UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

HAROLD L. ICKES, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

W. C. MENDENHALL, Director

Water-Supply Paper 877

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY 

of the UNITED STATES

1939

PART 7 

LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER

,- $ > 

CARL G. PAULSEN, Acting Chief Hydraulic En|

D. H. BARBER, H. C. BECKMAN, C. E. ELLSWORTH, ROBERT 

BERKELEY JOHNSON, J. L. SAUNDERS, C. E. i 

J. B. SPIEGEL, AND F. M. VEATCH 

District Engineers

Prepared in cooperation with the States of 

ARKANSAS, COLORADO, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, 

MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI, NEW MEXICO, OKL 

TENNESSEE, AND TEXAS 

and other agencies

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UNITED STATES

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

WASHINGTON : 1940

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D.C. - - - Price 4 5 cents (paper cover)
CONTENTS

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

DefInltlon of terms.................................................................. 1

Explanation of data.................................................................. 1

Accuracy of field data and computed results.......................................... 3

Publications......................................................................... 3

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey.......... 8

Cooperation.......................................................................... 10

Division of work..................................................................... 11

Gaglng-statlon records............................................................... 12

Mississippi River main stem........................................................ 12

Mississippi River at St. Louis, Mo............................................... 12

Mississippi River at Memphis, Tenn............................................... 14

Mississippi River near Vlcksburg, Miss........................................... 16

Mississippi River near New Orleans, La........................................... 18

Meramec River Basin................................................................ 19

Meramec River near Steelvllle, Mo................................................ 19

Meramec River near Eureka, Mo.................................................... 20

Bourbeuse River at Union, Mo..................................................... 21

Big River at Byrnesvllle, Mo..................................................... 22

Mayfleld Creek Basin............................................................... 24

Mayfleld Creek at Lovelacevllle, Ky.............................................. 24

Headwatwater diversion channel basin............................................... 25

Castor River at Zalma, Mo........................................................ 25

Oblon River Basin.................................................................. 26

South Fork of Oblon River near Greenfleld, Tenn.................................. 26

Oblon River at Oblon, Tenn....................................................... 27

Rutherford Fork of Oblon River near Bradford, Tenn............................... 28

North Fork of Oblon River near Union City, Tenn.................................. 29

South Fork of Forked Deer River at Jackson, Tenn................................. 30

South Fork of Forked Deer River at Chestnut Bluff, Tenn.......................... 31

Middle Fork of Forked Deer River near Alamo, Tenn................................ 32

Hatchle River Basin................................................................ 33

Hatchle River at Bolivar, Tenn................................................... 33

Hatchle River near Stanton, Tenn................................................. 34

Wolf River Basin................................................................... 35

Wolf River at Rossvllle, Tenn.................................................... 35

St. Francis River Basin............................................................ 36

St. Francis River near Bismarck, Mo.............................................. 36

St. Francis River near Roselle, Mo............................................... 37

St. Francis River near Patterson, Mo............................................. 38

St. Francis River at Flsk, Mo.................................................... 39

St. Francis River at Marked Tree, Ark............................................ 40

St. Francis River floodway near Marked Tree, Ark................................. 41

Wolf Creek near Farmlngton, Mo................................................... 42

Doe Run Creek near Knob Lick, Mo................................................. 43

Stouts Creek at Arcadia, Mo...................................................... 44

Little St. Francis River at Frederlcktown, Mo.................................... 45

Twelvemlle Creek at Zlon, Mo..................................................... 46

Cedar Creek at Coldwater, Mo..................................................... 47

Big Creek at Des Arc, Mo......................................................... 48

Clark Creek at Patterson, Mo..................................................... 49

Otter Creek at Taskee, Mo........................................................ 50

Little River ditch 81 near Kennett, Mo........................................... 51

LIttle River ditch 1 near Kennett, Mo............................................ 53

LIttle River ditch 66 near Kennett, Mo........................................... 54

Little River ditch 66-A near Kennett, Mo............................:............ 56

Little River ditch 251 near Kennett, Mo.......................................... 57

Little River ditch 259 near Kennett, Mo.......................................... 58

White River Basin................................................................. 59

White River at Beaver, Ark....................................................... 59

White River near Reeda Springs, Mo.......................................:....... 60

White River at Forsyth, Mo....................................................... 61

White River near Fllppln, Ark.................................................... 62

White River at Batesvllle, Ark................................................... 63

White River at De Vails Bluff, Ark............................................... 64

West Fork of White River near Fayettevllle, Ark.................................. 65

Kings River near Berryvllle, Ark................................................. 66

James River at Galena, Mo........................................................ 67

Wilson Creek near Springfield, Mo................................................ 68

Buffalo River near Rush, Ark....... t............................................. 69

North Fork of White River at Tecumseh, t-fo........................................ 70

North Fork of Whlte River near Henderson, Ark.................................... 71

Black River at Leeper, Mo........................................................ 74

Black River at Pocahontas, Ark................................................... 75

Current River near Eminence, Mo.................................................. 78

Current River at Van Buren, Mo................................................... 79

III
IV CONTENTS

Gaglng-statlon records Continued.

White River Basin Continued. Page

Current River at Donlphan, Mo.................................................... 81

Round Spring at Round Spring, Mo................................................. 82

Jacks Fork at Eminence, Ho....................................................... 83

Alley Spring at Alley, Mo........................................................ 84

Big Spring near Van Buren, Ma.................................................... 85

Spring River at Imboden, Ark...................................................... 86

Eleven Point River near Bardley, Ho.............................................. 89

Eleven Point River near Eleven Point, Ark........................................ 90

Greer Spring at Greer, Mo........................................................ 96

Strawberry River near Poughkeepsle, Ark.......................................... 97

Little Red River near Heber Springs, Ark......................................... 101

Lagrue Bayou near Stuttgart, Ark................................................. 102

Arkansas River Basin............................................................... 103

Arkansas River at Granite, Colo.................................................. 103

Arkansas River at Sallda, Colo................................................... 104

Arkansas River at Canon City, Colo............................................... 105

Arkansas River 'at Portland, Colo................................................. 106

Arkansas River near Pueblo, Colo................................................. 107

Arkansas River near Avondale, Colo............................................... 108

Arkansas River near Nepesta, Colo................................................ 109

Arkansas River at La Junta, Colo................................................. 110

Arkansas River at Caddoa, Colo................................................... Ill

Arkansas River at Lamar, Colo.................................................... 112

Arkansas River at Holly, Colo.................................................... 113

Arkansas River at Syracuse, Kans................................................. 114

Arkansas River at Garden City, Kans.............................................. 115

Arkansas River at Lamed, Kans................................................... 116

Arkansas River at Wlchlta, Kans.................................................. 117

Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans............................................ 118

Arkansas River at Ralston, Okla.................................................. 119

Arkansas River at Tulsa, Okla.................................................... 120

Arkansas River near Muskogee, Okla............................................... 121

Arkansas River at Van Buren, Ark................................................. 122

Arkansas River at Dardanelle, Ark................................................ 123

Arkansas River at Little Rock, Ark............................................... 124

Reservoirs In upper Arkansas River Basin......................................... 125

South Arkansas River near Sallda, Colo........................................... 126

Grape Creek near Westcllffe, Colo................................................ 127

Fountain Creek near Fountain, Colo............................................... 128

Monument Creek at pikevlew, Colo................................................. 129

St. Charles River at San Isabel, Colo............................................ 130

Huerfano River at Manzanares Crossing, near Redwing, Colo........................ 131

Huerfano River at Badlto f Colo................................................... 132

Huerfano River near Undercllffe, Colo............................................ 133

Cucharas River at Boyd ranch, near La Veta, Colo................................. 134

Aplshapa River at Agullar, Colo.................................................. 135

Purgatolre River at Trinidad, Colo............................................... 136

Purgatolre River at Nlnemlle Dam, near Hlgbee, Colo.............................. 137

Purgatolre River at Highland Dam, near Las Anlraas, Colo.......................... 138

Wild Horse Creek at Holly, Colo.................................................. 139

Holly drain near Holly, Colo..................................................... 140

Amazon canal near Hartland, Kans................................................. 141

South Side ditch near Hartland, Kans............................................. 142

Great Eastern canal at Lakln, Kans............................................... 143

Farmers ditch near Garden City, Kans............................................. 144

Garden City canal near Garden City, Kans......................................... 145

Pawnee River near Larned, Kans................................................... 146

Cow Creek near Lyons, Kans....................................................... 147

Little Arkansas River at Valley Center, Kans..................................... 149

Nlnnescah River near Peck, Kans.................................................. 150

Walnut River at Wlnfleld, Kans................................................... 151

Salt Fork of Arkansas River near Alva, Okla...................................... 152

Salt Fork of Arkansas River near Jet, Okla....................................... 154

Salt Fork of Arkansas River at Tonkawa, Okla..................................... 156

Medicine Lodge River near Klowa, Kans............................................ 157

Chlkaskla River near Blackwell, Okla............................................. 159

Clmarron River near Boise City, Okla............................................. 160

Clmarron River near Waynoka, Okla................................................ 161

Clmarron River near Guthrle, Okla................................................ 163

Clmarron River at Ollton, Okla................................................... 165

Council Creek near Stlllwater, Okla.............................................. 166

Verdigris River at Independence, Kans............................................ 167

Verdigris River near Claremore, Okla............................................. 168

Caney River near Hulah, Okla..................................................... 169

Caney River near Colllnsvllle, Okla.............................................. 171

Bird Creek near Owasso, Okla..................................................... 172

Neosho River near lola, Kans..................................................... 173

Neosho River near Parsons, Kans.................................................. 174

Neosho River near Grove, Okla.................................................... 175

Neosho River near Choteau, Okla.................................................. 176

Neosho River near Wagoner, Okla.................................................. 178

Cottonwood River at Cottonwood Falls, Kans....................................... 180

Spring River near Waco, Mo....................................................... 181

Turkey Creek at Jo piIn, Mo....................................................... 182

Shoal Creek near Joplln, Mo...................................................... 183

IlllnoIs River near Tahlequah, Okla.............................................. 184

Illinois River near Gore, Okla................................................... 185
CONTENTS y

Gaging-station records Continued.

Arkansas River Basin Continued. Page

Canadian River near Sanchez, N. Mex.............................................. 186

Canadian River near Bell ranch, N. Hex........................................... 187

Canadian River at Logon, N. Mex.................................................. 188

Canadian River near'Amarillo, Tex................................................ 189

Canadian River near Canadian, Tex................................................ 190

Canadian River near Whitefield, Okla............................................. 191

Vermejo River near Dawson, N. Mex................................................ 193

Cieneguilla Creek near Eagle Nest, N. Hex........................................ 194

Cimarron River at Ute Park, N. Mex............................................... 195

Cimarron River at Springer, N. Hex............................................... 196

Six Mile Creek near Eagle Nest, N'. Ifex........................................... 197

Moreno Creek at Eagle Nest, N. Mex............................................... 199

Rayado River at Sauble ranch, near Cimarron, N. Mex.............................. 201

Rayado River near Miami, N. Mex.................................................. 202

Colmor intake canal near Ocate, N. Hex........................................... 203

Mora River at La Cueva, N. Mex................................................... 204

Mora River near Golondrinas, N. Mex.............................................. 205

Mora River near Shoemaker, N. Hex................................................ 206

Coyote Creek near Golondrinas, N. Hex............................................ 207

North Canadian River near Guyman, Okla........................................... 208

North Canadian River at Beaver, Okla............................................. 210

North Canadian River near Supply, Okla........................................... 212

North Canadian River at Woodward, Okla........................................... 214

North Canadian River at Canton, Okla............................................. 215

North Canadian River near El Reno, Okla.......................................... 217

North Canadian River near Oklahoma City, Okla.................................... 218

North Canadian River near Wetumpka, Okla......................................... 219

Wolf Creek near Shattuck, Okla................................................... 220

Wolf Creek near Supply, Okla..................................................... 222

Deep Fork near Dewar, Okla....................................................... 224

Poteau River near Wister, Okla................................................... 225

Poteau River at Poteau, Okla..................................................... 227

Frog Bayou near Mountainburg, Ark................................................ 228

Petit Jean Creek at Danville, Ark................................................ 229

Fourche La Fave River near Nimrod, Ark........................................... 247

Bayou Meto near Stuttgart, Ark................................................... 250

Crooked Creek near Humphrey, Ark................................................. 251

Yazoo River Basin.................................................................. 252

Upper Tallahatchie River near New Albany, Miss................................... 252

Tallahatchie River at Etta, Miss................................................. 253

Tallahatchie River near Sardis, Miss............................................. 254

Tallahatchie River near Lambert, Miss............................................ 255

Tallahatchie River at Swan Lake, Miss............................................ 256

Yazoo River at Greenwood, Miss................................................... 257

Cane Creek near New Albany, Miss................................................. 258

Lukesasper Creek at Cotton Plant, Miss........................................... 259

Hell Creek near New Albany, Miss................................................. 260

Locks Creek near Etta, Miss...................................................... 261

Cypress Creek near Etta, Miss.................................................... 262

North Tippah Creek near Rlpley, Miss............................................. 263

Tippah drainage canal near Blue Mountain, Miss................................... 264

Clear Creek near Oxford, Miss.................................................... 265

Hudson Creek near Oxford, Miss................................................... 266

Yocona River near Enid, Miss..................................................... 267

Coldwater River near Coldwater, Miss............................................. 268

Coldwater River at Pratts Bridge near Arkabutla, Miss............................ 269

Coldwater River at Savage, Miss.................................................. 270

Yalobusha at Grenada, Miss....................................................... 271

Sunflower River at Sunflower, Miss............................................... 272

Big Black River Basin.............................................................. 273

Big Black River at Pickens, Miss................................................. 273

Big Black River near Bovina, Miss................................................ 274

Red River Basin.................................................................... 275

Prairie Dog Town Fork of Red River near Canyon, Tex.............................. 275

Prairie Dog Town Fork of Red River near Estelline, Tex........................... 277

Red River near Terral, Okla...................................................... 278

Red River near Gainesville, Tex.................................................. 279

Red River near Colbert, Okla..................................................... 282

Red River at Arthur City, Tex.................................................... 283

Red River at Index, Ark...... ................................................... 286

Red River at Garland, Ark........................................................ 289

Red River at Shreveport, La...................................................... 290

Red River at Alexandria, La...................................................... 291

Salt Fork of Red River at Mangum, Okla........................................... 292

North Fork of Red River near Granite, Okla....................................... 293

North Fork of Red River near Headrick, Okla...................................... 294

Elm Fork of North Fork of Red River near Mangum, Okla............................ 295

Pease River near Crowell, Tex.................................................... 297

Cache Creek near Walters, Okla................................................... 298

Wichita River at Wichita Falls, Tex.............................................. 299

Little Wichita River near Archer City, Tex....................................... 300

Washita River near Clinton, Okla................................................. 301

Washita River at Carnegie, Okla.................................................. 302

Washita River near Pauls Valley, Okla....................... s .................... 303

Washita River near Durwood, Okla................................................. 304

Muddy Boggy Creek near Farris, Okla.............................................. 305

Klamichi River near Belzoni, Okla................................................ 307
VI CONTENTS

Gaging-statlon records Continued.

Red River Basin Continued. Page

Little River near Idabel, Okla................................................... 309

Little River near Horatio, Ark................................................... 311

Mountain Fork River near Eagletown, Okla......................................... 312

Cossatot River near De Queen, Ark................................................ 314

Saline River near Dierks, Ark.................................................... 316

Sulphur River near Darden, Tex................................................... 318

Cypress Creek near Jefferson, Tex................................................. 319

Bayou Bodcau near Sarepta, La.................................................... 320

Bayou Dorcheat near Minden, La................................................... 321

Boggy Bayou near Kelthville, La.................................................. 322

Cypress Bayou near Keithville, La................................................ 323

Bayou Funny Louis near Trout, La................................................. 324

Dugdemona River near Jonesboro, La............................................... 325

Dugdemona River near Winnfield, La............................................... 326

Ouachlta River near Mountain Pine, Ark........................................... 327

Ouachita River near Malvern, Ark................................................. 329

Ouachita River at Monroe, La..................................................... 330

Little Missouri River near Murfreesboro, Ark..................................... 331

Saline River near Rye, Ark....................................................... 332

Bayou Bartholomew near Beekman, La............................................... 333

Bayou Desiard at Monroe, La...................................................... 334

Boeuf River near Girard, La...................................................... 335

Bayou La Fourche near Crew Lake, La.............................................. 336

Tensas River at Tendal, La....................................................... 337

Bayou Macon near Delhi, La....................................................... 338

Mississippi River Delta............................................................ 339

Bayou Cocodrie near Clearwater, La............................................... 339

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs, La........................................... 341

Amite River near Denham Springs, La.............................................. 343

Tanglpahoa River at Robert, La................................................... 344

Miscellaneous discharge measurements................................................. 345

Yearly-discharge summary............................................................. 349

Mississippi River main stem........................................................ 349

Mississippi River at St. Louis, Mo............................................... 349

Mississippi River near Vlcksburg, Miss........................................... 349

Meramec River Basin................................................................ 350

Meramec River near Steelvllle, Mo................................................ 350

Meramec River near Sullivan, Mo.................................................. 350

Meramec River near Eureka, Mo.................................................... 350

Bourbeuse River at Union, Mo..................................................... 350

Big River at Byrnesville, Mo..................................................... 350

Headwater Diversion Channel Basin.................................................. 351

Castor River at Zalma, Mo........................................................ 351

Obion River Basin.................................................................. 351

South Fork of Obion River near GreenfIeld, Term.................................. 351

Obion River at Obion, Term....................................................... 351

Rutherford Fork of Obion River near Bradford, Term............................... 351

North Fork of Obion River near Union City, Term.................................. 352

South Fork of Forked Deer River at Jackson, Term................................. 352

South Fork of Forked Deer River at Chestnut Bluff, Tenn.......................... 352

Middle Fork of Forked Deer River near Alamo, Term................................ 352

Hatchie River Basin................................................................ 352

Hatchie River at Bolivar, Term................................................... 352

Hatchie River near Stanton, Tenn................................................. 352

Wolf Creek Basin................................................................... 353

Wolf River at Rossville, Tenn.................................................... 353

St. Francis River Basin............................................................ 353

St. Francis River near Patterson, Mo............................................. 353

St. Francis River at Fisk, Mo.................................................... 353

Little River Ditch 81 near Kermett, Mo........................................... 353

Little River Ditch 1 near Kennett, Mo............................................ 354

Little River Ditch 66 near Kermett, Mo........................................... 354

Little River Ditch 66-A near Kermett, Mo......................................... 354

Little River Ditch 251 near Kermett, Mo.......................................... 354

Little River Ditch 259 near Kermett, Mo.......................................... 354

White River Basin......... ; ........................................................ 355

White River at Beaver, Ark....................................................... 355

White River near Flippin, Ark.................................................... 355

White River at De Vails Bluff, Ark............................................... 355

James River at Galena, Mo........................................................ 355

Buffalo River near Rush, Ark..................................................... 356

North Fork of White River at Tecumseh, Mo........................................ 356

North Fork of White River near Henderson, Ark.................................... 356

Black River at Leeper, Mo........................................................ 356

Current River near Eminence, Mo.................................................. 356

Current River at Van Buren, Mo................................................... 357

Current River at Doniphan, Mo.................................................... 357

Round Spring at Round Spring, Mo................................................. 357

Jacks Fork at Eminence, Mo....................................................... 358

Alley Spring at Alley, Mo........................................................ 358

Big Spring near Van Buren, Mo.................................................... 358

Eleven Point River near Bardley, Mo.............................................. 358

Greer Spring at Greer, Mo........................................................ 359

Little Red River near Heber Springs, Ark......................................... 359

Arkansas River Basin............................................................... 359

East Fork of Arkansas River near Leadvllle, Colo................................. 359

Arkansas River at Granite, Colo.................................................. 359
CONTENTS VII

Yearly-discharge summary Continued.

Arkansas River Basin Continued. Page

Arkansas River at Salida, Colo................................................... 360

Arkansas River at Canon City, Colo............................................... 360

Arkansas River near (at) Pueblo, Colo............................................ 361

Arkansas River near Nepesta, Colo................................................ 362

Arkansas River at La Junta, Colo................................................. 362

Arkansas River at Lamar, Colo.................................................... 363

Arkansas River at Holly, Colo.................................................... 363

Arkansas River at Syracuse, Kans................................................. 363

Arkansas River at Garden City, Kans.............................................. 364

Arkansas River at Larned, Kans................................................... 364

Arkansas River at Wichita, Kans.................................................. 364

Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans............................................ 364

Arkansas River at Van Buren, Ark................................................. 365

Arkansas River at Little Rock, Ark............................................... 365

Tennessee Fork near Leadville, Colo.............................................. 365

Cottonwood Creek below Hot Springs, near Buena Vista, Colo....................... 365

South Arkansas River near Salida, Colo........................................... 366

Grape Creek near Westcliffe, Colo................................................ 366

St. Charles River at Burnt Mill, Colo............................................ 356

Huerfano River at Manzanares Crossing, near Redwing, Colo........................ 366

Cucharas River near La Veta, Colo................................................ 367

Purgatoire River at Trinidad, Colo............................................... 367

Purgatoire River at Ninemile Dam, near Higbee, Colo.............................. 367

Pawnee River near Larned, Kans................................................... 367

Little Arkansas River at Valley Center, Kans..................................... 368

Walnut River at Winfield, Kans................................................... 368

Verdigris River at Independence, Kans............................................ 368

Neosho River near lola, Kans..................................................... 368

Neosho River near Parsons, Kans.................................................. 369

Neosho River near Grove, Okla.................................................... 369

Spring River near Waco, Mo....................................................... 369

Shoal Creek near Joplln, MD ...................................................... 370

Canadian River near Bell ranch, N. Mex........................................... 370

Canadian River at Logan, N. Mex.................................................. 370

Vermejo River near Dawson, N. Mex................................................ 370

Cieneguilla Creek near Eagle Nest (Therma), N. Mex............................... 371

Cimarron River at Ute Park, N. Mex............................................... 371

Cimarron River at Springer, N. Mex............................................... 371

Six Mile Creek near Eagle Nest (Therma), N. Mex.................................. 371

Fforeno Creek at Eagle Nest (Therma), N. Mex...................................... 372

Rayado River at Sauble ranch, near Cimarron, N. Mex.............................. 372

Hora River and La Cueva canal at La Cueva, N. Mex................................ 372

Mora River near Golondrinas, N. Mex.............................................. 372

Mora River near Shoemaker, N. Mex................................................ 373

Coyote Creek near Golondrinas, N. Mex............................................ 373

Petit Jean Creek at Danville, Ark................................................ 373

Red River Basin.................................................................... 374

Red River near Colbert, Okla. (Denison, Tex.).................................... 374

Pease River near Crowell, Tex.................................................... 374

Washita River near Durwood, Okla................................................. 374

Sulphur River near Darden, Tex................................................... 374

Cypress Creek near Jefferson, Tex................................................ 374

Index................................................................................ 375

ILLUSTRATIONS

Plate 1. Gaglng-station structures: A, Arkansas River at Little Rock, Ark.; B, Red 

River near Colbert, Okla.; C, Red River at Garland, Ark..................
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN, 1939

SCOPE OF WORK

TMs volume Is one of a series of 14 reports presenting results of measurements of stage 

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

ending September 30, 1939. The work was begun In 1888 In connection with special studies 

relating to Irrigation. Measurements of flow of streams and measurements of stage and contents of lakes and reservoirs have been made at about 8,240 gaging stations In the United 

States and also at many gaging stations In Alaska and Hawaii. In July 1939, 4,160 gaging 

stations were being maintained by the Geological Survey and cooperating organizations. 

Miscellaneous discharge measurements were made at many other points.

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

either by furnishing data or by assisting In collecting data. Acknowledgments for cooperation of the first kind are made in connection with the description of each station 

affected; cooperation of the second kind Is acknowledged on page 9.

DEFINITION OF TERMS

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

herein are defined as follows:

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

rate of discharge of water flowing In a channel when the cross-sectional area Is l square 

foot and the average velocity Is 1 foot per second.

"Second-feet per square mile" Is the average number of cubic feet of water flowing per 

second from each square mile of area drained, on the aseumptlon that the run-off Is distributed uniformly both as regards time and area.

"Run-off In Inches". Is the depth to which an area would be covered If all the water 

flowing from it In a given period were uniformly distributed on Its surface. It is used 

for comparing run-off with rainfall, which is usually expressed In Inches.

An "acre-foot," equivalent to 43,560 cubic feet, Is the quantity of water required to 

cover an acre to the depth of 1 foot. The term Is commonly used In connection with storage for Irrigation.

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

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

represents a run-off of 0.0372 Inch from one square mile.

"Stage-dlecharge relation" Is an abbreviation for the term "relation of gage height to 

discharge."

"Control" Is a term used to designate the natural section or reach of the channel or 

artificial structure below the gage that determines the stage-discharge relation at the

EXPLANATION OF DATA

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

discharge, and general Information used to supplement the gage heights and discharge

1
2 EXPLANATION OF DATA

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

from direct readings on a nonrecordlng gage or from a water-stage recorder that gives a 

continuous record of the fluctuations. Measurements of discharge are made with a current 

meter by the general methods outlined in standard textbooks on the measurement of river 

discharge. Gaglng-station structures are shown on plate 1.

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

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

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

comprise a description of the station, a table showing the daily discharge of the stream, 

and a table of monthly and yearly discharge and run-off. Skeleton rating tables are published except for those stations whose dally discharge for the greater part of the year 

was determined by the shifting-control method, the slope method, or other special methods.

The description of the station gives the type of gage, Its latitude and longitude determined from the best available maps, and information In regard to diversions that 

decrease the flow at the gage, artificial regulation from pondage or storage, and the 

accuracy of the records. Under "Average discharge" is given the average discharge for the 

number of years indicated. It is given only for stations for which there are 10 or more 

complete years of record. Under "Extremes" are given the maximum discharge and gage 

height; the minimum discharge if there is little or no regulation; the minimum dally 

discharge if there is extensive regulation (also the minimum discharge if useful); and the 

minimum gage height (except when it is of no importance). Unless otherwise qualified, the 

maximum discharge corresponds to the crest stage, obtained by use of a water-stage recorder or a nonrecording gage read at the time of the crest. Likewise the minimum represents 

the lowest discharge, unless otherwise qualified. The peak discharge for the year with 

the time of its occurrence is given below the table of monthly discharge for some stations. Selected lower peaks are also given if the peak discharge exceeded the mean discharge for that day by more than 10 percent. This supplementary information is generally 

not given for stations having drainage areas of less than 10 square miles or more than 

10,000 square miles.

The table of daily discharge gives, for stations equipped with nonrecording gages, the 

discharge in second-feet corresponding to once-daily readings of the gage or the mean of 

twice-daily readings. For flashy floods the mean daily discharge is determined from 

gage-height graphs based on gage readings made once or twice daily or oftener, as stated 

in the station description. For stations equipped with water-stage recorders, except 

those on streams subject to sudden or rapid fluctuation, the table gives the discharge 

corresponding to the mean dally gage height. For stations subject to such fluctuation the 

mean daily gage height may not indicate the true mean daily discharge, which must be obtained by averaging the discharge for intervals of the day or by using the discharge integrator, an Instrument for obtaining the mean daily discharge from a continuous gageheight graph and containing as an essential element the rating curve of the station.

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

for each month of the figures for that month given In the table of daily discharge. The 

column headed "Maximum" gives the maximum daily discharge and not the discharge when the 

water surface was at crest height. Likewise, in the column headed "Minimum" the quantity
WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 877 PLATE 1

A. ARKANSAS RIVER AT LITTLE ROCK, ARK. B. RED RIVER JNEAR COLRERT. OKLA.

GAGTNG-STATION STRUCTURES.

C. RED RIVER AT GARLAND, ARK.

Note safety basket on ladder approach to gage shelter.
EXPLANATION OF DATA 3

given Is the minimum daily discharge. The column headed "Mean" gives the average flow in 

cubic feet per second during the month.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

The accuracy of stream-flow data depends primarily on (1) the permanency of the stagedischarge relation and (2) the accuracy of observation of stage, measurements of flow, and 

interpretation of records.

The station description gives a statement in regard to the general accuracy of the 

records. "Excellent" indicates that, in general, the dally records are accurate within 5 

percent; "good," within 10 percent; "fair," within 15 percent; and "poor," within 20 or a 

higher percent.

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

owing to diversions, amount consumed, regulation by storage, increase or decrease In 

evaporation due to artificial causes, or other factors. For such stations figures of 

"second-feet per square mile" and "run-off in inches" are not published unless reservoir 

records are included indicating the extent of the regulation, or. satisfactory adjustments 

can be made for changes in contents of reservoirs or for other changes incident to use and 

control. Figures of second-feet per square mile and run-off in Inches are also omitted if 

the drainage area includes large noncontributlng areas or if the average annual rainfall 

over the drainage area Is less than 20 Inches.

Many gaging stations on streams in the Irrigated areas of the United States are situated above most of the diversions from those streams, so that the discharge recorded does 

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

the station must first be satisfied.

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

table of dally discharge allows more detailed studies of the variation in flow. It should 

be borne In mind, however, that the observations In each succeeding year may be expected 

to throw new light on data previously published, and that greater degrees of refinement in 

computations and records may be warranted with the Increase In data and the use of 

Improved equipment.

PUBLICATIONS

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

part covering an area whose boundaries coincide with natural drainage features as indicated below:

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

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

	Mississippi River).

3. Ohio River Basin.

4. St. Lawrence River Basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River Basins.

6. Missouri River Basin.

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.
PUBLICATIONS

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

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

1. Copies may be purchased at nominal cost from the Superintendent of Documents, 

Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C., who will, on application, furnish lists 

giving prices.

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

the United States.

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

branch of the Geological Survey as follows:

East of the Mississippi River:

Albany, N. Y., 526 Federal Building.

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

Atlanta, Ga., Georgia School of Technology.

Augusta, Maine, Statehouse.

Boston, Mass., 945 Post Office Building.

Charlottesville, Va., House B, University Row, University of Virginia.

Chattanooga, Term., 442 Post Office Building.

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

Columbia, S. C., 119 United States Courthouse.

Columbus, Ohio, 404 Engineering Experiment Station, Ohio State University.

Harrisburg, Pa., 490 Education Building.

Hartford, Conn., 203 Federal Building.

Indianapolis, Ind., 316 Federal Building.

Louisville, Ky., 641 Federal Building.

Madison, Wis., 337 N. State Capitol.

Montgomery, Ala., 507 Post Office Building.

Ocala, Fla., Post Office Building.

St. Paul, Minn., 808 New Post Office Building.

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

Trenton, N. J., 228 Federal Building.

Urbana, 111., 14 Post Office Annex.

West of the Mississippi River:

Austin, Tex., 300 State- Highway Building.

Boise, Idaho, 429 Federal Building.

Denver, Colo., 230 Customhouse.

Fort Smith, Ark., 6 Post Office Building.

Helena, Mont., 408 Federal Building.

Honolulu, Hawaii, 225 Federal Building.

Idaho Falls, Idaho, 204 Federal Building.

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

Los Angeles, Calif., G-31 Post Office and Courthouse.

Portland, Oreg., 606 Post Office Building.

Rolla, Mo., Missouri Geological Survey Building, Missouri School of Mines

and Metallurgy.

St. Louis, Mo., 906 Customhouse, 1114 Market Street. 

Salt Lake City, Utah, 303 Federal Building. 

San Francisco, Calif.,'208 Federal Office Building. 

Santa Fe, N. Mex., 204 United States Courthouse. 

Tacoma, Wash., 406 Federal Building. 

Topeka, Kans., 305 Federal Building. 

Tucson, Ariz., 210 Post Office Building.

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

Director, Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

Records of flow of streams in the United States have been published in the reports 

tabulated as follows:

Stream-flow data in reports of the Geological Survey 

(A = Annual Report; B = Bulletin; W = Water-supply Paper)

Report

10th A, 

llth A, 

12th A, 

13th A, 

14th A, 

B 131..

16th A, 

B 140..

W 11

18th A,

pt. 

pt. 

pt. 

pt. 

pt.

pt.

pt.

2 

2 

2 

3 

2

2

4

Character of data

Descriptive information only. 

Monthly discharge and descriptive information..... 

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

Monthly discharge (long-time records, 1871-93).... 

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and 

ratings . 

Descriptive information only. 

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, ratings, 

and monthly discharge (also many data covering 

earlier years) . 

Gage heights (also gage heights for earlier years). 

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly 

discharge (also similar data for some earlier 

years ) .

Year

1884 to Sept 

1884 to June 

1884 to Dec. 

1888 to Dec. 

1893-94.

1895.

1896 

1895-96.

. 1890. 

30, 1891 

31, 1892 

31, 1893
PUBLICATIONS

Stream-flow data in reports of the Geological Survey Continued

Report Character of data Year

W 15. 

W 16.

19th A, pt. 4 

W 27.........

W 28.

20th A, pt. 4 

W 35 to 39...

21st A, pt. 4 

W 47 to 52...

22d A, pt. 4. 

W 65, 66.....

Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights for

streams east of the Mississippi River and

Missouri River and tributaries above Kansas River. 

Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights for

streams west of the Mississippi River except

Missouri River and tributaries above Kansas River. 

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly

discharge (also some long-time records). 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights for streams

east of the Mississippi River and Missouri River

and tributaries. 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights for streams

west of the Mississippi River except Missouri

River and tributaries.

Monthly discharge (also for many earlier years)..... 

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and

ratings. 

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

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and

ratings. 

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

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and

ratings. 

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

1897.

1897.

1897.

1898.

1898.

1898.

1899.

1899.

1900.

1900.

1901.

1901.

Note.- The reports that contain records for years after 1901 are given in the table on

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

the papers on surface water supply published from 1899 to 1939. The data for any particular station will, in general, be found in the reports covering the years during which 

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

area covered by part 3 are published in Water-Supply Papers 283, 303, 323, 353, 403, 433, 

453, 473, and 503, which contain records for the Ohio River Basin for those years.

The records at most of the stations discussed in these reports extend over a series of 

years. Miscellaneous measurements at many points other than regular gaging stations have 

been made each year and are published under "Miscellaneous discharge measurements" at the 

end of each report, the streams and points of measurement listed appearing in the same 

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

the records obtained prior to 1904 has been published in Water-Supply Paper 119.
Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of str

(For basins Included see p. 3)

Year

1899 a. 

1900 g. 

1901. . . 

1902... 

1903...

1904... 

1905. . . 

1906... 

1907-8. 

1909...

1910... 

1911... 

1912... 

1913... 

1914...

1915. . . 

1916... 

1917... 

1918. . . 

1919-20

1921... 

1922... 

1923... 

1924... 

1925. . .

1926... 

1927... 

1928... 

1929... 

1930...

1931... 

1932... 

1933... 

1934... 

1935. . .

1936 . . . 

1937... 

1938. . . 

1939...

I

35 

47. h 48 

65. 75 

82 

97

o 124, p 125, q 126 

o 165. p 166, q 167 

o 201, p 202, q 203 

241 

261

281 

301 

321 

351 

381

401 

431 

451 

471 

501

521 

541 

561 

581 

601

621 

641 

661 

681 

696

711 

726 

741 

756 

781

801 

821 

851

871

2

b 35. 36 

48 

65. 75 

b 82, 83 

b 97. 98

q 126, 127 

q 167, 168 

q 203. 204 

242

262

282 

302 

322 

352 

382

402 

432 

452 

472 

502

522 

542 

562 

582 

602

622 

642 

662 

682 

697

712 

727 

742 

757 

782

802 

822 

852 

872

3

36 

48, 1 49 

65, 75 

83 

98

128 

169 

205 

243 

263

283 

303 

323 

353 

383

403 

433 

453 

473 

&P5

523 

543 

563 

58S 

603

623 

643 

663 

683 

698

713 

728 

743 

758 

783

803 

823 

853 

873

4

36 

49 

65, 75 

m 82, 83 

97

129 

170 

206 

244 

264

284 

304 

324 

354 

384

404 

434 

454 

474 

594

524 

544 

564 

584 

604

624 

644 

664 

684 

699

714 

729 

744 

759 

784

804 

824 

854 

874

5

36 

49 

k 65, 66, 75 

k 83, 85 

k 98. 99. n 100

k 128, 130 

171 

207 

245 

26B

285 

305 

325 

355 

386

405 

435 

455 

475 

505

525 

545 

565 

585 

60S

625 

645 

665 

685

700

715 

730 

745 

760 

7BB

805 

825 

855 

875

6

0 36, 37 

49, J 50 

66, 75 

84 

99

130, r 131 

172 

208 

246 

Hfifi

286 

306 

326 

356 

SBB

406 

436 

456

476

526 

546 

566 

586 

fiOfi

626 

646 

666 

686 

701

716 

731 

746 

761 

786

806 

826 

856 

876

7

37 

50 

k 65, 66, 75 

k 83, 84 

k 98. 99

k 128, 131 

k 169, 173 

k 205, 209 

247 

267

287 

307 

327 

357 

387

407 

437 

457 

477 

507

527 

547 

567 

587 

607

627 

647 

667 

687 

702

717 

732 

747 

762 

787

807 

827 

857 

877

a Rating tables and Index to Water-Supply Papers 35-39 contained In Water-Supply 

Paper 39. Tables of monthly discharge for 1899 In 21st Annual Report, part 4.

b James River only.

o Qallatln River.

d Green and Qunnlson Rivers and Colorado River above Qunnlson River.

e Hojave River only.

f Kings and Kern Rivers and south Pacific slope basins.

g Rating tables and Index to Water-Supply Papers 47-52 and data on precipitation, 

wells, and Irrigation In California and Utah contained In Water-Supply Paper 52. 

Monthly discharge for 1900 In 22d Annual Report, part 4.

h Wlsaahlokon and Sehuylklll Rivers to James River.

1 Scloto River.

J Loup, P

k Tributa

m Lake On

n Hudson 

o New Eng

p Hudson 

q Suaqueh

r Platte 

s The Gre

t Below J

u Rogue, 
PUBLICATIONS

From time to time reports have been published that are compilations of records for 

various areas, usually a single State or drainage basin. These reports contain records 

previously published (some of which have been revised), as well as some records not contained in the annual series of water-supply papers. The following table gives the numbers 

and titles of these reports, arranged in alphabetical order by States and drainage basins.

Reports containing compilation of discharge by States and drainage basins

Water-Supply 

Paper

107

298

299

300

447

597-E

636-D

636-E

637-A

74

197

415

230

370

850

424

492

870

469

395

617

517

618

198

536

279

192

358

491

109

Year 

ending

1903

1912

1912

1912

1918

1927

1927

1927

1927

1900

1905

1915

1906

1910

1937

1916

1919

1935

1921

1914

1927

1920

19S6

1906

1920

1909

1906

1913

1917

1904

State or drainage basin and title

STATE

Alabama, Water powers of, with an appendix on stream measurements

in Mississippi.

California, Water resources of, part 1, Stream measurements in

Sacramento River Basin.

California, Water resources of, part 2, Stream measurements in San

Joaquin River Basin.

California, Water resources of, part 3, Stream measurements in the

Great Basin and Pacific coast river basins.

California, Surface water supply of the southern Pacific slope of.

California, Surface water supply of Sacramento River Basin.

California, Surface water supply of San Joaquin River Basin.

California, Surface water supply of Pacific slope basins in.

California, Surface water supply of minor San Francisco Bay, northern Pacific, and Great Basins in.

Colorado, Water resources of.

Georgia, Water resources of.

Massachusetts, Surface waters of.

Nebraska, Surface water supply of.

Oregon, Surface water supply of.

Texas, Summary of records of surface waters of.

Vermont, Surface waters of.

Washington, Summary of hydrometric data in.

Washington, Summary of records of surface waters of.

Wyoming, Surface waters of, and their utilization.

DRAINAGE BASIN

Colorado River (Ariz., Colo., N. Hex. , Utah, Wyo.) and its

utilization, 1916.

Colorado River, upper (Colo., Utah), and its utilization, 1929.

Great Salt Lake Basin, Water powers of, 1924.

Green River (Utah, Wyo.) and its utilization, 1930.

Kennebec River Basin (Maine), Water resources of, 1907.

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

New-Kanawha River Basin (N. C., Va., W. Va.), Surface water supply

of, 1925.

Penobscot River Basin (Maine), Water resources of, 1912.

Potomac River Basin (Kd., Va., W. Va., etc.), 1907.

Rio Grande Basin (Colo., N. Mex., Tex.), Water resources of, 1888-

1913.

St. Mary and Milk Rivers (Mont., Canada), Water supply of, 1980.

Susquehanna River Basin (Pa., Md.), Hydrography of, 1905.

In addition to the records contained in the reports noted above, records of discharge 

have been published in State reports. Some of these are not contained in the publications 

of the Geological Survey or are revisions of records previously published in its watersupply papers. The following table contains a list of these reports.

State reports containing compilation of records of discharge

State Year 

ending Report Issued by

Alabama.... 

Arkansas... 

Connecticut

Georgia....

Illinois... 

Do......

Indiana....

Do.

1915

1928

1926

1920

1937

1911

1927

ai930 

1932

Bull. 17, Water powers of Alabama. 

Stream-gaging report 1............

Bull. 44, Water resources of

Connecticut.

Bull. 38. Water powers of Georgia. 

Stream-flow data of Illinois......

Water resources of Illinois.......

Pub. 72, Surface water supply of

Indiana. 

Pub. 112, Surface water supply of

Indiana. 

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

Geological Survey of Alabama. 

Arkansas Geological Survey. 

State Geological and Natural

History Survey. 

Geological Survey of Georgia. 

Division of Waterways. 

Rivers and Lakes Commission. 

Department of Conservation.

Do. 

Iowa State Planning Board.

a Includes records for the years 1927-30.
PUBLICATIONS

State reports containing compilation of records of discharge Continued

State

Do......

Do......

Do......

Kentucky... 

Minnesota..

Missouri . . .

Nebraska . . . 

Do......

New Jersey. 

Do......

New Mexico.

North Carolina. 

Do......

Do......

Do......

Pennsylvania

Tennessee . . 

Do......

Virginia... 

Washington. 

Wisconsin..

Do......

Year 

ending

&1919 

°1924 

d!928

e!935 

1920 

1912

1926

1914

r1928 

1928

S1934 

1925 

1923 

' n!936 

1914 

1 1924 

^1930 

k!936 

1911 

1 1932

1924 

m!930 

1905

1927 

1933 

1914

n!923

Report

Water-resources investigation of 

Minnesota. 

Reports of Bureau of Geology and Mines, 

vol. 20, 2d series, Water Resources 

of Missouri.

Bull. 33, Surface water supply of New 

Jersey. 

Special Report 5, Surface water supply 

of New Jersey.

Bull. 34, Discharge records of North 

Carolina streams. 

Bull. 39, Discharge records of North 

Carolina streams. 

Bull. 4, Water resources of the State 

of Oregon. 

Bull. 7, Water resources of the State 

of Oregon. 

Bull. 8, Water resources of the State 

of Oregon. 

Bull. 9, Water resources of the State 

of Oregon. 

Report of Water Supply Commission of 

Pennsylvania. 

Stream-flow records of Pennsylvania....

Bull. 34, Water resources of Tennessee. 

Bull. 40, Surface waters of Tennessee.. 

5th Biennial Report, State Engineer....

Bull. 31, Water resources of Virginia..

Bull. 5, Monthly and yearly summaries 

of hydrometric data. 

1st report of Railroad Commission of 

Wisconsin to Legislature on water 

powers . 

2d report of Railroad Commission of 

Wisconsin to Legislature on water 

powers .

Issued by

Kansas Water Commission. 

Do. 

Kansas State Board of 

Agriculture. 

Do. 

Kentucky Geological Survey. 

State Drainage Comnission.

Missouri Geological Survey 

and Water Resources.

Bureau of Water Power, Irrigation and Drainage. 

Do. 

Department of Conservation 

and Development. 

State Water Policy 

Commission. 

Office of the State 

Engineer. 

Department of Conservation 

and Development. 

Do.

Office of the State 

Engineer . 

Do.

Do. 

Do.

Water Supply Comnission of 

Pennsylvania. 

Department of Forests and 

Waters . 

Department of Education. 

Do. 

Office of the State 

Engineer . 

Conservation and Development 

Commission. 

Department of Conservation 

and Development. 

Railroad Commission of 

Wisconsin.

Do.

b Includes records for the years 1895-1919. 1 Includes records for the years 1914-24. 

c Includes records for the years 1919-24. J Includes records for the years 1924-30. 

d Includes records for the years 1924-28. K Includes records for the years 1930-36. 

e Includes records for the years 1928-35. 1 Includes records for the years 1928-32. 

f Includes records for the years 1914-28. m Includes average weekly discharge for 

g Includes records for the years 1928-34. the years 1920-30. 

h Includes records for the years 1889-1936; n Includes records for the years 1914-23. 

records of dally and monthly discharge 

are not included.

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

States have issued annual or biennial reports in which are contained records of discharge: 

California, Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York 

(also New York City Board of Water Supply), North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah, 

Washington, and Wyoming.

RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

The table on the following page contains a list of gaging stations for the area 

covered by this report at which records of dally discharge were collected during the year 

ending September 30, 1939, by agencies other than the Geological Survey. The records for 

these stations are not contained In publications of the Geological Survey.
RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Records of dally discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey

Stream

Aplshapa River......

Arkansas River...... 

Atchafalaya River...

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

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

Bayou Bartholomew. . . 

Big Black River.....

Black Bayou. ........ 

Black Cypress Creek. 

Black Lake Bayou. . . .

Bayou Boeuf . ........ 

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

Cache River. ........ 

Caddo Lake ..........

Canal 4. ............

Canadian River. ..... 

Bayou Cocodrle ......

Bayou Courtableau. . . 

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

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

Cypress Bayou. ......

Diversion canal Into

Bayou des Qlalses... 

Bayou des Glalses 

diversion channel 

Ratchle River ....... 

Hurricane Creek..... 

Bayou Lamourle ...... 

Little Missouri 

River. 

Loosahatchle River.. 

Bayou Nacon. ........

Mississippi River...

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

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

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

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

Horth Sulphur River. 

Ocate Creek. ........

Ouaehlta River...... 

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

Bayou Plerre. . ......

Red River........... 

St. Francis River...

Location

Fowler, Colo... ...... 

Las Anlmas, Colo.....

North of confluence 

with Little Bayou 

des Curses, La. 

Slmmeaport, La.......

Kilmichael, Mlsa.....

Rodessa, La. ......... 

Jefferson, Tex. ...... 

Coushatta-Ashland 

highway, La. (Route 

9). 

Above Bayou Robert . . . 

Lamourle, La....- -

Fatterson, Ark. ...... 

Moor Ingsport , La..... 

Alplne-Blsmark highway, Ark. 

Chlcot, Ark. ......... 

Conchas Dam, 11. Hex.. 

Louisiana State Highway 26. 

East of Port Barre, 

La. 

North of Port Barre, 

La. 

Washington, La. ...... 

Benton, La. .......... 

Morton, Ark. ......... 

Mac on Lake, Ark......

Lake Village, Ark. . . . 

More auvl lie. La. .....

Rlalto, Term... ...... 

Sheridan, Ark. ....... 

Lamourle, La.........

Eudora, Ark. .........

Arkansas City, Ark...

Baton Rouge, La...... 

Carollton, La........

Columbus, Ky......... 

Helena, Ark. .........

Hayersvllle, Miss....

Hatchez. Hiss. (Ferry 

Range).

Tarbert Landing, 

Hiss.

Red River Landing, 

La. 

Paris, Tex. .......... 

Colmor, N. Hex. ...... 

Below Texas & Pacific 

Railway bridge near 

Torres, La.

Arkadelphla, Ark..... 

Camden, Ark. ......... 

Cold Spring Bar, Ark. 

Hanna, La..... .......

Fulton, Ark.......... 

Lake City, Ark. ......

Period

1939 

1939

*1933-39

*1851, 1858, 

1873, 1880- 

1939

*1939 

*1936-39 

*1936-39

« ] Q«fi -JIG

*1939 

*1938-39 

*1939

*1939 

*1937-39 

*1939 

*1939 

*1937-39 

*1938-59 

*1939

*1938-39 

1936-39 

*1937-39

*1930-39 

*1932-39

*1932-39 

-*1939 

*1937-39 

*1939

*1938-39 

*1937-39 

*1939

*1939 

*1939 

*1937-39

#1939 

*1938-39 

*1939 

*1884-1939

*1929, 1938- 

39 

#1851-52, 

1879-1939 

*1857-1939 

#1879-1939 

#1883-95, 

1933-39 

#1858, 1890- 

92, 1927, 

1934-39 

*1911-13, 

1928-29 , 

1932-39 

#1851, 1881- 

19S9 

*1938-39 

*1936-39 

#1S51, 1858, 

1888-1939

41929-39 

 1929-39 

*1928-39 

«1939 

#1939 

#1938-39 

#1933-39

Operated by

Corps of Engineers, U. S. 

Army.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Remarks

Unpublished.

Do. 

Published In 

reports of 

Mississippi 

River Commission. 

Unpublished.

Published In 

reports of 

Mississippi 

River Commission. 

Unpublished. 

Do. 

Do. 

DO. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Tto. 

Do.

Do. 

Published In 

reports of 

Mississippi 

River Commission. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

DO. 

Do.

Do. 

Do.

Do.

Unpublished. 

Do. 

Published in 

reports of 

Mississippi 

River Commission. 

Unpublished. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

 Intermittently.

2«7HIO-10 1
10 RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Records of dally discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey Continued

Stream

St. Francis River....

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

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

Bay of St. Francis...

Saline River. ........

Saline River and 

Qamble Creek.

Smackover Creek...... 

South Sulphur River.. 

Sulphur River. .......

Sulphur River. ....... 

Bayou Teehe. ......... 

Bayou Teehe.......... 

Wallace Lake ......... 

West Beaver Creek. . . . 

Whiskey Bay pilot 

channel.

Location

Parkin, Ark. .......

St. Francis, Ark... 

Wappape llo , Ho ..... 

Riverfront, Ark....

Benton, Ark........ 

Calvln-Qoldana highway, La. (Route 9) 

Sheridan, Ark......

Smackover, Ark. .... 

Charleston, Tex. . . . 

Below Rlngo CrossIng, Tex. 

Texarkana, Tex..... 

Charenton, La...... 

Fort Barre, La..... 

Stonewall, La...... 

Victor, Colo....... 

Station 10+00, La.

Clarendon, Ark..... 

Raleigh, Tenn. .....

Period

*1928-39

*19ZZ-Z9 

*19Z6-ZB 

»1928-S8

*19Z9

»1939 

*19Z9

1938-39 

*1939 

 1938-39 

«1939

»1939 

*1933-39 

»1932-39 

*1939 

1905-39 

»1935-39

 1938-39 

»1879-1939

 1936-39

Operated by

Corps of Engineers, U. S. 

Army.

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

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

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

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

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

Corps of Engineers, U. S. 

Army.

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

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

Remarks

Published In 

reports of 

Mississippi 

River Commission. 

Unpublished. 

Do. 

Published In 

reports of 

Mississippi 

River Commission. 

Unpublished.

Do. 

Do.

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Published In 

reports of 

Mississippi 

River Commission. 

Unpublished.

 Intermittently.

Note.- In addition to the records listed In the above table, the Soil Conservation Service (beginning In 1938) has collected records of run-off from aix areas of less than 25 acrea each near 

Bentonvllle, Ark., four areas of less than 50 acres each near Colorado Springs, Colo., four areas of 

leas than 100 acres each near Huskogee, Okla., and three areas of leas than 150 aorea each near Vega, 

Tex. These records are not published but are contained In the files of the organization named.

COOPERATION

The work In several States was done under cooperative agreements with the organizations 

listed below.

Arkansas: State Highway Commission, W. W. Mltchell, director; the Arkansas 

Geological Survey, George C. Branner, State geologist; and the city or Fort Smith, 

Water Department, H. S. Peck, commissioner.

Colorado: Office of the State engineer, M. C. Hlnderllder, State engineer.

Kansas: Water-resources division of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture, 

George S. Knapp, chief engineer.

Kentucky: Department of Highways, T. H. Cutler, chief engineer.

Louisiana: Louisiana Department of Conservation, William G. Rankln and Ernest 

S. Clements, directors, and the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and 

Mechanical College, L. J. Lassalle, dean, College of Engineering.

Mississippi: Mississippi Geological Survey, W. C. Morse, director.

Missouri: Missouri Geological Survey and Water Resources, H. A. Buehler, State 

geologist; the Missouri Highway Department, C. W. Brown, chief highway engineer; 

the Missouri Park Department, I. T. Bode, director; the city of Joplln, J. J. 

Saunders, coimlss loner, Department of Streets and Public Improvements; and the 

city of Springfield, Will C. Lohmeyer, commissioner, Department of Public Property 

and Public Utilities.

New Mexico: Office of the State engineer, Thomas M. McClure, State engineer.
COOPERATION 11

Oklahoma: Oklahoma Planning and Resources Board, Division of Water Resources, Don 

McBrlde, chief engineer; and the city of Oklahoma City, Water Department, M. B. 

Cunn1ngham, super1nt endent.

Tennessee: Tennessee Division of Geology, Walter F. Pond, State geologist. 

Texas: Texas State Board of Water engineers, c. S. Clark, chairman, A. H. Dunlap, 

and J. W. Pritchett.

Financial assistance was furnished by the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, in the operation of 72 gaging stations, of which 5 were in Arkansas, 4 in Colorado, 3 in Kansas, 18 

In Louisiana, 14 in Mississippi, 2 in Missouri, 17 in Oklahoma, and 9 in Texas.

Financial assistance was also furnished by the Weather Bureau and the Flood Control 

Coordinating Committee, United States Department of Agriculture.

Funds for the construction, repair, and improvement of gaging stations were allocated 

to the Geological Survey by the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works.

Assistance in collecting records was rendered also by the following organizations and 

corporations:

Arkansas: Arkansas Power & Light Co. and the White River Power Co.

Colorado: Arkansas Valley Ditch Association.

Mississippi: Vicksburg Bridge Co.

Missouri: Little River Drainage District and the Empire District Electric Co.

DIVISION OF WORK

The data for stations in the several States were collected and prepared for publication under supervision of district engineers as follows: In Arkansas (except for White 

River at Beaver), in Oklahoma (except for Red River near Terral), and for Mississippi 

River at Memphis, Tenn. J. L. Saunders; in Colorado Robert Follansbee, the work being 

done In collaboration with M. C. Hinderlider, State engineer, and L. T. Burgess, State 

chief hydrographer; in Kansas J. B. Spiegel; in Kentucky F. M. Veatch; in Louisiana and 

Mississippi D. H. Barber; in Missouri and for White River at Beaver, Ark. H. C. Beckman; 

In New Mexico Berkeley Johnson; in Tennessee (except for Mississippi River at Memphis) 

C. E. McCashln; In Texas and for Red River near Terral, Okla. C. E. Ellsworth.
12 GAGING-STATION RECORDS 

mSSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River at St. Louis, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°37'44", long. 90°10'54", at foot of Washington 

Avenue, just downstream from west pier of Eads Bridge, St. Louis, and 15 miles downstream from Missouri River. Zero of gage is 379.94 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929) and 379.80 feet above mean Gulf level.

Drainage area.- 701,000 square miles (authority, Mississippi River Commission).

Records available.- mrch 1933 to September 1939. Daily gage heights have been published In reports of Mississippi River Coinmission since January 1861, in reports of 

U. S. Weather Bureau since January 1890. Results of discharge measurements made intermittently since 1866 by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, and Mississippi River Commission are published in reports of those organizations.

Extremes.- mximum discharge during year, 529,000 second-feet April 20 (gage height, 

' 30.13 feet); minimum, 40,100 second-feet Sept. 28 (gage height, -3.78 feet).

1933-39: Maximum discharge, 649,000 second-feet June 7, 1935; maximum gage 

height, 33.52 feet June 9, 1935; minimum discharge, 27,600 second-feet Dec. 12, 1937 

(gage height, -5.52 feet).

stage known, 41.39 feet June 28, 1844.

Remarks.- Records excellent. During the year 55 discharge measurements were made.

Gage height at S a. in feet, water year October 193S to September 1939

Day

1

2

S

4

S

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

51

Oct.

18.99

18.66

18.19

17.48

16.53

15.62

14.58

13.18

11.47

8'. 67

7.34

6.52

6.08

5.08

5.00

5.08

4.35

4.15

4.19

4.19

4.61

4.37

4.20

3.97

3.52

2.61

3.36

3.53

3.63

3.19

S.07

Nov.

2.52

2.34

2.26

2.40

3.03

3.45

5.94

5.91

6.76

8.38

9.44

9.56

9.70

9.36

8.75

8.34

8.39

8.58

8.50

8.37

8.47

8.38

8.72

8.36

8.04

7.63

6.75

5.37

4.78

4.06

-

Dec.

3.37

2.37

2.64.

2.94

5.12

5.47

3.88

3.39

3.68

2.80

3.89

3.74

3.13

2.57

2.22

2.00

2.47

2.07

1.91

1.05

.69

-.22

.66

.21

.26

-.10

.51

-1.22

-2.45

-1.41

.20

Jan.

-0.21

-.37

-.54

-.20

.06

-1.06

-.07

-.67

-.74

.46

.54

1.06

1.65

2.33

2.94

3.11

3.12

3.98

4.08

4.18

5.52

4.10

3.61

3.45

2.35

1.24

1.53

1.48

1.41

1.37

2.47

Pel).

1.35

1.98

2.25

4.SS

4.61

4.32

4.17

3.06

2.94

3.89

6.07

8.77

7.60

5.97

4.78

4.16

4.48

5.16

5.16

7.45

8.45

7.75

6.70

6.10

7-. 14

6.52

7.12

9.03

_

-

Mar.

S.S7

9.86

10.46

9.77

9.51

9.36

8.98

8.73

9.08

9.35

9.57

11.90

16.85

20.07

21.92

23.06

23.96

24.35

24.50

24.26

22.83

21.17

19.65

18.19

17.02

16. 4S

15.87

15.93

15.73

16.37

16.23

Apr.

16.10

14.61

14.25

14.50

15.82

17.68

20.64

21.36

21.06

20.70

20.63

20.80

21.16

21.56

21.68

22. 77

25.82

27.87

29.32

30.12

29.77

28.50

26.90

24.90

22.87

20.69

19.49

19.05

19.14

18.75

-

May

18.12

17.14

16.57

16.39

16.46

16.15

15.73

15.25

14.93

16.33

18.74

17.84

16.22

14.98

13.90

12.97

11.52

10.59

9.57

9.23

9.08

7.78

7.12

5.94

5.74

5.71

6.08

6.78

11.00

8. 60

6.8S

June

7.14

7.10

8.13

S.75

8.80

9.38

9.35

10.08

10.53

10.25

10.68

9.90

9.94

11.27

11.57

10.63

9.43

10.27

11.61

13.03

15.12

18.03

18.89

19.75

19.96

19.59

19.63

19.36

20.33

20.30

-

July

18.10

16.98

15.09

15.06

14.51

16.23

16.00

14.50

13.66

13.13

12.93

11.88

11.70

10.23

8.87

7.33

7.47

7.08

6.40

6.77

7.02

6.64

6.59

6.83

6.15

7.62

8.36

7.95

6.99

4.42

3.55

Aug.

3.40

4.17

4.37

4.57

3.38

2.54

2.22

2.57

4.34

5.00

6.00

7.30

11.09

9.56

8.1V

7.71

6.63

8.77

13.93

13.17

10.18

5.28

5.15

4.87

7.38

6.17

4.65

2.25

1.63

.91

1.33

Sept.

1.12

.60

.12

.20

-.85

-1.21

-1.30

-1.85

-1.56

-1.70

-1.32

-2.18

-2.03

-2.10

-1.64

-.42

-.27

.14

-.05

-.42

-1.62

-2.54

-2.19

-2.26

-3. 87

-2.47

-2.62

-3.53

-3.07

-2.48
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 13

Discharge, In second-feet, of Mississippi River at St. Louis, Ko., water year October 19S8

to September 1939

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

Si

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

272,000

265,000

255,000

240,000

227,000

213,000

198,000

180,000

159,000

132,000

118,000

112,000

110,000

100,000

100,000

100,000

9,6,200

95,400

98,700

97,800

100,000

98,700

95,400

94,600

89,000

86,600

89,000

90,600

90,600

88,200

86,600

lor.

82,600

82,600

81,800

83,400

87,400

94,600

112,000

112,000

123,000

138,000

146,000

146,000

148,000

144,000

138,000

134,000

134,000

137,000

135,000

134,000

134,000

135,000

136,000

133,000

129,000

126,000

116,000

105,000

98,700

93,000

-

Dec.

86,600

81,000

85,000

89,000

106,000

103,000

91,400

89,000

89,000

84,200

92,200

89,800

86,600

82,600

79,400

78,600

81,000

78,600

76,200

72,200

66,700

61,400

67,400

65,300

63,900

62,600

65,300

52,900

49,100

53,800

61,900

Jan.

61,000

59,700

58,800

61,100

63,500

56,100

61,700

58,500

59,700

67,400

68,200

73,000

77,800

82,600

87,400

88,200

89,000

95,400

96,200

98,700

106,000

95,400

92,200

89,000

79,400

73,000

74,600

73,800

73,000

74,600

77,800

Feb.

72,200

77,000

85,000

100,000

98,700

97,800

94,600

89,800

87,400

97,000

118,000

136,000

123,000

110,000

98,700

94,600

98,700

102,000

106,000

125,000

131,000

124,000

115,000

111,000

119,000

114,000

125,000

140,000

_

_

-

Month

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1938-29......................

Mar.

141,000

152,000

154,000

148,000

145,000

143,000

140,000

138,000

142,000

147,000

151,000

186,000

255,000

310,000

350,000

382,000

410,000

417,000

419,000

405,000

367,000

323,000

290,000

260,000

242,000

233,000

224,000

224,000

224,000

232,000

230,000

Apr.

224,000

208,000

202,000

210,000

228,000

265,000

310,000

321,000

316,000

312 , 000

310,000

316,000

319,000

325,000

327,000

354,000

422,000

467,000

507,000

529,000

507,000

464,000

414,000

362,000

321,000

280,000

265,000

262,000

262,000

255,000

-

Seoondfoot-days

4,178,400

3,599,100

2,391,700

63,028,100

2

2)990)500

7,584,000

9,864,000

5,420,000

5,773,000

4,796,600 

3,423,900

1,638,200

54,032,200

May

247,000

232,000

224,000

223,000

223,000

218,000

213,000

206,000

204,000

232,000

255,000

239,000

214,000

200,000

188,000

175,000

"159,000

150,000

138,000

136,000

133,000

122,000

112,000

107,000

105,000

109,000

114,000

127,000

159,000

135,000

121,000

272,000

148,000

106,000

431,000

106,000

140,000

419,000

529,000

255,000

291,000

263 ,000 

194,000

71,400

529,000

June

124,000

124,000

135,000

140,000

143,000

146,000

146,000

154,000

154,000

150,000

153,000

146,000

150,000

162,000

166,000

155,000

148,000

158,000

176,000

192,000

223,000

260,000

275,000

288,000

286,000

282,000

279,000

279,000

291,000

288,000

-

July

263,000

230,000

206,000

210,000

205,000

221,000

218,000

201,000

190,000

186,000

179,000

169,000

164,000

152,000

138,000

125,000

124,000

119,000

113,000

117,000

118,000

115,000

116,000

117,000

112,000

132,000

130,000

127,000

116,000

95,400

88,200

Minimum

86,600

81,800

49,100

45,100

56,100

72,200

138,000

202,000

105,000

124,000

70^600

41,800

41,800

Aug.

89,000

93,000

94,600

97,000

87,400

82,600

82,600

86,600

98,700

107,000

111,000

128,000

160,000

145,000

129,000

124,000

114,000

144,000

194,000

178,000

142,000

101,000

104,000

106,000

120,000

110,000

97,000

79,400

74,600

70,600

73,800

Mean

134,800

120,000

77,150

172,700

76,540

106,800

244,600

328,800

174,800

192,400

154,700 

110,400

54,610

148,000

Sept.

71,400

66,700

62,400

64,600

56,700

54,600

54,600

50,700

52,300

52,500

54,400

50,000

50,600

50,900

55,800

62,400

64,600

66,000

64,600

61,200

52,900

48,000

49,800

47,900

43,000

48,900

47,600

41,800

45,000

47,200

"

Run-off in

acre-feet

8,288,006

7,139,000

4,744,000

125,017,000

4,706,000

5,932,000

15,040,000

19,560,000

10,750,000

11,450,000

9,514,000

6,791,000

3,249,000

107,200,000
14 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River at Memphis, Term.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°07'37", long. 90°04'25", at Memphis, 50 feet 

downstream from Harahan Bridge, 1.3 miles downstream from Beale Street gage, li miles 

downstream from Wolf River, 70 miles upstream from St. Francis River, 164 miles upstream from White River, and 171 miles upstream from Arkansas River. Zero of gage 

is 183.91 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929), 184.21 feet above 

mean Gulf level (1912 Mississippi River Commission), and 190.86 feet on Memphis datum 

(1881 Mississippi River Commission).

Drainage area.- 932,800 square miles (authority, Mississippi River Commission).

Records available.- April 1934 to September 1939 in reports of Geological Survey. Daily 

gage heights only as follows: Since November 1871 (from Beale Sweet gage) in reports 

of Mississippi River Commission; December 1890 to August 1932 (from Beale Street 

gage), September 1932 to December 1934 (from staff gage 1,000 feet downstream), and 

since December 1934 (from water-stage recorder at present site) in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau. To adjust gage heights obtained at present site to those obtained at 

Beale Street gage add 0.3 foot for each 10 feet of stage.

Results of 43 discharge measurements made during period 1882-1904 and referred to 

the Beale Street gage, and of 61 made in 1933, all by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, 

and Mississippi River Commission, are published In reports of the latter organization.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,280,000 second-feet Feb. 28, Mar. 1; maximum 

gage height, 37.76 feet Feb. 28; minimum discharge, 90,400 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage 

height, 0.61 foot).

1934-39: Maximum discharge, 1,980,000 second-feet Feb. 8, 1937; maximum gage 

height, 43.69 feet Feb. 10, 1937; minimum discharge, 79,200 second-feet Aug. 25, 1936 

(gage height, -0.01 foot).

Maximum stage known prior to 1937, 46.55 feet at Beale Street gage or about 45.2 

feet at present site, Apr. 9, 1913.

Remarks.- Records excellent. During the year 84 discharge measurements were made, 

height record collected In cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Sage height at S a.m., In feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

GageDay

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

ZZ

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

51

Oct.

12.11

12.28

12.19

12.14

12.23

12,14

12.03

11.67

11.12

10.49

9.75

9. OS

8.49

7.62

6.52

5.59

5.01

4.62

4.37

4.31

4.12

3.94

3.79

3.70

3.67

3.56

3.37

3.21

3.12

2.93

2.78

Hov.

2.79

2.84

3.11

3.05

2.77

2.50

2.50

2.49

2.47

2.SS

3.53

4.01

4. S3

5.40

5.52

5.74

6.36

6.68

6.58

6.44

6.69

7.S1

8.76

10.31

11.45

11.94

12.11

12.17

11.97

11.46

-

Dec.

10.39

8.63

7.03

6.33

6.02

5.78

5.67

5.64

6.08

6. SO

7.01

7.12

7.21

7.03

6.88

6.S7

6.86

6.73

6.52

6.25

5.72

5.55

4.89

4.47

4.11

3.62

3.19

3.31

5.80

4.37

5.25

Jan.

6.14

7.30

8.33

9.00

9.61

8.40

7.03

7.22

S.49

9.54

10.11

10.54

11.02

10.96

10.94

10.92

11.48

12.94

14.34

15.14

15.39

15.60

15.49

15.32

14.58

13.69

12.67

11.80

11.26

11.64

11.52

Feb.

12. 4S

14.97

13.09

20.80

23.03

24. SI

26.14

27.24

26.39

29.39

30.12

30.71

31.20

31.74

32.60

33.16

33. S7

34.34

34.86

35.63

36.08

36.36

36.54

36.79

37.08

37.38

37.53

37.76

_

_

-

Mar.

37.76

37.67

37.34

37.14

36.93

36.71

36.36

36. OS

35.91

35.90

35. S9

35.90

35, S3

35.74

35.34

35.92

36.04

36.29

36.53

36.68

37.27

37.50

37.64

37.69

37.61

37.42

37.14

36.64

36.15

35.56

34.19

Apr.

32.45

30.37

28.80

27.70

27.16

27.23

27.02

27.25

27.67

28.23

29.12

29.69

30.09

30.23

30.35

30.57

30.97

31.24

31.55

31. S3

32.28

32.71

33.20

33.78

34.44

35. OS

35.88

36.47

36.86

37.03

-

May

37.05

37.03

36.65

36.57

36.19

35.66

34. SI

33.37

30.95

27.71

24.43

21.53

19.40

18.19

17.63

16.69

15. S2

15.12

14.54

13. S3

13.21

13.17

12.87

12.59

12.60

12.31

12.05

11.75

11.71

11.65

11.52

June

11.36

11.45

11.71

11. S7

11.73

11.73

11.97

12.35

12.66

12.86

12.90

12.85

13.00

13.16

13.30

13.66

13.70

13.83

14.02

13.92

13.44

14.09

15.43

16.90

18.06

18.96

19.59

20.02

20.19

20.12

-

July

19.86

19.47

19.30

IS. 87

18.06

17.19

16.40

15.78

15.34

15.13

14.96

14.70

14.66

15.11

15.60

15.75

15.43

14.60

12.53

10.32

9.19

8.81

8.59

8.63

S.73

9.03

9.32

9.60

9.75

9.92

10.07

Aug.

9.96

9.96

9.98

9.73

9.43

9.32

9.53

9. 85

9.57

8.51

7.58

7.13

6.93

7.26

7.22

7.35

8.42

9.27

9.55

9.04

7.99

8.12

9.56

10.37

10.11

9.17

8.01

7.40

7.29

7.2S

6.82

Sept.

6.09

5.33

4.92

4.40

5.83

3.51

3.27

3.12

2.90

2.50

2.05

1.90

1.S9

1.76

1.62

1.54

1.38

1.49

1.30

1.35

1.71

1.93

1.79

1.63

1.50

1.29

1.00

.87

.80

.75

-
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 15

Discharge, in thousands of second-feet, of Mississippi River at Memphis, Tenn., water year 

October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

S

6

7

a

9 

10

11

18 

IS 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

BO

81 

88 

83 

84 

85

86 

87 

88 

89

SO 

31

Oct.

322 

324 

322 

322 

324

322 

317 

307 

295 

279

263 

247 

232 

210 

188

171 

160 

153 

150 

148

145 

142 

140 

139 

139

136 

133 

132 

130 

1S7 

126

 or.

126 

127 

130 

129 

125

123 

125 

126 

127 

136

148 

160 r»6

184 

186

190 

202 

206 

204 

202

214 

234 

256 

291 

317

327 

330 

330 

324 

310

Dec.

282 

240 

210 

198 

192

188 

186 

190 

204 

217

219 

221 

221 

217 

212

212 

210 

208 

204 

198

188 

182 

176 

169 

162

155 

148 

151 

160 

171 

188

Jan.

206 

229 

847 

256 

261

232 

208 

221 

252 

275

286 

295 

305 

305 

303

305 

322 

358 

392 

411

414 

417 

414 

406 

382

358 

334 

315 

307 

315 

317

Month

Oc 

No

De

Jai 

Pel 

Hai 

Api 

Ma^ 

Jui 

Ju] 

AUJ 

Sej

1

Calendar year 19

 11.,. . .

y........................

fater year 1938-!

Feb.

350 

425 

515 

605 

687

751 

800 

838 

878 

911

932 

949 

966 

989 

1,020

1,040 

, 1,080 

1,100 

1,140 

1,170

1,190 

1,210 

1,210 

1,230 

1,250

1,260 

1,270 

1,280

Mar.

1,280 

1,270 

1,250 

1,240 

1,230

1,200 

1,170 

1,150 

1,150 

1,140

1,140 

1,140 

1,140 

1,140 

1,160

1,170 

1,180 

1,200 

1,220 

1,240

1,270 

1,270 

1,260 

1,260 

1,240

1,210 

1,190 

1,160 

1,120 

1,080 

1,010

Thousands of 

second-footdays

6,545 

6,065 

6,079

163,232

9,648 

27,046 

36,880 

28,269 

18,365 

11,177 

10,729 

6,907 

3,413.9

171,123.9

Apr.

923 

850 

796 

766 

755

759 

759 

770 

789 

811

846 

870 

886 

890 

898

906 

923 

940 

953

966

993 

1,020 

1,040 

1,070 

1,100

1,140 

1,180 

1,210 

1,230 

1,230

May

1,230 

1,220 

1,200 

1,180 

1,150

1,100 

1,040 

949 

838 

715

615 

534 

479 

450 

436

417 

390 

373 

358 

342

327 

324 

317 

312 

310

305 

298 

291 

291 

288 

286

June

284 

288 

293 

295 

293

293 

300 

310 

317 

322

322 

324 

327 

332 

337

347 

347 

352 

358 

352

347 

371 

408 

450 

488

515 

540 

553 

562 

550

July

531 

518 

509 

491 

467

442 

417 

400 

390 

38-1

376 

371 

371 

384 

395

395 

382 

352 

300 

252

232 

223 

221 

221 

225

232 

240 

245 

249 

256 

258

Discharge in thousands of second-feet

Maximum

324 

330 

282

966

417 

1,280 

1,280 

1,230 

1,230 

562 

531 

261 

173

1,280

Minimum

126 

123 

148

123

206 

350 

1,010 

755 

286 

284 

221 

184 

91.7

91.7

Mean

211.1 

202. £ 

196.3

447.2

311.2 

965.9 

1,190 

942.2 

592.4 

372.6 

346.1 

222.8 

113.8

468.8

Aug.

256 

256 

254 

247 

240

238 

245 

249 

238 

212

194 

186 

184 

190 

188

196 

219 

238 

240 

227

208 

217 

247 

261 

252

229 

210 

200 

200 

198 

188

Run-o

acreSept.

173 

162 

153 

145 

138

133 

129 

127 

123 

116

111 

109 

109 

106 

103

102 

101 

101 

98.2 

98.2

103 

105 

103 

101 

99.5

95.6 

93.0 

93.0 

91.7 

91.7

ff In 

nds of 

feet

12,980 

12,030 

12,060

323,800

19,140 

53,640 

73,150 

56,070 

36,430 

22,170 

21,280 

13,700 

6,771

339,400
16 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River near Vlcksburg, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°18'45", long. 90°54'25", in T. 16 N., R. 3 E., 

at combined highway and railway bridge of Vlcksburg Bridge Co., Ij miles downstream 

from Yazoo River and 3 miles southwest of Vicksburg. Zero of gage Is 46.16 feet 

above mean Gulf level.

Drainage area.- 1,144,500 square miles (authority, Mississippi River Conmlselon).

Records available.- July 1931 to September 1939 In reports of Geological Survey. Dally 

gage heights only as follows: April 1930 to June 1931, in reports of Geological 

Survey; since November 1871 (at Yazoo Canal gage, Ij miles upstream), In reports of 

Mississippi River Commission; May 1873 to September 1934 (at Yazoo Canal gage) and 

since September 1934 (at water-stage recorder at present site) In reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau. The two gages are at same datum, but the Yazoo Canal gage reads 0.2 

foot when gage at present site reads 0.00 foot, and the difference increases to 2.0 

feet at gage height 60.0 feet. Discharge for 1858 and for scattered periods since 

1903 published in reports of Mississippi River Commission.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,410,000 second-feet Mar. 9; maximum gage 

height, 43.65 feet Mar. 30, 31; minimum discharge, 126,000 second-feet Sept. 29 (gage 

height, -4.30 feet).

1930-39: Maximum discharge, 2,080,000 second-feet Feb. 17, 1937; maximum gage 

height, 53.2 feet Feb. 21, 1937; minimum discharge, 101,000 second-feet Aug. 29, 31, 

Sept. 1, 2, 1936; minimum gage height, that of Sept: 29, 1939.

Maximum gage height recorded (Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army), 56.6 feet, present 

gage, May 4, 1927. Minimum discharge observed (Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army), 

97,000 second-feet Oct. 26, 1S95.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Discharge for June 1 and 2 computed from graph drawn on 

basis of gage'readings and partial recorder graph. During the year 155 discharge 

measurements were made.

Oage height at S a.m., In feet, water year October 193S to September 1939

n«y

i

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

8.62

S.76

6.83

8.97

9.14

9.23

9.26

9.25

9.24

9.14

S.92

S.54

8.03

7.40

6.69

5.96

5.16

4.23

3.21

2.29

1.50

.90

.50

.25

-.01

-.23

-.34

-.47

-.61

-.77

-.97

Hov.

-1.15

-1.34

-1.58

-1.54

-1.68

-1.63

-1.51

-1.57

-LSI

-2.04

-2.11

-2.03

-1.57

-.74

.04

.75

1.42

2.00

2.57

2.88

3.22

3.43

3.40

3.44

3.68

4.39

5.47

6.76

7.76

S.3S

Dec.

S.67

8.72

S.54

7.95

6.96

5.67

4.39

3.38

2.73

2.38

2.24

2.27

2.53

2.93

3. IS

3.32

3.34

3.29

3.15

3.02

2.95

2.79

2.60

2.36

1.96

1.65

1.14

.61

.10

-.39

-.81

Jan.

-0.89

-.63

-.07

.74

1.96

3.17

4.30

5.15

5.41

5.12

4.73

4.92

5.95

6.92

7.87

8.72

9.24

9.54

9.64

9.87

10.56

11.77

12. 7S

13.64

14.09

14.29

14.20

13.91

13.43

13.06

12.27

Feb.

11.67

11.31

11.74

12.61

14.72

17.92

21.03

23.42

25.24

26.68

27.87

2S.96

29.92

30.72

31.64

32.41

33.09

34.01

34.64

35. 2S

35.87

36.44

37.00

37.59

38.17

36.94

39.34

39.80

_

_

-

Mar.

40.06

40.45

40.74

41.01

41.22

41.46

41.51

41.61

41.70

41.77

41.76

41.74

41.67

41.63

41.61

41.58

41.53

41.50

41.44

41.44

41.46

41.50

41.57

41.66

41.77

42.00

42.21

42.31

42.26

42.59

42.62

Apr.

42.51

42.27

42.00

41.55

41.03

40.51

39. SI

39.05

36.31

37.60

37.12

36.71

36.42

36.30

36.25

36.25

36.40

36.42

36.48

36.79

37.27

37.62

37.99

38.28

38.56

38.60

39.06

39.34

39.61

39.91

-

May

40.26

40.58

40.S9

41.15

41.36

41.53

41.64

41.69

41.69

41.61

41.39

40.99

40.32

39.28

37.61

35.47

33.10

30.76

28.48

26.46

24.74

23.14

21.59

20.01

18.80

17.94

17.27

16.65

16.23

16.22

16.36

June

16.18

15.74

15.39

15.10

14.67

14.69

14.47

14.24

14.06

13.99

14.05

14.21

14.29

14.33

14.39

14.33

14.40

14.49

14.60

14.68

14.81

14.92

14.79

14.54

14.59

15.19

16.14

17.22

18.16

19.06

-

July

19.71

20.13

20.45

20.50

20.48

20.39

20.30

20.10

19.59

19.00

18.37

17.66

16.95

16.31

15.74

16.32

15.19

15.30

15.36

15.24

14.57

13.27

11.37

9.41

7.92

6.93

6.39

6.27

6.25

6.38

6.49

Aug.

6.59

6.74

6.87

6.95

6.92

8.84

6.71

6.41

6.16

6.16

6.19

6.15

5.68

. 4.90

4.13

3.S6

3.33

3.27

3.59

3.95

4.60

5.16

5.27

4.91

4.51

4.76

5.48

6.01

5.62

5.13

4.31

sept.

3.66

3.34

3.04

2.57

1.91

1.21

.54

-.11

-.66

-1.12

-1.46

-1.75

-2.09

-2.48

-2.90

-3.17

-3.34

-3.47

-3.62

-3.76

-3.94

-4.06

-4.16

-4.15

-4.00

-3.88

-3.89

-4.02

-4.15

-4.10

-
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 17

Discharge, In thousands of second-feet, of Mississippi River near Vlcksburg, Miss., water year 

October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

338 

338 

340 

342 

345

345 

345 

347 

347 

347

340 

330 

318 

304 

293

279 

266 

250 

233 

218

205 

197 

189 

185 

180

178 

178 

177 

175 

172 

170

Hov.

168 

166 

164 

164 

163

163 

166 

166 

162 

158

157 

158 

166 

178 

191

204 

215 

226 

237 

243

250 

252 

248 

250 

254

268 

288 

312 

334 

349

Dec.

357 

351 

342 

320 

299

275 

254 

242 

235 

232

225 

228 

240 

245 

248

250 

252 

250 

247 

247

247 

243 

237 

228 

220

213 

204 

197 

191 

185 

178

Jan.

177 

185 

199 

213 

233

255 

275 

284 

284 

282

282 

288 

306 

324 

345

360 

368 

373 

375 

384

403 

435 

463 

485 

485

485 

485 

473 

456 

439 

430

Month

Oc 

Ho 

De

Ja 

Fe 

Ma 

Ap 

Ma 

Jui 

Ju 

Au 

Se

Calendar year 19 58

ly.........................

Hater year 1938- 39

Feb.

421 

419 

430 

456 

526

620 

710 

780 

832 

877

924 

973 

1,020 

1,030 

1,040

1,060 

1,090 

1,120 

1,140 

1,170

1,200 

1,220 

1,240 

1,260 

1,280

1,310 

1,330 

1,350

liar.

1,360 

1,380 

1,370 

1,350 

1,360

1,380 

1,380 

1,400 

1,410 

1,390

1,380 

1,380 

1,370 

1,360 

1,360

1,360 

1,350 

1,350 

1,330 

1,350

1,360 

1,350 

1,340 

1,350 

1,360

1,370 

1,380 

1,370 

1,370 

1,380 

1,370

Thousands of 

second-footdays

8,271 

6,420 

7,682

208,432

10,831 

26,828 

42,370 

35,360 

29,024 

14,074 

14,756 

8,566 

4,812

208,994

Apr.

1,360 

1,340 

1,320 

1,300 

1,260

1,220 

1,180 

1,140 

1,120 

1,110

1,100 

1,090 

1,090 

1,080 

1,080

1,080 

1,090 

1,100 

1,100 

1,120

1,150 

1,170 

1,190 

1,210 

1,220

1,220 

1,220 

1,220 

1,220 

1,260

May

1,290 

1,300 

1,300 

1,330 

1,340

1,340 

1,330 

1,330 

1,330 

1,300

1,260 

1,240 

1,200 

1,130 

1,040

945 

856 

785 

730 

690

655 

620 

585 

548 

528

516 

509 

502 

499 

499 

497

June

490 

478 

468 

461 

454

454 

449 

442 

437 

437

439 

446 

451 

451 

449

449 

449 

451 

456 

458

461 

463 

463 

463 

466

485 

511 

540 

565 

588

July

608 

620 

628 

620 

615

612 

610 

605 

592 

572

550 

528 

509 

494 

480

480 

482 

487 

490 

485

463 

428 

384 

340 

314

299 

291 

289 

291 

293 

297

Aug.

299 

302 

304 

204 

304

302 

301 

297 

293 

286

289 

289 

279 

261 

247

237 

232 

230 

235 

250

268 

282 

284 

275 

268

273 

284 

289 

284 

268 

250

Discharge In thousands of second-feet

Maximum

347 

349 

357

1,190

485 

1,350 

1,410 

1,360 

1,340 

588 

628 

304 

240

1,410

Minimum

170 

157 

178

157"

177 

419 

1,330 

1,080 

497 

437 

289 

230 

128

128

Mean

266.8 

214.0 

247.8

571.0

349.4 

958.1 

1,367 

1,179 

936.3 

469.1 

476.0 

276.3 

160.4

572.6

Sept.

240 

235 

228 

220 

210

202 

193 

183 

175 

166

163 

158 

156 

150 

144

141 

138 

138 

137 

134

132 

128 

128 

128 

134

132 

131 

130 

128 

130

Run-off In 

thousands of 

acre-feet

16,410 

12,730 

15,240

413,400

21,480 

53,210 

84,040 

70,140 

57,570 

27,920 

29,270 

16,990 

9,544

414,500

Hote.- Dally discharge computed from mean dally gage heights, not from 8 a.m. gage readings as 

here published.
18 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River near New Orleans, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 29°57', long. 90°10", In T. 13 S., R. 10 E..St. 

Helena meridian, at Huey P. Long Bridge, 5 miles west of New Orleans and 126 miles 

upstream from mouth. Zero of gage is at mean sea level (published erroneously In 

previous water-supply papers as at mean Gulf level), general adjustment of 1929, and 

0.15 foot below mean Gulf level, datum of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Drainage area.- 1,243,600 square miles (authority, Mississippi River Commission).

Records available.- Daily gage heights only as follows: November 1934 to September 1939 

in reports of Geological Survey; since 1871 (at gage of Corps of Engineers, U. S. 

Army, 2i miles downstream) in reports of Mississippi River Commission; May 1873 to 

December 1922 (at gage of U. S. Weather Bureau at foot of Canal Street, 11 miles 

downstream) and since January 1923 (at gage of Corps of Engineers above mentioned) 

In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. Records of discharge for 1851, 1852, and 

scattered periods since 1879 in reports of Mississippi River Commission.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during year, 17.53 feet Apr. 4; minimum, 0.44 foot Jan. 3.

1934-39: Maximum gage height, 19.28 feet Mar. 1, 1937; minimum, 0.04 foot Dec. 20, 

1937.

Maximum gage height observed, 21.3 feet Apr. 25, 1922; minimum observed, -1.6 feet 

Dec. 27, 1872. Both maximum and minimum observations were made 2i miles downstream, 

on gage of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, with zero 0.13 foot below mean Gulf level 

(datum of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army). This gage reads practically the same 

below 19.0 feet as the gage of the Geological Survey, but above 19.0 feet It reads 

lower, the difference Increasing to a maximum of 0.10 foot.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Gage heights affected by tides, 

through Atchafalaya River.

Flow diverted at times

Oage height at S a.m., In feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

D«T

1

a

s

4

e

6

7

^

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

86

87

86

89

90

51

Oct.

2.75

2.72

2.38

2.85

2.71

2.65

2.41

2.36

2.45

2.55

2.70

3.06

3.43

3.35

3.41

3.62

3.38

2.95

2.31

1.97

1.56

1.60

1.60

1.70

1.47

1.30

1.40

1.52

1.70

1.80

i.eo

Hov.

1.S3

1.96

2.20

2.75

1.78

1.39

1.40

.94

1.50

1.35

1.49

1.80

2.00

1.74

1.55

1.69

1.41

1.59

1.22

1.20

1.16

1.36

1.25

1.21

1.42

1.40

1.16

1.27

1.38

1.67

-

Dec.

1.83

1.89

2.03

2.07

2.00

1.69

1.69

1.75

1.78

1.60

1.70

1.64

1.75

1.49

1.37

1.16

1.20

1.15

1.10

1.19

1.23

1.40

1.68

1.71

1.74

2.38

1.34

1 32 i!n

1.14

1.13

Jan.

0.72

.79

.49

.73

1.09

.99

1.30

1.63

1.88

1.66

1.76

1.76

1.71

1.64

1.81

1.S7

2.21

2.54

2.62

2.69

2.85

3.14

3.36

3.87

3.77

3.82

3.89

4.11

4.32

4.32

3.81

Feb.

3.75

3.92

4.48

3.81

3.98

4.45

4.95

6.06

7.00

7.94

8,49

8,99

9.60

10.32

10.90

11.23

11.70

11.94

12.46

12.97

13.25

13.25

13.40

13.60

13.92

14.36

14.59

14.77

»

_

-

Mar.

15.01

15.28

15.51

15.66

15. SI

15.95

16.19

16.13

16.23

16.27

16.29

16.41

16.49

16.52

16.53

16.52

16.64

16.60

16.65

16.63

16.62

16.54

16.58

16.57

16.57

16.66

16.95

16.96

17.00

17.18

17.24

Apr.

17.36

17.41

17.45

17.50

17.49

17.32

17.16

17.03

16.7S

16.60

16.32

16.14

16.00

15. 7S

16.64

15.57

15.56

15.38

15.22

15.14

15.03

15.12

15.18

15.30

15.40

16.40

15.51

15.70

15.69

15.90

-

" T

15.97

16.01

16.16

16.15

16.22

16.60

16.62

16.69

16.71

16.82

16.75

16.80

16.77

16.72

16. 6S

16.50

16.18

15. SO

15.53

14.S1

13.95

13.10

12.42

11.64

11.03

10.42

9.58

9.01

8.51

8.13

7.93

June

7.68

7.57

7.34

7.06

6.76

6.67

6.50

6.37

6.84

6.13

5.97

5.82

5.81

6.15

6.78

6.51

6.17

5.87

5.71

5.47

5.32

5.2S

5.28

6.34

5.36

8.27

5.27

5.31

5.42

5.68

-

July

5.69

6.13

6.33

6.45

6.53

6.71

6.76

6.95

7.09

7.30

7.12

6.82

6.38

6.02

5.57

5.19

4.S4

4.80

4.42

4.37

4.38

4.47

4.30

4.08

3.63

3.21

2.78

2.50

2.30

2.00

2.06

Aug.

1.90

1*9S

1.92

1.95

1.98

2.05

2.24

2.30

2.35

2.49

2.60

2.69

2.63

2.16

2.16

1.S4

1.72

1.64

1.74

1.S4

1.90

2.03

2.22

2.31

2 .-58

2.22

2,34

2.25

2.24

2.01

2.01

Sept.

1.93

1.S5

1.65

1.80

1.83

2.06

2.07

2.01

1.91

1.76

1.40

1.34

1.19

1.14

1.30

1.77

1.70

2.04

1.94

2.13

2.33

2.27

2.02

2.08

2.16

2.63

1.70

1.55

1.53

1.45

-
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 19

Meramec River near Steelville, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°59'55", long. 91°21'35", In NEi sec. 21, T. 38 

N., R. 4 W., at county highway bridge, 400 feet downstream from St..Louis-San Francisco 

Railway bridge, 0.7 mile upstream from Whlttenburg Creek, and 24 miles north of Steelville. Zero of gage is 680.26 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 830 square miles.

Records available.- December 1922 to September 1939.

Average discharge.- 16 years (1923-39), 588 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 25,100 second-feet Apr. 17 (gage height, 17.67 

feet); minimum, 114 second-feet Oct. 5 (gage height, 0.69 foot).

1922-39: Maximum discharge, 47,800 second-feet June 26, 1935 (gage height, 23.39 

feet); minimum, 74 second-feet July 22, 1934 (gage height, 0.35 foot).

Maximum stage known, 26.5 feet Aug. 20, 1915 (discharge, 60,000 second-feet, by 

slope-area method).

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1938-39 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 25 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 18

0.7 117

1.0 212

1.5 397

2.0 607

2.5 845

3.5 1,470

4.8 2,460

0.7 98

1.0 186

1.4 329

2.0 584

Nov. 19 to Sept. 30

2.6 8S9

3.6 1,520

5.0 2,660

7.0 4,600

10.0 8,200

13.0 13,050

15.9 19,740

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

D«7

1 

Z 

5

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

120 

117 

117 

117 

117

117 

117 

120 

117 

117

117 

117 

129 

144 

147

147 

147 

144 

160 

153

147 

147 

144 

141 

138

135 

132 

132 

132 

132 

126

Nov.

126 

126 

126 

199 

347

421 

936 

1,980 

955 

662

491 

417 

358 

320 

290

272 

269 

2,450 

1,210 

730

482 

385 

381 

283 

253

232 

215 

198 

192 

185

Dec.

179 

179 

321 

414 

381

283 

253 

236 

225 

211

202 

192 

185 

179 

173

173 

179 

195 

215 

218

208 

202 

205 

228 

246

253 

260 

283 

275 

257 

239

Jan.

222 

815 

211 

218 

787

1,000 

781 

499 

427 

427

410 

373 

333 

313 

294

275 

260 

257 

250 

239

232 

228

218 

218 

215

211 

211 

211 

254 

2,310 

3,490

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 1938. ........

tember ....................

ater year 1938-3

F»b.

1,700 

1,560 

1,130 

889 

730

656 

675 

499 

469 

730

1,000 

834 

680 

575 

504

439 

390 

353 

624 

4,190

2,110 

1,160 

862 

756 

705

631 

575 

1,670

Seeondfoot-days

4,087 

15,421 

7,189

236,772

15,589 

26,996 

41,529 

75,587 

20,314 

11,447 

9,142 

12,594 

4,241

244,076

Mar.

2,5SO 

1,520 

1,100 

946 

1,130

1,990 

1,260 

918 

808 

3,750

7,560 

3,300 

3,020 

1,850 

1,290

946 

862 

808 

705 

608

535 

486 

452 

418 

410

390 

427 

406 

390 

337 

337

Maximum

160 

2,450 

414

13,400

3,490 

4,190 

7,550 

19,600 

1,590 

1,060 

974 

2,840 

202

19,600

Apr.

329 

313 

302 

283 

647

6,480 

2,980 

1,390 

976 

862

730 

631 

557 

508 

500

8,620 

19,600 

14,200 

2,820 

1,930

1,780 

1,660 

1,390 

1,160 

1,070

918 

862 

756 

680 

593

Ma7

548 

504 

469 

452 

431

414 

398 

418 

1,330 

1,590

1,190 

1,070 

1,000 

889 

756

680 

580 

526 

499 

482

456 

439 

418 

390 

369

423 

843 

1,040 

705 

644 

461

mniffiiym

117 

126 

173

108

211 

353 

337 

283 

369 

275 

160 

157 

117

117

June

414 

381 

365 

325 

306

290 

279 

381 

504 

423

402 

465 

474 

469 

435

369 

329 

298 

275 

279

302 

333 

306 

290 

275

310 

377 

398 

333 

1,060

Mean

132 

514 

232

649

503 

964 

1,340 

2,518 

655 

362 

295 

406 

141

669

July

SOS 

482 

373 

321 

286

257 

242 

285 

232 

232

225 

211 

198 

188 

179

179 

173 

163 

182 

17S

163 

160 

974 

714 

361

275 

236 

236 

250 

239 

205

Per 

square 

mile

0.159 

.619 

.280

.782

.606 

1.16 

1.61 

3.03 

.789 

.460 

.355 

.489 

.170

.606

Aug.

188 

185 

179 

176 

179

170 

166 

163 

160 

157

163 

308 

2,840 

762 

452

341 

294 

557 

456 

325

275 

302 

663 

889 

526

410 

325 

286 

250 

232 

215

Sept.

202 

192 

185 

17S 

165

151 

164 

154 

145 

140

131 

128 

120 

117 

120

125 

140 

137 

125 

117

117 

120 

122 

131 

131

131 

134 

137 

145 

154

Run-off

Inches

0.18 

.69 

.32

10.60

.70 

1.21 

1.86 

3.38 

.91 

.51 

.41 

.56 

.19

10.92

Acre-feet

8,110 

30,590 

14,260

469,600

30,920 

53,550 

82,370 

149,800 

40,290 

22,700 

18,130 

24,980 

8,410

484,100

Peak discharge.- Jan. 31 (5 a.m.) 4,820 sec.-ft.; Peb. 20 (4 p.m.) 5,260 sec.-ft.j Mar. 11 

(2 p.m.) 9,650 sec.-ft.; Apr. 6 (7 p.m.) 8,070 sec.-ft.; Apr. 17 (18 p.m.) 25,100 sec.-ft.: Aug. 

13 (11 a.m.) 4,710 sec.-ft.
20 MERAMEC RIVER BASIN

Meramec River near Eureka, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°30'20", long. 90°35'30", in SEi sec. 32, T. 44 

N., R." 4 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 66, 2 miles east of Eureka and 3 miles downstream from Big River. Zero of gage is 406.18 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 3,800 square miles.

Records available.- August 1903 to July 1906 and October 1921 to September 1939.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1921-39), 3,028 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 61,600 second-feet Apr. 19 (gage height, 29.65 

feet); minimum, 378 second-feet Oct. 18 (gage height, 0.62 foot).

1921-39: Maximum discharge observed, 64,000 second-feet Apr. 3, 1927 (gage height, 

29.47 feet, former site and datum); maximum gage height, 30.89 feet Mar. 14, 1935; 

minimum discharge, 196 second-feet Aug. 27, 31, Sept. 1, 1936; minimum gage height, 

0.33 foot Oct. 2, 3, 1932, former site and datum.

Maximum stage known, 40.2 feet, present site and datum, Aug. 22, 1915 (discharge, 

175,000 second-feet, by slope-area method).

Revision.- Maximum discharge during water year 1937-38, 46,100 second-feet June 12 

(gage height, 25.47 feet). The date here given supersedes that published in WaterSupply Paper 857.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage heights computed from graph drawn on basis of daily gage 

readings and trace of recorder pen, because of variable draw-down in gage well.

Rating tables, water year 1938-39 (gage height. In feet, 

Oct. 1 to Aug. 19

nd discharge. In second-feet) 

Aug. 20 to Sept. 30

0.6 365 4.0 3,435 17.0 25,500 1.3 431 2.3 1,099

1.0 635 5.0 4,610 21.0 34,940 1.5 509 3.3 2,075

2.0 1,450 7.0 7,500 29.1 59,850 1.8 691 4.1 2,960

3.0 2,360 11.0 14,100

Discharge, In second- feet, mater year October 1958 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

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

Oot.

442 

429 

425 

410 

397

405 

405 

597 

591 

3S4

391 

584 

597 

391 

584

584 

364 

384 

429 

509

502 

495 

482 

462 

449

462 

449 

455 

449 

455 

455

Hov.

462 

455 

449 

455 

549

817 

2,550 

5,210 

4,490 

4,370

2,860 

2,090 

1,720 

1,500 

1,520

1,200 

1,070 

5,420 

6,550 

4,270

2,780 

2,140 

1,760 

1,540 

1,520

1,200 

1,080 

1,030 

977 

897

Dec.

865 

865 

1,610 

2,950 

5,120

5,710 

2,580 

1,950 

1,680 

1,450

1,280 

1,150 

1,100 

1,040 

985

957 

921 

905 

889 

889

889 

897 

977 

1,040 

1,110

1,200 

1,240 

1,520 

1,360 

1,410 

1,410

Jan.

1,280 

1,200 

1,150 

1,150 

1,500

1,720 

2,680 

2,990 

2,450 

2,090

1,900 

1,760 

1,720 

1,680 

1,580

1,500 

1,410 

1,360 

1,280 

1,240

1,240 

1,200 

1,200 

1,150 

1,110

1,090 

1,080 

1,080 

1,250 

11,300 

16,700

Month

Oot 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jim 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

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

alendar year 1938. ........

u

ater year 1958-5

Feb.

17,500 

13,000 

9,100 

7,800 

5,020

4,010 

5,440 

3,100 

2,800 

6,110

7,9SO 

7,360 

5,090 

4,010 

3,320

2,SSO 

2,580 

2,580 

5,570 

8,210

15,400 

15,700 

6,970 

4,620 

3,780

5,320 

5,100 

6,470

Secondfoot-days

15,251 

58,291 

45,529

1,418,640

72,020 

174,500 

208,910 

571,750 

86,770 

55,280 

85,000 

63,923 

17,514

1,248,718

Mar.

11,000 

12,900 

9,050 

5,990 

5,550

8,380 

8,930 

5,900 

4,870 

4,010

9,660 

20,500 

23,900 

13,600 

10,200

6,680 

5,130 

4,250 

3,660 

3,320

S.990 

2,780 

2,5SO 

2,580 

2,280

2,180 

2,280 

2,380 

2,180 

2,000 

1,900

Maximum

509 

6,530 

5,120

44,500

16,700 

17,500 

23,900 

59,800 

5,720 

2,580 

6,160 

11,800 

1,060

59,800

Apr.

1,860 

1,760 

1,680 

1,580 

2,670

9,580 

18,200 

19,100 

9,470 

5,550

4,570 

5,660 

5,210 

2,780 

5,020

16,500 

31,500 

46,700 

59,800 

50,400

24,600 

11,000 

9,120 

7,140 

5,850

5,150 

4,490 

4,010 

5,780 

5,440

May

5,100 

2,S80 

2,680 

2,580 

2,430

2,350 

2,330 

2,550 

2,990 

2,530

5,720 

4,610 

4,130 

5,900 

3,440

2,990 

2,780 

2,530 

2,580 

2,550

2,350 

2,140 

2,000 

1,860 

1,720

1,720 

2,380 

2,780 

2,990 

2,780 

2,480

Minimum

584 

449 

S65

584

1,080 

2,380 

1,900 

1,580 

1,720 

1,280 

1,060 

809 

45S

384

June

2,140 

1,860 

1,720 

1,580 

1,500

1,410 

1,320 

1,360 

1,540 

1,950

2,5SO 

1,860 

1,760 

1,630 

1,630

1,580 

1,540 

1,410 

1,520 

1,280

2,280 

2,040 

2,140 

1,680 

1,450

1,710 

2,140 

2,550 

2,480 

1,860

Mean

427 

1,943 

1,469

5,887

2,525 

6,232 

6,739 

12,590 

2,799 

1,776 

2,677 

2,062 

584

3,421

July

1,810 

1,900 

1,860 

1,500 

1,280

1,200 

1,100 

1,080 

5,120 

5,720

5,490 

2,280 

1,720 

1,360 

1,060

2,450 

5,300 

2,780 

5,910 

2,220

1,410 

1,450 

2,920 

5,660 

6.160

2,980 

2,250 

5,070 

5,860 

2,550 

1,810

Per 

square 

mile

0.112 

.511 

.587

1.02

.611 

1.64 

1.77 

3.26 

.757 

.467 

.704 

.543 

.154

.900

Aug.

1,540 

1,450 

1,320 

1,240 

1,110

1,050 

945 

897 

857 

809

826 

2,950 

1,860 

1,720 

2,810

1,900 

1,910 

11,800 

3,400 

1,660

1,660 

1,260 

0,900 

2,960 

2,900

2,460 

2,020 

1,720 

1,470 

1,550 

1,190

Sept.

1,060 

944 

877 

S20 

750

706 

67V 

630 

617 

586

568 

541 

530 

509 

506

475 

462 

520 

525 

536

520 

509 

479 

456 

466

462 

456 

448 

438 

442

Run-off

Inches

0.15 

.57 

.45

15.90

.70 

1.71 

2.04 

3.64 

.85 

.52 

.81 

.63 

.17

12.22

Acre-feet

26,240 

115,600 

90,310

2,814,000

142,800 

546,100 

414,400 

737,400 

172,100 

105,700 

164,600 

126,800 

34,740

2,477,000

Peak discharge.- Mar. 7 (2 a.m.) 10,500 sec.-ft.; Mar. 12 (11 p.m.) 24,500 sec.-ft.; Apr. 8 

(2 a.m.) 22,100 sec.-ft.; Apr. 19 (11 a.m.) 61,600 sec.-ft.; Aug. 18 (1 p.m.) 14,300 sec.-ft.
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 21

Bourbeuse River at Union, Mo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 38°26'45", long. 90°59'30", in SWi sec. 26, T. 43 N.,

R. 1 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 50, 800 feet upstream from Flat Creek, half a mile

east of Union, and 7 miles upstream from Birch Creek. Zero of gage is 491.58 feet

above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929). 

Drainage area.- 767 square miles. 

Records available.- June 1921 to September 1939. 

Average discharge.- 18 years, 656 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,200 second-feet Apr. 19 (gage height, 13.58

feet); minimum, 27 second-feet Oct. 10, Sept. 24-29; minimum gage height, 0.66 foot

Sept. 26, 27, 29.

1921-39: Maximum discharge, 28,200 second-feet June 13, 1938 (gage height. 20.23

feet); minimum, 14 second-feet Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 1936 (gage height, 0.22 foot). 

Maximum stage known, 25.5 feet Aug. 22, 1915, from floodmark (discharge, about

50,000 second-feet). 

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read once daily below gage height 8.0 feet and twice daily

above. Gage-height records collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Hating tables, water year 1938-39 (gage height, in feet, and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 5)

0.7 

.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31

20 1.7

45 2.0

65 2.5

116 3.0

179 4.0

287

410

655

960

1,670

6.0 

9.0 

13.2

3,320

6,420

11,680

Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

0.6 

.7

23

29

40

57

1.0 

1.2 

1.6 

2.0

82

147

295

460

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

3.8

695

975

1,310

1,520

Note.- Same as preceding table above 

3.8 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

2 

s

4

e

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

32 

31 

31 

30

30

28 

28 

28 

26 

27

30 

28 

28 

30 

26

28 

28 

30 

41 

41

40 

36 

59 

47 

38

35 

38 

41 

37 

37 

36

Nov.

35 

36 

35 

40 

251

928 

684 

1,220 

1,610 

768

454 

307 

213 

179 

147

125 

111 

132 

128 

210

348 

249 

199 

160 

125

111 

92 

84 

77 

72

Dec.

67 

63 

565 

2,680 

3,400

1,090 

682 

454 

348 

287

213 

206 

182 

166 

144

128 

125 

116 

111 

111

113 

111 

125 

128 

135

231 

231 

249 

368 

348 

249

Jan.

213 

182 

157 

147 

147

895 

1,230 

710 

477 

366

348 

327 

348 

287 

249

213 

199 

186 

176 

160

160 

160 

176 

179 

173

157 

150 

141 

378 

3,060 

6,390

Month

Oct 

Nor 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Her 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

M

uary

tember ....................

ater year 1938-3

Fob.

5,350 

2,680 

3,S50 

1,800 

1,040

745 

645 

572 

505 

1,040

2,230 

1,830 

915 

695 

550

505 

415 

375 

372 

2,480

5,960 

2,100 

1,060 

800 

645

550 

559 

1,280

Secondfoot-days

1,049 

9,130 

13,426

320,664

18,143 

41,548 

39,558 

59,739 

12,751 

6,732 

12,184 

5,554 

1,166

220,780

Mar.

4,710 

4,330 

1,690 

1,280 

1,040

915 

1,040 

855 

645 

550

1,680 

6,240 

4,400 

2,570 

1,440

975 

695 

572 

482 

415

375 

335 

295 

275 

248

233 

295 

295 

251 

225 

207

Maximum

59 

1,610 

3,400

24,800

6,390 

5,960 

6,240 

11,600 

1,300 

1,100 

2,330 

1,040 

94

11,600

Apr.

207 

193 

178 

161 

227

2,650 

3,820 

1,870 

970 

745

550 

460 

375 

315 

456

3,500 

8,170 

10,400 

11,600 

2,570

1,940 

2,150 

1,830 

1,100 

855

645 

550 

482 

415 

355

May

335 

295 

275 

255 

233

211 

196 

186 

211 

620

1,160 

855 

1,300 

855 

620

505 

395 

315 

295 

233

211 

204 

182 

154 

140

123 

335 

645 

550 

482 

375

W n4 imlm

27 

35

63

27

141 

372 

207 

161 

123 

80 

94 

54 

27

27

June

295 

222 

204 

161 

140

140 

120 

120 

127 

94

233

207 

182 

175 

127

113 

104 

94 

68 

80

133 

127 

251 

175 

161

147 

645 

1,100 

572 

395

Mean

33.8 

304 

433

879

585 

1,484 

1,276 

1,991 

411 

224 

393 

173 

38.9

605

July

315 

248 

204 

175 

161

140 

120 

110 

1,770 

2,330

1,160 

572 

395 

275 

240

218 

147 

123 

233 

140

127 

94 

175 

168 

182

482 

375 

335 

595 

375 

200

Per 

square 

mile

0.044 

.396 

.565

1.15

.763 

1.93 

1.66 

2.60 

.536 

.292 

.512 

.226 

.051

.789

Aug.

140 

113 

164 

178 

140

116 

101 

82 

72 

62

54 

57 

57 

67 

110

113 

94 

1,040 

178 

133

107 

80 

240 

137 

175

505 

335 

248 

189 

147 

120

Sept.

94 

77 

67 

57 

52

47 

43 

45 

43 

40

38 

36 

34 

33 

32

31 

30 

29 

28 

28

28 

28 

28 

27 

27

27 

27 

27 

27 

36

Run-off

Inches

0.05 

.44 

.65

15.56

.88 

2.01 

1.91 

2.90 

.62 

.33 

.59 

.26 

.06

10.70

Acre-feet

2,080 

18,110 

26,630

636,400

35,990 

82,410 

78,460 

118,500 

25,290 

13,350 

24,170 

10,620 

2,310

437,900
22 MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 

Big River at Byrnesville, Ho.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 38°21'45", long. 90°39'05", in SEi sec. 12, T. 42 N., 

R. 3 E., at county highway bridge, 200 feet below dam and mill at Byrnesville and 4 

miles upstream from Head Creek. Zero of gage Is 433.69 feet above mean sea level 

(general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 892 square miles.

Records available.- May 1922 to September 1939.

Average discharge.- 17 years, 819 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 24,000 second-feet Apr. 18 (gage height, 22.3 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum discharge observed, 71 second-feet 

Oct. 1 (gage height, 2.06 feet).

1922-39: Maximum discharge, 31,700 second-feet Mar. 12, 1935 (gage height, 24.65 

feet), from rating curve extended above 25,000 second-feet; minimum, 25 second-feet 

Aug. 30, 1936; minimum gage height, 1.50 feet Aug. 14, 1934.

Maximum stage known, 30.2 feet In August 1915, from floodmarks (discharge, 80,000 

second-feet, by slope-area method).

Revision.- Minimum discharge observed during water year 1937-38, 85 second-feet 

Oct. 4, 15, Aug. 26, Sept. 27. These dates supersede those published in Water-Supply 

Paper 857.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Revisions.- The figures of discharge for the water year 1937-38 as shown in the following table are revisions of and supersede those published in Water-Supply Paper 857.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1937-39 

1937-38

D«y

i

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

51

Oct.

98

9S

91

91

306

471

262

189

151

130

117

117

110

98

91

98

98

137

243

418

393

303

234

215

173

151

144

130

124

124

117

Hov.

104

130

137

144

144

158

158

151

151

151

144

130

117

130

130

117

124

130

117

117

110

110

110

117

117

117

124

130

151

215

-

Dee.

215

215

19S

198

198

189

181

130

137

130

137

130

137

144

158

353

4,270

7,350

4,230

1,700

1,200

850

682

556

499

444

444

418

369

346

324

Jan.

303

303

282

262

262

243

234

234

215

215

224

215

206

198

198

189

198

189

198

198

520

3,320

1,800

1,250

2,490

2,000

1,050

715

649

649

1,300

Fet>.

1,350

755

527

5S6

527

499

499

499

444

471

499

586

682

586

527

625

5,080

13,300

23,500

18,200

4,690

2,380

1,900

1,600

1,350

1,100

1,000

900

_

-

Mar.

755

682

682

649

950

900

950

6S2

616

900

755

682

1,100

3,360

6,240

10,500

10,800

2,730

1,850

1,550

1,300

1,100

1,100

1,000

800

755

649

616

2,820

8,180

13,600

Apr.

10,200

3,390

1,900

1,500

1,250

1,100

950

3,150

7,540

4,120

2,160

1,600

1,300

1,100

950

1,150

2,280

2,220

' 1,400

1,100

950

800

715

616

586

527

499

444

444

444

-

May

556

5S6

471

418

418

393

597

2,630

2,210

1,150

800

900

1,900

1,800

1,200

900

800

1,250

2,000

1,500

1,200

1,300

9,180

16,600

15,100

3,100

3,270

2,730

2,110

1,500

1,200

June

1,000

900

715

649

5S6

527

527

527

499

7&3

14,900

6,900

1,550

1,000

755

800

2,330

1,750

1,450

1,650

1,300

900

682

586

527

499

471

418

393

369

-

July

346

324

303

2S2

282

262

262

243

224

224

215

206

198

198

224

262

234

2,150

3,460

931

527

418

369

324

282

262

262

262

234

324

303

Aug.

682

369

282

243

215

206

189

181

173

173

181

166

158

151

151

151

144

144

137

137

137

130

130

124

124

117

98

85

110

110

104

Sept.

110

117

117

110

110

110

110

110

110

130

124

117

144

527

369

224

166

151

151

144

137

124

110

110

110

98

85

98

104

98

-
MERAM5C RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In second-feet, of Big River at Byrnesvllle, Mo., 1937-39 Continued

1938-39

23

D«T

1 

2 

S

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

51

Oct.

77 

91 

98 

91 

91

98 

89 

78 

91 

91

104 

104 

91 

91 

75

79 

98

110 

110 

110

110 

124 

110 

110 

104

117 

110 

117 

104 

104 

110

HOT.

117 

137 

137 

137 

151

224

715 

1,000 

616 

444

303 

243 

216 

198 

189

173 

605 

3,450 

869 

393

324 

262 

262 

224 

198

198 

189 

181 

181 

173

Dec.

173 

173 

900 

1,100 

499

346 

324 

282 

262 

243

234 

224 

206 

198 

198

206 

206 

206 

206 

206

206 

303 

224 

262 

282

282 

303 

243 

282 

262 

262

Jan.

234 

234 

243

243 

499

499

418 

369 

418 

324

324 

303 

303 

282 

282

262 

282 

262 

262 

262

262 

262 

262 

243 

234

243 

243 

243 

495 

4,890 

7,030

Month

Got 

Hoi

Dee

C

Jar 

Fel 

Hu 

Api 

H.J 

JUT 

Jul 

Att| 

Sei

V

Oct 

HOT

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ober 19

luary 19 38

ater yei 

ober 19

ir 1937-38........

38

alendar 

uary 19

year 19 

39

38........

ater year 1938-39 ........

Pet.

3,230 

1,950 

1,550 

1,200 

950

800 

715 

682 

616 

2,910

3,890 

1,750 

1,250 

1,000 

800

682

586 

527 

1,500 

3,450

3,700 

1,700 

1,200 

950 

800

715 

788 

3,120

Seoondfoot-days

5,422 

3,985 

26,532

349,757

20,309 

84,662 

79,253 

56,385 

79,769 

46,943 

14,397 

5,502 

4,325

426,464

3,087 

12,508 

9,303

415,443

20,712 

43,011 

62,546 

99,250 

16,880 

13,723 

30,567 

19,242 

4,101

334,930

HOT.

5,590 

2,540 

1,700 

1,350 

2,060

5,610 

3,060 

1,650 

1,300 

1,100

6,780 

8,800 

5,060 

2,790 

1,900

1,500 

1,250 

1,060 

900 

800

715 

649 

586 

556 

527

499 

499 

471 

418 

418 

418

Maximum

471 

215 

7,350

14,600

3,320 

23,500 

13,600 

10,200 

16,600 

14,900 

3,460 

682 

527

23,500

124 

3,450 

1,100

23,500

7,030 

3,890 

8,800 

20,600 

950 

1,500 

5,350 

4,410 

206

20,600

Apr.

418 

393 

393 

369 

883

5,530 

9,300 

2,830 

1,650 

1,300

1,300 

900 

755 

649 

735

9,020 

16,400 

20,600 

7,810 

2,770

2,790 

2,790 

2,110 

1,550 

1,350

1,150 

1,000 

900 

850 

755

H«y

682 

616 

586 

527 

527

499 

499 

499 

527 

649

950 

800 

715 

649 

586

556 

527 

471 

715 

649

556 

471 

444 

393 

369

346 

393 

418 

471 

444 

346

Minimum

91 

104 

130

65

189 

444 

616 

444 

393 

369 

198 

85 

85

85

75 

117 

173

75

234 

527 

418 

369 

346 

234 

189 

198 

91

75

June

324 

282 

303 

262 

262

243 

234 

324 

369 

850

527 

418 

393 

369 

324

303

OQO

243 

234 

324

1,500 

900 

682 

418 

324

393 

682 

950 

586 

418

Mean

175 

133 

856

958

655 

3,024 

2,557 

1,879 

2,573 

1,531 

464 

177 

144

1,168

99.6 

417 

300

1,138

668 

1,536 

2,018 

3,308 

545 

457 

986 

621 

137

918

July

418 

346 

324 

282 

243

224 

206 

189 

1,530 

2,890

986 

500 

369 

303 

243

1,150 

1,700 

1,100 

1,100 

586

444 

471 

1,760 

5,350 

2,820

1,000 

616 

556 

1,550 

755 

556

Per 

square 

mile

0.196 

.149 

.960

1.07

.734 

3.39 

2.87 

2.11 

2.88 

1.72 

.520 

.198 

.161

1.31

.112 

.467 

.336

1.28

.749 

1.72 

2.26 

3.71 

.611 

.512 

1.11 

.696 

.154

1.03

Aug.

418 

369 

393 

346 

303

262 

243 

224 

215 

198

198 

303 

800 

616 

393

282 

243 

4,410 

1,160 

755

499 

369 

1,300 

1,750 

1,200

527 

393 

324 

282 

243 

224

Sept.

206 

189 

181 

166 

158

151 

144 

144 

130 

124

124 

117 

117 

117 

117

104 

130 

206 

189 

181

151 

130 

117 

104 

110

104 

91 

91 

98 

110

Run- off

Inches

0.23 

.17 

1.11

14.59

.85 

3.53 

3.31 

2.35 

3.32 

1.92 

.60 

.23 

.18

17.80

.13 

.52 

.39

17.33

.86 

1.79 

2.61 

4.14 

.70 

.57 

1.28 

.80 

.17

13.96

Aore-feet

10,750 

7,900 

52,630

693,700

40,280 

167,900 

157,200 

111,800 

158,200 

91,130 

28,560 

10,910 

8,580

845,800

6,120 

24,810 

18,450

823,900

41,080 

85,310 

124,100 

196,900 

33,480 

27,220 

60,630 

38; 170 

8,130

664,400
24 MAYFIELD CREEK BASIN

Mayfield Creek at Lovelaceville, Ky.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 3G°57', long. 88°49', at bridge on U. S. Highway 62, 

on line of Ballard and Carlisle Counties, 0.8 mile south of Lovelaceville, and 3 miles 

upstream from Wilson Creek.

Drainage area.- 192 square miles.

Records available.- April 1938 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,830 second-feet Apr. 18 (gage height, 17.6 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily discharge, C.8 second-feet 

Sept. 10-12; minimum gage height observed, 2.55 feet Oct. 1.

1938-39: Maximum discharge, 7,860 second-feet (revised) Aug. 1, 1938 (gage height, 

17.9 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum dally discharge, that of Sept. 

10-12; minimum gage height observed, 2.49 feet Sept. 10, 1938.

Maximum stage known, 21.1 feet January 1937, from floodmarks (discharge, 19,800 

second-feet, by slope-area method).

Remarks.- Records good above 1,500 second-feet, fair between 1,500 and 200 second-feet 

and poor below 200 second-feet. Gage read once daily below 10.0 feet and twice daily 

above.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 193S to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

SB 

29 

50 

31

Oct.

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

12 

12 

12

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

13

15 

15 

15 

13 

13

12 

12 

12 

12 

12 

11

Nov.

11 

11

11 

11 

12

12 

12 

14 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

354 

54 

21

16 

14 

14 

13 

13

13 

13 

12 

12 

13

Pec.

13 

12 

16 

15 

15

13 

12 

12 

14 

12

13 

12 

13 

13 

13

12 

12 

12 

12 

14

13 

13 

17 

14 

16

15 

16 

13 

14 

13 

13

Jan.

13 

13 

13 

13 

526

160 

99 

39 

33 

61

62 

44 

502 

395 

130

77 

216 

215 

107 

54

40 

33 

27 

38 

34

31 

27 

31 

386 

4,030 

3,330

Month

Oet 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

w

alendar year

tember. .........-------------

ater year 1938 -;

Feb.

4SO 

3,740 

4,960 

1,590 

445

1,870 

1,840 

585 

385 

3,090

782 

225 

142 

158 

3,100

1,220 

265 

169 

1,780 

2,380

465 

205 

124 

142 

207

1,520 

510 

2,740

Mar.

730 

215 

142 

369 

4,930

3,170 

305 

169 

124 

285

225 

977 

415 

205 

142

97 

77 

69 

55 

51

48 

45 

45 

43 

43

39 

77 

63 

63 

1,300 

449

Secondfoot-days

"" 387 

764 

417

-

10,779 

35,119 

14,967 

24,302 

884 

1,259 

843 

347.6 

417.2

90,485.8

Apr.

151 

99 

72 

55 

S5

3,540 

2,170 

265 

169 

124

676 

285 

142 

93 

119

3,980 

5,670 

4,650 

515 

265

285 

205 

124 

93 

75

133 

86 

73 

61 

42

Y&jcinnxDi

15 

354 

17

-

4,030 

4,960 

4,930 

5,670 

185 

302 

110 

16 

112

5,670

May

37 

31 

27 

25 

24

22 

21 

20 

27 

22

19 

19 

18 

17 

17

17 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

19 

23 

21 

40

40 

24 

185 

43 

27 

19

Minimum

11 

11 

12

-

13 

124 

39 

42 

16 

13 

12 

9.3 

8.8

8.8

June

65 

19 

37 

16 

17

16 

14 

16 

13 

302

228 

53 

31 

31 

22

19 

18 

40 

55 

37

27 

20 

19 

19 

16

16 

16 

42 

19 

16

July

15 

13 

13 

12 

13

13 

13 

35 

41 

33

31 

31 

31 

29 

32

37 

36 

33 

28 

110

44 

22 

17 

17 

17

21 

32 

31 

17 

J.3 

13

Mean

12.5 

25.5 

13.5

-

348 

1,254 

483 

810 

28..S 

42.0 

27.2 

11.2 

13.9

247.9

Aug.

12 

13 

13 

13 

13

12 

13 

13 

16 

12

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

14 

11 

11 

»10 

»10

10 

9.8 

«9.8 

»10 

*10

10 

9.8 

9.3 

9.3 

9.3 

9.3

Per square

mile

0.065 

.133 

.070

-

1.81 

6.53 

2.52 

4.22 

.148 

.219 

.142 

.058 

.072

1.29

Sept.

9.3 

9.3 

112 

20 

12

10 

9.8 

9.8 

9.3 

8.8

8.8 

8.8 

9.3 

*9.3 

*9.3

9.3 

9.3 

9.3 

*9.3 

«9.3

«9.3 

9.3 

9.3 

9.3 

9.3

9.3 

9.5 

10 

9.8 

30

Run-off In 

Inches

0.07 

.15 

.08

-

2.09 

6.80 

2.90 

4.71 

.17 

.24 

.16 

.07 

.08

17.52

*Gage height mlaalng; discharge computed on basis of weather records.
HEADWATER DIVERSION CHANNEL BASIN 25

Castor River at Zalma, Kb.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 37°08'45", long. DO'CXt'SO", in SEi sec. 29, T. 29 N., 

R. 9 E., at bridge on State Highway 51 In Zalma, 2£ miles downstream from Perkins 

Creek. Zero of gage is 350.38 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area-.- 395 square miles. 

Records available.- September 1921 to September 1939. 

Average discharge.- 18 yeal-s, 510 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 14

feet): minimum discharge observed, 41 se

1921-39: Maximum discharge, 40,400 

tended above 25,000 second-feet; maximum 

mum discharge, 16 second-feet Aug. 31, 3

,600 second-feet Apr. 17 (gage height, 24.17 

:ond-feet Oct. 7, 14.

ic.-ft. Jan. 14, 1937, from rating curve exgage height, 28.20 feet Mar. 11, 1935; mini936 (gage height, 0.81 foot).

larks.- Records good. Discharge interpolated 

Nov. 30, Mar. 26, Apr. 3, July 4. Gage 

above.

for days of missing gage heights, Oct. 13, 

read once daily below 10.0 feet and twice dally

Rating table, water year 1938-39 (gage .^^ 

(Shifting-control method u

hel(!ht , , In feet, and discharge. In second-feet) 

led July 19 to September 30)

1.30

1.50

1.70

2.00

2.30

2.70

41

51

63

84

111

158

3.50

5.00

6.00

7.00

9.00

12.00

275

520

698

908

1,428

2,360

15.00

19.00

20.50

22.00

22.50

23.30

3,610

5,460

6,380

7,610

8,330

10,600

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1933 to September 1939

D«y

1 

2 

S

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

18 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

81 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

46 

44 

44 

44 

44

44 

41 

44 

44 

44

44 

44

42 

41 

44

44 

46 

46 

48 

57

80 

60 

66 

60 

57

57 

54 

54 

51 

51 

57

Nov.

57 

57 

54 

57 

63

77 

77 

80 

111 

106

92

88 

80 

77 

77

70 

74 

80 

80 

80

74 

74 

74 

74 

70

74 

70 

66 

66 

64

Dec.

63 

63 

74 

88 

111

106 

96 

92 

88

34

84

80 

SO 

77 

74

74 

74 

74 

77 

74

74 

74 

77 

84 

80

80 

88 

92 

92 

88 

84

Jan.

34 

84 

84 

84 

165

230 

230 

230 

215 

215

230 

200 

200 

200 

186

179 

165 

152 

158 

145

145 

139 

133 

122 

122

128 

182

116 

211 

3,980 

5,040

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dee

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul

£?S*p

w

uary

ater year 1938-3

F»b.

1,660 

1,440 

1,080 

820 

626

738 

820 

608 

520 

1,720

1,620 

956 

738 

626 

590

520 

469 

419 

486 

1,940

1,890 

1,080 

773 

680 

554

503 

486 

3,790

Secondfoot-days

1,542 

2,243 

2,546

179,981

13,694 

28,157 

49,774 

52,069 

6,552 

3,522 

3,558 

2,979 

1.634

168,270

Ha

5, 

2,

1, 

5,

9, 

5, 

1, 

1, 

1,

3, 

2, 

1, 

1, 

1,

Haxl

13

5 

3 

9 

10

10

2ww» <o - .1

170 

ISO 

435 

270 

870

260 

060 

9SO 

350 

540

350 

400 

710 

240 

000

698 

644 

520 

469 

419

587 

355 

323 

307 

291

876 

360 

230 

275 

260 

245

nun

80 

111 

111

,300

,040 

790 

260 

600 

371 

291 

323 

275 

84

600

Apr.

230 

215 

208 

200 

275

3,570 

4,330 

2,010 

1,130 

820

6SO 

554 

486 

435 

403

2,400 

10,600 

9,460 

4,450 

1,950

1,480 

1,210 

932 

718 

590

537 

486 

452 

403 

355

May

323 

291 

275 

260 

245

230 

215 

215 

260 

260

230 

215 

200 

200 

200

179 

165 

158 

158 

371

260 

215 

186 

172 

165

158 

152 

158 

158 

145 

133

M^immii

41 

54 

63

34

84 

419 

230 

200 

133 

77 

66 

54 

44

41

June

122 

122 

116 

116 

106

101 

96 

92 

92 

92

101 

92 

106 

106 

101

92

84 

80 

77 

77

88 

291 

215 

172 

133

116 

106 

152 

139 

139

Mean

49.7 

74.8 

82.1

493

442 

1,006 

1,606 

1,736 

211 

117 

115 

96.1 

54. 5

461

July

122 

111 

96 

94 

92

84 

77 

74 

323 

139

92 

77 

74 

70 

66

128 

172 

15S 

133 

106

96 

88 

84 

133 

230

158 

122 

106 

98 

84 

77

Per 

square 

mile

0.126 

.189 

.208

1.25

1.18 

2.55 

4.07 

4.39 

.534 

.296 

.291 

.243 

.138

1.17

Aug.

74 

70 

66 

63 

63

60 

60 

57 

57 

57

57 

57 

63 

96 

96

66 

63 

63 

54 

57

63 

60 

245 

275 

158

245 

186 

139 

116 

101 

92

Sept.

84

80 

77 

70 

66

63 

63 

60 

57 

57

57 

54 

48 

48 

44

48 

48 

48 

48 

46

46 

46 

46 

46 

46

46 

46 

46 

46 

54

Run-off

Inches

0.15 

.21 

.84

16.96

1.29 

2.66 

4.69 

4.90 

.68 

.33 

.34 

.88 

.15

15.86

Aore-feet

3,060 

4,450 

5,050

357,000

87,160 

55,850 

98,730 

103,300 

13,000 

6,990 

7,060 

5,910 

3,240

333,800
26 OBION RIVER BASIN

South Fork of Obion River near Greenfield, Tenn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°07', long. 88°49', 150 feet downstream from

 bridge on U. S. Highway 45E, 24 miles south of Greenfield, Weakley County, and 10 miles 

upstream from confluence with Kiddle Fork of Obion River. Prior to June 22, 1939, 

staff gage 150 feet upstream, at same datum.

Drainage area.- 431 square miles.

Records available.- July 1929 to September 1959.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 558 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,940 second-feet Feb. 5 (gage height, 14.8

 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 91 second-feet Sept. 28; minimum

gage height observed, 2.70 feet Cct. 1-13.

1929-39: Maximum discharge, 25,600 second-feet Jan. 21-22, 1937 (gage height, 17.82

feet, from floolmarks), from rating curve extended above 15,000 second-feet; minimum,

that of Sept. 20, 1939; minimum gage height observed, 1.5 feet several days in August

and September 1030. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for days of unreliable gage readings Apr. G, 7, which

 were computed on basis of records for station on North Fork of Obion River near Union 

City and are fair. Staff gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1938-39 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 29 Jan. 30 to May 22 May 23 to Sept. 30

2.7

3.0

3.5

4.0

5.0

6.0

97

121

166

219

350

506

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

12.2

673

845

1,220

1,700

1,760

3.4

3.7

4.0

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

193

222

254

378

522

848

1,220

12.0

12.5

13.0

13.5

14.0

14.5

14.7

1,690

1,860

2,200

2,860

4,120

6,140

7,290

3.1

3.5

4.0

5.0

6.0

96

135

192

332

494

8.0

10.0

12.0

12.5

13.2

845

1,220

1,690

1,860

2,420

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

97

97

97

97

97

97

97

97

97

97

97

97

97

101

101

101

101

101

105

129

113

113

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

Hov.

105

105

105

105

113

121

105

105

113

113

113

113

113

121

121

121

121

147

281

147

129

121

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

-

Dec.

113

113

113

121

121

121

121

121

121

129

129

129

129

129

129

129

129

129

129

129

129

129

166

231

156

156

231

166

138

138

129

Jan.

138

138

147

574

1,760

1,510

845

308

243

380

243

627

1,590

1,380

1,080

522

308

622

410

268

219

208

243

410

350

243

197

197

1,540

2,860

2,690

Month

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1938-.59 ...........

Feb.

2,690

4,120

5,420

6,690

6,990

4,990

3,290

2,200

1,820

1,640

2,040

1,960

1,900

1,260

1,960

1,960

1,720

1,860

1,320

1,820

1,900

1,640

848

448

547

1,260

1,080

1,820

_

-

Mar.

1,750

1,530

1,220

1,380

2,540

2,860

3,290

2,540

1,690

1,430

1,200

1,140

679

392

326

277

243

232

232

222

212

212

212

212

202

202

352

420

1,670

2,540

2,690

Secondfoot-days

3 171

3^642

4,253

173,385

22,250

34J097

35 069

19^056

21,267

5,378

3,999

2,969

222,344

Apr.

3,540

2,420

1,430

477

420

1,000

2,400

' 860

a., 690

935

583

1,430

1,200

615

434

978

2,690

2,300

1,750

1,690

848

462

339

313

326

420

797

899

522

301

-

Maximum

129

281

231

5,440

2,860

6,990

3,290

3,540

2,200

2,360

562

348

114

6,990

toy

254

232

222

212

212

212

202

254

301

232

202

212

254

254

212

212

202

193

202

202

318

2,200

1,900

1,580

1,640

1,430

2,200

1,900

845

348

217

Minimum

97

105

113

94

13&

448

202

301

193

120

119

105

91

91

June

174

120

210

1,010

1,040

881

396

230

204

579

1,750

1,900

1,300

423

251

276

2,040

2,360

1,780

1,180

332

484

860

317

217

192

210

204

180

162

-

July

157

146

180

174

152

143

137

135

135

146

130

125

124

123

122

162

180

133

125

529

562

302

144

157

146

129

125

180

131

125

119

Mean

102

121

137

475

718

2,400

1,100

1,169

615

709

173

129

99.0

609

Aug.

116

157

348

146

123

129

138

120

126

123

118

113

108

105

105

115

115

117

224

130

115

111

121

125

113

110

107

106

105

105

105

Per square

mile

0.237

.281

 318

1.10

1.67

5.57

2.55

2.71

1.43

1.65

.401

.299

.230

1.41

Sept.

105

105

104

103

101

100

100

100

100

100

98

97

98

98

99

100

100

99

97

97

99

97

96

94

93

92

92

91

100

114

Run-off In 

Inches

0.27

.31

 37

14.95

1.92

5.80

2.94

3.03

1.64

1.84

.46

.35

.26

19.19
OBION RIVER BASIN 

Obion River at Obion, Tenn.

27

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°15', long. C9°12', at toll bridge on U. S. Hlghway 51, a quarter of a mile south of Oblon, Oblon County, and 7 miles downstream from 

North Fork of Oblon River. Prior to Aug. 3, 1939, chain gage at sane site and datum. 

Zero of gage Is 261.23 feet above mean Gulf level.

Drainage area.- 1,880 square miles.

Records available.- July 1929 to September 1939.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 2,484 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 24,400 second-feet Feb. 7 (gage height, 18.00 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum discharge observed, 296 second-feet 

Nov. 4; minimum gage height observed, 0.64 foot Oct. 9-11.

1929-39: Maximum discharge, 99,500 second-feet Jan. 24, 1937 (gage height, 25.4 

feet, from floodmarks); minimum discharge observed, 232 second-feet Sept. 1, 1936 

(gage height, -0.04 foot); minimum daily discharge, 15 second-feet Feb. 4, 1937, owing 

to backwater from Mississippi River; reversed flow of 57 second-feet was measured by 

current meter on that date.

Remarks.- Records fair. Chain gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1938-39 except periods of backwater (gage height, In feet,

discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 4)

0.5 

.8

1.0 

2.0

287

343

381

580

3.0

5.0

7.0

10.0

780

1,220

1,700

2,420

11.0

12.0

13.0

13.5

2,670

3,080

3,670

4,510

14.0

14.5

15.0

16.0

5,900

7,650

9,400

13,600

17.0

18.0

18,600

24,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

314 

314 

314 

314 

324

324 

324 

324 

324 

324

324 

324 

324 

324 

324

324 

324 

324 

352 

470

680 

540 

410 

372 

334

324 

324 

314 

314

314 

t314

Hov.

t314 

t314 

314 

296 

324

352 

362 

372 

381 

381

352 

381 

390 

390 

400

400 

410 

440 

660 

802

824 

780 

600 

490 

440

420 

420 

420 

410 

400

Dec.

400 

410 

430 

460 

460

470 

480 

480 

470 

470

460 

460 

450 

440 

430

430 

420 

420 

420 

430

440 

460 

580 

640 

660

700 

740 

760 

760 

620 

390

Jan.

430 

470 

500 

1,000 

1,840

2,180 

2,370 

2,540 

2,760 

3,320

3,590 

3,520 

3,450 

3,260 

3,200

3,200 

3,320 

3,320 

3,320 

3,200

2,930 

2,670 

2,570 

2,370 

2,010

1,530 

1,320 

1,340 

1,750 

2,420 

3,590

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 19,

ater year 1938-

Feb.

11,000 

15,600 

16,600 

19,200 

21,400

23,800 

23,800 

22,000 

19,200 

17,200

16,200 

15,600 

13,600 

11,800 

10,600

11,000 

11,800 

»10,500 

«6,700 

#5,700

*6,000 

*7,750 

*7,100 

»5,650 

*4,600

»4,040 

t3,800 

t5,150

Mar.

*7,100 

*8,750 

*8,260 

*7,200 

#7.150

11,800 

15,200 

14,600 

12,800 

*9,950

*7,120 

»5,650 

»4,700 

»3,750 

»2,750

*2,100 

tl,650 

tl,380 

#1,150

 n-1,050

#980 

»920 

«850 

*773 

»760

#740 

*720 

*720 

*740 

*990 

*2,500

Secondfoot-days

10,854 

13,239 

15,640

701,249

75,290 

347,390 

144,803 

220,180 

63,314 

132,130 

30,484 

16,738 

10,334

1,080,396

Apr.

5,430 

9,800 

9,600 

8,000 

6,780

6,780 

8,700 

11,800 

11,000 

9,220

8,000 

6,780 

»5,300 

»4,780 

«4,580

»4,500 

7,300 

13,200 

16,600 

15,600

12,300 

9,220 

6,780 

#4,990 

#3,260

»2,500 

»2,120 

»1,830 

 n-1,750 

 n-1,680

Maximum

680 

824 

760

16,600

3,590 

23,800 

15,200 

16,600 

8,180 

10,200 

2,490 

912 

420

23,800

May

*1,510 

#1,490 

*1,280 

#1,130 

 n-1,050

*960 

*830 

#740 

»664 

#660

*690 

720 

760 

824 

868

824 

720 

640 

600 

600

824 

1,340 

1,920 

2,320 

2,760

3,320 

4,740 

5,580 

7,120 

8,180 

7,650

Minium

314 

296 

390

296

430 

3,800 

720 

1,680 

600 

2,130 

440 

372 

324

296

June

5,900 

4,410 

3,590 

3,140 

2,760

2,520 

2,320 

2,230 

2,130 

2,230

2,440 

2,520 

2,980 

3,760 

4,220

3,980 

3,520 

3,320 

3,760 

9,050

10,200 

9,050 

7,650 

6,780 

6,250

5,580 

5,000 

4,220 

3,590 

3,030

July

2,490 

fl,960 

1,360 

868 

620

560 

540 

520 

660 

740

700 

580 

490 

450 

440

868 

1,270 

1,040 

780 

1,600

1,650 

1,320 

1,180 

1,000 

740

740 

640 

868 

1,360 

1,360 

1,090

Mean

350 

441 

505

1,921

2,429 

12,410 

4,671 

7,339 

2,042 

4,404 

983 

540 

344

2,960

Aug.

802 

640 

680 

720 

700

846 

912 

600 

500 

580

600 

540 

480 

440 

420

400 

390 

455 

580 

470

480 

480 

560 

540 

490

450 

430 

410 

390 

381 

372

Per square 

mile

0.186 

.235 

.269

1.02

1.29 

6. SO 

2.48 

3.90 

1.09 

2.34 

.523 

.287 

.183

1.57

Sept.

372 

372 

362 

362 

362

352 

352 

343 

343 

343

343 

334 

334 

334 

334

334 

343 

352 

343 

334

334 

334 

324 

324 

324

324 

334 

334 

334 

420

Run-off in 

inches

0.21 

.26 

.31

13.86

1.49 

6.87 

2.86 

4.36 

1.25 

2.61 

.60 

.33 

.20

21.35

#Affected by baclcirater from Mississippi River; computed on basis of seven diseharg 

:nd records for Rutherford Fork of Obion River near Bradford, N --- - - -- 

Fork 'orknear Greenfield.

tGage height missing; discharge computed as noted above.

forth Fork near Union City, and South
28 OBIOK RIVER BASIN 

Rutherford Fork of Oblon River near Bradford, Term.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°03', long. 88°53', at bridge on State Highway 

54, 4 miles southwest of Bradford, Gibson County, and 19 miles above confluence with 

South Fork of Obion River. Prior to May 1, 1939, chain gage 2 miles downstream.

Drainage area.- 180 square miles; 190 square miles at former site.

Records available.- May to September 1939. July 1929 to April 1939, at site 2 miles downstream; records equivalent.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 247 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,680 second-feet Feb. 3 (gage height, 17.26 

feet, former site and datum, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 20 secondfeet Sept. 20-28.

1929-39: Maximum discharge observed, 9,730 second-feet Jan. 22, 1937 (gage height, 

20.06 feet, former site and datum), from rating curve extended above 5,000 secondfeet; minimum observed, 13 second-feet several days during October 1931 and August 

1934; minimum gage height observed, 0.68 foot July 16, 1937, former site and datum.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice dally.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1958 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

15 

14 

15

15 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

25 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

50 

31

Oct.

24 

23 

23 

23 

23

25 

23 

23 

23 

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

25

24 

24 

24 

25 

24

24 

25 

25 

25

25 

25

Mov.

23 

23 

25 

23 

26

24 

24 

26 

26 

26

25 

25 

26 

26 

25

26 

26 

55 

106 

40

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

50 

30 

50 

50 

50

Dec.

30 

29 

30 

30 

29

29 

29 

29 

30 

30

30 

30 

29 

29 

29

28 

29 

29 

28 

28

29 

28 

54 

50 

37

40 

37 

34 

34 

52 

52

Jan.

52 

52 

52 

459 

1,810

239 

60 

46 

46 

138

68 

288 

1,600 

458 

138

76 

124 

381 

138 

76

60 

53 

64 

208 

105

68 

55 

45 

2,070 

5,580 

1,390

Month

Oct 

Nor 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

«ay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 19;

ater year 1938-!

Feb.

373 

3,390 

4,500 

4,500 

2,360

796 

463 

280 

2,010 

1,760

712 

285 

158 

477 

2,620

1,180 

366 

255 

420 

2,030

658 

223 

158 

120 

289

868 

504 

2,150

Mar.

892 

259 

138 

486 

3,170

1,720 

362 

208 

164 

614

463 

552 

225 

144 

110

90 

80 

76 

76 

68

68 

64 

64 

60 

60

60 

80 

85 

2,270 

5,380 

1,570

Secondfoot-daya

725 

922 

971

82,785

15,738 

55,973 

17,416 

17,238 

8,746 

14,980 

1,846 

1,096 

680

112,329

Apr.

421 

272 

171 

132 

193

2,760 

1,280 

507 

556 

164

1,720 

796 

381 

158 

138

1,040 

5,250 

811 

272

171

225 

138 

105 

95 

105

138 

840 

381 

130 

90

Maximum

25

106 

50

4,560

5,380 

4,500 

3,580 

5,250 

2,520 

3,490 

156 

82 

31

4,500

May

72 

65 

56 

53 

51

49 

46 

80 

58 

45

43 

56 

68 

56 

48

43 

41 

40 

45 

48

127 

2,320 

457 

522 

586

236 

2,310 

818 

288 

145 

95

Minimum

25 

25

28

25

52 

120 

60 

90 

40 

73 

37 

24 

20

20

June

207 

S5 

98 

230 

565

497 

138 

80 

229 

284

3,200 

525 

240 

152 

105

80 

1,940 

3,490 

957 

257

190 

416 

314 

166 

116

89 

100 

80 

82 

73

July

65 

55 

96 

80 

52

54 

52 

47 

45 

45

42 

42

41 

41 

48

78 

59 

44 

40 

146

73 

43 

40 

67 

39

57 

91 

156 

42 

40 

38

Mean

23.5 

50.7 

31.5

227

443 

1,213 

562 

575 

282 

499 

59.5 

55.4 

22.7

508

Aug.

37 

40 

82 

40 

38

51 

50 

35 

55 

51

50 

27 

28 

50 

50

30 

31 

56 

70 

51

50 

50 

45 

55 

29

27 

25 

25 

24 

24 

24

Per aquaro 

mile

0.123 

.162 

.165

1.19

2.35

6.38 

2.96 

3.03 

1.57 

2.77 

.331 

.197 

.126

1.64

Sept.

24 

24 

24 

24 

24

24 

25 

23 

23 

23

24 

24 

24 

23 

24

23 

22 

21 

21 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

27 

51

Run-off in 

inchea

0.14 

.18 

.19

16.21

2.69 

6.65 

5.41 

3.37 

1.81 

3.10 

.38 

.23 

.14

22.29
OBION RIVER BASIN 

North Fork of Obion River near Union City, Term.

29

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°24', long. 89°00', at bridge on State Highway 

22, 4* miles southeast of Union City, Obion County, and 9 miles upstream from confluence with Obion River. Prior to May 20, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 490 square miles.

Records available.- July 1929 to September 1939.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 638 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,400 second-feet Apr. 17 (gage height, 18.1 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 99 second-feet Sept. 8, 10, 18-20, 

23-28; minimum gage height observed, 4.87 feet Oct. 5-10.

1929-39: Maximum discharge, 49,200 second-feet Jan. 22, 1937 (gage height, 22.0 

feet, from floodmarks); minimum discharge observed, 85 second-feet Aug. 10, 16, 17, 

25-27, 1931 (dates corrected); minimum gage height observed (revised), 3.38 feet 

July 27, 1929.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of staff-gage readings above 250 secondfeet, which are fair, those for period of staff gage readings below 250 second-feet, 

and those for period of unreliable or missing gage heights, all of which are poor. 

Staff gage read once daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21

OQ

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

108 

10S 

108 

108 

105

105 

105 

105 

105 

105

105 

108 

108 

108 

108

105 

105 

115 

223 

1S6

146 

138 

136 

130 

130

130 

130 

130 

130 

130 

130

HOT.

130 

130 

130 

130 

138

138 

138 

13S 

146 

146

146 

138 

146 

138 

146

146 

146 

200 

513 

245

154 

146 

146 

146 

146

146 

146 

146 

146 

138

Dec.

138 

138 

138 

138 

138

138 

138 

136 

138 

138

138 

138 

138 

138 

138

138 

138 

138 

138 

138

146 

146 

162 

205 

178

«160 

*200 

«165 

*150 

146 

146

Jan.

146 

146 

146 

246 

3,650

1,960 

1,010 

228 

200 

356

302 

644 

1,260 

882 

478

282

272 

494 

312 

223

196 

*180 

«190 

*300 

«260

«190 

*160 

«146 

1,080 

6,130 

5,900

Month

Oct 

NOT

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

Ma; 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Set

«

alendar year 193

ater year 1938-2

Feb.

4,060 

3,670 

5,020 

3,000 

1,540

1,030 

1,030 

1,580 

2,950 

4,350

3,600 

1,690 

702 

762 

3,540

1,790 

726 

434 

630 

3,800

1,700 

750 

544 

380 

365

1,670 

4,900 

3,150

Mar.

1,540 

680 

434 

576 

5,270

»3,000 

«2,000 »i,eoo

«1,600 

«1,440

»1,230 

*1,120 

»1,000 

«700 

562

406 

232 

214 

196 

196

182 

178 

178 

170 

170

178 

196 

274 

1,380 

4,780 

3,050

Secondfoot-days

3,805 

4.78S 

4,564

150,382

27,969 

59,403 

34,932 

39,287 

11,657 

19,940 

5,214 

3,607 

3,053

218,219

Apr.

1,260 

530 

344 

282 

262

376 

3,830 

2,190 

1,620 

1,340

1,230 

1,060 

403 

218 

260

1,690 

8,940 

6,500 

2,160 

S43

SOO 

543 

322 

262 

247

431 

510 

356 

262 

196

Maximum

223 

513 

205

S,460

6,130 

5,020 

5,270 

8,940 

2,060 

4,060 

492 

146 

116

8,940

May

1S2 

182 

174 

174 

178

174 

170 

170 

178 

174

170 

192 

210 

200 

17S

166 

156 

158 

158 

166

200 

396 

327 

666 

1,090

571 

1,790 

2,060 

561 

284 

200

Minimum

105 

130 

138

103

146 

3SO 

170 

196 

158 

146 

120 

106 

99

99

June

1S7 

187 

210 

460 

250

178 

15S 

146 

207 

228

1,030 

455 

6S3 

272 

17S

154 

1,680 

4,060 

1,600 

580

322 

636 

2,650 

1,660 

528

346 

383 

196 

162 

154

July

146 

142 

136 

13S 

138

134 

130 

150 

193 

210

146 

126 

123 

120 

120

146 

158 

134 

123 

136

178 

126 

123 

123 

179

158 

162 

492 

472 

204 

146

Mean

123 

160 

147

412

902 

2,122 

1,127 

1,310 

376 

665 

166 

116 

102

598

Aug.

130 

130 

146 

126 

120

120 

120 

»116 

»115 

«114

*121 

»11S 

«115 

»114 

«113

*111 

*111 

*116 

*127 

*111

«109 »ioe

*112 

*124 

112

109 

109 

109 

109 

106 

106

Per square

mile

0.251 

.327 

.300

.341

1.84 

4.33 

2.30 

2.67 

.767 

1.36 

.343 

.237 

.208

1.22

Sept.

106 

106 

106 

102 

102

102 

102 

99 

102 

99

102 

102 

102 

102 

102

102 

102 

99 

99 

99

102 

102 

99 

99 

99

99 

99 

99 

102 

116

Run-off In 

Inches

0.29 

.36 

.35

11.41

2.12 

4. 51 

2.65 

2.98 

.88 

1.51 

.40 

.27 

.23

16.55

«0age height unreliable or missing; discharge computed on basis of records for South Fork of 

Obion River near Oreenfleld and weather records.
30 OBION RIVER BASIN

South Fork of Forked Deer River at Jackson, Term.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°56', long. 88°49', at bridge on U. S. Highway 

45, 75 feet downstream from Meridian Creek and 1 mile south of Jackson, Madison 

County. Prior to Feb. 4, 1939, chain gage at same site and datum. Zero of gage is 

331.14 feet above mean Gulf level.

Drainage area.- 574 square miles.

Records available.- July 1929 to September 1939.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 768 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,410 second-feet Feb. 4 (gage height, 17.36 

feet); minimum observed, 100 second-feet Oct. 15-18 (gage height, 3.56 feet).

1929-39: Maximum discharge observed, 35,800 second-feet Jan. 21, 1935 (gage height, 

22.66 feet), from rating curve extended above 15,000 second-feet; minimum observed, 73 

second-feet July 1, 1936; minimum gage height observed, 1.58 feet July 9, 1929.

Remarks.- Records fair. Staff gage read twice daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

105 

105 

100 

100 

105

100 

100 

100 

100 

100

100 

105 

100 

100 

100

100 

100 

100 

110 

126

120 

120 

115 

120 

120

120 

120 

115 

120 

120 

120

Nov.

120 

120 

120 

132 

188

144 

126 

158 

132 

126

132 

132 

132 

126 

126

132 

188 

822 

1,360 

571

381 

294 

260 

227 

211

195 

188 

172 

180 

172

Dec.

165 

172 

1S8 

188 

180

172 

165 

165 

211

195

180 

172 

158 

165 

158

158 

158 

158 

151 

158

188 

165 

165 

165 

165

522 

648 

328 

311 

294 

294

Jan.

294 

277 

277 

639 

2,745

1,220 

571 

417 

399 

399

363 

822 

3,420 

2,030 

1,550

1,150 

730 

1,650 

1,030 

596

477 

436 

623 

1,910 

966

596 

456 

399 

2,490 

4,850 

3,490

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

»V 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sap

W

alendar year 19

ater year 1938-i

Feb.

2,150 

5,090 

8,470 

9,170 

7,610

5,510 

3,900 

1,650 

3,250 

5,230

4,850 

2,810 

1,390 

1,350 

4,970

5,090 

3,630 

2,900 

3,110 

4,130

2,220 

1,360 

758 

596 

863

1,970 

1,390 

3,790

Mar.

2,100 

1,300 

876 

758 

876

648 

499 

436 

417 

2,170

2,430 

1,680 

1,120 

730 

571

477 

417 

417 

399 

399

381 

365 

345 

345 

345

406 

1,120 

622 

2,540 

4,510 

2,760

Secondfoot-days

3,366 

7,367 

6,662

208,402

37,272 

99,207 

32,457 

48,831 

24,338 

59,727 

9,279 

13,751 

3,387

345,644

Apr.

1,710 

1,060 

702 

571 

552

2,320 

1,490 

846 

571 

522

3,250 

2,930 

1,180 

758 

648

1,140 

3,530 

2,750 

1,650 

1,090

1,060 

730 

546 

499 

816

1,670 

4,510 

4,730 

3,350 

1,650

Maximum

126 

1,360 

648

9,410

4,850 

9,170 

4,510 

4,730 

3,670 

8,690 

1,550 

2,850 

132

9,170

May

571 

456 

399 

345 

311

294 

260 

260 

260 

243

227 

260 

294 

243 

211

195 

188 

180 

260 

277

397 

3,670 

1,770 

945 

2,080

1,490 

2,870 

1,840 

2,270 

816 

456

Minimum

100 

120 

151

95

277 

596 

345 

499 

180 

311 

105 

100 

105

100

June

1,100 

522 

1,140 

2,880 

963

2,040 

1,080 

546 

417 

596

2,990 

2,740 

3,000 

2,700 

1,750

702 

4,660 

8,690 

7,410 

4,850

3,010 

809 

522 

363 

311

362

1,090 

702 

876 

906

July

456 

362 

1,550 

970 

363

260 

211 

211 

172 

587

449 

192 

151 

144 

277

491 

295 

172 

138 

313

151 

126 

126 

151

211

158 

120 

115 

132 

120 

105

Mean

109 

246 

CIS

571

1,202 

3,543 

1,047 

1,628 

785 

1,991 

299 

444 

113

947

Aug.

100 

260 

1,360 

305 

268

2,850 

2,350 

666 

404 

876

386 

211 

180 

158 

165

243 

165 

151 

603 

269

195 

165 

165 

227 

172

172 

151 

138 

132 

132 

132

Per square 

mile

0.190 

.429 

.375

.995

2.09 

6.17 

1.82 

2.84 

1.37 

3.47 

.521 

.774 

.197

1.65

Sept.

132 

126 

126 

126

120

115 

115 

115 

115 

115

110 

110 

110 

110 

110

110 

105 

110 

110 

110

110 

105 

105 

105 

105

105 

105 

105 

110 

132

Run-off In 

Inches

0.22 

.48 

.43

13.53

2.41 

6.43 

2.10 

3.16 

1.58 

3.87 

.60 

.89 

.22

22.39

Peak discharge.- Feb. 4 (10 a.m.) 9,410 sec.-ft.; Apr. 17 (2 to 6 p.m.) 4,040 sec.-ft.; May 22 

(1 p.m.) 4,220 sec.-ft.; Aug. 6 (8 p.m.) 4,130 sec.-ft.
OBION RIVER BASIN 31

South Fork of Forked Deer River at Chestnut Bluff, Term.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°52', long. 89°21', at highway bridge, 1 mile 

west of Chestnut Bluff, Crockett County, and 12 miles upstream from confluence with 

North Fork of Forked Deer River. Prior to July 20, 1939, staff gage at same site and 

datum. Zero of gage is 256.71 feet above mean Gulf level.

Drainage area.- 1,080 square miles.

Records available.- July 1929 to September 1939.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 1,337 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,500 second-feet Feb. 4 (gage height, 18.84 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum discharge observed, 124 second-feet 

Oct. 9, 10; minimum gage height, 9.40 feet Sept. 24.

1929-39: Maximum discharge, 33,300 second-feet Jan. 22, 1935 (gage height, 22.3 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 20,000 second-feet; minimum 

discharge observed, 108 second-feet, Sept. 11, 1934; minimum gage height observed, 3.2 

feet Aug. 5-13, 1930.

Remarks.- Records fair. Staff gage read twice daily.

Discharge, tn second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

148 

148 

142 

130 

133

133 

130 

130 

127 

127

127 

130 

130 

130 

130

124 

127 

127 

220 

290

220 

184 

172 

163 

160

160 

160 

154 

151 

151 

154

Nov.

154 

157 

154 

154 

157

205 

190 

184 

205 

190

184 

187 

190 

205 

190

187 

190 

308 

1,000 

1,490

865 

505 

412 

360 

325

308 

308 

272 

255 

255

Dec.

255 

255 

255 

255 

255

255 

238 

23S 

238 

272

255 

255 

238 

238 

238

220 

220 

238 

238

220

220 

238 

278 

395 

545

430 

685 

800 

485 

430 

395

Jan.

360 

342 

325 

455 

1,950

2,260 

2,420 

2,580 

1,940 

930

545 

378 

1,560 

2,180 

2,420

2,660 

2,750 

2,750 

2,580 

2,420

1,860 

1,000 

635 

1,350 

2,100

2,260 

1,490 

740 

1,860 

4,100 

4,260

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

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

alendar year 1938 ...........

ater year 1938-3

Peb.

6,020 

7,900 

10,200 

12,000 

12,000

10,600 

9,800 

9,400 

9,000 

8,250

7,550 

6,600 

6,300 

6,080 

7,220

7,280 

6,900 

6,020 

5,760 

6,600

6,900 

6,900 

6,080 

5,500 

4,260

3,450 

3,180 

3,960

Mar.

3,820 

4,100 

4,430 

4,430 

4,620

3,450 

2,660 

1,490 

865 

930

1,860 

2,500 

2,920 

3,020 

2,500

1,490 

865 

685 

590 

505

485 

465 

448 

430 

412

395 

545 

1,140 

2,040 

3,700 

4,430

Secondfoot-days

4,712 

9,746 

9,771

423,601

55,460 

201,470 

62 , 220 

106,300 

51,221 

89 , 790 

19,871 

17,956 

5,145

633,662

Apr.

5,760 

5,500 

5,030 

3,960 

2,420

3,450 

3,450 

3,960 

4,260 

3,020

2,660 

2,660 

3,020 

3,450 

3,570

3,340 

4,820 

6,300 

7,820 

5,760

4,620 

3,820 

2,260 

1,140 

635

685 

1,490 

2,260 

2,660 

3,120

MaxlAtuiB

290 

1,490 

800

12,000

4,260 

12,000 

4,620 

7,220 

4,260 

7,550 

2,580 

1,860 

214

12,000

May

3,340 

3,450 

2,840 

1,420 

740

545 

465 

430 

430 

395

342 

448 

545 

485 

395

342 

308 

290 

272 

325

404 

3,030 

3,570 

3,960 

4,260

3,700 

3,120 

2,750 

2,660 

2,840 

3,120

Minimum

124 

154 

220

124

325 

3,120 

395 

635 

272 

1,210 

230 

187 

148

124

June

3,020 

2,100 

1,210 

1,720 

2,020

2,340 

2,580 

2,580 

2,340 

1,560

1,720 

1,860 

2,180 

2,500 

2,750

2,840 

2,840 

2,920 

3,340 

4,430

5,760 

6,900 

7,550 

6,900 

5,030

2,750 

1,640 

1,640 

1,420 

1,350

July

1,140 

545 

1,000 

1,790 

2,580

2,100 

930 

590 

800 

505

685 

590 

360 

290 

255

370 

590 

430 

308 

430

495 

328 

258 

230 

255

304 

338 

505 

360 

276 

234

Mean

152 

325 

315

1,161

1,789 

7,195 

2,007 

3,543 

1,652 

2,993 

641 

579 

172

1,736

Aug.

193 

187 

490 

1,210 

686

565 

1,380 

1,860 

1,860 

1,070

1,100 

706 

465 

392 

342

332 

381 

328 

380 

740

448 

339 

325 

332 

346

297 

262 

252 

241 

227 

220

Per square 

mile

0.141 

.301 

.292

1.08

1.66 

6.66 

1.86 

3.28 

1.53 

2.77 

.594 

.536 

.159

1.61

Sept.

214 

208 

199 

199 

190

184 

181 

184 

181 

178

172 

169 

163 

166 

163

166 

160 

160 

163 

166

166 

160 

148 

151 

151

148 

148 

151 

166 

190

Run-off In 

Inches

0.16 

.34 

.34

14.59

1.91 

6.94 

2.14 

3.66 

1.76 

3.09 

.68 

.62 

.18

21.82
32 OBION RIVER BASIN

Middle Fork of Forked Deer River near Alamo, Term.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°52', long. 89°04', at bridge on State Highway 

 54, 5 miles north of Alamo, Crockett County, and 15 miles upstream from confluence

with North Fork of Forked Deer River. Prior to June 12, 1939, staff gage at sane

site and datum.

Drainage area.- 410 square miles.

Records available.- July 1929 to September 1939.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 539 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 12,000 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage

height, 14.47 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum discharge, 91 secondfeet Oct. 18 (gage height, 1.74 £eet).

1929-39: Maximum discharge observed, 19,500 second-feet Jan. 21, 1935 (gage height, 

15.48 feet), from rating curve extended above 10,00 second-feet; minimum discharge 

observed, 68 second-feet June 30, July I, 1936; minimum gage height observed, 1.26 feet 

July 1, 11, 17, 1931.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for period of missing gage heights, July 14-16, computed on basis of records for South Forte of Forked Deer River at Jackson. Staff gage 

read once daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1936 to September 1939

Day

1

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27

sa

29

30 

31

Oct.

97 

97 

97 

97 

97

97 

103 

97 

97 

97

97 

97 

97 

97 

97

91 

97 

91 

97 

103

103 

97 

97 

91 

91

91 

91 

91 

91 

91 

91

Hov.

91 

91 

91 

91 

91

91 

91 

97 

103 

103

103 

103 

103 

103 

103

103 

97 

208 

419 

178

130 

116 

110 

110 

110

103 

110 

103 

103 

103

Dec.

110 

116 

116 

116 

110

110 

110 

110 

103 

110

110 

110 

110 

110 

110

110 

110 

110 

110 

110

116 

116 

116 

130 

161

205 

243 

153 

130 

130 

116

Jan.

116 

116 

116 

1,730 

2,730

1,090 

550 

335 

178 

335

161 

436 

2,240 

936 

335

253 

461 

1,010 

528 

233

196 

161 

187 

726 

419

196 

161 

170 

966 

3,240 

2,500

Month

Oct 

Nor 

Dec

C

Jan: 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

Hay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

Si::::::::::::::::::::::::::

ater year 1938-3 9 ...........

Feb.

2,010 

5,650 

9,000 

6,900 

4,900

2,770 

1,240 

969 

2,620 

2,670

1,330 

1,720 

726 

940 

3,840

2,210 

1,610 

866 

1,240 

3,240

1,720 

1,110 

377 

377 

1,170

1,380 

1,190 

2,540

Mar.

1,440 

1,110 

440 

9S5 

2,540

866 

377 

273 

233 

335

550 

462 

419 

253 

224

176 

161 

145 

145 

145

145 

145 

145 

145 

145

161 

205 

512 

6,170 

4,200 

2,280

Secondfoot-days

2,965 

3,558

3,S27

161,956

22,813 

66,815 

25,534 

28,365 

19,230 

38,652 

6,574 

6,372 

3,000

228,255

Apr.

1,440 

550 

314 

243 

762

3,000 

1,580 

748 

314 

935

2,350 

1,490 

1,380 

962 

377

1,340 

3,450 

1,860 

1,110 

638

550 

356 

253 

224 

214

293 

660 

S42 

377 

253

Maximum

103 

419 

243

9,000

3,240 

9,000 

6,170 

3,450 

3,840 

7,400 

747 

1,100 

116

9,000

May

205 

170 

170 

153 

153

153 

153 

161 

170 

153

145 

205 

224 

161 

161

145 

145 

138 

153 

170

602 

3,840 

1,980 

866 

794

594 

1,430 

2,720 

1,240 

866 

1,060

Minimum

91 

91 

103

91

116 

377 

145 

214 

138 

163 

122 

104 

96

91

June

293 

273 

1,220 

2,240 

1,090

2,140 

1,800 

770 

63S 

1,030

2,580 

1,220 

890 

473 

243

1S9 

4,090 

7,400 

4,130 

1,710

582 

304 

335 

233 

198

319 

1,570 

335 

189 

168

July

151 

139 

568 

377 

196

159 

144 

138 

166 

133

130 

127 

129 

127 

127

180 

214 

153 

136 

356

247 

155 

136 

134 

140

139 

747 

592 

176 

134 

122

Mean

95.6 

119 

123

444

736 

2,386 

824 

962 

622 

1,288 

212 

206 

100

625

Aug.

120 

192 

39S 

191 

186

1,100 

1,000 

334 

151 

123

116 

113 

110 

106 

110

113 

113 

145 

166 

170

122 

110 

124 

171 

133

116 

111 

108 

104 

106 

106

Per square

mile

0.233 

.290 

.300

1.08

1.80 

5.82 

2.01 

2.35 

1.52 

3.14 

.517 

.502 

.244

1.52

Sept.

106 

104 

103 

102 

102

101 

99 

99 

99 

97

96 

97 

97 

97 

97

99 

99 

98 

97 

98

99 

99 

98 

99 

99

99 

99 

99 

106 

116

Run-off In 

Inches

0.27 

.32 

.35

14.70

2.07 

6.06 

2.32 

2.62 

1.75 

3.51 

.60 

.53 

.27

20.72
HATCHIE RIVER BASIN 

Hatchle River at Bolivar, Term.

33

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°16', long. 88°59', at bridge on State Highway 

18, 250 feet upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 2,000 feet downstream from 

Spring Creek, and 1 mile north of Bolivar, Hardeman County. Prior to Feb. 6, 1939, 

staff gage at same site and datum. Zero of gage is 323.86 feet above mean Gulf level.

Drainage area.- 1,430 square miles.

Records available.- July 1929 to September 1939.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 2,406 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 14,700 second-feet June 18 (gage height, 16.10 

feet); minimum observed, 148 second-feet Oct. 8-12 (gage height, 1.84 feet).

1929-39: Maximum discharge observed, 43,400 second-feet Jan. 20, 1935 (gage height, 

20.00 feet); minimum observed, 114 second-feet Sept. 1, 1936 (gage height, 1.08 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Staff gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1938-39 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 25-30)

1.9 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

154

232

310

470

630

790

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

11.5

950 

1,130 

1,360 

1,640 

1.9SO 

2,220

12.0 

12.5 

13.C 

13.5 

14.0 

14.5

2,560 

3,040 

3,640 

4,360 

5,S20 

6,2SO

15.0

15.5

16.0

7,880 

10,SOO 

14,000

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

Z

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

SO

21

SS

S3

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

166

160

166

160

154

154

154

148

148

148

14S

148

154

 154

154

154

154

154

191

240

262

310

302

240

211

19S

191

191

191

191

191

Nov.

191

191

191

191

218

232

247

278

2S6

294

302

278

254

254

254

262

310

670

1,360

1,520

1,710

1,640

1,240

83S

566

502

454

422

406

382

-

Dec.

374

374

3S2

374

374

390

374

366

366

374

390

406

374

374

358

342

342

334

334

334

350

35S

390

598

870

1,170

1,290

1,470

1,470

1,170

854

Jan.

694

614

550

630

1,440

-1,870

2,560

2,740

2,940

3,150

3,3SO

3,920

5,400

5,220

5,220

5,040

5,220

5,400

5,400

5,220

4,860

4,690

4,360

4,210

3,780

3,640

3,3SO

3,150

3,510

5,220

5,040

Month

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

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

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

Uuj. ............................

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

September, ......................

Water year 1938-t59 ...........

Feb.

4,S60

5,590

7,820

S,S70

S,870

9,470

9,470

10,100

10,800

10,100

8,320

7,400

6,730

6,730

8,S70

8,S70

8,870

10,800

12,700

12,700

10,800

8,S70

7,040

6,220

6,000

5,790

5,400

6,000

_

-

-

Mar.

6,220

6,730

7,040

7,040

6,460

6,000

5,590

5,220

4,660

5,220

5,040

4,S60

4,520

4,210

4,060

3,780

3,150

2,280

1,740

1,360

1,150

1,050

984

950

SOS

918

1,5SO

2,560

3,920

5,220

5,590

Secondfoot-days

5,687

15,943

17,326

690,491

112,448

234,060

120,204

15S,920

95,800

189 , 560

45,981

16,783

6,919

1,019,631

Apr.

5,590

5,590

5,590

5,790

5,590

5,790

5,400

5,040

4,690

4,520

5,040

5,220

5,220

5,220

5,220

5,590

6,730

7,040

6,730

6,220

6,000

5,590

5,220

4,690

4,210

3,780

4,360

4,210

4,520

4,520

-

Maximum

310

1,710

1,470

12 ' 300

5,400

12,700

7,040

7,040

8,870

14,000

3,040

1,050

422

14,000

May

4,690

4,S60

4,S60

4,520

4,060

2,940

1,910

1,310

1,020

902

83S

790

S22

S3S

822

774

694

646

646

75S

1,200

2,2SO

3,640

4,360

4,690

4,690

5,790

6,870

8,320

7,040

6,220

Minimum

146

191

334

148

550

4,860

902

3 780

646

3,260

566

262

178

148

June

5,790

5,400

5,220

5,220

5,040

5,040

5,220

5,220

5,220

5,400

6,730

8,320

7,040

6,220

5,790

5,590

8,320

14,000

11,400

9,470

7,820

7,040

6,730

6,220

5,590

4,360

4,690

4,060

3,640

3,260

-

July

3,040

2,840

2,840

2,560

2,160

1,840

1,310

967

954

2,160

2,060

2,160

2,410

2,560

2,260

1,740

1,290

1,200

1,090

886

726

630

598

582

566

630

790

950

838

726

598

Mean

183

531

559

1,892

3,627

3,359

3,87S

5,297

3,090

6,319

1,483

541

231

2,794

Aug.

534

486

438

422

582

75S

806

686

815

1,050

822

742

614

470

422

422

438

470

550

726

67S

534

438

39S

382

382

358

326

294

278

262

Per square

mile

0.126

.371

*

1*32 *

2.54

5.85

S«?l

3 ?0

2* 16

4« 4S

l!o4

.378

.162

1.95

Sept.

254

247

240

232

225

21S

211

211

204

198

198

191

191

184

184

178

178

184

204

318

366

422

318

232

204

204

211

21S

232

262

-

Run-off In 

' inches

0.15

.41

.45

17.95

2.92

6.09

3.13

4.13

2 49

4^95

1.20

.44

.18

26.52

Peak discharge.- Feb. 9 (3 p.m.) 12,100 see.-ft.; Feb. 15 (5 a.m.) 10,100 sec.-ft.; Hay 28 

(12 ».) 10,100 see.-ft.; June 18 (10 a.m.) 14,700 aec.-ft«
34 HATCHIE RIVER BASIN

Hatchie River near Stanton, Tenn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°31', long. 89°21', at bridge on U. S. Highway 

70, 1 mile downstream from Nashville, Chattanooga £ St. Louis Railway bridge, 4 miles 

north of Stanton, Haywood County, and 4 miles upstream from Muddy Creek. Prior to 

Aug. 7, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum. Zero of gage Is 267.34 feet above 

mean Gulf level.

Drainage area.- 1,940 square miles.

Records available.- July 1929 to September 1939.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 3,074 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 22,000 second-feet Feb. 3 (gage height, 17.10 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 293 second-feet Oct. 12-18 

(gage height, 2.16 feet).

1929-39: Maximum discharge observed, 59,000 second-feet Jan. 22, 1935 (gage height, 

20.35 feet); minimum observed, 273 second-feet Sept. 1, 1936 (gage height, 1.66 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for period of missing gage heights, Oct. 10 to Nov. 2, 

computed on basis of records for station at Bolivar. Staff gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 193S-39 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 15 to Dec. 27, July 23 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 30 Dec. 1 to Sept. 30

2.2 

2.5

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

293

333

405

488

573

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.7

750

933

1,120

1,480

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

327

409

588

781

985

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

1,200

1,430

1,670

1,970

2,360

12.0

13.0

13.5

14.0

14.5

2,780

3,280

3,590

4,210

5,200

15.0

15.5

16.0

16.8

6,900

9,700

13,200

19,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1936 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

319 

319 

319 

306 

306

306 

306 

293 

293 

293

293 

293 

293 

293 

293

293 

293 

293 

293 

319

319 

347 

361 

375

405

390 

375 

347 

347 

347 

333

Nov.

333 

333 

333 

333

347

347 

361 

361 

375 

390

405 

405 

421 

421 

421

405 

421 

421 

471 

971

1,160 

1,300 

1,380 

1,450 

1,480

1,400 

1,160 

914 

768 

678

Dee.

645 

607 

607 

588 

588

588 

588 

588 

588 

588

588 

588 

588 

588 

569

569 

550 

550 

532 

532

532 

532 

550 

588 

664

761 

922 

1,070 

1,200 

1,310 

1,380

Jan.

1,400 

1,310 

1,130 

1,030 

1,540

2,160 

2,280 

2,120 

2,060 

2,080

2,120 

2,200 

2,480 

2,920 

3,120

3,220 

3,510 

4,210 

5,200 

5,450

5,450 

5,200 

4,950 

5,450 

5,750

5,450 

4,950 

4,550 

4,750 

8,500 

9,100

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dee

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

ater year 1938-3

Feb.

7,400 

9,100 

17,900 

19,500 

15,500

12,500 

11,100 

10,400 

12,500 

18,700

16,300 

13,200 

10,400 

9.700 

13,200

12,500 

12,500 

11,100 

11,100 

13,900

14,700 

13,900 

11,800 

10,400 

9,100

8,500 

7,900 

9,100

Mar.

9,100 

7,900 

6,900 

6,900 

7,900

8,500 

7,900 

7,400 

6,500 

6,900

7,400 

6,900 

6,500 

6,100 

5,450

4,950 

4,370 

4,070 

3,810 

3,590

3,450 

3,280 

3,070 

2,600 

2,000

1,620 

1,500 

1,470 

1,900 

3,070 

3,590

Secondroot-days

9,962 

19,965 

21,138

900,850

115,660 

343,900 

156,590 

193,530 

102,100 

239,700 

74,377 

24,780 

11,682

1,313,384

Apr.

3,450 

3,930 

4,750 

5,200 

5,450

7,400 

7,900 

7,400 

6,500 

5,750

6,100 

7,400 

6,900 

6,100 

5,450

5,450 

11,800 

10,400 

8,500 

7,900

7,400 

7,400 

6,500 

6,100 

5,750

5,750 

5,750 

5,450 

4,950 

4,750

Maximum

405 

1,480 

1,380

13,000

9,100 

19,500 

9,100 

11,800 

10,400 

15,500 

4,370 

1,090 

476

19,500

May

4,370 

4,070 

3,810 

3,690 

3,690

3,810 

3,930 

3,930 

3,690 

3,450

3,170 

2,740 

2,000 

1,470 

1,330

1,240 

1,180 

1,130 

1,070 

985

985 

1,290 

1,640 

1,860 

2,200

2,740 

3,120 

4,210 

8,500 

10,400 

10,400

Minimum

293 

333 

532

293

1,030 

7,400 

1,470 

3,450 

985 

4,950 

861 

496 

335

293

June

9,100 

7,900 

6,900 

6,100 

5,750

5,750 

6,100 

5,450 

4,950 

5,450

5,450 

5,750 

6,100 

8,500 

9,100

7,900 

9,700 

14,700 

13,200 

15,500

12,500 

11,100 

9,100 

7,900 

7,400

7,400 

7,400 

6,500 

6,100 

4,950

July

4,210 

3,930 

3,930 

4,370 

3,930

3,510 

3,390 

3,170 

2,920 

2,640

2,440 

2,480 

2,740 

2,920 

2,870

8,740 

2,600 

2,520 

2,440 

2,320

1,940 

1,570 

1,240 

1,070 

943

881 

861 

861 

861 

1,030 

1,050

Mean

321 

666 

682

2,468

3,731 

12,280 

5,051 

6,451 

3,294 

7,990 

2,399 

799 

389

3,598

Aug.

964 

861 

781 

721 

683

901 

881 

964 

1,030 

1,030

1,030 

1,090 

1,090 

985 

861

741 

664 

626 

626 

781

881 

901 

881 

781 

683

626 

588 

569 

550 

514 

496

Per square 

mile

0.165 

.343 

.352

1.27

1.92 

6.33 

2.60 

3.33 

1.70 

4.12 

1.24 

.412 

.201

1.85

Sept.

478 

460 

443 

426 

426

418 

400 

392 

384 

375

375 

367 

359 

359 

351

343 

343 

343 

335 

335

343 

384 

426

478 

460

418 

384 

359 

359 

359

Run-off In 

inches

0.19 

.38 

.41

17.26

2.22 

6.59 

3.00 

3.71 

1.96 

4.60 

1.43 

.48 

.22

25.19
WOLF RIVER BASIN 

WolT River at Rossville, Term.

35

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°04', long. 89°55', at county highway bridge, 

hair a mile north of Rossville, Fayette County, and 8 miles downstream from Moscow and 

North Fork of Wolf River. Prior to June 13, 1933, chain gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 531 square miles.

Records available.- July 1929 to September 1939.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 704 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,400 second-feet Feb. 5 (gage height, 10.70 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum discharge observed, 157 second-feet 

Oct. 7-12, 17 (gage height, 3.52 feet).

1929-39: Maximum discharge, about 31,000 second-feet Jan. 20, 1935 (gage height, 

13.75 feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 7,500 second-feet; minimum discharge observed, 125 second-feet Oct. 1-27, 1931; minimum gage height observed, 

2.24 feet Aug. 12-14, 1930.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of missing gage heights, Aug. 8-12, which 

were computed on basis of records for Hatchie River at Bolivar and are fair. Chain 

gage read twice daily. Probably slight regulation at low water caused by operation of 

mill dam at Moscow.

Rating table, water year 1938-39 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

3.5 

3.7 

4.0 

4.2

137 

152 

17S 

198

5.0 

5.5

220

245

297

362

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

7.5

432

509

610

755

8.0 

8.5 

9.0 

9.5

1,040

1,600

2,560

4,230

10.0

10.5

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

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 

50 

31

Oct.

144 

144 

140 

140 

140

140 

140 

140 

137 

140

140 

140 

140 

140 

140

140 

140 

140 

183 

174

164 

164 

164 

160 

160

160 

160 

160 

160 

160 

160

Nov.

160 

160 

160 

164 

164

169 

174 

178 

17S 

17S

183 

183 

183 

178 

178

220 

258 

628 

1,850 

1,260

705 

446 

297 

238 

232

226 

209 

204 

198 

198

Dec.

19S 

198 

204 

204 

204

198 

198 

198 

198 

198

198 

198 

198 

198 

198

193 

193 

193 

193 

193

198 

204 

220 

297 

284

362 

418 

362 

336 

310 

258

Jan.

232 

226 

220 

327 

1,450

2,360 

1,630 

1,240 

1,040 

S30

566 

461 

1,870 

2,440 

2,000

1,800 

1,640 

1,450 

1,100 

738

546 

461 

546 

1,160 

1,270

1,370 

915 

690 

1,370 

3,740 

4,000

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Har 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

VI

alendar year 10

ater year 1938-

Feb.

2,900 

4,080 

8,330 

7,480 

4,670

3,030 

1,940 

1,550 

1,630 

1,740

1,630 

1,4CO 

1,040 

915 

3,780

4,630 

3,670 

1,980 

1,510 

1,700

1,920 

1,640 

1,520 

1,280 

855

772 

790 

2,200

Mar.

3,000 

2,510 

1,840 

1,400 

968

610 

461 

404 

376 

476

950 

1,120 

1,150 

880 

660

418 

336 

297 

278 

271

271 

264 

264 

258 

258

310 

566 

855 

1,640 

3,560 

3,600

Secondfoot-days

4,654 

9,759 

7,202

230,423

39,488 

70,632 

30,251 

43,568 

27,336 

43,934 

19,000 

6,132 

4,839

306,795

Apr.

2,620 

1,730 

1,260 

772 

527

S10 

1,100 

986 

880 

855

1,450 

1,550 

1,480 

1,510 

1,520

1,450 

4,790 

4,310 

2,130 

1,800

1,500 

1,100 

660 

446 

390

492 

1,070 

1,670 

1,480 

1,230

Maximum

183 

1,850 

418

7,220

4,000 

8,350 

3,600 

4,790 

3,670 

6.930 

2,220 

245 

174

8,350

May

1,240 

772 

390 

304 

278

258 

245 

245 

238 

232

232 

226 

226 

220 

220

220 

214 

209 

214 

226

297 

1,940 

3,420 

2,160 

1,670

1,520 

1,370 

1,050 

1,470 

3,670 

2,360

Minimum

137 

160 

193

137

320 

772 

258 

390 

209 

297 

209 

174 

156

157

June

1,570 

977 

546 

738 

S10

755 

96S 

1,370 

986 

610

527 

690 

1,350 

1,800 

1,360

880 

1,230 

6,930 

6,930 

4,270

2,010 

1,370 

915 

705 

458

297 

443 

587 

852 

1,000

July

673 

522 

1,490 

2,220 

1,570

950 

564 

349 

710 

1,790

1,370 

1,000 

551 

316 

258

245 

252 

245 

232 

226

220 

209 

220 

264 

252

390 

323 

376 

432 

432 

349

Mean

150 

525 

232

631

1,274 

2,523 

976 

1,452 

882 

1,464 

613 

198 

161

841

Aug.

245 

214 

209 

204 

204

198 

204 

220 

215 

202

195 

195 

193 

188 

183

183 

188 

198 

226 

220

204 

204 

193 

188 

188

188 

183 

178 

174 

174 

174

Per square 

mile

0.282 

.612 

.457

1.19

2.40 

4.75 

1.84 

2.73 

1.66 

2.76 

1.15 

.373 

.303

1.88

Sept.

174 

169 

169 

169 

168

164 

164 

169 

160 

160

160 

160 

156 

156 

156

156 

156

160 

160 

164

164 

160 

160 

156 

156

156 

156 

156 

166 

169

Run-off In 

Inches

0.35 

.68 

.50

16.13

2.7V 

4.95 

2.12 

3.05 

1.91 

3.08 

1.53 

.43 

.34

21.49
36 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 

St. Francis River near Bismarck, Ifo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 37°44'40", long. 90°36'55", In NEi sec. 17, T. 35 N., 

R. 4 E., 14 miles south of Bismarck and 2 miles upstream from Indian Creek. Zero of 

gage is 947.07 feet above mean sea level (unadjusted).

Drainage area.- 21.5 square miles.

Records available.- February to September 1939 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 2,690 second-feet July 33 (gage height, 7.61 

feet), from rating curve extended above 1,600 second-feet; minimum, 0.1 second-foot 

Sept. 2-30; minimum gage height, 1.33 feet on many days.

Maximan stage known, 11.0 feet sometime In 1904, from floodmarks.

Remarks.- Records fair except those estimated or Interpolated, which are poor. Gage read 

once daily during low stages and several times dally during medium and high stages.

Discharge, in second-feat, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

Month

dot 

Hov

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

T

alendar year

ruary 10 

oh

he perio

Feb.

165

34 

|29 

123 

IS 

13

til 

9.5 

«*8.0 

t!60 

t90

**40 

«*30

4H>23

«*20 

**17

«*16

98 ««i6o

Secondfoot-days

963.5 

1,996.1 

2,103.7 

144.0 

89.5 

1,033.8 

98.5 

3.1

-

Mar.

58 

 44 

31 

t90 

t620

73 

42 

26 

42 

484

116 

135 

6O 

37 

17

13 

14 

20 

«15 

9.5

6.S 

5.2 

«4.6 

4.1 

4.5

4.5 

4.1 

3.3 

6.8 

3.2 

4.5

Maximum

165 

620 

540 

15 

25 

450 

46 

.2

-

Apr.

4.1 

2.6 

2.7 

2.7 

226

212 

60 

32 

20 

14

16 

*14 

*13 

11 

T23

T540 

476 

60 

53 

32

82 

46 

29 

23 

19

34

16 

13 

10 

5.6

May

7.2 

6.4 

 4.6 

2.7 

3.2

2.6 

2.5 

4.1 

15 

5.2

5.2 

6.0 

9.5 

8.8 

6.8

5.6 

4.9 

3.2 

5.6 

4.9

3.7 

3.3 

2.7 

1.9 

1.3

2.0 

6.4 

3.3 

2.0 

1.9 

1.5

Minimum

8.0 

3.2 

2.6 

1.3 

.3 

.4 

.2 

.1

-

June

1.3

1.5

1.1

.5 

.4

.4 

.4

2.2

6.0 

3.3

2.6 

3.2 

5.6 

4,1 

2.9

1.6 

1.3 

.8 

.5 

1.6

1.3 

.5 

.5 

.4 

.3

.4

15 

3.3 

1.6 

25

Mean

50.7 

64.6 

70.1 

4.65 

2.98 

33.3 

3.18 

.10

-

July

3.2 

2.3 

2.9 

2.5 

1.6

.9 

.4

T160 

180 

6.8

4.9 

3.3 

2.7 

2.6 e.3

70 

10 

4.1 

t25 

2.9

2.5 

2.0 

450 

56 

12

6.6 

4.1 

3.7 

4.1 

2.7 

2.6

Per 

square

mile

2.36 

3.00 

3.26 

.216 

.139 

1.55 

.148 

.0047

-

Aug.

4.5 

2.3 

3.7 

2.0 

2.2

.9 

.6 

.4 

.3 

.4

.3

46 

5.2 

2.6 

1.9

.9 

.5 

.4 

.5 

.5

2.7 

1.9 

10 

2.9 

1.9

1.6 

.4 

.4

.3 

.2 

.2

Sept.

0.2.1 

.1 .1 .1

.1 .1 .1 

.1 .1

.1 

.1 .1 .1 .1

.1 .1 .1 .1 .1

.1 .1 

.1 .1 .1

.1 .] .1 .1 .1

Run-off

Inches Acre-feet

1.67 1,910 

3.46 3,960 

3.64 4,170 

.25 286 

.16 178 

1.79 2,050 

.17 195 

.005 6.1

18,760

*Gage read In error; discharge Interpolated. 

tToo few gage readings; discharge estimated. 

JOage not read; discharge Interpolated. 

frMJage not read; discharge estimated.
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 

St. Francis River near Roselle, Mo.

37

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 37°35'45", long. 90°29'50", in NEi sec. 4, T. 33 N., R.

 5 E., at bridge on State Highway 70, a quarter or a mile upstream from Stouts Creek 

and 14 miles east of Roselle. Zero of gage is 657.62 feet above mean sea level 

(general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 239 square miles.

Records available.- February to September 1939 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 11,700 second-feet March 5 (gage height, 12.34

 feet), from rating curve extended above 9,000 second-feet; minimum, 1.3 second-feet 

Sept. 28, 29 (gage height, 1.48 feet).

Maximum stage known, 20.3 feet sometime in June 1928, from floodmarks.

Remarks.- Records good except those for days of too few gage readings which are poor.

 Gage read once daily during low stages and several times daily during medium and high

Rating table, water year 1938-39 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 10-12, 16-20, July 25 to Aug. 5, Aug. 12-15, 18-26)

1.4

1.5

1.6 

l.S 

1.9

0.5

1.5

4.0

7.0

10

2.0

2.2

2.3

2.4 

2.8

22 

41 

55 

78 

1S8

3.2 

3.6 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

319

494

735

1,490

2,400

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

12.3

3,470

4,710

7,650

11,200

11,700

Discharge, In aeeond-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

D«y

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Hov. Dee. Jan.

Month

Get 

Hov 

Dee

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year

ater year 1938-3

Feb.

*1,630

*560 

«4,000

Secondfoot-days

25,744 

22,415 

1,756 

843.7 

8,346.0 

1,642 

131.2

-

Mar.

1,100 

636 

422 

1,230 

6,800

1,170 

576 

400 

4350 

4,780

1,970 

2,400 

968 

576 

379

263 

234 

194 

168 

145

139 

109 

104 

88 

81

76 

69 

66 

69 

91 

71

Maximum

6,800 

5,470 

101 

123 

4,320 

215 

12

-

Apr.

69 

69 

62 

49 

770

3,900 

735 

445 

319 

250

234 

191 

153 

134 

126

4,340 

5,470 

1,120 

605 

422

877 

520 

358 

266 

212

182 

171 

145 

120 

101

Bay

88 

83 

60 

54 

51

49 

47 

44 

83 

86

73 

69 

101 

96 

91

76 

60 

48 

62 

60

52 

49 

42 

38 

31

26 

25 

29 

31 

26 

21

Minimum

66 

49 

21 

9.7 

7.6 

14 

1.3

-

June

20 

17 

18 

16 

13

12 

14 

19 

22 

21

le

39

44 

42 

30

21 

16 

16 

14 

12

21 

45 

25

14 

11

9.7 

36 

123 

88 

47

Hr-ja

830 

747 

56.6 

26.1 

269 

53.0 

4.37

-

July

24

24 

25

16 

14

12 

9.4 

7.6 

«877 

«250

55 

34 

24 

18 

14

«83 

«422 

*81 

52 

34

21 

21 

4,320 

860 

200

165 

99 

61 

«301 

*128 

54

Per 

square 

mile

3.47 

3.13 

.237 

.118 

1.13 

.222 

.018

-

Aug.

44 

66 

60 

47 

34

32 

25

21 

IS 

18

18 

*107 

*123 

88 

39

27 

21 

34 

48 

41

83 

96 

*215 

*120 

66

41 

33 

26 

21 

16 

14

Sept.

12 

10 

10 

9.4 

8.5

7.6 

7.3 

7.0 

6.4 

5.5

4.9 

4.3 

3.5 

3.2

3.0

2.8 

3.2 

2.2

1.8 

1.8

2.0 

1.5

l.e

1.8 

1.5

1.4 

1.4 

1.3 

1.3 

2.6

Run-off

Inches Acre-feet

4.00 51,060 

3.49 44,460 

.27 3,480 

.13 1,670 

1.30 15,550 

.26 3,260 

.02 260

120,700

«ToO few gage heights; discharge computed on basis of scattered readings, and weather records.
38 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

St. Francis River near Patterson, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°11'40", long. 90°30'10", In NEi sec. 16, T. 29 

N., R. 5 E., at bridge on State Highway 34, 1 mile upstream from Clark Creek and 3 

miles east of Patterson. Prior to Apr. 14, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum. Datum of wire-weight gage lowered 2.00 feet Oct. 1, 1938. Zero of gage is 

370.45 feet (revised) above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 956 square miles. 

_Records available.- June 1921 to September 1939. 

Average discharge.- 18 years, 1,130 second-feet (revised).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 34,600 second-feet March 5 (gage height, 21.90 

feet;; minimum, 27 second-feet Oct. 16-18 (gage height, 2.11 feet).

1921-39: Maximum discharge, 79,200 second-feet Mar. 11, 1935 (gage height, 30.70 

feet, present datum), from rating curve extended above 55,000 second-feet: minimum, 8 

second-feet Aug. 30 to Sept. 1, 1936; minimum gage height, that of Oct. 16-18, 1938.

Maximum stage known, 33.8 feet (present datum! sometime In August 1915, from floodmarks (discharge, 100,000 second-feet, estimated).

Remarks.- Records good prior to April 13; excellent thereafter. Gage read once dally below and twice dally above gage height 12 feet prior to Feb. 19, and several times dally 

during medium and high stages, Feb. 19 to Apr. 13.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3 

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

Oct.

32 

32 

31 

31 

30

30 

99 

29 

29 

29

28 

28 

28 

28 

28

27 

27 

27 

43

44

44 

43 

43 

43 

46

49 

56 

55 

53 

52 

51

Hov.

51 

50 

49 

75 

102

86 

140 

162 

153 

166

155 

149 

126 

112 

102

97 

92 

92 

94 

90

89 

85 

87 

84 

82

78 

78 

78 

78 

76

Dec.

75 

74 

147 

174 

212

199 

199 

180 

166 

155

142 

133 

125 

115 

112

109 

120 

115 

112 

110

110 

103 

128 

126 

129

142 

149 

147 

160 

155 

153

Jan.

151 

145 

144 

219 

250

309 

349 

349 

340 

411

603 

542 

466 

428 

379

352 

331 

312 

290 

274

264 

255 

264 

250 

245

231 

226 

228

940 

18,100 

9,530

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul AugSep

W

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

alendar year 1938.........

atar year 1938-3

F»b.

3,150 

2,100 

1,830 

1,480 

1,100

975 

926 

830 

853 

2,850

4,400 

1,960 

1,340 

1,180 

1,050

926 

830 

759 

1,150 

7,180

4,060 

2,220 

1,530 

1,230 

1,160

1,030 

1,010 

14,800

Secondfoot-days

1,145 

2,958 

4,276

400,096

37,177 

63,909 

112,178 

116,860 

12,741 

11,363 

18,512 

8,190 

1,742

391/051

Mar.

8,680 

3,200 

2,100 

2,300 

24,700

16,000 

3,900 

2,410 

1,890 

5,100

13,400 

6,390 

5,420 

2,900 

2,100

1,650 

1,370 

1,180 

1,000 

901

782 

713 

624 

562 

503

452 

421 

389 

401 

376 

364

Maximum

56 

166 

212

34,700

18,100 

14,800 

24,700 

29,900 

794 

1,920 

7,140 

1,020 

128

29,900

Apr.

358 

334 

309 

296 

1,210

21,000 

9,520 

2,700 

1,890 

1,590

1,310 

1,130 

926 

806 

713

11,300 

29,900 

10,800 

3,900 

2,490

2,410 

2,570 

1,890 

1,590 

1,340

1,160 

1,030 

907 

794 

687

May

605 

546 

489 

438 

390

361 

339 

454 

729 

794

666 

565 

546 

526 

489

454 

390 

361 

333 

320

317 

303 

325 

272 

246

223 

221 

225 

333 

258 

223

Minimum

27 

49

74

27

144 

759 

364 

296 

221 

150 

176 

129 

31

27

June

200 

188 

188 

179 

169

161 

156 

150 

161 

185

170 

179 

228 

239 

246

214 

186 

181 

164 

204

268 

290 

244 

217 

192

174 

1,920 

1,650 

1,130 

1,530

Mean

36,9 

98.6 

138

1,096

1,199 

2,282 

3,619 

3,895 

411 

379 

597 

264 

58.1

1,071

July

931 

586 

436 

362 

310

269 

229 

206 

254 

840

484 

294 

227 

197 

180

176 

492 

659 

334 

244

208 

181 

191 

7,140 

1,080

551 

356 

297 

284 

264 

250

Per 

square 

mile

0.039 

.103 

.144

1.15

1.25 

2.39 

3.79 

4.07 

.430 

.396 

.624 

.276 

.061

1.12

Aug.

201 

181 

166 

156 

156

154 

144 

147 

138 

129

129 

137 

406 

362 

239

194 

187 

158 

151 

183

195 

257 

1,020 

659 

585

688 

334 

235 

195 

160 

144

Sept.

128 

120 

109 

102 

92

86 

81 

78 

71 

66

62 

57 

52 

49 

47

42 

41

339

36 

35 

33 

32 

32

32 

32 

31 

34 

42

Run- off

Inches

0.04 

.11 

.17

15.57

1.44 

2.49 

4.37 

4.54 

.50 

.44 

.72 

.32 

.07

15.21

Acre-feet

2,270 

5,870 

8,480

793,600

73,740 

126,800 

222,500 

231,800 

25,270 

22,540 

36,720 

16,240 

3,460

775,700
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 39

St. Francis River at Fisk, Mb.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36 046'50", long. 90°12'1011 , In SWi sec. 28, T. 25 H., 

R. 8 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 60 at Fisk, 6 miles upstream from Mingo ditch 15. 

Zero of gage is 307.46 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 1,370 square miles (not including that of Hingo Creek, drainage from

which is diverted by ditches that empty into St. Francis River 6 miles downstream from 

Fisk).

Records available.- October 1927 to September 1939.

Average dlschari^T- 12 years, 1,424 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 15,600 second-feet Apr. 19 (gage height, 24.50 

feet, estimated by observer from floodmark), not including flow through breaks in 

levee; minimum, 120 second-feet Oct. 9-15, 17-20; minimum gage height observed, 1.81 

feet Oct. 12, 13.

1927-39: Maximum discharge, about 50,000 second-feet as measured by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army (discharge in river channel at Fisk plus overflow between Fisk and 

Dudley, including drainage of an additional local area of about 186 square miles) 

sometime during flood of March 1935, when levee on left bank broke in many places between Wappapello and Fisk; maximum gage height, 26.89 feet, May 15, 1933, from floodmark; minimum discharge, 94 second-feet Aug. 22-28, 30, 31, Sept. 1, 1936; minimum 

gage height, 1.24 feet Aug. 27, 28, 1936.

1937-38: Maximum discharge, 17,100 second-feet Feb. 21 (gage height, 24.92 feet), 

not including flow through breaks in levee; minimum discharge observed, 102 second-feet 

Oct. 1, 2; minimum gage height observed, 1.93- feet Sept. 30 (these figures inadvertently 

omitted from Water-Supply Paper 857).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read once daily below 15.0 feet and twice daily above. Gage 

assumed to have been read 1.00 foot too low Nov. 5-19 on basis of records for station 

at Patterson and one reading by engineer. Discharge for Mar. 7, 8, Apr. 19, 20 does 

not include that part of the flow through levee breaks on left bank between Wappapello 

and Fisk that was carried by Mingo ditch 15 and two other channels between this ditch 

and Dudley.

Rating tables, water year 1938-39 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Jan. 29 Jan- 30 to Sept. 30

1.6 120 5.0 408 1.8 136 5.0 390 12.0 1,680 20.0 4,400 23.2 3,950 

2.S 188 6.0 546 2.8 196 6.5 591 16.0 2,750 22.0 6.150 23.S 11,600 

4.0 295 7.7 840 4.0 291 9.0 1,020 1S.O 3,430 22.6 7,200 24.4 15,000

Discharge, in second-feat, water Tear October 1938 to September 1939

D«T

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7

e

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

15 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

SB 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

126 

126 

126 

126 

126

126 

126 

126 

120 

120

120 

120 

120 

120 

120

126 

120 

120 

120 

120

152 

145 

138 

138 

132

132 

132 

145 

145 

145 

145

Nov.

145 

145 

145 

152 

229

238 

275 

285 

275 

265

265 

256 

256 

256 

247

229 

220 

220 

265 

238

229 

229 

220 

204 

204

196 

196 

188 

188 

188

Dee.

180 

188 

196 

212 

238

275 

295 

305 

316 

305

295 

275 

265 

256 

238

238 

238 

238 

229 

229

220 

220 

212 

204 

212

212 

220 

256 

256 

256 

265

Jan.

865 

865 

865 

265 

408

473 

487 

501 

516 

516

561 

593 

676 

710 

693

676 

593 

561 

516 

4S7

460 

421 

408 

408 

396

408 

396 

408 

639 

2,310 

5.190

Month

Dot 

Nor

Dee

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

Water year 1938-3Q

P»b.

S,300 

9,300 

6,450 

5,270 

3,850

3,290 

3,040 

2,850 

2,570 

2,810

3,320 

4,180 

3,980 

3,180 

2,810

2,510 

2,320 

2,030 

1,960 

2,400

3,700 

5,080 

4,480 

3,510 

2,740

2,370 

2,290 

3,100

Seoondfoot-days

4,003 

6,643 

7,544

519,278

21,671 

103,690 

167,120 

137,431 

29,430 

12,682 

23,945 

11,881 

5,343

531,388

Mar.

5,730 

8,600 

S,950 

7,430 

8,000

9,700 

12,000 

13,800 

11,000 

3,300

6,020 

3,000 

8,950 

8,950 

7,430

5,340 

3,880 

3,180 

2,750 

2,540

2,230 

2,000 

1,600 

1,660 

1,510

1,400 

1,310 

1,220 

1,180 

1,140 

1.120

Maximum

158

285 

316

17,100

5,190 

9,300 

13,800 

15,000 

1,800 

1,490 

2,510 

822 

309

15,000

Apr.

1,060 

1,020 

987 

930 

394

1,970 

5,190 

3,300 

3,600 

5,540

3,930 

3,070 

2,660 

2,290 

1,980

2.180 

5,410 

9,700 

15,000 

13,800

10,600 

7,430 

5,160 

4,180 

3,390

2,970 

2,630 

2,400 

2,180 

1,980

May

1,300 

1,610 

1,460 

1,350 

1,240

1,180 

1,060 

987 

987 

1.100

1,290 

1,240 

1,180 

1,100 

1,020

949 

858 

805 

737 

840

822 

754 

638 

591 

576

576 

576 

576 

561 

504 

463

Minimum

120 

145 

180

120

265 

1,960 

1,120 

894 

463 

300 

328 

217 

136

120

June

450 

413 

401 

379 

358

338 

328 

318 

309 

300

300 

300 

309 

31S 

348

379 

379 

368 

328 

318

309 

309 

309 

348 

338

328 

318 

622

1,370 

1,490

Mean

129 

222 

243

1,423

699 

3.703 

5,391 

4,581 

949 

423 

772 

383 

178

1,456

July

1,460 

1,510 

1,240 

1,010 

882

591 

463 

437 

401 

368

425 

664 

622 

490 

390

348 

348 

338 

476 

606

518 

413 

328 

333 

1,590

2,510 

1,930 

1,310 

858 

638 

518

Per 

square 

mile

0.094 

.162 

.177

1.04

.510 

2.70 

3.94 

3.34 

.693 

.309 

.564 

.280 

.130

1.06

Aug.

425 

390 

358 

318 

282

264 

232 

240 

240 

224

224 

217 

217 

232 

338

413 

368 

328 

291 

282

256 

256 

318 

567 

822

805 

fl22 

771 

576 

437 

368

Sept.

309 

291 

256 

240 

232

217 

210 

196 

196 

189

177 

183 

171 

159 

153

153

147 

147 

147 

147

141 

136 

147 

147 

141

141 

141 

141 

141 

147

Run-off

Inches

0.11 

.18 

.20

14.10

.59 

2.81 

4.54 

3.73 

.80 

.34 

.65 

.32 

.14

14.41

Acre-feet

7,940 

13,190 

14,960

1,030,000

42,980 

205,700 

331,500 

272,600 

58.370 

25,150 

47,490 

23.670 

10,600

1,054,000
40 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

St. Francis River at Marked Tree, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°31'58n , long. 90°25'25", in IJEiSWi sec. 35, T.

 11 M., R. 6 E., at Marked Tree, 4.8 miles downstream from Little River and 7 miles 

downstream from dam of Poinsett County Drainage District 7. Auxiliary wire-weight 

gage, used in determining slope, lat. 35°32'18", long. 90°25'30", near center of NWi 

sec. 35, 3 miles upstream from recording gage. Zero of gages is 196.44 feet above 

mean sea level (U. S. Weather Bureau bench mark).

Records available.- February 1918, and September 1927 to May 1931 (miscellaneous measurements only), July 1934 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,500 second-feet July 3; maximum gage height, 

8.14 feet Mar. 1; minimum discharge, 76 second-feet Nov. 8-12, 16, 17; minimum gage 

height, 0.00 foot at times during period October to December.

1934-39: Maximum discharge, 7,120 second-feet Feb. 6,-7, 1937; minimum, that of 

Nov. 8-12, 16, 17, 1938; Minimum gage height, that of period October to December 1938.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather

 Bureau. Discharge determined by slope method. Flood flows diverted through St. Francis River floodway 7 miles north of station, at dam of Poinsett County Drainage District 7, and bypassed to vicinity of Parkin, Ark. Low flows regulated at tines by 

operation of gates at dam.

Ischarge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

t,

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

81

S2

S3

24

85

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

94

9S

92

90

90

90

89

87

86

86

86

85

85

83

81

79

79

80

87

86

87

86

64

84

89

87

80

80

79

77

95

lay.

99

101

99

92

84

80

79

76

76

76

76

77

78

77

77

76

76

89

87

90

92

84

79

79

89

89

88

80

78

79

-

Dec.

79

82

92

88

84

82

82

82

81

82

83

79

78

79

78

79

78

76

80

80

80

80

95

94

89

92

90

69

88

88

87

Jan.

87

87

87

107

120

109

110

114

118

124

126

131

157

157

157

159

161

166

16S

170

170

170

187

202

196

192

192

200

251

437

416

Feb.

439

812

1,190

1,150

1,130

1,130

1.160

1,120

1,040

1,180

1,130

1,130

1,090

1,110

1,380

1,340

1,320

1,340

1,420

1,560

1,500

1,550

1,490

1,440

1,460

1,490

1,500

1,900

_

.

-

Month

Deoeaber. .................................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1938-3

Mar.

1,810

1,780

1,750

1,710

1,840

1,750

1,780

1,740

1,800

1,780

1,860

1,830

1,700

1,690

1,550

1,560

1,500

1,440

1,300

1,280

1,260

1,210

1,120

1,060

963

973

895

864

948

933

1,040

Apr.

998

920

832

771

730

1,030

1,120

1,210

1,270

1,190

1,130

1,100

1,040

980

918

947

1,140

1,260

1,290

1,310

1,260

1,220

1,160

1,090

1,060

1,030

970

970

941

911

-

Seoondfoot-days

2,598

273,559

44,716 

31,798

40,922 

64,410

19,480

318,447

*»y

901

861

S50

802

792

764

737

702

651

622

602

631

728

728

700

673

639

605

626

830

744

993

1,020

992

1,040

1,040

1,080

1,040

918

604

730

Ifa-rimnm

95

4,290

437

1,860 

1,310

2,290 

2,370

1,330

2,370

June

667

643

630

591

585

558

858

1,620

1,560

1,450

1,560

1,770

2,040

1,590

1,610

1,290

1,510

1,560

1,040

1,170

1,540

1,460

1,440

1,330

1,360

1,470

1,390

2,080

2,240

2,290

-

July

2,350

2,350

2,370

2,170

1,980

1,830

1,790

1,800

2,230

1,920

2,180

1,720

2,000

1,910

2,270

1,960

1,750

2,140

2,150

2,130

2,150

2,2OO

2,320

2,200

2,210

2,000

2,120

2,150

2,100

2,030

1,910

mT^immi

78

76

864 

730

558 

1,720

125

76

Aug.

1,870

1,810

1,730

1,650

1,510

1,890

1,880

1.7SO

1",340

1,320

1,370

1,350

1,820

1,790

1,710

1,540

1,070

1,210

1,150

1,140

1,150

1,160

1,520

1,250

1,120

1,150

1,110

1,110

1,180

1,080

1,030

Mean

83.8

749

1,442 

1,060

1,364 

2,078

649

872

Sept.

900

790

1,330

1,040

1,050

973

992

830

914

725

745

726

695

664

633

612

580

580

460

378

610

215

710

240

666

170

635

170

125

320

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

5,150

542,600

88,690 

63,070

81,170 

127,800

38,640

631,700
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 41

St. Francis River floodway near Marked Tree, Ark.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 35°36', long. 90°27', in SEi sec. 10, T. 11 N., R. 6 E., at

 dam of Poinsett County Drainage District 7, 3 miles north of Marked Tree. Zero of 

gage is 198.71 feet above Memphis datum and 192.08 feet above mean sea level (Morgan 

Engineering Co. bench mark).

Records available.- September 1927 to September 1931, July 1934 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 21,800 second-feet Mar. 16-19 (gage height, 27.3 

feet); no flow at times during July to September.

1927-31, 1934-39: Maximum discharge, 48,300 second-feet Jan. 26-28, 1937; no flow 

at tines during 1934-37, 1939.

Remarks.- Records good above 5,000 second-feet, fair below. Flow represents water di-

 verted from St. Francis River and bypassing Marked Tree; water returned to St. Francis 

River just below Parkin, Ark. Gage-height record furnished by Poinsett County Drainage District 7. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 193S-39 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In aecond-feet)

Oct. 1 to June 14 June 15 to Sept. 30

19.3 370

19.5 5S5

20.0 1,1SO

21.0 2,300

22.0 3,445

32.5 4,150

23.0

23.5

24.0

25.0

26.0

28.0

5,110 

6,50O 

8,250 

12,170 

16,220 

25,010

18.1 

IS. 3 

IS.5 

18.7

0

30

80

170

19.0

19.5

20.0

20.5

340

740

1,220

1,750

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

18

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

SO

«L

88

83

84

S3

26

87

88

89

30

31

Oot.

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

lev.

370

370

370

370

475

475

475

585

585

475

476

475

475

475

475

475

475

475

700

700

700

700

700

700

700

700

700

700

700

700

-

Dec.

700

700

700

700

700

700

700

700

700

700

700

700

700

700

700

700

700

700

700

700

700

700

700

700

700

700

S20

820

S20

700

700

Jan.

700

700

700

820

940

940

940

1,060

1,1SO

1,180

1,300

1,300

1,410

1,410

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,860

1,970

Feb.

2,190

2,520

3,200

3,700

4,500

6,500

9,000

11,000

13,000

14,600

15,300

16,600

17,900

18,300

13,800

13,800

13,800

18,800

18,800

13,800

18,300

17,900

17,900

17,500

17,600

17,100

17,100

16,600

_

_

-

Month

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

Mo-11.....................................

Ifcy.. .....................................

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

Water year 1958-39......................

Mar.

16,600

16,600

16,200

16,200

16,600

16,600

17,100

17,100

17,500

18,300

18,800

19,200

20,000

20,500

21,400

21,800

21,800

21,300

21,400

21,400

20,500

19,600

19,200

18,300

17,500

16,600

15,800

15,000

14,600

13,800

13,000

Apr.

*12,000

11,000

10,200

9,390

9,000

9,000

3,620

8,250

8,250

8,250

8,260

8,620

8,620

8,620

8,620

9,000

9,390

10,200

11,000

12,600

14,200

15,000

15,400

15,800

16,200

16,600

17,500

18,300

18,300

18,800

-

Seoondfoot-days

11,470

16,750

22,060

1,746,460

42,650

391,510

560,800

355,480

230,910

62,550

14,860

920

0

1,769,960

May

18,300

17,900

17,500

16,600

15,800

15,000

13,300

13,000

12,200

11,000

10,200

9,730

9,000

8,260

7,620

6,330

6,190

5,890

6,610

5,350

5,110

5,110

4,390

4,690

4,890

4,890

5,110

5,110

5,110

4,390

4,890

Maximum

370

700

820

22,200

1,970

18,800

18*800

18,800

1^220

220

0

21,300

June

4,690

4,500

4,320

3,990

3,840

3,700

3,440

3,080

2,740

2,630

2,410

2,030

1,860

1,750

1,640

1,630

1,530

1,320

1,420

1,420

1,220

1,120

1,020

1,020

920

830

740

650

570

570

-

July

490

490

740

1,120

1,220

1,120

1,120

920

650

570

650

740

650

650

650

570

490

410

280

280

280

220

170

220

80

50

30

0

0

0

0

Minimum

370

370

700

26

700

2,190

13,000

3,250

4,690

5VO

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

50

50

30

15

15

50

220

220

220

50

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Mean

370

55S

712

4,735

1,376

13,930

18,090

11,850

9,062

2,085

479

29 o' V

4,822

Sept.

Run-off in 

i acre-feet

22,750

33,226

43,760

3,464,000

84,600

776,500

1,112,000

705,100

55V SOO

124*100

29,470

1,320

0

3,491,000

 Interpolated.
42 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

Wolf Creek near Farmington, Mo,

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 37045'45", long. 90°23'15", at bridge on U. S.

 Highway 61, in SEi sec. 5, T. 35 N., R. 6 E., li miles downstream from Sand Creek 

and 1-1 miles southeast of Farmington. Zero of gage is 823.81 feet above mean sea 

level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 40.3 square miles.

Records available.- February to September 1939 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 2,370 second-feet July 23 (gage height, 

14.46 feet); minimum discharge observed, 0.9 second-foot July 15 (gage height, 1.68 

feet).

Maximum stage known, about 20 feet sometime during period 1912-15, from floodmarks.

Remarks.- Records good except those for .days of too few gage readings and those for

 days of missing gage heights, which are poor. Gage read once daily during low 

stages and several times daily during medium and high stages.

Rating table, water year 1938-39 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

(Shifting-control method used July 25 tc Sept. 17)

In second-feet)

1.6 

l.fl

2.0

2.1

0.5 

1.5 

5.6 

7.9

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

4.0 

4.5 

6.0 

S.O

109

153

322

565

9.5

10.5

12.0

14.5

1,390

2,370

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

Z 

3 

4 

S

6

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

18 

13 

14 

IS

16

17ie

19 

80

81 

88 

83 

84 

85

86 

87 

88 

89 

30 

31

Oct. SOT. Dec. Jan.

Month

Dot 

HOT 

Deo

C

Jan 

Feti 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

T

alendar year

ruary 9 

oh

UBt..... .

he perio

Feb.

 180 

 600

66 

t40 

t32 

26 

21

$19 

17 

t!5 

 350 

*170

t40 

t26 

t23 

21

20

23

307 

«800

Secondfoot-days

2,796 

3,594 

3,375.5 

220.2 

140.9 

1,386.9 

667.4 

38.6

-

Mar.

76 

52 

38 

157 

1,120

96 

52 

40 

56 

909

222

343 

88 

58 

38

28 

24 

20 

18 

16

14 

13 

12 

11 

11

10 

15 

12 

17 

15 

13

Maximum

800 

1,120 

799 

19 

24 

992 

310 

2.7

-

Apr.

22

13 

11 

9.5 

550

444 

70 

48 

35 

27

22

17 

15 

13 

76

 680 

799 

111 

58 

42

117 

48 

30 

26 

22

19 

17 

13 

11 

10

Hay

9 3

sU

7.7 

7.0 

6.8

6.1 

5.8 

16 

12 

7.9

8.7 

19 

12 

8.4 

7.2

6.1 

5.2 

5.0 

8.4 

5.8

4.8 

4.1 

3.9 

3.7 

3.5

3.1 

11 

4.1 

3.3 

2.9 

3.1

Minimum

15 

10 

9.5 

2.9 

1.4 

.9 

1.7 

1.0

-

June

3.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

1.9

1.5 

2.5 

5.8 

3.5 

2.9

8.7 

12

7.4 

3.9 

3.3

2.3

1.7 

2.5 

3.5 

3.9

13 

5.4 

3.7 

2.5 

1.7

1.4 

24 

6.3 

3.7 

2.7

Keen

140 

116 

113 

7.10 

4.70 

44.7 

88.0 

1.29

-

July

1.5 

1.4 

1.5 

1.5 

1.4

1.2 

1.2 

1.0 

S.2 

2.9

1.4 

1.2 

1.1

1.0 

.9

 185 

14 

4.8 

3.9 

2.9

1.9 

22 

992 

65 

16

10 

7.4 

5.6 

16 

7.2 

5.8

Per 

square 

mile

3.47 

2.88 

2.80 

.176 

.117 

1.11 

.695 

.032

-

Aug.

4.3 

12 

7.9 

4.1 

3.7

2.7 

2.7 

2.1 

3.3 

1.9

1.7 

35 

4.8 

3.5 

2.5

1.7 

1.7 

*274 

13 

 310

22

9.2 

#76 

22 

12

9.2 

6.8 

5.6 

5.0 

3.7 

3.3

Sept.

2.7 

2.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.4

1.4 

1.3 

1.3 

1.2 

1.2

1.2

1.2 

1.1 

1.0 

1.2

1.1 

1.0 

1.1 

1.1 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 1.1

1.2

1.7

Run-off

Inches

2.68 

3.32 

3.12 

.20 

.13 

1.88 

.80 

.04

-

Aare-feet

5,560 

7,130 

6,700 

437 

279 

2,750 

1,780 

77

24,640

«Too few gage readings] discharge computed on basis of scattered gage readings, weather records, 

and hydrographlo characteristics for the station.

tOage height missing; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for preceding 

and following days.

(Discharge Interpolated.
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 43

Doe Run Creek near Knob Lick, Mo.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 37°41'30", long. 90°26'25", in SWi sec. 35, T. 35 N., R. 5 

E., 3t miles upstream from mouth, 4 miles northwest of Knob Lick, and 6 miles south 

of Farmington.

Drainage area.- 25.0 square miles.

Records available.- March to September 1939 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 4,300 second-feet July 23 (gage height, 9.73 

feet); no flow Sept. 19-30.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage not read Mar. 21-23; discharge interpolated. Gage read 

once daily during low stages and several times daily during medium and high stages.

Discharge, In aeoond-fset, inter year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3 

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

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

Month

Dot 

Nor 

Dee

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

n

alendar year

oh 20-33 

jj_

10 perio

Feb.

Secondfoot-days

106.6 

2,449.1 

140.2 

51.3 

1,934.9 

86.8 

7.8

-

Mar.

12

11 

9.7 

8.7 

7.9 

7.7

S.2 

9.2 

7.9 

8.7 

8.2 

7.4

Maximum

12 

623 

7.9 

5.2 

1,050 

20 

1.0

-

Apr.

7.0 

6.3 

5.6 

5.2 

335

881 

54 

32 

22 

19

17 

13 

12 

11 

13

570 

623 

92 

68 

30

79 

36 

26 

19 

16

15 

12 

11 

10 

9.0

May

els

5.6 

5.0

4.7 

4.1 

5.4 

6.5 

5.2

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

6.1 

5.9

4.2 

3.9 

3.6 

5.4 

3.9

4.2 

3.4 

2.8 

2.5 

2.4

2.4 

2.5 

2.2 

2.0 

2.0 

1.9

K*"^ 1limTH

7.4 

5.2 

1.9 

1.0 

.6 

1.0 

0

-

June

1.8 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7

1.7 

1.6

e.o

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

2.2 

2.3 

2.1 

1.7

1.5 

1.2 

1.1 

1.2 

1.2

1.1 

1.3 

1.1 

1.1 

1.0

1.1 

5.2 

1.9

1.7 

1.4

Mean

8.88 

81.6 

4.58 

1.71 

43.1 

2.80 

.26

-

July

1.2 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

.9

.8 

.7 

6.7 

3.9

1.8 -i.o

.7 

.6 

.6

120 

4.9 

2.5 

2.4 

2.1

1.9 

1.8 

1,060 

50 

14

11 

7.0 

 28 

7.4 

4.9 

4.1

Per 

square 

 lie

0.355 

3.26 

.181 

.068 

1.78 

.112 

.010

-

Aug.

5.6 

4.2 

3.5 

2.5 

2.3

2.2 

1.8 

1.7 

2.0 

1.6

5.0 

20 

2.9 

1.8 

1.4

1.1 

1.0 

4.9 

1.5 

1.6

4.1 

1.1 

3.0 

1.8 

1.2

1.3 

1.2 

1.1 

1.2 

1.2 

1.0

Sept.

1.0 

.9 

.9

.7 

.7

.6 

.6 

.6 

.4 

.4

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Run-off

Inches Acre-feet

0.16 211 

3.64 4,860 

.21 278 

.08 108 

1.98 2,660 

.18 178 

.01 16

8,290

 Discharge may be considerably In error because of too few gage readings.
44 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 

Stouts Creek at Arcadia, Mo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 37°35'30", long. 90°37'40", In KWi sec. 5, T. 33 N.,

 R. 4 E., at bridge on State Highway 21 at west edge of Arcadia, 1 mile upstream 

from Knob Creek. Zero of gage Is 889.28 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 20.8 square miles.

Records available.- February to September 1939 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 1,750 second-feet Apr. 16 (gage height, 5.38 

feet); no flow Sept. 6-30.

Maximum stage known, 7.5 feet sometime In 1928, from floodmarks.

Remarks.- Records fair except those estimated and Interpolated, which are poor. Gage

 read once dally during low stages and several times daily during medium and high 

stages.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Deo. Jan.

Month

Oot 

Nov 

Deo

C

Jam 

Feb 

Har 

Apr 

Bay 

Jim 

Jul 

Augi

Sep

it

amber. ....................

alendar year

puary i< 

oh

5 2S

le perioc

Feb.

t!20 

t55

27 

24

$130

59 

«*46 

tt32 

«*30 

««28

««26 

98 

250

Secondfoot-days

1,255 

2,277.5 

2,605.0 

319.9 

350.1 

76.6 

71.9 

.8

-

Har.

SO 

63 

49 

t!69 

654

100 

59 

45 

38 

294

125 

154 

88 

66 

48

40 

33 

28 

22 

22

17 

15 

12 

9.0 

9.0

9.0 

9.0 

7.0 

8.5 

7.0 

7.0

Maximum

250 

654 

741 

22 

43 

33 

49 

.2

-

Apr.

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

5.0 

t200

165 

74 

58 

49 

39

38 

33 

30 

30 

82

741 

409 

114 

76 

55

90 

64 

50 

40 

36

31 

27 

24 

14 

13

May

12

9.0 

7.5 

6.0 

4.0

3.8 

2.6 

5.0 

15 

12

14 

18 

22 

21 

20

15

12 

11 

12 

11

9.8 

15 

5.0 

3.8

3.3

2.6 

7.5 

15 

7.5 

7.5 

9.8

Minimum

20 

7.0 

5.0 

2.6 

1.1 

.6 

.2 

0

-

June

9.8 

7.5 

5.5 

3.8 

3.0

2.8 

2.1 

7.0 

7.0 

3.5

9.0 

19 

28 

43 

36

28 

23 

19 

11 

8.0

4.0 

3.3 

1.4 

1.1 

1.2

22 

28 

1.6 

5.0 

6.5

Hean

66.1 

73.5 

86.8 

10.3 

11.7 

2.47 

2.32 

.03

-

July

3.8

2.3 

1.6 

1.5 

1.2

1.1 

1.1 

1.0 

1.3 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.6 

.6

7.5 

1.1 

.8 

1.1 

1.1

.8 

1.2 

33 

3.0 

1.6

1.4 

1.3 

1.2 

1.1 

1.0 

.9

Per 

square 

mile

3.18 

3.53 

4.17 

.495 

.562 

.119 

.112 

.0014

-

Aug.

0.8 

.8 

.8 

.6

.6

.6 

.6 

.5 

.4 

.4

.4 

49 

3.2 

1.2 

.9

.6 

.6 

.8 

.8 

.7

.7 

.8 

1.1 

1.1 

.8

.6 

.6 

.6 

.3 

**.2 

.2

Sept.

0.2 

.2 

e.2 

.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

Run-off

Inches

2.25 

4.07 

4.65 

.67 

.63 

.14 

.13 

.002

-

Acre-feet

2,490 

4,520 

5,170 

636 

694 

162 

143 

l.C

13,610

 Gage read in error; discharge interpolated. 

tToo few gage readings; discharge estimated on basis of scattered gage readings, weather records, 

and hydrographic characteristics for the station..

jGage not read; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and gage readings for preceding 

and following daya.

**Oage not read; discharge interpolated. 

ttSage read 1 foot in error.
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 45

Little St. Francis River at Fredericktown, Mo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 37°33'30", long. 90°18'45", In SWi sec. 7, T. 33 N., 

R. 7 E., at bridge on State Highway 70, half a mile downstream from Saline Creek and 

1 mile west of Fredericktown. Zero of gage Is 678.58 feet above mean sea level 

(general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 90.5 square miles.

Records available.- February to September 1939 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 6,320 second-feet Mar. 5 (gage height, 16.49 

feet); minimum discharge (estimated), 0.3 second-foot Sept. 23-28.

Maximum stage known. 21.4 feet sometime In 1931, from floodmark (discharge, 11,000 

second-feet, estimated;.

Remarks.- Records good except those for days,when gage was not read or was read In error, 

those for days of too few gage readings, and those Interpolated, all of which are poor. 

Gage read once dally during low stages and several times dally during medium and high 

stages.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

S 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

18 

15 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oet. Nov. Dee. Jan.

Month

Oet 

Nor

Dec

c

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

1

alendar year

ruary 1 

Oh

tember....................

Tie peric

Feb.

t290

±L35 

114 

94 

79 

69

71 

64 

58 

340 

543

187 

121 

103 

94 

90

£86 

467 

1,770

Secondfoot-days

4,775 

10,529 

8,342 

770.8 

1,610.4 

2,097.4 

656.2 

68.3

-

Mar.

311 

198 

155 

518 

3,630

422 

235 

176 

145 

2,110

57O 

570 

272 

198 

145

117 

101 

83 

62 

62

45 

45 

46 

45 

»42

39 

39 

37 

37 

37 

37

Maximum

1,770 

3,630 

1,890 

74 

508 

1,300 

155 

5.0

-

Apr.

34 

32 

31

25 

825

1,030 

272 

176 

135 

115

99 

72 

69 

62 

60

1,520 

1,890 

366 

223 

165

338 

176 

135 

115 

90

74 

63 

60 

49 

41

May

41 

41 

33 

26 

84

25 

26 

74 

45 

33

31 

25 

28 

26 

25

21 

19 

18 

21 

17

15 

29 

17 

14 

11

8.8 

16 

21 

17 

11 

11

Minimum

58 

37 

26 

8.8 

5.0 

6.6 

3.4 

.3

-

June10

10 

8.8 

8.8 

5.0

7.0 

6.2 

23 

17 

13

54 

22 

69 

28 

16

16 

11 

8.8 

8.8 

88

32

21 

13 

13 

10

343 

508 

96 

54 

90

Mean

25l" 

340 

278 

24.9 

53.7 

67.7 

21.2 

2.28

-

July

48 

33 

26 

19 

21

21 

19 

17 

15 

11

11 

10 

8.2 

6.6 

6.6

63 

66 

23 

17 

15

12 

11 

B.,300 

125 

53

34 

29 

25 

20 

18 

14

Per 

square

mile

2.77 

3.76 

3.O7 

.275 

.593 

.748 

.234 

.025

-

Aug.

10 

10 

15 

*12 

9.4

6.6 

5.8 

5.4 

4.6 

4.2

3.4 

t!55 

28 

12 

12

11 

8.2 

30 

18 

13

10 

9.4 

t!55 

33 

21

16 

13 

9.4 

6.6 

4.6 

4.6

sept.

4.6 

5.0 

4.6 

4.2 

*4.0

*3.8 

*3.6 

*3.4 

*3.2 

*3.0

«2.8 

*2.6 

*2.4 

*2.1 

*1.9

*1.7 

*1.5 

*1.3

*'.9

*.7 

*.5 

.3 

**.3 

**.3

**.3 

**.3 

tf.3 

tt5.0 

2.6

Run-off

Inches

ll96 

4.34 

3.42 

.32 

.66 

.86 

.27 

.03

-

Acre-feet

9,470 

20,880 

16,550 

1,530 

3,190 

4,160 

1,300 

135

57,220

 Oage read in error; discharge Interpolated. 

tToo few gage readings; discharge computed on basis of scattered gage readings, weather records, 

and hydrographle characteristics for the station.

jGage not read; discharge Interpolated.

 Cage read in error; discharge computed on basis of weather records and gage reading for 

preceding day.

ttGage not read; discharge computed on basis of weather records and gage readings for preceding 

and following days.
46 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

Twelvemile Creek at Zlon, Mo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 37°24'50", long. 90°18'40", In NEi sec. 31, T. 32 N.,

 R. 7 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 67, a quarter of a mile south of Zlon and 7 

miles upstream from Dry Creek. Zero of gage is 683.77 feet above mean sea level 

(general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 16.1 square miles.

Records available.- February to September 1939 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 2,010 second-feet Mar. 5 (gage height, 6.2

 feet, estimated, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 1,200 second-feet, 

minimum, 1.1 second-feet Sept. 15-29; minimum gage height observed, 1.81 feet July ib. 

Maximum stage known, about 15 feet June 13, 1935, from floodmarks.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of too few gage readings, Feb. 19, 20, 

Feb. 27 to Mar. 1, which were computed on basis of scattered gage readings, weatherrecords, and hydrographic characteristics for the station and are poor. Gage read in. 

error July 14; discharge interpolated. Gage read once daily during low stages and 

several times daily during medium and high stages.

Rating table, water year 193S-39 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 9-30)

1.7 

l.S

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

0.6

1.2

2.3

6.0

10

16

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7 

2.S

2.9 

3.1 

3.3 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

US 

177 

243 

320 

535 

800

5.0 

6.0 

6.2

1,110

1,350

2,010

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

S 

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 

SB 

29 

SO 

31

Oct. Uov. Dee. Jan.

Month

Dot 

MOT

Dec

0

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

Hay 

 Tun 

Jul 

Augi 

S»p

T

amber. ....................

alendar year

le perlo

P»b.

100 

60

ISO 

260

Secondfoot-days

1,786.8 

2,338.1 

291.0 

125.5 

83.2 

115.0 

42.2

-

Mar.

6S 

3S 

26 

202 

626

S2 

47 

26 

26 

17S

102 

76 

4S 

36 

27

23 

20 

17 

16 

13

12 

10 

9.4 

9.0 

S.6

6.4 

7.3 

6.9 

S 3 

eU 

5.6

Maximum

626 

694 

29 

14 

11 

17 

2.7

-

Apr.

5.6 

5.3 

5.3 

4.9 

297

340 

6S 

41 

30 

26

22 

19 

17 

16 

26

694 

344 

90 

51 

34

65 

42 

25 

25 

21

19 

17 

14 

13 

11

May

10 

9.4 

S.6 

8.2 

6.9

6.4 

6.0 

13 

29 

20

16 

15 

14 

12 

12

10 

9.4 

8.6 

7.7 

7.7

6.0 

5.6 

5.3 

4.9 

4.5

4.5 

8.2 

7.7 

4.9 

4.2 

5.3

pHnf TipiTn

5.6 

4.9 

4.2 

2.2 

1.3 

1.4 

1.1

-

Jun»

3.8 

3.4 

3.S 

3.0 

3.0

2.7 

3.0 

3.4

3.0 

2.2

2.7 

2.3 

2.7 

2.7 

2.3

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

5.3 

5.3

14 

9.4 

7.7 

6.4 

5.6

5.3

4.5 

4.2 

3.8 

3.4

Mean

57.6 

79.6 

9.39 

4.18 

2.68 

3.71 

1.41

-

July

2.7 

2.7 

2.3 

2.3 

2.2

2.1 

2.0 

1.9 

2.7 

1.8

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.4 

1.3

10 

3.8 

2.2

2.0 

2.0

1.9 

l.S 

11 

4.2 

2.7

2.2

2.0 

1.9 

1.9 

1.8 

1.8

Per 

square 

mile

3.58 

4.94 

.583 

.260 

.166 

.230 

.088

-

Aug.

1.8 

1.6 

1.9 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.4 

1.4 

2.1 

1.6

1.4 

17 

6.0 

4.5 

3.8

3.0 

2.7 2.7- 

2.3 

2.3

3.0 

3.0 

13 

6.4 

5.6

4.9 

4.2 

3.8 

3.4 

3.0 

2.7

Sept.

2.7 

2.2 

2.1

2.0 

1.9

1.8 

1.6

1.5 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.3 

1.3 

1.2 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.9

Run-off

Inches Acre-feet

4.13 3,540 

5.51 4,740 

.67 577 

.29 249 

.19 165 

.26 228 

.10 S4

9,580
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 47

Cedar Creek at Coldwater, Mo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 37°18'10", long. 90°24'35", in SEi sec. 5, T. 30 N., 

R. 6 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 67, in Coldwater, half a mile upstream from Coon 

Creek and 3 miles upstream from mouth. Zero of gage is 488.40 feet above mean sea 

level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 14.4 square miles.

Records available.- February to September 1939 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 1,220 second-feet Mar. 6 (gage height, 5.71 

feet;: minimum, 0.6 second-foot Sept. 18-29; minimum gage height, 1.80 feet Sept. 28, 

29.

Maximum stage known, about 12 feet sometime in July 1904, from floodmarks.

Remarks.- Records good except those for days of periods of too few gage readings, Feb. 1 

20, Feb. 27 to Mar. 1, Aug. 22, 23, which were estimated on basis of scattered gage 

readings, weather records, and hydrographic characteristics for the station and are 

poor. Gage read once daily during low stages and several times daily during medium 

and high stages.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

S

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

28 

23 

24 

25

£6 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Hov. Dec. Jan.

Month

Dot 

Hav 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

T

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

alendar year

he perio

Feb.

93 

110

110 

230

Secondfoot-days

1,373.4 

1,778.7 

177.0 

54.6 

57.1 

84. 4 

22.9

-

Mar.

82 

50 

44 

154 

436

71 

38 

23 

22 

111

60 

50 

32 

24 

24

17 

17 

17 

14 

11

8.2 

8.2 

B.2 

6.7 

6.7

6.7 

5.7 

4.6 

7.2 

4.6 

4.6

Maximum

436 

604 

10 

3.1 

5.5 

20 

1.4

-

Apr.

4.6 

3.3 

3»S 

3.8 

189

175 

53 

32 

24 

29

22 

16 

16 

15 

60

604 

220 

66 

36 

25

28 

25 

19 

19 

19

16 

16 

10 

10 

7.7

May

7.7 

5.S 

5.8 

5.8 

5.1

4.7 

4.0 

7.7 

10

S.S

9.3 

8.8 

10 

S.2 

8.8 

 

7.7 

5.8 

5.8 

5.8 

5.1

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

3.3 

3.3

2.9 

3.6 

3.3 

2.7 

2.7 

2.6

Minimum

4.6 

3.8 

2.5 

1.4 

.9 

.9 

.6

-

June

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.0 

1.8

1.8 

1.7 

1.6 

1.8 

1.7

1.6 

2.0 

2.0 

1.7 

1.7

1,6 

1.5 

1.6 

1.4 

2.9

1.8 

1.6 

1.8 

1.6 

1.6

1.4 

1.6 

1.6 

3.1 

1.7

Mean

44.3 

59.1 

5.71 

1.82 

1.84 

2.72 

.76

-

July

1.4 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.4 

1.2 

2.6 

5.5 

2.2

1.6 

1.6 

1.5 

1.4 

1.2

4.4 

2.0 

1.6 

1.2 

1.2

.9 

1.0 

4.7 

3.6 

1.8

1.5 

1.4 

1.2 

1.7 

1.4 

1.2

Per 

square 

mile

3.08 

4.10 

.397 

.126 

.188 

.139 

.053

-

Aug.

1.2 

1.2 

1.1 

1.0 

1.0

.9 

.9 

1.4 

1.5 

1.2

2.2 5.6

a.s

1.7 

1.6

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.0

1.1 

20 

9.0 

5.1 

6,2

3.1 

2.7 

2.0 

2.0 

1.7 

1.5

Sept.

1.4. 

1.4 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

.9 

.9 

.9 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.9

Run-off

Inches Acre-feet

3.55 2,720 

4.57 3,520 

.46 351 

.14 108 

.15 113 

.22 167 

.06 45

7,020
48 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

Big Creek at Des Arc, Mo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat, 37°17'35", long. 90°37'45", in SEi sec. 8, T. 30 N., 

R. 4 E., at bridge on County Highway N at north edge of Des Arc, 420 feet upstream 

from Black Creek and 6 miles upstream from Pond Creek. Zero of gage is 507.39 

feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 99.6 square miles.

Records available.- February to September 1939 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period, 4,600 second-feet Mar. 5 (gage 

height, 7.60 feet); minimum observed, 7.1 second-feet Sept. 28 (gage height, 2.33 

feet).

Maximum stage known, 14.3 feet sometime in March 1935, from floodmarks.

Remarks.- Records good except those for days of too few gage readings, which are poor. 

Gage read once daily during low stages and several times daily during medium and 

high stages.

Rating tables, water year 1938-39 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Feb. 19 to June 27

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

17

24

34

47

73

3.0 

3.4 

3.8 

4.4 

5.0

138

296

492

877

1,350

5.6 

6.6 

7.6

1,920

3,160

4,600

June 28 to Sept. 30

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

5.0

12

20

Note . - Same as precedlng table above 2.7 

feet.

Discharge, In second- feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

S 

4 

S

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Dee

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aag 

Sep

T

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

alendar year

tember. ...................

he peric

Feb.

*70 

*240

*970

Secondfoot-days

9,684 

10,799 

1,615 

2,613 

1,091 

1,121.9 

331.3

-

Mar.

*400 

292 

254 

314 

2,560

685 

363 

279 

222 

688

601 

685 

464 

318 

246

210 

160 

153 

125 

115

105 

92 

79 

73 

73

65 

60 

55 

52 

50 

46

Maximum

2,560 

2,500 

79 

806 

142 

296 

19

-

Apr.

43 

44 

39 

40 

*270

1,320 

378 

275 

218 

168

149 

122 

92 

86 

95

2,020 

2,500 

709 

3SS 

279

279 

234 

202 

168 

142

138 

115 

105 

95 

86

May

79 

70 

63 

63 

55

47 

43 

63 

79 

76

73 

68 

63 

63 

60

57 

52 

47 

46 

44

40 

37 

33 

32 

35

34 

39 

40 

39 

38 

37

Minimum

46 

39 

32 

27 

12 

9.9 

7.1

-

June

34 

32 

31 

30 

29

28 

27 

32 

32 

29

23 

39 

35 

33 

31

30 

44 

31 

29

47

35 

35 

34 

33 

30

240 

806 

205 

318 

226

Mean

319 

360 

52.1 

87.1 

35.2 

36.2 

11.0

-

July

142

105 

86 

73 

65

55

45 

37 

36 

33

31

28 

22 

22 

21

22 

22

19 

17 

17

18 

18 

19 

16 

16

15 

14 

36 

15 

14 

12

Per 

square 

mile

3.20 

3.61 

.523 

.874 

.353 

.,363 fiio

-

Aug.

13 

14 

13 

12 

11

til tio

9.9 

11 

11

11 

21 

23 

20 

18

18 

14 

22 

21 

23

19 

*222 

*296 

68 

50

37 

33 

23 

21 

24 

22

Sept.

19 

16 

14 

14 

13

IS 

13 

12 

12 

12

11 

11 

11 

8.5 

8.5

12* 9 2 

11 

9.9 

8.5

7.8 

7.8 

±7.8 

17.8 

7.8

J7.8 

7.B 

7.1 

16 

15

Run-off

Inehea

3.69 

4.03 

.60 

.98 

.41 

.42 

.12

-

Acre-feet

19,600 

21,420 

3,200 

5,180 

2,160 

2,230 

657

54,450

*Too few gage readings; discharge computed on basis of scattered gage readings, weather records, 

and hTdrographlc characteristics for station. 

tGage not read; discharge Interpolated. 

JOage read In error; discharge Interpolated.
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 

Clark Creek at Patterson, Mo.

49

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 37°11'25", long. 90°32'20", In NEi sec. IS, T. 29 N., 

R. 5 E., at bridge on State Highway 34, 0.6 mile east of Patterson, If miles upstream 

from Rings Creek, and 3 miles upstream from mouth. Zero of gage Is 397.02 feet above 

mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 37.5 square miles.

Records available.- February to September 1939 (discontinued) .

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period. 2,240 second-feet Mar. 5 (gage height, 8.50 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum discharge observed, 0.4 second-foot 

Sept. 16 (gage height, 2.17 feet).

Maximum stage known, about 14 feet sometime in April or May 1915, from floodmarks.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for days when gage was not read or was read In error 

and days of too few gage readings, all of which are poor. Gage read once dally during 

low stages and several times daily during medium and high stages.

Rating tables, water year 193S-39 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 9 to Aug. 21)

Feb. IS to Apr. 16 Apr. 17 to Sept. 30

2.7 

2.6

3.0 

3.4

7.5

13

20

3.7 

4.1 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

106

165

249

382

548

8.0 

6.5

752

1,280

1,900

2,240

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.5

2.6

.7 

1.7 

7.1 

10

2.7 

2.S 

3.0 

3.2 

3.7

15

21

35

52

106

Note.- Same as preceding 

table above 3.7 feet.

Discharge, In eeeond-feet, water year Oetober 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oet. Nov. Dee. Jan.

Month

Oet 

HOT 

Dee

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

T

alendar year

ruary 1 

oh

t ember....................

he perlo

Feb.

36 

205 

187

93 

69 

60 

50 

4S

45 

202 

405

Secondfoot-days

1,400 

3,297 

3,548 

772.6 

241.7 

131.2 

210.3 

43.9

-

Mar.

120 

79 

61 

335 

1,040

174 

100 

81 

64 

336

149 

134 

S7 

75 

60

54 

48 

35 

26 

25

24 

24 

22 

22 

20

IS 

17 

16 

20 

16 

15

Maxjjnum

405 

1,040 

979 

9S 

12 

7.8 

90 

3.3

-

Apr.

14 

13 

12 

11 

312

34S 

106 

75 

59 

48

49 

44 

38 

34 

32

979 

545 

175 

113 

78

72 

70 

60 

43 

42

43 

39 

32 

32 

30

May

23 

24 

24 

21 

19

19 

16 

9S 

S6 

51

3S 

37 

32 

2S 

2S

24 

20 

17 

18 

17

17 

15 

14 

10 

12

11 

10 

10 

10 

9.1 

9.5

Hinijnuffl

36 

15 

11 

9.1 

6.0 

2.0 

1.2 

.4

-

June

9.1 

S.S 

S.S 

8.5 

S.I

7.8 

7.1 

7.1 

6.S 

6.6

7.1 

7.S 

9.1

e.5

7.8

6.0 

.6.0 

6.0 

8.5 

11

S.I 

7.8 

7.4 

7.1 

6.8

6.3 

10 

11 

12 

S.S

Mean

127 

106 

US 

24.9 

8.06 

4.23 

6.78 

1.46

-

July

7.S 

7.1 

5.8 

«5.S 

5.S

4.7 

4.4 

4.4 

4.1 

4.1

3.9 

3.9 

3.6 

3.3 

3.0

5.8 

3.6 

2.S 

2.8 

2.6

2.5

t2.5 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3

5.2 

2.S 

2.S 

2.5 

2.5 

2.0

Per 

square 

mile

3.39 

2. S3 

3.15 

.664 

.215 

.113 

.161 

.039

-

Aug.

1.7 

1.6 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.2 

5.2 

5.8 

1.6

1.5 

6.8 

2.5 

2.0 

2.0

1.7 

1.5 

6.S 

26 

4.9

3.0 

{3.0 

J90 

S.I 

6.S

4.4 

3.3 

**3.3 

«*3.3 

**3.3 

«*3.3

Sept.

3.3 

3.3 

2.5 

1.7 

1.6

1.4 

1.3 

1.2 

1.2 

1.1

.9 

.7 

.6 

.6 

.5

.4 

.5 

.6 

.6 

.7

2.0 

1.7 

 1.7 

*1.7 

*1.7

*2.0 

«2.0 

2.0 

1.7 

2.S

Run-off

Inches

1.39 

3.26 

3.51

.77 

.24 

.13 

.21 

.04

-

Aere-feet

2,780 

6,540 

7,040 

1,530 

1 479 

260 

417 

S7

19,130

«0age not read; discharge Interpolated.

tOage read In error; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and gage readings for 

preceding and following days. {Too few gage readings; discharge estimated on basis of scattered gage readings, weather records, 

and hydrographie characteristics for the station.

**Gage read In error; discharge Interpolated.
50 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

Otter Creek at Taskee, Mo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°59'45", long. 90°27'40", In NWi sec. 18, T. 27 N., 

R. 6 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 67, half a mile west of Taskee, If miles upstream 

from Wolf Run, and 8 miles upstream from mouth. Zero of gage Is 387.00 feet above 

mean sea level (unadjusted).

Drainage area.- 47.0 square miles.

Records available.- February to September 1939 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 2,980 second-feet Apr. 16 (gage height, 7.60 

feet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot on many days; minimum gage height, 0.70 foot Sept. 

7-29.

Maximum stage known, about 14.5 feet sometime In August 1904.

Remarks^- Records good except those for days of too few gage readings, Apr. 5, 6, which 

were computed on basis of scattered gage readings, weather records, and hydrographic 

characteristics for the station and are poor. Gage read once dally during low 

stages and several times during medium and high stages.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

S

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

18 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

SO

SO. 

22 

85 

2425

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Hov. Dec. Jan.

Month

Got 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

Tl

alendar year

tember. ...................

le perio

Feb.

3.9 

28

18 

5.4

31 

459

Secondfoot-days

2,628.7 

2,726.1 

59.2 

15.2 

7.9 

7.7 

3.0

-

Mar.

86 

41 

21 

266 

L.290

229 

110 

76 

44 

49

121 

114 

60 

41 

22

13 

9.6 

9.1 

6.5 

4.9

2.8 

2*3 

1.8 

1.6 

1.5

1.3 

1.1 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

Maximum

1,290 

912 

3.9 

.8 

.8 

2.8 

.1

-

Apr.

0.8 

.6 

.4 

.4 

t!50

t350 

50 

22 

12 

7.5

4.4 

2.3 

1.5 

1.5 

1.3

912 

760 

189 

86 

43

41 

25 

16 

11 

9.1

7.5 

6.5 

6.0 

4.9

4.4

May

3.9 

3.4 

3.4 

2.8 

2.3

2.3 i.a

1.8 

2.8 

2.3

1.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.3 

1.8

1.8 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.8

1.8

l.e

1.5 

1.3 

1.1

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

.e

.6 

.6

Minimum

0.8 

.4 

.6 

.3 

.1 

.1 

.1

-

June

0 4 

4 

4 

4 

4

4 

? 

3 

3 

3

4 

3 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6

8

8 

8 

6 

6 

4

8 

8 

4 

4 

3

Mean

84,8 

90.9 

1.91 

.51 

.25 

.25 

.10

-

July

0.1

.1 

.1

\Z

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3

.8 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.3 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.4 

.3 

.1 

.1 

.1

Per 

square 

mile

1.80 

1.93 

.041 

.011 

.0053 

.0053 

.0021

-

Aug.

0.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

1.8 

2.8 

.3 

.1

.1

.1 

-1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Sept.

0.1

il 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

Run-off

Inches Acre-feet

2.08 5,210 

2.15 5,410 

.05 117 

.01 30 

.006 16 

.006 15 

.002 6.0

10,800
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 51

Little River ditch 81 near Kennett, Mo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°14'10", long. 89°58'55", in NEs sec. 4, T. 18 N., 

R. 10 E., at bridge on State Highway 84, about 4 miles east of Kennett. Zero of gage 

is about 240 feet above mean sea level (Little River Drainage District bench mark).

Records available.- October 1926 to September 1939. 

Average discharge.- 13 years, 246 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,600 second-feet Apr. 18 (gage 

 height, 10.36 feet); minimum observed, 41 second-feet Sept. 28 (gage height, 2.45

feet).

1926-39: Maximum discharge, 2,760 second-feet (including some overflow from levee

breaks on St. Francis River) Apr. 21, 1927 (gage height, 15.11 feet, from graph based

on gage readings); minimum, 40 second-feet Aug. 11, 1934; minimum gage height, 2.31

feet Sept. 5-8, 1930.

Revisions.- The figure of maximum discharge for water year 1937-38 has been revised

to 1,960 second-feet Feb. 18 (gage height, 11.46 feet), superseding that published in

Water-Supply Paper 857.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read once daily below 8.0 feet and twice daily above.

Revisions.- The figures of discharge for the water year 1937-38 as shown in the following table are revisions of and supersede those published in Water-supply Paper 857.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1937-39 

1937-38

D«7

1

8

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

80

81

88

83

84

86

86

87

88

89

SO

51

Oct.

90

84

107

149

131

125

113

107

101

96

96

96

96

90

84

84

84

199

264

225

199

173

161

155

143

137

131

125

119

113

107

Nov.

101

101

101

101

101

96

90

96

101

107

131

137

131

119

113

113

107

107

107

101

101

96

96

90

96

96

90

96

96

96

-

Dec.

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

84

90

90

90

90

90

84

90

119

212

226

199

186

173

238

861

225

199

226

317

277

861

238

Jan.

225

225

131

199

186

173

173

161

155

155

149

143

143

143

137

131

137

186

131

125

161

238

251

290

461

477

369

290

264

238

401

Feb.

461

359

186

290

264

251

238

225

212

199

199

186

173

199

251

446

416

1,790

1,860

1,500

1,110

831

597

526

446

373

331

290

H

_

-

Mar.

264

251

251

225

225

212

199

199

186

212

225

212

199

199

186

199

199

212.

199

186

173

173

173

186

173

161

173

173

387

616

1,080

Apr.

1,500

1,530

1,220

8V9

597

431

359

331

373

331

290

277

251

ooe

225

212

225

218

199

186

186

173

173

173

173

161

155

290

155

155

-

««T

149

149

143

143

149

143

137

143

143

137

137

137

149

149

143

131

131

137

131

131

125

119

137

137

131

131

125

125

185

125

119

June

119

173

161

149

137

131

131

131

125

125

125

119

113

113

113

119

119

119

137

143

131

125

119

119

113

113

107

107

107

107

-

July

107

101

101

101

96

96

96

96

96

96

90

90

90

90

84

84

84

161

173

143

125

113

107

101

101

96

90

90

96

101

885

Aug.

431

317

225

199

173

149

137

137

125

113

113

113

125

113

107

119

107

107

101

101

96

96

90

90

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

Sept.

84

84

84

79

79

78

76

78

71

69

69

75

84

79

79

76

75

74

74

74

72

72

71

71

71

70

69

68

67

68

-
52 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In aecond-faet, of Little River ditch 81 near Rennett, Mo., 1937-39~Contlnued

1938-39

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

67

67

67

65

65

66

67

71

90

101

84

79

79

77

75

72

70

71

71

68

60

58

56

64

90

119

96

90

90

84

84

79

96

101

101

101

90

96

90

90

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

78

90

317

416

SOS 

416 

1,850 

904 

675

655

807

739

616

954

904

579

461

401

616

655

477

401

359

696

696

477

387

359

331

359

345

543

655

461

387

345

1,030

1,430

1,060

655

493

416

401

401

401

359

317

890

277

264

251

251

238

235

212

199

199

199

199

199

199

199

186

186

173

173

155

161

303

431

317

290

264

251

225

212

212

199

277

1,270

1,560

1,110

717

509

446

373

331

303

277

251

238

225

225

212

199

199

186

186

173

173

173

173

173

161

161

161

173

161

161

155

149

149

149

173

173

161

155

161

199

173

173

155

149

143

149

143

155

155

149

161

161

155

149

149

155

143

149

143

137

125

131

131

131

125

119

119

125

119

119

119

119

119

186

137

125

119

113

119

113

107

101

101

131

173

143

131

125

113

113

119

119

119

107

107

101

101

101

101

96

96

96

96

96

90

90

Month Seeondfoot-daya

Run-off In 

acre-feet

October 1937 ............................. 3,984

November.................................. 3,114

December.................................. 4,763

Calendar year 1937..................... 108,768

January 1938 ............................. 6,577

February.................................. 14,209

March..................................... 7,708

April..................................... 11,647

May....................................... 4,211

Jane...................................... 3,750

July...................................... 3,320

August.................................... 4,072

September................................. 2,234

Water year 1937-38 ..................... 69,589

October 1938 ............................. 1,978

November.................................. 2,110

December.................................. 2,027

Calendar year 1938..................... 63,843

January 1939............................. 3,224

February.................................. 16,365

March..................................... 12,408

April..................................... 11,664

May....................................... 5,242

June...................................... 4,177

July...................................... 3,462

August.................................... 2,403

September................................. 1,497

Water year 1938-39 ..................... 66,557

264

137

317

129

104

154

7,900

6,180

9,450

2,310 298 215,800

477

1,860

1,080

1,530

149

173

225

431

84

125

173

161

155

119

107

84

84

67

SIS 

507 

249 

388 

136 

125 

107 

131 

74.5

13,050

28,180

15,890

23,100

8,350

7,440

6,590

8,080

4,430

1,860 191 138,000

70

101

78

63.8

70.3

65.4

3,920

4,190

4,020

1,860 60 175 126,600

416

1,250

1,420

1,560

212

186

173

90

61

56

303

186

155

143

119

90

64

41

104

584

400

389

169

139

112

77.5

49.9

6,390

32,460

24,610

23,140

10,400

8,280

6,870

4,770

2,970

1,560 41 182 132,000
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 53

Little River ditch 1 near Kennett, Mo.

Location-.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°14'10", long. 89°58'50", In NEi sec. >, T. 18 N., R. 

10 £., at bridge on State Highway 84, about 4 miles east of_Kennett. Zero of gage Is 

about 240 feet above mean sea level

Records available.- October 1926 to September 1939. 

Average discharge.- 13 years, 472 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 3,790 second-feet Apr. 18 (gage height, 

12.22 feet); minimum observed, 20 second-feet Sept. 29 (gage height, 3.05 feet).

1926-39: Maximum discharge, 7,520 second-feet (including some overflow from levee 

breaks on St. Francis River) Apr. 25, 1927; maximum gage height observed, 16.80 feet 

Jan. 25, 1937; minimum discharge, 8 second-feet Sept. 13-18, 1932; minimum gage height, 

2.57 feet Sept. 18, 1932.

Remarks.- Recqrds fair. Gage probably read In error Dec. 4; discharge Interpolated. 

read once dally below 8.0 feet and twice daily above.

Gage

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

4

5

6

7

R

9

10

11

18

IS

14

16

16

17

IB

19

80

81

88

23

84

85

86

87

88

89

SO

SI

Oct.

33

33

32

32

32

32

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

27

27

27

27

27

30

30

30

30

27

30

27

27

30

27

30

30

lov.

30

30

32

30

37

33

32

32

32

32

33

35

36

32

35

36

38

44

46

58

58

54

50

46

44

44

39

40

39

39

-

Dec.

38

41

51

46

42

41

40

38

40

40

34

42

36

36

36

36

38

37

36

36

36

36

41

39

39

41

41

36

36

36

38

Jan.

38

39

36

41

62

79

92

78

76

74

63

62

62

78

83

84

81

78

79

79

76

79

71

76

71

74

71

72

78

417

1,400

Feb.

946

789

3,250

2,340

1,920

1,920

2,510

2,400

1,970

2,900

2,900

2,020

1,540

1,320

2,460

2,240

1,580

1,280

1,070

2,290

2,240

1,630

1,150

986

867

946

986

1,680

_

-

-

Month

October

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

Mai-Oh..' ......... ... . .

 gr.......................................

Water year 1938-3 9......................

Mar.

2,020

1,540

1,150

946

2,730

3,610

3,310

2,730

2,020

1,580

1,360

1,230

1,230

1,110

906

716

609

574

509

478

447

417

387

358

344

330

330

302

302

302

298

Apr.

298

261

248

236

223

417

986

867

609

509

509

417

358

344

344

387

3,310

3,730

3,310

2,730

2,020

1,580

1,280

946

752

609

541

509

447

387

-

Seoondfoot-day*

919

1,166

1,203

117,214

3,849

50,130

34,175

5,687

776

138,732

Hay

358

344

316

298

298

274

261

261

248

236

223

223

223

223

198

198

198

186

186

186

236

261

261

236

236

330

330

298

274

274

248

HBTlanm

33

58

51

3,940

1,400

3,250

3,610

358

274

32

3,730

June

248

236

274

274

261

261

248

248

236

223

210

210

210

198

186

173

168

173

163

159

154

135

142

135

133

126

124

122

126

131

-

July

120

105

99

103

74

88

78

74

96

124

113

97

90

84

74

79

81

78

78

76

69

69

69

66

62

58

58

57

57

54

53

jHTI^niiiin

27

30

34

27

36

789

298

223

186

122

32

20

20

Aug.

5O

49

49

48

44

40

44

46

46

4S

44

42

39

50

41

39

36

37

36

36

36

36

42

36

38

37

36

34

33

32

34

Mean

29.6

38.9

38.8

321

124

1,790

1,102

972

256

190

OU. J.

40.6

25.9

380

Sept.

32

30

32

30

30

30

30

27

27

27

27

27

27

25

25

25

25

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

20

30

~

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,820

2,310

2,390

232,500

7,630

99,430

67,790

57,850

15,710

11,280

2,500

1,540

275,200
54 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

Little River ditch 66 near Kennett, Mo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°14'10", long. 89°58'45", in NEi sec. 4, T. 18 N.,

 R. 10 U., at bridge on State Highway 84, about 4 miles east of Kennett. Zero of gage 

is about 240 feet above mean sea level (Little River Drainage District bench mark).

Records available.- October 1926 to September 1939. 

Average discharge.- 13 years, 401 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 3,050 second-feet Mar. 7 (gage height,

 15.54 'feet); minimum discharge, 5 second-feet Sept. 26-29; minimum gage height observed, 2.35 feet Sept. 28.

1926-39: Maximum discharge, 4,350 second-feet Jan. 24, 25, 1937 (gage height, 18.15 

feet); minimum, that of Sept. 26-29, 1939; minimum gage height, 2.33 feet Aug. 29, 1936.

Revisions.- The figures of maximum and minimum discharge for water year 1937-38 have 

been revised as shown below. They supersede those published in Water-Supply Paper 857.

Maximum, 3,140 second-feet Feb. 20, Apr. 3; maximum gage height observed, 15.68 feet 

Feb. 20; minimum discharge, 32 second-feet Sept. 28-30 (gage height, 2.84 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those below 25 second-feet, which are fair. Gage read once

 daily below 8.0 feet and twice daily above. An auxiliary ditch, Little River ditch 

66-A, receives part of the flow through cut-offs above stage 6.4 feet. Above stage 13 

feet the low, narrow bank between the main and auxiliary ditches is submerged, and the 

two unite to form one stream in the vicinity of the gage. To segregate the discharge 

of each ditch, the division line between the two is taken as the top of the bank that 

separates them at low stages.

Revisions.- The figures of discharge for the water year 1937-38 as here given are re-

 visions of and supersede those published in Water-Supply Paper 857.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1937-39 

1937-38

D«y

1

2

S

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

26

26

27

88

29

SO

31

Oct.

58

52

66

85

95

111

95

85

80

76

76

71

71

71

71

66

66

106

297

357

297

267

225

183

157

145

128

118

106

100

95

Nor.

90

85

S5

85

90

85

85

90

90

90

95

100

106

106

100

100

100

100

95

95

90

90

90

90

85

85

85

90

90

95

-

Dec.

100

95

95

95

95

95

90

95

80

90

122

85

90

90

80

80

95

211

312

312

267

267

297

342

327

297

282

387

402

342

312

Jan.

297

267

253

239

225

211

197

197

183

170

170

157

157

151

151

145

139

133

133

128

139

225

357

387

735

1,100

879

667

507

417

538

Feb.

1,350

1,140

897

753

634

538

477

432

387

387

342

327

297

312

312

507

718

1,470

2,820

3,100

2,740

2,080

1,530

1,160

879

718

602

522

-

-

Mar.

462

417

402

372

342

327

297

282

267

267

297

342

327

312

897

1,530

1,720

1,620

1,380

995

807

570

477

447

432

402

342

312

327

1,140

2,280

Apr.

3,000

3,100

3,140

3,000

2,740

2,240

1,470

1,020

861

897

7S9

684

570

492

432

402

372

357

327

312

282

267

183

239

225

225

211

197

197

183

-

Mar

183

183

183

170

157

170

157

145

145

145

151

157

151

151

145

133

128

133

159

133

133

128

128

128

128

139

133

122

122

122

225

June

197

183

253

170

151

133

122

11S

111

106

106

133

312

239

183

151

133

312

570

807

825

701

477

327

282

253

211

170

145

133

-

July

122

122

118

111

100

95

90

90

85

118

90

80

71

66

66

62

58

118

139

253

170

128

100

90

80

71

66

58

62

71

145

Aug.

955

1,250

1,100

789

570

432

342

297

253

211

197

170

170

170

151

139

133

128

118

111

106

100

95

85

80

76

76

66

66

66

66

Sept.

71

66

62

62

58

54

54

51

49

48

45

37

46

48

45

45

44

44

43

42

42

40

41

39

37

35

34

32

32

32

-
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 55

Discharge, In second-feet, of Little River Ditch 66 near Kennett, Mo., 1937-39--Continued

1938-39

Feb. Mar. Apr. July Aug. Sept.

95

122

100

90

85

76

76

80

80

76

76

71

71

71

70

157

1,120

1,320

1,180

2,120

2,160

1,560

1,300

1,440

1,720

1,650

1,650

2,440

2,200

1,470

1,080

1,080

1,380

1,200

915

753

1,040

1,620

1,440

1,020

807

634

586

602

771

1,620

1,720

1,250

975

1,250

2,820

3,050

2,920

2,740

2,400

1,930

1,590

1,280

1,060

843

684

554

462

402

372

357

312

297

282

267

253

253

839

225

239

225

225

211

197

183

183

225

995

1,220

915

718

554

447

357

312

297

312

1,200

2,650

2,820

2,700

2,280

1,680

1,180

861

701

554

462

417

357

327

312

282

253

239

225

211

197

183

183

183

183

170

157

157

151

151

145

159

133

139

157

170

197

170

170

197

197

183

170

157

145

139

133

133

133

122

122

118

118

111

106

100

100

128

106

95

90

90

85

80

5

14

Month Secondfoot-days Run-off in 

acre-feet

October 1937 ............................. 3,876

November.................................. 2,762

December.................................. 5,929

Calendar year 1937 ..................... ___171,492

January 1938.............................. 9,654

February.................................. 27,431

March..................................... 20,391

April..................................... 28,414

Hay....................................... 4,567

June...................................... 8,014

July...................................... 3,095

August.................................... 8,568

September................................. __ 1,378

Water year 1937-38...................... 124,079

October 1938.............................. 84S

November.................................. 1,002

December.................................. 1,192

Calendar year 1938...................... 114,554

January 1939.............................. 3,488

February.................................. 37,138

March..................................... 32,371

April..................................... 25,540

May....................................... 5,706

June.. 

July..

Auguet.................................... 796

September................................. 260

Water year 1938-39...................... 113,451

357

106

402

7,690

5,480

11,760

4,350 470 340,200

1,100

3,100

2,280

3,140

225

825

253

1,250

71

128

297

267

183

122

106

58

311

980

658

947

147

267

99.8

276

45.9

19,150

54,410

40,440

56,360

9,060

15,900

6,140

16,990

2,730

3,140 340 246,100

27.4

33.4

38.5

1,680

1,990

8,360

3,140 314 217,200

1,120

2,440

3,050

2,820

312

139

90

35

19

37

586

225

183

133

62

88

19

5

113

1,326

1,060

851

184

96.5

54.7

85.7

8.7

6,920

73,660

65,200

50,660

11,320

5,740

3,900

1,580

516

2,050 311 223,000
56 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

Little River ditch 66-A near Kennett, Mo.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 36°14'10", long. 89°58'45", In NEi sec. 4, T. 18 N., R. 10 

E., at bridge on State Highway 84, about 4 miles east of Kennett. Zero of gage Is 

about 240 feet above mean sea level (Little River Drainage District bench mark).

Records available.- January 1927 to September 1939. 

Average discharge.- 12 years, 55.9 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,030 second-feet Mar. 7 (gage height, 

15.47 feet); no flow on many days.

1927-39: Maximum discharge, 2,340 second-feet (including some overflow from levee 

breaks on Mississippi River) Apr. 25, 1927 (gage height, 17.6 feet, from graph based on 

gage readings); no flow on many days.

Remarks-.- Records fair. Gage read once daily below 8.0 feet and twice daily above. 

p. 55 for relation of this ditch to Little River ditch 66.

See

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

a

s

A

s

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

SO

21

as

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Kov. Dec. Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

136

Feb.

220

164

566

566

314

200

252

39S

342

328

710

602

276

130

130

240

164

78

40

112

342

264

112

60

20

11

15

42

_

_

-

Month

Peb 

Nap 

Apr 

Hay

11.....................................

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

Water year 1938-3

Mar.

356

384

190

100

180

898

1,010

964

854

692

476

314

200

124

58

30

7

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

Apr.

0

0

0

0

o

0

100

172

78

33

8

0

0

0

0

O

156

810

89 S

810

620

342

148

58

27

0

0

0

0

0

0

Seoondfoot-dayi

0

0

0

13,703

6,698 

6,837 

4,260

0 

0

0

17,931

Hay

 . riiajn

0

0

0

1,030

136

710 

1,010 

898

0 

0

0

1,010

June July

IMn^^pMia

0

0

0

0

0

11

0 

0

0 

0

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0

0

0

37.5

4.4

239 

221 

142

0 

0

0

49.1

Sept.

Run-off In 

acre-feet

0

0

0

27,170

270

13,290 

13,560 

8,450

0 

0

0

35,570
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 57

Little River ditch 251 near Kennett, Mo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 3G 0 14'10'1 , long. 89°58'40", In NWi sec. 3, T. 18 N., R.

 10 E., at bridge on State Highway 84, 4 miles east of Kennett. Zero of gage is about 

240 feet above mean sea level (Little River Drainage District bench mark).

Records available.- November 1926 to September 1939. 

Average discharge.- 12 years (1927-39), 715 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 4,940 second-feet Mar. 7 (gage height,

 15.59 feet); minimum observed, 106 second-feet Sept. 29 (gage height, 2.95 feet). 

1926-39; Maximum discharge, 6,730 second-feet Jan. 24-26, 1937; maximum gage 

height, 18,20 feet Jan. 25, 1937; minimum discharge, 52 second-feet Sept. 5-8, 1930 

(gage height, 2.10 feet).

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read once daily below 8.0 feet and twice dally above.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

S

6 

7

e

9

10

11

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

164

164 

164 

164 

164

152 

152 

152 

152 

152

152 

152 

152 

152 

152

152 

152 

146 

152 

164

164

164 

164 

164 

152

164 

164 

164 

164 

164 

164

HOT.

164 

164 

164 

164 

164

164 

164 

164 

164 

164

164 

164 

164 

164 

164

164 

164 

164 

190 

204

218 

204 

204

190 

190

190 

190 

190 

177 

190

Dec.

190 

177 

190 

190 

190

204 

190 

190 

190 

190

190 

190 

190 

177 

177

177 

190 

190 

177 

177

190 

177 

190 

190 

190

190 

190 

190 

190 

190 

190

Jan.

190 

190 

190 

177 

218

315 

352 

297 

280 

264

264

248 

264 

264

280

297 

280 

280 

280 

280

264 

264 

264 

264 

248

248 

248 

248 

264 

280 

2,350

Feb.

2,660 

2,400 

3,730 

3,730 

3,020

2,660 

2,880 

3,240 

3,100 

3,100

4,140 

3,830 

2,880 

2,220 

2,310

2,790 

2,480 

1,940 

1,630 

2,270

3,100 

2,840 

2,060 

1,480 

1,450

1,410 

1,450 

1,860

Month

Dot 

Ho?

Deo

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Api 

Ma;

JUD

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

K

uapy. ... «

11. ....................................

J......................................

ater year 1938-2 9......................

Mar.

3,100 

3,200 

2,520 

2,020 

2,660

4,580 

4,940 

4,760 

4,470 

4,080

3,630 

3,240 

2,570 

2,180 

1,780

1,480 

1,300 

1,160 

1,030 

962

898 

836

775 

745 

716

687 

659 

632 

632 

659 

632

Apr.

632 

605 

579 

528 

528

632 

2,180 

2,480 

1,900 

1,560

1,270 

1,060 

898 

775 

745

775 

2,610 

4,420 

4,580 

4,420

3,880 

3,100 

2,350

1,740 

1,480

1,240 

1,100 

994 

898 

836

Seoondfoot-days

4,898 

5,289 

5,813

250,034

10,152 

72,660 

63,533 

50,795 

17,186 

10,865 

7,942 

5,617 

3,712

258,462

*ay

775 

745 

687 

659 

632

605 

579 

579 

553 

553

553 

528 

504 

504 

480

480 

480 

457 

435 

457

504 

528 

579 

553 

528

605 

579 

553 

528 

504 

480

HfUClgninf

164 

218 

204

5,040

2,350 

4,140 

4,940 

4,580 

775 

480 

315 

190 

152

4,940

June

457 

435 

457 

480 

457

457 

435 

413 

413 

392

392 

372 

413 

372 

352

352 

333 

315 

315

315

315 

297 

315 

297 

297

280 

280 

280 

280 

297

July

280 

280 

264 

264 

264

264 

248 

248 

264 

264

248 

315 

297 

280 

264

248 

248

280 

315 

297

280 

264 

248 

233 

233

218 

218 

218 

204 

204 

190

Minimum

146

164 

177

146

177 

1,410 

632 

528 

435 

280 

190 

164 

106

106

Aug.

190 

190 

190 

190 

190

190 

190 

190 

190 

190

177 

177 

177 

190 

190

190 

190

177 

164 

164

190 

177 

190 

177 

164

177 

164 

164 

177 

177 

164

Mean

158 

176 

188

685

327 

2,595 

2,049 

1,693 

554 

362 

256 

181 

124

708

Sept.

152 

146 

140 

146 

140

134 

134 

129 

129 

129

124 

124 

124 

119 

119

119 

114 

119 

119

114

114 

114 

114 

110 

110

110

110 

110 

106 

140

Run-off in 

acre-feet

9,720 

10,490 

11,530

496,000

20,140 

144,100 

126,000 

100,800 

34,090 

21,550 

15,750 

11,140 

7,360

512,700
58 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

Little River ditch 259 near Kennett, Mo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°14'10", long. 89°58'35", in NWi sec. 3, T. 18 N., 

RTlOE., at bridge on State Highway 84, about 4 miles east of Kennett. Zero of gage 

is about 240 feet above mean sea level (Little River Drainage District bench mark).

Records available.- November 1926 to September 1939. 

Average discharge.- 12 years, 112 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,780 second-feet Feb. 3 (gage

height, 10.63 feet); minimum observed, 2.6 second-feet Sept. 21, 26-28 (gage height, 

1.27 feet).

1926-3S": Maximum discharge, 4,140 second-feet (including some overflow from levee 

breaks on Mississippi River) Apr. 29, 1927 (gage height, 15.57 feet, from graph based 

on gage readings); no flow Aug. 3 to Sept. 2, 1936.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read once dally below 8.0 feet and twice daily above.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 193S to Septenber 1939

Day

1

a

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

IS

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

8188

89

84

85

86

27

28

88

30

31

Oct.

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

7

6

7

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

IOT.

6

7

7

6

6

6

6

6

5

5

6

5

6

5

4.6

6

6

7

6

7

7

6

6

6

7

6

6

5

6

6

-

Dec.

4.1

6

6

7

6

6

5

5

5

5

6

5

4.8

5

5

4.8

4.8

5

4.8

5

5

4.8

5

4.8

5

5

6

4.8

5

5

5

Jan.

4.8

4.8

6

6

11

12

12

10

10

10

9

9

16

18

16

15

14

15

14

13

13

11

10

12

13

13

13

13

16

729

325

Feb.

187

1,340

1,780

1,630

1,190

1,190

1,160

687

469

975

708

394

277

216

1,220

816

412

261

231

1,290

772

376

246

187

173

394

277

1,390

_

_

-

Month

Mareb. .................................... 

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

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

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

Water year 1938-3

Mar.

952

431

261

201

1,680

1,420

794

394

277

216

342

325

261

187

145

119

101

90

79

69

69

62

56

53

49

48

46

43

46

64

56

Apr.

50

49

44

39

39

816

605

293

187

138

159

145

101

84

79

450

1,520

1,190

545

325

293

246

180

136

113

95

84

69

62

54

-

Seoondfoot-daya

160.7

42,324.3

1,393.6 

20,248 

8,936 

8,192 

1,135

276 

143.3 

90.7

42,006.9

May

50

45

40

38

35

30

30

28

27

27

24

25

24

24

24

22

20

18

19

17

18

113

84

49

69

56

44

40

35

33

28

Maxlnona

7

1,940

729 

1,780 

1,680 

1,530 

113

12 

6 

3.6

1,780

June

26

27

38

41

37

201

107

55

90

53

3S

32

31

28

26

22

20

19

17

16

16

15

15

14

13

15

13

13

13

12

-

July

12

11

10

10

10

10

9

8

11

12

11

10

10

10

10

11

10

10

9

9

8

7

8

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

5

Minimum

4.1

4.1

4.8 

173 

43 

39

17

5 

3.4 

2.6

2.6

Aug.

6

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4.8

5

4.6

5

5

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.4

5

4.4

4.4

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.4

Mean

5 99

5.18

116

45.0 

723 

288 

273 

36.6

8.9 

4.62 

3.02

115

Sept.

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.6

3.1

3.1

3.4

3.1

£ 9

3.1

3.1

3.4

2.9

3.1

2.9

2.9

3.1

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.6

3.1

3.6

-

Rim-off in 

ao re-feet

319

83,940

2,760 

40,160 

17,720 

16,250 

2,250

547 

284 

180

83,310
WHITE! RIVER BASIN 59

White River at Beaver, Ark.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°28'20", long. 93045'55", in sec. 20, T. 21 N., R.

26 W., at Missouri & North Arkansas Railway bridge, a quarter of a mile east of Beaver

and 2i miles upstream from Leatherwood Creek. Zero of gage is 883.04 feet above mean

sea level (general adjustment of 1929). 

Drainage area.- 1,270 square miles.

Records available.- July 1909 to December 1910 and May 1923 to September 1939. 

Average discharge?- 16 years (1923-39), 1,626 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 19,700 second-feet Apr. 18 (gage height, 15.70

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 20 second-feet Sept. 22 (gage

height, 1.97 feet).

1909-10, 1923-39: Maximum discharge observed, 55,000 second-feet Apr. 16, 1927

(gage height, 37.0 feet); minimum discharge, 3.0 second-feet Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 1936;

minimum gage height, 1.55 feet, present datum, Oct. 1-8, 1909. 

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1938-39 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Nov. 9 Nov. 10 to Sept. 30

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

3.4 

3.6

46

56

73

93

118

182

262

358

470

593

4.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

12.0

16.0

845

1,540

2,330

3,250

4,400

5,900

7,550

11,100

18,400

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.3

3.7 

4.0

152

214

292

436

662

845

Note.- Same as preceding 

table above 3.9 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 193S to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

47 

46 

45 

44 

44

44 

43 

42 

41 

41

40 

40 

40 

40 

40

43 

43 

43 

54

63

58 

190 

145 

98 

81

70 

59 

56 

54 

52 

51

Nov.

50 

48 

52 

85 

103

136 

412 

500 

531 

662

490 

385 

314 

275 

246

221 

201 

385 

292 

490

662 

463 

385 

314 

284

246 

221 

214 

201

192

Deo.

179 

176 

173 

167 

170

158 

152 

164 

182 

182

176 

170 

161 

155 

152

143 

143 

135 

132 

129

123 

123 

129 

123 

129

129 

129 

129 

123 

120 

118

Jan.

118 

118 

115 

15S 

185

1S2 

182 

182 

198 

225

225 

214 

250 

250 

243

243 

250 

361

385 

410

410 

385 

385 

385 

410

410 

436 

436 

490 

1,250 

1,110

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

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

alendar year 1938. ........

ater year 1938-3

Feb.

1,690 

1,620 

1,760 

2,080 

1,690

1,460 

1,320 

1,540 

1,460 

2,000

3,660 

2,880 

2,000 

1,690 

1, 390

1,250 

1,110 

1,040 

2,560 

7,320

15,800 

5,960 

3,060 

2,500 

2,160

2,590 

4,400 

3,780

Secondfoot-days

1,797 

9,060 

4,574

651,722

10,601 

81,770 

62,810 

87,147 

99,719 

23,531 

10,225 

2,247 

853

394,334

Mar.

4,270 

3,550 

2,690 

2,240

2,500

5,040 

4,020 

2,880 

2,240 

2,000

2,500 

4,820 

3,450 

2,690 

2,240

1,920 

1,620 

1,390 

1,250 

1,110

1,040 

975 

910 

814 

782

721 

693 

662 

604 

604 

575

Maximum

190 

662 

182

38, 800

1,250 

15,800 

5,040 

17,400 

11,000 

2,000 

1,320 

96 

46

17,400

Apr.

546 

518 

490 

463

910

2,440 

8,840 

4,200 

2,780 

2,160

1,760 

1,540 

1,320 

1,110 

1,040

1,110 

4,810 

17,400 

9,410 

4,960

3,450 

2,780 

2,240 

1,920 

1,690

1,460 

1,390 

1,620 

1,540 

1,250

May

1,110 

975 

910 

814 

752

693 

633 

782 

3,060 

5,740

3,160 

4,410 

10,700

11 . 000 

6,030

3,660 

3,780 

2,500 

2,420 

2,880

2,960 

3,660 

4,140 

3,560 

3,160

3,900 

3,900 

2,880 

2,330 

1,760 

1,460

Minimum

40 

48 

118

40

115 

1,040 

575 

463 

633 

361 

96 

46 

21

2*

June

' 1,250 

1,180 

1,040 

910 

1,040

81* 

721 

633 

693 

604

518 

1,250 

975 

693 

662

604 

518 

463 

436 

385

361 

385 

463 

436 

575

575 

752 

975 

1,620 

2,000

Mean

58.0 

302 

148

1,786

342 

2,920 

2,026 

2,905 

3,217 

784 

330 

72.5 

28.4

1,080

July

1,320

910 

782 

633 

633

633 

546 

463 

385 

337

314 

275 

250 

232 

218

201

188 

173 

192 

161

152 

140 

164 

152 

138

112 

110 

110 

104 

101 

96

Per 

square 

mile

0.046 

.238

.117

1.41

.269 

2.30 

1.60 

2.29 

2.53 

.617 

.260 

.057 

.022

.850

Aug.

91 

94 

96 

91 

86

82 

77 

82 

77 

74

86 

86 

77 

72 

68

64 

82 

70 

70 

74

72 

77 

70 

64 

60

56 

56 

52 

49 

46 

46

Sept.

46 

42 

41 

39

38

33 

33 

31 

30 

30

31 

28 

27 

26 

26

26 

26 

24 

24 

23

23 

21 

21 

21 

22

23 

23 

23 

26 

26

Run-off

Inches

0.05 

.27 

.13

19.09

.31 

2.40 

1.84 

2.56 

2.92 

.69 

.30 

.07 

.02

11.55

Acre-feet

3,560

17,970 

9,070

1,293,000

21,030 

162,200 

124,600 

172,900 

197,800 

46,670 

20,280 

4,460 

1,690

732,200
60 WHITE RIVER BASIN

White River near Reeds Spring, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°37'20", long. 93°25'20", in NEjSEi sec. 9, T. 22 

N., R. 23 W., at bridge on State Highway 13, ST miles downstream from James River and 

12 miles south of Reeds Spring. Prior to Dec. 18, 1938, wire-weight gage at sane site 

and datum. Zero of gage is 739.00 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 

1929).

Drainage area.- 3,690 square miles.

Records available.- February 1938 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 46,700 second-feet May 13 (gage height, 19.74 

feet); minimum, 145 second-feet Sept. 27 (gage height, 0.09 foot).

1938-39: Maximum discharge observed, 95,100 second-feet Feb. 18, 1938 (gage height, 

31.00 feet); minimum discharge, that of Sept. 27, 1939. 

Maximum stage known, 47.96 feet Apr. 14, 1927.

Remarks.- Records good prior to Dec. 18; excellent thereafter. Twice-daily gage readings 

used Oct. 1 to Dec. 17. Once-daily gage readings used June 5-9. Results of three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Rating tables, water year 1936-39 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used HOT. 18 to Jan. 3)

Oct. 1 to Pen. 20 Feb. 21 to Sept. 30

0.4 

.9 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

2.7

150

365

677

993

1,360

1,56O

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.O 

7.0

1,840 

2,380 

3,O20 

4,590 

6,390 

8,340

9.0 

12.0 

15.O 

2O.0

J.2,900 

21,000 

30,300 

47,BOO

120

244

396

577

1.7 842

2.2 1,160

2.7 1,56O

Dote.- Same as preceding 

table above 2.7 feet.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

Z 

3

4 

6

6 

1 

8 

9 

10

11 

IS 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oot.

191 

183 

175 

166 

166

166 

170 

166 

158 

150

154 

150 

160 

154 

154

170 

179 

175 

233 

794

797 

736 

592 

565 

486

436 

388 

344 

320 

898 

276

Nov.

267 

259 

246 

461 

860

3,300 

3,020 

5,300 

6,2OO 

3,76O

2,880 

2,260 

1,840 

1,56O 

1,300

1,140 

1,060 

2,880 

1,65O 

1,300

1,470 

1,470 

1,220 

1,060 

993

860 

797 

736 

677 

677

Dec.

648 

592 

565 

565 

538

512 

512 

512 

512 

536

538 

538 

512 

486 

461

461 

461 

441 

446 

432

417 

427 

427 

422 

417

432 

412 

427 

432 

436 

432

Jan.

422 

412 

412 

476 

695

797 

860 

828 

828 

892

925 

993 

1,030 

1,030 

993

925 

925 

959 

1,10O 

1,180

,180 

,18O 

,220 

,220 

,300

1,380 

1,380 

1,380 

1,520 

5,O7O 

5,840

Month

Oot 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

*£r

tan 

Jul 

tag 

Sep

W

alendar year 1938. ........

nary

t amber....................

ater year 1938-5

Peak discharge. -

(7 p.n. } 46,700 sec

Pen.

5,840 

6,2OO 

6,580 

6,390 

5,480

4,590 

3,920 

3,760 

3,76O 

5,660

7,150 

8,140 

6,390 

5,120 

4,250

3,680 

3,16O 

2,950 

7,54O 

18,700

89,000 

19,100 

1O,5OO 

7,740 

6,770

6,390 

8,540 

11,500

Secondfoot-days

9,242 

51,503 

14,951

_

39,352 

218,800 

168,880 

231,430 

349,400 

94,620 

42,870 

14,773 

6,011

1,841,832

Mar.

11,500 

11,000 

8,960 

7,74O 

9,130

10,100 

ll.OOO 

8,340 

6,770 

6,020

6,O20 

8,540 

8,340 

6,77O 

5,660

4,940 

4,250 

3,760 

3.38O 

3,02O

2,820 

2,560 

2,380 

2,200 

2,O4O

1,990 

1,940 

1,940 

1,890 

1,940 

1,94O

Maximum

797 

6,2OO 

648

_

5,840 

29,000 

11,500 

34,900 

38,900 

6,390 

4,590 

626 

328

38,900

Apr.

1,640 

1,790 

l',65O 

1,560 

2,120

6,860 

13,9OO 

12,900 

8,340 

6,580

5,480 

4,590 

3,840 

3,3OO 

2,950

3,520 

13,600 

34,900 

26,900 

14,OOO

1O,30O 

8,340 

6,960 

6,02O 

5,120

4,590 

6,880 

4,420 

4,420 

3,760

May

3,230 

2,880 

2,620 

2,320 

2,200

1,940 

1,84O 

4,720 

9,400 

11,500

9,400 

12,300 

38,900 

34,100 

2O,1OO

12,9OO 

10,1OO 

8,340 

7,150 

7,94O

13,400 

16,500 

15,700 

12,9OO 

11,5OO

14,400 

16,500 

18,200 

11,5OO 

8,340 

6,580

TtfT^lJffWB

150 

246 

412

_

412 

2,95O 

1,890 

1,560 

1,840 

1,390 

677 

347 

148

148

June

5,430 

6,390 

5,30O 

4,590 

3,760

3,520 

3,02O 

2,620 

2,440 

2,500

2,20O 

2,620 

3,920 

2,860 

2,440

2,260 

1,940 

1,7OO 

1,560 

1,470

1,390 

1,390 

2,560 

2,320 

2,680

3,450 

3,020 

3,520 

5,840 

5,840

Mean

298 

1,717 

482

_

1,269 

7,814 

5,448 

7,714 

11,270 

3,154 

1,383 

476 

200

3,402

July

4,590 

3,30O 

2,860 

2,820 

2,360

2,150 

1,840 

1,600 

1,430 

1,390

1,200 

1,090 

994 

901 

842

785 

730 

704 

677 

982

1,47O 

1,020 

901 

872 

814

730 

730 

677 

872 

842 

677

Per 

square 

mile

0.081 

.465 

.131

_

.344 

o 12 

1^48 

2.09 

3.C5 

.855 

.375 

.129 

.054

.922

Aug.

602 

543 

529 

506 

465

439 

435 

422 

430 

418

413 

506 

506 

626 

539

461 

452 

524 

567 

563

497 

457 

422 

392 

483

572 

492 

422 

380 

363 

347

Sept.

328 

309 

286 

272 

258

241 

227 

220 

210 

204

197 

194 

188 

188 

178

172 

178 

166 

169 

163

157 

160 

160 

157 

154

151 

151 

148 

184 

241

Run-off

Inches

0.09 

.52 

.15

_

.40 

2.21 

1.71 

2.33 

3.52 

.95 

.43 

.15 

.06

12.52

Acre-feet

18,330 

102,200 

29,650

_

78,050 

434,000 

335,000 

459,000 

693,000 

187,700 

85,030 

29,300 

11,920

2,463,000

Apr. 7 (7 p.m.) 17,000 see. -ft.; Apr. 18 (3 p.m.) 39,400 sec. -ft.; Hay 13 

.-ft.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 61

White River at Forsyth, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°40'55", long. 93°06'05", In SEi sec. 33, T. 24 

N., R. 20 W., In Forsyth, at bridge on State Highway 78, a quarter of a mile downstream from Swan Creek. Zero of gage Is 640.64 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 4,610 square miles.

Records available.- January to September 1926 and February 1930 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 54,100 second-feet Way 13 (gage height, 18.83 

feet); minimum, 49 second-feet Oct. 16 (gage height, 1.70 feet); minimum dally discharge, 106 second-feet Oct. 16.

1926, 1930-39: Maximum discharge, 127,000 second-feet Mar. 11, 1935 (gage height, 

35.23 feet); minimum, 30 second-feet Sept. 2, 3, 1936; minimum gage height, 1.20 feet 

Sept. 25, 1932, July 14, 1934; minimum dally discharge, 34 second-feet Sept. 3, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 45.36 feet Apr. 16, 1927, from floodmark (discharge, about 

160,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by operation of hydroelectric plant of Empire 

District Electric Co. 2 miles upstream.

Discharge, In second-feet, water rear October 193s to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

S 

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

196 

*166 

139 

153 

172

155 

275 

198 

*111 

233

166 

250 

469 

356 

152

 *106 

128 

116 

S16 

610

1,420 

693 

*384 

725 

546

517 

437 

365 

602 

#469 

656

Nov.

292 

310 

525 

4,590 

2,430

*3,010 

9,050 

7,280 

7,670 

6,140

4,460 

2,370 

«2,260 

2,460 

1,670

1,490 

1,500 

3,830 

1,990 

#2,000

2,150 

2,030 

1,440 

964 

1,120

1,490 

*841 

1,330 

751 663'

Dec.

761 

379 

653 

»670 

1,160

310 

605 

556 

434 

840

*654 

879 

449 

472 

418

729 

413 

*513 

63£ 

368

449 

576 

724 

142 

#305

531 

670 

768 

594 

569 

494

Jan.

«259 

720 

407 

379 

374

788 

1,070 

*760 

1,280 

1,140

1,220 

1,270 

1,3SO 

1,510 

*814

1,200 

1,370 

959 

1,450 

1,400

2,440 

*718 

1,600 

1,460 

1,940

1,710 

1,870 

2,280 

#1,250 

6,770 

8,750

Month

Oot 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

Hay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

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

alendar year 1938. ........

tember . ...................

ater year 1938-J

Peak discharge .-

*Sunday.

F»b.

S,040 

7,920 

7,920 

7,920 

#7,220

6,340 

5,920 

4,700 

4,600 

5,920

6,560 

*8, 650 

8,400 

6,780 

5,920

5,290 

4,320 

4,320 

*10,500 

23,200

29,900 

26,900 

14,800 

10,200 

8,650

#7,920 

8,900 

15,500

Secondfoot-days

11,781 

78,106 

17,700

2,099,171

50,538 

273,210 

214,150 

297,710 

463,500 

130,930 

62,823 

17,299 

6,261

1,624,008

Har.

15,100 

14,500 

12,300 

9,970 

*12,000

12,600 

13,500 

11,100 

8,900 

8,160

7,920 

-»8, 650 

10,200 

8,900 

7,680

6,560 

5,920 

5,430 

«2,330 

3,820

3,350 

3,150 

2,750 

2,740 

2,050

«2,370 

2,860 

2,520 

2,370 

2,080 

2,370

naxlmum

1,420 

9,050 

1,160

106,000

8,750 

29,900 

15,100 

36,400 

48,000 

7,680 

6,730 

938 

465

48,000

Apr.

1,640 

*1,760 

2,580 

1,900 

4,530

9,420 

13,200 

16,900 

all, 400 

8,900

7,220 

6,130 

5,710 

4,610 

3,720

*5,180 

22,200 

34,300 

36,400 

21,500

14,500 

11,400 

*9,150 

7,340 

6,960

6,220 

5.S60 

5,800 

5,440 

#5,340

Hay

4,430 

2,700 

2,450 

2,300 

2,630

3,300 

#1,880 

3,830 

9,890 

12,600

12,600 

15,000 

48,000 

#46, 600 

29,100

18,200 

13,200 

10,800 

9,060 

8,770

#18,400 

23,600 

20,100 

17,600 

15,100

21,000 

27,800 

«23,600 

17,500 

12,300 

9,160

Minimum

106 

292

142

76

259 

4,320 

2,050 

1,640 

1,880 

1,130 

422 

245 

113

106

June

7,410 

7,090 

7,220 

#6,130 

5,710

4,430 

2,610 

3,410 

4,470 

3,520

«2,530 

4,610 

5,650 

3,700 

3,460

2,820 

2,300 

#1,130 

2.24CX 

2,010

1,580 

2,650 

2,860 

4,240 

#6,460

5,480 

4,370 

5,710 

7,450 

7,680

Mean

380 

2,604 

571

5,751

1,630 

9,758 

6,908 

9,924 

14,950 

4,364 

2,027 

558 

209

4,449

July

6,730 

#5, 630 

6,590 

6,260 

3,980

5,680 

2,S10 

2,710 

#629 

1,370

1,540 

1,650 

1,670 

1,900 

589

*422 

649 

598 

1,070 

1,580

858 

1,320 

*1,480 

621 

652

1,050 

695 

1,660 

1,050 

#1,170 

710

Per 

square 

mile

0.082 

.565 

.124

1.25

.354 

2.12 

1.50 

2.15 

3.24 

.947 

.440 

.121 

.045

.965

Aug.

863 

871 

69S 

480 

507

#938 

431 

278 

353 

462

689 

429 

#556 

610 

628

779 

449 

544 

561 

#648

456 

661 

456 

519 

491

677 

#658 

554 

477 

245 

331

Sept.

465 

326 

*213 

281 

126

117 

466 

113 

220 

*211

120 

253 

159 

203 

196

201 

*198 

141 

185 

173

172 

142 

210 

*231 

193

117 

182 

238 

213 

220

Run-off

Inches

0.09 

.63 

.14

16.93

.41 

2.21 

1.73 

2.40 

3.74 

1.06 

.51 

.14 

.05

13.11

Apr. 19 (12:30 a.m.) 42,000 sec. -ft.; May 13 (11:30 p.m.) 54,100 sec

Acre-feet

23,370 

154,900 

35,110

4,163,000

100,200 

541,900 

424,800 

590,500 

919,300 

259,700 

124,600 

34,310 

12,420

3,221,000

-ft.
62 WHITE RIVER BASIN

White River near Flippin, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°18'50", long. 92°33'20", In NEi sec. 10, T. 19

N., R. 15 W., 3 miles northeast of Flippin and 11 miles upstream from Crooked Creek.

Prior to Dec. 21, 1938, staff gage at site li miles upstream, datum 1.52 feet higher

than present'gage. Zero of present gage is 419.66 feet above mean sea level (Corps

of Engineers, U. S. Army bench mark, general adjustment of 1929). 

Drainage area.- 6,170 square miles. 

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1939. 

Average discharge.- 11 years, 6,072 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 56,600 second-feet July 3 (gage height; 20.61

feet); minimum discharge observed, 222 second-feet Oct. 13 (gage height, 4.42 feet). 

1928-39: Maximum discharge observed, 164,000 second-feet Mar. 12, 1935 (gage

height, 38.1 feet, former site and datum); minimum observed, 105 second-feet Sept. 14,

15, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 45.4 feet (revised) Apr. 16, 1927, former site and datum, or

about 42 feet, present site and datum. 

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for Oct. 1 to Dec. 20, which are good. Gage read

twice daily Oct. 1 to Dec. 20. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low water caused by

operation of power plant at Forsyth, Mo.

Rating tables, water year 1938-39 (gage height^ In feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 21 to Feb. 19)

4.4 

4.6 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5

Oct. 1 to Dec. 20

210

335

630

1,100

1,690

2,400

Dec. 21 to Sept. 30

10.0

12.0

15.0

3,230

5,210

10,170

16,110

26,760

2.1 

2-4 

2.7 

3.1 

3.6 

4.4

250

400

595

950

1,545

2,740

5.5

7.0

9.0

12.0

16.0

20.0

4,820

8,350

14,050

24,200

38,900

54,300

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

Z 

S

4 

5

6

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

370 

309 

290 

246 

264

276 

276 

264 

246 

246

309 

276 

234 

283

276

512 

419 

342 

322 

258

672 

1,050 

1,500 

900 

715

630 

715 

715 

630 

590 

950

Nov.

630 

715 

715 

2,400 

6,580

5,210 

22.800 

21,800 

13,600 

9,630

8,310 

6,820 

3,410 

3,410 

2,890

2,560 

2,100 

2,560 

2,560 

3,410

2,890 

3,060 

2,560 

2,560 

2,100

1,560 

1,820 

2,560 

1,320 

1,820

Dec.

1,440 

1,260 

1,960 

1,690 

1,560

1,560 

2,250 

1,320 

1,160 

1,100

1,000 

1,260 

1,210 

1,440 

950

900 

950 

1,050 

900 

852

1,030 

860 

823 

971 

1,160

850 

627 

960 

1,040 

1,330 

1,160

Jan.

1,120 

940 

850 

1,030 

2,190

1,640 

1,380 

1,570 

1,890 

2,120

2,660 

2,500 

2,420 

2,420 

2,340

2,340 

1,710 

2,120 

2,260 

2,120

2,660 

3,000 

3,170 

2,040 

2,740

2,910 

3,260 

3,080 

3,850 

13,700 

14,700

Month

Oot 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

AugSep

W

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

alendar year 1938. ........

tember ....................

ater year 1938-3

F«fc.

14,000 

13,100 

12,200 

11,400 

10, 500

9,950 

8,610 

7,840 

6,620 

6,860

7,590 

7,840 

9,950 

9,950 

8,350

7,340 

6,620 

5,690 

10,500 

28,500

30,700 

34,000 

28, 800 

17,600 

13,400

11, 900 

11, 100 

16, 600

Secondfoot-days

15,085 

144, 360 

36,623

2,832,041

92,730 

367,510 

302,350 

414,030 

590,920 

190,180 

159, 390 

28,922 

10,684

2,352,784

Mar.

22,100 

19,700 

18,000 

16,000 

17,000

19,300 

17,300 

17,000 

14,000 

11, 600

11,100 

10, 500 

11,100 

12,500

10,800

9,140 

8,090 

7,340 

6,620 

4,510

4,010 

4,310 

4,110 

4,010 

3,260

3,080 

3,260 

3,080 

3,540 

3,080 

2,910

Ma^

1,500 

22,800 

2,250

132,000

14,700 

34,000 

22,100 

40, 800 

53,100 

13,700 

35,800 

1,710 

635

53,100

Apr.

3,000 

2,740 

2,340 

2,820 

3,080

11,100 

15,300 

16, 600 

19,700 

14,000

10,800 

8,870 

7,340 

6,860 

5,920

10,500 

36,600 

38,500 

40, 800 

39,300

25,200 

17,600 

14,000 

11,600 

9,950

8,870 

8,350 

7,840 

7,590 

6,860

Kay

6,620 

6,150 

4,310 

3,540 

3,440

3,350 

3,820 

3,540 

6,150 

21,500

14,400 

15,600 

31,400 

53,100 

47,300

31,800 

21,000 

15,600 

13,100 

11,1OO

12,200 

25,200 

26,700 

22,800 

20,400

23,900 

49,600 

38,100 

28,500 

21,000 

14,700

Minimum

234

630 

627

234

850 

5,690 

2,910 

2,340 

3,350 

2,420 

1,220 

581 

259

234

June

11,400 

9,410 

9,410 

9,140 

7,840

7,100 

6,380 

4,110 

4,820 

6,380

4,820 

3,720 

5,580 

6,620 

5,140

4,720 

3,630 

3,170 

2,820 

2,420

3,080 

2,660 

4,510 

4,210 

5,430

9,140 

8,610 

8,610 

13,700 

11,600

Mean

487 

4,812 

1,181

7,759

2,991 

13,130 

9,753 

13,800 

19,060 

6,339 

5,142 

933 

356

6,446

July

10,200 

8,350 

35,800 

21,900 

11,100

7,590 

5,140 

4,720 

8,870 

4,310

3,080 

3,170 

2,820 

2,740 

2,740

2,580 

1,540 

1,230 

1,340 

1,300

2,040 

1,960 

1,590 

1,960 

1,960

1,240 

1,220 

1,530 

1,360 

2,260 

1,750

Per 

square 

mile

0.079 

.780 

.191

1.26

.485 

2.13 

1.58 

2.24 

3.09 

1.03 

.833 

.151 

.058

1.04

Aug.

1,710 

1,270 

1,330 

1,300 

1,110

850 

778 

1,150 

910 

675

581 

684 

1,020 

700 

832

870 

930 

1,110 

823 

760

805 

870 

823 

880 

787

778 

982 

1,040 

870 

880 

814

Sept.

635 

512 

532 

611 

499

400 

418 

345 

295 

473

325 

277 

330 

315 

295

320 

300 

282 

300 

310

305 

272 

290 

286 

268

259 

305 

315 

300 

310

Run-eff

Inches

0.09 

.87 

.22

17.08

.56 

2.22 

1.82 

2.50 

3.56 

1.15 

.96 

.17 

.06

14.18

Acre-feet

29,920 

286,300 

72,640

5,617,000

183,900 

728,900 

599,700 

821,200 

1,172,000 

377,200 

316,100 

57,370 

21,190

4,666,000

Peak discharge.- Apr. 17 (12 m.) 41,900 

(4 p.m.) 56,600 sec.-ft.

!ec.-ft.; May 27 (4 a.m.) 54,700 sec.-ft.j July 3
WHITE RIVER BASIN 63

White River at Batesvllle, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°46', long. 91°39', In NEi sec. 21, T. 13 N., R.

 6 W., at Batesvllle, a quarter of a mile upstream from dam 1 and 1 mile downstream 

from Polk Bayou. Prior to Jan. 28, 1939, staff gage on upper lock wall of dam 1 at 

same datum. Zero of gage' Is 237.72 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 

1929).

Drainage area.- 11,100 square miles.

Records available.- July 1937 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during water year 1938-39, 165,000 second-feet Apr. 18

 (gage height, 21.65 feet); minimum discharge observed, 1,100 second-feet Oct. 5-7, 

9-18 (gage height, 6.5 feet).

1937-39: Maximum discharge, 260,000 second-feet (revised) Feb. 19, 1938 (gage 

height, 26.7 feet, former site, from gage reading at flood crest), from rating curve 

extended above 170,000 second-feet; minimum discharge observed, that of Oct. 5-7, 

9-18, 1938.

Maximum stage known, 30.7 feet Feb. 1, 1916, at former site. 

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice dally prior to Installation of recorder and

 during period when recorder clock was not running, July 9-14. Navigation dam Is 

control below flow of about 80,000 second-feet. Gage readings on staff gage and results of two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Revisions.- Revised figures of dlscharge^ln second-feet,for high-water periods In water

 year 1937-38, superseding those published In Water-Supply Paper 857, are given below:

Pet). 17...... 93,000

IS...... 209,000

19...... 258,000

20...... 192,000

Mar. 30...... 117,000

31...... 100,000

May 24...... 91,500

25...... 93,000

Water year 1937-38.

Second-footdays

5,423,680

Sfift onn

258,000 1,340 14,860

Per square

mile

1.34

B

Inohei

4 S3

2

1 17

18. IS

tin-off

Acre-feet

10,760,000

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 193S to September 1939

Daj

1

e

5

4 

6

6

7

e

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14

16

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

SB 

29 

50 

31

Oct..

1,340 

1,340 

1,340 

1,340 

1,100

1,100 

1,100 

1,340 

1,220 

1,100

1,100 

1,100 

1,100 

1,100 

1,100

1,100 

1,100 

1,220 

2,180 

1,600

1,340 

1,340 

1,470 

2,040 

2,180

2,040 

1,740 

1,600 

1,740 

1,600 

1,600

Nov.

1,600 

1,340 

1,470 

2,490 

5,110

10,500 

12,800 

43,000 

37,600 

20,000

15,300 

12,800 

10,500 

7,380 

6,430

5,970 

5,970 

5,530 

4,900 

5,320

6,890 

5,530 

4,900 

5,110 

4,300

4,300 

3,360 

3,540 

3,540 

3,360

Dee.

3,170 

3,360 

3,910 

8,3SO 

8,380

6,430 

5,320 

5,110 

4,690 

3,910

3,910 

3,540 

3,170 

3,360 

3»170

3,360 

2,830 

2,490 

2,490 

2,660

2,490 

2,490 

2,660 

2,490 

2,490

2,660 

2,830 

2,490 

2,490 

2,490 

2,490

Jan.

2,830 

2,830 

2,490 

3,720 

3,720

3,910 

5,110 

4,900 

4,690 

5,110

5,530 

6,430 

6,430 

6,430 

5,530

5,530 

5,320 

4,900 

4,900 

5,320

5,110 

5,320 

5,530 

6,430 

5,320

5,530 

5,530 

6,360 

9,320 

31,900 

50,400

Month

Get 

Hov 

Deo

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

Bay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

U

alendar year 1938. ........

ater year 1938-2

F»to.

38,200 

30,800 

28,200 

24,100 

21,800

22,500 

21,800 

19,500 

18,100 

19,500

19,500 

18,100 

17,100 

18,100 

20,300

17,800 

16,000 

14,700 

15,400 

35,900

61,600 

51,500 

48,200 

40,100 

32,600

32,600 

31,700 

38,200

Secondfoot-days

43,710 

260,840 

111,710

5,410,540

232,380 

773,900 

736,470 

1,007,470 

958,660 

343,300 

288,100 

80,750 

46,410

4,883,700

Mar.

43,100 

42,100 

35,300 

32,600 

67,600

61,600 

44,100 

34,400 

30,800 

SO, BOO

28,200 

29,900 

26,500 

24,100 

23,300

20,300 

18,100 

16,000 

14,700 

13,400

11,600 

9,890 

9,890 

9,340 

9,080

8,550 

8,290 

7,790 

8,560 

8,550 

8,040

y^ylnnnn

2,180 

43,000 

8,380

258,000

50,400 

61,600 

67,600 

158,000 

99,500 

84,100 

54,000 

3,760 

2,260

158,000

Apr.

7,790 

7,300 

7,300 

6,360 

6,820

19,300 

33,500 

31,700 

29,000 

29,000

23,300 

18,800 

15,700 

14,100 

12,800

38,200 

108,000 

158,000 

101,000 

70,000

59,200 

41,100 

30,800 

25,700 

21,800

19,500 

17,400 

18,800 

18,800 

16,400

Hay

14,700 

13,400 

12,SOO 

10,400 

9,340

8,550 

8,290 

9,340 

9,340 

11,000

18,100 

21,000 

27,400 

51,500 

68,800

59,200 

40,100 

29,000 

22,500 

21,000

21,000 

25,700 

40,100 

42,100 

34,400

30,8OO 

59,800 

99,500 

62,800 

44,100 

32,600

HlnliHTTOB

1,100 

1,340 

2,490

1,100

2,490 

14,700 

7,790 

6,360 

8,290 

5,510 

3,080 

2,230 

1,290

1,100

June

24,100 

19,500 

17,100 

17,800 

15,700

13,700 

12,500 

11,600 

9,080 

8,810

10,200 

9,080 

8,550 

8,610 

11,600

9,890 

8,290 

7,540 

6,820 

6,140

5,510 

6,140 

6,140 

6,820 

8,040

9,340 

13,700 

14,100 

16,400 

20,300

Mean

1,410 

8,695 

3,604

14,820

7,496 

27,640 

83,760 

33,580 

30,920 

11,440 

9,294 

2,605 

1,547

13,380

July

18,100 

15,000 

15,500 

54,000 

32,000

17,100 

12,800 

9,340 

9,080 

11,600

9,890 

6,360 

6,360 

5,510 

5,260

4,930 

4,930 

4,140 

3,610 

3,760

3,400 

3,500 

4,170 

3,540 

3,610

3,800 

3,610 

3,080 

3,260 

3,320 

3,540

Per 

square 

mile

0.127 

.783 

.325

1.54

.675 

2.49 

2.14 

3.03 

2.79 

1.03 

.837 

.235 

.139

1.21

Aug.

3,760 

3,430 

3,260 

2,S50 

2,890

2,760 

2,600 

2,410 

2,530 

2,760

2,500 

2,260 

2,230 

2,500 

2,660'

2,500 

2,410 

2,470 

2,660 

2,660

2,410 

2,320 

2,320 

2,290 

2,660

2,690 

2,440 

2,350 

2,410 

2,470 

2,290

Sept.

2,260 

2,140 

2,030 

1,870 

1,820

1,840 

1,760 

1,660 

1,610 

1,690

1,490 

1,540 

1,620 

1,480 

1,420

1,440 

1,400 

1,380 

1,380 

1,880

1,360 

1,360 

1,330 

1,310 

1,310

1,290 

1,310 

1,290 

1,400 

1,520

Run- off

Inches

0.15 

.87 

.37

18.13

 78 

2.59 

2.47 

3.38 

3.22 

1.15 

.97 

.27 

.16

16.38

Aors-feet

86,700 

517,400 

221,600

10,730,000

460,900 

1,535,000 

1,461,000 

1,998,000 

1,901,000 

680,900 

571,400 

160,200 

92,060

9,686,000
64 WHITE RIVER BASIN

White River at De Vails Bluff, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°47', long. 91°27', in sec. 16, T. 2 N., R. 4 

W., 1 mile northeast of De Vails Bluff and 23 miles upstream from Cache River. Zero 

of gage is 152.93 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 23,800 square miles.

Records available.- December 1927 to September 1939.

Average discharge.- 11 years (1928-39), 24,570 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 102,000 second-feet Apr. 27 (gage height, 26.08 

TeeTJI minimum, 4,490 second-feet Oct. 16-20; minimum gage height, 3.39 feet Oct. 18.

1927-39: Maximum discharge, 151,000 second-feet Jan. 23, 1937 (gage height, 29.20 

feet); minimum, 3,200 second-feet Aug. 30 to Sept. 4, 1936 (gage height, 1.41 feet).

Maximum stage known, 34.6 feet Apr. 23, 1927.

Remarks.- Records good.

Discharge, In second-fast, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

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

Oct.

4,970 

4,970 

4,890 

4,890 

4,810

4,810 

4,810 

4,730 

4,650 

4,650

4,650 

4,650 

4,650 

4,570 

4,570

4,490 

4,490 

4,490 

4,490 

4,570

4,570 

4,650 

4,810 

4,810 

4,810

4,810 

4,810 

4,890 

4,970 

4,970 

4,890

lor.

4,810 

4,810 

4,730 

4,810 

4,890

4,890 

5,150 

6,550 

10,900 

18,600

23,600 

25,200 

25,200 

24,000 

21,800

19,500 

17,000 

15,300 

14,000 

12,800

12,200 

11,900 

12,000 

11,900 

11,600

11,000 

10,400 

10,000 

9,460 

9,040

Dec.

8,650 

8,260 

8,130 

8,000 

8,000

9,040 

11,000 

12,000 

12,000 

11,600

11,000 

10,400 

9,880 

9,320 

8,910

8,520 

8,260 

8,000 

,740 

,490

,370 

,130 

,130 

,130 

,010

7,010 

6,890 

6,890 

6,890 

7,010 

7,010

Jan.

7,010 

6,890 

7,010 

7,370 

8,520

10,200 

11,900 

13,400 

13,800 

14,500

14, 800 

15,100 

16,200 

16,900 

17,200

17,000 

16,900 

16,900 

16,600 

16,200

15,600 

15,300 

15,100 

15,900 

16,400

16,400 

16,400 

16,200 

16,600 

19,500 

27,700

Feb.

30,700 

38,800 

48,100 

52,000 

56,500

61, 400 

64,100 

64,100 

64,100 

64,100

62,800 

61,400 

61,400 

60,100 

61,400

60,100 

58,800 

57,600 

57,600 

58, 800

58,800 

58,800 

58,800 

60,100 

61,400

64,100 

66,700 

72,000

Month

Dot 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pab 

Mar 

Apr

^' 

Jim

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

H

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

uary

11.....................................

y. .....................................

ater year 1938-2

Mar.

76,400 

77,800 

79,200 

79,200 

79,200

77,800 

76, 400 

76,400 

76,400 

76,400

77,800 

77,800 

80,700 

82,200 

82,200

80, 700 

79,200 

76,400 

72,000 

69,400

65,400 

61,400 

58,800 

55,300 

52,000

50,100 

48,100 

46,500 

46,500 

44,900 

43,400

Apr.

41,300 

40,000 

37,600 

35,500 

33,200

34,100 

35, 000 

36,600 

38,200 

39,400

41,300 

42,000 

42,700 

42,700 

42,700

44,900 

48,100 

48,100 

50, 100 

56, 500

69,400 

80, 700 

90, 800 

96,600 

101,000

101,000 

102,000 

99,600 

95,200 

90, 800

Secondfoot-days

146,790 

378,040 

263,670

10,644,440

455,500 

1,644,600 

2,126,000 

1,757,100 

1,559,000 

1,001,400 

585,380 

244,890 

162,490

10,324,860

May

85,000 

79,200 

73,400 

66,700 

61,400

57,600 

53,000 

50,100 

48,100 

46, 500

44,900 

43,400 

42,700 

41,300 

40,600

40,000 

39,400 

40,000 

40,600 

41,300

42,700 

44,100 

44,900 

46,500 

46,500

47,300 

47,300 

48,100 

49,100 

52,000 

55,300

^^TriTnvi

4,970 

25,200 

12,000

132,000

27, 700 

72,000 

82,200 

102,000 

85,000 

60,100 

32, 700 

9,740 

6,890

102,000

June

56,500 

58, 800 

60,100 

58,800 

57,600

55,300 

52,000 

49,100 

45,700 

43,400

41,300 

38,800 

36,600 

33,600 

30,400

27,700 

25,200 

23,600 

22,100 

20,400

19,100 

17,900 

16,700 

15,800 

4 15,300

15,000 

15,000 

15,300 

16,600 

17,700

July

19,100 

20,600 

22,300 

23,600 

25,200

27,700 

30,000 

31,500 

32,700 

31,900

30,000 

27,700 

24,700 

22,100 

19,700

17,900 

16,400 

15,100 

14,000 

13,200

12,500 

11,800 

11,400 

11,400 

11,000

10,700 

10,400 

10,300 

10,400 

10,200 

9,880

IHn^nnmi

4,490 

4,730 

6,890

4,490

6,890 

30,700 

43,400 

33,200 

39,400 

15,000 

9,880 

6,890 

4.570

4,490

Aug.

9,740 

9,460 

9,320 

9,180 

9,040

8,780 

8,520 

8,260 

8,000 

8,000

8,000 

7,870 

8,000 

8,000 

7,740

7,490 

7,370 

7,610 

7,740 

7,740

7,610 

7,370 

7,370 

7,130 

7,010

6,890 

7,010 

7,130 

7,250 

7,250 

7,010

Mean

4,735 

12,600 

8,505

29,160

14,690 

58,740 

68,580 

58,570 

50,290 

33,380 

18,880 

7,900 

5,416

28,290

Sept.

6,890 

6,770 

6,660 

6,550 

6,440

6,330 

6,110 

6,010 

5,810 

5,710

5,610 

5,510 

5,420 

5,330 

5,240

5,150 

5,060 

4,970 

4,970 

4,890

4,810 

4,810 

4,730 

4,650 

4,650

4,650 

4,650 

4,570 

4,730 

4,810

Run-off in 

acre-feet

291,200 

749,800 

523,000

21,110,000

903,500 

3,262,000 

4,217,000 

3,485,000 

3,092,000 

1,986,000 

1,161,000 

485,700 

322,300

20,480,000
WHITE RIVER BASIN 65 

West Fork of White River near Fayetteville, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°03', lat. 94°07', In NEi sec. 24, T. 16 N., R. 

30 W., 3 miles southeast of Fayetteville and 3£ miles upstream from mouth. Zero of 

gage Is 883.26 feet above mean sea level (Arkansas State Highway bench mark).

Drainage area.- 118 square miles.

Records available.- July 1937 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,080 second-feet Feb. 19 (gage height, 12.75 

feet); minimum, 0.4 second-foot Aug. 20-23, Sept. 25-28.

1937-39: Maximum discharge, 6,930 second-feet Feb. 18, 1938 (gage height, 16.18 

feet), from rating curve extended above 3,600 second-feet; no flow July 23-25, July 

27 to Aug. 3, Aug. 6-14, 1937.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 20 second-feet and those for periods of mlssing gage heights, which are poor. City of Fayetteville diverts water for municipal 

use and returns effluent from sewage-disposal plant above station.

Rating table, water year 1938-39 (gage height, iix feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 25 to Nov. 2S, Aug. 22 to Sept. 28)

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.3

60

100

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

154

250

395

555

930

7.0

8.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

1,340

1,810

2,340

3,650

5,250

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 193s to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

IS

IS 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

87 

28 

29 

90 

31

Oct.

#0.5 

*.5 

#.5 

*.5 

#.5

*.5 

#.6 

 1.1

#.e

#.6

#.5 

#.5 

#.5 

#.5 

#.5

#.5 

#.5 

#.6 

#19 

#5.4

#2.2 

1.4 

1.0 

.8 

.7

.6 

.6 

.6 

#.5 

#.5 

#.5

HOT.

#0.5 

.5 

24 

45 

9.4

5.2 

126 

33 

20

14

10

7. *3 

7 

6.2

5.S 

6.8 

36 

51 

29

22

17 

14 

12 

11

10

9.1 

8.2 

7.3 

7

Dec.

6.8 

6.8 

7.0 

7.9 

7.0

5.8 

5.2 

5.4 

4.8 

4.5

4.7 

4.7 

4.2 

3.6 

3.3

3.6 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.2

3.3 

3.3 

3.6 

3.4 

3.3

3.3 

3.4 

2.9 

2.6 

2.7 

2.7

Jan.

2.6 

2.7 

2.6 

7.0

8.8

5.6 

4.7 

5.2 

18.0 

36

33 

27 

24 

22 

20

18 

34 

46 

40 

36

31 

28 

#34 

#46 

#43

44 

38 

35 

49 

200 

189

Peto.

#154 

#203 

#182 

#130 

#126

#131 

#103 

#103 

#254 

#533

#253 

#186 

#150 

#122 

*95

#77 

#76 

117 

2,500 

1,030

440 

261 

198 

173 

520

374 

353 

502

Month

Dot 

Hoi 

Deo

0

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Ma, 

Jim 

Jul 

Aug 

Set

«

vmber ..................................

Mary

TISt... .................................

 ter year 1938-2

Peak discharge. -

(12:15 a.m.) 3,370

Mar.

300 

226 

182 

184 

3SO

245 

182 

152 

130 

464

389 

27S 

206 

173 

148

112 

95 

89 

75 

70

65 

58 

53

48 

44

44 

40 

38 

39 

39 

37

Apr.

33 

31 

28 

24 

895

949 

377 

250 

191 

152

124 

103 

89 

80 

75

S60 

1,670 

590 

383 

284

213 

169 

143 

122 

108

147 

298 

154 

119 

99

Seoondfoot-days

44.0 

562.5 

133-2

58,486-8

1,130.2 

9,346 

4,585 

8,760 

5,658 

574.2 

78.0 

30.0 

24.8

30,925.9

Hay

81 

70 

61 

52 

47

44 

40 

124 

173 

103

84 

#546 

#695 

#425 

#258

#180 

143 

250 

198 

137

428 

242 

150 

105 

392

253 

139 

89 

62 

48 

39

ifirjtf jmm

19 

126 

7.9

3,900

200 

2,500 

464 

1,670 

695 

S3 

6.6 

2.8 

6.2

2,500

June

36 

29 

24 

22 

20

20 

17 

14 

24 

18

12 

20 

21 

15 

12

9.4 

6.2 

1.7 

2.0 

2.1

6.9 

20 

9.7 

6.2 

5.2

4.8 

S3 

77 

26 

10

July

6.6 

5.8 

5.6 

5.S 

5.4

4.4 

3.6 

2.8

4.7 

4.7

1.9 

1.5 

1.3 

1.3 

1.2

1.0

1.0 

1.2 

1.3 

1.5

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.5 

2.4 

2.1 

1.7 

1.6 

1.0

Minimum

0.5 

.5 

2.6

.5

2.6 

76 

37 

24 

39 

1.7 

1.0 

.4 

.4

.4

Aug.

o.s

1.0 

1.0 

.8 

.7

.7 

.7 

1.0 

1.5

1.6

1.8 

2.0 

2.8

1.6 

.7

.6 

.5 

.5 

.5

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.7 

1.2

1.7 

1.7 

.8 

.5 

.5 

.5

Mean

1.42 

18-8 

4.30

160

36.5 

334 

148 

292 

183 

19.1 

2.52 

.97 

.83

84-7

Sept.

0.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

1.7

1.0 

.8 

 8 

.7 

.5

.6

.7 

.7 

.6 

.6

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.4

.4 

.4 

.4

6.2

l.S

Run-ofT In 

acre-feet

87 

1,120 

264

116,000

2,840 

18,540 

9.090 

17,380 

11,220 

1,140 

156 

60 

49

61,340

Feb. 19 (7 p.m.) 5,080 sec. -ft.} Apr, 5 (6*40 p.m.) 2,840 sec. -ft.; Apr. 17 

sec . -ft 

^Missing gage heightj discharge computed on basis of rainfall records, recorded range In stage, 

and hydrographic characteristics.
WHITE RIVER BASIN

Kings River near Berryville, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°24', long. 93°38', In sec. 15, T. 20 N., R. 25 

w., a quarter of a mile downstream from Osage Creek and 4 miles northwest of Berryville. Prior to July 12, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Zero of gage 

is 990.81 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 509 square miles.

Records available.- April to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period. 19,000 second-feet Apr. 17 (gage height, 17.0 

feet, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 6,000 

second-feet on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum, 2.9 second-feet Sept. 28 

(gage height, 1.62 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily Apr. 4 to July 11.

Rating table, water year 1938-39 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

2.5 

4.5

2.4

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.4

56

86

128

167

280

S.S 

4.4 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

430

715

1,060

1,740

2,590

9.0

11.0

13.0

15.0

17.0

4,760

7.430

10,730

14,700

19,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1988 to September 1939

Day

1

S 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

15 

14 

IS

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oct. Hov. Dec. Jan.

Month

Oot 

HOV 

Dec

c

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

T

alendar year

he perio

Feb.

Seoondfoot-days

44.245 

65,047 

15,904 

5,090 

1,074 

197.0

-

Mar.

Maximum

14,700 

7,680 

2,050 

665 

73 

17

-

Apr.

167 

393

3,570 

1,980 

1,240 

910 

742

610

418 

321 

314 

274

1,560 

14,700 

5,270 

2,500 

1,780

1,380 

1,060 

852 

690 

655

580 

650 

625 

534 

470

May

426 

314 

339 

300 

274

245 

239 

1,390 

2,78O 

1,560

1,240 

6,090 

7,680 

3,280 

2,060

1,420 

1,210 

1,120 

1,420 

1,480

3,500 

4,050 

4,840 

2,410 

2,590

2,680 

4,230 

2,320 

1,480 

1,150 

880

Minimum

167 

239 

174 

37 

IS 

3.1

-

June

690 

590 

742 

742 

529

373 

393 

362 

366 

346

258 

426 

339 

366 

354

277 

228 

200 

174 

254

222 

206 

206 

264 

466

534 

847 

2,050 

1,980 

1,120

Mean

1,639 

2,098 

530 

164 

34.6 

6.57

-

July

665 

502 

552 

516 

393

300 

239 

195 

216 

170

142 

121 

106 

91 

81

73 

64 

59 

57 

54

51 

49 

49 

45 

44

40 

38 

37 

56 

45 

40

Per 

square 

mile

3.22 

4.12 

1.04 

.322 

.068 

.013

-

Aug.

35 

32

31 

29 

27

25 

24 

25 

25

27

28 

28 

25 

25 

36

38 

70 

78 

72 

67

54 

43 

36 

32

23

27 

25 

24

21 

19 

18

Sept.

17 

15 

14 

12 

12

10 

8.5 

7.6 

7.0 

6.6

6.2 

5.6 

4.3 

4.5 

4.1

4.1 

4.1 

4.1 

4.1 

3.9

4.3 

5.2

4.3 

4.3 

3.9

3.7 

S.S 

S.I 

3.7 

4.3 

4.8

Run-off

Inches Acre-feet

3.23 37,760 

4.75 129,000 

1.16 31,550 

.37 10,100 

.08 2,130 

.01 391

260,900
WHITE RIVER BASIN 67

James River at Galena, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°48'20", long. 93°27'50", In NWi sec. 7, T. 24 

N., R. 23 W., at bridge on State Highways 13 and 44, In Galena, half a mile upstream 

from Ralley Creek. Prior to July 23, wire-weight' gage at same site and datum. Zero 

of gage Is 923.37 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 1,000 square miles.

Records available.- October 1921 to September 1939.

Average discharge.- 17 years (1922-39), 991 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,700 second-feet Feb. 20 (gage height, 11.0 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 68 second-feet Oct. 11 (gage height, 

0.99 foot).

1921-39: Maximum discharge, 60,400 second-feet Mar. 11, 1935 (gage height, 27.05 

feet),from rating curve extended above 46,000 second-feet; minimum, 22 second-feet 

Aug. 26, 27, 29, 30, Sept. 4, 1936; minimum gage height, 0.45 foot Aug. 30, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage probably read in error Dec. 28; discharge Interpolated. 

Twice-daily gage readings used Oct. 1 to July 22.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

Z

s

4 

6

6

7

e

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

77 

77 

73 

74 

77

77 

74 

«9 

70 

72

69 

69 

73 

82 

93

79 

76 

86 

556 

435

512 

332 

220

184 

172

150 

140 

130 

130 

121 

107

Nov.

99

110 

112 

490 

2,090

1,880 

2,100 

6,220 

2,820 

1,720

1,270 

1,130 

855 

725 

630

540 

485 

485 

460 

485

460 

412 

370 

332 

314

314 

264 

234 

248 

220

Dec.

20S 

195 

20S 

195 

195

208 

195 

195 

164 

184

184 

172 

172 

161 

161

161 

172 

161 

161 

161

161 

161 

150 

150 

150

150 

150 

150 

161 

150 

150

Jan.

150 

150 

150 

208 

264

390 

412 

350 

350 

390

435 

485 

460 

435 

390

370 

350 

332 

314 

297

297 

297 

314 

350 

350

350 

350 

390 

460 

922 

1,410

Month

Got 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 1938. ........

beater...... ...............

ater year 1938-3

Feb.

1,560 

1,560 

2,040 

1,640 

1,340

1,130 

990 

922 

822 

1,480

2,130 

1,720 

1,410 

1,200 

1,060

990 

855 

790 

1,580 

8,580

4,970 

2,850 

2,130 

1,720 

1,560

1,410 

1,270 

1,880

Seeondfoot-days

4,556 

27,874 

5,316

337, 491

12,172 

61, 589 

34,056 

46, 551 

62,497 

25, 014 

14, 959 

7,196 

3,270

295, 050

Mar.

3,150 

2,570 

2,130 

1,960 

1,800

1,800 

1,640 

1,480 

1,340 

1,270

1,200 

1,200 

1,130 

990 

922

855 

822 

758 

725 

660

630 

570 

540 

512 

485

485 

460 

435 

485 

512 

540

Maximum

556 

6,220 

208

13,900

1,410 

8,580 

3,150 

6,550 

5,990 

1,740 

927 

337 

166

8,580

Apr.

540 

512 

485 

460 

485

1,640 

3,050 

1,960 

1,640 

1,340

1,200 

990 

855 

790 

725

1,120 

4,480 

6,550 

3,300 

2,390

1,920 

1,650 

1,410 

1,260 

1,120

1,060 

1,060 

927 

863 

769

May

707 

646 

585 

555 

526

469 

469 

1,120 

1,650 

1,650

1,260 

1,S60 

5,990 

4,860 

3,110

2,200 

1,740 

1,410 

1,190 

1,190

2,010 

3,440 

2,390 

1,650 

1,340

1,650 

5,040 

5,720 

2,590 

1,920 

1,560

Minimum

69 

99

150

69

150 

790 

435 

460 

469 

412 

263 

177 

84

69

June

1,340 

1,190 

1,060 

992 

863

800 

800 

738 

707 

676

615 

646 

615 

685 

555

496 

469 

469 

439 

412

412 

992 

1,060 

769 

1,740

1,410 

992 

1,060 

1,120 

992

Mean

147 

929 

171

926

393 

1,842 

1,098 

1,552 

2,016 

834 

482 

232 

109

808

July

800 

738 

927 

SOO 

738

646 

555 

496 

469 

469

412 

386 

337 

317 

297

297 

280 

263 

361 

863

676 

469 

412 

412 

385

337 

297 

337 

526 

361 

297

Per 

square 

mile

0.147 

.929 

.171

.925

.393 

1.84 

1.10 

1.55 

2.02 

.834 

.482 

.232 

.109

.808

Aug.

263 

263 

248 

218 

218

203 

203 

203 

203 

203

203 

218 

337 

280 

232

218 

203 

248 

263 

232

218 

190 

177 

317 

337

280 

232 

203 

203 

203 

177

Sept.

166 

154 

154 

144 

133

133 

133 

133 

127 

121

111 

109 

108 

104 

108

94 

99 

95 

90 

94

88 

86 

88 

86 

86

86 

86 

84 

84 

86

Run-off

Inches

0.17 

1.04 

.20

12.56

.45 

1.92 

1.27 

1.73 

2.33 

.93 .56* 

.27 

.12

10.99

Acre-feet

9,040 

55, 290 

10,540

669, 500

24, 140 

102, 300 

67, 550 

92,330 

124,000 

49,610 

29,670 

14,270 

6,490

585, 200
68 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Wilson Creek near Springfield, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°11'12", long. 93°19'52", in NEiSEi sec. 28, 

T. 29 N., R. 22 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 60, 0.3 mile downstream from Jordan 

Creek and 1 mile west of Springfield. Prior to Jan. 20, 1939, water-stage recorder 

at site 0.5 mile downstream. Zero of gage is 1,200.86 feet above mean sea level 

(general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 19.4 square miles.

Records available.- May 1932 to November 1939 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge and gage height October 1938 to November 1939 not known, 

occurred during period of missing gage heights; minimum discharge, 1.5 second-feet 

Oct. 5, 1939 (gage height, 2.25 feet); minimum daily discharge, 3.8 second-feet Oct 1, 

15, 16, 29, Nov. 5, 1939,.

1932-39: Maximum discharge, 2,440 second-feet June 27, 1932 (gage height, 7.62 

feet, former site and datum),from rating curve extended above 1,000 second-feet; 

minimum, that of Oct. 5, 1939; minimum daily discharge, 3.2 second-feet Oct. 8, 1932, 

Sept. 11, 1936.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of missing gage heights, which are poor. 

Sewage from Springfield enters creek above station. Springfield water supply is 

pumped from Little Sac River Basin.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 193S to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

S 

7 

S 

7 

7

7

7 

7

e

8

S 

31 

10 

9 

8

7 

7 

19 

40 

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

6 

7 

6 

7

Nov.

7 

7 

t45

tso

15

23 

65 

20 

14 

11

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

9 

8

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

ts

9 

9 

9 

8

Dec.

S 

8 

13 tio 

no

no*10

tio

t9

9

8 

8 

8

8 

8

11

ta 

ts 

ts

9

9 

9 

10 

9 

8

11 

9 

10 

10 

10 

9

Jan.

9 

9 

IS 

9 

9

9 

9 

8 

17 

9

S 

9 

9 

t9 

t9

t9 tie

t9 

t8 

t7

7 

6 

6 

9 

9

7 

7 

7 

27 

21 

18

Month

Oet 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

Water year 193S-3

Feb.

18 

16 

14 

12 

12

18 

12 

14 

52 

31

22 

18 

18 

16 

14

13 

12 

17 

80 

39

31 

26 

24 

22 

21

22 

3S 

51

Secondfoot-days

295 

467 

285

7,438.2

323 

683 

616 

735 

1.121 

493 

371 

320 

218

5,927

Mar.

33 

31 

28 

26 

48

28 

26 

24 

22 

22

21 

20 

IS 

18 

17

16 

17 

15 

14 

14

14 

14 

13 

12 

13

14 

11 

19 

23 

13 

12

Maximum

40 

80 

13

250

27 

80 

48 

65 

104 

54 

3S 

44 

17

104

Apr.

12 

11 

11 

17 

54

30 

24 

22 

19 

18

16 

15 

14 

13 

30

49 

65

40 

34 

34

29 

25 

22 

22 

21

20 

18 

18 

17 

15

May

16 

14 

17

> t37

*32 

] t37 

*104

> t37

26 

24

Hinlnnon

6 

7 

8

5.8

6 

12 

11 

11 

14 

8 

6 

6 

6

6

June

20 

36 

14 

9 

12

14 

14 

16 

24 

17

12 

54 

11 

11 

12

9 

9 

8 

17 

13

14 

18 

12 

12 

16

12 

12 

35 

18 

12

Mean

9.5 

15.6 

9.2

20.4

10.4 

24.4 

19.9 

24.5 

36.2 

16.4 

12.0 

10.3 

7.3

16.2

July

12 

11 

30 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

10 

11

11 

10 

10 

10 

9

6 

S 

8 

38 

11

10 

9 

29 

10 

11

9 

9 

9 

8 

8 

9

Per 

square 

mile

0.490 

.804 

.474

1.05

.536 

1.26 

1.03 

1.26 

1.87 

.845 

.619 

.531 

.376

.835

Aug.

9 

10 

8 

8 

8

6 

7 

14 

8 

8

44 

12 

7 

9 

6

7 

26 

9 

8 

7

7 

25 

13 

7 

6

7 

6 

7 

7 

7 

7

Sept.

7 

7 

6 

6 

S

8

7 

8 

7 

6

8 

8 

6 

6 

7

8 

6 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

8 

7 

7

7 

6 

6 

17 

6

Run-off

Inches

0.56 

.90 

.55

14.25,

.62 

1.31 

1.19 

1.41 

2.16 

.94 

.71 

.61 

.42

11.38

Acre-feet

586 

926 

565

14,750

641 

1,350 

1.220 

1,460 

2,220 

978 

736 

635 

432

11,750

 Discharge measurement.

tQage height missing; discharge computed on basis of rainfall records.

Discharge, In second-feet, Oct. 1 to Nov. 7, 1939

Oct. 1 3.8 

2 4.4 

3 4.8 

4 5 

5 4.8 

6 6 

7 6

Oct. 8 5 

9 24 

10 22 

11 6 

12 5 

13 4.1 

14 4.1

Oct. 15 3.8 

16 3.8 

17 4.4 

18 4.4 

19 4.4 

20 4.8 

21 4.4

Oct. 22 4.1 

23 4.8 

24 4.4 

25 6 

26 13 

2? 28 

28 6

Oct. 29 3.8 

30 5 

31 4.8 

Nov. 1 4.8 

2 4.8 

3 6 

4 4.8

Nov. 5 3.8 

6 4.4 

7 4.8

Mote.- Mean discharge for October 1939, 6.93 second-feet; run-off, 426 acre-feet; mean 

discharge for Nov. 1-7, 1939, 4.63 second-feet; run-off, 64 acre-feet.
WHITE RIVER BASIN

Buffalo River near Rush, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°07', long. 92°33', in sec. 15, T. 17 N., R. 15 

W., three-quarters of a mile upstream from Rush Creek, li miles southeast of Rush, 

and about 24 miles upstream from mouth. Prior to Jan. 27, 1939, staff gage at site 

half a mile downstream at same datum. Zero of gage is 458.70 feet above mean sea 

level (White River Power Co. bench mark).

Drainage area.- 1,110 square miles.

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1939.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 1,335 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 58,900 second-feet Apr. 17 (gage height, 26.46 

feet): minimum discharge observed, 30 second-feet Oct. 16-18; minimum gage height, 

0.65 foot Sept. 28.

1928-39: Maximum discharge observed, 68,100 second-feet Feb. 18, 1938 (gage 

height, 25.2 feet, former site); minimum observed, 15 second-feet Aug. 30 to Sept. 2, 

1936.

Maximum stage Known, 46.5 feet (revised), former site, Aug. 19, 1915 (discharge, 

164,000 feet, revised, by slope-area method). Flood of Apr. 14, 1927 reached a etage 

of 35.9 feet, former site (discharge, 110,000 second-feet, by slope-area method). The 

preceding data furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Remarks-.- Records good. Gage read twice dally Oct. 1 to Jan 26.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1936 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17le

19 

20

2122

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

26 

29 

SO 

31

Oot.

42 

42 

42 

42 

39

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

30 

30 

30 

52 

61

49 

42 

42 

42 

42

42 

42 

42 

42 

42 

42

Nov.

42 

42 

42 

614 

930

700 

5,420

4,680 

2,200 

1,290

SS5 

708 

544 

443 

392

341 

314 

266 

286 

286

273 

250 

234 

221 

197

197 

184 

184 

160 

160

Dee.

160 

160 

2,910 

2,420 

1,580

1,060 

708 

583 

504 

436

399 

362 

327 

293 

2S6

266 

247 

234 

221 

215

197 

197 

197 

197 

190

197 

203 

190 

190 

190 

184

Jan.

1S4

178 

172 

17S 

221

624 

750 

665 

583 

885

975 

930 

795 

706 

624

583 

504 

504 

544 

665

624 

583 

544 

544 

504

5S3 

616 

623 

877 

13,300 

8,160

Month

Oot 

Nor 

Dee

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr

J\m 

Jul 

Aug 

sep

w

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

ater year 1938-2

Peak discharge >-

t» a .ID.} io.lOO aeo 

^Interpolated .

F»t>.

4,790 

3,790 

3,270 

2,740 

2,190

2,400 

3,150 

2,910 

2,400 

3,070

3,530 

2,680 

2,240 

2,090 

2,460

2,570 

2,240 

1,990 

3,400 

15,400

7,100 

4,640 

3,400 

2,790 

5,600

7,320 

5,900 

8,500

Secondfoot-daya

1,239 

22,723 

15,503

630,174

38.230 

114,560 

106,818 

153,978 

136,958 

38,331 

18,126 

4,121 

1,760

652,547

Mar.

7,320 

5,250 

3,920 

4,160 

16,500

8,160 

5,090 

3,920 

3,150 

3,660

S,500 

6,590 

5,090 

3,790 

3,150

2,520 

2,090 

1,790 

1,520

1,380

1,210 

1,090 

986 

S90 

822

779 

736 

6S9 

682 

695 

6S9

Maximum

61 

5,420 

2,910

63,900

13,300 

15,400 

16,500 

50,600 

29,000 

3,510 

1,880 

221 

90

50,600

Apr.

642 

604 

567 

531 

604

6,300 

5,730 

3,660 

2,790 

2,300

1,S90 

1,560 

1,340 

1,170 

1,090

11,400 

50,600 

19,700 

6,040 

5,410

4,340 

3,250 

2,700 

2,240 

1,980

1,730 

3,660 

3,510 

2,460 

1,980

Hay

1,6SO 

1,460 

1,320 

1,150 

1,050

966 

902 

670 

1,300 

1,830

1,410 

2,5SO 

8,500 

5,410 

3,640

2,640 

2,080 

1,730 

3,060 

3,780

3,510 

8,100 

8,920 

6,240 

4,340

8,250 

29,000 

9,450 

5,250

3,780 

2,760

yHti^umpt

30 

42 

160

30

172 

1,990 

682 

531 

S70 

553 

167 

90 

41

30

June

2,190 

1,S30 

1,630 

1,540 

1,280

1,110 

1,110 

926 

790 

712

646 

617 

1,450 

1,9SO 

1,230

950 

758 

632 

553 

596

646 

632 

661 

742 

1,460

1,590 

1,110 

2,630 

3,510

2,820

Mean

40.0 

757 

500

If 727

l",233 

4,091 

3,446 

5,133 

4,41S 

1,278 

585 

133 

5S.7

1,787

July

1,6SO 

1,230 

1,680 

1,S80 

1,320

996 

782 

646 

S94 

S3S

617 

504 

430 

37S 

341

306 

2S2 

260 

238 

347

294 

232 

206 

196 

181

171 

167 

186 

216 

366 

260

Per 

aquare 

mile

0.036 

.682 

.450

1.56

1.11 

3.69 

3.10 

4.62 

3*98 

l!l5 

.527 

.120 

.053

1.61

tag.

221 

196 

176 

15S 

149

136 

127 

120 

123 

123

120 

116 

112 

108 

162

15S 

140 

149 

158 

171

140 

123 

120 

112 

108

108 

105 

101 

97 

94 

90

Sept.

90

S7 

S4 

78 

76

72 

69 

69 

66 

63

«62 

60 

60 

58 

55

53 

50 

50 

50 

48

48 

48 

48 

48 

46

43 

43 

41 

46 

50

Run-off

Inches

O.O4 

.76 

.62

21.13

1.28 

3.S4 

3.57 

5.16 

4.59 

1*28 

.61 

.14 

.06

21.85

Acre-feet

2,460 

45,070 

30,750

1,250,000

75,830 

227.200 

211,900 

306,400 

271,700 

76.030 

36,950 

8,170 

3,490

1,294,000

Jan. SO (liSO p.m.) 17.300 aeo. -ft. j Feb. 20 (11 a.m.) 19,300 aeo. -ft.] Mar. 6 

.-ft.j Apr. 17 (3 p.ffl.) 58,900 aeo. -ft.) Hay 27 (5t30 a.ffl. ) 37,700 aeo. -ft.
70 WHITE RIVER BASIN

North Fork of White River at Tecumseh, Ho.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°36'16", long. 92°17'19", in NWiNEi sec. 16, T. 82 

N., R. 12 W., at bridge on State Highway 80, at Tecumseh, half a mile downstream from 

Bryant Creek. Zero of gage is 547.75 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment 

of 1929).

Drainage area.- 1,180 square miles.

Records available.- October 1921 to September 1939.

Average discharge.- 17 years (1922-39), 1,241 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 19,200 second-feet Apr. 17 (gage height, 12.6 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 464 second-feet Oct. 12, 16, 17 

(gage height, 0.92 foot).

1921-39: Maximum discharge observed, 53,000 second-feet June 13, 1928 (gage height, 

24.00 feet), from rating curve extended above 40,000 second-feet; minimum discharge, 

280 second-feet Sept. 16, 1936; minimum gage height, 0.74 foot Aug. 16, 30, 31, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 31.6 feet in July 1905, from floodmarks.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1938-39 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Hov. 6 HOT. 7 to Sept. 30

0.9

1.1

464 

5S2

1.5

1.9

8Y7 

1,260

0.9 

1.5 

1.7

450

726

1,090

2.3 

3.5 

5.5

1,760

3,360

6,400

7.5 9,650

9.5 13,100

11.3 16,500

Discharge, in aeeond-fset, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

S

4

6

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

Oct.

492 

492 

492 

492 

492

492 

492 

492 

492 

492

492 

464 

492 

492 

492

464 

464 

492 

492 

649

582 

551 

520 

520 

520

520 

520 

520 

492 

492 

492

Hov.

492 

492 

492 

1,010 

1,860

1,210 

4,820 

4,180 

2,020 

1,520

1,200 

1,090 

990 

895 

851

807 

766 

851 

895 

807

807 

766 

726 

688 

661

651 

651 

616 

616 

616

Dee.

616 

688 

1,140 

942 

851

807 

766 

726 

726 

688

651 

651 

616 

616 

616

580 

616 

580 

580 

580

580 

580 

580 

580 

580

616 

580 

580 

580 

580 

680

Jan.

580 

580 

580 

651 

807

942 

851 

807 

895 

990

990 

942 

895 

895 

851

807 

766 

766 

726 

726

726 

726 

807 

807 

766

766 

766 

807 

1,640 

6,610 

4,440

Month

Dot 

HOT 

Dee

C

JanPet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jiin 

Jul 

Augi 

Sep

W

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

Blender year 1938. ........

tamber. ...................

ater year 1938-3

Feb.

3,080 

2,940 

2,540 

2,150 

1,890

1,760 

1,640 

1,520 

1,410 

1,760

1,760 

1,640 

1,520 

1,520 

1,410

1,300 

1,200 

1,140 

3,140 

7,370

3,730 

2,760 

2,280 

2,020 

2,020

1,760 

1,760 

4,380

Secondfoot-days

15,642 

34,036 

20,452

509,419

34,808 

63,400 

65,400 

92,720 

71,020 

35,176 

24,093 

20,533 

15,225

492,505

Mar.

3,780 

2,940 

2,670 

2,640 

5,260

4,460 

3,310 

2,800 

2,410 

2,410

2,410 

2,410 

2,280 

2,150 

2,020

1,760 

1,640 

1,640 

1,520 

1,410

1,410 

1,300 

1,300 

1,250 

1,250

1,250 

1,200 

1,140 

1,200 

1,140 

1,140

Maximum

649 

4,820 

1,140

22,800

6,510 

7,370 

5,260 

16,400 

5,830 

1,760 

1,140 

1,410 

580

16,400

Apr.

1,090 

1,090 

1,040 

1,040 

1,640

5,400 

3,600 

2,670 

2,410 

2,150

1,890 

1,640 

1,520 

1,410 

1,410

3,670 

16,400 

7,370 

4,530 

3,640

3,220 

2,800 

2,540 

2,280 

2,150

2,150 

3,930 

3,220 

2,540 

2,280

May

2,150 

1,890 

1,760 

1,640 

1,520

1,520 

1,410 

1,640 

2,800 

2,020

1,640 

2,280 

5,140 

3,780 

3,080

2,540 

2,150 

1,890 

1,760 

1,640

2,150 

2,280 

1,890 

1,760 

1,640

1,520 

5*230 

3,460 

2,670 

2,280 

1,890

Minimum

464 

492 

580

464

580 

1,140 

1,140 

1,040 

1,410 

942 

651 

580 

482

464

June

1,760 

1,640 

1,520 

1,410 

1,360

1,300 

1,250 

1,200 

1,200 

1,200

1,140 

1,140 

1,090 

1,090 

1,040

990 

990 

942 

1,040 

1,040

942 

1,090 

1,200 

1,040 

990

942 

1,140 

1,200 

1,200 

1,090

Mean

505 

1,135 

660

1,396

1,123 

2,264 

2,110 

3,091 

2,291 

1,173 

777 

662 

508

1,349

July

942 

895 

942 

1,040 

895

851 

807 

766 

1,140 

895

807 

807 

766 

726 

726

726 

688 

688 

688 

726

688 

688 

726 

688 

651

651 

726 

726 

726 

651 

651

Per 

square 

mile

0.428 

.962 

.559

1.18

.952 

1.92 

1.79 

2.62 

1.94 

.994 

.658 

.561 

.431

1.14

Aug.

616 

616 

616 

580 

580

580 

580 

580 

580 

580

580 

651 

651 

688 

616

580 

616 

651 

651 

616

580 

580 

1,410 

1,040 

766

688 

688 

726 

651 

616 

580

Sept.

580 

580 

580 

546 

546

546 

513 

513 

513 

513

513 

513 

482 

482 

482

482 

513 

482 

482 

482

482 

482 

482 

482 

482

482 

482 

482 

513

513

Run-off

Inches

0.49 

1.07 

.64

16.05

1.10 

2.00 

2.06 

2.92 

2.24 

1.11 

.76 

.65 

.48

15.52

Acre-feet

31,030 

67,510 

40,570

1,010,000

69,040 

125,800 

189,700 

183,900 

140,900 

69,770 

47,790 

40,730 

50,200

976,900
WHITE RIVER BASIN 71

North Fork of White River near Henderson, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°22', long. 92°14', in SEiMWi sec. 26, T. 20 N., 

RTTSTW., half a mile downstream from Bennetts Bayou, half a mile east of Henderson, 

and 19 miles upstream from mouth. Prior to Jan. 14, 1939, staff gage at site a quarter 

of a mile downstream and datum 2.00 feet lower than present gage. Zero of present gage 

is 432.67 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 1,640 square miles.

Records available.- July 1909 to December 1910, October 1928 to September 1939.

Average discharger- 11 years (1928-39), 1,478 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 38,300 second-feet Apr. 17 (gage height, 18.20 

feet); minimum discharge observed, 486 second-feet Oct. 1-6, 15-18; minimum gaga height 

observed, 1.55 feet former site and datum, Oct. 5, 6, 18.

1928-39: Maximum discharge observed, 50,400 second-feet Mar. 11, 1935 (gage height, 

22.2 feet); minimum observed, 3.2 second-feet Aug. 1-3, 15-17, 23, Sept. 1, 1936 (gage 

height, 1.34 feet, former site and datum).

Maximum stage known, 29.5 feet, former site and datum, sometime in August 1915. 

Revisions.- The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised 

as shown in the following table. They supersede those published in previous watersupply papers.

Water year

1928-29 

1929-30 

1930-31 

1932-33 

1934-35 

1936-37 

1937-3S

Date

Jan. 24 

Jan. 13 

Oct. 7 

May 16 

Mar. 11 

Jan. 14 

Feb. 18

Discharge 

(see. -ft.)

33,700 

20,600 

16,000 

24,800 

50,400 

38,900 

39,800

Sage height 

(feet)

17.0 

12.2 

10.4 

13. S 

22.2 

18.70 

19.00

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily Oct. 1 to Jan. 14.

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge for high-water periods in some water years are

given below. They supersede those published in Water-Supply Papers 687, 702, 717, 747,

787, 827, and 857.

Day 

(water year)

1928-29

Jan. 24

25

Feb. 25

26

Apr. 8

9

May 8

9

1929-30

Oct. 31

Jan. 13

14

15

1930-31

Oct. 7

Feb. 8

Discharge 

( seC'-ft.)

22,000

16,700

8,500

S.630

10,300

12,600

12,300

12,100

13,300

13,000

13,500

10,700

8,480

9,120

Day 

(water year)

1932-33

May 14 

15

16

1934-35

Mar. 10

11

12

13

24

June 2

3

4

7

8

17

.18

19

Discharge 

(sec .-ft.)

S4,200

22,900

19,600

7,560

33,200

44,300

12,600

12,400

8,980

S2,600

10,300

10,600

12/100

16,000

17,200

10,700

Day 

(water year)

1936-37

Jan. 14

15

Apr. 24

May 2

' 3

June 10

1937-38

Feb. 17

IS

19

Mar. 29

30

Apr. 16

May 23

24

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

25,800

19,500

10,800

15,600

12,600

9,620

15,200

33,100

19,000

21,100

11,200

10,500

19,700

13,700

Rating tables, water year 1938-39 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 14 Jan. 15 to Sept. 30

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

460

573

790

1,240

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

1,770

3,030

4,590

6,330

1.9 

2.1 

2.4 

3.0 

4.0

450

700

1,140

2,320

4,460

6.0

10.0

14.0

18.0

8,700 

17,9OO 

27,600 

37,800
72 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In second-feet, of North Fork of Unite River near Henderson, Ark. 

October 1938 to September 1939

water year

Day

1

2

S

4

e

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

486

486

486

486

4S6

486

606

543

513

543

543

543

513

513

513

486

486

486

513

543

638

573

513

513

513

513

513

513

513

513

513

Mov.

513

513

513

1,190

2,000

1,770

6,330

7,450

3,030

2,240

1,550

1,340

1,190

1,100

1,050

915

870

960

1,050

960

960

870

830

790

750

710

710

750

674

674

-

Dec.

638

638

2,750

1,660

1,340

1,140

1,050

960

915

830

790

750

710

710

674

674

674

674

638

638

638

633

638

606

606

674

638

674

674

638

638

Jan.

638

638

638

674

1,190

1,340

1,240

1,050

1,140

1,550

1,440

1,340

1,240

1,140

1,170

1,090

1,060

1,040

1,010

1,030

1,040

1,030

1,080

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,090

1,090

2,470

12,800

7,160

Feb.

4,460

3,740

3,420

2,760

2,410

2,320

2,150

1,900

1,760

3,090

2,540

2,130

1,920

1,840

1,760

1,620

1,540

1,460

4,000

9,580

5,680

4,050

3,310

2,870

2,870

2,630

2,760

6,940

_

-

liar.

5,890

4,460

3,740

7,300

11,900

7,380

4,960

4,050

3,520

3,200

3,200

3,310

3,090

2,870

2,650

2,390

2,170

2,030

1,920

1,820

1,760

1,680

1,620

1,560

1,520

1,520

1,460

1,400

1,440

1,440

1,590

Apr.

1,370

1,350

1,280

1,240

2,100

7,600

5,470

3,940

3,200

2,870

2,560

2,220

1,980

1,820

1,760

10,900

29,800

14,800

7,600

5,470

4,560

3,940

3,420

3,090

2,870

2,760

3,420

4,260

3,200

2,870

-

May

2,560

2,340

2,130

1,960

1,880

1,780

1,740

1,780

2,870

2,390

2,000

2,520

5,890

4,960

3,840

3,200

2,740

2,360

2,220

2,190

2,520

3,090

2,580

2,220

2,070

3,420

8,040

5,260

3,630

3,090

2,540

June

2,260

2,130

2,320

1,92O

1,740

1,700

1,620

1,520

1,520

1,480

1,440

1,440

1,390

1,330

1,290

1,240

1,190

1,140

1,160

1,290

1,170

1,220

1,500

1,330

1,560

1,720

1,500

2,280

2,240

1,920

-

July

1,520

1,290

5,490

2,280

1,620

1,350

1,210

1,140

1,170

1,350

1,140

1,030

996

935

890

875

860

845

845

860

845

817

804

845

804

791

817

830

950

830

765

Aug.

739

726

726

713

700

700

700

688

700

700

700

739

817

905

765

664

676

739

700

688

664

616

804

1,290

920

765

713

778

726

«76

65S

Sept.

628

616

604

592

580

580

567

567

554

554

541

541

541

541

528

528

541

554

528

515

515

515

515

515

515

515

515

502

541

541

-

Peak discharge Jan. 30 (2 a.m.) 16,200 sec.-ft.j Feb. 20 (2:30 p.m.) 11.800 sec. 

(9 p.m.; 20,300 sec.-ft.; Apr. 17 (4 a.m.) 38,300 sec.-ft.j July 3 (11 a.m.) 16,900

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, 1928-31, 1932-33, 1934-35, and 1936-39

-ft.} Mar. 

Jec.-ft.

Month

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

Water year 1928-29 ........

Calendar year 1929 ........

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

Water year 1929-30 ........

MOT. ....... . .

 

Secondfoot-days

28,075 

29,410 

51,890

_

97,690 

64,950 

71,910 

134,160 

152,430 

67,630 

37,415 

26,510 

22,445

784,515

36,475 

48,195 

49,680

809,490

97,770 

78,730 

59,710 

32,135 

72,035 

27,200 

18,665 

15,765 

19,315

555,675

39,795 

40,650 

41,630

543,380

20, 570 

78,110 

81,080 

56,140 

46,150 

23,774 

17,065 

21,442 

15,149

481,536

 

Maximum

1,000 

2,380 

3,760

_

22,000 

8,630 

4,890 

12,600 

12,800 

6,000 

1,670 

1,450 

1,250

22,000

13,300 

10,800 

5,110

22,000

13,500 

8,390 

3,370 

1,270 

8,160 

1,220 

790 

590 

1,380

13,500

8,480 

7,480 

2,430

13,500

750 

9,120 

8,620 

3,460 

2,480 

1,070 

620 

1,590 

890

9,120

 

WJTllimi^n

865 

820 

1,100

_

1,100 

1,350 

1,560 

1,670 

2,140 

1,350 

865 

695 

655

655

630 

750 

710

630

1,020 

1,490 

1,270 

880 

835 

670 

515 

480 

445

445

480 

590 

750

445

630 

590 

1,370 

1,370 

980 

585 

490 

490 

460

460

Mean

906 

980 

1,670

_

3,150 

2,320 

2,320 

4,470 

4,920 

2,250 

1,210 

855 

748

2,150

1,180 

1,610 

1,600

2,220

3,150 

2,810 

1,930 

1,070 

2,320 

907 

602 

509 

644

1,520

1,280 

1,350 

1,320

1,490

664 

2,790 

2,620 

1,870 

1,490 

792 

550 

692 

505

1,320

Per 

square 

mile

0.552 

.598 

1.02

-

1.92 

1.41 

1.41 

2.73 

3.00 

1.37 

.738 

.521 

.456

1.31

.720 

.982 

.976

1.35

1.92 

1.71 

1.18 

.652 

1.41 

.553 

.367 

.310 

.393

.927

.780 

.823 

.805

.909

.405 

1.70 

1.60 

1.14 

.909 

.482 

.335 

.422 

.308

.805

Run-off

Inches

0.64 

.67 

1.18

_

2.21 

1.47 

1.63 

3.05 

3.46 

1.53 

.85 

.60 

-51

17.80

.83 

1.10 

1.13

18.37

2.21 

1.78 

1.36 

.73 

1.63 

.62 

.42 

.36 

.44

12.61

.90 

.92 

.93

12.30

.47 

1.77 

1.84 

1.27 

1.05 

.54 

.39 

.49 

.34

10.91

Acre-feet

55,700 

58,300 

103,000

_

194,000 

129,000 

143,000 

266,000 

302,000 

134,000 

74,200 

52,600 

44,500

1,556,000

72,300 

95,600 

98,500

1,610,000

194,000 

156,000 

118,000 

63,700 

143,000 

54,006 

37,000 

31,300 

38,300

1,100,000

78,900 

80,300 

81,200

1,080,000

40,800 

155,000 

161,000 

111,000 

91,600 

47,100 

33,800 

42,500 

30,000

953,000
WHITE RIVER BASIN

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, of Horth Pork of White River near Henderson, Ark., 1928-31,

1932-33, 1934-35, and 1936-39 Continued

Month

May-- ........................

Water year 1932-33 ........

Calendar year 1934 ........

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

Calendar year 1936 ........

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

Water year 1936-37 ........

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

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

Secondfoot-days

12,556 

16,735 

40,076

331,382

61,596 

26,284 

48,690 

97,950 

159,990 

33,685 

21,143 

19,300 

24,909

562,914

15,692 

14,304 

24,782

271, 607

46,036 

25,535 

191,550 

52,870 

62,080 

191, 640 

42,985 

22,296 

17,468

707,238

39,889 

40,106 

23,255

267,540

144,600 

69,550 

35,760 

51,340 

83,545 

64,830 

31,550 

18,948 

14,828

618,201

14,214 

13,303 

26,409

568,877

40,745 

128,770 

96,750 

99,670 

143,560 

60,400 

28,355 

20,555 

16,494

689,225

16,088 

44,252 

25,915

721,554

52,748 

87,510 

98,640 

143,720 

91,810 

47,560 

36,794 

23,089 

16,389

684, 515

Maximum

585 

1,590 

7,140

7,480

7,700 

1,590 

2,900 

10,800 

24,200 

2,090 

1,020 

1,120 

1,960

24,200

585 

935 

1,830

4,720

4,890 

1,270 

44,300 

3,320 

5,880 

22,600 

2,620 

1,480 

730

44,300

3,460 

8,390 

2,090

8,390

25,800 

6,200 

1,590 

10,800 

15,600 

9,620 

3,390 

1,170 

552

25,800

573 

486 

3,120

25,800

9,330 

33,100 

21,100 

10,500 

19,700 

3,220 

1,440 

960 

638

33,100

638 

7,450 

2,750

33,100

12,800 

9,580 

11,900 

29,800 

8,040 

2,320 

5,490 

1,290 '628

29,800

Minimum

380

432 

405

380

655 

692 

1,020 

1.270 

1,590 

770 

585 

520 

552

380

460 

405 

552

380

655 

770 

770 

930 

980 

1,710 

850 

620 

520

405

655 

552 

520

312

1,480 

1,370 

890 

810 

850 

810 

692 

490 

460

460

436 

413 

413

413

460 

790 

1,550 

1,770 

2,010 

1,240 

710 

543 

486

413

486 

513 

606

460

638 

1,460 

1,390 

1,240 

1,740 

1,140 

765 

616 

502

486

Mean

405 

558 

1,290

905

1,990 

939 

1,570 

3,260 

5,160 

1,120 

682 

623 

830

1,540

506 

477 

799

744

1,485 

912 

6,179 

1,762 

2,003 

6,388 

1,387 

719 

582

1,938

1,287 

1,337 

750

731

4,665 

2,484 

1,154 

1,711 

2,695 

2,161 

1,018 

611 

494

1,694

459 

443 

852

1,559

1,314 

4,599 

3,121 

3,322 

4,631 

2,013 

915 

663 

550

1,888

519 

1,475 

836

1,977

1,702 

3,125 

3,182 

4,791 

2,962 

1,585 

1,187 

745 

546

1,875

Per 

square 

mile

0.247 

.340 

.786

.552

1.21 

.573 

.957 

1.99 

3.15 

.683 

.416 

.380 

.506

.939

.309 

.291 

.487

.454

.905 

.556 

3.77 

1.07 

1.22 

3.90 

.846 

.438 

.355

1.18

.785 

.815 

.457

.446

2.84 

1.51 

.704 

1.04 

1.64 

1.32 

.621 

.373 

.301

1.03

.280 

.270 

.520

.951

.801 

2.80 

1.90 

2.03 

2.82 

1.23 

.558 

.404 

.335

1.15

.316 

.899 

.510

1.21

1.04 

1.91 

1.94 

2.92 

1.81 

.966 

.724 

.454 

.333

1.14

Run-off

Inches

0.28 

.38 

.91

7.51

1.40 

.60 

1.10 

2.22 

3.63 

.76 

.48 

.44 

.56

12.76

.36 

.52

.56

6.16

1.04 

.58 

4.35 

1.19 

1.41 

4.35 

.98 

.50 

.40

16.04

.90 

.91 

.53

6.07

3.27 

1.57 

.81 

1.16 

1.89 

1.47 

.72 

 42 

.34

14.00

.32 

.30 

.60

12.88

.92 

2.92 

2.19 

2.26 

3.25 

1.37 

.64 

.47 

.37

15.61

.36 

1.00 

.59

16.34

1.20 

1.99 

2.24 

3.26 

2.09 

1.08 

.83 

.52 

.37

15.53

Acre-feet

24,900 

33,200 

79,500

657,000

122,000 

52,000 

97,000 

194,000 

317,000 

66,600 

41,900 

38,300 

49,400

1,120,000

31,120 

28,370 

49,150

538,700

91,310 

50.650 

379,900 

104,900 

123,100 

380,100 

85,260 

44,220 

34,650

1,403,000

79,120 

79,550 

46,130

530,700

286,800 

138,000 

70,930 

101,800 

165,700 

128,600 

62,580 

37,580 

29,410

1,226,000

28,190 

26,390 

52,380

1,128,000

80,820 

255,400 

191,900 

197,700 

284,700 

119,800 

56,240 

40,770 

32,720

1,367,000

31,910 

87,770 

51,400

1,431,000

104,600 

173,600 

195,600 

285,100 

182,100 

94,330 

72,980 

45,800 

32,510

1,358,000

!M4J55O-« 8
74 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Black River at Leeper, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°04'30", long. 90°42'35", in SWiNEi sec. 27, T. 

28 N., R. 3 E., at Missouri Southern Railroad bridge at Leeper, 2i miles downstream 

from McKenzie Creek. Zero of gage is 424.66 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 957 square miles.

Records avalla'ble.- June 1921 to September 1939.

Average discharge.- 18 years, 952 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 33,400 second-feet Apr. 17 (gage height, 15.02 

feet); minimum, 188 second-feet Sept. 16 (gage height, 1.34 feet).

1921-39: Maximum discharge, 78,400 second-feet May 14, 1933 (gage height, 20.1 

feet), from rating curve extended above 55,000 second-feet; minimum, 133 second-feet 

Aug. 11, 1934 (gage height, 1.22 feet).

Maximum stage known, about 24.7 feet in March 1904, from floodmarks (discharge, 

125,000 second-feet, estimated).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of shifting control, Feb. 20 to Mar. 3, 

Mar. 24 to Apr. 4, Apr. 21 to May 7, which are fair. Gage-height record collected in 

cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau. Results of 19 discharge measurements furnished 

by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Rating tables, water year 1938-39 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 20 to Mar. 3, Mar. 24 to Apr. 4, Apr. 21 to May 7)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 3 Mar. 4 to Sept. 30

1.5 

1.9 

2.3 

2.5 

2.7

208

310

442

532

641

3.1 

3.5 

4/0 

4.8 

6.0

930

1,290

1,780

2,680

4,300

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

13.0

6,000

6,000

12,800

18,600

22,400

1.3 

1.5 

1.9 

2.3

174

248

411

599

2.9 

3.5 

4.0 

4.8

938

1,365

1,810

2,680

Note.- Same as preceding 

table above 4.8 feet.

Discharge, in seeond-feet, mater year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

Z 

3 

4

e

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

242 

240 

240 

240 

240

240 

240 

240 

240 

240

240 

242 

242 

242 

242

242 

242 

244 

250 

254

257 

260 

260 

260 

260

257 

260 

257 

257 

257 

257

Nov.

257 

257 

260 

291 

361

427 

451 

542 

618 

518

468 

423 

394 

361 

339

339 

322 

324 

327 

319

316 

313 

310 

305 

302

296 

294 

291 

286 

283

Dee.

280 

275 

296 

397 

434

438 

412 

397 

390 

373

364 

354 

351 

351 

339

336 

330 

330 

333 

336

336 

 336 

336 

336 

333

336 

339

339 

339 

342

Jan.

342 

336 

333 

330 

364

387 

408 

431 

446 

468

481 

481 

481 

468 

455

434 

423 

419 

412 

404

397 

397 

397 

390 

387

380 

377 

377 

576 

5,510 

5,510

Month

Oot 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug> 

Sep

W

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

ater year 1938-2

Fab.

2,620 

1,940 

1,780 

1,480 

1,290

1,120 

1,040 

938 

882 

1,130

1,780 

1,430 

1,200 

1,100 

1,010

898 

828 

790 

914 

2,910

2,940 

2,040 

1,680 

1,480 

1,380

1,240 

1,290 

2,920

Seeondfoot-daya

7,684 

10,594 

10,827

370,060

23,001 

42,050 

70,512 

87,266 

23,972 

16,641 

11,692 

11,066 

6,686

321,991

Mar.

3,880 

2,560 

2,040 

1,660 

7,290

8,270 

3,740 

2,620 

2,160 

2,260

5,600 

3,880 

3,330 

2,560 

2,110

1,860 

1,620 

1,450 

1,280 

1,170

1,060 

969 

908 

84S 

819

790 

790 

761 

761 

733 

733

Maximum

260 

618 

438

22,600

5,510 

2,940 

8,270 

19,500 

1,030 

819 

705 

689 

283

19,500

Apr.

689 

651 

620 

584 

712

4,880 

4,020 

2,560 

2,010 

1,720

1,490 

1,280 

1,170 

1,060 

1,000

4,670 

19,500 

13,300 

4,900 

3,330

2,740 

2,440 

2,060 

1,810 

1,620

1,490 

1,410 

1,280 

1,170 

1,100

May

1,030 

969 

938 

878 

848

790 

761 

856 

938 

1,000

969 

908 

848 

819 

790

761 

733 

705 

705 

689

656 

630 

599 

574 

554

525 

544 

790 

819 

705 

641

Minimum

240

257 

2V5

240

330 

790 

733 

584 

525 

424 

283 

248 

188

188

June

594 

549 

520 

511 

478

464 

442 

451 

539 

733

630 

589 

589 

641 

630

569 

511 

492 

464 

473

464 

460 

460 

437 

424

424 

733 

761 

790 

819

Mean

248 

353 

349

1,014

742 

1,502 

2,275 

2,909 

773 

555 

377 

357 

223

882

July

705 

615 

549 

473 

473

455 

424 

407 

478 

433

407 

398 

368 

356 

343

331 

319 

307 

303 

307

307 

299 

295 

299 

299

295 

287 

283 

287 

291 

299

Per" 

square 

mile

0.259 

.369 

.365

1.06

.775 

1.57 

2.38 

3.04 

.808 

.580 

.394 

.373 

.233

.922

Aug.

291 

295 

271 

268 

268

264 

256 

252 

256 

252

248 

331 

651 

689 

535

437 

385 

356 

335 

323

315 

307 

460 

511 

451

402 

372 

348 

327 

311 

299

Sept.

283

275 

271 

268 

260

248 

244 

240 

233 

225

218 

210 

203 

199 

196

188 

283 

221 

206 

196

192 

196 

199 

199 

199

199 

196 

196 

206 

237

Run-off

Inches

0.30 

.41 

.42

14.40

.89 

1.64 

2.74 

3.39 

.93 

.65 

.45 

.43 

.26

12.51

Acre-feet

15,240 

21,010 

21,480

734,000

45,620 

83,400 

139,900 

173,100 

47,550 

 33,010 

23,190 

21,950 

13,260

638,700

.- Jan. 30 (10 p.m.) 9,580 sec.-ft.j Feb. 28 (11:30 p.m.) 4,570 sec.-ft., Mar. 6 

~ ~~ ' a.m.) 6,770 sec.-ft.j Apr. 6 (7:05 p.m.) 7,790 see.-ft.;

Peak dlBohar. 

(1 a.m.) 12,500 sec.-ft.( Mar. 11

Apr. 17 (11 p.m.) 33,400 sec.-ft.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 

Black River at Pocahontas, Ark.

75

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°15', long. 90°58', in SWi sec. 27, R. 1 E., T. 19 

N., at Pocahontas, It miles downstream from Fourche Creek, 6 miles downstream from 

Current River, and 15 miles upstream from Spring River. Prior to July 15, 1937, 

staff gage at site a quarter of a mile upstream, same datum. Zero of gage is 242.43 

feet above mean Gulf level (Corps of Engineers, u. S. Army, bench mark).

Drainage area.- 4,900 square miles.

Records available.- January 1936 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period ending Sept. 30, 1936, 9,850 secpndfeet Apr. 8 (gage height, 13.0 feet, former site); minimum observed, 1,190 secondfeet Aug. 28 to Sept. 2 (gage height, 0.6 foot, former site).

Maximum discharge observed during water year 1936-37, 31,600 second-feet Jan. 21, 

22 (gage height, 24.0 feet, former site); minimum observed, 1,680 second-feet Sept. 

24 (gage height, 0.94 foot).

Maximum discharge during.water year 1938-39, 28,000 second-feet Apr. 21-24; maximum gage height observed, 21.15 feet Apr. 24; minimum discharge observed, 1,540 

second-feet Sept. 24-29; minimum gage height observed, 0.78 foot Sept. 29.

1936-39: Maximum discharge observed, that of Jan. 21, 22,, 1937; minimum observed, 

that of Aug. 28 to Sept. 2, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 25.9 feet Apr. 17, 1927, present site.

Remarks.- Records fair for period Jan. 1, 1936, to July 14, 1937; others good. Gage read 

once daily Jan. 1, 1936 to July 14, 1937, and twice daily thereafter. Records for 

Jan. 1, 1936 to July 14, 1937, were collected and ( computed by the Corps of Engineers, 

U. S. Army, and prepared for publication t>y the Geological Survey. Results of 20 discharge measurements made after July 14, 1937, furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1936-37, 193S-39 

1936

D«T

1

2

S

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

80

81

22

83

24

26

26

27

28

29

50

SI

Oct. HOT. Dec. Jan.

2,980

8,990

2,990

3,060

3,060

2,990

8,990

8,990

2,980

2,980

8,980

8,660

8,860

8,360

8,800

8,800

8,730

8,730

8,730

2,660

8,660

2,600

2,600

8,840

2,540

2,470

2,470

2,400

2,400

2,400

2,400

Feb.

8,400

8,470

8,470

8,400

8,340

8,340

2,340

8,340

2,340

2,8SO

8,2SO

2,340

2,470

8,980

2,S60

8,860

2,300

2.SOO

8,730

2,730

8,730

8,730

2,660

8,600

8,600

8,660

3,640

4,040

3,970

-

Mar.

3,970

3,900

4,040

4,040

3,900

3,770

3,700

3,510

3,3SO

3,320

3,250

3,160

3,130

3,120

3,120

3,060

2,990

2,990

2,920

2,920

2,S60

2,800

2,660

2,990

3,060

3,120

3,120

3,180

3,160

3,120

2,990

Apr.

2,990

3,060

3,120

3,060

3,180

6,150

9,690

9.S50

9,210

3,650

3,100

7,600

7,720

7,600

7,650

7,500

7»200

6,750

6,380

5,860

5,510

5,160

4,740

4,390

3,900

3,640

3,440

3,320

3,250

3,180

-

n«y

3,060

8,990

2,990

8,920

2,860

2,300

2,730

2,660

2,600

2,540

2,540

2,470

2,540

2,540

2,470

2,400

2,400

2,400

2,470

2,400

2,340

2,280

2,210

2,140

2,030

2,030

2,020

2,020

1,960

1,900

1,900

June

1,840

1,340

1,S40

1,640

1,640

1,S40

1,780

1,S40

1,7SO

1,780

2,230

2,140

1,900

1,900

1,840

1,730

1,7SO

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,660

1,610

1,560

1,610

1,560

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

-

July

1,660

1,340

1,960

1,960

1,840

1,720

1,660

1,660

1,610

1,610

1,560

1,560

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,440

1,560

1,500

1,500

1,610

1,660

1,610

1,610

1,560

1,500

1,500

1,440

1,440

1,390

1,390

1,340

Aug.

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,390

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,440

1,440

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,890

1,890

1,890

1,890

1,890

1,890

1,890

1,240

1,840

1,240

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

Sept.

1,190

1,190

1,900

3,250

3,640

3,700

3,640

3,440

3,060

2,660

2,470

2,340

2,140

1,960

1,840

1,720

1,720

1,660

1,500

1,640

2,OSO

2,020

1,960

2,210

2,730

3,060

3,130

3,060

2,730

2,600

-
76 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Black River at Pocahontas,

1936-37

Ark., 1936-37, 1938-39~Continued

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,540

2,470

2,470

2,340

2,210

2,080

2,020

2,080

3,120

5,580

6,150

5,720

5,160

4,670

4,250

3,970

3,770

3,700

3,640

3,640

3,580

3,510

3,510

3,380

3,440

4,880

6,380

5,860

5,720

5,510

5,090

Nov.

4,740

4,460

5,020

7,950

8,890

8,890

8,490

7,720

6,820

6,300

5,790

5,580

5,650

5,720

5,720

5,580

5,440

5,230

4,950

4,600

4,180

3,770

3,320

3,060

2,860

3,730

2,600

2,470

2,400

2,340

-

Dec.

2,340

2,340

2,340

2,280

2,280

2,540

3,510

3,770

3,900

3,900

3,900

3,770

3,640

3,580

3,440

3,250

3,120

2,990

2,860

2,730

2,660

2,600

2,540

2,470

2,400

2,340

2,340

2,660

2,660

2,920

5,440

Jan.

8,100

8,250

8,100

7,800

7,500

7,200

7,580

8,810

10,200

12,800

14,800

16,400

17,400

18,400

21,200

24,200

27,400

29,500

30,400

30,700

31,600

31,600

31,300

30,700

29,800

28,600

27,200

25,800

25,000

23,900

23,400

Feb.

22,900

22,400

21,900

21,600

20,900

20,200

19,100

18,000

17,600

16,800

15,800

14,400

13,200

12,000

11,200

10,400

9,690

9,050

8,410

8,730

9,050

9,130

9,050

8,970

8,730

8,250

7,720

7,280

_

_

-

Mar.

6,900

6,600

6,380

6,220

6,080

5,860

5,720

5,580

5,440

5,300

5,090

4,740

4,600

4,600

4,600

4,460

4,460

4,390

4,320

5,090

4,810

4,670

4,460

4,600

5,300

5,090

4,880

4,740

4,600

4,460

4,390

Apr.

,320

,180

,110

,040

,110

,390

,390

4,530

4,880

4,880

4,950

4,950

4,880

5,090

5,160

5,300

5,230

5,160

5,090

4,950

4,810

4,740

5,090

6,220

6,380

6,380

6,300

6,150

6,000

5,930

-

May

6,000

7,800

9,290

10,100

11,000

12,300

13,400

13,800

13,000

12,200

11,400

11,200

11,000

10,900

10,600

9,930

9,370

8,650

7,950

7,350

6,900

6,380

5,930

5,580

5,230

4,950

4,600

4,320

4,110

3,970

3,840

June

3,700

3,640

3,640

3,510

3,900

4,390

4,180

3,840

3,900

5,510

8,650

10,100

10,200

9,930

9,370

9,050

9,210

8,890

7,580

6,900

6,450

5,930

5,580

5,160

4,600

4,110

3,770

4,180

4,250

3,840

-

July

3,580

3,440

3,250

3,180

4,040

4,390

4,320

4,320

4,250

4,180

4,460

5,230

5,720

6,080

6,150

5,630

5,490

5,070

5,560

6,030

4,790

4,090

3,520

2,980

2,920

2,740

2,620

2,500

2,450

2,350

2,300

Aug.

2,250

2,250

2,200

2,150

2,150

2,100

2,100

2,100

3,100

3,100

3,050

2,050

2,000

2,000

1,950

1,900

1,900

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,800

1,800

1,950

2,100

1,900

1,850

1,850

1,800

1,800

1,760

1,760

Sept.

1,760

1,760

1,850

1,950

2,350

2,400

2,300

2,150

2,050

2,100

2,250

2,350

2,150

2,050

1,950

1,900

1,850

1,800

1,760

1,760

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,760

1,950

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,850

-

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

89

30

31

Oct.

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,630

Nov.

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,730

1,830

1,930

2,180

3,280

2,B20

2,700

2,820

2,640

2,460

2,340

2,230

2,180

2,150

2,580

2,880

2,520

2,280

2,180

2,130

2,080

2,030

1,980

1,980

1,930

1,930

1,930

-

Dec.

1,880

1,880

1,930

1,980

2,030

2,180

2,180

2,180

2,180

2,180

2,130

2,080

2,080

2,030

1,980

1,980

1,980

1,980

1,930

1,930

1,930

1,930

1,930

1,980

1,980

1,980

1,980

1,980

1,980

1,980

1,980

Jan.

1,980

1,980

1,980

2,080

2,700

2,880

2,640

3,700

3,880

3,830

3,760

3,700

3,760

3,830

3,760

3,700

3,640

3,640

2,640

2,580

2,520

2,460

2,400

2,400

2,460

2,460

2,400

2,340

2,880

6,750

10,000

Feb.

11,200

12,000

12,700

12,700

12,500

12,600

13,200

13,800

13,900

14,500

15,000

15,000

14,800

14,200

14,200

13,900

13,300

12,500

11,900

12,200

12,500

12,600

12,600

12,100

11,600

11,000

10,600

'11,100

_

_

-

Mar.

12,500

12,900

13,000

12,800

13,800

17,100

18,600

19,600

30,200

21,400

22,200

22,200

22,200

21,400

20,200

18,600

17,100

15,800

14,800

13,900

13,000

12,100

11,200

10,200

9,310

8,590

7,790

7,150

6,670

6,350

5,870

Apr.

5,420

5,140

4,860

4,580

4,510

7,230

9,950

11,100

11,700

11,600

11,400

10,600

9,870

9,230

8,830

10,400

13,900

17,300

18,600

21,000

27,300

28,000

28,000

28,000

26,600

24,200

21,800

19,600

18,000

16,700

-

May

15,500

14,200

13,200

12,200

11,100

9,950

8,910

8,190

7,550

6,830

6,670

6,910

7,390

7,150

6,670

6,270

6,030

5,710

5,630

5,560

5,350

5,280

5,210

5,280

5,790

5,490

5,210

5,210

6,030

6,750

6,270

June

5,560

5,070

4,720

4,510

4,370

4,160

3,950

3,880

3,670

3,670

3,670

3,540

3,480

3,420

3,420

3,420

3,360

3,240

3,180

3,120

3,060

3,060

3,000

2,940

2,940

2,940

3,060

3,670

3,540

3,360

-

July

3,600

3,600

3,540

3,600

3,240

3,120

2,940

2,820

2,820

2,760

2,640

2,580

2,520

2,460

2,400

2,340

2,280

2,230

2,230

2,340

2,400

2,400

2,230

2,180

2,130

2,280

2,230

2,180

2,130

2,080

2,080

Aug.

2,080

2,030

2,030

1,980

1,980

1,930

1,930

1,880

1,930

1,930

1,930

1,880

1,980

2,820

2,820

2,400

2,230

2,180

2,180

2,130

2,130

2,030

2,230

2,180

2,130

2,180

2,180

2,130

2,080

3,030

1,980

Sept.

1,930

1,880

1,830

1,830

1,780

1,780

1,730

1,730

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,540

2,130
WHITE RIVER BASIN 77

Discharge, In second-feet, of Black Elver at Pocahontas, Ark., 1936-37, 1938-39 Continued

Month

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

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

Calendar year 1937 ........

March

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

Water year 1938-39 ........

Secondfoot-days

85,260 

78,140 

101,540 

172,250 

75,710 

52,500 

49,190 

41,180 

72,490

_

122,440 

153,270 

93,510

1,097,480

625,640 

382,460 

158,430 

152,590 

263,050 

177,960 

127,630 

61,270 

58,480

2,376,730

69,490 

62,430 

108,440

2,247,870

50,530 

65,590 

62,330

2,302,610

90,710 

360,200 

448,530 

445,420 

833,490 

108,980 

80,380 

65,530 

50,010

2,061,700

Maximum

3,060 

4,040 

4,040 

9,850 

3,060 

2,280 

1,960 

1,500 

3,700

_

6,380 

8,890 

3,900

9,850

31,600 

22,900 

6,900 

6,380 

13,800 

10,200 

6,150 

2,250 

2,400

31,600

3,340 

2,680 

5,870

31,600

1,680 

2,880 

2,180

30,100

10,000 

15,000 

22,200 

28,000 

15,500 

5,560 

3,600 

2,820 

2,130

28,000

Minimum

2,400 

2,280 

2,800 

2,990 

1,900 

1,500 

1,340 

1,190 

1,190

_

2,020 

2,340 

2,280

1,190

7,200 

7,280 

4,320 

4,040 

3,840 

3,510 

2,300 

1,760 

1,720

1,720

1,760 

1,900 

2,000

1,720

1,580 

1,630 

1,880

1,580

1,980 

10,600 

5,870 

4,510 

5,210 

2,940 

2,080 

1,880 

1,540

1,540

Mean

2,750 

2,694 

3,275 

5,742 

2,442 

1,750 

1,587 

1,328 

2,416

_

3,950 

5,109 

3,516

2,999

20,180 

13,660 

5,110 

5,086 

8,485 

5,932 

4,117 

1,976 

1,949

6,512

2,242 

2,081 

3,498

6,159

1,630 

2,186 

2,011

6,035

2,926 

12,860 

14,470 

14,850 

7,532 

3,633 

2,593 

2,114 

1,667

5,648

Per 

square 

mile

0.561 

.550 

.668 

1.17 

.498 

.357 

.324 

.271 

.493

_

.806 

1.04 

.616

.612

4.12 

2.79 

1.04 

1.04 

1.73 

1.21 

.840 

.403 

.398

1.33

.458 

.425 

.714

1.26

.333 

.446 

.410

1.23

.597 

2.62 

2.95 

3.03 

1.54 

.741 

.529 

.431 

.340

1.15

Run-off

Inches

0.65 

.59 

.77 

1.30 

.57 

.40 

.37 

.31 

.55

_

.93 

1.16 

.71

8.31

4.75 

2.90 

1.20 

1.16 

1.99 

1.35 

.97 

.46 

.44

18.02

.53 

.47 

.82

17.04

.38 

.50 

.47

16.71

.69 

2.73 

3.40 

3.38 

1.77 

.83 

.61 

.50 

.38

15.64

Acre-feet

169,100 

155,000 

801,400 

341,700 

150,200 

104,100 

97,570 

81,680 

143,800

1,445,000

242,900 

304,000 

185,500

2,177,000

1,241,000 

758,600 

314,200 

302,700 

521,800 

353,000 

253,200 

121,500 

116,000

4,714,000

137,800 

123,800 

215,100

4,459,000

100,200 

130,100 

123,600

4,369,000

179,900 

714,400 

889,600 

883,500 

463,100 

216,200 

159,400 

130,000 

99,190

4,089,000
78 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Current River near Eminence, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°11'00", long. 91°15'30", in SWiNEi sec. 15, T. 

29 N., R. 3 W., 1 mile downstream from Jacks Fork and 8 miles northeast of Eminence. 

Zero of gage is 563.80 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 1,230 square miles.

Records available.- August 1921 to September 1939.

Average discharge.- 18 years, 1,459 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 41,100 second-feet Apr. 17 (gage height, 19.43 

feet); minimum, 508 second-feet Sept. 23-26 (gage height, 1.15 feet).

1921-39: Maximum discharge, 59,600 second-feet Mar. 11, 1935 (gage height, 24.35 

feet); minimum, 360 second-feet July 21-25, July 27 to Aug. 13, 1934; minimum gage 

height, 1.08 feet Aug. 3-10, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for day of missing gage height, Oct. 1, computed on 

basis of records for station at Van Buren.

Rating tables, water year 1938-39 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 2

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

2.0

3.0

511

636

778

1,100

2,010

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

3,040

4,220

5,600

9,010

13,200

12.0

14.0

16.0

17,900

23,300

29,500

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.5 

l.S

3 to Sept. 30

480 2.0 1,140

537 2.5 1,530

597 3.0 2,050

734 3.5

4.0

2,540

3,060

Note.- Same as preceding 

table above 4.5 feet.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

8 

5 

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

18 

13

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

86

27 

28 

89 

SO 

31

Oct.

560 

565

571 

584 

571

571 

565 

559 

559 

553

547 

559 

578 

559 

553

547 

547 

553 

590 

590

584 

584 

578 

571 

565

571 

571 

565 

565 

559 

565

Nov.

565 

565 

553 

975 

1,060

911 

1,270 

2,460 

1,580 

1,180

999 

895 

832 

778 

742

720 

705 

712 

691 

684

677 

650 

630 

604 

590

571 

553 

559 

565 

578

Dec.

590 

616 

901 

934 

926

846 

786 

756 

720 

698

684 

662 

642 

636 

623

623 

649 

636 

630 

623

616 

623 

642 

636 

636

649 

649 

649 

649 

642 

636

Jan.

630 

623 

623 

636 

778

1,120 

1,020 

926 

909 

917

917 

885 

854 

823 

793

756 

749 

734 

720 

720

720 

720 

749 

749 

727

712 

705 

720 

1,400 

8,150 

5,940

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dee

C

Jam

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Augi 

Sep

W

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

a

bomber....................

ater year 19S8-3

Feb.

3,720 

3,160 

2,640 

2,140 

1,860

1,720 

1,580 

1,440 

1,440 

2,190

2,640 

2,100 

1,810 

1,670 

1,540

1,400 

1,270 

1,220 

1,700 

6,330

4,350 

3,160 

2,540 

2,140 

1,960

1,810 

1,960 

4,220

Secondfoot-days

17,559 

84,854 

21,808

602,173

37,425 

66,710 

81,460 

130,720 

65,220 

36,422 

23,701 

22,328 

16,235

642,842

Mar.

5,040 

3,600 

2,960 

2,900 

7,100

6,660 

4,220 

3,380 

2,960 

2,790

3,160 

3,380 

3,380 

2,960 

2,640

2,390 

2,100 

1,910 

1,760 

1,620

1,540 

1,440 

1,400 

1,360

1,310

1,310 

1,310 

1,220 

1,220 

1,220 

1,220

Maximum

590 

2,460 

934

85,400

8,150 

6,330 

7,100 

28,800 

4,830 

1,720 

1,180 

1,650 

610

88,800

Apr.

1,180 

1,140 

1,100 

1,080 

2,720

8,190 

5,180 

3,720 

3,060 

2,640

2,190 

1,910 

1,720 

1,580 

1,540

3,290 

28,800 

12,100 

6,720 

5,180

4,620 

3,960 

3,600 

3,270 

2,960

3,530 

4,440 

3,600 

3,060 

2,640

May

2,390 

2,140 

2,000 

1,860 

1,760

1,670 

1,620 

1,760 

3,250 

2,960

2,440 

2,140 

2,050 

2,050 

1,960

1,810 

1,670 

1,580 

1,540 

1,490

1,540 

1,580 

1,540 

1,440 

1,400

1,760 

4,830 

4,090 

2,850 

2,190 

1,860

Minimum

547 

553 

590

500

623 

1,220 

1,220 

1,080 

1,400 

942 

623 

579 

508

508

June

1,670 

1,580 

1,440 

1,360 

1,270

1,220 

1,180 

1,270 

1,360 

1,270

1,220 

1,180 

1,220 

1,140 

1,100

1,040 

1,030 

974 

966 

966

950 

958 

966 

942 

1,050

1,140 

1,6CO 

1,220 

1,720 

1,360

Mean

566 

828 

684

1,650

1,207 

2,347 

2,628 

4,357 

2,104 

1,214 

765 

720 

541

1,487

July

1,180 

1,050 

991 

966 

901

377 

831 

808 

SOS 

323

778 

741- 

727 

720 

705

691 

676 

669 

691 

705

676 

669 

720 

712 

669

656 

636 

623 

691 

669 

642

Per 

square 

mile

0.460 

.673 

.556

1.34

.981 

1.91 

2.14 

3.54 

1.71 

.987 

.622 

.585 

.440

1.21

Aug.

616 

616 

616 

597 

591

585 

585 

579 

579 

579

734 

1,650 

1,140 

901 

778

720 

676 

669 

662 

649

630 

616 

909 

917 

793

720 

684 

662 

642 

623 

610

Sept.

610 

597 

585 

573 

561

549 

543 

537 

537 

531

526 

526 

526 

580 

514

526 

585 

585 

531 

520

520 

514 

508 

508 

508

508 

514 

614 

549 

610

Run-off

Inches

0.53 

.75 

.64

18.80

1.13 

1.99 

2.47 

3.95 

1.97 

1.10 

.72 

.67 

.49

16.41

Acre-feet

34,850 

49,300 

48,070

1,194,000

74,830 

130,300 

161,600 

259,500 

129,400 

78,240 

47,010 

44,290 

32,200

1,077,000

Peak discharge.- Jan. 30 (8 p.m.) 10.600 sec. -ft.: Feb. 20 (11 a.m.) 8.640 sec. -ft.! Feb. 88

(10 p.m.) 6.

(3 p.m.) 41,100 sec.-ft.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 79

Current River at Van Buren, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°59', long. 91°01', In NEiNW-i sec. 25, T. 27 N., 

R. 1 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 60, in Van Buren, 700 feet downstream from Davis 

Creek. Zero of gage is 445.78 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 1,640 square miles.

Records available.- June 1921 to September 1939 in reports of U. S. Geological Survey. 

September 1912 to June 1921 in reports of University of Missouri and of Missouri 

Geological Survey.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1921-39), 1,844 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 45,400 second-feet Apr. 18 (gage height, 14.09 

feet); minimum, 708 second-feet Sept. 23 (gage height, 0.03 foot).

1921-39: Maximum discharge, 86,600 second-feet Mar. 11, 1935 (gage height, 19.84 

feet), from rating curve extended above 62,000 second-feet: minimum, 490 second-feet 

Aug. 26-28, 30, 31, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 26.0 feet Mar. 26, 1904, from floodmarks.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing gage heights, which are fair.

Revisions.- The figures of discharge for the water year 1937-38 as here given are revlslons of and supersede those published in Water-supply Paper 857. Figures of maximum 

and minimum discharge for year not changed by this revision.

Rating tables, water years 1937-38 and 1938-39 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. In

second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method uaed Jan. 25, 1938, to Feb. 17, 193S)

Oct. 1, 1937, to May 24, 1938 May 25, 1938, to Apr. 18, 1939

0.4

1.0 

1.5

630

775

930

1,100

1,540

2.0 2,070

2.5 2,710

5.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

3,490

4,420

5,530

8,090

14,100

9.0 21,200

11.0 29,400

0.6 

1.0 

1.6 

2.3 

3.0 

4.0

667

919

1,407

2,110

3,090

4,750

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0 

11.0

6,960

9,590

12,770

20,350

29,030

1.0 

1.8 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

685

944

1,259

1,834

2,510

3,150

4,780

Note.- Same aa 

preceding table 

above 4.0 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1937-39 

1937-3S

i»y

i

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

80

81

88

83

84

85

26

87

28

89

SO

31

Oct.

665

665

679

760

782

745

700

693

686

686

686

686

686

679

679

672

700

775

820

850

820

768

738

715

715

715

715

715

700

693

69S

Nov.

6S6

693

6S6

679

700

700

700

700

700

722

715

700

700

700

693

693

700

686

686

679

672

672

665

658

658

658

672

805

842

805

-

Dec.

768

738

715

722

715

700

708

686

672

665

658

658

672

693

686

730

1,400

3,620

2,830

1,960

1,590

1,400

1,270

1,180

1,100

1,030

998

964

930

906

906

Jan.

906

898

890

890

882

882

874

866

S66

866

866

866

850

850

842

835

835

835

828

820

1,040

1,960

1,800

2,310

5,390

3,490

2,500

2,130

1,850

1,850

8,020

Feb.

2,070

1,900

1,740

1,640

1,540

1,500

1,450

1,360

1,320

1,320

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,320

1,450

2,130

7,620

25,700

28,000

12,700

8,370

6,140

4,850

4,030

3,490

3,080

2,850

2,570

_

-

-

Mar.

2,310

2,190

2,070

1,960

1,960

1,900

1,800

1,690

1,690

1,740

1,690

1,690

1,690

1,740

1,850

2,570

2,780

2,500

2,310

2,130

1,960

1,850

1,800

1,740

1,690

1,640

1,640

1,640

6,260

12,200

9,220

Apr.

7,550

5,530

4,420

3,750

3,240

2,920

2,640

3,280

6,780

5,680

4,420

3,750

3,240

2,920

2,710

4,320

6,010

4,860

3,940

3,400

3,000

2,780

2,500

2,310

2,250

2,130

2,020

1,960

1,900

2,020

-

n«y

2,570

2,780

2,3SO

2,190

2,190

2,250

2,070

6,160

4,420

3,160

2,710

2,440

2,3SO

2,570

2,710

2,440

2,310

2,500

2,850

2,780

2,570

2,380

5,550

20,000

*7,200

«6,000

«6,000

»5,000

«6,000

3,800

3,160

June

2,660

8,430

2,170

2,000

1,940

1,840

1,840

1,790

1,740

1,940

2,230

1,940

1,740

1,640

1,550

1,550

3,500

3,560

6,7SO

4,880

3,640

2,860

2,500

2,430

2,000

2,110

1,940

1,740

1,590

1,500

-

July

1,450

1,410

1,360

1,280

1,230

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,110

1,110

1,070

1,030

1,030

1,030

992

992

1,200

9,820

3,030

1,940

1,640

1,500

1,360

1,280

1,230

1,190

1,150

1,150

1,840

2,060

2,110

Aug.

1,790

1,450

1,320

1.230

1,150

1,070

1,410

1,150

1,110

1,070

1,030

992

956

956

956

956

956

919

919

891

871

864

844

830

830

824

837

804

811

871

864

Sept.

898

919

919

919

905

912

905

884

884

87S

871

857

850

850

844

844

844

837

818

798

792

798

779

779

773

767

767

761

761

761

-

Peak discharge.- Feb. 19 (5 a.m.) 37,700 sec.-ft.} Mar. 30 (9 a.m.) 16,100 sec.-ft.; Apr. 9 

(S p.m.) 8.37O sec.-ft.} May 84 (12 p.m.) 26,800 sec.-ft.; June 19 (5 a.m.) 8,750 sec.-ft.; July 

IS (8 a.m.) 17,900 sec.-ft.

«Qage height missing; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Eminence.
80 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In second-feet, of Current River at Tan Bur en. Ho., 1937-39 Continued

1938-39

D«y

i

2 

S

4

e

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

748 

748 

748 

748 

748

748 

748 

748 

736 

736

736 

736 

748 

748 

742

736 

736 

742 

773 

798

773 

767 

761 

748 

748

748 

748 

748 

748 

748 

748

Hov.

748 

748 

748 

991 

1,500

1,280 

1,360 

2,350 

2,110 

1,590

1,320 

1,190 

1,110 

1,030 

956

912 

891 

919 

905 

884

878 

850 

830 

818 

798

779 

773 

767 

754 

748

Dee.

754 

761 

992 

1,150 

1,110

1,070 

992 

966 

905 

864

844 

824 

792 

779 

773

767 

792 

785 

779 

773

767 

761 

779 

779 

773

792 

798 

785 

785 

779 

773

Jan.

779 

767 

767 

785 

857

1,110 

»1,350 

»1,230 

 1,100 

 1,110

»1,130 

1,150 

*1,090 

»1,040 

 1,000

«980 

956 

«920 

 910 

«900

»900 

«900 

«910 

«930 

 930

«900 

891 

 880 

 1,700 

 9,200 

 7,500

Month

Oot 

Ho? 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pet 

Mai 

Apr 

Kaj 

JUG 

Jul 

Aug 

8ej

V

Oct 

MOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ober 19VI

alendar year 1937 ........

niary 1938

ater year 1937-38 ........

ober 1938 .

alendar 

uary 19

year 19 

99

38........

e *

ater year 1938-59 ........

Feb.

 5,100 

 4,000 

 3,500 

 2,940 

 2,700

 2,500 

 2,400 

 2,300 

 2,200 

 2,700

 3,200 

 2,800 

2,430 

 2,200 

 2,000

1,840 

1,640 

1,590 

1,900 

5,490

5,250 

3,800 

3,090 

2,640 

2,430

2,170 

2,170 

4,020

Secondfoot-days

22,281 

21,025 

33,270

644,305

43,587 

133,950 

81,900 

108,220 

123,520 

72,230 

51,154 

31,531 

25,174

747,842

23,236 

31,537 

26,033

754,627

45,672 

81,000 

101,100 

156,850 

74,910 

44,420 

31,637 

29,188 

22,229

667,712

Mar.

5,780 

4,500 

3,720 

3,400 

8,160

9,060 

5,810 

4,410 

3,800 

3,400

3,800 

3,890 

3,980 

3,640 

3,320

2,940 

2,640 

2,430 

2,230 

2,060

1,940 

1,840 

1,790 

1,690 

1,640

1,640 

1,590 

1,550 

1,500 

1,500 

1,450

Maximum

850 

842 

3,620

22,000

5,390 

28,000 

12,200 

7,550 

20,000 

6,780 

9,820 

1,790 

919

28,000

798 

2,350 

1,150

28,000

9,200 

5,490 

9,060 

27,800 

4,780 

2,110 

1,560 

1,650 

804

27,800

Apr.

1,410 

1,410 

1,320 

1,320 

1,650

7,630 

7,570 

4,780 

3,890 

3,320

2,860 

2,500 

2,170 

2,060 

1,940

3,340 

21,000 

27,800 

9,240 

6,960

5,810 

5,070 

4,500 

4,070 

3,670

3,670 

4,680 

4,320 

3,670 

3,220

May

2.940 

2,690 

2,510 

2,350 

2,250

2,150 

2,060 

2,150 

2,750 

3,440

2,880 

2,630 

2,400 

2,400 

2,350

2,250 

2,110 

1,970 

1,920 

1,830

1,830 

1,970 

1,880 

1,790 

1,710

1,750 

3,360 

4,780 

3,150 

2,510 

2,150

fllnl*11 ^

666

658 

658

658

820 

1,270 

1,640 

1,900 

2,070 

1,500 

992 

804 

761

658

736 

748 

754

736

767 

1,590 

1,450 

1,320 

1,710 

1,230 

858 

804 

708

708

June

1,920 

1,790 

1,670 

1,560 

1,490

1,460 

1,430 

1,430 

1,600 

1,490

1,430 

1,430 

1,430 

1,390 

1,360

1,290 

1,290 

1,290 

1,230 

1,260

1,230 

1,230 

1,260 

1,230 

1,320

1,640 

1,640 

1,600 

2,110 

1,920

He an

719 

701 

1,073

1,765

1,406 

4,784 

2,642 

3,607 

3,985 

2,408 

1,650 

1,017 

839

2,049

750 

1,051 

840

2,067

1,470 

2,893 

3,261 

5,228 

2,416 

1,481 

1,021 

942 

741

1,829

July

1,560 

1,390 

1,290 

1,230 

1,190

1,160 

1,100 

1,100 

1,070 

1,070

1,070 

1,000 

974 

974 

944

944 

914 

914 

914 

944

914 

914 

914 

944 

914

885 

885 

858 

858 

914 

885

Pep 

square 

mile

0.438 

.427 

.654

1.08

.857 

2.92 

1.61 

2.20 

2.43 

1.47 

1.01 

.620 

.512

1.25

.457 

.641 

.512

1.26

.896 

1.76 

1^99 

3.19 

1.47 

.903 

.623 

.574 

.452

1.12

Aug.

858 

830 

830 

830 

830

804 

804 

804 

804 

804

830 

1,630 

1,560 

1,260 

1,100

974 

914 

885 

885 

885

858 

858 

1,000 

1,160 

1,040

944 

885 

858 

830 

830 

804

Sept.

804 

804 

779 

779 

779

755 

755 

755 

755 

755

731 

731 

731 

731 

731

731 

731 

779 

731 

708

708 

708 

708 

708 

708

708 

708 

708 

731 

779

Run-off

Inches

0.50 

.48 

.75

14.59

.99 

3.04 

1.86 

2.46 

2.80 

1.64 

1.16 

.71 

.57

16.96

.53 

.72 

.59

17.12

1.03 

1,83 

2.29 

3.56 

1.70 

1.01 

.72 

.66 

.50

15.14

Acre-feet

44,190 

41,700 

65,990

1,278,000

86,450 

265,700 

162,400 

214,700 

245,000 

143,300 

101,500 

62,540 

49,930

1,483,000

46,090 

62,550 

51,640

1,497,000

90,390 

160,700 

200,500 

311,100 

148,600 

88,110 

62,750 

57,890 

44,090

1,324,000

Peak _dlscharge.- Feb. 20 (7 o.m. ) 7.840 see. -ft. f Mar. 1 (9 a.m. ) 6,d9O SBC, -ft., u.*. K

(10 a.m.) 10,200 a«o.-ft.; Apr". 7 (1 a.m.) 10,500 see.-ft.j ~Apr^ 18 (2"a.m. )~ 45,400 8ee.-ft.j 

May 28 (3 a.m.) 5,810 sec.-ft.

«0age height missing; discharge computed on basis of records for stations near Eminence and at Donlphan.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 81

Current River at Donlphan, Mo.

Location-.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°37'25", long. 90°50'55", in NWiNWi sec. 27, T. 

 23 N., R. 2 E., half a mile upstream from State Highway 14, 1 mile west of Donlphan,

and 2i miles upstream from Briar Creek. Zero of gage Is 322.21 feet above mean sea

level (general adjustment of 1929). 

Drainage area.- 2,050 square miles. 

Records available.- June 1921 to September 1939. 

Average d Is Charge'7- 18 years, 2,743 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 49,300 second-feet Apr. 13 (gage height, 16.41

feet); minimum, 1,080 second-feet Sept. 28.

1921-39: Maximum discharge, 94,400 second-feet Kar. 12, 1935 (gage height, 23.89

feet, former site and datum), from rating curve extended above 60,000 second-feet;

minimum, 800 second-feet Aug. 1-14, 16, 1934, Aug. 30, 31, Sept. 1, 1956; minimum

gage height, 1.75 feet Aug. 4, 7, 9-11, 1934, former site and datum.

Maximum stage known, 26.8 feet, former site and datum, sometime in March 1904, from

floodmarks (discharge, about 130,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above

60,000 second-feet).

Revisions.- The figures of maximum discharge for the water year 1936-37 and 1937-38

have been revised as shown In the following table. They supersede those published in

Water-Supply Papers S27 and 857.

Water year

1936-37 

1937-38

Date

Jan. 14 

Feb. 19

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

48,400 

43,100

Gage height 

(feet)

16.28 

15.72

Remarks-.- Records good except those for Apr. 5-9, 20-24, which are fair.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,210 

1,160 

1,160 

1,160 

1,160

1,160 

1,160 

1,160 

1,160 

1,160

1,160 

1,160 

1,160 

1,160 

1,160

1,160 

1.160 

1,160 

1,260 

1,210

1,210 

1,210 

1,210 

1,210 

1,160

1,160 

1,160 

1,160 

1,160 

1,160 

1,160

Nov.

1,160 

1,160 

1,160 

1,300 

1,620

1,790 

1,740 

1,910 

2,880 

2,400

1,970 

1,790 

1,620 

1,570 

1,460

1,410 

1,410 

1,460 

1,410 

1,360

1,360 

1,360 

1,360 

1,300 

1,300

1,300 

1,260 

1,260 

1,260 

1,260

Dec.

1,260 

1,260 

1,360 

1,570 

1,620

1,620 

1,570 

1,520 

1,520 

1,4'60

1,460 

1,410 

1,360 

1,360 

1,300

1,300 

1,300 

1,260 

1,260 

1,260

1,260 

1,210 

«1,260 

«1,260 

*1,260

tl,260 

tl,260 

tl,260 

tl,260 

1,260 

1,260

Jan.

1,260 

1,860 

1,260 

1,360 

1,410

1,410 

1,680 

1,680 

1,620 

1,680

1,680 

1,680 

1,620 

1,570 

1,570

1,520 

1,460 

1,460 

1,410 

1,410

1,360 

1,360 

1,410 

1,410 

1,410

1,410 

1,360 

1,360 

2,180 

5,940 

9,960

Month

Oot 

HOT

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

Hay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

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

tember . ...................

ater year 1958 -;

Fab.

8,020 

5,470 

4,780 

4,180 

3,750

3,470 

3,330 

3,120 

3,050 

3,400

4,030 

4,030 

3,610 

3,330 

3,190

2,920 

2,720 

2,600 

2,660 

3,610

7,000 

5,550 

4,480 

3,890 

3,540

3,330 

3,400 

5,080

Secondfoot-daya

36,360 

45,580 

41,840

1,017,320

59,160 

111,540 

147,230 

195,780 

102,420 

65,180 

49,160 

44,210 

35,470

933,930

Mar.

6,520 

6,350 

5,080 

6,120 

13,600

12,000 

9,530 

6,690 

5,550 

4,930

4,780 

4,930 

5,080 

4,780 

4,480

4,180 

3,890 

3,610 

3,400 

3,190

2,980 

2,920 

2,790 

2,660 

2,600

2,530 

2,460 

2,460 

2,460 

2,340 

2,340

Maximum

1,260 

2,860 

1,620

32,900

9,960 

8,020 

13,600 

33,000 

4,930 

2,920 

2,460 

2,340 

1,410

33,000

Apr.

2,270 

2,210 

2,150 

2,090

«2,150

«6,360 

*9,050 

 *6,520 

«5,230 

4,630

4,180 

3,750 

3,400 

3,190 

3,050

5,330 

11,500 

33,000 

22,400 

*9,340

«7,370 

*6,520 

*5,710 

«5,390 

4,930

4,630 

4,930 

5,390 

4,780 

4,330

Hay

4,030 

3,750 

3,540 

3,330 

3,190

3,120 

2,980 

2,980 

3,120 

4,030

3,890 

3,750 

3,470 

3,400 

3,330

3,190 

3,050 

2,920 

2,860 

2,790

2,720 

2,790 

2,790 

2,720 

2,660

2,530 

2,920 

4,930 

4,630 

3,750 

3,260

Minimum

1,160 

1,160 

1,210

1,160

1,260 

2,600 

2,340 

2,090 

2,530 

1,790 

1,360 

1,260 

1,060

1,080

June

2,920 

2,790 

2,660 

2,460 

2,340

2,270 

2,210 

2,150 

2,150 

2,270

2,150 

2,090 

2,090 

2,090 

2,030

1,970 

1,910 

1,910 

1,850 

1,850

1,850 

1,850 

1,850 

1,790 

1,790

2,150 

2,150 

2,400 

2,270 

2,920

He an

1,173 

1,519 

1,350

2,787

1,908 

3,984 

4,749 

6,526 

3,304 

2,173 

1,586 

1,426 

1,182

2,559

July

2,460 

2,150 

2,030 

1,910 

1,850

1,790 

1,740 

1,620 

1,680 

1,620

1,620 

1,570 

1,520 

1,520 

1,520

1,460 

,1,460 

'1,460 

1,410 

1,460

1,460 

1,410 

1,410 

1,410 

1,410

1,410 

1,360 

1,360 

1,360 

1,360 

1,360

Per 

square 

mile

0.578 

.748 

.665

1.37

.940 

1.96 

2.34 

3.21 

1.63 

1.07 

.781 

.702 

.582

1.26

Aug.

1,300 

1,300 

1,300 

1,300 

1,260

1,260 

1,260 

1,260 

1,260 

1,260

1,260 

1,460 

2,340 

1,970 

1,680

1,570 

1,460 

1,410 

1,410 

1,360

1,360 

1,360 

1,410 

1,570 

1,620

1,520 

1,410 

1,360 

1,360 

1,300 

1,260

Sept.

1,260 

1,260 

1,260 

1,210 

1,210

1,210 

1,210 

1,160 

1,160 

1,160

tl,160 

*1,160 

*1,160 

*1,160 

*1,160

*1 , 160 

tl,160 

*1,160 

«1,160 

*1,160

«1,160 

*1,160 

«1,120 

tl,120 

31,120

31,120 

*1,120 

*1,080 

»1,410 

*1,360

Run-off

Inches

0.67 

.83

.77

18.63

1.08 

2.04 

2.70 

3.58 

1.88 

1.19 

.90 

.81 

.65

17.10

Peak discharge.- Anr. 7 {3 a.n. ) 10.300 see. -ft.; Aor. 18 (7 p.m.) 49,300 aec.-ft.

Acre-feet

72,120 

90,410 

82,990

2,018,000

117,300 

221,200 

292,000 

388,300 

203,100 

129,300 

97,510 

87,690 

70,350

1,852,000

at Van Buren and near Eminence. 

tOnce-dally gage readings used.
82 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Round Spring at Round Spring, Mo.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 37°17', long. 91°26', in SEi sec. 20, T. 30 N., R. 4W., inside spring basin at Round Spring, about 1,000 feet upstream from confluence with 

Current River. Zero of gage is 665.06 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment 

of 1929).

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1939 (discontinued). 

Average discharge.- 11 years, 41.0 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 390 second-feet Apr. 19 (gage height, 

 4.25 feet); maximum gage height, 15.4 feet Apr. 17, from floodmark, during period of

backwater from Current River; minimum discharge observed, 16 second-feet Dec. 14, 15,

28; minimum gage height, 1.26 feet Dec. 28 to Jan. 4.

1928-39: Maximum discharge observed, 520 second-feet May 14, 1933, during period

of backwater from Current River; maximum gage height, that of Apr. 17, 1939; minimum

discharge observed, 10 second-feet Dec. 10-12, 1937.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for days of backwater from Current River, Jan. 30, 

Mar. 5, Apr. 6, 17, 18, which were computed on basis of rainfall records and records 

for Current River near Eminence, Alley Spring at Alley, and Greer Spring at Greer and 

are poor. Discharge for day when gage was not read, July 30, interpolated. Gage read 

once daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

es

23

24

25

28

27

28

29

30

SI

Oct.

24

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

21

20

22

20

20

19

19

19

24

26

26

23

23

20

19

19

18

19

25

25

20

Nov.

20

19

19

26

29

26

49

42

33

28

28

25

23

24

20

20

19

20

20

20

20

19

17

17

18

18

IS

18

18

18

-

Dec.

IS

18

21

28

26

23

21

20

20

18

18

17

17

16

16

17

18

18

18

17

18

18

23

20

18

19

17

16

17

17

17

Jan.

17

17

17

IS

28

26

19

19

23

24

20

20

20

19

18

18

18

18

17

19

18

17

21

17

17

17

18

19

25

170

200

Feb.

145

127

109

87

66

61

54

47

47

87

66

66

54

51

47

45

39

35

98

200

145

109

87

76

61

56

52

200

_

_

-

Month

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

Hay.......................................

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

Water year 1938-39......................

liar.

172

135

115

98

200

135

133

109

92

87

92

145

U5

104

92

71

66

66

52

47

47

45

45

42

39

38

38

38

45

47

45

Apr.

44

39

38

35

42

250

275

186

145

121

104

87

66

66

56

71

250

350

390

359

275

230

186

158

139

215

275

230

179

145

-

Seoondfoot-daya

653

691

585

21,602

933

2,317

2,591

4,986

2,614

1 197

1,128

1,061

579

19,335

Hay

127

109

98

92

S7

76

76

76

121

98

87

87

87

76

76

71

61

52

49

47

47

46

51

45

45

49

230

165

115

92

76

MffTTJjin»?1

26

49

28

498

200

200

200

390

230

109

66

104

23

390

June

61

54

51

44

44

41

3S

39

39

38

35

33

33

31

31

29

29

29

32

29

26

31

24

24

29

31

45

36

109

82

-

July

66

45

53

45

39

42

39

38

36

35

32

32

35

33

53

31

31

32

32

32

33

36

36

33

32

31

32

35

35

33

31

Minimum

18

17

16

11

17

35

53

35

45

24

31

21

17

16

Aug.

32

32

32

51

31

31

31

32

31

31

32

104

66

56

51

39

32

28

28

28

28

25

33

26

26

26

26

25

21

24

23

Mean

21.1

23.0

18.9

59.2

30*1

82.' 8

83.6

166

84.3

39 9

36 '.4

34.2

19.3

53.0

Sept.

23

23

20

21

22

20

20

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

20

19

19

18

18

18

18

17

18

17

17

17

17

18

-

Run-off in 

ao re-feet

1,300

1,370

1,160

42,860

1,850

4,600

5,140

9,890

5,180

2,370

2,240

2,100

1,150

38,350
WHITE RIVER BASIN 83

Jacks Fork at Eminence, Mb.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 37°09'15", long. 91°21'30", in Wi sec. 26, T. 29 N., R.

4 W., at bridge on State Highway 19 at Eminence, 1 mile downstream from Pine Hollow.

Zero of gage is 617.91 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929). 

Drainage area.- About 376 square miles. 

Records available.- October 1921 to September 1939. 

Average discharge.- 18 years, 441 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 15,100 second-feet Apr. 17 (gage height, 11.1

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum discharge observed, 110 second-feet

Oct. 17; minimum gage height, 2.00 feet Sept. 25-28.

1921-39: Maximum discharge observed, about 40,000 second-feet June 13, 1928 (gage

height, 16.24 feet, former site and datum); minimum discharge, 64 second-feet Aug. 28,

1936; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 25-28, 1939.

Revision.- The figure and date of minimum discharge observed during water year 1937-

38 as published in Water-Supply Paper 857 has been revised to 110 second-feet Nov. 24

(gage height, 2.32 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice dally. 

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge for the period Sept. 8-30, 1938, superseding

those published in Water-Supply Paper 857, are given below.

Sept. S.. 

9.. 

10. 

11. 

12.

..159 

..145 

..140 

..134 

..132

Sept. 13. 

14. 

15.

16. 

17.

.140 

.148 

.155 

.159 

.155

Sept. 18. 

19. 

20. 

21. 

22.

.148 

.145 

.140 

.137 

.132

Sept. 23.. 

24.. 

25.. 

26.. 

27..

.129 

.129 

.126 

.123 

.121

Sept. 28 

29 

30

..123 

..123

..118

Month

September 1938 ........

Water year 1937-38 . .

Second-foot 

days

4,267

176,263

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

189

10,400

Minimum

118

110

Mean

142

483

Per square mile

0.378

1.28

Run-off

Inches Acre-feet

0.42

17.43

8,460

349,600

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 193S to September 1959

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

S

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IB

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

116 

116 

116 

116 

116

116 

116 

116 

116 

114

112 

114 

114 

116 

114

114 

110 

112 

126 

132

132 

132 

129 

121 

118

116 

116 

118 

118, 

119 

118

Nov.

116 

116 

116 

302 

284

3SO 

431 

1,040 

639 

3SO

298 

257 

21S 

202 

183

169 

169 

169 

169 

172

176 

162 

159 

148 

1B5

145 

142 

142 

137 

134

Dee.

132 

132 

240 

270 

302

24S 

227 

210 

191 

183

172 

162 

155 

148 

142

1B2 

15B 

148 

145 

145

142 

140 

145 

145 

142

148 

148 

148 

145 

148 

1B2

Jan.

152 

152 

145 

152 

187

405 

331 

379 

311 

270

289 

279 

261 

244 

222

210 

202 

198 

195 

187

187 

187 

214 

222 

210

202 

210 

210 

3SO 

3,700 

2,120

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jiin 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

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

alendar year 1938.........

uary

ater year 1938-2o

Feb.

1,040 

860 

756 

690 

539

511 

484 

431 

380 

567

790 

627 

539 

484 

431

380 

356 

331 

288 

2,940

1,210 

896 

723 

627 

597

B3S 

511 

1,62C

Secondfoot-days

3,658 

7,210 

5,262

176,404

12,513 

20,288 

21,360 

41,001 

22,131 

10,345 

6,346 

B.374 

3,728

169,216

Mar.

1,430 

1,040 

860 

756 

2,070

1,7SO 

1,210 

932 

790 

723

690 

756 

790 

723 

658

597 

511 

484 

458 

408

384 

361 

361 

339 

339

317 

317 

296 

317 

317 

296

Maximum

132 

1,040 

302

10,400

3,700 

2,940 

2,070 

10,300 

2,770 

567 

339 

257 

158

10,300

Apr.

296 

296 

276 

257

4S8

3,470 

2,900 

1,120 

895 

756

658 

567 

511 

458 

433

592

10,300 

3,600 

1,890 

1,390

1,120 

1,040 

S9B 

790 

756

825 

1,580 

1,120 

932 

790

May

723 

627 

597 

539 

511

484 

458 

4S4 

1,300 

860

658 

597 

627 

627 

597

567

511 

458 

458 

433

484 

597 

567 

484 

458

BS7 

2,770 

1,580 

1,040 

790 

658

Minimum

110 

116 

132

110

145 

331 

296 

257 

433 

257 

158 

140 

112

110

June

567 

511 

484 

433 

408

384 

361 

458 

408 

361

339 

339 

339 

317 

296

296 

276 

276 

276 

257

257 

257 

257 

257 

257

317 

339 

296 

361 

361

Mean

118 

240 

170

483

404 

725 

6S9 

1,367 

714 

345 

205 

173 

124

436

July

339 

296 

276 

257 

257

238 

217 

217 

231 

276

224 

210 

196 

190 

1S3

183 

IBS 

173 

180 

183

1S3 

177 

177 

170 

170

IBS 

161 

158 

161 

164 

158

Per 

square 

mile

0.314 

.638 

.452

1.28

1.07 

1.93 

1.83 

3.64 

1.90 

.918 

.545 

.460 

.330

1.16

Aug.

158 

152 

149 

146 

146

146 

140 

140 

146 

143

146 

257 

238 

220 

203

ISO 

170 

167 

170 

164

IBS 

155 

217 

257 

217

190 

173 

164 

158 

152 

152

Sept.

146 

140 

140 

134 

134

129 

129 

126 

126 

123

123 

123 

118 

118 

118

118 

123 

120 

118 

118

118 

118 

115 

118 

112

112 

112 

112 

129 

158

Run-off

Inches

0.36 

.71 

.52

17.45

1.23 

2.01 

2.11 

4.06 

2.19 

1.02 

.63 

.53 

.37

15.74

Acre-feet

7,280 

14,300 

10,440

349,900

24,820 

40,240 

42,370 

81,320 

43,900 

20,520 

12,590 

10,660 

7,390

315,800
84 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Alley Spring at Alley, Mo. .

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 37°09'05", long. 91°26'30", In SEi sec. 25, T. 29 K., R. 5 

W., at Alley, 400 feet downstream from spring outlet. Zero or gage Is 664.SS feet 

above near, sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1939 (discontinued). 

Average discharge.- 11 years, 125 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 775 second-feet April 17 (gage height, 

3.96 feet); minimum discharge, 70 second-feet Dec. 28 to Jan. 4; minimum gage height, 

1.40 feet Dec. 31 to Jan. 4, Sept. 20-29.

1928-39: Maximum discharge observed, 1,060 second-feet I^ar. 11, 1935; maximum 

gage height, 4.26 feet May 25, 1938; minimum discharge, 54 second-feet Oct. 15-18, 

1934 (gage height, 1.21 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge Interpolated Oct. 15. Occasional run-off from small 

valley above spring is Included in records. Gage read once dally.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17in

19

SO

81

SS

S3

24

S5

S6

27

28

29

30

81

Oct.

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

HOT.

80

80

80

80

91

£6

109

115

115

103

103

97

91

91

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

-

Dec.

80

80

91

103

97

91

86

86

80

80

80

80

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

70

70

70

70

Jan.

70

70

70

70

97

91

86

80

80

86

86

86

80

80

80

80

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

510

400

Feb.

338

296

257

224

193

183

175

158

150

150

193

183

166

158

158

148

135

128

142

296

282

246

224

213

193

175

166

324

_

-

Month

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

toy.......................................

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

Water year 1938-3

Mar.

324

296

257

224

384

384

324

309

246

224

213

234

246

234

224

203

183

175

166

166

158

150

150

142

142

142

135

135

128

128

128

Apr.

128

135

128

115

115

490

452

384

324

282

234

203

193

183

175

166

775

635

550

471

434

400

338

309

282

257

452

417

368

309

-

Secondfoot-days

2,439

55,092

3 177

9,704 

7,059

3,454 

2,987 

2,420

53,227

May

282

257

224

213

193

193

183

183

224

224

213

193

203

203

203

193

193

183

175

166

166

234

213

203

183

175

452

434

368

296

234

Maximum

103

900

336

775 

452

166 

122 

86

775

June

234

213

193

175

175

175

166

166

166

158

158

150

150

142

142

135

135

135

128

128

128

128

122

122

122

175

142

150

166

183

-

July

166

150

135

128

128

122

122

122

115

115

109

109

109

109

103

103

103

103

103

103

103

103

103

103

103

97

97

97

97

97

97

Minimum

70

70

128

115 

166

97 

86 

75

70

Aug.

97

97

97

97

97

91

91

91

91

91

91

97

122

115

109

109

103

97

97

91

91

91

97

103

97

97

91

91

86

86

86

Mean

78.7

151

202

323 

228

111 

96.4

80.7

146

Sept.

86

86

86

86

86

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

75

75

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

4,840

109,300

19,250 

14,000

6,850 

5,920 

4,800

105,600
WHITE RIVER BASIN 85

Big Spring near Van Buren, Mo.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 36°57 f , long. 91°00', in sec. 6, T. 26 N., R. 1 E., 400 feet 

downstream from spring outlet and 4 miles southeast of Van Buren. Zero of gage is 

429.08 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Records available.- January to June 1922, April 1923 to September 1939. 

Average discharge.- 13 years (1923-26, 1929-39), 369 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,190 second-feet (computed) Apr. 18, during 

period of backwater from Current River; minimum, 280 second-feet Nov. 23 to Dec. 2, 

Dec. 15, 16, Dec. 19 to Jan. 4.

1922-39: Maximum discharge, 1,300 second-feet (estimated) sometime in June 1928, 

during period of backwater from Current River; minimum, 247 second-feet July 4-6, 12, 

1936.

Remarks.- Recprds fair except those for periods of backwater from Current. River, which 

are poor. Gage read once daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

2

S

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

16

18

17

18

19

20

S3.

SS

23

24

25

2.9

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

315

315

315

302

302

302

302

302

302

302

302

302

302

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

HOT.

290

290

290

290

302

290

290

315

315

302

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

280

280

280

280

280

£80

280

280

-

Dec.

280

280

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

280

280

290

290

280

280

280

280

280

280

280

280

280

280

280

280

280

Jan.

280

280

2SO

2SO

290

290

290

290

290

290

302

302

302

302

302

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

290

*750

Feb.

»1,000

*900

*830

»700

»610

570

553

523

498

553

«600

*580

*550

523

474

454

435

402

418

«680

*700

 650

*600

«600

583

583

«650

 780

_

_

-

Month.

October. . . . . .....

Calendar year 1938. . ....................

January

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

«£.. .....................................

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

Water year 1938-39......................

Mar.

*800

»740

*700

«600

*800

*900

*1,000

«900

*800

*760

»740

*740

»800

*830

*810

*790

»770

735

735

735

655

655

583

523

474

695

655

655

583

523

474

Apr.

418

402

S87

387

S87

*500

»750

»900

*850

*830

*810

*730

655

553

523

583

 950

*1,190

«950

*870

*830

*780

*750

 730

*700

*690

*850

*870

«eoo

»760

-

Secondfoot-days

9,185

8,694

8,820

156,405

9,470

16,999

22*160

21,385

19,424

12 237

lo)990

10,199

9,203

158,766

May

*730

#710

*690

*670

655

655

583

583

655

«eoo

*750

735

735

655

619

583

583

553

523

523

523

523

523

523

523

523

553

*850

*750

*620

523

Ito-H«mni

315

315

290

1,120

750

1,000

1,000

1,190

850

498

402

343

315

1,190

June

498

474

454

435

435

435

418

402

418

402

402

402

402

402

387

387

402

387

387

387

372

372

372

372

372

402

387

402

435

435

-

July

402

402

402

402

S72

372

372

372

372

358

358

358

358

343

343

343

343

343

343

343

343

343

343

343

329

329

329

329

343

329

329

Minima

290

280

280

280

280

402

474

387

523

372

329

315

302

280

Aug.

329

329

329

329

329

329

329

329

329

329

329

329

343

343

329

329

329

329

329

329

329

329

329

329

329

329

329

329

329

315

315

Mean

296

290

285

429

305

607

715

713

627

4JQ8

355

5S9

307

435

Sept.

315

315

315

315

315

315

315

315

315

315

315

302

302

302

302

302

302

302

302

302

302

302

302

302

302

302

302

302

302

302

-

Run-off in 

aero-feet

18,220

17,240

17,490

310,200

18,780

33,720

43 950 42)420 38,530

24,270

21,800

20,230

18,250

314,900

 Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from Current River; discharge computed on basis 

of rainfall records and records for Oreer Spring at Oreer, Alley Spring at Alley.
86 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Spring River at Imboden, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°12', long. 91°10', in Ei sec. 15, T. 18 N., R. 

2 W., at Imboden, 8 miles upstream from Eleven Point River and 11 miles upstream from 

mouth. Staff-gage at site 200 feet downstream, present datum, Feb. 21, 1936 to July 17, 

1937; wire-weight gage at present site and datum, Oct. 1, 1938 to Feb. 8, 1939. Zero 

of gage is 254.07 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 1,140 square miles.

Records available.- February 1936 to September 1939.

Extremes.- The figures of maximum and minimum discharges for water years 1935-36, 1936-37, 

and 1938-39 are given in the following table:

Water 

Year

1935-36 

1936-37 

1938-39

Maximum

Date

Apr. 6 

Jan. 15 

Mar. 5

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

16,500 

35,800 

36,500

Gage height 

(feet)

*18.8 

*22.3 

22.40

Minimum

Date

Aug. 1 

Sept. 28 

Oct. 12, 13

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

185 

336 

292

Gage height 

(feet)

*t2.0 

*3.27 

*3.12

 Observed. 

tFormer site.

1936-39: Maximum discharge observed, 47,800 second-feet Feb. 18, 1938 (gage height 

23.97 feet); minimum observed, that of Aug. 1, 1936. 

Maximum stage known, about 30.9 feet in August 1915.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period Feb. 21, 1936, to July 17, 1937 and those 

above 5,000 second-feet which are fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of power plant at Mammoth Springs. Gage read twice daily prior to Feb. 8, 1939. 

Records for period Feb. 21, 1936 to July 17, 1937 were collected and computed by the 

Corps of Engineers^ U. S. Army and prepared for publication .by the Geological Survey; 

results of 13 discharge measurements made after July 16, 1937 furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1936-37, 1938-39 

1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

_

-

_

-

-

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

«

-

53T

537

537

537

579

757

1,720

1,340

1,060

_

-

Mar.

1,000

901

901

852

804

804

711

711

711

711

711

666

622

622

579

622

579

579

579

622

579

537

622

622

579

579

579

579

579

579

537

Apr.

622

622

579

579

1,090

11,500

3,720

2,150

2,150

2,150

2,000

1,790

1,590

1,460

1,280

1,220

1,170

1,110

1,060

1,000

901

1,000

901

901

901

852

804

757

1,220

1,000

-

May

901

1,060

1,000

852

804

804

711

711

711

666

666

666

711

711

622

622

579

537

537

537

537

537

497

497

497

497

537

537

497

458

458

June

458

458

497

420

458

420

497

458

537

537

622

579

537

497

458

458

458

458

458

458

458

312

458

420

420

383

420

420

312

458

July

537

537

458

458

313

383

458

383

347

383

312

420

246

347

312

312

347

347

383

312

312

312

312

347

312

312

312

312

383

420

312

Aug.

215

278

312

312

312

312

312

312

312

312

312

312

312

347

312

312

420

383

312

312

312

312

312

312

312

312

312

312

312

383

278

Sept.

278

312

312

312

312

312

312

312

312

312

312

312

312

312

278

584

4.290

568

468

468

383

383

666

1,000

711

622

622

537

637

637

-
WHITE RIVER BASIN 87

Discharge, in second-feet, of Spring River at Imboden, Ark., 1936-37, 1938-39 Continued

1936-37

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Hoy.

458 901

456

458

458

458

458

497

622

711

952

711

666

622

622

537

458

458

458

458

420

420

537

852

901

2,040

6,900

2,600

1,460

1,110

1,000

901

1,010

8,670

3,300

1,720

1,220

1,170

1,000

901

804

804

711

711

711

711

666

622

622

622

622

579

537

579

537

537

537

537

497

497

537

Dec.

497

537

537

537

537

2,180

1,720

1,280

1,000

901

852

804

666

666

666

622

622

579

579

579

579

537

537

537

537

537

711

952

901

4,940

6,960

Jan.

2,930

2,380

2,300

1,720

1,590

1,280

3,660

3,300

6,480

4,700

3,420

3,050

3,620

16,000

31,500

9,140

4,620

3,800

3,050

3,580

7,610

11,000

7,240

4,990

5,450

4,320

3,720

3,580

4,100

4,770

5,820

Feb.

4,700

3,720

3,280

2,900

2,680

2,520

2,300

2,300

2,220

2,000

1,860

1,720

1,650

1,720

1,590

1,520

1,460

1,460

1,950

3,880

3,800

3,500

3,420

2,300

2,150

1,860

1,790

1,720

_

-

Mar.

1,590

1,520

1,590

1,520

1,460

1,460

1,400

1,400

1,340

1,340

1,280

1,280

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,170

1,110

1,860

1,460

1,220

1,220

1,170

2,450

2,000

1,590

1,520

1,460

1,400

1,340

1,220

Apr.

1,220

1,170

1,170

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,060

1,170

1,110

1,060

1,060

1,000

1,000

1,060

1,110

1,060

1,060

1,000

1,060

1,000

1,110

1,460

1,590

1,860

2,750

2,520

1,590

1,460

1,400

1,340

-

May

1,340

2,520

4,630

2,750

2,220

1,930

1,720

1,590

1,460

1,400

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,280

1,170

1,110

1,110

1,060

1,000

1,000

952

952

952

952

901

901

901

901

901

852

757

June

757

757

757

901

1,060

1,280

952

804

1,000

3,560

5,580

2,150

1,590

1,340

1,220

3,610

3,050

1,650

1,400

1,220

1,060

1,000

958

901

901

852

901

852

2,640

1,520

-

July

1,000

901

852

804

901

804

711

711

666

666

2,300

1,060

804

711

666

666

622

636

2,440

2,720

1,420

976

858

745

690

690

636

636

610

584

559

Aug.

559

534

534

510

486

510

51O

584

486

463

463

463

396

418

440

440

440

463

418

418

418

1,160

916

690

534

486

463

440

396

396

418

Sept.

440

418

486

3,180

1,620

801

636

559

510

510

486

440

440

418

418

418

396

376

376

355

376

355

355

355

801

463

396

376

376

355

~

Note.- Dally discharge for July 18 to Sept. 30 published in Water-Supply Paper 857; republlshed 

in above table to complete water year 1936-37.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

363

363

355

351

355

351

355

363

351

351

359

348

348

344

344

329

333

344

418

380

355

355

355

336

336

351

344

351

351

344

344

Mov.

336

344

344

708

858

559

589

801

652

584

534

496

486

472

445

445

477

1,010

589

529

505

481

481

454

436

445

414

409

418

409

-

Dec.

409

409

481

801

718

636

579

569

539

510

463

481

472

458

458

458

445

436

422

427

427

427

445

427

414

418

427

445

454

388

427

Jan.

436

427

427

1,220

1,130

718

631

631

579

605

658

718

718

679

663

615

620

620

594

574

579

574

569

584

544

584

564

594

1,850

10,600

5,080

Feb.

2,650

2,510

2,300

1,960

1,690

2,230

2,790

2,230

2,160

4,260

3,070

2,230

1,890

1,820

2,230

1,820

1,690

1,590

2,370

4,260

3,210

2,300

1,960

1,820

1,890

1,960

2,760

6,630

_

_

-

Mar.

4,050

2,790

2,370

3,720

29,900

14,200

4,610

3,490

2,930

2,790

3,000

3,000

2,580

2,370

2,160

1,960

1,820

1,760

1,650

1,590

1,550

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,290

1,290

1,290

1,230

1,290

1,260

1,190

Apr.

1,160

1,160

1,100

1,070

1,400

7,840

4,390

2,790

2,370

2,100

2,160

1,820

1,690

1,620

1,550

10,500

33,900

18,300

5,650

4,190

3,840

3,280

2,860

2,650

2,440

2,300

2,510

2,160

1,960

1,820

-

May

1,760

1,690

1,590

1,520

1,450

1,420

1,360

1,620

1,890

1,550

1,420

1,960

3,490

2,720

2,160

1,890

1,690

 1,670

*1,640

1,620

 1,620

 1,760

 1,960

 1,590

 1,890

1,620

3,420

3,210

2,100

1,760

1,590

June

1,450

1,390

1,320

1,390

1,320

1,230

1,160

1,130

1,100

1,040

1,070

1,040

1,040

1,010

946

916

916

887

858

830

1830

1820

t820

**801

$800

±840

$320

±1,040

11,200

P.,030

-

July

 916

 858

 4,050

 3,490

 1,390

1,070

946

858

830

773

745

718

685

679

668

652

631

620

610

636

620

584

579

569

554

549

584

564

631

564

544

Aug.

529

524

515

496

491

486

481

477

515

554

515

579

605

631

554

554

515

520

515

515

481

454

505

858

610

529

529

481

505

472

463

Sept.

445

449

440

436

422

422

422

409

414

400

392

388

384

388

380

388

371

371

371

371

367

363

371

359

356

359

359

355

376

445

-

 Gage height missing; discharge computed on basis of observer's twice-daily readings. 

tGage height missing; discharge interpolated.

±Gage height missing; discharge estimated on basis of records for Eleven Point River near Eleven 

Point*

 Recorder stopped; discharge computed from observer's once-daily reading.
WHITE RIVER BASIN

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Spring River at Imboden, Ark., 1936-39 Continued

Month

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

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

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

Water year 1958-59. .......

Secondfoot-days

7,604 

20,658 

48,079 

19,957 

13,784 

11,240 

9,792 

16,958

_

29,661 

32,872 

34,089

-

174,720 

67,970 

44,250 

38,780 

43,232 

46,217 

29,045 

15,852 

17,491

574,179

20,883 

17,176 

34,614

550,230

36,041 

118,216 

111,210 

98,580 

54,620 

48,232 

22,310 

17,642 

12,433

591,957

10,927 

15,710 

14,870

560,791

35,386 

70,280 

107,210 

132,580 

58,650 

31,164 

28,157 

16,458 

11,778

653,145

Maximum

1,720 

1,000 

11,500 

1,060 

622 

537 

420 

4,290

_

6,900 

8,670 

6,960

-

31,500 

4,700 

2,450 

2,750 

4,630 

5,580 

2,720 

1,160 

3,180

31,500

3,280 

1,620 

3,350

31,500

3,63O 

35,200 

29,400 

14,800 

4,330 

5,580 

1,290 

1,100 

463

35,200

418 

1,010 

801

35,200

10,600 

6,650 

29,900 

55,900 

3,490 

1.460 

4,060 

868 

449

55,900

TUn^imnn

537 

537 

579 

458 

312 

246 

215 

278

_

420 

497 

497

-

1,280 

1,460 

1,110 

1,000 

757 

757 

559 

396 

355

355

355 

396 

418

355

559 

858 

1,230 

1,550 

1,100 

916 

534 

440 

355

355

329 

336 

388

329

427 

1,590 

1,190 

1,070 

1,360 

800 

544 

464 

356

329

Mean

845 

666 

1,603 

644 

459 

362 

316 

565

_

957 

1,096 

1,100

-

5,636 

2,428 

1,427 

1,293 

1,395 

1,541 

937 

511 

583

1,573

674 

573 

1,117

1,507

1,163 

4,222 

3,587 

3,286 

1,762 

1,608 

720 

569 

414

1,622

352 

524 

480

1,536

1,141 

2,510 

3,458 

4,419 

1,891 

1,038 

909 

651 

392

1,461

Per 

square 

mile

0.741 

.584 

1.41 

.565 

.403 

.318 

.277 

.496

_

.839 

.961 

.965

-

4.94 

2.13 

1.25 

1.13 

1.22 

1.35 

.822 

.448 

.511

1.38

.591 

.503 

.980

1.32

1.02 

3.70 

3.15 

2.88 

1.55 

1.41 

.632 

.499 

.363

1.42

.309 

.460 

.421

1.35

1.00 

2.20 

3.03 

3.88 

1.55 

.911 

.79V 

.456 

.544

1.28

Run-off

Inches

0.25 

.67 

1.57 

.65 

.45 

.37 

.32 

.55

_

.97 

1.07 

1.11

-

5.70 

2.22 

1.44 

1.26 

1.41 

1.51 

.95 

.52 

.57

18.73

.68 

.56 

1.13

17.95

1.18 

3.85 

3.63 

3.21 

1.79 

1.57 

.73 

.58 

.40

19.31

.36

.51 

.49

18.30

1.15 

2.29 

3.49 

4.33 

1.91 

1.02 

.92 

.64 

.38

17.39

Acre-feet

15,080 

40,970 

95,360 

39,580 

27,340 

22,290 

19,420 

33,640

293,700

58,830 

65,200 

67,610

-

346,600 

134,800 

87,770 

76,920 

85,750 

91,670 

57,610 

31,440 

34,690

1,139,000

41,420 

34,070 

68,660

1,091,000

71,490 

234,500 

220,600 

195,500 

108,300 

95,670 

44,250 

34,990 

24,560

1,174,000

21,670 

31,160 

29,490

1,118,000

70,190 

139,400 

212*, 600 

265,000 

116.500 

61,790 

66,870 

32,640 

85,560

1,067,000

..ytfV" pl|W*« of monthly discharge for water year 1937-38 republished herein in order to complete the table of monthly discharge. ^^
WHITE RIVER BASIN 89

Eleven Point River near Bardley, Mo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°38'55", long. 91 0 12'03", In NWi sec. 20, T. 23 N., 

R. 2 W. r at bridge on State Highway 14, about 7 miles southwest of Bardley and 7i 

miles upstream from Fredericks Fork. Zero of gage Is 410.84 feet above mean sea level 

(general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 690 square miles.

Records available.- October 1921 to September 1939.

Average dlschargeT- 18 years, 751 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 20,900 second-feet Apr. 17 (gage height, 13.88 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 270 second-feet on many days during 

period October to January; minimum gage height, 2.03 feet Dec. 27 to Jan. 3.

1921-39: Maximum discharge, 40,000 second-feet Apr. 14, 1927 (gage height, 18.74 

feet, present datum, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 15,000 secondfeet; minimum, 188 second-feet Aug. 30, 31, Sept. 1, 6, 16, 1936; minimum gage height, 

1.06 feet, present datum, Sept. 6-11, 1925.

Maximum stage known, 19.7 feet, present datum, from floodmarks, In August 1915 

(discharge, about 44,000 second-feet), from rating curve extended above 15,000 secondfeet.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice dally. Results of 15 discharge measurements 

furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Rating tables, water year 1938-39 (gage height. In feet, and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-29, Feb. 21-27)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 17 Apr* IS to Sept. SO

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.8

3.0

250

336

446

720

870

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

S.O 

9.0

1,730

2,715

3,790

6,140

7,530

10.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

9,380

14,800

18,000

21,200

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0

3.5

SIS 

402 

504 

625 

1,010

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

9.0

1,460

2,470

3,600

6,120

7,530

Bote.- Same as preceding table 

at and above 8.3 feet.

Discharge, In aeeond-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6

7

e

9 

10

11

12 

IS 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

336 

313 

313 

313 

313

313 

SIS 

SIS 

313 

313

313 

SIS 

313 

290 

313

290 

290 

290 

313 

SIS

290 

290 

290 

290 

290

290 

290 

290 

290 

290 

270

HOT.

270 

270 

270 

417 

38S

336 

336 

388 

S62 

362

336 

336 

336 

SIS 

313

313 

313 

336 

313 

313

290 

290 

290 

290 

290

290 

270 

270 

270 

270

Deo.

270 

270 

336 

478 

388

362 

336 

336 

313 

313

SIS 

313 

290 

290 

290

290 

290 

270 

270 

270

270 

270 

270 

270 

270

270 

270 

270 

270 

270 

270

Jan.

270 

270 

270 

290 

290

290 

290 

290 

313 

362

388 

362 

S62 

362

336

336 

336 

313 

313 

313

313 

SIS 

313 

313 

313

313 

SIS 

313 

423 

2,570 

2,120

Month

Dot 

HOT 

Dee

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jem 

Jul 

Aug 

Sop

H

tttnber. ...................

ater yoar 1938-3

Fob.

1,540 

1,280 

1,110 

1,030 

950

910 

910 

870 

832 

1,030

1,030 

950 

910 

910 

870

795 

758 

720 

758 

1,280

1,200 

1,110 

1,110 

990 

990

950 

910 

2,020

Secondfoot-clays

9,361 

9,441 

9,268

258,848

13,973 

28,723 

46,173 

65,871 

37,980 

25,890 

18,426 

15,025 

11,781

291,902

Har.

1,730 

1,540 

1,360 

1,650 

5,710

3,320 

2,410 

2,020 

1,320 

1,640

1,540 

1,640 

1,460 

1,460 

1,360

1,280 

1,200 

1,110 

1,110 

1,030

1,030 

990 

950 

910 

910

870 

832 

832 

832 

832 

796

Maximum

336 

417 

478

7,020

2,570 

2,020 

5,710 

15,100 

1,650 

1,140 

806 

594 

477

16,100

Apr.

795 

795 

720 

720 

811

2,160 

1,820 

1,540 

1,460 

1,360

1,200 

1,110 

1,030 

1,030 

990

3,900 

15,100 

6,270 

3,240 

2,680

2,250 

2,050 

1,850 

1,750 

1,650

1,650 

1,560 

1,660 

1,460 

1,460

May

1,360 

1,280 

1,280 

1,280 

1,180

1,140 

1,140 

1,140 

1,180 

1,140

1,100 

1,140 

1,280 

1,360 

1,360

1,280 

1,180 

1,140 

1,180 

1,180

1,140 

1,140 

1,100 

1,060 

1,100

1,100 

1,560 

1,650 

1,360 

1,280 

1,180

MlTilimna

270 

270

270

240

270 

720 

795 

720 

1,050 

695 

604 

450 

368

270

June

1,140 

1,100 

1,140 

1,050 

1,010

1,010 

968 

925 

925 

885

886 

885 

845 

846 

806

806 

806 

768 

768 

732

732 

732 

695 

695 

695

695 

732 

885 

886 

845

Mean

302 

315 

299

709

451 

1,026 

1,489 

2,196 

1,225 

863 

594 

486 

393

800

July

806 

768 

732 

732 

695

660 

660 

625 

625 

625

594 

594 

594 

594 

594

562 

562 

562 

562 

533

533 

533 

562 

533 

533

533 

504 

504 

504 

504 

504

Per 

square 

mile

0.438 

.457 

.433

1.03

.664 

1.49 

2.16 

3.18 

1.78 

1.25 

.861 

.703 

.570

1.16

Aug.

504 

477 

477 

477 

477

477 

450 

477 

460 

450

450 

504 

477 

504 

504

477 

460 

477 

477 

460

450 

450 

594 

594 

562

504 

504 

477 

477 

477 

450

Sept.

460 

460 

426 

426 

426

426 

402 

402 

402 

402

402 

380 

380 

380 

380

380 

380 

380 

368 

368

368 

368 

368 

368 

368

368 

368 

368 

460

477

Run-off

Inches

0.50 

.51 

.50

13.96

.75 

1.65 

2.49 

3.55 

2.06 

1.40 

.99 

.81 

.64

15.74

Acre-foot

18,570 

18,730 

18,360

513,400

27,720 

66,970 

91,680 

130,700 

75,330 

51,350 

36,650 

29,800 

23,370

679,000
90 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Eleven Point River near Eleven Point, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°21', long. 91°07', In SE$SEi sec. 30, T. 20 N., 

R. 1 w., li miles (revised) southwest of Eleven Point and 18 miles (revised) upstream 

from mouth. Prior to Nov. 31, 1938, chain gage at same site, datum 0.04 foot higher; 

Nov. 21 to Dec. 11, 1938, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Zero of gage Is 

291.98 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 1,115 square miles (revised).

Records available.- November 1929 to June 1933, February 1936 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Revised or previously unpublished figures of maximum and minimum discharge for

 water years 1929-30 to 1932-33 and 1935-36 to 1938-39 are given in the following table.

The revised figures supersede the figures published in previous water-supply papers.

Water 

year

1929-30 

1930-31 

1931-32 

1932-33 

1935-36 

1936-37 

1937-38 

1938-39

Maximum

Date

Jan. 14 

Mar. 7 

Jan. 17 

May 15 

Apr. 6 

Jan. 15 

Feb. 18 

Apr. 18

Discharge 

(sec. -ft. )

 9,460 

 5,680 

 7,160 

 114,900 

7,160 

J18,900 

±19,400 

122,500

Gage height 

(feet)

flS.Ol tio.o

til. 65 

t!4.92 

**11.6 

 15.90 

 16.0 

16.55

Minimum

Date

Sept. 9 

Oct. 20, 21 

Oct. 15, 16 

Jan. 1-3

Discharge 

(sec. -ft. )

226 

290 

3S8 

399

Gage height 

(feet)

*tt2.17 

 tt2.31 

 tt2.51 

2.57

 From graph based on gage readings. 

tfFormer datum.

 Revised.

tObserved.

JFrom rating curve extended above 12,000 second-feet.

1929-33. 1936-39: Maximum discharge, 22,500 second-feet Apr. 18, 1939 (gage height, 

16.55 feet), from rating curve extended above 12,000 second-feet; minimum discharge 

observed, 226 second-feet (gage height, 2.17 feet, former datum).

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read once daily prior to Dec. 11, 1938. Records for water 

year 1938-39 collected and prepared in cooperation with the Corps of Engineers, U. S. 

Army; records from 1929 to 1933 and 1935 to 1938 were collected and computed by the 

Corps of Engineers and prepared for publication by the Geological Survey.

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge for water >oars 1929-30 to 1932-33, superseding 

those published in Water-Supply Papers 702, 717, 732, and 747 are given herein.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1929-33, 1936-39 

1929-30

D«jr

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct. HOT.

1,420

1,260

1,190

1,120

970

970

970

970

900

900

830

830

830

830

900

900

830

830

830

760

760

760

760

690

690

690

690

690

690

690

-

Dee.

690

690

690

690

690

690

690

690

690

690

570

690

690

830

1,120

1,120

1,800

3,290

2,050

1,700

1,490

1,390

1,260

1,260

1,190

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,040

970

970

Jan.

970

1,120

1,120

1,040

970

1,230

4,300

3,060

2,760

2,640

2,140

2,570

7,540

8,850

6,480

4,540

3,250

2,760

2,400

2,190

2,120

1,980

1,840

1,770

1,670

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,600

1,560

1,490

Feb.

1,490

1,490

1,780

3,S10

3,570

3,120

2,670

2,330

2,140

2,050

1,910

1,840

1,840

1,700

1,630

1,560

1,560

1,460

1,460

1,420

1,390

1,390

1,460

1,530

1,490

1,980

1,910

1,910

_

_

-

Mar.

1,840

1,700

1,600

1,600

1,560

1,530

1,770

1,700

1,600

1,530

1,530

1,460

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,340

1,490

1,980

1,670

1,560

1,490

1,420

1,460

1,420

1,390

1,340

1,340

1,260

1,260

1,190

Apr.

1,190

1,260

1,260

1,190

1,190

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

970

970

970

970

970

970

900

900

900

900

900

970

««T

900

900

1,040

970

970

900

900

900

1,000

2,900

3,220

1,980

1,600

1,530

1,420

1,390

1,340

1,420

1,340

1,340

1,260

1,190

1,190

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,040

1,040

1,040

970

970

June

970

970

900

900

900

900

900

830

830

830

830

830

830

830

760

830

830

760

760

760

760

760

760

760

760

760

690

690

690

690

July

690

690

690

690

690

690

690

690

690

630

690

630

630

630

630

630

630

630

630

630

630

630

630

630

630

630

570

670

630

670

670

Aug.

570

510

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

630

570

570

610

570

670

610

510

510

510

510

610

510

Sept.

630

510

510

510

510

510

510

510

570

510

510

510

570

510

630

570

570

670

570

570

670

610

610

610

670

610

610

610

450

610
WHITE RIVER BASIN 91

Discharge, in second-feet, of Eleven Point River near Eleven Point, Ark., 1929-33, 1936-39 Continued

1930-31

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

450

450

450

510

510

510

630

690

1,560

970

760

760

690

690

690

690

630

630

570

570

570

570

970.

760

760

690

690

630

630

630

630

Hov.

630

630

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

510

510

690

630

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

630

-

Dec.

570

630

630

570

690

690

760

690

690

690

630

630

630

630

630

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

510

510

510

Jan.

510

510

510

510

510

510

510

510

510

510

510

510

450

510

450

450

450

450

510

510

450

450

450

450

450

450

510

450

450

450

450

Feb.

450

450

450

450

390

450

450

2,750

2,610

1,630

1,340

1,190

1,390

1,420

1,260

1,260

1,340

1,260

1,190

1,120

1,120

1,040

970

970

970

900

900

900

-

_

-

Mar.

830

830

830

830

760

820

4,630

3,420

2,430

1,980

1,740

1,560

1,420

1,420

1,260

1,190

1,190

1,120

1,120

1,040

1,120

1,530

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,340

1,460

1,600

1,530

1,420

1,420

Apr.

1,420

1,340

1,340

1,260

1,190

1,120

1,120

1,040

1,040

1,460

1,340

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,190

1,120

1,040

1,120

1,1SO

1,040

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,190

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,190

-

May

1,190

1,120

1,120

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,190

1,260

1,190

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,040

970

970

970

900

900

900

1,120

900

900

830

830

830

900

830

830

830

830

830

June

830

830

760

760

760

760

760

1,120

900

830

760

760

760

760

760

760

760

760

690

690

690

690

690

690

690

630

630

630

630

630

-

July

630

630

570

760

900

630

630

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

630

570

570

570

630

570

510

510

510

510

830

Aug.

570

510

630

630

590

2,280

1,480

970

830

760

690

690

630

630

630

570

570

570

570

630

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

510

Sept.

510

510

510

510

510

510

510

510

510

450

450

450

450

4,50

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

1,420

450

450

450

450

450

450

-

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

SB

S9

SO

81

Oct.

390

390

390

390

390

390

390

390

390

390

390

390

390

390

390

390

390

390

390

390

390

390

390

390

390

390

390

390

S90

390

S90

Hov.

390

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

390

340

1,120

450

450 450

450

390

390

390

390

570

510

-

Dec.

570

510

510

450

450

450

450

390

450

390

450

450

510

510

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

390

390

390

390

390

390

390

2,190

2,090

Jan.

1,310

1,120

970

992

3,120

1,620

1,340

1,190

1,040

970

900

970

1,040

900

1,290

3,450

5,670

2,080

1,600

1,390

1,320

1,980

2,960

2,240

1,980

1,910

1,670

1,560

1,490

1,390

1,260

Feb.

1,190

1,190

1,120.

1,120

1,040

970

900

900

900

900

900

830

830

830

830

1,590

2,490

1,780

1,530

1,340

1,340

1,190

1,120

1,040

1,040

970

970

970

900

-

Mar.

900

900

900

900

900

830

830

830

760

760

760

760

760

760

690

760

1,120

1,040

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,040

970

970

970

900

1,260

1,040

970

970

900

Apr.

900

830

830

830

830

830

830

1,260

1,040

1,040

1,120

970

970

900

900

830

830

830

830

760

760

760

760

760

69C

690

690

690

690

690

May

630

630

630

630

630

630

630

630

630

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

570

610

610

570

510

510

510

510

510

510

510

510

510

510

Jiane

510

510

510

450

570

510

510

510

450

510

450

450

450

450

630

510

450

450

900

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

450

390

390

July

390

390

390

390

1,540

570

450

570

450

450

450

450

390

390

390

390

390

390

390

390

390

390

390

450

390

390

450

390

390

570

450

Aug.

390

390

830

450

3PO

390

390

390

390

450

390

390

390

390

450

630

390

450

450

390

390

340

340

340

340

390

450

390

390

390

390

Sept.

340

340

340

390

340

340

340 340'

340

340

340

340

340

340

450

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

340

890
92 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In second-feet, of Eleven Point River near Eleven Point, Ark., 1929-33, 1936-39--Contlnued

1932-33

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

335

335

340

385

355

345

335

335

330

340

360

340

345

330

335

335

335

330

335

330

325

335

335

345

340

408

360

345

340

335

600

Nov.

1,000

672

588

510

492

462

444

438

414

402

4 DO

396

385

396

396

380

375

365

370

365

365

355

365

375

370

355

345

355

345

335

-

Dec.

345

355

335

335

345

350

385

355

355

375

360

355

350

350

345

330

340

325

335

345

345

360

555

5,680

3,530

1,550

1,340

1,120

1,090

5,180

6,230

Jan.

2,720

1,910

1,600

1,390

1,340

1,190

1,080

1,040

1,010

921

914

858

802

802

774

753

767

1,350

1,920

1,500

2,230

6,570

3,730

2,470

2,050

1,840

1,630

1,420

1,420

1,340

1,260

Feb.

1,260

1,230

1,150

1,070

998

1,050

1,230

1,150

1,040

1,000

970

935

935

935

970

921

914

893

879

858

830

809

802

788

886

1,140

1,140

1,080

-

_

-

liar.

1,000

970

928

886

858

837

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,030

991

956

940

940

970

893

872

1,000

2,070

1,600

1,390

1,300

1,260

1,160

1,140

1,080

1,040

1,000

970

970

1,670

Apr.

1,460

1,630

1,420

1,460

1,380

1,490

1,420

1,390

1,420

1,340

1,420

1,590

1,390

1,470

4,900

12,900

11,000

4,060

3,050

2,740

3,220

2,910

2,550

2,330

2,260

2,050

1,910

1,840

1,770

2,870

-

May

2,000

2,650

2,980

2,260

2,190

2,050

1,840

1,740

1,630

1,560

1,490

1,730

2,890

6,620

11,100

8,220

5,340

3,720

3,030

2,690

2,470

2,330

2,400

2,120

3,380

2,740

3,530

2,570

2,120

1,910

1,840

June

1,700

1,630

1,560

1,530

1,490

1,460

1,420

1,390

1,420

1,420

1,370

1,340

1,340

1,300

1,260

1,230

1,230

1,190

1,160

1,150

1,140

1,120

1,120

1,080

1,080

1,040

1,120

1,080

1,040

1,000

-

July Aug. Sept.

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

18

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

81

88

83

84

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. NOT. Dec. Jan. Feb.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

441

441

757

727

667

-

Mar.

667

667

637

637

579

579

550

550

550

550

522

494

4S4

4S4

494

494

494

494

494

467

467

467

494

494

467

467

494

467

440

440

467

Apr.

494

494

467

467

936

5,620

1,630

1,150

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,010

1,010

949

883

883

817

757

727

697

697

697

697

637

, 637

608

SOB

579

579

579

May

579

608

579

550

550

522

550

522

494

494

522

522

522

522

467

467

414

440

440

440

440

410

414

440

414

414

388

388

388

363

388

June

388

363

363

363

363

337

363

363

363

363

414

414

414

388

363

388

363

363

337

363

337

363

337

314

305

314

314

300

314

305

July

414

414

363

363

309

309

295

281

314

300

314

309

314

300

262

300

305

281

290

305

494

286

276

281

295

305

295

267

276

258

253

Aug.

258

262

286

272

272

249

249

363

363

314

286

281

281

281

262

262

305

267

258

272

253

258

258

253

253

244

244

244

239

230

235

Sept.

253

281

305

258

262

239

249

249

226

253

253

253

253

249

249

239

337

727

467

388

337

305

347

1,830

1,060

550

467

440

414

388
WHITE RIVER BASIN 93

Discharge, In second-feet, of Eleven Point River near Eleven Point, Ark., 1929-33, 1936-39 Continued

1956-57

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

365

337

337

295

314

314

388

363

363

363

388

388

363

337

314

337

309

309

300

290

290

388

388

388

1,440

1,760

1,010

817

697

608

579

Nov.

522

467

4,190

2,180

1,080

949

883

757

727

667

637

608

579

550

522

494

467

467

440

467

440

414

414

388

414

414

388

388

363

363

-

Dec.

363

363

363

337

314

757

697

579

550

522

494

467

440

414

388

388

388

388

388

363

363

337

337

337

337

337

440

467

467

1,720

4,430

Jan.

2,080

1,490

1,350

1,210

1,080

949

2,490

1,980

3,610

2,920

2,260

2,050

1,980

6,170

16,000

12,200

4,770

3,470

2,810

2,550

3,820

5,140

4,360

3,270

3,690

3,000

2,620

2,550

2,690

2,830

4,000

Feb.

3,790

3,270

2,690

2,550

2,260

2,190

2,050

1,980

1,980

1,770

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,560

1,560

1,420

1,350

1,350

1,350

2,260

2,620

2,050

1,980

1,840

1,700

1,630

1,560

1,490

-

-

-

Mar.

1,420

1,350

1,350

1,280

1,280

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,150

1,150

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,010

1,010

1,010

949

949

1,010

1,010

949

949

1,420

1,210

1,080

1,010

1,010

1,010

949

949

Apr.

949

883

883

883

883

883

817

817

817

817

817

757

757

757

757

757

757

727

757

727

817

883

1,010

1,150

1,080

1,150

1,150

1,080

1,080

1,080

~

May

1,080

1,210

2,480

2,220

1,840

1,980

1,770

1,630

1,490

1,420

1,280

1,280

1,420

1,280

1,150

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,010

1,010

1,010

949

949

883

883

883

June

883

883

883

949

1,080

1,010

817

817

949

3,460

3,400

1,630

1,350

1,210

1,210

2,970

1,460

1,280

1,420

1,150

1,010

1,010

949

883

883

883

883

1,350

949

883

-

July

817

817

757

1,080

757

757

757

757

727

727

883

757

697

697

697

697

697

637

1,960

1,350

883

817

757

727

697

697

667

667

637

637

579

Aug.

608

608

608

608

608

579

579

579

579

550

550

550

550

522

522

522

522

522

522

522

522

1,130

637

579

550

522

522

522

494

494

494

Sept.

494

522

579

667

697

550

522

494

494

494

467

494

494

467

467

467

440

440

440

440

440

440

440

414

467

494

414

414

414

414

-

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

388

414

467

637

550

494

440

440

440

414

414

414

414

414

388

388

440

494

697

579

522

467

494

440

440

440

440

414

414

414

414

Nov.

414

414

414

388

414

414

414

440

440

467

579

522

494

467

440

467

467

440

440

414

440

440

414

414

414

414

414

467

467

467

Dec.

440

440

440

440

440

414

414

414

414

414

414

414

414

414

414

414

1,300

1,080

1,010

883

817

817

883

817

757

697

817

757

697

667

667

Jan.

637

637

608

579

579

550

550

550

522

522

522

522

494

494

467

494

467

467

467

440

667

637

637

1,740

1,440

1,280

1,080

949

949

883

1,150

Feb.

1,080

1,010

949

883

883

817

817

757

757

727

727

697

697

697

1,800

1,740

4,030

12,700

15,100

7,690

4,350

3,300

2,830

2,470

2,260

2,120

1,980

1,840

_

_

-

Mar.

1,700

1,630

1,560

1,490

1,490

1,350

1,280

1,210

1,280

1,420

1,280

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,280

1,150

1,150

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,210

1,330

11,200

12,500

8,290

Apr.

4,540

3,370

2,760

2,550

2,230

2,190

1,980

2,830

2,830

2,550

2,330

2,120

1,980

1,840

1,930

6,600

6,230

3,640

2,830

2,550

2,260

2,190

1,910

1,840

1,770

1,630

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,560

May

1,630

1,490

1,490

1,420

1,350

1,420

1,350

1,280

1,280

1,210

1,280

1,210

1,420

1,350

1,350

1,280

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,910

2,260

2,910

2,050

1,840

1,770

2,120

1,770

1,560

June

1,490

1,420

1,350

1,350

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,080

1,080

1,150

1,280

1,420

1,490

1,280

1,210

1,210

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,010

949

949

July

949

949

949

883

949

883

883

883

1,010

883

883

883

883

883

817

817

817

949

817

757

817

817

817

817

757

757

757

757

1,010

1,010

1,490

Aug.

817

817

817

757

757

757

727

727

727

667

667

667

667

667

637

637

637

637

637

637

637

608

608

579

579

550

579

550

579

579

579

Sept.

579

550

579

579

550

579

550

550

550

550

494

522

522

522

494

522

522

522

522

494

440

494

467

494

467

494

494

467

440

440
94 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Eleven Point River near Eleven Point, Ark., 1929-33, 1936-39 Continued

1938-39

D«y Jan. Pet. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

467

440

467

467

440

467

440

467

467

467

414

440

414

414

414

440

440

440

467

467

467

440

440

440

440

440

414

440

440

440

440

414

414

440

494

667

522

522

522

579

522

550

494

522

467

467

467

494

606

522

494

467

451

451

435

430

425

430

430

419

404

419

419

462

511

631

562

516

500

528

506

451

451

435

430

419

419

425

419

409

409

409

409

425

409

409

414

414

409

409

404

404

399

399

399

1,000

703

550

533

516

511

522

573

579

579

556

559

528

516

522

506

494

489

464

500

494

494

469

494

500

1,750

5,400

4,360

2,260

2,050

1,600

1,560

1,420

1,740

1,740

1,490

1,630

2,450

1,740

1,520

1,420

1,420

1,490

1,260

1,210

1,180

1,680

2,050

1,840

1,630

1,490

1,420

1,420

1,380

1,850

5,860

2,760i 

2,190 

1,980 

2,970 

15,900

7,940

4,530

3,120

2,690

2,760

2,470

2,400

2,190

1,980

1,910

1,770

1,660

1,600

1,520

1,490

1,420

1,350

1,320

1,280

1,210

1,210

1,210

1,180

1,210

1,150

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,080

1,040

1,310

4,420

2,190

2,260

2,050

1,840

1,770

1,560

1,460

1,420

1,380

4,860

12,300

17,600

6,0213

4,010

3,490

2,980

2,620

2,400

2,260

2,190

2,190

2,050

1,980

1,840

1,770

1,740

1,660

1,600

1,560

1,490

1,490

1,560

1,560

1,490

1,420

2,050

2,050

1,840

1,770

1,700

1,600

1,520

2,190

1,840

1,770

1,770

1,630

1,600

1,980

1,740

1,910

2,350

2,050

1,840

1,700

1,600

1,520

1,520

1,560

1,420

1,380

1,320

1,280

1,240

1,210

1,180

1,180

1,150

1,120

1,120

1,080

1,040

1,040

1,010

1,010

1,010

982

1,010

949

949

982

1,040

1,080

1,210

1,080

1,040

1,010

1,010

824

817

811

799

787

781

775

763

780

950

757

739

763

763

739

739

733

709

757

727

703

691

679

679

673

661

661

655

655

685

667

655

751

772

715

679

673

655

649

661

643

1,230

949

787

733

697

679

655

649

637

625

620

614

602

585

579

573

573

556

556

556

550

550

539

533

528

528

52

52i

511

506

506

500

500

500

500

494

494

588

916

Seoondfoot-daya

Per 

square 

mile Inches Acre-feet

26,150

33,690

1,420

3,290

690

570

872

1,087

0.782

.975

0.87

1.12

8,850

3,810

V

1,260

3,220

970

690

630

630

970

1,390

1,190

900

900

690

570

510

450

2,624

1,925

1,507

1,041

1,291

809

642

555

534

2.35

1.73

1.35

.934

1.16

.726

.576

.498

.479

2.71

1.80

1.56

1.04

1

.81

.66

.57

.53

20,940

17,340

18,700

1,560

690

760

450

510

510

675

578

603

.605

.518

.541

.70 

.58 

.62

387,540 450 1,062 .952 12.92

October 1929...............

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

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

Calendar year ......

January 1930 ..............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The period...............

October 1930...............

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

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

Calendar year 1930.......

January 1931...............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1930-31.......

October 1931...............

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

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

Calendar year 1931.......

January 1932...............

February ......... f .........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1931-32.......

Peak discharge (1938-39 water year).- Jan. 30 (2t45 a.m.) 7,270 sec.-ft.; Mar. 5 (4:30 p.m.) 

19,900 sec.-ft.; Apr. 18 (11:45 a.m.) 22,500 aec.-ft.

51,870

66,820

161,400

106,900

92,650

61,920

79,380

48,140

39,450

34,100

31,780

774,400

41,530

34,390

37,090

768,700

14,910

30,620

46,100

35,840

30,660

22,370

18,570

21,640

15,010

510

2,750

4,630

1,460

1,260

1,120

900

2,280

1,420

450

390

760

1,040

830

630

510

510

450

481

1,094

1,487

1,195

989

746

599

698

500

.431

.981

1.33

1.07

.887

.669

.537

.626

.448

.50

1.02

1.53

1.19

1.02

.75

.62

.72

.50

29,570

60,730

91,440

71,090

60,810

44,370

36,830

42,920

29,770

292,700 4,630 390 .719 9.75 580,500

12,090

12,120

17,150

390

1,120

2,190

390

340

390

390

404

553

.350

.362

.496

23,980

24,040

34,020

277,080 4,630 759 .681 549,600

52,722

32,720

28,510

25,340

17,490

14,610

14,260

12,930

10,310

5,670

2,490

1,260

1,260

630

900

1.540

830

450

900

830

690

690

510

390

390

340

290

1,701

1,128

920

845

564

487

460

417

344

1.53

1.01

.825

.758

.506

.437

.413

.374

.309

.85 

.58 

.49 

.48 

.43 

.34

104,600

64,900

56,550

50,260

34,690

28,980

28,280

25,650

20,450

250,252 5,670 684 .613 496,400
WHITE RIVER BASIN 95

Discharge, in second-feet, of Eleven Point River near Eleven Point, Ark., 1929-33, 1936-39 Continued

Secondfoot-days

Per 

square 

mile

October 1932.........

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

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

Calendar year 1932

January 1933.........

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

Haroh................

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

Hay..................

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

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

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

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

The period.........

October 1935.........

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

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

Calendar year

January 1936.........

February 25-29.......

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The period.........

October 1936. ........

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

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

Calendar year

January 1937. ........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1936-37.

October 1937.........

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

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

Calendar year 1937.

January 1938.........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1937-38.

October 193a........

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

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

Calendar year 1938.

January 1939. ........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1938-39.

10,878

12,835

33,950

266,555

50,601

27,863

33,961

82,640

95,140

38,410

3,033

16,071

28,549

14,651

10,639

9,628

8,354

12,178

15,137

21,639

18,535

111,389

55,140

34,414

26,688

39,747

38,494

24,790

17,676

14,480

418,123

14,225

13,300

19,420

409,757

21,980 

75,708i 

67,800 

77,720 

47,260 

36,038 

27,533 

20,487 

15,449

436,920

13,780

14,523

13,836

432,114

26,392

48,020

79,490

95,810

54,220

35,272

25,622

21,808

16,726

445,499

600

1,000

6,230

325

335

325

351

428

1,095

0.315

.384

0.36

.43

1.13

290 728 .653

6,570

1,260

2,070

12,900

11,100

1,700

753

788

837

1,340

1,490

1,000

1,

995

1,096

2,755

3,069

1,280

1.46

.892

.983

2.47

2.75

1.15

1.68 

93 

lll3 

2.76 

3.17 

1.28

757 

667

5,620 

608 

414 

494 

36;

1,880

441

440

467

36

300

253

230

226

60

518

952

47

355

311

269

406

.544

.465

.854

.424

.318

.279

.241

.364

.10 

.54 

.95 

.49 

.35 

.32 

.28 

.41

1,760

4,190

4,430

290

363

314

488

721

598

.50 

.72 

.62

16,000

3,790

1,420

1,150

2,480

3,460

1,960

1,130

697

949

1,350

949

72

883

81

579

494

414

3,593

1,969

1,110

889

1.282

1.283

800

570

483

3.22

1.77

.996| .79'

1.15

1.15 .71'

.51

.43

3.71 

1.84[ 

1.15

.89| 

1.3 

1.28J

.63

16,000 290 1,14H 13.94

697i

579

1,300!

388J 

388 

414

459

443

629

16,000 388 1,123

1,740

15,100

12,500

6,600j

2.910J

1,490

1,490

81

579

440

697

1,080

1,560

1,210

949

767|

550

440

709

2,704

2,187

2,591

1,525

1,2011

8881

66l|

51

.636:

2.43

1.96

L.08 

.796| 

.592

.71 

2.53! 

2.26

1.5&I 

1.20

9§|

15,100: 388 1,19' 14.57

414 

404| 

404

449 

484 

44H

.3991

.434

.400

 46(

 48! 

.49

15,100 404 1,1841 1.06

5,400

3,860

15,900

17,600

2,330

1,600

1,040

1,230

916

399

1,180

1,120

1,040

1,420

949

703

608

494

85l|

1,71

2,564

3,194

1,749

1,176

827

703

55 £

.763] 

1.54 

2.30 

2.86 

1.57 

1.05

.74:

.630| 

.500

2.69 

3.19]

i.s: 1.1'

.861

17,60q 1.10

21,580

25,460

67,340

100,400

55,270

67,360

163,900

188,700

76,190

766,200

6,020

31,880

56,630

29,060

21,100

19,100

16, 570

24,150

204,500

30,020 

42,920! 

36,760

220,900

109,400

68,260

52,920

78,840

76,350

49,170

35,060

28,720

829,300

£8Eel

3S,520|

812,700

43,600!

150,200]

134,500'

154,200!

93,740'

71,4801

54,610

40,640

30,640

27,33d 

28,810 

27,440

857,2

52,350

95,250

157,700

190,000

107,500

 69,960

50,820

43,260

33,180

883, 60q
WHITE RIVER BASIN

Greer Spring at Greer, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°47'10", long. 91°20'50", in SEiSWi sec. 36, T. 

 25 M., R. 4 W., 300 feet downstream from lower outlet of spring, 1 mile upstream from

Eleven Point River, and 1 mile north of Greer. Zero of gage is 564.00 feet above

mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Records available.- August to December 1904 and November 1921 to September 1939. 

Average discharge.- 17 years (1922-39), 338 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximun discharge during year, 682 second-feet Mar. 5 (gage height, 1.58 feet); 

minimum, 150 second-feet Dec. 30 to Jan. 4 (gage height, 0.41 foot).

1921-39: Maximum discharge, 905 second-feet Jan. 14, 1937 (gage height, 1.84 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 600 second-feet; minimum, 116 second-feet Aug. 26-31, 

Sept. 14-17, 1936, minimum gage height, 0.27 foot Aug. 26-31, Sept. 14-17, 1936, Dec. 

14, 1937.

Remarks.- Records good, 

eluded in records.

Occasional run-off from small drainage area above station InDiscnarge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

8 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

18 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

80

81 

88 

83 

84 

85

86 

87 

88 

89 

30 

31

Oct.

311 

207 

304 

204 

301

301 

197 

197 

194 

194

194 

194 

191 

191 

191

188 

1S8 

188 

18S 

185

1S5 

178 

175 

175 

175

173 

173 

172 

173 

172 

173

HOT.

173 

175 

175 

176 

194

194 

194 

331 

221 

331

31S 

314 

211 

304 

301

197 

197 

197 

191 

185

181 

17S 

17S 

175 

173

169 

167 

164 

164 

161

Dec.

161 

161 

197 

335 

314

301 

194 

191 

IS 5 

181

178 

173 

169 

167 

164

164 

161 

161 

161 

158

155 

155 

155 

155 

153

155 

153 

153 

153 

150 

150

Jan.

150 

150 

150 

150 

167

169 

167 

167 

175 

197

197 

191 

197 

194 

191

1S5 

1S1 

178 

175 

175

175 

175 

175 

175 

175

173 

173 

175 

231 

464 

485

Feb.

474 

454 

440 

435 

410

401 

392 

3S2 

373 

387

393 

387 

3S3 

373 

359

346 

337 

33S 

346 

406

415 

415 

406 

396 

387

377 

383 

430

Month

Oot 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

.Feb 

Mar 

Apr

tfJim

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

uary

y... ...................... .............

tenter.......... 

ater year 1938-3

Mar.

454 

459 

449 

464 

590

561 

544 

516 

523 

511

500 

495 

490 

480 

474

464 

449 

440 

435 

435

430 

415 

401 

396 

392

393 

383 

373 

368 

368 

364

Apr.

359 

350 

346 

346 

36S

464 

485 

4S5 

474 

454

454 

440 

430 

425 

425

544 

657 

636 

603 

590

584 

572 

573 

566 

561

555 

550 

550 

544 

538

Seoondfoot-days

5,838 

5,669 

5,353

119,836

6,070 

11,002 

13,993 

14,916 

15,035 

13,641 

10,812 

9,305 

7,676

118,099

Nay

533 

537 

516 

506 

500

490 

4S5 

480 

485 

485

4SO 

469 

485 

495 

495

490 

480 

469 

464 

464

459 

454 

449 

449 

449

444 

495 

516 

516 

506 

500

Mn-rfumm

311 

331 

335

731

4S5 

474 

590 

657 

533 

495 

401 

333 

386

657

June

495 

4S5 

474 

469 

459

454 

449 

444 

444 

440

430 

430 

435 

430 

415

410 

406 

401 

401 

396

392 

393 

387 

3S7 

383

387 

393 

383 

393 

401

July

401 

396 

393 

3S3 

383

377 

373 

373 

368 

359

359 

355 

355 

350 

350

346 

343 

343 

337 

337

333 

333 

328 

338 

324

330 

316 

316 

316 

311 

311

Minimum

172 

161 

150

150

150 

338 

364 

346 

444 

383 

311 

278 

339

150-

Aug.

307 

303 

303 

399 

299

395 

395 

390 

290 

2S6

382 

395 

399 

299 

295

390 

386 

390 

290 

386

383 

378 

399 

333 

334

316 

307 

303 

299 

395 

390

Mean

1SS 

189 

169

33S

196 

393 

451 

497 

485 

431 

349 

297 

356

334

Sept.

286 

2S2 

27S 

274 

274

270 

366 

266 

363 

363

359 

359 

359 

355 

251

351 

351 

347 

247 

243

243

343 

343 

343 

339

339 

339 

239 

247 

259

Run-off in 

acre-feet

11,560 

11,340 

10,430

237,700

12,040 

21,830 

27,750 

29,590 

29,820 

25,070 

21,450 

18,260 

15,230

234,200
WHITE RIVER BASIN 97

Strawberry River near Poughkeepsle, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°07', long. 91°27', in NWi sec. 19, T. 17 N., R. 

4 W., half a mile downstream from Hurricane Creek and 2t miles northeast of Poughkeepsie. Prior to May 12, 1938, staff gage at same site and datum. May 13 to Dec. 10, 

1938, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Zero of gage is 298.07 feet above mean 

sea level (Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, bench mark).

Drainage area.- 420 square miles (revised).

Records available.- February 1936 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Revised or previously unpublished figures of maximum and minimum discharge 

for water years 1935-36 to 1938-39 are given in the following table. The revised 

figures supersede those published in Water-Supply Paper 857.

Water 

Year

1935-36

1936-37 

1937-38 

1938-39

Maximum

Date

Apr. 6

Oct. 25 

Feb. 18 

Apr. 16

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

8,010

14,600 

t»»31,600 

17,600

Gage-height 

(feet)

*14.7

1-18.3 

t23.6 

19.5

Minimum

Date

July 17 to Sept. 5, 

Sept. 11-15. 

Oct. 8 

Sept. 21 

Oct. 3

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

44

44 

17 

10

Gage height 

(feet)

 1.6

 1.6 

»1.25 

1.22

 Observed.

 ( Computed from graph based on gage readings.

^Revised.

*»Computed from rating curve extended 

above 20,000 second-feet.

1936-39: Maximum discharge, 31,600 second-feet Feb. 18, 1938 (gage height, 23.6 

feet, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 20,000 

second-feet; minimum discharge observed, 10 second-feet Oct. 3, 1938 (gage height, 1.22 

feet).

Remarks.- Records poor except those for October 1938 to September 1939, which are fair. 

Prior to May 12, 1938, gage read once daily during low stages and twice daily during 

rises. Records for water year 1938-39 collected and prepared in cooperation with 

the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; records from 1936 to 1938 were collected and computed by the Corps of Engineers and prepared for publication by the Geological Survey.

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge for water year 1937-38, superseding those 

published in Water-Supply Paper 857, are given herein.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1936-39 

1936

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dee. Jan. Feb.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

.

_

-

_

..

w

_

-

134

155

134

134

155

292

901

640

587

.

-

liar.

330

302

275

275

275

275

249

224

224

200

200

200

200

177

177

177

177

155

155

165

156

155

134

155

200

177

177

155

155

155

156

Apr.

358

200

177

177

200

6,880

1,900

770

736

840

702

570

476

416

387

358

275

249

249

224

249

275

249

224

224

200

200

242

1,650

446

May

330

476

446

330

275

249

224

200

200

200

200

177

177

177

155

155

134

134

200

134

134

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

95

95

95

June

95

77

77

77

77

77

77

77

77

180

274

200

114

114

177

177

77

77

77

77

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

July

134

114

77

77

77

77

77

77

77

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

Aug.

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

Sept.

44

44

44

44

44

114

114

77

60

60

44

44

44

44

44

101

3,420

1,030

259

200

156

114

1,040

1,900

71O

330

302

200

177

156

-
98 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In second-feet, of Strawberry River near Foughkeepsle, Ark., 1936-39 Continued

1936-37

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

1920

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

114

95

96

77

77

60

60

44

188

114

206

200

114

114

114

114

 114

114

114

114

114

114

349

576

2,920

10,400

1,840

668

476

402

288

Nov.

262

236

2,760

1,850

894

416

288

262

236

236

188

166

166

144

144

144

124

124

124

124

124

124

*114

104

104

104

104

86

86

86

-

Dec.

86

86

104

104

86

2,010

1,220

538

402

316

262

262

212

212

188

188

166

166

144

144

144

144

124

124

124

124

339

941

372

4,330

5,190

Jan.

1,290

1,240

1,080

736

602

681

1,940

1,490

4,360

3,430

2,040

1,840

2,560

7,400

9,060

3,240

1,720

1,360

1,160

1,090

6,690

7,220

3,700

2,460

2,730

2,040

1,640

1,480

2,120

2,660

3,290

Feb.

1,920

1,400

1,120

1,050

875

805

702

702

945

570

476

476

476

446

446

416

416

416

961

2,870

1,610

1.190

875

736

668

570

507

476

_

_

-

liar.

476

446

416

416

387

387

387

446

416

387

330

330

302

330

330

302

302

302

302

702

507

330

330

1,320

980

805

446

476

446

416

387

Apr.

330

330

302

302

302

275

275

275

330

275

275

249

249

249

249

249

224

224

200

200

249

330

302

275

621

330

302

275

249

224

-

May

224

1,060

1,960

805

702

635

476

416

358

302

302

302

302

275

249

249

200

177

177

177

177

177

155

155

155

155

155

155

134

114

95

June

95

134

155

302

358

224

177

155

768

1,160

570

200

177

177

3,170

5,290

1,240

602

446

446

302

249

224

177

155

155

155

155

224

200

-

July

177

155

134

134

114

200

114

95

95

95

95

2,380

520

200

155

134

134

134

1,040

464

200

155

134

134

114

95

95

95

95

95

95

Aug.

95

95

95

77

60

60

60

134

114

77

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

282

200

134

95

77

77

77

60

60

Sept.

60

60

77

1,080

1,190

476

330

200

200

302

476

446

330

200

155

155

155

155

134

95

95

95

114

114

390

224

224

200

177

134

-

*Gage height missing; discharge interpolated.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

89

30

31

Oct.

138

138

260

10,100

9,840

892

680

532

475

475

421

367

315

367

315

289

448

740

2,470

1,340

591

475

421

341

315

315

289

242

220

220

220

Nov.

220

220

220

220

220

198

198

198

198

536

1,280

762

561

367

315

315

289

289

265

265

242

242

242

242

220

220

220

693

699

367

-

Dec.

315

289

289

265

242

242

242

220

220

198

198

198

198

198

220

220

2,610

2,340

1,040

770

367

831

2,060

1,140

800

561

1,180

1,080

980

710

650

Jan.

650

503

475

475

421

394

367

315

315

289

265

265

265

265

265

242

242

220

220

220

1,240

1,250

951

2,720

1,810

980

770

710

650

1,630

1,690

Feb.

896

800

710

680

590

561

532

532

503

421

394

367

341

772

8,580

7,100

9,420

26,100

12,400

3,340

2,060

1,610

1,260

1,120

920

860

770

680

_

-

Mar.

620

532

503

475

475

448

448

421

394

448

620

475

475

475

448

421

394

315

315

341

341

341

315

315

289

944

2,000

1,400

15,100

12,600

8,980

Apr.

2,830

1,750

1,440

1,080

920

860

860

920

1,300

980

770

710

620

561

502

9,770

2,210

1,330

978

860

860

860

770

620

475

394

341

315

394

341

-

May

315

315

289

242

242

220

220

198

198

198

177

157

1,030

1,950

691

475

448

394

394

341

315

373

3,490

1,700

830

740

923

916

1,990

1,120

620

June

475

315

315

302

277

265

315

328

289

328

421

367

289

242

209

220

289

388

11,900

2,350

905

680

475

394

341

302

277

242

209

188

-

July

177

167

157

157

157

148

148

148

157

138

138

138

128

119

111

117

115

102

115

109

113

128

104

102

93

82

80

91

127

220

620

Aug.

302

138

128

100

98

87

79

100

87

95

89

93

86

75

91

111

£5

89

75

75

72

67

51

58

68

60

63

62

128

119

148

Sept.

Ill

87

77

72

65

52

56

62

62

68

72

68

70

68

68

65

62

52

36

33

18

21

34

34

46

40

40

41

41

45

-
WHITE RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Strawberry River near Poughkeepaie, Ark.

1938-39

1936-39~Continued

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

41 

31 

12 

21 

29

31 

33 

34 

36 

31

31 

34 

41 

45 

38

28 

43 

48 

82 

91

68 

60 

50 

40 

43

48 

51 

51 

51 

46 

51

Nov.

56 

51 

53 

60 

358

174 

167 

169 

159 

138

106 

110 

111 

87 

84

80 

79 

554 

197 

205

138 

125 

113 

87 

98

96 

86 

87 

84 

77

Dec.

80 

74 

91 

328 

161

119 

75 

104 

89 

95

93 

84 

82 

79 

77

77 

70 

72 

68 

67

65 

70 

77 

70 

67

77 

75 

75 

75 

75 

70

Jan.

65 

67 

65 

1,060 

493

247 

188 

165 

155 

155

157 

163 

175 

177 

177

167 

163 

169 

167 

165

157 

149 

153 

155 

157

167 

169 

165 

3,190 

6,470 

1,640

Month

Jai 

Pel 

Hu 

Ap 

Ha, 

Jui 

Ju. 

Au< 

Se

1

Dot 

NOT 

De

C

Jai 

Pel 

Maj 

Api 

Ma: 

Jui 

Ju] 

Auj 

Sej

1

auary 191 

Bruary 2 

i*ch

1 29 « * *

Ly................ .........

,ober 1936 ................

alendar 

luary 193

year

rt

"11..... ...

Ly.. .......................

rater year 1936-37 ........

Feb.

931 

1,160 

1,080 

890 

800

1,440 

1,610 

1,020 

950 

2,800

1,230 

815 

680 

703 

1,290

890 

680 

635 

1,200 

2,720

1,190 

830 

695 

665 

830

1,220 

2,410 

4,680

Seoondfoot-days

2,832 

6,175 

20,103 

5,790 

2,855 

1,867 

1,364 

10,958

_

80,389 

9,924 

16,862

-

84,349 

24,120 

14,139 

8,521 

10,975 

17,842 

7,876 

2,649 

8,043

227,679

Mar.

1,640 

1,190 

950 

3,210 

11,300

3,870 

1,470 

1,080 

890 

890

1,260 

1,020 

830 

710 

665

561 

503 

462 

435 

408

394 

367 

331 

310 

297

292 

284 

272 

297 

284 

272

Maximum

901 

330 

6,880 

476 

274 

134 

44 

3,420

10,400 

2,760 

6,190

-

9,060 

2,870 

1,320 

621 

1,960 

5,290 

2,380 

282 

1,190

10,400

Apr.

256 

244 

229 

216 

782

5,010 

1,470 

920 

740 

635

650 

576 

461 

434 

408

8,160 

14,900 

4,690 

2,020 

1,580

1,510 

1,220 

1,020 

875 

800

725 

695 

680 

561 

503

May

461 

421 

394 

367 

338

320 

323 

857 

827 

546

408 

1,070 

1,720 

950 

710

575 

475 

408 

421 

394

966 

680 

475 

380 

520

634 

1,170 

755 

518 

434 

367

yM-itiinqnf

134 

134 

177 

95 

60 

44 

44 

44

_

44 

86 

86

-

602 

416 

302 

200 

95 

95 

95 

60 

60

44

June

331 

302 

270 

249 

233

218 

207 

196 

188 

198

263 

307 

394 

240 

190

165 

155 

151 

142 

138

130 

196 

547 

244 

194

277 

557- 

381 

542 

315

Mean

315 

199 

670 

187 

95 2 

60 ! 2 

44.0 

365

_

658 

331 

608

-

2,721 

861 

456 

284 

354 

595 

254 

85.5 

268

624

July

224 

175 

3,430 

2,260 

590

341 

256 

213 

224 

192

159 

146 

134 

128 

119

113 

110 

106 

111 

336

175 

121 

98 

96 

96

91 

87 

111 

408 

159 

108

Per 

square

mile

0.750 

.474 

1.60 

.445 

.227 

.143 

.105 

.869

_

1.57 

.788 

1.45

-

6.48 

2.05 

1.09 

.676 

.843 

1.42 

.605 

.204 

.638

1.49

Aug.

91 

84 

80 

73 

72

70 

67 

65 

134 

117

98 

127 

171 

280 

275

125 

98 

93 

86 

96

86 

74 

72 

70 

t89

t84 

t77 

t72 

t72 

t72 

t65

Sept.

63 

67 

62 

58 

56

51 

51 

51 

53 

53

50 

48 

48 

50 

45

48 

50 

48 

43 

45

46 

43 

43 

43 

41

41 

40 

41 

55 

75

Run-off

Inches

0.25 

.55 

1.78 

.51 

.26 

.16 

.12 

.97

_

1.81 

.88 

1.67

-

7.47 

2.14 

1.26 

.75 

.97 

1.68 

.70 

.24 

.71

20.16

Aore-feet

5,620 

12,P60 

39,870 

11,480 

5,660 

3,700 

2,710 

21,730

103.000

40,440

19,680 

37,390

-

167,300 

47,840 

28,040 

16,900 

21,700 

35,390 

15,620 

5,260 

15,960

461,600

Peak discharge.- Har. 5 (12tl5 a.m.) 14,800 sec.-ft.j Apr. 16 (8 p.m.) 17,600 see.-ft. 

TOage height mTssing; discharge computed from graph drawn on basis of gage heights for preceding 

and following periods.
100 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Strawberry River near Poughkeepsle, Ark., 1936-39 Continued

Month

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

FGDX*Ufilky« ,,.,,, , ,

H«y...... ....................

Water year 1937-38 ........

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

Calendar year 1938 ........

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

Seoondfoot-days

34,251 

10,543 

20,873

244,181

21,074 

84,319 

51,668 

36,621 

21,511 

23,897 

4,506 

2,989 

1,666

313,918

1,339 

3,989 

2,781

256,360

16,912 

36,044 

36,744 

52,970 

18^884 

7,920 

10,917 

3,135 

1,508

193,143

Maximum

10,100 

1,280 

8,610

10,100

2,720 

26,100 

15,100 

9,770 

3,490 

11,900 

620 

302 

111

26,100

91 

554 

328

26,100

6,470 

4,680 

11,500 

14,900 

1,720 

557 

3,430 

280 

75

14,9OO

MJtnjt'H'nffn

138 

198 

198

60

220 

341 

289 

315 

157 

188 

80 

51 

18

18

12 

51 

65

12

65 

635 

272 

216 

320 

130 

87 

65 

40

12

Mean

1,105 

351 

673

669

680 

3,011 

1,667 

1,221 

694 

797 

145 

96.4 

55.5

860

43.2 

133 

89.7

702

546 

1,287 

1,185 

1,766 

609 

264 

352 

101 

50.3

529

Per 

square 

mile

2.63 

.836 

1.60

1.59

1.62 

7.17 

3.97 

2.91 

1.65 

1.90 

.345 

.230 

.132

2.05

.103 

.317 

.214

1.67

1.30 

3.06 

2.82 

4.20 

1.45 

.629 

.838 

.240 

.120

1.26

Run-off

Inches

3.03 

.93 

1.84

21.62

1.87 

7.47 

4.58 

3.25 

1.90 

2.12 

.40 

.27 

.15

27.81

.12 

.35 

.25

22.73

1.50 

3.19 

3.25 

4.69 

1.67 

.70 

.97 

.28 

.13

17.10

Acre-feet

67,940 

20,910 

41,400

484,300

41,800 

167,200 

102,500 

72,640 

42,670 

47,400 

3,940 

5,930 

3,300

622,600

2,660 

7,910 

5,520

508,500

33,540 

71,490 

72,880 

105,100 

37,46C 

15,710 

21,650 

6,220 

2,990

383,100
WHITE RIVER BASIN 101

Little Red River near Heber Springs, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°32', long. 92°00', in NEi sec. 6, T. 10 N., R.

9 W., 2* miles downstream from Peter Creek and 3 miles northeast of Heber Springs.

Prior to Dec. 15, 1938, staff gage at site half a mile upstream, datum 1.06 feet lower.

Zero of present gage is 271.81 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929). 

Drainage area.- 1,160 square miles.

Records available.- September 1927 to June 1935 and March 1936 to September 1939. 

Average discharge!- 10 years (1927-34, 1936-39), 1,910 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 72,800 second-feet Apr. 17 (gage height, 36.83

feet): minimum, 0.7 second-foot Sept. 28 (gage height, 1.26 feet).

1927-35, 1936-39: Maximum discharge observed, 74,400 second-feet Apr. 6, 1928

(gage height, 42.3b feet, former site and datum); no flow at times in October 1929,

August 1930, August and September 1936.

Maximum stage known, 44.0 feet in April 1927, former site and datum (discharge,

78,900 second-feet). 

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily prior to Dec. 15, 1938. Records collected

and prepared In cooperation with Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Rating

2.5 

2.7 

2.9 

3.1 

3.3 

3.6

tables,

Oct. 1

4.0

4.5

5.0

6.0

8.0

9.0

water year 193S-39 (gage

to Dec.

144

24S

379

724

1,730

2,390

14

10.0

11.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

height, In feet, and discharge

Dec. 15

3,220

4,170

5,200

7,520

10,400

13,800

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

l.S

0.5

.9

1.5

3.6

4.8

7.4

11

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.S

3.0

3.4

20

34

56

34

115

153

241

, In second-feet)

to Sept. 30

3.9

4.4

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

373

540

799

1,300

1,950

2,730

3,670

11.0

13.0

16.0

20.0

25.0

30.0

35.0

5,990

S,790

14,100

22,700

35,500

50,000

66,500

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7

e

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

8 

8 

7 

6 

6

6 

5 

5 

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

5

6 

6 

6 

19 

135

212 

105 

77 

45 

36

28 

24 

19 

19 

17 

15

Nov.

13 

12 

11 

25 

949

1,660 

4,070 

11,800 

4,730 

2,420

1,650 

1,230 

950 

776 

643

553

492 

469 

570 

865

776 

655 

5S2 

515 

453

403 

367 

339 

313 

287

Dec.

267 

253 

695 

4,710 

2,710

1,700 

1,320 

1,070 

936

797

712 

636 

564 

502 

422

379 

347 

324 

311 

293

285 

277 

277 

293 

299

310 

338 

379 

413 

442 

442

Jan.

422 

413 

397 

1,040 

3,360

2,490 

1,940 

1,520 

1,350 

2,240

3,190 

2,430 

2,300 

2,300 

2,060

1,750 

1,520 

1,720 

2,050 

1,830

1,610 

1,420 

1,330 

1,560 

1,620

1,730 

1,650 

1,500 

3,020 

27,600 

19,800

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

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

olendar year 1938. ........

t amber . ...................

ater year 1938-;

Feb.

8,110 

7,130 

8,350 

6,280 

5,160

6,000 

6,020 

5,920 

4,630 

5,940

5,950 

4,200 

3,320 

3,050 

6,250

6,380 

4,540 

3,670 

4,580 

17,300

9,340 

5,720 

4,150 

3,320 

9,870

15,600 

8,280 

12,600

Secondfoot-days

849 

38,578 

22,703

847,449

99,162 

193,660 

135,583 

195,630 

99,122 

21,780 

16,382 

1,690 

125.5

825,264.5

Mar.

9,440 

5,910 

4.460 

3,740 

14,600

11,400 

6,080 

4,400 

3,430 

6,510

19,400 

9,320 

6,120 

4,460 

3,510

2,780 

2,270 

1,960 

1,660 

1,440

1,300 

1,180 

1,050 

942 

859

817 

808 

827 

1,640 

1,680 

1,590

Maximum

212 

11,800 

4,710

64,800

27,600 

17,300 

19,400 

65,800 

29,000 

1,880 

4,260 

178 

13

65,800

Apr.

1,390 

1,190 

1,050 

942 

908

7,320 

7,970 

4,660 

3,440 

2,730

2,470 

2,240 

1,800 

1,540 

1,390

22,600 

65,800 

27,100 

8,530 

5,600

4,440 

3,450 

2,730 

2,250 

1,950

1,740 

2,330 

2,410 

2,020 

1,640

May

1,390 

1,210 

1,060 

91S 

822

729 

642 

663 

685 

1,090

893 

799 

1,370 

2,410 

1,780

1,390 

1,140 

991 

1,040 

1,710

2,090 

3,440 

4,550 

4,100 

3,560

5,680 

29,000 

12,300 

5,650 

3,520 

2,500

Minimum

4 

11 

253

4

397 

3,050 

808 

908 

642 

263 

49 

13 

.8

.8

June

1,S80 

1,500 

1,390 

1,240 

1,130

1,380 

1,050 

813 

672 

560

486 

503 

766 

1,150 

1,030

721 

547 

45S 

388 

344

295 

373 

435 

353 

295

283 

367 

330 

442 

599

Mean

27.4 

1,286 

733

2,328

3,199 

6,916 

4,374 

6,521 

3,197 

726 

528 

54.5 

4.16

2,261

July

633 

500 

4,260 

2,760 

1,350

893 

650 

496 

587 

650

43S 

333 

263 

218 

1S3

155 

133 

113 

105 

141

113 

90 

78 

63 

56

49 

88 

315 

316 

170 

183

Per 

square 

mile

0.024 

1.11 

.631

2.00

2.76 

5.96 

3.77 

5.62 

2.76 

.626 

.455 

.047 

.0036

1.95

Aug.

178 

135 

102 

61 

63

54 

46- 

42 

61 

93

78 

75 

67 

59 

46

38 

33 

30 

32 

44

55 

54 

45 

34 

28

29 

24 

19 

16 

16 

13

Sept.

13 

11 

10 

9.3 

8.4

7.4 

6.9 

6.1 

4.8 

4.4

4.0 

3.2 

2.8 

2.5 

2.3

2.0 

1.6 

1.5 

1.5 

1.4

1.4 

1.1 

1.0 

.9 

.9

.S 

.8 

.8 

5.3

8.4

Run-off

Inches

0.03 

1.34 

.73

27.17

3. IS 

6.31 

4.35 

6. 87 

3.18 

.70 

.52 

.05 

.004

26.46

Peak discharge.- Jan. 30 (9i45 p.m.) 36,100 sec. -ft.} Mar. 5 (6 p.m.) 25,100 sec. -ft.; 

(2 p.m.J 72,800 sec. -ft. ; May 27 (2:45 p.m.) 35,600 sec. -ft.

Acre-feet

1,680 

76,520 

45,030

1,681,000

196,700 

384,100 

268,900 

388,000 

196,600 

43,200 

32,490 

3,350 

249

1,637,000

Apr. 17
102 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Lagrue Bayou near Stuttgart, Ark.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 34°31'55", long. 91°21'20", In NWi sec. 17, T. 2 S., R. 3 

 W., 11 miles east of Stuttgart and 24 miles upstream from Little Lagrue Bayou. Zero

of gage Is 175.14 feet above mean Gulf level (Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, bench

mark) .

Records available.- August 1935 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,600 second-feet Feb. 4 (gage height, 14.95 

feet, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 1,600 

second-feet; no flow Oct. 28 to Nov. 3.

1935-39: Maximum discharge, 2,960 second-feet Jan. 24, 1937 (gage height, 16.9 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 1,200 second-feet; no flow 

during periods In Hay, June, August 1936, August 1937, October, November 1938.

Remarks.- Records fair except those below about 10 second-feet, which are poor. 

affected by seasonal diversions for irrigation. Gage read twice daily.

Flow

Rating table, water year 1938-39 (gage height. In feet, and discharge. In aecond-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 4 to Dec. 24)

1.0 

1.2

3.0 

6.6

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

10.5

18

28

50

75

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

9.0

134

194

261

412

512

10.0

11.0

13.0

15.0

670

940

1,700

2,600

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

B 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

18 

17 

IB 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30

31

Oct.

12 

11 

8.7 

7.7 

6.0

4.2 

3.2 

2.9 

2.9 

2.2

1.8 

1.3 

.9 

.7 

.5

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3

.2

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

0 

0 

0 

0

HOT.

0 

0 

0 

1.6 

.9

6.8 

7.6 

9.9 

9.3 

8.1

8.9 

8.5 

9.5 

9.5 

6.6

4.5 

3.2 

2.5 

2.3 

1.9

1.6 

1.5 

1.3 

14 

14

11 

7.6 

6.0 

4.4 

3.5

Dec.

3.2 

2.8 

3.0 

2.8

2.5

2.4 

3.0 

6. 4 

7.7

6.4 

5.1 

3.S 

3.2 

2.8

2.0 

2.0 

1.7 

1.5 

1.4

1.4 

1.2 

9.1 

32 

62

80 

116 

128 

116 

104 

92

Jan.

80 

70 

55 

182 

317

388 

396 

380 

356 

310

324 

324 

596 

580 

596

580 

596 

580 

550 

512

512 

458 

524 

564 

580

524

478 

430 

500 

760 

970

Peb.

1,030 

1,460 

2,150 

2,500 

2,500

2,300 

2,020 

1,820 

1,860 

1,740

1,540 

1,300 

1,060 

1,100 

1,220

1,260 

1,140 

1,030 

970 

1,000

1,000 

910 

820 

710 

760

820 

850 

790

Konth

Dot 

Hoi

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

jul 

Aug 

Sep

n

nary

y............................ ..........

ater year 1938-3

Mar.

820 

850 

820 

820 

790

760 

670 

596 

536 

488

488 

500 

478 

468 

412

380 

317 

261 

188 

110

70 

55 

32 

21 

16

12 

14 

67 

478 

596 

710

Apr.

760 

580 

458 

348 

261

448 

458 

468 

458 

468

550 

564 

596 

614 

550

632

970 

1,220 

1,300 

1,420

1,380 

1,220 

1,060 

910 

760

614 

500 

396 

261 

176

Secondfoot-days

68.4 

166.5 

813.1

80,453

14,072 

37,660 

12,323 

20,400 

266.1 

3,134.6 

4,407.5 

2,556.3

257.6 

96,625.1

May

80 

34 

18 

12 

9.9

7.7 

7.0 

6.6 

5.8 

5.1

5.8 

5.1 

4.4 

4.5 

3.2

1.7 

1.1 

.9 

.8 

.7

.7 

.7 

.6 

.5 

.5

3.3 

8.7 

19 

10 

5.3 

2.5

Maximum

12 

14 

128

2,280

970 

2,500 

850 

1,420 

80 

340 

317 

340

58 

2,500

June

1.7 

2.2 

1.7 

1.3 

1.4

.7 

.7 

.6 

.5 

.6

1.0 

1.2 

128 

296 

340

332 

289 

233 

206 

170

134 

98 

62 

50 

65

80 

86 

92 

206 

254

July

282 

289 

275 

254 

219

188 

146 

122 

170 

247

219 

152 

92 

60 

45

38 

34

27 

21 

17

14 

11 

9.1 

7.4 

79

170 

194 

194 

233 

282 

317

Minimum

0 

0 

1.2

0

55 

710 

12 

176 

.5 

.5 

7.4 

2.9

2.2

0

Aug.

332 

340 

332 

317 

289

261 

212 

164 

86 

45

21 

14 

14 

12 

9.5

7.9 

6.6 

5.5 

2.9 

7.0

8.9 

10 

11 

9.1 

7.9

7.0 

6.0 

4.9 

3.8 

4.2 

5.1

Mean

2.21 

5.55 

26.2

220

454 

1,345 

414 

680 

8.58 

104 

142 

82.5

8.59 

265

Sept.

5.5 

4.9 

4.4 

4.9 

6.4

6.0 

6.0 

6.4 

7.4 

6.0

6.0 

4.5 

4.9 

3.0 

2«9

3.0 

2.5 

2.2 

5.5 

8.9

14 

14 

12 

12 

11

9^7 

7.6 

8.3 

58

Run-off in 

acre-feet

136 

330 

1,610

159,600

27,910 

74,700 

25,430 

40,460 

528 

6,220 

8,740 

5,070

191,600
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 103

Arkansas River at Granite, colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°03', long. 106°16', in sec. 31, T. 11 S., R. 79 

W., at Granite, Just upstream from Cache Creek. Zero of gage is 8,915.72 feet above 

mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 431 square miles.

Records available.- April to October 1895, May 1897 to September 1899, April 1910 to 

September 1927, and October 1933 to September 1939 in reports of U. S. Geological Survey. May 1897 to September 1899 and April 1910 to September 1939 in reports of State 

engineer.

Average discharge.- 29 years (1910-39), 338 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,700 second-feet May 20 (gage height, 4.62 

feet;; minimum daily discharge, 72 second-feet Feb. 3, 4, 10.

1895, 1897-99, 1910-39: Maximum discharge, 2,900 second-feet June 16, 1924 (gage 

height, 4.57 feet); minimum not determined.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, Dec. 15 to Mar. 17, 

which were computed on basis of three discharge measurements, weather records, and 

records for station at Salida and are good. Small diversions for irrigation above 

station. Sugar Loaf and Twin Lakes reservoirs are on tributaries above station (combined capacity, 72,120 acre-feet). The following records, furnished by the office of 

the State engineer, show diversions from Colorado River Basin to Arkansas River Basin 

above station.

Ditch or tunnel

Busk-Ivanhoe tunnel 

Fremont Pass ditch----

Columbine ditch .......

Total ...............

Diversions fromTomlchl Creek. ...................

Diversion in acre-feet

929 

5,354 

37,060 

1,097 

1,484 

1,239

47,163

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1936 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

e

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

81 

82 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

88 

89 

SO 

31

Oct.

156 

154 

152 

147 

132

137 

183 

246 

216 

200

256 

317 

313 

214 

172

172 

169 

166 

161 

159

159 

169 

169 

172 

177

174 

132 

132 

130 

132 

130

HOT.

130 

144 

147 

147 

154

140 

125 

147 

144 

140

137 

135 

123 

130 

135

200 

186 

164 

123 

125

125 

116 

105 

100 

96

92

80 

92 

91 

105

Dec.

94 

100 

96 

111 

111

109 

96 

94 

9S 

98

103 

100 

100 

98 

97

100 

100 

98 

97

100

100 

95 

88 

85 

S5

S3 

82 

85 

87 

85 

87

Jan.

88 

90 

86 

82 

78

80 

85 

90 

95 

91

68 

65 

65 

84 

S2

82 

80 

78 

75 

76

S2 

84 

82

eo

78

79 

60

eo

78 

78 

77

Feb.

76 

75 

72 

72 

76

76 

76 

74 

73 

72

74 

76 

78 

78 

76

76 

77 

79 

82 

86

86 

85 

87 

85 

80

86 

88

se

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fet 

Max 

Apr 

Hay 

Jim 

Jul 

Aug 

Sej

1

uary. 

ater year 1936-!

Mar.

86 

82 

84 

88 

88

84 

85 

90 

90 

94

90 

89 

90 

91 

100

106 

110 

109 

114 

123

132 

132 

125 

130 

137

132 

130 

116 

109 

106 

107

Apr.

116 

128 

142 

144 

140

132 

118 

123 

135 

130

128 

130 

154 

174 

152

144 

130 

120 

136 

144

166 

253 

462 

467 

473

565 

581 

676 

744 

801

Secondfoct-days

5,498 

3,876 

2,964

150,824

2,557 

2,205 

3,247 

7,897 

35,380 

30,926 

20,012 

13,463 

4,838

132,865

Hay

665 

997 

1,010 

1,040 

1,030

1,080 

984 

601 

738 

840

944 

866 

924 

990 

1,090

1,120 

1,220 

1,240 

1,370 

1,600

1,620 

1,620 

1,610 

1,540 

1,340

937

soe

997 

1,400 

1,400 

1,400

Ma-riimim

317 

200 

111

2,140

95 

68 

137 

601 

1,620 

1,410 

990 

646 

208

1,620

June

1,380 

1,210 

1,090 

1,140 

1,370

1,410 

1,210 

1,060 

957 

924

964 

904 

957 

1,140 

1,170

1,060 

1,020 

620 

669 

616

814 

970 

1,170 

1,180 

1,050

1,000 

951 

951 

924 

846

July

527 

565 

554 

505 

462

473 

688 

659

808 

820

876 

795 

801 

833 

990

924 

869 

769 

424 

396

377 

273 

236 

222 

249

464 

719 

768 

852 

944 

938

Minimum

130 

80 

82

65

75 

72 

82 

116 

738 

615 

222 

166 

116

72

Aug.

646 

738 

731 

731 

731

391 

283 

2S7 

242 

232

219 

214 

211 

202 

273

609 

604 

565 

569 

554

565 

559 

538 

527 

511

494 

313 

166 

180 

188 

200

Mean

177 

129 

95.6

413

82.5 

78.8 

105 

263 

1,141 

1,031 

646 

434 

161

364

Sept.

188 

169 

152 

142 

137

132

154 

172 

177 

194

208 

160 

161 

180 

177

166 

149 

147 

147 

140

130 

142 

197 

197 

200

194 

132 

130 

128 

116

Run-off In 

acre-feet

10,910 

7,690 

5,880

299,200

5,070 

4,370 

6,440 

15,660 

70,160 

61,340 

39,690 

26,700 

9,600

263,500
104 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Arkansas River at Salida, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°31', long. 106°01', in sec. 31, T. 50 N., R. 9

 E., at Salida, 3 miles upstream from South Arkansas River. Zero of gage is 7,052.34 

feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 1,210 square miles.

Records available.- April 1895 to October 1903, November 1909 to September 1927, and

 October 1933 to September 1939 In reports of Geological Survey. April 1895 to October 

1903 and November 1909 to September 1939 in reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 29 years (1910-39), 626 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,500 second-feet Aug. 1 (gage height, 3.60

 feet); minimum daily discharge, 186 second-feet Mar. 6.

1895-1903, 1909-39: Maximum discharge, 5,100 second-feet June 16, 1924 (gage 

height, 7.2 feet, former site and datum); minimum daily discharge, 140 second-feet 

Sept. 19-21, 1902.

Remarks.- Records good. Diversions for Irrigation above station. Flow regulated by Clear 

Creek Reservoir (capacity, 11,444 acre-feet) and as noted In description for station at 

Granite.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

1

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

IS

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

376

362

557

362

357

567

485

636

648

516

474

568

575

548

599

425

414

594

378

368

367

342

342

336

356

556

342

312

512

308

298

HOT.

294

29S

29S

29S

512

298

2S9

517

352

362

552

336

517

321

317

547

404

583

557

342

336

298

289

256

276

260

264

256

260

272

-

Dec.

280

2S5

272

289

265

285

272

289

289

298

508

303

289

272

294

517

298

280

505

512

308

305

276

272

252

252

244

256

260

252

260

Jan.

264

272

268

264

237

252

256

268

2SO

264

252

252

248

237

253

248

240

226

230

257

240

250

226

215

220

215

216

220

216

215

216

Feb.

205

206

199

209

216

223

215

206

206

189

1S9

203

216

213

215

209

216

216

223

255

230

230

226

213

199

209

220

215

_

_

-

Month

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

toy.......................................

Water year 1938-39......................

Mar.

206

199

206

215

199

186

196

206

220

216

206

199

206

215

205

206

225

216

220

256

276

264

260

280

256

260

272

252

237

226

223

Apr.

223

230

237

244

252

256

240

250

235

240

250

226

255

272

280

264

244

244

252

260

276

517

582

6S5

716

793

912

1,020

1,050

1,010

-

Seoondfoot-days

12 522

8,756

242,351

7 451

43,131

18,429 

8,944

207,568

May

1,040

1.240

1,360

1,260

1,190

1,520

1,370

1,2SO

1,160

1,160

1,230

1,560

1,380

1,410

1,590

1,680

1,680

1,710

1.850

2,140

2,240

2,240

2,210

2,100

1,910

1,380

1,160

1,220

1,750

1,910

1,940

Ma^

317

5,240

280

2,080

1,170 

383

2,240

June

1,920

1,720

1,540

1,560

1,860

2,080

1,820

1,600

1,350

1,500

1,2SO

1,370

1,400

1,580

1,690

1,650

1,520

1,270

1,070

921

1,020

1,250

1,520

1,430

1,400

1,310

1,250

1,250

1,220

1,240

July

959

860

809

758

700

657

785

1,020

1,020

957

1,030

966

959

950

1,090

1,100

1,010

995

664

555

529

480

594

368

347

498

760

895

1,050

1,150

1,150

Minimum

OQQ

244

169

glS

189

225

921

531 

226

186

Aug.

1,170

1,050

904

695

921

SOI

485

498

441

414

368

342

716

694

694

650

629

650

622

615.

596

650

414

347

352

Mean

512

282

664

212

2Pfi

4-Oft

1,438

594 

298

569

Sept.

531

305

276

248

257

233

272

294

521

583

362

317

568

347

289

280

257

255

226

252

276

294

521

568

326

294

298

298

Run-off in 

acre-feet

17,570

480,700

85,550

56,550 

17,740

411,700
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 105

Arkansas River at Canon City, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°26', long. 105°15', in sec. 32, T. 18 S., R. 70

 VI., in Canon City, Just upstream from Sand Creek. Zero of gage is 5,343.87 feet above 

mean sea level.

Pralnage area.- 3,090 square miles.

Records available.- May 1888 to September 1927 and October 1933 to September 1939 in

 reports of Geological Survey. May 1888 to September 1939 in reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 52 years (1887-1939), 729 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,250 second-feet May 21 (gage height, 3.41

 feet); minimum dally discharge, 162 second-feet Sept. 22.

1888-1939: Maximum discharge, 19,000 second-feet Aug. 2, 1921 (gage height, 10.7 

feet), from rating curve extended above 4,000 second-feet; minimum daily discharge, 90 

second-feet Apr. 7, 1935.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for October and November, which are good. Di-

 versions for irrigation above station. For statements on regulation see descriptions 

for stations at Granite and Salida.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Bay

1

g

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

18

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

80

81

28

E3

84

85

86

27

28

29

SO

31

Dot.

523

436

403

403

419

403

476

770

719

590

547

653

565

578

528

463

476

458

436

424

424

415

407

403

403

403

419

415

403

419

394

HOT.

362

362

362

350

386

428

378

407

481

492

492

463

436

432

441

488

467

467

450

432

436

432

403

386

386

374

358

378

374

382

-

Dec.

382

398

390

374

370

362

358

354

370

370

386

378

362

330

350

382

354

350

370

407

374

382

346

338

346

322

294

330

326

330

33S

Jan.

346

342

330

314

298

306

318

326

370

354

310

306

310

294

259

282

298

294

286

29S

31S

298

286

270

274

274

270

290

282

276

278

Feb.

262

236

225

232

274

2S6

306

290

878

866

247

286

310

298

274

278

259

274

298

314

290

294

322

294

282

259

282

266

_

_

-

Month

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

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

Mar. ............................... ....

Ally......................................

Water year 1938-39......................

Bar.

274

^270

255

247

225

240

236

236

225

251

262

266

286

310

286

286

282

286

294

31S

366

428

436

463

486

458

512

523

481

481

458

Apr.

407

407

424

394

370

394

394

33S

326

322

310

270

240

240

290

310

259

218

221

228

232

243

294

691

712

756

872

880

925

907

-

Secondfoot-days

14,680

12,425

11,123

270,139

9,359

7,782

10,427

12,374

46,689

41,045

22,837

17,050

7,193

213,484

Nay

979

1,140

1,290

1,260

1,150

1,240

1,310

1,260

1,130

1,090

1,100

1,240

1,280

1,310

1,420

1,580

1,580

1,600

1,710

1,980

2,210

2,170

2,150

2,120

2,010

1,620

1,270

1,140

1,490

1,900

1,960

Maxlaniai

770

492

407

3,510

370

322

523

925

2,210

2,000

1,190

1,160

326

2,210

June

1,940

1,340

1,560

1,430

1,690

2,000

1,880

1,590

1,310

1,190

1,170

1,310

1,270

1,440

1,620

1,580

1,470

1,320

1,080

925

S40

1,030

1,140

1,270

1,320

1,220

1,130

1,200

1,110

1,120

-

July

1,020

741

733

677

603

565

565

785

952

SSO

seo

916

848

632

889

1,050

979

916

832

497

454

432

370

314

290

293

534

793

872

1,130

1,190

If4tt4«m«i

394

350

294

166

259

225

225

218

979

340

290

278

162

162

Aug.

1,040

1,160

356

624

S32

632

565

432

407

346

338

302

266

278

282

294

636

677

630

630

578

584

573

553

534

565

597

476

338

302

298

Mean

474

414

359

740

302

278

336

429

1,506

1,363

737

550

240

585

Sept.

306

274

243

207

1S2

179

179

228

247

278

326

314

266

251

274

290

262

214

203

172

169

162

182

214

236

278

310

251

236

240

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

29,120

24,640

22,060

535,300

18,560

15,440

20,680

25,540

92,610

81,410

45,300

33,320

14,270

423,400

Peak diecharge.- May 21 (3 p.m.) 2,250 sec.-ft.5 June 28 (4tl5 p.m.) 1,980 sec.-ft.; July 31 

(1:30 a.m.) 1,840 sec.-ft.
106 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Arkansas River at Portland, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°24', long. 105°01', in sec. 21, T. 19 S., R. 68

 W., at lower edge of Portland, a short distance upstream from HardsGrabble Creek. 

Zero of gage is 5,921.56 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 3,790 square miles. 

Records available.- May to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 6,290 second-feet Aug. 19 (gage height, 5.68

 feet), from rating curve extended above 1,900 second-feet; minimum daily discharge, 

168 second-feet Sept. 22.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of missing gage heights, Sept. 5,

 7, 8, 16, 17, which were computed on basis of records for station near Pueblo and are 

fair. Diversions for irrigation above station. For statements on regulation, see 

descriptions for stations at Salida and at Granite.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

S3

24

25

26

27

SB

29

30

31

Oct. HOT. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

March. ......... . .... ,

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

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

Aug 

Sep

ust....... .............................

The perld1........... ...................

Mar. Apr.

Seeondfoot-days

42,133

24,034

16,646 

7,180

-

May

_

.

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

*1,740

_

_

_

_

-

_

..

_

*1,300

1,840

1,950

Ma^Himim

1,990

1,430

1,170 

324

-

June

1,990

1,670

1,590

1,440

1,590

1,920

1,920

1,630

1,390

1,230

1,230

1,330

1,350

1,470

1,640

1,670

1,540

1,580

1,150

980

843

1,020

1,210

1,320

1,370

1,260

1,160

1,290

1,170

1,180

-

July

1,140

781

757

749

630

549

515

749

1,000

910

652

940

862

852

910

1,090

1,050

960

940

537

466

450

401

334

307

320

510

824

920

1,430

1,300

inning-pa

843

307

247 

168

-

Aug.

1.-070

1,170

900

824

814

843

624

435

409

345

310

274

266

256

247

256

500

630

665

688

561

549

543

515

510

515

561

460

320

295

292

Mean

1 '775 404

537 

240

-

Sept.

289

268

247

235

215

182

175

205

244

277

324

307

292

269

256

230

234

226

220

188

178

168

178

211

235

268

301

274

247

256

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

83,570

47 f 6VO

33,020 

14,260

178,500

Peak discharge.- May 31 (7 p.m. 

(11 p.m.J 6,290 sec.-ft. 

«Dlscharge measurement.

2,540 sec.-ft.; July 30 (8 p.m.) 3,490 sec.-ft.; Aug. 19
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 107

Arkansas River near Pueblo, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°16 ! , long. 104°41', in sec. 34, T. 20 S., R. 65 

W., at intake of south-side waterworks, 4 miles west of center of Pueblo. Zero of gage 

is 4,689.82 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 4,730 square miles.

Records available.- May 1885 to September 1886 (at present site), June to December 1887 

(at site 5 miles upstream), and September 1894 to September 1927 and October 1933 to 

September 1939 (at present site) in reports of Geological Survey. May 1885 to 

September 1886 and September 1894 to September 1939 in reports of State engineer. 

(Records for May 1925 to September 1934 do not include water diverted above station 

into intake or north-side waterworks.)

Average discharge.- 35 years (1894-1924, 1934-39), 760 second-feet; 9 years (1925-34), 624 

second-feet (not including water diverted above station into intake of north-side 

waterworks).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,910 second-feet June 1; minimum daily discharge, 55 second-feet Sept. 23.

1885-87, 1894-1939: Maximum discharge, 103,000 second-feet June 3, 1921 (gage 

height, 24.66 feet, from gage at Pueblo), by slope-area method, including estimated 

discharge of Dry Creek, 19,500 second-feet; minimum daily discharge, 18 second-feet 

(Including 13 second-feet diverted above station into intake of north-side waterworks.) 

Apr. 7, 1935.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, Feb. 10-13, 17, 21-23, 28, 

Mar. 1, 2, which were computed on basis of weather records and are fair. Records include water diverted above station into Intake of north-side waterworks for municipal 

supply of Pueblo. Diversions for Irrigation above station. For statements on regulation see descriptions for stations at Salida and Granite.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1936 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

18 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

85

26 

87 

28 

29 

50 

31

Oct.

461 

396 

292 

276 

276

288 

269 

534 

704 

573

518 

460 

653 

663 

627

423 

401 

429 

435 

392

398 

406 

376 

368 

430

458 

462 

431 

423 

437 

422

HOT.

422 

408 

436 

442 

461

667 

490 

441 

532 

679

571 

678 

630 

499 

613

499 

607 

547 

538 

546

479 

622 

636 

519 

619

627 

476 

485 

441 

309

Dec.

256 

305 

322 

298 

288

283 

273 

256 

266 

251

303 

327 

318 

357 

361

323 

421 

447 

358 

371

368 

388 

368 

364 

348

347 

352 

364 

442 

426 

366

Jan.

340 

347 

322 

334 

346

217 

241 

238 

311 

346

283 

309 

287 

311 

357

228 

262 

286 

286 

307

303 

303 

298 

296 

295

290 

286 

301 

302 

281 

306

Feb.

322 

329 

317 

371 

428

437 

379 

435 

427 

360

3S1 

414 

393 

401 

361

387 

348 

336 

343 

379

368 

338 

336 

332 

326

282 

266 

267

Month

Got 

Sot

Dec

0

Jan 

Pel 

Max

Apr

Jw 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

«

uary

ater year 1938-3

Mar.

266 

267 

308 

262 

260

242 

232 

228 

208 

268

271 

227 

239 

258 

258

264 

246 

233 

250 

272

283 

306 

301 

301 

328

291 

322 

369 

322 

317 

306

Apr.

269 

252 

269 

262 

244

264 

301 

269 

239 

239

239 

223 

192 

174 

239

270 

239 

216 

198 

198

187 

176 

170 

334 

602

670 

630 

749 

856 

877

Secondfoot-days

13,369 

14,909 

10,488

266,896

9,218 

10,052 

8,483 

9,837 

46,816 

39,766 

20,069 

15,043 

5,267

201,686

May

976 

1,060 

1,400 

1,470 

1,330

1,320 

1,420 

1,400 

1,270 

1,170

1,170 

1,260 

1,470 

1,390 

1,270

1,340 

1,430 

1,370 

1,310 

1,820

2,180 

2, ISO 

2,020 

1,920 

1,860

1,780 

1,260 

1,120 

1,110 

1,610 

1,710

Magnum

704 

679 

447

3,800

367 

437 

369 

877 

2,180 

2,130 

1,410 

1,120 

279

2,180

June

f ,130 

1,880 

1,590 

1,460 

1,430

1,S40 

1,910 

1,520 

1,360 

1,140

1,060 

1,090 

1,330 

1,330 

1,600

1,720 

1,600 

1,580 

1,220 

886

769 

806 

1,040 

1,030 

1,220

1,130 

1,080 

1,010 

1,060 

945

July

944 

67S 

623 

606 

630

467 

442 

608 

836 

789

718 

791 

763 

766 

756

908 

884 

795 

834 

661

399 

361 

360 

265 

220

220 

263 

601 

762 

931 

1,410

Minimum

269 

309 

261

106

217 

266 

208 

170 

976 

759 

220 

162 

66

66

Aug.

1,020 

1,120 

873 

775 

701

720 

641 

389 

321 

273

238 

194 

163 

166 

162

164 

261 

618 

566 

761

616 

497 

604 

482 

612

473 

506 

498 

376 

362 

343

Mean

431 

497 

338

731

297 

369 

274 

328 

1,469 

1,325 

647 

485 

176

663

Sept.

279 

216 

189 

166 

124

113 

116 

146 

193 

207

261 

247 

240 

223 

191

205 

221 

186 

139 

126

90 

68 

55 

122 

166

168 

228 

237 

196 

172

Run-off in 

acre-feet

26,600 

29,670 

20,800

529,400

18,280 

19,940 

16,830 

19,610 

89,680 

78,860 

39,790 

29,840 

10,450

400,000

Peak discharge.- June 1 (8:30 a.m.) 2.910 sec. -ft. s July 31 (2 a.m.) 2.820 sec. -ft.
108 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River near Avondale, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°15', long. 104°24', in sec. 1, T. 21 S., R. 63 

W., half a mile upstream from Sixmile Creek and 2i miles west of Avondale.

Drainage area.- 6,350 square miles. 

Records available.- May to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 3,190 second-feet May 26 (gage height, 3.01 

 feet); minimum dally discharge, 133 second-feet Sept. 23, 24.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of missing gage heights, Sept. 5-9, which 

were computed on basis of records for station near Nepesta and are fair. Storage 

reservoirs and diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water Tear October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

f.

3

4

5

6

1

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

81

23

84

85

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct. HOT. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

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

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

April.............. ... nay...............................::::.:::

The perio

Mar. Apr.

Seoondfoot-days

42,496

18,238 

6,038

-

May

1,150

1,240

1,400

1,600

1,620

1,520

1,580

1,580

1,500

1,400

1,420

1,400

1,440

1,650

1,550

1,470

1,710

1,620

1,870

1,830

1,980

2,140

1,850

2,000

1,800

2,040

1,070

1,290

1,230

1,710

2,000

Maximum

2,240

1,530 

280

-

June

2,080

2,240

1,720

1,620

1,580

1,740

1,910

1,600

1,520

1,260

1,240

1,260

1,320

1,390

1,600

1,570

1,580

1,440

1,180

936

800

780

1,010

1,170

1,340

1,390

1,320

1,170

1,470

1,260

-

July

1,280

962

720

668

652

512

464

464

822

844

780

790

800

760

790

910

1,010

923

888

750

434

372

355

306

244

224

216

440

811

910

1,650

iMpl^qw

780

204 

133

-

Aug.

1,240

1,530

1,390

962

899

888

855

533

394

344

306

248

212

208

208

204

204

434

526

780

636

572

564

556

596

612

526

540

452

328

491

Mean

1,417

588 

201

-

Sept.

272

256

244

200

159

148

145

139

139

180

224

280

252

240

216

232

256

228

188

173

159

145

133

133

145

196

228

260

244

224

-

Ban-off in 

acre-feet

.. 84,290

36,170 

11,980

274,100

Peak discharge.- May 26 (6 a.m.) 3,190 sec.-ft.; June 1 (7 a.m.) 2,580 sec.-ft.; June 2 (H30 

a.m.) 3,080 sec.-ft.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 109

Arkansas River near Nepesta, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder above diversion dam of Oxford Farmers Co. canal, lat. 

38 U 11', long. 104°10', in sec. 31, T. 21 S., R. 60 W., li miles west of Nepesta.

Drainage area.- 9,130 square miles.

Records available.- September 1897 to October 1903, July 1909 to November 1912, and 

October 1933 to September 1939 in reports of Geological Survey. September 1897 to 

October 1903, July 1909 to November 1912, and January 1914 to September 1939 in reports of State engineer.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,740 second-feet May 25 (gage height, 4.71 

feet); minimum daily discharge, 30 second-feet Jan. 19.

1897-1903, 1909-12, 1914-39: Maximum discharge, 180,000 second-feet at point 9 

miles upstream June 4, 1921, by slope-area method; no flow at times in 1902, 1910, 

1931, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing gage heights and periods of 

ice effect, which are poor. Storage and diversion for Irrigation upstream from 

station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

?.

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

n

12

IS

14

IS

1«

17

1ft

19

80

81

22

ss

24

25

2«

27

2A K>

SO

31

Oct.

565

529

394

311

311

316

300

365

914

798

733

610

485

464

428

464

422

450

464

471

460

433

411

411

439

478

492

444

416

411

422

HOT.

416

589

374

405

389

583

506

471

632

733

592

621

632

654

687

565

621

643

676

698

746

824

824

574

*600

*419

«415

*350

345

303

Dec.

242

286

416

283

220

257

251

236

226

202

199

239

220

153

204

181

184

t!85

t!90

t!60

t!45

136

136

132

121

121

181

169

263

212

289

Jan.

169

t!40

t!20 tioo

t52

151

169

217

332

279

228

248

266

*155

*155

*100

*75

»40

*30

*40

«65

«80

212

212

194

162

169

167

220

254

191

Feb.

186

184

212

181

212

234

257

*226

«200

*200

190

179

*170

*150

*60

*240

428

*440

*500

*270

«60

*40

*45

«65

*75

*70

*60

80

_

_

-

Month

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

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

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

Water year 1938-39......................

liar.

*110

184

186

151

153

t60

tso

teo

t70

taoo

t250

t200 tioo

248

457

513

428

360

303

303

324

389

478

636

601

485

428

674

478

460

471

Apr.

464

384

341

320

324

360

433

450

360

360

279

276

248

248

316

687

547

506

416

379

365

345

360

316

279

389

406

471

574

538

-

Seoondfoot-days

6,439

264,617

11,730

37,4,48

ory f"\ a

3,668

153,388

May

606

620

676

798

772

709

882

914

811

610

654

798

978

1,050

962

1,100

1,540

1,500

1,600

1,840

2,080

2,280

1,890

1,690

1,770

2,550

1,180

994

994

1,220

1,580

Maximum

416

6,150

687

2,550

191

2,560

June

1,690

1,460

1,280

1,220

1,120

1,340

1,520

1,220

1,260

914

746

698

798

811

898

1,100

1,120

978

811

632

687

620

471

471

574

654

621

478

683

643

-

July

538

457

547

478

464

374

300

332

350

269

248

194

228

199

189

209

389

389

286

286

365

324

263

248

184

164

144

167

162

245

547

l»Ti<jnmi

121

121

248

64

30

Aug.

457

411

850

341

220

257

234

179

286

212

215

162

110

88

74

79

79

85

76

416

196

110

107

119

78

207

66

70

100

90

276

Mean

208

725

161

310

391

122

420

Sept.

191

158

151

123

100

78

64

74

88

112

125

138

158

169

174

179

164

174

153

121

112

94

82

83

76

90

82

110

107

138

~

Run-off in 

acre-feet

28,960

32,900

12,770

624,800

9,900

10,340

19,050

23,270

7,280

304,200

 Stage-discharge relation affected by Icej discharge computed on basis of two discharge measurements, weather records, and records for station near Pueblo.

tOage height missing; discharge computed on basis of two discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for station near Pueblo.
110 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at La Junta, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°59', long. 103°31', In sec. 2, T. 24 S., R. 55 

W., at East Bridge In La Junta, Just upstream from King Arroyo.

Drainage area.- 12,200 square miles.

Records available.- May to August 1889, December 1893 to December 1895, January to

December 1901, April to October 1903, August to November 1908, April 1912 to December 

1913, and October 1933 to September 1939 In reports of Geological Survey. December 

1893 to December 1895, January to December 1901, April to October 1903, August to 

November 1908, and April 1912 to September 1939 In reports of State engineer. This 

station has been maintained at several different sites In La Junta, but all records are 

equivalent.

Average discharge.- 27 years (1912-39), 262 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge, 6,410 second-feet Aug. 19; minimum dally discharge, 9 second- 

 £eet Aug. 24.

1889, 1893-95, 1901, 1903, 1908, 1912-39: Maximum discharge, 200,000 second-feet

June 4, 1921 (gage height, 18.4 feet), by slope-area method; no flow Jan. 20-23, Mar.

20-22, 1915,.

Remarks.- Records good. Storage reservoirs and diversions for Irrigation above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

U 

18 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

87 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oot.

252 

430 

270 

E25 

119

97 

94 

134 

273 

444

475 

450 

350 

310 

236

221 

204 

175 

156 

166

175 

211 

188 

143 

134

138 

161 

213 

244 

235 

211

Hov.

218 

216 

277 

285 

324

316 

260 

257

60

37 

46 

43 

40 

123

124 

99 

80 

87 

97

92 

113 

115 

126 

104

253 

410 

381 

306 

244

Dec.

186 

184 

189 

158 

156

174 

172 

142 

149 

135

123 

124 

138 

129

118

126 

124 

122 

124 

132

130 

126 

128 

111 

105

91 

90 

87 

83 

91 

110

Jan.

Ill 

135 

102 

97 

101

96 

101 

131 

128 

134

122 

119 

133 

149 

115

108 

111 

117 

102 

113

124 

128 

148 

198 

142

138 

145 

144 

128 

125 

145

Feb.

110 

71 

65 

47 

51

76 

74 

63 

64 

79

78 

94 

86 

80 

52

40 

39 

150 

91 

79

73 

86 

64 

46 

110

111 

99 

101

Month

Oot 

Hov 

Dec

0

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr

£ 

Jul 

tog 

Bep

W

uary. . . . . .

11.....................................

&:::::::::::::

teaber.. ........ 

ater year 1938-3

Mar.

108 

108 

111 

108 

104

108 

135 

131 

150 

137

154 

154 

83 

21

17

13 

19 

19 

19 

18

36

109 

114 

129 

161

203 

220 

33 

25 

19 

30

Apr.

28 

123 

127 

129

54

64 

59 

38 

46 

80

71 

70 

66 

104 

59

99 

397 

386 

250 

164

140 

102 

87 

82 

32

14 

14 

26 

41 

135

Secondfoot-days

7,153 

5,255 

4,057

97,162

3, 

2, 

2, 

3, 

15,

3, 

1,

890 

179 

796 

107 

977 

479 

457 

739 

742

66,831

May

275 

229 

236 

332 

494

458 

643 

607 

586 

465

471 

559 

552 

566 

546

489 

514 

465 

636

587

652 

637 

622 

490 

674

1,330 

233 

442 

530 

283 

354

Hajdanm

475 

410 

189

7,820

198 

150 

220 

397 

1,330 

1,720 

324 

728 

81

1,7?0

June

674 

557 

1,720 

667 

489

448 

635

642 

475 

450

465 414- 

518 

611 

588

583 

596 

473 

533 

576

385 

294 

177 

128 

228

146 

220 

244 

171 

372

July

256 

324 

152 

122 

116

96 

57 

46 

164 

94

71 

53 

33 

27 

27

40 

40 

37 

42 

34

41 

44 

48 

57 

81

72 

61 

58 

58 

56 

50

iHfl4nnim

94 

37 

83

11

96 

39 

13 

14 

229 

128 

27 

9 

15

9

Aug.

148 

188 

612

404 

158

90 

81 

65 

29 

44

61 

61 

74 

66 

59

64 

57 

48 

146 

728

180 

88 

51 

9 

20

20 

24 

30 

35 

44 

55

Mean

231 

175 

131

266

125 

77.8 

90.2 

104 

515 

483 

79.3 

121 

58.1

183

Sept.

53 

28 

15 

28 

32

52 

60 

60 

59 

58

59 

58 

66 

68 

75

81 

79 

80 

74 

69

56 

61 

59 

66 

64

53 

53 

51 

58 

67

Run-off in 

acre-feet

14,190 

10, 420 

8,050

192,700

7,780 

4,320 

5,550 

6,160 

31,690 

28,720 

4,870 

7,430 

3,460

132,600
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 111

Arkansas River at Caddoa, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°04', long. 102°57', In sec. 7, T. 23 S., R. 49 

W., half a mile north of Caddoa and 2.3 miles upstream from Caddoa Creek. Zero of 

gage Is 3,760.23 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 19,000 square miles.

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,150 second-feet May 26 (gage height, 4.23 

feet); minimum dally discharge, 5 second-feet July 16.

1938-39: Maximum discharge, 11,800 second-fe'et July 18, 1938 (gage height, 5.85 

feet); minimum dally discharge, that of July 16, 1939.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, Nov. 24 to Dec. 3, Feb. 9- 

15, 21-28, Mar. 1-5, which were computed on basis of weather records and records for 

station at.La Junta and are fair. Records for period July 1 to Sept. 30 furnished by 

Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army. Storage reservoirs and diversions for irrigation 

above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

20 

30 

31

Oct.

248 

232 

375 

270 

225

162 

118 

112 

115 

348

504 

459 

417 

348 

312

248 

625 

210 

204 

204

204 

204 

204 

255

CIO

192 

180 

180 

218 

248 

248

HOT.

210 

198 

225 

270 

270

348 

348 

396 

375 

262

174 

150 

143 

136 

129

143 

150 

129 

115 

136

150 

174 

186 

175 

190

230 

300 

380 

430 

390

Dec.

340 

320

315 

312 

278

312 

285 

255 

240 

255

240 

210 

198 

198 

198

198 

240 

262 

248 

262

255 

240 

225 

216 

218

186 

174 

180 

192 

180 

168

Jan.

168 

168 

180 

180 

146

140 

140 

162 

192 

198

204 

218 

204 

204 

218

168 

143 

126 

132 

146

168 

198 

192 

186 

204

174 

180 

192 

192 

162 

156

Feb.

156 

168 

110 

110 

136

126 

136 

143 

125 

130

145 

165 

1-70 

165 

150

146 

108 

186 

240 

156

140 

140 

125 

110 

140

160 

190 

200

Month

Oct 

No\ 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fet 

Mat 

Apr 

Ma3 

Jur 

Ju] 

Aut 

8ei

1

alendar year

later year 1938-2

Peak discharge. -

(4:30 p.m. ) 2,940 s

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

Mar.

190 

195 

200 

200 

210

245 

291 

308 

308 

308

317 

308 

308 

291 

238

224

163 

168 

157 

137

128 

120 

163 

245 

283

351 

381 

360 

231 

180 

133

Apr.

Ill 

133 

185 

202 

142

128 

146 

146 

137 

115

133 

142 

142 

128 

137

115 

92 

267 

238 

216

174 

137 

106 

89 

76

65 

60 

5fi 

56 

53

Secondfoot-days

7,679 

6,912 

7,402

-

5,441 

4,176 

7,341 

3,927 

16,425 

13,135 

4,437 

6,842 

1,035

84,752

May 26 (5 p.m.) 3,150 sec. -ft.; Aug. 

ec.-ft.

May

60 

115 

196 

202 

274

283 

402 

478 

528 

540

515 

454

478 

478 

515

501 

488 

514 

423 

588

572 

652 

668 

540 

540

1,820 

1,560 

398 

387 

652 

604

Maxi* 

E04 

430 

340

-

218 

240 

381 

267 

1,820 

736 

1,080 

1,490 

53

1,820

June

668 

736 

572 

488 

572

540 

604 

700 

636 

462

398 

398 

376 

449 

604

572 

572 

556 

501 

501

488 

387 

306 

152 

72

103 

92 

114 

175 

341

July

1,080 

844 

514 

352 

198

81 

38 

30 

306 

241

103 

38 

16 

15

5 

7 

58 

44 

18

10 

9 

12 

107

69 

23 

33 

30 

40 

92

Aug.

125 

138 

138 

232 

286

277 

125 

44 

30 

18

15 

14 

12 

21 

3O

16 

631 

87 

12 

1,080

1,490 

674 

392 

196 

120

96 

102 

238 

92 

60 

51

Minimum Mean

112 248 

115 230 

168 239

-

126 176 

108 149 

120 237 

53 131 

60 530 

72 438 

5 143 

12 221 

21 34.5

5 232

Sept.

41 

32 

28 

23

21 

24

29 

30

32 

32 

30 

29 

30

41 

53 

53 

44 

41

41 

35 

32 

38 

41

44 

44 

35 

33 

33

Run-off in 

acre-feet

15,230 

13,710 

14,680

_

10,790 

8,280 

14,560 

7,790 

32,580 

26,050 

8,800 

13,570 

2,050

168,100

17 (1:30 a.m.) 1,980 sec. -ft.; Aug. 20
112 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Lamar, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°06', long. 102°37', In sec. 30, T. 22 S., R. 46 

W., at highway bridge, 1 mile north of Lamar.

Drainage area.- 19,800 square miles.

Records available.- May to December 1913 and October 1933 to September 1939 in reports of 

Geological Survey. May 1913 to September 1939 in reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 26 years, 271 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 956 second-feet Feb. 21 (gage height, 3.63 

feet ); minimum daily discharge, 0.7 second-foot Sept. 14, 15.

.1913-39: Maximum discharge, 165,000 second-feet June 5, 1921, by slope-area method; 

no flow at .times during 1913-15.

Remarks.- Records fair. Storage reservoirs and diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

7.9 

7.5 

7.1 

5.6 

4.0

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.2 

3.8

9.6 

6.2 

5.6 

4.8 

4.8

5.0 

5.3 

5.3 

3.0 

3.0

3.0 

3.2

s'.B 

2.8

4.3

3.8 

5.6 

3.6 

3.8 

3.6

HOT.

3.2 

3.2 

3.6 

3.3

3.6 

3.0 

3.0 

14 

18

7.5 

5.6 

5.0 

4.3 

3.8

3.8 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.3

4.6

4.0 

3.2 

6.6

15

11 

15 

20 

102 

136

Dec.

126 

37 

32 

8.9 

6.0

4.2 

4.4 

4.4 

4.7 

4.0

3.7 

3.5 

3.5 

4.0 

4.9

7.3 

11 

30 

27

26 

45 

62 

133 

116

92 

111 

136 

113 

118 

57

Jan.

18 

6.7 

5.4 

6.4 

9.6

8.6 

8.3 

10 

12 

11

9.6 

14 

10 

18 

50

41 

14 

12 

8.9 

9.6

10 

8.3 

7.3 

6.4 

6.7

10 

14 

8.3 

8.0 

8.0 

7.3

Feb.

7.0 

8.3 

16 

12 

10

10 

8.3 

7.3 

16 

16

16 

16 

18

41

20 

20 

20 

15 

12

155 

101 

44 

30 

42

33 

14

Month

Dot 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

Ma, 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

H

alendar year 1938. .....................

11............................... ......

y. .....................................

ater year 1938-39..............

Mar.

44 

41 

50 

66 

56

53 

77 

50 

30 

31

23 

20 

22 

30 

30

25 

20 

20 

5.8 

5.8

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

17 

18 

30 

35 

30 

17

Apr.

9.4 

13 

13 

6.8 

6.3

5.5 

5.2 

5.2 

4.7 

4.7

5.5 

7.4 

8.9 

9.4 

8.9

8.4 

7.9 

8.4 

7.9 

8.4

7.9 

7.4 

6.8 

5.8 

5.8

5.8 

5.0 

5.0 

4.7 

5.2

Seoondfoot-days

138.0 

421.8 

1,347.5

35,686.0

377.4 

756.9 

936.6 

214.3 

395.0 

310.2 

155.6 

561.6 

77.1

5,712.0

May

7.9 

15 

23 

12 

15

13 

12 

12 

10 

8.9

8.4 

5.2 

6.3 

5.8 

8.4

5.0 

3.8 

3.8 

5.0 

4.4

3.8 

5.2 

5.2 

3.6 

3.6

62 

83 

18 

10 

8.9 

6.8

MqTrJTTniTfl

9.6 

136 

136

3,550

50 

155 

77 

13 

83 

23 

22 

62 

7.4

155

June

12 

10 

6.3 

5.5 

5.2

5.2 

5.5 

5.8 

8.9 

4.4

3.8 

3.6

3.8 

4.7 

4.1

3.8 

3.3 

4.4 

4.1 

5.8

19 

17 

22 

20 

22

20 

22 

21 

23 

14

July

22 

5.0 

3.0 

1.6 

1.8

l.S 

1.4 

2.2 

2.0 

5.2

16

16 

13 

5.8 

4.4

3.3

3.3 

2.8 

7.4 

5.0

2.6 

1.8 

1.6 

1.4 

3.3

5.5 

4.4 

4.1 

3.3 

2.6 

2.0

Minimum

2.8 

3.0 

3.5

1.2

5.4 

7.0 

5.8 

4.7 

3.6 

3.3 

1.4 

1.8 

"^ .7

' .7

Aug.

5.0 

24 

36 

62 

60

60

56 

25 

5.5 

2.8

2.4 

2.2 

2.0 

2.4 

1.8

1.8 

6.S 

4.7 

5.2 

62

51

3.0 

2.2 

8.9 

10

10 

7.9 

12 

24 

15 

10

Mean

4.45 

14.1 

43.5

97.8

12.2 

27.0 

30.2 

7.14 

12.7 

10.3 

5.02 

18.8 

2.57

15.6

Sept.

5.0 

4.4 

3.8 

7.4 

4.1

4.1 

3 8 

3.3 

2.S 

2.6

.S 

1.0 

1.0

.7 

.7

1.0 

2.0 

2.4 

2.4 

2.2

2.0 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8

2.2 

2.6 

2.8 

2.2 

2.6

Run-off in 

acre-feet

274 

837 

2,670

70,780

749 

1,500 

1,860 

425 

783 

615 

309 

1,150 

153

11,320
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 113

Arkansas River at Holly, Golo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°02', long. 102°07', in sec. 14, T. 23 S., R. 42 

W., Just upstream from Wild Horse Creek, 400 feet upstream from highway bridge, and 

half a mile south of Holly. Prior to Apr. 26, 1939, station located 700 feet downstream at same datum.

Drainage area.- 25,000 square miles.

Records available.- December 1893 to December 1894, May 1901 to April 1902 (station publlsned as at Barton or at Byron), October 1907 to September 1927, and October 1933 to 

September 1939 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1907 to September 1939 in 

reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 32 years (1907-39), 339 second-feet (revised).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,140 second-feet May 26 (gage height, 3.78 

feet), from rating curve extended above 90 second-feet on basis of slope of previous 

curve; minimum daily discharge, 0.3 second-foot Aug. 29.

3.893-94, 1901-2, 1907-39: Maximum discharge, 136,000 second-feet Oct. 20, 1908 

(gage height, 11.0 feet, former datum), by slope-area method; no flow Aug. 9, 1924, 

May 27 to June 6, June 26 to July 3, 1925.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for periods of missing gage heights and ice effect, 

Nov. 25 to Dec. 9, Dec. 27 to Jan. 2G, Feb. 27 to Mar. 9, computed on basis of four 

discharge measurements and weather records. Storage reservoirs and several diversions 

for irrigation above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

f.

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

UK

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

24

21

28

19

36

50

44

40

67

26

22

16

28

34

22

34

37

31

34

36

37

42

46

56

58

50

42

44

48

60

60

HOT.

52

54

67

75

89

96

75

127

159

143

138

99

85

80

82

80

82

75

73

75

73

69

50

48

56

64

70

80

87

89

-

Dec.

205

198

143

109

19S

138

121

89

92

89

64

109

102

73

89

82

89

85

102

89

99

92

106

113

132

127

100

110

120

130

140

Jan.

144

140

140

140

135

140

150

160

170

170

180

180

180

184

181

181

180

180

180

185

185

190

190

190

190

200

251

240

212

191

121

Feb.

102

92

99

106

99

92

96

64

69

54

64

71

89

127

82

170

212

127

184

191

165

113

184

219

165

148

149

140

.

-

-

Month

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

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

Water year 1938-3

Mar.

130

130

135

146

150

160

200

250

300

339

350

350

402

610

389

428

198

184

132

109

109

138

205

226

273

233

212

177

165

295

212

Apr.

13S

102

96

89

82

92

99

82

89

78

64

58

58

5B

56

60

62

58

50

54

54

31

30

36

28

21

20

22

20

20

-

Seoondfoot-days

3,535

92,208.0

1,807

154.0

2B.075.6

May

29

28

32

31

30

31

26

26

22

21

21

23

28

28

29

35

55

31

26

28

28

25

17

13

13

164

284

290

89

55

51

Maximum

205

7,170

138

7.6

610

June

62

89

53

46

36

21

15

8.8

10

12

12

11

7.9

5.6

4.5

4.9

4.5

4.5

3.8

2.7

2.4

3.1

7.2

18

19

20

14

24

26

26

-

July

27

114

67

22

14

13

11

11

10

10

7.6

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

.8

1.6

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.2

2.0

2.7

2.0

2.0

1.7

2.4

2.0

2.4

Minimum

64

4.4.

20

.8

.3

Aug.

2.4

1.8

2.0

1.8

1.4

2.0

7.6

1.6

1.6

1.2

1.8

1.4

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.6

.5

.4

.4

28

18

1.8

.8

.e

9.5

.4

.4

.3

3.1

6.0

Mean

114

253

124

60.2

5.13

76.9

Sept.

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.4

6.4

4.2

3.8

2.7

2.0

1.6

1.1

.6

1.0

1.8

4.2

6.0

7.2

7.2

6.S

5.6

7.6

7.2

6.8

6.0

6.8

7.2

7.2

6.4

7.2

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

7,010

182,900

6,890

3,580

305

55,680
114 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Syracuse, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°58', long. 101°45', In NWi sec. 18, T. 24 3., 

R. 40 W., at highway bridge, half a mile south of Syracuse.

Drainage area.- 25,500 square miles.

Records available.- August 1902 to July 1906, June 1921 to September 1939.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1921-39), 314 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 982 second-feet May 25 (gage height, 3.78 feet); 

minimum, 1 second-foot on many days in July, August, and September.

1902-6, 1921-39: Maximum gage height, about 11.75 feet, present datum, June 6, 1921 

(disctiarge not determined); minimum discharge, 1 second-foot at times in 1931, 1934, 

1937, and 1939. Bank-full stage, 7.0 feet.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Diversions 

for irrigation above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

IB

19

SO

81

22

23

24

25

86

87

28

89

SO

51

Oct.

87

75

70

68

60

52

46

44

60

111

89

78ei

123

108

101

9S

84

70

84

84

92

78

86

89

86

86

84

75

78

7S

Hov.

SI

78

81

64

84

114

78

140

218

227

276

240

196

150

143

120

95

89

117

130

123

117

»110

»100

*90

*120

173

188

173

188

-

Dec.

250

305

2S7

256

287

318

271

256

214

184

169

157

165

143

143

165

157

161

173

176

173

173

169

176

*150

*130

»100

«80

*100

»150

200

Jan.

205

218

222

250

831

256

236

250

305

298

292

2S7

271

231

209

184

196

196

192

200

188

200

209

214

250

256

261

271

250

240

231

Feb.

250

231

214

192

176

165

161

101

«90

«80

*70

*100

»150

205

205

209

»195

*195

»175

*160

»140

*140

»160

*190

*170

#170

»180

«200

_

_

-

Month

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

 V- .....................................

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

Water year 1938-3

Mar.

«215

«200

*180

»200

261

311

337

411

488

508

578

519

498

602

540

446

364

380

271

214

180

157

133

117

101

120

111

117

137

222

245

Apr.

200

180

169

157

150

176

200

173

180

176

192

ISO

147

120

114

104

101

98

86

72

89

70

52

37

27

22

22

16

19

19

-

Secondfoot-days

2,505

4,123

5,838

110,521

7 299

3,348 

2,757

781 

132

65

40,737

Hay

19

25

240

98

50

32

23

23

15

12

10

13

10

9

8

39

173

81

34

13

8

12

4

1

108

196

356

578

305

161

101

ifaTrinfimi

123

276

318

8,560

200 

578

123 

32

5

602

June

92

123

114

72

4S

46

23

22

19

15

16

20

34

17

16

7

7

8

1

7

7

6

4

5

5

4

3

3

4

27

-

July

9

7

32

27

10

4

3

3

5

3

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

6

3

1

1

1

3

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

IH«1nrmii

44

78

80

3

16 

1

3 

1

1

1

Aug.

1

1

1

1

1

1

3

3

1

1

1

2

1

3

3

2

2

1

1

2

4

5

3

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Mean

137

188

303

296

112 

86. 9

26.0 

4.3

2.2

112

Sept.

1

1

2

3

3

2

1

1

3

3

1

1

1

1

1

3

4

5

3

2

2

1

1

2

2

3

3

3

3

3

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

4,970

8,180

11,580

219,200

6,640 

5,470

1,550 

262

129

80,800

#Stage-discharg9 affected by Ice; discharge computed on basis of one discharge 

observer's notes, weather records, and records of diversions by canal.

asurement,
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 115

Arkansas River at Garden City, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°57', long. 100°52', in NWi sec. 19, T. 24 S., 

R. 32W., half a mile south of Garden City.

Drainage area.- 28,800 square miles.

Records available.- June 1922 to September 1939.

Average discharge.- 17 years, 191 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 548 second-feet Mar. 13; maximum gage height, 

3.71 feet Mar. 6 (ice Jam); no flow on many days.

1922-39: Maximum discharge, 21,200 second-feet Aug. 9, 1929; maximum gage height, 

8.56 feet (based on resident engineer's notes) May 31, 1936; no flow during several 

periods. Bank-full stage, 7.0 feet.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of missing gage heights, Oct. 3 to Nov. 

19, and periods of ice effect, Jan. 16-19, Feb. 1-11 and Feb. 19 to Mar. 6, which were 

computed on basis of weather records, engineer's and observer's notes, and estimates 

of discharge made by resident engineer and are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

S

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

84

85

86

87

88

89

SO

31

Oct.

2

3

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

V

> 3

Hov.

-

 3

,

"

5

rf

29

15

13

22

14

15

8

3

12

30

32

-

Dec.

188

113

142

129

182

134

69

66

72

50

36

29

28

32

85

59

38

59

33

26

29

29

3S

74

89

50

12

13

20

32

52

Jan.

102

166

182

142

182

188

151

176

120

50

35

35

50

29

42

40

40

45

50

50

59

52

64

50

44

44

61

46,

52

40

59

Feb.

55

50

40

100

80

60

40

20

20

25

25

22

33

50

52

38

56

147

96

36

30

35

50

50

55

150

215

175

-

-

-

Month

Calendar year 1938. .....................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1938-3

Mar.

215

230

250

230

215

280

374

269

290

262

198

374

323

85

56

42

18

16

18

16

13

11

12

12

14

12

12

12

56

69

52

Apr.

18

12

11

12

11

9

11

8

7

11

9

7

6

6

6

7

18

17

17

11

7

3

2

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

-

Seoondf cot-days

60

266

2,008

18,715

2,446

1,805

4,036

S31

7

6

0

0

0

10,865

May

0

0

2

2

3

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

Ma* *,

5

32

188

3,930

188

215

374

18

3

2

0

0

0

374

June

0

0

1

3

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

-

July

IKl-Himim

0

12

0

29

20

11

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

Mean

1.9

8.9

64.8

51.3

78.9

64.5

130

7.7

o' 2

0

0

29.8

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

119

528

3,980

37,120

4,850

3,580

8,010

458

14

12

0

0

0

21,550
116 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Larned, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage, lat. 38°10', long. 99°06', in NEi 

sec. 5, T. 22 S., R. 16 W., at Larned, about 800 feet upstream from Pawnee River.

Drainage area.- 34,900 square miles.

Records available.- June 1922 to September 1939.

Average discharge.- 17 years, 208 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,530 second-feet July 3 (gage height, 4.76 

feet, owing to backwater from Pawnee River); no flow at times during period June to 

September.

1922-39: Maximum discharge, 14,300 second-feet Aug. 25, 1923 (gage height, 9.5 

feet); no flow during several periods. Bank-full stage, 8.5 feet.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect and those affected by backwater from Pawnee River, all of which are poor. Water-stage recorder graph not used 

because of faulty intake action; gage-height record obtained from once-daily gage 

readings. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7

a

9 

10

11

12 

13

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

80

81 

88 

23 

84 

85

86 

87 

88 

89 

30 

31

Oct.

51 

44 

40 

36

31

30 

28 

29 

22 

22

22 

20 

19 

18 

16

15 

15 

13 

12 

12

12 

11 

11 

12 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

12 

12

HOT.

12 

40 

29 

19 

17

17 

14 

13 

13 

20

18 

18 

19 

21 

24

22 

22 

24 

25 

26

26 

26

> »20

26 

24 

33

Dec.

44 

51 

46 

51 

57

66 

73 

78 

90 

82

62 

92 

85 

126 

87

87 

80 

78 

75 

73

70 

70 

66 

66 

53

30 

> »36

Jan.

*40 

«60 

»100 

221 

246

151 

113 

104 

144 

144

162 

144 

133 

101 

37

34 

78 

58 

98

162

136 

144 

154 

158 

237

144 

78 

75 

78 

78 

73

Feb.

70 

70 

70 

70 

78

64 

58

> »50

116 

101 

95

133 

40 

217 

98

I »50 

V »60

Month

Oot 

Ho? 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jim 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

11

uary

ater year 1938-3

Mar.

64 

60 

71 

94 

88

166 

179 

£80 

352 

320

262 

266 

249 

232 

266

241 

2S8 

183 

159 

134

120 

110 

107 

102 

100

100 

97 

97 

100 

94 

9S

Apr.

90 

97 

100 

97 

94

92 

86 

82 

77 

77

73 

75 

75 

67 

66

62 

60 

57 

57 

47

44 

40 

38 

36 

33

31 

33 

31 

30 

28

Secondfoot -days

630 

648 

2,033

24,112

3,685 

2,020 

5,013 

1,875 

566 

118 

2,209 

535 

0

19,332

May

27 

27 

27 

26 

25

23 

23 

23 

22 

20

25 

24 

24 

23 

20

20 

19 

16 

17 

19

17 

17 

18 

12 

9

9 

8 

7 

7 

7 

5

Mq Tf^ TIP Tin

51

40 

026

1,210

246 

217 

352 

100 

27 

14 

700 

155 

0

700

June

4

11 

14 

12 

10

9 

8 

6 

4 

4

4 

4

5 

t5 

t4

3 

2

1 

1 

1

2

1 

0 

0 

0

0

1 tl tl 

to

July

t40 

t260

teoo

t700 

t324

88 

42 

36 

26 

15

13 

19 

16 

11 

7

4 

3 

1 

1 

tl

tl 

1 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

IH w^mpyi!

11

12 

30

1

34 

40 

60 

28 

5 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

t25 tio

0

0 

0 

0 

0

t62 

t32 

t!55 

t!30 

53

36 

IS 

8 

4 

2

2 

1

1 

1 

1 

0

Mean

20.3 

21.6 

65.6

66.1

119 

72.1 

162 

62.5 

18.3 

3.9 

7l!3 

17.3 

0

53.0

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,250 

1,290 

4,030

47,820

7,310 

4,010 

9,940 

3,720 

1,120 

234 

4,380 

1,060 

0

38,340

eStage-discharge relation affected by Ice; discharge computed on basis of weather records, observer's notes, and records for Pawnee River near Larned.

tStage-dlscharge relation affected by backwater from Pawnee River; discharge computed on basis 

of two discharge measurements, observer's notes, and records for Pawnee River near Larned.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 117

Arkansas River at Wichlta, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage, lat. 37°41', long. 97021', in SEi 

sec. 20, T. 27 S., R. IE., on Douglas Avenue Bridge in Wichita, half a mile downstream from Little Arkansas River.

Drainage area.- 41,500 square miles.

Records available.- June 1921 to March 1935, at site l£ miles upstream from Little Arkansas 

River, and July 1934 to September 1939, at present site, in reports of Geological Survey. July 1897 to September 1939, at present site (records of stage only), in reports 

of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,570 second-feet June 28 (gage height, 6.10 

feet); minimum discharge observed, 49 second-feet Feb. 21, 22.

1934-39: Maximum discharge, 12,500 second-feet June 3, 1935 (gage height, 9.67 

feet); minimum, 3 second-feet Sept. 3, 1934 (gage height, 0.37 foot).

Maximum stage observed by U. S. Weather Bureau, 13.5 feet June 10, 1923.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for Oct. 1 to Nov. 3, Nov. 8 to June 13, and June 22-26 

determined from daily gage readings collected In cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1933 to September 1939

Day

1

?.

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

IS

16

17in

19

20

«l

22

88

PA

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

168

157

157

146

122

117

126

117

108

108

108

135

99

99

90

74

82

76

82

68

82

82

71

82

76

74

74

82

71

71

71

Hov.

71

71

236

2,080

2,020

1,120

719

486

402

358

300

268

157

168

196

190

179

174

162

152

152

126

117

79

87

108

68

94

140

146

-

Dec.

146

146

140

122

122

130

130

126

130

179

152

152

152

152

157

168

146

135

162

146

146

168

152

157

157

152

61

108

71

76

79

Jan.

90

112

174

135

135

140

108

130

174

174

168

179

179

168

135

130

108

122

157

126

146

130

146

152

140

126

130

152

162

152

135

Feb.

135

126

112

126

117

99

108

68

76

63

66

76

94

130

130

146

112

94

99

71

49

49

85

76

63

61

146

74

-

-

-

Month

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

Mtixih,,. ,.,,..,,. ..,,,,..,,,.,, .,, tt ,

 tar.......................................

Ally......................................

Septenber. ................................

Water year 1938-3 9......................

Mar.

87

79

x!40

222

229

216

262

274

328

425

418

365

395

395

358

342

358

328

328

320

288

262

255

248

255

236

222

274

294

307

342

Apr.

342

350

320

300

526

358

395

358

328

320

294

274

281

294

262

248

248

253

222

222

350

320

274

255

248

216

184

190

168

152

-

Seoondfoot-daye

4,220

200,094

4,415

8,852

25,318

5,605

138,840

May

157

135

135

135

146

152

117

152

117

122

126

130

126

122

146

140

117

135

130

135

140

140

130

135

135

157

135

135

117

108

94

Majdsnui

: 168

6,930

179

425

2,830

402

5,250

June

94

117

117

229

203

196

146

126

440

365

518

510

380

654

746

1,040

881

1,090

1,160

1,060

908

678

542

494

478

710

4,200

5,250

4,950

3,530

-

July

2,830

2,210

1,440

1,350

2,480

2,620

1,900

1,380

1,020

827

694

566

462

448

402

365

320

294

294

255

242

196

168

179

342

432

358

335

314

307

288

IHj^iimpI

61

19

90

49

79

168

90

49

Aug.

248

190

157

135

112

94

112

174

320

590

1,080

1,050

1,010

872

2,080

4,350

2,830

2,340

2,760

1,720

1,160

989

845

746

654

590

550

510

478

440

425

Mean

136

548

142

286

285

817

187

380

Sept.

402

388

365

350

320

300

268

236

229

210

203

179

162

152

146

140

126

126

130

130

126

117

112

108

104

104

94

90

94

94

-

Run-off in 

aora-feet

6,100

21,080

8,370

396,900

8,760

5,260

17,560

16,970

8,130

63,100

50,220

11,120

275,400
118 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans.

Looation.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°04', long. 97°03', in NWi sec. 25, T. 34 S., R. 

3IE., at Chestnut Avenue highway bridge, half a mile west of Arkansas City and 5 miles 

upstream from Walnut River.

Drainage area.- 44,700 square miles.

Records available.- September 1902 to July 1906 (incomplete) and September 1921 to 

September 1939.

Average discharge.- 18 years, (1921-39), 1,184 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 14,800 second-feet June 29 (gage height, 15.22 

feet); minimum discharge observed, 186 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 7.03 feet).

1902-6, 1921-39: Maximum gage height, 25.64 feet June 11, 1923, from floodmarks 

(discharge not determined); minimum discharge, 1 second-foot Oct. 9, 1921 (due to diversion by Kansas Gas & Electric Co.'s power canal, which was washed out June 10, 

1923). Minimum discharge after canal washed out, 30 second-feet Aug. 19, 1933. Bankfull stage, 16 feet.

Remarks.- Records fair. Once-daily gage readings used Jan. 5-7, 9-13, Sept. 14-30. 

Backwater may occur during flashy peaks on Walnut River.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

a

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

IS

IS

14

IS

16

17

IB

19

20

81

22

83

84

85

26

27

28

29

50

31

Oct.

450

441

424

411

403

392

384

372

361

357

361

361

361

361

354

335

328

332

324

324

318

321

318

314

314

318

324

324

321

321

318

HOT.

321

388

942

5,720

5,240

2,200

1,560

1,240

1,080

1,010

958

865

782

743

698

665

647

629

623

623

605

594

594

583

540

325 'J20

515

495

515

~

Dec.

561

550

525

520

510

515

505

505

505

505

500

491

486

482

482

491

500

500

505

505

505

520

505

495

491

477

395

332

290

307

328

Jan.

380

428

*460

*490

510

500

»495

490

477

495

495

495

495 535

540

525

515

491

472

495

505

495

505

48S

477

477

477

477

505

515

520

Feb.

515

505

491

472

468

459

463

459

454

300

t310

t350

399

388

395

420

428

428

415

438

472

459

420

403

411

399

407

459

_

-

-

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

 y........ ...............................

Water year 1938-39......................

Mar.

482

450

415

424

477

540

611

635

653

635

653

635

611

605

588

566

550

535

525

515

520

535

530

525

525

556

886

837

704

995

1,320

Apr.

*1,300

*1,270

*1,240

*1,230

1,200

1,200

1,980

1,560

1,120

950

851

782

704

684

691

691

665

647

623

594

578

600

635

611

594

566

550

530

510

510

-

Seoondfoot-daya

14,788

489,705

n

Qryrj

19,038

13,896 

73,183

40,704 

35,851

302,440

May

505

477

472

468

459

463

454

477

776

525

454

437

428

420

411

399

392

384

368

361

550

788

459

395

357

463

407

376

354

324

293

450

561

18,400

540

1,320

788 

14,400

5,380 

5,720

14,400

June

*285

280

*280

*410

»340

»300

*250

»270

304

403

482

837

788

736

1,660

3,430

4,500

2,200

1,710

1,710

1,510

1,360

1,160

1,010

928

1,320

5,720

12,900

14,400

11,700

-

July

5,360

4,030

3,110

2,150

1,880

2,440

2,720

2,200

1,760

1,460

1,240

1,120

1,010

879

802

743

659

611

588

561

530

510

500

486

486

477

520

505

472

454

441

290

230

380

415

293

250

441 

346

186

Aug.

441

428

407

392

365

350

346

468

445

411

441

704

988

879

858

3,680

5,720

3,110

2,380

2,580

1,930 :,4io

1,120

1,050

921

809

762

704

629

578

545

477

1,342

438

614

448 

2,439

1,313 

1,156

829

Sept.

510

482

459

437

424

395

372

354

346

328

318

300

293

264

252

242

240

239

233

233

224

224

209

 206

200

200

194

194

194

186

-

Run-off in

acre-feet

29,330

971,300

37,760

27,560 

145,200

80,740 

71,110

599,900

eQage height missing; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Wlchlta. 

tStage-dlscharge relation affected by lee; discharge computed on basis of gage heights, weather 

records, and records for station at Wlchlta.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 119

Arkansas River at Ralston, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°30'10", long. 96°43 I 30", in NWi sec. 1, T. 23 

N., R. 5 E., at bridge on State Highway 18, at Ralston, 2 miles downstream from Salt 

Creek and 2 miles upstream from Grayhorse Creek. Prior to Feb. 23 wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum. Zero of gage .is 776.80 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1912).

Drainage area.- 54,100 square miles.

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 19,200 second-feet June 28 (gage height, 8.48 

feet;; minimum, 249 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.45 foot).

1938-39: Maximum.;discharge observed, 75,600 second-feet May 23, 1938 (gage height, 

16.44 feet); minimum, that of Sept. 30, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 23.24 feet June 11, 1923, U. S. Weather Bureau gage (at site 

1,200 feet downstream, same datum).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing gage heights, Dec. 3, 4, and 

 those for days of ice effect, Dec. 28, Feb. 21, 22, which were interpolated and are 

fair. Wire-weight gage read twice daily prior to Feb. 23.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

IS

16

17

Ifl

19

80

8i

BK

«f>

9A

85

86

87

SB

89

80

31

Oct.

1,030

1,000

972

934

896

862

844

S26

SOI

784

776

742

718

710

694

678

670

648

648

618

602

602

595

581

574

560

547

547

547

540

547

HOT.

540

560

662

710

1,320

6,440

6,900

6,150

4,110

3,180

2,670

2,340

2,140

1,900

1,780

1,660

1,550

1,410

1,380

1,340

1,320

1,250

1,190

1,170

1,110

1,080

1,050

1,010

992

954

-

Dec.

954

944

953

963

972

954

954

934

916

916

889

860

671

862

853

644

826

810

826

616

635

853

862

853

853

844

853

798

742

734

648

Jan.

625

581

678

694

710

694

734

767

871

653

835

826

954

954

907

907

889

907

835

610

776

758

784

767

756

742

726

726

750

671

871

Feb.

871

1,040

1,070

1,000

898

835

635

756

734

726

742

618

560

533

567

602

643

655

670

666

637

588

540

533

588

625

648

655

_

_

-

Month

Water year 1938-3

Mar.

662

702

758

601

853

826

816

853

934

1,020

1,060

1,040

1,060

1,060

1,040

1,030

1,020

992

954

907

889

671

662

844

835

826

601

680

1,720

2,600

2,270

Apr.

2,080

2,600

2,340

1,900

1,960

5,840

16,800

13,000

8,600

5,660

4,110

3,250

2,610

2,530

2,340

2,140

2,020

2,020

2,200

1,960

1,780

1,660

1,550

1,500

1,430

1,400

1,310

1,250

1,210

1,160

-

Seoondfoot-days

26,814

_

31 V88

100,486

89,449

13,148

593,087

May

.1,100

1,05C

1,OOC

954

907

880

644

925

689

2,250

2,610

2,200

1,960

1,440

1,260

1,080

972

925

862

610

871

1,240

1,500

1,780

792

1,300

1,110

2,760

3,160

2,140

1,360

Knirlimim

8 900

972

_

16,400

14,800

907

16,800

June

1,060

1,040

776

625

574

547

501

469

488

482

469

595

1,810

2,200

2,600

4,240

6,620

5,720

5,340

3,490

2,880

2,600

2,340

2,200

1,900

1,900

2,260

12,500

16,400

15,600

-

July

14,800

10,800

7,700

6,540

5,460

4,110

3,410

3,250

3,570

3,250

2,610

2,400

2,140

1,900

1,720

1,500

1,310

1,180

1,120

954

972

925

944

880

816

784

1,030

862

784

776

750

Minimum

648

_

792

469

750

249

249

Aug.

734

716

670

655

662

625

640

698

844

653

871

1,440

1,550

1,230

1,240

1.320

1,340

3,540

8,300

5,340

3,660

3,410

3,'100

2,460

2,400

2,270

1,780

1,430

1,220

1,110

992

Mean

o 129

865

_

792

709

3,348

2,885

1

Q4Q

438

1,625

Sept.

907

835

758

678

648

695

554

526

494

476

452

424

407

382

368

368

378

368

358

337

316

305

298

291

287

280

274

268

261

249

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

43 820

126 700

53*190

-

48 710

100 AAD

199,200

1 1 ** Wifl

86,070

1,176,000
120 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Tulsa, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. se^e 1 ^", long. 96°00'1011 , in NWi sec. 11, T. 19 

 N., R. 12 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 66, in Tulsa, 17 miles downstream from 

Cimarron River. Prior to Feb. 2, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Zero of 

gage is 618.37 feet above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, bench mark).

Drainage ^.rea.- 74,700 square miles.

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 24,700 second-feet Apr. 8 (gage height, 6.06 

feet;; minimum, 298 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, -0.05 foot).

1938-39: Maximum discharge observed, 96,100 second-feet May 23, 1938 (gage height, 

12.62 feet); minimum, that of Sept. 30, 1939. 

Maximum stage known, 19.8 feet June 13, 1923.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily prior to Feb. 2. Results of four dlscharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

IS 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

1,400 

1,380 

1,290 

1,260 

1,210

1,150 

1,140 

1,050 

1,020 

1,050

1,050 

1,020 

970 

958 

909

817 

874 

794 

806 

829

806 

806 

752 

772 

783

762 

741 

719 

741 

730 

709

Hov.

719 

688 

762 

921 

958

958 

4,360 

S,880 

7,060 

4,800

3,640 

2,930 

2,430 

2,160 

1,930

1,840 

1,670 

1,580 

1,500 

1,460

1,360 

1,300 

1,220 

1,190 

1,210

1,150 

1,080 

1,060 

1,050 

1,030

Dee.

1,010 

982 

934 

970 

921

934 

946 

946 

921 

934

958 

934 

921 

909 

897

886 

886 

886 

874 

874

886 

909 

934 

946 

909

909 

909 

897 

874 

874 

863

Jan.

S51 

840 

783 

794 

840

840 

817 

817 

874 

982

1,010 

1,110 

1,050 

1,050 

1,020

1,070 

1,220 

1,210 

1,180 

1,120

1,080 

1,070 

1,080 

1,060 

1,020

1,020 

1,020 

995 

1,120 

1,280 

1,500

Feb.

1,350 

1,250 

1,230 

1,460 

1,500

1,380 

1,280 

1,160 

1,110 

1,060

1,030 

982 

946 

909 

863

829 

829 

874 

886 

886

886 

829 

851

840 

817

806 

851 

921

Month

Dot 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jiil 

Aug 

Bep

1

 lendar year

11.....................................

y............... 

twt. ............

teaber... .......

ater year 1938-3

Mar.

921 

909 

909 

921 

958

970 

995 

982 

958 

995

1,070 

1,060 

1,110 

1,120 

1,150

1,160 

1,150 

1,140 

1,120 

1,100

1,080 

1,080 

1,070 

1,050 

1,070

1,050 

1,050 

1,060 

1,150 

1,190 

1,720

Apr.

2,280 

2,160 

2,200 

2,410 

2,220

2,300 

12,400 

23,400 

17,000 

11,600

8,420 

5,970 

4,620 

3,770 

3,340

2,900 

2,610 

2,300 

2,180 

 2,750

*2,830 

*2,340 

*2,120 

*1,950 

»1,790

 1,620 

*1,490 

1,440 

1,360 

1,320

Seoondfoot-days

29,308 

62,896 

28,433

_

31,723 

28,615 

33,268 

135,090 

78,980 

106,402 

137,584 

59,754 

17,008

749,061

May

1,260 

1,230 

1,180 

1,140 

1,110

1,060 

1,070 

1,770 

1,290 

1,210

1,140 

*3,750 

*7,960 

»7,960 

»4,800

3,140 

2,360 

1,900 

1,670 

1,490

*3,200 

*3,300 

*2,280 

 1,970 

*1,790

*4,590 

*2,760 

*1,930 

*2,680 

*3,140 

*2,850

Maximum

1,400 

8,880 

1,010

_

1,500 

1,500 

1,720 

23,400 

7,960 

22,200 

20,400 

5,990 

1,210

23,400

June

*2,140 

*1,750 

 1,550 

 1,460 

 1,320

1,500 

1,770 

1,410 

1,190 

1,070

982 

1,110 

1,070 

1,080 

1,860

2,220 

4,540 

6,840 

6,620 

5,970

4,620 

3,430 

2,880 

2,560 

2,340

2,240 

2,300 

2,980 

13,400 

22,200

July

20,400 

19,800 

17,600 

13,300 

 10,100

 6,620 

 4,800 

 4,620 

4,280 

4,150

3,610 

3,030 

2,580 

2,240 

 1,910

 1,700 

 1,490 

 1,340 

 1,280 

 1,150

 1,070 

 1,070 

 1,680 

 970 

 886

909 

909 

1,140 

1,140 

970 

840

Minimum

709 

688 

863

_

783 

806 

909 

1,320 

1,060 

982 

840 

688 

298

298

Aug.

794 

783 

762 

730 

709

698 

688 

1,120 

1,340 

1,620

1,470 

1,190 

1,110 

1,410 

1,630

1,410 

1,420 

1,440 

1,500 

5,620

5,990 

4,370 

3,670 

3,460 

2,930

2,800 

2,450 

2,120 

1,750 

1,470 

1,300

Mean

945 

2,097 

917

.

1,023 

1,022 

1,073 

4,503 

2,548 

3,547 

4,438 

1,928 

567

2,052

Sept.

1,210 

1,080 

982 

909 

863

794 

730 

698 

657 

618

608 

588 

532 

523 

486

460 

477 

434 

434 

417

417 

400 

384 

360 

352

336 

336 

320 

305 

298

Run-off In 

acre-feet

58,130 

124,800 

56,400

_

62,920 

56,760 

65,990 

267,900 

156,700 

211,000 

272,900 

118,500 

33,730

1,486,000

 Recorder record unreliable; discharge computed on basis of dally gage readings, weather records, 

and records for station at Ralston.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 121

Arkansas River near Kuskogee, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°46', long. 95°18', in NWi sec. 21, T. 15 H., R. 

19 E., 1 mile downstream from Neosho and Verdigris Rivers and 3i miles northeast of 

Nuskogee. Prior to Feb. 22, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Zero of 

gage is 471.35 feet (revised) above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers, U. S. Array, 

bench mark).

Drainage area.- 96.800 square miles.

Records available.- March 1935 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 77,800 second-feet May 14 (gage height, 18.20 

feet); minimum, 535 second-feet Sept. 29 (gage height, 3.82 feet).

1935-39: Maximum discharge observed, 243,000 second-feet June 9, 1935 (gage 

height, 30.8 feet), from rating curve extended above 110,000 second-feet; minimum 

discharge, 340 second-feet Aug. 11-14, 1936 (gage height, 3.80 feet).

Maximum stage known, 34.1 feet sometime in June 1923.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for periods of faulty-intake action, July 15 to Aug. 

21, Sept. 6-22, computed from stage graph based on once-daily readings of wire-weight 

gage and twice-daily readings of staff gage, at site 1,600 feet downstream, furnished 

by Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, water Tear October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

e

3

4 

S

6

7

a

9 

10

11

18 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

80

21 

88 

S3 

84

es

86 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2,230 

2,140 

2,050 

1,920 

1,770

1,590 

1,590 

1,610 

1,510 

1,510

1,510 

1,470 

1,430 

1,470 

1,320

1,270 

1,320 

1,250 

1,220 

1,200

1,120 

996 

983 

1,070 

1,190

1,290 

1,220 

1,160 

1,160 

1,160 

1,160

SOT.

1,130 

1,050 

1,220 

1,530 

1,530

1,550 

1,850 

2,310 

8,510 

8,720

6,600 

5,400 

5,400 

4,550 

3,990

3,850 

3,050 

2,620 

2,530 

2,380

2,120 

1,920 

1,980 

1,980 

1,980

1,980 

1,810 

1,810 

1,790 

1,650

Dec.

1,630 

1,630 

1,590 

1,590 

1,470

1,470 

1,450 

1,450 

1,380 

1,340

1,340 

1,340 

1,390 

1,290 

1,430

1,390 

1,300 

1,270 

1,270 

1,340

1,290 

1,300 

1,290 

1,320 

1,410

1,510 

1,490 

1,530 

1,290 

1,430 

1,340

Jan.

1,340 

1,290 

1,250 

1,240 

1,240

1,270 

1,250 

1,240 

1,290 

1,490

1,530 

1,730 

1,710 

1,650 

1,670

1,770 

1,850 

2,050 

2,010 

1,900

1,940 

1,940 

1,940 

1,940 

1,830

1,810 

1,750 

1,690 

1,790 

1,850 

2,070

Feb.

2,290 

2,690 

2,780 

2,730 

2,710

3,070 

2,830 

2,490 

2,380 

2,200

2,030 

2,290 

3,850 

4,130 

3,450

3,220 

2,880 

2,690 

2,880 

2,730

2,600 

2,600 

3,990 

3,450 

3,400

3,140 

3,120 

3,050

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fat 

Mar 

Apr

Jra 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

II

alendar year 193

T3j|1*T. f f f

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

ater year 1938-3

liar.

3,070 

3,120 

3,710 

4,410 

4,970

4,830 

4,270 

4,270 

4,270 

5,110

4,690 

3,990 

3,990 

3,850 

3,580

3,420 

3,370 

3,190 

3,170 

3,140

2,950 

2,880 

2,670 

2,620 

2,620

2,560 

2,470 

2,420 

2,470 

2,530 

2,640

Apr.

4,3VO 

4,830 

5,400 

4,970 

4,970

4,970 

5,110 

21,100 

35,400 

25,400

16,200 

12,200 

9,950 

8,380 

7,350

6,450 

5,850 

0,150 

6,300 

6,600

6,600 

7,050 

6,750 

5,700 

5,260

4,830 

4,550 

3,990 

3,850 

3,710

Secondfoot-days

43,889 

88, 790 

43,560

6,602,979

51,320 

81,670 

107,250 

254,240 

675,620 

351,950 

251,160 

107,230 

31,698

2,088,377

May

3,450 

3,190 

3,070 

2,930

2,710

2,620 

2,470 

2,580 

6,400 

10,300

11,400 

15,000 

36,000 

67,900 

67,900

39,500 

21,000 

16,100 

16,100 

15,000

14,000 

23,100 

41,800 

50,700 

37,500

22,000 

31,200 

38,100 

32,800 

22,400 

16,400

XtLXJjBunt

2,230 

8,720 

1,630

148,000

2,070 

4,130 

5,110 

35,400 

67,900 

25,700 

32,800 

8,380 

2,970

67,900

June

11,400 

9,600 

8,200 

8,020 

8,550

7,500 

6,600 

5,850 

5,850 

5,110

6,970 

15,700 

25,700 

19,500 

16,400

16,800 

17,700 

14,400 

12,600 

12,200

9,950 

9,600 

7,680 

11,500 

11,400

8,550 

8,220 

13,100 

14,400 

22,900

July

32,800 

27,200 

23,600 

22,000 

18,600

15,400 

11,800 

9,250 

8,020 

7,050

6,750 

6,150 

5,400 

4,830 

4,550

4,130 

3,580 

3,240 

3,170 

2,930

2,670 

2,380 

2,230 

4,270 

4,130

2,950 

3,000 

2,600 

2,050 

2,270 

2,160

Minimum

983 

1,050 

1,270

983

1,240 

2,030 

2,420 

3,710 

2,470 

5,110 

2,050 

1,390 

54 B

548

Aug.

2,010 

1,830 

1,710 

1,730 

1,570

1,490 

1,470 

1,570 

1,390 

1,670

2,030 

2,530 

2,470 

2,270 

2,310

2.5SO 

3,450 

3,120 

2,810 

2,560

4,2SO 

8,380 

8,380 

6,900 

6,600

5,850 

6,820 

5,550 

4,550 

3,990 

3,480

Mean

1,416 

2,960 

1,405

18,090

1,655 

2,917 

3,460 

8,475 

21,790 

11,730 

8,102 

3,459 

1,057

5,722

Sept.

2,970 

2,620 

2,360 

1,920

1,770

1,590 

1,360 

1,180 

1,020 

958

934 

850 

810 

780 

734

718 

800 

702 

686 

670

656 

642 

670 

656 

642

635 

628 

621 

568 

548

Run-off in 

acre-feet

87,050 

176,100 

86,400

13,090,000

101,800 

162,000 

212,700 

504,300 

1,340,000 

698,100 

498,200 

212, 700 

62,870

4,142,000
122 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Van Buren, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°26', long. 94°22', in sec. 24, T. 9 N., R. 32

 W., at Van Buren, li miles downstream from Lee Creek. Zero of gage is 372.36 feet 

above mean aea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 150,300 square miles.

Records available.- October 1927 to September 1939.

Average discharge.- 12 years, 26,880 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 77,400 second-feet May 16 (gage height, 16.68

 feet); minimum discharge observed, 1,010 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 2.33 feet).

1927-39: Maximum discharge, 418,000 second-feet June 19, 1935; maximum gage 

height, 34.1 feet June 19, 1935, Just before break in levee; minimum discharge, 216 

second-feet Aug. 19, 21, 1934.

Maximum stage known, 35.0 feet Apr. 16, 1927.

Rating tables, water year 1958-39 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-17)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 22 Apr. 23 to Sept. 30 

3.4 2,120 6.0 9,710 15.0 61,900 2.3 970 3.5 2,630 6.0 10,300 

3.S 2,940 7.0 13,710 17.0 80,400 2.6 1,280 4.0 3,760 8.0 18,650 

4.4 4*450 9.0 23,100 3.0 1,780 5.0 6,760 10.0 28,420 

5.0 6 240 12.0 40,280 Note.- Same as preceding table above 10.0 

feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

S 

3 

4 

S

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

18 

13 

14 

16

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

80 

31

Oct.

3,660 

3,410 

3,290 

3,170 

3,060

2,920 

2,810 

2,740 

2,640 

2,570

2,510 

2,430 

2,410 

2,410 

2,390

2,290 

4,700 

8,970 

7,220 

5,610

4,450 

3,790 

3,290 

2,940 

2,700

2,570 

2,510 

2,510 

2,490 

2,370 

2,250

Hov.

2,220 

2,180 

2,310 

2,450 

2,490

2,680 

3,540 

3,790 

4,730 

5,460

10,100 

10,500 

8,430 

7,220 

6,890

6,080 

5,460 

5,310 

5,160 

4,590

4,180 

3,790 

3,660 

3,410 

3,410

3,170 

3,060 

2,940 

2,900 

2,830

Dec.

2,760 

2,720 

2,810 

3,060 

2,940

2,940 

2,920 

2,640 

2 , 550 

2,490

2,430 

2,430 

2,350 

2,330 

2,330

2,310 

2,290 

2,250 

2,220 

2,200

2,200 

2,200 

2,250 

2,250 

2,180

2,230 

2,290 

2,310 

2,270 

2,230 

2,230

Jan.

2,230 

2,270 

2,270 

2,270 

2,230

2,230 

2,160 

2,160 

2,310 

2,290

2,430 

2,570 

2,660 

2,790 

2,940

5,610 

5,310 

4,590 

4,320 

4,180

4,050 

3,790 

3,790 

3,660 

3,540

3,540 

3,540 

3,540 

3,290 

3,410 

3,540

Feb.

3,790 

4,180 

4,730 

5,020 

5,310

5,760 

6,560 

7,060 

6,720 

6,720

8,080 

8,080 

7,730 

7,220 

7,390

8,430 

9,160 

7,730 

13,800 

24,100

23,600 

24,100 

22,600 

16,400 

17,700

23 , 600 

24,600 

26,200

Month

Oot 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jim 

Jol 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 1938. .....................

uary

11.....................................

y...............

ater year 1938-3

Mar.

26,800 

22,600 

15,900 

14,600 

19,200

15,900 

16,400 

14,100 

10,900 

9,710

9,340 

9,710 

8,790 

8,080 

7,560

7,060 

6,560 

6,080 

5,760 

5,460

5,160 

5,160 

4,880 

4,590 

4,450

4,320 

4,180 

4,450 

5,020 

5,460 

6,720

Apr.

7,730 

7,060 

7,220 

7,560 

10,500

27,600 

42,200 

39 , 000 

41,600 

54,100

46,200 

32,400 

23,600 

19,200 

15,900

23,400 

47,600 

61 , 900 

71,600 

64,400

50,400 

35,300 

21,000 

14,300 

12,600

11,100 

10,300 

9,930 

8,830 

8,120

Secondfoot-days

103,080 

134,940 

75,610

11,608,080

99,510 

336,370 

294,900 

832,650 

818,910 

472,950 

475,050 

169,030 

56,010

3,869,010

May

7,600 

7,600 

6,600 

5,960 

5,640

5,340 

4,890 

4,740 

4,600 

4,600

7,940 

11,800 

14 , 700 

31,800 

63,600

73,400 

52,600 

40,300 

36,500 

34,100

30,700 

24,800 

27,400 

39,000 

53,400

46,900 

33,000 

29,500 

40,900 

37,800 

31,200

Mny^umwi

8,970 

10,500 

3,060

369,000

5,610 

26,200 

26,800 

71,600 

73,400 

27,400 

48,300 

9,380 

4,890

73,400

June

21,900 

17,300 

14,700 

13,000 

11,400

11,100 

12,200 

11,100 

9,560 

8,470

8,120 

7,600 

11,100 

23,300 

24,300

20,000 

18,600 

20,000 

19,600 

16,900

16,000 

15,100 

13,000 

11,400 

10,300

15,600 

19,600 

21,900 

22,400 

27,400

July

34,100 

43,500 

41,600 

46,900 

48,300

35,300 

28,400 

22,400 

18,600 

16,000

14 , 300 

13,500 

12,200 

10,300 

8,830

7,600 

6,760 

6,110 

5,490 

5,040

4,890 

4,460 

4,310 

4,600 

3,900

5,040 

5,490 

4,600 

4,600 

4,170 

3,760

Minimum

2,250 

2,180 

2,180

2,180

2,160 

3,790 

4,180 

7,060 

4,600 

7,600 

3,760 

2,440 

1,010

1,010

Aug.

3,630

3,500 

3,260 

3,040 

2,830

2,730 

2,630 

2,440 

2,730 

5,040

8,120 

8,470 

6,760 

5,960 

5,190

4,740 

5,040 

4,740 

5,800 

6,110

5,190 

4,310 

5,190 

8,650 

9,380

9,010 

7,770 

6,920 

7,600 

6,760 

5,490

Mean

3,325 

4,498 

2,439

31,800

3,210 

12 , 010 

9,513 

27,760 

26,420 

15,760 

15,320 

5,453 

1,867

10,600

 Sept.

4,890 

4,310 

3,760 

3,380 

2,940

2,630 

2,440 

2,230 

2,060

1,380

1,720 

1,600 

1,510 

1,470 

1,430

1,380 

1,370 

1,360 

1,350 

1,280

1,210 

1,190 

1,150 

1,120 

1,090

1,070 

1,070 

1,070 

1,040 

1,010

Run-off In 

aore-feet

204,500 

267,600 

150,000

23,020,000

197,400 

667,200 

584,900 

1,652,000 

1,624,000 

938,100 

942,200 

335,300 

111,100

7,674,000
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 123

Arkansas River at Dardanelle, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°13', long. 93°C9', in sec. 29, T. 7 N., R. 20 

ff., at Dardanelle, 5 miles downstream from Illinois Bayou. Prior to Jan. 11, 1939, 

wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Zero of gage is 290.16 feet above mean sea 

level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 153,600 square miles.

Records available.- July 1937 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 142,000 second-feet Apr. 17 (gage height, 19.00 

feet); minimum, 1,270 second-feet Sept. 28 (gage height, 0.31 foot).

1937-59: Maximum discharge observed, 596,000 second-feet Feb. 19, 20, 1938; 

maximum gage height observed, 29.55 feet Feb. 20, 1938; minimum discharge, that of 

Sept. 28, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 33.0 feet Apr. 19, 1927.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for Oct. 1 to Jan. 11, May 4-12, June 10-14, July 11- 

2S, computed from stage graph based on once-daily readings furnished by U. S. Weather 

Bureau.

Rating tables, water year 1938-39 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to July 7 July 8 to Sept. 30

1.6 2,660 4.0 7,780 10.0 38,100 0.3 1,270 2.5 4,450 7.0 20,700

2.0 3,180 5.0 11,500 12.0 55,100 1.0 1,970 3.0 5,660 9.0 31,300

2.5 4,000 6.0 15,500 15.0 87,900 1.5 2,610 4.0 8,580

3.0 5,030 7.0 20,200 19.0 142,000 2.0 3,430 5.0 12,300

3.5 6,280 8.0 25,200 Note.- Same as preceding table above 9.0

feet. 

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

8 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

18 

IS 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

83 

24 

25

26 

27 

88 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

4,390 

4,100 

3,910 

3,740 

3,570

3,410 

3,330 

3,180 

3,110 

3,040

2,980 

2,910 

2,840 

2,780 

2,720

2,720 

2,720 

2,720 

4,500 

7,940

6,850 

5,260 

4,190 

3,650 

3,410

3,180 

3,040 

2,910 

2,780 

2,720 

2,840

HOT.

2,720 

2,660 

2,720 

3,410 

3,180

3,260 

6,680 

9,340 

6,140 

5,380

5,620 

6,560 

10,700 

10,300 

8,280

7,300 

6,850 

6,280 

5,750 

5,380

5,260 

4,810 

4,390 

4,100 

3,820

3,570 

3,570 

3,570 

3,490 

3,410

Dec.

3,330 

3,570 

7,620 

7,300 

5,620

4,920 

4,500 

4,290 

 4,000 

3,820

3,650 

3,490 

3,330 

3,260 

3,110

3,040 

3,040 

3,040 

3,040 

2,980

2,980 

2,980 

2,980 

3,040 

2,980

2,980 

2,910 

2,910 

2,840 

2,840 

2,910

Jan.

3,110 

2,980 

2,910 

3,260 

3,740

3,740 

3,820 

4,190 

7,460 

7,780

6,700 

5,880 

5,500 

5,260 

4,920

4,700 

4,920 

7,620 

7,460 

6,700

6,420 

6,010 

5,750 

6,420 

6,280

6,010 

5,750 

5,620 

6,140 

,12,300 

12,700

Feb.

9,910 

9,530 

10,300 

10, 700 

10,300

10,700 

11,500 

11,500 

11,900 

13,100

12 , 700 

12,300 

12,700 

13,100 

18,200

15,500 

14,300 

14,300 

19,600 

42,100

42,900 

34,600 

30,600 

28,800 

47,000

46,100 

41,300 

41,300

Month

Dot 

Hon

Dec

0

Jan 

Fet 

Max 

Api

j\n 

Jul 

Aug 

Sej

1

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ater year 1938-3

Mar.

38,100 

35,300 

31,200 

27,600 

45,300

36,700 

29,400 

24,200 

22,700 

22,200

28,800 

23,200 

19,700 

17,700 

15,100

13,900 

12,300 

11,100 

9,910 

9,160

8,620 

7,940 

7,460 

7,000 

6,700

6,280 

6,010 

6,010 

7,780 

9,160 

8,280

Apr.

7,940 

8,800 

9,160 

8,280 

8,800

19,100 

31,000 

46,100 

43,700 

43,700

56,100 

50,600 

36,700 

28,200 

23,200

59,200 

133,000 

106 , 000 

90,300 

92,700

80,700 

62,100 

45,300 

31,200 

22,200

18,700 

23,200 

19,200 

16,700 

15,100

Seoondfoot-days

111,440. 

158,500 

113,300

13,792,530

182,050 

596,840 

554,810 

1,236,980 

1,005,990 

518,680 

555,250 

174,450 

70,970

5,279,260

May

13,500 

11,900 

11,100 

9,910 

8,800

7,780 

6,700 

7,000 

8,800 

9,530

8,450 

S,620 

16 , 700 

20,700 

30,600

67,200 

81,900 

66,100 

51,500 

45,300

42,900 

41,300 

36,700 

33,200 

43,700

64,100 

78,300 

48,800 

36,700 

44,500 

43 , 700

Ma^

7,940 

10,700 

7,620

396,000

12,700 

47,000 

45,300 

133,000 

81,900 

36,000 

54,200 

9,920 

6,470

133,000

June

36,000 

27,600 

21,700 

19,800 

16,300

14,700 

13,500 

13,100 

13,100 

11,500

9,910 

9,340 

8,800 

9,530 

18,000

25,800 

22,700 

19,200 

19,700 

20,700

18,700 

16,300 

16,300 

14,700 

13,100

11,500 

12,700 

17,700 

24,200 

23,700

July

26,400 

33,200 

47,000 

47,900 

49,700

54,200 

38,900 

31,300 

26,200 

21,700

18,700 

16,300 

15,500 

14,300 

12,700

10,700 

8,910 

7,950 

7,040 

6,330

5,790 

5,660 

5,530 

5,400 

5,150

5,030 

4,910 

6,610 

6,060 

5,150 

5,030

Minimum

2,720 

8,660 

2,840

2,660

2,910 

9,530 

6,010 

7,940 

6,700 

8,800 

4,910 

3,080 

1,320

1,320

Aug.

4,560 

4,230 

4,020 

3,9SO 

3,620

3,430 

3,250 

3,080 

3,430 

3,920

3,340 

5,280 

8,580 

8,580 

6,750

5,920 

5,150 

5,030 

5,030 

5,030

5,920 

5,920 

5,280 

4,560 

-5,920

9,240 

9,920 

8,910 

7,800 

7,190 

7,640

Mean

3,595 

5,283 

3,655

37,790

5,873 

21,320 

17,900 

41,230 

32,450 

17,290 

17,910 

5,627 

2,366

14,460

Sept.

6,470 

5,400 

4,800 

4,230 

3,720

3,340 

3,080 

2,760 

2,470 

2,400

2,210 

2,150 

1,970 

1,860 

1,750

1,700 

1,650 

1,600 

1,600 

1,550

1,550 

1,500 

1,400 

1,400 

1,360

1,360 

1,320 

1,320 

1,500 

1,550

Run-off In

acre-feet

221,000 

314,400 

224,700

27,360,000

361,100 

1,184,000 

1,100,000 

2,454,000 

1,995,000 

1,029,000 

1,101,000 

346,000 

140,800

10,470,000
124 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Arkansas River at Little Rock, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°45', long. 92°16', in sec. 3, T. 1 N., R. 12 W., 

at Little Rock. Zero of gage is 223.61 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment 

of 192S).

Drainage area.- 157,900 square miles.

Records available.- September 1927 to September 1931 and October 1933 to September 1939.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1927-31, 1933-39), 36,330 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 181,000 second-feet Apr. 18 (gage height, 

16.12 feet); minimum, 1,820 second-feet Sept. 28 (gage height, -1.66 feet).

1927-31, 1933-39: Maximum discharge, 458,000 second-feet Feb. 21, 1938; maximum 

gage height, 28.18 feet June 22, 23, 1935; minimum discharge, 850 second-feet Aug. 23, 

1934 (gage height, -4.16 feet).

Maximum stage known, 34.6 feet sometime in June 1833. A stage of 33.0 feet was 

reached Apr. 20, 1927.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for periods of faulty intake action, Oct. 6-10, 27-29, 

Nov. 30, Dec. 1, computed from graph based on observer's once-daily readings. Gageheifht record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau. Results of 54 

discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Discharge, In second-feet, water Tear October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

9 

Z 

4 

5

5

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

IS 

13 

14

IS

16 

17 

18 

19

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Dot.

5,390 

5,100 

4,680 

4,550 

4,280

4,150 

3,690 

3,760 

3,510 

3,510

3,380 

3,260 

3,260 

3,140 

3,020

3,000 

2,970 

2,920 

3,260 

3,380

6,140 

8,260 

7,580 

6,290 

5,240

4,550 

4,280 

3,890 

3,510 

3,140 

3,140

HOT.

3,020 

3,000 

3,000 

4,280 

5,540

6,440 

7,750 

12,900 

19,700 

17,100

13,800 

12,100 

10,900 

11,700 

12,900

11,700 

9,710 

9,160 

8,790 

6y260

7,920 

7,420 

6,920 

6,290 

5,830

5,390 

5,100 

4,960 

4,820 

4,680

Dec.

4,550 

4,420 

4,820 

6,140 

11,300

10,900 

9,710 

8,440 

7,250 

6,760

6,140 

5,680 

5,100 

4,820 

4,680

4,550 

,280 

,020 

,020 

,890

,760 

,760 

,150 

,150 

,150

,420 

,680 

,820 

,960 

,960 

4,820

Jan.

4,820 

4,820 

4,680 

5,240 

6,920

8,610 

9,340 

8,790 

8,440 

8,970

12 , 900 

15,600 

15,600 

15,200 

14,200

12,900 

11,700 

10,900 

11,700 

13,400

12,900 

11,700 

11,700 

13,400 

15,200

15,600 

15,200 

13,400 

13,400 

17,600 

23,000

Feb.

30,500 

34,000 

37,600 

37,600 

37,600

36,100 

34,700 

34,000 

33,300 

33,300

32,600 

31,900 

28,600 

27,200 

29,200

34,700 

36,100 

33,300 

31,200 

38,300

64,600 

69,400 

62,800 

56,400 

56,400

75,400 

80,600 

77,400

Month

Dot 

HOT 

Deo

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar

toy 

«hzn 

Jul

£eSey

W

uary

ob. .................. ...

t ember.......... 

ater year 1938-39......................

Mar.

74,400 

71,400 

65,600 

58,200 

51,100

60,000 

57,300 

48,600 

41,300 

37,600

35,400 

40,600 

36,800 

31,900 

27,900

24,200 

20,800 

18,100 

16,100 

14,700

13,400 

12,500 

11,700 

11,300 

10,500

10,100 

9,710 

9,710 

9,710 

10, 900 

13,800

Apr.

14,700 

13,800 

13,400 

13,400 

12,900

19,700 

33,300 

43,600 

63,700 

64,600

61,800 

68,400 

65,600 

52,800 

42,100

49,200 

123,000 

178,000 

166,000 

164,000

160,000 

142,000 

119,000 

94,500 

71,400

52,800 

45,300 

42,900 

38,300 

32,600

Seoondfoot-days

130,430 

251,080 

170,100

16,308,310

367,830 

1,214,800 

955,330 

2,067,800 

1,189,300 

675,600 

632,450 

188,360 

101,380

7,944,460

Hay

27,900 

23,000 

19,700 

17,600 

15,600

14,200 

12,900 

11,300 

10,100 

10,100

11,300 

11,300 

10,500 

13,800 

20,200

29,200 

61,800 

77,400 

69,400 

57,300

52,000 

49,400 

51,100 

47, 700 

42,900

54,600 

82,600 

94,500 

74,400 

58,200 

57,300

lfa-ri»m»

8,260 

19,700 

11,300

452,000

23,000 

80,600 

74,400 

178,000 

94,500 

55,300 

56,200 

9,240 

7,700

178,000

June

55,300 

46 , 700 

37,300 

31,000 

27,100

23,500 

20,500 

19,000 

17,500 

16,500

15,000 

13,600 

15,500 

18,000 

17,000

17,500 

25,900 

26,500 

22,900 

21,100

22,300 

21,700 

19,500 

18,500 

18,000

16,500 

15,000 

14,000 

18,000 

24,700

July

28,300 

28,900 

35,900 

47,500 

53,500

51,700 

56,200 

45,100 

35,200 

29,600

24,700 

21,100 

18,500 

16,500 

15,000

13,600 

12,000 

10,800 

9,420 

8,530

7,860 

7,060 

6,600 

6,300 

6,160

5,870 

5,600 

5,730 

5,870 

6,900 

6,450

Minimum

2,920 

3,000 

3,760

2,920

4,680 

27,200 

9,710 

12,900 

10,100 

13,600 

5,600 

3,970 

1,820

1,820

Aug.

5,870 

5,600 

5,190 

4,800 

4,560

4,440 

4,200 

3,970 

4,320 

4,680

4,800 

5,190 

4,680 

6, ISO 

8,530

3,190 

7,370 

7,060 

5,870 

5,600

5.730 

5,870 

6,450 

6,450 

5,870

5,320 

6,900 

9,060 

9,240 

8,530 

7,850

Mean

4,207 

8,369 

5,487

44,680

11,870 

43,390 

30,820 

63, 930 

38,560 

22,520 

20,400 

6,076 

3,379

21,770

Sept.

7,700 

7,700 

6,750 

6,010 

5,460

4,930 

4,560 

4,200 

3,860 

3,540

3,330 

3,130 

2,940 

2,760 

2,670

2,500 

2,410 

2,330 

2,250 

2,180

2,180 

2,100 

2,100 

2,030 

1,960

1,960 

1,890 

1,820 

2,100 

2,030

Run-off in aore-feefc

258,700 

498,000 

337,400

32,350,000

729,600 

2,410,000 

1,895,000 

4,101,000 

2,359,000 

1,340,000 

1,254,000 

373,600 

201,100

15,760,000
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 125

Reservoirs in upper Arkansas River Basin, Colo.

Sugar Loaf Reservoir (Turquoise Lake).- Slope gage, lat. 39°15', long. 106°22', at dam 

in northeast corner of sec. 19, T. 9 S., R. 80 W., on Lake Fork of Arkansas River, 

4 miles west of Leadville. Records available, October 1938 to September 1939. Maximum contents observed during year, 10,270 acre-feet July I (gage height, 20.9 feet); 

minimum observed, 1,510 acre-feet Aug. 31 to Sept. 30 (gage height, 7.47 feet).

Gage read intermittently. Dam was - completed by Colorado Fuel and Iron Co. May 1, 

1902. Capacity of reservoir, 17,416 acre-feet between gage heights 0.0 foot (bottom 

of outlet gate) and 30.0 feet (crest of spillway). Dead storage unknown. Water 

diverted from Colorado River Basin through Carlton tunnel enters Lake Fork above 

reservoir. Water.used for irrigation near Pueblo and for industrial supply at 

Pueblo. Records*furnished by State Engineer.

Figures given in the table represent usable contents.

Twin Lakes Reservoir - Staff gage, lat. 3Sl 004', long. 106°19', at dam in sec. 23, T. 11 

s., K. 80 W., on Lake Cr»ek, 3f miles northwest of Granite. Records available, 

October 1938 to September 1939. Maximum contents observed during year, 44,080 acrefeet June 30 (gage height, 23.84 feet); minimum observed, 17,070 acre-feet Sept. 30 

(gage height, 10.13 feet).

Gage read intermittently. Dam was completed by Twin Lakes Reservoir and Canal Co. 

Dec. 15, 1896. Capacity of reservoir, 53,260 acre-feet between gage heights 0.0 

foot (bottom of outlet gate) and 28.0 feet (crest of spillway). Dead storage unknown. 

Water used for irrigation east of Pueblo. Records furnished by State Engineer.

Figures given in the table represent usable contents.

Clear Creek Reservoir.- Staff gage, lat. 39°01', long. 106°14', at dam in northwest 

corner of sec. 177 T. 12 S., R. 79 W./ on Clear Creek, 2 miles southeast of Granite. 

Zero of gage is 8,826.6 feet above mean sea level, Records available, October 1938 

to September 1939. Maximum contents observed during year, 5,100 acre-feet Mar. 31 

(gage height, 37.2 feet); minimum observed, 487 acre-feet July 31 (gage height, 12.14 ieet).

Gage read intermittently. Dam was completed by Otero Canal Co. Oct. 7, 1909. 

Capacity of reservoir, 11,410 acre-feet between gage heights 0.0 foot (bottom of outlet gate) and 55.0 feet (crest of spillway). No dead storage. Water used for Irrigation east of Fowler. Clear Creek enters Arkansae River 2 miles downstream from 

gaging station at Granite. Records furnished by State Engineer.

Figures given in the table represent usable contents.

Qage height, and contents, water year October 193S to September 1939

Date

Calendar year 193S .

Water year 1938-39.

Sugar Loaf 

Reservoir 

(Turquoise Lake)

Gage 

height 

(feet)

14.10 

13.61

14.20

-

15.26 

15,60 

15.40 

16.30 

18,00 

20.90 

13.00 

7.47 

7.47

-

Contents 

(aorefeet)

5,430 

5,110

5,500

-

6,220 

6,460 

6,380 

6,940 

8,140 

10,270 

4,710 

1,510 

1,510

-

Change in 

contents 

during 

month 

(acrefeet)

-320

+2,900

+720 

+230 

-130 

+620 

+1,200 

+2,130 

-5,560 

-3,200 

0

-3,920

Twin Lakes 

Reservoir

Qage 

height 

(feet)

15.52 

15.32

15.30

-

15.85 

16.10 

16.15 

13.75 

21.20 

23.84 

16.70 

10.38 

10.13

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

27,200 

26,320

26,730

-

27,350 

23,330 

23,430 

23,600 

36,530 

44,080 

32,460 

17,520 

17,070

-

Change in 

contents 

during 

month 

(acrefeet)

-360

+19,130

+1,070 

+4SO 

+100 

-4,630 

+14,730 

+5,550 

-11,620 

-14,940 

-450

-10,130

Clear Creek 

Reservoir

Qage 

height 

(feet)

31.00 

31.03

31.60

-

34.90 

35.60 

37.20 

31.00 

23.70 

14.20 

12.14 

12.30 

12.30

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

3,495 

3,505

3,639

-

4,460 

4,649 

5,095 

3,499 

2,041 

688 

487 

502 

502

-

Change In 

contents 

during 

month 

(acrefeet)

+10

+2,918

+821 

+1S9 

+446 

-1,596 

-1,458 

-1,353 

-201 

+15 

0

' -2,993
126 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

South Arkansas River near Salida, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°3l', long. 106°00', in sec. 5, T. 4-9 N., R. 9 

E., three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth and li miles southwest of Salida.

Drainage area.- 208 square miles.

Records available.- October 1933 to September 1939 in reports of Geological Survey.

 April 1522 to December 1924 (at site half a mile downstream) and June 1929 to 

September 1939 in reports of State engineer.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 120 second-feet May 10 (gage height, 2.50 

feet); minimum daily discharge, 0.8 second-foot June 24, 25.

1922-24. 1929-39: Maximum daily discharge, 1,220 second-feet June 17, 1923; no 

flow at times in 1922, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1937.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 23-29, Jan. 10 to

 Mar. 10, which were computed on basis of one discharge measurement and weather records 

and are fair. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 193S to September 1939

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

iS

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

81

88

83

M

85

26

87

88

89

SO

31

Oct.

14

9.2

6.S

6.7

6.0

6.4

38

84

58

48

59

52

47

48

52

47

50

48

50

47

47

46

38

34

29

28

29

28

28

27

26

lor.

26

27

27

31

30

28

50

59

69

71

71

69

76

73

71

71

71

67

71

71

62

60

52

54

56

56

58

60

64

71

-

Dec.

60

60

59

69

58

58

54

54

54

56

59

59

67

59

56

48

66

54

54

54

64

62

62

76

67

67

62

59

67

73

59

Jan.

64

62

53

50

62

54

44

39

35

36

3S

38

40

.

1

1

)

47

50

54

62

Feb.

60

1"

> 60

 *

.

-

-

Month

Haroh..................................... 

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

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

Sept oiber .................................

Water year 1938-39......................

Mar.

V

> 56

48

52

46

46

53

48

39

42

40

44

46

37

39

37

32

31

38

25

27

23

26

Apr.

30

30

-33

33

2S

31

23

24

26

23

17

20

19

19

17

14

11

8.0

9.6

5.4

4.9

5.2

7.6

9.6

7.2

5.7

7.2

14

35

34

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,866

16,076.6

1,613

1,362 

551.4

90.9 

45.1

55.8

11,957.1

Hay

56

62

54

52

75

80

60

54

60

101

86

76

54

53

60

60

48

52

71

78

78

84

73

54

47

32

28

21

13

8.8

7.6

Ma-rlmmn

76

265

_

35

11

3.5

2.6

101

June

11

8.0

5.2

5.2

5.7

6.8

3.8

3.2

3.1

3.2

2.6

2.5

1.8

1.7

1.9

2.2

2.4

2.8

3.2

2.1

1.6

1.6

1.8

.8

.8

.9

.8

1.3

1.5

1.4

-

July

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.7

3.5

2.1

Minimum

5.7

26

48

.4

35

23 

4.9

.8 

1.0

1.5

.8

Aug.

1.6

3.8

6.0

2.4

2.4

2.4

3.1

2.8

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.9

2.9

2.5

2.8

2.8

2.2

2.1

2.4

2.6

3.2

2.4

2.2

1.4

1.4

1.7

1.9

2.2

1.9

2.2

1.9

Mean

36.6

57.4

60.2

44.0

52.0

60.7

43.9 

18.4

3.03 

1.45

2.40

1.66

32.8

Sept.

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.6

2.4

2.6

2.6

1.9

1.6

2.2

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.7

2.1

2.1

1.8

l.S

l.S

1.9

2.1

2.4

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

2,250

3,420

3,700

31,890

3,200

3,370

2,700 

1,080 

3,460

180 

89 

148

111

23,710

Peak dlieharge.- May 10 (3 a.m.) 120 tec.-ft.) May 22 (3 a.m.) 112 sec.-ft.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 137

Grape Creek near Westcllffe, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 30°11', long 105°30', In sec.

 36, T. 21 S., R. 73 W., 3 miles northwest of Westcliffe.

Drainage area.- 346 square miles.

Records available.- December 1924 to June 1928 and October 1933 to September 1959 in re-

 ports of Geological Survey. December 1924 to June 1028 and March 1930 to Septenter 

1939 in reports of State engineer.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 196 second-feet Mar. 25 (gage height, 1.84 

feetj; minimum daily discharge, 1.4 second-feet July 20-24.

1924-28, 1930-39: Maximum discharge, about 1,400 second-feet July 22, 1930 (gage 

height, 4.60 feet), computed by weir formula with overflow estimated; minimum daily 

discharge, 0.1 second-foot June 19-22, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 23, 24, Kov. 26 to 

Mar. 16 (computed on basis of three discharge measurements and weather records), and 

those for period of missing gage heights, June 11-15 (estimated), which are fair. 

Diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

S

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

18

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

SI

Oct.

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

40

34

25

21

20

18

18

18

18

18

18

22

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

CO

20

20

20

20

Hov.

20

20

20

£0

21

20

23

52

33

46

42

40

39

39

40

41

33

32

41

30

29

29

27

25

23

25

20

20

20

20

-

Dec.

*1S

Jan.

*10

Feb.

»15

Hontb

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

April.. ................................... £....... ................. ...............

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

Water year 1938-29......................

Mar.

24

22

20

18

18

18

18

20

20

24

28

36

40

42

48

46

46

48

52

54

52

55

58

86

166

59

88

71

56

71

58

Apr.

48

43

43

44

45

43

53

49

36

32

32

35

32

32

34

39

36

37

32

30

27

25

25

30

28

25

25

24

27

30

-

Seoondfoot-daya

627

901

465

-

372

420

1,462

1,041

763

91.8

248. 3 

123.3

6,743.5

May

34

36

40

37

32

29

26

24

21

19

20

24

31

28

23

21

22

18

17

22

16

15

13

11

14

70

37

20

15

13

15

Maximum

40

52

-

166

53

70

27

9*5

19

6.8

166

June

is

27

25

19

21

20

15

11

7.3

5.1

5.0

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.0

2.4

2.7

2.7

3.0

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

-

July

3.5

3.5

3.7

3.5

3.2

3.0

2.4

2.7

2.4

2.2

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.9

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.7

2.4

3.7

5.1

8.4

7.3

9.5

IHtttmm

16

20

-

1 o ±O

24

11

2.4

1.4

4.0

3.0

1.4

Aug.

8.4

14

12

9.5

9.5

9.0

11

19

10

7.3

6.8

6.8

5.6

5.6

5.1

6.2

4.6

4.0

5.1

14

9.0

8.4

7.3

5.1

5.6

6.8

7.8

6.8

6.2

6.2

5.6

Mean

20.2

SO.O

15

-

12

15

47«S34.7

24*6

7.64

2.96

8.01

4.11

18.5

Sept.

5.1

5.1

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.7

3.7

4.0

5.1

4.6

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.5

5.1

6.8

5.6

4.6

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.7

4.0

3.0

3.2

3.2

S.2

4.0

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,240

1,790

922

.

738

833

o QQQ

2 ',060

1,510

454

182

492

245

13,370

 Discharge measurement.
128 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Fountain Creek near Fountain, Colo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, iat. 38°36', long. 104°40', in sec. 4, T. 17 S., R. 65 W.,

 1 mile downstream.from Little Fountain Creek and 6 miles south of Fountain.

Drainage area.- 676 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1939.

Extremes.- mximum discharge observed during year, 1,300 second-feet Aug. 2 (gage height,

 3.65 feet), from rating curve extended above 120 second-feet; no flow Sept. 24, 30. 

Maximum stage known, 14.4 feet May 30, 1935 (discharge not determined;.

Remarks.- Records poor. Gage read twice daily. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1959

Day

1

a

3

4 

S

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

18 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IS 

19 

SO

SI

as

85 

84 

85

86 

87 

83 

29 

SO 

51

Oct.

27 

16 

11 

12 

22

25 

24 

32 

24 

36

29 

25 

24 

22 

20

20

22 

20 

16 

17

18 

18 

16 

15 

18

18 

11 

13 

22 

14 

11

SOY.

12 

11 

16 

13 

22

20 

24 

26 

27 

26

28 

24 

22 

25 

23

22 

26 

26

20 

20

18 

»16 

14 

»13 

»12

»35 

 40 

*34 

*26 

#23

Dec.

*20 

«16 

*10 

«9 

*10

29 

49 

53 

50 

63

68 

53

47 

34 

50

82 

 »70 

*46 

«60 

 45

»36 

»50 

»30 

»33 

*38

»20 

«2£ 

«24 

*28 

*26 

«22

Jan.

*30 

»34 

*40 

*30 

33

25 

28 

*25 

»20 

»14

»11 

*10 

»12 

»11

18

20 

21 

24 

27 

26

27 

»25 

»18 

*14 

»10

*25 

50 

55 

47 

42 

49

Feb.

52

52 

46 

43 

46

46 

49 

49 

68 

58

53 

49 

55 

56 

60

68 

64 

«42 

*38 

40

49 

39 

47 

65 

33

28 

18 

21

Month

Dot 

HOT 

Dec

0

Jan 

F«b 

Mar 

Apr

SJul 

All* 

Sep

W

alendar year 

uary. . * ...

U... ...................................

u»t............................. .......

ater year 1958-3

liar.

18 

18 

18 

8.5 

31

48 

40 

50 

62 

80

176 

152 

80 

26 

53

38 

6.5 

14 

24 

36

36 

53 

62 

68 

66

65

80 

86 

144 

119 

83

Apr.

40 

40 

40 

21 

14

62 

86 

110 

98 

98

101 

65 

59

59 

140

152 

160 

144 

137 

116

113 

89 

101 

107 

104

104 

86 

95 

92 

113

aeoondfcof-days

618 

664 

1,192

.

821 

1,524 

1,831 

2,746 

762.1 

204.7 

156.4 

321.8 

39.5

10,660.5

May

92 

23 

23 

23 

23

56 

31 

31 

15 

3.4

2.0 

3,1 

9,8 

7,2 

4.5

21 

28 

59 

21 

12

10 

5.1 

18 

17 

10

17 

26 

15 

66 

83 

17

Maximum

56 

40 

88

-

55 

68 

176 

160 

92 

45 

15 

113 

5.1

176

June

45 

36 

40 

26 

9.2

3.4 

3.8 

.3 

1.0

.1 

.6 

3.1 

1.0 

.2

.6 

.2 

4.5 

4.5 

6.5

5.8 

3.8 

1.7 

.1 

.2

.6 

.2 

.2 

.6 

1.0

July

6.5 

15 

3.1 

5.1 

.3

6.5 

12 

9.8 

8.5

12 

9.2 

7.2 

.3 

.2

7.2 

7.8 

.3 

.3 

.2

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2 

2.8

3.1 

3.8 

3.8 

3.4 

2.4 

2.8

Minimum

11 

U 

9

.

10 

18 

6.5 

14 

2.0 

.1 

.2 

.1 

0

0

Aug.

2.4 

113 

92 

21 

5.8

4.5 

3.4 

4.5 

3.8

3.8 

2.8 

10 

3.1

1.7

.3 

.2 

.3 

.2 

.1

.3 

1.0 

.2 

1.0 

.3

4.5 

8.5 

7.8 

8.5 

6.5 

7.2

Mean

19.9 

22.1 

38.5

-

26.5 

47.3 

59.1 

91.5 

24.6 

6.82 

4.40 

10.4 

1.31

89.2

Sept.

3.4 

1.4 

2.4 

.6 

1.4

1.0 

5.1 

2.4 

1.0

.6 

.6 

5.1 

1.4 

2.8

2.4 

.6 

.1 

.2 

.2

.1 

1.0 

2.4 

0 

.3

.2 

.8 

.3 

5.1 

0

Run-off la 

aore-feet

1,250 

1,580 

2,360

-

1*630 

2 ',630 

3,630 

5,460 

US10 

406 

871 

65S 

78

81,150

 Stage-discharge relation affected by Icej discharge computed on basis of two discharge 

meats, gage heights, «nd weather records.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 129

Monument Creek at Plkevlew, Colo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 38°55', long. 104°49', In sec. 18, T. 13 S., R. 66 W., 

at Pikevlew, 1 mile downstream from Cottonwood Creek.

Drainage area.- 204 square miles.

Records available,- October 1938 to September 1S39.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, about 260 second-feet Apr. 12 (gage 

 height, 2.96 feet), from rating curve extended above 60 second-feet; no flow July 24.

Remarks.- Records poor. Gage read twice dally. Diversions for Irrigation above station.

Discharge, in eecond-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

U 

12 

13 

14

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

SO

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

ao

31

Oct.

13 

12 

9.7 

8.8 

B.8

11 

14 

11 

11 

9.7

8.8 

9.7 

9.7 

4.5

4.5

5.4 

4.5 

6.2 

8.4 

9.7

9.3 

9.7 

8.8

ts.o

t8.8

t6.6 

4.5 

5.4 

6.6 

7.1 

7.1

lov.

6.6 

7.1 

7.9 

9.7 

7.9

11 

2 8

?!i

9.7 

7.9

9.7 

7.1 

8.8 

14 

10

12 

14 

15 

7.1 

14

7.1 

 6,6 

*6.4 

*5.8 

 5.6

*10 

22 

16 

18 

14

Dec.

9.3 

1.4 

1.4 

.5 

2.0

.4

1.4 

2.8 

3.2 

6.6

4.0 

6.2 

6.2 

4.5

11

15 

9.3 

5.4 

12 

9.3

7.9 

17 

11 

12 

17

11 

15 

15 

16 

18 

16

Jan.

16 

16 

 18 

*15 

*16

»13 

»14 

»12 

*9 

 6

4.5 

3.8 

4.5 

3.5 

10

12 

*12 

12 

15 

11

7.5 

12 

6.6 

3.5 

6.2

5.4 

22 

18 

18 

11 

7.1

Feb.

12

7.1 

7.1 

7.1 

4.0

7.1 

9.7 

16 

8.8 

5.4

12 

11

7.1 

11 

11

15 

15 

9.7 

8.4 

11

7.5 

14 

16 

18 

14

3.5 

4.0 

14

Month

Dot 

Hov 

Deo

0

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May

JUD

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

fl

alendar year

11.....................................

ust....................................

ater year 1938-39. .....................

Mar.

*13

*11 

10 

13 

18

34 

33 

34 

36 

38

27 

27 

28 

22 

25

29 

26 

26 

28 

28

31 

31 

36 

40 

30

40 

40 

37 

40 

32 

47

Apr.

37 

41

32 

38

42 

73 

58 

62 

59

73 

146 

57 

58 

71

52 

65 

76 

74 

53

50 

57 

63 

63 

63

70 

70 

70 

79 

63

Secondfoot-days

262.3 

300.9 

267.8

_

340.6 

286.5 

915 

1,852 

1,232 

237.1 

62.2 

115.8 

52.2

5,924.4

May

58 

58 

60 

60 

60

47 

58 

59 

47 

52

58 

45 

38 

42 

37

38 

38 

26 

31 

34

35 

36 

30 

28 

30

32 

28 

19 

18 

15 

15

Marian im

14 

22 

18

_

22 

18 

47 

146 

60 

17 

4.5 

23 

4.5

146

June

15 

17 

14 

11 

9.3

12 

10 

11 

13 

11

7.9 

8.8 

7.1 

7.1 

7.1

6.6 

6.6 

6.6 

7.5

7.1

4'.2 

5.4 

t5.B 

5.4

4.0 

t3.6 

t2.8 

t2.0 

tl.6

July

1.8 

2.0 

1.7 

1.7 

1.1

4.5 

3.0 

4.5 

3.5 

3.0

2.5 

3.0 

1.8 

2.0 

2.S

3.0 

2.5 

2.0 

1.8 

.3

.3 

.4 

.2 

0 

.1

.2 

.4 

1.6 

2.5 

4.0 

4.0

nt^iiiffKm

4.5 

2.S 

.4

_

3.5 

3.5 

10 

32 

15 

1.6 

0 

.8 

.1

0

Aug.

3*8 

23 

6.6 

4.5 

3.2

2.2 

3.2 

4.2 

7.5 

3.5

5.8 

4.2 

2.0 

3.0 

2.5

2.2 

3.5 

t3.6 

t3.8 

4.0

4.2 

4.9 

1.2 

1.0 

.8

1.2 

1.6 

1.2 

1.0 

1.4 

1.0

Mean

8.46 

10.0 

8.64

-

11.0 

10.2 

29.5 

61.7 

39.7 

7.90 

2.01 

3.74 

1.74

16.2

Sept.

l.e

1.8 

3.8 

1.8 

4.0

4.5 

2.2 

2.0 

.8 

.3

.1 

.3

.1 

.4 

1.4

1.7 

.6 

.5 

1.0 

1.6

1.7 

.4 

1.0 

3.5 

2.0

2.5 

3.0 

3.8 

2.2 

1.4

Run-off in 

acre-feet

520 

597 

531

_

676 

568 

1,810 

3,670 

2,440 

470 

123 

230 

104

11,740

 Stage-discharge relation affected by ice; discharge computed on basis of weather records and 

gage heights.

tOage height missing; discharge estimated.
130 ARKAIISAS RIVER BASIN

St. Charles River at San Isabel, Colo.

Location.- Staff gage and 10-foot rectangular weir, lat. 37°59', long. 104°54', in sec. 

 12, T. 24 S., R. 69 W., above high-water line of Lake Isabel, three-quarters of a 

mile southwest of San Isabel.

Drainage area.- 18.8 square miles.

Records available.- October 1936 to September 1939.

Extremes.- 1936-39: Maximum daily discharge, 138 second-feet Apr. 20, 1938; minimum 

daily, 0.3 second-foot Jan. 7-8, Feb. 11-13, 1938.

Remarks.- Complete records furnished by U. S. Forest Service. Gage read twice daily. 

No diversions above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

28 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

3.4

3.4 

4.4 

5.8 

4.8

5.0 

7.6 

13 

10 

10

9.1 

4.1 

5.3 

5.3 

5.6

3.6 

2.8 

3.1 

4.7 

4.5

4.8 

4.8 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

HOT.

2.0

2.0 

4.4 

2.7 

3.5

4.0 

3.5 

4.1 

2.6 

2.5

2.4 

2.8 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6

2.5 

3.0 

2.6 

2.1 

2.1

2.1 

1.3 

1.9 

2.3 

2.6

2.8 

3.0 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4

Dec.

3.4 

2.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7

1.7 

1.7 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0

3.0 

2.7 

2.0 

2.2 

2.3

2.0 

2.3 

2.4

El!l

2.1 

2.0 

1.7 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

Jan.

1.6 

1.7 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.6

1.6 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7

1.7 

1.6 

1.5 

1.4 

1.5

1.7 

1.6 

1.7 

1.8 

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

2.3 

2.3 

2.6

2.6 

2.3

1.7 

1.4 

1.3 

1.3

Feb.

1.2 

1.2 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

li2 

1.1 

1.1

1.1

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.3 

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

1.4 

1.6

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.0

Month

Dot 

Hot 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jim 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

nary

y. .....................................

ater year 1938-3

Mar.

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

2.0

1.8 

2.1 

2.1 

2.3 

2.7

3.3 

3.8 

4.2 

4.1 

3.8

3.1 

3.3 

3.4 

3.3

3.2 

3.3

Apr.

3.3 

5.0 

6.5 

6.7 

5.1

5.8 

6.3 

5.9 

5.9 

5.8

6.2 

6.6 

6.4 

8.7 

7.8

5.8 

6.1 

6.4 

5.4 

5.4

12 

27 

26 

24 

26

27 

25 

63

53 

44

Secondfoot-days

144.0 

82.8 

64.6

3,903.4

54.1 

35.8 

67.8 

448.1 

969 

350.0 

92.2 

73.0 

41.9

2,423.3

May

44 

49 

46 

46 

46

46 

28 

32 

38 

37

31 

34 

42 

30 

25

23 

21

19

19 

17 

16 

16 

16

25 

36 

43 

46 

29 

25

Mo^Tmim

13 

4.4 

3.4

138

2.6

1.8 

4.2 

63 

49 

28 

4.4 

5.6 

1.7

63

June

28 

26 

25 

25

24

22 

21

13 

12 

17

17 

16 

11 

8.1 

7.7

7.0 

6.1 

5. 

5. 

5.

5. 

5.

4*. 

4.

4. 

4. 

4. 

4. 

4.

July

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4

4.2

4.0 

3.9 

3.8 

3.8 

3.6

3.5 

3.2 

3.0 

2.8 

2.6

2.4 

2.4 

2.2 

2.2 

2.1

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

2.1 

2.7 

2.8 

2.7 

2.6

Minimum

2.0 

1.3 

1.5

.3

1.3 

1.0 

1.0 

3.3 

16 

4.4 

2.0 

1.5 

1.2

1.0

Aug.

2.6 

2.6 

5.6 

5.1 

3.2

2.6

2.7 

4.5 

2.7 

2.3

2.0 

1.8 

2.1 

2.2 

2.0

1.9 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

1.8 

1.7 

1.6

1.9 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.5

Mean

4.65 

2.76 

 2.08

10.7

1.75 

1.28 

2.19 

14.9 

31.3 

11.7 

2.97 

2.35 

1.40

6.64

Sept.

1.4 

1.6 

1.5 

1.5 

1.4

1.3 

1.3 

1.6 

1.7 

1.6

1.5 

1.4 

1.4 

1.3 

1.3

1.4 

1.5 

1.5 

1.4 

1.2

1.3 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.3

1.3 

1.3 

1.5 

1.6 

1.2

Run-off in 

acre-feet

286 

164

128

7,740

107 

71 

134 

889 

1,920 

694 

183 

145 

83

4,800
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 131

Huerfano River at Manzanares Crossing, near Redwing, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°44', long. 105°20', in sec. 5, T. 27 S., R. 71 

W., at Manzanares Crossing, 3| miles southwest of Redwing.

Drainage area.- 76 square miles.

Records available.- October 1933 to September 1939 in reports of Geological Survey.

 July 1923 to September 1939 in reports of State engineer. No winter records prior to 

1936.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 153 second-feet Aug. 25 (gage height, 1.23

 feet); minimum daily discharge, 10 second-feet Nov. 27 to Dec. 1, Feb. 16 to Mar. 3, 

Mar. 6, 7, 13, 14.

1923-39: Maximum gage height, 4.80 feet July 27, 1934 (discharge not determined); 

minimum discharge not determined.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing gage heights, Nov. 6-10 (com-

 puted on basis of weather records and records for Cucharas River near La Veta), and 

those for period of ice effect, Nov. 22 to Mar. 28 (computed on basis of nine discharge measurements, weather records, and records for Cucharas River near La Veta), 

which are fair. Several diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

81 

82 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

89 

30

31

Oct.

22 

22 

21 

21 

23

22 

27 

36 

22 

28

28 

28 

26 

25 

27

27 

24 

26

28

28 

28 

26 

22 

22

22 

22 

20 

21 

20 

19

HOT.

19 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

19

19 

18 

21 

22 

19

17 

16 

20 

26 

23

16 

18 

17 

15 

12

11 

10 

10 

10 

10

Dec.

10 

11 

12 

12 

12

11 

13 

14 

14

15

15 

14 

11 

12 

12

13 

13 

13 

13 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

13 

14 

16 

16 

16 

17

Jan.

18 

IS 

16 

15 

13

12 

12 

12

12 

12

12 

12 

11

12 

13

13 

13 

13 

12 

12

12 

14 

17 

19 

21

19 

17 

16 

15 

15 

14

Feb.

13 

13 

14 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

15

15 

18 

18 

15

11

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10

Month

Dot 

Hot 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Hay 

Jun 

Jill 

Aug 

Sep

H

Gniber. . . . .

alendar year 192 8. .....................

&::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

ater year 1938-39......................

Mar.

10 

10 

1011 11

10 

101111

12

11 

11 

10

1011

11 11

12 

13 

20

20 

21 

23 

25 

.25

24 

25 

25 

20 

15 

15

Apr.

17 

20 

25 

23 

22

20 

17 

20 

22 

21

20 

22 

24

23

21 

18 

20 

22 

22

25 

29 

29 

28 

2S

29 

29 

32 

36 

40

Seoondfoot-days

761 

528 

416

16,681.1

442

35S 

464 

729 

1,937 

1,341 

691 

686 

615

8,968

Hay

47 

55 

64 

66 

64

64 

62 

61 

5S 

64

64 

68 

67 

62 

60

61 

60 

60 

70 

80

76 

72 

70 

64 

62

58 

52 

50 

52 

58 

66

Maximum

36 

26

17

247

18 

25 

40 

80 

70 

41 

33 

40

80

June

66 

61 

5S 

62 

70

67 

60 

54 

52 

54

52 

4S 

50 

51 

45

39 

38 

38 

34 

33

31 

28 

37 

33 

31

30 

28 

34 

30 

27

July

27 

27 

26 

26 

26

24 

24 

25 

28 

26

24 

22 

19 

IR

19

17 

17 

17 

17 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

17

20 

20 

21 

28 

41 

40

lHyi4nnim

19 

10 

10

-

11 

10 

10 

17 

47 

27 

15 

12 

15

10

Aug.

33

28 

25 

24

23 

26 

31 

30 

25

23 

22 

21

20 

20

19 

16 

15 

15 

17

17 

15 

14 

12 

19

20 

17 

26 

29 

28 

24

Mean

24.5 

17.6 

13.4

45.7

14.3 

12.8 

15.0 

24.3 

J32.5 

44.7 

22.3 

22.1 

20.5

24.6

Sept.

21 

21 

19 

17 

16

16 

15 

17 

17 

18

17 

17 

20 

21 

38

40 

36 

29 

26 

23

20 

18 

17 

17

17

18 

17 

15 

15 

17

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,510 

1,050 

825

33,090

S77 

710 

920 

1,450 

3,840 

2,660 

1,370 

1,360 

1,220

17,790
132 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Huerfano River at Badito, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and chain gage, lat. 37°43', long. 105°00', In sec. 4, 

T. 27 S., R. 68 W., Just upstream from Owl Creek.

Drainage area.- 519 square miles.

Records available.- August to December 1912, March 1938 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,150 second-feet Aug. 2 (gage height, 9.01 

feet), from rating curve extended logarithmically above 650 second-feet; minimum 

dally discharge, 0.2 second-foot Apr. 21.

1912, 1938-39: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 2, 1939; minimum daily discharge, 

0.2 second-foot Mar. 16, 17, 1938, Apr. 21, 1939.

Remarks.- Recprds fair. Discharge interpolated Mar. 21. Chain gage read twice daily 

Oct. 1 to May 26, Aug. 3 to Sept. 30. Diversions for Irrigation above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

S

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

Si 

28 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

13 

13 

12 

11 

9.0

7.9 

7.9 

10 

13 

12

15 

13 

18 

15

11

10 

11 

15 

12 

15

13

12 

12

12 

12

11 

11 

11 

11 

7.9 

7.9

HOT.

8.5 

7.1 

7.9 

5.1 

4.7

3.7 

33 

31 

29 

26

26 

26 

19 

36 

35

34 

31 

29

37

36 

29 

22 

26

32 

41 

45 

41 

41

Dec.

43 

49 

38 

36

41

37

37 

33 

37

32 

2S

18 

29 

37

35 

29 

29 

34 

33

34 

29 

25 

23

23

20 

21 

37 

37 

37 

37

Jan.

37 

47 

41 

37 

36

35 

31 

41 

49 

36

31 

44 

41 

22

24

25 

23

28 

35

49 

43 

33 

37 

30

33 

34 

32 

36 

30 

41

Feb.

22 

38 

3S 

40 

36

36

28 

29 

25 

16

13 

33 

25 

28 

23

19 

17 

25 

24 

18

17 

24 

26 

23 

24

22 

26 

19

Month

Dot 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May

Jun

All

£58«p

alandar year 

ntai*y« . . . »

u«t ......... ,

tember .................................

ater year 1938-3

liar.

21 

22 

22 

22 

16

13 

37 

38 

40 

40

42 

42 

40 

44 

41

33 

37 

29 

35 

33

36 

40 

44 

50 

35

30 

43

30 

25 

17 

15

Apr.

13 

21 

23 

15 

9.0

11 

15 

13 

12 

6.0

5.8 

2.2

5.1 

10 

24

20 

20 

10 

4.9 

10

.2 

6.3 

21 

19 

6.8

19 

IS 

16 

37 

35

Seoondfoot-days

364.6 

795 

1,011

_

1,085 

714 

1,012 

42S.3 

832 

567 

239.0 

844.9 

213.6

S.106.4

May

42 

32 

26

28 

27

21 

22

29 

26

41 

52 

26 

18 

15

29 

25 

25 

27 

23

20 

17

37

24 

16 

18 

37

35

HfurlBMffl

18 

45 

49

_

49 

40 

50 

37 

52 

33 

12 

275 

11

k 275

June

33 

29 

20 

26 

32

23 

24 

21 

20 

19

21 

21 

19 

17 

12

11 

12 

IS 

15 

13

18 

13 

15 

16 

14

17 

17 

15 

15 

21

July

12 

11 

11 

10 

7.1

6.0 

7.1 

6.0 

8.7 

7.3

5.4 

6.8 

6.5 

8.2 

9.6

9.3 

S.2 

7.1 

8.5 

B.5

5.4 

4.9 

6.5 

6.5 

6.5

6.5 

S.2 

6.3 

9.0 

10 

4.9

IHTi^^ifliyq

7.9 

3.7

IS

_

22 

13 

13 

.2 

15 

11 

4.9 

2.2 

1.4

.2

Aug.

9.0 

275 

92 

80 

67

4.2 

13S 

23 

4.4

2.8

3.9 

2.2 

4.9 

3.5 

3.7

5.6 

7.1 

8.5 

9.0 

10

10 

7.1 

7.3 

5.6 

3.9

12 

S.5 

9.3 

11 

7.9 

8.5

Mean

11. B 

26.5 

32.6

-

35.0 

C5.5 

32.6 

14.3 

26.8 

18.9 

7.71 

27.3 

7.12

22.2

Sept.

8.5 

6.0 

S.7 

3.4 

1.4

5.4 

5.8 

7.6 

9.0 

9.3

7.3 

8.2 

S.2 

7.1 

S.5

5.S 

5.6 

3.5 

7.3

7.9

11 

7.3 

5.8 

10 

6.5

9.3 

S.7 

6.0 

8.5 

6.0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

723 

1,580 

2,010

-

2,150 

1,420 

2,010 

850 

1,650 

1,120 

474 

1,6SO 

424

16,090
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 133

Huerfano River near Uhdercliffe, Colo.

Location,- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°02', long. 104°25', In sec. 22, T. 23 S., R. 63 

W., at mouth of canyon, 600 feet above diversion dam for Huerfano Valley ditch and 5j 

miles southwest of Uhdercliffe.

August to December 1908, at site 2 miles

Drainage area.- 1,702 square miles.

Records available.- May 1938 to September 1939. 

downstream (gage heights only).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,990 second-feet Aug. 2 (gage height, 2.80 

feet); no flow at times.

1938-39: Maximum discharge, 11,000 second-feet June 7, 1938 (gage height, 5.91 

feet), by slope-area and weir methods; no flow at times In each summer.

Maximum discharge known, 26,600 second-feet July 28, 1936 (gage height, about 10.2 

feet, present datum), by weir method.

Remarks.- Records poor. Diversions above station for Irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 193S to September 1939

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

US

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

11

11

10

S.8

8.8

8.4

7.8

11

9.2

9.6

8.8

S.O

9.6

8.8

9.6

10

8.0

8.0

S.4

10

12

9.6

8.8

8.8

9.2

10

10

11

11

12

12

HOT.

12

13

14

16

14

16

21

21

34

31

26

26

24

25

35

46

52

50

41

40

*35

»18

*12

»10

.8.4

«7.5

*5.0

4.5

33

38

-

Dec.

44

42

42

42

44

47

46

40

38

47

52

50

50

*100

*125

53

3S

38

27

44

68

64

*62

*60 '59

52

31

31

81

50

31

Jan.

34

41

26

31

20

17

*12

*10

*8

*4

*0

*0

*0

*0

»0

*0

*2

*6

»10

*20

*19

*18

31

18

24

46

52

47

55

59

59

Feb.

41

*30

»23

*25

*26

*30

*2S

*20

*12

*8

*7.3

*12

*20

*40

*63

*54

*56

*58

*44

*33

*23

*25

*28

*32

*32

*36

*34

*28

_

_

-

Month

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

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

Kay.. .....................................

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

Water year 1938-3 9......................

liar.

*30

*34

*36

*3S

*38

*40

*42

*44

 46

47

77

75

54

46

54

64

61

59

54

46

46

50

63

70

86

68

57

50

33

21

20

Apr.

21

17

10

12

12

16

19

24

27

25

30

21

23

41

47

70

75

70

57

47

40

41

33

24

19

tie

t!4

t!2

t!2tie

-

Seoondfoot-days

299.2

728. 4

1,598

-

669

866.3

1 *893 549

300

75*3

476 '. 6

0

7,477.8

" T

22

30

25

28

25

20

16

14

14

18

9.6

9.2

7.8

t5.7

t4.4

3.1

t2.6

t2.0

tl.O

0

0

0

0

0

0

8.8

7.6

5.4

7.6

7.6

5.6

Ji^^lMTOB

12

52

125

_

59

63

86

75

30

5.4

24

151

0

151

June

5.4

5.2

4.5

4.1

3.8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

18

24

17

8.0

5.2

3.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Minimum

7.8

4.5

27

_

0

7.3

20

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

151

72

33

22

18

16

20

18

8.8

6.2

4.6

2.4

2.6

0

0

0

0

t65

t35

t2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Hean

9.65

24.3

51.5

_

21.6

30.9

50.0

29.8

9 .68

.77

2.43

15 4

0

20.5

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

593

1,440

3,170

-

1,330

1,720

3,070

1,770

595

46

149

946

0

14,830

Peak discharge.- Aug. 2 (10 p.m.) 1,990 sec.-ft.; Aug. 19 (9 p.m.) 372 sec.-ft. 

*Stage-di a charge relation affected by Ice; discharge computed on oasis of four discharge measurements and weather records.

tMissing gage heights; discharge computed on basis of weather records.
134 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cucharas River at Boyd ranch, near La Veta, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°25' long. 105°03', in sec. 24, T. 30 S., R.

w., 6 miles south of La Veta.

Drainage area.- 75 square miles.

Records available.- October 1934 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 92 second-feet June 2 (gage height, 1.52 feet); 

minimum daily discharge, 4.2 second-feet Sept. 14.

1935-39: Maximum'discharge, 291 recond-feet June 3, 1937 (gage height, 2.43 feet); 

minimum daily discharge, 2 second-feet on several days during period November 1934 to 

January 1935.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 26-30, Dec. 12 to Mar. 

13, which were computed on basis of seven discharge measurements and weather records 

and are fair. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1a

3

4

5

6

7

9

11

16

ei

*6

27

31

Oct.

12

12

11

IS

12

11

IS

25

17

14

14

14

12

IS

IS

12

12

IS

14

10

10

12

12

10

11

12

10

8.5

9.5

8.5

8.0

Hov.

10

IS

12

14

14

10

24

23

18

13

IS

12

17

12

12

12

12

14

14

13

10

14

13

12

7.0

10

13

11

10

10

-

Dec.

9.5

8.5

10

9.5

8.5

6.3

8.5

9.0

9.0

10

10

9.4

8.9

8.8

9.0

9.4

10

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

14

14

14

14

Jan.

15

15

12

11

10

9.1

9.2

9.0

9.0

8.9

9.0

8.7

7,8

7.1

7.6

7.8

7.6

7.4

7.3

7.2

7.9

8.4

9.0

11

12

11

10

9.0

8.6

8.5

8.3

Feb.

6.2

8.2

8.4

9.0

9.8

10

10

10

9.8

10

10

11

10

7.4

6.2

6.4

7.0

7.2

7.6

7.4

7.5

7.4

7.3

7.2

7.1

7.1

7.0

6.9

_

_

-

Month

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

**..... ..................................

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

Water year 1938-3

Mar.

6.9

7.4

8.3

8.8

8.6

9.0

10

12

16

17

16

14

13

14

16

14

13

17

18

18

18

20

24

24

22

22

23

21

22

18

18

Apr.

20

23

26

29

26

22

24

25

27

27

27

27

27

30

32

29

27

26

26

27

30

35

4!

43

42

43

45

50

57

60

Seoondfoot-days

328.3

10,236.5

289

973 

S.064

466 

402.0 

273.1

7,55S.4

May

65

6£

6E

74

73

74

68

67

66

66

67

74

66

63

65

66

65

65

67

73

73

65

61

61

66

72

63

60

59

60

63

lfa^<m»M»

S5

14

170

S4

60 

74 

72

22 

20 

14

74

June

63

72

68

65

67

63

60

55

48

48

46

44

45

44

40

37

36

35

33

33

33

30

29

30

27

26

24

26

24

22

July

22

21

20

20

18

17

16

16

16

14

14

14

12

12

14

13

12

14

14

13

12

13

12

11

12

12

12

16

18

18

18

Minimum

6.3

3.2

20 

59

11 

8.5 

4.2

4.2

Aug.

14

20

16

14

14

13

16

18

16

13

14

13

13

12

12

11

9.0

9.5

10

12

15

13

13

11

10

12

13

10

8.5

14

13

Mean

10.6

28.0

32.4 

66.6

15.0 

13.0 

9.10

20.7

Sept.

14

14

12

12

12

14

7.5

11

12

11

7.0

6.0

5.2

4.S

5.6

12

9.5

8.5

9.0

9.5

8.5

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.5

8.0

IS

5.2

5. -6

6.3

Run-off In 

aore-feet

651

20,3SO

1,930 

4,090

924 

797 

542

14,970
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Aplshapa River at Agullar, Colo.

135

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 37°24', long. 104°39', In sec. 34, T. 30 S., R. 65 W., at 

southwest edge of Agullar, 2 miles upstream from Gonzales Canyon.

Drainage area.- 149 square miles.

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,100 second-feet Aug. 20 (gage height, 8.10, 

from floodmarks), by slope-area method; no flow at times.

1938-39: Maximum discharge, 5,200 second-feet Aug. 10, 1938 (gage height, 14.32 

feet), by slope-area method; no flow at times in each year. 

Maximum stage known, 20.73 feet Aug. 11, 1930.

Remarks.- Records poor. Discharge for periods of Ice effect, Nov. 35 to Dec. 1, Dec. 

 11-17, Dec. 20 to Jan. 6, Jan. 8 to Mar. 10, computed on basis of ten discharge

measurements and weather records. Several small diversions for Irrlcatlon above

station.

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

18

IS

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

28

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.5

0

.1

.3

1.5

0

8.3

35

12

S.4

4.4

8.7

1.8

4.8

3.4

3.6

3.2

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.2

3.4

4.0

3.8

4.4

2.3

.6

1.0

3.8

1.8

5.8

HOT.

3.S

.9

6.5

1.3

6.1

1.6

4.0

13

3.2

7.8

.3

5.8

3.6

8.7

3.4

1.3

4.0

3.8

3.6

8.0

.9

.7

,7

.8

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.8

1.8

3.8

-

Dec.

5.0

6.3

13

2.3

1.3

8.1

3.8

8.5

8.0

3.4

1.8

.6

.3

0

1.8

.4

.8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.5

.1

0

.3

0

.3

.5

Jan.

0.9

.3

.8

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.4

.6

1.0

.6

.1

.8

.3

.7

.5

1.4

.8

.6

.7

.9

Feb.

0.7

.6

.6

.7

.7

1.0

.3

.8

0

0

.1

.9

.5

.8

.4

.8

.1

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

_

_

-

Month

October

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

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

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

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

Water year 1938-39......................

Mar.

0.8

1.0

1.6

.6

4.9

8.8

11

18

11

13

14

14

12

10

9.4

9.2

8.6

9.2

14

14

16

18

17

17

16

17

18

14

11

9.9

7.4

Apr.

5.S

9.9

14

15

16

18

9.4

6.9

9.9

16

18

18

14

17

83

81

11

15

16

14

13

12

15

13

18

14

11

7.9

7.8

6.5

-

Seoondfoot-days

188.7

89 »9

47.3

.

10.7

7.5

339.8

387.5

57.3

1.8

0

174

80.3

1,264.2

**y

6.1

2.9

3.2

4.8

4.4

6.5

6.7

6.9

4.8

3.6

0

0

.9

.5

.1

.5

.5

,5

.5

.5

.4

.1

.4

0

0

1.8

0

0

.3

.4

0

 a-^mm,

35

13

13

-

1.4

1.0

18

23

6.9

.4

0

160

20

160

June

0

0

0

.4

,4

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

July

m»i4»»iifr

0

.3

0

-

0

0

.6

5.8

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

14

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

180

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Mean

4.15

3.00

1.53

-

.35

 9*7 <£ i

11.0

1 .85

.04

0

5.61

.68

3.46

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

20

0

0

0

0

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Run-off in 

ao re-feet

0ee KOO

1 <VA J. (O

94

.

21

15

674

769

114

2.4

0

346

40

2,510
136 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Purgatoire River at Trinidad, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°10', long. 104°30', in sec. 13, T. 33 S., R. 64

 W., at foot of State Street in Trinidad.

Drainage area.- 742 square miles.

Records available.- May 1896 to July 1899, August to December 1905, November 1906 to

 March 1907, October 1907 to November 1912, and October 1933 to September 1939 in reports of Geological Survey. May 1896 to July 1899, August to December 1905', November 

1906 to March 1907, October 1907 to November 1912, and April 1916 to September 1939 

in reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 27 years (1907-12, 1916-18, 1919-39), 86.0 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,620 second-feet Oct. 8 (gage height, 3.61 

feetj; minimum daily discharge, 7.1 second-feet Feb. 2.

1896-99, 1905, 1906-12, 1916-39: Maximum discharge, 45,400 second-feet Sept. 30, 

1904 (gage height, 16.6 feet, from Commercial Street gaje); minimum daily discharge, 

1.2 second-feet Jan. 1, 1936.

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

slons for irrigation above station.

DiverDischarge, In second-feet, miter year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

80

Bl

22

25

26

27

28

Oct.

29

36

40

40

49

46

49

686

134

121

77

74

63

67

63

63

56

63

63

56

49

45

42

40

37

35

36

35

32

24

24

Eov.

32

42

49

36

37

 40

*40

 40

*60

56

45 '46

46

66

66

52

45

42

37

62

62

*50

«4e

»47

«40

*35

*30

«33

*66

74

-

Dee.

67

42

46

35

42

52

37

32

32

29

19

18

16

*16

«17

*17

*1S

*1S

*19

*20

*21

*21

 22

*23

*25

30

56

62

45

56

70

Jan.

S5

SI

74

52

107

37

40

40

42

42

45

32

32

22

42

42

42

*36

*21

*21

*25

37

49

67

42

69

49

32

27

46

24

Feb.

*s.o

 7.1

 8.0

*15

*30

*40

«46

*42

42

56

59

61

62

32

49

40

*36

*40

49

36

27

22

*19

*19

 16

*16

*12

*10

-

_

-

Month

Calendar yaar 1938. .....................

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

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

Water year 1938-3

Mar.

*10 *11

*12

*13

13

11

32

37

46

36

27

19

22

29

36

32

37

36

36

45

45

49

59

67

49

42

62

49

42

37

29

Apr.

24

24

22

40

63

90

70

70

69

66

66

70

70

52

49

69

66

74

63

49

49

49

56

63

70

74

67

63

66

70

-

Seoondfoot-daya

1,012

33,817.0

1,733

3,435 

2,666

2,097 

748.2

19,680.3

Nay

81

116

138

13C

138

126

121

125

107

103

116

130

134

13S

103

99

90

SI

85

90

112

112

99

SI

94

ISO

112

103

103

90

99

Ho'rfmin.

70

1,OSO

90

180 

170

216 

62

586

June

130

13S

116

130

170

161

138

116

107

103

112

112

99

90

77

63

42

37

32

49

56

42

45

45

40

40

59

67

70

70

July

63

49

37

32

49

40

42

74

70

52

29

29

27

24

24

35

35

24

19

24

19

13

13

16

15

19

13

27

SI

70

46

lHn4imnii

16

2.6

22

SI 

32

13 

9.2

7.1

Aug.

16

36

42

94

29

81

67

el

37

24

22

16

13

15

16

19

29

40

90

210

215

121

90

70

56

42

116

166

90

65

70

Mean

32.6

92.6

34 0

67.S

111 

S6.2

67.6 

24.9

63.6

Sept.

62

42

19

16

22

27

12

40

37

36

27

11

9.2

16

16

42

36

27

42

32

16

12

11

13

18

29

27

24

27

Run-off in 

aore-feet

2,010

67,070

3,440

6,8X0 

6,070

4,160 

1,480

38,860

Peak dieeharge.- Oct. e (4<30 a.m.) 1,620 sec.-ft.; Aug. 2 (3:15 p.m.) 540 sec.-ft, 

*Stage-aiseharge relation affected by loe; discharge computed on basis of five discharge measuremente and weather records.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 137

Purgatoire River at Ninemile Dam, near Higbee, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder above diversion dam of Ninemile ditch, lat. 37°45', long.

 103"2B', in sec. 32, T. 26 S., R. 54 W., 4 miles southwest of Higbee and 4 miles upstream from Smith Canyon.

Drainage area.- 2,900 square miles.

Records available.- October 1933 to September 1939 in reports of Geological Survey.

 October 1924 to September 1939 in reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 93.1 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,430 second-feet Aug. 20 (gage height, 4.67

eei924-39: Maximum discharge, 64,500 second-feet Sept. 15, 1934 (gage height, 12.60 

feet), by slope-area method; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good except those for days of ice effect, Dec. 14, 15, 18, 19, 23, 24,

 FeFT~5, 6, which were computed on basis of weather records and are fair. Diversions 

for irrigation above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

S

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

IS

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

83

24

85

86

27

29

80

31

Oct.

*11

ill

*11

*11

*10

9.4

9.4

12

320

166

105

69

51

46

34

22

IS

15

15

14

13

13

19

22

21

18

19

17

24

24

21

HOT.

17

15

28

28

21

40

31

46

34

44

44

33

24

19

15

12

15

15

18

19

13

12

.6

11

S.2

13

19

19

31

34

-

Dee.

44

38

40

31

22

28

26

31

26

26

26

26

24

24

23

17

24

20

IS

18

31

22

22

21

21

4.6

7.0

14

13

28

21

Jan.

7.0

15

15

17

14

19

19

36

42

34

24

14

17

22

2.8

.9

.a

5.8

11

13

24

21

26

26

33

26

33

28

31

34

28

Feb.

14

5,2

3.4

15

14

13

12

11

11

11

13

26

21

26

29

14

26

46

26

6.4

27

51

22

7.0

9.4

17

.7

5.8

.

_

-

Month

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

Calendar year 1936.... ..................

 »7........ ...............................

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

Water year 1938-3

Mar.

19

3S

29

18

33

51

44

51

53

53

50

51

46

55

46

67

74

65

67

60

69

S4

95

95

102

77

S4

67

53

40

36

Apr.

29

14

4.6

4.0

4.6

11

46

49

57

62

69

60

53

42

36

40

47

40

40

44

40

31

24

12

9.4

S.2

6.4

8.2

S.2

5.S

Seoondfoot-days

1

738.6

34,025.3

1,202.7

2,424.2 

3.9

10,650.2

May

4.0

3.4

4.6

170

36

13

«6.5

«6.4

*5.6

*3.5

«2.4

*2.5

«19

«5.S

*3.5

*2.S

*2.7

«3.0

«2.8

*2.7

*1.S

 1.8

0

0

0

0

9.8

«.2

*18

*15

*6.1

IffgyJ^mitT;

44

2,190

356

734 

3.0

734

June

«6.9

24

56

IS

«7.3

«5.1

*2.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

54

74

«14

*1.8

0

*1.2

19

44

20

41

3S

-

July

14

*4.S

*3.2

«.9

0

0

0

356

269

2S

»12

*4.4

 1.8

0

0

»3.2

 1.2

*1.2

0

0

0

0

24

«24

«3.8

*1.6

4.6

*16

120

1S9

120

Minimum

4.6

0

18

0

5.2 

0

0

Aug.

69

33

149

15S

65

*23

*19

«14

25

»30

*13

«10

16

69

49

«30

*15

«5.2

15

734

136

189

100

29

*26

121

175

53

»27

«17

*10

Mean

23.8

93.2

3S.S

76.2 

.13

29.2

Sept.

*3.0

«.9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Run-off In 

ae re-feet

1,460

67,490

2,390

4,610 

7.7

21,120

Peak discharge.- Hay 4 (2:30 a.m.) 2,140 sec.-ft.; July 8 (10 p.m.) 2,6SO sec.-ft.; Aug. 20 

(1:30 a.m.) 3,430 sec.-ft.

 Discharge measured through Parshall flume.
138 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Purgatolre River at Highland Dam, near Las Anlmas, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder above diversion dam of Highland ditch, lat. 37°55', long. 

103"18", In sec. 1, T. 25 S., R. 53 W., 11 miles southwest of Las Anlmas.

Drainage area.- 3,320 square miles.

Records available.- October 1933 to September 1939 In reports of Geological Survey, 

octooer 1931 to September 1939 In reports of State engineer.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,800 second-feet Aug. 20 (gage height, 4.85 

feet); no flow at times.

1931-39: Maximum .discharge, 33,000 second-feet Sept. 15, 1934 (gage height, 14.00 

feet, from floodmarks), by slope-area method; no flow at times during 1932-39.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, Nov. 22-30, Feb. 6-9. Feb. 

27 to Mar. 2 (computed on basis of one discharge measurement and weather records), 

those for period of uncertain rating, May 11-18 (computed on basis of firee discharge 

measurements and gage heights), and that for Apr. 30 (estimated), all of which a*-e 

fair. Diversions for Irrigation above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

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 

SO 

31

Oct.

8.8 

6.7 

5.4 

4.8 

4.6

4.6 

2.5

2.1 

77 

358

188 

105 

79 

54 

41

25 

21 

16

13 

12

12 

10 

12

16 

 17

16 

15 

15 

13 

16 

18

 or.

15 

12 

14 

24 

27

35

38 

58 

74 

56

37 

31 

22 

. 20 

14

12 

18 

17 

20 

21

22 

20 

14 

12 

9.5

9.0 

9.0 

9.4 

12 

16

Dec.

25 

26 

42

41 

28

21 

20 

19 

17 

13

11 

9.2 

9.8 

9.5 

11

17 

17 

17 

11 

17

21 

18 

28 

28

15

15 

13 

12 

11 

13 

12

Jan.

14 

25 

15 

14 

10

11 

13 

25 

56 

44

41 

22

19 

21

14

16 

18 

15 

13 

13

18 

19 

21 

26 

26

21 

18 

15 

16 

25 

21

Feb.

20 

15 

12 

14

17

16 

14 

13 

14 

17

28 

36 

66 

37 

42

35 

32 

48 

69 

34

30 

42 

86 

69 

32

39

20 

10

Month

Oet 

Mot 

Dec

C 

Jan

ret

Mar 

Apr

£'

Jun

Jul 

Aug 

Bep

n

uary

 uat ......... . .

ater year 1938-3

Mar.

5.0 

10

28 

57 

59

151 

70 

40 

43 

66

71 

45 

32 

28 

28

32 

54

55

46 

54

43

49 

74 

83 

103

63 

55 

74 

51 

28 

20

Apr.

17 

20 

21 

19 

21

28 

31 

80 

52 

47

65 

63 

36 

25 

20

21 

26 

25 

21 

23

23 

20 

16 

13 

11

11 

9.8 

8.9 

5.9 

.5

Secondfoot-days

1,188.5 

697.9 

567.5

32,302.8

645

907 

1,617.0 

780.1 

230.7 

277.7 

778.4 

3,125.5 

25.5

10,840.8

"ay

2.0 

1.6 

2.7 

38 

53

23 

13 

9.5 

3.5 

1.1

.5

0 

.6 

1.1 

.5

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

8.9

26 

11 

9.5 

9.2 

8.7 

7.3

Ma-Hnnim

358 

74 

42

2,310

56 

86 

151 

80 

53 

66 

231 

947 

16

947

June

7.0 

4.1 

2.9 

15 

12

6.7 

2.5 

1.1 

1.0 

1.0

.9 

.7 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

35

46 

12 

5.7 

4.1

1.7 

2.3 

21 

29 

66

July

86 

35 

7.0 

2.7 

1.4

1.2 

1.0 

2.3 

231 

78

32 

12 

3.9 

2.7 

2.3

2.0

1.9 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

141 

135

Minimum

2.1 

9.0 

9.2

0

10 

10 

5.0 

.5 

0 

0 

0 

3.3 

0

0

Aug.

138 

54 

33 

163 

92

71 

25 

17 

11 

5.1

6.4 

8.7 

3.3 

23 

42

54 

23

11 

7.0 

947

334 

132 

251 

116 

69

34 

180 

138 

82 

36 

19

Mean

38.3 

23.3 

18.3

88.5

20.8 

32.4 

52.2

7^44 

9.26 

25.1

101 

.85

29.7

Sept.

16

7.8 

1.7 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 .

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,360 

1,380 

1,130

64,070

1,280 

1,800 

3,210 

1,550 

458 

551 

1,540 

6,200 

51

21,510

Peak discharge.- May 25 (7:30 p.m.) 1,700 sec.-ft.; July 9 (4 a.m.) 2,180 sec.-ft.; Aug. 20 

(3 a.m.) 3,800 see.-ft.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 139

Wild Horse Creek at Holly, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°03', long. 102°07', in sec. 15, T. 23 S., R. 42 

w., just upstream from mouth, a quarter of a mile southeast of Holly.

Records available.- October 1922 to September 1927, October 1933 to September 1935, and 

November 1938 to September 1939 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1922 to 

September 1935 and November 1938 to September 1939 in reports of State engineer.

Extremes.- 1922-35, 1938-39: Maximum discharge, 22,000 second-feet at point 11 miles 

above station Aug. 28, 1935, by slope-area method; no flow most of time.

Remarks.- Records poor. Discharge for periods of ice effect or missing gage heights, 

Nov. 17-28, Jan. 1, 2, May 22, 23, computed on basis of three discharge measurements 

and observer's notes. Discharge for Aug. 28, 1935, included in records for Arkansas 

River at Holly, and that for period Aug. 29, 1935,to about Nov. 10, 1938, included in 

records for Holly Drain near Holly. Flow is mostly waste water from Amity canal. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

SS 

83 

24 

85

86 

27 

88 

29 

30 

31

Oct. HOT.

6.9 

6 

6 

6

3

0 

0 

0 

0

1

0 

0 

1.5 

1.0

Dec.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

3.8 

12 

39 

4.3

0

0 

0 

.2 

.2

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

.4 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Jan.

1.6 

1.6 

1.0 

101 

16

6.9 

4.6 

12 

4.8

3.1

9.7 

9.1 

6.7 

108 

48

9.1 

0 

0 

0 

5.2

22 

20 

26 

19 

6.4

1.9 

.5 

.3 

.2 

2.2 

64

Feb.

6.2

4.1 

4.1 

4.1 

4.1

4.1 

4.1 

39 

12 

6.4

12 

9.1 

33 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

Month

Dot 

Hov

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar

Apr 

May 

Jim

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

1

ember lr

alendar

he peric

Mar.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

12 

6.0 

16 

34

46 

20 

16 

7.8 

0

0 

39 

61 

30

18

11 

6.8 

3.6 

2.0 

0

0 

0 

5.8 

28 

20 

4.0

Apr.

0 

0 

0 

4.4 

34

19 

8.1 

12 

9 

29

54 

39 

6.0 

5.6 

6.0

0 

0 

0 

0 

3.6

20 

24 

22 

21 

13

S.7 

4.8 

4.2 

4.4 

3.S

Seoondfoot-days

29.4 

59.9

_

608.7 

141.3 

384.0 

354.6 

83.1 

174.6 

32.2 

0 

0

-

May

1.4 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

2.0 

1.2 

0 

0 

.4

17 

5 

1.3 

0 

0

26 

9.0 

7.8 

12 

0 

0

Ma-i-JTinim

6^9 

39

_

108 

39 

61 

54 

26 

36 

11 

0 

0

-

June

16 

33 

18 

14 

14

8.4 

6.6 

7.2 

6.6 

7.2

9.6 

36 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

July

0 

4.2 

11 

9.0 

5.6

2.4 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Minimum

0 

0

_

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

-

Aug.

Mean

2TlO 

1.93

_

16.4 

5.05 

12.4

n.e

2.68 

5.S2

1.04 

0 

0

-

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

~68

119

_

1,010 

280 

762 

703 

166 

346 

64 

0 

0

3,610
140 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Holly drain near Holly, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°03', long. 102°03', in sec. 16, T. 23 S., R. 41 

W., Just downstream from Cheyenne Creek and 100 yards west of Colorado-Kansas State 

Line.

Records available.- January 1924 to September 1927 and October 1933 to September 1939 In 

reports of ueological Survey. January 1924 to September 1939 in reports of State 

engineer.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, about 375 second-feet May 2 (gage height, 8.44 

reet;, from rating curve extended above 40 second-feet; minimum daily discharge, 0.9 

second-feet Sept. 14, 15.

1924-39: Maximum discharge, 1,470 second-feet Sept. 3, 1938 (gage height, 10.29 

feet), from rating curve extended above 500 second-feet logarithmically and on basis 

of slope-area determinations; minimum daily discharge, 0.5 second-foot Aug. 31, 1938.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for periods of missing gage heights and ice effect, 

Nov. 22-28, Dec. 12 to Mar. 5, computed on basis of six discharge measurements, Intermittent gage heights, and weather records. Records for Aug. 28, 1935, to about Nov. 

10, 1938, Include flow of Wild Horse Creek. Since Aug. 28, 1935, flow of Holly drain 

above Wild Horse Creek enters Arkansas River upstream from station at Holly.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

12

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

Hi

22

23

84

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

9.0

7.0

4.1

4.1

3.1

2.6

1.3

2.S

S9

40

34

48

79

77

71

4S

37

36

36

42

40

35

36

36

35

39

44

27

26

24

24

Hov.

22

18

IS

19

21

20

31

43

38

54

41

44

42

41

27

22

22

23

44

36

30

29

29

29

30

31

31

32

33

32

-

Dec.

43

50

58

50

47

30

34

51

32

28

25

20

18

16

15

15

14

14

14

11

9.4

10

11

11

12

\Z

12

12

12

12

12

Jan.

12

12

11

10

10

14

14

13

13

12

12

11

10

13

15

17

16

15

17

19

20

19

18

14

12

10

B 5

S 0

8 0

7 9

7 9

Feb.

6.8

9.4

9.4

' 10

4

10 }-}"

1"

-

Honth

Karoh.....................................

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

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

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

Water year 1938-39......................

Mar.

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

7.5

8.4

7.8

S.4

12

14

12

S.I

7.1

6.S

6.8

7.1

11

13

9.8

7.8

7.1

7.1

9.6

13

67

67

48

23

I Apr.

! 13

44

44

2S

34

38

24

32

23

21

14

12

32

31

28

21

15

10

8.7

6.5

19

21

13

7.6

8.1

e.i

7.6

7.3

6.S

6.5

Seoondfoot-days

1,037.5

932

710.4

10,873.0

399.3

2S6 .6

475.4

584.2

64S.4

585.2

439.3

397.1

108,7

6,601.1

May

34

66

39

30

2S

26

23

17

11

11

7.3

9.0

12

8.7

7.6

26

17

11

8.7

10

8.1

19

11

14

25

28

27

27

32

24

2S

Xaxjj&Qni

89

54

58

386

20

12

67

44

66

44

21

21

7.3

89

June

32

30

11

8.1

11

14

16

19

22

21

44

42

28

28

21

20

IS

18

17

17

17

25

18

10

11

8.1

14

9.0

11

25

July

IS

17

15

14

13

9.3

7.1

5.5

6.0

8.7

8.7

13

15

16

15

15

15

15

15

13

14

18

19

21

20

15

15

16

15

15

15

JflP^llPTIft

1.8

18

9.4

.5

7.9

6.8

6.8

6.5

V »5

8.1

5.5

6.0

.9

.9

Aug.

15

15

21

14

12

11

14

18

15

15

13

12

9.6

10

9.8

10

10

12

10

10

11

15

15

14

13

18

IS

11

11

S.7

6.0

Mean

33. 5

31.1

22.9

29.8

12.9

10.2

15.3

19. S

20. B

19.5

14.2

12.8

3.62

18.1

Sept.

4.8

3.0

2.4

2.0

2.8

3.2

3.0

3.2

4.0

4.5

4.5

4.0

2.0

.9

.9

2.6

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.5

7.3

3.0

3.0

3.5

3.2

5.0

5.5

5.0

4.2

4.5

-

Run-off in 

aore-feet

2,060

1,850

1,410

21,580

792

568

943

1,160

1,280

1,160

871

788

216

13,100
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 141

Amazon canal near Hartland, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°53', long. 101°22', in SEi sec. 9, T. 25 S., R. 

S? W., half a mile west of Hartland and 2i miles downstream from point of diversion 

from Arkansas River.

Records available.- 1921-24 (Irrigation seasons only) and October 1930 to September 1939 

In reports of Geological Survey. 1921-24 (Irrigation seasons only) In reports of 

Kansas Water Commission. October 1924 to September 1935 In reports of Division of 

Water Resources of State Board of Agriculture.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 276 second-feet May 29 (gage height, 7.27 feet); 

no flow during long periods.

1921-24, 1930-39: Maximum discharge, 490 second-feet Aug. 28, 1933 (gage height, 

8.80 feet), from rating curve extended above 350 second-feet; no flow during long 

periods.

Remarks.- Records fair. Canal diverts water for Irrigation from left bank of Arkansas 

River In sec. 12, T. 25 S., R. 38 W.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

a

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

81

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

90

51

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

30

93

84

76

59

71

72

72

72

73

75

76

75

84

76

70

71

ICT.

70

69

68

73

76

SI

82

93

143

203

233

233

192

171

158

153

144

61

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

14S

177

149

132

62

0

0

0

95

122

130

140

144

64

0

0

0

25

«8

0

0

0

0

Jan.

31

120

45

30

40

40

40

75

229

253

254

199

179

167

112

0

33

20

0

33

70

20

0

0

0

0

0

58

175

195

192

Feb.

184

106

0

0

0

0

35

18

0

0

0

0

0

69

130

62

14

*85

*85

76

18

58

*S5

125

5

0

0

0

_

_

-

Month

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

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

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

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

Aue

Se]

Water year 1938-3

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

35

74

106

190

92

0

0

0

0

87

27

133

133

78

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

15

140

92

144

37

147

157

139

141

141

119

65

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Seoondfoot-days

1 239

2^305

1,396

19,434

2,610

1,155

955

1 ,337

642

0

0

0 

0

11,639

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

33

19

0

0

0

0

0

69

142

231

 I A I

14g

0

Mo-rfiqtim

93

17V

356

254

184

i Qrt J.V\J

157

231

0

0

0 

0

254

June July

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

Aug.

Mean

40.0

76 &

45.0

53.2

84 2

41 '.2

44le

20.7

0

0

0 

0

31.9

Sept.

Run-off in 

ao re-feet

2,450

4,570

2,770

33,540

5,180

1 ,890

2,650

1,270

0

0

0 

0

25,080

*Stape-digcharge relation affected by ice; discharge computed on basis of weather records, gage 

heights, and engineer's notes.
142 ARKANSAS RIVE"R BASIN

South Side ditch near Hartland, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°52', long. 101°22', in SEi sec. 15, T. 25 S., R. 

37 W., three-quarters of a mile south of Hartland and li miles below point of diversion 

from Arkansas River.

Records available.- 1921-24 (irrigation seasons only) and October 1930 to September 1939 

in reports or Geological Survey. 1921-24 (irrigation seasons only) in reports of 

Kansas Water Commission. October 1924 to September ?.935 In reports of Division of 

Water Resources of State Board of Agriculture.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 223 second-feet Feb. 27; maximum gage height, 

7.68 feet Dec. 2 (ice Jam); no flow during long periods.

1921-24, 1930-39: Maximum discharge, 367 second-feet Sept. 6, 1938 (gage height, 

8.62 feet); no flow during long periods.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for period of ice effect Dec. 1-9, computed on basis 

or gage heights, weather records, and notes of resident engineer, and those for 

periods of missing gage heights, May 10-12, 14-16, computed on basis of notes by resident engineer. Ditch diverts water for irrigation from right bank of Arkansas River 

In sec. 16, T. 25 S., R. 37 W.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

S 

3 

4 

S

6 

7

a

9 

10

11 

18 

13 

14 

15

IS 

17 

18 

19 

80

81 

88 

8S 

84 

85

26 

87 

88 

SO 

30 

31

Oct. HOT.

0 

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

37 

96 

109

126 

83 

15

0 

1

0 

0 

43 

24 

11

Dec.

90 

184 

170 

38 

95

144 

174 

179 

66 

0

0 

0 

58 

116 

115

83 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

73 

135 

136 

104

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Jan.

0 

69

157 

177 

172

168 

175 

158 

29

0

0 

42 

85 

76 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Peb.

0 

0 

116 111

97

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

29

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

49

118 

98 

54

Month

Oot 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jim 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

H

uary

y......................................

»ter year 1938-3

Mar.

64 

5V 

42 

22 

0

11 

0 

0 

0

0

14 

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

88 

1S7 

147

199 

175 

152 

114 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

14

100 

92 

89 

88

SO

76 

83 

70 

56 

47

41 

35 

31 

27 

22

Seoondfoot-days

0 

547 

1,950

12,754

1,308 

672 

1,272 

951 

722 

0 

0 

0

7,422

May

19 

18 

70 

143 

78

51 

28 

22 

IS 

11

11 

11 

16 

15 

12

12 

76 

92 

17 

2

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Maximum

0 

128 

184

319

177 

118 

199 

100 

143 

0 

0 

0

199

June July

Mictanns

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0 

18.2 

62.9

34.9

42.2 

24.0 

41.0 

31.7 

23.3 

0 

0 

0

20.3

Sept.

Run-off in 

ae re-feet

0 

1,080 

3,870

25,890

2,690 

1,330 

2,520 

1,890 

1,430 

0 

0 

0

14,710
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 143

Great Eastern canal at Lakin, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°57', long. 101°15', In NEi sec. 22, T. 24 S., R. 

36 W., at highway bridge, 1 mile north of Lakln and 8 miles northeast of Hartland.

Records available.-; 1921-24 (Irrigation seasons only) and October 1930 to September 1939 

in reports of Geological Survey. 1921-24 (irrigation seasons only) In reports of 

Kansas Water Commission. November 1924 to September 1935 In reports of Division of 

Water Resources of State Board of Agriculture.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 603 second-feet Mar. 29; maximum gage height, 

y.HB i'eet Jan. 24 (Ice Jam); no flow during long periods.

1921-24, 1930-39: Maximum gage height, 10.50 feet May 28, 1936, affected by backwater from highway bridge (discharge not determined); no flow during long periods.

Remarks.- Records poor. Discharge for periods of Ice effect, Jan. 17-29, Feb. 14-25, 

computed on, basis of two discharge measurements, gage heights, and weather records. 

Canal diverts water from left bank of Arkansas River In sec. 16, T. 25 S., R. 37 W. 

for Irrigation or for storage In Lake McKlnney.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

8

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

as

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Hov. Dec. Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

28

121

140

160

134

140

160

170

165

200

210

150

21

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

60

0

0

0

0

108

1S5

100

80

80

180

100

45

0

10

100

135

60

5

0

0

0

_

_

-

Month

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-39......................

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

35

286

308

210

194

39

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

43

200

66

0

Apr.

0

0

0

0

0

25

26

155

35

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Seoondfoot-days

0

0

0

26,442

1 9 81 9

1 *198

1,384

245

425

412

0

0

0

5,483

May

6

9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

c

c

c

c

c

c

0

0

0

0

0

22

6

2

71

192

117

Maximum

0

0

0

878

210

180

308

155

1 ivtj 09

86

0

0

0

308

June

81

71

S6

79

46

24

18

6

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

July

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0

0

0

72.4

58 »V

42,8

44.6

8.2

13.7

13.7

0

0

0

15.0

Sept.

Run off in 

aore-feet

0

0

0

52,450

3,610

2,380

2,750

486

843

817

0

0

0

10,890
144 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Farmers ditch near Garden City, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°00', 101°04', in NWt sec. 4, T. 24 S., R. 34 

W., 4 miles downstream from head gate, 4 miles northwest of Holcomb, and 10 miles 

west of Garden City.

Records available.- 1921-24 (irrigation seasons only) and October 1930 to September 1939 

in reports of Geological Survey. 1921-24 (irrigation seasons only) in reports of 

Kansas Water Commission. larch 1925 to September 1935 in reports of Division of Water 

Resources of State Board of Agriculture.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 300 second-feet April 1 (gage height, 8.03 

leet;; no flow during long periods.

1921-24, 1930-39: Maximum discharge, 318 second-feet July 21, 1938 (gage height, 

8.63 feet); no flow during long periods.

Remarks.- Records fair. Ditch diverts water for irrigation from left bank of Arkansas 

River in sec. 12, T. 24 S., R. 35 W.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1959

Day

1

9

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

29

24

25

26

27

28

29

ao

31

Dot.

106

84

68

60

54

51

43

40

42

34

40

37

25

15

28

24

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

HOT. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Calendar year 1938. .....................

Jan 

Fell

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

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

3iOj.. ....................................

Water year 1938-39......................

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

15

27

20

4

69

110

126

118

130

134

118

54

50

43

40

39

67

126

138

68

14

8

17S

Apr.

291

23V

174

170

126

57

38

31

28

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Secondfoot-days

753

0

0

10,212

0 

0

1 ,VO6

1,155

77

38

0

0

0

3,729

May

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

8

9

29

23

8

MaH^

106

0

0

291

0 

0

1V8

291

29

11

0

0

0

291

June

11

8

6

4

3

2

1

1

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

July

U<Ti<mnm

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

Mean

24.3

0

0

28.0

0 

0

55.0

38.5

2.5

1.3

0

0

0

10.2

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,490

0

0

20,260

0 

0

3,380

2,290

153

75

0

0

0

7,390
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 145

Garden City canal near Garden City, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°00', long. 101°02', in SWi sec. 3, T. 24 S., R. 

34 W., 14 miles downstream from point of diversion from Arkansas River, 3 miles west 

of Holcomb, and 9 miles west of Garden City. Zero of gage is at 2,895.83 feet above 

mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Records available.- 1921-24 (irrigation seasons only) and October 1930 to September 1939 

In reports of Geological Survey. 1921-24 (Irrigation seasons only) in reports of 

Kansas Water Commission. October 1924 to September 1935 in reports of Division of 

Water Resources of State Board of Agriculture.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 52 second-feet May 27 (gage height, 8.7 feet); 

no flow during long periods.

1921-24, 1930-39: Maximum discharge, 87 second-feet Sept. 8, 1937 (gage height, 

8.90 feet); no flow during long periods.

Remarks.- Records poor. Monthly discharge for November, December, and January computed 

on basis of.one discharge measurement and observations made by resident engineer. 

Canal diverts water for irrigation from left bank of Arkansas River In sec. 12, T. 24 

S., R. 35 W., through Farmers ditch.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 193S to September 1939

Day

1

2 

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

18

IS

14

IS

16

17

IB

19

20

21

as

24

85

86

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

0

5 

6

5

6

6

6

5

0

IS

34

34

38

34

37

21

16

14

12

12

11

10

9

9

10

9

8

S

8

6

S

HOT. Dec.

_

-

_

-

_

.

_

_

0.5

_

_

_

_

-

_

.

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

 .

_

_

_

_

1

Jan.

1

Feb.

> 0.5

J

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.

_

-

Month

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

M»rch?!T.!ii: ................ ; 

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

Hater year 1938-3

Har.

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

25

26

25

26

23

22

20

11

9

13

17

17

IS

15

14

14

15

16

15

14

13

-

Seoondfoot-days

16

1,756

0

1,272

"ay

13

14 

12

26

24

13

3

0

0

4

9

14

15

12

10

10

15

32

16

9

9

12

S

6

1

14

36

32

16

£

4

 o-rinmm

_

67

0

38

June

3

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

5

3

2

2

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

3

1

4

1

1

4

July

1

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Minima

_

0

0

0

ittg.

Mean

.5

4.8

0

3.5

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

32

3,490

0

2,520
146 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Pawnee River near Larned, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°11", long. 99°19', in HWi sec. 33, T. 21 S., R. 

18 W., about 300 feet downstream from Moffet Dam, and Us miles west of Larned.

Drainage area.- 2,300 square miles.

Records available.- November 1924 to September 1939.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 45.8 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,080 second-feet July 2 (gage height, 21.70 

feet); no flow at times.

1924-39: Maximum discharge, 20,000 second-feet (estimated) May 28, 1935 (gage 

heicht, 31.96 feet); no flow during periods in 1926, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1935-39. Bankfull stage,- 2A feet.

Remarks.- Records fair.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

2 

2 

2

1 

1

1 

1 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

S 

S 

3

2 

3 

4 

4 

4 

4

HOT.

3 

3 

4 

3

4

S 

S 

S

1 #5

Dec.

2 

2

2

Jan.

. *2

. *3

Feb.

' #2

*3 

> «3

Month

Oot 

HOT 

Deo

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar

Apr 

May 

Jim 

Jul 

Aug 

Bep

W

uary

11.....................................

ust. ................................... 

bember. ................................

ater year 1933-3!

Mar.

#3

ts

t4 

t5

t7

10 

9

7

6 

S 

4 

4 

4

4 

5 

5 

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

«4 

«4

«6 

*116 

*98 

35 

20 

9

Apr.

7 

7 

6 

5 

4

4 

4 

4

4 

4

3 

4 

4 

9 

7

9 

70 

32 

16

8

4 

4 

4 

3 

2

2

1 

0 

0 

0

Seoondfoot-days

70 

151 

51

20,823

78 

62 

412 

231 

402 

1,552 

9,075 

613

12,697

May

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

169 

166 

37

12 

6 

3 

3 

2

1 

2 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Ma** 

4 

S

2,070

116 

70 

169 

343 

2,690 

191

2,690

June

0 

0 

0 

2 

2S8

68 

21 

9 

6 

6

4 

3 

2 

173 

229

33 

12 

5 

3 

2

2

1 

1 

3 

2

1 

0 

12 

321 

343

July

71 

2,300 

2,690 

2,000 

478

74 

46 

28 

IS 

10

4 

2

1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

292 

682

246 

35 

62 

26 

10

0 

0 

0 

0 

*0 

0

Minimum

1 

3

0

3 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

32 

87 

20 

6

4 

5 

4 

21 

28

92

191 

74 

12

11

14 

7 

2

2

1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean

2.3 

5.0 

1.6

57.0

2.5 

2,2 

13.3 

7.7 

13.0 

51.7 

293 

19.8

34.8

Sept.

Run-off In 

acre-feet

139 

300 

101

41 ,310

155 

123 

817 

458 

797 

3,080 

18,000 

1,220

25,190

Peak discharge.- Hay 8 (S p.m.) 392 sec.-ft.; June 5 (8 a.m.) 392 sec.-ft.; June 15 (5 a.m.)370 

sec.-ft.; June 30 (4 a.m.) 563 sec.-ft.; July 2 (7 p.m.) 3,OSO sec.-ft.; July 20 (8 p.m.) 767 

sec.-ft.

*0age height missing or fragmentary; discharge computed on basis of weather records, engineer's 

notes, and records for station on Arkansas River at Larned.

tStage-disoharge relation affected by ice; discharge computed on basis of weather records and 

gage heights.

fDischarge measurement.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 147

Cow Creek near Lyons, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°18', long. 98°11', In SWi sec. 15, T. 20 S., R. 

8 W., 60 feet upstream from Missouri Pacific Railroad bridge, about 400 feet downstream 

from Little Cow Creek, and 3 miles south of Lyons, Kans. Prior to July 4, 1938, wireweight gage.

Drainage area.- 501 square miles (not .including 239 square miles In Cheyenne Bottoms). 

Records available.- April 1938 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period ending Sept. 30, 1938, 1,200 secondfeet June 1 (gage height, 16.11 feet); no flow at times In July, August, and September.

Maximum discharge during water year 1938-39, 1,200 second-feet Aug. 14 (gage height, 

15.83 feet); no flow at times In October.

Maximum stage known, about 22.75 feet July 11, 1929, from records of Missouri 

Pacific Railroad Co.

Remarks.- Records fair. Missing gage heights, Mar. 12-18, April 16-24, 1939; discharge 

computed on basis of recorded range in stage. Wire-weight gage read once dally. Results of two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Discharge, in second-feet,1958-39 

193S

D«y

i

z

S

4

e

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14IB

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. ICar.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

*2

-

Apr.

3

2

Z

2

2

2

2

3

3

2

21

4S

50

32

52

111

S2

32

16

9

8

7

7

5

5

4

5

5

5

5

May

5

4

4

6

50

26

16

17

15

11

B

7

6

6

6

5

4

4

5

B

5

4

9

20

11

9

s

s

eo

123

393

June

1,120

975

184

50

2S

15

10

B

e

7

6

71

123

35

320

620

384

159

52

28

17

le

13

12

18

15

12

7

6

B

July

5

5

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

2

2

3

3

3

4

s

4

4

4

4

3

4

4

7

40

Aug.

34

14

9

6

4

3

3

2

2

1

1

2

2

3

12

ioe

S3

17

10

7

6

5

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

3

Sept.

6

8

100

164

104

98

51

14

9

6

5

4

3

4

2

S

S

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

2

1

-

measurement.
148 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Cow Creek near Lyons, Kans., 1938-39 Continued

1938-39

Day Oet. Apr. July Aug. Sept.

18

46

190

82

16

238

1,020

945

210

59

4

10

11

9

59

187

129

180

52

18

13

360

135

24

231

303

644

739

284

107

57

35

23

Secondfoot-days

Run-off in 

acre-feet

April 1938........... n*7..................

Juno.................

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

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

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

The period........

October 1938.........

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

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

Calendar year

January 1939.........

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

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

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

Hay..................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1938-39.

532

844

4,326

117

355

583

111

393

1,120

40

108

164

17.7

27.2

144

3.8

11.5

19.4

1,060

1,670

8,580

2S2

704

1,160

13,410

1.4 

2.7 

2.4

165

147

106

71

141

92

84

2.590

1,156

3,162

65

4

9

5

7

1,020

190

739

3.4

2.5

4.5

3.1

2.7

86.3

37.3

102

2.2

210

141

280

182

167

5,140

2,290

6,270

129

7,665 1,020 21.0 13,200
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 149

Little Arkansas River at Valley Center, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°50', long. 97°23', in SWi sec. 36, T. 25 S., R. 

1 VI., at county highway bridge, half a nile west of Valley Center and 16 miles upstream from confluence with Arkansas River. Zero of gage is 1,327.82 feet above mean 

sea level (preliminary determination).

Drainage area.- 1,316 square miles.

Records available.- February 1935 to September 1939. June 1922 to February 1935, at 

site 2 miles downstream.

Average discharge.- 17 years, 144 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,220 second-feet June 29 (gage height, 13.56 

feet); minimum, 21 second-feet Sept. 25 (gage height, 2.06 feet).

1922-39: Maximum discharge observed, 10,500 second-feet June 11, 1923 (gage height, 

18.02 feet, former site and datum); minimum discharge, 1 second-foot Dec. 27, 1933.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of missing gage heights, Feb. 8-11, Mar. 

1-4, which were computed on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations 

and are poor.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1936 to September 1939

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

S3

84

25

ste

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

39

38

33

37

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

35

34

33

32

31

31

31

33

35

34

34

35

36

36

37

38

37

36

36

Hov.

36

37

343

2,280

1,310

547

258

165

116

93

80

72

66

61

57

56

54

52

50

46

47

45

44

44

45

44

43

46

46

46

-

Dec.

46

44

44

43

43

42

42

42

41

41

41

41

40

40

40

40

42

41

40

41

40

41

42

41

42

41

41

46

39

42

37

Jan.

38

38

38

41

40

40

39

40

43

44

42

40

39

39

39

38

39

38

39

40

39

39

39

38

39

40

38

39

39

39

39

Feb.

39

33

38

37

37

38

37

36

34

32

33

33

33

34

35

36

34

34

38

37

39

40

33

35

36

37

40

38

_

_

-

Month

Karen. ....................................

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

Kav. .......

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

Water year 1938-3

Mar.

44

47

51

55

60

68

79

119

176

154

139

108

88

76

66

58

53

48

46

44

42

41

41

43

46

46

44

46

63

108

143

Apr.

123

93

74

64

70

128

114

93

77

65

56

50

48

47

4S

52

46

46

48

48

45

42

41

41

41

43

44

39

41

41

Seoondfoot-days

1,094

6 ,231

1,286

83,999

1 222 1)011 2 242

1,810

1,109

13,233

7,418

11,510

955

49,115

«ay

39

39

39

38

39

38

38

40

38

43

40

3V

38

36

35

35

33

36

36

37

36

34

32

30

30

3V

34

33

30

30

30

Hni-limim

39

2 260

46

9,140

44

40

1Y8

126

42

2 980

1^600

2,430

73

2,980

June

29

30

36

76

V2

59

43

39

128

232

312

170

100

87

66

50

42

45

36

31

30

34

40

42

44

1,040

2,820

2,980

2,V20

1,800

July

1,600

844

629

V93

629

425

306

330

1V6

136

109

90

74

64

57

52

47

48

4V

43

40

3V

47

51

188

160

143

143

86

65

53

lHT»4«n»m

31

36

3V

21

33

32

41

39

29

 

33

24

24

Aug*

48

4V

4V

38

36

33

34

81

212

364

402

160

126

249

1,640

2,430

1,420

1,340

954

425

299

218

1VO

141

122

108

95

83

70

63

56

Mean

35.3

208

41.5

244

39.4

36.1

72.3

60.3

35.6

441

371

31.8

135

Sept.

51

48

73

49

38

35

S3

31

30

31

30

30

30

29

28

28

30

30

29

27

26

26

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

25

-

Run-off in 

acre- feet

2,170

12,360

2,550

1V6,500

2,420

2,010

4,450

3,590

2,200

26 ,25O

14,VOO

22,830

1,890

9V, 420

Peak discharge.- NOV. 4 (11 a.m.) 2,520 sec.-ft.; June 9 (1:30 p.m.) 224 sec,-ft.5 June 10 

(11 p.m.) 367 sec.-ft.; June 29 (2 a.m.) 3,220 sec.-ft.; Aug. 11 (2 a.m.) 519 sec.-ft.; Aug. 16 

(1 a.m.) 3,100 sec.-ft.
150 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Ninnescah River near Peck, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°2S', long. 97°25', in NWi sec. 10, T. 30 S., R. 

1 w., at county highway bridge, 3 miles southwest (revised) of Peck, and 28 miles upstream from mouth. Prior to Feb. 4, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site.

Drainage area.- 2,092 square miles.

Records available.- April 1938 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,940 second-feet June 27 (gage height, 12.29 

feet); minimum, 19 second-feet Sept. 20, 24; minimum gage height 1.43 feet Sept. 30.

1938-39: Maximum discharge observed, 11,100 second-feet May 20, 1938 (gage height, 

15.70 feet); minimum discharge, that of Sept. 20, 24, 1939.

Maximum stage known, determined in 1938 about 25.4 feet June 9, 1923, from known 

floodmark at observer's house (discharge not determined).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 28 to Jan. 2, Jan. 16, 

KeD. 21-23 .and Feb. 25-27, and period of missing gage heights, Feb. 10-12, which were 

computed on basis of records for stations on streams and are fair. Gage read twice 

daily prior to Feb. 4.

Rating tables water year 1938-39 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 2)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 27 Dec. 28 to June 28 June 29 to Sept. 30

1.9 66 3.0 419 10.0 4,600 2.0 68 4.0 802 1.4 15 2.4 238 

2.0 86 4.0 837 12.0 6,610 2.2 113 5.0 1,260 1.6 41 2.6 303 

2.2 135 5.0 1,280 2.4 167 1.8 77 3.0 445 

2.4 194 6.0 1,750 2.6 232 2.0 122 4.0 845 

2.6 263 8.0 2,970 3.0 380 2.2 176 5.0 1,280

Note.- Same as pre- Mote.- Same as first 

ceding table above 5.5 table above 5.0 feet. 

feet. 

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

95

104 

102 

100 

93

88 

84 

82 

82 

78

78 

95 

95 

95 

91

95 

100 

95 

91 

95

95 

95 

95 

93 

9S

95 

95 

91 

95 

95 

95

Hov.

95 

95 

3,110 

5,400 

1,500

858 

562 

493 

444 

411

39E 

360 

325 

302 

271

263 

256 

249 

234

227

220 

201 

188 

163 

157

201 

201 

214 

238 

249

Dec.

241 

234 

231 

220 

214

210 

210 

207 

210 

207

201 

194 

194 

194 

194

194 

194 

194 

194 

201

204 

220 

217 

220 

217

214 

220 

200 

180 

160 

140

Jan.

140 

180 

156 

99 

192

201 

212 

212 

225 

246

236 

225 

212 

208 

208

186 

173 

173 

179 

179

176 

189 

179 

173 

179

186 

198 

192 

198 

212 

205

Feb.

208 

208 

189 

167 

170

170 

170 

176 

176 

170

180 

190 

215 

229 

243

208 

179 

150 

186 

198

190 

1BO 

190 

195 

210

220 

230 

250

Month

Dot 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

V

alendar year

ater year 1938-3

Mar.

195 

195 

239 

361 

416

436 

432 

404 

365 

323

304 

312 

304 

282 

264

246 

239 

232 

229 

225

218 

212 

201 

222 

261

1,210 

565 

440 

1,450 

1,210 

692

Apr.

1 

1

Secondfoot -days

2,879 

17,879 

6,330

_

5,929 

5,447 

12,684 

13,123 

5,160 

34,480 

5,766 

9,254 

940

119,871

565 

489 

440 

380 

758

900 

140 

714 

586 

494

432 

376 

342 

334 

342

338 

315 

293 

282 

282

275 

261 

243 

236 

225

225 

225 

218 

208 

205

May

201 

198 

195 

192 

176

167 

176 

222 

176 

156

145 

147 

161 

173 

167

159 

156 

153 

218 

225

205 

186 

161 

147 

134

139 

134 

136 

129 

118 

108

Maximum

104 

5,400 

241

_

246 

250 

1,450 

1,900 

225 

5,250 

804 

3,610 

73

5,400

June

101 

94 

91 

212 

212

159 

131 

145

139 

574

890 

628 

428 

515 

3,530

3,620 

1,360 

846 

607 

468

428 

346 

286 

254 

236

3,310 

5,250 

5,230 

3,310 

1,080

July

804 

640 

523 

430 

362

310 

264 

232 

206 

188

173 

162 

148 

132 

120

103 

88 

83 

83 

79

75 

66 

62 

58 

55

53 

51 

62 

55 

51 

48

Aug.

44 

41 

37 

33 

31

28 

30 

41 

58 

94

79 

69 

73 

222 

3,610

1,620 

562 

390 

320 

264

238 

212 

188 

168 

154

138 

127 

112 

100 

88 

83

Minimum Mean

78 92.9 

95 596 

140 204

_

99 191 

150 195 

195 409 

205 437 

108 166 

91 1,149 

48 186 

28 299 

i9 31.3

19 328

Sept.

73 

69 

62 

53

50

41 

37 

25 

34 

33

31 

30 

27 

26 

25

22 

21 

21 

20

20

20 

21 

21 

19 

20

20 

20 

21 

22 

26

Run-off in 

acre-feet

5;710 

35,460 

12,560

_

11,760 

10,800 

25,160 

26 ,030 

10,230 

68,390 

11,440 

18,360 

1,860

237 ,800

Peak discharge.- Mar. 29 (7 p.m.) 2,430 sec.-ft.; Apr. 6 (3 p.m.) 2,430 sec.-ft.; June 16 

(5 a.m.) 5,000 sec.-ft.; June 27 (6 a.m.) 6,940 sec.-ft.; June 28 (11 p.m.) 6,830 aec.-ft.; Aug. 15 

(9 p.m.) 5,800 sec.-ft.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 151

Walnut River at Wlnfleld, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°14', long. 97°00', In NEi sec. 33, T. 32 S., R. 

4 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 77, 1 mile south of Wlnfleld and i mile upstream 

from Black Crook Creek.

Drainage area.- 1,894 square miles.

Records available.- November 1921 to September 1939.

Average discharge.- 17 years, 562 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 13,400 second-feet June 27 (gage height, 22.18 

feet); minimum, 6 second-feet Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 2.20 feet).

1921-39: Maximum discharge observed, 94,400 second-feet Nov. 18, 1928 (gage height, 

40.61 feet) on basis of study of Burns & McDonald Engineering Co.; no flow Nov. 11, 

1928, July 27 to Sept. 20, 1936. Bank-full stage, 30 feet.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing gage heights, Feb. 11-14, 21, 

which were computed on basis of recorded range in stage and are fair.

Rating table, water year 1938-39 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 25-30)

2.1

2.2

2.3 

2.5 

2.7

2.9 

3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

68

108

209

380

900

7.0

9.0

11.0

14.0

20.0

2,100

3,350

4,700

6,900

11,600

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 193S to September 1939

Day

1 

S 

3

4 

S

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

18 

IS 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

81 

28 

£3 

84 

85

86 

87 

88 

89 

SO 

31

Oct.

33 

33 

32 

31 

31

30 

30 

29 

29 

28

28 

28 

29 

29 

31

30 

29 

30 

30 

29

27 

26 

25 

24 

23

24 

24 

23 

23 

24 

24

lov.

24 

24

49 

64

82

177 

130 

86 

64 

50

45 

45 

43

38 

37

36 

36 

37 

36 

36

37 

37 

38 

37

37

37 

38 

39 

38 

38

Dec.

39 

40 

44 

43 

42

40 

40 

42

40 

40

39 

38 

39 

39 

39

3S 

37 

36 

37 

39

40 

42 

42 

42 

42

42 

40

37 

37 

36 

36

Jan.

36 

36 

36 

38 

39

39 

40 

43 

48 

46

45 

45 

4S 

46 

43

40 

42 

42 

42 

42

42 

40 

40 

40 

39

40 

39 

39 

43 

44 

45

Feb.

60 

48 

42 

42 

39

39 

37 

36 

34 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

33

34 

36 

35 

35 

37

37 

42 

49

Month

Dot 

lot 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pel) 

Mar 

Apr

Jtao 

Jul

*»8 

Sep

«

alendar year 1938. .....................

raary

ater year 1938-3

Mar.

52 

59 

66 

68 

61

57 

54 

55 

68 

70

66 

61 

59 

57 

48

42

40 

38 

36 

35

34 

32 

32 

33 

36

44 

52 

52 

66 

74 

66

Apr.

55 

54 

48 

43 

260

790 

466 

344 

244

175

130 

102 

84 

74 

74

70 

70 

78 

74 

70

66 

61 

52 

48 

46

43 

39 

37 

36 

36

Seoondfoot-daya

866 

1,514 

1,227

230,124

1,287 

1 ,025 

1,613 

3,768 

2,604 

28,648 

1,748 

13 ,275 

299

57,874

May

33 

32 

32 

30 

30

29 

28 

29 

32

126

154 

112 

82 

63 

52

4S 

44 

40 

37 

36

480 

485 

149 

82 

54

92 

50 

48 

36 

31 

28

Magnum

33

177 

44

21,000

4S 

50 

74 

790 

485 

8,210 

332 

4,770 

21

3,210

June

26

25 

26 

39

36

29 

24 

22 

52 

1,560

980 

3SO 

209 

839 

3,260

461 

267 

159 

104

76

61 

54 

45 

37 

85

8,210 

8,140 

1,500 

1,290 

652

July

332 

22S 

167 

130 

104

88 

72 

61 

54 

46

40 

36 

32 

30 

28

25 

22 

22 

23 

22

21 

19 

19 

17 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

16 

14

HHyilimi^

23 

24 

36

18

36 

32 

32 

35 

28 

22 

14 

13 

6

6

Aug.

16 

16 

13 

406 

200

115 

84 

180 

1,080 

900

286 

154 

115 

82 

64

2,080 

4,770 

1,560 

356 

219

142 

98 

70 

52 

44

38 

33 

30 

26 

24 

22

Mean

27.9 

50.5 

39.6

630

41.5 

36.6 

52.0 

126 

84.0 

955 

56.4 

428 

10.0

159

Sept.

21 

19 

16 

14 

13

15 

13 

10 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

8

S 

S 

9 

10 

10

9 

8 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

7 

6 

6

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,720 

3,000 

2,430

456,400

2,550 

2,030 

3,200 

7,470 

5,160 

56 ,820 

3,470 

26,330 

593

114 ,800

Peak discharge.- June 15 (3i30 a m.) 5,400 sec.-ft.; June 27 (12:30 a.m.) 13,400 sec.-ft.; Aug. 

17 (4 p.m.) 5,260 sec.-ft.
152 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Salt Fork of Arkansas River near Alva, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36048'45", long. 98°38'50", on line between sec. 

18, T. 27 N., R. 13 W., and sec. 13, T. 27 N., R. 14 W., at bridge on .State Highway 

14, 1 mile northeast of Alva and 22 miles upstream from Medicine Lodge River. Prior 

to Mar. 4, 1938, staff gage at same site and datum. Zero of gage is 1,297.04 feet 

above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 1,020 square miles.

Records available.- February 1938 to September 1939. April 1904 to December 1905 (gage 

heights only), at Atchlson, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway bridge three quarters of a mile 

upstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period February to September 1938, 25,300 second-feet 

Aug. 16 (gage height, 8.90 feet), from rating curve extended above 7,000 second-feet; 

no flow at times.

Maximum discharge during water year 1938-39, 9,900 second-feet June 27 (gage 

height, 6.10 feet), from rating curve extended above 7,000 second-feet; no flow at 

times.

Maximum stage known, 9.6 feet, date unknown.

Remarks.- Records poor. Gage read once dally prior to Mar. 4, 1938. Records for water 

year 1938-39 collected and prepared In cooperation with Corps of Engineers, U. S. 

Army; records for 1938 collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and prepared for 

publication by the Geological Survey.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1938-39 

1938

Day

1

2

3

4

e

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

AC*D

26

OT& f

Oft TOO

29

30

SI

Oct. NOT. Dec. Jan. Feb.

_

-

-

_

-

1

1

0

1

1

1

3

0

0

0

13

13

15

13

4

0

4

11

2

-

-

Mar.

2

2

2

0

1

1

0

1

4

2

1

1

0

1

0

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

16

9

2

1

Apr.

1

1

1

1

2

1

2

11

21

16

126

190

107

73

152

61

44

27

20

16

46

114

68

48

91

96

5,990

946

176

117

May

92

2,580

1,160

4,120

1,430

677

440

325

182

649

144

114

247

136

92

2,890

666

1,730

6,820

289

96

2,960

13,200

2,290

766

760

886

506

386

327

6,690

June

1,130

633

373

296

240

204

396

 166

 127

*109

 168

*97

 79

 67

*63

«66

 103

300

 141

*79

60

«62

 67

*83

 1,270

962

296

166

119

90

July

67

66

46

40

33

28

31

29

26

22

19

16

10

11

20

22

276

333

190

114

108

116

 46

 31

 19

 14

8

18

46

29

19

Aug.

10

*7

*0

*1

 1

 1

*2

*2

 3

2

4

2

2

1

4,720

5,630

680

*373

*172

*92

m

*60

 46

*36

 27

 26

 19

16

13

46

22

Sept.

3$

32

66

112

331

320

249

196

182

 169

*90

*73

 1,930

376

 200

 122

 83

«67

 32

26

23

 21

 12

 12

 12

 10

11

S

7

7

Peak diaohajg*.- May 19 (3:30 a.m.) 19,900 see.-ft,} May 23 (7:30 a.m.) 22,900 sec.-ft.i Aug. 16 

(12:30 a.m.) 26,500 sec.-ft. 

*Gage-helg}it record Incomplete; discharge computed from graph based on onoe-dally readings.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 153

Discharge, In seoond-feet, of Salt Fork of Arkansas River near Alva, Ofcla., 1938-59 Contlnaed

1938-39

Day Oct. Apr. July Aug. Sept

2

11

600

 176

*65

*58

*23

*12

10

9

8

7

6

6

6

8

6

5

4

4

2

2

40

86

51

*32

*31 

«29

*14

 3

«6

 8

 8

 8

*10

10

6

4

1

6

7

6

6

22

18

19

8

10

13

24

56

44

32

27

20

16

16

17

14

11

10

9

9

9

9

9

9

10

9

9

452

221

160

267

194

130

99

85

83

75

79

793

228

*73

*44 

«38

*38

*33

*31 

32 

31 

39

32

29

28

27

20

21

21

17

17

15

12

12

12

11

12

6

8

10

34

228

48

23

13

12

10

4

1,

6

10

3 

3 I1 

1

13

62

46

33

23

19

20

18

84

*46

*68

*33

*32 

«28

*26

52

1,560 

192

71 

«50

14

507

67

16

12 

37 

13 

15 

IS

60

66

36

January 1958 ........

February 10-28......

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The period.........

October 1958 ........

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

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

Calendar year

January 1939 ........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1958-39

81

57

7,862

65,402

7,908

1,840

12,075

4,790

124

,079

65

462

294

1,913

1,988

522

2,746

211

676

0

10,079

13

16

5,990

13,200

1,270

333

5,630

1,950

9

600

6

20

452

793

288

1,5601

60

507

0

1,560

4.5

1.8

262

1,787

264

59.4

590

160

4.0 

36.0 

2.1

14.9

10.5

61.7

66.5

16.8

91.6

6.8

21.8

0

27.6

161 

115

15.570

109,900

15^690

3,660,

23,960

9,500

178,600

248

2,140

129

916

665

3,790

3,940

1,040

6,440

419

1,340

0

19,980

Peak discharge.- Mar. 26 (6t45 a.m.) 1,920 sec.-ft.; Apr. 5 (12 . ) 2,600 sec.-ft.j June 27 {8:30 a.m.) S,9OO see.-ft.

 Gage-height record Incomplete; discharge computed from graph based on onoe-dally readings, 

tInterpolated.
154 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Salt Fork of Arkansas River near Jet, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°45'00", long. 98°08'45", in NEiNEi sec. 11, T.

 26 N., R. 9 W., 0.6 mile downstream from Great Salt Plains Dam, about 4 miles upstream from Wagon Creek, and 6 miles northeast of Jet. Zero of gage is 1,097.20 feet 

above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, bench mark). Oct. 2, 1937 to 

Mar. 16, 1938 staff gage at present site and datum. Mar 17 to Apr. 14, 1938 temporary 

staff gage at site 2i miles upstream, above confluence of Salt Fort and Great Salt 

Plains Bayou, and auxiliary staff gage on the bayou (flow past the two gages added to 

give total flow below confluence).

Drainage area.- 3,070 square miles.

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1939.

Extremes.-: Maximum discharge during water year 1937-38, 25,900 second-feet May 19 (gage 

height, 8.80 feet); minimum, 10 second-feet Nov. 15, 16, Jan. 30.

Maximum discharge during water year 1938-39, 4,920 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 

5.88 feet); no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good for October 1938 to September 1939 except those above 300 secondfeet, which are fair. Records for October 1937 to September 1938 are poor. Records for 

water year 1938-39 collected and prepared in cooperation with the Corps of Engineers, 

U. S. Army; records from 1937 to 1938 collected and computed by Corps of Engineers, 

U. S. Army, and prepared for publication by the Geological Survey.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1957-59 

1937-38

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

88

29

SC

31

Oct.

56

56

56

54

54

52

40

58

122

103

79

58

80

55

49

37

29

32

35

159

85

37

21

18

15

15

15

23

21

18

15

Nov.

15

14

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

13

26

26

26

32

37

37

32

58

56

58

55

55

49

-

Dec.

37

35

40

43

43

43

23

23

23

23

26

32

32

64

59

72

64

73

79

79

70

61

49

58

76

61

40

37

46

46

46

Jan.

43

37

43

43

35

35

37

46

37

12

15

21

29

49

40

43

37

37

37

37

37

35

38

32

29

32

29

26

14

10

18

Feb.

18

26

21

37

55

43

43

37

35

29

37

67

96

160

168

193

210

192

162

84

104

125

131

149

182

344

262

230

..

-

-

Mar.

123

106

132

114

90

98

68

68

188

145

123

110

94

82

78

71

59

59

77

77

59

59

59

43

43

59

226

619

184

124

98

Apr.

98

77

77

77

59

5S

59

933

270

154

226

270

376

320

300

280

261

195

164

157

475

191

195

184

161

124

4,080

4,650

1,780

704

-

May

473

768

4,480

8,110

9,120

4,750

1,850

1,400

1,050

990

1,030

621

724

1,140

621

2,090

2,470

2,060

19,800

12,800

3,270

2,390

14,800

13,400

3,880

1,980

1,880

1,760

1,080

792

6,810

June

10 ,300

3,700

1,760

1,140

838

661

1,350

1,860

1,310

704

838

621

487

376

342

305

473

624

886

621

408

320

280

230

334

3,010

1,600

792

581

395

July

310

258

219

184

161

148

164

224

151

142

130

119

106

98

125

156

142

705

983

544

389

330

298

191

234

167

111

139

392

295

174

Aug.

136

170

120

96

81

61

51

41

33

33

35

30

27

21

604

9,160

3,730

1,520

792

507

370

280

218

177

154

133

111

98

85

103

77

Sept.

73

110

181

94

88

168

212

180

106

81

63

162

372

1,580

838

285

148

106

75

64

57

46

42

39

55

31

30

26

24

23

Peak dlschargg.- May 5 (10:30 p.ffl.) 11,000 sec.-ft.; May 19 (11 p.m.) 25,900 sec.-ft.5 May 24 

(3:50 a.m.) 21,900 seo.-ft.

Note,- Discharge from Great Salt Plains Bayou estimated Oct. 5-12, Feb. 21, 22 (gage helgits 

missing).
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In seeond-feet, of Salt Pork of Arkansas River near Jet, Okla., 1937-39 Continued

1938-39

155

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

22 

22

20 

18 

17

16 

17 

16 

15 

15

16 

15 

15 

12 

12

11 

12 

12 

12 

10

10 

12 

10 

9 

10

12

12 

12 

14 

14 

15

HOT.

13 

9 

3,260 

2,890 

715

337 

230 

154 

124 

111

108 

111 

103 

101 

94

92

88 

83 

70 

61

59

41 

54 

56 

51

85 

74 

71 

90 

94

Dee.

94 

94

83 

90 

75

75 

72 

75 

64 

66

66 

56 

56 

75 

57

64 

64 

68 

68

73

87 

92 

92

87 

77

81 

43 

41 

46 

48 

53

Jan.

48 

59 

75 

101 

97

75 

73 

173 

377 

145

170 

139 

124 

114 

130

87 

87 

98 

98 

101

101 

90 

106 

94 

83

81

70 

79 

613 

268 

170

Peb.

1S1 

121 

101 

37 

83

85 

77 

73 

90 

61

75 

75 

66 

77 

90

92 

98 

87 

85 

66

61

79 

96 

77 

133

116 

119 

199

Month

Oot 

Hot 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pel 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jus 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

OCt 

Hot 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Itax 

Apr 

Haj

JUT,

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

U

obar 193

A-A T*

alendar 

luary 193

year 

g

ober 193>8

raary 192 o

ust....................................

Mar.

151 

108 

139 

174 

174

174 

148 

148 

139 

130

133 

116 

96 

116 

96

90 

90 

88 

83 

90

85 

83 

81 

81 

194

1,030 

603 

466 

597 

610 

285

Apr.

214 

174 

136 

571 

3,610

2,840 

1,590 

747 

437 

394

310 

239 

214 

207 

909

414 

248 

257 

207 

195

161 

139 

130 

114 

121

117 

106 

101 

92 

98

Secondfoot-days

1,647 

749 

1,503

-

1,010 

3,280 

3,635 

16,956 

126,389 

37,666 

7,783 

19,054 

5,339

224,811

435 

9,429 

2,187

233,063

4,126 

2,620 

6,598 

15,136 

4,888 

4,362 

1,328 

2,087 

0

53,156

Peak discharge.- Apr. 5 (5i30 p.m.) 4,920 sec. -ft.:

May

88 

83 

73 

66 

62

46 

707 

895 

187 

98

7C 

68 

182 

81 

70

54 

478 

241 

262 

151

9E 

78 

64 

64 

48

36E 

72 

46 

42 

32 

26

Maximum

159 

58 

79

_

49 

344 

619 

4,650 

19,800 

10,800 

983 

9,160 

1,580

19,800

22 

3,260 

94

19,800

613 

199 

1,030 

3,610 

895 

989 

509 

944 

0

3,610

June

24

54 

45 

77 

46

27 

21 

77 

26 

33

133 

301 

142 

64 

36

124 

90 

35 

23 

14

125

45 

20 

18 

18

544 

503 

989 

473 

235 

-

Minimum

IE 

1C 

2!

1C 

IE 

45 

5f 

471 

23C 

9E 

2] 

25

1C

S 

!

4]

J

4( 

61

81 

9! 

2( 

1' 

( 

C 

(

(

July

124 

72 

45 

46 

35

17 

12 

14 

12 

7

6

5 

4 

4 

3

2 

0 

0 

2 

2

2

397 

509 

8 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Aug.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

288 

944 

412 

142

39 

20 

16 

16 

61

»59 

24 

18 

16 

12

10 

6 

3 

1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean

49.9 

) 25.0 

! 48,5

.

) 32.6 

i 117 

S 114 

) 565 

5 4,076 

) 1,255 

i 251 

615 

5 178

) 616

) 14,0 

) 314 

70.5

) 639

3 133 

L 93,6 

L 213 

505 

J 158 

t 145 

3 42.8 

) 67.3 

) 0

> 146

Sept.

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

3,070 

1,490 

2,980

-

2,000 

6,510 

7,010 

33,630 

250,700 74, no

15,440 

37,790 

10,590

445,900

863 

18,700 

4,340

462,300

8,180 

5,200 

13,090 

30,020 

9,700 

8,650 

2,630 

4,140 

0

105,500

May 7 (6|30 p.m.) 3,210 sec.-ft., Aug. 8

(1 a.m.) 2,860 see.-ft. 

 Gage heights fragmentary; discharge computed on basis of partial record and gage reading.
156 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Salt Fork of Arkansas River at Tonkawa, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°40', long. 97°19', In KEi sec. 4, T. 25 N., R. 1 

W., in Tonkawa, 4 miles downstream from Thompson Creek and 8 miles upstream from 

Chlkaskla River. Prior to Jan. 24, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. 

Zero of gage Is 930.08 feet (revised) above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers, U. S. 

Army, bench mark).

Drainage area.- 4,4SO square miles.

Records available.- September 1903 to October 1905 and January 1936 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 14,600 second-feet Apr. 6 (gage height, 16.08 

feetj; minimum, 1 second-foot Sept. 29 (gage height, 4.48 feet).

1903-05, 1936-39: Maximum discharge, 40,800 second-feet May 20, 1938 (gage height, 

22.82 feet, from gage reading at flood crest); minimum discharge observed, 0.5 secondfoot Aug. 23, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 26.8 feet June 10, 1923.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, Feb. 10-12, 20-23 (computed 

from estimated effective gage-height graphs), and those for period of missing gage 

heights, Aug. 14-17, (computed from graph based on records for preceding and following 

days and one outside gage reading), all of which are fair. Gage read twice dally prior 

to Jan. 24.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

S

3

4

5

6

7

9

10

11

14

16

18

21

86

27

89

51

Oct.

62

50

48

48

46

47

44

43

43

41

39

41

39

38

38

37

37

36

36

34

34

34

39

38

37

35

35

34

33

35

37

 or.

38

37

71

1,790

3,390

1,470

735

44O

345

260

225

2i4

175

169

157

145

133

128

122

118

110

94

94

90

88

99

90

94

99

99

-

Dec.

99

108

112

103

103

103

99

97

88

88

82

86

84

84

62

84

86

84

84

90

97

103

108

108

112

110

101

90

84

77

77

Jan.

122

122

118

110

103

99

94

142

145

133

300

204

178

178

154

145

130

136

139

133

128

118

125

120

130

128

125

115

133

178

468

Feb.

342

218

181

157

130

118

114

94

62

79

77

77

83

97

92

81

82

88

90

81

77

77

82

61

96

90

86

117

-

_

-

Month

Calendar year 1938. .....................

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

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

1U1.................. .....................

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

Water year 1938-3

Mar.

139

166

194

142

125

148

166

160

160

157

148

136

128

112

101

97

92

92

92

82

81

79

79

79

79

86

148

661

502

415

540

Apr.

521

345

260

225

2,380

12,700

6,640

2,980

1,580

977

727

586

524

469

421

406

840

560

411

362

336

302

262

243

214

200

188

172

164

156

Seeondfoot-days

2,913

363,153

4,653 

3,069 

5,386 

36,151 

10,546

2,832 

1,764 

138

88,618

May

150

142

137

130

126

119

111

169

1,290

974

466

289

210

172

194

166

130

119

195

385

269

210

147

111

98

650

1,290

1,270

459

235

133

KaxljBun

112

37,300

468 

342 

661 

12,700 

1,S90

495 

398 

9

12,700

June

100

86

81

77

71

70

80

68

60

52

66

168

395

694

737

257

137

94

130

104

84

83

101

145

94

443

925

1,630

987

770

July

415

495

210

128

94

70

62

58

52

45

41

38

35

33

31

27

22

19

38

41

32

25

34

157

295

109

66

54

43

35

2S

Kinimjni

3V

77

33

94 

77 

79 

156 

98

19 

9 

3

3

Aug.

26

24

22

20

20

19

23

38

165

398

269

169

97

69

53

44

34

30

31

26

23

20

18

18

14

13

11

10

10

9

Mean

39 9

371

94.0

995

150 

110 

174 

1,205 

340

91.4 

56.9 

4.60

243

Sept.

9

9

8

8

6

6

5

6

5

5

5

4

4

3

3

4

4

4

3

3

3

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

Run-off in 

acre-feet

s'?so

720,300

9,230 

6,090 

10,680 

71.70O 

20,920

5,620 

3,500 

274

175 ,800
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 157

Medicine Lodge River near Klowa, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°03', long. 98°28', In SWi sec. 36, T. 34 S., R. 

11 W.. at highway bridge 200 feet below Atchlson, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway bridge, 

and Is miles northeast or Klowa. Prior to Feb. 25, 1938, chain gage at same site and 

datum. Zero of gage Is 1,289.99 feet above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers, U. S. 

Army).

Records available.- February 1938 to September 1939. May 1895 to October 1896, at site 

24 miles downstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period February to September 1938, 15,000 secondfeet May 5 (gage height, 8.05 feet); minimum, 12 second-feet Sept. 29, 30.

Maximum discharge during water year 1938-39, 2,740 second-feet Nov. 3 (gage height, 

4.87 feet); no flow at times in July, August, and September.

1895-96, 1938-39: Maximum discharge observed, 24,600 second-feet (estimated) July 

16, 1896, former site; maximum gage height, that of May 5, 1938, present datum; no 

flpw at times in 1896 and 1939.

Remarks.- Records poor. Discharge for Feb. 11-24, 1938, and June 3-7, 1939, computed on 

basis of once-daily gage readings; that for period of ice effect, Feb. 21 to Mar. 13, 

1939, estimated. Records for water year 1938-39 collected and prepared in cooperation 

with the Corps of Engln'eers, U. S. Army; records for 1938 collected and computed by 

the Corps of Engineers and prepared for publication by the Geological Survey.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1938-39 

1938

D«y

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Hov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

_

-

_

-

_

_

-r

~

51

51

51

51

51

51

67

67

66

67

67

67

51

149

200

239

164

134

_

_

-

Mar.

109

109

86

S4

78

71

67

71

88

86

SO

76

71

67

54

51

43

43

41

39

35

38

34

33

35

34

37

67

78

71

64

Apr.

59

54

51

53

50

51

51

39

41

129

134

200

182

159

158

132

112

91

76

75

62

76

73

71

67

64

612

415

208

149

May

116

3,840

1,170

5,690

6,240

980

735

541

35O

295

277

427

1,O5O

410

261

230

563

768

4,630

76 O

410

1,110

7,540

1,590

660

453

331

261

2OO

173

5,950

June

1,2SO

586

370

295

245

215

230

200

173

160

166

173

152

£40

145

247

166

535

403

137

103

79

64

52

2,450

1,270

475

295

230

186

July

155

126

105

88

79

71

73

69

92

73

57

53

44

48

108

75

1,260

685

331

166

135

114

90

77

64

58

52

64

126

84

184

Aug.

119

67

44

37

32

28

24

21

20

18

15

13

12

9

2,530

4,200

652

313

23O

150

121

97

77

62

55

47

46

38

38

35

33

Sept.

30

30

40

44

35

165

94

57

41

S3

29

25

440

186

46

41

33

29

26

26

26

26

18

16

18

17

14

13

12

12
158 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In aeoond-feet, of Medicine Lodge River near Klowa, Kans., 1938-39 Continued

1938-39

Jan. Apr. May July Aug Sept.

29

29

1,050

310

135

101

67

68

69

67

60

57

58

57

57

68

53

52

52

53

390

259

121

245

392

152

124

103

90

82

77

703

641

261

173

152

128

112

103

90

159

108

194

274

47

388

109

53

33

28

37

23 

IS 

14 

11 

11

26

67

41

20

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

15

44

100

10

0

63

20

4

2

11

23

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Secondfoot-daya Run-off In 

acre-feet

January 1938.........

February H-28....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The period........

October 1938........

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

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

Calendar year

January 1939 ........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1938-39

1,664

1,940

3,915

48,011

11,262

4,828

9,183

1,620

109

812

7,540

2,450

1,260

4,200

440

33

39

116

52

92.4

62,6

130

1,549

375

156

296

54,0

356

2,946

1,433

25

1,050

67

11.5

98.2

46.2

1,842

1,402

3,107

4,084

1,170

1,800

123

286

0

90

84

392

703

60

388

66

100

0

59.4

50.1

100

136

37.7

60,0

4.0

9.2

0

18,549 1,050 50.8

3,300

3,850

7,770

95,230

22,340

9,580

18,210

3,210

163,500

706

5,840

2,840

3,650

2,780

6,160

8,100

2,320

3,570

244

867

0

36,780
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 159

Chikaskia River near Blackwell, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder above low-water dam of city of Blackwell, lat. 36°49',

 long. 97°17', on line between sees. 14 and 15, T. 27 N., R. 1 W., a quarter of a mile 

north of city limits of Blackwell and half a mile upstream from Bitter Creek. Prior 

to January 25, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 1,690 square miles.

Records available.- January 1936 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 8,340 second-feet Nov. 4 (gage height, 

14.25 feet); minimum discharge not determined.

1936-39: Maximum discharge, 26,800 second-feet May 20, 1938 (gage height, 24.05 

feet, from reading at flood crest); minimum discharge observed, 1 second-foot May 24, 

25 1937

'Maximum stage known, 27.0 feet June 10, 1923, present site and datum.

Remarks.- Records fair except those below 20 second-feet, which are poor. Gage read

 twice dally prior to Jan. 25. City of Blackwell diverts water for municipal supply 

from Braman Reservoir (capacity, 3,600 acre-feet) 12 miles upstream from station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1839

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

S

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

26 

31 

26 

23 

28

24.

> «17

21 

18 

18

«15 

22 

19 

19 

17

17 

«15 

«15 

15 

15

15 

16 

22 

23 

27 

26

HOT.

27 

29 

86 

6,610 

2,990

752 

474 

343 

270 

229

196 

173 

166 

149 

140

134 

128 

122 

116 

111

111 

98 

95 

86

90

88 

77 

95 

95

100

Dec.

95 

95

90 

88 

66

86 

83 

83 

77 

81

81 

77 

77 

72 

70

75 

70 

75 

70 

77

81 

83 

86 

81 

77

81 

64 

44 

54 

57 

57

Jan.

64 

68 

93 

95 

86

79 

77 

81 

95 

100

106 

103 

95 

90 

81

77 

77 

72 

77 

81

79 

75 

77 

72 

70

72 

68 

68 

83 

90 

93

Feb.

95 

93

88 

81 

79

79 

75 

77 

66 

t58

t50 

43 

64 

86 

66

88 

79 

68 

70 

77

62 

46 

51 

68 

74

73 

87 

122

Honth

dot

Hoi

Dec

C

Jan 

Pel 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jim 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

V

'ember. i*.....*.....

uary

ater year 1938-3

liar.

113 

100 

98 

100 

108

134 

134 

125 

111 

100

100 

95 

83 

86 

75

70 

66 

70 

68 

72

72 

68 

63 

63 

72

354 

1,160 

485 

367 

827 

545

Apr.

321 

256 

204

177 

1,610

2,020 

1,730 

829 

501 

382

300 

256 

220 

204 

216

220 

188 

163 

152 

145

137 

128 

119 

113

108

103 

100 

100 

95 

95

Secondfoot-days

620 

14,180 

2,373

166,718

2,544 

2,085 

5,986 

11,192 

7,463 

10,103 

1,216 

139 

179

58,080

May

88 

86 

81 

79 

75

70 

72 

2,880 

1,000 

247

159 

116 

106 

90

100

95

88 

80 

77 

75

76 

162 

135

75 

72

602 

382 

124 

72 

53 

46

MgyllTmTTi

31 

6,610 

95

22,200

106 

122 

1,160 

2,020 

2,880 

1,850 

2S3 

15 

14

6,610

June

43 

48 

41 

38 

36

35 

31 

31 

29 

25

373 

255 

163 

593

1,850

1,120 

439 

233 

149 

105

120 

142 

87 

61 

61

600 

1,490 

875 

658 

372

July

223 

219 

210 

120 

78

52 

53 

39 

32 

26

23 

19 

15 

12 

10

8 

6 

6 

5 

5

5 

5 

5

I'

Minimum

15 

27 

44

15

64 

43 

63 

95 

46 

25 

5 

2 

2

2

tag.

5 

5 

5

h5 

6

6 

5

} "

2 

2 

5 

15 

10

7 

4 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

Mean

20.0 

473 

76.5

457

82.1 

 74.5 

193 

373 

241 

337 

39 2 4)5

6.0

159

Sept.

4 

11 

13 

12 

14

9 

6 

6 

6 

5

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

5 

4 

3 

3 

4

3 

3 

3 

3 

2

Run-off in

acre-feet

1,230

28,130 

4,710

330,600

5,050 

4,140 

11,870 

22,200 

14,800 

20,040 

2,410 

276 

355

115,200

*Weter surface below gage; discharge consists of leakage through sluice gates in dam and was 

estimated on basis of adjacent records.

tRecorder float frozen In Ice5 discharge Interpolated.
160 ARKANSAS RlVffi BASIN

Clmarron River near Boise City, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36 055'15", long. 102°31'15", in NWiNEi sec. 9, T. 

5 N., R. 5 E., at bridge on State Highway 3, 2 miles downstream from Ute Creek and 

13 miles north of Boise City. Zero of gage is 3,859.36 feet above mean sea level 

(Oklahoma State Highway bench mark).

Drainage area.- 3,200 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 29,100 second-feet May 4 (gage height, 7.10 

feet); no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records poor. Those of daily discharge for February not accurate enough to 

publish. Discharge for periods of ice effect, Feb. 8-12, Feb. 20 to Mar.- 5, computed 

on basis of gage heights, observation on Feb. 8, and weather records. Some small lowwater diversions upstream. Records collected and prepared In cooperation with the 

Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

a

3

4

S

6

7

U

10

11

12

16

20

81

86

UU

Oct.

21

17

21

18

17

17

17

17

786

*1,520

»29

«28

»27

*25

*22

«22

«18

»15

*13

*10

10

12

10

10

10

10

11

S

8

8

Hov.

9

8

6

5

4

5

8

7

9

10

10

7

7

6

6

6

9

7

6

4

6

6

6

6

8

6

4

2

3

5

-

Dec.

5

5

5

5

9

4

6

6

5

3

3

3

3

4

4

3

3

6

4

6

6

4

6

4

3

5

4

5

6

5

3

Jan.

4

3

3

3

3

2

2

454

536

94

±40

126

17

14

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

»15

»8

7

7

7

7

7

6

6

Feb.

t4

_

_

-

_

_

to

-

_

_

-

t9

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

Month

toy.. .....................................

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

Water year 1938-3

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

28

21

21

19

18

18

17

20

17

16

14

12

11

10

8

7

7

8

18

11

12

15

13

14

15

13

Apr.

12

10

10

48

281

40

35

32

28

28

24

21

19

17

14

7

6

5

5

5

4

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

-

Seoondfoot-days

2 783

143

_

79

784 

3,495

6,738

0

25,041

Bay

2

28

64

7,090

272

66

27

9

6

«9

«2

«1

1

1

2

21

7

5

7

4

4

3

3

3

521

95

36

30

27

31

Maximum

9

_

265 

894

4,750 

0

7,090

June

27

30

49

29

*12

8

6

5

5

4

3

4

3

«2

*2

*2

«1

«1

1

1

1

1

1241-3

32

21

265

107

21

July

811

531

*505

»105

«18

3

3

3

4

23

6

3

2

1

1

1

694

45

34

8

7

6

5

12

6

6

4

2

12

340

«94

Minimum

3

_

g

n

1 

1

0 

0

0

Aug.

*17

S

15

920

50

38

5

21

9

1

2

2

0

1

1

1

27

8

9

4,750

520

«192

*57

35

20

14

*8

*3

*2

1

1

Mean

89 R

4.6

_

26.1 

113

217 

0

68.6

Sept.

Run-off la 

aero-feet

284

_

1,560 

6,930

0

49 ,660

Peak discharge.- Hay 4 (5i30 a.m.) 29,100 seo.-ft.j July 17 (4 a.m.) 6,450 sec.-ft.jAug. 20 

(7 a.m.) 17,900 sec.-ft.

 WJage-height record faulty; discharge computed from graph based on partial record and estimated 

shape of graph.

 ( Discharge measurement, 

tInterpolated.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 161

Cimarron River near Waynoka, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°30'55", long. 98°53'45", near center of sac. 35,. 

T. 34 N., R. 16 W., at bridge on State Highway 14, three quarters of a mile downstream 

from Ewers (main) Creek and 5 miles south of Waynoka. Prior to Mar. 4, 1938, chain 

gage at same site and datum. Zero of gage is 1,367.50 feet above mean sea level 

(general adjustment of 1939).

Drainage area.- 12,300 square miles.

Records available.- February 1938 to September 1939. November 1903 to December 1905 

(gage heights only), at Atchlson, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway bridge 5 miles upstream.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during period February to September 1938, 10.70 feet May 

23 (discharge not determined); no flow Aug. 14.

Maximum discharge during water year 1938-39, 22,000 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 

7.17 feet); no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, about 14 feet sometime in 1904.

Remarks.- Records poor. Discharge for periods of incomplete gage-height record, May 23, 

 Aug. 16-20, Sept. 7-12, 1938, Mar. 17-24, June 10-11, 1939, computed on basis of 

partial record and once-daily gage readings. Gage read once dally prior to Mar. 4, 

1938. Records for water year 1938-39 collected and prepared In cooperation with the 

Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; records for 1938 collected and computed by the Corps of 

Engineers and prepared for publication by the Geological Survey.

Discharge, In second-feat, 1958-39 

1938

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

18

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

81

an

23

84

85

26

27

Of) *tfo

29

30

31

Oct. HOT. Dec. Jan. Fob,

_

«

28

28

eo

172

172

801

152

25

25

23

22

43

67

177

104

66

66

S3

104

63

83

104

126

514

462

_

_

-

Mar.

348

213

131

113

104

73

56

52

109

117

S7

136

136

122

92

76

49

34

22

15

11

10

6

5

4

5

5

4V

109

52

167

Apr.

162

113

SO

52

45

59

45

41

109

296

376

696

450

330

520

380

207

152

83

63

152

416

178

825

168

96

13,100

1,030

356

219

-

May

67

4,010

2,370

4,290

2,040

2,410

2,400

625

348

440

1S3

177

117

100

63

146

63

1,410

15,500

1,110

296

4,600

48,800

18,8OO

2,360

2,200

1,100

648

348

825

13,700

June

2,940

2,350

1,520

9S8

634

416

477

356

373

239

146

219

225

126

131

745

666

1,610

1,470

16,300

7,SOO

6,610

1,760

738

2,000

2,790

2,900

909

468

380

July

259

195

117

80

56

34

32

95

56

63

38

17

8

5

63

43

158

136

407

296

456

1,160

1,100

1,330

1,440

1,010

520

648

872

331

122

Aug.

66

122

534

304

131

73

3S

17

10

7

6

4

3

0

8,370

9,360

563

844

67

1,030

826

311

158

104

76

56

38

22

14

9

9

Sept.

S

13

579

150

1,140

8,440

14,500

2,530

718

884

474

881

177

157

860

4O4

178

104

83

69

56

49

43

43

45

45

43

43

36

30
162 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In second-feet, of Cimmarron River near Waynoka, Okla., 1938-39 Continued

1938-39

Day Jan. Apr. May July Aug. Sept.

262

259

1,140

289

83

73

183

210

353

244

267

207

157

109

52

47

80

267

134

102

79

87

183

263

171

131

107

94

81

76

72

72

68

72

52

44

44

42

42

42

42

42

281

339

110

183

211

192

263

183

159

118

112

6,640

2,050

1,080

520

341

263

236

202

175

159

2,700

167

293

143

92

78

17

15

14

15

16

13

1,010

771

316

179

107

127

112

83

38

106

231

629

322

143

87

23

387

39

8

333

5,100

1,040

526

274

104

42

17

101

15

52

17

524

1,050

354

3,390

3,510

2,310

580

495

1,580

2,370

5,350

2,610

450

341

258

225

167

124

78

42

34

77

649

1,100

481

179

100

61

40

33

104

61

34

19

10

5

Secondfoot-days Run-off in 

acre-feet

January 1938 .........

February 4-28........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The period.........

October 1938.........

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

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

Calendar year

January 1939.........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1938-39.

3,030

2,506

20,129

124,586

58,460

11,161

16,580

25,570

514

348

13,100

42,200

16,300

1,440

9,360

14,500

63

126

5

0

e

121

80.8

671

4,019

1,949

350

535

852

6,010

4,970

39,930

247,100

116,000

22,140

32,890

50,720

519,800

1,212

2,099

1,431

262

1,140

39.1

70.0

46.2

2,400

4,160

2,840

353

92

339

6,640

1,010

5,100

5,350

1,100

1

116

52.6

119

536

110

725

447

117

.1

7,130

2,920

7,300

31,880

6,790

43,120

27,460

7,220

4.0

6,640 198 145,200
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 163

Cimarron River near Guthrie, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°55'10", long. 97°25'35", in NEiSEi sec. 29, T. 

17 N., R. 2 W., 1 mile downstream from Cottonwood Creek, 2i miles north of Guthrie, 

and 5 miles Upstream from Ephraim Creek. Prior to Mar. 10, 1939, chain gage at 

Atchis.on, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway bridge, 125 feet downstream, same datum. Zero of 

gage is 900.50 feet above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, bench mark).

Drainage area.- 16,000 square miles.

Records available.- January 1938 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during period January to September 1938, 10.7 feet, May 20, 

from floodmark (discharge not determined); minimum discharge, 14 second-feet Feb. 9 

(gage height, 0.8 foot).

Maximum discharge during water year 1938-39, 22,000 second-feet, Apr. 6 (gage 

height, 7.16 feet); minimum, 2.9 second-feet Sept. 15 (gage height, 0.88 foot).

Remarks.- Records poor. Prior to Mar. 10, 1939, gage read at least once dally. Results 

of seven discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1938-39 

1938

D«y

1

2

S

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

SI

Oct. Nor. Dec. Jan.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

 .

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

48

48

34

23

Feb.

23

23

34

48

34

34

23

34

14

26

28

28

28

40

55

73

121

370

431

204

168

136

168

136

136

204

168

136

_

_

-

Mar.

136

108

400

342

342

244

204

168

151

121

121

151

151

121

121

121

151

95

95

73

55

55

55

55

40

40

95

1,810

2,840

1,760

1,900

Apr.

1,030

315

223

185

185

151

151

161

151

185

315

735

650

974

826

735

610

534

534

400

290

290

464

342

400

400

464

8,690

4,300

2,570

-

May

1,030

735

650

1,930

8,480

4,680

3,590

3,590

2,510

8,350

1,140

923

650

571

498

735

1,030

826

11,600

27,400

10,600

4,320

11,400

37,200

23,600

6,150

4,950

2,840

2,200

1,620

1,430

June

13,500

4,780

3,020

1,760

1,620

1,370

1,140

1,310

3,020

1,620

3,590

6,150

3,810

1,370

1,080

674

780

874

780

1,310

9,940

8,950

2,640

3,810

2,510

2,120

2,200

3,390

2,350

2,510

-

July

1,500

1,030

650

571

498

431

370

315

431

650

315

315

223

185

185

151

185

151

165

151

121

121

121

315

431

923

650

923

1,030

1,030

692

Aug.

826

464

315

185

151

95

151

151

95

73

73

55

73

55

55

5,180

15,400

3,710

2,020

1,080

692

1,500

974

692

464

342

290

204

168

136

136

Sept.

108

106

108

136

780

400

1,740

6,140

2,120

1,430

974

780

780

2,930

1,430

610

400

342

290

244

244

204

136

108

108

108

84

84

84

64

-
164 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In second-feet, of Clmarron River near Guthrle, Okla., 1958-59 Continued

1958-39

D«y Apr. May July Aug. Sept.

49

42

42

139

80

60

60

52

52

44

44

38

103

156

151

1,370

2,550

1,320

701

618

348

249

208

171

165

154

139

139

111

60

57

52

52

60

52

52

60

60

60

60 

60 

69 

«75 

80

150

305

388

342

244

244

204

204

168

168

136

136

108

108

127

124

124

118

100

142

124

478

534

464

380

244

168

182

154

135

118

142

184

84

75

84

71

154

108

84

103

105

108

108

105

98

105

103

84

80

212

175

151

133

108

93

82

75

71

75

124

208

525

464

382

364

295

236

262

667

12,700

4,710

2,100

1,370

896

650

520

394

310

266

1,330

674

464

431

332

262

215

189

171

158

139

127

118

113

105

77

79

127

208

1,140

771

1,450

1,050

515

326

271

215

2,460

3,590

1,470

658

386

271

204

158

154

130

188

188

121

95

86

280

1,450

454

272

196

165

133

116

370

618

3,170

1,740

1,090

585

464

348

266

244

240

509

516

419

777

5,620

5,720

2,340

1,320

874

692

882

1,350

1,500

1,890

666

464

337

871

227

193

168

142

121

98

84

75

75

198

178

260

28

26

27

20

18

170

717

556

247

151

139

108

109

765

549

462

306

267

319

219

148

21

19

15

12

9.5

8.0

7.5

6.0 

5.0 

4.4

9.0 

6.5 

5.0

4.7 

4.7 

5.5

5.0 

5.5 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5

Month Secondfoot-days Mean Run-off in 

acre-feet

February 1938 ............................ 2,925

March..................................... 12,121

April..................................... 27,250

May....................................... 181,228

June...................................... 94,178

July...................................... 14,849

August.................................... 35,805

September................................. 23,074

The period.

October 1938 ............................. 2,000

November.................................. 9,146

December.................................. 1,898

Calendar year

January 1939 ............................. 5,022

February.................................. 4,168

March..................................... 4,282

April..................................... 31,472

May....................................... 16,543

June...................................... 28,198

July...................................... 12,040

August.................................... 5,799

September................................. 306.4

Water year 1938-39 ..................... 120,814.4

431

2,840

8,690

37,200

13,500

1,500

15,400

6,140

14

40

151

498

780

121

55

104

591

908

5,846

3,139

479

1,155

769

5,800

24,040

54,050

359,500

186,800

29,450

71,020

45,770

776,700

159

2,550

91

64.5

505

61.2

3,970

18,140

3,760

478

534

525

12,700

3,390

5,620

1,500

765

118

77

162

149

136

1,049

534

940

388

187

10.2

9,960

8,270

8,370

62,420

32,810

55,930

23,880

11,500

608

331 239,600

*Gage reading faulty; discharge interpolated.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 165

Clmarron River at Oilton, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°06', long. 96°35', in SWi sec. 28, T. 19 N R 

J * ' » at highway bridge half a mile north of Oilton, 4i miles upstream from Buckeye 

Creek, 6 miles upstream from Lagoon Creek, and 35 miles upstream from confluence with 

Arkansas River. Prior to Sept. 30, 1938, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. 

Zero of gage Is 718.12 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 17,700 square miles.

Kecords available.- July 1934 to September 1939.

extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,550 second-feet July 2 (gage height, 9.15 

feet;; minimum, 12 second-feet Sept. 29 (gage height, 3.37 feet).

1934-39: Maximum discharge observed, 72,300 second-feet June 21, 1935 (gage height, 

16.8 feet), from rating curve extended above 34,000 second-feet; no flow Sept. 8, 13-1$ 

19 06 

Maximum stage known, about 21.3 feet in October 1908.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of unreliable recorder graph, July 10 to 

sept- 3C > which were computed on basis of daily gage readings and trend of recorder 

graph and are fair. Gage height for period of faulty recorder operation, Oct. 27 to 

Nov. 1, determined on basis of gage heights for preceding and following periods.

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge for Sept. 16-30, 1938, superseding those published 

in Water-supply Paper 857 are given below:

Day

Sept. 16 

17 

18 

19

20

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

4,620 

. 2,040 

802 

605 

473

Month

September 

Water year 1937-38...

Day

Sept. 21 

22 

23 

24 

25

Discharge 

(aec.-ft.)

396 

414 

342 

278 

255

Second- foot 

days

26,783

432,784

Maximum

4,620

27,400

Day

Sept. 26 

27 

28 

29 

30

Minimum

183

58

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

252 

195 

189 

183 

183

Mean

893

1,186

Run-off In 

acre- feet

53,120

B58,500

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

83

24

85

86

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

169

161

150

140

135

130

126

119

112

 110

123

146

135

112

100

93

89

87

86

84

81

79

100

110

106

100

95

89

81

78

76

HOT.

75

72

195

172

166

1,200

1,500

996

635

499

396

309

274

245

224

195

180

166

142

132

119

115

108

100

100

102

98

98

97

95

-

Dec.

95

97

95

95

89

87

84

83

83

81

81

81

83

86

86

84

84

84

84

84

86

87

86

86

89

91

87

86

89

95

97

Jan.

89

86

93

95

89

84

84

91

146

140

158

193

270

281

293

259

263

259

234

205

186

172

177

180

163

150

132

130

317

576

396

Feb.

289

372

526

505

400

317

253

214

192

172

154

166

158

138

128

123

123

128

130

121

117

110

119

112

108

126

126

135

-

_

-

Month

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

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

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

Hay. ......................................

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

Water year 1938-39......................

Mar.

138

135

126

121

117

115

112

110

110

112

110

112

175

161

145

138

121

117

112

112

110

108

104

102

104

104

98

104

158

208

300

Apr.

453

429

359

338

854

1,760

6,210

4,810

2,660

2,260

1,660

1,150

882

732

600

532

458

429

831

1,080

657

473

429

350

285

252

228

208

192

186

-

Seoondfoot-days

3,402

8,805

2,705

433,230

5,991

5,562

3,999

31 ,747

22 119

26 *412

s',453

758

145,455

*V

175

166

161

152

148

142

142

253

232

202

176

1,260

3,S80

2,250

1,040

572

438

405

382

2,420

2,430

1,240

662

452

436

569

345

416

314

358

301

MarfMu*

169

1,500

97

27,400

576

526

300

6,210

3,880

5,450

6,580

905

60

6,580

June

354

361

280

217

1,040

930

586

479

378

292

255

278

248

233

731

2,240

1,460

950

618

510

468

448

386

346

368

489

627

1,870

3,520

5,450

-

July

3,380

6,580

3,000

1,540

953

943

1,200

1,320

941

655

520

458

364

317

289

255

224

195

172

155

140

126

154

123

126

303

378

245

184

145

117

Ufa*.

76

72

81

64

84

108

98

186

142

217

117

70

13

13

Aug.

91

79

79

78

73

72

70

351

905

441

138

76

327

396

305

312

383

269

183

231

453

463

448

582

618

338

251

166

115

87

73

Mean

110

294

87.2

1,187

193

199

129

1,058

714

880

823

273

25.3

399

Sept.

60

55

45

42

42

36

34

31

30

28

26

23

21

20

18

17

16

16

19

20

19

20

18

17

16

14

14

14

13

14

-

Run-off in 

aore-feet

6,750

17,460

5,360

859,300

11,880

11,030

7,930

62 ,970

43,870

52,390

50,580

16 ,770

1,500

288,500
166 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Council Creek near Stillwater, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 36°07', long. 96°52', in 

SEiSWi sec. 15, T. 19 N., R. 4 E., 10 miles east of Stillwater. Zero of gage is 

838.28 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1912).

Drainage area.- 30.2 square miles.

Records available.- March 1934 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 461 second-feet June 28 (gage height, 3.9 feet); 

no flow at times.

1934-39: Maximum discharge, 3,740 second-feet Mar. 28, 1938 (gage height, 13.34 

feet), from rating curve extended logarithmically above 2,700 second-feet; no flow at 

times in each year.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of missing gage heights, Feb. 9-23, which 

were computed on basis of rainfall records and recorded range in stage and are fair.

Rating table, water year 193S-39 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 83-85)

1.04

1.07

1.10

1.15

1.2

0

.04 

.22

1.3

3.1

1.5 

1.7 

8.0 

8.5

7.6

23

85

184

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

300

395

477

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

82 

23 

84 

25

26 

87 

88 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Dec.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

.01 

.01 

.08

.04 

.04 

.04 

.04 

.04

.04 

.04 

.08 

.04 

.07 

.13

Jan.

0.88 

.22 

.22 

.22 

.22

.22 

.28 

.33 

.V8 

.13

.07 

.13 

.13 

.13 

.28

.28 

.58 

,38 

.22 

.22

.22 

.82 

.13

.07 

.07

.04 

.04 

.04

13 

4.7 

1.3

Month

Got 

Nor 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

AugSep

W

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

tember. ...................

ater year 1938-35

Feb.

0.82 

.13 

.13 

.07 

.07

.13

.13 

.13

 ,13

.13 

.07

.04 

.28

.13

Secondroot-days

0 

0 

.58

3,613.78

84.96 

3.55 

18.88 

175.03 

53.57 

196,84 

8.96 

70.14 

0

546.51

Mar.

0.07 

.07 

.07 

.13 

.82

.13 

.13 

.28 

.22 

.38

.58 

.13 

.58 

.38 

.22

1.9 

.78 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

.78 

.78

.78 

.78 

1.3 

1,9 

.28 

.13

Maximum

0 

0

.13

1,800

13 

,28 

1.9 

71 

34 

106 

1.3 

68 

0

106

Apr.

0.13 

.07 

.04 

50 

71

45 

1.0 

.58 

.38 

.22

.38 

.22 

.38 

.58 

.58

.38 

.22 

.38

1.0 

.73

.38 

.38 

.28

.13 

.13

.13 

,13 

.07 

.07 

.07

May

0.04 

.04 

.02 

.01 

.01

.02 

.04 

.78 

.22

.04

.02 

1.9 

12 

.58 

.13

.04 

.04 

.02 

.04 

.04

.08 

0 

0 

0 

34

3.1 

.38 

.04 

0 

0 

0

Minimum

0

0 

0

0

.04 

.04 

.07 

.04 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

June

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

.04 

.01 

.19 

.08

0 

0 

0 

8.8 

1.3

.07 

0 

0 

0 

0

.01 

2.9 

106 

78 

5.5

Mean

0 

0 

.019

9.90

.805 

.127 

.609 

5.83 

1.73 

6.56 

,095 

2.26 

0

1.50

July

1.3 

1.0 

.58 

.07 

.01

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

Per 

square 

mile

0 

0 

.00063

.328

.087 

.0048 

.020 

.193 

.057 

.817 

.0031 

.075 

0

.050

Aug.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

2.1 

68 

.04 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Sept.

Run-off

Inchea Acre-feet

0 0 

0 0 

.0007 1.2

4.46 7,170

.03 50 

,004 7.0 

.08 37 

.82 347 

.07 106 

.24 390 

.003 5.9 

.09 139 

0 0

.68 1,080

Peak disoharKe.- June 88 

(3 a.m.) 289 second-feet.

a.m.) 461 second-feet; June 89 (6 p.m.) 418 aecond-feet; Aug. 8
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Verdigris River at Independence, Kans.

167

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°13', long. 95°41', in NEi sec. 32, T. 32 S., R. 

16 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 160, 2 miles east of Independence and 3j miles below 

Elk River.

Drainage area.- 2,952 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1939. April to September 1904 (scattered 

gage heights; and November 1S21 to September 1930, at site three-quarters of a mile upstream.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1921-39), 1,413 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,920 second-feet Hay 21 (gage height, 18.90 

reet;; no flow at times during July, August, and September.

1904, 1921-39: Maximum discharge, 124,000 second-feet (estimated) Oct. 3, 1927 

(gage height, 46.04 feet, former site); no flow during periods in 1932, 1934, 1936, and 

1939.

Remarks.- Records fair.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Oct.

22

22

18

17

15

16

22

23

23

21

20

14

14

22

23

18

16

16

20

21

22

25

22

18

16

23

12

11

11

12

11

Hov.

12

16

22

22

21

31

31

32

46

36

31

35

32

25

18

22

24

22

17

15

14

14

14

18

16

14

10

9

14

16

-

Dec.

14

14

14

12

13

16

16

18

16

14

13

12

16

16

19

SI

18

16

15

14

14

16

21

19

17

20

26

30

30

28

27

Jan.

25

20

21

19

19

S4

SI

21

22

19

19

20

19

23

19

16

19

SI

20

SO

20

20

21

22

19

17

18

18

19

25

27

Feb.

22

22

18

19

19

16

16

16

18

14

12

13

13

IS

10

14

14

IS

12

15

IS

10

9

7

10

IS

IS

18

-

-

-

Month

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

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

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

May. .......

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

Water year 1938-3

Mar.

SI

16

19

21

19

19

17

16

18

21

26

39

36

23

16

7

4

ro

14

13

10

8

12

15

16

15

IS

26

260

31V

178

Apr.

139

151

116

89

2,V50

6,970

2,210

1,350

805

58S

460

376

314

280

S76

278

351

346

280

266

226

203

188

171

159

149

132

118

113

105

-

Seoondfoot-days

566

649

555

58S ,057

633

397

1,244

19,953

33,307

18,24V

1,216

630

6

77,403

May

92

86

88

82

80

74

77

SOI

248

159

138

244

460

21S

139

114

100

100

325

186

7,370

V.780

2,960

1,240

1,190

1,860

5,S10

1,240

630

376

S46

Mo-Hyn^

25

46

30

31,600

27

22

317

6,970

4*360

417

215

2

7,780

June

279

319

14V

138

121

123

98

88

2,980

4,360

1,S40

787

460

500

2,090

840

346

222

155

113

95

89

77

5V

54

57

53

334

752

673

-

July

41V

222

149

106

67

50

39

29

22

IS

14

11

11

10

10

10

7

5

5

4

3

2

2

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

Minimum

11

g

IS

4

16

7

4

89

V4

53

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

2

0

0

6

25

S5

22

S6

15

9

V

25

S5

14

10

6

101

215

56

21

8

5

3

Mean

18*3

21 ,6

17.9

1,595

SO 4

14^2

40.1

665

1,074

608

39.S

\2

212

Sept.

2

1

0

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

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1.1SO

1,290

1,100

1,155,000

1.S60

787

2,470

39,580

66,060

36,190

2,410

1,250

12

153,500

Peak discharge.- Apr. 5 (5 a.m.) 8,680 see.-ft.; May 21 (11:30 a.m.) 9,9SO see.-ft.; May 27 

(7 a.m.) 8,150 sec.-ft.; June 9 (3 p.m.) 5,280 see.-ft.
168 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Verdigris River near Claremore, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°18'30", long. 95°41'40" (revised), on line

 between sees. 10 and 15, T. 21 N., R. 15 E., 2i miles downstream from Caney River, 

44 miles west of Claremore, and 12 miles upstream from Bird Creek. Prior to Feb. 24 

wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 6,520 square miles.

Records avalla'ble.- December 1935 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 23,600 second-feet May 13, from graph based on 

two current meter measurements near flood crest and gage heights; maximum gage height, 

29.20 feet May 14 (backwater from Bird Creek); no flow at times.

1935-39: Maximum discharge, 39,900 second-feet May 29, 1938 (gage height, 42.14 

feet, reading at flood crest); no flow during periods in 1936 and 1939. 

Maximum stage known, 46.2 feet sometime in June 1935.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of rapidly changing stage and those for 

periods of backwater, which are fair and those estimated, Oct. 4-23, which are poor. 

Wire-weight gage read twice daily prior to Feb. 24. Gage heights for periods of 

faulty recorder operation, Apr. 23 to May 4, Sept. 7-13, and those for period when 

well was silted, May 31 to June 5, determined from graph based on gage heights for 

preceding and following periods, occasional gage readings, rainfall study, and comparison with stage near Sageeyah.

Rating table, water year 193S-39 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 30)

in aecond-feet)

3.35 

3.5 

3.7 

4.0

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

249

519

S64

1,230

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

2,270

3,270

5,050

6,800

15.0

20.0

25.0

30.0

9,500

14,100

19,200

24,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

11

12

14

16

17

18

19

20

m

82

24

25

26

27

SO

31

Dot.

36

31

24

23

N

 *

11

S

S

7

5

5

6

5

HOY.

5

5

6

9

10

10

12

15

IS

21

26

44

52

74

77

86

S2

72

68

68

56

44

36

38

39

36

31

30

23

23

Dec.

23

23

21

23

22

23

22

21

17

16

14

14

15

15

15

21

21

IS

18

23

26

28

26

26

32

36

39

39

36

36

33

Jan.

33

35

36

38

36

36

44

42

42

44

39

42

41

36

36

36

36

38

36

36

36

36

36

41

42

39

39

36

3S

62

72

Pet).

74

74

64

52

52

52

56

52

52

52

52

50

44

42

36

36

36

36

38

36

36

36

36

26

23

21

26

33

_

-

Bonth

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

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

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

Water year 1938-39......................

Mar.

35

44

5S

64

89

113

113

113

107

96

91

155

121

S2

62

56

56

60

54

46

38

35

as

23

23

24

32

41

54

374

2,270

Apr.

1,570

919

628

532

501

662

S,990

7,910

3,530

1,320

1,2SO

953

760

635

525

645

1,030

662

507

557

465

402

359

307

268

245

214

181

165

143

Seoondfoot-days

499

744

1,143,627

8,294 

7S4

237,333

May

129

101

90

80

73

34

53

SS9

t4.S80

2,120

1,380

3,170

13,300

t!7,000

tS,500

1,770

926

703

1,710

1,920

2,690

10,100

14,800

11,000

3,440

4,030

5,680

7,920

5,910

2,370

1,150

^ffTTJUT^Tt

36

S6

39

39,900

1,320 

163

18,800

June

746

582

S34

910

507

348

268

227

328

2,650

5,560

5,730

5,310

2,470

2,770

3,370

2,970

1,520

880

595

519

501

1,020

1,340

569

338

236

60S

1,620

2,470

July

1,320

1,280

919

717

804

760

453

237

193

143

110

88

67

53

43

34

2S

24

24

IS

16

16

163

50

25

19

16

16

22

30

56

lH«4mnm

5

5

14

5

21

143

16 

0

0

Aug.

48

32

22

14

10

7

5

9

15

43

51

33

21

13

S

5

3

2

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

163

162

107

Mean

16.1

37.2

24.0

3,133

268 

25.3

650

Sept.

76

55

42

30

24

19

14

11

8

6

4

2

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

990

2,210

1,480

2,268,000

2 430

16,450 

1,560

470,700

Peak discharge.- Apr. 7 (S p.m.) 10,300 sec.-ft.; May 13 (9:30 p.m.) 23,600 sec.-ft.

«Gage heights faulty; discharge interpolated.

tStage-dlscharge relation affected by backwater from Bird Creek; discharge determined from graph 

based on three discharge measurements, records for preceding and following periods, and records for 

Bird Creek near Sperry, Okla.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 169

Caney River near Hulah, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°56', long. 96°05', in SEi sec. 2, T. 28 N., R.

 11 E., half a mile downstream from Hickory Creek and 3 miles west of Hulah. Prior to 

Nov. 8, 1937, temporary staff gage at same site and datum; Nov. 8, 1937 to Feb. 18, 

1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Zero of gage is 684.96 feet above 

mean sea level (Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, bench mark).

Drainage area.- 750 square miles.

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during water year 1937-38, 15,100 second-feet May 20 (gage 

height, 35.90 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum discharge observed, 

2 second-feet Nov. 5-8, Sept. 11, 12, 30; minimum gage height observed, 1.72 feet 

Sept. 30.

Maximum discharge during waiter year 1938-39, 4,700 second-feet May 22 (gage height, 

21.90 feet); no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 40.2 feet, date unknown, from floodmark.

Remarks.- Records poor. Discharge determined by using rate of change in stage as a

factor. Gage read twice daily, oftener during rises, prior to Feb. 18, 1939. Records 

for water year 1938-39 collected and prepared in cooperation with the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; records from 1937 to 1938 collected and computed by the Corps of 

Engineers and prepared for publication by the Geological Survey.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1937-39 

1937-38

D«T

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

»7

»7

»5

»5

»5

«4

«3

3

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

7

10

8

7

6

6

5

4

4

4

3

4

4

3

3

Nov.

3

3

4

3

2

2

2

2

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

6

6

6

7

8

8

8

8

8

8

7

8

8

8

8

-

Dec.

8

8

8

8

8

7

7

6

6

6

6

6

e

10

14

14

27

23

21

17

15

14

11

10

9

9

10

10

10

9

9

Jan.

7

8

8

e

8

8

8

7

8

8

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

6

5

7

6

6

6

12

18

22

22

19

19

123

53

Feb.

44

23

23

22

21

19

19

19

19

16

14

12

12

11

14

15

38

356

150

116

95

es

165

151

116

116

144

158

..

_

-

Mar.

102

95

95

88

TV

71

56

49

53

57

61

64

61

49

61

76

64

54

13Q

63)

53

50

42

40

57

35

34

3,550

4,440

2,170

2,010

Apr.

493

343

270

214

186

158

57

214

652

1,950

2,200

896

508

358

298

975

433

242

186

151

186

186

130

109

109

95

88

81

78

70

-

May

64

61

53

1,530

909

356

1,450

538

296

214

214

186

242

200

123

582

552

214

5,370

11,900

2,900

3,030

12,700

7,380

1,710

1,380

1,480

922

646

493

366

June

4,160

1,560

1,370

1,410

493

485

6,420

1,590

694

62S

7,540

4,150

1,060

630

538

638

898

613

416

313

256

200

200 172'

151

165

57

116

95

84

-

July

75

68

59

53

46

42

37

39

32

37

34

30

26

23

20

21

24

25

22

23

21

18

16

15

14

13

11

37

27

20

19

Aug.

16

13

11

9

6

10

7

6

7

4

5

4

4

3

6

402

88

40

23

16

11

7

7

6

5

4

4

3

3

3

3

Sept.

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

3

466

80

29

22

14

10

10

6

5

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

2

-

«Gage heights missing; discharge estimated.
170 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In second-feet, of Caney River near Hulah, Okla., 1937-39 Continued

1958-59

Day Apr. May July Aug. Sept.

734

2,260

403

214

158

130

102

82

70

65

60

5

5

24

379

263

116

33

155

379

93

35

23

19

18

15

855

2,160

133

82

57

60

728

182

88

60

45

36

29

24

21

19

13

16

13

31

314

95

252

144

75

256

161

73

42

32

23

20

35

20

Secondfoot-days

Run-off in 

acre-feet

October 1937 .........

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

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

Calendar year

January 1933 .........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Septembe'r.............

Water year 1937-38 .

October 1938 .........

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

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

Calendar year 1938 .

January 1939.........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1938-39 .

151

154

334

4.9

5.1 

10.8

300

305

447

1,978

13,887

11,918

58,085

37,504

947

738

705

123

356

4,440

2,200

12,700

7,540

75

402

466

14.4

70.6

448

397

1,870

1,200

30.5

23.8

23.5

887

3,920

27,540

23,640

115,200

74,390

1,880

1,460

1,400

126,848 12,700 348 251,600

64

119

129

2.1

39.7

4.2

127

236

256

126,521 347 250,900

162

143

995

5,039

5,396

2,000

277

19

0

8

379

2,260

2,160

314

95

2

5.2

5.1

32.1

168

174

66.7

8.9

.6

321

284

1,970

9,990

10,700

3,970

549

38

0

14,343 2,260 28,440
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 171

Caney River near Collinsville, Okla.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°23'40", long. 95°48'40", In SWiSWi sec. 10, T. 22 

N. f R. 14 E., five-eighths of a mile upstream from Horsepen Creek, 2-i miles northeast 

of Collinsville, 4i miles downstream from Rabb Creek, and 15 miles upstream from confluence with Verdigris River. Gage is in pool for water supply of City of Collinsville produced by dam about 2 miles downstream. Zero of gage Is 565.02 feet above 

mean sea level (Corps of Engineers, U. 3. Army, benchmark).

Drainage area.- 2,090 square miles.

Records available.- December 1935 to February 1939 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period, 51 second-feet Feb. I (gage height, 

6.71 feet); minimum discharge, 1 second-foot Oct. 8, 9 (gage height, 6.31 feet).

1935-39: Maximum discharge observed, 18,000 second-feet Oct. 13, 1936 (gage height, 

32.05 feet), from rating curve extended above 13,000 second-feet; no flow Aug. 9 to 

Sept. 15, 1936.

Maximum stage known, about 39 feet at tines in 1926 and 1937.

Remarks.- Records poor. Gage read twice daily. Results of two discharge measurements 

furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Rating table, water year 1938-39 (gaga height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

6.3

6.35

6.4

6.45

1.0

3.1

6.2

10.9

6.5

6.6

6.7

17.0

32

49

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

12

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

SI

22

23

24

2S

26

2728

29

30

31

Oct.

6

6

4

4

3

3

2

2

1

2

2

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

3

2

Z

2

2

2

2

S

2

2

2

2

HOT.

2

2

6

6

5

11

12

17

16

11

11

11

11

16

14

14

12

12

13

13

13

13

12

11

11

11

8

8

10

10

-

Dec.

10

10

10

10

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

8

8

10

12

10

12

13

14

14

13

13

13

14

23

2C

20

14

13

13

Jan.

14

16

16

23

20

21

20

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

16

16

16

16

18

18

24

23

21

18

18

18

24

27

34

34

Feb.

49

40

24

23

24

24

26

24

23

23

21

21

17

17

17

14

14

17

24

20

16

14

2C

17

13

12

11

20

_

_

-

Month

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

The peric d 

Mar. Apr.

Seeondfoot-days

94

322

369

319,578

_

-

May

Ma** 

23

12,700

' 49

-

-

June July

Minimum

8

1

_

-

Aug.

Mean

11.9

876

-

-

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

732

633,900

-

3,930
172 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Bird Creek near Owasso, Okla.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°14'50", long. 95°52'00", on line between NEi sec. 

1, T. 20 N., R. 13 E., and NWi sec. 6, T. 20 N., R. 14 E., half a mile upstream from 

Ranch Creek, li miles upstream from Mingo Creek, 14 miles southwest of Owasso, and 

14 miles upstream from confluence with Verdigris River. Zero of gage is 559.03 

feet above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, bench mark).

Drainage area.- 1,030 square miles.

Records available.- December 1935 to March 1939 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period, 87 second-feet Jan. 29 (gage height, 

5.84 feet); minimum observed, 15 second-feet Oct. 1, 2 (gage height, 5.31 feet).

1935-39: Maximum discharge, 19,700 second-feet Mar. 29, 1938, from graph based on 

current-meter measurement near flood crest and gage heights; maximum gage height, 26.2 

feet Mar. 30 (backwater .from Verdigris River), from graph based on gage readings; 

minimum discharge observed, 2 second-feet July 31, Aug. 1, 12-16, 1936, July 5, 1937 

(gage height, 5.13 feet).

Maximum stage known 34.0 feet Oct. 25, 1908. A stage of 28.5 feet occurred Apr. 15, 

1927, and one of 26.3 feet occurred Apr. 25, 1929.

Remarks.- Records fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1838 to September 1939

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

SB

29

30

31

Oct.

17

16

20

20

19

18

18

IV

17

18

39

31

24

24

22

20

20

21

21

18

18

16

18

18

20

19

20

20

20

19

18

HOT.

17

20

73

43

31

29

28

25

25

24

24

24

25

26

2V

27

25

25

24

45

38

38

38

38

38

38

26

36

36

24

-

Dec.

24

24

22

22

24

23

24

24

24

22

24

22

24

23

24

22

24

22

24

23

22

24

22

22

24

24

22

24

27

24

22

Jan.

23

24

23

24

23

22

24

24

29

27

29

27

25

25

24

24

24

28

24

23

24

24

24

24

24

23

24

24

82

42

38

Feb.

34

40

40

40

33

38

30

21

20

20

31

29

29

27

27

26

24

20

21

21

20

24

23

20

20

20

20

22

_

_

-

Konth

Calendar y«ar 1938. .....................

March 1-28 ... ............................

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

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

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

The peri

Mar.

25

26

24

24

24

24

24

24

37

62

62

64

60

46

42

23

19

19

20

18

18

IS

17

18

18

19

20

22

_

_

-

Apr.

Seoondfoot-daya

626

934

722

163,527

849

744

816

_

-

May

M.THm.im

39

73

27

18 ,400

82

40

64

_

-

June July

Minimum

16

17

22

7

22

20

17

.

-

Aug.

Mean

20.2

31.1

23.3

421

27.4

26.6

OQ CiV J.n 

_

-

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,240

1,850

1,430

304,500

1,680

1,480

1,620

I

8,300
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 173

Neosho River near lola, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°53', long. 95°26', in NEi sec. 9, T. 25 S., R. 

18 E., one mile downstream from Elm Creek and 5 miles southwest of lola.

Drainage area.- 3,795 square miles.

Records available.- October 1917 to September 1939. August 1895 to November 1903 at 

city water works, 4 miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 22 years (1917-39), 1,137 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,450 second-feet June 30 (gage height, 7.80 

 feet); minimum, 5 second-feet Sept. 27 (gage height, 2.53 feet).

1895-1903, 1917-39: Maximum gage height, 33.2 feet Sept. 13, 1926 (discharge not

determined); no flow on several days in September and October 1897, Aug. 19 to Sept.

15, Sept. 31, 22, 1936. Bank-full stage, 27 feet.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year 1938-39 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Hay 24 to JTHIO 3O and Aug. 19 to Sept. 3O)

2.6

2.7

2.8

3.0 

3.2 

3.4

148

214

3.6 

4.0 

5.0

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

1,740

2,590

3,550

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

S

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

29 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Got.

112 

118 

95 

89 

112

95 

92 

92 

86 

89

86 

98 

98 

89 

80

66 

57 

69 

86 

66

60 

63 

60 

52 

66

41 

66 

41 

46 

57 

44

Hov.

66 

66 

104 

109 

139

174 

1,530 

821 

418 

265

214 

177 

167 

148 

124

142 

118 

121 

109 

118

121 

109 

89 

98 

106

104 

92 

86 

92 

95

Dec.

92 

106 

148 

145 

136

133 

118 

109 

112 

104

83 

S6 

86 

89 

86

89 

83 

86 

83 

83

80 

86 

104 

86 

86

98 

95 

86 

80 

83 

89

Jan.

83 

89 

92 

98 

89

80 

86 

95 

95 

80

92 

86 

83 

89 

86

83 

86 

89 

86 

83

83 

80 

89 

89 

83

89 

86 

83 

89 

109 

98

Feb.

77 

77 

80 

86 

86

80 

69 

77 

86 

77

83 

66 

66 

60 

83

49 

66 

66 

63 

74

55 

60 

83 

55 

63

83 

86 

121

Month

Dot 

IOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Ma, 

dun 

Jul

AU«

Sep

1

navy. .......

11.....................................

ate* year 1938-2

liar.

89 

95 

92 

95 

106

112 

115 

118 

115 

118

145 

243 

341 

296 

239

194 

174 

161 

148 

148

130 

136 

130 

112 

127

121 

121 

197 

454 

316 

250

Apr.

204 

258 

308 

30O 

392

765 

569 

604 

604 

477

379 

320 

277 

254 

296

505 

1,200 

879 

491 

370

332 

296 

273 

254 

232

207 

204 

180 

177 

170

Secondfoot-days

2,371 

6,122

3,030

771,801

2,722 

2,077 

5,238 

11,777 

14,888 

13,039 

6,831 

16,151 

1,117

85,363

May

154 

142 

145 

142 

136

124

130 

142 

503 

765

431 

312

239 

170 

154

130 

121 

101 

104 

298

288 

689 

2,670 

1,530 

2,240

1,210 

482 

320 

320 

392 

304

Mqy^TmiTH

118 

1,530 

148

39,100

109 

121 

454 

1,200 

2,670 

3,150 

2,860 

2,500 

98

3,150

June

239 

218 

194 

183

177

269 

467 

320 

273 

239

261 

1,250 

1,420 

738 

472

332 

265 

236 

341 

332

246 

2O7 

183 

121 

118

121 

101 

92 

474 

3,150

July

2,860 

1,480 

579 

349 

258

190 

167 

136 

127 

112

74 

77 

55 

41 

55

44 

15 

15 

19 

22

26 

17 

9 

22 

15

36

17 

44 

9 

9 

12

Minimum

41 

66

80

12

80 

49 

89 

170 

101 

92 

9 

38 

8

8

Aug.

170 

164

127 

72 

38

288 

204 

190 

269 

269

1,130 

1,030 

500 

312 

364

1,380 

908 

2,160 

2,500 

1,420

738 

396 

2S4 

214 

200

183 

174 

136 

92 

118 

121

Mean

76.5 

204 

97.7

2,115

87.8 

74.2 

169 

393 

480 

435 

220 

521 

37.2

234

Sept.

98 

89 

77 

60 

63

57 

46 

57 

57 

57

49 

41 

41 

36 

38

36 

15 

19 

10 

24

9 

26 

10 

15 

10

8 

8 

9 

33 

19

Run-off in 

acre- feet

4,700 

12 ,140 

6,010

1,531,000

5,400 

4,120 

10,390 

23,360 

29,530 

25,860 

13,550 

33,040 

2,220

169,300

Peak discharge.- Hay 23 (3 p.m.) 3,240 seo.-ft.; June 30 (6 p.m.) 3,450 sec.-ft.; Aug. 

(12:30 a.m.) 2,960 sec.-ft.

19
174 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Neosho River near Parsons, Karis.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°20', long. 95°06', in llEi sec. 21, T. 31 S., R. 

21 E-, at bridge on U. S. Highway 160, half a mile upstream from Hickory Creek, threequarters of a mile upstream from St. Louis-San Francisco Railway bridge, and 8t miles 

east of Parsons.

Drainage area.- 4,828 square miles.

Records available.- June 1929 to September 1939. October 1921 to June 1929, at site half 

a mile downstream. Records include flow of Hickory Creek.

Average discharge.- 18 years, 1,956 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,980 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 9.21 

feet); minimum, 2 second-feet Sept. 28-30 (gage height, 0.83 foot).

1921-39: Maximum discharge observed, 48,100 second-feet Nov. 24, 1928 (gage height, 

27.50 feet, at former site); no flow Aug. 26-31, Sept. 1-10, 12, 13, 1934, July 31 to 

Sept. 17, 1936. Bank-full stage, 24 feet.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing cage heights, Oct. 20-22, Nov. 

27 to Dec. 1, Dec. 13, 14 (computed on basis of records for station near lola), and those 

for period when Intake was out of water, Sept. 14-30 (computed on basis of readings 

made by observer), all of which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1938-39 (gage height, in feet, aud discharge, in second-feet)

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

65

100

142

196

Oct. 1 to Apr. 

2.4 £62 

£.6 334 

3.0 

3.5

Apr. 7 to Sept. 30

4.0

495

715

975

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

1,610

2,310

3,080

3,900

4,790

Same as preceding table above 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

122

170

2.4 230

2.6 304

3.0 475

3.5 713

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

SO

81

22

83

84

25

26

27

28

89

30

31

Oct.

106

106

100

91

79

75

7£

79

72

67

67

67

74

82

86

87

84

75

65

63

61

59

57

5£

51

49

48

49

5£

51

54

Hov.

49

46

62

74

80

100

122

739

1,280

669

417

301

242

187

167

157

138

122

112

108

118

104

108

110

102

91

90

90

95

95

-

Dec.

95

98

110

100

110

140

135

133

1£4

114

10£

98

96

93

89

95

95

93

95

87

87

87

91

86

87

100

95

89

93

91

93

Jan.

89

87

98

98

96

96

95

87

95

93

95

96

87

87

91

86

93

95

93

91

91

89

91

91

91

91

89

87

93

104

100

Feb.

104

102

93

84

79

75

80

75

70

70

67

74

74

70

68

68

62

67

67

59

59

59

62

60

62

7fi

74

86

_

_,

-

Month

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1938-39......................

Mar.

102

106

108

93

93

89

95

96

96

108

152

157

1£4

£02

323

280

235

182

16£

144

127

122

114

112

112

110

122

135

393

499

491

Apr.

330

255

196

£31

2,440

3,320

1,090

947

688

713

602

448

344

293

252

620

788

1,£50

1,280

788

512

404

344

289

252

2 £4

195

168

148

136

Secondfoot-days

2 180

6*175

3,101

993,230

2,865

2,042

5, £84

19,547

30 28£

17)586

10,978

'506

119, 4£5

May

127

122

114

102

94

98

104

468

274

150

762

888

918

378

244

176

143

124

136

284

3,320

2,080

2,540

3,160

3,220

4,520

3, £20

1,180

606

386

344

MayJnflpn

106

1,280

140

33,400

104

104

499

3,320

4,520

3,240

3, £40

2,850

60

4,5£0

June

373

£85

274

361

192

£11

155

£37

549

480

293

£20

538

£,160

3,240

1,0£0

507

3£0

£30

184

252

259

184

143

1£4

106

80

£.250

1,960

399

July

2,460

3,240

2,090

975

535

328

234

170

136

106

89

80

67

52

44

40

31

27

39

30

25

22

23

21

18

18

17

16

15

15

15

Minim11111

48

46

86

37

86

59

89

136

94

80

15

17

£

2

Aug.

17

19

17

73

98

77

54

192

361

211

214

848

1,510

813

452

285

1,030

1,680

2,090

2,850

1,880

1,120

616

361

316

664

480

214

145

112

80

Mean

70.3

206

100

2,721

92.4

72.9

170

652

977

586

354

609

16.9

327

Sept.

60

54

53

44

36

31

26

21

16

15

14

14

14

13

13

11

10

9

8

7

6

6

5

4

4

3

3

2

2

2

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

4,320

12,250

6,150

1,970,000

5,680

4,050

10,480

38,770

60,060

34,880

21,770

37,450

1,000

236,900

Peak discharge.- Apr. 5 (10 p.m.) 4,980 sec.-ft.; May 21 (10 a.m.) 4,610 sec.-ft.; Hay 22 

9 p.m.) 3,570 sec.-ft.; June 15 (6 a.m.) 4;080 sec.-ft.; June 28 (8 p.m.) 4,340 sec.-ft.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Neosho River near Grove, Okla.

175

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°33'25", long. 94°44'45", in SEi sec. 27, T. 25 N., 

R. 25 E., 3 miles downstream from Spring Branch and 3i miles northwest of Grove. Zero 

of gage is 669.94 feet (revised) above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929), 

from bench mark of Corps cf Engineers, U. S. Army.

Drainage area.- 10,000 square miles.

Records available.- February 1925 to September 1939 (discontinued).

Average discharge.- 14 years, 6,283 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 40,900 second-feet May 14 (gage height, 15.6 

feet, from floodmarks); minimum daily discharge, 106 second-feet Sept. 16, 30.

1925-39: Maximum discharge observed, 133,000 second-feet Apr. 15, 1927 (gage 

height, 34.6 feet), from rating curve extended above 85,000 second-feet; minimum observed, 32 second-feet Aug. 28, 1936 (gage height, -0.49 foot).

Remarks.- Records fair. Regulation at low stages by operation of power plants upstream. 

Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, watar year 1938-39 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet!

-0.3 100 1.0 890 5.0 6,700 

-.2 130 1.5 1,400 7.0 11,400 

0 205 2.0 1,970 10.0 80,000 

.3 355 3.0 3,380 13.0 30,400 

^.6 550 4.0 4,930 16.0 42,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

a

3<t 

s

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

81 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

338 

515 

275 

300 

275

480 

328 

367 

448 

367

550 

322 

322 

265

515

338 

355 

790 

300 

515

379 

448 

585 

316 

265

344 

403 

344 

290 

260 

306

HOT.

311 

361

338 

480 

790

700 

550 

415

415 

1,140

1,730 

1,240 

1,040 

1,970 

415

448 

585 

355 

448

700

550 

480 

415 

415 

480

515 

328 

338 

385

306

Dec.

344 

355 

355 

515

415

344 

480 

385 

367 

550

338 

355 

895 

367 

338

378 

391 

355 

328 

316

300 

515 

344 

355 

367

355 

415 

322 

322 

275 

280

Jan.

soo

344 

403 

322 

295

344 

350 

344 

373 

333

311 

290 

391 

361 

316

265 

397 

338 

306 

322

295 

306 

403 

367 

409

361 

338 

344 

379 

480 

620

Feb.

690 

890 

990 

840 

700

1,140 

1,190 

840 

1,140 

1,290

2,470 

2,470 

2,600 

' 1,510 

1,400

1,040 

1,040 

1,240 

1,140 

1,620

2,470 

1,850 

1,620 

1,290 

1,240

1,040 

745 

1,510

Month

Oot 

HOY

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

H

uary

atop year 1938-3

Mar.

1,510 

2,740 

3,020 

1,850 

1,850

1,400 

2,340 

1,510 

1,620 

1,510

1,850 

1,730 

1,190 

1,510 

1,090

1,190 

1,340 

940 

1,040 

1,510

1,400 

940 

1,090 

1,040 

660

1,190 

415 

1,040 

1,140 

585 

1,140

Apr.

1> 

1, 

1,

1

1, 

9, 

7 

4, 

3,

2, 

2, 

1, 

1,

1

1, 

2, 

3, 

3, 

3,

3, 

3, 

2

1 

1,

I, 

1, 

1, 

1 

1,

Seoondfoot-daye

11,905 

18,643 

11,422

2,342,880

11,007 

38,205 

43,380 

75,070 

333,170 

161,600 

46,426 

40,017 

5,757

796,602

510 

510 

140 

700 

140

610 

410 

080 

700 

360

210 

090 

970 

290 

620

730 

210 

020 

170 

620

320 

170 

210 

970 

850

850 

400 

510 

510 

190

May

1,090 

1,190 

1,040 

990 

620

790 

1,090 

1,400 

4,600 

8,420

5,270 

4,930 

28,000 

34,200 

17,300

8,900 

6,510 

6,510 

5,270 

5,270

6,000 

26,900 

32,300 

21,000 

13,500

19,200 

26,100 

21,200 

11,800 

6,510 

5,270

MaiHTitinH

790 

1,970 

550

72,300

620 

2,600 

3,020 

9,410 

34,200 

10,400 

5,610 

4,260 

415

34,200

June

.4,760 

4,590 

4,590 

4,930 

4,260

3,470 

3,170 

2,600 

2,740 

5,960

4,930 

4,760 

8,920 

6,700 

9,850

10,000 

5,780 

4,260 

2,880 

2,470

2,090 

4,330 

7,740 

5,440 

3,620

5,640 

5,960 

6,880 

10,400 

7,880

July

4,850 

3,780 

5,610 

4,420 

3,470

2,470 

1,970 

1,620 

1,510 

990

1,190 

1,040 

1,040 

790 

745

660 

620 

70u 

660 

515

448 

415 

585 

773 

2,050

790 

585 

515 

515 

480 

620

Aug.

415

448 

448 

355 

480

373 

260 

448 

790 

515

415 

1,650 

840 

1,730 

1,730

1,290 

1,340 

1,090 

3,020 

2,210

4,260 

2,880 

2,210 

1,510 

3,130

2,380 

1,140 

790 

620 

700 

550

HiTi^imim Hean

260 384 

306 621 

275 368

260 6,419

265 355 

700 1,364 

415 1,399 

700 2,502 

620 10,750 

2,090 5,387 

415 1,498 

260 1,291 

106 192

106 8,182

Sept.

385

415 

$55 

300 

137

162 

S14 

177 

189 

158

177 

205 

193 

280 

121

106 

165 

290 

232 

124

162 

181 

151 

124

158

137 

118 

121 

*114 

106

Run-off in 

acre-feet

23,610 

36,980 

22,660

4,645,000

21,830 

75,780 

86,040 

148,900 

660,800 

380,500 

92,080 

79,370 

11,420

1,580,000

 Oage height In error; discharge Interpolated.
176 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Neosho River near Choteau, Okla.

Location.- Wlre-welgnt gage, lat. 36°ll', long. 96°16', on line between sees. 27 and 34, 

T. 20 N., R. 19 E"., at bridge on State Highway 33, seven-eighths of a mile downstream 

from Pryor Creek. Zero of gage la 534.3 feet above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers, 

U. S. Army, benchmark).

Drainage area.- 11,950 square miles.

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during water year 1937-38, 83,600 second-feet Way 31 (gage 

height, 26.2 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum discharge observed, 511 

second-feet Sept. 30; minimum gage height observed, 4.84 feet Sept. 30.

Maximum discharge during water year 1938-39, 54,700 second-feet "May 14 (gage height, 

21.0 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum discharge observed, 230 secondfeet Sept. 24-30; minimum gage height observed, 4.66 feet Oct. 13.

Maximum stage known, 44.5 feet In April 1927.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for period of missing gage heights, Oct. 1 to Nov. 4, 

1937, computed on basis of records for stations near Wagoner and near Grove. Gage read 

twice daily. Records for water year 1938-39 collected and prepared in cooperation with 

the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; records from 1937 to 1938 collected and computed by 

the Corps of Engineers and prepared for publication by the Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water years 1937-36 and 193S-39 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

second-feet)

HOT. 5, 1937, to May 15, 1939 Hay 16 to Sept. 30, 1939

475

788

1,230

2,030

3,190

8.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

15.0

5,340

7,890

13,700

20,200

27,700

18.0

22.0

26. 0

39,700

59,700

62,400

4.7 

4.9

190

360

550

6.4 870

5.8 1,350

6.2 1,690

Note.- Same aa preceding 

table above S.2 feet.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1937-39 

1937-38

Day

1

2

3

4

5

S

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

SB

60

31

Oct.

750

750

1,100

1,260

920

840

760

850

1,000

890

970

920

810

310

810

850

800

800

760

800

760

800

730

760

730

660

660

600

620

620

620

Hov.

620

620

620

620

623

647

647

623

663

623

746

663

623

547

623

703

663

663

623

623

623

663

703

685

633

623

623

663

623

663

-

Dec.

663

623

623

703

663

663

663

703

703

663

663

778

703

703

746

832

832

768

832

2,490

2,180

1,890

1,760

1,630

1,570

1,390

1,340

1,220

1,170

1,170

1,320

Jan.

1,070-

1,020

971

971

877

924

677

832

832

788

832

788

703

746

703

746

703

663

623

663

746

832

1,280

2,650

4,400

8,100

6,060

4,640

4,000

3,3SO

3,000

Feb.

3,000

3,190

2,S20

2,490

2,030

2,180

1,890

1,630

1,760

1,760

1,570

1,630

1,510

1,510

2,ieo

10,200

39,500

58,500

58,200

30,800

18,100

14,000

11,600

9,800

6,970

7,890

6,560

6,060

-

_

-

Mar.

5,100

5,820

5,100

4,420

4,870

4,640

4,870

4,000

4,000

3,590

3,390

3,000

2,650

2,650

6,620

10,100

7,890

5,580

4,210

3,390

2,820

2,490

2,490

2,330

2,030

2,180

4,640

5,300

24,200

45,000

61,900

Apr.

61,000

29,600

16,800

12,500

9,620

7,890

7,080

7,080

7,350

11,600

23,000

27,700

21,200

16,700

11,300

9,240

7,350

7,350

7,350

7,890

8,160

9,620

9,240

7,350

5,820

5,100

5,100

4,210

3,590

3,190

-

Hay

2,820

3,190

2,650

2,490

2,490

2,490

6,700

30,400

32,200

23,000

18,100

14,000

8,700

8,700

16,100

19,200

21,200

22,300

15,200

8,700

12,200

23,400

28,100

34,500

39,300

37.300

40,700

38,900

42,700

74,100

72,400

Jane

53,900

68,000

64,700

45,700

42,700

45,700

40,700

36,500

44,700

48,700

49,700

36,600

26,900

23,000

22,000

18,800

33,300

52,400

44,700

45,200

38,100

17,000

9,800

7,350

6,310

10,700

6,820

6,820

6,060

8,700

-

July

11,000

11,000

3,700

6,820

4,420

3,190

6,340

4,210

3,190

2,820

2,660

2,330

2,490

1,760

2,030

2,030

1,760

1,630

1,760

3,000

2,130

1,630

1,510

1,630

1,450

1,630

1,570

1,630

2,330

2,030

1,890

Aug.

2,180

1,570

1,630

1,630

1,450

1,280

1,220

1,070

1,120

1,170

1,020

971

971

877

703

1,460

1,890

3,280

4,640

2,180

1,630

6,310

6,100

3,190

2,030

1,460

1,120

971

832

971

877

Sept.

2,180

1,390

1,170

877

788

746

746

663

971

1,170

1,020

1,510

1,760

1,390

971

1,070

1,170

1,120

1,070

924

788

377

746

746

663

623

703

686

611

623

-
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Neosbo River near Cboteau, Okla., 1937-39 Continued

1938-39

177

Day

1 

2 

S

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

IS 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28

29 

90

31

Oct.

585 

511 

469 

475 

427

469 

463 

511 

457 

439

451 

410 

415 

451 

439

475 

427 

475 

433 

445

439 

439 

585 

585 

703

547 

445 

511 

623 

547 

439

MOT.

451 

457 

415 

623 

663

703 

1,120 

788 

877 

832

832 

1,390 

1,630 

1,280 

1,760

1,120 

832 

746 

623 

663

623 

703 

788 

788 

746

663 

703 

663 

623 

663

Dee.

623 

685 

585 

663 

663

623 

623 

623 

585 

547

623 

663 

585 

623 

547

623 

623 

585 

623 

585

547 

475 

547 

585 

547

623 

663 

623 

663 

623 

585

Jan.

511 

511 

547 

511 

547

511 

547 

511 

547 

547

547 

547 

547 

547 

547

547 

585 

547 

623 

547

511 

585 

623 

623 

663

623 

623 

623 

623 

623 

746

Feb.

746 

1,020 

1,120 

1,120 

1,170

1,120 

1,070 

1,070 

1,070 

1,070

1,170 

2,330 

2,490 

2,180 

1,760

1,570 

1,510 

1»B70 

1,570 

1,570

1,630 

2,490 

2,180 

2,180 

1,760

1,760 

1,760 

1,760

Month

Oct 

Not 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pet 

Hai 

Apr 

Ma3 

Jur 

JUl 

Aug

88]

t»

Oct 

Ho\ 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pet 

itei 

Api 

Maj 

Jur 

Jul 

Auj 

Set

t»

ober 19

alendar 

niary 19

year

ater yet 

ober 19

r 1937-38 .....................

alendar 

niary 19

year 19 

39

38 .....................

liar.

1,630 

2,030 

3,000 

2,820 

2,820

2,490 

2,490 

2,490 

2,490 

2,330

2,030 

2,030 

2,180 

2,030 

1,890

1,760 

1,760 

,570 

,760 

,630

,510 

,280 

,340 

,340 

,170

1,170 

1,070 

1,120 

1,120 

1,120 

1,120

Apr.

1,170 

1,570 

1,630 

1,510 

1,390

1,390 

2,030 

9,520 

6,250 

4,870

4,640 

3,790 

2,180 

2,030 

1,760

1,760 

1,760 

3>120 

3,290 

3,350

3,S90 

3,390 

2,S30 

2,180 

2,030

2,030 

1,890 

1,630 

1,570 

1,510

Seoondfoot-days

25,000 

18,975 

32,477

-

55,430 

311,330 

251,970 

37S.780 

704,230 

956,460 

100,610 

56,783 

29,571

2,915,616

15,090 

24,768 

18,681

2,897,703

17,740 

43,816 

56,590 

81,160 

421,661 

215,760 

64,030 

38,970 

9,440

1,007,706

May

1,510 

1,390 

1,390 

1,340 

1,280

1,120 

877 

924 

1,070 

4,770

8,930 

13,300 

28,200 

51,600 

33,600

16,200 

10,400 

8,430 

7,890 

6,560

12,500 

14,600 

35,000 

31,600 

18,200

17,000 

29,200 

26,200 

18 , 500 

11,000 

7,080

MmHwiiTO

1,250 

746 

2,490

-

8,100 

58,500 

61,900 

61,000 

74,100 

68,000 

11,000 

6,310 

2,180

74,100

703 

1,760 

663

74,100

746 

2,490 

3,000 

9,520 

51,600 

15,300 

8,080 

3,530 

650

51,600

June

5,820 

5,100 

4,870 

5,100 

4,640

4,420 

3,590 

3,000 

2,650 

2,630

6,090 

15,300 

14,500 

13,500 

13,600

12,700 

12,800 

8,800 

5,050 

3,590

3,390 

2,650 

6,020 

8,300 

5,590

5,660 

7,280 

7,220 

10,700 

11,200

July

8.080 

5,360 

4,220 

5,930 

4,870

4,000 

4,430 

2,220 

1,750 

1,610

1,420 

1,290 

1,350 

1,220 

1,290

1,290 

980 

870 

760 

925

815 

870 

70S 

1,100 

1,040

1,420 

1,220 

925 

870 

600 

600

Minimum

600 

547 

683

'

623 

1,510 

2,030 

3,190 

2,490 

6,060 

1,450 

703 

511

511

410 

415 

475

410

511 

746 

1,070 

1,170 

877 

2,630 

600 

450 

230

230

Aug.

650 

600 

600 

600 

600

550 

550 

450 

450 

450

500 

600 

550 

1,160 

870

1,750 

1,420 

1,220 

1,100 

2,180

2,490 

3,190 

2,650 

2,490 

3,530

2,790 

1,550 

1,040 

980

705 

705

Mean

806 

632 

1,048

-

1,788 

11,120 

8,128 

12,430 

22,720 

31,880 

3,245 

1,832 

986

7,988

487 

826 

603

7,939

572 

1,565 

1,825 

2,705 

13,600 

7,192 

2,065 

1,257 

315

2,761

Sept.

650 

600 

500 

450 

450

405 

315 

315 

315 

315

315 

270 

270 

270 

270

270 

270 

270 

270 

230

270 

270 

270 

230 

230

230 

230 

230 

230 

230

Run-off in 

aere-fest

49,590 

37,640 

64,420

-

109,900 

617,500 

499,800 

739,400 

1,397,000 

1,897,000 

199,600 

112,600 

58,650

5,783,000

29,930 

49,130 

37,050

5,748,000

35,190 

86,910 

112,200 

161,000 

836,400 

428,000 

127,000 

77,300 

18,720

1,999,000
178 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Neosho River near Wagoner, Okla.

Location.- Wire-weight gage. lat. 35°55 f , long. 95°17', in NEi sec. 33, T. 17 N., R. 19 

E., at highway bridge, 4* miles upstream from Double Springs Creek, 6 miles southeast 

of Wagoner, and 13 miles (revised; upstream from mouth. Zero of gage is 489.56 feet 

above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 12,400 square miles.

Records available.- March 1924 to December 1925, October 1937 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during water year 1937-38, 79,400 second-feet May 31 (gage 

height, 26.4 feet, from graph based on gage readings): minimum discharge observed. 520 

second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 4.75 feet).

Maximum discharge during water year 1938-39, 52,100 second-feet May 14 (gage height, 

<i 1.1 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum discharge observed, 210 secondfeet Sept. 29, 30; minimum gage height observed, 4.23 feet Sept. 29.

1924-25, 1937-39: Maximum discharge, that of May 31, 1938; minimum discharge observed, that of Sept. 29, 30, 1939.

A rilXi927 StaS6 lmowl' 41 *° feet ln Apr11 1895 ' A sta£e of 39.0 feet was reached in

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice dally. Discharge for period of missing gage 

heights, Oct. 1-5, 1937, computed on basis of records for station near Grove. Records 

for water year 1938-39 collected and prepared in cooperation with the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; records from 1937 to 1938 collected and computed by Corps of 

Engineers and prepared for publication by the Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water years 1937-38 and 1938-39 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. In

second-feet)

Oct. 6, 1937, to May 15, 1939 May 16 to Sept. 30, 1939

4.3 

4.5

4.7 

5.0 

5.3 

5.S

330

400

490

690

930

1,420

6.4

7.0

8.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

2,170

3,100

5,100

7,500

15,400

19,800

16.0

19.0

22.0

26.0

30,600

42,300

56,400

77,200

4.2 200

4.4 245

4.6 325

4.8 440

5.0 

5.3 

5.7

590

8SO

1,310

Note.- Same aa preceding 

table above 5.7 feet.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1937-39 

1937-38

D«y

i

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17ie

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

90

31

Oct.

SOO

800

800

1,200

1,250

1,020

930

840

950

1,110

975

1,060

1,020

885

885

S85

930

665

8S5

840

865

640

885

800

840

800

725

725

655

S90

725

HOT.

690

690

690

655

690

690

620

585

655

725

690

760

690

655

655

690

725

690

655

690

690

690

760

600

620

65£

655

725

665

655

-

Dec.

725

725

725

690

690

690

690

725

760

655

655

' 690

800

800

800

600

1,020

950

885

1,780

2,460

2,170

1,910

1,780

1,780

1,530

1,530

1,360

1,310

1,510

1,210

Jan.

1,160

1,110

1,060

1,060

1,020

975

1,020

975

685

885

S40

840

800

725

620

690

760

725

725

760

eoo

690

885

2,300

2,780

6,720

7,500

5,820

4,470

3,670

3,290

Feb.

5,100

3,860

3,100

3,100

3,290

2,460

2,040

2,040

1,780

1,730

1,780

1,650

1,650

1,530

4,260

14,600

41,300

57,100

60,700

39,000

25,400

15,200

13,400

11,900

iO,400

9,240

7,790

7,260

_

-

-

Mar.

6,060

6,060

5,820

5,100

4,890

5,100

5,100

4,260

4,050

3,860

3,670

3,480

3,480

3,290

5,340

10,400

9,530

7,020

5,100

3,430

3,290

2,940

2,040

2,780

2,780

3,480

6,060

6,300

22,700

44,600

56,900

Apr.

64,000

39,500

23,200

16,100

11,900

9,820

8,370

7,500

s,oeo

10,400

20,800

27,200

23,200

19,500

13,700

10,700

9,240

8,370

8,030

9,530

10,100

10,400

10,400

8,950

7,260

5,820

5,580

5,100

3,860

3,480

-

Mar

3,290

3,290

2,940

2,940

2,730

2,940

3,290

23,400

34,200

25,000

19,800

16,400

11,000

9,540

15,200

19,300

20,100

21,200

18,400

11,900

14,900

22,900

27,200

35,800

58,200

37,800

39,400

39,900

38,200

62,600

73,200

June

55,300

62,700

53,500

44,500

42,000

43,200

40,700

36,200

42,400

45,000

50,900

41,400

29,800

25,000

23,200

20,500

28,000

43,400

45,000

43,200

40,300

22,800

12,200

8,950

7,740

13,700

8,800

7,790

7,020

8,080

-

July

11,600

12,200

11,300

7,500

5,100

3,430

3,430

4,050

3,290

3,100

2,940

2,460

2,460

2,170

1,910

2,040

2,040

1,910

1,910

2,620

2,460

2,040

1,780

1,780

1,910

1,530

1,780

1,650

1,650

2,040

2,300

Aug.

2,300

2,300

1,420

1,910

1,780

1,650

1,420

1,110

1,110

1,020

1,110

S85

950

1,020

975

1,110

1,500

1,830

5,770

5,100

2,040

5,5SO

5,820

4,050

2,780

1,910

1,420

1,210

1,060

1,020

1,110

Sept.

1,210

2,040

1,310

1,020

S40

640

800

800

760

1,210

1,110

1,360

1,650

1,7SO

1,210

1,020

1,110

1,310

1,110

930

840

840

840

760

725

690

690

725

620

520

-
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In second-feet, of Neosho River near Wagoner, Okla., 1937-39 Continued

1938-39

179

Day

1 

2

S 

4

e

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

IS 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22

28 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

50 

31

Oct.

550 

550 

490 

490 

490

490 

465 

490 

490 

465

490 

490 

440 

420 

465

465 

440 

440 

465 

440

420 

420 

440 

490 

550

760 

550 

490 

345 

490 

550

Nov.

490 

465 

725 

760 

655

620 

930 

975 

655 

1,020

800 

1,020 

1,650 

1,480 

1,160

1,480 

1,060 

760 

690 

690

550 

385 

800 

760 

725

725 

725 

725 

655 

655

Dec.

550 

690 

620 

550 

655

620 

620 

585 

655 

586

585 

620 

620 

620 

550

620 

620 

520 

585 

655

585 

520 

550 

550 

585

550 

520 

585 

520 

620 

620

Jan.

520 

490 

520 

520 

520

585 

490 

520 

620 

550

585 

655 

550 

585 

550

585 

585 

550 

585 

585

585 

550 

550 

585 

690

620 

585 

620 

620 

655 

655

Feb.

690 

725 

1,060 

1,060 

1,210

1,110 

1,060 

1,060 

1,110 

1,020

930 

1,020 

2,170 

2,780 

2,460

1,910 

1,780 

1,480 

1,530 

1,420

1,310 

2,170 

2,940 

2,300 

2,170

2,040 

1,910 

1,910

Month

Dot 

Not 

Dec

C

Jar 

Fel 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sej

w

Oct 

No\ 

Dec

C

Jmr. 

Fet 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jux 

Jul 

Aug 

Sej

V.

ober 19

alendar 

uary 19

year

ater yea 

ober 19

r 1937-38 .....................

ember

alendar 

niary 19

year 19 

39

38 .....................

Mar.

1,650 

2,170 

2,620 

2,780 

3,100

2,620 

2,780 

2,940 

2,780 

3,290

2,620 

2,780 

2,620 

2,460 

2,170

1,910 

1,910 

1,650 

1,910 

1,650

1,530 

1,480 

1,360 

1,360 

1,310

1,310 

1,160 

1,160 

1,260 

1,160 

1,160

Apr.

1,110 

1,200 

1,810 

1,650 

1,530

1,420 

1,710 

10,700 

7,660 

4,970

3,180 

2,620 

2,460 

2,460 

2,300

2,040 

1,780 

2,170 

2,620 

3,100

3,480 

3,670 

2,940 

2,620 

2,300

2,300 

2,040 

1,910 

1,780 

1,780

Secondfoot-days

27,500 

20,385 

34,585

-

56,560 

350,710 

259,860 

420,140 

695,510 

958,280 

108,480 

62,250 

30,670

3,024,930

15,030 

25,290 

18,330

3,001,110

17,865 

44,335 

62,660 

83,310 

439,870 

225,000 

73,108 

42,545 

9,709

1,057,052

May

1,780 

1,530 

1,480 

1,480 

1,360

1,260 

1,110 

1,310 

1,260 

1,560

8,070 

10,000 

23,700 

47,200 

39,500

21,400 

13,800 

11,300 

10,400 

9,240

10,500 

16,900 

32,400 

33,500 

22,700

17,100 

25,800 

27,900 

21,800 

13,800 

8,730

Maximum

1,250 

760 

2,460

-

7,500 

60,700 

56,900 

64,000 

73,200 

62,700 

12,200 

5,820 

2,040

75,200

760 

1,650 

690

73,200

690 

2,940 

3,290 

10,700 

47,200 

18,500 

9,600 

4,700 

980

47,200

June

6,780 

5,820 

4,890 

5,580 

6,060

4,890 

4,050 

3,480 

3,290 

3,100

3,460 

11,400 

18,500 

14,600 

14,300

14,300 

12,700 

8,960 

5,880 

4,470

3,860 

3,480 

3,200 

9,190 

7,180

4,900 

4,360 

8,820 

10,700 

12,800

Minimum

65! 

58! 

65!

-

62C 

1,53C 

2,78C 

3,48C 

2,78C 

7,02C 

1,53C 

88E 

52C

52C

34J

46E 

52C

34£

49C 

69C 

1,16C 

1.11C 

1,11C 

3,10C 

81E 

44C 

21C

21C

July

9,600 

6,420 

4,730 

6,240 

5,760

4,320 

3,200 

2,620 

2,620 

2,070

2,040 

1,540 

1,530 

1,530 

1,360

1,250 

1,090 

980 

1,200 

980

1,090 

880 

880 

818 

1,360

1,420 

1,600 

1,230 

1,040 

880 

830

Aug.

680 

680 

635 

635 

635

635 

550 

510 

475 

440

475 

635 

680 

930 

1,090

1,140 

1,540 

1,420 

1,140 

1,160

2,260 

2,780 

3,020 

2,460 

2,170

2,040 

4,700 

3,510 

1,440 

1,200 

380

Mean

> 887 

> 680 

> 1,116

-

1,825 

12,530 

8,383 

14,000 

22,440 

31,940 

3,499 

2,008 

1,022

8,287

485 

84,3

591

8,222

576 

1,583 

2,021 

2,777 

14,190 

7,500 

2,358 

1,372 

324

2,896

Sept.

980 

680 

635 

510 

475

475 

380 

302 

263 

245

262 

280 

280 

232 

245

245 

232 

245 

232 

220

220 

245 

245 

245 

232

232 

232

220 

210 

210

Run-off In 

acre-feet

54,550 

40,430 

68,600

-

112,200 

695,600 

515,400 

833,300 

1,380,000 

1,901,000 

215,200 

123,500 

60,830

6,001,000

29,810 

50,160 

36,360

5,953,000

35,430 

87,940 

124,300 

165,200 

872,500 

446,300 

145,000 

84,390 

19,260

2,097,000
180 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cottonwood River at Cottonwood Falls, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°22', long. 96°31', In NEi sec. 28, T. 19 S., R. 

BE., 1 mile east of Cottonwood Falls and 3i miles upstream from mouth of South Fork 

of Cottonwood River. Zero of gage Is 1,147.41 feet above mean sea level by preliminary determination (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 1,444 square miles.

Records available.- Februeay 1935 to September 1939. April 1932 to February 1935 at site 

in Cottonwood Falls.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,050 second-feet Aug. 16 (gage height, 7.21 

feet); minimum, 5 second-feet Sept. 28, 30 (gage height, 1.90 feet).

1932-39: Maximum discharge observed, 12,000 second-feet May 23, 1938 (gage height, 

17.24 feet); minimum discharge, 1 second-foot Aug. 15 to Sept. 13, 1934, Sept. 19-23, 

1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of shifting control, Aug. 21 to Sept. 30, 

and those above 1,500 second-feet, which are poor. Backwater may occur during flashy 

peaks on South Fork of Cottonwood River.

Rating table. ater year 1938-39 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 21 to Sept. 30)

aecond-feet)

102

155

225

320

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7-0

1,830

2,870

3,880

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

S

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

57 

53 

51 

53 

55

57 

51 

47 

47 

47

45 

45 

47 

47 

49

49

47 

43 

37 

37

37 

37 

37 

37 

37

41 

45 

51 

57 

57 

57

HOT.

57 

61 

122 

1;320 

1,520

305 

147 

107 

90 

84

75 

75 

72 

70 

68

68 

68 

64 

61 

59

57 

57 

57 

55 

55

55

77 

104 

104 

102

Dec.

97 

88 

72 

66 

61

61 

59

57 

57 

55

55 

53 

55 

55 

55

53 

55 

55 

55 

55

55 

57 

57 

57 

57

57 

49 

51

47 

47 

47

Jan.

47 

49 

51 

53 

53

55 

55 

53 

55 

55

55 

55 

55 

53 

49

47 

47 

49 

49 

49

49 

47 

49 

49 

49

49 

49 

49 

49 

49 

51

Feb.

49 

47 

47 

47 

45

43 

43 

43 

43 

39

35 

35 

37 

39 

41

41 

41 

41 

41 

39

39 

37 

37 

39 

41

43 

45 

55

Month

Dot 

No-s 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jim 

Jul 

Aug 

8ep

«

y.................... ...................

ater year 1938-39......................

Mar.

61 

64 

61 

59 

57

64

84 

120 

248 

320

210 

141 

107 

97 

84

75 

66 

59 

57 

55

53 

49 

49 

47 

49

53 

51 

59 

75 

117 

165

Apr.

149 

120 

104 

95 

107

174 

198 

147 

122 

110

97 

93 

90 

90 

114

110 

107 

107 

97 

95

90 

88 

86 

81 

81

77 

79 

79 

77 

72

Seoondfoot-days

1,457 

5,216 

1,800

179,932

1,573 

1,172 

2,856 

3,136 

2,285 

11/676 

1,806 

16,214 

327

49,518

May

70 

72 

72 

70 

68

66 

66 

112 

206 

104

72 

61 

57 

55 

53

47 

53 

51 

47 

57

51 

64 

90 

88 

70

64 

64 

100 

95 

72 

68

MftXllBlVn

57 

1,520 

97

10,900

55 

55 

320 

198 

206 

2,750 

315 

3,610 

34

3,610

June

72 

59 

274 

502 

141

84 

59 

47 

107 

1,110

686 

280 

135 

114 

88

309 

171 

86 

51 

43

37 

35 

35 

55 

70

72 

794 

2,66O 

2,750 

750

July

206 

124 

93 

77 

68

55 

43 

35 

32 

29

24 

24 

22 

18 

18

16 

14 

10 

10 

11

10 

10 

10 

15 

13

35 

23*7 

315 

127 

64 

41

Minimum

37 

55 

47

14

47 

35 

47 

72 

47 

35 

10 

30 

5

5

Aug.

34 

312 

460 

117 

70

43 

34 

645 

1,780 

673

149 

90 

1,640 

1,470 

866

3,610 

2,020 

1,170 

295 

144

102 

79 

66 

66 

53

45 

43 

39 

37 

30 

32

Mean

47.0 

174 

58.1

493

50.7 

41.9 

92.1 

105 

73.7 

389 

58.3 

523 

10.9

136

Sept.

34 

21 

18 

14 

16

15 

15 

12 

12 

12

11 

11 

10 

10 

10

9 

8 

8 

8 

8

7 

8 

7 

7 

7

7 

6 

5 

6 

5

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,890 

10,350 

3,570

356,900

3,120 

2,320 

5,660 

6,220 

4,530 

23,160 

3,580 

32,160 

649

98,210

Peak discharge.- MOT. 4 (11 p.m.) 2,430 sec.-ft.j June 29 (2 a.m.) 3,700 sec.-ft.; Aug. 13' 

(6 p.m.) 2,230 sec,-ft.; Aug. 16 (1 p.m.) 3,880 sec.-ft.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 181

Spring River near Waco, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°14'45", long. 94°33 l 55n , on line between SEi 

sec. 7 and NEi sec. 18, T. 29 N., R. 33 W., at county highway bridge, three-quarters 

of a mile dovmstream from Blackberry Creek and Ik miles east of Waco. Zero of gage

is 833.23 feet, revised, above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 1,160 square miles.

Records available.- April 1924 to September 1939.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 854 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,900 second-feet May 22 (gage height, 15.34 

feet); minimum, 27 second-feet Dec. 27 (gage height, 1.18 feet).

1924-39: Maximum discharge, 57,400 second-feet Aug. 17, 1927 (gage height, 28.6 

feet, from floodmarks); minimum, 11 second-feet July 24, 1934 (gage height, 0.80 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of uncertain stage-discharge relation, Feb. 

1 to Apr. 15, which are fair. Flow slightly regulated by operation of small mills 

above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

Z

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

SO

21

22 

23 

S4 

S5

S6 

27 

28 

£9 

30 

31

Oct.

57 

57 

52 

57 

59

5S 

57 

54 

54 

42

58 

6O 

58 

6O 

59

58 

60 

55 

62 

84

127 

93 

78 

60 

73

55 

62 

52 

57 

60 

48

Nov.

54 

64 

63 

72 

82

93 

S9 

116 

118 

118

116 

100 

78 

86 

108

93 

91 

80 

72 

73

64 

96 

79 

68 

52

S4 

76 

62 

79 

SO

Dec.

62 

59 

70 

51 

47

80 

67 

72 

54 

54

55 

45 

62 

63 

42

42 

44 

52 

48 

58

60 

54 

50 

74 

52

35 

29 

47 

59 

50 

60

Jan.

44 

32 

32 

5S 

5O

48 

4O 

39 

33 

39

40 

47 

29 

55 

37

36 

38 

44 

42 

37

34

46 

31 

SO 

44

52 

45 

42 

39 

35 

58

Month

Oot 

Nor 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

t ember. ...................

ater year 193S-3

F*b.

62 

44 

66 

87 

78

73 

84 

76 

79 

120

444 

329 

329 

253 

218

197 

175 

166 

ISO 

175

276 

243 

215 

194 

197

169 

183 

283

Seoondfoot-days

1,926 

2,506 

1,697

257,625

1,296 

4,995 

7,336 

14,427 

75,072 

25,060 

6,811 

3,567 

1,879

146,572

Mar.

571 

68S 

477 

374 

311

333 

322 

290 

249 

240

224 

311 

266 

259 

230

197 

175 

138 

156 

151

169 

143 

127 

125 

122

108 

104 

146 

104 

108 

US

Maximum

127 

118 

80

14,600

58 

444 

688 

1,670 

10,700 

3,640 

549 

259 

95

10,700

Apr.

129 

108 

116 

136 

197

1,630 

1,670 

688 

416 

344

311 

269 

237 

209 

206

1,080 

993 

914 

688 

510

498 

545 

527 

416 

336

307 

262 

243 

227 

215

May

197 

194 

2O3 

161 

153

143 

151 

1,010 

2,430 

1,440

616 

947 

6,200 

4,630 

8,190

1,080 

812 

688 

688 

961

7,120 

10,700 

6,S9O 

3,380 

2,650

5,940 

6,020 

3,770 

1,690 

1,080 

888

Mln^iqma

42 

52 

29

29

29 

44 

104 

108 

143 

212 

108 

66 

46

89

June

S63 

993 

1,240 

737 

640

531 

469 

424 

408 

396

355 

469 

663 

896 

1,190

456 

355 

268 

240 

233

212 

1,090 

1,300 

762 

1,990

3,640 

2,030 

88S 

688 

640

Mean

62.1 

83.5 

54.7

706

41.8 

178 

237 

481 

2,422 

835 

220 

115 

62.6

402

July

549 

432 

385 

344 

34S

300 

256 

230 

209 

209

212 

177 

175 

164 

151

138 

129 

156 

153 

138

146 

136 

273 

348 

281

191 143' 

136 

108 

127 

127

Per 

square 

mile

0.054 

.072 

.047

.609

.036 

.153 

.204 

.415 

2.09 

.720 

.190 

.099 

.054

.347

Aug.

120 

127 

112 

100 

100

89 

36 

106 

96 

96

87 

98 

93 

129 

259

132 

112 

227 

246 

132

100 

120 

95 

87 

106

118 

87 

66 

SO 

93 

68

Sept.

72

72 

58 

46 

73

60 

66 

64 

68 

53

60 

66 

55 

55 

55

58 

53 

72 

95 

78

68 

74 

66 

58 

59

63 

47 

55 

59 

57

Run-off

Inches

0.06 

.OS 

.05

8.27

.04 

.16 

.24 

.46 

2.41 

.80 

.22 

.11 

.06

4.69

Acre-feet

3,820 

4,970 

3,370

510,900

8,570 

9,910 

14,550 

28,680 

148,900 

49,710 

13,510 

7,080 

3,730

290,700

Peak dlacharge.- Hay 13 (12 m.] 

6,950 sec.-ft.; June 26 (11 a.m.]

7,050 sec.-ft.; May 22 (1 a. 

4,540 sec.-ft.

.} 11,900 sec.-ft.; May 86 (3 p.m.)
182 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Turkey Creek at Joplin, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°06'50", long. 94°31'35", In NWiNWi sec. 34, T. 

28 N., R. 33 W., 80 feet downstream from bridge on Lone Elm Road, a quarter of a mile 

downstream from Joplin Creek, and about 1 mile northwest of Joplin. Zero of gage is 

903.98 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 33 square miles.

Records available.- July 1932 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 550 second-feet May 22 (gage height, 5.12 feet); 

minimum, 0.1 second-foot Sept. 13, 14; minimum gage height, 0.24 foot Sept. 13, 14.

1932-39: Maximum discharge, 1,980 second-feet Oct. 6, 1936 (gage height, 9.86 

feet), from rating curve extended above 700 second-feet; no flow several days in July 

and August 1934 and during period July to September 1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 5 second-feet, which are fair, 

sewers divert considerable flow around gage.

Joplin storm

Rating tables, water year 1938-39 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 20 to June 22)

Oct. 1 to June 22 June 23 to Sept. 30

0.3 0.4

.4 1.7

.5 4.4

.6 8.3

0.8 18

1.0 31

1.5 71

2.3 135

0.3 0.2

.4 .7

.5 1.7

.6 4.8

0.7 9.8

.8 16.1

1.0 31.0

1.4 63

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

Z 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.0 

1.2 

.9 

1.2 

.9

.0 

.3 

.3 

.2 

.3

.3 

.7 

.9 

.8 

.8

.5 

.4 

.4 

.7 

.4

.4 

.5 

.5 

.5

.7

.7 

.7 

.7 

.8 

.5 

.9

Nov.

1.3 

1.7 

24 

7.2 

2.8

8.3 

5.2 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6

3.3 

3.9 

4.8 

3.3 

3.6

3.6 

3.6 

3.0 

3.3 

3.3

3.6 

3.9 

3.9 

3.6 

3.6

' 3.0 

2.8 

3.6 

3.3 

2.5

Dec.

1.6 

3.0 

3.3 

2.2 

2.5

1.4 

1.4 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.2 

1.2

2.2 

.9 

.8 

.8 

.9

.9 

1.7 

1.2 

.9 

.8

1.6 

.7 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.7

Jan.

0.8 

.8 

.9 

.9 

.9

.8 

.9 

1.0 

1.7 

1.0

1.0 

.9 

1.0 

1.0 

1.2

1.2 

3.9 

1.6 

1.3 

1.2

1.2 

.9 

4.1 

3.3

1.6

1.4 

1.3 

1.3 

8.2 

7.9 

3.6

Month

Oct

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug< 

Sep

Water year 1938-3

Peak di s charge. -

550 sec. -ft. ; May 2

Peb.

2.5 

2.2 

2.0 

1.7 

1.7

1.7 

1.7 

1.6 

19 

8.9

3.0 

3.0 

2.2 

2.2 

1.7

1.7 

1.6 

2.5 

5.5 

2.2

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

2.2

3.3 

17 

11

Secondfoot-days

26.1 

130.8 

42.1

5,305.1

58.8 

108.9 

93.1 

208.0 

1,839.0 

805 

219.1 

288.3 

40.5

3,859.7

Har.

6.0 

5.2 

4.1 

3.9 

3.9

3.9 

3.6 

3.3 

3.0 

3.0

2.8 

2.2 

2.5 

2.2 

2.0

2.0 

3.3 

2.0 

2.0 

1.7

1.7 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.3

3.0 

1.4 

7.7 

4.2 

2.2 

2.0

Maximum

1.7 

24 

3*3

286

8.2 

19 

7.7 

48 

203 

134 

34 

63 

4.5

203

Apr.

2.0 

1.7 

1.6 

1.7 

21

3.9 

3« 3 

4.4 

3.9 

3.6

3.3 

3.0 

2.5 

2.2 

48

22 

12 

9.7 

7.1 

10

7.1 

5.2 

4.4 

4.1 

4.1

3.9 

3.3 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0

May

3.0 

3.0 

2.8 

3.3 

3.0

2.8 

34 

37 

10 

6.0

4.1 

182 

113 

40 

29

44 

146 

40 

34 

55

198 

203 

103 

57 

120

152 

68 

47 

39 

33 

27

Minimum

0.4 

1.3

.7

.3

.8 

1.6 

1.4 

1.6 

2.8 

12 

2.3 

1.4 

.2

.2

June

39 

33 

24 

20 

20

20 

17 

17 

33 

18

17 

59 

21 

21 

17

14

15 

13 

13

12

14 

134 

25 

24 

62

19 

23 

28 

18 

15

Mean

0.84 

4.36 

1.36

14.5

1.90 

3.89 

3.00 

6.93 

59.3 

26.8 

7.07 

9.30 

1.35

10.6

July

14 

14 

14

11 

10

9.8 

8.8 

8.3 

7.8 

7.3

6.S 

6.3 

5.8 

4.8 

4.8

4.2 

3.2 

2 9 

t'.5 

2.6

2.3 

3.2 

34 

6.3 

4.5

3.6 

2.9 

3.6 

2.9 

2.6 

2.3

Per 

square 

mile

0.025 

.132 

.041

.439

.058 

.118 

.091 

.210 

1.80 

.812 

.214 

.282 

.041

.321

Aug.

2.3 

3.2 

2.9 

1.6 

2.3

1.6 

1.4 

12 

2.6 

1.7

63 

16 

22 

15 

7.3

4.8 

28 

6.8 

5.8 

4.5

4.2 

5.3 

4.5 

27 

12

8.3 

6.3 

4.2 

4.2 

3.9 

3.6

Sept.

3.6 

4.2 

2.3 

2.0 

1.1

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.5 

.2 

.8 

1.5

4.5 

3.9 

3.4 

1.0 

.4

1.0 

.9 

.6 

.8 

1.0

.6 

1.0 

.5 

.5

.6

Run-off

Inches

0.03 

.15 

.05

5.99

.07 

.12 

.10 

.23 

2.08 

.91 

.25 

 33 

.05

4.37

Acre-feet

52 

259 

84

10,520

117 

216 

185 

413 

3,650 

1,600 

435 

572 

80

7,660

May 12 (9 p.m.) 530 sec. -ft.; May 17 (3 a.m.) 430 sec. -ft.; May 22 (4 p.m.) 

5 (10 p.m.l 500 sec. -ft.; June 22 (4 a.m.) 530 sec. -ft.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 163 

Shoal Creek near Joplin, Mb.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°02'05", long. 94°32'30", In NEiSWi sec. 28, T. 

27 fo., R. 33 W., at Grand Falls hydroelectric plant of Empire District Electric Co., 

4 miles south of Joplin and 11 miles downstream from Baynham Branch. Zero or gage is 

857.16 feet (revised) above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 458 square miles.

Records available.- April 1924 to September 1939.

Average.discharge.- 15 years, 407 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,420 second-feet May 13 (gage height, 8.35

feet); minimum, 7 second-feet May 12 (gage height, 0.82 foot); minimum daily discharge, 

21 second-feet Sept. 3.

1924-39: Maximum discharge, 26,900 second-feet Mar. 12, 1935 (gage height, 18.25 

feet), from rating curve extended above 9,000 second-feet; minimum, 1.5 second-feet 

Aug. 17, 1938; minimum gage height, 0.60 foot Aug. 4, 1936; minimum daily discharge, 

16 second-feet Aug. 6, 1934.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by Grand Falls hydroelectric plant.

Discharge, In second-feet, mater year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

83 

88 

84 

81 

90

62 

80 

77 

82 

67

69 

88 

81 

88 

74

68 

112 

84 

105 

179

117 

100 

89 

86 

87

93 

89 

86 

74 

84 

77

Nov.

82 

63 

113 

150 

185

146 

138 

169 

173 

141

141 

124 

119 

122 

107

108 

99 

97 

118 

112

109 

100 

97 

94 

93

91 

88 

89 

86 

89

Dec.

75 

104 

102 

92 

85

87 

88 

78 

91 

80

71 

83 

86 

73 

85

92 

85 

75 

67 

88

79 

78 

91 

92 

76

80 

97 

74 

67 

81 

87

Jan.

75 

78 

76 

82 

82

94 

80 

81 

81 

81

81 

82 

76 

80 

71

60 

99 

75 

65 

85

85 

77 

104 

64 

92

75 

75 

91 

99 

118 

115

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

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

alendar year 1938 .........

tember. ...................

ater year 1938-2

Feb.

137 

132 

140 

140 

134

134 

128 

119 

146 

248

551 

294 

253 

228 

221

192 

171 

169 

192 

241

356 

255 

246 

219 

209

208 

211 

246

Secondfoot-days

2,724 

3,443 

2,589

121,024

2,579 

5,920 

7,020 

5,051 

22,275 

13,072 

6,217 

4,520 

2,187

77,597

Mar.

378 

356 

333 

306 

287

292 

296 

255 

245 

248

262 

257 

234 

222 

222

210 

284 

186 

184

181

173 

160 

163 

160 

158

160 

157 

156 

170 

166 

159

Maximum

179 

185 

104

3,500

118 

551 

378 

210 

2,160 

960 

365 

470 

129

2,160

Apr.

168 

152 

145 

138

154

196 

210 

193 

201 

190

172 

158 

162 

157 

145

182 

186 

193 

182 

183

182 

182 

174 

155 

160

164 

155 

140 

143 

129

May

138 

127 

115 

106 

123

112 

129 

164 

328 

307

211 

289 

2,160 

1,970 

1,010

828 

923 

717 

654 

602

1,360 

2,130 

1,240 

968 

880

1,080 

942 

767 

698 

622 

575

Minimum

62 

63

67

62

60 

119 

156 

129 

106 

277 

65 

38 

21

21

June

552 

601 

590 

475 

462

450 

408 

361 

387 

365

335 

329 

444 

377 

359

338 

314 

297 

287 

280

277 

786 

960 

512 

512

448 

385 

427 

400 

352

Mean

87.9 

115 

83.5

332

83.2 

211 

226 

168 

719 

436 

201 

146 

72.9

813

July

303 

287 

277 

261 

280

242 

231 

138 

198 

266

184 

187 

178 

170 

170

96 

203 

178 

159 

166

195 

161 

256 

365 

178

166 

158 

150 

146 

65 

203

Per 

square 

mile

0.192 

.251 

.182

.725

.182 

.461 

.493 

.367 

1.57 

.952 

.439 

.319 

.159

.465

Aug.

130 

131 

131 

124 

121

48 

176 

125 

116 

120

124 

328 

158 

198 

125

118 

161 

470 

213 

90

211 

127 

118 

122 

130

112 

38 

168 

100 

97 

90

Sept.

91 

98 

21 

129

76

65 

83 

75 

76 

62

89 

46 

73 

78 

72

71 

72 

72 

88 

65

72 

62 

82 

54 

60

64 

69 

55 

70 

77

Run-off

Inches

0.22 

.28 

.21

9.83

.21 

.46 

.57 

.41 

1.81 

1.06 

.51 

.37 

.18

6.31

Acre-feet

5,400 

6,830 

5,140

240,000

5,120 

11,740 

13,920 

10,020 

44,180 

25,930 

12,330 

8,970 

4,340

153,900

Peak discharge.- May 13 (11 p.m.) 4,420 sec.-ft.; May 21 (5 p.m.) 2,800 sec.-ft.; June 

(1 p.m.) 1,550 sec.-ft.; June 23 (1 p.m.) 1,170 sec.-ft.
184 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Illinois River near Tahlequah, Okla.

Location,- Water-stage recorder, Iat.f35°55', long. 94°55', in SEi sec. 26, T. 17 N., R.

 22 E.V at bridge on U. S. Highway 62, 2i miles northeast of Tahlequah and 5 miles upstream from Barren Fork. Prior to; Feb. 24, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. 

Zero of gage is 664.14 feet above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, 

bench mark).

Drainage area.- 933 square miles.

Records available.- December 1935 to September 1939.

Extremes.- mximum discharge during year, 6,400 second-feet Feb. 21 (gage height, 10.8 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum discharge, 36 second-feet Sept. 28 

(gage height, 6.01 feet).

1935-39: mximum discharge observed, 39,400 second-feet Feb. 18, 1938 (gage 

height, 19.67 feet), from rating curve extended above 25,000 second-feet; minimum, 5 

second-feet Aug. 31, 1936 (gage height, 5.67 feet).

mximum stage known, about 26 feet in January 1916. A stage of 22.3 feet was 

reached in April 1927.

Remarks. - Records good except those for period of missing gage heights, Apr. 5-8, which

 were 'computed from estimated graph based on records for preceding and following days, 

study of rainfall, and records for similar storms, and are fair. Gage read twice 

daily prior to Feb. 24. Results of two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers, U. S. Army.

Rating table, water year 1938-39 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 20

73

125

230

380

590

7.6 

8.0 

8.5 

9.0

920

1,440

2,160

2,960

Feb. 21 to Sept.

6.0 34 7.0

6.2 75 7.5

6.4 131 8.0

6.6 207 9.0

6.8 308 11.0

30

437

890

1,500

2,960

6,800

Discharge, In second-feet, water Tear October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

S

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

Ifi

17

18

19

20

21

P.P.

m

PA

25

86

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

109

101

103

98

98

96

93

93

90

90

88

88

86

86

66

83

83

78

80

88

90

90

106

109

109

106

106

103

106

106

106

HOT.

106

112

137

172

162

198

252

266

440

374

325

266

230

202

190

176

176

169

290

295

266

244

222

190

183

169

166

155

152

149

-

Dec.

149

143

162

155

155

158

152

149

143

137

143

143

131

125

128

128

125

128

120

117

122

117

122

128

122

128

128

128

122

137

122

Jan.

128

114

122

128

128

140

152

172

166

172

158

158

172

1S6

166

158

158

169

166

194

218

210

210

202

210

194

210

206

244

226

280

Feb.

440

440

440

410

364

342

310

300

300

356

1,720

1,240

9S5

800

640

550

510

440

550

2,300

4,240

2,200

1,700

1,330

1,170

1,300

1,370

1,560

_

-

Month

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

Water year 1938-3

Mar.

2,280

1,910

1,600

1,410

1,560

1,S40

1,540

1,290

1,110

1,010

1,140

1,290

; oso

945

616

726

659

595

554

512

474

452

430

410

396

389

369

363

369

363

351

Apr.

345

326

303

292

314

803

3,160

1,760

1,360

1,120

934

796

686

613

554

537

545

2,450

1,770

1,410

1,140

967

838

726

650

587

604

613

595

529

-

Seoondfoot-days

2 954

4,167

394,103

5,517

28,233 

27 327

13,179

2,898 

1,487

159,652

May

482

437

403

376

357

338

332

320

320

389

430

437

878

3,140

2,610

1,940

1,590

1,400

1,170

1,080

1,250

1,740

1,910

1,440

1,240

1,140

1,580

1,130

901

706

650

Maximum

162

34,700

280

2,280

838

119 

68

4,240

June

570

529

578

562

512

467

417

376

363

357

338

332

338

504

467

417

383

345

376

376

389

376

369

410

423

369

338

338

722

838

-

July

6S6

554

474

430

376

332

297

265

245

226

216

203

195

182

178

162

156

148

148

138

131

134

152

128

122

122

125

119

128

134

125

m«<«iim

117

78

114

351

332

73 

38

38

Aug.

119

116

113

107

96

93

88

101

101

98

98

101

96

98

98

98

9S

93

96

98

85

85

85

83

68

85

80

80

75

73

73

Mean

134

1,080

178

911 

911

439

93.5 

49.6

437

Sept.

68

68

64

60

57

55

51

53

51

51

64

60

51

49

47

47

49

49

45

44

42

42

42

40

40

40

38

38

42

40

-

thin-off in 

acre-feet

6,260

781,700

10,940

56,000

26,140

5,750 

2,950

316,700
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 185

Illinois River near Gore, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°35'40", long. 95003'20", in NEiNEi sec. 22, T. 

13 N., R. 21 E., 4 miles upstream from site of former gaging station, 5i miles northeast of Gore, and 9 miles upstream from mouth. Zero of gage is 482.60 feet above mean 

sea level (Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, bench mark).

Drainage area.- 1,583 square miles.

Records available.- March 1924 to April 1926 and April to September 1939.

Extremes.- mximum discharge during period, 4,990 second-feet my 18 (gage height, 5.84 

feet),' from rating curve extended above 3,000 second-feet; minimum, 42 second-feet 

Sept. 27-28 (gage height, 1.18 feet).

1924-26, 1939: mxlmum discharge observed, 16,400 second-feet Apr. 27, 1924 (gage 

height, 9.4 feet, former site and datum), from rating curve extended above 4,000 

second-feet; minimum discharge, 20 second-feet (estimated) Sept. 9-10, 1925.

Remarks.- Records good. Records collected and prepared in cooperation v»ith Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Rating table, April to September 1938 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

32

45

63

108

162

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

2.9 

3.3

261

393

575

615

1,240

4.0 

5.0 

5.5

2,120

3,600

4,410

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

»«y

i

8

S

4

6

7

a

9

11

12

IS

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

81

£3

84

85

86

87

88

SO

SI

Oct. or. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

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

April 15-30...............................

Jtaly.. .................... ................

Septerter..... ............................

The per tod........... ...................

Mar. Apr.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

«1,560

_

1,080

1,240

1,460

2,500

3,330

2,540

1,960

1,720

1,480

1,3OO

1,180

1,080

1,080

1,020

1,020

915

Secondfoot-days

24,925

10,252

4,216 

1,895

-

May

815

725

685

645

610

542

542

542

509

509

542

770

1,290

2,130

3,530

2,630

2,690

3,900

2,900

2,120

2,060

2,260

2,650

2,260

1,960

1,850

1,720

1,850

1,480

1,240

1,080

Maximn

3,330

915

166 

101

-

June

915

815

770

770

770

725

645

575

575

542

509

610

575

509

610

575

509

478

779

725

610

610

542

509

542

575

509

509

476

774

-

July

915

815

685

610

542

509

448

420

369

344

322

300

260

2SO

261

243

225

215

208

215

196

169

225

225

192

177

171

171

168

162

168

Mlnlami

915

162

108 

42

-

Aug.

168

162

162

154

146

135

127

151

154

151

149

140

140

140

135

135

138

135

1S5

130

127

127

124

135

122

122

119

113

113

119

108

Mean

1,558

331

136 

63.2

-

Sept.

101

96

89

84

60

78

74

71

67

67

71

63

59

67

63

59

59

65

63

58

52

45

44

45

45

45

42

42

52

49

Run-off in 

acre-feet

49,440

20,330

8,360 

3,760

216,600

 Discharge Measurement.
186 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Canadian River near Sanchez, N. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°38', long. 104°23', about sec. 3, T. 16 N., R.

 24 E., at bridge on State Highway 65 (known locally as Garms Bridge), a few hundred 

feet upstream from Logartega Creek, 3 miles east of Sanchez, and 8 miles downstream 

from Hera River.

Drainage area.- 6,000 square miles.

Records available.- May 1912 to December 1914 (at site about 3 miles upstream) and April

 to September 1939 In reports of Geological Survey. March 1936 to March 1938 In unpublished records of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 8,160 second-feet Aug. 1 (gage height, 5.15 

feet); minimum dally discharge, 0.2 second-foot June 16, 17.

Great floods known: 82,000 second-feet June 11, 1913, at former site (gage height, 

25.0 feet, probably from floodmarks), from slope-area studies; 48,000 second-feet 

June 3, 1937 (gage height, 13.35 feet), from unpublished records of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for period of uncertain stage-discharge relation 

Apr. 1-6 (computed on basis of gage heights, weather records, and records for station 

near Bell Ranch), and those for periods of Incomplete gage-height record, June 20-23 

(computed on basis of available gage heights, range In stage, weather records, and 

records for station near Bell Ranch), all of which are poor. Diversions for Irrigation above station.

Discharge, la second-foot, rater year October 1958 to September 1939

Day

1

S

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

IS

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

80

2128

SS

84

85

86

87

28

29

SO

SI

Oct. Nor. Dee. Jan. Feb.

Month

Deoenber. .................................

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

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

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

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

Mar. Apr.

130

120

110

100

110

140

240

294

365

361

318

330

344

265

250

230

260

265

250

216

175

140

120

104

110

120

107

99

90

90

-

Secondfoot-days

5,843 

2,562

2,281.6 

15,939 

2,279.8

Nay

85

123

588

175

167

140

136

123

110

101

80

68

57

55

52

53

57

62

57

46

35

26

IS

12

12

14

12

11

12

46

29

Manama

365 

588

710 

2,440 

562

June

22

14

40

34

18

12

7.4

4.9

3.2

2.7

1.5

1.1

1.3

.8

.3

.2

.2

.9

2.3

1,500

800

200

300

279

175

77

40

38

30

84

-

JulJ

46

41

20

12

8.5

5.3

3.2

2.0

1.1

.8

.7

9.2

14

45

53

59

43

31

33

30

16

20

103

66

24

14

9.8

28

422

411

710

Minima

90 

11

.7

11 

1.1

to«.

990

2,440

1,960

2,2J.O

660

276

392

1,350

478

265

223

114

70

140

304

110

66

48

35

29

2,340

740

282

167

93

53

35

26

18

14

11

Mean

195 

82.6

73.6 

514 

76.0

S«pt.

8.5

6.6

6.2

4.5

3.7

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.0

1.8

1.3

1.1

65

273

562

306

211

171

156

99

6S

53

52

43

37

43

34

30

29.

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

11,590 

5,080

4,530 

31,610 

4,520

64,650

Peak discharge.- Aug. 1 (10 p.m.) 8,160 sec.-ft.; Aug. 2 (9 pf.m.) 6,240 sec.-ft.; Aug. 4 (1 a.m.) 

4,980 aec.-rt.; Aug. 21 (1 a.m.) 5,640 sec.-ft.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 187

Canadian River near Bell ranch, N. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. about 35°32', long, about 104°15', In Pablo Montoya grant, 1 mile upstream from Perra Creek and about 9 miles west of Bell ranch.

Drainage area.- 6,400 square miles (Includes closed basins).

Records available.- October 1930 to July 1939 (discontinued) In reports of U. S. Geologlcal Survey.July 1915 to July 1917 and August 1927 to December 1931 In reports of 

State engineer.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 18,600 second-feet Oct. 9 (gage height, 9.97 

feet), from rating curve extended above 7,500 second-feet on basis of slope-area 

measurement;'no flow at times.

1930-39: Max 1mm discharge, 47,800 second-feet June 3, 1937 (gage height, 15.8 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 7,500 second-feet on basis 

of slope-area measurement; no flow at tines.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for period of missing gage heights, Nov. 21-25, and 

 periods of. Ice effect, Nov. 27-29, Dec. 24 to Jan. 3, Jan. 22-25, Feb. 2-5, 22-25, 

which were computed on basis of three discharge measurements, gage heights, weather 

records, and records for station near Sanchez and are poor. Diversions for Irrigation above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

SO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

66

53

43

35

31

26

26

62

8,130

3,600

1,490

702

418

307

250

220

185

161

142

132

129

126

116

110

107

102

96

89

84

S9

89

Hov.

89

86

77

79

75

71

79

79

77

77

73

66

73

79

71

60

53

48

4S

48

40

35

30

25

30

25

25

25

25

30

-

Dec.

43

51

55

53

50

56

55

66

66

55

44

44

44

4S

43

35

33

33

35

50

48

55

51

50

45

35

35

35

40

50

50

Jan.

50

40

50

55

64

66

60

92

116

104

104

113

107

94

94

71

64

60

60

58

62

60

60

60

60

64

58

62

68

77

82

Feb.

71

65

60

60

70

77

60

62

64

40

40

40

41

50

55

56

89

113

113

113

161

154

126

94

126

189

157

139

_

_

-

Month

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

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

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

The perio

Mar.

107

96

86

75

75

79

S2

77

73

73

99

120

123

129

129

126

132

142

135

142

154

150

157

165

150

157

172

165

157

165

161

Apr.

142

126

126

113

123

139

189

283

384

351

358

384

397

325

271

245

271

277

271

245

206

161

129

116

110

126

129

123

116

110

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,455

96,381

6,346

3,384

-

-

toy

104

154

762

599

220

211

142

146

129

116

96

75

64

51

50

44

44

50

60

53

44

37

28

17

11

7

9

11

9

7

34

Mo-^nnim

66

8,280

397

762

-

-

June

31

25

16

56

43

24

19

10

5

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

S42

1,680

332

211

446

271

181

82

82

62

50

-

July

123

55

43

24

16

10

6

4

2

2

0

0

0

69

161

132

89

51

64

41

38

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

_

-

Minimum

OC

33

0

110

7

-

-

Aug.

Mean

46.9

264

212

109

_

-

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,890

191,200

4 930

12,590

6,710

-

87,380

Peak discharge.- Oct. 9 (3 p.m.) 18,600 sec.-ft.
188 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Canadian River at Logan, H. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°21', long. 103°26', in sec. 15, T. 13 N., R. 33

 E., half a mile south of Logan, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Chicago, Rock 

Island & Pacific Railroad bridge, 5 miles downstream from Ute Creek, and 5 miles upstream from Tucumcarl Creek.

Drainage area.- 11,200 square miles.

Records available.- June 1904 to February 1905, December 1908 to May 1914, and October 

1930 to September 1939 in reports of Geological Survey. June 1904 to February 1905, 

December 1908 to May 1914, and October 1922 to December 1931 in reports of State 

engineer.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, about 28,000 second-feet Oct. 10 (gage height, 

10.39 feet); no flow at times.

1930-39: Maximum discharge about 110,000 second-feet June 3, 1937 (gage height, 

18.91 feet), from rating curve extended logarithmically above 74,000 second-feet; no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage known, approximately 36.55 feet Sept. 30, 1904 at site three-quarters 

of a mile downstream from present station (zero of that gage was 3,651.0 feet above 

mean sea level).

Remarks.- Records poor. Discharge for period of ice effect, Ifov. 23-27, and for my 11,

 12, 22, 23, 29, estimated. Flow regulated by Conchas Dam, 45 miles upstream. Diversions for Irrigation above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

18

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

81

en

S3

84

85

86

87

88

89

90

51

Oct.

74

108

106

76

67

45

40

32

2,640

14,900

2,600

1,040

630

405

305

245

215

190

161

155

152

137

125

96

60

55

90

88

86

90

80

MOT.

72

67

62

60

62

63

56

56

62

55

50

47

45

52

49

37

35

55

63

55

40.

> 35

J

36

36

34

-

Dec.

25

19

17

14

13

13

18

24

23

29

30

35

37

40

43

45

39

37

36

47

58

82

98

86

86

82

67

62

65

67

56

Jan.

47

30

26

22

19

18

16

236

260

128

102

70

39

25

17

15

15

16

10

10

7

7

9

7

6

6

6

4

3

3

2

Feb.

2

2

2

4

6

4

3

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

_

_

-

Month

Calendar year 1938. . ....................

K*rvh......... ............................

Wiy.................. .....................

Water year 1938-3

Mar.

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Apr.

1

1

1

11

46

18

10

6

5

7

9

6

4

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,39S

209,892

AQ

3,775

15,332

211

72,425

"«T

0

0

2,000

664

78

137

49

17

11

7

5

5

3

2

25

116

65

40

25

10

6

4

2

0

0

0

0

602

4,980

1,110

280

Maxims

98

24,300

1,450

3,160

56

14,900

June

104

49

20

9

5

3

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1,450

402

677

537

167

78

106

34

86

39

-

July

13

S

4

3

2

2

2

2

2

40

28

8

4

160

1,000

440

149

1,710

655

84

32

979

813

260

167

2,430

491

164

3,160

1,380

1,140

Minimum

13

0

0

2

0

0

Aug.

488

358

7,830

1,370

520

210

399

1,110

158

108

106

1S1

168

185

102

100

39

19

12

9

7

6

5

4

3

2

2

2

1

1

1

Mean

810

45.1

575

126

7.0

198

Sept.

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

41

56

32

16

8

4

16

18

9

4

2

1

0

0

0

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

49,780

2,900

2,770

416,800

97

7,490

419

143,700
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 189

Canadian River near Amarlllo, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage, lat. 35°28'10", long. 101°52'45", 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 385, 2,OCX) feet downstream from Pitcher Creek, 2.0 miles 

downstream from Panhandle & Santa Fe Railway bridge, and 19 miles north of Amarlllo, 

Potter County. Prior to Dec. 6, wire-weight gage at same site and datum, which was 

continued In use after Installation of recorder and two or more dally readings obtained. Zero of gage Is 2,989.12 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 

1929).

Drainage area.- 19,830 square miles.

Records available.- January 1924 to December 1925 and April 1938 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, about 46,700 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage height, 

iu.iJ5 feet), from rating curve extended above 26,000 second-feet; minimum daily discharge, 0.2 second-foot June 17, Sept. 17.

1924-25, 1938-39: Maximum discharge, about 48,000 second-feet June 15 (gage 

height, 10.50'feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 26,000 secondfeet; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, about 24.0 feet sometime In May 1914, present site and datum, 

but flood of October 1904 probably reached a higher stage.

Remarks.- Records poor. Dally discharge published only to show flood distribution or 

run-orf during year. Gage-height record from water-stage recorder and two or more 

daily readings from wire-weight gage. Shifting sand frequently clogs recorder Intakes at low and medium stages; gage-height record obtained from graph based on two 

or more dally gage readings. Flow partly regulated by Conchas Reservoir, In New 

Mexico (capacity at crest of spillway, 400,000 acre-feet; storage began sometime In 

November 1938). No large diversions above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

31

Oct.

110

114

S4

70

62

40

26

50

3,160

21,800

17,800

5,100

2,130

1,320

1,230

889

670

524

362

253

235

218

185

172

165

17S

159

152

143

128

105

HOT.

88

91

68

80

77

70

65

58

53

52

45

40

36

43

45

40

40

40

34

32

32

32

32

36

34

29

29

52

52

55

Dec.

52

50

48

41

36

34

34

34

31

27

27

24

20

22

22

26

31

34

34

34

45

55

65

68

68

60

60

55

48

60

65

Jan.

77

77

62

58

52

50.

41

7,360

436

328

218

205

172

143

143

147

147

105

102

88

S4

74

68

65

52

36

27

18

12

9.2

6,8

Feb.

5.0

4.6

3.9

3.2

3.2

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.2

2.2

1.6

1.3

1.5

1.6

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

2.2

1.1

1.3

1.5

1.3

2.0

3.9

4.6

5.6

10

-

.

-

Month

Calendar year 1938. .....................

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

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

Water year 1938-39......................

Mar.

9.2

9.2

6.0

6.8

10

3.4

6.0

5.6

6.8

8.4

6.0

4.2

3.6

2.3

2.8

5.0

5.3

5.3

5.0

3.9

4.2

5.0

4.6

4.6

14

9.2

2.5

1.0

2.8

2.3

2.2

Apr.

1.8

1.1

1.1

1.1

L4.SOO

1,170

472

279

147

77

133

143

119

38

77

55

38

29

24

23

18

13

13

12

6.6

6.0

8.4

9.2

9.2

6.8

-

Seoondfoot-days

62.634

1,505

1,310

-

10,463.0

172.2

17,781.5

21,150.5

22,113.9

39,544.2

68.7

183,041.8

May

5.6

5.6

10

41

1,250

1,540

784

374

165

34

74

68

430

119

70

119

2,890

820

4OS

211

124

88

43

29

12

6.8

2.3

2.3

1.]

696

742

Kaxisiuoi

21,800

91

68

-

7,360

14

14,800

2 1 890 

9,100

5,810

8,800

17

21,800

June

328

253

147

88

52

36

18

10

5.3

2.5

1.1

1.3

1.1

3.2

5.6

.6

.2

.6

.7

1.3

9,100

4,410

910

S24

685

771

1,090

227

1,770

408

-

July

894

397

253

159

91

41

27

6.0

5.0

3.9

3.2

2.3

3.2

2.5

2.5

2.0

1.3

747

1,160

1,720

1,200

362

270

524

347

1,050

1,360

2,270

1,140

1,760

5,810

HHnlimm.

26

29

20

-

6.8

1.0

1.1

.2

1.3

9.2

.2

.2

Aug.

2,030

4,880

721

8,800

3,250

1.640

2,110

1,410

1,080

3,030

5,350

324

580

1,960

351

392

305

1S5

172

298

270

128

110

60

40

55

41

27

22

14

9.2

Hean

2,020

50.2

42.3

-

338

5.55

593

705

713

1,280

3.29

515

Sept.

5.0

5.0

4.6

3.9

3.2

2.2

1.6

1.3

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.6

.4

.3

.3

.2

.3

.7

.7

.7

.7

1.0

17

7.6

3.6

2.0

.8

.8

.6

-

Run-off in 

sore-feet

124,200

2,990

2,600

-

20,750

342

35,270

41,950

43,860

78,430

136

372,900

Peak discharge.- Oct. 10 (1 a.m.) about 43,000 sec.-ft. (from floodmarka); Apr. 5 (3:30 a.m.) 

about 46,700 sec.-ft.; Aug. 10 (11:30 p.m.) 38,300 aeo.-ft.
190 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Canadian River near Canadian, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage, lat. 35°55', long. 100°22', at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 60, 220 feet below Panhandle & Santa Fe Railway, 1.2 miles 

downstream from Red Deer Creek, and 1.6 miles northeast of Canadian, Hemphill County. 

Prior to Dec. 15 wire-weight gage only, which continued in use after installation of 

recorder and from which two or more daily readings were obtained. Zero of gage is 

2,301.50 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 23,280 square miles.

Records available.- July 1924 to August 1925 (gage heights only), April 1938 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, about 71,000 second-feet June 22 (gage height, 

8.00 feet), from rating curves for'two channels extended above 4,000 and 11,000 

second-feet; minimum daily discharge, 0.3 second-foot Sept. 4-23.

1924-25, 1938-39: Maximum discharge, that of June 22, 1939; no flow at times. 

Maximum stage known, about 20 feet Oct. 2, 1904.

Remarks.- Records poor. Discharge for period of missing gage heights, Sept. 4-23, determined on basis of three discharge measurements and engineers' notes. Daily discharge 

published only to show flood distribution of run-off. Gage-height record obtained 

from water-stage recorder and two or more readings from wire-weight gages. Shifting 

sand clogs recorder intake at low and medium stages; gage-height record obtained from 

graph based on two or more daily readings. Results of one discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army. Flow partly regulated by Conchas reservoir, 

in New'Mexico (capacity at spillway crest, 400,000 acre-feet; storage began sometime 

in November 1938). No large diversions above station.

Discharge, In eecond-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

Z 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

2829

30 

31

Oct.

83 

70 

55 

40 

42

26 

19 

15 

10

9,210

23,500 

17,700 

5,240 

1,630 

1,110

979 

744 

570 

442 

317

262 

262 

204 

213 

186

186 

129 

80 

58 

48 

40

Hov.

30 

16 

10

12 

10

9.2 

.8 

1.6 

9.2 

13

13 

12 

9.2 

9.2 

10

19 

19 

20 

23 

20

15 

2.4 

4.0 

1.6 

9.2

12 

12 

22 

22 

24

Dec.

40 

76 

76 

66 

58

53 

53 

48 

48 

44

48 

48 

71 

62 

62

34 

34 

30 

48 

53

94 

94 

80 

80 

66

30 

32 

44 

53 

44 

44

Jan.

35 

34 

44 

5S 

34

26 

29 

143 

7,460 

1,400

642 

376 

322 

168 

168

143 

122 

143 

115 

143

195 

231 

150 

168 

129

143 

80 

£6 

273 

262 

136

Feb.

IDS 

150 

122 

136 

115

94 

76 

58 

40 

35

115 

115 

122 

101 

66

58 

48 

80 

71 

30

29 

35 

53 

34 

26

35 

48

71

Month

Oot 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

Ma, 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 

nary. *

&:::::::::::::::::::::: ::: : : 

ater year 1938-3

liar.

10S 

129 

150 

129 

94

62 

53 

53 

48 

24

IS 

12 

7.2 

2.4 

.8

1.6 

.8 

1.6 

.8 

.S

.8 

.8 

.S 

4.0 

9.2

66 

23 

40 

94 

62 

44

Apr.

76 

76 

29 

20 

3,370

23,100 

1,060 

454 

262

80

94 

143 

204 

273 

306

204 

159 

101 

71 

71

28 

22 

13 

3.2 

3.2

5.6 

10 

9.2 

6.2 

262

Secondfoot -day e

63,470 

390.4

1,713

_

13,438 

2,071 

1,240.6 

30,515.4 

13,393 

67,566.8 

15,699.4 

61,520.8 

16.1

271,034.5

May

76 

29 

44 

94 

87

15 

3,190 

1,370 

543 

328

204 

167 

195 

62 

122

94 

163 

758 

1,610 

570

231 

87 

29 

813 

1,450

253 

156 

80 

40 

23 

10

Ma vi \nm

23,500 

30 

94

_

7,460 

150 

150 

23,100 

3,190 

16,900 

2,670 

11,800 

1.6

23,500

June

6.4 

712 

213

186 

143

94 

40 

18 

4.S 

1.6

3.S 

926 

4,920 

339 

75

13 

1.6 

.8 

3.2 

5.6

380 

1.6,900 

8,660 

9,280 

1,470

1,220 

1,240 

850 

14,300 

5,560

July

1,410 

2,670 

737 

240 

150

76, 

35 

32 

30 

24

8.0 

3.2 

2.4 

1.6 

.8

.8 

1.6 

242 

375 

545

1,040 

1,100 

706 

213 

80

389 

381 

446 

1,350 

2,280 

1,130

Minimum

10 

.8 

30

-

26 

26 

.9 

3.2 

10 

.8 

.8 

1.6 

.3

.3

Aug.

4,480 

2,710 

8,520 

2,790 

11,800

3,600 

1,620 

3,180 

2,520 

752

3,170 

9,670 

1,040 

799 

940

992 

204 

94 

136

797

539 

463 

233 

251 

122

58 

24 

7.2 

4.8 

1.6 

3.2

Mean

2,047 

13.0 

55.3

-

433 

74.0 

40.0 

1,017 

432 

2,252 

506 

1,985 

.54

743

Sept.

0.8 

.8 

.5 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3

.5 

.5 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3

.S 

.8

1.6 

1.6 

.8 

.8 

1.6

Run-off in 

acre-feet

125,900 

774 

3,400

-

26,650 

4,110 

2,460 

60,530 

26,560 

134,000 

31,140 

122,000 

32

557,600

Peak discharge.- Apr. 6 (6 a.m.) about 55,400 

June 29 Ciiio p.m.) about 56,000 sec.-ft.

c.-ft.; June 22 (5 p.m.) about 71,000 sec.-ft.;
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Canadian River near Whitefield, Okla.

191

Location.- Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage, lat. 35°16'50", long. 95°12'40", 

near center of sec. 5, T. 9 N., R. 20 E., at Midland Valley Railroad bridge, 2i miles 

northeast of Whitefield, 3i miles upstream from Snake Creek, and about 20 miles upstream from mouth. Prior to Jan. 11, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. 

Zero of "gage is 475.36 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- ^.7,370 square miles.

Records available.- July 1938 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period July to September 1938, 19,000 second-feet 

Aug. 17 (gage height, 10.77 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum discharge observed, 300 second-feet Sept. 29 (gage height, 5.51 feet).

Maximum discharge during water year 1938-39, 08,800 second-feet July 3 (gage height, 

13.0 feet); 'minimum discharge observed, 75 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 4.63 

feet).

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily. Gage-height record from water-stage recorder for stages above 9.5 feet after Jan. 11, 1939. Records collected and prepared 

in cooperation with Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Rating table, July 1936 to September 1939 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feat) 

(Shifting-control method used Bay 14-23, June 26 to Sept. 30, 1939)

4.4 

4.6 

4.8 

5.0 

5.3 

5.6

72 

90 

116 

154 

2S1 

340

6.0

6.4

6.5 

7.2 

7.6 

6.0

555

S48 

1,220 

1,720 

2,400 

3,290

8.5

9.0

9.5

10.0

10.5

11.0

4,660

6,450

8,760

11,900

16,100

21,700

11.5

12.0

12.5

23,600

37,000

47,000

Discharge, In second-feet, 1938-39 

1938

D«y

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

82

23

84

85

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct. NOT. Dee. Jan. Fab. Mar. Apr. ««T June July

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

2,600

2,210

1,720

3,830

2,030

1,580

1,520

1,390

1,020

890

770

730

932

932

932

S09

690

7,180

4,940

3,300

5,360

5,740

10,500

9,900

Aug.

6,860

4,370

3,290

2,400

1,870

1,450

1,170

1,120

1,020

S90

809

770

848

690

809

1,110

9,720

7,640

3,540

2,400

2,210

1,580

1,330

1,020

809

665

555

495

440

418

385

Sept.

340

340

340

380

340

320

418

690

495

412

3,610

11,300

8,760

6,450

6,060

4,680

3,540

2,400

1,650

1,330

1,180

848

690

680

468

412

368

380

300

340

-
192 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Discharge, tn second-feet, of Canadian River near Whltefleld, Okla., 1958-39 Continued

1938-59

D«T

1 

2 

S 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

IS 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

51

Oct.

520 

520 

500 

281 

500

281

262 

246 

251 

216

202 

202 

202 

202 2~46

6,080 

5,000 

5,540 

2,820 

1,870

1,590 

1,200 

1,020 

848 

730

655 

555 

525 

495 

440 

412

HOT.

576 

540 

585 

555 

585

585

1,560 

1,720 

1,020 

809

730 

655 

588 

525 

468

468 

440 

588 

440 

540

500 

281 

262 

246 

246

246 

251 

216 

216 

251

Dee.

216 

251 

251 

251 

216

216 

216 

202 

202 

202

202 

251 

246 

251 

251

216 

216 

216 

216 

216

251 

251 

246 

246 

262

281 

281 

262 

262 

262 

262

Jan.

262 

262 

262 

540 

262

262 

246 

246 

520 

562

585 

585 

438 

5,720 

2,820

2,210 

1,720 

1,590 

1,280 

1,120

976 

848 

690 

620 

588

555 

525 

525 

620 

588 

655

Feb.

620 

655 

690 

750 

1,010

1,275 

952 

770 

690 

1,480

1,530 

848 

620 

525 

440

385 

362 

585

778 

2,170

2,600 

2,820 

1,590 

848 

952

1,450 

2,400 

1,220

Month

Jul 

Aii| 

Sej

T

Oot 

Hoi

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul

**

Sep 

W

he peric 

ober 192

d. .............................

alendar 

mary 193

year 

g

t amber. . ...................... - - - - -

ater year 1938-39 ..............

Mar.

1,870 

1,650 

1,550 

952 

770

750 

1,220 

750 

555 

495

468 

468 

440 

412 

385

320 

281 

262

231 

216

202 

190 

190 

190 

202

251 

246 

281 

555 

2,020 

2,210

Apr.

1,120 

952 

848 

750 

2.470

15,000 

10,500 

7,290 

5,710 

9,680

6,450 

4,680 

2,820 

5,540 

5,290

5,680 

6,450 

8,240 

9,900 

8,240

2,600 

1,650 

1,450 

1,280 

1,220

1,020 

890 

809 

1,020 

1,070

Secondfoot-days

72,005 

62,867 

59,819

_

51,591 

15,252 

7,210

_

25,482 

50,555 

20,262 

122,579 

67,770 

90,940 

177,850 

52,022 

4,708

645,821

««r

809 

655 

555 

495 

468

440 

412 

468 

468 

440

385 

585 

690 

1,380 

5,420

5,540 

4,640 

9,250 

10,200 

6,450

4,570 

5,050 

1,870 

1,450 

1,390

1,280 

1,590 

1,070 

952 

848 

770

Maximum

10,500 

9,720 

11,800

-

6,080 

1,720 

281

_

5,720 

2,820 

2,210 

13,000 

10,200 

17,600 

40,400 

6,450 

588

40,400

June

770 

690 

555 

468 

710

848 

770 

690 

690 

690

620 

932 

690 

495 

588

655 

588 

495 

1,070 

2,030

1,170 

848 

848 

1,640 

5,290

12,200 

11,000 

10,200 

17,600 

17,100

Minimum

69 

38 

SO

-

20! 

21 

20!

-

24 

56 

19 

73 

38! 

46( 

62 

38i 

7(

7(

July

11,900 

12,600 

40,400 

55,500 

12,600

9,900 

7,290 

7,750 

6,860 

6,450

6,700 

4,080 

2,210 

1,580 

1,530

1,170 

976 

890 

809 

770

690 

620 

620 

655 

620

655 

1,020 

750 

976 

809 

690

Aug.

655 

655 

555 

495 

440

585 

385 

2,740 

4,280 

6,450

4,080 

5,050 

2,600 

2,600 

2,600

2,210 

2,700 

5,290 

2,050 

1,590

976 

1,020 

809 

848 

690

620 

750 

620 

620 

809 

690

Mean

3 5,000 

5 2,028 

) 1,994

-

I 1,015 

5 508 

I 255

-

S 822 

I 1,084 

} 654 

} 4,086 

5 2,186 

5 5,051 

3 5,757 

> 1,678 

J 157

J 1,769

Sept.

588 

440 

540 

 265 

190

202 

190 

166 

154 

150

156 

151 

124 

125 

116

112 

110 

104 

102 

100

97 

92 

89 

85 

83

85 

85 

87 

84 

78

Run-off In 

acre-feet

142,800 

124,700 

118,600

586,100

62,260 

50,250 

14,500

-

50,540 

60,210 

40,190 

243,100 

154,400 

180,400 

352,800 

103,200 

9,340

1,281,000

 Gage height missing; discharge Interpolated.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 193

Vermejo River near Dawson, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°42', long. 104°47', about T. 28 N., R. 20 E., In 

naxweii grant, 2i miles north or Dawson.

Drainage area.- 250 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1939 In reports of U. S. Geological Survey. 

October I9ib to May 1923 and February 1927 to December 1931 In reports of State engineer.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,360 second-feet Oct. 8 (gage height, 5.46 feet), 

from rating curve extended logarithmically above 200 second-feet; minimum dally discharge, 

0.5 second-foot July 21.

1930-39: Maximum discharge, 4,630 second-feet Aug. 7, 1936 (gage height, 7.99 feet), 

from rating curve extended logarithmically above 200 second-feet; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of missing or uncertain gage heights and 

periods of Ice effect, which are poor. Diversions for Irrigation above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

IS

IS

14

IS

16

17

18

19

SO

S3.

US

25

24

25

26

27

88

29

SO

31

Oct.

9.4

7.2

8.0

12

9.S

9.4

12

545

89

50

48

30

26

25

24

23

22

*21

*19

*15

 14

 13

*12

*11

*10

11

11

11

12

11

11

HOT.

10

10

13

13

12

13

5.4

7.2

11

14

12

10

5.4

7.2

9.S

11

9.8

S.9

7.6

8.9

9.4

5.1

3.2

3.8

4.5

4.S

4.2

4.5

4.5

6.7

Dec.

8.5

7.2

9.8

til

8.9

7.2

8.0

9.8

8.0

9.S

8.5

t4

t2.5

2.1

t4

6.3

7.2

t5

t4

t3

t2

2.1

2.0

2.1

t2

t2

3.2

4 .2

3.8

3.5

3.5

Jan.

4.2

4.2

6.3

6.3

5.4

5.1

t4

t3.5

t3

t2.5

t2

2.1

2.3

2.0

2.3

2.9

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.8

t3.5

t3

t3

t3.5

t3

t3

t3

t3

ts

t3.5

Feb.

t2.5

t2

t2

t2.5

t2.5

t3

3.2

3.5

2.9

t2.5

2.6

2.6

3.2

3.2

3.8

2.3

t2

t2.5

t3.5

t3

t2.5

t3

t3.5

t3.5

t4

t4

t3.5

t3.5

_

.

-

Month

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

Haroh.....................................

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

Hay.......................................

Jtaly. .....................................

Water year 1938-2 9......................

Mar.

t3.5

t4

t4.5

t4.5

t4

4.8

7.6

11

14

14

13

8.0

12

13

14

13

11

12

13

14

15

14

14

16

19

16

16

18

16

13

13

Apr.

12

12

13

18

29

24

22

21

19

22

23

21

22

22

26

26

22

22

21

22

23

24

27

29

30

27

29

29

30

31

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,131.8

249.9

165.2

9,925.2

106.8

82.8

364.9

698

922

417.6

306.3

486.4

132.9

5,064.6

Hay

33

35

39

39

39

35

32

29

26

25

24

25

32

32

36

34

31

29

29

26

26

26

25

21

22

30

30

28

31

26

27

Ifa-r^imrai

545

14

11

545

6.3

4

19

31

39

28

116

69

22

545

June

23

28

25

S3

24

22

18

16

14

13

14

13

12

9.8

9.8

8.9

S.9

8.0

S.5

8.5

8.9

S.5

12

13

9.S

9.S

16

9.8

8.9

8.5

July

S.5

8.5

7.6

6.7

*6

*5

*4

*3

*2,'s 5

2.3

2.1

1.4

2.3

4.8

4.2

2.3

1.6

1.1

1.3

.5

.6

28

S.9

5.4

7.6

6.3

*116

*31

16

S.5

mi^imim

7.2

3.2

2.0

.4

2.0

2

3.5

12

21

8. 0

.5

4.5

.8

.5

Aug.

31

16

29

69

30

2S

24

20

16

12

12

9.4

30

18

9.6

8.0

7.6

6.3

6.3

8.0

7.6

5.8

4.5

11

5.8

4.8

5.1

12

8.9

8.5

22

Mean

36.5

8.33

5.33

27.2

3.45

2.96

11. S

23.3

29.7

13. 9

9. 88

15.7

4.43

13.9

Sept.

S.9

5.S

4.5

3.5

3.2

2.1

1.6

1.6

7.1

2P

13

9.8

7.2

6.3

S.3

5.8

5.8

3.5

2.1

2.0

1.4

.9

.8

.9

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.1

.8

1.4

-

Run-off i& 

acre-feet

2,240

496

328

19,680

212

164

724

1,380

1,830

828

608

965

264

10,040

Peak discharge.- Oct. 8 (3 a.m.) 868 sec.-ft.; Oct. 8 (9 a.m.) 1,360 sec.-ft.; Oct. 8 (4 p.m.) 

1,380 see.-ft.; July 28 (3 p.m.) 950 sec.-ft.
194 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cieneguilla Creek near Eagle Nest, N. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°30', long. 105°14', In Maxwell grant, a quarter 

of a mile downstream from Schoolhouse Draw, about 3,500 feet upstream from high-water 

line of Eagle Nest Reservoir, and 6 miles south of Eagle Nest, Colfax County.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1939 in reports of Geological Survey. April 

1928 to December 1931 in reports of State engineer.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge recorded during year, 125 second-feet Apr. 5; maximum gage 

height, 4.06 feet, from high-water marks, occurred during period of no record in winter 

probably owing to ice Jam; no flow July 7, 12, 1C.

1930-39: Maximum discharge, 310 second-feet Aug. 23, 1935 (gage height, 4.65 feet), 

from rating curve extended logarithmically above 160 second-feet; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of missing or part-day gage heights, Oct. 

9-16, 18-23, and those for day of ice effect, Nov. 5, which were computed on basis of 

weather records and records for Six Mile Creek near Eagle Nest and Moreno Creek at 

Eagle Nest and are poor. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

9.

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

SO

81

88

89

84

85

86

27

88

89

SO

31

Oct.

1.6

1.7

1.9

1.7

1.9

1.9

2.6

20

11

7

6

5

5

5

4

4

4.0

4

4

4

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.1

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.3

3.5

3.5

HOT.

3.8

4.5

4.5

3.8

3.5

3.8

4.0

-

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

.

_

_

_

-

Dec.

*1.8

Jan. Feb.

Month

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

Hay .......................................

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

Water year

Mar.

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

61

63

66

45

40

39

35

Apr.

40

26

44

57

98

84

70

64

68

56

48

48

47

44

44

40

40

40

35

30

30

32

38

40

36

35

34

33

31

30

-

Seoondfoot-days

_

349

1,362

461.0

25.1 

43.1

48.1

Hay

30

30

30

33

29

24

22

21

19

17

16

15

14

14

17

14

13

11

10

9.4

9.4

8.9

7.7

5.8

6.1

6.4

4.6

4.8

5.1

6.4

7.4

Hajdjnmn

_

98

33

6.3 

8.1

7.7

June

5.8

4.8

4.6

4.6

3.9

3.2

2.4

1.9

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.1

.9

.8

.7

.8

.5

.2

.3

.3

.4

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.3

-

July

0.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

.2

.2

.1

0

0

.1

.3

6.3

.9

.4

.9

.5

.3

.3

.5

.5

.3

.4

.6

1.0

6.0

2.4

1.8

IHtiiimwM

-

26

4.6

0 

.5

.2

Aug.

1.2

1.2

2.1

1.8

1.2

1.8

2.1

1.4

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.7

1.5

1.8

1.0

.9

.9

.9

1.0

8.1

2.1

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.7

.5

.5

Mean

_

49 9

45.4

14.9

.81 

1.39

1.60

Sept.

0.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.5

1.9

1.5

1.0

1.4

3.9

5.8

7.7

3.0

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.4

-

Run-off in 

acre- feet

_

2,700

914

50 

85

95

Peak discharge.- Bar. 27 (1 a.m.) 90 sec.-ft.j Apr. 5 (Ilt30 p.m.) 125 sec.-ft.; Apr. 9 (10 p.m.) 

85 sec,-ft.

 Discharge measurement.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Cimrron River at Ute Park, N. Mex.

195

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°34', long. 105°04', in Maxwell grant, half a mile 

downstream from Ute Creek and about 1 mile east of post office at Ute Park, Golfax 

County.

Drainage area.- 235 square miles.

Records available.- July 1907 to December 1914 and October 1930 to September 1939 In reports or Qeoioglcal Survey. July 1907 to December 1931 In reports of State engineer.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 149 second-feet May 31 (gage height, 2.86 feet); 

minimum dally discharge, 4.1 second-feet Nov. 6 (may have been lower during ice period).

1930-39: Maximum discharge, 253 second-feet July 18, 1938 (gage height, 3.27 feet); 

minimum daily discharge, 1.5 second-feet Jan. 18-20, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect and periods of missing gage 

heights, Which are poor. Flow regulated by Eagle Nest Reservoir (capacity, 78,800 

acre-feet). Diversions for Irrigation above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 193S to September 1939

Bay

1

8

s

t

5

6

1

a

9 

10

11

18 

IS 

14

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21

as

83 

84 

85

86 

87 

28 

89

SO 

SI

Oct.

10 

10ii

13

13

13 

15 

22 

22 

14

10 tio tio tio

til

til 

11 

11 

11 

11

10 

10 

10 

10 

9.5

9.8 

8.6 

7.7 

7.4 

7.2 

6.9

HOT.

6.9 

6.9 

6.7 

6.4 

6.9

4.1 

 5 

*6 

 7 

7.7

7.7 

7.4 

 7.5 

 7.5 

 7.5

8.3 

7.7 

*6 

 7 

 7

 7 

 6 

 5 

 5 

 5.5

 5.5 

 5 

 5 

 5.5 

»6

Dec.

*6 

*6 

 6 

*6 

*6

*6 

*6 

t6.5 

t6.5 

t6.5

t6.5 

t6.5 

 6.5 

 7 

 7

5.7 

 6.5 

 8.5 

 8.5 

5.7

*8 

6.9 

 7

 7 

 7

 7 

 7 

 7 

 7 

 8 

*8

Jan.

8 

8 

.5

.5 

.7

.5

.5 

8.5 

8 

7.5.

7.5' 

8 

8 

7.5 

7

6,5 

7.4 

7.8 

7.5 

8.5

8.5 

8 

7.5 

7.5 

7.5 

7.5

Feb.

»7 

 7 

t6.5 

t6.5 

t7

t7 

t7 

t7 

t7 

t7

t7 

 7 

 6.5 

 7 

 7

 7 

t6.5 

t6.5 

t6.5 

t6.5

t6.5 

t6.5 

t6 

t6 

t6

t6 

t5.5 

t5

 Month

Oet 

HOT

Dec

C

Jan 

Pel 

Mat

£ 

Jui Jul £*Sei 

1

,,.ry

 11.....................................

teober .................................

later year 1938-3

Mar.

t5 

t5.5 

t6 

7.4 

t8

t8 

t8 

8.3 

7.4 

7.2

7.4 

8.9 

9.5

11 

11

11 

11 

12 

13 

13

13 

14 

16 

18 

18

18 

20 

18 

16 

16 

15

Apr.

16 

18 

18 

23 

34

38 

35 

35 

38 

38

33 

31 

31 

t30 

29

29 

26 

23 

21 

18

18 

21 

25 

28 

31

31 

31 

31 

32 

32

Seoondf cot-days

346.1 

192.7 

209.8

11,116.7

235.6 

184.0 

360.6 

844.0 

2,860 

3,257 

2,429 

643 

663

12,224.8

»»7

34 

34 

46 

61 

62

53 

51 

77 

77 

74

79 

98 

86 

84

105

105 

105 

103 

103

77

80 

109 

113 

113 

119

122 

124 

132 

142 

144 

148

Maxfcnum

22 

8.3 

8.5

151

8.5 

7 

20 

38 

148 

146 

117 

33 

38

148

June

146 

144 

142 

144 

142

141 

139 

137 

136 

136

132 

134 

134 

134

124

111 

69 

69 

94 

94

100 

69 

69 

46 

42

67 

70 

70 

109 

113

July

95 

76 

74 

89

114

116 

117 

92 

69 

82

89 

89 

94 

97 

62

61 

79 

82 

82 

80

82 

65 

62 

82

77

69 

64 

64 

50 

36 

39

Minimum

6.9 

4.1 

5.7

2.3

6.5 

5 

5 

16 

34 

42 

36 

16 

18

4.1

Aug.

33 

29 

28 

22 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

17 

16 

19 

21 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

25

29 

18 

17 

18 

21

22 

21 

20 

18 

19 

22

Mean

11.2 

6.42 

6.77

30.5

7.60 

6.57 

11.6 

28.1 

92.3 

109 

78.4 

20.7 

22.1

33.5

Sept.

21 

22 

20 

19 

25

25 

27 

38 

32 

26

20 

20 

20 

20 

25

29 

25 

22

21 

20

20 

19 

19 

19 

19

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

Run-off in 

acre-feet

686 

382 

416

22,050

467 

365 

715 

1,670 

5,670 

6,460 

4,820 

1,280 

1,320

24,250

 Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice; discharge computed on oasis of three dischargemeasurements, gage heights, weather records, and records for station at Springer.

tQage height missing or uncertain; discharge computed on oasis of weather records and records for 

station at Springer.
196 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Clmarron River at Springer, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°22', long. 104°37', in sec. 33, T. 25 N., R. 22 

£.. 300 feet downstream from highway bridge, an eighth of a mile west of Springer, 6 

miles downstream from Rayado River, and 6 miles upstream from confluence with Canadian 

River.

Records available.- July 1907 to December 1909 and October 1930 to September 1939 in reports of Geological Survey. August 1907 to December 1909 and January 1921 to December 

1931 in reports of State engineer.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,250 second-feet Oct. 8 (gage height, 5.86 

reet); minimum daily discharge, 0.4 second-foot July 24-27.

1930-39: Maximum discharge, 3,690 second-feet June 3, 1937 (gage height, 9.15 feet), 

from rating curve extended logarithmically above 1,300 second-feet; minimum daily discharge, 0.1 second-foot Apr. 11, 1933.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect and periods of missing gage 

heights, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

8 

3 

4 

S

6 

7 

8

0 

10

11

12 

IS 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

83 

84 

85

86 

87 

88 

89 

SO 

31

Oct.

*4.5 

*4.5 

4.1 

4.1

4.1

4.1 

4.1 

737 

220 

131

63 

47 

37 

33 

28

25 

23 

20 

14

11

11 

11 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

11 

11 

11 

8.6

HOT.

7.8 

7.4 

7.0 

7.0 

7.4

8.2 

8.2 

8.2 

8.6 

8.2

7.8 

7.0 

6. 

6. 

6.

6. 

6. 

6. 

6. 

6.4

6.4 

6.0 

5.4 

5.7 

5.7

6.4 

5.4 

5.4 

5.1 

5.7

Dec.

6.0 

6.7 

6.0 

6.0 

5.7

5.7 

5.7 

6.4 

6.7 

7.0

6.7 

6.7 

7.0 

6.4 

5.7

7.4 

9.0 

8.2 

8.2 

11

11 

9.4 

8.2 

8.2 

8.2

8.2 

t8 

t8 

8.2 

9.4 

9.8

Jan.

11 

9.0 

9.4 

9.8 

6.7

8« 2 

9.0 

13 

15

11

11 

7.8 

7.4 

*7.5 

*7

*7.5 

*7.5 

»8 

»8 

*8.5

*9 

»10 

»11 

12 

8.2

9.8 

9.0 

t9 

t9 

9.8 

t8

Feb.

6.4 t9 

t9 

9.4 

11

11 

11 tio tio

til

11 

12 

12 

14 

12

t!2 

t!2 

12 

9.4 

12

9.8 

8.6 

9.8

11 

9.0

8.2 

7.8 

7.0

Month

Oet 

Hoi 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fet 

Mar 

Apr

Jut Jill Aug

Sty 

«

nary

11.....................................

y. .....................................

ater year 1938-39......................

Mar.

8.2 

13 

19 

18 

13

14 

16 

18 

17 

20

20 

19 

19

IS 

18

19 

19 

21 

24 

27

31 

30 

30 

19 

16

9 0 

7 0 

5 7 

5 4 

5 1 

4 8

Apr.

4.1 

3.8 

3.8 

6.7 

27

84 

102 

92 

85 

91

92 

28 

34 

39 

38

38 

40 

34 

14 

9.8

7.4 

6.7 

6.0 

5.4 

5.1

4.1 

3.8 

3.6 

5.7 

4.4

Seoondfoot-days

1,542.1 

202.7 

234.8

6,067.0

287.1 

287.4 

523.2 

918.4 

167.6 

71.2 

97.6 

356.0 

90.6

4,778.7

May

5.4 

6.0 

6.7 

5.7 

6.0

6.0 

4.4 

6.4 

5.7 

5.7

9.0 

6.7 

5.1 

4.1 

5.7

6.0 

5.4 

4.1 

3.8 

3.3

4.4 

5.1 

3.6 

2.6 

5.4

7.0 

6.0 

6.4 

5.7 

5.4 

4.8

Maximum

737 

8.6

11

737

15 

14 

31 

102 

9.0 

4.8 

57 

88 

8.6

737

June

4.4 

3.8 

3.6 

3.3 

3.1

2.8 

2.4 

2.1 

1.9 

1.9

1.9 

1.6 

1.9 

1.6 

2.8

2.4 

1.9 

1.2 

1.1 

1.1

4.8 

4.4 

3.1 

2.1 

2.1

1.9 

1.6 

1.4 

1.6

1.4

July

1.4 

1.9 

1.3 

1.1 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.6 

1.6 

1.4

1.2 

.8 

.7 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.0 

.8 

.6

.6 

.5 

.5

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.5 

6.7 

57 

7.4

M^Tp^fffim

4.1 

5.1 

5.7

1.5

6.7 

6.4 

4.8 

3.6 

2.6 

1.1 

.4 

2.1 

1.1

.4

Aug.

14 

43 

29 

17 

11

6.0 

4.1 

4.4 

3.6 

2.8

2.6 

2.6 

5.1 

6.0 

3.8

3.6 

3.1 

2.4 

2.1 

59

88 

9.8 

6.0 

4.8 

4.4

3.6 

3.1 

3.1 

3.1 

2.8 

2.1

Mean

49.7 

6.76 

7.57

16.6

9.26 

10.3 

16.9 

30.6 

5.41 

2.37 

3.15 

11.5 

3.02

13.1

Sept.

1.9 

l.« 

1.9 

1.6 

1.4

1.2 

1.1 

1.1 

2.6 

8.6

6.0 

3.6 

3.3 

3.3 

3.6

4.8 

4.8 

4.1 

3.8 

3.1

2.6 

3.3 

3.3 

3.1 

2.8

2.6 

2.6 

2.4 

2.1 

2.4

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,060 

402 

466

12,030

569 

570 

1,040 

1,820 

332 

141 

194 

706 

180

9,480

Peak discharge.- Oct. 8 (4 to 5 p.m.) 1,250 see.-ft.} July 30 (1 a.m.) 235 sec.-ft.; Aug. 2 

(9-p.m.) 260 BBC.-ft.; Aug. 20 (11 p.m.) 595 see.-ft.

 Gage height missing or incomplete; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for 

station at Ute Park.

tStage-dlscharge relation affected by ice; discharge computed on basis of gage heights, weather 

records, and records for station at Ute Park.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 197

Six Mile Creek near Eagle Nest, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°32', long. 105°16' f in Maxwell grant, 88 feet 

downstream from highway bridge, a quarter of a mile upstream from high-water line of 

Eagle Nest Reservoir, and 3 miles southwest of Eagle Nest, Colfax County. Prior to 

Sept. 12, 1938, water-stage recorder at highway bridge, datum 0.43 foot higher.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1939 in reports of Geological Survey. 

April 1928 to December 1931 in reports of State engineer.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during water year 1937-38, 36 second-feet Apr. 25; maximum 

 gage height, 2.59 feet Mar. 31; minimum daily discharge, 0.2 second-foot Aug. 2-8. 

Maximum discharge during water year 1938-39, 20 second-feet Apr. 4 (gage height, 

0.84 foot, present datum); no flow June 17-21, July 12.

1930-39: Maximum discharge, 230 second-feet Apr. 11, 1937; maximum gage height 

recorded, 3.38 feet, former datum, Apr. 2, 1937, during ice Jam; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect and periods of incomplete 

or uncertain gage heights, which are poor. No records during winter. Diversions for 

Irrigation above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1937-39 

1937-38

D«y

i

2

3

4

S

S

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IS

17

IS

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.8

2.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.6

2.4

8.4

8.6

2.8

3.1

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.1

2.8

8.S

8.8

2.8

8.8

2.8

3.1

2.6

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

Nor.

2.4

o 2*.22

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

*2.0

*2.2

 1.6

*1.6

»3.1

2.6

3.1

3.6

3.1

2.8

3.6

3.9

3.4

3.6

 2.8

3.4

2.8

2.6

-

Dee.

 2.2

2.4

2.2

t2.2

t2.2

t2.2

t2.3

t2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.8

3.4

3.4

-

-

-

~

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

Jan.

J2.4

Feb.

tE.O

Mar.

t3

3.1

2.8

2.4

»3.1

*2.4

 2.2

2.4

2.6

*2.6

 2.8

3.1

2.8

2.4

»3.4

»3.1

»3.1

2.8

 2.6

2.8

2.8

2.4

 2.8

 2.8

2.6

2.4

 2.4

2.2

*2.0

2.0

*2.0

Apr.

t2.5

t3.5

t4.0

ts.o

t4.2

3.1

»5.9

*3.9

»3.1

*3.4

3.6

5.5

5.5

4.8

*4.2

3.1

3.4

5.2

9.4

15

24

24

29

31

34

34

28

21

18

23

May

31

28

29

23

18

16

15

13

14

12

15

16

16

17

19

19

16

15

15

13

12

11

10

9.4

9.4

9.0

8.5

7.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

June

6.6

6.3

5.9

6.3

7.0

6.3

4.8

4.S

4.8

4.5

4.5

3.9

4.2

4.5

4.5

3.9

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.1

3.1

3.1

4.8

3.4

8.8

8.8

8.6

July

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.6

1.0

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.6

1.8

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

Aug.

0.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

2.4

3.6

3.4

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

Sept.

1.8

2.4

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

-

 Stage-discharge relation affected by ice; discharge computed on basis of gage heights, weather 

records, and records for Cienegullla Creek near Eagle Nest and Horeno Creek at Eagle Nest. 

tQage height incomplete or uncertain; discharge computed on same basis as those noted above. 

{Discharge measurement.
198 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Six Mile Creek near Eagle Hest, H. Hex., 1937-39 Continued

1938-39

Day Oct. Apr. May July Aug. Sept.

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.9

1.9 

3.1 

5.6 

3.3 

2.7

2.7 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.5 

2.5

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2^3

2.5 

2.3 

2.5 

2.9 

2.7

*2.5

*2.5 tl.6

4.7

5.4

5.9

10

12

8.9 

6.8 

5.6 

5.9 

6.3

6.3

5.6 

5.6 

5.6 

6.6

6.6 

7.8 

6.1 

5.4 

5.2

5.2 

5.4 

5.9 

7.1

7.1

7.1 

6.6 

6.3 

6.1 

6.1

6.1 

5.9 

5.9 

5.9 

5.2

4.5 

4.3 

3.9 

3.5 

2.9

2.2 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

1.9 

1.7 

1.5 

1.1 

.9

+ .3 

.2 

.2 

.2

0.4

.4

1.1

0.2 

.2

1.1

1.2 

1.1 

1.7 

2.2

1.7 

1.5 

1.5 

1.9 

3.1

1.9

1.4

1.5

.8

tl.O

tl.3 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

1.4 

1.4 

1.2

Secondfoot-daye Minimum Run-off In 

acre-feet

October 1957....

November........

December 1-16...

Calendar year

January 1938....

February........

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

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

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

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

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

August..........

September.......

Water year

October 1938- ... 

November 1-7 .... 

December........

Calendar year

January 1939. * * 

February........

March 20-31.....

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

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

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

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

August..........

September.......

Water year

88.0

80.0

39.7

3.4 

3.9 

3.4

2.4

1.6 

2.2

2.84

2.67

2.48

175

159

79

81.9

364.3

457.8

130.4

36.7

51.8

64.6

3.4

34

31

7.0

2.4

3.6

2.8

2.0

2.5

7.0

2.6

.6

.2

2.64

12.1

14.8

4.35

1.18

1.67

2.15

162

723

908

259

73

103

128

74.4

17.9

5.6 

2.9

1.5 

2.3

2.40

2.56

81.9

195.2

72.3

10.0

10.3

7.7

39.0

8.1

12

6.1

1.7

.9

1.1

3.1

4.1

4.7

6.82

6.51

2.33

.33

.33

.25

1.30

163

387

143

20

20

15

77

Peak discharge.- Mar. 21 (6 p.m.) 17 aeo.-ft.j Apr. 4 (9 p.m.) 20 sec.ft.; Apr. 11 (11 a.m.) 11 

 eo.-ft.; Apr. 17 (11 a.m.) 17 sec.-ft.; Apr. 18 (10 a.m.j 10 sec.-ft.; Aug. 3 (5 p.m.) 11 sec.-ft.

 Stage-discharge relation affected by ice; discharge computed on basis of gage heights, weather 

records, and records for Cienegullla Creek near Eagle Hest and Horeno Creek at Bagle Hest.

tOage height Incomplete or uncertain) discharge computed on same basis as those noted above.

tDischarge measurement.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 199

ttoreno Creek at Eagle Nest, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°34', long. 105°15', In Maxwell grant, 25 feet 

downstream from highway bridge., 1,000 feet west of Eagle Nest, Colfax County, and half 

a mile upstream from high-water line of Eagle Nest Reservoir. Prior to Sept. 18, 1938, 

water-stage recorder at highway bridge, datum 0.71 foot lower.

Re cords avaliable.- October 1930 to September 1939 In reports of U. S. Geological Survey. 

April L9Z8 to December 1931 In reports of State engineer.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge recorded during water year 1937-3S, 77 second-feet May 16 

fgage height, 2.37 feet, former datum); minimum dally discharge recorded, 0.6 secondfoot Aug. 9, 26, 27, Sept. 14.

Maximum discharge recorded during water year 1938-39, 51 second-feet Mar. 23 (gage 

height, 1.46 feet, present datum); no flow Aug. 18, 19, 30, Sept. 3-8.

1930-39: Maximum discharge recorded, 146 second-feet Apr. 15, 1937, from rating 

curve extended logarithmically above 70 second-feet; maximum gage height recorded, 3.54 

feet, former datum, Mar. 10, 1937, during Ice Jam; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of'Ice effect and periods of missing or 

part-day gage heights, which are poor. No record during winter. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1937-39 

1937-38

D«y

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

IS

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

SO

SI

Oct.

5.0

3.2

2.7

2.3

1.9

1.7

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.3

2.1

1.5

1.5

2.5

2.5

2.1

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.7

Nov.

1.9

1.9

1.9

1^9

1.7

2.1

2.5

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.7

1.7

2.1

2.5

2.1

2.1

2.5

2.3

*2.5

 2.5

 2.5

 2.5

Dee.

*3

»3

3.2

3

t3

t3

t3

t3

3.2

*3.4

4.4

3.8

3.8

*3

*3

*3

»3

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

.

_

_

-

Jan.

to. 7

Feb.

tl.9

Mar.

t5.5

5.9

5.3

7.2

6.2

»6

«5

5.0

4.4

4.4

*4.7

*5.5

 6.0

*7

*6.5

*6.5

8.7

9.8

7.9

8.7

12

13

9.1

8.7

14

17

8.3

*8

*8

*8.5

*5

Apr.

*5

*5

t9

t!4

*19

*19

15

12

12

19

22

27

25

22

18

16

19

23

29

34

44

38

40

41

42

44

51

53

48

55

-

May

60

55

60

55

46

46

50

44

52

54

63

65

66

64

69

76

70

63

58

50

44

45

44

38

32

29

27

24

19

19

19

June

16

12

9.5

9.5

14

10

9.1

9.8

15

9.8

9.1

11

18

22

12

10

7.6

7.2

6.8

6.2

5.6

5.0

4.7

5.9

5.0

6.2

5.9

$.6

5.9

6:2

-

July

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.0

3.8

2.9

2.7

2.3

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.3

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.3

Aug.

1.0

1.0

.9

3.2

1.7

1.1

.9

.7

.6

1.1

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.7

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.6

.6

.7

1.0

1.0

1.0

Sept.

1.7

3.8

3.6

2.7

2.9

4.1

4.7

2.3

1.0

1.0

2.5

1.9

1.7

.6

.7

2.7

3.8

2.8

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.1

.9

1.1

-

Peak discharge.- Hay 6 (11 p.m.) 56 sec.-ft.; Bay 9 (11 p.m.) 62 sec.-ft.; June 14 (la.m.) 41 

sec.-ft.

estage-dlscharge relation affected by Ice; discharge computed on basis of gage heights, weather 

records and records for Clenegullla Creek near Eagle Nest.

tdage height Incomplete or uncertain; discharge computed as noted above.

^Discharge measurement.
200 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In second-feet, Moreno Creek at Eagle Nest, N. Hex., 1937-39 Continued

1933-39

Day Apr. May July Aug. Sept.

1.3 

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.1

2.9

15

9.4

5.7 

4.9 

4.7 

4.4 

4.2

4.2 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.4

3.6 

2.9 

3.4

tl.8

2.7 

3.2 

2.9

18 

25 

t40

t30 

t25 

23

tie

16

14

14

13

15

16

15

15

13

13

12

10

9.1

8.5 

8.8 

9.7 

9.1 

9.1

7.7 

6.5 

6.8 

6.2 

6.0

5.7 

5.5 

5.2 

4.9 

4.9

4.9 

4.9 

4.9 

4.7 

4.2 

3.9

3.6 

3.6 

2.9 

2.7 

2.5

2.0 

1.3 

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

0.4 

.4

0.4 

.6

0.1 

.1 

0

0

0

0

3.2

1.2

1.6 

1.1

Secondfoot-days

Run-off In 

acre-feet

October 1937 ... 

November........

December 1-17...

Calendar year

January 1938....

February........

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

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

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

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

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

August..........

September.......

Water year

October 1938 

November 1-6 .... 

December........

Calendar year

January 1939 ... 

February........

March 20-31.....

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

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

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

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

August..........

September.......

Water year

5V. 3 

61.6 

54.8

5.0 

2.5 

4.4

1.1 

1.5 

3

1.85

2.05

3.22

114

122

109

237.8

820

1,506

280.6

70.9

34.5

59.5

5.9 

3.2

4.7

4.4

5

19

4.7

1.0

.6

7.67

27.3

48.6

9.35

2.29

1.11

1.98

472

1,630

2,990

557

141

68

118

114.7

19.7

1.0 

2.9

3.70

3.28

228

39

284

541

263.2

35.2

9.9

11.5

15.7

33

40

16

3.S

.6

1.2

3.2

15

12

3.9

.4

.1

0

0

23.7

18.0

8.49

1.17

.32

.37

.52

563

1,070

522

70

20

23

31

Peak discharge.- Oct. 8 (9 a.m.) 20 see.-ft.; Mar. 23 (11 p.m.) 51 sec.-ft.; Mar. 25 (11 p.m.) 

31 sec.-ft.; Mar. 26 (1 p.m.) 31 sec.-ft.; Apr. 4 (10 p.m.) 45 sec.-ft.; Sept. 9 (6:30 p.m.) 47 sec. 

ft.

 Stage-discharge relation affected by ice; discharge computed on basis of gage heights, weather 

records, and records for Cieneguilla and Six Mile Creeks near Eagle Nest.

tGage-helght record incomplete or uncertain; discharge computed as noted above.

{Discharge measurement.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 201

Rayado River at Sauble ranch, near Cimarron, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°22', long. 104°58', In T. 25 N., R. 19 E., In 

raxwell grant, at Sauble ranch, 10 niles southwest of Clmarron and about 16 miles upstream from confluence with Clmarron River.

Records available.- May 1911 to December 1914 (at site 3 miles upstream) and October 1950 

 to September'1939 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1915 to December 1931 in 

reports of State engineer.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 172 second-feet Oct. 8 (gage height, 2.65 feet); 

minimum dally discharge, 2.5 second-feet Aug. 17, Sept. 6, 7.

1930-39: Maximum discharge, 543 second-feet Apr. 13, 1937 (gage height, 3.5^ feet), 

from rating curve extended above 140 second-feet; minimum daily discharge, 0.5 secondfoot Dec. 8, 1932, Nov. 22, 1934.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. No diversions above station, many below.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

S

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

18 

13 

14 

IS

16

17 

18 

19 

20

SO. 

82 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

4.7 

4.5 

4.5 

4.2 

4.7

4.0 

4.9 

117 

52 

34

26 

19 

16

14 

13

11 

11 

9.4 

9.0 

9.0

8.7 

9.0 

8.7 

8.7 

8.4

7.8 

6.9 

6.9 

6.3 

6.3 

4.7

lov.

6.3 

6.0 

»7 

»7 

*7

*4 

*5 

*8 

*6.5 

*6.5

*6.5 

*6 

»6 

*6 

»6.5

*7 

»7 

*6.5 

*6 

*6.5

*6 

*5.5 

*5 

*5 

»5

*5.5 

»5.5 

*5.5 

*6

*6

Dee.

 5.5 

*5 

*5 

 5.5 

*5.5

«5.5 

»5.5 

5.6 

5.6 

5.6

5.6 

«5 

*5 

*5.5 

*5.5

5.6 

*6 

*6 

6.6 

6.6

*5.5 

«5 

*5.5 

»5.5 

*5.5

*5.5 

«4.5 

»5 

*5.5 

*5.5 

*6

Jan.

*6 

 6.5 

6.9 

6.9 

*6

t5.0 

*5 

*4.7 

*5 

«5.5

5.6 

*5.5 

5.8 

«5.5 

*5

»5 

*5 

»5.5 

»5.5 

*6

»6 

5.3 

*4.5 

»4.5 

*5

*5 

»5 

*5 

«5

«5 

»5

Feb.

*4 

*3.5 

«3.5 

*4 

 4

*4.5 

*4 

*4 

*4 

»4

*4 

t4.0 

*4 

*4 

*4

*4 

»4 

*4 

»4 

*4

 4 

*4.5 

*4.5 

«4.5 

»4.5

»4.5 

*4.5 

»4.5

Month

Dot 

Wtn 

Dec

e

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

*>J 

J\m 

Jul 

Aug 

Sec

11

uary

ater year 1938-3

Mar.

*5 

«5 

*5 

 5.5 

*5.5

*5.5 

*6

te.o

*6 

*6

*7 

*8 

*10 

*15 

*20

«25 

*30 

»30 

31 

36

34 

40 

52 

70 

45

44 

54 

38 

30 

30 

31

Apr.

40 

45 

49 

61 

85

80 

70 

82 

92 

85

72 

69 

65 

60 

60

58 

55 

45 

32 

32

34 

36 

42 

46 

46

46 

46 

46 

46 

46

Seoondfoot-days

454.3 

180.3 

170.7

3,439.5

167.2 

115.0 

735.5 

1,671 

979 

223.5 

126.1 

119.4 

118.7

5,060.7

*>y

48 

52 

52 

54 

50

48 

45 

42 

40 

38

35 

35 

36 

34 

38

32 

30 

27 

25 

23

22 

20 

19 

18 

18

18 

18 

16 

17 

15 

14

MaxinuBi

117 

7 

6.6

117

6.9 

4.5 

70 

92 

54 

14 

7.2 

5.6 

12

117

June

14 

13 

12 

12

11

11 

9.8 

9.0 

8.7 

8.1

7.8 

7.5 

7.2 

6.9 

6.3

5.8 

5.8 

5.6 

5.6 

5.6

5.1 

4.9 

5.1 

4.9 

4.5

4.7 

4.7 

5.3 

6.3 

5.3

July

4.9 

4.2 

3.8 

3.5 

3.3

&.2 

2.8 

3.5 

4.2 

3.3

3.0 

2.8 

2.7 

5.1 

5.8

5.1 

4.2 

3.6 

3.6 

3.5

3.2 

3.2 

3.8 

3.3 

3.3

3.5 

4.0 

4.7 

7.2 

6.9 

6.9

Minima

4.0 

4 

4.5

2.4

4.5 

3.5 

5 

32 

14 

4.5 

2.7

2*. 5

2.5

Aug.

5.1 

4.9 

5.1 

4.5 

3.8

4.0 

5.1 

5.6 

3.8 

3.3

3.2 

3.0 

3.3 

3.5 

2.8

2.7 

2.5 

2.7 

2.7 

3.2

5.1 

3.6 

4.2 

4.7 

3.3

3.5 

4.2 

4.7 

4.0 

3.5 

3.8

Mean

14.7 

6.01 

5.51

9.42

5.39 

4.11 

23.7 

55.7 

31.6 

7.45 

4.07 

3.85 

3.96

13.9

Sept.

3.5 

3.3 

3.0 

2.7 

2.7

2.5

2.5 

3.0 

3.8 

5.3

3.8 

3.2 

3.8 

4.9 

6.9

12 

6.6 

4.9 

4.2 

3.5

3.2 

3.2 

3.0 

3.2 

3.0

3.3 

3.3 

3.5 

3.3 

3.6

Run-off in 

acre-feet

901 

358 

339

6,830

332 

228 

1,460 

3,310 

1,940 

443 

250 

237 

235

10,030

Peak discharge.- Oct. 8 (8 a.m.) 147 sec.-ft.; Oct. 8 (8 p.m.) 172 see.-ft.; Apr. 5 (9 p.m.) 165 

sec.-ft.; Apr. 6 (7 p.m.) 123 sec.-ft.; Apr. 8 (10 p.m.) 153 sec.-ft.; Apr. 9 (10 p.m.) 120 BOO.-ft.

 Stage-discharge relation affected by loe; discharge computed on basis of five discharge measurements, gage heights, weather records, and records for Vermejo River near Dawson.

tDlscharge measurement.

J44755O iO -H
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Rayado River near Miami, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete Farshall flume, lat. 36°23', long. 104°53', 

 in Wi sec. 25, T. 25 N., R. 19 E., 50 feet downstream from diversion dam for Valdez 

ditch, 6 miles northwest of Miami, and about 18 miles west of Springer.

Records available.- March to September 19S9.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period of record, 44 second-feet liar. 24 (gaa;e height, 

1.68 feet); no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good except those above 10 second-feet, which are poor. Diversions for 

Irrigation above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Dot 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

T

alendar year ......................

oh 10-31 JQ

y. .....................................

he perlo

Mar.

0.5

.5 

.5 

.4 

.3 

.3

.3 

.2 

.3 

.3 

.3

.2 

.2 

.3

IS 

0

0 

0 

0

.1 .1 .1

Apr.

0.1

.1 

.1

.2

.1

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1 

4.8

8.0 

6.4 

5.2 

2.4 

.8

.8 

.8 

.6 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.1 

3.7 

8.7 

9.1 

11

Secondfoot-days

:

-

21.0 

54.9 

317.2 

14.9 

.8 

0 

0

-

May

11 

12 

13 

13 

13

16 

17 

13 

13

13

18

18 

18 

11 

10

8.0 

6.0 

5.6 

6.9 

8.4

8.0 

7.5 

5.9 

5.7 

7.1

7.3 

6.2 

5.8 

5.4 

5.8 

5.5

Maximum

-

-

IS 

11 

18 

5.4 

.3 

0 

0

-

June

5.4 

3.3 

1.6 

1.1 

.9

.4 

.1

.1 

.1 

.3

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

.1 .1

.1 

.1

.2 

.2 

.2

July

0.3 

.3 

.2 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Minimum

-

-

0 

.1 

5.6 

0 

0 

0 

0

-

Aug.

Mean

"

-

0.95 

2.1s 

10.2 

.50 

.03 

0 

0

-

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

~

-

42

129 

629 

30 

1.5 

0 

0

832

Peak discharKe.- Mar. 24 (7 a.m.) 44 sec. -ft.; May 6 (1 to 4 D .n.) 20 see. -ft.; May 7 {12 m. ) 21
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 203

Colmor intake canal near Ocate, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°09', long. 104°53', in SWi sec. 12, T. 22 N., R. 

10 E., 130 feet downstream from head gate, 5 miles southwest of Lake Charette, and 10 

miles southeast of Ocate.

Records available.- May 1933 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, about 375 second-feet probably on Oct. 9 (gage 

height, 3.95 feet, from recorded range In stage), from rating curve extended above 50 

second-feet on basis of hydraulic properties of canal; no flow for long periods.

1933-39: Maximum discharge, about 695 second-feet Aug. 26, 1953, June 1, 1937 

(gage heights, 5.14 and 5.17 feet, respectively), from rating curve extended above 50 

second-feet on basis of hydraulic properties of canal; no flow for long periods.

Remarks.- Records poor. Diversions for Irrigation above station. Canal delivers water 

to Lake Charette, which serves as a reservoir for Colmor Irrigation district.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

a

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

5 

50 

10

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

.1

0 

0

.1 .1 .1 .1

Hov.

0.1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

.1

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Hay 

Jim 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

1 ater year ly38-3

Mar.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

.6 

.9 

2.3 

2.0

.7 

0 

0

.4 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

4.6

.1 

.2 

1.6 

0 

0

.5 

2.7 

2.3 

1.3 

.6

.2 

.9 

1.9 

1.2 

.7

.5 

.4 

.3 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

0 

0 

0

Secondfoot-days

65.5 

.2 

0

300.8

0 

0 

6.9 

20.4 

0 

.1 

41.0 

5.7 

0

139.8

May

Maximum

50 

.1 

0

60

0 

0 

2.3 

4.6 

0 

.1 

32 

5.7 

0

50

June

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

.1

July

0.3 

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 

.5 

.3 

32 

7.9

IH Til mum

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

5.7 

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

Mean

S.ll 

.01 

0

.82

0 

0

'.68 

0 

0 

1.32 

.18 

0

.38

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

130

.4 

0

596

0 

0 

14 

40 

0 

.2 

81 

11 

0

277

Note.- Oage heights missing Oct. 

discharge computed on basis of ran 

Sauble ranch, near Cimarron.

24, Nov. 4-24, Nov. 27 to Jan. 4, Jan. 8 to Mar. 6, Hay 13-19; 

Ln stage, weather records, and records for Rayado River at
204 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Mora Rl/er at La Cueva, N. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, 1st. 35°56', long. 105°14', In Mora grant., at highway 

bridge at La Cueva, Mora County, Just downstream from wasteway from La Cueva canal, a 

quarter of a mile downstream from Las Vegas-Kora highway bridge, and half a mile downstream from La Cueva dam site.

Records available.- August 1903 to July 1911, April 1931 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year not determined; minimum daily discharge, 4,2 

second-feet July 13.

1931-39: Maximum discharge, 1,210 second-feet June 26, 1938 (gage height, 7.16 

feet), from rating curve extended above 400 second-feet; no flow at times.

RemarKs.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect and periods of missing gage 

heights, which are poor. Diversions for Irrigation above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

10 

7.6 

8.0 

13 

t!4

t!2 

t35 

t400 

t250 

t!50

100 

89 

81 

73 

70

68 

67 

60 

53 

46

39 

33 

29 

24 

21

21 

23

18 

13

IB

Hov.

16 

14 

15 

14 

t!5

t!5 

15

15 

20 

17

15 

14 

10 

10 

13

12 

13 

12 

11 

12

15 

14 

t!3 

t!3 

t!4

t!4 

t!5

t!5tie tie

Dec.

tie tis tis tis

t!4

t!4 

13 

12 

13 

15

13 

17 

13 

15 

14

18 

15 

12 

14 

16

15 

12

»9

*10

*12 

*12

Jan.

*13 

*13 

12 

9.7

12

12 

15

10 

12

10 

»9 

»9 

»8 

*8

»9

*10

tio

t!2

t!2

t!3 

til 

t!2 

t!2tie

18 

17 

14

12

9.7

Feb.

»8 

»7 

»9 

»9 

t9

*10

tio tio

t9 

»9

*10

til 

til

t!2

t9 

10 

12 

13

9.7 

12

12

14

13 

8.0 

»8

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

nary

ater year 1253-3

Peak discharge. -

263 sec. -ft.; Aug.

0

Mar.

»9

11 

10 

9.1

14 

15 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

22 

28 

30

39 

49 

56 

64

73

73 

67 

73 

84 

78

79 

86 

91 

81 

75 

70

Apr.

68 

75 

87 

111 

136

128 

117 

109 

106 

114

109 tioo

t90

tso 

tso

tso 

tso

t75 

t70 

t70

tso

t90 tioo

109 

106

99 

99

104 

97 

95

Secondfoot-days

1,863.6 

423 

411

8,820.2

362.4 

290.7 

1,372.1 

2,864 

2,063 

341.7 

388.8 

1,249

12,383.1

May

97 

104 

107 

102 

102

102 

102 

91 

76 

67

71 

64 

73 

75 

79

75 

53 

60

60 

56

67 

60 

49 

43 

42

43 

30 

34 

30 

25 

24

Maxi-u*

400 

20 

18

400

18 

14 

91 

136 

107 

32 

67 

102

400

June

23 

18 

13 

28 

32

19 

10 

10 

8.4 

9.7

12

10 

9.7 

7.2

7.2

8.0 

8.4

3.4 

10

8.0 

7.6 

8.0 

8.0

7.2

8.0 

8.7 

6.9 

6.9 

8.4

July

8.0 

7.2 

7.2 

8.4 

6.1

5.8 

6.1 

6.1 

5.4

5.2

5.8 

4.7 

4.2 

10 

24

39 

15 

7.2 

7.6 

7.2

5.2 

5.4 

5.4 

6.1 

7.2

6.9 

6.5 

4.9

20 

67 

64

Aug.

32 

90 

102 

75 

67

71 

70 

71 

45 

36

33 

36 

39 

35 

32

26 

21

15

40

76 

28

22 

20

22 

24 

25 

19 

17 

14

minium Mean

7.6 60.1 

10 14 . 1 

9 13.3

3.0 24.2

8 11.7 

7 10.4 

9 41.3 

68 95.5 

24 66.5 

6.9 11.4 

4.2 12.5 

14 40.3

4.2 33.9

July 30 (11 p.m.) 193 sec. -ft.; Aug. 2 (8 p.m.) 263 sec. -ft.; Aug. 2 

3 (11 p.m.) 202 sec. -ft.; Aug. 20 (7 p.m.) 175 sec. -ft.

Sept.

13 

15 

12 

11 

10

10 

9.7 

9.1 

10 

18

12 

12 

10 

21 

56

84 

67 

58 

47 

35

33 

30 

28 

26 

24

24 

24 

15 

15 

15

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,700 

839

815

17,490

719 

577 

2,720 

5,680 

4,090 

678 

771 

2,480

24,570

(10 p.m.)

 Stage-discharge relation affected by ice; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements, 

gage heights, weather records, and records for Mora River and Coyote Creek near Golondrinas.

tOage height missing or incomplete; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for 

Mora River and Coyote Creek near Oolondrinas.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 205

Mora River near Golondrlnas, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°53', long. 105°07', In Mora grant, naif a mile 

upstream from Coyote Creek and 2 miles east of Golondrlnas, Mora County.

Records available.- August 1903 to September 1904 (gage heights only, at former site at 

Weber) and uctober 1930 to September 1939 In reports of U. S. Geological Survey. March 

1915 to December 1931 In reports of State engineer.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 776 second-feet Oct. 8 (gage height, 6.29 feet); 

minimum dally discharge, 0.3 second-foot, July 11-13.

1930-39: Maximum discharge, 1,250 second-feet June 1, 1937 (gage height, 8.10 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 440 second-feet; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of Ice effect and periods of missing or 

incomplete gage-height record, which are poor. Diversions above station for Irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

13

10 tio

13

14

12

13

566

298

177

116

90

76

69

66

64

60

58

55

52

49

46

44

t40

t35

32

31

29

28

25

24

Bov.

25

24

24

23

23

25

22

22

24

23

20

19

19

18

17

16

15

16

17

17

*15

*16

*17

 17

»18

-

Dec.

»18

15

*15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

17

»15

»15

»16

17

17

*16

*16

»15

16

»10

*10

*10

»10

»10

#11

*12

»12

*13

Jan.

t!5

»15

t!4

»12

 13

*13

 15

*12

»12

»11

*10

»10

»9

t9

t9 tio

til

t!2

t!3

t!3

t!2

t!2

t!4

t20

»25

»20

*15

*14

»13

til

Feb.

->

 tio

J

 t!2

J

.

_

-

Month

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

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

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

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

Water year 1938-39......................

Mar.

»

1

> t!5

J

20

28

29

28

25

24

20

22

25

26

2S

34

40

46

52

56

50

51

59

63

57

63

67

65

59

56

Apr.

53

55

66

84

199

193

179

173

154

156

151

132

117

110

112

113

101

101

84

81

85

98

118

120

113

104

100

106

100

99

-

Seoondfoot-days

2,215

584

439

10,429.3

405

316

1,166

3,461

2,198

213.4

505.1

1,531.6

876.4

13,962.5

May

100

102

121

123

137

137

135

117

89

64

73

64

73

82

89

91

60

53

60

45

50

64

46

3S

31

33

26

21

24

22

23

Ma* *

566

26

18

566

25

67

199

137

25

192

194

156

566

June

17

| 20

12

12

24

25

13

8.5

8.1

6.0

6.0

6.7

5.6

5.3

4.2

3.4

2.7

2.7

2.9

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.9

3.2

2.7

2.9

2.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

-

July

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

.3

.3

.3

2.3

32

39

26

8.5

6.3

5.6

4.2

3.4

4.0

2.7

2.1

3.7

4.2

6.0

13

192

139

MinlM.

10

15

10

1.2

9

_

53

21

1.6

.3

9.6

1.4

.3

Aug.

53

58

194

136

82

115

95

130

69

50

40

33

53

48

37

28

17

15

13

13

123

38

24

19

15

15

16

16

15

12

9.6

Mean

71.5

19.5

14 .2

28.6

13.1

11.3

37.7

115

70.9

7.11

16.3

51.0

29.2

38.3

Sept.

6.5

8.1

7.0

5.1

3.4

3.4

1.8

1.4

2.0

10

9.2

6.7

4.8

13

40

158

104

102

74

42

41

34

31

28

28

26

26

23

18

17

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

4,390

1,160

671

20,680

603

628

2,320

6,660

4,360

423

1,000

3,140

1,740

27,700

§

eak discharge.- Oct. 8 (1 a.m.) 676 sec.-ft.; Oct. 8 (5:15 a.m.) 776 sec.-ft.; July 30 (2 a.m.) 

sec.-ft.; July 30 (6 a.m.) 483 sec.-ft.

 Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice; discharge computed on basis of two discharge measurements, weather records, and records for stations at La Cueva and near Shoemaker.

tGage-helght record missing or Incomplete; discharge computed on basis of weathe: 

records for stations at La Cueva and near Shoemaker.

er records and
206 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Mora River near Shoemaker, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°48', lone. 104°48', In sec. 10, T. 18 N., R. 20 

E., 5% miles east of Shoemaker and about 23 miles upstream from confluence with Canadian 

River.

Drainage area.- 1,160 square miles.

Records available.- October to December 1914 and October 1930 to September 1939 in reports 

of Geological Survey. October 1914 to December 1931 in reports of State engineer.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,600 second-feet Oct. 8 (gage height, 7.15 

reet;, from rating curve extended logarithmically above 3,000 second-feet; minimum 

daily discharge, 0.5 second-foot July 25, 26.

1930-39: Maximum gage height, 10.41 feet June 3, 1937 (discharge not determined); 

no flew at .times.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, and periods of missing gage 

heights, which are poor. Diversions for irrigation above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

2 

3

4 

S

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

28 

28

24 

25

.26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

'tsot25 

22 

22 

21

21 

2,130 

590 

450

314 

258 

192 

160 

139

120 

111 

98 

92 

84

80 

74 

68 

62 

58

56 

56 

56 

56 

56 

56

Hov.

55 

52

50 

50 

49

48 

44 

43 

41 

39

38 

33 

28 

24 

21

18 

17 

16 

14 

*12

*11 

»9 

»8 

»8 

»9

»9 

*10 

*10

*10 

*10

'Dec.

 10

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10

 10

11

1011 11

11 11 11

 10 

 10

 11 11

 12

 12 

 12

 11 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10

 11

 13 

*14

 15 

*17 

 18

Jan.

 20 

 21 

*22 

 24 

 25

 20 

 25 

 25 

 20 

*20

 20 

 20 

 15 

»12 

*15

 15 

 15 

*15 

 15 

»20

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30

*25 

 20 

 20 

 20 

*20 

»20

Feb.

 25

 20 

 20 

 20 

 20

 20 

 20 

 20 

 20 

 20

*25 

 30 

 35 

*40 

 45

 35 

»35 

*40 

»40 

*40

 40 

*40 

*40 

 40 

»40

*35 

 35 

 35

Month

Dot 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

Hay 

Jim 

Jul 

Aug 

fl«p

1

nary « 

11.....................................

y.. ....................................

ater year 1938-39......................

Mar.

 30 

*40 

*40 

*40 

 45

»45 

47 

70 

75 

67

62 

62 

58 

65 

75

76 

70 

74 

75 

81

97 

90 

86 

87 

98

86 

92 

104 

105 

93 

95

Apr.

90 

86 

92 

90

178

212 

222

218 

176 

156

152 

131

118 

100 

102

104 

107 

102 

95 

87

84 

82 

92

107 

105

95 

87 

80 

81 

76

Seoondfoot-days

5,578 

787 

353

20,157.7

659 

875 

2,230 

3,507 

1,155.2 

56.5 

939.3 

1,113.3 

789.5

18,042.8

Hay

72 

71 

72 

82 

87

92 

86 

82 

65 

49

34

34 

31 

37 

40

44 

41

18 

12

11 

til 

t!2tio

t9

t8 

t6 

t5 

t4 

3.6 

3.6

Haxljsuu

2,130 

55 

18

2,130

30 

45 

105 

222 

92 

3.2 

299 

150 

138

2,130

June

3:2

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.7

2.5 

2.3 

2.3

1.9 

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8

1.5 

1.4 

1.5 

1.5 

1.7

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.4 

1.4 

1.3 

1.4

July

1.4 

1.3 

1.1 

1.1 

.9

1.1 

1.1 

.8 

.9 

.9

.8 

.7 

.6 

1.7 

1.7

1.8 

1.5 

1.2 

.7 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.5

.5 

15 

299 

t250 

t200 

t!50

y<T.< mlwi

21

8 

10

1.4

12 

20 

30 

76 

3.6 

1.3 

.5 

1.7 

1.3

.5

Aug.

t60

tso

t!50 tioo 

teo

t!20 tioo

t!30 

t40 

t20

t20 

t20 

t20 

t25 

t20

t!5tio

4.4 

3.8 

3.8

34

50 

8.8 

3.8 

2.7

2.3 

2,3 

2.1

1.8 

1.8 

1.7

Mean

180 

26.2 

11.4

55.2

21.3 

31.2 

71.9 

117 

37.3 

1.88 

30.3 

35.9 

26.3

49.4

Sept.

1.5 

1.4 

1.4 

1.3 

1.7

1.5 

1.3 

1.3

1.3 

1.5

1.7 

1.7 

1.5 

1.5 

4.9

37 

84 

138 

90 

61

47 

48 

40 

36 

34

33 

33 

32 

28 

23

Run-off in 

acre-feet

11,060 

1,560 

700

39,980

1,310 

1,740 

4,420 

6,960 

2,290 

112 

1,860 

2,810 

1,570

35,790

Peak discharge.- Oct. 8 (6 a.m.) 4,600 sec.-ft.; July 28 (7 p.m.) 1,830 sec.-ft.; July 29 (1 a.m.) 

1,870 sec.-ft.; Sept. 18 (11 a.m.) 347 sec.-ft.

 Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice; discharge computed on baais of two discharge measurements, gage heights, weather records, and records for Mora River at La Cueva and near Golcndrlnas, 

and Coyote Creek near Golondrlnas.

tGage height Incomplete or uncertain; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records 

for Mora River at La Cueva and near Golondrlnas and Coyote Creek near Golondrlnas.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Coyote Creek near Golondrinas, N. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°55', long. 105°10', in Mora grant, a third of a 

mile downstream from Coyote Creek dam site, about 2 miles upstream from confluence with 

Mora River, and 2 miles northeast of Golondrinas, Mora County.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1939 in reports of Geological Survey. April 

1928 to December 1931 in reports of State engineer.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 450 second-feet Sept. 17 (gage height, 4.00 feetj, 

from rating curve extended above 20 second-feet; minimum daily discharge, 0.1 secondfoot July 20-27.

1930-39: MaxiTium discharge, 3,020 second-feet Aug. 30, 1936 (gage height, 10.1 feet, 

former site and datum), from rating curve extended above 250 second-feet; minimum daily 

discharge, that of July 20-27, 1939.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect and of missing gage heights 

ana those above 20 second-feet, all of which are poor. Diversions for irrigation 

above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

ft

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

18

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

2fl

29

SO

31

Oct.

 7.5

*7

«7

6.7

7.1

6.6

8.0

116

39

31

24

20

IB

16

15

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11 

9.B

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.1

Hov.

9.1

B.9

8.9

B.4

B.4

t6.5

t7

tB

B.6

6.4

B.4

t7.5

t6.5

t7

7.5

7.1

t7

t6

t6

t6

t6

t5.5

t5

t5.5

t5.5

t5 

t5.5

t6

t6.5

6.9

-

Dec.

6.7

5.B

5.4

6.6

6.0

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.6

5.4

5.4

4.5

4

4.5

5.3

5.8

5.3

5.2

5.0

5.5

,.

I

> t4.5

I

J

IJan.

X

I

> t5.5

I

J

III

J

I1,.

1

Feb.

,.

I

^ t4.5

1

J

l~

1

1

,.

1

> t5.5

J

1"

1-

-

-

Month

March. .......;.......,....................

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

Water year 1938-J 9. .....................

Mar.

t6

t7

te

tB

t7

tio

t!3

13

14

13

12

12

14

20

22

30

33

32

33

33

30

38

31

29

28 

23

IB

17

15

13

Apr.

10

9.3

8.4

19

32

40

48

43

38

31

29

28

26

22

IB

16

14

16

16

16

15

15

14

13

13

13 

12

12

13

13

-

Seoondfoot-daya

161.1

2,301.0

11.3

39.4

211.5

3,000.9

May

13

13

13

16

IB

16

13

11

8.4

5.2

4.9

4.7

5.2

4.4

4.9

5.2

4.1

2.5

2.4

1.4

1.4

1.9

1.0

.E

.4

.3 

.3

.3

.3

.3

.8

Ha-^fff.^

9.1

116

_

IB

2.1

14

37

116

June

0.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4 

2.1

.3

.2

.2

-

July

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

1.1

.8

.6

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

11

2.4

14

4.9

in*HTmm

1.3

_

.2

.1

.2

.1

Aug.

19

18

20

5.7

3.6

3.0

3.0

3.8

2.5

2.4

2.1

2.2

2.8

2.8

2.2

2.1

1.9

2.2

1.7

9.4

S7

4.7

3.0

2.2

1.0

.3 

.3

.5

.9

.6

.7

Mean

16.4

5.20

6.30

5.36

19.8

.38

7.05

8.22

Sept.

0.7

.7

.7

.8

.9

.6

.3

.2

.2

.4

.4

.3

.4

1.8

7.0

20

37

35

16

12

12

10

9.3

8.9

8.4

6.1 

6.1

5.2

4.9

5.2

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,010

414

320

4,560

309

298

1,220

1,220

22

420

5,960

Peak discharge.- Oct. 8 (3 a.m.) 244 sec.-ft.; Aug. 1 (3 p.m.) 73 sec.-ft.; Aug. 1 (5 p.m.) 78 

ic.-ft.; Aug. 2 (9 p.m.) 101 sec.-ft.; Aug. 21 (3 a.m.) 106 sec.-ft.} Sept. 17 (11 p.m. 450 sec«f 

 Gage heights missing; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Hora River 

; La Cueva and near Golondrinas.

tStage-dlsoharge relation affected by ice; discharge computed on basis of three discharge measure' 

pnts, gage heights, weather records, and records for Mora River at La Cueva and near Oolondrinas.
208 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

North Canadian River near Guymon, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°43'20", long. 101°29'30", In NWiSWi sec. 18, 

T. 3 N., R. 15 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 64, li miles upstream from Gulf Creek 

and 2i miles north of Guymon. Zero of gage Is 2,970.93 feet above mean sea level 

(general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 2,040 square miles.

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period March to September 1938, 9,020 second-feet 

sept. 5 (gage height, 7.58 feet); no flow at times.

Maximum discharge during water year 1938-39, 17,100 second-feet June 23 (gage height, 

9.45 feet); no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records poor. Records for water year 1938-39 collected and prepared In cooperation with Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; records for 1938 collected and computed by 

Corps of Engineers and prepared for publication by Geological Survey.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1938-39 

1938

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

_

_

_

-

-

.

_

_

7

6

6

4

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

2

1

0

1

2

1

1

5

14

7

4

2

Apr.

4

5

6

5

4

4

1

0

4

14

11

9

7

11

14

2

1

0

0

1

e

e

4

4

4

14

47

16

7

4

-

Hay

15

7

3

42

55

9

11

5

2

1

1

1

1

0

1

14

5

1

2

2

2

72

83

23

18

13

9

7

6

167

1,570

June

68

45

36

28

23

23

22

60

70

48

30

24

22

20

15

15

3,140

116

115

31

9

4

4

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

-

July

2

2

3

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

165

70

12

0

20

74

218

144

»134

»57

*31

 14

*7

»2

*1

*S13

2,130

371

Aug.

160

75

23

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

185

45

48

28

10

5

2

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

1

859

1,760

 5,080

 256

*63

50

36

28

20

11

9

7

5

6

6

5

5

4

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

13

7

-

Peak discharge.- June 17 (9:45 a.m.) 7,550 sec.-ft.j Sept. 3 (11:30 p.si.) 6,880 sec.-ft.; Sept. 5 

(4 a.m.; 9,020 sec.-ft.

 Gage-height record fragmentary; discharge computed from graph drawn on basis of once-daily 

readings.
ARKANSAS RIVfcR BASIN 209

Discharge, In second-feet, of North Canadian River near Guymon, Okla., 1938-39 Continued

1938-39

D«T

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oet.

4 

5

9 

10 

11

11 

12 

12 

31 

223

45

9 

5

4 

2

0 

0 

0

1 

5

5 

5 

2 

5 

5

5

4 

4 

2 

2 

4

Hov.

2

1 

0 

0 

2

2 

2 

4 

5 

4

2 

3 

4 

4 

6

6 

6 

4 

4 

4

4

2 

2 

4 

5

7 

11 

11 

10 

9

Dee.

9 

7 

6 

8 

7

10 

4 

4

7 

8

5 

5 

10 

16 

16

11 

18 

19 

19 

10

25 

18 

14 

11 

10

7 

4 

7 

6 

6 

5

Jan.

6 

7 

6 

7 

10

11 

12 

57 

30 

11

11 

10 

10 

9 

11

11 

10 

14 

14 

13

11 

10 

14 

6 

6

6 

4 

5 

4 

4 

6

Feb.

6 

6 

6 

10 

8

C

2 

0 

0 

0

0 

13

C

9 

6

J 

J

10 

5

4 

8 

12 

6

C

Month

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

T

Oct 

Hon 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jur 

Jul 

Aug 

Sei

W

uary 19

ober 193

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

alendar 

mary 192

year 

9

Mar.

0 

0 

0 

20 

11

7 

7 

6 

6 

7

9 

9 

*6 

*6 

»6

»6 

»6 

»6 

»6 

*7

6 

6 

6 

129

24

6 

76 

366 

24 

10

e

Apr.

7 

6 

6 

8 

1,480

91 

31 

28 

24 

19

22 

20 

18 

13 

12

9 

8 

5 

6 

6

6 

5 

4 

2 

3

5 

7 

6 

6 

5

Secondfoot-daya

75 

219 

2,148 

3,976 

4,276 

586 

8,260

-

442 

130 

312

-

346 

139 

792 

1,868 

106 

5,034 

1,808 

949 

25

11,951

*«y

4

4 

4 

4 

S

r 

3 

] 

] 

C

C 

2

4 

4

4 

4

4 

Z 

1

i 

I 

C 

C 

12

11 

4 

2 

] 

3

e

Maximum

14 

47 

1,570 

3,140 

2,130 

185 

5,080

-

223 

11 

25

-

57 

13 

366 

1,480 

12 

2,460 

1,200 

675 

1

2,460

June

29 

47 

9 

4 

2

2 

2 

2 

2

1

2 

2 

2

1 

1

1 

0 

0 

0

1

1 1

2,460 

*1,910 

 10

»3 

»3

 20 

464 

52

Minimum

C 

C 

C

]

C 

C 

C

(

C

t

i 

C

July

46 

1,200 

96 

«52 

*37

*22 

36 

32 

50 

48

6 

5 

5 

4 

2

1 

1 

*54 

 12 

»6

»6 

»4 

*4 

*3 

»3

*2 

*2 

7 

7 

2 

53

A\ig.

24 

14 

11 

8 

6

5 

9

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

16 

10

35 

14 

9 

37 

675

49 

8 

4 

2

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

Mean

3.3 

7.3 

69.3 

L 133 

) 138 

) 18.9 

) 275

-

) 14.3 

) 4.3 

10.1

_

11.2 

) 5.0 

3 25.5 

! 62.3 

3 3.4 

3 168 

L 58.3 

L 30.6 

D .3

D 32.7

Sept.

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

1 1 1 1

1 1 1 1 1

1 1 1 1 1

Run-off In 

acre-feet

149 

434 

4,260 

7,890 

8,480 

1,160 

16,380

38,750

877 

258 

619

-

686 

276 

1,570 

3,700 

210 

9,980 

3,590 

1,880 

50

23,700

Peek discharge.- Apr. 5 (8:15 a.m.) 5,930 sec. -ft.; June 23 (9 p.m.) 17,100 sec. -ft.; July 2

(2:30 a.m.) 4,800 sec.-ft.

 Qage-height record fragmentary; discharge computed from graph drawn on basis of once-daily readings.

Hote.- Stream frozen Feb. 8-11, Feb. 28 to Mar. 3.
810 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

North Canadian River at Beaver, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°49'20", long. 100°31'05", In SWi sec. 7, T. 4 

N., R. 24 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 270 at Beaver, 14 miles downstream from Home 

Cr/eek and 5 miles upstream from Clear Creek. Zero of gage is 2,371.16 feet above 

mean sea level (Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, bench mark).

Drainage area.- 7,210 square miles.

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1939. March 1904 to December 1905 (gage

heights only), at nearby site but different datum, published as "Beaver Creek at Beaver, 

Okla."

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period March to September 1938, 17,400 second-feet 

Sept. 5 (gage height, 7.25 feet); no flow at times.

Maximum discharge during water-year 1938-39, 16,300 second-feet July 2 (gage height, 

6.95 feet); no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records poor. Those of dally discharge for February 1939 not accurate enough 

to publish. Discharge for periods of fragmentary gage-height record, Aug. 4, 5, Sept. 

7 to Oct. 25, 1938, computed on basis once-daily readings. Records for water year 

1938-39 collected and prepared In cooperation with the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; 

records for 1938 collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and prepared for publication by Geological Survey.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1938-39 

1938

D^r

i

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

18

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Oct. Hov. Dee. Jan. Feb. Mar.

41

37

32

30

24

20

18

18

26

28

30

29

27

23

20

16

15

11

10

10

9

9

9

8

7

8

9

27

27

29

24

Apr.

22

22

22

22

21

20

13

11

17

34

36

42

38

28

27

26

49

34

25

21

27

33

64

68

58

52

93

66

85

68

May

56

77

195

1,150

583

419

142

98

72

60

41

29

26

22

21

1,300

814

236

131

80

56

475

1,740

532

170

124

98

90

85

77

3,510

June

2,730

635

241

115

93

70

192

150

2,070

690

165

115

90

68

58

72

85

2,460

1,490

228

157

82

54

42

51

49

68

45

34

28

July

24

21

17

14

14

15

14

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

13

106

66

25

53

36

127

66

31

13

8

4

1

25

175

700

Aug.

124

37

14

6

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

11

7

5

4

9

3

2

2

2

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

1

4,140

14,600

6,590

2,720

500

301

204

139

84

50

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

24

20

15

18

14

14

9

17

14

14

Peak discharge.- May 31 (II p.m.) 6,920 sec.-ft.; June 9 (4 p.m.) 4,070 sec.-ft.; Sept. 5 (3:30 

p.m.) 17,400 sec.-ft.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 211

Discharge, in second-feet of North Canadian River at Beaver, Okla., 1938-39 Continued

1938-39

D«y Oct. Apr. May July Aug. Sept.

43

105

9

11

14

12

12

13

13

12

13

15

15

15

t!5

t!5

t!5tie ti?

t!7 

t!8

t!9 

t21 

24 

20 

17

17

17

17

17

16

19

18

24

41

41

23

24

20

36

94

188

84

60

55

48

58

27

17

70

188

105

50

34

26

26

29

34

32

20

19

18

15

13

13

10

10

10

8

10

28

158

60

203

485

132

77

5,310

3,740

446

155

116

90

72

64

11

10

9

12

2,770

1,360

309

293

140

124

74

55

55

48

13

12

8

5

531

2,110

109

1 57

39

27

20

1

31

915

272

40

0

0

1

947

1,620

11,300

1,410

213

1,940

436

3,210

3,090

1,010

9,820

2,390

798

530

249

113

60

0

0

0

0

0

0

345

844

179

105

407

192

Secondfoot-clays

Run-off In 

acre-feet

January 1938.........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The period.........

October 1938.........

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

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

Calendar year

January 1939.........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1938-39.

631

1,144

12,509

12,427

1,669

234

29,803

41

93

3,510

2,730

700

124

14,600

2Q.4 

38.1

404

414 

53.8 

7.5

993

1,250

2,270

24,810

24,650

3,310

464

59,110

115,900

467

83

479

105

6

24

15.1

2.8

15.5

926

165

950

1,319

346

1,883

10,778

8,342

25,655

15,323

2,494

188

485

5,310

2,770

11,300

9,820

844

42.5

12.4

60.7

359

269

855

494

80.5

0

2,620

686

3,730

21,380

16,550

50,890

30,390

4,950

0

67,169 11,300 184 133,200

* Peak discharge.- Apr. 5 (7 p.m.) 11,300 sec.-ft.; June 24 (4 p.m.) 14,700 sec.-ft.; July 2 (5s30 

p.m.) 16,300 sec.-ft.

 Discharge measurement.

tStags-discharge relation affected by Ice; discharge computed on basis of one discharge measurement and gage heights.
212 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

North Canadian River near Supply, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°35'30", long. 99°35'30", In NEi sec. 6, T. 24 

N., R. 22 W., at bridge on State Highway 34, Ifc miles northwest of Supply and 6| miles 

upstream from Wolf Creek. Prior to Feb. 12, 1938, staff gage at same site and datum. 

Zero of gage Is 1,975.63 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 8,920 square miles.

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during water year 1937-38, 10,400 second-feet Sept. 7 (gage 

height, 8.18 feet); no flow at times.

Maximum discharge during water year 1938-39, 8,940 second-feet July 3 (gage height, 

7.85 feet); no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 9.4 feet, date unknown.

Remarks.- Records poor. Those of dally discharge for November 1937 to February 1938 not 

accurate enough to publish. Prior to Feb. 12, 1938, gage read twice dally. Records 

for 1938-39 water year collected and prepared In cooperation with the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; records for 1938 collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and 

prepared for publication by Geological Survey.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1937-39 

1937-38

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

SO

51

Oct.

21

20

18

11

11

11

10

18

157

20

22

159

162

81

83

65

74

54

42

31

25

23

18

17

15

13

11

11

11

9

7

NOT.

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

.

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

»11

-

-

-

_

-

*9

-

-

Dec.

_

_

_

-

-

»5

_

.

-

~

_

»8

-

_

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

Jan. Feb.

»0

_

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

»7

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

»42

-

_

_

_

_

-

Bar.

130

99

77

63

51

41

32

28

35

35

40

3S

30

24

22

18

15

12

11

12

9

7

7

6

7

6

8

21

24

19

16

Apr.

IS

17

16

17

17

16

24

17

24

72

111

202

246

202

230

188

130

104

86

94

104

120

130

111

96

120

216

163

141

141

-

May

108

106

99

497

1,750

3,710

834

437

280

202

165

130

108

94

76

130

219

612

657

216

130

247

2,600

2,060

825

338

216

141

101

79

744

June

2,980

1,830

891

466

280

290

345

120

106

378

796

338

202

141

101

141

130

111

957

1,770

496

246

165

90

217

218

246

99

62

44

-

July

35

26

17

12

7

6

8

6

3

2

2

1

1

1

1

26

226

34

12

6

6

10

3

2

7

20

6

3

7

21

12

Aug.

373

130

75

38

21

14

10

6

4

3

2

2

1

0

24

173

31

7

3

2

2

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

186

2,600

9,960

6,700

1,740

789

496

3SS

280

216

175

130

106

93

SI

71

66

57

50

45

40

35

31

26

SS

21

18

Peak discharge.- June 1 (12:15 a.m.) 4,130 sec.-ft.; Sept. 7 (1 a.m.) 10,400 sec.-ft. 

 Discharge measurement,
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 213

Discharge, In second-feet, of North Canadian River near Supply, Okie., 1937-59- Continued

1958-39

Apr. May July Aug. Sept.

13

113

49

34

39

124

576

241

130

99

77

74

659

»4,140

»5,020

*1,740

#436

22

21

20

18

17

990

975

246

202

165

120

104

97

84

68

57

51

44

57

51

26

21

16

12

10

14

854

111

70

47

52

186

525

»48

#17

#9

74

2,890

7,490

8,650

1,850

2,220

897

2,730

1,810

2.260

7,650

2,820

987

411

280

202

163

120

0

0

669

496

141

8econdfoot-days

Run-off In 

acre-feet

October 1937..........

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

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

Calendar year 1938,,

January 1938. .........

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

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

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

Hay...................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1937-38. .

October 1938 .........

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

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

Calendar year 1958. .

January 1939. .........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1958-39 

1,250

201

253

39.7

6.7 

8.2

2,440

399

502

215

446

945

5,170

17,889

14,254

529

925

24,575

130

246

5,710

2,980

226

573

9,960

6.9

15.9

50.4

106

577

475

17.1

29.8

812

422

885

1,870

6,290

35,480

28,270

1,050

1,830

48,340

64,424 176 1S7,800

109

5

85

1.5

.2 

2.7

216

10

169

62,877 9,960 172 124,700

843

524

1,561

14,128

4,558

21,606

17,511

1,566

0

57

50

576

5,020

990

7,490

7,650

27.2

11.6

50.4

471

147

720

558

50.5

0

1,670

643

3,100

28,020

9,040

42,580

54,540

3,110

0

62,096 7,650 170 123,200

Peak discharge.- Apr. 7 (7 a.m.) 6,090 see.-ft.; June 25 (3 p.m.) 8,740 see.-ft.; July 5 (12 m.) 

8,94O sec.-ft.

 Gage-height record fragmentary; discharge computed on basis of partial record.

tStage-discharge relation affected by Ice; discharge computed on basis of gage heights and observations of no flow Feb. 21, Mar. 1.

^Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice; discharge Interpolated.
214 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

North Canadian River at Woodward, Okla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 36°26'55", long. 99 0 23'55 n , on line between sees. 24 and 25, 

T. 23 N., R. 21 W., on county highway bridge just north of Woodward, 14 miles upstream 

from Indian Creek and 16 miles downstream from Wolf Creek. Zero of gage Is 1,867.44 

feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 10,700 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1939. November 1903 to December 1905 (gage 

heights only; and January to June 1906, at Atchlson, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway bridge 

6i miles downstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,500 second-feet June 25 and July 3 (gage 

height, 5.4 feet, reading at flood crsst); no flow at times. 

Maximum stage known, 9.3 feet Oct. 12, 1923.

Remarks.- Records poor. Those of dally discharge not accurate enough to publish. Gage 

read"at least once dally, oftener during floods. Gage-height record furnished by U. S. 

Weather Bureau prior to Mar. 11. Records of discharge collected and prepared In 

cooperation with the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Monthly discharge, watery year October 193B to September 1939

Month

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

Water year 1938-39....

Mean discharge 

(second- feet)

34 2

0

243

Rim-off 

(acre-feet)

0

175,900
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN ^lb 

North Canadian River at Canton, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°03'30", long. 98°34'55", In northwest corner of 

sec. 10, T. 18 N., R. 13 W., at bridge on State Highway 58, a quarter of a mile northeast of Canton and 7i miles upstream from Ninemile Creek. Prior to Mar. 5, 1938, 

staff gage at bridge 300 feet upstream, same datum. Zero of gage is 1,560.59 feet 

above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 11,600 square miles.

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period March to September 1938, 8,750 second-feet 

nay 19 (gage height, 10.25 feet); no flow at times.

Maximum discharge during water year 1938-39, 7,860 second-feet June 26 (gage height, 

9.78 feet); no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 16.6 feet, former slto, Oct. 13, 1923.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for March to September 1938, which are poor. Gage 

read once dally prior to Mar. 5, 1938. Records for 1938-39 water year collected and 

prepared In cooperation with the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; records for 1938 

collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and prepared for publication by the 

Geological Survey,

Discharge, In second-feet, 1938-39 

1938

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

257

104

104

239

126

112

95

84

93

90

92

89

82

85

79

73

69

64

56

50

31

23

19

19

18

22

27

50

60

51

55

Apr.

56

66

61

57

55

50

40

38

51

92

06

144

201

387

412

466

494

439

317

257

257

257

276

393

613

362

1,330

2,460

943

5S2

-

May

466

339

362

898

710

2,330

2,840

1,410

850

582

466

387

317

257

223

239

239

696

8,390

4,280

1,100

850

2,730

3,990

2,780

1,300

780

582

439

317

423

June

1,130

3,020

2,030

1,100

613

523

613

457

1,290

613

684

825

»907

»552

 412

 711

 966

*613

»582

1,830

1,8SO

 1,010

710

523

412

950

523

466

780

439

-

July

 296

 165

*95

»92

 79

»61

»50

»49

»50

 38

 31

 26

21

18

19

19

21

127

49

296

137

193

 102

 66

 52

 50

 41

33

53

42

86

Aug.

155

107

88

207

 92

 52

 34

 22

 13

*7

 5

»4

3

»2

»7

51

56

57

 68

 41

 19

»9

»5

»2

»1

»0

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

5

3

3

868

4,430

4,620

»1, 500

 850

*582

 564

 1,690

 339

 239

 185

153

122

104

 90

 81

 69

61

55

*47

 39

 31

»31

29

27

-

 Sage-height faulty; discharge computed from graph drawn on basis of once-daily readings.
216 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In second-feet, of North Canadian River at Canton, Okla., 1938-39 Continued

1938-39

Apr. May July Aug. Sept.

656

122

38

18

16

11

49

45

41

t35

t30

t33 

t36 

39

t26 

t32 

36

t28 

28

27

350

129

392

276

276

174

137

137

276

204

167

1,020

4,120

6,420

3,600

1,510

850

644

552

494

412

339

979

694

387

296

276

283

207

179

162

137

126

112

102

100

95

958

582

412

 362

 317 

»257

 223 

»196

 174

 157

 177

 276

 172

 124

 100

*79

66

55

 47 

»25 

265 

239 

174

»128 

 107

 78

 64

 30 

»25

240

230

496

 257 

»155

 110

 78

 65

 396 

1,030 

3,920

7,080 

3,490 

2,150 

2,390 

 1,090

 2,440 

2,170 

3,050 

6,710 

3,350

1,410 

»930

 677

 439

 339

257 

223 

179 

148 

»130

 116

 79

 65

 58

 50

 44

 36

 28

276

223

116

73

53

41

 36

 19 

11

Secondfoot-days

Run-off In 

acre-feet

January 1938 ........

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

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

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

Hay..................

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

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

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

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

The period.........

October 1938. ........

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

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

Calendar year

January 1939 ........

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

Harch................

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

Hay..................

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

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

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

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

Mater year 1938-39.

2,418

11,222

41,572

27,164

2,457

1,107

16,817

257

2,460

8,390

3,020

296

207

4,620

18

38

223

412

18

0

0

78.0

374

1,341

905

79.3

35.7

561

4,800

22,260

82,460

53,880

4,870

2,200

39,360

203,800

128

922

48

25

656

3

4.1

30.7

1.5

254

1,830

95

1,182

1,112

2,797

24,820

6,072

23,943

23,035

1,294

92

84

392

6,420

958

7,060

6,710

421

38.1

39.7

90.2

827

196

798

743

41.7

0

2,340

2,210

5,550

49,230

12,040

47,490

45,690

2,570

0

85,353 7,080 234 169,500

 Oage-helght record faulty; discharge computed from graph based on once-daily readings. 

tStage-dlscharge relation affected by Ice; discharge estimated.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 217

North Canadian River near El Reno, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°34', long. 97°58', on line between sees. 32 and 

 33, T. 13 N., R. 7 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 81, 2 miles north of El Reno. Zero

of gage is 1,299.02 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929), from bench

mark of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Drainage area.- 12,100 square miles.

Records available.- October 1902 to April 1908 and mrch 1938 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,800 second-feet July 6 (gage height, 10.13 

reetj; maximum gage height, 10.40 feet Apr. 9; no flow at times.

1902-8, 1938-39: Maximum discharge, 7,950 second-feet May 21, 1938 (gage height, 

11.10 feet), from rating curve extended above 3,000 second-feet; no flow at times.

Flood of 1923 reached an elevation of 1,326.5 feet above mean sea level at railroad 

bridge 1 mile upstream from station.

Remarks.- Records fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

nay

is

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

18

IS

14

IS

16

17

18

19

SO

SO.

88

83

84

85

86

87

88

89

80

31

Dot.

31

29

27

S3

21

17

15

13

13

13

11

9.0

6.2

4.7

3.5

S.O

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.8

1.4

1.0

.6

.2.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

 or.

0

.3

13

91

166

108

64

36

22

16

13

11

11

S.O

7.3

6.9

5.9

5.4

4.7

4.8

3.7

3.3

3.8

3.5

4.4

3.7

4.8

3.5

8,8

8.4

Dec.

8.6

8.6

8.4

8.1

8.0

S.O

8.0

2.0

1.6

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.1

i.e

1.6

1.1

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

2.3

2.3

2.0

1.7

i.e

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.3

2.3

Jan.

2.9

3.5

3.3

3.5

3.5

2.6

2.4

7.3

11

9.0

6.4

5.9

33

28

25

27

37

33

34

33

S3

31

32

31

27

27

26

24

26

29

31

Feb.

42

52

59

58

58

54

51

47

46

42

38

28

32

30

29

33

31

32

27

28

29

32

30

27

31

30

32

27

_

_

-

Month

K»iH)l>. .....................

terU...... ...............................

Itay........ ............................... 

Ame. .....................................

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

Hater year 1938-!19......................

Har.

31

32

27

31

31

31

31

2S

35

57

53

44

40

40

43

42

39

36

32

29

26

24

23

23

29

71

169

216

256

238

22S

Apr.

177

142

128

221

218

793

2,450

3,910

3,350

1,420

824

656

526

448

396

353

61S

649

422

330

280

246

213

183

157

140

125

110

102

95

-

Seoondfoot-daya

53.9

_

A9A v

19,662

4,737 

16,234

22,508

0

63,877.3

Hay

90

S5

77

75

73

69

66

64

472

448

353

330

313

300

219

1SS

169

157

157

134

175

150

102

S5

70

63

53

51

47

38

64

Maximum

166

2.6

-

3,910

472 

3,760

4,040

0

4,040

JUUQ

191

154

117

SS

72

57

46

37

29

22

19

29

41

53

48

58

40

140

277

214

157

138

117

341

649

2,500

3,760

3,460

1,710

1,670

-

July

S59

3,230

2,S20

2,350

4,040

3,510

1,240

859

630

459

34S

296

257

236

200

164

134

115

102

92

S5

73

66

78

60

47

38

34

32

29

25

Minimum

1.1

-

2V

S3

95

3S 

19

25

0

0

Aug.

22

18

18

14

12

8.7

S.2

34

19

13

9.8

120

200

172

121

S5

60

46

30

22

17

14

14

7.8

4.2

2.6

1.2

.5

.1

0

0

Mean

2o.e

1.74

-

655

153 

541

726

0

189

Sept.

Run-off In 

acre-feet

1,240

107

-

1,250

39,000

32,200

0

136,600
318 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

North Canadian River near Oklahoma City, Okla.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 35°29'40", long. 97025'40", on line between sees. 20

 and 29, T. 13 II., R. 2 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 62, 2 miles east of Oklahoma City, 

5 miles upstream from Crutcho Creek, and 22 miles downstream from Lake Overholser. 

Prior to June 27, 1939, wire-weight gage at temporary site 1,250 feet downstream, datum 

0.66 foot lower. Zero of gage is 1,140.79 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area,.- 12,400 square miles.

Records available.- November 1938 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period, 7,600 second-feet June 28 (gage

 height, 11.47 feet); minimum daily discharge, 12 second-feet Dec. 20 (gage height, 

2.28 feet).

Maximum stage known, 16.3 feet Oct. 16, 1923, about 2 feet of which was due to 

failure of dam at Lake Overholser.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for period of uncertain gage heights, Dec. 16-19, inter-

 polated. Flow partly regulated by diversion into Lake Overholser (capacity, 17,000 

acre-feet). Low flow sustained by effluent from Oklahoma City sewage-disposal plant. 

Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to Septeaber 1939

Day

1 

8 

3

4 

5

B

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

IS 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

81 

88

83 

24 

85

86 

87 

88 

89

30 

31

Oct. or.

83 

60 

24 

33 

29

27 

31 

22 

30 

24

25 

30 

26 

23 

32

25 

19 

26 

24 

26

Dee.

28 

90 

172 

33 

17

24 

25 

18 

17 

21

21 

17 

19 

19 

19

18 

16 

14 

13 

12

15 

15 

13 

13 

35

15 

15 

19 

22 

26 

22

Jan.

17 

18 

26 

18 

13

22 

17 

39 

83 

72

51 

39 

39 

45

25

26 

43 

25 

32 

31

31 

25 

46 

33 

27

24 

26 

26 

103 

51 

44

Feb.

SB

37 

31 

36 

30

35 

35 

33 

35 

33

34

35 

37 

42 

29

29 

30 

38 

31 

32

29 

31 

35 

33 

34

30 

40

38

Month

Oet 

HOT 

Dee

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr

552 Jill

** 

Sep

 eabar l]

alendar year

u«t...................... ....... .......

Fhe peri

Mar.

38 

35 

34 

34

30

23

29 

51 

57 

67

60 

56 

69 

64 

51

64

61 

58 

22 

26

26

25 

22 

31 

38

28 

26 

26 

58 

38 

36

Apr.

34 

34 

26 

34 

34

28 

236 

1,360 

3,620 

3,400

1,530 

1,080 

249 

< 4

boS

547 

509 

547 

740 

308

355 

382 

172 

198 

48

67 

15B 

198 

302 

367

Seoondf cot-days

619 

823

_

1,117 

947 

1,2S3 

17,790 

6,572 

18,104 

23,528 

2,183 

737

-

May

172 

137 

80 

77 

72

72 

64 

68 

95 

551

586 

418 

427 

735 

385

212 

244 

472 

286 

212

92 

230 

300 

97 

72

95 

57 

64 

66 

56 

58

M.-rl ra,

83 

172

.

103 

42 

69 

3,620 

735 

5,520 

3,460 

423 

34

-

June

61 

64 

64 

49 

49

49 

44

42

40 

40

61 

156 

56 

70 

48

43 

38 

44 

50 

61

61 

56 

790 

556 

408

754 

1,720 

5,620 

4,700 

2,410

July

1,610 

1,900 

3,060 

2,920 

2,560

3,460 

2,930 

1,120 

266 

581

238 

428 

341 

314 

163

276 

173 

173 

134 

80

77 

71 

149 

81 

71

74 

72 

63 

55 

41 

45

Minimi.

19 

12

_

13 

29 

22 

26 

56 

38 

41 

23 

18

-

Aug.

53 

50 

55 

45 

49

33 

39 

423 

273 

66

49 

47 

34 

38

40

36

41 

33 

34 

29

29

226 

197 

48 

41

38 

23

23 

28 

31 

33

Mean

31.0 

26.5

-

36.0 

33.8 

41.4 

593 

212 

603 

759 

70.4 

24.6

-

Sept.

34

33 

27 

25 

28

27 

27 

28 

24 

84

24 

23 

23 

26 

24

24

IS 

19 

18 

23

29

23 

23 

23 

23

23 

24

24 

23 

24

Run-off In 

acre-feet

1,230 

1,630

-

2,880

1,880 

2,640 

35,890 

13,040 

35,910 

44,670 

4,330 

1,460

146,200
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 219

North Canadian River near Wetumpka, Okla.

location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°15'40", long. 96°12'40", in SWi sec.'12, T. 9 

N., R. 10 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 75, 2i miles northeast of Wetumpka, 4s miles 

upstream from Wewoka Creek, and 70 miles upstream from Deep Fork. Prior to Jan. 19, 

1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Zero of gage is 683.73 feet above mean 

sea level (Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, bench mark).

Drainage area.- 13,900 square miles.

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,950 second-feet June 29 (gage height, 12.62 

feet); minimum, 40 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.56 foot).

1938-39: Maximum discharge, 7,440 second-feet Mar. 29, 1938 (gage height, 15.64 

feet, from floodmarks); minimum, that of Sept. 30, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 26.5 feet sometime in October 1923.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily prior to Jan. 19. Flow partly regulated 

by Lake Overholser (capacity, 17,000 acre-feet), 190 miles upstream.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1936 ta September 1939

Day

1a

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

IS

ia

17

18

19

20

81

SB

as

84

85

26

27

88

89

80

31

Oct.

107

116

111

98

98

95

93

92

90

90

93

95

101

103

93

84

SI

82

90

86

80

SO

78

SO

78

7S

60

77

77

74

74

lov.

77

74

81

93

95

114

12S

120

103

103

98

120

148

136

135

109

98

99

93

87

SI

31

30

74

77

72

75

72

70

71

Dee.

70

70

71

71

68

87

71

77

120

101

99

84

SO

ei

77

77

74

75

74

72

72

74

76

75

74

77

68

71

75

74

71

Jan.

80

77

74

72

74

72

72

74

93

82

88

93

S7

187

107

92

93

92

90

90

87

82

87

92

90

87

B2

78

78

87

98

Feb.

95

96

9S

93

92

88

81

77

77

74

74

72

71

70

66

63

70

70

74

72

70

70

67

65

70

72

75

77

_

_

-

Month

October

 oreatoer . .................................

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 193S-39......................

Mar.

78

77

75

72

70

70

70

71

71

87

SI

78

70

66

66

63

63

60

5B

58

53

53

56

56

61

63

58

61

71

71

71

Apr.

78

S4

81

90

2,030

1,310

690

299

196

161

142

1,560

1,760

1,220

876

561

40S

606

561

600

474

662

597

382

299

403

328

299

246

196

Seoondfoot-days

2 754

2 ,861

2,385

_

2,677

2,146

17 'o94

10,065

16 ,861

38 ,155

l)s80

104,234

May

194

223

251

226

243

187

171

174

169

163

148

136

185

1,530

942

543

517

441

409

342

294

387

372

316

264

220

259

241

189

171

148

Maximum

116

148

120

_

127

87

2,030

1,530

5,630

4,230 

466

99

5,630

June

133

13S

150

20S

256

199

156

174

135

116

104

104

99

96

93

92

144

131

104

92

109

96

93

154

133

220

652

2,400

5,630

4,650

-

July

3,160

3,540

4,230

2,410

2,270

2,490

2,380

2,490

2,600

2,020

1,260

862

862

746

615

634

579

526

458

425

441

378

363

716

349

233

220

254

228

211

165

Minimum

74

70

67

.

72

65

56

136

92

185

96

41

41

Aug.

176

163

165

152

138

133

127

129

131

133

142

329

369

228

169

142

133

123

135

127

103

96

165

101

188

142

466

241

165

129

109

Mean

95 4

76 .'9

_

86 .4

67 3

325 _ _

1,231 

170

62.7

286

Sept.

99

92

90

86

81

74

72

72

71

67

63

GO

58

56

58

61

58

56

60

58

55

55

55

52

50

46

47

44

43

41

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

5,460

5,670

4,730

.

6,310

4,260

4,140

33,910

19,960

33 ,440

loUso

3,730

206,700
220 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Wolf Creek near Shattuck, Okla.

Location.- Water-stare recorder, lat. 36°17'10", long. 99°54'45", In NEiNEi sec. 19, T.

 21 ?J., R. 25 W., en Santa Fe Railway bridge 2 miles northwest of Shattuck, 24 miles 

upstream frcrn Rock Creek, 3 miles downstream from Ivanhoe Creek, and 37 miles upstream 

from mouth. Zero of gage is 2,189.22 feet above mear. sea level (Corps of Engineers, 

U. S. Army, bench mark). Prior to Keb. 24, 1938, staff gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 1,100 square miles.

Records available.- January 1938 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period January to September 1938, 6,480 second-feet

 Sept. 4 (gage height, 5.55 feet); no flow at times.

Maximum discharge during water year 1938-39, 8,580 second-feet June 23 (gage height, 

6.30 feet); no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records poor. Gage read once dally prior to Feb. 24, 1938. Records for 1939-39 

water year collected and prepared In cooperation with the Corps of Engineers, 'J. S. 

Army; records for 1938 collected ana computed by Corps of Engineers d.nd prepared for 

publication by Geological Survey.

Discharge, In aeoond-feet, 1938-39

1938

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

Oct. HOT.

30 | si! :

Dec. Jan.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

.

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

_

IB

IB

14

14

14

21

30

Pet.

26

21

14

14

14

21

14

14

14

21

14

14

21

14

IB

21

30

41

57

57

57

57

7B 

26

27

30

26

20

_

-

Mar.

17

14

13

17

13

12

12

13

IB

19

19

17

15

13

10

9

B

B

B

B

B

7

B 

B

B

B

12

23

24

21

15

Apr.

15

17

16

15

13

13

12

9

26

32

51

*7B

*92

*92

*109

72

54

41

SB

39

SB

2B6

Bl 

49

37

36

449

124

7B

51

May

31B

327

100

B6

61

40

36

2B

24

26

25

*23

»22

*22

*22

*22

*D25

344

200

83

57

92

1,370 

1B7

97

61

44

29

22

20

638

June

209

100

55

41

31

23

922

294

901

2B1

142

Bl

57

158

1,650

226

100

61

51

92

32

21

13

B

34

292

72

37

23

13

-

July

9

6

3

3

3

3

24

70

32

14

6

2

2

4

4

245

86

32

IB

13

287

B9

37 

21

14

9

4

17

98

42

15

Aug.

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

57

21

6

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

2

1,380

273

112

55

27

16

9

8

5

8

3

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0 

0

0

0

c

0

0

0

-

Peak discharge.- Hay 23 (4:45 a.m.) 3,840 aec.-ft.; June 15 (5:00 a.m.) 4,100 sec.-ft.; Sept. 4 

(10:30 a.m.) 6,480 aec.-ft.

 Recorder record fragmentary; dlacharge computed from gage-height graph drawn on basis of oncedaily readlnga.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Wolf Creek near Shattuck, Okla., 1938-39 Continued

1938-39

221

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 

26

26 

27 

28 

29

50 

51

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

2

1

1 

1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

1

0 

0

1 1 1 1

1 1

1 1 1 1

Nov.

1 

1 

2

1 

1

2

1

1 

1 

1

1 

2 

2 

2 

2

3 

3 

4 

3 

3

3 

»6

»7 

»6 

»6

5 

4 

4 

6 

6

Dec.

4 

6 

4 

4 

4

4 

5 

5 

4 

4

4 

3 

3 

4

6 

6 

8 

7 

8

8

9

9

9 

8

8 

t4

to

t6 

7 

8

Jan.

6 

6 

6 

6

8

5 

6 

15 

30 

16

12 

9

7 

6 

18

3 

14 

14 

10 

12

12 

12 

20 

12 

11

11 

9 

10 

18 

13 

13

Feb.

10 

9 

8 

9 

8

9 

10 

9 

15 

15

27 

20 

12 

11 

12

12 

13 

14 

14 

16

21 

21 

23 

14 

18

18 

18 

15

Month

Jar 

Fet 

Mai 

Api 

Haj 

Jur

JUl 

Auf 

Sej

1

Dot 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jar 

Fet 

Mai 

Apr 

Ma3 

Jur. 

JuJ

AU£

Se;

V

uary 25-31, 1938

ober 193

ember

alendar 

uary 193

year 

9.

Peak discharge.- April 5 (2il5 p.m.) 7,7'

(12j45 p.m.) 3,840 see. -ft. 

 Recorder record fragmentary; discharge c 

daily readings. 

tStage-discharge relation affected by Ice

Mar.

15

15 

14 

17 

15

14 

12 

10 

9 

9

,8 

7 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6

5

6 

6 

6 

76 

627

81 

49 

49 

47 

52 

45

Apr.

40 

36 

33 

42 

3,380

622 

352 

182 

100 

72

57 

51 

44 

»41

*40

*40 

»34 

»28

23

18 

17 

13 

12 

12

12 

11 

13 

13 

12

Secondfoot-days

129 

781 

405 

2,083 

4,651 

6,020 

1,212 

87 

1,906

_

16 

90 

175

-

350 

401 

1,236 

5,375 

683 

7,274 

1,753 

1,238 

0

18,591

May

13

12 

IS 

IE I 1)

IE 

51 

183 

51 

25

IS 

14 

2C 

2] 

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12 

14 

»1£

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Maximum

30 

78 

24 

449 

1,370 

1,650 

287 

57 

1,380

-

2 

7 

9

-

30 

27 

627 

3,380 

181 

3,000 

967 

1,100 

0

3,380

June

»4 

12

12 

5 

4

2

1 

2

1 

1

2 

630 

291 

338 

65

27 

14 

7 

3 

3

15 

10 

1.7VO 

3,000 

445

169 

83 

49 

3 £46 

63 

-

Minimum

1' 

1'

i 

2C 

i

J 

C C

(

C

(

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i:

] 

c 

c c

(

July

52 

967 

320 

116 

55

31 

20 

14 

»13 

»10

»8 

*7 

»5 

*3

*1

»1 

*1 

*6 

*40

27

21 

14 

16 

3

1

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Aug.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

37 

1,100 

55 

19

12 

4 

3

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean

18.4 

27.9 

13.1 

69.4 

) 150 

3 201 

39.1 

) 2.8 

) 63.5

-

3 0.5 

L 3.0 

) 5.6

-

11.3 

3 14.2 

> 39.9 

L 179 

22.0 

L 242 

) 56.5 

) 39.9 

) 0

) 50.9

Sept.

Run-off In 

acre-feet

256 

1,550 

803 

4,130 

9,230 

11,940 

2,400 

173 

3,780

34,260

32 

179 

347

-

694 

795 

B,450 

10, 660 

1,350 

14,430 

3,480 

2,460 

0

36,880

0 sec. -ft. 5 June 23 (3:10 p.m.) 8,580 sec. -ft.; Aug. -8 

omputed from gage-height graph drawn on basis of onoe- 

; discharge estimated.
232 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Wolf Creek near Supply, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°34'00", long. 99°33'05", on line between sees. 

9 and 10, T. 24 N., R. 22 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 270, 1 mile southeast of 

Supply, 1.3 miles downstream from Fort Supply flood-control dam, and 3 miles upstream 

from mouth. Prior to Feb. 10, 1938, staff gage at same site and datum. Zero of gage 

Is 1-,9G8.38 feet above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, bench mark).

Drainage area.- 1,660 square miles.

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during water year 1937-38, 5,340 second-feet Apr. 27 (gage 

height, 4.64 feet); no flow at times.

Maximum discharge during water year 1938-39, 14,200 second-feet June 24 (gage height, 

5.60 feet), from rating curve extended above 8,000 second-feet; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 9.6 feet, date unknown.

Remarks.- Records poor. Prior to Feb. 10, 1938, gage read at least onc,e dally. Occasional 

regulation during low water due to construction of Supply dam. Records for water year 

1938-39 collected and prepared In cooperation with Corps of Engineers, U. S. Arasy; 

records from 1937 to 1938 collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and prepared 

for publication by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1937-39 

1937-38

Day

1

2

5

4

6

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

51

Oct.

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

4

254

68

11

60

1,050

73

42

35

37

25

12

5

6

7

11

8

8

7

6

7

6

7

6

Nov.

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

6

12

12

26

42

33

21

26

26

22

21

26

28

-

Dec.

28

26

26

26

24

22

l 23

23

23

24

23

26

29

13

13

14

15

16

18

20

22

23

23

21

22

23

24

25

25

26

24

Jan.

23

21

23

24

25

22

23

25

25

25

26

26

t23

20

23

23

25

26

29

31

24

29

26

23

22

24

29

26

22

25

27

Feb.

29

39

32

30

28

t26

t25

t24

t23

22

22

23

26

25

23

31

43

36

26

22

55

59

61

78

148

86

60

55

T

-

Mar.

54

4S

47

42

34

32

30

31

43

47

42

41

36

36

29

32

31

25

25

25

24

22

21

20

18

20

27

49

54

40

36

Apr.

31

34

32

26

27

23

14

9

14

100

189

183

224

277

572

189

80

49

33

43

61

306

86

 53

41

38

1,980

464

115

80

-

May

107

814

314

372

272

260

14 S

88

74

71

64

50

49

46

43

142

669

489

2,090

183

84

234

2,550

496

183

94

73

66

54

48

568

June

460

148

94

73

60

47

552

624

530

820

195

111

76

54

1,440

390

88

55

124

88

66

56

48

40

55

421

24S

111

SO

56

-

July

36

30

26

19

*16

*15

*16

*14

*20

*14

*10

*4

*1

*4

*10

*19

*415

*78

*40

*45

*36

*132

*84

*45

*35

*12

*7

*60

*468

*102

*56

Aug.

*30

*21

*9

*2

*1

*1

*0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

*0

*1

*21

*11

*7

*3

*1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

6

895

880

308

82

59

21

4

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Peak discharge.- April 27 (8:00 a.m.) 5,340 sec.-ft.; Hay 19 (4:00 a.m.) 4,780 sec.-ft.: May 23 

(3:30 p.m.) 4,580 sec.-ft.

 Recorder record unreliable; discharge computed from gage-height graph drawn on basis of gage 

readings.

tGage height missing; discharge interpolated.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 223

Discharge, In second-feet, of Wolf Craak near Supply, Okla., 1937-39 Continued

1938-39

Apr. Hay July Aug. Sept.

24

40

29

18 

t!8

t!8

tie

t!9

t20

20

16 

14 

t!3 

t!2 

t!2

til 

11 

11

11

12

11

11

11

11

754

164 

64 

60 

60 

59

t58

t52

t45

t40

34

4,140

3,520

tl.OSO

t444

t224

t!54

128 

t!02 

t74 

t74 

t74

t94 

t73

43 

t41 

t37 

t36 

t35

t34 

t33 

t32

29

29

29

31

34

31

23

218

34 

31 

23 

t20

t9 

t8

te

t9

t386

526

509

t54

40

32

24

20

16

17

15

105

6,130

1,590

t259

t!06

t37

t34

t302

t71

tl,630

1,670

277

t82

t45 

t28 

t21 

t!4 

t!2

t!2 

11

642

370

46

27 

t24 

t22 

t!9 

t!5

t9

1

0

0

0

Secondfoot-days

Run-off In 

acre-feet

October 1937.........

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

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

Calendar year

January 1938.........

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

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

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

Hay..................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1937-38.

October 1938.........

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

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

Calendar year 1938.

January 1939.........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1938-39.

1,763

376

690

1,050 56.9

12.5

22.3

3,500

746

1,370

765

1,157

1,061

5,373

10,795

7,210

1,869

108

2,257

31

148

54

1,980

2,550

1,440

468

30

895

24.7

41.3

34.2

179

348

240

60.3

3.5

75.2

1,520

2,290

2,100

10,660

21,410

14,300

3,710

214

4,480

33,424 2,550 91.6 66,300

0 

3.7

0

226

30,700 2,550 60,890

814

489

1,610

10,821

1,064

10,301

3,917

1,175

52

34

754

4,140

218

6, 130

1,670

642

26.3

17.

51.

361

34.

343

126

1,610

970

3,190

21,460

2,110

20,430

7,770

2,330

0

6,130 60,100

Peak discharge.- March 25 (1:15 p.m.) 5,620 sec.-ft.; April 5 (7:45 p.m.) 8,060 sec.-ft.; 

(1145 a.m.) 14,200 sec.-ft.

June 24

of thrice-daily readings of

 Oaga height missing; discharge estimated.

tQage height faulty; discharge computed from graph draw 

staff gage 1.3 miles upstream.

tStage-dl a charge relation affected by Ice; discharge computed on basis of one discharge measurement, gage heights, observations of no flow, and weather records.
224 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Deep> Fork near Dewar, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage, lat. 35°28'50", long. 95°52'50", in 

 ..sec. 25, T. 12 N., R. 13 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 266, 3t miles east of

Dewar, 3k miles upstream from Wolf Creek, and 43 miles upstream from confluence with 

North Canadian River. Prior to Feb. 14, 1939, wire-weight gage only at same site and 

datum.

Drainage area.- 2,300 square miles.

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,220 second-feet July 9 (gage height, 11.69 

feet, reading at flood crest); minimum observed, 2.3 second-feet Dec. 9 (gage height, 

1.11 feet).

1938-39: Maximum discharge, 10,100 second-feet Apr. 4, 1938 (gage height, 21.43 

feet, reading at flood crest); minimum observed, that of Dec. 9, 1938. 

Maximum stage known, about 29.0 feet in October 1908.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 20 second-feet, which are fair. Discharge for 

 Feb. 20, 21 interpolated. Gage read at least once weekly Feb. 26 to June 21 and twice 

daily during remainder of water year, but oftener during periods of rapidly changing 

stage. Results of eight discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. 

Army.

Rating tahle, water year 1938-39 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in aecond-feet)

1.1 1.8 1.6 74 4.0 447 10.0 1,750 

1.2 11 2,0 142 6.0 S04 12.0 2,300 

1.4 39 3.0 292 8.0 1,250

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

18 

13

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

81 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

88 

29

SO 

31

Oct.

12 

12 

9.S 

9.8 

8.6

5.3 

7.4 

8.6 

S.6 

8.6

8.6 

8.6 

8.6 

5.3 

7.4

5.3 

6.3 

8.6 

9.8 

4.4

6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

7.4 

7.4

7.4 

8.6 

6.3 

9.8 

11 

5.3

For.

7.4 

LI 

6.3 

6.3 

12

16 

12

S.6 

20 

48

78 

63 

56 

48 

42

32 

24 

18 

20 

16

11 

11 

15 

12 

11

8.6 

5.3 

6.3 

6.3 

7.4

Dec.

6.3 

5.3 

9.8 

8.6 

7.4

7.4 

6.3 

4.4 

3.3 

4.4

12 

6.6 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3

4.4 

6.6 

13 

13 

13

11 

11 

13 

12 

18

21 

21 

21 

21 

18 

16

Jan.

13 

16 

13 

16 

13

16 

17 

16 

23 

24

24 

24 

27 

32 

53

83 

85 

78 

60 

48

48 

46 

34 

34 

32

38 

42 

49 

46 

49 

54

Feb.

9S 

134= 1021 

14S 

152

114 

81 

56 

42 

36

30 

30 

26

39 

27

27 

21 

24 

27 

27

27 

27 

24 

27 

27

32 

36 

39

Month

Oot 

Hov 

Deo

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jill 

Aus 

Sep

R

alendar year

ttter year 1938-3

Mar.

46 

41 

36 

34 

44

49

87 

97 

121 

146

142 

114 

63 

56 

44

41 

34 

32 

2S 

30

28 

26 

24 

23 

21

21 

21 

21 

23 

30 

30

Apr.

28 

42 

46 

51 

104

187 

157 

92 

97 

300

347 

150 

99 

72 

54

46 

38 

33 

26 

26

26 

26 

32 

32 

28

 24 

23 

62 

56 

26

Seoondfoot-days

245.7 

638.5 

335.7

_

1,155 

1,470 

1,575 

2,234 

10,132 

3,720 

20,910 

2,785 

443.5

45,644.4

May

20 

17 

16 

15 

13

12 

13 

17 

31 

30

24 

158 

717 

1,260 

1,540

1,080 

1,060 

1,210 

1,220 

445

224 

163 

140

119 

99

79 

67 

63 

121 

81 

53

Ma Tiffing

12 

78 

21

_

85 

152 

146 

300 

1,540 

1,360 

2,190 

240 

85

2,190

June

48 

39 

89 

139 

95

74 

67 

60 

60 

48

34 

26 

21 

IB 

17

16 

16 

15

13 

17

16

15 

72 

158 

36

27 

23 

337 

764 

1,360

July

1,700 

1,470 

1,370 

1,420 

1,570

1,800 

1,990 

2,160 

2,190 

1,800

714 

277 

154 

112 

88

70 

60 

49 

56 

46

39 

63 

51 

34 

49

241 

546 

374 

202 

123 

92

Aug.

70 

56 

51 

42 

36

69

56 

49 

39 

33

70 

109 

210 

158 

116

76 

58 

42 

32 

26

48 

32 

26 

114 

90

156

151 

240 

224 

182 

124

Sept.

85 

54 

39 

SO 

24

16 

16 

12 

13 

11

8.6 

8.6 

6.3 

7.4 

5.3

5.3 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

6.3

7.4 

4.4 

6.3 

9.8 

13

13 

8.6 

7.4 

6.3 

6.3

«**""- *>«" STr^et1

4.4 7.93 487 

5.3 21.3 1,270 

2.3 10.8 666

.

13 37.3 2,290 

21 52.5 2,920 

21 50.8 3,120 

23 74.5 4,430 

12 327 20,100 

13 124 7,380 

34 675 41 ,470 

26 89.6 6,520 

4.4 14,8 880

2.3 125 90,530
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 225

Poteau River near Wister, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°57'00", long. 94°41'55", In MWi sec. 32, T. 6 N., 

R. 25 E., at Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway bridge, three-quarters of a ralle 

upstream from Caston Creek, 2 miles southeast of Wister, and 54 miles downstream from 

Fourche Maline. Zero of gage Is 433.02 feet above mean sea level. Prior to Jan. 1, 

1939, wire-weight gage at site 1.7 miles upstream (zero of gage, 432.32 feet above mean 

sea level).

Drainage area.- 1,015 square miles.

Records available.- May 1930 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period May to September 1938, 3,730 secondfeet May 28 (gage height, 15.50 feet, former site and datum); no flow Sept. 23-30.

Maximum discharge during water year 1938-39, 90,200 second-feet Apr. 17 (gage 

height, 37.1 feet); no flow Oct. 1 to Nov. 3, Sept. 11-30.

Maximum stage known, 43.0 feet, former site and datum, in June 1935.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily prior to Jan. 1, 1939. Records for water 

year 1938-39 collected and prepared in cooperation with the Corps of Engineers, U. S. 

Army; records for 1938 collected and computed by the Corps of Engineers and prepared 

for publication by the Geological Survey.

Rating tables, Hay 1938 to September 1939 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In aecond-feet)

Hay 11 to Dec. 31, 1938 Jan. 1 to Sept. 30, 1939

4.3 

4.5 

4.7 

4.9 

5.1 

5.4 

5,7 

6.0

7

13

21

41

67

110

6.5

7.0

8.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

16.0

203

314

575

869

1,630

2,480

3,980

3.7

3.9

4.1

4.3

4.5

4.7

4.9

5.1

0

2

4

9

18

32

54

84

5.4

5.8

6.4

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

15.0

144

246

412

600

950

1,780

2,780

4,430

19.0

22.0

25.0

28.0

30.0

32.0

33.0

34.0

6,960

9,300

12,500

16 ,900

20,900

27,000

32,500

41,000

35.0 52,800

36.0 68,000

37.0 87,800

Discharge, In second-feet, 1938-39 

1938

Day

1

2

S

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

IS

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Oct. HOT. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

314

268

708

2,110

2,630

1,990

547

575

387

439

291

214

1,674

2,020

1,790

869

1,559

3,560

1,960

1,190

520

June

493

362

257

214

154

145

137

127

214

164

468

1,910

1,550

839

466

338

291

257

246

466

268

224

164

110

291

85

77

43

65

110

-

July

62

43

41

33

31

25

26

23

20

16

19

19

18

16

64

35

72

37

291

47

33

25

20

19

15

13

13

14

46

40

77

Aug.

50

36

26

19

14

9

11

41

22

12

9

6

5

5

3

5

50

493

362

203

110

71

52

38

25

21

20

15

18

17

19

Sept.

17

12

12

55

60

30

18

18

20

16

12

11

12

12

9

9

6

6

2

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

0

0

0-
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In second-feet, of Poteau River near Ulster, Okla., 1938-39 Continued

1938-39

D«T

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

87 

B8 

20 

30 

31

liaj 

Jur 

Jul 

Aug 

Sej

T

Oct 

Not 

Dec

C

Jar 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

fun 

Jul 

Aug 

Se]

W

Oct. Hov.

0 

0 

0 

5 

4

36 

183 

203 

224 

203

137 

86 

55 

46 

35

28 

26 

23 

19 

19

17 

15 

14 

13 

12

12 

1Z 

11 

11

11

Dec.

11 

12 

25 

46 

268

174 

110 

110 

65 

47

44 

40 

32 

26 

28

28 

26 

22 

25 

25

27 

31 

27 

28 

30

37 

42 

52 

47 

53 

B2

Jan.

68 

58 

46 

42 

39

34 

32 

32 

54 

76

110 

233 

207 

168 

151

133 

122 

129 

122 

114

122 

120 

116 

181 

220

354 

285 

246 

833

220 

207

Feb.

207 

207 

246 

340 

488

736 

878 

806 

634 

736

995 

770 

584 

488 

1,390

2,430 

1,080 

914 

3,010 

8,950

9,230 

4,020 

1,270 

921 

7,930

12,800 

9,800 

4,740

Month

11-31, 1938... ........................

he perlo 

ober 193

d.. ............................

alendar 

niary 193

year

g

ater year 1958-39- .....................

Mar.

2,690 

1,600 

1,100 

878

1,000

3,300 

1,180 

702 

568 

504

472 

442 

397 

368 

326

285 

259 

233 

220

194

168 

168 

156 

144 

156

168 

207 

207 

600 

1,320 

1,140

Apr.

806 

600 

488 

605 

1,460

10,100 

13,200 

6,570 

1,750 

988

770 

702 

600 

504 

566

28 ,300 

79,600 

33,600 

15,300 

5,210

1,400 

950 

770 

634 

552

488 

442 

412 

467 

354

Secondfoot-days

25,815 

10,535 

1,253 

1,787 

353

_

0 

1,460 

1,620

_

4,274 

76 ,600 

21,152 

208 ,177 

11,921 

7,813 

2,203 

926 

28

336,174

*«y

312 

272 

246 

233 

207

194 

168 

154 

149 

149

151 

154 

151 

149 

151

168 

181 

293 

1,530 

1,400

1,060 

634 

442 

354

720

733 

539 

364 

272 

220 

181

HailfflvBB

3,560 

1,910 

291 

493 

60

_

0 

224 

268

_

354 

12 ,800 

3,300 

79,600 

1,530 

893 

448 

198 

6

79,600

June

158 

327 

675 

368 

351

893 

736 

472 

354 

272

220 

379 

427 

272 

194

181 

137 

106 

88 

74

65 

68 

68 

190 

217

116 

141 

82 

76 

108

Minimum

21' 

4.

1.

C

_

C C

i:

_

31 20" 

144 

354 

14S 

6E 

4 

! 

C

C

July

247 

285 

220 

116 

73

61 

62 

49 

37 

30

24 

20 

17 

14 

12

11 

9 

8 

6 

5

4 

245 

448 

38 

101

22 

10

e

e

6

6

Aug.

6 

5 

4 

4

3

2 

2 

4

61 

62

98 

67 

38 

26 

21

21 

19 

15 

11 

8

6 

5 

4 

4 

198

110 

48 

24 

130

8

Mean

I 1 ,229

5 351 

5 40.4 

5 57.6 

) 11.8

_

3 0 

) 48.7 

52.3

.

138 

1 2,736 

L 682 

L 6,939 

> 385 

> 260 

I 71.1 

I 29.9 

> .9

) 921

Sept'.

6

5 

4 

3 

3

.2

2

1 

1 

1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Hun-off in 

acre-feet

51,200 

20,900 

2,490 

3,540 

700

78,830

0 

2,900 

3,210

.

8,480 

151,900 

41,960 

412 ,900 

23,640 

15,600 

4,370 

1,840 

56

666,700
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 22?

Poteau River at Poteau, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°03 I 35tl , long. 94°36' 10", in SEiSWi sec. 19, T.

 7 H., R. 26 E., at St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad bridge, 1 mile northeast of Poteau 

and 2 miles upstream from Nail Creek. Prior to May 19, 1939, wire-weight gage at 

highway bridge 100 feet upstream at same datum. Zero of gage Is 409.40 feet above 

mean sea level (Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, bench mark).

Drainage area.- 1,240 square miles.

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 68,200 second-feet Apr. 17 (gage height, 36.2

 feetj from gage reading at flood crest); minimum, 0.4 second-foot Sept. 23-29 (gage 

height, 1.53 feet).

1938-39: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 17, 1939; minimum, that of Sept. 23-29, 

1939.Maximum stage known, 39.0 feet June 22, 1935 (discharge, about 100,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of erroneous gage-height record, Dec. 20 

to Jan. 1 (computed on basis of records for station near Wlster) and those below 20 

second-feet, all of which are fair. Gage read twice daily prior to May 19. Gageheight record collected in cooperation with Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, which also 

furnished results of three discharge measurements.

Rating table, water year 1938-39 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.5 0 2.1 42 4.5 686 23.0 7,600 32.0 36,600 

1.6 1.2 2.3 72 6.0 1,220 25.0 9,370 34.0 50,600 

1.7 5.5 2.5 110 8.0 1,860 26.0 10,650 36.0 66,600 

1.8 12 2.7 155 12.0 2,950 27.0 12,900 

1.9 20 3.0 229 16.0 4,200 28.0 16,100 

2.0 30 3.5 367 20.0 5,910 30.0 24,700 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

8 

3 

4 

S

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

80

81 

88 

23 

84 

85

25 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.0 

1.0 1.1 

1.1

1.0

.8 

.3 

.8 

1.0 

.7

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.5

.5 

.5 

.6 

.5 

1.2

.7 

.7 

.6 

.6 

.5

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

1.2 

1.0

 or.

1.0 

1.2 

1.2 

53

16

11 

310 

255 

216 

242

20* 

167 

72 

59 

48

36 

30 

25 

19

17

14 

15 

14 

13 

11

9.4 

8.8 

8.1 

8.8 

8.1

Dec.

7.4 

7.4 

26 

34 

229

242 

167 

155 

77 

64

53 

46 

37 

35 

31

29 

29 

25 

22 

23

24 

25 

26 

28 

30

34 

38 

43 

60 

64 

80

Jan.

78 

76 

59 

56 

59

53 

53 

53 

66 

108

114 

229 

242 

229 

229

192 

155 

155 

155 

150

141 

132 

141 

192 

242

310 

324 

324 

310 

296 

268

Feb.

255 

229 

263 

396 

720

1,040 

1,360 

1,320 

932 

1,000

1,260 

1,390 

896 

720 

#1,170

#3,010 

#2,03C 

#1,430 

«3,350 

«7,560

#8,970 

#6,300 

#2,810 

#1,340 

#7,500

#10,700 

#13 ,900 

7,700

Month

Dot 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr

Ju] 

Aug 

Sep

11

alendar year

ater year 1938-3

Mar.

#4,530 

#2,820 

#1,950 

1,490 

1,290

#3,300 

#2,220 

1,P80 

325 

618

652 

585 

520 

488 

426

352 

310 

282 

255 

229

229 

216 

192 

167 

192

192 

216 

242

618 

#1,550 

#1,920

Apr.

1, 

1,

#7,

#10)

*4,

1, 

1,

#18, 

57, 

53, 

25,

til,

ts,

t2, 

tl,

Secondfoot-days

23.7 

1,893.6 

1,780.8

-

5,196 

87,556 

30,156 

222,151 

15,826 

8,727 

3,675.4 

967.7 

73.9

373,027.1

360 

150 

669 

755 

570

900 

000 

100 

300 

130

320 

040 

932 

755 

585

400 

000 

000 

200 

300

660 

200 

460 

968 

790

652 

552 

520 

457 

426

Hay

352 

324 

255 

242 

216

192 

155 

155 

141 

132

128 

146 

155 

132 

123

155 

317 

790 

1,480 

#2,060

#1,780 

1,110 

686 

472 

755

1,260 

860 

48S 

324 

245 

196

Magnum

1.2 

310 

242

-

324 

11,900 

4,530 

57,000 

2,060 

1,040 

908 

117 

12

57,000

June

165 

192 

776 

563 

333

878 

1,040 

703 

426 

299

226 

316 

504 

332 

226

186 

155 

117 

100 

88

62 

55 

64 

67 

219

169 

144 

128 

73 

61

July

567 

908 

247 

134 

96

72 

59 

52 

49 

45

32 

30 

26 

23 

20

18 

16 

13 

11 

10

7.4 

25 

817 

189 

53

61 

38 

20

11 

11 

10

Aug.

8.0 

5.5 

5.3 

4.6 

4.2

3.8 

2.5 

13 

64 

104

74 

74 

59 

42 

24

22 

20 

IS 

17 

15

13 

11 

8.8 

7.4 

11

117 

90 

55 

35 

23 

16

Minimum Mean

0.5 0.76 

1.0 63.1 

7.4 57.4

-

53 168 

229 3,127 

167 973 

426 7,405 

123 511 

55 291 

7.4 119 

2.5 31.2 

.4 2.46

.4 1,036

Sept.

12 

10 

8.1 

6.8 

5.5

4..6 

3.8 

2.9 

2.5 

2.1

2.1 

1.2 

1.1 

1.0 

.8

.3 

1.1 

1.0 

.7 

.7

.6 

.5 

.5 

.4

.4

.5 

.5 

.5 

.6 

.6

Run-off in 

acre-feet

47 

3,760 

3,530

-

10,310 

173,700 

59,810 

440,600 

31,390 

17,310 

7,290 

1,920 

147

749,800

«Rapldly changing stage; discharge determined by using rate of change in stage as a factor. 

tBackwater; discharge determined from graph drawn on basis of three discharge measurements 

and adjacent record.
228 ARKANSAS RIVER RASITI

Location.- Water-stage recorder above concrete weir in spillway of Fort Smith Dam, lat.

 35U30'40", long. 94°09'10", In lIWiltE} r.ec. 2, T. 11 N., R. GO W., three-quarters of a 

mile upstream from Warloo;, Creek, li niioa upstream from Howard Fork, 2i nlles northeast of Hountainburp, and 3 miles dowmtreair from Jones Fork. Prior to Aug. 25, 193?', 

staff gage at same site and datuc. Z"ro of ga^e is SOO.OO feet above riean sea level

.' r'o*~j-OQ 1 Ejf-< il'^-HlOM-t- --IT1 1 COO ^ t. J^*'* 1^ G.J- O.U, L o c .Icll U J_ XT'e^r1 y .

drainage area.- 65 square miles.

Records availah le.- July 1936 to September 1939.

Extremes.- ITaxlnum discharge observed, 2,190 second-feet Feb. 19 (gage height, 26.55 

feet); no flow Oct. 1 to Feb. 14, June 9 to Sept. 30.

1936-39: Maximum discharge observed, R.500 second-feet Feb. 18, 1938 (gage height, 

28.2 feet); no flow during long periods in each year.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge represents spillway overflow from Lake Fort Smith. 

Gage-heifht record furnished by water department of city of Fort Smith. Gage read 

twice daily.

Rating table, water year 193S-39 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In aeoond-feet)

25.0

25.05

25.1

25.2

25.3

25.4

25.5

25.7

150 

240 

340 

5SO

25.9

26.1

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

Z 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

18 

IS 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

80

21 

88 

83 

84

85

86 

87 

88 

29 

SO 

31

Oct. HOT. Dec. Jan. Feb.

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

55

65 

55 

55 

1,000 

696

320 

222 

150 

142 

400

330 

260 

364

Month

Dot 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr

Jm 

Jul 

Aiag 

Sep

»ater year 1938-3

Bar.

300 

213 

159 

720 

947

472 

310 

222 

168 

260

300 

231 

195 

159 

135

120 

105 

195 

75 

75

65 

55 

45 

35 

35

35 

35 

30 

25 

25 

25

Apr.

25 

25 

25 

25 

65

320 

222 

168 

150

135

105 

90 

75 

70 

70

472 

934 

532 

388 

280

222 

168 

150 

135 

120

90 

195 

150 

120 

105

Secondfoot -days

0

0 

0

40,784

0 

4,114 

5,771 

5,631 

4,309 

SI 

0 

0 

0

19,906

Hay

90 

75 

70 

65 

55

45 

35 

300 

412 

222

195 

290 

330 

260 

204

168 

135 

195 

204 

159

142 

120 

98 

75 

75

75 

65 

55 

40 

30 

25

Ma^imm

0 

0 

0

4,270

0 

1,000 

947 

934 

412 

18 

0 

0 

0

1,000

June

18 

18 

11 

5 

11

11 

5 

2 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

July

Mininnntt

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

25 

25 

25 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Axig.

Mean

0 

0 

0

112

0 

147 

186 

188 

139 

2.7 

0 

0 

0

54.5

Sept..

Run-off In 

acre-feet

0 

0 

0

80,880

0 

8,160 

11,450 

11,170 

8,550 

161 

0 

0 

0

39 ,490
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 229

Petit Jean Creek at Danville, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°04', long. 93°24', in SEi sec. 25, T. 5 N., R. 23 

W., at highway bridge at Danville, a quarter of a mile downstream from Dutch Creek. 

June l, 1916, to Aug. 24, 1934, chain gage on Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway 

bridge, 1,800 feet downstream, datum 0.25 foot higher. Aug. 25, 1934, to July 12, 1939, 

wire-weight gage at present site and datum. Zero of gage is 303.24 feet above mean sea 

level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 760 square miles (revised).

Records available.- June 1916 to September 1939.

Average discharge.- 23 years, 828 second-feet.

tactremes.- Previously unpublished figures of maximum and minimum discharge for water years 

1915-16 to 1938-39 are given in the following table.

Water 

Year

1915-16

1916-17

1917-18

1916-19

1919-20

1920-21

1921-22

192S-23

1923-24

1924-25

1925-S6

1926-27

1927-2S

1928-29

1929-30

1930-31

1931-32

1932-33

1933-34

1934-35

1935-36

1936-37

tl 937-38

1938-39

Date

Sept. 4

June 3

May 14

Dec. 15

Jan. 24

Mar. 26

Apr. 2b

Nov. 20

May 16

Apr. 30

Feb. 24

Oct. IS

Apr. 15

Apr. 7

Jan. 26

May 11

Feb. 24

Feb. 18

May 17

Mar. 27

June IS

Dec. 9

Jan. 23

Feb. 18

Apr. 17

Maximum

Ulscnarge 

(see. -ft.)

485

6,290

5,010

14,600

17,700

17,000

15,800

19,800

22,200

3,020

10, 900

5C.900

23,000

12,600

30,200

5,770

15,200

11,300

8,970

58,300

9,560

13,000

45,400

70,800

(feet)

*5.7

t21.7

t20.9

t24.3

t24 .8

t24.7

t24.0

t25.1

t25.4

tlS.3

t23.5

t28.4

t25.5

t23.9

t26.3

t21.4

t24.4

t23.6

*f22 . 9

t30.2

t23.3

t24.3

**29.30

**31.82

ninli

Date

Aug. 1-6, 22, Sept. 15-16

Oct. 18

Aug. 7-16, 20-24

Sept. 6-10, 13-16, 19

Sept. 19-21

Oct. 12-15, Dec. 2, 3,

June 4

Sept. 23-30

Nov. 3-12

Aug. 21-23, Sept. IS, 19

Oct. 20 to Nov. 15

July 12-22, 27-31, Aug.

1-15

July 12-15

Sept. 28-30

Oct. 1-16

Aug. 6-13

Oct. 5, Nov. 9, 10, Sept.

19,23

Sept. 30

Oct. 1, 2, 7-10

Aug. 9, 10

Nov. 17-19, Sept. 23-28

At times

Aug. 21, 20

Sept. 3

Oct. 31-Hov. 3

rum

uiscnarge 

(see. -ft.)

16

10

5

7

7

28

5

1

10

0

.5

3

7

7

5

16

5

5

3

0

0

2.8

2.4

.2

(feet)

0.9

.7

.5

.6

.6

1.2

.5

.3

.7

-

.2

.4

.6

.6

.5

.9

.5

.5

.4

-

1.75

1.72

1.57

 Observed.

tFrom graph baaed on gage readings.

tPublished also in Water-Supply Paper 857, page 160. 

»*Reading at flood creat.

1916-39: Haximum discharge, 70,800 second-feet Apr. 17, 1939 (gage height, 31.82 

feet, reading at flood crest); no flow Oct. 20 to Nov. 15, 1924, Sept. 23-28, Oct. 5-9,. 

1935, July 23-26, 30, 31, Aug. 1 to Sept. 30, 1936.

Remarks.- Records June 1916 to June 1937 poor; those for July 1937 to September 1939 fair 

and for October 1938 to September 1939 good except for days of rapidly changing stage 

which are poor. Gage read once daily June 1916 to June 1937 and twice daily, July 1, 

1937 to July 11, 1938. Records prior to July 1937 computed by Corps of Engineers, U. S. 

Army, using gage heights furnished by the U. S. Weather Bureau and prepared for publication by the Geological Survey. Results of 25 discharge measurements during period July 

1937 to September 1938 furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Discharge, in aecond-feet, 1916-3 

1916

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

June

264

181

151

125

102

264

211

191

161

142

125

117

117

161

161

July

60

151

74

47

36

53

53

47

53

47

41

36

3C

32

28

Aug.

16

16

16

16

16

16

24

28

28

47

41

32

28

28

32

Sept.

20

32

171

485

440

161

125

88

95

109

36

32

24

20

16

Day

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

June

142

117

117

117

109

95

88

88

95

102

241

252

264

241

161

-

July

28

24

24

24

28

41

191

117

74

47

36

28

28

24

20

20

Aug.

36

36

32

28

24

20

16

109

20

67

41

60

161

41

32

24

Sept.

16

60

28

24

24

24

102

231

241

151

88

60

53

47

36

-
230 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Petit Jean Creek at Danville, Ark. , i916-39~Continued

1916-17

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

41

41

32

28

24

20

20

16

16

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

10

44

387

286

133

88

60

47

36

32

28

24

24

20

Nov.

24

24

28

32

36

36

36

41

41

53

60

60

74

60

53

47

47

36

36

36

32

53

340

455

276

191

117

95

125

151

-

Dec.

191

151

117

95

88

81

98

1,180

3,240

2,950

2,480

1,190

455

327

264

221

211

231

252

288

276

264

221

201

171

201

260

824

803

440

354

Jan.

301

276

252

402

2,390

4,190

4,130

2,760

1,680

905

590

396

382

368

314

288

264

241

264

264

264

301

264

264

252

241

231

221

211

211

201

Feb.

171

151

142

133

125

117

117

109

109

109

109

74

74

74

102

133

133

161

252

787

455

327

276

264

241

211

211

340

.

-

-

Mar.

545

989

2,110

2,540

2,010

1,360

1,140

1,740

1,670

1,180

867

710

605

545

485

635

1,310

1,200

851

635

560

515

515

470

382

327

264

252

231

211

191

Apr.

579

3,030

5,010

4,220

2,670

1,380

695

500

410

354

301

463

2,250

2,630

1,840

1,070

725

560

822

2,980

3,620

2, 790

1,940

1,070

680

530

425

354

301

301

-

May

440

382

327

635

327

252

221

201

161

142

142

133

117

81

74

74

74

74

74

74

74

74

171

181

142

109

95

81

74

74

67

June

100

1,760

5,660

5,360

4,070

2,330

1,060

408

354

952

340

288

241

191

161

133

> 117

102

95

81

74

67

60

53

171

425

440

519

221

181

-

July

109

88

81

211

117

81

60

53

47

41

36

41

36

32

43

630

490

415

240

850

974

462

191

211

500

560

276

740

590

221

191

Aug.

151

133

117

88

74

60

53

67

53

67

60

53

425

680

650

590

340

211

340

276

360

919

375

171

133

117

102

81

679

1,230

876

Sept.

373

276

191

161

133

125

102

81

60

53

47

41

36

32

32

28

28

36

47

60

47

41

36

32

28

28

32

28

28

24

-

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

39

30

31

Oct.

24

24

20

20

20

20

20

20

16

16

20

20

20

20

16

16

16

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

28

28

28

36

47

L_ 5S

Nov.

32

36

32

32

32

41

36

36

36

41

67

53

47

47

47

41

41

41

47

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

67

74

88

-

Dec.

67

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

67

74

74

74

74

81

81

81

81

74

74

74

74

Jan.

67

67

67

67

67

67

67

67

67

67

67

67

67

81

81

81

81

81

95

95

95

95

95

95

102

117

395

2,000

2,980

2,790

1,660

Feb.

1,230

1,070

710

382

354

605

884

803

740

695

650

590

620

560

515

470

440

410

327

276

252

241

231

191

171

151

133

125

-

_

-

Mar.

117

142

191

221

211

191

181

171

161

161

151

151

142

142

133

133

133

125

125

125

117

117

117

117

109

109

102

102

102

109

109

Apr.

109

102

95

88

88

230

1,210

1,720

1,160

803

590

368

264

252

343

1,240

2,820

3,980

4,500

3,030

2,130

1,260

851

680

560

500

470

410

354

252

-

May

231

191

171

151

133

117

117

109

109

102

102

334

2,520

4,750

4,080

2,030

662

340

264

221

211

181

161

142

133

117

109

102

102

95

81

June

74

81

81

74

67

95

117

396

410

470

241

211

191

142

, 117

81

67

60

53

53

47

47

36

32

32

28

28

32

53

36

-

July

28

28

24

24

24

28

28

28

24

24

24

20

20

16

16

13

13

13

36

28

28

24

24

24

20

20

13

13

10

10

10

Aug.

7

7

7

7

7

7

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

10

10

7

5

5

5

5

5

117

191

171

151

133

109

211

Sapt.

161

133

117

527

1,220

1,140

1,040

740

560

327

276

252

241

201

125

74

53

41

36

67

67

53

47

41

41

60

147

849

321

211

-
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 231

Discharge, In second-feet, of Petit Jean Creek at Danville, Ark., 1916-39 Continued

1918-19

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

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

191

171

151

142

133

102

74

60

47

41

41

36

36

32

32

32

32

36

47

60

74

125

161

241

276

590

436

1,450

1,020

710

590

Nov.

410

327

276

264

221

191

142

191

241

276

231

201

171

151

191

201

560

470

440

410

485

665

530

201

161

151

133

327

276

231

-

Dec.

211

201

191

171

171

161

161

151

151

133

117

102

699

4,990

11,500

12,100

7,810

4,400

2,390

1,330

1,860

1,340

935

1,370

1,250

935

867

835

803

771

801

Jan.

2,450

2,990

3,020

2,500

2,090

1,410

935

575

500

455

410

368

354

340

340

425

1,300

2,720

2,260

2,000

1,890

1,580

1,660

1,620

1,460

1,250

1,100

901

835

771

710

Feb.

635

575

620

60S

560

515

470

440

440

410

368

340

545

1,400

2,150

1,360

1,100

787

740

710

901

952

1,020

884

803

695

590

470

-

-

-

liar.

410

382

368

340

327

301

288

288

327

354

835

740

695

635

545

888

2,160

2,840

2,170

1,230

803

740

650

590

545

485

440

396

354

314

288

Apr.

264

241

211

201

201

181

161

151

133

437

2,240

1,510

771

485

396

354

301

264

231

211

171

151

117

102

95

142

171

161

368

650

-

May

901

1,500

1,070

710

368

276

241

276

241

221

191

191

211

201

191

181

171

161

151

171

211

191

161

151

171

211

413

2,430

3,810

4,920

4,590

June

3,200

2,090

1,100

725

560

410

327

288

211

771

327

276

590

327

276

241

211

191

171

161

142

630

396

498

1,120

787

590

470

354

276

-

July

231

191

151

117

102

88

81

171

142

95

67

53

47

41

36

36

32

32

28

24

24

24

24

24

20

20

16

32

67

95

211

Aug.

117

53

36

32

28

28

24

20

20

16

13

10

10

13

13

16

60

67

53

47

36

36

81

117

88

53

32

24

16

13

13

Sept.

16

16

13

10

10

7

7

7

7

7

10

10

7

7

7

7

10

10

7

66

1,040

590

901

560

440

327

264

241

211

171

-

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

117

95

74

60

47

36

32

103

924

1,970

2,920

5,620

5,810

2,870

2,250

2,320

2,030

1,240

901

695

926

2,030

2,650

2,000

1,320

590

470

368

327

288

316

Nov.

2,470

5,470

7,160

4,930

2,750

1,740

1,140

1,070

1,090

2,400

4,940

5,630

2,950

2,070

1,580

867

590

500

425

396

354

327

301

276

241

368

1,040

1,370

969

1,070

Dec.

1,140

1,250

1,040

835

935

918

901

867

819

771

740

695

635

575

530

470

396

340

301

276

241

221

211

201

191

181

171

161

151

142

133

Jan.

117

117

109

102

95

88

109

654

4,170

8,080

7,930

5,800

4,210

3,060

2,450

2,240

1,870

1,460

1,190

1,140

884

1,310

3,660

12,300

16,100

10,600

6,660

4,350

3,060

2,020

1,540

Feb.

1,210

901

835

787

740

710

680

635

575

635

620

545

500

485

470

440

410

382

340

301

276

25S

221

211

201

181

171

161

151

-

liar.

142

142

133

389

1,980

1,600

1,190

803

SIS

560

740

851

771

710

680

635

590

545

470

410

354

327

301

337

3,620

15,100

14,900

8,930

4,970

3,360

2,750

Apr.

1,770

1,920

1,800

1,970

1,460

851

575

500

595

1,500

1,190

1,280

1,580

1,430

1,340

1,190

884

635

470

301

231

211

171

151

552

3,060

5,420

6,180

4,180

2,680

-

May

2,000

1,560

1,480

1,070

665

410

327

264

191

151

152

947

2,480

2,040

1,440

2,210

3,710

3,430

2,420

1,680

1,190

740

410

252

231

211

191

171

161

337

1,190

June

869

710

885

2,710

2,160

867

500

340

252

211

161

133

117

95

88

81

74

168

705

590

276

231

211

191

161

133

117

95

81

74

-

July

354

276

151

117

102

88

74

60

S3

53

60

53

53

47

53

53

60

67

60

60

102

211

231

191

161

133

133

191

276

161

117

Aug.

88

74

74

60

53

47

41

36

36

32

28

106

590

410

191

133

88

74

60

53

47

47

47

47

47

53

60

47

41

36

36

Sept.

36

74

60

47

3,6

32

53

67

47

36

32

24

24

16

13

13

10

10

7

7

7

13

359

550

264

221

211

191

151

125

-
232 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In second-feet, of Petit Jean Creek at Danville, Ark., 1916-39 Continued

1920-21

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

95

81

67

60

47

41

41

36

36

32

32

28

28

28

28

36

60

81

74

60

53

53

74

133

590

470

382

276

221

171

125

Nov.

109

95

88

81

74

60

53

53

47

81

53

47

41

41

36

36

36

32

32

32

36

36

32

32

32

36

36

32

32

32

-

Dec.

32

28

28

53

47

102

133

125

125

109

95

102

117

211

181

161

151

133

117

102

505

3,150

3,580

2,420

1,970

1,560

1,180

695

560

500

455

Jan.

410

368

340

301

276

264

252

231

211

201

201

221

241

288

396

560

530

410

252

211

191

181

171

191

264

340

340

327

301

276

264

Feb.

241

221

211

171

151

125

117

232

2,210

2,010

1,620

1,210

969

560

252

211

191

171

191

276

500

665

1,040

1,800

5,850

7,830

6,310

4,270

_

-

-

Mar.

2,800

2,010

1,370

1,120

867

695

590

485

264

560

462

2,420

4,570

5,670

6,610

5,700

3,070

2,240

1,560

1,210

819

867

835

1,120

867

680

605

650

710

590

530

Apr.

485

410

354

276

221

241

340

545

530

276

211

181

151

211

231

403

2,740

2,640

1,730

1,190

867

1,370

2,040

1,700

1,580

4,580

12,000

15,700

8,910

4,280

-

May

2,720

2,200

1,980

1,620

1,370

1,090

803

590

500

410

635

1,020

901

545

410

340

264

231

161

125

109

88

81

74

67

53

47

47

41

36

36

June

47

74

36

28

39

435

771

575

986

1,190

867

485

288

560

635

545

340

252

221

171

171

161

151

191

221

161

142

117

41-0

819

-

July

725

396

340

252

211

151

142

95

117

102

81

125

102

81

74

74

67

53

70

642

740

425

241

161

133

117

102

81

67

67

53

Aug.

47

36

36

32

47

67

579

1,100

635

327

221

151

125

713

1,000

500

276

410

340

276

241

221

191

181

171

151

133

109

88

264

231

Sept.

211

171

133

117

95

102

117

109

95

327

635

396

252

221

171

125

81

60

53

53

75

518

1,020

710

485

440

276

161

125

191

-

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

276

161

125

102

88

74

67

67

60

60

47

47

41

41

36

36

28

28

24

20

20

16

16

16

13

16

16

20

24

28

26

Nov.

24

20

16

16

16

16

20

20

24

28

28

28

28

24

20

24

164

2,290

6,460

10,500

11,200

6,390

2,820

1,700

1,900

1,840

1,390

776

630

500

-

Dec.

600

1,500

1,260

783

650

545

410

340

252

314

288

252

252

231

211

181

161

142

125

117

102

88

74

88

102

88

88

81

74

74

60

Jan.

53

53

47

47

53

67

60

60

47

53

81

218

791

754

398

221

191

161

142

125

133

117

133

191

161

161

191

151

125

109

102

Feb.

95

231

171

125

117

102

95

81

81

74

74

67

67

60

60

67

88

88

74

74

67

67

316

1,350

2,490

2,060

1,690

1,400

_

-

HUP.

1,070

1,310

1,790

1,560

1,120

819

695

590

610

2,900

5,390

5,640

3,350

2,740

2,950

2,450

2,040

1,410

1,300

1,250

1,020

901

835

803

755

819

1.220

1,740

2,010

2,530

4,090

Apr.

6,520

8,220

4,800

2,870

3,500

6,230

7,980

6,460

4,240

3,200

2,920

2,970

2,470

1,910

1,390

1,250

1,040

851

680

1,100

1,070

787

665

530

485

3-70

1,160

2,380

2,280

1,590

-

May

i,190

757

760

2,030

4,900

4,510

2,930

4,020

4,600

3,060

2,100

1,250

725

485

288

276

241

231

221

211

241

354 '470

530

410

340

276

314

560

485

396

June

288

264

231

Cll

181

151

151

171

161

151

133

117

109

88

81

74

67

60

53

53

47

201

151

125

102

74

60

53

41

32

-

July

24

20

36

47

32

24

20

102

264

171

88

81

67

67

60

60

53

53

47

47

36

28

24

20

20

20

16

16

13

13

13

Aug.

13

13

125

125

95

74

67

133

171

151

133

125

117

109

102

95

81

81

74

67

60

53

47

41

36

36

36

32

32

32

28

Sept.

28

28

24

24

24

20

20

20

20

16

16

16

16

13

13

10

10

10

7

7

7

7

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

-
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 233

Discharge, In second-feet, of Petit Jean Creek at Danville, Ark., 1916-39 Continued

1922-23

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5

3

3

3

3

3

142

142

109

67

41

24

20

16

13

16

13

13

13

10

10

10

10

7

7

7

5

5

5

3

3

Nov.

3

3

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

28

36

171

171

151

171

151

142

125

109

95

74

67

60

53

47

41

36

-

Dec.

41

41

41

36

171

211

301

288

276

264

252

241

231

221

211

191

191

181

171

151

142

125

117

102

88

81

354

252

231

211

276

Jan.

1,420

1,680

1,300

1,060

869

710

530

327

252

231

211

181

161

470

771

680

605

530

440

382

530

440

382

327

276

241

455

475

1,130

1,890

2,850

Feb.

2,860

2,330

3,860

5,890

5,470

3,620

2,310

1,470

1,190

2,000

2,220

1,850

2,200

2,330

1,680

1,120

851

680

590

515

425

382

354

327

422

2,220

4,900

6,290

-

-

-

Mar.

4,570

2,950

2,000

1,300

1,400

3,200

5,630

5,890

4,140

2,690

2,200

2,220

2,020

1,510

1,230

3,480

7,440

8,310

5,930

3,600

2,290

1,440

969

740

575

515

455

425

410

410

396

Apr.

382

354

231

264

288

241

221

211

211

211

201

201

221

241

231

201

201

221

211

211

211

201

396

340

340

327

456

2,000

5,850

7,530

-

May

5,480

3,400

2,840

2,960

2,610

1,940

1,260

1,100

740

575

396

382

470

877

6,740

17,900

12,300

7,380

4,320

2,680

1,820

1,290

3,010

6,380

9,110

9,550

8,160

5,800

4,180

3,430

3,020

Juno

3,440

3,390

3,770

2,690

1,630

2,310

2,610

1,780

1,240

3,190

5,830

7,240

5,700

3,390

2,040

1,080

1,160

1,610

1,390

590

620

455

288

276

301

276

264

264

171

171

-

July

161

161

161

133

102

88

81

74

67

67

60

53

53

60

74

67

109

133

133

109

95

81

81

109

81

74

74

81

67

53

67

Aug.

53

41

41

32

32

32

28

28

32

60

47

53

53

47

41

41

41

36

24

16

16

74

41

32

24

20

16

10

10

10

10

Sept.

10

10

13

10

10

13

20

32

171

142

125

117

117

117

117

102

109

88

102

117

575

314

276

252

109

95

81

74

74

60

-

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

60

67

53

41

41

36

36

36

32

28

24

24

24

24

20

20

28

32

20

20

16

16

16

16

16

13

13

133

1,060

1,440

1,060

Nov.

763

393

737

2,370

2,650

1,700

861

590

515

500

485

485

470

455

455

276

161

161

151

151

151

151

142

117

109

109

102

102

161

264

-

Dec.

211

191

241

264

665

590

620

440

624

1,560

2,390

3,390

6,260

9,670

9,970

7,140

4,920

2,990

2,000

1,300

1,300

1,480

2,580

3,060

2,460

1,670

1,360

957

695

605

575

Jan.

575

575

500

500

470

470

455

425

264

221

211

201

191

191

191

276

314

301

301

276

252

252

231

488

1,560

2,160

1,600

1,160

1,020

900

730

Feb.

680

605

575

455

425

396

354

314

301

301

301

288

288

276

264

252

252

252

264

264

252

252

382

354

340

340

327

314

288

_

-

liar.

288

276

276

252

231

231

231

211

201

211

211

201

201

211

231

396

396

620

605

794

1,120

1,420

1,6C-0

1,490

1,330

936

710

635

680

650

740

Apr.

680

650

440

440

485

530

500

470

425

396

382

354

354

340

327

301

301

276

252

241

241

231

221

221

211

245

826

1,090

732

12,700

May

17, 600

11,500

7,090

4,080

2,310

1,380

796

560

500

470

396

354

276

252

252

231

211

201

201

201

211

241

221

191

221

241

515

797

1,830

3,960

3,400

June

1,890

855

500

396

354

340

740

835

410

314

650

755

425

368

252

211

191

191

181

181

171

171

95

95

88

171

221

191

117

113

July

109

109

88

74

74

67

60

60

53

53

47

53

41

41

53

125

95

74

60

47

47

41

41

41

133

95

74

60

60

53

53

Aug.

41

41

32

32

28

28

28

36

36

36

32

32

28

24

20

20

16

16

13

13

10

10

10

95

440

142

109

88

74

53

53

Sept.

53

67

60

41

36

28

20

20

16

16

13

13

20

16

16

13

13

10

10

20

20

41

32

28

24

24

20

20

16

16

-
234 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Petit Jean Creek at Danville, Ark., 1916-39 Continued

1924-25

Day

1

2

Z

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

16

16

16

13

13

10

10

7

7

5

5

3

3

1

1

.5

.5

.5

.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Hov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

102

102

74

47

47

36

£8

£4

SO

20

13

13

13

10

10

-

Dec.

10

10

7

10

13

13

102

211

211

151

74

47

36

36

32

32

28

28

41

288

515

515

500

455

301

151

74

53

53

53

41

Jan.

41

41

36

32

32

32

28

28

28

28

28

28

32

32

32

41

47

47

47

41

133

133

125

125

109

95

95

88

88

81

74

Feb.

67

67

60

60

53

53

53

53

67

171

171

171

151

133

117

109

109

102

102

95

241

468

2,220

2,720

1,900

1,540

1,050

901

_

-

-

Mar.

835

740

680

605

396

191

171

151

151

133

346

2,060

2,140

1,990

1,750

1,370

1,090

462

354

560

425

396

354

314

314

241

241

241

231

231

221

Apr.

211

211

211

201

201

191

191

171

133

117

102

88

88

81

81

81

74

74

74

67

67

53

36

36

36

72

479

879

1,160

662

-

May

368

327

327

301

276

264

231

221

181

133

142

231

264

221

201

191

181

133

109

95

81

74

60

60

47

47

47

41

41

36

36

June

32

32

28

28

20

16

13

13

10

5

5

3

3

3

3

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

-

July

1

.5

.5

5

60

171

36

36

28

20

81

74

60

60

47

47

125

60

125

133

133

188

1,600

2,020

841

286

201

301

354

354

171

Aug.

151

102

102

95

95

88

67

130

600

615

645

396

354

314

276

252

231

231

201

151

133

109

109

109

74

74

74

60

60

47

47

Sept.

41

32

20

10

5

3

1

1

1

1

1

20

7

7

5

5

3

3

3

3

3

3

1

30

1,240

2,010

1,500

630

320

276

-

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

31

1,110

847

605 4ir

354

108

108

171

151

133

205

1,"10

£,430

2.970

5,070

9,160

10,200

7,630

4,670

2,710

1,630

1,200

891

410

221

221

221

221

221

811

MOT.

211

211

211

211

221

221

241

SOS

1,300

1,070

896

725

650

605

605

575

545

545

575

575

530

410

288

276

252

2f 5

2! 3

2"3

£ 6

252

Dec.

231

231

221

221

211

211

211

201

201

191

191

191

271

1,780

4,720

7,020

6,290

3,570

2,280

1,560

1,260

1,120

763

695

650

368

354

314

314

301

288

Jan.

276

264

264

560

500

470

455

425

425

410

396

382

354

340

340

327

485

1,020

1,000

1,060

1,730

4,220

7,550

8,070

5,560

3,460

2,640

2,100

1,460

981

819

Feb.

740

710

650

545

500

470

440

396

382

354

301

301

288

276

264

252

252

410

620

605

605

575

560

560

695

650

605

575

_

-

Mar.

545

500

485

470

425

425

425

425

396

396

440

440

425

396

368

368

354

354

340

340

400

1,080

1,'670

1,330

1,440

1,060

803

695

560

815

2,730

Apr.

3,500

2,990

2,220

1,450

1,040

SOS

819

819

803

819

819

1,280

1,140

1,120

1,090

695

650

650

635

590

354

354

340

368

425

425

396

354

327

288

May

264

231

221

221

211

211

231

241

755

803

455

455

410

368

354

340

314

301

276

264

221

191

161

151

142

142

133

125

125

117

117

June

109

109

102

102

95

95

88

81

74

60

53

53

47

47

47

60

60

41

41

32

20

16

16

13

13

10

13

13

10

10

-

July

7

7

5

3

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

1

1

1

1

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

Aug.

0.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

3

13

20

53

95

95

81

81

221

201

201

171

151

125

109

109

Sept.

102

88

81

67

60

60

41

41

38

36

32

3S

32

32

32

28

24

24

20

20

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

10

10

93

-
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 235

Discharge, In second-feet, of Petit Jean Creek at Danville, Ark., 1916-39 Continued

1926-27

D«y

1

2

8

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

IS

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,140

786

314

221

1,250

1,770

1,190

771

771

851

1,020

1,120

750

420

211

201

171

161

151

151

133

133

175

777

1,040

1,020

740

500

515

1,330

1,500

Nov.

1,120

867

755

725

710

695

650

650

650

635

635

605

560

712

2,580

4,670

6,420

4,840

3,140

2,100

1,410

1,120

1,090

1,090

1,340

1,190

1,140

803

771

740

-

Dec.

725

695

650

635

590

575

575

575

635

943

2,390

1,920

1,390

1,140

834

851

725

695

695

736

1,250

2,470

3,300

2,260

1,980

1,580

1,190

1,050

1,050

1,020

952

Jan.

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,020

1,020

1,000

1,000

986

969

935

969

969

969

969

935

935

1,070

1,520

1,760

4,120

13,600

26,600

18,100

12,300

8,720

6,110

4,490

3,440

3,080

Pet.

2,240

1,250

1,100

1,050

1,000

884

884

1,480

1,320

1,370

1,410

2,070

1,700

1,390

1,180

884

740

740

710

635

590

485

440

410

396

396

382

382

-

-

-

Mar.

382

485

560

560

545

530

530

590

590

560

530

590

590

575

575

560

752

2,850

5,670

12,100

7,930

5,770

3,830

2,630

1,720

1,370

1,260

1,050

1,050

500

470

Apr.

545

485

455

410

410

382

340

478

2,030

3,390

4,270

3,750

7,350

22,800

46,300

28,400

14,200

7,730

7,310

11,100

19,100

19,500

13,000

7,310

4,740

3,200

2,330

2,000

1,110

901

-

May

710

575

382

382

500

560

868

2,490

1,910

2,580

4,100

3,750

2,240

1,230

935

710

635

545

758

2,920

4,010

2,960

2,900

2,000

2,130

2,480

1,400

935

590

530

425

June

862

3,990

7,310

6,650

4,250

6,670

7,600

5,690

3,210

1,980

1,440

901

545

534

1,480

2,640

1,860

1,070

650

692

2,690

3,930

3,120

1,950

1,430

835

590

396

340

301

-

July

211

201

161

125

109

88

53

32

20

10

5

3

3

3

3

10

7

142

133

125

74

47

88

133

161

117

95

74

53

41

41

Aug.

32

221

301

221

221

354

425

288

718

2,590

4,050

3,710

o SOQ

1*540

935

1,070

851

755

575

560

425

396

314

314

276

252

221

367

2,620

3.15C

2,380

Sept.

1,590

867

695

590

560

485

470

368

301

264

211

171

81

74

67

53

47

47

264

211

171

142

117

102

81

67

67

67

47

47

-

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

89

30

31

Oct.

47

234

3,850

5,890

4,100

2,350

1,560

1,180

835

740

620

620

620

560

530

455

382

327

288

241

67

60

47

47

41

32

32

28

28

24

67

Nov.

47

47

36

36

28

28

28

24

24

24

24

24

20

20

24

41

88

88

88

81

67

53

53

47

47

41

32

24

24

24

-

Dec.

16

10

7

7

5

5

10

24

24

24

24

67

225

2,410

4,220

7,180

5,210

3,610

2,700

964

665

560

560

545

545

515

515

575

575

560

545

Jan.

545

545

530

485

470

470

470

545

545

530

530

515

500

470

470

455

6S 8

1,410

3,920

6,110

5,300

3,170

2,230

1,730

1,370

1,180

1,040

986

867

787

771

Feb.

725

695

620

620

635

680

680

1,040

1,040

1,000

935

901

851

851

851

819

755

710

695

680

665

665

665

620

605

590

575

545

545

_

-

Mar.

515

470

455

455

695

695

665

620

590

560

545

252

241

211

211

221

221

211

201

191

191

171

171

171

161

161

151

151

151

142

133

Apr.

117

117

117

248

1,130

8,920

20,100

8,740

5,890

3,740

2,690

2,130

1,570

1,550

1,910

2,340

1,850

1,430

1,230

1,140

1,100

5,440

10,200

8,020

5,470

3,430

2,910

2,250

1,940

1,630

-

May

1,250

1,040

884

680

665

605

560

560

545

545

515

500

500

500

470

470

590

771

969

1,340

1,340

1,140

1,000

901

867

819

755

560

545

545

530

June

241

117

81

501

1,190

1,020

550

244

370

1,210

1,430

870

1,040

3,620

9,520

7,350

4,780

2,990

2,240

1,510

808

2,010

2,520

3,630

4,370

3,150

2,300

1,500

854

455

-

July

288

241

231

201

161

133

133

117

102

102

102

140

1,150

2,430

1,570

482

1,680

2,960

2,520

1,210

626

335

151

335

1,620

706

263

470

545

725

560

Aug.

485

455

410

241

151

368

264

201

133

109

88

88

88

81

74

74

74

67

74

53

53

60

74

219

1,240

848

425

211

133

109

620

Sept.

252

109

81

67

53

47

47

41

41

36

36

36

32

32

28

24

24

20

16

16

13

13

13

10

10

10

10

7

7

7

-
236 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Petit Jean Creek at Danville, Ark., 1916-39 Continued

1928-29

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

7

60

53

41

24

16

13

10

10

10

10

10

10

16

53

41

Nov.

171

231

264

221

125

95

74

74

60

60

53

53

53

53

53

53

125

117

102

88

95

102

95

95

95

95

88

88

159

2,100

-

Dec.

2,540

1,340

530

340

276

252

231

211

181

161

155

979

2,300

2,160

2,020

1,870

1,960

3,880

5,200

3,910

2,460

1,370

835

560

485

410

354

314

288

264

231

Jan.

211

191

301

342

1,650

4,090

4,540

3,320

2,570

1,940

1,480

1,090

884

710

620

620

665

605

605

605

545

515

540

1,360

5,640

11,900

10,300

4,160

3,460

2,650

1,780

Feb.

1,090

819

787

605

590

620

771

1,070

1,210

1,230

787

725

771

1,230

1,340

1,480

1,480

1,460

1,440

1,600

1,560

1,520

1,600

1,560

1,900

6,410

10,800

9,130

-

-

-

Mar.

6,200

4,550

2,810

2,730

2,130

1,640

1,280

1,070

952

901

787

590

913

1,620

1,610

2,180

1,770

1,540

986

1,000

1,560

2,090

1,740

1,370

986

1,050

1,190

918

1,120

1,680

1,640

Apr.

1,680

2,090

1,600

1,230

1,040

787

755

1,010

4,520

6,000

4,540

2,980

1,990

1,470

935

803

680

530

410

515

455

340

301

288

264

252

241

211

201

219

-

May

1,420

2,070

1,160

835

545

314

252

321

1,090

1,640

1,150

918

836

2,370

3,470

3,280

2,290

1,540

2,240

7,130

6,810

3,040

1,820

897

650

630

1,110

918

680

725

575

June

425

314

867

935

665

425

665

530

440

301

264

221

264

276

264

231

191

171

133

117

109

112

1,280

2,350

1,820

1,100

485

410

241

201

-

July

171

155

1,220

2,110

1,480

550

835

1,390

1,180

867

590

368

314

264

201

171

151

133

117

102

95

88

81

81

74

74

67

67

60

53

53

Aug.

47

47

41

36

32

32

32

28

23

28

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

20

20

20

16

16

13

13

13

13

13

16

16

16

16

Sept.

16

13

13

13

13

16

13

13

13

13

24

181

133

382

410

133

88

133

53

41

36

36

28

28

24

20

20

16

16

13

-

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

25

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

13

13

13

13

47

41

41

36

36

32

36

47

60

67

36

32

32

28

28

28

28

28

24

24

24

24

20

20

20

55

838

Mov.

2,450

1,600

809

286

171

151

133

109

102

102

102

102

211

455

396

340

354

368

354

340

340

327

264

231

201

161

142

133

125

125

~

Dec.

102

102

102

95

95

95

151

221

276

340

314

276

252

288

301

327

388

2,140

3,310

2,960

2,550

1,750

1,340

1,080

695

396

301

354

Z6B

368

314

Jan.

276

368

680

650

590

530

869

2,330

3,740

5,110

5,360

4,490

5,620

8,480

7,770

5,750

3,540

2,310

1,620

1,040

918

835

803

680

605

605

635

1,040

1,580

1,500

1,360

Feb.

1,090

1,090

1,230

3,120

6,290

- 7,680

5,990

3,790

2,550

1,800

1,170

684

771

665

560

485

425

396

368

327

301

301

340

314

396

455

500

410

-

-

~

Mar.

340

327

327

301

276

264

264

252

231

221

221

201

191

191

181

181

191

231

710

1,190

787

620

470

500

1,020

1,000

60S

575

500

425

382

Apr.

327

314

327

314

340

301

252

221

201

191

181

161

151

142

133

125

151

142

142

125

109

102

88

95

95

88

88

81

81

74

"

May

74

74

81

88

516

507

925

3,250

3,520

8,100

28,400

21,800

12,400

6,950

3,900

2,370

1,720

1,390

1,440

1,370

1,020

740

803

1,320

1,250

60S

590

410

301

301

354

June

301

241

191

181

161

161

151

151

142

133

133

117

109

95

95

88

88

81

74

74

67

60

53

47

47

41

41

36

32

32

~

July

32

67

81

60

36

28

24

20

32

36

32

28

28

24

24

16

16

13

13

10

10

7

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

7

7

Aug.

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

5

5

5

5

5

5

10

16

13

16

20

16

13

7

16

13

13

10

10

10

7

7

7

16

Sept.

191

276

133

67

36

32

24

24

45

877

945

322

102

60

74

53

32

32

28

28

24

16

16

24

28

102

161

211

125

95

~
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 237

Discharge, In second-feet, of Petit Jean Creek at Danville, Ark., 1916-39 Co

1930-31

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

Oct.

67

53

36

28

16

17 

360

1,070

590

288

231

1TL

125

95

88

74

74

67

67

60

60

53

47

53

47

47

41

41

36

36

32

Nov.

32

32

28

28

24

20 

20

ID

16

20

20

20

£8

30

449

233

102

74

605

1,410

1,070

725

264

221

191

161

142

267

932

-

Dec.

1,260

1,050

590

396

745

1,630 

1,050

695

590

440

368

288

241

201

151

133

171

161

133

133

142

142

133

125

125

109

109

102

102

95

Jan.

88

88

81

81

81

74 

74 

74

74

74

74

74

74

74

81

81

81

81

81

81

81

81

81

81

81

81

74

74

74

74

74

Feb.

7

6

6

6

6

17

1,410

3,920

4,870

3,200

2,270

3,450

4,700

4,010

3,130

2,740

2 , 020

1,280

952

967

3, ,530

5,560

5,220

3,430

2,240

1,360

_

-

-

Mar.

1,050

935

851

575

440

1 1 280 

2,130

2,530

1,660

1,090

819

665

635

867

1,050

819

650

515

410

771

1,140

1,520

1,120

935

846

1,210

2,520

3,290

2,890

2,000

Apr.

1,300

1,020

901

710

590

500 

440 

382

340

382

425

396

368

410

455

396

3G2

530

575

500

590

680

665

590

605

1,640

3,100

3,050

2,000

1,180

-

May

1,330

2,060

2,130

1,460

1,040

918 

1,780 

1,500

918

565

545

485

382

327

301

276

241

211

181

211

301

327

301

264

221

764

1,680

725

354

301

301

June

382

276

231

211

171

151 

1,070 

1,060

575

288

288

252

191

181

198

772

377

276

241

221

161

133

117

102

88

102

95

81

67

60

-

July

53

53

47

47

241

133 

67 

41

32

24

32

36

28

24

28

24

24

28

28

28

36

32

28

47

109

67

53

47

60

74

47

Aug.

41

32

133

109

201

231 

133

95

67

53

41

36

32

32

28

32

41

684

1,560

721

354

221

102

95

88

81

74

174

1,070

388

Sept.

211

125

81

60

102

67 

53

47

41

36

36

32

32

24

20

20

20

16

20

20

20

16

20

20

20

20

16

16

16

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

13

13

13

10

10

10

10

7

7

10

10

13

13

16

13

13

13

10

10

10

7

7

16

20

53

81

117

67

53

47

36

Nov.

32

32

20

13

10

10

7

13

16

16

13

13

10

10

13

16

20

20

16

24

32

28

20

32

47

60

95

142

500

560

Dec.

650

575

545

211

151

133

125

109

J02

95

102

102

117

109

95

95

762

 2,190

2,030

1,410

901

560

410

485

440

396

354

314

288

301

396

Jan.

425

500

560

703

3,410

8,180

9,330

8,090

5,080

2,870

1,980

1,350

1,700

2,220

1,720

2,270

4,690

7,990

7,530

5,070

3,350

3,140

7,960

14,100

12,700

8,830

7,250

4,500

3,630

3,080

2,190

Teb.

1,390

851

545

500

455

425

410

382

354

327

314

288

276

360

4,320

9,360

13,500

14,600

11,600

7,170

4,380

2,890

2,260

1,370

952

725

605

545

470

_

-

Mar.

410

354

851

969

1,040

918

787

650

530

425

354

314

276

252

288

327

354

382

327

301

276

301

288

276

276

288

860

3,790

6,180

4,910

3,130

Apr.

2,020

1,230

1,000

635

755

680

620

575

515

485

485

455

425

368

327

288

264

241

221

211

191

181

181

171

161

151

171

181

181

191

~

May

181

171

161

161

151

133

125

256

1,060

800

545

340

252

201

151

125

109

102

95

81

74

74

60

53

53

88

410

500

396

276

133

June

95

95

221

171

133

117

95

161

151

117

125

109

81

95

161

95

67

60

53

47

41

41

36

36

314

181

SI

102

253

8,020

~

July

2,990

2,190

1,010

560

439

1,970

1,480

602

301

221

181

161

133

117

102

as

88

81

74

67

60

53

47

41

301

2SS

171

133

95

81

60

Aug.

53

47

41

36

36

32

32

32

102

81

60

36

28

36

47

47

32

28

28

24

24

80

16

16

13

13

13

16

16

13

13

Sept.

10

16

23

325

201

47

24

16

13

10

10

10

7

7

7

7

7

10

10

13

7

7

16

13

13

10

7

7

7

5

"
238 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Petit Jean Creek at Danville, Ark., 1916-39 Continued

1932-33

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5

5

7

13

16

7

5

5

5

5

24

16

16

13

16

16

16

16

13

13.

13

13

16

16

13

20

16

16

13

13

28

Nov.

32

28

28

28

24

24

36

60

67

60

60

53

53

47

47

41

41

36

32

28

24

20

20

24

24

20

SO

16

16

13

-

Dec.

13

13

13

13

13

13

10

10

16

16

20

24

24

28

24

24

24

24

24

20

24

28

55

1,140

2,980

2,570

1,190

511

360

2,180

7,650

Jan.

8,800

6,250

3,510

2,180

1,170

665

682

1,610

2,810

3,170

2,630

1,730

1,120

680

575

485

425

425

425

485

661

1,910

4,410

5,830

4,040

2,560

1,560

969

635

575

530

Feb.

605

605

545

500

455

440

440

410

368

354

354

340

314

314

301

288

288

354

354

340

327

314

301

288

288

382

635

796

-

-

-

Mar.

1,780

1,910

1,260

740

545

635

1,510

2,100

1,720

1,250

952

725

635

545

545

485

455

520

1,770

2,960

2,360

1,490

1,000

755

620

620

560

515

410

455

798

Apr.

2,450

3,850

3,270

2,210

1,320

884

725

620

530

470

440

382

354

354

354

354

327

835

650

646

2,880

4,740

3,940

2,840

3,430

3,470

S,770

4,140

5,400

3,450

-

May

2,220

1,420

867

605

680

1,160

986

787

545

440

354

301

314

797

2,800

7,160

10,800

9,310

5,840

2,890

1,700

1,360

2,650

2,320

1,600

807

440

455

440

368

327

June

264

221

201

161

142

125

109

102

95

88

88

88

81

74

74

67

60

53

53

47

41

41

36

36

36

32

32

32

32

32

-

July

81

53

47

41

36

32

24

20

20

16

13

10

10

13

13

13

10

10

7

7

7

7

24

24

32

24

28

36

60

47

32

Aug.

47

32

32

24

24

24

24

60

60

53

47

32

36

47

455

425

161

211

161

109

95

41

36

36

32

24

24

20

97

1,040

545

Sept.

201

161

238

1,110

787

620

396

264

109

81

60

86

585

288

117

102

95

60

47

41

41

36

36

36

47

53

53

53

53

47

-

pay

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

S9

30

31

Oct.

47

36

36

32

32

28

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

20

28

28

74

81

81

74

314

665

1,020

500

191

109

102

88

74

60

NOT.

53

53

88

191

241

252

211

191

161

117

102

88

81

67

60

53

53

47

41

41

47

151

264

252

252

241

211

181

151

117

-

Dec.

102

102

102

95

125

264

241

181

151

142

125

102

95

95

95

95

449

760

2,950

3,000

2,070

1,290

1,090

701

635

605

382

340

301

264

221

Jan.

191

171

171

500

560

605

665

695

787

803

695

530

485

425

354

354

354

396

368

340

803

1,020

1,410

952

725

545

500

470

396

340

288

Feb.

276

264

264

252

231

221

191

171

151

142

142

133

125

125

117

109

109

109

109

102

102

117

133

133

133

133

133

151

-

.

-

Mar.

161

161

211

231

231

241

241

241

410

771

560

470

340

327

327

314

276

286

816

1,390

1,580

1,220

1,040

1,070

1,600

3,950

7,570

7,780

5,300

3,340

2,270

Apr.

1,370

915

590

606

1,830

4,310

5,890

5,340

3,520

2,410

1,560

1,000

755

575

410

410

396

455

515

650

650

396

288

241

221

221

221

221

201

181

May

171

151

151

168

604

1,800

2,460

2,040

1,540

900

470

455

410

301

264

252

231

211

191

161

201

327

906

575

382

276

231

201

181

171

151

June

109

95

81

74

530

314

288

151

117

102

95

530

851

560

201

142

125

102

88

81

67

53

41

36

32

32

£8

28

28

28

July

24

24

20

20

20

16

16

13

13

10

10

10

10

10

10

314

819

276

74

47

41

41

36

36

28

20

16

16

32

32

20

Aug.

16

13

10

7

7

5

5

5

3

3

20

16

16

16

13

10

10

10

10

20

20

15

41

26

10

Sept.

6

161

2,270

3,170

2,080

687

214

127

96

86

33

20

15

10

10

10

10

10

26

26

26

441

822

250

138

86

76

76

93

638

-
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 239

Discharge, in second-feet, of Petit Jean Creek at Danville, Ark., 1916-39 Continued

1934-35

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2,320

2,530

869

274

193

149

116

96

76

66

33

26

20

20

20

20

10

5

5

2

2

2

2

2

2

26

41

57

57

41

33

Nov.

26

CO

49

96

76

r>7

41

41

41

26

20

15

10

5

2

.5

0

0

0

26

421

1,350

1,370

652

312

276

250

250

116

498

-

Dec.

1,070

1,320

1,700

1,870

1,180

670

568

496

371

329

276

226

204

193

182

138

138

138

204

204

226

226

204

204

160

160

160

160

160

116

116

Jan.

149

149

162

204

182

106

106

953

2,130

1,770

1,100

710

543

454

365

343

302

349

2.340

6,750

12 , 900

14,300

10,600

6,440

3,510

2 , 500

1,740

1,180

670

710

S73

Feb.

498

441

399

371

343

315

276

269

365

427

385

329

343

663

742

616

513

454

385

357

315

302

289

250

343

934

966

710

_

-

-

Mar.

496

483

454

427

4,320

8,220

7,060

4,170

2,710

2,660

5,570

14,600

16,900

10,900

6,160

3,530

2,330

1,530

1,050

870

1,490

19,900

26,200

14,600

8,610

5,170

3,270

2,300

1,480

1,010

1,160

Apr.

1,950

1,690

1,220

950

654

2,830

5,360

4,600

2,940

1,920

1,460

1,160

836

663

556

463

413

399

1,980

4,500

6,900

6,750

5,430

3,440

2,290

1,420

2,190

3,190

2,810

3,040

-

May

2 , 520

2,100

2,610

4,330

19,700

44,400

23,100

11,200

6,440

3,570

2,570

2,030

1,520

916

828

3,100

5,340

5,060

4,660

5,950

6,060

3,640

2,930

2,030

1,230

779

633

513

486

1,570

1,760

June

1,020

918

1,270

2,950

2,960

1,670

635

870

790

558

454

385

276

276

634

1,900

26,400

53,100

30,600

14,600

8,250

5,560

3,670

2,940

2,290

1,190

859

669

1,260

1,190

-

July

697

568

427

385

3

OQ fc,y

276

238

S15

193

171

149

136

204

116

106

66

66

57

57

41

57

57

57

57

76

76

76

66

57

57

41

Aug.

41

41

33

33

26

20

20

20

20

15

10

10

204

20

15

76

76

33

33

26

20

20

15

10

26

26

26

26

26

33

33

Sept.

20

15

15

15

10

10

10

5

5

5

15

15

15

15

10

5

5

2

2

2

2

.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

.5

.5

-

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

.5

.5

.5

.5

0

0

0

0

0

10

26

26

15

5

5

5

5

15

47

538

498

215

236

204

204

160

215

41

160

182

138

Nov.

76

57

41 33

57

49

49

49

49

49

49

57

138

182

182

116

76

66

49

41

33

20

10

15

41

57

57

66

96

41

Dee.

96

26

26

26

20

370

3,600

7,530

9,300

6,850

3,580

2,610

1,260

710

498

343

315

302

302

263

238

204

193

171

171

160

149

149

127

127

116

Jan.

116

116

106

96

149

149

138

127

116

204

204

193

171

160

160

149

138

138

127

127

116

116

116

116

106

116

116

116

116

116

116

Feb.

116

193

215

215

215

215

215

193

182

171

149

127

127

106

96

96

96

86

86

86

86

76

76

76

76

76

204

742

950

.

-

Mar.

496

483

399

413

455

1,160

1,430

966

726

588

483

413

343

315

289

263

236

226

204

193

182

171

182

226

250

236

204

182

171

160

149

Apr.

138

136

127

116

106

106

106

96

116

106

96

66

86

76

76

66

66

57

57

49

49

116

160

160

127

127

116

116

127

116

-

May

116

106

106

96

96

96

86

76

76

76

238

302

276

413

250

171

138

116

116

86

76

66

66

57

49

49

41

41

41

33

26

June

26

26

26

20

20

20

20

20

15

15

15

15

10

10

10

10

5

5

5

2

2

2

33

10

5

5

5

5

10

10

-

July

10

138

193

41

20

15

10

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

2

2

2

2

5

2

41

2

0

0

0

0

0.5

.5

.5

0

0

Aug. Sept.
ABKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Petit Jean Creek at Danville, Ark., 1916-39--Contlnued

1936-37

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

127

76

49

41

26

20

26

147

817

918

213

106

76

66

41

41

26

26

36

20

20

41

49

160

568

1,350

3,130

3,720

2,540

1,200

534

Nov.

357

311

1,110

3,520

3,850

2,400

1,140

639

568

357

302

263

226

204

193

160

138

127

116

106

86

86

76

66

66

49

49

49

41

49

-

Dec.

116

149

413

558

725

3,160

6,330

7,600

6,420

3,250

2,120

1,260

779

573

483

413

371

329

302

276

238

215

204

182

171

160

502

2,630

3,650

3,010

2,720

Jan.

2,390

2,430

2,870

2,520

1,740

1,250

1,270

1,840

2,450

4,570

7,140

6,680

6,440

7,320

8,380

10,000

9,490

6,690

4,070

2,860

2,430

5,400

12,200

9,500

8,300

7,830

7,060

6,280

3,560

2,830

2,310

Feb.

1,840

1,420

1,120

934

822

726

648

588

528

468

413

357

329

315

302

263

250

226

263

858

1,210

1,160

881

710

573

498

441

399

.

-

-

Mar.

385

357

329

315

413

498

498

790

1,140

1,000

806

678

733

1,290

1,530

1,310

966

838

742

758

758

618

498

797

1,710

1,690

1,180

870

742

618

558

Apr.

498

454

413

371

329

308

357

343

468

663

498

413

357

329

302

276

250

238

238

357

456

2,370

3,410

2,740

1,740

1,010

648

498

427

371

-

May

329

2,010

4,200

4,400

3,260

2,710

2,050

1,310

918

1,180

918

588

688

1,550

1,590

1,010

694

528

441

371

302

276

226

226

215

193

149

138

116

106

96

June

76

76

66

57

57

49

49

41

41

49

41

86

49

49

57

876

2,120

1,160

385

193

160

116

96

76

66

57

33

41

41

33

-

July

25

26

25

20

18

19

24

18

20

52

56

48

28

22

18

15

16

14

13

12

10

8.4

.6

.5

.8

.8

.8

.2

17

48

496

Aug.

842

196

75

48

37

30

24

28

24

17

12

8.4

6.4

5.8

5.2

4.2

5.5

7.6

6.8

4.0

2.9

2.9

6.0

7.6

4.2

26

19

14

8.8

7.6

6.0

Sept.

4.8

4.5

130

1,030

1,600

1,020

1,520

812

405

1,050

727

336

196

130

93

75

59

52

45

41

34

33

30

27

26

36

225

152

84

56

-

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

89

30

31

Oct.

42

34

30

29

36

34

31

30

22

19

17

15

14

14

12

12

20

291

1,150

2,240

1,600

695

364

256

196

152

130

108

93

84

71

Nov.

63

56

52

48

45

41

39

41

314

1,890

5,820

8,350

6,300

3,710

2,400

1,600

1,560

1,640

1,260

923

685

557

489

430

391

364

336

289

272

240

Dec.

225

196

183

170

183

196

170

152

135

124

118

108

103

272

272

130

1,400

3,460

4,320

3,590

2.670

1,790

1,660

1,760

1,500

1,140

1,170

1,480

1,320

1,160

939

Jan.

785

685

632

557

466

430

391

378

350

289

272

240

225

210

183

170

158

152

146

140

1,760

4,880

9,350

19,700

26,000

20,200

10,400

5,060

3,360

2,820

3,990

Feb.

4,450

3,360

2,520

1,790

1,210

939

845

845

671

581

545

533

511

466

1,350

3,150

7,790

34 , 500

35,300

18,700

9,700

5,060

3,500

2,730

1,970

1,330

1,020

830

_

_

-

Mar.

800

619

569

511

466

442

391

336

336

478

569

442

378

336

306

545

581

378

321

478

430

442

336

306

256

256

593

1,390

3,930

8,350

8,050

Apr.

4,900

3,220

2,090

1,260

815

658

671

1,870

3,460

3,690

3,150

2,190

1,410

923

741

3,660

8,050

6,300

3,690

2,700

2,460

2,580

1,990

1,370

987

770

606

511

442

417

-

May

350

289

240

196

183

158

183

256

289

240

170

140

135

391

699

466

321

240

183

170

158

140

799

2,550

2,090

909

466

378

336

306

289

June

210

158

135

118

108

108

98

84

75

67

118

350

557

336

196

140

113

103

142

404

417

256

158

113

93

75

63

56

48

45

-

July

42

37

34

30

28

25

22

23

20

18

15

15

17

33

22

18

20

18

289

124

88

56

37

28

20

17

15

12

42

25

84

Aug.

52

32

29

25

20

16

12

12

8.4

6.8

5.5

4.8

4.2

4.5

9.2

6.8

59

478

364

113

59

39

34

24

18

13

11

8.8

7.6

5.5

4.5

Sept.

3.5

2.9

2.8

306

404

158

80

52

44

36

24

18

14

52

581

272

93

48

34

25

19

16

14

12

6.0

8.4

7.2

6.0

5.8

13

-
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 241

Discharge, In second-feet, of Petit Jean Creek at Danville, Ark., 1916-39 Continued

1938-39

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

e

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

8.4 

5.2 

4.2 

3.4 

3.0

2.8 

2.4 

2.2 

2.0 

1.8

1.7 

1.7 

1.6 

1.1 

1.1

1.0 

.6 

.6 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.2

Nov.

0.2 

.2 

.2 

480 

380

120 

»1,460 

»S,500 

*1,320 

*510

283 

199 

152 

115 

96

83 

75 

67 

59 

48

45 

42 

40 

37 

33

31 

30 

28 

27 

27

Dec.

25 

24 

*900 

*1,830 

*950

»530 

344 

253 

199 

163

141 

120 

105 

96 

83

75 

71 

63 

59 

56

56 

56 

59 

63 

63

67 

125 

125 

130 

152 

163

Jan.

152 

136 

125 

141 

436

344 

253 

212 

*525 

*1,440

*1,070 

*790 

664 

584

499

407 

360 

499 

473

422

376 

344 

313 

571 

692

664 

571 

511 

*525 

*930 

876

Month

Jui 

Ju. 

Au< 

Sej

Oct 

Ho\ 

Dec

C

Jar 

Fet 

Hai 

Apt 

Ma3 

Jur 

Ju] 

Aug 

Sej

V

Ly. ........................

lie perlc

ober 191 

rember

>d. ................

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

alendar 

luary 191

year 

7

later year 1916-17.. .......

Feb.

706 

*750 

*1,310 

1,640 

1,550

1,700 

2,090 

2,020 

1,480 

1,440

2,160 

1,720 

1,220 

*1,250 

*3,560

4,240 

*3,730 

*2,350 

*2,900 

*5, 670

*9,310 

*8,360 

*4 , 340 

*2,690 

*4,130

8,720 

11,100 

8,350

Secondfoot-da 73

4,702 

1,544 

1,131 

3,039

_

1,561 

2,695 

18,125

-

23,318 

5,507 

27,045 

44,500 

5,147 

26,014 

8,617 

9,531 

2,266

174,326

Mar.

*4,750 

*2,860 

*1,960 

*1,710 

*3,890

*5,850 

*4,890 

*2,610 

*1,800 

*1,350

*1,150 

*970 

812 

636 

547

473 

407 

360 

313 

283

253 

239 

225 

199 

187

175 

175 

175 

*430 

*1,200 

*1,090

Maximum

264 

191 

161

48E

_

387 

455 

3,240

-

4,190 

787 

2,540 

5,010 

635 

5,660 

974 

1,230 

373

5,660

Apr.

*790 

*620 

523 

436 

*470

*3,610 

5,850 

6,850 

3,740 

*2,150

*1,460 

*970 

*700 

597 

*600

13,000 

59,400 

30,600 

13,800 

6,800

*3,310 

*2 , 000 

*1,410 

*990 

840

675 

636 

610 

547 

436

May

376 

313 

268 

225 

199

175 

152 

141 

152 

225

187 

152 

152 

152 

136

141 

141 

163 

*490 

*550

473 

*460 

*830 

*430 

*360

 2,710 

*S,620 

*1,370 

*640 

407 

283

MinliyfyuB

88 

20 

16 

16

_

10 

24 

81

-

201 

74 

191 

301 

67 

53 

32 

53 

24

10

June

Mean

157 

49.8 

36.5 

101

_

50.4 

89.8 

585

-

752 

197 

872 

1,483 

166 

867 

278 

307 

75.5

478

225 

571 

360 

473 

376

313 

268 

253 

175 

130

105 

105 

136 

96 

83

79 

67 

59 

52 

83

67 

48 

38 

44 

83

91 

59 

63 

52 

83

P 

s<U

ml

July

115 

79 

59 

45 

37

32 

30 

30 

25 

22

20 

16 

14 

12 

10

8.8 

7.6 

6.0 

5.5 

6.0

5.0 

4.0 

6.0 

253 

106

32 

28 

59 

163 

121 

51

er 

tare

Lie

0.207 

.066 

.048 

.133

_

0.066 

.118 

.770

-

.989 

.259 

1.15 

1.95 

.218 

1.14 

.366 

.404 

.099

.629

Aug.

33 

25 

24 

24 

21

18 

15 

14 

46 

158

73 

48 

33 

23

19

16 

14 

18 

61 

36

22 

17 

14 

12 

10

9.6 

34 

33 

18 

15 

13

Sept.

11 

8.8 

7.2 

6.0 

5.0

4.0 

3.2 

2.6 

2.2 

1.7

tl.5 

tl.3 

tl.2 

tl.l 

1.1

.9 

.9 

.9 

.8 

.8

.7 

.8 

.9 

.9 

.9

.8 

.7 

.6 

1.4 

2.9

Run-off

Inches

0.23 

.08 

.06

.15

_

0.08 

.13 

.89

-

1.14 

.27 

1.33 

2.18 

.25 

1.27 

.42 

.47 

.11

8.54

Acre-feet

9,330 

3,060 

2,240 

6,030

20, 660

3,100 

5,350 

35,950

-

46,250 

10,920 

53,640 

88,260 

10,210 

51,600 

17,090 

18,900 

4,490

345,800

*Rapldly changing stage; discharge computed by using changing stage as a factor. 

tConstructlon of artificial control; discharge estimated.
242 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Petit Jean Creek at Danville, Ark.,

Month

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

Water year 1917-18 ........

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

Water year 1918-19. ........

Calendar year 1919. ........

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

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

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

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

Secondfoot -days

691 

1,438 

2,070

156,144

11, 890 

13,826 

4,317 

30,459 

18,168 

3,452 

655 

1,227 

9,168

97,361

7,169 

8,725 

58,907

167,963

41,219 

21,085 

21,728 

11,072 

24,883 

17,716 

2,322 

1,185 

4,986

220,997

41,399 

56,484 

16,438

260,517

107,475 

14,026 

68, 805 

46,077 

33,711 

13,286 

3,801 

2,782 

2,736

407,020

3,539 

1,463 

18,727

316,428

9,010 

39,605 

52,546 

66,393 

18,594 

11,089 

6,087 

8,899 

7,525

243,477

1,641 

48,912 

9,533

279,834

5,196 

11,331 

57,707 

81,918 

39,161 

3,681 

1,582 

2,384 

396

263,442

MaxinuB

47 

88 

81

5,660

2,980 

1,230 

221 

4,500 

4,750 

470 

36 

211 

1,220

4,750

1,450 

665 

12,100

12,100

3,020 

2,150 

2,840 

2,240 

4,920 

3,200 

231 

117 

1,040

12,100

5,810 

7,160 

1,250

7,160

16,100 

1,210 

15,100 

6,180 

3,710 

2,710 

354 

590 

550

16,100

590 

109 

3,580

16,100

560 

7,830 

6,610 

15,700 

2,720 

1,190 

740 

1,100 

1,020

15,700

276 

11,200 

1,500

15,700

791 

2,490 

5,640 

8,220 

4,900 

288 

264 

171 

28

11,200

HjT^jmmi

16 

32 

60

16

67 

125 

102 

88 

81 

28 

10 

5 

36

5

32 

133 

102

5

340 

340 

288 

95 

151 

142 

16 

10 

7

7

32

241 

133

7

88 

151 

133 

151 

151 

74 

47 

28 

7

7

28 

32 

28

7

171 

117 

264 

151 

36 

28 

53 

32 

53

28

13 

16 

30

13

47 

60 

590 

370 

211 

32 

13 

13 

5

5

Mean

22.3 

47.9 

66.8

428

384 

494 

139 

1,015 

586 

115 

21.1 

39.6 

306

267

231 

291 

1,900

460

1,330 

753 

701 

369 

803 

591 

74.9 

38.2 

166

605

1,335 

1,883 

530

714

3,467 

484 

2,220 

1,536 

1,087 

443 

123 

89.7 

91.2

1,112

114 

48.8 

604

865

291 

1,414 

1,695 

2,213 

600 

370 

196 

287 

251

667

52.9 

1,630 

308

767

168 

405 

1,862 

2,731 

1,263 

123 

51.0 

76.9 

13.2

722

1916-39 Continued

Per

square 

mile

0.029 

.063 

.088

.563

.505 

.650 

.183 

1.34 .'.-'I 

.151 

.028 

.052 

.403

.351

.304 

.383 

2.50

.605

1.75 

.991 

.922 

.486 

1.06 

.778 

.099 

.050 

.218

.799

1.76 

2.48 

.697

.939

4.56 

.637 

2.92 

2.02 

1.43 

.583 

.162 

.118 

.120

1.46

.150 

.064 

.795

1.14

.383 

1.86 

2.23 

2.91 

.789 

.487 

.258 

.378 

.330

.878

.070 

2.14 

.405

1.01

.221 

.533 

2.45 

3.59 

1.66 

.162 

.067 

.101 

.017

.950

Run-off

Inches

0.03 

.07 

.10

7.64

.58 

.68 

.21 

1.50 

.89 

.17 

.03 

.06 

.45

4.77

.35 

.43 

2.88

8.23

2.02 

1.03 

1.06 

.54 

1.22 

.87 

.11 

.06 

.24

10.81

2.03 

2.77 

.80

12.75

5.26 

.69 

3.37 

2.25 

'1.65 

.65 

.19 

.14 

.13

19.93

.il 

.07 

.92

15.49

.44 

1.94 

2.57 

3.2E 

.91 

.54 

.30 

.44 

.37

11.92

.08 

2.39 

.47

13.70

.25 

.56 

2.82 

4.00 

1.91 

.18 

.08 

.12 

.02

12.88

Acre-feet

1,370 

2,850 

4,110

309,700

23,580 

27,420 

8,560 

60,410 

36,040 

6,850 

1,300 

2,430 

18,180

193,100

14,220 

17,310 

116,800

333,100

81,760 

41,820 

43, 100 

21,960 

49,350 

35,140 

4,610 

2,350 

9,890

438,300

82,110 

112,000 

32,600

516,700

213,200 

27,820 

136,500 

91,390 

66,860 

26,350 

7,540 

5,520 

5,430

807,300

7,020 

2,900 

37,140

627,700

17,870 

78,560 

104,200 

131,700 

36,880 

21,990 

12,070 

17,650 

14,930

482,900

3,250 

97,020 

18,910

555,000

10,310 

22,470 

114,500 

162,500 

77,670 

7,300 

3,140 

4,730 

785

522,600
ARKANSAS RIVfiR BASIN 243

Discharge, in second-feet, of Petit Jean Creek at Danville, Ark., 1916-39 Continued

Honth

Calendar year 1922. ........

Water year 1922-23. ........

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

Water year 1923-24 ........

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

Water year 1924-25. ........

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

Calendar year 1926. ........

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

Secondfoot-daya

731 

1,744 

5,690

211,521

21,806 

60,356 

80,235 

22,405 

132,100 

59,166 

2,809 

1,041 

3,452

391,535

4,465 

15,737 

72,178

475,750

17,261 

9,956 

17,665 

24,862 

60,709 

11,472 

2,081 

1,636 

742

238,764

128.0 

559 

4,091

151,162

1,847 

13,004 

19,384 

6,128 

4,967 

229 

7,619 

5,992 

6,185

70,133

56,504 

13,796 

36,430

172,085

48,343 

13,581 

21,400 

27,563 

8,551 

1,530 

41.0 

1,736.5 

1,098

230,567.5

21,283 

44,413 

36,126

225,659.5

122,836 

27,518 

57,704 

235,326 

49,140 

75,606 

2,368 

32,452 

8,324

713,096

Maxinnm

142 

171 

354

8,220

2,850 

6,290 

8,310 

7,530 

17,900 

7,240 

161 

74 

575

17,900

1,440 

2,650 

9,970

17,900

2,160 

680 

1,680 

12,700 

17,600 

1,890 

133 

440 

67

17,600

16 

102 

515

17,600

133 

2,720 

2,140 

1,160 

368 

32 

2,020 

645 

2,010

2,720

10,200 

1,300 

7,020

10,200

8,070 

740 

2,730 

3,500 

803 

109 

7 

221 

102

10,200

1,770 

6,420 

3,300

8,070

26,600 

2,240 

12,100 

46,300 

4,100 

7,600 

211 

4,050 

1,590

46,300

Minimum

3

1 

36

1

161 

327 

396 

201 

382 

171 

53 

10 

10

1

13 

102 

191

10

191 

252 

201 

211 

191 

88 

41 

10 

10

10

0 

0 

7

0

53 

133 

36 

36

1 

.5

47

1

0

102 

211 

191

.5

264 

252 

340 

288 

117 

10 

.5 

.5 

10

.5

133 

560 

575

.5

935 

382 

382 

340 

382 

301 

3 

32 

47

3

Hean

23.6 

58.1 

184

580

703 

2,156 

2,588 

747 

4,261 

1,972 

90.6 

33.6 

115

1,073

144 

525 

2,328

1,303

557 

343 

570 

829 

1,958 

382 

67.1 

52.8 

24.7

652

4.13 

18.6 

132

413

59.6 

464 

625 

204 

160 

7.6 

246 

193 

206

192

1,823 

460 

1,175

471

1,559 

485 

690 

919 

276 

51.0 

1.32 

56.0 

36.4

632

687 

1,480 

1,165

618

3,962 

983 

1,861 

7,844 

1,585 

2,520 

76.4 

1,047 

277

1,954

Per 

square 

mile

0.031 

.076 

.242

.763

.925 

2.84 

3.41 

.983 

5.61 

2.59 

.119 

.044 

.151

1.41

.189 

.691 

3.06

1.71

.733 

.451 

.750 

1.09 

2.58 

.503 

.088 

.069 

.032

.858

.005 

.024 

.174

.543

.078 

.611 

.822 

.268 

.211 

.010 

.324 

.254 

.271

.253

2.40 

.605 

1.55

.620

2.05 

.638 

.908 

1.21 

.363 

.067 

.0017 

.074 

.048

.832

.904 

1.95 

1.53

.813

5.21 

1.29 

2.45 

10.32 

2.09 

3.32 

.101 

1.38 

.364

2.57

Run-off

Inches

0.04 

.08 

.28

10.34

1.07 

2.96 

3.93 

1.10 

6.47 

2.89 

.14 

.05 

.17

19.18

.22 

.77 

3.53

23.30

.85 

.49 

.86 

1.22 

2.97 

.56 

.10 

.08 

.04

11.69

.01 

.03 

.20

7.41

.09 

.64 

.95 

.30 

.24 

.01 

.37 

.29 

.30

3.43

2.77 

.68 

1.79

8.43

2.36 

.66 

1.05 

1.35 

.42 

.07 

.002 

.09 

.05

11.29

1.04 

2.18 

1.76

11.03

6.01 

1.34 

2.82 

11.51 

2.41 

3.70 

.12 

1.59 

.41

34.89

Aora-feet

1,450 

3,460 

11,290

419,600

43,250 

119,700 

159,100 

44,440 

262,000 

117,400 

5,570 

2,060 

6,850

776,600

8,860 

31,210 

143,200

943,600

34,240 

19,750 

35,040 

49,310 

120,400 

22,750 

4,130 

3,240 

1,470

473,600

254 

1,110 

8,110

299,800

3,660 

25,790 

38,450 

12,150 

9,850 

454 

15,110 

11,880 

12,270

139,100

112,100 

27,36C 

72,260

341,300

95,890 

26,940 

42,450 

54, 670 

16,960 

3,030 

81 

3,440 

2,170

457,400

42,210 

88,090 

71,650

447,600

243,600 

54,580 

114,500 

466,800 

97,470 

150,000 

4,700 

64,370 

16,510

1,414,000
244 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In second-feet, of Petit Jean Creek at Danville, Ark., 1916-39 Continued

Seeondfoot-days

Per 

square 

mile Inches Acre-feet

October 1927. ........

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

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

Calendar year 1927.

January 1928 ........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1927-28.

October 1928. .....,..,

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

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

Calendar year 192& ,

January 1929.........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1928-29..

October 1929.. ........

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

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

Calendar year 1929.,

January 1930..........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1929-30.,

October 1930..........

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

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

Calendar year 1930.,

January 1931..........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1930-31..

October 1931..........

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

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

Calendar year 1/931..

January 1932..........

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

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

April................. ** .................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1931-32..

25,902

1,232

32,902

671,310

39,604

21,258

9,979

109,349

22,961

62,471

22,289

7,570

1,138

356,655

489

5,137

38,067

340,312

69,889

55,585

52,603

38,337

52,726

15,807

13,16;

740

1,951

344,493

1,784

10,984

21,651

335,219

71,784

43,698

13,373

5,142

106,767

3,223

721

299

4,183

283,609

4,070

7,204

13,480

273,944

2,427

60,912

37,651

25,102

22,500

8,418

1,618

7,374

1,315

192,071

728

1,840

14,553

184,438

146

81

30

5,890

88

7,180

46,300

6,110 

1,040

695 

20,100 

1,340 

9,520 

2,960 

1,240

25:

20,100

60

2,100

5,200

20,100

11,900

10,800

6,200

6,000

7,130

2,350

2,110

47

410

11,900

838

2,450

3,310

11,900

8,480

7,680

1,190

340

28,400

301

81

20

28,400

1,070

1,410

1,870

28,400

88

5,560

3,290

3,100

2,130

1,070

241

1,560

211

5,560

117

560

2,190

5,500

14,100

14,600

6,180

2,020

1,060

2,020

2,990

102

325

14,600

835

41.1

1,061

1.10

.054

1.40

1.27

.06

1.61

51,380

2,440

65,260

1,839 32.85 1,332,000

455

545

133

117

470

81

102

1,278 

733 

322

3.64B 

74i

2,082 

719 

244

.68

.964

.424

.60

.975

.74

.946

.321

.050

1.94

1.04

.49

5.35

1.12

3.06

1.09 .3'

.06

15.8

171

1,228

.021 

.?25 

1.62

930 1.2S

191

590

590

201

252

109

2,254

1,985

1,697

1,278

1,701

527

425

2.97

2.61

2.23

1.68

2.24

.693

.559

.031

.086

3.4: 

2.72 2.5'

1.24

10: 

95

57.

366

698

.076

.482

.918

13 918 1.21

276

301

181

74

74

2,316

1,561

431

171

3,444

107

23.3

9.6

139

3.05

2.05

.567

.225

4.53

.141

.031

.013

.183

3.5E

2.14

.6J

,2E

5.2i

.16

.04

.01

.20

777 1.0£ 13. 8E

131

240

435

.173

.316

.572

751 .988

67

410

340

181

60

78.

2,030

1,215

837

726

281

238

43.8

.103

2.67

1.60

1.10

.955

.370

.069

.313

.058

.12

2.78

1.84

1.23

1.10

.41

.08

.36

.06

.692

.031

.081 .61'

.04 

.09 

.71

505 8.82

4,723

8, 315

990

459

236

178

458

33.3

28.8

3.70 

1.30 

.604 

.31] 

.234 

.603 

.044 

.03E

7.It

3.99

1.5C

.6'

.36

.26

.70

.Of.

.04

870 1.14

78,550

42,160

19,790

216,900

45,540

123,900

44,210

15,010

2,260

707,400

970

10,190

75,500

675,000

138,600

110,300

104,300

76,040

104,600

31,350

26,110

1,470

3,870

683,300

3,540

21,790

42,940

664,900

142,400

86,670

26,52C

10,200

211,800

6,390

1,430

593

8,300

562,600

8.07C 

14,290 

26,740

543,400

4,810

120,800

74,680

49,790

44,630

16,700

3,210

14,630

2,610

381,000

1,440

3,650

28,870

365,800

290,400

161,900

60,860

27,290

14,610

10,020

23,140

2,040

1,720

631,400
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 245

Discharge, in second-feet, of Petit Jean Creek at Danville, Ark., 1916-39 Continued

Month

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

Water year 1932-33 . ........

Water year 1933-34. ........

Calendar year 1934 .........

March

M«TT

Water year 1934-35. ........

March

May

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

Water year 1935-36, ........

Calendar year 1936. ........

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

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

Secondfoot-days

409 

1,022 

19,054

321,703

63,507 

11,300 

32,625 

58,095 

62,743 

2,543 

797 

4,054 

5,903

262,052

3,912 

4,058 

17,170

266,707

16,898 

4,378 

44,725 

36,348 

16,533 

5,009

2,074 

369 

11,713

163,187

7,115 

6,046.5 

13,591

164,799

74,780 

12,642 

181,852 

74,228 

173,619 

170,364 

5,416 

1,033 

199.5

720,886.0

2,954 

1,901 

39,832

738,820

4,150 

5,347 

12,200 

3,084 

3,581 

382 

521.5 

0 

0

73,952.5

16,200 

16,704 

49,309

111,478.5

160,100 

18,542 

25,415 

21-, 132

6|296 

1,100.1 

1,491.9 

10,033.3

359,111.3

Maximum

28 

67 

7,650

14,600

8,800 

796 

2,960 

5,400 

10,800 

264 

81 

1,040 

1,110

10,800

1,020 

264 

3,000

10, 800

1,410 

276 

7,780 

5,890 

2,460 

851 

819 

41 

3,170

7,780

2,530 

1,370 

1,870

7,780

14,300 

966 

26,200 

6,900 

44,400 

53,100 

897 

204 

20

53,100

538 

182 

9,300

53,100

204 

950 

1,430 

160 

413 

33 

193 

0 

0

9,300

3,720 

3,850 

7,600

7,600

12,200 

1,840 

1,710 

3,410 

4,400 

2,120 

496 

842 

1,600

12,200

Minimum

5 

13 

10

5

425 

288 

410 

327 

301 

32 

7 

20 

36

5

20 

41 

95

7

171 

102 

161 

181 

151 

28 

10 

3 

6

3

2 

0 

116

0

106 

250 

427 

399 

488 

276 

41 

10 

0

0

0 

10 

20

0

96 

76 

149 

49 

26 

2 

0 

0 

0

0

20 

41 

116

0

1,250 

226 

315 

238 

96 

33 

4.2 

2.9 

4.5

2.9

Mean

13.2 

34.1 

615

879

2,049 

404 

1,052 

1,936 

2,024 

84.8 

25.7 

131 

197

718

126

135 

554

731

545 

156 

1,443 

1,212 

533 

167 

66.9 

11.9 

390

447

230 

202 

438

452

2,412 

452 

5,866 

2,474 

5,601 

5,679 

175 

33.3 

6.65

1,975

95.3 

63.4 

1,285

2,204

134 

184 

394 

103 

116 

12.7 

16.8 

0 

0

202

523 

557 

1,591

305

5,165 

662 

820 

704 

1,058 

210 

35.5 

48.1 

334

984

Per 

square 

mile

0.017 

.045 

.809

1.16

2.70 

.532 

1.38 

2.55 

2.66 

.112 

.034 

.172 

.259

.945

.166 

.178 

.729

.962

.717 

.205 

1.90 

1.59 

.701 

.220 

.088 

.016 

.513

.588

.302 

.266 

.576

.595

3.17 

.595 

7.72 

3.26 

7.37 

7.47 

.230 

.044 

.0088

2.60

.125 

.083 

1.69

2.66

.176 

.242 

.518 

.136 

.153 

.017 

.022 

0 

0

.266

.688 

.733 

2.09

.401

6.80 

.871 

1.08 

.926 

1.39 

.276 

.047 

.063 

.439

1.29

Run-off

Inches

0.02 

.05 

.93

15.73

3.11 

.55 

1.59 

2.84 

3.07 

.12 

.04 

.20 

.29

12.81

.19 

.20 

.84

13.04

.83 

.21 

2.19 

1.77 

.81 

.25 

.10 

.02 

.57

7.98

.35 

.30 

.66

8.06

3.66 

.62 

8.90 

3.64 

8.50 

8.33 

.27 

.05 

.01

35.29

.14 

.09 

1.95

36.16

.20 

.26 

.60 

.15 

.18 

.02 

.03 

0 

0

3.62

.79 

.82 

2.41

5.46

7.84 

.91 

1.24 

1.03 

1.60 

.31 

.05 

.07 

.49

17.56

Acre-feet

811 

2,030 

37,790

638,100

126,000 

22,410 

64,710 

115,200 

124,400 

5,040 

1,580 

8,040 

11,710

519,700

7,760 

8,050 

34,060

529, 000

33,520 

8,680 

88,710 

72,100 

32,790 

9,940 

4,110 

732 

23,230

323,700

14,110 

11,990 

26,960

326,900

148,300 

25,080 

360,700 

147,200 

344,400 

337,900 

10,740 

2,050 

396

1,430,000

5,860 

3,770 

79,010

1,465,000

8,230 

10,610 

24,200 

6,120 

7,100 

758 

1,030 

0 

0

146,700

32,130 

33,130 

97,800

221,100

317,600 

36,780 

50,410 

41,910 

65,030 

12,490 

2,180 

2,960 

19,900

712,300
246 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Petit Jean Creek at Danville, Ark., 1916-39 Continued

Month

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

Water year 1937-38. ........

Bay..........................

Secondfoot-days

7,841 

40,205 

32,096

357,040.3

114,379 

146,196 

33,621 

67,581 

13,720 

4,948 

1,274 

1,484.6 

2,357.6

465,703.2

49.3 

8,287.6 

7,146

401,044.1

15,905 

100,486 

41,969 

164,420 

15,073 

4,637 

1,407.9 

916.6 

72.8

360,370.2

Maximum

2,240 

8,350 

4,320

12,200

26,000 

35,300 

8,350 

8,050 

2,550 

557 

289 

478 

581

35,300

8.4 

2,500 

1,830

35,300

1,440 

11,100 

5,850 

59,400 

2,710 

571 

253 

158 

11

59,400

Minimum

12 

39 

103

2.9

140 

466 

256 

417 

135 

45 

12 

4.2 

2.8

2.8

.2 

.2 

24

.2

125 

706 

175 

436 

136 

38 

4.0 

9.6 

.6

.2

Mean

253 

1,340 

1,035

978

3,690 

5,221 

1,085 

2,253 

443 

165 

41.1 

47.9 

78.6

1,276

1.59 

276 

231

1,099

513 

3,589 

1,354 

5,481 

486 

155 

45.4 

29.6 

2.43

987

Per 

square 

mile

0.333 

1.76 

1.36

1.29

4.86 

6.87 

1.43 

2.96 

.583 

.217 

.054 

.063 

.103

1.68

.0021 

.363 

.304

1.45

.675 

4.72 

1.78 

7.21 

.639 

.204 

.060 

.039 

.0032

1.30

Run-off

Inches

0.38 

1.96 

1.57

17.45

5.60 

7.15 

1.65 

3.30 

.67 

.24 

.06 

.07 

.11

22.76

.002 

.40 

.35

19.60

.78 

4.92 

2.05 

8.04 

.74 

.23 

.07 

.04 

.004

17.63

Acre-feet

15,550 

79,750 

63,660

708,200

226,900 

290,000 

66,690 

134,000 

27,210 

9,810 

2,530 

2,940 

4,680

923,700

98 

16,440 

14,170

795,500

31,550 

199,300 

83,240 

326,100 

29,900 

9,200 

2,790 

1,820 

144

714,800
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 247

Fourche La Fave River near Nlmrod, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°57', long. 93°08', In SEi sec. 33, T. 4 N., R.

 SO W., 3 miles southwest of Nimrod and 7f miles upstream from South Fourche La Fave 

River. Prior to Dec. 21, 1938, staff gage at site li miles upstream, datum 5.80 

feet higher. Zero of gage Is 295.53 feet above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers, 

U. S. Army,datum).

Drainage area.- 684 square miles (682 square miles at former site). 

Records available.- March 1936 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Revised or previously unpublished figures of maximum and minimum discharge

 for water years 1935-36 to 1938-39 are given In the following table. The revised 

figures supersede those published In Water-Supply Paper 857.

Water 

year

1935-36 

1936-37 

1937-38 

1938-39

Maximum

Date

Mar. 6 

Jan. 23 

Feb. 19 

Apr. 13

Discharge 

(see. -ft.)

1,830 

20,400 

 36,100 

34,600

Gage-height 

(feet)

*t8.4 

 J22.1 

*t29.7 

30.45

Minimum

Date

No flow 

Ho flow 

Sept. 4 

Ho flow

Discharge 

(see. -ft.)

Aug. 6 to Sept. 30 

Oct. 1-1S 

 3.4 

HOT. 1, 2

Gage-height 

(feet)

»3.62

 Former site and datum. tFrom graph based on gage readings. {Observed. *»ReTlsed.

1936-39: Maximum discharge, 36,100 second-feet Feb. 19, 1938, former site and 

datum, from graph based on gage readings; maximum gage height, 30.45 feet Apr. 18, 

1939: no flow at times. .,..,.

Flood of April 1927 reached a stage of 28.15 feet (discharge, 32,800 second-feet, 

revised).

Remarks.- Records fair except those for Mar. 3, 1936 to Dec. 31, 1937, which are poor.

" Gage read once dally Mar. 3, 1936 to Dec. 31, 1937, and twice dally or oftener Jan. 1 

to Dec. 21, 1938. Records for water year 1938-39 collected and prepared In cooperation with the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; records from 1936 to 1938 collected 

and computed by Corps of Engineers and prepared for publication by Geological Survey.

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge for water year 1937-38, superseding those 

published In Water-Supply Paper 857, are given herein.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1936-39 

1936

»«y

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

23,

28

23

24

25

26

27

oaKB

29

30

91

Oct. HOT. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

_

_

495

455

884

1,730

1,700

1,160

1,110

1,050

579

455

417

345

281

252

225

177

177

177

156

156

138

769

536

417

345

281

225

156

156

Apr.

156

138

138

123

123

123

123

123

123

110

110

110

110

110

97

97

84

34

84

34

71

34

200

200

177

138

123

110

110

177

-

*«T

200

200

2S1

200

156

138

110

110

97

110

110

252

312

380

345

881

200

156

156

138

380

345

345

138

97

84

84

71

71

59

59

June

47

47

47

36

36

36

25

25

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

11

11

7.8

7.8

7.3

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

5.2

5.2

5.2

7.8

5.2

5.2

-

July

5.2

36

312

123

84

59

16

16

11

11

11

36

16

11

11

11

7.8

7.8

7.3

7.8

7.8

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

Aug.

3.0

3.0

1.5

.5

.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.
348 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In second-feet, of Fourche La Pave River near Hlnrod, Ark., 1936-39«Contlxmed

1936^37

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7.8

11

7.8

7.8

25

69

378

2,380

2,800

1,350

722

536

495

Nov.

363

211

195

1,020

1,640

873

621

417

345

281

225

200

177

177

156

138

138

123

110

97

97

97

84

71

71

59

47

47

59

59

-

Dec.

71

71

138

380

736

5,520

8,330

3,910

1,970

1,350

1,000

769

624

495

417

345

312

281

281

252

200

177

156

156

138

138

177

380

453

1,160

1,830

Jan.

2,050

2,510

2,080

1,510

1,110

993

1,270

1,630

3,250

8,710

7,200

4,300

5,660

6,800

9,270

7,920

3,360

2,120

1,560

1,450

3,160

13,300

19,700

13,900

8,480

6,570

3,680

2,720

2,190

1,830

1,750

Feb.

1,510

1,170

993

873

769

671

624

536

495

417

380

345

312

281

252

225

200

200

293

1,030

873

820

671

624

495

417

417

345

_

-

Mar.

312

281

252

252

671

671

624

1,170

1,170

1,050

873

719

1,110

2,390

2,290

1,590

1,170

1,050

873

769

671

579

495

873

1,170

1,290

1,110

873

769

671

536

Apr.

495

417

417

380

312

312

281

380

579

495

495

455

417

380

345

312

312

281

252

238

1,780

4,060

2,950

1,750

1,290

1.050

719

536

495

417

-

Bay

475

4,230

7,490

2,670

1,750

1,430

1,110

933

719

536

417

452

1,600

3,140

1,990

1,170

769

634

455

417

345

281

252

252

225

225

177

156

138

138

123

June

123

110

97

84

84

84

71

59

59

215

1,010

1,090

579

417

294

196

312

312

417

281

225

156

138

123

97

97

84

71

47

71

-

July

71

59

59

59

47

47

47

47

138

110

138

138

110

71

59

59

47

47

47

36

36

25

25

16

16

16

11

11

11

16

16

Aug.

16

59

59

71

59

47

47

25

25

16

11

11

11

11

11

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

11

11

7.8

7.8

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

Sept.

11

16

16

16

177

345

281

345

624

417

252

200

200

156

138

123

97

97

84

71

71

59

59

47

47

71

84

200

200

177

-

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

123

110

97

84

84

71

71

59

59

59

59

47

47

47

47

47

71

71

1,250

7,830

3,070

1,510

769

455

345

281

252

252

225

225

200

Hov.

138

123

97

97

110

110

84

97

380

3,560

13,400

8,440

2,350

1,510

1,110

1,050

2,390

2,690

1,750

1,350

1,050

873

719

536

536

495

417

345

312

281

-

Dec.

252

252

200

200

200

177

177

138

138

138

123

123

138

138

123

123

1,830

5,900

3,740

2,290

1,590

1,230

1,910

2,290

1,910

1,430

1,510

2,390

2,090

1,590

1,290

Jan.

1,110

993

873

719

624

536

495

417

380

345

281

281

252

225

225

200

200

177

177

156

2,050

11,700

12,300

19,000

29,600

20,000

3,080

1,750

1,510

1,590

5,010

Feb.

4,450

2,290

1,670

1,430

1,170

873

820

719

624

536

495

455

417

380

933

1,910

10,400

26,400

32,600

21,300

4,000

2,290

1,830

1,430

1,230

1,050

873

769

_

-

Mar.

671

579

536

495

455

455

380

345

345

671

579

495

455

455

455

455

417

380

345

312

312

312

312

312

312

312

345

380

5,950

12,000

5,460

Apr.

2,590

1,670

1,290

993

820

719

769

2,620

5,970

3,900

2,390

1,670

1,230

933

868

6,970

9,900

3,240

1,990

1,750

1,510

1,290

1,170

1,050

933

671

579

455

417

380

-

Bay

312

312

252

225

225

225

200

225

225

177

177

156

177

200

225

177

156

138

138

130

123

116

123

495

296

212

166

166

313

252

200

June

166

147

130

123

116

123

116

97

97

90

90

97

104

110

90

97

97

90

116

123

116

116

97

90

81

75

69

66

60

57

-

July

53

48

44

39

37

35

31

35

36

40

35

34

60

34

35

46

39

30

42

55

48

38

35

37

59

52

42

34

31

54

32

Aug.

47

16

15

13

10

10

10

42

90

25

14

22

39

43

35

26

31

97

65

48

23

47

15

11

9.7

8.8

7.5

7.0

6.5

5.7

5.2

Sept.

4.8

4.3

3.9

3.4

4.1

5.0

4.8

6.5

29

28

25

14

11

11

11

16

15

12

11

10

8.8

8.1

7.5

7.0

6.5

6.5

5.7

5.2

4.8

4.3

-
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Discharge, In second-feet, of Fourche La Fave RlYer near Hlxrod, Ark., 1936-39 Continued

1938-39

249

Day Dee. Feb. Mar. Apr. June July Aug. Sept.

S.9 

S.4

s.o

2.7 

2.4

2.4

2.0

2.1 

1.8

1.6 

1.5 

l.S 

1.2

1.1

1.0 

.9 

.8 

.9

1.0

.9 

.7 

.6 

.5 

.3

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2

.1 

.1

0

0

.1

14

225

252

624

1,850

769

495

252

177

147

123

110

97

90

97

156

123

90

79

75

71

66

64

61

57

55

52

51

49

528

1,290

995

536

177

281

225

188

166

147

138

125

110

104

104

97

90

84

84

80

82

80

79

89

111

125

125

154

157

134

126

114

126

285

575

355

284

2,000

1,080

1,100

903

691

646

546

466

598

471

461

427

383

540

383

652

704

724

.639

552

652

1,570

1,570

1,170

1,170

2,140

2,270

2,060

2,560

2,800

2,450

1,650

1,610

1,360

1,300

1,000

1,240

5,640

4,420

2,460

1,650

2,430

9,550

8,020

2,840

1,920

1,480

6,060

11,000

6,360

3,500

2,800

2,050

1,570

1,350

1,700

4,810

1,960

1,390

1,080

878

751

698

594

505

447

383

345

312

284

249

226

207

194

178

178

182

190

212

718

1,430

1,060

765

582

476

817

9,550

15,400

4,510

2,090

1,520

1,700

1,430

1,100

870

730

12,700

31,000

32,600

11,600

2,660

1,830

1,360

1,030

793

646

546

499

671

757

516

452

359

326

284

254

251

205

190

182

182

190

186

194

203

186

251

217

222

854

1,320

1,770

1,180

946

678

505

1,560

2,270

1,150

632

456

359

297

633

588

1,480

724

870

758

600

456

569

307

275

266

222

198

167

152

125

120

120

117

117

89

75

111

111

99

111

245

120

ISO

123

102

80

72

62

55

42

40

33

33

32

27

21

15

12

10

8.8 

7,2 

6.0 

5.4 

5.6

13 

42 

SI

26

32

25

32

29

27

24

25

32

36

93 

12S 

75 

59 

51

42

39

42

37

34

SS

SI 

29 

25 

19

16

15

15

11

11

11

11

10

9.2 

8.4 

7.2

6.4

6.0 

6.2

4.8 

4.4

4.2 

4.0 

4.0 

S.8 

S.6

5.2

S.O 

S.O

s.o

2.9

2.6 

2.5 

2.1

2.0

1

1.6 

1.5 

1.2 

2.1 

2.1

Month Seoondfoot-days Maximum Mean

Per 

square 

mile Inches

March 3-31, 1936. 

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

Hay..............

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

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

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

September.........

The period.

October 1936. 

November.....

December.....

January 1957 

February.....

March........

April........

May..........

June.........

July.........

August.......

September....

15,054

3,640

5,665

521.4

853.6

8.5

0

1,780

800

380

47

312

3.0

0

138

71

59

5.2

3.0

0

0

519

121

183

17.4

27.5

.27

0

0.761

.177

.268

.026

.040

.00040

0

0.82

.20

.51

.03

.05

.0005

0

29,860

7,220

11,240

1,030

1,690

17

0

51,O6O

8,789.4

8,198

32.217

152,035

16,238

28,324

22,602

34,689

7,003

1,635

594.6

4,681

2,800

1,640

8,330

19,700

1,510

2,590

4,060

7,490

1.O90

138

71

624

0

47

71

995

200

252

238

123

47

11

5.2

11

284

273

1,039

4,904

580

914

753

1,119

233

52.7

19.2

156

.416

.400

1.52

7.19

.850

1.34

1.10

1.64

.342

.077

.028

.229

.48

.45

1.75

8.29

.89

'1.54

1.23

1.89

.38

.09

.03

.26

17,430

16,260

63.900

301,600

52,210

56,180

44,950

68,800

13,890

3.240

1,180

9,280

Water year 1936-39 317,004.0 19,700 869 1.27 17.26 628,800

October 1937 

November..... 

December.....

17,917

46.400

35,630

7,830

13,400

5,900

47

84

123

578

1,547

1,149

.848

2.27

1.68

.98

2.53

1.94

35,540

92,030

70,670

Calendar year 1937

January 1938 

February.....

March........

April........

May..........

June.........

July.........

August.......

September....

367.746.6 19,700 5.2 1,008 1.48 729,400

116,256

125,344

35,287

60,737

6,513

3,046

1,270

844.4

294.2

29,600

32,600

12,000

9,900

495

166

60

97

29

156

380

312

380

116

57

30

5.2

3.4

3,750

4,405

1,138

8,025

210

102

41.0

27.2

9.81

5.50

6.46

1.67

2.97

.308

.150

.060

.040

.014

6.34

6.^3

1.92

3.31

.36

.17

.07

.05

,O2

230,600

244,600

69,990

120,500

12,920

6,040

2,520

1,670

584

Water year 1937-58.

October 1938 ........

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

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

447,538.6 32,600 1,226 1.80 24.42 887,700

41.? 

6,251.1 

6,403

3.9

1,830

1.290

1.53

208

207

.0020

.305

.303

.002

.34

.55

82

12,400

12,700

Calendar year 1938

January 1939 

February.....

March........

April........

May..........

June.........

July.........

August.......

September....

560.287.0 32.600 987 1.45 19.66 714,600

19,135 

89,680 

28-.133 

139,768 

17,952 

9,920 

1,258.0 

1,099 

126.7

2,000

11,000

4,810

52,600

2,270

1,480

ISO

125

11

114

1,000

178

476

182

75

5.4

11

1.2

617 

3,203 

908 

4,659 

578 

331 

40.6 

S5.5 

4.22

.902

4.68

1.33

6.81

.845

.484

.059

.052

.0062

1.04

4.87

1.5S

7.60

.97

.54

.07

.06

.007

37.950

177,900

55.BOO

277,200

35,570

19.680

2.500

2,180

281

Water year 1938-39 319,747.1 32,600 876 1.28 17.38 654.200
250 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Bayou Meto near Stuttgart, Ark.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 34°27'15", long. 91°37'00", In SEj sec. 11, T. 3 S.,

 ft. 6 W., at highway bridge, 5i miles southwest of Stuttgart and 8 miles upstream from 

Crooked Creek. Auxiliary staff gage, lat. 34°24'25", long. 91°36'30", in NW* sec. 36, 

T. 3 S., R. 6 W., 5.4 miles downstream from main gage, used to determine slope. Zero 

of gage is 169.94 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Records available.- October 1935 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,420 second-feet Feb. 16-18 (gage height, 

23.54 feet); no flow at times. .

1935-39: Maximum discharge observed, 6,550 second-feet Jan. 26, 27, 1937 (gage 

height, 25.50 feet); no flow at times in each year.

Remarks.- Records fair except those below about 10 second-feet, which are poor. Dis-

 charge computed by slope method. Flow affected by diversions for irrigation. At high 

stages, above about 13 feet, bayou overflows into Crooked Creek above station. For 

high-water records of Crooked Creek, below bypassed flow, see page 251. Gages read 

twice daily. Results of four discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, 

U. S. Army.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

1

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

as

ua

84

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

9

8

6

5

4.4

3.7

3.4

3.0

2.5

1.9

1.5

1.2

.9

.7

.7

.5

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

HOT.

0

0

0

0

.3

.3

.5

. .8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

2.2

9

16

22

26

28

24

20

21

34

41

44

41

36

34

28

26

-

Dec.

22

20

22

23

21

21

24

28

31

34

41

44

44

41

41

50

34

27

24

21

21

19

26

31

36

59

95

123

158

179

193

Jan.

201

201

1S6

217

350

494

630

719

807

827

855

899

1,010

1,040

1,060

1,050

1,090

1,130

1,140

1,160

1,150

1,160

1,160

1,180

1,190

1,170

1,180

1,190

1,220

1,290

1,320

Feb.

1,340

1,500

1,780

2,210

2,510

2,700

2,890

3,020

3,200

3,300

3,330

3,330

3,220

3,250

3,360

3,420

3,420

3,330

3,330

3,330

3,250

3,180

3,100

3,050

3,000

3,020

2,950

2,980

_

-

Month

Calendar year 1938. . ....................

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

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

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

Water year 1938-3

Bar.

2,980

2,930

2,930

2,890

2,860

2,790

2,Y40

2,700

2,650

2,600

2,550

2,520

2,420

2,380

2,320

2,250

2,160

2,090

1,960

1,900

1,810

1,730

1,610

1,490

1,350

1,260

1,140

1,040

3,120

1,120

1,100

Apr.

1,060

1,050

1,000

973

919

978

1,010

1,040

1,080

1,100

1,190

1,220

1,260

1,270

1,270

1,390

1,470

1,570

1,740

1,900

2,050

2,090

2,090

2,090

2,050

2,020

2,020

1,960

1,910

1,870

-

Secondfoot-days

1,553

299,606

44,640 

23,289

21,661 

10,004.6

6.0

279,775.6

May

1,840

1,800

1,710

1,620

1,550

1,440

1,350

1,300

1,190

1,080

977

884

778

616

479

342

258

185

137

102

89

103

128

160

205

252

332

446

570

648

718

Maximum

9

193

3,050

2,090 

1,840

956 

876

1.9

3,420

June

758

826

855

900

914

936

950

956

925

896

809

78S

802

782

714

697

712

712

706

693

630

581

542

485

456

432

461

456

720

873

-

July

876

857

855

836

795

745

697

615

518

417

326

247

194

153

116

77

47

24

4.6

0

0

0

0

0

0

95

160

222

316

368

424

Minimus

19

0

919 

89

432 

0

0

0

Aug.

415

374

310

237

177

114

78

47

24

9

2.9

1.6

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.3

7

11

11

7

4.0

4.2

2.1

1.8

2.1

.9

.4

.7

Mean

50.1

629

912

1,490 

751

732 

323

59 5

.20

767

Sept.

0.5

.4

1.6

.8

.5

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.9

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,080

455,400

88,540 

46,190

43,560 

. 19,840

12

554,900
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 251

Crooked Creek near Humphrey, Ark.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 34025'35n , long. 91°40'00", in SWi sec. 21, T. 3 S., R. 6 W. 

T7 Louis-Southwestern Railway bridge, 2 miles east of Humphrey and 5f miles upstream from confluence with Bayou Meto. 

level (general adjustment of 1929).

Zero of gage Is 169.94 feet above mean sea

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1939 (high-water periods only). 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed, 1,780 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 22.70

Remarks.- Records poor. Crooked Creek and Bayou Meto are interconnected above station at 

high stages. Gage read twice daily. Results of three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers; U. S. Army.

Rating table, water year 1938-39 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

13.5

13.6

1410

14.5

10

23

75

145

15.0

16.0

18.0

20.0

220

3S4

760

1,170

22.0

22.7

1,620

1,780

Discharge, In second-feat, water year October 1958 to Sept« er 1936

Day

1

e

3

4

5

6

7

8

e

10

11is

13

14

15

16

17

18

80

ei28

83

84

25

86

27

28

29

50

51

Oct. KOT. Dec. Jan.

_

_

_

_

-

54

75

78

68

72

SI

117

252

384

456

492

610

510

528

528

462

474

456

492

547

547

547

528

547

661

740

Feb.

780

940

1,210

1,300

1,390

1,480

1,530

1,670

1,690

1,710

1,710

1,690

1,690

1,740

1,780

1,760

1,740

1,710

1,710

1,690

1,670

1,620

1,600

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,550

1,550

_

_

-

Month

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

May 1-12..................................

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

Water year

Mar.

1,550

1,550

1,530

1,530

1,500

1,480

1,440

1,410

1,390

1,350

1,300

1,260

1,260

1,210

1,160

1,110

1,060

1,020

960

920

880

820

760

6SO

604

528

458

316

350

420

474

Apr.

492

438

350

300

236

2S4

384

474

510

528

5S6

642 6"61

642

623

720

860

960

1,060

1,130

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,170

1,110

1,060

1,040

1,000

981

920

-

Seoondfoot-daye

6,656

May

sso

84C

80C

740

680

623

566

510

420

333

176

S9

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

_

-

_

_

-

Maximum

880

June

_

_

_

_

24

45

58

56

42

IS

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

96

175

-

July

220

«""1g"-TI

89

Aug.

Mean

655

Sept.

Run-off In 

acre-feet

13,200
252 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Upper Tallahatchie River near New Albany, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°34 ! , long. 88°54', in NEi sec. 8, T. 63., R.

 4 E.,Chickasaw base and meridian, at bridge on county road, 8 miles upstream from 

Cane Creek and 9 miles northeast of New Albany. Prior to Mar. 28, 1939, staff gage 

at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 23.9 square miles.

Records available.- February to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period of record, 6,700 second-feet May 22 (gage

 height, 12.3 feet), from rating curve extended above 1,910 second-feet on basis of 

records for nearby stations and slope-area studies; minimum, 9.9 second-feet Sept. 7.

Remarks.- Records good except those above 750 second-feet, which are fair. Staff gage

 read twice daily, oftener during periods of rapidly changing stage. Owing to faulty 

Intake action discharge below 15 second-feet determined from gage heights computed 

from twice-daily gage readings or from graph based on gage readings and partial recorder record.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1936 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21

go

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Hov. Dec. Jan.

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Map 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

Tl

ember .. . -...-......-

alendar year

ruary 11

10 perlo

Feb.

42 

38 

37 

978

216

71 

52 

46 

92 

50

35 

SO 

29 

28 

318

77 

125 

64

Mar.

48 

39 

40 

59 

39

31 

28 

29 

28

76

S3 

34 

27 

25

21

20 

20 

18 

19 

18

18 

17 

17 

' 18 

18

147 

47 

35 

261 

170 

58

Secondfoot-daya

2,329 

1,458 

2,168 

2,441 

3,448 

654 

681 

408

-

Apr.

*51 

*36 

*30 

*30 

*29

*96 

49 

45 

40 

35

*537 

71 

55 

48 

45

109 

*176 

47 

38 

35

42 

S3 

30 

27 

47

*171 

«92 

52 

37 

35

Maximum

979 

261 

537 

1,270 

897 

52 

125 

34

-

May

30 

27 

25 

25 

22

22 

23 

24 

21 

19

18 

25 

19 

16 

16

21 

15 

20 

137 

26

 67 

1,270 

94 

72 

29

52 

120 

43 

50 

40 

53

Minimum

2S 

17 

27 

15 

21 

14 

11 

10

-

June

49 

«69 

41 

47 

S3

27 

25 

70 

*53 

25

571 

 232 

 437 

64 

40

31 

*S97 

126 

65 

46

35 

79 

32

 25 

*21

 71 

 41 

«S6 

47 

43

July

SO 

52 

22 

20 

16

16 

19 

17 

 42 

 21

 30 

16 

16 

16 

16

 19 

16 

14 

14 

 42

14 

15 

16 

14 

34

16 

2S 

16 

15 

16 

16

Mean

129 

47.0 

72.3 

7S.7 

115 

21.1 

23.0 

13.6

-

Aug.

16 

125 

*2S 

 20 

 24

 21 

20 

20 

 70 

*20

20ie

18 

18 

19

*22 

21 

21 

 21 

 11

 11 

 12 

11 

11 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12 

11

Per square 

mile

5.40 

1.97 

3.03 

3.29 

4. SI 

.883 

.921 

.569

-

Sept.

12 

12 

11 

12 

12

11 

10 

11 

11 

11

12 

11 

11 

11 

12

12 

*12 

*13 

 34 

 15

14 

12 

12 

12 

12

14

14 

14 

 31 

 17

Run-off In 

Inches

3.61 

2.27 

3.38 

3.79 

5.37 

1.02 

1.06 

.63

-

^Intakes partly plugged; recorder graph corrected on basis of gage readings and partial recorder
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 253

Tallahatchle River at Etta, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°28', long. 89°13', In SWi sec. 8, T. 7 S., R. 

IE., Chlckasaw base and meridian, at bridge on State Highway 30, three-quarters of a 

mile northeast of Etta, 3-J miles upstream from Puskus Creek, 4 miles downstream from 

Locks Creek, and 13 miles west of New Albany. Prior to Mar. 16, 1939, wire-weight 

gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 538 square miles.

Records available.- September 1938 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 29,900 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 20.71 

feet); minimum, 4.1 second-feet Oct. 3, 16.

Remarks.- Records good above 400 second-feet and fair below. Gage read twice daily,

oftener during periods of rapidly changing stage, when wire-weight gage was used. Discharge for periods of faulty gage-height record, July 13-18, July 29 to Aug. 1, Aug. 

20-22, 29-31, determined from graph drawn on basis of gage readings made twice dally or 

oftener.

Discharge, In second-feet, Sept. 84-30, 1938

Sept. 84

25

86

87

10

7.9

6.8

4.6

Sept. 88

29

30

7.9

6.2

4.6

Kote.- Mean discharge Sept. 84-3O, 1938, 

6.77 second-feet (0.013 aeeond-foot per 

square mile); run-off, 0.003 Inch.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

18 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

80

81 

88 

83 

84

85

86 

87 

88 

89 

30 

31

OCt.

6.2 

4.6 

4.1 

4.3 

4.3

4.3 

4.5 

4.3 

4.3 

4.5

4.5 

4.3 

4.3 

4.5 

4.6

4.1 

4.6 

4,9 

5.6 

91

16 

13 

11 

18 

10

8.7 

10 

11 

18 

18 

12

HOT.

18 

18 

11 

11 

10

7.9 

11 

49 

80 

18

10 

11 

12 

12 

18

106 

193 

876 

1,010 

868

75 

53 

83 

26 

85

81 

24

24 

24 

20

Dee.

20 

17 

84 

24 

86

83 

23 

83 

23 

83

81 

80 

88 

23 

24

84

24 

17 

17 

21

00

24 

88

93 

56

48S 

329 

95 

78 

67 

56

Jan.

51 

51 

47 

859 

3,360

3,690 

1,080 

370 

282 

673

458 

585 

5,750 

4,170 

1,390

625 

405 

1,170 

478 

281

815 

194 

1S1 

1,950 

750

352 

846 

197 

710 

5,400 

1,730

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

VI

alendar year

ater year 1938-2

Feb.

660 

656 

4,650 

10,50O 

4,800

5,480 

4,530 

1,840 

1,410 

1,470

1,670 

785 

497 

5,210 

25,600

12,800 

3,440 

1,050 

66O 

8,600

1,570 

615 

425 

560 

1,250

4,560 

5,940 

4,520

Mar.

8,470 

960 

590 

999 

S40

550 

592 

340 

310 

500

505 

550 

865 

838 

862

167 

168 

165 

155 

151

151 

144 

142 

137

137

778 

5,050 

5,250 

5,410 

9,850 

7,550

Seccmdfoot-days

304.7 

2,554.9 

1,763

-

38,934 

104,988 

42,744 

44,469 

42,938 

95,213 

14,661 

5,117 

1,018.1

386,554.7

Apr.

8,800

815 

560 

425 

560

2,970 

5,190 

8,340 

815 

580

8,810

5,850 

5,380 

915 

590

550 

5,800 

8,770 

858 

580

540 

405 

320 

878 

538

769 

1,950 

1,680 

645 

392

Maximum

91 

1,010 

488

-

4,170 

85,600 

9,850 

5,850 

15,600 

25, 7OO 

5,440 

667 

261

85,600

May

890 

250 

198 

188 

168

156 

147 

156 

148 

398

149 

180 

133 

110 

96

94 

90 

78 

918 

431

538

4, ISO 

15,600 

5,02O 

2,000

740 

3,010 

5,090 

8,500 

1,170 

1,180

Minimum

4.1 

7.9 

17

-

47 

560 

157 

878 

78 

215 

63 

14 

9.1

4.1

June

1,640 

1,100 

5,060 

5,050 

1,580

705 

485 

926 

1,660 

660

8,830 

4,100 

7,450 

11,300 

5,650

1,850 

7,250 

25,700 

8,150 

8,000

608 

560 

677 

310 

815

816 

1,980 

784 

945 

1,280

July

765 

351 

635 

890 

196

157 

163 

678 

313 

805

263 

149 

116 

91 

76

84 

94 

75 

67 

98

110 

66 

65 

64 

178

1,610 

1,240 

5,440 

1,410 

820 

200

Mean

9.83 

78.5 

56.9

-

1,062 

3,750 

1,579 

1,488 

1,587 

3,174 

473 

101 

35.9

1,O59

Aug.

113 

102 

590 

848 

108

154 

174 

66 

68 

667

157 

70 

5l 

44 

40

51 

47 

39 

38

64

34 

87 

84 

83 

83

81

19 

17 

14 

15 

15

Per square 

mile

0.018 

.146 

.106

-

1.97 

6.97 

2.56 

2.75 

2.58 

5.90 

.879 

.188 

.065

1.97

Sept.

17 

16 

15 

14 

13

12 

18 

12 

11

11

11 

10 

9.5 

9.5 

9.1

10 

27 

94 

198 

85

87 

20 

17 

16 

15

15 

15 

13 

23

261

Run-off In 

Inches

0.08 

.16 

.18

-

8.87 

7.26 

8.95 

5.07 

8.97 

6.58 

1.01 

.88 

.07

86.70

Peak discharge.- Peb. 15 (11:05 a.m.) 89,900 sec.-ft.; Mar. 87 (1 p.m.) 7,850 sec.-ft.; Mar. 50 

(5:30 p.m.) 12,500 sec.-ft.; May 25 (5:50 a.m.) 17,800 sec.-ft.; June 14 (7 a.m.) 12,8OO sec.-ft.; 

June 18 (5 a.m.) 29,800 sec.-ft.
854 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Tallahatchie River near Sardis, Miss.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 34°23', long. 89°53', in SWi sec. 19, T. 8 S., R. 7W., 

CnlcKasaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 51 (old), 5 miles upstream from Illinois 

Central Railroad bridge, 4 miles southeast of Sardis, 9 miles upstream from former site 

at Batesville, 13 miles downstream from Sardis Dam, and about 15 miles upstream from 

point of diversion of Panola-Quitman floodway. Zero of gage is 188.66 feet above mean 

sea level (general adjustment of 1912).

Drainage area.- 1,680 square miles.

Records "available.- June 1906 to December 1912 (published as Tallahatchie River at Batesville), July 1928 to September 1931 and October 1938 to September 1939 in reports of 

Geological Survey. December 1931 to September 1938 (unpublished) in files of office 

of War Department, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, Vicksburg, Hiss.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 39,000 second-feet June 20 (gage 

height, 22.09 feet); minimum, 29 second-feet Sept. 5 (gage height, 0.44 foot).

1928-31, 1938-39: Maximum discharge observed, that of June 20, 1939; mininum observed, that of Sept. 5, 1939.

A stage of 26.36 feet occurred Jan. 15, 1932 (discharge, 65,300 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily. Flow completely shut off Aug. 26 by 

closing of gate at Sardis Dam, 13 miles above station. Flow started through Sardis 

Dam conduit Sept. 2. Discharge during period Aug. 26 to Sept. 2 is drainage of borrow 

pit below Sardis Dam. Records collected and prepared in cooperation with Corps of 

Engineers, U. S. Army.

Rating tables, water year 1935-39 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In aecond-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Feb. 2 Feb. 3 to Sept. 30

2.2 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

29S

510

850

1,220

1,640

8.0

10.0

12.0

13.0

2,640

3,820

5,320

6,120

0.4 

.5 

1.0 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

25 

35 

110 

2S5 

510 

S10

5.0 

S.5 

10.0 

12.0 

14.0 

15.0

1,180 

2,760 

3,510 

4,S10 

6,360 

7,360

16.0

17.5

19.0

20.0

21.0

21.5

8,760

11,900

16,500

21,000

26,000

30,500

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1933 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

a

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

321 

321 

321 

321 

321

321 

321 

321 

29S 

29S

29S 

298 

29S 

29S 

29S

29S 

29S 

29S 

298 

298

321 

345 

396 

451 

393

370 

345 

348 

345 

321 

321

HOT.

321 

345 

345 

345 

321

298 

321 

321 

345 

345

370 

396 

396 

370 

345

396 

396 

451 

604 

742

814 

961 

1,110 

1,110 

924

706 

572 

510 

480 

4SO

Dec.

451 

451 

451 

451 

451

451 

451 

451 

451 

451

451 

423 

423 

423 

423

423 

423 

423 

423 

423

423 

423 

480 

510 

572

706 

742 

778 

850 

924 

961

Jan.

S50 

706 

637 

1,040 

2,580

2,140 

1,920 

1,920 

2,420 

3,630

3,900 

3,630 

3,820 

3,310 

3,140

3,190 

4,620 

6,120 

5,320 

3,820

2,750 

2,420 

2,310 

2,4SO 

2,050

1,820 

1,370 

2,480 

3,960 

4,920 

4,130

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

11

alendar year

ater year 1938-3 9 ...........

Feb.

3,370 

4,040 

7,150 

8,000 

6,550

7,480 

13,200 

13,800 

10,900 

9,120

7,720 

5,710 

4,740 

6,190 

13,800

13,500 

20,500 

26,000 

16,900 

12,100

3,000 

5,560 

4,740 

4,880 

5,260

5,710 

5,110 

6,360

Mar.

12,100 

13,200 

11,400 

9,300 

6,640

4,810 

3,620 

3,110 

2,810 

2,540

2,130 

1,820 

1,680 

1,720 

1,900

1,900 

1,680 

1,460 

1,230 

1,100

1,020 

950 

950 

915 

915

1,180 

1,950 

2,080 

3,980 

7,860 

12,400

Second - 

foot-days

10,100 

15,440 

16,137

-

89,953 

256,390 

120,350 

176,710 

79,125 

227,040 

57,380 

27,874 

5,323

1,081,822

Apr.

11,400 

14,100 

13,200 

8,760 

6,190

5,710 

4,740 

3,550 

4,240 

6,640

7,360 

6,280 

4,510 

4,240 

6,2SO

7,860 

9,300 

7,040 

4,880 

4,810

6,020 

5,560 

4,240 

3,060 

2,620

2,620 

3,160 

2,760 

2,490 

2,490

WsjclnntDi

451 

1,110 

961

-

6,120 

26,000 

13,200 

14,100 

11,400 

30,500 

4,880 

3,060 

435

30,500

May

3,010 

3,210 

2,760 

2,080 

1,680

1,320 

1,100 

985 

915 

950

850 

845 

880 

880 

545

780 

750 

780 

750 

720

690 

845 

1,140 

1,540 

2,760

6,940 

11,400 

8,600 

6,190 

5,180 

7,720

Minimum

298 

298 

423

-

637 

3,370 

915 

2,490 

690 

2,220 

690 

72 

30

30

June

9,660 

7,600 

5,410 

4,040 

3,560

3,410 

3,780 

4,040 

3,360 

2,580

2,220 

2,400 

3,310 

4,040 

5,940

8,940 

14,100 

13,500 

13,500 

30,500

30,500 

15,100 

9,860 

6,190 

3,780

2,720 

2,580 

3,010 

3,560 

3,850

July

4,680 

4,370 

3,920 

3,730 

3,160

2,670 

2,400 

2,080 

1,950 

1,720

1,680 

1,590 

1,640 

1,820 

1,820

1,460 

1,060 

580 

750 

720

720 

690 

810 

780 

S10

580 

845 

985 

1,720 

2,220 

2,620

Mean

326

515 

521

-

2,900 

9,160 

3,880 

5,890 

2,550 

7,570 

1,850 

899 

177

2,960

Aug.

3,060 

3,060 

2,540 

1,560 

1,320

1,100 

1,020 

915 

510 

510

750 

780 

915 

1,020 

880

720 

630 

600 

600 

570

570 

570 

540 

540 

510

460 

255 

155 

118 

94 

72

Per square 

mile

0.194 

.307 

.310

-

1.73 

5.45 

2.31 

3.51 

1.52 

4.50 

1.10 

.535 

.105

1.76

Sept.

56 

42 

34 

30 

30

35 

46 

58 

SO 

95

110 

132 

14S 

155 

162

170 

195 

215 

225 

235

245 

255 

265 

285 

305

305 

305 

325 

345 

435

Run-off In 

Inches

0.22 

.34 

.36

-

1.99 

5.68 

2.66 

3.92 

1.75 

5.02 

1.27 

.62 

.12

23.95
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 

Tallahatchie River near Lambert, Miss.

255

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 34°10'50", long. 90°12'55", in SWi sec. 29, T. 27 N., 

R. 1 E v Choctaw meridian, at bridge on county highway between Lambert and Crowder, a 

quarter of a mile downstream from Coldwater River, 4 miles southeast of Lambert, 4i 

miles west of Crowder, 341 miles downstream from point of diversion of Panola-Quitman 

floodway, and 41s miles upstream from station at Swan Lake. Zero of gage is 124.00 

feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1913). Auxiliary gage for slope 

determination, staff gage lat. 34°08'40", long. 90°13'50", in NEi sec. 7, T. 26 N., R. 

IE., at Shine Turner Bridge on county road 5| miles downstream from main gage, installed Dec. 9, 1938. Zero of auxiliary gage is 126.606 feet above mean sea level 

(general adjustment of 1912).

Drainage area.- 1,980 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1939 in reports of Geological Survey. 

January 1936 to September 1938 (unpublished) in files of office of War Department, 

Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, Vicksburg, Miss.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed, 15,100 second-feet Feb. 20 (gage height, 34.64 

feetj; minimum, 110 second-feet Nov. 2, 3 (gage height, 5.01 feet).

A stage of 36.8 feet (from floodmarks) occurred in January 1932 (probably affected 

by levee breaks above).

Remarks.- Records fair. Reference gage read twice daily; auxiliary gage read once daily. 

Discharge after Dec. 8 determined by using fall between gages as a factor. Records 

collected and prepared in cooperation with Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 193S to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

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

Oct.

184 

180 

180 

180 

184

184 

1S8 

200 

232 

252

252 

252 

208

170 

170

170 

170 

170 

170 

170

170 

173 

177 

188 

204

212 

216 

208 

204 

196 

152

Hov.

113 

113 

113 

113 

141

177 

177 

177 

177 

196

196 

204 

204 

208 

196

192 

196 

196 

208 

272

436 

480 

525 

555 

575

585 

570 

525 

460 

392

Dec.

340 

296 

260 

244 

228

220 

212 

208 

249 

263

228 

223 

243 

243 

257

251 

251 

251 

217 

217

223 

217 

259 

292 

591

472 

544 

697 

727 

783 

820

Jan.

737 

670 

653 

616 

735

1,340 

1,620 

1,810 

1,850 

1,860

2,090 

1,940 

2,030 

2,540 

3,140

3,280 

3,200 

3,530 

3,730 

3,790

3,820 

3,830 

3,830 

3,870 

4,240

4,290 

4,30.0 

4,090 

4,140 

5,120 

5,580

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year '

ater year 1938-,59

Peb.

5,750 

6,360 

7,140 

7,180 

7,500

8,060 

8,630 

9,050 

9,560 

10,700

10,500 

11,500 

11,900 

13,100 

13,700

14,200 

14,300 

14,500 

14,800 

15,100

14,500 

14,500 

14,000 

13,700 

14,000

13,700 

13,700 

13,600

Mar.

13,400 

13,000 

12,400 

12,200 

11,900

11,200 

10,900 

10,800 

10,700 

10,500

9,900 

9,660 

9,590 

8,930 

8,630

8,280 

7,790 

7,390 

6,950 

6,680

6,730 

6,400 

6,110 

5,540 

4,520

3,610 

4,040 

3,800 

4,450 

5,210 

5,620

Secondfoot-days

5,966 

8,672 

10,306

-

88,271 

325,230 

256,830 

240,780 

134,290 

70,280 

56,653 

24,112 

10,346

1,231,736

Apr.

6,080 

6,620 

6,980 

7,230 

7,530

7.6SO 

7,790 

7,850 

7,900 

S,060

8,120 

8,060 

7,850 

7,890 

7,680

7,790 

8,100 

8,160 

8,120 

8,230

8,510 

8,570 

8,570 

8,630 

8,690

8,690 

8,920 

8,980 

8,810 

8,690

Maximum

252 

585 

820

-

5,580 

15,100 

13,400 

8,980 

8,630 

3,520 

3,380 

1,440 

1,030

15,100

May

8,630 

8,450 

7,900 

7,830 

7,850

7,350 

7,140 

6,720 

6,490 

6,050

5,580 

5,420 

4,330 

4,060 

3,120

2,760 

2,260 

2,110 

1,790 

1,860

2,100 

2,010 

2,030 

2,170 

2,280

2,370 

2,710 

2,930 

2,750 

2,700 

2,560

Minimum

152 

113 

208

-

616 

5,750 

3,610 

6,080 

1,790 

1,080 

471 

305 

243

113

June

2,630 

2,660 

2,840 

2,490 

2,270

2,070 

1,810 

1,540 

1,720 

1,460

1,610 

1,360 

1,080 

1,900 

1,960

2,010 

2,040 

2,060 

2,130 

2,600

2,590 

3,100 

3,240 

3,520 

3,140

3,290 

2,820 

2,510 

2,710 

3,120

July

3,180 

3,380 

3,200 

5,180 

3,140

3,080 

3,000 

2,930 

2,540 

2,640

2,440 

2,140 

2,120 

1,880 

1,940

1,700 

1,580 

1,470 

1,520 

1,010

968 

726 

610 

593 

471

554 

611 

744 

776 

1,120 

1,610

Mean

192 

289 

332

-

2,847 

11,615 

8,285 

8,026 

4,332 

2,343 

1,828 

778 

345

3,375

Aug.

1,500 

780 

1,250 

993 

754

708 

640 

783 

609 

484

691 

750 

744 

798 

723

783 

305 

387 

412 

373

368 

385 

385 

495 

1,050

1,570 

1,440 

1,350 

1,120 

1,130 

752

Per square 

mile

0.097 

.146 

.168

-

1.438 

5.866 

4.184 

4.054 

2.188 

1.183 

.923 

.395 

.174

1.705

Sept.

1,030 

544 

407 

343 

341

324 

314 

320 

297 

292

348 

281 

253 

253 

270

248 

243 

248 

324 

367

367 

390 

396 

390 

317

297 

302 

263 

257 

320

Run-off in 

Inches

0.112 

.163 

.194

-

1.658 

6.109 

4.824 

4.523 

2.523 

1.320 

1.064 

.453 

.194

25.137
256 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Tallahatchie River at Swan Lake, Miss.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 33°52'55", long. 90°16'45% In NEi sec. 10, T. 23 N., 

R. 1 W., Choctaw meridian, at bridge on county highway between Swan Lake and Tlppo, 

half a mile northeast of Swan Lake, 2 miles downstream from Cassldy Bayou, 17 miles 

downstream Iron point where Panola-Qultanan floodway empties Into Tallahatchie River, 

23 miles upstream from former station at Phllllp, and 69 miles above confluence with 

Yalobusha River. Zero of gage Is 113.35 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1912). Flow In crevasses Is referred to this gage.

Drainage area.- 5,130 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Records available.- November 1938 to September 1939 In reports of Geological Survey. 

November 1929 to September 1938 except low-water periods (unpublished), In files of 

office of War Department, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, Vlcksburg, Miss.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period, 43,200 second-feet Feb. 22 (gage 

height, 32.97 feet): minimum, 582 second-feet at times in September.

A stage of 37.0 feet occurred Jan."15, 1932 (affected by break In levee).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read once daily Nov. 1 to Dec. 8, and twice dally thereafter. Daily discharge Is summation of flow In main river channel and flow In eight 

crevasses. Records collected and prepared in cooperation with the Corps of Engineers, 

U. S. Army.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 193d

Day

1

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

IS 

14 

16

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

SB 

29 

SO 

31

Oct. Nov.

650 

632 

632 

625 

850

859 

659

659 

668 

650

650 

650 

668 

676 

684

693

702 

779 

860 

992

1,120 

1,210 

1,340 

1,460 

1,560

1,690 

1,770 

1,690 

1,520 

1,360

Dec.

1,210 

1,080 

992 

92S 

882

643 

625 

802 

SO2 

802

790 

790 

790 

790 

779

779 

779 

779 

779 

779

790 

814 

S25 

882 

1,030

1,140 

1,270 

1,390 

1,500 

1,520 

1,560

Jan.

1,590 

1,630 

1,820 

1,690 

2,260

3,440 

4,310 

4,680 

4,840 

5,000

5,160 

5,340 

5,670 

6,290 

6,750

7,050 

7,300 

7,480 

7,580 

7,690

7,820 

7,950 

8,010 

8,130 

3,130

8,190 

8,190 

3,190 

8,290 

6,540 

3,360

Month

Oct 

Kov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Har 

Apr 

Hay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

1

alendar year

timber. .----- ---------------

lie perlc

Feb.

9,250 

9,740 

10,300 

10,300 

11,500

12,600 

13,600 

15,200 

16,400 

17,400

18,500 

19,500 

20,300 

21,600 

24,100

26,700 

30,100 

35,200 

37,400 

39,600

41,800 

43,200 

42,500 

40,300 

36,100

35,9OO 

34,400 

34,400

Mar.

33,700 

32,200 

30,300 

29,300 

28,600

26,200 

27,300 

27,100 

25,900 

24,800

22,9OO 

21,400 

20,600 

19,700 

IS ,900

17,900 

17,300 

16,600 

16,000 

15.500

15,000 

14,500 

13,800 

13,300 

12,700

12,500 

12,900 

12,900 

14,700 

17,400 

20,800

Secondfoot-days

28,578 

29,726

_

167,690 

710,590 

635,500 

668,000 

325,670 

288,270 

243,320 

67,620 

21,195

-

Apr.

23,700 

26,300 

27,100 

26,700 

26,300

26,300 

26,300 

25,9OO 

25,600 

24,800

24,100 

22,900 

21,800 

21,400 

21,000

20,800 

20,800 

20,800 

21,000 

21,000

21,000 

20,800 

20,300 

19,900 

19,500

19,100 

16,700 

18,300 

IS ,100 

17,700

Maximum

1,770 

1,560

-

8,680 

43,200 

33,700 

27,100 

17,400 

13,800 

14,000 

4,130 

1,170

-

May

17,400 

17,000 

16,400 

16,000 

15,500

15,000 

14,600 

14,200 

13,600 

13,200

12,800 

12,200 

11,700 

11,200 

10,800

10,200 

9,890 

9,560 

3,880 

3,040

7,430 

7,O20 

6,470 

5,900 

5,460

5,250 

5,250 

5,530 

5,920 

6,380 

6,840

Xlnlxnm

625

779

-

1,590 

9,250 

12,500 

17,700 

5,250 

7,640 

2,060 

1,210 

5S2

-

June

7,840 

7,740 

S,040 

8,350 

6,740

9,040 

9,280 

9,390 

9,420 

9,320

9,140 

8,940 

8,710 

3,320 

3,190

8,130 

3,040 

8,130 

3,070 

8,710

9,250 

9,780 

10,500 

11,100 

11,200

11,900 

12,700 

13,200 

13,500 

13,800

July

14,000 

13,800 

13,700 

13,500 

13,200

12,900 

12,400 

11,900 

11,400 

11,200

10,900 

10,500 

10,000 

9,700 

6,910

3,610 

6,130 

7,510 

7,000 

6,240

5,340

4,400 

3,530 

2,680 

2,450

2,220 

2,060 

2,080 

2,420 

2,740 

2,90O

Mean

953 

959

-

6,055 

25,380 

20,500 

22,270 

10,506 

9,609 

3,010 

2,138 

705

-

Aug.

3,22O 

3,530 

3,800 

4,060 

4,130

4,060 

3,740 

3,170 

2,530 

2,240

2,040 

1,890 

1,880 

1,770 

1,770

1,790 

1,790 

1,690 

1,650 

1,420

1,320 

1,250 

1,210 

1,230 

1,340

1,600 

1,650 

1,710 

1,670 

1,580 

1,350

Per square

mile

0.136 

.167

-

1.160 

4,947 

3.996 

4.341 

2.048 

1.S73 

1.561 

.427 

.138

-

Sept.

1,170 

998 

671 

790 

722

684 

669 

654

616 

608

600 

591 

591 

582 

582

582 

582 

616 

684

744

71O 

710 

710 

722 

722

 722 

710 

702 

693

894

Run-off In 

Inches

0.206 

.216

-

1.360 

5.152 

4.807 

4.843 

2.361 

2.O9O 

1.800 

.492 

.154

"
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 

Yazoo River at Greenwood, Miss.

257

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 33°31'17", long. 90°11'03M , In SWi sec. 10, T. 19 N., 

R. l E., Choctaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 82 In Greenwood, 0.4 mile downstream from Palousha Bayou and 3 miles downstream from confluence of Tallahatchie and 

Yalobusha Rivers. Zero of gage is 92.01 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment 

of 1912).

Drainage area.- 7,450 square miles (from reports of Mississippi River Commission).

Records available.- January 1908 to June 1913 and October 1938 to September 1939 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1909 to December 1927 (discharge measurements 

only) and January 1928 to September 1939 in reports of Mississippi River Commission.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 31,000 second-feet Apr. 11, 12; maximum gage 

height, 35.9 feet Apr. 12, 13; minimum discharge observed, 910 second-feet Sept. 16-18 

(gage height, 2.7 feet).

1908-13, 1938-39: Maximum discharge observed, 39,100 second-feet Apr. 5, 1912, discharge measurement; maximum gage height observed, 38.7 feet Apr. 6, 7, 1912, present 

datum: minimum discharge, 900 second-feet Oct. 17, 1908 (gage height, 1.0 foot, present 

datum).

Maximum discharge determined, 72,900 second-feet Jan. 19, 1932 (gage height, 40.1 

feet), from reports of Mississippi River Commission; maximum stage known, 41.2 feet in 

1882, caused by overflow from Mississippi River (discharge not determined), from reports of Mississippi River Commission.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read daily at 8 a.m. by U. S. Weather Bureau. Discharge 

during period Jan. 10 to July 29 determined from "loop" curves defined by frequent discharge measurements. Records collected and prepared in cooperation with Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Discharge, In aecond-feet, water year October 1938 to September 19S9

Day

1

2

S

4

6

6

1

e

9

10

11

12

IS

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

Si

22

25

24

25

28

27

28

29

50

51

Oct.

1,260

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,150

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,160

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,150

1,200

1,160

1,160

HOT.

1*160

1,160

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,060

1,050

1,100

1,050

1,100

1,060

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

2,160

1,300

1,300

960

1,600

1,700

1,400

2,000

2,100

2,150

2,200

2,100

-

Dee.

1,960

1,600

1,700

1,600

1,450

1,400

1,550

1,500

1,500

1,250

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200.

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,260

1,500

1,560

1,650

1,600

1,700

1,660

1,960

Jan.

2,130

2,240

2,240

2,300

5,520

2,720

5,440

4,380

6,040

6,700

6,900

6,200

9,200

S.150

3,100

^8, 460

8,760

9,100

9,650

9,900

10,500

10,600

10,800

11,000

11,100

11,000

10,800

10,600

10,600

12,200

11,800

Month

Hovember. .......................

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1938-

Feb.

11,700

11,800

15,500

16,900

15,800

16,900

15,200

14,600

14,600

15,500

16,200

17,200

17,800

18,400

19,400

20,000

20,500

21,000

21,400

22,200

22,900

25,600

24,400

25,400

26,500

28,200

29,100

29,800

_

-

-

Mar.

30,400

30,700

30,800

30,900

30,500

30,500

30,400

30,500

30,200

29,700

29,400

28,700

28,200

27,700

27,000

26,000

25,100

24,300

25,500

22,300

21,300

20,500

19,800

19,300

18,800

19,400

18,400

18,200

18,500

20,200

20,100

Secondfoot-days

56,100

59*950

45,350

237,660

550,500

779,600

806,900

464,200

390,350

358,600

97,480

52,510

5,806,200

Apr.

20,200

20,800

22,200

25,800

25,500

27,800

29,000

29,600

50,400

30,600

31,000

31,000

30,500

29,600

29,600

29,100

29,600

28,600

28,500

27,700

27,200

26,800

26,200

26,900

25,400

24,800

24,600

24,200

23,700

23,500

-

Maximum

1,260

2,200

1,950

12,200

29,800

30,800

51,000

25,100

16,600

15,600

5,500

1,940

51,000

May

23,100

22,700

22,300

22,OOO

21,600

21,100

20,600

20,000

19,300

18,500

18,100

17,600

17,100

16,600

16,100

16,600

16,100

14,500

15,700

13,100

12,100

11,000

10,100

9,050

8,400

7,900

7,400

7,300

7,300

7,400

7,760

Mlnlmm

1,100

960

1,200

2,180

11,700

18,200

20,200

7,500

9,650

5,860

1,640

910

910

June

8,660

9,900

10,100

10,400

10,600

11,700

12,200

12,400

13,000

12,800

12,800

12,6OO

15,100

14,000

13,500

12,800

12,400

12,2OO

11,900

11,700

11,700

11,900

12,600

13,600

14,200

14,700

15,100

16,500

16,400

15,600

-

July

16,600

15,600

15,600

16,600

15,600

16,600

16,400

15,300

15,000

14,900

14,900

14,500

14,000

15*600

15,300

12,800

12,130

11,600

10,600

9,700

8,650

7,560

5,900

5,550

5,000

4,650

4,550

4,150

4,000

5,860

5,930

Mean

1,150

1,550

1,400

7,670

19,700

26,100

26,900

16,000

12,700

10,900

5,140

1,080

10,400

Aug.

4,060

4,260

4,520

5,040

5,250

5,500

5,500

5,250

4,520

4,450

5,930

5,680

5,200

2,900

2,720

2,600

2,540

2,480

2,420

2,500

2,120

1,880

1,820

1,700

1,640

1,640

1,760

1,940

2,060

2,120

2,120

Per square 

 lie

0.152

 178

.188

l.OS

2*64

3.37

5.61

2.01

1.70

1.46

.421

.145

1.40

Sept.

1,940

1,700

1,460

1,520

1,200

1,160

1,080

1,040

1,000

1,000

970

970

940

940

940

910

910

910

940

940

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,040

-

Run-off In

Inches

0.18

.20

.22

1.19

2.75

5.88

4.05

2.32

1.90

1.68

.49

.16

19.00
258 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Cane Creek near New Albany, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°34', long. 88°57', In SWi sec. 11, T. 6 S., R. 

3 E..Chlckasaw base and meridian, at bridge on county road, 5i miles upstream from 

mouth and 6i miles northeast of New Albany. Prior to Mar. 31, 1939, staff gage at 

same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 82.9 square miles.

Records available.- February to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 5,700 second-feet May 22 (gage height, 8.43 

feet), from rating curve extended above 1,530 second-feet on basis of velocity-area 

studies and records for nearby streams; minimum, 0.3 second-foot Sept. 13.

Remarks.- Records fair except those above 100 second-feet which are good. Staff gage 

read twice dally, oftener during periods of rapidly changing stage. Discharge for 

periods of faulty gage heights, Mar. 31 to Apr. 4, July 6-17, Sept. 17, determined 

from graph drawn on basis of twice-daily gage readings and partial recorder record; 

that for Sept. 2-16, 18-24 determined from twice-daily gage readings.

Discharge, in second-feet, water jeer October 193S to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

6 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IB 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fab 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

11

alendar year

puary 10

ater year

Feb.

74

43 

30 

32 

1,220 

572

61 

46 

42 

62 

159

36 

29 

29 

25 

464

261 

65 

91

Mar.

46 

39 

36 

99 

43

33 

26 

27 

25 

57

36 

25 

19 

19 

17

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

92 

90 

46 

309 

213 

58

Seeondfoot-days

3,343 

1,490 

2,299 

2,560.6 

4,334 

60S. 7 

S23.2 

S7.9

-

Apr.

50 

36 

29 

24 

23

430 

60 

42 

39 

32

4SO 

63 

43 

37 

33

60 

22S 

46 

36 

31

41 

24 

21 

21 

49

79 

126 

50 

35 

29

Maximum

1,220 

309 

480 

1,390 

1,020 

10S 

213 

43

-

May

23

17 

14 

14 

12

12 

13 

14 

12 

12

10 

17 

9.7 

S.5 

7.6

9.4 

6.4 

26 

99 

IS

US 

1,390 

73 

S5 

53

42 

312 

66 

54 

41 

72

Minimum

25 

13 

21 

6.4 

16 

5.3 

1.4 

.3

-

June

47 

35 

50 

34 

24

22 

16 

100 

46 

20

791 

167 

810 

111 

55

47 

1,020 

177 

48 

35

2S 

86 

66 

27 

22

110 

167 

35 

66 

52

July

26 

2S 

24 

17 

13

11 

12 

20 

108 

44

29 

14 

12 

9.1 

14

14 

9.1 

7.0 

5.3 

9.1

7.3 

5,6 

5.3 

5.6 

20

12 

66 

21 

21 

11 

6.1

Mean

176 

48.1 

76.6 

S2.6 

144 

19.6 

26.6 

2.93

-

Aug.

4.7 

122 

96 

24 

62

213 

13 

9.4 

US 

53

15 

11 

. 10 

S.8 

7.9

7.9 

7.0 

6.-1 

5.0 

4.7

4.1 

3.4 

3.1 

2.7 

2.2

1.9 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4

Per square 

mile

7.69 

2.10 

3.34 

3.61 

6.29 

.856 

1.16 

.128

-

Sept.

1.5 

1.4 

1.2 

1.2 

.8

1.0 

.S 

1.0 

.7 

.7

.7 

.5 

.3 

.7 

.5

.5 

4.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.2 

.S 

.S 

.6 

1.0

1.0 

1.0

.s

43 

15

Run-off in 

inches

5.43 

2.42 

3.73 

4,16 

7.02 

.99 

1.34 

.14

-

Peak discharge.- May 22 (4:30 a.m.) 

(11:30 a.m.) 2,100 sec.-ft.

5,700 sec.-ft.; June 11 (7:30 a.m.) 2,750 sec.-ft.; June 17
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 259

Lukesasper Creek at Cotton Plant, Miss.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 34°35', long. 89°01', In NWi sec. 5, T. 6 S., R. 3 E., 

cnickasaw base and meridian, at bridge 'on county road, half a mile southwest of 

Cotton Plant.

Drainage area.- 12.0 square miles.

Records available.- February to September 1939 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 3,500 second-feet May 22 (gage height, 16.10 

feet ); no flow Aug. 30 to Sept. 28.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice dally, oftener during periods of rapidly changing stage.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

fl

alendar year

ruary 7- 

ch

ater year

Feb.

35 

11 

109 

85

33 

12 

9.4 

661 

131

23 

11 

8.8 

74

76

14 

7.5 

5.7 

4.8 

411

71 

97 

72

Mar.

19 

12 

9.6 

56 

23

11 

6.8 

5.4 

4.0 

42

22

9.4 

5.7 

4.8 

3.4

2.7 

2.2

1.7 

1.4 

1.3

1.2 

1.1 

1.0 

.9 

.9

86 

51 

2S 

279 

119 

22

Secondfoot-days

1,962.2 

835.5 

1,029.3 

1,068.0 

2,611.1 

465.9 

255.8 

6.8

-

Apr.

18 

9.1 

5.7 

4.6 

4.5

285 

25 

12 

7.7

5.4

261 

24 

11 

7.3 

5.9

17 

146 

14 

7.3 

S.7

18 

5.5 

3.4 

2.7 

12

9.4 

71 

17 

7.0 

4.1

Maximum

661 

279 

285 

732 

714 

242 

92 

6.2

-

May

2.5

1.5 

1.1 

1.0 

.8

.7 

.7 

.6 

.5 

.4

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2

.1 

.1 

.2 

14 

1.4

112 

732 

33 

35 

11

4.S 

31 

28 

13 

5.4 

36

Minimum

4.S 

.9 

2.7 

.1 

1.7 

.1 

0 

0

-

June

25 

7.0 

29 

7.5 

4.1

2.4 

5.6 

27

e.s

2.S

446 

140 

666 

33 

6.8

3.1 

714 

52 

S.S 

3.7

2.1 

40 

20 

3.1 

1.7

178 

60 

6.4 

54 

53

July

15 

3.6 

4.6 

2.0 

1.2

.9

.6 

1.1 

44 

14

3.4 

1.2 

.8 

.5 

.4

.5 

.4 

.3 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1

9.6

2.3 

242 

14 

80 

20 

2.3

Mean

89.2 

27.0 

34.3 

34.5 

67.0 

15.0 

8.25 

.227

-

Aug.

1.2 

52 

23 

20 

1.6

4.6 

1.1 

.7 

92 

51

2.2

1.1 

.7 

.6 

.6

.6 

.5 

.4 

.3 

.3

.2 

.2 

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

0 

0

Per square

mile

7.43 

2.25 

2.86 

2.86 

7.25 

1.25 

.688 

.019

-

Sept.

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 

6.2 

.6

Run-off in 

inches

6.08 

2.59 

3.19 

3.32 

S.09 

1.44 

.79 

.02

-
260 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Hell Creek near New Albany, Miss.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 34°31 f , long. 89°03', In SWi sec. 36, T. 6 S., R. 2 E., 

Chlckasaw base and meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 78, 3 miles northeast of New 

Albany and 4i miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 27.3 square miles.

Records available.- January to September 1939 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 3,600 second-feet June 17 (gage height, 

16.73 feet), from rating curve extended above 2,320 second-feet; no flow at times 

during September.

Remarks.- Records fair except those above 50 second-feet which are good, 

twice dally, oftener during periods of rapidly changing stage.

Gage read

Discharge, in sscond-feet, water year October 193S to September 1939

Day

1

2 

3 

4 5*

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Dee. Jan.

31

Month

Oet 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

8ep

W

alendar year

ater year

Fab.

20 

113 

1,000 

96

70

524 

99 

42 

176 

119

76 

31 

21 

1,090 

633

78 

46 

35 

41 

195

44

21 

16 

14 

624

452 

166 

335

Mar.

53 

33 

23 

96 

52

27 

16 

14 

13 

13

25 

22 

17 

14 

12

9.9 

S.I 

6.9 

6.3 

5.S

5.2 

4.2 

2.S 

2.0 

1.8

133 

230 

57 

593 

338 

66

Secondfoot-days

6,177 

1,900.0 

2,255 

3.240.5 

5,790.7 

965.6 

292.7 

35.0

-

Apr.

42

27 

20 

14 

IS

490 

SO 

40 

27 

17

490 

79 

35 

21 

17

42 

390 

58 

29 

22

35 

23 

12 

11 

IS

30 

S4 

56 

IS 

10

Maximum

1,090 

593 

490 

1,550 

1.750 

470 

102 

26

-

May

7.5 

6.0 

5.2 

5.0 

5.0

5.0 

4.5 

4.S 

9.0 

10

4.8 

2.S 

2.0 

1.8 

1.5

1.2 

.9 

6.0 

15 

5.5

137 

1,550 

68 

56 

29

13 

SS9 

202 

100 

42 

SI

Minimum

14 

1.8 

10 

.9 

8.7 

.1 

.1 

0

-

June

SO 

34

272 

125 

31

16 

10 

SI 

25 

15

634 

166 

1,130 

111 

37

21 

1,750 

245 

53 

31

18 

22 

56 

19 

8.7

367 

7S 

36 

US 

199

July

38 

33

40 

13 

7.5

5.S 

5.2 

6.0 

13 

48

15 

4.S 

3.5 

3.2

2.S

2.0 

1.0 

.9 

.9 

.7

.6 

.3

.2 

.1 

6.6

43

470 

155 

19 

17 

9.3

Mean

221 

61.3 

75.2 

105 

193 

31.1 

9.44 

1.17

-

Aug.

4.S 

20 

30 

4.5 

2.5

2.5 

1.0 

1.2 

100 

102

12 

2.5 

2.0 

1.0 

1.2

.9 

.8 

.7 

.4 

.4

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1

Par square

mile

8.10 

2.25 

2.75 

3.85 

7.07 

1.14 

.346 

.043

-

Sept.

0.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

5.3 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

3.1

26

Run-off in 

inches

S.44 

2.59 

3.07 

4.44 

7.89 

1.31 

.40 

.05

-
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 261

Locks Creek near Etta, Miss.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 34°28', long. 89°09', In SEi sec. 13, T. VS., R. IE., 

CKTcTcasaw base and meridian, at bridge on State Highway 30, It miles southeast of 

Enterprise, li miles upstream from mouth, 4 miles east of Etta, and 9i miles west 

of New Albany.

Drainage area.- 29.3 square miles.

Records available.- January to September 1939 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 4,000 second-feet June 17 (gage height, 7.19 

reetj, from rating curve extended above 1,830 second-feet on basis of velocity-area 

studies; minimum, 0.2 second-foot Sept. 15-17, 21-26, 28, 29.

Remarks.- Records good between 25 and 2,500 second-feet, fair above and below, 

react twice dally, oftener during periods of rapidly changing stage.

Gage

Discharge, In second-feet, wvter year October 193s to September 1939

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17ie

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

Si

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

36

Month

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

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

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

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

Water year

Feb.

25

48

640

177

51

248

95

39

172

120

115

21

16

1,060

658

103

44

31

29

205

44

23

19

16

201

601

117

37S

-

_

liar.

63

34

25

79

50

25

18

16

14

14

29

IS

13

12

11

9.2

6.4

e.s

s.o e.i

8.1

8.0

7.4

6.8

6.4

59

325

51

309

480

86

Secondfoot-clays

5f 298

1, 609.7

1,921

n rfTfQ B g

4 998

1)405.6

329*9

46 *S

-

Apr.

36

25

19

15

14

427

108

36

25

19

263

100

34

25

19

24

345

55

25

21

32

20

15

IS

15

23

49

65

20

14

-

Maximum

1,060

480

427

on a

V f D

1 *458 BOO

136

35

-

May

11

S.4

6.9

5.S

5.2

4.6

4.5

4.0

3.6

12

6.S

4.6

4.5

3.6

3.0

2.7

2.3

1.7

49

13

12

901

65

113

98

24

976

261

S7

40

36

Minimum

16

6.4

13

1.7

12

1.0

.6

.2

-

June

67

37

62

70

32

20

30

48

31

14

339

96

672

1S7

36

19

1,800

384

57

30

18

17

83

18

12

14

563

72

43

107

-

July

64

26

88

25

15

12

8.S

15

7.9

7.0

6.0

4.8

3.6

2.6

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.9

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.4

1.3

1.4

3.1

243

328

458

46

19

9.0

Mean

189

58*4

64.0 89 4

i e» AD f 

45.3

10.6

1.54

-

Aug.

7.9

6.2

28

23

21

17

6.0

2.2

5.9

136

19

.6

4.6

2.9

3.3

3.4

4.3

3.6

3.3

10

4.0

3.3

2.3

1.9

1.9

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.0

.6

.7

Per square

 lie

6.45

1.99

2.18

3.05

5.70

1.55

 362

.053

-

Sept.

0.6

.6

*.6

».6

«.6

».6

«.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.6

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

. *

.2

.8

35

-

Run-off In 

Inches

6.72

2.29

2.43

3.52

6.36

1*79

.42

 rtfl UO

-

 Discharge Interpolated.
262 YAZOO RIVER BASIN 

Cypress Creek near Etta, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°26', long. 89°17', in SEi sec. 27, T. 7 S., 

R. 1 W.,Chickasaw base and meridian, at bridge on State Highway 30, 4& miles southwest of Etta, about 5 miles upstream from mouth, and 16 miles east of Oxford* Prior 

to Mar. 11, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 28.5 square miles.

Records available.- January to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 3,920 second-feet June 17 (gage height, 

10.12 feet), from rating curve extended above 2,070 second-feet; minimum, 2.2 secondfeet at times during August.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily, oftener during periods of rapidly changing stage. Discharge for period of faulty recorder graph, Apr. 1-5, determined from 

graph drawn on basis of partial gage-height record and records for stations on nearby 

streams.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

Si

Oct. HOT. Dec. Jan.

128 

292 

36

Month

Oct 

HOT

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jim 

Jul 

Aug 

8ep

W

alendar year

ater year

Feb.

18 

32 

835 

209 

48

362 

197 

43 

56 

78

91 

32 

26 

1,820 

1,0.00

105 

49 

38 

31 

156

32 

22 

15 

11 

262

491 

158 

544

Mar. '

59

54 

26 

42 

57

23 

17 

16 

16 

18

17 

16 

12 

12 

12

10 

9.7 

10 

9.7 

9.5

9.5 

9.2 

9.0 

9.0 

9.2

89 

305 

100 

474 

700 

134

Second - 

foot-days

6,541 

2,553.6 

2,260 

1,460.2 

3,242 

393.2 

97.6 

94.6

-

Apr.

59 

34 

24 

21 

18

529 

169 

50 

37 

30

289 

185 

41 

29 

25

51 

290 

55 

50 

24

57 

24 

20 

18 

21

21 

65 

46 

22 

16

Maximum

1,820 

700 

529 

862 

1,550 

86 

5.8 

7.6

-

May

14 

12 

10 

9.5 

9.2

8.1 

8.5 

8.5 

8.6 

7.6

6.7 

6.0 

5.4 

5.2 

5.0

4.7 

4.6 

4.6 

8.7 

6.0

5.8 

20 

7.6 

6.0 

6.2

50 

862 

295 

29 

50 

18

Minimum

11 

9.0 

16 

4.6 

11 

4.0 

2.2 

2.5

-

June

24 

24 

59 

79 

52

24 

56 

14 

15 

11

87 

65 

566 

77 

17

11 

1,550 

400 

56 

27

20 

16 

14 

15 

12

15 

80 

16 

24 

92

July

24 

15 

39 

14 

11

9.3 

8.1 

14 

7.3 

7.5

6.4 

5.8 

5.4 

5.0 

4.4

4.6 

4.8 

4.6 

4.4 

4.4

4.6 

4.1 

4.0 

4.1 

4.1

11 

14 

19 

36 

86 

7.5

Mean

254 

82.4 

76.5 

47.1 

108 

12.7 

5.15 

5.15

-

Augt

5.8 

5.2 

5.4 

5.5 

4.7

4.5 

4.1 

5.9 

3.9 

3.7

3.5 

2.9 

2.7 

2.5 

2.5

2.6 

2.5 

2.5 

2.3 

2.2

2.3 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

2.3

2.2 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

Per square 

mile

8.21 

2.69 

2.64 

1.65 

5.79 

.446 

.111 

.111

-

Sept.

-2.5 

2.5 

2.7 

2.8 

2.7

2.5 

2.5 

2.6 

2.7 

2.9

3.2 

3.2 

5.2 

5.1 

2.8

2.6 

3.2 

4.0 

5.6 

4.4

2.9

2.7 

2.6 

2.7 

2.7

2.9 

2.8 

2.7 

3.1 

7.8

Run-off in 

inches

S.55 

5.53 

2.94 

1.90 

4.23 

.61 

.13 

.12

-

Peak discharge.- Mar. 27 (4 a.m.) 1,350 sec.-ft.; Mar. 29 (8 p.m.) 1,250 sec.-ft.; May 27 (5 p.m.) 

2,060 sec.-ft.; June 17 (Ils40 a.m.) 5,920 sec.-ft.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 

North Tlppah Creek near Rlpley, Miss.

263

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°44', long. 89°02', In SWi sec. 18, T. 4 S., R. 

3 E.,Chlckasaw base and meridian, at bridge on State Highway 4, 2 miles above Tlppah 

drainage canal and 5i miles west of Rlpley. Prior to liar. 13, 1939, staff gage at 

same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 20.0 square miles.

Records available.- February to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 1,510 second-feet June 17 (gage height, 11.40 

feet), from rating curve extended above 869 second-feet on basis of records for nearby 

streams; minimum, 0.1 second-foot Sept. 14-17.

Remarks.- Records fair except those between 30 and 1,000 second-feet which are good. 

Gage read twice daily, oftener during periods of rapidly changing stage. Discharge 

for days of faulty gage heights, Sept. 16, 17, determined from graph drawn on basis 

of gage readings and partial recorder record; that for Sept. 10-17 determined from 

interpolated gage-height record

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

Z

3

4

e

6

7

8

9

10

11

18

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

S3

84

85

26

87

88

28

30

SI

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

Month

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year

Feb.

_

_

668

91

58

849

74

43

76

88

56

36

31

589

580

67

48

34

38

75

37

87

84

82

351

274

141

259

_

_

-

Mar.

48

35

88

79

37

85

18

80

17

115

55

33

84

22

18

15

14

13

12

18

11

9.7

9.0

8.6

8.3

111

144

36

348

893

64

Secondroot-days

4,012

If 682*6

8,507

If 933*6

2f 168

486.7

835.6

87.0

Apr.

38

88

go

18

17

884

66

34

86

80

419

78

39

30

68

176

481

60

40

38

41

86

88

19

47

114

810

56

S3

85

-

Maximum

66S

348

481

532

735

72

65

13

-

May

80

16

13

18

10

8.8

8.1

8.8

7.4

7.2

6.8

7.0

7.8

6.0

4.9

7.4

4.6

18

S3

11

88

483

44

183

56

86

538

134

817

48

44

Minimum

QQ 00

8*3

17

4.6 -I Q

±0

3.1

.7

.1

-

June

51

66

43

29

22

16

13

17

17

13

74

46

308

40

80

13

735

147

44

86

19

90

72

17

18

89

45

44

68

44

-

July

81

13

85

16

11

7.9

6.4

6.0

67

78

14

9.0

6.8

6.1

4.6

16

7.4

4.9

3.7

7.0

4.3

3.8

3.1

4.3

8.8

7.6

35

10

15

8.3

4.3

Mean

154"

54.3

83*6

62*4

^

 1 o

13.8

V»60

.900

-

Aug.

3.8

3.0

7.1

20

48

65

7.0

4.4

84

11

4.6

3.3

8.8

3.3

5.4

6.8

3.4

2.6

8.8

8.1

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.1

.9

.S

.7

.8

Per square 

mile

7.70

8.78

4

1 0 

 J.O

3*12

S

CO oe

 OVU AQft 

.380

.045

-

Sept.

0.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.8

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.9

13

1.3

.7

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

.6

.6

1.8

-

Run-off In 

Inches

7.45

3.14

4.66

3.60

4.04

.SO

.44

.06

-
264 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Tlppah drainage canal near Blue Mountain, Miss.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 34°41', long. 89°00', In SWi sec. 33, T. 4 S., R. 3 E., 

cnicKasaw base and meridian, at bridge on State Highway 15, 2.2 miles northeast of 

Blue Mountain and 5 miles southeast of Rlpley.

Drainage area.- 18.4 square miles.

Records available.- February to September 1939 (discontinued).

_ - Maximum discharge during period, 2,680 second-feet May 22 (gage height, 12.73 

reet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 1,870 second-feet; minimum, 

1.2 second-feet Sept. 24.

Remarks.- Records fair. 

Ing stage.

Oage read twice daily, oftener during periods of rapidly changDleeharge, in seeond-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

D«y

1 

Z 

3

4 

6

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

2S 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. HOT. Dee. Jan.

Month

Oct

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year

ruary 3- 

ch

tember. ....... ..-------------

ater year

Feb.

679 

10 

14

3S7 

17 

11 

208 

128

25 

16 

14 

60S 

107

32 

22 

20ie

48

20

16 

15 

15 

660

76 

204 

64

Mar.

28 

26

26 

81 

26

20 

18 

17 

16 

49

10 

14 

14 

13 

12

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

10 

10 

10 

0.9

126 

36 

17 

423 

95 

25

Secondfoot-days

3,408 

1,205.9 

1,751 

2,072.4 

3,203 

861.7 

295.7 

95.9

-

Apr.

19 

17 

16 

14 

14

291 

30 

22 

IS 

17

381 

34 

23 

10 

57

76 

109 

26 

19 

17

33 

17 

15 

15 

50

225 

123 

23

17 

15

Vaxlsum

679 

423 

381 sie

1,130 

406 

136 

38

-

May

13 

12 

12 

11 

11

10 

9.9 

10 

0.3

e.e

9.2 

1011

9.3

9.9

12 

10 

60 

119 

16

166 

818 

31 

90 

25

17 

434 

37 

25 

20 

46

Minimum

11 

9.9 

14 

S.S 

13 

6.6 

2.2 

1.2

-

June

28 

43 

166 

32

17

16 

13 

14

14 

14

290 

202 

471 

26 

IS

16 

1,130 

66 

28 

20

15 

191 

62

17

14

52 

22 

119 

52 

26

July

16 

29 

14 

10 

0.3

e.e

S.8 

9.6 

406 

46

15

11 

10

e.e

18

15

10 

9.1

s.e

9.0 

9.3

e.e 

e.e

8.7 

43

9.S 

67e.2

7.4 

7.2 

6.6

Mean

13l" 

38.9 

68.4 

66.9 

107 

27. S 

9.54 

3.20

-

Aug.

6.1

7.7 

7.0 e.9

7.6

12 

7.4 

6.6 

136 

12

7.8 

6.6 

5.9 

5.1 

5.5

5.7 

5.1 

4.2 

3.7 

3.6

3.5 

3.2 

3.2 

3.1 

3.0

3.0 

2.8 

2.5 

2.4 

2.3 

2.2

Per square 

mile

7.12 

2.11 

3.17 

3.64 

5.82 

1.51 

.518 

.174

-

Sept.

2.1 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

1.8

1.7 

1.7 

1.6 

1.7 

1.7

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.6

1.6 

S.I 

3.0 

2.2

1.5

1.4 

1.4 

1.3 

1.2 

1.4

1.4

1.4 

1.5 

38 

3.8

Run-off In 

inches

6.88 

2.43 

3.54 

4.20 

6.49 

1.74 

.60 

.19

-
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 

Clear Creek near Oxford, Miss.

265

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°21', long. 89°40', In Si sec. 30, T. 83., R. 

4 W.jChlckasaw base and meridian, at bridge on State Highway 6, li miles upstream rrom 

Hudson Creek, 8.3 miles west or Oxford, and 9 miles upstream from mouth. Prior to 

Mar. 6, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 9.30 square miles.

Records available.- January to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 2,900 second-feet June 27 (gage height, 8.70 

leet), from rating curve extended above 1,530 second-feet; minimum, 3.0 second-feet 

July 19-22.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice dally, oftener during periods of rapidly changing stage.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

2.

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

2?

27

28

29

30

SL

Oct. Hov. Dee. Jan.

_

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

-

7.6

261

17

9.5

Month

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

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

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

Hater year

Feb.

8.6

16

175

23

8.6

57

11

9.3

23

9.5

7.2

6.0

6.0

296

34

14

10

9.1

120

10

5.5

4.4

4.2

4.4

235

£8

131

28

_

-

Mar.

15

12

10

12

9.1

*7.6

 7.2

 6.7

 6.5

 6.0

 6.6

 5.2

 5.0

«4.9

«4.6

«4.4

4.3

4.1

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.6

3.8

91

15

22

175

«46

*13

Seoondfoot-daya

1,293.8

516.3

585.7

145.6

858*6

204.3

114.2

111.0

-

Apr.

«10

«8.8

«7.6

 7.4

 7.4

 95

«9.5

 8.3

7.6

7.0

 82

 8.3

*7.2

 6.3

 6.0

 68

el8

 7.2

«6.3

5.5

8.5

5.8

5.6

6.4

8.7

115

 31

 8.8

 6.7

5.8

-

Maximum

296

175

115

10

146

32

8.7

5.8

-

May

5.E

5.2

4.9

4.8

4.6

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.3

4.3

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

10

5.1

3.8

3.8

3.6

5.3

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.7

6.2

7.8

5.0

4.8

5.5

Minimum

4.2

3.8

5.0

3.7

4.0

3.0

3.3

3.4

-

June

4.0

15

4.9

5.0

44

7.4

4.3

4.4

4.2

4.0

7.5

146

41

7.9

5.5

4.3

143

7.4

 5.0

 4.9

 4.6

 4.3

«4.1

 4.0

 4.1

 22

144

127

45

7.0

-

July

 6.7

 6.3

 5.4

5.0

4.9

4.9

4.8

4.8

32

5.8

4.6

4.1

3.8

3.6

3.5

3.6

3.3

3.2

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.1

32

4.1

3.9

3.9

22

4.2

4.1

4.0

3.8

Mean

_

46?2

16.7

19.5

4.70

28.0

6.59

3.68

3.70

-

Aug.

3.7

 3.6

 8.7

 4.1

 5.9

 3.9

 3.9

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.6

3.6

Per square 

mile

_

4.97

1.80

2.10

.505

3.01

.709

.396

.398

-

Sept.

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.5

 3.6

 3.7

 3.6

 3.7

 3.7

 3.7

 8.7

 3.7

 3.6

 3.6

 3.7

*3.6

 8.5

 8.5

 3.5

 3.6

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

 3.5

 5.2

 5.8

-

Run-off In 

Inches

_

5.18

2.08

2.34

.58

3.36

.82

.46

.44

-

 Faulty water-stage recorder record; discharge determined from graph based on twice-daily gage 

readings and fragmentary recorder record.
266 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Hudson Creek near Oxford, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°21', long. 89°41', In S$ sec. 25, T. 8 S., R. 

5 W.,Chlckasaw base and meridian, at bridge on State Highway 6, three-quarters of a 

mile upstream from mouth, 1 mile north of Burgess, and 9* miles west of Oxford. 

Prior to Feb. 22, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 9.35 square miles.

Records available.- January to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 1,550 second-feet Jan. 29 (gage height, 8.90 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve- extended above 827 second-feet; minimum, 

0.2 second-foot at times during July, August, and September.

Remarks.- Records fair except those above 100 second-feet which are good. Gage read 

twice dally, oftener during periods of rapidly changing stage. Owing to faulty Intake 

action discharge below 20 second-feet determined from twice-daily gage readings or 

from graph drawn on basis of gage readings and partial recorder record.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

2 

3

4 

S

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

86 

27 

26 

89 

50 

51

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

871 

16 

8.S

Month

Oct 

HOT

Dee

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year

Li::::::::::::::::::::::::::

ater year

Feb.

2.3 

36 

98 

7.0 

4.5

46 

7.6 

4.7 

58 

13

6.8

4.7 

4.0 

813 

34

14 

8.6 

6.5 

66 

16

7.3 

6.0 

5.4 

5.6 

 148

18 

*107 

81

Mar.

S.8 

7.3 

5.8 

7.6 

5.0

4.5 

5.7 

3.4 

3.1 

3.0

8.4

8.1 

2.1 

1.7 

1.4

1.2 

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

.9 

.9 

.8 

.9

78 

7.3 

IS 

191 

54 

15

Secondfoot-days

942.4 

429.0 

502.8 

73.3 

401.6 

43.8 

6.3 

7.1

-

Apr.

7.S 

7.6 

5.8 

5.8 

8.3

94 

9.0 

6.7 

6.0 

5.8

»72 

7.3 

4.7 

3.4 

3.1

*57 

*80 

5.4 

4.4 

4.0

7.6 

2.4 

2.1 

2.8 

12

*101 

88 

7.3 

4.7 

3.4

Maximum

213 

191 

101 

18 

79 

13 

.3 

1.0

-

Bay

2.5 

1.9 

1.6 

1.5 

1.3

1.8 

1.1 

1.0 

4.1 

1.8

1.0 

.S 

.6 

.6 

.6

.5

12 

8.4 

1.8 

1.0

1.1 

6.9 

1.0 

.9 

.S

.8 

1.8 

«8.5 

l.S 

7.4 

4.8

Minimum

2.3 

.8 

8.1 

.5 

.6 

.2 

.2 

.2

-

June

1.7 

1.6 

1.4 

1.4 

3.2

1.0 

.8 

.8 

.7 

.6

8.4

79 

38 

8.7 

1.4

1.8 

75 

8.3 

.1.5 

1.8

1.0 

.S 

.8 

.8 

9.4

6.5 

55 

74 

54 

7.4

July

2.9 

13 

4.4 

2.5 

1.9

1.7 

1.5 

1.5 

4.3 

1.4

1.0 

.8 

.6 

.5 

.4

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.7 

.4 

.3

.2 

.3 

.4

.3 

.3 

.3

Mean

33.7 

13.8 

16.8 

2.36 

13.4 

1.39 

.203 

.237

-

Aug.

0.2 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

Per square 

mile

3.60 

1.48 

1.80 

.252 

1.43 

.149 

.022 

.025

-

Sept.

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.5 

1.0

Run-off in 

Inches

3.75 

1.71 

2.01 

.29 

1.60 

.17 

.03 

.03

-

 Intakes partly plugged, recorder graph corrected on basis of gage readings and partial graph.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 267

Yocona River near Enld, Miss.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 34°09', long. 89°55', in T. 11 S., R. 7 W., Chlckasaw 

meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 51, 200 feet downstream from Tolliver Creek, 1 

mile downstream from Bear Creek, 2 miles northeast of Enld, 2i miles upstream from 

Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 6 miles upstream from drainage-canal diversion, and 

24* miles upstream from mouth. Zero of gage Is 190.09 feet above mean sea level 

(general adjustment of 1912).

Drainage area.- 560 square miles.

Records available.- July 1928 to September 1931 and October 1938 to September 1939 in 

reports or U. S. Geological Survey. December 1931 to September 1938 (unpublished) in 

files of office of War Department, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, Vicksburg, Miss.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 16,800 second-feet Mar. 30 (gage height, 18.57 

feet); minimum, 39 second-feet Sept. 5; minimum gage height, 2.64 feet Oct. 15.

1928-31, 1938-39: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 30, 1939; minimum, 34 secondfeet Sept. 2S, 1931; minimum gage height, 0.78 foot Oct. 3, 1929.

A stage of 21.0 feet occurred Jan. 14, 1932 (discharge, 27,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice dally. Records collected and prepared In 

cooperation with Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Discharge, In second-fast, water year October 1938 to September 1959

D«jr

l 

8 

S 

4 

6

6

7

e

9 

10

11

12

15 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

25 

84 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

50 

33.

Oct.

46

46 

46 

46 

46

55 

82 

52 

49

49

48 

48 

49 

48 

48

48

49 

50 

54 

64

58 

56 

56 

57 

58

58 

58 

58 

68 

61 

62

HOT.

62 

62 

62

69 

79

72 

70 

76 

78 

78

72 

75 

74 

74 

74

86 

160 

128 

240 

160

144

112 

94 

90 

88

SS 

79 

76 

75 

74

Dec.

72

70 

75 

74 

69

67 

64 

66 

67 

64

63 

62 

60 

60 

60

61 

62 

61 

61 

61

74 

74 

36 

184 

12S

260 

200 

152 

128 

112 

96

Jan.

88 

35 

82 

860 

3,050

1,080 

725 

460 

520 

1,260

660 

725 

4,200 

1,760 

1,260

800 

450 

620 

370 

252

198 

176 

224 

1,180 

655

400 

240 

208 

1,260

5,740 

1,490

Month

Dot 

HOT

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

1

alendar rear

ater year 1938-,

Feb.

960 

920 

6,300 

5,860 

2,990

4,140 

2,470 

1,400 

1,490 

1,220

1,040 

725 

880 

7,070 

12,400

10,100 

4,690 

1,800 

1,260 

2,580

1,400 

840 

560 

490 

2,260

5,480 

2,990 

4,980

liar.

2,160 

1,310 

800 

880 

880

620 

490 

450 

430 

560

430 

400 

380 

320

sop

260 

840 

232 

216 

208

208 

200 

192 

184 

184

1,860 

7,940 

7,440 

10,600 

15,200 

10,100

Seoondfoot-daya

1,661 

2,752 

2,793

28,122 

89,175 

66,574 

55,805 

18,908 

47,385 

17,069 

5,260 

2,856

534,740

Apr.

4,200 

1,900 

1,400 

980 

1,130

6,300 

4,070 

2,260 

1,860 

760

5,230 

5,250 

1,980 

1,220 

665

800 

5,680 

1,900 

1,360 

800

585 

520 

430 

400 

300

1,400 

3,230 

1,800 

1,000 

585

Vaxlmum

82 

240 

260

4,200 

12,400 

15,800 

6,300 

5,320 

6,600 

2,080 

980 

520

15,800

May

400 

320 

280 

250 

232

284 

816 

216 

2O8 

2O8

208 

280 

200 

152 

136

123 

160 

346 

216 

224

430 

880 

560 

655 

520

860 

1,540 

5,380 

2,260 

1,130 

760

Minimum

45 

62 

60

82 

490 

184 

400 

12S 

430 

112 

51 

40

40

June

460 

430 

880 

920 

2,280

980 

450 

450 

620 

620

1,560 

1,720 

4,660 

2,470 

1,310

760 

1,850 

6,900 

6,450 

2,470

960 

550 

430 

725

370

460 

1,220 

1,080 

1,980 

2,050

July

1,260 

960 

1,310 

760 

550

300 

832 

284 

1,620 

8,080

585 

380 

238 

800

163

152 

152 

156 

128 

112

112 

112 

128 

250 

152

144 

370 

1,400 

980 

1,080 

980

llean

53.6

91.7 

90.1

907 

3,186 

2,115 

1,794 

610 

1,530 

551 

170 

74.6

917

Aug.

726 

320 

300 

980 

520

284 

160

156 

120 

112

104 

104 

94 

90 

90

91 

93 

96 

85 

7S

74 

80 

144 

88 

72

65

61 

57 

56 

54 

51

Per square 

mile

0.096 

.164 

.161

1,62 

5.69 

3.78 

3,20 

1,09 

2.82 

.984 

.304 

,133

1.64

Sept.

49 

49 

46 

45

40

42 

48 

45 

44

45

46 

44 

45 

45 

44

44

60 

176 

104 

104

74 

78 

91 

56 

54

54

54 

52 

86 

520

Run-off In 

Inches

0.11 

.18 

.19

1.87 

5.98 

4.56 

5.57 

1,26 

3.15 

1.13 

.35 

.16

22.24
268 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Coldwater River near Coldwater, Miss.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 34°43', long. 89°59'. In T. 4 S., R. 7 W., Chlckasaw 

base and meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 51, It miles northwest of Coldwater, li 

miles downstream from Beartall Creek, about 3fc miles upstream from Hlckahala Creek, and 

18* miles upstream from station near Arkabutla. Zero of gage is 208.05 feet above mean 

sea level (general adjustment of 1912).

Drainage area.- 617 square miles.

Kecords available.- July 1928 to September 1931 and October 1938 to September 1939 In reports or ueoioglcal Survey. December 1931 to September 1938 (unpublished) In files of 

office of War Department, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, Vlcksburg, Miss.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 16,500 second-feet Feb. 3 (gage height, 

16.14 feet); minimum, 96 second-feet at times in September: minimum gage height, 3.63 

feet Oct. 17.

1928-31: 1938-39: Maximum discharge, 41,800 second-feet Jan. 9, 1930 (gage height, 

13.86 feet); minimum, 69 second-feet Sept. 30, 1929; minimum gage height, 2.36 feet 

Aug. 21, 1929.

A stage of 21.0 feet occurred Jan. 21, 1935, from floodmark (discharge 79,500 secondfeet).

Remarks.- Records fair except those below 500 second-feet, which are poor. Gage read twice 

daily. Records collected and prepared In cooperation with the Corps of Engineers, U. S. 

Army.

Rating tables, inter year 1958-39 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in aeoond-feet)

Oct. 1 to NOT. 16 

3.6 105 

4.6 ISO 

6.0 180

3.S

e.s

6.7

8.0 

9.0

96

156

226

330

465

Nor. 17 to Sept. 30

11.0

12.7

13.0

13.2

13.4

765

1,100

1,280

1,600

2,480

14.0

16.0

16,9

6,600

10,800

16,000

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

D«T

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

110

110

110

110

105

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

106

IDS

105

105

105

105

116

162

174

130

126

120

115

lie

115

116

115

115

115

Nor.

US

116

115

180

126

125

130

140

140

136

135

136

135

136

130

ISO

450

525

9SO

1,080

860

690

495

211

144

128

120

116

116

116

-

Dec.

116

116

116

116

116

116

116

116

116

116

116

116

116

112

112

112

112

112

112

112

116

116

128

221

292

276

540

366

238

1S1

166

Jan.

140

12S

12S

156

1,000

2,480

3,520

1,960

1,600

1,500

1,040

675

1,340

5,080

4,560

1,960

1,960

1,960

1,200

1,100

706

330

 292

1,140

3,000

2,460

1,140

sso

960

9,760

8,720

Month

Jan 

Fvb

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

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

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

Water year 1938-3 g. ...........

Feb.

4,040

5,600

16,000

13,900

6,120

4,040

3,520

3,000

1,960

1,600

1,960

1,600

780

780

8,200

9,760

4,040

3,520

2,480

3,000

3,520

2,480

1,240

1,020

800

1,500

3,000

4,040

-

liar.

6,640

3,520

3,000

2,480

1,060

646

330

232

201

252

1,140

3,000

1,400

840

406

221

171

156

144

140

140

136

136

135

132

161

880

1,800

3,000

7,680

6,640

Seoondfoot-days

3,576

8,141

4,932

62,894 

112,400

46,618

71,634

19,909

on *rao *SV f *OW

17,268

3,816

3,320

375,187

Apr.

3,520

2,480

1,600

735

354

1,060

3,000

2,430

1,100

920

1,340

5,080

3,620

1,960

1,340

1,100

6,640

9,760

4,560

3,000

2,480

1,240

690

320

495

1,140

2,480

3,520

2,480

1,340

-

Maximum

174

1,080

640

9,760 

16,000

7,680

9,760

3,520

3,000

2,480

221

244

16,000

May

1,000

630

226

161

144

136

128

128

132

128

124

120

116

116

116

112

112

112

140

780

860

1,500

2,480

3,520

2,480

1,780

1,100

705

342

260

221

Minimal

105

115

112

128

780

132

320

112

128

116

100

96

96

June

196

162

140

166

495

480

211

156

152

148

161

292

1,200

3,000

3,000

1,230

1,000

1,020

1,020

736

780

S60

405

166

132

128

284

980

1,050

1,000

July

1,080

736

1,000

1,600

2,430

1,200

765

354

186

495

765

665

630

765

405

161

132

124

120

116

116

116

124

378

268

161

1S6

720

820

480

221

Mean

115

271

159

2,029 

4,014

1,500

2,388

642

693

557

123

111

1,028

Aug.

144

124

116

116

124

124

116

108

116

221

206

136

120

112

108

104

104

108

108

120

116

108

120

161

144

116

108

104

104

100

10Q

Per square

mile

0.186-

.439

.258

3.29 

6.51

2.43

3.87

1.04

1.12

.903

.199

.180

1.67

Sept.

100

100

100

100

100

100

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

96

112

244

186

124

104

100

96

96

96

96

96

96

108

206

Run-off In 

Inches

0.21

.49

.30

3.79 

6.78

2. SO

4.32

1.20

1.25

1.04

,23

.20

22.61
YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Coldwater River at Pratts Bridge, near Arkabutla, Miss.

on.- Staff gage, ^at. 34°45'2511 , long. QO^S'SS", In MWi sec. 10, T. 4 S., R. 9 W., 

CKasaw meridian, at bridge on county highway between Arkabutla and Eudora, 5 miles 

upstream from Cub Lake Bayou, 4i miles northwest of Arkabutla, 5 miles south of Eudora, 

18* miles downstream from station near Coldwater, and 20 miles upstream from station 

at Savage. Zero of gage Is 187.905 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 

1912).

Drainage area.- 1,000 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1939 In reports of Geological Survey.

April 1937 to September 1938 (unpublished) In files of office of War Department, Corps 

of Engineers, U. S. Army, Vlcksburg, Miss.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 23,600 second-feet Feb. 4 (gage height, 

12.5CT feet); minimum, 120 second-feet at times In October (gage height, 0.00 foot). 

A stage of 21.3 feet occurred In January 1935 (from floodmarks).

Remarks.- Records fair except those above 1,000 second-feet, which are good. Gage read 

twice daily. Water-stage recorder, Installed Apr. 7, not used In determination of 

discharge. Records collected and prepared In cooperation with Corps of Engineers, 

U. S. Army.

Bating tabla, water year 1938-39 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

.5 

2.5

4.0

180

145

370

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

7.5

480

620

810

960

8.0 

8.5 

S.S 

9.0

1,310

1,910

8,470

3,120

9.5

10.0

11.0

18.1

5,180

7,900

14,100

81,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7

e

9 

10

11 

18 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

80

81 

22 

23 

84 

25

86 

87 

28 

29 

30 

Si

Oct.

135 

130 

130 

185 

125

185 

185 

125 

136 

185

185 

185 

185 

125 

120

185 

125 

185 

130 

175

805 

805 

181 

15V 

145

140 

140 

1S6 

135 

135 

135

Nov.

135 

130 

130 

130 

135

140 

145 

151 

157 

157

151 

151 

145 

145 

146

175 

247 

447 

639 

778

> 840 eio

715 

522 

293

811 

199 

193 

175 

169

Doc.

163 

163 

163 

169 

163

163 

153 

163 

163 

163

163 

163 

163 

163 

163

163 

163 

163 

163 

163

163 

163 

187 

879 

458

469 

550 

639 

494 

356 

272

Jan.

823

205 

193 

229 

810

1,770 

2,470 

2,770 

2,230 

1,910

1,640 

1,520 

2,470 

4,320 

5,680

3,920 

8,770 

8,470 

8,470 

2,230

1,910 

1,100 

734 

1,410 

8,060

8,770 

8,770 

2,060 

2,230 

11,000 

14,100

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Doc

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jui 

Jul 

Aug 

Se]

«

alendar year

ater year 1938-.

Fab.

6,790 

7,340 

15,400 

81,000 

11,000

5,680 

6,230 

4,720 

3,920 

3,120

2,060 

1,910 

1,910 

8,230 

14,100

15,400 

7,340 

4,320 

3,920 

3,920

4,720 

3,920 

8,770 

8,060 

1,640

1,910 

3,920 

5,680

liar.

6,790 

5,680 

3,520 

2,770 

8,470

1,910 

960 

606 

485 

414

960 

1,170 

1,910 

2,060 

1,240

677 

392 

300 

253 

229

223

217 

211 

205 

205

223

447 

1,640 

3,980 

11,600 

12,200

Secondfoot-days

4,283 

8,554 

7,896

-

84,444 

166,930 

55,687 

115,741 

33,715 

30,600 

82,746 

7,370 

4,772

554,877

Apr.

5,6SO 

3,520 

2,470 

1,910 

1,310

1,640 

3,980 

4,380 

3,320 

2,060

3,520 

4,320 

5,950 

3,920 

8,470

8,620 

8,520 

13,500 

7,620 

4,720

3,720 

2,620 

8,060 

1,100 

791

1,460 

3,320 

5,120 

4,920 

3,320

Maximum

805 

840 

639

-

14,100 

81,000 

12,200 

13,500 

4,780 

4,980 

1,980 

668 

307

81,000

May

2,140 

1,410 

772 

430 

300

244 

823

247 

259 

226

205 

190 

164 

175 

175

175 

172 

176 

208 

474

1,100 

2,940 

4,780 

4,380 

3,980

2,620 

2,060 

1,700 

960 

585 

403

Minimum

120 

130 

163

-

193 

1,640 

205 

791 

178 

808 

163 

145 

1S8

180

June

332 

879 

835 

878

442

613 

474 

321 

853 

841

838

314 

1,520 

3,520 

4,920

3,720 

2,230 

1,460 

 1,200 

1,100

655 

778 

784 

447 

865

208 

247 

464 

1,030 

1,910

July

1,910 

1,770 

1,460 

1,840 

1,410

1,980 

1,980 

1,100 

557 

346

668 

734 

613 

630 

639

408 

841 

190 

175 

169

163 

163 

163 

196 

508

366 

304 

469 

762 

782 

639

Mean

138 

285

235

-

2,784 

6,033 

8,183 

3,858 

1,088 

1,080 

734 

238 

169

1,519

Aug.

336 

853 

199 

190 

190

184 

178 

157 

148 

164

680 

469 

890 

811

181

169 

166 

163 

163 

160

178 

178 

356 

668 

348

226 

175 

157 

151 

145 

145

Per square 

mile 

0.138 

.285 

.835

-

8.784 

6.053 

8.123 

3.858 

1.088 

1.020 

.734 

.838 

.159

1.519

Sapt.

146 

146 

145 

145 

145

142 

140 

140

140 

140

140 

140 

140 

140 

140

140 

140 

205 

307 

244

178 

161- 

145 

140 

140

140 

138 

140 

151 

286

Run-off In 

Inches

0.159 

.318 

.271

-

3.140 

6.262 

2.448 

4.305 

1.264 

1.138 

.846 

.874 

.177

20.612
270 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Coldwater River at Savage, Miss.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 34°38'00", long. 90°13'50", In SWi sec. 23, T. 5 S., R. 10 

W., Chlckasaw meridian, at bridge on county highway between Savage and Tunica, 1,000 

feet downstream from former site on Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad bridge, a 

quarter of a mile west of Savage, 7f miles upstream from Arkabutla Canal, 9i miles 

southeast of Tunica, and 20 miles downstream from station at Pratts Bridge, near 

Arkabutla. Zero of gage Is 168.97 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 

1912). Auxiliary staff gage Installed Dec. 10, 1938, for slope determination, lat. 

34°35'40", long. 90°14'20", in NEi sec. 3, T.. 6 S., H. 10 W., Chickasaw meridian, half 

a mile downstream from Arkabutla Creek, 3i miles upstream from Arkabutla Canal, 3i 

miles upstream from Sarah, and 4i miles downstream from main gage. Zero of auxiliary 

gage is 163.065 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1912).

Drainage aresu- 1,225 square miles (authority, Corps or Engineers, U. S. Army).

Records available.- October 1908 to October 1912 and October 1938 to September 1939 inreports or Geological Survey. December 1935 to September 1938 (unpublished) in files 

of office of War Department, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, Vicksburg, Miss.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 25,100 second-feet Feb. 5 (gage height, 

17.35 feet); no flow at times owing to backwater from Arkabutla Canal: minimum gage 

height, 0.60 foot Oct. 12-18.

1908-12, 1938-39: Maximum die charge observed, that of Feb. 5, 1939; maximum gage 

height observed, 18.1 feet Apr. 18, 1910, former site, present datum; no flow at times 

In 1939 owing to backwater from Arkabutla Canal; minimum gage height, -3.2 feet Oct. 

10-17, 26-28, 1908, Sept. 19, 20, 1909, former site, present datum. 

A stage of 20.0 feet occurred during January 1935 (from floodmarks).

Remarks.- Records poor. Main gage read twice daily; auxiliary gage read once dally during low and medium stages and twice daily during high stages. Stage-discharge relation affected at times by backwater from Arkabutla Canal. Discharge after Dec. 9 

determined by using fall between gages as a factor. Records collected and prepared in 

cooperation with the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Discharge, In second-feat, water year October 1938 to September 1939

D«y

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

134 

131 

128 

122 

12E

122 

122 

122 

122 

122

118 

116 

116 

116 

116

116 

116 

116 

122 

144

160 

172 

172 

172 

164

152 

148 

144 

140 

134 

12S

Nov.

122 

122 

122 

125 

140

140 

144 

156 

156 

156

166 

166 

156 

156 

156

156 

164 

230 

568 

712

720 

728 

744 

744 

656

550 

430 

3OO 

230 

200

Dec.

188 

ISO 

180 

180 

180

176 

172 

172 

172 

147

147 

147 

147 

147 

147

147 

147 

147 

147 

104

104 

104 

119 

250

574

497 

601 

728 

664 

712 

643

Jan.

638 

352 

424 

455 

1,280

1,710 

1,560 

1,460 

1,550 

1,650

1,820 

2,040 

1,290 

2,630 

3,090

3,250 

3,800 

3,560 

3^450 

3,220

3,100 

2,990 

3,030 

2,400 

2,870

2,880 

2,940 

2,900 

2,280 

2,520 

5,860

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Au« 

Sep

«

alendar year

step year 1938-,

Feb.

10,300 

9,270 

9,130 

21 ,100 

25,100

13,800 

6,040 

5,640 

5,100 

4,850

6,100 

4,490 

3,890 

4,080 

3,610

10,800 

IS ,600 

6,230 

5,100 

4,160

4,430 

4,200 

4,020 

3,860 

3,600

2,940 

3,300 

2,480

Mar. Apr.

3,700 

5,430 

5,330 

4,640 

3,840

3,560 

3,420 

3,600 

2,810 

2,820

8,420 

2,390 

2,420 

2,570 

2,230

2,370 

2,340 

2,120 

1,740 

1,470

1,100 

821 

638 

420

405

319 

1,090 

S9E 

831 

1,250 

E,430

Secondfoot-days

4,127 

0,296

8,170

-

72,929 

199,720 

74,*E7 

115,920 

49,5OO 

42,308 

31,889 

14,657 

6/333

627,715

6,040 

5,210 

4,250 

3,600 

3,370

2,330 

3,300 

3,190 

3,540 

3,460

3,090 

3,630 

4,320 

4,430 

4,140

3,780 

2,010 

5,920 

6,970 

5,810

4,900 

3,940 

3,510 

3,110 

3,120

2,740 

1,990 

2,390 

3,260 

3,490

Maximum

172 

744 

728

-

6,850 

28,100 

5,430 

6,970 

3,370 

2J6VO 

1,900 

1,160 

254

25,100

Hay

3,370 

3,080 

2,920 

2,610 

2,410

2,440

1,760 

1,460 

1,070 

8S2

609

587 

331 

295 

271

260 

249

0 

0 

667

676 

693 

1,610 

2,050 

2,780

3.110 

2,990 

2,260 

2,850 

2,600 

2,320

Minimum

116 

122 

104

-

362 

2,480 

319 

1,990 

0 

0 

199 

132 

0

0

June

2,030 

1,790 

1,310 

1,040 

938

1,010 

988 

864 

670 

46S

390 

412 

0 

1,830 

1,930

1,950 

2,410 

2,630 

2,270 

2,670

2,430 

2,190 

1,890 

1,760 

1,700

1,160 

900 

614 

730 

1,290

July

1,290 

1,620 

1,770 

1,750 

1,790

1,790 

1,870 

1,870 

1,900 

1,710

1,460 

1,290 

1,320 

1,070 

1,220

832 

1,090 

694 

462 

339

267 

222 

214 

199 

243

767 

478 

593 

450 

62S 

761

Mean

13S 

310 

264

-

2,353 

7,133 

8,399 

3,864 

1,590 

1,410 

1,029 

473 

168

1,720

Aug.

332 

887 

736 

391 

263

237 

199 

222 

237 

366

182 

608 

708 

613 

343

242 

239 

254

217

184

182 

199 

1,030 

1,030 

1,070

1,160 

800 

433 

691 

243 

219

Pep square 

mile

0.109 

.253 

.216

-

1.921 

5.823 

1.95S 

3.154 

1.298 

1.161 

.840 

.386 

.137

1.404

Sept.

184 

179 

179 

205

174

194 

136 

156 

136 

156

156 

156 

1S6 

156

156

156 

169 

221 

212 

264

249 

174 

219 

203 

192

164 

164 

162 

137 

0

Run-off In 

Inches

0.126 

.282 

.249

-

2. SIB 

6.083 

2.267 

3.619 

1,496 

1,884 

.968 

.446 

.163

19.067
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 271

Yalobusha River at Grenada, Miss.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 33°47', long. 89°48', in NEi sec. 7, T. 22 N., R. 5 E., 

Choctaw meridian; at bridge on U. S. Highway 51, in Grenada, 0.9 mile downstream from 

Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 1 mile downstream from Batupan River, 5miles downstream from Skuna River, and 63 miles upstream from confluence with Tallahatchie River. 

Zero of gage is 152.27 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1912).

Drainage area.- 1,550 square miles. _ _ . .

Records available!- June to November 1906, July 1908 to March 1912, July 1928 to September

 1931, and October 1938 to September 1939 In reports of Geological Survey. December 

1931 to September 1938 (unpublished) in files of office of War Department, Corps of 

Engineers, U. S. Army, Vicksburg, Miss.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 20,700 second-feet Mar. 30 (gage height,

 2lT730~feet); minimum observed, 55 second-feet at times in September; minimum gage

hel!906 3i908-f12! 1928-3l! 19S8-3§:^Maximum discharge observed, 35,700 second-feet May 

20, 1930 (gage height, 27.49 feet); minimum observed, 40 second-feet at times in 

October and November 1909 (gage height, 0.95 foot). _,««.» 

A stage of 28.4 feet occurred Jan. 13, 1932 (discharge, 46,000 second-feet). 

Remarks.- Records good except those below 500 second-feet, which are fair. Gage read 

twice daily. Records collected and prepared in cooperation with Corps of Engineers, 

U. S. Army. 

Rating tables, nater year 1938-59 (gage height. In feet, and dlacharge. In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan, 4

3,5 

4.0 

6,2

68

90

204

6,3

8.4

10,0

444

733

1,110

4,1 

4.6

5.6

6,3

S.S

10.6

55 

76

175

370

770

1,220

Jan. 5 to Sept. 30

16.0 2^40 

17,0 3,245

20.0 4,600

22.0 6,500

23.2 6,500

24.0 7,860

25.0 

2674

26.3

26.2

10,600 

12,400

16,000

19,600

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 19S9

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6

7 

8

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IS 

19

20

21 

oo

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

62

«e

62 

68 

68

68 

58 

68 

62 

68

62 

62 

62 

68 

68

58

68 

68 

62 

68

82 

90 

74 

62 

62

62 

62 

68 

58 

53 

58

HOT.

68 

62 

62 

08

68

68 

68 

08 

68

74

74 

74 

74 

68 

74

74 

62 

288 

1,110 

977

696 

,348 

246 

192 

130

114 

106 

98 

90 

90

Dee.

90 

90 

90 

90 

90

90 

90 

90 

90 

90

90 

90 

90 

90 

90

90 

90 

90

90 

90

106 

106 

114 

160 

192

364 

624 

670 

396

274 

192

Jan.

150 

140 

130 

170 

1,120

1,700 

1,260 

630 

280 

660

880 

1,340 

4,360 

4,600 

4,320

4,060 

3,560 

2,760 

1,760 

1,070

390 

510 

470 

630 

896

896 

870 

610 

796 

3,240 

3,720

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fab 

Mar 

Apr 

Hay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sap

fl

alendar year

ater year 1938-3

Feb.

3,660 

3,660 

6,200 

6,900 

6,760

7,660 

3,250 

7,450 

6,600 

6,820

6,300 

4,600 

3,600 

2,820 

4,460

6,360 

6,740 

6,620 

6,400 

6,900

6,200 

4,460 

3,680 

2,360 

1,730

3,760 

4,230 

4,60C

Mar.

4,860 

6,000 

6,000 

4,660 

4,100

3,240 

2,160

1,260 

970 

970

870 

920 

970 

946 

710

660 

470 

410 

370 

340

326 

326 

310 

296 

280

366 

1,340 

2,720 

6,100 

17,100 

17,100

Secondfoot-daya

1,938 

6,669

4,398

_

47,676 

143,450 

S3 ,986 

149,220 

50,830 

129,980 

23,720 

6,096 

1,974

634,486

Apr.

19,600 

13,600 

10,600 

8,500 

6,600

7,450 

7,460 

6,500 

6,620 

6,320

6,680 

6,300 

4,960 

4,320 

3,280

1,940 

3,320 

3,760 

3,760 

3,640

2,640 

1,340 

370 

730 

770

1,140 

1,380 

2,540 

2,380 

3,000

XaxJbsiDD

90 

1,110 

624

_

4,600

8,260 

17,100 

19,500 

4,100 

6,400 

3,380 

845 

116

19,600

Bay

2,680 

1,760 

896 

690 

470

390 

340 

326

310 

296

296 

370 

296 

266 

220

190 

176 

175 

190 

220

410 

356 

326 

396 

1,170

946 

1,820 

3,170 

3,440 

3,800 

4,100

Klnlaum

68 

58 

90

-

130 

1,730 

280 

730 

176 

2,210 

126 

68 

65

66

June

3,760 

3,200 

2,300 

2,210 

2,820

3,440 

3,600 

3,030 

2,890 

3,140

3,400 

4,100 

6,400 

6,500 

6,620

6,100 

6,400 

6,200 

6,620 

6,360

6,360 

6,600 

5,400 

6,050 

4,700

4,140 

3,720 

3,760 

4,180 

4,100

July

3,880 

3,760 

3,680 

3,030 

2,330

1,460 

770 

630 

460 

470

710 

845 

650 

356 

280

236 

206 

190 

165 

165

146 

146 

136 

126 

146

146 

220 

820 

1,070 

970 

750

Mean

63 

139 

168

-

1,640 

6,120 

2,710 

4,970 

996 

4,330 

926 

197 

66

1,740

Aug.

710 

370 

220 

390

846

730 

340 

190 

146 

125

116 

110 

105 

100 

95

100 

106 

110 

116 

136

110 

' 100 

100 

100 

90

SO 

80 

76 

70 

58 

68

Per square 

mile

0.041 

.122 

,102

-

.994 

3.30 

1.75 

3.21 

.643 

2.79 

.697 

.127 

,043

1.12

Sept.

63 

66 

66

«e

62

62 

62 

60 

60 

60

68 

58 

68 

56 

66

56

65 

68

72 

116

106 

86 

TO 

68 

62

58 

68 

58 

68 

86

Ban-off In 

Inches

0,05 

,14 

.12

-

1.15 

3.44 

2.02 

3.68 

.74 

3.11 

.69 

.18 

.05

15.24
272 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Sunflower River at Sunflower, Miss.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 33032'50", long. 90°32'35", In NEi sec. 6, T. 19 N., R. 

3 w., Choctaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 49W (old) a quarter of a mile west 

of Sunflower, 24 miles downstream from Jones Bayou, 19 miles upstream from Quiver 

River, 204 miles downstream from former station near Rulevllle, and 23 miles upstream 

from former station at Balrd. Zero of gage Is 93.00 feet above mean sea level (general 

adjustment,of 1912).

Drainage area.- 562 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1939 In reports of Geological Survey. 

February 1918 to September 1935 (gage heights only), and October 1935 to September 

1938 (unpublished) In files of office of War Department, Corps of Engineers, U. S. 

Army, Vlcksburg, Miss.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 6,850 second-feet Apr. 3 (gage height, 

J25.00 feet); minimum observed, 220 second-feet at times (gage height, 1.52 feet).

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read once dally prior to Dec. 13, twice dally thereafter. 

Records collected and prepared In cooperation with Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Rating table, miter year 1938-39 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

220

270

580

520

850

9.0

12.0

13.0

16.0

18.0

1,440

2,100

2,300

2,960

3,480

19.0

20.0

21.0

23.0

25.0

3,760

4,150

4,580

5,550

6,850

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

5 

4 

5

6

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

225 

225 

225 

225 

225

225 

225 

225

220 

220

220 

220 

220 

220 

220

225 

225 

226 

225 

225

225 

225 

225 

225 

225

225 

225 

225 

225 

225 225

Nov.

225 

230 

230 

230 

230

230 

225 

225 

225 

225

225 

225 

225 

225 

225

225 

225 

225 

235 

235

235 

235 

235 

240 

240

240 

240 

240

235 

235

Dec.

235 

235 

235 

235 

235

235 

235 

235 

235 

235

235 

235 

240 

235

235

235 

235 

235 

235 

235

235 

235 

240 

245 

250

260 

260 

255 

265 

265 

265

Jan.

260 

255 

255

275 

504

993 

1,460 

1,700 

1,730 

1,690

1,660 

1,660 

2,070 

2,430 

2,610

2,620 

2,520 

2,350 

2,170 

1,970

1,760 

1,520 

1,290 

1,170 

1,140

1,160 

1,160 

1,110 

1,160 

2,150 

3,130

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Bar 

Apr 

M«T 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year

ater year 1938-3

Feb.

3,690 

4,090 

4,720 

5,330 

5,580

5,760 

5,880 

5,790 

5,500 

5,230

4,790 

4,300 

3,760 

3,610 

3,630

3,760 

3,840 

3,800 

3,730 

3,690

3,610 

3,440 

3,190 

2,940 

2,760

3,010 

3,080 

3,230

Mar.

3,380 

3,400 

3,310 

3,200 

3,010

2,810 

2,560 

2,310 

2,280 

1,860

1,620 

1,460 

1,290 

1,160 

1,070

985

888 

824 

774 

731

697 

656 

632 

608 

584

616 

1,000 

1,740 

2,560 

4,600 

5,970

Second - 

foot-days

6,940 

6,920 

7,480

-

47,922 

115,640 

58,533 

105,985 

17 ,674 

13,575 

21,074 

7,580 

6,885

416,208

Apr.

6,460 

6,780 

6,320 

6,640 

6,290

6,090 

5 ,760 

5,420 

5,030 

4,670

4,300 

3,940 

3,520 

3,140 

2,780

2,500 

2,550 

2,700 

2,680 

2,580

2,390 

2,160 

1,920 

1,700 

1,510

1,320 

1,210 

1,120 

1,020 

935

KuclmuD

225

240 

265

-

3,130 

5,680 

5,970 

6,820 

868 

888 

1,730 

265 

240

6,830

Bay

ass

642 

790 

731 

680

640 

600 

568 

552 

528

520 

504 

488 

480 

464

448 

434 

422 

434

448

434 

404 

386 

404 

624

799 

808 

722 

632 

536 

464

Minimum

220 

225 

235

_

256 

2,760 

584 

935 

366 

266 

265 

230 

225

220

June

422 

392 

386 

380 

404

584 

799 

388 

869 

790

672 

56S 

488 

423 

392

369

347 

330 

325 

314

508 

292 

292 

292 

286

286 

286 

320 

410 

656

July

1,200 

1,500 

1,670 

1,730 

1,680

1,550 

1,360 

1,140 

955 

799

706 

600 

504 

440 

404

392 

369

347 

330 

SOS

298 

292 

286 

286 

286

2S1 

275 

270 

281 

270 

265

Mean

224 

231 

241

_

1,546 

4,130 

1,888 

3,533 

570 

452 

680 

246 

280

1,140

Aug.

265 

260 

255 

265 

260

260 

255 

250 

260 

260

245 

245 

245 

245 240°

240 

240 

240 

240 

240

240 

240 

240 

240 

235

235 

230 

230 

230 

230 

240

Per square

 lie

0.399 

.411 

.429

_

2.751 

7.349 

5.369 

6.286 

1.014 

.804 

1.210 

.456 

.409

2.028

Sept.

240 

240 

240 

235 

235

235 

236 

280 

330 

230

230 

225 

225 

226 

225

225 

225 

225 

280 

280

280 

280 

225 

225 

225

225 

225 

225 

226 

235

Run-off In 

Inches

0.460 

.459 

.495

_

3.171 

7.652 

3.878 

7.015 

1.169 

.897 

1.595 

.603 

.456

27.842
BIG BLACK RIVER BASIN 

Big Black River at Pickens, Miss.

273

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°52'45", long. 89°58'05", in SWi sec. 14, T. 12 

N., R. 3 E., Choctaw base and meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 51, half a mile 

southeast of Pickens, 6 miles downstream from Seneasha Creek, and 6 miles upstream 

from cypress Creek. Prior to Dec. 25, 1938, staff gage, and Dec. 25, 1938 to Aug. 19, 

1939, wire-weight gage, both at present eite and datum.

Drainage area.- 1,460 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,000 second-feet Feb. 11 (gage height, IS.07 

feet); minimum. 54 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage-height, 3.45 feet, from range line on 

recorder graph).

Maximum stage known, 23.7 feet Dec. 29, 1926 (discharge not determined). A etage 

of 23.5' feet occurred sometime in May 1930, and flood of 1892 reached about the same 

etage.

Remarks.- Records good except those for June 3-13, which are fair. Discharge for Nov. 25 

and Mar. 20 interpolated. Gage read twice daily, oftener during periods of rapidly 

changing stages prior to installation of water-stage recorder.

Rating tables, water year 1936-39 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to May 20 May 21 to Sept. 30

3.SS

3.9

4.6

S.6

7.0

77

127

223

390

8.3

11.0

14.0 is.e

16.9

600

1,170

1,920

2,640

3,400

17.3

17.6

17.9

16.1

3,800 

4,400 

S.300 

6,000

3.45 

3.9 

4.6 

S.I 5.e

127

174

274

6.5 

9.0 

12.0 

14.S 

16.0

400

930

1,700

2,440

2,970

16.6

17.3

17.5

3,330

3,960

4,230

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

67

67

67

67

62

62

62

62

62

62

72

67

62

62

62

62

62

59

59

59

89

96

77

67

62

59

62

62

59

59

59

Nov.

59

59

59.

59

59

59

59

67

72

72

77

72

72

72

72

72

67

106

390

510

562

528

377

314

267

213

173

154

127

127

-

Dec.

119

119

111

111

103

103

103

103

103

96

103

103

103

103

96

96

103

111

119

127

136

127

119

127

193

326

582

660

564

446

418

Jan.

351

290

245

223

561

930

1,110

950

630

660

640

950

1,860

2,300

2,590

2,490

2,440

2,340

2,340

2,390

2,300

2,180

2,220

2,140

2,040

1,500

1,040

870

830

1,430

1,780

Month

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1938-39 ...........

Feb.

1,690

1,980

2,950

4,150

4,400

4,400

4,960

5,640

5,300

5,300

6,000

4,980

4,400

4,150

4,400

4,400

3,950

3,490

3,160

3,020

2,950

2,640

2,440

2,340

2,300

3,580

4,400

4,680

_

-

Mar.

4,400

4,150

3,SOO

3,490

3,240

3,090

3,020

2,950

2,380

2,700

2,490

2,100

1,300

1,450

1,090

770

640

528

462

432

418

390

351

338

314

336

446

740

1,090

1,860

2,440

Secondfoot-days

2,017

4j006

5*833

44,820

108,270

54,207

88,590

19,656

65,150

25,660

7,428

1,880

426,527

Apr.

2,700

2,490

2,390

2,440

2,640

3,160

3,6SO

4,150

4,630

5,640

5,640

4,400

4,150

4,400

3,950

3.6SO

3,800

3,490

3,240

2,880

2,590

2,300

2,010

1,750

1,330

1,000

1,060

1,040

870

1,040

-

Maximum

96

582

660

2,590

6,000

4,400

5,640

1,980

4,230

2,100

1,430

80

6,000

May

1,040

930

640

462

377

326

290

267

234

256

256

234

173

163

163

145

145

145

145

145

136

274

460

700

930

1,250

1,650

1,840

1,920

1,980

1,980

Minimum

59

59

96

223

I* 800

314

870

136

1,490

111

74

56

56

June

2,010

2,100

2,190

2,350

2,640

2,850

3,580

4,080

4,230

3,330

2,760

2,570

2,380

2,130

1,750

1,540

1,510

1,490

1,510

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,590

1,720

1,810

1,610

1,750

1,750

-

July

1,750

1,660

2,100

2,070

2,070

2,040

1,S10

1,220

770

560

400

382

520

620

680

660

560

400

274

212

186

154

127

127

111

347

540

560

420

770

1,380

Mean

65.1

167

188

1,446

3,667

1 V49

2*953

634

2,172

826

240

62.7

1,174

Aug.

1,430

1,250

790

540

310

226

164

154

145

136

111

160

186

119

111

103

96

119

119

115

136

127

107

96

89

86

86

86

80

77

74

Per square 

mile

0.045

.114

TOO * **w

990

2*65

1.20

2.02

.434

1.49

.567

.164

.043

.604

Sept.

72

69

67

64

64

62

60

60

59

58

57

56

56

62

67

60

57

58

64

72

64

60

74

64

64

62

58

57

56

57

-

Run-off In 

Inches

0.05

.13

.15

1.14

2*76

1.38

2*25 '.50

1.66

.65

.19

.05

10.91
274 BIG BLACK RIVER BASIN

Big Black River near Bovina, Miss.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 32°20'51", long. 90°41'48", in SWi sec. 22, T. 16 N., 

R. b E.,St. Stephens base and Washington meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 80, 

about 300 feet upstream from Clear Creek, 0.4 mile upstream from Yazoo & Mississippi 

Valley Railroad bridge, 2 miles east of Bovlna, 12 miles upstream from Fourteenmile 

Creek, and 72 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 2,810 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,600 second-feet Feb. 25 (gage height, 32.96 

feet); minimum, 101 second-feet Nov. 2, 3, 9-14; minimum gage height, 7.83 feet Nov. 

12.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of uncertain rating, stage-discharge 

relation, Jan. 12 to Feb. 6, Mar. 29 to -Apr. 5, which are fair. Gage read twice 

daily, oftener during periods of rapidly changing stage.

Hating table, water year 1938-39 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 12 to Feb. 6, Bar. 29 to Apr. 5)

7.85 

8.0 

8.5 

9.0

10.1

101

120

191

274

472

11.2

12.6

15.3

19.0

24.3

1,000

1,680

2,790

4,380

26.5

29.5

32.0

32.8

5,200

6,900

8,750

9,420

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

S 

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 

51

Oct.

147 

147 

140 

133 

153

133 

147 

126 

126 

120

120 

120 

115 

115 

113

113 

120 

120 

113 

120

113 

113 

107 

107 

107

107 

126 

133 

126 

113 

107

Nov.

107 

101 

101 

120 

126

113 

113 

107 

101 

101

101 

101 

101 

101 

107

113 

120 

147 

586 

665

685 

548 

586 

64S 

625

567 

491 

418 

564 

310

Dec.

274 

257 

223 

207 

199

191 

184 

176 

168 

168

168 

161 

161 

161 

161

161 

161 

176 

168 

168

168 

168 

168 

207 

240

510 

791 

858 

858 

881 

952

Jan.

928 

791 

586 

665 

1,770

1,400 

1,350 

1,480 

1,580 

1,650

1,860 

2,850 

3,900 

3,270 

2,970

3,030 

3,210 

3,420 

3,510 

3,570

3,6CO 

3,630 

3,600 

5,540 

5,300

3,120 

2,970 

2,910 

3,030 

5,630 

3,360

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

Bay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

w

alendar year

ater year 1938-5

Feb.

3,090 

3,300 

4,420 

4,290 

4,230

5,300 

6,240 

6,970 

8,110 

9,070

9,420 

9,240 

8,750 

8,190 

7,810

7,460 

7,180 

8,350 

8,430 

8,750

8,910 

9,070 

8,990 

8,590 

8,670

9,330 

8,910 

8,510

Mar.

8,510 

S,670 

8,670 

8,670 

8,750

8,670 

8,510 

8,030 

,7,460 

6,900

6,300 

5,650 

5,120 

4,660 

4>'E90

3,960 

3,630 

3,270 

2,610 

1,830

1,220 

928 

769 

706 

645

813 

2,130 

1,740 

1,800 

4,420 

4,050

Secondfoot-days

3,776 

8,471 

9,494

-

80,480 

209,580 

143,381 

122,960 

25,025 

79,710 

46,284 

16,300 

4,920

750,381

Apr.

3,690 

3,630 

3,750 

4,020 

4,080

4,080 

4,080 

4,020 

3,S70 

3,720

3,600 

3,570 

5,540 

5,570 

3,660

3,760 

4,660 

4,730 

4,700 

4,840

5,040 

5,080 

5,080 

5,000 

4,840

4,590 

4,290 

3,870 

3,240 

2,340

Maximum

147 

685 

952

-

3,900 

9,420 

8,750 

5,080 

2,190 

3,630 

3,000 

1,300 

858

9,420

Bay

1,560 

1,300 

1,200 

1,150 

1,100

976 

813 

685 

605 

589

491 

454

436 

418 

416

400 

382 

382 

364 

364

418 

491 

400 

364 

400

835 

1,320 

1,500 

1,710 

1,350 

2,190

Minimum

107 

101 

161

-

586 

3,090 

645 

2,340 

364 

1,450 

382 

168 

113

101

June

2,160 

2,190 

2,760 

3,630 

2,940

2,790 

2,940 

5,590 

5,510 

5,240

5,180 

5,150 

3,150

3,150 

3,150

3,210 

3,270 

3,240 

3,060 

2,610

2,040 

1,650 

1,550 

1,480 

1,450

1,550 

1,860 

2,370 

2,550 

2,490

July

2,550 

2,610 

2,940 

2,970 

2,970

3,000 

2,970 

2,S80 

2,730 

2,460

2,100 

1,600 

1,OSO 

748 

586

548 

586 

605 

625 

605

645 

472 

418 

529 

454

491 

382 

1,050 

1,800 

1,600 

1,280

Bean

122 

282 

306

-

2,596 

7,485 

4,625 

4,099 

607 

2,657 

1,493 

526 

164

2,056

Aug.

1,180 

1,100 

1,200 

1,300 

1,300

1,150 

858 

605 

491 

400

346 

310 

310 

292 

274

257 

257 

257 

586 

454

436 

567 

364 

328 

292

346 

274 

225 

191 

184 

168

Per square 

mile

0.043 

.100 

.109

-

.924 

2.66 

1.65 

1.46 

.287 

.946 

.531 

.187 

.058

.732

Sept.

168 

168 

161 

147 

147

140 

133 

126 

126 

126

120 

120 

ISO 

113 

113

113 

113 

257 

240 

168

133 

133 

133 

126 

126

120 

126 

126 

120 

858

Run-off In 

Inches

0.05 

.11 

.13

-

1.07 

2.77 

1.90 

1.63 

.33 

1.06 

.61 

.22 

.06

9.94
RED RIVER BASIN 275

Prairie Dog Town Fork of Red River near canyon, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 35°01', long. 101°54', about 

z miles downstream from confluence of Palo Duro and Tierra Blanca Creeks and 4 miles 

northeast of Canyon, Randall County. Prior to Oct. 21, 1926, water-stage recorder 

at same site and datum. Zero of gage Is 3,455.0 feet above mean sea level (general 

adjustment of 1929).

Records available.- January IliA to October 1926, April 1938 to September 1939.

BS.- Maximum discharge during period April to September 1938, 1,180 second-feet 

IB (gage height, 4.38 feet), from rating curve extended above 800 second-feet: 

no flow, at times.

.Maximum discharge during water year 1938-39, 1,520 second-feet June 21 (gage 

height, 5.10 feet), from rating table extended above 800 second-feet; no flow at 

times.

1924-26, 1938-39: Maximum discharge, that of June 21, 1939; no flow at times.

marks.- Records good. Flow partly regulated by several reservoirs upstream, especially reservoir on Tierra Blanca Creek near Umbarger, 20 miles upstream (capacity 

18,000 acre-feet at spillway crest), completed June 1938, and Amarillo Reservoir on 

Palo Duro Creek, 13 miles upstream (capacity about 3,200 acre-feet at spillway crest), 

completed in 1927. The larger part of the flood water originating above these reser* 

voirs will be retained in them. Water passed over spillway of Amarillo Reservoir' 

June 5-12, 1937, for first and only time since its completion. Records furnished by 

assistant city engineer of Amarillo.

Rating table, Apr. 6 to Sept. 50, 1939 (gage height. In feet, and discharge In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 1-13, May 30 to June 7, 1938)

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

.5

1.6

6.5

15

1.7 

l.S

1.9

2.0 

2.2

30

56

92

126

204

2.4 

2.6

3.0 

3.4

262

364

532

710

Discharge, IB second-feet, 1938-39 

1958

»«y

i

8

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

18

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

80

21

88

83

84

86

86

87

88

89

SO

31

Oct. HOT. Dee. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

_

_

_

_

-

0.7

.6

.9

1.6

2.5

2.0

2.9

2.5

1.6

1.2

1.1

.7

,6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.2

.3

.3

-

n«y

0.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

4.4

6.2

468

56

435

102

18

7.2

155

48

13

5.4

5.4

2.0

1.1

1.1

.7

.6

June

0.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.9

.5

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

19

19

21

9.5

4.9

2.0

1.1

-

July

0.5

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

.s

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

Peak discharge 1938.- May 16 (S a.m.) 940 sec.-ft.} May IS (5:30 p.m.) 1,160 sec.-ft.
276 RED RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In aecond-feet, of Prairie Dog Town Fork of Red River near Canyon, Tez. 

1958-39 Continued

D«y

1 

a

t

6 

7

6 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

80

81 

88 

23 

84 

86

86 

87 

88

88 

SO 

51

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

13 

38

8.7 

.5 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Api 

Maj

Jui 

Ju] 

AUJ 

Set

1

dot 

Hoi 

Dec

C

Jar 

Fet

Hai 

Api 

Haj

JUE

Ju] 

Auj 

Sej

V

 11 6-30

HOT. Dee. Jan.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

22 

8.7 

1.2

.5 

.4

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

Feb.

Month

ij.... ..................................

Tie perit 

ober 19

xl. .............................

alendar 

mary 19

year

KQ

y............ ..........................

rater year 1938-39 .....................

Mar. Apr.

0 

0 

0 

4.4 

94

16 

7.2 

4.3 

2.0 

.7

.6 

.5 

.4

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Secondfoot-days

23.4 

1,331.8 

81.0 

.7 

1.2 

0

-

60.2 

0 

0

_

32.8 

0 

0 

130.1 

0 

629.1 

3.4 

95.0 

0

950.6

*ay

Maximum

2.9 

468 

21 

.5 

.8 

0

_

38 

0 

0

_

22

0 

0 

94 

0 

548 

2.5 

89 

0

548

June

0 

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

548 

45 

12 

6.5 

5.4

1.4

.7

:5

1.6

8.0

July

2.5 

.6 

.3 

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

Hlnlmum

0.2 

.2 

0 

0 

0 

0

-

0 

0 

0

_

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

89 

5.4 

.6

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean

0.94 

43.0 

1.70 

.02 

.04 

0

_

1.94

0 

0

-

1.06 

0 

0 

4.34 

0 

21.0 

.11 

3.06 

0

2.60

Sept.

Run-off In 

acre-feet

46 

2,640 

161 

1.4 

2.4 

0

2,850

119 

0 

0

-

65 

0 

0 

258 

0 

1,250 

6.7

0

1,890

Peak discharge 1938-59.- Apr. 5 (1:30 a.m.) 351 sec.-ft.; June 21 (11:40 a.m.) 1,520 sec.-ft.; 

Aug. 8 (8:20 a.m.J 372 sec.-ffc.
RED RIVER BASIN 277

Prairie Dog Town Fork of Red River near Estelline, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°35', long. 100°26 ! , at bridge on U. S. Highway

 370, 180 feet upstream from Fort Worth & Denver City Railway bridge, 1.7 miles northwest of Estelline, Hall County, and 6.9 miles upstream from Baylor Creek. Prior to 

Dec. 16, 1938, wire-weight only, which continued in use after installation of recorder, and from which two or more daily readings were obtained. Zero of gage Is 1,754.60 

feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 6,969 square miles, of which about 2,930 square miles Is probably noncontributing.

Records available.- January 1924 to September 1925 and April 1938 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,500 second-feet Jan. 8 (gage height, 6.00

 feet); maximum gage height, 6.16 feet June 21; no flow at times.

1924-25, 1938-39: Maximum discharge, about 40,000 second-feet June 16, 1938 (gage 

height, 8.30 feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 13,000 secondfeet; no flow at times. Maximum stage known, about 14.0 feet, on present gage, sometime In May 1914, from 

Information furnished by local resident.

Remarks.- Records poor. 

Ho diversIons.

Dally discharge published only to show distribution of run-off.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

8 

3

4 

8

6 

7

a

9 

10

11 

18 

19 

14 

15

16 

17ia

19 

80

81 

88 

89 

84 

85

86 

87 

88 

89 

90 

31

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

116

0 

0 

396 

68 

34

19 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

 or. Dee. Jan.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

1,070 

614 

68

33 

25 

24 

9.6 

4.8

2.4 

2.8 

2.4 

2.4

2.0

2.0 

.4

8.0 

8.0 

4.8

2.B 

.4

.4

4.0 

1.2 

0

Feb.

Mont*

Dot 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr

5S 

Jul

£Sflep 

«

alendar year 

uary 

y. .....................................

ust.................................... 

tember, ................................

ater year 1938-3

Peak discharge. -

Mar. Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

63

33 

23 

16 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Seoondfoot-days

633 

0 

0

_

1,892.4

0 

0 

155 

500.8 

5,500 

521.8 

4,053.0 

0

13,256.0

"ay

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

38 

30 

17 

0 

82

t8.8 

0 

0 

0 

215

t86 

t24 

0 

0 

0 

0

Ma-riimi.

396 

0 

0

_

1,070 

0 

0 

83 

215 

1,900 

445 

2,300 

0

2,300

June

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

«88

*1,900 

1,210 

«348 

*583 

t532

t54 

t235 

t!84 

t33 

t333

July

«9.9 

«445

tso

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 

t32 

t4.9 

0

Minima

0 

0 

0

_

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

0 

0 

t51 

t5.2 

tl.S

0 

t73 

t.5 

0 

0

112,300 

*995 

t265 

tlOB

teo

t38 

t58 

t47 

t22 

0

0 

t29 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Kean

20.4 

0 

0

_

61.0 

0 

0 

5.17 

16.2 

183 

16.8 

131 

0

36.3

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,260 

0 

0

_

3,750 

0 

0 

307 

993 

10,910 

1,030 

8,040 

0

26,890

Jan. 8 (2:30 p.m.) 9,500 see. -ft.; June 21 (12:30 p.m.) 7,600 sec. -ft.; Aug. 11

(1:50 p.m. ) 9,000 sec. -ft.

*0age height record Incomplete; discharge baaed on record for parts of day only. 

tCoraputed from graph based on twice-daily gage readings.
278 RED RIVER BASIN

Red River near Terral, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°52'50", long. 97°56'15", at bridge on U. S. 

Highway 81, a quarter of a mile downstream from Chicago, Rock Island & Gulf Railway, 

1.2 miles south of Terral, Jefferson County, and 3.2 miles downstream from Little 

Wichita River. Prior to Jan. 12, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum; 

which was continued in use after installation of recorder and two or more daily readings obtained. Zero of gage is 770.31 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment 

of 1929).

Drainage area.- 28,280 square miles, of which about 5,860 square miles is probably noncontributing.

Records available.- April 1938 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 43,000 second-feet June 23 (gage height, 18.14 

feet): minimum, 43 second-feet Mar. 15.

1938-39: Maximum discharge, 43,700 second-feet May 24, 193S; maximum gage height, 

that of June 23, 1939; minimum discharge, that of Mar. 15, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 27.2 feet, on present gage, May 19, 1935; floods of 1891 and 

May 1908 are reported to have reached about the same stage.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for period of missing gage heights, Sept. 17-24, com- 

 puted from graph based on twice-daily gage readings. Flow slightly regulated by Lake

Kemp on Wichita River, in Baylor County, Tex.; principal diversion is for irrigation

in vicinity of Wichita Falls, Tex.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 193S to September 1939

Day

1

a

s

4

S

6

7

S

9

10

U

18

13

14

IS

16

17

IS

19

20

81

SB

89

84

85

86

87

88

89

SO

31

Oct.

144

134

127

110

89

99

ISO

210

218

210

230

198

202

172

230

320

270

202

166

148

155

162

148

141

138

112

130

102

S9

89

89

HOT.

76

71

141

180

275

345

937

905

690

512

420

320

262

210

ISO

155

138

115

97

S4

76

73

73

78

76

78

76

81

S4

S9

Dec.

84

86

78

76

78

81

7S

78

78

71

63

71

68

6S

66

68

124

124

107

97

S4

91

97

102

110

117

117

110

117

117

115

Jan.

110

107

94

86

7S

58

71

141

463

6,240

13,000

6,500

3,450

2,420

1,620

1,220

905

662

580

512

480

420

420

450

450

420

420

420

370

345

345

Feb.

345

311

275

266

262

257

275

266

230

210

194

176

162

14S

130

138

141

130

134

13S

107

120

124

13S

134

162

144

138

_

-

Month

Ito........ ...............................

Water year 1938-39......................

Mar,

134

150

176

169

144

120

112

104

97

91

76

68

66

60

60

56

60

124

124

110

102

110

107

97

1,300

2,760

3,090

3,910

4,190

4,310

3,940

Apr.

2,090

1,610

i,ieo

670

700

624

55S

477

445

460

360

350

510

504

420

400

346

286

249

221

182

168

156

172

172

153

141

138

135

135

-

Seoondfoot-days

2,S26

.

43,394

332,447

May

141

153

162

165

1S2

190

214

235

232

260

270

461

1,690

1,830

1,900

1,960

1,240

996

1,720

2,020

1,8SO

886

780

716

440

324

286

3,570

2,560

2,2SO

1,660

Ifa-rimiim

124

_

6,350

40,200

June

1,410

693

522

466

3SO

360

319

256

196

147

122

291

400

314

314

415

314

232

270

385

46S

13,800

40,200

25,600

11,800

5,030

3,7SO

3,910

2,930

2,200

-

July

2,260

2,S40

2,700

6,580

4,200

2,240

1,530

1,200

940

724

630

558

494

455

410

390

342

328

319

306

298

27S

298

286

256

238

242

232

249

238

249

IHn<nmm

66

_

232

294

56

Aug.

366

390

319

294

554

1,610

2,730

1,820

1,730

6,350

5,920

3,140

1,750

1,140

916

1,230

1,690

1,580

1,100

724

630

716

724

528

504

1,330

1,400

644

600

466

450

Mean

91.2

_

1,400

911

Sept.

310

242

190

162

147

141

125

115

112

125

130

141

165

179

190

193

176

150

137

165

168

172

172

141

141

141

141

135

130

132

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

13,630

5,610

_

86,070

659,400
RED RIVER BASIN 

.Red River near Gainesvllle, Tex.

279

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°44', long. 97°10 f , in SWi sec. 36, T. 9 S., 

R. IE., at bridge on U. S. Highway 77, a quarter of a mile downstream from Gulf, 

Colorado & Santa Fe Railway bridge, 5 miles downstream from Fish Creek, and 7 miles 

north of Gainesville. Prior to Jan. 17, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum. Zero of gage is 627.91 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 

1929).

Drainage area.- 29,460 square miles.

Records available.- May 1936 to March 1937 and May 1938 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period May to September 1936, 67,900 second-feet 

sept. 28 (gage height, 15.95 feet, from reading at flood crest); minimum discharge 

observed, 99 second-feet Sept. 7.

Maximum discharge during period October 1936 to March 1937, 27,100 second-feet 

Oct. 1 (gage height, 11.95 feet, from reading at flood crest); minimum, 205 secondfeet (estimated) Feb. 23, 24.

Maximum discharge observed during period May to September 1938, 67,600 second-feet 

May 24 (gage height, 15.82 feet); minimum observed, 213 second-feet Sept. 30.

Maximum discharge during water year 1938-39, 38,900 second-feet June 24 (gage 

height, 13.07 feet): minimum, 100 second-feet (estimated) Dec. 15-18.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice dally prior to Jan. 17, 1939. Records for water 

year 1938-39 collected and prepared In cooperation with the Corps of Engineers, U. S. 

Army; records from 1936 to 1938 collected and computed by the Corps of Engineers and 

prepared for publication by the Geological Survey.

Discharge, In second-loot, 1936-37, 1958-39 

1936

D«y

i

2

*

4

6

6

7

S

9

10

U

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

80

21

88

23

24

26

26

27

26

29 

50

31

Oct. HOT. Dee. Jan. Pet. Mar. Apr. *«y

_

_

 ,

 ,

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

^

-

_

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

3,200

13,800 

24,300

29,000

June

17,900

10.500

6,500

4,080

3,120

2,460

3.600

14.300

21,500

11,500

7.9OO

4,940

2,940

2,170

1,770

1,420

1,650

2,480

1,650

1,210

965

790

710

530

430

364

340

370

320 

335

-

July

346

550

830

460

400

358

315

300

380

376

565

710

1,160

980

760

600

550

450

330

880

290

240

884

204

204

200

184

172

180 

176

172

Aug.

172

184

200

184

184

464

530

400

330

275

245

228

212

204

196

188

180

176

160

160

168

192

192

184

172

160

160

156

166 

162

162

Sept.

156

14S

156

160

166

152

409

6,500

4,060

2,940

2,460

1,660

1,360

1,060

830

822

3,680

18,600

31,900

50,200

38,900

26,100

21,100

29,900

51,700

87,200

 34,300

 62,000

 59,100 

 63,800

-

 Oage heights not reliable; discharge computed from graph dram on basis of eight discharge 

measurementa.
280 RED RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In second-feet, of Red River near Galnesvllle, Tez., 1936-37, 1938-39 Continued

1936-37

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

1*

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

 24,500

 14,900

*10,200

«6,6OO

«7,150

*5,700

 4,550

 3,500

 2,550

*1,810

 2,430

3,910

3,050

2,310

2,150

1,990

1,550

1,220

920

920

580

597

2,620

4,650

8.510

7,200

5,200

2.490

1,690

1,150

975

Nov.

870

820

690

650

t6O2

t562

t544

t529

t515

t502

490

490

490

430

430

430

430

430

430

430

430

375

375

375

375

375

375

375

375

375

-

Dec.

350

350

350

350

340

340

335

320

325

325

320

325

325

325

t312

t302

t295

288

288

288

288

288

288

288

284

320

1.280

490

430

375

375

Jan.

375

345

330

335

335

325

340

375

350

280

296

325

375

460

400

345

330

310

292

296

292

292

292

335

430

460

580

775

1,090

1,090

775

Feb.

65&

550

460

460

430

400

400

375

375

310

305

284

260

248

268

236

236

t225

t220

t215

t210

t206

t205

f205

t208'

t210

t210

f214

_

-

Mar.

f220

t225

244

310

520

520

550

775

1,340

1.030

775

1,090

975

870

1,620

2,310

2,920

7,930

7,730

2.79O

1,690

1,550

1,340

1,340

1,280

975

820

730

730

615

520

Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

 Cage heights not reliable; discharge computed from graph drawn on basis of eight discharge 

measurements.

tQage height missing; discharge computed on basis of four discharge measurements and records 

for nearby stations.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May

4,990

2,390

1,820

1,190

1,760

20,400

14,700

13.900

15,500

13,100

10,300

7,690

4,990

3,690

2,840

6,660

7,760

4,090

3.690

12,500

13,900

22,100

23,000

58,900

38,300

29,000

19,900

12,400

8,890

6,490

4,990

June

4,490

3,090

2,840

2,390

2,190

4,490

16.6OO

20.3OO

21,000

27,800

29,800

21,200

12,400

11,700

11,000

8,890

7,090

16,900

18,300

8,890

8,290

6,490

3,690

2.590

2.040

2,040

2,310

18,800

12,400

8,290

July

5,490

3,690

2,840

2.190

1,820

1.340

1,190

1,040

844

804

684

652

620

652

652

652

764

684

662

620

764

724

804

1,040

1,040

944

1,190

1,190

1,440

1,390

1,390

Aug.

1,140

992

894

764

844

944

724

620

684

688

556

502

529

448

404

382

426

620

475

470

1,820

1,720

1.190

844

764

684

662

528

475

425

388

Sept.

360

360

360

382

341

541

322

322

303

341

360

360

322

303

322

426

529

426

963

1,140

804

652

508

426

322

322

267

267

250

293
RED RIVER BASIN 281

Discharge, In second-feet, of Red River near Galnesville, Tex., 1936-37, 1938-39 Continued

1938-39

D"T

1 

2 

S 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

216 

807 

801 

195 

189

171 

177 

168 

165 

177

204 

216 

213 

303 

307

833 

233 

t250 

267 

267

233 

813 

313 

195 

192

198 

177 

168 

165 

f!46 

127

HOT.

114 

107 

180 

186 

850

350 

884 

303 

620 

764

684 

556 

448 

404 

 320

 270 

*235 

 315 

 200 

 185

t!79 

 170 

 165 

 160 

*155

 150 

 150 

 145 

 140 

 137

Dee.

*13S 

*130 

 125 

*125 

 120

*180 

*118 

*115 

 115 

*110

*105 

*105 

*105 

*101 

 100

*100 

*100 

*100 

 105 

*115

*175 

177 

168 

143 

188

186 ties

158 

153 

156 

165

Jan.

*170 

*170 

*171 

*165 

*155

*145 

138 

165 

388 

1,530

8,910 

8,700 

4,090 

4,090 

8,190

1,590 

1.290 

1,040 

894 

784

680 

556 

529 

589

475

475 

475 

475 

502 

508 

475

Pet.

448 

486 

426 

388 

360

341 

360 

360

382 

284

884 

884 

867 

867 

250

850 

850 

867 

284 

884

233

816 

807 

213 

867

233

816 

816

Month

Jut 

Ju]

Auj 

Set

1

Oct

Hoi 

Dec

C

Jat 

Pet 

Hat

Jtu 

Ju3 

Auj 

Sei

1

Oot 

Hot 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

VI

te 1936

he perlo 

ober 193

d......... .....................

alendar 

mary 19

year 

37

ch. .... ------ ^. ...................

rhe peri 

r 3_93g

od ....... .....................

ober 19-

alendaruary 19,

year 

59

£;::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

Mar.

816 

833 

804 

804 

186

183 

198 

186 

177 

168

159 

146 

*130 

*181 

 ISO

 115 

 115 

*113 

*118 

 112

118 

114 

114 

114 

171

180 

2,640 

3,180 

5,110 

7,690 

4,720

Apr.

7,840 

3,460 

8,040 

1,660 

1,340

1,040 

1,840 

1,140 

784 

588

502 

502 

448 

382 

541

1,060 

764 

724 

502 

388

388 

284 

867 

833 

816

810 

316 

316 

333 

307

Secondfoot-days

189,024 

18,750 

6,716 

490,819

_

139,372 

14,569 

11,159

_

13,230 

8,575 

46,334

-

391,830 

318,300 

39,796 

28,490 

18,688

-

6,286 

8,186 

4,008

_

48,388 

8,197 

37,877 

88,683 

89,483 

119,543 

41,560 

46,484 

6,889

368,738

Hay

177 

151 

151 

*155 

*162

*175 

 185 

207 

313 

816

233 

350 

303 

1,800 

1,960

1,890 

1,880 

1,760 

1,390 

1,820

1,890 

8.04C 

1,34C 

734 

804

68C 

63C 

48« 

481 

3,68C 

3.59C

Maximum

81,300 

1,160 

530 

68,000

_

34,500 

870 

1,280

_

1,090 

650 

7,930

-

58,900 

29,800 

5,490 

1,820 

1,140

_

303 

764 

186

_

8,910 

448 

7,690 

7,240 

3,630 

36,500 

7,010 

8,890 

529

36,500

June

8,390 

1,890 

1,390 

844 

724

823 

588 

448 

388 

360

341 

360 

341 

341 

486

360 

341 

341 

360 

341

341 

341 

16,000 

36.500 

20,600

) 9,810 

7,090 

5,490 

5,490 

) 4,490 

)

Minimum

330 

172 

152 

148

_

580

375 

884

_

880 

205 

220

_

1,190 

2.040 

620 

382 

233

_

127 

107 

100

_

138 

207 

113 

807 

151 

341 

816 

213 

143

100

July

3,090 

8,840 

3,090 

3,090 

5,390

7,010 

3,560 

8.040 

1,590 

1,840

994 

804 

653 

588 

502

475 

486 

388 

388 

360

341 

382 

322 

303 

284

284 

267 

250 

233 

233 

216

Aug.

213 

216 

267 

284 

267

250 

233 

1,110 

2,060 

1,420

4,180 

8,290 

5,490 

2,590 

1,820

1.340 

1,190 

1,340 

1,660 

1,440

1,440 

1,090 

944 

1,040 

894

652 

588 

1.320 

1,400 

804 

652

Mean

4,301 

411 

217 

16,360

_

4,496 

486 

360

_

427 

306 

1,495

_

12,640 

10,610 

1,284 

725 

421

_

203 

271 

129

_

1,365 

293 

880 

956 

949 

3,985 

1,341 

1,499 

228

1,010

Sept.

529 

502 

382 

303 

284

250 

233 

216 

210 

195

188 

177 

171 

165 

162

171 

188 

201 

284 

250

207 

195 

186 

192 

192

186 

168 

156 

IBS 

143

Run-off In 

acre-feet

255,900 

25,290 

13,320 

975,500

1,268,000

276,400 

S3, 900 

22,130

26,240 

17,010 

91,900

462,600

777,200 

631,300 

78.930 

44,610 

25.050

1,557,000

12,470 

16,120 

7,950

_

83,940 

16,260 

54,100 

56,890 

58,360 

237,100 

82,430 

92,200 

18,550

731,400

 Gags height not reliable; discharge computed on basis of five discharge measurements and records 

for nearby stations.

tOage height missing; discharge Interpolated.

M47JSO « IK
282 RED RIVER BASIN

Red River near Colbert, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°49', long. 96°32', in SW-i sec. 25, T. 8 S., R. 

7 E., at Kissouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad bridge, 2 miles south of Colbert and 10 miles 

downstream from Washita River. Zero of gage is 507.36 feet above mean sea level 

(general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 38,700 square miles.

Records available.- October 1923 to September 1939.

Average discharge.- 16 years, 4,851 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 39,100 second-feet June 24 (gage height, 10.75 

feet); minimum, 204 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.74 feet).

1923-39: Maximum discharge, 201,000 second-feet May 21, 1935 (gage height, 23.95 

feet); minimum, 75 second-feet Aug. 21, 1934 (gage height, 0.05 foot, present datum).

Maximum stage known, 35.5 feet May 26, 1908.

Remarks.- Records good. Results of 38 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of

Engineers, U. S. Army. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather 

Bureau.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1936 to September 1939

Day

1

2

3

4

b

6

7

8

9

10

11

14

Ib

16

17

18

19

21

22

83

24 

85

86

27

28

30

31

Oct.

645

633

603

585

573

561

549

531

525

514

503

503

508

543

549

549

609

579

537

503

508

555

537

508 

486

481

476

470

470

455

445

Hov.

445

445

440

440

455

492

597

609

615

615

1,060

1,620

1,400

1,200

1,050

927

848

738

697

633

615

579

555

537 

525

520

503

481

476

465

Dec.

455

445

435

415

385

380

370

370

361

361

356

352

348

348

348

352

348

348

348

352

366

390

405

425 

440

455

425

420

410

395

375

Jan.

356

348

352

343

336

334

330

356

465

579

731

6,630

8,360

4,880

3,160

3,160

2,880

2,480

2,060

1,680

1,510

1,350

1,250

1,170 

1,090

1,030

960

927

927

911

903

Feb.

903

863

863

825

*769

*704

*678

*664

*656

*627

*615

603

579

585

573

579

724

960

879

717

658

656 

1,950

1,920

1,300

855

_

-

Month

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

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

Water year 1938-3 9. .....................

Mar.

766

652

603

585

561

525

503

476

492

503

492

450

435

435

*405

*375

356

352

348

343

*343

«343

*343

 343 

 343

 681

1,060

1,230

3,950

6,340

6,340

Apr.

4,970

4,S40

4,230

2,970

2,480

2,630

2,630

2,190

2,190

1,660

*!,. » 0

 *!, i.^0

 1,140

 1,070

 1,610

7,300

10, 700

4,450

1,600

1,460

 1,180

*978

832

738 

678

*627

 621

1,050

1,560

1,560

-

 Secondfoot-days

11,983

2,321,405

12,038

538, 252

May

 890

 615

 525

 498^

 470

 465

465

492

492

486

603

57S

716

1,040

895

1,240

3,06C

2,970

2,600

3,250

4,000

3,350

2,880

2,710 

1,920

1,620

1,560

 1, 560

 1,350

 1,000

1,020

HmHmiim

455

132,000

1,290

27, 500

June

2,760

2,550

2,400

2,060

1,680

1,300

1,150

1,160

986

780

697

903

1,230

1,350

1,460

976

903

818

759

952

1,300

1,160

978

21,000 

27,500

15, 600

8,980

7,090

5,770

5,630

-

July

6,650

6,630

6,480

5,230

5.500

4,870

6,340

5,500

3,660

2,630

2,260

1,860

1,560

1,350

1,200

1,080

986

903

832

759

704

658

621

633 

621

597

579

537

579

520

498

Mini-um

348

348

207

207

Aug.

645

597

543

492

498

BOS

496

470

465

1,240

3,560

3,560

5,630

5,630

4,230

3,060

2,400

2,060

1,920

1,920

2,190

1,920

2,640

-2,680 

1,620

1,350

1,260

 1,010

863

1,460

1,800

Mean

387

6,560

401

1,475

Sept.

1,290

1,040

663

759

664

555

486

486

375

348

321

297

277

257

249

249

242

236

267

281

343

309

269

249

238

234

231

226

207

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

23,770

4,604,000

23,680

1,068,000

 Recorder record faulty? discharge computed from gage heights determined on basis of once-daily 

readings of outside gage by U. S. Weather Bureau.
RED RIVER BASIN 283

Red River at Arthur City, Tex.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 33°53', long. 95°30', at bridge on U. S. Highway 271, 

at Arthur City, Lamar County. Zero of gage Is 380.07 feet above mean sea level 

(general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 43,110 square miles, (revised).

Records available.- January 1905 to December 1911, July 1936 to September 1939.

Ertraaea.- Figures gt maximum and minimum discharge for water years 1935-36 to 1938-39 

are given In the following table.

Wate^ 

year

1935-36 

1936-37 

1937-38 

1938-39

 Maximum

Date

Sept. 29 

June 12 

Feb. 19

Apr. 17

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

95,200 

71,800 

$222,000 

58,100

Gage height 

(feet)

 22.8 

 20.6 

 34.3 

 19.6

Minimum

Date

Sept. 2-9 

Dec. 22-27 

Sept. 11 

Sept. 28-30

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

tsoo

f750 

f825 

f240

Gage height 

(feet)

:

 From graph based on gage readings. -(-Observed. jFrom rating curve extended above 

100,000 second-feet and checked by comparative run-off studies.

1905-11, 1936-39: Maximal discharge determined, that of Feb. 19, 1938; maximum 

gage height, 42.7 feet May 28, 1908 (discharge not determined; published in WaterSupply Paper 307 as 155,000 second-feet, which Is too low); minimum discharge observed, that of Sept. 28-30, 1939.

marks.- Records fair except those for April 1937 to April 1938, when no discharge 

measurements were made, vtfiich are poor. Gage read once daily or oftener. Gage-height 

record collected by U. S. Weather Bureau. Records for water year 1938-39 collected and 

prepared in cooperation with the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; records from 1936 to 

1938 collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and prepared for publication by the 

Geological Survey.

Discharge, in sacond-faat, 1936-59 

1936

o«y

i

8

S

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

10

80

81

m

89

84

26

86

27

86

89

90

91

Oct. Ho*. DM. Jan. Fob. Mar. Apr. ««T June July

1,650

1,660

1,480

1,320

1,320

1,780

1,700

1,660

1,400

1,320

1,160

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,020

1,100

1,320

1,480

1,400

1,260

1,180 

1,080

1.020

1,620

1,320

676

375

eoo

726

650

660

Aug.

676

626

626

626

626

626

626

626

476

475

476

526

675

625

475

475

426

425

426

376

376 

876

376

376

326

325

326

326

325

326

326

Sept.

325

800

800

800

800

800

800

800

800

326

674

2,600

2,500

2,300

2,800

2,200

2,100

1,980

2,360

84,400

88,800 

38,800

33,800

17.6OO

20,600

31,600

43,400

74,800

91,900

84,200

-
284 FED RI7ER BASIN

Discharge, In second-feet, of Red River at Arthur City, Tex., 1956-39 Continued

1956-37

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

51

Oct.

57,800

52,800

20,300

15,200

15,600

12,000

10,500

9,920

10,200

7,180

5,500

4,280

5,520

5,280

4.280

5,520

5,280

2,900

2,900

2,800

2,500

2,400

2,500

5,280

12,900

54,200

50,400

21,500

14,800

12,000

7,920

Nov.

4,400

5,500

5,500

4,400

5,580

2,460

2,060

1,820

1,820

1,580

1,460

1,460

1,360

1,280

1,200

1,200

1,120

1,120

1,060

1,060

1,000

1,000

1,000

950

950

900

900

900

900

900

-

Dec.

900

850

950

950

900

2,460

5,740

5,440

1,580

1,200

1,060

1,000

950

900

900

850

850

850

850

800

800

750

750

750

750

750

1,570

12,200

12,400

10,800

9,300

Jan.

8,520

6,440

5,580

2,600

2,060

1,700

2,990

9,920

12,800

11.400

8,720

4,980

6,280

14,600

25,600

22,800

18,000

14,400

14,000

12,000

9,520

6,680

5,680

6,480

6,280

9,020

10,500

11,100

11,700

12,400

14,400

Feb.

16,400

15,200

14.OOO

11,100

6,920

4,280

5,650

5,400

3,020

2,800

2,600

2,400

2,300

2,500

2,100

2,000

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,620

1,550

1,550

1,550

_

_

-

Mar.

1,550

1,550

1,480

1.620

2,000

5,280

4,800

4.280

5,500

4,450

5,520

5,740

9,520

12,400

14.800

10,500

7,180

5,880

5,520

5,150

4,980

4,800

4,280

4,800

6,280

11,400

9,920

6,480

4,280

3,400

5,020

Apr.

2,800

2,700

2,600

7,200

11,100

9,020

5,720

5,520

6,920

7.180

5,520

3,460

5,150

2,800

2,500

2,200

2,200

1,920

1,850

2,190

14,000

33,200

27,400

20,800

18,000

16.800

16,400

9,620

6,680

5,320

-

May

4,450

4,040

4,250

5,150

2,900

2,800

2,600

2,400

2,200

2,100

2,000

1,920

2,700

2,500

2,600

5,150

4,280

5,650

2,800

2,500

2,500

2,900

2,900

2,600

2,500

2,200

1,780

1,780

1,850

1,700

1,620

June

1,620

9,090

19.OOO

15,200

10,200

7,920

6,680

8,180

9,210

25,500

54,100

60,200

28,500

18,000

16,800

16,000

11,700

8,720

6,680

6,080

9,020

12,400

10,800

8,720

7,920

6,680

5,880

4,980

4,450

4,100

-

July

5,800

5,520

5,520

5,400

5,400

5,020

2,800

2,700

2,400

2,400

2,200

2,200

2,200

2,400

2,000

1,920

1,780

1,700

1,620

1,550

1,780

1,700

1,920

2,100

2,100

1,850

1,850

1,620

1,550

1,550

2,000

Aug.

2,200

2,400

2,200

2,100

1,850

1,700

1,550

1,480

1,400

1,520

1,520

1,250

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,100

1,100

1,180

1,480

2,000

2,100

2,100

6,880

25,600

27,400

26,900

15,400

9,620

8,180

7,680

7,680

Sept.

6,920

5,880

5,320

5,520

4,800

4,280

5,800

5,520

5,520

5,280

2,900

5,520

8,790

11,400

9,020

7,920

6,680

5,500

4,620

4,280

5,520

5,150

2,900

2,700

2,600

2,400

2,400

2,100

1,920

1,780

~

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

51

Oct.

1,780

1,700

1,620

1,550

1,480

1,480

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,480

1,400

1,550

9,520

20,800

14,000

10,200

9,920

9,520

6,920

5,880

5,150

4,620

4,100

5,650

5,280

5,150

5,020

2,900

2,700

2,400

Nov.

2,500

2,200

2,000

2,000

1,850

1,700

1,780

1,700

2,140

6,280

6,680

7,680

6,920

4,800

4,800

4,800

6,080

7,180

4,800

5,280

2,800

2,200

2,000

1,850

1,700

1,700

1,620

1,620

1,550

1,550

-

Dec.

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,480

1,400

1,400

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,400

1,400

1,850

5,220

12,400

12,000

10,200

9,520

6.280

6,280

7,420

6,080

4,800

5,800

5,280

4,450

5,500

4,980

Jan.

5,650

5,280

2,800

2,500

2,500

2,200

2,000

2,OOO

1,920

1,920

1,920

1,850

1,780

1,780

1,780

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,950

6,680

15,400

24,600

51,800

45,000

29,200

18,000

15,200

11,400

7,920

6,480

Feb.

6,480

4,800

5,950

5,520

5,150

2,900

2,800

2,600

2,500

2,400

2,200

2,200

2,100

2,OOO

2,000

6,020

68,800

181,500

222,000

205,000

167,000

128,000

90,800

65,800

45,800

52,800

22,500

14,800

_

-

Mar.

9,980

9,520

8,500

7,900

7,100

6,710

5,960

5,420

5,420

6,330

8,900

7,500

5,600

5,060

4,880

6,530

7,100

6,710

5,240

4,040

5,400

5,560

5,400

5,100

2,950

2,800

8,960

45,400

111,000

138,800

107,200

Apr.

95,000

69,500

50,400

55,600

24,600

21,900

55,000

53,500

24,600

17,700

15,800

14,400

11,600

7,900

6,520

15,800

17,300

12,500

8,700

6,520

5,600

4,880

5,240

6,520

6,900

5,960

5,600

5,240

4,710

4,200

-

Hay

9,100

9,520

8,700

6,520

5,060

4,570

7,110

18,900

18,100

25,700

27,900

25,200

19,500

12,000

9,100

8,500

6,710

5,960

6,530

7,100

5,960

5,660

9,570

21,700

45,800

50,400

46,100

59,800

25,900

16,000

11,900

June

10,700

9,100

7,900

7,500

6,900

6,140

5,600

6,210

19,000

17,800

16,700

34,600

25,200

21,200

17,400

11,100

9,100

10,400

9,070

18,700

14,400

8,320

7,700

7,100

6,710

6,140

5,420

4,880

5,880

12,800

-

July

9,450

7,700

6,710

5,960

5,420

5,060

4,570

5,880

3,560

5,100

2,800

2,800

2,660

2,520

2,590

2,390

2,260

2,260

2,590

2,140

2,140

2,020

2,260

2,140

2,140

2,140

2,140

2,590

4,040

5,240

7,500

Aug.

7,900

8,100

7,700

4,540

2,950

2,520

2,260

1,900

1,900

1,790

1,790

1,680

1,680

1,580

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,510

1,150

2,590

2,260

1,680

2,020

1,900

1,480

2,590

2,260

1,790

1,580

1,480

1,510

Sept.

1,230

1,250

1,070

1,000

950

860

860

860

860

860

825

1,510

1,000

1,150

1,590

1,590

1,480

1,480

1,510

1,000

895

1,000

1,150

1,480

1,480

1,480

1.510

1,150

1,000

950

-
RED RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In second-feet, of Red River at Arthur City, Hex., 1936-39 Continued

1938-39

285

D«T

1 

Z 

3

4 

B

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

18 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

80

SI 

88 

83 

84

85

86 

87 

SB

89 

30

31

Oct.

860 

790 

760 

730 

730

730 

640 

610 

550 

560

550 

550 

550

526 

525

525 

525 

525 

525 

550

560 

550 

500 

500 

550

560 

525 

500 

500 

475 

475

HOT.

475 

475 

475 

550 

585

500 

550 

580 

670 

640

640 

640 

610 

1,000 

1,390

1,310 

1,230 

1,070 

930 

825

790 

730 

670 

670 

580

550 

550 

525 

525 

525

Dec.

525 

500 

500 

550 

610

525 

475 

475 

475 

450

450 

450 

450 

425 

425

425 

425 

425 

425 

425

450 

500 

550 

500 

500

550 

580 

580 

580 

550 

650

Jan.

550 

550 

550 

525 

525

525 

525 

500 

550 

610

640 

700 

2,510 

6,910 

4,980

3,600 

3,250 

3,250 

3,100 

2,800

2,390 

2,020 

2,020 

1,790 

1,580

1,480 

1,310 

1,230 

1,230 

1,150 

1,150

Feb.

1,150 

1,070 

1,150 

1,150 

1,070

1,150 

1,070 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000

895 

860 

825 

825 

860

895 

895 

860 

1,050 

3,950

3,900 

2,660 

1,970 

1,530 

6,940

11,100 

9,480 

5,760

Month

Jul 

Auj

8ei

Oel 

Hoi 

Dec 

J«i 

Pel 

Hai 

Api 

Maj 

Jui 

Jo] 

Auf 

Sej

V

Oct 

No\ 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pel 

Nai 

Api 

Ma3 

Jur 

Jul 

Auj 

Set

V

Ool 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pel 

Hat 

Apt 

Maj 

Jur 

JuJ

AUg

Sej 

V.

Ihe peri 

ober 19

od........ .....................

niary 19

ater yes 

ober 19

r 1936-. 

57

alendar year 1937 .....................

nary 19.58

 11 .........

Tiat... .................................

ober 19 58

uary 19:59

ater year 1938-39 .....................

Har.

3,650 

2,950 

2,390 

1,900 

1,480

1,390 

1,580 

1,580 

1,190 

1,030

899 

826 

770 

720 

720

670 

580 

580 

580 

557

557 

535 

535 

557 

618

1,130 

2,520 

6,060 

10,700 

13,700 

9,920

Apr.

7,720 

6,620 

5,080 

4,860 

4,860

15,900 

17,300 

10.4OO 

7,500 

5,000

4,930 

2,600 

2,080 

1,790 

1,970

11,000 

49,400 

34,000 

17,200 

11,700

7,900 

4,640 

3,370 

2,560 

2,080

2,020 

8,980 

9,600 

6,380 

3,320

Secondfoot-days

37,755 

15,675 

500,104

-

369,360 

50,440 

76,800 

306,950 

114,790 

171,960 

256,370 

85,120 

410,130 

70,550 

166,710 

136,540

2,213,720

141,170 

99,560 

125,500

2,083,350

274,110 

1,294,220 

564,370 

575,290 

519,570 

349,670 

113,770 

77,730 

33,970

4,168,930

17,975 

21,200 

15,300

3,857,175

54,500 

66,065 

72,874 

272,660 

66,960 

126,410 

111,450 

60,410 

17,840

903,624

«ay

2,420 

2,420 

2,110 

1,470 

1,270

1,150 

1,030 

1,030 

970 

970

970 

1,090 

1,090 

1,400 

1,330

1.38C 

1,790 

1,940 

4.19C 

4,42C

4,02C 

3,82C 

4.64C 

4.22C 

3,260

3,08C 

2,30C 

1,88C 

1,880 

1,88C 

1,54C

Maximum

1,780 

575 

91,900

-

57,2OO 

4,400 

12,400 

25,600 

16,400 

14,800 

33,200 

4,450 

60,200 

3,800 

27,400 

11,400

60,200

20,800 

7,680 

12,400

60,200

51,800 

222,000 

138,800 

93,000 

50,400 

34,600 

9,450 

8,100 

1,480

222,000

860 

1,390 

610

222,000

6,910 

11,100 

13,700 

49,400 

4,640 

19,200 

9,940 

5,960 

1,9OO

49,400

June

1,400 

1,300 

3,730 

4,490 

4,110

8,900 

9,800 

7,330 

3,390 

1,700

1,420 

1,220 

1,850 

2,170 

1,980

1,640 

1,470 

1,320 

1,940 

1,620

1,080 

1,030 

1,090 

1,400 

2,620

19,200 

12,400 

8,860 

8,380 

7,720 

-

ninlmum

650

325 

300

-

2,400 

900 

75O 

1,700 

1,560 

1,480 

1,850 

1,620 

1,620 

1,550 

1,100 

1,780

750

1,400 

1,550 

1,400

1,100

1,700 

2,000 

2,800 

4,200 

4,370 

4,680 

2,020 

1,150 

825

825

475 

476 

425

425

500 

825 

535 

1,790 

970 

1,030 

610 

500 

240

240

July

8,160 

8,650 

9,940 

9,690 

8,380

7,280 

7,280 

6,180 

6,620 

6,920

4,840 

4,200 

2,800 

2,290 

2,030

1,790 

1,580 

1,420 

1,310 

1,150

1,070 

1,000 

930 

860 

860

790 

790 

730 

670 

610 

610

Aug.

790 

670 

550 

670 

550

550 

550 

500 

610 

670

610 

610 

1,300 

4,150 

5,420

5,960 

4,880 

3,720 

2,800 

2,260

2,020 

1,900 

2,260 

2,140 

2,760

3,450 

2,260 

1,680 

1,580 

1,390 

1,150

Mean

1,218 

441 

16,670

_

11,910 

1,681 

2,477 

9,902 

4,100 

5,647 

8,546 

2,681 

13,670 

2,276 

5,378 

4,551

6,065

4,564 

3,319 

4,048

5,708

8,842 

46,220 

18,210 

19,180 

16,760 

11,660 

3,670 

2,507 

1,132

11,420

580 

707 

494

10,570

1,758 

2,359 

2,351 

9,089 

2,160 

4,214 

3,595 

1,949 

595

2,476

Sept.

1,350 

l;900 

1,680 

1,310 

1,070

930

860 

930 

670 

500

500 

600 

400 

400 

360

360 

360 

320 

320 

320

280 

280 

280 

280 

280

360 

320 

240 

240 

240

Run-off in 

acre-feet

74,890 

27,120 

991,900

1,094,000

732,600 

100,000 

152,300 

608,800 

227,700 

341,100 

508,500 

164,900 

813,500 

139,900 

330,700 

270,800

4,391,000

280,000 

197,500 

248,900

4,132,000

543,700 

2,567,000 

1,119,000 

1,141,000 

1,031,000 

693,600 

225,700 

154,200 

67,380

8,269,000

35,650 

42,050 

30,350

7,651,000

108,100 

131,000 

144,500 

540,800 

132,800 

250,700 

221,000 

119,800 

36,390

1,792,000
286 RED RIVER BASIN

Red River at Index, Ark.-

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 33°33', long. 94°02', in SWi sec. 7, T. 14 S., R. 

28 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 71, at Index, 2i miles south of Ogden and 22 

miles downstream from Little River. Zero of gage is 246.87 feet above mean sea 

level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 46,580 square miles.

Records available.- July 1936 to September 1939.

Extremes.- The figures of maximum and minimum discharge for water years 1935-36 to 

1938-39 are given in the following table.

Water 

year

1935-36 

1936-37 

1937-38

1938-39

Maximum

Date

Sept. 30 

Oct. 1 

Feb. 23

Apr . 19

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

81,800 

88,100 

297,000

70,600

Gage height 

(feet)

*23.43 

$24.00 

$34.25

$21.2

Minimum

Date

Sept. 12-14 

Dec. 3, 4 

Sept. 7-10, 

13, 25-29 

Sept. 29, 30

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

t400 

1,600 

1,400

500

Gage height 

(feet)

:

*From hourly readings by engineer. tObserved. $From reading at flood crest

1936-39: Maximum discharge, 297,000 second-feet Feb. 23, 1938 (gage height, 

34.25 feet, from reading at flood crest); minimum discharge observed, 400 secondfeet Sept. 12-14.

Remarks,- Records fair except those for April to December 1937, when no discharge meas- 

 urements were made, which are poor. Gage read once daily or oftener. Gage-helgnt 

record collected by U. S. Weather Bureau. Records of discharge for water year 

1938-39 collected and prepared in cooperation with the Corps of Engineers, U. S. 

Army; records of discharge from 1936 to 1938 collected and computed by the Corps of 

Engineers and prepared for publication by the Geological Survey.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1936-39

1936

D«y

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

S

9 

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16 

17 JO

J.O

19 

20

01tfj. 

oo66

23

OA<G*

25

26

27

28

29

 ff)

O\J

31

Oat. MOT. Dee. Jan. Feb. liar.

,

Apr. May June July

2,760

2,760

3,240

3,000

3,OOO

2,760

2,560

2,360

2,460

2,560

2.56O

2,360

2,160

2,160

1,760

1,680

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,760

1,960

1,960 

1,760

1,680

1,440

1,440

1,760

1,600

1,440

1,280

Aug.

1,120

1,120

1,OOO

960

960

880

840

eoo

eoo

800

800

720

680

680

640

680

680

680

680

680

640

610

610 

610

610

550

550

520

520

520

520

Sept.

580

580

490

490

490

460

460

460

460

460

460

400

400

400

460

2,560

3,000

2,880

2,760

2,760

4,780

17,400

26,100 

33,500

23,600

19,800

26,600

39,100

59,600

76,600

~
BED RIVER BASIN 287

Discharge, In second-feet, of Red River at Index, Ark., 1956-39 Continued

1956-57

D«y

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

.22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

86,000

81,800

57,800

35,000

24,000

18,600

16,400

13,700

12,100

11,200

10,300

9,020

7,100

6,880

5,600

4,960

4,680

4,820

4,960

4,540

4,120

4,180

3,840

3,840

3,840

8,800

33,500

46,400

39,100

28,200

19,100

HOT.

15,400

11,200

7,980

6,560

7,100

10,600

10,300

7,100

5,600

4,540

3,980

3,720

3,480

3,000

2,800

2,750

8,560

2,360

8,360

8,160

2,160

1,960

1,960

1,960

1,960

1,860

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

Dec.

1,760

1,760

1,600

1,600

1,760

8,360

3,600

9,280

12,100

12,400

9,800

7,320

6,680

5,500

4,120

3,480

3,180

8,760

8,560

2,560

2,360

8,860

2,160

2.060

2,060

2,060

2,060

2,560

5,930

85,100

86,100

Jan.

21,500

18,500

17,800

15,100

18,400

10,500

8,600

7,100

12,000

28,200

33,000

31,600

85,500

21,300

83,600

38,600

48,000

38,600

38,100

26,600

86,600

28,200

28,200

86,600

88,900

82,900

24,500

26,100

24,500

82,900

22,100

Feb.

21,500

22,100

22,100

80,600

18,500

15,700

12,700

9,540

7,980

7,100

6,660

5,680

5,140

4,960

4,880

4,640

4,400

4,640

4,180

3,780

4,260

4,680

4,400

4,680

3,980

3,720

3,780

3,720

.

-

Mar.

3,480

3,480

3,480

3,480

3,720

3,720

8,500

10,100

12,400

11,800

11,200

10,300

8,500

9,080

17,100

80,600

80,600

16,400

13,400

10,600

9,640

8,600

7,980

10,100

15,700

17,100

17,100

18,600

15,100

10,600

9,080

Apr.

7,540

5,600

6,600

5,500

5,500

7,540

10,100

16,400

13,000

18,100

14,000

13,700

10,600

8,500

7,100

7,100

5,820

5,680

5,140

4,680

4,680

18,400

35,000

39,700

35,500

24,900

81,300

19,100

16,800

15,700

~

May

9,800

8,500

7,640

7,100

6,220

5,860

5,860

5,320

4,820

4,640

4,120

4,180

3,980

4,400

6,220

7,980

10,600

9,020

6,880

5,860

4,880

4,640

4,860

4,640

5,140

4,880

4,260

3,780

3,360

3,000

2,880

June

8,760

8,660

2,560

4,220

15,100

12,100

9,800

7,980

7,100

6,880

11,200

37,000

51,900

45,800

28,700

81,700

80,600

22,100

19,800

15,100

8,600

8,600

7,980

10,600

18,400

10,600

8,500

7,640

6,660

5,860

~

July

5,500

4,820

4,640

4,400

3,980

4,120

3,980

3,980

3,720

3,480

3,480

3,360

3,840

3,000

8,880

8,760

2,760

8,760

2,760

2,560

8,560

8,550

2,560

8,560

2,560

8,460

2,460

8,560

2,560

2,460

2,360

Aug.

2,360

2,160

2,160

8,460

2,760

8,880

2,560

2,460

2,360

2,160

2,160

1,960

1,960

1,960

1,860

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,860

2,160

3,000

5,910

32,100

30,300

19,800

13,000

9,640

7,980

Sept.

7,100

7,100

7,100

6,560

5,860

5,320

4,960

4,640

4,640

4,260

3,840

3,600

3,480

3,840

3,120

8,600

7,980

9,020

6,220

5,140

4,640

4,120

3,980

3,840

3,120

2,880

2,760

2,660

2,460

2,160

~

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

81

22

23

84

85

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

8,160

8,160

2,160

2,160

1,960

1,960

1,860

1,860

1,750

1,600

1,600

1,500

1,600

1,600

1,600

4,780

15,700

11,200

9,020

8,500

7,540

6,880

6,660

6,220

4,960

4,400

4,860

3,480

5,120

2,750

2,660

HOT.

2,560

2,460

2,360

2,360

1,960

1,960

1,860

1,760

1,860

1,760

3,560

9,640

11,500

11,200

8,500

9,540

13,000

14,400

11,800

9,640

6,880

5.860

4,400

3,980

3,600

3,000

2,760

8,560

8,360

8,150

-

Dec.

1,960

1,960

1,960

1,960

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,750

8,850

5,520

17,200

22,100

20,600

15,100

11,800

10,300

10,900

10,600

9,640

10,300

11,200

11,200

11,200

Jan.

10,900

9,800

7,980

6,660

5,860

4,680

4,860

3,720

3,480

3,240

3,000

2,760

2,760

2,560

2,560

2,360

8,360

2,360

8,160

2,160

2,160

9,680

41,900

75,600

103,000

111,000

.04,000

80,800

68,200

40,800

27,700

Feb.

26,100

16,700

16,400

16,100

12,300

11,000

9,900

8,700

8,020

7,400

7,000

5,400

5,000

5,800

5,200

5,200

9,130

54,800

102,000

fl.37,000

H74.000

£23,000

1C86.000

(377,000

C09,000

433,000

«78,000

«47,000

*

_

Mar.

37,800

85,100

81,200

17,600

16,000

14,200

13,200

18,300

11,800

11,500

13,700

14,800

15,400

15,800

13,200

10,700

9,900

9,400

11,200

11,800

10,400

8,700

8,020

,600

,600

,800

,000

,970

34,900

98,400

«. 27,000

Apr.

 137,000

(138,000

H27,000

108,000

71,600

47,400

39,600

40,200

59,000

60,600

60,800

39,000

28,600

23,600

19,500

17,500

31,800

45,000

46,000

31,800

81,200

13,700

12,000

10,400

9,900

11,000

11,000

9,150

9,150

8,480

-

May

8,020

7,400

8,020

10,200

11,000

10,200

8,250

7,600

7,800

19,900

24,000

88,100

88,100

27,700

24,000

81,900

19,500

14,800

11,500

9,400

8,920

9,650

9,660

10,800

10,400

26,900

43,800

44,400

45,800

41,400

36,600

June

22,600

18,000

15,400

12,000

18,000

11,000

9,900

9,400

8,480

13,200

24,700

23,300

26,900

57,800

31,800

27,700

81,200

15,400

13,400

13,700

12,600

19,900

15,400

11,600

9,160

8,980

8,020

7,400

6,600

6,600

-

July

6,400

14,200

12,900

9,900

8,480

7,500

5,800

5,200

6,000

5,000

4,400

4,220

4,050

3,700

3,700

3,380

3,380

3,380

3,380

3,380

5,580

3,220

3,080

2,920

2,780

8,780

2,780

2,780

2,780

3,080

5,580

Aug.

7,600

8,480

8,920

8,920

8,700

7,800

5,600

4,600

4,060

3,580

2,780

2,480

2,480

2,680

2,620

2,480

2,100

2,000

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

2,780

2,480

2,220

2,220

2,220

2,220

2,620

2,480

Sept.

2,220

2,000

1,800

1,800

1,600

1,700

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,500

1,600

1,400

1,800

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,800

1,800

1,600

1,800

1,600

1,600

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,800

-

 Discharge computed from graph drawn on basis of dally discharge measurements and stage graph 

constructed" from frequent gage readings.
288 RED RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In second-feet, of Red River at Index, Ark. 

1938-59

1936-39 Continued

D«7

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

20 

90 

31

Oct.

1,400 

1,400 

1,400 

1,220 

1,220

1,150 

1,160 

1,080 

1,080 

1,000

925 

926

925 

888 

888

860 

825 

825 

850 

860

860 

860 

860 

860 

800

800 

800 

800 

800 

826 

825

HOT.

800 

800 

800 

800 

800

888 

1,160 

1,160 

1,080 

1,000

1,080 

1,080 

860 

860 

850

925 

925 

1,220 

1,600 

1,600

1,500 

1,400 

1,220 

1,080 

1,080

*1,040 

*1,020 

*1,000 

 978 

#960

Dec.

 950 

 940 

 930 

 925 

 920

 914 

*1,000 

 1,020 

 980 

«940

 900 

 870 

«845 

 830 

 820

 810 

 800 

 800 

*790 

 780

*775 

»790 

 840

925 

925

1,000 

1,000

925 

925 

925 

925

Jan.

925 

925 

962 

962 

962

962 

962 

962 

962 

1,160

1,160 

1,300 

1,300 

1,150 

1,160

1,400 

4,400 

5,600 

4,400 

2,920

2,780 

3,080 

4,050 

4,220 

3,880

3,700 

3,220 

2,920 

2,480 

2,220 

2,100

Feb.

2,000 

2,220 

3,700 

4,400 

4,060

3,380 

2,920 

2,620 

2,620 

2,480

2,480 

2,480 

2,220 

2,000 

2,580

8,700 

8,700 

7,200 

6,200 

8,920

17,300 

19,900 

18,000 

13,700 

11,600

17,300 

28,600 

30,600

Month

J1U 

AUJ 

Sej

1

Oct 

Nov 

Dee 

Jan 

Pet 

Har 

Apr 

Hay 

Jan 

Jul 

Aug 

Sop

W

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

y 1936. ...............................

ttie peri 

ober 19.56 .............................

wary 19!

11.....................................

U3t. . ...................................

ater yea 

ober 19!

r 1937-!

57

uary 19!

ater year 1937-38. .....................

ober 19!58

alendar year 1938 .....................

uary 19!

Mar.

25,300 

18,100 

11,800 

8,620 

7,120

5,920 

5,720 

4,980 

4,620 

4,280

 4,000 

«3,700 

«3,400 

«3,200 

 2,950

2,750 

2,460 

2,060 

1,920 

1,920

1,800 

1,700 

1,700 

1,600 

1,400

1,400 

2,180 

4,280 

7,620 

13,100 

26,300

Apr.

26,900 

16,600 

13,100 

10,600 

8,380

11,100 

21,300 

28,100 

26,700 

20,100

15,600 

11,200 

8,620 

6,920 

5,920

5,720 

19,700 

56,600 

67,600 

58,200

48,000 

38,400 

27,300 

18,100 

10,600

7,620 

6,720 

5,520 

6,920 

14,200

Secondfoot-days

64,620 

22,460 

347,910

-

613,460 

134,540 

170,830 

739,400 

239,360 

341,120 

397,480 

174,080 

432,200 

99,740 

170,430 

144,100

3,656,740

129,780 

161,030 

209,770

3,238,490

741,460 

1.897,150 

631,190 

1,275,980 

594,710 

474,970 

153,410 

115,850 

48,820

6,434,120

29,901 

31,526 

27,719

6, 022,686

69.154 

238.770 

186,780 

621,340 

155,240 

171,880 

138,040 

67,180 

28,665

1,766,195

Hay

10,90( 

7,12 

5,32 

4, 8CX 

4,28

3,801 

3,651 

3,20< 

2,601

2,461

2,45 

2,461 

2,46* 

2,46< 

2,45(

2,46

3,35( 

3,35 

3,66 

6,32(

8,88< 

9,16( 

10,60( 

9,42 

8,38(

6,12( 

5,72( 

4,80< 

4,45C 

4,S8( 

3,95C

HaxlmuB

3.240 

1,120 

76,600

-

86,000 

15,400 

26,100 

42,000 

22,100 

20,600 

39,700 

10,600 

51,900 

5,500 

32,100 

9,020

86,000

15,700 

14,400 

22,100

51,900

111,000 

286,000 

127,000 

138,000 

46,200 

37,800 

14,200 

8,920 

2,200

286,000

1,400 

1,600

1,020

286,000

5,600 

30,600 

25,300 

67,600 

10,900 

20,500 

9,420 

5,200 

1,910

67,600

June

3 3,800 

3 3,800 

3 3,-500 

3 3,200 

3 3,050

3 4,460 

3 5,320 

3 7,580 

3 15,200 

0 12,100

3 7,880 

0 5,720 

3 5,520 

3 6,520 

3 5,320

3 2,900 

3 2,760 

3 3,200 

3 2,300 

3 2,180

3 2,760 

3 2,760 

3 2,750 

3 2,460 

3 2,180

3 2,060 

3 6,360 

3 20,600 

) 14,500 

) 10,300 

)

Minimum

1,280 

620 

400

'

3,840 

1,760 

1,600 

7,100 

3,720 

3,480 

4,680 

2,880 

2,560 

2,360 

1,760 

2,160

1,600

1,600 

1,760 

1,760

1,600

2,160 

5,200 

7,000 

8,480 

7,200 

6,600 

2,780 

1,800 

1,400

1,400

800 

800

775

775

925 

2,000 

1,400 

5,520 

2,450 

2,050 

1,250 

1,100 

500

500

July

8,380 

7,880 

7,620 

6,920 

6,520

9,420 

9,150 

8,380 

7,120 

6,320

5,920 

5,320 

5,150 

4,980 

4,280

 3,700 

 3,300 

 3,000 

 2,700 

 2,500

 2,360 

 2,220 

 2,110 

 2,000 

 1,900

1,800 

1,700 

1,500 

1,400 

1,260 

1,260

Aug.

 1,250 

 1,260 

 1,260 

 1,240 

 1,220

 1,200 

 1,180 

 1,170 

 1,160 

1,150

1,160 

1,100 

1,100 

1,100 

 1,500

 2,500 

 3,600 

#5,200 

#4,600 

 4,200

 3,800 

 3,100 

 2,600 

 2,450 

 2,340

 2,270 

 2,200 

 2,600 

 3,100 

 2,500 

 2,100

Mean

2,086 

725 

11,600

-

19,790 

4,485 

5,511 

23,850 

8,549 

11,000 

13,260 

5,615 

14,410 

3,217 

5,498 

4,803

10,020

4,186 

5,368 

6,767

8,873

23.920 

67,760 

20,360 

42,630 

19,180 

15,830 

4,949 

3,737 

1,627

17,630

965 

1,051 

894

16,500

2,231 

8,528 

6,025 

20,710 

5,008 

5,729 

4,453 

2,167 

956

4,839

Sept.

«1,910 

 1,700 

#1,550 

 1,650 

 1,760

 1,800 

 1,600 

 1,450 

 1,300 

 1,130

 1,040 

 940 

 870 

 810 

 753

 710 

 676 

 650 

 625 

 600

 581 

 560 

 545 

 530 

 520

 510 

 605 

 601 

 500 

 500

Run-off In 

acre-feet

128,200 

44,550 

690,100

862,800

1,217,000 

266,900 

338,800 

1.467,000 

474,800 

676,600 

788,400 

345,300 

867,300 

197.800 

338,000 

286,800

7,264,000

257,400 

319,400 

416,100

6,424,000

1,471,000 

6,763,000 

1,252,000 

E, 531,OOO 

1,180,000 

942,100 

304,300 

229,800 

96,830

12,760,000

59,310 

62,530 

64,980

11, 950,000

137,200 

473,600 

370,500 

1,232,000 

307,900 

340,900 

273,800 

133,200 

56,860

3,603,000

 Gage readings doubtful; discharge computed from graph drawn on basis of 10 discharge measurements and records fop stations at Arthur City and Garland.
RED RIVER BASIN 289

Red River at Garland,. Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°21' f long. 93°42', in SEi sec. 17, T. 16 S., R. 

25 W., at Garland. Zero of gage Is 203.08 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 51,500 square miles.

Records available.- October 1927 to December 1931, June 1934 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 85,000 second-feet Apr. 20 (gage height, 22.9 

feet): minimum, 688 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.74 feet).

1927-31, 1934-39: Maximum discharge, 327,000 second-feet Feb. 25, 1938; maximum 

gage height, 35.97 feet Feb. 24, 1938, Just before break In levee above gage; minimum 

discharge, 400 second-feet Oct. 8-19, 1931.

Maximum stage known prior to 1938, 35.4 feet, present datum, In April 1927 (discharge not determined).

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for periods when recorder was not operating, June 4-10, 

July 27 to Aug. 9, computed from graph based on twice-daily gage readings.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 193a

Day

1

2

Z

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,800

1,670

1,650

1,440

1,360

1,320

1,280

1,220

1,200

1,190

1,160

1,140

1,140

1,130

1,100

1,090

1,080

1,090

1,100

1,090

1,030

1,080

1,090

1,030

1,090

1,100 itibo

1,100

1,100

1,100

1.100

Hov.

1,100

1,100

1,120

1,200

1,200

1,210

1,360

1,450

1,670

1,860

1,930

1,860

1,670

1,540

1,420

1,350

1,330

1,320

1,340

1,550

1,800

1,860

1,800

1,670

1,530

1,430

1,390

1,320

1,280

1,240

Dee.

1,230

1,250

1,340

1,320

1,340

1,320

1,320

1,860

2,210

2,000

1,860

1,670

1,510

1,430

1,390

1,320

1,300

1,260

1,240

1,830

1,230

1,220

1,310

1,500

1,930

2,210

2,810

2,140

2,140

2,000

1,860

Jan.

1,860

1,930

1,930

2,070

2,070

2,000

1,930

1,860

1,860

2,280

3,120

3,600

4,810

7,250

7,450

6,680

6,300

8,460

8,860

7,850

7,060

6,680

6,490

7,060

8,460

9,730

10,200

9,950

9,090

8,050

7,850

Feb.

7,650

7,850

9,850

13,100

15,400

15,900

15,600

14,600

13,100

12,000

10,800

9,730

8,880

B,460

11,200

19,000

25,800

26,200

24,600

23,400

27,000

36,500

41,400

41,400

39,600

41,000

49, -800

58,400

_

_

-

Month

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

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

1Uj.. .....................................

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

Water year 1938-29......................

Mar.

60,500

56,800

51,800

46,400

42,300

37,800

33,400

29,100

24,600

20,100

15,900

12,200

9,730

8,460

7,450

6,680

6,110

5,730

5,350

4,990

4,630

4,280

4,020

3,866

3,770

4,020

6,870

14,600

26,200

42,300

54,300

Apr.

55,800

50,800

45,500

41,000

36,500

32,500

35,200

49,300

54,800

52,800

48,800

44,600

40,500

35,600

30,400

24,600

20,100

51,000

81,800

82,200

78,900

75,700

69,800

62,600

54,800

46,900

40,500

34,700

30,000

30,000

-

Seoondfoot-days

37,170

43^900

49,150

9,071,620

174 810

628 j 220

654,250

1,437,700

332 8*70 

210*710

183^260

70,340 

36,112

3,858,492

May

27,000

20,100

14,300

11,000

9,300

8,250

7,450

6,680

6,110

5,730

5,170

4,990

4,990

4,990

" 5,350

6,490

7,250

7,250

7,250

10,100

15,600

19,400

21,200

21,200

17,400

13,400

10,800

9,730

9,090

8,050

7,250

Mo-r^irn

1,800 

1,930

2,210

321,000

10,200

58,400

60,500

82,200

27,000

19,000

12,900

4,990 

2,350

82,200

June

6,300

5,920

5,730

5,350

5,170

5,170

5,920

6,870

11,700

16,500

14,600

11,300

8,670

6,490

5,350

4,810

4,450

4,450

4,810

4,360

3,940

3,6BO

3,440

3,200

.3,200

3,040

2,960

8,130

19,000

16,200

-

July

12,900

11,000

9,950

9,730

9,730

10,600

10,800

10,600

9,510

B,670

8,050

7,650

7,850

7,060

5,920

4,990

4,360

3,860

3,360

3,120

2,800

2,580

2,350

2,280

2,140

2,000

1,860

2,070

1,930

1,800

1,740

Minimum

1,080

1,100 

1,220

i,oeo

1,860

7,650

3,770

20,100

4 990

1 740 

1^240

702

702

Aug.

1,610

1,550

1,500

1,450

1,440

1,430

1,410

1,380

1,340

1,260

1,240

1,240

1,930

2,140

1,930

1,740

1,670

2,800

4,200

4,990

4,630

4,020

3,360

2,880

8,500

2,350

2,280

2,350

2,420

2,580

8,720

Mean

1 199

1,463 

1,585

24,850

5,639

22,440

21,100

47,920

10,740

7,024

5p912

1^204

10,570

Sept.

2,350

2,070

1,360

1,740

1,550

1,540

1,670

1,740

1,610

1,450

1,350

1,260

1,210

1,130

1,090

1,030

990

940

910

900

873

828

810

786

770

754

746

730

723

702

~

Run off in 

acre-feet

73 , 730

B7,070 

97,490

17,990,000

346,700

1,246,000

3. 29S 000

2 852*000

660,200

417,900

36 3 500

1 -» Q K/VI J.O9*DUU

71,650

7,654,000
290 RED RIVER BASIN

Red River at Shreveport, La.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 32°31', long. 93°44', In SEi sec. 30, T. 18 N., R. 13 

W., Louisiana meridian, at Illinois Central Rallraod bridge at Shreveport, hair a mile 

downstream from Cross Bayou and 307 miles upstream from mouth. Zero of gage is 

131.484 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 59,300 square miles.

Records available.- July 1928 to September 1929 and October 1938 to September 1939 reports 

of Geological Survey. October 1929 to September 1938 (unpublished) in files of office 

of War Department, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, Vicksburg, Miss. 1872 to 1905 

(Intermittent records of discharge) and May 1873 to September 1938 (daily gage heights) 

In reports of Mississippi River Commission.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 88,500 second-feet Apr. 21 (gage

height, 22.47 feet); minimum discharge observed, 1,000 second-feet Sept. 29, 30; minimum gage height observed, 0.46 feet Sept. 30.

1928-29, 1938-39: Maximum discharge observed, 121,000 second-feet May 26, 27, 1929 

(maximum gage height, 27.48 feet); minimum discharge observed, that of Sept. 29, 30, 

1939.

Maximum stage known, 45.9 feet (present datum) In August, 1849, flood of May 26, 

1930 reached a stage of 35.91 feet (discharge, 240,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice dally. Records collected and prepared in cooperation with Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Rating tables, water year 193S-39 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. In seoond-feet)

Oct. 1 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

3.3

to Jan. 4 

1,390 

1,S40 

3,040 

3,540

0.5 

2.0 

3.3 

6.0 

11.0

Jan. 4 to Sept 

1,000 14.0 

2,200 16iB 

3,540 19.5 

V,900 22.4

19,800

30

30,OX 

43,000 

64,000 

SV,600

 Discharge, In seoond-feet, mater year October 1936 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

V 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

IV 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

2V 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2,080 

2,200 

2,320 

2,320 

2,200

2,080 

1,960 

1,840 

1,840 

1,750

1,660 

1,660 

1,660 

1,570 

1,570

1,480 

1,480 

1,480 

1,480 

1,480

1,390 

1,390 

1,390 

1,390 

1,390

1,390 

1,390 

1,390 

1,390 

1,390 

1,390

Nov.

1,390 

1,390 

1,390 

1,660 

1,570

1,750 

3,360 

3,540 

2,560 

2,200

2,200 

2,320 

2,320 

2,320 

2,200

1,960 

1,840 

1,840 

1,340 

1,840

1,840 

1,840 

1,960 

2,200 

2,200

2,080 

1,840 

1,840 

1,750 

1,750

Dec.

1,660 

1,570 

1,660 

1,660 

1,660

1,750 

1,750 

1,750 

1,660 

1,750

2,200 

2,440 

2,320 

2,200 

1,960

1,840 

1,750 

1,660 

1,660 

1,660

1,570 

1,570 

1,660 

1,840 

1,960

2,200 

2,680 

3,040 

3,040 

3,360 

3,200

Jan.

3,040 

2,SOO 

2,800 

3,040 

3,660

3,420 

3,420 

3,540 

3,810 

6,060

6,760 

7,900 

11,800 

13,900 

14,600

15,300 

14,800 

13,900 

13,000 

13,400

13,600 

12,500 

11,400 

10,900 

10,900

11,100 

12,300 

13,000 

13,600 

14 ,100 

13,000

Month

Oct 

Nor 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

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

alendar year

ater year 1938-3

Feb.

12,300 

13,400 

16,400 

17,600 

19,000

21 ,700 

23,200 

22,900 

22,600 

22,000

20,100 

18,400 

17,100 

16,200 

16,000

16,400 

20,100 

27 ,600 

32,000 

34,000

34,000 

35,000 

41,200 

49,300 

55,600

54,900 

62,600 

69 ,600

Secondfoot-days

51 ,400 

60,V90 

62,680

_

297,350 

811,200 

1,149,400 

1,716,000 

511,750 

21V ,760 

221 ,5VO 

78,950 

50,470

5,229,320

Mar.

77,600 

80,800 

V9.200 

75,200 

72,000

68,800 

64,800 

60,500

56,300 

51,400

46,500 

40 ,000 

35 ,500 

30,500 

27 ,200

24,800 

22 ,600 

20,400 

18,400 

16,900

15,VOO 

14,800 

13,600 

13,000 

12,300

12,000 

11,800 

12,000 

15,000 

22,300 

37,500

Maximum

2,320 

3,540 

3,380

_

15,300 

69,600 

80,800 

8V ,600 

36,500 

16,200 

16,200 

4,410 

2.V80

87,600

Apr.

52,800 

5V,VOO 

55,600 

50,VOO 

45,800

43,000 

40,600 

43 ,000 

59,100 

65,600

64,000 

61,200 

57,700 

52,800 

47,900

43,000 

39,000 

36 ,000 

55,600 

80 ,800

8V, 600 

S6 ,VOO 

84,900 

80,000 

72 ,800

64,300 

5V, 000 

49,300 

43,000 

38,000

May

56,500 

34,500 

29 ,600 

24,8(30 

21,000

18 ,400 

17,100 

16,000 

14,600 

13,600

12 ,700 

11,600 

10,700 

9,970 

9,510

9,050 

9,050 

9,9VO 

10,400 

1(5,200

10,400 

13,900 

IS ,400 

20, TOO 

21 ,700

22,000 

25,100 

15,300 

13,000 

11,600 

10,400

Minimum

1,390 

1,390 

1,570

_

2,800 

12,300 

11,800 

36,000 

9,050 

3,420 

2,480 

1,V20 

1,000

1,000

June

9,280 

8,360 

7,520 

6,760 

6,570

6,400 

6,230 

6,230 

6,950 

8,590

13,400 

16,200 

15,000 

12,500 

9,9VO

V,710 

6,230 

5,610 

5,160 

5,160

5,160 

4,860 

4,560 

4,260 

3,960

3,660 

3,540 

3,420 

4,110 

10 ,400

Mean

1,660 

2,030 

2,020

_

9,590 

29,000 

37,100 

57,200 

16,500 

7,260 

7,150 

2,550 

1,680

14,300

July

16,200 

15,000 

12,VOO 

11,400 

10,400

8.9VO 

10 ,200 

10,900 

11,100 

10,600

9,9VO 

9,050 

S,130

v.eoo

V,V10

V.140 

6,230 

5,310 

4,710 

4,260

3,S10 

3,540 

3,300 

3,080 

2,980

2,V80 

2,680 

2,6SO 

2,480 

2,480 

2,580

Per 

square 

mile

0.02S 

.034 

.034

_

.162 

.489 

.626 

.965 

.2V8 

.122 

.121 

.043 

.028

.241

Aug.

2,380 

2,290 

2,200 

2,120 

2,040

2,040 

1,960 

1,360 

1,880 

1,880

1,800 

1,800 

1,SOO 

1,720 

1,880

2,290 

2,380 

2,480 

2,580 

2,480

3,420 

4,410 

4,410 

4,110 

3,660

3,660 

2,9SO 

2,680 

2,580 

2,580 

2,580

Sept.

2,680 

2,780 

2,680 

2,480 

2,890

2,120 

2,040 

1,960 

1,960 

2,040

2,040 

1,880 

1,800 

1,720 

1,640

1,560 

1,480 

1,480 

1,400 

1,320

1,240 

1,240 

1,160 

1,160 

1,080

1,080 

1,080 

1,080 

1,000 

1,000

Run-off

Inches

0.03 

.04

.04

_

.19 

.51 

.V2 

1.08 

.32 

.14 

.14 

.05 

.03

3.29

Acre-feet

108,000 

121,000 

124,000

_

590,000 

1,610,000 

2,280,000 

3,400,000 

1,020,000 

432,000 

436,000 

157,000 

100,000

10,400,000
RED RIVER BASIN

Red River at Alexandria, La.

291

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 31°19', long. 92°27', In T. 4 N., R. 1 W. Louisiana 

meridian, at old bridge on U. S. Highway 165 between Alexandria and Pineville, 122.3 

miles upstream from mouth. Zero of gage Is 44.242 feet above mean sea level (general 

adjustment of 1929) and 44.18 feet above mean Gulf level (datum of Mississippi River 

Commission).

Drainage area.- 65,900 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1939 In reports of Geological Survey. 1858, 

1872, to 1878 (gage heights only), 1879 to 1927 Intermittently, and January 1928 to 

September 1939 In reports of Mississippi River Commission.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 91,500 second-feet Mar. 5, 6 (gage height, 31.8 

feet ); minimum, 1,680 second-feet Sept. 27-30; minimum gage height, 0.5 foot Oct. 30 

to Nov. 3.

1928-39: Maximum discharge observed, 194,000 second-feet Feb. 4, 1932 (gage height, 

43.77 feet); minimum observed, 1,180 second-feet Aug. 28, 1934; mlnlmum'gage height 

observed, -1.08 feet Sept. 23, 1936.

Maximum discharge observed prior to 1928, 210,000 second-feet July 2, 1908 (gage 

height, 41.6 feet); minimum gage height observed, -3.7 feet Sept. 29, 1881 (discharge 

not determined).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage, read twice dally. Records collected and prepared In 

cooperation with Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Discharge, in aeoond-fset, totter year October 1938 to September 1939

n«y

i

2 

S

4 

6

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Dot.

2,650 

2,660 

2,560 

2,470 

2,470

2,560 

2,560 

2,560 

2,560 

2,470

2,580 

2,3SO 

2,290 

2,200 

2,200

2,120 

2,120 

2,050 

2,050 

2,050

2,050 

2,050 

1,990 

1,990 

1,940

1,940 

1,940 

1,940 

1,940 

1,900 

1,900

Mov.

1,900 

1,900 

1,900 

2,450 

2,560

2,900 

3,010 

3,120 

3,120 

3,230

4,020 

4,360 

4,130 

3',910 

3,800

3,910 

4,020 

4,020 

4,020 

4,020

4,130 

4,260 

4,360 

4,360 

4,360

4,360 

4,360 

4,250 

4,130 

3,910

Dec.

3,680 

3,460 

3,350 

3,230 

3,120

3,120 

3,120 

3,230 

3,120 

3,120

3,230 

3,230 

3,120 

3,120 

3,360

3,460 

3,460 

3,350 

3,120 

3,010

2,900 

2,790 

2,670 

2,790 

2,790

3,120 

3,570 

4,02O 

4,130 

4,470 

4,700

Jan.

4,820 

4,930 

4,930 

5,160 

3,370

12,300 

13,100 

13,300 

13,100 

12,000

10,900 

13,500 

22.400 

29,400 

32,800

35,000 

35,700 

36,000 

34,600 

32,500

30,500 

28,600 

27,700 

26,600 

25,300

24,700 

23,800 

23,000 

22,700 

25,800 

27,200

Month

Dot 

HOT 

Dee

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year

ater year 1938-2

Feb.

27,400 

26,600 

27,200 

35,100 

38,000

41,700 

44,500 

47,100 

48,000 

47,500

46,500 

45,000 

43,000 

41,000 

33,900

37,000 

35,500 

41,000 

49,000 

56,400

61,300 

62,300 

62,400 

62,400 

64,400

72,400 

77,000 

79,500

Secondfoot-daya

68,840 

108,770 

102,950

_

661,010 

1,356,600 

1,677,700 

1,988,600 

722,900 

325,850 

256,120 

96,960 

69,780

7,436,080

Mar.

S3, 000 

67,300 

39,700 

91,200 

91,500

91,500 

85,000 

81,800 

77,500 

73,600

70,500 

66,700 

61,900 

57,700 

63,400

49,000 

44,700 

40,600 

37,200 

33,500

30,500 

28,000 

26,200 

24,700 

23,500

23,400 

25,000 

25,300 

25,300 

36,800 

41,500

Maximum

2,650 

4,360 

4,700

_

36,000 

79,600

91,500 

87,200 

49,500 

17,400 

16,000 

4,450 

3,130

91,500

Apr.

49,700 

61,600 

68,200 

70,100 

67,300

63,600 

60,400 

68,300 

68;000 

60,000

66,300 

63,700 

68,500 

65,300 

63,000

59,700 

68,300 

55,900 

55,000 

55,800

73,500 

82,700 

36,700 

87,200 

85,000

78,400 

73,600 

68,600 

62,500 

56,100

May

49,500 

44,400 

41,000 

38,200 

33,900

30,200 

26,300 

23,600 

21,700 

20,000

18,600 

17,200 

15,900 

14,500 

13,300

12,400 

11,600 

14,000 

19,200 

21,400

23,400 

' 22,900 

20,600 

J.9, 000

20,400

22,900 

23,900 

23,600 

22,200

19,700 

17,400

Wtniimim

1,900 

1,900 

2,670

_

4,820 

26,600 

23,400 

49,700 

11,600 

5,260 

3,640 

2,340 

1,680

1,680

June

15,400 

14,400 

14,000 

14,200 

14,600

13,900 

12,600 

12,000 

11,400 

10,900

10,500 

10,100 

11,400 

15,200 

17,400

17,000 

14,800 

12,300 

10,600 

8,990

3,060 

7,520 

7,170 

6,830 

6,490

6,170 

5,850 

5,550 

5,260 

5,260

Mean

2,220 

3,690

3,320

_

21,300 

48,400 

54,100 

66,300 

23,300 

10,900 

8,260 

3,130 

2,330

20,400

July

5,550 

5,850 

10,500 

15,700 

16,000

14,300 

12,300 

11,200 

10,500 

10,500

10,900 

11,200 

11,200 

10,500 

9,560

6,800 

8,610 

8,240 

7,700 

7,000

6,170 

5,550 

5,120 

4,840 

4,680

4,330 

4,090 

3,970 

3,860 

3,360 

3,640

Per 

square 

mile

0.034 

.065 

.050

_

.323

.734 

.821 

1.01 

.354 

.165 

.125 

.047 

.055

.310

Aug.

3,530 

3,430 

3,530 

3,330 

3,230

3,130 

3,030 

2,940 

2,850 

2,760

2,670 

2,580 

2,680 

2,500 

2,420

2,420 

2,540 

2,500 

2,500 

2,850

3,030 

3,030 

2,850 

3,130 

5,970

4,450 

4,450 

4,210 

3,860 

3,530 

3,330

Sept.

3,130 

3,030 

2,940 

2,940 

2,940

3,030 

3,030 

2,940 

2,760 

2,680

2,500 

2,340 

2,340 

2,480 

2,340

2,260 

2,180 

2,100 

2,100 

2,030

1,960 

1,960 

1,890 

1,820 

1,760

1,760 

1,680 

1,680 

1,680 

1,680

Run-off

Inches

0.04 

.06 

.06

_

.37 

.76 

.95 

1.13 

.41 

.18 

.14 

.05 

.04

4.19

Aere-feet

157,000 

216,000 

204,000

_

1,310,000 

2,690,000 

3,330,000 

3,940,000 

1,430,000 

646,000 

508,000 

192,000 

138,000

14,700,000
292 RED RIVER BASIN

Salt Fork of Red River at Mangum, Okla.

Location,- Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage, lat. 34°52', long. 99°31', In

 SWiStii sec. 34, T. 5 N., R. 22 w., at bridge on State Highway 34, half a mile south 

of Mangum and 13 miles downstream from Fish Creek. Zero of gage is 1,490.78 feet 

above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929). Prior to Nov. 9, 1938, wireweight gage only at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 1,390 square miles.

Records available.- April 1905 to June 1906, October 1937 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 15,400 second-feet June 21 (gage height, 10.44

eei905-6, 1937-39: Maximum gage height observed, 14.7 feet June 16, 1938 (discharge 

not determined, figure published In Water-Supply Paper 857 based on inadequately defined rating); no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, that of June 16, 1938.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for period of missing gage heights, June 16-17

 (estimated on basis of probable recession curve), and those above 100 second-feet, 

which are poor. Discharge for day of ice effect, Feb. 28, interpolated. Gage read 

twice daily. Recorder functioned, only during high stages of Jan. 8, 9, May 7, 8, 25, 

26, June 21-23. Results of 28 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, 

U. S. ArmyDischarge, in second-feet, water year October 1936 to September 1939

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

2128

23

8425

26

27

28

29

SO

SI

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.9

5.2

25

27

22

26

14

S.O

4.0

2.0

1.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

HOT.

0

0

9S

12

19

7.4

2.6

1.0

.6

.6

.5

.8

1.0

1.2

1.7

2.0

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.1

.S

.6

.9

1.1

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.6

3.0

-

Dec.

3.7

4.0

4.6

5.2

4.6

4.9

5.6

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.3

4.6

4.9

6.9

4.6

5.6

8.7

5.6

6.9

13

15

19

20

19

21

20

16

12

6.9

6.9

8.7

Jan.

S.O

12

14

14

19

16

19

1,170

1,630

285

164

95

79

64

62

56

62

62

56

67

59

46

56

67

56

44

44

42

56

54

SI

Feb.

54

51

51

42

35

26

2329*

27

21

15

19

16

19

14

13

26

14

21

17

20

15

10

go

20

16

15ie

_

-

Month

 to........................................

July....: .................................

Water year 1938-3

Mar.

20

19

20

14

16

12

12

9.4

9.4

S.7

S.7

5.2

3.2

.1

0

1.0

.S

.S

.2

0

.4

.3

.2

1.2

S.O

109

163

173

92

51

46

Apr.

51

31

21

20

19

12

159

125

88

51

S2

42

42

22

13

10

2.1

1.5

.7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 -

Seoondfoot-days

276.9

47.342.2

209.3 

65.7

29,664.6

*aj

0

0

49

56

23

51

304

64

59

21

12

7.4

11

13

10

13

59

51

26

31

54

19

3.0

.7

304

2,020

470

318

260

220

173

Xajdnm

21

11,100

1.S50

64 

51

6,330

June

145

137

109

88

67

3.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

220

90

30

0

0

11

6,190

6,330

2,960

351

321

121

56

8.7

40

16

-

July

6.0

54

40

64

27

12

3.7

1.9

.7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

l«Ti4»nim

0

0

3.7

0

8.0

10

0

0

0

0 

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

l.S

51

4.3

3.0

3.7

1.3

.6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Mean

8.93

130

153

23. S

26.4

6.75 

2.18

SI. 8

Sept.

Run-off In 

acre-feet

270

549

93,800

9,330

1,320

1,640

1,570

9,330

34,300

415

130

59,240

Peak discharge.- May 26 (3 a.m.) 6,630 sec.-ft.; June 21 (7 p.m.) 15,400 sec.-ft.; June 

(9:30 p.m.) 137200 sec.-ft.
RED RIVER BASIN 293

North Fork ot Red River near Granite, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°58', long. 99°20', on line between sees. 20 and 

2^, T. 6 N., R. 20 W., at bridge on State Highway 9, 24 miles east of Granite, 7 miles 

upstream from Lugert Dam, and 9 miles upstream from Elm Fork of North Fork of Red 

River. Zero of gage is 1,534.71 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 

1929). Prior to March 20, 1908, chain gage at site 50 feet downstream, different 

datum.

Drainage area.- 2,540 square miles.

flecorgs available.- April 1938 to September 1939. June 1903 to December 1905 (gage 

heights only}, January 1906 to March 1908, and April 1930 to September 1932, at site 

7 miles downstream (published as North Fork of Red River at Lugert Dam).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period April to September 1938, 9,770 second-feet 

hay 19 (gage height, 7.11 feet); no flow at times.

Maximum discharge during water year 1938-39, 9,080 second-feet June 22 (gage height, 

6.84 feet); no flow at times.

1903-8, 1930-32, 1938-39: Maximum discharge, 10,700 second-feet May 7, 1930 (gage 

height, 13.70 feet, former site and datum), by computation of flow over dam; no flow 

at times.

Maximum stage known, about 16.2 feet, present site and datum, in spring of 1921.

Remarks.- Records fair for water year 1938-39. Those of dally discharge for period April 

to September 1938 not accurate enough to publish; those of monthly discharge are poor. 

Gage-height record collected In cooperation with Bureau of Reclamation. Results of 28 

discharge measurements In 1939 furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Discharge, la second-feet, water year October 1958 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

S

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11ia is

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

81 

88

23 

24 

25

86 

87 

88 

89 

SO 

SI

Oct. lov.

0 

14 

200 

19 

l.S

.2 

0 

0 

0 

O

0

0 

0

o

0

0 

0

o

0 

0

0

o

0 

0 

0

o

0 

0

o

0

Dec. Jan.

0 

0 

O 

0 

0

0 

0 

137 

1,490 

685

140 

75 

57 

42 

33

24 

26 

27 

23 

21

21 

24 

27 

30 

33

23 

20 

23 

26 

101 

98

Feb.

69 

43 

35 

31 

28

23 

18 

13 

11 

8.5

7.7 

11 

11 

11

11

7.1 

5.S 

6.7 

8.1 

9.0

9.0 

9.0 

8.5 

7.7 

7.4

7.1 

9.0 

10

Month

April 1938. 

May- ------

Jur 

Ju] 

AUJ

Sej

1

001

Hoi 

Dec

C

Jai 

Pel 

Hai

Itej 

Jut 

Ju] 

AUJ 

Sej

"he peric 

ober 19

d... ..................... .....^

alendar 

tuary 19

year 

39

Water year 1938-39 .....................

Mar.

8.1 

9.4

10

e.l

7.4

9.4 

S.I 

7.4 

7.1 

7.4

5.5 

4.0 

3.1 

1.5 

.7

.e

.S 

.S 

.8 

.S

.7 

.7 

.8 

1.5

17

222 

95 

191 

163 

63 

39

Apr.

26 

20 

15 

16 

98

S14 

5O7 

212 

125 

77

50

44 

54 

47 

33

170 

267 

95 

49 

47

27 

IS 

10 

7.1 

4.3

2.1 

32 

68 

33

16

Seoondfoot-days

:

-

0 

235.0 

0

_

3,209 

435.6 

S94.9 

2,683.5 

5,364.4 

17,S39.2 

3,322.5 

1,323.4 

0

35,307.5

*7

e.l

5.5 

4.0 

5.5 

9.4

5.8 

6.2 

3,64O 

473 

166

6S 

5O 

S7 

106 

91

53 

43 

41 

3O 

24

20 

16 

12 

8.5 

7.7

143

153 

47 

22 

11 

7.7

*»!»»

_

-

o

200 

0

_

1,490 

69 

222 

514 

3,640 

5,880 

1,160 

395 

0

5,880

June

6.4 

5.1 

4.3 

3.8 

3.6

3.6 

3.1 

S.I 

1.6 

.9

.3 

103 

421 

S7 

49

24

14 

5.1 

1,060 

167

2,780 

5,SSO 

4,090 

774 

87S

245 

82 

75 

76 

994

Mini .

~.

-

0 

0 

0

.

0

5.1

2!: 

4.C 

.( 

0 

0 

0

0

July

1,160 

1,040 

594 

190 

74

64 

S4 

36 

21 

14

9.4 

5.5 

3.1 

l.S 

.S

.1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

.8 

.3 

.7 

23

Aug.

12 

2.4 

l.S 

69S 

330

88 

43 

71 

25 

13

23 

12 

4.3 

.5 

.2

0 

0 

.7 

1.5 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

O 

0 

O 

0

Mean

178 

484 

271 

22.1 

.81 

.13

-

0

7.8 

O

_

104 

3 15.6 

1 2S.9 

I 89.4 

) 173 

> 595 

107 

42.7 

0

96.7

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

10,620 

29,760 

16,120 

1,360 

50 

7.9

57,920

0 

466 

O

_

6,360 

S64 

1,7SO 

5,320 

10,640 

35,380 

6,590 

2,620 

0

70,020

Peak discharge.- 1939: May 6 (5 a.m.) 8.S50 sec. -ft.; June i2 (6:30 a.m.) 9,030 sec. 

June 23 (9 a.m.) 8,130 sec. -ft.

-ft.;
294 RED RIVER BASIN 

North Fork of Red River near Headrick, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°38', long. 99°06', In center of NJ- sec. 21, T.

 2 N., R. 18 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 62, 2i miles east of Headrick and 13 miles 

upstream from Otter Creek. Zero of gage is 1,299.83 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929), from Bureau of Reclamation bench mark.

Drainage araa.- 4,360 square miles.

Records available.- April 1938 to September 1939. April to July 1905 (gage heights 

only;, at site a quarter of a mile downstream (jjublished as near Snyder, Okla. ;. 

July 1905 to May 1908, at Navajo dam site ten miles upstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period April to September 1938, 12,500 second-feet 

June 16 (gage height, 7.54 feet); no flow at times.

Maximum discharge during water year 1938-39, 13,400 second-feet June 22 (gage 

height, 7.70 feet); no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 16.1 feet sometime prior to 1929.

Remarks.- Dally records for April to September 1938 not sufficiently accurate for publication, monthly records poor; records for October 1938 to September 1939 fair. Flow 

partly regulated by storage In Lake Altus (capacity, 4,900 acre-feet), 40 miles upstream. Discharge for period of missing gage heights, July 9-19, Aug. 27 to Sept. 

27, 1938, computed on basis of rainfall study and records for North Fork near Granite 

and Elm Fork of North Fork near Mangum. Gage-height record collected in cooperation 

with Bureau of Reclamation. Results of 39 discharge measurements furnished by Corps 

of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

5 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

20 

90 

31

Oct.

0.4 

.2 

.1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

.4

.5 

0 

0 

0 

6.3

6.8 

3.2 

1.7 

.3 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

HOY.

0 

0 

91 

1,500 

445

160 

86 

53 

36 

26

23 

30 

16 

14 

13

12 

10 

8.0 

7.4 

5.6

5.1 

6.5 

6.2 

4.6 

3.6

3.6 

4.1 

3.6 

3.6 

3.5

Dec.

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.1 

4.1

4.1 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.2

3.6 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.6

4.1 

4.1 

4.6 

4.6 

5.6

6.2 

8.0 

10 

10 

9.4

8.7 

9.4 

7.4 

5.6 

6.8 

6.2

Jan.

6.8 

7.4 

6.6 

6.2 

5.6

5.1 

7.2 

321 

6,240 

2,220

984 

413 

£49 

176 

129

102 

100 

39 

76

63

58 

52 

63 

58 

52

52 

55

53 

46 

46 

 1

Feb.

S6 

111 

98 

77 

58

47 

46 

43 

34 

43

30 

31 

26 

23 

20

21 

21 

20 

35 

24

31 

20 

28 

20 

18

15 

20 

16

Month

Apj 

Maj 

Jui 

Ju] 

Auf 

Se]

1

Oc 

Hoi 

Dec

(

Jai 

Pel 

Hai 

Api 

Maj 

Jui 

Ju] 

AUJ 

Sej

V

Ly. .....................................

he peric 

^ober Wi

d. .............................

'alendar 

tuary 19S

year 

9

 11 ..... .. ..... , ..

Mar.

17 

15 

14 

13 

12

11 

11 

8.7 

8.7 

10

8.0 

9.4

8.7 

6.2 

5.1

5.6 

4.6 

5.1

4.6 

4.6

4.6 

4.1 

4.6 

5,6 

13

13 

97 

964 

457 

1,090 

540

Apr.

195 

132 

96 

83 

68

63 

191 

417 

430 

224

164 

120 

113 

89

S3

74 

58 

123 

13E 

74

49 

58 

39 

2E

2C

18 

IS 

13 

18 

150

Secondfoot-days

;

_

19.9 

2,570.5 

167.6

_

11,803.1 

1,051 

3,375.2 

3,330 

11,387 

31,332.7 

4, $55. 6 

3,053.3 

.1

73,046.0

May

7r 

44 

3C 

26 

3E

2£ 

2C

11E 

1.59C 

1,47C

63C 

341 

27C 

20J 

24£

2ie

15£ 

17C 

13E 

12£

9£ 

61 

4£ 

2E

U

2,45C 

1.46C 

656 

32C 

180 

12C

MajciJHuni

:

_

6.8 

1,500 

10

_

6,240 

111 

1,090 

430 

2,450 

10, 500 

981 

638 

.1

10,500

June

SI 

70 

52 

39 

30

23 

17 

12 

8.0 

5.6

4.1 

14 

28 

418 

285

117 

68 

44 

35 

124

1.980 

10,500 

9,020 

4,170 

1,320

1,140 

864 

396 

246 

212 

-

July

Minimum

j

_

0 

0 

3.2

_

5.1

15 

4.1 

13 

19 

4.1 

4.1 

.4 

0

0

532 

981 

709 

873 

378

218 

147 

118 

111 

S9

64 

44 

30 

25 

20

12 

10 

8.0 

8.0 

6.2

8.9 

129 

58 

28 

16

10 

6.2 

4.1 

6.2 

41 

345

Aug.

96 

46 

31 

35 

36

638 

366 

303 

320 

420

182 

103 

73 

56 

46

30 

20 

16 

63 

28

16 

12ie

117 

 41

20 

12 

5.2 

2.8 

.9 

.4

Mean

330 

1,256 

974 

74.6 

2.81 

77.6

_

0.64 

65.7 

5.41

_

381 

37.5 

109 

111 

367 

1,044 

160 

98.5 

.003

200

Sept.

0.1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0

Run-off In 

acre-feet

19,630 

77,210 

57,940 

*4,590 

173 

*4,630

164, 200

39 

5,100 

332

_

23,410 

2,080 

6,690 

6,600 

22,590 

62,150 

9,850 

6,060 

,2

.144, 900

Peak discharge.- Jan. 9 (8 a.m.) 11,600 sec.-ft.; May 25 (5 a.m.) 9,800 sec.-ft.; June 22 

(4:30 a.m.) 137400 sec.-ft.; June 23 (2:30 a.m.) 11,600 sec.-ft. 

 Partly estimated.
RED RIVER BASIN 

Elm Fork of North Fork of Red River near Mangum, Okla.

295

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°56', long. 99°30', on line between sees. 10 

and 11, T. 5 N., R. 22 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 283, 3 miles north of Mangum, 

5 miles downstream from Haystack Creek, and 18 miles upstream from mouth. Zero of 

gage Is 1,530.77 feet above mean sea level (Bureau of Reclamation bench mark). Prior 

to Sept. 30, 1931, chain gage at same site, different datum.

Drainage area.- 834 square miles.

Records available.- April 1905 to March 1908, March 1930 to September 1931, April 1938 

to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period April to September 1938, 18,600 second-feet 

June 16 (gage height, 9.15 feet); minimum, 1.6 second-feet Sept. 1 (gage height, 0.82 

foot).

Maximum discharge during water year 1938-39, 17,200 second-feet May 26 (gage 

height, 9.00 feet); no flow Sept. 3-30.

1905-8, 1930-31, 1938-39: Maximum discharge observed, 15,800 second-feet Oct. 3, 

1907 (gage height, 12.30 feet, former datum), from rating curve extended above slopearea measurement of 14,400 second-feet; no flow Sept. 3-30, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 16.4 feet, present datum, in spring of 1921.

Remarks.- Records fair for water year 1938-39. Those of monthly discharge for April to 

September 1938 are fair and those of daily discharge are poor. Gage-height record 

collected in cooperation with Bureau of Reclamation. Results of 48 discharge measurements made during water year 1938-39 furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S; Army.

Discharge, in aecond-feet, 193S-39 

1938

D«y

1

2

S

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

18

IS

14

IS

16

17

IB

19

80

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct. HOT. Dee. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

10

7.0

6.4

6.1

S.S

5.5

7.5

26

31

29

160

195

98

95

660

207

52

24

15

12

10

9.0

12

9.0

7.5

7.5

288

251

77

28

-

May

14

10

9.5

234

76

22

57S

42

14

10

S.O

S.S

S.O

S.O

7.0

1,540

555

256

2,200

476

207

473

S23

232

92

57

44

38

45

2S

21

June

16

14

14

14

12

12

35

39

146

2,560

391

154

96

66

54

5.50JD

47S

174

109

81

70

57

45

51

1,910

2,070

244

109

72

47

-

July

35

29

22

20

16

17

76

580

S7

20

15

12

10

10

11

54

24

15

15

14

120

111

45

23

19

17

12

9.0

7.5

9.0

11

Aug.

7.0

6.1

4.9

4.3

4.0

3.6

3.S

3.4

3.4

3.0

' 4.9

6.4

4.3

2.6

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

l.S

l.S

1.8

l.S

l.S

1.8

l.S

l.S

1.8

1.8

. 1.7

1.7

Sept.

i.e

l.S

2.2

26

16

42

96

22

10

6.1

4.6

119

1,780

694

139

40

22

IS

15

12

12

11

9.3

S.O

6.8

6.3

5.3

4.5

4.5

4.5

-

Peak diacharge.- May 19 (5 a.m.) 6,660 see.-ft.; June 10 (3:15 a.m.) 10,300 aec.-ft.j June 16 

(5:50 a.m.) 18,600 sec.-ft.

Note.- Clock stopped Sept. 15-21; discharge computed from gage-height graph drawn on basis of 

records for preceding and following periods.
RED RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Elm Fork of Hortb Fork of Red River near Mangun, Okie., 

1938-39 Continued

1938-39

Day

1

2

s

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11

12 

IS 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

4.5 

4.5

4.1 

4.1 

4.1

3.7 

S.7 

3.7 

3.7 

3.7

38

19 

6.3 

5.8

5.8

5.3 

4.9 

4.5

4.1

3.7

3.3 

2.9 

2.0 

2.6 

2.9

2.6 

2.6 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3

HOT.

3.3 

4.8 

304 

223

72

30 

18 

12 

10 

8.6

8.6 

8.6 

6.3 

6.3 

5.3

5.3 

5.3 

5.3 

4.9

4.9

4.9 

4.9 

4.9 

4.9 

4.9

4.5 

4.9 

5.8 

5.3 

5.3

Deo.

6.3 

6.8 

7.4 

6.8 

5.8

5.8

6.8 

6.8 

7.4 

7.4

7.4 

7.4 

8.6 

8.6 

8.6

8.6 

8.6 

10 

9.S 

9.3

10 

10 

9.3 

9.3 

8.6

8.6 

8.0 

8.6 

7.4 

6.8 

6.8

Jan.

7.4 

7.4 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0

8.0 

8.6 

1,780 

1,990 

212

85 

55 

38 

32

27

24 

27 

24 

23 

20

19 

18 

22 

22 

21

18 

17 

18 

19 

28 

24

Feb.

23 

19 

16 

14 

14

14 

13 

13 

12 

13

13 

12 

12 

12 

12

13 

12 

13

13 

12

12

13 

10 

12 

12

12 

12 

10

Month

Api

Maj 

Jui

Jia 

Auj 

Sej

G

Oo1 

Hoi 

Dec

(

Jar 

Pel 

Hai 

Api 

Maj 

Jui 

Ju] 

Auj 

Sei

V

Pll 1938

*he peric 

ober 19

wi....... .......................

alendar 

mary 19

year 

^o

Peak^ discharge.- 1939: Jan. 8 (8:30 p.m

Mar.

10 

10 

9.5 

9.5

8.5

8.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

7.5

7.0 

6.4 

5.8 

5.8 

4.3

4.3

4.6 

4.3 

4.3 

4.9

4.9 

5.2 

5.2

6.7 

132

463 

798 

228 

503 

94 

47

Apr.

34 

29 

21 

20 

19

78 

45 

31 

22 

18

26 

44 

21 

16 

13

9.5 

8.5 

6.7 

6.4 

6.1

5.5 

4.9 

4.6 

4.3 

4.3

4.3 

29 

157 

38 

16

Secondfoot-days

2,351.3 

8,136.0 

14,644 

1,465.5 

93.1 

3,139.7

_

169.3 

796.8 

247.1

_

4,618.4 

368 

2,416.7 

742.1 

6,592.5 

11,102.9 

1,526.1 

1,942.6 

.2

30,522.7

u*y

10 

33 

36 

22

21

43 

51

166 

58 

20

13 

12 

111 

99 

24

12 

15 

23

17 

8.5

7.0 

4.6 

3.6 

2.8 

16

5,060 

465 

120 

59 

38 

22

Maximum

660 

2,200 

5,500 

580 

7.0 

1,780

_

38

304 

10

_

1,990 

23 

798 

157 

5,060 

5,250 

645 

564 

.1

5,250

June

17 

12 

9.5 

7.5 

6.7

5.8 

4.3 

3.6 

3.4 

2.2

1.9 

186 

595 

38

9.8

3.6 

2.0 

1.6 

23 

79

5,250 

3,310 

787 

 204

128

68 

42 

34 

196 

72

Minimum

5.{ 

7.( 

12 

7.i I. 1 

l.C

_

2.C3.;

5.E

_

7.4 

104.! 4.:

2.£ i.e 1.4

.£ 

0

0

July

17 

10 

9.0 

9.5 

5.8

4.3 

3.4

2.8 

2.4 

2.0

1.9 

1.9 

1.8 

1.8 

1.6

1.6 

1.4 

1.4 

1.5 

385

60 

14 

6.4 

3.2 

2.0

1.8 

1.6 

119 

645 

169 

38

Aug.

16 

8.4 

9.4 

564 

434

71 

70 

242 

209 

46

18 

12 

9.0 

6.8 

5.3

65 

124 

12 

6.3 

3.6

2.6 

2.0 

1.0 

.9 

.5

.4 

.4

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2

Moan

> 78.4 

) 262 

488 

> 47.3 

J 3.00 

> 105

_

) 5.46 

5 26.6 

7.97

_

I 149 

13.1 

S 78.0 

24.7 

213 

370 

49.2 

62.7 

.01

83.6

Sept.

0.1

.1 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Run-off In 

acre-feet

4,660 

16,140 

29,050 

2,910 

185 

6,230

59,180

336 

1,580 

490

_

9,160 

730 

4,790 

1,470 

13,080 

22,020 

3,030 

3,850 

.4

60,540

) 8,580 sec. -ft.; Hay 26 (4:30 a.m.) 17,200 sec. -ft.;

June 21 (4:30 p.m.) 13,400 see.-ft.; June 22 (6 p.m.) 6,660'sect-ft.

Hote.- Gage-height record mlasing or fragmentary, Oct. 5-19, July 29, 30, Aug. 4, 7, 10-12; 

discharge computed from gage-height graph drawn on bails of occasional gage readings, rainfall 

study, recorded range of stage, and records for preceding and following periods.
RED RIVER BASIN 297

Pease River near Crowell, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage, lat. 34°06', long. 99°41', at 

 orioge on State Highway 16, 4 miles upstream from Raggedy Creek, 7 miles upstream 

from Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway bridge, and 8 miles north of Crowell, 

Foard County. Prior to Feb. 12, 1939 wire-weight gage only, which continued In use 

after Installation of recorder and from which one or more dally readings were obtained. Zero of gage Is 1,330.44 feet above mean sea level (Texas State Highway 

Department bench mark).

Drainage area.- 2,937 square miles, of which about 533 square miles Is probably noncontributing.

Records available-.- January 1924 to September 1939.

Average discharge.- 14 years (1924-26, 1927-39), 195 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, about 63,200 second-feet June 21 (gage height, 

ITTTJCTfeet), from rating curve extended above 30,000 second-feet; no flow at times.

1924-39: Maximum discharge, about 86,000 second-feet Sept. 18, 1936 (gage height, 

13.0 feet, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended logarithmically above 24,000 second-feet; no flow at times. 

Maximum stage known, 19.6 feet June 4, 1891.

Remarks.- Records poor. Dally discharge published only to show .flood distribution of 

 run-off during year. Gage-height record from water-stage recorder and one or more 

dally readings from wire-weight gage. Shifting sand frequently clogs Intakes at low 

and medium stages; gage-height record for these periods obtained from graph based on 

one or more readings dally. No diversions.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

8 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

19 

14 

16

16 

17 

16 

19 

80

21 

88 

£9 

84 

85

86 

87 

28 

89 

50 

31

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

1,010

164 

48 

22 

10 

5.5

2.5 

1.2 

1.0 

.4 

.4

.3

.2 

.2 

.1 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

lov.

0 

9.6 

718 

169 

36

16 

11 

7.6 

5.5 

5.0

4.5 

4.0 

3.5 

2.0 

1.7

1.4 

1.0 

.5 

.5 

.4

.2 

.2 

0 

0 

0

0

.1

.4 

.4 

.5

Dee.

1.0 

1.1 

1.1 

.5 

.3

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3 

.2

.4

.3 

.2 

.3 

.4

.5 

.5

.6 

.S 

1.2

2.0 

3.0 

4.5 

4.0 

4.5

4.5

3.0 

3.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0

Jan.

5.0 

5.0 

5.5 

5.5 

4.0

3.0 

2.0 

428 

4.6SO 

485

474 

104 

54 

36 

24

21 

26 

22 

19 

17

13 

13 

16 

18 

17

12 

9.4 

8.S 

11 

9.4 

7.6

Pet.

9.4 

7.6 

5.0

4.0 

3.0

4.0 

3.0 

2.5 

1.8 

2.5

1.4 

1.6 

1.2 

1.0 

.8

.S 

1.0 

S.8 

11 

5.0

3.0 

2.0 

l.S 

1.6 

1.4

1.1 

1.1 

.6

Month

Dot 

XOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fet

Max

API

sJU]

Av«

Sei

1

alendar year 1938. .....................

luary

 UBt....................................

later year 1838-!

Peak discharge. -

Aug. d (2:3O a.m.)

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

Mar.

0.6 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.4

.4 

.4 

.3 

.2 

.2

.4 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

191 

633

130 

15 

S56 

752 

136 

2S

Apr.

10 

2.0 

.6 

.4 

1.1

.8 

.4 

.2 

.2 

.1

10 

.6 

.4 

.3 

.2

.2 

.2 

.1 

.2 

0

0 

.2 

.2 

0 

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Seoondfoot-days

1,265.3 

999.0 

50.8

79,592.8

6,555.2 

88.0 

2.746.2 

28.5 

5,748.5 

45,397.9 

9.160.6 

8,474.5 

.5

31,015.5

*ay

0 

.2 

2.0 

44 

39

20 

9.4 

1,580 

384 

81

SO 

164 

247 

34 

107

351 

280 

83 

178 

253

72 

14 

2.5 

.S 

4.1

.1,300 

289 

75 

29 

14 

6.5

Hazinua

1,010 

71S 

4.5

10.700

4,680 

11 

856 

10 

1,580 

28. 400 

6,090 

4,200 

.5

28,400

June

1.7 

1.2 

.4 

.3 

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

.2 

983

L2.900

38,400 

1,380 

536 

2S9 

151

140 

109 

349 

400 

257

July

192 

6,090 

1,410 

2S9 

122

88 

63 

54 

48 

45

42 

40 

39 

39

36

34

30 

129 

20 

14

11 

11 

9.4 

S.2 

6.5

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

12 

126 

136

 M'imm

0 

0 

.2

0

2.0 

.6 

0 

0 

0 

0 

5.5 

4.5 

0

0

Aug.

81 

67 

107 

908 

198

91 

75 

4,200 

460 

219

88 

44 

31 

63 

272

278 

157 

91 

61 

67

42 

264 

306 

97 

54

42 

SO 

33 

SO 

14 

4.5

Mean

40. S 

33.3 

1.64

21S

211 

3.14 

88.6 

.95 

185 

1,530 

296 

273 

.02

222

Sept.

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

Run-off la 

acre-feet

2,510 

1,980 

101

157,900

13,000 

175 

5,450 

57 

11,400 

91,040 

18,170 

16,810 

9.9

160,700

June 21 (Z a.m.) about 63,200 sec. -ft.; July 2 (10:30 a.m.) 20,700 sec. -ft.; 

15,400 sec. -ft.
298 RED RIVER BASIN

Cache Creek near Walters, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°20', long. 98°17', In SEi sec. 19, T. 2 S., R.

 10 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 70 N., if miles east of Walters and 12 miles upstream from West Cache Creek. Prior to Jan. 8, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site 

and datum.

Drainage area.- 630 square miles.

Records available.- April 1938 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maxlimm discharge during year, 657 second-feet Aug. 9 (gage height, 8.90 

feetJ; no flow at times.

1938-39: Maximum discharge observed, 5,500 second-feet May 24, 1938 (gage height, 

26.02 feet); no flow at times In 1939.

Maximum stage known, about 30 feet sometime In 1906.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for days of incomplete gage-height record, June' 30,

 July 1, Aug. 9, computed on basis of record for parts of days. Some regulation by 

reservoirs on tributary streams, namely, Lake Lawtonka on Medicine Bluff Creek (capacity, 26,400 acre-feet), 39 miles upstream, and Lake Thomas on Little Medicine Bluff 

Creek '(capacity, 8,300 acre-feet), 40 miles upstream. Gage read at least once dally 

prior to Jan. 8. Results of several discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers, U. S. Army.

Rating table, water year 1938-39 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

2.5

2.5

2.6 

2.S

5.0 

3.3 

3.6 

4.0

5.0 

6.0

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 193S to September 1939

Day

1

8

3

4

8

6

7

8

9

10

ii

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

80

81

88

83

84

85

86

27

88

89

SO

31

Oct.

0.4

6.9

6.3

127

120

103

92

76

64

56

54

50

43

38

34

31

2S

26

24

16

9.0

S.2

6.9

6.9

6.3

6.0

6.0

6.0

s.e

5.S

5.3

HOT.

4.9

4.7

6.9

7.9

159

3S

17

10

S.6

7.6

7.3

6.9

6.6

6.0

5.8

5.3

5.8

5.S

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.3

4.9

5.1

5.6

6.3

7.6

7.3

7.6

IS

Dec.

17

16

14

12

8.2

6.9

8.2

9.0

8.2

7.6

6.9

6.3

6.3

6.0

6.0

6.3

6.3

5.S

5.8

6.0

6.3

6.0

6.6

6.6

6.9

6.9

6.0

5.S

6.0

5.8

a.s

Jan.

6.0

6.0

6.3

6.3

6.0

6.0

6.3

8.6

14

296

90

37

24

17

14

12

11

12

15

12

12

11

10

11

13

13

13

12

11

12

11

Feb.

9.4

10

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.0

S.2

7.9

8.2

7.9

S.2

7.6

7.6

7.6

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.9

7.6

7.6

6.6

6.5

6.6

6.6

6.5

6.5

6.6

6.0

_

-

Month

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

My...... .................................

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

Water year 1938-3 3......................

Mar.

6.0

6.5

6.0

6.5

6.6

6.5

6.0

6.0

6.5

6.9

7.5

6.9

7.5

6.6

6.5

6.6

7.5

7.6

7.6

8.2

8.2

8.6

e.e

8.2

14

24

IS

20

20

46

18

Apr.

18

12

10

S.6

9.0

S.6

8 2

sis

s.e

S.2

7.9

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.5

6.5

6.0

6.6

6.6

5.8

5.3

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,067.8

596.5

257.5

.

752.5

528.0

254. 2

159 . 1

378 2

592 .8

464.8

0

4,605.0

Hay

5.1

5.1

5.5

5.5

5.1

4.9

5.1

5.5

5.5

4.9

4.9

4.1

5.1

5.1

5.3

5.6

5.3

6.3

6.0

4.9

16

9.0

5.7

4.1

3.3

5.5

' 5.0

2.9

5.0

2.4

2.2

Maximm

127

159

17

.

296

10

46

IS

16

S5

179

272

0

296

June

2.1

2.0

54

S5

24

8.0

4.9

5.4

5.0

2.4

1.8

2.6

19

27

6.9

5.S

2.4

1.6

1.5

1.2

1.5

2.7

5.7

20

16

7.1

4.9

9.0

4.7

70

-

July

95

179

70

20

9.0

5.8

4.4

2.S

1.8

1.4

1.0

.6

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1.1

Minimum

0.4

4.7

5.8

_

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.3

2. 2

1^2

0

0

0

0

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.4

272

147

25

7.7

5.8

2.8

2.4

.9

.7

.5

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

Mean

34« 4

U o £

7.66

.

S3 6

7 «63

10.6

7« 81

5.13

IS 6

12.7

15.0

0

12.6

Sept.

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,120

786

471

_

1,450

424

651

465

316

750

779

QOO y&£>

0

9,150
RED RIVER BASIN 299

Wlchlta River at Wlchlta Falls, Tex.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 33°54'30", long. 98°32'05", at Tenth Street bridge In 

wicnita Falls, 4 miles upstream from Fort Worth & Denver City Railway bridge and 

about 7 miles upstream from Holllday Creek. Zero of gage Is 924.3 feet above mean 

sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 3,105 square miles, of which 1,988 square miles Is above Lake Kemp Dam.

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1939. February 1900 to January 1902 and 

October 1910 to December 1911 (gage heights only), at site 4 miles downstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,430 second-feet Mar. 26, Aug. 10; 

maximum gage height, 9.42 feet Aug. 10; minimum discharge observed, 6.0 second-feet 

Feb. 21 lice Jam upstream).

1938-39: Maximum discharge observed, 7,240 second-feet June 10, 1938 (gage 

height, 17.00 feet); minimum observed, that of Feb. 21, 1939.

Maximum discharge known, 50,000 second-feet June 8, 1915 (gage height not determined), computed by Big Wiohlta River Irrigation Company; maximum gage height known 

since completion of Lake Kemp Dam In 1920, 20.6 feet, present gage, Sept. 16, 1936 

(discharge, 10,000 second-feet, from 1938 rating curve extended above 7,200 secondfeet).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily, oftener during floods. Flow partly 

regulated by storage in Lake Kemp (capacity, between 500,000 and 600,000 acre-feet). 

Since completion of dam in 1920 no flow has been permitted to pass over spillway. 

Water is diverted at diversion dam (capacity of diversion reservoir, about 40,000 

acre-feet), about 50 miles upstream, for irrigation in vicinity of Wlchlta Fails. 

Area available for Irrigation, 42,000 acres.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

e

3

4 

S

6 

7

a

9 

10

11 

18 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

81 

88 

83 

84 

85

86 

87 

88 

89 

30 

51

Oct.

63 

65 

67 

65 

67

87 

95 

95 

104 

107

97 

90 

83 

67 

52

54 

56 

56 

61 

61

60 

54 

58 

60 

56

58 

58 

51 

44 

42 

44

Nov.

44 

45 

126 

230 

161

90 

65 

65 

65 

60

60 

61 

51 

45 

42

39 

39 

34 

33 

31

33 

29 

28 

29 

33

42 

47 

39 

39 

39

Dec.

42 

39 

39 

31 

34

36 

36 

36 

34 

36

34

36 

41 

99 

65

52

42 

36 

37 

39

39 

42 

49

51 

51

51 

51 

52 

52 

45 

42

Jan.

42 

42

44 

49 

58

69 

54 

79 

444 

639

263 

219 

144 

79 

54

49

45 

47 

44 

44

44 

54 

65 

71 

75

69 

63 

63 

52 

49 

51

Feb.

47 

47 

56 

69 

58

52 

54

51 

45 

45

42 

39 

37 

36 

33

«1 

30 

30 

31 

30

«24 

37 

37 

34 

34

29 

34 

81

Month

Oot 

Koi

Dec

0

Jan 

Fell 

Max 

Apr

** 

Jut) 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

«

alendar year

ust .... . .

ater year 1938-2

Mar.

73 

47 

36 

34 

33

31

30 

31 

S3 

28

34 

31 

28 

36

87

60 

42 

42 

36 

34

37 

41 

41 

74 

1,340

2.230 

916 

500 

397 

241 

178

Apr.

137 

107 

85 

79 

92

85 

104 

87 

73 

45

54 

51 

42 

39 

45

39 

39 

34 

28 

29

36 

36 

33 

34 

42

44 

44 

42 

51 

67

Seoondfoot-daya

2,077 

1,744 

1,369

-

3,164 

1,173 

6,796 

1,723 

5,727 

4,82S 

4,964 

11,670 

3,393

48,626

Hay

71 

77 

83 

92 

102

115 

123 

161 

147 

109

102 

104 

715 

1,420 

426

205 

168 

164 

131 

81

123 

92 

63 

61 

56

85 

216 

212 

102 

6£ 

56

 a-^w.11.

107 

230 

99

-

639 

81 

2,230 

137 

1,420 

689 

374 

1,770 

164

2,230

June

75 

77 

56 

65 

75

56 

47 

52 

56

61

79 

137 

161 

223

171

154 

144 

144 

370 

689

465 

241 

227 

157 

120

81 

7S 

75 

224 

271

July

126

356 

198 

115 

107

99 

95 

97 

109 

126

117 

126 

131 

131 

147

151 

164 

161 

161 

212

164 

154 

147 

147 

147

147 

154 

164 

174 

374 

263

Minima

42 

28 

31

-

42 

24 

28 

28 

56 

47 

95 

99 

75

24

Aug.

263 

202 

382

979 

1,020

268

205 

443 

1,770 

1,480

605 

357 

171 

99 

131

134 

102 

109 

115 

129

154 

176 

230 

920 

337

209 

164 

151 

134 

120 

10S

Mean

67.0 

58.1 

44.2

-

102 

41.9 

219 

57.4 

185 

161 

160 

376 

113

133

Sept.

95 

102 

99 

92 

97

95 

99 

99

104 

131

140 

151 

164 

151 

131

140 

129 

144 

144 

157

126 

104 

104 

99 

99

87 

83 

77 

75

75

Run*"Off in 

acre-feet

4,120 

3,460 

2,720

-

6,280 

2,330 

13,480 

3,420 

11,360 

9,580 

9,860 

23,160 

6,730

96,480

 Affected by Ice jam above station.
300 RED RIVER BASIN

Little Wlchlta River near Archer City, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 33°40 f , long. 98°36', at 

bridge on State Highway 79, 1.5 miles downstream from confluence of North and Middle 

Forks of Little Wiohlta River and 4.8 miles north of Archer City, Archer County. Zero 

of gage is 934.72 feet (revised) above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 496 square miles.

Records available.- May 1932 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,660 second-feet May 17 (gage height, 16.98 

feet); no flow at times.

1932-39: Maximum gage height, 25.67 feet Sept. 17, 1936 (discharge not determined); no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversions above station.

Rating table, water-year 1938-39 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,In aecond-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 12-24)

0

.2

1.5

3.3

6.9

11.7

17.8

24.3

4.9

5.0 

5.2 

5.4 

5.6 

5.6 

6.0 

6.5

33.5

46

74 

105 

145 

ISO 

205 

255

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

296

376

460

570

820

1,135

1,435

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 193S to September 1939

Day

1

2

S

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

82

25

84

£5

£6

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct. HOT.

0

0

62

33S

65

17

6.9

3.1

1.7

.9

.6

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.2

-

Dec.

0.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

34

646

422

54

19

9.5

4.9

2.1

1.5

1.2

.9

.2

.2

.1

.1

6.1

78

34

13

5.7

2.9

2.1

1.7

1.1

Feb.

0.9

.6

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.4

.4

.1

.1

.2

.7

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

113

2.3

.9

.

-

-

Month

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

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

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

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

Water year 1938-39......................

Mar.

0.6

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

76

349

95

24

28

23

21

Apr.

11

S.2

3.3

1.5

2.1

47

111

36

15

11

7.7

17

21

14

4.3

2.5

2.1

13

9.0

2.7

1.8

1.2

.8

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

-

Seeondfoot-days

.9

35,935.2

619.5 

344.6 

2 917 8

1,353.9 

1,488.9

37.8

11,918.5

*«y

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

14

4.3

l.S

l.E

l.S

.6

253

1,350

S26

57

26

11

6.E

10

6.1

2.9

2.3

20

250

40

15

16

MaxijBuni

.2

2,650

349

111

342

SOS

15

1,350

June

63

19

5.7

2.3

1.4

1.5

.9

.4

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

24

37

105

IS

342

229

17

5.3

16

234

230

-

July

50S

486

369

79

22

7.7

3.1

1.5

.7

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.2

6.E

1.8

.9

.6

.2

.1

.1

0

0

IfiM^mum

0

0

0

.1

0 

0

0

0

Aug.

1.0

2.1

3.S

884

807

39

9.0

3.6

23

32

16

4.6

3.3

1.7

79

326

SO

13

4.2

2.C

.9

2.C

15

431

113

15

6.E

192

66

15

4.9

Mean

.03

96.5

20.0 

11.5

45.1 

48.0

1.26

38.7

Sept.

2.0

1.1

.7

.6

.3

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

12

15

3.1

1.1

.4

.3

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

l.S

71,270

1,230 

664

2,690 

2,960

75

23,650

Peakdischarge.- Jan. 9 (9:30 p.m.) 880 aec.-ft.; May 17 (6 p.m.) 1,660 aee.-ft.; Aug. 5 (2:30 

a.m.] 1,520 see.-ft.
RED RIVER BASIN 301

Washlta River near Clinton, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°31', long. 98°57', In center of sec. 11, T. 12

 U.." R. 17 W., li miles upstream from Beaver Creek, 1* miles northwest of Clinton, ana 

4 miles downstream from Barnltz Creek. Prior to Feb. 7, 1939, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum. Zero of gage Is 1,467.60 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 1,990 square miles.

Records available.- October 1935 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,430 second-feet May 9 (gage height, 17.82

 feet); minimum, 1.7 second-feet Sept. 29 (gage height, 4.84 feet). ,..,.,. 

1935-39: Maximum discharge observed, 26,900 second-feet June 5, 1936 (gage height, 

38.50 feet), from rating curve extended above 13,000 second-feet; minimum, that of 

Sept. 29, 1939.

Remarks.- Records good except those above 3,000 second-feet, those for period of back-

 water, Jan. 9, 10 (computed on basis of one discharge measurement, gage-height graph, 

and rainfall records), and those for period of missing gage heights, Apr. 7-13 (computed from graph drawn on basis of fragmentary recorder graph and wire-weight gage 

reading on Apr. 8), all of which are fair. Prior to Mar. 1, wire-weight gage read 

twice daily. Results of 33 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, 

U. S. Army.

Discharge, In second-feet, miter year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

8

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

81

88

83

84

85

86

27

88

89

90

31

Oct.

7.1

7.1

7.4

7.1

6.S

5.8

6.0

5.S

5.6

7.4

9.2

9.5

6.0

5.6

5.2

5.2

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.6

5.S

5.4

5.2

5.4

5.6

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.2

HOT.

5.6

5.6

420

S32

115

42

25

19

16

14

13

13

12

11

11

11

11

10

9.5

9.8

9.8

9.5

9.5

9.2

10

9.6

9.5

9.6

10

9.8

-

Dec.

9.5

9.5

9.5

8.8

8.6

8.S

9.5

12

11

9.5

11

10

11

10

S.2

12

11

11

10

10

10

11

10

10

10

10

8.8

s.e

13

11

12

Jan.

12

12

9.S

9.5

6.5

9.2

9.2

89

1,240

663

125

68

46

36

32

27

25

22

21

21

20

19

19

19

IS

16

15

15

17

21

19

Feb.

31

31

24

20

IS

17

17

15

14

13

14

14

15

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

14

14

14

14

13

12

13

13

_

_

-

Month

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

Calendar year 1938. .....................

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

toy.......................................

Water year 1938-2

Mar.

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

9.S

9.5

9.5

9.S

9.S

11

728

240

 388

 134

*151

50

39

Apr.

37

35

34

32

229

2,180

483

145

104

76

58

48

44

*42

38

35

33

3l

68

54

44

38

35

31

29

28

27

25

25

31

-

Seoondfoot-days

315.7

55,864.2

Ann

1,996.4

ig OQQ

133.0

41,704.8

»»T

27

24

25

23

23

21

21

1,970

2,450

3SO

250

«166

 1,490

1,430

320

 163

 176

 162

 151

 114

«90

76

69

61

 54

«60

 71

 70

«5S

«43

«39

Ma-rfiffum

13

8,2^0

728

10

2,450

June

35

76

127

62

3S

31

26

23

21

21

21

1,320

1,060

259

*174

*1S6

83

73

672

S31

446

1,240

 757

1,940

1,910

*597

 331

 242

 190

*250

-

July

*B26

«308

 1,390

 350

«146

*110

«87

 76

«66

«60

 54

 SO

«45

 39

 35

 33

«30

 29

31

556

149

67

 47

 36

 31

«44

«31

«23

 20

 IS

*ie

Minimum

8.2

4.7

9.5

23.

21

2.0

2.0

Aug.

»18

 17

 34

 26

 17

 14

 26

413

456

96

«eo

*34

«25

«22

«41

690

549

110

63

 50

 113

108

«48

 32

 23

 18

 16

 14

«14

 12

 11

Mean

10.2

153

64.5

4.43

114

Sept.

 10

«9.2

«7.7

 7.1

«6.8

«6.6

«5.8

 5.4

 5.0

«S.O

«4.7

«4.7

4.5

4.3

4.1

3.9

3.4

3.8 s.e"

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.0

2.0

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

626

110,800

S67

3,960

IQ onn

264

82,780

Peak discharge.- Apr. 6 (10 a.m.') 2,910 sec.-ft.; Hay 9 (5:30 a.m.) 3,430 sec.-ft.; June 84 

(3:30 p.m.J 2,71O sec.-ft.

 Intakes partially or completely clogged; discharge computed from gage-height graph drawn on 

basis of partial recorder graph and once-daily readings of wire-weight gage.
308 RED RIVER BASIN

Washlta River at Carnegie, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°07', long. 98°36', on line between sees. 5 and 

6, T. 7 N., R. 13 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 54, 0.3 mile upstream from power dam 

of Southwestern Light and Power Co. and half a mile north of Carnegie. Zero of gage 

Is 1,273.80 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 3,170 square miles.

Records available.- November 1937 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,950 second-feet June 22 (gage height, 7.69 

feet); minimum, 8 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, below crest of dam).

1937-39: Maximum 'discharge, 7,080 second-feet May 23, 1938 (gage height, 11.14 

feet); minimum, that of Sept. 30, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 18.4 feet, date unknown.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 50 second-feet, which are fair. Records of 

dally discharge/ except those for June, Include occasional flow through hydroelectric 

plant. Record of monthly discharge for June includes 61 second-foot days of flow 

through turbines on unknown dates. Results of 37 discharge measurements furnished by 

Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 193S to September 1939

D«y

i

8 

3

4 

8

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

18 

IS 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

IS 

80

81

as

89

84 

85

86

87 

88 

89 

80 

31

Oct.

26 

26 

27 

27 

26

27 

26 

26 

26 

24

24 

23 

23 

21 

21

20 

20 

19 

19 

19

19 

18 

18 

18 

17

17 

18 

20 

21 

24 

24

lov.

21 

20 

562 

1,8SO 

741

356 

136 

81 

60 

48

44 

42 

38 

36 

34

32

31 

29 

30 

29

89 

26 

27 

27 

26

26 

26 

26 

27 

26

Dec.

26 

26 

29 

27 

27

27 

30 

30 

29 

26

25 

24 

25 

24 

26

26 

26 

26 

27 

29

29 

31 

32 

31 

30

29 

27 

25 

23 

23 

23

Jan.

24 

24

25 

29 29~

29

31 

405 

1,360 

1,290

1,290 

366 

166 

109 

S3

66 

64 

60 

57 

51

50 

48 

48

46 

46

46 

43 

38 

37 

42 

44

Feb.

46 

43 

53 

62 

55

50 

48 

42 

42 

38

36 

37 

36 

36 

36

34 

34 

34 

36 

34

31 

31 

32 

32 

32

30 

31 

31

Month

Dot 

lot 

DM

C

Jan 

Vet

Mar

Apr

£» 

Jun

Jul

Aug

Bep

V

ust....................................

 tar year 1938-39......................

Har.

29 

29 

29 

30 

30

29 

29 

29

30 

30

30 

29 

29 

27 

26

26 

27 

27 

26 

27

29 

29 

29 

31

47

70 

400 

255 

375 

467 

224

Apr.

114 

79 

68 

62 

71

69 

955 

1,300 

302 

166

125 

112 

99 

90 

83

77 

70 

66 

62 

55

72 

85 

74 

64 

59

57 

SO 

77 

77 

60

Seoondfoot-daya

684 

4,516 

838

90,942

6,046 

1,082 

2,524 

4,730 

9,5O8 

19,005 

6,579 

6,286 

506

62,303

May

43 

42 

46 

42 

40

37 

46 

83 

272 

2,060

1,060 

306 

361 

523 

1,640

716 

291 

199 

203 

169

152 

136 

114 

97 

90

90 

90 

92 

92

f7 

B7

M»f<imim

27 

1,880 

32

6,520

1,360 

62 

467 

1,300 

2,080 

2,850 

1,250 

1,130 

32

2,650

June

72 

64 

60 

62 

148

109 

70 

53 

44 

38

42

227 

1,240 

1,460 

539

213 

179 

163 

171 

263

2,050 

2,850 

1,700 

1,290 

1,360

2,040 

1,220 

514 

404 

299

July

203 

1,250 

739 

1,110 

665

266 

173 

131 

107 

95

85 

77 

72 

66 

64

64 

62 

57 

55 

55

76 

380 

166 

107 

81

68 

59 

57 

70 

62 

57

HIP \ntiiBi

17 

20 

23

17

24

30 

26 

55 

37 

3S 

55 

36 

8

8

Aug.

57 

57 

59 

59 

53

66 

62

Sll 

171 

690

440 

169 

87 

64 

59

53 

122 

645 

260 

131

178 

200 

1,130 

243 

126

74 

57 

48 

42 

37 

36

Mean

151' 22 !

27.0

249

195 

38.6 

81.4 

158 

307 

634 

212 

203 

16.9

171

Sept.

32 

30 

27 

27 

25

24 

21 

20 

20 

19

IS 

16 

15 

15 

14

15 

16 

14 

15 

12

11 

12 

13 

14 

14

12

10 

10 

9 

S

Run-off In 

acre-feet

1,360 

8,960 

1,660

160,400

12,000 

2,150 

5,010 

9,380 

16,860 

37,700 

13,050 

12,470 

1,010

123,600

Peak discharge.- NOT. 4 (10t30 a.m.) 2,300 sec.-ft.; May 10 (7:30 p.m.) 2,300 sec.-ft.; Hay 15 

(2:30 p.m.) 2,080 sec.-ft.; June 22 (5 to 9 p.m.) 2,950 sec.-ft.
RED RIVER BASIN 303

Washlta River near Pauls Valley, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°46', long. 97°15', near center of sec, 1, T. 3 

 N., K. 1 W., Zk miles northwest of Pauls Valley, 54 miles downstream from Owl Creek, 

and 7i miles upstream from Washington Creek. Prior to Jan. 26, 1939, wire-weight gage 

at same site and datum. Zero of gage Is 856.14 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 5,390 square miles.

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1939. Way to December 1S99 (gage heights 

only) at site about 9 miles downstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year,. 4,260 second-feet June 30 (gage height, 16.93 

feet;; minimum, 25 second-feet Sept. 29 (gage height, 3.92 feet, from observer's 

reading). 1938-39: Maximum discharge, 8,880 second-feet May 23, 1938 (gage height, 24.92 

feet, from floodmarks); minimum, that of Sept. 29, 1939.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing or fragmentary gage-height 

record, which are fair. Prior to Jan. 26, wire-weight gage read twice daily. Slight 

diurnal fluctuation during low water owing to operation of power plant at Chickasha, 

82 miles upstream. Results of 47 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Discharge, In eeoond-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

8

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

81

88

89

84

85

86

87

88

89

80

31

Oct.

102

95

96

88

92

t83

«80

*78

*78

90

«84

79

79

78

75

*73

*72

84

7S

77

75

76

75

75

74

73

73

72

71

70

71

WOT.

69

68

92

124

144

141

435

1,120

765

572

438

294

233

202

154

154

157

143

136

122

129

121

US

116

116

116

122

US

113

113

Dee.

106

106

104

103

104

111

105

109

104

113

122

104

97

97

114

116

106

112

114

113

111

111

118

128

123

123

125

121

130

128

11B

Jan.

114

130

123

114

115

124

121

95

148

199

345

718

1,140

1,190

S90

680

578

61S

304

315

272

256

272

236

215

204

205

192

175

190

188

Feb.

178

169

165

164

172

154

157

160

157

149

1S6

154

143

144

141

147

136

147

157

143

135

137

142

t!42

t!46

«143

t!40

t!35

_

_

-

Month

Oe tober ...................................

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

Calendar year 1938 ......................

Haroh. ............. .......... .. . .

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

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

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

Water year 1938-59......................

Mar.

*131

tlSl

136

142

143

140

140

136

123

135

135

131

128

124

123

121

123

124

118

123

122

123

124

112

t!23

170

327

268

479

449

t251

Apr.

t281

391

43S

462

40S

490

t249

t242

t231

t226

667

905

teso

»480

 371

 306

t290

±266

1246

$224

t202

199

1S6

171

172

t!75

t!78

161

175

154

-

Seoondfoot-daya

2,465

6,740

3,496

_

10,465

4,213

5,165

9,578

13,525

25,599

22,461

14,621

1,761

120,079

*»7

147

151

147

144

140

132

154

179

«142

«136

«135

«136

474

1,650

1,070

655

585

1,430

1,460

 961

«655

«612

«405

«340

1288

262

264

t245

t!96

t!72

168

Maxima

102

1,120

130

_

1,190

178

479

905

1,650

4,030

2,880

2,440

136

4,030

June

t!58

t!65

t!41

t420

228

167

196

171

t!06

t!02

108

t462

386

254

245

tssi

1928

920

642

460

351

2B8

550

1,630

2,460

2,460

1,670

2,300

3,270

4,030

"

July

2,040

2,880

8,630

2,050

1,770

1,930

fl,240

tl,140

t965

tsoo

t656

t480

tSTl

1288

342

221

196

ISO

175

200

169

t!48

1145

±142

1139

t!36

12S

242

308

244

157

IHnlrniTm

70

68

97

_

95

135

112

154

132

102

128Q* o*

29

29

Aug.

154

103

98

97

94

88

34

1,310

2,440

8,220

t7S5

, t755

t660

t373

tBBO

T448

403

296

224

158

144

126

t460

t378

852

190

t608

t47S

t347

228

181

Mean

79.5

226

113

_

338

150

166

319

436

353

725

472

58.7

329

Sept.

134

136 tios

t89

t94

t81

T84

t60

teo

teo

t59

t56

tB2

49

65

58

65

t52

t48

t48

38

37

40

37

34

33

38

29

31

49

~

Run-off in 

acre-feet

4,390

13,370

6,930

_

20,760

8,360

10,220

19,000

26,330

50,770

44,660

29,000

3,490

238,800

Peak discharge.- June SO (10 a.m.) 4,260 sec.-ft.; July 2 (7[30 p.m.) 3,830 sec.-ft.; Aug. 9 

(11:46 p.m.) 3,230 sec.-ft.

«0age height missing; discharge computed from graph based on record for preceding and following 

days.

tGage-height record fragmentary; discharge computed from graph drawn on basis of partial recorder 

graph and outside gage readings.

$Q*ge height missing; discharge Interpolated. __

SHBDHT SZA3M8 DHPARDffiHT OF THB IHTERIOR 

9-832 February 1936 Geological Stfrrey
304 RED RIVER BASIN

Washlta River near Durwood, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°14', long. 96°58', In center of sec. 3, T. 4 S., 

R. 3 E., at Molkey Bridge on State Highway 18, li miles downstream from Caddo Creek 

and 3 miles north of Durwood. Prior to Feb. 16, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site 

and datum. Zero of gage Is 650.57 feet above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers, U. S. 

Army, bench mark).

Drainage area.- 7,310 square miles.

Records available.- August 1928 to September 1939.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 1,301 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3.870 second-feet July 1 (gage height, 10.04 

feet;; minimum, 43 second-feet Sept. 30 {gage height, 3.09 feet).

1928-39: Maximum discharge, 68,000 second-feet Feb. 17, 1938 (gage height, 41.20 

feet, from floodmarks); minimum discharge observed, 17 second-feet Aug. 14, 1934 (gage 

height, 2.77 feet).

Maximum stage known, about 42 feet sometime In May 1908.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of fragmentary gage-height record, which 

are fair. Prior to Feb. 16, wire-weight gage read twice dally. Results of 36 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Rating table, water year 1938-39 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

3.1

3.2 

3.4 

3.6

45

76

153

239

3.8 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

336

442

731

1,030

5.5

6.0

8.0

10.0

1,350 

1,650 

2,770 

3,S70

Discharge, In second-feet, water year Oetober 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

8

S

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

80

81

88

89

84

85

86

87

88

89

90

SI

Oct.

137

141

137

129

121

106

106

 91

91

 98

«9S

91

S7

106

87

87

87

91

83

S3

S3

S3

S7

87

87

S7

91

94

94

87

91

lOT.

91

98

102

129

213

187

230

285

940

820

642

526

404

331

277

253

217

195

191

191

17S

174

166

153

153

149

141

145

145

153

-

Dec.

153

149

149

141

141

145

137

137

133

137

137

145

149

129

137

133

141

141

145

141

153

157

153

153

157

170

153

141

153

149

153

Jan.

153

141

145

161

161

149

149

174

794

291

272

272

410

970

1,060

1,030

778

590

487

410

357

321

316

311

291

286

262

25S

272

267

239

Feb.

25S

239

230

217

217

187

226

195

204

199

195

195

195

199

ITS

1S2

191

199

208

217

217

208

2O4

191

199

199

195

195

_

_

-

Month

October. . .

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

Maroh..................... ................

Itay........ ...............................

Water year 1938-3

Mar.

191

162

174

182

174

174

170

174

174

187

170

166

170

161

157

149

153

149

153

157

153

153

153

157

221

305

217

468

707

1,000

S50

Apr.

487

352

399

442

521

760

648

426

372

331

291

331

790

672

544

509

415

331

301

267

258

t244

t239

t230

t230

t226

799

1,350

415

t248

-

Seoondfoot-day*

7 879

4,512

620,842

5,739 

7,751

13,428 

15,353 

25,126

29,000 

16,387

2 ftfi.fi

142,666

Hay

t235

t226

t221

t217

t21S

t208

t!99

T250

346

t239

t!91

t!91

tlS7

217

1,330

1,190

707

tl.030

mo

tl,530

tl,060

t743 teis

t498

T442

t442

t57S

t357

t2S6

t258

t239

Xfrlmm*

170

57,200

258 

1,000

1,350 

1,530 

3,210

3,760 

2,330

3,760

June

t20S

t!99

t!95

t!91

t255

362

248

199

221

195

121

386

1,160

544

404

267

272

580

910

760

596

521

tl,360

tl,890

t2,110

2,550

2,000

2,380

3,210

-

July

3,760

t3,040

3,380

t3,160

t2,280

tl,770

t2,000

1,320

1,160

850

654

607

459

388

331

296

267

244

235

230

248

230

217

195

170

153

153

149

297

416

341

IHti-tumm

CHS

129

83

17S 

149

226

187 

121

113

45

Aug.

239

187

174

157

129

117

113

121

t2,060

t2,S30

t2,060

S50

719

596

464

470

526

420

357

281

244

199

635

244

410

326

24S

457

549

399

306

Mean

9V 7

146

1,701

205 

250

448 

495 

838

935 

529 

S9.5

391

Sept.

230

195

161

146

137

109

109

102

91

76

70

73

76

70

64

64

64

128

137

80

67

57

54

51

51

48

48

45

45

45

-

Run-off in acre-feet

S,950

1,232,000

11,380 

15,370

26,630 

30,450 

49,640

57,520 

32,500

283,000

 Discharge computed from once-daily gage readings.

tOage-helgbt record fragmentary; discharge computed from graph drawn on basis of partial recorder 

graph, occasional gage readings, and rainfall records.
RED RIVER BASIN 305

Muddy Boggy Creek near Farrls, Okla.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, Jat. 34°16', long. 95°55', in NWi sec. 26, T. 3 S., R. 13 

E., at bridge on State Highway 3, li miles downstream from McGee Creek and 2f miles 

northwest of Farris. Zero of gage is 446.58 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 1,120 square miles.

Records available.- November 1937 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period November 1937 to .September 1938, 

52,500 second-feet Feb. 17 (gage height, 43.10 feet); minimum observed, 0.8 secondfoot Sept. 30.

Maximum discharge during water year 1938-39, 14,200 second-feet Apr. 16 (gage 

height, 32.64 feet, from reading at flood crest); no flow Sept. 10-30.

Remarks.- Records fair except those below 100 second-feet prior to March 1938. which are 

poor. Discharge for period of shifting control, Sept. 22 to Nov. 3, 1938 (debris on 

control) computed from graph drawn on baeis of four discharge measurements and weather 

records. Gage read twice dally. Records for water year 1938-39 collected and prepared in cooperation with the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; records for water year 

1937-38 were collected and computed by the Corps of Engineers and prepared for publication by the Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water years 1937-3S and 1938-39 8-39 (gage ( height, in feet, and discharge, in secondfeet)

Nov. 19 to July 31, 19*8 Aug. 1, 1*48 to Sept, 30, 1939

0.5

.7

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

83

31

45

71

105

149

202

4.0

6.0

S.O

10.0

12.0

15.0

18,0

345

665

1,060

1,670

2,070

2,960

4,100

21.0

25.0

29.0

33.0

35.0

37.0

38.0

5,580

7,920

10,800

14,600

16,700

20,400

23,100

39.0

40.0

41.0

43.0

26,700

31,300

37,100

51,700

0 

.2 

,4

.6 

.S

1.0

0

1.3

3.4

6.0

9.0

13

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

20

31

53

79

132

196

Note.- Same as preeedIng table above 3.4 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1937-39 

1937-38

DV

1

2

S

4

5

6 

7

9

10

11 

12

IS 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

80

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

SI

Oct. HOT.

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

w

_

-

226 

113

74 

58 

50 

42 

40

3S 

35 

33 

31 

29

Dee.

26

24

27

31

26

27

26

25

29

31

27 

27

27 

29

31

1,230 

7,920 

7,050 

2,87O 

705

329 

239 

425 

283 

159

149 

113

101 

97 

105 

121

Jan.

105

97

74

71

58

52

48

42

45

42

40 

35

35 

35

35

33

35 

33 

33 

276

6,570 

4,930 

6,250 

11,100 

6,930

2,450 

B01 

377 

268 

202 

149

Feb.

113

105

97

S6

80

77

71

62

60

58

52 

50

97

90

890

13,300 

41,800 

46,900 

42,500 

35,900

23,400 

11,900 

2,500 

1,140 

785

601 

553 

441

Mar.

377

329

283

253

226

214

ISO

191

629

505

377 

298

239 

214

283

901 

945 

393 

239 

202

239 

214 

191 

139 

130

183 

1,920 

4,760 

15,200 

13,200 

13,400

Apr.

8,730

2,310

725

553

457

502

6,760

8,310

6,130

3,010

1,270 

725

537

409

1,960

3,930

2,200

6P5

4S9

346

283 

268 

268 

377 

226

169 

139 

105 

97 

83

May

74

65

65

55

65

60

SS2

5,580

7,170

5,360

1,730 

309

1,720 

905

473

226

169 

130 

113 

90

83 

940 

8,800 

5,360 

4,510

4,980 

3,290 

S27 

361 

253 

160

June

121

97

80

58

60

50

52

58

65

71

490 

3,450

3,810 

2,440

526

191 

139 

139 

149 

191

105 

77 

60 

55 

52

60 

42 

35 

113 

121

July

71

55

42

38

31

27

26

45

40

169

105 

60

45 

35

29

104

139 

71 

33 

27

25 

23 

21 

21

20

18 

27 

71 

5,750 

5,800 

3.650

Aug.

3,090

1,780

216

S3

30

15

9.0

e.2

7.8

5.6

4,9 

4.9

5.0 

4.1

3.8

3.6

9.6 

622 

553 

144

44

IS 

10 

7.5 

6.6

5.2 

4,9 

3,6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.5

Sept.

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.8

2.7

2.3

2.3

2.S

2.3

2,3

S.7 

14

29 

53

51

14 

S.7 

7.5 

6.6 

6.3

5,2 

3,5 

2.7 

2.8 

1.8

1.4 

1.2 

1.0 

.9 

.8
306 RED RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in seeond-feet, Buddy Boggy Creek near Farrls, Okla., 1937-39 Continued

1938-39

D»T

i

2 

3

4

5

6 

1 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

o.v

.6 

.5 

.5 

.4

.4

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2

,2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.1

.1 

,1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

,1 

.1 

.1 

,1 

.1 

. ,1

HOT.

0.1 

.1 

.3 

1.1 

1.1

1.3 

9,8 

S.I 

6.9 

6.2

5,7 

5.2 

4.7 

4.1 

4.0

3.9 

3.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.1

3.0 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2,8

2.5 

2.5 

2,3 

2.3 

2.3

Dee.

2,5 

2.5 

2.8 

2.6 

2.5

2.5 

2.5 

2.6 

2.5 

2.7

3.1 

3.1 

3.1 

3.O 

3.0

3.2 

3,0 

3.1

3.1 

3.1

3.4 

3.4 

4,4 

5.7 

6,6

8.4 

9.0 

10.0 

11 

10 

9.6

Jan.

9.0 

8.8 

8.7 

8.7 

8.4

8,1 

8.0 

7.8 

11 

13

24 

18 

15 

14 

13

16

16 

15 

13 

12

12 

11 

12 

12 

11

11 

11 

11 

13 

13 

13

Feb.

14 

14 

15 

19 

24

32 

48 

44 

37 

34

30 

27 

61 

51 

66

47 

53 

66 

517 

1,160

785 

345 

162 

99 

2,580

1^820 

704 

553

Month

Oct 

Hoi 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fell 

Mar 

Apr 

Ma3 

Jura 

Jul 

Aug 

Sej

I

Oct 

Hoi 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fell 

Mar 

Apr 

May

JUD

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

w

ober 193 

ember 19

alendar 

uary 193

year

ober 193

niary 193 Q

£;::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

ater year 1938-39.. . ............

Mar.

585 

393 

210 

132 

400

614 

182 

99 

70 

66

53 

47 

42 

36 

30

26 

24 

21 

19 

18

16

14 

13 

13 

70

45V 

238 

120 

1,110 

1,570 

687

Apr.

283 

156 

99 

74 

102

1,560 

4,060 

750 

377 

210

132 

89 

70 

57 

204

10,100 

8,700 

2,320 

705 

409

253 

156 

109 

84 

70

61 

1,370 

520 

150 

V9

Secondfoot-days

769 

22,309

_

41,061 

223.V08 

56,864 

52,172 

54,784 

12,967 

16,618 

6,679,0 

243.7

_

6.7 

101.2 

138.0

465,322.6

3V7.5 

9,40V 

7,375 

33,309 

2,760 

1,353.8 

3,655.8 

804.7 

18.1

59,186.8

M«T

61

50 

41 

36 

31

27 

24 

3E 

17C 

162

7C 

51 

57 

5V 

553

196 

238 

182 

268 

89

61

53 

43 

35 

29

23 

2G 

16 

22 

31 

30

Maximum

226 

V.920

11,100 

46,900 

15,200 

8,730 

8,800 

3,810 

5,800 

3,090 

53

_

.7 

9,8 

11

46,900

24 

2,580 

1,5VO 

10,100 

553 

292 

765 

144 

5.2

10,100

June

25 

175 

292 

74 

45

47 

42 

35 

30 

30

23 

32 

24 

17 

15

12 

8,4 

6.8 

6.6 

6.4

5.9 

7,4 

9.8 

7.2 

6.6

5.7 

47 

61 

42 

215 

..

Minimum

29 

24

_

33 

50 

130 

83 

50 

35 

18 

2.E 

.£

.

,1 

.1

2.5

.]

V.8 

14 

13 

5V 

16 

5.1 

1.7 

1.7 

0

0

July

489 

765 

745 

745 

505

150 

61 

42 

31 

26

18 

14 

11 

7.5 

5.7

4,2 

3.6 

3.2 

2.6 

2.1

1.9 

1.7 

2.1 

3.0 

3.0

2,7 

2,3 

2.2 

2.1

2,0

1.9

Aug.

2,3 

4.V 

3.9 

2.7 

2.3

1.9 

1.7 

1.9 

5,4 

144

48 

32 

20 

15 

10

8,1 

14 

12 

7.5 

5.2

4.1 

3,5 

64 

59 

57

57 

37 

24

18 

11 

7.5

Mean

64.1 

720

_

1,324 

7,990 

1,834 

1,739 

1,767 

432 

536 

215 

 8.12

_

.22

3.37 

4.46

1,275

12.2 

336 

238 

1,110 

89.0 

45.1 

118 

22.1 

.60

162

Sept.

5.2 

3.8 

3.0 

2.2

1.5

1.1 

.7 :!

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,630 

44,250

_

81,420 

443,700 

112,800 

103,600 

108,700 

25,720 

32,960 

13,250 

483

968,300

13 

201 

274

923,000

749 

18,660 

14,690 

66,070 

6,470 

2,690 

7,260 

1,36036

117,400
RED RIVER BASIN 307

Klamlchi River near Belzoni, Okla.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 34°12', long. 95°29', in SEi sec. 14, T. 4 S., R. 17 

E., if miles northwest of Belzoni and 6 miles downstream from Cedar Creek. Zero of 

gage is 389.90 feet above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 1,420 square miles.

Records available.- December 1925 to September 1931 and October 1935 to- September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during water year 1937-38, 83,700 second-feet Feb. 18 

(gage neight, 44.00 feet, from reading at flood crest), from rating curve extended 

above 46,000 second-feet on basis of slope-area determination at 61,400 second-feet; 

minimum observed, 0.3 second-foot Sept. 28-30; minimum gage height observed, 3.89 

feet Sept. 30.

Maximum discharge observed during water year 1938-39, 35,500 second-feet Apr. 18 

(gage height, 36.53 feet); no flow at times in October, November, and September.

1925-31, 1935-39: Maximum discharge observed, that of Feb.. 18, 1938; no flow at 

times in 1930, 1931, 1936, and 1939.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice dally. Records for water year 1938-39 collected and prepared In cooperation with Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; records from 

1937 to 1938 collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and prepared for publication 

by Geological Survey.

Discharge, la aecond-feet, 1937-39 

1937-38

D«y

1

2

3

4

e

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

191

145

117

95

73

57

51

41

38

26

20

21

26

26

18

13

48

135

379

1,380

4,430

1,280

642

419

340

268

219

191

162

140

122

HOT.

105

95

82

71

63

59

39

46

57

5,240

8,040

6,460

2,410

1,480

1,130

5,690

3,100

2,410

1,4SO

1,180

832

687

552

507

440

399

360

322

303

268

-

Dee.

252

235

219

203

235

235

203

203

185

173

156

163

148

148

153

179

8,380

13,200

11,400

3,470

2,250

1,640

2,580

2,410

1,S60

1,430

1,230

1,130

1,480

1,590

1,480

Jan.

1,230

1,030

932

782

687

597

562

484

419

399

379

340

322

286

268

252

235

219

203

330

9,940

22,800

22,800

27,100

17,700

13,500

5,410

2,580

2,020

1,800

1,860

Fab.

3,470

1,970

1,480

1,280

1,130

982

882

732

642

597

552

530

507

484

905

7,520

49,300

80,100

72,100

50,400

16,700

5,390

3,540

2,630

2,080

1,800

1,480

1,330

«

_

-

Mar.

1,180

1,030

932

882

782

687

597

562

732

1,640

1,330

1,130

882

732

732

832

882

782

642

597

642

642

597

607

462

440

3,900

13,100

21,600

18,400

20,600

Apr.

8,600

3,340

2,300

1,800

1,480

1,380

7,100

12,500

11,300

5,690

3,280

2,410

1,860

1,480

4,880

11,900

8,810

4,290

2,520

1,920

1,430

1,590

2,190

1,630

1,130

382

782

732

642

530

-

*«T

462

417

372

327

287

247

287

3,740

2,870

1,130

687

562

3,110

9,570

3,590

1,640

1,130

832

732

832

687

732

4,070

4,130

1,860

982

4,280

8,560

6,280

2,600

1,630

June

1,630

932

732

562

462

372

394

1,060

3,560

2,190

4,690

12,400

8,810

3,730

1,750

1,130

782

687

732

732

630

372

307

287

267

222

163

149

130

194

-

July

142

133

104

90

73

71

63

71

79

68

64

63

39

36

35

39

42

29

22

39

26

22

37

26

26

20

15

60

932

1,330

690

Aug.

267

198

136

104

79

60

47

39

32

29

23

22

20

18

13

13

9.0

8.0

7.0

6.6

3.4

2.8

2.8

2.2

2.2

1.0

5.8

1.0

.9

2.2

4.0

s*pt.

4.0

4.0

20

26

-18

16

13

11

9.0

5.6

13

9.0

5.8

17

84

11

5.8

3.4

2.8

.9

.7

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

- 
308 RED RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Eianlchl River near Belconl, Okie., 1937-39 Continued

1938-39

Day

1 

8 

S

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

25 

84 

86

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

SI

Oct.

0.3 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Nov.

0 

0 

0 

.2 

.1

.2 

.7 

.4

.7

9.0

29 

136 

83 

53 

49

37 

35 

32 

26 

22

18 

15 

13 

11 

9.0

9.0 

9.0 

7.0 

6.4 

6.4

Dec.

6.4 

7.0 

51 

53 

56

35 

26 

47 

87 

87

77 

67 

58 

49 

46

40 

39 

54 

38 

30

32 

32 

54 

35 

34

44 

58 

67 

65 

87 

107

Jan.

92 

87 

79 

76 

71

69 

67 

63 

136 

247

247 

484 

417 

327 

267

219 

219 

191 

191 

156

163 

170 

198 

327 

350

484 

462 

372 

350 

350 

394

FeD.

417 

462 

607 

697 

687

1.030 

1.640 

1,080 

988 

882

982 

1,280 

882 

832 

1.180

1,330 

1,700 

1,640 

7,870 

12,800

9,870 

5,940 

2,300 

1,920 

8,250

14,200 

9,230 

5,620

Month

Oct 

No'v 

Dec

0

Jan 

Fet 

Mar 

Apr 

Itej 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sej

M

Oct 

Hoi 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fet 

Mar 

Apr 

Ha, 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

M

ober 19.

alendar 

raary 19.

year 19! 

58

57 .....................

ober 19!58

alendar year 1958 .....................

tuary 19.59

ater year 1958-39 .....................

Mar.

4,360 

2,860 

2,140 

1.70O 

1,430

1,250 

1,050 

882 

782 

687

642 

642 

752 

642 

552

440 

594 

550 

526 

287

267 

247 

233 

212 

247

417 

484 

530 

1,280 

1,800 

8,250

Apr.

1,530 

1,130 

882 

732 

2,860

9,740 

10,100 

7,140 

2,800 

1,920

1,430 

1,150 

952 

782 

851

17,800 

55,100 

54,700 

28,800 

9,220

2,850 

1,800 

1,580 

1,130 

952

782 

1,920 

1,350 

752 

674

Secondfoot-days

11,115 

45,907 

58,610

594,016.7

157,456 

510,615 

98,445 

110,278 

68,716 

50,028 

4,285 

1,167.6 

225.4

894,750.9

2.7 

617.1 

1,522.4

785,245.1

7,524 

94,090 

30,076 

181,009 

27,158 

25,730 

2,602.4 

379.5 

4.5

568,615.2

»ay

607 

417 

572 

507 

267

244 

219 

240 

233 

22«

212 

307 

521 

952 

1,05C

642 

507 

2.28C 

2.47C 

6.77C

5.54C 

1.53C 

982 

752 

597

462 

44C 

552 

44C 

507 

261

Maxlaium

4,450 

8,040 

15,200

25,700

27,100 

80,100 

21,600 

12.600 

9,670 

12,400 

1,530 

267 

26

80,100

0.3 

156 

107

80,100

484 

14,200 

4.560 

54,700 

6,770 

7,550 

462 

124 

.5

54.700

June

287 

507 

852 

952 

1,960

7,530 

5,470 

1,800 

1.050 

687

484 

440 

372 

287 

247

247 

216 

174 

149 

156

156 

100 

92 

87 

76

597 

372 

267

> 198 

219

'

Minimum

15 

59 

148

.1

205 

484 

440 

550 

247 

130 

16 

.9 

.3

.5

0 

0

6.4

0

63 

417 

212 

674 

812 

76 

.3 

.1 

0

0

July

235 

287 

462 

267 

360

244 

177 

150 

97 

76

62 

61 

52

29 

29

25 

14 

11 

9.0 

5.8

4.6 

5.4 

2.2

.9 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.4 

.4 

.5

Aug.

0.5 

.5 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.1 

.2 

.7 

.3

.9 

2.2 

10 

124 

79

53 

57 

26 

15 

10

5.8 

5.4 

2.8 

2.2 

2.2

.9 

.7 

.6 

.4

.5 

.2

Mean

558 

1,464 

1,891

1,627

4.454 

11,090 

5,176 

5,676 

2,217 

1,668 

158 

57.5 

7.46

2,461

0.09 

20.6 

49.1

2,146

256 

5,560 

970 

6,054 

876 

791 

85.9 

12.2 

.14

1,010

Sept.

O.S 

.2 

.2

.2

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.3

.4

.3 

.5

.2

.1

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

22,040 

87,O90 

116,500

1,178,000

272,600 

615.900 

195,500 

218,700 

156,500 

99,250 

8,500 

2,500 

445

1,775,000

5 

1,280 

5,020

1,564.000

14,550 

186,600 

59,650 

559,000 

53,870 

47,070 

5.160 

762 

9

750,900
RED RIVER BASIN 

Little River near Idabel, Okla.

309

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 33°56', long. 94°49 1 ) In NEt sec. 19, T. 7 S., R. 24 E., 

3 miles north of Idabel and 13 miles downstream from Glover Creek. Zero of gage Is 

318.52 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 1,100 square miles.

Records available.- October 1929 to-September 1931, October 1935 to September 1939.

Extremes.- The figures of maximum and minimum discharge for water years 1936-37 to 1938- 

39 are given In the following table:

Water year

1936-37 

1937-38 

1938-39

Maximum

Date

Aug. 25 

Feb. 18 

Apr. 18

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

10,700 

t77,200 

32,800

Gage height 

(feet)

 27.04 

J39.3 

 34.84

Minimum

Date

Aug. 20 

Sept. 30 

No flow

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

5.6 

.2 

Oct. 4-9

Gage height 

(feet)

 2.52 

 2.18

 Observed.

tFrom rating curve extended above 30,000 second-feet.

JFrom floodmarks.

1929-31, 1935-39: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 18, 1938; no flow at times In 

September 1930, August and September 1936, and October 1938.

Remarks.- Records fair except those below 100 second-feet, which are poor. Gage read 

twice dally or oftener. Records for water year 1938-39 collected and prepared In 

cooperation with the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; records from 1937 to 1938 were 

collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and prepared for publication by the 

Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1957-39

1957

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

July

121

9S

SS

75

47

34

24

17

24

162

Aug.

26

24

23

20

IS

15

13

12

11

12

Sept.

275

250

275

205

175

145

soe

775

675

500

Day

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

July

135

123

98

109

96

es

S4

76

69

64

Aug.

13

12

10

9.7

9.1

7.3

7.6

7.3

6.4

5.6

Sept.

400

3OO

205

185

185

145

96

70

60

76

Day

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

July

84

68

63

60

47

45

40

34

29

2V

26

Aug.

6.4

9.1

2,750

9,470

9,450

5,960

2,780

1,120

671

475

275

Sept.

147

109

7S

60

50

36

26

26

31

38

-

Note.- Dally discharge for period Oct. 1, 1936 to June 30, 1937, published 

In Water-Supply Paper 827. *

Dmy

1

2

a

4

5

S

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

55

57

40

30

19

13

9.7

7.3

6.4

4.7

3.8

 2.9

 2.6

 2.3

e2.1

 1.9

*2.4

*5.1

 21

145

732

921

625

488

350

275

225

196

175

148

126

HOT.

113

111

109

99

93

86

81

72

96

1,040

6,690

6,940

3,860

2,050

1,430

2,070

2,S90

2,310

1,850

1,310

1,100

890

750

625

550

525

475

425

375

350

-

Dee.

300

275

250

238

250

250

225

225

215

195

175

165

175

175

1S5

252

2,410

S,S80

9,990

7,540

4,320

2,340

2,070

2,160

2.6SO

2,140

1,940

2,100

3,090

3,820

3,580

Jan.

2,950

2,310

1,760

1,460

1,250

1,100

950

300

725

650

600

575

500

450

425

375

350

350

325

325

2,100

10,200

16,500

28,700

33,700

19,200

10,600

7,010

4,630

3,120

8,990

Feb.

4,650

3,360

2,340

1,970

1*700

1,250

1,190

1,130

980

890

600

750

725

650

1,540

3,770

10,400

55,300

56,5OO

24,000

13,100

8,070

5,740

3,740

2,490

1,660

1,620

1,430

-

-

Mar.

1,250

1,100

980

690

800

726

625

550

877

1,490

1,220

965

860

750

725

775

700

625

625

625

575

525

600

475

450

400

2,920

6,520

14,700

24,000

13,600

Apr.

15,300

10,200

6,920

4,610

2,550

1,740

2,870

9,340

12,200

10,2OO

6,410

3,760

2,360

1,790

2,040

S,570

12,400

10,400

6, ISO

3,580

2,100

1,610

1,940

1,190

950

SOO

700

625

600

550

Hay

500

450

375

325

268

262

275

417

940

750

600

500

450

1,190

2,450

1,610

1,070

830

1,010

1,070

860

775

1,040

3,150

2,590

1,610

1,310

4,400

6,220

4,190

2,280

June

1,550

1,040

890

650

500

450

375

325

375

533

972

4,530

7,360

5,090

2,680

1,700

1,040

920

1,100

920

775

700

550

400

375

300

262

215

185

165

July

145

135

125

113

90

78

69

57

48

36

30

26

23

21

21

~21

27

39

56

S4

119

102

84

72

62

 56

 51

47

205

225

250

Aug.

250

215

165

121

67

66

52

36

40

32

34

28

25

23

21

15

14

12

10

7.S

5.4

5.3

13

19

21

IS

15

1O

16

9.7

6.7

Sept.

7.3

9.7

18

30

16

11

6.4

6.7

5.6

3.S

5.6

24

72

64

56

58

 45

 35

«26

 19

14

10

7

4.2

3.3

2.6

2.1

1.2

.6

.2

 Gage height missing; computed from gage-height graph drawn on basis of one discharge measurement, records for preceding and following periods, and reeords for nearby stations.
310 RED RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In second-feet, of Little River near Idabel, Okla., 1937-39 Continued

1938-39

9*7

1 

S 

9 

4 

6

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11

12 

19

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

80

81 

88 

89 

84 

25

86 

87 

88 

89 

90 

91

Oct.

0,1 

.1 

.1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

5,5

9.1 

8.7 

8.6 

8.1 

1.6

1.6 

1,8

5.1 

8.1 

7.8

7.0 5.2

6.2 

6,4 

6.4

6.4 

6.8 

6.8 

5.9 

6.1 

4.7

HOT.

4.8 

4,4

7,5 

17 

80

38 

57 

43 

64 

74

56 

48 

55 

57 

55

52 

. 51 

60 

46 

42

48 

44 

42 

36 

57

35 

38 

28 

52 

33

Dee.

34

37 

127 

508 

750

500 

350 

850 

215 

195

175 

165 

146 

155 

185

113 

104 

96 

98 

90

93 

96 

99 

96 

98

105 

181 

185 

838 

875 

875

Jan.

862

838 

838 

838 

285

885 

885 

885 

888 

518

940 

980 

890 

785 

685

525 

475 

550 

575 

550

585 

475 

500 

660 

1,800

1,880 

1,150 

920 

800 

775 

775

Feb.

800 

800 

890 

1,880 

1,550

1,490 

1,610 

1,640 

1,580 

1,430

1,340 

1,310 

1,880 

1,160 

1,580

8,460 

8,430 

8,040 

3,890 

8,400

11,500 

9,610 

5,720 

3,640 

4,960

13 ,100 

14,400 

9,140

Month

Oct 

Hoi 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pet 

Hat 

Apr 

Haj 

Jug 

Jul 

Aug 

Sej

h

Oct 

Hoi 

Dec

C

jai 

Pet 

Hai 

Apt 

Haj 

SUE 

Ju3 

Aue 

Sej

h 

Oct

HOI

Dee 

C

Jar 

Pet 

Hai 

Apr 

Haj 

«Ttti jui 

$

k

ober 193

alendar year 1936... ...................

mary 198

t ember. ................................

ater year 1936-57.. . ...................

ober 19B

mary 19 38

ater year 1957-56.. . ............

ober 193A

mary 192 g

ater year 1938-59. .....................

Mar.

7,860 

5,550 

3,650 

8,480 

8,800

2,060 

1,910 

1,610 

1,880 

950

890 

839 

750 

675 

600

550 

500 

450 

426 

376

350 

385 

300 

500 

448

1,750 

4,350 

4,340 

6,330 

9,460 

8,750

Apr.

6,800 

3,090 

1,970 

1,600 

1,680

6,220 

11,300 

10,800 

6,760 

3,660

8,370 

1,760 

1,400 

1,160 

1,160

3,910 

88,900 

50,600 

18,800 

10,700

7,480 

4,450 

2,260 

1,450 

1,160

960 

1,430 

1,760 

1,310 

920

Seeondfoot-daya

59,525 

24,486 

65,877

848,6C8

166,480 

25,649 

65,590 

97,290 

25,067 

89,860 

2,157 

53,228.7 

6,906

575,815.7

4,687.8 

59,385 

68,610

663,989.9

157,980 

211,965 

86,888 

145,875 

45,787 

36,927 

2,517 

1.398.9 

*565.9

792,491,4

106,8 

1,198.1 

5,889

695,545.1

18,551 

110,260 

71,692 

169,070 

22 239 

ie',6S7 

3,762 

1,176 

117.9

416,578.8

May

77J 

671 

62i 

471 

40C

35C 

SOC 

28t 

32i 

SOC

27. 

26J

4OC 

61< 

1,07(

1,04( 

76( 

76J 

1,87< 

2,18(

1,88( 

1,64( 

1,19( 

1,O4< 

6K

SBC 

45C 

37S 

32f 

271 

83£

Maximum

9,580 

6,790 

8,540

9,580

11,600 

8,140 

4,600 

18,000 

2,420 

6,500 

162 

9,470 

775

12,000

981 

6,940 

9,990

12,000

33,700 

66,500 

S4,OQD 

15,300 

6,220 

7,360 

850 

250 

72

56,500

8,1 

74

760

66,500

1,280 

14,400 

9,460 

30,600 

8,180 

8,050 

567 

115 

10

50,600

June

> 216

5 195 

> 186 

> 805 

> 196

) 734 

> 2,050 

J 1,780 

> 1,180 

775

> 575 

450 

) 360 

I 385 

) 385

) 300 

) 860 

! 806 

> 195 

) 176

) 166 

) 146 

> 135 

145 

) 166

> 186 

) 838 

> 350 

> 876 

> 860 

(

Minimum

69 

175 

185

0

1,790 

425 

676 

760 

165 

109 

17 

6.6 

86

5.6

1.9 

78 

165

1,9

325 

650 

400 

550 

262 

165 

21 

5,5 

,2

.8

0 

4.8 

34

0

225 

800 

500 

920 

838 

155 

16 

11 

1.6

0

July

206 

185 

196 

327

667

350 

238 

186 

175 

186

166 

117 

107 

88 

64

46 

40 

55 

32 

86

21 

18 

16 

86 

64

84 

72 

48 

36 

50 

26

Aug.

Mean

1,276 

816 

8,061

663

6,370 

916 

2,055 

3,845 

744 

995 

69.6 

1,078 

197

1,576

151 

1,512 

2,020

1,518

5,096 

7,670 

2,801 

4,796 

1,412 

1,851 

81,2 

44.9 

18.8

8,171

3.45 

39.9 

190

1,900

598 

3,938 

8,509 

5,636 

717 

481 

121 

37.9 

5.95

1,141

30 

44 

61 

39 

29

83

18 

17 

27 

61

113 

102 

88 

81 

75

67 

46 

55 

27 

21

18 

16 

16 

21 

84

16 

87 

21 

18 

14 

11

Sept.

*10 

 9.4 

 8.7 

*8.0 

*7.3

 6.7 

 6,0 

 5.5 

 5.0 

 4.6

 4.2 

 5.8 

*3.5 

*3.2 

 2,9

*2.7 

 2,5 

 2.3 

*2,2 

*2,0

 1.9 

 1.9 

 1.8 

 1,8 

 1.7

 1.7 

 1.7 

 1.7 

 1.6 

 1.5

Run-off In 

aore-feet

78,400 

48,570 

126,700

461,300

350,200 

50,870 

186,500 

195,000 

46,750 

59,230 

4,880 

65,910 

11,710

1,141,000

9,300 

78,080 

184,800

1,099,000

319,300 

420,400 

178,800 

286,400 

86,860 

73,240 

4,990 

2,7*0 

1,120

1,572,000

818 

2,580 

11,680

1,375,000

36,800 

818,700 

142,000 

535,500 

44,110 

85,050 

7,460 

2,550 

234

826,500

Wage height missing; discharge computed from gage-height graph dram on basis of four discharge 

measurements, records for preceding and following periods, and records for nearby stations. 

BO£S£. Monthly discharge for October 1956 to June 1957 published In Water-Supply Paper 827t repubTfahed In above table to complete water year, 1956-37.
RED RIVER BASIN 

Little River near Horatio, Ark.

311

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°55', long. 94°23', In NWi sec. 11, T. 10 S., R.

 32 W.. li miles upstream from Canney Creek, 2 miles southwest of Horatio, and about 

28 miles upstream from confluence with Cossatot River.

Drainage area.- 2,690 square miles..

Records available.- December 1930 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 56,500 second-feet Apr. 18 (gage height, 32.12

 rfefETF minimum, 5.0 second-feet Sept. 28-30 (gage height, 3.43 feet).

1930-39: Ifeximum discharge, 110,000 second-feet Jan. 25, 1938 (gage height, 36.93 

feet), from rating curve extended above 60,000 second-feet; minimum, 1 second-foot 

Aug. 18 to Sept. 1, 1934; minimum gage height, 3.09 feet Aug. 25-27, 1934.

Maximum stage known, 38 feet sometime In August 1915.

Remarks.- Records good.

Discharge, in second-feetj water year October 1938 to Septenber 1639

1*7

1

8

S

4

S

6

7

a

9

10

11isis

14is

16

17

18

19

SO

21

88

25

84

85

86

87

88

89

SO

31

Oct.

16

16

15

15

13

121211

10

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

10

13

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

8

S

8

 or.

S

9

9

15

15

23

eo

95

97

72

55

53

61

61

55

55

74

80

87

84

78

76

72

66

64

61

59

59

50

47

-

Dec.

47

47

50

59

884

1,460

1,010

781

598

502

433

370

310

292

256

238

212

202

ISO

171

160

162

199

190

183

202

208

238

349

502

623

Jan.

623

573

525

47S

433

390

370

349

390

47S

1,110

1,950

1,950

1,740

1,530

1,320

1,190

1,070

1,130

1,390

1,390

1,250

1,250

1,670

2,590

3,520

3.250

2,670

2,270

2,030

1,950

Feb.

1,950

2.110

3,520

5,230

5,590

4,960

4,690

4,600

4,150

3,520

2,990

3,160

2,910

3,700

6.040

7,400

7,100

5,770

6,180

15,500

21.400

19,000

16.400

13,600

12,900

26,900

25,300

21,700

_

_

-

Month

iTB1111Al*T. .... " '

 ky....... ................................

 Italy......................................

Water year 193S-39......................

Har.

19,500

16,400

12, 300

S.010

7,310

10, SOO

7,600

5,230

4,060

3,340

2,990

2,990

2,590

2,190

l.SSO

1,670

1,460

1,320

1,190

1,070

1,010

S94

837

781

837

2,660

10,900

12,900

14,700

21,200

20, SOO

Apr.

17,300

12,600

7,400

4,760

5,100

13, 400

33,600

24,400

IS, 500

13,600

9,180

6,080

4,430

3,440

2,800

7,180

40,000

51,800

44,600

40,400

50, 500

21,000

12,600

5,760

3,200

2,590

3,430

4,330

4,060

2,910

-

Seoondfoot-daya

11,113

1,737,951

9,152 

5,437

1/588,736.8

*»7

2,110

1,740

1,460

1,190

1,070

952

837

731

727

731

952

894

1,350

2,030

1,670

2,030

1,880

2,730

7,900

3,300

7,700

5,590

3.970

2,830

2,110

2,110

2,510

1,880

1,460

1,190

1,010

Xaxlmn

1,460

105, 000

1,010 

394

51,800

June

837

727

674

727

952

837

1,850

3,160

2,750

1,950

1,460

1,130

952

781

837

781

674

593

549

456

412

349

330

349

727

727

674

648

674

648

-

July

623

573

573

573

731

1,010

781

598

456

370

370

349

256

196

162

140

122

110

96

86

75

67

60

60

54

54

98

117

127

112

103

m»i<.mi«

47

8

rrQ~\

54

43

5.0

Aug.

92

75

69

60

56

54

49

43

43

409

694

781

598

412

292

223

177

145

124

112

94

83

31

71

64

58

62

58

52

47

54

Hean

10.3

359

4,898

1,382

295

175

2,983

Sept.

60

47

41

36

32

28

25

22

20

18

17

15

13

12

11

11

10

8.7

8.2

7.0

6.5

6.3

6.1

S.8

5.4

S.4

S.2

5.2

5.0

5.0

-

Rim-off in 

acre-feet

22,060

3,546,000

904,500

18,160 

10,780

2,160,000

Peat discharge.- Feb. 26 (11 p.m.) 31,500 see.-ft.; Apr. IS (4 a.m.) 56,500 see.-ft.
312 REX RIVER BASIN

Mountain Fork River near Eagletovm, Okla.

Location.- Wire-weight, lat. 34°03', long. 94°37', In SEi sec. 7, T. 6 S., R. 26 E., 1 

mile west of Eagletovm and 8.7 miles (revised) upstream from mouth. Zero of gage Is 

333.95 feet above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, bench mark).

Drainage area.- 784 square miles.

Records available.- March 1924 to December 1925, October 1929 to September 1931, October 

193& to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during water year 1937-38, 69,300 second-feet Jan. 

54~TPge height, 25.00 feet), from rating curve--extended above 28,000 second-feet; 

minimum observed, 2.6 second-feet Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.17 feet).

Maximum discharge observed during water year 193S-39, 50,400 second-feet Apr. 17 

(gage height, 21.19 feet), from rating curve extended above 28,000 second-feet; no 

flow at times In October and November.

1924-25, 1929-31, 1935-39: Maximum discharge observed, that of Jan. 24, 1938; no 

flow at times In August, September 1930, August, September 1936, and October, 

November 1939.

Maximum stage known, 26.4 feet In August 1915.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice dally. Records for water year 1938-39 collected 

and prepared In cooperation with the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; records for water 

year 1937-38 collected and computed by the Corps of Engineers and prepared for publication by Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water years 1957-38 and 193S-39 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In discharge. In second-feet)

Oct. 1, 1937 to Apr. SO, 1939

O.S

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.2

0

.8

S.O

7.B

16

SS

59

95

2.4

2.7

S.O

3.5

4.0

6.0

6.0

7.0

142

2S1

3S9

659

S26

1,630

2,600

4,170

S.O

10.0

12.0

16.00

20.0

25.0

6,360

11,000

16,000

28,400

46,000

69,300

Apr. 21 to Sept. SO, 1939

l.S 

2.0 

8.2 

2.4 

2.6

29

46

66

94

134

f) g

3*1 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

195

312

773

1,600

3,600

.- Sane as preceding 

table below 1.6 feet and above

5.7 feet.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1937-39 

1937-38

D«jr

iz

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

16

16

17

18

19

80

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

669

465

379

SOI

248

208

169

147

138

117

US

110

106

99

95

89

95

156

1,710

5,420

2,160

1,280

1,010

S26

714

609

421

S39

266

248

251

HOT.

199

190

184

169

147

134

130

150

255

4,S10

9,030

3,650

2,350

1,630

1,220

1,620

2,700

2,120

1,530

1.S70

1,290

1,220

1,080

946

826

688

536

48S

443

421

-

Dec.

S79

339

320

301

288

265

283

248

225

21S

212

802

199

184

17S

560

7,430

9,700

4,630

S.470

2,350

1,710

2,230

2,010

1,910

1,910

1,620

1,530

2,600

2,600

2,230

Jan.

1,710

1,530

1,290

1,160

1,010

885

826

769

661

584

535

465

421

S79

369

339

SOI

283

265

412

7,640

22,100

36,SOO

60,200

16,800

5,430

3,160

2,360

1.S10

2,S70

S,010

Feb.

3,640

2,730

1,910

1,620

1,S70

1,820

1,080

946

826

769

714

714

661

8S6

2,760

5,640

40,900

51,200

19,000

6,120

3,640

2,730

2,120

1,710

1,460

1,290

1,160

1,010

_

-

Mar.

885

S26

769

714

688

609

635

465

714

1,156

1,220

1,160

946

S86

826

769

714

661

635

609

609

609

635

488

466

421

2,610

8,090

25,500

10,300

11,900

Apr.

7,050

3,470

2,230

1,710

946

1,210

5,770

10,900

6,990

3,460

2,470

1,810

1,530

1,220

2,840

19,600

6,260

2,470

2,230

1,910

1,450

1,290

1,220

1,080

S86

714

609

559

465

379

-

»"T

339

320

*501

283

231

21S

248

429

511

379

SOI

248

248

1,020

1,240

886

661

888

1,130

714

661

609

1,340

1,580

1,230

988

1,170

5.SOO

2,740

1,710

1,290

June

1,010

769

584

465

400

301

265

283

304

535

535

1,920

2,130

1,530

1,080

769

753

1,390

1,410

1,460

1,220

688

535

S79

320

2S1

218

19S

161

147

July

127

113

99

S7

78

62

56

55

51

43

33

89

86

25

23

22

22

26

120

297

212

117

91

73

61

63

46

41

126

89

80

Aug.

86

19S

184

1S4

104

80

64

53

39

SI

27

22

28

19

17

16

15

13

11

11

12

14

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

10

8.3

Sept.

7.S

6.6

9.0

9.6

S.3

7.9

11

9.6

9.0

7.6

7.1

S.S

9.6

17

14

10

9.0

8.3

7.1

6.0

5.5

5,0

4.6

4.2

4.0

3.8

S.4

3.0

2.7

2.7

 Oage readings doubtful; discharge Interpolated.
o o 4 ctSIH 6 11 o

HOI tOCil

fggSSi 

5o***.<

;!*

towoSP

M * -5 

Mtccn

otoi-a

1-" 
314 RED RIVER BASIN

Cossatot River near De Queen, Ark.

an.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°02'50", long. 94°12'45", on south edge of SEi 

sec. 20, T. 8 S., R. 30 W., at highway bridge Just downstream from Hale Creek, 7 

miles east of De Queen. Prior to Nov. 9, 1938, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Drainage area.,- 361 square miles.

Records available.- January 1938 to September 1939.

__.- Maximum discharge during period January to September 1938, 36,300 second-feet 

Jan. 24 (gage height, 19.7 feet, rrom graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 

5.3 second-feet Sept. 28-30 (gage height, 2.17 feet).

Maximum discharge during water year 1938-39, 36,300 second-feet Apr. 16 (gage 

height, 19.70 feet); minimum, 1.6 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.78 feet).

Rflnarks.- Records good except those below 50 second-feet, which are fair. Gage read 

twice dally prior to Nov. 9, 1938. ' Results of 27 discharge measurements furnished by 

Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Dliohapgs, in second-feat, 1938-39 

1938

o*r

i

2

S

4

5

«

7

8

9

10

11

It

IS

14

IS

16

17

18

19

80

21

W

K

84

26

89

87

88

89

30

SI

Oct. Nor. Dee. Jan.

_

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

.

-

114

168

5,130

18,800

10,600

26,000

5,100

8,290

1,460

1,070

800

930

2,770

Feb.

1,660

1,160

890

696

574

45S

366

307

274

267

238

215

201

514

622

888

16,000

86,900

6,560

2,850

1,700

1,280

950

720

570

474

403

340

_

_

-

Mar.

294

255

238

226

209

187

169

153

726

1,660

1,190

830

680

498

410

345

288

234

220

2S1

196

179

809

190

172

159

190

785

8,000

3,480

6,790

Apr.

3,660

1,340

1,190

745

630

960

1,770

3,480

2,610

1,700

1,190

860

630

488

518

io,eoo

3,570

1,770

1,190

830

670

830

606

474

363

290

239

224

192

169

-

»«y

151

135

123

115

110

103

102

107

128

107

91

82

145

346

221

165

138

123

115

102

89

88

1,450

1,190

610

357

418

746

670

454

898

June

21S

174

143

113

99

88

79

79

210

328

270

1,190

1,660

950

506

307

274

2,000

2,770

1,840

1,220

610

372

259

198

176

140

119

102

88

-

July

78

68

61

54

49

43

38

35

32

31

32

30

29

26

26

23

55

707

430

210

125

115

111

84

79

64

50

45

961

562

351

Aug.

270

172

125

95

74

59

49

42

36

30

27

25

23

21

44

. 75

85

61

62

56

45

35

28

23

19

15

13

11

10

8.9

7.4

Sept.

7.0

6.6

7.4

7.4

7.8

11

12

9.9

12

13

13

16

30

32

29

27

23

19

16

14

ife

10

8.0

8.0

7.4

6.6

6.2

5.7

5.3

5.3

-
RED RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In second-feet, of Coamatot River near D» Queen, Ark., 1938-99 Continued

1938-39

315

»«y

i

2 

3

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

15 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19

ao

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

88 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

5.0 

4.3 

4.3 

4.6 

4.3

S.3

7.0 

7.4 

7.8 

7.8

6.5 

6.9

7.0 

7.4 

8.0

8.0 

9.9 

12 

18 

21

21 

20 

20 

21 

21

21 

21 

21 

23

23 

21

SOT.

22 

23 

25

30 

35

40 

154 

502 

226 

129

93 

72 

59 

51 

46

40 

38 

34 

S3 

32

42 

48 

43 

39 

36

34 

32 

30 

29

27

Deo.

27 

27 

28 

60 

128

93 

71 

59 

52 

45

40 

37 

34 

32 

31

29 

28 

27 

27

27

29 

29 

35 

41 

51

72 

97 

149 

157 

130 

107

Jan.

92

80 

70 

67 

62

59 

56 

54 

70 

268

450 

298 

267 

266 

2S2

214 

187 

222 

340 

296

232

190 

261 

770 

980

800 

543 

410 

510 

720 

720

Month

Jai 

P»l 

Hu 

API 

««i 

Jui 

Ju] 

** 

Sej

5

Oct

Hoi 

Dec

C

Jar 

Pel 

Hai 

Apt 

Ha? 

Jut 

Jul 

Aug 

S»j

H

ruary 19-31, 193!

 11 .. . .......

ly....... ..................

ober 195re

alendar 

uary 19!

year 

59

atsr year 1938-39 ........

Feb.

546 

759 

2,800 

2.220 

1,370

1,190 

1,070 

860 

666 

562

468 

360 

307 

669

1,740

1,660 

1,010 

720 

1,680 

5,820

2,370 

1,400 

960 

746 

6,840

4,960 

2,290 

1,910

Seeondfoot-daya

74,116 

67,896 

29,327 

44,501 

9,077 

16,682 

4,682 

1,646.3 

387.6

.

394.6 

2,043 

1,799

-

9,784 

47,651 

23,816 

71,644 

24,767 

4,469 

2,276 

2,776 

188.6

191,691.1

Her.

1,430 

1,100 

830 

670 

800

890 

696 

646 

464 

382

338 

286 

246 

212 

191

174 

168 

146 

134 

129

119 

115 

110 

106 

113

979 

2,460 

2,130 

3,300 

2,850 

1,740

Ma-rlm^fflu

26,000 

26,900 

8,000 

10,800 

1,450 

2,770 

961 

270 

32

_

23

602 

157

-

980 

5,840 

3,500 

16,200 

6,130 

630 

296 

1,800 

28

16r*00

Apr.

1,220 

860 

680 

400 

1,290

12,500 

3,660 

1,910 

1,280 

950

1,010 

746 

662 

478 

414

16,800 

16,000 

3,86O 

1,080

1,910

920 

660 

486 

360 

302

268 

474 

466

318 

252

H«T

210 

182 

161 

144

130

119 

110 

108 

118 

164

170 

190 

161 

704 

614

320 

280 

6,090 

4,460 

6,190

1,980 

1,160 

720 

608 

366

446 

403 

292 

216 

174 

145

VHnlmnff

114 

201 

163 

169 

82 

79 

23 

7.4 

6.3

-

4.6 

22

27

-

64 

307 

106 

262 

108 

46 

11 

12 

1.7

1.7

June

128 

220 

108 

170 

169

190 

266 

206 

160 

192

ito

06 

98 

90

77

64 

64

47 

46 

46

Si 

62 

46

48 

119

107 

94 

900 

660 

346

Mean

5,701 

2,426 

946 

1,483 

293 

669 

148 

63.1 

12.9

-

12.7 

68.1 

68.0

-

316 

1,708 

768 

8,388 

799 

148 

79.4 

80.6 

6.88

626

July

196 

190 

296 

166 

129

96 

76 

61 

61 

46

47 

66 

61 

40 

94

88 

26 

21

18

16

16 

14

12

11 

200

131 

90

80 

64

40 

35

Per 

square 

nlle

16.8 

6.72 

2.62 

4.11 

.812 

1.63 

.410 

.147 

.096

-

.096 

.189 

.161

-

.876 

4.71 

2.19 

6.61 

8.81 

.410 

.209 

.248 

.017

1.48

Aug.

99

30 

24

20

17

16 

19 

18 

28 

1,800

408 

108 

140 

109 

70

64

62 

46

38 

31

87 

89 

21 

19 

16

16 

18 

24 

24

29 

26

Sept.

88 

17 

14

12 

10.0

9.4

8.9 

9.2 

8.2

7.0

6.4

6.0 

6.1 

4.4

4.0

9.8 

4.0 

4.3

4.2 

9.7

9.1 

9.0 

8.8 

2.7 

8.6

2.4 

8.9

2.8 

8.1 

1.7

Rim-off

XaohM

7.64 

7.00 

3.02 

4.60 

.94 

1.71 

.47 

.17 

.04

_

.04 

.21 

.19

-

1.01 

4.90 

8.46 

7.98 

2.66 

.46 

.29 

.20 

.08

10.74

Aor«-feet

147,000 

194,700 

88,170 

88,870 

18,000 

32,890 

9,000 

9,870 

769

402,800

789 

4,060 

3,670

-

10,410 

94,610 

47,240 

142,100 

40,180 

8,890 

4,610 

6,600 

374

980,000

Peakdischarge.- 1939: Feb. 25 (7 p.».) 13,000 >ec, 

16 (8:50 p.m.; 36,300 sec.-ft.

-ft.) Apr. 6 (7 a.m.) 20,700 »ec.-ft.> Apr.
316 RED RIVER BASIN

Saline River near Dierks, Ark.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 34°05'45*, long. 94°05'05", in Wi sec. 3, T. S S., R. 

29 w., at bridge on U. S. Highway 70, 3$ miles upstream from Holly Creek and 4 miles 

southwest of Dlerks.

Drainage area.- 122 square miles.

Records available.- Way 1938 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period May to September 1938, 4,750 secondfeet Hay 23 (gage height, 12.97 feet); minimum observed, 0.3 second-foot Sept. 24-30 

(gage height, 3.70 feet).

Maximum discharge during water year 1938-39, 9,010 second-feet Apr. 16 (gage 

height, 17,10 feet, from reading at flood crest), from rating curve extended logarithmically above 5,000 second-feet; minimum discharge observed, 0.2 second-foot Oct. 4-15, 

Sept. 29, 30; minimum gage height observed, 3.65 feet Oct. 9, 10, Sept. 29, 30.

Maximum stage known, 21.9 feet sometime in 1920.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for days In rapidly changing stage, which are poor. 

Gage read twice dally or oftener. Records for water year 1938-39 collected and prepared In cooperation with the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; records for 1938 collected 

and computed by Corps of Engineers and prepared for publication by the Geological 

Survey.

pischarge. In ssoond-feet, 1938-59 

1938

T*f

1

2

S

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

16

IS

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nor. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May

_

m

m

_

-

_

^

 .

_

-

..

418

627

98

63

46

48

42

25

28

26

1.510

398

218

132

392

468

192

139

112

June

74

54

44

42

29

23

21

23

139

S3

27

378

218

1E5

92

67

230

712

616

378

291

168

126

89

73

57

44

36

26

26

July

21

19

16

13

12

9.4

9.S

S.3

7.1

6.4

6.8

6.1

3.8

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.3

343

220

60

58

56

28

34

21

14

11

14

660

39S

263

Aug.

112

87

46

27

20

16

16

13

11

e.7

7.9

6.4

6.4

6.1

6.4

6.1

S.3

9.4

14

9.0

6.8

4.8

3.3

2.8

2.3

2.3

1.3

 .7

.6

.7

.9

Sept.

0.9

.8

.7

.7

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.8

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

-
RED RIVER BASIN 317

Dlaoliarge, la eond-f«et, ot Saline Rlw n«u> Dtarlo, Ark., 19S8-S9 eontlnued 

1938-39

D«T

1 

2 

3

4 

6

e

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

18 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

80

.81 

92 

83 

84 

26

26 

27 

28

29

30 

31

Oet.

0.3 

.8 

.3 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.3

.7 

.7 

.9 

1.0

1.3 

1.3 

1.8 

1.8 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

.9 

.8 

.8

HOT.

0.9 

.9

1.0

1.8 

1.6

6.4

as

79 

88 

28

18 

16 

18 

9.0 

8.3

7.9 

7.1 

7.1 

6.1 

6.4

6.4 

8.3 

12

es

23

22

14 

10 

7.9 

6.1

DM.

3.8 

8.8 

3.3 

3.0 

3.0

e.8 

e.s 

e.s 

e.s 

e.s

2.8 

8.8

e.e

3.3 

3.3

3.8 

3.3 

6.4 

6.8 

5.8

6.1 

6.8 

8.7 

9.0 

34

84

89

42 

41

se

82

Jan.

86

81 

20 

18 

18

17 

16 

18 

82 

98

118 

239

lie

112 

98

67 

64

118 

132 

132

69 

69 

92 

438 

369

306 

176 

154 

323 

369 

383

Month

H*j

JUI 

JUJ

f

Set

T

Oet 

HOT

Doc

C

Jar 

Fat 

Mar 

Apr 

Ha7 

JOB 

Jul 

Aug 

Sap

11

r 13-31, 1938. .............

ober 193

alendar 

Ufiry 193

year 

9

&:::::: ::::: : -: 

<fc6ttl)6P* * 

at«r rear 1998-39 ........

Feb.

192

672 

1,020 

630 

438

600 

306 

. 260 

218 

263

168 

146 

132 

3S6

816

621 

340 

263 

1,870 

2,180

765 

468 

340 

671 

3,230

1,240 

816 

816

Seeondfoot-daya

4,672' 

4,310 

2,221.2 

440.2 

18.9

.

19.0 

464.2 

865.4

4,118 

19,434

9,192 

21,461 

8,676 

047.3 

185.7 

07.3 

17.4

64,647.8

KKF.

648 

398 

323 

291 

418

1-92 

164 

139 

132 

126

106 

98 

77 

67 

66

50 

46 

42 

40 

36

36 

34 

34

31 

87

649 

816 

1,180 

1,660 

916 

686

M«Tlmpn

1,310 

712 

660 

112 

.9

_

1.8 

88 

42

438 

3,230 

1,660 

6,660

''It 

40 

26 

1.0

8,660

Apr.

43S 

278 

200 

184

778

2,090 

916 

630 

418 

340

630 

398 

306 

228 

809

6,660 

3,600 

1,130 

720 

600

340 

239 

184 

146 

125

118 

378 

161 

118 

92

*«y

77 

64 

68 

48 

36

31 

29 

29 

38 

29

26

22 

67 

161 

87

65 

810 

1,280 

8,640 

1,360

765 

500 

806 

218

144

113 

92 

78 

59 

47 

86

M1 n<«iin«

26 

21 

8.8 

.6 

.3

_

.2 

.9

2.6

12 

138 

31 

98 

22 

6.7 

.5 

.6 

.2

.8

June

31 

61 

68 

44 

43

46 

42

28 

22

18

16 

19 

16 

24 

16

11 

9.6 

6.3

8.7 

11

14 

10 

9.1 

6.7 

16

10 

7.0 

12 

16 

18

Kean

246 

144 

71.7 

14.2 

.63

.61 

15.1 

11.6

133 

694 

297 

716 

280ei.e

6.99 

3.14 

.66

177

JUly

19 

81 

40

30

17

12

a.s

5.4

6.4 

3.6

3.0 

8.4 

2.1 

1.9 

1.9

1.7 

1.2 

1.0 

.9

.7

.9 

.9 

.8 

.7 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.5

Par 

square 

oil*

2.02 

1.18 

.688 

.116 

.0062

_

.0060 

.184 

.094

1.09 

5.69 

2.43 

6.86 

2.30 

.177 

.049 

.026 

.0048

1.46

AiME.

0.6

1.9 

1.8 

1.1 

1.0

.9

.7 

.7 

2.2 

2.7

26 

14 

7.9 

6.1 

8.0

8.7 

2.6 

2.4

1.9 

1.9

2.1 

1.9 

1.7 

1.4 

2.4

1.4

1.1 

1.0 

.9 

.9 

1.0

S«pt.

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

.9

.9

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

.7

.7 

.6

.8 

.6 

.6

.6

.a *«

!e

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2

Run-off

Inches

1.42 

1.32 

068 

.13 

.006

_

.006 

.14

.11

1.26 

6.92 

2.80 

6.64 

2.66 

.20 

.06 

.08 

.006

19.72

Aora-feet

9,270 

8,660 

4,410 

873 

37

23,140

38 

901 

706

8,170 

38,660 

18,280 

42,650 

17,210 

1,280 

368 

193 

36

128,800
318 RED RIVER BASIN

Sulphur River near Darden, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°15', long. 94°37', at bridge on U. S. Highway

 57," '0.5 mile upstream from St. Louis Southwestern Railway bridge and 1 mile southwest 

ot Darden, Bowie County. Zero of gage Is 220.6'feet above mean sea level (general 

adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 2,754 square miles.

Records available.- October 1923 to September 1939.

Average discharge.- 16 years, 1,944 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 20,300 second-feet Apr. 1 (gage height, 27.42

 reet); no flow Oct. 28 to Nov. 3, Sept. 8-30.

1923-39: Maximum discharge, 92,900 second-feet Jan. 25, 1938 (gage height, 34.9 

feet, from floodmarka), from rating curve extended above 70,000 second-feet; no flow 

at times.

Remarks.- Recprds good. Discharge for May 18 computed on basis of partial gage-height 

record. No diversions.

Discharge, In B«Cend-foot, water year October 1938 to September 1939

*7

1

8

3

4

5

fi

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

80

81

88

88

84

85

26

87

98

89

SO

81

Oct.

4.8

4.0

3.2

2.3

1.7

1.4

1.1

.S

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

 or.

0

0

0

.1.1

.1

.4

.4

.4

26

669

493

372

276

215

169

122

99

68

46

34

27

22

17

16

12

10

S.8

7.4

6.4

-

Dee.

6.0

6.0

6.8

6.8

7.0

11

11

8.6

6.2

4.6

3.6

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.7

1.7

1.9

8.2

13

15

26

22

16

18

20

17

Jan.

15

13

13

16

19

18

17

18

28

42

66

S5

373

705

690

870

S60

706

560

410

267

180

223

417

493

1,210

1,870

2,010

1,630

1,070

746

Feb.

670

884

1,080

1,100

1,320

1,390

1,140

900

766

690

540

362

26S

463

1,700

2,430

3,160

4,230

6,860

8,760

10,700

11, 600

13,600

16.000

16,000

14, 500

12, 500

12, 000

_

_

-

Month

October .. .

March April » »

Iky........ ...............................

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

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

Water year 1938-28......................

Mar.

16,000

16,700

13, 500

10,700

3,760

6,020

3,330

2,520

1,860

1,2SO

890

600

330

276

207

194

162

138

116

102

90

81

73

65

388

1,630

2,710

3,550

6,310

16,100

19, 100

Apr.

19,700

18,500

14,000

9,600

6,760

5,100

4,660

4,890

9,090

14,000

11, 600

8,760

6,020

4,640

3,100

1,930

1,600

1,860

3,020

7,690

14,000

11, 500

9,000

6,760

5,260

3,710

2,160

1,600

1,600

1,540

-

Seoondfoot-dayi

23.2

264.6

1,248,057.4

142,362

6,717

3,286.6

.7

624,623.4

NT

1,080

636

364

22C

140

120

93

8C

72

62

50

45

43

3£

33

30

13]

374

365

215

122

16^

265

19S

17S

178

16C

105

72

54

44

Ma*,,.

4.8

26

89,600

19, 100

1,080

416

.1

19,700

June

87

99

142

454

1,220

1,120

760

600

530

460

469

448

250

162

106

93

S4

87

106

84

62

50

40

30

24

19

247

338

215

125

July

101

160

185

226

362

415

276

15C

91

72

48

32

57

192

167

174

131

116

90

63

42

30

24

20

16

14

12

11

11

10

8.6

Minium

0

0

1.4

0

30

8.6

0

0

Aug.

6.4

6.2

3.6

3.2

2.6

1.7

1.2

.9

.7

.6

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.£

.2

.1

Mean

0.75

8.21

3,419

5,084

4,291

184

106

.02

1,437

Sept.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

46

6,180

606

2,476,000

282,400

263, 800

11,340

6,620

1.4

1,041,000
RED RIVER BASIN 319

Cypress Creek near Jefferson, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°45', long. 94°29', at Parrell Bridge, on

 Jefferson-Harleton Highway, 8 miles west of Jefferson, Marion County, and 14 miles 

upstream from Black Cypress Creek.

Drainage area.- 848 square miles.

Records available.- July 1924 to September 1939.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 566 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,250 second-feet Mar. 2 (gage height, 16.65

 feet); no flow Sept. 5-30.

1924-39: Maximum discharge, 26,100 second-feet May 20, 1930 (gage height, 25.37 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 16,000 second-feet; no flow 

at times.

Remarks.- Records good except those for August, which are poor. No diversions.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1998 to September 1999

Day

1

9

3

4

3

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

JL9

14

15

16

17

18

19

SO

81

22

89

84

85

88

27

28

29

SO

91

Oct.

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.8

.5

.5

.5

.5

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.7

.8

BOY.

0.8

1.0

1.4

2.4

2.8

4.7

15

28

26

21

19

16

17

25

90

94

99

90

25

21

18

' 16

15

14

19

12

12

12

12

12

Dec.

12

14

24

31

97

47

45

39

34

34

34

39

99

32

29

27

25

24

29

23

24

24

96

60

85

106

124

141

198

141

138

Jan.

130

116

103

92

63

76

70

64

98

179

204

266

400

442

442

442

442

442

428

388

342

292

262

244

244

272

912

364

400

414

414

Feb.

388

376

414

456

484

532

580

632

668

708

748

768

748

688

692

564

596

728

869

1,200

1,980

1,460

1,640

2,440

4,020

4,820

4,380

9,940

_

_

-

Month

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

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

Water year 1998-9

Mar.

4,670

5,250

4,670

3,940

3,300

2,670

2,250

1,970

1,720

1,490

1,330

1,120

995

768

614

500

414

952

312

282

262

244

230

221

226

292

952

456

596

748

890

Apr.

1,070

1,270

1,490

1,680

1,720

1,760

1,650

1,460

1,270

1,120

1,090

935

848

748

614

616

532

614

532

428

400

414

442

428

388

902

226

184

162

155

Seoondf cot-days

24.9

489.1

1,617

284,178.4

8,461

96,859

24,388

7,961

263.6 

99.6

 8

124,580.9

May

169

192

180

148

120

103

89

84

81

77

72

79

96

103

99

89

78

299

684

828

728

692

548

484

428

297

186

198

194

116

86

 . *<»!» 

1.8

94

141

24,000

442

4,820

1,760

828

21 

2.9

5,260

June

92

152

180

165

134

119

99

89

92

92

82

67

52

43

44

66

60

43

37

45

41

95

29

24

22

22

21

18

16

14

-

July

19

15

21

19

14

14

12

9.6

7.6

7.0

8.3

11

13

11

7.9

6.1

e.e

7.2

8.5

7.6

6.2

5.4

4.9

4.8

4.5

4.0

3.6

3.4

3.0

2.8

2.6

tHn<»1B

o.e

.8

12

.5

64

976

221

155

14

2.6 

.9

0

Aug.

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.2

1.0

.8

1.1

.9

.9

1.5

1.4

.9

.6

.5

1.1

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

Mean

0.80

16.3

52.2

779

273

1,316

1,389

813

238

66.3

8.50 

1.08

341

.3

Sept.

0.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

Run-off in 

 ore-feet

49

970

3,210

668,700

16,780

78,110

86,440

48,370

14,540

3,980

BS3 

67

847,100
320 RED RIVER BASIN

Bayou Bodcau near Sarepta, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°54', long. 93°29', In sec. 15, T. 22 N., R. 11 

H..L5Ul8iana meridian, at bridge on State Highway 70, 2 miles west of Sarepta and 9* 

miles upstream from Caney Creek. Prior to Nov. 2, 1938, staff gage at same site and 

datum. Zero of gage Is 173.78 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 515 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,050 second-feet Mar. 1 (gage height, 1S.47 fe'4'tj; minimum, 0.1 second-foot Aug. 3-15; minimum gage height, 1.98 feet Aug. 10. 

Maximum stage known, about 24.5 feet sometime In July 1933, from floodmark.

Rsfflarks-,- Records good except those below 1 second-foot, which are poor. Staff gage 

i«ga'aonce dally Oct. 5, 30, and twice dally Oct. 6-29, Oct. 31 to Nov. 2. Discharge 

estimated Oct. 1-4. Water used by paper mill at Sprlnghlll la pumped from wells and 

later discharged as waste Into the bayou about 8 miles upstream from station. This 

discharge Is not continuous, but is stored In reservoir and released whenever flow of 

bayou la sufficient to dilute effltfent from mill.

Rating tablet, water year 1958-39 (gage height, In feet, and dlaeharge. In cond-feaf)

2V9 

3.4 

4.1

0.3 

2.2

£ 

60

Dot. S to Feb. 23

6.0

6.0

7*0

10.0

11.3

235

380

795

1,010

12.e 

14.8

15.S 

17.0 

19.4

2.020 

2v570 

3,480 

4,020

Mar. 1 to Sept. 30

I.88 0.1 2.8 14 6.9 366 

2.10 .4 3.3 32 10.0 S02

2.2 1.1 3.8 80 11.3 1,010

2.3 8-4 4.8 136 

2.S 6.6 S.8 232

Kote.- Save ai preceding table abore

II.3 feet.

Discharge, In aeeond-feet, water year Oeteber 1938 to September 1039

Day

j

S' 4

»

U

1*

IS

u

IS

16

17

18

18

80

81

M

M

M

 S

M

87

M

W

so

SI

Oat.

f >

.7

.7

1.3

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.3

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.3

1.7

1.9

1.9

o o

2.2

2.2

4.1

3.2

2.7

lev.

2.7

2.7

8.0

18

8.6

40

690

670

646

678

542

346

240

188

141

109

83

65

63

40

36

38

43

45

47

63

56

55

55

52

DM.

49

41

47

59

61

59

54

40

37

40

49

68

86

121

156

164

141

113

94

77

68

63

71

103

156

213

258

313

360

374

386

An.

416

430

430

514

686

600

630

570

570

735

843

1,080

1,470

1,740

2,020

2,070

2,020

1,940

1,740

1,660

1,410

1,270

1,180

1,160

1,120

1,120

1,100

1,060

1,050

1,050

1,010

Feb.

998

1,290

8,180

3,880

3,840

3,660

3,160

2,640

2,390

2,330

2,390

2,460

2,390

8,270

2,170

2,070

1,980

1,900

1,860

1,940

2,120

2,460

2,640

2,710

2,860

3,240

4,030

4,790

_

_

-

Month

October. . . .

MaTCfc?.;. .................................

£?:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

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

Aagiut. ............ 

September.. ........

Water year 1938-39......................

Mar.

4,980

4,870

4,560

4 ,.380

3,930

3,480

3,000

2,640

2,330

2,070

1,820

1,690

1,440

1,240

1,140

1,060

969

878

808

715

617

491

379

295

271

313

352

407

491

631

743

Ayr.

862

976

1,180

1,660

2,170

2,390

2,460

2,390

2,170

1,900

1,660

1,440

1,240

1,280

1,410

1,630

1,660

1,500

1,380

1,280

1,120

1,010

926

832

767

716

607

673

701

716

Seoondfoot-daye

52.9

3,914

-

34. 493

71, 952 

52,644 

40,384 

4,279

137.3 

15.7 

12.9

216,161.4

" 7

687

60S

488

264

191

801

232

25!

264

216

166

107

77

60

49

42

38

3(

4!

47

43

36

3C

2<

24

23

2!

22

2]

1!

20

**».

4.1

690

388

-

2,070 

4,790 

4,920

2,450 

687

24 

2.4

.8

4,920

June

23

23

32

66

84

84

73

57

66

130

201

237

243

226

211

191

167

106

66

41

26

18

13

10

8.0

7.1

6.4

6.4

5.9

7.8

July

IS

16

24

17

12

9.2

7.3

5.7

4.4

3.6

3.6

2.8

2.1

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

1.1

1.0

.7

.4

.4

.6

.3

.3

Hi,!*.

0.7

2.7

37

-

416 

992

271 

673 

19

S

A

.3 

.1 

.2

.1

Aug.

0.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.4

1.9

1.7

2.4

1.6

1.1

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

Mean

1.71

165

126

-

1,113 

2,570 

1,698 

1,346 

138

4.43 

.81 

.43

689

Sept.

0.3

.2

.8

.2

.S

.8

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.6

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

.6

-

Run-off in 

aere-feet

106

9,800

7,760

-

68,420 

142,700 

104,200 

80,100 

8,490

278 

31 

26

426,700
RED RIVER BASIN 

Bayou Dorcheat near Mlnden, La.

321

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 32°36', long. 93e20', in SEi sec. 30, T. 19 N., R. 9 W. 

Louisiana meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 80, three-quarters of a mils upstream 

from Louisiana & Arkansas Railway bridge, 3 miles west of Mlnden, and 42.5 miles upstream from mouth. Zero of gage is 133.56 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1912). '

Drainage area.- 1,025 square miles.

Records available.- July 1928 to September 1929 and October 1938 to September 1939 in repores of Geological Survey. October 1929 to September 1931 and December 1935 te 

September 1938 (unpublished) in files in office of War Department, Corps of Engineers, 

U. S. Army, Vlcksburg, Miss.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 14,300 second-feet Feb. 5-7 (gage height, 18.80 

um, 1 second-foot Aug. 19; minimum gage height, 1.90 feet Aug. 3-10. 

1938-39: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 5-7, 1939: minimum, that er Aug.

Maximum stage known, 22.95 feet May 21, 1930 (discharge, 63,000 second-feet, estimated).

Remarks.- Records good except those below 10 second-feet, which are fair. Gage read twice 

aaiiy. Records collected and prepared In cooperation with Corps of Engineers, U. S. 

Army.

Rating table, water yaar 1938-99 (gaga height, In faet, and dUefearg*, In »eeond-feet) 

(Shifting-control nethod uced Aug. 17 te Sept. 30)

l.S 1 5.0 450 15.0 6,600 

2.3 e 7.5 1,200 16.0 7,200 

2.6 IS 12.0 3,000 17.0 9,200 

2.9 46 13.0 3,600 18.0 11,600 

3.7 16S 14.0 4,400 18.8 14,900 

Discharge, in ae*oad-fe*t, water jvar October 1988 to September 1999

Day

1 

8 

8

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

18 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

IB 

19 

20

81 

22 

29 

24 

26

26 

27a*

29

90 

SI

Oct.

6

e

6 

6 

6

S 

S 

4 

6 

8

10 

9 

6 

6

4

4 

S

4 

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

4 

4 

3 

3 

3 

4

Hov.

4 

4 

4 

26 

68

120 

246 

400 

600 

S40

1,110 

1,440 

1,760 

1,960 

2,160

2,320

2,320 

2,240 

2,060 

1,880

1,520 

990 

640 

960 

S65

196

166 

166 

160 

188

DM.

120 

180 

136 

186 

142

178 

218 

285 

225 

216

SOS 

S15 

196 

166 

ISO

136 

180 

112 

106 

108

106 

90 

81 

118 

196

860 

460 

630 

710 

780 

870

Jam.

980 

960 

980 

1,080 

1,680

1,680 

1,720 

1,880 

2,000 

2,160

2,800 

2,440 

3,240 

3,«00 

4,240

4,940

6,180 

6,468 

6,460 

5,320

5,060 

4,700 

4,060 

8,600 

3,360

2,920 

8,720 

8,660 

8,400 

8,320 

2,160

r»b.

8,080 

8,980 

8,980 

9,800 

18,400

14,300 

14,300 

13,000 

11,100 

9,440

8,000 

6,400 

6,«00 

6,060 

4,940

4,700 

4,400 

4,380 

4,980 

4,400

4,400 

4,400 

4,400 

4,880 

8r320

6,240 

6,880 

7,400

 ... Seooadnontti foot-day*

Oat 

 or 

D»o

c

Jan 

Fob 

Mar

&7 

Jim 

fal 

tag 

S«p

H

alaadar year

164 

26,008 

7,697

........

teieber . ...................

ater year 1988-1

.98,980 

189,260 

104,850 

54,470 

8,964 

1,497 

384 

119 

167

180,8*8

Mar.

8,000 

8,800 

9,680 

9,680 

8,800

7,600 

6,6*0 

6, .820 

4,600 

4,080

3,480 

9,180 

2,800 

2,660 

8,980

8,120 

1,840 

1,600 

1,400

1,200

1,060 

980 

810 

690 69e

780 

789 

70S 

760 

780 

900

HaxlMB

10 

8,380 

870

_

5,460 

14,300 

9,660 

3,360 

306 

166 

34 

6 

80

14,800

Apr.

1,060 

1,840 

1,480 

1,780 

8,880

8,000 

3,990 

6,200 

3,190 

8,840

2,600 

2,400 

2,160 

1,960 

1,800

1,800 

1,800 

1,840 

1,840 

1,840

1,800 

1,7*0 

1,780 

1,480 

1,840

960 

780 

670 

486 

385

Jtejr

268 

886

8S6 

888 

846

886 

806 

886 

806

216

166 

188 

98 

90 

86

78 

60 

60 

88 

88

58 

60 

60 

60 

63

60 

68 

43 

86 

88 

38

Mlalm

8 

4 

81

_

990 

8,080 

690 

325 

38 

8 

4 

1 

8

1

JYUM

86 

86 

86 

85 

31

64 

60 

60 

60 

48

88

89 

68 

106 

160

166 

180 

188 

98 

84

30

14 

11 

10 

9

8 

8 

8 

8 

14

Hem

4.97 

S87 

846

_

3,000 

6,760 

3,370 

1,880 

188 

49.9 

10.8 

3.84 

6.67

1,8M

Jwly

Far 

 quare 

allo

0.006 

.84fl 

.889

_

2.98 

6.60 

3.89 

1.76 

.186 

.049

.on

.004 

.006

1.89

18 

8 

18 

87 

34

30 

80 

18

7 

6

6

5 

5 

5 

5

6 

8 

6

4 

6

15 

88

19 

8 

6 

6

tag.

5 

6 

6

4 

4

8

3 

Z 

2 

S

6

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

3 

8

1 

2

» 

8

4 

4 

5

Say*.

5 

6

6 

6 

6

9 

18 

16 

80

16

7

6 

4 

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

3 

3

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

8

8 

S 

3

8

Run-efT

laeteei

0.006 

.94 

.88

_

3.98 

6.87 

3.79 

1.99 

.14 

.06 

.01 

.006 

.006

17.47

Aen-feet

806 

61,800 

18,100

_

184,000 

875,000 

807,000 

108,000 

7,840 

S,»70 

6*8 

8M 

381

968,000
322 RED RIVER BASIN

Boggy Bayou near Keithville, La.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 32°23', long. 93°50', in sec. 17, T. 16 N., R. 14 W., Louisiana 

meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 171, 3 miles north of Keithville and 5 miles upstream from Cypress Bayou. Prior to Aug. 2, 1939, gage heights measured by tape from 

reference point on bridge. Zero of gage is 145.131 feet above mean sea level (general 

adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 64 square miles.

Records available.- December 1938 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height observed during period, 19.0 feet Feb. 3 (discharge not 

determined); no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 26.7 feet, from floodmark, sometime in 1933.

Remarks.- Records fair except those above 200 second-feet, which are poor. Gage read - 

twice daily. Records collected and prepared in cooperation with Corps of Engineers, 

U. S. Army.

Rating table, water year 193S-39 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

9.5

10.2

11.1

13.0 144

14.0

15.0

15.5

16.0

234

374

510

770

16.5

17.0

1,340 

2,6SO

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Dec.

0 

0 

12 

113 

44

10 

6 

2

0 

0

0 

0

o

0 

0

0 

0 

0

o

0

0 

0 

2 

24 

93

78 

95 

98 

40 

17 

12

Jan.

S 

6 

4 

14 

290

475 

390 

216 

108 

445

1,180 

2,300 

(*) 

700 

360

216 

144 

1S9 

13S 

6S

32 

32 

32

58 

88

4S 

36 

28 

83 

360 

248

Month

Oct 

MOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fe.b 

Mar 

Apr 

H»7 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year

ater year

Feb.

118 

1,520 

(*) 

1,520 

475

475 

550 

31S 

189 

445

346 

133 

73 

73 

332

390 

162 

304 

475 

1,060

600 

216 

SS 

63 

290

1,920 

650 

1,340

Mar.

650 

262 

113 

S3 

S3

73 

46 

36 

36 

36

32 

32 

24 

20 

14

14 

12 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

8 

S 

10

20 

53 

2S 

14 

12 

10

Secondfoot-days

644

-

1,781 

178 

1,604 

62 

10 

14 

0

-

Apr.

10 

S 

S 

S 

6

S 

20

12 

S

4

4 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

20 

32 

12 

6

2 

0 

0 

O 

O

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Maximum

113

-

650 

32 

445

12 

10 

10 

0

-

May

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

2 

0

o

0 

0 

0 

0

0

o

36 

415 

445

276 

128 

26 

12 

6

4 

2 

6 

113 

103 

28

Minimum

0

-

4 

63 

S 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

-

June

S 

4 

2 

2 

6

12 

10 

10 

6 

2

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

O 

0

o 

o

0 

0 

0 

0

July

O 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

o 

o

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

10 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean

20. S

-

57.5 

5.93 

51.7 

2.07 

.323 

.452 

0

-

Aug.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

10 

4

o

0 

0 

0 

0

0

o

0 

0 

0 

0

Per square 

mile

0.325

-

.898 

.093 

.SOS 

.032 

.005 

.007 

0

-

Sept.

Run-off In

Inches

0.37

-

1.04 

.10 

.93 

.04 

.006 

.008 

0

-

 flags height, 17.5 feet Jan. 13 and 18.2 Feb. 3; discharge not determined because of lack'of 

data for extension of rating curve.
RED RIVER BASIN 

Cypress Bayou near Keithville, La.

323

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 32°18', long. 93°50', in SWi sec. 8, T. 15 N. f R. 14 W. 

Louisiana meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 171, Just downstream from Texas & 

Pacific Railway bridge, 2 miles south of Keithville and 6 miles upstream from confluence with Boggy Bayou. Zero of gage is 162.13 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 58 square miles.

Records available.- November 1938 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during period, 5,460 second-feet Feb. 3; maximum gage 

height observed 11.5 feet Feb. 3 (discharge not determined); no flow at times. 

Maximum stage known, 18.0 feet, from floodmark, sometime in 1933.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily. Records collected and prepared in cooporation with Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Rating table, water year 1938-39 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.0 

1.5 

3.0 

5.0

6.3 

7.8 

8.5 

9.2

160

320

500

900

9.6

9.9

10.6

1,440

2,300

5,460

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov.

660 

140 

24 

8

2

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Dec.

0 

0 

1 

10 

12

4 

2

1 

1 

1

0 

0 

0 

0

1

1

1 1

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

6 

26

50 

56 

26 

17 

17 

10

Jan.

4 

4 

4 

10 

62

24

15 

1 

10 

80

125 

290 

1,120 

340 

83

eo

74 

240 

71 

29

20 

20 

20 

20 

36

22 

17 

13 

36 

160 

62

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

"ay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember 7-

alendar year

ater year

Feb.

53 

540 

5,460 

580 

105

280 

410 

90 

71 

105

66 

44 

32 

44 

290

105 

56 

135 

260 

820

155 

53 

39 

42 

180

1,260 

440 

290

liar.

260 

200 

135 

77 

42

36 

34 

32 

13 

13

26 

20 

17 

13 

13

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

12

44 

42 

22

15 

12 

12

Second - 

foot-days

654 

244

-

3,092 

12,025 

1,180 

302 

989 

76 

35 

5 

0

-

Apr.

12 

10 

12 

34 

13

20 

20 

12 

8

4

2

1 

1 

1 

2

17 

56 

29 

12 

8

4 

4 

4 

4 

2

1 

1 

2 

2

4

Maximum

680 

56

-

1,120 

5,460 

260 

56 

250 

20 

29 

1 

0

-

May

2

1

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

 1 

1

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

2 

42 

230 

125

250 

42 

13 

4 

2

2 

2

36 

130 

86 

6

Minimum

0 

0

-

1 

32 

10 

1 

1 

0 

0 

0 

0

-

June

6 

4

4 

4 

15

20 

8 

4 

4 

2

2

1

1 

1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0

JUly

0

0 

29 

4

1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

1

0 

0 

0

Heaa

35.6 

7.87

-

99.7 

429

38.1 

10.1 

31.9 

2.53 

1.13 

.161 

0

-

Aug.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

1 1 1

1 1

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Per aquare 

mile

0.614 

.136

-

1.72 

7.40 

.66 

.17 

.56 

.044 

.019 

.003 

0

-

Sapt.

Run-off In 

inchea

0.55 

.16

-

1.98 

7.71 

.76 

.10 

.65 

.05 

.02 

.005 

0

-
324 RED RIVER BASIN

Bayou Funny Louis near Trout, La.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 31°43' > long. 92°13', In sec. 36, T. 9 N., R. 2 E., 

Louisiana meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 3 miles northwest of Trout and 

about 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 93.5 square miles.

Records available.- April to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period. 972 second-feet Apr. 17 (gage height, 13.26 

rees, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 712 secondfeet; minimum, 0.1 second-foot Sept. 5, 6, 11-29; minimum gage height, 1.19 feet Sept. 

22, 23.

Remarks.- Records fair except those below 1 second-foot which are poor. Gage read twice diiiy.

Rating tabl«, wat«r y»ar 1938-39 (g«g« height, In f««t, and 41>eharg«, In «oond-fe«t)

1.2 

1.5 

1.5 

1.8 

2.5

0.1 

.2 

1.0 

5.4 

9.4

2.9 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.6

S2.3

61 

104 

159 

267

9.0

11.0

12.2

405

644

en

Diioharg*. In oenA-f*et, wat«r year Ootobar 1938 to S«pt«ab*r 1959

1*7

i

8 

8 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

08 

19 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

SO

21 

88

as

84

26

26 

87 

88 

89

30 

31

Oot. Hov. D*o. Jan.

Month

0«t 

HOT 

D*«

0

Jan 

7«b 

dap 

Apr 

Bay 

Jvw 

Jul 

Auc 

S«p

T

alandar year

11 14-30

5;:::::::::::::::::::::::

t«Bb«r. ...................

h« perlo

7M>.

Seeondfoot-dayi

B.B48.4

1,361.6 

B.S04.2 

175.4 

56.7 

4.8

-

Mar.

Maxima 

/

S10 

465 

6S5

57ie

2

-

Apr.

ssie

47 

S10 

68S 

327 

99

54 

38 

89

26 

22

19 

17 

15 

11 

9.4

Mar

S.S 

S.I 

7.0 

6.5 

6.7

5.4 

5.1 

4.8 

4.5 

4.4

4.2

4.1 

3.9

3.7 

3.«

3.2 

44 

465

see

94

54

SO 

16 

10 

10

26 

21 

15 

64

57 

21

Minima

9^4

s.e

1.6 

.8 

.2 

.1

-

June

59 

563 

68S 

449

387

1B4 

77 

47 

54 

SS

16 

12 

9.6 

7.7 

6.7

6.0 

5.5 

5.7 

5.4 

5.0

5.6 

4.4

5.4

S.S

e.o

1.6 e.4

7.6 

4.6 

3.S

Mean

13B* 

48. 9

76.8 

6.66

1.83 

.14

-

July

S.O 

7.9 

9.6 

5.7

e.e

1.9 

l.S 

1.6 

1.5 

1.4

e.2 

e.s

2.2

e.o e.4

57 

5.5 

5.7 

2.6

1.9

1.4 

1.1 

1.0 

.9 

.8

3.1 

2.0 

1.0

e.s

89

36

P*r 

 quar* 

all*

1.41 

.470 

.821 

.061 

.080 

.0016

-

Aug.

12 

8.7 

6.8 

4.3 

5.2

2.6 

2.1 

1.7 

1.4 

1.1

1.0 

.8 

.6 

.4 

.4

.5 

.5 

.4

2.0

e.o 

1.1

.8 

.6 

.4 

.4

.5 

.8 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

Sept.

o.e 

.e 

.e

.2.1

.e 

.e

.2 

.2 

.2

.2

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.2 

.2

Run-off

Indies ABM-f*at

0.89 4.460 

.64 2,700 

.98 4,570 

.07 546

,OS 118 

.002 S.S

18,800
BSD RIVER BASIN 325

Dugdemoaa River near Jonesboro, La.

Ion.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°13', long. 98°48', In sec. 8, T. 14 N., ». 4 

n.rToulsiana meridian, at bridge on State Highway 13, 2 miles downstream from Potts 

and Big CreeKs and 6 miles southwest of Jonesboro. Prior to Nov. 29, 1939, staff 

gage at same site and datum. 

Drainage area.- 351 square miles. 

Hecords avansible.- October 1958 to September 1939.

7 J 'HaxMw I nf\. i sTTIi^B discharge ULJL0W«CU|£0 durlag VlMJL A.tO£ year, JQ^U. a 4,600 "* j U W second-feet OWVWUWJ. Owl* Feb. TOW* 28; WW > maximum UlCKLJJHiMim gage &«a^Q height, 4TO

'feet Feb. 5: minimum discharge, 4.4 second-feet Sept. 21 (gage height, 3.09 

feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for Oct. 1-28, which were computed on basis of 

weather records and Information from local residents and are poor. Water used by 

paper mill near Hodge Is pumped from wells and later discharged as waste Into river 

about 7 miles upstream from station. Release is regulated by storage and occurs mainly during periods of Increased flow of river, although some waste Is discharged 

even at low stages.

Rating tablea, nmter year 1958-38 (gaga height. In feat, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. IS to Feb. 10}

3.2 

3.8 

4.0 

4.9 

6.0 

7.5 

9.0

Oot. 89 to May 21

4.9 

9.4

83

134

261

423

9.8

10. 6

11.3

12.0

12.8

13.8

671 

775 

1,180 

1,«00 

2.660 

4,490

 ay. 22 to Sept. 30

3.1 4.S

3.6 9.2

3.9 19.8

4.4 38

4.9 63

Note.- SM» as preceding table abore 4.9 

feet.

Discharge, la «e«on«-fe«t, water year October 1938 to September 1939

»«y

i

B

3

4

S

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

IS

14

16

16

17

18

19

80

SI

88

88

84

85

86

87

88

89

80

SI

Oct.

. 6

6.1

5.3

6.1

»«T.

4.9

4.9

6.3

10ia

1611

25

28

26

19

17

17

17

14

11

9.4

9.1

8.8

8.2

8.5

8.6

8.6

6.8

8.6

8.8

8.8

9.1

9.1

10

Bee.

11

9.9

12

12

16

13

14

22

24

22

19

17

15

14

13

13

12

12

11

11

12

15

14

16

17

21

26

32

38

47

46

Jan.

39

33

29

62

222

383

416

438

446

409

513

502

618

1,130

1,560

1,640

1,600

1,300

1,040

835

673

649

430

563

502

278

261

233

260

514

689

Feb.

836

967

1,670

2,980

3,890

3,890

2,900

2,300

1,890

1,640

1,450

1,180

967

796

722

767

816

1,090

1,740

2,300

2,430

2,170

1,790

1,430

1,390

2,690

4,190

4,390

_

-

Month

HoTert>er ««. « « .,

Manb.....................................

Ite'...... ................................

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

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

Water year 1936-3

Bar.

3,200

2,160

1,600

1,280

1,040

815

644

528

446

377

336

313

278

257

207

179

166

151

134

123

116

109

106

99

118

459

612

1,090

1,160

1,520

1,180

Apr.

900

673

489

355

261

203

179

196

288

196

151

123

99

84

78

78

162

334

416

446

377

232

137

96

74

60

55

54

62

48

-

Seoondfoot-days

672.9

-

56,268

20, 769

6,833

1,686

678.2

211.6

107,030.8

«*y

42

34

27

24

24

28

20

20

20

34

137

130

70

40

29

23

24

26

28

69

137

12C

74

48

36

34

36

«

81

67

62

MazlMtBB

28

47

-

1,640

4,390

'3, 200

900

78

8.4

4,390

Jtme

102

99

137

288

318

296

341

388

291

162

96

71

68

76

78

66

40

21

16

14

13

13

12

13

16

13

9.6

9.6

10

12

-

*Hy

18

19

77

78

49

41

32

23

18

14

11

11

11

9.9

9.7

11

12

11

24

40

28

23

17

14

12

9.7

9.9

10

11

13

11

KinlMUB

_

4.9

9.9

-

29

722

99

48

20

9.6

9.7

4.7

4.7

At*.

9.9

11

10

S.9

8.9

8.8

8.2

7.7

7.1

6.6

7.0

7.8

7.1

7.0

7.0

6.8

7.0

8.1

7.1

7.0

8.1

8.6

7.9

7.6

7.8

8.5

7.8

7.8

6.8

6.7

6.8

Mean

6.02

12.3

18.6

-

560

1,974

670

228

61.1

101

21.9

« DJ.

7.06

293

Sept.

7.1

8.1

7.8

7.8

7.2

7.0

6.6

6.0

6.7

6.8

7.2

6.4

7.1

6.2

6.0

7.2

7.2

7.9

7.2

6.4

4.7

7.0

7.7

7.9

7.9

7.4

7.3

7.8

8.4

7.8

-

Run-off in aore-feet

308

731

1,140

-

34,400

109,600

41,170

13,660

3,140

6,000

1,360

420

212,300
326 RED RIVER BASIN

Dugdemona River near Winnfleld, La.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 31°58', long. 92°39', In sec. 34, T. 12 N., R. 3 W., 

Louisiana meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 167, 300 feet upstream from Chicago 

& Rock Island Railroad bridge, 4 miles north of Winnfield and about 7 miles downstream from Big Creek.

Drainage area.- 659 square miles.

Records available.- April to September 1939.

Extremes-.- Maximum discharge during period. 1,130 second-feet June 6 (gage height, 11.11 

feet, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 550 second feet; minimum, 7.2 second-feet Aug. 19, Sept. 27-29 (gage height, 1.60 feet).

Remarks.- Records good between 12 and 600 second-feet, others fair. Discharge below 12 

second-feet, computed on basis of records for station near Jonesboro. Water used by 

a paper mill near Hodge Is pumped from wells and later discharged Into river, about 

30 miles upstream from station, mainly during periods of Increased flow, although a 

small amount is discharged even at low stages.

Rating table, water year 1938-39 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.6 

1.9 

2.2 

2/5

7.2

10.9

16.3

24.9

39.5

3.2

4.6 

6.6 

7.6 

9.0

66

169

319

416

579

9.7

10.5

11.0

696

840

1,090

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

a

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

18 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

81 

88

es

84 

85

86 

87 

88 

89 

30 

31

Oct. lov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Dot 

lov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jin 

Jill 

Aue 

Sep

1

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

alendar year

11 15-30

as::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

he perio

Nor. Apr.

206

206 

405 

365 

355 

365

346 

355 

375 

385

375

295 

206 

154 

125 

103

Seoondfoot-days

4,621 

5.035 

8,623 

699 

330.0 

519.2

-

May

95 

84 

77 

66 

59

46 

40 

37 

46 

62

52 

46 

49 

84 

125

117 

91 

84 

110 

250

287 

235 

184 

169 

161

147 

110 

99 

519 

812 

692

Ma-riimmi

405 

812 

1,090 

62 

15 

125

-

June

416 

311 

555 

676 

972

1,090 

812 

639 

531 

449

416 

385 

319 

220 

139

103 

95 

95 

91 

77

55 

34 

24 

21 

18

17 

16 

16 

15 

16

July

16 

15 

14 

15 

18

28 

55 

62 

49 

42

35 

27 

22 

18 

15

15 

15 

15 

14 

13

13 

14 

16 

23 

25

22 

18 

17 

16

17 

15

Minimum

105 

37 

15 

13 

7.6 

7.2

-

Aug.

14 

14 

14 

14 

15

15 

14 

13 

12 

11

10 

9.6 

8.8 

8.8 

8.5

8.3

7.9 

7.8 

7.6 

8.2

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.6 

9.0

9.3 

11 

12 

11 

10 

9.6

Mean

289 

162 

287 

22.5 

10.6 

17.3

-

Sept.

8.9

9.4 

9.1

e.s

8.5

9.4

32 

125 

91 

38

19 

13 

11 

9.5 

8.8

8.5

8.1 

8.3 

8.3 

8.2

8.0 

7.9 

7.9 

7.8 

7.8

7.8 

7.4 

7.2 

7.2 

7.4

Run-off in 

acre-feet

9,170 

9,990 

17,100 

1,390 

655 

1,030

39,340
RED RIVER BASIN 

Ouachlta River near Mountain Pine, Ark.

327

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°35'50", long. 93°12'30", In NWiNWi sec. 1, T.

 25., R. 21 W., three quarters of a mile downstream from Mill- Creek, 2 miles downstream from Blakely Creek, and 4 miles northwest of Mountain Pins. Zero of gage Is 

404.29 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 1,100 square miles.

Records available.- June 1936 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during the year, 94,900 second-feet Apr. 17 (gage height,

 34.54 feet, reading at flood crest), minimum, 24 second-feet Oct. 16, Sept. 28; minimum gage height, 2.26 feet Oct. 16.

1936-39: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 17, 1939; mlnlmun, 11 second-feet Sept. 

14, 1936 (gage height, 2.06 feet). Maximum stage known, about 37 feet sometime In May 1923 (discharge, about 109,000 

second-feet). Revisions.- Revised figures of maximum discharge for water years 1936-37 and 

1937-38 r superseding those published In Water-Supply Papers 827 and 857, are given 

In the following table:

Water-year

1936-37 

1937-38

Date

Jan. 23 

Feb. 18

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

39,100 

83,200

Qage height 

(feet)

22.38

32.2

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for Apr. 16-17 computed from graph drawn through 

observer's readings while recorder was submerged.

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge In second-feet for high-water periods in water 

years 1936-37 and 1937-38, superseding those published In Water-Supply Papers 827 

and 857, are given below.

Day

1936 

Dec. 7

1937 

Jan. 10 

11

Discharge

14,200

15,800 

13,300

Day

1937 

Jan. 21 

22 

23 

24 

May 2

Discharge

14,200 

29,500 

34,900 

13,300 

12,500

Day

1938 

Jan. 23 

24 

25 

Feb. 18

Discharge

29,300 

39,600 

45,300 

74,000

Pejak discharge, water year 1957-38.- Jan. 23 (2 a.m.) 37,700 sec.-ft.; Jan. 24 (10 p.m.) 

57,400 sec.-ft.; Feb. 18 [about noon) 83,200 sec.-ft. These figures supersede those

discharge, wate 

.7,400 sec 

published In Water-Supply Paper 827.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1958 to September 1939

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

SO

51

Oct.

35

30

29

29

28

28

28

30

30

23

27

S3

23

27

27

27

26

27

32

65

85

67

54

47

43

41

41

41

43

46

47

HOT.

49

49

54

232

662

428

2,800

5,450

2,170

1,150

736

538

423

352

301

26S

243

ses

SOS

454

356

324

29S

263

233

219

203

190

180

170

-

Dec.

165

17S

321

533

1,350

640

616

497

414

359

324

295

271

251

233

221

213

20S

198

193

19S

19S

373

432

378

410

62S

724

743

706

593

Jan.

512

454

406

686

1,150

1,070

S95

730

941

1,960

1,960

1,710

2,130

2,070

1,660

1,310

1,150

1,350

1,390

1,310

1,110

965

1,150

2,290

3,140

2,320

2,070

1,660

2,240

5,010

3,460

Feb.

2,400

6,450 10, eoo

6,930

5,870

4,330

3,950

3,400

2,700

3.530

2,320

2,240

1.760

2,000

5,660

5,530

3,950

2,760

4,300

13,900

10,500

5,270

3,530

2,700

8,720

14,000

8,040

6,780

.

-

Mar.

5,400

3,950

2,940

2,400

2,400

3,060

2,700

1,910

1,620

1,390

1,270

1,110

1,000

8S1

776

694

634

582

533

497

468

450

424

406

390

423

571

676

1,620

2,640

3,140

Apr.

2,240

1,710

1,390

1,150

1,830

19, 900

18,100

6,400

4,090

2,940

2,820

2,400

1,960

1,520

1,350

43, 300

86,300

35, 800

7,700

4.6SO

3,460

2,520

2,020

1,620

1,350

1,190

1,190

1,150

1,150

930

-

*«T

776

670

593

522

470

432

409

527

409

455

4SO

441

441

470

455

455

460

543

2,710

2,290

3,080

1,810

1,480

1,110

1,110

664

658

1,230

796

1,230

860

Jim*

736

610

776

314

688

821

782

802

658

527

456

400

361

326

291

267

244

224

244

416

250

244

218

260

410

349

270

400

604

460

-

JUly

370

538

41B

321

257

221

212

182

160

150

129

112

103

96

86

64

103

84

69

61

64

66

50

53

58

97

347

396

409

253

218

ii*.

180

160

132

120

101

86

73

66

1,820

4,360

2,120

1,070

662

456

345

281

270

404

326

240

200

185

185

160

137

134

139

138

166

137

132

S«pt.

192

112

99

88

79

69

66

69

66

63

62

48

44

41

40

3e

37

36

S3

30

29

29

28

28

27

27

28

27

48

103

-

Peak discharge.- Feb. 20 (11 a.m.) 15,500 sec.-ft.; Feb. 25 (11 p.n.) 15,800 see.-ft. } Apr. 6 

(5:30 p.n.) 277400 sec.-ft.; Apr. 17 (about 7 a.n.) 94,900 sec.-ft.
s II

5. JH11 

OM»OO

mil

ssssssssa 1S1.
RED RIVER BASIN 339

Ouachlta River near Malvern, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°23', long. S2°51', In JHi sec. 16,,T. 4 S., R.

 17 V., at Rockport Bridge, 2 miles northwest of Malvern and 6 miles downstream from 

Ramme! Dan. Zero of gage Is 287.83 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 

1912).

Drainage area.- 1,570 square miles.

Records available.- March 1903 to April 1905, June 1922 to September 1924, March 1937 to

 September 1939. January 1925 to Hairch 1937, at site at Remmel Dam, 6 miles upstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 108,000 second-feet Apr. 16 (gage height,

 SrnJCTfeet), from rating curve extended above 55,000 second-feet on basis of computed 

flow over power dam 6 miles upstream; minimum, 81 second-feet, Aug. Z, 5 (gage height, 

0.84 foot); minimum daily discharge, 90 second-feet, Aug. 2.

1903-05, 1922-S4, 1937-39: Maximum discharge, about 140,000 second-feet May 15, 

1923 (gage height, 30.3 feet); minimum discharge observed, 40 second-feet Dec. 18-20, 

1904.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for Nov. 27 to Dec. 7 computed on basis of records at

 IViuauil Dam, which were furnished by Arkansas Power and Light Co. Flow regulated by 

operation of Revmel Dam.

Hating tehlee. water year 1959-39 (gage height, IB feet, and discharge, tn aeeeod-feet)

1.0

1.3

1.6

2.0

2.6

3.2

100

160

258

8C7

606

905

Oet. 1

4.0

5.0

6.6

8.0

1O.O

12.0

to Apr. 16

1.400

2,140

3.500

5,800

8.710

19,080

14.0

16.0

18.0

ao. o

38.0

24.0

17.560

82.000

88,500

87.600

49,200

66.3OO

0.8

1.0

1.8

1.7

2.2

8.0

78

118

188

SIS

516

980

Apr. 17 to Sept.

4.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

S.5

11.0

1,540

2,870

8.140

4,880

6.870

10,660

30

14.0

17.0

19.0

21.0

24.0

27.0

17,180

86,750

55,200

49,800

76.900

107,500

Discharge, 1m «ee<n»d-feet, water year October 1998 to September 193»

Day

1

t

S

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

18

IS

14

16

16

17

18

IB

80

81

88

88

84

85

86

87

88

89

80

81

Oct.

777

286

S67

841

848

670

1,100

801

144

521

588

967

908

1,170

620

210

671

618

368

274

227

365

808

270

363

840

576

550

343

215

318

lOT.

90S

841

1,240

2,720

898

256

8,100

3,000

2,910

2,910

 2,910

1,260

495

1,080

1,560

1,800

2,440

2,560

1,670

468

645

1,910

2,000

793

919

531

374

1.280

1,830

2,130

-

Sea.

2,170

2,380

2,240

242

2,010

1,750

2.050

1,850

1,560

1,620

518

1,220

1,580

2,110

1,620

1,920

1,300

815

410

1,080

972

878

1,520

397

407

643

822

816

1,260

986

498

Jan.

356

598

1,620

1,750

1,650

1,490

939

389

1,780

2,180

2,000

2,620

2.710

1,820

618

1,560

2,010

2,360

820

730

425

316

1,790

1,370

1,420

1,300

1,830

1,910

2,430

2,690

2,910

Feb.

2,990

20,200

28,900

18,900

7,980

8,730

5,070

4,790

6,370

4,430

3,000

2,730

4,000

7,490

8,560

7,260

7,090

5,800

6,270

15,700

14, 800

9,500

5,950

5,080

12,700

18, 400

15, 100

10,300

.

-

-

Month

October. 

Calendar year 1938. .....................

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

Unroll. .......................... ....

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

lUy....... ................................

Ally......................................

Water year 1938-;59......................

Mar.

9,860

7,000

4,310

4,810

8,620

3,000

3,200

3,720

3,000

3,000

2,910

2,730

2,910

2,910

2,910

2,570

2,620

1,630

517

1,710

2,000

1,540

1,340

728

171

237

893

1,110

1.640

1.260

972

Apr.

1,870

861

1.790

2,510

4,520

20.900

24,900

12.200

6,650

2,950

5,160

3,810

3,280

3,070

2,820

62, 000

92, 100

48,900

IS, 600

9,530

5,540

2,640

1,600

2,160

2,690

2,860

2,680

1,010

333

127

-

Seooodfoot-dayi

17,097

47,398

39, 029

1,086,615

48,315

258,040

80,728

345, 061

65,846

18 , 802

9,239

23,837

28,526

981, 918

« »

1,190

1,490

1,020

1,150

1,090

946

485

827

1,620

1,300

1,480

1,680

710

109

660

1,120

1,920

1,110

1,200

571

1,410

1,920

2,600

1,880

2,970

7,890

12, 800

4,310

2,950

2,950

2,590

MaT-tmm

1,170

3,100

2,320

90,700

2,910

23,900

9,360

92,100

12, 800

2,110

oat? oof

2,410

1,680

92, 100

Jme

2,110

1,780

1,030

319

1,240

965

861

900

925

368

260

713

1,350

718

368

236

155

154

294

261

346

166

730

888

129

350

327

237

481

191

-

*0y

299

155

478

192

8S7

188

452

452

212

659

449

178

194

178

364

397

293

474

328

232

274

241

248

225

189

138

123

248

119

137

236

mplBim

144

236

242

110

316

2,730

171

127

109

129

119

90

169

90

*«.

198

90

220

225

93

140

894

232

497

965

2,410

2,140

1,400

1,560

1,150

1,120

672

630

324

298

401

981

935

715

871

568

238

849

951

1,360

1,370

Mean

552

1,580

1,259

2,977

1,559

9*216

2,604

11,500

2,124

627

QQQ £VO

769

951

2,690

Sept.

1,120

694

861

802

866

1,810

1,360

1,410

1,890

480

808

1,220

1,550

1,680

1,590

695

174

676

877

487

690

1,040

511

169

692

1,240

1,620

1,510

933

391

-

Run-off in 

acre- feet

33,910

94,010

77,410

2,155,000

95,830

511,800

160,100

684, 400

130,600

37,290

18,330

47,280

66,580

1,948,000
RED RIVER BASIN

Ouachita River at Monroe, La.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 32°30', long. 92°07 f , In T. 18 N., R. 3 E. Louisiana 

meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 80 at Monroe, 0.4 mile upstream from Illinois 

Central Railroad bridge and 5i miles upstream from lock and dam 4. Zero of gage is 

31.465 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 15,700 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1939 in reports of Geological Survey.

Since January 1928 in reports of Mississippi River Commission. Discharge observations 

1892-1927 and daily gage heights since June 1884 in reports of Mississippi River 

Commission.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 60,800 second-feet Mar. 8-11, from loop curve; 

maximum gage height, 41.3 feet Mar. 12-15; minimum discharge not determined (pool 

stage); minimum gage height observed, 13.08 feet June 22. 

Maximum stage known, 49.7 feet Feb. 2-4, 1932.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge not determined for stages below about 15 feet because 

of effect of operation of lock and dam 4. Gage read once daily. Records collected 

and prepared in cooperation with the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Discharge, In seoond-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

S 

4

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

*493

Nov.

*4,580

Dec.

«8,770

Jan.

11,500 

11,700

12,700 

14,400 

15,500 

16,700 

17,400

17,600 

17,400 

20,400 

21,600 

21,800

22,200 

22,800 

23,500 

24,200 

24,900

25,500 

25,400 

25,100 

25,100 

25,300

25,400 

25,300 

25,200 

25,200 

26,000 

26,000

Month

Got 

Nor

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Auff 

Sep

T

alendar 

uary 4-3

year

^

he perio

P»b.

26,000 

26,200 

27,700 

29,200 

30,300

32,000 

34,100 

37,200 

40,700 

43,500

45,500 

46,000 

46,300 

46,600 

46,300

47,200 

47,500 

47,900 

48,200 

49,000

49,500 

50,100 

50,600 

51,300 

51,800

53,500 

54,500 

55,400

Secondfoot-days

595,800 

1,214,600 

1,746,600 

1,461,700 

1,398,800 

593,700

-

Mar.

56,200 

> 57,000 

57,800 

58,400 

59,300

60,400 

60,700 

60,800 

60,800 

60,800

60,800 

60,700 

60,700 

60,700 

60,700

59,700 

59,100 

58,500 

57,500 

56,600

55,700 

54,900 

53,500 

52,300 

51,000

50,600 

50,000 

48,800 

47,700 

47,700 

47,200

Maximum

26,000 

55,400 

60,800 

52,800 

54,500 

32,800

-

Apr.

46,700 

46,700 

46,600 

46,700 

46,700

46,700 

47,000 

47,200 

47,400 

47,600

47,300 

47,900 

47,900 

47,500 

47,900

47,900 

49,000 

49,000 

49,800 

49,800

50,200 

50,200 

50,200 

50,200 

50,500

50,500 

50,500 

51,000 

51,800 

52,800

May

53,100 

53,600 

54,000 

54,500 

54,500

54,000 

53,600 

53,600 

52,800 

51,800

50,500 

49,400 

47,500 

46,300 

45,000

44,200 

43,400 

43,000 

42,400 

41,800

41,200 

40,400 

39,700 

39,000 

38,000

37,200 

36,500 

35,500 

34,900 

34,000 

33,400

MlTitHnrm

11,500

26,000 

47,200 

46,600 

33,400 

4,600

-

June

32,800 

32,500 

32,300 

32,100 

31,800

31,700 

31,400 

31,000 

30,700 

30,400

29,700 

28,900 

27,900 

26,700 

26,000

25,000 

24,200 

22,300 

20,200 

16,200

12,300 

7,300 

5,700 

4,600

«3,030

Mean

21,300 

43,400 

56,300 

48,700 

45,100 

24,700

-

July

«3,690 

*5,120

«3,690 

«1,550

*2,210

Per 

square 

mile

1.36 

2.76 

3.59 

3.10 

2.S7 

1.57

-

Aug.

*1,830 

«382

Sept.

«800 

«1,280

Run- off

Inches Aore-feet

1.42 1,180,000 

2.87 2,410,000 

4.14 3,460,000 

3.46 2,900,000 

3.31 2,770,000 

1.40 1,180,000

13,900,000

 Discharge measurement.
RED RIVER BASIN 331

Little Missouri River near Murfreesboro, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°03', long. 93°43', In SEi sec. 13, T. 8 S., R.

36 W., li miles downstream from Muddy Fork, 2 miles southwest of Murfreesboro, and 4

miles upstream from Prairie Creek. Prior to Nov. 11, 1938, wire-weight gage at same

site and datum. Zero of gage Is 324.28 feet (revised) above mean sea level (general

adjustment of 1929). 

Drainage'area.- 380 square miles.

Records available.- October 1927 to September 1930, July 1937 to September 1939. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 21,800 second-feet Apr. 16 (gage height, 14.73

feet); minimum, 3.5 second-feet Sept. 28 (gage height, 1.64 feet),

1927-30, 1937-39: Maximum discharge observed, 37,900 second-feet (revised) Jan. 24,

1938 (gage height, 17.50 feet), from rating curve extended above 20,000 second-feet;

minimum, that of Sept. 28, 1939.

Maximum stage known, about 21 feet in April 1927.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily prior to Nov. 11, 1938. 

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge, in second-feet, for high-water periods in water

year 1937-38, superseding those published in Water-supply Paper 857, are given herein.

Jan. 22 

24

18,100

23,400

Fab. 17 

18

12,700

25,500

Water yaar 1937-38....

Second-footdays

62,196

306,330

25,500

25,500

2 595

2.221

837

Per square

mils

5.84

2.20

Run

Inches

V ow

6. .08

29.88

-off

Acra-feet

123,400

605,700

Rating table, water yaar 1938-39 (gaga height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 22 to Aug. 9, 1939)

1.6

1.7 

1.8 

1.9

Disci

D.T

1 

2 

3

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oet.

8.0 

6.6 

6.3 

6.0 

6.3

6.3 

6.9 

7.5 

9.0 

10

9.5 

9.0 

9.0 

10 

8.5

6.5 

7.5 

10 

12 

12

12 

14 

17 

14 

13

12 

12 

12 

12 

13 

13

Nov.

14 

14 

16 

79 

121

79 

808 

662 

288 

177

128 

96 

79 

67 

55

51 

47 

51 

67 

61

51 

46 

41 

36 

36

33 

32 

32 

31 

31

2.8 2.0 21 2.6 154 

4.5 2.1 33 2.8 238 

7.5 2.2 49 3.0 343 

12.5 2.4 93 3.3 542

Deo.

31 

32 

41 

41 

47

43 

39 

36 

35 

33

33 

32 

32 

32 

31

29 

29 

39 

29 

31

33 

38 

375 

463 

310

316 

417 

338 

278 

234 

189

Jan.

154 

138 

121 

124 

177

156 

138 

124 

278 

774

572 

595 

1,040 

774 

588

463 

493 

782 

610 

492

404 

349 

1,160 

2,130 

1,680

1,240 

369 

723 

1,460 

2,130 

1,380

F»b.

1,050 

4,920 

6,240 

2,590 

1,630

1,680 

1,240 

986 

887 

1,640

1,140 

869 

748 

2,990 

3,930

1,980 

1,380 

1,190 

4,460 

5,520

2,330 

1,530 

1,140 

1,030 

9,420

4,030 

2,860 

3,330

 SecondMontn foot-days

Oet 

HOT

Dee

C

Jan 

Fab 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sap

U

312.9 

5,331 

5,676

alendar year 1938. ........ 273,641.9

.......... <K

y...... ................... ]

t ember. ...................

ater yaar 1938-!

i,120 

!,940 

,042 

,126 

,776 

'.247 

,159 

850.2 

185.9

5,768

Mar.

1,960 

1,480 

1,140 

977 

959

723 

580 

520 

463 

424

411 

349 

299 

263 

238

202 

181 

166 

154 

141

134 

128 

124 

115 

151

1,520 

1,960 

2,220 

6,140 

2,970 

1,930

Kaximu,

17 

808 

463

25,500

2,130 

9,420 

6,140 

12,300 

2,180 

172 

201 

210 

15

12,300

3.6 7S2 7.0 4,540 

4.0 1,140 9.0 7,690 

5.0 2,130 12.0 IS, 090 

6.0 3,210

October 1938 to September 1939

Apr.

1,330 

977 

715 

650 

1,230

5,800 

2,490 

1,630 

1,170 

923

2,020 

1,240 

905 

732 

626

9,670 

12,300 

3,330 

2,030 

1,430

1,030 

757 

595 

477 

411

355 

349 

392 

304 

258

May

211 

185 

158 

141 

124

118 

110 

115 

121 

121

110 

101 

118 

296 

243

181 

229 

804 

1,660 

2,180

1,160 

650 

450 

349 

299

338 

361 

288 

229 

181 

147

June

121 

110 

96 

96

115

115 

104 

88 

76 

67

63 

65 

84

71 

49

44 

39 

39 

67 

53

49 

44 

172

119 

51

43 

39 

55 

69 

44

July

47 

59 

201 

101 

67

49 

41 

33 

33 

33

23 

32 

29 

23

19

16 

13 

12 

10 

10

11 

10 

13 

17 

44

21 

32 

34 

53 

41 

32

Par 

Minimum Mean squara 

mile

6.0 10.1 0.027 

14 111 .292 

29 119 .313

6.0 750 1.97

121 714 1.88 

748 2,605 6.66 

115 937 2.47 

258 1,871 4.92 

101 380 1.00 

39 74.9 .197 

10 37.4 .096 

7.2 27.4 .072 

3.6 6.20 .016

3.6 558 1.47

Aug.

21 

16 

14 

12 

10

9.0 

8.0 

7.2 

8.0 

210

121 

69 

46 

33 

26

20 

18 

18 

14 

12

12 

11 

12 

10 

13

14 

13 

15 

18 

22 

18

Sept.

15 

12 

11 

10 

10

9.5 

8.5 

7.5 

6.6 

5.7

5.4 

5.1 

4.5 

4.3 

4.2

4.5 

5.1 

6.3 

6.0 

4.8

4.2 

4.2

4.0 

4.0 

4.0

3.8 

3.6 

3.6 

4.0 

4.5

Run-off

Inches

0.03 

.33 

.36

26.78

2.17 

7.14 

2.85 

5.49 

1.15 

.22 

.11 

.08 

.02

19.95

Aora-faat

621 

6,610 

7,290

542,800

43,870 

144,700 

57,600 

111,300 

23,360 

4,460 

2,300 

1,690 

369

404,200

Peak discharge.- Fab. 19 (10 p.m.) 11,000 sac. -ft. j Fab. 25 (12:30 p.m.) 13,500 sac. -ft. j Apr. 16

(11:45 p.m.) 21,900 sac.-ft
338 RED RIVER BASIN

Saline River near Rye, Ark.

Location.- Mater-stage recorder, lat. 33°42', long. 92°O2', on line between sees-. 3 and 

4, T. 12 S., R. 9 W., 4 miles southwest of Rye, 5 miles upstream from Hudgln Creek, 

and 12 miles upstream from former gaging station near Warren. Prior to May 30, 1939, 

wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 2,040 square miles.

Records available.- August 1937 to September 1939.

«ea.- MudmuR discharge during year, 31,400 second-feet Apr. 23 (gage height, 26.5 

'eet, from graph based on gage readings): minimum discharge observed, 9.8 second-feet 

Oct. 18 (gage height, 3.96 feet).

1937-39: Maximum discharge, 42,300 second-feet Jan. 27, 1938 (gage height, 28.0 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum discharge observed, that of Oct. 18, 

1939.

stage known, 30.5 feet In April 1927.

ks.- Records good except those for days of rapidly changing stage, which are fair. 

ge read, twice dally prior to Iby 30, 1939.

Mating table*, water year 1998-59 (gag* height, la foot, and discharge. In aeeond-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 8S Apr. 84 to S«pt. SO

3.9

4.1

4.3

4.6

4.7

4.9

6.8

8

14

82

33

61

76

180

6.4

6.0

6.6

7.0

8.0

9.0

11.0

193

£76

391

686

886

1,890

8,060

13.0

19.0

19.0

20.0

81.0

82.0

83.0

3,100

4,980

7,O90

7,980

9,180

10,900

13,800

84.0

se.o

8S.O

8S.6

17,100

81,700

87,700

31,400

4.1 

4.3

4.6

4.7 

6.0

16 6.6 193

26 6.0 894

47 6.6 414

70 7.0 560

111 S.O 86*

lot*.- Saae aa preceding table abo-re 3.3 feet.

DtMfang*, la eeeoad-feet, water year October 1938 to S«pt«edwr 1939

W

i

8 

3

4 

6

<

7

a

9 

10

11 

18 

13

14 

16

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

28 

83 

24 

26

26 

27 

88 

89 

30 

31

oet.

88

81 

80 

80

19

19 

19 

18 

17 

16

16 

16 

16 

14 

12

11 

11 

11 

13 

16

16 

16

16 

16 -14

13 

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

 o*.

13 

13 

13 

88 

8«

36

31 

38 

118 

416

890 

1,310 

1,660 

1,680 

1,810

1,780 

1,180 

646 

442 

343

297 

448

760 

646 

616

496 

416 

343 

297 

276

Me.

844

283 

813 

803

193

193 

297 

468 

616 

616

626 

418 

367 

380 

876

264 

233 

883 

813 

233

803 

193 

813 

255 

864

343 

786 

1,160 

1,270 

1,430 

1,610

J«n.

1,590 

1,850 

1,180 

1,040 

1,610

1,610 

1,470 

1,660 

1,780 

2,280

8,470 

8,670 

3,490 

4,460 

4,160

3,610 

3,380 

3,490 

3,610 

3,670

3,670 

3,610 

3,490 

3,660 

3,430

3,810 

3,100 

2,990 

3,160 

3,790 

4,790

Month

Oet 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jut 

?eb 

Mar 

Apr

««r

Jun

Jul

£"* e*p 

w

Si:::::::::::::::::::::::

tmber . >..... ...-------

»t«r year 1958-3

!M».

4,380 

6,170 

10,200 

16,800 

16,600

16,800 

19,800 

26,700 

87,700 

86,100

21,7OO 

18,700 

17,100 

14,700 

16,100

17,600 

20,700 

80,200 

19,700 

17,800

15,600 

14,100 

13,800 

12,100 

11,800

11,800 

11,400 

11,400

Seeondfoot-daya

476 

16,803 

13,907

1,181,608

88,430 

449,650 

202,426 

340,220 

66,273 

79,694 

17,020 

2,868 

1,353

1,277,979

Mar.

11,800 

12,800 

13,800 

16,100 

16,600

16,600 

14,100 

18,800 

11,400 

9,970

8,900 

7,980 

7,090 

6,170 

6,130

4,030 

2,470 

1,660 

1,230 

1,190

1,010 

890 

880 

820 

786

930 

1,690 

1,780 

3,120 

6,880 

6,700

Maximum

22

1,810 

1,610

39,900

4,790 

27,700 

16,600 

30,600 

6,930 

6,470 

1,720 

189 

91

30,600

Apr.

6,860 

6,680 

6,170 

6,170 

6,680

7,680 

8,770 

9,180 

9,480 

9,800

9,640 

9,640 

10,800 

11,100 

11,300

11,800 

11,400 

10,800 

3,900 

7,980

8,400 

81,800 

30,600 

24,600 

13,700

16,100 

18,900 

11,100 

9,460 

8,400

u«y

6,930 

6,740 

4,720

4,210 

3,970

3,450 

8,170 

1,230 

970 

1,080

1,360 

1,470 

1,190 

866 

696

608 

463 

440 

487 

414

401 

388 

466 

666 

1,120

1,860 

8,880 

3,610 

3,910 

3,910 

3,910

M-tTilnnm

11

13 

193

11

1,040 

4,860 

786 

6,170 

388 

414 

106 

66 

20

11

. Jane

4,810 

4,720 

6,390 

6,080 

6,400

6,470

6,320 

6,810 

6,180 

4,270

2,770 

1,860

1,810 

1,610 

1,470

1,720 

1,940 

2,040 

1,900 

1,310

788 

666 

466 

414 

463

688 

636

686 

970 

1,080

Mean

16.4 

660 

449

3,237

2,863 

16,060 

6,630 

11,340 

2,106 

2,663 

649 

92.6 

44.4

3,601

J*ly

1,250 

1,610 

1,680 

1,720 

1,690

1,310 

1,270 

1,160 

866 

610

466 

388 

568 

506 

268

231 

204 

179 

166 

160

136 

123

114 

117 

107

106 

165 

160 

131 

186 

114

Per 

 quare

mile

0.0076 

.876 

.280

1.69

1.40 

7.87 

3.80 

6.66 

1.03 

1.30 

.869 

.046 

.088

1.78

Aug.

168 

173 

177 

189 

163

159 

128 

110 

98 

89

80 

74 

71 

69 

68

68 

66 

70 

76 

86

80 

79 

74 

68 

69

66 

68 

68 

68 

60 

68

Sept.

68

71 

78 

89 

91

80 

71 

64 

68 

64

49 

46

46 

41 

38

36 

37 

34

33 

33

89 

86 

88

20 

20

20 

80 

20 

88 

88

Run-off

Inches

0..009 

.31 

.86

81.64

1.61 

8.80 

3.69 

6.80 

1.19 

1.46 

.31 

.06 

.08

83.89

iore-fe«t

944 

33,350 

87,680

8,344,000

176,400 

891,800 

401,600 

874,800 

189,800 

167,900 

35,760 

6,890 

8,840

8,656,000
RED RIVER BASIN 333

Bayou Bartholomew near Beekman, La.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 32°52', long. 91°52', In NWi sec. 28, T. 82 N.> R. 6 E. 

Louisiana meridian, at bridge on State Highway 204, 4 miles south of Beekman, 7 miles 

north of Bastrop, and 49.2 miles upstream from mouth. Prior to Feb. 3, 1939, chain 

gage at same site and datum. Zero of gage Is 70.688 feet above mean sea level (general 

adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 1,693 square miles.

Records avai ible.- August 1928 to September 1929 and October 1938 to Ss'ptember 1939 in 

reports 01 Geological ____._ ___._ Survey. _____ _ August _ _. 1928 __ to November ....__ 1929 __ intermittently _______ (gage . __ .

heights only), November 1929 to September 1931 (complete), and"August~1932 tcTseptember 

1939 Intermittently (gage heights only), In files of office of War Department, Corps of 

Engineers, U. S. Army, Vlcksburg, Miss.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,560 second-feet Mar. 2, 3 (gage height, 24.79 

feet;; minimum discharge not determined; minimum gage height, 1.10 feet Nov. 22 to 

Dec. 31.

1928-29, 1938-39: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 2, 3, 1939; minimum not 

determined.

Maximum stage known, 26.75 feet Apr. 17. 1927, from floodmark (affected by backwater from Mississippi River Crevasse flow).

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage heights interpolated Jan. 30 to Feb. 4. Gage read twice 

dally. Discharge not computed below 800 second-feet because of insufficient data. 

Records collected and prepared In cooperation with the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Rating table, water year 1996-39 (gag* height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

7.1 

7.4 

9.0

766

800

1,060

10.0

12.0

16.0

1,260

1,760

8,660

1S.O 

81.6 

84.8

3,750

6,600

7,660

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1936 to September 1939

Day

1 

2 

8

4 

6

6

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

18 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

IB 

19 

80

81 

22 

88 

£4 

£6

2« 

27 

88 

29 

80 

31

Oet. Hov. Dee.

«92

Heath

Oet 

HOT

Dec

C

Jen 

Peb 

Map

£wtua 

Jul

to*

S«p

w

Jan.

*702

1,880 

1,620 

1,680

1,600 

1,600 

1,680 

1,680 

1,400

1,460 

1,420 

1,400 

1,400 

1,380

1,400 

1,880. 

1,400. 

1,680 

1,870 

2,170

enter. ....................

alendar 

nary 13-

year

 31

t ember. ...................

ater year

Feb.

2,440 

2,720 

3,070 

3,390 

3,630

3,860 

4,100 

4,300 

4,460 

4,660

4,660 

4,600 

4,660 

4,780 

4,900

6,000 

6,100 

6,360 

6,400 

6,660

6,680 

6,800 

6,860 

6,980 

6,880

6,640 

6,880 

7,140

Seeondfootwday*

29,070 

136,620 

186,210 

166,800 

69,863

Mar.

7,360 

7,860 

7,660 

7,420 

7,660

7,210 

7,000 

6,880 

6,760 

6,700

6,640 

6,620 

6,460 

6,400 

6,2SO

6,160 

6,040 

6,920 

6,740 

6,660

6,360 

6,160 

4,960 

4,700 

4,660

4,660 

4,460 

4,360 

4,360 

4,800 

4,600

Maxima

2,170 

7,140 

7,660 

6,820

3,810

Apr.

6,300 

6,680 

5, BOO 

5,740 

6,740

,660 

,040 

,100 

,160 

,280

,160 

,160 

,040 

6,920 

6,740

6,600 

6,400 

6,260 

6,060 

4,900

4,660 

4,600 

4,600 

4,360 

4,200

4,100 

3,860 

3,860 

3,710 

3,630

May

3,610 

3,430 

3,320 

3,210 

3,140

2,S60 

2,900 

8,820 

2,720 

2,620

2,470 

2,880 

2,230 

2,140 

1,990

1,S10 

1,660 

1,680 

1,580 

1,260

1,190 

1,280 

1,260 

1,110 

988

616 

770 

768 

880 

880 

786

yf j Ttflaq^dj

2,440 

4,860 

3,630 

766

June

*520 

876

936 

986 

1,030 

1,020 

964

690 

646 

880 

630 

630

830 

830 

SSO 

880 

816

616 

S16 

600 

800

800

Mean

1,630 

4,880 

6,970 

6,210

1,930

July

*396

Per 

square 

 lie

0.904 

8.88 

3.63 

3.08

1.14

tog.

 361

Sept.

 141

Run-off

Inchea Acre-feet

0.64 67,700 

3.00 871,000 

4.07 367,000 

8.44 310,000 

1.31 119,000

 Discharge neaeurement.
334 RED RIVER BASIN

Bayou Deslard at Mbnroe, La.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 3E°33', long. 92°08', In sec. 13, T. 18 N., R. 3 E. 

Louisiana meridian, at city of Monroe pumping station, 100 feet east of east levee 

of Quachlta River and 1 mile north of Mbnroe. Zero of gage Is at mean sea level 

(general adjustment of 1929).

Records available.- February to September 1939 (gage heights only).

Extremes.- Maximum gage height observed during period, 69.00 fieet Apr. 24; minimum gage 

height observed, 65.70 feet Sept. 30.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Dally gage heights computed from twice-daily gage readings. 

Bayou Deslard, which Is a source of water supply for city of Monroe, Is a long, narrow lake formed by an old channel of Bayou Bartholomew. It Is dammed off from Bayou 

Bartholomew, at Its north end, by a levee and from Ouachlta River, at Its west end, 

by a levee and flood gates.

Gage height, In feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

D«y

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Oct. HOT. Dec. Jan. Feb.

_

_

6S.54

68.55

6B.55

68.56

6B.57

6B.57

6B.58

66.60

68.58

68.55

68.56

68.55

68.55

68.53

68.50

68.46

68.46

68.46

68.45

68.44

68.38

68.36

68.33

68.49

68.56

68.58

_

_

-

Mar.

66.60

68.61

68.63

68.63

68.63

68.64

68.63

68.60

68.56

66.56

68.56

66.57

68.47

68.47

68.42

68.38

68.34

68.33

68.31

68.28

68.38

68.35

68.34

68.33

68.33

68.51

68.61

68.53

68.66

68.76

68.78

Apr.

68.81

68.84

68.88

66.86

68.76

68.88

68.85

68.67

68.67

68.86

66.66

66.88

66.90

66.68

66.84

68.79

68.98

68.96

66.96

68.96

68.96

66.92

6S.94

68.97

68.94

66.93

68.95

68.94

68.92

6S.92

-

M«y

66.69

66.93

68.68

66.87

66.64

66.84

66.86

68.66

68.66

66.67

68.84

66.83

66.84

66.82

66.60

66.80

66.73

66.75

66.65

66.57

68.47

68.39

68.33

66.24

68.33

66.17

68.10

68.03

68.06

68.00

67.96

June

67.90

67.67

67.66

67.84

67.64

6V.S6

67.76

67.74

67.72

67.68

67.65

67.62

67.60

67.75

67.57

67.46

67.46

67.43

67.40

67.40

67.38

67.34

67.31

67.28

67.27

67.23

67.21

67.23

67.30

67.18

-

July

67.22

67.16

67.16

67.14

67.12

67.08

67.05

67.03

67.03

67.06

67.06

67.04

67.00

66.96

66.94

66.94

66.90

66.66

66.67

66.82

66.79

66.76

66.74

66.73

66.70

66.69

66.64

66.76

66.76

66.77

66.76

Aug. -

66.74

66.72

66.64

66.64

66.63

66.60

66.56

66.64

66.53

66.60

66.50

66.46

66.44

66.44

66.42

66.40

66.38

66.46

66.45

66.41

66.40

66.38

66.37

66.34

66.33

66.32

66.31

66.29

66.26

66.23

66.23

Sept.

66.23

66.22

66.20

66.18

66.16

66.14

66.12

66.10

66.09

66.04

66.03

66.00

66.00

65.97

65.94

65.94

65.90

65.94

65.92

65.90

65. S6

65.86

65.82

65.84

65. SO

65. 7S

65.78

66.76

65.75

66.72

-
RED RIVER BASIN 

Boeuf River near Glrard, La.

335

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 32°29', long. 91°48', on line between sec. 1, T. 17 N., 

R. 6 E., and sec. 6, T. 17 N., R. 7 E.,Louisiana meridian, at Illinois Central 

Railroad bridge, 200 feet downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 80 and half a 

mile east of Glrard. Zero of gage is 51.682 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1939 In reports of Geological Survey. 

September 1925 to September 1938 (unpublished) in files of office of War Department, 

Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, Vlcksbarg, Miss.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,310 second-feet Feb. 10-13 (gage height, 13.0 

feet); minimum, 45 second-feet Sept. 13-16; minimum gage height, 1.0 foot Nov. 14 to 

Dec. 25, Dec. 31 to Jan. 2.

Maximum stage known, 29.4 feet May 12-13, 1927 (backwater from Mississippi River 

crevasse).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice dally. Records collected and prepared In 

cooperation with the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Discharge, la second-feet, water year October 1938 to Septeaber 1939

Day

1 

8 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

B 

9 

10

11 

18 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IB 

19 

20

81 

88 

83 

84 

85

86 

87 

88 

89 

30 

31

Oct.

71 

71 

81 

81 

81

81 

81 

81 

81 

81

81 

81 

81 

SI 

81

SI 

81 

91 

91 

91

91 

91 

91 

91 

91

91 

91 

91 

91 

91 

91

lor.

81 

81 

SI 

113 

102

102 

102 

102 

91 

81

81 

81 

71 

62 

62

62 

62 

62 

62 

62

62 

62 

62 

62 

62

62 

62 

62 

62 

62

Dee.

62 

62 

62 

62 

62

62 

62 

62 

62 

62

62 

62 

62 

62 

62

62 

62 

62 

62 

62

62 

62 

62 

62 

62

81 

71 

71 

71 

71 

62

Jan.

62 

62 

71 

361 

457

539 

658 

765 

855 

963

1,040 

1,150 

1,630 

1,700 

1,770

1,830 

1,860 

1,880 

1,900 

1,940

1,920 

1,920 

1,880 

1,830 

1,770

1,700 

1,590 

1,460 

1,480 

1,590 

1,640

Feb.

1,590 

1,680 

1.S10 

1,900 

2,010

2,080 

2,150 

2;i90 

2,240 

2,310

2,310 

2,310 

2,310 

2,260 

2,220

2,150 

2,030 

2,150 

2,030 

1,940

1,860 

1,770 

1,720 

1,640 

1,680

1,900 

1,990 

1,990

Month

Oet 

loi

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr £»3m 

Jul

£* Sej

11

eriber ..................................

alendar year

11.. ........................ ..,. ......

ust ......... .

t eaber .................................

ater year 1938-2

Mar.

1,940 

1,940 

1,940 

1,940 

1,940

1,990 

1,940 

1,900 

1,860 

1,810

1,750 

1,660 

1,550 

1,390 

1,280

1,150 

1,050 

963 

837 

SOI

729 

641 

607 

556 

4S9

668 

765 

927 

1,040 

1,280 

1,480

Apr.

1,550 

1,640 

1,680 

1,750 

1,810

1,880 

1,920 

1,990 

2,010 

2,010

2,030 

2,010 

2,010 

1,990 

1,920

1,860 

1,830 

1,680 

1,530 

1,370

1,150 

1,090 

999 

945 

873

801 

747 

711 

668 

607

Seoondfoot-daya

2,631 

2,223 

1,977

_

40,173 

56,220 

40,803 

45,051 

7,210 

12,321 

4,820 

2,821 

1,685

217.935

May

573 

539 

505 

457 

425

377 

256 

300 

315 

285

256 

228 

201 

188 

162

149 

149 

149 

136 

124

102 

102 

91 

81

81

81 

81 

91 

214 

242 

270

M-^4 .-..-.

91 

113 

81

_

1,940 

2,310 

1,990 

2,030 

573 

590 

214 

102 

81

2.310

June

345

425 

473 

489 

522

556 

590 

690 

556 

522

505 

489 

467 

441 

441

409 

409

377 

377 

377

377 

345 

330 

315 

377

315 

270 

214 

214 

214

July

214 

201 

188 

1S8 

162

149 

149 

136 

149 

149

162 

162 

188 

188 

188

188 

18S 

162 

149 

149

136 

124 

124 

113 

113

102 

113 

162 

149 

162 

113

IHn<» 

71 

62 

62

_

62 

1,590 

489 

607 

81 

214 

102 

81 

45

45

Aug.

102 

102 

102 

102 

102

102 

102 

102 

102 

102

91 

91 

91 

91 

81

81 

SI 

81 

81 

SI

81 

81 

SI 

91 

91

91 

91 

91 

91 

SI 

81

Mean

84.9 

74.1 

63.8

1,296 

2,008 

1,316 

1,502 

233 

411 

155 

91.0 

56.2

597

Sept.

SI 

71 

71 

71 

71

62 

62 

62 

53 

63

63

53

45 

45 

45

46 

63

63 

63

63

63 

63 

63 

63 

63

53 

63 

63 

63 

63

Run-off in 

acre-feet

5,220 

4,410 

3,920

_

79,680 

111,500 

80.930 

39,360 

14,300 

24,440 

9,560 

5,600 

3,340

432,300
336 RED RIVER BASIN

Bayou La Fourche near Crew Lake, La.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 32°30', long. 91°55', in SWi sec. 36, T. 18 N., R. 5 E., 

Louisiana meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 80, 1.1 miles upstream from Illinois 

Central Railroad bridge and 2i miles west of Crew Lake. Zero of gage is 56.12 feet 

above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Records available.- December 1938 to September 1939.

as.- Maximum discharge during period of record, 4,870 second-feet Feb. 7-11 (gage

SsTgfif, 7.0 feet); minimum, 1 second-foot Aug. 12-18, Sept. 6-29 (gage height, 0.6 

foot).

Maximum stage known, 9.30 feet In December 1931, from floodmark.

aarks.- Records good. Gage read twice dally. Records collected and prepared In cooperatlon with the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Rating table, water year 1936-59 (gaga hslght, In feet, and discharge. In >eeond-feet)

0.6 1

1.0 

2.0 

2.S

3.8 

4.5 

4.9 

5.3

256

440

780

1,320

6.7

7.0

4,120

4,870

Diacharge, la 8«cond-feet, water y»ar October 1938 to Septeaber 1939

D«T

1

8

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

19

14

16-

17

18

19

20

81

88

89

84

85

26

87

88

89

90

31

Oct. or. Dec.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

28

28

32

36

36

40

40

40

40

Jan.

40

40

44

90

235

330

490

620

720

870

870

1,170

1,720

2,520

3,120

3,520

3,920

3,920

3,920

3,920

3,720

3,620

3,520

3,520

3,520

3,120

2,720

2,320

2,320

2,320

2,320

Feb.

2,720

3,120

3,720

,920

,120

,370

,620

,870

,870

,670

,870

,620

,370

,370

,120

3,920

3,920

3,920

3,620

3,520

3,520

3,120

3,120

2,920

3,120

3,520

3,920

4,120

_

_

-

Month

*£..... ..................................

The perlo

Mar.

4,370

4,570

4,370

4,370

4,370

3,920

3,920

3,520

3,620

3,120

3,120

2,720

2,320

1,920

1,520

1,020

620

490

380

305

255

205

160

130

100

146

220

355

490

1,520

2,120

Apr.

2,520

2,520

2,520

2,520

2,620

2,520

2,720

2,920

2,920

2,920

2,920

2,920

2,920

2,720

2,720

2,720

2,520

2,320

2,120

2,320

2,320

2,620

2,120

1,320

620

410

306

220

175

130

-

Seoondfoet-daT*

320

1,627

316 

76

*»7

100

SO

62

50

40

36

32

28

28

24

20

20

16

16

16

12

12

12

16

20

20

20

20

20

20

24

28

32

40

44

56

M.T< ..

_

_

145

24

6

June

56

56

62

68

80

100

130

146

146

130

116

90

68

50

40

32

24

24

24

24

24

20

16

16

16

16

16

12

12

16

-

July

20

20

20

24

20

20

20

16

16

16

12

12

12

9

9

6

6

6

6

6

6

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

UniWB

_

_

12

3

1

Aug.

4

6

6

4

4

4

3

3

3

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

Mean

36

_

64.2

10.2 

2.46

S«pt.

3

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

-

Run-off IB 

acre-feet

635

.

3,830

827 

161

697,600
RED RIVER BASIN 

Tensas River at Tendal, La.

337

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 32°26', long. 91°22', in NWi sec. 29, T. 17 N., R. 11 E., 

Louisiana meridian, at Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 1,000 feet upstream from 

bridge on U. S. Highway 80 at Tendal and 3 miles east of Waverly. Zero of gage is 

50.08 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1939 in reports of Geological Survey. 

December 1935 to September 1938 (unpublished) in files of office of War Department, 

Corps of Engineers, U. 8. Army, Vicksburg, Miss.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,650 second-feet Mar. 31 (gage height, 17.0 

reet); minimum, 5 second-feet Sept. 17-E9; minimum gage height, 6.0 feet Dec. 16, 17. 

Maximum stage known, 25.17 feet Dec. 1931, from floodmark.

Remarks.- Records fair. Oage read twice dally. Records collected and prepared in 

cooperation with the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Discharge, In tecond-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1 

8 

S 

4 

S

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

U 

18 

IS 

14. 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

80

81 

88 

88 

84

85

86 

27 

88 

89 

SO 

31

Oct.

so 

so 

so

20 

SO

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10

so 

so

20 

31

31 

20 

SO 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

lor.

20 

20 

20 

20 

42

42 

42 

42 

42 

31

31 

31 

31 

31 

31

. 31 

31 

31 

31 

31

31 

42 

42 

42 

42

42 

42 

42 

42 

42

Dec.

42 

42 

42 

42

31

31 

31 

31 

31

31

31 

31 

31 

42 

42

31 

31 

42 

42 

12

42 

42

42 

42 

42

53 

76 

75 

64 

75 

75

Jan.

75 

75 

64 

99 

187

213 

200 

187 

161

148

187 

363 

745 

937 

954

980 

835 

745 

«3B7 

559

475 

391 

336

279 

239

187 

148 

123 

213

531 

657

Fefe.

629 

629 

745 

920 

920

1,000 

964 

869 

790 

715

657 

601 

546 

475

447

419 

433 

716 

957 

1,130

1,200 

1,150 

1,040 

920 

886

1,240 

1,420 

1,460

Month

Oot 

>01

DM

0

Jan 

Frt

Max 

Api

SS*a

AUC j

i

alendar year

**0t*v... ............... ...............

later year 1938-2

Mar.

1,420 

1,340 

1,260 

1,170 

1,080

971 

869 

760

en

587

505 

433.

377 

321

279

252

213 

187 

174 

161

148 

148 

135 

135 

135

405 

1,040 

1,430 

1,610 

1,600 

1,650

Apr.

1,620 

1,530 

1,430 

1,360 

1,260

1,380 

1,600 

1.460 

1,380 

1,290

1,160 

1,060 

936 

834 

736

672 

736 

817 

817 

736

672 

696 

620 

460 

402

346 

318 

276 

248 

220

Seooadfoot-daya

532 

1,040 

1,346

-

11,889 

23,846 

21,364 

26,771 

4,892 

3,135 

2,400 

1,620 

326

104,160

>fay

192 

192 

178 

164 

150

140 

140 

130 

130 

130

130 

130 

130 

130 

120

120 

120 

120 

120 

130

140 

140 

150 

160 

140

178 

234 

248 

248

248 

220

 annum

31 

42

75

-

954 

1,460 

1,650 

1,620 

248 

817 

130 

120 

30

1,660

June

220 

276 

416 

580 

768

817 

784 

668 

596 

506

416 

332 

262

206 

150

130 

110 

90 

80 

70

70 

70 

60 

60 

50

50 

60

60 

70 

90

July

90 

90 

100 

120 

130

130 

130 

120 

110 

110

120 

110 

100

80 

70

60 

50 

50 

40 

40

40 

40 

40 

40 

40

30 

30 

30 

40 

100 

120

Minima

10 

20 

31

-

64 

419 

136 

220 

120 

50 

30 

30 

6

6

Aug.

120 

110 

100 

90 

80

70 

60 

50 

50 

40

40 

40 

40 

40 

40

40 

40 

40 

40 

40

40 

40 

40 

60 

50

40 

40 

40 

40 

40 

30

Mean

17.2 

34.7 

43.4

-

384 

862 

689 

S92 

158 

271 

77.4 

52.3 

10.S

286

Sept.

30 

30 

20 

20 

20

16 

16 

16 

16 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

5 

6 

6 

6

6 

5 

5 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6

10

Run-off la 

ae re-feet

1,060 

2,060

2,670

23,660 

47,300 

42,870 

53.100 

9,700 

16,140 

4,760 

3,210 

646

206,600
338 RED RIVER BASIN

Bayou Macon near Delhi, La.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 32°27', long. 91°29', In SEi sec. IS, T. 17 N., R. 10 E. , 

Louisiana meridian, at Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 150 feet downstream from 

U. S. Highway 80 and 1 mile east of Delhi. Zero of gage is 49.728 feet above mean 

sea level (general adjustment of 1912).

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1939 in reports of Geological Survey.. 

September 1925 to September 1935 (gage heights only) and October 1935 to September 

193S (records for,both periods unpublished) in files of office of War Department, 

Corps of Engineers, U. S. Array, Vlcksburg, Miss.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,760 second-feet Feb. 28 to Mar. 2 (gage 

height, 17.9 feet); minimum, 47 second-feet Sept. 28, 29; minimum gage height, 0.4 

foot Nov. 22 to Dec. 2, Sept. 17-29.

Maximum stage known, 34.6 feet May 10-11, 1927 (backwater from Mississippi River 

crevasse).

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice dally. Records collected and prepared In 

cooperation with the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

1*7

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

13

16

17

18

19

SO

SI

en

S3

84

85

26

27

S8

29

SO

31

Oct.

117

117

117

117

117

117

117

117

117

117

109

109

109

101

101

101

101

101

101

101

101

101

85

86

SB

85

86

86

77

77

77

HOT.

77

77

77

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

-

Dec.

69

69

77

77

77

77

77

77

77

77

77

77

77

77

77

77

77

77

77

77

77

77

77

93

101

117

117

101

101

93

93

Jan.

93

93

93

169

486

684

762

701

620

545

500

701

1,260

1,760

2,120

2,260

2,170

1,980

1,800

1,660

1,540

1,400

1,260

1,200

1,140

1,080

1,040

1,000

1,260

2,140

2,830

Feb.

3»170

3,380

3,480

3,590

3,590

3,480

3,310

3,140

2,950

2,770

2,630

2,490

2,360

2,260

2,210

2,210

2,240

2,520

2,630

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,740

2,630

2,740

3,240

3,520

3,730

_

-

Month

Hovember . .................................

VKetk.. ...................................

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

fcy...... .................................

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

Water year 1938-'

Mar.

3,760

3,730

3,590

3,420

3,240

3,100

2,950

2,800

2,660

2,550

2,360

2,260

2,170

2,080

1,980

1,890

1,780

1,680

1,600

1,520

1,460

1,400

1,320

1,260

1,240

1,580

2,240

2,550

2,580

2,740

2,800

Apr.

2,830

2,800

2,720

2,600

2,580

2,600

2,980

3,200

3,280

3,240

3,140

3,010

2,890

2,740

2,600

2,550

2,580

2,520

2,470

2,340

2,210

2,100

1,980

1,890

1,800

1,720

1,620'

1,560

1,480

1,440

-

Seoondfoot-days

3,147

2,094

2,571

-

36,336

81,410

72,290

73,670

25,307

27,008

16,165

8; 283

3,363

351,644

Hay

1,380

1,300

1,240

1,180

1,120

1,080

1,000

964

946

874

856

S38

803

769

769

735

718

684

667

667

635

620

620

605

590

575

575

575

620

635

667

Ifa'riipnB

117

77

117

-

2,830

3,730

3,760

3,280

1,380

1,060

682

384

180

3,760

June

701

769

838

S92

1,020

1,040

1,040

1,060

1,040

1,040

1,050

1,030

1,010

997

979

962

962

944

944

927

892

857

839

787

769

752

734

717

717

699

-

July

682

664

647

612

612

594

577

559

559

577

577

594

577

577

559

542

542

542

507

489

472

454

437

419

419

419

402

402

384

384

384

if-f y^imim

77

69

69

-

93

2,210

1,240

1,440

575

699

384

180

47

47

Aug.

3S4

367

367

350

350

333

316

299

282

282

265

248

248

231

231

231

231

231

231

248

265

299

282

265

248

231

197

197

197

197

180

Mean

102

69.8

82.9

-

1,170

2,910

2,330

2,460

816

900

521

£67

112

963

Sept.

180

180

163

163

163

163

146

146

146

146

146

129

129

129

112

112

95

95

95

79

79

79

79

63

63

63

63

47

47

63

-

Run-off in 

acre-feet

6,240

4,150

5,100

.

72,100

161,000

143,000

146,000

50,200

53,600

32,100

16,400

6,670

697,000
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 339 

Bayou Cocodrie near Clear-water, La.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 31°00', long. 92°23', In sec. 4, T. 1 S. f R. 1 E. Louisiana

 meridian, at bridge on State Highway 26 at approximate site of former station near 

Meeker, seven-eighths of a mile downstream from Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway bridge, 14 miles east of Clearwater, 4 miles south of Meeker, and 5 miles downstream from Hurricane Creek. Zero of gage Is at mean Gulf level (datum of Corps of 

Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 227 square miles.

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1939. Hay 1922 to January 1925, at approx-

 imately same site, published as near Meeker.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period Oct. 9, 1937 to Sept. 30, 1938,

 2,200 second-feet Apr. 9 (gage height, 61.5 feet), from rating curve extended above 

1,500 second-feet; minimum observed, 102 second-feet July 8 (gage height, 45.6 feet).

Maximum discharge during water year 1938-39, 717 second-feet Feb. 6-8 (gage 

height, 54.7 feet); minimum, 95 second-feet Sept. 26 (gage height, 45.3 feet).

1922-25, 1937-39: Maximum discharge observed, that of Apr. 9, 1938; negative flow 

Nov. 13-15, 1922, due to backwater from heavy rains below station.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice dally. Records for water year 1938-39 collected 

and prepared In cooperation with the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; records from 1937 

to 1938 collected and computed by the Corps of Engineers and prepared for publication 

by the Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water years 1937-38 and 1938-39 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In second-feet)

(Shifting-control Method used Oct. 29 to NOT. 14, Dec. 17-29, Feb. 26-27, 

Bar. 23 to Apr. 6, Apr. 14-18, Apr. 23 to May 10, July 25 to Aug. 15)

Oct. 9, 1937. to 

Feb. 27, 1938

46.2

47.0

49.0

50.5

51.5

53.2

107

135

235

328

399

535

Feb. 28, 1938. to 

Feb. 7, 1939 Feb. 8 to Sept. 30, 1939

45.6

46.4

48.0

49.0

50.3

52.0

55.0

57.0

58.5

60.5

61.4

102

131

211

273

364

500

744

966

1,220

1,800

2,160

45.4 

45.9 

47.0 

48.0 

50.0 

52.tt 

54.7

116

171

233

373

517

717

Discharge, in second-feet, 

1937-38

D*y

i

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

9S

89

SO

SI

Oct.

_

.

.

-

-

_

-

-

463

447

423

416

399

384

370

356

363

423

487

527

535

527

611

603

487

471

466

439

431

423

416

NOT.

4D7

407

399

399

377

363

342

328

307

289

266

241

217

192

167

152

139

127

131

136

131

131

127

127

123

123

119

119

116

116

-

Dec.

113

113

110

107

113

116

113

119

123

127

131

136

135

139

136

139

147

157

172

182

197

212

247

269

283

307

314

301

289

271

269

Jan.

283

336

363

377

384

384

384

377

377

391

407

439

439

439

423

416

407

391

384

370

363

349

349

377

391

407

415

399

391

384

377

Feb.

370

363

356

349

342

335

321

307

295

283

271

259

247

223

212

197

182

212

293

296

321

363

384

399

407

423

431

436

-

-

Mar.

420

412

404

388

372

357

343

329

322

301

294

273

253

235

223

201

191

171

191

211

241

273

273

269

259

253

247

266

287

329

350

Apr.

412

460

500

500

508

845

1,620

2,160

2,160

2,040

1,920

1,770

1,650

1,500

1,350

1,180

1,080

1,020

1,290

1,290

1,320

1,290

1,160

1,070

1,020

966

940

916

879

856

-

*«y

823

802

782

762

744

726

726

717

717

708

708

684

668

652

636

612

612

596

596

572

556

540

524

508

500

484

468

452

436

412

404

June

380

364

350

329

315

301

267

266

247

223

211

191

171

151

131

127

123

119

116

115

116

111

116

119

119

116

116

119

119

116

-

July

115

111

108

105

106

108

106

102

108

116

131

141

151

151

146

141

136

131

151

166

196

223

236

241

223

191

171

166

141

136

136

Aug.

136

146

156

166

176

176

176

166

217

315

357

372

329

316

792

1,320

1,470

1,410

1,350

1,260

1,200

1,160

1,100

1,060

1,020

996

966

940

903

879

845

Sept.

834

812

802

782

762

744

726

708

692

668

660

660

644

628

612

596

580

664

648

524

616

600

484

468

452

436

420

404

380

372

-
340 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Discharge, In second-root, of Bayou Cocodrle near Clearwater, La., 1937-30 Continued

1938-30

Day ?eD. Itar Apr. Jim* July Aug. S«pt

343

380

316

301

273

847

223

196

171

151

141

127

110

115

116

115

111

111

115

115

111

111

111

111

108

108

108

106

106

108

106

108

108

102

235

850

287 

SOI 

301 

301 

287

269 

235 

22S 

801 

191

176

161

161

181

181

176

171

166

161

166

151

146

141

141

136

131

131

127

187

127

127

131

151

156

156

156

166

151

151

151

146

141

141

141

136

131

131

131

136

141

220

269

287

301

908

301

204

273

259

247

260

259

850

269

266

301

404

484

596

660

692

700

692

684

676

668

668

644

688

620

604

596

680

664

696

668

700

708

700

708

708

708

717

717

717

708

692

684

668

664

647

639

618

611

603

689

689

682

575

660

646

546

678 

689 

60S

696

603

680

689

689

880

689

682

gee

575

667

663

546

524

617

610

488

481

474

459

452

438

483

416

408

488 

446 

4*7 

467 

469 

468

446

438

483

400

402

396

380

373

389

352

331

317

303

275

847

233

207

180

171

161

161

146

141

131

156

141

141

141

141

186

131

126

121

116

116

116

116

181

116

116

112

112

112

112

112

118

112

181

813

806

348

387

387

373

369

SS2 

331 

317 

303 

276 

261

233

847

331

367

438

462

467

480

458

438

416

400

396

380

358

346

317

303

275

247

819

195

171

151

141

131

126

141

131

146

166 171- 

171 

171 

171

166

161

146

186

126

131

136

136

131

126

126

121

121

112

108

108

104

104

104

104

104

104

112

196

280

431

469

459

459

445

481

474

474

467

445

483

416

400

387

373

350

338

324

338

380

416

431

483

400

396

380

359

333.

SOS 

289 

261 

833

207

183

161

141

131

.126

121

116

118

112

118

118

106

108

108

104

104

104

101

101

101

98

98

98

98

98

08

98

98

08

Month Secondfoot-days

Per square 

mile

Run-off In 

Inches

October 9-31, 1937 .. 

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

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

Calendar year

January 1038 ........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year .. 

October 1938 ........

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

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

Calendar year 1038.

January 1930 ........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1938-30 .

10,264

6,616

5,665

5S5

407

314

386

116

107

446

821

180

1.96 

.974 

.70S

1.68

1.09

.01

11,971

8.866

8,028

36,671

19,187

5,678

4,676

81,875

17,978

439 

486 

420

8,160 

883 

380 

C41

1,470 

834

883

182

171

418

404

111

108

136

378

386

317

288

1,180

617

180

148

706

699

1.70

1.40

1.27

6.24

2.72

.833

.662

3.11

1.96

1.46

1.46

5.86

3.14

.OS

.76

3.88

8.94

4,924

6,701

6,189

S43

301

308

106

108

187

169

193

167

.700

.860

.736

.81 

.98 

.86

150,672 8,160 41S 1.82 84.68

15,784

17,961

16,861

7,815

6,299

8,902

4,688

18,140

3,466

700 

717 

603 

445 

S87 

467 

431 

481 

207

847

546

408

131

118

126

104

833

98

609 

641 

512 

260 

203 

297 

148 

S98 

115

8.24

8.88

8.26

1.15

.894

1.31

.652

1.73

.607

2.88

8.04

2.61

1.28

1.03

1.46

.76

1.90

.67

108,708 717 298 1.31 17.88
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 341

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°32', long. 91°44', in T. 6 3., R. 7 E., Louisiana meridian, at highway bridge on State Highway 7, half a mile north of Krotz 

Springs, 10 miles upstream from Bayou Courtableau, 16 miles upstream from Alabama 

Bayou, and 42 miles downstream from mouth of Red River (head of Atchafalaya River). 

Zero of gage is at mean Gulf level (datum of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Records available.- October 1934 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 370,000 second-feet Apr. 4, 5 (discharge measurements); maximum gage height, 33.6 feet Apr. 6; minimum discharge, 24,400 secondfeet Sept. 28, 29; minimum gage height, 3.70 feet Sept. 25, 26.

1934-39: Maximum discharge, 443,000 second-feet Feb. 28, 1937 (gage height, 37.80 

feet), discharge measurement; minimum, 17,800 second-feet Aug. 31, 1936; minimum gage 

height, 3.58 feet Sept. 6, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 38.5 feet above mean Gulf level May 15, 1927, at Missouri 

Pacific Railroad brldger half a mile downstream.

Remarks.- Records excellent.

Qage height at 8 a.m., In feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

25

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

10.77

10.78

10.80

10.76

10.76

10.78

10.82

10.84

10.86

10.98

10.99

10.96

10.89

10.74

10.64

10.24

9.94

9.66

9.11

8.57

7.91

7.37

6.92

6.51

6.18

6.01

6.85

5.67

6.64

5.43

5.37

HOT.

6.30

6.28

6.51

6.80

6.66

6. S3

6.44

6.19

5.04

6.17

6.24

6.22

5.27

5.41

5.62

5.90

6.31

6.63

7.16

7.31

7.49

7.65

7.78

7.86

7.86

7.96

8.02

8.23

8.71

9.32

-

Dee.

9.95

10.38

10.69

10.77

10.69

10.45

10.10

9.65

9.06

8.50

8.07

7.78

7.57

7.47

7.45

7.58

7.72

7.84

7.82

7.77

7.76

7.76

7.71

7.78

7.67

7.64

7.63

7.40

7.26

7.12

6.86

Jan.

6.. 67

6.51

6.46

6.59

7.04

7.62

8.44

9.23

9.95

10.65

10.85

11.18

11.78

12.78

15.40

15.94

14.40

14.85

15.15

15.27

15.57

15.56

15.89

16.40

16.86

17.18

17.38

17.46.

17.46

17.47

17.47

Feb.

17.25

17.00

16.97

17.20

17.44

18.14

19.54

21.13

22.34

25.52

24.05

24.64

26.16

25.57

25.98

26.45

26.77

27.27

27.54

27.90

28.25

28.62

28.75

29.02

29.51

29.76

30.29

30.57

_

_

-

Har.

30.61

50.88

51.09

31.30

51.54

31.77

32.00

32.12

52 22

52 '.34

52.42

32.44

52.49

52.51

52.49

52.67

52.68

52.70

32.71

52.66

32.67

52.61

32.63

32.68

32.61

32.75

32.80

32.87

32.89

32.96

53.12

Apr.

33.17

33.29

53.32

35.45

53.45

35.52

53.50

35.52

55.10

55.02

32.91

32.70

32.46

52.10

32.05

51.91

51.80

51.66

51.52

31.43

51.41

51.41

31.49

31.59

51.60

31.69

31.72

31.91

31.96

51.95

-

May

52.00

32.02

32.11

52.15

52.21

52.28

32.36

52.36

32.49

32.57

52.58

32.56

52.66

52.53

52.40

52.20

51.92

51.76

51.28

30.62

29.82

28.98

28.10

27.13

26.18

25.38

24.60

25.92

23.36

22.81

22.47

June

22.16

21.93

21.75

21.44

21.31

21.12

20.82

20.48

20.12

19.75

19.60

19.28

19.15

18.96

18.92

18.86

18.75

18.32

18.49

18.31

18.18

17.98

17.80

17.57

17.27

17.00

16.80

16.98

17.50

17.73

-

July

18.21

18.64

18.96

19.29

19.60

19.76

19.79

19.75

19.68

19.57

19.42

19.12

18.73

18.28

17.80

17.32

16.95

16.60

16.35

16.18

16.04

15.87

15.44

14.76

13.79

12.76

11.83

11.06

10.62

10.30

10.25

Aug.

10.12

10.06

10.06

10.05

10.18

10.11

10.05

10.03

9.85

9.67

9.48

9.34

9.26

9.16

8.90

8.55

8.17

7.88

7.78

7.68

7.80

7.92

8.22

8.51

8.65

8.63

8.42

8.54

8.80

9.04

9.07

Sept.

8.80

8.42

8.04

7.73

7.42

7.12

6.77

6.44

6.12

5.72

5.54

5.02

4.80

4.67

4.54

4.40

4.29

4.20

4.12

3.95

3.86

3.84

3.82

3.79

3.70

5.71

3.81

5.86

3.90

5.99

-
342 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Discharge, In second-feet, of Atchafalsys River at Krotz Springs, La.

October 1938 to September 1939

for water year

Day

1

Z

3

4

b

6

7

8

9

10

11

IS

1A

14

15

16

17

18

19

90

81

28

23

84

85

86

87

88

89

SO

31

Oct.

65,300

68,600

67,900

67,200

65,900

65,300

66,600

68,600

67,900

67,900

67,200

67,200

65,900

65,300

63,300

60,800

58,200

53,700

52,000

48,400

44,200

43,100

40,200

37,900

36,700

35,600

35,000

35,000

35,000

34,400

33,300

»ov.

32,700

32,700

32,200

32,200

32,700

32,700

33,300

33,900

33,300

33,300

33,300

33,300

33,900

33,900

35,600

37,300

39,600

42,500

44,800

46,000

47,200

49,000

49,600

49,600

49,600

50,800

52,000

53,200

56,300

60,800

-

Dec.

64,000

65,900

67,900

67,900

66,600

64,000

60,100

57,000

53,800

50,200

48,400

47,200

46,600

46,600

46,600

47,200

48,400

48,400

47,800

47,800

47,800

47,800

47,800

48,400

47,200

47,200

46,600

45,400

44,800

44,200

42,500

Jan.

41,300

40,200

40,200

41,300

43,700

48,400

54,500

60,100

62,000

65,300

67,200

69,900

75,400

83,600

89,200

94,200

98,500

102,000

104,000

105,000

106,000

106,000

106,000

115,000

119,000

123,000

123,000

123,000

122,000

122,000

120,000

Feb.

117,000

115,000

117,000

121,000

124,000

131,000

148,000

167,000

178,000

192,000

201,000

208,000

214,000

219,000

226,000

231,000

238,000

247,000

252,000

255,000

258,000

261,000

266,000

275,000

280,000

286,000

291,000

293,000

_

-

Month

toy.......................................

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

Water year 1938-3

HOT.

295,000

299,000

306,000

308,000

314,000

319,000

322,000

324,000

329,000

329,000

329,000

329,000

337,000

337,000

337,000

340,000

343,000

346,000

340,000

337,000

346,000

346,000

343,000

340,000

346,000

348,000

348,000

351,000

351,000

351,000

363,000

Apr.

366,000

363,000

363,000

369,000

369,000

369,000

369,000

363,000

357,000

351,000

348,000

346,000

340,000

337,000

332,000

324,000

322,000

319,000

319,000

317,000

314,000

314,000

317,000

319,000

322,000

324,000

327,000

329,000

332,000

329,000

-

Secondfoot-dayw

1,602,100

55,585,500

9,078,000

3,456,100

1,003,400

52,891,600

May

332,000

334,000

337,000

340,000

340,000

343,000

343,000

343,000

346,000

348,000

348,000

348,000

351,000

346,000

337,000

332,000

327,000

322,000

310,000

297,000

282,000

260,000

241,000

231,000

220,000

209,000

200,000

190,000

182,000

172,000

167,000

 . rim*.

67,900

356,000

351,000

144,000

55,100

369,000

June

167,000

165,000

161,000

158,000

157,000

153,000

150,000

147,000

142,000

138,000

136,000

134,000

133,000

132,000

130,000

129,000

128,000

127,000

126,000

124,000

123,000

121,000

120,000

117,000

114,000

112,000

112,000

114,000

117,000

122,000

-

July

128,000

133,000

137,000

140,000

143,000

144,000

144,000

141,000

140,000

139,000

137,000

133,000

128,000

122,000

118,000

114,000

112,000

109,000

107,000

106,000

105,000

103,000

98,500

91,700

83,600

76,100

69,900

65,300

63,300

62,700

62,000

Minimal

42,500

32,200

295 000

167,000

62,000

24,400

24,400

Aug.

62,000

61,400

62,000

62,700

62,700

61,400

60,800

60,800

60,100

58,900

57,600

57,000

56,300

55,700

53,800

51,400

49,600

48,400

47,800

47,800

48,400

49,600

52,000

53,200

53,800

53,200

52,600

53,800

55,700

57,600

57,000

Mean

51,680

152,300

292,800

111,500

33,450

144,900

Sept.

55>100

52,000

49,600

47,200

45,400

44,200

41,900

39,600

37,900

36,100

35,000

33,300

32,700

31,600

30,500

29,300

28,200

27,700

27,700

27,100

26,000

25,500

25,000

25,500

25,500

25,000

25,000

24,400

24,400

25,000

-

Run-off In 

acre-feet

3,178,000

110,200,000

11 720 000

18,010,000

6,855,000

1,990,000

104,900,000
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 343

Amlte River near Denham Springs, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30 0 28', long. 90°59', In sec. 2, T. 7 S., R. 2 E., 

St. Helena meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 190, 1,000 feet downstream from 

Comlte River, 3 miles southwest of Denham Springs, and 15 miles east of Baton Rouge. 

Prior to Aug. 8, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 1,330 square miles.

Records available.- September 1938 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period ending Sept. 30, 1938, 656 "econdfeet Sept. 9 (gage height, 5.78 feet); minimum discharge, 320 second-feet Sept. 25- 

29; minimum gage height, 4.74 feet Sept. 27-29.

Maximum discharge during water year 1938-39, 12,100 second-feet June 6 (gage 

height, 21.96 feet); minimum, 279 second-feet Nov. 18 (gage height, 4.56 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Wire-weight gage read twice dally Oct. 1 to Aug. 8.

Rating tables, water year 1938-39 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 5-7, May '21-25, June 7-11, July 5-25)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 9

4.6 

4.9 

5.2

6.0

s.o

289

358

452

784

1,480

11.0

12.6

14.0

16.0

18.0

2,740

3,510

4,260

5,500

7,060

20.0

21.0

21.9

9,040

10,370

11,920

4.8 

5.6

6.6

 r. 10 to Sept.

8.0 

10.5 

12.6

358

551

857

30

1,400

2,450

3,510

Iota.- Sam as preceding 

table above 12.6 feet.

Discharge, In second-feet, Sept. 1-30, 1938

Sept. 1 387 

2 387 

5 387 

4 554 

5 520

Sept. 6 520 

7 486 

8 554 

9 622 

10 520

Sept. 11 452 

12 419 

13 419 

14 452 

15 452

Sept. 16 403 

17 387 

18 372 

19 358 

20 345

Sept. 21 S45 

22 552 

23 332 

24 332

25 320

Sept. 26 520 

27 520 

28 580 

29 520 

30 419

Bote.- Mean discharge Sept. 1-50, 412 second-feet (0.310 second-feet per square mile); runoff, 0.35 Inch.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1938 to September 1939

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

558

345

580

320

372

332

320

309

309

309

299

299

299

299

299

299

299

299

332

345

372

358

358

332

309

299

299

299

299

289

289

HOT.

289

289

289

320

320

352

358

34S

309

299

289

299

299

299

309

299

289

352

366

639

690

588

452

387

358

345

332

332

320

320

-

Dec.

320

320

332

332

352

332

352

352

332

332

332

352

352

352

332

352

332

332

352

332

332

332

332

345

332

656

1,240

1,720

I,b30

1,130

796

Jan.

656

588

520

486

588

1,600

1,480

1,240

904

760

1,440

1,840

1,440

1,800

2,220

1,800

1,240

1,050

1,360

1,640

1,320

1,050

868

760

690

656

656

622

622

832

1,480

Month

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1938-1 9 ...........

Feb.

1,960

1,520

1,400

1,010

976

976

1,360

2,520

2,830

1,960

2,300

4,200

5,220

4,150

2,870

3,010

3,460

2,690

1,840

1,400

1,240

1,170

1,090

976

1,050

2,010

3,560

3,880

-

_

-

Mar.

3,930

3,980

5,780

7,240

7,200

5,360

3,820

4,420

4,960

4,370

2,650

1,760

1,440

1,240

1,040

965

892

790

758

727

697

667

638

609

609

580

1,160

3,510

4,480

4,090

2,700

Secondfoot-days

9,866

10, 694

15,511

34,208

62 r 638

83,062

41,685

72, 332

TV, 605

21,352

17.866

14,477

461,286

Apr.

3,350

4,540

5,290

3,350

1,640

1,280

1,080

1.360

1,360

1,040

892

790

758

697

667

638

667

697

658

609

580

551

523

551

758

609

580

1.880

2,750

1,560

-

Maximum

372

690

1,720

2,220

5, 220

7,240

5,290

10,400

11, 900

1,920

1,000

1.320

11,900

Bay

857

667

551

523

495

467

467

495

495

495

667

667

551

467

439

439

540

2,600

5,220

8,080

10,400

8,080

6,240

3,510

2,090

1,520

1,720

2,550

5,660

3,980

3,400

Minimum

289

SB 9

320

486

976

580

523

459

580

352

398

332

289

June

3,200

2,600

4,260

7,420

10, 100

11,900

7,880

4,370

2,600

2,410

2,090

1,600

1,320

1,200

1,160

1,000

2,700

1,680

965

823

758

697

667

609

609

580

609

609

609

580

-

July

580

638

1,320

1,120

727

551

467

439

412

412

439

580

727

667

523

412

385

345

332

352

332

467

551

467

551

928

928

1,400

1,920

1,360

1,040

Mean

318

356

500

1,103

2,237

2,679

1,390

2,333

2,587

689

576

483

1,264

Aug.

790

697

697

580

523

638

1,000

1,000

697

580

523

481

453

439

439

609

481

537

525

609

742

594

537

537

509

467

425

412

412

398

537

Per square

mile

0.259

.268

.376

.829

1.68

2.01

1.05

1.75

1.95

.518

.435

.363

.950

Sept.

1,520

1,020

662

768

609

580

680

557

467

426

398

385

371

558

358

358

345

558

425

467

439

453

386

558

545

332

3X2

332

545

386

-

Run-off In 

Inches

0.28

.30

.43

_

.96

1.7S

2.32

1.17

2.02

2.18

.60

.60

.40

12.91
344 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Tanglpahoa River at Robert, La.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 30°30', long. 90°22', In sec. 25, T. 6 S., R. 8 E.. 

at. Helena meridian, ut bridge on U. S. Highway 190, 1 mile west of Robert, 6 miles 

east of Hammond, and 2 miles downstream from Chappepeela Creek.

Drainage area.- 646 square miles.

Records available^- October 1938 to September 1939.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,000 second-feet June 6 (gage height, 14.72 

reetj; minimum discharge observed, 283 second-feet Oct. 14-17, Nov. 9-15, 18: minimum 

gage height observed, 3.03 feet Oct. 17.

Maximum stage known, 27.1 feet sometime In 1921, from floodmark.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice dally.

Rating tables, water Tear 1958-39 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 11-28, June 7-11)

Oct. 1 to June 11 Jane 12 to Sept. 30

3.0 

5.0 

6.5 

3.0 

9.0

267

911

1,360

1,750

2,lSt

12.0

13.5

14.0

14.6

 3,550 

4,410 

4,910 

6,830

3.8 

3.7 

4.6 

5.6

6.5

297

402

616

932

1,250

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1958 to September 1939

Day

1

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

300 

316 

333 

333 

349

349 

333 

333 

333 

316

316 

316 

300 

300 

283

283 

283 

300 

300 

355

333 

333 

366 

366 

349

333 

353 

S35 

333

316

316

HOT.

316 

316 

316 

399 

333

333 

316

300 

283 

283

283 

283 

283 

283 

283

300 

300 

283 

366 

466

465 

372 

349 

333 

318

316 

316 

316 

316 

316

Dee.

316 

316 

316 

333 

333

333 

316 

366 

432 

465

465 

465 

432 

399 

366

355 

555 

533 

355 

333

355 

355 

555 

349 

366

627 

911 

1,070 

818 

691 

627

Jan.

596 

563 

531 

531 

595

755 

942 

737 

691 

659

659 

942 

1,220 

1,390 

1,390

1,130 

973 

911 

1,070 

1,040

911 

318 

755 

725 

691

596 

563 

531 

531 

669 

1,160

Month

Oct 

HOT

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

w

alendar year

ater year 1958-3

Peb.

1,100 

813 

691 

8SO 

973

818 

849 

1,100 

1,130 

973

942 

1,490 

1,010 

1,640 

1,490

1,690 

1,690 

1,420 

1,160 

973

1,000 

1,070 

975 

849

755

1,160 

1,640 

1,610

Mar.

1,390 

1,360 

2,000 

2,780 

2,830

2,220 

2.000 

2,500 

2.220 

1,690

1,250 

1,040 

911 

816 

723

669 

627 

696 

531 

531

498 

466 

465 

465 

466

465 

466 

563 

758 

975 

1,560

Secondfoot-days

10,080 

9,739 

15,776

-

25,311 

32,694 

35,614 

24,348 

21.025 

42,770 

17,701 

15,679 

9,917

268, 5«4

Apr.

1,960 

2,510 

2,010 

1,220 

911

787 

725 

691 

669 

627

596 

665 

696 

506 

563

563 

583 

948 

1,160 

880

723 

687 

551 

49S 

465

465 

466 

551 

563 

569

V^rlmnm

566

466

1,070

-

1,390 

1,810 

2,830 

2,510 

1,690 

5.850 

1,250 

1,860 

477

6,830

Hay

466

432 

415 

399

372

372 

372 

432 

466 

466

466 

466 

390 

366 

366

340 

349 

372 

408

1,340

1,100 

973 

725 

596 

563

723 

1,000 

1,610 

1,600 

1,470 

1,420

Minim

283 

283

316

-

631 

691 

4*6 

466

549 

570 

316 

316 

897

885

June

1,340 

1,390 

3,310 

4,680 

5,490

5,830 

3,600 

2,000 

1,660 

1,610

1,520 

1,100 

368 

7TB 

848

560 

598

604

604 

477

461 

486

408 

408 

370

408 

461 

504 

638 

486

July

426

477 

426 

402 

379

379 

357 

357 

356 

426

678 

560 

461 

570 

567

336 

336

516 

516

Sl«

596

868 

1,260 

958 

638

689 

1,160 

1,100 

000 

964 

1,060

Mean

385 

385 

444

-

816 

1,168 

1,140 

818 

678 

1,486 

671 

506 

331

70S

Aug.

1,850 

856 

680 

552 

740

580 

560 

648 

580 

558

426 

370 

367 

367 

367

396 

596 

596

48S

007

700 

580

451 

408 

370

357 

598 

398

316 

316 

316

Per square

0.500 

.503 

.687

-

1.26 

1.81 

1.78 

1.26 

1.06 

2.81 

.884 

.783 

.618

1.10

Sept.

316 

316 

556 

207 

207

316 

477 

486 

336 

316

316 

207 

207 

316 

316

336

318 

316

957 

367

396 

598

518 

316 

31«

318 

31« 

33« 

33« 

558

Run-off la 

Inches

0.58 

.56

.70

'

1.45

1.88 

8.05 

1.41 

1.81 

8.47 

1.08 

.00 

.67

14.80
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 345

In addition to the records of stream flow obtained at gaging stations In the lower 

Mississippi River Basin .and reported in the preceding pages, measurements of flow were 

made also at other points, as indicated in the following table:

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In lower Mississippi River Basin during water year 

October 1998 to September 1939

Neramec River Basin

Date

July 23

Stream

Meramec Spring....

Tributary to or 

diverting fromHeramec River. ......

Locality

Sec. 1, T. 37 H.. R. 6 W., 6 

miles southeast of St. James, 

Mo.

2& miles east of St. James, Ho.

Discharge 

Sec. -ft.

197

St. Francis River Basin

Har. S

May 20

St. Francis River 

overflow.

main channel.

overflow.

Blue Spring......

Mississippi River. . .

St. Francis River. . .

About 2-J miles southwest of Powe, 

Mo.

Mo.

4 miles west of Kennett, Mo. 

Sec. 4, T. 27 H., R. 6 E., 6 miles 

south of Greenville, Mo.

1,040

55.4

White River Basin

Oct. 13

13

20

20

91

12

11

11 

May 15

15 

16 

19

24

1

11

Jan. 6

White River......

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

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

Swan Creek. ......

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

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

Pigeon Creak.....

Slnkin Creek. ....

Spring Valley 

Creak. 

Ebb and Plow

Spring.

Spring River. ....

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

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

Mississippi River...

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

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

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

White River. ........

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

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

Montauk Spring 

Branch.

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

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

Jacks Fork. .........

Black River. ........

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

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

In tallrace of Empire District 

Electric Co . ' s power plant near 

Forsyth, Mo.

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

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

Forsyth, Mo. ........................

at Poplar Bluff, Mo.

below Montauk Spring, 0.5 mile 

north of Montauk, Mo.

Cedar Grove, Mo. 

Sec. 14, 7. 31 H., R. 6 W., 4OO 

feet above Welch Spring, 3 

miles southeast of Cedar Grove, 

Mo. 

Sec. 14, 7. 31 H., R. 6 W., 1,000 

feet below Welch Spring, 3 miles 

southeast of Cedar Grove, Mo. 

SBi see. 22, 1. 32 H. R. 7 W., Just 

above confluence with Montauk 

Spring Branch, 0.5 mile north 

of Montauk, Mo.

feet above eonfluenee with Current 

River, at Cadar Orove, Mo. 

Seo. S, 7. 30 H., R. 4 W., at Camp 

Zoe, Mo. 

Sac, 20, 7. 30 I., R. 4 W., at 

Round Spring, Mo. 

Mi see. 95. 7. S8 H., R. 6 W., 6 

milea northwest ef Birch Tree, 

Mo.

southwest of Van Buren, Mo.

Neosho, Mo. 

at Thayer, Me.......................

Wllllford, Ark.

miles northeast of Searey, Ark.

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

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

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

64.5

406

716

2.83

91.1

177 

21.4

102 

7.13 

0.41

186

2

2,410

4.420
346 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE «A8URE«NT6

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in lower Mississippi River Basin during water year 

October 1938 to September 1959 Continued

White Slver Basin Continued

Date

Jan. 13

Stream

Little Red River

Tributary to or 

diverting frojaWhlte River. .........

Locality

SBiSWi see. 36, T. 8 Jt., R. 7 W. 

3 mile* northeast of gearcy, 

Ark.

Discharge 

See. -ft.

3,800

ArVanaai Hirer Basin<»

1938 

Pet). 18

Mar. 9 

Apr. 5 

May 10 

23 

June 10 

23 

July 12 

21 

Aug. 1 

12 

25 

Sept. 7 

8

9 

22 

28 

Oct. 20 

26 

Nov. 2 

15 

23 

29 

Dec. 7 

12 

19 

27 

1939 

Jan. 3 

9 

19 

27 

Feb. 10 

17 

24 

Mar. 3 

14 

22 

Apr. 4 

11 

25

19 

June 2 

9 

23 

27 

July 10 

17 

25 

Aug. 7 

23 

Sept. 6 

22 

28 

1938

15 

Mar. 1 

14 

21 

Apr. 6 

26 

29 

May 12

20 

June 3 

13 

July 11 

27 

Aug. 29 

Sept . 30 

Oct. 22 

Dec. 2

Canadian River..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Arkansas River. ......

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

. . . /do. .............. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

..-..do............... 

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

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

«Wi >ee. 12, T. 18 »., R. 17 W., 

at bridge on State Highway 14, 

1 mile north of Taloga, CHcla. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

. ...d*. ..........................

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

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

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

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

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

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

....do.. .........................

....do.............. ............. 

....do........................... 

....do........................... 

....do..... ...................... 

....do........................... 

....do........ ...................

....do........................... 

....do...........................

....do...........................

bridge on U. S. Highway 02, 4 

miles north of Newcastle, Okla. 

....do....... .................... 

....do.......... ................. 

....do........................... 

....do.......... .................

....do..... ...................... 

. . . .do. ..........................

....do........................... 

....do........................... 

....do..... ...................... 

....do........ ................... 

....do........................... 

....do........................... 

....do........................... 

... .do. ..........................

 220

*110 

*19.8 

el20 

«8,240 

 16,800 

 «00 

««1.1 

 24,300 

 2,280 

 C8.9 

 22.6 

 2,260 

 22,500

 118 

*63.1 

 509 

 143 

 50.1 

 3.21 

0 

tO.B 

0 

 16.8 

e26. 6 

*25.9

 28.1 

 2,190 

 336 

 257 

 12.3 

 16.6 

 31.3 

 70.3 

 .06 

0 

 5.6 

 616 

 4.09 

 2,480

 120 

 31.6 

 7.64 

 43,700 

 1,010 

 40.6 

0 

 484 

 7,820 

 268 

0 

0 

0

 10.3

 223 

 65.3 

 91. B 

19.1 

 41.2 

117 

3,840 

 182

23 300 

 18,6OO 

2,470 

 108 

2,720 

0 

40.8 

387 

7.43

(a)Mlscellaneous discharge Measurements made in this basin during water year 1937-38 

are also included here.

 Measurement made by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army. 

tBBtlmated.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE IffiASUREfffiOTS 347

Klscellaneous discharge measurements In lower Mississippi River Basin during water year 

Ostober 1938 to September 1939 Continued

Arkansas River Ba»lnt«)--Contlnuad

Data

193S 

Dec. 31

1939

22

24

14

1938

MIBW 9O

Hay 13

July 6

1939

Apr. 3

24

Bay 16

Aug. 1

13

1998 

Oct. 80

 OT. 8 

28

27 

ft»e. 15

18

3so

1939 

Jan. 6 

16 

18 

26 

87 

Pet). 3

13 

Hkr. 8 

17 

23 

31

Stream

Canadian River

....do........

....do........

....do........

....do........

....do........

....do. .......

Wolf Creek....

....do........ 

....do........ 

....do........

....do.........

....do........ 

....do........

....do........

....do........ 

....do........ 

....do........ 

....do........ 

....do........ 

....do........

....do........ 

....do........ 

....do........ 

....do........ 

....do........

Tributary to or 

diverting tramArkanaaa River. .......

....do...... ..........

....do................

....do................

....do................

forth Canadian River..

....do................ 

....do................ 

....do................ 

. . . .do. ...............

....do................ 

....do................ 

....do................

....do................ 

....do................ 

. . . .do. ............... 

....do................

....do................

....do................

....do................ 

....do................

Locality

Kg sec. 35, T.. 10 I., R. 4 W., 

at bridge on 0. 8. Highway 02, 

4 Bllei north of lewoaitle, 

Okla.

....do..... .....................

....do..........................

....do..........................

bridge on 0. 8. Higfcmy 75, 

naif a mils above Coon Creek 

and taree-guarterB of a mils 

northeast of Calvin, Okla.

. ...do.... ......................

... .do. .........................

Lat. 36°14', Ion*. 100°18' at 

Llpscoab, Tex.

. . . .do. .........................

....do..........................

....do.......................... 

....do..........................

....do.......................... 

... .do. ......................... 

....do..........................

....do..........................

....do.......................... 

....do.......................... 

....do..........................

Discharge 

Ssc.-ft.

5.94

4 03O

4 33O

427

159

g 450

1 A A

22.3

142

565

*144

0

»0 

 0 

0 

*.33

t.20 

 2.94 

t.20 

»0

*1.36 

*3.16 

tl.OO *5.ie

tl.OO 

 0

0 

«4.39 

 3.92 

 1.68 

«2.45 

3.39

(a)Hiieellaneous discharge Beaaurenents Bade In this basin during water year 1937-38 

ape also Included here.

WIeasurenent aade by Corpa of Knglneeri, U. s. Army. 

tBstlauited.
348 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Hiacellaneoua diaeharge aeaaureraenta in lower Hiaaiaaippi Rivar Baaln during water year 

October 1933 to September 1939 Continued

Arkanaas River Baain^ 8' Continued

Date

1939 

Apr. 18

21

g

Sect. 19

Stream

Wolf Creek.....

....do. ........

Tributary to or 

diverting fromHorth Canadian River..

....do................

Locality

Lat. 36°14», long. 100°16', at 

Lipscomb, Tax.

... .do. .........................

Discharge 

Sec ft.

 9.53

0

0

(a)Hlscellaneous discharge measurements made in tola basin during water year 1937-38 

are alao included here.

 Measurement made by Corpa of Engineers, D. S. Army.

Red River Basin

16

Creek (head 

of Rod River)

conduit juat below gate of 

dam near Umbarger, Tax.

Dmbarger, Tex.

Umbarger, Tex.

Uabarger, Tex.

Tex.

$Water releaaed through gate at reaervolr dam at practically conatant rate while 

measurement waa being made.
YEARLY<-DISCHARQE SUMMARY

The following tables summarize, in convenient form for general reference and use in 

preliminary investigations, the figures of yearly discharge and run-off for certain gaging stations in the lower Mississippi River Basin previously published in the annual 

series of surface water-supply papers. All gaging stations, both active and discontinued, 

for which records for 10 or more complete years have been collected and published are 

represented, also some special stations, as noted below. The summaries present figures 

of maximum and minimum dally discharge and of yearly mean discharge and run-off for both 

the water years ending September 30 and the calendar years. The figures for the water 

years prior to 1914 and those for the calendar years 1914-33 have not been previously 

published In the annual series of surface water-supply papers but are included in these 

summaries.

The number of the water-supply paper in which the figures of dally, monthly, and 

yearly discharge are published is shown In the column headed "W.S.P. (no. and page)." 

The descriptions contained in the water-supply papers indicated give details relative to 

the gaging stations, including location, stream diversions, regulation by storage, and 

other pertinent Information. Records for most of the stations operated prior to 1901 are 

contained in the annual reports of the Geological Survey, to which reference Is made in 

the summaries if the records for those stations have not also been published In watersupply papers.

Figures of drainage area are given for each station when known. These figures have 

been revised from time to time as more accurate maps have become available. The discharge per square mile and run-off in inches in the following tables, in general, have 

been revised according to the latest figure for the drainage area.

Summaries for incomplete years are given for those stations in irrigated regions for 

wnicn seasonal records were collected in order to show the flow available for irrigation 

They have been compiled from the records of dally and monthly dlecharge contained In the 

water-supply paper indicated. For summaries after 1914 if the period extends beyond Sept. 

50, records of daily and monthly discharge after that day are contained in the watersupply paper indicated for the following year. An incomplete year is included for other 

stations if the maximum daily discharge or minimum daily discharge for all the years of 

record occurred In that year.

Former names under which records for some of the stations have been published in the 

annual series of surface water-supply papers are indicated in these yearly summaries as 

follows:

1. If the name of the stream, town, or other feature to which the station is referred has been changed, the former name Is given in parentheses, indicating that records 

for some of the earlier years were published under that name.

2. If the entire name of a station has been changed, its former name and the years 

when it was used are given In parentheses beneath the present name.

Suanary of yearly discharge, In sacond-feat, at stations In 

MISSISSIPPI RIVBR MAIN STEM

Mississippi River at St. Louis, Mo

Ysar

1934 ' 

1936 

1936 

1937 

1936 

1939

W.S.P. 

(no. and 

P»g»)

768-11 

787-13 

807-13 

827-11 

8S7-J.1 

877.-12

Water year 'ending Sept. 30

Maximum 

day

136,000 

649,000 

558,000 

378,000 

431,000 

589,000

Mlnlaum 

day

3Bi*06 

68,100 

39,700 

48,800 

27,800 

41,600

Mean

67,700 

187,600 

113,700 

146,800 

156, SOO 

148,000

Run -off 

in 

acre-feet

49,010,000 

135,800,000 

88,510,000 

106,800,000 

113,600,000 

107,200,000

Calendar year

Maximum 

day

220,000 

649,000 

338,000 

378,000 

431,000

Minimum 

day

39,800 

43,800 

39,700 

27,800 

45,100

Mean

78,850 

183,200 

118,000 

136,600 

178,700

Run-off 

In 

acre-feet

57,080,000 

131,300,000 

31,310,000 

100,400,000 

126,017,000

Mlsslaslppi River near Vieksburg, Miss.

1938 

19S3 

1934 

19S5 

1936 

1937

1939

738-11 

747-16 

768-17 

787-19 

807-19 

887-17

877-i«

1,410,000 

1,360,000 

874,000 

1.410,000 

i;270,000 

8,080,000 

1,190,000

1,410,000

127,000 

156,000 

148,000 

157,000 

101,000 

156,000 

141,000

128,000

573,000 

616, uOO 

305,000 

676,800 

401,600 

641,800 

667,300

672,600

416,000,000 

446,000,000 

880,700,000 

490,000,000 

891,600,000 

464,200,000 

410,700,000

414,600,000

1,410,000 

1,360,000 

374,000 

1,410,000 

1,870,000 

2,080,000 

1,190,000

- - 1

155,000 

142,000 

148,000 

138,000 

101,000 

141,000 

157,000

555,400 

601,300 

383,000 

676,600 

407,700 

684,500 

571,000

403,500,000 

436,200,000 

235,300,000 

489,900,000 

296,000,000 

462,800,000 

413,400,000

349
350 YEARLY-DISCHARGE SUlfitARY

ary of yearly discharge, in second-feet, at stations in 

MERAMHC RIVER BASIN

Heraaec River near Steelville, Mo. 

(Drainage area, 830 square miles)

Year

1923

1924

1925

1988

1927

1928

1929

1930

1951

1952

1955

1934

1935

1036

1957

1938

1939

W.S.P. 

(no. and 

Page

567-7

587-11

607-10

627-11

647-10

667-11

687-11

702-12

717-11

752-16

747-20

762-19

787-25

807-25

827-20

857-20

877-19

Water year ending Sept. 30

Maximum 

day

_

11,200

9,120

6,830

27,800

27,100

17,609

16,400

1,830

2,240

21,700

12,500

26,500

5,570

15,200

15,400

19,600

MlnlmuB 

day

_

140

.

115

172

161

151

108

98

93

82

76

151

95

109

102 117

Mean

.

659

548

402

1,250

986

see

630

252

256

820

361

997

286

507

625

669

Per 

square 

mile

_

0.794

.419

.404

1.51

1.19

.819

.759

.304

.508

.627

.423

1.20

.345

.611

.751

.806

Run-off

Inches

_

10.81

5.69

6.58

20.45

16.17

11.11

10.30

4.12

4.20

8.60

5.72

16.30

4.69

8.29

10.18

10.92

Acre-feet

_

-

_

_

_

H

_

_

_

186,000

577,000

253,800

721,800

207,500

367,300

451,200

484,100

Calendar year

MaxlmuB 

day

9,720

11,200

6,830

3,050

27,800

27,100

17,600

16,400

1,830

2,240

21,700

12,500

26,300

4,410

15,200

15,400

-

Minimum 

day

140

152

130

115

175

151

158

108

98

82

107

76

166

95

102

108

-

Mean

565

665

377

408

1,380

768

772

535

255

261

502

422

1,019

223

489

649

-

Per 

square 

mile

0.681

.801

.454

.492

1.66

.925

.930

.645

.307

.314

.606

.508

1.25

.269

.589

.782

-

Run-off

Inches

9.24

10.88

6.15

6.69

22.51

12.59

12.62

8.75

4.17

4.28

8.20

6.88

16.68

5.85

7.98

10.60

-

Acre-feet

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

189,410

585,910

305,300

738,000

161,800

553,900

469,600

-

Meraaec River near Sullivan, Mo. 

(Drainage area, 1,560 square miles)

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1951

1952

1955

547-10

567-8

587-15

607-11

627-12

647-11

667-12

687-12

702-15

717-12

732-17

747-21

13,800

10,100

13,100

15,400

11,600

27,600

20,500

18,600

18,000

2,240

5,060

24,500

278

517

504

200

255

550

362

SOS

208

190

160

160

1,430

1,130

1,150

670

944

2,340

1,910

1,270

1,100

522

522

1,010

0.923

.728

.742

.452

.609

1.51

1.25

.819

.710

.557

.557

.652

12.52

9.91

10.09

5.87

8.26

20.52

16.75

11.10

9.64

4.56

4.68

8.89

_

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

579,000

733,000

15,800

10,100

15,400

11,600

5,200

27,500

20,500

18,600

18,000

2,780

3,060

-

278

504

500

200

255

550

542

SOS

208

190

160

-

1,280

1,180

1,150

801

950

2,520

1,520

1,420

928

551

497

-

0.813

.761

.742

.517

.615

1.65

.981

.916

.599

.555

.521

-

11.06

10.34

10.07

7.00

8.51

22.04

15.55

12.42

8.11

4.82

4.56

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

361,000

-

Meramec River near Eureka, 

^Drainage area, 5,800 square milesJ

1905

1922

1925

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1950

1931

1932

1955

1934

1955

1956

1937

1938

1939

173-14

547-12

567-10

587-14

607-15

627-14

647-15

667-15

687-15

702-14.

717-13

752-18

747-22

762-20

787-24

807-24

827-21

857-21

877-20

51,160

_

24,200

50,600

16,100

24,400

63,400

59,500

32,700

42,200

6,420

9,230

62,300

26,000

60,600

17,000

54,500

44,300

59,800

640

_

565

495

577

410

550

610

545

500

300

510

320

217

590

196

570

425

384

3,257

_

2,750

3,340

1,770

2,700

5,970

4,780

3,520

2,650 iyiTO

1,400

2,740

1,608

5,077

1,590

5,151

5,819

5,421

0.852

_

.724

.879

.466

.710

1.57

1.26

.874

.697

.508

.368

.721

.425

1.54

.366

.824

1.00

.900

11.57

_

 9.80

11.97

6.51

9.64

21.54

17.11

11.85

9.48 s;i6

5.01

9.77

5.76

18.14

5.00

11.20

13.65

12.22

3,344,000

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

1,020,000

1,980,000

1,164,000

5,675,000

1,009,000

2,267,000

2,765,000

2,477,000

51,160

38,400

24,200

50,600

24,400

14,400

65,400

59,300

52,700

42,200

6,420

9,250

62,300

26,000

60,600

14,500

34,500

44,500

-

640

565

495

490

577

410

550

575

545

500

300

310

416

217

590

196

570

384

-

5,852

5,000

5,080

5,080

2,380

2,620

6,400

5,690

5,680

2,230

1,290

1,330

2,720

2,080

4,987

1,154

5,037

5,887

-

1.01

.789

.811

.811

.626

.689

1.68

.971

.968

.587

.359

.550

.716

.547

1.51

.504

.799

1.02

-

15.68

10.71

11.00

11.15

8.49

9.56

22.84

13.18

15.15

7.97

4.80

4.77

9.72

7.44

17.85

4.15

10.85

15.90

-

2,772,000

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

967,200

1,971,730

1,506,000

3,610,000

837,500

2,198,000

2,814,000

-

Bourbeuae River at Union, Mo. 

(Drainage area, 767 square miles)

1922

1925

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1950

1931

1932

1953

1934

1955

1936

1957

1938

1959

547-16

567-14

587-17

607-16

627-17

647-16

667-15

687-15

702-15

717-14

752-19

747-23

762-21

787-25

807-25

827-22

857-22

877-61

14,100

8,280

15,500

10.400

9,580

17,700

15,400

12,200

12,500

5,850

7,580

16,600

12,600

14,200

6,180

12,900

24,800

11,600

42

40

59

28

42

55

36

55

22

52

17

22

20

41

14

26

25

27

784

411

752

404

554

1,260

1,080

805

525

285

500

652

- 428

1,198

221

753

851

605

1.02

.556

.980

.527

.696

1.64

1.41

1.05

.684

.572

.591

.850

.558

1.56

.288

.956

1.08

.789

15.84

7.22

15.35

7.16

9.47

22.32

19.18

14.26

9.28

5.05

5.53

11.51

7.57

21.21

3.91

12.96

14.72

10.70

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

218,000

472,000

510,000

867,500

160,100

530 ,.600

601,700

437,900

14,100

11,900

13,500

9,580

5,190

17,700

15,400

12,200

12,500

5,850

7,680

16,600

12,600

14,200

6,180

12,900

24,800

40

59

54

28

42

55

35

55

22

17

17

25

20

41

14

25

27

655

525

708

528

592

1,361

707

915

422

524

290

654

654

1,064

191

678

879

0.854

.684

.925

.688

.772

1.77

.922

1.19

.560

.422

.578

.827

.827

1.59

.249

.884

1.15

11.60

9.29

12.58

9.54

10.50

24.09

12.56

16.16

7.46

5.74

5.14

11.20

11.28

18.83

3.38

11.99

15.56

_

_

.

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

210,420

459,060

459,300

770,300

138,400

490,600

636,400

-

Big River at Byrnesvllle, Mo. 

(Drainage area, 892 square miles]

1925

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1989

1950

587-19

587-19

607-18

627-18

667-16

667-16

687-16

702-16

11,100

10,800

5,170

15,100

20,000

11,600

15,800

17,200

68

90

72

69

114

121

102

45

869

889

409

841

1,560

1,240

901

725

0.974

.997

.459

.943

1.75

1.59

1.01

.813

13.22

13.60

6.23

12.82

23.81

18.96

15.72

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

11.04

11,100

10,800

15,100

7,800

20,000

11,600

15,800

17,200

90

159

72

69

114

121

102

45

959

822

635

747

1,670

990

986

610

1.05

.922

.712

.857

1.87

1.11

1.10

.684

14.28

12.58

9.66

11.38

25.39

15.11

14.99

9.29

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

-
YEARLY-DISCHARGE SUMMARY 351

Summary of yearly discharge, in second-feet, at station* in 

Meramec River Basin Continued

Big River at Byrnesville, Mo.--Continued 

(Drainage area, 892 square Biles)

Yoar

1931

1998

1993

1934

1936

1936

1937

1938

1939

W.S.P.

page

717-15

782-80

747-24

762-28

787-86

607-26

827-83

877-82

877-22

Water yoar ending Sept. SO

Maxlday

3.940

4,460

16,600

5,450

23,000

9,160

14,000

23,800

20,600

Miniday

38

43

64

48

138

25

66

86

75

866

389

736

376

1,318

364

9S6

1,168

916

Pep

mile

.297

.436

.see

.480

1.4"?

.403

1.08

1.31

1.03

Run- off

Inches

4.04

5.96

11.80

5.71

19.97

5.66

14.69

17.80

13.96

Acre-feet

_

883,000

658,900

271,400

960,000

264,500

699,100

846,800

664,400

Calendar year

Maximum 

day

3,940

4,450

18,600

5,450

23,000

6,460

14,600

23,500

-

Miniday

38

43

74

42

138

25

65

76

-

Mean

323

359

727

445

1,865

293

958

1,138

-

Per

square 

mils

.362

.402

.815

.499

1.63

.328

1.07

1.28

Run-off

Inches

4.98

5.48

11.07

6.77

20.77

4.46

14.69

17.33

"

Acre-feet

_

261,000

586,500

322,000

987,900

212,400

693,700

823,900

~

HEADWATER DIVERSION CHANNEL BASIN

Castor River at Zalma, Mo. 

(Drainage area, 395 square miles)

1928

1925

1984

1926

1926

1927

1988

1929

1930

1931

1932

19SS

1934

1936

1936

1937

1938

193»

547-18

567-17

587-22

607-19

627-20

647-19

667-18

687-17

702-17

717-16

732-81

747-26

762-23

787 -27

807-27

827-84

857-25

877-86

8,100

7,980

3,160

2,670

5,860

11,800

17,000

7,250

9,720

3,800

5,420

10,200

2,560

20,800

1,610

24,800

13,300

10,600

36

41

30

34

37

47

60

57

36

36

36

44

27

57

16

21

34

41

549

713

324

233

442

1,030

824

737

378

186

294

60S

199

726

178

624

546

461

1.39

1.81

.820

.590

1.12

2.73

2.09

1.87

.967

.468

.744

1.76

.504

1.84

.451

1.88

1.38

1.17

18.76

24.38

11.20

8.00

15.20

37.00

28.37

25.31

13.02

6.39

10.14

23.84

6.83

24.95

6.12

21.43

18.78

16.86

.

.

_

.

_

_

v

_

..

_

213,300

502,000

144,000

525,800

129,200

451,500

395,300

333,800

7,680

7,980

3,160

5,800

6,860

17,000

13,000

7,260

9,720

4,290

7,900

10,200

2,560

20,800

5,440

24,800

13,300

-

36

46

30

34

37

47

60

57

36

36

38

44

87

67

16

21

34

-

421

746

278

422

344

1,140

819

618

334

209

361

621

225

728

182

624

493

-

1.07

1.89

.704

1.07

.671

2.89

2.07

1.56

.846

.529

.914

1.67

.570

1.84

.46]

1.58

1.25

-

14.42

25.66

9.57

14.62

11.84

39.37

28.18

21.22

11.49

7.18

12.45

21.33

7.73

25.00

6.26

21.44

16.96

"

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

262,000

449,400

163,000

526,700

132,300

451,500

357,000

"

OBION RIVER BASIN

South Fork of Oblon River near Qreenfleld, 

(Drainage area, 431 square miles)

Year

1930

1981

1988

1933

19S4

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

W. 3.P«

(no. and 

page)

702-19

717-17

732-82

747-26

768-24

787-88

807-fce

887-85

857-66

877-26

Water year ending Sept. 30

Maximum 

day

11,900

2,280

11,400

6,080

4,480

20,500

6,000

25,000

5,440

6,990

Minimum 

day

97

101

97

105

105

96

94

97

94

91

Mean

668

278

812

678

856

688

278

786

546

609

Per 

square 

mile

1.29

.645

1.88

1.67

.886

1.68

.631

1.88

1.27

1.41

Run-off 

in 

Inches

17.56

8.72

25.63

21.35

11.21

21.50

8.59

24.73

17.21

19.19

Calendar year

Maximum 

day

11,900

3,600

11,400

6,020

3,990

20,500

6,800

25,000

5,440

-

Minimum 

day

97

97

97

105

105

96

94

97

94

-

Mean

512

356

781

693

322

652

890

829

476

-

Per 

square 

mile

1.19

.826

1.81

1.61

.747

1.51

.673

1.92

1.10

-

Run-off 

in 

Inches

16.12

11.18

24.66

21.84

10.13

20.57

9.17

26.13

14.95

-

Oblon River at Oblon, Tenn.

(Drainage area, 1,880 square miles)

1980

1931

1932

1933

1984

1986

1936

1937

1988

1989

708-80

717-18

732-23

747-87

762-85

787-29

807-89

887-86

857-87

877-67

45,600

2,570

33,900

26,200

20,700

45,900

6,850

96,600

16,600

83,600

311

817

335

see

368

378

258

15

316

296

2,170

742

3,830

3,760

1,769

3,444

800

3,558

2,186

8,960

1.15

.395

1.88

1.99

.941

1.89

.4S6

1.88

1.14

1.67

16.67

5.37

25.51

27.1E

12.76

24.8S

6.78

26.68

15.41

21.35

45,600

16,300

33,900

25,200

19,700

46,900

6,860

99,500

16,600

-

311

317

350

368

368

387

23S

16

296

-

2,000

1,110

3,350

3,980

1,814

2,992

888

3,688

1,921

-

1.06

.590

1.78

2.12

.966

1.69

.472

1.93

1.08

-

14.41

8.05

24.24

88.75

13.10

21.61

6.42

26.23

13.86

-

Rutherford Fork of Otion River near Bradford, Tenn. 

(Drainage area, 180 square miles)

1950

1931

1932

1933

1984

1935

1986

1987

1988

1939

702-22

717-19

782-84

747-88

762-86

787-80

807-30

827-87

867-28

877-28

7,330

1,110

5,940

5,130

4,880

8,460

5,720

9,210

4,360

4,600

18

12

13

20

13

20

19

80

85

80

241

77.9

346

279

163

309

119

387

276

308

1.87

.410

1.88

1.47

.866

1.68

.686

1.88

1.48

1.64

17.24

5.55

24.76

19.96

11.68

82.09

8.53

25.52

19.73

22.29

7,330

3,800

6,940

5,130

3,440

8,460

5,720

9,210

4,360

-

18

12

14

20

13

20

19

21

23

-

222

129

822

890

143

890

137

387

227

-

1.17

.679

1.69

1.53

.763

1.63

.721

2.04

1.19

-

15.89

9.80

23.06

20.69

10.21

80.71

9.79

27.63

16.21

"

Rote.- Records prior to May 1939 collected at site 2 miles downstream (drainage area, 190 square 

mllea.
35g YEARLY-DISCHARGE SUMMARY

Svamary of yearly discharge, in second-feet, at stations In 

Obion River Basin Continued

North Fork of Oblon River n«*r Union City, T«nn. 

(Drainage area, 490 square miles)

Year

1930

1931

1932

1933

1984

1936

1986

1987

1938

1939

(no. and 

page)

702-23

717-20

732-26

762-27

762-88

787-31

807-31

827-28

867-29

877 -C9

Water year ending Sept. 30

Maximum 

day

13,800

1,770

9,670

11,800

6,920

20,300

2,160

44,300

8,430

8,940

Minimum 

day

122

86

86

128

111

108

96

97

105

99

Mean

606

193

838

1,187

461

1,006

206

899

461

698

Par 

square 

mile

1.24

.394

1.70

8.30

.941

2.06

.418 i.as

.920

1.28

Run-off 

In 

lnch»a

16.78

6.S6

23.07

31.81

12.79

27.83

6.70

24.98

18.48

16.66

Calendar year

Maximum 

day

13,600

7,660

11,300

11,000

10,800

20,300

2,620

44,900

8,430

-

Minimum 

day

98

85

86 lie

111

108

96

97

10S

Bean

6S6

S06

818

1,141

589

844

888

904

412

-

Far 

square

mils

1.09

.684

1.66

2. S3

1.08

1.78

.465

1.84

.841

-

Run-off 

in 

Inches

14.82

8.45

82.53

31.59

14.67

25.37

6.34

25.12

11.41

-

South Fork of Forked Deer River at Jackson, Tenn. 

(Drainage area, 674 square alias)

19SO

1931

1932

1933

1934

19S6

1936

1937

1938

1939

708-26

717-21

732-26

747-30

762-29

787-32

807-32

827-89

867-30

877-30

16,200

4,840

17,000

8,570

9,060

36,200

6,620

14,800

9,410

9,170

106

98

91

112

99

90

73

96

96

100

826

491

1,060

984

640

921

379

803

624

947

1.44

.856

1.85

1.71

1.11

1.60

.660

1.40

1.09

1.65

19.69

11.62

26.11

23.28

15.14

21.80

8.96

18.99

14.78

22.39

15,800

5,210

17,000

9,060

5,730

38,800

6,620

14,800

9,410

-

106

91

111

112

99

84

73

96

95

-

769

610

1,010

1,040

564

862

408

818

571

-

1.38

1.06

1.76

1.81

.983

1.50

.700

1.43

.995

-

17.96

14.43

83.88

24.51

13.37

80.39

9.58

19.35

13.58

-

South Fork of Forkad Dear River at Cheatnut Bluff, Tenn.

(Drainage area, 1,080 square miles)

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

702-86

717-22

732-27

747-31

762-30

787-33

807-33

827-30

867-31

877-31

15,600

4,230

20,600

7,960

8,190

32,700

6,020

26,600

12,000

18,000

196

217

221

159

108

138

102

139

151

124

1,470

730

2,050

1,770

903

1,807

668

1,528

1,307

1,736

1.36

.676

1.90

1.64

.836

1.67

.526

1.41

1.21

1.61

18.48

9.16

26.78

22.30

11.33

22.71

7.17

19.20

16.43

21.82

16,600

8,040

20,500

8,190

8,190

32,700

6,020

26,600

12,000

-

195

217

263

159

108

138

108

148

184

-

1,340

978

1,930

1,800

905

1,618

657

1,677

1,161

-

1.84

.906

1.79

1.67

.838

1.50

.608

1.46

1.08

-

16.78

18.86

84.88

22.67

11.86

80.33

8.27

16.83

14.69

-

Middle Fork of Pork*d Dear River near Alamo, Tenn.

(Drainage area, 410 square miles)

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1936

1936

1687

1936

1939

702-88

717-83

738-28

747-38

768 -81

787-34

807-94

887-31

857-38

877-32

8,160

3,500

9,060

8,590

7,430

19,600

6,710

16,000

9,000

9,000

71

87

87

105

86

91

68

80

91

91

521

260

811

656

391

742

846

647

602

626

1.27

.610

1.98

1.60

.954

1.81

.698

1.68

1.82

1.68

17.24

8.28

86.88 2i.n

12.93

24.54

8.18

21.46

16.63

20.78

8,150

7,730

9,060

8,590

10,500

19,500

6,710

15,000

9,000

-

71

87

95

103

86

91

68

91

91

-

473

367

744

701

352

681

280

666

444

"

1.15

.895

1.81

1.71

.859

1.65

.683

1.62

1.08

-

15.65

12.15

84.86

83.19

11.65

88.58

9.31

28.06

14.70

-

HATCHIE RIVER BASIH

Hatchle River at Bolivar, Term. 

(Drainage area, 1,430 square miles)

1930

1931.

1932

1933

1934

1936

1936

1937

1938

1939

702-29

717-24

732-29

747-33

762-38

787-35

807-36

827-32

857-33

877-33

16,800

8,660

39,700

25,000

13,000

41,700

3,900

25,000

12,300

14,000

134

152

144

278

234

190

114

185

165

148

2,200

1,470

3,880

3,810

1,460

8,657

1,512

2,295

1,994

2,794

1.54

1.05

2.71

2.66

1.01

1.86

1.06

1.60

1.39

1.95

20.84

13.99

36.91

36.13

13.75

25.84

14.39

21.81

18.92

26.58

16,800

14,900

39,700

25,000

13,000

41,700

8,900

86,000

12,300

-

134

158

836

878

234

190

114

185

148

-

1,870

1,980

4,150

3,280

1,486

2,599

1,744

1,948

1,898

-

1.31

1.34

2.90

2.26

1.04

1.82

1.28

1.86

1.38

17.71

18.84

39.43

30.68

14.10

84.68

16.61

18.50

17.95

Hatchle River near Stanton, Tenn. 

(Drainage araa, 1,940 aquara miles)

1930

1931

1938

1933

19S4

1935

1936

1937

1989

1939

708-31

717-26

738-30

747-34

762.83

787-36

807-36

627-33

867-34

877-34

33,400

10,800

46,000

29,000

18,900

56,400

11,700

48,900

13,000

19,600

308

360

321

475

365

321

278

356

338

893

3,120

1,900

4,880

4,590

1,893

3,380

1,661

3,188

2,566

3,590

1.61

.979

8.62

2.37

.947

1.74

.666

1.64

1.88

1.65

21.88

13.28

34.20

32.08

12.86

83.67

11.79

22.80

17.96

85.19

53,400

14,600

45,000

29,000

12,900

56,400

11,700

48,900

13,000

-

308

581

580

476

385

381

278

356

893

-

2,690

2,390

5,140

4,040

1,808

3,308

1,906

8,836

8,468

1.39

1.85

8.65

8.08

.938

1.71

.988

1.46

1.27

18.83

16.71

35.07

88.86

12.65

23.17

13.37

19.87

17.26
YEARLY-DISCHAHGE SUMMARY 353

Sumary of yearly discharge, In second-feet, at stations in 

WOIP RIVER BASIN

Wolf Hirer at Rossville, Tenn. 

(Drainage araa, 551 square miles)

Year

1930

1931

1938

1933

1834

1835

1936

1957

1958

1939

(no. and 

page)

708-38

717-86

788 -SI

747-35

762-54

807-57

807-58

887-34

867-58

877-BB

Water year ending Sept. 30

Maximum 

day

16,400

2,680

15,600

11,100

11,600

27,200

2,550

11,400

7,820

8,590

Minimum 

day

140

156

185

181

157

150

137

159

147

157

Mean

615

486

1,160

978

596

780

386

758

638

841

Per 

square 

mile

1.15

.806

8.16

1.84

1.18

1.36

.614

1.59

1.80

1.58

Run-off 

in 

inches

15.68

10.9S

89.74

85.08

15.85

18.41

8.36

18.87

16.53

81.49

Calendar yea?

Maximum 

d«y

16,400

6,600

15,600

11,600

8,510

87,200

5,810

11,400

7,880

-

Minimum 

day

140

125

190

181

157

130

137

139

137

Mean

577

557

1,130

1,040

490

677

405

659

631

Per 

square 

mile

1.09 i.oe

8.13

1.96

.983

1.87

.765

1.80

1.19

-

Run-off 

in 

inches

14.76

14.83

88.83

86.58

18.53

17.31

10.58

16.34

16.15

ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

St. Franaia River near Pattarson, Mo. 

(Drainage area, 956 square miles)

Year

1988

1083

1984

1985

1886

1987

1988

1989

1950

1931

1958 less

1934

1955

1956

1957

1938

1039

W.S.P. 

(no. and 

Pag«

758-58

738-58

587-25

607-88

687-88

758.58

758-38

738-58

758-58

758-38

738 -S2

747-56

768-35

787-38

807-39

387-36

887-56

877-38

Water year andlng Sept. 30

Maximum 

d«r

56,600

54,600

18,600

6,880

51,500

50,000

40,800

31,100

50,200

9,010

11,600

55,100

9,200

75,600

5,080

56,100

34,700

89,900

Minimum 

day

83

86

57

50

55

67

55

53

19

88

18

85

15

40

8

21

88

87

Mean

1,850

1,400

898

471

1,100

8,850

1,840

1,500

730

395

534

1,430

459

1,866

360

1,575

1,815

1,071

Far

square 

ails

1.51

1.46

.953

.493

1.15

2. 58

1.98

1.57

.764

.411

.559

1.80

.480

1.95

.377

1.65

1.87

1.18

Run-off

Inches

17.81

19.79

18.78

6.70

, 15.60

51.89

86.17

81.54

10.58

5.57

7.59

80.84

6.51

86.47

6.18

88,38

17.86

15.81

Aero-feet

908,000

1,010,000

«,

_

-

..

_

.

587,000

1,030,000

538,100

1,361,000

861,100

1,140,000

879,500

775,700

Calendar year

Maximum 

day

86,700

34; 600

12,300

31,300

81,300

80,000

40,800

31,100

30,800

10,600

80,900

53,100

9,800

75,500

80,900

36,100

54,700

-

Minimum 

day

85

57

68

30

35

67

53

88

19

85

18

38

16

40

6

21

87

-

Mean

959

1,530

726

1,040

787

8.340

1,700

1,390

668

481

644

1,853

609

1,804

648

1,570

1,096

-

Per 

square 

mile

1.00

1.60

.759

1.09

.760

8.45

1.78

1.46

.698

.503

.674

1.38

.657

1.89

.573

1.43

1.15

-

Run-off

Inches

13.68

81.74

10.35

14.88

10.38

33.86

84.16 ie.88

9.41

6.82

9.17

17.86

8.64

85.59

7.81

19.47

15.87

-

Acre-feet

696,000

.

_

-

-

-

M

467,000

918,600

440,600

1,506,000

598,100

991,800

795,600

-

St. Francis Hirer at Fisk, Ho. 

(Drainage u>*a, 1,370 square mil*a)

1988

1980

1950

1931

193*

1953

1934

1955

1936

1957

1958

19S9

708-33

708-38

708-35

717-87

73B-39

747-87

762-36

787-59

807-40

887-36

887-37

877-59

85,400

17,900

88,800

7,800

8,600

36,000

6,480

34,600

8,870

89,800

17,100

15,000

848

814

186

149

ISO

156

185

185

94

96

108

120

8,850

8,840

1,140

607

809

1,870

678

8. IBS

489

1,886

1,64? i,46«

1.65

1.64

.838

.443

.691

1.36

.491

1.59

.567

1.58

1.13

1.06

88.14

88.80

11.87

6.03

8.05

18.49

6.66

81.61

4.85

18.59

15.50

14.41

_

M

_

_

687,000

1,380,000

486,600

1,579,000

354,800

1,344,000

1,117,000

1,054,000

81,800

17,980

88,500

7,800

11,900

36,000

6,460

34,600

7,500

89,800

17,100

-

848

814

185

136

ISO

155

185

186

94

96

120

-

8,160

8,050

1,040

647

958

1,760

818

8,076

609

1,744

1,485

-

1.58

1.48

.759

.478

,688

1.88

.693

1.88

.448

1.87

1.04

-

81 .'44

80.09

10.87

6.48

9.89

17,39

6.04

80.57

6.06

17.88

14.10

_

-

678,000

1,871,000

887,900

1,605,000

448,100

1,868,000

1,050,000

~

Little River ditch 81 near Kenaett, Mo.

Ysar

1987

1988

1989

1930

1931

19S8

1933

1954

1986

1996

1987

1988

1939

W.S.P. 

(no. and 

Page)

647-80

667-91

687-19

708-37

717-50

758-40

747-38

768-87

787-45

807-45

887-39

877-61

877-81

Water year ending Sept. SO

Maximum 

day

8,760

8,710

8,000

1,770

303

1,560

1,380

1,470

8,610

386

8,810

1,860

1,860

Minimum 

day

75

87

80

48

45

53

66

40

58

41

67

67

41

Mean

601

390

878

809

98.3

176

840

153

351

85.7

896

191

188

Run-off 

in 

acr«-f«et

.

.

-

_

«

Calendar year

Maxima 

toy

8,760

8,710

8,000

1,770

303

1,350

174,000

98,350

259,700

60,760

815,900

138.000

138,000

1,350

1,470

8,610

386

2,310

1,860

-

Minimum 

day

75

80

80

48

63

68

80

40

58

41

67

60

-

Mean

684

374

861

198

105

178

841

148

507

97.5

898

178

"

Run-off 

in 

acre-feet

-

-

189,000

174,800

107,800

821,800

70,770

815,800

186,600
354 YEARLY-DISCHARGE SUMMARY

Summary of yearly discharge. In second-feet, at stations In

St. Francis River Basin Continued

Little River ditch 1 near Kennett, Mo.

Year

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

w. s. p.

( no . and 

Page)

647-22

667-22

687-20

702-38

717-31

732-41

747-39

762-38

787-44

807-44

827-40

867-41

877-53

Water year ending Sept. 30

Maximum 

day

7,300

£,990

4,010

5,040

545

3,440

3,040

2,770

4,800

1,180

7,260

3,940

3,730

Minimum 

day

139

61

49

18

16

8

29

12

22

22

16

32

20

Mean

1,600

423

642

378

87.9

291

518

210

684

86.4

590

357

380

Run-off 

In 

acre-feet

_

_

_

_

_

211,000

370,000

151,700

495,300

62,690

427,400

258,500

275,200

Calendar year

Maximum 

day

7,300

2,990

4,010

5,040

645

3,440

3,040

2,770

4,800

1,180

7,860

3,940

-

Minimum 

day

139

50

43

16

24

8

29

12

22

28

16

27

-

Mean

1,650

440

477

352

103

300

517

266

605

117

592

321

Run-off 

In 

aore-fe«t

_

_

_

_

_

217,900

373,800

19E.300

437,900

84,760

4B8,700

238,500

-

Little River ditch 66 near Kennett, Mo.

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

647-23

667-23

687-21

702-39

717-32

732-42

747-40

762-39

787-45

807 ,*6

827-41

877-54

877-64

3,600

2,680

2,800

3,440

1,390

2,490

2,720

2,020

3,040

1,440

4,350

3,140

3,050

95

91

65

26

31

28

50

18

18

7

31

32

5

673

604

542

358

151

304

528

209

609

118

469

340

311

_

_

_

_

220,000

382,000

151, 800

441,000

85,560

339,790

246,100

225,000

3,600

2,680

2,800

3,440

1,390

g, 490

2,720

2,OEO

3,040

1,440

4,350

5,140

-

177

65

71

26

36

88

50

18

18

7

45

23

-

751

598

465

3E3

178

318

534

243

541

132

470

314

-

_

_

_

831,000

388,100

176,100

391,400

96,080

340,800

817,800

-

Little River ditch 66-A near Kennett, Mo.

 1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

647-24

667-24

687-22

702-40

717-33

732-43

747-41

762-40

787-46

807-46

827-42

857-43

877-56

2,340

1,580

1,680

1,970

482

1,260

1,210

630

885

820

1,650

1,030

1,010

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

_

134

117

76.8

3.53

41.5

81,2

6.32

79.6

8.7

79.3

37.5

49.1

.

_

_

_

_

30,100

58,700

4,570

57,590

1,950

57,400

27,170

35,570

_

1,580

1,680

1,970

488

1,850

1,210

630

885

220

1,660

1,030

-

_

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

_

141

99.4

75.9

3.53

43.5

80.0

12.3

73.2

3.10

78.9

37,5

-

_

-

-

-

-

31,600

57,460

8,930

53,000

2,860

57,100

27,170

-

*Year ending Sept. 30 Incomplete.

Little River ditch 851 near Kennett, Mo.

19S7

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

647-26

667-85

687-23

702-41

717-34

732-44

747-42

762-41

787-47

807-47

827-43

857-44

877-57

4,780

5,020

5,600

2,240

4,360

4,260

3,540

5,010

2,460

6,730

5,040

4,940

192

156

68

56

66

110

64

94

72

117

151

106

1,060

1,000

598

257

571

957

418

1,110

308

868

730

708

_

_

_

_

415,000

692,000

308,500

803,600

219,000

628,800

528,600

512,700

6,440

4,780

5,080

5,600

2,240

4,360

4,260

3,540

5,010

2,460

6,730

5,040

-

194

174

134

53

66

76

126

64

101

72

117

146

-

1,390

1,070

844

549

898

600

976

481

999

336

868

685

-

_

-

-

-

-

435,000

705,000

348,800

728,900

244,100

628,500

496,000

-

Little River ditch 269 near Kennett, Me.

*1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

647-87

667-26

687-24

702-42

717-35

732-45

747-43

762-48

787-48

807-48

887-44

857-45

877-58

4,140

966

1,330

1,820

212

1,350

1,360

1,160

1,150

454

3,420

1,940

1,780

15

7

5

.3

.1

.1

.6

.3

.3

0

1.8

7

2.6

113

139

105

23.5

100

152

65.1

169

15.2

208

139

116

_

_

_

_

72,800

110,000

47,170

128,400

11,060

150,700

100,500

83,310

4,140

966

1,330

1,820

304

1,360

1,360

1,160

1,160

480

3,480

1,940

-

38

5

4.4

.3

.1

.1

.6

.3

.3

0

6

4.1

401

115

119

100

29.7

101

155

88.5

136

87.8

819

116

_

-

-

-

-

73,400

118,500

64,090

98,740

80,800

168,600

83,940

 Year ending Sept. 30 Incomplete.
YEARLY-DISCHARGE SUMMARY 355

ary of yearly diacharga, In second-feet, at stations In 

WHITE RIVER BASIN

White River at Beaver, Ark. 

(Drainage area, 1,870 square miles)

Year

1910

1924

1985

1986

1987

1988

1990

1930

1931

1952

193S

1934

1936

1936

1937

1938

1939

W.S.P. 

(no. and 

page

567-28

587-31

607-88

627-28

647-28

667-28

687-26

702-44

717-37

738-47

747-46

762-44

787-49

807-49

827-46

857-46

877-69

Water year ending Sept. 30

Maximum 

day

21,500

21,500

22,500

13,900

57,800

46,100

29,300

23,000

21,900

16,600

36,400

12,800

38,100

11,000

19,300

38,800

17,400

Minimum 

day

42

90

33

44

182

121

95

42

52

37

47

46

59

3.0

82

48

21

Mean

757

1,260

716

1,090

5,590

5,060

2,500

1,010

1,220

940

1,800

1,141

2,677

492

1,529

1,918

1,080

Per 

square 

mile

0.596

.992

.564

.868

2.83

2.41

1.97

.795

.961

.740

1.42

.898

2.11

.387

1.80

1.51

.850

Run-off

Inches

8.09

13.48

7.64

11.66

38.37

32.80

26.71

10.80

13.05

10.08

19.20

12.18

28.62

5.27

16.34

20.51

11.55

Acre-feet

_

_

_

_

-

2,220,000

1,810,000

729,000

684,000

682,000

1,300,000

826,100

1,938,000

357,000

1,107,000

1,388,000

782,200

Calendar year

Maximum 

day

21,500

22,500

13,200

18,200

57,800

36,800

29,300

23,000

21,900

22,700

36,400

12,200

38,100

12,300

19,300

38,800

-

Minimum 

day

76

82

33

44

182

114

85

42

47

37

64

46

59

3.0

82

40

-

Mean

715

1,090

869

1,540

3,700

2,290

2,460

1,090

1,100

1,080

1,930

1,092

2,583

588

1,400

1,786

-

Per 

square 

mile

0.563

.858

.684

1.21

2.91

1.80

1.94

.858

.866

.850

1.52

.860

2.03

.463

1.10

1.41

-

Run-off

Inches

7.64

11.62

9.29

16.45

39.62

24.51

26.27

11.69

11.77

11.58

20.64

11.66

27.62

6.28

14.97

19.09

-

Acre-feet

_

_

_

_

_

1,661,000

1,778,000

790,600

797,100

783,700

1,399,000

790,800

1,870,000

426,500

1,014,000

1,293,000

-

White River near Pllppln, Ark. 

(Drainage area, 6,170 square miles)

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

687-27

702-46

717-39

732-49

747-47

762-46

787-51

807-61

827-47

857-49

877-62

68,900

49,600

31,300

43,700

108,000

22,700

155,000

27,500

58,900

152,000

53,100

518

218

384

190

138

134

246 :

108

372

377

234

9,100

4,760

5,230

3,980

6,370

3,299

0,350

2,206

7,334

7,719

6,446

1.47

.771

.843

.645

1.03

.635

1.68

.358

1.19

1.25

1.04

20.02

10.47

11.50

8.80

13.99

7.26

22.78

4.87

16.14

16.99

14.18

6,590,000

3,440,000

3,790,000

2,900,000

4,610,000

2,388,000

7,491,000

1,601,000

5,310,000

5,588,000

4,666,000

68,900

49,600

31,300

54,400

108,000

22,700

155,000

27,500

58,900

132,000

316

218

384

138

328

134

246

108

372

254

9,138

4,856

4,705

4,390

6,390

3,212

10,650

2,561

6,426

7,759

1.48

.787

.763

.712

1.04

.521

1.73

.415

1.04

1.26

20.09

10.69

10.35

9.69

14.05

7.05

23.46

5.65

14.14

17.08

6,620,000

3,520,000

3,410,000

3,190,000

4,625,000

2,325,000

7,711,000

1,859,000

4,652,000

5,617,000

White River at De Vails Bluff, Ark. 

(Drainage area, 23,500 square miles)

Year

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

(no. and 

page)

667-30

687-29

702-48

717-41

747-48

747-49

782-47

787-62

807-62

827-48

867-52

877-64

Water year ending Sept. SO

Maximum 

day

_

113,000

113,000

66,800

96,600

114,000

83,600

132,000

37,100

151,000

152,000

102,000

Minimum 

day

.

6,570

4,900

4,900

3,760

3,600

3;440

4,630

3,200

5,460

5,080

4,490

Mean

_

36,800

23,400

18,700

21,000

27,400

16,630

52,190

10,110

26,600

30,140

28,290

Run-off 

In 

acre-feet

_

26,600,000

16,900,000

13,500,000

15,300,000

19,900,000

11,320,000

23,300,000

7,337,000

19,260,000

21,820,000

20,480,000

Calendar year

Maximum 

day

140,000

113,000

113,000

58,800

96,600

114,000

83,600

132,000

35,000

151,000

132,000

-

Minimum 

day

7,640

6,160

4,900

4,270

3,600

5,500

3,440

5,860

3,200

5,460

4,490

-

Mean

37,700

35,400

23,900

17,900

20,000

28,800

15,090

34,400

11,170

25,000

29,160

-

Run-off 

In 

acre-feet

27,300,000

25,600,000

17,300,000

13,000,000

14,500,000

20,850,000

10,930,000

24,220,000

8,106,000

18,100,000

21,110,000

-

Janes River at Galena, Mo. 

(Drainage area, 1,000 square miles)

Year

1922

1985

1984

1926

1926

1987

1928

1929

1930

19S1

1932

1955

1954

19S6

1956

19S7

1958

1959

W.S.P. 

(no. and 

page

547-31

567-31

687-52

607-30

627-32

647-31

667-32

687-52

702-49

717-44

758-61

747-60

762-48

787-63

807-63

827-49

857-66

877-67

Water year ending' Sept. 30

Maxlnun 

day

_

8,140

11,600

14,600

5,140

39,100

24,000

15,600

9,400

15,100

8,600

30,700

2,040

42,000

7,750

14,000

13,900

8,680

Minimum 

day

_

78

97

52

81

394

252

148

68

103

90

70

24

109

22

94

82

69

Me.an

_

767

1,180

518

683

2,500

1,860

1,200

573

658

776

967

SOS

1,664

558

1,296

869

808

Per 

square 

mile

_

0.767

1.18

.518

.683

2.50

1.85

1.20

.573

.668

.775

.967

.303

1.66

.338

1.30

.869

.808

Run-off

Inches

_

10.34

16.15

7.02

9.28

33.96

25.27

16.31

7.79

8.94

10.53

13.14

4.12

21.24

4.61

17.57

11,66

10.99

Acre-feet

_

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

563,000

699,000

219,500

1,133,000

245,500

938,100

622,100

685,200

Calendar year

Maximum 

day

6,850

8,140

14,600

6,600

5,920

39,100

24,000

15,600

9,400

13,100

16,200

30,700

2,220

42,000

7,790

14,000

13,900

-

Minimum 

day

78

97

154

52

81

365

196

137

68

103

70

105

24

122

22

88

69

-

Mean

705

936

1,160

535

877

2,580

1,520

1,160

582

694

793

885

339

1,605

463

1,064

925

-

Per 

square 

mile

0.705

.936

1.16

.535

.877

2.58

1.52

1.16

.582

.694

.793

.885

.339

1.60

.463

1.06

.925

-

Run-off

Inches

9.58

12.71

15.84

7.25

11.92

35.03

80.66

15.69

7.92

9.42

10.79

12.03

4.60

81.79

6.30

14.43

12.56

-

Acre-feet

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

_

516,720

639,920

245,200

1,162,000

336,100

770,600

689,500

-
356 YEARLY-DISCHARGE SUMMARY

Summary of yearly discharge. In second-feet, at stations In 

White River Basin Continued

Buffalo River near Rush, Ark. 

(Drainage area, 1,110 square miles)

Tear

1929

1930

1931

1938

1933

1934

1936

1936

1937

1938

1939

W.S.P.

687-33

702-50

717-48

732-63

747-52

762-60

787-66

807-66

687-61

867-67

877-69

Water year ending Sept. 30

Maxima

day

42,000

47,400

29,800

13,200

38,800

21,000

49,600

13,000

27,300

63,900

60,600

Miniday

66

60

60

64

62

40

82

16

64

46

SO

1,960

1,180

1.080

769

1,360

880

2,206

4S7

1,346

1,766

1,787

Per

square

mile

1.76

1.01

.973

.693

1.21

.793

1.99

.394

1.21

1.68

1.61

Run-off

Inches

23.90

13.67

13.16

9.42

16.54

10.76

26.98

5.36

16.46

21.49

21.86

Acre-feet

1,480,000

810,000

779,000

668,000

979,000

637,500

1,697,000

317,400

974,800

1,271,000

1,294,000

Calendar year

Kailday

4E,OOC

47.4DC

89.20C

1S.20C

38,800

21,000

49,500

12,300

27.3OC

63,900

-

Minimum

day

65

60

64

58

66

40

86

15

64

30

-

Mean

1,910

1,160

916

892

1,360

817

2,249

562

1,281

1,787

-

Per

square

rill 6

1.72

1.06

.825

.804

1.23

.736

2. OS

.606

1.10

1.56

-

Run-off

Inches

23.40

14.14

11.17

10.94

16.64

9.99

27.50

6.89

14.92

21.13

-

Acre-feet

1,390.000

838,000

668,000

647,000

986,000

591,300

1,628,000

408,100

889,900

1,260.000

-

North Pork of White River at Teouaaeh, Mo. 

(Drainage area, 1,180 square miles)

1982

192S

1924

1925

1986

1927

1988

1929

1930

19S1

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

19S7

1938

1939

587-34

587-34

587-34

607-51

687-34

647-32

667-33

687-34

708-81

717-46

732-64

747-53

762-61

787-56

807-56

887-68

867-68

877-70

.

26,700

31,400

9,620

5,050

35,800

33,400

9,760

9,920

4,400

4,100

21,700

1,850

38,500

4,100

12,000

22,800

16,400

_

486

460

S70

475

782

760

570

473

427

364

364

343

413

280

413

414

464

_

1,380

989

813

1,180

2,680

2,370

1,600

1,090

967

670

1,200

679

1,380

609

1,207

1,389

1,349

1.12

.838

.689

.983

8.19

8.01

1.27

.924

.811

.668

1.02

.491

1.17

/ .516

1.08

1.13

1.14

16.21

11.41

9.32

13.89

89.78

87.37

17.38

18.48

11.01

7.76

13.77

6.65

15.88

7.03

13.90

15.30

15.58

_

_

M

_

_

_

_

_

_

487,000

866.000

419,000

999,500

442,400

873,790

962,300

976,900

8,000

26,700

31,400

7,360

7.850

35,800

33,400

9,760

9,980

4,400

4,100

21,700

1,860

38,500

7,680

12,000

22,800

-

486

460

476

370

475

910

650

670

473

377

364

455

343

506

880

413

464

-

1,060

1,370

1,010

1,040

1.160

2,780

8,010

1,510

1,070

867

706

1,180

669

1,480

691

1.120

1,396

-

0.890

1.16

.856

.881

.983

2.33

1.70

1.28

.907

.726

.598

1.00

.482

1.85

.801

.949

1.18

-

12.05

15.74

11.60

11.95

13.31

91.69

83.17

17.34

18.36

9.86

8.16

13.68

6.84

17.04

6.88

18.90

16.05

-

_

_

.

_

_

.

-

_

_

518,400

854,440

418,800

1,078,000

489,370

810,500

1.010,000

-

North Fork of White River near Henderaon. Arlc.

(Drainage area, 1,640 square miles)

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1936

1936

1937

1938

1939

 687-16

 708-68

 717-47

732-66

 747-64

762-52

 787-57

807-67

 827-83

 857-69

877-71

28,000

13,500

9,120

7,480

24,200

4,780

44,300

7,800

26,800

33,100

89,800

666

445

460

380

380

380

405

312

460

413

486

2,150

1,520

1,320

863

1,540

787

1,938

722

1,694

1,888

1,876

1.31

.927

.805

.520

.939

.461

1.18

' .440

1.03

1.15

1.14

17.80

12.61

10.91

7.08

12.76

6.27

16.04

6.00

14.00

15.61

15.63

1,660,000

1,100,000

953,000

619,000

1,120,000

648,100

1,403.000

524,300

1,826,000

1,367,000

1,368,000

88,000

13,500

9,120

7,480

24,800

4,720

44,300

8,390

25,800

33,100

-

630

446

438

380

580

380

606

318

413

460

-

2,820

1,490

1,120

906

1,680

744

8,068

731

1.559

1,997

-

1.35

.909

.683

.558

.987

.454

1.86

.446

.951

1.21

-

18.37

12.30

9.30

7.61

18.84

6.16

17.07

6.07

12.88

16.34

-

1,610,000

1,080,000

812,000

657,000

1,430,000

538,700

1,493,000

630,700

1,128,000

1,431,000

-

 Revised figures of dally discharge for high-water periods and complete monthly table contained 

In Water-Supply Paper 877.

Black River at teeper. Mo. 

(Drainage area, 957 aquare miles)

1988

1983

1984

1985

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

.1932

1933

1934

1936

1936

1937

1938

1939

687-57

687-57

687-37

607-33

627-38

647-33

667-54

687-36

702-63

717-48

732-66

747-86

768-83

787-58

807-58

827-54

887-60

877-74

80,300

18,100

5,800

2,390

13,800

33,600

88,600

81,900

17,500

6,000

5,000

38,600

3,840

62,900

4,080

22,400

22,600

19,500

210

210

260

194

213

880

360

350

286

190

178

187

133

247

160

228

244

188

1,080

1,160

76S

495

808

1,900

1,460

1,890

887

617

460

1,090

431

1,385

458

1,094

1,049

882

1.13

1.81

.797

.617

.844

1.99

1.58

1.36

.927

.540

.481

1.14

.450

1.38

.472

1.14

1.10

.922

15.34

16.40

10.84

7.01

11.47

27.08

80.64

18.31

18.68

7.33

6.65

15.49

6.11

18.79

6.42

15.63

14.89

12.51

.

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

334,000

791,000

311,800

959,600

328,100

792,400

769,200

638,700

17,800

18,100

8,200

13,800

3,030

33,600

20,600

21,900

17,600

6,000

5,640

38,500

4,930

52,900

9,350

22,400

22,600

-

210

260

895

194

213

430

350

302

226

187

178

211

133

276

160

228

840

-

910

1,230

680

736

697

2,040

1,310

1,260

848

506

515

1,030

517

1,335

487

978

1,014

"

0.951

1.89

.711

.768

.666

2.13

1.37

1.32

.886

.529

.538

1.08

.540

1.39

.509

1.02

1.06

-

12.91

17.52

9.68

10.41

9.06

88.89

18.68

17.88

18.06

7.17

7.33

14.67

7.35

19.11

6.93

13.86

14.40

-

_

.

-

_

.

.

.

.

-

-

373,600

749,300

374,600

976,800

353,600

707,700

734,000

-

Current River near Eminence, Mo. 

(Drainage area, 1,830 square miles)

1988

1983

1984

1985

1926

1987

1988

1989

1930

1931

607-35

607-35

607-35

607-35

627-57

732-57

732-57

732-57

732-67

732-87

25,800

82,100

6,920

7,460

10,700

37,400

46,100

81,800

13,600

6,250

672

660

640

415

445

540

915

740

580

600

1,880

1,870

1,050

790

1,180

2,960

2,460

1,900

1,260

1,040

1.53

1.52

.854

.642

.911

2.41

1.99

1.64

1.08

.846

20.69 2o.ee

11.61

8.73

12.33

38.63

87.18

80.98

13.87

11.46

_

_

_

8,140,000

1,780,000

1,370,000

910,000

758,000

19,800

88,100

6,980

10,700

8,800

37,400

46,100

81,800

13,600

6,860

660

688

520

415

445

760

845

710

520

462

1,680

1,910

987

1,080

1,020

3,190

2,200

1,890

1,200

967

1.38

1.55

.808

.889

.889

8.59

1.79

1.64

.976

.786

17.88

21.12

10.92

11.99

11.84

36.15

24.31

20.89

13.25

10.67

_

-

.

2,305,800

1,596,000

1,371,700

869,500

699,800
YEARLY-DISCHARGE SIOMARY 357

S««««ry of yearly discharge. In aecend-feet, «t stations In 

Unite River Basin Continued

Current River near Badnance, Ho. Continued 

(Drainage area, 1,830 square miles)

Tsar

2932 

1355

19S4 

1936 

1996

1957 

1938 

1939

W.S.P. 

(no. and 

Page

732-57 

747-56 

768-et 

787-89 

807-69 

SS7-66 

867-63 

877-78

Water year ending Sept, SO

H*xlSy1

4,850 

36,600 

4,670 

47,700 

6,25O 

16,800 

£5.400 

£8,800

Slnl- 

«UB 

day

415 

420 

360 

458

388 

470 

470 

508

Mean

774 

1,450 

«44

1,809 

737 

1,396 

1,637 

1.487

Per 

sqaare 

 lie

629 

1.18 

.684

1,47 

.599 

1.13 

1.53

1.21

Run-off

Inches

8.56 

15.95 

7.11 

19.98 

8.14 

15.39 

18.06 

16.41

icre-feet

568,000

1,O50,OOO 

465,800 

1,310,000 

535,800 

1,010,000 

1,185,000 

1,077,000

Calendar year

Haxlaay

6,480 

36,600 

4,670 

47,700 

7,150 

15,800 

£5,400

Hinlday

415 

514 

560 

604

388

470 

500

Mean

815 

1,400 

677 

1.913 

693 

1,338 

1,650

Per 

square 

rille

0.663 

1.14 

.550 

1.56 

,563 

1.07 

1.34

Run-off

Inches

9.02 

15.40 

7.47 

81.12 

7.66 

14.53 

16.20

Acre-feet

591.6OO 

1,009,45G 

490,000 i,ses,ooo

503,400 

954,100

1,194,000

Current River at Tan Boran, Ko. 

(Drainage area, 1,640 square ailes)

1913

1914

X9XS

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1982

1983

1924

1925

1926

1987

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

193?

1938

1939

( ) 11,500 ( ) jse'ooo

( ) 125,000

< ) (*)

( )

( ) 547-36

567-37

587-41

607-39

627-38

647-35

667-35

687-38

702-56

717-50

732-62

747-57

762-56

787-60

807-60

827-57

877-79

877-79

85,000

7,700

89,800

16,000

22,900

£5,100

17,000

21,400

8,120

5,400

8,120

34,500

40,600

19,200

18,800

9,800

7,320

33,000

4,180

63,000

5,680

22,000

28,000

27,800

540

560

790

800

690

600

68O

640

770

778

810

712

542

580

650

'1,870

1,030

710

640

595

572

550

650

490

625

658

708

1,090

1,380

2,780

8,200

1,190

1 <5BO

1,860

2,190

2,430

2,480

2,230

1,880

994

1,440

3,640

3,050

2,460

1,610

1,300

1,050

1,960

867

2,286

950

1,878

2,049

1,829

0.665

.80S

1.66

1.35

.726

.963

.768

1.34

1.48

1.41

1.36

.780

.606

.878

2.24

1.86

1.50

.982

.793

.640

1.20

.529

1.39

.579

1.16

1.25

1.12

9.O3

10.84

82.49 ia.O4

9.88

13.12

10.39

18.6O

80.11

19.13

18.33

10.64

8.83

11.88

30.09

2S.28

20.34

13.28

10.79

8.75

16.26

7.18

18.92

7.91

15.62

16.96

15.14

,

_

_

_

_

_

n

_

**

_

_

-

^

-

765,000

1.420,000

627,500

1,658,000

689,700

1,360,000

1,483,000

1,324,000

11,500

36,000

185,000

86,000

7,700

29,000

16,000

22,900

2S,1OO

17,000

21,400

8,120

8,120

6,940

S4,5OO

40,600

19,200

16,800

9,800

7,800

33,000

4,180

63,000

6,080

22,000

28,000

-

540

7OO

800

800

690

600

640

760

770

778

810

695

542

580

878

1,170

988

710

640

572

675

550

840

490

658

736

-

1,150

1,330

2,700

2,140

1,170

1,680

1,350

2,070

2,710

8,020

2,270

1,800

1,290

1,270

3,960

2,760

2,440

1,500

1,260

1,110

1,900

921

2,396

914

1,765

2,067

-

0.701

.811

1.65

1.30

.713

1.02

.885

1.26

1.65

1.23

1.36

.758

.787

.774

2.41

1.68

1.49

.915

.768

.677

1.16

.662

1.46

.557

1.08

1.26

-

9.54

11.03

22.33

17.77

9.70

XS«9O

11.19

17.20

22.45

16.71

18.80

9.98

10,68

10.49

32.73

22.86

20.22

12.38

10.39

9.23

15.71

7.63

19.84

7.59

14.59

17.12

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

 .

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

806,700

1,374,000

666,600

1,735,000

663,400

1,278,000

1,497,000

-

 Prom reports of University of Missouri or Missouri Geological Survey.

Current River at Donlphan, Ho.

(Drainage area, 2,050 aquare miles)

1982

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1954

1935

1956

1937

1938

1939

547-38

587-43

587-43

607-40

627-40

647-36

667-36

687-59

702-56

717-51

732-65

747-58

762-56

787-61

807-61

827-58

857-65

877-81

22,000

29,600

8,500

6,540

10,300

48,800

45,000

23,700

25,500

8,700

7,920

41,300

6,070

90,000

6,650

28,700

52,900

53,000

1,550

1,240

1,490

1,020

1,170

1,500

1,810

1,620

1,180

1,050

950

920

880

1,000

880

1,130

1,120

1,080

5,270

3,430

2,180

1,650

2,560

5,200

4,450

5,600

2,680

1,890

1,620

2,870

1,579

3,401

1,434

2,810

2,802

2,559

1.61

1.69

1.07

.813

1.16

2.56

£..18

1.72

1.52

.951

.798

1.41

.679

1.68

.706

1.58

1.38

1.26

21.85

22.96

14.64

11.04

15.85

54.74

29.74

23.41

17.96

12.65

10.86

19.19

9.21

22.80

9.60

18.80

18.72

17.10

_

.

-

-

_

.

-

^

-

1,170,000

2,080,000

998,200

2,462,000

1,041,000

2,054,000

2,029,000

1,852,000

22,000

29,600

8,500

10,300

6,370

48,800

43,000

25,700

25,500

8,700

8,300

41,300

6,070

90,000

8,620

28,700

52.900

-

1,240

1,640

1,230

1,020

1,170

1,810

1,620

1,540

1,180

1,050

920

1,140

880

1,350

880

1,120

1,160

-

2,680

5,570

E.050

2,120

2,070

5,590

4,080

3,480

2,510

1,810

1,690

2,800

1,419

3,523

1,451

2,661

2,787

-

1.42

1.76

1.01

1.04

1.02

2.75

2.01

1.71

1.24

.892

.833

1.38

.699

1.75

.715

1.31

1.57

-

19.27

23.37

13.73

14.18

15.88

37.35

27.36

25.29

16.75

12.07

11.87

18.70

9.48

23.62

9.71

17.80

18.63

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

1,228,000

2,026,000

1,028,000

2,551,000

1,053,000

1,927,000

2,018,000

-

Round Spring at Round Spring, Mo.

Year

1929

1930

1951

1932

1935

1954

1955

1956

1937

1938

1959

(no. and 

page)

702-57

702-57

717-52

732-C4

747-59

762-67

787-62

807-62

827-59

857-66

877-82

Water year ending Sept. 30

Maximum 

day

200

180

150

520

86

450

130

350

498

590

Minimum 

day

17

16

15

14

12

15

15

14

10

16

Mean

_

36.1

32.0

22.0

48.7

18.7

57.0

22.6

47.5

57.8

53.0

Run-off 

In 

acre-feet

_

_

16,000

55,200

13,500

41,230

16,400

54,260

41,850

38,350

Calendar year

Maximum 

day

220

200

180

270

520

86

450

91

350

498

~

Minimum 

day

21

17

16

13

15

12

16

15

10

11

~

Mean

55.4

S4.9

SO. 2

25.7

45.0

19.3

59.5

21.2

44.7

59.2

~

Run-off 

In 

acre-feet

_

-

18,650

32,580

13,950

43,110

15,400

32,340

42,860

" -
358 YEARLY-DISCHARGE SUMMARY

Summary of yearly discharge, in second-foet, at stations in 

White River Basin Continued

Jacks Fork at Eminence, Ho. 

(Drainage area, 376 square miles)

Year

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

W.S.P. 

(no. and 

P««e

_

567-40

587-45

607-42

627-41

647-58

732-65

732-65

732-65

732-65

732-65

747-60

787-63

787-64

807-83

827-00

877-83

877-83

Maximum 

day

_

10.900

2,610

4,110

4,270

10,100

IS, 200

6,520

5,820

2,740

2,610

15,600

1,120

21,600

1,770

6,080

10,400

10,300

Water year ending Sept. 30

Minimum 

day

.

132

131

86

108

120

204

194

108

101

94

94

78

113

69

108

110

110

Mean

_

600

286

220

352

912

332

578

420

333

231

494

168

530

186

386

483

436

Pep 

square 

Bile

_

1.60

.761

.585

.936

2.43

2.21

1.53

1.12

.886

.614

1.31

.447

1.41

.495

1.03

1.28

1.16

Run-off

Inches

21.67

10.37

7.95

12.72

32.97

30.16

20.76

15.16

12.01

8.38

17.77

6.09

19.16

6.74

13.94

17.43

15.74

Acre-feet

_

_

_

_

_

605,000

416,000

304,000

241,000

168,000

358,000

121,800

383,800

135,100

279,700

349,600

315,800

Calendar year

Kaxlmua 

d«y

5,160

10,90C

2,610

4,270

3,370

10,300

18,200

6,520

5,820

2,490

3,250

15,600

*1,120

21,600

1,770

6,060

10,400

-

Minimum 

day

132

150

118

86

108

204

198

180

101

113

94

109

78

140

69

108

110

-

Hean

434

623

254

323

301

993

739.

586

411

297

249

472

177

556

174

369

483

-

Per 

square 

mile

1.15

1.66

.676

.859

.801

2.64

1.97

1.S6

1.09

.790

.662

1.26

.471

1.48

.463

.981

1.28

-

Run- off

Inches

15.68

22.50

9.21

11.68

10.86

35.89

26.76

81.14

14.83

10.72

9.01

17.00

6.39

20.08

6.30

13.29

17.45

Acre-feet

_

_

_

_

_

537,000

424,000

297,000

215,000

181,000

342,000

128,000

402,400

126,100

867,100

549,900

-

 Published erroneously In Water-Supply Paper 787.

Alley Spring at Alley, Mo.

Year

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

W. S P. 

(no. and 

page)

_

717-53

717-53

732-69

747-61

762-59

787-65

807-84

827-61

857-88

877-84

Water year ending Sept. 30

Maximum 

day

_

485

396

396

833

189

1,060

331

704

900

775

Minimum 

day

_

74

63

58

85

57

54

59

68

66

70

Mean

_

124

121

80.9

135

72.0

137

82.0

136

150

146

Run-off 

in 

acre-feet

_

_

_

58,700

97,400

52,140

99,110

59,510

98,190

108,300

105,800

Calendar year

Maximum 

day

633

465

396

396

633

189

1,060

304

704

900

-

Minimum 

day

94

74

56

56

65

54

66

59

86

70

-

Mean

184

121

110

87.8

131

69.8

147

81.1

129

151

-

Run-off 

In 

acre-feet

_

-

-

63,650

95,060

50,370

106,300

58,860

93,410

109,300

-

Big Spring near Van Buren, Mo.

1924

1925

1928

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

587-47

607-43

627-43

702-59

717-55

732-70

747-62

762-80

787-66

807-65

827-62

857-69

877-85

472

500

700

920

685

661

1,000

580

1,000

800

1,250

1,120

1,190

318

269

268

320

308

272

269

253

260

247

258

297

280

354

315

403

462

375

349

441

315

437

289

448

433

435

_

_

_

_

_

254,000

319,000

227,700

318,700

210,000

324,300

313,800

314,900

472

700

640

920

685

800

1,000

580

1,000

900

1,250

1,120

-

283

269

268

312

308

269

318

255

279

247

294

280

-

343

353

382

433

374

344

445

302

454

290

439

429

-

_

-

-

-

249,800

522,520

218,600

388,400

210,800

317,700

310,200

"

Eleven Point River near Bar11ay, Mo. 

(Drainage area, 690 square miles)

Year

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

- W.S.P. 

(no. and 

page

547-43

587-48

587-48

607-45

627-44

827-63

827-63

887-41

702-80

717-56

732-71

747-63

782-61

827-63

827-83

827-63

857-72

877-89

Water year ending Sept. 30

Maximum 

day

9,150

1,550

3,690

2.490

26.800

24,800

7,000

5,560

2,020

1,280

8,000

970

18,700

900

13,900

7,020

15,100

Minimum 

day

340

315

210

285

307

675

562

322

300

200

204

192

180

188

195

216

270

Mean

_

904

481

339

636

1,599

1,537

1,080

771

542

391

772

314

877

326

701

700

800

Per 

square 

mile

_

_

_

_

_

2.32

2.23

_

_

_

_

_

_

1.27

.472

1.02

1.01

1.16

Run-off

Inches

_

_

_

_

_

31.44

30.30

_

_

_

_

_

_

17.25

8.41

13.81

13.79

15.74

Acre-feet

_

-

_

-

_

1,157,000

1,115,000

_

-

_

284,000

559,000

227,700

635,300

236,500

507,700

507,100

579,000

Calendar year

Maximum 

day

5,820

9,150

1,550

3,690

1,550

26,800

15,400

7,000

5,560

2,020

2,760

8,000

970

16,700

1,340

13,900

7,020

-

Miniday

340

332

252

210

265

510

562

445

322

248

ZOO

272

180

240

188

195

240

-

Mean

754

916

446

491

553

1,868

1,306

1,065

713

510

400

773

287

938

299

682

709

"

Per 

square 

mile

1.09

1.33

.646

.712

.801

2.71

1.89

1.54

1.03

.739

.580

1.12

.416

1.36

.433

.988

1.03

-

Run-off

Inches

_

-

-

-

10.86

36.73

-

-

-

-

-

5.65

18.43

5.89

13.43

13.96

Acre-feet

_

-

400,000

1,352,000

-

-

290,600

559,170

208,000

678,800

217,400

493,600

513,400

"
YEARLY-DISCHARGE SUJMARY 359

ary of yearly discharge. In second-feet, at stations In 

White Rlyer Basin Continued

Year

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1968

1929

1930

19S1

19SS

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

W.S.P.

(no. and 

P»8«)

547-44

567-44

587-60

607-46

627-46

647-42

667-39

687-42

708-62

717-68

732-73

747-66

762-62

787-68

807-67

827-65

857-73

877-96

Oreer Spring at Oreer, Ho.

Water year Ending Sept. 30

Maximum 

day

_

665

579

464

612

903

882

826

600

618

518

873

336

634

327

684

731

657

Minimum 

day

_

204

210

151

206

218

399

317

243

213

150

138

134

123

116

130

147

160

Mean

_

380

289

226

333

516

666

478

387

387

249

363

206

383

182

881

324

324

Run-off 

In 

acre-feet

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

181,000

263,000

148,800

254,900

131,800

203,600

234,700

234,200

Calendar year

Maximum 

day

836

666

579

618

413

903

888

886

600

618

518

873

336

634

385

684

731

-

Minimum 

day

204

225

199

151

205

387

360

870

224

213

138

195

123

142

116

147

150

Mean

368

380

274

286

301

582

525

461

363

383

830

377

187

364

159

880

388

Run-off 

In 

acre-feet

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

166,980

278,660

136,100

266,000

115,800

203,100

237,700

-

Little Red Rlyer near Heber Springs, Ark. 

(Drainage area, 1,160 square mllei)

Year

1988

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1937

1938

1939

W.S.P.

page

 667-40

687-43

 702-63

717-59

732-74

 747-66

762-63

857-75

857-75

877-101

Water year ending Sept. 30

Maxlstun

day

71,200

40,800

61,400

22,500

47,400

62,900

48,500

32,400

64,800

65,800

Miniday

24

2

0

8

1

12

1

6

9

.8

2,213

2,290

1,660

1,220

1,690

1,865

1,253

2,144

2,505

2,261

Per

square

mile

1.91

1.97

1.43

1.06

1.46

1.61

1.08

1.85

2.16

1.95

Run-off

Inches

25.98

26.78

19'.43

14.29

19.83

21.83

14.66

25.08

29.30

26.46

Acre-feet

1,608,000

1,660,000

1,202,000

884,000

1,230,000

1,349,000

906,900

1,552,000

1,813,000

1,637,000

Calendar year

Maxlday

71,200

40,800

61,400

17,400

47,400

62,900

48,500

32,400

64,800

-

Minisnun

day

9

0

0

1

14

12

1

6

4

-

Mean

2,020

2,080

1,860

1,060

1,740

1,730

1,245

2,046

2,322

-

Per

square

mile

1.74

1.79

1.60

.914

1.50

1.49

1.07

1.76

2.00

-

Run-off

Inches

23.74

24.33

21.81

12.41

20.38

20.26

14.56

23.94

87.17

-

Acre-feet

1,470,000

1,510,OOC

1,350,OOC

768,000

1,260,000

1,250,OOC

901,000

1,481,00(1

1,681,000

~

 Revised figures of dally discharge and yearly summaries contained In Water-Supply Paper 857, 

pp. 75-77.

ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

East Fork of Arkansas Hirer near Leadrllle, Colo. 

(Drainage area, 62 square miles)

Calendar year

W.S.P.

fno. and 

P»ge)

van -i e

Maximum 

day

328

402

390

285

Minimum 

day

9

17

12

10

4

8

Mean

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

^

Run -off 

In 

acre-feet

13,600

20,900

33,400

24,400

33,900

15,100

83,800

33,700

23,800

35,800

21,600

»Ho record Hay 1-8.

Arkansas Hirer at Oraalte, Colo. 

(Drainage area, 431 square miles)

Year

1911

1912 

1918 

1980 

1982 

1983 

1984 

1985 

1926 

1987

1989

1Q*A

195ft

lax*

1934

W.S.P. 

(no. and 

page)

307-18

327-18 

477-18 

507-10 

547-49 

567-48 

687-65 

607-49 

627-49 

647-44

 I

»}\

*)

762-64

Water year ending Sept. 30

Maximum 

day

1,730

2,030 

2,630 

1,690 

1,580 

1,600 

2,790 

1,120 

1,510 

1,820 

1,440

1,600 

1,430

853

982

Minimum 

day

11 

64

72 

60

-

_

_

-

Mean

359

362 

365 

388 

368 

331 

406 

279 

349 

386 

369

351 

338

173

899

876

188

Run-off 

In 

acre-feet

260,000

263,000 

257,000 

888,000 

262,000 

840,000 

894.000 

808,000 

883,000 

279,000 

868,000

264,000 

246,000

185,000

217,000

201,000

136,000

Calendar year

Maximum 

day

1,730

2,630 

1,690 

1,680 

1,600 

8,790 

1,180 

1,510 

1,880 

1,440

1,600 

1,430

833

1,660

2,000

982

Minimum 

day

45

11 

54 

68 

60

_

-

-

-

Mean

367

369 

363 

361 

343 

397 

873 

361 

396 

361

360 

383

303

276

189

Run -off 

In 

acre-feet

266,000

860,000 

278,000 

864,000 

248,000 

888,000 

198,000 

854,000 

886,000 

262,000

834,000

880,000

136,900

 From reports of State engineer of Colorado.
S60 YEARLY-DISCHARGE StMttRY

ary of yearly discharge. In second-feet, at stations In 

Arkansas River Basin Continued

Arkansas River at Granite, Colo.. Continued 

(Drainage area, 451 square idles)

Tear

1956 

1936 

1937 

1938 

1956

W.S.P. 

(no. and

page)

787-70 

807-70 

887-67 

857-79 

877-105

Water year ending Sept. 30

Haximum 

day

1,640 

1,780 

1,690 

2,140 

1,620

Minima* 

day

69 

64

54 

65

78

 ean

501 

486 

289 

406 

SS4

Run-off 

in 

acre-feet

217,700 

308,600 

209,000 

885,600 

865,500

Calendar year

 axiotiH 

day

1,640 

1,78O 

1,680 

8,140

Minima 

day

68 

60 

64 

66

Mean

508 

427 

890 

415

Run-off 

la 

acre-feet

218,400 

510,000 

810,800 

899,800

Arkansas River at Sallda, Colo. 

(Drainage area, 1,210 square Biles)

1910

1911

1918

1915

1914

1916

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1985

1984

1926

1926

1927

1928

1929

1950

1931

1952

1935

1954

1935

1956

1957

1938

1959

887-35

307-20

527-SO

557-88

587-19

407-16

457-17

457-14

477-14

507-12

507-12

627-20

547-51

567-60

587-66

607-50

627-50

647-46

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

762-65

787-71

807-71

827-68

857-80

877-104

_

5,010

5,540

1,700

5,570

2,580

2,900

4.510

4,840

2,460

3,210

5, 7*0

2,660

2,600

4,78O

1,820

2,500

5,460

2,970

2,600

2,280

1,250

2,380

2,670

1,560

3,140

2,630

2,020

5,240

2,240

_

178

182

220

155

192

201

178

_

170

186

217

210

217

190

191

215

216

136

196

171

156

170

165

157

180

165

169

186

.

686

697

544

766

622

777

775

722

612

757

714

697

702

720

498

622

677

674

675

597

537

552

482

555

564

740

510

659

569

496,000

506,000

594,000

550,000

377,000

563,000

569,000

525,000

443,000

550,000

 518,000

506,000

509,000

525,000

560,000

460,000

490,000

489,000

489,000

452,000

244,000

386,000

549,000

255,600

408,400

557,400

369,100

462,900

411,700

2,660

3,010

3,340

1,700,

3,570

2,680

2,900

4,510

4,840

2,460

5,210

3, TOO

2,6«0

2,600

4,780

1,820

2,500

3,480

2,970

2,600

2,280

1,260

2,380

2,670

1,660

3,140

2,650

2,020

5,240

-

.

160

178

188

280

166

198

80S

178

-

170

190

217

210

209

190

191

815

215

186

196

171

166

170

165

157

180

163

169

-

575

788

674

646

778

501

791

749

735

628

745

735

671

759

685

503

615

70S

645

707

564

520

544

478

358

576

748

490

664

-

418,000

587,000

469,000

395,000

699,000

563,000

574,000

643,000

531,000

463,000

541,000

531,000

485,000

595,000

497,000

964,000

444,000

511,000

467,000

518,000

408,000

252,000

395,000

346,000

255,100

416,800

543,000

356,000

480,700

-

 Figure published in Water-Supply Paper 527 in error. 

tProm reports of State engineer of Colorado.

Arkansas River at Canon City, Colo. 

(Drainage area, 3,090 square miles)

*1888

1889

1890

1891

1892

1895

1894

1895

1896

1897

1898

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

 1906

*1907

 1908

 1909

1910

1911

»1912

1913

1914

1918

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(b)

(t>)

(o)

e)

d)

e)

74-81

(f)

(T)

84-156

99-501

151-150

173-24

209-27

247-43

247-43

267-46

287-37

307-22

527-22

357-84

507-17

507-17

507-17

507-17

507-17

507-18

507-18

527-22

547-52

567-51

587-87

607-51

627-51

647-47

(t)

2,760

2,620

3,270

4,230

4,750

4,750

4,400

2,590

2,880

3,450

3,240

4,430

4,250

3,800

1,890

4,920

2,070

6,690

4,630

5,120

1,900

5,400

3,300

3,870

4,000

2,060

4,800

2,980

3,050

4,760

4,950

3,030

3,950

4,980

2,940

3,150

5,260

1,780

3,520

3,380

3,950

_

190

180

325

345

200

H

246

144

_

..

_

_

190

119

150

212

_

.

_

_

208

_

_

310

_

230

280

120

280

195

210

253

242

255

157

255

214

242

858

478

818

1,010

890

872

898

786

572

758

684

919

829

637

347

696

S29

847

780

994

499

849

740

772

942

584

891

691

836

892

790

789

867

916

741

825

904

503

699

725

734

623,000

346,000

592,000

731,000

646,000

631,000

650,000

869,000

415,000

554,000

495,000

665,000

600,000

461,000

251,000

504,000

384,000

615,000

655,000

720,000

362,000

615,000

556,000

562,000

684,000

485,000

648,000

500.000

608,000

646,000

571,000

871,000

630,000

662,000

657,000

598,000

657,000

364,000

507,000

525,000

555,000

2,760

2,620

5,270

4,250

4,760

4,750

4,400

2,590

2,880

5,450

5,240

4,450

4,850

3,800

1,290

4,920

2,070

6,690

4,630

5,120

1,900

5,400

3,500

3,870

4,000

2,060

4,800

2,980

3,050

4,760

4,950

3,050

3,950

4,980

2,940

5,150

5,260

1,780

5,520

5,380

5,950

.

190

180

326

545

200

246

256

124

.

_

_

194

128

182

119

150

_

_

H

_

_

242

_

205

_

_

230

224

120

510

195

210

253

242

220

157

214

232

242

860

433

874

1,010

889

857

845

837

544

757

640

930

816

643

361

679

562

841

827

948

471

912

685

882

853

587

912

678

862

851

812

802

865

914

709

899

835

506

588

760

704

625,000

313,000

654,000

754,000

645,000

630,000

615,000

608,000

396,000

549,000

465,000

673,000

591,000

467,000

254,000

491,000

409,000

608,000

599,000

686,000

542,000

660,000

495,000

658,000

619,000

425,000

660,000

491,000

686,000

616,000

588,000

581,000

628,000

662,000

513,000

651,000

605,000

366,000

498,000

550,000

511,000
YEARLY-DISCHARGE SU1M&RY 361

Summary of yearly discharge, In second-feet, at stations In 

Arkansas River Basin Continued

Arkansas River at Canon City, Colo. 

(Drainage area, 3,090 square nlles)

Aw

1989

19SO

1931

1958

1933

1934

1936

1836

1937

1958

1939

W.S.P. 

(no. and 

P««e>

(t)

(t)

(t)

(tJ

(t)

768-66

787-78

807-78

887-69

857-81

877-108

Water rear ending S«pt. 30

»<ucl»vm 

day

8,800

8,470

1,890

3,040

3.110

1.460

4.880

S>880

2.4SO

3,610

8,810

Minima 

day

844 266

144

16S

136

151

90

157 i*e

156

1S2

«eaa

768

673

590

681

SS7

561

614

808

568

697

ess

Run-off 

In 

acre-feet

666,000

489,000

868,080

461,000

989.000 8S3.TOO

444,800

688,000

409,400

504.900

485,400

Calendar year

Maximm 

day

8, BOO

8*470

1,390

3,040

3,110

1.480

4,8«0

8,680

8,480

5,510

-

Minimum 

day

844

ass

144

165

136

151

90

1S7

168

1«6

-

»»an

607

657

378

687

557

540

«47

818

588

740

-

Run-off 

in 

«er»»f*«t

684*000

461,000

870,000

465,000

589,000 8«s,«oo *«s,aoo

889,800

368,800

538,800

-

a 18th Ann. Sept., pt. 8. p. 108. 

b SOth Am. Sept.. pt. 4. P. 555. 

* 18th Aon. Rapt., pt. 4, p. 887.

d 19th Ann. Rept., pt. 4, p. 356. 

 80th Ann. Rept., pt. 4, p. 55S. 

f 88d ABB. Rept., pt. 4, p. 541.

* learly figures not provionsly published; discharge for periods of a&s*lag record eatlaated by 

office of State engineer of Colorado.

reports of State engineer of Colorado.

Rtrer near (at) Pvteble, Golo.

(Drainage area, 4,790 square nilea)

 1886

1887

1695

1396

1897

1898

1899

1900

1901

1908

 1905

 1904

1905

 1906

»1907

 1908

 1909

1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

 1915

1916

»1917

1918

1919

1920

1981

1922

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1929

1930

19S1

1932

1933

19S4

1935

1936

1937

1958

1939

(a)

(*)

(*>>

(»)

<c)

(d)

(e)

74-86

75-146

84-155

90-896

131-155

173-27

809-29

247-46

847-46

267-48

287-40

307-24

387-25

357-26

507-22

507-22

507-83

607-83

507-23

607-23

507-23

587-83

547-54

667-52

587-59

607-63

687-53

647-48

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

762-67

787-73

807-73

827-70

857-82

877-107

_

6,510

S,000

5,440

S.750

5,580

4,890

6,980

11,100

8,580

6,100

3,310

6,460

4,880

4,640

1,930

4,980

3,250

3,140

4,040

2,660

6,780

3,370

2,640

4,690

6,380

2,820

3,240

34,600

2,710

6,120

5,780

2,370

3,190

3,980

3,440

6,520

3,320

1,280

3,550

5,800

1,370

4,090

5,060

3,080

3,800

2,380

_

_

501

805

146

46

51

154

60

80

.

815

180

46

25

_

130

65

185

110

225

.

170

128

42

78

136

103

189

114

153

48

118

117

154

80

162

45

46

8

8

1

11

76

106

55

_

1,580

888

SS9

645

645

906

956

764

461

644

687

975

789

1,080

511

847

744

731

918

609

1,050

768

790

808

618

702

763

1,230

690

891

910

445

650

683

713

852

692

340

535

478

887

574

770

528

686

553

_

968,000

645,000

415,000

467,000

467,000

656,000

692,000

665,000

554,000

466,000

456,000

706,000

571,000

756,000

371,000

613,000

539,000

589,000

668,000

441,000

765,000

558,000

576,000

585,000

445,000

510,000

554,000

889,000

499,000

644,000

660,000

321,000

471,000

495,000

518,000

617,000

501,000

246,000

387,000

346,000

164,700

416,600

569,200

588,400

496,100

400,000

7,680

6,510

5,000

3,440

5,760

5,580

4,890

6,980

11,100

8,580

6,100

5,510

6,460

4,880

4,640

1,950

4,920

3,250

3,140

4,040

1,990

6,780

3,370

8,640

4,690

6,580

2,680

3,240

34,600

2,710

6,180

5,780

2,370

3,190

3,980

3,440

6,680

3,380

1,280

3,550

3,SOO

1,370

4,090

6,110

3,080

3,800

~

.

_

301

805

146

51

150

154

814

60

80

_

180

200

46

25

~

90

65

186

110

300

.

170

188

48

78

146

105

114

155

137

48

112

117

154

80

162

45

46

8

8

1

44

76

106

"

1,440

1,350

914

617

670

614

916

960

805

453

641

690

928

896

950

459

925

672

634

886

550

1,080

758

795

772

691

760

771

1,240

645

1,010

784

449

641

736

672

917

627

311

536

463

213

623

790

482

731

~

1,040,000

968,000

665,000

576,000

486,000

445,000

664.000

695,000

556,000

585,000

464,000

501,000

672,000

649,000

673,000

353,000

670,000

486,000

604,000

643,000

399,000

788,000

549,000

577,000

559,000

488,000

560,000

560,000

895,000

467,000

731,000

569,000

325,000

464,000

533,000

488,000

664,000

454,000

285,000

389,000

335,000

154,100

451,100

573,500

549,200

529,400

-

a llth Ann. Rept., pt. 2, p. 98.

b 18th Ann. Rept., pt. 4, p. 230.

c 19th Ann. Rept., pt. 4, p. 357.

d 80th Ann. Kept., pt. 4, p. 336. 

e 21st Ann. Kept., pt. 4, p. 232.

 Yearly figures not previously published; discharge for periods of missing record estimated by 

office of State engineer of Colorado.

tProm reports of State engineer of Colorado.

Mote.- Records May 1985 to September 1934 do not Include water diverted around station by the 

north side water works Intake.
362 YEARLY-DISCHARGE SUMMARY

ary of yearly discharge, In second-feet, at stations In 

Arkansas River Basin Continued

Arkansas River near Nepesta, Colo. 

(Drainage area, 9,130 square miles)

Calendar year

«*1917

**1924

 1925

# 1927

 1937

T.S.P. 

(no. and 

page)

74 

7' 

74 

( 

84 

99

32'

1

1 

<

1 

762 

787 

807 

827 

867

-90 

-90 

-90

*) 

-130 

-291 

») 

») 

») 

») 

») 

-27 

|)

») 

I)!i»>

::) 

::)

::) 

::)

::) 

::)

-68 

-74 

-74 

-71 

-83

Maximum 

day

4,120 

6,970 

9,600 

9,200 

9,200 

15,100

8,200 

1,750 

7,200 

5,240 

7,890 

7,680

3,220 

4,600 

4,860 

3,720

9,930 

4,990 

6,710 

3,980 

8,250 

5,670 

7,920 

6,320 

1,890 

7,810 

8,400 

1,370 

7,480 

14,300 

3,360 

6,150

Minimum 

day

127 

154 

172 

142 

0 

38

130 

32 

0

135 

SO

15

35 

60 

50 

14

97 

56 

20 

7 

8 

46 

7 

41 

0 

21 

19 

0 

1 

20 

50 

121

Mean

622 

565

622 

704

953 

671 

373 

601

742

836 

486 

725

Run -off 

in 

acre-feet

546,000 

495,000 

998,000 

579,000 

170,000 

455,000 

458,000 

284,000 

504,000 

156,000 

574,000 

501,000 

810,000 

708,000 

532,000 

450,000 

409,000 

450,000 

511,000 

899,000 

297,000 

690,000 

487,000 

270,000 

435,000 

537,000 

409,000 

489,000 

346,000 

190,000 

334,000 

351,000 

139,500 

412,200 

607,100 

351,600 

524,800

 From records in files of State engineer of Colorado. 

tFlow In Oxford Farmer's canal Included. 

JFrom reports of State engineer of Colorado. 

 Tear complete. 

Note.- Flow in Oxford Farmer's canal not included unless otherwise noted.

Arkansas River at La Junta, Colo. 

(Drainage area, 12,200 square miles)

Year

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

W.S.P. 

(no. and 

page)

357-29

(*)

(»)

( )

(»)

(«)

(»)

(«)

(*)

(«)

(*)

( )

(»)

(»)

 )

»)

'»)

 )

(*)

(*)

(*)

762-69

787-75

807-75

827-72

857-84

877 -11D

Water year ending Sept. SO

Maximum 

day

704

14,200

_

3,930

_

876

1,460

1,010

61,100

876

18,600

2,200

6,230

848

6,610

9,240

10,500

2,110

676

3,570

9,200

2,840

11,630

14,200

5,050

7,820

1,720

Minimum 

day

10

15

5

_

6

7

12

5

3

3

12

4

8

10

7

12

9

6

10

3

7

5

6.1

10

10

9

Mean

153

512

222

_

151

144

167

1,250

163

430

367

146

134

300

247

286

184

90.2

167

247

82.1

205

367

213

237

183

Run-off 

in 

acre-rest

111,000

371,000

_

161,000

_

109,000

104,000

121,000

907,000

118,000

311,000

259,000

106,000

97,000

217,000

179,000

207,000

133,000

65,300

121,000

179,000

59,450

148,600

266,300

154,300

171,300

132,600

Calendar year

Maximum 

day

704

_

6,940

1,020

876

1,460

1,420

61,100

876

18,600

2,200

6,230

848

6,610

9,240

10,500

2,110

576

3,570

9,200

2,840

11,530

14,200

5,060

7,820

-

Minimum 

day

10

_

0

_

2

7

7

9

5

3

3

4

4

10

8

7

12

9

6

7

3

5

9

6.1

10

11

-

Mean

130

387

186

166

126

163

1,270

155

499

281

166

134

326

222

293

175

73.5

178

246

68.2

239

379

179

266

Run-off 

in 

 ore-feet

94,000

280,000

134,000

120,000

91,200

118,000

919,000

112,000

361,000

204,000

113,000

96,700

235,000

161,000

212,000

125,000

53,200

129,000

178,000

49,590

172,800

274,900

129,700

192,700

-

»Froi,i reports of State engineer of Colorado.
YEARLY-DISCHARGE SUMMARY 363

ary of yearly discharge. In second-feat, at stations in 

Arkansas River Basin Continued

Arkansas River at Lamar, Colo. 

(Drainage area, 19,800 square miles)

Year

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1«2Q

1981

1988

1983

1924

1985

1926

1987

1988

1989

1930

1931

1932

1935

1954

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

W. S. P. 

(no. and 

page)

( )

 )

 )

 )

 )

»)

*

 )

 j

 )

 )

 )

I

762-70

787-76

807-76

827-73

857-86

877-112

Water year ending Sept. 50

Maximum 

day

17,800

-

6,150

..

608

2,580

87,300

966

19,800

5,080

8,960

1,740

9,600

8,220

24,800

1,740

6,980

1,470

21,200

9,600

6,890

14,400

6,800

5,550

155

Minimum 

day

0

_

1

..

5

4

5

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

5

2

1

1

..

1

.4

1.7

1.2

.7

Mean

745

_

156

_

55.9

107

1,460

56.1

724

565

287

72.2

410

505

244

125

110

20.0

224

45.5

124

528

91.6

95.9

15.6

Run-off 

In 

acre-feet

538,000

_

113,000

..

39,000

77,600

1,060,000

40,600

584,000

409,000

164,000

52,500

297,000

220,000

177,000

88,900

79,800

14,200

162,000

38,910

89,760

238,500

66,320

67,980

11,320

Calendar year

Maximum 

day

_

12,000

..

910

602

2,580

87,300

966

19,800

2,040

8,980

1,740

9,600

8,220

24,800

6,980

1,030

1,470

21,200

9,600

6,890

14,400

6,800

3,550

-

Minimum 

day

_

0

_

1

5

4

5

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

1

3

2

1

2

-

1

.4

1.7

1.2

-

Mean

..

528

..

56.8

53.7

114

1,440

49.3

977

318

235

58.0

416

521

255

164

55.6

17.6

824

45.1

125

389

91.0

97.8

-

Run-off 

In 

acre-feet

_

382,000

_

41,100

38,900

83,100

1,040,000

36,700

707,000

251,000

170,000

48,000

501,000

253,000

183,000

119,000

25,800

12,800

162,000

58,640

90,500

258,700

65,880

70,780

-

 From reports of State engineer of Colorado.

Arkansas River at Holly, Colo.

(Drainage area, 25,000 square miles)

1908

1909

t!910

1911

t!912

t!915

t!914

t!915

t!916

t!917

1918

t!919

1920

1921

1922

1925

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1950

1951

1952

1955

1954

1955

1936

1957

1958

1959

(*)

(*)

287-43

307-29

327-31

(«)

547-59

547-59

547-60

547-60

547-60

547-60

547-60

547-61

547-61

567-54

587-60

607-54

627-54

647-50

( >)

(il:

(::

762-71

787-77

807-77

827-74

857-87

877-113

_

125,000

12,000

3,940

7,790

7,000

18,000

13,500

8,560

_

480

5,400

4.000

59,500

1,730

18,000

1,640

7,570

1,270

19,800

9,700

22,000

2,070

4,990

1,480

4,400

3,890

6,410

17,500

7,770

7,170

610

.

5

0

2

2

3

6

2

2

_

1

10

_

_

3

3

0

0

1

1

4

6

5

1

1

3

1

1

11

8

4.0

.3

168

961

213

83.8

340

184

769

681

278

107

68.9

307

266

1,350

144

850

622

301

132

581

318

285

181

229

59.8

192

59.5

233

454

184

240

76.9

122,000

696,000

154,000

60,700

247,000

135,000

551,000

495,000

147,000

77,200

50,500

228,000

195,000

988,000

105,000

616,000

451,000

218,000

95,400

421,000

251,000

206,000

151,000

166,000

45,400

159,000

45,060

168,800

529,400

153,100

173,600

55,680

125,000

5,200

12,000

3,940

7,790

7,000

18,000

13,500

8,560

_

480

5,400

4,000

59,500

1,730

18,000

1,640

7,570

1,270

19,800

9,700

22,000

4,990

1,100

1,480

4,400

3,890

6,410

17,500

7,770

7,170

-

5

5

0

2

4

3

2

25

2

-

1

10

_

_

3

14

0

0

1

1

4

10

5

1

1

4

1

1

11

4.0

4.4

-

789

548

164

148

314

159

773

685

202

82.9

81.2

341

274

1,550

129

1,110

371

519

106

597

529

507

244

118

55.2

200

50.9

245

459

174

255

-

575,000

252,000

119,000

107,000

228,000

115,000

560,000

496,000

147,000

60,000

58,800

247,000

199,000

961,000

93,700

801,000

269,000

251,000

77,000

432,000

239,000

282,000

177,000

85,100

38,600

145,000

36,880

176,000

333,400

126,000

182,900

-

 From records In files of State engineer of Colorado.

tYearly figures not previously published; discharge for periods of missing record estimated.

tFrom reports of State engineer of Colorado.

Arkansas River at Syracuse, Kans.

(Drainage area, 26,500 square miles)

1922

1925

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1950

1931

1952

1955

1954

1955

1956

1957

1938

1959

547-63

567-55

587-62

607-56

627-55

647-51

667-42

687-45

702-65

717-61

732-75

747-67

762-72

787-78

807-78

827-75

857-88

877-114

641

12,000

5,530

7,140

1,520

10,100

6,960

14,500

1,550

2,860

5,710

6,530

6,400

9,970

14,800

7,450

8,560

602

3

4

5

6

2

4

8

3

3

1

2

5

2

1

3

1

3

1

149

822

736

349

146

493

428

320

209

303

88.3

222

95.2

306

446

162

275

112

108,000

594,000

535,000

252,000

106,000

356,000

310,000

232,000

152,000

219,000

64,100

161,000

68,900

221,600

323,800

117,500

199,200

80,800

641

12,000

1,928

7,140

1,320

10,100

6,960

14,500

2,860

2,860

3,710

6,330

6,400

9,970

14,800

7,450

8,560

-

3

5

5

6

_

4

6

3

3

1

2

5

1

13

3

1

3

-

118

1,147

429

567

106

515

455

527

505

155

86.0

237

75.8

517

451

150

305

-

85,510

828,400

310,600

265,700

76,720

372,500

328,700

236,400

220,700

111,800

62,440

171,400

54,900

229,600

327,500

108,700

219,200

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YEARLY-DISCHARGE SUMMARY 365

Sxaaaary of yearly dlaotkarge. In aeeond-feet, at station* In 

Arkansas River Basin Continued

Arkansas River at Van Buren, Ark.

Year

1988

1929

1930

1951

1938

1933

1934

1956

1936

1937

1938

1939

W.S. P. 

(no. and 

page)

667-47

687-50

702-70

717-66

732-80

747-78

762-78

787-87

807-84

827-81

867-96

877-188

Water year ending Sept. 30

Maximum 

day

841,000

815,000

157,000

81,800

184,000

278,000

114,000

405,000

140,000

150,000

369,000

-

Minimum 

day

3,780

3,380

2,380

1,860

8,000

860

848

2,960

710

8,680

2.420

-

Mean

43,900

50,100

19,000

14,900

88,800

23,800

12,880

49,620

11,890

84,350

38,680

-

Run-off 

In 

aere-feet

51,900,000

56,800,000

14,200,000

11,800,000

80,900,000

17,300,000

8,888,000

36,980,000

8,634,000

17,630,000

83,680,000

-

Calendar year

Maximum 

day

236,000

315,000

157,000

136,000

184,000

878,000

114,000

403,000

140,000

150,000

_

-

Minimum 

day

3,380

3,070

2,380

1,260

850

2,440

245

3,380

710

2,420

_

-

Mean

40,100

46,200

80,300

18,900

85,000

84,000

14,370

50,880

10,950

20,860

_

-

Run-off 

in 

acre-feet

29,200,000

33,300,000

14,700,000

13,700,000

18,200,000

17,300,000

10,400,000

36,830,000

7,951,000

15,090,000

-

-

Arkansas River at little Rock, Ark.

1988

1989

1950

1951

1958

1955

1934

1936

1936

1957

1938

1939

667-48

687-51

708-71

717-67

<*)

(*)

762-79

787-88

807-86

827-88

857-99

877-184

880,000

876,000

ESI, 000

97,000

835,000

877,000

186,000

418,000

144,000

170,000

462,000

178,000

6,340

4,160

2,740

1,460

1,640

1,940

850

4,300

1,890

6,380

3,610

1,820

53,100

60,400

88.300

19,500

48.430

33,680

18,740

66,400

14,010

35,700

46,690

81,770

38,600,000

45,700,000

20,600,000

14,000,000

87,900,000

84,310,000

12,710,000

47,560,000

10,170,000

86,860,000

35,730,000

16,780,000

213,000

876,000

221,000

*128,000

853,000

277,000

186,000

418,000

117,000

170,000

462,000

-

4,160

4,600

2,740

*1,640

1,940

6,500

860

6,750

1,890

3,610

2,980

-

47,400

56,300

89,100

 26,870

34,400

35,300

80,090

67,080

14,610

51,260

44,680

-

34,400,000

40,800,000

21,100,000

*18,290,000

84,970,000

25,570,000

14,640,006

48,560,000

10,640,000

88,630,000

 -32,560,000

-

*Fron reports of Mississippi River Commission.

Tennessee Fork near teadville, Colo. 

(Drainage area, 45 square miles)

Calendar year

twsi.. .......................................

v'.&.t. 

(no. and 

page)

(a)

547-70

 on an

Maximum 

day

ORC

see

Minimum 

day

_

_

Mean

Run-off 

In 

acre-feet

39,600

25,300

a llth Ann. Rept., pt. 2, p. 96. 

 Record mining Apr. 1-18, Hay 1-8.

tReoerd missing Hay 1-19. 

Wear complete.

Cottonwoed Creek teelov Ret Springs, near Buena Vlata, Colo. 

(Drainage area, 69 square miles}

Tear

1918

1914

1916

1916

1917

1918

1919

1980 

1981

1988

1983

.3. P.

(no. and

page)

327-36

387-86

467-18

467-18

467-18

477-17

607-128

607-28 

687-88

647-78

667-66

Water year ending Sept. SO

Maximum 

day

' 500

360

see

SS9

448

448 888

980 

470

SOB

369

Minimum 

«ay

_

14

18

SO

19

16

81

19

a»

19

19

Mean

79.8

81.8

67.4

86.1

66.9

64.»

80,1

61.5

n.e

61.0

69.8.

Run-off 

in

aore-feit

67,600

69,800

45.310

48,000

48,600

59,800

36,500

4VBOB 

61,900

56,900

60,800

Calendar year

Maximum 

day

300

360

368

389

448

448

888

380

4TO

306

"

Minimum 

day

_

14

18

80

19

81

19 

88

19

Mean

73.0

81.8

61.9

67.6

64.6

68.6 

70.4

60.5

Run-off 

.in 

acre-feet

63,000

44,800

46,700

61,000

36,400

"
366 YEARLY-DISCHARGE SUMMARY

Summary of yearly discharge, In second-feet, at stations In 

Arkansas River Basin Continued

South Arkansas River near Sallda, Colo. 

(Drainage area, 208 square miles)

Calendar year

W.S.P. 

(no. and 

page)

(*)

(«)

(»)

(»)

(»)

(»)

V6S 80

787 89

Maximum 

day

339

Minimum 

day Mean

 J p 1

Run-off 

In 

acre-feet

*Fron reports of State engineer of Colorado.

tYear complete.

Hote.- Records for 1922-28 obtained at site Ij- miles downstream.

Grape Creek near Westeliffe, Colo. 

(Drainage area, 346 square miles)

 1938 ........................................

(t)

(t)

(t)

(t)

857-101

419

381

200 6.4 _ 21,370

*Year complete.

tProm reports of State engineer of Colorado.

St. Charles River at Burnt Mill, Colo. 

(Drainage area, 646 square miles)

1934, Mar. 1 to Sept. 30.. .................. 7fif

*)

*)

*)

»)

»)

*)

*)

*)

»)

»):i

>-82

230

47S

388

36 2

34 9

6 a

_ 4,100

»From reports of State engineer of Colorado. 

tYear complete.

Huerfano River at Manzanares Crossing, n«ar Rqdwlng, Colo. 

(Drainage area, 76 square miles)

 1924. 

1985,

1926,

1987,

1928.

1929.

1930.

1931.

1938,

1933.

1934.

1935.

1936. 

»1937.,

#1938.,

Apr. 

Apr. 

Apr. 

Apr. 

Apr. 

Apr. 

Apr. 

Mar. 

Apr. 

Apr. 

Kar. 

Mar.

1 to Oct. 31..

1 to Oct. 31..

1 to Oct. 31..

1 to Nov. 30..

1 to Kov. 30..

1 to Oct. 31..

1 to Hov. 30..

1 to Nov. 30..

1 to Oct. 31.. 

18 to Nov. 30.

1 to Oct. 31..

1 to Dec. 31..

762-83 

787-91 

807-88 

827-85 

857-104

220 

83 

£53 

133 

197 

178 

198 

161 

B01 

B13 

86 

£34 

312 

199 

247

11

7

10

6.6

4.0 48.7

45.7

31,400

13,800 83,800

17,900 ei,600

28,300

16,200 eo,800

27,900

21,700

11,300

23,800

24,000

30,990

33,090

*Year complete.

tProm reports of State engineer of Colorado.
YEARLY-DISCHARGE SUMMARY 387

Summary of yearly discharge, In second-feet, at stations In 

Arkansas River Basin Continued

Cueharas River near La Veta, Colo. 

(Drainage area, 75 square miles}

Calendar year

 1984. .......................................

W 

(no 

P

rjf-f

.s

.

»g

t

+

I

I

\

t

*

A

.

p.

md

>)

Maximum 

day

481

3*7

Minimum 

day Mean

i *s n

Hun-off 

In 

acre-feet

9 Ann

 Tear complete.

tFrom reports of State engineer of Colorado.

iMisalng record estimated t>r State engineer of Colorado.

Purgatolr« River at Trinidad, Cole. 

(Drainage area, 742 square miles)

Tear

 1896

1911

11918

1921

1923

192S

1924

192S

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

19S1

1932

1953

19S4

193S

19S6

1957

1958

1939

W.S.P. 

(no. and 

page)

74-97

507-42

527-50

(

! il:)

11

:!

jl

j}:)

768-85

787-93

807-90

827-88

857-109

877-13 6*

Water year ending Sept. 30

Maximum 

day

4,600

_

1,180

8,530

719

1,550

1,140

3,620

576

8,950

977

1,680

1,620

660

644

1,630

550

674

542

1,180

1,080

586

Minimum 

day

0

_

5

9

9

_

9

2

7

3

4

4

7

_

_

7

6

4

1.2

4

2.6

7.1

Mean

_

_

128

115

51.9

138

158

59.5

183

70.7

88.8

78.7

101

85.8

69.0

62.5

55.7

75.6

47.4

94.6

86.6

53.6

Run-off 

In 

acre-faet

.

_

98,600

88,300

37,600

96,600

110,000

43,100

89,500

51,800

64,500

52,600

75,100

68,100

50,100

45,100

25,860

53,440

54,400

68,490

61,880

38,850

Calendar year

Maxlnum 

day

4,600

5,100

_

8,530

719

1,550

460

5,680

576

8,950

977

1,680

1,680

660

844

1,630

560

574

648

1,180

1,080

-

Minimum 

day

0

8

_

9

_

-

9

8

5

6

4

5

10

_

_

6

6

4

1.8

4

2.5

-

Mean

.

98.6

_

112

49.4

167

118

61.7

119

74.0

86.8

78.0

100

84.6

65.8

65.7

54.8

76.3

48.0

92.1

92.6

-

Run-off 

In 

acre-feat

_

71,500

81,000

36,800

181,000

85,800

44,700

86,500

85,600

63,000

56,600

72,400

61,800

47,800

46,100

84,790

56,890

34,840

66,690

67,070

-

 Tear complete.

tCalsndar Tear Incomplete.

reports of State engineer of Colorado.

Purgatolre River at Ninomlle Dot, near Hlgbse, 

(Drainage area, 2,900 iquare miles)

1925

1926

1987

1988

1989

1930

1951

1932

1955

1954

1935

19S6

1957

1938

1959

*)

*)

 )

 )

 )

 )

 I

*

*). 

762-66

787-«4

807^91

887-89

657-110

877-157

5,240

2,200

9,200

8,250

87,000

1,240

2,060

69f

1,910

11,300

4,010

5,290

3,170

2,190

754

0

3

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

81.5

104

191

134

144

69.7

107

55.1

80.8

70.0

96.1

88.6

87.4

91.5

29.2

59,000

75,600

198,000

97,500

104,000

46,100

77,400

25,800

58,100

50,860

69,590

59,960

65,500

66,100

21,120

3,240

2,200

9,800

8,850

ST,OOO

8,060

1>080

698

1,910

11,500

4,010

5,890

5,170

8,190

-

0

5

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8S.1

104

198 ise

144

61.6

86.6

38.9

81.8

68.8

101

81.4

88.5

93.8

-

60,800

76,000

139,000

99,900

104,000

69,000

68,000

29,000

68,800

47,660

78,980

59,080

63,980

67,490

-

 From reports of State engineer of Colorado.

Pawnee River near Larned,

1926

1928

1989

1930

1951

1958

1933

1954

1955

1956

1957

1938

1939

627-71

667-68

687-58

708-81

717-75

732-81

747-81

762-95

787-105

807-99

887-97

867-118

677-146

588

672

3,030

1,060

1,180

880

3,490

1,870

17,000

2,040

981

2,070

2,690

0

2

_

0

0

.2

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

11.9

29.8

42.7

14.4

45.5

19.9

79.9

26.4

188

40

20.7

56.8

34.8

8,640

21,600

30,900

10,400

51,500

10,100

57,900

19,070

154,700

89,010

15,010

41,160

85,190

588

578

3,050

1,180

1,180

880

5,490

1,870

17,000

2,040

981

2,070

-

0

2

6

5

.4

.2

5

1

0

0

0

0

-

10.0

29.4

42.9

55.8

20.0

14.1

80.8

26.0

187

3E-4

20,8

67.0

~

7,260

21,300

51,080

25,900

14,490

10,880

58,640

18,860

155,100

27,860

15,090

41,310

" 
368 YEARLY-DISCHARGE SUMMARY

Sianary of yearly discharge, in second-feet, at station In 

Arkansas Hirer Basin Continued

Llttla Arkansna RlTar at Valley Crater, Kans. 

(Drainage area, 1,516 square alias)

Year

1933

1984

1986

1936

1987

1988

1989

19SO

19S1

1932 less

1934

19S5

19S6

1937 less less

W.S.P. 

(no. and 

page)

667-81

687-64

607-73

687-78

647-75

667-87

687-65

708-82

717-74

738-82

747-88

762-96

787-104

807-100

887 -68

857-119

877-146

Watar year ending Sept. SO

Maximum 

day

10,600

6,890

331

516

8,190

4,020

7,980

2,240

365

8,550

1,950

801

5,840^

796

2,360

9,140

2,980

Minimum 

day

4

24

17

18

30

58

38

19

11

16

7

1

10

9

18

81

84

Mean

SIS

188

56.6

35. 4

508

192

508

96.9

35.9

105

80.8

83.7

209

S0.8

155

226

135

Run-off 

In 

aora-feat

887,000

157,000

86,500

24,200

285,000

140,000

219,000

70,100

25,800

76,000

58,000

17,160

151,500

88,540

97,480

164,000

97,480

Calendar year

Maximum 

day

10,500

6,890

SS1

5,850

8,190

4,080

7,980

8,240

1,410

2,550

1,950

336

5,840

2,360

8,880

9,140

-

Minimum 

day

12

_

_

-

50

58

58

19

11

19

1

6

18

9

18

81

-

Mean

556

138

53.6

98.1

860

198

896

88.4

68.4

87.8

79.6

86.8

814

98.8

180

844

"

Run-off 

In 

acre-feat

857,900

100,800

84,870

66,820

188,800

145,800

814,000

64,010

38,080

63,400-

57,600

18,080

164,800

87,740

86,710

176,680

"

Walnut River at Wlnfleld, Kane. 

(Drainage area, 1,894 square mllee)

1985

1984

1986

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1951

1932

1955

1994

1956

1936

19S7

1958

1959

667-84

687-46

607-75

687-75

647-77

667-68

687-64

708-85

717-75

732-63

747-85

768-97

787-105

807-101

 887-99

857-181

877-161

26,400

9,170

4,060

16,800

85,100

85,500

71,800

9,620

11,800

14,900

11,000

5,480

81,800

6,670

15,800

81,000

8,810

7

6

.5

1

136

17

0

2

8

12

10

1

16

0

80

18

6

804

462

129

818

1,680

1,060

1,460

246

387

485

142

98.9

787

162

753

638

159

688,000

555,000

93,800

168,000

1,210,000

767,000

1,050,000

179,000

257,000

562,000

105,000

67,240

569,900

110,500

530,500

457,300

114,800

86,400

9,170

4,060

82,900

85,100

71,800

19,100

9,680

11,800

14,900

11,000

3,690

81,800

18,800

15,800

21,000

-

7

6

.5

1

156

0

3

8

8

_

3

1

83

0

83

18

-

854

386

185

611

1,480

1,430

940

277

448

589

139

175

810

161

686

650

-

604,400

860,100

90,810

449,100

1,027,000

1,057,000

681,900

801,800

320,000

859,900

100,900

186,400

686,800

117,100

462,800

456,400

-

Verdigris River at Independence, Kans. 

(Drainage area, 9,968 square miles)

*1922

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

19X0

1931

1958

1953

1954

1955

1956

1937

1938

1939

807-107

807-107

687-87

604-76

687-78

647-76

667-59

667-58

708-84

717-76

738-86

747-85

768-99

787-111

807-107

887-108

867-126

877-167

78,800

55,600

15,800

15,500

17,600

71,600

115,000

82,700

20,800

17,500

26,000

17,500

13,300

68,200

81,600

23,200

31, 600

7,780

10

49

2

.1

184

S!

88

3

8

.1

0

0

S

0

7

2

0

1,180

1,490

700

946

5,750

8,370

5,810

753

841

1,080

375

348

2,468

650

1,885

1,595

818

_

854,000

1,060,000

555,000

686,000

8,780,000

1,780,000

8,380,000

545,000

609,000

781,000

878,000

847,800

1,775,000

399,500

886,800

1,165,000

153,600

78,800

58,600

15,500

16,500

48,500

115,000

63,700

46,800

80,800

86,000

24,600

17,300

15,500

68,800

88,100

23,200

31,600

7,780

10

10

49

2

.1

188

88

19

S

2

0

0

S

0

8

4

0

8,859

1,681

1,586

740

1,661

5,988

8,851

8,416

858

1,886

508

414

468

8,703

575

998

1,595

-

1,618,000

1,088,000

961,700

635,300

1,095,000

8,840,000

1,619,000

1,750,000

601,600

887,500

494,400

899,800

331,600

1,957,000

878,800

718,100

1,165,000

-

 >Year ending Sept 50 incomplete.

Neosho River near lola, Kane. 

(Drainage area, 5,796 square Biles)

»1896

1897

1898

t!899

1900

1901

1908

1905

1918

1919

1980

1981

$1922

11923

1984

1985

tl926

11987

11926

71989

1950

1931

1938

(a)

a)

(D)

(b)

(e)

75-149

84-116

99-856

477-31

807 -44

507-44

827-37

547-96

567-87

587-89

607-78

627-76

647-80

687-60

687-66

702-85

717-77

758-87

45,600

4,840

87,900

28,200

25,700

50,400

35,600

59,100

_

28,800

10,700

10,900

M

_

8,840

11,300

w

,

_

16,800

5,890

20,800

0

0

0

50

50

68

10

120

_

8

1

89

_

95

7

_

_

_

88

18

16

.

441

1,480

1,570

1,140

1,490

8,770

3,670

.

1,470

364

543

_

860

500

»

_

_

_

689

319

1,480

319,000

1,080,000

897,000

824,000

1,080,000

2,010,000

2,580,000

_

1,060,000

865,000

393,000

_

_

684,000

368,000

.

_

_

»

486,000

831,000

1,080,000

45,600

4,840

87,900

88,200

30,400

19,300

35,600

_

15,800

88,800

10,700

10,900

_

_

8,840

11,500

_

_

_

16,800

80,800

80,800

0

0

1

50

145

10

190

_

4

1

14

_

9

7

w

_

w

»

_

18

80

1,358

488

1,746

t 1,124

1,598

108

3,432

_

430

1,849

597

554

_

751

641

_

_

_

596

805

908

967,800

898,800

1,870,000 t8ie,400

1,161,000

758,400

8,498,000

_

377,800

906,400

888,400

367,400

M

_

546,700

591,800

M

-

_

491,800

588,600

654,800
YEARLY-DISCHAROE SUMttRY

Summary of yearly discharge, In second-feet, at stations In 

Arkansas River Basin Continued

fleosho River near lola, Kftns. Continued 

(Drainage area, 5,796 square alias)

 Year

1988 

1984 

1988 

19S6 

1937 

1988 

1939

W.S.P. 

(no. and 

page)

747-86 

768-100 

787-118 

807-108 

887-113 

867-188 

877-178

Water year ending Sapt. SO

Maximum 

day

9,880 

16,300 

26,900 

17,400 

11,300 

39,100 

8,160

Minimum 

day

20 

.6

81 

0 

9 

18 

8

Mean

383 

888 

1,661 

696 

888 

2,090 

834

Run-off 

in 

aora-faat

876,000 

166,500 

1,180,000 

606,100 

643,000 

1,613,000 

169,380

Calendar year

Maximum 

day

9,820 

16,800 

26,900 

3,340 

11,800 

59,100

Minimum 

day

80 

.6 

31 

0

18 

18

Mean

886 

291 

2,012 

214 

848 

8,116

Run-off 

In 

aora-faat

878,000 

210,400 

1,486,000 

166,600 

610,000 

1,631,000

a 21st Ann. Rapt., 

b 21st Ann. Rapt., 

c 28 a Ann. Rapt'.,

pt. 2, p.

pt. 2, p.

pt. 4, p.

245.

246.

846.

tErroneous figures published In 21st Ann. Rapt., 

pt. 2i corrected figures for Hay 1399 mean, 1,161 

second-feet, run-off, 70,770 aera-faat.

iPlgurea of discharge omitted because th« high- 

 Tear ending Sapt. 30 incomplete water records are probably In error.

Note.- Prior to 1918 record obtained about 3 miles upstream and above mouth of Elm Creak.

Keosho River near Parsons, Kans. 

(Drainage area, 4,828 square miles)

1988

1983

1924

1926

1929

1927

1928

1929

1980

1931

1938

1933

1934

1985

1936

1937

1938

1939

807-110

807-110

687-90

607-79

627-78

647-81

667-61

687-57

708-86

717-78

738-88

747-87

762-101

787-113

807-109

827-114

867-188

en- 174

^

89,700

17,800

11,000

43,900

46,000

38,600

47,400

19,700

9,880

82,500

18,600

16,100

40,900

19,600

86,900

38,400

4,620

_

38

136

88

86

468

175

116

17

18

16

80

0

37

0

20

19

Z

.

1,710

1,740

909

1,720

6,880

3,130

4,610

969

494

1,660

740

382

8,843

994

1,687

8,700

387

^

1 ,240,000

1,260,000

659,000

1,860,000

4,270,000

8,870,000

3,340,000

701,000

858,000

1,810,000

586,000

876,900

8,068,000

781,600

1,178,000

1,964,000

836,900

31,600

89,700

16,700

17,400

43,900

46,000

47,400

89,300

19,700

88,600

18,100

18,600

IS, 100

40,900

4,430

85,900

35,400

-

87

60

_

.

86

866

116

186

43

12

.

14

0

37

0

19

37

-

2,749

8,011

1,610

943

8,644

6,474

3,787

3,318

988

1,084

1,039

760

638

3,393

372

1,516

8,781

-

1,998,890

1,468,000

1,096,000

6893,600

1,913,000

3,964,000

8,748,000

8,404,000

710,600

784,600

748,000

642,600

389,800

8,466,000

870,100

1,097,000

1,970,000

-

Keosho River near Orore, Okla. 

(Drainage area, 10,000 square miles)

1987

1928

1989

1930

1931

1938

1933

1934

1936

1936

1937

19S8

1939

647-82

667-62

687-68

702-87

717.-79

738-89

827-118

887-11B

827-118

827-118

887-118

867-134

877-176

128,000

88,500

106,000

63,600

30,800

39,800

89,600

21,300

130,000

46,800

70,100

72,800

34,800

1,760

920

890

448

890

346

34ft

68

666

44

680

319

106

16,700

10,600

18,000

3,980

8,530

4,110

4,606

1,764

9,660

8,846

7,316

6,466

8,188

11,400,000

7,630,000

8,660,000

8,820,000

1,830,000

8,980,000

3,334,000

1,870,000

6,994,000

8,066,000

5,896,000

4,680,000

1,680,000

128,000

88,600

106,000

63,600

30,800

69,800

89,600

36,100

130,000

47,700

70,100

78,300

-

1,630

766

590

448

890

346

530

68

740

44

319

860

-

14,600

10,800

10,600

4,860

3,160

3,683

4,480

8,190

10,800

8,684

6,197

6,419

-

 10,600,000

7,430,000

7,570,000

3,060,000

8,890,000

8,657,000

3,843,000

1,686,000

7,388,000

1,906,000

4,486,000

4,646,000

-

Spring River near Waco, Mo. 

(Drainage area, 1,160 square miles)

Year

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1930

1931

1938

1933

1984

1936

1936

1937

1968

1999

W.S.P. 

(no. and

page

607-84

687-81

647-84

667-64

687-60

708-89

717-81

738-91

747-90

768-103

787-118

807-118

887-180

887-136

877-181

Water year ending Sept. 30

Maximum

day

6,850

11,700

47,900

17,800

83,800

7,050

6,060

15,900

14,800

2,980

16,000

0.0,000

16,300

14,600

10,700

Minimum

day

88

36

313

167

66

46

57

44

41

12

48

16

66

36

29

Mean

584

647

8,710

1,440

1,470

406

394

603

695

166

1,099

310

1,244

708

408

Per

square

mile

0.468

.568

8.34

1.84

1.87

.349

.340

.520

.699

.143

.947

.867

1.07

.608

.347

Run-off

Inches

6.18

7.67

31.63

16.86

17.86

4.74

4.69

7.08

8.18

1.97

18.84

3.65

14.67

8.88

4.69

Acre-feet

_

_

_

_

_

_

488,000

603,000

180,800

796,300

886,100

900,500

610,700

890,700

Calendar year

Maxlnua

day

8,030

18,300

47,900

17,800

83,800

7,050

6,060

16,900

18,800

7,920

16,000

18,300

16,300

14,600

"

MiniIftUffl

day

83

36

886

87

45

46

54

41

51

18

98

16

37

29

"

Mean

561

948

9,600

1,810

1,400

470

463

678

609

888

1,070

459

986

706

"

Per

square

mile

0.484

.817

8.84

1.04

1.21

.406

.391

.498

.586

.848

.988

.397

.849

.609

*

Run-off

Inches

6.55

11.09

30.46

14.81

16.44

6.48

6.81

6.78

7.18

3.32

18.58

5.89

11.66

8.87

"

Acre-feet

_

»

-

-

-

«

.

421,000

441,100

804,000

774,800

888,100

713,200

510,900

~
370 YEARLY-DISCHARGE SUMMARY

Summary of yearly discharge, In second-feet, at station* In 

Arkansas River Basin Continued

Shoal Creek near Joplln, Mo. 

(Drainage area, 468 square miles)

Year

1986

1986

1987

1988

1989

1950

19S1

1932

1985

1954

1955

1956

1957

1936

1939

W.S.P. 

(no. and

page

607-85

587-88

647-85

667-65

587-61

702-90

717-88

758-95

747-98

768-105

787-117

807-114

887-182

857-138

877-183

Water year ending Sapt. 30

Maximum 

day

1,170

4,680

9,690

8,490

11,400

7,780

8,080

9,890

8,670

800

18,000

3,010

3,870

3,500

8,160

MiniDrum 

day

60

54

_

845

186

28

67

68

SO

16

28

25

89

63

81

Mean

846

861

869

773

716

550

318

509

403

158

528

189

464

534

815

P»r

square 

mile

0.657

.670

1.90

1.69

1.56

.786

.681

.675

.880

.888

1.14

.415

1.01

.789

.466

Run-off

7.89

7.75

85.76

83.00

81.80

10.68

9.25

9.19

11.98

5.92

15.44

5.60

15.76

9.91

6.51

_

._

_

_

_

_

824,000

891,000

95,560

577,600

157,000

336,200

848,000

153,900

Calendar rear

Maximum

1,170

4,680

9,690

6,490

11,400

7,780

8,080

9,890

6,670

986

18,000

5,090

3,870

5,600

-

Miniday1

50

54

868

186

88

22

65

SO

89

16

119

83

66

68

-

Mean

885

381

847

714

676

481

875

516

586

119

569

216

389

558

-

Per

square 

mile

0.491

.658

1.85

1.56

1.48

.919

.596

.690

.845

.860

1.28

.478

.849

.726

-

Run-off

6.55

11.30

85.10

81.85

80.18

18.46

8.06

9.57

11.44

5.63

16.65

6.41

11.55

9.83

-

_

_

_

.

_

277,980

879,530

86,060

404,400

157,000

261,600

240,000

-

Canadian River near Bell Ranch, N. Hex.

Year

1916

1988

1929

1950

1951

1932

1953

1954

1955

1936

193T

1938

W. S. P. 

(no. and 

page)

(*)

(«)

(«)

(*)

732-95

782-96

747-95

787-118

787-119

807-116

827-125

857-140

Water year ending Sept. 30

Maximum 

day

_

6,800

1,840

7,790

853

6,740

3,280

11,500

8,080

20,000

8,280

Minimum 

day

_

0

0

_

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Mean

_

97.5

295

156

586

101

169

36.0

879

61.9

287

810

Run-off 

In 

acre-feet

_

70,800

814,600

118,600

234,800

75,880

114,700

86,100

202,100

44,900

807,700

162,500

Calendar year

Maximum 

day

1,980

5,800

_

7,790

1,640

863

6,740

3,820

11,500

8,080

80,000

8,880

Minimum 

day

0.8

0

0

_

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Mean

119

125

296

875

190

92.8

155

51.8

888

55.2

886

864

Run-off 

In 

acre-feet

86,180

89,560

814,500

197,600

157,500

67,380

110,300

83,080

208,600

40,060

807,300

191,200

»From reports of State engineer of Hew Mexico.

Canadian River at Looan, N. Mex.

1918

1915

1984

1986

1986

1987

1988

1929

1930

1951

1932

1954

1955

1936

1957

1938

1939

(Drainage area, 11,800 square miles)

587-57

567-68

(«)

I*

(«)

»)

(*)

»)

(»)

732-97

732-97

762-106

787-120

807-116

887-126

857-141

877-188

56,500

_

_

5,580

4,580

6,660

26,800

9,180

28,000

11,100

7,800

86,400

12,000

57,600

24,500

14,900

_

0

_

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.

467

_

409

288

297

375

487

846

671

259

68.1

610

139

1,114

501

198

_

358,200

_

896,300

206,600

215,300

271,100

352,500

178,100

415,000

173,700

49,300

369,000

101,100

806,800

363,000

145,700

16,000

56,600

-

_

5,580

4,660

85,800

6,160

88,000

2,910

11,100

7,800

26,400

18,000

57,600

84,500

-

0

0

-

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

567

483

349

517

186

293

585

576

567

828

834

66.8

518

152

1,116

575

-

866,500

349,500

255,500

374,600

134,500

218,400

380,800

872,800

403,600

166,800

169,000

48,360

574,900

95,700

807,600

416,500

-

 Prom report* of State engineer of Hew Mexico.

VenaeJo River near Dawson, N. Mex. 

(Drainage area, 850 square miles)

1916

1917

19SO

1922

1927

1928

1829

1930

1931

1932

193B

1954

1955

1936

1937

1938

«)

»)

»)

*)

276

110

74

*

*

*

»)

732-99

738-99

747-95

787-181

787-128

807-117

627-127

857-144

1959 1 877-193

_

_

130

115

97

71

488

870

870

405

646

1.3

I

_

_

_

1

0

0

0

.8

.4

.4

.4

.6

_

19.4

19.6

13. P

16.5

85.5

80.9

19.9

16.9

13.8

7.6

13.6

11.3

83.1

23.9

13.0

_

14,040

14,240

10,050

_

11,860

16,960

15,100

14,370

11,640

9,990

5,430

9,630

8,180

16,700

17,510

10,040

850

876

96

74

_

-

858

158

116

115

97

71

488

870

270

545

-

4.9

1.3

5.1

.4

_

-

_

1

0

0

0

0

.9

.4

.4

.4

-

80.8

18.5

19.4

10.5

84

16

85

80.6

16.0

16.1

13. S

7.53

14. S

11.8

88.7

27.8

-

14,650

13,850

14,070

7,660

17*480

11,780

16,500

14,840

15,010

11,700

9,740

5,500

10,380

8,170

15,440

19,680

-

 -From reports of State engineer of New Mexico.
YEARLY-DISCHARGE SUMMARY

371

Summary of yearly discharge, in second-feet, at stations in 

Arkansas River Basin Continued

Cleneguilla Creek near Eagle Nest (Thermal, N. Hex.

Calendar year

1953, Har. 21 to Dec. 8. .......................

1956, Kar. 1 to HOY. 30. .......................

1958, liar. 9 to NOT. 7. ........................

W.S.P. 

(no. and 

page)

(*) 

(*) 

( ) 

732-105 

732-105 

747-98 

762-107 

787-126 

807-120 

827-128 

877-194

Maximum 

day

89 

50 

105 

100 

22 

92 

34 

196 

89

Minimum 

day

0.1 

0

.6

.7 

0 

1.0 

.2

Mean

11.4 

9.7 

6.96 

5.10 

15.4 

6.65 

1.94 

10.9 

5.60 

20.1 

9.66

Run-off 

in 

aore-feet

6,280 

7,010 

6,050 

5,690 

10,860 

3,460 

959 

5,880 

8,910 

9,640 

4,650

 Prom reports of State engineer of New Mexico.

ClBarron River at Ute Park, N. Hex. 

(Drainage area, 238 square miles)

Year

1908

1909

1810

1911

1912

1913

1914

1916

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1950

1931

1932

1955

1934

1936

1936

1937

1938

1939

W.S.P. 

(no. and 

page)

267-63

267-65

287-61

507-61

327-62

367-67

587-45

*

»

I

(»)

(»)

(*

*

*) !:' (**)

*

*

732-101

752-101

747-96

762-108

787-123

807-118

827-129

867-146

877-196

Water year ending Sept. 30

Maximum 

day

196

182

226

117

379

130

428

347

747

250

ne

266

73

127

149

96

146

121

107

.

113

80

86

123

159

163

116

129

163

1S1

148

Minimum 

day

6

4

2.8

2.0

8

1.2

.

_

6.0

1.9

2.6

2.6

3.2

1.4

2.4

2.0

2.6

3.9

_

.

_

.

 .

_

_

_

1.8

1.6

2.6

2.3

4.1

Mean

29.9

32.5

29.6

26.8

66.0

21.6

51.1

49.6

70.6

24.6

25.1

29.6

21.6

18.5

32.2

21.1

38,4

32. 5

_

26.1

24.1

21.6

18.6

22.9

29.1

24.0

36.6

29.7

31.7

32.9

51.4

33.5

Run-off 

In 

acre-feet

21,670

23,420

21,400

18,710

47,190

16,640

37,080

36,940

51,220

17,780

16,720

21,410

15,630

13,270

25,280

16,250

27,870

23,640

22,760

18,920

17,490

16,630

15,580

16,690

21,110

17,360

26,490

21,650

22,980

25,840

22,740

24,260

Calendar yaar

Maximum 

day

196

188

226

117

379

130

482

347

747

260

116

265

75

127

149

96

146

121

_

107

_

113

80

86

123

139

165

116

129

165

181

-

Minimum 

day

4.0

6.0

2.8

2.0

6.0

1.2

_

10

6.0

1.9

2.6

3.5

1.7

1.4

2.4

2.6

3.2

3.2

_

3

.

_

_

_

-

_

1.8

2.6

1.6

2.6

2.5

-

Mean

28.5

33.6

28.3

30.6

60.6

28.7

60.6

60.1

70.2

22.0

23.4

30.5

19.9

31.7

50.4

19.6

41.7

_

_

27

26

20

18.0

23.6

28.9

30.3

35.9

30.1

30.8

33.9

30.6

-

Run-off 

in 

acre-feet

20,660

24,320

20,640

22,190

44,010

16,480

36,660

36,270

60,990

16,940

16,940

22,080

14,660

16,760

22,140

14,380

30,590

21,040

83,850

19,170

17,920

14,760

13,020

17,080

80,970

18,520

86,080

81,760

22,340

24,580

22,060

-

 From reports of State engineer of New Mexico.

Cimarron River at Springer, N. Hex.

1908

1909

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1952

1953

1934

1956

1936

1957

1938

1939

267-66

267-66

(»)

(«)

(*)

(«)

<»)

*)

(»)

(*)

(»)

732-103

732-103

747-97

787-184

787-125

807-119

827-130

867-147

877- 196

266

800

869

17

429

794

189

4,210

141

360

482

232

268

73

604

106

1,610

682

737

0.9

.6

2.0

.3

2.7

2.2

.9

.5

_

..

_

1.3

.3

.6

.5

.6

.3

.7

.8

.4

24.6

14.0

46.2

3.39

21.8

46.2

8.31

16.6

9.97

16.9

13.0

26.0

10.7

8.29

3.43

17.9

3.22

13.1

11.8

13.1

17,770

10,130

32,730

2,460

15,800

33,630

6,010

11,310

7,240

12,220

9,390

18,810

7,780

5,990

2,480

12,960

2,540

9,600

8,660

9,480

266

800

859

18

794

354

189

4,210

141

386

360

241

232

268

75

604

106

1,610

737

-

0.9

.6

2.0

.3

3.9

2.2

2.7

.5

-

_

_

_

-

.5

.3

.7

.3

.8

1.6

-

26.4

13.6

44.2

3.68

35.7

34.5

7.51

16.6

10

20

14.4

20.0

10.7

8.34

2.80

18.3

2.83

13.4

16.6

-

18,410

9,800

32,020

2,620

24,870

26,010

6,890

11,960

7,480

14,540

10,460

14,480

7,780

6,050

2,050

15,280

2,060

9,680

12,030

~

 Prom reports of State engineer of New Mexico.

Six Mile Creek near Eagle Nest (Thermal, N. Hex.

Calendar year

 From report of State engineer of Mew Mexico

W.S.P. 

(no. and 

page)

(*)

(*)

(*)

732-107

732-107

Maximum 

day

16

16

10

16

Minimum 

day

_

0.2

0

.1

Mean

2.6

2.8

3.14

2.21

3.84

Run-off 

in 

acre-feet

1,450

2,010

2,270

1,600

2,310
372 YEARLY-DISCHARGE SUMMARY

auanary of yearly discharge, In second-feet, at stations In 

Arkansas River Basin Continued

Six Mile Creek near Eagle Nest (Therma), N. ICex.-- Continued

Calendar year

1936, Mar. 81 to Nov. 30. ................. . .

W.3.P. 

(no. and 

page)

nan TOO

877*" 1,97

Maximum 

day

Minimum 

day ICean

Run-off 

in 

acre-feet

894

*Fron reports of State engineer of New Mexico.

Horeno Creek at Eagle Neat {Therma), N. Hex.

(«) (») <»)

tjon i ott

AO7..1 XO

 » 1")Q 8.83

4 oft

4.76

4 AAA

5,610

*Fro» reports of State engineer of New Mexico.

Rayado River at Sauble ranch near Olmarron, N. Hex.

Year

1912

1014

1616

1917

1920

1921

1982

108S

1984

1088

19E9

19SO

19S1

1932

19SS

1954

1936

1936

19S7

1938

1959

W.3.P. 

(no. and 

page)

527-64

587-4

738-]

7S2-]

747-3

787-]

787-]

807 -:

827-3

867-1

:6

111

111

L01

89

ISO

L23

L33

148

877-801

Water year ending Sept. 30

Maximum 

day

122

186

60

158

11

38

174

70

106

194

179

18

266

27

268

87

117

Minimum 

day

_

.

_

2.3

1.6

3.4

1.7

3.1

..

_

M

_

1.4

.8

1.6

2

_

8.6

Mean

18.6

21.7

B.61

22.6

6.33

8.36

24.3

13.6

18.3

14.1

18.2

9.89

6.S6

16.4

6.48

22.4

8.02

15.9

Run-off 

In 

acre-fast

15,600

16,710

.

6,230

«.

16,880

5,860

6,060

17,640

m

9,810

8,870

10,800

11,780

6.960

3,880

11,170

4,700

16,190

6,310

10,030

Calendar year

Maximum 

day

182

186

110

*

126

152

3.0

56

.

138

70

106

194

179

.

18

866

87

868

117

-

Minimum 

day

1.0

M

2.3

-

6.5

1.6

3.4

1.7

*

_

_

-

-

-

-

.6

1.6

1.6

-

.

-

Mean

17.1

82.2

18.4

-

17.7

22.3

4.76

9.68

-

16

14

18.4

.13.8

16.8

9.70

6.18

16.0

6.67

21.9

9.48

-

Run-off 

in 

acre-feet 

12,410

16,080

13,360

-

12,880

16,110

3,440

6,920

-

10,900

10,160

8,980

10,000

11,460

7,030

3,710

11,670

4,770

15,880

6,850

~

»From reports of State engineer of New Mexico.

Bora River (More. River and La Cueva canal) at 1* Cueva, N. Hex.

1907

1909

1910

1952

1953

1954

1956

1936

1957

1958

1252

247-76

267-74

287-66

752-115

747-103

762-112

787-138

807-186

867-161

867-151

877-804

500

320

136

486

560

14

440

76

237

190

400

4.0

0

0

_

_

_

0

2.8

2.5

3.0

4.8

43.3

28. 5

25.1

44.6

14.8

4.03

57.0

14.6

27.6

19.1

33.9

31,340

20,500

16,710

38,360

10,700

8,910

86,780

10,640

19,900

13,810

84,670

_

380

186

426

350

11

440

76

237

400

-

_

0

0

0

0

0

.6

. 8.3

8.8

5.0

_

89.3

20.5

48.1

15.6

2.20

40.3

13.1

. 27.6

84.8

"

_

81,230

14,780

50,660

9,880

1,620

29,160

9,680

19,970

17,490

"

ICora River near Qolondrlnai, N. Hex.

1916

1917

1918

1919

1980

1922

1925

1924

1985

1926

1927

1988

1989

1930

1951

1938

1933

1934

19SS

( )

f!

7S2-U6

738-116

747-104

768-113

787-188

250

168

178

620

169

43

1,040

508

288

670

563

426

688

363

600

588

400

793

1.7

0

0

2.4

1.8

1.3

.2

2.0

.7

»

1.0

.7

4.9

6.0

0

0

0

46.1

81.1

22.9

106

41.3

13.7

81.9

46.6

14.8

66.8

19.1

26.1

67.3

43.6

48.4

BO. 6

19.0

6.41

46.4

38,710

16,880

16,560

75,780

29,970

9,920

16,860

35,080

10,700

59,990

15,850

18,140

41,680

51,480

36,080

38,770

15,780

3,980

38,840

230

168

178

620

169

43

1,040

506

886

670

363

486

888

600

388

388

400

-

793

1.7

0

0

12

1.8

1.5

.8

8.0

.7

5

2

1

.9

.7

4.9

-

0

0

.4

47.6

14.8

24.1

110

56.6

10.0

23.7

57.6

16.0

66

20.6

23

66

45.3

47.6

47.6

16.8

3.06

49.0

54,640

10,730

17,430

79,660

26,850

7,260

20,780

27,230

11,690

40,310

14,480'

16,760

47,110

51,660

34,490

34,620

11,760

8,880

36,480

 From reports of State of New Mexico.
YEARLY-DISCHAftGE SUMftRY 373

Summary of yearly discharge, In second-feet, at stations In 

ArStansea River Basin Continued

Mora River near Solondrines, N. Max--Continued

Tear

1936 

1937 

1938 

19S9

W.S.P. 

(no. and 

page)

807-126 

887-136 

857-158 

877-208

Water year ending Sept. SO

Maximum 

day

112 

368 

480 

566

Minimum 

day

0.6 

2.0 

1.2 

.3

Mean

IE. 6 

31.7 

21.7 

38.3

Run-off 

In 

acre-feet

11,950 

22,960 

18,700 

27,700

Calendar year

Maximum 

day

112 

368 

566

Minimum 

day

0.8 

2.0 

1.2

Mean

14.5 

31.0 

28.6

Run-off 

In 

aera-feet

10,490 

22,480 

90,680

Mora River near Shoemaker, H. Hex.

1916

1917

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1995

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

*

*

*)

*)

*

*

*

*

«

*

732-117

732-117

747-105

762-114

807-127

807-128

827-137

857-183

877-206

_

165

496

5,610

98

761

683

710

_

.

724

969

702

466

2S8

1,970

219

4,140

1,240

2,130

_

1.2

3.0

1.8

1.1

1.4

3.0

.6

_

0

0

4.0

3.0

3.0

1.0

0

0

.1

2

1.4

.8

56.3

28.5

76.1

220

27.3

30.6

98.1

17.5

18.9

19.6

96.0

49.7

75.5

68.3

33.2

8.1

58.8

13.5

46.2

37.9

49.4

40,780

20,640

55,240

159,200

19,750

28,120

71,220

12,690

13,660

14,200

69,480

36,940

54,720

49,580

24,050

5,870

42,360

9,800

32,700

27,460

36,790

_

165

496

5,610

98

761

380

710

_

224

969

700

702

466

268

1,970

219

4,140

2,130

-

_

0.5

3.0

1.5

1.1

1.4

2.8

.6

_

0

v

4

3

1

0

.7

.1

1.7

1.4

-

62.9

18.2

66.1

ooo

15.0

54.9

75.2

17.4

20

20

105

56.1

69

62.0

25.3

6.96

62.5

11.2

44.3

55.2

-

45,640

13,160

48,020

160,900

10,830

39,720

54,580

12,620

14,710

14,130

75,840

40,650

50,090

44,980

18,310

5,040

45,240

8,150

32,040

39,980

-

*From reports of State engineer of Hew Mexico.

Coyote Creek near Qolondrlnas, N. Hex.

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1936

1936

1937

1938

1939

(*)

(*)

732-119

732-119

747-106

762-118

787-136

807-189

827-138

867-164

877-807

480

39

186

159

79

13

336

279

268

90

116

_

1.1

_

.8

1.0

.3

.4

1.0

2.1

1.3

.1

15.6

9.86

14.1

12.8

6.46

3.87

10.3

6.63

10.3

5.12

8.22

11,290

7,180

10,240

9,310

4,«70

2,800

7,460

4,810

7,420

3,700

5,960

480

39

185

159

79

13

336

279

268

116

-

1

1.1

_

.8

1.0

.3

.4

1.0

2.1

1.3

-

19

8.34

14.5

11.4

5.75

3.45

11.0

7.11

9.76

6.30

-

13,470

6,040

10,620

8,260

4,160

2,600

7,960

6,160

7,070

4,660

-

 From reports of State engineer of Hew Mexico.

Petit Jean Creak at Danville, Ark. 

(Drainage area, 760 square Biles)

Year

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988 

1989

1930

1931

1938

1933

1934

1936

1936

1937

1938

1939

W.S.P. 

(no. and 

page

877-229

877-829

877-289

877.229

877-229

877-229

877-889

877-229

877-229

877-829

877-629

877-E29 

877-229

877-229

877-829

877-229

877-829

877-829

877-229

877-229

877-829

877-229

877-229

Water year, ending Sept. 30

Maximum 

day

6,660

4,750

12,100

16,100

16,700

11,200

17,900

17,600

2,720

10,200

46,300

20,100 

11,900

28,400

5,560

14,600

10,800

7,780

63,100

9,300

12,200

35,300

59.400

Minimum 

day

10

5

7

7

28

5

1

10

0

.5

3

5 

7

6

16

5

5

3

0

0

2.9

2.8

.2

Mean

478

267

60£

1,113

667

722

1,072

652

192

632

1,954

974 

944 77-i

626

870

71E

447

1,976

202

984

1,276

987

Per 

square 

mile

0.629

.351

.796

1.46

.878

.950

1.41

.858

.253

.823

2.57

1.28 

1.24

1.08

.692

1.14

.946

.688

2.60

.266

1.29

1.68

1.30

Run-off

Inches

8.54

4.77

10.81

19.94

11.92

12.88

19.18

11.69

3.43

11.29

34.89

17.46 

16.85

13.88

9.19

15.67

18.81

7.98

35.29

3.62

17.56

22.76

17.63

Acre-feet

346,800

193,100

438,300

807,700

488,900

522,600

776,600

473,600

139,100

457.400

1,414,000

707,400 

683,300

562,600

381,000

631,400

519,700

323,700

1,480,000

146,700

712,300

923,700

714,800

Calendar year

Maximum 

day

5,660

12,100

7,160

16,100

15,700

8,220

17,900

17,600

10,200

8,070

46,300

20,100 

11,900

28,400

5,560

14,600

10.800

7,780

53,100

7,600

12,200

35,300

"

Minimum 

day

16

6

7

7

13

1

10

0

.5

.5

3

7

13

5

7

5

7

0

0

0

2.9

.2

Mean

428

460

714

866

767

580

1,303

413

471

618

1,839

930 

918

751

506

879

731

462

2,204

305

978

1,099

""

Per 

square

mile

0.563

.60S

.939

1.14

1.01

.768

1.71

.643

.620

.81!

2.42

1.22 

1.21

.988

.664

1.16

.962

.595

2.66

.401

1.29

1.46

""

Run-off

Inches

7.64

8.23

12.76

15.49

13.70

10.34

23.30

7.41

8.43

11.03

32.85

16.66 

16.40

13.40

8.82

15.75

13.04

8.06

36.16

6.46

17.46

19.60

~

Acre-feet

309,700

333,100

617,100

627,700

556,000

419,600

943,600

899,800

341,300

447,600

1,332,000

675,000 

664,900

645,400

366,800

658,100

589,000

526,900

1,466,000

221,100

708,200

796,600
374 YEARLY-DISCHARGE SUWIARY

Summary of yearly discharge, In second-feet, at stations In 

RED RIVER BASIN

Red River near Colbert, Okla. (Denison, Tex.)

Year

1924

1926

1986

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1952

19S5

1954

1956

1956

1937

1958

1959

(no. and 

page)

587-106

607-96

627-88

647-88

667-66

687-68

702-95

717-89

752-121

747-108

762-117

787-157

807-152

827-142

857-167

877-282

Water year ending Sept. 50

Maximum 

day

.

77,600

21,700

74,900

108,000

97,300

45,700

49,900

60,900

108,000

21,700

201,000

79,400

56,000

152,000

27,600

Minimum 

day

_

380

315

1,000

556

320

451

150

150

452

85

490

524

426

480

207

Mean

_

2,880

4,170

6,960

6,050

4,750

4,190

5,810

7,240

4,870

2,500

8,500

5,829

5,641

6,757

1,475

Run-off 

In 

acre-feet

2,090,000

3,020,000

5,040,000

4,590,000

3,450,000

3,040,000

2,760,000

5,260,000

3,550,000

1,665,000

6,009,000

2,779,000

2,564,000

4,891,000

1,068,000

Calendar year

Maximum 

day

30,900

77,500

74,900

56,700

108,000

97,500

49,900

22,400

60,900

108,000

21,700

201,000

79,400

55,000

132,000

-

Minimum 

day

658

380

315

880

320

452

380

150

452

690

85

490

524

426

548

-

Mean

2,750

3,490

5,640

6,550

5,520

4,950

5,510

3,360

6,640

4,590

2,445

8,523

5,971

3,229

6,560

-

Run-off 

In 

acre-feet

2,000,000

2,550,000

4,080,000

4,010,000

4,010,000

5,580,000

5,850,000

2,440,000

4,820,000

5,320,000

1,770,000

6,170,000

2,885,000

2,338,000

4,604,000

-

Pease River near Crowell, Tex. 

(Drainage area, 2,937 square miles, of which about 535 square miles Is probably noneontributing)

1926

1926

1927

1928

1929

1950

1951

1952

1935

1934

1935

1936

1957

1958

1959

607-96

627-88

647-88

667-66

687-71

702-97

717-91

732-122

747-109

768-119

787-158

807-153

827-143

857-170

877-297

15,000

4,820

_

_

1,920

11,000

6,190

_

_

_

_

_

10,700

28,400

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

265

118

_

62.4

152

33.5

154

290

153

73.1

504

293

173

240

222

192,000

85,700

_

45,300

110,000

24,300

111,000

211,000

111,000

52,960

366,100

212,400

125,500

174,100

160,700

15,000

_

_

_

_

11,000

5,690

_

_

_

_

_

14,600

10,700

-

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

281

_

-

_

_

124

78.5

287

151

73.7

515

285

195

818

-

204,000

..

_

59,2OO

101,000 90,100

56,800

209,000

94,900

53,550

373,100

207,200

141,500

157,900

-

Washlta River near Durwood, Okla.

1929

1930

1931

1952

1955

1954

1956

1996

1957

1958

1959

687-72

702-100

717-95

752-124

747-111

762-120

787-140

807-154

827-155

857-178

877-304

15,400

16,600

8,680

16,900

21,600

7,460

56,400

82.600

9,200

57,200

3,760

208

110

35

100

156

17

215

98

98

120

45

1,500

1,530

^49

1,970

1,460

842

2,125

1,165

765

1,714

391

1,080,000

1,110,000

614,000

1,430,000

1,060,000

609,400

1,538,000

843,800

554,000

1,241,000

285,000

15,400

16,600

16,900

16,600

21,600

7,460

35,400

22,500

9,200

57,200

-

230

110

35

165

134

17

240

98

98

83

-

1,550

1,560

1,050

1,750

1,450

856

2,250

1,030

671

1,701

-

1,120,000

1,230,000

757,000

1,260,000

1,048,000

606,500

1,629,000

747,900

486,000

1,252,000

-

Sulphur River 

(Drainage area,

near Darden, Tex. 

2,754 square miles)

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1950

1951

1952

1933

1934

1956

1956

1957

1958

1959

587-110

607-102

627-90

647-90

667-71

687-75

702-106

717-102

732-186

747-115

762-128

787-148

807-156

827-161

857-181

877-318

15,400

9,370

13,200

29,600

35,600

46,200

66,100

7,800

52,600

15,100

15,900

38,500

14,000

15,600

89,600

19,700

0.2

.5

.4

14

.9

0

.3

0

.2

.2

0

0

0

.9

1.1

0

1,500

422

1,750

3,150

1,710

2,720

2,490

709

2,580

1,690

1,097

3,535

559

1,901

3,955

1,457

1,090,000

305,000

1,260,000

2,260,000

1,240,000

1,970,000

1,810,000

513,000

1,830,000

1,220,000

794,400

2,558,000

406,100

1,576,000

2,864,000

1,041,000

10,600

9,570

29,600

26,200

46,200

20,500

66,100

13,500

32,600

15,100

15,900

38,500

14,000

25,600

89,600

-

0.2

.4

14

11

.9

0

0

.9

.2

3.6

0

1.1

0

.9

0

-

958

498

2,340

2,650

2,270

2,060

2,560

827

2,250

1,750

1,098

5,729

562

8,171

5,419

-

696,000

360,000

1,690,000

1,920,000

1,650,000

1,490,000

1,860,000

599,000

1,630,000

1,849,000

795,000

2,700,000

407,900

1,571,000

2,476,000

-

Cypress Creek near Jefferson, Tex* 

(Drainage area, 848 square miles)

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1950

19S1

1952

19SS

1954

19S5

1956

1957

1938

1959

607-108

627-92

647-91

667-72

687-76

702-107

717-105

732-127

747-114

762-125

787-145

807-157

827-162

867-182

877-JD.9

1,820

5,900

6,880

7,290

12,900

22,100

1,500

14,300

5,260

4,790

12,400

1,790

6,490

24,000

6,260

0

0

4.

5.

2.

1.

1.

w

2.'

.

,

.

t

. 2.

0

151

527

828

588

961

710

261

860

581

502

5S9

224

502

929

541

110,000

582,000

599 ,000

427,000

688,000

514,000

189,000

625,000

421,000

365,500

590,500

162,600

363,600

672,600

847,100

1,820

5,900

6,820

12,900

4,810

22,100

4,000

14,300

3,260

4,750

12,400

1,790

15,200

24,000

-

0

4.4

11

5.1

2.6

1.1

1.2

.4

3.0

.1

3.8

.2

1.4

.5

-

200

603

777

859

636

749

556

746

605

477

686

149

636

779

-

145,000

457,000

562,000

609,000

460,000

541,000

244,000

542,000

458,000

546,5QO

452,900

108,400

459,800

565,700

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.INDEX

Page

<<» curacy of data and computed results .. 3 

*ere-foet, definition cf ............... 1

fancies other than Geological Survey,

records collected by. ............ 8-1O

Aguilar, Colo . , Apiahapa River at ...... 156

' TBO, Term., Middle Fork of Forked

Deer Hirer near. ................ .32,552

Uexandrla, La., Red River at. ......... 291

Alley Spring at Alley, Ho. .......... ..84,558

llva, Okla., Salt Fork of Arkansas

River near. .................... .152-153

fearillo, Tex., Canadian River near*.*. 189 

Siazon canal near Hart land, Kans ....... 141

V»lte River near Denhajn Spring', I*.... 345

V>ishapa River at Aguilar, Colo ........ 135

Ireadia. Ho., Stouts Creek at.......... 44

\rehar City, Tex., Little Wiehita River

near ............................. son

<rkabutla, Hiss., Coldwater River near. 269

Vfkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans. 118, 364

at Caddoa, Colo ...................... Ill

at Canon City, Colo ............ .105, 360-561

at Dardanelle, Ark. .................. 125

at Garden City, Kans ............... .115, 364

at Granite, Colo. .............. .103,359-360

at Holly, Colo. . ................... .113,363

at La Junta, Colo .................. .110,362

at Lamar, Colo. .................... .112,363

at tamed, Kans .................... .116,364

at Little Rock, Ark.. .............. .124,565

at Portland, Celo .................... 106

at Ralston, Olcla. .................... 119

at Salida, Colo. ................... .104,360

at Syracuse, Kans .................. .114,363

at Tulsa, Okla ....................... 120

at Van Buren, Ark. ................ . .122,365

at Wiehita, Kans. . ................. .117,364

Bast Fork of , near Leadville, Colo . . . 359 

near Avondale, Colo .................. 108

near Muakogee, Okla .................. 121

near Nepesta, Colo. ................ .109,362

near Pueblo, Colo. . ................ .107,361

Salt Fork of, at Tonkana, Okla....... 156

near Alva, Okla. . ................ .152-153

near Jet , Okla ..................... 154

Arkansas River Basin, Ark. -Colo. -Kans. - 

Mo.-H. Hex. -Okla. -Tex., discharge 

measurement s in ................. 346-348

gaging-station records in. ......... .103-251

yearly-discharge summary for ........ 359-373

Vrthur City, Tex., Red River at ...... .283-285

Hchafalaya River at Krotz Springs,

La .............................. 341-342

'vondale, Colo., Arkansas River near... 108

, Colo., Huerfano River at ....... 132

y, Mo., Eleven Point River near.. 89, 358 

^tesville, Ark., White River at ....... 63

'Hyou Bartholomew near Beekman, La..... 333

^you Bodoau near Sarepta, La. ......... 320

^you Coeodrie near Clearnater, La. .339-340 

Tayou Desiard at Monroe, La. ........... 334

"iayou Dorcheat near Minden, La......... 321

'" you Funny Louis near Trout, La....... 324

"^vou La Fourche near Cren Lake, La .... 356

'Hyou Mac on near Delhi, La ............. 358

"^YOTI Mete near Stuttgart , Ark ......... 250

>aver, Ark., White River at .......... .59,355

^avef, Okla., Horth Canadian River

at ............................. .210-211

^ekman, La-, Bayou Bartholomew near... 535 

^11 ranch, N. Hex., Canadian River

near. .......................... .187,370

"'Vlzoni, Okla., Kiamiehi River near. . .307-308 

^rryville. Ark., Kings River near....- 66

^ig Creak (St . Francis River Basin) at

Des Are, Mo ...................... 48

'Hg Creek (White River Basin), Mo.,

discharge measurement of......... 545

' Jig Black River at Pickens, Miss....... 275

near Bovina, Miss .................... 274

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Big Black River Basin, Miss., gagingstation records in..............273-274

Big River at ByrneBVille, Mo....22-23,350-551

Big Spring (tributary to Current River)

near Tan Buren, Mo...............35,553

Big Spring (tributary tc Shoal Creek),

Ho., discharge measurement of.... 345

Bird Creek near Owasso, Okla........... 172

Bismarck, Mo., St. Franois River near.. 56 

Black River at Leeper, Ho..............74,556

at Pooahontaa, Ark................... 75-77

discharge measurement of............. S45

Blackball, Okla., Chikaskia River near. 169 

Blue Mountain, Hiss., Tippah drainage

canal near....................... 284

Blue Spring, Ho., discharge measurement

of............................... 545

Boeuf River near Sirard, La............ 555

Boggy Bayou near Keithville, La........ 522

Boise City, Okla., Cimarron River near. 160 

Bolivar, Tenn., Hatohie River at.......55,552

Bourbeuse River at Union, Mo...........21,550

Bovina, Miss., Big Black River near.... 274

Bradford, Tenn., Rutherford Fork of

Obicn River near.................28,551

Brook Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of.......................... 545

Buena Vista, Colo., Cottonwood Creek

near............................. 565

Buffalo River near Rush, Ark...........69,556

Burnt Mill, Colo., St. Charles River at 556 

Byrnesville, Mo., Big River at..22-23,350-551

Cache Creek near Walters, Okla......... 298

Caddoa, Colo , Arkansas River at....... Ill

Canadian, Tex., Canadian River near.... 190

Canadian River at Logan, N. Mex.......188,570

discharge measurements of...........346-547

near Amarillo, Tex................... 189

near Bell ranch, N. Mex.............187,370

near Canadian, Tex................... 190

near Sanchez, N. Mex................. 186

near Whltefield, Okla...............191-192

Cane Creek near New Albany, Miss....... 258

Caney River near Collinsville, Okla.... 171

near Hulah, Okla....................169-170

Canon City, Colo., Arkansas River

at..........................105,360-361

Canton, Okla., Horth Canadian River

at..............................215-216

Canyon, Tex., Prairie Dog Town Fork of

Red River near..................275-276

Carnegie, Okla., Washita River at...... 302

Castor River at Zalma, Ho..............25,351

Cedar Creek at Coldwater, Mo........... 47

Chestnut Bluff, Tenn., South Pork of

Forked Deer River at.............51,352

Chikaskia River near Blackwell, Okla... 159 

Choteau, Okla., Heosho River near.....176-177

Cleneguilla Creak near Bagle Hest,

N. Hex..........................194,571

Cimarron, H. Mex., Rayado River near..201,372 

Cimarron River at Oilton, Okla......... 165

at Springer, H. Mex.................196,371

at TJte Park, H. Mex.................195,571

near Boise City, Okla................ 160

near Outhrie, Okla..................165-164

near Waynoka, Okla..................161-162

Claremore, Okla., Verdigris River near. 168 

Clark Creek at Pattarson, Mo........... 49

Clear Creek near Oxford, Miss.......... 265

Clear Creek Reservoir.................. 125

Clear-water, La., Bayou Coeodrie near. .339-340 

Clinton, Okla., Washita River near..... 301

Colbert, Okla., Red River near........282,374

Coldwater, Miss., Coldnater River near. 268 

Coldnater, Mo., Cedar Creek at......... 47

Coldnater River at Pratts Bridge, near

Arkabutla, Miss.................. 269

at Savage, Miss...................... 270

near Coldnater, Miss................. 268

375
376 INDEX

Page

Collinaville, Okla., Caney River near.. 171 

Colmor intake canal near Ocate, N. Hex. 205 

Computations, results of, accuracy of.. S 

Control, definition of................. 1

Cooperation, record of................. 10-11

Cossatot River near De Queen, Ark.....314-315

Cotton Plant, Miss., Lukesasper Creek

at............................... 259

Cottonwood Creek below Hot Springs,

near Buena Vista, Colo........... 365

Cottonnood River at Cottonnood Falls,

Kans............................. 180

Council Creek near Stillwater, Okla.... 166

Coyote Creek near Oolondrinas, N. Hex.207,373 

Cow Creek near Lyons, Kans............147-148

Crew Lake, La., Bayou La Pourohe near.. 336 

Crooked Creek near Humphrey, Ark....... 251

Crowell, Tex., Pease River near.......297,374

Cucharas River at Boyd ranch, near La

Veta, Colo....................... 134

near La Veta, Colo................... 367

Current River at Donlphan, Ho..........81,357

at Van Buren, Ho..................79-80,357

discharge measurements of............ 345

near Eminence,^ Ho................78,356-357

Cypress Bayou near Keithvllle, La...... 323

Cypress Creek (Red River Basin) near

Jefferson, Tex..................319,374

Cypress Creek (Yazoo River Basin) near

Etta, Hiss....................... 262

Danville, Ark., Petit Jean Creek

at..........................229-246,373

Dardanelle, Ark., Arkansas River at.... 123

Darden, Tex., Sulphur River near......318,374

Data, accuracy of...................... 3

explanation of....................... 1-3

Dawson, N. Hex., Vermejo River near- .193,370 

De Queen, Ark., Cossatot River near...314-315 

De Vails Bluff, Ark., White River at...64,355 

Deep Fork near Dewar, Okla............. 224

Delhi, La., Bayou Macon near........... 538

Denham Springs, La., Amite River near.. 545 

Denlson, Tex., Red River near.......... 574

Des Arc, Ho , Big Creek at............. 48

Dewar, Okla., Deep Fork near........... 224

Dierks, Ark., Saline River near.......316-317

Doe Run Creek near Knob Lick, Ho....... 43

Donlphan, Ho., Current River at........81,357

Dugdemona River near Jonesboro, La..... 325

near Winnfield, La................... 326

Durwood, Okla., Washlta River near....304,374

Eagle Nest, N. Hex., Clenegullla Creek

near............................194,371

Horeno Creek at.................199-200,372

Six Hile Creek near.........197-198,371-372

Eagletown, Okla., Hountain Fork River

near............................312-313

Ebb and Flow Spring, Ho., discharge

measurement of................... 345

El Reno, Okla., North Canadian River

near............................. 217

Sloven Point, Ark., Sloven Point River

near............................. 90-95

Eleven Point River near Bardley, Ho....89,358

near Eleven Point, Ark............... 90-95

Elm Fork. See Red River, Elm Fork of

NorthTork of.

Eminence, Mo., Current River near..78,356-357 

Jacks Fork at........................83,358

Enid, Miss., Yocona River near......... 267

Estelllne, Tex., Prairie Dog Town Fork

cf Red River near................ 277

Etta, Hiss., Cypress Creek near........ 262

Locks Creek near..................... 261

Tallahatchie River at................ 255

Eureka, Ho., Meramec River near........20,350

Fanners ditch near Garden City, Kans... 144 

Farmington, Ho., Wolf Creek near*...... 42

Farris, Okla., Huddy Boggy Creek near.305-306 

Fayettevllle, Ark., West Fork of White

River near....................... 65

Fisk, Ho., St. Francis River at........39,355

Fllppin, Ark., White River near........62,355

Forked Deer River, Middle Fork of, near

Alamo, Term......................32,352

South Fork of, at Chestnut Bluff,

Term.............................31,352

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Forked Deer River, South Fork of, at

Jackson, Tenn....................50,588

Forsyth, Ho., White River at........... 61

Fountain Creek near Fountain, Colo..... 128

Fourche La Fave River near Nimrod,

Ark.............................847-849

Frederlcktown, Mo., Little St. Francis

River at......................... 45

Frog Bayou near Hountairiburg, Ark...... 228

Gainesville, Tex., Red River near.....279-881

Galena, Ho., James River at............67,355

Garden City, Kans., Arkansas River at.115,564 

Farmers Ditch near................... 144

Garden City canal near............... 145

Garland, Ark., Red River at............ 289

Glrard, La., Boeuf River near.......... 335

Golondrinas, H. Hex., Coyote Creek

near............................207,575

Mora River near-................205,372-373

Gore, Okla., Illinois River near....... 185

Granite, Colo., Arkansas River at.103,359-560 

Granite, Okla., North Fork of Red River

near............................. 895

Grape Creek near Westcllffe, Colo.....127,366

Great Eastern canal at Lakin, Kans....* 145

Greenfleld, Tenn., South Fork of Oblon

River near.......................26,551

Greenwood, Hiss., Yazoo River at....... 857

Greer Spring at Greer, Mo..............96,559

Grenada, Miss , Yalobusha River at..... 871

Grove, Okla., Neosho River near.......175,369

Guthrie, Okla., Clmarron River near. .163-164 

Guymon, Okla., North Canadian River

near............................208-209

Hart land, Kans., Amazon canal near*.... 141

South Side ditch near................ 142

Hatchle River at Bolivar, Tenn.........33,352

near Stanton, Tenn...................34,352

Hatchie River Basin, Tenn., gagingstat ion records in............... 55-34

yearly-discharge summary for......... 358

Headrick, Okla., North Fork of Red

River near....................... 294

Headwater Diversion Channel Basin,

gaging-station record in......... 25

yearly-discharge summary for......... 351

Heber Springs, Ark., Little Red River

near-...........................101,559

Henderson, Ark., North Fork of White

River near....................71-73,356

Hell Creek near New Albany, Miss....... 260

Higbee, Colo., Purgatolre River near..137,367 

Holly, Colo., Arkansas River at.......115,565

Holly drain near..................... 140

Wild Horse Creek at.................. 159

Holly drain near Holly, Colo........... 140

Horatio, Ark., Little River near....... 511

Hudson Creek near Oxford, Miss......... 266

Huerfano River at Badito, Colo......... 152

at Hanzanares Croesing, near Redwing,

Colo............................131,366

near Dndercliffe, Colo............... 153

Hulaht, Okla., Caney River near....... .169-170

Humphrey, Ark., Crooked Creek near..... 251

Idabel, Okla., Little River near......509-510

Illinois River near Gore, Okla......... 185

near Tahlequah, Okla................. 184

Imboden, Ark., Spring River at......... 86-88

Independence, Kans., Verdigris River

at..............................167,568

Index, Ark., Red River at.............286-288

lola, Kans., Neosho River near....175,568-569

Jacks Fork at Eminence, Mo.............85,558

Jackson, Tenn., South Fork of Forked

Deer River at....................50,552

James River at Galena, Mo..............67,355

Jefferson, Tex., Cypress Creek near...319,374 

Jet, Okla., Salt Fork of Arkansas River

near,............................. 154

Jonesboro, La., Dugdenona River near... 526 

Joplln, Mo., Shoal Creek near.........185,570

Turkey Creek at...................... 182

Kelthvllle, La., Boggy Bayou near...... 522

Cypress Bayou near................... 525
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Kennett, Ho., Little River ditches 1,

06, 66-A, 81, 251, 259 near...... 51-58

Kiamichl River near Belzonl, Okla.....307-308

Kings River near Berryvllle, Ark....... 66

Klowa, Kans., Medicine Lodge River

near............................157-158

Knot) Lick, Mo., Doe Run Creek near..... 43

Krotz Springs, La., Atchafalaya River

at..............................341-342

La Cueva, N. Hex., Mora River and La

Cueva canal at................... 372

Mora River at.......................204,372

La Junta, Colo., Arkansas River at....110,362

La Veta, Colo., Cucnaras River near. .134,367 

Lagrue Bayou near Stuttgart, Ark....... 102

Lakln, Kans., Great Eastern canal at... 143 

Lamar, Colo., Arkansas River at.......112,363

Lambert, Miss., Tallahatchie River near 255 

Larned, Kans., Arkansas River at......116,364

Pawnee River near...................146,367

Las Animas, Colo., Purgatoire River

near............................. 138

Leadville, Colo., East Fork of Arkansas

River near....................... 359

Tennessee Fork near.................. 365

Leeper, Mo., Black River at............74,356

Little Arkansas River at Valley Center,

Kans............................149,368

Little Missouri River near Murfreesboro, Ark........................ 331

Little Red River, Ark., discharge

measurements cf.................345-346

near Heber Springs, Ark.............101,359

Little River ditch 1 near Kennett, Mo..53,354 

Little River ditch 66 near Kennett,

Mo............................54-55,354

Little River ditch 66-A near Kennett,

Mo...............................56,354

Little River ditch 81 near Kennett,

Mo............................51-52,353

Little River ditch 251 near Kennett,

Mo........... .................. ..57,354

Little River ditch 259 near Kennett,

Mo.. .......................... ...58,354

Little River near Horatio, Ark......... 311

near Idabel, Okla...................309-310

Little Rock, Ark., Arkansas River at..124,365 

Little St. Francis River at Fredericktown, Mo......................... 45

Little Wichita River near Archer City,

Tex.. ............................ 300

Locks Creek near Etta, Miss............ 261

Logan, N. Hex., Canadian River at.....188,370

Lovelaceville, Ky., Mayfield Creek at.. 24 

Lukesasper Creek at Cotton Plant, Miss. 259 

Lyons, Kans., Cow Creek near..........147-148

Malvern, Ark., Ouachlta River near..... 329

Mangum, Okla., Elm Fork of North Fork

of Red River near................ 295

Salt Fork of Red River at............ 292

Marked Tree, Ark., St. Francis River at 40 

St. Francis River floodway near...... 41

Mayfield Creek at Lovelaceville, Ky.... 24

Medicine Lodge River near Kiowa, Kans.157-158 

Memphis, Term., Mississippi River at... 14-15 

Meramec River Basin, Mo., discharge

measurements in.................. 345

gaging-station records in............ 19-23

yearly-discharge summary for........350-351

Meramec River near Eureka, Mo..........20,350

near Steelville, Mo..................19,350

near Sullivan, Mo.................... 350

Meramec Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of.......................... 345

Miami, N. Mex., Rayado River near...... 202

Minden, La., Bayou Dorcheat near....... 321

Mississippi River at Memphis, Tenn..... 14-15

at St. Louis, Mo..................12-13,349

near New Orleans, La................. 18

near Vicksburg, Miss ..............16-17,349

Mississippi River Delta, La., gagingstation records on..............339-344

Monroe, La., Bayou Desiard at.......... 334

Ouachlta River at.................... 330

Monument Creek at Pikeview, Colo....... 129

Mora River and La Cueva canal at La

Cueva, N. Mex.................... 372

244753 <l 411 86

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Mora River at La Cueva, N. Hex........204,372

near Oolondrinas, N. Mex........205,372-373

near Shoemaker, N. Mex..............206,373

Moreno Creek at Eagle Neat,

N. Mex......................199-200,372

Mountain Fork River near Eagletown,

Okla............................312-313

Mountain Pine, Ark., Ouachita River

near.. ........................... 327

Mountainburg, Ark., Frog Bayou near.... 228

Muddy Boggy Creek near Farris, Okla...305-306 

Murfrees'boro, Ark., Little Missouri

River near....................... 331

Muskogee, Okla., Arkansas River near... 121

Neosho River near Choteau, Okla.......176-177

near Grove, Okla....................175,369

near lola, Kans.................173,368-369

near Parsons, Kans..................174,369

near Wagoner, Okla..................178-179

Kepesta, Colo., Arkansas River near.. .109, 562

Hew Albany, Miss., Cane Creek near..... 258

Hell Creek near...................... 260

Upper Tallahatohie River near.. 252

New Orleans, La-, Mississippi River

near............................. 18

Nimrod, Ark., Fourche La Pave River

near............................247-249

Ninnescah River near Peck, Kans........ 150

North Canadian River at Beaver, Okla-.210-211 

at Canton, Okla.....................215-216

at Woodward, Okla.................... 214

near El Reno, Okla................... 217

near Guymon, Okla.................. .208-209

near Oklahoma City, Okla............. 218

near Supply, Okla...................212-213

near Wetumpka, Okla.................. 219

North Tippah Creek near Ripley, Miss... 263

Obion River at Obion, Tenn.............27,351

North Fork of, near Union City, Tenn.29,352 

Rutherford Fork of, near Bradford,

Tenn.............................28,351

South Fork of, near Greenfield, Tenn.26,351 

Obion River Basin, Tenn., gagingstation records in............... 26-32

yearly-discharge summary for........351-352

Ocate, N. Mex., Colmor intake canal

near............................. 203

Oilton, Okla., Cimarron River at....... 165

Oklahoma City, Okla., North Canadian

River near....................... 218

Otter Creek at Taskee, Mo.............. 50

Ouachita River at Monroe, La........... 330

near Malvern, Ark.................... 329

near Mountain Pine, Ark.............. 327

Owasso, Okla., Bird Creek near......... 172

Oxford, Miss., Clear Creek near........ 265

Hudson Creek near.................... 266

Parsons, Kans., Neosho River near.....174,369

Patterson, Mo., Clark Creek at......... 49

St. Francis River near...............38,353

Pauls Valley, Okla., Washita River near 303 

Pawnee River near Larned, Kans........146,367

Pease River near Crowell, Tex.........297,374

Peck, Kans., Ninescah River near....... 150

Petit Jean Creek at Danville, Ark.229-246,373 

Pickens, Miss., Big Black River at..... 273

Pigeon Creek, Mo., discharge measurement of......................'...* 345

Pike Creek, Mo., discharge measurement

of............................... 345

Pikeview, Colo., Monument Creek at..... 129

Pocahontas, Ark., Black River at....... 75-77

Portland, Colo., Arkansas River at..... 106

Poteau River at Poteau, Okla........... 227

near Wister, Okla.. .................225-226

Pcughkeepsie, Ark., Strawberry River

near.............................97-100

Prairie Dog Town Fork. See, Red River,

Prairie Dog Town Fork of. 

Publications on stream flow by..

Geological Survey................ 3-6

by State agencies.................... 7-8

information concerning............... 3-11

Pueblc, Colo., Arkansas River near....107,361

Purgatoire River at Highland Dam, near

Las Animas, Colo................. 138
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Purgatoire River at Ninemile Dam, near

Higbee, Colo....................157,367

at Trinidad, Colo...................136,367

Ralstqn, Okla., Arkansas River at...... 119

Rayado River at Bauble ranch, near

Cimarron, N. Mex................201,372

near Miami, N. Mex................... 202

Red River at Alexandria, La............ 291

at Arthur City, Tex.................283-285

at Garland, Ark...................... 289

at Index, Ark.......................286-288

at Shreveport, La.................... 290

near Colbert, Okla..................282,374

near Gainesville, Tex...............279-281

near Terral, Okla.................... 278

North Pork of, Elm Pork of, near

Mangum, Okla..................... 295

near Granite, Okla................. 293

near Headrick, Okla................ 294

Prairie Dog Town Pork of, near

Canyon, Tex.....................275-276

near Estelline, Tex................ 277

Salt Fork of, at Mangum, Okla........ 292

Red River Basin, Ark.-La.-Okla.-Tex.,

discharge measurements in........ 348

gaging-station records in...........275-338

yearly-discharge summary for ......... 374

Redwing, Colo-, Huerfano River near...131,366 

Reeds Spring, Mo., White River near.... 60

Ripley, Miss., North Tippah Creek near. 263 

Robert, La., Tangipahoa River at....... 344

Roselle, Mo., St. Francis River near... 37 

Rossvilla, Term., Wolf River at....... .35,353

Round Spring at Round Spring, Mo.......82,357

Run-off in inches, definition of....... 1

Rush, Ark., Buffalo River near.........69,356

Rutherford Fork. See Obion River,

Rutherford Fork of. 

Rye, Ark., Saline River near........... 332

St. Charles River at Burnt Mill, Colo.. 366 

at San Isabel, Colo.................. 130

St. Francis River at Fisk, Mo..........39,353

at Marked Tree, Ark.................. 40

discharge measurements of............ 345

near Bismarck, Mo .................... 36

near Patterson, Mo ...................3B,353

near Roselle, Mo ..................... 37

St. Francis River Basin, Ark.-Mo-,

gaging-station records in. ......'. 36-58

yearly-discharge summary for ........353-354

St. Francis River floodway near Marked

Tree, Ark........................ 41

St. Louis, Mo., Mississippi River at .12-13,349 

Salida, Colo., Arkansas River at......104,360

South Arkansas River near ...........126,366

Saline River (tributary to Little

River) near Dierks, Ark.........316-317

Saline River (tributary to Ouachita

River) near Rye, Ark............. 332

Salt Fork. See Arkansas River, Salt

Fork of.

San Isabel, Colo., St. Charles River at 130 

Sanchez, N. Mex., Canadian River near.. 186 

Sardis, Miss., Tallahatchle River near. 254 

Sarepta, La., Bayou Bodcau near........ 320

Savage, Miss., Coldwater River at ...... 270

Second-feet per square mile, definition

of............................... 1

Second-foot, definition of ............. 1

Second-foot-day, definition of......... 1

Shattuck, Okla., Wolf Creek near......220-221

Shoal Creek near Joplin, Mo...........183,370

Shoemaker, N. Mex., Mora River near...206,373 

Shreveport, La., Red River at.......... 290

Sinkin Creek, Mo., discharge measurement of.......................... 345

Six Mile Creek near Eagle Nest,

N. Mex..................197-198,371-372

South Arkansas River near Salida,

Colo.......... ............. ... ..126,366

South Side ditch near Hartland, Kans.. . 142 

Spring River (Arkansas River Basin),

Ark.-Mo., discharge measurements

of............................... 345

near Waco, Mo .......................181,365

Spring River (White River Basin) at

Imboden, Ark..................... 86-88

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Spring Valley Creek, Mo., discharge

measurement of................... 345

Springer, N. Mex., Cimarron River at..196,371 

Springfield, Mo., Wilson Creek near..-. 68 

Stage-discharge relation, definition of 1 

Stanton, Term., Hatchie River near.... .34,352

Steelville, Mo., Meramec River near....19,350

Stillwater, Okla., Council Creek near.. 166 

Stouts Creek at Arcadia, Mo............ 44

Strawberry River near Poughkeepsie,

Ark..............................97-100

Stuttgart, Ark., Bayou Meto near....... 250

Lagrue Bayou near.................... 102

Sugar Loaf Reservoir, Colo............. 125

Sullivan, Mo-, Mera-nec River near...... 350

Sulphur River near Darden, Tex........318,374

Sunflower River at Sunflower, Miss..... 272

Supply, Okla., North Canadian River

near............................212-213

Wolf Creek near...................... 222

Swan Creek, Mo., discharge measurement

of............................... 345

Swan Lake, Mias., Tallahatchle River at 256 

Syracuse, Kans., Arkansas River at....114,363

Tahlequah, Okla., Illinois River near.. 184 

Tallahatchie River at Etta, Miss....... 253

at Swan Lake, Miss ................... 256

near Lambert, Miss ................... 255

near Sardis, Miss .................... 254

Tangipahoa River at Robert, La ......... 344

Taskee, Mo., Otter Creek at............ 50

Tecumseh, Mo., North Fork of White

River at.........................70,356

Tendal, La., Tensas River at........... 337

Tennessee Fork near Leadville, Colo-... 365 

Tensas River at Tendal, La............. 337

Terms, definition of................... 1

Terral, Okla., Red River near.......... 278

Therma, N. Mex., Cieneguilla Creek near 371 

Moreno Creek at...................... 372

Six Mile Creek near................. 371-372

Tierra Blanca Creek, Tex., discharge

measurements of.................. 348

Tippah drainage canal near Blue

Mountain, Miss'. .................. 264

Tonkawa, Okla., Salt Fork of Arkansas

River at......................... 156

Trinidad, Colo., Purgatoire River at..136,367 

Trout, La., Bayou Funny Louis near...-. 324 

Tulsa, Okla., Arkansas River at........ 120

Turkey Creek at Joplin, Mo............. 182

Turquoise Lake. See Sugar Loaf Reservoir. 

Twelvemile Creek at Zion, Mo........... 46

Twin Lakes Reservoir...... ............. 125

Undercliffe, Colo., Huerfano River near 133 

Union, Mo., Bourbeuse River at.........21,350

Union City, Term., North Fork of Obion

River near.......................29,352

Upper Arkansas River Basin, Colo.,

reservoirs in.................... 125

Upper Tallahatchle River near New

Albany, Miss..................... 252

Ute Park, N. Mex., Cimarron River at..195,371

Valley Center, Kans., Little Arkansas

River at........................149,368

Van Buren, Ark., Arkansas River at....122,365

Van Buren, Mo., Big Spring near........85,358

Current River at .................. 79-80,357

Verdigris River at Independence, Kans.167,368 

near Claremore, Okla................. 168

Vermejo River near Dawson, N. Mex.....193,370

Vicksburg, Miss., Mississippi River

near..........................16-17,349

Waco, Mo., Spring River near..........181,369

Wagoner, Okla., Neosho River near.....178-179

Walnut River at Winfield, Kans........151,368

Walters, Okla., Cache Creek near....... 298

Washita River at Carnegie, Okla........ 302

near Clinton, Okla................... 301

near Durwood, Okla..................304,374

near Pauls Valley, Okla.............. 303

Waynoka, Okla., Cimarron River near...161-162 

Westcliffe, Colo., Grape Creek near...127,366 

Wetumpka, Okla., North Canadian River

near............................. 219
INDEX 379

White River at Batesville, Ark. 

at Beaver, Ark...............

at De Vails Bluff, Ark.......

at Forsyth, No...............

discharge measurements of.

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63

. ..59,355 

.. .64,355 

... 61 

345 

near Flippin, Ark.. ..................62,355

near Reeds Spring, Mo................ 60

North Fork of, at Tecumseh, Mo.......70,356

near Henderson, Ark............. 71-73,356

West Pork of, near Payetteville, Ark. 65 

White River Basin, Ark.-Mo., gagingstation records in...............59-102

yearly-discharge summary for........355-359

Whitefield, Okla., Canadian River neai\191-192 

Wichita, Kans., Arkansas River at.... .117,364

Wichita River at Wichita Palls, Tex.... 299

Wild Horse Creek at Holly, Colo........ 139

Wilson Creek near Springfield, Mo...... 68

Winfield, Kans., Wlanut River at.....151,368

Winnfield, La., Dugdemona River near... 326

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Wister, Okla., Poteau River near-.....225-226

Wolf Creek (Arkansas River Basin) discharge measurements of..........347-348

near Shattuck, Okla.................220-221

near Supply, Okla.................... 222

Wolf Creek (St. Francis River Basin)

near Farmington, Mo .............. 42

Wolf River at Rossville, Term..........35,353

Wolf River Basin, gaglng-station record

in............................... 35

yearly-discharge summary for......... 353

Woodward, Okla., North Canadian River

at............................... 214

Work, division of...................... 11

scope of....... ...... ................ 1

Yalobusha River at Grenada, Miss....... 271

Yazoo River at Greenwood, Miss ........ 257

Yazoo River Basin, Miss., gaging-staticn

records in......................252-272

Yocona River near Enid, Miss........... 267

Zalma, Mo., Castor River at............25,351

Zion, Mo., Twelvemile Creek at......... 46

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