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Hubert Work. Secretary

U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

George Oils Smith, Director

WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 567

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF THE 

UNITED STATES

1923

PART VII. LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN

NATHAN C. GROVER, Chief Hydraulic Engineer

E. L. WILLIAMS, H. C. BECKMAN, ROBERT FOLLANSBEE 

and H. B. KINNISON, District Engineers

Prepared in cooperation with the States of 

MISSOURI, COLOR ADO, and KANSAS

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U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

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Water-Supply Paper 567

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF THE 

UNITED, STATES

1923

PART VII. LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN

NATHAN C. GROVER, Chief Hydraulic Engineer

E. L. WILLIAMS, HL O» BfiGKMAN* BQBfPtf FOLLANSBEE 

and H. B» KINMISQN, EHattict Engineers

Prepared in cooperation with the States of 

MISSOURI, COLORADO, and KANSAS

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1925
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CONTENTS

	Page 

Authorization and scope of work___________. _______________ 1

Pefinition of terms.__________________________________-.-____ 2

Explanation of data_..__ _______ __________------_-__--__ 3

Aecuracy of field data and computed results.,_____,____.___.___ 4

Cooperation ___ _____._______..__..__________________________ 5

iJivision of work____ _______________ __________ __ 6

Oaging-station records _________________________________ 6

Meramec River basin________.____________________'_____'________ 6

Meramec River near Steelville, Mo_________----_-__________ 6

Meramec River near Sullivan, Mo___________________ 8

-. Meramec River near Eureka, Mo_______________________ 10

... Meramec Spring near St. James, Mo______________________ 12

,-- Bourbeuse River.,at Unioji, Mo______________________ ____ 14

j. Big, River at. Byrnje^ville, Mo-_----_-V--------------------- 16

, . Headwater diversion channel basin.____1__,__ _____________ 17

Castor River at Zalma, M6____________________________ 17

Whitewater River at Whitewater, Mo______________i___ 19

St. Francis River basin____ ___________________________ 20

,'., St. Francis River near Patterson, Mo _____..____'__----- 20

.',' Little River ditch No. 1 at Kirk, Mo_________'_____'_,.__ , 22

'.' Little River ditch No. 81 at Kirk, Mo________..-------_-.__ 24

Little River ditch No. 66 at Kjrk, Mo-. .. -_---_____ 26

White River basin_____________________.-l____'____ 28

White River at Beaver, Ark________ ___--_-__ 28

James River at Galena, Mo________________________ 31

North Fork of White River at Tecumseh, Mo_---_ ___ 3^

Black River at Leeper, Mo________-_----____-_ __________ 34

Current River near Eminence, Mo_-__-_-___ :_.___ ____ 35

Current River at Van Buren, Mo_____ ___ _, __ 37

Current River at Doniphaii, Mb______________ __ _____ 38

Jacks Fork at Eminence, Mo____________ ___ __ 40

Big Spring near Chicopee, Mo_________________ ______ 41

Eleven Point River near Bardjey, Mo__________________ __ 43

Qreer Spring at Gr^er, Mo__^_i______ ___ ___________ 44

Arkansas River basin______---- -_-__ ___________________ 46

East Fork pf Arkansas River near Leadville, Colo____________; 46

Arkansas River at Granite, Colo___________________ _____ 47

Arkansas River at Salida, Colo_________ ___ _________ 49

Arkansas River at Canon City, Colo_____ ____ :_______ __ 50

Arkansas River at Pueblo, Colo____ ____ ___ ____ 51

Arkansas River at Holly, Colo___________ ___ _ 53

Arkansas River at Syracuse, Kans____ _______ 54

Arkansas River at Garden City, Kans_ . 56

Arkansas River at Larned, Kans__ ___ __________________ 57

ni
IV CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued.

Arkansas River basin Continued. Page

Arkansas River near Wichita, Kans__*______________________ 59

Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans_____________________ 61

Tennessee Fork near Lea&v_lle, Colo____________________ 68

Cottonwood Creek below Hot Springs, near Buena Vista, Colo_ 64

West Beaver Creek near Victor, Colo_________________ -66

Boehmer Creek near Pikes Peak, Colo_______^.___________ 67

Little Beaver Creek near Pikes Peak, Colo____________ 67

Sackett Creek near Pikes Peak. Colo____________________ 68

Lion Creek near Halfway, Colo..___. __----___--__..______ 4§0

Sheep Creek near Halfway, Colo___.__ ______ -___ 69"

South Ruxton Creek at Halfway, Colo______________ 7©

Cabin Creek near Halfway, Colo________________________ 71

Sutherland Creek near Manitou, Colo_ __ __ 7_!

Bear Creek near Colorado Springs, Colo_ _ _ _ _ ______ __ 7<J

Amazon canal near Hartland, Kans__,___r_ _ ____ - 73

South Side ditch near Harttand, Kans_____ 1 74

Great Eastern canal near Hartland, Kans_ _________ _ 76

Farmers ditch near Garden City, Kans_ ________ ___ .___ 77

Garden City canal near Garden City, KaflS_____________ 78

Little Arkansas River at Valley Center, Kafis__ ______ 79

Diversion canal from Arkansas Aiver at Arkansas Cfty, Kafl&__ 81

Walnut River at Winfield, Kans______._---_-_-____.. 82

Verdigris River at Independence, Kans.___ _ 84

Neosho River near lola, Kans__.____ - 85

Neosho River near Parsons, Kans_______ _ __ 87

Cottonwood River at Elmdale, Kans._____ 88

Red River basin________'______._._ _ ___.. 90

Ouachita River near Hot Springs, Ark____ _ 90

Ouachita River near Malvern, Ark_____________ ____ " 92

Bayou Cocodrie near Meeker, La____- _ - _. ---- 94

Miscellaneous measurements.___________________ _____ __. __ 96

Index______________________________----- - - 97

Appendix... ________________________________ __ 99

ILLUSTRATIONS

PLATE I. A, Price current meters; B, Typical gaging station. __ 2

II. Typical gaging stations: A, For wading meastffettnfint; B, For

bridge measurement______ ___ _-__ _ 2

III. Water-stage recorders: A, Au; B, XJurley; (7,8tevens______ _ 2
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY or LOWER MISSISSIPPI

RIVER BASIS, 1923

AUTHORIZATION AND &COPE OF WORK

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

measurements of flow made on straws in the United States during 

the year ending September 30, 1923.

'The data presented in these reports were collected by the United 

States Geological Survey under the following authority contained in 

the organic law (20 Stat. Lv p. 394) :

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

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

The work was begun in 1888 in connection with special studies 

relating to irrigation in the arid West. .Since the fiscal year ending 

June 30, 1895, successive sundry civil bills passed by Congress have 

carried the f ollowing item and appropriations :

For giving the streatt-sand determining the water supply of the United States, 

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

preparation of reports upon the best methods of utilizing the water resources.

Annual appropriations for the fiscal ytars ending June SO, 1395-1988 

1895. __..______ __ _________________ --- .- $12,,500

1897 to 1900, inclusive,. _____.__ _._ _ _____________ 50,000

1901 to 1902, inclusive... __ _ _ ________________ _ - 100,000

1903 to 1906, inclusive... ______ __ .._._. _ ____ __ - 200,060

1907... __ _ ___ __.___.___ :____._ __ _________ __ 150,<JOO

1908 to W10, inclusive. _________ _:__._ _______ ________ 100,000

1911 to 1917, iiwto»ve______._...__.__l..--._._._ - - 150, 000

1918 ____________ ______ ___ .__ _____ 175,000

1919 _____________________ . ____________ 148, 244

1920 ____ ___ . ___ _____ ____ _ _ ________ 175,000

1921 to 1923, inclusive.. _____________________________ 180,000

1924 ________ _ ____ __ _. ______ ___ ___ 170, 000

In the execution of the work many private and Stat© organizations 

have cooperated either by furnishing data ear-lay assisting im 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 5.

l
2 SURFACE WATBE SUPPLY, 1923, PABT VEL

Measurements of stream flow have been made at about 5,600 points 

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

Hawaiian Islands. In July, 1923, 1,590 gaging stations were being 

maintained by the Survey and the cooperating organizations. Many 

miscellaneous discharge measurements are made at other points. In 

connection with this work data were also collected in regard to precipitation, evaporation, storage reservoirs, river profiles, and water 

power in many sections of the country and will be made available in 

water-supply papers from time to time. Information in regaid to 

publications relating to water resources is presented in the appendix 

to this report.

DEFINITION OP TERMS

The volume of water flowing in a stream the "run-off " or 

charge" is expressed in various terms, each of which has become 

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

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

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

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

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

be defined as follows :

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

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

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

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

unit from which others are computed.

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

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

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

regards time and area.

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

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

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

rainfall, which is usually expressed in depth in inches.

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

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

The following terms not in common use are here defined;

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

of gage height to discharge."

"Control," a term used to .designate the section or sections of the 

stream below the gage which; determine the stage-discharge relation 

at the gage. It should be noted that the control may not be the 

same set tion or sections at all stages. 
U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 567 PLATE I

A. PRICE CURRENT METERS

B. TYPICAL GAGING STATION
U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 567 PLATE II

B

TYPICAL GAGING STATIONS 

A, For wading measurement; B, for bridge measurement
U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATEE-SUPPLY PAPER 567 PLATE III

WATER-STAGE RECORDERS 

A,Au; B, Gurley; C, Stevens
EXPLANATION OF DATA B

The "point of > zero flow'J for a gaging station is that point on the 

gage- the gage height at which waters ceases to flow over the 

control.

EXPLANATION OF DATA

The data presented in this report cover the year begining October 

1, 1922, and ending September 30, 1923. At the beginning of January in most parts of the United States much of the precipitation in 

the preceding three months is stored as ground water in the form of 

snow or ice, or in ponds, lakes, and swamps, and this stored water 

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

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

run-off is possibly a small quantity in the ground; therefore the runoff for the year beginning October 1 is practically all derived from 

precipitation within that year.

The base data collected at gaging stations consist of records of 

stage, measurements of discharge, and general information used to 

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

from direct readings on a staff gage or chain gage or from a waterstage recorder that gives a continuous record of the fluctuations. 

Measurements of discharge are made with a current meter. (See 

Pis. I-III.) The general methods are outlined in standard textbooks 

on the measurement of river discharge.

From the discharge measurements rating tables are prepared that 

give the discharge for any stage. The application of the daily gage 

heights to these rating tables gives the discharge from which the 

monthly and yearly mean discharge is determined.

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

this report comprise a description of the station, a table giving results 

of discharge measurements, a table showing the daily discharge of the 

stream, and a table of monthly and yearly discharge and run-off.

If the base data are insufficient 'to determine the daily discharge, 

tables giving daily gage heights and results of discharge measurements 

are published. <

The description of the station gives, in addition to statements regarding location and equipment, information in regard to any conditions that may affect the permanence of the stage-discharge relation, 

covering such subjects as the occurrence of ice, the use of the stream 

for log driving, shifting of control, and the eaiise and effect of backwater; it gives also information as to diversions that decrease the 

flow at the gage, artificial regulation, maximum and minimum 

recorded stages, and the accuracy of the records.

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

second-feet corresponding to the mean of the gage heights read each
4 SUEFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PAST VII

day. At stations on streams subject to sudden or rapid diurnal 

fluctuation the discharge obtained from the rating table and the mean 

daily gage height may not be the true mean discharge for the day. 

If such stations are equipped with water-stage recorders the mean 

daily discharge may be obtained by averaging discharge at regular 

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

instrument operating on the principle of the planimeter and containing as an essential element the rating curve of the station.

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

gives the mean flow for the day when the mean gage height was 

highest. As the gage height is the mean for the day it does not 

indicate correctly the stage when the water surface was at crest height, 

and the corresponding discharge was consequently larger than given 

in the maximum column. Likewise, in the column headed "Minimum" the quantity given is the mean flow for the day when the 

mean gage height was lowest. The column headed "Mean" is the average flow in cubic feet per second during the month. On this average flow computations recorded in the remaining columns, which are 

defined oil page 2, are based.

ACCURACY OP FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

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

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

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

records.

A paragraph in the description of the station gives information 

regarding the (1) permanence of the stage-discharge relation, (3) precision jvith which the discharge rating curve is defined, (3) refinement of gage readings, (4) frequency of gage readings, and (£) 

methods of applying daily gage heights to the rating table to obtain 

the daily discharge.1

For the rating tables "well defined" indicates, in general, that the 

rating is probably accurate within 5 per cent; "fairly well defined," 

within 10 per cent; "poorly defined," within 15 to 25 per cent, 

These notes are very general and are based on the plotting of the 

individual measurements with reference to the mean rating curve.

The monthly means for any station may represent with high accuracy the quantity of water flowing past the gage, but the figures 

showing discharge -per square mile and run-off in inches may be subject to gross errors caused by the inclusion of large noncontributing 

districts in the measured drainage area, by,lack of information con1 For a more detailed discussion of the accuracy of stream-flow data see Qrover, N. C., and Hoyt, J. C., 

Accuracy of stream-flow data: U. 8. Geol. Survey Water-Supply Paper 400, pp. 53-59,1916.
; COOKBBAflOir !$

cerning water^diverted foif irrigation or dther use, or by inability to 

interpret the effect of artificial regulation of ,the flow of the rivir 

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

indies" are therefore not computed if such errors appear probablfc.; 

The computations are also omitted for stations on streams draining 

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

representing "second-feet per square mile" and "run-off in inches" 

published by the Survey in earlier reports should be used with caution because of possible inherent but unknown sources of error. !

Many gaging stations on streams in the irrigated sections of the 

United States are located above most of the diversions from those 

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

available for further development, as prior appropriations below ttye 

stations must first be satisfied. To give an idea of the amount of 

prior appropriations, a paragraph on diversions is presented in each 

station description. Where figures are given these can not be considered exact but represent the best information available,

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

at the station and should not be used for other than preliminary 

estimates; the tables of daily discharge allow 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.

COOPERATION

In Missouri the work was done in cooperation with the State 

Geological Survey, through H. A. Buehler, State geologist. Financial assistance has also been rendered by the United States Weather 

Bureau, Little River Drainage District, Western Tie & Timber Co., 

Ozark Power & Water Co., and Dixie Power Co.

In Arkansas the station on White River at Beaver, Ark.,' was 

maintained in cooperation with the Ozark Power & Water Co., and 

the stations on Ouachita River near Hot Springs and.Malvem, Ark., 

were maintained in cooperation with the Arkansas Light & Power Co.

In Kansas the work was done' in cooperation with the Kansas 

Water Commission, Governor Jonathan M. Davis, Chairman; H. A. 

Rice, Secretary; and H. B. Walker. Financial assistance was also' 

rendered by G. S. Knapp, State irrigation commissioner; Finney 

County, Ben Alien, county engineer; Pawnee Power & Water Co.; 

city of Wichita, P. L. Brockway, city engineer; and Kansas Gas & 

Electric Co. ^

The station on Bayou Cocodrie near Meeker, La.., was maintained 

in cooperation with the Louisiana Gravity Canal Co. 

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® SURFACE WATEBj»UdPPI/S!,? 1933, PAET VII

DIVISION OF WORK :

Data for stations in Missouri and Arkansas were collected and1 

prepared for publication under the direction of E. L. Williaftas, district engineer until May 31, 1923, and H. G. Beckman, district 

engineer after that date, assisted by V. L. Austin, W. E. Denison, 

W. S, Frame, and H. E. Zoller. ' ' :

Data fbr stations in Colorado were collected and prepared, for 

publication under the direction of Robert Follansbee, district engineer, assisted by P. V. Hodges, M. B. Arthur, T, J. Watkins, J. W. 

Mangan, and Miss Florence M. Hall.

Data for stations in Kansas were collected and prepared for pubj 

lication under the direction of E. L. Williams, district engineer until 

May 31, 1923, and H. B. Kinnison, district engineer after that date, 

assisted by G. H. Barger and C. P. Heartburg.

Data for the station in Lousiana were collected and prepared for 

publication under the direction of C. E. Ellsworth, district engineer.

The manuscript was reviewed by B. J. Peterson.

GAGING STATION RECORDS

MERAMEC RIVER BASIN

MERAMEC RIVER NEAR STEELVELLE, HO.

LOCATION. In NE. J^ sec. 21, T. 38 N., R. 4 W., at highway bridge on Steelville-Cuba road, 400 feet below St. Louis-San Francisco Railway bridge, 

half a mile above Wittenberg Creek, 2 miles below Perigee Spring, and 2^£ 

miles north of Steelville, Crawford County.

DRAINAGE AREA. Approximately 830 square miles (measured on topographic 

and soil survey maps); somewhat indefinite on account, of large tributary 

springs.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December 21, 1922, to September 30,1923. The United 

States Weather Bureau has obtained records of stage 1 mile upstream since 

October 1, 1916.

GAGE. Chain gage on downstream side of bridge; read by William Weis and 

William Diehl.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway or railroad bridge or by 

wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of clean coarse gravel. Left bank high 

and rocky. Right bank thinly wooded; subject to overflow at high stagesControl is gravel bar extending 200 feet downstream from bridge; fairly 

permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period of records, 

12.26 feet at 5 p. m. June 16 (discharge, 11,800 second-feet); minimun stage, 

0.61 foot at 8 a. m. August 16 (discharge, 140 second-feet).

Maximun stage of 26.5 feet (determined from records of United States 

Weather Bureau) occurred August 20, 1915.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

REGULATION. Natural regulation by large springs.

ACCURACY/ Stage-discharge relation changed slightly during period. Rating 

curve well denned. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge 

ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table; shiftingcontrol method used December 21 to June 15, Records good.
MEBAMEG EIYEB BASIN

Discharge measurement&of T&wr nwa> Ijlteelwtt e, Mo., during the year 

ing Sept. SO, 198S

Date

Nov. 7

Jan. 10

Apr. 14

16

Made toy 

V. L. Austin. _____

E.L.Williams..- .....

V. £. Austin __ ... _

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.80

1.04

4.24

2.17

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

178

237.

2,660

896

Date

"VTair fi

July 2

Aug., 16

Made by 

V. L. Austin. .

height

Feel. 

1.23

12.03

1.34 -.65

Discharge8ec.-ft. 403:

11. 400-

412:

154

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Meramee River' near Steelvitte, Mo., for the year

ending Sept. SO, 1928

Day

1 ________ ...

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

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

4... _ _._._..._. .

5. ___ . _ . .......

6..1 ... __ ...

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... ........ ........

Dec.

150

160

150

150

150

150

210

1,410

1,250

705

798

Jan.

1,330

735

562

455

380

308

285

265

245

228

210

210

210

210

228

265

285

245

228

210

228

330

355

355

330

355

508

562

508

456

Feb.

1,330

2,030

2,430

1.330

735

535

sns

430

405

380

330

330

A$t\

562

480

380

355

330

285

265

265

228

228

210

228

228

245

245

Mar.

245

228

OOO

245

«>OA

430

1,170

895

705

618

1,940

5,950

3,330

1 33ft

1,170

7,160

3,130

1,940

1,100

895

895

765

535

535

455

430

430

430

380

330

Apr.

308

330

330

win

405

508

455.

430

405

355

330

330

765

3,430

1,850

QfJA

765

705

KflO

535

535

508

480

. 645

590

535

480

430

405

380

........

May

355

oon

330

330

355

405

dsn

430

405

380

365

330

qoA

3^n

455

5,290

4,850

2,230

1,850

1,330

895

798

705

645

590

562

618

son

535

508

895

June

775

535

9 4i3A

2 WU1

1 "ISO

895

705

618

562

508

480

455

380

535

9,720

4,630

1,670

1,030

765

618

535

JQA

430

405

355

330

380

1,170

618

July

455

330

308

308

245

94 <»

245

228

228

210

210

185

185

185

198

455

455

245

210

198

185

185

172

185

172

160

150

150

198

285

Aug.

OQA

99fi

185

185

172

185

160

160

150

160

160

160

150

150

150

150

172

405

308

228

210

185

185

172

172

160

160

160

160

160

160

Sept.

160

355

355

O^K

245

228

91 rt

198

198

198

185

265

198

172

160

160

160

160

185

210

198

185

T72

172

172

160

160

160

160

NOTE, Discharge estimated Mar. 10,11, and June 4; gage not read.

Monthly discharge of Meramee River near Steelvitte, Mo., for the year ending Sept.

SO, 1923

[Drainage area, 830 square miles]

Month

December 21-31 _ . _______ . _________

February ________________ ____ . ...

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

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

June ________ . __ .. _ . ............

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

August _________________________

r

Maximum

1,410

1,330

2,430

7,160

3,430

5,290

9,720

455

405

355

>ischarge n

Minimum

150

210

210

998

308

330

330

150

150

160

i second-re

Mean

479

368

564

1,250

636

917

1,200

244

190

199

et

Per 

square 

mile

0.577

.443

.680

1.51

.766

1.10

1.45

.294

.229

.240

in 

inches

0.24

.51

.71

1.74

.85

1.27

1.62

.34

.26

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SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VII

MERAMEC RIVER NEAR SULLIVAN, MO.

LOCATION. In N. ^ SW. % see. 35, T. 40 N., R. 2 W-, a* Sappington highway 

bridge, 3J^ miles below Brazil Creek, 4H miles below TMckety Crepk,.and 

6 miles southeast of Sullivan, Franklin County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,550 square miles (measured on topographic and soil survey 

maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 9, 1921, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Chain gage bolted to upstream side of bridge; read by John V. Sappington.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge 

or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of silt, gravel, and rock; clean and

 fairly permanent. Right bank high, rocky, and not subject to overflow.

Left bank is wooded and is overflowed at stage of about 20 feet. Control

is a bar of gravel and boulders 400 feet below gage; fairly permanent.

Small trees and brush grow on high parts of bar.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 14,15 feet at 

6p.m. March 16 (discharge,, 11,200 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.72 feet 

October 20 and September 1 (discharge, 304 second-feet).

1921-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 16.80 feet April 17, 1922 (discharge, 

14,800 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.58 feet August 14, 1922 (discharge, 

273 second-feet).

The flood of August, 1915, reached a stage of about 30.7 feet, determined 

by levels to somewhat indefinite flood marks.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

REGULATION. Natural regulation "by large springs.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during year. Rating curve well 

defined. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Meramee River near Suttivan, Mo., during the year ending Sept. SO, 19%S

Date

Oct. 9

Nov. 14

Feb. 16

Made by 

W. E. Denison ____

. _ .do. . ________

Gage 

height

Feet

2.18

3.58

Discharge

See.-ft. 

867

474

1,120

Date

Apr. 28

Aug. 11

Made by 

W. S. Frame ...........

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.32

1.90

Discharge

See.-ft. 

1,020

360
MEEAMEC BIVEB BASIN

Daily discharge, in 8econ,d-feei,<<3/Meramec f&vqruear SulMvan, Mo., for the year

ending Sept. SO, 1923

. Day

l _____ ...

2 ...

3 ________

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

5__,«. _ . __ 

6. _ .........

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

8-.. ..: ... .:

9 _ .......

10 .....

11- .. _ . ...

12 ....

13- ..... _ ....

14

16 . ;..

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

u ......

18. ____ ......

19... ..... ......

20 ___ . _ , _

21. _______

22-

23 __ .

24.. ____ ..

25..... ____ .

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

27- ___ .......

28- -i..

29

30

31 ...

Oct.

330

330 :

317

330

317

426

1,740

720

970

630

540

462

426

392

392

392

376

376

360

317

330

360

360

245

360

360

345

345

345

,360

360

Nov.

426

462

462

462

426 

426

426

426

426

392

392

392

426

462

500

540

540

540

500

500

482

462

426

426

426

392

392

392

392

392

Dec.

426

685

630

585

385 

540

540

540

540

540

500

500

462

462

426

392

426

392

392

392

392

392

376

376

376

376

970

3,720

3,080

2,100

2,920

Jan.

3,400

2,220

1,620

1,320

1,080 

970

820

770

720

630

630

585

540

630

' 675

720

720

675

630

630

720

820

500

500

630

970

1,200

1,-680

1,920

1,560

1,500

Feb.

3,160

4,580

5,000

3,400

2,160 

1,740

1,500

1,260

1,140

1,020

970

970

1,440

1,500

1,320

1,140

1,020

920

820

770

720 )

675

630

630

630

630

675

630

M»r'.

630

«30

630

720

830 

1,200

2,290

2,380

1,860

1,320

2..360

9,080

8,910

3,960

3,660

10,100

6,070

3,880

2,850

2,220

2,046

1,740

1,500

1,320

1,200

1,080

1,020

920

8TO

820

770

Apr.

720

726

75m

770

920 

1,020

970 '920

820

770

720

720

2,920

6,400

4,040

2,640

I,j980

1,680

1,440

1,260

1,200

1,140

l',140

1,200

1,600

1,200

1,140

970

920

S70

May

770

720

720

675

770 

920

920

920

820

770

720

720

675

675

1,620

8,310

7,830

4,440

4,040

3,160

2,360

1,860

1,620

1,440

1,560

1,800

1,680

1,560

1^740

2,500

2,780

June

1,980

1,380

'2,780

4,800

3,640 

2,360

1,620

1,380

1,800

1,080

1,200

1,260

1,080

970

1,020

6,180

9,870

3,800

2,290

1,740

1,380

1,200

1,020

920

920

870

920

1,020

1,620

1,320

July

920

m

675

630

585 

540

500

500

462

462

462

462

426

426

426

462

1,020

820

585

462

426

392

392

376

376

360

360

376

360

345

345

Aug.

360

585

426

392

376 

392

376

360

845

345

345

345

330

330

330

330

330

360

500

462

870

1,080

426

392

392

360

345

345

345

345

330

Sept.

317

392

540

500

426 

426

426

392

392

376

'360

360

345

345

345

330

330

330

330

345

360

376

360

345

345

330

330

330

317

330

Monthly discharge of Meramec River near Suttivan, Mo., for the year ending Sept.

H>f\ 1Q0Q , ; OU, J.i7<3O

{Drainage area, 1,550-square miles]

Month

October

November .... . . _

January

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

April__... __ ..... .... ........... 

June

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

August ___ . __ ..... ... _ ._. ..

The year _ ...... _ . _ .... .... ______

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

1,740 

540 

3,720 

3,400 

5,000 

10,100 

6,400 

8,310 

9,870 

1.020 

1,080 

540

10,100

Minimum

317 

392 

376 

500 

630 

630 

720 

675 

870 

345 

330 

317

317

Mean

452 

443 

804 

1,030 

1,460 

2,610 

1,450 

1,970 

2,090 

507 

414 

368

1,130

Per 

square 

mile

0.292 

.286 

.519 

.665 

.942 

1.68 

.935 

1.27 

1.35 

.327 

.267 

.237

.729

Run-off 

in 

inches

0.34 

.32 

.60

.77 

.98 

1.94 

1.04 

1.46 

1..51 

.38 

,31 

.%

9.91
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY^' 1923, PART VII

MERAMEC RIVER WEAK EUREKA, MO.

LOCATION. In SE. M see. 32, T. 44 N., R. 4 E., at Votaw Ford highway bridge 

on Eureka-Valley Park road, one-fourth mile below Antire Creek, 1J^ miles 

above St. Louis-San Francisco Railway bridge, 2 miles east of Eureka, St. 

Louis County, and 3 miles below Big River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,800 square miles (measured on topographic and soil survey 

maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 26, 1903, to July 21, 1906, and October 6, 1921, 

to September 30,1923.

GAGE. Chain gage bolted to handrail on downstream side of bridge; read by 

J. W. Paul. Datum of present gage not some as that used 1903 to 1906.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge or 

by wading. Flood measurements are made from railroad bridge IJ^ miles 

below gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of coarse gravel and boulders. Right 

bank high, rocky, and wooded. Left bank wooded at edge and cultivated 

beyond; becomes overflowed at stage of about 27 feet. Control is a short 

section of river channel of rock and gravel just below gage; fairly permanent*

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 16.95 feet at 

5 p. m. March 17 (discharge, 24,800 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.72 foot 

October 5-6 (discharge, 365 second-feet).

1922-23: Maximum stage recorded, 24.45 feet April 19,1922 (discharge, 

38,600 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.60 foot September 28, 1922 (discharge, 320 second-feet).

The flood of August 22, 1915, reached a stage of 38.8 feet, and the flood 

of February 1, 1916, a stage of 35.6 feet, determined by levels to highwater marks.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

REGULATION. Some natural regulation caused by springs.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during high water in May. 

Rating curves used before and after the change well defined between 600 

and 30,000 second-feet; extended beyond these limits. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily 

gage height to rating table.. Records good except those below 500 secondfeet.

Discharge measurements of Meramec River near Eureka, Mo., during the year ending Sept. SO, 1923

Date

Oct. 8

Nov. 15

Dec. 8

Feb. 15

Mar. 15

Made by 

W. E. Denison _ ___

V. L. Austin ........

V. L. Austin. ..........

Gage 

height

Feel 

4.95

1.36

1.73

4.96

9.58

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

4 '710 000

967

4,410

11,000

Date

17

18

31

Made by 

__ do _________

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

Frame and Beckman _

Gage 

height

Feet 

6.86

9.13

11.36

1,53

1.11

Discharge

Sec -ft. 

7 460

11,600

15,800

1,010

687
M1RA.MEC RIVER BASIN 11

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Meram&c River near JUkreka, Mo., for the year

ending Sept. SO, 1923

Day

1 _______

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

3.. ______ .

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

6....J .....

e......,.*...:...

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

8 ______

9... __ . .....

10 ..._.. ....

11.. ______ .

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

13-. __ .......

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

15. ___ .......

16.. ____ . .!..

17..... ____ .

18 .... __ ..

19.. .........

20.......... ....

21..

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

23....... _ ....

24 ___ . __ ..

25- __ .. ......

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

27. __ .... ....

28 ____ . ...... 

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

80..............

31 __ .. .......

Oct.

410

410

388

388

365

365 

1,380

4,200

1,660

1,760

1,290

1,000 

840

800

700

670

640

580

' 550

526

550

525

500

550

550

500

500

500

478

478

478

Nov.

550

580

610

730

730

700 

700

670

640

610

550

525 

670

700

700

765

840

920

840

840

840

765

670

610

670

670

670

610 

580

610

Dec.

610

640

840

960

920

960 

1,120

1,200

1,000

1,080

1,040

880 

800

765 730-

730

730

730

840

730

640

580

525

580

580

525

1,290

6,090 

9,900

6,740

5,700

Jan.

7,140

5,440

4,440

2,790

2,360

2,160 

1,760

1,660

1,380

1,300

1,230

1,150 

1,080

1,080

1,120

1,380

1,380

1,290

1,160

1,120

1,960

1,660

1,860

1,830

1,760

1,860

2,060

3,010 

3,480

3,600

o QftA

Feb.

8,120

11,400 iq Ann

9,900

6, 870

4,560 

3,480

2,900

2,680

2,360

2,060

1,960 

5,050

5,180

4,440

5,480

2 680

2,260

2,060

1,760

1,760

1,470

1,470

1 380

1,290

1,290

1,290

1,380

Mar.

1,380

1,470

1,560

1,660

1,760

2j 900 

4,320

6,220

5,440

4,080

5,310

17,200 

22,000

20,600

15,700

19,300

24,200

22,500

11,800

6,480

4,920

4,320

3,720

3,120

2,900

2,570

2,260

2,160 

1,960

1,760

1,760

Apr.

1,860

1,470

1,470

1,470

.1,760

1,960 

2,360

2,670

2,160

1,760

1,560

1,470 

3,840

14,500

14,500

8,400

5,700

4,320

3,480

2,900

2,680

2,360

2,260

2,060

2,060

2,260

2,060

2,060 

1,960

l;860

May

1,760

1,560

1,660

1,660

1,860

2,160 

1,960

1,760

1,560

1,470

1,470

1,380

1*290

1,380

1,470

10,600

18,100

18,500

13,300

11,100

9,860

4,950

3,710

3,230

3,120

3,950

6,680

6,520 

5,250

5,100

6,040

June' (

6,680

5,100

5,250

8,120

8,960

5,720 

4,810

4,070

3,230

2,680

3,470

7,160 

4,810

4,070

4,550

4,810

8,440

16,500

11,100

5,720

3,590

3,010

2,570

2,130

1,920

1,720

1,720

1,620 

1,530

1,440

July

1,440

1,620

1,530

1,350

1,260

1,350 

1,260

1, 170

1,170

1,090

1,010

905 

870

835

835

940

1,090

1,010

905

835

905

870

770

770

740

740

740

740 

740

740

740

Aug.

740

740

1,010

1,720

1,350

'21680 

1,260

1,090

1,170

1,010

1,010

870 

7fO

770

710

1,090

10,000

1,620

800

740,

2,790

2,460

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,090

940

905 

836

835

1,530

Sept.

fifin

680

906

1,170

1,530

1,260 

1,170

OOfi

870

870

835

740 

74Q

710

710

710

620

620

620

680

680

650

650

650

620

620

590

560 

535

1,350

NOTE. Discharge, Jan. 10-12, interpolated. Large discharge, Aug. 17, caused by heavy rain near 

Eureka.

Monthly discharge of Meramec River near Eureka, Mo., for the year ending Sept. SO,

[Drainage area, 3,800 square miles]

Month

October __ .... .....................................

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

April.................................. __ ..........

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

September. .. ________________ ,... __ .

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

4,200 

920 

9,900 

7,140 

13,400 

' 24,200 

14,500 

18,500 

16,500 

1,620 

10,000 

1,530

24,200

Minimum

365 

525 

525 

1,080 

1,290 

1,380 

1,470 

1,290 

1,440 

740 

710 

535

365

Mean

791 

686 

1,630 

2,240 

3,850 

7,330 

3,370 

4,980 

4,880 

'999 

1,510 

798

2,750

Per 

square 

mile

0.208 

.181 

.429 

.589 

1.01 

1.93 

.887 

1.31 

1.28 

.263 

.397 

.210

.724

Run-off 

in 

inches

0.24 

.20 

.49 

.68 

1.05 

2.22 

.99 

1.51 

1.43 

.30 

.46 

.23

9.80
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VII 

SPRING SWAR BT. JAMES, HO.

LOCATION. In SE. ^ sec. 1, T. 37 N., R. 6 W., 30 feet above log bridge, 

600 feet below outlet of spring, 1 mile above mouth of spring branch, and 

6 miles southeast of St. James, Phelps County.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 1, 1903, to July 21,1906,2 and November 11,1921, 

to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Vertical staff gage in two sections fastened to overhanging oak tree on 

right bank about 100 feet downstream from gage used 1903 to 1906 and set 

at different datum; read by F. E. Beezley.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of coarse gravel; small growth of 

aquatic plants in channel. Control is a coarse gravel bar 200 feet below 

gage; clean and practically permanent. Stage-discharge relation affected 

by backwater from Meramec River during high stages.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 3 feet June 16 

(affected by backwater from Meramec River); maximum discharge, 420 

second-feet March 17; minimum stage, 1.12 feet November 28-29 and 

December 18-26 (discharge, 79 second-feet).

1903-1906: Maximum discharge uncertain owing to backwater from Meramec River; minimum discharge, 73 second-feet, during periods in January 

and February, 1904.

1922-23: Maximum discharge, 420 second-feet March 17,1923 ; minimum discharge, 79 second-feet November 28-29 and December 18-26, 1923.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent, except as affected by backwater from Meramec River whenever river is more than about 6 feet above 

low-water stage; not affected by ice. Rating curve well defined. Gage 

read to hundredths once daily except Sundays. Daily discharge ascertained 

by applying daily gage height to rating table. Records fair for April td 

June and good for remainder of year.

Discharge measurements of Meramec Spring near St. James, Mo., during the year

ending Sept. SO, 1923

Date

Oct, 10

Nov. 7

14

Made by 

E. L. Williams __ . _

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

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.25

1.15

1.20

1.34

1.94

Discharge

See -ft. 

107

Rd.

102

158

311

Date

Apr. 16

19 July 2

Aug. 14

Made by 

V. L. Austin. .......

H. C. Beckman ........

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.62

1.39

1.33

1.17

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

208

178

129

04

Published as "Meramec Spring near Meramec, Mo.," in Water-Supply Papers 99,131, 173, and 309. 

High discharges given in those reports are probably much too large, as no allowance was made in determining discharge from gage heights for backwater from Meramec River.
MERAMEC BIVEE BASIN

Daily discharge, in second-fed, o/ Meramec SprfaQ near 8k,James, Mo., for the year

ending Sept. SO, 1928

Day.

1. ____ . _

2 __ . __ . ...

3 _ _____

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

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

6 __ ' _ .....

7 ________

8. ......

fl ... ____

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

ll..--_, ..;.

12. . ......

13- 

14. ........

15- 

16 .... ....

17. __ ..... ...

18 ...

19 ...........

20. .............

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

22....... 

23 __ . .........

24 ___ ........

25 __ .... ... ...

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

27 . ......

28 ........

29

80.. .. .. ._.

81.. 

Oct.

 85

85

86

87

86

R7

140 132

»124

 116

107

100

97

95 92

00

87

87

87

87

87

 86

85

85

83

83

83

83 82

81

81

Nosr.

83sa

sa

83 84

89

87

87

87

85

' 85

 85

85 84

 84

83

S3

85 84

83

88

81

81

81

81

 81

81

79

79

 80

Dee..

81

81

90 100

os

95

95

92

00 "88

,87

85

83

83

83

81

 80

79

79

79

£9

79

79

 79

70

&79

&203

"173

»160

&203

*173

Jan.

162

1iA

ian

120 117-

110 m

1(U

102

100

97

Q5

95 "100

104

102

100

100

97

97

 96

95

120

114

110

110

122

 128

134

124

122

Feb.

299

264

233 196

169

Mi

I'll

127

122

117

 114

112

173

160

140

127

120

 115

110

104

100 98

97

95 98

100

100

100

Mar.

100

100

100

 111

194

282

233

203

170

*247

b 39R

dty>

316

264

b 349

420

"351

282

233

194

179

162

152

 144

137

127

124

122

120

110

Apr.

 108

107

100

180

134

, 130 122

114

107

102

100

200

316

 267

' 218

182

160

144

iin

140

 134

127

144

160

144

140

134

 129

124

May

120

120

114

110

110

«ito

110

no

107

107

104

104

 102

100

134

»264

282

264

282

 241

200

173

160

147

142

137

 134

130

127

 127

127

June

m

"

1B9 134

147

> 160

142

134

130

 123

123

117

114

117 »m

b 334

* 334

334

264

218

194

182

164 158

152

147

142

140

152

142

July

 J37

132

127

 124

' 123

117

114

 112

 111

 110

 108

 106

 105

 104

 102

100

127

 126

114

 112

 109

 107

104

104

102

100

 97

104

 102

100

112

Aug.

110

KU

104

m 1J3A

- fut

05

fe

90

on

90

 88

87

87

90

87

122

*110

»fl7

,M47

,»122

M10

>97

90

 90

90

87

85

85

85

Sept.

90

 91

.91

09

114

,On

90

90 90

90

92

95

92

90

85

 85

85

85

83

87

87

90 88

87

85

 85

 84

 84

 84

«8»

 Gage not read; discharge interpolated.

' Discharge estimated. ' 

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from Meramec River Mar. 12 and 16, May 16, 

nd June 16.

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Meramec Spring near St. James, Mo., for the 

year ending Sept. SO, 1928

Month

October November.. - . _ .

April ..__ _ 

Maximum

140

87

203

162

299

4.9ft

316

Minimum

81

79

79

95

95

inn

100

Mean

Q9 7

83.2

100

112

138

205

145

. Month

June _ - ... _ .......

July.. ... . .

Maximum

282

334

137

147

114

420

Minimum

100

114

97

85

83

79

Mean

148

168

112

98.5

88.9

124
14 SURFACE WATER, SUPPLY, 1923, PAET VII

B01TKBEUSE B1VER AT UNION, MO,

LOCATION. In SW. ^ sec. 26, T. 43 N., R. 1 W., at highway bridge on St. 

Clair-Union road, 800 feet above Flat Creek, 1 mile east of Union, Franklin 

County, 4 miles below Hamilton Creek, and 7 miles above Birch Creek.

DRAINAGE ABE A. 767 square miles (measured on topographic maps and base 

map of Missouri).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 7,1921, to September 30,1923. The United States 

Weather Bureau has records of stage since October 19, 1916.

GAGE. Chain gage on downstream side of highway bridge; read by William J. 

Keller. Prior to September 24, 1921, a vertical staff gage on left bank ISO 

feet above bridge, set to same datum. Sea-level elevation of zero of gage, 

491.9 feet as reported by the United States Weather Bureau.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by 

wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of clay and coarse gravel. Control is 

bar of clean, coarse gravel 800 feet below gage; fairly permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 11.10 feet at 

6 p. m. March 17 (discharge, 8,930 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.80 foot 

October 5 and 6 (discharge, 40 second-feet).

1921-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 14.70 feet April 2, 1922 (discharge, 

14,600 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.80 foot October 5 and 6, 1922 (discharge, 40 second-feet).

Maximum stage recorded by United States Weather Bureau, 27.3 feet at 

3 p. m. August 22, 1915. Flood of 1897 reached a stage pf 26.0 feet (exact 

date unknown).

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during high water February 2 and 

again on August 17; not affected by ice during year. Rating curve used 

October 1 to February 1 well defined; curve used February 2 to August 17 

well defined above 200 second-feet; curve used August 18 to September 80 

fairly well defined. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge 

ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Records 

good.

Discharge measurements of Bourbeuse River at Union, Mo., during the year ending

Sept. SO, 1923

Date

Oct. 9

Nov. 14

8

Made by 

V.L.Austin...........

W. R. Denison . .......

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

__ do _________

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.69

1.17

1.10

1.11

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

488

60

60

59

Date

Feb. 16

Apr. 23

Aug. 10

30

Made by 

W. R. Denison .........

V. L. Austin __ . .....

W. S. Frame .....

. .do... _ .. .........

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.97

2.01

1.86

1.53

Discharge

Sec.-/*. 

717

286

236

98
MEBA.MBC BASIN

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of B&ufrbeitse River at Union, Mo., for the year

Sept. SO, 198$

Day

l ___ .. _

2.. ___ . .....

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

4... __ . .....

5 _ '. __ ......

6... _______

7..-.U _ - ....

8 . __ - .....

9: _ 

10- ______

11 ________

12.. ___ . .....

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

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

15. __ . __ .

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

17..... _ . .....

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

19..- __ ......

20 __ . __ .

21.: _____ .

22 __ . ....

23 __ . .....

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

25 ____ __ .

26 __ ......

27 ..........

28... __ .. ....

29 . __ . __

30- ___ - ....

31.. _ . .....

Oct.

42

42

42

41

40

42

55

53

425

220

141

100

81

68

65

59

56

52

52

49

49

49

47

46

45

' 45

44

44

44

43

44

Nov.

51

57

67

55

52

50

51

64

66

62

58

61

64

64

72

70

70

81

76

73

70

64

63

61

60

58

57

55

54

Dec.

55

55

54

57

54

54 ' 58

58

58

61

60

58

57

57

57

55

56

55

52

54

54

52

51

51

51

50

425

1,890

2,680

1,120

580

Jan.

500

475

1Ft\

265

220

180

155

136

123

107

100

91

86

97

91

82

82

83

83

86

94

96

113

170

185

182

205

360

775

610

810

Feb.

2,' 590

4 440

9" idA

1,380

855

570

425

365

328

295

263

448 855'

1,460

1,140

675

448

345

280

250

220

205

180

170

160

172

178

205

Mar.

280 9sn

, 280

9Q5

448

73O

1,290

1,720

1,290

990

3,440

6,540

4,440

2,410

4,970

8,280

5,080

1,380

920

702

570

495

425

385

345

310

280

263

250

235

Apr.

205

OAK

190

190

220

dQt;

, 990

675

470

365

295,

263

702

1,980

3,140

1,290

7«0

un

448

365

328

295

280

280

385

280

310

310

328

345

May

385

Qlft

*MJA

OQR

OOA

190

163

liM

144

138

130

117

119

1 Pld

365

310

990

760

730

595

405

310

250

235

328

328

263

280

263

220

June

ion

<mt;

QOO

1,720

648

425

295

235

185

220

328

4/1K

855

855

855

990

6,640

1,720

822

545

405

310

263

220

188

165

185

138

126

115

July

lAft

QQ

108

QO

100

1 90

on

QQ

09

80

82

93

00

80

14Q

99

115

93

80

83

85

79

74

72

70

67

66

66

Aug.

65

128

000

205

295

190

144

220

345

120

IdO

165

119

115

190

760

310

175

118

94

106

84

400

296

204

158

124

102

81

71

Sept.

Rd

tffi

6*

- ; W94

110

90

76

73

68

63

54

56

52

55

140

82

62

54

50

50

48

47

46

45

42

44

Monthly discharge of Bourbentse River at Union, Mo., for the year ending Sept. 80,

1928

[Drainage area, 767 square miles]

Month

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

May .. _ _ ___ _ ..................

June _ , __ __, __ .. ..._ ______ ,_. ...........

July _____________________________

August ... .......... ...................... _ ......

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

425 

81 

2,680 

810 

4,440 

8,280 

3,140 

990 

6,540 

175 

760 

110

8,280

Minimum

40 

50 

50 

82 

160 

235 

190 

117 

115 

66 

65 

42

40

Mean

71.8 

61.7 

262 

226 

752 

1,620 

564 

308 

706 

93.4 

194 

67.4

411

Per 

square 

mile

0.094 

.080 

.342 

.295 

.980 

2.11 

.735 

.402 

.920 

.122 

.253 

.088

.536

Run-off 

in inches

0.11 

.09 

.39 

.34 

1.02 

2.43 

.82 

.46 

1.03 

.14 

.29 

.10

7.22
16 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1823> PART VII

BIG RIVER AT BYRWESVILLE, MO.

LOCATION. In SE. 34 sec. 12, T. 42 N., R. 3 E., at highway bridge in Brynesville, Jefferson County, 200 feet below dam and mill at Byrnesville, 4 miles

above Heads Creek and Rockford dam, and 13 miles above mouth. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 892 square miles (measured on topographic and United States

soil survey maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 10, 1922, to September 30, 1923. 

GAGE. Chain gage bolted to handrail on downstream side of bridge; read by

Charles Steidle.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from upstream side of bridge or by wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of silt, gravel, and rock; clean and

fairly permanently. Control is a bar of clean, coarse gravel 500 feet below

gage; practically permanent. Brush grows on bar above iQw-water line. 

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 17.40 feet at

6 a. m. May 17; minimum stage, 2 feet at 6 p. m. October 1.

1922-1923: Maximum and minimum stages recorded same as given above. 

REGULATION. Slight diurnal fluctuation in the flow at low stages is caused by

grist mills above. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation practically permanent; not affected by ice

during year. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge not

determined.

Discharge measurements of Big River at Byrnesville, Mo., during the year ending

Sept. 80,1928

Date

Oct. 8

Dec. 8

Feb. 15

Mar. 15

Made by 

V.L.Austin. _____

V.L.Austin....... ....

H. C. Beckman ........

Gage 

height

Feet 

7.15

3.67

5.92

7.15

8.84

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,820

418

1,290

1,890

3,076

Date

June 18

Aug. 30

30

30

Made by 

__ .do ........ __ .....

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

height

Feet 

6,38'

3.08

3.01

2.94

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,880

189

230

175
HEAD-IVATMK DIVERSION CHANNEL BASIN 17 

Daily gage height, in f$et, of Big JBttfej* oi'^ByrntftoiK*, Mo.; for the yew* endintf

Day

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

j

3....... I....,

5 I I" "II

6........ __ ..

7. __ . __ ..

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

9... _ ........

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

11. _ __ .

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

13 ________

14 ...... _ ..

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

16 .,.-. __ -

17, ..........

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

19. . __ -

20 ______ .

21- ... __ .. 

22 _________ 

38...............

24 ... __ 

25 ___ ____

2ft... _ ..... ..

27. ......

28 _ . ..........

29. ___ .......

30....-. 

SI....... _ .

Oct.

2.05

3.26i

164

2.37 

2.28

2,30

3 21

8.36

4.94

4.10

3.63

3.32

3.14

3.05

2.95

2.88

2.89

2.89

2 72

2.72

2.71 

2.53 

2.68

2.75

2.58

2. SO

2.58

2.52

2.55

2.64

2.67

New.

2.72

2,98

3.01

3116 

3.08

2.97

2.78

3.05

3.07

2.88

2.83

2.80

2.81

2.89

a 96

3.22

3.24

3.31

3.06

3.23

3.17 

3.02 

3.02

2.92

2.88

2.75-

2.87

2.82

2.83

2.75

Dee.

2.76

3,48

3.36

3.28 

3.16

3.8»

3.68

3.62

3.97

3.93

3.59

3.41

3.26

3.28

3.25

3.15

3.13

3.07

2.97

2.87

2.8* 

21 87 

2.86

2.89

2.83

2.8»

3.51

10.25

9.90

6.35

8.50

San.

9.85

7 28

5.75

5..14 

4.75

445

4.28

4.09

3.96

3.83

3.66

3.61

3.48

3.62

3.92

4.42

423

4.18

3.85

3.72

47» 

5.21

5.25

4.76

454

44fr

4.96

6 68

6.48

5.60

6.33

lf«3tr.

8.68

10.86

12.36

8.23 

6.36

6.53

5.30

5.08

4.89

479

4.63

5.46

6.90

6.98

5,74

5.14

4.82

4.72

435

420

415- 

4.05 

3.88

3.82

3.70

3.76

400

438

Mar.

425

4.15

4.12

4.28 

5.15

5.75

7.75

7.32

6.18

5.55

6.58

1410

16.72

8.62

9:70

1418

17.02

8.48

6.88

6.18

fr.75-

5.42 

5.18

5.08

4.90

460

448

4.42

4.40

4.28

4.15

Apr.

3.98

3.92

3.88

3.92 

4.42

488

472

4.45

4.12

3.95

4.02

3.90

8.30

13.48

9.62

6.98

5.80

5.48

5.18

488

470 

4.65 

455

4.38

4.30

425

4.15

4.22

4.38

412

May

4.00

3.88

3.72

&80 

400

5.80

5.10

4.58

4.35

4.18

408

3.95

3.80

432

7.60

15.25

17.38

9.32

13.55

 7.88

6; 50

5.82 

5.40

5.15

5.62

7.02

8.55

9.02

8.30

7.82

7.78

June

6.70*

7.02

7.32

9.52 

6.82

7,42

6.68

6.62

5.40

5.02

5.62

8.25

6.25

5.25

5.22

6.98

6.60

7.08

6.82

6.02

5.15 

4.72 

4.52

425

4.10

3.90

3.88

3.75

3.88

3.80

JvOf

3.48

3.42

3.40

&** 

3.50

405

400

&52

3.28

3.14

3.05

3.19

3.13

3.07

3.09

3.44

3.98

4.58

3.92

3.45

3.21 

3.10

a os

2.93

2.80

2.73

2.64

2.78

2.81

2.76

2.78

Aug.

181

2.85

, 409

4-.S6 

448

4.25

3.65

3.62

3.60

3.15

3.30

3.36

3.08

2.94

2.83

2.83

.4.70

3.24

2.96

3.16

400 

6.52 

4.85

4.50

3.80

3.42

3.26

3.08

2.99

2.89

2.76

Sept.

2.64

2.65

460

432

4.58

402

3.55

3.40

3.40

3.40

3.36

3.08

2.89

2.71

2.70

2.67

2.62

2.62

2,61

2.81

2.88 

2.82 

2.75

2.95

2.79

2.69

2.57

2.52

2.32

2.55

HEADWATER DIVERSION CHANNEL BASIN* 

CASTOR RIVER AT ZALMA, MO.

LOCATION. In S. % sec. 29, T. 29 N., R. 9 E., at highway bridge in Zalma

Bollinger County, 2 miles below Perkins Creek, 4 miles above Cato slough,

and 7 miles above levee of headwater diversion channel of Little River Drain

age District. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 395 square miles (measured on topographic maps, soil survey

maps, and base map of Missouri). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 12, 1921, to September 30, 1923. The Little

River Drainage District, Cape Girardeau, has records of stage since July 1,

1919. 

GAGE. Chain gage bolted to dowagtream side of bridge; read by Lowell King.

Elevation of zero of gage above mean sea level, 300 feet. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by

wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of silt, sand, and gravel; fairly permanent. No well-defined control. Banks are wooded and are overflowed at a

stage of about 374 feet. 

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 74.0 feet at

8 a. m. February 2 (discharge, 8,100 second-feet); minimum stage, 51.38 feet

at 8.45 a. m. October 1 (discharge, 41 second-feet).

1921-1923: Maximum stage, 74.0 feet November 20,1921, and February 2,

1923 (discharge, 8,100 second-feet); minimum stage, 51.31 feet August 21,

1922 (discharge, 36 second-feet).
SUBFAOE WATER SUPJSLY^ 1923, PAET VII

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice. <

DIVEESIONS. During extremely high stages river overflows neck of horseshoe 

bend, and the total flow does not pass bridge section. Records, however, 

show entire flow of stream. Entire flow is diverted 7 miles below gage into 

headwater diversion channel, which empties into Mississippi River 3% miles 

south of Cape Girardeau.

ACCUEACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during year. Rating curve well 

defined below 4,000 second-feet; extended above that stage. Gage read to 

hundredths twice daily; readings rather unreliable. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Records fair for 

medium and high stages and poor for low stages.

Discharge measurements of Castor River at Zalma, Mo., during the year ending Sept'

SO, 1923

Date

Oct. 3

Jan. 17

Made by 

Denisonand Austin ....

W. R. Denison ........

Gage 

height

Feet 

51.40

19 07

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

43

ton

Date

Apr. 25

Made by 

V. L. Austin...........

Gage 

height

Feet

65.82

52.11

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

3, 560 ior

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Castor River at Zalma, Mo., for the year ending

Sept. 30, 1923

Day

1 __ . __ . ....

2. 

3 ____ . .....

4_ 5."I"".I.III

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.

41

42

42

43 

 43

42

55

99

99

89

79

69

64

64

64

64

84

89

84

79

74

74

74

74

74

69

69

69

69

74

Nov.

S4

94

99

99

O4

QQ

109

104

oo

94

QA

Q4

157

237

Oiq

201

1 ^7

1AR

140

130

124

119

114

109

109

Dec.

109

109

IftQ

109 

114

109

114

no

no

114

IflQ

104

IfU

104

104

IfW

IfH

104

OQ

O4

94

O4

eo

so

89

201

2

Qflft

1,380

663

1,040

Jan.

Ooft

cQn

495 joq

001

353

312

9QQ

237

225

91 Q

ooe

225

91 Q

201

190

001%

c con

q Ann

1 94fl

oon

808

RAA

743

C5>A

852

1,140

O 9CA

Feb.

5,480

7 QSfl

7,380

4,320 

1 900

1 400

1 ADA

Q CO

7OO

540

381

qci

381

367

367

367

Qfl7

353

353

9OO

249

367 OQ-I

4AQ

490

683

1,110

Mar.

1 600

O 79ft

3,080

3,940

4,950

3 79ft

1,870

1,520

6 900

4,660

o ion

i don

ftOA

1 94A

1,040

764

510

465

490

OOK

261

261

273

273

273

286

98fi

Apr.

299

OO*

*wift

1,400 

o nfifi

1,270

703

608

QQ1

433

jei

1 7ftA

coc

CEfi

1 7fift

1,110

423

XO7

S74.

5,310

3,850

874

451

O4fl

703

525

May

465

joq

fif\Q

3,500 

6 240

9 RLftA

i 4AA

1 060

S30 dom

Jfic

1 I jlA

1 4Qft

o QQfl

2,920

C onn

7,200

5,750

4

QKA

3,670

3,120

2,420

1,720

900

556

1,160

1,780

1,380

990

786

608

June

OAA

1 S7ft

1

*70/1

1,060 

608

JflQ

325

237

213

312

703

1,520

1 7>U>

808

4.QA

590

743

c7Q

465

423

tJQfl

ojQ

249

273

225

190

273

290

237

July

168

tV7

i4n

124 

114

104

04

89

84

84

79

74

74

«Q

H&.

 168

157

124

00

Q4

so

QA

7O

74

74

69

64

60

55

54

51

Aug.

48

46

69

237 

495

325

146

104

101

07

94

91

87

84

81

77

74

540

874 325

225

140

190

179

168

168

157

157

157

146

146

Sept.

HOIS?

14R.

140 

13&

130

130

124

11»

114

10»

104

9»

9489-

84

7»

79

74

69

64

60

60

54

52

50

60

64

60

64

NOTE. Daily discharge estimated Feb. 25-28, Mar. 1-4,10, 25-31, May 15-18, and Aug. 6-17 from records Of rainfall and flow of near-by streams.
HBABWATER DIVEKSIO3S

Monthly discharge of Castor River at tfaltna, M&> for>ttie yew e

[Drainage area, 895 square miles]

Month

October. _____ . ____ ..... ___ ...... i...

April. .. ..... __ ..- -..--.. __ ....... __ .

May

July......-...-.-...........-.....-... ..........

August ._ *<._» - _ - >. ...... ... *

Discharge in second-feet

Maxi- 

. mum

119 

237 

2,360 

5,580 

7,»80 

6,900 

5,310 

7,200 

1, 870 

168 

874 

157

7,980

Minimum

41 

84 

89 

179 

249 

261 

299 

423 

190 

51 

46 

50

41

Mean

70.1 

132 

269 

822 

1,400 

1,570 

1,040 

2,260 

612 

94.6 

188 

93.6

713

Per 

square 

mile

0.177 

.334 

.681 

2.08 

3.54 

3.97 

2.63 

5.72 

1.55 

.239 

.476 

.237

1.81

Run-off 

in inches

0.20 

.37 

.79 

2.40 

3.69 

4.58 

2.93 

6.60 

1.73 

.28 

.55 

.26

24.38

WHITEWATEE RIVER AT WHITEWATER, HO.

LOCATION. In grant No. 2271, T. 30 N., R. 11 E., at Missouri Pacific Railway 

bridge 1,000 feet northwest of depot in Whitewater, Cape Girardeau County, 

1 mile above Crooked Creek, 3 miles above headwater diversion channel, and 

10 miles below Byrds Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 326 square miles (measured on United States soil survey 

maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 12,1921, to September 30, 1923. The Little 

River Drainage District, Cape Girardeau, has records of stage from February to September, 1921.

GAGE. Chain gage fastened to guardrail oh upstream side of railroad bridge; 

read by William Fingerhut. Prior to November 30, 1921, a vertical staff 

gage in two sections, from 32 to 59 feet, fastened to downstream side of 

bridge piers. Zero of both gages 300 feet above mean sea level.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from upstream side of highway bridge 2,000 

feet below gage or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand, gravel, and silt; shifting; 

obstructed at times by driftwood at railroad bridge. Control is a section 

of rocks and boulders just above highway bridge; practically permanent.

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 54.73 feet February 

2; minimum stage stage, 31.27 feet October 2\

1921-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 55.5 feet November 20,1922; minimum.stage, 31.08 feet August 10,1922.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; not affected by ice but 

affected by backwater from headwater diversion channel during high stages of 

the channel. Gage read to hundredths once daily. Daily discharge not 

determined.

"X

Discharge measurements of Whitewater River at Whitewater, Mo., during the year

ending Sept. SO, 1983

Date

Oct. 2

Jan. 16

Made by 

Denisonand Austin ....

W. R. Denison ....._..

Gage 

height

Feet 

31.36

32.69

Discharge

8ec.-ft. 

16

116

Date

Apr. 25

Made by 

V. L. Austin . .........

W. S. Frame _____

A

Feet 

»38.56

31.94

Discharge

Sec.-/*. 

218

51

1 Stage-discharge relation probably affected by backwater from headwater diversion channel.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VII

Daily gage height, $»/$«*, of WMtewtfor River at Whitewater Mo., for the year

ing Sept.,SO, 1983

Day

1 ___ ...

2 __ .... _ . 

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

4~ .... ...

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

6 ... 

7 ________

8. .. ____ .

9

10 _ .... ....

11. __ . ...

12 _ . ...

13 ____ . ._

14 ________

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

16 ________ 

17... _ . .......

18 ___ . _ . ...

19- ____ . ....

20. __ . __ ....

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

22 _______ . 

23 ___ , _ . __

2S"I~""I""

26 ______ ... 

27. __ . .......

28 ____ .....

29. __ . ....... 

30 ___ ........

81_....... ......

Oct.

31.72

31.27 

31.50

31.37

81.37

31.46 

31.59

32.58

32.05

31.88

31.82

31.80

31.78

31.68

31.94

31.45 

33 56

32.84

31.82

31.33

31.92

31.78 

31.81 

31.84 

31.90

31.86 

31.80

31.78

31.80 

31.80

31.87

Nov.

31.78

31.96 

32.02

31 98

01 O9

32.77 

33.24

32.08

32.16

32.06

31.72

31.86

31.86

39 fti

33.76

32.62 

32,25

82.32

33.56

32.54

32.26

32.16 

32.07 

32.02 

31.98

31.98 

31.94

31.96

31'. 95 

31.94

Dec.

32.00

31.98 

32.02

oo An

32.02

32.10 

32.07

32,08

32.12

32.12

32.03

33.23

31.81

31,94

32.00

32.00

on nn

31,96

31.70

31.86

<rt AO

32.19 

31.77 

31.96 

31.94

31.92 

32.10

41.40

38.22 

35.90

35.16

Jan.

38.70

36.24 

34.69

QO OA

33.36

33.06 

32.88

09 71

32.68

35.52

29 AH

32.37

oo 29

32.38

33.80

32.83

3

O KO

3i45

32L 38

32.40

46.81

46.70 

41.36 

39.70 

38.50

37.49 

36.35

38.80

37.40

Off OA

41.20

Feb.

47.95

54.73

KA 97

51.90

46.02

44.10 

42.04

in 18

38.16

87.25

85.25

33.38

as A*

36.56 11 on

34.12

oo 07

33.60

33.32

33.28

33.18

33.08 

32.93 

32.86 

32.81

33.08 

id. d.i

34.15

Mar.

33.82

33.56 

33.39

00 00

33.41

34.75 

38.15

07 1O

35.81

34.95

35.17

4?. 17

50.71

43.34

40.46

52.97

53.85

47.17

iA 7K

42.85

dfl 79

41.40 

41.66 

38.36 

37.23

35.27 

34.45

34.18

33.80 

33. 57

33.32

Apr.

33.16

33.08

Q*f 1Q

OJ JQ

AO on

42.60 

37.88

36.45

35.27

34.52

34.07

33.75

an 7ft

45.43

39.88

37:43

oe 70

34.70

34.37

34.01

33.80

33.71 

33.62 

36.71 

38.40

38.65 

37.80

37.20

36.20 

34.50

May

33.72

33.35 

33.42

36.63

46.61

43.34 

40.98

39.55

38.15

36.86

!U 08

34.34

33.60

33.30

53 12

54.55 

54.10

50.04

47.26

44.75

42.36

40.32 

38. S3 

37.15 

36.12

35.45 

35.10

34.65

34.77 

35.50

37.25

June

36.09

35.75 

39.17

41 90

37.26

35.30 

35.50 >4 17

33.53

33.24

35.65

39.30

37.73

35.32

34.20

38.90 

36.15

36.04

36.50

34.70

S3. 66

33.20 

32.94 

32.78 

32.38

32.58 

32.52

32.50

32.48 

32.60

July

32.42

32.34 

32.30

32.24

32.20

32.18 

32.14

32.10

32.04

32.02

32.00

31.98

31.96

31.98

32.18

32.02 

31.96

31.96

31.03

31.92

31.88

31.90 

31.84 

31.80 

31.86

31.84 

$1.80

32.40

34.35 

32.54

32.20

Aug.

32.08

32.06 

32.42

OO AQ

Q*> JO

32.20 

32.08

32.00

31 94

32.' 47

32.20

31.94 31 fi4

31.82

31.80

31.76 

32.80

4&.40

39.10

33.12

32.74

33.32 

33.00 

32.44 

32.30

32.20 

33.02

36.02

32.74 

32.38

32.22

Sept.

32.12

37.73 

33.86

at 79

32.94

82.86 

3% 80

32.40

32.26

32.18

32. OS

82.05

31.99

31.95

31.90

31.86 

31.84

31.86

32.60

42.50

33.83

32.76 

32.46 

32.30 

32.18

32.08 

32.01

31.96

31.94 

31.84

NOTE. stage discharge relation affected by backwater from headwater diversion channel during high 

stages of the channel.

ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 

ST. FRANCIS RIVER NEAR PATTERSON, MO.

LOCATION. In N. J^ sec. 16, T. 29 N., R. 5 E., at Black's highway bridge, 1^ 

miles above Clark's Greek, 4 miles below Big Creek, and 3 miles east of 

Patierson, Wayne County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 956 square miles (measured on topographic maps and base 

map of Miss ouri.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 16, 1921, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Chain gage fastened to upstream side of highway bridge; read by 

William Harris.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL, Bed composed of clean sand and gravel; fairly permanent. Right bank high and rocky. Left bank sandy, thinly wooded, and 

subject to overflow at stage of 20 feet. Control is a heavy gravel bar 1,000 

feet below gage; practically permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE Maximum stage recorded during year, 19.38 feet at 

noon March 16 (discharge, 34,600 second-feet); minimum stage, 2.12 feet 

at 5 p. m. October 3) discharge, 16 second-feet).

1921-1923: Maximum stage estimated from flood marks, 20 feet November 19, 1921 (discharge, 36,600 second-feet); minimum stage, 2.10 feet 

August 21, 1922 (discharge, 5 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during high water on February 

1. Rating curves well defined between 310 and 28,000 secoad-feet and 

fairly well defined beyond these limits. Gage read to hundredths twice 

daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to 

rating table. Records good.
ST. FRANCIS'RIVEE BASIN

Discharge measurements of St. Francis River near Patterson, Mo., during the year

ending Sept. SO, 192S

Date

Oct. 3

Jan. 18

22 Feb. 2

3

M»de by 

__ dx> _________

 do. -. 

Qage 

height

Feet 

2.26

3.21

5.46

15.72

11.91

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

28

466

2,340

22,800

12.600

Date

Feb. 3

4

Made by 

, do.. ___ ... .

Gage 

bright

Feet 

10.32

7.20

4.10

2,47

Discharge

Secjt. 

9,410

4,390

1,160

108

, in second"feet, of St. Francis Rwer near Patterson, Mo., for the year 

ending Sept. SO 1928

Day

l ____ . __

2 ___ . .......

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

4 _____ __ 

5"" I

6. . .

7 ____ .......

8.. 

9..... _ ......

10. __ . __ ....

11 ____ .......

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

13 ____ .. ....

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

15 _____ . ....

16. . .

17..............

IS. ____ ......

10. _______

20 .. ........

21 _____ . ....

22. ____ . __

23 ......

24. _______

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

26. __ .........

27 ...........

28- __ ..... ....

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

30. .. __ .

31 _ ... ........

Opt.

18 

18 

17 

21 

19

18 

32 

45 

131 

108

94 

72 

49 

41 

34

53 

51 

45 

39 

37

47

45 

37 

41 

35

37 

37 

32 

34 

30 

32

Nov.

31 

34

31 

28 

31

78 

75 

75 

64 

70

75 

81 

174 

958 

1,080

872 

830 

630

485 

358

288 

240 

228 196

174

160 

131 

116 

115 

104

Dec.

94 

75 

98 

111 

122

98 

122 

111 

101 

139

108 

115 

131 

122 

115

101 

91 

81 

70 

70

. 64 

64

58 

64 

58

78 

872 

f, MO 

3,020 

i,1BO 

5,600

Jan,

4,760 

2,320 

1.SQO 

1,260 

958

830 

750 

630 

615 

426

377 

334 

294 

352 

440

710 

515 

455 

419 

670

2,220 

2,600 

2,320 

1,600 

1,340

1,340 

1,600 

3,260 

2,600

2,420 

7,200

Feb.

34,000 

21,600 

11,800 

4,060 

2,420

1,940 

1,680 

1,420 

1,260 

1,170

1,080 

958 

1,940 

2,320 

1, 80

1,340 

1,010 

915 

750 

750

670 

630 

590 

515 

433

426 

1,178 

1,080

.......

Mar.

1,080 

1,080 

?10 

1,170 

1,260

2,flOO 

3,380 

2,510 

1,760 

1,510

2,510 

18,700 

6,400 

3,140 

4,000

34,600 

9,080 

2,420 

2,320 

1,850

l.fiOO 

1,680 

1,510 

1.340 

1,260

1,080 

915 

830 

750 

7UO 

590

Apr.

'552 

608 

630 

958 

1,760

M80 

1,420 

1,260 

1,080 

1,000

830 

750 

1,940 

5,460 

2,960

2,040 

1,680 

1,340 

1,170 

1 inn

916 

710 

1,600 

6,249 

1,850

1,510 

1,340 

1,680 

1,000 

915

May

872 

915 

1,760 

3,380

7,360

3,260 

2,320 

1,940 

1,420 

1,260

1,080 

872 

750 

790 

22,400

25,800 7,040' 

3,380 

3,260 

2,700

2,130 

1,510 

1,260'

2,900 

2,220 

1,760 

3,140 

4,800 

2,700

June

2,600 

1,940 

3,320 

2,320 

1,760

1,940 

1,170 

1,000 

830 

830

1,.0*0 

1,000 

872

750 

915

1,760 

1,1989 

1,940 

1,6W 

1,170

915 

750 

590 

449 

334

294 

250 

915, 

552 

3S4

July

310 

232 

199 

173

147

126 

J21 

114 

110 

102

93 

98 

106 

98 

98

106 

110 .

98 

93 

90

91 

85 

80 

79. 

76

77 

76 

83 

76 

141 

147

Aug.

131 

104 

104 

790 

310

214 

288 

173 

163 

214

228' 

154 

118 

106 

96

88 

W 

2,040 

830 

426

304 

199 

167 

144 

134

114 

106 

«8 

91

85 

76,

Sept.

76 

710 

1,260 

710 

710

515 

358 

246 

177 

157

144 

134 

116 

106 

98

' 91 

86 

94 

96 

94

98 

104 

94 

86

77

70 

69 

66 

62 

66

Monthly discharge of St. Francis River near Patterson, Mo.,' for the year tending

Sept. SO, 1&23

[Drainage .area, 956 sauare sales]

Month

December __ . ____ . _______ ^. _____ i.

March ____________ . ______ . ........

April. __ .................... __

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

September ___ _ . _________________

The year ......................................

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

131 

1,080

7^.200 

34,009 

34,600 

6,240 

25,800 

2,600 

310 

2,040 

1,260

34,600

Minimum

17 

28 

68 

294 

426 

590 

508 

750 

250 

76 

76 

62

17

Mean

43.5 

260 

718 

1,520 

3,560 

3,620 

1,590 

3,780 

1,160 

117 

264 

226

1,400

Per 

square 

mile

0.046 

.272 

.761 

1.S9 

3.72 

3.79 

1.66 

3.95 

1.21 

.122 

.276 

.236

1.46

Run-off 

in inches

0.06 

.30 

.87 

1.83 

3.87 

4.37 

1.86 

4.66 

1.35 

.14 

.32 

.26

19.76
22 SUBFAOE WATEE SUPPLY, 1923, PAET VII

LITTLE RIVER DITCH WO. 1 AT KIRK. ICO.

LOCATION. In sec. 27, T. 19 N., R. 10 E., at St. Louis-San Francisco Railway 

Co.'s bridge at Kirk, Dunklin County, 9^ miles below ditch No. 63, nearest 

lateral, and 20 miles above Arkansas State line where ditch empties into 

Big Lake.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 13,1921, to September 30, 1923. The Little 

River Drainage. District, Cape Girardeau, Mo., has records of stage since 

May, 1920.

GAGE. Chain gage bolted to downstream guardrail of railroad pile trestle; read 

by B. F. Brewer. Prior to December 2, 1921, a painted vertical staff gage 

fastened to pile trestle on downstream side. Zeros of both gages 200 feet 

above mean sea level.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of clean sand and small gravel; fairly 

permanent; occasional snags lodged in bed. No well-defined control.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge 

on Kennett-Hayti road, 1H miles below gage, or by wading near highway 

bridge.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 55.90 feet February 4 and May 20 (discharge, 5,620 second-feet); minimum stage, 44.80 

feet October 1-5 (discharge, 112 second-feet).

1921-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 56.25 feet April 4, 1922 (discharge, 

5,940 second-feet); minimum discharge, 110 second second-feet September 17 

and 19-21, 1921.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Entire flow of Castor and Whitewater rivers, and other small 

streams formerly flowing into Little River, are now diverted into Mississippi 

River 70 miles north of the station. The drainage west and south of ditch 

No. 44, which enters 17 miles above, is diverted into ditch No. 81; and the 

drainage south of ditch No. 63, which enters 9J^ miles above, is diverted into 

ditch No. 66. The three main ditches, Nos. 1, 66, and 81, run parallel from 9 

miles above the station to the Arkansas State line, where the drainage district ends.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during year. Rating curve well 

defined. Gage read to half-tenths once daily; readings not entirely reliable. 

Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily gage height to rating table. 

Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Little River ditch No. 1 at Kirk, Mo., during the year

ending Sept. SO, 192S

Date

Oct. 1

Jan. 21

Mar. 20

Made byWilliam Mulholland k~

height

Feet

A A Qft

60.12

55.50

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

124

«2,200

5,260

Date

Apr. 24

Made by 

V.L. Austin.... _ ....

W. 8. Frame ___ ....

Gage 

height

Feet 

48.10

45.51

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,160

286

"Made during rapidly rising stage; computed discharge for constant stage, 2,030 second-feet. 

* Engineer of Little River Drainage District.
FRANCIS BASHr

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Little River ditch No. 1 at Kirk, Mo., for the year

ending Sept. SO, 1928

Day

1 ___ . ___ .

*j

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

4 .

5 ...

6.1 ............

7 ________

8 _______

9

10... __ . ......

11. ..... ___

12 ....

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

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

15 ..

16. _______

17 .

18. _____ ....

19. .............

20.. ............

21 ___ . .......

22. _____ . ...

23. __ - .......

24 ____ ....

25..... __ .....

26. ___ .... ...

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

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

29 __ __ .

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

31. ______ ..

Oct.

112

112

112

112

112

122

122

122 

122

122

122

122

122

122

122

122

133

133

133

144

144

144

144

144

133 

133

133

133

122

122

Nov.

122

122

122

122

122

166

166

166 

166

166

166

166

166

166

166

166

190

225

250

250

250

250

238

238

238 

238

238

238

238

238

Dec.

238

238

250

276

346

375 ion

375 

375

360

346

331

331

317

317

317

303

303

290

290

290

290

290

290

290 

303

331

360

420

480

<tSfl

Jan.

510

570

670

600

600

540

510

480 

480

480

450

420

420

420

480

510

540

570

600

670

1,300

4,440

4,580

4; 300

4,800 

3,640

3,640

3,280

3,220

2,770

3,520

Feb.

4,800

5,040

5,360

5,620

5,450

5,360

5,200

4,440 

3,710

3,280

2,940

2,270

2,380

2,990

2,660

2,720

1,880

1,740

1,620

1,460

1,460

1,380

1,300

1,230

1,230 

1,230

1,300

1,300

Mar.

1,230

1,190

1,160

1,120

1,090

1,160

1,920

2,270 

2,070

1,460

1,700

4,160

4,880 f, run

5,120

5,200

5,280

5,280

5,360

5,360

4,510

4,370

3,840

3,280

2,770 

2,330

2,070

1,740

1,700

1,580

1 460

Apr.

1,160

1,300

1,300

1,540

2,440

4,030

3,770

1,880 

1,880

1;970

1,700

1,580

1,620

2,550

2,720

2,220

1,880

1,620

1,460

1,380

1,300

1,230

1,190

1,160

1,160 

1,190

1,190

1,230

1,700

1,460

May

1,300

1,160

1,460

2,880

4,800

4,960

K run

5,040 

4,660

3,400

2,440

2,020

1,740

1,740

4,030

5,200

5,450

5,540

5,540

5,620

5,540

5,200

4,440'

3,100 

2,660

2,490

2,330

1,970

1,840

i 7Qn

June

1,580

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,620

1,460

1,260

1,230 

1,160

1,160

1,230

1,460

1,500

1,300

1,160

1,160

1,160

3,770

4,100

3,280

2,220

1,540

1,190

1,090

950 

880

810

880

1,300

1,230

July

1,090

880

810

740

670

570

480

480 

480

480

420

420

420

390

390

375

375

375

375

331

317

303

303

303 303' 

303

303

303

303

420

290

Aug.

290

290

290

290

276

276

263

263 

250

250

250

178

178

178

178

178

178

178

178

178

178

201

178

166

166 

166

166

144

133

122

122

Sept.

122

133

390

317

303

360

360

331 

303

276

250

225

213

201

190

190

178

178

201

250

303

263

225

213

201 

201

190

178

166

156

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of lAttle River ditch No. 1 at Kirk, Mo,, for 

the year ending Sept. SO, 1923

Month

OptfiViAT

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

February _ . _ _ ...

April ....... __ .........

Maximum

i<t<t

250

480

4,800

5,620

5,360

4,030

MiniinTim

112

122

238

420

1,230

1,090

1,160

Mean

126

192

329

1,610

2,910

0 Qftft

1,760

Month

WC&y

June __ ___ ..... ....

July

September ___ ___ .

Maximum

5,620

4,100

1,090

290

390

5,620

Minimum

1,160

810

290

122

122

112

Mean

3,580

1,540

452

204

236

1,320
24 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1023, PART VII

LITTLE RIVER DITCH NO. 81 AT KIRK, HO.

LOCATION. In sec. 27, T. 19 N., R. 10 E., at St. Louis-San Francisco Railway 

Co.'s bridge at Kirk, Dunklin County, 1 mile below nearest lateral entering 

above, and 20 miles above outlet into Big Lake at Arkansas State line.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 13, 1921, to September 30, 1923. The Little 

River Drainage District, Cape Girardeau, Mo., has collected records of stage 

since May, 1920.

GAGE. Chain gage bolted to guard timber on downstream side of railroad pile 

bridge; read by B. F. Brewer. Prior to December 2,1921, a painted vertical 

staff gage fastened to downstream side of pile bent of railroad bridge. Zeros 

of both gages 200 feet above mean sea level.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge 

on Kennett-Hayti road 5 miles east of Kennett and 1J^ miles below gage, 

or by wading near highway bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of clean sand and small gravel. Channel is artificial ditch section; fairly permanent. No well-defined control.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 53.90 feet 

February 6-7 (discharge, 2,370 second-feet); minimum stage, 43.75 feet 

October 4-7 (discharge, 26 second-feet).

1921-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 54.05 feet April 4-5,1922 (discharge 

2,390 second-feet);' minimum discharge, 20 second-feet August 11-20, 1922.

ICE. ^Stage-discharge relation no^ affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. This ditch drains all the area west and south of ditch No. 44 in 

Little River basin and diverts natural flow from ditch No. 1, whieh is now 

the main stream. (See Little River ditch No. 1 at Kirk, Mo.) ..

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during high water in January, 

Rating curve used until January 21 well defined; curve used after that date 

well defined between 90 and 2,200 second-feet and fairly well defined beyond 

these limits. Gage read to half-tenths once daily; readings not entirely reliable. Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily gage height to rating 

table. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Little River ditch No. 81 at Kirk, Mo., during the year

ending Sept. 30, 1923

Date

Oct. 1

Jan. 21

Mar. 21

Made by 

William Mulholland"-.

6 age 

height

Feet 

43.89

51. 22

52.48

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

39

1,560

1,900

Date

Apr. 24

A lily K '

Made by 

V. L. Austin __ ......

Gage 

height

F&t

46.44

44.61

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

430

155

»Engineer of Little River Drainage District.
ST. FRAFCIS BTVEE BASIF

Daily discharge, in secdnd-feet, of Little River ditch No. 81 at Kirk, Mo., for the year

ending Sept. SO, W2S

Day

i _ _ __

2..... __ . _

3 ____ .

4 ________

5. ___ . .......

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

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

8.. _______

9.... __ . .....

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

11.. ............

12 . .. _. .....

13 ...... .

14 __ ...... ....

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

16. __ . .......

17.-... _ .. ...

18 ___ __ ;..

19........ ......

20 .... _ ..

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

22... _ .....

23 _____ ..

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

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

26 __ __ . ...

27 __ _____ 

28 _ ........ 

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

30. _______ .

31 ________

Oofc

43

36

31

26

26

26

26

42

42

42

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36 1 m

36

36

36

36-

36 

36 

36

36 JA

Nor.

36

3636"

36

36

42

42

42

42

42

48

48

64

54

54

54

60

&

123

109

109

95

81

67

67

67

67

67 

. 67

67

Defc.

67

67

102

116

226

226 226"

226

211

196

181

174

166

158

151

151

137

< 13ft

123 1231

123

' 123

123

123

123

137

. 151 

174 

196

226

287

Ja*u

257

273

289

273

257

257

226

911

196

188

181

174

166

166

188

196

226

2ST

273

28&

1,050

1,980

1,890

1,390

Ir76«

 1.1601

974 

1,160 

1,109-

948

1,890

Feb.

2,190

2,220

2,280

2,310

2,220

2,370

2,370

2,250

1,810

1,210

1,160

1,100

1,260

1,390

1,080

1,000

898

688.

666

622

560

540

50ff

500

520

580 

560

Mat.

520

480' 424

442

424

520

922

826

802

778

710

2,040

2,070

2,130

2,130

2,220

2,220

2.2W

2,100

2,0*0

. 1, 610

1,630-

1,530

1,670

H,649>

1,690-

1,450 

1,080

974

898 850'

Apr.

802

540

540

874

1,730

1,980

1,610

948

974

754

666

710

732

1,06&

850

710

622

580

540-

500

500

460

460

42*

424

' 424

424 

44S 

622

540

May

460

424

500

898

1,920

1,898

1,920

1,WO

1,210

802

666

600

540

540

2,130

2,280

2,280

2,34ft

2,340

2,340

2,310

2,070

,1,530 i,iar

1,000

1,900

974 

948 

802

732

710

Jtime1

710

754

644

580

540

500

480

460

460

460

644

850

802

606

580

622

666

8012

1,050

974

802

644

540

442

356

308

292 

44 

580

500

July

424

340

308

292

264

236

1 236

236

222

308

201

194

194

187

180

173

173

173

173

166

153

146

140

140

140

140

140 

140 

140

187

180

Aug.

173

160

148

180

173

160

153

140

127

127

127

127

120

114

108

101

101

94

101

101

101

108

101

94

94

82

75 

75 

62

56

50

Sept.

>m

62

153

160

ISO

194

194

194

166

127

lit

101

101

101

101

101

101

101

101

173

208

173

140

127

114

108

101 

94 

88

88

Monthly discharge of Little Riser ditch No, 81 at Kirk, Mo.t for the year ending

Sept. SO, 1923

Month

OpfnViAr

April.................. - ....... . __ ... ...............

July . _______ .. ________ . ______ . .

Maximum

Af>

12»

257

1,980

2,370

2,250

1,980

2,340

1,050

424

180

208

2,370

Minimum

26

36

67

166

500

424

424

424

292

140

en

Zf\

26

Mean

QH n

A4fk

1,290

1,320

748

1,320

fi/M

OfVI

114 19*7

eea

Discharge in second-feet
26 STJBFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1923, PABT VII

LITTLE KIVEB, tflTCH NO. 66 AT KIBE, MO.

LOCATION. In sec. 27, T. 19 N., R. 10 E., at St. Louis-San Francisco Railway 

Co.'s bridge at Kirk, Dunklin county, half a mile below ditch No. 72, half 

a mile above ditch No. 73, 8 miles below ditch No. 64, most northerly lateral, and 20 miles above outlet into Big Lake at Arkansas State line.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 13, 1921, to September 30, 1923. The Little 

River Drainage District, Cape Girardeau, Mo., has collected records of 

stage since May, 1920.

GAGE. Chain gage bolted to downstream guardrail of railroad pile bridge; read 

by B. F. Brewer. Prior to December 2, 1921, a painted vertical staff gage 

fastened to downstream side of pile trestle. Zeros of both gages 200 feet 

above mean sea level.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge 

on Kennett-Hayti road 1^4 miles below gage or by wading. *

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of clean sand and small gravel; artificial ditch section; fairly permanent. Some snags lodged in bed of stream. 

No well-defined control.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 53.85 feet 

May 21 (discharge, 1,580 second-feet); minimum stage, 43.75 feet October 

13 to November 9 (discharge, 3 second-feet).

1921-1923: Maximum stage, that of May 21,1923; minimum stage, 43.2 

feet October 30 to November 17, 1921 (discharge, 1 second-foot).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. This ditch drains the old Little River channel below ditch No. 51, 

the last diversion into ditch No. 1, and all the Little River basin south and 

east of ditch No. 63 (see Little River ditch No. 1 at Kirk, Mo.).

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during high water in January. 

Rating curves fairly well defined. Gage read to half-tenths once daily; 

readings not entirely reliable. Daily discharge ascertained by applying 

mean daily gage height to rating table. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Little River ditch No. 66 at Kirk, Mo., during the year

ending Sept. SO, 1923

Date

Oct. 1 Jan. 21

Mar. 21

Made byAustin and Denison __

William Mulholland «..

Gage

Feet 

43.90 

50.76

49.55

Disctiarge

Sec.-ft. 

6.3 

1,040

760

Date

Apr. 24

Made by 

V. L. Austin 

Gage 

height

Feet 

45.88

44 99

Discharge

See.-ft. 

221 

46

1 Engineer of Little River Drainage District.
ST. FRANCIS KIVBE BASIST

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of LaMe River ditch No. 66 at Kirk, Mo., for the

year ending Sept. SO, 1928

Day*

1 __ . ___

2 _____ __

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

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

6 ____ .. .....

7 . - ....

8. - ....

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

10 ... ......

11 ......

12-..*-...- .

13 .. ........

14 __ ........

15. .- 

16....... ..

17. ..........

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

19 ..............

20. - -

21 

22 _ - __ ......

23 

24 ....

25 ..... ....

26 .. ........

47

28! __ _ - ....

29 .. ........

30 .. ....

31

Oct.

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

4

4

8

3

3

3

8

3

3

3

3

3

8

8

8

8

3

8

8

3

8

N«tv.

a

3

a

3

3

3

3

3

3

4

4

6

7

7

7

7

10

13

13

13

13

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

Dec.

10

10

50

58

112

112

102

97

S7

87

77

72

62

58

54

54

50

42

42

58

58

58

54

50

54

62

72

87

97

107

107

Jan.

107

102

97

92

82

77

77

72

58

54

50

46

42

42

54

72

87

102

112

127

884

1,210

1,080

938

1,140

722

550

722

652

601

1,190

Feb.

1,380

1,420

1,480

1,480

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,500

1,380

1,080

1,050

584

635

584

484

393

363

333

288

273

260

260

247

234

221

247

303

288

Mar.

260

247

221

221

197

333

533

453

438

453

453

1,080

1,150

1,140

1,140

1,190

1,170

1,120

1,050

884

794

886

618

567

453

393

348

303

273

260

247

Apt.

234

221

221

247

920

812

438

363

348

303

303

333

669

618

550

363

303

260

247

260

247

209

197

197

197

247

686

652

May

516

348.

438

758

1,030

1,050

1,030

1,060

652

500

348

303

273

273

1,380

1,440

1,480

1,520

1,680

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,540

1,520

1,300

992

1,050

812

635

516

393

June

423

453

393

348

818

303

303

303

288

308

584

686

686

500

348

423

453

758

920

974

938

758

584,

423

197

173

147

221

221

197

July

178

147

127

112

102

93

RS

84

80

76

71

. 71

71

67

63

59

59

56

51

47

43

, 3»

39 ' 8fl

89

39

39

39

39

117

59

Aug.

55

51

47

59

55

51

47

43 f 89

36

35

99

9ft

25

22

99

99

99

22

22

22

35

32 '28

,28

25

22

22

19

16

16

Sept.

16

28

185

197

162

278

OQQ

303

167

147

117

98

84

75

67

63

59

59

67

147

117

102

84

80

76

63

55

51

Monthly discharge of. Little River ditch .No. 66 at Kirk Mo., for the year ending

Sept. SO, 1928 ' '

Month

"NTlWftTYlllAI*

January .......

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

May. ____ . ___ .. ____________ __ .. 

June .......... _ .......... __ ... _ _ ___ .... _ . .._ ......

July. . . .. . . ___

August _ . __ . ________ __ ___ ----- . ___ _ .....

nrt)A vAai*

Maximum

7

13

112

1,210

1,540

1,190

920

1,580

974

173

59

303

1,580

Minimum

3

3

. 10

42

221

197

197

273

147

39

16

16

3

Mean

4.06

7.37 /m i

363

764

602

389

951

454

71.8

32.2

120

819

Discharge in second-feet
28 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VII

WHITE RIVER BASIN 

WHITE RIVER AT BEAVER, ARK.

LOCATION. In sec, 20, T. 21 N., R. 26 W,r at Missouri & North Arkansas Railroad bridge a quarter of a mile east of depot at Beaver, Carroll County, 3 

miles above Leatherwood Creek, and 5 miles below Cedar Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,270 square miles (measured on topographic maps and base" 

map of Arkansas).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 17, 1909, to December 31, 1910, and May 16 to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Chain gage on upstream side of bridge; read during 1923 by Harvey 

Skelton. During 1909-10 a chain gage on upstream side of bridge with 

datum 1.5 feet lower than datum of present gage.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of clean sand and gravel; fairly permanent. Right bank high and rocky; Left bank thinly wooded and subject to 

overflow at extreme high stages. Control is a clean gravel bar half a mile 

below gage; practically permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period, 17.43 feet 

at 3 p. m. May 16 (discharge, 21,500 second-feet); minimum stage, 2.15 feet 

August 25 and September 1 (discharge, 45 second-feet).

1909-10: Maximum stage recorded, 17.35 feet May 17, 1910 (discharge 

21,5004 seeond^feet); mininmm stage, 1,55 feet October 1-8,1909 (discharge, 

42 second-feet). These gage heights refer to datum of gage installed in 

1923.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation assumed permanent during 1909-10; was 

permanent during 192&, but changed during interval between those periods; 

not affected by ice. Rating curve used for 1909-10, fairly well defined above 

300 second-feet; curve used for 1923 well defined above 110 secorid-f&et. 

Gage read to half-tenths once daily during 1909-10 and to hundredths 

twice daily during 1923. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean 

daily gage height to rating table. Records for 1909-10 fair for medium 

and high stages and poor for low stages. Records for 1923 good.

Discharge measurements of White River at Beaver, Ark., during the year ending

Sept. 80, 1988

Date

Apr. 24

May 16

17 

17

Made by 

E. L. Williams ._...

H. C. Beckman . ...

. __ do ........ ____ .

.....do..... ..-.....

Gage 

height

Feet

d. Q1

17.08

14.24 

12.38

Discharge

See.-ft. 

1,670

20,800

15,600 

12,300

Date

May 18

19

July 14' 

Sept. 13

Made by 

.....do. __ .... ....

"V.'L. Austin""" !!

Gage 

height

Feet 

9.20

7.26

2.59 

2.53

Discharge

Sec.-/*.

7 4AA

4,370

144 

114
h^^in':se^ri^-/eettd^ White M^;M Beaver, Ark:, for ffii^ri^ 

;;j !/7; 19O9^td D~ec.Sl,'19W\and' :Mtiy*16 tt Sept. S^imS"*- >

Day

1909 

1,....-...

2 __ .

a.. _ .

4 ____ .

5 ____ .

6. ___ .;.

7

8 ... ...

9.. ....

10.. _ ....

July

Day

1909-10 

1.. ___ . .....

2

3 ______ t ...

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

6 _______

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

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

8. __ . ___ .

Q

10..

Ill .............

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

13-........ _ .

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

15 _____ . .....

16 __ . _ . __ .

17. _ . _ . .....

18.....,.. ... ifi. _ ......: ...

20..... ...

21..... . ...

23

24.... . ...

25..-...... ...

26 ____ .. 

27 ..._. ..

28. ' - .... .

29. _____ .

301 ____ '..' .

Q1' 

Day

1910 

1 

A

3 _ .....

4 . ......

5... -

6.. _ . ...

7 »»» *

si........

g

10 ____ .

Aug.

110 

91 

91 

91 

91

91

76 

76 

76 

76

Oct.

42 

4,2 

42 

42 

42

42 

42 

42

57 

67

52 

48 

42 

57 

48

48 

48 

48

62 

57

62 

84 

84 

76 

69

62 

57 

57 

57 

67 

62

Oct.

155 

132 

,H4 

155 

-258

350 

- 382- 

258 

210 

180

''Sept.

52 

62 

52 

52 

62

57 

57

67 

62 

62

Nov.

67 

67 

57 

57 

100

350 

168 

292 

275 

210

155 

132 

121 

121 

110

168 

240 

292 

' 485 

395

330

258 

240 

210 '180

168 

155 ' r ,132 

132 

Ji82

Nov.

11 

IK 

H< 

IK 

IK

in

- -IK 

IK 

11C 

lit

3 

) 

) 

). 

)

) 

)

)

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

Dec.

132 

132 

132 

132 

1,680

4,630 

2,570 

1,440 

970 

770

650 

535 

485 

485 

462

440 

395 

372 

330 

310

310 

,,275

210

226 

226 

210 

210 

292 

180

Dec.

91 

91

91

no 

; loo

91

-J. .91 

91 

91 

91

1909

Jan.

155 

132 

156

155 

lao

156 

330 

* 395 

860 

240

225 

210 

310 

372 

330

330 

330 

330 

372 

330

330 

330 

330 

330

275

319 268* 

275

210 

240

210

Day

1910

11 ___ ! ....

12. __ . ...

13". ........

14 _ ......

'15. ....

 16 ___ ....

17.........

18.. .... 

19 ___ ..

20 .........

July

. 350

. 275

. 225

91ft

Feb.

210 

225 

180 

180 

210

' 156 

155 

180 

166 

155

180 

132 

155 

132 

132

156 

156 

180 

195 

168

292 

395 

485 

590 

710

802 

1,-600 

»,120

Oct.

156 

156 

225 

350 

395

258 

JJ25

195 

180 

180

Aiig.

76

76

69

69

fi9

62

62 

62 

62 

62

Mar.

3,510 

2,040 

1,600 

1,280 

970

835 

770 

620 

590 

620

535

485 

462 

440 

418

372 

350 

310 

310

276

275 

258 

240 

240 

210

210 

210 

210 

195 

258 

835

Nov.

110 

91 

- 91 

91 

91

91 

"SI" 91

91 

91

Sept.

52

.. 62 

52 

52 

62

48 

45 

45 

46 

45

Apr.

1,520 

970 

802 

620 

740

1,280 

1,950 

1,600 

1,280 

1,860

1,600 

1,860 

5,230 

2,790 

2,790

2,900 

3,010 

2,570 

1,950

1,680

1,440 

1,280 

970 

835 

835

710

620 

562 

535 

462

Day

1909, .

 21 

22

23 __ .

24 ..

25 ...

26 ___ ...

97

28 .

29 ____ .

30. ....

81. .

May

462 

418 

372 

330 

310

292 

292 

292 

292 

310

310

275 

258 

225 

225

1,770 

21,500 

9,880 

4,630 

3,010

2,350 

2,040 

3,010 

3,770

3,640

3,120 

2,240 

1,770 

1,440 

1,120 

970

Dec.

91 

91 

91 

91 

91

91 

91

or

91 

91

Juae

1,440 

1,280 

970 

835 

740

620 

590 

770 

740 

1,120

1,040 

1,440 

1,280 

970 

802

680 

562

462 

418 

418

485 

440 

395

462 

418

680 

680 

1,360 

Ir950 

1,120

Day,

JfllO 

21 ....

22 W..J. 

23 ___ 

24. 

25 «n*

26.~ 

27.. "28"

29. ........

30. . ...

31 __ .

July

180 

ISO 

156 156- 

132

132 

182 

132 110- 

110 

110

July"

900 

710 

590 

1,120

835

710 

610 

510 

590 

650

970 

8,920 

10,500 

5,980 

2,790

1,950 

1,440 

1,120 

970 

802

680 

, 562 

610 

462 

395

350 

330 

202

--258

276 

258

Oct.

180 

165 

.155. 

155 

155

144 

--m132

132 

132 

132

Aug.

67 

i -52 

62 '- 52 

S3

62 

62 

52 

67 

57 

52

.Aug.

225 

210 

210

195 

180

180 

535 

1,770 

1,680 

970

970

740 

770 

562 

485

418 

462 

395 

372

292

275 

275 

275 

. 258

..225

210 

180 

168

. 155 

455 

144

Nov.

91 

91 

91

-. 91 

91

91

110

rnr

110 

91

' Sept.

 46 

48 

46 

45 

46

45 

45 

<5 

45 

45

Sept.

132 

165 

165 

168 

155

258 

310 

226 

258 

258

210 

210 

180 

155 

144

132 

121 ito 

no

110

116 

110 

100 

91 

91

91 

91 

. 810 

275 

196

Dec.

91 

76 

76 

i76

. 76 i.

.. ": /

w

76 

«I 

01 

01 

01

26695 25 WBP 567-
SUEFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1923, PART VII

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of White River at Beaver, Ark*,for the periods July 

17,1909, to Dec. 31, 1910, and May 16 to Sept. SO, 19&8 Continued.

Day

1923 

!. .. 

2 __ ... ...

3 .....

4. ____ ..

5. .......

6

7..... ...

8. 

9... __ ....

10- ..

11 

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

13 

14.. _ ......

15. _____ ..

May June

3,640

2,240

1 740

1,470

1,210

1,130

3,120

2,900

2,040

1,470

1,210

1,050

Qfin

Q«fl

1,740

July

650

502

420

365

310

280

242

228

211

187

172

161

150

140

980

Aug.

116

110

147

134

108

98

83

79

75

71

67

64

62

59

56

Sept.

46

fffi

52

50

48

47

59

65

88

175

134

168

090

Day

1923 

16.. __ . ....

17.. .........

18

19. ___ ....

20..... .......

21.

22. ;_.....

23. __ . .....

24

25 .. ...

26.. _ .....

27............

28.. ......

29

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

31...........

May

21,500

13,700

6,730

4,4%

3,640

3,010

2,350

,4,030

5,080

12,600

9,720

8,920

5,680

3,900

3,010

2,790

June

1,210

1,210

.1,210

1,380

980

805

566

475' 530

448

448

74n

740

770

July

. 530

OKI

97fl

305

215

199

158

134

128 me

113

108

108

98

448

161

Aug.

53

KA

40

48

47

45

49

52

56

59

62

58

50

50

48

Sept.

OOA

195

246 oqfi

338

840

420

420

338

971

238

203

IW

144

Monthly discharge of White River at Beaver, Ark., for the periods Jiuly 17, 1909, to 

Dec. SI, 1910, and May 16 to Sept. SO, 1928

[Drainage area, 1,270 square miles]

Month

1909 

July 17-31 ______ . __ . __ . __ . __ .... ...

1909-10

January . __ .- _ . _ . .

April ___ . _______ .... ... __ . __ .r __ . .....

June __ . . . .. _ .

July. --.....- - . .. «^ .........

September.; ,.,. . .......

The year .... . . ._

1910

December . _ .. \

1023 

May 16-31 ._-. . ._.-._... .. .... ..... June _____ . _ .... . . _ ...

July . . _.._ . _.. ..

August.. _ .

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

350 

110

57

84 

485 

4,630 

395 

3,120 

3,510 

5,230 

21,500 

1,950 

10,500 

1,770 

310

21.50fr

395 

110 

110

21,500 

3,640 

980 

147 

840

Minimum

110 

52 

45

42 

57 

132 

132 

132 

195 

462 

225 

395 

258 

144 

91

42

132 

91

. .- 76

2,350

' .448 

98 

45 

46

Mean .

173 

68.3 

49.2

54.3 

193 

. 636 

273 

407 

643 

1,580 

2,290 

839 

1,510 

450 

167

757

195 

99.9 

89.0

' 6, 950 

1,300 

269, 

69.5 

203

Per 

square 

mile

0.136 

,054 

.039

.043 

.152 

.501 

.215 

.320 

.506 

1.24 1.80" 

.661" 

1.19 

.354 

.131

.586

.154 

.079 

.070

5.47 

1.02 

,212 

.055 

^160

Run-off 

in inches

0.08 

.06 

.04

.05 

.17 

.58 

.25 

.33 

.58 

1.38 

2.08 

.74 

J.37 

.41 

.15

8.09

.18 

.09 

.08

3.25 

1.14 

.24 

:06 

.18
WHITE BIVEB BASIN 31

JAMES RIVER AT GALENA, HO. ',- 

LOCATION. In NW. M sec. 7, T. 24 N., R. 23 W., at highway bridge in Galena, 

Stone County, a quarter of a mile above Missouri Pacific Railway Co.'s 

bridge, half a mile above Railey Creek, and 8 miles below Crane Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,000 square miles (measured on topographic and soil surveymaps) .

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 28, 1921, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Chain gage bolted to upstream side of bridge; read by B. W. Stewartand M. H. Stewart.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand, gravel, and small boulders. 

Small trees and brush grow on gravel bars which are exposed at low stages. 

Low-water control is a heavy gravel riffle 100 feet below gage; fairly permanent.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 9.95 feet at 4 

p. m. March 12 (discharge, 9,940 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.74 foot at 

7 a. m. October 17 (discharge, 77 second-feet).

1922-1923: Maximum and minimum stages same as given above.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during year. Rating; curve^ 

fairly well defined. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge 

ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Records 

until July 31 poor on account of unreliable gage readings; good thereafter.

Discharge measurements of James River at Galena, Mo., during the year ending

Sept. SO, 1923

Date

NOT 16

Jan. 5

Mar. 28

Made by 

V. L. Austin __ . .....

.....do ... __ ......

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

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.11

1.33

2.68

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

us

178

808

Date

July 13

Sept. 17

Made by 

.....do. __ . __ .......

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.88

1.72

1.00

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

376

284

114
32 SUKFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1923, PAET VII

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of James Rive fat Galena, Mo., for the year ending

Sept.,

Day

1. _______

2. __ .... .....

3. __ . .......

4 ____

5 ______ . ...

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

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

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

9 

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

11 ........

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

13. __ ... ......

14. .....

15 __ . ........

16. _ .......

17... .......

18 _ ... ...

19 _ ....

20 ...........

21... __ . ......

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

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

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

25. ____ ... ...

26 _ ... .....

27 

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

29... ... ........ ^in

31 ___ . .......

Oct.

84

90

84

84

78

84

104

129

120

112

104

97

87

90

84

78

78

84

84

84

78

84

84

78

84

84

84

84

84

84

Nov.

Q7

1O4.

104

97

QA

90

78

78

84

O7

07

90

104

171

149

129

149

171

171

160

139

120

120

112

104

97

97

90

97

90

Dee.

1O4.

139

139

1QQ

IdO

14Q

140

IQQ

1/fQ

149

I^Q

139

139

129

112

120

112

104

97

104

104

97

97

90

120

171

226

293

332

332

Jan.

242

91 9

197

184

ICM

171

160

149

IQQ

1OQ

120

120

139

O1 O

242

9«t9

212

184

770

1,920

1,480

1,120

940

770

660

585

535

560

1,320

Feb.

3 240

d 7Sf>

3,600

q AftA

2,320

1,730

1,730

1,640

1 640

1,480

1,400

1,400

1,320

1,180

1,000

940

880

825

770

635

610

560

585

610

610

585

535

510

Mar.

485

485

462

485

635

770

1,180

1 ftfA

1 480

1,,480

1,400

8,140

7,180

6.550

4,120

4,380

3,730

3,360

3,360

3,120

2,760

1,320

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1.000

860

715

715

635

 Apr.

660

635

C£A

510

485

462

462

462

440

440

440

440

440

418

396

418

418

485

535

560

585

1,640

2,220

1,560

1,400

1.250

1,180

1,180

1,250

May

1,060

1,000

825

COR

715

635

610

coc

535

510

440

396

374

825

2,120

2,430

2,020

1,640

1,250

1,250

1,320

2,020

2,020

1,920

1,250

1,060

940

940

880

770

June

09 c

3,990

4,780

A 7on

4, 510

4,120

3

7*>A

3,120

9 ^Afl

9 ^9A

2,760

2,540

2,020

1,730

1.640

1,560

1,480

1,320

1,180

1,120

1,000

635

880

940

1,000

1,060

1,180

.880

July

825

770

660

610

<a?O

535

510

C1 A

462

418

374

332

293

2,320

1,060

880

940

1,060

770

560

462

374

353

332

332

293

258

242

276

276

293

Aug.

97fi

242

226

919

1Q7

197

184

1Q4

160

160

160

160

184

160

149

149

149

139

139.

129

129

129

120

112

112

139

139

120

112

112

120

Sept.

120

120

1H4.

160

129

149

160

160

139

112

104

112

104

112

112

120

112

104

104

112

104

104

104

120

184

171

NOTE. Keeords Oct. 1 to July 31 should be used with caution as they were computed from unreliable 

gage readings. Daily discharge estimated Nov. 15,17,18, May 12-14, and July 9-13.

Monthly discharge of James River at Galena, Mo., for the year ending Sept. SO, 19&8 

[Drainage area, 1,000 square miles]

Month

October - _____ ________ .. ............

February ___ . ___________ .. ............

March _______ .. .. ___ ........ _____ ....

April................ __ . .. __ .

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

A 11 (Til Qt

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

129 

171 

332 

1,920 

4,780 

8,140 

2,220 

2,430 

4,780 

2,320 

276 

184

8,140

Minimum

78 

78 

90 

120 

510 

462 

396 

374 

635 

242 

112 

104

78

Mean

90.2 

113 

148 

461 

1,430 

2,150 

751 

1,090 

2,110 

579 

158 

124

767

Per 

square 

mile

0.090 

.113 

.148 

.461 

1.43 

2.15 

.751 

1.09 

2.11 

.579 

.158 

.124

.767

Run-off 

in inches

0.10 

.13 

.17 

.53 

1.49 

2.48 

.84 

1.26 

2.36 

.67 

.18 

.14

10.34
WHITE RIVER

NORTH FORK OF WmTE RIVER AT TECT7MSEH, MO. s

LOCATION. In sec. 16, T. 22 N., R. 12 'W., at Hodos ferry at west edge of

Tecumseh, Ozark County, half a mile below Bryants Creek, 3 miles above Lick

Creek, and 8 miles above Missouri-Arkansas line. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,180 square miles (measured on United States soil survey

maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 24, 1921, to September 30, 1923. 

GAGE. Enameled vertical staff gage from 0.0 to 10.1 feet bolted to outcropping

rocks on left bank 25 feet 'below landing for Hodos ferry; read by Edward

Hodo. !

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made fromi ferry boat at gage or, by wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed 6f sand, gravel, and boulders; clean

and fairly permanent. Control is a bar composed of outcropping rock and

coarse gravel 400 feet below gage; clean and practically permanent. 

EXTREMES OF STAGE. Maximum stage during year estimated at 18.60 feet at'

4 p. m. February 1; minimum stage, 0.38 foot October 1, 5, and December 26. 

1922-23: Maximum stage, that of February 1, 1923; minimum stage,

0.38 foot September 26, 27, 29, 30, October 1, 5, and December 26, 1922. 

REGULATION. Natural regulation due to flow from large springs. 

ACCURACY. Stages-discharge .relation practically permanent; not affected by ice.

Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge not determined.

Discharge measurements of North Fork of White River near Tecumseh, Mo., during 

the year ending Sept. 30,

Date

Jan. 26

Mar. 27

Made by Gage 

height

Feet 

1.34

1.52

Discharge

Sec.- ft. 

1,230

1,340

Date

May 18

July 26

Made by 

V. L. Austin ... ....

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.26

.93

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

3,470

862
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VII

Daily gage height, in feet, of North Fork of White River at Tecumseh, Mo., for the

year ending Sept. SO, 1923 t

Day

1 __ . .........

2 __ ... _ . ...

3 _______ ..

4 __ . ___ 

5 _____ .. ....

6 __ . _ ... ...

7. _ . ...

8..... __ ....

9 __ . _ . _ .

1.0. ___ . __ .

ii...... __ ..

12 .. . _ . _

13.. _______ .

14- __ ... _ .

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

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

17. .....I....

18. _____.

19 ...........

20........... ...

21 __ .. __ . _

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

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

24... _ .. __

25- ..... ....

26... ..,.. 

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

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

29. ___ . ___ .

30-.^«.........

31..... _ .... ...

Oct.

0.38

.40

.40

,40

38

.65

.59

.54

.50

4B

.44

.43

.42

.42

.44

- dfi

.44

.42

.41

.40

.41

.40

.42

.42

.42

.42

.41

.42

.42 

.42

49

Nov.

ft 44

A.A.

.43

.42 

.42

.44

.44

ft

44

.42

.42

.42

.48

.51

.50

4ft

.46

.50

en

.49

.46

.44

.43

.42

.42

.40

.40

.40

.40 

.40

Dec.

0.46

48

.50

.50

.48

.47

CO

.58

.56

.51

.49

.48

4.c

.44

44

44

.42

.40

.40

.40

4ft

dn

.41

.40

.40

.38

.68

.89

.82 

1.03

1 7Q

Jan.

1.46

1.17

98

- .8« 

79

.71

.68

.62

1Q

*7

.54

.52

.50

CQ

60

.58

.58

CO

1 1Q

3

QE

2 <tft

1.82

1.37

1.24

1.28

1.36

1.35

2 77

Feb.

15.70

7 00

5.35

^'3,55

-9 ft*i

9 4*\

e\ iQ

1 Qft

1 Qft

1.63

1.56

1.56

1.48

1.36

1.32

1.29

1.23

1.20

1.19

1.15

1.16

1.06

1.03

1.02

1.07

1.05

1.01

Mar.

1.00

OS

1.01

.,1. 10 

1.10

1.72

1 84

1.72

1 *\Q

1 *\9

2.52

4.75

3.40

2.70

3.90

7.00

3.95

3.20

2.65

2.41

2.24

2.11

1.93

1.78

1.69

1.63

1.53

1148

1.42 

1.40

1.31

Apr.

1 97

1.24

1.31

1..69

9 7ft

1.74

1.61

1.53

1.43

1.37

1.32

1.29

1.41

1.48

1.45

1 4ft

1.39

1.35

1.30

1,33

1.67

1.86

1.79

1.87

1.76

1.67

1.62

2.12

2.32 

2.08

May

1 CM

1 7Q

1.71

1.71 

1.67

1.63

1.60

1.55

t 4K

1.37

1.34

1.33

1.28

1.64

4.50

7.45

4.30

a so

2.74

2.43

2.20

2.03

1.91

2.11

5.20

4.40

3.65

3.14

2.74 

3.60

2.58

June

2 (U

2.34

4.85

3.80

9 Q3

2.57

2.49

2.18

2.02

3.55

5.10

3.75

3.10

2.67

2.40

2.26

2.27

2.33

2.16

1.98

1.84

1.72

1.63

1.58

1.52

1.47

1.43

1.59

1.45 

1.37

July

1 9Q

1.29

1,24

1.19 

1.18

1/14

1.10

1.09

1.07

1.06

1.03

1.00

1.67

1.36

1.17

1.10

1.41

1.22

1.07

1.08

1.04

1.00

.99

.97

.96

.93

.96

1.02

1.00 

1.03

1.02

Aug.

a 95

.92

.98

.94

S.Q

.86

.83

.80

.82

.80

.80

.77

.75

.74

.74

.71

.73

.74

.73

.70

.69

.70

.70

.69

.69

.65

.64

.64

.64 

.64

.62

Sept.

0.76

.70

.75

.74 

.70

.67

.67

.68

.65

.64

.60

.60

.58

.58

. .56

.58

.59

.60

.7,0

.70

.63

.60

.59

.58

.57

.56

.54

.53

.52 

.54

BLACK RIVER AT LEE PER, MO.

LOCATION. In SW. ]4 NE. ^ sec. 27, T. 28 N., R. 3 E., on Missouri Southern 

Railway Co.'s bridge at Leeper, Wayne County, 1^4 miles above Greenwood Valley Creek, 3 miles below McKenzie Creek, 5 miles below Deer 

Creek, and 8 miles above Brushy Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 957 square miles (measured on United States soil survey 

maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 15, 1921, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Chain gage fastened to guard timber on downstream side of railroad 

bridge; read by Harry Record and Pearl Church. Elevation of zero of gage 

above mean Gulf level, 423.95 feet.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of railroad or highway bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of coarse gravel and sand. Control is 

a bar of coarse gravel and boulders 800 feet below gage; fairly permanent.

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 12.80 feet at 4.45 

p. m. March 16; minimum stage, 1.88 feet at 7 a. m. and 5.30 p. m. October 5.

1921-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 13.40 feet November 19, 1921; 

minimum stage, 1.84 feet August 30 and September 2, 1921.

The river reached a stage of 21.3 feet in August, 1915 (determined by 

levels to high-water marks by United States Weather Bureau).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during high water March 16. 

Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge not determined.
WHITE BIVBB BASIK

Discharge meotitrentente i^ Black Rive? at Leeper, Mo., during the yea¥ ending Sept1. 

::- S0,l&88

Date

Oct. 4

Jan. 19

Feb. 4

.Made by 

 do ..4 _ r ___ .,

Gage 

height

.Feet , 

1.91 2. fi8

. 5.73

Discharge

StecJt,

t&9

3,920

,Date

Apr. 26

Aug. 3

Made by 

V. L. Austin .. __ .

! <iN& 

be^it

ft*

3.64, <%m

Disebarge

Sec.-ft. 

Ml -*- 362

flatty 0ajfe height, in feef, of Black River at Leeper, Mo., for the year ending Sept.

SO, 1923

Day

1 ________

2. _____ . ...

3.. ___ __ .

4. _____ _

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

6.1 __ .. _

1 8.."~... '"."...'

9 __ . _____ .

10. ..*.

11 ___ . .....

12. ______

13 ____ . .....

14: .............

15 _____ . .....

16 ________ .

17. .

18. .........

19... __ r __. ...

20.... ..., .

21. __ ... .....

22,. _ ......

23..'. _ _

24. ____ . .....

25 ____ , ......

26 ____ .... ...

27 ...........

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

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

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

31 ..

Oct.

1.93

1 92

i 01

1.96

1.88

1.94

2.02 

2.52

2.60

9 4B,

2.35

2.28

2.21

2.18

2.17

2.20

2.20

2, 24

-, 2.27

2.18

2.17

2.17

2.16

2.15

2.14

2.14

2.13

2.12

2.13

2.14

Nov.

2,. 26.

2.38

2.42

2 47

2.39

2.37

2.35

2.36

2.34, 2.27''

2.26

2.24,

2.35

a 52

2.53

2.60

2,58

2.60 ;-2.';68

7 2. 59

a 56

2.54

2.56

2. .46

 2.36

2.36

2.35

2.32

2.- 28

2.24

Dec.

2.30

1.35

2.32

2 29

2.27

2.32 

9 in

2.44

*> M.

2.42

2.42

2.43

.2.38

2.37

2.34

2.34

. 2,31

 2.28

2.28

2.25

2.21

2.20

2.22

2,20

- 2.20

3.19

4.74

,4.48

.-/8. 98

5.11

Jan.

5.61

4

AR

3.96

3.48

3.26

3.26

a 16 

3.00

2.93

1 2.8£

2.76

2.73

2.65

2.68

2.68

2.80

2. 78

 2.72

.2.68

2.66

3.75

3.78

'3.68

3.62

3,50

3.50

3.68

4.25

4.48

4.08

4 80

Feb.

9.68

9 88

8 ifl

5.88

4.50

4.38

4.40 

4.12

3.95

3.80

3'. 72

3.62

3.78

3.82

3.68

 3.58

3.48

3.40

3.40

3.34

3.29

3.23

 3. 17

3.14

3.15

3.16

3.22

3.22

Mar.

3.JJ2

3.17

3.22

3.48

3.68

3-.'82f

4,15, 

4.18

4.02

3.8£

4i 40

8.20

6.80

5.38

5.28

11.25

7.12

5.60

5. '00

4.60

5.48

4:28

4,12'

. 3.98

3.85

3.82

3.72

3.62

3/52

3.45

3.42

Apr.

3.35

3.32

3.42

3.42

3.62

3.62

3.60 

3.60

3.52

3.45

3.45

3.40

3.65

4.10

4.30

4.10

3.90

3.82

3.68

3.62

3.68

3.62

3.60

4.12

3.80

3.65

3.60

3.72

3.62

3- 50

May

3.45

3.42

3.88

6.12

7.32

5.70

5.00 

4.62

4.32

4.15

3.98

3.82

3.72

3.70

7.15

11.60

7.75

5.85

5.32

4.95

4.52

4.35

4.10

4.02

3.92

3.82

3.80

3.80

3.82

4.62

4.70

June

4.35

4.15

5.20

5.10

4.42

4.10

3,90 

3.70

3.58

3.50

3.52

3,55

3.42

3.33

4.02

4.98

4.73

4.48

4.00

3.68

3.53

3.43

3.32

3.23

3.15

3.10

3.04

3.66

3.28

3.17

July

3.06

3.02

2.94

2.90

2.87

2.&

2.77 

2.73

2,70

2.73

2.70

2.67

2.71

2..69

2.66

2.70

2.81

2.87

2.75

2.66

2.64

2/61

2.57'

2. -56

2.56

2.53

2.53

2.59

2.56

2.61

2.60

Aug.

2.54

2.55

2.54

2.52

. 2..50

 #46

2,15 

2.43

2.59

2.09

2.62

2.59

2.57

2.55

2.50

2.49

2.51

2.51

2.49

2.44"

2.44

2,"67

2.66

2.71

2.65

2.56

. 2.53'

2.49

2.47"

2.42

2.35

Sept.

 2.42

2.97

3.43

3.27

3.04

2.89

2,83 

2.77

2.69

2.6?

2.66

2,56

2.63

2.50

2.46

2.44

2.45

2.46

2.5?

2.56

2.62

2.5}.

2.48

2.46

2.44

2.40

2.39

2.38

2.38

2.37

CURRENT &IVER NEAR EMINENCE, MO.

LOCATION. In SE. ]4 NW. ^ sec. 15, T. 29 N., R. 3 W., at foot of Coot 

Mountain, 1 mile below Jacks Fork and Smiles northeast of Eminence, 

Shannon-County. ' <«

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,230 square miles (measured on United States soil jsurvey. 

maps); somewhat indefinite on account of several large tributary springs.

AVAILABLE. August 24, |921, tp, September 30, 1923. The Western 

Tie & Timber Co., St. Louis, has records of stage from .December, 19207"to, 

August, 1921. ; ; r

GAGE. Vertical staff gage fram.O to 10 feet bolted to outcropping ledge on rigkfc 

bank, and another section from 10 to 26 feet fastened to near-by tree. 

Prior to October 19, 1921, a painted vertical staff gage at independent 

datum on right bank 1,200 feet above present gage; readings from this 

gage referred to present gage by use of curve based on simultaneous 

readings of the two gages.
m SUEFACE PART VII

,af EASUBEMENT.p.-T7iMadie fron^, cable or ,b$ ^ading near, gage,, A . \ 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of clean, coarse gravel; fairly permanent. Control is a coarse jgrayjlL bar below gagej:__clean and practically

_ , , ,

STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, fcj.50 feet 'at 

3 p. m. March 16; minimum stage, 1.20 feet October 5 and 6.

1921-1923: Maximum stage recorded^ 14.20 feet November 19, .1924,$ 

'. '.. minimum stage, 1.26 feet October 5 and 6, UB22. ".I'... > . > ~ ; 

REGULATION. Natural regulation through large tributary springs. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation practically permanent"; iiot affected by ice. 

Gage read to hundred ths once daily. Daily discharge not determined. ,. 

Discharge measurements of Current River near Eminence, Mo,, during the year end- ing Sept. so, wm

Date

Mar. 24

May 19

Made by 

V. L. Austin _ .... ....

W. S. Frame ...........

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.31

5.08

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

9 lift

4,600

Date

July 28

Made by 

...... do... _ ..........

Gage 

height

Pea 

5.62

1.72

Discharge

Sec.-fl. 

5,500

904

Daily gage height, in feet, of Current River near Eminence, Mo., for the year ending

Sept. SO, 1983

Day

1- __ . .......

2 . _ .......

3. __ ........

4 _______ .

5. ___ .......

6 _

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

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

9. __ . ........

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

11 __ . ..... i"j(

13. __ ........

14.. .... 

15 __ ..

16 ___ ..-,....

17 _______ ..

18

19..... __ ....

20 

21 __ . .........

22 __ . ____

23. :...... ...

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

26.....M-,.- ..... 

26 ________

27 _ ..... _ ..

28... ___ - ..... 29. , 

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

31 ________

Oct.

1.26

1.24

1.22

1.20

1.20

1 84

1.S4

1.58

1 46

1.44

1.42

1.42

1.42

1.42

1.44

1.42

1.40

1.36

1.36

1.34

1.34

1.32

1.28

1.26 

1.26

1.24

1.24

1.22

1.22

1.22

Nov.

1 46

1.50

1.44

i in

1.38

1.38

1.38

1.36

1.36

1 34

1.34

1.32

1.38

1.78

1.72

1.72

1.70

1.64

1.64

1.60

1.52

1 Aft

1.46

1.40

1.38 

1.38

1.34

1.32

1.32

1.40

Dec.

1 Aft

1.44

1.44

1 4-ft

1.42

1.56

1 FU3

1 t\fi

1.54

1.52

1.52

I

RA

1.48

1.44

1.40

1.38

1.36

1 34

1.30

1.28

1.28

1.28

1.28

1.28

1.26 

1.26

2.00

3.30

2.80

2.70

4.80

Jan.

4.85

3.60

3.00

2.80

2.48

2.36

9 OS

9 19

2.12

2.10

2.00

1 flt\

1.80

1.88

2.08

2.04

2.00

1 oo

1 fti

1.80

4.95

4.00

3.80

3.28

3.02 

2.86

2.96

3.36

3.24

4.00

5.00

Feb.

12.70

12.80

7.60

5.95

5.00

4.60 ? on

3.70

3.40

3.22

3.08

q (\A

3.00

2.94

2.78

2.66

2.58

2.54

2.44

2.40

2.36

2.28

2.20

2.16

2.16 

2.28

2.28

2.20

Mar.

2.18

2.16

2.12

9 49

2.56

2.84

o on

3.14

3.00

t an

4.66

a tt\

6.30

4.90

8.48

12.55

7.00

4.95

4.50

3.80

3.80

3.60

3.12 

3.04

2.92

2.80

2 72

2.66

2.56

Apr.

2.50

2.42

2.56

2.42

2.72

2.82

2.74

2.52

2.46

2.38

9 3A

2.66

2.84

2.80

2.78

2.66

9 U

2.46

2.4fi

2.46

2.46

2.46

2.38

2.30

2.26

2.20

2.70

3.08

2.86

May

9 fi9

a 62

2.64

4.05

4.70

4.10

3 90

3.40

3.12

3.00

2.90

2 of)

2 68

2.^2

7.30

12.50

7.45

5/60

5.10

4.65

4.10

3.80

3.60

3.30

3.30 

3.80

3.80

3.60

3.22

4.60

3.60

Jane

4.20

4.00

9.60

7.60

5.67

4.70

4.40

3.90

3.50

3.40

3.32

3.28

3.00

2.94

5.80

6.00

4.62

4.10

3.60

3.48

3.22

2.96

2.80

2.64 

2.- 54

2.46

2.68

2.50

2.42

July

2.24

2.22

2.16

2.10

2.08

9 <U

1.98

1.96

1 94

1.82

1.68

2.00

2.06

2.04

2.04

2.06

2.08

1.92

1.86

1.80

1.78

1.76

1.72

1.70 

1.68

1.70

1.72

1.72 i tt<>

2.26

Aug.

1.92

1.78

1.80

i fti

1.74

1.64

1.52

1.50

1.96

1.74

1 AO

1.60

1.56

1.56

1.54

1.52

1.52

1.50

1.48

1.54

1.52

1.48

1.48 

1.46

1.44

1.42

1.42

1.38

1.38

Sept.

1 38

1 66

1.6&

1.60

1.80

1.76

1.70

1.52

1.50

1.48

1.46

1.42

1.49

1.38

1.36

1.36

1.36

1.44

1.42

1.42

1.40

1.38

1.36

1.36

1.3S 

1.34

1.36

1.38

1.34

2.32

,. /
RtVEB

AT TiAJT BUEEIT, HO. > »tv

LOCATION. In NE. J£ NW. ^ see. 25, <T. 27 N., R. 1 W., at highway fcridge in 

i Va» Buren, Carter County, half a mitej below Davis Creek, 3 miles Below

Henpeek Creek, 3 miles above Carlos Creek, and 4 miles above Big Spring. 

DRAINAGE A»EA.~1,84Q square mfles (mgastired on United Statfes soil survey

maps). Somewhat indefinite on account of several large tributary springs. 

RECOUPS AV.AiLA^iii. June 1,8, 1921, to September 30, 1023. The,,Missouri

Engineering Experiment Station has records at the same site from August 

. - 25, 191&to Jfuly 30* 1921> ,i

GAGB.~Chj^n"gage on .downstream,side of highway bridge; read b# Z. Chilton 

' "and Berniee Rose. 

DISCHARGE, MEAsuRjEMBN'rs.-^-Made frajm.tdownstream side of highway bridge

;, o^^ by wading,' ! .; ' ,;; . '. . '

CHANNEL AND coNTEOi.,'-^Bed composed of coarse gravel| faiffy permanent.

No well-defined control; low-water control probably at constricted section 

" of channel at,former bridge site 800 fiset belo.w gage; fairly permanent. 

^EXTREMES OF piscHAjtaE. Maximum sfcago recorded durittg year, 10»24 feet at

3.3i) p. m. February 2 (discharge, 21,800, second-feet); minimum stage, 1.06 

 , feet October.3-6 ajad December 26 (discharge, 810,second-feet).

 1921-1923:' Maximum stage *ecor;d6d,; 10;2§,feet November 20,1921 (didcKarge, 22,100 second-feet); miinimum discharge, 778 seeond-feet September

30,1922: - " f '"

<<;; - The Missouri Engineering Experimen-t Station has published a maximum 

, discharge of 125,OiOO second[-feet on AugUst 21, 1915, and a, minimum dis- 

;^_ charge of 540 second-feet in September, $,13. 'On March 26, -1904, the

river reached & stage about 5 feet higher than the flood of 1915. 

RsewbATioN; Natural regulation through large springs. 

AcctiBACY. Stage-discharge relation changed 'during high water February 2;

not affected by ice. Rating curves used before and after the change well

defined. Gage read to huhdredths tjwice daily. Daily discharge ascertained

by applying mean daily gage height) to rating table. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Current River at Van Buren, Mo., during the year ending

Sept. SO, 1928

Date

Jan. 27 Feb. 5

Made by 

V.L.Austin--. ..

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.01

5.45

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

2,690

6,130

Date

Mar. 22

Made by 

V.L.Austin. ___ 

a

mat

4.09 4*1

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

3,600

4,530

 See Missouri Univ. Eng. Exper. Sta. Bull., ser. 22, vol. 21, No. 35. 

26695 25 WSP 567 4
SUKFACE PAET VII

Daily discharge, in second'feet, o/ #rr®rf JSjter rdt 

ending Sept. SO, 1928

Buren, Mo., for the year

: Day '

1... _ .. ...

2.. ___ . ...

3 _______

5. ___ ...1

6 _____ '.

7 ........

8.. __ ,. ...

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

10.. 

11 ........

12. .. .....

13- ____ .

14 ____ . ...

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

16.. __ . ....

17.... _ ....

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

19.. .........

20.... __ ...

21..... _ ...

22.... ____ ,

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

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

25. ___ .

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

27.. .........

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

29 . _ ...

30 .. .......

31 ......

Oct.

810

810

810

Q1 A

810

810

860

1,120

1,050

920

860

860

860

810

860

860

860

860

860

860

810

810

860

860

810

810

810

810

810

810

810

Nov.

1 920 920'

920

son

&\fi

86 (

860

860.

860

860

810

810

860

920

980

980

980

980

980

980

920

920

920

860

860

860

810

860

810

810

Dec.

, 860

860

860

Q9CI

Rftfi

860

920

980

o«n 

osn

920

Q(¥l

880

860

860

860

860

810

810

810

810

810

810

810

810

810

OSfl

2,200

2 (Km

2,440

4,480

Jan,

5,650

3,690

2,690.

9 9fift

1 ffiRA

i flfirt

i ififi

1,370

1 OfiA

1,200

1,120

1,120

1

1 on

1,120

1,200

1,280

1,200

1,200

1,120

1,120

4,820

5,970

3,690

O COfl

*> *fift

2,560

2,560

2,820

2 ofin

2,690

3,390

 f. 

Feb,

16,200

a ifin

16,200

Q qon

16,180

''4,5)20

3,970

9 JflA

3,010

2,710

2,420

2,280

2 OCA

2,280

2,020

1 Qnrt

1,900

1,780

1,660

1,550

1,350

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,350

Mat>

1 9%£k

1,250

1 *>KA

v win

2

oon

2,420

2,-42Q

2,150 "

2,020

3,180

10,400

O Stfift

6, -180

A -OOA

IK onn

12,700

6,640

5,110

4,540

3,970

3,630

3,310

2 sfin

4,350

O CflA

2,280

2,150

2,020

2,020

1,900

 Apr.

1 ffU\-

i ?sn

1 606

1 630

1 960

1 QOA

9 floft

2,020

1 900

1 7ftfl

1 7ftfl

1,660

2,150

0 9ftfl

2,280

 2, 160

2,020

1,900 i sun

i inn

1,780

1,780

1,780

1 78ft

1,660

1.5SO

1,550

1,900

2,080

May

2

AOA

1 Q(V)

1 1,900'

o oca)

4 540

3' 460

3,160

o s«n

2,420

2,280

2,150

2,020

2,020

, 7,860

15,400

14,400

7,600\

6,180

4,920

4,350

3,800

3,460

3,160

9 99n

9 4<¥1 '

o 1 «n

3,160

2

QOA

3,010

3,630

'June

3,160

3,800

5 {WiQ

Q QfiA

7

%fi/|

5,110

3,870

S 4fiO

3,160

3,010

2,860

2,710

2,560

2,420

9,220

5,960

4,160

3,630

3,160

2,710

2,560

2,280

2,150

2,020

i onrt

1,900

2,020

i onn

1,780

Jiriy

fc720

1 «RA

 1T610

1

EC/1

T *Srv

1,450

1 IRAi,a5»rf

1,380

1,3^)

1,850

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,450

1,350

1,250

1,250

1 IfiO '

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,450

Aug.

1,250

1,160

1, 160

1,160

1/000

1,080

t non

1,080

1,160

1 Oftft

1,080

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

:1,.<»0

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

930

930

930

930

930

Sept.

930

1,000

1 fIStfl

1 Afift

lfflO(>

i fisfl

1,080

1 flOO

1,000

930

 '-' 930

930

930

980

870

930

870

980

930

930

930

930

930

930

930

930

930

930

930

870

NOTE. Daily discharge interpolated Nov. 4, 7, Dec. 12, 13, Jan. 9, 26, Apr. 4-6, 19, 21, 30, May 25, 26, 

and July 1-3; estimated June 10-14. Gage not read on those days.

Monthly discharge of Current River at Van Buren, Mo., for the year ending Sept. SO,

[Drainage area, 1,640 square miles]

Month

'December ______ .. __ .... __ __ __ __ . _

February ___ ... _____________ ........

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

May __ _________ __ ___ __ ___ . .

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

1,120 

980 

4,480 

5,970 

21,400 

15,800 

2,280 

15,400 

9,220 

1, 720 

1,250 

1,080

21,400

Minimum

810 

810 

810 

1,120 

1,250 

1,250 

1,550 

1,900 

1,780 

1,160 

930 

870

810

Mean

851 

891 

1,140 

2,300 

4,180 

4,150 

1,900 

4,240 

3,720 

1,340 

1,040 

953

2.230

Per 

square 

mile

0.519 

,543 

.695 

1.40

2.55 

2.53 

1.16 

2.59 

2.27 

.817 

.634 

.581

1.36

Bun-off 

in inches

0.60 

.61 

.80 

1.61 

2.66 

Z92 

1.29 

2.99 

2.53 

.«4 

.73 

.65

18.33

CURRENT RIVER AT DONIPHAN, MO.

LOCATION. In N. }4 sec. 27, T. 23 N., R. 2 E., at highway bridge three-quarters 

of a mile west of Doniphan, Ripley County, 2 miles above Briar Creek, and 

12 miles below Buffalo Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,030 square miles (measured on United States soil survey 

maps); somewhat indefinite on account of numerous large tributary springs.
FASIN

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 14,1921, to" September 30,1923. The United States 

Engineer. Office, Memphis, Tenn., has records of stage from August, 1918, to 

June, 1921. , , ' '

GAGE. Chain gage on upstream side of bridge; read by T. B. Swindel. Prior 

to May 10,1922, a painted staflf gage on .bridge pier and auxiliary staff gage 

from 0 to 4 feet on right bank.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of clean, coarse gravel; practically permanent. No well-defined control.

EXTREMES OF STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 13 feet at 7 a. m. 

February 3; minimum stage, 0.54 foot December 25-26.

1921-1923: Maximum and minimum stages same as those for 1923, as 

given above. . The flood of August, 1915, reached a stage of 25.5 feet (determined by 

levels to flood marks by United States Engineer Corps).

REGULATION. Natural regulation through numerous large springs.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation fairly permanent; not affected by ice. 

Gage read to hundredths twice .daily. Daily discharge not determined.

Discharge measurements of Current River at D&niphan, Mo., during the year ending Sept. SO,

Date

Jan. 23

Mar. 21

Made by 

W. B. Denison ........

V. L. Austin.... ......

Gage 

height.

Feet 

4.18

4.31

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

6,250

6,220

Date Made by 

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

Oage 

height

Feet 

4.07

1.15

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

5,890

2,090

Daily gage height, in feet, of Current River at Doniphan, Mo., for the year ending

Sept. SO, 1923

Day

1 __ .... _ .

2 ___ . .

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

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

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

6... _ ..... ...

7 __ . _ ......

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

9. _ . _ . _ ..

10-.. __ ......

11. .............

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

13. ___ .......

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

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

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

17 ____ .. ....

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

19. ____ .. _ .

20. __ .........

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

22 __ . _ . ...

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

24. ____ ......

25- _ .........

26 _________

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

28. ____ ... ...

29..... _ . _ ..

30 ___ ... ...

31.... ..........

Oct.

0.60

.58

.58

.58

.58

.58

.64

.64

.80

.78

.74

.68

.64

.64

.68

.68

.67

.66

.64

.64

.64

.65

.62

.62

.62

.62

.62

.62

.62

.62

Nov.

0.77

QA

.78

.76

.76

.75

.74

.72

.72

.72

79

.70

.68

.88

8fS

.84

.84

O9

.92

.86

.86

.81

.76

.74

.72

.72

.69

.68

CO

.61

Dec.

0.69

.72

.71

.76

.73

.78

.82

.84

.85

.86

.84

.79

.73

.70

.68

.64

.60

.58

.58

.57

.56

.56

.56

.54

.54

.90

1.33

2.34

9 A.A.

2.72

Jan.

4.38

2 93

2,40

2.02

1 QA

1.56

1.49

1.35

1.25

1.18

1.14

1.10

1.13

1.12

1.13

1.22

1.18

1.16

1.18

5.08

4.48

4.28

3.41

3.07

2.90

2.82

2.82

3.11

3.09

3.24

Feb.

5.25

11.15

13.00

9.45

E fin

A. 7fi

3.70

3.35

3.20

2.99

2.77

2.75

2.72

2.55

2.39

2.32

2 27

2.15

2.04

1.97

1.89

1.82

1.70

1.70

1.76

1.84

1.80

Mar.

1.77

1.73

1.70

1.83

i cn

2.72

2.90

3.01

2.88

2.70

4.00

6.15

7.80

6.40

5.00

9.50

11.00

8.45

5.90

4.90

4.27

4.02

3.59

3.59

3.36

2.96

2.70

2.62

2.51

2.43

2.34

Apr.

2.28

2.20

2 22

2.37

2 79

2.69

2.64

2.58

2.36

2.27

2.18

2.14

2.46

2.82

2.95

2.82

2.63

2.42

2.29

2.26

2.30

2.30

2.28

2.23

2.16

2.08

2.11

2.18

3.03

2.59

May

2 44

2.27

2.29

3.43

5.18

5.28

4.38

3.83

3.42

3.21

2.93

2.78

2.68

2.64

8.33

9.33

10.82

8.61

6.16

5.23

4.33

3.93

3.73

3.48

3.23

3.12

3.05

3.27

3.15

3.20

3.40

June

3.23

3.08

3.28

5.83

4.88

4.13

4.04

3.35

3.20

3.10

3.12

2.95

2.62

2.73

5.10

5.75

4.35

3.80

3.40

3.07

2.85

2.70

2.58

2.27

2.15

2.10

2.09

2.04

July

1.94

1.82

1.75

1.69

1.63

1.58

1.54

1.49

1.55

1.42

1.37

1.35

1.36

1.38

1.47

1.45

1.47

1.57

1.49

1.43

1.30

1.27

1.23

1.19

1.18

.1.17

1.14

1.14

1.14

1.12

1.37

Aug.

1.45

1.32

1.23

1.16

1.13

1.09

1.05

1.04

1.10

1.12

1.10

1.06

1.01

.99

.96

.92

.90

.90

.89

.87

.86

.99

.96

.95

.94

.90

.89

.86

.83

.80

.78

Sept.

0.78

.78

.91

.95

.96

.93

.99

1.00

.96

.87

.83

.SI

.7?

.75

.74

.7S

.12

.80

.80

.83

.78

.76

.74

.72

.70

.68

.68

.68

.68
40 SUEFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1023, PAST VH

JACKS FORE AT EMINENCE, MO.

LOCATION. In W. % sec. 26, T. 29 N., R. 4 W., at highway bridge half a mile

north of Eminence, Shannon County, 1 mile below Mahans Creek, and 8

miles above mouth. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 376 square miles (measured on IJnited States soil survey

maps) | somewhat indefinite on account of large tributary springs. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 18,1921} to September SO, 1923. 

GAGE. Chain gage bolted to handrail on upstream side of bridge; read by

E. J. Ward. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by

wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand, gravel, and boulders; clean

and fairly permanent. Control is a coarse gravel bar 300 feet below

gage; fairly permanent. 

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 10.00 feet at nopn

February 1 (discharge, 12,200 second-feet); minimum discharge, 132 secondfeet October 3.

1922 1923: Maximum and minimum discharge same as for year ending

September 30, 1923, as given above.

REGULATION. Natural regulation through flow from several large springs. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during high water in February;

not affected by ice. Rating curve used until January 31 fairly well defined

below 2,900 second-feet; curve used after that date well defined below

3,500 second-feet. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge

ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Records

good except those for stages above 5,000 second-feet.

Discharge measurements of Jacks Fork at Eminence, Mo., during the year ending

Sept. SO, 1928

Date

Jan. 26

Mar. 23

24

May 18

Made by 

W. R. Denison.. ......

V. L. Austin _____ .

. __ do . ________ .

W. S. Frame .....

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.37

2.34

2.22

3.51

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

592 7K4

644

1,660

Date

«

July 28

30

Made by 

.....do... _ ... _ .....

__ do ... _______ .

Gage 

height

Feet 

4.67

1.25

1.27

Dis- 

.charge

Sec.-ft. 

2,950

236

244
WHITE BIVEB BASIN 41

Daily discharge, in $ecand-*feet, of Jacks Fork at Eminence, Mo., for the year ending

Sept. SO, 192S

Day

1 ____ . __

2 _______

3 ...

4...

5 _____ . _ i.

6. _____ '

7. ___ .......

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

9 ____ .. ..

10. __ . ____

11. ............

12 _____ ...

13. __ . ......

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

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

16 _____ _ 

17. ........

18.. ___ .....

19 ___ . .....

20. ........

21....... ,.

22.. ___ ....

23 ___ . ...

24. __ .. . _ "

25..... ....

26. . ........

27 .. __ .

28 ___ . ....

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

30 . __ . _

31.. _ .... ....

Oct.

138

135

132

138

138

138

180

186

199

180

170

155

149

149

152

155

155

149

149

149

149

155

149

149

149

146

146

149

14Q

149

146

Nov.

167

155

155

165

158

155

149

149

149

149

149

149

167

180

199

199

192

196

192

199

192

183

167

161

158

155

152

149

149

143

Dec.

161

167

180

192

183

183

205

250

268

218

208

180

180

174

167

161

161

155

149

149

149

149

143

143

143

143

212

405

425

615

1,860

Jan.

1,160

695

540 '445

405

365

325

285

268

250

250

234

234

234

250

305

285

268

250

365

3,200

1,490

950

725

640

590

590

695

668

590

1,090

Feb.

10,900

6,780

4,590

2,130

1,630

1,360

1,120

970

900

830

710

710

710

678

630

, 580

555

555

530

505

505

482

460

460

438

460

. 460

460

Mar.

438

438

460

555

605

710

900

830

710

678

1,200

4,910

2,250

1,450

2,610

6,600

2,370

1,730

1,280

1,120

970

830

770

678

655

605

555

530

505

505

482

ipr.

460

460

482

482

580

605

555

530

505

482

460

438

530

655

630

580

555

505

482

460

482

505

505

505

460

438

. 438

555

770

710

May

630

£80

580

1,040

1,540

1,280

970

830

770

655

630

605

555

555

3,510

6,430

2,730

1,730

1,360

1,040

900

770

710

678

678

770

830

710

630

900

830

June

1,450

1,630

4,590

3,650

1,830

1,280

1,040

830

770

678

710

678

630

580

7TO

1,040

1,040

830

678

605

555

505

460

438

415

415

392

392

. 370

350

July

350

330

310

310

290

290

290

272

272

272

272

272

310

370

350

310

330

330

290

272

272

255

255

248

. 241

234

244

234

227

255

255

Aug.

238

227

227

255

241

224

213

213

310

252

227

224

213

210

206

202

199

199

192

185

185

206

199

192

185

185

182

179

176

173

173

Sept.

170

173

182

241

272

255

213

196

188

179

173

170

167

16T

167

167

173

173

179

178

167

167

167

161

161

161

158

158

155

Monthly discharge of Jacks Fork at Eminence, Mo., for the year ending Sept.

<Sf) 1 Q&<H OU, ia&O

[Drainage area, 376 square miles]

Month

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

May . «.. . ... ... . .

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

August... _ »-* _ ... .. . . . . ... -.--. .

The year... _ . ____ L-_, _ . _______

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

199 

199 

1,860 

3,200 

10,900 

6,600 

770 

6,430 

4,590 

370 

310 

272

10,900

'Minimum

132 

143 

143 

234 

438 

438 

438 

555 

350 

227 

173 

155

182

Mean

153 

166 

261 

601 

1,470 

1,260 

527 

1,180 

987 

284 

209 

180

600

Per 

square 

mile

0.407 

.441 

.694 

1.60 

3.91 

3.35 

1.40 

3.14 

2.62 

'.756 

.556 

.479

'i««o

Run-off 

in inches

a 47 

.49 

.80 

1.84 

4.07 

3.86 

1.56 

3.62 

2.92 

.87 

.64 

.53

21.67

BIG SPRING ITEAII OHICOPEE, MO.

LOCATION. In sec. 6y T. 26 N., R. 1 E., 150 feet be|qw outlet of %ing, 1,000 

feet above junction of outlet chaanel and Current River, 4,000 feet below 

St, Louis-San Francisco Railway Co.'s bridge over Current' River, and 3JMs 

miles- southeast, of. Chic.opee, Carter .County... -, . . ~. . AVJAII,ABI,E.» January B -to J«ne 30, 1922, and 'April' 1 to September 30, 1923.
42 STJBFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PAET VII

GAGE. Vertical staff bolted to lace of large rock on right bank of spring branch 

150 feet below outlet of spring.

DISCHABGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from temporary wagon bridge 500 feet below 

gage or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of heavy gravel and boulders; practically 

permanent; moss and weeds grow in bed of stream. Gravel ford across branch 

400 feet below gage controls low flow to some extent. Stage-discharge relation Is affected part of time by backwater from Current River.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum discharge during period, 840 second-feet 

May 27; minimum discharge, 344 second-feet August 31 and September 1-5 

and 16-31.

1922-1923: Maximum discharge during periods of records, 840 secondfeet May 27,1923; minimum discharge, 341 second-feet (measured with current meter) September 27, 1922.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation neveu affected by ice.

REGULATION. Entire flow from the naturally regulated spring.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation probably permanent except for backwater 

from Current River whenever the river was above gage height 2.8 feet at 

Van Buren. Rating curve fairly well defined; constructed by subtracting 

from gage heights for discharge measurements the amount that Current 

River at Van Buren was above 2.8 feet. Gage read to hundredths two or 

three times a week. Daily discharge ascertained by applying to rating table 

gage height corrected by amount that Current River at Van Buren was 

above 2.8 feet, whenever that occurred, and interpolating discharge for days 

when gage was not read. Records rather poor.

Discharge measurements of Big Spring near Chicopee, Mo., during the year ending

Sept. 30, 1923

Date

Jan. 28

July 31

Made by 

W. S. Frame. ________ . __ ... _ . __ - _ . . _. _ - __

Gage 

height

Feet 

 1.87

1.10

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

4QO

402

0 Backwater from Current River when measurement was made.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Big Spring near Chicopee, Mo., for the year ending Sept. 30, 1923

Day

2 

3.. - 

4 ...... ....

6-.... ..

7. ......

8 .......

9 ...

10 ..........

11... .......

12.. ___ ...

13 ..........

14 ..........

15.. _ .....

Apr.

534

523

512

500

493

486

479

472

486

500

500

500

491

481

472

May

424

434

444

452

462

472

507

543

578

552

525

498

472

466

460

June

404

401

398

394

391

388

388

388

388

388

388

393

399

404

404

July

472

472

459

446

446

446

442

437

433

428

424

424

424

417

411

Aug.

380

376

372

372

372

372

372

372

372

372

372

372

372

367

363

Sept.

144

344

344

344

14<l

747

350

352

355

358

358

358

358

353

349

Day

16. 

17.. 

18.. . 

19. ___ ...

20 __ ......

21 

22 ..........

23.. 

24 

25 _ . ......

26. 

27. _

'28 

29. _ .... 

30 ..........

31 _ - _ ...

Apr.

486

500

507

514

520

527

534

523

512

500

481

462

443

424

424

May

454

448

442

436

430

424

435

446

490

534

578

840

717

595

472

438

June

404

404

404

404

404

414

424

431

439

446

446

446

459

472

472

July

404

404

404

404

404

400

396

392

388

388

388

,388

388

388

388

384

Aug.

358

358

358

358

358

358

358

358

358

358

358

368

358

358

351

344

Sept.

QAA

344

344

344

344

344

144

344 <iAA

344

344

 144

344

344

344

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from Current River, Apr. 1 to June 30.
BlVBft 

Monthly "dfacharfye of Big&pHng near CMcope&,,Md.,for the year ending Sept.

Month

April __ :_ J--J._.- 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

534 

840

472

Minimum

424 

424 

388

Mean

493 

499

413

Month

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

472 

380 

358

Minimum

384 

344 

344

Mean .

416 

364 

- 347

ELEVEN POIKT RIVER NEAR BARDLET, HO. >

LOCATION. In N W. ^ sec. 20, T. 23 N., R. 2 W., at highway bridge on AltonDoniphan road 7 miles southwest of Bardley, Oregon County, 7 miles above 

Fredericks Creek, and 12 miles above Missouri-Arkansas line.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 22, 1921, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Chain gage bolted to handrail on upstream side of bridge; read by 

J. S. Johnson.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by 

wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand, gravel, and some outcropping 

rock; clean and fairly permanent. Low-water control is a contracted section of clean, coarse gravel 300 feet below gage; practically permanent.

EXTREMES OF STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year 10.64 feet at 7.30 

a. m. March 16; minimum stage, 1.42 feet December 20, 21, 25, and 26. 

1922-1923: Maximum and minimum stages recorded same as given above.

REGULATION. Natural regulation through flow from large springs.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation practically permanent; not affected by ice. 

Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge not determined.

Discharge measurements of Eleven Point River near Bardley, Mo., during the year

ending Sept. 80, 1923

Date

Jan. 24

Mar. 20

Made by 

V. L. Austin...........

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.96

4.13

Discharge

Sec.-ft: 

969

1,830

Date

Aug. 4

Made by 

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

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.40

2.24

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,350

638
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1023, PART VII

Daily gage height, in feet, of Eleven Point River near Bartttey,

ending Sept. SO,

Day

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

3 __ . ____ .

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

5 __ . __-

ft 

7., 

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

9. 

10 _ ........ 

11 ____ .......

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 __ ....... ...

17 

18 

19 

20 

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

23 

24 _ .

25 

26 

27 

28 ____ . _ 

29 30 '

31 

Oct.

1.66

1.66

1.66

1.66

1.66

1.66

1.69

1.68

1.68

1.68

if 66

1.64

1.64

1.63

1.64

1.63

1.62

1.60

1.60

1. 62

1.60

1.60

1.61

1.61

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.59

1.60

1.61

Nov.

1.69

1.64

1.61

1.60

1.60

1.61

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.56

1.54

1.62

1.60

1.61

1.59

1.60

1.60

1.58

1.57

1.56

1.54.

1.54

1.54

1.54

1.50

1.51

1.50

1.50

1.51

Dec.

1.54

1.51

1.50

1.54

1.49

1.50

1.52

1.54

1.51

1.50

1.60

1.48

1.45

1.48

1.47

1.48

1.47

1.45

1.44

1.42

1.43

1.44

1.44

1.43

1.42

1.42

1.65

1.81

1.81

1.75

2.13

Jan.

2.36

2.25

2.12

2.05

1.96

1.93

1.86

1.82

1.80

1.79

1.75

1.68

1.67

1.72

1.67

1.64

1.62

1.62

1.62

1.72,

6.40

3.73

3.21

O QQ

0 Q1

2.70

2.72

2.78

2.70

2.68

o on

Feb.

4.02

8.18

5.90

4.82

4.22

3.73

a.- 55

3.35

3.34

3.17

ao4

3.03

3.06

2.98

2 84

2.82

2.78

2.72

2.68

2.64

2

KQ

2.53

2.48

9 47

9 4^

2.48

9 48

Mar.

2.45

2.41

2.43

2.41

2.40

3.06

a so

3.15

3.00

2.94

3.86

6.62

5.18

4.28

4.88

10.37

6.12

5.00

4.45

4.20

3.98

3.85

3.68

3.50

3.45

3.38

3.27

3.19

3.12

3.07

2.97

Apr.

2.94

2.92

2.94

2.98

3.27

3.22

3.13

3.10

3.02

2.97

2.91

2.87

: 3.11

3.18

,3.09

3i 02

2,97

2.89 ' 2.85

2.84

3.00

2.94

2.86

2.84

2.82

.2,76,.

'2.84

3,19

2.96

2.88

May

2.82

2.79

2.82

3.26

3.68

3.52

3.36

3.24

3.12

3.00

2.96

2.92

2.78

2.90

8.25

8.08

6.18

5.02

4.5S

4,42.

4.00

3.82

3.80

3.88

3.62

3.52

3.50

3.42

3.32

3.48

4.05

June

3.92

3.72

3.68

3.90

3.65

3.52

3.48

a 35

3.26

3.56

5.80

4.62

3.95

3.68

4.08

4.28

3.88

3.88

3.68

3.50

3.38

3.13

SJ21

3.13

3.07

S.03

2.98

2.98

2.90

2.84-

July

2.82

2.78

2.76

2.73

2.70

2.68

2.65

2.61

2.63

2.59

2.57

2.55

2.62

2.68

2.57'

2.56

2.60

2.56

2.51

2.48

2.46

2.43

2.42

2.40

2.40

2.38

a 37

2.36

2.35

2.47

2.33

Aug.

2.30

2.29

2.28

2.25

2.22

2.21

2.20.

2.22

2.22

2.21

2.16

2.16

2.16

2.14

2.14

2.13

2.12

2.10

2.08

2.08

2.07

2.12

2.08

2.06

2.05

2.04

?.04

2.04

?.02

2.00

2.00

Sept.

2.00

2.04

2.19

2.09

2.05

2.01

2,81

1.97

1. 96 "

1.94

1.91

1.90

1.88

1.86

1.86

1.86

1.89,

1.88

1.92

1.90

1.87

1.86s

1.86

1.84

1.84

1.82

1.82

1.80

1.80

1.80

GREEK SPEINCt AT QUEER, MO. : .

LOCATION. In SE. \i SW, 34 «ec. 36, T. 25 N., R. 4 W., 250 feet below Greer 

Spring Milling Co;'s dam, 500/feet below second spring, 850 feet below 

first spring at mouth of cave, 1 mile north of Greer, Oregon County, and 

1*4: miles above Eleven Point River. , RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 10 to December 31, 1904, and November 18,1921, 

to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Vertical staff fastened to largd elm tree on'right bank at'same location 

as gage used in 1904. Gages not set to same datum.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading^

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of coarse gravel and bottldets. Control 

is a section of boulders and j^ocks below gagej fairly permanent. Stage at 

gage is never affected by backwater from Eleven Point River.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 1.52 feet February 2 and 4 (discharge, 655 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.88 foot December 23-26 (discharge, 204 second-feet).

1922-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 1.68 feet April 11, 1922 (discharge, 

835 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.88 foot December 23-26,1922 (discharge, 

204 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation never affected by ice.

REGULATION. Dam 250 feet above gage does not utilize the entire flow and the 

effect is not noticeable.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during high water in January. 

Rating curves well defined. Gage read to hundredths once daily. Daily 

discharge ascertained by applying daily gage height to rating table. 

Records good.
WHITE EIVBB BASIN

Discharge measurements of Greer Spring at <?re«r, M<*., during the year ending

Sept. SO, 1928

Date

Jan. 24

Aug. 4

Made by 

W. S. Frame.. __ . __ ....... __ . _________ . __ . ___ . __

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.25 1.20

in

Discharge

See.-ft. 

420

370

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Greer Spring at Greer, Mo., for the year ending

Sept. SO, 192S

Day

1 __ ... ___

2 - _ . '.

3. _ . _____

4.. ...

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

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

7 ___ . ___

8 _ __ ...

9. _______

10- _______ .

11 ___ ___. ....

12 ________

13.,,,___.__._._

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

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

16. _ :.. .......

17 ..__ . ._

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

19 .

20-. __ .*._. _.

21..... .._..

22

23J.\i-,: __ ' .....

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

25 ____ ..

26..____._.,_.._

27..............

28 __ . .........

29. _______

an

on

Oct.

270

270

270

370

270

282

282

282

282

282

270

270

270

270

270

282

282

270

270

270

.1270

270 ' 270

282

270

270

270

270

270

270

97ft

Nov.

270

282

282

282

270

282

282

270

270

270

270

270

270

270

282

270

270

270

270

270

270

270

270

270

259

259

259

259

259

259

Dec.

270

270

259

270

27Q

270

270

259

259

248

248

237

237

237

226

215

215

215

215

215

215

215

204

204

204

204

215

226

237

248

948

Jan.

282

one

318

318

306

306

306

294

294

282

270

259

248

259

270

282

270

270

259

330

465

465

446

465

465

465

465

465

465

484

522

Feb.

636

655

655

655

655

655

617

617

598

560

560

560

560

541

541

503

503

503

465

465

446

427

408

370

370

370

353

353

Mar.

353

ocq

353

370

370

446

446

465

465

465

503

522

503

503

503

655

636

636

617

598

560

541

541

522

522

522

522

522

503

503

484

Apr.

484 "484

503

503

484

484

465

484

484

503

484

484

484

484

465

485

446

427

408

.427-

408

408

408

389

389

389

370

370

370

353

May

353

336

353

370

427

427

408

408

408

389

389

370

370

427

- 484

636

636

617

«17

598

57»

560

503

484

484

484

465

465

465

465

484

June

4R4

503

503

484

484

484

481

484

465

465

484

522

560

579

S79

560

560

560

541

541

522-

522

503

503

484

484 ' 484

465

465

465

July

446

446

427

427

408

389

389

370

370

353

353

353

370

370

353

353

353

336

336

336

319

319

319

319

302

302

302

285

285

370

370

, .. L_

Aug.

370

370

370

370

370

370

370

353

353

353

336

336

336 336

336

336

319

319

31 &

319

319

319

319

319

302

302

' 362

302

302

302

302

Sept.

noc

 285

w>

336

336

336

336

'41 Q

302

302

302

302

, 302

285

285

285

285

285.

285

285

302

302

302

302

302

302

 " 285

285

285

285

Monthly discharge of Greer Spring at Greer, Mo., for the year ending Sept. SO, 19%3

Month

February 

March 

Discharge ia second-feet

Max!-" 

mum

282 

282 

270 

522 

655 

655 

503

Minimum

270 

259 

204 

248 

353 

353 

353

Mean

273 

270 

236 

352 

521 

500 

444

Mouth

July ____ . __ . __

August _ 

September 

The year 

Discharge in second-feet

Maxi- 

'mtim

636 

579 

446 

370 

336

655

Minimum

336

465 

285 

302 

285

204

Mean

466 

507 

356 

333 

300

380
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY,, 1923, PART VII

ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

EAST FORE OF ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR LEADVILLE, COLO.

LOCATION. In sec. 16, T. 9 S., R. 80 W., at highway bridge 200 yards above mouth 

of Tennessee Fork and 3 miles northwest of Leadville, Lake County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 52 square miles (measured on topographic map).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 25 to August 31, 1890; June 18 to October 11, 1903; 

June 5, 1911, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Vertical staff on left bridge abutment, near upstream «nd; read by 

Jeanette Coquoz and forest ranger. No known relation between present 

gage and gages used prior to 1911.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of coarse gravel and small boulders. 

Control 30 feet downstream from gage; slightly shifting. Banks low, subject to overflow at extreme high water.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 1.60 feet at 

11 a. m. June 21 (discharge, 460 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 0.10 

foot on several days during October (discharge, 4 second-feet).

1911-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 2.03 feet at 8.30 a. m. June 15, 

1921 (discharge, 794 second-feet); minimum discharge, 4 second-feet several 

days in October, 1922.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. The Leadville Water Co. makes a continuous diversion of 2 secondfeet from East Fork above station. During the winter this diversion may 

be increased to 3 second-feet.

REGULATION. Diurnal fluctuation during spring from alternate melting and freezing of mountain snow. No artificial regulation.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation shifted slightly. Rating curves well defined 

below 300 second-feet. Gage read to hundredths twice daily from O6tober 

1 to 27 and from June 16 to September 3; at irregular intervals during remainder of year. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage 

height to rating table. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of East Fork of Arkansas River near Leadville, Colo., during the year ending Sept. SO, 1923

Date

Jan. 21

Mar. 10

May 13

Made by 

M. B. Arthur __ .. __

T. V. Watkins ........

Robert Follansbee ..... 

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

Gage

Feet

 1.02

.50 

1.24

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

10.1

13.4

38.6 

236

Date

July 29

Sept. 27

Made by 

Robert Follansbee .....

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.16

.70

.41

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

197

73

23.2

Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
BASIN

Daily discharge, in second-feet,t of East Fork of Arkansas Miver near LeadviUe, dslo. 

for the year ending Sept. SO, 192S , , ; ,

Day

l ___ . _________ . __ .. ..........

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.

7

7

7

6

7

7

7

6

5

4

4

4

4

6

4

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Apr.

8

-

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

10

12

13

11

9

8

8

8

8

9

10

11

12

13

May

i ^

14

15

16

1 Q

20

30

in

50

55

fjn

45

38

38

37

36

35

40

45

57

80

100

149

190

230

270

325

330

340

358

300

June

OQQ

OQQ

OAA

250

260

270

250

244

218

225

234

230

218

338

390

298

298

390

260

218

228

223

244

218

218

203

192

July

14Q

149

133

123

110

110

120

165

165

144

131

131

123

120

120

113

118

113

136

133

108

08

93

106

136

113

116

75

69

65

, %g%

SO

Ifift

75v

55

61

- 61

52

55

50

55

65

65

116

91

86

84

82

80

75

67

55

59

59

55

53

55

73

61

40

43

52

Sept.

43QO

41

40

40

40

OQ

36

36

35

VA

32

31

30

30

00

35

38

40

38

35

34

33

30

26

26

24

29

28

27

NOTE. Gage not read Oct. 28-31, Apr. 1-21, 23-30, May 2-11,14-19, 21, 22, 24, 25, 28, 29, June 4, 5, 7, 8, 

11,12,14,15, Sept. 4-6,9-14,16-20, 22-26, 29, and 30; discharge estimated.

Monthly discharge of East Fork of Arkansas River near Leadville, Colo.,for theyear

ending Sept. SO, 1923

Month

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

8 

13 

358 

390

Minimum

4 

8 

13 

192

Mean

5.3 

9.1 

109 

253

Kun-ofl 

in 

acre feet

326 

542

6,700 

16,100

Month

July. 

September ... ...

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

165 

116 

43

Minimum

65 

i 40 

24

Mean

119 

166.7 

33.9

Run-off 

in 

acre-feet

7,320 

4, MX) 

2,020

ARKANSAS RIVER AT GRANITE, COLO.

LOCATION. In sec. 31, T. 11 S., R. 79 W,, at Granite, Lake County, below mouth 

of Lake Creek and above Lost Canyon and Clear creeks.

DRAINAGE AREA. 431 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1, 1897, to September 10, 1899; April 6, 1910, to 

September 30,1923.

GAGE. Bristol water-stage recorder of float type on right bank 200 feet below 

highway bridge at Granite. Prior to October 26, 1917, inclined gage on leftbank half a mile upstream. Relation between gages not determined.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge near railroad station 

. or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of coarse gravel and small boulders^ 

Control shifting. Banks not subject to overflow.
48 SURFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1923, PART VII

EXTKBMEB OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from water-stage 

recorder, 3.74 feet at 8 p. m. June 5 (discharge, 1,530 second-feet); minimum discharge, 60 second-feet on February 6 and March 12.

1910-1923: Maximum stage, 4.7 feet June 11, 1918 (discharge, 2,630 

second-feet); minimum discharge recorded, 11 second-feet on March 15, 

1918.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not seriously affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Water diverted from Arkansas River for irrigation of 1,800 acres 

between this station and junction of Tennessee and East forks.

REGULATION. Discharge affected by operation of Twin Lakes reservoir, which 

has a storage decree for 54,450 acre-feet.

COOPERATION. Complete records furnished by State engineer.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Arkansas River at Granite, Colo.,for the year ending Sept. SO, 192S

Day

!-. - 

2 ___ -- 

3 ... ..... 

4. __ 

5. 

6 ___ 

7 __ .-

9,. _______

10 - 

11 _ . ....-

12 -

10

14 . 

15 

16-.. __ ........

17 - -

10

19 j ^ 

20 -- 

21 _ 

22 

oo

24 __ .... . 

25 

26- - 

97

28- 

29.,. __ 

30 ___ ... 

31 _ _ ______

Oct

124

124

113

92

102

117

126

124

126

124

120

113

126

136

146

148

148

148 151 % 

153

153

156

161

153

183

171

183

183

148

143

143

Nov.

141

136

120

131

120

106

109

 102

100

102

96

106

106

102

92

86

86

80

82

86

80

68.

88

88

86

98

106

102

100

104

Dec.

105

108

108

100

Iflfi

108

108

94

88

87

86

85

so

80

7Q

77

70

fid

71 

71

72

70

72

74

72

74

75

78

74

79

80

Jan.

83

81

85

88

an

92

89

82

82

82

84

85

82

78

75

80

82

83

83

Dn

75

78

77

76

77

73

71

71

71

75

70

Feb.

70

68

67

65

65

60

65

68

66

65

65

67

67

67

67

68

68

68

68 

68

71

72

71

79

71

70

«O

64

Mar.

68

70

75

68

62

70

64

70

70

65

62

60

67

66

65

64

63

70

68 

63

63

63

70

72

62

80

70

80

80

on

95

Apr.

90

88

85

92

on

100

Q9

88

Qfl

Qfi

114

114

114

114

114

123 iQf;

'1-54 

132

135

116

114

210

4.Q9

498

>526

543''

May

514

498

487

487

4.Q9

498

460

338

346

425

471

410

4.09

498

487

iflfi

528

520

637

fSld.

filQ

660

430

KAQ

656

724

8f)7

925

986

os«

1,010

June

1,190

1,350

1,450

1,500

1,400

1,220

1,220

986

1,060

911

852

807

794

878

938

1,110

1,070

972

951 

1,030

1,180

979

925

932

958

972

965

898

833 aii

July

800

999

1,020

1,080

1,080

1,050

1,040

1,100

1,100

1,110

1,090

781

724

774

730

698

662

724 

637

572

526

602

.718

724

602

590

619

602

572

Aug.

637

724

649

631

590

531

492

450

420

435

450

460

602

698

625

625

705

680

662

*MO

608

566

555

555

514

482

460

450

460

460

430

Sept

420

401

382

372

368

368

363

359

350

342

325

287

280

287

276

248

255

276

291 

266

227

191

186

191

174

161

164

181

184

181

NOTE. Daily discharge Dec. 1 to Apr. 8 based on four current-meter measurements and comparison with 

records of flow of Arkansas River at Salida.

Monthly discharge of Arkansas ftiver at Granite, Goto., for the year ending

Sept. SO, 192S r' ,

Month

October. ;. .,_ 

November ._ 

December 

February.-- ...

MarcMiiiij.n- U April 

Discharge in secondfeet

Marinium

- 183 

. 141 

 1«8 

92 

72 .' 95-< 

543

Mini1 n?-tHTi-'

.92 

68 

69

70 

60

;, 60 

85

..Mean

' ,140 loo ,-( 84- 

80 

67 

; 707 

168

Run-oft 

in acrefeet

.8,610 

5,950 

4180 

4,920 

3,720 

4,300 

10,000,

Month

; (May- - ~.-i».

JulyL L.. 

September _.

r ''i- .. "!iiv-i . " '<i 

, c The year..,.

Discharge in secondfeet

Maximum

MM

1.500 

1,110 

724 

420

.MOO

Mini- 

-tafflni

, 338- 

794 '626

»

,60

r ' ' ' 

Mean

674, 

1,040 

795

, , 55$ 

" 279

, 331

- h-ti

Run- 

. off in 

acrefeet

55,300 

61,900 

' 48,900 

,34,200 

16,600

240,000
ARKANSAS BASIN ,

ARKANSAS RIVER AT SALIDA, COLO. , , , :.-

LOCATION. In sec. 32, T. 50 N., R. 9 E., at Salida, Chaffee County, some distance above mouth of South Fork of Arkansas River, nearest important 

tributary.

DRAINAGE ABEA.' 1,210 square miles.

RECOUPS AVAILABLE, April 11, 1895, to October 31, 1903; November 3, 1909, 

to September 30, 1923.

<5AGE. Bristol water-stage recorder on right bank in City Park 400 feet toetow 

highway bridge; inspected by water commissioner. Datum lowered1 loo* 

. January 1; 1922. /' '.

DISCHABGE MEAsxjBEMENTs. B»lade from highway bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTBOL. Bed composed of coarse gravel; shifts at intervals. 

No well-defined control. Banks not subject to overflow.

EXTBEMES OF DiscJp.ARGJp* 'Maximum i,s^a®& tdujpsg,;^ear from water-stage 

recorder, 7.1 feet at 5 p. m. July 18 (discharge, 4,900 second-feet); minimum 

stage, 1-.41 feet on February 28 (discharge, 210 todoasi-feetj. >- : 

 ' 1909^1923: Maximum stage1 recorded, that of July 18, 1923;' Minimum 

stage, 0.10 foot January 28, 1915 (discharge,'155 seooixi-fee^. '- '-' !

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ;ioe as'liver is ke£tPopen"by 

springs. ' : 

DIVEBSIONS. Water diverted from Arkansas! River betweeh Graaite'&nd Salida 

for irrigation of 2,800acres. ' =' " ' .>' -.-r -- iU

REGULATION .- -Flow at station regulated to sonie extent by Twin Lakes dnti 

Clear Creek reservoirs which have storage decrees for 54,450 and 11,500

u: aore-feeti respectively. ' . ; '

COOPEBA*ION. Complete records furnishedsby Sta'te engineer.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, oj Arkansas River at Salida, (Jolory for the year end- 

' ' ing Sept. SO,

Day

1. _______

2. _______ .

3 __ ___

4 _______ ..

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

6,.. ...........

7 . __ . __ .

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

9 ______ ..

10 _ ..... __ ..

11 _______ .

12. _______ .. 13 ___ : ...

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

15 _______ .

16..... _ ......

17... __ ......

18.............. i9._..___.._..__

20 ____ . .....

21 _________

22 _. _ . __ ...

23. ______ ...

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

25 _______ .

26.... ____ ..

27.. __ . __ <._

28... __ . _ ..

29 _ ..... __ ..

30 _______ ..

31 _______ ..

Oct.

290

281

271

268

256

271

287

287

284

278

278

284

287

281

900

290

284

284

971

271

281

297

293

290

307

331

328

328

317

290

284

Nov.

oon

304

300

 310

300

281

307

314

321

324

324

290

290

307

307

300

297

307

307

293

9O1

290

290

321

324

290

297

293

300

300

Dec.

971

284

293

293

287

300

314

317

284

OCQ

268

268

268

284

265

262

243

940

246

948

246

240

248

251

243

246

251

256

246

232

Jan.

251

230

232

237

237

246

256

246

235

237

243

246

243

230

225

240

240

243

243

232

227

235

232

237

235

227

220

222

222

230

Feb.

997

225

222

218

210

218

213

220

225

999

218

220

222

220

218

220

218

218

218

220

225

227

225

225

230

232

210

Mar.

220

227

235

240

232

213

232

226

232

237

227

218

213

220

220

220

220

220

232

232

220

220

220

232

246

220

262

237

254

259

284

Apr.

297

9.R4

262

248

259

246

271

254

240

235

246

248

259

246

246

232

259

274

342

290

324

290

265

254

259

259

498

603

652

668

May

630

774

744

798

828

834.

822

695

652

646

756

738

706

798

756

700

733

744

733

780

858

846

576

792

1,000

1,300

1,580

1,690

1,700

1,670

1,760

June

1,920

2,050

2,170

2,230

2,110

2,170

2,190

1,790

1,680

1,610

1,490

1,580

1,580

1,860

2,600

2,290

2,100

2,130

2,200

2,550

2,310

2,150

2,210

2,250

2,290

2,510

2,300

2,214

2,060

July

2,000

2,150

2,100

2,200

2,200

2,140

2,170

2,310

2,170

2,220

2,240

2,170

1,950

1,920

1,820

.1, 770

1,650

1,720

1,800

1,790

1,830

1,800

1,500

1,560

1,430

1,500

1,460

1,320

1,300

1,230

1,230

Aug.

1,180

1,280

1,270

1,300

1,300

1,200

1,130

1,110

1,160

967

668

738

896

1,060

1,000

1,100

1,240

1,320

1,370

1,270

1,200

1,140

1,080

1,070

1,060

1,030

916

780

744

744

716

Sept.

768

858

846

822

804

« 792

780

762

733

641

608

592

541

566

576

531

517

566

598

679

679

641

619

646

630

614

598

603

598

592
50 SURFACE W'ATEfe SUPPLY, 1023, PART VII

Monthly discharge of Arkansas River 'at Salidd, Coto., 'for the year ending Sept. SO

1923

, }

Month

October ,i .......

November ... ...

December.. i ....

February. _ . ...

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum ,

.381. 

324 

317 

256 

232 

284 

668

Minimum

256 

281 

232 

220 

210 

213 

232

Mean

.288 

302 

' 266 

236 

221 

231 

3)0

Run-off 

in acrefeet

17,700 

18,000 

16,300 

14,500 

12,300 

14,200 

18,500

Month,

July.. .-....-

The yearDischarge in second-feet

Maximum

1,760 

2,600 

2,310 

1,370

658

2,600

Minimum

676 

1,400 

1,230 

668 

517

210

Mean

924 

2,090 1,830' 

1,070 

660

702

Run-off 

in acrefeet

66,800 

124,000 

'112; 00£ 

65,500 

39,200

509,000

ARKANSAS RIVER AT CANON CITY, COLO.

LOCATION. Just below Hot Springs Hotel, at mouth of canyon, 1 mile above 

Canon City, Fremont County. Nearest important tributary,. Grape Creek, 

enters some distance above.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 3,090 square miles.

RECORD&AVAILABLE. May 1, 1888, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Bristol float-type water-stage recorder.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from car and cable.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of gravel; very shifting. No welldefined control.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year, 5.1 feet at 6.30 p. m. 

July 13 (discharge, 7,200 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.58 foot on April 

17 (discharge, 242 second-feet).

1888-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 10.7 feet at 8 p. m. August 2, 1921 

(discharge, 19,000 second-feet); minimum discharge, 108 second-feet on 

April 10, 1897.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Water diverted from Arkansas River between Salida and Canon 

City for irrigation of 3,000 acres.

REGULATION. Flow regulated to slight extent by operation of reservoirs on 

headwaters.

COOPERATION. Complete records furnished by State engineer.
UV '! I

Daily disshegge, An s

KtVEB BASm ... .'...; r'5l 

, of Arkansas River at Canon City, Golo., for like year

Day i

l _ ..... .....

2.... __ . ....

3

S:::::::r::::

6.. ___ .. ....

7 __ ... _ ...

8.._....__. 

9 .....

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

11...... .....

12. ___ .. ___ .

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

14. 

15 ___ . _ .....

Ifi. _______ .

17..............

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

19. . .........

20..............

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

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

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

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

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

26. __ .... ....

27. _ . __ -. ... .

28,-.... .........

29

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

31 ..........

Odt. '

291

280

274

- 2?4 "274

291

302

302

291

264

258

269

269

258

291

302

274

269

274

280

269

324

307

274

280

319

347

330

idi

319

285

Nov.

291

285

285

.280 

362

280

307

359

359

' 335

330

365

359

383

383

365

359

389

371

353

353

353

335

395

401

365

389

395

389

427

; Dec.

371

353

389

383

324

319

347

371

363

319

335

365

359

359

377

347

335

307

307

313

324

319

324

324

319

330

319

335

319

313

280

Jan.

295

286

295

300 

305

310

346

310

310

286

254

264

250

 259

254

246

282

305

295

300

282

268

268

277

295

286

277

250

250

264

290

Feb.

272

272

260

264 

246

246'

264

264

264

270

270

265

270

280

280

285

285

290

9on

277

290 800-

286

286

272

290

286

277

Mar.

272

286

290

286 

320

310

325

356

300

306

315

300

290

315

325

330

320

310

320

330

315

290

282

282

325

310

330

350

362

579

Apr;

 825

i^A

406

362. 

345

345

394

362

305

' 277

264

272

282

286

250

259

242

264

305

. 320

290 282"

295

250

246

264

259

500

601

594

May

601,

625 '658

, 682 754

822

736

727

609

625

691

718

633

782

862

822

782

812

763

754

894

958

812

691

980

1,300

1,600

1,830

1,900

1,880

1,950

Jane'

2,100

2,300

2,460

2,620 

2,590

2,460

2,600

2,280

1,830

1,930

1,640

1,750

1,820

1,960

2,380

2,770

2,860

2,470

9 4fX1

2,480

2,780

2,780

2,420

2,420

2,580

2,590

2,800

2,720

2,520

2,380

July

2,300

2,360

2,410

2,480 

2,540

2,530

2,520

2,620

9 fidll

2,720

3,090

3,130

2,530

2,900

2,360

2,350

2,180

2,180

2,130

2,170

2,410

1,990

1,720

1,740

1,790

1,780

1,920

1,450

1,260

1,160

1,000

Attg.

 980

1,180

1,220 \t m

1,270

i,ieo

948

904

904

959

1,120

926

1,190

1,300

1,340

1,310

1,530

2,240

2,460

2,110

1,920

1,920-

1,950

1,610

1,490

1,380

1,270

1,110

926

883

883

Sept.

872

862

.832

812

782

772

736

691

658

665

709

633

625

682

666

666

980

992

1,170

916

- 812

802

842

872

852

822

792

802

782

Monthly discharge of Arkansas River at Canon City, Colo., for the year ending Sept.

SO, 1923

Month

November __ ._

February ........

April ...

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

347

427 

389 

340 

300

579 

625

Minimum

258 

280 

280 

246 

246 

272 

242

Mean

290 

351 

337 

283 

275 

320 

340

Runoff in 

acrefeet

17,800 

20,900 

20,700 

17,400 

15,300 

19,700 

20,200

Month

July .. 

September ...... 

The year...

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

1,950 

2,860 

3,130 

2,460 

1,170

3,130

Minimum

601 

1,640 

1,000

883 

625

242

Mean

944 

2,390 

2,210 

1,340

799

826

Runoff in 

acrefeet

58,000 

142,000 

136,000 

82,400

47,500

598,000

ARKANSAS RIVER AT- PUEBLO, COLO.

LOCATION. 150 feet below Main Street Bridge in Pueblo, Pueblo County, 

Nearest tributary, Fountain Creek, enters 2 miles below.

DRAINAGE AREA. 4,820 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1,1885, to September 30,1886; September 19, 1894, 

to September 30,1923. From June 1 to September 30, 1887, and May 1 to 

August 31^ 1889, station maintained at point 9 miles above Pueblo.

GAGE. Bristol float-type water-stage recorder on right bank,

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from Main Street Bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of gravel and sand; shifting. No welldefined control.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLX? 1023, PART VII

EXTBKMBS OF DiscHABGB. Maximum stage during year from wa*ei*stage recorder, 12.55 feet on July 12 (discharge, 25,600 second-feet); minimum discharge, 114 second-feet on October 7.

1894-1923: Maximum stage from high-water mack, 24.66 feet at midnight, June 3, 1921 (discharge estimated at 100,000 second-feet); minimum 

discharge, 25 second-feet on September 11, 1908.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation slightly affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Water diverted from Arkansas River between Canon City and 

Pueblo for irrigation of 23,000 acres.

COOPERATION. Complete records furnished by State engineer.^

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Arkansas River at Pueblo, Colo., for the year

ending Sept. 80, i92S

Day

l _______

2 ____ ......

3 . - -

4- ____ ....

5 __ ___

6. ... __ ...

' 7 -

8 .-. .

9 ______

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

n.... ..........

12 

13. __ ......

14 ___ . _ ....

15 .........

16...... __ ....

17 .. ........

18. . __..

19 ..... __ .... 

20 ..'_ _. ...

21 ______ . _

22 _________

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

24 ___ . .......

25., .. ___ .

26. __ ... ......

27. ___ . . ....

28. ____ ......

29 ____ .. _ .

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

31..... ___ ...

Oct.

213

174

167

142

133

122

114,

142

158

149

136

149

205

205

228

228

248

242

239

" 253

253

284

275

265

253

253

275

287

287

294

297

Nov.

304

291

304

343

378

340

332

370

382

399

395

. 411

399

407

374

399

411

407

403 

395

390

382

382

407

446

411

455

507

478

488

Dec.

483

407

399

362

386

351

382

395

347

, 336

336

370

, 370 "362

399

386

386

386

351

351

351

322

359

332

347

351

304

301

311

301

275

Jan.

293

311

830

262

330

316

330

302

293

284

235

232

235

224

221

224

239

247

228 

217

204

184

190

193

197

214

197

171

174

171

254

Feb.

243

254

184

177

247

247

254

247

251

243

251

251

228

224

204

228

207

254 

221

221

221

204

161

135

158

174

168

,Mar.

184

204

200

180

177

180

164

171

184

184

184

214

150

152

 177

171

161

204

228 

221

239

247

200

177

171

224

235

221

235

266

401

Apr.,

567

535

445

364

306

306

325

306

293

247

224,

197

204

197

200

197

174

155

152 

193

207

200

177

184

155

136

171

210

445

510

May

480

528

586

606,

691

784

850

792

752

654

698

784

776

884

987

1,010

1,040

1,050

1,020 

996

1,020

996

1,040

706

961

1,300

1,230

1,360

1,310

],610

1,430

June

,1,400

1,640

,1,820

2,070

2,060

1,950

1,950

2,020

1,550'

1, 630 ,

1,450

1,400

1,520'

,1,550

1,810

2,210

2,640

2,310

2,010 

2,060

2,250

2,460

2,160

2,030

2,230

2,360

2,430

2,510

2,320

2,140

July

2,050

2,020

2,440

2,170

2,250

2,270

2,240

2,300

2,400

2,440

2,660

*6,120

:2,320

2,470

3,220

4,340

*4,570

2,640

2,700, 

3,460

2,790

2,216

1,770

1,580

2,030

«3,200

2,640

1,780

1,580

1,390

1,260,

 Aug.

2,490

2,800

1,490

2,340

1,780

1,410

1,300

1,210

1,300

1,130

1,390

1,460

1,860

1,260

1,310

1,350

2,710

3,030

 ,3,810 

3,470

2,590

3,120

2,630

2,800

2,230

2,070

1,930

2,780

1,550

1,440

1,260.

Sept.

1,160

1,430

1,200

1,120

1,020

978

858

800

760

784

2,221)

858

752

2,240

1,020

926

2,580

1,550

1,350

1,280

1,250

1,230

1,100

969

833

776

706

0 Maximum discharge, 25,600 second-feet. 

fr Maximum discharge, 12,500 second-feet. 

c Maximum discharge, 11,400 second-feet.

Monthly discharge of Arkansas River at Pueblo, Colo, for the year ending Sept. 80,

Month

November ......

January ___ ...

April. __ .... ...

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

297 

488 

483 

330 

254 

401 

567

Minimum

114 

291 

275 

171 

135 

150 

136

Mean

215 

393 

358 

242 

217 

204 

266

Run-off 

in acrefeet

13,200 

23,400 

22,000 

14,900 

12..100 

12,600 

15,800

Month

July. ....

August 

September . 

The year...

Discharge in. second-feet

Maximum

1,610 

2,640 

6,120 

3,810 

2,580

6, 120

Minimum

480 

1,400 

1,260 

1,130 

,706

114

Mean

93*

2,000 

2,560 

2,040 

1,210

891

Run-off inacMfeet

67,400 

116> ££

mono

72,000

644,000
KIVER'BASIN

AT COX.0.

LOCATION. Between sees. 14 and 15, T. 23 S., R. 42 W., at highway bridge half

a mile south of Holly, Frowers County. Nearest tributary Wildhorse Creek,

an intermittent trfbtitary, enters 1 mile upstream.

DBAJNAGE AREA. :About 25,000 square miles.. ' ".< > 

RECORDS AVAii^LE. October 15, 1907, to September 30, 1923., 

GAGE. Bristol float-type water-stage recorder on upstream side of bridge. 

.DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge or by wading. . . 

 CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed comprised of sand and gravel; shifting. 

j< defined control. 

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE?. Maximum stage during year from wate

corder, 7.05 feet on August 24 (discharge, 27,200 second-feet) j minimum

discharge, 8 second-feet on several"days during October.

1907-1923: Maximum stage recorded,,;!! feet at noon, October 20, 1908

(discharge determined from slope measurements, 136,000 second-feet) ; minimum discharge, river dry. 

DIVERSIONS. Water diverted from Arkansas River between Pueblo and 'Holly

for irrigation of 300,000 acres. 

COOPERATION. Complete records furnished by State engineer.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Arkansas River at Holly, Colo.,for the year ending Sept. 30, 1923

Day

1 _______

2 ______ ...

3- __ ........

4 ______ ...

5. __ . _ ...

6 __ . __ ...

7 _ . _ ...

8 _ . _ ...

9- _____ ...

10.. ........

11 _____ ...

12. __ .......

13 __ . _ , ...

14. ____ ...

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

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

17 .............

18. _____ ...

19.... __ .....

20............

21 ______ ...

22- _ ........

23.,. ____ ...

24. _____ ...

26 ..........

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

27 ________

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

29... _ . _ ...

30. .......

31 .......

Oct.

4

3

3

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

4

5

5

4

4

4

5

6

6

8

8

8

7

7

7

8

6

7

6

Nov.

6

6

5

6

7

9

10

11

14

17

18

16

14

14

56

173

130

78

64

62

66

66

69

74

76

71

71

60

66

62

Dec.

56

55

53

66

74

78

83

Sfi

126

313

123

123

159

202

187

178

178

155

159

164

159

168

168

130

108

123

136

126

126

Jan.

118

106

106

80

7ft

82

78

82

75

75

64

62

73

75

78

82

82

71

. 68

68

50

50

48

48

48

47

62

68

71

71

73

Feb.

62

64

66

75

109

129

147

150

173

178

136

140

183

164

164

147

136

173

178

202

140

132

78

68

73

71

68

Mar.

73

73

71

66

89

84

73

66

66

**

53

64

53

62

50

57

112

82

89

IfU.

106

115

104

89

89

89

73

59

42

38

37

Apfr.

37

35

35

41

41

30

28

31

33

32

30

28

27

27

24

23

23

22

18

23

26

28

25

14

14

35

48

112

98

61

May

31

31

30

32

Of!

27

23

23

ID

18

21

24

41

132

129

122

115

82

68

62

95

7,750

"8,470

1,900

632

297

188

171

147

205

132

June

132

104

87

85

on

87

fiO

<>3,040

7,790

2,500

966

665

455

391

507

327

5,220

9,980

3,650

1,720

3,460

3,820

2,600

1,480

608;

364

275

259

154

110

July

80

64

45

40

51

53

35

25

25

20

24

1,430

702

3,680

2,580

547

1,640

2,410

6,740

5,210

2,130

2,049

.720

188

147

104

"5,090

2,760

Iy540

844

447

Aug.

314

275

5,520

2,900

1,150

2,840

1,840

1,«30

5,390

3,060

2,330

924

3,650

4,100

1,640

2,140

3,340

4,700

7,970

7,100

3,920

2,320

18,000

 113,900

10,200

6,780

4,320

3,920

4,740

3,890

2,440

Sept.

2,000

1,660

1,420

1,700

1,310

960

912

855

1,230

1,070

1,070

1,050

507

1,340

1,030

822

2,920

2,040

3,440

4,500

3,000

2,270

1,640

1,320

1,080

972

984

822

727

650

 Maximum discharge, 20,600 second-feet.

* Maximum discharge, 14,700 second-feet. 

« Maximum discharge, 20,200 second-feet, 

d Maximum discharge, 27,200 second-feet.
54 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VII

Monthly discharge of Arkansas River, at Hvlly, Colo., for the year ending Sept.

SO, 1928

Month

October .........

November .......

December.. .....

February ........

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

8 

173 

313 

118 

202 

115 

112

Minimum

3

5 

53 

48 

62 

34 

14

Mean

5.13 

46.6 

132 

72.2 

124 

72.7 

35.0

Run-off in aere»- 

feet

3f5 

2,770 

8,120 

4,440 

6,890 

4,470 

2,080

Month '

May . ..... 

June.. _ _. ... _

July.- . .

The year ...

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

8,470 

9,980. 

6,740 

18,000 

4,500

18,000

Minimum

 18! 

69 

20

 275 

507

3

Mean

679 

1,700 

1,340 

4,4% 

1,510

850

Run-off in' acrefeet

41,'SOO 

101,008 

82,400 

272,000 

89,800

616,000

ARKANSAS RIVER AT SYRACUSE, KANS.

LOCATION. In NW. M see. 18, T. 24 S., R. 40 W., at highway, bridge half a 

mile south of Syracuse, Hamilton .County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 25,500 square miles (measured by State irrigation commissioner). , , ;

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 21, 1902, to November 30, 1905; April 1 to 

July 31, 1906;, June 20, 1921, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Qurley water-stage recorder on downstream side of bridge pier near center of channel. From 1902 to 1906 a vertical staff gage fastened to downstream pile of one of the bents of the bridge was used; not referred to same 

datum.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge of 

by wading. . \

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of loose, clean sand; shifting. Control 

not well defined.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum Stage during year from water-stage 

recorder, 6.35 feet on August 23 (discharge, 18,000 second-feet); minimum 

stage from wate>-stage recorder, 0.93 foot on October 5 and 29 (discharge, 

4 second-feet).

1921-1923: Maximum stage about 9.75 feet on June 6, 1921 (discharge, 

about 45,000 second-feet); minimum discharge, 4 second-feet during periods 

in August, September, and October, 1922.

1902-1906: 'Maximum stage recorded, 7.5 feet July 11, 1903 (discharge, 

28,300 second-feet); minimum discharge, 3 second-feet in January, 1905.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not seriously affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Nearly all low-water flow during year is diverted for irrigation 

upstream.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent. Rating curve fairly well 

defined between 75 and 12,000 second-feet. Operation of water-stage 

recorder satisfactory. Daily discharge ascertained by applying hourly gage 

height to rating table; shifting-control method used November 16 to 

December 5 and June 24 to September. 29.

COOPERATION. Complete records furnished by the Kansas Board of Agriculture 

through George S. Knapp, State irrigation commissioner.
ARKANSAS

Discharge measurements of Arkansas River at

ending Sept. SO, 192S

j Kans., during the year

Date

Nov. 20

Dec.,^7

Jan. 18

May 23

June 23

Made by 

G. S. Rnapp _

JKinapp^nd Scjhneider

Raapp and Stambaugh

height

Feet 

1.43

1.60

1.62 '4. 01

3.01

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

85.3

83.2

125

6,420

2,270

Date

July 9

21' 16

Sept. 7

Made by 

 , i- 

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

Gage 

Wj$t,

Feet 

1.00

2.12

. 3.18

3.74

Discharge

Sec,-ft. . 86

: 1,290

3,190

1,520

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Arkansas River at Syracuse, Kan8<,fo$the

ending Sept. SO, 1988 : .

Day

1. __ .... .

2 __ _ ... _

3. __ _ _..._

4 __ . _

5. ____ _

6...... .

7...... .

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

9.. __ ,.. .

0

ll-_ .__.. 12.; _ .

13.... ..

14......

15...... .

16......

17. ___ .

18...... ...

19...... ....

120 .....

21......

22...... .

23...... ...

24.....

25.......

26.......

27... _

28 _ ...

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

30 . ..__

31... _ _

Oct.

4

4

4

4

4

' 4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

5

Nov.

5

5

5

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

6

13

7

159

155

135

100

84

84

84

84

81

78

81

84

71

66

71

Dec.

71

71

78

S4.

M.

84

84

71

. 66

7Q

97

Oft

07

OS

117

166

166

166

215

m'

205

139

164

139

114

Jan.

107

07

76

100

114

110,

110

1_M

104

100,

052

ftl

71

AS

73

61

110

100

100

84

 78

66

n~ ' 48 

52

104

110-

91

88

81std.

Feb.

100

94

91

99

' fM:

QO

OQ,

QQ

99

107

164 iftt

186

1QO

1QQ

103

200

200

200 ion

91 *t

124 taT!

97

97

94

91

Mar.

Ol

(11

94

84

OQ

84

 ,i78

iyn

76

70

84

91

91

104

66

100

07

121

121

07

100

121

07

94

81

76

fiA

48

38

38

Apr.

34

34

16

7

 't

*

. 5-

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

7

5

5

5

5

7

7

6

36

44

,¥ay

Qft

- 28

' 9

ft

6

" "'5

., 6

5

«

5

5

5

5

21

110

84.

66

54

40

32

34

386

7,420

3,380

1,640

983

570

363

286

266

305

June

.205 172-

"Ulfi

142 m

iio'

-\SB' 94

5,900

4,040

2,280

1,690

1,180

854

735

702

871

9,700

4,220

2,250,

4,440

3,380

2,630

1,460

905

495

279

205

177

139

July,

.182

ft?

f 1%<

 10?

160

0T

- «-

91

84-

66

. 59,

181 " '988

1,670

3,380

1,580

570

1,980

3,300

4,220

3,130

2,630

2,340

1,690

964

495

1,880

3,520

2,720

2,060

1,710

, Angr

M80

 !,*»

3*550

;3fQ00-

 *,«»-

 &2(#<

4,930 . -1,960

2,200

1,930

1,020

1,040

3,590

2,340

1,320

2,250

6,770..

8,110

7,090

5,760

3,100

9,000

12,000

9,140

7,740

5,530

4,310

4,000

4,490

3,440

Sept.

2,840

2,400

1,900

1,880

1,980

'1,5M

1,420

1,260

1,420

1,600

1,280

,' 1,260

925

1,100

1,440

1,080

1,710

. 2,080

2,450

, 4^30

3,130

2,600

2,170

Iv 81fl

1,580

1,280

1,060

888

719

702

NOTE. No gage-height record Dec. 12-15, 17-22, Feb. 4-9, and 14-16; discharge interpolated. 

Monthly discharge of Arkansas River at Syracuse, Kans., for the year ending Sept.

[Drainage area, 25,500 square miles]

Month

November ______ 

December _______

January _________

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

5 

159 

215 

 114 

215 

121 

44

Minimum

4

5 

61 

48 

91 

38 

5

Mean

4.3 

50.4 

123 

89.0 

140 

86.5 

10.1

Kunoff in 

acrefeet

265 

2,990 

7,600 

5,460 

7,760 

5,320 

602

Month

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

The year __

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

7,416 

9,700 

4,220 

12,000 

4,130

12,000

Minimum

5 

88 

59 

1,020 

702

4

Mean

521 

1,650 

1,360 

4,050 

1,720

822

Runoff in 

acrefeet

32,000 

98,200 

83,300 

249,000 

102,000

594,000
SUEFAOE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PAET VII

:, iV , AEKANSAS BIVEE AT GAE.DEN CITY, KANS. ;

LOCATION. In NW. J^ sec. 19, T. 24 S., R. 32 W., at highway bridge half a

mile south of Garden, City, Finney County. 

DRAINAGES- AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 21, 1922, to September 30, 1923. 

GAGE. Eftevens water-stage recorder on downstream side of cylinder bridge pier 

'- - near center of channel; inspected by Ben Alien, county engineer. Gage

records height of underground water after surface flow ceases. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made .from downstream side of higbway tjriiJge

or by wading. 

GflAiWEL AN» CONTROL. Bed of stream composed of loose, clean san'd arid

gravel. No definite control! Surface flow ceases at gage height of 2.60 feet. 

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from water-stage

recorder, 7.82 feet at 4 p. m. August 24 (discharge, 19,200 second-feet); no

flow October 1-17, November 21-23, and December 8.

1922-33: Maximum stage that of August 24, 1923; no flow during

numerous periods in 1922.

IcE.-+-8fcage-discharge relation slightly aflEected by ice. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; slightly affected by ice.

Orae^fairl^ weft-defined rating.curve used throughout year. 'Mean-daily

gage height determined to hundredths from recorder graph by inspection

and planimeter. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage

height to rating table; shifting-control method used April 29 to August 24.

Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Arkansas River at Garden City, Kans., during the year

ending Sept. SO, 1923

Date

Nov. 22

Jan. 17

Apr. 26

May 24

June 22

Made by 

G. S. Knapp ____ _

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

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

Knapp and Stambaugh

SA

Feet

2.69

2.69

3.00

5.02

5.35

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

4.65

5.29

30.3

3,100

5,010

Date

JoFy 12

16

20

Aug. 24

Sept. 18

Made by 

VXW. Stambaugh . ....

.....do ..._. ... ....

.....do ....... __

.....do. ...- .....

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

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.16

3.92

5.42

7.03

4.72

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

23.5

1,520

5,580

14,100

2,430
ABKANSAS' &IVEK 'ft ASIN

Daily discharge, in e&cond-feet', of Arkansas {River ai Garden City, Kans'.,'for' tht?

year mding Sept. SO, 1928

Day

1- __ . .....

2 _______

3 

4 _ .. ___ .

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

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

7...... __ ..

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

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

1.0

.5

1.0

1.5

1.5

1.0

1.5

2.5

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.5

5.0

5.0

Nov.

5.0

5.5,

4.5

4.0

.5

3.5

5.0

5.5

6.0

4.0

5.5

7.0

5.5

4.0

3.0

2.0

3.0

1.5

1.0

1.0

0

0

0

.5

1.0

1.0

2.0

4.0

3.5

3.0

Dec.

3.0

3.5

5.0

5;5v

6.0

3.0

1.0

0

1.5

4.0

4.5

5:5

5.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.5

6.5

6.5

7.0

7.0

8.5

12

13

14

18

44

40

20

25

Jan.

21

17

15

12

11

12

13

10

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.0

7.5

8.5

9.0

8.0

8.5 & >;

S.O

7.5

7.5

8.0

13

16

14

14

16

14

12

Feb.'

9.5

11

10

Q >»

10

14

12

12

11

12,

14

18

14

10

11

15

18

20

25

19

70

19

14

12

13

14

13

12

Mar.

' 12

- 12

12

12

14

14

12

12

10

10

11

10

10

10

13

14

23

16

16

27

27

21

16

14

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

Apr.

; " 12

12

13

is

IS

14

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

12

12

12

12

12

13

14

14

14

14

15

25

36

27

19

17

May

80

44 2?

22

20.

19

18

18

17

17

16

16

17

. 55

246

90

48

40

34

Oft

163

209

2,520

4,240

1,850

824

260

140

48

25

IS

June

14

10

8.0

7.5

5.5

8.0

7.5

32

260

4,960

2,090

838

420

253

140

100

34

4,710

5,700

2,220

1,620

4,710

1,970

2,090

1,130

880

670

470

344

209

July

120

80

46

36

85

36

25

22

23

24

25

24

17

110

353

1,220

838

380

1,620

4,480

3,580

1,410

1,010

880

726

516

362

2,090

2,090

912

(U9

' Aug. ;~

-'teh

440

353

1,970

1,520

1,150

1,200

1,320

4,710

4,710

1,220

1,850

1,220

2,520

3,180

1,850

1,410

5,200

10,600

8,060

5,860

3,370

5,450

15,500

8,580

8,060.

5,960

4,020

3,000

4,020

3,580

Sept.

2,220

,1,740

1,6*

1,520

1,410

1,"320

1,180

1,060

92*

824

992

944

852

852

838

1,180

1,130

2,220

2,220

3,000

3,790

2,840

2,360

2,690

1,970

1,850

1,620

1,410

1,220

1,130

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 9-20; discharge interpolated. Gage-height record 

uncertain June 27 to Aug. 1 and Aug. 28 to Sept. 30.

Monthly discharge of Arkansas River at Garden City, Kan$.,fof the year ending Sept.

Month

November 

March ....._.

April.. _ . .

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

5.0 

7.0 

44 

21 

70 

27 

36

Minimum

0 

0 

0 

7:5 

9.5 10-

12

Mean

1.10 

3.07 

9.68 

11.0 

15.8 

14.2 

15.1

Run-off 

in

acre-foet

73.2 

183 

595 

676 

878 

873 

898

Month

July. .... __ .

September ......

The year ...

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

4,240 

5.700 

4,480 

16,500 

3,790

15,500

Minimum

16 

6.5 

17 

363 

824

0

Mean

360 

1,200 

7«7 

3,950 

1,610

668

Run-off 

in

acre-Jeet

22,100 

71,400 

47,200 

243,000 

95,800

484,000

ARKANSAS RIVER AT LARKED, KAXTS.

LOCATION. In NE. ^ sec. 5, T. 22 S., R. 16 W., at highway-bridge haita mile

above Pawnee River and half a mile south, of Lamed, Pawnee County. _ DKAINAQE AB^A, Not measured.

RJBCOBDS AVA IL ABUE. June 22, 1922, to September 30, 1923. 

GACifek Stevens water-stage recorder on downstream side of cylinder bridge pier

near center of channel. Gage records height of undetgrottM water'after

surface flow ceases. , 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge or

by wading.
58 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VII

CHANNEL AND CONTRQL. Bed composed of loose, clean sand and gravel. N<> 

definite control. Surface flow ceases at gage height of 2.7 feet.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from water-stage 

recorder, 9.5 feet at 2 p. m. August 25 (discharge, 14,300 second-feet); noflow during long periods.

1922-23: Maximum and minimum stages same as given above.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent. Rating curve fairly well 

defined. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height 

to rating table; shifting-control method used June 30 to August 19. Records 

fair.

Discharge measurements of Arkansas River at Larned, Kans., during the year

ending Sept. SO, 192S

Date

25

26

July 11

Made by 

Q. S. Knapp ..........

V.W. Stambaugh.....

Gage 

height

Feet

5.71

6.05

Q An

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

484 i onn

2 eon

103

Date

July 18

19

Aug. 20

20

Made by 

V. W. Stambaugh __

__ do __ . ______

.. do. .-

.. do 

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.64

4.60

7.00

8.39

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

235

887

5,130

9,740

Daily di , in second-feet, of Arkansas River at Larned, Kans., for the year 

- ending Sept. SO, 1923

Day

1 ___ . - _ _ . .....

2... _ .. .- . . - ..

3 ___ . ______ . __ . ___ . .....

4 _______ . __ .- .... __ . .....

5. _______ . - - .....

6. _______ - _______ ... _ . .....

7...... ...... ............ i....... .

8-.. ..-...- .. ............

9 . ... - .....

10. - 

12.1..... ... - ............. ......

13. ______ - __ .... __ - _ 

14. ______ . ______ . ............

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

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

17. __ -... -.-... __ .......

18 . .-- -. -, -.-. 

19 . __ . __ - __ . __ .. __ . .....

20 __ - __ - ____ , _____ . .....

21 . __ . _____ .

22^ _ __ . 

23 . _ ... ....

24 ___ .- _ ... __ ... _ ... _ .

25 .. . _ . _ , _ .

26. ________ ................. _ .

97 ^ _, ^ ,.«,^ u -, . tJ,-,,

28.. . _ _ . _ __

29. ____ !....'- .. _ ......

30 ___ ...... ...... ....... __ . - __ .

31.. . . . __ .

Feb.

A A

a4

12

15

22

26

22

Mar.

18

16

21

20

20

19

18

18

17

16

18

16

12

6.0

6.0

6.8

.9

.3

5.2

1.5

16

18

21

2121 : 

24

17

12

10

Apr.

10

6.0

2.0

4.4

6.0

4.4

1.5

.3

.3

1.2

2.8

.3

13

17

24

32

31

May

25

26

52

59

84

84

82

70

54

48

29

16

18

34

63

82

106

120

125

111

109

136

48

46

1,730

2.250

1,580

1,080

706

630

668

June

1,080

1,080

746

595

786

595

364

494

874

970

970

3,950

2,450

1,510

1,020

786

595

527

1,730

6,060

3,670

2,660

3,540

3,400

2,350

2,350

1,440

922

706

630

July

527

464

384

334

277

223

184

145

114

84

66

86

106

117

134

174

190

244

830

630

1,140

3,950

2,660

1,730

1,440

1,440

970

830

706

1,380

1,810

Aug.

1,190

970

830

746

668

527

1,730

1,310

1,080

1,250

1,140

2,450

1,510

1,310

1,250

2,160

4,820

1,440

2,060

4,820

5,750

3,950

3,140

3,140

12,200

8,010

7,670

6,060

4,520

3,670

3,020

Sept.

4,520

3,270

2,560

2,060

1,730

1,510

1,310

1,440

1,310

1,140

1,080

970

1,020

1,020

970

1,020

1*020

1,080

1,310

1,880,

2,250

3,950

3,020

2,450

2,060

1,890

1,730-

1,580

1,440

1,360-

NOTE. No surface flow on days fee wfcicb no discharge is given. 

30 to July 10 and Sept. 28-30.

Gage height partly estimated June
SIVEB BASIN

Monthly discharge of Arkansas River at Larned, Kans.,for the year ending Sept. SO

1923

Month

Discharge in secondfeet

Maximum

0 

0 

0 

0 

26 

24 

32

Minimum

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean

0 

0 

0 

0 

4.06 

13.9 

5.21

Run-off 

in acrefeet

0 

0 

0 

0 

225 

855 

310

Month

July.....-. ...

The year..

Discharge in secondfeet

Maximum

2,250 

6,060 

3,950 

12,200 

4,520

12,200

Minimum

16 

364 

66 

527 

970

0

Mean

331

1,630 

754 

3,040 

1,800

635

Runoff in 

acrefeet

20,40» 

97,000 

46,400 

187, 000 

107, <K»

459,000-

ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR WICHITA, KAWS.

LOCATION. Near center of line between sees. 7 and 18, T. 27 S., R. 1 E., at 

Thirteenth Avenue highway bridge, 11^ miles above mouth of Little Arkansas River and 2 miles northwest of Wichita, Sedgwick County.

DBAINAGE AKBA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 11, 1921, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Gurley water-stage recorder on downstream side of bridge pier. Prior 

to January 13, 1922, chain gage on upstream handrail of highway bridge;. 

read by P. L. Brockway, city engineer.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridgeor by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Wide, flat bed of shifting sand. No definite control.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from water-stage recorder, 15.65 feet at 4.30 a. m. June 10 (discharge, 8,510 second-feet); no 

., flow October 4-21.

1921-1923: Maximum discharge that of June 10, 1923; no flow September 

22-26 and October 4-21, 1922.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation occasionally slightly affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Most of low-water flow during irrigation season is diverted for 

irrigation in western Kansas and eastern Colorado.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; slightly affected by ice. 

Rating curve poorly defined. Mean daily gage height determined from 

recorder graph by inspection and planimeter. Daily discharge for the entireyear ascertained by shifting-control method. Records fair.

Discharge measurements ' of Arkansas River near Wichita, Kans,^ during the 

: ending Sept. SO, 1923

i

year

Date

Mar. 9

Apr. 11

Made by 

..-.do .................

Gage 

height

Feet 

10.33

10.35

14.77

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

100

109

6,460

Date

Sept. 25

Made by 

H. B. Kinnison ........

Gage 

height

Feet 

14.65

12.68

12.60

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

5,890

3,520

8,120
SURFACE -WATEB <SOVPt»)'/WRj PART VII

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Arkans&s- Biver near Wichvta, Kans.,for the yew

ending Sept. SO,

Day

1.. __

2 _ . _ . ___ .

3- __ -. . ...

4 _ . __ ...

5. ...

6. __ . ....

7.... ......

8 ___ . .......

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 St

3.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.0

9.6

11

11

11

9.6

6.0

3.0

4.2

33

NoV.

72

76

66

64

64

68

7*)!

78

80

82

80

200

260

310

290

360

390

276

236

212

196

192

184

164

160

164

151

145

145

148

Dec.

139

139

139

136

130

130

136

133

133

106

115

96

94

94

92

118

121

115

103

98

100

112

127

154

157

151

136

133

136

133

133

Jan.

133

130

130

130

167

- 151

136

130

127

124

118

118

118

106

103

103

103

96

94

94

92

92

94

94

96

96

96

96

96

96

Feb.

98

QQ

on

Oft

84

OA

72

70

72

70

64

66

60

46

38

40

40

44

66

100

103

106

103

96

98

98

98

100

Mar.

ieo

106

112

103

103

112

109

103

100

109

121

124

121

127

121

124

80

80

100

112

109

112

112

98

88

88

84

84

80

82

Apr.

86

on

1 At)

win

172

148

109

100

103

106

109

94

92

94

92

92

92

96

124

124

115

106

100

100

106

121

127

118

May

103

115

136

nft

145

4 in

360

360

272 244-

240

244

940

216

216

224

224

244

360

580

900

1,140

1,410

1,990

3,000

2,290

2,030

1,650

June

1,770

O oen

4,080

4,560

4,080

3,600

3,000

2,700

6,500

6,910

5,750

5,930

5,750

6,110

5,750

4,720

3,600

2,850

2,420

2,160

2,420

3,760

3,150'

3,300

3,920

3,150

2,560

2,560

1,990

1,770

July

1,530

1,360

1 240

1 AQft

oon

onn

01 ft

A&1

650

580

545

510

545

510

510

610

545

645

480

450

450

4Sft

580

1,680

1,770

1,470

1,300

1,140

1,090

900

810

Aug.

685

1,140

i ion

990

855

765

685

1,360

1,410

1,190

1,140

1,300

1,990

1,660

1,470

1,470

2,030

2,160

1,770

2,560

4,240

3,920

3,450

3,450

4,240

5,390

5,570

4,560

3,760

3,150

Sept.

2 850

2,860

3

/uv\

2,160

1 990

1,660

1,410

1,300

1 190

i ion

990

945

945

onn

045

oon

1,190

1,300

1,300

l,47tf

1,660

3,000

3,450

2,860

2,290

1,990

1,770

1,680

1,470

NOTE. Gage heights partly estimated Nov. 12, Feb. 9,10, Mar. 24-30, and June 21-23. Stage-discharge 

relation slightly affected by ice Dec. 19-24 and Feb. 7-19; discharge estimated from a study of gage-height 

graph and climatological data. .

Monthly discharge of Arkansas River near Wichita, Kans., for the year ending

Sept. SO, 19SS

Month

November .......

January ...._..

February. ...

April . ..

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

33 

390 

167 

157 

106 

127 

306

Minimum

0 

64 

92 

92 

38 

80 

86

Mean

4.04 

166 

124 

112 

78.4 

104 

120

Run-off 

in acrefeet .

248 

9,880 

7,620 

6,890 

4,360

6,400 

7,140

Month

July ... . 

August. .........

September __ .

Th0 yearT .

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

3,000 

6,910 

1.WO 

5,570 

3,450

6,910

Minimum

103 

, 1..77Q 

450 

615 

900

0

Mean

640 

3,790 

867 

2,260 

1,770

, 836

Run-oft 

in acrefeet

39,400 

226,000. 

52,706 

139,000 

106,000

606,000
ABKANSAS RIVEB BASIN

ARKANSAS RIVER AT ARKANSAS OITT, KANS.

LOCATION. In NW. M sec. 25, T. 34 S., R. 3 E., at Chestnut Avenue highway 

bridge, half a mile west of Arkansas City, Cowley County, 2 miles below 

diversion dam for Kansas Gas & Electric Co.'s canal, 5 miles above mouth of 

Walnut River, and 8 miles below mouth of Ninnescah River.

DRAINAGE ABBA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 23,1902, to July 31,1906; September 10,1921, 

to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Chain gage on upstream handrail of highway bridge, installed SepSeptember 10,1921; read by F. O. Burnett.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from.upstream sidftof highway bridge or by 

wading. ' -;

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand. Control is. contracted section, 

and sand bar below gage; shifting. - -

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 25.46 feet 

during afternoon of June* 11 (discharge, 103,000 second-feet) f " minimum 

stage, 4.90 feet March 22, 23, 29-31, April 3 and 4 (discharge, 12 second-feet).. 

1921-1923; Maximum and minimum stages same as given above. 

1902-1906: Maximum stage recorded, 15.2 feet July 10, 1904 (discharge 

40,300 second-feet); minimum stage, 2.65 feet December 30 and 31, 1902 

. (discharge, 33 second-feet).

REGULATION AND DIVERSION. Canal of Kansas Gas & Electric Co. with diversion dam across river 2 miles upstream diverts about 600 second-feet during 

high water and practically entire flow at low stages. Diversion in western 

Kansas and eastern Colorado for irrigation takes large part of low-water 

flow.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; not affected by ice. Rating curve poorly defined. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily 

discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table; 

shifting-control method used November 23 to September 20. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans., during the 

year ending Sept. SO,

Date

Oct. 17

Mar. 10

Apr. 12

May 24

July 6

Made by 

Kinnison and Barger..

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

.....do ......._..... ..

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

Gage 

height

Feet 

5.95

4.91

4.98

12.24

8.95

Discharge

Sec.-ft. -229

14.9

21.0

6, 310 ,

1,970

Date

Aug. 23

Sept. 25

29

30

Made by 

H. B. Kinnison __ . ...

Gage 

height

Feet 

10.49

10.56

12.94

13.67

Disch^rfre

See.-ft. 

4,260

3,090

6,420

7,880

26695 25 WSP 567-
SURFACE WATER ST7EPLY, 1923,' PART*VII

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans., for the

year ending Sept. SO,

Day

2_. __ .. -----

3.....-U... 

4. _ 1 _ - __

5

6. 

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

8. ___ . __

9 _____ ...

10 . . _ ..

11.. _ .... .

12..- . 

13- 

14. ___ - ....

15.... - .

16. 

17..- .....

18 ......

19... __ 

20. ___ .

21. ... _ ....

22 . ....

23.. ........

24., ___ ...

25 __ ......

26. .. . .

27 ........

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

QQ

30 _ .. .

81.. ___

Oct.

380

324 9on

256

256

256

256

256

256

240

226

226

226

226

226

240

226

240

273

290

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

306

Nov.

885

1,960

i nfin

679

575

675

575

505

805

461

417

705

5,180

4,620

3,220

2,440

2,040

1,620

1,390

1,120

1,000

945

885

825

765

765

765

679

679

653

Dec.

627

601

601

601

601

675

575

575

549

543*

505

417

483

439

439

417

362

362

417

627

506

483

527

575

627

601

505

380

362

103

Jan.

400

461

461

439

125

125

82

73

64

64

*> 55

" 55

65

55

52

48

48

33

33

40

37

37

36

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

37

Feb.

40

37

3ft

196

37

30

44

44

30

30

44

44

37

78

37

37

30

24

30

24.

21

52

42

30

29

28

27

Mar.

oc

24

24

24

30

30

27

. 24

18

25

90

71

38

80

73

59

196

40

40

15

12

12

40

21

15

16

13

13

13

13

Apr.

16

16

10

13

196

601

900

. 182

88.

. 52

27

25

2&

23

362

33

28

25

25

29

«8

25

49

86

78

66

65

306

601

182

May

170

240

101

57

110

211

182

125

118

380

273

226

211

211

182

211

211

170

147

129

1,000

1,320

5,030

8,500

6r 420

5,180

3,330

%810

3,680

5,340

June

6,580

6,420

8,330

7,800

5,800

4,890

7,100

7,450

19,700

53,960

67,600

41,500

30,700

23,900

19,000

27,700

24,800

17,400

12,800

9,730

8,500

7,100

7,100

5,180

5,030

5,180

5,650

.3,560

3,450

3,100

July

2,760

2,540

9 HAfl

2,240

2,040

1,960

1,960

1,870

1,790

,1,700

1,620

1,620

1.530

1,530

1,620

1,620

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,460

1,460

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,530

2,140

2,040

1,870

1,790

1,790

1,700

Aug.

1,530

1,530

1 460

1,870

1,620

1,460

1,460

1,390

1,320 U90;

1,870

1,700

1,620

1,700

1,870

2,040

1,870

1,870

1,790

2,540

2,240

2,240

4,490

3,950

3,680

3,100

4,490

5,800

6,110

4,890

4,220

 Sept.

3,660

3,330

0 QOft

3,450'

9 QQft

2,760-

2,440

2,240

2.040. :,^

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,530-

1,530

1,460

1,620

2,040'

2,54O

2,340

2,040

1,870

2,540=

3,100-

2,760

2,340

5,140

6,110

7.63O

NOTE. Gage not read Feb. 26 to Mar.l; discharge interpolated. No gage height records June 9-12; 

gage height estimated.

Monthly discharge of Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans., for the year endinff

Sept. SO, 192S

Month

November . ... 

December 

February......

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

380 

5,180 

627 

483 

196 

196 

601

Minimum

226 

417 

103 

' 33 

21 

12 

13

Mean

254 

1,280 

499 

104 

41.6 

37.0 

118

Run-off 

in acrefeet

15,600 

76,200 

30,700 

6,400 

2,310 

2,280 

7,020

Month

July. __ . ....

September .... 

, The year.

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

8,500 

67,600 

2,760 

6,110 

7,630

67,600

Minimum

57 

3,100 

1,390 

1,320 

1,460

12

Mean

1,530 

15,200 

1,780 

2,650 

2,610

2,160

Run-off 

in acrefeet

94,100 

904,000 

109,000 

157,000 

155,000-

1,560,000
BIVE» BASIN

TENNESSEE FORK NEAR J^NtDVELLE, GOLQ.

LOCATION. In sec. 16, T. 9 S., R. 80 W., at highway bridge a few hundred yards 

above junction with East Fork and 3 miles northwest of Leadville, Lake 

County.

DBAINAGE ABEA. 45 square miles (measured on topographic map).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 10 to October 31,1890; June 18 to October 16,1903; 

February 8, 1911, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Vertical staff on downstream side of left bridge abutment; datum lowered 

0.40 foot Ojetober 6, 1914. Qage read by Jeanette Coquoz during summer 

and by forest ranger during winter, Relation between present gage and 

gages used in 1890-and 1903 not known.

DISCHARGE MEASttoEMENTS. Made from single-span bridge or by wading.

CH-ANWEL .ANDCONTROL. Bed rough and composed of small boulders. Control 

a short distance below gage at rapids; slightly shifting at long intervals. 

Banks subject to overflow at extreme high water.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded, 1.9 feet at 7 a. m. June 21 

(discharge, 399 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 0.10 foot on several 

days during October (discharge, 2 second-feet).

1911-1923: Maximum stage recorded, that of June 21, 1923; minimum 

discharge, 1 second-foot October 26 to November 3, 1917:

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice. ,

DIVERSIONS. Court decrees for diversions of 8 second-feet above the station; also 

a decree for diversions of 18.5 second-feet from the basin of Eagle River 

through Ewing ditch to that of Tennessee Fork above station.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation practically permanent. Rating curve well 

defined between 10 and 250 second-feet. Gage read to hundredths twice 

daily from October 1 to 28 and from June 16 to September 4; at irregular intervals during remainder of year. Daily discharge ascertained by 

applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Tennessee Fork near Leadville, Colo. t during the year

ending Sept. SO, 1923

Date

Jan. 21

Mar. 10

May 13 

June 1

Made by 

M. B. Arthur. .........

T. J. Watkins .........

Robert Follansbee ..... 

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

4&

Feel 

 0.48 «.42

1.05 

K71

Discharge

See.-ft. 

12.2

9.8

135 

338

Date

June 27

July 29

Sept. 27

Made by 

P. 8. Parker _____

Robert JTollansbee .....

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.18

.80

.50

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

175

56

19.6

'Stage-discharge relation affected by .ice.
64 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PAET VII

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Tennessee Forfc near Leadville, Colo., for the year

ending Sept. 80, 19&S

Day

-1 .

2-

3 ___ . ______ . __ __ .. .....

4 _ . ____ ....

6 ___ . __________ . ____ . _

?:::::::::::::::::::::::::::;::::::::

8 ___ . _ . _____ . _______ .

9 ___ .... _____ . __ . ..........

10-. - 

11

12 

13 .... , ___

14. _ ... _ ..... _ . __ .. ___ _ ..

15. ................ __ ............

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

17. ......................... _ .......

18 . 

19. _____ .. ______ .... ____ ...

20........--.. .-. __ . ._- 

21 __ ... _ . ____ ... _ . __ .......

22 ___ ____ .... ____ .... _ ...

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

24. __ . __ .. ___ . _______ - ...

25 . __ ........ __

26. - _ - ______ ... _ . __ ....

27. __ . __ ... _ .. . .

28- . 

29. ___ .. __ - __ ... ___ - _ ...

30. _ ... _ .. ...... ____ ....

31 . . 

Oct.

4

2

2

2

2

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

Mar.

10

10

10

101ft

10

10 -10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

101111

. 12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

1415'

16

Apr.

16

16:

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

20

90

25

23

20

18

18

16

16

16

16

IS

20

25

30

40

50

60

May

70

75

80

go

100

120

130

150

17S

183

182

tOft

130

120

no

100

no

125

130

160

200

228

240

250

260

228

228

228

228

290

June

340

non

260

265

270

rftt

266

255

244

275

984

9Qfl

300

306

244

213

182

188

306

182

182

182

182

185

179

170

151

148

July

148 ii(t

ion

104

86

120

ISO

101 iflo y&

136

120

1M

123. lii

98

89

98

98

129

104

86

77

61

83

129

114

114

58

44

31

Aug.

45

61

48

34

39

26

71

28

20

31

30 ' yd

101

m

' 4

04

64

58

44

40

39

39

3?

3?

29

29

29

23

24

30

Sept.

29

a*

29

27is

Oft

29

20

2001

 3i *23

24

25

25

28

27

28oft

27

25

24

23

22

21

21

20

26

25

25

NOTE. Gage not read Oct. 29, 31, Mar. 1-9,11-23,25-31, Apr. 1-13, 15-22, 24-30, May 2-11,14-19, 21,22, 

24, 25, 28, 29, 31, June 4, 5, 7, 8,11,12,14,15, Sept. 5, 6, 9-14,16-80, 22-23, 29, and 30; discharge estimated.

Monthly discharge of Tennessee Fork near Leadville, Colo., for the year ending Sept.

Month

j^ arch

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

4 

16 

60 

290

Minimum

2 

10 

16 

70

Mean

2.3 

11.4 

21.7 

163

Run-ofl 

in acrefeet

141 

701 

1,290 

10,000

Month

July. ..: .

September ._ ....

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

340 

176 

101 

29

Minimum

148 

31 

23 

20

Mean

238 

106 

42.3 

24.9

Run-ofl 

in acrefeet

14,200 

6,520 

2,600 

1,480

CREEK BELOW HDT SPEIKTGS, NEAR BUENA VISTA, COLO.

LOCATION. In sec. 22, T. 14 S., E. 79 W., at private bridge 6 miles west of 

Buena Vista, Chaffee County. Nearest tributary, North Cottonwood Creek, 

enters 2 miles downstream.

DRAINAGE AREA. 69 square miles (measured on Hayden atlas).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 7,1911, to September 30, 1923, when station was 

discontinued. From September 23, 1910, to September 13, 1911, station 

maintained in sec. 21, 1 mile above present site. Flow at two sites comparable.
ETVEE BASIN

GAGE. Vertical staff; read by E. D. Masters. On February 19,1915, gage was

moved from side of left Abutment to downstream end and reset to same

datum. In present position water does not pile up on gage, especially 

, during high water, and therefore for same discharge gage height is less. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of boulders; very rough. Control

short distance below gage; shifts at long intervals. Banks not subject to

overflow. 

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 1.85 feet on

June 16 and 21 (discharge, 372 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.28 foot at

6 a. m., April 8 (discharge, 19 seeond-feet);

1911-1923: Maximum discharge recorded, 495 second-feet June 21, 1921J

minimum discharge, 10 second-feet April 9 and 19,1914.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice; hot springs keep creek open. 

DIVERSIONS. Court decrees for diversions of 148 second-feet from Cottonwood

Creek, of which 28 second-feet are above gaging station. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent; not affected by ice. Rating

curve well defined. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge

ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Record*

good.

The following discharge measurement was made by Robert Follansbee: 

June 1, 1923: Gage height, 1.35 feet; discharge, 167 second-feet.

Daily discharge, in seconds-feet, of Cattonwood Creek below Hot Springs, near Buena 

Vista, Colo., for. the year ending Sept. 30, 19B3

Day

l: ____ . _ .

2 ___ , __ 

3. __ __ _ __ .

4.. r _ . 

5 __ , __ . ....

6. _______

7 ... 

8. _ . ,

9 .... __ ..

10 . -_.. ..

11 ____ ... ...

12, __ .,..

13 ____ . .....

14 .

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

16 . _.

17.. .........

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

19. __ .........

20. .

21 ........

22 __ ,

23

24. _ . _ __.,,,

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

26 

27,. _ 

38, . __ .. 

39,-,..-... .

30,., _ ..,...,.

31,-,... __. ._.

Oct.

24

24

24

23

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

99

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

22

21

21

22

22

22

22

22

Nov.

22

23

22

28

23

232S25

27

28

26

27

?7

27

27

28

C8

27

26

27

27

26

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

Dec.

24

26

26

28

26

2fi

26

26

OK

26

25

Oft

26

26

24

05

25

24

25

25

25

26

26

25

25

26

25

25

25

24

23

Jan.

23

24

24

24

24

24

23

OQ

23

23

22

22

99

99

99

22

22

22

21

21

21

22

22

22

21

21

22

21

21

21

Feb.

21

91

*){\

21

21

21

20

20

20

21

21

91

21

21

21

21

21

20

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

21

19

»

Mar.

20

20

20

21

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

21

21

Apr.

21

21

20

20

20

21

21

20

20

20

21

21

21

21

20

21

22

25

24

21

22,

20

21

21

20

21

22

22

24

May

24

26

28

32

43

53

60

60

.67

71

68

65

61

57

44

40

38

42

47

62

67

68

65

78

114

168

159

178

159

159

178

June

202

252

260

240

213

202

213

213

202

140

178

240

296

314

350

359

314

314

314

314

341

305

296

305

305

328

341

305

282

269

July

252

252

228

213

202

191

220

198

188

188

188

178

168

178

178

162

165

153

153

153

178

153

142

140

137

131

126

121

114

112

99

Aug.

114

112

90

99

99

88

84

76

71

81

81

76

99

114

103

114

112

112

112

103

101

101

88

84

84

78

78

78

74

74

70

Sept.

76

71

68

68

65

64

61

57

54

52

52

52

49

49

52

40

52

61

«B

67

62

62

66

68

65

62

62

60

65

63
66 SURFACE WATER SUPFE.Y, 1923, PART VII

M owthly discharge of Cottonwood Creek below Hot Springs, near Buena Vista,, 

for the year ending Sept. SO, 19&3

Month

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

24 

28 

26 

24 

21 

21 

25

Minimum

21 

22 

23 

21 

19 

20 

20

Mean

22.2 

25,8 

25.3 

22.3 

20.5 

20.2 

21.2

Run-on*

in acrefeet

1,360 

1,540 

1,560 

1,370 

1,140 

1,240, 

1,260

Month

June . ____ 

July.. ______

August . 

September _ 

The year..

Discharge in second-feet1

Maximum

178 

359 

252 

114 

76

359

Minimum

24 

140 

99 

70 

49

19

Mean

76.8 

274 

170 

92.2 

60.0

69.3

Runoff

in acrefeat

4.720 lelaoo

10,500 

5,670 

3,570

50,200

WEST BEAVER CREEK HEAR VICTOR, COLO.

LOCATION. In sec. 30, T. 16 S., R. 68 W., at Skaguay power station of Southern 

Colorado Power Co., 7 miles southeast of Victor, Fremont County. Nearest 

tributary, East Beaver Creek, enters 2 miles downstream.

DRAINAGE AREA. 66 square miles.

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. January 1, 1905, to September 30, 1923.

DETEBMIN ATION OP DISCHABGE. Water used through power house is brought by 

pipe line from reservoir 3JHs miles upstream; quantity measured hourly by 

weir, and a quantity representing the gain or loss in the reservoir during the 

period is added or subtracted. To determine the natural flow of the stream the 

seepage through the dam is measured by weir and added to the total quantity 

thus obtained. This method takes no account of evaporation from the surface of the reservoir.

DIVEBSIONS. Above the power reservoir are three reservoirs from which the 

town of Victor obtains its municipal supply. In the upper basin are four 

reservoirs from which water is diverted through St. John tunnel into Lake 

Moraine, and thence by natural channels to Colorado Springs, where it is 

used as municipal supply. During 1923, 2,770 acre-feet were diverted 

through St. John tunnel. Below the power plant, adjudicated decrees for 

diversions of 126 second-feet from Beaver Creek, which is.formed by East 

and West Beaver creeks. In addition there is an irrigation reservoir in 

operation which has a filing for 4,760 acre-feet.

COOPERATION. Records are furnished through courtesy of Southern Colorado 

Power Co.

Monthly discharge of West Beaver Creek near Victor, Colo.,for the year ending Sept.

SO, 1923.

Month

]yrg,rch

April. _____ ... ___ . ....

Mean 

 dis- ' 

charge 

in secondfeet

8.63

7.14

6.09

4.39

3.98

4

QO

14.7

Run-off in 

acre-feet

531

425

374

270

221

303

875

Month

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

Mean discharge 

in secondfeet

14.0

18.9

67.1

69.4

52.4

22.7

Run-off 

in acrefeet

861

1,120

4,130

4,270

3,120

16,500
ARKANSAS KtVEB BASIN

'67

BOEHMER GREEK NEAR PIKES PEAK, COLO.

.LOCATION. In,NW. *4 sec- 32, T. 14 &, R. ,68 W., 3J^ miles south of Pikes Peak, 

El Paso County, above Little Beas?er and Sackett creeks. Elevation of station, 11,000 feet.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 7.2 square miles (measured on topographic map). About 75 

per cent of this area is above timber line. To the natural drainage has been 

added that of West Beaver Creek above intake of Strickler tunnel.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1, 1909, to September 30, 1923.

DETERMINATION OF DISCHARGE. Flow measured by sharp-crested weir, 60 incfi.es 

long, with complete end contraction. A stake is driven into bed of stream 

in pool above weir, so that its head is level with crest of weir; depth of 

water over stage is measured by steel scale. Discharge is computed by 

Francis formula.

REGULATION. Flow regulated by series of three reservoirs having an aggregating capacity of 1,400 acre-feet; reservoirs operated by Colorado Springs 

Water Department.

DIVERSIONS.-- Water diverted above weir for use in Victor is measured and is 

added tp,flxw..over .Boehmer Creek weir to show total run-off.

COOPERATION. Monthly discharge computed frottr records furnished by Colorado Springs Water Department.

Monthly discharge of Boehmer Creek ne&r Pikes Peak, Colo*, for the year ending

Sept. SO, 192S 

[Drainage area, 72 square miles]

Month

October... _____________ ........

November _________________

January ___ _____ . ___ __ _ -, _

February __________________

March _________ ..................

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

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

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

August-, _ - -.

September _________________

: Discharge in seeond-feet

Maximum

11.7 

1.58 

1.58 

1.35, 

.73 

.73 

1.13 

5.15 

9.91 

34.0 

!&7 

26.5

34.0

Minimum

1.13 

,1.58 

1.35 

.73 

.73 

.64 

.82 

1.13 

4.81 

8.69 

14.9 

2.07

.64

Mean

;

2.48 

., 1.58 

' 1.42 

 1,09 

.73 

.72 

.88 

4.15 

7.15 

21.9 

lf.7 

3.88

5.51

Per 

square 

mile

a 344 

.219 

' .197 

.151 

.101 

.100 

.122 

.576 

.993 

3.04 

2.74 

.539

.764

Ban-off

laches

0.40 

,24 

.23 

.17 

.11 

.12

:H 1.11

3,50 

3.16 

.«Q

10.44

Acre-feet

152 

94.0 

87. Sf 

67.0 

40.5 

44.3 

52.4 

255 

425 

1,350 

1,210 

231

4,010

LITTLE BEAVER CREEK NEAR PIKES PEAK, COLO.

LOCATION. In NW. ^ NW. M sec. 32, T. 14 S., R. 68 W., just above mouth 

of creek and 3*^ miles south of Pikes Peak, El Paso County. Little Beave 

Creek enters Boehmer Creek from west 0.3 mile above reservoir No. 4. 

Elevation of station, 11,000 feet.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1.00 square mile (measured on topographic map). About 25 

per cent of area above timber line; remainder sparsely timbered.

RecoRDs AVAILABLE. October 1, 1909, to September 30, 1923.

DETERMINATION OP DISCHARGE. Flow measured by sharp-crested weir, 24 

inches long, with complete end contraction. A stake is driven_ into bed of 

stream in pool above weir,-so that its head is level with crest of weir; depth 

of water over stake is measured by steel scale. Discharge is computed by 

Francis formula.

DIVERSIONS. None. >

REGULATION. None.

COOPERATION. Monthly discharge computed from records furnished by Colorado Springs Water-Department.. ......_. ......... -
SURFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1923> PABT VII

Monthly discharge of Little Beaver Creek near Pikes Peak, Colo., for the year ending Sept. 30, 1928 

(Drainage area, 1 square mile]

Month

October........... ___ . _____ . ....

November ___ ., ... , ___ . __ w .,__

December- _ __ ... __ ................

January _ _

April .-......_....... .___ . 

May ....

June. u

July -.,.... .., ..... . .............

August . _ ..

The y«ar ...... .... _ . ___ .

Discharge in second -feet

Maximum

0.36 

.29 

.29 

 18 

.16 

.10 

.29 

1.40 

2.50 

1.78 

1.65 

1.40

2.60

Minimum

0.20 

.39 

.18 

;lfl 

.16 

.10 

.12 

.29 

 1.28 

1.11 

1.40 

1.04

.10

Mean

0.30 

.29

.25 

.17 

.16 

.10 

.15 

.85 

2.21 

1.35 

1.52 

1.13

.71

Per

square 

mile

0.30 

.29 

.25 

.17 

.16 

.10 

.15 

.85 

2.21 

1.35 

1.52 

1.13

.71

Run-off

Inches

0.35 

.32 

.29 

.20 

.17 

.12 

.17 

.98 

2.47 

1.56 

1.75 

1.26

 9164

Acre-feet

18.4 

17.3 

15.4 

10.5 

8.9 

6.1 

8.9 

52.3 

132 

83.0

aas

67.2

514

SAOKETT CREEK HEAR PIKES PEAK, OOLO.

LOCATION. In SE. }£ NW. sec. 32, T. 14 S., K. 68 W., just above mouth of 

oreek and 4 miles: southeast of Pikes Peak, El Paso County. Saekett Creek 

enters Boehmer Creek from north a short distance above reservoir No. 4. 

Elevation of station, 11,000 feet.

DRAINAGE AREA. 0.65square mile (measured on topographic map). About 30 

per cent of area above timber linej remainder sparsely timbered.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1, 1909, to September 30, 1923.

DETERMINATION or DISCHARGE. Flow measured by sharp-crested weir 24 inches 

long with complete end contraction, A stake is driven into bed of stream 

in pool above weir so that its head is level with crest of weir; depth of water 

over stake is measured by steel scale. Discharge is computed by Fraaeis 

formula.

DIVERSIONS . None.

REGULATION. None.

COOPERATION. Monthly discharge computed from records furnished by Colorado Springs Water Department.

Monthly discharge of S&ckeM Greek near Pikes Peak> Colo., for the year ending Sept.

(Drainage area, 0.65 square milel

Month

January

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

May __ - 

July

September. . . -

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

Discharge fa second-feet

Maximum

0.16 

.05 

0 

0 

0 

0 

.06 

.93 

1.53 

1.Q4 

1.28 

.93

1.53

Minimum

0.04 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

.05 

.54 

.54 

.63 

.45

0

Mean

0.12 

.02 

0 

0 

0

0 

.01

.68 

1.10 

.79 

.88 

.64

.35

Per 

square 

mile

0.185 

.031 

0 

0 

0 

0 

.015 

1.05 

1.69 

1.22 

1.35 

.985

.544

Kun-off

Inches

0.21 

.08 

0 

0 

0 

0 

.02 

1.21 

1.89 

1.41 

1.56 Lie

7.48

Aere-faet

7.4 

1.2 

0 

0 

0 

0 

.6 

41.8 

65.5 

48.6 

5C1 

$8.1

257
ARKANSAS' BTVEB

LION CREEK NEAE HALFWAY, COLO.

LOCATION. In N,E. H sec. 15, T. 14 S., R. 68 W., at mouth of creek, half a 

mile southwest of Halfway, El* Paso County. Lion Creek enters Ruxton 

Creek from west. Elevation of station, 9,260 feet.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2 square miles (measured on topographic map). Includes 

all area above the Grater apparently tributary to Sheep Creek. About 30 

per cent of area above timber line; remainder sparsely timbered."

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1, 1908, to September 30, 1923.

DETERMINATION OF DISCHARGE. Flow measured by sharp-crested weir 30 inches long with complete end contraction. A stake is 'driven into bed of 

stream hi pool above weir, so that its head is level with crest of weir; dapih 

of water over stake is measured by steel scale. Discharge is computed by 

Francis formula.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. None.

COOPERATION. Monthly discharge computed from records furnished by Colorado Springs Water Department.

discharge of L&an Creetewear Ifcd/way, Colo.,f$r Ike year ending Sept. SO,

19SS

, 2 square miles] , *

Month

October ____ .,... _____ .... ........

April. .. . .- ...

July . . .. 

£

MaxSmum

1.60

1.24

.73

.61

,85

1.38

1.17

1 30

1.S8

o m

2.93

9 OS

 ischargt ii

Minimum

I.JO

97

.73

.56

.46

Aft

.56

.73

.51

1.30

. 1.83

.46

isecojuMe

Mean

1.42

1.08

.66

.55

.68

8T

.82

1.06

1.77

2,15 ; "

1 flfi

square 

' moe

0.716

UA

.395

275

.965

.455

.4R5

.410

.530

.685

1.08

.538.

Ea

Inches

ale

.60

.46

.38

.21

.51

.50

.46

.61

t n»

1.20

7.W

IMS

Acre-feet

87.3

64 2

48.6

40.6

3a5

32.6

54.2

53.5

JR S

65.2

109

128

, 762

SHEEP CREEK NEAB HALFWAY, COLO.

LOCATION. In SW. M «& H, T. 14 S., R. 68 W., a quarter of « aa^e w«9t of 

Halfway, El Paso County, N# tributai'y between statioA ftnd mouth, a 

short distance below. Sheep Creek enters Rwjrto* G*eefc Ifeia west a *hort 

distance above Halfway. Elevation of station, 9,100 feet.

DRAINAGE AREA. 0.73 square mile (measured on topographic map). Does not 

include any area above the Crater as this is ineifc profeably tributary to Lion 

Creek. Practically all below timber line, bat fcparAely timbeted.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1, 1908, to September 30, 1923.

DETERMINATION OF DISCHARGE. Flow measured by sharp-crested weir 30 

inches long with complete end contraction. A stake is driven into bed of 

stream in pool above weir, so that its head is level with crest of weir; depth 

of water over stake is measured by steel scale. Discharge is computed by 

Francis formula.

DIVERSIONS. None.

ReatTLATioN. None.

COOPERATION. Monthly discharge computed from records furnished by Colorado Springs Water Department. 

26696 26 WSP 567 6
7® SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VII

Monthly discharge of Sheep Creek near Halfway, Colo., for the year ending Sept*

30, 1928 

[Drainage area, 0. 73 square mile]

. Month

January _ . _, * 

April. -.-- ..--. .-_ _ . _ .-..... .

May. __ ....... . .. ..... . .... 

September _ . _______________

The year. __________ ___

Disobarge In second-feet

Maximum

0.46 

.32 

.20 

.20 

.13 

.20 

.41 

.51 

.73 

1.60 

1.45 

1.75

1.75,

Minimum

0.33 

.20 

.20 

.13. 

.05 

.10 

.13 

.36 

.23 

.23 

1.03 

1.03

.05

Mean

0.40 

.25 

.20 

.15 

.066 

.14 

.30 

.41 

.37 

.92 

1.20 

1.35

.48

Per 

square 

mile

0.548 

.342

.274 

.205 

.090 

.192 

.411 

.562 

.507 

1.26 

1.64 

1.85

.66

Roa-t»S

Inches

0.63 

.38 

.32 

.24 

.09 

.22 

.46 

.65 

.57 

1.45 

1.89 

2.06

8.96

Acre- feet

24.6 

14. ft 

12.3 

, 9.2 

, 3.7 

8.6 

17. » 

25.2 

22.0 

56.6 73. 8- 

80.3

349

t SOUTH RUXTGW GREEK AT HALFWAY, COLO.

LOCATION. -In SW. }£ sec. 11, T. 14 S., R. 68 W., just above hydroelectric 

intake at Halfway, El Paso County. No tributary between station and 

mouth, a short distance b.elow. South Ruxton Creek enters Ruxton Creek 

from south at Halfway. Elevation of station, 9,000 feet.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 3.95 square miles (measured on topographic map). Practically all below timber line and heavily timbered.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 1, 1906, to September 30, 1923.

DETERMINATION OF DISCHARGE. Flow measured by two sharp-crested weirs,; 

with complete end contraction. Discharge is computed by Francis formula. 

Main wier is one-third mile above mouth of creek and a short distance 

above hydroelectric intake which has a capacity of 4.63 second-feet. Second weir is halfway between main weir and mouth of creek and measures 

inflow chiefly from springs below intake and small amount of seepage. At 

all times except during high water capacity of intake is sufficient to take 

entire flow passing main weir, and flow at two weirs is combined to give 

total run-off of the basin. During high water, excess passing intake and 

recorded at the lower weir does not repuesent dnejeasedfitosr between weirs, j 

and is discarded. In its place is used a constant quantity based on inflow 

and seepage at other times.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. None. 

COOPERATION. Monthly discharge computed from records furnished by Colorado Springs Water Department.
ARKANSAS KIVEB BASIN

\

71

Monthly discharge of South Ruxton Creek at Halfway, Colo.,for the year ending

SepL 30, 1923

[Drainage area, 3.96 squate miles]

Month

Qfctober.. _____ . ___ . _______

November ___ ___ ______ .. __

December _ ______ '...... ..... . .......

January

February

March . _ .. _______ ..........

Atfil . ...- . ......_.._._,._ ......

May. .._. . _ ............ ___ .

June ______ __ '. ......... . .__._- 

Jujy . __

September. .. __ ; _________

The year

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

2.10 

1.63 

1.30 

1.03 

.97 

.97 

1.83 

2.75 

4.21 

5.85 

5. 86 

5.40

5.85

Minimuni

1.60 

1.17 

1.03 

.97 

.85 

.79 

.91 

1.63 

2.38 

. 2.49 

. 3.12 

3.41

.79

Mean

1.75 

1.37 

1.16 

1.02 

.90 

.88 

1.19 

2.10 

3.42 

3.89 

4.67 

4.08

2.21

Per 

square 

mile

0.443 

.347 

.294 

.258 

.228 

.223 

.301 

.532 

.866 

.985 

1.18 

1.03

.560

Run-off

Inches

0.51 

.39 

.34 

.30

.24 

.26 

.34 

.61 

.97 

1.14 

1.36 

1.15

7.61

Acre-feet

108 

81.6 

71. i 

 61? 

50,0 

54.1 

70.8 

129 

204 

28T 

2g? 

243

1,600

CABIN CREEK NEAR fiALFWAY, COLO.

LOCATION. In SW. M N^f. M sec- H, T. 14 ',S., R. 68 W., just above hydroelec" 

trie intake, three-eighths of a mile north of Halfway, El Paso County. Cabin 

Qreek enters Ruxton Creek half a mile below Half way . Elevation of station, 

" 9JOOO feet'.

DRAINAGE AREA.: 2.4 square miles (measured on topographic map). About

. . 15 per cent of area above timber line; .remainder sparsely timbered.

^ECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1, 1906, to September 30, 1923.

DETERMINATION OF DISCHARGE. Flow measured by two sharp-crested weirs 

with complete end contraction. Discharge computed by Francis formula. 

The main weir is about one-third of a mile above mouth of creek and just 

above hydroelectric intake. The second weir is 50 feet above mouth of 

creek and measures flow from springs and small tributaries entering below 

intake. Except during high water, measured flow at weirs is combined to 

give the run-off from basin. During high water, record from lower weir is 

discharged and inflow estimated. (See description of South Ruxton Creek 

at Halfway, Colo.).

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGTHUATION. None.

COOPERATION. Monthly discharge computed from records furnished by Colorado Springs Water Department.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PABT VII

Monthly discharge of Cabin Creek new H<dfuoay, Colo., for the year ending Sept.

SO, 1923

[Drainage area, 2.4 square miles]

Month

October ___________________

November .... __ _________ . ....

December. _______ ______ __

March __ .. __ .. ......................

April............ .-......... ...___. __ 

U»y. .....................................

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

August __ .. ________________

September ______________

The year. _____ ___ .. ........

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

1.63 

1.38 

.91 

.73 

.41 

.85 

1.30 

2.07 

2.93 

5.85 

5.17 

7.29

7.29

Minimum

1.38 

.97 

.73 

.46 

.36 

.41 

.73 

1.17 

1.60 

1.73 

3.50 

3.50

.36

Mean

1.57 

1.12 

.82 

.63 

.39 

.47 

1.07 

1.62 

1.88 

3.80 4.03

4.18

1.81

Per 

square 

mile

0.654 

.467 

.342 

.262 

.162 

,196 

.446 

.675 

.783 

1.58 

1.67 

1.74

.75

Run-off

Inches

0.75 

.52 

.39 

.30 

.17 

.23 

.50 

.78 

.87 

1.82 

1.92 

.1.94.

10.19

Acre-feet

96.6 

66.6 

50.4 3&r

21.7 

28.9 

6317 

9%6 

112 

234 

248 

s. v 249 v

1,310

SUTHERLAND CREEK NEAR MANITOTT, COLO.

LOCATION. In SW. M sec. 9, T. 14 S., R. 67 W.,. 1J^ milea southeast of 

M. anitou, El Paso County. No large tributary between station and mouth 

1 mile below. Elevation of station, 6,600 feet.

DRAINAGE AREA. 4.4 square miles (measured on topographic map). Practically all below timber line.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January 1, 1918, to September 30, 1923.

DETERMINATION OF DISCHARGE. Flow measured by sharp-crested weir, 30 

inches long, with complete end contraction. A stake is driven into bed of 

stream in pool above weir, so that its head is level with creast of weir; 

depth of water over stake is measured by steel scale. Discharge is computed by Francis formula.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. None.

COOPERATION. Monthly discharge computed from records furnished by Colorado 

Springs Water Department.

Monthly discharge of Sutherland Creek near M anitou, Colo., for the year ending

Sept. 80, 1928

[Drainage area, 4.4 square miles]

Month

October ___ ___ ______ . ____

November... _______________

December ___ ______ ___ ____

January _____ . ____________

February... ________ . _______

March ________ . __ ___ '. ____

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

May - - -- 

June. -. . ___ . _______ . ....

July .-.--.. ....... . ............

August .

September _____________ . ......

The year _______________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

0.91 

.56 

.56 

.27 

.36 

.46 

.67 

1.30 

1.03 

2.07 

1.90 

1.60

2.07

Minimum

0.56 

.56 

.56 

.27 

.36 

.46 

.46 

1.30 

.36 

.36 

1.30 

1.03

.27

Mean

0.68 

.56 

.56 

.27 

.36 

.46 

.56 

1.30 

.84 

1.14 

1.51 

1.34

.80

Per 

square 

mile

0.155 

.127 

.127 

.061 

.082 

.105 

.127 

.295 

.191 

.259 

.348 

.305

.181

. Ban-off

Inches

0.18 

.14 

.15 

.07 

.09 

.12 

.14 

.34 

.21 

.30 

.40 

.34

2.48

Acre-feet

41.8 

33.3 

34.4 

16.6 

20.0 

24.3 

33.3 

79.9 

50.0 

70.1 

92.8 

79.7

580
ABKAN.SAS RIVER BASIN

BEAR GREEK HEAR COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.

S., E. 67 W., 3^4 miles west of Colorado 

Nea-est tributary, Hunters Run, enters a short

6,615 feet, 

(measured on topographic map). Practically

1918

-Flow

so that its head is level with crest

"LOCATION. In NE. J4 sec. 21, T. 14

Springs. -El Paso County.

distance above. Elevation of station 

DRAINAGE AREA. 6.9 square miles

all below timber line. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 1, 

DETERMINATION O-F DISCHARGB.-

long, with complete end contraction

in pool above weir,

over stake is measured by steel

formula.

XfcvsoBi&iisv None. 

REGULATION. None. 

COOPERATION. Monthly discharge

rado Springs Water Department

Monthly discharge of Bear Creek netr Colorado Springs, Colo., for the year ending

Sept. SO, 1923

[Drainage a:-ea, 6.9 square miles]

to September 30, 1923. 

measured by sharp-crested weir, 30 inches 

A stake is driven into bed of stream 

of weir, depth of water 

scale. Discharge is computed by Francis

computed from records furnished by ColoMonth

December ________ . _________

March.. ........... -. . . .--

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

May.. __ - -,.- _ ... __ .. ______ .

June __ __ .. _____________

July .......... __ . __ . __ ............

September ir?_ _

Ma 

mu

l

l

Discharge in second-feet

xim

17

.38 

.24 

.10 

.91

,?4

,38

90

.52 

i.3 

).SO 

(.31

i.3

Mini^ 

Tnnm

0.97 

.91 

.79 

.61 

.51 

.67 

1.03 

.79 

.73 

.51 

1.90 

2.23

.51

Mean

1.04 

1.05 

.88 

.74 

.69 

.84 

1.18 

1.05 

.98 

3.50 

2.93 

2.63

1.46

Per

, square 

mile

0.151 

.152 

.128 

.107 

.086 

.122 

.171 

.152 

.142 

.507 

.425 

.381

.211

Run-off

Inches

0.17 

.17 

.15 

.12 

.09 

.14 

.19 

.18 

.16 

.58 

.49 

.43

2.87

Acre-feet

64.0 

62.5 

54.1 

45.5 

32.8 

51.6 

JO. 2 

64.6 

58.3 

215 

180 

156

1,050

AMAZON CANAL NEAR HARTLAND, KA.NS.

LOCATION. In SW. J4 sec. 8, T.

2 miles west of Hartland, Kearnv County. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Irrigation seaiions of 1921 to 1923.

S., R. 37 W., 1 mile below head gates and

GAGE. Gnrley water-stage recorder installed on north bank of canal 50 feet below highway bridge.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made :'rom highway bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed of canal is drifted sand. Banks and control permanent.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent; rating curve well defined. Daily 

discharge ascertained by applying hourly gage heights to rating table. Records goods.

COOPERATION. Complete records furnished by the Kansas State Board of'Ag 

riculture through George S. Knapp, State irrigation commissioner.

Water for the Amazon canal is diverted from the north bank of Arkansas 

Eiver in NW. M sec. 7, T. 25 S., R. 37 W.f for irrigation. A waste gate 1 mile 

below gage is used only in case of floods.
f4 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VII

Discharge measurements of Amazon canal near Hartland, Runs., during the year

ending Sept. SO,

Date

May 24

June 30

Mide by 

G. S. Knapp ____________ __ _ _. _________ __ .

V. W. Stambaugh...... .. __ .... ... __ . __ ....... __ ...............

Gage 

height

Feet 

4.95

3.85

Discharge

Sec.-fti. ..

94O

160

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Amazon canal near Hartland; Kans*, for the year.

ending Sept. 3.0, 1923

Day

2 . _____ -

3 . __ . 

4 . 

5 

6 _____

7 .... ft

9 __ . .....

10 

11 .... . 

12 - ___ 

13 

14 .......

15 ______

Mar. May

11

10

17

10

10

7

61

80

June

112

89

5

211

232

231

230

232

220

July

136

88

64

58

52

48

99

211

Aug.

231

209

217

223

200

199

187

151

121

91

83

83

67

62

59

Sept.

150

154

145

124

122

115

116

126

121

157

120

127

131

129

144

Day

16...... _ .

17 .._ ...

18. ......

19 . ____ .

20.. .... ....

21 __ . .....

22 __ .. .....

23. _ . __ .

24 _....

25 __ . __ .

26 __ ' ...

27 . ___ i _

28.... ___ .

29. ___ . ...

30 ....... 

31 ___ . ...

Mar.

109 90

34

May

120

111

83

68 ' 56

134

148

.262

258

254

232

230

188

134

118

137

June

189-

144

68

124

65 '/

23

100

129

140

135

158

July

177

134

103

104 im

99

98

96

95

146

211

202

237

242

Aug.

63

75

43

41«4'

122

107

63

90

118

151

147

122

120

135

140

Sept.

,140

n

i .'""i

NOTE. No flow-in months and on days for which no discharge is given. 

Monthly discharge of Amazon canal near Hartland, Kans.,for the year ending Sept.

Month

July (22 days) ........

Discharge in secondfeet

Maximum

109

262 

232 

242

Minimum

34

7 

5 

48

Mean

77.7 

114 

142 

127

Runoff in 

acrefeet

461 

5,410 

5,620 

5,540

Month

September (17 days)-. 

The year .

Discharge in secondfeet

Maximum

231

157

Minimum

41 

73

Mean

123 

129

Runoff In

acrefeet

7,550 

4,340

28,900

SOUTH SIDE DITCH NEAR HARTLAND, KANS.

LOCATION. In SW. M sec. 15, T. 25 S., R. 37 W., half a mile south of Hartland> 

Kearney County, and 1 mile below head gates.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Irrigation seasons of 1921 to 1923.

GAGE. Gurley water-stage recorder installed on south bank of canal 100 feet 

above highway bridge.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed is drifted with loose sand; banks and control 

practically permanent.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changes slightly. Rating curve fairly well 

defined throughout. Daily discharge ascertained by applying hourly gage 

height to rating table; shifting-control method used July 23 to September 30. 

Records good.

COOPERATION. Complete records furnished by the Kansas State Board of Agriculture through George S. Knapp, State irrigation commissioner.

Water for the South Side ditch is diverted from the south bank of Arkansas 

River in SW. "tyi sec. 16, T. 25 S., R. 37 W., for irrigation. A waste gate is located 

200 feet below gage.
ARKANSAS BIVEE BASIN

Discharge measurements of Smith Side ditch near Hartland, Kans., during the year

ending Sept. SO, 1928

Date

May 23

July 14

Made by 

V. W. Stambaugh.. ...

Gage

Feet 

2.55

.79

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

173

9.4

Date

July 21

Sept.22

Made by 

V. W. Stambaugh . ^

 __ do ___ .... _ ,

,Oage 

height

Feet 

1.70

1.65

.£&.> 

charge

Sec.Jt. 

77.6

204

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of 'South Side dttch near Hartland^ Kant:, for th 

year ending Sept. SO, 192S .

Day

1 . ' ..

2, ..,, . . '_ ___ '. __ .

3 .,.,4,. _____ , ___ ... ____ ..^ __________ ._, ...

4-.Z.......4....... .--..........._...-- .

5 _ _ .. _ . _______ ...

6. ___ . ___ . ___ . ___ . ________ . .....

7. ........ _ ......... .i............ T ........

«

9 ___ . __ . . __ ___ . ___ . __ . __ .

10 ....... ______ .. _ .. __ . _______

11 ......L __ .- .--_-_--_ ______ - __ .

12 ___ . ___ . ___ . ___ . __ . ..............

13

14..,.. . ___ _______ .. _ ___

15 ________ __ __ ___ ,.. .., ___ ...

16-.-... ........... ........ ...............

17. __ .... _ . ___ . __ . _______ ......

18 ____ . . _ __ ... ..

19 __ .. _______ ,.. ______ !.. _ . .....

20 ____ . __________ .. _________

21 ____ . __________ . __ __ . ....

22 ____ __ ____ .

23-......-,:...........-..... ______ .. ...

24 . ______ . ______________ ......

 25 ___ . __ . ., . _ ____ . .....

26 ...... ..... .... . ..... __ ....... _ .. . . ...

27 _______ . __ . ________ . __ . .....

28 .-._-.--.....-. ................. __ ....

29 - __ . ______ . __ . ____ .. .........

30 ...... ... _ .. . ..... ____ ........... .....

31 . ._. ._......_. __ . __ . __ .....

Nov.

1

42

JO

44

44

46

14

Apr.

113

21

Ma?

12

24

16

144

98

97

65

' 'June

' 47

60

26

21

52

37

53

<;Q

55

86

86

July

12?%! ,ao6

101

79

120

122

124

81

65

79

93

159

78

135

107

73

92

78

73

109

135

151

158

'Aug.

103 "81

n

49

104

202

149

90

73

78

sn

79

67 -83

92

79

65

52

60

37

Sept. '

> . 28

22

M .''(tit.

,13 -W

- 13

7

37

33

fUl

30

1Q

g

5

.....

NOTE. No flow in months and on days for which discharge is not given.

Monthly discharge of South /Side ditch near Hartland, Kans., for the year ending

Sept. 80, 1923

Month

November (6 days).. 

April (2 days).. .......

July {24 days) ........

Discharge in secondfeet

Maximum

46 

113 

144 

86 

159

Minimum

14 

21 

12 

21 

65

Mean

38.8 

67.0 

65.1 

52.8 

105

Run -off 

in acrefeet

461 

265 

903 

1,150 

5,010

Month

August (-21 days) ..... 

September (14 days) .

Discharge in secondfeet

Maximum

202 

50

Minimum

16 

5

Mean

82,3 

21.0

Runoflin 

aerefeet

3,420 

582

11,800
76 SUBFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1983, PART VH

GREAT EASTERN CANAL NEAR HARTLAND, KANS. , '

LOCATION. In NW. M sec. 15, T. 25 S., R. 37 W., half a mile south of Hartland, Kearney County, and 1 mile below head gates.

RECORDS AVAILABLE.T Irrigation seasons of 1921 to 1923.

GAGE. Gurley water-stage recorder installed on south bank of canal 150 feet 

above highway bridge.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed of canal sandy; banks. permanent. Control 

shifting.

ACCURACY^ Stage-discharge relation not permanent; rating curve poorly, defined. Daily discharge ascertained tey - *J?J^lftg hourly gage . height to 

rating table. Records fair,

COOPERATION. Complete records furnished by the Kansas State Board of 

Agriculture through George S. Knapp, State irrigation commissioner.

Water from the Great Eastern canal is diverted from the north bank of 

Arkansas River in NW. M sec. 16, T. 25 S., R. 37 W., for irrigation. ^ spillway 

seldom used during irrigation season is located 1 mile below gage.

Discharge measurements of Great Eastern canal near Hartland, Kans., during the 

year ending Sept. SO, 192S c,

Date

Nov. 20

May 23

Made by Gage 

height

Feet 

1.37

3.86

Discharge

Sec.-ft, 

51.0

430

Date

July i4

Sept'29

Made by 

V, W. Stambaugh ..

.....do. _ . .........

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.22

1.58

Discharg

Sec.-ft. 

378

4Q 1

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Great Eastern canal near Hartland, Kans., for 

the year ending Sept. $0, 192S

Day

2. __ . ___ . _ . _____ ....... .....

3 ___ . __ . ___ , ___ . ___ ... ...

4 ......... _ . _

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

6 ___ ... __ . ___ . _______ . .....

7. __ .. __ . __ . . __ . ___ . __

8....._. ............ .- .-. .. .....

9... ...... ..-......... ..........

10................-.... ............

11 . .. . 

12- ..... . ____ . __ . __ . .....

18 ___ . __ . __ ... __ ... _ . .....

14. __ ................ ..............

15. _ ...... ____ . ___ . __ . .....

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

17 ___ . ____ .... . __ . __ . ..- 

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

19 ___ . __ . __ . __ . 

20 - . 

21... _ .. _ . __ ... _ .... . ; _ .

22. ___ ...... ___ ... _ . _____ 

23 ___ __ . ___ , ___ . ___ . ___

24 ___ . _ ... ___ ___ ...; __ .

25... ..... _ . . _ .. . . ... ___ . ___

26.. ______ . ___ . ___ ... .

27- ............. ..... . ............

28. __ ............ ..................

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

30 _______ . __ ., _____ . __

31 ___ . __ . __ . __ . __ . ___

Nov.

5§

59

4S

22

51

54

53

Dec.

47

44

53

59

61

60

fl

47

33

44

46

Mar.

12

81

87

 57

50

50

50

49

50

38

31

40

May

362

372

201

42

32

30

34

60

June

50

51

112

100

104

100

451

582

482

395

294

369

277

322

256

183

July

299

372

413

304

112

181

148

251

834

207

319

253

177

Aug.

in*

174

207

374

530

289

443

448

297

231

195

107

101

164

92

65

67

61

49

16

37

K1

QO

1Q

Sept.

aft

55

itt

85

27

25

36

no

19

12

4

35

25

«t

1ft

12

Oft

ooa

NOTE. No flow during periods for which discharge is not given except that about 20,000 acre-feet was 

diverted during the winter for storage in Lake MeKinney for which no records are available.
ARKANSAS KEVEE BASIN 7T

Monthly discharge of Great Eastern canal ne&r^Hartletnd, Kans.,f0r the year endinffSept. 8&, 19%3

Month '

November (7 days) ...

December (11 days) .. 

March (12 da.ys) ._

J«tar(«Hlays) _ .

Discharge in secondfeet

Maximam

69 

61 

87 

372 

582

Minimum

22 

23 

12 

30 

- 60

Mean

49 

60 

60 

140

268

Runoff in 

acrefeet

677 

1,080 

1.180 

2,500; Atfi

Month

August (25 days) .....

September (18 days).. 

ThiTpewr,..:-. _

Discharge in secondfeet

Maximum

413 

530 

228

Minimum

112 

16

4

Mean

258 

175 

*»

Runoff in 

acrefeet

/

7,150 

8,660 

1? 480

8$ 800

FARMERS DITCH NEAR GARDEN CXTT, KAXS,

LOCATION. In NW. $£ sec- 5, T. 24 S., R. 34 W., 1% miles below head gates

and 11 miles west of Garden City, Finney County. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Irrigation seasons of 1921 to 1923. 

GAGE. Gurley water-stage recorder installed on north bank of canal at down

stream end of highway bridge.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Slightly sandy bed; permanent banks and control. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well-defined.

Daily discharge ascertained by applying hourly gage height to rating table.

Records good. 

COOPERATION. Complete records furnished by the Kansas State Board of

Agriculture through George S. Knapp, State irrigation commissioner.

Water for the Farmers ditch is diverted from north bank of Arkansas River in 

the SE. ^ sec. 12, T. 24 S., R. 35 W., for irrigation. An unused waste gate is 

located half a mile below the gage.

No discharge measurements were made at this station during the year.
78 SURFACE WATEB.SUPPLY, 1923, PAET VII

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Farmers ditch near Garden City, Kans., for the

year ending Sept. SO, 1988

Day

1 ___________________ .. 

2

3. _ ...... __ . _ __ ... ________ .

4.... ___ ... ... . _ . __ .

5 _____ . ____ ___ _.

6 . ________ . ________ _...., __ '..

7 ____ . __ _____________ , . ... 

8 __________________ ____ . .

9 ___ . __ . _ __ . .. '

10 _________________ ...

11 _____ . _ . ___________ . _ . _ .

13.. ____ .... __ .. _ . __ . ________

14 . __ . _____ . ____________ . .....

Mt...... ... ..... ......................

16 ............. ........ .. __ .;..... ._...

17.... .................. _ ..'...i ,.....-.

18 . ....... ...... ......_.. ...........

19... .... _ . . _ ; . __ . __ .:. ____ : ...

20 .. .... ...-. _______ . _____ . .....

21 __ .. __ . __ . _______ ^ ............

22 ___________ . __ .... ____ . .....

23. __ . .k. ____ ..:.... _ . ...........

24. __ . __ , T ___ ._.. _____ . __ . __

25. __ . _______ . __ . _ . __ . .........

28 __--._.- . .... .............. _ ......

27 __ . ____ . __ . ..... _____ . __ . ...

28. __ - __________ . ______ . .......

29 __ - .. ..... _ ............ .... ....

30 . _ _____ ...

31 ____ ____ . _ . _____ . .............

Mar.

80

65

30

68

67

67

66

67

64

64

58

64

23 " -'W

23

18

16

12

11

16

20

12

53

56

46

36

Apr.

33

16

16

26

, '

90

63

42

27

18

May

63

67

3.6

33

26

24

19

69

39

27

20

43

37

52

62

72

99

93

61

60

49

47

June

37

28

27

32

23

25

26

13

T» t

33

106

104

July

82

<. 67

67

41

fid.

33

22

17

103

34

79

116

62

96 ' ' 110

133

148

141

 156

61

. '83

72

Aug.

47

28

66

81

. 86

87

34

64

76

76

65

44

50

84

31

71

42

63

94

76

42

65

Sept.

84

87

101

90

83

7869'

61

59

68

75

63

58

61

60

61

20

Nora. No flow In mon ths and on days for which no discharge is given.

Monthly discharge of Farmers ditch near Garden City, Kans., for the year ending

Sept. SO, 1923

Month

March (26 days) ..

July (22 days) ........

Discharge in secondfeet

Maximum

80 

90 

99 

106

156

Minimum

11 

16 

19 

13

17

Mean

40.9 

36.8 

48.1 

41.2 

80.3

Runoff in 

acrefeet

2,100 

656 

2,100 

897 

3,500

Month

August (22 days) .....

September (17 days) .

discharge in secondfeet

Maximum

94 

101

Min-* 

imum

28 

20

Mean

62.3

68.7

Runoff in 

acrefeet

2,710 

2,310

14,300

GARDEN CITY CANAL HEAR GARDEN CITY, KANS.

LOCATION. In NW. ^ sec. 4, T. 24 S., R. 34 W., half a mile below head gates

and 10 miles west of Garden City, Finney County. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Irrigation seasons of 1921 to 1923. 

GAGE. Gurley water-stage recorder installed on south bank of canal 40 feet

downstream from highway bridge.

DISCHARGE MEASUKEMENTS.y-Made from footbridge at gage. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed is loose, clean sand; control shifting. Banks

permanent;
AREL&NSAS RIVEB BASIN 79*

AcctTBAcy. Sfcage-discbarge relation affected by shifting sand in bottom of canal. 

Rating curve fairly well defined throughout. Daily discharge ascertained 

by applying, hourly gage -height to rating table; shif'tingteontrol method' 

«sed.Jiiiy IS-to September 30. Records fair.

COOPERATION. Complete records furnished by the Kansas State.Board-of Agri- 

, milture through George S. Knapp, State,irrigation .commissioner. ;

' Water for the Garden City canal is diverted from the north bank' of Arkansas 

River in the SE. ]4 sec. 5, T. 24. S., R. 34 W., for irrigation. No waste gate isprovided. ! ' 

'The following discharge measurement was made by V. W. Stambaugh:

' Novemeoer 24, 1922: Gage height, 1.85 feet; discharge, 0.44 second-foot.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Garden Cit$ caned near Garden City, 'Kans., for 

the year ending SepL SO,

' Day

1... __ - ...

2.i ___ . ...

3... ...... Ui.

4 __ J__

5... _ . ...

6. __ .-,.11'

7- _ i.Li _

8 ____ , ...

9.r _ .

10 .........

11-. ..........

12 ____ . ...

13 . 

14 __ ....

15- -

l Apr.

. 13

12

9

9

8

8

6

7

7

7

. - May

4

16

32

16

11

6

4' 5

3

3

5

June

23

20

15

10

17

12

11

10

14

9

7

' 5

4

July

-

T v

Aug.

17

16

17

21

.19

20

12

14

. 21

21

- 13

Day

16. __ ......

17-..... ...

18-.., __ ...

19. ........

20 -..- __ -

21.. . .....

22 . 

23 ____ 

24 ____ . ....

25

27... _ ^ _

28 . ._--.*._.

29... _ -iU30. ...........

31. . __ .

Apr.

6

6

5

5

6

10

10

7

6

14

14

18

12

7

5

May

40

39

35

35

31

25

June

II

11

,

July

ie

9

6

28

88

25

31

34

33

32

32

1 39

25

21

Aug.

10

11 J T

3

IS

21

33

3&

13

 :YT~,

 NOTE. No flow in months and on days for which no discharge is given.

.Monthly discharge of Garden City canal near Garden City, Kans., for the year

Sept. SO, 1988

Month

April (26 days).. __ .

May (17 days) .......

.July (14 days) ........

Discharge in 

second-feet

Maximum

18 

40 

23 

39

Minimum

5 

3 

4 

6

Mean

8.7 

18.3 

12.0 

26.4

Run -off 

in

acrefeet

446 

616 

380 

731

.Month

August (21 days).. ...

Discharge in 

second-feet

Maximum

35

Minimum

2

Mean

16.0

Runoff in 

acrefeet

663

2,840

LITTLE ARKANSAS RIVER AT VALLEY CENTER, KANS.

LOCATION. In SW. *4 sec. 1, T. 26 S., R. 1 W., at highway bridge half a mile 

west of Goodrich station on Arkansas Valley Interurban Railroad, 1 mile 

south of Valley Center, Sedgwick County, and 14 miles above junction 

with Arkansas, River.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 11, 1922, to September 30, 1923.

 GAGE. Chain gage ^ecured-to upstream handrail of highway bridge; read by 

Clarence Carr.
80 SUEFACE WATER STTPPLY, 1923, PABT VII

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from upstream side of highway bridge or

by wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTKQL. Bed, sand and gravel j lodged snags and driftwood are

frequent. Low-water control is sand and gravel bar under bridge; fairly

permanent. 

EXTREMES or DISCHABGE. Maximum stage recorded duriag year,. 18v02 fleet at

night June 10 (discharge, 10,500 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.02 feet at8.15 a. m. December 17 (discharge, 4 second-fee*).

1922-23: Maximum and minimum stages same as given above. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changes slightly. Rating curve well*

defined. Gage read to hundredths once daily except during rises when it was.

read twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage

height to rating table; shifting-control method used October 1 to Slay

7 and June 17 to September 26. Recordw^ood.

Discharge Measurements of Little Arkansas River at Valley Center, Kans., duringthe year ending Sept. SO, 1928

-Date

Oct. 161 

Mar. 9

May 23

25

Made by 

Kinnison and Barger.. 

O. H. Barger ___ . _

 -do . . 

_ ..do.... ____ . _

Gage 

height

feet 

1.23 

J.31

5.23

7.42

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

22.9 

28.0

708

1,300

Date

June 13

14

July 7

Sept. 24

Made by 

Bsrger and Williams ...

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

Gage 

height

Feet 

14.05 

10.87

2.37

1.42

DiSchargo

Sec.-ft. 

5,«30 

3,240

126

47.T

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Little Arkansas River at Valley Center, Kans., for 

the year ending Sept. SO, 1923

Day

1 ___ . __ .

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

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

4. ______

5.... _____

6 ________

7. __ ........

8. ____ ....

9__........___

10- _ ... .. ...

11. __ . .......

12. _ . _____

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

14. ___ . _ .

15.. __ .. .....

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

17..... _ ._.,.

18. ___ .. _ .

19 ..._...___

20... __ .....

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

22. __ .......

23_. ___ .. __

24. __ ..... .

25. ___ _....

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

27.,........_._

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

29. __ . ... ....

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

31. ___ . .....

Oct..

18

19

18

18

17

16

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

17

17

16

16

16

16.

16

18

16

16

16

16

16

17

15

16

23

Nov.

45

43

48

43

39

34

34

31

21

28

27

770

926

701

538

202

136

86

68

59

51

49

45

42

40

38

36

35

36

36

Dec.

OK

35

33

q<;

33

31

33

33

31

31

29

22

on

34

30

30

4

21

28

27

28

28

32

30

30

32

30

29

28

28

28

Jan.

951

28

97

27

97

27

27

OO

00

28

28

29

29

29

9Q

29

29

29

29

9O

2»

28

28

9Q

90

31

9Q

31

9Q

31

31

Feb.

31

90

26

12

13

26

24

26

24

26

25

27

28

OO

23

23

25

25

25

25

27

28

28

30

30

32

30

30

Mar.

30

30

30

00

28

28

27

97

26

27

28

31

00

35

35

33

34

31

26

24

25

26

27

25

25

24

23

23

23

25

23

Apr.

oq

24

660

308

90

72

53

40

OK

31

29

28

no

9ft

OK

27

259>;

26

26

68

115

68

45

36

35

35

26

51

55

May

1Q

40

72

68

72

90

86

CO

45

39

37

54

36

31

30

32

32

32

35

34

136

366

560

1,210

1,370

1,258

1,020

494

236,

130

125

Jane

115

142

167

136

202

160

450

746

4,090

8,360

10,500

9,280

4 7Qf>

3,490

2,230

2,710

5,430

4,630

4,390

4,160

2,470

1,080

770

682

494

386

326

290

254

218

July

181

160

155

181

148

130

120

115

110

105

100

120

100

105

105

100

100

100

90

86

82

88

77

72

72

68

68

64

64

64

Aug.

59

58

58

ta

57

55

52

52

50

51

49da

4<i

44

45

45

45

45

45

43

42

42

45

42

40

41

43

45

43

41

39

Sept.

38

Sft

38*

38

38

39*

39

37

36

39

36

35.

38

36

40

44

46

68

90

115

72

64

54

5349s

72

2, 710

7, 580-

5,030

1,660«
ARKANSAS RIVEE BASIX 81

M&ntfdy idiaahargs of Little Arkansas Riser ®i FaUgj/ Center, Ran?., $s& ike yea,

Ending Sept. W, 19&8

Month

 October ____

^November ___

December __ ..

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

Discharge in.second-feet

Maximum

23 

926 

35 

31 

32 

35 

560

Minimum

14 

21 

4 

27 

12 

23 

23

Mean

16.3 

146 

29.4 

28.7 

25.9 

27.9 

67.9

Run-off 

in acrefeet

1,000 

8,690 

1.810 

1,760 

1,440 

1,720 

4,040

Month

May ....._..-

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

Sostftfiifeftr

The year..

Discharg^ta second-feet

Maximam

1,370 

10,500 

196 

59 

7,580

10,50ft

Minimom

SO 

115 

64 

38 

36

4

Mean

354 

2,430 

107 

47.4 

609

313*

Run-off inacreJeet

15,600 

145,000 

6,580 

2,910 

56,200

237,000

DIVERSION CANAL FROM ARKANSAS RIVER AT ARKANSAS CITY, KAffS.

ILocATioN. In SE. J^ sec. 25, T. 34 S., R. 3 E., in Arkansas City, Cowley County,

on right bank of canal, 135 feet below Chestnut Avenue canal bridge, 500

feet above St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co.'s<jaaal bridge>~H miles below

diversion dam across Arkansas River, and 2 miles above power house at

lower end of canal on Walnut River. 

KBCORDS AVAILABLE. September 10,1921, to September 30,1923. Gage height

records have been obtained since July 27,1919, by Kansas Gas & Electric Co. 

GAGE. Staff gage of IJ^-inch iron pipe driven to bedrock; read by F. O. Buraett. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS, Made from upstream side of footbridge on B Street,

6,060 feet below gage or by wading at railroad trestle 500 feet below gage. 

<CHANNUL AND CONTROL. Bed is sand and silt; permanent. Control is gravel

and earth bar held by old sawed-off piling at trestle 500 feet below gage;

permanent. 

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 10.17 feet at

4.30 p. m. on June 5 (discharge, 541 second-feet); there was no discharge

during a considerable portion of the year.

1921-1923: Maximum discharge, that of June 5, 1923. 

HEGro-AMoN. Flaw is controlled by headgates 6,600 feet above gage. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve fairly well

defined above 150 second-feet. Gage read to quarter inches twice daily.

Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating

table. Records good.

Water for this canal is diverted from the left bank of Arkansas River in the 

SE. M sec. 23, T. 34 S., R. 3 E., and is used for power. The canal discharges 

into Walnut River which flows into Arkansas River 3 miles below Arkansas City.

Discharge measurements of diversion canal front. Arkansas River at Arkansas City, 

Kans, during the year ending Sept. SO,

[Made by Q. H. Barger]

Date

Mar 10 ' . "" * * * i-jj f f

Apr '12 4

... ...

Gage 

height

Fed

 1.88

9.«9

Discharge

SK'1*

. 452
82 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1023, PART VII

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of diversion canal from Arkansas River at Arkansas 

City, Kans., for the year ending Sept. 80, 1923

Day

1 . _ ._ _ ....

2 ......... .. . ....__.__._.,. _ ......

3 -. __ ........ ..........................

4 . ___________________ __ ... ...

5 _ ... __

6 .....

7 ___ ... _ . __ . __ , ..... . ..... . _ .j.i

8 _____ _ __ __ . __ . -,.

9 -...._..____ __ __ ....................

10. _ ..... __ . __ . __ ......... _ . __ .

11 ____________ . __ . __ .. __ . .....

12. _ . ____ . __ . __ . __ ... _ . .......

13..... _ . __ . __ . __ . __ ... _ ...,^

14 ___ . __ . __ . ___ . ______ _ . ...

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

16 ...... .__,.' ____.._._.______.._.__ 17 ............. ..--....-.....-.....-. ..: .

18 __ ____ .. .. , ,. __ . ..

19 __ . _ . ___ . ___ . ___ . ___ . ___ ... ..

20. ___ . ___ .... __ . ... ________

21 __ . _ . ___ .. __ . ___ ... _ . ___ . .....

22..,. .. _______ . ___ . ___ ... _______

23 ____ . ______ ,. __ . . _ ... _ . .....

24. __ . __ . __ 1 __ . __ .__..; __ .; ...

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

26 .. ___________ ____ .. ___ » ......

27 __ . _ . _ . ___ ..... _ r ... . .... ......

28.. __ ....... ...... .......................

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

30. ________ ..... __ .. __ . _ _ ___ ....

31 ____ . .. _ ..

Dec.

'186 136

: 401

Jan.

367

367

413

397

413

429

' 429

429

429

445

429

429

418

413

429

429

429

. 413

413

429

413

429

429

439

429

413

429

Feb.

429

429

292

136

307

352

367

. 367

352

qoo

367

367

397

413

292

. ,382

337

262

337

382

429

429

429 4">Q

429

429

, ' 49Q

Mar.

429

429

429

429

413

413

413

420

429

413

445

477

477

493

509

509

1 493

307i 277'

41S

382

382

461

481

461

429

429

397

397

397

382

Apr.

367

352

367

382

445

477

477

493

493

JQO

461

461

461

445

38

413

429

.-413

397

397

429

. 429.

461

477

477

461 461'

493

493

493

May

493

493

509

493

509

541

541

525

509

525

525

525

50»

509

"525

"' - 525'

. 525

525

., .635

- ' 525'

525

525

525'

309

 «1493

' m

. 509 '. 429'

3OT

June

352

352

382

477

525

509

, 600

493

461

i

' '

' ' T -

NOTE. Gage not read Feb. 26 to Mar. i; discharge interpolated. No flow on days for which, discharge 

is not given. : " ' 

Monthly discharge of diversion canal from Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans. t 

for the year ending Sept. SO, 1923

Month

January _ ....

April. __ . __ .

Discharge in 

second-feet

Maximum

461 

445 

429 

509 

493

Minimum

0 

0 

136

277 

38

Mean

25.5 

365 

368 

426 

431

Run-off 

in acrefeet

1,570 

22,400 

20, 400 

26, 200 

25,600

Month

Thp TmaP

Discharge in 

second-feet

Maximum

§41 

B25

Minimum

367

* 0

Mean.

508 

135

p4 .

Runoff in 

acrefeet

31,2<» 

8,030

135,000

WALNUT RIVER AT WINFIELD, KANS.

LOCATION. In NE. % sec. 33, T. 32 S., R. 4 E., at concrete highway bridge

1 mile south of Winfield, Cowley County, 1 mile above Black Creek, and

3 miles below Timber Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,680 square miles (measured on topographic map). 

RECORDS AVA-ILABLE. November.14> 1921, to September 30, 1923. 

CAGE, Chain gage on upstream handrail of highway bridge; read by WiHiata

Mason. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge

or by wading on control.
ARKANSAS EIVEB BASIN

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of silt, sand, and rock. Control is 

gravel bar 500 feet below gage; shifting.

EXTRBMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 38?7 feet at 

6 p. m. June 10 (discharge, 30,500 second-feet); minimum discharge 1 second-foot at 6 a. m. August 24. 

1921-1923: Maximum and minimum discharge same as given above.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; not affected by ice. Rating curve fairly well defined below 15,000 second-feet; extended above 

that point. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge Ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table; shifting-control 

method used November 10 to April 10 and June 10 to September 30. 

Records good October to May; poor June to September.

Discharge measurements of Walnut River at Winfiel8,'RarisJ., during the year ending

Sept. 30, 1928

Date

Oct. 17 

Mar. 10

Apr. 11

Made by 

Kinnisont aiid- Barger __ 

Q. H. Barger

__ do _________

Gage 

height

feet 

3.80 

3.42

3.88

Discharge

, Sec.-ft. 

20.9 

. 47.0

131

Date

May 25

Madw'fcy 

i

Qv H. Bafger _ **-. _ L 

., »dp ««._ ., ....,_,.

< : , .'' -

G»S& 

height

Feet 

28.68 

, IT. 41

Discharge

Sec.-/*. 

13,200 

8,010

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Walnut River at Winfield, Kan$.t for the. ye&f

ending Sept. 30, 1923

Day

1 ..........

2_.____ _.,. _. 

3, __ ..I.:...

4. _______

5.. _

6 ___ .... _

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

8 ____ ^. 

9. __ .. __ .

10 _ .... __ ..

11. ____ . .

12... j.. ___ .

13.... _ ......

14....... __ ..

15.. __ . ___

16__.___...___.

17.............

18. __ .......

19. __ . __ ..

20. __ .......

21. __ .. __ .

22. __ . __ .

23. __ . __ .

24 ___ . __ .

25. __ . ......

26........ __ .

27 ___ .......

28. __ . ......

29-. __ . _ ...

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

31 ___ . __ .

Oct.

.60

74 

74

50

49

44

66

44 

39

28

31

Q1

28

31

13

24

31

28

30

28

31

13

30

36

33 

31

33

33

15

28

qc

Nov.

1,340

2,140 

fUR

312

294

276

211

211

146

86

70-

1,090

4,500

4,920

1,190

491

369

331

276

258

215

190

180

167

149 

121

ISO

129

110

103

Dec.

149

116

m

'

177

88

106

204

106

98

113

140

88

82

76

76

76

28

98

76

82

76

72

82

20

140

152

72

66

78

70ad

Jan.

90

96

121

74

100

108

57

59

66

64

63

59

78

21

135

64

52

70

64

84

20

124

54

54

61 

76

72

40

98

88

124

Feb.

54

57

ia

aft

. 50

106

' 57 w

'63

23

OO

63

64

59

57

64

24

90

55

59fid

70

70

22 

96

66

78

 Mar.

74 

78 

96

CO

' SO

. 74

50

57 

66

80

90

9Q4

491

388 019

276

294

258

258

190

158

152

124

110

74 

149

72

64

70

57

76

Apr.

it) 

J26

54

63 To*?

350

312

158 

164

88

78

7*?

7ft"

7ft

47

140

68

72

61

84

59

146

126

155

126

126

6%

648

512

May

350

IfiO

369

94fl

204

170

190

140

140

lift

215

187

137

167

155

155

132

229

1,240

1,240

7,490

12,700 

9,890

1,340

940

744

2,190

1,640

June.

' 840

990

1 7QO

744

512

i >un

6,370

4,210 

19,300

26,400

26,000

22,--600 'is'dort4 44fl

3,140

7,810

13,400

15,700

4.920

1,240

1,040

940

792

744

696 

648

602

556

534

534

July

491

491 

491 i ston *?"ftj.n

1,540

840

602 

491

428

388

f

.

648

579

890

1,140

1,240

648

350

276

350

258

236 

222

229

177

222

194

100

Aug.

132

132 

106

110

100

137

86

78 

66

106

110

, .106

100

100

106-

110

66

106

93

82

63

93

46 ' 7

22 

39

86

106

100

100

118

Sept.

132

no

20

49

59

22

69

63 

14

106

32

54

86

63

M

57

54

61

, 124

449

312

211 ioa

110

70

39-

32

30

1,840

648-
84 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VII

Monthly discharge of Walnut River at'Winfield, Kans.,forthe year ending Sept. 30,

Month

October _ ....

November ... ...

December .......

-January ____

February.. ___

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

74 

4,920 

204 

136 

106 

491 

792

Minimum

13 

70 

20 

20 

IS 

39 

18

Mean

36.8 

660 

97.2 

75.4 

61.6 

148 

186

Runoff in 

acrefeet

2,200 

41,100 

5,980 

4,640 

3,420 

9,100 

11, 100

Month

May....... 

July... 

The year..

Discharge in setoncH eet

Maximum

12,700 

26,400 

2,640 

137 

1,840

26,400

Minimum

129 

513 

, 100 

7 

14

7

Mean

1,430 

«,110 

606 

flO.7 

163

804

Runoff in 

acrefeet

87,900 

364,000 

37,300 

5,580 

10,000

682,000

VERDIGRIS RIVER AT INDEPENDENCE. SANS.

I/ocATioN. In NE. }£ sec. 31, T. 32 S., R. 16 E., at highway bridge half a mile 

east erf Independents*, Montgomery County, 2% miles below Elk River and 

4M miles ateeve Dram- Creek.'

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,800 square*miles.

HECORDS AVAILABLE. November 14,1921, to September 30, 1923. Intermittent 

records of stage were obtained April 24 to September 24, 1904.

 GAGE. Chain gage fastened to upstream vertical members of highway bridge; 

read by Ben Wainscott. During 1904 a chain gage was fastened to upstream 

guardrail near south end of bridge; not referred to present datum.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS.- Made from upstream side of highway bridge or by 

wading at control.

 CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed is composed of silt and rock. Control is rock 

riffle just below gage; fairly permanent.

.EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 44.11 feet at 

3.20 p. m. June 12 (discharge, 35,900 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 

1.02 feet on October 24, 25, 27, and August 23 (discharge, 10 second-feet). 

1921-1923: Maximum and minimum stages same as given above. 

1904: Maximum stage, 46.7 feet on July 8, referred to present datum.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation practically permanent. Rating curve fairly 

well defined below 30,000 second-feet. Gage read to hundredths once daily, 

more frequently during high water. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Verdigris River at Independence, Kans., during the year

ending Sept. SO, 1924

Bate

 Oct. 18

Mar, 12

Made by-^ Gage 

height

Feet

1 -10

> 0 Ifl

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

14

130

Date

Apr. 13 July 6

Made by Oage 

height

Feet 

1.87

6.07

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

2,070
EIVEB BASIN

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Verdigris Hwer at Independent, Kans., f»r ike 

year ending Sept, 3Q-, 192S '

D«y'

1. __ . __

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

3...._.._._..

4. ____ , 

5 _______

«.-. --,.«.__. 

7....... __ _

8... 

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

10._._...._._.

11 ____ _

12.. _ 

13..... _ ....

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

15 _______ .

16._,,,......__

17. _ ____

18... ____ .

19....... .... 

20............

21.. .. .....

22... ___ ...

23. .........

24. ___ .....

29 __ . .._..

26...... _____ 

27............

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

28, __ ......

30 ___ . .....

31........ _ .

0«t.

38

26

31 .SB

71

59

52

45

29

23

27

33

24

23

23

16

14

12

13

14

14

14

14

10

10

11 

10

13

13

11

14

Nov.

14

14

22

29

37

44 

27

42

60

68

55

62 

84

682

488

330

240

186

134

118

110

92

90

87

77

79 

84

77

W

67

Dec.

60

55

48

65

48

53 

nn

53

60

62

48

46 

44i»

42

_jt

42

42

42 

38

40

38

38

40

46

42

27

36

34

40

42

Jan.

42

44

34

60

 H

34 

38

33

32

30

42

38 

32

46

38

30

38

50

34 

36

40

36

34

32

28

34 

32

34

36

36

46

Feb.

67

50

30

34

32

39 

37

39

39

39

41

47 

43

 41

to

39

41

43

47 

33

27

37

37

41

39

37

' 37

37

Ma*.

43

33

37

45

49

43 

41

37

35

37

43

124

750

936

682

2,850

1,830

750

488 

360

285

270

240

212

186

170

151

134

118

106

98

Apr.

102

95

92

102

87

72 

84

77

87

72

82

74 

79

77

82

87

98

285

, 255 

226

300

520

682

616

520

408 

345

376

2 OiO

1,140

'May

648

816

424

360

315

270 

270

249

186

165

151

134 

132

128

153

124

112

140

136 

376

648

1,060

1,470

' 5,490

15,500

16,460 

10,700

2,330

1,380

1,230

5,490

June

3,880

2.980

2,660

3,880

1,470

2,720 

8,570

4,440

15,800

28,600

29,500

35,700 

32,400

24,400

11,500

17,500

21,200

29,608

25,100. 

4,720

1,830

1,530

1,140

' 936

822

m

648

520

456

424

Jalf

376

345

378

380

360.

2, MO 

3.670

i 858

584

434

360

315 

285

2fO

360

976.

616

858

488 

345

330

199

17fl

160

151

134 

lib

102

84

84

>A8g.

°8f

77-

' 72

60

60.

., 68 

55 58

48

36

42

44 

27

28

27

.26

16

12

20 

12

17

13

10

15

15

23 

14

12

13

12

32

SOP*.

25

72: 552'

151 110'

8Tea<

82

72

46

32-

36 

34

24

24

«a>

7».

' 84 138- 

5,210

1.140-

376 199"

114

., 92'

84 

' 151

212 i«2-

72'

NOTE. Qage not read Nov. 3-5; discharge interpolated.

Monthly discharge of Verdigris River at Independence, Kans., for the year endingSept. SO, i$2S

Month

October .........

November .......

February.. 

April __ .. ___

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

71 

682 

65 

60 

67 

2,850 

2,010

Minimum

10 

14 

27 

28 

27 

33 

72

Mean

24.3 

119 

45.6 

37.2 

39.7 

361 

304

Run-off 

in acrefeet

1,490 

7,4980 

2,800 

2,290 

2,200 

22,200 

18,100

Month

July . ___ .. 

August 

September. ....

The year..

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

IB, 400 

55,700 

3, 670 

82 

5,210

35,700

Minimum

112 

. 424 

84ie

24

10

Mean

2,150 

10,560 

516 

33.2 

317

1,200

Run-off 

in acrefeet

132.000- 

625, «0<

aa, TO*

2,040- 

H900

866,000-

NEOSHO RIVER NEAR IOLA, KAHS.

LOCATION. In NE. H sec. 9, T. 25 S., R. 18 E., 2J^ miles south and 1H miles

west of lola, Alien County, 1 mile below Elm Creek and 8 miles above Owl

Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,800 square miles (revised). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 12, 1917, to September 30,1923; August 1,1895,.

to November 30, 1903, at city water and power dam about 4 miles upstream 

GAGE. Stevens continuous water-stage recorder on left bank, three-fourths mfle

above Pipe Line ford; inspected by J. E. Ensminger.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VII

DISCHAKGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable at gage or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL! Bed composed of gravel and silt. Control is a long 

shale riffle -half a mile below gage; .permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from water-stage 

recorder, 27.33 feet at 4 a. m. June 15 (discharge, 31,400 second-feet); minimum stage from water-stage recorder, 2.58 feet at 3 p. m. October 27, (discharge, 10 second-feet).

1917-1923: Maximum stage recorded, that of ,June 15, 1923; minimum 

stage recorded, 1.9 feet on June 23, 1920 (discharge 1 second-foot).

1895-1903: Maximum stage recorded, 22.0 feet on June 3,1903 (dScharge, 

39,100 second-feet); no flow on several days in September and October, 1897. 

A stage of 24 feet on July 10,1904, referred to datum of old gage, was determined by levels from high-water marks (discharge estimated, 74,600 secondfeet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seldom affected by ice.

REGULATION. Low-water flow regulated by dams upstream.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent; not affected by ice. Operation 

of water-stage recorder satisfactory except as shown in footnote to table of 

daily dfeehaj-ge. Rating!curve well defined below 25,000 second-feet. Daily 

discharge ascertained by applying to rating table mean daily gage height 

determined from recorder graph by inspection or by planimeter, or by 

averaging hourly discharge. Records good.

The following discharge measurement was made by Kinnison and Barger; 

September 27, 1923: Gage height, 3.27 feet; discharge, 143 second-feet.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Neosho River near lola, Kans.,far the year ending Sept. SO, 1923

Day

1 __ .. __

2 __ .. .....

3 ___ . .... 

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

5. . _ . ....

- 6 .

7 

8. __ ... ...

9. _

10. __ .....

11. __ ......

12.. _ ......

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

14. __ ......

15 __ . ......

16. ___ . ....

17. _ .......

18. __ . ....

19 ___ . ....

20. _____ .

21., .........

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

23 

24. __ ......

25 ___ .

26. .. 

 27....---...

28- __ ......

29 

30.^ .

31 __ .......

Oct.

64

. 72

66 

59

57

59

51

37

37

34

37

42

39

33

31

30

28

28

24

19

16

15

15

39

18

10

19

62

51

46

41

Nov.

42

34

30 

34

46

235

342

235

174

150

118

140

223

4,720

9,520

8,190

1,840

850

642

535

 485

435

388

342

320

. .298

276

266

256

266

Dec.

256

227

212 

196

200

200

204

196

185

182

174

171

167

171

167

issue

167

,H6

146

136

140

143

140

129

.113

123

133

129

129

129

Jan.

123

118

123 

133

140

143

143

140

126

115

118

112

109

112

109

85

85

106

115

106

95

106

85

93

104

95

88

88

80

66

90

Feb.

106

109

112 

112

104

88

77

85

as

88

95

101

85.

75

70

53

51

64

-66

66

68

68

66

68

72

77

70

66

Mar.

70

68

66 

5970-

82

88

88

77

66

77

615

642

298

615

1,930

615

342

266

200

189

185

182

160

140

129

126

118

123

109

112

Apr.

106

109

106 

95

112

115

112

106

106

101

109

118

133

160

178,

182

153

171

. 182

185

235

256

256

298

219

200

298

342

256

200

May

171

160

143

160

171

174

185

174

146

133

129

123

126

118

109

93

118

182

850

1,600

2,300

8,840

13,700

14,300

11,900

4,480

1,680

'1,280

1,060

June

920

730

790 

790

730

670

642.

1,200

17,400

24,400

26,000

27,000

27,900

30,600

31,200

29,800

27,600

18,100

13,000

10,100

4,600

2,400

1,930

1,680

1,440

1,410

1,440

1,360

1,280

1,440

July

1,440

1,360

1,360 

1,360

4,120

10,600

14,000

15,500

7,020

2,600

2,020

1,930

2,500

2,930

3,520

7,020

4,600

2,400

1,760

1,520

1,200

850

670

642

588

560 '510

485

460

435

410

Aug.

388

365

320 

320

298

298

276

298

9O8

276

276

256

256

256

227

227

216

227

235

212

216

200

160

126

129

120

118

118

118

120

118

Sept.

112

112

112 

109

104

106

106

109

109

112

w106

104

106

104

109

112

115

143

200

163

185

235

223

200

178

146

157

160

NOTE. Water-stage recorder not operating May 28, 29, June 18-20, and July 21-28; d ally gage height 

estimated from records at station 4 miles above.
,- ARKANSAS RIVE& BASIN 87 

Monthly discharge of N<e0sho River near lola, Kans., for the year ending Sept. SO,

Month

October ......

November ..... 

December ......

February .......

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

Discharge in second -feet

Maximum

72 

9,520 

256 

143 

112 

1,930 

342

Minimum

10 

30 

118 

66 

51 

59 

95

Mean

38.0 

1,050 

165 

108 

80.4 

255 

173

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,340 

62, 500 

10, 100 

6,640 

4,470 

15,700 

10, 300

Moath

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

September ..... 

The year..

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

14,300 

31,200 

15,500 

388 

1,200

31,200

Minimum

93 

642 

410 

118 

104

10

Mean

2,090 

10,300 

3,110 

228 

171

1,480

Run-off i n 

acre-feet

129,000 

613,000 

191,000 

14,000 

10,200

1,070,000

NEOSHO RIVER NEAR PARSONS, KANS.

LOCATION. In NW. ^ sec. 22, T. 31 S., R. 21 E., at bridge on ParsonsPittsburg highway 500 feet above St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co.'s 

bridge, 800 feet below Hickory Creek and 10 miles east of Parsons, Labette 

County.

DBAINAGE ABEA. 4,860 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 18,1921, to September 30,1923.

OAGE. Chain gage bolted to upstream truss of bridge; read by Mrs. W. C. Slane.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of solid flat outcropping shale rock. 

No well-defined control. Bank-full stage, 24 feet.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 24.50 feet all 

day June 18 (discharge, 27,600 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.14 feet at 

7.40 a. m. November 11 (discharge, 19 second-feet).

1921-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 24.90 feet at 5.50 p. m. April 13 

and 7 a. m. April 14, 1922 (discharge, 28,400 second-feet); minimum stage 

recorded, 1.12 feet at 5.10 p. m. December 3, 1921, (discharge, 18 secondfeet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation probably never seriously affected by ice.

HBGOLATION. Flow apparently not affected by dams upstream.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent; not affected by ice during.the 

year. Rating curve fairly well denned. Gage read to hundredths twice 

daily. Daily discharge ascertained bv applying mean daily gage height to 

rating table. Records fair.

Discharge measurements. of Neosho River near Parsons, Kans., during the year

ending Sept. SO, 1928

Date

Oct 18

Mar.' 13

Made by 

Kinnison and Barger....

O. H. Barger ...........

Gage 

height

feel

1.42

5.26

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

49.5

1,820

Date

Apr. 13

July 5

Made by 

Q. H. Barger . T

.....do ..i. .......

Gage 

height

Pea

1.86

3.55

Discharge

8ec.~ft. 

114

790
88

.Daily

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VII

, in second'feet, of Neo$ho River near Parsons t Kans., for the 

ending Sept. SO, 1923

Day

1. __ ......

2 __ .,. ...

3. ___ .. ...

4 __ .. __ ,

5... _ .. _

6. _ .......

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

8. _ . __ .

9. __ ... _

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

11... _ .. ...

12. _ . ......

13. __ .. ...

14 __ . ..

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

16. __ .. _

17...........

18... _ . ....

19...........

20..........

21. _ . . .

22

23..........:

24.. __ . ...

25.. ........

26. ___ . ...

27...........

28. ___ . ....

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

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

31. __ . ...

Oct.

74

74

83

72

75

75

66

64

59

56

60

59

43

42

37

42

50

49

4.<\

44

42

38

* 44

41

qo

32

46

56

56

44

41

Nov.

54

166

146

86

104

177

133

72

250

250

43

1 ^fi

1,020

1 260

2,460

7,390

7,390

2,860

1,320

964

684

549

am

401

359

320

320

302

266

Dec.

234

234

. 234

218

202

194

196

199

188

171

169

144 \AA

144

151

161

124

146

. 130

130

122 too

133

i on

130

130

124

128

Jan.

126

122

128

130

108

130

128

194.

116

124

108

102

108

110

108

104

Q1

97

irvft

no

108

97

on

95

93

90

no

106

Feb.

99

en

102

106

108

120

101

110

90

84

QA

104

102

1AQ

102

93

84

90

74

66

60

86

84

7K

QQ

IU

oq

01

Mar.

09

83

84

79

O9

114

92

101

118

116

380

o 7fi/\

1,950

1,570

1,200

4,800

3,990

1,570

796

522

422

359

359

302

284

250

234

188

185

177

141

Apr.

144

135

130

135

130

130

124

120

122

120

122

124

135

151

164

191

194

185

194

684

630

447

2.03Q.

3,180

684

472

630

964

603

May

'AM

302

284

234

202

194

185

194

196

. 194

284

284

199

202

266

234

188

171

250

338

320

302

2,700

6,890

11,100

13,100

13,900

12,800

5,890

2,230

3,090

June

1,880

1,440

2,940

1,950

1,380

1,640

2,020

1,570

9,230

20,700

23,400

24,000

24,800

25,800

26,600

27,000

27,200

27,600

27,400

27,200

23,600

10,100

3,740

2,780

2,090

1,820

l,5tO

1,380

1,260

1,080

July

1,080

1,080

964

852

852

2,230

8,030

11,100

12,800

8,270

2,380

1,700

3,260

4,800

3,420

3,420

5, 010

4,170

2,160

1,640

1,260

1,080

90S

706

684

 3Q

576

522,

472

422

422

Aug.'

401

447

359

338

338

320

302

302

284

302

266

250

250

234

202

202

196

196

194

191

191

177

177

.,153

164

130

126

144

141

: 1441

130

Sept.

13S

139

124

13T

130

W

122

101

no

104

412

114

108

97

05

106

139

148

151

m

234

266

194

401

9Q4

266

603

684

284

185

Monthly discharge of Neosho River near Parsons, Kans., for the year ending Sept.

SO, 1928

Month

October ____

November __ 

December.. _ 

January __ , _

February .......

April. .........

Discharge in sceond-feet

Maximum

83 

7,390 

234 

130 

120 

4,800 

3,180

Minimum

32 

43 

114 

90 

60 

79 

112

Mean

53.0 

1,010 

161 

110 

91.2 

756 

439

Rua-off 

in 

acre-feet

3,260 

59,500 

9,900 

6,760 

6,060 

46,500 

26,100

Month

July-. ......

September , .... 

The year.

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

13,900 

27,600 

12,800 

447 

684

27,600

Minimum

171 

1,080 

422 

126 

95

32

Mean

2,460 

11,800 

2,830 

234 

195

1,680

UtiD^off 

to 

acre-feet

151,000 

702,000 

174,000 

14,400 

11,600

1,210,000

COTTONWOOD RIVER AT ELMDALE, KANS.

LOCATION. In NW ^ sec. 26, T. 19 S., R. 7 B.,'at highway bridge one fourth

mile above Middle Creek, 1 mile east of Elmdale, Chase County, and 2 mile*

above Diamond Creek.

DEAINAGE AREA. 1,040 square miles (measured on topographic map). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 9, 1922, to September 30, 1923. 

GAGE. Chain gage fastened to upstream handrail of highway bridge; read by

Miss Rowena Starkey. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge or

by wading.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

CHANNEL AND CONTBO&. Bed$ clean coarse sand, gravel, and rock; permanent. 

Control is long gravel and rock riffle extending from 200 feet above to 100 

feet below gage; permanent. Dam at Cottonwood Falls may affect stagedischarge relation at medium and high stages. Bank-full stage, 32 feet,

EXTREMES OP DISCHABGE. Maximum stage recorded during year,, 35.50 feet at 

, 4p.m. June 11 (discharge, 20,000 second-feet); minimum stage recorded 

3.43 feet at 8.30 a. m. October 16 (discharge, 18 second-feet).

1922-1923: Maximum stage recorded, that of June 11, 1923; minimum 

stage, 3.33 feet on September 9 and 12, 1922 (discharge, 10 second-feet).

JRs>GtriiATioN. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent; not affected by ice. Rating

, curve welidefia&t below 400 second-feet and fairly well defined from 400 to 

3.,000 secqnd-feet. Gage read to hundredth^ twice daily. Daily discharge 

ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Records 

fair.

Discharge measurements of Cottonwood River at Elmdale, Kans., during the year

ending Sept. 80, 1988

Date

Oct. 16

Mar. 8

Made by Gage 

height

Feet 

3.43

3.64

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 10 i

42.7

Date

July 8

Made by Gage 

height

Feet 

3.74

4.67

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

65.3

360

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Cottonwood River at Elmdale, Kans., for the year

ending Sept. 80, 1923

Day

l _ .. _ ..

2..,. _ . __ .

3 . 

4.,. ____ . _

5. __ .... __

6. ___ ......

7 __ - __

8. 

9. .........

10. .....

%\.. ...........

12. .........

13 ..........

14 .... ......

15 _ .

ae.............

-n .............

18. ......

19... .. ,

20 ... ...

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

22- __ . .....

23^ ......

24 _______ .

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

26 __ . _ .....

27...... ___ .

28- __ . ......

29.. ......

30.. _ __ . ...

31 . 

Oct

20

28

28

28

28

28

20

20

24

26

24

20

20

24

19

26

30 26

26

36

31

24

28

28

24

24

26

28

28

24

Nov.

677

677

340

113

72

56

44

38

26

41

4,500

4,150

2,240

677

430

258

164

154

132

118

108

105

97

92

82

76

82

 82

80

Dec-.

80

78

82

82

82

80

78

80

82

88

97

102

105

110

118

118

118

124

88

54

f«5

54

54

66

65

63

63

63

63

63

Jan.

61

58is

61

61

56

61

56

58

59

59

59

58

61

58

49

51

67

54

54

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

52

54

Feb.

51

44

48

51

51

51

49

48

44

51

51

51

51

51

51

46

43

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

48

40

46

49

Mar.

51

54

59

54

51

51

63

72

68

51

63

72

72

82

82

84

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

54

Apr.

54

58

63

72

82

72

63

83

41

54

63

61

56

54

58

58

54

54

54

68

70

63

61

61

54

54

54

58

66

72

May

63

76

82

92

105

105

72

68

54

46

46

38

38

38

38

38

68

82

97

592

730

867

1,860

4,970

1,730

757

340

266

225

233

208

June

208

191

182

168

164

322

717

997

17,500

19,600

20,000

15,080

5,700

1,140

504

5,310 8, no

1,860

L»160

636

570

504

450

395

341

286

286

286

233

204

July

204

233

2,020

5,530

1,610

548

340

305

258

233

233

225

208 913-

657

305

266 237"

2%

216

182

161

141

124

>10S

132

154

138

132

141

147

Aug.

141

135

127

124

120

117

113

119

108

100

97

84

68

70

63

61

10

59

so

59

61

68

54

51

81

51

59

68

1Q

59

59

Sept!

48

AR

44

51

49

51

44

51

48

43

36

36

36

41

48

135

147

141

118

95

79

61

1Q

56

48

48

757

2,870

1,670

fiQ7

NOTE. Gage not read May 21, June 23-25, Aug. 4-6, and 30; discharge interpolated.
90 SURFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1923, PABT VII 

Monthly discharge of Cottonwood River at Elmdale, Kans., for the year ending Sept. 

[Drainage area, 1,040 square milesj

Month

October _____

November ___

Jamjar^ . 

April. ........

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

36 

4,500 

124 

67 

51 

84 

82

Minimum

19 

26 

54 

49 

36 

. 51 

41

Mean

25.5 

525 

82.5 

55*6 

45.1 

59.2 

60.5

Run-off 

in acrefeet

1,570 

31,200 

' 5,070 

8*420 

2,500 

3,640 

3,600

Month

June _ ... __ ..

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

The year..

Discharge' in second-feet

Maximum

4,970 

20,000 

5,530 

Ml 

2,870

20,000

Minimum

38 

164 

105 

51 

36

19

.Mean,

463 

3,430 

527 

. 81. '-255

464

Run-off 

in acrefeet

204*$$

. 3t|98CL 

15,200-

'335,000

BED RIVER BASIN 

OUACHITA RIVER HEAR HOT SPRINGS, ARK.

LOCATION. In SW. ^ sec. 29, T. 3 S., R. 19 W., at Smith Ferry highwaybridge, half a mile below Fourche a Loup Creek, 1 mile above Hot SpringsCreek, 3 miles above dam site of Arkansas Light & Power Co., 3^ milesbelow Little Mazarn Creek, and 5 miles south of Hot Springs, Garland 

County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,420 square miles (measured on base map of Arkansas;: 

scale, 1:500,000)

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 27,1922, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Chain gage bolted to downstream side of bridge; read by E. Q. Boone 

and J. E. Woodward.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by 

wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of solid rock and small gravel and 

boulders. Channel is obstructed by outcropping rock dikes on which small 

trees grow. Control is a series of outcropping rock dikes 400, 1,000, and 

1,500 feet below gage; the upper dike forms the low-water control, and 

lower dike the high-water control; practically permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year determined by levels 

to flood marks, 43.9 feet about \ a. m. May 15 (discharge determined by 

extending rating curve for main channel and computing overflow by Kutter 

formula, 101,000 second-feet); minimum stage, 5.21 feet at 4.45 p. m. September 1 (discharge, 43 second-feet).

1922-23: Maximum stage that of May 15, 1923; minimum discharge, 42 

second-feet, several periods in September, 1922.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well defined 

between 3,000 and 10,000 second-feet and fairly well defined below 3,000 

second-feet; extended to flood height by extending curve for main channel 

and computing overflow by Kutter formula. Gage read to hundredths 

twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage 

height to rating table. Records good except for high stages, which may be 

considerably in error.
BED- ' BASEST

Discharge measurements of Owtchita River near Hot Springs, Ark., during the yea*

ending Sept. SO, 1923

Date

Oct. 27

Jan. 23

25

Made by 

V.L.Austin...........

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

Gage 

height

Feet 

5.50

10.75

9.28

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

69

5,240

3,370

Date

May 26

31

Aug. 29

Made by 

V.L.Austin.1 ...! ......

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

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

Gage 

height

Feet 

12.60

7.92

5.31

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

9,150

1,930

54

Daily discharge, fn secandifeet, of Quachit<a River near Hot Springs, Ark.,-/or ihet 

'' . ' year ehdinff Sept. SO, 4923.

Day

1, .. . ....

2

3

4..........

5. .........

6.. _____

7. ......

8. .......

9 ______

10- ......

111........

12.L _____

13.- ___ .,__

14. __ '...'.. 15 ___ :

16. .........

17

18^ ........

19.. __ ....

20. .........

21 ..........

22. ___ . ...

23. .........

24. .........

25. _____

26..........

27.. .....

28.. ____ .

29 ___ . ...

30.. ____ .

31...... _ .

Oct.

54 

54

54

54

54

54

105

85

95

195

203

137

125

163

125

82

95

93

82

71

95

71

69

89

78

78

74

78

74

78

78

Nov.

78 

130

82

72

71

69

59

54

61

69

75

101

O7K

412

765

1;140

1,090

765

399

718

500

622

386

336

290

250

203

163

133

163.

Dec.

163

163

171

101

290

392

440

568

860

675

fi99

685

517

425

360

348

260

94.1

260

212

203

171

171

167

163

373

860

1,050

765

2,470

Jan.

2,800 

2,140

1,340

998

955

SCO

675

517

412

348

342

290

306

290

373

386

348

440

399

9,530

10,900

5,030

3,390

2,910

2, 910

2,910

5,670

6,700

27,300

15,900

Feb.

19,100 

18,600

34,800

17,500

7,440

6,520

4, 170

2,030

2,«90

3,390

4 eon

3,030

3,150

2,360

2,580

2,140

1,920

2,470

1,280

1,190

998

955

808

902

20,000

11,800

7,440

Mar.

4,580 

3,390

3,030

2,360

2,690

18,200

20,400

13,500

5,190

3,390

3,030

2,920

o Qfin

2.580

4,730

22,800

15, 900

5,670

4,300

3.15P

2,800

2,030

9 i4n>

1,820

1,620

1,280

998

902

902

955

860

Apr.

622

765

3,150

6;880

8,960

2,580

2,140

3,520

3,160

2,140

9 9*ift

2,470

2 ftQA

2,360

2,140

1,920

1,520

1,430

1,280

1,090

1,050

1,340

2,690

4,580

8,010

6, 520

5,030

8,390

8,770

4,580

May

4,170 

3,780

3,030

2,140

1,820

1,920

1,720

1,430

1,190

998

500

360

622

6, 520

87,800

29,300

8,770

8,010

7,630

6,000

2,690

2,690

3,520

8,390

7,250

9,150

6,510

3,390

2,580

2,150

1,720

June

1,520 

2,470

2,250

3,780

4,040

13,500

14,100

4,170

2,360

8,200

11,800

8,720

5,650

; 2,680

2,140

1,920

1,520

1,340

1,140

808

622

526

425

386

373

348

300

270

241

187

July

585 

146

137

133

130

112

93

89

82

79

79

82

105

137

166

171

217

280

324

336

290

270

260

212

171

150

130

105

120

250

207

Aug.

478 

860

808

718

622

462

150

87

195

160

115

89

82

79

54

78

231

231

163

91

63

52

55

52

64

58

54

53

51

47

Sept

44

4ft

4&

44

80S.

622

675

668

324

203

120>

130

255

128

101

97

95&

1,340

2,910-

2,580

6,880

2,800

1,620

1,140

808.

622.

462

354

260

241

NOTE. Discharge, Oct. 1-5, estimated from records of discharge at Malvem, and Dec. 25, Mar. 12 

May 30, June 11 and 12, interpolated; gage not read.
92 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VII

Monthly discharge of Ouaehita River near Hot Sprinffs, Ark., for the year ending

Sept. 30,

[Drainage area, 1, 420 square miles]

Month

October _______ __

November . . _ , .............. r __ ,

December.-* _» .... .. _ * *., . .» . .

January. ___ .. __ . __ _. _ . _ ,

February ...

April . _ . __ . _ May .:. :.:.-. ..::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

July. .................. ...... . _ ._._._.. _.

Discharge in second-feet

Maxi- ! mum

203 

1,140

2,470 

27,300 

34,800 

22,800 

8,960 

87,800 

14,100 

585 

860 

8,880

87,800

Minimum

 54 

54 

163 

290 

808 

860 

622 

360 

187 

79 

47 

44

44

Mean

91.7 

318 

478 

3,470 

6,600 

5,190 

3,470 

7,310 

3,260 

182 

223 

906

2,620

Per 

sqoart 

mile

a 065 

.224 

.337 

2.44 

4.65 

3.66 

2.44 

6.15 

2.30 

.128 

.157 

.638

1.83

Run-off 

in inches

0.07 

.25 

.89 

2.81 

4.84 

4.22 

2.72 

5.94 

2.57 

.15 

.18 

.71

24.85

OUACHITA UTTER HUAB MALVEBMT, ARK.

LOCATION. In NW. ^ sec. 16, T. 4 S., R. 17 W., at Rockport highway bridge, 

100 feet above old timber crib and rock-filled dam and 1^ miles northwest 

of Malvern, Hot Springs County.

DBAINAGB AREA. 1,570 square miles (measured on base map of Arkansas; scale 

1:500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 3, 1903, to April 30* 1905, and June 29, 1922, to 

September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Chain gage on upstream side of highway bridge; before May 15, 1923, 

bolted to eyebar of lower chord; after May 25, attached to wooden beam 

between vertical members; read by Whit Halton. Gage used 1903 to 1905 

was a vertical staff fastened to web between cylindrical piers of the bridge; 

datum 2 feet above that of present gage.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of rock with outcropping dikes. Small 

trees grow on the rocks projecting above low water. Control is a rock outcrop and the remains of an old timber crib and rock filled dam, 100 feet below gage; fairly permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year determined by levels to 

flood marks, 30.3 feet May 15 (discharge determined by extending rating 

curve, 60,100 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.28 feet October 1 and 3 (discharge, 61 second-feet).

1903-1905: Maximum stage recorded, 20 feet March 11,1903, referred to 

old gage datum (discharge, 36,900 second-feet); minimum stage, 0 foot December 18-20, 1904 (discharge, 40 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during high water in May and 

September. Rating curves well defined between 3,000 and 14,000 secondfeet and fairly well defined between 1,000 and 3,000 second-feet. Gage read 

to hundredths-twice daily; readings fairly reliable. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Records fair for 

medium stages and poor for others.
BED, BIVEB.

Discharge measurements of 0-uachita River near Malvern, Ark** during, the j/$0r ending Sept. SO, 1923

Date

Oct. 28

.Jan. 24

26

May 25

Made by 

E. L. Williams - __ .

V.L. Austin _ .... ....

. _ .do.................

.....do... _.. ....

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.62

8.95

6.95

12.72

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

92

5,530

' 3, 520

13,100

Date

May 27

29

Aug. 30

Made by 

V. L. Austin".... ......

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

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

Gage 

height

Feet 

10.16

6.74

1.69

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

7,880

3,340

82

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Quachita River near Malvern, Ark., for the year

ending Sept. SO, 1928 ;;

Day

1... _ ...

2. _ . ....

3 ___ ...

4

5. ___ ...

6 .........

7. .....

8 _____ .

9 ...

10 __ . ...

11 ......

12 .........

13.........

14. _ . ....

15 ___ ...

16.........

17..... ....

W. .....

19.........

20 ...

^1 __ . ....

22. ........

23 __ .. ...

24...- __ .

25 ___ ..;..

26 __ . _ .

27 ___ ...

28 __ . ....

29 ......

30

.31 ......

Oct.

63

63

63

63

63

77

158

126

126

240

306

228

186

150

142

142

134

134

134

126

112

104

104

Q8

98

Q8

95

92

QO

Q9

92

Nov.

92

98

92

92

98

92

98

98

92

92

98

694

1,390

458

420

945

945

7on

670

730

790

565

478

420

338

322

9CT

252

228

917

Dec.

917

217

217

262

306

478

478

478

615

94fl

228

228

240

1,390

760

2,290

Jan.

3,460

2,650

1,840

1,750,

1,41Q

1,070

730

615

565

499

438

402

386

870

370

354

438

565

520

478

4,790

15,100

8,450

5,570

5,030

3,460

3,370

5,290

6,830

24,200

22,900

Feb.

12,600

10,900

32,500

24,600

0 OQA

5,570

4,250

4,600

5,130

5,570

6,010

4,450

3,850

3,550

3,190

2,740

2,110

1,750

1,570

1,210

980

910

850

820

820

25,600

23,700

10,900

Mar.

6,010

4,450

3,370

2,920

2,«30

19,300

94 9fifl

12,800

5,850

4,790

3,950

3,650

3,370

3,010

21,200

18,900

8,270

6,170

4,350

3,460

2,830

2,740

2,020

1,750

1,300

1,130

980

910

850

850

Apr.

1,210

760

2,650

8,270

5,570

4,790

3,750

3,010

2,920

1,210

1,300

1,390

1,210

May

6,170

4,550'

4,050

3,100

2,560

2,020

1,750

1,570

1,390

 1,210

910

910

850

3,550

13,400

14,700

7,190

4,350

3,180

2,650

2,110

June

1,480

910

2,830

2,660

2,740

17,600

21,700

16,700

9,400

5,290

17,100

10,200

4,350

3,550

2,650

1,570

1,390

1,219

980

, 730

615

499

438

402

420

438

402 352'

274

246

July

220

196

174

163

152

 134

134

134

126

126

145

126

126

118

126

134

642

760

642

402

320

220

185

145

145

168'

145

126

134

.144 154'

Aug; '

72

72

Sept.

79

86

102

102

126

790

670

478

420

274

196

163

152

196

170

145

118

2l9

320

3,190

7,370

6,020

4,670

3, .370

2,860

1,330

690

615

448

408

NOTE. Gage-height record incomplete. Daily discharge interpolated for Oct. 27, Nov. 20, and 27, 

Dec. 4, Jan. 5, 6, Feb. 8-10, June 17, 25, July 4,15, 30, 31, Sept. 1,15,18,22, and 25; estimated for Nov. 12.

26695 25- WSP 567-
94 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VII

Monthly discharge of Ouachita River near Malvern, Ark., for the year ending Sept.

SO, 192S

[Drainage area, 1,570 square miles]

Month

October.. __ .... _ . __ . __ . __ ... __ ......

November ___ ______ __________ . . .

January

March ___ ... ___________________

June __ .. ________

July .

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

306 

1,390 

24,200 

32,500 

24,200 

21,700 

760 

7,370

Minimum

63 

92 

354 

820 

850 

246 

118 

79

Mean

123 

399 

4,000 

7,480 

5,850 

4,300 

215 

1,180

Per 

square 

mile

0.078 

.254 

2.55 

4.76 

3.73 

2.74 

.137 

.752

Run-off 

in inches

0.0» 

.28 

2.94 

4.9ft 

4.30 

3.0ft 

.1ft 

.84

BAYOU COCODRIE NEAR MEEKER, LA.

LOCATION. On line between sees. 4 and 5, T. 1 S., R. 1 E., at Meeker-Meridian 

highway bridge, three-eighths mile east of Rock Island Railroad crossing, 

three-fourths mile below Lake Cocodrie, 20 miles above mouth of Bayou 

Chicot, and 4 miles southwest of Meeker.

DRAINAGE AEEA. 278 square miles (measured on post-route map and project 

map of Lousiana Gravity Canal Co.; scale, 1: 380,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 12, 1922 to September 30, 1923.

,GAGE. Vertical staff, attached to downstream pile bent of bridge; read by 

Ernest or Hart Johnson.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge at gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel curved at station and general course is very 

crooked. Bed composed of leaves, twigs, sinkers, and mud, and subject to 

shift. Right bank composed of clay and is not subject to overflow. Left 

bank clay, low, wooded, and subject to overflow above a gage height of about 

12.5 feet. Control not well defined.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 14.7 feet 

at 6 a. m. April 14 .(discharge, 1,790 second-feet); negative discharge 

November 13-15, when direction of current was reversed.

1922-1923: Maximum and minimum stages same as given above.

ICE. None during year.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. Flow regulated by swampy areas and Lake Cocodrie, about 

three-fourths mile above station.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent. Rating curve well defined for all stages. Gage read to nearest half-tenth twice a day. Daily 

discharge determined by indirect method for shifting control, except November 13-15 when the direction of the curve was reversed and discharge estimated as zero; discharge for November 16 estimated as the mean of zero 

and the discharge for the stage on November 16. Records poor.
RED EIVEE BASIN

Discharge measurements of Bayou Cocodrie near Meeker, La., during the year ending

Sept. SO, 1923

Date

Oct. 90 

Nov. 2

2

3

17

Dec. 19

Jan. 15

Made by 

Joseph and Forrest ...

__ .do.................

Forrest and Creed __

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

ForreSt and Bradford..

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.24 

1.37

1.37

1.36

8.65

5.50

4.86

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

114 

116

108

121

612

427

362

Date

Feb. 7 

Mar. 12

Apr. 9

19

Sept. 28

Made by 

Forrest and Bradford.. 

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

height

Feet 

10.2 

8.94

12.52

13.70

6.51

2.04

Discharge

Sec.-fU 

1,070 

819>

1,490

1,500

57ft

18$

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Bayou Cocodrie near Meeker, La., for the year ending Sept. SO, 1923

Day

1... _ ... __ .

2 _ . .......

3.... __ . __ .

4. _____ ...

5.... _ ... _ .

6....... __ ..

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

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

9... __ . .....

10. __ .. __ ..

11.... __ . ....

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

13....... __ ..

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

15., _ .... . ...

16... __ ... ....

17..............

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

19... ...........

20. __ ... .....

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

22... .....

23. __ . ____ .

24 ___ ... .....

25... ___ . .....

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

27 _ .. _ . .....

28... ____ ....

29 ____ .. .....

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

31..............

Oct.

100

100

100

100

100

106

114

137

147

152

147

152

152

132

127

122

122

118

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

Nov.

118

118

118

118

110

132

204

245

282

292

282

254

0

0

0

307

600

600

600

586

586

572

572

558

532

519

506

519

493

Dec.

467

467

454

428

416

392

368

356

356

370

. 423

469

469

469

-H7

435

435

423

423

423

402

390

390

360

320

320

310

310

310

401

Jan.

469

519

544

544

544

544

531

519

495

471

447

423

402

380

483

340

330

301

266

250

220

350

531

648

688

688

674

661

648

648

609

Feb.

583

570

557

674

884

1,020

1,080

1,080

1,130

1,240

1,290

1,290

1,390

1,380

1,310

1,260

1,210

1,190

1,130

1,090

1,030

1,000

985

1,090

Mar.

1,110

1,090

1,080

1,050

1,020

1,020

955

926

898

870

842

842

814

786

758

786

814

828

814

800

814

1,050

1,260

1,340

1,340

1,320

1,360

1,430

1,520

1,520

1,520

Apr.

1,480

1,430

1,390

1,390

1,450

1,480

1,480

1,450

1,410

1,380

1,340

1,430

1,700

t,770

1,730

1,720

1,680

1,660

1,630

1,570

1,550

1,480

,450

,410

380

,340

,320

,270

,240

1,210

May

1,170

1,240

1,270

1,290

1,270

1,260

1,220

1,160

1,130

1,260

1,080

1,050

1,050

1,030

1,050

1,080

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,080

1,050

1,030

1,000

985

1,000

985

970

940

912

884

June

856

828

800

800

786

744

716

688

661

661

648

635 635'

635

622

609

583

583

570

557

557

531

519

507

495

495

483

469

447

435

July

402

390

380

360

330

320

350

350

350

340

320

310

292

283

274.

250

227

213

199

175

155

146

146

142

138

155.

220

292

370

544

674

Aug.

856

884

870

856

842

828

814

800

786

772

744

716

688

688

661

635

622

596

570

544

519

495

471

447

423

401

380

350

320

301

283

Sept.

35ft

401 471'

495=

4»5,

495

544

583-

60fr

622

609*

583

55T

531

519"

483

471

469

435

402

390

350

320

283

250

227

206

186

175

170
96 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PAET VII 

Monthly discharge of Bayou Cocodrie near Meeker, La., for the year ending Sept. SO

1 Q&0 LftKO

[Drainage area, £78 square miles]

Month

November ______ ______________ . __

April _ _ 

May.. . . 

July- ..... .......... ....... ..........-. .

Discharge in second-feet

Mnximum

152

eoo

469 

688 

1,390 

1,520 

1.770 

1,290 

856 

674 

884 

622

1,770

Minimum

100 «0 

310 

220 

557 

758 

1,210 

884 

435 

138 

283 

170

0

M«an

120 

346 

399 

489 

1,080 

1, OEO 

1,470 

1,090 

618 

293 

618 

423

663

Per 

square 

mile

0.432

1.24 

1.44 

1.76 

3.88 

3.78 

5.29 

3.92 

2.22 

1.05 

2.22 

1.52

2.38

Run-off 

in 

inches

0.50 

1.38 

1.66 

2.03 

4.04 

4.36 

5.90 

4.52 

2.48 

1.21 

2.56 

1.70

32.34

' See accuracy.

MISCELLANEOUS MEASUREMENTS

Measurements of the flow of streams in the lower Mississippi River 

Tjasin at points other than gaging stations are recorded in the following table:

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in lower Mississippi River basin during 

the year ending Sept. SO, 192S

Date

May 12

13

13

21

Sept. 21

21

July 15

15

16

May 12

Sept. 23

Oct. 4

July 28

July 26

Oct. 25

' Aug. 29

June 28

29

Stream

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

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

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

 do........ .

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

Spring 

 do ..,. 

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

North Fo rk of

White River

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

Tributary to 

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

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

. do.-- . .. 

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

.... -do-.. ...

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

-..--do........--.-

Slack River

 do... 

Locality

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

.... -do .. . .

Wild Cat Shoals, 3 miles northeast of Flippin, Ark. 

__ .do ... ___ ___ _ .... .

... ..do . ... 

5 miles northeast of Norfork, Ark .

Mill Spring, Mo. ______ .. ....

9 miles northwest of Eminence,

Mo.

bridge near Gore, Okla. 

Mrs. MerrelPs ranch, 10 miles

from Quitaque,Tex., and 6 miles 

from head springs.

port, Tex., 1 mile below junction 

of North and South Forks

Gage 

height

Feet 

"4.47

 2.28

»4.46

"6.47

 5.48

"5.50

"1.74

 

M.62

c 1.0

cl.45

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

4,520

1,060

4,590

8,960

1,270

1,280

22

23

28

76

717

10

31

133

776

62

7.9

9.9

31.0

 Staff gage of Dixie Power Co.

* Staff gage of Imboden Hydroelectric Power & Manufacturing Co. 

e United States Weather Bureau gage.
INDEX

Page

4-5 

2

73-74 

1 

5

61-62 

50-51 

56-67 

47-48 

53-54 

57-59 

51-52 

49-50 

54-55

81-82 

46-47 

59-60

46-90 

2

Accuracy of data and results, degrees of......

Acre-foot, definition of..._. _. -._--. 

Amazon canal near Hartland, Kans_... ... 

Appropriations, record of-.-.--.-..-...---... 

Arkansas Light & Power Co., cooperation by 

Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans.---

at Canon City, Colo_.._-_____ -.-.-

at Garden City, Kans.___. .__. ......

at Granite, Colo.-..--..------.-..--.---.

at Holly, Colo....-.....---..-..-.-.-.-.

at Larned, Kans_.----...--..--.--.---.

at Pueblo, Colo..........---. -.... ...

at Salida, Colo-...-.-.-.--......--.-.-.

at Syracuse, Kans.- - ---- -_ 

diversion canal from, at Arkansas City, 

Kans ___._ ___ _____ ____.

East Fork of, near Leadville, Colo .-. 

near Wichita, Kans_.__._._._ __________

Arkansas River basin, Colo. and Kans. 

gaging-station records in.........

Au water-stage recorder, plate showing......

B

Bardley, Mo., Eleven Point River near..... 43-44

Bayou Cocodrienear Meeker, La_.--..-.-. 94-96 

Bear Creek near Colorado Springs, Colo....- 73

Beaver, Ark., White River at ---------- _.. 28-30

Beckman, II. C., and assistants, work of...-. 

Big River at Byrnesville, Mo........---....- 16-17

Big Spring near Chieopee, Mo_..-..--_.. 41-43 

Black River at Leeper, Mo.-_...__....-.'84-36

Blue Spring near Eminence, Mo....--..... 96

Boehmer Creek near Pikes Peak, Colo.-...-. 67 

Bourbeuse River at Union, Mo_.-.-.-...-. 14-15 

Bridge measurement, typical gaging station

for, plate showing----.-.--.._. 2 

Buena Vista, Colo., Cottonwood Creek below

Hot Springs, near.-..--.-------- 64-66

Byrnesville, Mo., Big River at..------------ 16-17

C

Cabin Creek near Halfway, Colo..---------- 71-72

Canon City, Colo., Arkansas River at .._ 50-51 

Cassville, Mo., Roaring River Spring near .. 96 

Castor River at Zalma, Mo...--------------- 17-19

Chieopee, Mo., Big Spring near.._____.. 41-43 

Colorado Springs, Colo., Bear Creek near__ 73 

Computations, results of, accuracy of._ _. 4-5 

Control, definition of..-----.---------.._.. 2

Cooperation, record of...---____.___ 5 

Cottonwood Creek below Hot Springs, near

Buena Vista, Colo.____ -__ 64-:66

Cottonwood River at Elmdale, Kans.._... 88-90

Current meters, Price, plate showing..-._. 2

Current River at Doniphan, Mo.. .-.__ 38-39

at Van Buren, Mo________....__ 37-38

near Eminence, Mo. ..-...___.__. 35-36

D

Page 

Data, accuracy of. --------- .- --._ 4r-&

explanation of..-- .... _ ... 3-4

Dixie Power Co., cooperation by.._ -. 5 

Doniphan, Mo., Current River at..__.._ 38-39>

E

Eleven Point River near Bardley, Mo.. _ 43-44

Ellsworth, C. E., and assistants, work of-, 6

E}mdale, Kans., Cottonwood River at..--.. 88-90'

Eminence, Mo., Blue Spring near- ... 96

Current River near_ --- -- .---.. 35-36

Jacks Fork at.... ....-..-. .....-..- 40-41

Round Spring near. ......-...---.--.. 96>

Eureka, Mo., Meramec River near.--------- 10-11

Farmers ditch near Garden City, Kans__--__ 77-78

Finley, Tex., Sulphur River at..--------- .. 96-

Finney County, Kans., cooperation by . 5

Flippin, Ark., White River near......... _ 96

Follansbee, Robert, and assistants, work of-. ft

Forsyth, Mo., Swan Creek at....___ _ 96-

WhiteRiverat. ........-...- - 96-

G 

Gaging stations, typical, plates showing..... 2"

Galena, Mo., James River at __---------- 31-32"

Garden City canal near Garden City, Kans-- 7S-79-

Garden City, Kans., Arkansas River at-.-.. 56-57"

Farmers ditch near....__-...-.....-... 77-78-

Gore, Okla., Illinois River near.-._------- 96

Granite, Colo., Arkansas River at----------- 47-48'

Great Eastern canal near Hartland, Kans.-- 76-77" 

Greer Spring at Greer, Mo. -- ...... 44-45.

Gurley water-stage recorder, plate showing.. 2;

H

Hagansport, Tex., Sulphur River near .-.. 96- 

Halfway, Colo., Cabin Creek near....- -.- 71-72"

Lion Creek near..--- -_-- _._----- ... 69'

Sheep Creek near-_-__...__------ 69-70>

South Ruxton Creek at_____--------- 70-71

Hartland, Kans., Amazon canal near-. ...- 73-74 

Great Eastern canal near.----- --..- 76-77

South Side ditch near..._._. . 74-75- 

Headwater diversion channel basin, Mo.,

gaging-station records in. -------- 17-20-

Holly, Colo., Arkansas River at.--.--- - 53-54- 

Hot Springs, Ark., Ouachita River near..... 90-91?

I 

Illinois River near Gore, Okla. ......- .. 96'

Imboden, Ark., Spring River at-.-.--.------ 98-

Independence, Kans., Verdigris River at.--- 84-85- 

lola, Kans., Neosho River near-. .... 85-87

J

Jacks Fork at Eminence, Mo.-.- 40-41 

James River at Galena, Mo.-..--.---. ... 31-32

97
98 INDEX

Page

Kansas, cooperation by__..._...___.. 5 

Kansas Gas & Electric Co., cooperation by.. 5 

Kinnison, H. B., and assistants, work of 6 

Kirk, Mo., Little River ditch No. 81 at..... 24-25

Little River ditch No. 1 at.............. 22-»

Little River ditch No. 66 at...__.__ 26-27

Lamed, Kans., Arkansas River at,_.._... 67-59 

Leadville, Colo., East Fork of Arkansas River

near _________________ 46-47

Tennessee Fork near..._________ 63-64

Leeper, Mo., Black River at.....__....... 34-35

Lion Creek near Halfway, Colo____ ... 69 

Little Arkansas River at Valley Center,

Kans._____....____._.. 79-81 

Little Beaver Creek near Pikes Peak, Colo.. 67-68 

Little River ditch No. 81 at Kirk, Mo_._ 24-25 

Little River ditch No. 1 at Kirk, Mo. . 22-23 

Little River ditch No. 66 at Kirk, Mo .... 26-27 

Little River Drainage District, cooperation

by.. ____ 5 

Louisiana Gravity Canal Co., cooperation

by. 5

M

Malvern, Ark., Ouachita River near____ 92-94

Manitou, Colo., Sutherland Creek near__ 72

Meeker, La., Bayou Cocodrie near... 94-96

Meramec River near Eureka, Mo._- ____ 10-11

near Steelville, Mo.. .- .. 6-7

near Sullivan, Mo.. ............._.. 8-9

Meramec River basin, Mo., gaging-station

records in____ ______ __ 6-17 

Meramec Spring near St. James, Mo.. __.. 12-13 

Mill Spring at Mill Spring, Mo.... . 96

Missouri, cooperation by.__._______ 5

N

Neosho River near lola, Kans. ________ 85-87 

near Parsons, Kans..-__.____.__ 87-88 

Norfolk, Ark., North Fork of White River

near______________.__ 96

O

Ouachita River near Hot Springs, Ark..__ 90-92

near Malvern, Ark.___ _______ 92-94

Ozark Power & Water Co., cooperation by.. 5

P

Parsons, Kans., Neosho River near__ _ 87-88 

Patterson, Mo., St. Francis River near._.. 20-21 

Pawnee Power & Water Co., cooperation by. 5 

Peterson, B. J., work of.... -._______ 6

Pikes Peak, Colo., Boehmer Creek near.__ 67

Little Beaver Creek near.________ 67-68

Sackett Creek near ___ _________ 68

Price current meters, plate showing_..__ 2

Pueblo, Colo., Arkansas River at _ .. 51-52

Q

Quitaque Creek near Quitaque, Tex____ 96

R

Red River basin, Ark. and La., gaging-station records in___________ 90-96 

Roaring River Spring near Cassville, Mo__ 96 

Round Spring near Eminence, Mo.. ____ 96 

Run-off in inches, definition of_______ 2

S

Page

Sackett Creek near Pikes Peak, Colo ____ 68 

St. Francis River basin, Mo., gaging-station

records in__ .. ..-.. 20-27 

St. Francis River near Patterson, Mo....... 20-21

St. James, Mo., Meramec Spring near._... 12-13 

Salida, Colo., Arkansas River at.._........ 49-50

Second-foot, definition of....._.. ....... 2

Second-foOt per square mile, definition of.... 2

Sheep Creek near Halfway, Colo.. ... 69-70 

South Ruxton Creek at Halfway, Colo...... 70-71

South Side ditch near Hartland, Kans__.. 74-75 

Spring River at Imboden, Ark.... 96

Stage-discharge relation, definition of.. .. 2 

Steelville, Mo., Meramec River near......-- 6-7

Stevens water-stage recorder, plate showing.- 2 

Sullivan, Mo., Meramec River near.._.... 8-9

Sulphur River at Finley, Tex___.____. 96 

near Hagansport, Tex............. . 96

Sutherland Creek near Manitou, Colo.. _.. 72 

Swan Creek at Forsyth, Mo_ _......... 96

Syracuse, Kans., Arkansas River at--..-...- 54-55

Tecumseh, Mo., North Fork of White River

at....... . ... -...... 33-34

Tennessee Fork near Leadville, Colo........ 63-64

Ternus, definition of.._______....___ 2-3

U

Union, Mo., Bourbeuse River at... ... 14-15 

United States Weather Bureau, cooperation

by 5

V

Valley Center, Kans., Little Arkansas River

at.. . - 79-81

Van Buren, Mo., Current River at...___. 37-38 

Verdigris River at Independence, Kans.__. 84-85 

Victor, Colo., West Beaver Creek near.._. 66

W 

Wading measurement, typical gaging station

for, plate showing______.... 2 

Walnut River at Wtnfleld, Kans.- 82-84 

Water-stage recorders, plate showing - -... 2 

West Beaver Creek near Victor, Colo . 66 

Western Tie & Timber Co., cooperation by.. 5 

White River at Beaver, Ark . 28-30 

at Forsyth, Mo . .. .. 96 

near Flippin, Ark.._.._... _... 96 

North Fork, of, near Norfolk, Ark. __. 96 

at Tecumseh, Mo.-._________ 33-34 

White River basin, Ark. and Mo., gagingstation records in . ... 28-45 

Whitewater River at Whitewater, Mo. 19-20 

Wichita, Kans., Arkansas River near.. ... 59-60 

cooperation by_. 5 

Williams, E. L., and assistants, work of..... 6 

Winfield, Kans., Walnut River at. 82-84 

Work, authorization of.... . 1 

division of.... .... 6 

scope of. . -. -...-. .... 1-2

Zalma, Mo., Castor River at... 17-19 

Zero flow, point of, definition of.-. 3
c

STBEAM-GAGING STATIONS

AND

PUBLICATIONS EELATING TO WATEE EESOUECES

PAKT VII, LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN

99

STREAM-GAGING STATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS 

RELATING TO WATER RESOURCES

INTRODUCTION

Investigation of water resources by the United States Geological 

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

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

it has comprised also investigation of such closely allied subjects as 

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

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

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

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

monographs.

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

coincide with natural drainage features, as indictaed below:

Part I. North Allantic slope basins (St. Johns River to York River).

II. South Atlantic and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins (James River to the 

Mississippi).

III. Ohio River basin.

IV. St. Lawrence River basin.

V. Upper Mississippi River and Hudson Bay basins.

VI. Missouri River basin,

VII. Lower Mississippi River basin.

VIII. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

I.. Colorado River basin.

X. Great Basin.

XI. Pacific slope basins in California. 

XII. North Pacific slope basins; in three volumes:

A. Pacific slope basins in Washington and upper Columbia River basin.

B. Snake River basin.

C. Lower Columbia River basin and Pacific slope basins in Oregon.

HOW GOVERNMENT REPORTS MAY BE OBTAINED OR CONSULTED

Water-supply papers and other publications of the United States 

Geological Survey containing data in regard to the water resources 

of the United States may be obtained or consulted as indicated 

below:

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

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

26695 25 WSP 567 8 101
102 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VII

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

principal cities in the United States.

3. Complete sets are available for consultation in the local offices 

of the water-resources branch of the Geological Survey, #s follows:

Boston, Mass., 2500 Customhouse.

Albany, N. Y., 704 Journal Building.

Trenton, N. J., Statehouse. .

Asheville, N. C., 316 Jackson Building.

Chattanooga, Tenn., 37 Municipal Building.

Columbus, Ohio, Brown Hall, Ohio State University.

Chicago, 111., 940 Transportation Building.

Madison, Wis., care of Railroad Commission of Wisconsin.

Ames, Iowa, State Highway Commission Building.

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

Topeka, Kans., 23 Federal Building.

Helena, Mont., 45-46 Federal Building.

Denver, Colo., 403 Post Office Building.

Salt Lake City, Utah, 313 Federal Building.

Idaho Falls, Idaho, 228 Federal Building.

Boise, Idaho, Federal Building.

Tacoma, Wash., 406 Federal Building.

Portland, Oreg., 606 Post Office Building.

San Francisco, Calif., 328 Customhouse.

Los Angeles, Calif., 600 Federal Building.

Tucson, Ariz., 210 Agricultural Building, University of Arizona.

Austin, Tex., State Capitol.

Honolulu, Hawaii, 25 Capitol Building.

A list of the Geological Survey's publications may be obtained by 

applying to the Director, United States Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART;VII 

STREAM-FLOW REPORTS

103

Stream-flow records have been obtained at about 5,600 ppints in 

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

reports tabulated below:

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

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

Report Character of data

10th A, pt. 2.___ Descriptive information only .___. _,__...______..

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

12th A, pt. 2 .... ......da. ..... _ .,-.. -- 1884 to June 30,1891.

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

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

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

16th A, pt. 2...... Descriptive information only_......._.....__...__._

B140_........... Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, ratings, and 1895.

' monthly discharge (also many data covering earlier years). 

W 11.............. Gage heights (also gage heights for earlier years)......_...... 1896.

18th A, pt. 4_ _.... Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge 1895 and 1896.

(also similar data for some earlier yeai s). 

W 15.............. .Descriptions, measurements, and-gage heights, eastern United 1897.

States, eastern Mississippi River, and Missouri River above

junction with Kansas. . 

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

sippi River below junction of Missouri and Platte, and west- 

| ern United States. 

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

(also some long-time records). 

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

States, eastern Mississippi River, and Missouri River. 

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

western United States.

20th A, pt. 4.-..., Monthly discharge (also for many earlier ears)...____.-.-.- 1898. 

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

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

W 47 to 52 - .... Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and ratings........ 1900.

22d A, pt. 4....... Monthly discharge _ .-. .__.__ . - - .....| 1900.

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

W 75.............. Monthly discharge.. - __ -- -.- -- 1901.

W 82 to 85 Completedata.... ... .. . 1902.

W 97 to 100 .........do . . . ... .. ...... . . 1903.

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

W 165 to 178. .. ...do. ...... ..... .__.-.- J 1905.

W201to214.. ......do . . .-. ....... ... ..... ..... _ .. I 1906.

W 241 to 252 .. ..do.-- ... . 1907-8.

W261 to 272 ... ..do ... ... ... . . ... . . . . . .... 1909.

W 281 to 292 .......do ..... . ..... ..... ....... .... ,J 1910.

W 301 to 312 . . .do.... . . . . . .... 1911.

W321to332 -.... ..do ..... .. ----.. ... ... . . .. -.-- 1912.

W 351 to 362... . do.-- 1913.

W 381 to 394 . ...do. .... j 1914.

W 401 to 414. - _. do ... ..... .... . . . . . .. . . _i 1915.

W431to444 ..........do ... ... ........... ._ .... ..- 1916.

W 451 to 464.. _.... ...do ......... . . ... 1917.

W 471 to484. ... ._.do ___ ..... ... . ... ._.___ . . . . . 1918.

W 501 to 514. .......do. ........... ..... ... ..... ... . .. ... .......; 1919-20.

W 521 to 534 .. .-.do .... . j 1921.

W 541 to 554.. ...___do ..__ ..... .......... .... . . ... 1922.

W 561 to 574 ......do ........ .... . . ....... 1923.

Year

NOTE. No data regarding stream flow are given in the fifteenth and seventeenth annual reports.

The records at most of the stations discussed in these reports 

extend over a series of years, and miscellaneous measurements at 

many points other than regular gaging stations have been made 

each year. An index of the reports containing records obtained prior 

to 1904 has been published in Water-Supply Paper 119.
104 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VII

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

numbers of the papers on surface-water supply published from 1899 

to 1923. 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, data for Machias River at Whitneyville, 

Maine, 1903 to 1921, are published in Water-Supply Papers 97, 124, 

165, 201, 241, 261, 281, 301, 321, 351, 381, 401, 431, 451, 471, 501, 

and 521, which contain records for the New-England streams from 

1903 to 1921. Results of miscellaneous measurements are published 

by drainage basins.

In these papers and in the following lists the stations are arranged 

in downstream order. The main stem of any river is determined 

by measuring or estimating its drainage area that is, the headwater 

stream having the largest drainage area is considered the continuation of the main stream,, and local changes in name and lake surface 

are disregarded. All stations from the source to the mouth of the 

main stem of the river are presented first, and the tributaries in 

regular order from source to mouth follow, the streams in each tributary basin being listed before those of the next basin below.

In exception to this rule the records for Mississippi River, are given 

in four parts, as indicated on page 101, and the records for large lakes 

are taken up in order of streams around the rim. of the lake.
Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream m

! col

1899 «. ... 

1900 » __ 

1901.. .

1902......

1903 

IQfU

1905 

IQflfl

1907-8.... 

1909 .

1910 

1911 .

1912 

1913- .

1914... ...

1915......

1916 

1Q17

1918 

1919-20... 

1921......

1922 

1923......

I

35

47,* 48 

65,75

82

97

» 124, 125,

» 126 

» 165, 166,

J>167 

» 201, 202,

»203 

241 

261

281

301

321 

351

381

dni

431

ill

471

501 

521

541

561

II

'35,36 

48 

65,75

682,83

. fc 97,98

v 126, 127

» 167, 168

v 203, 204

242 

262

282

302

322 

352

382

402

432

452

472

502 

522

542

562

HI

36 

48, <49 

65,75

83

98

128

169

205

243 

263

283

303

323 

353

383

403

433

453

473

503 

523,

54?

563

IV

36 

49 

65,75

'82,83

97

129

170

206

244

284

304

324

354

384

4fl4

434

AKA

474

504 

524

544

564

V

36 

49 

* 65, 66, 75

*83,85

*98,99, "100

* 128, 130

171

207

245 

265

285

305

325 

355

385

405

435

455

475

505 

525

545

565

VI

« 36, 37 

49, ' 50 

66,75

84

99

172

208

246

286

306

326 

356

386

/Ulfi

436

AKft

476

506 

526

KAR

Cfifi

VII

37

50 

* 66, 75

*83,84

* 98, 99

* 128, 131

* 169, 173

247 

267

287

307

327 

357

387

4fl7

437

AC7

477

5G7

C«7

547

567

VIII

37 

50 

66,75

84

99

132

174

210

248 

268

288

308

328 

358

OQC

408

438

458

A"7Q

508 

528

548

Cftfi

 * 

176

 Eating tables and index to Water-Supply Papers 35-39 contained in Water-Supply 

Paper 39. Monthly discharge for 1899 in Twenty-first Annual Keport, Part IV. 

» James River only.

 Oallatin River.

 Green and Gunnison rivers and Grand River above junction with Gunnison.

 Mohave River only.

/ Kings and Kern rivers and south Pacific slope basins.

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

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

Monthly discharge for 1900 in Twenty-second Annual Report, Part IV-

 Wissahickon and Schuykill rivers to James River. 

' Scjoto River. ~ ;

' Loup and Platte 

Platte.

* Tributaries of M

' Lake Ontario an

* Hudson Bay on

» New England riv

0 Hudson River to 

» Susquehanna Ri

« Platte and Kans

r Great Basin in C

* Belo^ junction w

' R<$j$e, Umpqua
106 SURFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1928, PART VII

PRINCIPAL STREAMS

The principal streams flowing into the Mississippi below the mouth 

of the Missouri on the west and the Ohio on the east, are Meramec, 

White, Arkansas (whose chief tributaries are Huerfano, Purgatory, 

Cimarron, Verdigris, Neosho, and Canadian rivers), Yazoo, Homochitto, and Red livers. The streams drain wholly or in part the 

States of Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas.

GAGING STATIONS

NOTE. Dash after a dat e indicates that station was being maintained Sept. 30,1923. Period after a date 

indicates discontinuance.

MERAMEC RIVER BASIN

Meramee River near Meramee, Mo., 1903-1906. 

Meramee River near Steelville, Mo., 1922- 

Meramee River near Sullivan, Mo., 1921- 

Meramee River near Eureka, Mo., 1903-1906; 1921- 

Meramee River (Station No. 1) at Fenton, Mo., 1903. 

Meramee River (Station No. 2) below Fenton, Mo., 1903.

Meramec Spring near St. James,1 Mo., 1903-1906; 1921-.

Dry Fork of Meramee River near St. James, Mo., 1903.

Courtois Creek at Scotia, Mo., 1905-6.

Bourbeuse River at Union, Mo., 1921-

Big River at Byrnesville, Mo., 1922-

HEADWATER DIVERSION CANAL "BASIN

Castor River at Zalma, Mo., 1921- 

Whitewater River at Whitewater, Mo., 1921-

ST.' FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

St. Francis River near Patterson, Mo., 1921- 

Little River:

Little River ditch No. 1 at Kirk, Mo., 1921- 

Little River ditch No, 81 at Kirk, Mo., 1921- 

Little River ditch No. 66 at Kirk, Mo., 1921-

WHITE RIVER BASIN

White River at Beaver, Ark., 1909-10; 1923- 

White River near Branson, Mo., 1909-10. 

White River near Lead Hill, Ark., 1909-10. 

White River near Cotter, Ark., 1909-10. 

James River at Galena," Mo., 1921- 

Buffalo River near Gilbert, Ark., 1909-10. 

North Fork of White River at Teeumseh, Mo., 1921- 

North Fork River near Henderson, Ark., 1909-10. 

Black River at Leeper, Mo., 1921-

Current River near Eminence, Mo., 1921- 

Current River at Van Buren, Mo., 1921- 

Current River at Doniphan, Mo., 1921- 

Jacks Fork at Eminence, Mo., 1921- 

Big Spring near Chieopee, Mo., 1922- 

Spring River:

Eleven Point River near Bardley,'Mo., 1921- 

Greer Spring at Greer, Mo., 1904; 1921- 

Little Red River near Pangburn, Ark., 1909-10.

i Records, 1903-1906, published as "Meramec Spring near Meramec."
QAGING STATIONS

ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN ' > - , ,

Arkansas River, East Fork (head of Arkansas River), near Leadville, Colb., 1890;

1911-

Arkansas River at Granite, Colo., 1897-1899; 1910- 

Arkansas River at Salida, Colo., 1895-1903; 1909- 

Arkansas River at Canon City, Colo., 1888- 

Arkansas River near Rock Canyon, Colo., 1889. 

Arkansas River at Pueblo, Colo., 1885-1889; 1894- 

Arkansas River near Nepesta, Colo., 1897-1903; 1909-1913. 

Arkansas River near Man/anola, Colo., 1898. 

Arkansas River near Rocky Ford, Colo., 1897-1903.

Arkansas River at La Junta, Colo., 1889; 1894-95; 1901; 1903; 1908; 1912-13. 

Arkansas River at Las Animas, Colo., 1898; 1909. 

Arkansas River at New Fort Lyons, Colo., 1911. 

Arkansas River near Prowers, Colo., 1903. 

Arkansas River at Prowers, Colo., 1900-1901.

Arkansas River near Amity canal head gates, Colo., 1898-99; 1901. 

Arkansas River near Lamar, Colo., 1913. 

Arkansas River near Granada, Colo., 1898-1901; 1903. 

Arkansas River near Holly (Barton or Byron), Colo., 1894; 1901-2; 1907- 

Arkansas River near Coolidge, Kans., 1903. 

Arkansas River at Syracuse, Kans., 1902-1906; 1921- 

Arkansas River at Garden City, Elans., 1922- 

Arkansas River at Dodge, Kans., 1903-1906. 

Arkansas River at Lamed, Kans., 1922- 

Arkansas River near Hutchinson, Kans., 1895-1905. 

Arkansas River near Wichita, Kans., 1921- 

Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans., 1902-1906; 1921-

Tennessee Fork near Leadville, Colo., 1890; 1903; 1911-

Lake Fork of Arkansas River near Arkansas Junction, Colo., 1890; 1903.

Half Moon Creek near Leadville, Colo., 1911-1914. c

Lake Creek near Twin Lakes, Colo., 1899-1900.

Twin Lakes outlet near Twin Lakes, Colo., 1910.

Clear Creek near Granite, Colo., 1890; 1910.

Cottonwood Creek near Buena Vista, Colo., 1890.

Cottonwood Creek at Hot Springs tunnel, near Buena Vista, Colo., 1910-11.

Cottonwood Creek below Hot Springs, near Buena Vista, Colo., 1911-1923 

South Fork of Cottonwood Creek near Buena Vista, Colo., 1890. 

North Cottonwood Creek near Buena Vista, Colo., 1911-1914.

Chalk Creek (upper station) near St. Elmo, Colo., 1913-1919.

Chalk Creek near St. Elmo, Colo., 1911-1916.

Chalk Creek near Buena Vista, Colo., 1910.

South Fork of Arkansas River at Poncha, Colo., 1911-1918. 

Poncha Creek at Poncha, Colo., 1911-1918.

Grape Creek near Canon City, Colo., 1907-1909.

Oil or Fourmile Creek near Canon City, Colo., 1910.

West Beaver Creek (head of Beaver Creek) near Victor, Colo., 1905- 

Boehmer Creek near Pikes Peak, Colo., 1909-

Little Beaver Creek1 near Pikes Peak, Colo., 1909- 

Sackett Creek near Pikes Peak, Colo., 1909-

Fountain Creek 

Lion Creek near Halfway, Colo., 1908- 

Sheep Creek near Halfway, Colo., 1908-
108 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VII

Arkansas River Continued.

Fountain Creek Continued.

South Ruxton Creek near Halfway, Colo., 1906-

Cabin Creek near Halfway, Colo., 1906-

Sutherland Creek near Manitou, Colo., 1918-

Bear Creek near Colorado Springs, Colo., 1918- 

Huerfano River at Badito, Colo., 1912. 

Huerfano River near Undercliffe, Colo., 1908. 

Cucharas River at Walsenburg, Colo., 1907-8.

Purgatory (Las Animas) River at Trinidad, Colo., 1896-1899; 1905-1912. 

Purgatory River near canyon entrance (Alfalfa), Colo., 1905-1907. 

Purgatory ;River at J. J. ranch, near La Junta, Colo., 1898. 

Purgatory River near Las Animas, Colo., 1889 and 1909. 

Big Sandy Creek at Hugo, Colo., 1910-1912. 

Big Sandy Creek near Kit Carson, Colo., 1910-1912.

Big Spring Creek near Arena, Colo., 1910-1912. 

Amazon canal near Hartland, Kans., 1921- 

Southside ditch near Hartland, Kans., 1921- 

Great Eastern canal near Hartland, Kans., 1921- 

Farmers ditch near Garden City, Kans., 1921- 

Garden City canal near Garden City, Kans., 1921- 

Little Arkansas River at Valley Center, Kans., 1922-

Diversion canal from Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans., 1921-1923. 

Walnut River at Winfield, Kans., 1921- 

Walnut River near Arkansas City, Kans., 1902-3. 

Salt Fork of Arkansas River near Alva, Okla., 1904-5. 

Salt Fork of Arkansas River near Tonkawa, Okla., 1903-1905.

Medicine Lodge River near Kiowa, Kans., 1895-96. 

Cimarron River near Kenton, Okla., 1904-5. 

Cimarron River near Garrett, Okla., 1905-1907. 

Cimarron River near Arkalon, Kans., 1895-96; 1903-1905. 

Cimarron River near Waynoka, Okla., 1903-1905. 

Verdigris River at Independence, Kans., 1904; 1921- 

Verdigris River near Liberty, Kans., 1895-1903. 

 Verdigris River near Catoosa, Okla., 1903-1905.

Fall River at Fall River, Kans., 1904-5. 

Neosho River near Neosho Rapids, Kans., 1904. 

Neosho River near lola, Kans., 1895-1903; 1917- 

Neosho River near Humboldt, Kans., 1904. 

Neosho River near Parsons, Kans., 1921- 

Neosho River (or Grand River) near Fort Gibson, Okla., 1899; 1903-1905.

Cottonwood River at Elmdale, Kans., 1922- 

Canadian River near Sanchez, N. Mex., 1912-1914. 

Canadian River at Logan, N. Mex., 1904-5; 1908-1914. 

Canadian River at Calvin, Okla., 1905-1908.

Chicorica Creek near Raton, N. Mex., 1910-1914.

Una del Gato Creek near Raton, N. Mex., 1910-1913.

Cimarron River at Ute Park,,N. Mex., 1907-1914.

Cimarron River at Springer, N. Mex., .1907-1909.

Rayado River near Cimarron, N, Mex., 1911; 1913; 1914. 

Rayado River above Abreu's ranch, near Cimarron, N. Mex., 1911-

1914.

Rayado River at Abreu's ranch, near Cimarron, N. Mex., 1908-9. 

Rayado River below Abreu's ranch, near Cimarron, N. Mex., 

1912-13.
GAGING STATIONS 109

Arkansas River Continued.

Canadian River Continued.

Cimarron River Continued.

Rayado River near Springer, N. Mex., 1907-1909.

Urraca Creek near Cimarron, N. Mex., 1912-1914. 

East Fork of Ocate River at Ocate, N. Me*., 1914. 

Ocate River at Ocate, N. Mex., 1914.

West Fork of Ocate River at Ocate, N. Mex.', 1914.

Sweetwater Creek near Colmar, N. Mex., 1914. 

Mora River and La Cueva canal at La Cueva, N. Mex., 1903-1911 

Mora River near Weber, N. Mex., 1903-4. 

Mora River near Watrous, N. Mex., 1894-1896. 

Mora River near Shoemaker, N. Mex., 1914.

Sapello River at Sapello, N. Mex., 1903-4. ,

Sapello Mill tailrace at Sapello, N. Mex., 1903-4.

Sapello River at Los Alamos, N. Mex., 1903-1911.

Manuelitos River near Sapello, N, Mex., 1903-4. 

Pajarito Creek near Hanley, N. Mex., 1911-1913. 

Pajarito Creek below Vigil Creek, near Hanley, N. Mex., 1912-13. 

Ute Creek near Logan, N. Mex., 1904-1906; 1909-1914. 

Beaver Creek (head of North Fork of Canadian River) at Beaver, Okla.,

1904-5.

North Fork of Canadian River near Woodward, Okla., 1903-1906. 

North Fork of Canadian River near El Reno, Okla., 1902-1908. 

North Fork of Canadian River near Oklahoma, Okla., 1899. 

North Fork of Canadian River near Eufaula, Okla., 1899.

ARKANSAS RIVER CANALS

Oxford Fanners canal near Nepesta, Colo., 1902-3. 

Colorado-Kansas canal near Pr*owers, Colo., 1903. 

Keese ditch near Prowers, Colo., 1903.

TAZOO RIVER BASIN

Tallahatchie River (head of Yazoo River) at Batesville, Miss., 1906-1912. 

Tallabatchie River at Phillip, Miss., 1908-1913. 

Yazoo River at Greenwood, Miss., 1908-1913. 

Yazoo River at Yazoo City, Miss., 1900-1905.

Coldwater River at Savage, Miss., 1908-1912.

Yalobusha River at Grenada, Miss., 1906; 1908-1912.

Sunflower River near Ruleville, Miss., 1909-1912.

Sunflower River at Baird, Miss., 1908-1912.

HOMOCHITTO RIVER BASIN

Homochitto River at Rosetta, Miss., 1906.

RED RIVER BASIN

Red River at Arthur City, Tex., 1905-1911.

Salt Fork of Red River at Mangum, Okla., 1905-6.

Turkey Creek (Deep Red Run) at Olustee, Okla., 1905-1908. 

North Fork of Red River near Granite, Okla., 1903-1908. 

North Fork of Red River near Snyder, Okla., 1905.
110 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1023, PART VII

Red River Continued.

North Fork of Red River near Headrick, Okla., 1905-1908. 

Elm Fork of Red River near Mangum, Okla., 1905-1908. 

Elk Creek near Hobart, Okla., 1904-1908. , 

Otter Creek near Mountain Park, Okla., 1903-1908. 

Horse Creek ne#r Mountain Park, Okla., 1905-6. 

Dry Fork of Otter Creek near Mountain Park, Okla., 1905-6. 

Cache Creek:

Medicine Bluff Creek near Lawton, Okla., 1912-1,919. 

Evaporation station near Lawton, Okla., 1913 1918. 

Little Medicine Bluff Creek near Lawton, Okla., 1912-1919. 

Wichita River at Wichita Falls, Tex., 1910-11. 

Washita River at Anadarko, Okla., 1902-1908. 

Washita Riv^r near Pauls Valley, Okla., 1899. 

Ouachita River near Hot Springs, Ark., 1922- 

Ouachita River near Malvern, Ark., 1903-1905; 1922- 

Ouachita River near Arkadelphia, Ark., 1905-6.

MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Bayou Cocodrie near Meeker, La., 1922-

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a discussion of the general considerations affecting artesian water supply, the economic limit to 

the utilization of artesian water for irrigation, irrigation by artesian wells in various countries, 

and the geologic conditions and statistics of artesian wells on the Great Plains.

 Topography, pp. 291-343. Comprises reports of the topographic surveys in Colorado and 

New Mexico, and on reservoir sites.

Twelfth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1890-91, J. W. 

Powell, Director. 1891. 2 parts. Pt. II. Irrigation, xviii, 576 pp., 

93 pis. $2.00. Contains:

*Beport upon the location and survey of reservoir sites during the fiscal year ended June 30, 

1891, by A. H. Thompson, pp. 1-212, pis. 54-57. Describes reservoir sites in Chaffee, Custer, 

Freinont; Park, El Paso, Pueblo, Huerfano, Las Animas, Bent, Otero, Baca, 'Kiowa, and 

Lake counties, Colo.

"Hydrography of the arid regions, by F. H. Newell, pp. 213-361, pis. 58-106. Discusses the 

available water supply of the arid regions, the duty of water, flood waters, relation of rainfall 

to river flow, classifies the drainage basins, and describes the rivers of the Arkansas River 

basin.

Thirteenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1891-92, J. 

W. PoweJl, Director. 1892. (Pts.' II and III, 1893.) 3 parts. Pt. 

III. Irrigation, xi, 486 pp., 77 pis. $1.85. Contains:

 Engineering results of irrigation survey, by H. M. Wilson, pp. 351-427, pis. 147-182. 

Describes work at Twin Lakes reservoir and Twin Lakes dam, Colorado.

*Report upon the construction of topographic maps and the selection and survey of reservoir 

sites in the hydrographic basin of Arkansas River, Colo., by A. H. Thompson, pp. 429-444,
PUBLICATIONS

*Sixteenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1894-95, 

Charles D. Walcott, Director. 1896. (Pts. II, III, and IV, 1895.) 

4 parts. *Pt. II. Papers of an economic character, xix, 598 pp., 43 pis. 

$1.25. Contains:

The public landsand their water supply, by F. H. Newell, pp. 457-533, pis. 35-39. Describes 

general character of the public lands, the lands disposed of (railroad, grant; and swamp lands 

and private miscellaneous entries), lands reserved (Indian, forest, and military reservations) 

the vacant lands, and the rate of disposal of vacant lands; discusses the streams, wells, and 

reservoirs as sources of water supply; gives details for each State.

Seventeenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1895-9& 

Charles D. Walcott, Director. 1896. 3 parts in 4 vols. *Pt. II. 

Economic geology and hydrography, xxv, 864 pp., 113 pis. Contains:

The underground water of the Arkansas Valley in eastern Colorado, by Q. K. Gilbert, pp. 

551-601, pis. 56-68. 20c. Describes the geology and topography of the district, the general 

conditions under which artesian water occurs, the gathering grounds, capacity, distribution, 

and quality of the water of the Dakota sandstone, the water of the upland sands, the terraces, 

and the dune sands, and the underflow of rivers and creeks.

*Twenty-first Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1899-1900 

Charles D. Walcott, Director. 1900. (Pts. Ill, IV, VI, VI continued,' 

and VII, 1901.) 7 parts in 8 vols. and separate case for maps with Pt. 

V. Pt. IV, Hydrography, 768 pp., 156 pis. $2.35. Contains:

*The High Plains and their utilization, by W. D. Johnson, pp. 601-741, pis. 113-156. Describes the area situated in an irregular belt lying about midway across the long eastward slope 

of the Great Plains and including parts of Wyoming, Colorado, and Nebraska (North and 

South Platte, Republican, and Smokey Hill River basins), Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, 

Oklahoma, and Texas (Arkansas River basin), and Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas (Rio1 

Grande basin); discusses the origin and structure of the High Plains, the precipitation, tempera 

ture, and other factors of climate, experiments with irrigation, and the use of mountain streams 

local storm-water storage, and artesian waters. Concluded in the Twenty-second Annual 

Report, Pt. IV, pp. 631-669, pis. 51-65. ($2.20.)

*Pt. VII, Texas, 666 pp., 71 pis. Consists of:

Geography and geology of the Black and Granite prairies, Texas, with detailed descriptions 

of the Cretaceous formations and special reference to artesian waters, by Robert T. Hill. Describes an area in Texas and southern Indian [Oklahoma] Territory, comprising about 50,000 

square miles; describes relief, drainage, and soils; gives a r£sum6 of principles governing under 

ground water; describes the artesian well systems of Texas and gives details of artesian conditions in Black and Grand prairies by counties; treats briefly of the chemical qualities of the 

artesian waters and gives analyses.

*Twenty-second Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1900- 

1901, Charles D. Walcott, Director. 1901. (Parts III and IV, 1902.) 

4 parts. Pt. IV, Hydrography, 690 pp.,. 65 pis. $2.20 Contains:

*The High Plains and their utilization (conclusion of paper in Twenty-first Ann. Kept., pt 

4), by W. D. Johnson, pp. 631-669, pis. 51-65.

BULLETINS

Bulletins may be purchased (at pries quoted below) from the SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS 

WASHINGTON, D. C. An asterisk (*) indicates that the report is out of print. Bulletins are of octavo size238. Economic geology of the lola quadrangle, Kans., by G. I. Adams, Erasmus 

Haworth, and W. R. Crane. 1904. 83 pp., 11 pis. 25c. 

Contains (pp. 75-77) a brief discussion of the water supply.

*264. Record of deep-well drilling for 1904, by M. L. Fuller, E. F. Lines, and A. C. 

Veatch.* 1905. 106 pp.

Discusses the importance of accurate well records to the driller, to owners of oil, gas, and 

water wells, and to the geologist; describes the general methods of work; gives tabulated records 

of wells in Arkansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Tennessee, and 

Texas; and detailed records of wells in Otero County, Colo.; Greenwood, Montgomery, and 

Neosho counties, Kans., and St. Louis County, Mo. These wells were selected because they 

give definite stratigraphic information.
116 SUBFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PABT VII

*298. Record of deep-well drilling for 1905, by M. L. Fuller and Samuel Sanford. 

1906. 299 pp.

Gives an account of progress in the collection of well records and samples; contains tabulated 

records of wells in Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, 

New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas; and detailed records of wells in Hempstead 

County, Ark.; Fremont and Pneblo counties, Colo.; Alien, Chase, Coffee, and McPherson 

counties, Kans.; Panola County, Miss.; Nowata, Washington, Tulsa, Murray, Okmulgee, and 

Pawnee counties, Okla., and Clay and Roberts counties, Tex. The wells of which detailed 

sections are given were selected because they afford valuable stratigraphic information.

PROFESSIONAL PAPERS

Professional papers may be purchased (at price quoted below) from the SUPEKINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS, WASHINGTON, D. C. An asterisk (*) indicates that the report is out of print. Professional papers 

are of quarto size.

*32. Preliminary report on the geology and underground-water resources of the 

central Great Plains, by N. H. Darton. 1905. 433 pp., 72 pis.

Describes altitudes and slopes, climate, drainage, stratigraphic structure, historical geology, 

and the water horizons; discusses deep wells and prospects (by counties and towns) in South 

Dakota, Nebraska, central and western Kansas, -eastern Colorado, and eastern Wyoming; discusses also the occurrence of coal, petroleum, and natural gas, salt, gypsum, gold, iron ore, and 

other minerals.

*46. Geology and underground-water resources of northern Louisiana and 

southern Arkansas, by A. C. Veatch. 1906. 422 pp., 51 pis.

Describes the historical geology and topographic development of a portion of the Coastal 

Plain; discusses the fundamental principles governing underground waters and their application to this region; contains account of methods and costs of well making, gives well predictions 

1 and a short discussion of the underground conditions in each county, and data in regard to 

wells arranged in tables by counties, followed by notes giving sections, analyses of waters, etc.; 

contains also a dictionary of altitudes, arranged by counties.

*52. Geology and underground waters of the Arkansas Valley in eastern Colorado, by N. H. Darton. 1906. 90 pp., 28 pis.

Describes the stratigraphic, structural, and historical geology of the Arkansas Valley and the 

relation of the geologic formations to the underground waters; discusses the source, depths, 

areas of flow, head, quantity, and quality of the waters of the "Dakota" sandstone, and the 

waters of the "Bed Beds" and Morrison formations, the Laramie and associated formations, 

the later Tertiary deposits, and the dune sands "An extension of the preliminary examination of the region by G. K. Gilbert in 1894 and 1895." See Seventeenth Annual Report, part 

2, 1896, pp 551-601.

135. The composition of the river and lake waters of the United States, by 

F. W. Clarke. 1924. iv, 199 pp. 50c.

Contains analyses of the water of the principal streams.

GEOLOGIC FOLIOS

Under the plan adopted for the preparation of a geologic map of the United 

States the entire area is divided into small quadrangles, bounded by certain 

meridians and parallels, and these quadrangles, which number several thousand, 

are separately surveyed and mapped.2 The unit of survey is also the unit of 

publication, and the maps and description of each quadrangle are issued in the 

form of a folio. When all the folios are completed they will constitute the 

Geologic Atlas of the United States.

A folio is designated by the name of the principal town or of a prominent 

natural feature within the quadrangle. Each folio includes maps showing the 

topography, geology, underground structure, and mineral deposits of the area 

mapped and several pages of descriptive text. The text explains the maps and 

describes the topographic and geologic features of the country and its mineral

* Index maps showing areas in the lower Mississippi River basin covered by topographic maps and bj 

geologic folios will be mailed on receipt of request addressed to the Director, U. 8. Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.
PUBLICATIONS ' lit

products. The topographic map shows roads, railroads, waterways, and, by, 

contour lines, the shapes of the hills and valleys and the height above .sea levelof all points in the quadrangle. The areal-geology map shows the distribution 

of the various rocks at the surface. The structural-geology map shows the 

relations of the rocks to one another underground. The economic-geology mapindicates the location of mineral deposits that are commercially valuable. The 

artesian-water map shows the depth to underground-water horizons. Eeonomio 

geology and artesian-water maps are included in folios if the conditions in the 

areas mapped warrant their publication. The folios are of special interest to 

students of geography and geology and are valuable as guides in the developmentand utilization of mineral resources.

The folios numbered from 1 to 163, inclusive, are published in only one form. 

(18 by 22 inches), called the library edition. Some of the folios that bear numbershigher than 163 are published also in an octavo edition (6 by 9 inches). Owing 

to a fire in the Geological Survey building May 18, 1913, the stock of geologic 

folios was more or less damaged by fire and water, but 80 or 90 per cent of the folios 

are usable. They will be sold at the uniform price of 5 cents each, with no reduction for wholesale orders. This rate applies to folios in stock from 1 to 184, inclusive (except reprints), also to the library edition of folio 186. The library 

edition of folios 185, 187, and higher numbers sells for 25 cents a copy, except 

that some folios which contain an unusually large amount of matter sell at higher 

prices. The octavo edition of folio 185 and higher numbers sells for 50 cents a 

copy, except folio 193, which sells forr 75 cents a copy. A discount of 40 per cent 

is allowed on an order for folios or for folios together with topographic mapsamounting to $5 or more at the retail rate.

All the folios contain descriptions of the drainage of the quadrangles. The 

folios in the following list contain also brief discussions of the underground 

waters in connection with the economic resources of the areas and more or less, 

information concerning the utilization of the water resources.

An asterisk (*) indicates that the stock of the folio is exhausted.

*36. Pueblo, Colorado.

*58. Elmoro, Colorado.

*68. Walsenburg, Colorado.

*71. Spanish Peaks, Colorado.

*122. Tahlequah, Oklahoma-Arkansas.

*132. Muskogee, Oklahoma.

*135. Nepesta, Colorado. 

148. Joplin district, Missouri-Kansas. (Reprinted in 1914.) 50c.

*154. Winslow, Arkansas-Oklahoma (Ind. T.).

*159. Independence, Kansas. 

186. Apishapa, Colorado. 50c. 

198. Castle Rock, Colorado. 25c.

202. Eureka Springs-Harrison, Arkansas. 25c:

203. Colorado Springs, Colorado. 25c. 

212. Syracuse-Lakin, Kansas. 25c.

214. Raton-Brilliant-Koehler, New Mexico-Colorado. 50c.

215. Hot Springs, Arkansas. 25c.

MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS

Other Federal bureaus, State and other organizations have from 

time to time published reports relating to water resources of various 

sections of the country. Notable among those pertaining to the 

lower Mississippi River drainage basin are the reports of the State-
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geologists of Kansas, Tennessee, Louisiana, and Texas, the Mississippi Agricultural Experiment Station, the Chief of Engineers, United 

States Army, the Mississippi River Commission, and the Tenth 

Census, volume 17. The following reports deserve special mention:

Special report on well waters in Kansas, by Erasmus Haworth, State geologist: 

Kansas Univ. Geol. Survey Bull. 1, 1913.

1 Report of the board of. irrigation survey and experiment for 1895 and 1896 to 

ihe Legislature of Kansas, 1897.

Surface waters of Kansas, 1895-1919, by Kansas Water Commission. 1920.

Report on the underground waters of Louisiana, by G. D. Harris, A. C. Veatch, 

-and others: Louisiana Geol. Survey Bull. 1, 1905.

. Geology and underground water resources of northern Louisiana, with notes on 

adjoining districts, by A. C. Veatch: Louisiana Geol. Survey Bull. 4, 1906.

Report on water purification investigation and on plans proposed for sewerage 

waterworks systems: New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board, 1903.

Water powers of Arkansas: A preliminary report on White River and some of 

its tributaries, by W. N. Gladson. 1911.

Preliminary report upon the drainage of lands overflowed by the North and 

Middle forks of Forked Deer River and Rutherford Fork of Obion River in Gibson 

County, Tenn., by A. E. Morgan and S. H. McCrory: Tennessee Geol. Survey 

Bull. 3-B, 1910.

The delta of the Mississippi: the physics of the river, the control of its floods, 

and the redemption of the alluvion, by Col. Caleb G. Forshey, Cambridge, 1873.

Report upon the physics and hydraulics of the Mississippi River, by A. A. 

Humphreys and H. L. Abbot: Prof. Papers Corps Top. Eng. U. S. Army, No. 4, 

1861.
INDEX BY AREAS AND SUBJECTS

A=Annual Eeports; M=Monograph; B=Bulletin; P= Professional Paper; W=»Water-Supply Paper;

G F = Geologic Folio]

Arkansas: Quality of waters, etc.______ W 102, 145, 236, 399; G F 154, 215 

Surface waters. ____________________________ W 487; G F 202, 215

Underground waters_-_--_-_---_---__--_-__----_---------------. W 57

102, 110, 114, 145, 149, 160, 399; P 46; G F 122, 154, 202, 215 

Artesian waters: Essential conditions.______________________________ W 114

Chemical analyses >____________________________________ W 236, 274; P 135

Colorado: Quality of waters._____________________ W 236, 274; G F 135, 203

Surface waters...._______________ W 74, 147, 162; G F 203

Underground waters____________________________ A 16, ii; 17, ii; 21, iv;

22, iv; P 32, 52; W 57, 149; G F 36, 58, 68, 71, 135, 186, 198, 203, 214 

Engineering methods_____________,___--_____------------------ W 43, 110

Hoods __-__ _______________________..-__-._._... W96, 147, 162

Irrigation, general_-___-_____-_-^_-_-____- A 10, ii; 11, ii; 12, ii; 13, iii; 16, ii

Kansas: Quality of waters.._-_______--____ B 238; W 153, 273; G F 148, 212

Surface watere_____________________________ B 238; W 96, 147, 273, 212

Underground waters_--_____-____-.-__--______- A 16, ii; 21, iv; 22, iv;

B 238; P 32; W 6, 57,145,149,153, 273, 345a; G F 148, 159, 212 

Kentucky: Quality of waters____-__-___-____-_______-__--__--_--- W 164

Underground waters______________ ____- W 57, 102, 110, 114, 149, 164

Louisiana: Quality of waters__ ________________________________ W 101, 236

Underground waters...._____________________ W 57, 101, 114, 149; P 46

Mineral springs: Analyses- _______________________________________ A 14, ii

Origin, distribution, etc--/__-_-__-----_-------------_-_-------- A 14, ii

Lists _______________L________________-_-________--_--- - W 114

Mississippi: Quality of waters_____________________-____-_-_______-_ W 159

Surface waters____-________________--__________-____-_-_-___- W 107

Underground waters.___________________ W 57, 102, 114, 149, 159

Missouri: Quality of waters, etc_______________-___ W 195; G F 148

Surface waters___________________________ W 162; G F 148

Underground waters. ________ W 57, 102, 110, 114, 145, 149, 195; G F 148

Motions of ground waters_______-_________________________-__-_____ W 110

New Mexico: Quality of wat3rs____________________________________ W 274

River profiles________________________________________ W 421

Surface waters_______________________________________ W 147, 162

Underground waters__________ A 21, iv; 22, iv; W 61, 149; G F 214

Oklahoma [Indian Territory]: Quality of waters. A 21, vii; W 148, 274; G F 154

Surface waters.......___________________________ W 147, 148; G F 132

Underground waters _____________________ __________________ A 21, vii;

W 57, 61, 148, 149, 3456 and d, 500 b; G F 122, 132, 154 

Pollution: Indices of ______.____________________________ W 160

Sanitation; quality of water; pollution; sewage irrigation___________ W 110,

114, 145, 160, 236 

Tennessee: Quality of waters__________________________________ W 164, 236

Underground waters_.____--_.___.____________ W 61, 102, 114, 149, 164

Texas: Quality of waters__________________ A 21, vii; W 276, 317 

Surface waters ._--___.____________________ W 105, 154, 162, 191

Underground waters___ A 21, iv; 21, vii; 22, iv; W 61, 149, 154, 191, 276, 317 

Underground waters: Methods of utilization________________________ W 114

Pollution-__________________________________ W 110, 145, 160

3 Many analyses of river, spring, and well waters are scattered through publications, as noted in abstracts.

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INDEX OF STREAMS

Amazon canal, Kans _______

Arkansas River, Colo.-Kans __ 

Arkansas River canals, Colo_ _ _ _

Arkansas River, diversion canal, 

Kans-.. _ ___- _ - ___ .-

Arkansas River, East Fork, Colo_ 

Arkansas River, Lake Fork, Colo_ 

Arkansas River, Salt Fork, Okla_ 

ArkansasRiver,SouthFork,Colo_ 

Arkansas River, Tennessee Fork,

Bayou Cocodrie, La... ________

Bear Creek, Colo--------_--_-

Beaver Creek, Okla _ _ ____ 

Beaver Creek, Little, Colo_____

Beaver Creek, West, Colo__ _ _

Big River, Mo._ _ __.--______

Big Sandy Creek, Colo. _______

Big Spring Creek, Colo _____ 

Big Spring, Mo. _ ________ 

Black River, Mo.. _ ____ __ _

Boehmer Creek, Colo. _____ _ 

Bourbeuse River, Mo. _ ______

Buffalo River, Ark _ _________

Cabin Creek, Colo _ _ ___ __

Cache Creek, Okla _______ 

Canadian River, N. Mex.-Okla. . 

Canadian River, North Fork,

Castor River, Mo--_-_--_-_-_- 

Chalk Creek, Colo_ ___________

. Chicorica Creek, N. Mex_ ______

Cimarron River (tributary to

Arkansas River), Kans.-Okla_ 

Cimarron River (tributary to

Canadian River), N. Mex.___ 

Clear Creek, Colo. ____-_.___--

Coldwater River, Miss... ______

Colorado-Kansas canal, Colo___ 

Cottonwood Creek, Colo. _ ___

Cottonwood Creek, North, Colo_ 

Cottonwood Creek, South Fork,

Colo____. ____.__----___--_ 

Cottonwood River, Kans______

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Courtois Creek, Mo____.__ 106 

Cucharas River, Colo_______ 108

Current River, Mo_ ___,__ 106 

Deep Red Run. See Turkey

Creek.

Dry Fork of Otter Creek, Okla. _ 110 

East Fork. See name of main

stream. 

Eleven Point River, Mo_ _______ 106

Elk Creek, Okla. ___________ 110

Elm Fork of Red River, Okla_ 110 

Evaporation station, Okla.. _ _ _ _ 110

Fall River, Kans.._______ 108 

Farmers ditch, Kans__________ 108

Fountain Creek, Colo_________ 107

Fourmile Creek. See Oil Creek. 

Garden City canal, Kans_ ______ 108

Grand River. See Neosho River. 

Grape Creek, Colo.______ 107 

Great Eastern canal, Kans_____ 108

Greer Spring, Mo__-__.__._- 106 

Half Moon Creek, Colo. _______ 107

Homochitto River, Miss__-_-_- 109 

Horse Creek, Okla__-.____--_- 110

H uerf ano River, Colo _________ 108

Jacks Fork, Mo_---_-__--_--_- 106 

James River, Mo_____________ 106

Keese ditch, Colo____ _ _ _ _ 109

La Cueva canal, N. Mex. _______ 109

Lake Creek, Colo_____._-___ 107

Lake Fork of Arkansas River,

Colo.--.-... --------------- 107

Las Animas River. See Purgatory River. 

Lion Creek, Colo_______ 107

Little Arkansas River, Kans_ _ _ _ 108

Little Beaver Creek, Colo_ _ _ _ _ _ 107

Little Medicine Bluff Creek,

Okla____-___-------.__ 110

Little Red River, Ark. ___-____. 106

Little River ditches, Mo..____ 106

Little River, Mo..________ 106

Manuelitos River, N. Mex__-__ 109 

Medicine Bluff Creek, Okla__ 110

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Medicine Bluff Creek, Little,

Okla-.-......-_._.._-.._.. 110

Medicine Lodge River, Kans._ _ _ 108

Meramec River, Mo___________ 106

Meramec River, Dry Fork, Mo.. 106

Meramec Spring, Mo________ 106

Mora River, N. Mex__________ 109

Neosho River, Kans.-Okla_ _ _ _ _ 108

North Cottonwood Creek, Colo_ 107

North Fork River, Ark_ ___ 106 

North Fork. See name of main

stream.

Ocate River, N. Mex____.___ 109

Ocate River, East Fork, N. Mex. 109

Ocate River, West Fork,N.Mex_ 109

Oil Creek, Colo_______________ 107

Otter Creek, Okla.__________ 110

Otter Creek, Dry Fork, Okla_ 110

Ouachita River, Ark _____ ___ 110

Oxford Farmers canal, Colo_ _ _ _ 109

Pajarito Creek, N. Mex_ _ _ _ _ 109

Poncha Creek, Colo.________ 107

Purgatory River, Colo_______ 108

Rayado River, N. Mex._________ 108

Red River, Tex________.__ 109

Red River, Elm Fork, Okla____ 110

Red River, Little, Ark_______ 106

Red River, North Fork, Okla __ 109

Red River, Salt Fork, Okla. ... 109

Ruxton Creek, South, Colo. ... 108

Sackett Creek, Colo.______ 107

St. Francis River, Mo_-_--..__ 106 

Salt Fork of Arkansas River,

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Salt Fork of Red River, Okla__. 109 

Sandy Creek, Big, Colo_____ 108 

Sapello Mill tailrace, N. Mex_ 109 

Sapello River, N. Mex______ 109 

Sheep Creek, Colo. _ __ _____ 107' 

South Fork. See name of main

stream. 

South Ruxton Creek, Colo.____ 108

Southside ditch, Kans _________ 108

Spring River, Mo_____________ 106

Sunflower River, Miss.________ 109

Sutherland Creek, Colo_.____ 108 

Sweetwater Creek, N. Mex___ 109 

Tallahatchie River, Miss___ _ 109 

Tennessee Fork of Arkansas

River, Colo._________.. 107 

Turkey Creek (Deep Red Run),

Okla_____....__.r.________ 109

Twin Lakes outlet, Colo_.___-_ 107 

Una del Gato Creek, N. Mex_._ 108 

Urraca Creek, N. Mex______. 109

Ute Creek, N. Mex__.________ 109

Verdigris River, Kans.-Okla____ 108

Walnut River, Kans __________ 108

Washita River, Okla_ _ _ ___ _ 110'

West Beaver Creek, Colo. ___ 107 

West Fork. See name of main

stream.

White River, Ark.-Mo__ _ .. 106 

White River, North Fork, Mo__ 106 

Whitewater River, Mo ________ 106

Wichita River, Tex. _ _ _ ____ 110

Yalobusha River, Miss ________ 109

Yazoo Hiver, Miss____________ 109

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