.0

3.6 

3.3

78.1

2.60

0.138

0.15

Dec.

3.9 

4.2

8.9

11

47

17

12

*8.9

6.5

5.0

4.5

4.0

3.6

3.3

3.0

3.0

3.3

3.0

3.0

2.7

2.4

3.6

3.3

3.0

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.1

2^4

186.6

6.02

0.320

0.37

Jan.

10 

5.1

4.0

3.0

*2.7

3.0

3.6

3.6

3.0

2.7

2.4

274

2.4

4.2

48

25

16

12

12

229

*560

194

78

56

47

39

31

20

19 

16

13

1,467.1

47.3

2.52

2.90

Feb.

11 

9.6

10

14

9.6

7.6

7.0

7.0

10

33

17

14

18

76

50

39

28

20

17

14

12

11

28

15

12

12

11

14

-

526.8

18.8

1.00

1.04

Mar.

15

12

12

9.6

22

*48

20

18

19

17

19

18

16

14

13

11

11

9.6

8.9

9.6

8.9

7.6

7.0

6.5

6.1

9.6

7.6

6.1

9.6 

8.9

6.5

407.1

13.1

0.697

0.81

Apr.

9.6 

8.9

7.0

6.1

5.4

*4.8

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

3.9

5.4

4.2

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.0

6.1

4.8

3.9

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.0

3.6

3.0

3.0

3.6

3.3

3.0

134.3

4.48

0.238

0.27

May

4.5 

2.4

1.8

*1.3

1.3

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.7

28

78

30

8.9

5.8

4.8

7.0

3.9

7.6

34

13

8.9

6.5

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.8

4.2

3.3

2.7

289.0

9.32

0.496

0.57

June

2.7 

2.4

2.1

1.5

5.4

3.0

1.5

1.5

1.5

*1.2

2.7

1.5

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

1.0

.6

.5

73

.3

.5 

.5

33.4

1.11

0.059

0.07

July

0.3 

.5

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

.3

"8.8 36

1.8

1.0

1.0

2.7

1.0

.6

.5

57.0

1.84

0.098

0.11

Aug.

0.5 

.4

74

.6

.5

4.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.6

12

*92

*5.1

2.7

2.1

1.3

1.2

1.8

1.5

.7

.7

.6

18

3.0 

1.5

1.2

157.1

5.07

0.270

0.31

Sept.

3-4

575

1.2

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.3

.3

.3

.5

.5

*.2

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4 

.4

18.8

0.65

0.054

0.04

r 1958: Max 154 Mln 0.7 Mean 14.2 Cfsm 0.755 In. 10.27

958-59: Max 560 Mln 0 Mean 9.35 Cfsm 0.497 In. 6.75

ge (base, 300 cfs). Jan. 21 (4 p.m.) 1,180 cfs (8.86 ft).

Dlscharji 

Note. No 

of recorded 

Louisville.

;e measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

gage-height record Oct. 1-7, Oct. 9 to Nov. 9, July 15-22j discharge estimated on basis

range In stage, weather records, and records for Middle Fork Beargrass Creek at
BEARGRASS CREEK BASIN

2930. Middle Pork Beargrass Creek at Cannons Lane, at Louisville, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°14'14", long 85°39'52", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

Cannons Lane, at Louisville, Jefferson County, 1.7 miles downstream from Weicher Creek, 

5.7 miles upstream from confluence with South Pork, and 7.4 miles upstream from Ohio 

River.

Drainage area. 18.9 sq mi (revised).

Records available. August 1944 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 477.70 ft above mean 

sea level, Louisville city datum, 1912 adjustment.

Average discharge. 15 years, 22.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,320 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 4.60 ft); minimum, 0.8 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 0.80 ft).

1944-59: Maximum discharge, 2,120 cfs (revised) Aug. 29, 1950 (gage height, 

5.14 ft); no flow at times.

Flood of February 1943 reached a stage of 8.1ft, from information by local residents. 

Revj.slons. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

1033 

1113 

1173 

1205 

1235 

1335 

1385 

1505

Water 

year

1945 

1948 

1950 

1951 

1952 

1954 

1955 

1957

Date

Mar. 6, 1945 

Apr. 12, 1948 

Aug. 29, 1950 

Jan. 14, 1951 

Jan. 4, 1952 

Sept. 20, 1954 

July 9, 1955 

Feb. 9, 1957

Discharge 

{cfs)

1,810 

1,750 

2,120 

1,220 

1,290 

1,570 

1,240 

1,490

Gage height 

(feet!

4.94 

4.90 

5.14 

4.52 

4.58 

4.78 

4.54 

4.72

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Revisions. The figures of peak discharge for the water year 1950 have been revised, as 

shown below, superseding those published in WSP 1173.

Revised peak discharge. 1949-50: Feb. 8 (9 p.m.) 1,540 cfs; May 10 (4 a.m.) 2,080 

cfs; June 19 (10 p.m.) 1,560 cfs; Aug. 29 (10 p.m.) 2,120 cfs.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 5-8)

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

0.8 

1.6 

3.2 

6.0

48

120

220

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

329

460

670

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.6

7.7

7.2

6.8

5.0

5.0

5.0

*5.0

7.4

15

9.0

7.7

6.8

6.0

6.0

5.3

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.0

3.7

5.0

4.4

4.2

4.0

3.4

3.2

3.0

370

3.0

172.1

5.55

0.294

0.34

Nov.

3.4

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.0

JTs

4.4

*4.4

4.4

4.2

4.2

5.0

11

7.2

6.0

13

17

TT

9.0

8.2

7.2

6.8

6.4

6.0

5.6

6.4

6.8

6.4

188.0

6.27

0.332

0.37

Dec.

6.4

7.7

14

22

46

30

22

*19

17

14

13

12

10

9.5

9.0

8.2

8.2

7.7

7.7

7.2

6.8

6.8

7.2

7.2

6.8

6.0

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.0

357.9

11.5

0.608

0.70

Jan.

15

13

10

8.5

*7.5

7.7

8.2

8.2

7.2

6.8

6~4~ 6.4

6.8

10

66

53

35

26

26

262

*600

*210

118

84

64

51

42

35

31

27

24

1,875.7

60.5

3.20

3.69

Feb.

22

20

22

26

22

19

16.

a40

>

I

\ a45

1

J

a30

1

> a25

.

917

32.8

1.74

1.80

Mar.

,

\ a25

J

*20

30

36" 56

32

34

30

31

33

28

a25

a23

aZl

20

19

18

18

17

16

15

14

14

17

18

14

16

18

16

724

23.4

1.24

1.42

Apr.

17

18-

15

13

13

*13

12

12

12

12

11

12

12

12

10

9.5

9.5

13

14

12

10

9.5

9.5

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.6

9.0

8.6

8.2

342.4

11.4

0.603

0.67

May

7.2

6.8

5.6

*5.6

5.0

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.7

4.2

4.2

23

51

37

18

14

12

12

13

12

27

22

17

14

12

11

10

9.0

8.6

7.7

6.8

393.6

12.7

0.672

0.77

June

6.0

6.0

5.3

5.0

IP8.2

5.6

4.7

4.4

*4.4

4.7

4.0

3.7

3.2

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.4

2.3

2.2

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

117.9

3.93

0.208

0.23

July

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

ii

*2.1

1.4

1.3

1.8

1.2

1.1

2.3

23

14

7.2

6.0

5.3

8.0

6.0

4.2

3.7

107.2

3.46

0.183

0.21

Aug.

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.8

3.0

18

5.3

5.0

4.4

4.2

2.8

2.3

2.0

372

2.2

. 12

*60

14

9.0

6.8

5.6

4.7

11

5.0

4.0

3.7

3.2

9.1

6.0

4.7

4.0

226.4

7.30

0.386

0.45

Sept.

.6

.4

.2

.8

.8

.6

.3

.2

.3

.6

.3

.2

.8

.6

.6

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.8

.3

.1

* .1

.2

1.0

.9

1.4

4. 8

58.4

1.95

0.103

0.11

Calendar year 1958: Max - Min 3.0 Mean 21.9 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.78

Water year 1958-59: Max 600 Min 0.8 Mean 15.0 Cfsm 0.794 In. 10.76

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs). --Jan. 21 (4:30 p.m.) 1,320 cfs (4.60 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, 

and records for South Pork Beargrass Creek at Louisville.
SILVER CREEK BASIN 363

2940. Silver Creek near Sellersburg, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°22'15", long 85°43'35", in SW£ lot 68, Clark Military Grant, on upstream 

side of Straws Mill bridge on Watson Road, 0.3 mile downstream from Pleasant Run, 

2.4 miles southeast of Sellersburg, and 11.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 188 sq mi.

Records available. October 1954 to September 1959.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 430 ft (from topographic 

map).

Average discharge. 5 years, 223 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,600 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 30.89 ft, from 

graph based on floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 4,500 cfs on basis of 

contracted-opening measurement of peak flow at site 5.2 miles downstreatiTfdj'ainage 

area, 164 sq mi), adjusted to gage site; no flow July 15, 17-22, Sept. 21, 26. 

1954-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 22, 1959; no flow at times each year.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 12-14, Dec. 8-10, 13-31, June 14 to

Aug. 16, Aug. 23 to Sept. 9. Sept. 11-30} stage-discharge relation

affected by Ice Dec. 11, 12)

1.6 

2.6

3.9 

4.1 

4.4 

4.8 

5.5

4.3

9.5

23

52

134

8.0

16.0

24.0

28.0

29.0

639

3,140

6,480

9,900

11,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

82

63

47

41

36

*31

28

26

24

47

40

32

26

26

21

19

21

16

2T

26

21

17

17

23

23

25

22

23

16 

17

17

894

28.8

0.153

0.18

Nov.

19

17

17

18

20

20

17

16

19

24

20

27

*24

19

58

114

67

163

591

241

142

107

82

76

65

69

48

58

61 

59

2,278

75.9

0.404

0.45

Dec.

71

88

380

1.510

1,130

421

301

*231

173

127

90

70

50

43

37

28

40

38

40

33

25

24

41

31

19

12

23

26

28 

28

34

4,992

161

0.856

0.99

Jan.

274

281

157

100

61

67

51

66

50

55

44

*40

60

380

2,090

1,890

461

211

189

1,530

6,550

»11.100

3,090

712

421

368

344

304

301 

304

249

31,800

1,026

5.46

6.30

Feb.

191

149

157

149

181

181

120

149

191

2,020

1,140

393

757

2,200

2,450

381

481

*381

301

201

157

157

565

448

281

261

221

201

-

14,444

516

2.74

2.85

Mar.

341

281

221

181

215

1.210

421

281

*261

231

361

615

714

461

341

241

221

181

149

165

157

134

114

100

82.

169

569

301

341 

321

221

9,601

310

1.65

1.90

Apr.

361

1.280

503

281

181

*173

127

134

127

100

76

100

94

76

61

67

61

107

76

52

53

52

44

37

34

39

33

42

51

11

4,452

148

0.787

0.88

May

36

33

28

40

36

24

17

19

14

3?

*31

33

367

301

120

52

38

48

241

181

881

984

320

115

149

114

66

40

99 

69

44

4,572

147

0.782

0.90

June

35

55

35

29

45

40

29

38

*26

98

14

17

17

6.6

7.8

11

11

5.6

3.9

1.5

1.8

2.9

2.9

5.9

9.8

5.2

2.8

2.5

2.1 

6.9

568.0

18.9

0.101

0.11

July

5.4

1.6

2.8

1.1

.7

.9

*.5

.7

1.3

.8

1.5

.6

.7

.2

0.

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.4

12

4.1

7.8

4.5

5.7

li 

7.8

5.2

85.1

2.75

0.015

0.02

Aug.

1.8

1.1

.9

1.2

1.1

2.5

7.2

8.6

5.2

*5.2

2.1

1.1

1.1

.7

.2

15

~SZ 108

76

27

15

14

7.2

7.2

1.5

.8

.9

1.1

1.3 

2.1

. 8

395.7

12.8

0.068

0.08

Sept.

1.7

.9

.7

1.6

.7

.9

.5

*.9

.4

44

3.5

1.5

1.1

2.6

.8

.4

.6

.4

2.5

.2

0

.2

.4

.6

.3

0

.2

.2

.5 

.5

68.4

2.28

0.012

0.01

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,650 Mln 2.8 Mean 191 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.75

Water year 1958-59: Max 11,100 Mln o Mean 203 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.67

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). Jan. 16 (2 a.m.) 5,170 cfs (16.10 ft): Jan. 22 (6:50 a.m.) 19,600 

cfs (30.89 ft); Feb. 10 (8 p.m.) 3,560 cfs (17.20 ft); Feb. 15 (l a.m.) 5,080 cfs (21.20 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
364 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

2945. Ohio River at Louisville, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°16'40", long 85°47'39", on left bank at downstream end of lock wall in 

lower pool at lock 41, at Louisville, Jefferson County, 5.0 miles downstream from Beargrass Creek and at mile 607.0.

Drainage area. 91,170 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1928 to September 1959. Prior to October 1935 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1305. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity 

since 1871 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Page. Normal pool (lower) staff gage read hourly. Datum of gage is 374.00 ft above mean 

sea level, Ohio River datum. Prior to Oct. 1, 1939, and Oct. 1, 1943, to Sept. 30, 1946, 

various combinations of gages near Louisville were used. Oct. 1, 1939, to Sept. 30,1943, 

water-stage recorders at Louisville and Kosmosdale, 4 and 20.1 miles, respectively, 

below dam 41 were used to determine discharge. Since Oct. 1, 1952, upper staff gage at 

dam 43, 26.4 miles downstream has been used as an auxiliary gage.

Average discharge. 31 years, 113,900 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 519,000 cfs Jan. 26; maximum gage height, 57.44 

ft Jan. 27, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge not determined.

1928-59: Maximum discharge, 1,110,000 cfs Jan. 26, 27, 1937; maximum gage height, 

85.44 ft Jan. 27, 1937; minimum daily discharge, 2,100 cfs Aug. 12, 1930.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of indefinite stage-fall-discharge relation, which are poor. Low and medium flow affected by operation of powerplant and navigation dams.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and 12 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers .

Revisions (water years). WSP 893: 1939.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1959

Day Oct.

1 |

2

3 .642,000

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

.633,000 (*)

,626,000

.619,000

 621,000

.622,000

637,000

27,000

0.296

0.34

Nov.

1

,626,000

'635,000

(*)

 630,000

.651,000

.660,000

 647,000

*1,245

41,500

0.455

0.51

Dec.

60,300

69,100

54,800

48,900

69,900

102,000

106,000

109,000

121.000

117,000

104,000

69,200

48,600

41,000

40,000

42,000

37,000

*34,000

35,000

40,000

43,000

40,000

33,000

29.000

32,000

35,000

39,000

36 , 000

34,000

36,000

46,000

*1,77E

57,160

0.627

0.72

Jan.

54,700

78,800

93,600

94,600

99,200

102,000

103,000

85,700

*55,700

36.400

43,300

42,000

41,800

37,900

63,500

109,000

117,000

132,000

152,000

179,000

346,000

469,000

»506,000

500,000

507,000

516.000

514,000

»490,000

457,000

416,000

371,000

*6,615.2

219,800

2.41

2.78

Feb.

306,000

244,000

206,000

190,000

176,000

169,000

163,000

156,000

143,000

157,000

169,000

196,000

209,000

262,000

354,000

367,000

402,000

403 , 000

366,000

355, OOC

323,000

279,000

245,000

212,000

166,000

165,000

153,000

146,000

 - 

*6,793

242,600

2.66

2.77

Calendar year 1958 : Max 550,000 Mln -

Mar.

147,000

151,000

145,000

139,000

130,000

»135,000

151,000

147,000

141,000

143,000

160,000

172,000

180,000

190,000

199,000

211,000

203,000

192,000

162,000

132,000

161,000

174,000

164,000

149,000

135,000

124,000

114,000

113,000

109,000

iisiooo

*4,763

154,300

1.69

1.95

Apr.

135,000

153,000

163,000

158,000

157,000

166,000

190,000

214,000

206,000

203,000

193,000

196,000

203,000

212,000

236,000

267,000

272 ,000

243,000

215,000

173,000

150,000

133,000

117,000

113,000

107,000

105.000

106,000

110,000

115,000

123,000

*5,136

171,300

1.66

2.10

May

141,000

161,000

177,000

136,000

 "167,000

178,000

166,000

151,000

142,000

126,000

103,000

73,300

72,900

79,000

90,000

113,000

143,000

152,000

146,000

126,000

111,000

69,900

76,200

74,000

71,000

70,400

71,500

63,000

45.000

64,300

74,500

1:3,530.6

115,900

1.25

1.44

June

72,600

75,600

67,700

72,000

*77,600

102,000

114.000

99,900

64,000

640,000

1

Le55,000

,650,000

25,000

26,300

42,700

49,100

61,200

56,400

 

H, 441.1

46,040

0.527

0.59

July

*52,300

I

|e40,000

j

,

Ie35,000

>

.626,000

,el9,000

630,000

e25,000

Aug.

,

^57,000

ie39,000

Le23,000

Iel9,000

1

33,OOoKel3,000

25,600 (*} so,ooop

26,900'

25,000

39,600

32,700

30,000

36,700

926,600

29,900

0.526

0.36

619,000

769,000

24,610

0.272

0.31

Sept.

614,500

(*)

435,000

14,500

0.159

0.16

Mean 126,800 Cfsm 1.39 In. 16.69

Water year 1958-59 ! Max 516,000 Min - Mean 94,460 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.07

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

e Stage-fall-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estima 

ments and records for other main-stem and tributary stations.

.ted on basis of 4 discharge measure-
SALT RIVER BASIN 365

2950. Salt River near Harrodsburg, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°45'26", long 84°52'23", near center of span on downstream side of bridge 

on State Highway 152, if- miles west of Harrodsburg, Mercer County, and 11 miles downstream from Quirks Run.

Drainage area. 41.4 sq mi.

Records available. September 1952 to September 1959.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Crest-stage indicator since Aug. 24, 1959. 

Datum of gage is 810.60 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Since July 21, 1958, 

supplementary gage 220 ft upstream.

Average discharge. 7 years, 47.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 4,000 cfs Jan. 21; no flow for many days.

1952-59: Maximum discharge, 4,190 cfs Nov. 18, 1957 (gage height, 15.1 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow for many days during most years.

Remarks. Records poor.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 10 to Nov. 4)

1.3

1.4

6.0 

9.0

12

28

79

218

920

1,820

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.2

2.5

2.3

2.0

1.7

1.3

1.3

1.4

2.7

il

5.7

3.5

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

*.6

.8

90.3

2.91

0.070

0.08

Nov.

2.2

2.3

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

3.5

4.0

3.3

3.3

13

4.2

3.1

7.0

6.3

5.7

5.1

7.0

7.9

30

4525"

203.3

6.78

0.164

0.18

Dec.

21

*84

78

66

72

41

28

22

19

15

13

12

9.7

9.0

7.9

7.6

7.0

6.3

7.3

7.6

6.6

5.1

7.6

19

14

11

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.6

7 9

640.2

20.7

0.500

0.58

Jan.

66

64

36

24

17

16

15

16

12

11

9.3

8.6 *57o

11

307

251

62

43

34

1,370

1.820

399

110

68

50

42

36

35

33

29

25

5,028.9

162

3.91

4.52

Feb.

22

21

20

55

30

24

21

21

22

41

32

27

79

399

262

120

82

56

38

31

27

25

72

*40

30

26

25

24

_

1,672

59.7

1.44

1.50

Mar.

36

31

30

29

24

79

4T

37

36

33

28

59

46

35

27

24

21

18

17

18

79

67

29

25

20

19

37

22

22

22

*17

1,031

33.3

0.804

0.93

Apr.

16

37

22

18

16

14

13

12

12

92.

52

39

77

56

39

30

24

19

21

24

18

16

14

12

11

10

9.3

9.3

7.6

7.0

747.2

24.9

0.601

0.67

May

6.3

6.3

5.7

*4.4

4.4

4.2

3.5

2.8

2.8

3.1

3.1

2.5

6.6

7.0

5.1

4.9

5.0

5.7

.1

.6

.9

.9

.6

.2

.5

.5

.8

.5

.3 -3V

136.7

4.41

0.107

0.12

June

3.5

3.3

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.5

 1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.5

.4

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

38.9

1.30

0.031

0.03

Calendar year 1958 : Max 1,040 Min 0.6 Mean 50.1 Cfsm 1.21

July

0.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.5

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

.1

.2

.2

.4

.2

.8

**.!

0

0

.1

58

13

5.7

3.8

3.3

18

14

14

135.9

4.38

0.106

0.12

In. 16

Aug.

1JO

4.9

3.8

4.9

3.3

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

3.3

3.3

3.3

2.5

1.8

.4

.2

.2

**.!

.1

.2

.2

.2

.4

58.8

1.90

0.046

0.05

.44

Sept.

1.0

2.0

1.7

1.2

.8

.6

.4

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

cr

0

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

8.5

0.28

0.0068

0.008

Water year 1958-59 : Max 1,820 Min 0 Mean 26.8 Cfsm 0.647 In. 8.79

Peak discharge (base, 2,200 cfs). Jan. 21 (about 7 p.m.) about 4,000 cfs.

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

* Field estimate made on this day.
366 SALT RIVER BASIN

2955. Salt River near Van Buren, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°58 I 06", long 85°08'03", on right bank at downstream side of Goodnight 

Bridge, 1.8 miles east of Van Buren, Anderson County, and 2.3 miles upstream from 

Crooked Creek.

Drainage area. 200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1938 tq September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 535.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Feb. 6, 1953, wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 238 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,200 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 16.43 ft): no 

flow for many days.

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 14,700 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 19.3 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 9,000 cfs; no flow for many days in most 

years.

Maximum stage known, 22.2 ft in 1928. Flood in January 1937 reached a stage of 

19.6 ft.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4 

2.6 

2.9

2.0

3.5

6.9

16

38

3.6

4.3

5.0

7.0

10.0

14.0

116

260

510

1,410

3,180

6,970

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.7

5.8

4.4

3.8

3.3

3.0

2.6

2.6

5.0

38

22

54

48

29

20

14

11

8.1

6.5

4.7

3.5

2.5

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.0

1.6 *TT6

2.0

3.0

318.1

10.3

0.052

0.06

Nov.

4.1

4.1

4.1

5.5

5.8

6.1

6.1

12

9.7

8.1

6.9

5.8

5.1

4.4

8.1

12

9.3

60

106

49

58

42

29

21

18

17

17

41

135

188

898.2

29.9

0.150

0.17

Dec.

*106

89

296

266

658

284

160

108

86

65

50

40

30

26

23

21

19

18

20

21

17

15

18

25

24

23

30

27

26

25

28

2,644

85.3

0.426

0.49

Jan.

496

362

222

141

110

105

100

80

60

55

50

48

48

51

*605

1,120

406

228

170

4,080

6.590

3,680

794

362

236

188

166

150

143

137

119

20,902

674

3.37

3.89

Feb.

100

86

82

132

152

119

94

89

88

306

269

166

538

1,560

1.740

710

382

260

184

137

113

100

330

305

176

*139

119

112

8,588

307

1.54

1.60

Mar.

245

220

166

145

179

750

335

206

186

178

164

242

230

192

166

132

108

97

86

82

84

97

118

90

22.

90

146

92

88

*82

80

5,153

166

0.830

0.96

Apr.

85

178

196

129

98

83

72

66

87

210

272

290

370

329

220

170

134

127

139

137

106

94

80

71

62

56

54

54

48

46

4,063

135

0.675

0.76

May

46

40

34

30

27

*24

21

18

16

ii

17

15

30

36

29

22

21

20

19

18

18

19

28

60

36

24

21

23

19

15

14

774

25.0

0.125

0.14

June

34

440

47

22

50

577

95

45

24

*16

12

9.3

8.5

6.1

4.1

3.5

2.8

2.2

1.6

1.5

1.2

1.1

TTT

1.2

1.5

1.6

2.6

3.8

3.5

2.8

1,422.0

47.4

0.237

0.26

July

2.2

1.8

1.3

2.0

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.2

.9

.5

.1

0

0

0

0

.3

.7

.4

.9

.5

**.2

.1

120

148

622

149

124

91

112

121

129

1,633.5

52.7

0.264

0.30

Aug.

86

50

28

20

15

12

12

16

11

8.1

6.9

6.1

4.7

4.4

3.2

2.3

2.3

2.1

1.6

1.2

.9

.7

.9

.7

.5

**.2

1.0

2.5

12

35

12

359.3

11.6

0.058

O.O7

Sept.

6.5

26

21

8.5

4.7

3.2

2.3

1.8

1.3

1.0

.6

.8

.8

.7

.6

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

80.5

2.68

0.013

0.01

Calendar year 1953: Max 5,490 Min 1.6 Mean 244 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.55

Water year 1958-59: Max 6,390 Min 0 Mean 128 Cfsm 0.640 In. 8.71

Peak discharge (base, 5,400 cfs). Jan. 21 (3 p.m.) 10,200 cfs (16.43 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 10-30, Jan. 5-13.
SALT RIVER BASIN 367

2960. Plum Creek subwatershed No. 4 near Slmpsonvllle, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°10'27", long 85°22'05", on right bank on upstream side of Tucker Dam on 

tributary to Plum Creek, a quarter of a mile upstream from mouth and 3.5 miles south of 

Simpsonvllle, Shelby County.

Drainage area. 1.57 sq ml.

Records available. November 1954 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and V-notch sharp-crested weir in drop-inlet entrance to outlet conduit. Datum of gage is 687.99 ft above mean sea level (levels by Soil Conservation Service).

Extremes. Maximum outflow during year, 110 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 18.59 ft); no flow 

for many days. Maximum inflow, 341 cfs (average for 15-minute interval), Jan. 21, computed from outflow and change in reservoir contents, adjusted for rainfall on reservoir 

surface during time of peak inflow.

1954-59: Maximum outflow, 117 cfs Apr. 4, 1957 (gage height, 20.80 ft), from rating 

curve extended above 110 cfs on basis of computed flow through outlet works; no flow 

many days each year. Maximum Inflow, 620 cfs (average for 15-minute interval) Apr. 4, 

1957, computed from outflow and change in reservoir contents, adjusted for rainfall on 

reservoir surface during time of peak inflow.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Records of daily discharge are outflow from reservoir, determined from stage-discharge 

relation for outlet structure. Reservoir is formed by earth dam; dam completed and 

storage began in October 1954. Outlet structure is a 4 x 4 x 14-foot concrete drop 

inlet connected to a 36-inch concrete outlet pipe. A 120° V-notch weir with notch at 

gage height 15.18 ft is set on upstream side of drop inlet. Top of drop inlet is at 

gage height 15.96 ft, emergency spillway at gage height 27.0 ft. Reservoir capacity at 

top of drop inlet, 90.0acre-ft. Capacity at emergency spillway level, 365 acre-ft. Records of sediment loads for the 1959 water year are given in WSP 1641.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1555: 1957.

The following table gives the relation between gage height and outflow, reservoir 

capacity, and water-surface area during water year October 1958 to September 1959.

Qage

height 

(feet)

14.7

14.8

14.9

15.0

15.1

15.24

15.3

15.4

15.5

15.6

Outflow 

(cfs)

_

-

-

-

-

o

.02

.09

.20

.45

Contents 

(acrefeet)

73.1

74.4

75.8

77.1

78.4

80.3

81.1

82.4

83.8

85.1

Surface 

area 

(acres)

13.1

13.1

13.2

13.2

13.3

13.3

13.4

13.4

13.5

13.5

Qage 

height 

(feet)

15.7

15.8

15.9

16.0

16.1

16.3

16.5

16.8

17,0

Outflow 

(cfs)

0.80

1.4

2.2

3.4

5.6

14

25

47

67

Contents 

(acrefeet)

86.5

87.8

89.2

90.6

91.9

94.7

97.5

102

105

Surface 

area 

(acres)

13.6

13.6

13.7

13.8

13.8

14.0

14.1

14.4

14.5

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

W(*)

Oct.

0.17

.13 

.11

.10

.08

*.06

.06

,.05

.08

j3.

.3

.25

.2

.17

.15

.13

.11

.10

.09

.08

.07

.06

.11

.13

.12

.11

.10

.10

.09

.08

.07

3.76

0.121

82.1

13.4

Nov.

0.07

.08 

.08

.07

.07

.07

.06

Toe

.09

.09

*.OS

.07

.07

.06

.95

1.0

.7

.8

lil

1.1

.85

.65

.55

.5

.4

.35

.3

.35

.35

.3

11.47

0.382

84.4

J3.5

Dec.

0.3

.3 

.6

1.4

8^4

3.7

2.4

1.8

*1.4

1.1

.85

.7

.6

.45

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.25

.3

.35

.3

.3

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

28.95

0.934

84.6

13.5

Jan.

1.6

2.5 

2.0

1.5

1.0

.75

.75

.7

.65

.5

.45

.4

.4

.6

*11

6.0

3.4

2.3

1.8

41

64

9.1

4.0

3.0

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

172.70

5.57

88.1

13.6

Feb.

1.3

1.1 

1.1

1.7

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

3.2

2.9

2.5

a4.0

a!5

a5.0

a3.0

a2.5

a2.O

al.5

al.2

al.O

al^

a5.0

a2.5

a2.0

al.7

al.5

al.6

-

70.5

2.52

89

13.7

Mar.

al.9

 1.6 

1.5

1.3

1.8

6.4

3TT

2.8

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.0

.85

.75

.75

.8

.65

.6

.55

.5

.5

.7

.6

.55

.6

.6

45.80

1.48

85.6

13.5

Apr.

0.55

.9 

a. 7

a. 6

a. 5

a. 4

*.35

.3

.3

.3

.3

.35

.35

.3

.25

.2

.19

.2

.3

.35

.3

.2

.19

.16

.13

.11

.10

.10

.10

.09

9.17

0.306

82.4

13.4

May

O.O8

.07 

.06

.05 *.06

.06

.03

.02

.01

.01

.01

.04

1.2

2.2

Ta

.65

.5

.45

.45

.35

.45

.5

.4

.3

.2

.17

.2

.3

.25

.19

.15

10.51

0.339

83.0

13.4

June

0.11

!o7

.06

.04

a. 04

a. 04

a. 03

*.03

.03

.02

.01

.01

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0.59

O.O20

77.5

13.2

July

(*)

0

0

75.1

13.2

Aug.

(*)

0

0

73.4

13.1

Sept.

0.01

^03 

.02

.01

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

*o

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

O.O9

0.003

75.9

13.2

Calendar year 1958: Max 3O Min O Mean 1.71

Water year 1958-59: Max 64 Mln O Mean 0.969

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

t Contents, In acre-feet, at end of month In reservoir No. 4.

* Surface area, In acres, at end of month of reservoir No. 4.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range In stage, 

and records for stations on nearby streams.

Note. Reservoir contents and surface area for end of February estimated.
368 SALT RIVER BASIN

2965. Plum Creek near Wilsonville, Ky.

Location. Lat 38"06"20", long 85°26'14", on left bank 1.0 mile downstream from Drakes 

Branch, 2.2 miles southwest of Wllsonvllle, Spencer County, and 3.7 miles upstream 

from Little Plum Creek.

Drainage area. 19.1 sq ml.

Records available. May 1954 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 582.99 ft above mean 

sea level (levels by Soil Conservation Service).

Average discharge. 5 years, 21.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,200 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 5.70 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs; no flow for many days.

1954-59: Maximum discharge, 4,180 cfs Aug. 1, 1958 (gage height, 6.59 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs; no flow for many days each year.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 19-22)

1.05

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.3 

4.0

60

130

225

680

1,330

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Itotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.6

1.0

1.0

.7

.6

.4

.3

.3

*1.0

16

4.2

2.2

1,3

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

1.3

.6

.7

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

40.5

1.31

0.069

0.08

Nov.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.3

.3

.4

.7

.6

.6

.6

.4

.3

27.

9.1

4.8

12

18

8.3

5.4

4.2

3.3

3.3

2.9

2.9

2.5

3.3

2.2

2 

' 5

117.8

3.93

0.206

0.23

Dec.

2.5

3.7

23

24

117

25

17

13

9.1

6.0

*5.5

4.5

3.5

10

2.3

1.8

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.8

2.5

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.9

2.9

296.7

9.57

0.501

0.58

Jan.

49

30

19

13

10

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.0

4.2

3,3.

4.2

6.0

10

*156

56

24

21

20

*673

937

72

30

23

20

19

18

18

18

19

16

2,315.7

74.7

3.91

4.51

Feb.

13

Q 1 ir1

25

17

13

11

13

14

37

23

20

37

148

70

37

28

23

18

13

11

13

60

26

21

19

17

19

-

769.1

27.5

1.44

1.50

Mar.

23

18

16

13

*30

73

2T

22

23

21

20

21

18

17

14

12

10

8.3

8.3

8.3

9.1

6.7

5.4

4.8

4.2

10

13

8.3

9.1

11

9.1

494.6

16.0

0.838

0.96

Apr.

10

28

16

12

10

8.3

6.7

6.7

*6.0

6.0

5.4

7.5

6.7

4.8

3.7

3.3

2.9

4.8

6.0

5.4

4.2

3.3

2.5

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.2

1.9

1.6

183.8

6.13

0.321

0.36

May

1.6

1.0

.7

.6

.4

*.4

.3

?

ft

.2

.4

1.0

16

15

4.2

2.5

2.2

2.5

2.9

2.5

4.2

4.2

3.3

1.9

1.0

.6

4.4

6.0

2.2

1.3

.7

84.6

2.73

0.143

0.16

June

0.4

.4

.2

.1

11

5.7

1.0

*.3

.2

.1

.1

.05

.05

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

19.60

0.653

0.034

0.04

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.6

1.2

.1

.05

0

*0

0

0

.05

.1

.1

.05

0

0

1.6

.6

1.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.05

.05

7.25

0.234

0.012

0.01

Aug.

0.05

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.05 .1

**.05

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

.1

7 -,8

1.9

10.45

0.337

0.018

0.02

Sept.

22

6.2

.6

.2

.1

.05

.05

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

29.20

0.973

0.051

0.06

Calendar year 1958: Max 483 Mln 0 Mean 21.9 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.59

Water year 1958-59: Max 937 Mln 0 Mean 12.0 Cfsm 0.628 In. 8.51

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 cfs). Jan. 20 (11 a.m.) 2,210 cfs (4.80 ft); Jan. 21 (1:30 p.m.) 3,200 

cfs (5.70 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 11-26, Jan. 6-8.
SALT RIVER BASIN 369

2968. Plum Creek subwatershed No. 17 near Waterford, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°04'07", long 85"24'48", near center of upstream side of dam on reservoir 

No. 17, 0.3 mile upstream from confluence with unnamed tributary to Little Plum Creek 

and 2.6 miles northeast of Waterford, Spencer County.

Drainage area. 0.50 sq mi.

Records available. June 1957 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and V-notch sharp-crested weir in drop-inlet entrance to outlet 

conduit. Datum of gage is 577.20 ft above mean sea level (levels by Soil Conservation 

Service).

Extremes. Maximum outflow during year, 73 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 18.63 ft); no flow 

for many days. Maximum inflow, 231 cfs (average for 15-minute interval) Jan. 21, computed from outflow and change in reservoir contents, adjusted for rainfall on reservoir 

surface during time of peak inflow.

1957-59: Maximum outflow, 81 cfs May 4, 1958 (gage height, 21.95 ft); no flow for 

many days. Maximum inflow, 705 cfs (average for 15-minute interval) May 4, 1958, computed from outflow and change in reservoir contents (no rainfall occurred on reservoir 

during time of peak inflow).

Remarks. Records good. Records of daily discharge are outflow from reservoir, determined 

from stage-discharge relation for outlet structure. Reservoir is formed by earth dam; 

dam completed and storage began in May 1957. Outlet structure is a 4-foot square concrete drop inlet connected to a 24-inch concrete outlet pipe. A 120° V-notch weir with 

notch at gage height 15.13 ft is set in downstream side of drop inlet. Top of drop inlet is at gage height 15.84 ft; emergency spillway at gage height 30.8 ft. Reservoir 

capacity at top of drop inlet, 28.7 acre-ft. Capacity at emergency spillway level, 

119 acre-ft,

The following table gives the relation between gage height and outflow, reservoir 

capacity, and water-surface area during water year October 1958 to September 1959.

Gage 

helgl-t 

(feet)

14.9

15.0 

15.1 

15.2 

15.3 

15.4

Outflow 

(cfs)

0 

.01 

.05 

.17

Contents 

(acrefeet)

25.4 

25. 7 

26.1 

26.4 

26.8 

27.1

Surface 

area 

(acres)

3.45 

3.48 

3.50 

3.53 

3.55 

3.57

Gage 

height 

(feet)

15.5 

15.6 

15.8 

16.1 

16.3 

16.5

Outflow 

(cfs)

0.40 

.70 

1.7 

8.5 

16 

31

Contents 

(acre 

feet)

27.5 

27.9 

28.6 

29.7 

30.5 

31.2

Surface 

area 

(acres)

3.60 

3.62 

3.67 

3.75 

3.80 

3.85

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

31

Total

Mean

f -f 1

(t)

Oct.

0.04

.02

.02

Ol

76T

.01

.01

.01

5.8

3.2

.45

.17

.10

.07

.04

.04

.04

.04

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02 

.01

.01

8.32

0.268

26.5

3.53

Nov.

0.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

*.02

.02

.01

.01

.40

.25

.14

.20

.55

.25

.17

.12

.10

.08

.05

.08

.06

.09

.10 

.10

3.00

0.1OO

26.9

3.56

Dec.

0.10

.14

.65

.85

5.6

.80

.45

.30

.25

.17

*.14

.12

.10

.08

.06

.04

.05

.05

.05

.07

.05

.04

.08

.12

.10

.08

.08

.08

.08

. 08

8,94

0.288

27.0

3.56

Jan.

1.2

.90

.55

.35

.20

.17

.17

.18

.17

.14

10

, 10

*.ll

.17

6.0

1.6

.65

.40

.40

*14

*23

1.5

a. 9

a. 7

a. 6

a. 55

a. 5

a. 45

*.40 

.40

.40

56.96

1.84

27.5

3.60

Feb.

0.35

.30

730

.65

.55

.40

.35

.35

.35

.35

.30

.35

1.3

5.4

1,7

1.0

.80

.65

.55

.40

.35

.35

2.0

.95

.65

.60

.50

.45

-

22.25

0.795

27.8

3.62

Mar.

0.65

.60

.50

.40

*.90

2.0

.80

.65

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.50

.50

.35

.35

.25

.25

.25

.25

.18

.16

.14

.14

.18

.25

.18

.18 

.25' 'S

14.11

0.455

27.2

3.58

Apr.

0.25

.55

740

.30

.25

.25

.18

*.18

.18

.17

.14

.20

.20

.17

.14

.14

.11

.18

.25

.20

.17

.14

.12

.11

.09

.09

.08

.10

.09 

.07

5.50

0.183

26.8

3.55

May

0.07

.06

.04

.04

.03

*.02

.02

.01

.01

O

0

.01

.04

.08

.05

.04

.03

.04

.04

.04

.17

.20

.11

.07

.04

.03

.50

.55

.18 

.12

.08

2.72

0.088

26.8

3.55

June

0.04

.04

.03

*.02

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

o

0

0 

0

0.15

0.005

25.5

3.46

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.65

.60

.10

.04

*.03

.02

.01

0

.02

.02

.02

.02

.01

O

.04

.11

.08

.08

.05

.04

.03 

.02

.02

2.01

0.065

26.6

3.54

Aug.

0.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1 Q !_._£. 

.50

2.48

0.080

27.2

3.58

Sept.

 52.9

.25

.11

.08

.06

.04

.04

.04

.03

.02

.01

.01

.01

0.

0

O

0

0

O

*0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0 

0

4.45

0.148

25.7

3.48

Calendar year 1958: Max 26 Mln O Mean O.655

Water year 1958-59: Max 23 Min 0 Mean 0.359

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

* Surface area, in acres, at end of month of reservoir No. 17.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range In stage, 

and records for nearby stations.
370 SALT RIVER BASIN

2970. Little Plum Creek near Waterford, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°03'44", long 85°25'45", on right bank 800 ft upstream from mouth and 

1.7 miles north of Waterford, Spencer County.

Drainage area. 5.16 sq mi.

Records available . July 1954 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 506.37 ft above mean 

sea level (levels by Soil Conservation Service).

Average discharge. 5 years, 6.13 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 930 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 4.00 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1954-59: Maximum discharge, 1,320 cfs Apr. 4, 1957 (gage height, 4.81 ft); no flow 

at times each year.

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

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.04

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

0

.02

.15

.4

1.2

4.7

10

1.7

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6

18

45

65

115

185

275

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.6

.4

.35

.3

.25

.2

*.2

^15

22

Zi

3.7

2.2

1.4

1.2

.8

.8

.6

.5

.4

.35

.3

.3

.4

.35

.3

.3

.3

.25

.2

.2

.15

63.45

2.05

0.397

0.46

Nov.

0.2

.25

.25

.2

05

.15

.15

.25

.3

.25

*.2

.15

.15

.15

8.1

2.2

1.2

5.1

6.2

2.9

2.2

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

1.2

1.0

1.0

41.00

1.37

0.266

0.30

Dec.

1.4

1.9

8.0

7.2

51

7.2

4.2

3.3

2.2

1.9

*bl.5

1.2

1.0

b.8

.6

b.5

b.6

b.6

b.6

.6

b.6

b.5

b.7

.9

.9

.8

b.8

.8

.8

.7

. 8

91.6

2.95

0.572

0.66

Jan.

10

7.2

b4.5

2.5

b2.O

bl.8

to 1.8

1.9

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.2

*1.4

1.9

67

12

b6.0

b4.5

7.2

158

249

12

7.2

5.2

4.7

4.2

4.7

4.2

*4.7

5 2

4.2

599.8

19.3

3.74

4.32

Feb.

3.7

2.5

4.2

7.7

5.2

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.3

4.2

3.3

3.3

8.8

45

16

9.4

7.2

6.2

4.7

3.7

3.3

3.3

18

8.2

6.2

5.7

4.7

5.2

-

204.1

7.29

1.41

1.47

Mar.

7.2

6.2

5.7

4.7

*13

-8.2 19

6.7

6.7

6.2

6.7

7.2

6.7

6.2

5.2

4.2

3.7

3.3

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.6

2.9

3.3

2.2

2.5

3.3

2.9

159.9

5.16

1.00

1.15

Apr.

4.7

8.8

6.2

4.7

3.7

3.3

2.5

*2.2

2.2

2.2

1.6

2.5

2.2

1.6

1.4

U.2

1.2

1.9

2.2

1.9

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.9

.8

.7

67.9

2.26

0.438

0.49

May

0.8

.5

.4

.35

.35

*.25

.2

.1

.1

.08

.08

.2

.9

.8

.4

.25

.25

.5

.4

.35

2.8

1.4

.9

.5

.35

.3

5^1

2.9

1.0

.9

.5

24.21

0.781

0.151

0.17

June

0^35

.35

.25

.15

.1

.05

.03

*.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.01

.01

.01

.01

0

0

0

1.42

0.047

0.0092

0.01

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.8

1.4

.4

.15

*.05

.02

.01

.01

.15

.07

.2

.05

.02

.01

.8

.7

1.9

.4

.35

.2

.08

.1

.04

10.91

0.352

0.068

0.08

Aug.

0.03

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

0

0

0

.01

.01

**.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

0

0

0

.02

.01

21

1.9

23.16

0.747

0.145

0.17

Sept.

~4.2 27

1.0

.4

.25

.15

.1

.05

.1

.04

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

33.43

1.11

0.215

0.24

Calendar year 1958: Max 164 Min 0.01 Mean 6.03 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.88

Water year 1958-59: Max 249 Min 0 Mean 3.62 Cfsm 0.702 in. 9.52

Peak discharge (base, 750 cfs).--Jan. 21 (l p.m.) 950 cfs (4.00 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
SALT RIVER BASIN 371

2975. Plum Creek at Waterford, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°03'05", long 85°25'55", on right bank 0.7 mile downstream from Little 

Plum Creek, 1.0 mile north of Waterford, Spencer County, and 3.2 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 31.9 sq mi.

Records available. December 1953 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 479.70 ft above mean 

sea level (levels by Soil Conservation Service).

Average discharge. 5 years (1954-59), 37.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,820 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 7.19 ft); no 

flow for several days.

1954-59: Maximum discharge, 7,760 cfs Apr. 4, 1957 (gage height, 7.66 ft); no flow 

for many days each year.

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

which are poor. Records of water temperatures and suspended sediment loads for the 

water year 1959 are given in WSP 1641.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1505: 1956.

Rating table, water year 195S-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.5 

.7 

.8 

.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3

.2

.5

1.7

4.8

9.6

27

4.0 

4.5

57

185

413

740

1,200

1,740

2,340

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.0

3.0

2.2

2.2

1.5

1.3

*1.0

170

58

77

14

8.4

6.0

4.4

3.3

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.9

4.0

3.3

2.7

3.0

2.7

2.2

1.7

1.5

1.5

226.7

7.31

0.229

0,26

Nov.

1.7

2.2

1.9

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.0

1.8

2.2

q 1.5

1.3

*1.0

.8

.7

51

15

9.0

26

33

15

11

9.0

7.4

6.5

5.2

6.0

4.8

6.0

8.4

5.5

239.0

7.97

0.250

0.28

Dec.

7.1

8.9

45

44

242

b30

b20

13

10

*b9.0

b7.0

be.o

b5.5

5.2

4.4

b4.6

4.8

6.5

5.4

3.9

3.8

7.0

7.7

4.4

4.1

4.6

4.8

4.4

4.8

4. 8

579.7

18.7

0.586

0.68

Jan.

78

46

28

16

bll

b!4

*b!6

14

9.0

8.0

6.0 876"

11

17

361

b90

b40

b35

b35

1,260

*1,770

130

51

40

34

33

31

28

30

33

4,309.0

139

4.36

5.02

Feb.

20

15

24

44

28

21

20

20

20

51

33

28

63

301

120

65

47

40

35

23

21

20

112

47

37

33

24

29

_

1,341

47.9

1.50

1.56

Mar.

41

30

27

21

*58

-sT 139

38

41

37

35

37

33

30

24

19

17

14

13

14

15

12

11

9.6

976

15

22

13

15

18

15

874.2

28.2

0.884

1.02

Apr.

19

56

27

19

16

13

12

*11

12

11

9.6

14

13

9.6

8.4

7.0

6.5

10

12

10

8.0

6.5

5.6

4.8

4.0

3.6

4.0

4.8

3.6

5.0

344.0

11.5

0.361

0.40

May

3.6

2.7

2.2

1.9

1.5

 1.2

1.0

.9

.7

.8

.9

1.8

15

21

6.5

4.0

3.0

4.4

4.4

3.6

9.9

8.0

4.8

2.7

1.7

1.3

20

14

5.2

3.0

1.7

153.4

4.95

0.155

0.18

June

1.3

1.3

.8

.5

5.8

11

1.9

*.9

.4

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

0_

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

.2

0

0

0

0

0

25.4

0.85

0.027

0.03

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

alO

a 15

al.O

a. 2

*0

O

0

0

.3

.1

.6

.3

.1

.1

3.0

4.8

10

2.1

1.0

.6

.3

1.9

.4

51.8

1.67

0.052

0.06

Aug.

0.1

.1

~.l O

0

4.6

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

.4

a.2

**a.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.9

.6

50

7.0

64.8

2.09

0.066

0.08

Sept.

58

18

2.7

1.0

.6

.3

.2

.1

.6

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

0_

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

82.2

2.74

0.086

0.10

Calendar year 1958: Max 744 Mln 0 Mean 39.2 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.68

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,770 Mln 0 Mean 22.7 Cfsm 0.712 In. 9.67

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). Jan. 20 (11 a.m.) 3,720 cfs (5.45 ft)? Jan. 21 (2:30 p.m.) 6,820 

cfs (7.19 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 field estimate, weather records, 

recorded range In stage, and records for station near Wllsonvllle. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
372 SALT RIVER BASIN

2980. Floyds Fork at Fisherville, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°11'18", long 85°27'3?", on left bank on downstream side of bridge on 

former State Highway 155, at Fisherville, Jefferson County, 0.2 mile downstream from 

Brush Run and 1.5 miles upstream from Poke Lick.

Drainage area. 138 sq mi.

Records available. August 1944 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for August 1944, 

published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 542.60 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 15 years, 169 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,920 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 11.50 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1944-59: Maximum discharge, 11,500 cfs May 10, 1950 (gage height, 13.12 ft); maximum gage height, 13.34 ft Apr. 12, 1948; no flow at times in most years. 

Flood in 1937 reached a stage of about 16.8 ft, from floodmark.

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

Revisions (water years). WSF 1275: 1946.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 20 to Nov. 15)

0.6 

.7

2.5 

3.5 

5.0 

8.0 

9.3

200

550

1,340

3,520

4,880

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

9.4

S.2

5.8

4.6

*4.0

3.4

2.8

6.3

5Z_

35

22

14

9.8

8.2

7.0

6.1

5.8

4.3

4.6

3.4

3.4

3.7

4.0

3.4

3.1

2.8

2.2

1.9

2.2

2.5

256.9

8.29

0.060

0,07

Nov.

3.1

3.7

4.3

3.1

1.9

1*0.

1.0

2,2

3.1

3.1

*3.1

3.4

3.4

3.1

52

28

22

44

100

69

42

29

24

20

18

16

14

16

18

16

567.5

18.9

0.137

0.15

Dec.

16

16

91

323

860

348

131

90

*68

b44

b35

b30

b25

b20

b!6

b!4

b!3

b!4

17

£1

18

16

17

20

18

16

14

13

13

14

15

2,366

76.3

0.553

0.64

Jan.

147

224

b90

b45

b35

b28

31

34

b28

b21

b!7

b!7

*b!8

44

1,650

711

b230

b!70

b!40

3,400

4.850

1,460

418

248

206

176

148

*117

111

115

94

15,023

485

3.51

4.05

Feb.

80

65

67

168

127

82

68

70

102

725

407

221

270

1.590

965

400

274

206

143

100

84

83

379

274

170

150

113

123

-

__ _ _ _

7,506

268

1.94

2.02

Mar.

209

160

131

99

111

*660

288

179

176

165

155

215

168

145

121

93

79

68

61

61

63

55

46

42

42

43

69

60

48

55

56

3,923

127

0.920

1.06

Apr.

55

88

80

59

50

*44

38

34

34

34

32

34

37

34

26

24

22

24

38

41

33

26

22

18

16

15^ 15

15

16

15

1,019

34.0

0.246

0.27

May

6.7

11

8.6

7.4

*7.4

6.7

6.7

8.2

5.8

4.9

3.7

10

304

172

69

42

ro

26

33

34

85

86

52

34

23

20

46

28

24

18

14

1,227.1

39.6

0.287

0.33

June

11

9.8

7.8

6.1

6.4

5.8

4.0

*2.8

2.5

2.2

2.5

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.3

.8

.7

.7

.9

1.0

1.0

.8

.6

.3

.1

82.8

2.76

0.020

0.02

July

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

3.4

256

34

14

12

17

7.4

7.8

331.8

10.7

0.078

0.09

Aug.

5.2

2.8

1.0

.7

.7

.5

.5

.3

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

o

0

.4

2.5

*.6

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

1.6

7.2

24.8

0.80

0.0058

0.007

Sept.

~T9 3.1

.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

4.4

0.15

0.0011

0.001

Calendar year 1958 : Max 2,830 Min O Mean 129 Cfsm 0.935 In. 12.67

Water year 1958-59: Max 4,850 Min 0 Mean 88.6 Cfsm 0.642 In. 8.71

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). Jan. 21 (5 p.m.) 7,920 cfs (11.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
SALT RIVER BASIN 373

2985. Salt River at Shepherdsvllle, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°59 I 06", long 85°43'03", near right bank on downstream side of pier of 

bridge on State Highway 61 at Shepherdsvllle, Bullltt County, 500 ft downstream from 

Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge and 2.5 miles downstream from Floyds Fork.

Drainage area. 1,230 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--May 1938 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 406.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Jan. 16, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Since Oct. 1, 

1946, auxiliary wire-weight gage on Floyds Fork 2.8 miles upstream. Prior to Oct. 1, 

1946, auxiliary gages at various sites downstream from base gage.

Average discharge.--21 years, 1,505 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 30,200 cfs Jan. 22; maximum gage height, 30.77 

ft Jan. 23; minimum discharge, 0.5 cfs Sept. 30.

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 50,000 cfs Mar. 20, 1943; maximum gage height, 38.04 

ft Mar. 8, 1945 (backwater from Ohio River); no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 47.3 ft Jan. 26, 1937, from floodmark (backwater from Ohio 

River).

Remarks. Records fair. Records .of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and suspended 

sediment loads for the 1959 water year are given In WSP 1641.

Revisions (water years). WSP 893: 1937(M). WSP 953: Drainage area. WSP 1435: 1955.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Pall used as a factor Jan. 15, 16, Jan. 22 to Feb. 2, 

Feb. 14-22; stage-discharge relation affected by Ice 

Dec. 11-15, Jan. 5, 6, 9, 10)

0.4

1.0 

1.2 

1.8

0.3

50

95

315

2.3

3.0

9.0

15.0

20.0

24.1

600

1,220

7,220

13,800

19,300

23,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

1718"

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

116

92

70

60

52

46

42

38

76

1.600

680

351

250

216

195

150

116

90

75

*60

50

46

46

48

62

62

58

54

48 

42

35

4,926

159

0.129

0.15

Nov.

34

36

36

36

38

38

36

36

36

38

40

50

47

42

212

380

242

258

736

951

537

375

310

258

216

*192

167

170

206 

274

6,007

200

0.163

0.18

Dec.

400

385

506

1,540

2,900

3,550

1,920

1,190

877

600

450

350

300

250

230

212

202

195

188

198

188

174

181

242

223

188

192

192

184 

178

167

18,552

598

0.486

0.56

Jan.

556

2,160

1,740

1,650

*500

400

470

551

450

350

284

254

274

310

1,970

6,370

3,500

2,000

1,460

8,570

23,600

*28,400

20,400

9,590

5,080

1,680

1,380

2,410

2,710 

3,050

2,440

134,559

4,341

3.53

4.07

Feb.

2,030

1,310

778

1,120

1,440

1,140

922

850

823

1,190

2,490

1,840

1,900

4,120

10,200

6,320

3,350

2,390

1,880

1,870

1,680

1,330

1,870

2,600

1,870

1,480

1,260

1,110

-

61,163

2,184

1.78

1.85

Mar.

1,530

1,680

1,440

1,240

1,120

3,090

5.510

2,150

1,780

1,650

1,470

1,530

1,620

1,470

1,300

1,080

922

787

696

640

656

616

*530

530

470

464

787

832

632 

696

656

37,574

1,206

0.980

1.13

Apr.

632

1,630

1,850

1,300

967

787

648

565

518

544

728

841

1,140

1,110

940

712

572

518

586

664

616

500

428

370

328

292

270

266

270 

*246

20,838

695

0.565

0.63

May

238

226

£06

178

160

142

125

107

90

82

75

75

150

1,120

886

410

279

230

216

250

324

422

434

342

250

230

384

1,220

544 

306

223

9,924

320

0.260

0.30

June

212

374

966

*Z62

156

153

640

250

139

92

70

54

44

36

31

26

24

20

18

15

13

12

11

13

14

16

15

13

11 

9.0

3,709.0

124

0.101

0.11

July

8.1

6.4

4.8

3.5

3.5

2.6

2.0

iJ.

1.7

1.7

3.5

15

12

8.1

4.8

*2.6

2.0

1.7

2.3

*2.6

2.6

3.5

21

440

452

1.320

510

1,070

920 

216

234

5,279.7

170

0.138

0.16

Aug.

206

150

107

78

85

150

125

62

40

32

32

32

23

21

20

21

34

46

47

47

47

40

33

33

32

27

24

25

33

76

262

1,990

64.2

0.052

0.06

Sept.

254

422

230

110

70

58

41

31

25

21

17

17

16

13

11

9.0

6.4

4. '8

3.5

3.0

2.6

2.0

2.0

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

.7

.6 

.6

1,375.7

45.9

0.037

0.04

Calendar year 1958: Max 15,800 

Water year 1958-59: Max 28,400

Min 6.9 

Mln 0.6

Mean 1,321 

Mean 838

1.07 In. 14.58 

0.681 In. 9.24

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 cfs).--Jan. 22 (11 a.m.) 30,200 cfs (30.77 ft at 2 a.m. Jan. 23). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

575949 O -61 - 25
374 SALT RIVER BASIN

2990. Rolling Pork near Lebanon, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°29'50", long 85°19'26", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 68 and State Highway 55, 2.2 miles downstream from Buckhorn Creek, 

5.4 miles southwest of city limits of Lebanon, Marion County, and 14-y miles downstream 

from confluence of North and South Porks.

Drainage area. 240 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1938 to September 1959.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 580.74 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to May 28, 1953, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 319 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,020 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 17.05 ft); minimum, 2.5 cfs July 15, 16.

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 26,500 cfs Jan. 1, 1945 (gage height, 22.4 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs; no flow at 

times.

Maximum stage known, 24.7 ft in 1913, from information by local residents.

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

which are poor.

Revisions. WSP 953: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 13, 14)

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.2 

2.5

2.0

4.7

14

35

63

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0 

12.3

137

348

1,030

2,380

4,510

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

13

12

11

10

10

9.0

7.5

7.5

7.0

89

30

25

20

18

14

12

10

8.0

6.5

6.1

5.7

5.3

6.5

7.5 

8.5

7.5

8.0

7.5

6.5 

*5.7

6.5

400.8

12.9

0.054

0.06

Nov.

13

18

28

28

25

23

22

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

28

60

57

55

220

204

123

85

63

53 

44

53

63

356

640 

334

2,735

91.2

0.380

0.42

Dec.

236

224

281

*528

404

300

218

176

146

107

85

b70

b58

50

43

38

b36

b34

b32

b31

b30

30

40

139 

119

78

69

65

60 

55

51

3,833

124

0.517

0.59

Jan.

293

519

314

224

105

102

111

b95

b80

b70

63

61

83

*127

1,010

1,280

532

375

302

3,090

4.480

4,020

858

564 

443

372

334

326

302

278

239

21,052

679

2.83

3.26

Feb.

208

178

174

343

312

236

204

200

194

232

218

188 j!5

1,840

2,790

950

604

464

338

261

218

206

488

407 

*312

269

236

239

-

12,824

458

1.91

1.99

Mar.

449

329

317

288

350

990

561

419

419

407

362

4O7

353

314

278

234

210

186

165

154

254

329

228

200

176

222

446

295

243 

241

*208

10,034

324

1.35

1.55

Apr.

186

348

370

272

222

188

165

152

420

1.790

786

749

767-

597

452

365

295

263

305

528

419

317

258

216

184

159

147

149

135

116

11,322

377

1.57

1.75

May

107

92

79

71

65

*58

51

46

41

39

37

40

97

76

61

50

41

51

58

47

55

214

202

102 

67

56

50

45

49 

46

45

2,138

69.0

0.288

0.33

June

34

34

30

28

28

~92 464

*53

37

31

28

25

23

20

18

16

14

12

12

10

8.5

8.0

8.0

12 

23

32

26

20

16 

13

1,175.5

39.2

0.163

0.18

July

82

34

16

12

11

10

8.0

6.5

5.7

5.0

4.4

3.8

3.2

3.0

2^5

3.2

19

18

58

26

*16

97

774

~554 2.560 

236

286

336

281

158

5,813.3

188

0.783

0.90

Aug.

105

a60

a40

a30

al50

a70

a55

49

41

34

28

24

20

15

12

11

10

all

a!5

a!5

a 50

a35

26

*20

16

14

12

59

59 

68

35

1,189

38.4

0.160

0.18

Sept.

30

28

27

24

19

16

13

10

9.5

8.5

7.0

6.5

6.1

6.1

5.7

5.3

5.0

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.0 

5.3

6.1

7.5

8.5

8.0 

8.5

303.2

10.1

0.042

0.05

Calendar year 1958: Max 4,460 Min 4.1 Mean 322 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.22

Water year 1958-59: Max 4,480 Min 2.5 Mean 200 Cfsm 0.833 In. 11.26

Peak discharge (base, 7,500 cfs). Jan. 22 (3 a.m.) 9,020 cfs (17.05 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

on nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
SALT RIVER BASIN 375

3000. Beech Fork near Springfield, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°42'15", long 85°08'45", near center of span on upstream side of bridge 

on State Highway 152, 50 ft downstream from Pleasant Run and 4^ miles east of Springfield, Washington County.

Drainage area. 85.9 sq ml.

Records available. September 1952 to September 1959.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice dally. Crest-stage Indicator after Aug. 27, 1959. 

Datum of gage Is 677.82 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 7 years, 99.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,.310 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 22.05 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs on basis of 

contracted-opening measurement of peak flow; minimum not determined.

1952-59: Maximum discharge, 8,280 cfs Nov. 18, 1957 (gage height, 27.0 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

measurement of peak flow; no flow for many days most years.

Remarks. Records poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1505: 1953(M), 1955-56(P).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

5 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.4

2.4

1.7 

1.4

I aS.O

J75

 a!5

4.5

5.6

5.0

2.4

1.8

1.6

Tt?

2.0

2.8

2.6

a2.5

a2.2

*2.6

a4.0

a7.0

250.8

7.45

0.087

0.10

Nov.

1

L a9.0

J

6.7

6.1

5.5

4.9

4.3

3.8

4.6

9.0

14

21

26

27

26

25

21

19

Dec.

*72

1

> al40

1

.

\ a60

j

J

b!8

b!2

13

14

1 21

. a80 1

915.9

50.5

0.355

0.40

\ b!8

20

1,270

41.0

0.477

0.55

Jan.

196

148

70 

b45

b55

b40

b35

b50

b25

b£2

25

26

46

a550

*a400

a 200

a!20

70

110

2,150

5,250

936

244

184

126

112

93

85

77

69

60

9,557

301

3.50

4.04

Feb.

53

55

87 

78

67

61

59

57

60

126

160

126

268

824

. a200

194

168

a!30

a 100

*81

77

79

-

4,510

154

1.79

1.87

Mar.

120

115

107 

101

578

501

196

124

122

125

145

155

104

82

69

69

55

46

57

a45

42

*57

2,956

95.4

1.11

1.28

Apr.

40

91

67 

51

42

58

55

50

a200

a!70

142

165

165

135

112

92

77

63

65

64

57

a55

2,256

74.5

0.867

0.97

May

a 20

18

16 

14

12

*9.4

7.8

6.4

5.2

4.9

21

, a50

1,154.7

56.6

0.426

0.49

June

16

17

17 

14

11

>

> a40

J

*9.0

8.2

7.0

6.1

4.9

3.6

5.0

2.8

2.4

2.0

' a2 " 5

11

9.0

7.4

7.8

4.9

a4. 9

504.0

10.1

0.118

0.15

July

4.9

3.8

3.4 

2.2

1.8

. al.O

(**)

740

1,060

172

75

a 90

2,530.1

81.6

0.950

1.10

Aug.

a!4

(*)

454

14

0.165

0.19

Sept.

 a4.0

120.0

4.0

0.047

0.05

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,120 Min 1.1 Mean 121 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.13

Water year 1958-59: Max 3,250 Min - Mean 70.6 Cfsm 0.822 In. 11.17

Peak discharge (base, 2,100 cfs). Jan. 21 (4 p.m.) 4,510 cfs (22.05 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for Rolling Fork near Lebanon and station at Bardstown. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
376 SALT RIVER BASIN

3010. Beech Fork at Bardstown, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°47'49", long 85°28'5l", near center of span on downstream side of

 Bridge on U. S. Highway 31E, 0.1 mile downstream from Rowan Creek and 1 mile southwest 

of Bardstovm, Nelson County.

Drainage area. 664 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only October, 

November 1939, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage Is 439.3 ft above mean sea level,

 cTatum of 1929.

Average discharge. 20 years, 862 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 26,700 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 39.0 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 4.4 cfs Sept. 28.

1939-59- Maximum discharge, 27,600 cfs Nov. 19, 1957 (gage height, 39.5 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow Sept. 29 to Oct. 4, Oct. 12, 1948, Aug. 27-29, Sept. 2-5, 1957.

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

 which are poor. At times during periods of low flow, city of Bardstown diverts entire 

flow above station for municipal water supply. Some of this water is returned to 

stream by sewer outfall 300 ft above gage.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect ( 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 27-30)

2.4 

2.7 

3.1 

3.7

10

15

27

54

120

4.4

5.4

8.4

12.0

24.0

37.0

260

540

1,610

3,100

9,100

23,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

28

28

28

24

19

17

15

17

26

1.650

915

510

290

166

117

93

72

57

48

44

37

33

34

31

33

27

28

25

*25

24

24

4,485

145

0.218

0.25

Nov.

26

28

31

32

31

33

37

33

35

43

39

37

37

32

34

35

44

52

335

260

510

360

186

142

120

106

149

450

1,300

1.570

6,127

204

0.307

0.34

Dec.

862

670

845

1,230

*1,570

1.810

915

600

b400

a300

a200

b!70

145

132

b!20

bllO

b!05

blOO

b95

b90

86

92

117

b!50

170

194

210

245

182

149

132

12,196

393

0.592

0.68

Jan.

285

2,090

1,410

775

330

275

332

288

198

b!60

142

b!35

b!30

170

al.OOO

a5,000

3,270

950

a700

a4,000

14,600

25.200

11,800

3,440

1,300

929

810

733

656

600

546

80,254

2,589

3.90

4.49

Feb.

498

414

360

540

740

570

540

462

444

552

1,080

873

845

3,360

6,550

4,580

1,810

1,160

915

656

549

495

950

1,490

1,060

*740

607

531

33,171

1,185

1.78

1.86

Calendar year 1958: Max 13,500 Mln 14

Mar.

768

1,270

850

642

632

2.210

1,730

1,200

915

915

912

1,030

1,140

988

824

677

550

471

429

698

500

378

480

420

320

290

414

438

390

*384

338

23,203

748

1.13

1.30

Apr.

342

684

768

754

456

390

320

295

282

810

1,370

1,160

1.490

1,450

1,060

775

607

516

522

564

504

432

366

310

252

230

200

292

335

202

17,738

591

0.890

0.99

May

182

137

114

126

110

95

*86

65

61

58

56

150

310

705

635

310

170

135

126

114

510

775

1.690

915

390

240

188

242

184

186

160

9,225

298

0.449

0.52

June

149

170

184

178

104

292

182

163

*137

94

100

69

56

43

32

17

26

26

22

21

15

17

15

17

21

15

22

20

17

17

2,241

74.7

0.112

0.13

July

19

21

33

26

19

18

16

13

12

10

10

9.2

13

9.2

10

8.2

878

11

754

345

72

*49

2,880

7.150

3,400

1,300

396

1,730

1,650

1,160

635

21,787.4

703

1.06

1.22

Aug.

915

285

150

70

100

340

240

123

83

117

78

22

40

34

28

77

122

99

61

44

38

28

23

*21

20

18

11

18

360

335

285

4,191

135

0.203

0.23

Sept.

85

235

360

120

81

55

39

32

26

24

20

19

17

15

14

13

11

10

8.4

8.4

8.0

8.0

7.2

6.8

6.2

5.6

6.0

5.2

5.2

4.8

1,255.8

41.9

0.063

0.07

Mean 985 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.14

Water year 1958-59: Max 23,200 Mln 4.8 Mean 591 Cfsm 0.890 In. 12.08

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs).--Jan. 21 (12 p.m.) 26,700 cfs (39.0 ft); July 23 (9 p.m.) 11,300 

cfs (27.0 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Rolling

Pork rk near near Boston. Boston.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
SALT RIVER BASIN 377

3015. Rolling Fork near Boston, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°46'02", long 85°42'14" ) on downstream side near center of span of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 62 and State Highway 61, 0.4 mile downstream from Beech Fork 

and 2.3 miles southwest of Boston, Nelson County.

Drainage area. 1,290 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1938 to September 1959.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 400.42 ft above mean sea level, 

aatum of 1929. Prior to Apr. 22, 1941, wire-weight gage at bridge 1,400 ft upstream at 

same datum. Since Oct. 1, 1957, auxiliary wire-weight gage at State Highway 434 bridge 

7.6 miles downstream. Feb. 4, 1942, to Sept. 30, 1957, auxiliary staff gage 3.5 miles 

downstream. Prior to Feb. 4, 1942, auxiliary water-stage recorder or staff gage at 

mouth of Rolling Fork 20 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 21 years, 1,691 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 32,000 cfs Jan. 22; maximum gage height, 44.3 ft 

Jan. 24, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge observed, 10 cfs Sept. 30.

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 41,300 cfs Feb. 15, 1948; maximum gage height, 46.6 ft 

Jan. 8, 1950, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge observed, 0.4 cfs 

Oct. 20, 1939, and for many days in September and October 1953.

Maximum stage known, 55.2 ft in January 1937, former site, from floodmark.

arks. Records fair. 

InTSP 1641.

Records of water temperatures for the 1959 water year are given

Revisions. WSP 953: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Fall used as a factor Jan. 2O to Feb. Z, Feb. 15-22; stage-discharge 

relation affected by Ice Dec. 14-16, 24, Jan. 10-13)

3.8 

4.0 

4.5 

5.5 

8.0

9.0

20

172

540

13.0

20.0

25.0

30.0

1,560

3,310

4,800

8,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

130

104

93

84

76

70

62

57

64

1,020

1.810

980 

590

385

272

219

182

142

119

*108

103

96

84 

82 

79

78

72

62

58

55

56

7,392

238

0.184

0.21

Nov.

59

IS

70

80

80

83

89

102

96

94

100

95 

86

82

88

98

103

114

400

900

1,000

660

512 

400 

332

*280

258

512

1,620

2.820

11,276

376

O.Z91

0.33

Dec.

2,660

1,320

1,260

1,660

2,020

2,600

2,010

1,420

1,070

840

610

505 

445

400

360

330

310

301

283

Z68

256

247

223 

290 

340

422

570

514

492

463

427

24,916

804

0.623

0.72

Jan.

482

1,220

2,770

1,980

1,180

668

598

680

496

450

420

410 

400

427

1,060

3,560

5,480

5,100

3,460

2,800

11,100

23,500

27.500 

16,900 

8,100

6,520

4,760

2,480

1,720

1,270

1,770

139,261

4,492

3.48

4.01

Feb.

1,500

1,300

1,060

1,040

1,270

1,470

1,270

1,140

1,040

1,070

1,420

1,810 

1,960

3,470

7,220

*9.600

7,920

4,310

2,690

2,060

1,700

1,450

1,360 

2,540 

2,500

1,810

1,430

1,420

68,830

2,458

1.91

1.98

Mar.

1,500

1,640

2,000

1,820

1,520

2,580

4.220

3,560

2,840

2,170

2,020

1,970 

2,120

2,050

1,810

1,580

1,260

1,100

948

892

908

BIZ

*940 

950

856

840

1,020

1,060

1,120

1,090

990

50,246

1,621

1.26

1.45

Apr.

920

1,380

1,610

1,710

1,350

1,140

940

830

750

1,030

2,740

m3,110

2,660

2,080

1,620

1,360

1,260

1,300

1,500

1,420

1,180 

980 

850

770

690

616

588

#c7p 3±£

43,236

1,441

1.12

1.25

May

520

474

415

391

325

295

256

223

196

179

170

"295 166 

680

850

620

408

307

277

259

560

1,670

1,740 

'2,500 

1,720

760

680

1,850

780

1,410

960

21,736

701

0.543

0.63

June

790

436

*445

391

336

610

490

540

460

304

232

208

182

147

120

100

89

82

74

170

56

48

H62

72

71

91

94

82

6,872

229

0.178

0.20

July

64

65

60

92

82

72

52

43

38

34

29

26 

24

22

22

*20

22

22

580

1,140

385

235

960 

4,920 

8,080

7,620

3,310

1,820

2,960

2,210

1,220

36,229

1,169

0.906

1.04

Aug.

1,090

840

570

340

250

475

730

482

352

280

259

215 

172

136

116

154

235

325

280

160

125

126

118 

114 

109

94

76

66

460

920

680

10,349

334

0.259

0.30

Sept.

530

482

355

348

280

198

152

122

100

101

96

73 

58

49

42

38

34

30

28

25

20

18

18 

17 

16

15

12

12

12

10

3,291

110

0.085

0.09

Calendar year 1958: Max 15,300 Mln 50 Mean 1,872 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.69

Water year 1958-59: Max 27,500 Min 10 Mean 1,161 Cfsm 0.90 In. 12.21

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 ofs). Jan. 22 (11 p.m.) 32,000 ofs (44.3 ft at 2 a.m. Jan. 24). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
378 SALT RIVER BASIN

3020. Pond Creek near Louisville, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°07'10", long 85°47'48", on right bank 300 ft downstream from bridge on 

Manslick Road, 1.6 miles downstream from confluence of Northern and Southern ditches, 

and about 3 miles south of Iroquois Park in Louisville, Jefferson County.

Drainage area.--63.1 sq mi.

Records available. August 1944 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 434.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge. 15 years, 78.3 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,260 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 15.37 ft); minimum, 4.0 cfs July 12 (gage height, 1.58 ft).

1944-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 1959; maximum gage height, 17.78 ft 

Apr. 13, 1948; no flow Sept. 19, 20, Oct. 29, 1948.

Maximum stage known, about 19 ft in January 1937 (backwater from Ohio River), from 

information by local residents.

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

which are poor. Records include small amount of inflow diverted by manufacturing 

plants from Louisville water supply which is pumped from Ohio River.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

3.0 

5.0 

7.3

2.0

8.0

1O.O

13.2

22

628

1,030

2,230

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a9.5

a9.0

a8.5

a8.0

a7.5

a7.0

a7.0

*7.7

22

117

32

14

12

11

9.9

9.5

8.8

7.7

6.8

7.1

7.7 

8.4

13

9.5

7.7

7.3

7.3

7.7

7.3

6.8

6.8

411.5

13.3

_

-

Nov.

7.3

9.2

8.8

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.7

11

10

*8.8

8.0

7.7

7.1

36 6.6

20

12

39

72

ZT

19 

14

12

11

10

11

11

13

22

21

466.2

15.5

_

-

Dec.

20

32

76

90

240

95

49

37

28

22

18

*17

14

12

10

b9.5

b9.0

blO

12

12

9.9 

9.5

12

17

13

10

b9.5

b9.0

b9.0

b9.5

10

930.9

30.0

-

Jan.

77

76

46

30

18

14

15

17

14

12

9.9

10

12

21

323

214

68

53

*37

1,070

2,210 

*1,530

359

148

114

102

85

78

74

70

54

6,960.9

225

_

-

Feb.

48

39

44

84

60

43

34

35

52

187

100

66

100

302

233

129

100

83

59

44

37 

34

189

111

77

65

54

66

-

2,531

90.4

-

Mar.

136

81

69

54

80

*262 H9

84

90

84

98

106

78

65

56

41

34

28

26

28

31 

24

20

21

21

33

40

25

48

69

45

1,996

64.4

-

Apr.

73

97

5T

42

36

32

29

27

*22

21

20

26

27

20

17

16

15

26

35

31

24 

20

16

14

12

11

12

14

11

10

810

27.0

-

May

12

9.2

8.4

*7.7

8.4

8.4

7.7

7.7

6.8

6.6

7.3

63

151

110

34

20

14

24

60

129

195- 426

82

43

24

20

22

24

16

13

12

1,572.2

50.7

-

June

11

12

10

9.2

8.4

11

9.5

8.0

a.o

*7.7

12

8.4

7.1

6.2

6.2

7.7

6.4

5.9

6.2

5.9

5.7 

5.9

7.7

11

9.4

6.6

5.7

5^5

5.5

5.7

235.5

7.85

_

-

July

5.5

5.9

5.9

5.2

5.2

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.2

4^8

5.0

5.2

*5.2

5.7

18

9.9

15

6.6

5.7 

8.9

73

To" 100

31

21

30

25

11

8.0

489.4

15.8

-

Aug.

6.6

5.9

5.7

5.9

6.2

9.4

8.8

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.5

5.2

5.0

675

36

184

*34

16

12

9.9 

10

9.2

11

9.5

7.7

7.1

62

32

14

12

561.9

18.1

-

Sept.

11

~9.5 15

8.8

7.7

8.4

8.4

8.8

7.7

8.0

7.3

6.6

6.4

7.3

6.8

6.8

6.6

6.6

5.9

5.5

5.7 

6.4

6.2

*6.4

6.2

5.7

5.2.

5.5

6.2

6.4

219.0

7.30

-

Calendar year 1958: Max 964 Mln 4.5 Mean 60.7 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59; Max 2,210_____Mln 4.8_____Mean 47.1 Cfsm -_____In. - ^^

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 cfs).--Jan. 21 (2:30 p.m.) 3,260 cfs (15.37 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this'day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

on nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
BIG INDIAN CREEK BASIN 379

3025. Big Indian Creek near Corydon, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°16'35", long 86°06'35", in SE£ sec.6, T.3 S., R.4 E., on upstream side 

of bridge on State Highway 335, 0.6 mile upstream from Raccoon Branch and 4? miles 

north of Corydon.

Drainage area. 129 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 577.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~l!929. Prior to June 12, 1952, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 177 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,800 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 22.22 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak 

flow; minimum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 5.23 ft).

1943-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 1959; no flow at times during 1943-44, 

1951-54.

Maximum stage known since 1815, 22.4 ft Mar. 19, 1943, from floodmarks by Corps of 

Engineers (discharge, about 17,000 cfs).

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1385: 1951(M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 18, June 4 to Sept. 30)

5.1

5.2

5.3 

5.5 

5.7

0.2

1.0

2.0

5.3

10

6.0 

6.2 

6.5 

6.7 

7.0

41

79

115

200

9.0

11.0

15.0

18.0

20.0

1,110

2,290

5,820

9,450

13,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

31

29 

24

22

20

*18

17

15

15

30

46

30

24

22 

20

18

17

16

15

15

14

14

15

15

15

16

15

14

14

14

13_

603

19.5

0.151

0.17

Nov.

13

14 

15

15

15

14

14

13

14

17

19

16

*14

13 

23

73

48

124

510

200

135

101

85

74

66

60

56

54

55

54

1,924

64.1

0.497

0.55

Dec.

47

51 

70

330

735

510

280

*200

149

101

b86

b76

70

64 

55

50

49

49

49

50

43

40

41

43

40

33

33

34

34

31

32

3,475

112

0.868

1.00

Jan.

70

132 

103

85

55

56

56

63

54

48

43

*41

44

51 

1,380

870

420

236

220

1,710

*12,100

5,240

773

498

381

308

250

208

187

180

156

26,018

839

6.50

7.49

Feb.

140

118

115

161

140

111

103

107

113

607

532

352

352

1,790 

1,360

645

465

*352

240

176

149

146

308

285

228

194

170

155

-

9,614

343

2.66

2.77

Mar.

194

179 

170

149

143

429

352

258

*228

194

212

420

398

352 

285

208

176

149

132

122

120

105

95

92

87

85

101

90

87

130

125

5,867

189

1.47

1.70

Apr.

401

1.050 

510

308

224

*176

149

130

115

101

95

107

87

79 

72

68

64

63

66

64

61

56

51

49

47

45

44

48

54

46

4,430

148

1.15

1.28

May

43

41 

38

36

35

36

37

32

31

32

31

189

357

*254 

122

87

72

74

188

170

375

352

254

161

120

101

118

143

99

92

67

3,787

122

0.946

1.09

June

54

46

40

31

27

26

24

*21

19

18

19

16

14

11 

9.9

8.5

7.9

7.1

6.4

5.8

5.3

4.9

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.2

3.8

3*7.

3.7

455.4

15.2

0.118

0.13

July

3.5

4.0 

4.7

3.2

3.5

3.3

*3.2

3.0

2.6

2.0

2.0

2.5

2.5

2.5 

2.6

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.5

3.0

4.0

"9.6 11

6.9

9.7

6 9

s!i

120.2

3.88

0.030

0.03

Aug.

4.2

3.3 

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.9

3.2

2.7

*1.7

1.5

1.0

.8

.7 

.8

.9

9.4

35

16

16

8.5

5.3

3.3

2.5

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.8

2,3

3.3

2.3

142.0

4.58

0.036

0.04

Sept.

2.2

27^ 

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

*.9

.5

.5

.9

1.1

1.1

1.0 

.9

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

25.7

0.86

0.0067

0.007

Calendar year 1958 : Max 2,100 Min 7.9 Mean 139 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.68

Water year 1958-59 : Max 12,100 Min 0.2 Mean 155 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.26

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 cfs). Jan. 21 (8:30 p.m.) 23,800 cfs (22.22 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
380 BLUE RIVER BASIN

3030. Blue River near White Cloud, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°14'15", long 86 0 13'50", in NWij-SE^ sec.19, T.3 S., R.3 E. , on left bank 

 400 ft downstream from Spring Creek, 0.2 mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 62, 

and three-quarters of a mile north of White Cloud.

Drainage area. 461 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 434.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 16, 1938, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 617 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 28,500 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 23.07 ft), from 

rat ing curve extended above 22,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; minimum, 23 cfs Sept. 24-26 (gage height, 1.62 ft).

1930-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 22, 1959; minimum, 9.2 cfs Oct. 1, 1941; 

minimum gage height, 1.40 ft Sept. 20, 1940, Sept. 30, 1941.

Remarks. Records excellent.

Revisions (water .years) . WSP 1335: 1931-32, 1933(M) , 1935-38(M) , 1944. WSP 1385: 

Drainage area. WSP 1555: 1953.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 8-13, Mar. 16 to Apr. l)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 5 Dec. 6 to Sept. 30

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

186

360

5.0 

7.0

850

1,500

3,350

2.5 

3.0

205

385

4.0

6.0

10.0

16.0

22.0

910

2,350

6,900

15,700

26,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

340

283

248

215

186

*178

164

150

148

488

445

320

266

215

200

178

172

161

150

143

138

133

136

133

131

129

129

124

120

115

ill

6,049

195

0.423

0.49

Nov.

Ill

115

115

113

111

111

107

105

109

113

113

111

*113

111

156

283

380

400

740

740

560

468

400

340

320

283

283

283

266

266

7,726

258

0.560

0.62

Dec.

248

248

340

798

2,440

2.950

1,510

1,090

*850

680

575

525

475

408

365

345

325

305

305

288

270

252

235

235

235

220

202

196

190

1 SP i2£

17,444

563

1.22

1.41

Jan.

235

385

475

385

325

252

305

270

270

252

235

*235

220

235

2,100

3,350

1,650

1,090

830

2,260

15,400

*25.500

12,600

3,570

2,400

1,880

1,530

1,260

1,080

1,020

1,000

82,599

2,664

5.78

6.66

Feb.

910

790

735

790

850

708

625

600

600

1,190

2,350

1,510

1,300

2,780

5.140

2,650

*1,860

1,440

1,160

910

790

708

850

1,300

1,030

910

850

735

36,071

1,288

2.79

2.90

Mar.

735

790

708

652

625

1,230

1.510

1,160

1,030

*970

910

1,160

1,300

1,440

1,510

1,230

1,030

910

790

735

680

625

575

550

500

500

790

790

652

680

790

27,557

889

1.93

2.22

Apr.

850

2.850

2,260

1,440

1,090

910

*735

680

625

550

500

475

452

430

385

365

365

345

345

345

325

325

305

288

270

270

252

252

252

p^c ±22.

18,771

626

1.36

1.52

May

235

220

202

190

181

172

160

152

141

158

160

294

525

*550

365

288

252

270

550

475

790

1.090

850

708

790

735

625

735

625

500

550

13,538

437

0.948

1.09

June

430

365

305

270

252

252

220

*202

178

163

268

435

654

288

220

181

160

143

128

120

111

107

102

100

100

98

94

88

82

21

6,194

206

0.447

0.50

July

73

73

68

68

75

80

*75

68

60

56

79

64

52

52

48

43

45

43

43

45

43

43

49

63

63

60

115

128

86

187

109

2,156

69.5

0.151

0.17

Aug.

75

58

50

46

43

43

73

60

50

*43

42

40

38

33

30

31

78

98

94

100

88

73

60

49

45

39

36

42

49

76

98

1,780

57.4

0.125

0.14

Sept.

76

60

56

45

38

32

31

*30

216

726

147

96

70

54

45

39

32

30

29

28

26

25

24

23

23

24

25

26

26

26

2,128

70.9

0.154

0.17

Calendar year 1958: Max 6,900 Min 87 Mean 605 Cfsm 1-31 In. 17.83

Water year 1958-59: Max 25,500 Mln 23 Mean 608 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.89

Peak discharge (base, 7,500 cfs). Jan. 22 (5 p.m.) 28,5oo cfs (23.07 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 381

3045. McGills Creek near McKinney, Ky.

Location. --Lat 37°26'40", long 84°41i55", on right bank 0.3 mile upstream from mouth, 

3.2 miles northeast of Arabia, and 3.2 miles east of McKinney, Lincoln County.

Drainage area. 2.14 sq mi (revised).

Records available. September 1951 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 968.50 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--8 years, 2.77 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 146 cfs June 5 (gage height, 2.63 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1951-59: Maximum discharge, 1,030 cfs Nov. 18, 1957 (gage height, 5.60 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 200 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 

5.40 ft; no flow for many days.

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

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.03

1.1

1.2

1.3

.2 

1.4 

3.5

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8

7.1

12

18

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.15

.15

.15

.15

.15

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.05

705

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

!i.1

3.75

0.121

0.057

0.07

Nov.

0.15

.35

.35

.35

.35

.45

.45

.45

.55

.45

.45

.45

.45

.45

.45

.55

.55

.85

3.5

1.85

1.25

1.0

.75

.75

.65

1.1

1.1

4.25 378- 

2 3

30.40

1.01

0.472

0.53

Dec.

1.85

1.7

2.3

*4.1

3.0

2.3

1.85

1.4

1.1

b.9

b.8

b.7

b.65

b.6

.55

b.5

b.5

b.45

b.45

b±!

b.4

.55

.75

1.0

.9

.75

.75

.75

.65 

. 65

. 65

33.90

1.09

0.509

0.59

Jan.

2.05

2.5

1.85

1.2

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.1

.05

is'

b8

b5

b4

b3

33_

27

14

6.7

4.7

3.5

3.0

2.75

2.75

2.75 

2 3

2^05

151.55

4.89

2.29

2.63

Feb.

1.85

1.55

2.05

4.7

3.5

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.05

3.0

2.75

2.3

5.2

24

IS

8.4

5.9

4.1

3.0

2.5

2.05

1.7

4.1

3.25

*2.75

2.2

1.8

1.6

121.20

4.33

2.02

2.11

Mar.

4.0

3.0

2.7

2.5

3.0

8.0

5.0

3.5

5.0

4.5

6.0

8.0

6.0

4.5

3.5

3.0

2.5

2.0

1.8

1.5

4.5

4.0

3.0

2.5

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

i ? -1-- * 

105.3

3.40

1.59

1.83

Apr.

*1.4

4.9

4.4

3.8

3.0

2.5

2.3

1.85

11

19.

10

11

12

8.9

6.3

4.7

3.5

3.25

3.0

3.0

2.75

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

- 

134.45

4.48

2.09

2.34

May

0.8

.7

.6

.5

*.45

.45

.35

.35

.15

.15

.15

.15

1.7

T7S5

.65

.45

.45

1.1

.9

.65

.55

.55

.45

.35

.35

.35

.35

.2

.ii

!i

15.40

0.497

0.232

0.27

June

0.15

.2

.15

.1

12.

5.6

1.55

*.9

.65

.45

.45

.45

.35

.35

.2

.15

.1

.15

.15

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.15

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

25.25

0.842

0.393

0.44

July

0.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

4.35

.9

.35

.65

1.75

1.65 

4.3

4 5

 * 

18.95

0.611

0.286

0.33

Aug.

1.7

.75

.55

.65

.55

.35

.2

.2

.2

.2

.15

.15

.1

7T

.1

.2

.2

.15

.15

1.0

.65

.45

.2

.15

*.15

.15

.1

.6

.45 

.35

.2

11.10

0.358

0.167

0.19

Sept.

0.2

.2

.2

.15

.15

.15

.15

.15

.15

.15

.15

.15

.1

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

2.50

0.083

0.039

0.04

Calendar year 1958 : Max 66 Min 0.05 Mean 2.77 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.57

Water year 1958-59: Max 33 Min 0 Mean 1.79 Cfsm 0.836 In. 11.37

Peak discharge (base, 110 cfs). June 5 (5 p.m.) 146 cfs (2.63 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 5-13, Feb. 26 to Mar. 31, Apr. 22 to May 4, July 11-19; discharge 

estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, and records for stations on nearby 

streams.
382 GREEN RIVER BASIN

3050. Green River near McKinney, Ky.

Location. Lat 37"25'19", long 84°45'01", on right bank 10 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, 0.8 mile upstream from South Fork, 1.2 miles northwest of Arabia, 2.2 miles 

south of McKinney, Lincoln County, and 3.3 miles downstream from McGills Creek.

Drainage area. 22.4 sq mi.

Records available. September 1951 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 893.69 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge.--8 years, 27.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 890 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 5.08 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1951-59: Maximum discharge, 10,400 cfs Mar. 22, 1952 (gage height, 8.93 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement at 

gage height 8.85 ft; no flow for many days.

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

which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1505: 1952, 1953-55(P), 1956(M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 17-29)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

.2 

1.2

3.5 

8.0

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

29

56

125

215

480

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2 1

TTT

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.9

1.7

1.1

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

476

.6

.6

.6

.6 

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

*.6

.7

.8

26.4

0.85

0.038

0.04

Nov.

2.4

2.8

2.4

1.9

1.7

1.9

1.7

1.4

17?

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.7

4.2

4.8

4.0

5.3

26

14

9.8

7.1 

5.8

5.3

4.4

7.1

7.1

IT

23

237.8

7.93

0.354

0.39

Dec.

18

17

«24

43

3T

25

18

15

12

blO

b9

b7

b6

b5.5

b5

b4.5

b4

b3.6

b3.4

b3.2

b3

b2.8: 4"7s

7.6

8.0

b7

b6.2

5.8

5.3

4.8

5.3

328.8

10.6

0.473

0.55

Jan.

26

27

20

b!5

b!2

blO

b9

b9

b9

b8

b7

b6

10

*12

181

108

a40

a25

a20

412

326

153 

62

42

32

27

31

31

30

26

23

1,749

56.4

2.52

2.90

Feb.

b!8

b!4

b!6

43

31

25

21

20

20

27

25

23

45

194" 275

83

54

40

29

b20

b!5

big. 

37

30

*26

22

20

20

-

1,205

43.0

1.92

2.00

Mar.

39

31

30

27

29

80

46

35

55

47

57

83

58

43

35

27

23

19

17

16

47

39 

29

24

20

19

18

15

15

15

14

1,052

33.9

1.51

1.75

Apr.

*14

47

42

35

31

25

22

20

133

205

100

102

114

84

56

41

31

50

28

29

25

20 

18

15

13

12

12

12

10

9.2

1,331.2

44.4

1.98

2.21

May

8.6

7.1

6.2

5.3

*4.8

4.4

4.0

5.0

2.8

5.5

2.8

2.8

14

15

6.6

4.8

4.4

15

10

7.6

9.2

7.6 

5.8

4.8

4.0

5.5

5.0

2.6

2.1

1.9

1-7.

176.7

5.70

0.254

0.29

June

5.5

9.8

6.6

5.5

114

74

21

*10

6.2

4.8

4.0

5.0

2.6

1.7

1.1

1.0

.9

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5 

.5

1.7

4.4

2.1

1.1

.8

.6

^ - 

284.1

9.47

0.425

0.47

July

0.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

**.!

0

0 

.1

34

5.8

2.6

40

92

33T

23

58

277.5

8.95

0.400

0.46

Aug.

12

Q t Q

4.4

8.7

6.2

4.0

5.5

4.0

2.6

1.9

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.7

1.9

2.1

1.2

1.0

5.4

4.8

2.8 

1.9

1.1

*.9

.7

.6

575

2.8

2.1

1.9

92.8

2.99

0.133

0.15

Sept.

0.975"

.6

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

7.1

0.24

0.011

0.01

Calendar year 1958: Max 644 Mln 0.5 Mean 31.2 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.94

Water year 1958-59: Max 412 Mln 0 Mean 18.5 Cfsm 0.826 In. 11.22

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs). Jan. 21 (5 p.m.) 890 cfs (5.08 ft); June 5 (6 p.m.) 726 cfs 

(4.69 ft); July 28 (6 p.m.) 629 cfs (4.44 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this-day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

on nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 383

3055. Green River near Mount Salem, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°24'40", long 84°45'11", on left bank 20 ft upstream from bridge on 

private road, about 300 ft downstream from South Fork, 0.8 mile downstream from 

gaging station near McKlnney, and 2.6 miles east of Mount Salem, Lincoln County.

Drainage area. 36.3 sq ml.

Records available. October 1953 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 881.84 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 6 years, 52.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,630 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 6.32 ft); no 

 flow Sept. 20-26, 29, 30.

1953-59: Maximum discharge, 11,700 cfs Nov. 18, 1957 (gage height, 11.11 ft), from

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow;

no flow at times.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1505: 1955-56.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

.17

.55

1.3

3.0

6.4

12

2.5

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.4 

4.0 

4.4

170

430

645

790

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

S7S" 2.4

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.2

2.2

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.0

T7T

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.3

*1.3 

1.1

1.1

45.2

1.46

0.040

0.05

Nov.

2.4

4.2

3.3

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.0

2 .2

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

3.6

6.0

5.2

5.8

43

23

14

11

8.9

7.9

6.4

11

11

78

75 

38

382.4

12.7

0.350

0.39

Dec.

28

26

37

*b65 b56"

42

30

24

18

14

bll

b9

b8

b7.5

b7

b6.7

b6.4

b6.0

b5.8

b5.5

5.2

BT?

6.9

14

9.4

8.4

bS.O

b7.5

b7.2 

b7.0

7.9

493.6

15.9

0.438

0.51

Jan.

44

49

31

b23

b!7

b!5

b!3

b!2

bll

10

10

12 9.4

16

354

240

96

58

55

788

624

369

129

84

67

55

55

61

58 

49

40

3,454.4

111

3.06

3.54

Feb.

33

262~9~

100

67

42

36

34

33

55

49

38

96

580

1BT

184

117

84

55

40

31

28

81

58

*42

36

31

32

-

2,474

88.4

2.44

2.53

Mar.

72

49

46

42

44

168

93

67

100

93

131

210

HT

90

70

46

38

30

27

26

77

64

44

36

31

28

28

23

5? 

26

23

1,962

63.3

1.74

2.01

Apr.

*22

96

81

72

52

42

33

28

207

454

205

226

247

170

114

84

61

52

49

64

44

38

50

26

22

18

18

21

16

11

2,586

86.2

2.57

2.65

May

14

11

9.4

8.4

*7.9

6.9

5.2

4.5

5.9

4.5

5.9

5.6

16

17

8.9

6.9

5.2

14" 19

10

12

11

8.4

6.9

5.6

5.6

4.2

3.6

2.7 

2.4 2 2

244.8

7.90

0.218

0.25

June

5.1

10

7.4

4.2

181

104

24

*11

7.4

5.6

4.2

5.6

2.7

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.5

75

1.5

4.8

2.7

1.6

1.1

.7 

. 6

593.5

13.1

0.561

0.40

July

2.9

2.8

1.1

.7

.7

1.5

.7

.5

.4

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.4

*.3

.2

.2

1.5

117

19

7.4

64

180

35

83

609.5

19.7

0.545

0.62

Aug.

21

TT

6.9

15

14

7.9

5.2

7.9

4.8

5.3

2.2

1.7

1.5

1.1

1.0

3.0

3.9

2.2

1.5

4.8

6.0

3.9

2.2

1.6

*1.2

.9

27?

4.2 

2.2

3.3

148.4

4.79

0.152

0.15

Sept.

1.7

ITT

1.1

.7

.6

.4

.5

.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

0 

0

8.2

0.27

0.0074

0.008

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,310 Min 0.6 Mean 60.7 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.70

Water year 1958-59 : Max 788 Min 0 Mean 35.1 Cfsm 0.967 In. 13.11

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 cfs). Jan. 21 (6 p.m.) 1,630 cfs (6.32 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
384 GREEN RIVER BASIN 

3065. Green River at Greensburg, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°15'13", long 85°30'11", on left bank 75 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 68, 300 ft upstream from Clover Lick Creek, a quarter of a mile south of 

Greensburg, Green County, and 2.6 miles upstream from Russell Creek.

Drainage area. 736 sq ml.

Records available. June 1939 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 531.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Prior to June 20, 1941, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Since Jan. 4, 

1951, auxiliary wire-weight gage read twice dally, 1.8 miles upstream from base gage. 

November 1941 to Jan. 3, 1951, auxiliary staff gage 1.5 miles downstream from base gage.

Average discharge. 20 years, 1,072 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,500 cfs Jan. 22; maximum gage height, 19.85 

ft Jan. 22; minimum discharge, 12 cfs Sept. 29.

1939-59: Maximum discharge, 47,000 cfs Mar. 23, 1952 (gage height, 33.50 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Oct. 26, 27, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 36.2 ft In 1913, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1959 are given 

In WSP 1641.

Revisions. WSP 1555: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Pall used as a factor Jan. 21-24, Feb. 14-18j stage-discharge 

relation affected by ice Dec. 15, 16, Jan. 8, 10)

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4

12

22

35

80

2.0

4.0

12.0

260

1,010

5,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

164 

152

146

146

140

134

125

119

110

122

140 

173

IS8~ 188

164

140

125

110

101

95

89

*80

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

83

80

3,716

120

0.163

0.19

Nov.

98

lol

146

182

188

176

161

149

146

131

122 

119

116

116

116

119

137

167

245

710

894

626

458

368

*320

290

290

446

1,280

2,170

10,590

353

0.4SO

0.54

Dec.

1.470 

1,020

898

1,020

1,310

1,240

970

770

638

530

441 

371

329

295

255

235

220

218

210

206

203

195

188

T§T

260

290

272

248

236

230

224

15,189

490

0.666

0.77

Jan.

251 

552

1,140

938

658

444

410

380

368

360

350 

*326

302

296

578

3,570

4,670

2,410

1,460

2,680

8,220

11.800

8,980

3,390

2,080

1,570

1,340

1,350

1,410

1,260

1,100

64,643

2,085

2.83

3.27

Feb.

930 

798

706 762-

1,240

1,290

994

854

798

810

1,310 

1,580

1,270

3,000

8,880

11,000

4,380

2,490

1,840

1,360

1,040

874

954

2,180

1,990

1,420

1,190

1,020

_

56,960

2,034

2.76

2.88

Mar.

1,080 

1,340

1,220

1,120

1,080

1,530

2.580

2,110

1,570

1,500

1,480 

1,370

2,120

1,790

1,410

1,180

958

810

690

610

638

950

1,060

S70

742

658

666

754

670

638

702

35,896

1,158

1.57

1.81

Apr.

686 

678

1,080

1,400

1,180

958

810

698

674

2,170

4,850 

3,260

2,950

2,850

2,380

1,790

1,420

1,180

1,090

1,300

1,460

1,200

978

834

714

618

546

*522

514

498

41,268

1,376

1.87

2.09

May

438 

385

350

320

290

272

257

236

218

206

197 

188

WT

251

382

350

290

260

275

466

510

534

770

786

472

344

311

290

266

239

239

10,589

342

0.465

0.54

June

224

*212

221

209

209

194

200

385

290

230

200 

170

149

134

119

104

95

86

75

68

65

60

65

101

101

134

185

200

191

161

4,837

161

0.219

0.24

July

128 

110

98

95

128

119

95

83

92

98

72

55

45

*39

37

48" 34

95

179

146

122

122

300

1,380

2.420

1,240

730

494

498

430

530

10,062

325

0.442

0.51

Aug.

335 

248

236

197

254

750

65T

476

596

287

253

197

170

146

128

119

152

215

176

170

215

165

128

104

92

86

83

78

75

70TO"

6,685

216

0.293

0.34

Sept.

110 

140

143

TIo

125

104

86

75

70

98

72 

60

53

47

39

35

32

30

27

25

22

21

19

17

16

15

14

13

*15

16

1,679

560

0.076

0.08

Calendar year 1958: Max 12,900 Min 72 Mean 1,101 Cfsm 1.50 In. 20.29

Water year 1958-59: Max 11,800 Mln 13 Mean 718 Cfsm 0.976 In. 13.26

Peak discharge (base, 13,000 cfs). No peak above base.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 385

3070. Russell Creek near Columbia, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°07 I 09", long 8S°23 I 38", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 61, 0.2 mile upstream from Butlers Pork and 5 miles west of Columbia, 

Adair County. Records include flow of Butlers Fork.

Drainage area. 188 sq mi (includes that of Butlers Pork), of which about 15 sq mi does 

not contribute directly to surface runoff.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1959. Prior to December 1939 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 610.96 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to June 25, 1953, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 271 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,340 cfs Feb. 15 (gage height, 13.15 ft); minimum, 1.6 cfs Sept. 28.

1939-59: Maximum discharge, 15,900 cfs Mar. 22, 1952 (gage height, 23.8 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 7,900 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum 

daily, 0.4 cfs Sept. 25, 1952, Oct. 22-24, 1953.

Flood in January 1937 reached a stage of about 23 ft, from information by local 

residents.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1275: 1940. WSP 1335: 1953. WSP 1555: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-59, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 11-30}

Oct. 1 to Feb. 14 Feb. 15 to Sept. 30

2.5 17 2.2 1.0 3.1 75

2.7 33 2.3 3.0 3.8 210

3.2 85 2.4 6.0 4.6 470

3.6 ISO 2.5 1O 7.3 1,550

4.0 290 2.7 25 11.5 3,450

9.4 2,450 2.9 45

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2S

28

28

26

25

25

24

23

22

26

36

39

27

24

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

*20

57

26

27

26

24

23

23

22

21

774

25.0

0.133

0.15

Nov.

35

70

55

43

41

33

31

30

29

30

33

31

31

31

34

41

50

48

94

128

78

61

51

47

*43

43

44

174

555" 462

2,143

71.4

0.380

0.42

Dec.

138

114

110

134

136

115

92

b80

b70

b60

b54

b50

b46

b42

b40

b38

b36

b34

b33

b32

b31

b30

48

63

68

56

50

b49

b48

b47

47

1,991

64.2

0.341

0.39

Jan.

60

196

144

blOO

b65

b50

b50

*72

b70

b60

b50

b45

b40

79

656

1,220

554

b250

b!50

1,640

1,790

1.980

790

538

406

330

326

390

326

270

203

12,900

416

2.21

2.55

Feb.

165

140

136

282

302

203

158

150

146

591

802

438

478

2,450

5.400

1,120

698

498

*348

270

213

196

581

546

372

309

258

234

_

15,484

553

2.94

3.06

Mar.

342

288

261

258

234

151" 550

321

303

282

258

434

381

318

282

228

192

170

150

152

194

186

158

144

*132

118

208

176

160

200

186

7,688

248

1.32

1.52

Apr.

174

327

369

297

225

190

166

152

298

1.520

870

894

886

634

442

348

288

246

234

297

285

222

188

164

146

132

124

*140

144

116

10,518

351

1.87

2.08

May

98

86

75

66

60

52

45

41

38

37

41

46

622

446

194

130

96

287

318

178

204

330

566

264

190

231

291

213

330

49"8~ 734

6,807

220

1.17

1.35

June

336

*682

360

240

180

562

234

164

126

110

102

87

80

69

56

50

45

42

38

35

33

33

39

45

68

102

118

69

43

35

4,183

139

0.739

0.83

July

30

28

25

23

23

21

22

20

17

15

14

13

11

*11

10

3~9.6

28

21

42

34

22

39

50" 63

43

31

33

51

45

29

860.6

27.8

0.148

0.17

Aug.

37

27

20

25

160

54

39

35

28

24

21

19

17

16

16

20

23

16

78

50

30

27

20

18

16

17

17

16

22

26

22

956

30.8

0.164

0.19

Sept.

31

50

70

37

23

19

16

16

16

18

16

15

8.8

7.2

6.0

5.1

4.5

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

 2.0

 STo"

20

412.6

13.8

0.073

0.08

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,980 Min 16 Mean 260 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.72

Water year 1958-59: Max 3,400 Min 2.0 Mean 177 Cfsm 0.941 In. 12.79

Peak discharge (base, 5,200 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
386 GREEN RIVER BASIN

3075. South Fork Little Barren River at Edmonton, Ky.

Location.--Lat 36°58'27", long 85°36'11", on right bank 13 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 496, three-quarters of a mile southeast of Edmonton, Metcalfe County, and 

3.0 miles upstream from Rogers Creek.

Drainage area. 18.3 sq ml (revised).

Records available. June 1941 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 742.83 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to July 21, 1953, at site 5 ft upstream from bridge 

at same datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 27.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,160 cfs May 30 (gage height, 6.58 ft); no flow 

for part of Sept. 29.

1941-59: Maximum discharge, 2,140 cfs June 15, 1949 (gage height, 10.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times during 

most years.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1033: 1942(M). WSP 1205: 1949. WSP 1555: 1942(P).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

0

.2

.6

1.2

2.2

3.9

7.0

1.8 

2.0 

2.4 

2.8 

3.0 

3.8

18

36

92

190

252

460

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.6

.6

.6

.5

.45

.35 

.3

.25

.2

.6

i.06

.45

.35

.3

.25

.2

.2

.15

.1

**.!

.35

.3

.25

.25

.2

.2

.1 

.1

.15

10.30

0.332

0.018

0.02

Nov.

2.3

2.3

1.75

1.45

1.05

.85 

.75

.7

.7

.65

.7

.65

47?f

1.45

2.8

2.2

2.95

21

6.2

3.9

2.95

2.45

2.2

2.0

3.15

2.6

14

179.90

6.00

0.328

0.37

Dec.

9.5

9.0

17

22

TS

b9 

b5

b4

b3

b2.5

b2.2

b2

bl.8

bl.6

bl.4

bl.2

bTT?

bl.4

bl.6

bl.6

bl.5

bl.5

3.15

5.9

2.95

2.6

3.15

4.1

3.7 

3.5

3.5

148.55

4.79

0.262

0.30

Jan.

20

b!5

b8

b4

b3

2.6 

*375

7.0

7.0

5.5

4.35

4.6

8.0

11

206

b60

b20

16

19

258

~90" 263

38

26

21

18

21

18

16 

14

11

1,218.55

39.3

2.15

2.48

Feb.

8.5

6*6

9.3

47

b20

b!2 

b9

b8

b7

265

65

36

61

454

IBT

63

43

30

*20

15

13

13

98

43

29

22

18

25

-

1,601.4

57.2

3.13

3.25

Mar.

46

28

32

28

56

TT

31

30

24,

28

40

29

24

21

16

14

11

10

ir

24

17

14

13

42

40

23

27 

29

22

900

29.0

1.58

1.83

Apr.

20

38

29

21

17

14 

12

10

153

TS5

63

108

66

43

31

24

19

17

16

31

23

18

14

12

10

9.0

8.0

*!!>

10 

8.5

1,004.5

33.5

1.83

2.04

May

8.0

5.9

4.9

4.1

3.7

3.3 

2.8

2.45

2.3

2755

2.3

6.7

24

5.9

3.9

3.15

2.8

22

7.5

27

108

49

31

16

16

19

26

14

113

 34:5 =K"

954.15

30.8

1.68

1.94

June

53

*63

31

19

50

34 

16

9.0

6.2

5.5

4.9

4.35

3.5

2.8

2.6

2.3

2.0

1.65

1.45

1.3

1.15

T7£5

1.75

4.5

69.

14

6.6

4.1

3.3 

2.6

422.00

14.1

0.770

0.86

July

2.2

1.85

1.65

1.35

1.3

1.35 

1.0

.65

.5

.4

.3

.2

.15

**.!

13

4.8

~T.9 36

5.5

2.3

1.35

1.35

3.15

3.7

2.6

1.75

1.8

2.85

1.2 

. 85

.65

100. 7'5

3.25

0.178

0.20

Aug.

0.4

.25

.2

1.15

12

^.35

2.8

2.0

1.35

1.0

.8

.7

.75

.5

.3

.2

1.25

.4

.2

.2

.1

7T

.1

.1

.1

.1

.25

.3 

.1

15

78.05

2.52

0.138

0.16

Sept.

28

3.7

2.3

1.45

7.0

3.7 

1.75

4.65

11

6.2

2.95

2.0

1.55

1.05

.85

.65

.45

.35

.35

.3

.25

.2

.15

.1

.1

!

!05

755

*8.2 

4 ' 3

93.75

3.12

0.170

0.19

Calendar year 1958: Max 425 Min 0 Mean 21.0 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.60

Water year 1958-59: Max 454 Min 0.05 Mean 18.4 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.64

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 cfs). May 30 (11:30 a.m.) 1,160 cfs (6.58 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 387

3085. Green River at Munfordville, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°16'05" , long 85°53'10", on right bank at downstream side of pier of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 31W at Munfordville, Hart County.

Drainage area.--1,673 sq mi, of which about 180 sq mi does not contribute directly to 

surface runoff.

Records available. February 1915 to December 1922, October 1927 to September 1931, Decem-

 ber 1936 to February 1937 (in WSP 838), October 1937 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only October 1937 to March 1938, published in WSP 1305. Gage-height records 

collected at same site since 1924 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau, 

 e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 451.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of

929. Prior to Oct. 18, 1940, chain or staff gages at site 0.2 mile downstream at 

same datum. Oct. 18 to Nov. 29, 1940, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--33 years (1915-22, 1927-31, 1937-59), 2,588 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 23,000 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 31.34 ft); minimum, 120 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 2.02 ft).

1915-22, 1927-31, 1936-37, 1937-59: Maximum discharge. 72,200 cfs Jan. 23, 1937 

(gage height, 50.40 ft, from floodmarks, site then in use), from rating curve extended 

above 44,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum, 39 cfs Sept.|2, 

1921 (gage height, 2.2 ft, site then in use).

Maximum stage known, 54.0 ft in January 1913, at former site (discharge, 87,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings, 

which are poor. Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1641.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1555: 1916(M), drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.0

2.6

4.0

10.0

115

300

995

5,050

20.0

30.0

31.4

12,600

21,500

23,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

372

344

324

312

296

282

276

262

258

293

515

398

380

384

368

328

296

276

262

248

*237

234

234

237

240

240

240

240

237 

230

227

9,070

293

0.175

0.20

Nov.

240

272

316

356

380

376

352

324

308

293

279

265

262

258

272

290

308

352

456

792

1,330

1,360

1,010

787

660

590

560

620

2,380

Ot * 3OU A^D

19,478

649

0.388

0.43

Dec.

5.510

2,450

1,950

1,860

2,200

2,570

2,100

1,720

1,440

1,220

1,040

905

804

670

560

506

595

551

528

510

479

450

456

502

551

605

615

585

551 

535

520

35,116

1,068

0.658

0.74

Jan.

542

809

1,570

2,020

1,650

989

*905

917

814

760

721

700

748

745

870

5,040

7,520

6,790

5,770

4,260

12,500

20,500

22.700

19,500

10,900

4,800

5,710

3,380

5,510 

5,100

2,740

149,258

4,815

2.88

3.52

Feb.

2,410

2,130

1.910

1,930

2,450

2,710

2,450

2,130

1,960

1,910

3,310

5,440

5,060

4,950

12,900

16,100

16.500

*10,900

5,220

5,680

2,890

2,450

2,450

4,050

4,460

5,680

3,050

2,650

-

~*

127,450

4,552

2.72

2.85

Mar.

2,550

2,970

2,930

2,720

2,570

5,730

5.520

5,000

4,070

3,540

5,290

3,200

3,520

5,760

5,290

2,790

2,410

2,080

1,820

1,650

1,610

1,890

2,110

*2,060

1,770

1.600

1,690

1,880

1,790

1,720

1,820

82,950

2,676

1.60

1.84

Apr.

1,840

1,850

2,150

2,650

2,590

2,280

1,960

1,720

1,590

5,310

6,820

7.640

6,490

5,870

5,070

4,150

5,540

2,790

2,520

2,500

2,900

2,850

2,450

2,110

1,840

1,620

*1,460

1,590

1,590 

1.550

88,450

2,948

1.76

1.97

May

1,200

1,060

955

858

782

716

660

645

551

524

K492

g492

g585

g758

S848

gl,060

g792

g758

g905

gl,350

gl,640

g3,510

g3,500

g5,020

g2,220

gl,610

gl,380

gl,280

gl,350

g2,160

K4.140

41,559

1,341

0.802

0.92

June

*2,180

2.540

2,240

1,580

1,140

1,550

1,380

1,010

1,020

792

675

g660

S560

S470

g425

g380

g340

g320

g300

g282

g265

g265

g282

g320

430

860

738

610

542 

456

24,412

814

0.487

0.54

July

389

434

352

304

286

344

512

268

237

234

227

206

*194

179

173

173

203

372

g2,100

1,420

650

434

815

g3,570

4.180

3,260

2,080

1,690

1,350 

1,090

905

28,231

911

0.545

0.63

Aug.

881

650

528

492

905

2.620

2,590

1,320

941

765

585

484

412

356

320

293

286

316

372

520

360

452

356

279

251

230

218

224

251

268

376

18,501

597

0.357

0.41

Sept.

368

881

S75

448

398

324

376

286

262

765

438

296

248

224

212

197

182

173

161

155

152

146

143

140

138

135

132

*130

125 

122

8,332

278

0.166

0.19

Calendar year 1958 : Max 17,100 Min 227 Mean 2,477 Cfsm 1.43 In, 20.10

Water year 1958-59 : Max 22,700 Min 122 Mean 1,728 Cfsm 1.03 In. 14.02

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 cfs). Jan. 23 (8 a.m.) 25,000 cfs (51.54 ft); Feb. 17 (5 a.m.) 

16,700 cfs (25.02 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from graph based on oce-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
388 GREEN RIVER BASIN

3095. McDougal Creek near Hodgenville, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°32'37", long 85°40'19", on left bank 0.3 mile upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 470, 4-J- miles southeast of Hodgenville, Larue County, and 4f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 5.34 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1953 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 775 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 6 years, 7.14 cfs.

Extreme s. Maximum discharge during year, 1,180 cfs July 23 (gage height, 4.98 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 27.

1953-59: Maximum discharge, 2,100 cfs Nov. 18, 1957 (gage height, 6.27 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 850 cfs; no flow at times in most years.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years) . WSF 1435: Drainage area. WSP 1505: 1955(M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.1 

.4

1.35 

3.0 

1.0 7.2

0.6 

.7 

.8

1.2

1.3 

1.7 

2.5

79

247

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.5

1.25

1.25

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

UO

1.1

6.5

1.5

1.35

1.35

1.35

1.25

1.25

1.25

1.25

1.25

*1.25

1.35

1.25

1.35 

1.35

1.35

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.75

1.75

1.75

46.45

1.50

0.281

0.32

Nov.

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.8

2.6

2.4

3.0

5.7

4.0

3.0

2.8

2.4

2.1

1.9

2.4

2.1

7.3

6.2

5.7

91.2

3.04

0.569

0.64

Dec.

5.7

5.7

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.7

4.8

4.8

4.4

4.0

3.3

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

1.9

1. 75

2.6 

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

102.05

3.29

0.616

0.71

Jan.

7.3

7.2

5.7

4.8

3.0

*3.0

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.2

y *- * 1 -1

2.2

2.6

11

13

8.3

6.2

6.7

67

245

32

18 

14

12

12

10

9.9

8.3

7.2

6.2

537.5

17.3

3.24

3.74

Feb.

5.7

4.8

6.2

9.9

6.2

5.2

4.8

4.8

5.2

9.9

8.3

7.7

27

45

30

18

*14

12

9.4

7.7

6.7

6.2

15 

10

8.8

7.7

7.2

8.3

-

__ _ __

311.7

11.1

2.08

2.17

Mar.

10

7.7

7.7

7.2

8.8

20

12

9.4

12

9.4

8.8

8.8

7.2

6.2

5.7

4.8

4.4

3.6

3.3

3.6

4.0

3.6

3.0 

2.8

2.6

3.3 *4.4

3.0

3.3

4.0

3.3

197.9

6.38

1.19

1.38

Apr.

5.7

13

8.8

7.2

6.2

5.7

4.8

4.4

7.2

9.9

7.7

12

12

10

8.8

7.7

6.2

7.2

11

13

9.9

8.3

7.2 

5.7

4.8

4.4

4.0

6.4

4.8

*3.6

 

227.6

7.59

1.42

1.59

May

3.3

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.75

1.75

1.9

2.1

2.4

2.1

2.1

1.75

1.75

2.4

1.9

2.2

6.6

12

11 

9.9

6.2

4.8

8.4

6.7

4.4

3.6

3.3

126.80

4.09

0.766

0.88

June

3.8

3.0 *2.6

2.1

2.4

4.0

2.1

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.75

1.5

1.35

1.1

.8

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.6

1.5

.9

11

2.1

1.1

.8

.7

54.40

1.81

0.339

0.38

July

0.6

.6

.5

.45

.45

.45

.4

.35

.3

.3

.3

.25

.25

.25 *.25

.25

.6

2.6

5.1

1.1

.8

.8

206 

22

7.2

4.4

4.8

5.2

2.8

2.2

1.9

273.45

8.82

1.65

1.90

Aug.

1.6

1.5

1.35

1.35

1.35

1.25

1.25

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.9

4.5

2.7

1.1

32.65

1.05

0.197

0.23

Sept.

1*1

.9

.7

.5

.45

.4

.4

.4

.35

.35

.3

.3

.25

.25

.25

.25

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.2

.JL5

.15

.15

.2

10.20

0.340

O.O64

0.07

Calendar year 1958 : Max 180 Min 0.8 Mean 8.85 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.49

Water year 1958-59 : Max 245 Min 0.15 Mean 5.51 Cfsm 1,03 In. 14.01

Peak discharge (base, 44O cfs).--Jan. 21 (3 p.m.) 466 cfs (3.45 ft); July 23 (1 p.m.) l,18o cfs 

(4.98 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 389

3100. North Pork Nolin River at Hodgenvi1le, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°34'33", long 85°44'23", on right bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 61 at Hodgenville, Larue County, and 0.6 mile downstream from McDougal 

Creek.

Drainage area. 36.4 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1941 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 701.64 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge.--18 years, 47.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,310 cfs July 23 (gage height, 15.17 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,400 cfs; minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Sept. 30.

1941-59: Maximum discharge, 8,300 fffa July 11, 1958 (gage height, 15.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,400 cfs; no flow at times.

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

which are poor. City of Hodgenville diverts approximately 0.1 cfs above station for 

municipal water supply.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1305: 1942-46(M). WSP 1335: 1948(M). WSP 1385: Drainage 

area. WSP 1505: T942. WSP 1555: 1945(P).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage

height. In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 9-30)

1.13

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

2.4

8.0

16

2.0

3.0

8.0

10.7

30

93

700

1,280

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

4.2

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.4

2.9

2.7

172

4.7

26

8.0

6.2

5.3

4.7

4.2

4

3.9

3.7

3.5

*3.7

3.4

3.5

5

4.9

4.8

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.7

155.3

5.01

0.138

0.16

Nov.

8.0

9.0

7.4

7.1

7.7

8.7

8.0

8.4

9.8

9.0

8.4

8.0

8.7

8.4

14

12

11

15

27

20

18

14

12

11

*9.8

10

9.0

22

23

22

366.4

12.2

0.335

0.37

Dec.

22

24

29

32

.36

33

28

24

20

16

b!4

b!2

blO

b9.5

b9

b8.5

b8

b7.8

b7.6

b7.4

7.4

7.4

10

12

9.0

b8

b7.6

b7.4

b7.2

bT

447.8

14.4

0.396

0.46

Jan.

19

28

24

19

15

*14

b!3

b!2

bll

11

10

10

10

12

69

98

58

42

37

347

1.110

312

174

122

95

84

74

66

60

57 

49

3,062

98.8

2.71

3.13

Feb.

45

40

42

56

46

40

39

41

42

50

46

45

88

192

211

136

*103

83

64

54

48

45

85

74

66

57

50

50

1,938

69.2

1.90

1.98

Mar.

58

52

53

48

53

134

91

78

82

76

73

74

68

64

57

48

44

39

36

37

39

34

31

28

26

26 *25

35

30

30

32

1,601

51.6

1.42

1.64

Apr.

35

40

50

40

35

32

30

28

28

30

31

33

35

36

35

33

31

30

40

45

36

34

30

28

26

24

23

24

*22

1s.

962

32.1

0.882

0.98

May

16

15

13

13

12

10

9.5

9

8.5

8

9

15

40

25

15

12

10

13

12

11

15

50

60

45

35

30

25

23

23 

25

35

642.0

20.7

0.569

0.66

June

25

20

*18

15

14

16

11

9.4

8.7

9.0

8.7

7.7

7.1

5.9

5.6

5.0

4.5

4.2

4.2

3.4

3.4

frf

10

11

20

9.0

4.7

4.2 

3 4

275.5

9.18

0.252

0.28

July

3.2

2.9

3.2

2.9

3.4

3.7

2.7

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.0

.8

*1.0

.7

2.4

47

28

5.6

3.2

2.9

1.270

138

87

60

55

65

45 

33

26

1,901.6

61.3

1.68

1.94

Aug.

20

16

14

13

12

11

10

11

9.4

8.7

8.0

7.4

7.1

6.8

7.4

10

52

12

8.7

7.4

7.1

6.8

6.5

6.8

6.8

6.5

5.9

99

34 

31

16

478.3

15.4

0.423

0.49

Sept.

15

13

10

9.0

8.0

7.4

6.8

6.5

53

6.2

3.4

2.1

1.4

1.1

1.0

.8

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

148.9

4.96

0.136

0.15

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,OOO Mln 2.0 Mean 48.1 Cfam 1.32 In. 17.95

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,270 Mln 0.1 Mean 32.8 Cfam 0.901 In. 12.24

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). Jan. 21 (5 p.m.) 2,410 cfs (12.35 ft); July 23 (3 p.m.) 7,310 

cfs (15.17 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 16-19, 22-26, Mar. 25 to Apr. 19, May 7 to June 2; discharge 

estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, and records for McDougal Creek ne 

Hodgenville.

575949 O - 61 - 26
390 GREEN RIVER BASIN

3105. Nolin River at Wax, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°20'43", long 86°07'21", on right bank at upstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 88 at Wax, Grayson County, 5.3 miles upstream from Dog Creek, 14 miles 

northwest of Munfordville , and 28 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 600 sq mi, of which about 220 sq mi does not contribute directly to surface runoff.

Records 

per

s available . October 1936 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

iods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 462.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 27, 1941, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 786 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,360 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 21.08 ft); minimum, 94 cfs Sept. 27, 28 (gage height, 3.60 ft).

1936-59: Maximum discharge, 22,000 cfs Jan. 24, 1937 (gage height, 32.26 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs on basis of si ope -conveyance 

and velocity-area studies and shape of subsequent ratings defined to 17,000 cfs; minimum daily, 34 cfs Sept. 17, 1941.

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

which are poor.

Revisions (water years). --WSP 953: 

WSP 1555: T§3T.

Drainage area. WSP 1275: 1937. WSP 1335; 1953.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

3.8 117

4.5 223

6.0 580

10.0

17.0

21.0

2,060

5,000

7,300

3.6 

4.4 

5.5

220

465

10.0

19.7

2,060

6,420

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

180

170

166

160

155

152

148

144

140

a!40

a!60

a200

186 

159

150

a!40

a!30

a!25

a!2o

a!25

*129

129

131

129

126

127

127

121

122 

121

121

4,433

143

0.238

0.27

Nov.

126

131

127

125

129

126

122

122

124

121

117

120

120 

117

136

142

152

164

203

210

219

209

180

*164

156

152

146

183

261 

273

4,677

156

0.260

0.29

Dec.

302

269

269

291

319

336

345

317

289

269

245

227

212 

b200

b!90

bl80

b!75

b!70

164

160

158

153

159

185

183

b!70

b!65

b!60

160 

159

156

6,737

217

0.362

0.42

Jan.

214

306

343

352

304

b260

*235

229

219

b210

b200

b!90

185 

a200

al,000

a2,000

al,100

a800

a6OO

2,OOO

5,260

7.100

6,400

2,900

1,910

1,620

1,460

1,330

1,200

1,100

42,209

1,362

2.27

2.62

Feb.

898

803

758

782

838

758

669

627

618

675

687

672

887 

1,550

2.460

2,400

1,780

*1,490

1,260

1,060

904

820

940

1,140

1,080

929

862

831

-

29,178

1,042

1.74

1.81

Mar.

901

932

880

828

862

1,430

1.500

1,270

1,170

1,170

1,120

1,050

1,010 

918

859

792

719

660

618

600

630

630

585

*546

519

510

546

639

573 

561

606

25,634

827

1.38

1.59

Apr.

624

764

834

778

687

624

579

546

546

591

594

624

654 

690

660

612

570

540

540

597

600

576

519

480

453

430

*410

408

395 

565

17,310

577

0.962

1.07

May

572

348

334

320

308

298

288

274

264

258

254

388

824 

726

474

362

324

405

388

336

441

1,760

1.850

1,280

1,010

943

754

733

722 

772

1,070

19,080

615

1.02

1.18

June

*824

719

600

522

492

624

654

459

378

344

330

342

326 

292

268

250

238

224

214

204

194

210

226

236

378

552

430

375

314 

242

11,461

382

0.637

0.71

July

210

196

180

172

186

194

175

157

154

149

142

136

*130 

128

125

142

136

266

1,070

862

550

296

1,730

4,240

4.900

2,000

1,120

1,210

1,180 

852

663

23,651

763

1.27

1.47

Aug.

576

510

438

400

370

348

338

328

312

288

268

250

232

220

208

216

268

284

308

252

208

192

180

170

161

153

147

292

a500 

a60O

9,517

307

0.512

0.59

Sept.

a450

a350

a300

a250

a22o

a210

a!90

a!80

a400

a200

aieo

a!70

a!60 

a!50

a!4O

a!40

a!30

a!30

a!20

a!20

al!5

115

114

112

114

105

98

*100

109 

101

5,273

176

0.293

0.33

Calendar year 1958: Max 6,11O Min 117 Mean 754 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.06

Water year 1958-59: Max 7,10O Mln 98 Mean 546 Cfsm 0.910 In. 12.35

Peak discharge (base, 6,OOO cfs).--Jan. 22 (2 p.m.) 7,360 cfs (21.O8 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, 

and records for stations on nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 391

3115. Green River at lock 6, at Brownsville, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°12 I 25", long 86°15'40", on right bank 200 ft upstream from lock and 

dam 6, 0.7 mile downstream from Indian Creek, 1.0 mile northeast of Brownsville, 

Edmonson County, 1.8 miles downstream from Nolin River, and at mile 181.7.

Drainage area. 2,762 sq mi, of which about 690 sq mi does not contribute directly to 

surface runoff.

Records available.--October 1924 to September 1931, December 1936 to February 1937 (in 

WSP 838), July 1938 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 413.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~]^929. Prior to Nov. 26, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum. Since Oct. 1, 1948, 

upper staff gage at lock 5 used as auxiliary gage.

Average discharge . 28 years (1924-31, 1938-59), 4,090 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 33,700 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 23.48 ft); min- 

 Iium7 416 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 8.52 ft).

1924-31, 1936-37, 1938-59: Maximum discharge, 120,000 cfs Jan. 24, 1937 (gage 

height, 44.94 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 68,000 cfs on basis 

of slope-area measurement of peak flow; minimum daily, 120 cfs Sept. 18, 19, 1954. 

Flood of Jan. 10, 1913, reached a stage of 42.8 ft.

Remarks. Records good above 1,000 cfs and fair below.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1385: 1925-29, 1939, 1945. WSP 1555: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 18-20)

8.5

9.0

9.5

11.0

4OO

860

1,520

4,440

15.0

20.0

23.3

15,600

28,000

33,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

760

710

670

660

64O

630

610

590

570

640

690

830 790"

730

710

680

640

600

570

544

528

520

512

512

5O4

512

512

512

512

512

504

18,904

610

0.221

0.25

Nov.

528

544

570

*580

620

640

630

610

590

570

552

528

520

512 552"

610

620

650

810

926

1,140

1,490

1,590

1,420

1,050

926

860

893

1,230

5,140

25,901

863

0.312

0.35

Dec.

5,960

3,84O

3,040

2,560

2,49O

2,720

2,880

2,640

*2,140

1,890

1,600

1,410

1,260

1,150

994

882

840

800

790

780

770

760

760

850

871

893

948

948

915

882

871

48,094

1,551

0.562

0.65

Jan.

915

1,160

1,460

2,050

2,520

2,070

1,500

1,580

1,550

1,250

1,140

1,100

1,120

1,170

1,420

5,600

8,OOO

9,210

7,500

6,700

14,900

27,600

52,000

55,500

28,500

15,500

7,400

6,280

5,800

5,450

4,920

256,025

7,614

2.76

3.18

Feb.

4,550

*3,800

3,4OO

5,560

5,580

4,020

5,940

3,540

3,220

5.200

3,500

4,720

4,900

7,100

14,100

19,600

2O.80O

18,700

11,800

7,150

5,550

4,560

4,670

5,650

6,820

6,580

5,480

4,720

-

192,810

6,886

2.49

2.60

Mar.

4,650

4,670

4,900

4,7HO

*4,490

5,700

7,580

8.100

7,450

6,550

5,900

5,520

5,320

5,450

5,550

4,850

4,180

3,700

3,260

5,OOO

2,960

2,920

5,140

5,260

5,100

2,800

2.740

2>920

5,04O

2,920

2,900

158,220

4,459

1.61

1.86

Apr.

5,060

3,500

3,620

3,840

4,110

3,820

3,360

3,OOO

2,800

3,640

6,420

9,150

9.6OO

*8,520

7,820

6,780

5,650

4,670

4,090

5,920

5,960

4,260

4,000

5,500

5,060

2,760

2,520

2,410

2,570

2,500

152,510

4,417

1.60

1.78

May

2,180

2.OOO

1,780

1,620

1,500

1,410

1,290

1,190

1,150

1,070

1.050

1,140

*3,320

2,230

2,590

2,090

1,640

1,750

1,830

1,980

2,090

5,520

8.250

6,700

5,080

4,550

3,360

3,080

2,860

2,800

4,560

83,380

2,690

0.974

1.12

June

4.880

4.0OO

4,070

3,240

2,450

2,230

2,490

2,250

1,780

1,640

1,440

1,360

1,280

1,120

1,010

957

*882

840

800

780

740

720

770

790

904

1,170

1,750

1,580

1,220

1,050

49,955

1,664

0.602

0.67

July

915

860

915

800

720

740

750

700

650

630

610

590

560

536

520

504

520

590

2,840

3,500

2,140

*1,170

2,590

6,780

9.560

8,200

5,500

4,560

5,700

2,860

2,250

67,360

2,173

0.787

0.91

Aug.

1,980

1,640

1,520

1,160

1,470

2,740

5.460

2,8OO

1,890

1,460

1,250

1,050

904

850

770

740

790

840

800

850

740

750

800

720

640

610

590

680

970

9O4

1,070

57,158

1,199

0.454

0.50

Sept.

1,410

1.750

1,750

1,210

959

850

750

740

*680

750

1,010

810

680

650

600

580

544

520

496

488

472

456

448

440

452

452

424

424

416

416

21,507

717

0.260

0.29

Calendar year 1953: Max 21,700 Mln 504 Mean 4,006 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.69

water year 1958-59: Max 33,30O Mln 416 Mean 2,882 Cfsm 1.O4 In. 14.16

Discharge measurement made on this day.
392 GREEN RIVER BASIN

3120. Bear Creek near Leitchfield, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°25'35", long 86°15'50", near center of span on upstream side of bridge 

 on State Highway 65, just downstream from Taylor Fork, 0.8 mile upstream from McClure 

Fork and 4 miles south of Leitchfield, Grayson County.

Drainage area. 30.8 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1959.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Altitude of 

gage is 500 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 10 years, 49.6 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,510 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 13.87 ft); minimum observed, 0.4 cfs Oct. 22.

1949-59: Maximum discharge, 8,070 cfs Nov. 18, 1957 (gage height, 21.33 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,800 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times during 

most years.

Flood in 1937 reached a stage of about 21 ft, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records poor.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 18 to Nov. 3, May 28 to 

Aug. 29, Sept. 1, 2, 14-3O)

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4 

2.6 

2.8

0.4

1.2

2.4

5.0

12

35

3.0

4.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

65

132

410

735

1,450

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.2

3.4

2.9

2.9

3.4

3.4

4.0

4.2

7.4

8.0

5.0

1.2

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

l7l

1.1

1.1

.9

.9

.8

.9

.7

.9

64.3

2.07

0.067

0.08

Nov.

0.9

1.0

.9

*1.0

.7

.9

1.0

1.2

5.0

6.8

2.0

^1

.6

.7

.8

2.4

1.8

2.0

5.6

2.2

1.7

1.3

1.1

1.2

1.7

1.9

3.4

5.3

6.8

5 9

68.4

2.28

0.074

O.08

Dec.

5.0

5.0

5.6

5.9

6.2

6.2

4

*3.7

3.7

2.7

2.3

2.3

1.5

JU2

1.2

1.3

1.5

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.3

2.0

2

2.0

2.0

2.0 

2.0

87.3

2.82

0.092

0.11

Jan.

47

22

6.8

4.0

3.2

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.8

4.5

25

12

9.1

8

36

784

1.370

188

110

95

47

27

29

35

24

20

15

2,937.7

94.8

3.08

3.55

Feb.

13

*11

11

59

20

15

11

9.9

13

27

20

17

58

342

217

70

50

27

14

8.0

6.2

71

204

64

32

21

17

14

-

1,442.1

51.5

1.67

1.74

Mar.

47

29

46

*27

65

140

84

31

1O3

59

38

41

35

22

17

11

11

9.1

8.0

8.8

9.1

9.9

9.5

10

11

13

59

25

75

34

22

1,109.4

35.8

1.16

1.34

Apr.

217

143

70

42

28

19

16

14

20

28

28

28

*25

16

13

11

11

11

11

11

9.9

8.4

7.1

6.5

6.2

6.2

5.0

5.0

5.3

4.5

886.1

29.5

0.958

1.07

May

3.4

2.7

2.9

3.4

2.9

2.3

2.3

2

1.9

1.9

*±8

2.9

15

5.0

2.9

2.4

2.9

6.8

6.8

8.8

118

801

119

53

28

32

259

67

15

8.4

1,590.2

51.3

1.67

1.92

June

14

53

12

7.4

5.9

4.5

4.0

3.7

3.4

4.5

3.4

2.9

2.2

1.9

1.7

JUi 1.7

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.6

136

5.6

9.5

10

4.0

2.4

1.9

1.7

1.4

3O6.O

10.2

0.331

0.37

July

1.6

1.4

1.4

15

6.2

8.8

3.2

2.9

1.9

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.1

1*0

1.0

1.0

1.0

89

162

6.5

2.3

*132

138

15

5.9

3.4

72

16

4.2

2.7

2 3

7O2.8

22.7

O.737

O.85

Aug.

3.7

3

2

1.5

2.4

1.9

1.4

1.2

1.3

1.1

.9

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

10

32

19

7.4

2.3

2

1.8

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.2

35

21

136

66

362.1

11.7

O.38O

O.44

Sept.

76

33

30

*11

9.1

6.8

5.9

5.6

8.8

5.O

4.0

3.4

3.4

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.2

1.2

.9

.9

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

248.2

8.27

0.269

0.3O

Calendar year 1958: Max 636 Min O.5 Mean 27.2 Cfsm O.883 In. 11.98

Water year 1958-59: Max l,37o Mln O.5 Mean 26.9 Cfsm O.873 In. 11.85

Peak discharge (base, 2,5OO cfs).--Jan. 21 (2 p.m.) 2,510 cfs (13.87 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 393

3125. Barren River near Pagevllle, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°51'09", long 86°04'37", near right bank on downstream side of pier of 

 bridge on U. S. Highway 31E, 100 ft upstream from Hurricane Creek, 1.8 miles south of 

Pageville, Barren County, and 2.3 miles upstream from Peter Creek.

Drainage area. 531 sq mi, of which about 20 sq mi does not contribute directly to surface 

runoff.

Records available. June 1939 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 505.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

F929. Prior to Nov. 28, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,340 cfs Feb. 15 (gage height, 16.09 ft); 

mum, 70 cfs Sept. 28, 29.

1939-59: Maximum discharge, 70,000 cfs Mar. 23, 1952 (gage height, 27.26 ft); 

mum, 21 cfs Sept. 28, 1941, Sept. 19, 20, 1954.

Remarks. Records good above 1,000 cfs and fair below.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1113: 1940, 1945-46. WSP 1385: 1943-44(M), 1946(M), 

1948(M), 1952(M).WSP 1505: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 1 to Jan. 15, Jan. 19, Jan. 28 

to Feb. 4, Feb. 6-10, 22, 27, 28, Bar. 3-5, Bay 5-21, 23-25, 

31, Sept. 3-30)

minimini3.1

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

240

568

1,410

12.0

15.0

16.0

4,650

7,700

9,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Bean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*146

144

140

136

134

132

126

123

121

126

162

164

146

130

126

125

125

126

126

126

126

126

132

136

140

136

134

134

132 

130

130

4,140

134

0.252

0.29

Nov.

160

216

216

197

180

168

162

156

156

158

152

148

150

150

162

201

231

284

340

633

478

353

286

252

229

220

222

278

1.280 

1,040

8,858

295

0.556

0.62

Dec.

640

431

370

417

460

370

281

233

216

199

180

172

162

150

136

125

125

132

130

130

128

121

 121

144

174

160

144

158

262 

284

242

6,997

226

0.426

0.49

Jan.

240

618

735

528

363

238

225

236

264

264

225

199

195

199

305

1,930

1,810

1,130

838

1,170

3,430

5.580

3,430

1,930

1,390

1,120

*978

845

739 

640

539

32,333

1,043

1.96

2.26

Feb.

449

390

363

456

887

758

575

507

482

1,120

1,680

1,270

1,120

3,590

8.350

5,650

2,690

1,970

1,440

1,110

891

796

933

1,450

1,190

1,020

883

796

42,796

1,528

2.88

3.00

Bar.

898

965

883

*876

841

1,800

2.140

1,510

1,240

1,090

965

1,080

1,200

1,070

986

883

773

701

636

611

705

716

644

600

568

572

1,020

1,100

933

925

910

29,841

963

1.81

2.09

Apr.

864

872

1,050

994

887

807

731

670

667

2,380

2.910

2,250

2,350

*1,910

1,450

1,180

1,010

898

841

1,210

1,750

1,160

961

830

743

674

622

622

743

618

34,654

1,155

2.18

2.43

Bay

554

536

492

449

421

407

393

363

343

330

327

340

356

407

393

337

308

295

289

«281

343

518

424

431

397

557

697

750

543 

456

438

13,175

425

0.800

0.92

June

507

1.380

1,060

697

518

438

442

343

284

252

245

289

424

356

254

218

197

182

170

160

150

146

144

227

373

272

216

182

162

148

10,436

348

0.655

0.73

July

168

184

156

138

128

123

119

109

104

98

94

94

91

82

82

111

138

121

115

130

154

144

154

166

334

275

203

172

156 

136

119

4,396

142

0.267

0.31

Aug.

106

106

109

94

351

735

366

259

214

182

156

132

117

104

94

108

98

142

278

247

168

132

113

125

240

203

146

166

220 

408

298

6,217

201

0.379

0.44

Sept.

400

848

777

510

314

238

295

205

321

446

532

407

272

214

**178

154

136

119

102

93

85

84

78

76

76

80

77

72

87 

125

7,401

247

0.465

0.52

Calendar year 1958: Bax 6,800 Bin 80 Bean 695 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.76

Water year 1958-59 : Bax 8,330 Bin 72 Bean 551 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.10

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs). Feb. 15 (7:30 p.m.) 9,340 cfs (16.09 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
394 GREEN RIVER BASIN

3135. West Bays Fork at Scottsville, Ky.

Location.--Lat 36°44'53", long 86°11'47", on downstream side of left abutment of bridge 

on U. S. Highway 31E, 0.5 mile southwest of Scottsville, Alien County, and 6.4 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 7.47 sq mi (revised).

Records available. October 1950 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 637.61 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Aug. 27, 1952, 

wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 10.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,700 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 6.03 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs as explained below; minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 21. 

1950-59: Maximum discharge, 1,720 cfs Nov. 18, 1957 (gage height, 6.06 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement at gage height 

6.09 ft; maximum gage height, 6.09 ft Mar. 22, 1952; no flow at times in some years.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1435: 1951. WSP 1555: 1954-55.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.15

2.2

2.25

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

0.3

.6

1.4

2.4

5.0

8.6

13

2.7

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0

20

30

60

105

210

555

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

3

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*0.9

.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

2.2

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.4

1.0 

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6 

. 6

31.2

1.01

0.135

0.16

Nov.

1.2

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

*.9

1.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

2.4

4.5

3.4

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.2 

2.0

2.4

2.0

9.5

10

7.2

68.7

2.29

0.307

0.34

Dec.

li£

4.5

5.0

5.0

4.7

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.2

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

*2.2

2.4 

2.0

1.8

272

2.2

2.4

2.4 

2.4

88.1

2.84

0.380

0.44

Jan.

4.2

5.4

5.4

4.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

17

23

15

10

8.6

38

271

75

36

21 

16

13

*12

12

11

9.5

8

0

 C644.0

20.8

2.78

3.21

Feb.

7.5

6.8

7.5

8.6

7.5

6.4

6.1

6.1

6.4

171

46

26

39

172

95

49

31

21

16

12

11

10

16

14 

13

11

1O

11

836.9

29.9

4.OO

4.17

Calendar year 1958: Max 117 Min 0.4

Mar.

13

12

12

*11

15

.21

18

14

13

11

11

12

11

11

9.9

7.9

7.2

6.4

6.1

6.4

6.4

5.4

5.0

4.7 

4.5

6.1

5.7

4.7

5.4

5.7 

6.1

291.6

9.41

1.26

1.45

Apr.

6.8

6.4

6.1

5.4

4.7

4.5

JU2

4.2

7.1

13

11

14

14

*12

10

9.5

8.2

7.9

7.5

IS

10

9.0

7.9

7.2 

6.4

6.1

6.1

6.8

5.4

4.7

241.1

8.04

1.08

1.20

May

4.5

4.2

4.O

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.9

4.0

2.9

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.8

*1.9

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0 

82

17

12

7.5

5.4

4.5 

4 . 2

202.7

6.54

0.876

1.01

June

16

13

8.2

5.7

4.7

4.2

3.4

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

.8

.3

.8

*1.2

14 

3.2

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.0

.7

106.1

3.54

0.474

0.53

July

2.1

1.4

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

.7

.6

.6

6.3

1.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.0

.8

5.5

2.0

18 

5.7

2.7

2.0

*1.5

1.4

1.2 

2.0

67.6

2.18

0.292

0.34

Aug.

1.6

1.2

.8

1.0

5.4

2.9

2.4

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.7

.16

.7

.6

1.8 

1.2

.8

.7

.8

1.2

4.4 

2.7

44.3

1.43

0.191

0.22

Sept.

5*9

3.7

2.2

1.6

1.2

1.0

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

*.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5 

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

28.5

0.95

0.127

0.14

Mean 7.48 Cfsm l.OO In. 13.61

Water year 1958-59: Max 271 Min 0.5 Mean 7.26 Cfsm O.972 In. 13.21

Peak discharge (base, 75o cfs). Jan. 21 (l:3O p.m.) 1,400 cfs (5.41 ft); Feb. 1O (8 a.m.) 1,70O cfs 

(6.03 ft); May 25 (10 p.m.) 1,42O cfs (5.46 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 395

3140. Drakes Creek near Alvaton, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°53'42", long 86°23i21", on right bank at downstream side of abandoned 

bridge, 0.5 mile upstream from State Highway 71, 2.5 miles northwest of Alvaton, Warren 

County, and 4.8 miles downstream from Trammel Pork.

Drainage area. 478 sq mi, of which about 120 sq mi does not contribute directly to surface runoff.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for October 

1939, published in WSP 1305.

'

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 443.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Dec. 19, 1940, wire-weight gage at 

site 0.5 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge . 20 years, 691 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,600 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 24.40 ft); minimum, 40 cfs Sept. 28, 29, 30.

1939-59: Maximum discharge, 34,300 cfs Jan. 29, 1957 (gage height, 31.54 ft); minimum, 9 cfs Sept. 28, 1941 (gage height, 2.79 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1003: 1943. WSP 1113: 1940(M), 1942(M), 1944-45(M). 

WSP 1505:Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 1O-19)

3.4 

3.6

5.0 

6.0

258

500

9.0

16.0

23.0

1,600

5,100

11,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

*92

87

81

81

80

75

72

69

6482"

92

90

84

78

74

72

70

69

69

66

66

64

66

69

70

70 

69

69

69 

66

66

2,291

73.9

0.155

0.18

Nov.

76

88

96

93

92

86

84

80

78

78

75

*74

72

72

82

88

111

112

132

198

204

178

156

142

130

123 

120

130

458 

518

4,026

134

0.280

0.31

Dec.

358

283

260

288

317

279

240

214

200

186

171

162

153

144

129

123

122

120

117

116

112

*108

110

122

132

138 

135

140

154 

168

170

5,471

176

0.36B

0.43

Jan.

172

389

449

355

272

218

222

208

212

204

184

177

172

171

213

1,620

1,150

742

560

1,020

3,860

11.000

3,590

1,860

1,400

1,120 

*9B8

914

826 

753

652

35,673

1,151

2.41

2.78

Feb.

572

512

476

536

587

503

434

410

413

1,020

2,140

1,080

949

4,650

10.300

4,780

2,530

1,800

1,330

1,030

854

750

932

1,240

1,000

893 

802

725

-

43,248

1,545

3.23

3.36

Mar.

834

868

812

*778

725

1.620

1,590

1,180

1,010

893

795

848

798

736

690

605

524

470

425

410

452

479

425

392

372

370 

554

581

506 

506

497

21,745

701

1.47

1.69

Apr.

482

494

491

449

398

368

341

324

336

722

900

784

932

812

*672

581

518

461

428

723

1.080

760

620

527

458

410 

375

382

398 

355

16,581

553

1.16

1.29

May

317

319

298

269

250

237

224

210

200

194

189

190

468

539

358

266

232

*214

202

192

240

214

195

184

171

1.310 

1,080

1,060

781 

728

479

11,810

381

0.797

0.92

June

392

1.980

998

620

446

362

302

261

231

213

206

249

200

178

160

148

140

134

126

117

112

108

105

116

*240

201 

147

126

111

qq 32.

8,828

294

0.615

0.69

July

92

122

128

110

96

90

82

75

70

177

122

92

75

66

66

81

69

63

61

56

55

59

164

226

219

177 

146

132

*237 

126

98

3,432

111

0.232

0.27

Aug.

81

70

60

54

232

410

676

648

322

226

180

148

124

108

96

86

87

104

92

90

76

66

69

56

52

51 

49

59

51 

118

135

4,676

151

0.316

0.36

Calendar year 1958: Max 6,920 Mln 38 Mean 563 Cfam 1.18 In. 15.99

Sept.

1,230

1.380

760

392

261

210

188

165

180

177

154

132

114

102

*93

86

76

69

62

58

54

52

49

47

45

43

41

41

40

40

6,341

211

0.441

0.49

Water year 1958-59: Max 11,OOO Min 40 Mean 45o Cfsm 0.941 In. 12.77

Peak discharge (base, 9,OOO cfs).--Jan. 22 (1O:3O a.m.) 13,600 cfs (24.40 ft); Feb. 15 (12:3O p.m.) 

11,700 cfs (23.15 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
396 GREEN RIVER BASIN

3145. Barren River at Bowling Green, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°00'04", long 86°25'5l", on downstream side of College Street Bridge,

 600 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highways 31W and 68 at Bowling Green, Warren 

County, 800 ft upstream from Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge, 6 miles downstream 

from Drakes Creek, and 8.9 miles upstream from Jennings Creek.

Drainage area. 1,848 sq mi, of which about 490 sq mi does not contribute directly to 

surface runoff.

Records available. June 1938 to September 1959. Gage-height records collected in vicinity since 1901 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau (prior to 1940 records 

are for site about 7 miles downstream and are fragmentary prior to July 1924).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 409.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to June 21, 1944, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum. Auxiliary staff gage read once daily at Tennessee Valley Authority 

steam powerplant, 7.7 miles downstream. Aug. 10, 1939, to Dec. 31, 1942, auxiliary 

water-stage recorder or wire-weight gage at site 8.0 miles downstream from base gage.

Average discharge. 21 years, 2,434 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 21,300 cfs Jan. 23, Feb. 16; maximum gage height, 

28.06 ft Jan. 23; minimum discharge, 173 cfs Sept. 30.

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 77,400 cfs Mar. 24, 1952; maximum gage height, 44.63 ft 

Mar. 24, 1952; minimum discharge, 44 cfs Sept. 19, 20, 1954 (gage height, 4.03 ft). 

Maximum stage known, 52.2 ft Jan. 8, 1913, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good. Records of water temperatures and suspended sediment loads for 

the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1641.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1385: 1943, 1945, 1946(M). WSP 1505: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge

in cubic feet per second) 

(Fall used as a factor Jan. 22-27, Feb. 14, 16-Zo)

Oct. 1 to No Dec. 1 to Sept. 30

4.9

5.0

6.0

10.0

190

225

620

3,100

4.8

6.0

10.0

180

660

3,100

15.0

20.0

25.0

6,700

11,100

17,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

Zl

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

337

*323

312

295

284

274

267

260

246

260

260

267

288

274

253

239

232

222

218

208

204

214

225

222

222

232

228

225

222

218 

214

7,745

250

0.135

0.16

Nov.

'246 225

309

358

348

316

295

278

267

260

253

*250

246

242

253

256

281

354

421

552

910

838

655

562

490

453

429

457

892

2. 700

14,396

480

0.260

0.29

Dec.

2.150

1,530

1,260

1,180

1,380

1,370

1,150

955

850

780

723

660

615

584

518

474

510

474

466

462

454

*442

438

446

486

530

526

502

498

584 

664

23,641

763

0.413

0.48

Jan.

651

705

1,170

1,370

1,140

835

732

718

728

741

728

678

642

584

660

2,600

5,350

3,980

2,660

2,520

7,850

17,400

19.800

12,900

6,050

4,380

3,650

*3,250

2,890

2,550 

2,250

112,162

3,618

1.96

2.26

Feb.

1,980

1,770

1,610

1,620

1,910

2,120

1,860

1,650

1.580

1,590

4,920

4,340

3,310

6,060

17,100

20.400

17,000

9,290

5,490

4,130

3,300

2,720

2,690

4,090

4,120

3,490

3,040

2,690

-

135,870

4,852

2.63

2.73

Mar.

2,580

2,920

2,800

2,650

*2,530

3,340

5.890

5,080

4,090

3,530

3,060

2,860

3,010

2,960

2,720

2,450

2,130

1,890

1,700

1,580

1,560

1,710

1,700

1,530

1,430

1.580

1,500

2,230

2,180

1,990 

2,020

79,000

2,548

1.58

1.59

Apr.

2,000

1,960

2,000

2,100

1,970

1,790

1,640

1,520

1,470

1,910

4,880

5,080

4,660

4,680

*5,910

5,180

2,690

2,510

2,070

2,000

5,160

5,250

2,480

2,080

1,820

1,640

1,500

1.440

1,490

1,550

74,230

2,474

1.54

1.49

May

1,560

1,200

1,170

1,060

965

900

845

785

756

705

682

696

865

1,220

1,110

900

765

710

674

664

*656

700

955

1,020

880

1,270

2,270

2.520

2,150

1,850 

1,740

33,805

1,090

0.590

0.68

June

1,540

5,090

5,940

2,620

1,800

1,420

1,510

1,150

920

795

728

755

795

790

728

606

558

494

462

454

406

586

570

450

*570

900

780

664

526

454

50,581

1,013

0.548

0.61

July

418

394

522

446

590

350

326

506

290

282

554

298

262

245

252

262

254

286

554

594

570

538

378

628

1,020

1.290

800

728

*710

562 

458

13,925

449

0.243

0.28

Aug.

578

526

290

274

2,650

5.710

2,210

1,900

1,320

890

682

562

474

414

570

554

514

518

510

490

518

410

558

294

262

578

574

526

298

478 

852

22,724

755

0.597

0.46

Sept.

2,810

5.480

4,360

2,540

1,570

1,080

855

805

674

1,010

965

850

790

620

518

*458

406

370

554

506

282

262

246

252

222

215

201

190

184

180

29,015

967

0.525

0.58

Calendar year 1958: Max 16,900 Min 172 Mean 2,052 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.07

Water year 1958-59: Max 20,400 Min 180 Mean 1,581 Cfsm 0.856 In. 11.61

Peak discharge (base, 20,000 cfs).--Jan. 25 (5 a.m.) 21,500 cfs (28.06 ft); Feb. 16 (5 a.m.) 21,300 

cfs (27.97 ft at 6:30 a.m.).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 6-21.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 397

3155. Green River at lock 4, at Woodbury, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°10'56", long 86°37'48", on left bank 0.1 mile upstream from lock 4, at 

Woodbury, Butler County, 0.4 mile downstream from Barren River, and at mile 149,1.

Drainage area. 5,403 sq ml, of which about 1,360 sq ml does not contribute directly to

surface runoff.

Records available. December 1936 to February 1937 (in WSP 838), October 1937 to September 

1959.Gage-height records collected at same site since 1917 are contained In reports 

of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 389.60 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to September 1940, staff gage at site 0.1 mile downstream at lock 4, 

at same datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 7.8 miles downstream; prior to Oct. 1, 

1955, staff or wire-weight gages 6.0 and 7.8 miles downstream.

Average discharge.--22 years (1937-59), 7,698 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 48,700 cfs Jan. 24; maximum gage height, 23.66 

ft Jan. 24; minimum dally discharge, 499 cfs July 14; minimum gage height, 6.70 ft 

June 22.

1936-59: Maximum discharge, 205,000 cfs Jan. 25, 1937, from rating curve extended 

above 120,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 43.1 ft Jan. 25, 1937; minimum dally discharge, 

200 cfs Sept. 14-16, 1954.

Flood of Jan. 11, 1913, reached a stage of 38.5 ft.

Remarks. Records good above 2,500 cfs and poor below.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1385: 1944-45. WSP 1555: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,110

998

934

842

800

758

744

730

758

966

1,110

1,220

1.240

1,050

966

886

842

814

800

786

758

*758

786

786

758

758

772

800

772

758

758

26,818

865

0.160

0.18

Nov.

814

856

950

1,070

1,120

1,140

1,120

1,010

966

870

628

786

758

744

§18

1,070

1,140

1,370

1,900

2,080

2,500

2,860

2,660

2,130

1,760

1,440

1,240

1,560

2,630

5.690

 

45,980

1,533

0.284

0.32

Dec.

7.280

6,250

*5,020

4,380

4,350

4,740

4,580

3,970

3,370

2,930

2,580

2,330

2,030

1,780

1,510

1,260

1,180

1,240

1,200

1,110

1,070

1.030

1,050

1,260

1,370

1,400

1,540

1,560

1,460

1,460

1,540

77,830

2,511

0.465

0.54

Jan.

2,060

2,830

3,210

4,160

g4,350

g3,510

g2,580

g2,460

g2,460

2,200

2,100

2,000

1,980

2,180

*3,030

7,130

14,600

15,700

13,000

13,500

24, -2 00

38,500

46,000

48.500

43,700

35,700

20,100

13,400

11,300

10,000

9,100

405,540

13,080

2.42

2.79

Feb.

8,150

7,240

6,560

6,480

6,820

7,390

7,320

6,710

6,180

6.060

8,040

10,600

10,300

15,000

27,200

g35,700

K59.100

g36 , 300

g27,500

g!7,800

gll,200

9,100

9,760

11,500

*12,800

12,100

10,500

9,290

.

382,700

13,670

2.53

2.63

Mar.

9,450

9,450

9,640

9,290

8,880

11,000

14,600

15.500

13,600

12,100

10,800

9,920

9,600

9,600

9,560

8,690

7,660

6,750

5,950

5,510

5,510

5,510

5,650

5,580

5,330

5.050

5,330

5,910

6,330

6,030

5,840

259,420

8,368

1.55

1.79

Apr.

6,060

*7,430

7,510

7,170

7,130

6,630

5,870

5,260

4,880

5,910

10,100

14,700

15,000

13,900

12 , 600

10,900

9,220

7,850

6,900

6,560

7,170

8,230

7,360

6,220

5,360

4,780

4,350

4,280

4,320

*4.190

 

227,840

7,595

1.41

1.57

May

3,940

3,570

3,260

3,030

2,780

2,560

2,360

2,180

2,030

1,900

1.800

1,980

4,410

4,060

3,780

3,400

2,780

2,660

3,000

2,930

3,660

5,440

10.500

9,680

7,240

9,100

7,890

8,650

7,090

6,520

6,980

141,160

4,554

0.843

0.97

June

7,620

8,340

9.220

*7,130

4,980

4,060

3,870

3,600

2,930

2,530

2,280

2,200

2,030

1,800

1,580

1,290

1,110

966

856

786

702

744

1,350

1,310

2,560

2,180

2,700

2,330

1,780

1,370

 

86,204

2,873

0.532

0.59

July

1,070

918

1,070

1,050

842

918

800

674

512

512

604

688

564

499

577

730

966

1,160

3,030

5,080

3,510

2,360

4,050

9,220

10,900

11.500

8,310

6,520

5,330

4,090

3,230

91,284

2,945

0.545

0.63

Aug.

3,260

2,480

1,960

1,680

3,610

8.650

8,040

6,630

4,780

3,570

2,900

2,430

2,000

1,540

1,220

1,070

1,240

1,960

1,490

*1,400

1,700

1,350

1,180

1,070

954

1,090

1,370

1,540

2,400

2,050

2,280

78,854

2,544

0.471

0.54

Sept.

5,910

10.200

9,100

6,530

3,840

g2,580

g2,030

gl,660

gl,780

1,780

2,180

1,780

1,400

1,090

902

886

842

806

772

702

688

674

660

*646

646

632

632

618

618

604

62 , 982

2,099

0.388

0.45

Calendar year 1958: Max 35,400 Min 730 Mean 6,824 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.16

Water year 1958-59: Max 48,500 Min 499 Mean 5,169 Cfsm 0.957 In. 12.98

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from twice-daily staff-gage readings.
398 GREEN RIVER BASIN

3160. Mud River near Lewlsburg, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°00'14", long 86°54'26", at bridge on State Highway 106, 2? miles northeast of Lewisburg, Logan County, 1\ miles downstream from Motts Lick Creek, and 

14 miles upstream from Wolf Lick Creek.

Drainage area. 90.5 sq mi, of which about 9 sq mi does not contribute directly to surface runoff.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1959. Prior to December 1939 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 409.05 ft above mean sea

T'evel, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 23, 1941, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. 

Oct. 23, 1941, to Dec. 4, 1957, staff gage 100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 152 cfs.

Extreme s. Maximum discharge during year, 3,000 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 15.90 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 1.7 cfs Sept. 23-26.

1939-59: Maximum discharge, 12,200 cfs Nov. 18, 1957 (gage height, 22.53 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow at times in most years.

Remarks. Records poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1305: 1945(M). WSP 1555: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-25, Oct. 3O to Nov. 7, Nov. 25-28, 

Apr. 3 to May 5; stage-discharge relation effected by ice Dec. 14, 15)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 14 Feb. 15 to Sept. 30

3.5

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

4.0

14

44

82

134

10.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

15.3

370

580

790

1,300

2,400

2.7 

3.2 

3.5

1.6 

3.6 

9.0

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 6.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.2

*5.6

5.2

4.6

4.4

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.8

8.0

11

12

7.6

5.2

5.2

5.8

6.8

7.4

7.8 

8.0

9.0

10

14

15

16

16

16

20

25

7.8

286. S

9.25

0.102

0.12

Nov.

8.2

8.2

8.2

9.2

10

14

16

18

20

22

23

24

25

26

26

23

28

27

47 

39

28

21

17

14

13

13

14

26

94 

102

763.8

25.5

0.282

0.31

Dec.

60

52

52

65

69

54

49

43

38

33

27

25

23

20

18

16

16

15

tt

14

14

17

33

43

36

31

31

32 

29

29

1,012

32.6

0.360

0.42

Jan.

33

70

72

59

47

45

45

43

39

40

38

36

34

36

80

219

163

114

138 

446

1,350

2.540

779

324

218

179

180

192

*155 

137

116

7,767

251

2.77

3.19

Feb.

102

91

82

94

95

82

73

73

75

92

104

94

236

800

1.410

768

370

236

176 

138

116

129

370

298

201

162

135

119

-

6,721

240

2.65

2.76

Mar.

194

171

*161

156

260

496

300

212

180

154

133

127

114

104

96

83

76

69

65 

64

71

66

58

55

52

80

145

113

98 

105

102

4,160

134

1.48

1.71

Apr.

143

447

252

142

104

87

74

67

66

86

82

80

*98

87

75

68

60

56

53 

59

69

58

51

46

44

42

42

68

70 

57

2,733

91.1

1.01

1.12

May

47

42

38

35

33

30

28

26

26

24

22

28

53

67

37

30

25

25

24 

23

*24

24

22

21

20

491

200

470

133

75

55

2,198

70.9

0.783

0.90

June

46

490

220

97

144

101

52

43

36

33

46

34

26

21

18

16

15

13

12 

10

9.6

8.8

8.8

53

50

16

10

8.6

7.0 

5.8

1,650.6

55.0

0.608

0.68

July

9.8

11

7.8

5.6

4.6

4.6

6.4

4.4

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6 

2.5

2.7

2.9

3.5

5.8

5.4

3.5

6.8

3.3

29

*12

3.6

168.7

5.44

0.060

0.07

Aug.

3.1

2.8

2.5

2.2

2.6

20

30

45

20

13

9.6

7.0

4.2

3.4

3.1

2.9

2.8

3.3

11 

9.4

4.4

3.4

3.1

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.2

2.6

229.6

7.41

0.082

0.09

Sept.

9.4

15

~3.3 16

7.0

4.6

3.4

3.1

2.9

2.9

3.2

3.3

E.9

**2.7

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.1

1.9 

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.3

1.7

177

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.0

111.0

3.70

0.041

0.05

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,550 Win 1.0 Mean 110 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.57

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,340 Min 1.7 Mean 76.2 Cfsm 0.842 In. 11.42

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). Jan. Z2 (6 a.m.) 3,000 cfs (15.90 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 399

3170. Rough River near Madrid, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°35'31", long 86°19i46", on upstream side of bridge near center of span 

on State Highway 65 at Everleigh, 1.5 miles southeast of Madrid, Breckinridge County, 

and 1\ miles downstream from Clifty Creek.

Drainage area. 225 sq mi, of which about 67 sq mi does not contribute directly to surface 

runoff.

Records available. May 1938 to September 1959 (discontinued).

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 466.08 ft above mean sea level, 

"Saturn of 1929.

Average discharge. 21 years, 318 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,070 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 29.5 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum not determined, probably occurred on Nov. 7, 

caused by construction work.

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 14,800 cfs Nov. 19, 1957 (gage height, 40.54 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum daily, 7.0 cfs Oct. 24-26, 1953, but may have been less in November 

1958 (caused by construction work).

Flood of Jan. 19. 1937, reached a stage of 38.6 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

13,200 cfs, revised).

Remarks. Records poor.

Revisions. WSP 1555: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

e20

620

20

O.O89

0.10

Nov.

e45

1,350

45

0.200

0.22

Dec.

e75

90

99

106

126

133

123

104

92

*81

e40

1,869

60.3

0.268

0.31

Jan.

>

\ elOO

J

54

74

64

55

49

45 is40

45

146

512

307

179

145

863

4,340

6.170

2., 460

835

512

411

381

352

312

289

*247

19,427

627

2.79

3.21

Feb.

215

195

195

246

276

206

171

163

163

246

312

215

318

1,160

1.820

802

506

402

311

241

213

202

418

556

336

265

229

210

10,592

378

1.68

1.75

Mar.

295

319

273

266

241

589

462

319

380

402

318

291

275

248

217

191

 e!70

7,636

246

1.09

1.26

Apr.

e250

e400

e650

455

317

266

218

192

176

171

166

158

*172

161

143

129

121

134

162

178

167

154

154

133

130

120

112

108

106

99

5,902

197

0.876

0.98

May

93

92

88

79

76

76

76

67

60

58

*!§

56

88

100

82

e70

e60

124

201

130

377

2.160

1,780

572

325

e270

e250

e230

228

358

490

8,771

283

1.26

1.45

June

223

556

210

169

149

426

175

130

111

99

94

97

92

81

72

65

*61

57

51

49

£L

51

58

123

187

103

73

64

53

47

3,773

126

0.560

0.62

July

43

e39

e37

39

51

163

67

44

43

35

27

, e20

33

210

*79

36

26

34

223

100

52

281

295

228

94

65

2,464

79.5

0.353

0.41

Aug.

46

36

30

25

24

25

24

23

21

19

18

e!7

e!6

e!6

el5

15

45

88

38

19

16

15

> e90

1,401

45.2

0.201

0.23

Sept.

(*)

eloo

3,000

100

0.444

0.50

Calendar year 1958 : Max 4,170 Min - Mean 266 Cfsm -1.18 In. 16.05

Water year 1958-59 : Max 6,170 Min - Mean 133 Cfsm 0.813 In. 11.04

Peak discharge (base, 4,OOO cfs). --Jan. 22 (6 a.m.) 7,070 cfs (29.5 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite (no gage-height record Nov. 9, 20, Jan. 5, July 25, Aug. 23- 

29, Sept. 9-30); discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and 

records for station at Falls of Rough and North Fork Rough River near Westvlew.
400 GREEN RIVER BASIN

3175. North Fork Rough River near Westview, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°41'32", long 86°23'29", on left bank 25 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 520, 1.0 mile southeast of Westview, Brecklnridge County, and 2.1 miles 

downstream from Buffalo Creek.

Drainage area. 42.0 sq ml, of which about 19 sq ml does not contribute directly to surface runoff.

Records available. May 1954 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 500.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 5 years, 39.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,170 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 18.57 ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs July 16 or 17.

1954-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 1959; no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of shifting control or no gage-height record, which are poor.

Revisions. WSP 1555: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of shifting control (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.15

.45

1.2

2.5

7.0

28

2.5

4.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

57

190

858

1,210

1,650

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.5

3.3

I5.

6.8

3.1

2.4

2.1

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.7

2.2

1.3

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.3

80.2

2.59

-

-

Nov.

1.5

1.8

*1.8

1.8

2.1

2.2

2.4

2.9

3.9

4.1

3.7

3.3

3.3

3.3

8.6

11

9.0

17

32!§ 

10

7.0

5.8

5.0

4.5

5.0

4.8

6.5

9.8

10

199.1

6.64

-

-

Dec.

9.8

14

21

24

32.

26

17

*14

11

8.6

7.0

6.5

5.5

4.5

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.3

2.9

3.7

5.8

5.0

4.3

3.9

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.3

268.8

8.67

-

-

Jan.

24

28

19

14

7.8

6.0

6.0

6.2

6.5

4.3

3.9

1±Z

4.1

5.2

120

87

33

19

16

312

1,540

469

87

53

46

42

43

38

33

*30

24

3,130.7

101

-

-

Feb.

21

18

18

32

28

21

18

18

19

166

70

49

141

294

170

86

63

45

32

24

21

20

96

53

40

33

28

42

-

1,666

59.5

-

-

Mar.

72

*45

39

32

46

83

45

36

51

46

37

33

29

26

23

19

17

15

14

16

17

15

14

13

12

16

26

19

20

28

26

930

30.0

-

-

Apr.

44

79

46

32

26

*21

17

15

14

12

11

11

12

9.8

8.6

7.4

6.8

14

21

23

21

18

16

14

13

12

11

11

10

8.6

565.2

18.8

-

-

May

7.8

6.5

6.0

5.2

4.8

4.8

4.3

3.7

3.3

3.3

*3.3

8.2

11

6.0

4.3

3.7

3.5

6.2

15

14

979

760

208

88

50

38

30

27

20

65

34

2,423.9

78.2

-

-

June

22

46

24

16

14

29

11

7.8

6.5

a4.8

a4.2

a3.7

a3.3

a3.1

*2.9

2.5

2.2

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

13

17

4.5

3.5

a2.5

a2.1

al.8

257.8

8.59

-

-

July

> aO.8

*1.0

. a5.0

71.2

2.30

-

-

Aug.

a2

62

2

-

~

Sept.

*46

89

a4

247

8.2

-

"

Calendar year 1958: Max - Mln - Mean 32.5 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,540 Mln - Mean 27.1 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 900 cfs). Jan. 21 (4:30 p.m.) 3,170 cfs (18.57 ft)j May 21 (ll p.m.) 2,470 

cfs (16.65 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range In stage, 

and records for stations on nearby streams.

Note.--Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 3, Nov. 19 to Jan. 14, Mar. 6 to Apr. 19, 

Apr. 21 to May 18, June 7-9, 15-24, 26, 27.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 401

3182. Rock Lick Creek near Glen Dean, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°39'24", long 86°33'43", on left bank 8 ft downstream from old bridge 

abutments on abandoned county road, 0.5 mile downstream from Black Lick Creek, 

1.2 miles west of Glen Dean, Breekinridge County, and 7.0 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 20.1 sq mi.

Records available. October 1956 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 448.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,720 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 18.36 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,700 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum daily, 0.1 cfs July 16-19.

1956-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 1959; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good above 50 cfs and poor below.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17 

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.0

1.1

1.1

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

3.8

3.6

1.5

1.3

1.1

.9

. 8 

.7 

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

75

.6

.5

.5

.6

.6

.5

.5

28.3

0.91

0.045

0.05

Nov.

0.6

.5

*75

.5

.5

.5

.5

.7

1.0

1.2

1.0

.7

.6

.5

3.6

5.0 

4.5 

91

37

14

8.4

6.2

4.8

4.3

3.8

8.7

6.8

11

12

11

241.4

8.05

0.400

0.45

Dec.

12

20

39

22

42

20

13

11

9.0

*5.9

4.5

3.5

3.0

2.4

1.9

1.4 

T75 

1.9

2.2

2.3

1.7

1.5

2.7

4.8

2.7

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.9

247.1

7.97

0.397

O.46

Jan.

24

14

8.4

5.0

2.3

1.8

2.4

3.4

2.6

1.9

1.7

1.8

1.8

3.2

137

30 

12 

7.4

9.4

586

1.410

91

33

24

24

24

26

19

*18

16

12

2,553.1

82.4

4.10

4.72

Feb.

1O

8.0

9.0

25

13

9.4

8.0

9.8

12

123

31

33

97

~98 255

47 

33 

24

16

13

10

12

113

36

25

21

17

33

-

1,141.2

20.8

2.03

2.11

Mar.

45

24

*25

18

62

85

30

24

69

36

27

22

19

17

14

12 

1O 

9.0

9.O

10

13

9.4

8.0

7.7

iui

22

20

12

16

19

15

716.5

23.1

1.15

1.33

Apr.

50

61

25

16

13

*10

8.7

8.0

7.4

6.8

6.2

7.4

7.7

5.9

5.0

4.8 

4.3 

9.0

10

8.7

5.9

4.8

3.8

3.2

2.4

2.3

2.0

2.4

1.9

1.5

305.1

10.2

0.507

0.56

May

1.2

1.0

.9

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.4

.5

*1.0

3.8

1.4

.5

.3

3.7

4.2

60

823

376

105

35

19

23

19

20

14

692

72

2,280.0

73.5

3.66

4.22

June

98

~38 144

22

15

12

9.8

8.0

6.8

5.0

3.8

3.8

2.7

2.0

*1.8

al.2 

al.O

a. 8

a. 7

a. 6

a. 6

2.2

4.9

3.7

1.0

.6

1 4

TJ

.4

392.6

13.1

0.652

O.73

July

0.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

7T

.1

.1

.2

*.2

.3

1.5

.7

.4

1.0

1.4

7/L

1.7

1.0

.5

21.4

0.69

0.034

0.04

Aug.

0.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

3.4 

.5

.2

2.2

.5

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

7.4

.7

.3

.5

22.6

0.73

0.036

0.04

Sept.

*132

32

4.5

2.6

2.2

1.7

1.5

8.5

6.6

4.8

2.6

2.2

1.9

a. 5

211.6

7.05

0.351

0.39

Calendar year 1958: Max 410 Mln 0.1 Mean 17.6 Cfsm 0.876 In. 11.88

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,410 Min 0.1 Mean 22.4 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.10

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). Jan. 21 (10 a.m.) 8,720 cfs (18.36 ft); May 21 (8 a.m.) 3,430 cfs 

(15.81 ft); May 30 (7 a.m.) 4,930 cfs (16.76 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

on nearby streams.
402 GREEN RIVER BASIN

3185. Rough River at Palls of Rough, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°35 I 20", long 86°33'05", on left bank 150 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 110 at Palls of Rough, Grayson County, 3.0 miles downstream from Rock 

Lick Creek, and 6^ miles downstream from Rough River Dam.

Drainage area.--504 sq ml, of which about 110 sq ml does not contribute directly to surface runoff.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1959 (low-water periods only prior to Octobe r 194 8 , publ1she d as "near Palls of Rough"). Prior to January 1940 monthly discharge only, published In WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 420.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. July 12, 1940, to June 27, 1941, staff gage at datum 1.79 ft lower and June 27, 

1941, to Oct. 21, 1948, water-stage recorder at datum 2.79 ft lower, at site 1,000 ft 

downstream.

Average discharge.--11 years (1948-59), 793 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,620 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 24.52 ft); mlnImum, 13 cfs Nov. 8, caused by construction work upstream.

1940-59: Maximum discharge, 12,400 cfs Jan. 14, 1950 (gage height, 28.87 ft); minimum dally, 6 cfs Aug. 13, 1944.

Floods of Jan. 12, 1913, March 1935, and Jan. 25, 1937, reached stages of 28.96, 

29.31, and 34.06 ft, respectively, from floodmarks. Flood In 1915 reached a stage of 

28.93 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of Ice effect, which are poor. Low flow 

regulated by small gristmill 100 ft above gage. Since October 1957 high flow regulated 

by Rough River Reservoir (under construction).

Revisions. WSP 1555: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except period of ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Rate of change in stage used as a factor for most discharges above 

BOO cfs; shifting-control method used Oct. 21 to Nov. 3)

1.4 

1.6 

3.0 

6.O

9.0

23

174

580

15.0 

1S.O 

21.0 

24.0

2,250 

3.OOO 

4,250 

6,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

54

39

48

46

43

37

45

42

41

49

85

75

78

60

49

44

40

55

51

29

28

27

27 

28

28

29

50

50

52

41

1,308

42.2

-

-

Nov.

18

21

*28

55

16

15

14

80

81

67

28

26

25

25

74

160

84

500

386

149

56

50

274 

556

131

105

99

119

124

150

5,032

101

-

-

Dec.

166

200

233

256

297

30O

b24O

b20O

b!7O

*b!40

bl25

bllO

b95

b9O

b85

680

b75

b75

b80

85

72

80

69 

5T

95

91

102

94

85

84

85

4,050

151

-

-

Jan.

144

226

5OO

280

198

130

153

152

115

114

106

96

94

1O6

524

982

928

524

556

2,490

4,940

5.950

5,220 

4,850

4,520

4,180

5,8OO

5,550

2,540

951

*577

48,801

1,574

-

-

Feb.

468

401

562

450

547

508

580

545

555

777

850

657

1,060

2,170

2.520

2,420

1,870

1,05O

808

588

488

408

1,050 

1,160

915

698

570

514

-

24,545

869

-

-

Mar.

766

771

*682

588

572

1,010

1..Q90

875

864

955

862

719

652

576

502

455

569

520

287

274

284

298

300 

266

240

252

432

697

568

478

478

17,458

565

-

-

Apr.

522

1,O90

1.400

1,010

726

514

*419

572

527

500

281

271

272

274

261

250

205

244

500

526

524

294

261

229

204

190

170

166

166

154

11,502

583

-

-

May

144

134

131

122

112

1O5

87

94

92

87

91

*80

109

117

121

106

87

10O

152

551

2,99O

4,750

5.040 

4,200

5,640

5,170

2,190

792

615

2,850

1,150

53,749

1,089

-

-

June

1,350

2.050

922

6O1

595

502

481

408

265

198

172

ISO

156

ISO

125

*115

130

68

83

69

61

75

72 

263

413

555

205

134

99

81

10,065

356

-

-

July

72

64

60

60

63

190

288

155

86

64

54

52

51

42

46

35

57

39

140

267

*174

78

208 

506

368

182

311

577

418

297

166

5, ISO

166

-

-

Aug.

87

82

66

57

90

49

86

60

52

48

43

41

38

55

54

52

42

108

117

91

59

51

41 

43

32

32

50

167

482

459

528

5,182

103

-

-

Sept.

1,120

2,010

»2.240

1,060

326

163

114

185

280

124

84

70

62

57

47

45

58

48

50

37

37

37

40 

52

35

34

52

50

52

51

8,520

284

-

-

Calendar year 1958 : Max 3,440 Mln 14 Mean 51O Cfsm 1.01 In. 15.75

Water year 1958-59 : Max 5,950 Min 14 Mean 469 Cfsm 0.951 In. 12.65

* Discharge measurement made this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 403

3188. Caney Creek near Horse Branch, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°27'50", long 86°39'20", on right bank 9 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 62, 0.6 mile upstream from Horse Branch, 1.5 miles northeast of village 

of Horse Branch, Ohio County, and 11.2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 124 sq ml, Includes that of Horse Branch at U. S. Highway 62. 

Records available. October 1956 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 417.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 20, 1956, wire-weight gage on downstream side of bridge at same 

datum.

Extremes.--1956-57: Maximum discharge during water year, 9,020 cfs Apr. 4 (gage height, 

12.96 ft); no flow for many days.

1957-58: Maximum discharge during water year, about 10,000 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height, 

14.43 ft Nov. 18, backwater from Rough River or debris); no flow Oct. 1-23.

1958-59: Maximum discharge during water year, 5,870 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 12.26 

ft); no flow Oct. 29 to Nov. 14.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of shifting control, backwater from Rough 

River or debris, and no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, Oct. 1, 1956, to Sept. So, 1959, except periods of backwater or shifting

control (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 5, 1959)

2.6

2.7

2.8

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3 

3.5 

4.0

.2

.5

2.5

3.5

5.0

7.0

13

35

5.0

9.0

10.0

10.5

11.0

11.5

12.0

12.5

90

380

505

710

1,400

2,600

4,700

6,950

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1957

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

2.5

97 

7.0

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

106.7

3.44

0.028

0.03

Nov.

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

12

6.0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

18.2

0.61

0.0049

0.005

Dec.

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

.3

3.8

4.7

54

*61

42

81

56

36

30

25

195

276- 397

159 

129 

100

80

68

62

56

50

45

2,010.8

64.9

0.523

0.60

Jan.

39

32

26

23 

42

69

70

60

96

*340

230

150

121

97

78

64

49

38

30

30

38

*406

3.010 

2,390 

686

246

156

354

1,060

1,950

1,120

13,100

423

3.41

3.93

Feb.

668

791

949

436 

225

326

254

308

581

822

530

251

166

132

108

98

87

76

77

89

78

70

65 

ft

94

536

719

-

8,660

309

2.49

2.60

Mar.

572

248

134

102 

*84

98

166

272

258

171

136

218

198

139

111

88

73

65

64

58

49

48

47 

44 

77

123

108

87

74

64

56

4,032

130

1.05

1.21

Apr.

70

146

182

*6.120 

*4,160

*1,120

450

560

*1,980

936

370

206

136

108

89

124

246

257

187

146

119

102

89 

123 

91

74

60

52

109

94

18,506

617

4.98

5.55

May

63

48

39

33 

28

23

21

20

19

17

16

15

18

94

93

44

26

20

208

472

468

924

*4.840 

2,220 

855

342

192

112

70

54

44

11,438

369

2.98

3.43

June

36

128

111

61 

163

451

287

104

65

48

39

52

64

43

33

25

19

248

438

289

78

45

31 

26 

24

20

16

63

346

240

3,593

120

0.968

1.08

July

62

*36

22

15 

11

8.2

5.8

4.6

3.6

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.1

.9

.8

.5

.4

.4

18 

14 

6.2

2.7

1.5

.9

.7

1.0

.5

233.5

7.53

0.061

0.07

Aug.

0.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

.5

2,5

1.0

.4

.3

.1

0

0

0

0 

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.5

0.18

0.0015

0.002

Sept.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1956: Max - Min " Mean " Cfsm " In.

Water year 1956-57 : Max 6,120 Min 0 Mean 169 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.51

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). Jan. 23 (7 p.m.) 4,840 cfs (12.03 ft); Jan. 30 (2 a.m.) 2,220 cfs

(11.37 ft); Apr. 4 (4:30 p.m.) 9,020 cfs (12.96 ft); Apr, 9 (10 a.m.) 2,450 cfs fs ((11.45 ft); May 23 

(8 a.m.) 6,180 cfs (12.33 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 19, Mar. 2 to Apr. 3, June 21 to Sept. 30.
GREEN RIVER BASIN

3188. Caney Creek near Horse Branch, Ky. Continued 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

12

51

2.2

.9

.5

.4

.2

37.5

1.21

0.0098

0.01

Nov.

~7S 0.2

.4

*.4

.3

.3

1.4

196

297

62

28

19

164

1,410

«o2,600

cl.400

333

936

*C6,700

*e2,000

545

221

116

80

61

50

44

46

193

164

17,668.3

589

4.75

5.30

Dec.

90

69

61

58

52,

112

1,400

5,620

1,440

487

187

93

68

68

70

68

148

367

466

1,850

2,360

882

306

156

137

334

289

177

131

100

86

15,732

507

4.09

4.72

Calendar year 1957: Max 6,7

Jan.

77

59

48

40

36

30

*32

29

22

19

19

19

29

206

208

139

105

87

70

66

408

728

822

408

454

464

398

274

181

135

159

5,771

186

1.50

1.73

00

Feb.

474

661

450

250

162

225

396

362

166

134

112

86

58

44

44

46

32

26

22

17.

19

27

40

47

*58

65

147

250

-

4,420

158

1.27

1.33

Mar.

136

94

79

65

56

56

60

69

89

118

91

77

83

207

224

181

133

140

176

141

111

91

86

474

1,040

1,040

442

198

128

146

240

6,271

202

1.63

1.88

Apr.

161

119

103

97

109

243

237

*134

106

181

385

246

150

115

103

96

77

66

59

61

338

237

137

100

86

108

544

1,010

1,120

791

7,319

244

1.97

2.20

May

472

246

4O6

452

464

508

600

501

243

168

230

187

113

76

58

50

73

46

167

250

78

48

32

24

41

42

26

*32

31

19

13

5,696

184

1.48

1.71

June

31

63

3T

19

13

9.7

7.0

5.6

4.6

3.5

3.0

3.2

3.1

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

.7

.5

.4

.6

.5

.4

74

.4

218.7

7.29

0.059

0.07

July

0.3

a. 3

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

alO

a200

*87

22

14

262

101

32

23

15

12

11

46

235

191

69

287

224

77

252

85

98

530

631

388

3,903.4

126

1.02

1.17

Aug.

108

87

110

58

38

24

17

12

9.1

6.8

5.2

16

*7.3

4.7

3.8

7.4

22

13

5.6

3.5

2.9

2.5

2.0

1.7

1.3

1.2

.8

.5

.5

.9

.5

573.2

18.5

0.149

0.17

Sept.

0.4

.4

.6

.8

.9

.9

.8

.7

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

16

42

21

*6.2

3.2

2.3

1.8

1.2

1.0

.7

.9

106.0

3.53

0.028

0.03

*lln 0 Mean 255 Cfsm 2.06 In. 27.90

Water year 1957-58; Max 6,700 Mln 0 Mean 186 Cfsm 1.50 In. 20.32

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs). Nov. 15 (7 a.m.) about 3,000 cfs (11.94 ft); Nov. 18 (12 p.m.)

about 10,000 cfs (14.43 ft); Dec. 8 (4 a.m.) 4,660 cfs (11.99 ft); Dec. 20 (10 p.m.) 3,660 cfs

(11.77 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on 

basis of weather records, recorded range In stage, and records for Rough River at Palls of Rough.

c Backwater from debris or Rough River; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements.

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 7, Dec. 26 to Jan. 13, Jan. 15-20, Feb. 10-26, 

Mar. 1-23, May 2-18, May 21 to July 1.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.7

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

11.1

0.36

0.0029

0.003

Nov.

O

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

3.1

9.7

M.

12

6.8

4.6

3.6

3.1

3.0

2.8

3.3

6.4

21

103.7

3.46

0.028

0.03

Dec.

24

23

24

27

50

30

25

19

*15

11

8.5

6.8

5.2

4.2

3.4

2.9

2.8

2.7

?78

5.0

2.8

2.7

5.1

4.8

8.2

10

8.2

7.5

7.6

8.2

8.8

342.0

11.0

0.089

0.10

Jan.

25

76

79

55

55

21

15

14

16

15

9.1

7.5

779

14

86

331

164

65

52

348

2,750

4.500

2,000

430

218

157

157

146

117

94

74

11,852.5

582

5.08

5.55

Feb.

*58

50

45

99

149

86

65

62

63

77

87

62

145

424

622

833

466

210

113

76

60

54

221

564

221

143

107

94

_

5,056

181

1.46

1.52

Mar.

194

184

145

*156

158

568

552

196

224

518

222

178

143

114

94

71

60

52

47

48

78

74

58

52

48

58

505

261

145

169

142

4,670

151

1.22

1.40

Apr.

128

355

342

186

125

95

*77

68

65

73

69

65

75

67

58

52

48

48

64

66

62

54

48

42

37

52

29

52

52

26.

2,520

84.0

0.677

0.76

May

21

18

15

12

9.7

7.6

5.6

4.7

4.0

5.4

5.0

570

*4.6

21

21

10

6.6

39

122

58

292

550

1.500

1,340

389

233

150

252

155

599

661

6,468.2

209

1.69

1.94

June

472

271

178

94

65

54

44

55

25

22

21

20

16

9.4

5.0

*5.4

2.4

1.4

.6

.4

.2

1.8

254

105

147

75

44

32

24

15

2,015.6

67.2

0.542

0.60

July

11

38

32

14

22

79

45

22

15

7.6

4.8

3.5

2.7

2.2

1.7

1.7

1.4

.8

161 

*95

17

9.7

44

79

37

23

132

126

64

28

53

1,147.1

57.0

0.298

0.54

Aug.

153

50

14

11

18

18

17

11

7.5

4.8

3.6

2.8

2.1

1.5

1.0

75 .8

146

32

17

85

21

11

6.2

4.2

5.2

2.6

57

-45 205

60

1,042.1

53.6

0.271

0.31

Sept.

297

501

*439~

108

48

31

24

18

117

42

26

17

12

11

9.4

7.0

5.4

4.2

3.4

2.8

2.1

1.7

1.4

.7

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

1,731.7

57.7

0.465

0.52

Calendar year 1958 i Max 1,120 Mln 0 Mean 95.2 .Cfsm 0.768 In. 10.42

Water year 1958-59: Max 4,300 Mln 0 Mean 101 Cfsm 0.815 In. 11.07

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct. 9 to Jan. 4, Jan. 6-15, Jan. 25 to Feb. 4, Apr. 3 to 

May 17, June 4-22, July 6-27, Sept. 27-30.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 405

3190. Rough River near Dundee, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°32'51", long 86°43'18", on right bank at downstream side of Barretts 

Ford Bridge, 1.5 miles downstream from Caney Creek and 3 miles southeast of Dundee, 

Ohio County.

Drainage area.--757 sq mi, of which about 120 sq mi does not contribute directly to surface runoff.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1959. Prior to February 1940 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 393.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 10, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Oct. 1, 1939, 

to June 30, 1940, auxiliary staff gage at site 6.2 miles downstream; Mar. 28, 1941, to 

Sept. 30, 1945, auxiliary wire-weight gage at site 1.4 miles upstream; and since 

Oct. 1, 1950, auxiliary wire-weight gage at site 5.6 miles downstream.

Aye rage dls charge. 20 years, 958 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,100 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 27.56 ft); minimum, 20 cfs Nov. 7, 8 {caused by construction work upstream).

1939-59; Maximum discharge, 20,000 cfs Jan. 14, 1950 (gage height, 28.97 ft); maximum gage height, 29.00 ft Nov. 19, 1957 (backwater from tributary inflow or debris); 

minimum daily discharge, 8.1 cfs Sept. 19, 20, 1941; minimum gage height observed, 

2.92 ft Oct. 28, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 31.8 ft in January 1937, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good. Since October 1957 high flows regulated by Falls of Rough Reservoir (under construction). Records of water temperatures for the water year 1959 are 

given in WSP 1641.

Revisions. WSP 1555: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

63

59

39

47

45

43

40

43

44

47

55

87

7s

W

63

53

49

45

42

40

39

38

39

39

39

40

42

42

42

60

63

1,542

49.7

-

-

Nov.

36

30

31

40

40

29

20

20

69

85

67

34

28

27

29

86

137

122

506

405

168

79

57

397

270

136

112

117

151

165

3,493

116

-

-

Dec.

195

232

274

324

349

402

345

b260

*207

b!80

b!50

b!30

b!20

bllO

blOO

b90

b85

83

86

87

87

75

9T

87

107

108

110

115

107

100

99

4,895

158

-

-

Jan.

135

271

363

397

331

278

206

173

162

132

b!25

b!20

115

TT9

340

1,290

1,450

915

561

1,640

4,470

7,850

8,760

7,370

6,270

5,470

4,910

4,410

3,990

3,030

1,380

67,033

2,162

-

-

Feb.

*692

579

493

545

730

720

577

488

461

549

1,050

859

963

2,250

3,140

5.280

3,220

2,490

1,470

963

672

572

990

1,820

1,720

1,210

879

743

-

34,125

1,219

-

-

Mar.

1,010

1,160

1,040

*920

848

1,620

1,840

1,590

1,360

1,620

1,490

1,200

994

875

757

637

547

470

415

383

408

446

428

394

546

348

621

953

893

719

27,114

875

-

-

Apr.

728

1,220

1,860

1,820

1,220

811

*608

527

472

436

415

391

401

388

366

331

292

299

429

457

450

420

380

320

284

255

235

215

210

200

16,440

548

-

-

May

188

173

160

152

141

129

119

101

104

100

*99~ 99

128

204

163

150

125

179

408

335

1,710

3,630

5,000

6.020

5,780

5,050

4,280

3,260

1,630

1,650

3,110

44,377

1,432

-

-

June

2,380

2,720

2,380

1,290

693

552

566

510

391

278

221

193

171

154

145

*138

125

89

78

92

79

72

181

574

1,050

568

369

220

155

119

16,553

552

-

~

July

98

91

94

81

81

163

285

267

151

96

71

60

57

56

47

49

40

41

74

429

*320

164

133

397

484

360

240

850

706

458

310

6,753

218

-

-

Aug.

278

178

118

93

87

119

88

114

83

70

61

55

51

48

45

45

121

274

208

153

173

123

78

61

58

47

44

97

531

637

K -1 0

DlO

4,756

153

-

-

Sept.

1,530

2,170

*2.740

2,450

1,110

35_

213

224

407

346

182

127

101

84

72

59

52

67

52

55

'43

42

41

44

35

37

39

37

36

35

12,785

426

-

"

Calendar year 1958 : Max 4,720 Mln 2o Mean 688 Cfsm 0.909 In. 12.35

Water year 1958-59 : Max 8,760 Mln 2O Mean 657 Cfsm 0.868 In. 11.78

* Discharge measurement made on this day, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

575949 O - 61 - 27
406 GREEN RIVER BASIN

3200. Green River at lock 2, at Calhoun, Ky. 

(Formerly published as Green River at Livermore)

Location. Lat 37 0 32'02", long 87°15'50", on right bank 870 ft upstream from lock and 

dam 2 at Calhoun, McLean County, 0.4 mile upstream from Long Palls Creek, and at mile 

63.2. Prior to Oct. 1, 1958, at site 0.2 mile upstream.

Drainage area. 7.564 sq mi, of which about 1,540 sq mi does not contribute directly to 

surface runoff.

Records available. March 1930 to September 1959. Prior to October 1958 published as "at 

Livermore."

;§_. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 353.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, or 354.40 ft above mean sea level, Green River Survey datum. Auxiliary waterstage recorder at Livermore, 8.0 miles upstream at datum 360.11 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1958, various slope reaches involving water-stage recorders at State Highway 81 bridge 0.2 mile upstream and at Livermore 8.0 miles upstream 

and staff gages at Livermore and lock 2, at different datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 10,740 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 42,200 cfs Jan. 27; maximum gage height, 28.18 ft 

Jan. 29; minimum daily discharge, 576 cfs Sept. 25.

1930-59: Maximum discharge, 208,000 cfs Jan. 27, 1937; maximum gage height, 42.4 ft 

Jan. 30, 1937, at site 0.2 mile upstream and datum 1.35 ft higher; minimum discharge, 

280 cfs Oct. 5-9, 23-27, 1930, Feb. 2-4, 1931.

Remarks. Records fair. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1959 are given 

in WSP 1641.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1385: 1939. WSP 1555: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.580

1,280

1,200

1,120

1,080

1,040

1,000

980

920

960

1,020

1,100

1,180

1,200

1,180

1,140

1,080

1,020

900

900

880

760

*780

780

760

740

740 

760

780

740

760

30,160

973

0.129

0.15

Nov.

760

740

820

860

960

1,000

1,080

1,060

1,020

980

980

880

900

860

900

960

1,060

1,140

1,500

2,180

2,500

2,800

2,920

2,680

2,420

2,280

2,050 

1,880

2,200

5,250

45,600

1,520

0.201

0.22

Dec.

6,180

*7.180

6,540

5,540

5,020

5,060

5,260

4,980

4,260

3,680

5,180

2,800

2,480

2,500

2,100

1,850

1,680

1,640

1,620

1,580

1,580

1,560

1,520

1,640

1,800

1,850

1,900 

2,020

2,050

2,020

2,050

94,920

5,062

0.405

0.47

Jan.

2,280

2,950

5,550

4,040

4,700

4,260

3,620

3,050

2,800

2,700

2,580

2,480

2,580

*2,420

2,880

5,660

10,400

16,600

13,800

15,200

24,100

34,400

36,800

58,000

39,600

41,300

41.900 

40,600

38,200

35,300

30,000

508,350

16,400

2.17

2.50

Feb.

25,000

21,400

19,900

15,200

15,900

10,700

8,810

7,950

7,150

6.970

7,200

9,790

11,800

16,400

25,700

51,100

54,000

56,800

57.100

36,100

50,700

24,200

15,700

*17,500

19,200

19,200

15,600 

12 , 600

-

__ _ _ _

------

537,650

19,200

2.54

2.64

Calendar year 1958: Max 38,900 Min 740

Mar.

11,8OO

11,800

12 , 000

12,100

12,000

13 , 600

16,400

19,700

20.700

18, bOO

16,000

14,000

12 , 900

12,200

11,700

11,200

9,900

8,680

7,580

6,780

6,380

6,420

6,420

6,420

6,260

6.140

6,580 

7,380

7,980

8,590

8,280

336,690

10,860

1.44

1.66

Apr.

*7,980

9,580

11,400

11,400

10,800

10,100

8,730

7,420

6,620

6,540

7,470

11,800

15,400

16.200

15,000

15,300

11,900

10,300

8,860

8,060

7,860

8,460

9,140

8,280

7,140

6,220

5,500 

5,020

*4.980

5,020

276,280

9,209

1.22

1.56

May

4,820

4,38O

3,920

5,560

3,290

3,000

2,750

2,580

2,380

2,200

2.050

2,120

2,820

4,540

4,500

4,140

3,620

3,320

3,710

5,770

4,620

7,540

11,700

14,400

13,000

12,600

14,400 

17.000

16,400

15,000

14,800

208,730

6,733

0.890

1.03

June

14,800

15.200

15,200

15,200

*12,900

11,100

9,360

7,390

5,460

4,070

3,470

3,120

3,000

2,900

2,620

2,320

2,020

1,800

1,620

1,560

1.440

1,480

1,900

2,400

4,580

4,620

5,950 

5,470

2,920

2,420

- 

164,090

5,470

0.725

0.81

July

2,080

1,880

1,680

1,620

1,850

1,750

1,680

1,560

1,460

1,280

1,020

960

980

960

840

690

650

780

1,280

2,750

3,680

3,120

3,150

5,540

8,900

11,000

11.500 

8,680

7,140

6,020

4,500

100,780

5,251

0.430

0.50

Aug.

3,890

3,350

2,680

2,120

2,700

7,300

12,500

9,860

7,180

5,060

5,500

2,780

2,200

1,820

1,540

1,440

3,470

7,500

*4,900

3,120

2,620

2,250

1,880

1,580

1,380

1,140

1,040 

1,180

1,520

1,780

2,580

107,260

3,460

0.457

0.53

Sept.

5,860

9,680

12.500

11,800

9,510

6,260

3,770

2,600

2,500

2,620

2,600

2,550

2,180

1,900

1,580

1,560

1,180

1,080

940

920

820

690

600

584

576

592

610 

610

592

592

87,456

2,915

0.585

0.45

Mean 9,139 Cfem 1.21 In. 16.41

Water- year 1958-59: Max 41,900 Min 576 Mean 6,844 Cfem 0.905 In. 12.30

Discharge measurement made on this day.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 407

3205. East Pork Pond River near Apex, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°07'20", long 87°19 I 10", on downstream side of right pier of bridge on 

State Highway 189, 1.1 miles downstream from Coal Creek, 2.1 miles northeast of Apex, 

Christian County, and 5.8 miles upstream from confluence with West Pork.

Drainage area. 194 sq mi.

Records available. August 1940 to September 1959. Prior to October 1953, published as 

Pond River near Apex.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 390.64 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1907. Prior to Aug. 21, 1942, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 263 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,330 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 16.63 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 29 to Nov. 3.

1940-59: Maximum discharge, 21,800 cfs Nov. 19, 1957 (gage height, 20.70 ft); no 

flow at times during most years.

Flood in January 1937 reached a stage of 19.6 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records poor.

Revisions (water years). WSF 1083: 1942-46. WSP 1555: 1945-46(P), drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.7

TT2

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

,8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1 

.1

.1

18.1

0.58

0.0030

0.003

Nov.

0.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

.5

*.6

.8

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.5

2.5

2.7

6.2

14

33

30

28

17

12

8.7

6.8

6.2

5.3

8.7

27 

39.

257.6

8.59

0.044

0.05

Dec.

47

42

39

38

37

36

32

25

21

17

14

12

10

9

7.7

T7T

7.4

*8.0

8.7

8.0

8.0

12

20

21

20

25

24

21 

19

19

622.3

20.1

0.104

0.12

Jan.

25

37

52

52

28

25

20

18

17

16

15

14

15

18

70

251

287

139

72

751

2,920

6,520

2,740

1,310

480

*249

188

208

211 

154

109

17,011

549

2.83

3.26

Feb.

83

66

57

67

88

90

70

60

60

71

93

106

211

894

1,310

1,540

928

421

251

163

122

103

538

839

514

307

212

182

-

9,246

330

1.70

1.77

Mar.

320

349

*281

254

328

874

814

425

308

272

226

182

155

132

113

97

84

74

68

66

68

66

62

58

55_

64

225

298

167 

149

172

6,806

220

1.13

1.30

Apr.

158

328

386 249"

162

121

99

86

82

82

82

84

*102

118

loo

86

78

72

68

70

73

83

74

64

59

54

52

6T

126 

117

3,376

113

0.582

0.65

May

79

62

51

44

40

37

33

30

28

26

24

110

247

128

66

42

32

29

24

23

50

38

24

28

220

603

47T 

325

211

3,182

103

0.531

0.61

June

100

527

367

122

62

79

66

48

36

37

52

127

106

52

34

24

19

16

13

10

8.7

*6.8

6.8

7.7

8.0

11

10

7.1

5.3 

3 9 

1,972.3

65.7

0.339

0.38

July

2.8

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.3

l.*4

4.6

3.5

2.2

9.3

152

263

203

72

*44

38

38 

34

22

919.3

29.7

0.153

0.18

Aug.

18

16

14

13

18

336

806

866

411

106

42

30

24

20

18

30

662

716

282

88

38

27

22

18

17

16

17

17

22

17

4,745

153

0.789

0.91

Sept.

17

46

73

118

38

31

21

24

77

157

65

36

26

*20

17

15

14

13

12

11

9.8

9.4

8.7

7.7

7.4

6.8

6.2

5.6

6.8 

8.0

907.4

30.2

0.156

0.17

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,780 Min 0.1 Mean 19O Cfsm 0.979 In. 13.28

Water year 1958-59: Max 6,52o Min 0.1 Mean 134 Cfsm O.691 In. 9.40

Peak discharge (base, 2,7OO cfs). Jan. 22 (8 a.m.) 7,330 cfs (16.63 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
408 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

3220. Ohio River at Evansville, Ind.

Location.--Lat 37°58'20", long 87°34'35", on right bank at Riverside Drive and Court

Street, at Evansville, Vanderburgh County, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Pigeon 

Creek and at mile 792.3.

Drainage area. 107,000 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--December 1936 to September 1959 (fragmentary prior to October 1940). 

Sage-height records collected at same site since 1873 are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 329.18 ft above mean sea level, Ohio River 

ctatum. Auxiliary staff gage read hourly at lock and dam 48, at Henderson, Henderson 

County, Ky., 17.3 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 19 years (1940-59), 133,800 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 577,000 cfs Jan. 28; maximum gage height, 42.88 

ft Jan. 29; minimum discharge not determined.

1936-59: Maximum discharge, 1,410,000 cfs Jan. 29, 1937; maximum gage height, 53.75 

ft Jan. 31, 1937.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of indefinite stage-fall-discharge relation, which are poor.

Cooperation. Evansville gage-height record furnished by U. S. Weather Bureau; lock 48 

gage-height record and 4 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

>e46,000

.638,000

,630,000

 623,000

(*)

621,000

e23,000

928,000

29,940

0.280

0.32

Nov.

-e28,000

«35,000

.633,000

.647,000

665,000

670,000

70 . 600

667,000

660, OOC

.654, OOC

1,317.6

43,920

0.410

0.46

Dec.

658,000

665,000

73,800

65,000

70,700

98,200

118,000

119,000

120,000

122,000

126.000

122,000

103,000

e70,000

e50,000

643,000

.e41,000

038,000

*2,028 . 7

55,440

0.612

0.71

Jan.

e55,000

670,000

83,600

97,200

111,000

109,000

'109,000

109,000

102,000

71,800

,

Ie45,000

1

1

89,900

119,000

136,000

147,000

165,000

226,000

333,000

412,000

476,000

530,000

552,000

568,000

576.000 

*574,000

559,000 

537,000

£7,142.5

230,400

2.15

2.48

Feb.

499.000

454,000

398,000

351,000

283,000

243,000

216,000

196,000

187,000

179,000

173.000

187,000

211,000

229,000

271,000

329,000

376,000

401,000

423,000

430,000

430,000

417,000

394,000

360,000

313,000

270,000

231,000

207,000

*8,658

309,200

2.89

3.01

Mar.

176,000

176,000

174,000

172,000

168,000

151,000

151,000

170,000

178,000

177,000

172,000

176,000

187,000

198,000

207,000

214,000

*224,000

227.000

221,000

210,000

202,000

198,000

194,000

188,000

177,000

154,000

152,000

142,000 

133,000

129,000 

125,000

$5,554

179,200

1.67

1.93

Apr.

125,000

138,000

159,000

175,000

180,000

178,000

177,000

186,000

204,000

220,000

224,000

222,000

220,000

i-224,000

230,000

240,000

258,000

275,000

276,000

259,000

230,000

200,000

173,000

150,000

135,000

127,000

119,000

111.000 

119,000

127,000

$5,661

188,700

1.76

1.97

May

127,000

134,000

152,000

167,000

181,000

192,000

193.000

185,000

174,000

161,000

146,000

131,000

118,000

98,400

94,900

96,200

107,000

127,000

151,000

159,000

158,000

169,000

155,000

137,000

123,000

106,000

106,000

97,600 

97,900

ssiooo

M,209.6

135,800

1.27

1.46

June

94,100

95,700

96,OOO

95,900

95,300

93,400

102,000

112,000

121.000

90,700

1I

Ie44,000

I

'

i

^34,000

j

>

\

1

W28,000

[

I

Ie35,000

'

a, 701.1

56,700

0.530

0.59

July

i

1

Ve51,000

1

Aug.

Je44,000

1IE

U45jOOO ie47,000

|| 1

i.

Use, ooo

1

J

i

ie26,000

j

J

r

1

Se37,000

*

*1,167

37,650

0.352

0.41

J

>

j

Je34,000

1

>

I

1

je25,000

'

19,000

22,000

977,000

31,520

0.295

0.34

Sept.

518,000

(*)

540,000

18,000

0.168

0.19

Calendar year 1958: Max 570,000 Min - Mean 145,000 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.40

Water year 1958-59: Max 576,000 Min - Mean 109,300 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.87

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

* Expressed in thousands.

e Stage-fall-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements and records for other main-stem and tributary stations.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 409

3225. Wabash River near New Corydon, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°33'50", long 84°48'10", in SE£ sec.3, T.24 N., R.15 E., first principal 

meridian, on left bank 10 ft downstream from county bridge on Indiana-Ohio State line 

road, 2 miles east of New Corydon, 2f miles downstream from Beaver Creek, at at mile 

465.6.

Drainage area. 258 sq mi.

Records available. April 1951 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 830.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to June 23, 1953, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 211 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,720 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 20.47 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum, 5.0 cfs Sept. 17, 18, 19, 21; minimum gage height, 6.32 ft 

Sept. 17, 18.

1951-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 22, 1959; minimum, 0.7 cfs Sept. 13, 1954; 

minimum gage height, 5.40 ft Aug. 18, 1951.

Remarks. Records good. Plow slightly affected by regulation of Grand Lake, diversion 

from or into St. Marys River basin, and into Miami and Erie Canal.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1235: Drainage area. WSP 1555: 1957(P).

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 11 to Mar, 20, Apr. 27 to 

May 7, May 11-16, 24, 25)

6.3

6.6

7.0

8.0

11.0

4.0

142

495

13.0

15.0

16.0

18.0

20.5

890

1,630

2,230

4,350

8,790

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

142

142

142

142

142

142

142

142

142

152

152

152

142

*142

142

142

142

142

142

142

142

132

27

14

12

12

11

IT

11

11

11

3,264

105

0.407

0.47

Nov.

12

13

13

12

11

13

13

14

19

16

14

14

*13

13

22

55

460

588

295

122

72

50

40

36

58

607

229

95

64

55

3,038

101

0.391

0.44

Dec.

47

45

48

193

501

104

72

55

42

33

28

30

28

24

22

*21

23

22

24

26

22

21

23

31

30

23

22

22

22

22

20

1,446

46.6

0.181

0.21

Jan.

397

553

217

113

86

72

59

50

42

36

30

28

*30

40

229

265

113

95

73

57

2,170

7 ,790

7 410

3^440

1,420

932

800

751

734

1,430

990

30,452

982

3.81

4.39

Feb.

494

349

330

421

387

329

320

319

378

3,290

*5.570

1,540

934

*1,210

1,710

848

596

585

481

461

462

393

603

765

539

482

495

509

-

22,800

814

3.16

3.29

Mar.

585

524

469

397

373

1,370

878

524

539

620

*524

445

495

805

1,540

806

495

385

349

337

325

301

289

277

182

77

152

217

122

113

113

14,628

472

1.83

2.11

Apr.

113

518

289

182

122

95

77

68

2O5

229

142

104

86

*68

59

55

46

4582"

152

162

95

68

55

50

50

2,400

*5.640

2,500

1,080

12,837

428

1.66

1.85

May

585

457

445

397

361

349

313

301

301

301

361

*920

734

482

373

313

301

289

277

253

162

338

2.190

1,130

454

253

113

95

77

100

95

13,120

423

1.64

1.89

June

64

49

42

38

34

32

30

27

26

25

26

30

24

22

20

*20

20

19

18

18

17

18

19

172

59

42

46

24

19

18

1,018

33.9

0.131

0.15

July

20

50

24

19

15

14

13

12

12

12

11

12

10 *To

10

10

12

18

12

12

11

10

14

18

16

12

11

12

12

15

16

455

14.7

0.057

0.07

Aug.

T2~ 13

11

12

11

11

12

12

11

11

10

10

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

10

9.0

8.0

*7.0

7.5

7.5

7.5

6.0

5.5

6.0

6.5

8.5

10

7.0

6.0

286.8

9.25

0.036

O.O4

Sept.

6.5

30

22

13

9.0

8.0

7.5

8.0

8.0

11

10

7.0

6.5

6.5

*6.5

6.0

5.5

BTF

5.5

6.0

5.5

*7.5

8.0

6.0

7.5

8.0

17

12

7.5

6.5

275.5

9.12

0.035

0.04

Calendar year 1958 : Max 5,4OO Min 11 Mean 248 Cfsm 0.961 In. 13.07

Water year 1958-59 : Max 7,79O Min 5.5 Mean 284 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.95

Peak discharge (base, 2,OOO cfs). Jan. 22 (12 p.m.) 8,72O cfs (2O.47 ft); Feb. 11 (Z a.m.) 4,540 cfs 

(18.13 ft); Feb. 15 (2 a.m.) 2,22O cfs (15.78 ft); Apr. 28 (3:30 a.m.) 3,64O cfs (17.45 ft); May 23 

(11 a.m.) 2,700 cfs (16.47 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
410 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3230. Wabash River at Bluffton, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°44', long 85°11', in sec.4, T.26 N., R.12 E. , on downstream side of left 

abutment of Main Street Bridge in Bluffton, 2 miles downstream from Sixmile Creek and 

at mile 435.5.

Drainage area. 506 sq mi.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1959. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since December 1910 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 793.01 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Mar. 31, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum. Mar. 31 to Dec. 5, 

1934, staff gage at nearby site at same datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 403 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,820 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 14.95 ft); minimum, 13 cfs Sept. 16, 17, 18; minimum gage height, 0.95 ft Sept. 17, 18.

1930-59: Maximum discharge, 11,800 cfs Feb. 15, 1950 (gage height, 16.07 ft); minimum, 3.9 cfs July 18, 1936; minimum gage height, 0.84 ft Sept. 24, 1944.

Maximum stage known, about 21.0 ft Mar. 25, 26, 1913, on basis of gage readings 

published in newspapers (discharge, 25,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 11,700 

cfs on basis of rainfall-runoff relation).

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

slightly affected by regulation of Gr-and Lake Reservoir, diversion from or into St. 

Marys River basin, and into Miami and Erie Canal.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: 1932-35. WSP 1235: Drainage area. WSP 1505: 1936(M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.1 

1.4 

1.9 

£.5

Oct. 1 to Feb. 10

20 3.5

48 -, 6.0

120 11.0

243 14.0

529

1,560

4,430

7,620

Feb. 11 to Sept. 30

0.95 13 3.5 529

1.0 15 6.0 1,560

1.1 20 11.0 4,460

1.4 48 13.0 6,750

1.9 120 14.0 8,300

2.5 243

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

166

166

166

166

166

166

166

166

176

187

187

187

176

*166

166

166

166

166

166

166

166

166

176

120

61

39

32

31

28 

~26 26

4,274

138

0.273

0.31

Nov.

26

28

28

27

28

27

26

26

28

28

29

32

*32

31

42

35

2,080

2.240

1,700

1,340

705

342

209

166

166

1,480

1,340

825

356 

209

13,631

454

0.897

1.00

Dec.

187

166

156

264

597

496

220

145

110

90

77

80

72

65

61

*60

60

60

64

65

60

61

63

66

69

70

65

60

59 

59

58

3,785

122

0.241

0.28

Jan.

252

985

1,020

632

285

245

200

170

140

117

100

90

*I9

90

166

496

463

232

154

143

1,720

3,490

4,340

6.470

6,290

5,170

4,140

3,150

2,640

3,360 

2,740

49,569

1,599

3.16

3.64

Feb.

2,470

2,300

1,800

1,380

1,180

1,160

905

632

930

*7 . 230

*4,570

4,110

4,550

*3,890

3,110

2,760

2,500

1,760

1,200

798

642

576

857

1,120

1,130

945

833

833

-

56,171

2,006

3.96

4.12

Calendar year 1958: Max 7,620 Min 26

Mar.

949

973

893

753

625

1,020

1,380

1,660

1,560

1,200

1,070

*865

825

,070

,610

' ,*660 <750

,020

632

496

463

430

385

370

356

316

430

496

430 

342

329

26,358

850

1.68

1.94

Apr.

444

1,340

1,300

865

463

316

243

198

232

342

400

291

232

*187

156

138

120

112

120

220

291

291

187

156

138

120

2,940

6,320

*7.660 

5,640

31,462

1,049

2.07

2.31

May

3.920

2,520

1,430

825

597

496

430

385

356

356

356

*463

865

905

632

430

356

329

316

316

316

738

1,520

1,660

1,960

1,520

632

291

209 

232

316

25,677

828

1.64

1.89

June

232

166

118

96

82

73

65

58

54

48

52

46

44

45

39

*36

33

32

32

30

28

17

32

29

335

1.520

291

138

140

4,139

138

0.273

0.30

July

74

78

65

65

47

37

32

29

27

26

25

24

24

*23

23

22

31

70

80

60

44

35

150

316

122

65

47

34

23 

21

20.

1,939

62.5

0.124

0.14

Aug.

20

20

20

20

20

20

54

50

30

22

20

18

16

16

15

84

138

90

44

*25

20

18

16

15

15

11

14

14

15

18

21

922

29.7

0.059

0.07

Sept.

22

133

158

80

47

32

23

19

17

16

15

15

15

16

*14

li

13

13

16

17

20

19

16

16

16

20

30

25

30

26

912

30.4

0.060

0.07

Mean 498 Cfsm 0.984 In. 13.33

Water year 1958-59: Max 7,660 Min 13 Mean 600 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.07

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs).--Jan. 24 (8 p.m.) 6,780 cfs (13.30 ft); Feb. 10 (11 a.m.) 9,820 

cfs (14.95 ft); Apr. 29 (3:30 a.m.) 7,980 cfs (13.85 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Discharge for Nov. 5-12, Nov. 15 to Dec. 15, Jan. 21 to Feb. 9, Feb. 23 to Mar. 11, Apr. 20- 

28 and July 22 to Aug. 19 computed from once-daily readings of the wire-weight gage. Stage-discharge 

relation affected by ice Dec. 8-22, Jan. 5-10, 23, 24, Feb. 10-13.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 411

3235. Wabash River at Huntington, Ind.

Location. 40°51'20" . long 85°29'53", in SW^-NE^ sec.27, T.28 N., R.9 E on right bank at

the Huntington Water and Light Plant, 2 miles south of Huntington, 3^ miles upstream

from Little Wabash River, and at mile 409.

Drainage area. 710 sq mi.

Records available. January 1951 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 700.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission). Prior to July 5, 

1951, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 663 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,800 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 23.20 ft); minimum, 13 cfs Sept. 20, 21 (gage height, 9.13 ft).

1951-59: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 10, 1959; minimum, 4.3 cfs Oct. 8, 1956 

(gage height, 8.98 ft).

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 22.7 ft (from high-water mark by Corps of 

Engineers).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or the period Jan. 19 to 

Mar. 5, which are fair.

Revisions. WSP 1235: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage height. In 

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

9.2

9.4

9.6

10.0

Oct. 1 tc 

35

167

430

Feb. 10 to Sept. 30

10.5

14.0

18.0

21.0

880

4,050

9,400

15,200

9.1 

9.3 

9.5 

9.7

14

60

125

223

10.0 430

13.0 3,420

17.0 8,800

21.0 15,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

178

173

173

167

167

163

163

163

173

184

189

201

189

178

173

167

163

163

167

167

167

167

*178

173 

129

84 

63

52

50

47

42

4,613

149

0.210

0.24

Nov.

42

40

37

40

37

35

37

40

45

42

42

45

45

40

82

111

1,520

2.750

2,340

*1,810

1,140

645

348

287 

358

2,080 

1,990

1,420

780 

481

18,689

623

0.877

0.98

Dec.

430

321

261

307

592

780

549

335

b230

a!8o

b!55

b!40

a!32

b!25

*bl!8

bl!4

bllO

b!08

b!07

b!07

b!05

100

100

104 

104

100 

104

100

97 

97

87.

6,299

203

0.286

0.33

Jan.

155

702

1,260

980

b480

b400

b330

b275

b230

189

bl60

138

122

129

223

294

645

506

290

*Z12

b2,370

b5,490

a6 , 400

a7,100 

b7.880

b7,OZO 

a5,840

a4,710

a3,600 

a6,140

a7,470

71,740

2,314

3. 26

3.76

Feb.

b5,640

a4,320

a3,050

2,700

2,400

2,280

1,940

1,350

1,550

bl4.600

*b!2,800

*b7,420

*b7,880

*b6,660

5,010

*3,600

3,160

2,360

1,580

1,110

864

806

1,230

1,560 

1,430

1,270 

1,120

1,120

-

100,810

3,600

5.07

5.28

Mar.

1,230

1,270

1,210

1,070

910

1,260

1,620

1,810

2.570

1,990

1,620

1,310

1,140

1,260

1,810

2,080

1,990

1,620

1,040

830

735

645

592

566 

540

549 

880

930

830

645

37,242

1,201

1.69

1.95

Apr.

*1,310

2,980

2,570

1,810

1,090

735

540

438

472

558

690

566

447

355

301

261

236

217

249

464

*558

558

456

341 

294

261 

3,810

*10,400

11.500

*9,600

54,067

1,802

2.54

2.83

May

*6.430

3,760

2,170

1,310

980

780

690

592

549

532

549

690

980

1,090

980

690

558

498

*472

447

447

834

2,370

1,900 

2,080

1,990 

1,620

735

481

392

524

38,120

1,230

1.73

1.99

June

464

335

249

195

159

142

129

111

104

97

94

97

84

78

81

75

66

60

57

52.

52

63

*69

57 

585

9.500 

2,080

1,040

600.

830

17,605

587

0.827

0.92

July

447

301

201

159

146

111

90

78

60

57

50

45

37

37

30

28

33

50

217

*236

129

100

772

1.520 

566

281

167

125

94

81

66

6,314

204

0.287

0.33

Aug.

52

45

45

37

35

35

133

184

114

69

55

42

37

33

28

22

214

274

184

108

78

52

40

33 

*33

33 

22

30

26

28

24

2,145

69.2

0.097

0.11

Sept.

33

35

157

159

97

69

50

40

30

28

22

22

24

20

22

22

22

18

16

14

14

*26

20

22

16

18 

45

72

45

42

1,220

40.7

0.057

0.06

Calendar year 1958 : Max 10,800 Mln 35 Mean 674 Cfsm 0.949 In. 12.88

Water year 1958-59 : Max 14,600 Mln 14 Mean 983 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.78

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Jan. 25, 8,000 cfs; Jan. 31 (12 m.) 8,050 cfs (17.10 ft); Feb. 10 

(6:30 p.m.) 19,800 cfs (23.20 ft); Apr. 29 (1 a.m.) 11,800 cfs (18.83 ft); June 26 (4 a.m.) 13,800 

cfs (19.93 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of appear

records, fleldman's and observer's notes, and records for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

nee of recorder chart, weather
WABASH RIVER BASIN

3240. Little Wabash River near Huntington, Ind.

Location.--Lat 40 0 54'14", long 85°24'22", in NE^NW^ sec.9, T.28 N., R.10 E., on right bank 

on upstream side of highway bridge, 5 miles east of Huntington.

Drainage area. 266 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1943 to September 1959. Prior to January 1944 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1305. Published as Little River at Huntington January 

1944 to September 1948 and as Little River near Huntington October 1948 to September 

1956.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 728.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1948, wire-weight gage at site 4 miles downstream at datum 

8.79 ft lower. Oct. 1, 1948, to Sept. 5, 1950, wire-weight gage at present site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 252 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,740 cfs June 26; maximum gage height, 18.43 ft 

Feb. 11; minimum discharge, 9.9 cfs Sept. 16, 17 (gage height, 1.43 ft).

1943-59: Maximum discharge, 5,990 cfs Jan. 4, 1950; maximum gage height, that of 

Feb. 11, 1959; minimum discharge, 1.0 cfs Oct. 8, 1946, site and datum then in use; minimum gage height since October 1948, 1.30 ft Oct. 1, 1949.

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

which are fair.

Revisions..--WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 2O-25, Jan. 21, May 22, 23)

1.6 

1.9 

2.5 

3.5

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21

5.0 

7.0 

10.0

Jan. 22 to May 23

449

870

1,680

2.4 

3.0 

4.0

66

128

260

6.0 616

11.0 1,890

IB.2 4,610

2.5 

3.5

May 24 to Sept. 3O

9.0 5.0

19 7.0

37 12.0

82 18.0

449

870

2,330

4,620

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

20

20

18

18

16

16

16

18

18

18

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

15 

16

16

16

16

*21

24

20

19

18

18

17

17

17

543

17.5

0.066

0.08

Nov.

16

20

21

19

19

18

18

18

22

20

19

18

18

43

137

391

393

205

*114

77

59

48

43

175

1.500

649

293

205

180

4,780

159

0.598

0.67

Dec.

163

125

114

150

205

144

90

62

50

45

45

45

38

34

*32

31

31

30 

30

30

29

28

28

29

28

27

26

26

26

26

25

1,792

57.8

0.217

0.25

Jan.

225

449

191

125

110

92

77

77

64

53

47

40

48

84

375

180

95

65 

50

*38

1,470

a2,20o

al,700

al,loo

a800

aSOO

354

260

263

2 250

2)010

15,392

497

1.87

2.16

Feb.

1,200

574

371

440

354

217

164

203

390

3,900

4.580

*3,680

*2,870

*2 , 600

*2,430

*1,590

1,040

783 

548

336

242

183

1,260

960

574

337

337

440

_

32,603

1,164

4.38

4.56

Mar.

388

305

321

275

231

495

405

290

1.290

1,020

616

388

305

275

568

495

290

231 

231

260

231

164

146

134

124

*296

1,240

700

371

368

366

12,861

415

1.56

1.80

Apr.

925

3,360

2,660

1,830

1,100

766

554

616

679

476

354

275

217

177

146

128

112

106 

365

1,140

*637

354

245

203

164

134

1,950

3,560

*5.920

3,000

30,153

1,005

3.78

4.22

May

1.890

1,040

679

458

305

231

177

128

106

100

106

504

371

203

140

112

95

85 

*80

70

117

316

1,570

795

341

278

469

248

163

150

219

11,546

372

1.40

1.61

June

163

114

87

72

63

58

51

46

42

41

40

41

36

30

29

29

26

24 

24

22

21

22

*22

21

231

4.540

4,420

3,040

1,560

87O

15,785

526

1.98

2.21

July

569" 689

309

219

150

103

77

61

52

46

43

40

34

30

26

25

25

26 

65

*77

51

34

88

341

196

82

51

37

31

26

§2.

3,625

117

0.440

0.51

Aug.

20

18

17

18

17

17

20

20

17

15

15

14

14

13

13

14

21

19

16

14

14

13

12

12

*12

12

12

11

12

22

14

478

15.4

O.O58

0.07

Sept.

12

13

12

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.9

9.9

11 

10

10

10

*18

15

12

12

12

36

28

18

16

386.8

12.9

0.048

0.05

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,460 Mln 15 Mean 208 Cfsm 0.782 In. 1O.61

Water year 1958-59: Max 4,58O Mln 9.9 Mean 356 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.19

Peak discharge (base, 2,800 cfs). Feb. 11 (5:30 p.m.) 4,71O cfs (18.43 ft); Apr. 2 (11:3O a.m.) 

3,440 cfs (15.43 ft); Apr. 29 (6 a.m.) 4,O40 cfs (16.90 ft); June 26 (10:30 p.m.) 4,740 cfs 

(18.32 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of appearance of recorder chart, weather 

records, and records for stations on nearby streams.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 3O, Dec. 7-31, Jan. 5, 9-13, 16-2O, Feb. 9, 

10, 12, 13.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 413

3243. Salamonie River near Warren, Ind.

Location.--Lat 40°42'45", long 85°27'13", in SE£ sec.12, T.26 N. , R.9 E. , near center of 

span on downstream side of county road bridge, 1,700 ft downstream from unnamed tributaries entering from right and left, 4,000 ft upstream from abandoned concrete and stone 

dam, and 2.4 miles northwest of Warren.

Drainage area. 422 sq mi.

Records available. March 1957 to September 1959.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 784.65 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,200 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 17.05 ft); minimum, 5.0 cfs Sept. 18, 19 (gage height, 6.44 ft).

1957-59: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 10, 1959; minimum, that of Sept. 18, 19, 

1959.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect and indefinite stagedischarge relation, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect and indefinite 

stage-discharge relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 19 to Nov. 16, Aug. 28 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 10 Feb. 11 to May 31 June 1 to Sept. 30

6.3

6.4

6.5 

6.7

8.0

17

36

90

7.0

7.5

11.0

13.0

250

615

4,150

6,600

6.7 

7.0 

7.3 

9.0 

14.0

80

220

430

2,050

8,000

6.3

6.4

6.5

6.6

6.7

5.0 6.8

10 7.0

22 7.3

46 9.0

80

120

220

430

2,050

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

41

34

39

39

34

30

32

44

39

41

41

41

39

36

34

32

30

28

26

28

26

26

32

32

34

39

41

32

25 

25

*25

1,045

33.7

0.080

0.09

Nov.

25

28

28

25

21

17

16

25

26

26

28

36

36

39

44

87

2,500

5.050

1,650

790

460

312

204

155

228

2,150

1,650

606

409 

239

14,910

497

1.18

1.32

Dec.

*171

144

171

233

615

409

233

182

135

105

90

81

76

71

*e67

65

62

61

60

60

59

57

56

60

66

66

63

60

57

54 

52

3,741

121

0.287

0.33

Jan.

191

1,060

700

269

195

170

158

148

122

105

90

77

e72

78

212

281

250

190

140

*103

3,240

5,560

5/300

6,470

5,820

3,380

1,250

745

514

3,720

4,150

44,760

1,444

3.42

3.94

Feb.

1,850

745

507

970

835

326

222

256

677

9.740

*6,650

*6,030

3,860

*1,980

2,560

*2,120

1,110

846

588

336

295

307

655

970

790

511

538

610

46,884

1,674

3.97

4.13

Mar.

790

745

601

655

343

925

835

700

925

1,100

880

610

610

1,020

1.750

1,650

655

466

374

287

256

256

155

150

140

145

531

1,020

583

448

457

20,062

647

1.53

1.76

Apr.

*422

2,290

2,160

1,060

700

422

294

232

329

358

280

244

238

190

150

130

120

112

92

283

*382

294

190

160

140

130

5,610

7.720

7,020

5,350

37,102

1,237

2.93

3.27

May

2 .05O

1,060

700

565

414

268

205

175

140

140

142

232

700

493

180

150

125

88

*88

96

84

80

584

1,100

374

180

140

112

96

88

92

10,941

353

0.836

0.96

June

88

66

66

60

53

53

53

53

49

46

53

53

63

46

40

43

35

35

30soso

40

*38

35

161

1,850

625

238

160

104

4,296

143

0.339

0.38

July

80

80

104

66

40

35

30

3<2

26

26

26

22

19

19

19

19

26

41

96

*180

104

78

405

547

3T5

148

36

30

38

32 

30

2,747

88.6

0.210

0.24

Aug.

26

24

24

24

19

18

20

20

24

19

18

16

16

19

20

56

93

40

24

18

16

16

16

18

*18

18

15

16

18 

202 123"

1,014

32.7

0.077

0.09

Sept.

40

28

18

14

14

13

12

12

12

12

11

10

10

11

8.6

11

10

7.8

5.8

8.6

*18

13

9.3

9.3

11

11

15

11

10

10

386.4

12.9

0.031

0.03

Calendar year 1958 : Max 10,400 Min 16 Mean 427 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.76

Water year 1958-59 : Max 9,740 Min 5.8 Mean 515 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.54

Peak 

cf 

Ap

.k discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). Nov. 17 (12 p.m.) 3.490 cfs (10.37 ft): Jan. 24 (9 p.m.) 6,880 

fs (13.20 ft)i Jan. 31 (l a.m.) 4,820 cfs (11.65 ft)j Feb. 10 (11 a.m.) 13,200 cfs (17.05 ft); 

,pr. 2 (8 p.m.) 5.810 efs (10.55 ft); Apr. 28 (4 to 6 a.m.) 7,720 cfs (15.85 ft).____________

Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurements and 

records for stations downstream and on nearby streams.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 9-14, 16-24, 27-31, Jan. 5-12, 18-20, 

Feb. 10-13.
414 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3245. Salamonie River at Dora , Ind.

Location. Lat 40°48'27", long 85°40'47", In SE^NE^ sec.12, T.27 N., R.7 E. , on left bank 

In Salamonie River State Forest, 1.2 miles northwest of Dora and 3 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area.--553 sq ml.

Records available. November 1923 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published In WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 679.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1951, wire-weight or chain gage 

at site 1.3 miles upstream at datum 688.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 35 years (1924-59), 515 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,600 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 14.08 ft); minimum, 21 cfs Sept. 15, 16, 20 (gage height, 1.81 ft).

1923-59: Maximum discharge, 16,500 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 14.75 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings, site and datum then In use); minimum observed, 8.2 cfs 

Aug. 3, 1934 (gage height, 1.11 ft, site and datum then in use).

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

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1275: 1931(M) , 1932, 1933(M) , 1935-36(M) , 1938-40(M) , 

1941-42, 1945, 1952, drainage area. WSP 1335: 1934(M). WSP 1555: 1952, 1955(M), 

1956(M), 1957.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 10 Feb. 11 to Sept. 30

2.0

2.2

2.4 86

2.7 178

51

3.0 344

3.5 745

5.0 2,640

7.0 5,700

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.7

IS

24

47

105

230

3.0 380

3.5 790

7.0 5,700

11.0 11,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195S to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

43

41

39

38

38

38

38

38

38

38

48

93

78

60

47

43

39

37

36

36

36

36

*40

40

40

40

41

42

42

41

40

1,344

43.4

0.078

0.09

Nov.

40

42

42

41

40

40

40

41

42

41

40

41

44

47

83

126

1,710

5,740

2,500

*1,080

566

366

249

187

379

2,500

2,500

1,010

491 

290

18,353

612

1.11

1.24

Dec.

227

218

178

200

494

608

324

249

200

165

140

125

118

114

*10S

104

100

98

96

96

95

92

90

107

122

118

99

91

88

!§. 

80

5,020

162

0.293

0.34

Jan.

136

450

1,200

700

400

270

250

230

200

170

140

120

110

120

240

310

410

400

270

170

3,300

5.400

5,100

5,100

5,400

4,200

*1,350

1,000

863

4,350

4,200

46,559

1,502

2.72

3.14

Feb.

2,940

1,360

795

650

1,060

732

416

344

1,250

12 . 900

7,480

6,140

4,990

3,680

3,460

2,960

*1,710

1,200

880

536

432

445

965

1,510

1,250

740

690

740

-

62,255

2,223

4.02

4.19

Mar.

890

950

790

645

520

722

1,790

1,190

1,930

1,720

1,310

890

740

1,130

2,210

2.550

1,230

645

520

450

394

320

270

242

*225

246

775

1,250

950 

645

645

28,582

922

1.67

1.92

Apr.

1,510

5,700

5,750

2,070

1,190

740

520

422

450

560

560

445

550

290

246

212

195

184

251

560

*600

485

526

250

216

216

4,710

10.900

8,780

6, 820

55,506

1,784

5.25

5.60

May

4.550

1,790

1,070

740

520

422

526

266

250

212

216

402

676

705

332

242

198

170

*154

142

205" 136

554

1,260

724

550

500

226

192 

174

170

17,252

557

1.01

1.16

June

167

150

118

108

98

91

82

80

74

72

78

72

71

69

65

63

60

57

55

55

52

80

*74

60

66

1,800

1,500

566

290 

266

6,417

214

0.387

0.45

July

192

164

120

115

94

74

65

58

52

49

46

45

42

40

39

58

44

40

75

*224

202

110

124

740

487

225

156

98

78 

67

58

3,957

127

0.230

0.27

Aug.

52

47

46

44

42

40

42

39

59

59

59

37

54

52

51

34

82

142

84

60

47

42

37

54

*32

30

28

30

50

195

515

1,825

58.9

0.106

0.12

Sept.

148

122

74

69

65

44

53

30

29

26

25

ZZ

22

22

11

22

23

22

22

21

22

*37

29

50

26

51

288

142

96

65

1,624

54.1

0.098

0.11

Calendar year 1958: Max 12,10o Mln 36 Mean 546 Cfsm 0.987 In. 13.41-

Water Water year year 1958-59: 1958-59: Max Max 12,900 12,900 Mln Mln 21 21 Mean Mean 676 676 Cfsm Cfsm 1.22 1.22 In. In. 16.61 16.61

Peak discharge (base, 4,OOO cfs). Jan. 25 (1 p.m.) 5,550 cfs (6.94 ft)j Jan. 30 (10 a.m.) 4,950 cfs 

(6.47 ft); Feb. 10 (9 to 10 a.m.) 15,600 cfs (14.08 ft)i Feb. 14 (12:30 p.m.) 4,650 cfs (6.30 ft)j 

Apr. 2 (2:50 a.m.) 7.660 efs (8.59 ft)j Apr. 28 (4 p.m.) 11,600 cfs (11.20 ft)._______________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 9-23, Jan. 2-21, 27, Feb. 10-13, 21.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

3250. Wabash River at Wabash, Ind.

415

Location. Lat 40°47'25", long 85"49"13", in sec.14, T.27 N., R.6 E., on right bank on upstream side of Wabash Street Bridge in Wabash, 7 miles downstream from Salamonie River, 

and at mile 387.2.

Drainage area. 1.733 sq mi.

Records available. August 1923 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, 

published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 642.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Jan. 16, 1934, chain gage and Jan. 16, 1934, to Sept. 30, 1954, wireweight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 36 years, 1,511 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 45.300 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 24.44 ft); minimum, 58 cfs Aug. 28 (gage height, 2.02 ft).

1923-59: Maximum discharge, 49,600 cfs May 18, 1943; maximum gage height, that of 

Feb. 11, 1959; minimum discharge observed, 17 cfs Aug. 4, 5, 9, 1934, July 21, 22, 1936; 

minimum gage height, 1.66 ft Aug. 4, 5, 9, 1934.

Maximum stage known, 28.7 ft Mar. 26, 1913, from floodmark; determined by Corps of 

Engineers (discharge, 90,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 49,000 cfs).

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

record, which are fair. Flow slightly affected by regulation of Grand Lake, diversion 

from or into St. Mary's River basin, and into Miami and Erie Canal.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1275: 1931-37(M), 1938-39, 1940(M), drainage area. 

WSP 1385: 1942. 5fSP 1505: 1955.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except for periods of ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 10-13, 15-19)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 29 Apr. 30 to Sept. 30

2.3 

2.8 

3.5 

5.0 

7.0

94

200

400

1,100

2,500

12.0

16.0

20.0

23.0

7,300

13,000

22,300

39,800

2.0 

2.4

3.4 

5.0

360

1,100

Note. Same as preceding 

table aabove 5.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

262

250

250

238

238

238

238

238

238

250

250

300

300

300

262

250

238

238

225

225

238

238

*238

250

238

200

158

134

124 

116

116

7,078

228

0.132

0.15

Nov.

112 

116

112

108

108

108

107

114

124

118

116

116

118

122

156

315

1,720

6.100

5,110

*3,310

2,100

1,340

900

650

709

4,750

5,500

3,310

1,800

1,100

40,469

1,349

0.778

0.87

Dec.

800 

800

700

700

1,100

1,520

1,280

800

560

450

370

335

315

300

285

*275

260

255

255

255

250

240

240

250

250

240

240

240

230 

230

210

14,235

459

0.265

0.31

Jan.

370 

1,490

2,950

2,100

1,340

950

850

800

700

580

500

420

380

400

800

1,100

1,460

1,400

950

745

4,570

11,800

a 14. 500

a!4,000

a!2,400

all, 000

8,280

5,400

3,800

9,140 

12,000

127,175

4,102

2.37

2.73

Feb.

8,220 

d4,440

d3,060

d2,370

d2,410

dl,890

dl,380

dl.200

dl,830

28,600

*58.600

*21,300

*18,700

*17,600

16,400

10,200

*6,810

5,090

3,500

2,340

1,700

1,570

3,340

4,360

3,320

2,560

2,250

2,350

-

217,390

7,764

4.48

4.66

Mar.

2,480 

2,540

2,370

2,120

1,780

2,100

3,580

3,310

5,200

5,110

3,850

2,770

2,260

2,500

3,940

4,840

3,580

2,680

1,940

1,730

1,460

1,280

1,100

1,000

950

*1,050

2,880

3,220

2,340

1,870 

1,870

79,700

2,571

1.48

1.71

Apr.

2,520 

14,200

10,800

6,750

4,030

2,590

1,870

1,730

1,940

1,870

1,800

1,520

1,220

1,050

900

800

*700

650

1,130

3,490

2,420

*1,730

1,340

1,050

900

800

8,920

*26,800

28,800 

22,700

157,020

5,234

3.02

3.37

May

16.200 

8,020

4,570

2,950

2,100

1,660

1,340

1,100

1,000

950

950

1,800

2,020

2,100

1,590

1,220

950

850

750

*700

700

950

3,760

3,940

3,220

2,680

2,500

1,520

1,000 

850

850

74,790

2,413

1.39

1.60

June

950 

700

540

440

360

330

288

276

252

240

252

252

229

218

206

206

194

183

172

172

160

183

206

*183

172

11,700

12,700

5,300

2,950 

2,020

42,034

1,401

0.808

0.90

July

1,590 

1,340

900

650

520

380

300

252

229

206

194

183

172

160

150

137

139

150

212

540

*480

288

355

2,540

1,460

750

440

300

240 

206

183

15,446

498

0.287

0.33

Aug.

160 

139

133

135

128

120

124

229

218

172

139

118

107

100

97

104

119

440

330

122

172

139

116

104

*92

88

82

76

95 

252

315

4,765

154

0.089

0.10

Sept.

229 

194

160

229

218

172

128

109

98

113

83

73

70

70

68

68

68

69

68

65.

67

126

*107

90

82

86

515

315

240 

183

4,163

139

0.080

0.09

Calendar year 1958: Max 31,200 Min 107 Mean 1,584 Cfam 0.914 In. 12.40

Water year 1958-59: Max 38,600 Min 65 Mean 2,149 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.82

Peak discharge (base, 11,000 cfs). Jan. 23 (time and discharge unknown): Jan. 31 (6 a.m.) 12,500 cfs 

(15.75 ft); Feb. 11 (4 a.m.) 45,300 cfs (24.44 ft); Apr. 2 (10:30 a.m.) 16,000 cfs (17.54 ft); 

Apr. 28 (10 p.m.) 32,400 cfs (21.92 ft); June 26 (10 p.m.) 18,800 cfs (l8.87 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of appearance of recorder chart, weather 

records, engineer's notes, and records for upstream and downstream stations.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from reconstructed gage-height graph based on 

Weather Bureau observer's readings.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 8 to Jan. 1.
416 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3255. Misslssinewa River near Ridgeville, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°17', long 85°00', in SW£ sec.8, T.19 M. , R.14 E., on right bank 10 ft

 downstream from highway bridge, 0.8 mile downstream from Mud Creek, and 2 miles east of 

Ridgeville.

Drainage area. 130 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1946 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 965.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929. Prior to Oct. 4, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--13 years, 143 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,120 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 14.70 ft); mini-

 mum,1.3 cfs Sept. 15, 16 (gage height, 1.73 ft).

1946-59: Maximum dischargi, 13,900 cfs June 10, 1958 (gage height, 16.25 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; minimum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 24, 1946; minimum gage height, 1.65 ft Sept. 11, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from debris, or 

no gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years),--WSP 1235: 1948, drainage area. WSP 1335: 1953.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect and backwater from

debris (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 9-16, 20-25, 28, 29, Dec. 1-3, 16-18, 21-26, 

31, Jan. 4-14, 19, 20)

1.9

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.5

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 

7.3

Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

82

136

298

8.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

1,140

1,790

2,350

3,290

4,740

7,100

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

0.5 

1.6 

3.8 

6.6

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

10

36

78

136

Note.--Same as preceding 

table above 3.5 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

10

9.5

9.5

8.4

7.3

777

9.1

11

20

13

10

8.4

*8.0

9.1

9.5

10

13

10

9.1

8.4

9.5

13

14

10

9.9 

8.7

8.0

9.5

9.1

9 5

313.2

10.1

0.078

0.09

Nov.

10

14

12

9.9

11

11

11

12

17

14

11

*9.9

9.9

9.9

39

46

351

298

155

78

52

41

32

27

45

355 

96

68

48

b44

1,937.6

64.6

0.497

0.55

Dec.

42

37

49

242

176

79

b50

b39

b32

D27

b25

b23

b22

b22

b22

*24

27

23

b21

b20

18

17

23

26

20

16 

bl5

b!5

b!4

b!4

14

1,194

38.5

0.296

0.34

Jan.

511

205

108

68

60

56

52

46

38

32

26

25

*28

151

382

126

b!09

b90

73

143

5,960

4,660

1,700

620

370

270 

200

160

320

1,010

240

17,839

575

4.42

5.10

Feb.

150

120

130

160

110

80

70

60

120

3.800

2,600

570

300

550

*590

324

271

228

147

90

90

82

284

252

168

161 

154

161

_

11,822

422

3.25

3.38

Mar.

200

148

130

94

96

900

260

192

318

338

278

176

224

564

764

*242

161

118

106

100

88

68

64

64

59

64 

360

209

136

124

124

6,769

218

1.68

1.94

Apr.

183

487

242

168

124

94

83

73

227

148

118

94

78

*68

59

55

49

49

78

130

100

68

55

49

47

44 

1,450

2,100

769

404

7,693

256

1.97

2.20

May

260

161

118

94

78

64

55

48

47

49

55

*711 28~T

136

88

68

55

50

48

42

44

272

633

140

78

109 

78

55

59

64

45

4,085

132

1.02

1.18

June

39

34

30

28

26

25

22

20

19

19

23

23

18

15

14

*15

16

16

15

14

13

13

15

13

14

15 

14

11

"975 9.0

557.0

18.6

0.143

0.16

July

12

19

IT

9.3

8.3

8.3

7.6

7.3

7.3

6.9

6.9

6.6

5.8

*5.5

6.0

6.3

8.6

7.6

9.0

6.9

5.5

6.6

9.3

11

10

6.9 

5.8

14

10

5.2

4.4

254.9

8.22

0.063

0.07

Aug.

4.1

3.3

2.8

3.5

6.3

5.5

9.3

6.3

4.4

3.5

2.8

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.3

4.4

4.1

3.3

*4.4

6.1

5.2

3.8

3.5

3.1

2.0

3.3 

3.3

4.4

7.2

5.2

3.5

132.2

4.26

0.033

0.04

Sept.

4.2

~6.6 19

3.5

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.9

*1.9

el. 9

el. 8

el. 8

01.8

el. 8

el. 8

el. 8

el. 7

el. 6

cl.5

cl.8 

el. 9

C2.1

C2.2

C2.2

84.5

2.82

0.022

0.02

Calendar year 1958: Max 11,300 Hln 7.3 Mean 195 Cfsm 1.50 In. 20.41

Water year 1958-59= Max 5,960 Hln 1.5 Mean 144 Cfam 1.11 In. 15.07

Peak discharge (base, 2,200 efs). Jan. 21 (3 p.m.) 9,12O cfs (14.70 ft); Feb. 1O or 11 (time and 

discharge unknown); Apr. 28 (5 p.m.) 2,680 cfs (11.35 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

c Backwater >from debris.

.Njitg. No gage-height record Jan. 22 to Feb. 15, Feb. 20, 21, Sept. 9-15; discharge estimated on 

)asls of weather records, engineer's no*" ec ann T»*af»^w^e fnn Hrtwnoi-rieaTn o^ai-i^nc

2 to Feb. 15, Feb. ZO, 21, Sept. 9-15; discinotes, and records for downstream stations.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 417

3260. Mlsslsslnewa River near Eaton, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°20', long 85°19', in NE£ sec.31, T.22 N., R.ll E., on right bank at downstream side of bridge, l| miles upstream from Estey Creek and 2| miles southeast of 

Eaton.

Drainage area. 304 sq mi.

Records available. March 1952 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 880.60 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 24, 1954, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 300 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,800 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 16.8 ft, from reconstructed graph); minimum, 4.6 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 2.30 ft).

1952-59: Maximum discharge, 19,400 cfs June 10, 1958 (gage height, 18.53 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of peak 

flow; minimum, 2.0 cfs Sept. 23, 27, 1954 (gage height, 2.23 ft).

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

which are fair.

Revisions. WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 23 Feb. 24 to Sept. 30

2.6 17

3.0 48

3.5 132

4.0 245

5.0 550

6.0

7.0

13.0

16.0

17.0

9SO

1,530

6,410

10,700

13,400

4.6

12

24

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

2.3 

2.5 

2.7 

3.0

Note.--Same as preceding 

table above 5.0 ft.

122

230

550

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

27

25

25

25

23

22

22

22

32 *|>4

57

43

35

31

2S

26

26

26

26

27

26

25

27

28

30

30

30

30

27 

25

25

915

29.5

0.097

0.11

Nov.

25

26

27

28

*28

26

23

25

29

36

40

35

32

30

36

150

474

1.180

755

366

232

164

123

103

121

863

635

270

186 

170

6,238

208

0.684

0.76

Dec.

150

123

112

*320

585

322

200

120

96

80

73

68

66

65

66

71

76

72

68

65

63

60

58

63

70

61

56

54

54 

53

52

3,442

111

0.365

0.42

Jan.

404

1,130

480

250

140

133

122

*107

92

76

62

59

76

174

686

290

240

205

170

560

4,520

11.600

4,250

1,320

900

640

480

380

450 

1,440

910

32,346

1,043

3.43

3.95

Feb.

420

300

278

424

306

265

164

142

173

3,710

5,850

1,700

780

990

1,800

1,300

718

634

445

353

329

235

352

800

550

414

446

414

-

24,272

867

2.85

2.97

Mar.

515

480

366

290

230

755

1,230

550

550

890

845

550

*550

845

1.460

1,140

480

320

260

230

204

180

148

139

130

122

261

800

398 

320

305

15,543

501

1.65

1.90

Apr.

318

1,130

1,030

585

382

275

204

180

*180

414

275

204

180

148

130

114

106

99

106

169

260

169

130

106

99

99

1,040

4,160

4.520

1 K?Cl -L , D£U

18,232

608

2.00

2.25

May

845

550

398

275

E17

*158

150

114

106

106

114

725

1,500

625

555

217

169

139

122

114

99

147

1,850

1,350

414

260

550

204

148 

550

12,509

597

1.51

1.51

June

122

99

86

75

68

63

60

54

*49

45

45

45

47

41

36

54

52

50

30

30

28

29

50

27

28

151

77

44

51

.25

1,541

51.4

0.169

0.19

July

25

25

24

26

22

20

18

16

*15

15

15

14

14

15

12

11

15

15

15

17

16

16

15

15

16

17

19

16

14 

15

19

519

16.7

0.055

0.06

Aug.

15

12

11

10

10

*9.2

9.2

10

11

12

11

8.8

7.6

6.8

6.8

8.8

12

12

11

10

8.8

8.0

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.2

6.4

6.8

8.0

12'

293.0

9.45

0.051

0.04

Sept.

14

55

21

19

16

11

8.8

8.0

6.8

*6.8

6.8

6.1

6.1

6.8

7.6

7.2

7.2

6.8

6.4

6.1

6.1

6.4

6.1

5.8

5.5

4,1

6.8

6.4

7.2 

7.6

274.5

9.14

0.050

0.03

Calendar year 1958: Max 15,600 Min 22 Mean 397 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.71

Water year 1958-59: Max 11,600 Min 4.9 Mean 318 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.17

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). Jan. 22 (time unknown) 12,800 cfs (16.8 ft); Feb. 11 (5 a.m.) 

6,830 cfs (13.56 ft); Apr. 28 (9 p.m.) 5,040 cfs (11.47 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 4-8, 16-20, Jan. 22 to Feb. 2, 12-16; discharge estimated on 

basis of weather records, engineer's notes, and records for upstream and downstream stations. 

Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 30, Dec. 1, 7-30, Jan. 9-13, 21, Feb. 20, 21.
418 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3265. Misslsslnewa River at Marion, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°34', long 85°40', In sec. 31, T.25 N., R.8 E., on left bank 12 ft down- 

 stream from Highland Avenue Bridge In Marion, 1 mile upstream from Hummels Creek, and 

4 miles downstream from Lugar Creek.

Drainage area. 677 sq ml.

Records available. --September 1923 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published In WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 774.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 9, 1933, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge . 36 years, 650 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,500 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 12.73 ft); minimum, 1.1 cfs Apr. 17; minimum gage height, 0.15 ft Nov. 14, caused by talntor gates 

above gage being closed temporarily.

1923-59: Maximum discharge, 25,000 cfs Mar. 21, 1927 (gage height, 17.4 ft, from

f

raph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs; minimum, 

hat of Apr. 17, 1959; minimum dally, 3.8 cfs Oct. 23, 1940, Oct. 9, 1943; minimum gage 

height, -0.27 ft Sept. 25, 1935.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow periodically regulated by 

dam above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1275: 

WSP 1385: 1948.

Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1927(M), 1931(M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 9 Feb. 1O to Sept. 3O

0.7

.9

1.2

1.6

164

360

3.0

6.0

10.0

12.0

1,240

3,850

9,OOO

12,4OO

O.7

.9

1.1

1.4

42

72

123

250

2.0

4.0

7.O

12.0

602 

2,400 

5,73O 

13,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

j

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

93

91

91

87

84

84

87

89

122

127

172

154

130

116

105

1OO

95

91

89

89

91

91

102

95

93

91

95

113

105

11

3,147

102

0.151

0.17

Nov.

72

8O

93

95

93

91

91

95

93

105

122

122

122

66

5S

361

2.960

2,620

2,010

1,170

727

540

406

337

632

2,530

1,850

916

602

418

19,477

649

0.959

1.07

Dec.

360

372

343

479

916

790

448

348

286

241

245

241

212

191

176

172

176

168

172

168

161

154

154

161

154

154

150

147

144

147

140

8,170

264

0.390

0.45

Jan.

325

979

1,04O

479

331

26O

276

292

241

2O3

176

172

164

168

510

853

727

331

279

329

5,320

9,810

all. 700

a5, 090

2,120

1,450

960

677

704

3,130

2,540

51,636

1,666

2.46

2.84

Feb.

1,510

897

652

897

803

565

337

250

al,460

al2.700

9,670

6,740

2,28O

2,840

3,9OO

3,310

1,810

1,440

1,080

675

515

528

990

1,610

1,340

990

910

950

61,649

2,202

3.25

3.38

Mar.

1,120

1,160

99O

79O

675

1,120

2,000

1,520

1.43O

1,70O

1,8OO

1,430

1,250

1,700

2,500

2.6OO

1,430

870

675

602

571

479

448

406

389

383

790

1,340

1,120

830

34,988

1,129

1.67

1.92

Apr.

1,690

5,080

3,100

1,79O

1,340

870

675

706

602

571

675

540

602

406

354

314

196

216

432

571

540

510

389

207

260

484

5,910

9,560

9.710

'

53,500

1,783

2.63

2.93

May

2,40O

1,700

1,230

758

638

54O

448

383

337

343

395

418

1,570

1,430

675

479

5OO

331

292

266

250

155

1,800

2.800

1,110

602

479

479

232

325

418

23,783

767

1.13

1.30

June

292

250

216

188

175

162

151

151

148

14O

158

158

140

123

123

123

117

112

112

106

101

117

103

256

162

363

276

235

162

126

5,046

168

0.248

0.28

July

137

81

101

84

79

79

74

70

65

65

62

58

58

55

55

54

72

95

137

115

74

65

176

271

115

79

69

69

90

79

69

2,752

88.'8

0.131

0.15

Aug.

65

62

58

57

55

54

133

67

57

55

54

54

55

57

1O6

206

158

95

111

52

69

64

60

62

60

62

57

60

62

229

103

2,497

80.5

0.119

0.14

Sept.

88

81

77

84

72

67

62

62

60

67

54

51

47

48

46

47

47

50

47

46

51

60

47

47

58

72

138

69

62

50

1,857

61.9

0.091

0.10

Calendar year 1958: Max 23,400 Mln 14 Mean 798 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.01

Water year 1958-59: Max 12,700 Mln 46 Mean 736 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.73

Peak discharge (base, 5,600 cfs).--Jan. 23 (6 a.m.) 13,100 cfs (12.40 ft); Feb. 10 (10 a.m.) 14,500 

cfs (12.73 ft); Apr. 2 (4:30 a.m.) 6,120 cfs (7.31 ft); Apr. 28 (l:30 p.m.) 11,600 cfs (10.98 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of reconstructed gage-height graph, weather 

records, and records for nearby stations.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

3270. Misslsslnewa River at Peoria, Ind.

419

Location. Lat 40°43', long 85°57', in sec.10, T.26 N., R.5 E., on right upstream abutment of highway bridge at Peoria, 6 miles upstream from mouth and 6-J miles southeast 

of Peru.

Drainage area. 809 sq mi.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1959.

1

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 660.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. Prior to Oct. 7, 1954, wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator on highway 

bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 740 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 21,000 cfs Feb. 10; maximum gage height, 17.17 

ft Feb. 10; minimum discharge, 52 cfs Aug. 21 (gage height, 1.67 ft).

1952-59: Maximum discharge, 28,000 cfs June 11, 1958 (gage height, 19.26 ft); minimum dally, 26 cfs Oct. 3, 1954.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those above 11,000 cfs, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1335: 1953.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of lee effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 10 Feb. 10 to Sept. 30

2.3 

3.0 

4.0

106

350

840

7.0

11.0

15.0

2,920

7,280

14,500

1.7 

1.9 

2.4 

3.0 

4.0

230

480

1,000

6.0

9.0

14.0

16.0

2,450

5,600

13,500

17,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

144

134

134

128

126

120 

120

120

126

153

166

200

T§3 

173

156

140

134

126

120

120

117

*120

120

134

123

123

123

123

137 

134

128

4,215

136

0.168

0.19

Nov.

123

128

131

123

126

123 

120

123

131

128

128

147

153 

150

180

126

2,420

3.370

*2,600

1,660

1,020

690

515

415

465

2,760

2,520

1,520

900

590

23,585

786

0.972

1.08

Dec.

440

415

415

415

740

1.020 

640

415

360

300

280

260

250 

240

230

*220

220

210

215

210

200

200

195

200

195

195

180

185

185

175

9,590

309

0.382

0.44

Jan.

252

785

1,200

530

410

310 

320

340

290

250

210

200

190 

T90

490

1,020

850

400

340

380

4,710

8,500

14,000

6,800

3,190

2,010

1,260

740

738

3,370

3,280

57,555

1,857

2.30

2.65

Feb.

2,600

1,190

740

740

1,020

690 

465

415

996

16.600

13,100

8,830

3,450 

3,180

4,310

3,850

*2,530

1,870

1,500

1,070

830

771

1,120

1,810

1,730

1,300

1,120

1,180

-

79,007

2,822

3.49

3.63

Mar.

1,300

1,370

1,240

1,060

880

1,060 

1,890

2,050

1,970

2,050

2,130

1,810

1,440 

1,730

2,450

3.000

2,130

1,240

1,000

880

780

680

630

555

*505

"913 480

1,510

1,510

1,120

1,120

42,483

1,370

1.69

1.95

Apr.

1,260

6,610

4,230

2,630

1,730

1,300 

1,000

830

1,000

940

880

880

830 

680

580

505

480

328

455

1,000

880

*780

680

555

351

430

6,780

9,900

*11.200

*7,460

67,164

2,239

2.77

3.09

May

*3.400

2,210

1,650

1,370

830

830 

680

580

530

505

530

680

1,100 

1,890

1,060

730

580

611

455

*408

385

385

666

2,630

1,900

880

680

630

555 

320

505

30,165

973

1.20

1.38

June

480

385

340

300

282

265 

248

230

226

216

226

230

220

198

180

180

174

165

162

157

152

162

171

*149

400

"436 680

412

300 

230

7,956

265

0.328

0.37

July

198

297

128

160

141

126 

121

119

114

105

102

98

96 

91

91

89

91

121

177

288

209

*141

126

312

540

198

146

126

116 

131

128

4,726

152

0.188

0.22

Aug.

112

98

89

91

93

91 

91

175

124

98

89

87

85 

83

83

146

300

223

146

174

70

89

85

76

76

*78

74

93

89 

130

300

3,638

117

0.145

0.17

Sept.

165

138

138

114

114

107 

91

83

80

107

98

78

72

66

63

63

63

64

64

66

64

64

*78

67

60

78

300

248

138 

112

3,043

101

0.125

0.14

Calendar year 1958: Max 26,400 Mln 117 Mean 984 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.51

Water year 1958-59: Max 16,600 Min 60 Mean 913 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.31

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 efs). Jan. 22 or 23 (time unknown) about 14,400 efs; Feb. 10

(2 to 3 p.m.) 21,000 efs (17.17 ft); Apr. 2 (6 a.m.) 8,160 efs (10.90 ft); Apr. 29 (1 a.m.) 12,500 

cfs (13.54 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dee. 9-31, Jan. 3-14, 17, 19, 20.
420 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3275. Wabash River at Peru, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°44'35", long 86°05'45", in sec.32, T.27 N. , R.4 E., near center of span 

on upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 31, half a mile southwest of Peru, 4.3 miles 

downstream from Mississinewa River, and at mile 370.5.

Drainage area. 2,655 sq mi.

Records available. August 1943 to September 1959. Discharge measurements only during May 

and July 1943.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily, Datum of gage is 617.94 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 16 years, 2,532 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 48,000 cfs Feb. 11; maximum gage height, 22.60 ft 

Feb. 11 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 156 cfs Sept. 16-21 (gage height, 1.99 ft).

1943-59: Maximum discharge, 68,000 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 24.46 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 62 cfs Sept. 19, 1945; minimum gage height, 1.70 ft Oct. 5, 26,1946..

Flood of Mar. 26, 1913, reached a stage of 28.1 ft (discharge,about 115,000 cfs, from 

rating curve extended above 63,000 cfs).

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

which are fair.

Revisions. WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of lee effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used June 28 to July 23; stage-discharge

relation Indefinite Feb. 26)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 11 Feb. 12 to Sept. 30

2.2 220

3.0 610

5.0 2,200

7.0 4,510

12.0

19.0

22.0

14,000

34,300

48,800

1.9 

2.4 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

125

337

1,440

3,650

10.0 9,890

12.0 14,000

19.0 34,300

22.0 48,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

425

425

400

400

400

376

376

376 

376

400

425 

450

525

475

450

425

400

376 

376

353

376

*376

400

400

425

376

353 

307

298

261

261

12,042

388

0.146

0.17

Nov.

266

279

279

257

249

249

249

261 

270

261

253 

270

293

289

353

475

2,260

9.670 

*8,870

5,530

3,490

2,300

1,660

1,260

1,620

6,490

9,070 

6,190

3,140

2,600

68,703

2,290

0.863

0.96

Dec.

1,500

1,420

1,260

1,180

1,660

2,810

2,020

1,260 

bl.OOO

b850

b780 

b720

b680

b660

b630

*b600

b600

b590 

b590

b580

b550

b540

b520

b510

b490

b480

b460 

450

450

450

450

26,740

863

0.325

0.37

Jan.

500

1,650

3,250

2,920

2,110

bl,800

bl,750

1,840 

1,580

1,420

1,180 

1,020

775

640

841

3,580

4,240

3,980 

a2,500

82,000

6,780

25,500

31.200

28 , 400

19,200

17 , 900

13,800 

9,570

6,460

14 , 600

20,400

233,386

7,529

2.84

3.27

Feb.

11,600

5,850

3,920

3,250

3,430

3,040

2,150

1.890 

2,970

32,700

*b 46.400 

38,700

*26,300

21,000

20,000

14,900

9,930

*7,410 

5,740

4,210

3,260

2,790

4,360

6,780

5,740

4,610

3,900 

3,870

-

300,700

10,740

4.04

4.21

Mar.

4,170

4,300

4,070

3,680

3,150

3,170

5,300

5,900 

6,970

7,930

6,500 

5,300

4,170

4,300

5,900

8.270

6,500

4,580 

3,530

3,050

2,690

2,340

2,010

1,810

*1,710

1,620

3,460 

5,300

4,440

3,530

3,290

132,940

4,288

1.62

1.87

Apr.

3,670

18,300

16,800

10,700

6,650

4,720

3,530

3,050 

3,530

3,410

3,170 

2,810

2,340

2,010

1,710

1,530

1,360

1.180 

1,710

5,300

4,170

*3,290

2,570

2,010

1,620

1,440

15,500 

29,500

*39.800

34,700

232,080

7,736

2.91

3.25

May

25 . 900

12,800

7,450

5,150

3,910

3,050

2,570

2,120 

1,810

1,620

1,710 

2,690

3,290

4,580

3,290

2,340

1,810

1,620 

1,440

*1,270

1,270

1,270

3,860

6,810

5,900

4,170

3,780 

2,810

1,910

1,440

1,360

123,000

3,968

1.49

1.72

June

1,710

1,360

1,100

880

778

745

650

620 

590

560

590 

590

531

502

447

420

420

392 

392

381

381

392

420

*420

502

6,270

13.700 

6,970

4,170

2,570

49,453

1,648

0.621

0.69

July

2,340

1,810

1,270

955

745

620

474

447 

376

332

296 

277

268

260

246

216

202

286 

277

650

845

*590

420

2,110

2.570

1,270

810 

560

474

420

370

22,786

735

0.277

0.32

Aug.

312

277

242

260

273

251

251

322

447

342

268 

251

229

216

207

301

474

474 

620

502

348

264

251

242

207

*198

194 

198

198

277

531

9,427

304

0.114

0.13

Sept.

620

420

327

317

420

337

268

224 

207

207

202

187

171

160

160

160

156

156 

156

156

156

207

*220

207

183

179

494 

918

531

364

8,470

282

0.106

0.12

Calendar year 1958: Max 50,900 Mln 249 Mean 2,702 Cfsm 1.02 in. 13.80

Water year 1958-59: Max 46,400 Mln 156 Mean 3,342 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.08

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 cfs).--Jan. 23 (3 p.m.) 31,900 efs (18.30 ft); Jan. 31 (7 a.m.) 22,500 

cfs (15.33 ft); Feb. 11 (3 to 5 p.m.) 48,000 efs; Apr. 2 (5 p.m.) 21,100 efs (14.85 ft); Apr. 29 

(10 a.m.) 41,800 cfs (20.78 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, discharge measurements, 

and records for upstream and downstream stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 421

3280. Eel River at North Manchester, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°59', long 85°46', in NE£ sec.5, T.29 N., R.7 E., on right bank 200 ft 

downstream from Main Street Bridge at North Manchester and 1-jj miles upstream from Pony 

Creek. Records include flow of Pony Creek.

Drainage area. 416 sq mi, includes that of Pony Creek.

Records available. October 1929 to September 1959. Prior to April 1930 monthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 738.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 23, 1953, wire-weight or chain gage on downstream side of Second 

Street Bridge 700 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--30 years, 356 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,050 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 13.32 ft); minimum, 22 cfs Sept. 2 (gage height, 1.75 ft), result of unusual regulation; minimum daily, 

54 cfs Sept. 14.

1929-59: Maximum discharge observed, 7,500 cfs Feb. 27, 1936 (gage height, 14.00 

ft); minimum not determined, occurred Oct. 7, 1957, due to unusual regulation; minimum 

daily, 16 cfs Oct. 19, 1956. .

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

fluctuation caused by gristmill above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1275; 1930-37, 1939, 1940(M), 1942, 1948, drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 15 to Nov. 17)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 2 Apr. 3 to Sept. 3O

Z.O 

2.5

4.0

188

695

8.0

11.0

13.0

2,570

4,850

6,740

1.9 

2.4 

4.0

54

185

730

7.0 

8.0

2,040

2,570

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

l 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

106 

99

96

94

90

90

88

88

99 *106

103

101

101

99

99

99

101

99

99

101

101

101

101

99

101

108

94

85

71

85

85

2,989

96.4

0.232

0.27

Nov.

85 

94

94

92

90

88

*88

94

106

106

101

99

101

110

177

410

480

620

445

344

279

247

217

217

247

975

815

550

410

370

8,151

272

0.654

0.73

Dec.

330

300

263

263

279

245

225

210

195

180

172

165

157

142

134

134

134

130

130

128

121

120

120

121

120

116

112

108

*107

110

147

5,218

168

0.404

0.47

Jan.

295 

515

328

279

217

191

170

150

132

120

109

*106

106

197

775

550

400

270

180

311

1,280

2,400

1,940

1,420

1,020

815

655

550

515

2.490

2,290

20,776

670

1.61

1.86

Feb.

1,740 

1,110

815

695

585

445

410

394

565

*5.960

*4,300

*3,320

3,890

*3,870

3,630

2,650

*2,180

1,820

1,460

IjOSO

830

681

1,650

1,600

1,290

975

815

855

_

49,615

1,772

4.26

4.44

Mar.

735 

620

620

550

480

*585

585

515

855

895

735

620

515

480

620

775

585

480

445

445

445

394

344

328

511

466

1,240

1,200

855

735

695

19,153

618

1.49

1.72

Apr.

855 

2,140

2,090

*1,940

1,560

1,340

1,050

1,050

1,210

970

810

690

580

510

458

405

352

335

405

580

458

370

320

290

275

260

1,010

2,460

2,290

1,840

28,903

963

2.31

2.58

May

1,470 

1,170

810

*650

545

475

405

352

320

305

305

458

458

370

305

275

260

245

230

215

290

352

405

388

320

398

1,250

730

545

458

1,090

15,849

511

1.23

1.42

June

850 

545

388

305

275

230

212

*194

176

167

203

290

200

167

149

144

135

124

117

114

110

117

110

102 112

1,420

1,650

1,290

730

650

11,276

376

0.904

1.01

July

690 

458

352

290

245

*203

170

149

135

122

124

127

114

107

100

100

102

114

170

200

135

112

133

230

149

114

97

94

92

90

102

5,420

175

0.421

0.49

Aug.

104 

80

70

77

77

68

72

84

80

80

75

77

68

66

68

77

*84

82

117

92

77

72

70

80

72

70

66

70

97

149

ITO

2,531

81.6

0.196

0.23

Sept.

84 

63

97

84

72

63

63

*61

59

56

53

59

56

54sees

63

63

63

63

63

77

66

66

66

70

144

104

167

175

2,294

76.5

0.184

0.21

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,240 Mln 63 Mean 303 Cfsm 0.728 In. 9.91

Water wo.i*ei year yea.1 1958-59: j.^oo 03 . Max 1'ieui 5,960 o,aou Mln rij.il 54 3* Mean 1'ieciii 472 * I c. Cfsm Ul mil 1.13 J..J.O In. J.I1. 15.43 -LO.*J

Peak discharge (base, 2,200 cfs). Jan. 22 (4:50 a.m.) 2,460 cfs (7.82 ft); Jan. 30 (5:50 p.m.) 5,100

cfs (8.78 ft); Feb. 10 (5 p.m.) 7,050 cfs (15.52 ft); Apr. 2 (10:50 a.m.) 2,240 cfs (7.59 ft);

Aor. 26 If, tn 6 D.m.l ?. S2O cfs (8.4.5 f h K

. . .. , 

Apr. 28 (5 to 6 p.m.) 2,820 cfs (8.45 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. --Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 50 to Dec. 2, Dec. 6-30, Jan. 6-15, 17-19, 

Feb. 11-15, 19-21.

575949 O - 61 - 28
422 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3285. Eel River near Logansport, Ind.

Location. Lat 40 0 46'55", long 86°15'50", in sec.14, T.27 N., R.2 E., on right bank at 

downstream side of county bridge on Adamsboro Road, 5-| miles northeast of Logansport 

and 6.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 791 sq mi.

Records available. July 1943 to September 1959.

Gage.. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 621.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 15, 1956, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 755 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,300 cfs Feb. 10 or 11 (gage height, 11.50 ft, 

from floodmark); minimum, 102 cfs Sept. 14 (gage height, 2.91 ft).

1943-59: Maximum discharge, 13,100 cfs Jan. 5, 1950 (gage height, 11.80 ft); minimum, 95 cfs Oct. 9, 21, 1956; minimum gage height, 2.91 ft Oct. 1, 1956.

Flood of May 18, 1943, reached a stage of 13.2 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 17,000 

cfs, from rating curve extended above 9,900 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

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

which are fair.

Revisions. WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, ana discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 9 Feb. 10 to Sept. 30

3.2 157

3.5 251

4.0 466

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

1,080

1,940

4,320

2.9 

3.4 

4.0 

4.5

100

233

497

820

6.0 2,220

8.0 5,100

11.0 11,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

214

2TT

208

2O8

198

192

189

189

192

202

208 

202

198

195

189

183

180

180

180

177

174

*174

180

177

177

183

186 

189 

177 

179

165

5,854

189

0.239

0.28

Nov.

174

186

180

192

186

180

174

177

189

186

189 

186

177

183

214

272

539

636

*642

502

414

360

322

298

353

861

1.280 

865 

652 

513

11,282

376

0.475

0.53

Dec.

414

390

370

350

373

373

340

320

310

295

285 

270

260

240

230

230

*230

225

220

215

210

205

210

210

205

200

195 

190 

185 

180

220

8,150

263

0.332

0.38

Jan.

279

577

686

452

364

310

280

250

220

210

195 

185

180

205

395

832

832

600

420

300

1,470

4.000

3,200

2,250

1,530

1,270

1,000 

832 

716

*3,300

3,100

30,440

982

1.24

1.43

Feb.

2,550

2,000

1,500

1,290

1,090

800

730

700

930

10,100

10.400 

6,300

6,400

*6,630

6,130

4,700

3,350

*2,640

2,200

1,800

1,500

1,260

2,170

2,960

2,000

1,700

1,340 

1,340

86,510

3,090

391

4.07

Mar.

1,250

1,120

1.O2O

940

860

860

980

900

1,160

1,610

1,430 

1,160

980

900

1,020

1,340

1,160

900

782

782

745

713

618

*586

555

586

1,220 

1.900 

1,520 

1 250

l|l60

32,007

1,032

1.30

1.50

Apr.

1,250

3,010

3,380

2,960

2,340

1,900

1,610

1,800

2,200

2,000

1,520 

1,250

1,070

940

820

713

650

618

868

2,580

1,700

*1,160

900

745

681

618

3,010 

6.900 

6,540

3,960

59,693

1,990

2.52

2.81

May

g.820

2,220

1,800

1,340

1,120

940

820

713

618

586

586 

681

900

745

618

526

497

443

443

418

*418

555

745

713

618

618

1,280 

1,520 

1,020 

820

1 250

28,391

916

1.16

1.34

June

1,520

1,070

782

618

526

470

418

392

370

347

347 

470

555

392

347

326

305

286

268

268

250

286

268

*250

286

370

1.960 

1,900 

1,520 

980

18,147

605

0.765

0.85

July

980

860

618

497

418

370

305

286

268

250

226 

223

226

213

203

195

197

2O7

233

338

356

*268

282

305

347

268

233 

216 

213 

200

192

9,993

322

0.407

0.47

Aug.

184

192

184

184

181

176

178

173

165

162

157 

154

146

146

144

149

168

170

160

165

168

149

141

141

146

*141

fit

134 

157

203

4,991

161

0.204

0.24

Sept.

186

160

144

136

144

139

127

129

118

124

120 

120

124

TIB- 109

115

115

118

120

120

124

165

*151

146

136

144

197 

250 

233

213

4,342

145

0.183

0.20

Calendar year 1958: Max 7,600 Mln 163 Mean 596 Cfsm 0.753 In. 10.24

Water year 1958-59: Max 10,400 Mln 109 Mean 821 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.10

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Feb. 10 or 11 (time unknown) 12,300 cfs (11.50 ft); Apr. 28 

(6 p.m.) 7,280 cfs (9.18 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 9-16, Jan. 22-24, 26, 27, Jan. 31 to Feb. 14, Feb. 19-22; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, records for Eel River at North Manchester and other 

stations on nearby streams. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 2-4, 7, 8, 17-31, 

Jan. 7-14, 18-20, 30, Feb. 16, 17.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 423

3290. Wabash River at Logansport, Ind.

Location.--Lat 40°44'47", long 86°22'39", in NE£ sec.35, T.27 N., R.I E., on left bank 

150 ft downstream from Cicott Street Bridge in Logansport, 1,000 ft downstream from Eel 

River, and at mile 353.7.

Drainage area. 3,751 sq mi.

Records available. April to September, November and December 1903, March to November 

1904, March 1905 to July 1906, May 1923 to September 1959. January, February, and December 1904, January and February 1905 (gage heights only). Gage-height records collected at same site December 1910 to December 1916, and since January 1926 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 573.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). April 1903 to July 1906, chain gage at site 

150 ft upstream at datum 2.12 ft higher. May 1923 to Mar. 15, 1925, chain gage at site 

150 ft upstream at datum 0.19 ft higher. Mar. 16, 1925, to Mar. 31, 1927, and Oct. 1, 

1927, to Feb. 8, 1934, chain gage at site 150 ft upstream at present datum. Apr. 1 to 

Sept. 30, 1927, staff gage at present site at datum approximately 2.85 ft higher.

Average discharge.--36 years (1923-59), 3,317 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 69,000 cfs Feb. 11; maximum gage height, 19.69 

ft Feb. 11 (ice jam); minimum, 274 cfs Sept. 21 (gage height, 2.72 ft).

1903-6, 1923-59: Maximum discharge, 89,800 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 21.32 ft); 

minimum, 97 cfs Sept. 25, 1941; minimum daily, 135 cfs Sept. 26, 1941; minimum gage 

height, 2.27 ft July 23, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 25.3 ft Mar. 26, 1913, from floodmarks (discharge, 140,000 cfs, 

estimated).

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

which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by powerplant on tributary.

Revisions (water years). WSP 783: 1934. WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1904, 

1925(M), 1926-30, 1931(M), 1932-35, 1937-39, 1948. WSP 1385: 1903, 1905-6, 1923-25. 

WSP 1505: 1906(M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 29 to Feb. l)

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

2.9 410

3.3 850

5.0 3,920

7.0 

14.0

9,200

35,000

2.7 

3.1 

3.5 

5.0

260

600

1,180

4,120

6.0

11.0

16.0

18.0

6,700

25,500

53,000

67,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8 

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

785

746

733

720

708

672 

672

672 

696

708

708 

720

811

811

772

720

684

660

636

636

*636

648

636

636

660

672

636 

580

530

530 

520

20,954

676

0.180

0.21

Nov.

520

540

530

540

520

510

491 slo"

520

530

520 

510

530

560

648

746

1,710

9,600

*9,800

6,860

4,380

3,160

2,260

1,810

1,810

6,030

11.100 

7,710

4,610

3,160

82,725

2,758

0.735

0.82

Dec.

2,260

2,080

1,990

1,810

2,080

3.160 

2,620

1,810 

1,550

1,380

1,200 

1,120

1,080

1,030

970

940

920

910

900

880

860

830

810

780

760

740

710 

690

695

690 

700

38,950

1,256

0.535

0.39

Jan.

800

2,080

3,920

3,920

2,440

1,990 

2,080

2,260 

2,260

2,080

1,900 

1,810

1,720

1,630

2,080

2,800

3,160

3,520

3,010

2,460

5,050

15,500

a28,000

a32.000

a27,000

a!9,000

a!4,000 

a9,860

7,520

*13,900

21,300

241,050

7,776

2.07

2.39

Feb.

19,200

11,200

5,920

4,680

4,390

4,100 

3,100

2.650 

3,470

44, 700

66.500 

56,300

*38,700

31,100

29,300

23,200

16,100

11,800

*8,950

6,560

4,970

4,240

6,220

10,900

8,750

6,870

5,550 

5,340

-

444, 560

15,880

4.23

4.40

Mar.

5,680

5,660

5,400

4,920

4,250

4,120 

6,120

7,300 

8,260

7,940

9,280 

7,300

5,580

5,320

7,300

10.600

8,940

6,120

4,820

4,120

3,690

3,270

*2,870

2,480

2.580

2,380

4,030 

7,940

6,700

5,060

4,820

174,650

5,634

1.50

1.73

Apr.

4,820

19,800

23,800

17,000

11,000

7,620 

5,580

5,320 

6,120

5,580

4,820 

4,340

3,690

3,270

2,870

2,480

2,200

2.000

2,680

8,940

7,000

*5,060

3,900

3,070

2,670

2,290

15,300 

39,200

*53.000

45,000

320,420

10,680

2.85

3.18

May

51.900

19,800

11,400

7,940

5,580

4,580 

3,690

3,070 

2,670

2,480

2,480 

3,270

4,340

5,320

4,340

3,270

2,670

2,380

2,100

*1.910

1,910

2,000

3,690

7,620

7,500

5,060

4,820 

4,580

5,070

2,380 

2,480

170,100

5,487

1.46

1.68

June

3,070

2,480

1,910

1,540

1,360

1,180 

1,110

1,020 

955

895

925 

970

1,090

910

824

772

746

720

684

660

636 6~96"

720

708

*733

4,980

18.200 

10,600

6,120

3,690

70,904

2,363

0.630

0.70

July

5.270

2,876

2,200

1,650

1,360

1,140 

970

850 

785

720

660 

624

612

580

550

ISO" 530

550

672

865

1,360

1,090

*940

1,500

3,270

1,910

1,270 

925

785

672 

636

36,546

1,172

0.312

0.36

Aug.

590

550

510

500

500

482 

473

482 

590

590

510 

455

428

402

419

437

560

672

857 733"

660

491

437

410

402

378

*362 

370

370

437 

624

15,661

505

0.135

0.16

Sept.

850

672

550

491

530

550 

473

428 

346

370

386 

362

338

309

295

295

288

295

302

302

316

402

394

*410

362

386

636

1.180

925

684

14,127

471

0.126

0.14

Calendar year 1958: Max 51,500 Min 491 Mean 3,495 Cfsm 0.932 In. 12.66

Water year 1958-59: Max 66,300 Mln 288 Mean 4,467 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.16

Peak discharge (base, 22,000 cfs).-- Jan. 24 (time and discharge unknown); Jan. 31 (8 p.m.) 22,100 

cfs (9.88 ft); Feb. 11 (8:30 p.m.) 69,000 cfs; Apr. 2 (9:30 p.m.) 27,800 cfs (11.53 ft); Apr. 29 

(3:30 p.m.)55,800 cfs (16.

.. 

.44 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of appearance of recorder chart, weather 

records, and records for upstream and downstream stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 9 to Jan. 1, Jan. 21, 22, Feb. 6-8, 10-12,16.
424 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3295. Wabash River at Delphi, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°35'26", long 86°41'54 M , in SE^ sec.24, T.25 N. , R.3 W. , on downstream 

side of second pier from left abutment of highway bridge, 1 mile west of Delphi, 

1.6 miles upstream from Deer Creek, 8.6 miles upstream from Tippecanoe River, and at 

mile 330.8.

Drainage area. 4,032 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1959. Prior to January 1940 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 519.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to July 19, 1942, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 3,539 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 71,500 cfs Feb. 11; maximum gage height, 27.48 ft 

Feb. 11 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 335 cfs Sept. 16-18, 20, 21; minimum gage height, 

1.24 ft Sept. 21.

1939-59: Maximum discharge, 85,300 cfs May 19, 1943 (gage height, 25.60 ft); minimum daily, 158 cfs Sept. 19, 20, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 28.4 ft Mar. 26, 1913, from information by State Highway Commission (discharge, about 145,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 82,000 cfs by 

logarithmic plotting).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of Jan. 22-26, 31, Feb. 13-15, Feb. 18 to 

Mar. 5,which are fair, or those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Revisions. WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage height, feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 1O

1.7 620

2.8 1,510

7.0 6,400

11.0 12,200

17.0 23,200

22.0 42,500

23.0 50,000

24.0 59,000

Feb. 11-19

9.3 9,420

15.0 18,500

21.0 33,000

24.0 46,500

Feb. 2O to Sept. 30

1.2 310

2.0 720

3.0 1,500

5.0 3,600

11.0 12,200

17.0 23,200

22.0 42,500

23.0 50,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

865

830

830

830

795

760

760

760

760

795

760

795

830

900

865

830

795

760

725

725

*725

725

760

725

760

760

795

725

690

620

620

23,875

770

0.191

0.22

Nov.

'555 620

655

620

620

620

620

620

620

620

620

620

620

655

830

865

1,140

*6,360

9,950

7,570

5,240

3,800

2,870

2,210

2,110

4,220

10,700

8,900

5,620

3,800

84,970

2,832

0.702

0.78

Dec.

2,870

2,320

2,110

2,110

2,650

5.600

3,000

2,100

1,700

1,550

,400

,300

,250

,200

,150

,100

* ,050

,050

,050

,050

1,000

960

940

910

880

850

830

810

800

800

820

45,210

1,458

0.362

0.42

Jan.

880

2,100

4,600

4,600

3,000

2,300

2,400

2,600

2,600

2,400

2,200

2,100

2,000

b2,000

b2,400

3,200

b3,700

b4,000

3,800

3,100

b6,580

19,700

31,400

55.700

30,100

22,700

b!7,500

b 12, 500

b9,510

b!7,500

27,200

286,170

9,231

2.29

2.64

Feb.

24,000

13,000

7,600

5,900

5,500

5,000

5,800

5.500

5,040

46,700

*fa68.900

*b62, 800

*45,700

*51,500

28,100

b24,600

b!9,000

12,700

9,500

7,540

5,820

4,950

5,790

10,200

9,100

7,410

6,120

5,690

_

_ _ __ .

485,040

17,250

4.28

4.46

Mar.

5,970

5,960

5,770

5,540

4,780

4,590

5,550

7,250

7,700

10.800

9,500

7,850

6,590

5,690

6,810

9,950

9,500

6,810

5,410

4,590

4,200

3,840

*3,360

3,000

2.780

2,780

5,600

7,550

7,250

5,970

5,270

185,810

5,994

1.49

1.72

Apr.

5,410

15,100

22,400

17,500

11,900

8,450

6,590

5,970

6,590

6,590

5,690

5,150

4,460

5,960

5,560

5,000

2,670

2.450

2,890

8,600

8,900

6,250

*4,850

3,960

5,560

2,890

15,100

58,000

*50.800

*50,800

551,020

11,050

2.74

5.06

May

55.500

21,900

15,200

9,200

6,810

5,270

4,460

5,840

5,560

5,120

5,120

5,480

4,590

5,150

4,990

5,840

5,120

2,560

2,560

2.250

*2,250

2,250

2,890

6,250

7,250

5,410

4,850

5,150

5,720

2,890

2,670

187,660

6,054

1.50

1.75

June

3,000

3,000

2,550

,950

,680

,500

,410

,520

,250

,140

,250

,140

,250

,140

,060

945

910

825

840

810

780

810

840

840

*810

1,410

15.200

11,200

6,550

4,550

69,460

2,515

0.574

0.64

July

5.560

2,890

2,560

1,860

1,590

1,520

1,140

945

840

780

720

692

665

658

610

658

610

665

720

780

1,140

1,520

*1,060

1,140

2,670

2,450

1,590

1,140

910

780

692

58,915

1,255

0.311

0.36

Aug.

665

610

590

580

570

560

560

560

580

638

610

540

510

480

500

520

580

638

720

810

720

638

520

490

460

450

*430

450

440

520

630

17,549

566

0.140

0.16

Sept.

780

810

610

590

620

640

570

510

410

410

410

410

410

560

560

555

555

355

560

355

355

458

460

*460

458

458

720

910

1,250

810

15,859

528

0.151

0.15

Calendar year 1958: Max 60,300 Min 620 Mean 3,924 Cfsm 0.973 In. 13.20

Water year 1958-59: Max 68,900 Min 335 Mean 4,848 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.34

Peak discharge (base, 24,000 cfs). Jan. 24 (7 p.m.) 57,000 cfs (21.00 ft); Jan. 51 (12 p.m.) 29,200 

cfs (19.00 ft)j Feb. 11 (5 to 4 p.m.) 71,500 cfs; Apr. 29 (11:50 p.m.) 57,000 cfs (25.77 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 6 to Jan. 15, Jan. 16, 19, 20, Feb. 1-10, Aug. 5-9, 12-17, 23-31, 

Sept. 4-9; discharge estimated on basis of appearance of recorder chart, weather records, and records for upstream and downstream stations.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 425

3297. Deer Creek near Delphi, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°36', long 86°37', on line between SE£ see.22 and NE£ sec.27, T.25 N., 

R.2 W., on downstream side of left wingwall of highway bridge, 3 miles northeast of 

Delphi and 4^ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 278 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1959. Prior to March 1944 monthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 542 ft (by barometer). Prior to 

Sept. 18, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 248 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,100 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 16.72 ft); minimum, 19 cfs Sept. 14-16, 20, 21, 25, 26; minimum gage height, 2.15 ft Sept. 14-16.

1943-59: Maximum discharge, 14,400 cfs June 10, 1958 (gage height, 18.26 ft); minimum, 5.6 cfs Sept. 27, 1954.

Flood in May 1943 reached a stage of 19.8 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 18,000 

cfs, from rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

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

which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1275: Drainage area, 1944, 1947-48.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 9 Feb. 10 to Sept. 30

2.4 

2.7 

5.2 

3.7

64

147

270

6.0 

8.0 

9.0

1,300

2,370

3,080

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

127

240

4.0

7.0

10.0

14.0

392

1,800

3,900

8,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

51

49

47

45

42

41

41

42

43

50

46

48

48

46

45

44

43

42

43

40

*41

42

44

43

43

44

45

52

52

51

49

1,402

45.2

0.163

0.19

Nov.

47

46

46

50

50

49

48

47

47

64

84

75

72

72

100

160

225

*246

167

123

95

82

72

68

164

955

730

400

270

213

4,867

162

0.583

0.65

Dec.

b!70

b!40~

128

138

147

138

b!25

b!20

bllO

blOS

b!03

b98

b95

b90

b84

b80

*b77

b76

b76

b74

b68

b60

65

68

61

55

55

58

58

58

62

2,842

91.7

0.330

0.38

Jan.

80

120

115

96

80

70

67

70

74

74

65

60

57

90

150

120

94

90

82

80

2,000

5.000

1,800

800

550

350

240

200

b!80

2,190

1,650

14,694

474

1.70

1.96

Feb.

685

360

288

226

189

157

147

201

b781

b8.900

b6,130

bl,790

1,140

1,140

1,420

824

632

510

*b355

b293

b280

b241

528

572

374

310

295

325

29,093

1,039

3.74

3.90

Mar.

341

295

281

240

214

281

295

267

572

820

640

530

430

490

730

730

490

357

325

325

281

227

202

*190

179

179

596

820

550

450

490

12,817

413

1.49

1.72

Apr.

530

1,500

1,300

865

640

450

357

392

411

392

341

295

267

227

202

190

168

168

232

820

820

550

*392

310

267

263

7,250

7.720

3,990

1,950

33,259

1,109

3.99

4.45

May

1.500

1,000

550

640

510

411

325

281

240

240

227

510

557

267

227

190

179

158

158

158

*147

167

158

157

125

127

120

109

111

98

Q«9-L

9,118

294

1.06

1.22

June

90

86

80

77

74

72

70

69

66

65

65

66

65

57

55

54

52

50

48

47

46

55

55

51

*51

50

47

42

45

43

1,793

59.8

0.215

0.24

July

59

57

57

57

56

56

54

54

55

52

51

50

30

29

28

31

36

58

56

48

43

38

*45

72

58

45

41

44

59

39

39

1,235

59.8

0.143

0.16

Aug.

34

51

50

51

31

31

31

30

29

28

28

26

26

24

24

57

68

62

45

37

52

50

28

27

26

*24

24

25

24

54

55

1,050

53.9

0.122

0.14

Sept.

37

34

29

27

26

24

25

22

21

21

21

20

20

20

11

21

20

20

20

19

25

48

*51

24

19

27

243

147

75

53

1,154

38.5

0.158

0.15

Calendar year 1958: Max 12,600 "in 40 Mean 334 Cfsm 1.20 ln . 16.28

Water year 1958-59: Max 8,900 Min 19 Mean 310 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.16

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 cfs). Jan. 21 or 22 (time and discharge unknown); Jan. 50 (5 p.m.) 

2,510 cfs (8.22 ft); Feb. 10 (4 p.m.) 12,100 cfs (16.72 ft); Apr. 27 (8 p.m.) 10,300 cfs 

(15.46 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.. No gage-height record Oct. 3-21, Nov. 11-18, Dec. 25 to Jan. 28; discharge estimated on 

basis of weather records, engineer's notes, and records for stations on nearby streams.
426 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3305. Tippecanoe River at Oswego, Ind.

Location.--Lat 41°19il4", long 85°47'21", in NEvNEv sec.14, T.33 N., R.6 E., on left bank 

10 ft downstream from dam at Tippecanoe Lake Outlet in Oswego and 3 miles east of 

Leesburg.

Drainage area. 115 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 830.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 12, 1953, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 113 cfs.

Extreme s. Maximum discharge during year, 548 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 8.48 ft); minimum, 

 6T6~cfs Sept. 20, 21 (gage height, 4.70 ft).

1949-59: Maximum discharge, 700 cfs Oct. 17, 1964 (gage height, 8.64 ft); minimum, 

1.7 cfs Nov. 13, 14, 1956; minimum gage height, 4.36 ft Sept. 8, 1953.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions. WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge.

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 29 to Nov. 3, Jan. 13-21, 

Apr. 30, July 7-16, Sept. 22-30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 3, 

May 1 to Sept. 30 Nov. 4 to Apr. 30

4.7 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

6.6

12

27

51

6.5 

7.0 

7.5 

8.0

90

145

230

343

5.9 

6.5 

7.0

59

103

163

7.5 

8.0 

8.5

258

385

555

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

272

26?

240

220

202

184

167

159

152

*138

132

120

114

109

99

94

*94

86

81

77

73

69

65

62

62

62

65

62

65

62

65

3,714

120

1.04

1.20

Nov.

65

73

73

*71

68

71

68

68

65

65

65

65

62

35

71

86

94

98

108

113

113

113

108

108

113

118

124

Tso- 130

iso

2,701

90.0

0.783

0.87

Dec.

124

ITS

113

108

103

94

94

90

90

86

86

*82

82

78

78

74

71

71

68

68

65

65

65

62

62

62

59

39

59

59

59

2,454

79.2

0.689

0.79

Jan.

62

62

65

65

65

65

65

65

65

65

65

62

*62

62

65

65

65

65

68

71

86

94

98

108

113

124

135

148

148

156

165

2,667

86.0

0.748

0.86

Feb.

163

TTT

171

179

179

179

171

179

177

206

232

288

349

415

478

516

539

*544 "555

524

510

492

488

464

440

432

426

415

9,865

352

3.06

3.19

Mar.

400

385

371

363

344

318

305

280

269

269

258

258

269

269

247

236

226

*215

215

215

206

206

196

196

196

196

206

206

206

226

236

7,988

258

2.24

2.58

Apr.

269

292

305

*330

344

357

385

385

385

357

344

344

318

292

280

269

258

247

236

226

215

196

188

171

156

148

148

156

171

188

7,960

265

2.30

2.57

May

192

184

184

*175

175

184

175

167

159

145

145

145

138

132

126

120

114

114

109

104

109

109

114

114

114

114

109

104

99

99

99

4,171

135

1.17

1.35

June

99

99

99

99

94

90

90

86

81

77

*86

86

77

73

69

65

62

58

54

51

45

42

42

38

40

69

65

73

81

120

2,210

73.7

0.641

0.72

July

145

159

175

192

202

*220

2TT

*192

184

175

167

159

152

145

132

120

114

109

104

99

94

94

99

109

104

99

94

90

86

77

73

4,175

135

1.17

1.35

Aug.

6558-

58

51

40

33

33

25

20

19

19

19

20

20

28

40

40

38

*35

28

18

z5

22

23

23

23

21

18

18

18

19

912

29.4

0.256

0.30

Sept.

20

18

18

18

17

16

16

15

14

13

*12

11

11

13

13

12

9.3

7.7

7.6

7.1

8.6

15

15

17

19

22

35

38

65

15.

576.3

19.2

0.167

0.19

Calendar year 1958: Max 383 Mln 11 Mean 105 Cfsm 0.913 In. 12.39

Water year 1958-59: Max 544 Mln 7.1 Mean 135 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.97

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

charge estimated on basis 

trend of recorder graph.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 427

3315. Tippecanoe River near Ora, Ind.

Location. Lat 41°10' , long 86°34' , in NE^ sec.7, T.31 N., R.I ¥., on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 1.3 miles southwest of Ora and 2.0 miles downstream from 

Osborn ditch.

Drainage area. 839 sq mi.

Records available. September 1943 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 694 ft (by barometer). Prior to July 30, 

1956, wire-weight gage on upstream side of bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 813 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,120 cfs Feb. 14 or 15 (gage height, 14.06 ft, 

from floodmarks); minimum, 152 cfs Sept. 17, 18; minimum gage height, 4.38 ft Sept. 17.

1943-59: Maximum discharge, 7,800 cfs Apr. 5, 1950 (gage height, 14.40 ft); minimum, 122 cfs Sept. 2,3, 1953; minimum gage height, 4.15 ft Aug. 14, 1944, Oct. 16, 17, 

1946.

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

which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1944(M). WSP 1505: 

1949-50(P).

Eating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of lee effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 10 Feb. 11 to Sept. 30

5.6 448

8.0 1,170

9.0 1,570

10.0

12.0

2,140

3,940

4.3 

4.5 

6.0 

9.0

152

197

600

1,590

10.0

12.0

14.0

2,140 

3,940 

7,OOO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

1.100 

1,060

995

965

935

875

845

815

815

815

785

756

728

700

*7OO

672

672

644

616 

588

588

560

560

560

560

532

532

532

504

5O4

504

22,017

710

0.846

O.98

Nov.

476 

476

504

504

504

476

476

476

476

476

476

476

476

476

532

756

965

1,130

1.210 

1,100

1,O2O

935

875

*815

785

845

965

965

9O5

b8OO

21,351

712

0.849

0.95

Dec.

b75O 

b7OO

b700

756

756

b650

532

560

b580

b58O

b560

540

520

510

49 O

49 O

490

520

520 

520

470

48O

490

490

490

480

460

b460

b460

b46O

*47 6

16,94O

546

O.651

0.75

Jan.

476 

616

728

672

b46Q

b580

b680

580

520

490

490

470

470

5OO

815

1.10O

640

580

550 

570

620

750

92O

1,100

1,050

960

»900

84O

820

930

1.500

22,177

715

0.852

0.98

Feb.

1,400 

1,250

1,150

1.O5O

920

840

740

70O

2,000

3,700

4,80O

5,200

6,400

6.800

675oo

6,000

5.00O

4,000

2,900 

2,100

2,000

2,200

2,800

3,100

3,000

*2,800

2,540

2,380

_

84,570

3,O20

3.60

3.75

Mar.

2.500 

2,140

2,000

1,880

1,780

1,730

1,750

1,690

1,640

1,750

1,690

1,590

1,540

1,460

1,540

1,590

1,540

1,460

1,410 

1.41O

1,580

1,340

1,270

1,200

1.170

*1,17O

1,500

1,690

1,69O

1,590

1,590

49 , 440

1,595

1.90

2.19

Apr.

1,59O 

1,750

2,14O

2,220

2,220

2.OOO

1,880

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,780

1,690

1,590

1,5OO

1,410

*1,540

1,500

1,270

1,240 

1,240

1.27O

1,200

1,140

1,080

1,05O

1.020

1,080

1,64O

2,070

2.650

47,810

1,594

1.90

2.12

May

2,460 

2,070

1,880

1,750

1,540

1,410

1,300

1,170

1,08O

1,05O

*1,O5O

1,110

1,140

1,110

1,050

1,020

96O

930

870 

840

840

87O

870

840

810

810

810

780

75O 750"

95O

54,850

1,124

1.54

1.54

June

1.410 

1,170

960

870

810

750

69O

660

630

60O

600

690

720

660

63O

600

570

57 O

540 

540

510

481

455

455

455

*6OO

720

750

78O

810

20,680

689

0.821

0.92

July

900 

950

930

960

33o

870

840

780

720

660

650

650

6OO

57 O

540

510

481

510

540 

»650

65O

540

600

660

630

570

510

481

481

453

455

20,169

651

0.776

0.89

Aug.

425 

397

369

569

555

541

341

425

569

516

291

267

255

252

2 2O

252

255

255

255 

255

245

252

252

232

267

267

243

*252

245

252

22O

8,867

286

0.541

O.59

Sept.

2O8 

2O8

197

197

197

186

186

186

174

174

174

174

165

163

163

163

152

152

163 

165

165

197

197

*208

208

220

267

5O4

455

650

6,390

213

0.254

0.28

Calendar year 1958 : Max 2,80O Min 232 Mean 832 Cfsra O.992 In. 13.47

Water year 1958-59 : Max 6.80O Min 152 Mean 973 Cfsra 1.16 In. 15.74

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 12-27, Jan. 8-14, Jan. 16 to Feb. 25; discharge estimated on 

basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for downstream stations and Yellow 

River at Knox.
428 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3325. Tippecanoe River near Monticello, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°47', long 86"45", in sec.21, T.27 N., R.3 W., at Norway plant of Northern Indiana Public Service Co., 2 miles north of Monticello.

Drainage area. 1,710 sq mi.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1959.

Average discharge.--28 years, 1,468 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during year, 16,300 cfs Feb. 10; minimum daily, 155 cfs 

Sept. 18.

1931-59: Maximum daily discharge, 16,800 cfs June 13, 1958; minimum daily, 103 cfs 

July 27, 1934.

Remarks. Discharge computed on basis of records of operation of powerplant and flow over 

dam.

Cooperation.--Records of daily discharge furnished by Northern Indiana Public Service Co. 

Revisions. WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

£8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

.450

,220

,430

,200

,200

,150

,050

,000

,110

,020

1,050

916

1,040

916

916

816

816

803

753

803

716

803

703

791

716

712

691

666

741

666

741

28,585

922

0.539

0.62

Nov.

616

753

678

703

678

691

627

644

616

703

616

666

666

802

1,210

1,380

1,850

2,190

1,980

1,810

1,550

1,260

1,430

1,170

1,300

2.580

1,750

1,760

1,430

1,080

34,989

1,166

0.682

0.76

Dec.

1,130

1,260

1.450

1,430

1,300

916

766

766

616

703

778

841

916

716

816

878

866

916

841

841

778

791

778

778

778

778

778

766

816

778

778

27,525

881

0.515

0.59

Jan.

1,050

1,220

1,240

868

616

616

617

866

916

866

791

766

755

907

1,620

1,150

857

616

828

816

1,650

1,760

1,670

1,810

1,810

1,590

1,430

1,260

1,260

5.850

2,780

58,769

1,251

0.752

0.84

Feb.

2,310

1,960

1,780

1,430

1,300

1,270

1,110

1.040

2,590

16.500

12,100

9,280

12,200

13,500

10,100

8,580

8,380

6,810

4,440

3,440

3,140

3,490

5,970

4,920

4,310

4,460

4,050

4,290

-

154,550

5,520

5.23

3.36

Mar.

3,730

3,450

3,420

5,070

2,950

5,970

5,200

5,200

4,150

5,800

5,420

3,190

2,880

2,900

5.270

5,000

3,800

3,150

2,970

2,700

2,540

2,510

2,140

2,040

1.940

2,270

5,770

3,650

3,190

2,900

3,060

100,030

3,227

1.89

2.18

Apr.

£,910

4,680

4,660

4,240

3,740

5,680

5,250

3,570

5,670

5,420

3,190

2,880

2,700

2,420

2,310

2,270

2,000

2,020

2,600

3,940

3,400

2,700

2,230

2,060

1,850

1.710

6,590

11.500

9,270

6, 890

112,350

3,744

2.19

2.44

May

5.850

5,020

4,020

3,730

3,560

2,780

2,450

2,100

1,810

1,810

2,000

2,040

2,210

1,920

1,720

1,650

1,570

1,490

1,450

1,420

1,450

1,450

1,480

1,490

1,450

1,510

1,240

1,500

1,420

1.110

1,260

65,280

2,106

1.25

1.42

June

,670

.870

,560

,260

,150

,020

,O5O

916

916

916

886

943

948

841

828

866

778

741

728

716

691

703

616

616

753

1,200

883

910

916

916

28,807

960

0.561

0.65

July

916

1.040

1,040

1,040

1,040

980

927

980

866

816

766

778

678

716

678

600

691

728

703

866

754

778

675

841

778

741

703

691

616

616

616

24,658

795

0.465

0.54

Aug.

513

565

515

565

559

515

462

488

462

462

407

407

407

360

407

351

462

515

411

437

358

564

285

585

360

309

585

435

385

360

560

15,208

426

0.249

0.29

Sept.

285

334

283

257

257

257

257

257

232

283

257

206

206

180

508

256

180

155

206

252

340

571

206

585

308

285

616

508

515" 626

9,042

301

0.176

0.20

Calendar year 1958: Max 16,800 Min 360 Mean 1,692 Cfsm 0.989 In. 13.44

Water year 1958-59: Max 16,300 Min 155 Mean 1,747 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.87
WABASH RIVER BASIN 429

3330. Tippecanoe River near Delphi, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°37', long 86°45', In sec.16, T.25 N., R.3 W., on right bank 2 miles 

northeast of Sprlngboro, 2 miles downstream from Big Creek, and 5 miles northwest of 

Delphi.

Drainage area. 1,857 sq ml.

Records available . March to December 1903, March to December 1904, March 1905 to July 

1906, November and December 1908, July 1939 to September 1959. Published as "at 

Sprlngboro" 1903.

Average discharge.--20 years (1939-59), 1,601 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 22,600 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 15.10 ft); minimum dally, 143 cfs Sept. 23.

1903-6, 1908, 1939-59: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 10, 1959; minimum dally, 

1 cfs Nov. 2, 3, 1954, caused by repair work at Oakdale Dam 6| miles upstream.

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Flow regulated by powerplant above station.

Revisions (water years). W3P 973: -1942. WSP 1335: 1905-6.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21"

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,420

1,450 

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,060

1,180

1,200

1,230

1,060

1,230

1,020

1,140

1,010

1,000

888

960

886

820

924

*678

952

712

900

716

884

640

738

762

728

871

31,299

1,010

0.544

0.63

Nov.

665

856 

598

867

618

744

680

832

686

582

702

672

788

905

1,490

1,480

2,060

*2,320

2,240

1,990

1,710

1,460

1,450

1,450

1,570

2.870

1,960

2,000

1,510

1,110

38,865

1,296

0.698

0.78

Dec.

1,330

1,310 

1,350

1.640

1,380

960

781

874

592

a760

a83O

a 910

a970

a 900

a86O

a9OO

a9OO

*a900

900

862

826

780

820

760

764

8O4

766

726

846

774

757

28,532

920

0.495

0.57

Jan.

1,210

1,250 

1,160

950

a650

a590

682

830

882

895

836

716

690

1,020

1,670

990

1,000

676

846

807

1,880

2,010

1,970

1,910

1,890

1,500

1,430

1,240

*1,350

4 . 640

3,100

41,270

1,331

0.717

0.83

Feb.

2,530

2,220 

1,920

1,410

1,360

1,390

1,250

1,000

2,250

20.000

12,200

9,380

11,700

13,000

9,780

8,360

8,240

6,650

*a3,900

a3,500

a3,200

a3,600

5,680

5,010

4,140

4,420

4,010

4,180

-

156,280

5,581

3.01

3.13

Mar.-

3,810

3,580 

3,470

3,120

3,020

4,170

3,280

3,420

4,250

4,240

3,410

3,340

3,000

3,120

5,100

5,220

3,940

3,260

3,040

2,970

2,610

2,340

2,420

*2,230

2,200

2,430

3,950

3,770

3,420

3,080

3,240

104,450

3,369

1.81

2.09

Apr.

3,160

4,680 

4,700

4,260

3,730

3,700

3,300

3,860

3,950

3,580

3,290

3,050

2,870

2,480

2,510

2,450

2,140

2,250

2,840

4,610

3,800

3,030

*2,530

2,310

2,200

2,000

9,480

11,600

10,000

7,060

121,620

4,054

2.18

2.43

May

6,020

5,170 

4,170

3,740

3,680

2,820

2,680

2,210

2,090

2,090

2,300

2,340

2,580

1,970

1,780

1,810

1,630

1,600

1,500

1,540

*1,490

1,520

1,560

1,550

1,470

1,440

1,400

1,380

1,540

1,140

1,440

69,650

2,247

1.21

1.40

June

1,670

2,090 

1,650

1,320

1,260

1,090

1,190

960

960

1,030

1,050

1,040

876

878

904

886

786

820

700

694

684

770

548

597

*842

1,250

861

876

998

1,000

30,280

1,009

0.543

0.61

July

882

1.180 

1,070

982

1,090

1,090

816

1,100

856

819

720

819

632

720

680

610

782

845

804

838

773

708

*928

865

799

779

750

710

577

587

577

25,388

819

0.441

0.51

Aug.

526

489 

528

619

400

606

347

546

346

472

392

392

394

394

354

407

570

404

402

542

410

345

295

324

319

300

*330

612

288

366

384

13,103

423

0.228

0.26

Sept.

249

350 

278

261

261

270

270

270

261

249

194

194

194

194

366

194

190

194

197

197

408

669

143

*452

297

283

755

310

686

416

9,252

308

0.166

0.19

Calendar year 1958: Max 21,000 Mln 427 Mean 1,831 Cfsm 0.986 In. 13.38

Water year 1958-59: Max 20,000 Mln 143 Mean 1,836 Cfsm 0.989 In. 13.43

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
430 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3335. Wildcat Creek at Greentown, Ind.

Location.--Lat 40°27', long 85°57', on line between sees. 9 and 10, T.23 N., R.5 E., on 

left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 213, 1.5 miles south of 

Greentown.

Drainage area.--162 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1944 to September 1959. Prior to February 1945 monthly 

discharge only, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 809.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 5, 1954, wire-weight gage at bridge 2.0 miles downstream at datum 

5.34 ft lower.

Average discharge. 15 years, 154 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,390 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 12.74 ft); minimum, 2.7 cfs Sept. 11, 12 (gage height, 2.88 ft).

1944-59: Maximum discharge, 6,320 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 15.3 ft, site 

and datum then in use); minimum, 0.9 cfs Sept. 21, 1947.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 18.9 ft, from floodmarks, site and datum 

used prior to June 5, 1954. Flood in May 1943 reached a stage of 15.0 ft, from floodmarks, site and datum used prior to June 5, 1954 (discharge, 5,960 cfs).

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

which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1275: Drainage area, 1945, 1947-48.

.Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.1 

3.3 

3.5

4.0 

4.5

Oct. 1 to Feb. 23

5.3 5.0

13 8.0

24 9.0

63 11.0

122 12.5

Feb. 24 to Sept. 3O

202

950

1,360

2,840

4,960

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1 

3.3

1.6

3.0

5.3

8.2

18

3.5

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

226

425

950

Note.--Same as preceding 

table above 8.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

10

9.4

9.4

9.4

8.6

8.0

8.3

9.0

14

12

27

19

16

*14

14

13

14

12

12

12

12

12

15

18

16

15

15

15

14

13

13

429.1

13.8

O.O85

0.10

Nov.

13

15

17

15

16

15

13

12

16

18

18

*16

16

16

30

85

870

860

550

327

220

160

122

96

160

920

650

a400

a240

a!55

6,061

202

1.25

1.40

Dec.

a!20

allO

allO

a!60

a250

al50

a!35

alls

alOO

*a90

102

96

84

73

b72

b70

b70

b72

78

68

61

59

b54

b52

51

48

49

46

43

37

53

2,638

85.1

0.525

0.61

Jan.

64

102

73

b65

b57

51

55

59

54

b40

b56

b56

*b58

60

159

103

b90

b70

b65

78

2.380

a2 , 200

al,450

a720

475

550

304

193

199

1,460

a700

11,986

387

2.39

2.76

Feb.

a350

a205

a!75

3240

3155

390

allo"

3140

3470

*4.620

*2,270

920

676

768

*800

485

390

327

217

bl80

b!61

127

259

340

244

217

217

244

-

15,397

550

3.40

3.54

Mar.

300

262

244

200

168

244

226

200

280

340

340

30O

300

340

425

4OO

300

*217

200

183

168

131

117

110

98

98

166

200

168

175

191

7,091

229

1.41

1.63

Apr.

265

1,500

860

550

380

280

226

191

262

280

226

191

168

*138

117

104

98

91

102

300

300

217

168

138

124

110

1,340

2.260

1,570

830

13,386

446

2.75

3.07

May

575

400

3OO

477

725

425

3OO

208

160

153

200

*300

262

191

145

124

110

91

91

78

72

78

149

124

98

155

226

153

124

104

91

6,689

216

1.33

1.53

June

78

66

55

49

44

42

38

35

33

31

37

37

40

34

30

*28

25

23

23

22

21

22

20

19

20

180

145

78

47

36

1,358

45.3

0.28O

0.31

July

33

30

23

19

20

21

19

17

18

15

14

12

*11

8.9

7.9

7.9

8.6

11

12

12

9.3

8.2

10

20

19

13

12

12

12

12

9.8

457.6

14.8

0.091

0.10

Aug.

8.2

7.3

7.0

7.0

6.7

6.4

7.0

7.0

6.7

6.4

5.8

5.3

*4.8

4.0

4.5

9.3

10

7.9

6.7

5.8

5.3

4.8

4.3

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.8

4.3

177.1

5.71

0.035

0.04

Sept.

4.8

4.8

5.0

4.5

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.0

3.2

2.8

278

2.8

3.0

*3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

5.3

23

20

14

9.3

158.7

5.29

0.033

0.04

Calendar year 1958: Max 4,46O Mln 8.0 Mean 160 Cfsm O.988 In. 13.46

Water year 1958-59: Max 4,620 Mln 2.8 Mean ISO Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.13

Pesk dlschsrge (base, 1,4OO cfs).--Jan. 21 (11 p.m.) 4,160 cfs (11.99 ft)j Jan. 3O (3 p.m.) 1,750 

cfs (9.70 ft); Feb. 10 (12 m. ) 5,390 cfs (12.74 ft); Apr. 2 (8 a.m.) 1,810 cfs (9.81 ft); Apr. 28 

(7 p.m.) 2,640 cfs (1O.75 ft). ____________________

* Discharge messurement made on this dsy.

3 No gsge-helght record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, dlschsrge messurements, 

and records of ststlons on nesrby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 431

3337. Wildcat Creek at Kokomo, Ind.

Location.--Lat 40°28', long 86°09', in NWij sec.2, T.23 N., R.3 E., on right bank in 

Kokomo, 0.3 mile downstream from Kokomo Creek and 0.4 mile upstream from Dixon Road 

bridge and on property of Continental Steel Corporation.

Drainage area. 245 sq mi.

Records available. October 1955 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8.100 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 10.83 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 1.23 ft); minimum gage height, 1.12 ft Aug. 3,10,15,23. 

1955-59: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 10, 1959; minimum, 5.0 cfs Sept. 30, 1956; 

minimum gage height, that of Aug. 3, 10, 15, 23, 1959.

Remarks. Records poor.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic

feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 17 to Dec. 14, Feb. 1O, Feb. 25 to 

Apr. I, 4-26, May 1-20)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 9 Feb. 10-22 Feb. 23 to Sept. 30

1.2 

1.5 

1.8 

2.0 108

2.3 192

3.0 470

5.0 1,490

8.0 3,540

2.7 250

5.0 340

4.0 820

6.0 2,250

8.0 4,150

10.0 6,610

1.1 

1.3 

1.7 

2.0 108

2.5 265

3.0 470

5.0 1,480

8.0 4,150

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

I

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

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

21

18

18

16

ii

21

18

20

42

41

39

41

36

*36

33

32

37

30

23

25

27

26

30

30

24

25

30

30

29 

28

2 6

866

27.9

0.114

0.13

Nov.

29

41

29

27

26

2228"

36

25

26

28

*30

27

26

82

175

919

1,260

892

607

425

323

228

186

350

1,140

1,140

748

538 

404

9,817

327

1.33

1.48

Dec.

323

265

246

284

585

545

246

221

161

*106

110

118

99

86

85

78

79

78

79

76

65

62

64

69

62

55

55

58

61 

59j.-

4,152

155

0.545

0.63

Jan.

135

199

176

120

79

68

65

71

68

59

52

54

*55

82

189

210

135

106

95

107

2,090

5,000

1,8OO

892

701

654

515

563

376 

1,490

1,510

15,514

494

2.02

2.33

Feb.

701

425

343

323

284

183

155

284

672

*6,520

*5,040

1,880

1,140

1,250

*1 , 350

909

694

579

436

325

263

263

404

560

425

565

565

585

-

26,497

946

5.86

4. 02

Calendar year 1958 : Max 5,66O Mln 14

Mar.

448

448

404

343

303

323

385

343

492

584

584

492

492

538

607

701

515

*383

325

525

265

252

228

210

186

199

323

565

323 

303

525

11,984

587

1.58

1.82

Apr.

425

1,830

1,690

990

654

515

404

545

363

425

585

525

284

*245

217

199

189

186

265

448

538

425

523

265

239

281

2,580

5,950

3755o

1,690

24,017

801

5.27

5.65

May

1,O90

796

584

796

1,190

796

558

383

303

284

543

*515

470

565

284

255

210

205

196

173

84

78

155

2O9

192

217

585

345

209 

196

152

11,948

585

1.57

1.81

June

158

118

96

80

70

69

62

60

57

59

101

69

54

48

49

*47

45

43

59

54

51

55

36

34

62

112

258

152

82 

62

2,182

72.7

0.297

0.35

July

48" 55

36

22

18

25

25

23

21

27

25

21

25

26

26

27

33

32

25

26

26

26

48

38

25

21

52

28

44 

28

24

902

29.1

0.119

0.14

Aug.

23

18

22

24

24

28

25

21

18

18

21

20

*19

18

109

104

39

27

24

28

23

19

16

28

57

56

35

45

33 

55

34

971

51.3

0.128

0.15

Sept.

53

38

32

32

28

25

25

51

31

35

30

27

23

25

*29

31

25

25

25

19_

48

55

23

53

27

80

110

52

29 

26

1,028

34.3

0.140

0.16

Mean 270 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.95

Water year 1958-59 : Max 6,520 Mln 14 Mean 3OO Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.65

Peak discharge (base, 2,1OO cfs).--Jan. 22 (5:50 a.m.) 5,22O cfs (7.63 ft); Feb. 10 (7 p.m.) 

efs (10.85 ft); Apr. 2 (8:3O p.m.) 2,54O cfs (6.OS ft); Apr. 28 (12 m.)4,25O cfs (8.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
432 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3340. Wildcat Creek at Owasco, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°28', long 86°38', in SWi~ sec.3, T.23 N., R.2 W., on left bank just downstream from highway bridge, half a mile northwest of Owasco and 15 miles upstream from 

South Pork Wildcat Creek.

Drainage area.--390 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1959. Prior to March 1944 monthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 624.63 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1T929 (revised). Prior to Oct. 1, 1950, wire-weight gage 200 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--16 years, 385 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,880 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 11.74 ft); minimum, 30 cfs Sept. 21 (gage height, 1.28 ft).

1943-59: Maximum discharge, 10,200 cfs Jan. 5, 1950 (gage height, 13.3 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,700 cfs; minimum observed, 10 cfs Sept. 25, 1944.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1958 has been revised to 9,400 

cfs June 11, 1958 (gage height, 11.50 ft), superseding figures published in WSP 1555. 

Flood in May 18, 1943, reached a stage of 14.0 ft, from floodmarks.

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

which are fair.

Revisions.--WSP 1335: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for the water year 1958, superseding those published in WSP 1555, are given 

herewith:

Month

Water year 1957-58. ......

Cfs-days Maximum

9,000

Minimum

75

54

Mean

2,536

583

Per square 

mile

6.50

1.49

Runoff in 

inches

7.25

20.29

Revised peak discharge. 1957-58: Aug. 16 (7 a.m.) 4,720 cfs (8.90 ft).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

58

60

54

52

50

46

45

50

47

58

76

64

67

65

60

60

55

53

56

53

*50

50

53

52

53

56

56

55

56

56

55

1,721

55.5

0.142

0.16

Nov.

55

59

65

72

61

55

53

54

60

74

64

60

60

62

74

152

561

*1,160

1,280

900

570

415

330

270

332

1,280

1.640

1,430

850

570

12,668

422

1.08

1.20

Dec.

432

362

330

330

362

398

330

300

255

255

270

240

240

212

b!91

b!76

b!60

*b!45

b!38

b!30

b!22

bl!6

123

123

123

bl!6

109

110

107

105

110

6,520

210

0.538

0.62

Jan.

146

225

212

175

152

b!30

b!22

b!26

132

142

114

109

103

123

188

255

285

315

240

200

1,080

3,960

a4,500

a2,500

al,600

al,310

al,160

a960

a700

2,420

3,550

27,034

872

2.24

2.58

Feb.

2,810

1,280

900

705

615

490

345

362

922

5,880

9,140

*7,030

*2,980

2,010

2,220

1,840

1,290

1,020

806

643

565

476

570

750

800

660

570

615

_

48,294

1,725

4.42

4.60

Mar.

660

660

660

570

530

530

570

570

705

950

950

900

800

800

950

1,000

900

750

615

570

490

432

398

*393

562

362

481

660

615

570

570

19,978

644

1.65

1.90

Apr.

615

1,380

2,260

2,180

1,340

950

750

615

570

615

615

570

490

432

398

362

345

345

374

872

950

850

*615

530

450

452

2,560

4,440

5,160

3,940

36,025

1,201

3.08

3.44

May

2,440

1,640

1,160

950

1,220

1,400

950

705

530

490

490

660

750

615

490

432

380

345

330

330

*300

240

240

240

300

270

300

380

330

285

240

19,432

627

1.61

1.86

June

212

200

188

164

152

132

132

123

114

114

123

175

132

112

100

93

93

86

85

83

74

70

67

70

*126

221

255

285

200

142

4,123

137

0.351

0.39

Calendar year 1958: Max 9,000 Min 45 Mean 476 Cfsm 1.22

July

114

100

91

79

64

53

48

52

48

46

44

47

45

42

44

45

138

174

107

72

59

55

*53

59

88

60

64

85

138

142

88

2,344

75.6

0.194

0.22

Aug.

60

53

48

45

47

48

46

50

46

42

38

38

38

37

139

384

315

142

83

66

58

56

50

44

39

47

*53

54

59

77

59

2,361

76.2

0.195

0.22

Sept.

53

54

66

54

50

47

42

38

37

47

46

46

41

38

34

36

39

40

37

35

34

51

67

#47

47

66

440

251

123

83

2,089

69.6

0.178

0.20

In. 16.55

Water year 1958-59: Max 9,140 Min 34 Mean 500 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.39

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). --Jan. 23 (5 to 6 a.m.) 5,480 cfs (9.44 ft); Jan. 31 (4:30 a.m.)

3,550 cfs (7.93 ft); Feb. 11 (2:30 p.m.) 9,880 cfs (11.74 ft); Apr. 29 (10:30 a.m.) 5,480 cfs

(9.42 ft}.

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on 

and downstream stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

basis of weather records and records for upstream
WABASH RIVER BASIN 433

3345. South Pork Wildcat Creek near Lafayette, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°24', long 86°47', in NW£ sec.28, T.23 N., R.3 W., on right bank 40 ft 

upstream from bridge on State Highway 26, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Middle 

Fork, 4-5- miles upstream from mouth, and 5 miles east of Lafayette.

Drainage area. 246 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1959. Prior to March 1944 monthly discharge 

only, published in WSP 1305.

Gage,r-Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 563.45 ft above mean sea level (State Highway Department of Indiana bench mark). Prior to July 29, 1954, wire-weight gage at 

site 40 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 249 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, about 8,400 efs Feb. 10; maximum gage height, 

14.69 ft Feb. 10 (backwater from Middle Fork); minimum, 27 cfs Aug. 11, 14, 15 (gage 

height, 1.41 ft).

1943-59: Maximum discharge, 12,600 efs June 10, 1958 (gage height, 15.28 ft), from 

rating curve extendefl above 6,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement at 

gage height 16.8 ft; minimum, 15 cfs Sept. 18, 19, 22, 1944.

Flood in May 1943 reached a stage of 16.8 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 17,900 cfs, 

by contracted-opening method).

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

period of indefinite stage-discharge relation, which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1948(M). WSP 1505: 1947.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect and Indefinite 

stage discharge relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 12-18)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 22

1.6 

1.9 

2.5 

4.0

250

770

6.0

9.0

12.0

13.0

1,670

3,310

6,130

7,720

1.4 

1.9 

2.2

Feb. 23 to Sept. 30

26 2.5 268

96 5.0 1,260

160 8.0 2,670

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2829 - 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

63

61

58

57

57

54

5556"

57

72

66

62

*60

58

57

57

58

60

58

58

58

60

61

61

60

62

84

75

66 

65

62

1,894

61.1

0.248

0.29

Nov.

62

66

69

65

65

62

62

65

70

78

74

69

66

66

91

176

*1,140

970

620

410

295

221

194

168

290

1.570

1,010

620

428 

310

9,452

315

1.28

1.45

Dec.

265

256

208

236

265

221

194

b!85

168

156

b!55

b!52

b!50

b!48

143

b!33

118

bl!2

103

b98

92

86

90

94

86

80

81

81

80

78

4,372

141

0.575

0.66

Jan.

175

256

168

89

b84

b82

b82

b84

b88

92

95

76

80

110

194

143

118

bl!3

*107

105

2,010

2.520

1,220

770

730

655

410

280

355 

1,770

13,715

442

1.80

2.08

Feb.

515

295

250

265

265

168

138

208

555

e7.150

64,540

1,610

1,120

1,310

*1,560

860

680

580

426

310

281

259

498

618

420

344

344

344

-

25,715

918

5.73

3.88

Mar.

565

544

306

268

250

525

565

506

498

618

538

498

578

578

658

698

*498

401

344

325

506

249

212

194

177

177

212

212

212 

212

230

11,150

559

1.46

1.68

Apr.

287

1,020

978

658

498

401

325

306

287

287

268

249

230

*194

177

160

147

147

244

978

778

538

401

325

306

268

1,350

2.520

2,170 

1,500

17,797

595

2.41

2.69

May

958

698

558

459

363

306

268

212

194

194

212

268

249

212

194

160

147

154

*134

130

150

168

287

160

128

122

147

124

110 

105

105

7,576

244

0.992

1.14

June

98

93

88

85

80

77

74

72

69

72

88

98

85

80

72

69

66

*65

62

60

58

58

56

55

55

126

250

Tio

83 

70

2,448

81.6

0.332

0.37

July

62

58

55

51

48

48

43

42

42

40

40

39

36

35

55

*35

52

64

96

55

49

46

44

47

49

43

44

70

56 

49

43

1,516

48.9

0.199

0.23

Aug.

59

56

56

58

59

55

58

56

35

34

29

30

30

29

38

105

159

93

62

*48

52

40

38

35

34

35

34

55

58 

40

34

1,404

45.3

0.184

0.21

Sept.

32

38

38

32

51

31

50

29

50

54

58

31

30

50

29

*30

32

32

32

32

52

59

51

45

75

69

760

230

107 

8O

2,147

71.6

0.291

0.32

Calendar year 1958: Max 8,600 Mln 53 Mean 558 Cfsm 1.57 In. 18.66

Water year 1958-59: Max 7,150 Mln 29 Mean 272 Cfsm 1.11 In. 14.98

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). --Jan. 22 (5:50 a.m.) 3,310 cfs (8.99 ft); Feb. 10 (4 p.m.) about

8,400 cfs.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of appearance of recorder 

hart and records for Wildcat Creek at Owasco and Wildcat Creek near Lafayette.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

3350 . Wildcat Creek near Lafayette , Ind .

Location. Lat 40°27', long 86°50', in SE^NEv sec. 14, T.23 N., R.4 W., on downstream side 

of county highway bridge, 2 miles east of corporate limits of Lafayette, 2| miles upstream from mouth, and 3 miles downstream from South Fork Wildcat Creek.

Drainage area. 791 sq mi.

Records available . May 1954 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 527.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission bench mark). Prior to 

June 13, 1957, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge . 5 years, cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,400 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 19.36 ft); mini 1 

mum, 91 cfs Sept. 16 (gage height, 2.57 ft).

1954-59: Maximum discharge, 25,000 cfs June 10, 1958 (gage height, 21.52 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 46 cfs 

Sept. 27, 28, 29, 1954 (gage height, 2.40 ft).

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1555: 1955, 1957(M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In

cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 17, Feb. 13-2O)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 22 Feb. 23 to Sept. 30

2.7 

3.5 

5.0

145

375

1,010

7.0

15.0

18.0

2,430

10,000

15,000

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

75

215

385

600

5.0 1,200

1O.O 5,400

14.0 9,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

169

157

157

157

145

145

145

145

145

157

169

169

157

*157

157

145

145

145

145

145

145

145

145

145

145

145

169 

169

157

145

145

4,711

152

0.192

0.22

Nov.

145

157

157

157

157

145

145

145

157

169

169

157

157

157

194

342

1,460

*2,190

2,030

1,530

1,070

815

680

600

708

5.500

2,940 

3,550

1,530

1,070

24,985

853

1.05

1.17

Dec.

910

770

725

725

770

770

680

680

630

630

630

600

560

520

520

490

440

410

590

570

540

520

360

409

542

510

510 

294

294

294

278

15,771

509

0.645

0.74

Jan.

385

560

480

440

400

340

310

320

350

550

310

290

270

330

490

650

700

800

600

540

4,000

5.200

4,700

3,600

2,600

*2,150

1,800 

1,400

1,200

4,110

5,900

45,575

1,406

1.78

2.05

Feb.

2,600

2,100

1,800

1,600

1,350

1,050

800

700

1,510

14.900

*14,800

9,700

6,250

4,180

*4,460

5,530

2,490

2,050

1,640

1,550

1,240

1,100

1,270

1,650

1,410

1,200

1,140 

1,140

88,750

3,169

4.01

4.18

Mar.

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,080

1,020

1,080

1,140

1,140

1,480

1,950

1,790

1,710

1,710

1,710

1,870

2.050

*1,710

1,410

1,200

1,140

1,080

960

90O

840

840

780

900 

1,080

1,080

1,020

1,020

59,270

1,267

1.60

1.84

Apr.

1,140

2,750

3,590

3,230

2,270

1,630

1,340

1,140

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,020

900

*840

750

690

660

630

780

2,350

2,110

1,630

1,540

1,080

960

900

4,030 

7,900

8.620

7,000

64,320

2,144

2.71

5.02

May

4.600

5,070

2,270

1,790

1,790

2,030

1,550

1,200

960

840

840

960

1,080

960

840

720

630

575

*550

528

505

465

630

465

485

465

485 

528

505

445

425

35,186

1,071

1.55

1.56

June

585

550

532

315

298

280

262

262

245

245

298

315

280

245

230

230

*215

215

215

200

185

185

179

176

176

272

385

315

2 62

8,017

267

0.338

0.38

July

230

200

185

182

167

155

140

154

131

128

122

122

117

112

109

*112

173

729

405

245

185

164

155

161

182

167

155 

332

245

262

200

6,106

197

0.249

0.29

Aug.

161

140

131

131

128

125

125

125

125

114

106

101

101

98

113

734

889

465

262

*200

174

161

146

154

140

122

125 

131

131

170

149

5,957

192

0.243

0.28

Sept.

134

131

137

128

117

112

109

106

109

106

120

112

105

101

96

*96

101

106

103

101

115

215

167

155

176

187

1.740 

825

368

245

6,421

214

0.271

0.50

Calendar year 1958 : Max 23,100 Mln 145 Mean 1,032 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.71

Water year 1958-59 : Max 14,900 Min 96 Mean 934 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.03

Peak discharge (base, 6,300 cfs).--Feb. 10 (3 p.m.) 18,400 cfs (19.36 ft); Apr. 28 (11:30 p.m.)

9,280 cfs (13.81 ft). _______________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Dec. 9-16, 18-23, Jan. 7-19, 22-29, Jan. 31 to Feb. 9, Feb. 21, 22; 

discharge estimated on basis of weather records, 1 discharge measurement, engineer's notes, and records for upstream stations.
W ABASH RIVER BASIN 435

3355. Wabash River at Lafayette, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°25'19", long 86°53'49", in sec.20, T.23 N., R.4 W., on right bank 20 ft 

downstream from Brown Street Bridge in Lafayette, 5.1 miles downstream from Wildcat 

Creek, and at mile 311.9.

Drainage area. 7,247 sq mi.

Records available.--February 19U1 to January 1902, March to December 1902, January to May 

1903 (gage heights only)," October 1923 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for 

some periods, published in WSP 1305. Gage-height records collected at same site since 

October 1913 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 504.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Oct. 7, 1923, to Nov. 20, 1933, chain gage at same site and datum. Prior to 

May 2, 1903, staff gage half a mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge . 36 years (1923-59), 6,401 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 89,000 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 25.30 ft); minimum, 718 cfs Sept. 17-21 (gage height, 1.01 ft).

1901-3, 1923-59: Maximum discharge, 131,000 cfs May 19, 1943 (gage height, 28.47 

ft); minimum, 265 cfs Jan. 12, 1954; minimum gage height, 0.24 ft Aug. 15, 18, 1901.

Maximum stage known, 32.9 ft Mar. 26, 1913, from floodmark, determined by U. S. 

Weather Bureau (discharge, 190,000 cfs, estimated).

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

regulation at low stages caused by powerplants above station. Records of water temperatures for the 1959 water year are given in WSP 1641.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1275: Drainage area'. WSP 1335: 1929, 1932-33, 1936. 

WSP 1505: 1950. tfS~P1555: 1928 (M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 27 to May 5, July 12-17, July 51 

to Aug. 16, Aug. 19 to Sept. 26)

1.1 

2.0 

5.0 

9.0

675

1,590

6,000

13,OOO

14.0

19.0

23.0

26.0

23,100

42,000

66,500

96,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.780 

2,640

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,100

2,230

2,230

2,230

2,230

2,230

2,100

2,100

*2,230

2,230

1,970

1,970 

1,970

1,840

1,840

1,840

1,590

1,840

1,840

1,710

1,710 

1,970

1,840

1,590

1,710 

1.410

63,470

2,047

0.282

0.33

Nov.

,590 

,590

,710

,590

,710

1,470

1,530

1,530

1,590

1,530

1,590

1,530

1,710

1.410

2,360

2,920

4,100 

*8,380

14,200

12,600

9,060

6,850

5,360

4,560

4,250

9,230 

15.600

15,200

9,760

6,680

153,190

5,106

0.705

0.79

Dec.

5,360 

4,880

4,720

4,560

4,880

6,170

8.040

6,000

b5,000

b4,300

b3,600

b3,300

b3,050

b2,850

2,780

2,780

2,920 

2,780

2,780

2,640

2,500

2,360

2,360

2,360

2,230

2,230 

2,100

2,230

2,100

2,100 

1.970

107,930

3,482

0.480

0.55

Jan.

2.360 

3,200

3,500

4,250

3,350

3,500

3,800

3,200

3,350

3,350

2,920

2,640

2,360

2,360

3,500

3,500

3,350 

b4,200

5,760

5,150

11,100

b20,000

b28,000

b54.000

b34,000

*b25,500 

b!9,500

b!7,600

b!7,500

22,500 

30, 200

329,500

10,630

1.47

1.70

Feb.

32,100 

27,900

18,800

13,900

10,600

8,010

7,970

7.960

9,470

41,800

84, 100

*87.600

75, 900

57,300

*48,400

42,600

36,800 

27,500

19,900

15,100

12,300

11,100

12,100

17,800

17,100

15,000 

13,000

12,OOO

-

784, 110

28,OOO

3.86

4.02

Mar.

12,100 

11,800

11,600

10,800

9,810

10.3OO

11,200

12,100

13,800

17,800

17,400

15,000

12,800

11,700

12,800

18,000

13^800

11,000

9,940

8,890

8,040

7,360

6,850

6.540

6,340 

8,380

12,800

13,200

11,600 

10,500

361,450

11,660

1.61

1.86

Apr.

10,700 

16,600

29,800

30,200

22,700

16,600

13,000

12,300

12,600

12,600

11,400

10,300

9,230

*8,380

7,530

6,850

6,340 

6.000

6,000

14,600

17,600

13,200

10,500

8,720

7,530

6,680 

20, 500

49,400

63,500

*7Q.50Q

531,660

17,720

2.45

2.73

May

58.400 

45, 000

31,000

19,600

15,400

12,500

10 , 700

8,890

7,870

7,360

7,360

7,530

6,170

6,170

6,000

7,530

6,680 

6,170

*5,680

5,200

5,040

5,200

5,680

8,040

10,300

8,720 

7,700

7,870

6,000

5,360 

5.040

356,160

11,490

1.59

1.83

June

5,200 

6,000

5,040

4,250

3.8OO

3,500

3,350

2,920

2,780

2,780

3,200

2,920

2,780

2,780

2,640

2,360

*2,360 

2,100

2,100

1,970

1,970

1,970

1,970

1.840

1,840

2,640 

10, 900

15.200

9,760

7,020

117,940

3,951

0.542

0.60

July

5.040 

4,880

4,400

5,650

3,200

2,920

2,640

2,500

2,230

2,100

1,970

1,840

1,840

1,840

*1 . 590

1,710

1,840 

2,780

2,560

2,560

2,230

2,640

2,360

2,780

3.O6O

4,100 

3,060

2,780

2,230

1,970 

1,840

82,740

2,669

0.568

0.42

Aug.

1,710 

1,590

1,530

1,530

1,470

1,410

1,350

1,550

1,500

1,350

1,410

1,500

1,180

1,150

1,710

1,840

2.560 

1,970

*1,710

1,840

1,710

1,470

1,240

1,130

1,080

1.050 

1,050

1,150

1,180

1,080 

1,240

44,560

1,431

0.197

0.25

Sept.

1,500 

1,590

1,350

1,180

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,050

980

980

845

805

803

803

803

*888

760 

718

760

760

845

1,590

1,240

1,030

1,240

1,150 

5.190

2,780

2,500

2,100

57,258

1,241

0.171

0.19

Calendar year 1958: Max 97,OOO Min 1,410 Mean 7,320 Cfsm 1.O1 In. 13.71

Water year 1958-59: Max 87.6OO Min 718 Mean 8,136 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.25

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--Diecharge for Nov. 29 to Dec. 14, Jan. 22, 23, 26-29, Feb. 1-11, 2O, 21, computed from 

once-daily gage readings by U. S. Weather Bureau.
436 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3357. Big Pine Creek near Williamsport, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°19' , long 87°17', in SE£ sec.26, T .22 M. , R.8 W., on upstream side of 

highway bridge, 1.6 miles north of city limits of Williamsport and 2.5 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 329 sq mi.

Records available. October 1955 to September 1959.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 511.68 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,600 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 16.00 ft from 

floodmark) , from rating curve extended above 6,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

measurement of peak flow; minimum, 9.4 cfs Sept. 15, 16 (gage height, 2.92 ft).

1955-59: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 10, 1959; minimum daily, 7.0 cfs Oct. 10, 

1956.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 15, July 11 to Sept. 27)

3.0 

3.3

Oct. 1 to Feb. 22

252

560

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

15.0

990

2,150

3,580

5,760

10,700

Feb. 23 to Sept. 30

6.0

12

20

3.4 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

226

550

990

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 6.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

40

40

39

37

36

36

34

35

36

37

35

34

*33

33

34

34

34

35

34

34

36

37

37

38

39

43

50

48

47

45

44

1,174

37.9

0.115

0.13

Nov.

45

47

47

47

47

46

46

46

47

47

46

46

47

53

92

169

202

227

*180

154

138

126

120

1-12

180

595

460

295

227

191

4,125

138

0.419

0.47

Dec.

175

163

155

155

158

169

175

178

172

158

152

148

145

150

160

158

145

132

125

125

123

120

115

110

115

115

111

105

98

105

4,343

140

0.426

0.49

Jan.

169

266

169

130

110

100

93

88

86

84

83

8288'

202

310

155

120

100

*94

200

2,150

890

710

595

430

310

252

214

811

2,750

1,370

13,191

426

1.29

1.49

Feb.

890

650

580

990

560

430

410

560

1,420

*9,150

3,500

2,030

2,110

*1,800

1,410

694

599

541

383

360

323

400

890

710

445

410

410

445

-

33,100

1,182

3.59

3.74

Mar.

410

343

328

298

382

750

630

710

790

790

630

550

550

630

1.670

*1,610

990

710

590

515

445

392

343

328

298

445

840

640

630

515

428

19,380

625

1.90

2.19

Apr.

515

790

750

590

480

410

375

842

790

710

515

445

*410

359

328

313

298

283 563"

1,490

1,310

890

630

515

445

428

1,880

5,650

3,330

2,030

28,344

945

2.87

3.20

May

1,510

990

710

710

590

480

410

359

343

428

410

630

515

410

343

313

283

254

226

*226

283

240

410

375

313

298

328

268

240

213

188

13,096

422

1.28

1.48

June

176

TsT

142

131

125

118

112

106

104

100

112

118

127

98

90

86

*83

77

76

72

70

67

66

59

59

62

55

50

49

-ZH.

2,791

93.0

0.283

0.32

July

48

43

42

40

37

36

35

31

29

28

27

25

23

22

*21

22

23

29

35

34

29

30

28

43

32

29

30

43

35

29

26

984

31.7

0.096

0.11

Aug.

22

22

23

26

25

25

26

23

22

21

21

20

20

19

20

22

27

26

*28

23

20

20

18

18

20

18

17

Tf

17

21

19

666

21.5

0.065

0.07

Sept.

26

25

17

14

12

11

11

11

11

13

11

11

11

10

9.4

*9.4

11

11

11

11

12

12

17

22

30

28

139

72

61

45

694.8

23.2

0.071

0.08

Calendar year 1958: Max 5,630 Min 33 Mean 310 Cfsm 0.942 In. 12.80

Water year 1958-59: Max 9,150 Min 9.4 Mean 334 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.77

eak discharge (base, 2,800 cfs). Jan. 21 (2 p.m.) 2,940 cfs (9.22 ft); Jan. 30 (5 p.m.) 3,410 

(9.80 ft); Feb. 10 (12 m.) 12,600 cfs (16.00 ft); Apr. 28 (7 a.m.) 6,940 cfs (12.77 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ic :. 1-4, 7-26, 28, Jan. 4-13, 16-20, Feb. 2, 3, 7.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

3360. Wabash River at Covington, Ind.

Location Lat 40°08'24", long 87°24'20", in sec.35, T.20 N., R.9 W., near center of span

 on downstream side of highway bridge at Covington, 2.9 miles downstream from Oppossum

Run, 3.6 miles upstream from Spring Creek, and at mile 271.1.

Drainage area. 8,208 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1959. Gage-height records collected at site

 three-eighths of a mile downstream January 1927 to December 1930 and at present site 

since December 1930 are contained in reports of 0. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 473.97 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--20 years, 7,245 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 98,100 cfs Feb. 13 (gage height, 28.41 ft, from

 graph based on gage readings); minimum, 1,040 cfs Sept. 15, 16, 18-21, minimum gage 

height, 3.50 ft Sept. 15, 16, 19-21.

1939-59- Maximum discharge, 147,000 cfs May 20, 1943 (gage height, 32.44 ft); minimum observed, 487 cfs Sept. 29, 1941 (gage height, 1.81 ft).

Maximum stage known, 35.1 ft in March 1913, from floodmark determined by U. S. 

Weather Bureau (discharge, 200,000 cfs, estimated).

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions.--WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except period of Ice effect (gage height, In

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 25, 26, May 1)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 2

4.7 1,910

7.0 4,700

10.0 9,170

17.0 21,700

Jan. 27 to May 1 May 2 to Sept. 30

16.0

19.0

7,850

21,600

29,600

23.0

28.4

50,500

98,000

3.5 

8.0

16.0

1,040

6,480

19,500

20.0 30,700

23.0 46,600

25.0 61,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to Septembe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.250

2,980

2,850

2,750

2,750

2,980

2,850

2,750

2,750

2,630

2,630

2,650

*2,520

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,310

2,310

2,210

2,310

2,310

2,110

2,110

2,110

2,110

2,110

2,110

2,110 

2,110

2.010

76,240

2,459

0.300

0.35

Nov.

2,010

2,010

2,010

2,110

2,010

2,110

2,110

2,110

2,110

2,110

2,010

2,010

2,010

2,010

1,910

2,310

4,000

6,550

*11,200

13,000

12,400

8,700

6,990

5,540

5,540

8,700

13,300

16 . 100

14,300

--°-90-

170,180

5,673

0.691

0.77

Dec.

7,300

5,970

5,260

4,700

5,260

a6,100

a6,900

a7,700

a6,400

a5, 500

a4,900

a4,500

a5,900

a5,700

a5,600

a3,600

a3,700

a3,700

a3,600

a3 , 500

a3,400

3,350

3,350

3,230

3,100

3,100

2,850

2,850

2,850 

2,850

2.750

133,250

4,298

0.524

0.60

Jan.

2,650

2,850

a5,400

a4,200

a4,200

a4 , 100

a4,000

a5,900

a3,800

a3,600

a5,400

b5,200

b3,000

b3,000

b4,300

b4,500

4,500

4,280

4,500

4,950

10,900

16,500

18,700

21,300

27,100

35,700

55.800

31,200

26,200 

24,400

25,700

347,210

11,200

1.36

1.57

Feb.

27,800

50,800

52,900

24,100

16,300

12,900

11,300

10.500

11,200

31,300

61,000

92,100

*97.500

86,600

71,500

59,900

51,500

43,800

54,800

25,600

17,700

13,500

13,700

17,500

19,800

18,400

16,400

14,600

-

964,600

54,450

4.20

4.57

Mar.

14,200

15,800

13,200

12,600

12,100

12 , 200

15,200

13,700

15,000

17,600

20,500

19,400

17,200

14,900

16,400

*19,200

21.400

20,000

15,600

13,200

11,700

10,600

9,800

9,050

8,750

8.150

8,900

12,400

15,200

14,900 

15,500

438,150

14,130

1.72

1.98

Apr.

12,700

14,400

21,100

27,600

32,400

27 , 800

21,100

16,100

15,400

15,200

14,700

13,500

*11,700

11,100

9,960

9,200

8,600

7.850

7,850

12,500

19,400

19,000

15,200

12,500

10,600

9,650

12,000

26,400

47,900 

*68 , 800

552,210

18,410

2.24

2.50

May

68.000

61,700

49,500

*55,000

24,200

18,000

13,500

11,300

8,880

8,880

8,880

9,170

9,470

10,200

10,000

9,610

7,880

7,300

6,620

6,350

*6,210

6,080

7,160

7,500

9,520

10,500

9,610

8,740

8,160 

6, 89O

6,210

470,620

15,180

1.85

2.15

June

5,940

5,940

6,480

5,940

4,910

4,520

4,400

3,900

3,650

3,530

3,780

4,020

3,780

3,530

3,400

*3,280

3,040

2,910

2,790

2,790

2,670

2,550

2,550

2,670

2,550

2,670

5,900

12,200

15.000 

8, 880

136,170

4,539

0.553

0.62

July

6.890

5,420

5,160

4,650

4,150

3,650

5,400

5,040

2,790

2,550

2,450

2,450

2,180

*2,060

2,060

1,950

2,180

2,180

2,550

2,670

2,670

2,670

2,910

2,910

5,160

3,400

4,520

4,400

3,160 

2,670

2,500

99,160

3,199

0.590

0.45

Aug.

2,150

1,950

1,840

1,840

1,840

1,840

1,840

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,540

1,540

1,440

1,540

2,180

*2.67Q

2,300

1,950

1,840

1,740

1,640

1,540

1,440

1,440

1,540

1,290

1.240 

1,240

1,540

52,750

1,702

0.207

0.24

Sept.

1,440

1,540

1,640

1,740

1,540

1,540

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,290

1,170

1,140

*1.04Q

1,040

1,090

1,040

1,040.

1,040

1,040

1,090

1,540

1,640

1,440

1,540

2,670

5,650

3,160 

5.780

48,080

1,603

0.195

0.22

Calendar year 1958: Max 112,000 Mln 1,910 Mean 8,570 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.19

Water year 1958-59: Max 97,300 Mln 1,040 Mean 9,558 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.80

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of weather records, engineer's notes and

records for other stations In Wabash River basin.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

575949 O - 61 - Z9
438 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3365. Bluegrass Creek at Potomao,

Location. Lat 40°19'19", long 87°48'02", in SE^NE^ seo.34, T.22 N., R.13 W., on left bank 

at downstream side of highway bridge, 1.0 mile north of Potomac and 2.0 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 34.5 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 655.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to May 4, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 30.2 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,700 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 11.06 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Aug. 13-15.

1949-59: Maximum discharge, 4,380 cfs May 28, 1956 (gage height, 11.43 ft); no 

flow for many days in 1952-57.

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

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 16 to Nov. 25, Mar. 15 to

Apr'. 27, May 26 to July 15)

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

0.1 3.5

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

125

220

625

1,180

1,620

2,250

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2^

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.5

1.2

1.0

.9

*.9

.9

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

_Ji

1.0

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

.9

40.5

1.31

0.038

0.04

Nov.

0.9

1.0

 1.0

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.8

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

.9

1.6

26

16

43

29

15

9.9

7.0

6.0

4.9

4.6

137

201

59

38

28

20

658.4

21.9

0.635

0.71

Dec.

19

a!7

a!6

a!7

b!5

b!4

b!2

bll

b9.0

b9.0

*10

b7.6

b7.2

b6. 6

7.0

7.0

7.3

7.0

7.3

6.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.4

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

~* 

272.3

8.78

0.254

0.29

Jan.

14

14

b8.5

b6.4

b5.6

b5.6

6.0

b5.4

4.9

4.4

4.1

*47l

5.4

36

32

blO

b8.o

bS.O

b5.2

5.7

b80

b70

b30

b!3

11

blO

10

7.3

61

516

57

1,055.6

34.1

0.988

1.14

Feb.

27

13

9.2

8.8

7.0

5.4

5.1

5.1

709

1.990

96

134

181

133

32

*22

25

17

13

11

11

13

201

30

20

21

27

31

-

3,797.6

136

3.94

4.09

Mar.

25

26

22

M

40

169

50

59

131

68

55

57

76

77

459

*102

69

54

48

42

36

32

29

26

25

35

105

57

45

40

45

2,100

67.7

1.96

2.26

Apr.

46

64

55

45

37

30

31

144

75

54

44

39

35

30

27

24

25

25

70

*124

65

47

39

35

30

23

494

164

72

47

2,030

67.7

1.96

2.19

May

56

30

24

22

19

18

16

15

15

20

22

44

35

24

20

18

16

*16

15

14

15

14

16

14

13

29

15

11

9.5

8.8

8.0

590.5

19.0

0.551

0.64

June

7.O

6.2

5.7

5.1

4.9

4.6

4.1

5.9

3.4

3.4

5.1

4.4

3.2

2.5

2.5

2.2

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

*1.5

1.5

1.3

1.5

1.2

.9

.7

.6

.6

86.4

2.88

0.085

0.09

July

1.2

.7

.5

.4

.4

.4

, 5

.3

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.9

.9

.9

.8

.6

.9

3.0

5.7

1.2

.8

*.6

1.9

2.6

1.3

.7

30.3

0.98

0.028

0.03

Aug.

0.4

.3

.2

ill

1.0

.6

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

. 1

.1

.1

.4

*.6

.4

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

10.1

0.33

0.0096

0.01

Sept.

0.4

.6

.6

.4

.4

.3

.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

**.2

.2

.5

.3

.3

.3

.5

.5

.3

.3

.4

.6

1.9

9,3

2.4

2.3

1.0

24.9

0.83

0.024

0.03

Calendar year 1958: Max 981 Mln 0.7 Mean 25.7 Cfsm 0.745 In. 1O.11

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,990 Mln o.l Mean 29.3 Cfsm 0.849 In. 11.52

Peak discharge (base, 780 cfs). Jan. 30 (1:3O a.m.) 1,180 cfs (8.O2 ft)j Feb. 10 (1 a.m.) 3,7OO 

cfs (11.06 ft); Mar. 15 (9 a.m.) 875 cfs (6.84 ft); Apr. 27 (3 p.m.) 1,080 cfs (7.72 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

** Field estimate made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weathe 

Iver near Danville, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

records and records for Vermilion
WABASH RIVER BASIN 439

3369. Salt Fork near St. Joseph, 111.

Location. La t 40°08'55", long 88°02'00", in NW^SEi sec. 35, T.20 N. , R.10 E., on right 

bank at downstream side of township highway bridge , a quarter of a mile downstream 

from Spoon River and 2.5 miles north of St. Joseph.

Drainage area. 134 sq mi.

Records available .--October 1958 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 650.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,030 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 18.99 ft); minimum, 4.3 cfs Sept. 20.

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

which are poor. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1959 are given in 

WSP 1641.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.0 

5.0

110

334

9.0

13.0

15.0

17.0

18.0

19.0

962 

1,800 

2,520 

3,780 

4,65O 

6,030

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*16

14

14

13

12

13

14

*S1

14

13

14

14

13

13

12

13

13

SU8

9.8

10

11

13

13

12

11

11

12

12

11

11

11

393.6

12.7

0.095

0.11

Nov.

11

15

11

13

*14

12

11

13

13

12

12

10

12

31

83

48

*82

*76

54

44

39

35

31

30

200

484

210

148

114

b92

1,960

65.3

0.487

0.54

Dec.

b85

7F

77

74

66

b62

b60

*b52

b47

b45

b50

b48

b45

b43

b42

b47

b50

b54

b54

53

49

48

50

42

38

39

35

34

31

27

21

1,547

49.9

0.372

0.43

Jan.

57

46

b31

b30

b.28

b28

b32

b35

*b35

b35

b37

b40

55

108

119

b60

b50

b45

b47

b47

184

124

98

77

107

103

81

78

124

1,580

a500

3,821

123

0.918

1.06

Feb.

a200

b!20

blOO

b90

b75

b58

b60

b75

*b750

*4.9EO

3,310

1,460

942

558

269

174

174

b!20

bllO

b90

b92

96

493

195

143

143

143

138

-

15,098

539

4.02

4.19

Mar.

114

106

97

83

101

477

266

212

*335

302

247

223

277

347

888

527

346

259

223

190

158

138

128

118

107

129

223

190

163

148

148

7,270

235

1.75

2.02

Apr.

148

168

179

148

138

*118

114

227

212

179

153

133

124

111

102

95

90

89

133

298

212

174

143

128

115

102

266

283

196

158

4,736

158

1.18

1.31

May

128

117

104

96

90

83

74

70

71

105

119

239

184

138

119

101

90

85

*76

78

411

344

386

229

168

143

118

102

98

85

78

4,329

140

1.04

1.20

June

74

67

62

59

56

52

49

47

44

44

160

124

83

65

59

55

48

44

41

39

36

35

32

32

*30

27

25

22

23

22

1,556

51.9

0.387

0.43

July

22

20

17

16

16

15

15

14

13

13

12

11

11

12

12

11

12

11

11

9.8

*10

10

17

18

11

9.8

12

16

11

11

10

409.6

13.2

0.099

0.11

Aug.

9.3

8.9

8.9

9.8

10

9.3

9.3

8.5

7.6

7.2

8.0

7.6

6.8

6.8

7.6

11

i£

8.9

6.8

7.2

*6.8

7.2

6.8

6.3

9.2

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.8

16

8.0

263.4

8.50

0.063

0.07

Sept.

9.9

11

6.8

6.8

6.3

6.8

6.3

a6.0

a5. 5

a5.0

a4.8

a4.7

4.6

a4.5

a4.4

a4.4

a4.7

a4.7

a4.5

4^i

a4.5

a4.5

a4.8

*7.2

18

20

21

18

21

12

303.0

10.1

0.075

0.08

Calendar year 1958: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 4,920 Min 4.3 Mean 114 Cfsm 0.851 In. 11.55

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs).--Jan. 30 (9 a.m.) 1,700 cfs (12.63 ft); Feb. 10 (4 p.m.) 6,030 cfs 

(18.99 ft); Mar. 15 (10 a.m.) 1,200 cfs (10.24 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Vermilion 

River near Danville.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1-13, Sept. 13, 20.
440 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3370. Boneyard Creek at Urbana, 111.

Location. Lat 40°06'40", long 88°13'35", in NW^NE^ sec.18, T.19 N. , R.9E., on right

bank at downstream side of footbridge at rear of fire station on University of Illinois 

campus in Urbana, 1-J- miles above mouth.

Drainage area. 4.64 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1948 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 708.25 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 11 years, 4.64 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 440 cfs May 20 (gage height, 7.60 ft); minimum, 

0.2 cfs Aug. 9, 10, 11, 12, 13.

1948-59: Maximum discharge, 561 cfs Oct. 6, 1955 (gage height, 7.68 ft); maximum 

gage height, 7.87 ft July 17, 1950; minimum discharge, 0.2 cfs Oct. 11, 12, Nov. 12, 

1957, Aug. 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 1959.

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

which are poor. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by industrial plants upstream.

Revisions.--WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Apr. 1}

0.2 

1.0 

2.2 

3.8 

7.9

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Z4

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.8

1.6

*1.8

2.7

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.4

1.7

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.2

1.4

1.6

2.7

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

50.5

1.63

0.351

0.40

Nov.

1.7

2.3

1.4

1.4

*1.5

1.6

1.4

2.7

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.4

Z.8

19

12

4.4

3.6

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

50

4.8

3.2

3.1

2.7

2.3

141.4

4.71

1.02

1.13

Dec.

2.6

2.2

2.7

2.3

1.9

1.5

1.4

*1.9

bl.5

bl.4

bl.6

bl.5

bl.4

bl.4

bl.4

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

3.4

48.2

1.55

0.334

0.39

Jan.

7.7

1.4

b.9

b.B

b_.7

b.B

1.1

.9

*.B

.7

.7

1.4

1.5

2,2

1.3

1.0

.9

.8

1.4

4.2

16

1.4

1.3

4.7

7.3

1.5

Z.9

6.1

II

9.0

1.6

100.1

3.23

0.696

0.80

Feb.

1*2

1.2

2.3

3.0

1.2

1.4

2.6

3.0

81

72

7.9

6.8

7.0

7.3

4.7

*4.6

4.5

b4.0

b3.7

b3.5

5.3

5.6

8.9

4.3

3.9

3.9

4.0

3.9

-

262.7

1.38

 d.OZ

2.11

Mar.

3.6

3.9

3.6

3.4

.Si

7.4

4.7

8.1

*6.1

9.8

6.4

6.7

5.7

6.4

17

5.9

4.7

3.9

3.1

2.7

2.3

2.0

2.3

1.9

1.6

9.6

2.1

1.6

1*1

2.6

2.4

163.9

5.29

1.14

1.31

Apr.

4.3

3.6

5.4

3.1

3.1

3.1

13

6.1

3.9

*3.6

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.1

4.0

3.2

Zl

5.8

3.9

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.2

3.5

8.6

4.1

2.9

2.9

142.3

4.74

1.02

1.14

May

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.8

3.1

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.7

18

12

7.2

3.1

2.6

2.3

2.0

al.9

al.B

al.7

25

59

51

16

8.4

7.0

5.9

5.5

9.7

5.1

3.9

3.6

328.2

10.6

2.28

2.63

June

3.8

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.7

2.9

2.7

3.0

19

3.2

2.7

2.4

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.2

2.6

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.2

2.4 *2.7

99.1

3.30

0.711

0.79

July

2.4

1.6

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.0

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.6

.8

1.3

.8

.9

.9

.9

5.5

*3.2

_i5_

.5

15

.7

.5

.5

.5

52.9

1.71

0.369

0.42

Aug.

0.5

.4

.5

.7

.5

.9

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.5

.5

1.3

2.9

4.4

1.2 *.9

1.1

.9

11

1.4

.9

.9

.8

.9

1.0

2.6

.6

.7

40.6

1.31

0.282

0.33

Sept.

3.2

.8

.8

.7

.8

.5

.5

.9

2.1

.6

.6

.6

.4

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

*.7

.7

1.2

4.7

.8

24

2.0

3.8

1.3

.7

56.1

1.87

0.403

0.45

Calendar year 1958: Max 83 Min 0.6 Mean 5.20 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.20

Water year 1958-59: Max 81 Min 0.4 Mean 4.O7 Cfsm 0.877 In. 11.90

Peak discharge (base, 230 cfs}. Nov. 25 (1:30 p.m.) 282 cfs (5.63 ft); Feb. 9 (8 p.m.) 31o cfs 

(6.02 ft)j May 20 (8 p.m.) 440 cfs (7.60 ft); May 22 (5 p.m.) 282 cfs (5.59 ft); Sept. 26 (8 p. 

326 cfs (6.23 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather 

stage.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

ecords and recorded range in
WABASH RIVER BASIN 441

3390. Vermilion River near Danville, 111.

Location.--Lat 40°05 I 53", long 87°35'37", in SEjNWi: sec.22, T.19 N. , R.ll W., on left 

bank 1.5 miles upstream from Stony Creek and Z\ miles southeast of Danville.

Drainage area. 1,280 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . October 1914 to September 1921, June 1928 to September 1959. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 503.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Nov. 12, 1914, to Aug. 6, 1921, and June 13, 

1928, to Jan. 9, 1935, chain gage at downstream side of Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad bridge 0.3 mile upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 38 years, 897 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 37,500 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 26.95 ft); minimum, 22 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 2.07 ft).

1914-21, 1928-59: Maximum discharge, 48,700 cfs Mar. 13, 1939 (gage height, 28.59 

ft); minimum daily, 2 cfs Oct. 9-14, 1920, Aug. 10, 1930.

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

which are poor. Plow regulated at times by storage at Lake Vermilion on North Pork 

Vermilion River, 4| miles above station (usable capacity, 7,440 acre-ft in 1940), and 

by Danville sewage-disposal plant.

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder inspected regularly by employees of Danville Sanitary 

District.

Revisions (water years). WSP 853: 1936(M). WSP 973: 1939. WSP 1173- 1915-16, 1920, 

TMT. WSP 1335: T934 (m).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

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

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

4.0 

6.0

126

212

395

.0 

.0 

.0 

26.0

635

1,920

7,800

16,600

26,700

30,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

166

161

155

139

134

119

119

a!40

a!30

allO

alOO

a95

*95

99

95

95

90

88

84

82

80

82

92

92

92

92

90

88

86 

84

82

3,256

105

0.082

0.09

Nov.

84

101

97

90

90

82

21

75

82

82

78

86

82

84

130

473

746

830

696

525

426

308

284

259

789

b2.800

b2,400

bl,500

bl,000

b700

15,052

502

0.392

0.44

Dec.

b600

b580

b580

595

b520

b400

b270

b250

b220

b230

b250

*b260

b240

b210

b200

b210

b230

252

262

266

252

228

228

238

232

215

206

206

209

206 

203

9,048

292

0.228

0.26

Jan.

287

b300

b250

b!50

bl50

b!50

190

blSO

b!70

b!60

bieo

166

172

278

575

b450

b300

b250

b260

b280

2,440

1,640

1,070

794

890

980

724

540

689

3,050 

5.950

21,605

697

0.545

0.65

Feb.

2,570

1,160

860

734

610

*440

431

600

2,180

20,500

28.100

16,300

11,900

7,800

5,190

3,250

2,130

1,850

1,320

788

860

950

1,880

2,970

1,660

1,320

1,360

1,460

-

121,173

4,328

3.38

3.52

Mar.

1,430

1,220

1,100

950

S60

2,060

3,210

2,200

2,490

2,890

2,570

2,270

2,340

2,650

6.200

5,820

3,930

2,490

2,060

1,920

1,600

1,290

1,040

1,130

1,010

950

1,470

2,060

2,570

1,920 

1,460

67,160

2,166

1.69

1.95

Apr.

1,500

1,920

2,060

1,780

1,360

*1,320

1,070

1,400

2,200

1,850

1,460

1,290

1,160

1,070

890.

830

794

770

902

2,730

2,810

1,920

1,640

1,290

1,160

1,070

3,050

5.550

3,690

2,410

52,946

1,765

1.38

1.54

May

1,850

1,500

1,220

1,100

1,040

830

585

515

520

860

1,070

1,320

1,430

1,290

1,070

890

764

707

665

640

728

2,200

2.570

2,130

1,680

1,360

1,220

1,190

950

900 

1,650

36,444

1,176

0.919

1.06

June

860

620

525

510

480

449

418

383

355

359

400

520

520

371

284

270

273

252

252

238

225

215

206

196

*178

164

152

139

129

ill

10,064

335

0.262

0.29

July

119

UT

110

108

105

97

90

86

80

73

73

62

55

52

50

49

54

61

68

66

*SO

a62

68

69

75

86

71

73

66

86 

66

2,357

76.0

0.059

0.07

Aug.

52

50

45

50

46

46

49

54

55

50

45

44

40

44

36

64

56

55

60

54

*46

37

35

33

37

45

42

40

41

46 

40

1,437

46.4

0.036

0.04

Sept.

48

71

60

55

52

41

36

33

32

27

23

27

33

31

30

28

28

31

27

32

a35

32

32

46

54

76

311

159

187

108

1,785

59.5

0.046

0.05

Calendar year 1958: Max 13,900 Min 73 Mean 1,084 Cfsm 0.847 In. 11.48

Water year 1958-59: Max 28,100 Min 23 Mean 938 Cfsm 0.733 In. 9.94

Peak discharge (base, 6.0OO efs).--Feb. 11 (3:30 a.m.) 37,500 cfs (26.95 ft); Mar. 15 (7 p.m.) 8,000

cfs (13.17 ft); Apr. 27 (10 p.m.) 6,180 cfs (11.15 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Salt Fork 

near St. Joseph.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

3395. Sugar Creek at Crawf ordsville , Ind.

Location. Lat 40°02 I 56", long 86°53'58", In NW£ sec. 32, T.19 N. , R.4 W. , on left bank 

327 ft upstream from Crawfordsville Electric Light and Power Co.'s dam, half a mile 

upstream from bridge on State Highway 43, and 1 mile downstream from Walnut Fork Creek.

Drainage area.--509 sq mi.

Records available . June 1938 to September 1959.

Gage .--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 657.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929.

Average discharge. 21 years, 486 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 14,600 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 10.97 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 23, 24, 25 (gage height, 1.03 ft).

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 26,300 cfs June 28, 1957 (gage height, 14.48 ft), minimum, 1.8 cfs Sept. 28, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 17.3 ft in March 1913, from information by local resident 

(discharge, about 36,000 cfs).

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

Revisions (water years ). WSP 973: 1939(M). WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1949.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used June 16)

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.6 

2.0

8.6

22

170

340

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0 

11.0

670

1,260

4,680

8,900

14,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

105

105

102

99

99

90

84

84

90

102

142

142

118

102

*96

93

93

90

90

87

84

84

84

81

81

84

99

109 

109

96

90

3,014

97.2

0.191

0.22

Nov.

87

99

102

99

99

93

87

90

102

115

115

115

105

99

172

887

4,380

3,900

2,100

*1,340

920

715

520

425

1,120

4,380

2,500

1,490 

980 

715

27,951

932

1.83

2.04

Dec.

590

520

455

630

810

590

425

b350

b300

b280

b260

b240

b220

b205

198

217

*229

217

221

209

184

177

184

191

174

156

163

163 

160 

152

146

9,016

291

0.572

0.66

Jan.

259

395

290

JL23

170

b!60

b!50

b!45

b!40

b!38

135

138

146

191

368

268

198

b!60

b!55

*245

8.950

7,460

2,690

1,340

1,410

1,340

715

492 

638

3,220

1,820

34,029

1,098

2.16

2.49

Fe*b.

760

492

455

670

492

290

268

340

1,090

12.900

8,430

2,690

*1,900

2,690

2,690

1,570

1,260

1,120

810

590

555

492

1,020

1,340

920

810

810

810

48,264

1,724

3.39

3.53

Mar.

920

860

715

590

555

1,OOO

1,050

810

980

1,190

1,050

1,050

1,340

1,410

1.820

1,650

1,120

860

*715

630

555

455

425

395

368

368

395

368 

540 

368

395

24,747

798

1.57

1.81

Apr.

494

2,290

1,820

1,190

860

670

520

492

590

715

590

520

425

395

*340

315

290

290

384

1,120

1,050

715

555

455

395

368

792

 5 , 590 

3,220

1,900

27,150

905

1.78

1.99

May

1.190

860

670

520

455

395

540

290

268

290

568

590

520

425

540

290

268

245

245

241

*235

221

290

290

225

221

268

225 

194 

526

492

11,995

587

0.760

0.88

June

290

217

180

160

142

142

152

115

105

119

592

630

455

268

177

*138

118

112

102

99

99

87

84

78

75

72

72

78 

72

5,088

170

0.554

0.57

July

66

58

58

55

52

47

44

42

42

59

39

59

*37

34

54

52

42

69

58

44

59

59

42

58

52

44

44

50 

52 

44

39

1,434

46.3

0.091

o.io

Aug.

57

34

30

39

39

54

54

52

54

50

28

24

24

22

50

66

*69

55

59

26

22

20

19

16

15

15

15

15 

39 

97

42

1,035

33.4

0.066

0.08

Sept.

39

52

57

30

24

22

20

19

19

26

22

19

20

*20

20

20

19

19

19

19

18

16

13

12

16

30

107

93 

61 

37

688

29.6

0.058

0.06

Calendar year 1958: Max 13,500 Min 81 Mean 671 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.88

Water year 1958-59: Max 12,900 Min 12 Mean 533 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.23

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). Nov. 17 (6 p.m.) 5,090 cfs (5.52 ft); Nov. 26 (6 a.m.) 4,960 cfs 

(5.25 ft); Jan. 21 (4 p.m.) 11,500 cfs (9.52 ft); Feb. 10 (1 p.m.) 14,600 cfs (10.97 ft); Apr. 28 

(5 to 6 p.m.) 4,060 cfs (4.55 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WABASH RTVER BASIN 443

3400. Sugar Creek near Byron, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39°55'52", long 87°07'33". in SW^ sec.8, T.17 N., R.6 W., on right bank 

30 ft upstream from highway bridge, 2| miles northwest of Byron, and 5 miles downstream from Indian Creek.

Drainage area. 668 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1940 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 538.92 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~^929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Nov. 18, 1941, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 666 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 18,500 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 16.40 ft); min- 

 ImumT 40 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 1.88 ft).

1940-59: Maximum discharge, 32,200 cfs June 28, 1957 (gage height, 22.98 ft); minimum observed, 12 cfs Sept. 21, 1941; minimum gage height observed, 1.70 ft Aug. 8, 1941.

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

which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1944.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of loe effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 9 to Nov. 16. July 2 to Aug. 16, 

Aug. 19 to Sept. 1, Sept. 3-28)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 9 Feb. 10 to Sept. 30

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

109

160

290

3.5 500

4.5 1,120

6.0 2,440

Note. Same as following 

table above 6.0 ft.

2.0 

2.3

2.8 

3.5 

4.5

86

123

248

540

1,160

6.0 2,440

9.0 5,320

13.0 11,200

16.0 17,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

140

140

135

132

130

127

123

120

126

150

150

170

150

140 *133

132

128

126

125

123

122

122

120

120

120

122

128

133 

140 

135

130

4,092

132

0.198

0.23

Nov.

126

132

137

138

133

130

126

126

135

138

140

140

137

132

218

1,200

5.840

4,860

*2,890

1,900

1,280

915

730

610

1,420

5,450

3,430

1,990 

1,360 

980

36,943

1,231

1.84

2.05

Dec.

820

730

640

790

1,050

850

610

510

428

345

330

310

300

290

270

280

290

290

290

260

340

230

230

240

230

220

210

210 

210 

205

200

12,108

391

0.585

0.67

Jan.

450

730

610

450

350

310

275

260

250

240

235

230

260

428

700

528

325

290

275

461

11,400

8,820

3,430

1,720

1,900

1,810

*1,050

640 

866 

3,790

2 , 620

45,703

1,474

2.21

2.55

Feb.

1,200

740

555

915

790

450

365

450

2,570

*16.500

11,100

3,340

*2,440

3,200

3,430

2,170

1,630

1,400

1,200

1,050

950

880

1,400

1,800

1,500

1,350

1,300

1,300

65,975

2,356

3.53

3.68

Mar.

1,350

1,250

1,150

1,050

960

1,200

1,300

1,200

1,400

1,600

1,500

1,470

1,700

1,900

2,300

2,500

5.800

1,200 *960

880

760

640

590

540

515

515

540

515 

468 

490

565

36,808

1,187

1.78

2.05

Apr.

700

2,440

2,530

1,720

1,230

950

760

700

700

950

820

700

615

565 *515

468

445

422

JIS

1,300

1,460

1,020

820

640

565

540

1,130

4.060 

3,880 

2,440

35,803

1,193

1.79

2.00

May

1,650

1,230

950

760

640

565

468

400

578

400

490

700

700

590

490

422

555

555

555

*555

515

315

535

578

298

547

355

555 

264 

392

760

16,267

525

0.786

0.91

June

445

355

280

248

232

216

201

186

172

186

1,580

1,160

820

490

*535

280

248

216

201

186

186

172

158

150

148

158

137

150 

128 

150

9,514

517

0.475

0.55

July

122

109

98

96

92

89

81

79

76

70

67

64

*62

62

61

59

69

99

120

88

77

73

72

105

96

81

85

119 

86 

88

76

2,621

84.5

0.126

0.15

Aug.

64

58

55

107

86

74

72

72

69

66

62

59

53

50

50

165 *236

1z5

101

85

72

67

62

55

52

49

48

50 

49 

230

104

2,558

81.9

0.125

0.14

Sept.

94

125

98

83

76

70

65

60

70

102

76

62

56 *49

49

49

48

48

48

48

48

45

45

45

41

40

42

113 m

2,052

68.4

0.102

0.11

Calendar year 1958 : Max 13,500 Mln 120 Mean 874 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.73

Water year 1958-59 : Max 16,500 Mln 40 Mean 741 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.07

Peak discharge (base, 6,500 cfs).--Nov. 17 (4 a.m.) 7,210 cfs (10.55 ft); Jan. 21 (12 m.) 14,500 cfs 

(14.55 ft); Feb. 10 (8 to 9 a.m.) 18,500 cfs (16.40 ft).____________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-8, Feb. 2, 6, Feb. 18 to Mar. 19, Aug. 50, Sept. 6-9, 12, 15; 

discharge estimated on basis of appearance of recorder chart, weather records, and records for Sugar 

Creek at Crawfordsvllle. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 8, 11-31, Jan. 5-15, 17-19.
444 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3405. Wabash River at Montezuma, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39°47'33", long 87°22 I 26", in sec.35, T.16 N., R.9 W. , on downstream side 

of first pier from left bank of bridge on U. S. Highway 36 at Montezuma, 2.0 miles upstream from Raccoon Creek, 4.9 miles downstream from Sugar Creek, and at mile 240.

Drainage area.--11.100 sq mi, approximately.

-ec?oo! available --October 1927 to September 1959 in reports of Geological Survey July 

1924 to September 1927 (gage heights only) in reports of Indiana Department of 

Conservation.

Ga£e .--Water-stage recorde r. Datum of gage is 457.75 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Oct. 1, 1927, to Sept. 11, 1934, chain gage and

oept. 12, 1934, to July 12, 1950, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--32 years, 9,492 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 105,000 cfs Feb. 14 (gage height, 29.31 ft)- minimum, 1,330 cfs Sept. 20-22; minimum gage height, 2.68 ft Sept. 21, 22

1927-59: Maximum discharge, 184,000 cfs May 20, 1943 (gage height, 32.83 ft); minimum, 510 cfs Jan. 12, 1954; minimum gage height, 1.43 ft Aug. 3, 10, 1934

Maximum stage known, 34.0 ft Mar. 27, 1913, from floodmarks (discharge, 230,000 cfs estimated).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or those computed from gage 

readings, which are fair. Records do not include small amount of water diverted above 

station by Wabash River Ordnance Plant and returned to stream below gage.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1335: 1929, 1931(M), 1936, drainage area. WSP 1505: 1954.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 30 to May 3)

2.7

4.O

6.0

18.0

1,330

2,820

6,100

31,700

22.0 

28.0 

3O.O

46,600

9O.OOO

114,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

Zl

22

23

Z4

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

5,920

3,920

3,610

3,610

3,470

3,470

3,330

3,200

3,200

3,330

3,330

3,200

3,200

3,070

3,070

*3,070

3,070

2,940

2,940

2,820

2,700

2,820

2,700

2,820

2,700

2,700

2,700

2,820

2,700

2,700

2.580

95,710

3,087

0.278

0.32

Nov.

2,580

2,580

2,580

2,700

2,580

2,580

2,580

2,460

2,460

2,580

2,460

2,460

2,460

2,460

2,700

3,630

13,300

13,300

13,300

16,200

*15,400

12,300

9,300

7,500

7,100

18,900

21,900

21,700

20,600

16,200

248,850

8,295

0.747

0.83

Dec.

11,500

9,100

8,100

7,700

7,700

7,500

6,500

6,500

4,430

3,610

3,920

4,250

4,500

4,700

4,800

4,800

4,800

4,800

4,800

4,700

4,700

4,610

4,430

4,430

4,250

4,080

3,760

3,920

3,610

5.470

3,470

163,440

5,272

0.475

0.55

Jan.

,610

,250

,610

,940

.700

,610

,920

,920

,250

,250

,250

,250

,250

,250

,970

,430

,430

,430

,520

,950

21,300

26,000

21,000

19,000

19,000

21,000

23,000

26,000

28 000

2 7 

'

500

342,590

11,050

0.996

1.15

Feb.

27,000

27 , 000

26,500

26,000

25,000

18,OOO

14,000

12,000

14,600

38,100

64,700

84,900

102,000

*L05,000

91,700

77,100

64,200

54,500

45,300

38,000

30,800

23,000

19,000

22,200

23,800

23,300

21,600

19,900

tt.,157.2

40,610

3.66

3.81

Mar.

19,100

17,800

17 , 000

16,100

15,100

15,800

18,500

18,700

19,100

22,100

23,800

24,500

24,300

23,800

24,000

26,900

27,100

*26,500

23,800

19,600

16,800

14,500

12,900

11,700

10,900

10,300

10,500

12,700

16,400

17,500

16,200

574,000

18,520

1.67

1.92

Apr.

15,400

18,900

22,700

25,600

27,800

29,700

28,700

23,800

20,200

19,600

18,300

16,600

14,900

13,500

12,300

*11,100

10,300

9,700

9,500

14,300

20,800

22,700

20,600

16,600

13,700

12,100

12,300

25,600

52 , 500

51,100

590,400

19,680

1.77

1.98

May

*75,100

75,900

65 , 500

*50,000

39 , 600

32,200

24,300

17,900

13,900

12,300

12,100

12,300

12,900

13,300

13,100

12,700

11,100

9,700

8,900

8,300

8,100

*8,300

11,100

11,100

11,700

13,300

13,300

11,700

10,900

9,900

9,700

640,000

20,640

1.86

2.14

June

8,700

7,700

7,900

7,300

6,500

5,910

5,340

4,970

4,790

4,430

5,150

6,300

5,720

4,970

4,430

*4,250

3,920

3,760

3,610

3,610

3,470

3,330

3,200

3,200

3,200

5,070

3,200

7,910

15,700

10,900

164,440

5,481

0.494

0.55

July

8,100

6,100

5,540

4,970

4,450

5,920

5,610

5,470

5,200

5,070

2,940

2,820

2,700

*2,700

2,580

2,580

2,460

2,580

2,940

5,070

2,940

2,820

2,940

2,940

3,070

3,070

5,920

5,760

4,080

5,070

2,820

109,010

5,516

0.517

0.57

Aug.

2,580

2,460

2,540

2,540

2,340

2,340

2,220

2,220

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,100

1,990

1,990

2,540

2,460

*2,820

2,820

2,460

2,540

2,540

2,220

2,100

1,990

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,880

68,490

2,209

0.199

0.25

Sept.

1,88O

1,990

2,100

2,100

1,990

1,880

1,770

1,770

1,770

1,770

1,660

1,660

1,550

1,440

*1 , 440

1,380

1,580

1,440

1,580

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,880

1,770

1,660

2,460

3,070

5^470

2,820

55,020

1,834

0.165

0.18

Calendar year 1958: Max 129,000 Mln 2,460 Mean 11,750 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.38

Water year 1958-59: Max 103,000 Mln 1,330 Mean 11,480 Cfsm 1.03 In. 14.03

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

i Expressed In thousands.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 15-21, Jan. 22 to Feb. 9. Computed from onceally wire-weight-gage readings Dec. 22 to Jan. 19, Feb. 10, Feb. 21 to Mar. 17.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

3408. Raccoon Creek near Flncastle, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°48'45", long 86°57'14", in SW^ sec.22, T.16 N., R.5 ¥., on left bank at

 downstream side of county road bridge, 8,350 ft upstream from Ramp Creek and 3.1 miles

northwest of Fincastle. 

Drainage area. 132 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1957 to September 1959. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 686.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 j~929

Extremes.--1957: Maximum discharge during period August to September, 722 cfs Aug. 11

 TfSge height, 6.12 ft); minimum, 9.2 cfs Sept. 28-30 (gage height J.58 ft)

1957-58- Maximum discharge during water year, 5,320 cfs Dec. 20 (gage height 12.17 

ft); minimum, 9.2 cfs Oct. 1-3 (gage height, 2.58 ft); minimum gage height, 2.09 ft

SeP 1958-59- Maximum discharge during water year, 7,780 cfs Jan 21 (gage height, 13.30 

ft); minimum, 4.0 cfs Sept. 14-17, 22, 23 (gage height, 1.55 ft)

Maximum stage known, 19.10 ft June 28, 1957, from levels to a floodmark set by Geological Survey and Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission immediately iollowing flood (discharge, 39,900 cfs), from slope-area measurement. 

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

Rating tables, July 31, 1957, to Sept. 3O, 1959, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 17, Sept. 3-30, 1959)

July 31, 1957, to May 19, 1958 May 20, 1958, to Jan. 21, 1959 Jan. 21 to Sept. 30, 1959

2 58

2 6

9.2

10

105

287

6.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

690

1,400

1,850

2,500

3,450

5,000

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

92

162

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

11.0

270

900

2,350

3,900

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

3.5 

7.5

13

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

118

300

900

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 6.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1957

Day

5

July

-

Aug.

28

48 

31

Sept.

26

20 

18

Day

9

11 

1?

July

_

_

_

_

-

Aug.

26

23

21

19

242

311

Sept.

16

15

13

13

12 

13

Day

13

14

15

16

17 

18

July

_

_

_

_

-

Aug.

112

70

51

90

64 

40

Sept.

20

18

15

14

12

11

Day

19

20

21

?.?.

23

24

July

-

-

-

-

-

Aug.

31

26

22

19

17 

19

Sept.

12

21

23

18

15 

13

Day

25

LJ 6

27

28

29

30

31

Total. ................................................. 

Runoff In Inches .............................................. 

July

-

-

-

-

-

32

-

^

Aug.

81

63

83

368

135 

75

51

2,359 

76.1

0.577 

0.67

Sept.

11

9.6

9.2 

972

-

485.6 

16.2

0.123 

0.14

Discharge

Day

1

2

3

4

^

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

9.2

9.2

9.2

10

11

11

11

11

12

12

14

15

15

15

15

22

30

28

21

17

*13

12

138

429

225

128

92

71

58

51

46

1,560.6

50.3

0.381

0.44

Nov.

39

35

32

30

28

26

26

89

235

128

89

73

73

616

1,080

434

276

358

460

*287

205

160

135

128

105

98

92

86

83 

76

5,582

186

1.41

1,57

In cubic feet ]

Dec.

68

64

63

63

57

68

350

358

225

187

135

120

112

100

89

90

387

*1,250

*1,670

*3,830

1,180

514

358

276

622

1,830

570

460

358 

255

225

15,934

514

3.89

4.48

Jan.

2O5

160

152

128

112

112

99

84

83

79

71

63

63

66

*63

59

57

55

51

51

154

255

152

128

120

112

112

102

94 

87

86

3,215

104

0.788

0.91

ner second, water year October 1957 to September 1958

Feb.

80

67

64

68

63

64

57

44

46

40

39

36

34

35

37

33

28

27

*25

26

28

29

33

42

44

40

51

96

-

1,276

45.6

0.345

0.36

Mar.

67

51

44

39

36

38

42

46

46

44

40

38

38

40

38

36

35

33

*33

32

32

31

29

56

282

235

169

144

120 

105

96

2,115

68.2

0.517

0.60

Apr.

82

75

71

66

63

99

120

105

89

79

75

66

58

55

52

*50

46

43

41

43

67

64

62

62

53

42

47

67

76 

68

1,986

66.2

0.502

0.56

May

58

55

80

663

408

408

334

225

169

128

112

93

76

*64

70

144

112

105

235

134

98

86

206

138

103

81

72

72

60 

54

54

4,697

152

1.15

1.33

June

60

68

57

50

46

42

39

36

74

551

3.600

900

655

940

5OO

270

*180

138

123

245

180

130

110

98

110

200

130

98

81 

68

9,779

326

2.47

2.76

July

60

54

50

48

42

40

39

39

36

37

585

1,040

412

211

*154

171

130

103

86

1.230

755

365

245

171

154

123

143

635

234

154

1,200

8,746

282

2.14

2.47

Aug.

1,350

620

530

283

190

138

140

222

138

103

92

577

310

390

684

650

27O

180

130

*103

98

92

76

68

64

57

50

45

41 

39

35

7,745

250

1.89

2.18

Sept.

32

30

39

52

86

60

123

76

54

46

40

35

32

50

28

*63

223

243

123

92

76

68

57

50

48

44

41

38

34 

35

1,998

66.6

0.505

0.56

Calendar year 1957: Max - Mln - ' Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1957-58: Max 3,830 Mln 9.2 Mean 177 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.22

fs (10.39 ft)} June 11 (6:3O a.m.) 5,06O

ug. 1 (2 a.m.) 2,170 cfs (8.7O ft)._____

Discharge measurement made on this day.
446 WABASH RIVER BASIN 

3408. Raccoon Creek near Fincastle, Ind. Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

38

34

31

30

28

26

25

25

29

79

72

50

41

36

*33

31

30

29

27

27

25

25

25

25

21

25 

26

28

28 

26

25

1,003

32.4

0.245

0.28

Nov.

ES

27

29

29

27

25

25

25

29

31

30

27

25

25

43

103

923

710

380 *234

171

138

110

98

192

970 

270

258

180 

138

5,297

177

1.34

1.50

Dec.

138

116

116

190

211

138

blOO

b85

b78

b75

b71

b66

b62

b60

57

b55 *b53

b52

b50

b49

b47

46

50

50

43

42 

42

40

39 

38

36

2,295

74.0

0.561

0.65

Jan.

67

76

60

36

44

35

39

43

38

33

31

31

35

60

130

66

68

50

46

*167

5.030

1,720

395

260

375

300 

165

133

133 

567

268

10,501

339

2.57

2.96

Feb.

148

126

118

210

140

89

79

100

338

4.380

863

375

300

*510

535

300

250

260

191

165

260

220

288

300

220

210 

210

210

-

11,395

407

3.08

3.21

Mar.

250

220

191

156

148

E73

240

200

230

250

240

250

350

460

635

430

280

230

*200

174

156

133

118

112

105

112 

126

100

Too

100

126

6,695

216

1.64

1.89

Apr.

187

*760

430

280

220

174

148

133

182

174

156

140

126

112

*100

94

89

89

118

200

174

133

112

100

89

84 

152

400

400 

240

5,796

193

1.46

1.63

May

174

140

112

100

89

84

74

63

60

98

200

220

191

182

133

105

89

64

165

105

*89

84

342

182

126

100 

89

74

65 

61

75

3,755

121

0.917

1.06

June

55

48

40

36

33

30

28

25

24

30

261

230

140

89 *63

52

43

35

32

28

26

25

22

20

23

76 

43

26

20 

18

1,621

54.0

0.409

0,46

July

17

17

18

14

14

54

39

21

16

14

12

12

*11

11

10

10

11

12

12

12

11

10

11

10

12

12 

12

SB- 60

is

13

528

17.0

0.129

0.15

Aug.

12

10

10

242

94

36

23

18

15

13

12

11

10

10

10

41

*250

67

29

20

15

13

12

11

11

10 

10

9.5

9.0 

8.5

7 - 8

1,049.8

33.9

0.257

0.30

Sept.

8.0

8,2.

7.8

7.3

7.1

6.8

6.2

5.7

5.7

6.8

5.7

4.9

4.6

*4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.4

4.6

5.1 

6.6

7.3

7.3 

6.8

167.9

5.60

0.042

0.05

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,600 Min 24 Mean 137 Cfam 1.04 In. 14.16

Water year 1958-59: Max 5,030 Mln 4.0 Mean 137 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.14

Peak discharge (base, 1,900 cfa). Jan. 21 (4 p.m.) 7,780 cfs (13.30 ft); Feb. 10 (ll p.m.) 6,200ofs 

(12.64 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 447

3409. Raccoon Creek at Ferndale, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°41'44", long 87°05'0l", in SW£ sec.33, T.15 N., R.6 W., on right bank 

1.2 miles southwest of Ferndale, 1.7 miles northeast of Mansfield, 2.0 miles upstream 

from Rocky Fork Creek, and 2.4 miles downstream from flood-control dam.

Drainage area. 215 sq mi.

Records available. October 1956 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 582.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,250 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 7.92 ft); maximum gage height, 8.58 ft Jan. 22 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 5.6 cfs Sept. 25, 26 

(gage height, 1.24 ft).

1956-59: Maximum discharge, 40,500 cfs June 28, 1957 (gage height, 19.87 ft), 

extended above 5,000 cfs on basis of records for station at Mansfield; minimum daily, 

2.7 cfs Oct. 11, 1956.

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

 which are fair. Regulation at times from construction of Mansfield Reservoir above 

station.

Ratlr

1.5

1.8

2.3

in feet, and discharge, in

Oct.

31

71

172

1 to Jan.

3.0

5.0

7.0

21

360

1,040

1,850

cubic feet per second)

Jan. 22

1.1 3.5

1.2 7.2

1.3 15

1.7 61

to Sept.

2.0

3.0

5.0

8.0

height,

30

121

398

1,080

2,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

56

55

51

50

47

44

42

41

51

117

127

92

73

64

56

52

51

50

47

47

46

43

43

43

42

43

43

44

46 

46

43

1,695

54.7

0.254

0.29

Nov.

43

46

48

48

*48

47

43

46

51

52

52

50

47

47

65

117

610

1.O4O

845

542

346

247

196

160

196

880

960

638

420 

274

8,204

273

1.27

1.42

Dec.

221

221

208

*260

146

288

170

140

130

120

120

110

98

85

82

80

80

80

80

77

74

71

73

80

71

66

66

64

64 

64

62

3,751

121

0.563

0.65

Jan.

90

117

100

90

80

74

*66

60

56

51

51

53

55

71

149

127

110

96

85

188

1.850

al,650

al , 400

al,150

a850

a620

a380

323

236 

430

340

10,998

355

1.65

1.90

Feb.

250

190

170

353

280

*150

138

170

307

1,860

2.200

2,020

1,660

1,180

1,080

795

560

494

398

293

250

250

323

527

430

368

353

353

-

17,402

622

2.89

3.01

Mar.

383

383

338

293

264

*398

462

398

398

462

430

430

527

725

935

970

725

527

398

353

308

250

222

196

183

183

222

196

170 

163

*183

12,095

390

1.81

2.09

Apr.

264

725

865

659

494

368

293

250

264

293

278

250

222

196

170

155

143

143

170

278

293

236

196

165

148

138

222

527

692

560

9,657

322

1.50

1.67

May

36S

264

222

196

168

*150

138

126

114

145

250

323

308

293

250

183

155

135

162

196

150

150

353

383

236

183

196

158

121

103 

100

6,279

203

0.944

1.09

June

96

84

*73

64

58

54

51

48

46

52

659

560

353

196

131

loo

86

73

48

75

55

53

50

47

47

58

88

55

44

*59

3,443

115

0.535

0.60

July

38

35

34

34

33

32

54

45

35

30

27

25

23

22

21

20

23

29

28

26

24

25

28

25

23

22

38

70

63

40 

32

1,004

32.4

0.151

0.17

Aug.

26

23

21

82

*264

88

51

43

34

29

25

22

19

18

18

172

462

209

71

47

38

32

27

24

21

20

18

21

19

16 

"15

1,975

63.7

0.296

0.34

Sept.

17

M

17

16

- 15

14

13

13

13

17

14

12

10

9.7

9.0

8.3

7.7

8.3

7.7

7.7

7.2

6.6

6.1

6.1

5.6

7.2

10

10

*11

12

330.2

11.0

0.051

0.06

Calendar year 1958: Max 4,760 Min 21 Mean 228 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.36

Water year 1958-59 : Max 2,2OO Min 5.6 Mean 211 Cfsm 0.981 In. 13.29

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for upstream 

and downstream stations.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 7-16, 18, 20, 25, 26, Jan. 3-12, 16-19, 31, 

Feb. 1-3, 5, 6.
448 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3412. Little Raccoon Creek near Catlin, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°40'38" , long 87°13'38" , in NW£ sec.7, T .14 N. , R.7 W. , on left bank at 

downstream side of county road bridge, 300 ft downstream from unnamed tributary from 

left bank, 0.4 mile upstream from Sunderland Branch, 1.2 miles southeast of Catlin, 

2.4 miles upstream from Weisner Creek, and 3.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 133 sq mi.

Records available. December 1956 to September 1959 (fragmentary prior to October 1957).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 515.5 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

^.929 (levels from damaged bench mark).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,160 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 13.65 ft, from 

reconstructed graph); minimum, 4.8 cfs Sept. 25 (gage height, 1.56 ft).

1956-59: Maximum discharge, 53,400 cfs June 28, 1957 (gage height, 18.27 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening, culvert, and 

flow-over-road measurement of peak flow, at site 8| miles upstream, adjusted to drainage area at gage; minimum, that of Sept. 25, 1959.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect and discharges above 1,000 

cfs, which are poor.

Rating tables,

Z.I 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

5 tao effect (gage height,

Oct.

13

24

74

176

410

in feet, and dlschs

(Shifting-control n

1 to Feb. 10

7.0 1,220

10.0 2,120

12.0 2,890

13.0 3,770

rge, In cubic feet per secon

lethod used June 14 to Sept.

Feb. 11 t

.5 3.3

.6 6.4

.7 11

.8 18

.9 26

d) ^ B

9)

o Sept.

2.0

2.5

3.0

4.0

7.0

30

38

102

192

410

1,220

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

44

42

41

39

37

34

34

34

39

SI

47

37

34

31

31

29

28

26

26

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

22,

978

31.5

0.237

0.27

Nov.

22

23

24

24

23

*24

24

26

32

32

28

26

24

24

74

258

1.640

554

314

234

188

153

133

120

306

1,010

314

245

199

153

6,251

208

1.56

1.74

Dec.

b!35

135

144

*199

176

123

bllO

b92

b80

b70

b64

b61

b55

b52

b49

46

47

50

50

49

42

39

44

47

37

34

37

34

34

36

34

2,205

71.1

0.535

0.62

Jan.

84

74

62

46

b46

49

*52

50

37

29

28

29

34

69

120

47

b40

b33

28

211

5.310

606

314

280

338

268

164

135

135

410

188

7,316

236

1.77

2.04

Feb.

125

112

112

256

*164

91

74

106

279

2 . 050

1,120

602

458

506

554

344

300

322

b210

202

182

172

278

267

223

212

202

202

9,725

347

2.61

2.72

Mar.

212

182

172

152

*152

300

212

182

267

267

234

245

388

458

530

300

234

192

182

162

152

133

133

125

125

133

133

117

117

*117

125

6,433

208

1.56

1.80

Apr.

158

410

234

182

152

142

133

125

125

117

117

110

102

102

95

88

88

88

125

162

117

102

95

88

.§£

82

183

600

300

192

4,696

157

1.18

1.32

May

1§2

133

117

110

95

88

*82

75

75

88

95

95

82

82

74

69

65

64

82

71

70

74

117

75

66

69

136

95

69

59

M

2,678

86.4

0.650

0.75

June

50

45

*41

39

38

34

33

31

31

33

426

202

102

62

50

47

38

34

32

30

26

25

24

24

24

56

26

23

*21

21

1,668

55.6

0.418

0.47

July

20

TS

17

16

16

18

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

15

17

16

14

12

13

14

13

13

12

15

15

12

13

11

451

14.5

0.109

0.13

Aug.

11

11

11

16

11

*13

12

11

11

10

10

10

9.0

8.5

10

17

16

12

11

10

9.5

11

11

9.0

8.5

8.5

7.6

8.1

8.1

7.2

7.6

332.6

10.7

0.080

0.09

Sept.

9.0

10

*8.5

8.1

7.6

7.6

7.2

7.2

7.0

li

11

8.1

6.8

5.5

5.5

6.0

6.4

6.4

6.0

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.2

6.8

8.1

*5.5

5.2

5.2

218.3

7.28

0.055

0.06

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,000 Min 22 Mean 137 Cfsm 1.03 In. 14.03

Water year 1958-59: Max 3,310 Min 5.2 Mean 118 Cfsm 0.887 In. 12.01

Peak discharge (base, 1,900 cfs).--Nov. 17 (9:30 a.m.) 2,060 cfs (9.78 ft); Jan. 21 (2 p.m.) 5,16O 

cfs (13.65 ft); Feb. 10 (5 p.m.) 3,010 cfs (12.23 ft). __________

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 449 

3413. Raccoon Creek at Coxville, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°39'09", long 87°17'37", in sw£ sec.15, T.14 N. , R.8 W. , on right bank 

at downstream side of covered bridge on county road at Coxville, 0.8 mile upstream 

from Rock Run, 1.5 miles downstream from Little Raccoon Creek, and 2.1 miles northwest 

of Rosedale.

Drainage area. 440 sq mi.

Records available. October 1956 to September 1959.

1 . - -Water- stage recorder. Datum of gage is 494.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929 (Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission bench mark).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,500 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 14.05 ft); minimum, 34 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 1.70 ft).

1956-59: Maximum discharge, 108,000 cfs June 28, 1957 (gage height, 21.23 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 35,000 cfs on basis of an estimate made by a slope-area 

study; minimum daily, 6.5 cfs Oct. 10, 1956.

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

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage height,

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 3-23, 25-29)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 2O Jan. 21 to Sept. 30

2.6 

4.0

93

375

6.0 

8.0

950

1,550

Note. Same as following 

table above 8.0 ft.

1.7 

2.0 

3.0 

5.O 

8.O

34

64

220

680

1,550

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

2,400

3,170

4,450

6,700

10,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

169

160

150

140

140

131

131

122

140

258

248

208

178

160

150

14O

131

131

122

122

122

112

112

112

106

106

106

106

104

106 

102

4,325

140

0.318

0.37

Nov.

102

106

112

112

108

*102

101

102

112

122

112

108

104

101

178

341

2.510

1,550

1,250

950

710

530

450

375

587

1,950

1,370

1,07O

800

590

16,715

557

1.27

1.42

Dec.

500

475

450

*560

620

530

400

b350

331

b310

288

b265

b250

b230

b215

b2O5

198

208

208

208

198

178

188

198

178

169

169

160

160

ISO 

160

8,719

281

0.639

0.74

Jan.

228

268

238

228

b210

b200

*b!90

b!80

b!60

b!40

b!30

b!25 "131

178

331

258

b230

b210

b!90

695

7.590

5,OOO

3,500

2,400

1,950

1,370

890

656

56O

b700

30,086

971

2.21

2.55

Feb.

b580

488

464

704

b500

b380

368

440

*759

7.070

2,990

2,520

2,150

2,030

1,790

1,340

1,100

1,040

836

680

608

584

728

863

782

728

680

680

-

33,882

1,210

2.75

2.86

Mar.

704

680

632

560

*536

863

809

704

836

863

863

863

1,070

1,370

1.590

1,430

1,190

920

782

704

632

560

512

488

464

488

536

464

440 

*416

440

23,409

755

1.72

1.98

Apr.

522

1.400

1,220

1,010

809

680

584

536

536

536

536

488

440

416

392

344

344

344

464

680

560

488

416

368

344

322

588

1,330

1,130

18,747

625

1.42

1.58

May

7O4

560

488

440

368

344

*300

280

260

300

368

464

440

416

368

322

280

260

280

300

280

260

464

512

368

322

392

368

280 

240

22O

11,248

363

0.825

0.95

June

2 2O

200

182

*164

147

139

131

124

116

116

1.200

1,100

700

400

250

200

170

150

140

130

115

108

104

100

100

12O

170

130

*115 

1O9

7,150

238

0.541

0.60

July

102

96

96

89

89

96

89

102

89

76

75

71

68

64

62

60

66

76

76

66

62

60

70

75

62

57

72

130

113 

108

2,504

80.8

0.184

0.21

Aug.

68

61

57

92

220

*191

115

89

76

69

63

57

53

50

51

120

560

344

183

124

96

91

82

74

69

61

57

55

56

_49

3,385

109

0.248

0.29

Sept.

56

62

*53

49

47

45

42

42

47

SI

62

50

46

43

45

42

39

40

40

39

38

38

38

38

38

35

40

*41

41 

42

1,369

45.6

0.104

0.12

Calendar year 1958: Max 6,940 Min 99 Mean 471 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.55

Water year 1958-59: Max 7,590 Min 35 Mean 443 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.67

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--No gage-height record Jan. 22-24, June 11-29; discharge estimated on basis of weather 

records, 1 discharge measurement, and records for stations In the Raccoon Creek basin.
450 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3415. Wabash River at Terre Haute, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°28'00", long 87°25'08", in NW£ sec.21, T.12 N. , R.9 W. , on left bank 

at upstream side of Wabash Avenue Bridge at Terre Haute, 2.2 miles upstream from Sugar 

Creek, 4 miles downstream from Lost Creek, and at mile 214.4.

Drainage area.--12.200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1902 to December 1903 (gage height only), February 1905 to 

July 1906, October 1927 to September 1959. Gage-height records collected at site 

3,300 ft upstream June 1891 to June 1897, and since December 1904 are contained in 

reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 442.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Aug. 3, 1902, to Dec. 31, 1903, chain gage at powerhouse 3,400 ft upstream at 

datum 3.0 ft higher. Feb. 25, 1905, to July 20, 1906, chain gage at Vandalia Railway 

bridge 2,600 ft upstream at datum 2.2 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1927, to Oct. 27, 1928, 

staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 32 years (1927-59), 10,440 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 109,000 cfs Feb. 15 (gage height, 26.90 ft); 

minimum, 1,510 cfs Sept. 20 (gage height, 4.22 ft).

1927-59: Maximum discharge, 189,000 ofs May 20, 1943 (gage height, 30.50 ft); minimum, 690 cfs Aug. 10, 1934 (gage height, 2.40 ft).

Maximum stage known, 31.1 ft Mar. 27, 1913, present site and datum (discharge, 

245,000 cfs, estimated).

Remarks. Records good except those for period Jan. 19 to Mar. 5, which are fair. Water 

for municipal supply for Terre Haute diverted above gage.

Revisions (water years1.--WSP 205: 1905. WSP 1335: 1944.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 17)

4.3 

9.0 

14.0

1,690

10,600

20,800

18.0

22.0

27.0

34,400 

60,200 

11O,OOO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

J.

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IS

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

4,270

4,110

3,960 

3,960

3,800

3,640

3,640

3,490

3,640

4.430

3,800

3,640

3,640

3,490

3,340

3,340

3,340

3,180

3,180

3,180

3,030

3,030

3,030

3,030

3,030

3,030 

3,030

3,030

3,030 

3,030

2.880

106,250

3,427

0.281

0.32

Nov.

2,880

2,880

2,880 

2,880

2,880

*2.730

2,730

2,730

2,730

2,730

2,730

2,730

2,730

2,730

3,030

3,340

12,800

15,500

14,900

16,300

16,900

14,900

11,700

9,650

8,510

16,500 

23,100

25.700

22,900 

19,700

273,400

9,113

0.747

0.83

Dec.

15.100

11,700

10,200 

9,650

*9,650

9,270

8,510

7,940

6,O4O

3.760

4,140

4,520

4,520

5,090

4,900

4,900

5,090

5,090

5,090

5,090

4,900

4,900

4,710

4,710

4,710

4,520 

4,330

4,330

4,520 

4,330

4,330

190,540

6,146

0.504

0.58

Jan.

4,330

5,090

5,660 

g6,040

g4,900

g5 . OOP

*3,950

,330

,520

,520

,520

,710

,900

,900

,850

,280

,520

,140

,580

,320

19,500

28,100

g24,700

g21,200

g21,100

g23,000 

24,800

27,600

29,400 

29,700

50.500

374,660

12,090

0.991

1.14

Feb.

31,000

30,OOO

29,900 

*29,400

28,800

22,800

16,700

13,700

15.500

31,500

48,900

72,400

95,900

*105,000

*107, 000

98,300

85,900

73,100

61,400

52,500

g45,100

37,000

28,800

26,000

27,400

27,800 

26,600

24,400

-

 -

8,290.8

46,100

2.78

3.94

Mar.

22,400

21,000

20,000 

18,900

17,800

*18,200

20,100

20,800

21,100

23,700

26,300

27,600

28,300

28,300

28,000

29,800

51.000

31,000

29,800

25,200

21,100

18,200

15,900

14,300

13,500

12,900 

12.500

13,500

17,600 

18, 800

18,800

666,400

21,500

1.76

2.03

Apr.

19,700

21,300

23,400 

26,900

29,100

31,500

32,700

31,000

25,200

22,400

21,100

19,300

17,600

15,900

14,700

13,300

12,300

11,700

11.600

14,900

20,100

24,000

23,400

20,100

16,700

14,500 

13,500

21,300

31,000

56.200

636,400

21,210

1.74

1.94

May

*48,600

62,900

68.300 

63,800

55,400

*45,800

37,200

26,900

19,500

16,100

15,100

14,700

14,900

14,900

15,100

14,700

13,700

12,100

11,200

10,400

10,000

9.840

11,600

12,900

12,700

13,900 

14,900

13,900

12,700

12,900 

11,400

718,040

23,160

1.90

2.19

June

11,000

9,460

9,270 

*9,080

10,200

7,5SO

6,990

6,420

6,230

5,850

6,610

8,890

7,940

6,990

S,230

5,660

5,280

5,090

4,900

4,520

4,520

4,330

4,140

4,140

4,140

*3.950 

3,950

5,850

12,900 

13.100

205,190

6,840

0.561

0.63

July

10 . 400

8,130

6,800 

6,420

5,850

5,090

4,710

4,330

4,140

3,760

3,7SO

3,570

3,380

3,190

3,190

3.000

3,000

3,190

3,380

3,760

3,570

3,570

3,570

3,760

3,570

3,760 

4,520

5,090

4,330

3,950 

3,570

136,310

4,397

0.360

0.42

Aug.

3,190

3,000

2,810 

2,810

*3,000

3,000

2,810

2,620

2,620

2,430

2,430

2,430

2,430

2,430

2,430

2,620

3,000

3.570

3,570

3,190

2,810

2,810

2,810

2,620

2,430

2,240 

2,240

2,240

2.050 

2,050

*2,240

82,930

2,675

0.219

0.25

Sept.

2,240

2,240

2,430 

2,430

2,340

2,240

2,050

2,050

2,050

2,340

2,140

2,050

2,050

gl,960

gl.780

gl.690

gl,690

gl,690

gl,690

gl,690

gl,690

gl,870

1,960

2,050

2,140

2,050 

2,240

3,380

*4,140 

3,760

66,120

2,204

0.181

0.20

Calendar year 1958: Max 125,000 Min 2,730 Mean 13,020 Cfam 1.07 In. 14.50

Water year 1958-59: Max 107,000 Min 1,690 Mean 13,010 Cfam 1.07 In. 14.47

Discharge measurement made on thia day. 

t Kxpresaed in thousands.

g Computed from graph based on once-daily p.m. readings of wire-weight gage and coordination with 

once-daily a.m. readings of U. S. Weather Bureau gage.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

3420. Wabash River at Riverton, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°01'13", long 87°34'07", in sec.30, T.7 N., R.10 W., on left bank at down-

 stream side of Illinois Central Railroad bridge at Riverton, 0.6 mile downstream from 

Turtle Creek and at mile 162.0.

Drainage area. 13.100 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1959. Prior to April 1939 monthly discharge

 only, published in WSP 1305. June 1911 to December 1914 (gage heights only) available 

in the office of Corps of Engineers, Louisville, Ky.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 414.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929. June 23, 1911, to Dec. 31, 1914, staff gage maintained by Illinois Central Railroad at same site and datum. Apr. 18, 1939, to July 17, 1951, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum, read twice daily.

Average discharge.--21 years, 11,442 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 108,000 cfs Feb. 17 (gage height 23.78 ft); mini-

 mum daily, 1,600 cfs Sept. 18-23; minimum gage height observed, 1.36 ft Sept. ^3.

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 201,000 cfs May 21, 1943 (gage height, 29.36 ft); minimum observed, 858 cfs Sept. 27 to Oct. 1, 1941 (gage height, 0.02 ft)

Flood of Mar. 28, 1913, reached a stage of 26.4 ft, from graph based on once-daily 

readings by Illinois Central Railroad Co. (discharge, 250,000 cfs, estimated).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record which

 are~fair. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1959 are given in WbP 1641.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1335: 1939, 1950.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 17, June 1 to 

Sept. 15, 25, 26-50)

1.1

2.0

6.0

13.0

1,6OO

2,540

8,560

23,000

17.0

20.0

24.0

37,000

53,000

111,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

30

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

38

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5,330

5,180

5,030

4,880

4,740

4,600

4,460

4,460

4,320

5 . 650

5,630

4,600

4,320

4,180

4,040

4,040

3,900

3,900

3,760

3,620

3,620

*3,480

3,340

3,340

3,340

3,340

3,340

3,340

3,340

3,340

5.200

127,640

4,117

0.314

0.56

Nov.

5,200

3,200

3,060

5,060

5,060

5,O60

3,060

3,060

2.930

2,930

2,950

2,950

2,930

2,930

3,060

3,620

7,680

18,000

17,200

16,000

17,200

17,200

14,800

*12,000

10,000

12,000

19,400

22,700

35,600

23,000

279,800

9,327

0.712

0.79

Dec.

19,800

15,600

12,600

11,800

11,400

10,600

10,OOO

9,100

8,380

6,420

5,030

5,180

5,550

5,480

5,650

5,630

5,630

5,650

5,650

5,650

5,630

5,480

5,350

*5,330

5,330

5,180

5,030

5,050

5,050

5,050

4, 880

227,780

7,548

0.561

0.65

Jan.

5,030

5,330

5,630

6,100

5,180

3.480

4,320

4,880

4,880

5,030

5,030

5,030

5,180

5,330

6,100

6,580

5,480

5,030

4,960

5,340

16,900

28,400

a5 0.000

a28,000

a26,000

23,000

23,700

24,900

26,300

*28,100

'

388,520

12,530

0.957

1.10

Feb.

29,800

30,200

a29,500

a28,500

a28,000

a26,500

a24,500

18,900

16. OOP

26,800

55,400

59,500

49,000

70,900

91,900

103,000

107,000

99,700

87,900

76,800

65,700

56,100

49,400

42,100

35,800

*32,600

31,000

29,900

-

__ _ .

$1,362.2

48,650

5.71

3.86

Mar.

28,900

26,600

24,000

21,900

20,400

20,400

20,600

21,500

23,000

24,500

26,600

27,800

28,400

29,000

29,600

29,600

29,900

30,200

50.600

30,600

29,000

24,500

20,000

*17,200

15,600

14,800

14,400

14.000

16,000

17 , 800

19,400

725,800

23,410

1.79

2.06

Apr.

19,400

21,200

23,600

24,800

26,300

27,500

28,700

30,200

31.000

29,300

26,300

23,300

20,800

18,800

17,200

15,800

14,400

13.400

14,200

18,400

*19,800

21,500

23,900

24,200

20,800

17,800

15,600

16,000

25,600

27,200

655,000

21,830

1.67

1.86

May

29,300

33 , 800

42,500

54,300

60.000

60,000

55,200

47,600

40,100

51,000

28,100

18,000

17,400

16,800

16,400

16,200

15,600

14,600

13,400

12,200

12,000

11,200

10.800

12,400

13,600

13,800

*15,200

15,800

14,600

15,000

15,800

772,700

24,930

1.90

2.19

June

15.200

11,600

10,000

9,460

9,100

8,200

7,580

6,900

6,260

6,100

6,100

7,700

8,740

7,700

6,740

5,940

5,480

5,940

5,050

4,740

4,600

4,460

4,740

*4,320

4,180

4,040

5.900

3,900

6,260

12,200

204,910

6,830

0.521

0.58

July

12.400

9,820

7,860

6,740

6,260

5,940

5,330

4,880

4,600

4,320

4,180

3,900

3,760

5,620

5.540

5,540

5,540

3,620

3,620

3,480

5,620

*5,620

5,480

5,620

3,620

3,620

3,620

4,320

4,740

4,180

3, 9OO

146,690

4,732

0.361

0.42

Aug.

5.620

3,340

3,060

3,060

3,060

3,200

3,060

2,930

2,800

2,670

2,540

2,540

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,420

d2 , 600

d2,800

d3,150

d3,500

d3,400

2,930

2,800

2,670

2,540

*2,420

2,300

2,300

2,190

2.090

2,090

85,140

2,746

O.?10

0.24

Sept.

2,190

2,190

2,500

2,500

2,300

2,300

2,3OO

2,190

2,090

2,190

2,300

2,300

2,090

a2,070

a2,070

al,850

al,750

al.600

al,600

al,600

al,600

al,600

*1,600

al,750

al,900

2,090

1,990

2,190

2,930

5.620

62,850

2,095

0.160

0.18

Calendar year 1958: Max 126,000 Min 2,930 Mean 14,380 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.91

Water year 1958-59: Max 107,000 Min 1,600 Mean 13,810 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.29

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of appearance of recorder chart, weather 

records, and records for upstream and downstream stations.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed as for footnote "a."
452 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3425. Busseron Creek near Carlisle, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°58'30", long 87°25'35", in w£ sec. 17. T.6 N., R.9 W., on right bank 

downstream from bridge on State Highway 58, I? miles northwes3st of Carlisle, and

6| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 228 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 425.36 ft above mean sea level (Indiana 

State Highway Department bench mark). Prior to Nov. 8, 1950, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 232 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 3,100 cfs Jan. 22; minimum, 4.8 cfs 

Sept. 1 (gage height, 2.41 ft).

1943-59: Maximum discharge, 8,800 cfs Jan. 5, 1950 (gage height, 20.05 ft); no flow 

many days in 1954.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record and indefinite 

stage-discharge relation, which are poor.

Revisions.--WSP 1335: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Indefinite 

stage-discharge relation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 16)

Z.4

2.5 

2.8 

3.5 

4.0

4.5

22

69

115

5.0

8.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

Z40

680

1,630

2,380

3,520

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

19 

16

15

14

14

13

13

13

14

529

96

37

24

20

17

16

16

16

16

14

13

*13

13

14

13

12ISIS

13

1Z

12

873

Z8.2

0.124

0.14

Nov.

12 

14

15

14

15

16

15

17

22

Zl

17

16

16

18

57

600

1,200

90O

400

Z40

150

90

76

*70

65

60

6OO

900

600

390

6,626

2Z1

0.969

1.08

Dec.

230

160

120

100

130

100

78

66

62

58

54

50

45

40

38

36

34

36

39

44

37

35

*32

31

30

Z9

28

27

27

26

1,848

59.6

0.261

0.30

Jan.

180 

140

95

54

73

44

40

40

45

37

31

3T

38

57

587

310

198

1Z4

69

143

2,080

3,100

2,900

2,650

1,040

338

*226

159

159

Z96

240

15,524

501

2.20

2.54

Feb.

148 

100

115

282

184

100

95

115

360

2,090

2,650

2,920

1,960

1,420

1,750

1,3ZO

780

9ZO

515

324

240

170

840

*650

380

324

Z82

240

_

Zl,274

760

3.33

3.47

Mar.

470 

268

184

137

137

534

310

170

712

820

820

650

635

410

410

380

198

148

132

120

115

100

86

86

8Z_

186

*395

170

1Z6

12 6

120

9,237

298

1.31

1.51

Apr.

Z59 

1,350

1,350

522

226

159

120

110

354

240

159

120

100

86

77

69

65

61

656

*el,600

el, 720

794

198

137

110

90

86

Z04

198

110

11,330

378

1.66

1.85

May

82

69

58

54

77

86

70

60

53

49

45

500

600

1,100

800

300

170

100

74

58

45

39

35

33

31

30

*490~

250

120

90

1 800

 * 

7,368

238

1.04

1.20

June

z', 090

442

126

90

73

61

50

44

42

100

105

65

42

33

28

24

22

19

18

18

17

18

*17

16

21

22

15

12.

6,34Z

211

0.925

1.03

July

12 

12

11

10

28

37

17

14

12

12

10

9.9

9.1

975

9.1

9.9

5Z

98

65

24

12

*11

11

86

65

14

54

71

20

12

9 9

827.4

26.7

0.117

0.13

Aug.

7.5 

6.6

5.7

568

378

92

109

40

28

ZO

17

14

1Z

11

14

34

174

41

23

17

10

9.9

12

10

15

*11

6.6

6.3

8.3

7.9

5.4

1,714.Z

55.3

0.243

0.28

Sept.

17 

115

31

15

11

8.3

6.0

5.7

7.5

335

83

22

12

8.7

8.7

7.9

6.0

6.6

7.5

7.5

5.7

*6.6

7.2

5.7

5.7

22

54

39

20

15

902.3

30.1

0.132

0.15

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,750 Min 11 Mean 205 Cfsm 0.899 In. 12.24

Water year 1958-59: Max 3,100 Mln 5.4 Mean Z30 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.68

Peak discharge (base, 2,200 cfs). Jan. Z2 (time unknown) about 3,100 cfs; Feb. 12 (8 a.m.) 3,040 

cfs (15.32 ft>; June 1 (2 p.m.) 2,80O cfs (14.89 ft).

n basis of 1 discharge measurement. 

, Jan. 7-9, 22, 23, May 7-31; 

r records, engineer's notes, and

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

records for stations on nearby streams.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 453

3430. Wabash River at Vincennes, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°40'52", long 87°32 1 04", near center of span on downstream side of bridge

on U. S. Highway 50 at Vincennes, Knox County, 4.8 miles downstream from Maria Creek,

5.8 miles upstream from Embarrass River, and at mile 127.8. 

Drainage area. 13,700 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1929 to September 1959. Prior to December 1929 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1305. Gage-height records collected at same site since

November 1904 are contained in reports of U. 3. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 394.43 ft above mean sea level, 

"datum of 1929. Prior to Aug. 14, 1940, staff and chain gages and Aug. 14, 1940, to

Sept. 30, 1946, wire-weight gage, at same site at datum 2.00 ft higher. Since Oct. 1,

1955, auxiliary water-stage recorder 4.7 miles upstream from base gage. 

Average discharge. 30 years, 11,550 ofs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 97,000 cfs Feb. 17 (estimated); maximum gage

height, 25.65 ft Feb. 17; minimum, 1,390 cfs Sept. 22-25; minimum gage height, 2.28 ft

Sept. 25.

1929-59: Maximum discharge, 189,000 cfs May 22, 23, 1943 (gage height, 29.33 ft,

present datum); minimum observed, 770 cfs Aug. 4, 5, 1934 (gage height, 1.40 ft, present datum).

Flood of Mar. 29, 1913, reached a stage of 26.3 ft. from floodmarks, determined by

Corps of Engineers (discharge, 255,000 cfs, estimated). 

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

Revisions (water years).--WSP 803: Drainage area. WSP 1173: 1943 (maximum gage height

only). WSP 1335:T930-31, 1933, 1936.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect or indefinite 

stage-discharge relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per^econd)

rthiftlng-control method used Oct. 1-7; fall used as a factor Nov. 19-23, 

27-29, Dec. 3, Jan. 21 to Feb. 16,-Feb. 27 to Mar. 23, Apr. 2-14, 21-25, 

Apr. 29 to May 3, May 8-13)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 5 Mar. 6 to Sept. 30

3.1 3,400

8.0 14,800

16.0 40,000

23.0

26.0

74,100

92,400

2.3 

5.0 

8.0

1,390

7,200

14,800

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 8.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29 

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5,400 

5,200

5,200

5,200

5,000

4,800

4,800 

4,800

4,600

5,200

6.990

6,070

5,200

4,800

4,800

4,400

4,400

4,400

4,400

*4,200

4,000

4,000

3,800

3,800

3,800

3,800

3,800

3,800 

3.600 

3,800 

3,800

141,860

4,576

0.334

0.39

Nov.

3,600 

3,600

3,600

3,600

3,600

3,600

3,400 

3,400

3,400

3,400

3,400

3,400

3,400

3,400

3,400

3,600

5,400

15,100

17,500

15,800

16,300

16,700

15 , 300

14,000

*11,500

11,000

15,800

20,400 

21,600 

24,400

276,600

9,220

0.673

0.75

Dec.

22,900 

19,500

13,600

14,000

14,300

13,200

11,700 

10,800

9,560

8,370

6,300

5,400

5,620

5,620

5,840

6,070

6,070

5,840

5,840

5,840

5,840

*5,840

5,620

5,620

5,400

5,400

5,400

5,200 

5.000 

5,000 

5,200

255,890

8,255

0.603

0.70

Jan.

5,200 

5,620

5,840

6,300

6,070

b4.600

b4,800 

4,800

5,000

5,000

5,200

5,200

5,200

5,400

6,990

7,910

6,760

5,620

8,580

7,130

14,700

26,700

29,300

29,600

28,400

26,300

25,500

25,500 

*24,600 

26,000 

26,800

400,620

12,920

0.943

1.09

Feb.

26,900 

28,300

28,600

28,400

28,300

27,800

26,500 

21,600

17.700

22,900

30,400

34,000

38,500

50,200

67,600

80,500

»e91,200

*e92.100

*e82,500

e78,100

e72,600

668,000

e59,000

650,500

e44,800

637,600

*34,600

32,400

tl.301.6

46,490

3.39

3.53

Mar.

31,100 

28,400

25,700

23,100

21,200

20,600

20,800 

21,100

22,200

23,800

25,000

26,500

27,200

27,600

28,000

28,200

28,200

28,200

28,400

28,600

28,100

26,100

21,900

20,600

*17,800

16,400

16,100

15,300 

15.100 

17,500 

19,500

728,300

23,490

1.71

1.97

Apr.

20,600 

21,300

23,000

24,000

24,800

25,600

26,300 

27,400

28,200

28.300

26,300

23,600

21,300

19,800

18,900

16,900

15,300

14.300

14,500

20,000

20,300

*2 1,400

22,700

23,200

21,900

20,900

17,500

16,100 

19,300 

24,100

647,800

21,590

1.58

1.76

May

26,700 

28,800

31,900

38,200

47,800

55,500

57.000 

*53,200

46,500

39,000

28,600

22,000

19,600

20,300

18,600

17,800

16 , 900

16,400

16,400

14,800

14,000

13,200

12.500

12 , 700

14,300

*14,300

15,800

16,700 

16,100 

16,400 

18,900

780,900

25,190

1.84

2.12

June

17.800 

16,700

13,800

11,200

10,600

9,900

9,150 

8,400

7,680

7,440

7,440

8,160

9,650

9,400

8,400

7,440

6,740

6,280

6,050

5,820

5,360

5,360

*5,130

5,590

4,690

4,690

4,690

4,480 

4,690 

10,400

243,130

8,104

0.592

0.66

July

15.200 

11,700

9,650

7,920

7,200

6,740

6,280 

5,590

5,130

4,900

4,480

4,270

4,060

3,850

3,640

3,640

3.450

4,060

4,060

3,850

*3,850

4,060

4,060

3,850

4,480

4,060

4,270

4,690 

5,360 

5,130 

4,690

166,150

5,360

0.391

0.45

Aug.

4,270 

3,850

3,430

4,270

6.510

4,270

3,640 

3,430

3,010

2,700

2,800

2,700

2,590

2,480

2,480

2,480

3,640

3,850

4,060

3,850

3,640

3,220

3,010

2,800

*2,800

2,590

2,380

2,280 

2,180 

2.080 

2,080

99,370

3,205

0.234

0.27

Sept.

2,080 

2,280

2,590

2,380

2,380

2,380

2,280 

2,080

1,980

3,010

3,220

2,700

2,080

1,880

1,780

1,780

1,580

1,580

1,480

1,480

1,480

*1,390

1.39Q

1,390

1,390

1,880

2,380

1,980 

2,480 

3,430

62,190

2,073

0.151

0.17

Calendar year 1958: Max 99,600 Mln 3,400 Mean 15,110 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.98

Water year 1958-59= Max 92,100 Min 1,390 Mean 13,980 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.86

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite} discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, 

engineer's notes, and records for stations at Riverton.

575949 O - 61 - 30
WABASH RIVER BASIN

3445. Range Creek near Casey, 111.

Location. Lat 39°19'36", long 88°01>46", in NE-r-SE^ sec. 12, T.10 N. , R.10 E., on right 

bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 2j miles west of State Highway 49 and 

3 miles northwest of Casey.

Drainage area. 7.60 sq mi.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 597.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Concrete control prior to Mar. 1, 1958.

Average discharge. 9 years, 5.00 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 760 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 9.14 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1950-59: Maximum discharge, 2,650 cfs Feb. 20, 1951 (gage height, 10.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 800 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow at 

gage height 9.67 ft; maximum gage height, 10.55 ft June 28, 1957; no flow for many 

days each year.

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

which are poor.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1435: 1951-53, 1955(M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.5 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

5.1

12

19

52

98

187

365

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.2

.2

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

6.6

8.4

.6

.3

.2

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

.1

a.l

a.l

a.l »0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

18.8

0.61

0.080

0.09

Nov.

0.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.6

55

115

17

*6.1

1.9

1.0

.7

.6

.5

65

25

4.5

bl.5

bl.l

b.9

298.5

9.95

1.31

1.46

Dec.

bo. 8

1.2

8.4 

15

7.0

bl.5

b.7

b.6

b.4

b.4

b.4

b.3 **b.2

b.2

b.2

b.2

b.2

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

42.0

1.35

0.178

0.21

Jan.

2.8

bl.l

b.6 

b.3

b.2.

b.2

b.3

b.3

b.2

b.2

.2

.3

.4

1.5

b2.1

b.5

b.2

b.2

.5

23

210

b9.0

b3.7

4.1

9.5

6.0

2.4

1.9

1.8

no

296.7

9.57

1.26

1.45

Feb.

1.4

1.2

3.

8.

5.

1.

1.

4.

101

295

12

7.7

15

66

13

8.2

13

17

b3.0

bl.2

*1.0

1.3

10

6.6

6.9

10

9.8

20

-

644.4

23.0

3.03

3.15

Mar.

11

5.9

2.2

15

34

5.6

4.9

27

34

17

11

8.1

6.2

7.3

3.1

1.7

1.1

1.0

.9

.7

.6

.6

.6

*.6

1.1

.9

.5

.4

.4

.5

207.9

6.71

0.883

1.02

Apr.

1.7

4.2

3.1

1.3

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.iJ-

.2

.2 *.7

13

9.8

3.6

1.4

.9

.7

.6

.6

.5

.8

.6

.6

56.3

1.88

0.247

0.28

May

0.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.5

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

8.0

0.26

0.034

0.04

June

0.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.0 *0

0

.1.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

*o

1.1

0.04

0.0053

0.005

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

.8

.5

17

1.9

.2

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

0

0

*0

0

0 

O

21.0

0.68

0.089

0.10

Aug.

0

O

0

0

41

6.6

.6

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

a25

3.6

.4

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

**.!

O

0

0

0

o

0

78.3

2.53

0.333

0.38

Sept.

0.1

.1

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

o

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

0

0.4

0.01

0.0013

0.002

Calendar year 1958: Max 169 Min 0 Mean 4.57 Cfsm 0.6O1 In. 8.17

Water year 1958-59: Max 295 Min 0 Mean 4.58 Cfsm 0.6O3 In. 8.19

Peak discharg 

(9.14 ft).

(base, 38O cfs). --Jan. 21 (6 a.m.) 527 cfs (7.50 ft)j Feb. 10 (3 a.m.) 760 cfs

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for North 

Fork Embarrass River near Oblong.

b State-discharge relation affected by ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 455 

3455. Embarrass River at Ste. Marie, 111.

Location. Lat 38°56'10", long 88°01 T 10 n , in NW^NW^ sec.30, T.6 N., R.14 W. , on left bank 

at downstream side of highway bridge at Ste. Marie.

Drainage area. 1,540 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1909 to December 1912, August 1914 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 446.75 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to June 29, 1940, chain gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 48 years, 1,227 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,400 cfs Feb. 12 (gage height, 20.43 ft); minImum, 22 cfs Sept. 22.

1909-12, 1914-59: Maximum discharge, 44,800 cfs Jan. 4,1950 (gage height, 24.95 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 29,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 25.54 ft June 30, 

1957; minimum discharge, 1 cfs Oct. 5-9, 1914.

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

which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1083: 1934. WSP 1113: 1910-31, 1933, 1939-40, 1945(M).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 18 Nov. 19 to Sept. 30

0.9 85

1.0 100

1.5 187

2.0 305

5.0 1,140

10.0 3,180

13.0 4,660

0.2 22

1.0 134

2.0 324

3.0 570

5.0 1,230

10.0

16.0

38.0

20.0

3,400

6,700

8,850

17,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

147

142

143

136

130

121

119

116

118

828

1,260 

530

405

320

258

217

191

172

159

150

142

135

*128

124

121

118

114

110

108

106

103

6,971

225

0.146

0.17

Nov.

102

100

100

98

100

98

96

94

94

91

90 

92

90

86

105

111

1,440

4,310

*5.260

2,860

1,720

1,300

1,020

845

735

2,210

4,350

3,850

2,680

b2,200

36,327

1,211

0.786

0.88

Dec.

b2,000

1,880

1,560

1,840

2.040

1,520

1,230

1,090

b900

b750

b700 

b600

b540

bSOO

b450

b470

490

515

490

478

452

440

404

380

369

358

346

335

324

324

313

24,088

777

0.505

0.58

Jan.

358

515

b450

b310

b400

b450

465

490

b430

b400

380 

346

292

302

570

bSOO

b320

b540

660

615

3,730

5,860

6.540

a4,800

a3,700

3,000

2,680

2,140

1,800

*1,800

2,500

47,143

1,521

0.988

1.14

Feb.

2,270

1,920

1,760

1,800

1,520

1,340

1,020

915

1,320

6,320

11,500 

17.600

10,700

9,900

13,100

12,100

9,060

6,160

3,830

2,500

1,960

1,640

2,040

2,180

1,920

2,040

2,270

2,270

_

132,955

4,748

3.08

3.21

Mar.

2,630

2,180

1,840

1,640

1,480

2,340

2,950

1,840

2,540

3,350

5.600 

3,600

2,950

2,720

2,630

3,450

3,450

3,500

3,600

3,250

2,500

2,000

1,680

*1,440

1,300

1,200

1,300

1,230

1,090

985

 950

71,215

2,297

1.49

1.72

Apr.

950

1,370

1,560

1,680

1,480

1,300

1,160

1,020

915

845

780 

750

720

675

630

600

570

555

1,860

2.950

2,130

1,260

1,160

1,090

1,020

880

810

915

880

765

33,280

1,109

0.720

0.80

May

705

675

615

570

528

490

465

428

404

416

416 

502

490

478

515

600

615

630

585

*515

502

465

428

404

404

440

528

585

675

780

2.100

17,953

579

0.376

0.43

June

1,270

502

404

358

313

292

273

254

238

227

217 

212

292

252

215

204

189

176

165

158

150

145

148

167

144

131

124

118

110

104

7,552

252

0.164

0.18

July

100

99

92

88

89

85

90

82

75

71

67 

64

62

60

57

179" 56

182

254

239

123

99

88

82

83

81

*76

143

148

92

177

3,283

106

0.069

0.08

Aug.

106

82

74

171

268

252

232

158

116

97

83 

76

68

61

54

53

227

242

140

108

96

76

62

53

*48

44

42

40

43

44

43

3,259

105

0.068

0.08

Calendar year 1958: Max 10,300 Min 86 Mean 1,411 Cfsm 0.916 In. 12.44

Sept.

43

42

42

40

49

52" 57

45

42

39

38 

38

32

32

32

31

30

27

27

27

26

25

30

25

25

31

44

43

43

39

1,096

36.5

0.024

0.03

Water year 1958-59: Max 17,600 Min 25 Mean 1,O55 Cfsm 0.685 In. 9.30

Peak discharge (base, 6,500 cfs). Feb. 12 (5 a.m.) 19,400 cfs (20.43 ft); Feb. 15 (3 to 4 p.m.) 

13,600 efs (19.17 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for North 

Fork Embarrass River near Oblong.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily chain-gage readings Sept. 13-26.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

3460. North Fork Embarrass River near Oblong, 111.

Location. Lat 39°00'35", long 87°56'45", in extreme northwest corner of sec.35, T.7 N., 

 R.14 W., on left bank at downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 33, threequarters of a mile upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 2 miles west of 

Oblong, and 8-J miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--304 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 458.19 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 11, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 258 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,850 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 17.87 ft); minImum, 3.2 cfs Sept. 19, 20.

1940-59: Maximum discharge, 27,100 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 22.38 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs; no flow for many days in 1953-54.

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

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 22 to May 30, July 18 to Sept. 30)

0.2

.3

.5

.7

1.0

1.5

2.0

4.0

2.5

4.0

8.0

14

27

61

103

343

8.0

12.0

14.0

15.0

16.0

17.0

18.0

964:

1,810

2,600

3,480

4,840

7,000

10,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

14

13

14

13

12.

12

12

12

14

218

189

87

46

30

22

20

18

17

15

13

14

14

*14

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

933

30.1

0.099

0.11

Nov.

12" 12

12

13

13

13

13

13

14

13

14

15

15

14

18

23

300

1,160

*1.450

812

239

160

128

105

94

448

1,090

401

b210

b!50

6,974

232

0.763

0.85

Dec.

b!20

122

138

355

525

291

150

blOO

b85

b70

b65

b55

*b50

b45

b36

39

38

38

39

39

36

35

36

36

33

30

32

32

31

30

31

2,762

89.1

0.293

0.34

Jan.

46

118

116

b50

b35

b35

b37

b35

b35

b33

30

28

29

36

135

232

b!50

b90

63

70

1,510

2,430

a2.800

al,400

784

555

441

265

207

*304

413

12,512

404

1.33

1.53

Feb.

b210

b!20

bllO

190

284

207

133

126

276

3,280

7,550

3,030

908

1,120

1,660

1,100

511

752

a550

246

*177

160

360

555

413

399

427

427

25,281

903

2.97

3.09

Mar.

752

514

278

201

166

466

862

310

618

1,110

1,070

982

630

455

413

441

258

183

150

135

126

116

100

93

*89_

94

138

144

110

96

94

11,194

361

1.19

1.37

Apr.

110

399

385

317

207

142

113

96

87

80

75

71

67

62

58

55

53

*70

1,200

2,280

1,820

418

232

172

140

119

107

208

385

189

9,717

324

1.07

1.19

May

127

101

86

77

69

63

56

51

48

55

55

58

58

54

46

41

39

45

59

*76

90

75

66

46

39

34

31

30

4T

187

1.740

3,651

118

0.388

0.45

June

428

97

46

33

27

24

21

19

17

16

15

15

21

19

14

11

12

10

9.8

9.5

9.2

8.9

8.9

50

28

17

12

8.9

7.8

*7.0

1,022.0

34.1

0.112

0.13

July

6.6

6.4

6.0

5.6

5.8

5.8

6.6

7.8

6.6

5.4

4.8

4.2

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.6.

21

117

"~95~ 226

32

18

14

12

11

11

11

*18

31

25

45

773.4

24.9

0.082

0.09

Aug.

92

36

19

89

117

200

168

50

26

19

14

12

10

9.2

8.3

9.0

147

229

65

30

20

15

12

10

*8.3

7.4

7.2

7.4

6.6

6.0

6.6

1,456.0

47.0

0.155

0.18

Sept.

6.6

6.4

5.6

12

9.2

6.6

5.6

5.2

4.6

4.4

4.2

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

3TI

3.4

3.8

4.8

5.2

4.8

5.4

6.2

9.8

17

IT

173.4

5.78

0.019

0.02

Calendar year 1958: Max 8,800 Min 12 Mean 277 Cfsm 0.911 In. 12.36

Water year 1958-59: Max 7,550 Min 3.2 Mean 209 Cfsm O.688 In. 9.35

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). Feb. 11 (9 a.m.) 9,850 cfs (17.87 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Hnbarras 

River at Ste. Marie and Range Creek near Casey. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 457

3470. White River at Muncle, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°12' , long 85°23' , In sec.10, T.20 N., R.10 E., on right bank 200 ft 

downstream from Walnut Street Bridge In Muncle and 6 miles upstream from Bell Creek.

Drainage area. 242 sq ml.

Records available. November 1930 to September 1959. Prior to October 1948, published as 

West Pork White River at Muncle.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 920.10 ft above mean sea level (city of

Muncle bench mark). Prior to Jan. 4, 1934, chain gage at highway bridge 200 ft upstream 

at datum 5.00 ft higher. Jan. 4, 1934, to Sept. 13, 1940, water-stage recorder and 

Sept. 14, 1940, to Feb. 14, 1941, staff gage, at present site at datum 4.00 ft higher. 

Feb. 15, 1941, to Jan. 27, 1942, wire-weight gage at bridge 200 ft upstream at present 

datum.

Average dIs charge. 28 years (1931-59), 223 cfs (adjusted for diversion after September 

1937).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,100 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 11.23 ft); minimum, 2.9 cfs Sept. 23, 25, 26 (gage height, -0.07 ft observed).

1930-59: Maximum discharge, 11,500 cfs Jan. 15, 1937 (gage height, 18.07 ft, present 

datum); minimum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 16, 1937; minimum daily, 1.1 cfs Sept. 16, 17, 23-25, 

1954, Oct. 15, 1956.

Maximum stage known, about 19.6 ft in March 1913, present datum (discharge, about 

20,000 cfs).

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

which are fair. City of Muncie diverts part of its water supply 2.5 miles above gage 

and returns It to river at sewer outlet a short distance below gage. Records of diversion available since October 1937.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1931-32(M), 1936(M), 1938, 

IMS'. WSP 1435: 1955.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

33

32

32

33

33

30

30

30

33

*42.

42

36

33

32

30

30

30

31

32

31

30 

30

33

32

32

35

33

32

30 

29

28

999

32.2 

13.7

Nov.

29

32

31

28

*27

2626"

28

33

35

33

31

28

28

38

74

166

455

53T

198

131 

100

86

71

86

282

230

155

115 

b!04

3,048

102 

13.9

Dec.

b90

78

76

*173

298

201

b!35

blOS

b88

b77

b78

b73

b65

b60

b56

b58

b60

b62

b62

62

58 

52

52

57

58

b52

46

50

46 

46

44

2,518

81.2 

13.7

Jan.

250

575

342

b200

blip

b88

b92

*b95

b80

b66

b58

b56

b58

166

478

500

b250

b!25

b98

bllO

4,190 

7,000

3,500

1,100

650

470

340

230

240 

900

750

23,167

747 

12.3

Feb.

520

300

*210

298

194

122

92

b86

82

2,130

5.570

1,160

690

855

1,410

900

630

540

398

b310

b250 

243

348

540

425

345

320

302

-

17,070

610 

12.6

Mar.

345

311

275

224

199

601

660

452

452

630

630

510

*480

600

1,140

855

480

345

284

251

228 

193

173

161

150

147

210

284

228 

210

199

11,907

384

13.7

Apr.

223

700

540

398

298

239

199

180

*203

267

247

203

177

156

137

129

125

115

187

272

242 

176

147

129

122

123

740

2,140

2,580 

1,140

12,334

411 

14.7

May

750

510

345

275

224

*196

170

150

145

147

169

759

720

324

275

221

186

159

147

129

280

1,270

541

298

335

398

243

362 

675

306

10,834

349 

15.9

June

200 153"

125

109

100

90

88

77

*65

64

64

74

67

61

54

49

47

44

43

43

44 

45

40

38

39

42

77

58

38

31

2,069

69.0 

18.1

July

32

40

42

34

33

25

23

18

*15

15

14

15

13

7.7

5.5

5.6

9.9

18

38

43

30 

22

19

26

33

30

27

80

48 

28

23

812.5

26.2 

18.5

Aug.

23

22

15

12

13

*11

7.7

11

11

9.5

4.8

3.6

576

3.6

3.6

3.6

10

11

4.7

3.6

3.6 

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

13

4.4 

24

13

266.9

8.61 

17.9

Sept.

17

66

29

12

6.8

6.7

7.7

g3.5

g3.5

*g3.8

g3.8

g3.8

g3.8

g3.8

g3.8

g3.8

g3.8

g3.8

g3.8

g3.8

g3.3

g2.9

g3.8

g2.9

g2.9

6.8

3.4

gsa

229.3

7.64 

15.9

Adjusted for diversion

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

45.9 

0.190 

0.22

116 

0.479 

0.53

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

94.9 

0.392 

0.45

759 

3.14 

3.62

623 

2.57 

2.68

398 

1.64 

1.89

426 

1.76 

1.96

365 

1.51 

1.74

Observed

Max 8,570 Mln 26 Mean 270 

Max 7,000 Mln 2.9 Mean 234

87.1 

0.360 

0.40

44.7 

0.185 

0.21

26.5 

0.110 

0.13

23.5 

0.097 

0.11

Adjusted

Mean 284 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.92 

Mean 249 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.94

Peak discharge (base. 2,500 cfs). Jan. 22 (4 to 5 a.m.) 9.1OO cfs (11.23 ft); Feb. 11 (6:3O a.m.)

5,880 cfs (6.42 ft); Apr. 29 (7 a.m.) 2,860 cfs (5.22 ft).________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion, In cubic feet per second, for city of Muncle water supply; records furnished by 

Buncle Water Works Co.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

g Computed from readings of Telemark by observer.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 22 to Feb. 3, Aug. 11-16, 19-27, 29, Sept. 28; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, 1 discharge measurement, and records for downstream stations and 

on nearby streams.
458 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3475. Buck Creek near Muncie, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°08'05", long 85°22'25", in SE£ sec.34, T.20 N., R.10 E., on left bank

 at downstream side of county highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from Muncie Water Works 

Co. pumping station, and 4.2 miles southeast of courthouse in Muncie.

Drainage area. 36.7 sq mi.

Records available . October 1954 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 944.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to May 5, 1955, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 5 years, 41.0 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,710 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 12.64 ft); mini-

 mum, 10 cfs Sept. 23, 25; minimum gage height, 2.52 ft Nov. 7, 13; Dec. 28-31.

1954-59; Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 1959; minimum, 4.7 cfs Sept. 12, 13, 

1956; minimum gage height, 2.41 ft Sept. 18, 1957.

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

which are fair.

ept periods of Ice effect (gage

neignt, in leet, ami aiacuai-ge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 3-9, Aug. 14 to Sept. 3O)

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, e 

height, In feet, and discharge

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

8.0 

11.0

115

469

1,020

2.5

3.0

4.0

8.0

11.0

12

38

114

469

1,020

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

f

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

22

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

22

*25

23

22

22

21

22

22

21

21

21

20

20

20

22

22

21

22

22

22

21 

21

21

659

21.3

0.580

0.67

Nov.

22

22

22

21

*20

20

20

21

22

22

21

20

20

20

29

27

50

56

42

33

29

27

24

23

26

46

33

29

b26 

25

818

27.3

0.744

0.83

Dec.

b23

22

22

*35

34

b29

b25

23

 b22

b21

b20

b20

b20

b20

b20

b20

b20

b20

b20

b20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

19 

19

20

673

21.7

0.591

0.68

Jan.

60

39

32

b29

b27

b25

b24

*b23

22

b21

b21

20

20

35

56

b42

b35

b30

b31

b50

b980

a600

a200

alOO

a75

a5B

a48

a44

a42 

allO

aB3

2,982

96.2

2.62

3.02

Feb.

a53

a38

*42

47

35

32

29

28

46

512

146

94

82

122

114

78

70

62

51

47

44

42

66

66

55

51

47

47

-

2,146

76.6

2.09

2.18

Mar.

47

47

44

41

42

78

58

51

70

78

74

62

*66

66

55

47

44

43

42

39

38

36

15

37

40

38

38 

37

38

1,635

52.7

1.44

1.66

Apr.

48

90

62

51

47

42

38

38

*40

39

38

36

35

33

33

32

11

32

38

51

42

38

35

33

33

32

140

277

154 

102

1,740

58.0

1.58

1.76

May

74

58

51

44

42

*39

37

35

11

35

42

110

74

55

47

43

41

38

36

35

34

121

178

86

62

62

55

47

155 

146

78

1,994

64.3

1.75

2.02

June

55

47

41

38

35

34

32

31

*30

29

30

33

29

27

27

27

26

26

26

26

25

24

24

24

24

24

25

22

22

.SI

884

29.5

0.804

0.90

July

22

22

21

20

22

21

20

20

*20

19

19

19

18

12

17

17

18

19

21

19

19

18

18

21

20

19

38

65

24

22

684

22.1

0.602

0.69

Aug.

20

19

19

19

18

*17

18

18

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

17

18

17

17

17

17

' 17

16

16

16

16

15

16

17

17

16

527

17.0

0.463

0.53

Sept.

21

20

18

17

17

17

16

15

14

*16

16

16

16

15

13

14

13

15

15

15

13

12

12

13

12

13

15

14

14 

15

452

15.1

0.411

0.46

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,050 Mln 19 Mean 43.8 Cfam 1.19 In. 16.19

Water year 1958-59: Max 980 Mln 12 Mean 41.6 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.40

ak discharge (base, 400 cfs).--Jan. 21 (8 p.m.) 1,710 cfs (12.64J't); Feb. 10 (10 a.m.) 935 cfs 

(10.70 ft); Apr. 28 (2:30 p.m.) 445 cfs (7.80 ft); May 22 (10 p.m.) 469 cfs (B.OO ft); May 29 

(8:30 D.m.) 590 cfs (8.88 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of appearance of recorder chart, weathe 

records, engineer's notes, and records for stations on nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 459

3480. White River at Anderson, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°06i, long 85°41i, in sec.18, T.19 N. , R.8 E., on left bank at municipal 

water-supply plant in Anderson, 1 mile upstream from Killbuck Creek.

Drainage area. 401 sq mi.

Records available . July 1925 to September 1926, October 1931 to September 1959. Monthly 

discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305. Gage-height records collected 

at site 700 ft downstream December 1910 to February 1918 and at present site since 

February 1918 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. Prior to October 1948, 

published as West Fork White River at Anderson.

Gage. Staff gage above concrete overflow dam. Gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is

 {525.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to May 12, 1934, chain gage at

site 250 ft upstream at same datum. 

Average discharge. 29 years, 382 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,300 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 18.86 ft); mini-

 mum, 52 cfs Sept. 20, 21 (gage height, 7.32 ft).

1925-26, 1931-59: Maximum discharge observed, 17,100 cfs Jan. 15, 1937; maximum 

gage height, 19.96 ft June 14, 1958; minimum discharge observed, 8.8 cfs Sept. 24, 1940 

(gage height, 6.92 ft).

Maximum stage known, 23.6 ft Mar. 25, 1913, present site and datum, based on determination by U. S. Weather Bureau at site then in use (discharge, 28,000 cfs, estimated).

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

above station for municipal supply of city of Anderson.

Cooperation. Gage readings furnished by city of Anderson.

Revlslons"Twater years). WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1932, 1934-35, 1936(M), 

1938-40. WSP 1385: 1950(P).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except 

in feet, and discharge, in

periods of ice effect (gage height, 

:ubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 3O

7.5 

7.9

100

280

690

11.0 3,390

15.0 7,100

18.0 11,500

7.3

7.4 

7.7 

8.0

48

69

183

360

8.5 737

10.0 2,350

15.0 7,1OO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

136

125

125

122

122

118

114

lil

118

*11B

140

125

118

122

118

118

114

111

111

111

114

118

129

125

118

118

129

125

122

118

3,738

121

0.302

0.35

Nov.

125

129

125

125

*125

125

125

122

145

154

140

132

132

132

140

168

310

650

572

394

292

254

209

195

209

426

446

420

b340

264

7,125

238

0.594

0.66

Dec.

b230

b230

b220

*249

432

413

b34O

b270

b240

b200

b210

b!90

b!70

b!55

b!55

b!60

b!65

b!65

b!65

b!60

b!50

b!40

132

158

158

b!45

b!30

b!40

b!30

132

140

6,074

196

0.489

0.56

Jan.

190

690

500

b290

b!9O

b!40

b!60

*b230

b!50

b!20

bl!5

bl!5

b!25

150

446

730

259

b!50

b!60

b!80

3,340

10.700

6,600

2,030

1,170

924

647

526

454

1,310

1,390

34,181

1,103

2.75

3.17

Feb.

783

526

*390

605

526

390

330

324

312

3,020

5.200

2,520

1,330

1,220

2,350

1,660

1,120

973

783

605

488

474

526

924

783

647

605

563

-

29,977

1,071

2.67

2.78

Mar.

563

563

526

461

414

488

783

737

647

1,070

1,O70

876

*829

973

1.660

1,550

924

647

563

481

461

414

378

354

336

324

384

434

420

390

20,116

649

1.62

1.87

Apr.

402

1.17O

1,07O

783

6O5

488

434

408

*414

434

461

396

366

348

324

324

306

294

318

434

488

390

342

318

306

288

767

3,060

*5.750

2,230

21,718

724

1.81

2.02

May

1,390

973

692

647

488

*434

396

354

336

336

336

932

1,390

876

605

481

402

330

336

336

318

490

2.000

1,120

647

468

737

488

414

1,380

737

20,889

674

1.68

1.94

June

474

39O

336

294

282

246

212

183

*147

194

194

183

183

194

178

174

174

174

165

165

165

156

165

142

13§

156

147

152

142

142

6,047

202

0.504

0.56

July

134

156

138

138

138

138

130

130

*127

94

94

81

69

72

72

69

81

94

108

138

115

108

100

97

94

94

91

234

183

111

3,566

115

0.287

0.33

Aug.

10O

91

81

91

88

*8S

91

88

88

81

84

78

72

69

72

75

108

91

88

78

72

69

67

61

69

69

69

75

97

75

84

2,509

80.9

0.202

0.23

Sept.

94

147

123

91

75

65

65

65

65

*72

65

65

61

56

56

56

63

61

63

54

54

63

56

65

61

61

100

69

65

65

2,121

70.7

0.176

0.20

Calendar year 1958 : Max 11,700 Min 111 Mean 477 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.14

Water year 1958-59 : Max 10,700 Min 54 Mean 433 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.67

Peak discharge (base, 2,700 cfs). Jan. 22 (5 to 6 p.m.) 13,300 cfs (18.86 ft); Feb. 11 (5 to 6 p.m.) 

5,900 cfs (13.86 ft); Apr. 29 (7 a.m.) 3,980 cfs (11.76 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
460 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3485. White River near Noblesville, Ind.

Location.--Lat 40°07', long 85°58', in sec,4, T.19 N., R.5 E., near center of span of downstream side of highway bridge, 1 mile west of Strawtown, 7 miles northeast of Nbblesville, 

9.5 miles upstream from Cicero Creek, and at mile 277.4.

Drainage area. 814 sq mi.

Records available . May 1915 to September 1926, October 1928 to September 1959. 

discharge only for some pe:sriods, published In WSP 1305. Published as West

White River" prior to October 1922 and as "West Fork of White River"

Monthly 

Branch of 

October 1922 to

September 1948. Records of daily discharge for the water year 1928, published in 

WSP 663, have been found to be unreliable and should not be used. (The maximum for 

this year is believed to reasonably accurate.)

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 763.08 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

~1"929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 1, 1922, chain gage at bridge

2 miles downstream at different datum. July 1, 1922, to Nov. 21, 1933, chain gage at

present site and datum.

Average discharge. 42 years, 821 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 22,800 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 16.10 ft); mini-

 mum, 91 cfs Sept. 25 (gage height, 4.12 ft).

1915-26, 1928-59: Maximum discharge, 27,200 cfs Mar. 21, 1927 (gage height, 16.3ft, 

from graph based on gage readings); maximum gage height, 16.35 ft June 14, 1958; minimum, 36 cfs Sept. 25, 1941.

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

which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1915-16, 1918, 1920,

 1921(M), 1922, 1927-28(M), 1929-30, 1933(M), 1936, 1941(M), See also Records available.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 18 to Mar. 8)

4.1 

4.5

5.0 

7.0

97

193

379

1,600

10.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

4,060

6,390

8,140

10,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

225

225

209

209

195

193

193 

193

433

885

730

474

358

295

276

258

242

242

225

225

225

225

242

242

225

209

242

242

225

225 

209

8,794

284

0.349

0.40

Nov.

209

225

225

225

225

209

209 

209

242

276

276

258

242

242

358

530

2,020

2.580

2,260

1,540

1,080

822

670

556

627

1,880

1,810

1,210

950

670

22,835

761

0.935

1.04

Dec.

583

583

556

760

1.140

1,020

670 

583

b520

a440

a450

a42o

a370

a330

a330

a330

a350

a350

a350

a350

a330

1)325

336

316

295

276

276

258

258

258 

258

13,671

441

0.542

0.62

Jan.

457

1,080

1,020

732

a415

a295

a315 

a335

a290

a245

a240

b260

1)285

358

791

b960

b730

a380

a420

a460

b5,400

b8,5OO

I) 12. 500

8,590

2,9OO

2,020

1,470

1,140

1,080

2,500

2,980

59,148

1,908

2.34

2.70

Feb.

1,740

1,140

950

1,280

1,210

822

670 

6W

803

5,630

9.890

7,020

2,980

2,820

3,770

3,230

2,260

2,020

1,670

1,340

1,140

1,O8O

1,340

1,810

1,600

1,400

1,340

1,340

-

62,965

2,249

2.76

2.87

Mar.

1,400

1,400

1,280

1,140

1,020

1,340

1,810 

1,470

1,340

1,600

1,810

1,740

1,600

1,810

2,340

2.580

1,740

1,340

1,140

1,020

950

822

730

700

670

670

730

950

885

885 

885

39,797

1,284

1.58

1.82

Apr.

1,080

3,140

3,320

2,100

1,600

1,280

1,O8O 

950

885

950

950

822

760

700

641

612

583

612

760

1,080

1,080

885

730

641

612

556

1,560

5,890

8.560

5,800

50,019

1,667

2.05

2.29

May

5.060

2,100

1,600

2,970

2,180

1,540

1,210 

950

822

822

822

1,280

1,950

1,400

1,080

885

760

700

670

612

585

750

2,020

2,260

1,280

1,140

1,140

950

760

1,210

1,210

40,696

1,315

1.61

1.86

June

822 '670

583

528

474

450

450 

402

579

358

402

425

579

556

516

316

295

276

276

276

258

258

276

258

258

295

295

276

258

242

11,087

570

0.455

0.51

July

242

258

225

225

209

209

209 

195

195

180

180

167

164

167

167

160

164

180

193

242

209

193

195

242

242

193

180

242

425

276

209

6,551

211

0.259

0.50

Aug.

180

164

157

162

162

164

167 

162

154

147

150

142

142

137

157

144

180

180

160

152

147

142

155

128

140

140

155

144

195

225 142"

4,814

155

0.190

0.22

Sept.

152

209

209

180

150

155

124 

119

121

126

128

117

110

117

108

117

117

119

112

108

101

115

106

101

li

104

160

157

155

121

5,875

129

0.158

0.18

Calendar year 1958: Max 20,800 Mln 193 Mean 943 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15. 7O

Water year 1958-59: Max 12,500 Mln 99 Mean 888 Cfsm 1.O9 In. 14.81

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 cfs). Jan. 25 (9:3O a.m.) 22,8OO cfs (16.10 ft); Feb. 11 (10 a.m.)

10,200 efs (15.80 ft); Apr. 29 (11:50 a.m.) 8,85O cfs (15.50 ft).__________________________

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of appearance of recorder chart, weather 

records, engineer's notes, 1 discharge measurement, and records for upstream and downstream stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 461 

3490. White River at Noblesville, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°02'50", long 86°01'00", in SE£ sec.36, T.19 M., R.4 E., on right bank 

at downstream side of Logan Street Bridge in Noblesville, 1^ miles upstream from Cicero 

Creek, 3j miles downstream from dam at Clare, and at mile 269.0.

Drainage area. 837 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1946 to September 1959. Gage-height records collected at

present site from December 1913 to December 1935, and at a site 400 ft downstream thereafter, are contained in reports of U. 3. Weather Bureau. Prior to October 1948, published as West Fork White River at Noblesville.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. 

1929.

Datum of gage is 738.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge. 13 years, 907 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 13,500 cfs Jan. 23 ge height, 16.87 ft); minimum, 52 cfs Aug. 10 (gage height, 4.39 ft).

1946-59: Maximum discharge, 24,000 cfs June 15, 1958 (gage height, 20.55 ft); minimum, 4.8 cfs Sept. 9, 1947; minimum gage height, 3.99 ft Sept. 18, 1948; minimum daily 

discharge, 44 cfs Sept. 28, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 23.8 ft Mar. 25, 1913, present site and datum, from U. S. 

Weather Bureau records.

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

those for periods below 400 cfs, which are fair. Flow regulated by powerplant above 

station. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1641.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1949.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 2-15, July 25 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 23 Jan. 24 to Sept. 3O

4.7 190

5.0 310

9.0 2,920

13.0 6,650

15.0 9,300

17.0 13,700

4.2 

4.5 

5.0

127

310

6.0 940

13.0 6,690

15.0 9,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

261

241

245

229

225

218

222

229

382

890

760

525

388

335

296

261

257

241

229

225

229

233

265

265

249

233

265

270

249

241 

229

9,387

303

0.362

0.42

Nov.

225

233

241

225

237

229

211

218

249

274

296

283

261

237

306

1,200

a2 , 100

a2 . 600

a2,400

al,900

al,300

890

700

640

640

1,800

1,930

1,280

1,020

760

24,885

830

0.992

1.11

Dec.

640

640

610

760

1.080

1,080

760

670

b580

470

498

b460

b410

b360

b360

360

388

388

388

388

360

335

345

350

340

310

301

301

288

288

288

14,796

477

0.570

0.66

Jan.

442

955

1,020

b700

470

305

320

340

292

b253

b237

25T

310

360

700

1,020

730

388

b415

471

5,180

8,820

12,500

9,210

3,650

2,450

1,750

1,290

1,080

2,610

3,490

61,815

1,994

2.38

2.74

Feb.

1,980

1,150

870

1,150

1,220

835

6~98 698

800

5,550

8.980

7,800

3,730

3,170

4,130

3,890

2,690

2,220

1,830

1,370

1,150

1,080

1,290

1,830

1,750

1,520

1,370

1,290

-

66,041

2,359

2.82

2.94

Mar.

1,440

1,440

1,290

1,150

1,010

1,290

1,900

1,590

1,370

1,670

1,980

1,980

1,830

2,060

2,530

2,950

2,140

1,520

1,220

1,150

1,010

905

835

800

750

730

800

940

1,010

940 

940

45,150

1,591

1.66

1.91

Apr.

1,080

3,570

3,970

2,610

1,830

1,370

1,150

1,010

940

1,010

1,010

905

' 835

765

698

665

632

600

765

1,080

1,150

940

800

698

665

600

1,390

5,500

7.570

6,200

51,808

1,727

2.06

2.30

May

3.570

2,370

1,900

2,950

2,770

1,750

1,570

1,080

940

905

905

1,290

2,140

1,590

1,220

1,010

870

765

730

665

632

665

1,980

2,530

1,440

1,150

1,150

1,080

870

1,150 

1,290

44,707

1,442

1.72

1.98

June

905

730

600

570

510

480

450

414

396

578

414

450

396

345

520

515

506

292

285

274

265

257

261

261

265

520

320

278

270

241

11,566

386

0.461

0.51

July

229

261

255

255

222

214

214

204

204

194

187

180

168

164

168

161

16T

187

200

245

255

197

187

255

257

200

177

229

408

257

6,614

215

0.254

0.29

Aug.

149

124

109

121

118

106

124

118

97

115

161

152

152

159

142

164

208

204

171

168

161

149

142

155

149

146

139

152

218

249

155

4,655

150

0.179

0.21

Sept.

164

225

261 218"

180

152

127

115

115

118

153

121

109

118

106

121

121

118

106

97

82

105

100

85

88

105

158

161

159

153

5,977

153

0.159

0.18

Calendar year 1958: Max 22,700 Mln 211 Mean 970 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.75

Water year 1958-59: Max 12,300 Mln 82 Mean 941 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.25

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). Jan. 25 (2 to 5 p.m.) 15,500 cfs (16.78 ft); Feb. 11 (8 p.m.) 

9,500 cfs (15.15 ft); Apr. 29 (5:50 p.m.) 7,800 cfs (l4.02 ft).__________________________ 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of appearance of recorder chart, weather

records, engineer's notes, and records for upstream and downstream stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
462 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3495. Cicero Creek near Arcadia, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°ll l , long 86°00', on line between sees. 18 and 19, T.20 N., R.5 E. , on 

left bank, on downstream side of county bridge, lj miles east of Arcadia and 5 miles 

upstream from Little Cicero Creek.

Drainage area.--131 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1954 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 815.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 7, 1955, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--5 years, 146 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during the year, occurred on Jan. 21 (discharge and gage 

height unknown); maximum dally discharge, 2,000 cfs Feb. 11; minimum, 1.0 cfs Aug 11, 

Sept. 8, 9 (gage height, 0.24 ft).__

1954-59: Maximum discharge, 6,720 cfs June 29, 1957 (gage height, 11.86 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Oct. 10, 1956 (gage heipht, 1.74 ft).

Maximum stage known, 15.6 ft, probably the flood of January 1937, from information 

by local residents.

Remarks. Records good Oct. 1 to May 15 and fair thereafter.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relation indefinite May 17, May 26 to June 3, June 5, 

June 7-17, 29, 30)

Oct. 1 to June 30

2.9

4.E

11

3.5 

4.5 

8.0 

9.0

lo.o

178

390

1,340

1,850

2,760

July 1-14, 

Aug. 16-22

2.2 2.2

2.3 3.5

July 15 to Aug. 15, 

Aug. 23 to Sept. 30

0.2 

.3 

.4 

.5

0.4

2.2 

4.6 

7.6

0.6

.9

1.2

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

9.8

9.1

8.4

8.4

7.4

6.8

7.1

*7.4

56

98.

59

34

25

20

17

16

15

14

13

12

12

12

16

14

12

11

12

12 

12

11

10

577.4

18.6

0.142

0.16

Nov.

10

12

13

13

12

12

*11

11

16

24

21

17

16

15

55

122

885

865

590

a390

a270

178

136

105

167

890

565

340 

234

152

6,147

205

1.56

1.74

Dec.

b!30

120

120

187

254

169

136

112

88

*b80

b72

b64

b58

b54

51

b50

b48

48

52

46

38

36

b34

b32

31

30

31

29

28

26

n

2,275

73.4

0.560

0.65

Jan.

70

97

63

45

b36

32

39

43

35

30

b23

*b24

31

52

152

73

a56

a48

43

86

al.600

al,600

a900

a530

a380

a360

a230

a!50 

a!40

907

441

8,516

275

2.10

2.42

Feb.

a230

a!45

a!25

*a!60

105

62

77

98

209

*1,850

2,000

863

615

690

665

415

340

294

205

b!50

b!25

120

254

274

187

169

169

187

10,783

385

2.94

3.06

Mar.

254

 205

178

144

136

224

196

160

178

214

*224

224

317

390

465

390

254

187

152

136

120

95

88

82

76

71

87

80 

80

105

120

5,632

182

1.39

1.60

Apr.

314

940

665

415

284

196

152

*128

169

187

152

128

105

92

78

70

64

60

62

205

178

128

105

90

76

66

*395

*1,120 

915

565

8,104

270

2.06

2.30

May

365

274

205

519

440

264

187

*136

112

120

169

244

187

144

112

96

84

78

73

60

60

186

317

187

125

250

200

130 

96

80

68

5,568

180

1.37

1.58

June

56

50

42

34

31

28

24

20

19

19

36

*83

60

42

34

29

*27

*22

20

18

17

16

15

13

18

155

112

63

38

23

1,164

38.8

0.296

0.33

July

*24

18

16

13

12

10

10

8.6

7.8

7.2

6.5

5.6

5.0

*5.0

5.5

3.5

4.6

5.7

44

34

14

8.7

21

31

16

9.8

8.0

8.3 

9.8

7.6

*5.4

383.6

12.4

0.095

0.11

Aug.

5.4

3.8

3.3

3.0

2.8

3.3

3.3

3.5

2.6

*1.8

1.2.

1.6

1.6

1.8

2.2

3.7

10

5.8

4.4

4.0

3.4

2.9

1.6

1.8

1.4

1.4

1.4

2.6 

3.0

4.0

5.4

98.0

3.16

0.024

0.03

Sept.

9.1

*11

5.4

3.0

2.6

2.0

2.0

1.2

1.0

1.8

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.4

*1.2

1.4

2.8

2.4

1.6

1.4

1.4

3.8

3.3

2.0

6.9

7.2

42

23 

12

8.0

166.5

5.55

0.042

0.05

Calendar year 1958 : Max 2,420 Min 6.8 Mean 136 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.08

Water year 1958-59 : Max 2,000 Min 1.0 Mean 135 Cfsm 1.03 In. 14.03

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 cfs). Jan. 21 (time and discharge unknown); Feb. 11 (6 to 7 a.m.) 2,170 

cfs (9.37 ft); Apr. 28 (11 a.m.) 1,240 cfs (7.66 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of appearance of recorder chart, weather records, field notes and 3 discharge measurements, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 463

3497. Little Cicero Creek near Arcadia, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°10 T , long 86°03', on line between sees. 14 and 23, T.20 N. , R.4 E., on 

left bank on downstream side of county road bridge, 0.5 mile downstream from Taylor 

Creek, 1.3 miles west of Arcadia, 3.9 miles upstream from mouth, and 9.3 miles northwest of Noblesville.

Drainage area. 44.7 sq mi.

Records available. October 1955 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 840 ft (by barometer).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,550 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 6.91 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Aug. 25-28 (gage height, 1.00 ft).

1955-59: Maximum discharge, 3,980 cfs June 28, 1957 (gage height, 8.69 ft); no flow 

Oct. 9, 10, 1956.

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

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 1O-19)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 25 Nov. 26 to Sept. 30

6.1 

9.3

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.5

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

.1

.5

1.0

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

378

656

1,010

1,620

1.5 3.4 3.0 174

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.9

5.3

4.9

4.5

4.3

3,7.

3.7

*3.9

68

128

58

31

25

23

21

19

16

14

12

12

9.8 

9.8

14

12

9.3

8.9

8.5

8.1

7.1 

6.3

6.1

563.1

18.2

0.407

0.47

Nov.

6.3

8.9

9.3

7.4

7.4

6.9

*5.7

6.3

14

23

14

11

10

9.3

40

56

235

175

102

68

51 

40

34

30

68

236

118

81

60 

48

1,581.5

52.7

1.18

1.32

Dec.

40

38

44

78

80

55

b43

b35

b28

b23

*b21

b!9

17

16

13

b!2

b!2

12

b!2

bll

11 

11

blO

blO

9.5

8.8

9.2

9.2

8.8 

8.5

7.9

712.9

23.0

0.515

0.59

Jan.

29

31

19

13

15

14

13

blO

9.2

8.5

7.4

*7.6

8.5

26

53

a24

a!7

a!5

a!3

a25

1,110 

a510

a!55

a85

96

alOO

a60

b38

b50 

244

68

2,874.2

92.7

2.07

2.39

Feb.

a45

a30

a62

*53

42

b31

22

20

104

974

174

104

90

174

141

84

72

66

48

b35

b30 

b29

94

70

51

45

46

55

2,791

99.7

2.23

2.32

Mar.

68

56

48

38

41

78

60

49

59

66

*65

69

96

104

118

88

66

51

45

42

35 

29

24

24

2_i

22

29

24

24 

33

39

1,611

52.0

1.16

1.34

Apr.

78

90

141

94

72

52

42

37

44

45

38

34

29

24

22

20

18

*20

27

63

45 

35

27

22

21

20

118

276

174 

111

1,839

61.3

1.37

1.53

May

75

59

45

37

30

24

20

*17

17

22

27

31

29

22

20

17

16

14

14

13

14 

23

41

21

17

69

46

29

22

17

16

864

27.9

0.624

0.72

June

13

12

9.5

7.9

7.4

6.5

5.6

5.1

4.4

4.6

33

*30

16

9.9

7.9

6.8

5.6

4.8

4.1

3.6

3.4 

3.0

2.8

2.6

23

24

8. 4

4.6

3.2

3.8

276.5

9.22

0.202

0.23

July

8.5

6.1

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

*1.0

.8

.6

.6

1.3

13

IT

2.2

1.5

6.6

10

3.7

2.0

1.8

1.6

4.6 

1.9

1.4

100.3

3.24

0.072

0.08

Aug.

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

*.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

2.0

2.7

1.9

1.2

1.0

.8 

.6

.5

.2

^1

.1

.2

.2

.3

.4

.6

29.0

0.94

0.021

0.02

Sept.

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

.7

.5

.4

.4

.3

*.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.4 

1.0

1.3

1.4

2.2

1.1

~3.0 15

1.4 

1.1

38.6

1.29

0.029

0.03

Calendar year 1958: Max 967 Min 1.3 Mean 48.5 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.72

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,110 Min 0.1 Mean 36.4 Cfsm 0.81 In. 11.04

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs).--Jan. 21 (6 p.m.) 1,550 cfs (6.91 ft)j Feb. 10 (2 p.m.) 1,110 cfs 

(6.18 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of appearance of recorder chart, weather 

records, 1 discharge measurement, and records for stations on nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
464 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3501. Hlnkle Creek near Cicero, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°06'05", long 86°05'10", on line between sees. 9 and 16, T.19 N., R.4 E., 

on left bank on downstream side of county road bridge, 3.7 miles above mouth, 4.0 miles 

upstream from Morse Reservoir Dam, 4.2 miles southwest of Cicero, and 5.7 miles northwest of Noblesvllle.

Drainage area. 16.3 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1955 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 820 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 950 cfs Jan. 21; maximum gage height, 6.82 ft 

Jan. 21 (result of Ice jam); minimum, 0.3 cfs Aug. 24, 25 (gage height, 1.14 ft).

1955-59: Maximum discharge, 4,920 cfs June 28, 1957 (gage height, 8.45 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs Sept. 27, 28, 1956 (gage height. 1.30 ft); minimum gage height, that of Aug. 24, 25,

1959.

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

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 5 to Nov. 25)

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

5.0 

6.0

33

59

152

688

990

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.7

3.6

3.3

2.8

2.4

2.2

T3

*2.2

24

3£

14

8.1

6.4

5.4

5.0

4.7

5.0

4.1

3.8

3.6

3.3

3.6

5.7

4.7

4.7

5.4

6.0

5.7

5.4

4.7

4.7

200.4

6.46

0.396

0.46

Nov.

5.0

5.7

5.4

1*1

4.7

5.0

*4.7

5.4

9.1

9.1

6.8

6.4

5.7

5.4

19

19

58

38

22

14

9.7

8.1

6.8

6.0

47

99

43

30

21

b!7

540.7

18.0

1.10

1.23

Dec.

14

15

17

34

3T

21

b!5

b!3

b!2

bll

*b9.8

b9.4

b9.1

b9.0

b8.6

b8.4

bS.O

bS.O

1)7.7

b7.5

7.2

b7.1

b6.8

b6.5

b6.1

b5.8

6.0

b5.8

b5.7

bSTS

6.0

337.3

10.9

0.669

0.77

Jan.

18

14

11

9.0

10

b9.4

b8.2

b7.2

b6.4

6.0

b5.3

*b5TT

b6.0

19

26

b!3

blO

blO

blO

53

756

136

70

55

53

31

19

16

38

109

27

1,566.9

50.5

3.10

3.57

Feb.

19

12

27

25

19

15

11

9.5

20

600

100

50

42

90

70

40

37

34

24

17

16

17

54

34

27

25

25

28

_

1,487.5

53.1

3.26

3.40

Calendar year 1958 : Max 1,O2O Mln 2.2

Mar.

34

28

29

21

22

43

30

26

33

34

*34

35

48

52

77

45

33

26

25

22

21

18

17

16

14

17

18

16

16

18

21

889

28.7

1.76

2.03

Apr.

78

142

73

51

35

27

22

*20

21

20

18

17

14

13

12.

12

12

33

43

45

29

22

18

16

14

14

122

260

101

61

1,365

45.5

2.79

3.11

May

39

29

22

19

16

14

13

*12

11

15

18

21

19

15

13

12

11

9.5

9.2

8.8

9.2

15

28

13

12

46

31

20

15

12

10

537.7

17.3

1.06

1.22

June

9.0

8.0

6.6

5.4

4.7

4.1

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.5

7.0

*15

9.1

6.8

5.7

5.4

5.0

4.4

4.1

3.8

3.3

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.6

8.9

9.8

4.1

3.0

2.8

164.1

5.47

0.336

0.37

July

2.8

2.8

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

*1.0

.8

1.0

1.1

1.1

14

7.2

2.2

1.6

10

19

11

2.6

2.4

3.3

2.0

2.0

1.5

138.1

4.45

0.273

0.31

Aug.

1.2

1.0

.8

2.6

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

*.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.6

1.4

4.8

1.4

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.8

1.2

2.3

.7

32.1

1.04

0.064

0.07

Sept.

3.8

2.5

1.1

.7

^6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

*.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

.8

.8

1.1

1.1

2.0

1.8

1.4

1.5

2.4

6.4

17^

.6

.6

37.6

1.25

0.077

0.09

Mean 25. 0 Cfsm 1.53 In. 2O.81

Water year 1958-59 : Max 756 Mln 0.4 Mean 2O.O Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.63

Peak discharge 

(4.86 ft)j i

(base, 400 cfs). Jan. 21 (ll a.m.) 95O cfs (5.89 ft); Feb. 1O (time unknown) 662 cfs 

pr. 28 (11 a.m.) 452 cfs (4.0O ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 4-16, May 8 to June 12; discharge estimated on basis of recorded 

range In stage and records for stations on nearby streams.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 465

3505. Cicero Creek at Noblesville, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°03'20", long 86°02'30", Ln sec.35, T.19 N., R.4 E., on right bank 150 ft 

downstream from bridge on State Highway 38, 1 mile northwest of NoblesvLlle, l-g miles 

 downstream from Hinkle Creek, and 2| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--219 sq mi.

Records available. July 1950 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 750.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission).

Average discharge. 9 years, 211 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,120 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 12.69 ft); minimum, 1.7 cfs Aug. 12-15 (gage height, 3.52 ft).

1950-59: Maximum discharge, 9,800 cfs June 28. 1957 (gage height, 15.26 ft); minimum, 0.5 cfs Sept. 25, 1954 (gage height, 3.75 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Morse Reservoir located about 1.2 miles upstream 

EigTnning Dec. 9, 1955 (capacity, 6,900,000,000 gal).

Revisions.--WSP 1335: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 8)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 10 Feb. 11 to Sept. 30

3.7

3.8

3.9 

4.1 

4.5

3.6

6.2

10

23

60

5.0

6.0

8.0

11,0

12.0

133

375

1,000

2,200

3,120

3.5

3.6

3.7

1.5 

2.9

5.1

3.8

3.9

4.1

8.2

12

24

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 4.1 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

22

13

14

12

26

f£

*9.6

83

3OO

213

124

84

67

56

47

48

37

32

28

26

27

48

45

35

25

40

32

19

18

17

1,560

50.3

+0.6

Nov.

25

35

21

23

31

21

*14

20

39

44

36

42

36

36

90

177

769

1,210

860

550

375

275

201

177

199

1,OOO

930

580

400

262

8,478

283

+6

Dec.

200

185

177

250

375

3OO

201

170

*144

115

105

98

90

83

78

75

75

75

78

75

67

61

60

58

56

55

56

56

57

56

53

3,584

116

-4

Jan.

94

144

133

98

74

66

60

64

60

55

50

*47

50

70

189

144

102

88

79

113

2,430

2 ,790

1,590

825

610

610

375

250

225

996

86O

13,341

430

+10

Feb.

430

238

201

275

225

*133

110

124

203

*2.960

2,780

1,610

895

895

1,100

700

550

490

350

250

201

201

325

460

350

288

275

288

-

16,907

604

-7

Mar.

350

350

3OO

250

225

312

350

288

300

350

*375

350

430

550

670

670

490

325

275

250

250

154

144

144

144

144

177

133" 133

154

189

9,226

298

-1

Apr.

393

1,460

1,140

730

520

375

288

*262

262

288

262

225

189

166

144

133

124

IBT

238

300

350

275

213

166

154

154

420

1.910

1,600

1,O4O

13,935

464

+11

May

670

490

350

400

580

400

300

*201

166

177

213

288

288

213

166

133

113

105

102

105

94

132

375

275

189

238

288

225

166

144

112

7,698

248

-12

June

104

76

57

53

50

47

41

36

30

28

78

*115

115

54

46

47

34

28

23

21

20

27

20

14

28

114

~90 154

62

51

1,663

55.4

-0.2

July

45

38

24

18

20

28

12

7.2

11

4.6

7.6

3.6

2^0

*2.2

2.2

2.2

2.6

2.6

4.2

27

25

17

18

56

42

24

20

32

48

30

*23

599.0

19.3

-2.0

Aug.

13

4.4

2.6

5.3

3.9

3.3

7.0

8.0

6.9

*2.7

2.1

2.0

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.6

3.1

2.9

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.3

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.6

2.7

2.7

5.3

4.8

118.4

3.82

-2.6

Sept.

9.2

*19

8.5

4.8

3.9

3.3

3.3

2.7

2* 6

16

*9.5

3.6

3.1

3.1

3.3

6.5

3.3

3.1

2.9

2.9

3.1

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.4

4.6

4.6

4.1

17

 25

186.6

6.22

+1.6

Adjusted for change In contents in Morse Reservoir

Mean

Cfsm 

In.

50.9 

0.232 

0.27

289 

1.32 

1.47

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59;

112 

0.511 

0.59

440 

2.01 

2.32

597 

2.73 

2.84

297 

1.36 

1.57

475 

2.17 

2.42

236 

1.08 

1.24

Observed

Max 4,440 Mln 5.4 Mean 234 

Max 2,96O Min 2.O Mean 212

55.2 

0.252 

0.28

17.3 

0.079 

O.O9

1.22 

0.0056 

0.006

7.82 

0.036 

0.04

Adjusted

Mean 234 Cfsm 1.O7 In. 14.47 

Mean 212 Cfsm 0.968 In. 13.19

Peak discharge (base, 2,OOO cfs). Jan. 21 (1O-.3O p.m.) 4,12O cfs (12.69 ft); Feb. 1O (7 p.m.) 

3,660 cfs (12.44 ft)j Apr. 28 (2 p.m.) 2,42O efs (11.27 ft)._________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Morse Reservoir; furnished by 

Indianapolis Water Co.
466 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3510. White River near Nora, Ind.

Location Lat 39°54'35", long 86°06'20", in sec.20, T.17 N., R.4 E., on downstream side

 of center pier of bridge on State Highway 100, 2 miles east of Nora, 14 miles upstream 

from Fall Creek, and at mile 253.4.

Drainage area. 1,200 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1929 to September 1959. Prior to April 1930 monthly discharge

 only, published in WSP1305. Prior to October 1948, published as West Fork White River 

near Nora.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 710.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of

"^T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Oct. 26, 1929, to July 29, 1942, at site 200 ft

downstream at same datum. Supplemental water-stage recorder 42 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 30 years, 1,096 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,200 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 14.63 ft); min-

 imum, 122 cfs Sept. 24, 25; minimum gage height, 1.87 ft Aug. 13.

1929-59: Maximum discharge, 32,400 cfs May 19, 1943 (gage height, 18.19 ft); minimum, 40 cfs Sept. 2, 1934; minimum daily, 49 cfs Sept. 37, 1941.

Flood of Mar. 26, 1913, reached a stage of 22.4 ft, from floodmark. determined by 

State Highway Department of Indiana (discharge, 58,500 cfs, estimated).

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

which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow slightly 

regulated by Morse Reservoir. Water temperatures for the water year 1959 are given in 

WSP 1641.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1275: 

1941, 1943, 1945, 1947-48.

Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1930-31, 1934(m), 1936,

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

360

340

320

320

305

290

275 

290

320

988

1.150

840

630

530

440

420

380

360

305

305

290

290

340

380

360

305

320

360

340 

32O

12,773

412

0.343

0.40

Nov.

280

300

320

300

280

300

276 

272

300

360

382

382

360

340

382

692

2,050

5,900

3,800

2,790

1,980

1,500

1,190

980

845

2,380

3,330

2,460

1,820 

1,340

35,891

1,196

0.997

1.11

Dec.

1,050

980

910

1,120

1,580

1,660

1.260 

980

b880

b760

b800

b720

b640

b560

b510

b510

b520

b530

b530

b530

b500

b460

b470

453

429

405

382

382

382 

560

360

21,613

697

0.581

0.67

Jan.

478

1,050

1,420

1,120

b550

b430

b440 

b460

b410

b350

b330

b360

b420

453

845

1,340

b840

b550

b590

b660

7,320

12,700

13,600

15,200

a5,800

a3,750

a2,700

al,970

al,670 

a2,500

a5,000

85,306

2,752

2.29

2.64

Feb.

a3,OOO

a2,000

a ,550

a ,500

a ,750

a ,400

a ,050 

a930

al,080

a9,300

11,900

al2.ooo

a6,6OO

4,300

5,320

5,320

3,700

3,150

2,620

2,060

1,680

1,540

1,760

2,380

2,460

2,060

1,900

1,830

-

96,140

3,434

2.86

2.98

Mar.

1,980

. 2,060

1,900

1,760

1,540

1,760

2,300 

2,220

1,980

2,140

2,540

2,540

2,460

2,790

3,330

5.900

3,060

2,220

1,830

1,620

1,540

1,340

al,200

al,150

al,080

al.050

al,100

al,300

al,340

al,340

1,340

59,710

1,926

1.60

1.84

Apr.

1,480

4,720

5,680

4,000

2,790

2,220

1,760 

1,540

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,400

1,260

1,120

1,060

995

930

870

1,120

1,400

1,680

1,480

1,260

1,060

995

930

1,260

6,040

9,860 

10,000

73,350

2,445

2.04

2.28

May

5.800

3,510

2,620

2,740

4,100

2,620

1,980 

1,620

1,340

1,260

1,260

1,620

2,380

2,220

1,680

1,340

1,200

1,060

995

930

870

815

1,680

3,150

1,980

1,540

1,620

1,540

1,200

1,120

1,830

59,620

1,923

1.60

1.84

June

1,260

995

815

760

660

615

570 

548

525

502

570

660

615

548

458

435

435

398

400

380

360

341

341

360

341

440

580

480

420

16,192

540

0.450

0.50

July

341

360

360

322

360

360

304 

285

250

250

234

218

203

203

203

188

203

218

234

268

322

285

250

380

380

322

285

285

480 

460

360

9,173

296

0.247

0.28

Aug.

285

234

218

218

218

203

218 

234

218

188

174

174

164

159

159

166

203

234

203

174

166

161

161

161

161

174

164

164

185 

285

234

6,06O

195

0.162

0.19

Sept.

188

218

f43~ 269

206

180

166 

146

144

146

166

157

146

138

146

144

151

151

151

146

141

134

138

131

124

144

171

200

187 

174

4,946

165

0.138

0.15

Calendar year 1958: Max 24,600 Mln 272 Mean 1,401 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.85

Water year 1958-59: Max 15,200 Mln 124 Mean 1,317 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.88

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfs). Jan. 24 (12 m.) 15,200 cfs (14.63 ft); Feb. 12 (5 a.m.) 12,100 cfs 

(13.19 ft); Apr. 30 (2 a.m.) 10,600 cfs (12.43 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of appearance of recorder 

ords, engineer's notes, and records for upstream and downstream stations. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

chart, weather rec-
WABASH RIVER BASIN

3515. Pall Creek near Fortville, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°57'15", long 85°52'05", in sec.5, T.17 N., R.6 E., on right bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 238, 1 mile downstream from Lick Creek and 

2 miles northwest of Fortville.

Drainage area. 172 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1941 to September 1959.

is 787.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Prior to June 27, 1942, staff gage at same

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gas 

1929 (levels by Indianapolis Water Co.) 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 171 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 3,100 cfs Jan. 22; the peak of Jan. 22 is 

known to be the maximum of the year; minimum, 25 cfs Sept. 24, 25 (gage height, 1,31 ft). 

1941-59: Maximum discharge, 8,240 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 9.77 ft); minimum 

observed, 5.0 cfs Sept. 23, 24, 1941 (gage height, 1.04 ft).

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

which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1435: 1949(P).

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

1.7 57

2.3 131

3.0 249

4.0 506

5.0 821

6.0 1,260

7.O 1,960

8.0 3,33O

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.O

100

284

545

5.O 880

6.0 1,350

7.O 2,020

8.O 3,330

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

68

67

64

63

61

59

60

61

67

84

78

71

68

65

64

63

64

63

61

62

61

60

68

68

64

63

90

103

84

75

69

2,118

68.3

0.397

0.46

Nov.

68

70

70

67

65

64

62

64

74

78

77

72

69

66

84

124

253

477

369

230

179

147

124

117

110

282

240

188

155

124

4,169

139

0.808

0.90

Dec.

117

117

117

204

249

179

147

131

117

110

110

103

90

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

77

74

76

78

72

69

69

68

69

67

66

3,164

102

0.593

0.68

Jan.

146

222

155

117

b!05

b96

bSS

b82

78

76

70

71

71

84

213

179

b!40

b!20

110

133

2,320

a5 . 100

al , 800

a850

486

380

307

241

221

596

458

13,115

423

2.46

2.84

Feb.

307

231

221

262

212

166

148

157

185

2,150

2.220

842

637

669

880

605

486

431

355

284

252

231

307

380

331

307

284

284

-

13,824

494

2.87

2.99

Mar.

284

284

262

221

212

307

307

252

307

431

431

380

380

431

605

486

355

284

252

231

221

193

184

175

166

166

184

166

157

157

157

8,628

278

1.62

1.87

Apr.

175

545

431

3O7

252

212

193

184

175

166

157

148

140

131

131

123

115

115

131

184

175

148

131

123

123

115

200

954

1.050

575

7,609

254

1.48

1.65

May

405

307

252

408

405

284

231

202

184

184

184

528

605

380

284

241

212

193

193

166

157

302

515

331

231

212

252

212

175

243

431

8,909

287

1.67

1.92

June

24i

184

157

140

123

115

108

100

95

94

99

131

115

96

88

83

80

77

73

70

70

68

66

64

63

74

91

72

61

52

2,955

98.5

0.573

0.64

July

57

60

56

52

60

68

56

50

48

46

45

44

42

41

39

38

41

46

47

52

46

42

45

63

63

51

52

60

126

90

70

1,696

54.7

0.318

0.37

Aug.

58

48

44

50

46

44

44

43

40

39

37

36

34

32

33

38

55

48

43

37

36

34

33

35

51

56

42

39

39

44

44

1,302

42.0

0.244

0.28

Sept.

40

48

45

40

36

35

34

31

30

29

28

28

28

27

27

27

28

28

28

27

26

26

26

25

25

28

39

38

33

32

942

31.4

0.183

0.20

Calendar year 1958: Max 4,540 Min 59 Mean 239 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.81

Water waiter year year 1958-59: -LJ*JU *jj; Max inajt 3,100 j,j.uw Min mj.il 25 t-o Mean neari 187 j.u / Cfsm oism 1.09 -L.WJ In. in. 14.80 Ai.uvy

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 cfs).--Jan. 22 (time and discharge unknown); Feb. 10 (12 p.m.) 3,010 of 

(7.75 ft).

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of an estimated gage-height graph, weather 

records, and records for station downstream at Millersvllle and stations on nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
468 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3520. Lawrence Creek at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°52'09", long 86°01'25", in Sj sec.36, T.17 N., R.4 E., on left bank 

100 ft upstream from Shafter Avenue Bridge in Fort Benjamin Harrison, 600 ft east of 

sewage disposal plant, and a third of a mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--2.86 sq mi.

Records available . March 1952 to September 1956, October 1957 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 749.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929.

Average discharge. 6 years, 4.85 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 940 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 5.18 ft); minimum, 

 0.4 cfs July 19, Sept. 16-23; minimum gage height, 1.20 ft Oct. 7.

1952-56, 1957-59: Maximum discharge, 2,650 cfs May 28, 1956 (gage height, 9.32 ft); 

minimum, 0.1 cfs Aug. 1, 2, 1952, Oct. 29, 30, 1953.

Remarks. Records poor. City of Lawrence discharges effluent from sewage treatment plant 

into creek above gage.

Revisions. WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 17 Apr. 18 to Sept. 3O

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7

0.7 

1.2 

2.0 

3.2 

7.0

1.8 

2,0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

80

201

1.4 0.2

1.5 .8

1.6 2.4

1.7 4.7

1.8

2.0

2.1 

2.3

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to Septe

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

*1.1

1.0

1.1

10

6.5

2.5

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

52.1

1.68

0.587

0.68

Nov.

1.2

1.4

*1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

3.3

2.0

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

2.5

5.6

24

IT

8.0

5.8

4.6

4.1

3.6

3.4

4.0

14

10

7.5

5.6

*4.4

138.8

4.63

1.62

1.81

Dec.

3.2

2.6

3.2

6.6

4.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

b2.9

b2.7

b2.5

2.3

b2.8

b2.3

b2.2

2.6

2.1

2.0

b2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

2.1

2.0

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.5

79.8

2.57

0.899

1.04

Jan.

6.3

3.2

2.7

b2.6

b2.7

*b2.9

b2.6

2.2

272

b2.2

b2.2

2.2

2.2

4.8

5.1

b4.0

b3.3

b2.8

2.8

30

~9.9 189

7.0

5.6

4.6

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.3

10

6.0

335.5

10.8

3.78

4.36

Feb.

4.5

*3.7

3.8

5.4

4.0

3.2

2.8

3.2

18

*200

40

12

7.0

10

17

10

8.1

6.5

5.5

4.5

4.1

3.8

7.0

11

8.2

7.0

6.2

6.0

-

422.5

15.1

5.28

5.50

Mar.

6.4

*6.3

6.2

6.0

9.6

8.6

7.6

7.0

8.0

9.2

10

9.2

10

11

12

10

9.0

8.0

7.4

6.6

6.2

5.8

5.0

4.5

4.1

5.0

7.8

6.0

4.6

4.0

4.5

225.6

7.28

2.55

2.94

Apr.

6.1

20

11

6.5

4.9

*4.9

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.2

3.8

3.7

3.8

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.9

5.5

7.8

4.7

4.0

3.5

3.2

5.0

3.0

*33

16

11

7.8

202.3

6.74

2.36

2.63

May

5.5

3.8

2.5

2.2

*2.8

2.4

2.2

2.0

272

6.3

3.5

9.0

11

7.0

5.0

3.5

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.5

3.5

3.0

2.8

2.8

3.5

3.0

2.5

8.0

5.0

121.7

3.93

1.37

1.58

June

3.5

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.7

1.7

*1.9

6.3

2.6

1.8

2.0

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.7

1.4

1.7

3.5

1.8

1.7

1.4

1.7

2.1

58.6

1.95

0.682

0.76

July

4.4

1.7

1.5

1.5

11

1.0

*1.2

1.2

.9

.9

.9

.7

.9

.8

.8

.8

11

.8

~2.8 25

1.5

1.2

2.4

7.8

2.6

1.8

3.0

2.0

1.8

3.4

1.8

99.1

3.20

1.12

1.29

Aug.

1.7

1.5

1.5

*6.6

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

4.1

"3.5 12

2.0

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.2

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.9

1.5

1.4

1.4

73.0

2.35

0.822

0.95

Sept.

12

2.0

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

*1.2

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

178

.9

.9

.8

.8

.9

.8

.9

1.0

.9

1.0

.9

6.8

7.0

1.8

2.0

1.8

56.7

1.89

0.661

0.74

Calendar year 1958 : Max 112 Min 1.0 Mean 6.64 Cfsm 2.32 In. 31.49

Water year 1958-59 : Max 2OO Min 0.7 Mean 5.11 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.28

Peak discharge (base 

(3.83 ft).

300 cfs). Jan. 21 (3 a.m.) 94O cfs (5.18 ft); July 19 (11 a.m.) 454 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 11 to Nov. 7, Nov. 9-15, Nov. 19 to De
WABASH RIVER BASIN 469

3522. Mud Creek at Indianapolis, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°53'30", long 86°00 >57", in NE£ sec. 25, T.17 N. , R.4 E. , on left bank at 

downstream side of Lantern Road Bridge at Indianapolis, 0.2 mile northeast of intersection of 75th Street and Sargent Road, 2.0 miles southeast of Castleton, and 1.5 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--42.5 sq mi.

Records available. May 1958 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 752.99 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,130 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 7.58 ft); minimum, 1.8 cfs Aug. 23 (gage height, 1.74 ft).

1958-59: Maximum discharge, 1,500 cfs June 10, 1958 (gage height, 8.36 ft); minimum, 

that of Aug. 23.

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

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Z.O 

2.3 

2.9 

3.5

Oct. 1 to Jan

6.1

16

52

104

Jan. ZZ to Sept. 3O

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

160

340

580

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

1.2 

3.0 

9.0

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

e.o

173

340

560

1,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29 

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.2

*6_.£

6.9

6.9

6.9

9.2

IS

10

9.1

8.1

7.8

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.9

7.8

7.6

7.5

7.5

8.5

6.1

8.1

7.8

7.5

243.3

7.85

0.165

0.21

Nov.

7.8

8.1

*7.8

7.5

7.5

7.2

7.2

7.5

8.1

8.1

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

11

25

272

260

134

60

56

42

34

29

30

115

76

52

40

*31

1,395.0

46.5

1.09

1.22

Dec.

30

28

29

61

72

48

35

32

27

26

23

22

24

16

16

17

17

15

15

15

13

13

14

14

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

705

22.7

0.534

0.62

Jan.

34

44

30

b22

b!9

*b!6

b!5

b!4

b!3

12

12

12

12

17

42

30

b24

b20

b20

51

*816

a500

a270

a!70

99

80

60

50

42

160

100

2,806

90.5

2.13

2.46

Feb.

60

*b36

42

53

40

30

26

29

42

906

695

248

173

212

248

148

120

109

85

64

53

50

72

60

68

64

64

64

-

3,881

139

3.27

3.40

Mar.

66

*68

60

50

50

80

68

56

72

90

109

99

109

120

136

94

72

60

53

50

45

38

37

35

32

33

36

31

31

32

33

1,947

62.8

1.48

1.71

Apr.

55

200

130

90

68

*53

43

40

36

33

31

29

28

26

24

24

23

23

26

39

31

28

25

23

23

21

52

236

196

109

1,765

58.8

1.38

1.54

May

72

56

44

44

*64

46

36

30

28

28

28

68

99

64

46

38

32

30

28

24

24

24

62

50

34

33

48

36

30

92

104

1,442

46.5

1.09

1.26

June

"42 60

31

26

23

21

19

17

16

15

*20

56

26

19

17

16

14

13

12

12

12

11

10

10

9.4

9.4

12

11

9.0

8.0

576.8

19.2

0.452

0.50

July

8.7

8.3

7.0

6.6

6.6

15

*9.6

7.3

6.3

5.6

5.3

5.0

4.7

4.2

4.2

4.2

6.9

6.3

7.6

6.3

5.0

4.7

5.6

33

11

7.3

6.6

7.6

6.3

5.6

5.0

235.8

7.61

0.179

0.21

Aug.

4.5

4.2

4.2

*4.7

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.7

4.0

3.7

3.5

3.0

3.2

3.0

3.0

4.0

4.5

4.0

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.2

272

4.2

2.6

2.4

1^1

3.9

2.6

109.9

3.55

0.084

0.10

Sept.

6.0

4.5

3.2

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.2

*2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

2^2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.4

3.7

3.0

2.6

2.2

73.6

2.46

0.056

0.06

Calendar year 1958: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 906 Min 2.0 Mean 41.6 Cfsm 0.979 In. 13.29

Peak discharge (base, 800 cfs). Jan. 21 (9 p.m.) 1,010 cfs (7.31 ft); Feb. 10 (7 p.m.) 1,130 cfs 

(7.56 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather 

records for stations on nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

ecords, engineer's notes, and

575949 O - 61 - 31
470 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3525. Pall Creek at Millersville, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°51'05", long 86°05'20", in sec.9, T.16 N., R.4 E. , on left bank 20 ft 

downstream from highway bridge at Millersville and 8.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 313 sq mi.

Records available. October 1929 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 722.16 ft above mean sea level, datura of 

1929.

Average discharge. 30 years, 274 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,770 cfs Jan, 22 (gage height, 10.82 ft); minimum, 42 cfs Aug. 18 (gage height, 1.50 ft).

1929-59: Maximum discharge, 12,900 cfs May 28, 1956 (gage height, 13.53 ft); minimum, 7.0 cfs Sept. 28, 1941 (gage height, 0.84 ft).

Maximum stage known, 16.3 ft Mar. 26, 1913, from floodmarks (discharge, 22,000 cfs, 

by slope-area measurement).

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

which are fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flow regulated 

by Geist Reservoir, 8.5 miles upstream, since January 1943 (capacity, 6,900,000,000 

gal).

Revisions (water years). WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1930-31, 1933, 1936-38, 

1942-43!

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 11-15)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Sept. 30

1.8 

2.3 

3.0

139

300

4.0 640

6.0 1,660

9.0 3,700

1.5 42

2.0 110

2.5 213

3.5 515

5.0 1,140

8.0 2,960

10.0 4,700

11.0 6,050

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

(t)

Oct.

83

81

78

81

139

73

67

70

113

118

130

113

98

98

88

78

81

84

77

71

71

72

98

91

84

83

113

113

121

105

98

2,930

945

-

-

+0.6

Nov.

98

113

91

91

88

88

87

86

98

105

98

98

98

91

130

184

675

1.010

815

560

420

345

246

222

222

455

490

420

330

272

8,126

271

-

-

+4

Dec.

234

222

222

315

420

375

b240

b200

b!80

b!70

b!70

b!60

b!45

b!30

b!30

b!30

139

130

139

139

130

121

121

121

121

113

113

113

113

113

105

5,274

170

-

-

-5

Jan.

207

330

300

246

200

168

b!40

b!30

b!25

bl!8

139

139

139

158

300

345

259

211

200

263

3,470

5,490

3,380

1,540

945

741

551

446

397

702

780

22,559

728

-

_

+14

Feb.

588

413

381

413

381

306

263

250

287

3,030

4.250

2,400

1,290

1,190

1,440

1,140

900

820

664

551

446

413

480

626

588

515

515

480

-

25,020

894

-

_

-5

Mar.

480

480

446

413

397

480

551

480

515

664

741

702

702

780

820

820

664

515

446

413

381

335

291

291

277

291

320

277

250

263

14,748

476

-

_

-4

Apr.

326

741

780

664

480

413

350

335

306

277

277

263

213

213

250

237

202

190

237

320

335

277

E37

213

202

213

291

901

1.660

1,240

12,643

421

-

-

+16

May

780

551

446

413

588

446

381

306

263

263

291

484

860

702

551

413

350

306

320

291

263

277

664

626

446

366

446

446

350

413

626

13,928

449

-

-8

June

515

366

263

225

202

179

168

158

147

138

179

498

366

225

179

147

138

128

107

100

102

102

104

91

91

90

92

99

92

92

5,383

179

-

-

-12

July

90

96

79

68

84

96

78

69

73

69

69

71

86

85

84

82

92

68

84

84

72

71

76

187

119

91

85

107

128

138

119

2,800

90.5

-

-

+1.6

Aug.

92

76

58

66

76

61

65

64

60

60

61

65

64

65

71

80

92

50

71

72

72

72

71

71

71

72

71

71

73

76

60

2,149

69.3

-

-22.6

Sept.

86

76

58

59

58

58

60

68

80

75

64

64

64

64

64

63

55

55

55

54

55

a60

a58

a55

a53

a65

a85

a80

59

61

1,911

63.7

-

-29.0

Calendar year 1958: Max 6,740 Mln 67 Mean 408 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.69 t 1

Water year 1958-59: Max 5,490 Mln 50 Mean 322 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.96 t -4

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--Jan. 22 (1:30 a.m.) 5,770 cfs (10.82 ft); Feb. 11 (4:30 a.m.) 

4,590 cfs (9.91 ft).

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second of Gelst Reservoir; furnished by Indlanapolls Water Company.

a No gage-height records discharge estimated on basis of estimated gage-height graph, weather 

records, records for stations on nearby streams, and by hydrographer's notes.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 471

3530. White River at Indianapolis, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°45'05", long 86°10'30", on downstream side of second pier from right

bank of Morris Street Bridge in Indianapolis, 2? miles downstream from Fall Creek and

at mile 235.8.

Drainage area.--1,627 sq mi. 

Records available.--March 1904 to July 1906 and April 1930 to September 1959. Gageheight record published in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau for site 1.1 miles upstream

Feb. 8, 1911, to Mar. 25, 1913, and at site 2.3 miles upstream since Oct. 16, 1913.

Prior to October 1948, published as West Fork White River at Indianapolis. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. March 1904 to July 1906, chain gage at railroad bridge three-quarters of a

mile upstream at datum approximately 662.9 ft higher. April 1930 to July 20, 1931,

float gage at Indianapolis sanitation plant Z\ miles downstream at present datum.

July 21, 1931, to Mar. 2, 1932, staff gage at present site and datum. 

Average discharge.--30 years (1904-5, 1930-59), 1,411 cfs (adjusted for diversion and

change in contents since October 1955; includes sewage effluent, April 1930 to

September 1931). 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,800 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 674.43 ft);

minimum, 80 cfs Sept. 23 (gage height, 661.98 ft).

1904-6, 1930-59: Maximum discharge, 37,200 cfs May 18, 1943; maximum gage height,

681.57 ft Jan. 16, 1937; minimum discharge, 6.8 cfs Sept. 21, 1941.

Flood of Mar. 26, 1913, reached a stage of 690.0 ft, from floodmarks determined by

Indianapolis Water Co. (discharge, 70,000 cfs, estimated). 

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Discharge measurements made twice monthly. During the year the Indianapolis Water Co.

diverted 26,400,000,000 gal of water for municipal use, most of which was returned

3 miles below gage at sanitation plant. Slight fluctuation at low flow due to this

diversion. Flow slightly regulated by Morse and Geist Reservoirs (combined usable

capacity, 13,800,000,000 gal). 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1932-33, 1937, 1939-41.

WSP 1505: 1538";

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

i f }

(*)

Oct.

362

379

345

341

332

349

290

274

538

1,030

1.250 

995

713

583

526

473

416

393

353

336

315

311

545

411

393

413

583

463

444

402 

370

14,928

482

+1

+106

Nov.

357

375

362

345

345

320

324

362

357

353

393

416

411

370

588

908

2,930

,860

,860

,660

,620

,980

,490

,210

,210

,600

,930

,130

,280

,710

45,056

1,502

+10

+ 99

Dec.

1,330

1,170

1,140

1,370

1,980

2.120

1,710

1,250

al,100

al,030

a920 

a920

a860

a80o

a760

a680

a640

a640

a640

a640

a640

a60o

555

560

555

531

487

477

473

449 

458

27,485

887

-9

+91

Jan.

719

1,140

1,710

al,390

a670

a510

a520

a540

a490

a420

a390 

a410

a520

a620

962

1,580

al.080

a720

a700

a780

12,200

17,400

16,200

15,200

9,400

4,860

3,660

2,680

2,220

3,280

5,340

108,311

3,494

+24

+97

Feb.

4,080

a2,700

a2,200

2,170

2,340

1,890

1,450

1,250

1,450

12,200

16.400 

15,600

10,000

6,020

6,890

6,890

5,180

4,240

3,660

2,870

2,340

2,120

2,340

3,060

3,260

2,870

2,620

2,500

-

-- --

130,590

4,664

-12

+99

Mar.

2,560

2,680

2,560

2,280

2,070

2,280

2,740

3,OOO

2,740

3,000

3,530 

3,660

3,530

3,8OO

4,550

5.020

4,240

3,200

2,620

2,280

2,070

1,890

1,620

1,530

1,410

1,450

1,530

1,580

1,620

1,620 

1,620

80,280

2,590

-6

+ 99

Apr.

,990

,670

,89O

,500

,800

,000

,390

,O20

,890

,840

,800 

,710

,490

,370

,330

,210

,140

,060

,330

,710

,020

,840

,530

,330

,170

1,100

1,530

6,330

11,000

11.600

88,590

2,953

+27

+103

May

.600

,550

,390

,800

,860

,390

,440

,980

,620

,620

,710 

,170

,060

,200

,340

,840

,580

,370

,330

,210

,140

,060

,760

,660

,620

,980

,170

,980

,620

1,370 

2, 280

75,700

2,442

-20

+109

June

1.89O

1,410

1,100

962

895

785

731

683

641

689

1,250 

1,250

1,170

928

671

560

501

463

411

384

362

349

320

324

515

349

463

506

425

438

21,225

708

-12

+132

July

482

336

311

270

383

487

353

274

219

209

177

183

169

160

a!45

a!60

359

262

550

291

234

248

276

438

438

358

438

358

377

438 

396

9,779

315

-0

+134

Aug.

306

248

22O

262

234

206

193

167

206

206

180 

167

167

154

177

367

412

248

220

193

180

154

138

136

121

117

129

136

179

234

206

6,263

202

-25

+ 140

Sept.

285

248

193

220

180

167

154

154

154

206

167 

154

125

136

136

125

119

121

113

106

117

108

98

102

113

174

368

T93

167

138

4,841

161

-27

+131

Adjusted for diversion and change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

589 

0.362 

0.42

1,611 

0.990 

1.10

Calendar year 1958: 

Water year 1958-59:

969 

0.596 

0.69

3,615 

2.22 

2.56

4,751 

2.92 

3.04

2,683 

1.65 

1.90

3,083 

1.89 

2.11

2,531 

1.56 

1.80

Observed

Max 29,400 Mln 274 Mean 1,935 

Max 17,400 Mln 98 Mean 1,680

828 

0.509 

0.57

449 

0.276 

0.32

317 

0.195 

0.22

265 

0.163 

0.18

Adjusted

Mean 2,036 Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.98 

Mean 1,788 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.91

Peak discharge (base, 8.500 cfs).--Jan. 22 (5:30 a.m.) 17,800 cfs (674.43 ft); Feb. 10 (12 p.m.) 

16,600 cfs (675.Bl ft); Apr. 50 (4 a.m.) 12,200 cfs (671.55 ft).____________________________ 

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, In Qelst and Morse Reservoirs; furnished

furnished by Indianapolis Water Co.

* Diversion above station, equivalent In cubic feet per second", for municipal supply; furnished by

Indianapolis Water Co.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of appearance of recorder chart, weather

records, field notes, and records for nearby stations.
472 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3532. Eagle Creek at Zlonsvllle, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°56'56", long 86°15'22", In NWij sec.l, T.17 N. , R.2 E., on right bank at 

downstream side of second pier from right bank at bridge on State Highway 334 at Zlonsvllle, 200 ft upstream from Long Branch and 0.4 mile downstream from Little Eagle Creek.

Drainage area. 102 sq ml.

Records available. October 1957 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 816.85 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 ^929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,260 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 11.68 ft); no 

flow Sept. 9, 15-26.

1957-59: Maximum discharge, 9,100 cfs Aug. 2, 1958 (gage height, 13.22 ft); no flow 

Sept. 9, 15-26, 1959.

Flood of June 28, 1957, reached a stage of 19.20 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records poor.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 27 to Nov. 15)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21

3.0

3.1 

3.3 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

47

123

255

5.0

6.0

B.O

10.0

11.0

430

880

1,900

3,700

5,100

Jan

3.2 58

3.5 109

4.0 230

4.5 390

21 to Apr. 28

5.0 580

6.0 1,060

8.0 2,O60

10.0 3,700

Apr. 29 to Sept. 30

2.24

2.3

2.5

2.7

2.8

0.0 

1.2 

5.8

3.0

3.3 

3.6 

4.0 

5.0

28

58

106

200

580

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

20

18

*17

16

16

15

15

15

26

32.

69

43

32

28

25

23

23

21

20

18

18

19

21

20

17

16 

20

20

*16

14

13

753

24.3

0.238

0.27

Nov.

13

16

17

17

15

15

14

14

18

21

20

17

16

15

61

94

355

270

158

107

83

70

59

54

137

528 

210

145

112

94

2,765

92.2

0.904

1.01

Dec.

b83

79

*83

136

150

99

b82

b70

b60

52

52

49

41

36

33

32

b31

*30

33

33

26

25

28

28

24

21 

21

21

21

20

20

1,519

49.0

0.480

0.55

Jan.

49

66

47

33

30

30

*29

26

23

21

20

19

21

43

107

60

47

40

35

75

5.890

923

5OO

b400

b350

b300 

bZOO

b!50

bl80

*S13

370

8,697

281

2.75

3.17

Feb.

220

150

130

180

120

85

70

110

210

2.760

474

290

260

494

390

260

230

216

164

b!20

b!05

107

240

216

176

164 

164

176

-

8,281

296

2.90

3.02

Calendar year 1958: Max 4,390 Mln 13

Mar.

216

189

164

137

141

275

202

176

189

216

202

202

275

320

1Q8

*260

202

164

152

145

130

107

94

98

92

94 

115

90

94

98

120

5,367

173

1.70

1.96

Apr.

360

*730

355

245

202

150

132

115

124

126

117

105

96

87

78

70

66

76

152

260

176

141

115

100

90

78 

303

916

450

244

6,259

209

2.05

2.29

May

162

125

101

*85

72

62

51

42

39

56

68

88

88

72

58

47

41

44

39

35

34

36

78

48

39

57 

52

38

33

31

37

1,858

59.9

0.587

0.68

June

30

24

21

19

*17

17

16

14

13

13

158

127

71

41

30

24

20

17

15

14

13

12

11

10

9.8

10 

25

13

9.8

8 -0

822.6

27.4

0.269

O.3O

July

7.4

7.7

7.4

6.3

32

*35

13

9.8

8.5

7.7

7.2

6.6

6.1

5.8

5.3

5.1

5.1

5.3

5.3

7.7

6.1

1*1

7.1

50

13

8.5 

9.8

16

8.5

6.3

5.1

329.3

10.6

0.104

0.12

Aug.

1*1

3.4

*3.0

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.3

1.9

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.4

3.6

3.9

3.S

2.5

1.9

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

.6 

.2

.2

.2

1.0

2.7

67.0

2.16

0.021

0.02

Sept.

1.9

2.3

1.6

*1.2

1.0

.6

.2

.2

0

is

3.6

2.1

1.2

.4

O

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0 

1.9

1.4

1.2

1.0

£9.8

0.99

0.0097

0.01

Mean 139 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.48

Water year 1958-59: Max 3,890 Mln o Hean 101 Cfsm 0.990 In. 13.40

Peak discharge (base, 1,5OO cfs).--Jan. 21 (12:3o p.m.) 6,260 cfs (11.68 ft); Feb. 10 (9:30 a.m.) 

4,360 cfs (10.53 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note.--No gage-height record Jan. 5-8, 16-20, Jan. 31 to Feb. 9; discharge estimated on basis of 

weather records, 1 discharge measurement, records for station at Eagle Creek, Indianapolis, and 

records for stations on nearby streams.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 473

3535. Eagle Creek at Indianapolis, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°46'33", long 86°15 I 01", in NE^ sec.l, T.15 N., R.2 E., on right bank at 

downstream side of bridge on Lynnhurst Drive, approximately 600 ft south of intersection of West 10th Street and Lynnhurst Drive, 0.5 mile downstream from West 10th 

Street Bridge, 1.0 mile upstream from Vermont Street Bridge, 2.9 miles upstream from 

Little Eagle Creek, and 6.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 179 sq mi.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1959.

Qage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 706.21 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Temporary site during reconstruction of bridge on Lynnhurst Drive, wire-weight 

gage on downstream side of 10th Street Bridge, approximately \ mile upstream at same 

datum Aug. 8, 1957, to June 30, 1958.

Average discharge. 20 years (1939-59), 157 efs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,290 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 8.94 ft); minimum, 5.1 cfs Sept. 10, 11, 24, 25 (gage height, 0.45 ft).

1938-59: Maximum discharge, 28,800 cfs June 28, 1957 (gage height, 16.38 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 9,000 cfs on basis of a combined current-meter measurement 

and slope-area measurement; no flow for several days in August 1941; minimum gage 

height, 0.45 ft Sept. 10, 11, 24, 25, 1959.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 16.0 ft, from information by local residents.

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

record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 953: 1939. WSP 1275: Drainage area. Revised figures of 

discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water year 1958, superseding those published in WSP 1555, are given herewith:

1958 

Sept.El........... 98

ZZ........... 88

23........... 79

24........... 71

25........... 64

1958-Con. 

Sept.26........... 57

27........... 51

28........... 46

29........... 41

30........... 37

Month

Water year 1957-58. .....

Cfs-days

99,991.1

Maximum

5,760

Minimum

8.3

Mean

274

Per square

mile

1.53

Runoff in 

inches

0.46

20.78

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a33

a30

a28

a27

a27

*a26

a25

26

37

113

141

61

53

46

40

37

36

35

34

34

32

42

39

39

37

d44

d41 

d34 

d30

1,339

43.2

0.241

0.28

N5v.

d29

d35

*d35

35

32

31

30

31

34

35

36

35

33

32

81

205

573

610

450

292

222

166

138

122

137

739

470

328 

240 

199

5,435

181

1.01

1.13

Dec.

160

145

145

258

328

222

170

150

130

110

*110

100

85

74

68

66

64

62

61

61

54

48

51

54

50

45

42

42 

41 

41

41

3,078

99.3

0.555

0.64

Jan.

68

125

100

76

*66

66

64

56

52

48

45

43

42

54

177

130

100

85

75

161

5 . 900

2,340

530

350

362

255

250

240 

240

691

11,189

361

2.02

2.33

Feb.

275

240

230

345

258

181

150

125

*115

4.100

804

398

345

423

512

345

328

310

275

260

250

240

292

310

275

275

275

275

12,211

436

2.44

2.54

Mar.

292

*275

275

240

240

292

292

275

275

292

292

275

292

345

415

345

275

258

258

258

240

205

205

196

190

196

205

202 

190 

199

205

7,994

258

1.44

1.66

Apr.

282

810

380

310

258

*240

222

202

205

205

199

193

184

172

169

163

148

155

241

328

310

258

222

190

172

163

221

1.050 

630

8,642

288

1.61

1.80

May

275

205

169

142

128

116

105

94

88

107

128

172

154

138

116

100

92

*84

90

82

78

78

120

102

84

98

111

94 

80

75

76

3,581

116

0.648

0.75

June

75

68

61

58

57

55

54

53

53

59

255

d220

d!25

d92

*75

63

55

57

45

41

39

35

33

32

30

30

30

42 

31

£8

1,951

65.0

0.363

0.40

July

28

30

30

30

31

d60

a37

a26

a22

 19

17

16

14

14

13

12

14

15

16

18

18

20

22

102

d60

d45

47

d80 

d42 

d31

26

955

30.8

0.172

0.20

Aug.

20

16

14

*20

16

13

12

12

12

11

10

9.2

8.4

7.9

8.4

19

19

13

dll

d9.5

d8.6

dS.O

d7.3

d7.0

d7.0

d7.0

d7.0

d7.0 

d7.0

d8.4

d9.0

344.7

11.1

0.062

0.07

Sept.

d!4

alO

a8.0

*6.6

6.6

6.0

6.0

5.7

5.7

5.4

5.4

8.8

8.8

8.8

7.9

7.9

8.8

7.9

7.5

7.0

6.3

6.3

6.3

5.7

5.4

8.4

13

10

11 

11

236.2

7.87

0.044

0.05

Calendar year 1958: Max 5,760 Min 25 Mean 211 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.03

Water year 1958-59: Max 4,1OO Min 5.4 Mean 156 Cfsm 0.872 In. 11.85

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 cfs). Jan. 22 (12:30 a.m.) 6,290 cfs (8.94 ft); Feb. 10 (3:30 p.m.) 

5,620 cfs (8.41 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, discharge measurements, 

and records for station at Zionsvllle.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of shape of recorder graph, weather 

records, and records for station at Zionsville.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 1, 2, 7-18, 22, 25, 26, Jan. 5-12, 17-19, 24, 

26, 27, Feb. 3, 7-9, 20, 21.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

3537. West Fork White Lick Creek at Danville, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°45'36", long 86°30 1 47", in NWijNEij sec. 10, T.15 N., R.I W., on upstream

side of U. S. 36 highway bridge in Danville, Hendricks County. 

Drainage area. 30.3 sq mi.

Records available. May 1958 to September 1959. 

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Crest-stage indicator since Dec. 10, 1959.

Datum of the gage is 828.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Extremes.--1958: Maximum discharge during period May to September, 780 cfs July 31 (gage

height, 5.00 ft, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 1.3 cfs Sept. 13-15

(gage height, 1.28 ft).

1958-59: Maximum discharge during water year, 2,050 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height,

8.50 ft, from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Sept. 23-25, 30.

Maximum stage known, 16.0 ft June 28, 1957, from floodmarks (discharge, 6,660 cfs). 

Remarks. Records fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

May

*7.2

5.6

13

89

98

«144

83

53

36

25

19

15

13

10

10

June

11

8.7

4.9

2.7

2.4

2.2

1.9

2.2

65

170

152

74

122

135

75

July

3.6

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.4

3.6

3.1

1.9

2^

25

31

21

15

20

Total

Aug.

281

112

84

56

36

26

25

31

20

16

14

22

22

18

33

Sept.

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.4

4.9

3.6

3.6

2.7

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.6

Day

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Mean. ..............................................

Cubic feet per second per square mile. .............

Runoff In Inches. ..................................

May

10

8.7

7.9

8.7

6.4

4.9

8.7

7.9

4.2

3.1

2.7

2.4

2.2

1.9

IT?

9.9

712.3

23.0

0.759

0.88

June

49

29

20

37

86

43

27

22

16

19

15

8.7

6.4

5.6

4.2

-

1,216.9

40.6

1.34

1.50

July

11

6.4

5.6

8.4

118

62

34

24

14

10

7.2

7.8

92

42

*19

289

889.4

28.7

0.947

1.09

Aug.

50

26

18

13

8.7

6.4

12

11

8.7

5.6

4.9

3.1

2.7

2.4

2.4

2 . 2

973.1

31. 4

1.04

1.20

Sept.

11

32

21

12

8.7

6.4

4.9

4.2

3.6

3.6

3.1

2.7

2.4

2.2

3.6

-

154.7

5.16

0.170

0.19

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs). --July 51 (9 p.m.) 78O cfs (5.OO ft) 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.6

2.4

1.9

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.9

13

57

12

4.9

3.6

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

3.1

5.6

5.6

4.9 

4.2

*2.7

144.4

4.66

0.154

0.18

Nov.

*3.1

4.2

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

2.7

5.6

6.4

4.9

3.6

3.6

3.1

3.1

42

34

152

*104

63

39

27

22

19

17

45

112

59

42

30 

23

884.7

29.5

0.974

1.09

Dec.

20

19

24

57

44

32

b26

b20

17

15

14

12

12

11

11

10

10

b9.7

b9.6

9.5

8.7

8.7

blO

7.9

4.9

4.9

4.2

3.6

3.6 

3.1

3.6

446.0

14.4

0.475

0.55

Jan.

6.0

39

7.2

b6.6

b6.5

b6.3

b5.9

b5.2

b4.5

*b4.1

b4.O

b4.0

4.2

13

25

14

b!2

bll

18

227

*1.270

204

112

b86

b60

b50

42

38

63 

83

48

2,479.5

80.0

2.64

3.04

Feb.

38

29

62

69

28

13

17

20

107

856

330

99

71

128

120

84

55

61

47

36

33

31

38

52

45

37

34

34

-

2,574

91.9

3.03

3.16

Calendar year 1958: Max - Mln

Mar.

42

38

31

30

30

68

48

60

68

47

61

55

69

90

120

62

48

38

36

32

22

23

22

20

11

23

28

21

22 

20

22

1,315

42.4

1.40

1.61

Apr.

224

2T8

62

48

34

26

23

21

26

24

18

17

19

19

16

15

14

16

21

29

25

22

19

17

15

14

50

200

95

44

1,391

46.4

1.53

1.71

May

33

25

21

18

15

13

10

10

10

16

10

15

15

16

13

10

10 9.5

14

10

12

14

44

33

25

19

14

12

10

10

9 5

496.0

16.0

0.528

0.61

June

9.5

9.5

8.7

5.6

5.6

4.9

4.2

3.6

3.6

9.2

88

38

19

6.4

1.6

2.2

2.7

.7

.6

.6

.7

.4

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

.3

.2

244.6

8.15

0.269

0.30

July

1.7

7.9

2.4

1.6

3.2

*7.9

1.3

1.0

1.3

.9

.7

.7

.6

.4

.4

.4

.7

.8

.9

.8

.8

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

2.2

4.2

1.3

.9

.6

49.7

1.60

0.053

0.06

Aug.

0.4

.4

*.3

-52 348

19

4.2

1.6

.9

.7

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

4.0

61

.9

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

500.1

16.1

0.531

0.61

Sept.

0.3

.4

.3

*.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

.2

.2

 1

6.2

0.21

0.0069

0.008

Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,270 Mln 0.1 Mean 28.9 Cfsm 0.954 In. 12.93

eak discharge (base, 

(7.70 ft); Apr. 1 (

700 cfs). --Jan. 21 (8 a.m.) 2,05O 

11 p.m.) 1,240 cfs (6.30 ft).

fs (8.50 ft); Feb. 10 (7 a.m.) 1,730 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. --Ho gage-height record Nov. 30 to Dec. 2, Dec. 9-17, Jan. 1, Feb. 5, 11, 12, 14-16, 18, 19, 

22-27, Mar. 4, 6, 7, 14, Apr. 4, 7, 12, 18-22, Apr. 25 to May 6, July 5, July 31 to Aug. 3, Aug. 10- 

17, Aug. 19 to Sept. 3O; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, field notes, discharge 

measurements, and records for White Lick Creek at Mooresvllle.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 475

3538. White Lick Creek at Mooresville, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°36'28", long 86°22'56", in SE£ sec.35, T.14 N., R.I E., on right bank at 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 42 at Mooresville, 1.0 mile downstream from 

MeCracken Creek and 2.0 miles upstream from East Pork White Lick Creek.

Drainage area. 212 sq mi.

Records available. August 1957 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 644.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,400 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 21.17 ft); minimum, 6.3 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 7.90 ft).

1957-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 1959; minimum, that of Sept. 26, 1959. 

Flood of Jan. 4, 1950, reached a stage of 21.8 ft (discharge, about 12,000 cfs). 

Flood of June 28, 1957, reached a stage of 22.5 ft, from levels to high-water mark, by 

Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

29

28

*28

25

22

19

19

18

37

244

156

100

78

64

53

48

44

43

38

36

33

31

63

49

38

36

47

67

*53

44

38

1,628

52.5

0.248

0.29

Nov.

37

39

39

34

31

27

24

30

40

40

36

30

25

24

127

244

625" 883

410

314

228

204

180

148

171

600

350

278

228

180

5,626

188

0.887

0.99

Dec.

170

172

*180

278

278

204

172

150

130

115

105

98

92

88

86

84

82

80

*79

76

71

78

84

86

79

75

72

70

68

70

67

3,539

114

0.538

0.62

Jan.

116

132

108

93

80

68

*59

54

49

45

43

41

41

57

116

104

92

82

76

220

*5.600

3,400

500

350

260

255

250

240

235

*670

390

13,826

446

2.10

2.42

Feb.

242

191

220

390

210

148

132

156

401

6.740

1,650

860

740

1,020

940

620

540

580

410

370

330

295

460

480

390

372

372

740

-

19,999

714

3.37

3.51

Mar.

425

372

325

267

295

540

425

372

540

540

580

500

620

980

1.500

*620

442

355

325

295

267

220

210

191

IBj^

200

231

191

191

191

200

12,392

400

1.89

2.18

Apr.

511

 1,340

660

425

310

254

220

200

210

200

191

182

174

165

148

140

140

140

174

231

191

174

156

148

132

492" 124

1.410

660

372

9,874

329

1.55

1.73

May

254

210

182

*156

148

140

132

132

124

156

165

355

231

191

156

140

132

124

132

132

140

140

231

174

140

165

174

140

132

124

 =2°.

5,060

163

0.769

0.89

June

108

100

96

90

*63

53

49

45

42

52

415

281

165

124

97

86

74

65

61

58

54

53

50

47

44

42

39

34

30

1!

2,546

84.9

0.400

0.45

July

28

32

36

31

31

*165

124

75

52

38

30

22

19

17

15.

15

15

30

43

30

20

17

16

51

94

56

51

191

124

81

60

1,609

51.9

0.245

0.28

Aug.

43

31

*21

475

182

100

68

53

44

36

32

29

22

19

19

83

297

91

57

44

39

34

31

28

24

22

19

19

32" 17

20

2,031

65.5

0.309

0.36

Sept.

24

42

28

*19

15

13

15

17

17

19

17

15

13

12

16

16

17

16

15

15

14

10

8.2

7.6

7.6

12

25

19

15

*12

491.4

16.4

0.077

0.09

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,590 Min 18 Mean 161 Cfsm 0.759 In. 10.27

Water year 1958-59: Max 6,740 Min 7.6 Mean 215 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.81

Peak discharge (base, 2,200 cfs). Jan. 21 (1:30 p.m.) 11,400 cfs (21.17 ft); Feb. 10 (11:30 a.m.) 

9,200 cfs (19.96 ft); Apr. 1 (11 p.m.) 2,640 cfs (14.42 ft),- Apr. 28 (9:30 a.m.) 3,510 cfs 

(15.67 ft).________________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1, 2, Dec. 9-19, Jan. 4-12, 16-30, Feb. 19-21; discharge estimated on basis of appearance of recorder chart, 4 discharge measurements, weather records, engineer 1 

notes, and records for stations on nearby streams.
476 WABASH "RIVER BASIN

3540. White River near Centerton, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°30'02", long 86°24'24", In SW^SEi sec.3, T.12 N., R.I E., on right bank

 three-eighths of a mile downstream from highway bridge, 1 mile south of Centerton, 

1 1/8 miles downstream from White Lick Creek, and at mile 202.6.

Drainage area.--2,435 sq mi.

Records available. October 1930 to March 1932, October 1946 to September 1959. Prior to

 March 1932, published as West Fork White River at Martlnsvllle, and November 1946 to 

September 1948 published as West Fork White River near Centerton. Monthly discharge 

only for October 1947, published In WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 595.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark), levels by Indianapolis Power and Light Co. Prior 

to March 1932, chain gage at site 85 miles downstream at different datum. November 1946 

to July 1953, wire-weight gage three-eighths of a mile upstream at same datum.

Average discharge . 14 years (1930-31, 1946-59), 2,437 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum dally discharge during year, 26,000 cfs Jan. 22, 23; the peak discharge 

of Jan. 22 Is known to be the maximum of the year; maximum gage height, 14.73 ft Jan. 22, 

as a result of backwater from Ice; minimum discharge, 246 cfs Sept. 24 (gage height, 

0.77 ft).

1930-32, 1946-59: Maximum discharge, 43,000 cfs Jan. 6 or 7, 1950 (gage height, 

17.2 ft, from floodmark, site then In use); minimum, 135 cfs Sept. 27, 1954; minimum 

gage height, 0.43 ft Oct. 4, 5, 1954.

Flood In March 1913 reached a stage of 22.8 ft at Martlnsvllle site, from Information 

by State Highway Department of Indiana (discharge, 90,000 cfs, estimated).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. Flow

 slightly regulated by Morse and Gelst Reservoirs (combined capacity, 13,800,000,000 gal).

Revisions (water years). WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1948-49.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 2O to Dec. 24, Apr. 29 to May 2)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 25 to Sept. 3O

1.8 690

4.0 2,400

6.0 4,740

10.0 11,800

12.0 16,600

14.O 25,OOO

15.0 33,000

0.8 260

1.5 660

3.0 1,940

5.0 4,180

10.0 12,200

12.0 16,600

Note. Same as preceding table 

above 12.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

810 

780

780

750

720

720

720

690

720

1,500

1.660

1,580

1,260

1,100

950

915

845

810

780

750

750

720

915

880

810

780

1,020

950

915

*845

810

28,235

911

0.374

0.43

Nov.

780 

780

780

780

750

750

720

720

8lO

780

780

810

810

780

1,020

1,420

3,640

6,240

6,240

5,160

3,980

3,140

2,700

2,400

2,220

3,620

4,600

4,460

3,500

2 , 800

67,970

2,266

0.931

1.04

Dec.

2,500 

*2,310

2,220

2,700

5,140

3,140

2,800

2,400

2,060

1,820

1,660

1,660

1,580

1,500

1,340

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,180

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,020

950

950

915

880

880

*845

50,050

1,615

0.663

0.76

Jan.

1,180 

1,420

1,740

bl,310

bl,100

bl,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,020

950

880

915

1,020

1,660

bl,550

bl,350

bl,180

1,260

1,850

15,200

a26,000

a26,000

a2 1,000

19,200

10,700

6,350

4,450

*3,690

4,580

6,500

168,455

5,434

2.23

2.57

Feb.

6,350 

4,310

3,330

3,690

3,330

2,980

2,540

2,240

2,440

14,800

22,500

20,400

18,100

13,000

10,800

9,800

8,750

7,250

5,900

4,720

3,810

5,350

5,690

4,180

4,580

,4,510

*3 , 940

3,690

-

198,560

7,091

2.91

5.05

Mar.

5,810 

5,940

5,690

5,450

3,220

3,810

3,940

4,180

4,510

4,580

5,150

5,500

5,450

6,800

7.850

7,250

6,500

5,000

4,060

5,570

5,220

2,980

2,640

2,440

2.540

2,540

2,440

2,440

2,540

2,440

*2,440

125,920

5,997

1.64

1.89

Apr.

2,540 

6,950

8,6OO

8,150

5,900

4,450

5,690

3,100

2,860

2,750

2,640

2,540

2,440

2,240

2,140

2,040

1,940

1.840

1,940

2,540

2,750

2,750

2,540

2,140

1,940

1,840

2,860

6,800

11,400

*15.600

119,710

5,990

0.64

1.85

May

15.200 

7,850

5,150

3,940

4,450

4,850

5,450

2,860

2,440

2,540

2,540

5,150

4,180

4,450

5,690

2,860

2,440

2,640

2,980

2,240

2,140

2.040

2,240

5,530

3,810

2,980

2,980

2,860

2,540

2 , 860

2,440

115,920

5,675

1.51

1.74

June

2,750 

*2,240

1,840

1,650

1,470

1,580

1,290

1,200

1,110

1,200

2,540

2,440

2,040

1,650

1,580

1,200

1,110

1,020

980

900

860

825

825

790

790

790

790

860

825

*790

59,555

1,518

0.541

0.60

July

980 

94O

758

725

660

940

94O

790

692

628

628

564

552

552

532

532

564

860

825

1.060

725

660

692

758

1,020

860

900

940

860

825

*900

23,822

768

0.315

0.56

Aug.

758 

660

595

1.200

860

628

564

552

501

501

470

440

440

410

410

440

1,020

725

564

501

470

440

382

354

382

354

554

582

554

470

440

16,601

556

0.220

0.25

Sept.

*501 

660

ITO

440

440

382

554

554

582

410

410

554

550

307

550

550

550

307

502

284

265

288

274

265

269

502

470

470

410

*582

11,072

569

0.152

0.17

Calendar year 1958 : Max 35,000 Mln 690 Mean 2,889 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.12

Water year 1958-59: Max 26,000 Mln 265 Mean 2,635 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.67

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather record, records for stations at 

Indianapolis and Spencer, and measured discharge at Spencer. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 47 

3545. Bean Blossom Creek at Bean Blossom, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°15'45" ) long 86°14'55", in M£ sec.31, T.10 N., R.3 E., on right bank 

15 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 135, 0.3 mile south of Bean Blossom, and 

2.5 miles upstream from North Fork Bean Blossom Creek.

Drainage area. 14.6 sq mi.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 673.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

^1929.

Average discharge.--8 years, 16.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,600 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 10.57 ft); no 

flow many days in July and August.

1951-59: Maximum discharge, 3,600 cfs Dec. 7, 1951 (gage height, 11.42 ft); no 

flow for many days.

Remarks. Records fair prior to June 9, poor thereafter. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1555: 1952, 1953(M), 1956-57.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.7

3.2

*2.8

2.5

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.1

3.0

iS

5.2

3.9

3.5

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.8

2.9

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.1

3.9

3.2

2.8

2.6

*3.0

2.6

2.5 

2.3

2.2

95.0

3.06

0.210

0.24

Nov.

2.4

2.8

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.1

3.0

4.7

4.1

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.2

35

19

95

70

38

23

17

*15

13

12

22

55

23

19

16 

b!3

526.8

17.6

1.21

1.35

Dec.

11

12

18

40

38

25

b!9

14

bll

9.2

7.6

b6.2

5.2

.7

.2

.2

.9

.2

.2

.6

.9

.9

.8

.6

b .0

.5

.1

.1

.2 

.1

.1

300.5

9.69

0.664

0.77

Jan.

33

21

b!2

b9.0

7.2

*7.0

9.6

8.3

5.9

5.0

4.7

b5.0

5.8

14

108

b35

b!8

b!4

12

54

*1,150

81

b35

31

25

23

20

18

16 

*23

18

1,828.5

59.0

4.04

4.66

Feb.

15

b!2

b!4

16

b!4

b!2

bll

12

49

551

62

38

38

258

76

43

33

49

31

b25

b20

17

63

38

27

23

20

20

-

1,567

56.0

3.84

4.00

Mar.

*23

21

20

17

25

52

33

27

41

30

46

38

50

77

62

35

27

21

20

18

*16

14

13

13

12

22

25

18

18 

20

19

873

28.2

1.93

2.22

Apr.

24

40

31

27

21

18

16

15

16

15

14

13

12

11

11

10

9.4

9.2

11

14

13

12

10

*8.5

8.1

7.6

13

30

21 

14

474.8

15.8

1.08

1.20

May

13

10

8.3

7.2

6.3

5.4

4.2

3.7

3.5

673

5.0

65

46

31

18

12

10

8.5

7.6

7.8

6.5

*5.9

6.7

5.0

4.2

4.7

5.8

5.0

25 

"2T 66

435.6

14*1

O.^SIT

1.11

June

12

11

6.7

4.9

4.1

3.4

2.9

2.5

2.2

24

~55 140

27

16

8.5

5.4

4.0

3.5

2.7

2.2

1.8

*1.4

1.2

1.0

*.9

.7

1.2

.9

*.4 

.5

347.8

11.6

0.795

0.89

July

0.3

tt

.1

.1

.1

0

T3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

.4

.1

0

0

*.4

.3

.2

0

.1

.2

0 

0

0

2.9

0.09

0.0062

0.007

Aug.

0

0

0

62

To

1.4

1.0

.7

.7

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.5

.8

*1.3

.8

.5

.3

.3

.1

.1

*. 1

0

0

0

26

1.7

. 8

.4

111.1

3.58

0.245

0.28

Sept.

57

27

14

12

11

9.0

7.2

5.8

5.4

5.6

3.8

3.4

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.2-

*.7

^6

29

23

8.7

5.6 

5.4

257.4

8.58

0.588

0.66

Calendar year 1958: Max 346 Mln 0.2 Mean 20.7 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.26

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,150 Mln 0 Mean 18.7 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.39

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs). --Jan 21 (8 a.m.) 2,600 cfs (10.57 ft); Feb. 10 (5 a.m.) 1,620 ofs 

(9.49 ft); Feb. 14 (1 p.m.) 735 cfs (7.21 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Stage -discharge relation affected by Ice. 

 -

o otage-aisunarge relation aiiectea oy iue.

Note. Stage-discharge relation Indefinite June 14 to Sept. 30; discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
478 WABASH RIVER BASIN 

3550. Bear Creek near Trevlac , Ind.

Location. Lat 39°16'40" , long 86°20'45", In NE£ sec.30, T.10 N., R.2 E., on left bank 

 15 ft west of county road at footbridge, 1.1 miles northwest of Trevlac, and 1.3 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--7.00 sq mi.

Records available. May 1952 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 640 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 7 years, 6.78 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,100 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 6.43 ft); no 

flow for many days June to September.

1952-59: Maximum discharge, 1,830 cfs June 12, 1957 (gage height, 7.62 ft); no flow 

far many days.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, no gage-height record, and 

indefinite stage-discharge relation, which are poor.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1555: 1952(M) , 1955(M) , 1956-57.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except period of Ice effect and indefinite 

stage-discharge relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 

Aug. 16

1.3

1.4

1.2 

4.4

14

Feb. 9, 

Sept. 30

1.7 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

Feb. 10 to Aug. 15

175

310

550

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

0

.1 

1.1 

3.7

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

3.0

8.6

27

61

175

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195B to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

II

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.5

1.2

*1.2

.7

1.5

.2

.2

.0

.8

.6

.5

.2

.0

.2

.8

.7

.7

.7

.4

.4

.4

.4

1.2

1.0

1.2

2.6

*.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

33.8

1.09

0.156

0.18

Nov.

1.0

1.5

1.2

1.0

_il

.7

.7

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.5

14

8.8

55

49

20

8.3

6.4

*5.2

4.4

4.4

15

36

13

11

b9.0

b7.0

284.1

9.47

1.35

1.51

Dec.

5.2

6.4

8.3

22

20

15

blO

b7.5

b6.0

b4.8

b4.0

b3.2

b2.8

b2.4

b2.2

b2.2

b2.5

b2.2

b2.7

b2.9

b2.5

b2.5

b3.0

2.9

b2.5

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.1

2.1

158.6

5.12

0.731

0.84

Jan.

17

10

6.0

4.5

*3.8

b3.6

b4.5

b4.5

b3.2

b2.7

b2.5

b2.7

b3.0

7.3

39

16

bll

7.3

8.3

43

*314

42

b20

14

9.3

8.3

5.6

5.6

4.4

4.4

633.1

20.4

2.91

3.36

Feb.

3.3

4.0

*4.8

6.8

4.4

3.7

3.7

3.7

21

162

32

17

15

101

42

22

17

22

18

b!3

blO

8.6

35

21

14

13

8.6

10

636.6

22.7

3.24

3.37

Mar.

*11

8.6

7.4

5.8

12

29

19

15

30

29

29

22

23

63

55

27

17

13

9.4

8.0

*7.4

6.3

5.8

4.9

4.5

6.3

6.8

5.3

5.3

5. 8

5.8

497.4

16.0

2.29

2.64

Apr.

19

35

24

17

14

10

8.0

7.4

11

8.6

7.4

6.3

5.8

5.3

4.1

3.7

3.4

3.4

!§

66

27

17

12

*9.4

6.8

5.8

11

57

31

18

529.4

17.6

2.51

2.80

May

13

10

6.8

5.8

4.1

3.4

2.2

1.9

1.1

^1

1.6

85

44

30

14

8.6

5.8

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

*3.7

3.4

2.4

2.2

2.7

1.9

1.6

1.9

3.7

3.4

284.7

9.18

1.31

1.51

June

2.2

1.9

1.2

.8

.6

.5

.4

.3

.2

4.4

11

18

5.3

3.4

1.9

1.2

.9

.8

.6

.5

.4

*.3

.2

.2

.2

.1 -.1

.1

0

0

83.7

2.79

0.399

0.45

July

0.3

1.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

1.7

0.05

0.0071

0.008

Aug.

0

0

0

4.8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1 *.7

.4

.2

.2

.1

0

0

*0

0

0

0

6.6

.1

.1

.1

13.4

0.43

0.061

0.07

Sept.

1.0

.3

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

.3

1.8

.1

.1

.1

3.9

0.13

0.019

0.02

Calendar year 1958: Max 144 Min 0 Mean 7.79 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.11

Water year 1958-59: Max 314 Min 0 Mean 8.66 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.76

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs). Jan. 21 (7 a.m.) 1,100 cfs (6.43 ft); Feb. 10 (2:30 a.m.) 550 ofs 

(5.03 ft); Apr. 19 (5:30 p.m.) 412 cfs (4.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--Ho gage-height record Dec. 26 to Jan. 5; state-discharge relation indefinite Aug. 16-23; 

discharge estimated on basis of records for stations on nearby streams, appearance of recorder char 

weather records, and 1 discharge measurement.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

3560. Bean Blossom Creek at Dolan, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°14'30", long 86°29'57", in SW£ sec.2, T.9 N., R.I W., on downstream 

side of right pier of highway bridge at Dolan, 17.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 100 sq mi.

Records available . April 1946 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 576.41 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to Sept. 28, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 125 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,480 cfs Jan. 21; maximum gage height, 16.32 

ft Jan. 21; minimum, 3.1 cfs July 1, 2, 3 (gage height, 1.75 ft).

1946-59: Maximum discharge, 9.4SO cfs June 2, 1947; maximum gage height, 17.9 ft 

Jan. 5, 1949; no flow at times during 1946-49; 1953.

Remarks. Records fair. Flow regulated since April 1953 by Bloomington Reservoir (capacTEyT 4,640,000,000 gal) 8.1 miles upstream.

Revisions (water years) , WSF 1113: 1947. WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

(Shifting-control method used June 2-11, June 14 to July 26; 

stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 7, 8, 11, 

13, Jan. 5, 6, 1, Feb. 3)

1.6 

1.9 

2.5 

3.0

4.0

2.6

11

37

9.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

16.0

860

1,760

2,120

2,830

4,630

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

(t)

Oct.

66

66

62

62

62

62

66

12

69

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

66

69

69

69

69

*66

66

66

66

66

2,049

66.1

-

-

-45.9

Nov.

66

62

50

22

23

24

25

25

28

27

25

25

25

25

109

85

250

280

140

66

49

*45

41

45

65

307

280

216

156

119

2,679

89.5

-

_

+55.4

Dec.

95

90

95

180

295

241

150

120

100

86

70

58

50

46

59

55

54

34

34

34

34

32

34

54

54

52

51

50

*50

30

30

2,235

72.1

-

-

-2.6

Jan.

99

156

129

104

86

74

65

58

55

52

49

46

46

52

278

306

192

120

95

150

1,900

5.450

1,200

370

240

170

140

125

105

*120

109

10,121

326

-

_

+2.6

Feb.

95

82

90

104

100

82

75

77

121

1,790

2.080

695

545

830

1,480

650

545

519

241

168

134

119

250

519

254

204

168

140

-

11,555

406

-

_

+2.9

Mar.

*156

145

119

109

145

254

267

241

280

345

384

358

319

467

565

411

280

216

168

134

119

104

90

82

13

86

114

109

104

104

104

6,452

208

-

.

-2.6

Apr.

114

280

*241

216

180

145

119

100

104

100

90

86

69

62

58

58

55

52

124

481

293

192

129

104

86

73

69

231

*267

180

4,558

145

-

+2.7

May

145

109

90

69

62

54

24

21

23

26

52

676

655

481

267

156

104

82

69

62

66

55

52

41

57

36

36

35

30

151

204

3,928

127

-

-

0

June

104

66

*49

38

51

26

25

23

20

23

354

448

168

75

42

29

21

17

12

10

10

9.8

7.7

7.2

7.4

*6.5

5.5

6.5

5.5

5.6

1,648.3

54.9

-

_

-10.8

July

3.9

3.6

12

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

21

21

21

20

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

23

*29

23

22

22

22

585.5

18.9

-

_

-23.4

Aug.

22

22

22

68

42

25

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

30

25

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

28

23

21

21

765

24.7

-

_

-13.7

Sept .

28

22

*21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

22

*23

25

28

25

25

25

662

22.1

-

_

-16.5

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,600 Mln 9.6 Mean 151 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.75 t -0.2

Water year 1958-59: Max 5,430 Mln 3.6 Mean 128 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.42 t -4.5

eak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--Jan. 21 (7:50 p.m.) 5,480 cfs (16.52 ft at 11 p.m.); Feb. 10 

(12 p.m.) 2,750 cfs (14.91 ft at 2 a.m. Feb. 11); Feb. 15 (6 to 6:30 a.m.) 1,740 cfs (12.88 ft at 

7:50 a.m.).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Bloomlngton Reservoir. 

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 25-50, Aug. 5 to Sept. 5; discharge estimated on basis of recrds for stations on nearby streams, weather records, and recorded range in stage during August.
480 WABASH RIVER BASIN 

3570. White River at Spencer, Ind.

TnfaHnn Tat 39°16'49" long 86°45'42", in sec.29, T.10 N. , R.3 W. , on downstream side 

L°C of genter pier of highway bridge at Spencer, 3.3 miles upstream from McBrides Creek and 

at mile 165.9.

Drainage area.--2.980 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1925 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some Periods, 

published In WSF 1305. Prior to October 1948, published as West Fork White River at 

Spencer.

Gage."Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 526.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929. Prior to Dec. 26, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--34 years, 3,076 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.-Maximum daily discharge during year, 27,000'cfs Jan 24; maximum 8^ height, 

 -21.06 ft Jan. 23 (backwater from ice); minimum discharge, 348 cfs Sept. 25, 26 (gage

helS25-59f Maximum discharge, 59,400 cfs May 15, 1933, Jan. 16 1937 (gage height 

23.2 ft); minimum, 133 cfs Sept. 25, 30, 1941; minimum gage height, 0.88 ft Sept. 25,

30 Maximum'stage'known, 28.5 ft Mar. 26, 1913, from floodmarks (discharge, 100,000 cfs, 

estimated).

Remarks.--Records good above 5,000 cfs and fair below. Flow slightly regulated by Geist, 

Morse, and Bloomington Reservoirs or tributaries.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 823: 1933. WSP 873: 1938. WSP 1335: 1930-31(M), 1933(M), 

1937, 1938(M),1943!

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharg

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 16, 22-27, Nov. 29 to 

Dec. 9, Dec. 19-29, June 14 to July 18, Aug. 31 to Sept. 2j 

stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 17-19, 23, 24)

1.9 

2.5 

9.0

320

620

6,000

14.0

17.0

20.0

11,500

17,300

27,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,160

*1,120

1,080

1,040

984

952

944

904 

880

1,200

2,000

2.040

1,840

1,560

1,400

1,280

1,200

1,120

1,080

1,040

984

960

1,000

1,200

1,120

1,040

992

1,280 

1,200

1,120

1,040

36,760

1,186

0.398

0.46

Nov.

1,000

984

992

*960

904

872

832

840 

896

968

904

904

904

904

1,120

2,040

4,290

8,000

8,950

7,900

6,180

4,650

3,720

3,080

2,680

3,720

5,550

6,090 

5,190

4,0*0

90,064

3,002

1.01

1.13

Dec.

3,400

3,000

*2,840

3,240

3,960

4.120

3,800

3,400 

2,920

a2,750

a2,500

a2,250

a2,100

a2,000

a2,000

al , 800

al,650

al,550

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,440

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,320

1,320

1,280 

1,240

1,240 

1 .200

67,080

2,164

0.726

0.84

Jan.

1,440

2,200

2,280

2,600

2,200

1,920

1,720

*1,680 

1,680

1,600

1,480

1,400

1.560

1,400

2,200

3,000

2,600

2,300

1,900

al,800

10,700

21,000

*23,500

*27.000

*25,800

20,500

13,000

7,300 

5,640

5,280

6,540

205,020

6,614

2.22

2.56

Feb.

7,300

*6,450

4,920

4,830

4,650

4,200

3,800

5.400 

3,480

10,900

18,500

24.600

23,100

20,500

16,700

14,100

12,600

10,700

8,730

7,100

5,910

5,190

5,190

5,910

6,090

6,090

5,640

5,280

255,860

9,138

3.07

3.20

Mar.

5,190

5,190

*5,100

4,740

4,470

5,100

5,550

5,550 

5,910

6,360

5,910

7,200

7,300

8,000

10,000

10.500

9,170

7,800

6,270

5,370

4,830

4,470

4,040

3,720

3,560

3,400

3,560

3,560 

3. 400

3,480

3,480

171,180

5,522

1.85

2.13

Apr.

3,720

*6,180

9,060

9,760

8,840

6,720

5,460

4,650 

4,200

3,960

3,800

3,640

3,480

3,240

3,080

2,920

2,840

2.660

2,760

3,640

4,040

3,960

3,640

3,240

2,920

2,760

2,680

5,460 

9,520

11.500

144,350

4,812

1.61

1.80

May

12.900

12,700

8,390

5,820

*4,920

6,000

5,100

4,200 

3,560

3,400

3,560

5,920

8,200

6,900

6,090

4,830

3,960

3,480

4,470

3,560

3,240

3.080

3,160

3,480

4,560

4,200

3,800

3,880 

3,560

4,920 

5,370

161,210

5,200

1.74

2.01

June

4,040

*3,560

3,080

2,680

2,360

2,200

2,040

1,920 

1,840

1,760

4,740

6.160

3,960

2,920

2,280

2,000

1,800

1,640

1,520

1,440

1,360

1,320

1,280

1,240

1,200

1,160

1. 120

1,120 

1,160

1,120

66,040

2,201

0.739

0.82

July

*1,080

1,400

1,200

1,040

976

952

1,200

1,160 

1,000

920

864

808

746

725

711

704

697

832

1,120

1,120

1,160

920

864

664

968

1,200

1,120

1.440 

1,320

1,160 

1,200

31,471

1,015

0.341

0.39

Aug.

1,160

1,040

*920

1,680

2.200

1,280

1,040

928 

840

784

760

732

683

648

620

627

760

1,320

984

816

725

690

641

602

578

572

566

578 

641

602 

662

26,679

861

0.289

0.33

Sept.

*704

904

960 Tie

646

627

590

560 

572

784

578

566

518

490

460

455

450

435

425

410

388

376

376

364

352

364

420

560 

584

*5OO

16,138

538

0.181

0.20

Calendar year 1958: Max 36,200 Min 832 Mean 3,686 Cfsm 1.24 in. 16.78

Water year 1958-59: Max 27,000 Mln 352 Mean 3,485 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.87

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record, discharge estimated on basis of weathe 

and downstream stations.

records and records for upstream
WABASH RIVER BASIN 481

3575. Big Walnut Creek near Reelsville, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°32ill" , long 86°58'35", in NW^-SEj- sec.28, T.13 N., R.5 W., on left bank 

at highway bridge, ij miles southwest of Reelsville and 3 miles upstream from Mill Creek.

Drainage area. 338 sq mi.

Records available. July 1949 to September 1959. Published as Eel River near Reelsville. 

October 1952 to September 1956.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 588.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission). Prior to Dec. 10, 

1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 368 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,200 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 16.83 ft); minimum, 10 cfs Sept. 25, 26 (gage height, 2.86 ft).

1949-59: Maximum discharge, 30,700 cfs June 28, 1957 (gage height, 18.63 ft); minimum, 1.2 cfs Sept. 8, 1954 (gage height, 1.56 ft).

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1950.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 10 Feb. 11 to Sept. 30

3.0 45

3.5 120

5.0 420

7.0 910

9.0 1,640

12.0

14.0

15.0

17.0

3,300

5,300

7,350

15,200

56

109

178

6.0 

8.0

13.0

14.0

5SO 

1,230 

2,660 

4,150 

5,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

*69

68

65

62

59

55

54

53

147

555

211

146

112

95

84

78

74

71

66

65

64

61

59

58

57

57

57

57

58 

58

57

2,612

84.3

0.249

0.29

Nov.

55

57

*58

59

58

54

52

52

64

65

64

59

57

54

120

211

764

800

555

398

314

262

221

202

262

1,090

675

464

377 

314

7,837

261

0.772

0.86

Dec.

293

*293

293

420

442

b340

262

b240

202

182

b!61

b!41

b!22

bill

b!04

b96

b!07

bl!2

120

128

115

105

113

120

103

95

100

95

95

95

93

5,298

171

0.506

0.58

Jan.

173

182

bill

75

b90

*105

97

b91

b87

b83

78

76

82

117

314

173

b!48

b!28

112

4,960

10.800

7,000

4,000

2,200

1,200

800

555

464

420 

750

725

36,196

1,168

3.46

3.99

Feb.

464

377

377

*650

509

356

314

335

458

9.090

4,970

1,310

1,030

1,190

1,350

940

820

820

730

580

490

490

580

730

640

580

550

520

-

31,250

1,116

3.30

3.44

Mar.

610

*580

520

490

680

900

720

660

920

800

770

760

1,000

1,200

1.500

1,040

920

820

720

620

620

560

485

415

570

450

470

400

390 

390

430

21,210

684

2.02

2.33

Apr.

*629

2.280

1,110

790

610

520

432

376

460

490

432

404

362

320

292

264

251

238

238

432

460

376

334

292

264

251

362

880

910 

640

15,699

523

1.55

1.73

May

432

362

306

*264

238

215

205

186

178

205

251

348

334

306

251

226

205

195

186

195

195

215

640

404

292

238

215

215

195

178

170

8,045

260

0.769

0.89

June

*163

156

149

135

128

122

116

109

103

103

315

490

334

226

178

149

135

122

116

109

103

97

92

86

86

80

92

86

75 

75

4,330

144

0.426

0.48

July

70

*70

80

75

64

54

112

94

80

67

60

55

50

48

45

44

42

55

59

55

50

47

43

51

77

91

77

125

155

72

2,139

69.0

0.204

0.24

Aug.

58

49

46

*1,120 ~3TT

128

97

80

70

59

54

49

45

42

39

43

208

128

80

60

50

50

50

39

36

33

30

29

28 

27

25

3,163

102

0.302

0.35

Sept.

29

*36

28

26

26

24

22

20

19

28

25

20

17

17

16

15

14

14

14

14

13

12

12

11

12

17

42

29

27 

*23

620

20.7

0.061

0.07

Calendar year 1958: Max 8,300 Mln 50 Mean 293 Cfsm 0.867 In. 11.76

Water year 1958-59: Max 10,800 Mln 10 Mean 379 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.25

Peak discharge (base, 2,800 cfs).--Jan. 21 (5 p.m.) 14,200 cfs (16.83 ft); Feb. 10 (5 p.m.) 12,400 

cfs (16.42 ft); Apr. 2 (l a.m.) 3,540 cfs (12.30 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Hote. No gage-height record Jan. 22-26, Mar. 5-31, July 6 to Aug. 4j discharge estimated on basis 

of records for stations on nearby streams, recorded range In stage, and weather records.
482 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3580. Mill Creek near Cataract, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°26', long 86°46', in SE£ sec.32, T.12 N., R.3 W., on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 43, 3 miles east of Cataract.

Drainage area. 241 sq. mi.

Records available. July 1949 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 706.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 8, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 270 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,740 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 18.63 ft); minimum, 5.6 cfs Sept. 25, 26 (gage height, 3.24 ft).

1949-59: Maximum discharge, 9,480 cfs Jan. 5, 1950 (gage height, 21.35 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs Sept. 3, 6, 7, 28, 29, 1954.

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

which are fair.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1505: 1956(P).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge ubic feet per second)

3.1

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

5.0

104

6.0

8.0

10.0

14.0

18.0

238

665

1,330

3,300

6,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

44

*44

42

40

37

35

31

30

200

1,000

400

105

77

65

59

54

51

48

46

45

43

41

40

39

39

39

38

39

39

39

38

2,887

93.1

0.386

0.44

Nov.

37

38

39

*41

40

37

34

34

54

58

46

40

37

37

202

322

2,090

2.150

749

388

272

209

167

146

168

938

388

272

b210

167

9,390

313

1.30

1.45

Dec.

b!70

181

*238

665

493

272

195

181

121

121

104

b88

76

68

61

58

64

68

72

76

64

58

72

76

54

52

b50

b50

b48

b48

54

3,998

129

0.535

0.62

Jan.

138

151

90

61

51

*42

42

44

45

44

42

42

45

68

340

183

b!20

90

68

318

4.770

3,200

1,700

1,000

560

325

223

195

195

834

362

15,388

496

2.06

E.38

Feb.

195

bl!2

*b!05

605

272

139

127

174

556

4,760

5.480

1,770

694

1,180

1,320

563

472

563

346

255

223

195

449

451

346

346

325

307

_

22,330

797

3.31

3.45

Mar.

430

307

*272

139

27O

752

430

325

807

639

723

613

899

1,500

1.890

763

451

346

307

255

255

230

200

180

153

146

180

150

160

170

190

14,132

456

1.89

2.18

Apr.

490

*1,500

810

539

367

272

209

195

209

195

181

153

139

127

115

104

94

99

290

472

255

181

146

121

110

99

609

2,170

2,200

563

13,014

434

1.80

2.01

May

346

255

209

167

*139

121

104

90

85

244

210

1.060

635

367

238

181

153

139

195

133

139

115

329

139

110

115

127

110

94

727

8,045

260

1.08

1.24

June

174

*115

90

72

61

58

52

48

42

46

1.680

1,490

367

209

139

110

94

76

68

61

54

52

48

42

42

42

40

32

30

26

5,462

182

0.755

0.84

July

32

*127

40

30

27

38

29

21

19

17

16

15

14

13

13

12

12

36

111

48

21

16

14

20

18

13

21

25

20

13

15

866

27.9

0.116

0.13

Aug.

13

9.5

*8.4

898

178

47

30

26

20

17

14

12

11

9.9

9.7

30

581

77

40

27

21

18

17

17

15

13

13

13

14

13

13

2,225.5

71.8

0.298

0.34

Sept.

*46

53

26

15

12

12

11

10

179

464

57

22

14

10

8.8

7.7

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.4

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.7

6.6

12

15

11

*8. 6

1,057.4

35.2

0.146

0.16

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,890 Min 25 Mean 215 Cfsm 0.892 In. 12.12

Water year 1958-59: Max 5,480 Min 5.7 Mean 271 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.24

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). Nov. 18 (l a.m.) 2,520 cfs (12.59 ft); Jan. 22 (2 a.m.) 6.740 c 

(18.65 ft); Feb. 11 (4 a.m.) 6,290 cfs (18.14 ft); Apr. 29 (5:3O a.m.) 2,840 cfs (13.17 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Nov. 4, Jan. 5-15, 22-25, Mar. 22-24, Mar. 27 to Apr. 2; 

discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, and records for stations 

in the basin.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 483

3590. Mill Creek near Manhattan, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°29 I , long 86°55', in sec.11, T.12 N. f R.5 W., on left bank 200 ft downstream from Cagles Mill, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Cagles Mill Reservoir, 

three-quarters of a mile upstream from Deer Creek, and 5^ miles south of Manhattan.

Drainage area. 292 sq mi.

Records available. May to September 1931 (fragmentary), October 1938 to September 1959. 

Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 581.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. May 3 to Sept. 2, 1931, staff gage on upstream side of mill at datum 7 ft higher. 

May 3 to Sept. 25, 1939, staff gage on upstream side of mill at datum 6 ft higher. 

Sept. 26, 1939, to May 12, 1941, chain, wire-weight, and tape gages at present site and 

datum.

Average discharge.--21 years (1938-59), 291 (unadjusted).

Extreme s.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,440 cfs Feb. 20 (gage height, 8.40 ft); maximum gage height, 12.42 ft Jan. 21 (backwater from Deer Creek); minimum daily, 2.2 cfs 

July 28.

1931, 1938-59: Maximum discharge , 8,960 cfs Jan. 5, 1950 (gage height, 18.38 ft); 

no flow Aug. 7, 1953.

Remarks. Records good. Plow is regulated by Cagles Mill Reservoir (capacity, 228 ,100 acreTtTT since Dec. 20, 1952.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1940-41.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from Deer Creek 

Jan. 20-22, Feb. 1O, 11, Apr. 1, 2, 21, 28, Aug. 4)

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

1.8 2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.5

107

188

407

708

1,090

2,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

*107

107

52

19

19

19

27

34

50

96

114

114

114

114

322

342

107

107

85

52

40

33

48

89

107

74

35

IS

38

50

52

2,585

83.4

-1.6

Nov.

52

52

*53

81

53

34

34

34

79

83

53

74

62

45

85

247

242

128

122

122

922

2,020

1,960

1,860

115

324

460

460

460

460

10,776

359

+ 7

Dec.

334

*107

277

407

460

460

460

326

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

loo

75

66

86

92

92

92

90

90

85

14

64

64

64

83

92

4,879

157

-6

Jan.

100

248

163

89

33

*36

76

93

93

77

44

33

33

84

551

528

107

107

107

107

107

107

150

114

100

100

100

100

100

107

107

5,461

112

+608

Feb.

107

811

*2,260

2.580

2,260

2,520

2,580

2,520

1,940

122

122

122

122

150

150

122

122

158

868

2,140

2,580

2,520

1,900

1,900

2,140

2,200

2,200

2,260

-

58,216

1,365

-326

Mar.

2,520

*2,260

2,140

2,080

1,240

261

556

556

279

111

122

122

122

122

150

114

114

114

114

114

265

407

1,400

2,260

2,200

2,140

2,O8O

1,290

277

245

277

25,455

820

-512

Apr.

*500

122

122

122

122

122

122

516

490

460

460

460

460

460

460

460

460

460

460

460

460

460

460

460

204

107

107

122

122

122

9,522

517

+185

May

150

150

150

*150

150

130

138

341

490

490

490

490

490

490

490

490

490

490

490

1,190

1,440

1,440

577

114

310

455

381

189

107

107

114

13,051

421

-150

June

*282

455

455

556

277

207

80

26

9.7

8.7

85

114

122

122

524

460

460

460

460

460

455

455

455

325

75

52

52

52

25

9.4

7,060.8

255

-54

July

9.0

*32

66

11

67

51

17

17

17

12

9.0

8.4

7.7

6.9

4.6

5.2

5.0

5.7

13

30

50

17

7.4

6.4

5.4

5.2

5.5

'575 2.2

4.0

22

551.1

17.1

+9.8

Aug.

86

44

17

*110

502

455

455

552

140

24

14

5.1

2.5

3.7

4.2

16

78

215

277

212

44

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.9

5.6

2,855.8

92.1

-9.8

Sept.

4.8

*80

107

32

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.0

78

545

185

92

54

4.0

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

11

80

57

4.4

4.2

1,152.0

38.4

+1.7

Adjusted for change in contents in Cagles Mill Reservoir

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

81.8 

0.280 

0.32

566

1.25 

1.40

Calendar year 1958 : 

Water year 1958-59 :

151 

0.517 

0.60

720 

2.47 

2.85

1,059 

5.56 

5.71

508 

1.74 

2.01

502 

1.72 

1.92

291 

0.997 

1.15

Observed

Max 2,500 Min 15 Mean 345 

Max 2,580 Min 2.2 Mean 527

181 

0.620 

0.69

26.9 

O.O92 

0.11

82.5 

0.282 

0.55

40.1 

0.157 

0.15

Adjusted

Mean 255 Cfsm 0.873 In. 11.87 

Mean 527 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.24

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Cagles Mill Reservoir; furnished by 

U. S. Army Engineers.
484 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3595. Deer Creek near Putnamville, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°34'04", long 86°52'00", in NW£ sec.16, T.13 N., R.4 W. , on left bank 

on upstream side of bridge on State Highway 243, 0.4 mile southwest of Putnamville, 

0.4 mile downstream from small tributary, and 0.8 mile downstream from Limestone Creek.

Drainage area. 59.0 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1954 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 630.73 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 3, 1957, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 5 years, 66.0 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,430 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 10.81 ft); minimum observed, 0.4 cfs Sept. 24, 25 (gage height, 0.68 ft).

1954-59: Maximum discharge, 5,210 cfs June 11, 1958; no flow Oct. 1-10, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195S to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

6 5

6 2

5 4

4 4

4 1

3.3

3.0

3.0

30

163

47

26

20

17

14

12

11

10

9.6

7.7

7.4

6.8

7.7

7.7

6.8

7.7

8.4

8.4

7.7

6.8

6.2

484.8

15.6

0.264

0.30

Nov.

6.2

9.6

10

8.8

*7.4

5.4

5.4

6.8

14

13

9.6

7.7

6.8

5.7

59

53

244

142

77

54

43

36

28

25

65

161

67

b45

b35

b27

1,277.4

42.6

0.722

0.81

Dec.

b28

37

*52

100

72

b56

b42

b33

b26

21

b!7

b!4

bll

b9.2

7.7

7.7

12

11

15

13

10

9.6

14

13

9.6

8.8

b8.4

bS.l

b8.0

bS.O

9.6

691.7

22.3

0.378

0.44

Jan.

37

26

17

b!2

be.o

*5.7

11

11

6.5

4.8

7.4

7.4

10

19

58

26

20

16

15

966

^.ISO

364

b!60

b83

b66

53

40

b42

44

145

50

4,510.8

146

2.47

2.85

Feb.

42

b40

b80

blOO

b50

*b47

31

37

232

1.340

150

100

106

250

152

100

94

b88

77

b68

b58

49

100

82

72

72

72

72

_

3,761

134

2.27

2.36

Mar.

82

67

62

*52

69

131

82

72

176

127

127

120

202

232

212

127

106

94

82

77

72

62

58

56

54

68

77

58

58

2,991

96.5

1.64

1.89

Apr.

147

244

150

120

94

82

72

68

100

82

72

67

62

55

52

48

47

49

67

89

62

54

48

a46

a45

a43

504

550

T76

113

3,408

114

1.93

2.15

May

88

72

62

a54

a46

*a40

a37

a34

a33

a45

74

90

92

70

56

41

38

36

38

31

34

56

74

39

30

28

45

34

25

42

1,512

48.8

0.827

0.95

June

21

18

*14

12

11

9.9

9.2

7.4

6.8

9.4

290

92

50

31

23

18

15

13

11

9.9

9.2

8.8

8.1

7.1

6.8

*6.8

6.2

5.1

4.6

4.1

738.4

24.6

0.417

0.46

July

3.9

3.7

2.2

2.8

2.0

3.0

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.8

1.7

1.6

19

11 g

3.3

2.3

10

7.4

3.9

2.8

3.3

3.5

2.6

2.2

 * 

127.3

4.11

0.070

0.08

Aug.

1.4

1.6

1.4

*362

25

9.5

7.1

6.2

6.0

4.8

3.9

3.7

3.3

2.8

2.6

52

62

9.7

5.7

4.1

3.0

2.3

2.2

1.8

1.6

1*2.

1.2

2.0

1.8

1.6

*1 2

594.7

19.2

0.325

0.37

Sept.

7.0

8.2

3.0

2.2

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

20

4.1

2.3

1.8

1.6

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.6

.4

.4

.7

10

4.2

3.0

*2.4

85.8

2.86

0.048

0.05

Calendar year 1958; Max 1,660 Min 3.0 Mean 50.8 cfsra 0.861 in. 11.70

Water year 1958-59: Max 2,180 Min 0.4 Mean 55.3 Cfsra O.937 In. 12.71

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). Jan. 21 (6:30 a.m.) 4,430 cfs (10.81 ft); Feb. 10 (5:30 a.m.) 

3,240 cfs (9.07 ft); Apr. 27 (12 m. ) 1,620 cfs (6.35 ft); Aug. 4 (7:30 a.m.) 1,670 cfs (6.54 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations on nearby streams, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Gage-height record computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings May 16-22, May 24 to 

June 10, June 14 to Aug. 3, 5-16, Aug. 18 to Sept. 30.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 485

3600. Eel River at Bowling Green, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°23'02", long 87°01'12", in NW£ sec.24, T.ll N. , R.6 W., on left bank 

500 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 46, at Bowling Green, and 0.5 mile downstream from Jordan Creek.

Drainage area. 844 sq mi.

Records available. January 1931 to September 1959. Prior to October 1934, published as 

"near Centerpoint."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 548.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Jan. 30, 1931, to Nov. 27, 1934, chain gage at 

site 5^ miles downstream at datum 6.15 ft lower. Nov. 28, 1934, to Nov. 30, 1949, 

water-stage recorder at site 500 ft upstream from present site at datum 1 ft higher.

Average discharge. 28 years, 854 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,000 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 20.08 ft); minimum, 38 cfs Sept. 24, 25, 26 (gage height, 1.15 ft).

1931-59: Maximum discharge, 34,000 cfs Jan. 4 1950 (gage height, 23.53 ft); minimum, 11 cfs Oct. 7, 8, 1954 (gage height, 0.32 ft).

Maximum stage known, about 30.0 ft in 1875, present datum, from information by Corps 

of Engineers.

Remarks. Records fair. Flow regulated by Cagles Mill Reservoir (capacity, 228,100 

acre-ft).

Revisions (water years) . WSP 893: 1935, 1937-39. WSP 973: 1937-38, 1939(M). WSP 1275: 

Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1931(m) , 1934(M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except period of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

1.1 

1.4 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

166

400

1,100

10.0

18.0

19.0

20.0

3,300

8,200

10,100

14,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In. 

(t)

Oct.

*207 

207

176

128

110

104

102

108

119

1.090

460

325 

275

252

314

585

252

218

196

166

156

137

137

166

196

186

146

119

128

146

146

7,057

228

-

-2

Nov.

137 

146

*146

156 

176

128

12F

128

156

196

156

156 

166

137

229

460

al,400

al,550

al,100

725

835

2.440

2,440

2,350

1,050

1,990

1,740

1,300

1,140

980

23,841

795

-

+7

Dec.

*900 

585

725

1,220 

1.580

1,100

940

865

460

b400

b360

b330 

b300

b275

b255

b240

b230

b230

275

300

288

275

275

288

275

240

240

229

229

229

252

14,190

458

-

-6

Jan.

325 

460

490

b250 

b!60

b200

b250

*b250

b240

b210

b!70

b!55 

bl80

240

678

725

450

b350

b270

768

8,380

alS.OOQ

a6,600

a3 , 500

al,900

al,300

980

795

725

1,180

1,260

46,441

1,498

-

+608

Feb.

b720 

*b600

2,620

3,630 

3,460

3,000

3,050

3,050

3,360

a8,200

a8,000

3,750 

2,120

2,580

3,200

1,940

1,620

1,660

1,540

2,850

3,360

3,300

3,520

3,410

3,410

3,460

3,410

3,410

-

88,230

3,151

-

-326

Mar.

5,740 

3,520

3,500

*3,150 

2,S50

1,940

1,740

1,500

2,170

1,900

1,860

1,660 

1,820

2,400

2,900

2,260

1,500

1,180

1,020

940

940

1,100

1,460

5,000

2,950

2,950

5,150

2,710

1,020

865 

980

64,475

2,080

-

-512

Apr.

1,580 

»4.950

2,580

1,740 

1,300

1,060

865

900

1,580

1,460

1,340

1,260 

1,180

1,100

1,020

980

940

940

1,150

1,660

1,540

1,180

1,020

980

760

460

896

5,000

2,110

1,220

42,551

1,411

-

+185

May

940

760

655

655 

*550

520

460

520

795

1,020

1,140

1,900 

1,420

1,260

1,060

980

865

865

900

1,520

2,080

2,040

2,620

795

690

940

900

725

460 

620

460

50,915

997

-

-150

June

450 

*760

725

655 

460

450

275

218

176

186

1,200

1.220 

690

460

460

725

690

655

655

620

655

620

620

585

264

196

196

176

156 

119

15,277

509

-

-54

July

*119 

119

166

156 

146

128

226

240

186

156

128

110 

102

94

88

80

77

88

156

128

104

94

80

88

146

156

12 S

166

146 

146

128

4,075

151

-

+10

Aug.

128

146

*88

1.970 

1,350

760

655

620

550

196

146

128 

110

104

97

122

460

575

450

575

196

119

110

94

S8

81

75

77

72 

68

64.

9,654

511

-

-10

Sept.

*89 

157

156

157 

64

57

55

52

52

78

261

561 

146

107

62

50

4S

47

45

45

42

41

59

58

3S

45

128

146

65 

56

2,683

89.4

-

+1.7

Calendar year 1958: Max 7,530 Mln 102 Mean 877 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.11 t -90

Water year 1958-59: Max 13,000 Mln 38 Mean 957 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.39 t 0

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Cagles Mill Reservoir; furnished by 

U. S. Army Engineers.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

on nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

575949 O - 61 - 32
486 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3605. White River at Newberry, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°55'42", long 87°01'00", in sec.25, T.6 N., R.6 W., on right bank 500 ft

 upstream from bridge on State Highway 57 at Newberry, 2.3 miles downstream from Doans 

Creek, and at mile 118.0.

Drainage area.--4.696 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1938 to September 1959. Prior to October 1948, published as 

West Pork White River at Newberry.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 465.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 21, 1928, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 31 years, 4,642 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 37,900 cfs Jan. 25 (gage height, 20.23 ft); mini-

 mum7"458 cfs Sept. 25, 26 (gage height, 0.84 ft).

1928-59: Maximum discharge, 76,900 cfs May 21, 1943 (gage height, 24.19 ft); minimum, 193 cfs Oct. 1, 1941. Maximum stage since at least 1875, 27.5 ft Mar. 27, 1913, from floodmarks by State 

Highway Department of Indiana (discharge, 130,000 cfs, estimated).

Remarks. Records good. Slight regulation by storage in four reservoirs above station. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 873: 1937(M). WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 27 to Feb. 12; stage-discharge 

relation affected by ice Jan. 7-10)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 14 Feb. 15 to Sept. 30

2.0 1,150

3.0 2,010

8.0 7,66O

12.0

18.0

20.0

13,400

27,800

36,500

0.8 

1.5 

3.0 

9.0

430

950

2,240

8,96O

13.0 15,300

17.0 24,800

20.0 36,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,740

1,650

1,650

1,560

1,470

1,390

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,740

2,700

2,800

2,600

2,30O

2,010

1,830

1,920

1,74O

1,560

1,470

*1,390

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,470

1,470

1,390

1,390

1,470 

1,470

51,670

1,667

0.355

0.41

Nov.

1,390

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,230

1,230

1,150

1,230

1,230

1,310

1,310

1,230

1,230

1,470

2,010

4,640

9,740

11,600

10,600

8,960

7,140

6,760

6,280

5,680

*5,920

7,010

7,790

7,660 

6,640

127,680

4,256

0.906

1.01

Dec.

5,560

4,870

4,54O

5,560

6,760

6,880

6,160

5,440

4,870

3,880

3,220

3,000

2,800

2,600

2,600

2,400

2,200

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,010

*2,010

1,920

1,920

1,830

1,830

1,740

1.650 

1,650

99,950

3,224

0.687

0.79

Jan.

1,920

2,500

2,900

2,900

2,700

2,500

2,200

2,100

2,100

2,000

1,830

1,740

1,650

1,740

3,990

4,650

3,990

3,440

2,900

2,700

10,800

21,800

24,000

26,900

,35^200

34,600

28,800

22,900

*1 1,400 

7,660

283,780

9,154

1.95

2.25

Feb.

7,790

7,920

6,880

7,270

7,920

7,660

6,760

6,280

6,400

12,600

21,600

26,000

31,700

35,800

34,100

29,400

24,200

19,900

16,100

11,900

10,200

9,350

10,200

*10,900

10,600

10,300

10,000

9,480

409,210

14.61C

3.11

3.24

Mar.

9,350

9,350

9,090

8,720

8,240

9,090

9,090

8,240

8,720

10,300

10,900

11,100

11,100

11,100

11,900

13,800

14,100

11,900

9,740

8,120

7,160

6,560

6,200

5,960

6,560

*6,680

7,040

7,040

6,680 

5,520

274,540

8,856

1.89

2.18

Apr.

5,190

8,360

11,100

13.OOO

12,700

10,900

8,480

7,160

6,320

6,440

6,080

5,740

5,410

5,190

4,860

4,530

*4,310

4,200

5,630

8,480

7,760

6,560

5,850

5,300

4,860

4,420

3,870

4,530

8,720 

11,000

206,950

6,898

1.47

1.64

May

12,000

12,900

13,400

10,000

7,160

6,200

6,800

5,850

4^970

4,970

5,520

7,400

11,300

11,100

9,090

7,760

6,440

5,630

5,520

6,200

5,630

5,74O

5,630

5,850

*5,190

5,740

5,630

5,190

4,970 

6,440

225,180

7,264

1.55

1.79

June

6,800

5,190

4,750

4,090

3,65O

3,210

2,910

2,610

2,330

2,240

4,420

10, 300

8,360

5,410

3,980

3,320

3,110

2,810

2,610

2,420

2,330

*2,240

2,240

2,150

2,060

1,880

1,700

1,610

1.520 

1,520

103,770

3,459

0.737

0.82

July

1,520

1,430

1,700

1,520

1,430

1,350

1,350

1,520

,520

,350

,270

,190

,110

,030

990

99O

950

990

1,190

*1,350

1,350

1,350

1,190

1,110

1,190

1,190

1,350

1,520

1,700 

1,520

40,570

1,309

0.279

0.32

Aug.

1,270

1,270

1,190

4,330

6.800

4,420

2,510

1,970

1,790

1,430

1,270

1,110

1,030

950

912

875

1,110

1,430

1,700

1,430

1,270

1,110

950

*838

800

762

725

762

725 

762

48,226

1,556

0.331

0.38

Sept.

800

1,270

1,350

1,110

950

838

762

725

8OO

990

800

990

800

725

650

575

575

575

538

*538

500

493

486

465

493

762

725

800 

80O

22,573

752

0.160

0.18

Calendar year 1958: Max 43,500 Min 1,150 Mean 5,386 Cfam 1.15 In. 15.56

Water year 1958-59: Max 35,800 Min 465 Mean 5,189 Cfsm 1.10 In. 15.01

Discharge measurement made on this day.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 487

3610. Blue River at Carthage, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°46', long 85°34', in sec.18, T.15 N., R.9 E., on right bank 500 ft up-

 stream from highway bridge, half a mile west of Carthage, and. 2f miles downstream from 

Three Mile Creek.

Drainage area. 187 sq mi.

Records available . October 1950 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 859.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929. Prior to July 19, 1951, wire-weight gage at site 500 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 205 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,340 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 13.28 ft); mini-

 5umT40 cfs Sept. 23-25 (gage height, 1.47 ft).

1950-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 1959; minimum, 16 cfs Sept. 18-20, 

1955; minimum gage height, 1.26 ft Sept. 13, 1956.

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

Revisions.--WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-9, Oct. 12 to Nov. 15, 23-25, 

Nov. 30 to Dec. 3, 19-31, Jan. 4, 9-14, 19, 20, June 5 to July 31)

1.4 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

39

126

333

910

7.0 

9.0 

11.0

1,740

3,100

5,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

99

94

92

91

90

88

90

90

126

585

190

154

118

110

105

102

*102

99

94

91

91

88

102

91

86

86

143

118

100

92

3,473

112

0.599

0.69

Nov.

91

100

91

85

84

82

76

85

107

no 7

97

90

86

84

218

242

502

700

550

383

287

232

190

170

182

610

383

287

242

190

6,635

221

1.18

1.32

Dec.

180

170

200

437

437

287

221

b!90

b!65

b!60

b!55

b!45

b!35

b!25

b!20

bl!5

b!08

b!04

*107

108

94

91

97

97

88

82

85

84

82

82

4,653

149

0.797

0.92

Jan.

531

457

264

190

b!75

b!70

b!58

b!50

107

97

90

91

96

166

550

*558

b200

b!70

158

224

4.920

5,990

1,950

808

515

428

540

290

276

806 

510

19,195

619

3.31

3.82

Feb.

333

264

276

437

287

221

200

210

221

2.590

1,790

670

580

842

980

580

492

b575

b520

287

255

255

558

*410

555

510

287

287

-

14,446

516

2.76

2.87

Mar.

510

287

276

242

232

492

385

510

410

521

521

410

437

580

760

*492

383

287

276

253

242

221

210

200

190

210

232

200

190

200 

210

10,167

328

1.75

2.02

Apr.

251

550

410

533

276

232

210

200

242

221

210

190

180

180

170

161

*161

161

170

200

170

161

152

152

143

145

517

955

US

521

8,597

280

1.50

1.67

May

358

276

252

276

252

200

180

170

161

170

161

552

383

264

221

190

180

170

190

*161

161

161

492

253

200

232

276

200

338

1,250 

550

8,840

285

1.52

1.75

June

355

242

200

170

152

145

126

126

118

118

126

145

118

107

104

102

97

94

*94

91

88

90

90

88

88

88

86

80

78

11

3,656

122

0.652

0.73

July

97

102

84

79

76

84

73

70

67

66

64

63

61

60

59

59

*59

68

84

74

64

60

63

120

102

72

114

150

105

107 

97

2,503

80.7

0.432

0.50

Aug.

80

70

66

84

73

68

68

64

61

60

59

58

56

55

54

54

64

*67

59

55

52

51

49

49

55

51

50

50

51

52 

49

1,834

59.2

0.317

0.57

Sept.

65

92

60

54

50

47

45

45

46

49

47

46

45

44

45

45

47

*47

46

44

45

44

45

43

11

43

60

49

47

47

1,467

48.9

0.261

0.29

Calendar year 1958: Max 4,390 Min 76 Mean 278 Cfsm 1.49 In. 20.17

Water year 1958-59: Max 4,920 Min 41 Mean 234 Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.95

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--Jan. 21 (6 

cfs (9.90 ft).

.m.) 8,540 cfs (15.28 ft); Feb. 10 (3:30 p.m.) 4,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

3615. Blue River at Shelbyville, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°31 | 45 n , long 85°46'55", in SE^ sec.31, T.13 N. , R.7 E. , on left bank a 

quarter of a mile downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 421 at Shelbyville and 

0.6 mile downstream from Little Blue River.

Drainage area. 425 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1943 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 737.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~l"929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1953, wire-weight gage at bridge a quarter of a mile upstream at 

datum 3.5 ft higher.

Aye rage dl s charge .--16 years, 478 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,300 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 16.50 ft); mini- 

 mum, 63 cfs Sept. 24-26 (gage height, 2.56 ft).

1943-59: Maximum discharge, 14,800 cfs Jan. 5, 1949 (gage height, 17.00 ft, site and 

datum then in use); minimum, 23 cfs Oct. 2, 1953.

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

indefinite stage-discharge relation, which are fair.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1505: 1944.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect and indefinite 

stage-discharge relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 15, Nov. 23-25, Nov. 3O 

to Dec. 3, 17-31, Jan. 4-14)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 22 to Feb. 10 Feb. 11 to Sept. 30

2.8 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0 

12.0

184

475

1,270

3,000

5,350

4.0

6.0

8.0

14.0

16.0

475

1,160

2,250

7,200

9,600

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.5 

7.0 

13.0

53

139

249

565

1,650

6,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

242

230

218

218

207

207

207

207

218

510

535

347

276

253

230

218

218

207

196

196

184

184

196

*196

184

184

218

276

242

218

207

7,429

240

0.565

0.65

Nov.

196

207

207

196

196

184

184

184

207

230

218

207

196

196

288

535

760

*1.570

1,470

990

710

570

445

395

371

959

950

675

535 

420

14,451

482

1.13

1.26

Dec.

395

371

395

750

910

675

505

b400

b350

b330

b320

b310

b300

b280

b265

b250

242

230

242

253

218

218

*218

218

207

196

196

196

196

164

184

10,004

323

0.760

0.88

Jan.

547

950

605

420

a400

a4OO

a360

a300

a255

a230

a210

a205

218

253

835

870

b540

b430

b371

b442

4,730

9.200

35,860

32,460

bl,400

1,070

860

727

655

1,200

1,260

38,263

1,234

2.90

3.34

Feb.

860

655

625

825

685

565

505

505

535

3,470

5.590

2,980

1,550

1,870

3,030

1,830

1,300

b950

b760

*b630

b580

565

681

840

720

681

642

603

35,032

1,251

2.94

3.06

Mar.

642

642

603

528

492

760

880

720

720

1,OOO

1,120

1,OOO

960

1,200

.1.710

1,250

*920

720

642

603

565

492

440

423

406

406

440

406

374

390

390

21,844

705

1.66

1.91

Apr.

423

920

920

800

642

528

457

423

440

440

406

374

358

343

314

300

287

287

300

358

358

*314

300

287

274

262

343

1,190

2.070

1,200

15,918

531

1.25

1.40

May

800

603

492

457

603

423

358

314

287

300

300

775

1,160

880

603

492

406

424

1,000

*681

528

457

720

642

457

528

760

603

619 

2.950

2,480

22,102

713

1.68

1.94

June

1.160

760

565

457

390

358

314

287

274

262

262

287

262

237

225

e218

e210

e200

e!85

e!85

el80

e!65

e!62

e!62

*e!60

e!60

e!60

e!60

e!55 

el50 

8,712

290

0.682

0.76

July

191

'202 287

170

159

159

159

149

139

130

130

e!27

e!24

e!20

e!18

el!8

e!20

139

202

249

*159

130

118

130

214

170

159

225

225 

249

262

5,233

169

0.398

0.46

Aug.

180

149

130

139

149

139

191

180

139

120

116

111

107

102

100

106

118

116

116

102

98

95

92

88

88

*88

83

88

88 

92

87

3,597

116

0.273

0.31

Sept.

90

109

120

92

83

79

75

72

72

72

72

71

69

67

66

66

67

71

71

69

69

*66

66

64

64

64

77

83

72 

69

2,247

74.9

0.176

0.20

Calendar year 1958: Max 6,11O Min 184 Mean 622 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.88

Water year 1958-59 : Max 9,20O Mln 64 Mean 5O6 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.17

Peak discharge (base 

cfs (12.71 ft).

3,400 cfs). Jan. 22 (10 a.m.) 1O.3OO cfs (16.50 ft); Feb. 11 (3 p.m.) 5,93O

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

3 No gsge-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station 3t Carthage and 

stations on nearby streams and weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of reconstructed gage-height 

record.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 489

3620. Youngs Creek near Edinburg, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°25'08", long 86°00'18", In SW£ sec.5, T.ll N., R.5 E., on left bank on 

upstream side of highway bridge half a mile southwest of Amity, 2 miles upstream from 

mouth, and 5 miles northwest of Edinburg.

Drainage area. 109 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1959. Prior to December 1942 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 670.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 30, 1955, wire-weight gage at same site and datura.

Average discharge. 17 years, 114 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,270 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 11.48 ft); minimum, 2.4 cfs Sept. 13-16, 18-24; minimum gage height, 0.60 ft Sept. 13-16.

1942-59: Maximum discharge, 10,700 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 13.4 ft); minimum, 

0.4 cfs Sept. 14, 1954.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1944.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect 

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second! 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 10 to Nov. 17)

ge height,

Oct. 1 to Jan. 22 Jan. 23 to Sept. 30

0.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.5 

6.0

19

47

105

270

1,060

7.0 1,340

8.0 1,830

9.0 2,530

10.0 3,730

0.5 

.6

1.8 

5.1

1.0 

1.5 

2.5

102

270

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 2.5 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

47

42

41

40

38

35

35

35

36

84

87

55

45

34

31

28

28

28

24

23

22

22

26

27

*23

23

26

33

30

27

24

1,094

35.3

0.324

0.37

Nov.

25

25

24

22

22

22

22

22

30

31

27

24

23

22

74

133

249

414

350

*198

133

98

77

67

67

302

198

140

105

78

3,024

101

0.927

1.03

Dec.

b72

b68

90

252

270

172

126

b92

b72

b64

b58

b52

b48

45

47

40

41

39

41

39

36

*35

39

38

34

32

34

32

32

31

31

2,102

67.8

0.622

0.72

Jan.

120

148

87

56

b58

b56

b51

46

39

b36

34

34

36

44

250

b!20

b90

b76

67

202

*5 J 730

2,400

640

320

220

170

140

120

110

340

210

10,050

324

2.97

3.42

Feb.

150

110

94

130

110

80

70

68

90

2 .OOP

900

500

400

375

650

*360

290

b215

b!55

b!20

110

96

178

180

147

147

140

132

_

7,997

286

2.62

2.73

Mar.

163

147

117

92

101

290

207

155

189

252

350

310

330

634

700

370

252

189

*155

132

117

98

87

83

77

86

110

86

82

80

83

6,124

198

1.82

2.10

Apr.

87

386

27O

216

155

110

88

80

79

69

62

57

54

52

48

45

45

45

45

54

47

42

*39

36

55

35

290

546

546

252

3,915

130

1.19

1.33

May

163

110

83

69

61

54

48

44

42

43

40

445

502

2 7O

172

110

82

82

916

350

*234

196

502

216

132

117

110

77

124

748

270

6,412

207

1.90

2.19

June

155

loo

71

57

49

45

39

36

33

32

86

110

65

47

39

35

30

28

25

23

23

*22

21

20

19

19

19

16

16

11

1,294

43.1

0.395

0.44

July

14

50

26

19

16

16

15

13

12

11

10

9.5

9.0

8.4

7.9

7.9

9.0

22

42

23

*16

13

15

13

9.5

9.0

17

20

12

10

8.4

483.6

15.6

0.143

0.16

Aug.

7.9

6.9

6.5

20

27

15

15

12

9.5

7.9

6.5

5.6

5.6

5.1

4.7

5.1

11

9.5

6.0

5.1

5.1

5.1

3.7

3^3.

*4.0

4.0

4.0

5.1

5.1

3.7

3.3

238.3

7.69

0.071

0.08

Sept.

44

IS

7.9

5.6

5.1

4.4

3.7

3.7

4.4

4.0

3.7

3.3

3.0

2/7

3.0

3.0

3.3

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.0

*3.0

3.0

3.0

4.0

9.5

4.4

3.7

3.0

168.5

5.62

0.052

0.06

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,420 Mln 18 Mean 132 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.46

Water year 1958-59: Max 3,730 Mln 2.7 Mean 118 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.63

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 cfs). Jan. 21 (9 p.m.) 6,270 cfs (11.48 ft); Feb. 10 or 11 (time and 

gage height unknown).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

Note. No gage-hetght record Jan. 22 to Feb. 

ions on nearby streams.

16; discharge estimated on basis of records for sta-
490 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3625. Sugar Creek near Edinburg, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°21'39", long 85°59'5l", on line between sees. 29 and 32, T.ll M., R.5 E., 

on left bank 50 ft upstream from highway bridge in Camp Atterbury, l£ miles upstream 

from confluence with Blue River, and 1| miles northwest of Edinburg.

Drainage area. 462 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1942 to September 1959. Prior to February 1943 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 646.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1952, wire-weight gage on downstream side of old highway bridge 

100 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 507 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,400 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 14.59 ft); minimum, 30 cfs Sept. 25 (gage height, 4.10 ft).

1942-59: Maximum discharge, 27,600 cfs May 29 1956 (gage height, 18.38 ft); minimum, 8.0 cfs Sept. 18, 1954 (gage height, 3.04 ft).

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

which are fair.

Revisions. WSF 1275: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 11

4.5 

5.0 

7.0

100

274

1,360

9.0

12.0

15.0

2,710

5,870

12,500

Feb. 12 to Sept. 3O

4.1 30 5.0 276

4.3 61 7.0 1,360

4.6 135

Mote. Same as preceding 

table above 7.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

147

141

134

128

125

117

114

114

120

237

488

318

233

195

174

157

147

147

138

131

128

122

128

128

*128

128

128

233

222

192 

167

5,209

168

0.364

0.42

Nov.

154

150

144

144

138

134

128

TzS

138

157

160

144

144

138

188

437

612

1,480

1.540

*1,060

779

565

462

388

364

793

1,000

725

565

437

13,396

447

0.968

1.08

Dec.

b370

b350

388

673

1.000

834

592

488

412

b345

b335

b310

b270

b240

b250

b235

222

222

206

206

188

*178

174

178

167

150

154

150

147

147

144

9,725

314

0.680

0.78

Jan.

259

644

513

364

270

296

266

241

b210

b!90

b!80

170

170

181

561

b600

b450

b370

b338

*407

4,840

a 1O.6OO

alO.OOO

a5, 760

2,130

1,280

882

681

568

941

1,250

45,812

1,478

3.20

3.69

Feb.

834

592

488

671

592

437

364

Mi

409

3,690

6.020

3,680

2,120

2,120

2,890

2,050

*1,480

bl,100

b860

b700

618

565

644

834

725

698

671

644

_

36,837

1,316

2.85

2.97

Mar.

698

725

644

539

488

780

834

698

698

944

1,240

1,240

1,180

1,720

2.190

1,720

1,180

*889

698

618

565

513

437

412

388

388

462

412

364

364

364

24,392

787

1.70

1.96

Apr.

388

1,120

1,360

1,120

834

644

513

462

437

388

364

341

318

297

276

276

256

256

256

297

341

297

*276

256

237

230

506

1,040

2.330

1,780

17,496

583

1.26

1.41

May

1,120

779

565

462

412

462

364

318

297

276

276

774

1,660

1,300

889

618

488

412

1,530

889

*618

513

1,100

889

565

462

488

539

535

1.910

1,720

23,230

749

1.62

1.87

June

944

644

462

364

318

276

256

230

215

205

256

297

388

297

226

198

177

164

154

148

138

135

*132

129

123

115

115

112

101

96

7,415

247

0.535

0.60

July

92

156

145

109

96

92

92

84

78

74

69

65

63

61

59

58

56

75

141

241

187

*118

99

118

94

89

99

120

101

94 

92

3,117

101

0.219

0.25

Aug.

87

96

84

84

109

84

82

80

80

74

65

61

58

56

54

52

59

74

69

63

59

56

51

47

*46

44

44

46

47

44 

49

2,004

64.6

0,140

0.16

Sept.

97

94

72

61

58

49

46

41

43

43

40

38

37

37

36

36

36

37

34

36

37

36

*36

36

33

41

56

49

46

46

1,387

46.2

0.100

0.11

Calendar year 1958 : Max 6,220 Mln 106 Mean 596 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.49

Water year 1958-59 : Max 1O,8OO Mln 33 Mean 521 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.30

Peak discharge (base, 4,200 cfs). Jan. 22 (4 to 8 p.m.) 11,400 cfs (14.59 ft); Feb. 11 (9:30 a.m.) 

6,530 cfs (12.37 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of reconstructed gage-height graph and records dfor nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 491

3630. Driftwood River near Edinburg, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39°20'2l", long 85°59'll", in sec.4, T.10 N., R.5 E., on left bank just 

downstream from highway bridge, 0.8 mile downstream from confluence of Blue River and 

Sugar Creek and \\ miles southwest of Edinburg. .

Drainage area. 1,054 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1940 to September 1959. Prior to July 1941 monthly discharge 

only, published In WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 636.99 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 7, 1941, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 1,152 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 21,800 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 15.55 ft); minimum, 134 cfs Sept. 25, 26 (gage height, 1.84 ft).

1940-59: Maximum discharge, 37,500 cfs May 29, 1956 (gage height, 16.80 ft); minimum observed, 36 cfs Sept. 23 , 1941.

Maximum stage known, 20.3 ft in March 1913, from information by local residents.

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

which are fair.

Revisions. WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 9 to Jan, 1)

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

7.0 

10.0

115

172

355

2,680

5,140

13.0

14.0

15.0

16.0

9,600

12,400

17,500

26,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

490

468

445

422

400

378

378

378

522

1.270 

970

770

625

558

512

490

468

445

422

400

400

40O

400

*400

400

400

580

625

558

490

15,819

510

0.484

0.56

Nov.

468

445

445

445

422

400

4OO

378 400-

445

468 

445

445

422

468

920

1,320

2,560

5.540 

2,800

*2,440

1,620

1,520

1,120

1,020

1,520

2,380

1,930

1,570

1,270

35,626

1,121

1.06

1.18

Dec.

bl,050

b950

1,020

1,420

2.150

1,980

1,570

1,370 

1,170

920

920 

920

770

770

670

670

670

625

625 

625

580

*580

580

580

558

535

512

512

490

490

490

26,772

864

0.820

0.94

Jan.

665

1,620

1,570

1,170

72O

720

b680

b620 

b560

b520

b500 

b480

490

512

1,070

al,650

al,500

al,200

1,020 

*1,020

6,320

17,100

a21.200

a!3,800

b6,040

b3,560

2,590

2,120

1,850

2 230

3*250

98,347

3,172

3.01

3.47

Feb.

2,560

1,930

1,620

1,820

1,880

1,520

1,270

1.220 

1,270

5,520

10 . 600 

9,600

5,920

4,940

6,400

5,980

*4,060

b3,000

b2,200 

b2,000

1,880

1,720

1,770

2,100

2,100

1,930

1,820

1,770

_

90,400

3,229

3.06

3.19

Mar.

1,820

1,880

1,770

1,570

1,470

1,770

2,200

1,980 

1,880

2,260

2,800 

2,920

2,740

3,340

4.540

4,060

2,920

*2,260

1,930 

1,720

1,620

1,470

1,370

1,270

1,220

1,170

1,270

1,220

1,120

1,120

1,120

61,600

1,987

1.89

2.18

Apr.

1,120

2,040

2,740

2,440

1,980

1,670

1,420

1,270 

1,220

1,220

1,120 

1,070

1,020

970

920

87O

820

820

820 

870

970

870

*820

770

720

670

1,070

1,880

3,980

4.060

42,230

1,408

1.34

1.50

May

2,620

1,880

1,520

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,120

970 

870

820

820 

1,270

3,060

2,680

2,040

1,570

1,270

1,120

2,920 

2,100

*1,570

1,320

2,040

2,150

1,520

1,270

1,570

1,620

1,470

3,270 

5,380

55,640

1,795

1.70

1.96

June

5.980

2,320

1,670

1,370

1,170

1,020

920

820 

720

720

720 

820

920

770

670

580

558

512

490 

468

445

422

*400

400

378

378

378

355

335

515

25,024

834

0.791

0.88

July

315

400

445

355

315

315

295

295 

275

264

250 

247

233

233

226

219

216 240"

378 

625

*535

355

315

355

315

355

355

378

4OO

378

422

10,284

352

0.315

0.36

Aug.

378

335

295

295

315

295

275

315 

295

272

254 

240

230

222

216

212

226

236

236 

226

216

205

198

192

*185

188

185

185

188

195

202

7,507

242

0.230

0.26

Sept.

254

268

247

230

205

192

182

175 

172

169

166 

163

160

157

154

151

151

151

151 

148

145

145

*142

139

137

139

169

160

160

157

5,139

171

0.162

0.18

Calendar year 1958: Max ll,8oO Mln 355 Mean 1,5O5 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.37

Water year 1958-59: Max 21,2OO Mln 137 Mean 1,294 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.66

Peak discharge (base, 7,OOO cfs). Jan. 23 (9 a.m.) 21,8OO cfs (15.55 ft); Feb. 11 (l to 2 p.m.)

11,500 cfs (13.71 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of weather records, engineer's notes and 

records for upstream and downstream stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
492 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3635. Flatrock River at St. Paul, Ind. 

(Formerly published as Platrock Creek at St. Paul)

Location. Lat 39°25<03", long 85°38'03", in NE± see.9, T.ll N. , R.8 E., on,right bank

 500 ft downstream from highway bridge, 0.8 mile southwest of St. Paul, and l? miles 

downstream from Mill Creek.

Drainage area. 298 sq mi.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1959. Prior to October 1958, published as 

Flatrock Creek at St. Paul.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 764.84 ft above mean sea level datum of 

"1929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission). Prior to Oct. dl 

1938, chain gage at site 500 ft upstream st same datum.

Average discharge . 29 years, 321 cf s .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,500 cfs Jan. 21, 22 (gage height 11.34 ft

 from outside floodmarks, 10.56 ft from inside floodmarks); minimum, 5.5 cfs Sept. 24-^fa

^1930-59: 'Maximum discharge, 18,500 cfs Jan. 5, 1949 (gage height, 10.60 ft); minimum, 0.5 cfs Aug. 7, 9, 1931.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of approximately 20.5 ft, from information Dy 

local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect and those above 4,800 cfs,

 which are fair. Slight diversion occasionally by quarry above gage.

Revisions (water years) .-WSP 853: 1934-36. WSP 973: 1942. WSP 1275: Drainage area. 

WSP 1335: 1933, 1936.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31

0.8 

1.0 

1.3 

2.5

122

252

1,040

4.0

6.0

10.0

2,360

4,800

11,800

0.2 

.3 

.4

.5 

.7

Feb. 1 to Sept. 30 

3.5

48

0.9 94

1.2 215

2.5 1,050

4.0 2,360

6.0 4,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

122

109

105

100

95

85

85

81

100

155

263

189

144

122

106

100

96

93

85

83

81

76

88

*96

88

81

112

129

129 

109

96

3,375

109

0.366

0.42

Nov.

95

95

95

95

88

85

81

8T

95

122

126

112

100

96

259

589

415

*620

785

588

458

548

290

265

252

542

522

415

556 

280

7,874

262

0,879

0.98

Dec.

260

245

252

458

588

522

407

300

240

220

210

205

200

190

180

170

165

158

163

160

150

146

*144

140

152

126

120

116

114 

112

109

6,702

216

0.725

0.84

Jan.

445

652

490

510

280

265

240

210

185

160

150

140

144

172

588

460

370

300

270

345

*8,630

10.500

2,500

1,100

851

664

520

409

552 

565

782

53,027

1,065

3.57

4.12

Feb.

608

400

560

420

420

294

242

237

272

4,500

4.520

1,980

1,120

2,410

2,460

1,710

1,050

910

758

*575

480

420

480

542

542

480

450

420

-

28,840

1,050

5.46

5.60

Mar,

420

420

390

560

312

575

672

542

510

575

738

738

672

980

1.560

1,120

805

*608

542

480

450

590

560

324

500

288

500

270

248 

248

242

16,259

524

1.76

2.05

Apr.

270

542

608

510

450

590

518

500

500

294

276

248

232

215

197

188

174

170

179

215

202

*179

170

158

154

150

184

608

770 

705

9,556

512

1.05

1.17

May

480

560

288

248

276

220

192

174

158

184

206

525

840

910

575

590

294

232

450

*450

360

276

312

276

220

550

575

480

530 

1,190

1.280

15,081

422

1.42

1.64

June

770

480

560

264

215

188

162

150

150

142

158

150

130

112

101

94

89

84

81

78

76

71

68

66

*64

101

98

73

62 

54

4,671

156

0.525

0.58

July

50

54

54

46

45

42

59

36

52

29

25

24

25

21

20

18

17

19

36

48

*45

35

37

329

189

98

66

75

89

78

84

1,797

58.0

0.195

0.22

Aug.

68

54

42

58

45

45

46

39

55

29

26

25

25

22

21

21

21

25

24

21

21

19

17

16

15

*14

14

14

15 

16

15

862

27.8

0.095

0.11

Sept.

29

29

4232-

23

19

16

15

23

21

16

14

12

11

11

11

11

11

9.2

9.2

9.9

*9.2

9.2

7.7

6.5

6.8

16

16

17 

16

478.5

16.0

0.054

0.06

Calendar year 1958: Max 7,100 Min 67 Mean 427 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.46

Water year 1958-59: Max 10,500 Min 6.5 Mean 546 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.77

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). Jan. 21 (12 p.m.) to Jan. 22 (l a.m.) 14,500 cfs (11.34 ft);

Feb. 11 (7 to 8 a.m.) 5,440 cfs (6.44 ft); Feb. 14 (6 p.m.) 5,850 cfs (5.52 ft).____________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 30 to Dec. 2, Dec. 8-18, 20-22, 24-27, 29, 

Jan. 4-12, 16-20, 25-25, Mar. 2, 5.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 493

3640. East Fork White River at Columbus, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°12' , long 85°56', In NW£ sec.25, T.9 N., R.5 E., on left bank at abutment of abandoned bridge at west end of Second Street in Columbus, 0.6 mile downstream 

from confluence of Driftwood River and Flatrock River (formerly known as Flatrock Creek) 

and 1.4 miles upstream from Haw Creek.

Drainage area.--1.692 sq ml.

Records available. October 1947 to September 1959. Prior to January 1948 monthly discharge only, published in WSF 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 603.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 22, 1952, wire-weight gage at site 600 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 1,981 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 32,500 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 13.40 ft); minimum, 215 cfs Sept. 24-26 (gage height, 1.17 ft).

1947-59: Maximum discharge, 48,700 cfs Jan. 28, 1952 (gage height, 16.00 ft); minimum, 87 cfs Sept. 29, Oct. 7, 1954.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 17.9 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, about 

100,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years) .-.-WSF 1275: Drainage area. WSF 1335: 1948-49.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 37-30)

1.1 

1,6 

1.9 

2.4 

3.0

180

470

870

1,920

3,850

4.0

8.0

11.0

13.0

7,000

14,000

22,300

30,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17-

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

870

822

774

710

697

671

632

606 

606

632

1.550

1,400

1,100

900

790

726

684

671

645

*619

580

580

580

580

593

580

580

619

790

774 

710

23,071

744

0.440

0.51

Nov.

671

645

632

632

606

580

580

580 

580

606

632

658

645

619

710

1,650

2,150

3,600

 4,700

4,030

3,250

2,450

2,000

1,750

1,550

2,100

2,8OO

2,900

2,400

2,OOO

48,706

1,624

0.960

1.07

Dec.

1,650

1,500

1,600

2,300

3.500

3,000

2,500

2,100 

1,750

1,450

1,350

1,25O

1,150

1,080

1,O2O

960

920

900

870

838

806

790

758

*758

726

710

671

684

671

671 

658

39,391

1,271

0.751

0.87

Jan.

1,200

l.SOO

2,3OO

1,800

1,39O

1,120

1,060

1,120

1,010

904

838

822

822

838

2,500

3,200

2,300

1,800

*1,700

1,460

9,390

*27,400

28.000

21,000

12,600

6,340

4,300

3,300

2,720

2,940

4,490

152,464

4,918

2.91

3.36

Feb.

4,2OO

3,120

2,490

2,640

2,8OO

2,190

1,8OO

1.670 

1,800

8,590

16.500

16,200

10,700

8,430

12,600

10,700

*7,430

5,950

4,900

3,850

2,960

2,640

2,960

3,30O

3,300

2,960

2,8OO

2,640

-

152,120

5,433

3.21

3.34

Mar.

2,640

2,800

2,640

2,340

2,190

2,80O

3,480

3,3OO 

2,960

3,300

4,380

4,550

4,380

4,9OO

6.500

6,500

5,250

3,850

*3,120

2,640

2,490

2,190

1,920

1,800

1,800

1,670

1,800

1,8OO

1,560

1,560

1,560

94,670

3,054

1.80

2.08

Apr.

1,560

2,640

3,850

3,480

2,960

2,340

1,920

1,670 

1,670

1,560

1,450

1,410

1,280

1,220

1,160

1,100

1,080

1,060

1,O8O

*1,180

1,240

1,180

1,080

1,040

1,010

989

1,480

2,340

4,550

5j_600

56,179

1,873

1.11

1.24

May

4,020

2.8OO

2,060

1,670

1,560

1,560

1,410

1,220 

1,O8O

1.04Q

1,060

1,620

4,030

4,380

3,480

2,340

1,920

1,560

2,550

3,480

*2,190

1,800

2,340

2,960

2,060

1,670

2,340

2,490

2,190

4,380

6j_750

76,010

2,452

1.45

1.67

June

6.230

3,66O

2,490

1,800

1,560

1,320

1,180

1,060 

955

887

955

1,040

1,040

972

822

726

684

645

606

580

569

569

*569

536

525

514

514

503

481

4JO

34,462

1,149

0.679

0.76

July

470

481

547

492

463

449

428

421 

4OO

388

376

370

352

346

340

334

334

340

421

428

742

*525

442

536

726

619

619

606

580

569

569

14,713

475

0.281

0.32

Aug.

606

5l4

456

514

481

449

421

442 

456

414

388

370

352

340

328

334

346

346

352

340

334

316

310

292

*280

280

275

316

298

304

298

11,552

373

0.220

0.25

Sept.

352

435 370-

358

334

316

292

280 

280

270

270

265

255

250

240

240

240

235

235

230

*230

230

225

220

215

220

255

230

220

220

8,012

267

0.158

0.18

Calendar year 1958: Max 17,lOO Min 50O Mean 2,429 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.49

Water year 1958-59: Max 28,OOO Min 215 Mean 1,949 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.65

Peak discharge (base, 1O,OOO cfs). Jan. 22 (12 p.m.) 32.5OO cfs (13.40 ft); Feb. 12 (1 a.m.) 18,600 

cfs (9.85 ft).__________________________ ________________ __________ 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 11-14, Nov. 16-19, Nov. 21 to Dec. 18, Jan. 1-4, 15-18; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, engineer's notes, and records for upstream and downstream stations.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

3645. Clifty Creek at Hartsville, Ind.

Location. -Lat 39-16' 25", long 85°42'10", in NW£ sec. 36 T.10 N. R 7 E at downstream 

 gTSe~of left abutment of highway bridge , a quarter of a mile north of Hartsville and 

5 miles upstream from Duck Creek.

Drainage area. --88. 8 sq mi.

Records available .--February 1948 to September 1959.

Gage -Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 677.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~. Prior to Sept. 24, 1952, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge . 11 years, 112 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,300 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 14.29 ft); no

rl°1948-59: 22Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 1959; no flow at times during 1948,

1951-57, 1959. ,

Flood in 1913 reached a stage of 25.1 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks. -Records good except those for periods of ice effect and shifting control, which

are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1950.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect and shifting 

control (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31 Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

3.0

4.0

11

25

64

310

650

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

1,640

3,000

4,683

7,150

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

.4 

1.2 

2.3 

4.0 

6.2

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.2 

3.0

9.5

14

28

51

108

310

Note. Same as pre 

table above 3.0 ft.

sding

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

23

21

19

17

17

16

15

14

17

19

20

18

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

12

14

*12

U.

11

13

19

19

18

17

487

15.7

0.177

0.20

Nov.

17

16

16

16

16

15

14

15

18

23

29

23

19

19

45

90

*74

131

218

I3T

92

72

58

51

47

70

77

66

54

44

1,577

52.6

0.592

0.66

Dec.

b40

50

62

192

205

168

122

b82

b62

b54

70

59

44

b39

35

39

43

39

40

43

36

33

*35

33

27

26

28

27

25

25

24

1,807

58.3

0.657

0.76

Jan.

216

218

135

83

53

81

70

58

44

39

38

38

38

57

330

230

bl!5

b80

105

179

*6 J 180

2,260

«275

193

166

146

113

92

84

133

136

11,985

387

4.36

5.03

Feb.

101

71

95

108

80

59

54

57

81

1,880

561

268

242

1,280

1,010

310

242

280

205

*140

121

106

155

168

140

130

121

119

8,184

292

3.29

3.43

Mar.

138

130

117

95

97

230

192

148

140

168

218

205

205

342

465

268

192

150

*128

115

104

84

77

71

65

64

69

57

51

54

51

4,490

145

1.63

1.88

Apr.

72

191

145

106

88

77

64

62

75

75

62

54

51

47

44

41

38

38

41

47

43

*36

35

33

31

31

127

145

108

73

2,080

69.3

0.780

0.87

May

54

46

42

37

36

34

31

28

26

31

32

122

205

180

112

77

61

51

47

*43

41

36

36

36

30

28

29

27

24

IT

37

1,660

53.5

0.602

0.69

June

29

24

20

18

16

15

13

12

10

10

19

14

11

9.5

7.7

6.8

6.0

5.5

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.2

7.1

8.8

*8.4

7.1

6.2

5.2

5.0

4.4

319.1

10.6

0.119

0.13

July

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.6

3.4

3.8

3.4

2.9

2.6

2.3

2.2

1.7

1.5

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

73

1.2

3.0

*6.2

4.6

4.0

23

104

14

9.1

16

8.4

5.5

7.7

251.2

8.10

0.091

0.10

Aug.

8.1

4.4

3.1

2.9

6.5

4.4

8.8

7.7

4.2

2.8

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.2

.9

.8

.6

.5

*.5

.4

274

3.1

3.6

7.7

86.5

2.79

0.031

0.04

Sept.

10

57

14

6.0

3.6

2.4

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

.8

.7

.5

.4

.2

.3

.2

.2

.1

*0

0

0

0

0

1.3

1.2

1.8

1.5

109.8

3.66

0.041

0.05

Calendar year 1958: Max 2,410 Min 7.7 Mean 105 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.08

Water year 1958-59: Max 6,180 Min 0 Mean 90.5 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.84

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 cfs). Jan. 21 (6:30 p.m.) 11,300 cfs (14.29 ft) 

cfs (7.69 ft); Feb. 14 (ll p.m.) 2,700 cfs (7.56 ft).

Feb. 10 (7 p.m.) 2,780

Note.

on this day.

June 1 to Sept. 30.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 495

3650. Sand Creek near Brewersville, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39°05'05", long 85°39'30", in w£ sec.5, T.7 N. , R.8E., on left bank at 

downstream side of county highway bridge, 2j miles west of Brewersville, and 5.2 miles 

upstream from Bear Creek.

Drainage area. 156 sq mi.

Records available. February 1948 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 630 ft (by barometer). Prior to Oct. 6, 

1952, wire-weight gage at site 1.7 miles upstream at datum approximately 8 ft higher.

Average discharge.--11 years, 190 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,900 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 21.70 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,500 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement of 

peak flow; minimum, 1.1 cfs Sept. 26, 27 (gage height, 0.48 ft).

1948-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 1959; no flow many times.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1335: 1949.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 1, Sept. 5)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 21 to Sept. 30

1.5 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

128

235

520

9.0

14.0

17.0

1,270 

2,900 

6,850 

9,850 

15,OOO

0.6 

1.3 

2.5 

4.5 

7.0

0.9 

1.0 

1.3 

1.7 

2.0

2.5 

3.5 

5.0 

9.0 

13.0

196

475

1,000

2,950

5,950

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

68

62

48

43

39

34

32

31

*35

90.

52

38

31

27

25

23

2222"

27

28

24 

22

24

29

34

29

27

32

34

32

29

1,093

35.3

0.226

0.26

Nov.

27

28

28

29

27

*26

25

25

32

68

62

45

38

34

184

213

182

424

458

206

137 

104

90

78

75

156

143

104

97

84

3,229

108

0.692

0.77

Dec.

83

104

202

555

660

341

177

b!20

b92

b76

84

*87

69

59

52

46

48

4B

47

50

46 

42

42

44

39

34

34

34

33

3T

34

3,416

110

0.705

0.81

Jan.

281

330

blSO

blOO

b76

59

71

70

*58

47

41

39

41

69

1,260

434

b!80

b!20

119

288

*i5,ioo

*5,920

500

288

230

208

180

140

151

414

263

25,227

814

5.22

6.02

Feb.

166

114

117

220

162

*114

93

93

171

2,970

920

363

409

1,540

1,390

475

334

790

367

203

166 

157

515

398

254

218

186

176

_

13,081

467

2.99

3.11

Mar.

255

207

*176

139

134

621

337

218

196

240

510

394

528

790

895

479

280

207

176

157

139 

114

100

93

87

111

166

114

93

100

100

8,156

263

1.69

1.95

Apr.

379

348" 980

230

176

139

114

107

*236

181

130

107

93

87

76

70

66

64

65

76

76 

63

56

51

48

los- 46

ses

270

148

4,955

165

1.06

1.18

May

107

81

70

63

*60

57

48

41

37

37

43

205

las' 271

137

93

76

64

57

54

55 

61

64

48

38

36

35

33

30

^KOb 

92

2,337

75.4

0.483

0.56

June

57

40

30

25

22

19

17

17

16

15

*14

19

20

18

17

14

12

12

10

9.8

9.4 

9.4

~50 200

20

29

23

12

9.0

7.0

772.6

25.8

0.165

0.18

July

6.2

9.8

16

10

7.9

7.0

*6.2

5.4

4.7

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.5

97T

19 

12

17

34

62

72

36

108

T6

19

42

582.5

18.8

0.121

0.14

Aug.

17

13

12

14

14

*12

12

22

21

14

12

12

11

10

9.0

8.6

7.9

15

14

10

9.4

7.9

6.2

5.4

5.4

5.1

4.9

978

7.6

9.8 

45

375.0

12.1

0.078

0.09

Sept.

30

41

79

33

16

12

9.8

7.3

*5.4

4.9

4.0

3.2

2.9

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.1 

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.1 972"

7.6

23

14

331.3

11.0

0.071

0.08

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,88O Mln 11 Mean 191 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.61

Water year 1958-59: Max 13,100 Mln 1.1 Mean 174 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.15

Peak discharge (base, 2,9OO cfs). Jan. 21 (7:30 p.m.) 19,900 cfs (21.70 ft); Feb. 10 (2:30 p.m.) 

4,380 cfs (11.12 ft); Feb. 14 (9 p.m.) 3,320 cfs (9.65 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
496 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3655. East Fork White River at Seymour, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°58'57", long 85 8 53'57", in NW£ sec.7, T.6 N. , R.6 E., on left bank 1,700 

ft downstream from highway bridge, 1 mile north of Seymour, 9.6 miles downstream from 

Sand Creek, and at mile 219.2.

Drainage area. 2,333 sq mi.

Records available. October 1927 to September 1959. Yearly maximum discharge only for 

water years 1924-27, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 550.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Oct. 1, 1927, to July 2, 1931, chain gage at site 1,700 ft upstream and 500 ft 

upstream from dam at datum 7.61 ft higher. July 3, 1931, to July 16, 1934, staff gage 

at site 100 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 32 years, 2,431 cf s .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 62,100 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 19.39 ft); minimum, 246 cfs Sept. 25, 26 (gage height, 0.34 ft).

1923-59: Maximum discharge, 78,500 cfs Jan. 5, 1949 (gage height, 19.57 ft).

1927-59: Minimum, 84 cfs Sept. 15, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 21.0 ft Mar. 26, 1913, from information by Corps of Engineers 

and State Highway Department of Indiana (discharge, 120,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some regulation by Seymour Water Co. at dam above station. Records of water temperatures for the 

water year 1959 are given In WSP 1641.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 743: 1928-29, 1931-32. WSP 783: 1934. WSP 873: 1938. 

WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1928(M), 1929-30, 1932-33(M), 1937(M), 1942. 

WSP 1435: 1949.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31 Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

2.0

4.0

7.0

12.0

15.0

700

1,720

3,900

9,600

15,200

16.0 18,600

17.0 24,800

18.0 35,000

19.2 57,200

0.5 

1.0

286

414

2.0 

4.0

750

1,720

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 4.O ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,250 

1,150

1,100

1,050

955

910

*910

865

1,000

1,150

1,200

1.600

1,420

1,200

1,100

1,000

955

910

865

865

820

820

820

820

820

820

780

820

955

1,000

955

30,885

996

0.427

0.49

Nov.

910 

865

865

820

820

780

*780

74.0

755

780

865

865

865

820

1,010

1,660

2,020

2,840

4,850

5.O50

4,080

3,070

2,480

2,140

1,960

1,960

2,760

3,230

2,760 

2,340

55,765

1,859

0.797

0.89

Dec.

2,080 

2,020

2,020

2,840

4,170

4.550

3,470

2,760

2,410

*2,020

1,780

1,840

1,600

1,540

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,250

1,250

1,200

1,200

1,150

1,100

1,100

1,050

1,OOO

1,000

955

3%5 

955

955

54,120

1,746

0.748

0.86

Jan.

1,320 

2,760

3,230

2,620

1,780

1,360

bl,500

*bl,550

bl,400

bl,300

1,200

1,150

1.100

1,150

3,080

4,850

3,470

2,410

2,160

2,160

14,400

 55.900

35,900

29,000

19,2OO

12,OOO

7,800

5,740

4,480 

4,210

5,O8O

235,260

7,589

3.25

3.75

Feb.

5,680 

4,850

3,810

3,390

*3,560

3,230

2,760

2,48O

2.410

7,040

17,000

18.200

15,200

11,400

16,100

14,700

b 10,5OO

b8,200

b6,6OO

b5,200

b4,250

3,990

4,260

5,150

4,750

4,460

4,O80

3,810

-

197,060

7,038

3.02

3.14

Mar.

3,900 

3,990

3,720

3,390

3,070

4,040

4,950

4,550

*3,990

3,990

5,250

6,120

6,340

7,120

8,250

9.460

7,860

5,900

4,460

3,810

3,390

3,070

2,760

2,620

2,480

2,340

2,210

2,280

2,210 

2.140

2,140

131,800

4,252

1.82

2.10

Apr.

2,140 

4,370

4,550

4,460

3,810

3,230

2,760

*2,480

2,410

2,480

2,210

2,080

1,960

1,840

1,780

1,660

1,610

1,560

1,510

1,720

1,660

1,660

1,510

1,450

1,400

1.500

1,300

2,500

3,640 

4.850

71,890

2,396

1.03

1.15

May

4,950 

3,560

2,760

2,280

2,020

1,960

*1,840

1,660

1,510

1,450

1,450

1,610

3,110

4,550

4,260

3,230

2,550

2,210

2,020

3,310

2,920

2,340

2,280

2,840

2,550

2,080

2,140

2,620

2,480

3,010

5.250

82 , 800

2,671

1.14

1.31

June

6.670 

5,230

3,230

2,480

2,080

1,780

1,610

*1,450

1,350

1,240

1,240

1,400

1,350

1,300

1,2OO

1,100

1,000

960

915

870

830

790

87O

915

790

790

750

750

710 

674

46,324

1,544

0.662

0.74

July

674 

674

710

710

638

603

569

*569

537

537

505

474

474

444

444

444

lii

414

474

537

710

710

638

638

790

960

830

870

915 

790

710

19,406

626

0.268

0.31

Aug.

750 

710

638

674

674

603

*569

569

603

569

537

505

474

444

414

414

444

414

414

444

414

414

384

384

556

356

356

356

384 

356

384

15,007

484

O.2O7

0.24

Sept.

384 

505

569

505

444

414

384

356

356

*356

330

330

307

307

307

307

307

307

286 286"

286

286

286

286

286

286

330

330

307 

307

10,337

345

0.148

0.17

Calendar year 1958: Max 24,OOO Mln 74O Mean 3,O83 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.91

Water year 1958-59: Max 55.9OO Mln 286 Mean 2,6O5 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.15

Peak discharge (base, 12,OOO cfs). Jan. 22 (9 a.m.) 62.1OO cfs (19.39 ft)j Feb. 12 (2 p.m.) 18,6OO 

cfs (15.99 ft)._____________________________________________________________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

3660. Graham Creek near Vernon, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°56', long 85°34', in SE£ sec.30, T.6 N., R.9 E., on right bank 10 ft upstream from State Highway 7, 4.7 miles southeast of Vernon, and 8.0 miles downstream 

from Little Graham Creek.

Drainage area. 77.6 sq mi.

Records available. June 1955 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 677.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (unadjusted). Prior to June 10, 1955, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,700 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 19.13 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurements at 

gage heights 15.13 and 19.13 ft; minimum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 25, 26 (gage height, 1.58 ft). 

1955-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 1959; no flow at times in 1955, 1957, 

and 1958.

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

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(shifting-control method used Aug. 2-7)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 21 Jan. 21 to Sept. 5O

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

16

63

155

4.0

5.0

7.0

13.0

15.2

300

700

1,800

6,200

8,960

1.6

1.7

2.0

0.1

.3

.8

1.7

2.9

4.3 3.0

12.0

15.0

16.0

150

400

900

5,320

8,640

10,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Itotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

22

17

14

12

9.8

8.2

7.2

*6.0

9.2

14

17

14

12

10

7.7

6.4

5.3

5.3

4.5

5.5

3.9

3.9

4.5

4.2

4.2

5.0

6.0

5.7

6.0 

6.0

5.7

260.0

8.59

0.108

0.12

Nov.

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

*5.5

5.0

4.5

4.7

6.7

12

18

14

14

12

42

59

40

95

148

68

45

56

29

26

25

27

40

b55

b30 

b29

889.4

29.6

0.381

0.43

Dec.

b35

50

79

265

510

189

78

58

45

35

*29

b22

b!8

b!4

b!2

bll

15

14

15

14

14

12

12

15

13

10

9.8

978

9.8

10'

1,627.2

52.5

0.677

0.78

Jan.

56

118

b52

b31

b23

b!9

23

22

*18

16

14

12

15

23

997

320

152

88

54

579

*9.540

1,720

177

101

82

77

74

62

64 

242

155

14,504

468

6.03

6.95

Feb.

84

57

51

119

107

*69

51

49

64

1,040

298

116

236

852

570

165

114

409

166

84

65

56

455

286

118

90

74

65

-

5,866

210

2.71

2.82

Mar.

81

97

70

57

*52

*548

195

105

84

88

165

158

208

444

220

114

79

65

54

49

47

45

39

36

35.

38

139

81

56

60 

63

3,541

114

1.47

1.70

Apr.

89

413

130

84

64

53

44

40

*36

51

29

27

25

22

21

19

18

16

16

16

16

15

15

12

11

9.9

10

22

59

28

1,368.9

45.6

0.588

0.66

May

20

15

12

9.9

8.5

*7.3

6.5

5.4

5.0

576

6.5

46

54

52

29

20

14

12

11

11

55

67

51

20

14

16

85

87

40

37

67

867.7

28.0

0.361

0.42

June

52

20

13

9.5

7.3

6.3

5.4

4.6

4.0

3.7

*5.4

5.7

4.3

5.8

5.1

2.6

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.5

iii.

3.5

3.5

4.0

3.5

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.0

161.5

5.38

0.069

O.O8

July

2.0

1.8

1.5

5.8

5.4

2.5

 1.9

1.6

1.5

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.9

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.0

26

36

14

is

13

16

15

18

13

204.7

6.60

0,085

O.1O

Aug.

12

15

7.0

6.5

*5.6

4.6

4.2

5.5

5.4

3.0

2.6

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.7

.8

z'.z

87.9

2.84

0.037

0.04

Sept.

5.4

4.7

3.8

2.6

1.9

1.4

1.3

.9

*.8

.7

.6

.8

.9

.8

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

*£.

.2

.6

.6

.5

.4

31.2

1.04

0.013

0.01

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,110 Mln 0.6 Mean 85.6 CfB« 1.10 In. 14.98

Water year 1958-59: Max 9,340 Mln 0,2 Mean 80. S CfM 1.04 IB. 14,11

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 efa). Jan. 21 (6 p.m.) 15,7OO cfs (19.15 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
498 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3665. Muscatatuck River near Deputy, Ind.

Location (revised).--Lat 38°48'15", long 85°40'26", In NE^ sec.7, T.4 N., R.8 E., on left 

bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 1.4 miles northwest of Deputy, 1.9 miles upstream from Coffee Creek, and 2.4 miles downstream from confluence of Graham Creek and 

Big Creek.

Drainage area. 296 sq mi.

Records available. November 1947 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 541.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (unadjusted). Prior to June 21, 1955, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years (1948-59), 368 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 52,200 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 33.1 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

measurement of peak flow; minimum, 0.3 cfs Sept. 19-21 (gage height, 1.32 ft).

1947-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 1959; no flow at times in many years.

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

which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1948.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage height,

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 16, Nov. 18, Feb. 4-7, 9, 12, 

13, 16-21, 25-28, Mar. 2-5, July 25, July 25 to Aug. 1, Aug. 3-21; rate 

of change of stage used as a factor Dec. 5, 6, Jan. 15, 16, 20-23, 30, 

Feb. 10, 11, 14, 18, 23, 24, Mar. 6, 7, 14, Apr. 2)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 6 Mar. 7 to Sept. 30

1.3 

1.8 

2.5 

8.0

11.0

18

55

136

980

1,780

13.0

16.0

20.0

25.0

29.0

2,660

4,900

9,600

19,400

33,400

2.4 

6.1

2.3 

2.7 

4.0 

8.0 

10.0

26

58

263

980

1,480

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to Septembe 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

£0

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

61

47

38

32

31

30 

*29

28

28

29

34

33

32

30

29

29

28

28

25

25

24

23

23

23

22

23

22

22

20

20

i§

887

28.6

0.097

0.11

Nov.

T9" 19

19

*19

19

19

19

19

19

22

26

30

31

31

36

130

172

158

795

435

225

143

103

92

80

80

92

116

109

103

3,180

106

0.358

0.40

Dec.

129

165

270

960

5,O5O

1,330 

555

360

255

180

*158

129

97

b72

b60

b56

65

62

63

65

60

58

59

58

52

52

50

48

45

47

46

8,636

279

0.943

1.09

Jan.

109

435

330

210

136

b92 

b84

*86

75

64

56

52

5?

70

3,000

2,170

675

a470

433

2,610

*32,400

1^270

724

587

467

372

312

330

1,070

772

64,113

2,068

6.99

8.06

Feb.

a500

a350

a270

495

*585

345 

285

a250

336

2.150

1,400

540

735

2,110

al,700

856

608

1,010

786

435

330

a310

1,390

1,190

585

435

360

315

_

20,641

737

2.49

2.59

Mar.

a300

450

525

300

294

*1.770 

1,080

a680

420

402

510

672

816

1,140

a780

528

366

297

246

229

220

a200

178

162

146

228

636

402

a330

314

314

14,935

482

1.63

1.88

Apr.

325

1,520

690

420

a310

246 

212

*186

170

154

146

a!55

122

108

98

89

80

75

a72

78

75

65

58

55

49

a44

44

51

59

80

5,614

187

0.652

0.71

May

65

55

a45

59

54

51 

*27

24

25

a25

58

185

420

514

220

122

a90

66

122

122

140

456

246

a!50

78

154

280

458

246

212

a500

4,765

154

0.520

0.60

June

178 IDS'

78

59

47

59 

a54

*24

25

22

22

53

54

a27

21

19

11

14

13

12

all

25 9.6

104

44

30

60

34

19

13

1,169.6

39.0

0.152

0.15

July

11

9.9

8.6

7.6

7.1

6.4 

5.9

*5.9

5.5

4.6

4.0

5.5

2.9

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.6

T76

2.1

2.5

4.0

5.0

25

212

59

30

24

89

104

57

38

759.8

25.9

0.081

0.09

Aug.

57

a40

*27

27

24

20 

17

14

12

10

8.6

7.4

6.4

5.3

4.4

3.7

20

50

18

11

8.6

6.4

5.0

5.7

2.9

4.4

6.8

4.8

5.7

5.5

6.4

422.8

15.6

0.046

0.05

Sept.

4.8 476^

5.8

5.0

2.7

4.2 

4.0

2.9

2.2

*2.5

1.9

1.5

1.1

.9

.7

.6

.5

.4

.5

.5

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.9

1.1

1.6

1.3

49.9

1.66

0.0056

0.006

Calendar year 1958: Max 7,740 Min 8.5 Mean 294 Cfsm 0.993 In. 13.49

Water year 1958-59: Max 32,4OO Min 0.3 Mean 343 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.74

Peak discharge (base, 7,5OO cfs).--Jan. 21 (8 p.m.) 52,200 cfs (35.1 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

on nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Gage heights computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings Jan. 16 to June 26; 

June 3O to July 3, July 27 to Aug. 1, except periods of no gage-height record.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 499

3670. Muscatatuck River near Austin, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°46', long 85°49', in sec.23, T.4 N., R.6 E., on right bank 15 ft down- 

 stream from bridge on U. S. Highway 31, 2 miles north of Austin, and 4 miles upstream 

from Stucker Fork (revised).

Drainage area. 365 sq mi.

Records available. August 1932 to September 1959 (high-water records only since October 

1943).

Averaga discharge . 10 years (1932-35, 1936-43), 38V cfs.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 513.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 22, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum. Nov. 8 to Dec. 30, 

1939, staff gage approximately half a mile upstream at different datum. Aug. 1, 1940, 

to Sept. 30, 1943, auxiliary gage (for low flows) at Slate-Ford Bridge 2£ miles upstream at different datum..

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 53,900 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 29.20 ft). 

1932-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 22, 1959.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Daily discharge not computed when gage height is below 13.0 ft.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1385: 1933(M). WSP 1505: 1956.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

3O

31

Oct. Nov. Dec.

-

-

-

-

1,940

2.800

1,540

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

Jan.

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

1,520

2,8OO

a2,400

al,200

-

al,300

al6,000

*58.400

8,810

2,780

1,480

1,090

828

-

-

Feb.

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

1,220

2,360

1,450

-

1,540

5.090

3,010

1,280

1,080

1,340

-

_

-

921

1,770

1,090

_

-

-

-

Mar.

-

-

-

-

_

1.550

_

-

_

-

885

1,140

1,060

.

_

-

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

-

-

Apr.

_

1.750

1,400

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

~

May June July Aug. Sept.

Calendar year 1958 : Max 7,30O 

Water year 1958-59 : Max 38,400

Peak discharge (base, 5,OOP cfs). Jan. 22 (6 a.m.) 53,900 cfs (29.20 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
500 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3680. Brush Creek near Nebraska, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39°04', long 85°29', in NEij sec.11, T.7 N., R.9 E., on right bank at downstream side of county road bridge, 1.5 miles northwest of Nebraska, 2.9 miles northeast 

of Butlerville, and 3.6 miles upstream from Brush Creek Dam.

Drainage area. 11.7 sq mi.

Records available. May 1955 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 717.17 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during y«ar, 2,730 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 10.30 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 440 cfs on basis of contracted-opening measurement at gage 

height 9.70 ft; no flow for many days.

1955-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 1959; no flow at times in many years.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 3 to Nov. 29, Dec. 2, 3, 7-1O, 13-31, 

Jan. 2, 5-11, 13, July 19 to Aug. 14, Sept. 27-30; stage-discharge 

relation affected by ice Nov. 30, Dec. 1, 11, 12, Jan. 3, 4, 12)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31 Feb. 1 to Sept. 3O

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

0

.3 

1.1 

2.4 

4.4

2.3

2.4 

2.6 

3.0 

4.0

7.3

11

25

66

198

5.0 398

6.0 675

8.0 1,470

1.85

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

.7

1.7

6.0

2.4

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

4.0

10

16

31

62

198

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1*2.

3.1

2.4

2.0

1.7

*1.6

1.4

1.3

1.8 

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1 

1.0

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

.8

.6 

.6

.4

45.6

1.47

0.126

0.15

Nov.

0.5

.7

.7 *.5

.3

.3

.2

.4

1.2

1.0

.6

.4

.4

.3

10

3.5

3.1

40

16

7.0

4.9 

4.2

3.5

3.5

3.3

14

6.3

6.0

5.7 

5.4

143.9

4.80

0.410

0.46

Dec.

6.3

8.7

52

58

107

20

9.5

7.3

*4.9 

3.9

3.5

3.0

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.8

2.2

2.0

2.4

2.2

2.0 

2.0

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.7

T77

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.8

322.2

10.4

0.889

1.02

Jan.

38

11

5.1

3.6

3.1

2.7 *3.5

2.9

2.4

2.1

1.8

1*6.

FTff

28

184

35

16

11

11

150

1.460 

50

14

9.3

8.6

9.0

7.7

7.1

23 

64

15

2,182.5

70.4

6.02

6.94

Feb.

7.8

5.7

7.8

14*8.2

5.4

4^8.

5.7

82

159

22

13

41

130

40

18

16

72

14

8.6

7.0 

6.3

101

29

16

12

9.1

8.6

-

844.0

30.1

2.57

2.68

Calendar year 1958: Max 573 Min 0

Mar.

18

11

8.2

*6.0

9.8

76

14

11

10 

22

25

28

80

87

35

15

11

8.2

7.4

6.7

6.5

5.1

4.6

4.5

4.1

14

15

7.0

6.7 

8.2

6.7

569.3

18.4

1.57

1.81

Apr.

72

43

16

11

8.2

6.7 *5.4

4.8

5.1 

4.6

4.1

3.8

5.6

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.8

4.1

3.0 

2.6

2.3

2.1

2.0

2.0

4.8

13

6.7

4.1

251.4

8.58

0.716

O.SO

May

3.4

2.8

2.3

2.1 «2.0

1.6

1.4

1.3

fcfr

2.0

44

IT

8.2

4.8

3.6

5.0

2.8

2.5

2.6

2.6 

2.1

1.7

1.4

1.2

55

5.1

3.2

2.3

1*8

1.4

160.2

5.17

0.442

0.51

June

1.2

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.4

.4

.3 *.2 

.4

.6

.9

.6

.4

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

iJL

.1

2.0

8.1

9

1.9

2.5

.7

.4

.2 

.2

26.7

0.89

0.076

0.08

July

1.8

1.8

.5

.2

.2

*.l 2°

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.3

1.3

.6 

.3

2.4

1.2

.4

.2

.2

1.8

.8 

5.5

273

26.9

0.87

0.074

0.09

Aug.

1.1

.9

.8

*1. ~6

.8

.8

.7

.8 

.7

.6

.4

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

10.3

0.35

0.028

0.03

Sept.

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

o

.4

.9

o'

1.5

0.05

0.0043

0.005

Mean 14.1 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.32

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,460 Min 0 Mean 12.6 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.58

Peak discharge (base, 950 cfs). Jan. 21 (11 a.m.) 2.73O cfs (10.30 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 501

3690. North Fork of Vernon Fork near Butlerville, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°02'55", long 85 C 32'40", in SE£ sec.17, T.7 N., R.9 E., on left bank 

0.3 mile downstream from Muscatatuck State School dam, l£ miles downstream from Brush 

Creek, and 2 miles northwest of Butlerville.

Drainage area. 87.3 sq ml.

Records available. February 1942 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 669.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 19, 1942, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 100 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 26,200 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 25.41 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 0.5 cfs Sept. 17-20, 22; minimum gage height, 1.64 ft Sept. 19.

1942-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 1959; no flow at times In many years.

Remarks. Records good. Water supply for Muscatatuck State School Is diverted, and sewage 

effluent returned above station. Flow regulated by Brush Creek Reservoir (capacity, 

668,000,000 gal), if miles upstream.

Revisions. WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

1.64

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

0.5 

.7 

1.2 

2.0 

3.1 

4.6

2.3

2.5

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.5

9.2

17

24

5.0 

9.0

15.0

20.0

900

3,050

7,450

13,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

(t)

Oct.

35

29

22

19

16

13

12

11

*11

24

15

12

10

9.2

8.2

7.0

6.0

5.4

6.5

8.2

7.0

6.5

8.2

8.2

9.9

8.4

8.2

8.4

9.5 

3.4

8.0

370.2

11.9

-

-

-0.8

Nov.

8.0

8.2

8.4

8.4

8.0

*7.4

1^°

8.2

15

24

20

15

13

12

124

78

72

224

185

86

56

43

36

33

30

87

62

52

46 

41

1,417.6

47,3

-

+0.8

Dec.

45

56

172

339

484

194

101

78

*56

42

36

31

28

23

20

17

18

18

18

22

18

17

18

20

16

15

15

15

14 

15

15

1,976

63.7

-

-0.3

Jan.

154

133

72

49

32

26

*26

28

23

20

17

16

18

36

1,020

256

101

68

58

292

*15.200

1,560

198

152

141

134

125

107

110 

263

178

18,613

600

-

-

-10

Feb.

135

88

45

*94

66

43

37

41

82

1,360

195

109

191

882

381

201

169

440

185

132

112

112

344

225

162

147

112

70

-

6,160

220

-

0

Mar.

109

88

68

53

*48

333

129

88

76

99

218

147

248

582

381

201

123

91

76

66

60

50

43

40

11

50

96

62

49 

56

56

3,823

123

-

+10

Apr.

167

420

T62

121

88

68

*55

50

52

46

40

37

35

30

28

26

24

23

25

29

28

23

20

18

18

17

52

138

91 

50

1,981

66.0

-

_

-0.2

May

39

31

26

22

20

*18

15

12

11

13

15

163

88

64

42

32

26

23

20

20

20

19

15

12

IP.

48

37

23

17 

17

21

939

30.3

-

_

-0.3

June

15

11

8.0

6.5

5.0

4.2

3.5

3.1

2.8

*3.0

3.2

3.9

3.6

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

339

29

28

64

17

10

7.2 

5.2

591.3

19.7

-

_

-0.7

July

6.7

23

11

5.8

4.1

3.5

*2.6

2.3

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.9

1.9

1.9

50

48

29

132

19

85

138

32 

19

29

663.1

21.4

-

+0.1

Aug.

15

8.2

5.4

8.7

7.2

*10

6.2

5.2

6.7

4.1

2.8

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.8

1.4

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.9

.7 

10

5.8

121.3

3.91

-

..

-0.73

Sept.

2.5

3.2

9.9

3.5

2.1

1.5

1.4

1.4

*1.3

1.2

1.0

.9

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

^5

.5

.6

.7

4.6

~.8 36

1.0

5.2

2.5

8.2 

5.4

100.9

3.36

-

-

-3.18

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,290 Min 1.5 Mean 103 Cfsm 1.18 In. 15.99

water year 1958-59: Max 13,200 Min 0.5 Mean 101 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.66

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs). Jan. 21 (2:30 p.m.) 26,200 cfs (25.41 ft). _________________

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Brush Creek Reservoir; furnished by 

the Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission.

575949 O - 61 - 33
502 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3695. Vernon Fork at Vernon, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°57', long 85°37', In sec.10, T.6 N., R.8 E., on right bank just downstream from highway bridge, 1 mile southwest of Vernon and 2 miles downstream from confluence of North and South Forks.

Drainage area. 201 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some 

periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 587.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water 

Resources Commission). Prior to Jan. 14, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 227 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 56,800 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 32.83 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 24,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow; 

minimum, 1.1 cfs Sept. 16; minimum gage height, 0.28 ft Sept. 15, 16.

1939-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 1959; no flow at times in 1940, 1943-44.

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

above station for municipal water supply of North Vernon and Vernon.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1940, 1953.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-6)

O.Z3 

.3 

.4

.6 

.8

1.1 

1.9 

3.6 

8.4

1.0 

1.4 

1.8 

3.0 

4.0

23

49

101

351

640

6.0

8.0

16.0

24.0

27.0

1,480

2,690

10,700

24,000

32,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

13

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

77

64

52

46

41

37

33

*Z9

29

32

43

32

26

24

21

20

17

16

16

15

16 

16

19

22

19

20

22

23

20

19

18

884

28.5

0.142

0.16

Nov.

19

19

21

21

 20

20

19

19

30

44

52

46

37

33

154

236

146

384

544 226"

146 

114

91

81

75

130

185

128

bllO

blOO

3,250

108

0.537

0.60

Dec.

bllO

146

247

860

1.550

558

257

b!60

b!20

b!05

»b90

b76

b64

b54

b47

b42

45

46

46

48

47 

43

43

45

42

38

37

37

37

3638~

4,914

159

0.791

0.91

Jan.

214

370

185

blOO

b7O

b58

61

63

*58

48

42

40

IT

67

2,280

698

302

205

168

804

*51.900 

4,620

501

319

277

256

244

207

209

636

393

45,436

1,466

7.29

8.41

Feb.

257

185

128

242

215

 137

103

T03

154

2.580

649

279

432

1,640

1,160

432

326

880

404

246

205 

195

887

604

351

290

246

175

13,505

482

2.40

2.50

Mar.

236

246

185

146

 128

812

351

226

195

205

432

351

469

1.150

868

404

257

205

175

156

146 

119

103

95

87.

124

290

185

146

146

156

8,774

283

1.41

1.63

Apr.

342

1.150

377

257

205

166

137

119

 114

106

93

82

75

67

61

57

54

50

49

53

54 

51

45

42

38

37

37

164

215

115

4,412

147

0.731

0.82

May

81

64

54

47

41

 37

33

29

2526-

30

302" 446

205

128

88

67

58

51

47

56 

70

51

40

32

42

112

91

55

49

57

2,514

81.1

0.403

0.46

June

40

30

24

19

15

14

12

10

9.8

9.0

 9.5

11

10

8.7

7.6

7.1

6.6

5.8

4.9

4.9

4.7 

iil

392

115

45

97

63

30

19

14

1,042.9

34.8

0.173

0.19

July

12

32

33

2O

13

10

*7.6

6.1

5.4

4.5

3.8

3.6

3.2

2.6

2.3

1.9

T^

2.1

5.2

8,4

4.3 

4.0

106

118

138

55

42

229

128

60

63

1,125.9

36.3

0.181

0.21

Aug.

39

24

16

22

 39

18

15

13

9.8

8.4

8.4

6.3

4.9

4.0

3.6

3.6

3.3

4.9

4.0

3.5

3.2 

3.2

3.0

2.5

2.1

i±l

2.3

7.7

10

5.1

34

325.7

10.5

0.052

0.06

Sept.

16

11

li

12

11

7.1

4.9

3.5

 2.8

2.1

2.3

2.5

1.9

1.8

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.6

1.5

1..6

tf1.3

1.5

1.9

5.7

11

11

7.9

6.8

155.2

5.17

0.026

0.03

Calendar year 1958: Max 7,490 Min 4.3 Mean 238 Cfsm 1.18 In. -16. 08

Water year 1958-59: Max 31.90O Min 1.2 Mean 237 Cfsm 1.18 In. 15.98

Peak discharge (base, 6,OOO cfs). Jan. 21 (4:3O p.m.) 56,8OO cfs (32.83 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 503

3715. East Fork White River near Bedford, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°46'10", long 86°24'30", In NE| sec.21, T.4 N., R.I E., on downstream side 

of center pier of bridge on county road, 0.4 mile upstream from Mill Creek, 2.9 miles 

downstream from Sugar Creek, 3.9 miles northeast of Mitchell, and 7.8 miles southeast 

of Bedford.

Drainage area. 3,870 sq mi.

Records available. May 1939 to September 1959 (high-water records only October 1943 to 

September 1957) .

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 473.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Feb. 6, 1940, wire-weight gage and Feb. 6, 1940, to Sept. 24, 1957, 

water-stage recorder, at site 9.7 miles downstream at datum 4.39 ft lower.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 65,100 cfs Jan. 24 (12 p.m.) to Jan. 25 (2 a.m.); 

maximum gage height, 34.87 ft Jan. 35, from floodmarks; minimum discharge, 420 cfs 

Sept. 24-26; minimum gage height, 2.49 ft Sept. 25, 26.

1939-59: Maximum discharge, 68,400 cfs Mar. 9, 1945; maximum gage height, 33.75 ft 

Mar. 9, 1945, at site and datum then in use.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 47.5 ft at former site, from floodmark determined by Corps of Engineers (discharge, 155,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions.--WSP 1275: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 6-10, Mar. 5, 6, Mar. 22 to Apr. 2, 

Apr. 8 to June 17, Aug. 26-28, Sept. 1-3, 11-30; stage-discharge 

relation affected by ice Dec. 19, Jan. 14; fall used as a factor 

Jan. 22-30, Feb. 14-19)

2.4

4.0

8.0

19.0

420

1,250

4,380

15,000

25.0

30.0

34.0

24,900

42,800

63,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.080

*2,450

2,080

1,930

1,720

1,620

1,510

1,440

1,380

1,410

1,650

1,680

1,790

1,860

1,720

1,580

1,480

1,580

1,320

1,280

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1.160 

*1,160

1,160

1,250

47,510

1,535

0.396

0.46

Nov.

1,280

1,250

1,220

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,150

1,130

1,130

1,130

1,160

1,190

1,220

1,220

1,410

1,680

2,920

5,660

4,560

5,550

6,540

6,560

5,280

4,200

3,480

5,160

2,920

5,520 

5,950

4,020

79,550

2,651

0.685

0.76

Dec.

5,660

5,520

5,240

5,840

6,450

*7,890

8,450

8.520

7,980

6,650

4,830

3,750

35,200

a2,900

32 , 600

32,400

32,500

32,200

2,100

2,000

2,000

1,950

1,860

1,860

1,790

1,790

1,680

1,620 

1,580

1,540

r.510

107,400

3,465

0.895

1.05

Jan.

1.62O

*2,08O

3,400

4,470

a3,800

a2 , 900

32 , 600

a2 , 600

a2 , 600

32,500

32,300

a2,200

a2,200

2,400

5,000

5,820

37,200

36,400

36,000

a6,200

14,500

18,500

*40,800

*60,200

*61.800

50,400

59,400

*50,400 

25,000

18,800

15,100

444,990

14,550

3.71

4.28

Feb.

12,000

1O.4OO

9,320

7,550

6,280

6,000

5,640

5,460

4.560

6,000

8,540

11,100

17,200

25,900

22,700

19,900

22,400

21,700

18,500

15,000

12,500

10,100

8,610

*8,520

8,970

9,240

8,880

7,800

__ _ _ _ .

528,550

11,730

5.05

5.16

Mar.

6,810

6,540

6,650

6,270

5,730

5,750

6,990

8,070

8,430

7,710

6,900

6,990

8,160

9,420

10,200

10,700

11.500

11,500

9,870

7,980

6,650

5,640

5,100

4,560

4,110

5.950

4,580

4,920 

5,010

4,650

4,580

215,040

6,957

1.79

2.06

Apr.

*4,200

5,190

7,260

8,450

8.790

8,540

6,720

5,190

4,380

4,020

3,840

3,660

5,320

3,080

2,840

2,680

2,520

2,450

2,500

2,500

2,520

2,680

2,450

2,220

2,080

2,000

1,930

*1.860 

2,150

3,160

114,560

5,819

0.987

1.10

May

4,200

5,100

4,850

5,840

5,160

2,760

2,520

2,580

2,220

2,000

1.860

2,150

2,840

5,840

5,100

5.280

4,740

5,840

3,160

2,840

3,160

3,750

3,570

5,240

3,240

3,320

3,080

5,000 

5,520

5,570

4,380

106,290

3,429

0.886

1.02

June

5,280

6,000

6,560

5,280

*5,950

5,080

2,760

2,380

2,080

1,950

2,000

2,840

5,480

5,000

2,000

1,790

1,650

1,540

1,440

1,580

1,320

1,250

1,220

1,280

1,720

1,620

1,380

1,250 

1.220

1,220

75,680

2,456

0.635

0.71

July

1,100

*1,040

1,020

1,020

1,020

988

932

905

878

850

822

795

768

740

715

715

690

690

690

690

690

740

878

960

1,070

1,190

1,280

*1,480 

2,000

2,150

1,650

31,156

1,005

0.260

0.30

Aug.

1,320

1,160

1,100

1,550

1,280

1,220

1,100

988

905

878

850

822

768

715

690

665

715

795

850

768

715

665

640

595

572

572

550

572 

572

572

572

25,536

824

0.213

0.25

Sept.

550

*550

572

640

690

665

618

572

659

595

572

528

505

505

482

482

460

460

460

440

440

440

440

420

420

420

572

528 

*505

505

15,695

525

0.135

0.15

Calendar year 1958: Max 32,300 Min 1,130 Mean 5,042 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.67

Water year 1958-59: Max 61,800 Min 420 Mean 4,556 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.28

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimate 

stations.

d on basis of ords and records for nearby

575949 O - 61 - 34
504 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3720. North Fork Salt Creek near Belmont, Ind.

Location. Lat 30109"00", long 86°20'14", in NW£ sec.5, T.8 N., R.2 E., on right bank 15 ft 

 downstream from bridge on State Highway 46, 100 ft upstream from Schooner Creek,

0.7 mile northeast of Belmont, 6| miles upstream from Brummett Creek, and 20 miles upstream from mouth. Records include flow of Schooner Creek.

Drainage area. 120 sq mi, includes that of Schooner Creek. 

Records available.--April 1946 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 543.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission). Prior to Oct. 9, 

1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 139 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,000 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 21.85 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 25, 26 (gage height, 2.89 ft).

1946-59: Maximum discharge, 15,200 cfs May 24, 1952; maximum gage height, dZ.55 it 

May 24, 1952; no flow at times for most years. Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 25.7 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1948, 1950-51.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second)

(Rate of change in stage used as a factor Jan. 15, 20, 21, Feb. 9-11, 

14-16, 23, Mar. 6, 14, 15, June ll)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 14

3.2 4.3

3.5 18

3.9 50

5.5 226

7.0 417

Jan. 15 to Sept. 3O

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

0.3 

.9 

2.3 

5.0 

8.6

3.5 

3.9 

5.0 

1O.O 

14.0

22

50

181

837

1,460

17.0

18.0

19.0

21.0

2,290

2,920

3,950

9,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

23

20

16 

14

14

11

10

8.9

8.4

22

22

22

18

16

14

12

11

10

9.3

*9.3

7.9 

liA

9.8

9.8

9.8

10

9.8

10

9.8 8. 9

7.5

391.7

12.6

0.105

0.12

Nov.

8 9

8 9

8 9 

8 4

8 9

8.9

7.5

7.5

11

13

15

15

15

15

92

149

237

312

250

*149

116 

88

72

64

59

171

149

127

110

83

2,379.9

79.3

0.661

0.74

Dec.

83

88

88 

193

338

226

160

132

100

78

72

64

47

41

34

29

28

28

28

31

29 

26

28

*30

26

22

22

22

21

21

21

2,156

69.5

0.579

0.67

Jan.

112

171

122 

94

65

60

57

60

48

38

34

30

30

50

661

350

194

148

*113

212

7.580 

a4,120

a5 10

a280

a220

a200

a!90

a!80

a!80

a!75

149

16,233

524

4.37

5.04

Feb.

123

94

1051 

162

136

105

94

105

214

2.850

1,280

376

311

1,250

1,240

*449

311

467

311

207

181 

148

503

402

272

220

181

168

-

12,265

438

3.65

3.80

Mar.

194

181

162 

136

168

459

337

259

311

337

402

350

324

556

617

350

259

194

168

148

*136 

111

100

88

83

100

148

117

111

129

129

7,164

231

1.92

2.21

Apr.

136

298

246 

207

181

155

129

117

111

100

94

83

78

69

61

57

53

50

93

*220

123 

100

83

72

68

61

59

100

136

111

3,451

115

0.958

1.07

May

94

83

72 

63

53

46

41

31

27

30

33

252

272

259

162

111

83

68

60

53

56 

*50

155

88

60

69

207

129

98

921

298

4,024

130

1.08

1.24

June

148

94

65 

46

36

29

24

20

16

16

298

25g

100

47

33

26

21

18

15

12

11 

*9.8

9.0

7.5

7.1

6.7

6.0

5.0

4.4

4.1

1,393.6

46.5

0.388

0.43

July

4.1

5.0

4.7 

3.8

3.5

3.0

2.6

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.8

2.8

3.8

2.8 

*2.6

26

2.8

2.3

2.2

1.8

4.5

9.8

4.7

3.0

114.7

3.70

0.031

0.04

Aug.

2.2

1.6

130^

~67

19

12

8.2

6.4

5.0

4.1

3.5

2.8

2.3

2.6

14

21

14

7.1

4.7

3.8 

3.0

2.3

*2.2

2.0

1.6

1.5

2.6

5.5

10

6.0

369.4

11.9

0.099

0.11

Sept.

8.7

54

27 

12

8.2

6.0

5.0

4.1

3.5

3.3

3.3

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.1

.9

.8

*.7 

.7

.7

.7

.7

1.2

11

16

10

6.0

193.6

6.45

0.054

0.06

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,650 Min 3.4 Mean 152 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.18

Water year 1958-59: Max 7,38O Min 0.7 Mean 137 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.53

Peak discharge (base, 2,OOO cfs). Jan. 21 (7 to 8 p.m.) 12,OOO cfs (21.85 ft); Feb. 1O (6 to 9 p.m.) 

5,650 cfs (18.84 ft at 7:50 p.m.); Feb. 14 (11:50 p.m.) 2,170 efs (16.56 ft at 2 a.m. Feb. 15).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

on nearby streams.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 505

3725. Salt Creek near Harrodsburg, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°00'40", long 86°31'05", in SE£ sec.28, T.7 N., R.I W., on left bank on 

downstream side of county road bridge, 1.5 miles upstream from Clear Creek and 

1.6 miles east of Harrodsburg.

Drainage area. 441 sq mi.

Records available. May 1955 to September 1959.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 482.41 ft (revised) above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources 

Commission).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,700 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 31.88 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 7,600 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting; minimum, 6.9 cfs Sept. 24, 25 (gage height, 2.11 ft).

1955-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 23, 1959; minimum, 1.0 cfs Sept. 7, 8, 

1955; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 24, 25, 1959.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 38.1 ft, from information by local resident.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for period of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of Indefinite stage-discharge

relation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 15, Nov. 23-26, Nov. 30 to Dec. 2,

Dec. 13 to Jan. 1, Jan. 8-14, Apr. 9-20, Apr. 23 to May 12, May 16-23, 25-27,

29, 30, June 4-10, Aug. 29 to Sept. 5, Sept. 28-30)

2.1 

2.9 

3.3 

4.0

Oct. 

Feb.

6.

22

35

80

166

1 to Jan. 18, 

1O to Sept. 30 

7 7.0 

14.0 

19.0 

24.0

428

1,740

2,960

4,690

6.4

8.0

12.0

18.0

Jan. 19 to Feb. 9

297

516

1,230

2,620

24.0

27.0

30.0

31.2

4,690

6,700

10,800

13,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*128

111

95

80

66

59 

52

46

43

111

190

156

111

91

73

66

56

52

46

43

43

40

52

49

46

52

49

*46

40

38

35

2,165

69.8

0.158

0.18

Nov.

33

31

31

29

2§

29 

29

31

46

40

43

56

59

56

200

746

1,320

1.850

1,740

1,300

742

508

370

300

*262

370

636

588

492

356

12,322

411

0.932

1.04

Dec.

314

370

428

688

1,380

1.870 

1,320

778

604

524

476

460

384

314

262

178

146

137

128

128

128

119

111

111

111

103

95

87

84

*87

64

12,009

387

0.878

1.01

Jan.

190

604

778

540

444

444

444

328

286

238

202

156

146

166

1,040

2,520

1,940

904

625

784

4,460

67,090

el5,100

e8,010

e3,530

el, 630

*e810

6519

e421

e370

e337

53,056

1,711

3.88

4.47

Feb.

e317

e302

e310

439

489

416 

334

315

416

2,620

3,880

4.540

4,120

3,310

3,960

4,240

3,680

2,410

1,870

1,360

796

620

922

1,780

*1,560

1,050

832

688

_

47,376

1,692

3.84

4.00

Mar.

670

742

652

572

524

922

1,560

1,260

1,010

1,140

1,320

1,460

1,420

1,560

1.960

1,800

1,140

868

670

572

508

460

384

342

328

314 398"

508

428

444

508

26,444

853

1.93

2.22

Apr.

492

*697

1.120

904

742

620 

524

428

398

398

356

328

286

262

226

202

178

166

166

382

706

476

356

300

250

214

*202

202

274

328

12,183

406

0.921

1.03

May

274

226

202

166

146

119 

103

91

73

66

236" 59

688

796

588

370

274

214

190

166

166

166

342

540

300

190

487

706

370

637

2.270

11,221

362

0.821

0.95

June

1.800

643

398

*238

166

128 

103

84

66

52

845

1,520

994

398

226

166

128

103

84

66

52

43

38

40

119

80

52

43

31

27

8,733

291

0.660

0.74

July

*26

27

22

22

23

22 

19

19

18

17

16

16

15

15

14

14

13

14

14

9.7

8.6

8.5

13

14

12

12

*18

22

24

40

56

583.8

18.8

0.043

0.05

Aug.

24

17

13

145

263

271

TIT

53

26

20

17

15

13

13

12

148" 11

103

80

64

33

22

18

14

14

13

13

19

27

34

30

1,656

53.4

0.121

0.14

Sept.

32

87

56

*56

32

24 

19

16

15

13

13

12

11

10

9.5

9.3

9.2

9.0

8.5

8.3

7.8

7.3

7.0

6.9

679

8.8

208 *5o

56

26

864.5

28.8

0.065

0.07

Calendar year 1958: Max 5,980 Mln 24 Mean 611 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.77

Water year 1958-59: Max 13,100 Mln 6.9 Mean 517 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.90

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 cfs).--Jan. 23 (2 p.m.) 14,700 cfs (31.88 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

. ,^_^_ ,_.___._ ___, .,_ ....... ,. . ,. ._.._. - ,eather records, engineer's " iJiecnarge measurement maae on tnis aay.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of i

ites, 1 discharge measurement, and records for Salt Creek near Peerless.
506 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3730. Salt Creek near Peerless, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°56'35", long 86°30'38", in NW£ sec.22, T.6 N. , R.I W. , on downstream 

side near center of Monon Railroad bridge, 3,400 ft downstream from Little Salt Creek, 

1.5 miles north of Peerless, and 18.6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 582 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1939 to September 1950, February 1957 to September 1959.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 476.02 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Feb. 1-10, 1939, chain gage and Feb. 11, 1939, to Sept. 30, 

1950, water-stage recorder, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 707 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,100 cfs Jan. 23; maximum gage height, 31.62 

ft Jan. 23, 24 (backwater from East Fork White River), from high-water mark; minimum 

discharge, 5.9 cfs Sept. 23 (gage height, 1.37 ft).

1939-50, 1957-59: Maximum discharge, 20,400 cfs Jan. 7, 1949 (gage height, 33.06ft); 

minimum, 0.7 cfs Aug. 18, 1940.

Remarks. Records fair. Stage-discharge relation affected at times by backwater from East 

Fork White River or return flow from overbank storage.

Revisions. WSP 1505: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater or return flow from 

East Fork White River Jan. 25 to Feb. 2)

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

6.5 

8.7

5.0

10.0

16.0

27.0

31.0

382

1,250

2,850

7,040

13,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

! 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*178

142

136

109

92

76

63

58

48

130

238

238

166

131

109

87

76

70

65

61

56

52

53

63

56

58

58

*55

52

47

43

2,866

92.5

0.159

0.18

Nov.

47

47

44

42

39

41

35

42

52

49

49

58

65

61

303

773

1,610

2,120

2,090

1,630

1,020

688

504

396

*346

472

705

739

620

536

15,223

5O7

0.871

0.97

Dec.

440

440

536

841

1,720

2,260

JL,750

1,110

824

671

620

654

552

472

358

298

262

226

226

214

202

202

190

178

178

178

154

154

136

156

151

16,313

526

0.904

1.04

Jan.

262

569

*824

637

620

569

586

472

382

334

274

250

226

292

1,290

2,590

2,440

1,290

1,070

1,270

5,500

*7,250

*12 . 700

*11,700

*9,100

5,560

*3,060

1,900

1,300

1,OOO 

82O

76,137

2,456

4.22

4.86

Feb.

740

680

637

722

773

705

536

488

586

2,830

4,330

4,690

4,910

4,690

5,O20

5,200

5,090

4,050

2,980

2,060

1,290

965

1,270

2,090

*2,060

1,450

1,130

947

_

62,919

2,247

3.86

4.02

Mar.

893

929

858

756

688

1,060

1,800

1,630

1,340

1.40Q

1,610

1,750

1,780

1,950

2.410

2,320

1,720

1,450

1,060

824

7 OS

603

520

424

396

382

440

620

552

556

603

34,009

1,097

1.88

2.17

Apr.

637 *807

1,290

1,150

983

858

722

586

552

504

472

424

396

358

322

298

274

250

238

593

773

603

440

370

334

298

*274

262

322

382

15,572

519

0.892

1.00

May

346

298

274

238

214

190

154

142

114

98

92

268

705

875

773

536

370

310

274

250

274

334

637

756

440

298

481

807

504

762

2,560

14,374

464

0.797

0.92

June

2,580

1,270

488

*370

258

166

126

109

82

65

992

1,800

1,290

605

554

226

166

126

98

82

65

54

52

53

109

114

65

54

45

31

11,653

388

0.667

0.74

July

*32

40

31

28

28

27

24

20

18

17

18

16

14

1-i

11

12

12

14

17

18

15

10

22

26

16

18

*15

63

87

54

65

775.4

25.0

0.045

0.05

Aug.

40

28

20

163

262

214

120

54

42

30

25

20

17

11

16

17

151

120

92

65

59

51

24

17

15

11

8.5

17

47

59

33

1,786.5

57.6

0.099

0.11

Sept.

45

190

82

*60

50

34

26

13

14

15

15

15

14

9.4

8.3

8.3

9.0

11

10

9.4

7.8

7.2

778

9.4

8.3

15

4OO

*154

82

58

1,585.9

46.2

0.079

0.09

Calendar year 1958 : Max 6,96O Min 25 Mean 816 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.02

Water year 1958-59: Max 12,7OO Min 7.2 Mean 693 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.15

Discharge measurement made on this day.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 507

3735. East Fork White River at Shoals, Ind.

Location.--Lat 38°40'02", long 86°47'32", in sec.30, T.3 N., R.3 W., in first pier from 

left bank on highway bridge at Shoals, 400 ft upstream from Baltimore & Ohio Railroad 

bridge, 1 mile upstream from Beaver Creek, and at mile 107.6.

Drainage area. 4,954 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1903 to July 1906, October 1908 to September 1916, June 1923 to 

September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305. Published as East Branch White River at Shoals, 1903-6, 1908-16. Gage-height records collected at same site since May 1908 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 442.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Jan. 1, 1909, chain gage at same site at datum 61.00 ft lower. Jan. 1, 

1909, to July 26, 1927, and Dee. 10, 1929, to Oct. 26, 1932, chain gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge.--45 years (1903-5, 1909-16, 1923-59), 5,458 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 68,200 cfs Jan. 26, 27 (gage height, 32.07 ft); 

minimum, 353 cfs Sept. 15 (gage height, 2.08 ft).

1903-6, 1908-16, 1923-59: Maximum discharge, 160,000 efs Mar. 28, 1913 (gage height, 

42.2 ft), from rating curve extended above 100,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 

44 cfs Oct. 6, 1935, as a result of the filling of Williams Reservoir.

Remarks. Records good. Regulation at low flow by powerplant 17 miles above station. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 353: 1912. WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1335: 1903-6.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 1-3)

2.1 

Z.I 

3.5 

5.0 

7.0

365

850

1,800

4,470

8,750

13.0

21.0

29.0

32.0

17,900

31,000

53,200

67,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29 

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4,470

3,500

2,950

2,600

2,260

2,100 

1,950

1,730

1,880

1,660

1,880

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,100

1,950

1,800

1,660

1,660

1,600

1,400

1,060 

1,340

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400 

1,340

*1,340 

1,340

58,870

1,899

0.383

0.44

Nov.

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,400

1,400

1,540 

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,400

1,400

1,460

1,460

1,950

3,130

4,680

6,570

7,430

7,430

7,650

7,650 

6,780

5,730

4,890

4,270

4,270

4,270 

4,680

*4,890

105,870

3,529

0.712

0.79

Dec.

4,890

4,470

4,270

4,890

8,090

11,200 

11,400

10 , 900

9,950

8,530

6,570

5,310

4,470

3,880

3,310

3,130

2,950

3,310

2,950

2,770

2,600

2,430 

2,260

2,260

2,260

2,100

2,100

1,950 

1,950

*1«880 

1,880

140,910

4,545

0.917

1.06

Jan.

2,100

2,600

3,690

4,890

4,680

3,500 

3,130

3,130

3,310

3,130

3,130

2,600

2,600

2,770

3,690

7,210

9,350

8,530

7,650

7,950

21,300

g34,900 

g37,200

*g4l,800

*g56,000

*g 66,200

g66,500

g58,600 

49,900

42,500 

33,800

598,340

19,300

3.90

4.50

Feb.

22,900

15,600

12,400

10,600

8,500

7,390 

6,990

6,570

5,940

7,430

12 , 700

14,200

17,500

22,000

27,200

28,600

27,200

26,800

25,900

22,500

18,400

14,600 

12,400

11,900

12,100

*12,100

11,400

10,400

432,220

15,440

3.12

3.25

Mar.

8,950

8,090

7,870

7,650

7,210

7,210 

8,530

9,750

10,500

10,700

9,750

9,550

10,200

11,900

13,300

13,900

14,200

14,000

13,200

10,900

8,750

7,210 

6,360

5,730

5,310

5.100

5,100

5,730 

5,940

*g5,940 

g5,520

274,050

8,840

1.78

2.05

Apr.

g5,520

g5,730

7,430

9,350

10.200

10,200 

8,950

6,990

5,940

5,310

4,890

4,680

4,470

4,070

3,880

3,690

3,500

3,310

3,130

3,130

3,500

3,880 

3,690

3,310

3,130

2,950

2,770

2.600 

*2,600

3,310

146,110

4,870

0.983

1.10

May

4,270

5,100

5,520

5,100

4,470

3,690 

3,310

3,130

2,950

2,770

2,600

2,950

4,270

4,890

5,730

6,150

5,940

5,310

4,470

4,070

3,690

4,270 

5,100

4,890

4,470

4,270

4,270

4,270 

4,270

4,680 

6,780

137,650

4,440

O.S9f

1.03

June

*8,090

7,870

7,430

6,990

5,520

4,270 

3,690

3,310

2,770

g2,600

g2,950

g6,360

g6,360

5,100

3,690

2,950

2,430

2,100

1,950

1,800

1,660

1,600 

1,460

1,530

1,660

1,950

1,880

1,660 

*1,460 

1 400

104,490

3,483

0.703

0.78

July

1,340

1,280

1,220

1,170

1,170

1,170 

1,120

1,060

1,000

950

950

900

850

850

805

805

760

850

805

805

715 715- 

805

1,120

1,400

1,280

1,340

1,460 

1,800 

*2 ,260

2,260

35,015

1,130

0.228

0.26

Aug.

1,800

1,530

1,340

1,750

5.150

2,100 

1,800

1,460

1,280

1,120

1,000

805

1,060

900

670

805

850

1,120

1,280

1,220

1,060

950 

670

805

585

626

670

670 

760 

626

*670

55,112

1,155

0.229

0.26

Sept.

715

900

950

805

805

805 

805

715

670

715

715

670

626

548

572

472

510

626

407

414

455

455 

455

455

586

421

1,480

*1.880 

1,120 

805

21,077

705

0.142

0.16

Calendar year 1958: Max 34,400 Mln 1,060 Mean 6,658 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.24

Water year 1958-59: Max 66,500 Mln 372 Mean 5,725 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.68

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from twice-daily wire-weight readings.
508 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Ga

3740. White River at Petersburg, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°30'39", long 87°17'22", in SW£ sec.15, T.I N. , R.8 W., on left bank

300 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 61, three-eighths of a mile upstream

from Prides Creek, 1 mile north of Petersburg, and at mile 47.7. 

Drainage area. 11,139 sq mi. 

Records available. October 1927 to September 1959. Monthly discharge only for some

periods, published in WSP 1305. Published as "at Hazleton" October 1927 to September

1938. Records published for both sites October 1937 to September 1938. Gage-height

records collected at present site and datum since January 1935 are contained in reports

of U. S. Weather Bureau.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 400.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1937, water-stage recorder at bridge 29 miles downstream at

datum 16.77 ft lower. Oct. 1, 1937, to Apr. 1, 1941, wire-weight gage at site 300 ft

upstream at present datum. 

Average discharge.--32 years, 11,630 cfs. 

Extreme s. Maximum discharge during year, 100,000 cfs Jan. 28 (gage height, 24.75 ft);

minimum, 1,350 cfs Sept. 25, 26 (gage height, 1.06 ft).

1927-59: Maximum discharge, 183,000 cfs Jan. 22, 1937 (gage height, 28.3 ft, present

datum, 31.58 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum, 553 cfs Oct. 2, 1941 (gage

height, 0.05 ft).

Maximum stage known, 29,5 ft (present site and datum) in March 1913, from floodmarks,

by Corps of Engineers (discharge, 235,000 cfs, estimated).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1275: Drainage area. WSP 1305: 1930(M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 4 to Nov. 16, Feb. 2-5, 11-14, 

Feb. 20 to Mar. 3, Mar. 9-21, July 9-26)

1.1

4.0

10.0

16.0

1,400

5,300

15,700

27,500

20.0

22.0

24.0

25.0

41,300

56,800

82,500

105,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.540 

6,900

5,940

5,140

4,680

4,400

4,120

3,980

3,700

4,540

4,680

4,840

5,460

5,300

4,990

4,840

4,400

4,120

4,120

3,840

*3,700

3,560

5.140

3,280

3,280

3,280

3,280

3,280

3,280

3,280

3,280

134,170

4,328

0.389

0.45

Nov.

3,140 

3,280

3,280

3,140

3,140

5.000

3,000

3,000

3,000

5,000

3,000

3,000

5,000

3,000

3,700

4,840

8,210

11,400

15,900

17,800

18 . 400

17,800

16,100

14,200

12,700

*11,400

10,900

11,500

12,000

12,300

241,930

8,064

0.724

0.81

Dec.

12,500 

11,400

10,80O

11,500

15,300

18,900

20 . 100

19,500

18,000

16,300

14,000

11,400

9,400

8,550

7,700

6,900

6,580

6,260

6,260

6,100

5,940

5,620

*5,460

5,300

5,140

4,990

4,990

4,840

4,680

4,540

4.400

292,950

9,450

0.848

0.98

Jan.

4.840 

5,780

6,260

7,220

8,040

7,700

6,420

5,940

6,100

5,940

5,780

5,620

5,620

5,500

7,700

11,100

15,600

14,600

12,800

12,500

25,200

56,700

42,800

52,400

65,700

72,600

88,000

*97.500

95,000

82,500

68,700

885,960

28,510

2.56

2.95

Feb.

56,800 

45,600

36,700

28,500

22,700

19,500

18,000

16,800

15.900

18,700

23,500

28,200

53,100

41,500

55,700

65.700

65,700

59,000

54,600

48,600

44,400

58,700

35,900

50,000

*27,800

26,600

- 25,500

24,500

_

__ __ .

UX>1,800

55,780

5.21

3.34

Mar.

23,500 

21,600

20,500

19,500

18,700

18,700

18,900

19,500

20,800

22,000

25,300

23,900

24,900

25,500

26,200

27,500

28,200

29,200

29 . 500

27,500

25,300

18,900

*16,300

14,800

13,600

15.400

15,800

15,800

14,200

14,400

13,600

638,500

20,600

1.85

2.13

Apr.

12,700 

a!2,700

a!6,000

a21,000

a26,000

a27.OOO

a24,000

20,400

16,800

14,400

13,200

12,500

11,800

11,100

10,600

10,100

*9,570

9,060

8,720

9,570

11,400

12,100

11,600

10,600

9,910

9,060

8,550

8,040

7.870

10,200

396,550

13,220

1.19

1.35

May

12,700 

14,800

16,500

17 . 800

17,600

14,400

11,400

10,800

10,100

9,230

8.720

9,400

11,400

14,400

16,500

16,600

15,500

14,200

12,800

11,400

11,400

10,900

10,900

11,600

*11,600

10,900

11,300

11,300

10,800

10,400

12,700

389,850

12,580

1.15

1.50

June

16,500 

17.000

14,800

15,200

12,000

10,400

8,890

7,700

7,060

6,580

6,260

7,540

14,200

16,100

12,800

9,570

7,700

6,900

6,260

5,780

5,300

*5,140

4,840

4,680

4,680

4,540

4,680

4,540

4,120

5.840

 

255,600

8,455

0.759

0.85

July

5,840 

3,700

5,560

5,420

3,420

3,420

3,280

5,140

3,000

3,140

5,000

2,860

2,720

2,600

2,480

2.360

2,360

2,360

2,600

*2,480

2,480

2,480

2,480

2,720

3,000

5,000

5,420

4.260

5,420

5,560

5,980

94,540

3,050

0.274

0.32

Aug.

5,840 

5,560

3,280

5,840

7,060

10 . 200

8,890

6,100

4,680

3,980

3,560

5,280

2,860

2,720

2,600

2,360

2,860

2,860

5,980

4,120

3,700

5,280

2,860

*2,480

2,360

2,240

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,120

2.000

114,050

3,678

0.350

0.58

Sept.

2,000 

2,000

2,240

2,600

2,480

2,360

2,240

2,120

2,000

2,720

2,560

2,120

2,000

2,000

2,000

1,760

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,520

*1.400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

3,980

4.680

5,560

2,720

64,420

2,147

0.195

0.22

Calendar year 1958: Max 62,700 Min 3,000 Mean 14,13O Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.24

Water year 1958-59: Max 97,500 Min 1,400 Mean 12,350 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.06

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 509

3755. Patoka River at Jasper, Ind.

Location. --Lat 38°24'49", long 86°52'36", In SE£ sec.20, T.I S., R.4 W., on left bank

 0.3 mile upstream from outlet of Jasper Lake, 1.0 mile downstream from Coon Seitz 

Bridge, 1.2 miles downstream from Beaver Creek, and 3.3 miles northeast of Jasper.

Drainage area. 257 sq mi.

Records available. November 1947 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 446.19 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 18, 1956, wire-weight gage at bridge 5.6 miles downstream at datum 

0.34 ft lower (now used as a supplementary gage for high-water periods in excess of 

1,100 cfs).

Average discharge.--11 years (1948-59), 398 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,150 cfs Jan. 24; maximum gage height, 19.04

 ft Jan. 23, present site and datum, 13.73 ft Jan. 24 at supplementary gage; minimum 

discharge, 1.9 cfs Sept. 25, 26 (gage height, 2.99 ft).

1947-59: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 24, 1959; no flow at times during 1948, 

1952-56.

Maximum stage known, 15.9 ft (at former site) in March 1913, from floodmark furnished by local residents (discharge, 16,000 cfs). Maximum stage since at least 1925, 

20 ft (at present site) in 1925 (information from local residents).

Remarks. Records fair. Plow slightly regulated by Beaver Creek Reservoir, whose outlet 

enters the Patoka River 1.2 miles above gage.

Revisions. WSP 1275: Drainage .area.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 5-7, 9, 17, 18; 

shifting-control method used June 19 to July 27, Aug. 1-16, 

Aug. 21 to Sept. 1O, Sept. 13-26)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 7 Dec. 8 to Sept. 3O

3.9 

4.5 

6.0 

8.0 

12.0

28

67

205

455

1,O8O

2.8

3.0

3.1

3.2 

3.5

1.3

15

4.0

4.5

6.0

12.0

75

240

1,08O

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

79

60

53

43

38

33

30

*28

28

182

685

329

155

106

79

67

56

50

43

38

36

33

36

53

60

50

46

43

39

36

32

2,646

85.4

0.332

0.38

Nov.

31

31

31

32

31

30

29

30

33

*40

46

46

46

46

182

557

589

573

845

9O9

621

329

235

185

155

137

128

128

128

128

6,331

211

0.821

0.92

Dec.

128

155

235

557

1,040

1,180

1,250

1.50O

1,270

417

*253

216

192

192

168

119

89

84

84

89

84

75

71

71

75

67

63

59

55

55

55

9,748

314

1.22

1.41

Jan.

156

389

403

3O5

210

170

140

129

110

95

84

71

7T

*94

790

1,120

1,10O

l.OOO

896

732

2.1OO

4,810

8,190

9,000

6,970

4,160

2,870

1,060

636

527

486

48,874

1,577

6.14

7.08

Feb.

403

319

266

375

487

431

333

279

3O5

795

1,070

1,270

1,070

991

1,150

*1,420

1,490

1.580

1,550

571

319

253

5S4

9O7

879

655

501

417

_

20,65O

738

2.87

2.99

Mar.

473

543

487

403

347

515

711

669

529

515

*557

753

921

935

85T

697

529

403

333

279

279

253

216

192

168

260

627

753

585

473

459

15,715

507

1.97

2.27

Apr.

431

585

697

627

459

361

292

*240

228

216

204

ISO

168

150

134

119

109

104

104

104

99

89

75

71

63

63

71

71

6,232

2O8

O.809

O.9O

May

63

55

51

51

41

38

36

33

31

30

30

58

114

158

*204

104

71

94

253

361

266

3O5

501

543

333

292

585

571

487

347

375

6,481

2O9

0.813

0.94

June

515

361

192

124

89

67

75

59

*41

36

41

75

150

144

71

44

33

27

23

19

17

14

13

12

12

10

9.9

8.6

7.6

6.7

2,296.8

76.6

0.298

0.33

July

5.7

4.5

4.0

3.8

3.5

4.0

4.0

*14

8.9

9.3

5.1

3.4

3.2

14

15

14

13

14

9.3

5.7

4.0

3.3

3.0

6.7

6.7

3.2

IT" 2.8

5133-

27

313.1

10.1

0.039

0.04

Aug.

17

11

7.3

8.3

14

10

13

10

7.3

5.1

*3.8

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.2

43^ 2.1

~55 253

36

21

14

9.6

6.4

4.5

3.6

3.3

3.5

4.2

3.3

3.0

617.1

19.9

0.077

O.09

. Sept.

2.7

2.3

2.2

5.7

7.6

5.1

3.8

3.3

*11

21

51

2S

14

8.9

7.6

6.1

4.9

3.6

2.9

2.7

2'. 4

2.0

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.7

14

18

15

15

267.4

8.91

O.O35

0.04

Calendar year 1958: Max 3,O50 Mln 4.6 Mean 367 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19. 4O

Water year 1958-59: Max 9.0OO Mln 1.4 Mean 329 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.39

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge above 1,100 cfs computed from auxiliary gage-height record.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

3765. Patoka River near Princeton, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°23'30", long 87°32'55", in NE^IW^ sec.32, T.I S., R.10 W. , on left bank 

75 ft upstream from dam of Princeton Water and Lighting Co., 270 ft upstream from 

bridge on State Highway 65, half a mile downstream from Indian Creek, and 2 miles 

northeast of Princeton.

Drainage area. 815 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1934 to September 1959. Published as "at Patoka" August 1934 

to September 1940. Records published for both sites October 1939 to September 1940 

(monthly discharge only at present site, for October, November 1939, published in 

WSP 1305).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 394.09 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, Parkersburg-Dniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944 

(levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission). Aug. 29, 1934, to 

Sept. 30, 1940, chain gage at site 3 miles downstream at datum 387.15 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission). 

Dec. 1, 1939, to Jan. 21, 1941, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, 1,032 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,490 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 18.71 ft); minimum discharge, 15 cfs Sept. 7, 8; minimum gage height, 0.84 ft July 13-17, Sept. 7, 8. 

1934-59: Maximum discharge, 18,700 cfs Jan. 26, 1937 (gage height, 26.80 ft, site 

and datum then in use); no flow Aug. 29 to Sept. 12, 1936.

Remarks. Records good except those for period Jan. 19 to Mar. 5 and those for period of 

no gage-height record, which are fair. The city of Princeton diverts an average of 

three-quarters of million gallons of water a day above gage for municipal supply.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1275: 1952, drainage area. WSP 1335: 1935-36, 1938-39, 

1940(M), 1949-50.WSP 1385: 1951-52.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 7 to Mar. 6)

0.8 

1.0 

1.3 

3.0 

5.0

13

51

130

610

980

11.0

14.0

17.0

19.0

2,450

3,720

6,060

10,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

5

6

7

a

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

286 

286

230

178

140

121

109

100

118

393

3O3

420

650

670

472

420

216

167

147

*127

121

115

118

127

118

130

127

127

121

100

6,866

221

0.271

0.31

Nov.

95 

95

87

82

79

77

74

74

87

90

84

90

95

97

390

630

1,180

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,380

1,310

*1,160

836

496

366

336

16,626

554

0.68C

0.76

Dec.

336 

366

520

836

1,4OO

1,480

1,550

1,620

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,620

1,580

1,400

944

447

336

303

286

303

268

«233

250

250

226

205

205

212

216

22,770

735

0.902

1.04

Jan.

496 

800

908

908

872

764

520

366

320

286

268

250

233

286

1,040

1,280

1,380

1,450

1,520

1,740

3,040

3,700

5,130

6,610

7,580

*8,260

8,830

9,280

9.460

95,507

3,081

3.78

4.36

Feb.

7,750 

6,470

5,660

5,220

4,780

4,280

3,730

3,180

2,780

2,660

2,400

2,240

2,150

2,230

2,3OO

*2,240

2,230

2,220

2,190

2,150

2,110

2,090

2,190

2,190

2,190

2,180

2,140

2,100

86,O5O

3,073

3.77

3.93

Mar.

2,080 

2,020

1,960

1,840

1,750

1,680

1,550

1,420

1,500

1,500

1,580

1,700

1,800

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,800

1,750

1,650

1,500

1,240

*944

728

544

520

854

1,040

1,140

45,910

1,481

1.82

2.10

Apr.

1,200 

1,140

1,100

1,080

1,080

1,060

962

820

680

610

580

550

500

440

400

360

320

290

270

*265

260

250

240

205

188

171

164

171

167

15,687

523

0.642

0.72

May

164 

157

140

124

115

106

95

87

77

79

79

124

250

336

366

366

320

568

854

1,080

1,400

1,620

1,720

1,720

1,620

*1,480

1,310

1,180

1,140

20,797

671

0.823

0.95

June

854 

690

630

544

366

286

212

167

137

133

216

191

184

191

188

212

191

140

100

74

60

229

*568

366

233

150

103

77

62

7,607

254

0.312

0.35

July

49

51

40

34

49

40

36

30

27

25

22

20

18

20

20

18

69

115

127

62

*53

79

69

294

258

208

298

568

336

3,707

120

0.147

0.17

Aug.

233 

191

130

304

277

230

233

157

92

65

53

45

36

32

27

23

60

103

171

268

250

161

97

65

*49

40

43

38

56

43

3,604

116

0.142

0.16

Sept.

28 

27

27

22

18

16

15

6T

76

282

496

472

250

127

79

56

38

30

25

22

18

*18

22

23

22

106

1,680

746

393

268

5,466

182

0.223

0.25

Calendar year 1958: Max 5,400 Min 38 Mean 1,270 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.14

Water year 1958-59: Max 9,460 Min 15 Mean 906 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.10

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Apr. 8-23j discharge estimated on basis of appearance of recorder 

chart, weather records, discharge measurements, and records for stations on nearby streams.
WABASH RIVER BASIN t)i -L 

3775. Wabash River at Mount Carmel, 111.

Location.--Lat 38°24'07", long 87°45'10", In sec.28, T.I S., R.12 W., on right bank on

 downstream side of Southern Railway bridge at Mount Carmel, Wabash County, 0.1 mile 

downstream from Patoka River.

Drainage area. 28,600 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--January 1908 to September 1913 (gage heights only), October 1927 to

 September 1959. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity November 1874 to December 1878, are contained in files of Louisville office of the Corps of Engineers and 

since June 1884 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

New'York Central Railroad bridge 3.0^ miles downstream at datum 0.17 ft higher. 

Average discharge.--32 years, 26,980 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 174,000 cfs Feb. 18 (gage height, 24.14 ft); 

 minimum, 3,290 cfs Sept. 25 (gage height, 0.53 ft). ,_,,,. «, c/, ft. ooorl «- 1927-59: Maximum discharge, 305,000 cfs May 25, 1943 (gage height, 27.54 ft, present 

site and datum); minimum, 1,620 cfs Sept. 27, 28, 30, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 31.0 ft Mar. 30, 1913, present site and datum (discharge, 

428,QOO cfs, from rating curve extended above 310,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1958-59 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

0.5

.7

1.0

2.0

12.0

3,200

3,800

4,700

7,950

48,000

18.0

20.0

22.0

24.1

79,000

93,000

120,000

173,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

14,000 

14.200

13,400

12,500

11,700

11,000

10,600

10,300

10,100

10,200

12,500

13,500

12,700

12 , 400

11,800

11,200

10,600

10,100

9,770

9,460

*9,070

8,820

8,580

8,200

8,120

8,090

8,160

8,200

8,120

8.020

8,020

323,430

10,430

0.365

0.42

Nov.

8,020 

7,880

7,840

,810

,810

,640

,560

,530

,560

,390

.560

,390

,420

,420

7,880

9,180

12,400

22,500

35,100

39,900

40,700

41.400

39,400

35,400

31,000

27,600

28,200

34,500

38,300

39,800

589,890

19,660

0.687

0.77

Dec.

59.600 

37,800

33,600

30,700

32,800

36 , 500

37,500

36,800

35,000

32 , 400

28,800

24,800

21,600

19,600

18,100

16,800

15,700

14, 900

14,500

14,300

14,200

13,900

13,500

13,200

12,900

12,600

12,300

12,000

11,700

11,400

11,400

680,900

21,960

0.768

0.89

Jan.

11.600 

12,700

13,800

15,200

15,900

16,000

14,100

13,100

13,000

12,900

12,700

12,700

*12,500

12,600

14,400

20,800

23,400

23,800

23,700

23,100

33,500

56,600

70,400

77,900

85,100

94,600

106,000

123,000

137,000

*14 1,000

136,000

*1,379.1

44,490

1.56

1.79

Feb.

123,000 

109,000

97,000

86,700

77,700

69,200

62,400

56,000

48,400

47.900

58,400

66,800

74,000

84,200

106,000

138,000

166,000

172,000

*163,000

156,000

148,000

138,000

129,000

121,000

112,000

100,000

90,000

82,500

_

$2,882.2

102,900

3.60

3.75

Mar.

*77.500 

72,300

67,200

62,200

57,500

54,000

51,500

50,200

51,500

54,000

57,500

60,800

63,400

64,400

64,800

65,200

65,800

66,400

67,000

67,600

66,800

62,400

54,000

44,800

38,900

35,500

34,500

34,300

55.900

34,900

36,900

«., 717. 5

55,400

1.94

2.23

Apr.

37,700 

*39,600

42,600

45,800

49,500

52,800

55,000

55 . 800

54,000

51,000

47,500

43,400

40,100

36,900

34,100

31,400

29,000

27,000

26.000

30,400

37,000

40,400

41,700

40,200

38,200

35,000

31,100

*28,000

28,200

33,500

tt.,182 . 9

39,430

1.38

1.54

May

38,600 

42,700

47,400

53,000

60,400

67,800

70.800

70,600

68,300

63,200

55,000

44,000

37,900

36,900

37,200

37,100

36,400

35,700

35,600

33,500

32,000

32,300

29,700

28,600

29,700

29,900

30,200

31,200

30,900

30,200

32,500

tt.,309.3

42,240

1.48

1.70

June

36,100 

*58 . 100

35,000

29,400

26,400

24,200

21,400

18,900

17,100

15,700

15,300

16,100

18,800

25,500

26,200

22,000

17,800

15,300

13,900

13,000

12,200

11,700

11,500

11,900

10,800

10,300

10,000

9,840

9.420

11,400

555,260

18,510

0.647

0.72

July

16 . 200 

16,200

14,100

12,300

11,200

10,500

9,980

9,350

*8,680

8,230

7,920

7,500

7,080

6,720

6,440

6,200

6.140

6,410

7,040

6,940

6,900

6,970

7,080

7,250

8,090

7,740

7,670

9,180

9,630

9,350

9,070

274,060

8,841

0.309

0.36

Aug.

8,790 

8,340

7,640

8,300

13,900

16.400

16,400

13,500

10,600

8,820

7,670

6,940

6,410

5,930

5,810

5,660

6,520

*7,600

8,760

9,000

8,820

7,880

6,940

6,270

5,840

5,510

5,210

5,000

4,850

4,700

4.580

248,590

8,019

0.280

0.32

St^pt .

4,640 

4,760

4,850

5,030

5,210

5,210

5,060

4,850

4,970

5,510

7,000

6,170

5,360

4,790

4,460

4,250

3,950

3,710

3,650

3,710

3,650

3,500

3,410

3,350

5.520

3,770

8,120

9.210

8,120

7,460

151,050

5,035

0.176

0.20

Calendar year 1958: Max 185,000 Min 7,360 Mean 36,010 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.11

Water year 1958-59: Max 172,000 Min 3,320 Mean 30,940 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.69

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.
512 WABASH RIVER BASIN

3780. Bonpas Creek at Browns, 111.

Location. Lat 38°22'50", long 87°58'35", in SW^SE^ sec.33, T.I S., R.14 W., at Browns

 on left bank 30 ft upstream from concrete dam of Albion municipal waterplant, 100 ft 

upstream from Nigger Creek, 300 ft upstream from State Highway 15, and a quarter of a 

mile upstream from Southern Railway bridge.

Drainage area.--235 sq mi.

Records availabe. October 1940 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete dam. Datum of gage is 374.92 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Auxiliary wire-weight gage near mouth on Wabash River at Grayville read twice daily.

Average discharge. 19 years, 232 cf s .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,140 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 15.52 ft); no 

flow July 18-21.

1940-59: Maximum discharge, 5,490 cfs Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 20.40 ft); no 

flow at times for most years.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater from Wabash River, which are

 fair, and those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Albion municipal waterplant diverts about 0.1 cfs at gage; diversion not included in 

records.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect or 

backwater from Wabash River (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 29 to Nov. 3, Nov. 5-7, Jan. 14, 

Mar. 20, 21, May 18-22, May 29)

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.2

5.1

12

2.0

3.0

6.0

10.0

14.0

16.0

139

248

477

955

1,720

2,310

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.0

3.6

3.6

3.2 

2.8

2.4

2.1

2.4

2.8 

6.2

8.2

11

10 

8.2

6.2

5.1

4.0

3.6

2.8

2.4

*2.1

2.1

1.8

1*5

2.1

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.1

2.1

118.0

3.81

0.016

0.02

Nov.

Z.I

5.1

10

3.6 

3.6

3.2

2.4

2.8

3.6

2.4

2.1

1.5

H13

36

*415

673

771

810

587

181

48

34

33

294

386

184

b7.0

b6.0

4,522.8

151

0.643

0.72

Dec.

152~ b9.0

335

584 

985

1.050

1,000

712

252

b77

b55

b44

b32 

b27

b22

22

22

23

24

31

29

26

27

31

27

26

26

27

30

30

34

5,771.0

186

0.791

0.91

Jan.

122

248

175

b65 

b50

b40

33

29

bZ5 

b22

21

20

21 

59

690

758

733

488

129

142

1,400

1,900

2.100

al,700

al.100

a800

a500

*c242

0188

c606

0638

15,044

485

2.06

2.38

Feb.

c355

olOS

c84

0143 

240

115

79

90

345 

1,110

1,260

1,200

1,000 

1,020

1,300

1.420

1,220

0758

0215

055

047

019

c470

0713

0728

0438

0191

cl61

-

14,884

532

2.26

2.36

Ca endar year 1958 : Max 3,220 Min o

Mar.

350

308

160

86 

66

147

167

110

332 

513

617

824

895 

771

584

418

224

108

88

79

72

55 *44

46

46

109

272

149

79

67

60

7,846

253

1.08

1.24

Apr.

178

685

838

895 

529

131

62

60

55 

57

50

41

41 

37

33

29

26

24

29

53

97

90

55

42

33

30

26

26

58

97

4,407

147

0.626

0.70

May

58

31

23

19 

16

14

11

10

H

14

30

106 

202

134

60

36

*288

495

661

855

1.780

1,750

1,580

1,260

818

543

394

171

79

11,538.2

372

1.58

1.83

June

67

42

31

24 

21

20

18

14

12 

10

13

22

22 

11

7.5

6.2

5.6

5.6

5.1

4.5

4.0

6.2

88

93

34

14

6.8

4.5

3.2

2. 4

617.6

20.6

0.088

0.10

July

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.8 

1.8

1.8

2.4

3.2

3.6 

3.6

3.2

2.1

1.2 

.8

.3

.2

.1

0

O

0

0

.2

.6

1.8

1.8

*1.5

1.2

1.2

1.8

2.4

1*8

46.4

1.50

0.0064

0.007

Aug.

0.6

.3

.2

477 

92

304

386

297

41

21

13

8.2

5.1 

3.2

2.1

1.5

123

301

301

591

313

*37

14

6.8

4.0

2.8

2.1

1.8

1.5

1.8

1.2

2,681.9

86.5

0.368

0.42

Sept.

1.5

4.5

5.1

4.0 

2.8

2.1

1.2

.8

.6 

312

430

113

20 

9.6

5.6

4.0

3.6

3.6

2.8

2.1

1.5

1.2

1.0

.4

.2

4.1

636

510

268

97

2,448.3

81.6

0.347

0.39

Mean 290 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.77

Wa er year 1958-59 : Max 2,100 Min 0 Mean 192 Cfsm 0.817 In. 11.08

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Skillet

Po k near Wayne City.

Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Backwater from Wabash River.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 513

3795. Little Wabash River below Clay City, 111. 

(Formerly published as Little Wabash River at Wilcox)

Location. Lat 38°38'05", long 88°17'50", in SE£ sec.3, T.2 N., R.8 E., on right bank 

300 ft downstream from highway bridge, 0.3 mile downstream from Big Muddy Creek, and 

5 miles southeast of Clay City.

Drainage area. 1.130 set mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1914 to September 1959. Prior to October 1958, published as 

"at Wilcox."Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1305.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 392.29 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 2, 1934, chain gage and Aug. 2, 1934, to Jan. 2, 1947, wire-weight 

gage, at highway bridge 300 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 45 years, 902 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,100 cfs Feb. 13 (gage height, 21.90 ft); minimum, 5.4 cfs Sept. 25.

1914-59: Maximum discharge, 47,000 cfs Jan. 5, 1950 (gage height, 26.67 ft); no 

flow Sept. 3-19, 1954.

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

which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 973: 1937-40. WSP 1335: 1915-33, 1934(M), 1935, 1940,

1941(M), 1946(M).Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water 

year 1958, superseding those published in WSP 1555, are given herewith:

1956 

Sept.27............ 27

28............ 24

1958-con. 

Sept.29............ 23

30............ 26

Month

September 

Water ye ar 1957-56.......

Cfs -days

4,867

Maximum

1,440 

25,700

Minimum

23

6.7

Mean

162 

1,347

Per square 

mile

0.143 

1.19

Runoff in 

inches

0.16 

16.17

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-10, May 18-23, Aug. 21 to Sept. 2 

Sept. 5-30)

3.2 

3.5

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

12.0

12

28

46

74

142

345

16.0

17.0

18.0

19.0

20.0

21.0

22.0

1,970

2,380

3,090

4,210

6,000

9,600

14,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Itotal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

23

20

18

17

16

16

IS

15

20

228

462

912

773

321

154

102

79

64

54

46

44

*41

39

37

34

31

30

31

31

30

29

3,734

120

0.106

0.12

Nov.

29

29

27

25

25

28

30

31

32

31

30

28

27

30

50

63

719

*2,240

2,800

2,800

2.690

2,160

956

404

298

383

1,170

1,740

1,970

1,520

22,565

752

0.665

0.74

Dec.

723

448

476

952

1.650

1,650

1,050

627

b300

b240

b200

*b!60

b!35

b!20

blOO

blOO

95

89

92

92

92

92

92

39

83

86

86

79

76

15

77

10,226

330

0.292

0.34

Jan.

138

326

519

b380

b270

b200

b!70

b!25

blOO

b92

b92

89

86

101

1,090

1,860

31,000

a500

3350

309

2,510

5,160

36.000

a5,000

34,000

33,000

32,500

32,000

*b 1,700

bl,300

31,100

42,067

1,357

1.20

1.38

Feb.

949

3800

3600

3700

3600

3500

3450

3400

3600

2,360

4,620

8,300

15.600

11,600

9,380

7,360

5,350

4,210

3,130

1,890

*930

504

1,070

2,120

2,120

1,600

1,190

1,030

-

87,963

3,142

2.78

2.89

Mar.

1,530

1,650

1,190

756

564

1,030

1,900

2,060

2,280

2,890

5.510

3,310

2,720

1,790

1,170

694

1,170

1,450

1,090

627

476

408

369

*333

509

357

675

824

675

490

395

38,712

1,249

1.11

1.27

Apr.

428

858

876

675

490

421

557

509

276

260

254

244

259

229

219

209

*194

ill

2,490

5.940

3,010

1,630

807

456

298

244

209

546

790

504

21,415

714

0.632

0.70

May

298

219

172

146

130

116

102

89

85

226

490

321

265

276

209

158

108

503

*2,370

1,600

877

2,040

1,090

490

454

756

756

416

265

768

3.050

18,783

606

0.556

0.62

June

5,940

3,660

5,090

1,590

455

214

158

150

112

102

112

1,040

1,110

525

219

150

92

75

64

58

52

51

49

44

44

44

40

56

52

*31

17,077

569

0.504

0.56

July

30

27

24

21

21

21

427

317

108

50

51

22

18

15

15

11

10

10

10

1*1

58

37

56

82

335

180

154

*725

505

254

421

5,754.2

121

0.107

0.12

Aug.

274

105

62

56

561

1,280

1.450

1,190

609

211

102

64

46

57

50

28

444

1,580

1,120

508

209

112

68

*49

58

52

28

25

25

22.

22

9,987

522

0.285

0.55

Sept.

37

129

598

466

160

78

46

55

26

26

24

18

15

13

11

10

9.2

8.7

8.2

7.7

7.4

6.7

6.5

6.3

5^8

11

20

17

24

59

1,687.5

62.9

0.056

'0.06

Calendar year 1958 : Max 8,520 Mln 15 Mean 914 Cfsm 0.809 In. 10.98

Water year 1958-59 : Max 13,600 Min 5.8 Mean 762 Cfsm 0.674 In. 9.13

Peak dischsrge (bsse, 4,500 cfs). Jsn. 25 sbout 6,100 cfs: Feb. 15 (10 to 11 s.m.) 14,100 cfs 

(21.90 ft).

* Dischsrge messurement made on this day.

s No gsge-height record; dischsrge estimsted on bssis of westher records snd records for Skillet 

Fork near Wayne City and other stations on nearby streams, 

b Stsge-dischsrge relstlon sffected by ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

3805. Skillet Pork at Wayne City, 111.

Location.--Lat 38°21'25", long 88°35'00", in SW£ sec.7, T.2 S., R.6 E., on right bank an 

eighth of a mile downstream from Shoe Creek, half a mile downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 15, 0.9 mile upstream from Southern Railway bridge, and 1 mile north of 

Wayne City.

Drainage area. 475 sq mi.

Records available. August 1908 to December 1912, June 1914 to September 1921, June 1928 

to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder, concrete dam since Nov. 17, 1954. Datum of gage is 383.15 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 30, 

1921, chain gage at Southern Railway bridge 0.9 mile downstream at datum about 3.0 ft 

lower. June 11, 1928, to Oct. 4, 1939, chain gage at highway bridge half a mile upstream at datum 2.8 ft lower.

Average discharge.--42 years, 400 cfs.

Extreme s.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,950 cfs Jan. 23 (gage height, 18.10 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs July 22.

1908-12, 1914-21, 1928-59: Maximum discharge, 20,000 cfs Jan. 5, 1950 (gage height, 

22.16 ft); no flow at times during 1908, 1934, 1936-37, 1940, 1944, 1954.

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

which are poor. Wayne City municipal waterplant diverts about 0.02 cfs at gage since 

November 1954; diversion not included in records.

Revisions (water years ). WSP 1143: 1947-48. WSP 1205: 1918-21, 1929-31, 1937-39. 

WSP 1335:1908-13, 1916(M), 1930, 1934, 1935(M).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 18-27)

13

23

52

116

6.0

6.5

7.0

12.0

15.0

17.0

18.0

285

545

685

1,490

2,200

2,980

3,830

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

 Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

15

11

9.4

8.0

7.4

6.2

5.2

5.2

6.2

12

199

123

63

34

17

11

8.0

6.7 

5.7

4.7

4.3

*3.9

3.2

278" 2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

3 . 2

3 2'

592.3

19.1

0.040

0.05

Nov.

3.2

379

3.5

3.5

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.7

5.2

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.2

6.2

8.7

52

1,190

*2,260 

1,990

994

224

116

82

62

54

187

290

184

b!30

blOO

7,984.9

266

0.560

0.63

Dec.

blOO

152

308

649

1,460

1.650

920

298

b!30

blOO

b85

b60

b45

b38

b29

28

2728" 

31

36

38

38

39

44

41

44

44

42

39

42

46

6,631

214

0.451

0.52

Jan.

368

737

500

b!50

bllO

b90

75

52

44

41

36

32

33

558

1,330

1,920

al,000

a600 

a250

al70

a950

al,900

5.620

a2,700

1,980

1,220

b700

*b500

635

1^080

24,661

796

1.68

1.93

Feb.

571

227

234

261

277

230

179

184

531

2,260

2,760

2,550

2,510

2,450

2.920

2,570

1,770

705 

436

375

164

135

1,030

1,750

1,340

767

458

397

-

30,041

1,073

2.26

2.35

Calendar year 1958: Max 4,320 Min 2.8

Mar.

849

890

548

276

205

567

943

708

937

1,470

1,630

1,980

1,620

882

630

346

223

165 

127

111

102

90

82

*73

JLZ.

192

630

468

260

162

130

17,363

560

1.18

1.36

Apr.

175

658

462

246

162

116

92

82

71

65

60

54

50

49

46

39

38

36 

796

2,420

2.590

1,650

415

191

135

106

116

210

688

479

12,297

410

0.863

0.96

May

202

116

79

60

47

39

32

27

24

88

1,150

662

261

464

300

133

82

765 

*2,120

2,050

1,650

1,900

2.250

1,090

432

2,140

1,500

463

174

111

69

20,460

660

1.39

1.60

June

50

41

33

30

24

22

19

17

16

14

14

13

13

12

10

9.4

9.4

9.4 

8.0

8.0

7.4

33

57

8.7

6.2

5.7

4.7

4.3

3.5

3 2 - 

505.9

16.9

0.036

0.04

July

3.5

4.7

4.7

4.7

68

212

38

17

10

5.7

4.3

3.9

3.2

2.8

2.5

2.0

1.4

1.4 

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

*1.2

9.6

19

32

16

477.2

15.4

0.032

0.04

Aug.

10

7.4

5.2

4.7

298

1,720

1,520

637

151

52

24

14

11

8.7

13

99

2,590

5,140 

2^520

1,620

311

69

36

*24

18

13

12

11

9.4

8.7

8.7

14,965.8

483

1.02

1.17

Sept.

10

98

447

277

72

52

20

14

11

8.7

7.4

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.3

3.5 

6.7

5.2

4.7

4.5

3.9

3.9

4.3

11

112

65

117

88

1,456.9

48.6

0.102

0.11

Mean 394 Cfsm 0.829 In. 11.29

Water year 1958-59: Max 3,620 Min l.o Mean 377 Cfsm 0.794 In. 10.76

Peak discharge (base, 2,800 cfs). Jan. 23 (5 p.m.) 3,950 cfs 

(17.02 ft); Aug. 18 (2 a.m.) 3,620 cfs (17.84 ft).

(18.10 ft); Feb. 15 (12 m.) 2,980 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Little 

tfabash River near Wilcox.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

3815. Little Wabash River at Carmi, 111.

515

Location. Lat 38°03'4U", long 88°09'35", near center of Ei sec.25, T.5 S., R.9 E., on 

right bank at upstream side of Possum Bridge, 2.3 miles south of Main Street Bridge in 

Carmi and 7f miles downstream from Skillet Fork

Drainage area.--3,090 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1908 to December 1912 (gage heights only, October 1939 to September 1959.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 339.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. October 1908 to December 1912 chain gage at site 3.1 miles upstream at datum 

0.4 ft higher. Oct. 1 to Nov. 9, 1939, wire-weight gage at present site and datum. 

Since Nov. 14, 1939, auxiliary water-stage recorder 3.1 miles upstream.

Average discharge. 20 years, 2,587 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,100 cfs Feb. 21; maximum gage height, 26.05 

ft Feb. 23; minimum discharge, 38 cfs Sept. 23-25.

1939-59: Maximum discharge, 39,400 cfs Jan. 11, 1950 (gage height, 35.23 ft); no 

flow Sept. 15-17, 1952, result of temporary dam upstream; minimum unregulated discharge, 

0.6 cfs Sept. 9, 1953, July 31, 1954.

Maximum stage known, 36.23 ft in January 1937.

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

which are fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

I?

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

107

99

101

99

94

87

77

77

78

98

98

164

655

948

1,070

904

567

326

205

153

*126 

112

105

95

87

81

77

75

71

67

BG

6,969

225

0.073

0.08

Nov.

67

67

67

67

66

66

62

63

63

61

57

57

61

68

126

147

*498

2,620

4,040

4,600

4.870 

4,830

4,440

3,800

3,380

3,020

2,580

2,210

2,030

2,050

46,133

1,538

0.498

0.56

Dec.

2,250

2,470

2,570

2,960

3,920

4,730

5,090

5,360

5,260

4,650

*3,130

1,660

994

689

537

427

372

326

308

308

311 

308

316

350

375

363

345

335

335

341

345

51,735

1,669

0.540

0.62

Jan.

456

1,190

1,850

2,010

bl,550

bl,200

1,030

829

b580

b460

381

320

288

308

1,300

3,620

4,300

4,480

4,780

4,610

6,400 

a7,200

a6,800

a7,000

7,250

*7,740

8,130

8,370

8,560

8,700

8,740

120,432

3,885

1.26

1.45

Feb.

8,770

8,570

8,140

7,650

6,980

6,020

4,590

3,240

2.360

3,690

5,130

5,670

6,260

7,100

7,980

8,480

9,120

9,860

10,500

*11,000

11,000 

10,800

10,700

10,600

10,300

10,100

9,680

9,110

_

223,400

7,979

2.58

2.69

Mar.

8,450

7,8OO

7,100

6,400

5,420

4,520

3,750

3,190

3,560

4,350

4,860

5,830

6,410

6,780

7,100

7,190

7,120

6,780

6,030

4,980

3,920 

2,750

*1,770

1,260

1,050

1,060

1,390

1,620

1,710

1,660

1,450

137,250

4,427

1.43

1.65

Apr.

1,480

3,330

4,050

3,860

3,190

2,300

1,600

1,210

1,000

883

782

700

625

572

522

*473

461

437

465

968

2,930 

4,140

4,740

5.000

4,650

4,070

3,080

1,750

1,110

1,190

61,568

2,052

0.664

0.74

May

1,510

1,400

1,040

704

539

465

361

307

283

351

382

883

1,660

1,740

1,610

1,400

1,030

*2,640

5,820

6,380

6,430 

6,660

6,910

7,000

7.160

7,140

6,850

7,020

6,760

6,290

4,930

103,655

3,344

1.08

1.25

June

5,150

2,240

2,250

2,450

2,650

2,760

2,710

1,880

1,050

497

502

246

220

422

1,050

1,040

706

415

245

172

145 

154

560

431

311

191

*132

110

98

1°

28,433

948

0.307

0.34

July

90

78

70

64

64

94

205

203

128

270

317

222

145

106

81

68

59

61

77

61

57 

'55 52

70

*95

97

148

280

323

405

615

4,656

150

0.049

0.06

Aug.

494

392

394

347

582

2,610

4,480

5,000

4,960

4,230

2,730

1,390

647

308

188

151

905

3,360

4,520

5,180

*5.610 

5,560

4,520

2,630

1,190

404

201

409

314

274

121

64,101

2,068

0.669

0.77

Sept.

90

96

104

305

719

774

562

355

352

1,160

556

310

172

108

82

67

55

49

45

44

42 

40

38

38

38

131

3,400

5.610

2,700

1,890

17 , 908

597

0.193

0.22

Calendar year 1958: Max 18,500 Min 57 Mean 3,233 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.20

Water year 1958-59: Max 11,000 Min 38 Mean 2,373 Cfsm 0.768 In. 10.43

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station at 

Wilcox.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
516 SALINE RIVER BASIN

3825. Saline River near Junction, 111.

Location. Lat 37°41'52", long 88°16'00", in NE£ sec.36, T.9 S., R.8 E., on right bank at 

 old Island Ripple Bridge site, 2j miles southwest of Junction, 4 miles downstream from 

North Fork, and 13^ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,040 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1939 to September 1959.

Ga,

 

.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 320.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. Prior to Dec. 13, 1939, wire-weight gage at upstream side of Island Ripple 

Bridge at same datum. Since Dec. 27, 1939, auxiliary water-stage recorder 3? miles 

downstream at Eagle Ripple Ford.

Average discharge.--20 years, 1,211 cfs (unadjusted).

Extreme 8. Maximum discharge during year, 10,900 cfs Jan. 22; maximum gage height, 31.14 

rt Jteb. 1, 2 (backwater from Ohio River); minimum discharge during nonbackwater periods, 

6.4 cfs July 25, 26.

1939-59: Maximum discharge, 37,400 cfs Mar. 19, 1945; maximum gage height, 44.03 ft 

Mar. 17, 1945 (backwater from Ohio River); maximum daily reverse flow, 6,260 cfs 

Apr. 21, 1948; minimum discharge during nonbackwater periods, 0.9 cfs Sept. 22, 23, 

1944; minimum gage height, 1.01 ft Sept. 25-28, 1941,

Maximum stage known, about 55.8 ft in February 1937 (backwater from Ohio River).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or extremely flat slope, 

 wnTch are poor. Backwater from Ohio River frequently causes reversal of flow at station and occasionally, at extremely high stages, causes diversion from Wabash River to 

Saline River Just above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 953: 1940.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

36

40

29

23

21

ie

15

13

20

105

262

?Tz

99 

56

35

29

23

18

18

*17

15

16

17

17

16

17

16

16

15

14

15

1,265

40.8

Nov.

20

21

23

22

19

16

16

17

15

ZS

22

19

18 

20

 158

555

500

747

6"56~ 949

342

216

161

132

113

102

94

107

102

102

5,307

177

Dec.

Ill

142

253

432

750

1.140

635

326

213

120

bllo

bloo

b80 

b75

bTO

b70

71

75

78

86

68

82

66

94

96

86

92

92

90

92

94

5,929

191

Jan.

113

223

345

237

b!30

b!20

107

94

92

86

62

76

80 

94

611

2,000

1,130

494

280

1,960

9,060

10. 700

10,200

9,800

7,900

5,690

 3,020

e358

e382

el, 200

1,250

67,916

2,191

Feb.

1,290

el, 280

2,260

2,160

3,800

4,290

3,830

2,180

2,070

2,630

3,020

2,100

1,800 

3,560

4.620

4,450

3,220

eO

e-266

e?98

e324

1,020

1,920

3,150

4,590

3,300

3,220

3,690

-

69,806

2,493

Mar.

3,180

2,380

1,550

1,050

945

1,520

1,520

875

1,080

2,110

2,690

4,240

4.560 

3,460

1,700

1,700

896

932

703

690

*e355

e!80

e!70

551

492

1,440

1,860

1,600

757

472

416

46,074

1,486

Apr.

510

3,440

5.160

4,770

2,000

662

411

6228

e250

e286

6315

6326

6319 

6308

eO

eO

60

e-179

60

elOO

6390

e500

498

6212

e!54

249

205

197

109

rtO yc

21,512

717

May

97

110

199

6213

311

6221

e254

492

485

459

397

770

1,600 

632

274

 180

130

1,210

4,150

4.310

3,050

2,060

1,340

766

238

419

1,760

4,130

3,340

2,370

870

36,837

1,188

June

318

218

157

112

95

84

73

61

41

39

61

62

53 

50

40

35

33

30

26

27

26

24

28

116

309

142

113

102

94

56

2,627

87.6

July

39

30

26

22

20

18

17

18

15

13

13

12

12 

10

10

12

12

12

13

23

17

12

12

 7.5

6^4

19

22

18

16

16

13

505.9

16.3

Aug.

10

6.9

1~8.2

286

2,760

4,410

3,340

2,080

620

147

62

56 

47

38

28

5,830

7.890

7,470

7,710

7,290

5,790

2,570

472

168

102

96

182

984

679

222

61,392. 1

1,980

Sept.

104

100

111

92

62

47

38

32

64

1,610

578

206

113 

69

50

43

35

30

27

23

22

21

 20

20

li

112

2,070

3,160

3,020

3.610

15,508

517

Adjustedt

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

40.8 

0.039 

0.05

177 

0.170 

0.19

Calendar year 1958; 

Water year 1958-59:

191 

0.184 

0.21

2,181 

2.10 

2.42

2,473 

2.38 

2.48

1,466 

1.43 

1.65

717 

0.669 

0.77

1,188 

1.14 

1.32

Observed

Max 8,790 Mln -1,810 Mean 1,213 

Max 10,700 Mln -266 Mean 917

87.6 

0.084 

0.09

16.3 

0.016 

0.02

1,980 

1.90 

2.20

517 

0.497 

0.55

Adjusted

Mean 1,213 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.84 

Mean 915 Cfsm 0.880 In. 11.95

Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Adjusted for diversion from Wabash River to Saline River Just above station caused by backwater 

from Ohio River.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

e Extremely flat slope.

Note. Figures of discharge In cubic feet per second per square mile and runoff In Inches for some 

months do not represent natural yield owing to channel storage caused by backwater from Ohio River. 

Negative figures of observed discharge Indicate reverse flow.
TRADEWATER RIVER BASIN 517

3830. Tradewater River at Olney, Ky.

Location. Lat 3?°13'26", long 87°46'53", on downstream side of left abutment of highway 

bridge at Olney, Hopkins County, 1.1 miles upstream from Cave Creek, 5.1 miles downstream from Flynn Creek, and 9|- miles northeast of Prince ton.

Drainage area. 255 sq mi.

Records available. August 1940 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 362.80 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1907. Prior to July 31, 1942, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 324 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,200 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 14.94 ft); minimum, 1.3 cfs Oct. 12.

1940-59: Maximum discharge, 7,960 cfs Nov. 19, 1957 (gage height, 17.53 ft); no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 19.27 ft in January 1937, from floodmarks (discharge, 17,000 

cfs, by slope-area measurement).

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

chemical analyses, water temperatures, and suspended sediment loads for the water year 

1959 are given in WSP 1641.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 10 to Nov. 22, Apr. 7 to May 13, July 25

to Aug. 6, Sept. 30. Rate of change In stage used as a factor between

about 55O cfs and 1,500 cfs)

1.9

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

3.0

1.1 

2.9 

6.0

15

71

5.0

9.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

330

888

1,600

2,200

3,280

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12

8.8

6.0

4.8

3.5

2.7

2.5

2.1

2.1

1.6

1.4

T74

6.4

12

13.

12

12

10

8.4

5.7

5.4

5.1

4.8

3.8

3.2

2.5

2.3

2.1

1.9

2 5

2 ' 7

164.7

5.31

0.021

0.02

Nov.

2.9

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.2

*3.8 

4.4

4.8

5.7

6.0

14

15

14

20

26

42

65

80

115

106

88

70

55

46

39

34

33'' 33

38

975.8

32.5

0.127

0.14

Dec.

49

62

80

89

92.

87

80 

66

58

b5O

b40

b35

b31

b26

b23

b20

18

17

*16

JL5

17

18

21

22

36

57

63

65

63

59

58

1,433

46.2

0.181

0.21

Jan.

61

94

137

140

106

83

64

56

bSO

b47

b46

b45

44

47

111

381

488

340

162

694

1,900

5.050

2,760

2,570

2,400

*1,960

1,360

811

578

345

192

21,122

681

2.67

3.08

Feb.

141

113

95

102

13O

130

112 

96

94

lT4

170

180

198

829

1.420

1,380

1,360

1,200

787

506

224

143

393

894

777

560

370

252

12,770

456

1.79

1.86

Mar.

386

545

*494

419

384

521

686 

535

398

354

321

258

2O6

173

150

132

110

93

79

72

70

68

63

58

55

67

200

261

208

166

158

7,690

248

0.973

1.12

Apr.

155

291

398

376

239

168

136 

117

118

165

173

150

*153

161

144

120

104

92

84

82

80

78

73

66

61

56

53

 52 51

55

4,051

135

0.529

0.59

May

58

52

47

41

36

32

29 

26

23

21

19

19

43

174

111

61

44

*35

29

28

29

38

242

413

197

95

140

373

747

339

4J164

134

0.525

0.61

June

132

82

142

200

88

55

40 

31

27

45

686

844

560

248

100

64

49

47

31

25

20

*16

14

16

12

10

10

10

9.6

8.0

3,621.6

121

0.475

0.53

July

6.4

5.1

4.1

3.8

5.4

5.1

4.1 

3.8

3.5

2.9

3.8

18

25

17

12

8.4

6.0

5.7

8.4

19

12

14

28

44

174

134

*92

67

47

35

27

841.5

27.1

0.106

0.12

Aug.

22

18

18

17

Te

294

1.220 

1,180

1,070

693

390

113

62

45

35

27

192

902

834

555

232

102

65

51

42

35

30

26

25

31

26

8,372

270

1.06

1.22

Sept.

44

76

82

T5B~ 124

59

41 

35

*31

31

80

79

53

37

28

22

17

14

12

11

10

10

9.2

8.8

8.0

8.4

9.6

10

11

14

1,081.0

36.0

0.141

0.16

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,780 Mln 0.3 Mean 236 Cfsm 0.925 In. 12.58

Water year 1958-59: Max 3,050 Mln 1.4 Mean 182 Cfsm 0.714 In. 9.66

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--Jan. 22 (10 a.m. to 12 m.) 3,200 ofs (14.94 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
TRADEWATER RIVER BASIN

3840. Rose Creek at Nebo, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°22'58", long 87°37'59", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U.S. Highway 41A, 0.5 mile east of Nebo, Hopkins County, 4 miles upstream from mouth, 

and 8 miles northwest of Madisonville.

Drainage area.--8.03 sq mi.

Records available. November 1951 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 382.08 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Average discharge.--? years (1952-59), 1.66 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, about 1,000 cfs Aug. 6 (gage height, 6.85 ft); 

no flow for many days.

1951-59: Maximum discharge, 1,230 cfs Nov. 18, 1957 (gage height, 7.46 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 600 cfs; no flow for many days each year.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1505; 1952-55.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of indefinite stage-discharge 

relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 17 May 18 to Sept. 30

1.9

2.0

2.1

0

.01

.3 

1.1 

2.4 

4.6

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

4,6

5.8

104

178

2.5 

3.0

Note. Same as preceding 

table below 2.5 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

jJ3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.9

0.03

0.015

0.02

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1 . 4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.4

0.05

0.025

0.03

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Jan.

0.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

2.9

.4

0

0

.1

42

176

2.4

1.1

1.0

1.6

2.4

1.9

.9

1.1 

. 8

.5

235.2

7.59

3.74

4.31

Feb.

0.3

.2

.5

1.6

.6

.3

.3

.6

.9

5.5

.9

2.3

9.6

27

4.2

2.0

1.6

.8

.3

.2

.1

.4

8.0

1.8

1.0

*.7

.6

3.0

-

75.3

2.69

1.33

1.38

Mar.

2.3

1.4

1.5

.9

5.3

2.3

.9

.7

.5^5

1.9

1.4

1.1

.8

.6

.8

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

1.5

.7

.3

.6

.6

.4

33.9

1.09

0.540

0.62

Apr.

*1.4

1.4

.6

.2

.1

0

0

0

.1

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0 

0

3.9

0.13

0.064

0.07

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.3

.5

.3

3.8

.6

.4

.2

.1

.2

9.0

2.1

.7 

.3

.1

22.6

0.73

0.360

0.41

June

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.7

.4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

iil

.5

0

0

0

0 

0

2.8

0.09

0.044

0.05

July

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

0

0

.9

0

0

0

0

.2

0

.4

0 

0

0

1.8

0.06

0.030

0.03

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

e300

4.4

.8

.4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

*e65

2.8

.9

.4

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

.1

.2

0 

0

0

375.5

12.1

5.96

6.88

Sept.

0.7

.8

.6

.1

Q

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

1.2

.1

0

0 

0

3.5

0.12

0.059

0.06

Calendar year 1958: Max 40 Min 0 Mean 1.33 Cfsm 0.655 In. 8.93

Water year 1958-59: Max 300 Min o Mean 2.07 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.86

Peak discharge (base, 340 cfs). --Jan. 21 (9:30 a.m.) 712 cfs (6.84 ft); Aug. 6 (10 a.m.) about 1,000 

cfs (6.85 ft); Aug. 17 (9 a.m.) about 350 cfs (5.20 ft).

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

e Stage-discharge Stage relation indefinite; discharge partly estimated on b

curve above stag of 4.0 ft.

asis of estimated rating
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 519 

3845. Ohio River at Golconda, 111.

Location. Lat 37°21'28", long 88°28'57", on right bank at lock: and dam 51, at Golconda, 

Pope County, 0.5 mile upstream from McGllligan Creek, 0.7 mile downstream from Lusk 

Creek, and at mile 903.1.

Drainage area. 143,900 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1959 (no low-flow records prior to October 

1940 and after September 1952). Gage-height records collected at same site since 1924 

are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

_. Staff gage read hourly at high and low stages and six times daily at medium stages. 

Datum of gage is 294.6 ft above mean sea level, Ohio River datum. Auxiliary staff gage 

read hourly at lock and dam 50, 26.3 miles upstream.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 690,000 cfs Feb. 1; maximum gage height, 42.9 ft 

Feb. 1, 2.

1937-59: Maximum discharge, 1,010,000 cfs Mar. 14-16, 1945; maximum gage height, 

53.2 ft Mar. 14, 15, 1945.

Maximum stage known, 62.6 ft Feb. 1-3, 1937; maximum discharge, 1,470,000 cfs Feb. 2, 

3, 1937.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of indefinite stage-fall-discharge relation, which are poor. Discharge not computed when navigation dam 51 is partly or 

entirely in raised position. Discharge less than 100,000 cfs on day for which no discharge is shown. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 

1959 are given In WSP 1641.

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

Oct. Nov.

105,000 

112,000 

105,000 

95,500 

88,500

83,100

1

Dec.

94,200 

113,000

150,000

151,000 

148,000 

145,000 

116,000

_

Jan.

e65,000 

e 75, 000 

e 85,OOO 

3.00,000 

111,000

117,000 

117,000 

117,000 

119,000

aoo.ooo

e75,000 

e60,000 

658,000 

655,000 

e 60,000

e80,000 

121,000 

135,000 

149,000 

171,000

237,000 

315,000 

396,000 

453,000 

494,000

532,000 

566,000 

598,000 

632,000 

658,000

*7,523 

242,700 

1.69 

1.94

Feb.

688,000

683,000 

666,000 

 *331,OOO 

589,000

532,000 

476,000 

409,000 

347,000 

302,000

273,000 

259,000

267,000 

293,000 

320,OOO

359,000 

405,000 

452,000 

494,000 

536,000

561,000 

578,000 

581,000 

580,000 

562,000

535,000 

501,000 

449,000

$13,328 

476,000 

3.31 

3.44

Mar.

396,000

350,000 

313,000 

291,000 

273,000

263,000 

244,000 

233,000 

234,000 

243,000

244,000 

248,000 

252,000 

265,000 

277,000

282,000 

292,000 

302,000 

310,000 

303,000

296,000 

287,000 

278,000 

271,000 

256,000

237,000 

217,000 

197,000 

178,000 

168,000

*8,161 

263,300 

1.83 

2.11

Apr.

158,000 

160,000 

173,000 

201,000 

220,000

228,000 

229,000 

234,000 

243,000 

261,000

277,000 

278,000 

273,000 

271,000 

271,000

274,000 

278,000 

293,000 

306,000 

307,000

297,000 

280,000 

257,000 

228,000 

204,000

178,000 

162,000 

151,000 

144,000 

143,000

*6,979 

232,600 

1.62 

1.80

May

148, OOO 

148,000 

16 1,OOO 

176, OOO 

205,000

225,000 

246,000 

255,000

252,000 

247,000

230,000 

214,OOO 

193,000 

163,000 

144,000

132,000 

130,000

146,000 

165,000 

182,000

197,000 

204,000 

214,000 

197,000 

175,000

157,000 

151,000 

154,000 

151,000 

146,000 

132,000

*5,640 

181,900 

1.26 

1.46

June

124,000 

132,000 

135,000 

136,000 

133,000

128,000 

124,000 

126,000 

134,000 

136,000

1

July Aug. Sept.

Calendar year 

Water year

Max 

Max

Min 

Min

Mean 

Mean

Cfsm 

Cfsm

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

e Stage-fall-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of records for stations 

at Louisville and Metropolis.

575949 O - 61 - 35
520 BAY CREEK BASIN

3850. Hayes Creek at Glendale, 111.

Location. Lat 37°27'25", long 88°40'05", in SW^SW^ sec.21, T.12 S., R.5 E., on left bank 

at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 145 at Glendale, 3 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 18.9 sq mi.

Records available. Hay 1949 to September 1959.

Gage.. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 375.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 10 years, 28.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,120 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 16.68 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs; no flow for many days.

1949-59: Maximum discharge, 4,390 cfs July 22, 1958 (gage height, 17.01 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs; no flow for many days in 1952-59.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage height,

In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 10-14, Feb. 15 to May 11)

2.5 

3.0

Oct. 1 to Jan. ZO

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

10.0

11.0

Jan. 21 to Sept. 30

78

136

218

484

670

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

2.5

13

25

6.0

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

78

136

218

484

935

1,320

1,900

11

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

.Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

1.0

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

**.!

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

3.9

0.13

0.0069

0.008

Nov.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

*1.2

39

10

8.3

82

20

11

8.7

7.1

6.1

5.5

5.1

4.5

b3.7

b3.5

b3.3 

b3.3

225.5

7.52

0.398

0.44

Dec.

b4.0

b6.5

25

23

52

22

14

blO

b7.0

*b5.2

b5.0

b4.5

b3.6

b3.0

b2.2

b2.2

b2.5

b2.7

b2.9

b2.9

b2.4

b2.0

3.5

6.2

6.3

4.9

4.3

4.3

4.4 

4.4

4.6

227.5

7.34

0.388

0.45

Jan.

21

19

12

b7.8

b4.5

b3.0

b3.5

b4.0

b3.5

b3.0

ZjJ

2.7

3.2

4.9

266

43

b!8

bll

11

570

1.640

75

*26

22

23

24

23

22

23 

24

18

2,933.8

94.6

5.01

5.77

Feb.

15

13

14

26

21

15

13

14

24

63

30

26

56

265

63

27

22

18

*bll

b9.0

b9.0

10

54

29

21

18

16

22

-

924.0

33.0

1.75

1.82

Mar.

32

21

17

14

16

23

16

13

22

22

26

31

21

18

17

13

11

8.5

7.1

*7.0

7.3

5.8

4.5

4.0

5.5

19

19

12

9.4

8.7

7.3

456.1

14.7

0.778

0.90

Apr.

22

11

23

16

12

10

8.5

7.4

11

13

11

9.0

7.9

6.5

5.6

*5.1

4.6

4.2

4.1

4.1

4.0

3.4

2.9

2.6

2.4

2^

2.0

7.0

5.5 

3.3

264.1

8.80

0.466

0.52

May

2.5

2.0

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.0

.8

.6

-t5

.6

.8

100

34

12

*6.7

4.7

3.7

113

48

18

17

10

9.4

6.5

7.5

20

303

206

64 

30

14

1,040.4

33.6

1.78

2.05

June

9/7.

7.1

4.9

3.5

2.9

2.5

2.1

1.9

1.9

3.2

5.0

3.0

3.0

2.0

1.6

1.3

1.1

.8

.7

.5

.5

.*!

.4

4.0

3.1

2.0

2.0

1.3

*.8 

.4

73.6

2.45

0.130

0.14

July

0.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*.3

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0 

0

0

2.5

0.08

0.0042

0.005

Aug.

0

0

0

0

.7

131

13

2.1

1.2

.8

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.3

892

98

53

*23

7.9

4.6

3.1

2.3

1.9

1.5

1.4

7.7

4.4 

2.2

1.6

1,255.3

40.5

2.14

2.47

Sept.

1.2

1.3

1.2

.9

.8

.6

.5

26

146

87

8.4

4.8

3.4

2.6

2.2

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.1

.8

.6

.6

.5

.*!

.4

63

28

8.6

~2T 149 

565.3

18.8

0.995

1.11

Calendar year 1958: Max 1,620 Min 0 Mean 26.0 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.68

Water year 1958-59: Max 1,640 Min 0 Mean 21.8 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.68

Peak discharge (base, 800 cfs). Jan. 21 (4:30 a.m.) 4,120 cfs (16.68 ft); May 27 (7:30 p.m.) 905 

cfs (11.87 ft); Aug. 17 (1:30 p.m.) 2,110 cfs (14.29 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observatioi

** Field estimate made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

o flow made on this day.
BAY CREEK BASIN 521

3855. Lake Glendale Inlet near Dixon Springs, 111.

Location. Lat 37°24'55", long 88°39'00", in NE^SW^ sec.3, T.13 S. , R.5 E. , 0.9 mile upstream from Lake Glendale dam and 2.5 miles north of Dixon Springs.

Drainage area. 1.04 sq mi.

Records available. August 1954 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 418.39 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 5 years, 1.42 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 840 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 3.55 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 55 cfs on basis of flood-routing study; no flow for many 

days.

1954-59: Maximum discharge, 1,500 cfs July 22, 1958 (gage height, 4.95 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 55 cfs on basis of flood-routing study; no flow for many 

days each year.

Remarks.--Records good except those above 70 cfs and those for periods of ice effect, which 

are poor.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

O.03 

.1 

.2 

.3 

.4 

.5

.07 

.48

1.4

2.9

5.1

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

8.0

17

34

60

100

150

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

£5

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

o

0

o

0

o

*.01

1.8

.16

.20

^4

.53

.22

.15

.12

.10

.07

.07

b.06

b.05

b.06

0

0

9.00

0.300

0.288

0.32

Dec.

bO.05

.25

iil

.76

1.0

.46

.27

b.18

b.12

**b . 08

b.O7

b.05

b.04

b.03

b.Ol

b.Ol

b.Ol

b.Ol

b.02

b.Ol

b.Ol

b.Ol

.08

.08

.10

.07

.07

.07

.08

. 08

.09

5.87

O.189

0.182

0.21

Jan.

1.2

.48

.31

.16

b.10

b.05

b.05

b.07

b.05

b.OS

b.05

b.06

.07

.20

15

1.2

b.40

b.27

.37

52

134

2.4

1.0

*.77

.90

.77

.69

.58

.62

.48

.36

214.71

6.93

6.66

7.68

Feb.

0.27

^22

.53

1.1

.50

.31

.31

.39

5.1

3.2

1.0

1.4

3.1

11

3.0

1.5

1.1

*.69

.42

.31

.27

.54

4.5

1.2

.85

.66

.53

2.3

52.30

1.87

1.80

1.87

Mar.

1.6

.94

.69

.48

1.5

1.1

.58

.53

2.0

1.0

1.5

1.2

.85

.66

.55

.39

.33

.29

**.27

.27

.27

.20

.18

.16

,05

2.2

T84

.48

.45

.45

39

22.50

0.726

0.698

0.80

Apr.

2.6

171

.94

.55

.45

.33

.29

.29

.39

.36

.31

.29

.24

.20

**.18

.18

.16

.16

.15

.22

.18

.33

.31

.31

.35

.18

.12

.12

.12

.01

12.22

0.407

0.391

0.44

May

0.10

.05

.02

.02

^01

a. 01

a. 01

a. 01

a. 01

a.Ol

.02

8.2

1.7

**.48

.27

.18

.15

9.5

2.2

1.6

.87

.62

.55

.36

.31

.36

17

3.1

.99

.53

.36

49.60

1.60

1.54

1.77

June

0.24

.16

.12

.08

.06

.05

.02

.02

.06

-42

.28

.16

.12

.07

.04

.02

.05

.07

.10

.06

.04

.03

.04

.26

.07

.07

.05

.02

*.01

0

2.77

0.092

0.088

0.10

July

(*)

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

5.1

.01

0

0

0

0

O

O

0

0

0

30

.42

.08

**.04

.02

.01

.01

.01

0

0

0

.01

0

0

.01

35.72

1.15

1.11

1.28

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.9

10

.92

.21

.10

.06

.04

.02

.02

.02

.02

.01

.01

O

0

0

0

0

5.3

.76

.21

6.7

.61

30.91

1.03

0.990

1.11

Calendar year 1958: Max 158 Min 0 Mean 1.83 Cfsm 1.76 In. 23.85

Water year 1958-59: Max 134 Min 0 Mean 1.19 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.58

ifs).~Jan. 21 (2:45 a.m.) 840 cfs (3.55 ft); Aug. 17 (10:30 a.m.) 309 cfs

* Discharge~measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for Lake Glendale Outlet and Sugar Creek near Dixon Springs, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Peak discharge (ba 

(£.14 ft).
522 BAY CREEK BASIN

3860. Lake Glendale Outlet near Dixon Springs, 111.

Location. Lat 37°24'50", long 88°39'50", in SW^-SE^- sec.4, T.13 S., R.5 E., 100 ft upstream from Lake Glendale Dam, 0.3 mile upstream from outlet to Sugar Creek, and 

2.2 miles north of Dixon Springs.

Drainage area. 2.11 sq mi.

Records available. October 1954 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 415.40 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--5 years, 2.47 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 502 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 5.16 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 150 cfs on basis of weir formula; no flow for many days.

1954-59: Maximum discharge, 725 cfs July 22, 1958 (gage height, 5.76 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 150 cfs on basis of weir formula; no flow for many days 

each year.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Flow reguTaTed by Lake Glendale (capacity, 39,200,000 cu ft).

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per

effect (gage 

econd)

2.98

3.0

3.1

3.2

.2

5.3

17

3.5

4.0

4.1

60

160

185

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

L

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(*)

Oct.

(*)

0

0

-0.25

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

.7

1.4

.8

.6

.4

.3

.3

.2

0

0

b.l

b.l

b.l

5.0

0.17

+0.59

Dec.

bO.l

.3

1.5

2.2

2.7

1.9

bl.O

b.6

b.4

**b.2

b.2

b.2

b.2

b.l

b.l

b.l

b.l

b.l

b.2

b.2

b.l

b.l

.8

.8

.6

.6

.5

.6

.6

.5

.7

18.3

0.59

+0.07

Jan.

2.4

1.9

bl.O

b.5

b.3

b.2

b.2

b.3

b.2

b.2

b.2

b.2

b.3

1.1

26

8.0

3.1

1.6

1.4

76

~20 179

5.6

*3.1

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.0

.8

343.6

11.1

-0.04

Feb.

0.6

.iS

.9

1.9

1.4

1.0

1.0

1.2

4.4

9.8

4.0

3.2

5.8

28

15

6.0

3.4

*2.2

1.4

1.0

1.0

1.3

7.6

5.1

3.1

2.4

1.9

3.7

-

118.8

4.24

+0.14

Mar.

5.3

3.4

2.4

1.9

1.6

2.2

1.9

1.4

3.5

3.4

3.7

3.7

2.4

1.6

.8

.8

.8

.6

.4

*.4

.5

.4

.4

.3

^1

3.1

2.7

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.0

55.1

1.78

-0.11

Apr.

2.6

5.3

3.1

1.9

1.4

1.0

.6

.5

1.0

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.5

*.5

.3

.2

0

.1

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

22.3

0.74

-0.09

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.2

6.8

1.5

*.4

.1

0

8.3

10

4.1

2.7

1.4

1.0

.5

.4

.4

18

15

3.2

1.2

.4

81.6

2.63

+0.10

June

0.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0.3

0.01

-0.22

July

(*)

0

0

-0.49

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

o

4111

1.6 *.6

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

54.4

1.75

+0.66

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

11

30

15

2.3

.6

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.5

4.4

1.3

15

4.0

88.3

2.94

+0.08

Calendar year 1958: Max 200 Min 0 Mean 2.90 t -0.004

Water year 1958-59: Max 179 Min 0 Mean 2.16 t +0.03

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs).--Jan. 21 (3:30 a.m.) 502 cfs (5.165 ft)j Aug. 17 (11:30 a.m.) 

121 cfs (3.83 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Lake Qlendale.

** Field estimate made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
BAY CREEK BASIN 523

3865. Sugar Creek near Dixon Springs, 111.

Location. Lat 37°24i56", long 88°40'25", in KE^SE^ sec.5, T.13 S., R.5 E., on left bank 

at downstream side of abandoned highway bridge, 0.6 mile downstream from outlet of Lake 

Glendale, 2 miles north of Dixon Springs, and 6f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 9.70 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1950 to September 1959.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 375.85 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 9 years, 11.7 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,720 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 8.56 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1950-59: Maximum discharge, 1,870 cfs June 28, 1958 (gage height, 9.10 ft); no flow 

for many days each year.

Remarks. Records good except those below 1 cfs, which are fair, and those for periods of 

ice effect, which are poor. Occasional regulation by Lake Glendale.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

4.4 

8.2

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

37

103

292

720

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

o .1

.1

.1

0

o

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

**.4

8.3

.7

.5

22

5.1

2.7

1.6

1.3

1.1

.8

1.0

.6

.5

b.4

b.4

b.4

48.5

1.62

0.167

0.19

Dec.

bO.5

1.3

8.4

7.0

9.5

5.1

2.9

2.4

1.8

*1.3

bl.Z

bl.O

b.7

b.5

b.2

b.2

.3

.3

.3

.6

.4

.3

1.0

1.8

1.4

1.1

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.3

57.2

1.85

0.191

0.22

Jan.

8.1

5.8

3.7

bl.3

b.6

b.5

b.8

bl.l

bl.O

b.8

b.6

.7

.7

2.0

97

18

7.4

4.8

4.0

413

605

35

*14

9.8

9.3

9.3

9.3

8.2

8.7

7.0

5.1

1,292.6

41.7

4.30

4.96

Feb.

4.0

4.0

3.9

12

8.7

5.5

4.0

4.8

16

26

10

11

26

118

29

14

10

6.6

*4.0

3.4

 LJ.

3.6

30

12

8.7

6.2

5.1

12

-

 

401.2

14.3

1.47

1.54

Mar.

li

9.3

6.2

5.1

11

11

6.6

5.5

14

10

12

13

9.3

7.4

5.5

3.7

3.4

3.2

2.9

*2.7

2.4

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

14

8.2

5.1

4.0

4.4

3 2

204.9

6.61

0.681

0.79

Apr.

14

15

8.2

4.8

3.7

2.7

2.7

2.2

2.9

2.9

2.4

2.2

1.6

1.4

1.4

*1.4

1.8

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.0

.8

1.0

1.3

.7

1.1

3.2

1.6

1.1

88.1

2.94

0.303

0.34

May

1.0

1.0

.8

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.6

.5

68

20

6.6

*3.4

2.0

2.0

25

19

15

9.3

5.8

4.8

3.2

2.7

5.2

115

35

14

7.4

4.4

373.7

12.1

1.25

1.43

June

3.4

2.4

2.0

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.0

.8

1.6

2.2

2.4

1.4

1.8

1.4

.8

.6

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

-=!

.2

AiS

1.3

.5

.3

.3

**.2

.2

34.9

1.16

0.120

0.13

July

0.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0.7

0.02

0.0021

0.003

Aug.

0

0

0

0

1.7

76

1.3

.2

.1

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

273

14

3.7

*1.8

1.1

.6

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

1.0

.6

2.4

1.3

380.2

12.3

1.27

1.46

Sept.

0.6

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

142

150

63

6.0

2.9

1.6

1.0

1.0

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

42

12

5.5

79

9.7

522.0

17.4

1.79

2.00

Calendar year 1958 : Max 578 Min 0 Mean 12.2 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.12 

Water year 1958-59 : Max 605 Min 0 Mean 9.33 Cfsm 0.962 In. 13.06

Peak discharge (base, 650 cfs). Jan. 21 (3:30 a.m.) 1,720 cfs (8.56 ft); Aug. 6 (12 m. ) 

(4.96 ft); Aug. 17 (10 a.m.) 1,390 cfs (7.50 ft); Sept. 8 (7 p.m.) 1,390 cfs (7.47 ft)

720 cfs

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

** Field estimate made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
524 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

3870. Ohio River at Metropolis, 111.

Location. Lat 37°08'5l", long 88°44'27", near center of span on downstream side of pier 

of Paducah & Illinois Railroad bridge at Metropolis, Massac County, 9j miles downstream 

from Tennessee River and 37 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 203,000 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1928 to September 1959. Prior to January 1934 monthly discharge only, published in WSP 1305. Gage-height records collected 9.6 miles upstream 

at Paducah since 1890 are contained in reports of U. 3. Weather Bureau. Occasional discharge measurements 1881 to 1924 in reports of Mississippi River Commission.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 276.27 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 22, 1936, water-stage recorders (temporary installations) at 

Paducah, Ky., Metropolis and Joppa, 111., and dam 52. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 

near Grand Chain, 0.5 mile upstream from dam 53 and 18 miles downstream from base gage. 

Prior to May 29, 1936, auxiliary staff gages at dam 53.

Average discharge. 31 years, 258,500 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 708,000 cfs Feb. 2; maximum gage height, 43.61 

ft Feb. 2; minimum daily discharge, 43,400 cfs Sept. 21.

1928-59: Maximum discharge, 1,780,000 cfs Feb. 1, 1937 (total discharge including 

overflow through Bay Creek and Cache River Valleys, 1,850,000 cfs); maximum gage height, 

66.60 ft Feb. 2, 1937; minimum daily discharge, 20,600 cfs Oct. 8, 1941.

Remarks. Records 'good. Flow partly regulated by many dams and reservoirs, 

water temperatures for the water year 1959 are given in WSP 1641.

Records of

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

Oct.

137,000 

138,000

125,000 

121,000 

111,000

101,000 

119,000 

122,000 

114,000 

114,000

105,000 

111,000 

108,000 

114,000 

106,000

 101,000 

99,700 

95,800 

85,800 

79,700

83,000 

91,800 

93,200 

92 , 800 

82,400

77.000 

83,700 

91,300 

99,300 

91,000 

89,500

*3,183 

102,700

Nov.

86.300 

80.500 

87,700 

92,400 

93,800

81,200 

92 , 900 

96,900 

88,700 

99,600

88,600 

89,800 

84,000 

88,200 

94,500

85,800 

96,200 

107,000 

 117,000 

143,000

160,000 

185.000

157,000 

145,000 

148,000

148,000 

123,000 

119,000 

135,000 

142,000

<3, 356.1 

111,900

Dec.

158,000 

185,000 

191,000 

184,000 

175,000

167,000 

177,000 

203,000 

213,000 

217,000

221,000

217,000 

207,000 

190,000 

140,000

109,000 

115,000 

109,000 

104,000 

101,000

100,000 

97,700 

100,000 

104,000 

98,700

95,200 

93,400 

90.000 

96,500 

124,000 

125,000

*4,507.5 

145,400

Jan.

124,000 

130,000 

139,000 

147,000 

162,000

139,000 

188,000 

190,000 

192,000 

185,000

137,000 

128,000 

117,000 

113,000

131,000

153,000 

192,000 

213,000 

228,000 

254,000

330,000 

435,000 

559,000 

633,000 

648,000

672,000 

690,000 

684,000 

678,000 

684,000 

691,000

tlO,016 

323,100

Feb.

705,000 

*707.000 

702,000 

691,000 

671,000

632,000 

585,000 

525,000 

450,000 

392,000

357,000 

338,000 

333.000

384,000 

492,000

561,000 

613,000 

637,000 

633,000 

629,000

645,000 

647,000 

649,000 

667,000 

663,000

639,000 

594,000 

554,000

t!6, 095 

574,800

Mar.

506.000

453,000 

413,000 

385,000 

363,000

362,000 

357,000 

344,000 

339,000 

338,000

331,000 

328,000 

327,000 

336,000 

358,000

361,000 

367,000 

367,000 

374,000 

372,000

366,000 

353,000 

349,000 

341,000 

317,000

298,000 

305,000 

299,000 

300,000 

289,000 

273,000

tlO,871 

350,700

Apr.

256,000 

255,000 

271,000 

290,000 

307,000

317,000 

316,000 

307,000 

298,000 

305,000

332,000 

352,000 

357,000 

359,000 

353,000

355,000 

352,000 

352,000 

370,000 

399,000

402,000

387,000 

369,000 

346,000 

335,000

317,000 

289,000 

266,000 

248,000 

237.000

t9,699 

323,300

May

236,000 

234,000 

239,000 

253,000 

262,000

274,000 

292,000 

303,000

301,000 

291,000

287,000 

282,000 

269,000 

256,000 

234,000

208,000 

185,000 

184,000

205,000 

231,000

255,000 

268,000 

272,000 

261,000 

246,000

223,000 

222,000 

245,000 

243,000 

231,000 

223,000

t7,715 

248,900

June

«206,000 

195,000 

207,000 

219.000

214,000

203,000 

176,000 

182,000 

195,000 

210,000

209,000 

127,000 

125,000 

137,000 

129,000

136,000 

129,000 

130,000 

118,000 

115,000

107,000

88i400 

103,000 

109,000

117,000 

119,000 

116,000 

120,000 

121,000

*4, 443. 8 

148,100

July

"117,000 

114,000 

105,000 

94,200 

96,700

99,700 

110,000 

96,400 

103,000 

84,000

75,200 

71,400 

72,000 

82,100 

76,200

72,700 

72,500 

89,800 

101,000 

84,600

84,800 

92,300 

75,500 

109,000 

122,000

133,000 

133,000 

123,000 

134.000 

128,000 

118,000

(3,070.1 

99,040

Aug.

112,000 

110,000 

99,200 

95,500 

112,000

"114,000 

159,000 

159,000

115,000 

125,000

109,000 

101,000 

85,200 

78,700 

79,400

80,000 

111,000 

139,000 

110,000 

105,000

116,000 

103,000 

86,000 

82,500 

84,000

82,200

80^300 

100,000 

89,800 

93,200

^3,181.2 

102,600

Sept.

106.000

91*900 

103,000 

98,100

87,000 

94,100 

87,700 

79,000 

*89,700

87,500 

89,500 

84,300 

72,300 

60,300

73,000 

62,200 

55,200 

52,500 

48,800

45.400 

44,700 

54,600 

54,500 

45,700

44,400 

52,300 

69,200 

87,300 

89,200

K,209.4 

73,650

Calendar year 1958: Max 787,000 Min 77,000 Mean 284,000 Cfsm 1.40 In. 18.99 

Water year 1958-5^: Max 707,000 Min 43,400 Mean 214,600 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.35

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Expressed In thousands.
CACHE RIVER BASIN 52£

3875. Cache River at Forman, 111.

Location. Lat 37°20'11", long 88°55'26", In NE^NW^ sec.6, T.14 S., R.3 E., at upstream 

side of highway bridge, H miles southwest of Forman. Prior to Oct. 1, 1958, at site 

2.6 miles upstream.

Drainage area. 243 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1922 to July 1924, September 1924 to September 1959.

Page. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Altitude of gage is 325 ft (from topographic 

map). Prior to Oct. 1, 1932, chain gage and July 25, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1958, waterstage recorder at sites 2.6 miles upstream at datum 333.77 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Oct. 1, 1932, to July 24, 1939, chain or wire-weight gage at site 

2.6 miles upstream at datum 332.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 35 years (1924-59), 306 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,100 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 22.70 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 0.4 cfs July 22.

1922-59: Maximum discharge, 9,630 cfs Mar. 12, 1935 (gage height, 17.99 ft, site 

and datum then in use, from graph based on gage readings); no flow at times.

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

which are poor. Flow of lower part of Cache River basin was diverted from Ohio River 

to Mississippi River beginning Oct. 31, 1950, through diversion channel of MoundsMound City flood-protection project. Flow of upper part of Cache River basin, including flow past this station, continues to discharge to Ohio River, passing through Post 

Creek cutoff directly to Ohio River instead of through the original channel of Cache 

River.

Revisions (water years). WSP 623: 1923-24. WSP 823: 1934-35, drainage area. WSP 1205:

 1923-24 1927-30. WSP 1335: 1923(M), 1925, 1926-27(M), 1928, 1929-30(M), 1931, 1933, 

1934-36(M), 1937-39.

Rating table, water year 1958-59, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 29 to Nov. 14, Nov. 20 to Jan. 14)

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

0.6

1.5

3.0

5.4

12

34

61

5.0

7.0

11.0

16.0

20.0

22.0

126

298

760

1,550

2,850

3,750

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a!4

alo

a9.0

aS.O

a7.0

a6.0

a5. 6

a5. 2

aS.O

a30

a!8o

a!40

a45

a25

a!8

*all

a7.0

a6.0 

aS.O

a4.5

a4.o

a3.5

a3.3

a3.0

a2.8

a2.7

a2.7

a2.7

*2.7

*2.6

2.6

573.9

18.5

0.076

0.09

Nov.

3.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.1

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.7

*1 .8

34

912

593

431

420 

464

308

166

91

73

52

44

36

31

26

28

29

3,767.4

126

0.519

0.58

Dec.

30

34

76

174

207

198

150

98

b64

*b59

b5o

b40

b30

b25

b!8

b!6

15

14 

15

17

31

28

23

22

58

52

26

26

24

24

22

1,666

53.7

0.221

0.25

Jan.

84

225

190

b90

b60

b45

30

b40

b30

b25

b20

18

20

23

619

776

388

270 

190

556

2,380

3.700

3,650

*2,690

2,100

1,750

1,450

1,000

816

682

557

24,474

789

3.25

3.75

Feb.

442

348

288

279

288

243

198

174

166

768

844

497

545

990

1.590

975

774

*721 

605

464

328

261

533

643

545

464

348

338

14,459

516

Z.12

2.21

Mar.

581

442

358

261

261

535

378

279

318

431

453

605

521

533

509

464

464

464 

*398

279

243

182

150

126

112

222

509

398

318

216

166

11,174

360

1.48

1.71

Apr.

338

1.450

1,290

593

328

243

207

158

190

174

150

119

98

91

*79

70

64

58 

52

55

73

98

79

64

49

39

39

36

36

33

6,353

Z1Z

0.872

0.97

May

36

30

28

26

22

21

16

15

14

14

29

34

98

*39

24

21

18

16 

17

28

64

39

30

36

52

34

72

509

298

118

49

1.847

59.6

0.245

0.28

June

39

29

21

19

26

14

12

9.8

11

16

16

20

34

16

19

18

12

6.9 

5.4

4.7

3.2

2.2

2 . 6

34

55

131

163

67

*24

18

848.8

28.3

0.116

0.13

July

8.4

7.8

6.3

3.0

3.0

2.2

2.6

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.2

1.4

1.0

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.1

1.0 

1.0

1.0

.6

*275

5.4

22

Te

9.5

6.9

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.4

122.1

3.94

0.016

0.02

Aug.

2.6

2.2

1.6

1.3

14

262

712

173

44

24

14

8.4

5.4

4.9

4.4

3.7

297

1.530 

1,220

816

721

605

420

252

158

61

91

112

79

85

76

7,800.5

252

1.04

1.19

Sept.

44

36

36

36

28

22

17

15

12

10

11

64

32

20

12

6.9

3.5

2.6 

2.6 2-.1

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.2

108

665

270

270

243

1,974.9

65.8

0.271

0.30

Calendar year 1958: Max 4,990 Min 1.8 Mean 390 Cfam 1.60 In. 21.85

Water year 1958-59: Max 3,7oO Mln 0.6 Mean 206 Cfsm 0.848 In. 11.48

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs).--Jan. 22 (9 p.m.) 4,100 cfs (22.70 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for Big Creek near Wetaug,

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
526 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

As the number of streams on which streamflow information is likely to be desired far exceeds the number of stream-gaging stations feasible to operate at one time, the Geological 

Survey collects limited streamflow data at sites other than stream-gaging stations. When 

limited streamflow data are collected on a systematic basis over a period of years for use 

in hydrologic analyses, the site at which the data are collected is called a partial-record 

station. Data collected at these partial-record stations are usable in low-flow or floodflow analyses, depending on the type of data collected. In addition, discharge measurements are made at other sites not included in the partial-record program. These measurements are generally made in times of drought or flood to give better areal coverage to 

those events. Those measurements and others collected for some special reason are called 

measurements at miscellaneous sites.

Records collected at partial-record stations are presented in two tables. The first is 

a table of discharge measurements at low-flow partial-record stations and the second is a 

table of annual maximum stage and discharge at crest-stage stations. Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites for both low flow and high flow are given in a third 

table.

Low-flow partial-record stations

Measurements of streamflow in the area covered by this report made at low-flow partialrecord stations are given in the following table. Most of these measurements were made 

during periods of base flow when streamflow is primarily from ground-water storage. These 

measurements, when correlated with the simultaneous discharge of a nearby stream where continuous records are available, will give a picture of the low-flow potentiality of stream. 

The column headed "Period of record" shows the water years in which measurements were made 

at the same, or practically the same, site.

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1959

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Potato Creek basir

90 Potato Creek at

Betula, Pa.

Lat 41°40'15", long 78°23'11",

at bridge at Betula, 0.2 mile

west of State Highway 46 and

0.4 mile above West Branch

Potato Creek.

27.6 1959 8-27-59 1.88

Oswayo Creek basin

106.5

107

Oswayo Creek at

Coneville, Pa.

Oswayo Creek near

Mill Grove,

N. Y.

Lat 41°54'29", long 78°03'26",

at bridge on State Highway 244,

half a mile northeast of Coneville and 0.7 mile above South

Branch Oswayo Creek.

Lat 42 "00 '28", long 78 "19 '40",

at bridge 1.4 miles southeast

of Mill Grove and 2.1 miles

above mouth.

28.7

243

1959

1957-59

8-26-59

10- 8-58

7-30-59

8-28-59

2.20

109

27.6

13.1

Olean Creek basin

108 Olean Creek near

Olean, N. Y.

Lat 42 "07 '16", long 78°25'15",

at bridge on road to town dump,

just off State Highway 16,

1.4 miles northeast of Olean.

198 1953,

1957-59

11- 5-58

5-11-59

6- 2-59

7- 7-59

8- 4-59

9-11-59

90.5

168

131

86.5

18.2

22.0

Fivemile Creek basin

109 Fivemile Creek at

Allegany, N. Y.

Lat 42°05'48", long 78°3O'12",

at bridge on State Highway 17,

0.2 mile west of Allegany.

37.0 1953,

1957-59

10- 8-58

7-30-59

8-27-59

3.90

1.34

0

Kinzua Creek basin

lie Kinzua Creek at 

Tallyho, Pa.

Lat 41°45'59", long 78°43'08", 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 219, 

at Tallyho, 0.2 mile above 

Wintergreen Run.

46.4 1959 8-26-59 5.90

Conewango Creek basin

132

138

Cassadaga Creek at

Ross Mills, N. Y.

Ball Creek at

Stow, N. Y.

Lat 42°09'19", long 79°13'25",

at bridge at Ross Mills, 2.9

miles northwest of Falconer.

Lat 42 "09 '13", long 79°24'27",

at bridge on State Highway 17-J,

at Stow.

126

9.06

1952-53,

1957-59

1955,

1957-59

10- 8-58

8-27-59

9-10-59

10- 2-58

10- 9-58

7-30-59

8-27-59

54.4

6.98

6.75

6.75

2.05

.51

3.09

East Hickory Creek basin

158 East Hickory Creek 

at Endeavor, Pa.

Lat 41°36'17", long 79°22'27", 

at bridge, 50 ft above Otter 

Creek and 1 mile north of 

Endeavor.

37.2 1959 8-26-59 2.91
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 527

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1959 Continued

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Oil Creek basin

204. E

204.5

Plvemlle Creek

near Buells

Corners, Pa.

Caldwell Creek

near Tltusville,

Pa.

Lat 41°47'02", long 79°41'09",

at bridge on State Highway 89,

about 700 ft above mouth and

2.3 miles north of Buells

Corners.

Lat 41°41'09", long 79°34'30",

at bridge at Selkirk, 6j miles

northeast of Tltusvllle.

10.4

32.8

1959

1959

8-25-59

10-15-58

8-12-59

2.62

13.3

5.97

French Creek basin

218

242

Little Conneauttee

Creek near

Edlnboro, Pa.

West Branch Sugar

Creek near

Bradleytown, Pa.

Lat 41°53'38", long 80 "03 '20".,

at bridge on State Highway 86,

4 miles northeast of Edlnboro.

Lat 41°34'31", long 79°51'54",

at bridge on State Highway 427,

about 1,000 ft above mouth and

1.3 miles north of Bradleytown.

12.7

9.81

1959

1959

10-15-58

8-11-59

8-25-59

3.93

2.84

.56

East Sandy Creek basin

258 East Sandy Creek 

at Van, Pa.

Lat 41°19'03", long 79°39'22", 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 322, 

at Van, 0.4 mile below Tarkiln 

Run.

54.5 1959 10-15-58 

8-12-59

22.5 

8.99

Sandy Creek basin

259 Sandy Creek near 

Sheakleyvllle, 

Pa.

Lat 41°25'51", long 80°10'02", 

at bridge, 1.2 miles below 

Mill Run and 2£ miles southeast of Sheakleyville.

34.1 1959 10-16-58 

8-14-59

7.29 

4.48

Redbank Creek basin

318 Mill Creek at 

Aliens Mills, Pa.

Lat 41 "12 '01", long 78°54'23", 

at bridge on State Highway 830 

at Aliens Mills, 2.8 miles 

above Horm Run.

14.2 1959 8-27-59 1.27

Klsklmlnetas River basin

398

422

Clear Shade Creek

at Ogletown, Pa.

Little Yellow

Creek near

Strongstown, Pa.

Lat 40°12'15% long 78°42'18" J>

at bridge at Ogletown, 400 ft

above bridge on State Highway 56.

Lat 40°33'45", long 78°56'44",

at culvert on U. S. Highway

422, 1.5 miles northwest of

Strongstown.

5.17

7.36

1959

1959

8-25-59

8-25-59

3.21

7.39

Buffalo Creek basin

488 Patterson Creek

near Worthlngton,

Pa.

Lat 40°52'40", long 79°38'26",

at bridge, 0.6 mile above Long

Run and 2.7 miles north of

Worthington.

13.2 1959 10-15-58

8-12-59

3.75

1.74

Chartlers Run basin

496 Chartlers Run near

Leechburg, Pa.

Lat 40°36'00", long 79°41'08",

at culvert on State Highway 56,

3-J miles above mouth and 4j

miles southwest of Leechburg.

4.86 1959 8-24-59 0.92

Pine Creek basin

497 North Pork Pine

Creek near

Wexford, Pa.

Lat 40°37'09", long 80°01'36",

at downstream of two bridges

at north boundary of North

Park, 300 ft below unnamed run

and l-g miles east of Wexford.

6.88 1959 8-24-59 1.43

Honongahela River basin

710

728.5

748

787

788

Cheat River near

Plsgah, W. Va.

South Pork Tenmlle

Creek near

Rogersvllle, Pa.

Lick Run at

Hopwood, Pa.

Elkllck Creek at

Summit Mills, Pa.

Coxes Creek near

Rockwood, Pa.

Lat 39°36'25", long 79°46'40",

f mile above Scott Run and Z\

miles southwest of Plsgah.

Lat 39°53'00", long 80 "18 '59",

at bridge. 0.6 mile below Scott

Run and 2-J miles west of

Rogersville.

Lat 39 "52 '10", long 79 "41 '52",

at southeast edge of Hopwood,

1.3 miles above Bennlngtons

Spring Run.

Lat 39°48'41", long 79°04'01",

at bridge just downstream from

Summit Mills, 2.2 miles above

mouth.

Lat 39°57'26", long 79°06'13",

at bridge at Murdock, 100 ft

above Laurel Run and 4 miles

northeast of Rockwood.

1,354

18.7

3.80

16.0

38.1

1927-58*.

1959

1959

1959

1959

1959

10- 6-58

8-26-59

8-26-59

8-25-59

10-17-58

8-11-59

465

.07

.58

3.49

5.08

5.71

t Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.
528 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1959 Continued

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period

of 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Monongahela River basin Continued

812

821

832

Drake Run near

Confluence, Pa.

Indian Creek near

Melcroft, Pa.

Sewickley Creek

tributary near

New Stanton, Pa.

Lat 39°S1'39", long 79°21'50",

at bridge, 0.2 mile below

Little Glade Run and 3-J miles

north of Confluence.

Lat 40°03'37", long 79°21'53",

at bridge, 1.1 miles below

Roaring Run and l£ miles

northeast of Melcroft.

Lat 40°12'42", long 79°39'27",

at culvert on State Highway

71 (alternate), 0.5 mile above

mouth and 3 miles west of

New Stanton.

6.79

32.6

5.40

1959

1959

1959

8-26-59

10-17-58

8-11-59

8-24-59

1.52

9.74

9.41

1.79

Beaver River basin

1028

1061

Big Run near

Shenango, Pa.

Wolf Creek near

Grove City, Pa.

Lat 41°22'26", long 80°25'53",

at bridge, 2 miles west of

Shenango and 2.6 miles above

mouth.

Lat 41"14'50", long 80°03'40",

at downstream bridge at MillBrook, 6 miles north of Grove

City.

18.6

13.2

1959

1959

10-16-58

8-14-59

10-16-58

8-11-59

1.84

2.50

1.20

.37

Raccoon Creek basin

1078 Service Creek

near Shippingport, Pa.

Lat 40 "34 "12", long 80°24'07",

at bridge on secondary road,

0.6 mile north of Mechanicsburg, 4 miles southeast of

Shipplngport, and 5£ miles

above mouth.

4.20 1959 8-27-59 1.94

Buffalo Creek basin

1112 Dunkle Run near

Claysville, Pa.

Lat 40°12'00", long 80°26'27",

at bridge on State Highway 331,

about 150 ft above mouth and

6 miles north of Claysville.

7.69 1959 8-27-59 0.27

Wheeling Creek basin

1116 Robison Run at

West Finley, Pa.

Lat 40°00'08", long 80°28'23",

at bridge, 1 mile northwest of

West Finley and 2.1 miles below Blockhouse Run.

14.3

Fish Creek basin

1141 Pennsylvania Fork

Fish Creek at

Deep Valley, Pa.

Lat 39 "45 '18", long 80°28'13",

at bridge at Deep Valley, 0. 7

mile above Wagonroad Run.

18.2

1959 8-27-59 0.17

1959 8-26-59 1.79

Little Kanawha River basin

1542 Spring Creek at

Spencer, W. Va.

Lat 38°37'30", long 81°21'13",

at bridge on State Highway 36,

2 miles downstream from forks,

at Spencer.

36.2 1947-51,

1958-59

8-24-59 0.11

Kanawha River basin

1603.1

1622.2

1628.6

1810

18ZO

1862

1875

1882

Howard Creek at

Sands, N. C.

Horse Creek at

Bina, N. C.

Little River near

Sparta, N. C.

McLaughlln Spring

at Edray, W. Va.

Knapp Creek at

Marlinton, ¥. Va.

Mill Creek at

Anstead, W. Va.

Cranberry River

near Richwood,

W. Va.

South Fork Cherry

River at Richwood, W. Va.

Lat 36°14', long 81"39', at

bridge on State Highway 194,

1 mile southwest of Sands,

Watauga County, and 1.5 miles

above mouth.

Lat 36°29', long 81°30', at

bridge on State Highway 194,

0.1 mile above mouth and 0.2

mile north of Blna, Ashe

County.

Lat 36°28', long 81 "08", at

bridge above Pine Swamp Creek,

2 miles south of Sparta,

Allegheny County.

Lat SS^ie^S", long 80°06'30",

i mile north of Edray.

Lat 38°12'40", long 80 "04 '30",

£ mile below Spice Run and

1 mile southeast of Marlinton.

Lat 38 "07 '55", long 81 "05 '40",

at Anstead.

Lat 38°17'45", long 80°31'40",

at site of discontinued gaging

station.

Lat 38 "13 "10", long 80°31'15",

0.6 mile above confluence with

North Fork Cherry River at

Richwood .

10.5

58.9

19.3

-

108

24.7

81.2

47.3

1955-59

1955-56,

1959

1951-57,

1959

1945-58*,

1959

1945-58*,

1959

1944,

1947-48,

1951-59

1945-52*,

1957-59

1944-47,

1949-51,

1953,

1955-59

11-20-58

6-23-59

9-17-59

6-23-59

9-17-59

3-17-59

9-22-59

9-22-59

9-24-59

9-23-59

8-18-59

9-23-59

7.12

23.4

18.9

22.4

0.36

7.22

.02

.44

13.5

.63

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 529

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1959 Continued

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

of 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Kanawha River basin Continued

1883

1937.5

1937.6

1939

1942

1952

North Pork Cherry

River near

Rlchwood, W. Va.

Cabin Creek at

Eskdale, W. Va.

Cabin Creek at

Cabin Creek,

W. Va.

Elk River near

Webster Springs,

W. Va.

Back Fork at

Webster Springs,

W. Va.

Left Fork Holley

River at Hacker

Valley, W. Va.

Lat 38 "15 "25", long 80°30'40",

at bridge on State Highway 39,

1.7 miles upstream from waterplant at Richwood.

Lat 38°05'10". long 81°26'55",

0.5 mile upstream from Cane

Fork and 1.4 miles downstream

from Ten Mile Fork at Eskdale.

Lat 38°11'20", long 81°28'50",

0.8 mile above mouth at Cabin

Creek.

Lat 38°28'05", long 80°23'55",

at Cherry Falls, 1.2 miles upstream from Back Fork and

Webster Springs.

Lat 38°28'45", long 80°24'15",

0.5 mile above mouth at

Webster Springs.

Lat 38°39'10", long 80°22'55",

0.1 mile below Laurel Fork and

1 mile above Hodam Creek at

Hacker Valley.

31.1

28.1

73.1

169

70.4

29.3

1944-47,

1953,

1955-59

1947,1949,

1951,1953,

1954, 1956,

1959

1947,1953,

1957,1959

1947-49,

1951A953,

1959

1947-49,

1951-53,

1955-59

1948,1949,

1951,1953,

1955,1959

8-18-59

9-23-59

9-21-59

9-21-59

8-17-59

9-21-59

8-18-59

9-21-59

9-22-59

11.2

.72

2.00

1.68

83.5

3.38

18.3

1.72

.21

Big Sandy River basin

*2093

2097

Russell Pork at

Elkhorn City,

Ky.

Beaver Creek at

Martin, Ky.

Lat 37 "18 '14", long 82 "20 "34",

at steel bridge on State Highway 80, at Elkhorn City, 0.9

mile above Elkhorn Creek.

Lat 37°34'10", long 82°45'28",

at Chesapeake and Ohio Ry.

bridge at Martin, 0.1 mile

above Buck Branch.

555

150

1959

1953-54,

1959

10-28-58

8-25-59

9-17-59

9-22-59

9-22-59

9-29-59

10- 7-58

10-29-58

8-25-59

9- 5-59

9-16-59

9-23-59

9-29-59

23.5

35.8

42.4

18.5

17.6

10.5

15.4

17.2

5.24

9.92

6.54

3.34

1.97

Kentucky River basin

*2773

*2812

North Fork 

Kentucky River 

at White sburg, 

Ky.

South Fork 

Kentucky River 

at Oneida, Ky.

Lat 37°07'03", long 82°49'29", 

at bridge on State Highway 15, 

at Whitesburg, 0.6 mile below 

Solomon Branch.

Lat 37 "16 '23", long 83°38'50", 

on bridge at Oneida, 850 ft 

below Bullskin Creek.

66.4

486

1953-54, 

1958-59

1959

1-28-59 

6-10-59 

7-22-59 

8-19-59 

9-17-59

9-23-59

9-29-59

10-27-58 

8-24-59

8-26-59

9-27-59

57.8 

29.3 

10.1 

4.62 

8.03

5.13

3.83

44.1 

12.6

8.15

2.66

Blue River basin

3029

3031

Harrison Springs

near White Cloud,

Ind.

Wyandotte Spring 

near Wyandotte,

Ind.

SE£ sec. 19 T.3 S., R.3 E. , at

county highway bridge north

of White Cloud and at mouth of

Harrison Spring.

SEj sec. 28 T.3 S., R.2 E. , at 

headwaters of Spring, 5/8 mite

southwest of Wyandotte Cave.

_

-

1951-52,

1954-59

1954-59

10- 7-58

11-13-58

12- 9-58

1-13-59

2-17-59

3-10-59

4- 6-59

5-14-59

6- 8-59

7- 7-59

8-10-59

9- 8-59

10- 7-58 

12- 8-58

1-13-59

3- 9-59

4- 7-59

5-14-59

6- 8-59

7- 8-59

8-11-59

9- 9-59

47.2

39.6

135

88.4

278

184

169

239

83.2

23.5

12.6

14.8

.84 

9.66

£.04

17.0

11.6

23.5

1.67

.89

.45

.28

* Also a crest-stage station.
530 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at low-flow partial-record stations during water year 1959 Continued

Station 

No.

3869.5

Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Period 

of 

record

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Massac Creek basin (Illinois)

Massac Creek at 

Metropolis, 111.

In NWj sec. 6, T.16 S., R.4 E., 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 45, 

1.3 miles northeast of 

Metropolis.

37.4

Hodges Bayou basin

3884.5 Hodges Bayou 

tributary at 

Olmsted, 111.

On line between sees. 22 and 27, 

T.15 S., R.I E., at bridge on 

Olmsted Rd., 0.2 mile west of 

Olms ted.

4.67

1958-59

1958-59

4-29-59

9-11-59

4-28-59 

 9-11-59

2.74 

5.62

0.66 

**.01

** Field estimate.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 531

Crest-stage partial-record stations

The following table contains annual maximum discharges for crest-stage stations. A 

crest-stage gage is a device which will register the peak stage occurring between inspections of the gage. A stage-discharge relation for each gage is developed from discharge 

measurements made by indirect measurements of peak flow or by current meter. The date of 

the maximum discharge is not always certain but is usually determined by comparison with 

nearby continuous-record stations, weather records, or local inquiry. Only the maximum 

discharge for each water year is given. Information on some lower floods may have been 

obtained but is not published herein. The years given in the period of record represent 

water years for which the annual maximum has been determined.

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations

Station

No.

Station name

491 Little Buffalo

Creek at Cabot,

Pa.

Location area

(sq ml)

of

record

Annual maximum

Date

Buffalo Creek basin

Lat 40°45'57", long 79°45'58",

at highway bridge at Cabot,

5OO ft above main bridge and

3.5 miles above Sarver Run.

4.66 1959 2-10-59

Gage

height 

(feet)

Discharge

(on)

5.35 (t)

Monongahela River basin

599

600.3

600.6

602

*748

836

Salem Fork above

Jacobs Run at

Salem, W. Va.

Jacobs Run at

Salem, W. Va.

Salem Fork above

Patterson Fork

at Salem, W. Va.

Patterson Fork at

Salem, W. Va.

Lick Run at Hopwood, Pa.

Gillesple Run near

Sutersville, Pa.

Lat 39°16'55", long 80°33'55",

0.3 mile upstream from Jacobs

Run at Salem.

Lat 39°17'20", long 8O°33'5O",

0.6 mile above mouth at Salem.

Lat 39°16'55", long 80°33'25",

8OO ft downstream from Jacobs

Run and 1,5OO ft upstream from

Patterson Fork at Salem.

Lat 39°16'35", long 8O°33'25",

at bridge on Patterson Fork

road, O.4 mile above mouth at

Salem.

Lat 39°52'10", long 79°41'52",

at southeast edge of Hopwood,

1.3 miles above Benningtons

Spring Run.

Lat 40°13'59", long 79°49'O6",

at upstream highway bridge at

Mustard, 0.4 mile above mouth

and O.7 mile west of

Sutersville.

1.67

1.78

4.79

3.06

3.80

4.04

1955-59

1955-59

1955-59

1955-59

1959

1959

4-10-59

4-10-59

4-10-59

4-10-59

5-13-59

2-11-59

1.80

.53

1.66

1.25

3.99

2.67

160

69

255

500

(T)

(t)

Beaver River basin

921

926

949

1029

Hinkley Creek near

Charlestown,

Ohio.

Ordnance Creek near

Newton Falls,

Ohio.

Walnut Creek at

Cortland, Ohio.

Clear Creek at

Dilworth, Ohio.

Lat 41°09'10", long 81°10'15",

at culvert on State Highway 5,

1 mile above mouth and 1^

miles southwest of Charlestown,

Portage County .

Lat 41°11'20", long 81°O1'05",

at culvert on State Highway 5,

in Portage County, O.6 mile

above mouth and 2 miles west

of Newton Falls, Trumbull

County.

Lat 41°19'45", long 80°43'30",

at Main Street Bridge in Cortland, Trumbull County, 1.8

miles above mouth.

Lat 41°26'40", long 8O°39'55",

at bridge on State Highway 90

at Dilworth, Trumbull County,

1.1 miles south of Gustavus

and 3 miles above mouth.

10.8

.163

9.12

.91

1947-59

1950-59

1947-59

1947-59

6-26-59

1-21-59

1-21-59

1-21-59

15.69

5.54

5.06

10.60

2,400

92

1,470

158

Duck Creek basin

1156 Barnes Run near

Summerfield,

Ohio.

Lat 39°46'20", long 81°22'25",

2j miles southwest of Summerfield, Noble County, on State

Highway 78.

3.53 1947-59 7- -59

Muskingum River basin

1161

1196

1197

Little Chippewa

Creek near Smithville, Ohio.

Jefferson Creek

near Jewett,

Ohio.

Conotton Creek at

Jewett, Ohio.

Lat 40°53'40", long 81°48'5O",

at bridge on State Highway 5,

3.3 miles northeast of Smithville, Wayne County.

Lat 40°23'00", long 80°58'35",

at culvert adjacent to State

Highway 9, 1.4 miles northeast

of Jewett, Harrison County.

Lat 40°21'55", long 81°OO'15",

at bridge on State Highway 9

in Jewett, Harrison County.

13.9

2.48

14.1

1947-59

1947-59

1947-59

1-22-59

1-21-59

1-21-59

13.5 1,440

14.30

10.58

12.29

1,800

69

440

* Also a low-flow partial-record station. 

t Discharge not determined.
532 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial -record stations Continued

Station 

No. Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage 

height 

(feet)

Discharge 

(cfs)

Muskingum River basin Continued

1257

1293

1456

1479

1501

West Branch Spencer

Creek at Hendrysburg, Ohio.

Whetstone Creek

tributary near

Olivesburg, Ohio.

Otter Pork near

Centerburg, Ohio.

Timber Run near

Zanesville, Ohio.

Bell Creek at

McConnelsville,

Ohio.

Lat 40°03'30", long 81°<»'30",

at culvert on U. S. Highway 40

at Hendrysburg, Belmont County.

Lat 40°53'10", long 82°24'25",

at culvert on State Highway 96,

in Ashland County, 1.1 miles

east of Olivesburg, Richland

County.

Lat 40°17'25", long 82°43'15",

500 ft downstream from culvert

on State Highway 3 and 1.2

miles west of Centerburg, Knox

County.

Lat 39°56'55", long 82°02'50",

100 ft above county road

bridge adjacent to U. S. Highway 40, ij miles above mouth

and 2 miles west of Zanesville,

Muskingum County.

Lat 39°38'55", long 81°50'35",

at culvert on State Highway 77,

0.1 mile above mouth and \

mile east of McConnelsville,

Morgan County.

2.18

.236

2.97

10.6

.97

1950-59

1950-59

1947-59

1947-59

1947-48,

1950-59

1-21-59

1-21-59

1-21-59

1-21-59

1-21-59

11.53

5.53

13.52

6.0

3.37

186

79

445

760

207

Kanawha River basin

1606.1

1621.1

1628

1628.8

1685

1686

1718

Old Field Creek

near West Jefferson, N. C.

Buffalo Creek at

Warrensvllle,

N. C.

Mill Creek near

Troutdale, Va.

Little River tributary near

Sparta, N. C.

Peak Creek at

Pulaski, Va.

Peak Creek tributary near

Pulaski, Va.

Helveys Mill Creek

tributary at

Point Pleasant,

Va.

Lat 36°22', long 81°32', at

bridge on U. S. Highway 221,

4j miles above mouth and 4.8

miles south of West Jefferson,

Ashe County.

Lat 36°27', long 81°31', at

bridge at Warrensvllle, Ashe

County, 1 mile above mouth.

Lat 36°40'06", long 81°24'24",

at bridge on State Highway 16,

3 miles southeast of Troutdale,

Lat 36°30', long 81°06', at

culvert on State Highway 18, %

mile above mouth, and 1.2 miles

northeast of Sparta, Allegheny

County .

Lat 37°02'50", long 80°46'35",

at bridge in town of Pulaski.

Lat 37°04'19", long 80°46'25",

at culvert, 2 miles north of

Pulaski .

Lat 37°07'24", long 81°01'16"

at culvert on State Highway 42,

i mile west of Point Pleasant.

2.38

19.0

5.32

a3

58.3

60.9

.61

.38

1955-59

1955-59

1951-59

1955-59

1928-32$,

1952-57$,

1958-59

1949,

1951-59

1957-59

9- 7-59

1-27-59

1959

1-21-59

9-30-59

12-29-58

1959

20.89

14.75

2.70

15.64

6.98

5.54

(b)

159

1,680

(t)

175

2,160

(t)

<1

Big Sandy River basin

2074

*2093

Prater Creek at

Vansant , Va .

Russell Pork at

Elkhorn City,

Ky.

Lat 37°13'05", long 82°06'10",

500 ft downstream from Trace

Pork and 1 mile south of

Vansant .

Lat 37°18'14", long 82°20'34",

at steel bridge on State Highway 80, at Elkhorn City, 0. 9

mile above Elkhorn Creek.

19.8

555

1951-59

1957-59

12-29-58

1-29-57,

5- 8-58,

4-13-59

4.70

24.21

17.00

14.05

1,000

51,200

26,000

16,600

Scioto River basin

2262

2280

2306

2316

Delaware Run near

Delaware, Ohio.

Scioto Big Run at

Brlggsdale,

Ohio.

Hominy Creek at

Circleville,

Ohio.

East Pork Paint

Creek near

Sedalia, Ohio.

Lat 40°18'30", long 83°06'35",

at culvert on county highway,

400 ft south of State Highway

37 and 1 mile west of Delaware

corporation line, Delaware

County.

Lat 39°54'55", long 83°03'55",

on right bank at downstream

side of bridge on U. S. Highway 62 at Brlggsdale, Franklin County, 2f miles northeast

of drove City and 4 miles

above mouth.

Lat 39°35'25", long 82°55'25",

at bridge adjacent to State

Highway 56, 0.4 mile southeast

of railroad crossing at east

edge of Circleville, Plckaway

County.

Lat 39°42'35", long 83°27'45",

at culvert on State Highway

38, 1.8 miles southeast of

Sedalla, Madison County.

3.33

11.0

6.28

4.23

1947-59

1947-58*,

1959

1947-59

1947-59

1-21-59

1-21-59

1-21-59

1-21-59

. 13.01

12.09

6.28

14.47

1,050

2,920

660

515

* Also a low-flow partial-record station, 

t Discharge not determined.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.

a About.

b Peak stage did not reach bottom of gage.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 533

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations Continued

Station Station name Location area

(sq mi)

of

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage

height 

(feet)

Discharge 

(cfs)

Soloto River basin Continued

2341

2354

2361

Indian Creek at

Masslevllle,

Ohio.

West Branch Tar

Hollow Creek at

Tar Hollowi

Ohio.

South Branch Little

Salt Creek at

Jackson, Ohio.

Lat 39°15'45", long 82°58'10",

at bridge adjacent to U. S.

Highway 23, 0.2 mile south of

Masslevllle, Ross County.

Lat 39°23'35", long 82°45'10",

In Tar Hollow State Park, 300

ft above Tar Hollow Creek and

5 miles south of Adelphl, Ross

County.

Lat 39°02'55", long 82°37'55",

at culvert adjacent to State

Highway 139, 800 ft south of

Jackson High School, Jackson

County, and 1 mile above mouth,

9.71

.305

3.90

1947-59

1950-59

1947-59

1-21-59

1-21-59

1-21-59

12.79

4.63

14.88

866

&

630

Ohio Brush Creek basin

2373 West Branch Turkey 

Run near Winchester, Ohio.

Lat 38°56'55", long 83°40'20",> 

at culvert on State Highway 74, 

1.3 miles west of Winchester, 

Adams County.

0.43 1956-59 1-21-59 17.30 628

Little Miami River basin

2390

2395

2416

2471

Little Miami River

near Selma, Ohio.

North Pork Little

Miami River near

Pltchin, Ohio.

Shawnee Creek at

Xenla, Ohio.

Paterson Run near

Owensville, Ohio.

Lat 39°48'40", long 83°44'20",

at bridge on Selma Pike, 2.3

miles northwest of Selma,

Clark County, and 3.1 miles

above North Pork.

Lat 39°49'40", long 83°46'25",

at county highway bridge, 1.1

miles above Qoose Creek and

1.3 miles southwest of Pltchin,

Clark County.

Lat 39°40'35", long 83°55'30",

at bridge on U. S. Highway 68,

0.7 mile southeast of intersection of same with U. S.

Highway 42 in Xenia, Qreene

County.

Lat 39°07'40", long 84°06'40",

at bridge on private road, 200

ft north of U. S. Highway 50,

J mile above Brushy Pork, and

1.2 miles east of Owensville,

Clermont County.

50.6

29.1

4.21

3.34

1953-58*,

1959

1953-58*,

1959

1948-59

1947-59

1-21-59

1-21-59

1-21-59

1-21-59

9.42

7.58

16.02

3.56

7,920

3,350

855

466

Miami River basin

2631

2632

2651

2741

Poplar Creek near

Vandalla, Ohio.

Bridge Creek near

Qreenville,

Ohio.

Hog Run tributary

at Laura, Ohio.

Blake Run near

Reily, Ohio.

Lat39°52'15", long 84°11'15",

at culvert on U. S. Highway 25,

ij miles southeast of Vandalla,

Montgomery County, and l£

miles above mouth.

Lat 40° 04 '15", long 84° 37 '45",

at culvert at junction of

State Highways 127 and 49, 2j

miles south of Greenville,

Darke County.

Lat 40°00'30", long 84°25'25",

at culvert on State Highway 71,

0.3 mile above mouth and 1 mile

northwest of Laura, Miami

County.

Lat 39°27'58", long 84°45'19",

600 ft upstream from culvert

on Stevenson Rd., 2.2 miles

north of Reily, Butler County,

and 3 miles above mouth.

3.16

5.49

.463

.29

1947-59

1947-59

1950-59

1939,

1940,

1942,

1943,

1947-59

1-21-59

1-21-59

1-21-59

1-21-59

6.10

14.23

6.00

3.42

1,130

619

54

77

Kentucky River basin

*2773

*2812

North Pork Kentucky River at

Whitesburg, Ky.

South Pork Kentucky River at

Oneida, Ky.

Lat 37°07'03", long 82°49'29",

on brick wall of building at

right downstream corner of

bridge on State Highway 15, at

Whitesburg, 0.6 mile below

Solomon Branch.

Lat 37°16'23", long 83°38'50",

on bridge at Oneida, 850 ft

below Bullskin Creek.

66.4

486

1957-59

1957-59

1-29-57,

5- 7-58,

1-22-59

1-29-57,

5- 6-58,

1-22-59,

14.7

8.75

6.40

40.19

27.00

26.00

7,730

3,150

1,800

53,000

21,500

19,700

Wabash River basin

3361 Vermilion River 

tributary near 

Paxton, 111.

NWi sec. 14, T.23 N. , R. 9 E. , 

at culvert on State Highway 9, 

2.8 miles west of Paxton.

0.90 1957 -57tt,| 5-20-59 

1958-59

15.04 250

* Also a low-flow partial-record station.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.

tt Operated as a continuous-record gaging station (data unpublished).
534 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Annual maximum discharge at crest-stage partial-record stations Continued

Station 

No.

Station name Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Period 

of 

record

Annual maximum

Date

Gage 

height 

(feet)

Discharge 

(cfs)

Wabash River basin Continued

3375

3380

3388

3422

3442.5

3786.5

3789.8

3796.5

3803

3804.5

Saline Branch at

Urbana , 111 . c/

Salt Pork near

Homer, 111. d/

North Pork Vermilion River

tributary near

Danville, 111.

Raccoon Creek tributary near

Annapolis, 111.

Embarrass River

tributary near

Greenup, 111.

Second Creek tributary at Keptown,

111.

Little Wabash

River tributary

at Clay City,

111.

Madden Creek near

West Salem, 111.

Duma Creek tributary near luka,

111.

White Feather Creek

near Marlow, 111.

NEjfSWi sec. 9, T.19 N., R.9 E.,

on right bank at ChampaignUrbana sewage-disposal plant

0.3 mile below Boneyard Creek

and 1 mile east of Urbana.

SWiSWi sec. 33, T.18 N., R.14 W.,

at bridge on State Highway 49,

1.1 miles north of Homer.

NE£ sec. 36, T.21 N., R.12 W., at

culvert on U. S. Highway 136,

5.3 miles north of Danville

city limits,

NE^NE^ sec. 13, T.8 N., R.12 W.,

at culvert on Annapolis road,

6.6 miles east of Annapolis.

SW£ sec. 12, T.9 N., R.9 E., at

culvert on State Highway 130,

1.0 mile south of Greenup.

SW£ sec. 5, T.7 N., R.5 E., at

culvert on U. S. Highway 40,

0.3 mile east of Keptown.

SW£ sec. 20, T.3 N., R.8 E., at

culvert on U. S. Highway 50,

0.8 mile southeast of Clay

City.

NW£ sec. 12, T.I N., R.10 E. , at

culvert on State Highway 130,

3.0 miles northwest of West

Salem.

SWj sec. 12, T.2 N., R.3 E., at

culvert on U. S. Highway 50,

1.9 miles northwest of luka.

NE£ sec. 20, T.2 S., R.4 E., at

culvert on former State Highway 15, 1.8 miles northeast of

Marlow.

71.4

344

1.88

.04

.08

1.56

.47

1.55

.078

.43

1937-58*,

1959

1945-58*,

1959

1956tt,

1957-59

1956,

1957 -59tt

1956-59tt

1956,

1957t t,

1958-59

1959

1956-57,

1958 -59ft

1956-57,

1958-59ft

1956-57,

19 58 -5 9ft

2-10-59

2-11-59

2-10-59

6-23-59

2-10-59

2-10-59

5-22-59

5-21-59

9- 1-59

5-10-59

11.83

14.75

15.42

16.02

11.56

15.30

14.96

15.63

12.28

12.54

2,770

7,910

490

14

26

227

(t)

314

30

114

Saline River basin

3820.25 Little Saline 

Creek tributary 

near Goreville, 

111.

NWj sec. 34, T.10 S., R.2 E., at 

culvert on State Highway 37, 

3.6 miles north of Goreville.

0.54 1959 8-17-59 14.77 (t)

Cache River basin

3875.5 Q ditch tributary 

near Choat, 111.

NW£ sec. 17, T.15 S., R.4 E., at 

culvert on U. S. Highway 45, 

0.4 mile north of Choat.

0.24 1956-59 1-21-59 13.34 (t)

Hess Bayou basin

3885 Hess Bayou tributary near Mound 

City, 111.

NE^SEi sec. 7, T.16 S., R.I E., 

at culvert on State Highway 37, 

3.4 miles north of Mound City.

1.87 1959 1-21-59 15.35 (t)

t Discharge not determined.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.

tt Operated as a continuous-record gaging station (data unpublished).

c Formerly published as West Branch Salt Fork at Urbana.

d Formerly published as Salt Pork Vermilion River near Homer.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 535

Measurements at miscellaneous sites

Measurements of streamflow at points other than gaging stations or partial-record 

stations are given in the following table. Those that are measurements of base flow are 

designated by an asterisk (*); measurements of peak flow by a dagger (t).

Dlscharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1959

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Oswayo Creek basin

Little Genesee Creek.

Do........

Oswayo Creek.

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

Lat 42°03'39", long 78°1O'42",

Just upstream from sewage

outfall, 930 ft downstream

from Root Creek and 0.3 mile

southwest of Bolivar, N. Y.

Lat 42°03'39", long 78°1O'42",

Just downstream from sewage

outfall, 0.3 mile southwest

of Bolivar, N. Y.

22.6

22.6

11- 6-58

11-13-58

11-21-58

11- 6-58

11-13-58

11-21-58

*13.5

 11.8

42.1

15.6

12.3

43.3

Clarion River basin

Clarion River Allegheny

River.

Lat 41°25'15", long 78°44'10",

at bridge on State Highway

948 In Rldgway, Pa., 5O ft

below Elk Creek.

303 1940-53*,

1954-58

10-14-58

11-19-58

12-18-58

1-31-59

3- 4-59

4- 8-59

5-12-59

6-16-59

7-21-59

8-26-59

9-30-59

406

612

219

981

437

1,570

488

190

300

312

176

Monongahela River basin

Mill Creek...

Skin Creek. . .

Jones Creek..

Salt Lick

Creek.

Turtle Creek.

Tygart River.

West Pork

River.

Tenmlle Creek

Cheat River..

Monongahela

River.

Lat 38°43'15", long 80°OO'3O",

3 miles upstream from mouth

and 1^ miles southwest of

Mill Creek, W. Va.

Lat 38"59'45", long 8O°27'40'r,

Just above mouth at Brownsville, W. Va.

Lat 39°24'10", long 80°24'35",

1,000 ft downstream from

mouth of Shlnn Run and 3j

miles northwest of Lumberport, W. Va.

Lat 39°20'50", long 79°40'00",

at mouth at Rowlesburg,

W. Va.

Lat 40°24'57", long 79°37'20",

at constricting reach of

channel, 9oo ft upstream from

unnamed tributary entering

from right and £ mile east of

school In Export, Pa.

14.3

33.0

5.2

34.7

5.21

1947-54

1957-58

1942-58

9-24-59

11-21-58

4- 1-59

5-18-59

8-11-59

4-16-59

11-12-58

1-29-59

3-13-59

4-23-59

5-14-59

6- 9-59

7-15-59

8-19-59

8-28-59

*0.20

17.8

16.2

21.3

*1.02

8.92

50.1

66.0

128

38.2

136

8.50

16.4

4.06

t2,350

Beaver River basin

Calven Clark

Run

tributary.

Big Run.

Beech Creek. .

Hlnkley Creek

Walnut Creek.

Calven Clark

Run.

Shenango

River.

Mahonlng

River.

West Branch

Mahonlng

River.

Mosquito

Creek.

Lat 41°25'01", long 8O°11'38",

at bridge at Long School, 2

miles south of Sheakleyvllle,

Pa.

Lat 41°23'03", long 80°26'29",

at bridge on State Highway

846, 3 miles southwest of

Greenville, Pa.

Lat 40°55'50", long 81°O8'5O".

at county highway bridge, Ij

miles above Little Beach

Creek, l£ miles southwest of

Bolton, Stark County, and 2^-

miles west of Alliance, Ohio.

Lat 41°09'10", long 81°1O'O5",

at culvert on State Highway

5, 1 mile above mouth and lj

miles southwest of Charlestown, Portage County, Ohio, a/

Lat 41°19'45", long 80°43'3O",

at Main Street Bridge In

Cortland, Trumbull County,

Ohio, 1.8 miles above

mouth . a/

0.49

14.1

18.8

10.8

9.12

1943-51*,

1956

1950-51,

1955-56

1946-58

8-11-59

8-11-59

5- 4-59

1-21-59

10-24-58

11-21-58

2-26-59

3-24-59

4-20-59

5-20-59

6-23-59

7-22-59

8-21-59

*0.35

*2.86

9.14

t896

*.06

5.00

7.50

3.48

32.7

4.36

*.44

*.09

*.02

* Base flow, 

t Peak flow.

* operated as a continuous-record gaging station, 

a At crest-stage partial-record station.
536 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1959 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

( sq mi )

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Beaver River basin Continued

Crab Creek. . . Mahoning 

River.

Lat 41°08'45", long 80°37'ZO", 

at culvert on County Highway 

52, in Trumbull County, 4 

miles north of Youngstown, 

Mahoning County, Ohio, and 4 

miles above mouth.

600 ft below Hubbard Rd. in 

Youngstown, Mahoning County, 

Ohio, and 2 miles above 

mouth .

7.15 

15.9

1-21-59 

1-21-59

tl,170 

t2,140

Little Beaver Creek basin

Middle Pork 

Little Beaver Creek.

Little Beaver Creek.

Little Beaver Creek.

Little Beaver 

Creek.

Lat 40°45'40", long 80°41'50", 

at bridge on state Highway 

901, at Elkton, Columbiana 

County, Ohio, Just below 

Elk Run.

at bridge on U. S. Highway 

30, at West Point Columbiana 

County, Ohio, J mile below 

Patterson Run.

at highway bridge, if miles 

south of Achor, Columbiana 

County, Ohio, and -J mile 

below Brush Run.

134 

101

176

9-11-59 

9-10-59

9-10-59

*25.4 

*5.32

*16.0

Yellow Creek basin

Yellow Creek.

North Fork 

Yellow 

Creek.

Ohio River. . . 

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

Yellow Creek.

Lat 40°31'30", long 80°53'05", 

at bridge on State Highway 

164, at Bergholz, Jefferson 

County, Ohio, just below 

Upper North Pork.

at bridge on State Highway 

213, 1/5 mile southwest of 

Hammondsville, Jefferson 

County, Ohio, and 1,000 ft 

above North Pork. 

Lat 40°33'Z5", long 80°42'20", 

at bridge on State Highway 

213, at north edge of 

Hammondsville, Jefferson 

County, Ohio, ^ mile above 

Dry Run.

86.0

54.6

1915-35*

9-10-59 

9-10-59

9-10-59

*4.38 

*5.78

*1.02

Cross Creek basin

Cross Creek. .

Mo In tyre

Creek.

Cross Creek..

Ohio River . . .

Cross Creek..

Ohio River...

Lat 40°21'35", long 80°44'50",

at bridge on U. S. Highway

22, 3 miles southwest of

Wintersville, Jefferson

County, Ohio, just above

Cedarlick Run.

Lat 40°18'05", long 80° 41 '00",

at highway bridge, 1 mile

north of New Alexandria,

Jefferson County, Ohio, and

£ mile above mouth.

Lat 40°18'55", long 80°36'45",

at bridge on State Highway 7,

in Mingo Junction, Jefferson

County, Ohio, -J mile above

mouth .

68.7

24.3

127 1903,1950,

1952-53

9-10-59

9-10-59

9-10-59

*1.17

*3.76

*4.69

Buffalo Creek basin

Kimlin Run. . .

Buffalo Creek

Buffalo Creek

Ohio River...

Lat 40°14'15", long 800 37'10",

at abandoned mine at head of

Kimlin Run, 2^ miles south

of Wellsburg, W. Va.

Lat 40°15'30", long 80°36'ZO",

at county highway bridge, £

mile downstream from Painters

Run and 0.7 mile southeast of

Wellsburg, W. Va.

0.04

161 1949-50,

1952-53

10-28-58

10-28-58

0.02

26.6

Short Creek basi

Short Creek.. Ohio River. . . Lat 40°11'20", long 80°47'30", 

at highway bridge, 1 mile 

southwest of Dillonvale, 

Jefferson County, Ohio, and 

2 miles below Long Run.

85.6 9-10-59 *10.9

Wheeling Creek basin

Wheeling 

Creek.

Ohio River. .. Lat 40°04'05", long 80°46'50", 

at highway bridge in Brookside, Belmont County, Ohio, 

1/8 mile below Mutton Hollow.

103 9-10-59 *11.0

* Base flow. 

t Peak flow.

* Operated as a continuous -record gaging station.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 537

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1959 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

McMahon Creek basin

McMahon Creek Ohio River. .. Lat 40°01'20", long 80°48'40",

at highway bridge at south

edge of Neff (Steel), Belmont

County, Ohio, | mile below

Little McMahon Creek.

78.8 1903 9- 9-59 *1.02

Captina Creek basin

Captina Creek Ohio River... Lat 39°54'25", long 80°59'25", 

at bridge on State Highway 

148, lj miles west of 

Alledonia, Belmont County, 

Ohio, and 1-J miles above 

Crabapple Creek.

87.2 9- 8-59 *1.22

Sunfish Creek basin

Sunfish Creek Ohio River. . . Lat 39°45'10", long 80°55'20", 

at highway bridge, 1§ miles 

southeast of Cameron, Monroe 

County, Ohio, and 4 miles 

above mouth.

101 9- 9-59 *2.11

Little Muskingum River basin

Little Muskingum Rivec

Witten Pork,.

Little Muskingum Riven

Do ......

Ohio River. . .

Little Muskingum River.

Ohio River...

Lat 39°38'45" J long 81°05'00", 

at highway bridge in Mechanlosburg, Monroe County, Ohio, 

Just above Coal Run. 

Lat 39°37'55", long 81°03'10", 

at highway bridge, 2 miles 

southeast of Meohanicsburg, 

Monroe County, Ohio, £ mile 

below Trail Run.

at bridge on State Highway 

26, ^ mile south of Cline, 

Monroe County, Ohio, and 

^ mile above mouth. 

Lat 39°28'48", long 81°17'09", 

at bridge on County Highway 

25, i mile north of Pay, 

Washington County, Ohio.

at bridge on County Highway 

9, 1^ miles northeast of 

Netop, Washington County, 

Ohio, and % mile below 

Elghtmile Creek.

66.7 

41.8

259 1915-22*, 

1925-35*

9- 9-59 

9- 9-59

9- 9-59

*0.65 

*.34

*4.21

Duck Creek basin

East Pork 

Duck Creek.

Duck Creek. 

Do ........

Duck Creek. . .

Duck Creek. . .

Ohio River...

Lat 39°33'40", long 81°23'40", 

at highway bridge at Lower 

Salem, Washington County, 

Ohio, 1/8 mile below Paw Paw 

Creek.

at highway bridge in Caldwell, 

Noble County, Ohio, i mile 

above Otter Run.

at highway bridge in Warner, 

Washington County, Ohio, ^ 

mile above mouth. 

Lat 39°28'15", long 81°24'40", 

at highway bridge at Stanleyville, Washington County, 

Ohio, 1 mile above Sugar 

Creek.

134

268

9- 9-59 

9- 9-59

9- 9-59

0.55

1.98

Muskingum River basin

Chippewa

Creek.

Newman Creek.

Sandy Creek

Little Sandy

Creek.

Sandy Creek. .

Tuscarawas

River.

do

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

Sandy Creek. .

Tuscarawas

River.

Lat 40°56'45", long 81"44'40",

at bridge on State Highway 5

in Easton, Wayne County,

Ohio, 6 miles above mouth.

Lat 40°49'20", long 81°33'07",

at highway bridge, J mile

southeast of Newman, stark

County, Ohio, and 2 miles

above mouth.

Lat 40°42'00", long 81°09'05",

at highway bridge in One Ida,

Carroll County, Ohio, 1 mile

below Hugle Run.

Lat 40°40'35", long 81°15'25",

at highway bridge, ^ mile

north of Waynesburg, Stark

County, Ohio .

Lat 40°38'05", long 81°22'30",

at highway bridge, i mile

south of Sandyville, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, and 1/3

mile below Nlmishlllen Creek.

146

40. 6

161

37.6

481 1924-47*

1-21-59

9 24-59

9 23 59

9-23-59

9-23-59

100,100

0

*16.0

*6.46

*108

* Base flow, 

t Peak flow.

* Operated as a continue is-record gaging station.

575949 O - 61 - 36
538 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1959 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

Measurements

Date Discharge

Musklngum River basin Continued

Conotton

Creek.

Do ........

Sugar Creek. .

Do........

South Pork

Sugar Creek.

Boggs Pork . . .

Skull Pork , , .

Clear Fork. ..

White Eyes

Creek.

Whetstone

Creek

tributary.

Black Fork. . .

Rocky Fork. . .

Clear Pork. ..

Jerome Fork. .

Kokosing

River.

Tuscarawas

River.

do

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

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

Sugar Creek . .

Stillwater

Creek.

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

Little Stillwater Creek

Tuscarawas

River.

Whetstone

Creek.

Mohican River

Black Fork . . .

Mohican River

Lake Fork....

do

Walhonding

River.

Lat 40°21'55", long 81°00'15",

at bridge on State Highway 9

in Jewett, Harrison County,

Ohio, a/

Lat 40"26'45", long 81°11'50",

at highway bridge, 1 mile

southeast of Leesville,

Carroll County, Ohio, and 2j

miles above McQuire Creek.

Lat 40°48'40", long 81°45'55",

at bridge on State Highway

94, lj miles south of Orrville, Wayne County, Ohio,

and lj miles below Little

Sugar Creek.

Lat 40°42'00", long 81°36'00",

at bridge on State Highway

93, 1 mile south of Brewster,

Stark County, Ohio, just

below Middle Pork.

Lat 40°35'00", long 81°37'00",

at bridge on State Highway

93, at west edge of Dundee,

Tuscarawas County, Ohio, J

mile above Walnut Creek.

Lat 40°11'40", long 81°12'35",

at highway bridge in Piedmont,

Belmont County, Ohio, £ mile

above mouth.

Lat 40°11'50", long 81°16'20",

at highway bridge, J mile

south of Freeport, Harrison

County, Ohio, and 0.3 mile

above mouth.

Lat 40°20'10", long 81°05'45",

at bridge on Township Rd.

236, 2j miles southwest of

Archer, Harrison County,

Ohio, and 3 miles above

mouth .

Lat 40°19'10", long 81°44'45",

at highway bridge, 1 mile

south of Fresno, Coshocton

County, Ohio, and 2j miles

above mouth.

Lat 40°53'10", long 82°24'25",

at culvert on State Highway

96, in Ashland County, 1.1

miles east of Olivesburg,

Rlchland County, Ohio, a/

Lat 40°47'50", long 82°23'25",

£ mile below Steingerwald

Bridge, and 2.1 miles northwest of Mifflin, Ashland

County, Ohio .

Lat 40°41'55", long 82°22'40",

at bridge on State Highway

603, 2 miles east of Lucas,

Richland County, Ohio, and

1 mile above mouth.

Lat 40°41'35", long 82°35'25",

at bridge on Cockley Rd., 1

mile north of Lexlngton,

Richland County, Ohio, and 1

mile below dam at Clear

Fork Reservoir.

Lat 40°48'07", long 82°12'01",

at bridge on U. S. Highway

30, Jeromeville, Ashland

County, Ohio, 1 mile upstream from Old Town Run.

Lat 40°48 1 20", long 82°07'30",

at bridge on U. S. Highway

30, 1 mile west of Reedsburg, Wayne County, Ohio, J

mile above Fox Run.

Lat 40°28'27", long 82°41'06",

at bridge on State Highway

314, J mile south of Chesterville, Morrow County, Ohio.

14.1

87.1

47.4

145

75.1

36.6

49.9

17.9

49.8

.236

188

76.0

39.6

120

77.1

38.1

1951-52,

1957

1935-52

1950-58

1943-58

1925-49*

1948

9-24-59

9-24-59

9-24-59

9-24-59

9-23-59

9-24-59

9-24-59

9-24-59

9-24-59

10- 9-58

11-21-58

12-30-58

2- 3-59

3-19-59

4-28-59

6- 9-59

7-15-59

8-11-59

9-21-59

10-30-58

12-30-58

4- 1-59

6- 1-59

7- 1-59

7-31-59

9- 1-59

7-23-59

7-29-59

9-22-59

9-22-59

1-22-59

9-23-59

9-23-59

1-21-59

*0.49

*4.92

*2.74

*13.0

*3.25

*1.76

*.01

*.32

*.72

*.008

*.07

*.06

.05

.13

9.49

0

0

0

0

31.4

73.4

154

88.6

24.8

18.2

*11.8

*7.05

*6.82

23.8

1.59

t!3,000

*7.73

*3.62

t9,620

* Base flow.

t Peak flow.

* Operated as a continuous -record gaging station.

a At crest-stage partial -record station.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 539

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1959 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Musklngum River basin Continued

North Branch

Kokoslng

River.

East Branch..

Dry Creek. . . .

Do ........

Jelloway

Creek.

Killbuck

Creek .

Apple Creek. .

Mill Creek...

Buffalo Creek

Buffalo Pork.

Leather-wood

Creek.

Crooked Creek

Salt Pork....

Sugartree

Pork.

Little Wakatomlka Creek.

South Pork

Licking

River.

Raccoon Creek

Kokosing

River.

North Branch

Kokosing

River.

Kokosing

River.

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

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

Walhonding

River.

Klllbuck

Creek.

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

Walhonding

River.

Seneca Pork. .

Buffalo Creek

Wills Creek. .

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

do

Salt Pork....

Wakatomika

Creek.

Licking River

South Pork

Licking

River.

Lat 40°29'30", long 81°3Z'50",

at bridge on State Highway

13, £ mile north of Prederioktown, Knox County, Ohio.

Lat 40°Z9'Z5", long 8Z°31'40",

at Knox Lake Dam, 1^ miles

northeast of Prederioktown,

Knox County, Ohio, and 1-J

miles above mouth.

Lat 40°ZO'50", long 8Z°34'10",

at bridge on county road, 1

mile west of Bangs, 5 miles

southwest of Mount Vernon,

Knox County, Ohio, and 6

miles above mouth.

Lat 40°ZZ'50", long 8Z°Z9'30",

at bridge in Mount Vernon,

Knox County, Ohio, £ mile

west of State Highway 661,

and -f mile above mouth.

Lat 40°Z4'Z5", long 8Z°19'15",

at bridge on U. S. Highway

36 in Howard, Knox County,

Ohio, 1/8 mile above mouth.

Lat 40°48'35", long 81°58'55",

at bridge on County Highway

4, Z miles northwest of

Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio,

and Zj miles above Apple

Creek.

Lat 40°47'ZO", long 81°56'10",

at bridge on U. S. Highway

Z50, in Wooster, Wayne

County, Ohio, 1 mile above

mouth.

Lat 40°38'10", long 81°55'25",

at bridge on State Highway

76, £ mile north of Holmesville, Holmes County, Ohio,

 J mile above mouth.

Lat 40°17'50", long 81°5Z'ZO",

at highway bridge, 1^ miles

north of Coshocton, Coshocton

County, Ohio, § mile above

mouth .

Lat39°54'10", long 81°33'00",

at bridge on State Highway

146, at Plesant City,

Guernsey County, Ohio, just

above Buffalo Pork.

Lat 39°54'10", long 81°33'15",

at bridge on U. S. Highway

21, at Plesant City, Guernsey County, Ohio, £ mile

above mouth.

Lat 40°01'15", long 81°32'55",

at bridge on County Highway

461, 2j miles east of Cambridge. Guernsey County, Ohio,

and 3f miles above mouth.

Lat 40°01'10", long 81°36'30",

at bridge on old National

Highway, % mile west of Cambridge, Guernsey County,

Ohio, and 3 miles above

mouth .

Lat 40°06'25", long 81°3Z'ZO",

at bridge on County Highway

4, 2^ miles south of North

Salem, Guernsey County, Ohio,

and 1 mile above Sugartree

Pork.

Lat 40°07'10", long 81°3Z'Z5",

at bridge on Township Road

341, 1§ miles south of North

Salem, Guernsey County, Ohio,

and 2 mile above mouth.

Lat 405 09'10", long 8Z°01'55",

at bridge on State Highway

16, 1 mile northwest of Trinway, Muskingum County, Ohio,

and lj miles above mouth.

Lat 39°S9'ZO", long 82°28'30",

at highway bridge, 800 ft

downstream from Beaver Run

and 2 . 3 miles north of Hebron,

Licking County, Ohio.

Lat 40°92'55", long 82°24'40",

at Baltimore and Ohio RR.

bridge in Newark, Licking

County, Ohio, ^ mile above

mouth .

49.0

30.3

21. -7

33.8

74. Z

115

54.4

41.3

51.1

49.7

71.4

88 . 3

56.4

94 9

6Z.5

61.3

133

104

1948

1940-48*

9-2Z-59

l-ZZ-59

1-Z1-59

9-ZZ-59

9 Z2 59

9-Z3-59

9-Z3-59

9-Z3-59

9-Z4-59

9-17-59

9-17-59

9-17-59

9-17-59

9-17 59

9-17-59

9-18-59

1-Z1-59

1-21-59

*7.93

t3,450

t5,810

*.49

* , 56

*7.80

*9.69

*1.58

*Z.5Z

*.004

*.67

*1.46

* 67

* 35

*.59

*1.85

t5,880

1-10,400

* Base flow 

t Peak flow

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.
540 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1959 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Muskingum River basin Continued

North Pork

Licking

River.

Timber Run, , ,

Moxahala

Creek.

Jonathan

Creek.

Moxahala

Creek.

Salt Creek. . .

Do ........

Meigs Creek. .

Olive Qreen

Creek.

Wolf Creek.. .

Do ........

Licking River

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

Muskingum

River.

Moxahala

Creek.

Muskingum

River.

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

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

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

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

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

Lat 40°03'30", long 82°23'50",

at bridge on State Highway

16, on East Main Street in

Newark, Licking County, Ohio,

£ mile above confluence with

South Pork.

Lat 39°56'55", long 82°02'50",

100 ft above county road

bridge adjacent to U. S.

Highway 40, l£ miles above

mouth, and 2 miles west of

Zanesville, Muskingum County,

Ohio, a/

Lat 39°52'10", long 82°03'00",

300 ft above mouth of Jonathan Creek and li miles

northeast of Roberts, Muskingum County, Ohio.

Lat 39°52'20", long 82°03'05",

5- mile above mouth and l£

miles northeast of Roberts,

Muskingum County, Ohio.

Lat 39°53'45", long 82°00'20",

at highway bridge, 1 mile

east of South Zanesville,

Muskingum County, Ohio, and

£ mile above mouth.

Lat 39°54'31", long 81°51'36",

Just above highway bridge, 1

mile above Buffalo Pork and

2 miles northwest of Chandlers-,

ville, Muskingum County, Ohio,

Lat 39°52'20", long 81°53'45",

J mile east of Duncan Palls,

Muskingum County, Ohio, 0.6

mile above bridge on State

Highway 77, and -f mile above

mouth .

Lat 39°37'40", long 81°43'15",

at highway bridge at Unionville, Morgan County, Ohio,

Just above Dyes Pork.

Lat 39°35'10", long 81°39'00",

at bridge on State Highway

76, 2j miles north of

Beverly, Washington County,

Ohio, and 2 miles above

mouth .

Lat 39°31'40", long 81°39'20",

150 ft above South Branch

and lj miles southwest of

Beverly, Washington County,

Ohio.

Lat 39°32'10", long 81°38'35",

at highway bridge, J mile

south of Beverly, Washington

County, Ohio, Just below

Duck Creek.

239

10.6

101

192

300

75.6

145

29.8

80.3

141

228

1933,

1946-58

1935-47*

1-21-59

10- 2-58

11- 5-58

12-19-58

2- 4-59

3-11-59

4-22-59

6- 3-59

7-14-59

8-25-59

9-18-59

9-18-59

9-18-59

9-17-59

9-17-59

9-17-59

9-17-59

9-17-59

9-16-59

129,800

*1.16

*.98

2.42

20.3

13.1

3.94

3.10

*.27

*.03

*4.18

*6.28

*10.2

*.63

*2.16

*.24

0

*.33

*.25

Little Hocking River basin

Little

Hocking

River.

Ohio River... Lat 39°17'35", long 81°41'15",

at county highway bridge, 2

miles north of Little Hocking,

Washington County, Ohio, and

If miles above Little West

Branch .

48.3 9-16-59 *0

Campaign Creek basin

Campaign 

Creek.

Swago Creek. . 

Paint Creek..

Ohio River. . .

Qreenbrier 

River.

Kanawha River

Lat 38°54'00", long 8Z°10'55", 

at highway bridge, 2£ miles 

northwest of Addison, Qallla 

County, Ohio.

Kanawha River basin

Lat 38°11'20", long 80°07'50", 

at mouth at Buckeye, W. Va.

Lat 38°12'00", long 81°23'40", 

0.8 mile above mouth and 0.3 

mile above State Highway 61 

at Hansford, W. Va.

400 ft upstream from U. S. 

Highway 60 and 0.5 mile above 

mouth, at Cedar Grove, W. Va.

36.8

12.2

124

1950-58

1947,1953, 

1957-58

1947 1953

1957-58

9-16-59

4-20-59 

5-29-59 

6-23-59 

7-28-59

9-21-59

*0.05

81.7 

21.8 

2.69 

3.50

*11.4

* Base flow. 

t Peak flow.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station, 

a At crest-stage partial-record station.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 541

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Kanawha River basin Continued

Big Sandy 

Creek.

Kanawha River

Elk; River. . . .

Ohio River...

Lat 38°29'50", long 81°21'00", 

0.7 mile above mouth at 

Clendenin, W. Va .

1.2 miles above mouth, at 

railroad crossing below tunnel near Blue Creek, W. Va. 

Lat 38°50'20" J long 82°08'25", 

at mouth at Point Pleasant, 

W. Va.

132 

77.4

12,242

1957-58 

1957-58

1940-58

9-17-59 

9-17-59

11-19-58 1-26-59

*0.018 

*.05

4,960 

27,200

Raccoon Creek basin

Raccoon Creek

Elk Fork... ..

Raccoon Creek

Little

Raccoon

Creek.

Ohio River.. .

Raccoon Creek

Ohio River. . .

Raccoon Creek

Lat 39°14'20", long 82°17'40",

at bridge on U. S. Highway

50, 5 miles east of Prattsville, Vlnton County, Ohio,

and li miles above Russell

Run.

Lat 39°09'40", long 82°21'10",

at bridge on State Highway

346, 1-J miles southwest of

Arbaugh, Vlnton County, Ohio,

and i- mile above mouth.

Lat 39 3 09'45", long 82° 21 '10",

1,000 ft below highway

bridge, 1 mile southeast of

Radcllff, Vlnton County,

Ohio, and 3j miles below Elk

Fork.

Lat 38°57'25", long 82°22'25",

at highway bridge, 2 miles

southwest of Vlnton, Gallla

County, Ohio, and lj miles

above mouth.

200

60.2

300

150

1951-53

1951-53

1951-53

9-16-59

9-16-59

9-16-59

9-16-59

*1.69

*.02

*2,58

*4.64

Guyandot River basin

Buffalo Creek Guyandot

River.

Lat 37°44'30", long 81°52'45",

at mouth at Man, W. Va.

45.6 1941-58 10- 9-58

11- 4-58

2-18-59

3-24-59

5- 7-59

6-11-59

8- 5-59

7

15.1

114

40.4

45.9

33.7

17.0

Indian Guyan Creek basin

Indian Guyan

Creek.

Ohio River. . . Lat 38°27'25", long 82 0 24'15",

Just below mouth of Bear

Creek, 1 mile north of Bradrick, Lawrence County, Ohio,

and J mile above mouth.

73.2 9-15-59 *1.36

Symmes Creek basin

Black Fork.. . 

Symmes Creek.

Symmes Creek. 

Ohio River.. .

Lat 38°50'30", long 82°30'55", 

at bridge on State Highway 

233, -J mile north of Gallla, 

Gallla County, Ohio, and J 

mile above Dlrtyface Creek. 

Lat 38°29'45", long 82°28'35", 

at Getaway, Lawrence County, 

Ohio, $ mile below former 

gaging station site and J 

mile above Rankln Creek.

47.6 

333 1938-47*

9-15-59 

9-15-59

*0.11 

15.5

Big Sandy River basin

Elkhorn Creek

Shelby Creek.

Fergus on

Creek.

Right Fork

Beaver

Creek.

Left Fork

Beaver

Creek.

Daniels Creek

Russell Fork.

Levlsa Fork. .

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

Beaver Creek.

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

Johns Creek..

Lat 37°16'30", long 82°22'45",

0.1 mile above State Highway

197 and 2^ miles southwest

of Elkhorn City, Ky.

Lat 37°19'48", long 82°35'06",

at bridge on U. S. Highways

23 and 119, 0.4 mile southwest of Vlrgle, Ky.

Lat 37°29'09", long 82°30'34",

at bridge on U. S. Highway

119, 0.7 mile east of Plkevllle, Ky.

Lat 37°26'35", long 82°48'28",

at Chesapeake and Ohio Ry.

bridge, at Wayland, Ky.

Lat 37°28'56", long 82°45'09",

at bridge on State Highway

1101, at Drift, Ky.

Lat 37°44'50", long 82°43'22",

at mouth, 0.8 mile northeast of Dewey Dam and 2.6

miles southeast of Van Lear,

Ky.

-

-

-

-

12.0

1953-54

1953-54

1939 -45

1941-45

10- 7-58

10-28-58

7-21-59

10- 7-58

10-28-58

7-20-59

10- 8-58

7-20-59

10- 7-58

10-29-58

7-23-59

10- 8-58

10-29-58

7-23-59

9-29-59

10- 8-58

10-26-58

7-24-59

*3.65

6.16

6.39

 1.55

1.66

2.02

*.17

b.15

*3.89

*4.22

6.74

*4.72

*3.86

5.20

*.68

*.70

*.42

.54

* Base flow.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station. 

b Estimated.
542 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year- 1959 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Big Sandy River basin Continued

Knox Creek ...

Rockcastle

Creek .

Twomile Creek

Tug Fork. ....

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

Big Sandy

River.

Lat 37°29'01", long 82°03<06",

at road bridge, 700 ft below

Upper Elk Creek and f mile

east of Argo, Ky.

Lat 37°52'05", long 82°32'32",

at bridge on State Highway

40, at Inez, Ky.

Lat 38°07'37", long 82°37'45",

at bridge on U. S. Highway

23, lj miles northwest of

Louisa, Ky.

-

_

_

1953-54,

1957

10- 9-58

10-28-58

7-23-59

10- 8-58

10-26-58

7-24-59

10- 8-58

10-26-58

7- 2-59

7-24-59

*3.74

6.77

*1.80

*4.70

*1.27

*1.14

*b . 006

*b . 004

0

0

Ice Creek basin

Ice Creek. . . . Ohio River. . . Lat 38°31'05", long 82°38'35",

at private bridge 2 miles

southeast of Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio, l£ miles

below Hog Run and ij miles

above mouth.

37.0 9-15-59 *0.04

Pond Run basin

Pond Run. .... Ohio River... Lat 38°32'31", long 82°43'42",

at culvert on U. S. Highway

23, at Raceland, Ky.

- 1938,

1958

10-25-58

7-21-59

9-21-59

0.96

*.01

0

Little Sandy River basin

Little Sandy

River.

East Pork

Little

Sandy River

Ohio River. . .

Little

Sandy River

Lat 38°07'08", long 83°06'19",

at bridge on State Highway 7,

0.15 mile below Laurel Creek

and 3 miles north of Sandy

Hook, Ky.

Lat 38°30'05", long 82°49'47",

at bridge on State Highways

1 and 207, just above mouth,

0.8 mile north of Argllllte,

Ky.

60.4

-

1954,

1957-58

1954,

1957-58

10-24-58

7-22-59

9-22-59

10-25-58

7-21-59

9-22-59

2.70

*1.22

*.41

*7.43

*2.03

*1.34

Pine Creek basin

Pine Creek. . . Ohio River. . . Lat 38°41'55", long 82°51 1 15", 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 

52, 2 miles south of Wheelersburg, Scloto County, Ohio, 

and 3 miles above mouth.

179 9-15-59 *2.64

Little Scloto River basin

Little Scloto

River.

Rocky Fork. . .

Little Scloto

River.

Ohio River. . .

Little Scloto

River.

Ohio River...

Lat 38°51'10", long 82°47'15",

at highway bridge, y mile

southeast of Wallace Mills,

Scloto County, Ohio, just

above Laurel Lick Run, ^

mile above Rocky Fork, and 4

miles east of Mlnford.

Lat 38°51'30", long 82°47'45",

at highway bridge In Wallace

Mills, Scloto County, Ohio,

^ mile above mouth and 3^

miles east of Mlnford.

Lat 38°46'15", long 82°52'45",

at highway bridge just east

of State Highway 335, 1 mile

northeast of Sclotovllle,

Scloto County, Ohio, and 1/8

mile above Swamp Valley Run.

106

68.4

223

9-15-59

9-15-59

9-15-59

*1.62

*1.85

*7.66

Scloto River basin

Scloto River.

Shaw Creek...

Ohio River...

Whetstone 

Creek.

Lat 40°41'05", long 83°43'45", 

at county highway bridge, ^ 

mile north of Foraker, Hardln 

County, Ohio, and 0.4 mile 

above McCoy Run.

200 ft below highway bridge, 

500 ft below Big Four RR. 

bridge at LaRue, Marion 

County, Ohio, and 3j miles 

above Rush Creek. 

Lat 40°29'00", long 82°57'25", 

at highway bridge, J mile 

east of Shawtown, Morrow County, 

Ohio, 1^ miles above mouth, 

and 3^ miles southwest of 

Cardington.

102

25.2

1938-51* 

1947-55*

1-21-59

1-21-59

t4,420

t4,120

* Base flow. 

T Peak flow.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station 

b Estimated.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 543

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1959 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Scloto River basin Continued

Scloto Big

Run.

Blacklick

Creek.

Deer Creek. . .

Seloto River.

Big Walnut

Creek.

Scloto River.

West Branch

Tar Hollow

Creek.

Tar Hollow

Creek.

Lat 39°54'55", long 83°03'55",

at bridge on U. S. Highway

62 at Briggsdale, Franklin

County, Ohio, 2j miles northeast of Grove City and 4

miles above mouth, a/

Lat 39°53'25", long 82°51'50",

at bridge on U. S. Highway

33, 2 miles above mouth and

2j miles northeast of Grove -

port, Franklin County, Ohio.

Lat 39°35'09", long 83°07'22",

at bridge on U. S. Highway

22 at Willlamsport, Pickaway

County, Ohio, 2 miles below

Dry Run.

Lat 39°23'35", long 82°45'10",

in Tar Hollow State Park,

300 ft above mouth and 5

miles south of Adelphi, Ross

County, Ohio, a/

11.0

58.5

331

.305

1946-58*

1926-364:,

1938-56*

1950-58

10- 8-58

11-24-58

12-12-58

1- 2-59

2- 5-59

3-17-59

4- 2-59

4-30-59

6-11-59

1-21-59

1-22-59

10- 8-58

11-18-58

12-12-58

12-29-58

2- 6-59

3-16-59

5- 1-59

6-13-59

6-30-59

8-13-59

9-24-59

*0.04

*.17

.82

19.7

6.51

12.9

51.0

11.9

*.31

tio^oo

t39,600

0

*.003

*.02

.05

.11

1.28

.75

0

0

0

0

Klnniconick Creek basin

Klnniconick 

Creek.

Ohio River. . . Lat 38°29'01", long 83°16'55", 

iat bridge on State Highways 

24 and 59, 0.5 mile below 

Straight Fork and 4 miles 

west of Rugless, Ky.

at bridge, 200 ft below 

McDowell Creek and 2-J- miles 

south of Garrison, Ky.

1954, 

1957-58

1958

10-25-58 7-21-59 

9-21-59

10-25-58

7-21-59 

9-21-59

*1.06 

1.70 

0

2.50 

*.0003

Ohio Brush Creek basin

Baker Fork. . .

Ohio Brush

Creek.

West Fork

Ohio Brush.

Creek.

Ohio Brush

Creek.

Ohio River ...

Ohio Brush

Creek.

Lat 39°04'15", long 83°23'45",

at highway bridge ^ mile

southwest of Sinking Springs.

Highland County, Ohio, and 3j

miles above mouth.

Lat 38°58'10", long 83°25'35",

at bridge on State Highway

74, in Marble Furnace, 2

miles northwest of Peebles,

Adams County, Ohio.

Lat 38°56'20", long 83°28'30",

at highway bridge in Lawshe,

Adams County, Ohio, ^ mile

above mouth.

29.9

155

134

8-31-59

8-31-59

8-31-59

*1.15

*3.88

*5.03

Eagle Creek basin

East Fork 

Eagle Creek

Eagle Creek. .

Eagle Creek.. 

Ohio River.. .

Lat 38°47'40", long 83°39'15", 

at bridge on County Highway 

C-ll, in Adams County, 3 

miles southeast of Decatur, 

Brown County, Ohio, and 3j 

miles above mouth. 

Lat 38°43'35", long 83°47'15", 

at highway bridge, 3-J- miles 

southeast of Rlpley, Brown 

County, Ohio, and 0.4 mile 

above Beetle Creek.

36.4 

150

8-31-59 

8-31-59

*0.02 

*.94

Straight Creek basin

Straight 

Creek.

Ohio River. . . Lat 38°47'15", long 83°54'15", 

at highway bridge, 3^ miles 

east of Higginsport. Brown 

County, Ohio, and ij miles 

above mouth.

62.5 8-31-59 *1.86

Whiteoak Creek basin

East Fork 

Whiteoak 

Creek.

North Fork 

Whiteoak 

Creek.

Whiteoak 

Creek.

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

Lat 39°02'15", long 83°44'40", 

at highway bridge In Mowrystown, Highland County, Ohio, 

 J mile above Plum Run. 

Lat 39°01'05", long 83°52'15", 

at highway bridge in Whiteoak, Brown County, Ohio, £ 

mile above Flat Run.

39.0 

54.1

9-10-59 

9-10-59

*0.90 

*.74

* Base flow, 

t Peak flow.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station. 

a At crest-stage partial-record station.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1959 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured

previously 

(water 

years )

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Whiteoak Creek basin Continued

Whiteoak

Creek.

Sterling Run.

Ohio River. . .

Whiteoak

Creek.

Lat 38°57'55", long 83°54'35",

at bridge on State Highway

68 at New Hope, Brown County,

Ohio, 1 mile above Sterling

Run.

Lat 38°59'45", long 83°55'50",

at bridge on State Highway

774, at Grant Lake spillway,

Z miles south of Mount Grab,

Brown County, Ohio.

157

24.5

9-10-59

8-31-59

9-10-59

*E.55

.05

1.94

Little Miami River basin

Little Miami

River.

North Pork

Little

Miami River

Little Miami

River.

Caesar Creek.

Anderson Fork

Paterson Run.

Ohio River...

Little Miami

River.

Ohio River. . .

Little Miami

River.

Caesar Creek.

Brushy Pork. .

Lat 39°48'40", long 83°44'20",

at bridge on Selraa Pike, 2.3

miles northwest of Selma,

Clark County, Ohio, and 3.1

miles above North Pork, a/

Lat 39°49'40", long 83°46'25",

at county highway bridge, 1.1

miles above Goose Creek and

1.3 miles southwest of'Pitchin,

Clark County, Ohio, a/

Lat 39°36'20", long 84'°00'50",

at bridge on U. S. Highway

42, 3/8 mile southwest of

Spring Valley, Greene County,

Ohio, and 2f miles below

Sugar Creek.

Lat 39°37'25", long 83°53'40",

at bridge on U. S. Highway

68, 4-J miles southeast of

Xenia, Greene County, Ohio.

Lat 39°32'35", long 83°51'00",

at bridge on U. S. Highway

68, 0.9 mile south of Lumberton, Clinton County, Ohio,

and Ij- miles below Grog Run.

Lat 39°07'40", long 84°06'40",

at private bridge, 200 ft

north of U. S. Highway 50 and

1.2 miles east of Owensvllle,

Clermont County, Ohio, a/

50.6

29. 1

361

66.8

58.0

3.34

1952-58*

1952-58*

1925-35*.

1939-51*

1946-58

10- 6-58

6-15-59

10- 6-58

6-15-59

1-21-59

1-22-59

1-21-59

1-21-59

10- 7-58

11-14-58

12-17-58

1-25-59

3-11-59

4-22-59

6- 3-59

7-13-59

8-26-59

10.5

9.75

10.1

8.54

t36,400

tlO,600

t7,600

*.01

*.14

*.ll

1.73

10.6

.22

4.11

0

0

Licking River basin

State Road

Fork.

Elk Pork.....

Beaver Creek.

North Pork

Triplett

Creek.

Licking River

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

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

Triplett

Creek.

Lat 37°45'02", long 83°04'06",

at bridge on State Highway 7

at Salyersville, Ky.

Lat 37°56'52", long 83°1Z'57",

at bridge on State Highway

172, 50 ft below Lick Branch

and 3 miles northeast of

West Liberty, Ky.

Lat 37°57'04", long 83°37'48",

at bridge on U. S. Highway

460 at Frenchburg, Ky.

Lat 38°11'55", long 83°28'51",

at bridge on State Highway

32, Z| miles west of Morehead, Ky.

-

-

-

1939-42,

1958

1958

1954,

1957-58

1954,

1957-58

10-26-58

7-22-59

10-Z4-58

7-22-59

9-2Z-59

10-24-58

7-ZO-59

9-22-59

10-25-58

7-21-59

9-22-59

*0.02

*.04

*.80

*2.23

*.38

*.27

.52

*.004

*c2.45

*cl.70

*.003

Mill Creek basin

Sharon Creek. Mill Creek... Lat 39°16'Z5", long 84°24'40",

at bridge on U. S. Highway

42 in Sharonvllle, Hamilton

County, Ohio, lj miles above

mouth.

5.42 9- 1-59 *0.03

Miami River basin

Miami River..

Muchinlppi

Creek.

Miami River..

Ohio River...

Miami River. .

Ohio River. . .

Lat 40°27'02", long 83°54'25",

at bridge on State Highway

69, 1.5 miles south of

Russells Point, Logan County,

Ohio, and 2.7 miles above

Muchlnippi Creek.

Lat 40°26'20", long 83°56'25",

at bridge on State Highway

274, 3| miles southwest of

Russells Point, Logan County,

Ohio, and 2 miles above mouth.

Lat 406 18'10", long 83°58'10",

at bridge on State Highway

69, £ mile north of Quincy,

Logan County, Ohio, and 2^-

miles below Graves Creek.

133

88.6

408

1958

1946-49*

3-18-59

6- 2-59

7-29-59

9- 1-59

9- 1-59

9- 1-59

d!69

d39.8

d7.50

6.17

*1.84

*39.1

t Peak flow.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.

a At crest-stage partial-record station.

c Measured at bridge 2 miles upstream.

d Furnished by Miami Conservancy District.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 545

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1959 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage

area 

(sq ml)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Miami River basin Continued

Tawawa Creek.

Loramle Creek

Lost Creek

Honey Creek , ,

Poplar Creek.

Stillwater

River.

Do ........

Greenville

Creek.

Hog Run

tributary .

Mad River. . . .

Buck Creek. . .

Beaver Creek.

Buck Creek. . .

Mad River. . . .

Miami River. .

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

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

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

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

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

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

Stillwater

River.

Hog Run ......

Miami River. .

Mad River....

Buck Creek. . .

Mad River. . . .

Miami River..

Lat 40°17'25", long 84°08'Z5",

at bridge on State Highway

47 In Sidney, Shelby County,

Ohio, £ mile above mouth.

Lat 40°ZO'57", long 84°22'43",

at bridge on state Highway

705, at Fort Loramle, Shelby

County, Ohio, lj miles below

dam at Loramle Reservoir

(Miami Conservancy District

gage).

Lat 405 01'05", long 84°09'25",

at county highway bridge,

0.2 mile south of State Highway 70, 2.8 miles southeast

of Troy, Miami County, Ohio,

2.8 miles southwest of Casstown, and 4.3 miles above

mouth . 

Lat 39°58'15", long 84°08'20",

at bridge on State Highway

202, 2 miles northeast of

Tlpp City, Miami County, Ohio,

and 1 mile above mouth.

Lat 39°52'15", long 84°11'15",

at culvert on U. S. Highway

25, Ij miles southeast of

Vandalla, Montgomery County,

Ohio, a/

Lat 40°11'20", long 84°28'40",

at bridge on State Highway

185, at Webster, Darke

County, Ohio, 1 mile below

Swamp Creek.

Lat 40°07'10", long 84°21'30",

at bridge on State Highway

36, In Covlngton, Miami

County, Ohio, just above

Greenville Creek.

Lat 40°06'15", long 84°35'55",

at highway bridge, lj miles

east of Greenville, Darke

County, Ohio, and -| mile

above Bridge Creek.

Lat 40°00'30", long 84°25'25",

at culvert on State Highway

71, 0.3 mile upstream from

mouth and 1 mile northwest

of Laura, Miami County,

Ohio, a/

Lat 40°04'05", long 83°48'35",

at bridge on State Highway

55, 0.1 mile below Nettle

Creek and 5 miles southwest

of Urbana, Champaign County,

Ohio.

Lat 39°59'15", long 83°42'55",

at New York Central RR.

bridge In south edge of New

Moorefleld, Clark County,

Ohio, Ij miles below East

Fork and 5 miles above

Beaver Creek.

Lat 39°56'25", long 83°44'55",

at bridge on Croft Rd., f

mile above mouth and 3j

miles east of center of

Springfield, Clark County,

Ohio.

Lat 39°55'57", long 83°48'59",

at Plum Street Bridge In

Springfield, Clark County,

Ohio, 0.3 mile above concrete

control dam and 2£ miles

above mouth.

Lat 39°53'55", long 83°55'25",

0.8 mile above Enon Road

Bridge, Ij miles northeast

of Enon, Clark County, Ohio.

56.4

85

55.3

91.3

3.16

182

234

141

.463

235

67.3

37.3

137

492

1946-58

1924-31*

1950-58

1943-58*

1943-58*

1914-21*,

1924-49*

9- 1-59

9- 1-59

1-21-59

9-ZO-59

9 10-59

10- 8-58

11-25-58

1- 6-59

Z-Z9-59

3-Z6-59

5- 5-59

6-16-59

7-28-59

9-10-59

9-10-59

9 10-59

9-10-59

10- 8-58

11-26-58

1- 6-59

2-11-59

3-Z5-59

5- 5-59

6-17-59

7-29-59

9-10-59

1-22-59

10- 9-58

1-21-59

10- 9-58

1-21-59

1-21-59

Z -10-59

6-17-59

8-25-59

*3.15

*.83

td5,650

»7.22

*17.6

*.35

*.43

1.01

153

1.56

1.40

*.74

9.44

*.46

*7.00

*9 .77

*17.9

.018

.23

.24

2.49

.18

.18

*.009

0

0

tlO,900

67.4

t8,130

15.9

t4,950

e!2,700

4,790

83.0

*217

* Base flow. 

t Peak flow.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station.

a At crest-stage partial-record station.

d Furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

e Peak flow at site 2.5 miles above gage (drainage area, 125 sq ml).
546 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1959 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Miami River basin Continued

Mad River. . .. 

Wolf Creek...

Tom's Run. . . . 

Elk Creek. . . .

Pourmile 

Creek.

Sevenmile 

Creek.

Blake Run ....

Miami River. . 

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

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

Twin Creek. . . 

Miami River..

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

Fourmile 

Creek.

Indian Creek.

Lat 39"52'30", long 83°59'40", 

1,000 ft below Spangler Road 

Bridge, and 0.8 mile southeast of Medway, Clark County, 

Ohio. 

Lat 39°47'40", long 84°17'35", 

at Olive Road Bridge, 0.6 

mile below North Branch and 1 

mile east of Trotwood, Montgomery County, Ohio. 

Lat 39°46'00", long 84°14'10", 

at west Rivervlew Avenue 

Bridge in Dayton, Montgomery 

County, Ohio, 1.8 miles 

above mouth.

Lat 39°39'25", long 84°11'55", 

J mile west of Mad River Rd., 

on Alexanderville-Bellbrook 

road, 2if miles southwest of 

Kettering, Montgomery County, 

Ohio, and 3.2 miles above 

mouth . 

Lat 39°40'25", long 84°18'35", 

at highway bridge £ mile 

south of Ellerton, Montgomery 

County, Ohio, and l£ miles 

above mouth. 

Lat 39°33>05", long 84°17'55", 

at bridge on State Highway 

123, 0.6 mile southeast of 

Franklin, Warren County, 

Ohio, and 1.1 miles above 

mouth . 

Lat 39°42'30", long 84°31'20", 

at highway bridge, ^ mile 

below Bantas Pork, 1.4 miles 

west of Ingomar, and 2.6 

miles south of West Alexandria, Preble County, Ohio 

(Miami Conservancy District 

gage). 

Lat 39 4 40'10", long 84°27'10", 

at county road bridge, 1-J 

miles southwest of Farmesville, Montgomery County, 

Ohio, and £ mile above 

mouth . 

Lat 39°30'05", long 84"27'35", 

at county road bridge at east 

edge of Miltonville, Butler 

County, Ohio, Ij miles above 

mouth . 

Lat 39°28'25", long 84°23'50", 

at Yankee Road Bridge, 1.3 

miles southeast of Excello, 

Butler County, Ohio, and 2.5 

miles above mouth. 

Lat 39°33'25", long 84°44'05", 

at Hueston Woods Dam (Acton 

Lake Outlet), 3 miles north 

of Oxford, Butler County, 

Ohio, and 4 miles above 

Barkers Run. 

Lat 39°31'25", long 84°36'40", 

at county road bridge, 5 mile 

north of Colllnsvllle, Butler 

County, Ohio, and 5.5 miles 

above mouth. 

Lat 39°28'50", long 84°33'45", 

at highway bridge, ? mile 

west of Sevenmile, Butler 

County, Ohio, and 1 mile 

above mouth. 

Lat 39°27'58", long 84°45'19", 

600 ft above culvert on 

Stevenson Rd., 2.2 miles 

north of Reily, Butler County, 

Ohio, and 2.6 miles south of 

Oxford, a/

539 

48.2 

69.5

20.6

38.9 

46.7

198

24.2

46.5 

f44.8 

102

121 

137 

.29

1948

1913, 

1938-50*, 

1953-58

1915-20* 

1946-58

8-25-59

1-21-59 

1-22-59

10-21-58 

11-21-58 

12-19-58 

1- 8-59 

5-12-59 

7- 2-59 

8- 4-59 

9- 9-59 

9-22-59

1-21-59

9- 2-59 

9- 9-59

1-21-59 

9- 9-59

1-21-59 

9- 9-59

8-25-59

9- 2-59 

9- 9-59

1-21-59 

9- 9-59

1-21-59 

9-10-59

1-21-59 

9- 9-59

9- 9-59

10- 6-58 

11-12-58 

12-15-58 

3- 9-59 

4-20-59 

6- 1-59 

7-17-59 

8-24-59

*214 

td6,990

d9.88 

d!8.2 

d!5.6 

d27.0 

dl,030 

d8.51 

d239 

6.95 

d5.ll

td4,730

3.68 

*2.30

1<J13,300 

*1.70

td30,300 

*11.0

*.26

4.83 

*1.22

 M9,830 

*4.38

t!3,300 

7.08

t!6, 600 

*7.13

*9.50

0 

0 

.03 

.39 

.02 

*.005 

0 

0

* Base flow. 

t Peak flow.

* Operated as a continuous-record gaging station. 

a At crest-stage partial-record station, 

d Furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

f Only 32.1 sq ml contributing on peak of 1-21-59 (information from U. S. Soil Conservation 

Service).
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 547

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Miami River basin Continued

Indian Creek.

Miami River..

East Fork

Whitewater

River.

Martindale

Creek.

Salt Creek...

Middle fork

East fork

Whitewater

River.

Whitewater

River.

Miami River..

Ohio River. . .

Whitewater

River.

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

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

East Fork

Whitewater

River.

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

Miami River..

Lat 39°21'45", long 84°38'35",

at Hamilton-New London road

bridge, 1.9 miles south of

Millville, Butler County,

Ohio, and 4.3 miles above

mouth .

Lat 39 0 12'00", long 84°42'50",

1.2 miles south of Miamitown,

Hamilton County, Ohio, and

1.9 miles below U. S. Route

50 bridge.

Lat 39°51'40", long 84°47'50",

at bridge on State Highway

121, at west edge of New

Paris, Preble County, Ohio,

i mile above Rocky Fork.

HEj sec. 26, T.16 N., R.1Z E.,

at bridge on U. S. Highway

40, 1 mile east of Cambridge

City, Ind., and 1-J miles upstream from mouth.

Ni sec. 36, T.ll N., R.ll E.,

at county bridge, 1^ miles

downstream from right hand

fork, 1.3 miles south of

Hamburg, and 2.9 miles northwest of Oldenburg, Ind.

On line between sees. 11 and 12,

T.14 N., R.I W., at bridge

on State Highway 227 at

Middleboro, Ind.

SWi sec. 25, T.ll N., R.2 W.,

at bridge on State Highway

101, 0.4 mile south of Roseburg, Ind., 4 miles south of

Liberty, and 4.2 miles upstream from mouth.

Lat 39°14'55", long 84°49'10",

at highway bridge, 1 mile

south of Harrison, Hamilton

County, Ohio, 400 ft west of

Ohio-Indiana State line, and

1^ miles above Jameson Creek.

99.1

3,880

32.7

58.5

41.0

35.9

22.1

1,377

1-21-59

9-10-59

1-22-59

9-10-59

1-31-59

1-21-59

1-21-59

1-21-59

9-10-59

 M23,500

*3.47

tdl 15,000

*8.00

t4,240

tlO,200

t3,260

t4,770

*197

Hogan Creek basin

North Hogan

Creek.

South Hogan

creek.

Hogan Creek. .

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

SWi sec. 35, T.6 N., R.3 W.,

at bridge on county road,

14 miles downstream from

Butternut Run and lj miles

north of Moores Hill, Ind.

NW£ sec. 7, T.4 N., R.2 W.,

at bridge on county road at

Dlllsboro station, IjJ- miles

northeast of Dillsboro, Ind.

23.2

36.6

1-21-59

1-21-59

tb7,040

t!6,300

Laughery Creek basin

Little Laughery Creek

tributary .

Bobs Creek. . .

Bobs Creek

tributary.

Laughery

Creek.

Little Laughery Creek.

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

Bobs Creek. . .

Ohio River. . .

NWj- sec. 20, T.10 N., R.12 E.,

at bridge on State Highway

229, at north edge of

Batesville, Ind.

On line between sees. 33 and

34, T.10 N., R.12 E., at

bridge on county road, 0.5

mile upstream from unnamed

tributary from right, 1.0

mile southwest of Morris, Ind.,

and 1.1 miles upstream from

Mollenkramer Reservoir.

NE|SWj sec. 27, T.10 N., R.12

E., at culvert on State

Highway 46, at west edge of

Morris, Ind.

On line between sees. 1 and

12, T.7 N., R.ll E., at dam

on Laughery Creek in Versailles State Park at Versailles, Ind., and 1.4 miles

upstream from U. S. Highway 50.

1.47

2.75

.20

167 1958

6-22-59

6-22-59

6-22-59

1-21-59

6-23-59

tl,930

t3,810

t294

1-17,000

4,950

Kentucky River basin

Boone Fork . . . 

Kings Creek..

* Base flow. 

t Peak flow, 

b Estimated.

North Fork 

Kentucky 

River.

Lat 37°09'30", long 82°44'20", 

at Louisville & Nashville RR. 

bridge at Kona, Ky., 0.15 

mile above mouth.

at bridge on State Highway 

160, -g mile above mouth and 

0.6 mile southeast of Roxana, 

Ky.

1958 7-27-59

9-29-59

*2.89

*.17

d Furnished by Miami conservancy District.
548 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1959 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years)

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Kentucky River basin Continued

Rockhouse

Creek .

Camp Branch. .

Rockhouse

Creek .

Defeated

Creek.

Line Fork. . . .

Leatherwood

Creek.

Do ........

Do ........

North Pork

Kentucky

River.

Carr Pork. . ..

Yellow Creek.

Montgomery

Creek.

Carr Pork. . . .

Do........

Troublesome

Creek

Balls Fork...

Quicksand

Creek.

Do ........

South Pork

Quicksand

Creek.

North Pork

Kentucky

River.

Rockhouse

Creek.

North Pork

Kentucky

River.

Line Pork. . . .

North Pork

Kentucky

River.

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

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

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

Kentucky

River.

North Fork

Kentucky

River.

Carr Pork ....

do

North Pork

Kentucky

River.

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

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

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

Troublesome

Creek.

North Pork

Kentucky

River.

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

Quicksand

Creek.

Lat 37°13'21", long 82°51'23",

at bridge on State Highway 7

at Colson, Ky.

Lat 37°12'45", long 82°51'07",

at county road bridge, 0.2

mile above mouth and 1.6

miles northwest of Polly, Ky.

Lat 37°09'10", long 82°56'28",

at bridge on State Highway 7,

1.2 miles northeast of

Letcher, Ky.

Lat 37°03'11", long 82°59'21",

at mouth, J mile east of

village of Defeated Creek,

Ky.

Lat 37°03'13", long 82°59'21",

at bridge, 300 ft below Defeated Creek, and £ mile

northeast of village of Defeated Creek, Ky.

Lat 37°02'45", long 83°07'35",

50 ft below bridge on State

Highway 463, 700 ft above

Clover Pork, and 3 miles east

of Leatherwood, Ky.

Lat 37°02'55", long 83°07'35",

500 ft below Clover Pork and

3 miles east of Leatherwood,

Ky.

Lat 37°07'35", long 83°05'05",

0.2 mile above mouth and 0.7

mile southwest of Cornettsvllle, Ky.

Lat 37°07'43", long 83°05'11",

at Louisville & Nashville RR.

bridge, 280 ft below Leatherwood Creek and 0.6 mile southwest of Cornettsvllle, Ky.

Lat 37°13"22", long 82°58'45",

at bridge on State Highway

160 at Cady, Ky., Just below

Defeated Creek.

Lat 37°13'15", long 83°03'19",

at Louisville & Nashville RR.

bridge at Sassafras, Ky.,

and 350 ft above mouth. 

Lat 37°12'40", long 83°02'51",

at bridge on State Route

1095, 0.8 mile southeast of

Vlcco, Ky., and 0.9 mile

above mouth.

Lat 37°12'10", long 83°05'13",

at Louisville & Nashville RR.

bridge at Scuddy, Ky., 0.1

mile below Scuddy Branch.

Lat 37°12'35", long 83°07'27",

1.1 miles above mouth and 

4-f miles southeast of Hazard,

Ky.

Lat 37°16'59", long 83°11'23",

at Louisville & Nashville RR.

bridge at Darfork, £ mile

above mouth and 1 mile north

of Hazard, Ky.

Lat 37°20'30", long 83°07'07'',

at bridge on State Highway 8Q,

0.6 mile northeast ofDwarf,Ky.

Lat 37°22'46", long 83°08'50",

at bridge on State Highway

15 at Ary, Ky., 300 ft upstream from mouth.

Lat 37°33'31", long 83°11'04",

at ford 15 ft below Improvement Branch, 0.5 mile southwest of Lunah, and 2.7 miles

south of Quage, Ky.

Lat 37°33'32", long 83°20'14",

at Noctor, 10 ft below Roark

Branch and 2.7 miles east of

Jackson, Ky.

Lat 37°31'52", long 83°19'14",

at ford 5 ft below Flat

Branch, 1.7 miles above mouth,

and 4 miles southeast of

Jackson, Ky.

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

1958

1958

1958

1958

1958

1958

1958

1958

1958

1958

1958

1958

1958

1958

10- 1-58

7-27-59

9-28-59

10- 1-58

7-28-59

9-29-59

10- 2-58

7-28-59

10- 2-58

7-28-59

10- 2-58

10- 2-58

10- 2-58

10-29-58

1-28-59

3-18-59

4-29-59

6-10-59

7-22-59

8-26-59

9-30-59

10- 2-58

10-29-58

7-29-59

7-29-59

9-28-59

10- 1-58

10-29-58

7-29-59

7-29-59

1-28-59

3-18-59

4-28-59

6- 9-59

7-21-59

8-25-59 

10- 2-58

10- 1-58

10-28-58

7-30-59

10- 2-58

10-28-58

7-30-59

10-26-58

7-23-59

10-27-58

7-23-59

10-27-58

7-23-59

8.69

*.64

*.16

bl.75

1.86

*.23

.83

.87

8.58

8.10

6.70

7 . 86

6.95

*2.50

40.0

*51.8

56.9

*23.2

*3.91

*.82

12.7

97.4

*21.4

233

*.27

*b.02

2.04

*.35

*.37

*.20

94.4

*68.8

126

*10.5

*6.10

*.48

16.5

20.9

*2.96

*1.08

g6.11

*1.42

*.65

*4.19

*13.5

*6.22 

*12.6

*1.19

*5.31

* Base flow. b Estimated. g Measured 0.7 mile upstream, below Lick Branch.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 549

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1959 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Measured

previously 

(water 

years )

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Kentucky River basin Continued

Frozen Creek.

Boone Pork . . .

Walker Creek.

Beech Fork. . .

Middle Fork

Kentucky

River.

Greasy Creek.

Lynam Creek

Colllns Pork.

Do........

Qoose Creek..

Do ........

Red Bird

River.

Big Creek.. . .

Bullskln

Creek .

Sexton Creek.

Meadow Creek.

Sturgeon

Creek.

Big Sinking

Creek.

Billey Fork ,

North Fork

Kentucky

River.

Frozen Creek.

North Fork

Kentucky

River.

Middle Fork

Kentucky

River.

North Fork

Kentucky

River.

Middle Fork

Kentucky

River.

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

Qoose Creek..

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

South Fork

Kentucky

River.

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

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

Red Bird

River.

South Fork

Kentucky

River.

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

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

Kentucky

River.

Millers Creek

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

Lab 37°36'41", long 83°24'52",

at road bridge, 0.1 mile

above Boone Fork and 1 mile

south of Vancleve, Ky.

Lat 37°37'34", long 83°24'53",

at bridge on State Highway

15 at Vancleve, Ky., 5 ft

below Little Frozen Creek.

Lat 37°38'45", long 83°38'59",

120 ft above ford at Fincastle and 4.2 miles north

of St. Helens, Ky.

Lat 37°02'38", long 83°24'09",

at county road bridge at

Asher, Ky., 100 ft above

mouth .

Lat 37°03'10", long 83°24'00",

at bridge on U. S. Highway

421, 0.6 mile north of Asher,

Ky.

Lat 37°04'29", long 83°23'09",

0.4 mile above mouth and 0.5

mile east of Hoskinston, Ky.

Lat 37°33'10", long 83°35'44",

at road bridge, 0.3 mile

above mouth and 0.7 mile

southwest of Tallega, Ky.

Lat 37°05'03", long 83°46'05",

at bridge on State Highway

11, 0.3 mile below House

Branch and 1^ miles southwest of Bluehole, Ky. 

Lat 37°06'13", long 83°45'19",

at road bridge, 0.1 mile

northeast of Bluehole, Ky.,

and 0.55 mile upstream from

Engine Branch.

Lat 37°07'33", long 83°45'02",

at bridge on U. S. Highway

421, i mile below Colllns

Fork and 2 miles south of

Manchester, Ky.

Lat 37°09'07", long 83°45'37",

at bridge at Manchester, Ky.,

0.9 mile above Little Qoose

Creek.

Lat 37°09'24", long 83°35'22",

at bridge on U. S. Highway

421, 0.2 mile below Elk Creek

and 1 mile west of village of

Big Creek, Ky.

Lat 37°09'42", long 83°34'16",

at road bridge at village of

Big Creek, Ky., 0.2 mile

above Qrannys Branch.

Lat 37°16'24", long 83°37'47",

at ford £ mile below Little

Bullskin Creek and 1 mile

east of Oneida, Ky.

Lat 37°21'13", long 83°41'35",

100 ft below Bungeon Branch

and 0.7 mile southwest of

Taft, Ky.

Lat 37°28'52", long 83°39'38",

160 ft above ford, 0.6 mile

above mouth, and 0.9 mile

northeast of Booneville, Ky.

Lat 37°31'42", long 83°47'36",

at ford, 1.2 miles above Duck

Fork and 2 miles southwest of

Heidelberg, Ky.

Lat 37°39'15", long 83°48'42",

at road bridge, 1 mile above

Billey Fork and 9^ miles

southeast of Irvlne, Ky.

Lat 37°39'46", long 83°49'26",

at bridge on State Highway

52, 1/3 mile above mouth and

85 miles southeast of Irvlne,

Ky.

_

-

10.8

-

-

-

4.42

_

134

163

125

25.8

27.8

71.0

15.8

96.4

26.8

_

1958

1958

1931,

1940-42,

1944,

1946-48,

1951,

1953,

1955,

1957-58

1954

1947,

1957

1947,

1954,

1957

1925~26j

1953-55

1942,

1944

10-27-58

7-23-59

10-27-58

7-23-59

10- 4-58

10-27-58

9-23-59

10- 1-58

10-30-58

7-31-59

10- 3-58

10-30-58

7-31-59

10- 1-58

10-30-58

7-30-59

10- 1-58

10- 3-58

10- 4-58

10-27-58

11-18-58

11-21-58

1- 6-59

6-30-59

7-28-59

9- 1-59

9-23-59

10- 3-58

10-30-58

10-14-58

10-30-58

8- 7-59

9-26-59

10- 3-58

10-30-58

8- 6-59

8 6 59

9-26-59

10- 1-58

10-27-58

8- 7-59

10- 1-58

10-27-58

8- 7-59

10- 5-58

10-27-58

7-29-59

8-24-59

8-26-59

9-25-59

10- 5-58

10-27-58

9-25-59

10- 5-58

10-27-58

9-25-59

10-18-58

9-24-59

10- 4-58

10-28-58

9-24-59

10- 4-58

10-28-58

*0.92

*7.83

*.22

*4.31

*.69

*.65

*.10

14.6

*1.17

.62

*11.0

*1.95

1.75

6.40

*2.68

5.73

1.17

*.32

.21

*.17

*.14

2.42

*.87

*.30

1.5

*.35

0

*7.45

*3.33

*4.12

*4.92

»11.3

*.14

*21 .8

*17.5

24.4

26 . 2

*.38

10.1

*7.15

12.2

9.57

*2.85

27.9

*2.27

*1.75

1.86

*.85

*.54

*.25

*6 .91

*5.18

*1.26

*.73

*.35

*.21

*2.39

*.26

*2.52

*2.47

*.42

*2.44 

*1.86
550 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1959 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

Measurements

Date Discharge

(ofB)

Kentucky River basin Continued

South Fork

Station

Camp Creek.

Station Camp

Creek .

Redllck Creek

Red River ....

Middle Fork

Red River.

Do ........

Tate Creek.. .

Do ........

Silver Creek.

Station Camp

Creek .

Kentucky

River.

Station Camp

Creek.

Kentucky

River.

Red River. . . .

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

Kentucky

River.

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

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

Lat 37°33'40", long 83°58'01",

at bridge on State Highway

89, 1.6 miles south of Drip

Rock, Ky.

Lat 37°37'15", long 83°57'34",

at bridge on State Highway

89, i mile below Middle Fork

and J mile southwest of

Wagersville, Ky.

Lat 37° 38 '01"., long 83° 59 '01",

at culvert, £ mile above

mouth and 1.1 mile south of

Station Camp, Ky.

Lat 37°49'59", long 83°39'37",

at bridge on State Highway

77, £00 ft above Grays Branch

and 6 miles east of Bowan,

Ky.

Lat 37°45'56", long 83°40'32",

at ford, 20 ft below Whites

Branch and 1 mile south of

Natural Bridge, Ky.

Lat 37°48'53", long 83°43'07",

at bridge on State Highway

77 at Nada, Ky., 0.1 mile

below Moreland Branch.

Lat 37°46'01", long 84°22'39",

at county bridge, 100 ft

above Crutcher Pork and 1 mile

southeast of Million, Ky.

Lat 37°49'56", long 845 £5'09",

at Miller School, 1.2 miles

southeast of Valley View,

Ky., and 1.7 miles upstream

from mouth.

Lat 37°38'51", long 84°18'55",

at road bridge, 0.9 mile

below Hays Fork and 5j miles

north of Berea, Ky.

41.7

116

69.5

184

10. £

£7.6

9.71

32.2

53.5

1954,

1957

1954,

1957-58

1958

1954,

1958

10-17-58

10-28-58

9-24-59

10-17-58

10-28-58

9-24-59

10-18-58

10-28-58

9-E4-59

10-19-58

7-20-59

9-23-59

10-18-58

7-20-59

9-23-59

10-19-58

7-20-59

9 -£3-59

8-28-59

8-28-59

10-28-58

8-28-59

*1.83

*2.73

*.55

*7.31

*7.15

*.84

 1.14

*3.54

*.£5

*7.23

11.9

*4.21

*.76

1.27

*.38

*2.56

3.90

 1.11

t3,680

t7,930

*1.£0

t3,190

Indian Creek basin

Wilson Pork 

Creek.

Indian Kentucky Creek

Nj sec. 13, T. 5 N., R.ll E., 

at bridge on State Highway 

£50, 3/8 mile upstream from 

mouth and £j miles east of 

Canaan, Ind.

17.0 1-21-59 1-13,100

Crooked Creek basin

Crooked 

Creek.

Ohio River... SEi sec. 34, T.4 N., R.10 E. , 

at bridge on State Highway 

7 In Madison, Ind., 1.7

miles upstream from mouth.

8.01 1957 1-E1-59 t4,£00

Fourteenmlle creek basin

West Pork 

Fourteen 

Mile Creek.

Fourteen 

Mile Creek.

On line between sees. 14 and 

£3, T.2 N., R.8 E., at bridge 

on State Highway 362, on line 

between Scott and Clark 

Counties, 23 miles east of 

Nabb, Ind., 3.3 miles upstream from confluence with 

East Fork.

14.0 1-E1-59 t5,770

Silver Creek basin

Persimmon

Run.

Muddy Pork ... NEi sec. 7, T.I S., R.6 E., at

bridge on State Highway 60,

800 ft upstream from Muddy

Fork and 1.3 miles west of

Carwoofl, Ind.

3.23 1-21-59 t874

Big Buck Creek basin

Big Buck 

Creek.

Ohio River... SEy sec. £2, T.4 S., R.4 E., 

at county highway bridge, 

1,800 ft downstream from 

Buck Creek and 1.2 miles 

south of New Mlddletown, Ind.

£7.4 1-21-59 t8,830

Big Indian Creek basin

Little Indian

Creek.

Big Indian

Creek.

NEi sec. 5, T.4 S., R.4 E., at

bridge on county road, if

miles east of Corydon, Ind.,

and £.4 miles upstream from

mouth .

32.5 1948-50 1-E1-59 t9,440

Doe Run basin

Doe Run ...... Ohio River... Lat 37°57'£8", long 86°07'18",

at bridge on BrandenburgBeaulahvllle road, 1.4 miles

southeast of Brandenburg station and 4.1 miles southeast

of Brandenburg, Ky.

- 1953-54,

1957-58

11- 7-58

12-11-58

£- 3-59

3- £-59

7-23-59

*9.32

*29.0

86.7

81.4

11.6

* Base flow, 

t Peak flow.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1959 Continued

551

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq ml)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Doe Run basin Continued

at road bridge, 1.6 miles 

above mouth and 3 miles east 

of Brandenburg, Ky.

_ 1958 11- 7-58

12-11-58 

2- 3-59 

3- 2-59 

7-23-59

*9.37

*32.9

91.4 

111 

14.0

Blue River basin

Middle Pork 

Blue River.

Mill Creek...

Blue River. . . 

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

NEj sec. 8, T.I N., R.4 E., 

at bridge on State Highway 

135, 1.7 miles upstream from 

confluence with West Pork 

Blue River and 4.4 miles 

south of Salem, Ind. 

Ej sec. 27, T.2 N., R.3 E., at 

bridge on State Highway 56, 

3.0 miles north of Becks 

Mill, 4.2 miles upstream 

from mouth, and 4.3 miles 

southwest of Salem, Ind.

38.4 

8.04

1-21-59 

1-21-59

til/100 

t2,740

Little Blue River basin

Little Blue 

River.

Ohio River. .. N| sec. 24, T.2 S., R.I W., at 

bridge on State Highway 64, 

at English, Ind., 300 ft 

downstream from confluence 

of Brownstown Creek and Bird 

Dog Creek and 0.4 mile upstream from Camp Pork Creek.

16.8 1-21-59 t6,920

Anderson River basin

Anderson

River.

Middle Pork

Anderson

River.

Ohio River. . .

Anderson

River.

Si sec. 26, T.3 S., R.3 W., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 460

(Indiana 62), 1,000 ft downstream from Sigler Creek,

0.5 mile west of Kltterman

Corners, Ind., 1.9 miles

southeast of Siberia, and

2.5 miles west of Uniontown.

SVfi sec. 28, T.3 S., R.2 W.,

at bridge on U. S. Highway

460 (Indiana 62), 1.3 miles

east of Uniontown, Ind., and

1.2 miles upstream from Tige

Creek.

44.8

7.42

1-21-59

1-21-59

tll.800

t6,270

Little Pigeon Creek basin

Little Pigeon 

Creek.

Do........

Ohio River. . . 

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

NEj sec. 31, T.5 S., R.6 Vf., 

at county highway bridge, 

lj miles downstream from 

East Fork and Z\ miles south 

of Tennyson, Ind. 

SEj sec. 10, T.6 S., R.7 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 161, 

1.3 miles downstream from 

Otter Creek, 20 miles west 

of Midway, and 3.4 miles 

south of Degonia Springs, 

Ind.

150 

268

1944-47 1-21-59 

1-21-59

t3,620 

t5,900

Pigeon Creek basin

Pigeon Creek. Ohio River. . . SVfi sec. 15, T.6 S., R.10 Vf.,

at bridge on Oak Hill Rd.

at Evansville, Ind., city

limits, about 1,500 ft north

of U. S. Highway 460 (State

Highway 62) and 7 miles upstream from mouth.

321

Green River basin

Russell Creek

(Jreen River..

Big Pitman

Creek.

Green River..

Ohio River. . .

Green River. .

Lat 37°13'40", long 85°30'40",

at bridge on U. S. Highway

68, 0.2 mile above mouth and

2.3 miles south of Greens -

burg, Ky.

Lat 37°16'00", long 85°34'54",

at bridge on State Highway

88, 4.5 miles west of Qreensburg, Ky.

Lat 37°18'17", long 85°31'39",

at bridge on State Highway

61, 1.7 miles southeast of

Summersville, Ky.

-

1,055

126 1953-54,

1957

1-21-59 t4,680

10-27-58

10-27-58

11- 6-58

1-13-59

2-20-59

3-25-59

4-29-59

7-14-59

9-30-59

11- 6-58

1-13-59

3-26-59

4-29-59

7-15-59

9-30-59

*35.4

*113

*207

*433

1,900

1,180

859

*51.5

14.2

*13.6

*72.9

90.2

102

*12.3

10.0

* Base flow.

t Peak flow.
552 DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES

maaharee measurement 3 made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1959-Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

Measur

Date

ements

Discharge 

(ofs)

Green River basin Continued

Big Pitman 

Creek.

Lick Creek. . .

Lost River. ..

Horse Branch.

Elk Creek....

Green River. .

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

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

West Pork

Drakes

Creek.

Limestone 

sink.

Caney Creek..

Pond River.. .

Lat 37°16'23", long 85°33'14", 

at ford, J mile northwest of 

Pleasant Ridge Church and 3.0 

miles west of Greensburg,

Ky.

Lat 37°11'15", long 86°06'30",

at Mammoth Cave, Ky., 50 ft 

below cave outlet and 0.1

mile above mouth. 

Lat 37°10'45", long 86°06'30",

at Mammoth Cave, Ky., 50 ft 

below cave outlet and 0.2 

miles above mouth.

Lat 36°47'23", long 86° 29 '24",

at bridge on State Highway

1171, 6.8 miles northeast of

Franklin, Ky.

Lat 36°57'13", long 86°28'23", 

about 40 ft below power dam, 

0.05 mile east of U. S. Highway 31W and 3.2 miles south

of courthouse in Bowling

Green, Ky.

Lat 37°27'45", long 86°39'59",

at bridge on U. S. Highway

62, 0.6 mile above mouth and

1.0 mile northeast of Horse

Branch, Ky.

Lat 37°22'35", long 87°29'25",

at culvert on U. S. Highway

41, 3.3 miles north of post

office in Madisonville, Ky.

134

_

_

-

-

1.89

1953

1953,

1955-58

1942

10-27-58 

11- 6-58 

1-13-59 

2-19-59 

3-26-59

4-28-59

7-15-59

9-30-59

12-15-58

6-23-59 

9-10-59

11- 3-58

12-15-58 

6-23-59 

9-10-59

1-28-59

10- 8-58 

11-14-58 

12-24-58

2- 1-59

3- 4-59

4- 7-59

5-13-59

6-16-59

9- 3-59

8- 6-59

*18.7 

*20.4 

*59.5 

257 

93.5

111

*11 1

7.93

*.14

.25 

*.13

*1.29

*1 . 68 

2.06 

*.89

29.8

 11.6 

*7.98 

9.11

*2.76

6.88

*4.05

b.50

*b.!5

5.10

tb575

Wabash River basin

Wabash River.

Do ........

Beaver Creek.

Do ........

Mississinewa

River.

White River. .

Do ........

Conns Creek..

Sand Creek...

Middle Pork

Creek.

Ohio River. . .

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

Wabash River.

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

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

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

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

Flatrock

River.

East Pork

White River

Big Creek.. . .

Lat 40°25'05", long 84°46'40",

at highway bridge at north

edge of Port Recovery, Mercer

County, Ohio, 1 mile above

Stony Creek.

Lat 40° 32 '45", long 84°44'30",

at bridge on State Highway

29, at Wabash, Mercer County,

Ohio, l£ miles above Beaver

Creek.

Lat 40°32'08", long 84°34'35",

at bridge on U. S. Highway

127, 300 ft below outlet

structure of dam at Grand

Lake in Celina, Mercer

County, Ohio .

Lat 40°33'35", long 84°44'20",

at bridge on Mud Pike, 1

mile north of Wabash, Mercer

County, Ohio, and 1 mile

above mouth.

Lat 40°17'25", long 84°48'10",

at highway bridge on OhioIndiana State line, Darke

County, Ohio, ij- miles below

Grays Branch.

Wj sec. 36, T.17 N., R.3 E., at

State Highway 431 bridge at

Indianapolis, Ind.

SWi sec. 34, T.16 N., R.3 E.,

on upstream side of Emerichville Dam in Indianapolis, 3hd.,

900 ft downstream from

bridge on West 16th St.

NE-t sec. 13, T.13 N., R.8 E.,

at Pennsylvania RR. bridge

at Homer, Ind., 300 ft upstream

from bridge on State Highway

44 and 6j miles west of

Rushville.

SEi sec.l, T.10 N., R.9 E., at

bridge on State Highway 46

at Greensburg, Ind.

E| sec. 33, T.5 N., R.9 E., at

bridge on State Highway 250

at Lancaster, Ind., 1,400

ft upstream from mouth.

70.7

117

h64

h!20

31.4

_

.

31.0

10.7

16.0

9-22-59

9-21-59

9-21-59

9-21-59

9-22-59

10-22-58

8-10-59

1-21-59

1-21-59

1-21-59

*0.07

*1.14

.91

3.06

*.14

63.8

18.4

t2,490

t3,260

t4,780

* Base flow, 

t Peak flow. 

b Estimated, 

h Approximately; includes about half of area tributary to Grand Lake.
DISCHARGE AT PARTIAL-RECORD STATIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS SITES 553

Discharge measurements made at miscellaneous sites during water year 1959 Continued

Stream Tributary to Location

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Measured 

previously 

(water 

years )

Measurements

Date Discharge 

(cfs)

Wabash River basin Continued

Stucker Pork.

Honey Creek..

South Pork

Vernon Fork

Slxmile Creek

Manning ditch

Lick Creek. . .

Straight

River.

Muscatatuck

River.

North Fork

Vemon Fork

Vernon Fork . .

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

Grassy Fork. .

Lost River. . .

Patoka River.

Lat 38°41'10", long 85°41'48",

at bridge on State Highways

56 and 203, at confluence of

Hog Creek and Woods Fork,

2.8 miles upstream from

Klmberlln Creek and 4.0 miles

east of Scottsburg, Ind.

SW£ sec. 28, T.9 N., R.10 E., at

bridge on county highway,

2,000 ft upstream from mouth

and 1.4 miles southeast of

Millhousen, Ind.

SE£ sec.l, T.6 N., R.8 E., 500

ft below bridge on county

road and 2 miles east of

Vernon, Ind., bridge known as

Hinchman's Fork Bridge.

W| sec. 10, T.6 N., R.7 E., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 50,

^ mile south of Hayden, Ind.,

and 6j miles upstream from

mouth.

On line between sees. 24 and

25, T.5 N., R.5 E., at bridge

on State Highway 250, £ mile

upstream from Horse Lick

Creek and J mile west of

Dudleytown, Ind.

SE£ sec. 29, T.2 N., R.I W., at

bridge on State Highway 56,

4.0 miles west of Paoli,

Ind., and 7.3 miles upstream

from mouth.

SEi sec. 7, T.2 S., R.4 W., at

bridge on State Highway 162,

700 ft below confluence of

Hall Creek and Flat Creek,

0.6 mile north of Maltersville, Ind., and 3.5 miles

upstream from mouth.

44.7

3.10

-

20.8

12.5

45.2

62.4

1957

1-21-59

1-21-59

5- 6-59

6-10-59

7- 7-59

9- 9-59

1-21-59

1-21-59

1-21-59

1-21-59

t!2,100

t988

13.4

*3.34

*1.95

*.59

t6,080

t2,350

t8,160

tnj.oo

Massac Creek basin (Kentucky)

Massac Creek. Ohio River. . . Lat 37°03'57", long 88°43'24", 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 

60, 4.2 miles west of city 

limits of Paducah, Ky.

.1953, 

1957-58

10-28-58 

4-29-59

*0.55 

1.10

Humphrey Creek basin

Humphrey 

Creek.

Ohio River. . . Lat 37°04'39", long 88°57'21", 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 

60, just below Little Humphrey 

Creek, 1.0 mile east of La 

Center, Ky.

1953-54, 

1958

10-28-58 4-29-59

*0.46 

1.13

* Base flow, 

t Peak flow.

575949 O - 61 - 37
554 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. 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 also available in some 

instances. Basic data for a few selected lakes have been published in WSP 1363, entitled 

"Hydrology of Indiana Lakes." Records which have not been published are available in the 

files of the district office of the Geological Survey in Indianapolis, Ind.

The lakes for which records have been collected are listed in the following table. The 

established level, sometimes referred to as the legal level, is that elevation set by the 

courts to which the average level of the lake is to be held; it is normally set at about 

the average level that has prevailed for a number of years prior to the establishment of 

the level.

Lakes In Indiana in the Ohio River basin for which records are available

Lake

Banning Lake near North Webster. ........... 

Barbee Lake near North Webster. ............ 

Baugher Lake near Washington Center. ....... 

Beaver Dam Lake near Silver Lake. ..........

Blue Lake near Churubusco ..................

Horseshoe Lake near Washington Center......

Irish Lake near North Webster. ............. 

Johnson Lake near Pierceton. ...............

Little Barbee Lake near North Webster ......

McClures Lake near Silver Lake. ............

North Little Lake at Silver Lake. ..........

Palestine Lake at Palestine. ...............

Ridinger Lake near Pierceton. .............. 

Robinson Lake near Pierceton. ..............

Sawmill Lake near North Webster. ........... 

Sechrist Lake near North Webster. ..........

Smalley Lake near Washington Center. .......

Troy Cedar Lake near Lorane. ............... 

Versailles Lake at Versailles State Park... 

Webster Lake at North Webster. .............

Yellow Creek Lake near Silver Lake. ........ 

Zink Lake near Rochester. ..................

County

Kosclusko 

Kosclusko 

Noble 

Kosciusko

Whitley

Whitley

Kosciusko

Kosciusko

Noble

Kosciusko 

Kosciusko

Kosciusko 

Kosciusko

Kosciusko

Kosciusko

Kosciusko

Kosciusko 

Kosciusko

Kosciusko 

Kosciusko

Noble

Whitley 

Rip ley 

Kosciusko

Kosciusko 

Pulton

Drainage 

area 

(square 

miles)

0.53 

41.4 

36.4 

1.89 

6.77

3.47

5.19

2.56

1.62

4.59

1.32

.38

2.13

.62

.39

1.42

10.2

.56

7.14

1.39

45.7 

5.42

38.1

.98

44.0 

7.78

.59

11.2

2.70

9.4S

.45 

11.1

.49

2.81

1.03

29.9

32.5 

4.07 

1.78

46.5 

.69

1.12

4.47

32.6 

4.74

6.14

118.0

5.62 

165.0 

54.0 

.59

8.50 

.26

Surface 

area 

(acres)

12 

249 

32 

146 

228

239

245

79

131

120

414

206

76

64

41

15

45

23

84

40

67

180

18 

253

135 

12 

121

713

48

56 

120

8

48

222

40

46

1,854

32 

32

50

12 

104

20

32

269 

203

10

136 

*59 

56

131

23 

81 

40

120

102

61 

87

*145

974

5

93 

232 

585 

29

529

151 

19

Established 

level**

837 . 50 

837.50 

878.52 

868.95 

897.83

850.28

723.69

848.88

901.90

-

827.75

905.69

789.69

_

_

845.52

783.20

_

910.96

_

871.50

785.85

901.80

837.50 

837.50

778.41

837.50 

827.75

865.39

751.19

895.14

865.74

-

733.12

865.85 

842.67

903.91

861.73 

793.91

898. O7

-

_

843.12 

851.09 

847.29

901.90

837.50 

837.50 

841.57

907.04

861.73

793.42

-

836.40

_

905.41

852.75 

865.39

811.06

860.50

Records 

available

1945-59 

1945-59 

1945-50 

1947-52 

1943-59

1945-59

1943-52

1947-52

1942-49

1945-59

1945-59

1943-52

1945-51

1954-59

1945-59

1950-59

1945-53

1954-59

1945-52

1954-59

1952-59

1945-52

1945-59 

1949-59

1945-59 

1954-59 

1945-59

1942-59

1954-59

1945-59 

1945-59

1945-52

1945-51

1942-59

1947-52

1948-49,

1959 

1942-59

1945-52 

1943-52

1945-52

1947-59 

1945-59

1954-59

1949-59

1954-59 

1954-59

1945-51

1943-59 

1945-50 

1949-59

1946-52

1945-59 

1945-59 

1945-52

1942-59

1947-59

1943-59 

1945-59

1945-59

1942-59

1949-50

1945-52 

1957-59 

1942-59 

1945-52

1943-59

1945-52 

1952-54

Revised.

* Elevation, in feet, above mean sea level. 

Formerly published as Ogle Lake near Brown County State Park.
INDEX

Abers Creek near Murrysville, Pa...... 101

Accuracy of field data and computed

results......................... 8

Acre-foot, definition of.............. 3

Adamsville, Ohio, Raccoon Creek at.... 240

Agencies other than Geological Survey,

records collected by............ 12

Alderson, W. Va., Greenbrier River

at...................... ........ 218

Allegheny River, at Eldred, Pa........ 14

at Franklin, Pa ..................... 30

at Kittanning, Pa................... 42

at Natrona, Pa ...................... 55

at Parkers Landing, Pa.............. 37

at Red House, N. Y.................. 16

at West Hickory, Pa ................. 23

near Kinzua, Pa ..................... 17

Allegheny River basin, reservoirs in.. 56-57 

Alliance, Ohio, Mahoning River at..... 106

Allisonia, Va., Big Reed Island Creek

near...........................203-204

New River at........................ 205

Alpine, Ind., Whitewater River near... 330 

Alum Creek at Columbus, Ohio.......... 276

Alvaton, Ky ., Drakes Creek near....... 395

Anderson, Ind., White River at........ 459

Anderson River basin, measurements at

miscellaneous sites in.......... 551

Apex, Ky., East Fork Pond River near.. 407 

Arcadia, Ind., Cicero Creek near...... 462

Little Cicero Creek near............ 463

Armstrongs Mills, Ohio, Captina Creek

at.............................. 134

Ashford, W. Va., Coal River at........ 236

Ashland, Ky., Ohio River at........... 261

Ashley, Ohio, Whetstone Creek near.... 271

Athens, Ohio, Hocking River at........ 196

Atwood Reservoir, Ohio, contents of..177,179 

Audra, W. Va., Middle Fork River at... 61 

Austin, Ind., Muscatatuck River

near............................ 499

Bane, Va., Walker Creek at............

Banning Lake, Ind., records available

209

554

Barbee Lake, Ind., records available

on.............................. 554

Bardstown, Ky., Beech Fork at......... 376

Barrackville, W. Va., Buffalo Creek

at. ............................. 76

396

393

Barren River, at Bowling Green, Ky....

near Pageville, Ky..................

Barretts Mills, Ohio, Rocky Fork

near............................

Baugher Lake, Ind., records available

280

554 

Bay Creek basin, gaging-station

records in.....................520-523

Beach City, Ohio, Sugar Creek at...... 146

Sugar Creek near.................... 147

Beach City Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of.........................177-178,180

Bean Blossom Creek, at Bean Blossom,

Ind................... v. ........ 477

at Dolan, Ind....................... 479

Bear Branch near Noble, Ky............ 336

Bear Creek

Creek 

Bear Creek

triburary to Bean Blossom 

near Trevlac, Ind.

tributary to Green River)

near Leitchfield, Ky

Beargrass Creek, Middle Fork at

Cannons Lane, at Louisville, Ky. 362 

South Fork, at Louisville, Ky....... 361

Beargrass Creek basin, gaging-station

records in..................... 361-362

Beaver Dam Lake, Ind., records available on......................... 554

Beaver Falls, Pa., Beaver River at.... 125

Beaver River, at Beaver Falls, Pa..... 125 

at Wampum, Pa....................... 122

Beaver River basin, crest-stage

partial-record stations in...... 531

Beaver River basin, gaging-station in.106-125 

low-flow partial-record stations in.. 528 

measurements at miscellaneous sites

in..............................535-536

reservoirs in.......................126-127

Bedford, Ind., East Fork White River

near............................. 503

Beech Fork, at Bardstown, Ky........... 376

near Springfield, Ky................. 375

Belington, W. Va., Tygart River at..... 60

Bellepoint, Ohio, Mill Creek near...... 268

Belmont, Ind., North Fork Salt Creek

near............................. 504

Belva, W. Va., Gauley River above...... 228

Berlin Center, Ohio, Mahoning River

near............................. 108

Mill Creek near...................... 107

Berlin Reservoir, Ohio, contents of...126,127 

Big Buck Creek basin, measurements

at miscellaneous sites in........ 550

Big Eagle Creek at Sadieville, Ky...... 359

Big Indian Creek near Corydon, Ind..... 379

Big Indian Creek basin, measurements

at miscellaneous sites in........ 550

Big Lake, Ind., records available on... 554 

Big Pine Creek near Williamsport,

Ind.............................. 436

Big Piney Run near Salisbury, Pa....... 94

Big Reed Island Creek near Allisonia,

Va.... ....... ...................203-204

Big Sandy Creek at Rockville, W. Va.... 84

Big Sandy River at Louisa, Ky.......... 259

Big Sandy River basin, crest-stage

partial-record stations in....... 532

gaging-station records in...........246-260

low-flow partial-record stations in.. 528 

measurements at miscellaneous sites

in............................. .541-542

Big Walnut Creek (scioto River basin),

at Central College, Ohio......... 275

at Rees, Ohio........................ 277

Big Walnut Creek (Wabash River basin)

near Reelsville, Ind............. 481

Black Fork, at Loudonville, Ohio....... 156

below Charles Mill Dam, near Mifflin,

Ohio............................. 154

Blacklick Creek at Josephine, Pa....... 48

Blackwater River at Davis, W. Va....... 80

Blaine Creek at Yatesville, Ky......... 260

Bloomfield, Ohio, Little Muskingum

River at......................... 137

Bloomington Reservoir, change in

contents in...................... 479

Blue Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 554

Blue Lick Springs, Ky., Licking River

at............................... 301

Blue River (tributary to Ohio River)

near White Cloud, Ind............ 380

Blue River basin, low-flow partialrecord stations in............... 529

measurements at miscellaneous sites

in............................... 551

Blue River (tributary to White River),

at Carthage, Ind................. 487

at Shelbyville, Ind.................. 488

Bluegrass Creek at Potomac, 111........ 438

Bluestone Dam, W. Va., New River at.... 214

Bluestone Reservoir, change in contents

in............................... 220

Bluestone River near Pipestem, W. Va... 213 

Bluffton, Ind., Wabash River at........ 410

Bolivar Reservoir, Ohio, contents of..177,179 

Boneyard Creek at Urbana, 111.......... 440

Bonpas Creek at Browns, 111............ 512

Booneville, Ky., South Fork Kentucky

River at......................... 341

Boston, Ky., Rolling Fork near......... 377

Bourneville, Ohio, Paint Creek near.... 281

Bowling Green, Ind., Eel River at...... 485

Bowling Green, Ky., Barren River at.... 396

Braddock, Pa., Monongahela River at.... 102

555
556

Bradford, Ohio, Greenville Creek

near............................ 318

Branchland, W. Va., Guyandot River at. 242 

Brewersvllle, Ind., Sand Creek near... 495 

Brokenstraw Creek at Youngsville,

Pa.............................. 22

Brookville, Ind., East Fork Whitewater

River at........................ 332

Whitewater River at................. 333

Browns, 111., Bonpas Creek at......... 512

Brownsville, Ky., Green River at...... 391

Brownsville, W. Va., Skin Creek near.. 67 

West Fork River at.................. 68

Bruce Lake, Ind., records available

on.............................. 554

Brush Creek near Nebraska, Ind........ 500

Brush Creek Reservoir, change in

contents in. .................... 501

Buck Creek near Muncie, Ind........... 458

Buckeye, W. Va., Greenbrier River at.. 216 

Buckhannon, W. Va., Sand River near... 62 

Buckhannon River at Hall, W. Va....... 63

Buckhorn, Ky., Middle Fork Kentucky

River at........................ 339

Buckongahelas Creek near DeGraff,

Ohio............................ 313

Buffalo Creek (tributary to Allegheny

River) near Freeport, Pa........ 54

Buffalo Creek basin, crest-stage

partial-record stations in...... 531

Buffalo Creek (tributary to Monongahela River) at Barrackville,

W. Va........................... 76

Buffalo Creek (tributary to Ohio River)

basin, low-flow partial-record

stations In..................... 528

measurements at miscellaneous sites In. 536 

Burgin, Ky., Herrington Lake near..... 349

Burnsville, W. Va., Little Kanawha

River near...................... 182

Burr Oak, Ohio, Tom Jenkins Reservoir

at......................... ..... 194

Busseron Creek near Carlisle, Ind..... 452

Butchervllle, W. Va., West Fork River

at. ............................. 69

Butler, Ohio, Clear Fork at........... 157

Butlerville, Ind., North Fork of

Vernon Fork near................ 501

Byron, Ind., Sugar Creek near......... 443

Cache River at Forman, 111............ 525

Cache River basin, crest-stage

partial-record stations in ...... 534

gaglng-station records in........... 525

Cagles Mill Reservoir, change in

contents in..................... 483

Calhoun, Ky., Green River at.......... 406

Cambridge, Ohio, Salt Fork near....... 169

Wills Creek at...................... 168

Camden on Gauley, W. Va., Gauley River

at.............................. 223

Camp Creek near Camp Creek, W. Va..... 212

Camp Nelson, Ky., Kentucky River

near............................ 347

Campaign Creek basin, measurements at

miscellaneous sites in.......... 540

Caney Creek near Horse Branch, Ky....403-404

Canton, Ohio, Middle Branch Nimishillen Creek at................ 141

Captina Creek at Armstrongs Mills,

Ohio............................ 134

Captina Creek basin, measurements at

miscellaneous sites in.......... 537

Carlisle, Ind., Busseron Creek near... 452 

Carmi, 111., Little Wabash River at... 515 

Carnegie, Pa., Chartiers Creek at..... 104

Carr Lake, Ind., records available

554

27

487

311

454

93

95

482

306

448 

Cave Creek near Fort Spring, Ky......353-354

Carters Corners, Pa., French Creek

at..............................

Carthage, Ind., Blue River at.........

Carthage, Ohio, Mill Creek at.........

Casey , 111., Range Creek near.........

Casselman River, at Grantsville, Md... 

at Markleton, Pa ....................

Cataract, Ind., Mill Creek near.......

Catawba, Ky., Licking River at........

Catlln, Ind., Little Raccoon Creek

near............................

Cedar Lake, Ind., records available

on.............................

Cedarville, Ohio, North Fork Massie 

Creek at.......................

South Fork Massie Creek near.......

Center Lake, Ind., records available

Centerton, Ind., White River near.....

Central College, Ohio, Big Walnut

Creek at........................

Centralia, W. Va., Elk River at.......

Cfs-day, definition of................

Chadakoin River at Falconer, N. Y.....

Chapman Lake, Ind., records available

Page 

554

291

292

554

476

275

230

3

20

554

Charleroi, Pa., Monongahela River at.. 89

Charles Mill Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of..............................178,180

Charleston, W. Va., Kanawha River at... 235 

Chartiers Creek at Carnegie, Pa........ 104

Chartiers Run basin, low-flow partialrecord stations in............... 527

Chautauqua Lake near Mayville, N. Y.... 19

Cheat River, at Rowlesburg, W. Va...... 83

near Parsons, W. Va.................. 82

Cherry River at Fenwick, W. Va......... 224

Chestnut Creek at Galax, Va............ 200

Chillicothe, Ohio, Scioto River at.....13,279

Cicero, Ind., Hlnkle Creek near........ 464

Cicero Creek, at Noblesville, Ind...... 465

near Arcadia, Ind.................... 462

Cincinnati, Ohio, Ohio River at........ 307

Cisko, W. Va., Hughes River at......... 189

Claridon, Ohio, Olentangy River at..... 270

Clarion River, at Cooksburg, Pa........ 35

at Johnsonburg, Pa ................... 34

East Branch, at East Branch Clarion

River Dam, Pa.................... 32

near Piney, Pa....................... 36

West Branch, at Wilcox, Pa........... 33

Clarion River basin, gaging-station

records in....................... 31-36

measurements at miscellaneous sites

in............................... 535

Clarion River, East Branch, Reservoir,

Pa., contents of................. 56,57

Clarksburg, W. Va., West Fork River

at. .............................. 70

Clay, W. Va., Elk River at............. 233

Clay City, 111., Little Wabash River

below............................ 513

Clay City, Ky ., Red River at........... 345

Claytor Reservoir, change in contents

in............................... 207

Clear Creek near Rockbridge, Ohio...... 192

Clear Fork, at Butler, Ohio............ 157

below Pleasant Hill Dam, near

Perrysville, Ohio................ 158

Clendening Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of..............................178,180

Clifty Creek at Hartsville, Ind........ 494

Clinton, Ohio, Tuscarawas River at..... 138

Coal River at Ashford, W. Va........... 236

Colfax, W. Va., Tygart River at........ 66

Columbia, Ky., Russell Creek near...... 385

Columbus, Ind., East Fork White River

at. .............................. 493

Columbus, Ohio, Alum Creek at.......... 276

Scioto River at...................... 274

Computations, accuracy of results of... 8 

Conemaugh River, at Seward, Pa......... 47

at Tunnelton, Pa..................... 50

Conemaugh River Reservoir, Pa., contents of......................... 56,57

Conewango Creek, at Russell, Pa........ 21

at Waterboro, N. Y................... 18

Conewango Creek basin, gaging-station

records in....................... 18-21

low-flow partial-record stations in.. 

Confluence, Pa., Youghiogheny River

below............................

Connellsville, Pa., Youghiogheny River

at. ..............................

Connoquenessing Creek at Hazen, Pa.....

Contents , definition of................

Control, definition of.................

Cooksburg, Pa., Clarion River at.......

526

97

123

3

3

35

Cooperation, record of................. 1-2

Cortland, Ohio, Mosquito Creek near.... 114

Croydon, Ind., Big Indian Creek near... 379
INDEX 557

Page 

Coshocton, Ohio, Mill Creek near...... 165

Muskingum River near................ 166

Covlngton, Ind., Wabash River at...... 437

Coxvllle, Ind., Raccoon Creek at...... 449

Crawfordsville, Ind., Sugar Creek at.. 442 

Crooked Creek [tributary to Allegheny

River), at Crooked Creek Dam,

Pa.............................. 44

at Idaho, Pa ........................ 43

Crooked Creek basin, gaglng-statlon

records In...................... 43-44

Crooked Creek (tributary to Ohio

River) basin, Ind., measurements

at miscellaneous sites In....... 550

Crooked Creek Reservoir, Pa., contents

of.............................. 56,57

Crooked Lake, Ind., records available

on.............................. 554

536

Cross Creek basin, measurements at

miscellaneous sites In..........

Crystal Lake, Ind., records available

Cubic feet per second per square mile. 

Cubic foot per second.................

Cynthiana, Ky., South Fork Licklfig

River at.

Tygart River near. 

Vermilion River near.. 

West Fork White Lick

Dailey, W. Va. 

Danville, 111. 

Danville, Ind.

Creek at.....................

Danville, Ky., Dix River near......

Danville, W. Va., Little Coal River 

at...........................

Darby Creek at Darbyville, Ohio....

Data, accuracy of..................

explanation of...................

Davis, W. Va., Blackwater River at...

58

348

237

278

Eagle Creek (tributary to Mahoning 

River) at Phalanx Station, 

Ohio. 112

Eagle Creek (tributary to Ohio River) 

basin, measurements at miscellaneous sites in................... 543

Eagle Creek (tributary to White River),

at Indianapolis, Ind ............. 473

at Zionsville, Ind................... 472

Eagon Run near Warrensburg, Ohio....... 267

East Conemaugh, Pa., Little Conemaugh

River at. ........................ 46

East Hickory Creek basin, low-flow

partial-record stations in....... 526

East Liverpool, Ohio, Little Beaver

Creek near....................... 130

East Sandy Creek basin, low-flow

partial-record stations in....... 527

Eaton, Ind., Mississinewa River near... 

Edinburg, Ind., Driftwood River near...

417

491

Edmonton, Ky., South Fork Little

Barren River at.

Eel River (tributary to Wabash River),

at North Manchester, Ind.

386

421 

near Logansport, Ind................. 422

Eel River (tributary to White River)

at Bowling Green, Ind............ 485

Eggleston, Va., New River at...........

Eldred, Pa., Allegheny River at.......

Elk Creek at Quiet Dell, W. Va........

Elk River, at Centralia, W. Va........

at Clay, W. Va.

208

14

71

230

233

at Button, W. Va. 

near Frametown, W. Va.

231

232

Elkhorn Creek near Frankfort, Ky....... 356

59 

133 

78iEmbarrass River, at Ste. Marie, 111.... 455

North Fork, near Oblong, 111......... 456

of.............................. 1031Englewood, Ohio, Stillwater River at.., 320

Dayton, Ohio, Mad River near.......... 324|Elkins, W. Va., Tygart River near....

Miami River at...................... 325'Elm Grove, W. Va., Wheeling Creek at

Deckers Creek at Morgantown, W. Va... 

Deep Creek Reservoir, Md., contents

Deer Creek (tributary to Mill Creek) [Enterprise, Ohio, Hocking River at...

near Putnamville, Ind........... 434 Enterprise, W. Va., West Fork River

Deer Creek (tributary to Wabash River) i at...................

near Delphi, Ind...............

DeGraff, Ohio, Buckongahelas Creek

near...........................

Stony Creek near...................

Delaware, Ohio, Olentangy River near. 

Delaware Reservoir, Ohio, contents

425 ( Evansville, Ind., Ohio River at........

Everett Lake, Ind., records available 

3131 on...............................

314

272 Falconer, N. Y., Chadakoin River at....

Fall Creek, at Millersville, Ind.......

of.............................28b,286 near Fortville, Ind..................

Delphi, Ind., Deer Creek near......... 425'Falls of Rough, Ky., Rough River at....

429 Farmers, Ky., Licking River at.........

424 \ Farmers Retreat, Ind., Laughery Creek 

near.

Tippecanoe River near. 

Wabash River at.............

Deputy, Ind., Muscatatuck River

193

75

408

554

20

470

467

402

334

near............................ 498jFenwick, W. Va., Cherry River at....... 224

Dewey Reservoir near Van Lear, Ky....

Diamond Lake, Ind., records available 

on.............................

Dillon, Ohio, Licking River at.......

Dillonvale, Ohio, Short Creek near... 

Dix River near Danville, Ky..........

Dixon Springs, 111., Lake Glendale

Inlet near.....................

Lake Glendale Outlet near..........

Sugar Creek near........... .......

Doe Run basin, measurements

252 Ferndale, Ind., Raccoon Creek at.......

Ferndale, Pa., Stony Creek at.

554

175

132

348

521

447

45

Fincastle, Ind., Raccoon Creek near...445-446 

Fish Creek basin, low-flow partialrecord stations in..............528-529

Fish Lake, Ind., records available on.. 554 

Fishen/ ille, Ky ., Floyds Fork at....... 37£

Fishtrap, Ky., Levisa Fork at.

miscellaneous sites in .........550-551

522 Fivemile Creek basin, low-flow partial523| record stations in......

1 Flat Creek near Frankfort, Ky.

479 

414 

145 

Dover Reservoir, Ohio, contents of...177,ISO

Dolan, Ind., Bean Blossom Creek at....

Dora, Ind., Salamonie River at........

Dover, Ohio, Tuscarawas River near....

Flatrock River at St. Paul, Ind........

Fletcher Lake, Ind., records available

Floods, special reports on.............

Floyds Fork at Fisherville, Ky.........

Foreman, 111., Cache River at..........

Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind., Lawrence

Creek at.

395 

172 

491 

791 South Elkhorn Creek at............... 355

269 Fortville, Ind., Fall Creek near....... 467

Fourteenmile Creek basin, measurements

Fort Spring, Ky., Cave Creek near.....353-354

531

Drainage area, definition of.......

Drakes Creek near Alvaton, Ky.........

Dresden, Ohio, Muskingum River at.....

Driftwood River near Edinburg, Ind....

Dry Fork River at Hendricks, W. Va....

Dublin, Ohio, Scioto River near.......

Duck Creek basin, crest-stage partialrecord stations in..............

measurements at miscellaneous sites

in.............................. 537 i Frankfort \ Ky., Elkhorn Creek near.....

Dundee, Ky., Rough River near......... 405 -- -

Dunkard Creek at Shannopin, Pa........ 85

Durbin, W. Va., Greenbrier River at... 215

Dyer, W. Va., Williams River at....... 222

Eagle Creek (tributary to Kentucky

River) at Glencoe, Ky........... 360

247

526

357

492

554

11

372

525

468

at miscellaneous sites 

Frametown, W. Va., Elk River near.

550 

232 

356 

Flat Creek near...................... 357

Kentucky River at.................... 351

Franklin, Pa ., Allegheny River at...... 30

Frazeyburg, Ohio, Wakatomika Creek

near............................. 171

Freeport, Pa., Buffalo Creek near...... 54

French Creek, at Carters Corners, Pa... 27
558 INDEX

Page 

French Creek at Utica, Pa ............. 28

French Creek basin, gaging-station

records in...................... 27-29

low-flow partial-record stations

in.............................. 527

Friendsville, Md., Youghiogheny River

at. ............................. 91

Gaging station, definition of.........

Galax, Va., Chestnut Creek at.........

New River near......................

Gauley River, above Belva, W. Va.......

at Camden on Gauley, W. Va..........

near Summersville, W. Va............

Geist Reservoir, change in contents

in..............................

Georgetown, Ky., North Elkhorn Creek 

near............................

Georgetown, Ohio, Whiteoak Creek

near............................

Germantown, Ohio, Twin Creek near.....

Gilbert Lake, Ind., records available 

on ..............................

Glen Dean, Ky., Rock Lick Creek near.. 

Glencoe, Ky., Eagle Creek at.

200

199

228

223

470

554 

401 

360

Glendale, ill., Hayes Creek at........ 520

Glenlyn, Va., New River at............ 211

Glenville, W. Va., Little Kanawha

River at......................

Glouster, Ohio, Sunday Creek at.....

Golconda, 111., Ohio River at.......

Goose Lake, Ind., records available

183

195

519

Graceton, Pa., Two Lick Creek at......

Grafton, W. Va., Tygart River near....

Graham Creek near Vernon, Ind.........

Grahams Forge , Va., Reed Creek at.....

Grantsville, Md., Casselman River at.. 

Grantsville, W. Va., Little Kanawha

River at........................

Steer Creek near....................

Grayson, Ky., Little Sandy River

near............................

Graysonton, Va., Little River at......

Great Valley Creek near Salamanca,

N. Y............................

Green Lick Run at Green Lick Reservoir,

Pa..............................

Green River, at Greensburg, Ky........

at lock 2, at Calhoun, Ky.

49

65

497

202

93

185

262

206

15

384

406

at lock 4, at Woodbury, Ky.......... 397

at lock 6, at Brownsville, Ky....... 391

at Munfordville, Ky................. 387

near McKinney, Ky. 382 

near Mount Salem, Ky................ 383

Green River basin, gaging-station

records in.....................381-407

measurements at miscellaneous sites

in.............................551-552

Greenbrier River, at Alderson, W..Va.. 218 

at Buckeye, W. Va................... 216

at Durbin, W. Va.................... 215

at Hilldale, W. Va.................. 219

Greenhills, Ohio, West Fork Mill Creek

Reservoir near.................. 309

Greensboro, Pa., Monongahela River at. 86 

Greensburg, Ky., Green River at....... 384

Greentown, Ind., Wildcat Creek at..... 430

Greenup, Ky., Tygarts Creek near...... 264

Greenville, Pa., Little Shenango River

at. ............................. 119

Greenville Creek near Bradford, Ohio.. 318 

Greer, Ohio, Mohican River at......... 160

Griggs Reservoir, Ohio, contents of..285,!:

Hawks Lake, Ind., records available on. 

Hayes Creek at Glendale, 111...........

Haysi, Va., Pound River near...........

Russell Fork at.

Hazard, Ky., North Fork Kentucky River

at.

Page 

554 

520 

249 

248

335

343

123

342

79 

Herrington Lake near Burgin, Ky........ 349

Hess Bayou basin, crest-stage partialHazel Green, Ky., Red River near.......

Hazen, Pa., Connoquenessing Creek

at.

Heidelberg, Ky., Kentucky River at..... 

Hendricks, W. Va., Dry Fork at.

record stations in. 534 

Higby, Ohio, Scioto River at........... 282

Hill Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 554

219 

464 

220 

196 

at Enterprise, Ohio.................. 193

Hilldale, W. Va., Greenbrier River at., 

Hinkle Creek near Cicero, Ind..........

Hinton, W. Va., New River at...........

Hocking River, at Athens, Ohio.

at Lancaster, Ohio. 

Hocking River basin, gaging-station

191

>ds in.... ............. .....190-196

Hodgenville, Ky., McDougal Creek

near. 

North Fork Nolin River at.

Hodges Bayou basin, low-flow partialrecord stations in.

Hoffman Lake, Ind., records available 

on..............................

Hogan Creek basin, measurements at

miscellaneous sites in.

Home Creek near New Philadelphia,

388

389

530

554

547

148

Hoover Reservoir, Ohio, contents of...285,286 

Horse Branch, Ky., Caney Creek near...403-404 

Horseshoe Lake, Ind., records available on.......................... 554

Hoult, W. Va., Monongahela River at.... 77

Hovey Lake, Ind., records available

on................................ 554

Hughes River at Cisko, W. Va........... 189

Humphrey Creek basin, measurements at

Ohio.

miscellaneous sites in.

Hunters Run at Lancaster, Ohio........

Huntington, Ind., Little Wabash River

near. 

Wabash River at.

Huntington, W. Va., Ohio River at. 

Hydrologic conditions.............

graph of........................

Ice Creek basin, measurements at 

miscellaneous sites in.....

Idaho, Pa., Crooked Creek at........

Indian Creek basin, measurements at

miscellaneous sites in.........

Indian Fork below Atwood Dam, near

New Cumberland, Ohio.

Indian Guyan Creek basin, measurements 

at miscellaneous sites in........

Indian Lake at Russells Point, Ohio....

Indiana, lakes in, records available on 

Indianapolis, Ind., Eagle Creek at.....

Mud Creek at.........................

White River at.......................

Irish Lake, Ind., records available

on...............................

Ivanhoe, Va., New River at.............

Jackson, Ky., North Fork Kentucky River

at.

553

190

412

411

244

12

13

542

43

550

144

541

312

554

473

469

471

554

201

338

Grundy, Va., Levisa Fork near......... 246|Jasper, Ind., Patoka River at.......... 509

Guyandot River, at Branchland, . - -- - - _.._...

W. Va........................... 242

at Man, W. Va....................... 241

Guyandot River basin, gaging-station

records in..................... 241-243

measurements at miscellaneous sites 

in...........................

Hall, W. Va., Buckhannon River at.....

Hamilton, Ohio, Miami River at........

Talawanda Creek near................

Hammondsville, Ohio, Yellow Creek

near............................

Harrodsburg, Ind., Salt Creek near....

Harrodsburg, Ky., Salt River near.....

Hartsville, Ind., Clifty Creek at.....

541

63

329

328

365

Jefferson, N. C., South Fork New River 

near. ........................

Jefferson, Pa., South Fork Tenmile 

Creek at.....................

Johns Creek, near Meta, Ky.

198

87

251

Johnson Lake, Ind., records available 

on...............................

Johnsonburg, Pa., Clarion River at...., 

Josephine, Pa., Blacklick Creek at...., 

Junction, 111., Saline River near......

Kale Creek near Pricetown, Ohio......

Kanawha Falls, W. Va., Kanawha River

at.

Kanawha River at Charleston, W. Va.....

554

34

516

229

235
559

Kanawha River at Kanawha Falls,

W. Va.'.......................... 229

Kanawha River basin, crest-stage

partial-record stations in...... 532

gaging-station records in..........198-238

low-flow partial-record stations

in.............................. 528

measurements at miscellaneous sites

in............................ .540-541

Kentucky River, at lock 2, at Lockport , Ky........................ 358

at lock 4, at Frankfort, Ky......... 351

at lock 6, near Salvisa, Ky......... 350

at lock 8, near Camp Nelson, Ky..... 347

at lock 10, near Winchester, Ky..... 346,

at lock 14, at Heidelberg, Ky....... 3421

Middle Fork, at Buckhorn, Ky........ 339'

at Tallega, Ky.................... 3401

North Fork, at Hazard, Ky........... 335j

at Jackson, Ky.................... 338J

South Fork, at Booneville, Ky....... 341

Kentucky River basin, crest-stage

partial-record stations in...... 533

gaging-station records in..........335-360

low-flow partial-record stations

in.............................. 529

measurements at miscellaneous sites

in.............................547-550!

Kermit, W. Va., Tug Fork near.

Killbuck Creek at Killbuck, Ohio......

Kingston, Pa., Loyalhanna Creek at....

Kinniconick Creek basin, measurements 

at miscellaneous sites in.......

Kinzua, Pa., Allegheny River near.....

Kinzua Creek basin, low-flow partialrecord stations in..............

Kiskiminetas River at Vandergrift,

Pa..............................

Kiskiminetas River basin, gaging258

164

51

543

526

Page

Lakes and reservoirs Continued 

Glendale, Lake, change in contents

in............................... 522

Griggs Reservoir, Ohio..............285,286

Herrington Lake near Burgin, Ky...... 349

Hoover Reservoir, Ohio..............285,286

Indian Lake at Russells Point, Ohio.. 312 

Indiana, records available on lakes

in............................... 554

Leesville Reservoir, Ohio...........177,179

Loyalhanna Creek Reservoir, Pa....... 57

Mahoning Creek Reservoir, Pa......... 56,57

Meander Creek Reservoir, Ohio .......126,127

Mill Creek, West Fork, Reservoir,

near Green Hills, Ohio........... 309

Milton Reservoir, Ohio..............126,127

Mohawk Reservoir, Ohio ..............179,180

Mohicanville Reservoir, Ohio....178-179,180

Morse Reservoir, change in

contents in...................... 459

Mosquito Creek Reservoir, Ohio ......126,127

O'Shaughnessy Reservoir, Ohio.......285,286

Piedmont Reservoir, Ohio............178,180

Pleasant Hill Reservoir, Ohio .......179,180

Pymatuning Reservoir, Pa............126,127

Senecaville Reservoir, Ohio .........179,180

Tappan Reservoir, Ohio ..............178,180

Tionesta Creek Reservoir, Pa......... 56,57

Tom Jenkins Reservoir at Burr Oak,

Ohio............................. 194

Tygart Reservoir, W. Va.............. 103

Wills Creek Reservoir, Ohio.........179,180

Youghiogheny River Reservoir, Pa. .. .. 

Lancaster, Ohio, Hocking River at......

Hunters Run at.

Langenbaum Lake, Ind., records available on.

53 Laughery Creek near Farmers Retreat, 

Ind.

station records in.............. 45-531 Laughery Creek basin, measurements at

low-flow partial-record stations

in..............................

Kittanning, Pa., Allegheny River at.., 

Kokomo, Ind., Wildcat Creek at........

Kokosing River, at Millwood, Ohio....,

at Mount Vernon, Ohio...............

Kuhn Lake, Ind., records available

431

162

miscellaneous sites in.

Laurel Hill Creek at Ursina, Pa. 

Lawrence Creek at Fort Benjamin

Harrison, Ind.

Leavittsburg, Ohio, Mahoning River

103

191

190

334

&47 

96

468

113

on.

Lafayette, Ind., South Fork Wildcat

Cr&ek near...................... 433'Leitchfield, Ky., Bear Creek near

Wabash River at..................... 435 Levisa Fork, at Fishtrap, Ky

Wildcat Creek near. 

Lake Fork below Mohicanville Dam,

near Mohicanville, Ohio.........

Lake Glendale, change in contents in., 

Lake Glendale Inlet near Dixon

Springs, 111...................

Lake Glendale Outlet near Dixon

, Springs, 111...................

Lake Manitou, Ind., records available"

161| at.

I Lebanon, Ky., Rolling Fork near........ 374

554'Leesville, Ohio, McGuire Creek near.... 143

Leesville Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of..............................177,179

392 

247

434 at Paintsville, Ky................... 255

at Pikeville, Ky..................... 250

159 near Grundy, Va...................... 246

522iLewisburg, Ky., Mud River near......... 398

North Fork Licking River near........ 302

521 Licking River (tributary to Muskingum

River), at Dillon, Ohio.......... 175

522 at Toboso, Ohio...................... 174

near Newark, Ohio .................... 173

on.............................. 554 Licking River (tributary to Ohio

Lakes and reservoirs:

Atwood Reservoir, Ohio.............177,179

Beach City Reservoir, Ohio .....177-179,180

Berlin Reservoir, Ohio.............126,127

Bloomington Reservoir, change in

contents in..................... 479

Bluestone Reservoir, change in

contents in..................... 220

River), at Blue Lick Springs,

Ky............................... 301

at Catawba, Ky....................... 306

at Farmers, Ky....................... 298

at McKinneysburg, Ky................. 303

near Salyersville, Ky................ 297

North Fork, near Lewisburg, Ky....... 302

South Fork, at Cynthiana, Ky......... 305

Bolivar Reservoir, Ohio............177,179 Licking River basin, gaging-station

Brush Creek Reservoir, change in , records in......................297-306

contents in..................... 501] measurements at miscellaneous sites

Cagles Mill Reservoir, change in | in...........................

contents in..................... 483'Lisbon Creek at Lisbon, Ohio.......

Charles Mill Reservoir, Ohio.......178,1801 Little, W. Va., Middle Island Creek

Chatauqua Lake near Mayville, N. Y.. 19 at...........................

Clarion River, East Branch, Reservoir, Pa........................ 56,57

Claytor Reservoir, change in

contents in..................... 207

Clendening Reservoir, Ohio.........178,180

Conemaugh River Reservoir, Pa....... 56,57

Crooked Creek Reservoir, Pa......... 56,57

Little Barbee Lake, Ind., records

available on..................

Little Barren River, South Fork, at 

Edmonton, Ky.

Little Beaver Creek near East Liverpool, Ohio.

544

129

135

554

386

130

Little Beaver Creek basin, gagingDeep Creek Reservoir, Md. ........... 103 station records in..............129-130

Delaware Reservoir, Ohio...........285,2861 measurements at miscellaneous sites

Dewey Reservoir near Van Lear, Ky... 252 in............................... 536

Dover Reservoir, Ohio..............177,180 Little Blue River basin, measurements

Geist Reservoir, change in contents in 470 at miscellaneous sites in........ 551
560 INDEX

Page 

Little Chapman Lake, Ind., records

available on.................... 554

Little Cicero Creek near Arcadia,

Ind............................. 463

Little Coal River at Danville, W. Va.. 237 

Little Conemaugh River at East Conema ugh , Pa....................... 46

Little Hocking River basin, measurements at miscellaneous sites 

in.............................. 540

Little Kanawha River, at Glenville,

W. Va........................... 183

at Grantsville, W. Va............... 185

at Palestine, W. Va... 

near Burnsville, W. Va 

West Fork, at Rocksdale, W. Va...... 186

Little Kanawha River basin, gagingstation records in.............182-189

low-flow partial-record stations 

in...........................

Little Mahoning Creek at McCormick,

Pa. ............................. 40

Little Miami River, at Milford, Ohio.. 295 

East Fork, at Perintown, Ohio....... 296

near Oldtown, Ohio. ................. 290

Little Miami River basin, crest-stage

partial-record stations in...... 533,

McClures Lake, Ind., records available 

on...............................

McConnelsville, Ohio, Muskingum River

at.

McCormick, Pa., Little Mahoning Creek

at.

McDougal Creek near Hodgenville, Ky..., 

McGills Creek near McKinney, Ky........

McGuire Creek below Leesville Dam,

near Leesville, Ohio.............

McKinney, Ky., Green River near........

McGills Creek near.

Page 

554

176

40

388

281

143

382

381

303

537 

321 

near Dayton, Ohio .................... 324

9 [ near Springfield, Ohio............... 323

! near Urbana, Ohio.................... 322

528 Madrid, Ky., Rough River near.......... 399

Mahoning Creek, at Mahoning Creek Dam,

Pa............................... 41

at Punxsutawney, Pa ................... 39

Mahoning Creek basin, gaging-station

records in....................... 39-41

Mahoning Creek Reservoir, Pa., contents

McKinneysburg, Ky., Licking River at.., 

188!McMahon Creek basin, measurements at

miscellaneous sites in.

Mad River, at Zanesfield, Ohio.

gaging-station records in..........290-296! Mahoning River, at Alliance, Ohio...... 106

542

measurements at miscellaneous sites

in.............................. 544

Little Muskingum River at Bloomfield,

Ohio............................ 137

Little Muskingum River basin, measurements at miscellaneous sites in. 537

Little Pigeon Creek basin, measurements at miscellaneous sites in. 551

Little Plum Creek near Waterford, Ky..

Little Raccoon Creek near Catlin,

Ind.............................

Little River at Graysonton, Va........

Little Sandy River near Grayson, Ky...

Little Sandy River basin, measurements at miscellaneous sites 

in..............................

Little Scioto River (tributary to Ohio 

River) basin, measurements at 

miscellaneous sites in..........

Little Scioto River (tributary to

Scioto River) above Marion, Ohio

Little Shenango River at Greenville,

Pa ..............................

Little Stillwater Creek below Tappan

Dam, at Tappan, Ohio............

Little Wabash River (tributary to

Wabash River, Huntington County, 

Ind.) near Huntington, Ind.......

Little Wabash River (tributary to 

Wabash River, White County, 

111.), at Carmi, 111. ........... 515

below Clay City, 111................ 513

Little Wilson Lake, Ind., records

available on.................... 554

at Leavittsburg, Ohio.

at Lowellville, Ohio.................

at Pricetown, Ohio...................

at Youngstown, Ohio..................

below Berlin Dam, near Berlin Center,

Ohio. ............................

West Branch, near Newton Falls,

Ohio.

113

117

109

115

108

111

3701Man, W . Va., Guyandot River at......... 241

Manhattan, Ind., Mill Creek near.......

4481 Mansfield, Ohio, Touby Run at..........

2061 Map of the conterminous United States.,

262 Marion, Ind., Mississinewa River at.... 

Marion, Ohio, Little Scioto River

above. ...........................

542

119

152

483

155

9

418

265

95

530

553

293

291

292

139

554

288

19 

226

Meander Creek Reservoir, Ohio, contents of........................126,127

Meta, Ky., Johns Creek near............ 251

Metropolis, 111., Ohio River at........ 524

Markleton, Pa., Casselman River at.....

Massac Creek basin (Illinois), lowflow partial-record stations in..

Massac Creek basin (Kentucky), measurements at miscellaneous sites in..

Massie Creek, at Wilberforce, Ohio.....

North Fork, at Cedarville, Ohio......

South Fork, near Cedarville, Ohio....

Massillon, Ohio, Tuscarawas River at...

Maxinkuckee Lake, Ind., records available on..........................

Maysville, Ky., Ohio River near........

4121 Mayville, N. Y., Chautauqua Lake

near.............................

Meadow River at Nallen, W. Va.

at Sidney, Ohio...................... 315

at Taylorsville, Ohio................ 317

Miami River basin, crest-stage

partial-record stations in....... 533

gaging-station records in...........312-333

measurements at miscellaneous sites

in. .............................544-547

Litwar, W. Va., Tug Fork at........... 256 Miami River, at Dayton, Ohio........... 325

Lockington, Ohio, Loramie Creek at.... 316

Lockport, Ky., Kentucky River at...... 358

Lockwood, W. Va., Peters Creek near... 227 

Logansport, Ind., Eel River near...... 422

Wabash River at..................... 423

Long Lake at Laketon, Ind., records

available on.................... 554

Loon Lake (Kosciusko County), Ind.,

records available on............ 554

Loon Lake (Whitley County), Ind.,

records available on............ 554

Loramie Creek at Lockington, Ohio..... 316

Loudonville, Ohio, Black Fork at...... 156

Louisa , Ky . , Big Sandy River at....... 259

Louisville, Ky., Middle Fork Beargrass

Creek at........................ 362

Ohio River at....................... 364

Pond Creek near..................... 378

South Fork Beargrass Creek at....... 361

Lowellville, Ohio, Mahoning River at.. 117 

Loyalhanna Creek, at Kingston, Pa..... 51

at Loyalhanna Creek Dam, Pa......... 52

Loyalhanna Creek Reservoir, Pa.,

contents of..................... 57

Lukens Lake, Ind., records available

on.............................. 554

Lynch, Pa., Tionesta Creek at......... 24

326

61

135

154

295

482

483

116

107

at Carthage, Ohio................ 311

Miamisburg, Ohio, Miami River at.......

Middle Fork River at Audra, W. Va......

Middle Island Creek at Little, W. Va... 

Mifflin, Ohio, Black Fork near.........

Milford, Ohio, Little Miami River at.., 

Mill Creek (tributary to Big Walnut

Creek), near Cataract, Ind.......

near Manhattan, Ind.

Mill Creek (tributary to Mahoning

River) at Youngstown, Ohio.......

Mill Creek (tributary to Mahoning

River) near Berlin Center, Ohio..

Mill Creek (tributary to Ohio River'

at Reading, Ohio. 

West Fork, at Woodlawn, Ohio. 

Mill Creek basin, gaging-station

308

310

records in......................308-311
INDEX 561

Mill Creek basin, measurements at

miscellaneous sites in..........

Mill Creek, West Fork, Reservoir near 

Greenhills , Ohio .

Mill Creek (tributary to Scioto River) 

near Bellepoint , Ohio .

Page 

544 

309 

. 268

Mill Creek (tributary to Walhonding

River) near Coshocton, Ohio..... 165

Millersville, Ind., Fall Creek at..... 470

Millwood, Ohio, Kokosing River at..... 162

Milton, W. Va. , Mud River near. ....... 243

Milton Reservoir, Ohio, contents of.. 126, 127 

Mississinewa River, at Marion, Ind.... 418

at Peoria, Ind. ..................... 419

near Eaton , Ind ..................... 417

near Ridgeville , Ind ................ 416

Moffatts Mill, Pa., Raccoon Creek

at. ............................. 128

Mohawk Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of ............................ .179,180

Mohican River at Cfreer, Ohio. ......... 160

Mohicanville, Ohio, Lake Fork near.... 159

Mohicanville Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of ........................ .178-179,180

Monongahela River, at Braddock, Pa.... 102

at Charleroi , Pa .................... 89

at Greensboro , Pa ................... 86

at lock 15, at Hoult, W. Va'. ........ 77

Monongahela River basin, crest-stage

partial-record stations in...... 531

gaging-station records in. ......... .58-102

low-flow partial-record stations

in................ ..... ........527-528

measurements at miscellaneous sites

in. ............................. 535

reservoirs in ....................... 103

Montezuma, Ind., Wabash River at...... 444

Monticello, Ind., Tippecanoe River

near. ........................... 428

Mooresville, Ind., White Lick Creek

at.............................. 475

Morehead, Ky., Triplett Creek at .... .299-300

Morgantown, W. Va., Deckers Creek

at. ............................. 78

Morse Reservoir, change in contents

in.. ............................ 459

Mosquito Creek below Mosquito Creek

Dam, near Cortland, Ohio........ 114

Mosquito Creek Reservoir, Ohio,

contents of ................... .126,127

Mount Carmel, 111., Wabash River at... 511 

Mount Salem, Ky . , Green River near.... 383

Mount Vernon, Ohio, Koskosing River

at. ............................. 161

Mud Creek at Indianapolis , Ind. ....... 469

Mud River (Green River basin) near

Lewisburg, Ky ................... 398

Mud River (Guyandot River basin) near

Milton, W. Va................... 243

Muncie , Ind . , Buck Creek near ......... 458

White River at ...................... 457

Munfordville, Ky . , Green River at..... 387

Murrysville, Pa., Abers Creek near .... 101

Muscatatuck River, near Austin, Ind... 499 

near Deputy , Ind .................... 498

Muskelonge Lake, Ind., records available on ......................... 554

Muskingum River, at Dresden, Ohio..... 172

at McConnelsville , Ohio ............. 176

near Coshocton, Ohio. ............... 166

Muskingum River basin, crest-stage

partial-record stations in. ... .531-532

gaging-station records in. ........ .138-176

measurements at miscellaneous sites

in.. .......................... .537-540

reservoirs in. .................... .177-180

Nallen, W. Va., Meadow River at ....... 226

Narrows , Va . , Wolf Creek near. ........ 210

Natrona, Pa . , Allegheny River at ...... 55

Nebo , Ky . , Rose Creek at .............. 518

Nebraska, Ind., Brush Creek near...... 500

Nellie, Ohio, Walhonding River at..... 163

New Corydon, Ind., Wabash River near.. 409 

New Cumberland, Ohio, Indian Fork

near ............................ 144

New Lake, Ind., records available on.. 554 

New Philadelphia, Ohio, Home Creek

near ............................ 148

New River, at Allisonia, Va. .......... 205

at Bluestone Dam, W . Va ............. 214

New River, at Eggleston, Va............

at Glenlyn, Va.......................

at Hinton, W. Va .....................

at Ivanhoe, Va.......................

at Radford, Va.......................

near Galax, Va.......................

South Fork, near Jefferson, N. C.....

Newark, Ohio, Licking River near.......

Newberry, Ind., White River at.........

Newcomerstown, Ohio, Tuscarawas River 

at...............................

Newton Falls, Ohio, West Branch

Mahoning River near..............

Nimishillen Creek, at North Industry,

Ohio.............................

Middle Branch, at Canton, Ohio.......

Noble, Ky., Bear Branch near...........

Troublesome Creek at.................

Noblesville, Ind., Cicero Creek at.....

White River at.......................

White River near.....................

Nolin River, at Wax, Ky................

North Fork, at Hodgenville, Ky.......

Nora, Ind., White River near...........

North Elkhorn Creek near Georgetown,

Ky...............................

North Industry, Ohio, Nimishillen Creek 

at...............................

North Little Lake, Ind., records available on..........................

North Manchester, Ind., Eel River at... 

Nyona Lake, Ind., records available

208

211

220

201

207

199

198

173

486

153

111

142

141

336

337

465

461

460

390

389

466

352

142

554

421

Oakland, Md., Youghiogheny River near.. 

Oblong, 111., North Fork Embarrass

River near.......................

Ogle Lake, Ind., records available

456

554 

Ohio Brush Creek near West Union,

Ohio............................. 287

Ohio Brush Creek basin, crest-stage

partial-record stations in....... 533

gaging-station records in............ 287

measurements at miscellaneous sites

in............................... 543

Ohio River, at Ashland, Ky............. 261

at Cincinnati, Ohio.................. 307

at Evansville, Ind................... 408

at Golconda, 111..................... 519

at Huntington, W. Va................. 244

at Louisville, Ky.................... 364

at Metropolis, 111................... 524

at Parkersburg, W. Va................ 181

at Point Pleasant, W. Va............. 239

at Pomeroy, Ohio ..................... 197

at St. Marys, W. Va. ................. 136

at Sewickley, Pa..................... 105

near Maysville, Ky ................... 288

Oil Creek at Rouseville, Pa............ 26

Oil Creek basin, low-flow partialrecord stations in............... 527

Old Lake, Ind., records available on... 554 

Oldtown, Ohio, Little Miami River

near............................. 290

Olean Creek basin, low-flow partialrecord stations in............... 526

Olentangy River, at Claridon, Ohio..... 270

near Delaware, Ohio.................. 272

near Worthington, Ohio............... 273

Olive Hill, Ky., Tygarts Creek at...... 263

Olney, Ky., Tradewater River at........ 517

Ora, Ind., Tippecanoe River near....... 427

Orangeville, Pa., Pymatuning Creek

near............................. 120

Order, downstream, of listing gaging

stations......................... 4

O'Shaughnessy Reservoir, Ohio, contents of....................... .285,286

Oswayo Creek basin, low-flow partialrecord stations in............... 526

measurements at miscellaneous sites

in............................... 535

Oswego, Ind., Tippecanoe River at...... 426

Owasco, Ind., Wildcat Creek at........ 432

Pageville, Ky., Barren River near...... 393

Paint Creek (Big Sandy River basin)

at Staffordsville, Ky............ 254

Paint Creek (Scioto River basin) near

Bourneville, Ohio ................ 281
562

Page 

Paintsville, Ky., Levlsa Pork at...... 255

Palestine, W. Va., Little Kanawha

River at........................ 188

Palestine Lake, Ind., records available on......................... 554

Panther Creek near Panther, W. Va..... 257

Paris, Ky., Stoner Creek at........... 304

Parkers Landing, Pa., Allegheny River

at.............................. 37

Parkersburg, W. Va., Ohio River at.... 181

Parsons, W. Va., Cheat River near..... 82

Shavers Fork at..................... 81

Partial-record station, definition

of.............................. 3

Patoka River, at Jasper, Ind.......... 509

near Princeton, Ind................. 510

Patterson Fork, West Branch. See

Salem Fork subwatershed No. 9

near Salem, W. Va............... 73

Peerless, Ind., Salt Creek near....... 506

Peoria, Ind., Mississenewa River at... 419 

Perintown, Ohio, East Fork Little

Miami River at.................. 296

Perrysville, Ohio, Clear Fork near.... 158

Peru, Ind., Wabash River at........... 420

Peters Creek near Lockwood, W. Va..... 227

Petersburg, Ind., White River at......

Phalanx Station, Ohio, Eagle Creek

at..............................

Phlllppl, W. Va., Tygart River at.....

Piedmont, Ohio, Stillwater Creek at... 

Piedmont Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of.............................178,180

Pigeon Creek basin, measurements at

miscellaneous sites In.......... 551

Pike Lake, Ind., records available on. 554 

Plkevllle, Ky., Levlsa Fork at........ 250

Pine Creek (tributary to Allegheny

River) basin, low-flow partialrecord stations In.............. 527

Pine Creek (tributary to Ohio River) 

basin, measurements at miscellaneous sites In................ 542

Plney, Pa., Clarion River near........ 36i

Raccoon Creek (tributary to Ohio River

In Pa.) at Moffatts Mill, Pa..... 128

Raccoon Creek basin, low-flow partialrecord stations In............... 528

Raccoon Creek (tributary to Wabash

River), at Coxvllle, Ind......... 449

at Ferndale, Ind..................... 447

near Flncastle, Ind.................445-446

Radford, Va., New River at............. 207

Raleigh, W. Va., Piney Creek at........ 221

Range Creek near Casey, 111............ 454

Rasselas, Pa., Sevenmile Run near.....

Reading, Ohio, Mill Creek at

Red House, N. Y., Allegheny River at...

Redbank Creek at St. Charles, Pa 

Redbank Creek basin, low-flow partialrecord stations In.

Redstone Creek at Waltersburg, Pa. 

Reed Creek at Grahams Forge, Va.

Rees, Ohio, Big Walnut Creek at........

Reservoirs. See lakes and reservoirs. 

508)Richmond, IndTT^ast Fork Whltewater

River at.........................

112 Rider Lake, Ind., records available 

641 on...............................

149 Rldgevllle, Ind., Misslsslnewa River

near.............................

Rldlnger Lake, Ind., records available

on...............................

Rlverton, Ind., Wabash River at........

Roachester, Ohio, Todd Fork near.......

Robinson Lake, Ind., records available

on...............................

Rock Lake, Ind., records available

on...............................

Rock Lick Creek near Glen Dean, Ky.....

Rockbrldge, Ohio, Clear Creek near.....

Rocksdale, W. Va., West Fork Little

L -LI 10^ , i a . , uJ-aj.j.wii iL^vtii iicai . . ...... ou Kanawha IVclIlilVmcl River n-LVCI' at. clU ................

Plney Creek at Raleigh, W. Va........ 221! Rockvllle, W. Va., Big Sandy Creek at.

Plpestem, W. Va., Bluestone River near 213' Rocky Fork near Barretts Mills, Ohio..

Pleasant Hill, Ohio, Stlllwater River ' '" ~ ' ~ ' 

at.............................. 319

Pleasant Hill Reservoir, Ohio, contents of...................... .178,180

Plum Creek, at Waterford, Ky.......... 371

near Wllsonvllle, Ky................ 368

subwatershed No. 4, near Simpsonvllle, Ky....................... 367

subwatershed No. 17, near Waterford,

Ky.............................. 369

Pocatallco River at Slssonvllle,

W. Va........................... 238

Point Pleasant, W. Va., Ohio River

at. ............................. 239

Pomeroy, Ohio, Ohio River at.......... 197

Pond Creek near Louisville, Ky........ 378

Pond River, East Fork, near Apex, Ky.. 407 

Pond Run basin, measurements at

miscellaneous sites in.......... 542

Potato Creek basin, low-flow partialrecord stations in.............. 526

Potomac, 111., Bluegrass Creek at..... 438

Pound River near Haysi, Va............ 249

Pricetown, Ohio, Kale Creek near...... 110

Mahoning River at................... 109

Princeton, Ind., Patoka River near.... 510

Prospect, Ohio, Scioto River near..... 266

Publications on streamflow by Geological Survey..................... 8-11

Punxsutawney, Pa., Mahoning Creek at.. 39 

Putnamville, Ind., Deer Creek near.... 484

Pymatuning Creek near Orangeville,

Rose Creek at Nebo, Ky.................

Rough River, at Falls of Rough, Ky.....

near Dundee, Ky.

near Madrid, Ky...................

North Fork, near Westview, Ky.....

Round Lake, Ind., records available

Rouseville, Pa., Oil Creek at..........

Rowlesburg, W. Va., Cheat River at.....

Runoff in inches, definition of........

Russell, Pa., Conewango Creek at.......

Russell Creek near Columbia, Ky........

Russell Fork at Haysi, Va..............

Russells Point, Ohio, Indian Lake at...

Sadieville, Ky., Big Eagle Creek at. ...

St. Charles, Pa., Redbank Creek at.. ...

St. Joseph, 111., Salt Fork near.......

St. Marys, W. Va., Ohio River at.......

St. Paul, Ind., Flatrock River at......

Ste. Marie, 111., Embarrass River at... 

Salamanca, N. Y., Great Valley Creek

Salamonie River, at Dora, Ind..........

near Warren, Ind.....................

Salem Fork, at Salem, W. Va............

subwatershed No. 9 (West Branch Patterson Fork) near Salem, W. Va... 

subwatershed No. 11A (Varner Hollow 

Run) near Salem, W. Va.

Pa.............................. 1201 Saline River near Junction, 111........

Pymatuning Dam, Pa., Shenango River

at.............................. 118

Pymatuning Reservoir, Pa., contents

of............................ .126,127

Queen Shoals, W. Va., Elk River at.,.. 13,234 

Quiet Dell, W. Va., Elk Creek at...... 71

Raccoon Creek (tributary to Ohio River

in Ohio) at Adamsville, Ohio.... 240

Raccoon Creek basin, measurements at

miscellaneous sites in.......... 541

Saline River basin, crest-stage partial

partial-record stations in.......

Salisbury, Pa., Big Piney Run near.....

Salt Creek (Scioto River basin) at

Tarlton, Ohio....................

Salt Creek (Wabash River basin), near

Harrodsburg, Ind.................

near Peerless, Ind...................

North Fork, near Belmont,

Ind..............................

Salt Fork (Muskingum River basin)

31

308

16

Red River, at Clay City, Ky............ 345

near Hazel Green, Ky...:............. 343

38

527

202 

Reedy Creek near Reedy, W. Va.......... 187

Reelsville, Ind., Big Walnut Creek

near............................. 481

277

331

554

451

294

554

401

192

186

84

280

Rolling Fork, near Boston, Ky.......... 377

near Lebanon, Ky. 374

518

402

405

399

400

554

26

83

3

21

385

248

312

359

38

439

136

492

455

15

414

413

74

73

72

516

534

94

283

505

506

504

near Cambridge, Ohio.
INDEX 563

Salt Fork (Wabash River basin) near

St. Joseph, 111.................

Salt River, at Shepherdsville, Ky .....

near Harrodsburg, Ky................

near Van Buren, Ky..................

Salt River basin, gaging-station

records in.....................365

Salvisa, Ky., Kentucky River near.....

Salyersville, Ky., Licking River

near............................

Sand Creek near Brewersville, Ind.....

Sand Run near Buckhannon, W. Va.......

Sandy Creek (tributary to Little

Shenango River) basin, low-flow 

partial-record stations in......

Sandy Creek (tributary to Tuscarawas 

River) at Waynesburg, Ohio......

Sawmill Lake, Ind., records available on.........................

Scioto River, at Chillicothe, Ohio....13

at Columbus, Ohio...................

at Higby, Ohio. .....................

below 0'Shaughnessy Dam, near

Dublin, Ohio....................

near Prospect, Ohio.................

Scioto River basin, crest-stage

partial-record stations in.....532

gaging-station records in..........265

measurements at miscellaneous sites

in.............................542

reservoirs in......................285

Scottsville, Ky., West Bays Fork at... 

Sechrist Lake, Ind., records available

on.

Second Creek near Second Creek,

W. Va...........................

Sellersburg, Ind., Silver Creek

near............................

Seneca Fork below Senecaville Dam,

near Senecaville , Ohio..........

Senecaville Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of.............................179

Sevenmile Run near Rasselas, Pa.......

Seward, Pa. Conemaugh River at........

Sewickley, Pa., Ohio River at.........

Seymour, Ind., East Fork White River

at..............................

Shannopin, Pa., Dunkard Creek at......

Sharpsville, Pa., Shenango River at... 

Shavers Fork at Parsons, W. Va........

Shelbyville, Ind., Blue River at......

Shenango River, at Pymatuning Dam,

Pa..............................

at Sharpsville, Pa....'..............

Shepherdsville, Ky., Salt River at....

Shoals, Ind., East Fork White River

at..............................13

Shoe Lake, Ind., records available

on.

Short Creek near Dillonvale, Ohio.....

Short Creek basin, measurements at

miscellaneous sites in..........

Shriner Lake, Ind., records available 

on..............................

Sidney, Ohio, Miami River at..........

Silver Creek near Sellersburg, Ind....

Silver Creek basin, measurements at

miscellaneous sites in..........

Silver Lake at Silver Lake, Ind., records available on...............

Simpsonville, Ky., Plum Creek subwatershed No. 4 near............

Sissonville, W. Va., Pocatalico River 

at..............................

Skillet Fork at Wayne City, 111.......

Skin Creek near Brownsville, W. Va....

Slippery Rock Creek at Wurtemburg,

Pa..............................

Smalley Lake, Ind., records available 

on..............................

South Elkhorn Creek at Fort Spring,

Ky..............................

South Mud Lake, Ind., records available on.........................

Spencer, Ind., White River at.........

Springfield, Ky., Beech Fork near.....

Springfield, Ohio, Mad River near.....

Staffordsville, Ky., Paint Creek at...

Stage-discharge relation, definition 

of........... ...................

527

140

554

279

274

282

269

266

 533

 284

 543

 286 

394

554

217

363

167

,180

31

47

105

496

85

121

81

488

118

121

373

,507

554

132

536

554

315

363

550

554

367

238

514

67

124

554

355

554

480

375

32

254

Page 

Starve Hollow Lake, Ind., records

available on..................... 554

Station numbers........................ 4

Steer Creek near Grantsville, W. Va.... 184

Stillwater Creek (Kentucky River basin)

at Stillwater, Ky................ 344

Stillwater Creek (Muskingum River

basin), at Piedmont, Ohio........ 149

at Tippecanoe, Ohio.................. 150

at Uhrichsville, Ohio................ 151

Stillwater River, at Englewood, Ohio... 320 

at Pleasant Hill, Ohio............... 319

Stoner Creek at Paris, Ky.............. 304

Stony Creek (Kiskiminetas River basin)

at Ferndale, Pa .................. 45

Stony Creek (Miami River basin) near

DeGraff, Ohio..................... 314

Straight Creek basin, measurements at

miscellaneous sites in........... 543

Sugar Creek (tributary to Bay Creek)

near Dixon Springs, 111.......... 523

Sugar Creek (tributary to Blue River)

near Edinburg, Ind............... 490

Sugar Creek (tributary to French Creek)

at Sugarcreek, Pa................ 29

Sugar Creek (tributary to Tuscarawas

River), above Beach City Dam, at

Beach City, Ohio................. 146

below Beach City Dam, near Beach

City, Ohio....................... 147

Sugar Creek (tributary to Wabash

River),.at Crawfordsville, Ind... 442 

near Byron, Ind....................'.. 443

Sugarcreek, Pa., Sugar Creek at........ 29

Summersville, W. Va., Oauley River

near............................. 225

Sunday Creek at Glouster, Ohio......... 195

Sunfish Creek basin, measurements at

miscellaneous sites in........... 537

Sutersville, Pa., Youghiogheny River

at. .............................. 100

Sutton, W. Va., Elk River at........... 231

Symmes Creek basin, measurements at

miscellaneous sites in........... 541

Talawanda Creek near Hamilton, Ohio.... 328

Tallega, Ky., Middle Fork Kentucky

River at......................... 340

Tappan, Ohio, Little Stillwater Creek

at............................... 152

Tappan Reservoir, Ohio, contents of...178,180 

Tar Hollow Creek at Tar Hollow State

Park, Ohio....................... 284

Tarlton, Ohio, Salt Creek at........... 283

Taylorsville, Ohio, Miami River at..... 317

Tenmile Creek, South Fork, at Jefferson, Pa.......................... 87

Terms and abbreviations, definition

of.... ........................... 3

Terre Haute, Ind., Wabash River at..... 450

Tionesta Creek, at Lynch, Pa. .......... 24

at Tionesta Creek Dam, Pa............ 25

Tionesta Creek basin, gaging-station

records in....................... 24-25

Tionesta Creek Reservoir, Pa., contents of......................... 56,57

Tippecanoe, Ohio, Stillwater Creek

at...... ......................... 150

Tippecanoe Lake, Ind., records available on.......................... 554

Tippecanoe River, at Oswego, Ind....... 426

near Delphi, Ind..................... 429

near Monticello, Ind................. 428

near Ora, Ind........................ 427

Toboso, Ohio, Licking River at......... 174

Todd Fork near Roachester, Ohio........ 294

Tom Jenkins Reservoir at Burr Oak,

Ohio............................. 194

Touby Run at Mansfield, Ohio........... 155

Town Lake near Akron, Ind., records

available on..................... 554

Tradewater River at Olney, Ky.......... 517

Tradewater River basin, gaging-station

records in......................517-518

Trevlac, Ind., Bear Creek near......... 478

Triplett Creek at Morehead, Ky........299-300

Troublesome Creek at Noble, Ky......... 337

Troy Cedar Lake, Ind., records available on.......................... 554

Tug Fork at Litwar, W. Va............... 256
564

Tug Pork near Kermit, W. Va...........

Tunnelton, Pa., Conemaugh River at....

Tuscarawas River, at Clinton, Ohio...,

at Massillon, Ohio..................

at Newcomerstown, Ohio..............

below Dover Dam, near Dover, Ohio...

Page

258

50

138

139

153

145

Twelvepole Creek at Wayne, W. Va....... 245

Twin Creek near Germantown, Ohio...... 327

Two Lick Creek at Graceton, Pa........ 49

Tygart Reservoir, W. Va., contents

of.............................. 103

Tygart River, at Belington, W. Va..... 60

at Coifax, W. Va.................... 66

at Philippi, W. Va.................. 64

at Tygart Dam, near Grafton, W. Va.. 65 

near Dailey, W. Va.................. 58

near Elkins, W. Va.................. 59

Tygarts Creek, at Olive Hill, Ky...... 263

near Greenup, Ky.................... 264

Tygarts Creek basin, gaging-station

records in.....................263-264

Uhrichsville, Ohio, Stillwater Creek 

at..............................

Orbana, 111., Boneyard Creek at.......

Urbana, Ohio, Mad River near..........

Orsina, Pa., Laurel Hill Creek at.....

Utica, Pa., French Creek at...........

151

440

322 

96|

366 

2521 

253|

53

72

441

497

502

Van Buren, Ky., Salt River near.......

Van Lear, Ky., Dewey Reservoir near... 

Johns Creek near....................

Vandergrift, Pa., Kiskiminetas River 

at. .............................

Varner Hollow Run. See Salem Pork

subwatershed No. 11A near Salem, 

W. Va...........................

Vermilion River near Danville, 111...

Vernon, Ind., Graham Creek near.......

Vernon Pork at......................

Vernon Fork, at Vernon, Ind........... 502

North Pork of, near Butlerville,

Ind. ............................ 501

Versailles Lake, Ind., records available on......................... 554

Vincennes, Ind., Wabash River at...... 453

WSP, definition of.................... 3

Wabash River, at Bluffton, Ind........ 410

at Covington, Ind................... 437

at Delphi, Ind...................... 424

at Huntington, Ind. ................. 411'

at Lafayette, Ind ................... 4351

at Logansport, Ind .................. 423

at Montezuma, Ind ................... 444

at Mount Carmel, 111................ 511

at Peru, Ind ........................ 420

at Riverton, Ind .................... 451

at Terre Haute, Ind................. 450

at Vincennes, Ind ................... 453

at Wabash, Ind ...................... 415

near New Corydon, Ind............... 409

Wabash River basin, crest-stage

partial-record stations in.... .533-534

gaging-station records in......... .409-515

measurements at miscellaneous sites

in............................ .552-553

Wakatomika Creek near Frazeyburg,

Uhio............................ 171

Walhonding River below Mohawk Dam,

at Nellie, Ohio................. 163

Walker Creek at Bane, Va.............. 209

Waltersburg, Pa., Redstone Creek

at.............................. 88

Wampum, Pa., Beaver River at.......... 122

Warren, Ind., Salamonie River near.... 413

Warrensburg, Ohio, Eagon Run near..... 267

Waterboro, N. Y., Conewango Creek

at................ .............. 18

Waterford, Ky., Little Plum Creek

near............................ 370

Plum Creek at....................... 371

Plum Creek subwatershed No. 17

near............................ 369

Wax, Ky., Nolin River at.............. 390

Wayne, W. Va., Twelvepole Creek

at. ............................. 245

Wayne City, 111., Skillet Fork at..... 514

Page 

Waynesburg, Ohio, Sandy Creek at....... 140

Webster Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 554

West Bays Pork at Scottsville, Ky...... 394

West Fork River, at Brownsville,

W. Va............................ 68

at Butcherville, W. Va............... 69

at Clarksburg, W. Va................. 70

at Enterprise, W. Va................. 75

West Hickory, Pa.", Allegheny River

at....... ........................ 23

West Union, Ohio, Ohio Brush Creek

near............................. 287

Westview, Ky., North Fork Rough River

near............................. 400

Wheeling Creek (tributary to Ohio River 

in W. Va.) at Elm Grove, 

W. Va............................ 133

Wheeling Creek basin, low-flow partialrecord stations in............... 528

Wheeling Creek (tributary to Ohio River 

in Ohio) basin, measurements at 

miscellaneous sites in........... 536

Whetstone Creek near Ashley, Ohio...... 271

White Cloud, Ind., Blue River near..... 380

White Lick Creek,at Mooresville,

Ind.............................. 475

West Fork, at Danville, Ind.......... 474

White River, at Anderson, Ind.......... 459

at Indianapolis, Ind................. 471

at Muncie, Ind ....................... 457

at Newberry, Ind. .................... 486

at Noblesville, Ind.................. 461

at Petersburg, Ind................... 508

at Spencer, Ind...................... 480

East Pork, at Columbus, Ind.......... 493

at Seymour, Ind.................... 496

at Shoals, Ind.....................13,507

near Bedford, Ind .................. 503

near Centerton, Ind .................. 476

near Noblesville , Ind................ 460

near Nora, Ind....................... 466

Whiteoak Creek near Georgetown,

Ohio............................. 289

Whiteoak Creek basin, measurements at

miscellaneous sites in......... .543-544

Whitewater River, at Brookville,

Ind.............................. 333

East Fork, at Brookville, Ind........ 332

at Richmond, Ind................... 331

near Alpine, Ind ..................... 330

Wilberforce, Ohio, Massie Creek at..... 293

Wilcox, Pa., West Branch Clarion River

at.. ............................. 33

Wildcat Creek, at Greentown, Ind....... 430

at Kokomo, Ind....................... 431

at Owasco, Ind....................... 432

near Lafayette, Ind .................. 434

South Fork, near Lafayette, Ind...... 433

Williams River at Dyer, W. Va.......... 222

Williamsport, Ind., Big Pine Creek

near............................. 436

Wills Creek, at Cambridge, Ohio........ 168

below Wills Creek Dam, at Wills

Creek, Ohio................ ..... 170

Wills Creek Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of..............................179,180

Wilson Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 554

Wilsonville, Ky., Plum Creek near...... 368

Winchester, Ky., Kentucky River

near.............................

Winona Lake, Ind., records available

on.

Wolf Creek near Narrows, Va..........

Woodbury, Ky., Green River at........

Woodlawn, Ohio, West Fork Mill Creek 

at.............................

Work, division of....................

scope of...........................

Worthington, Ohio, Olentangy River

near...........................

Wurtemburg, Pa., Slippery Rock Creek

at.............................

346

554

210

397

2-3

1

273

124

Yatesville, Ky ., Blaine Creek at....... 260

Yellow Creek near Hammondsville, Ohio.. 131
INDEX 565

Yellow Creek basin, measurements at

miscellaneous sites In..........

Yellow Creek Lake, Ind., records

available on....................

Youghlogheny River, at Cornellsville, 

Pa..............................

at Frlendsvllle, Md.................

at Sutersville, Pa..................

at Youghlogheny River Dam, Pa.......

below Confluence, Pa................

near Oakland, Md....................

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Youghlogheny River Reservoir, Pa.,

contents of...................... 103

Youngs Creek near Edinburg, Ind........ 489

Youngstown, Ohio, Mahonlng River at.... 115

Mill Creek at........................ 116

Youngsvllle, Pa., Brokenstraw Creek

at. .............................. 22

Zanesfleld, Ohio, Mad River at......... 321

Zlnk Lake, Ind., records available on.. 554

Zlonsvllle, Ind., Eagle Creek at....... 472

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